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and when employed on any service where they may
be exposed to suoh danger, and qro beyond the
roach of the enemy, the torpedoes should be un
shipped.
Ninth, They will keep In constant readiness to re
turn any fire the enemy may open upon them from
the banks’of the river, with field-pieces or smalt
arms, and will promptly take op an enfilading po
sition, If proetloable, to rake the banks with shell,
grape, or canister, as oiroumstanoos may call for.
They will move promptly to the assistance of each
other, or the picket boats if attacked, and oppose
any attempt they may discover of the enemy to
cross the river to Interfere with oar torpedoes, or
any other offensive movement.
Tenth, One half or the orowls to bo always on
Watch on deok with tbefr rslde arms and small
arms, and prepared for Instant action, to man the
batteries, to board, or repel boarders.
Eleventh. Two sentinels are to be kept on the
upper dock armed with muskets, who, with the
quartermaster, and all other petty officers of the
watok/hia tbbe provided, with hand grenades and
caps, Wbe uSedI’against 1 ’against boarding parties. . . .
Twelfth-, The patrol gunboat will ’doinmesee’lts
trlps froni'the booms at 6 30P. M., the second’ #lll
leave,-af Bli; and thereafter, when two aro .oa
dtrtyTat Intervals or half an Knur,’so that each boat
will leave every two hours In the one ease, or every
iour and a half In the other case.
Fomtecnth. Th% gttnboam will perform patrol
duty i nßuooeaslon-ln the following order, viz: The
Hampton, Nansohidnrt, Drewry, Beaufort, and
Roanoke.
Ftfteenth. The boat having.tin lasttrip, or loav
' Ins the last, in order at night, will be off dot? the
lollowing sight, when the two preceding her on
the list will have the patrol duty, and the Boat pre
ceding them will have the relief patrol, and those
preceding her will he off duty lor the fallowing
night, and So on successively. , i !
sixteenth. "With a proper understanding; of tthls
rule, each boat will know its duties for orery night,
and perform them without further orders. ,
Seventeenth They will be prepared at alt tlmeg to
. repeat s try signals that may bo agreeU.tiixih,either
' with guns, rookets, lanterns, or any other why,"
Eighteenth. Any information obtained respecting
the movements of the enemy will be communicated
by signal or boat, or by both. If of sufficient .Import
ance to he Immediately known to the command
ing officer of the squadron. ' i •
Nineteenth. Commanding officers of the patrol
vessel will apply to the commanding officer of , the
guard vessel for orders for the night, shoald-none bo
famished by sunset. 1
Twentieth: The commanding officer of each patrol
boat will forward to tbe-comooending officers of the
v squsdroD, every morning, an account of his service
during the precedlngnight, givlngttmo of departure
from and arrival at eachendiOfthelr.beat or route,
the time, place, and oausß,ofanehnrlng whenever it
. nrttY'Be.rendere(l hecßSjary; and such other ocour
rencee or isformatiou he may obtain as may be pro
per for the flog-dffioCr to know, whloh account must
also be entered lu the log book, except such .as may
be seoiet. * • . -
Twenty first. When more than four, boats are
available tor patrol service, three will be on tint?
every sight; when less than five ooly two will be
on patrol every, sight.
Jho. H. Mitohsli.,
Fißar-Offleer James-Bivar Squadron.
Ijltzut. If*. E Wahl, ' *
OomniandlDK O. S. Gunboat Drewry.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1888.
The Spring Campaign.
The strength bf-the rebellion is now con
centrated,in Lower Virginia, Eastern
Georgia, and the Carolinas. Its forces in
Texas and Mississippi have little to do with.
Its fate.' We have narrowed the battle
field, to fonr States, and the result of the
present operations will probably give it
narrower limits. That Charleston will he
stubbornly defended, we do hot believe.
Such a course would probably end in
the capture or dispersion of the garri
son, and the fall of Wilmington in
creases its danger. Sherman’s move
ments towards Augusta and Charleston
will compel the evacuation of South Caro
lina and throw the rebel aimies northward.
They are not strong enough to resist him
in the open field, and he will therefore have
ah easy sweep into the interior of the coast
States. These operations cannot be neg
' reeled by Lee, and Sherman’s advance
toward Virginia must compel the evabua
- tion of Richmond. The result will be a
grand combination-of the rebel armies in
the western Carolinas.
This theory, which seems so plausible, is
not likely to be overthrown. For 1 unques
tionably Grant has given to Sherman the
aggressive power of the Union, and we
know that there is no army outside of
Richmond that is capable of opposing him.
The attention of that army is billy occupied
by Grant ; he has simply to besiege Rich
mond to make the path plain for Sherman.
The time required by Sherman will
delay the results.. It has been more than
a month since Savannah was taken, and
Since then we have had but preparations.
Charleston will probably be captured or
evacuated in February, and Richmond
given up in the early spring. It is plain
thst thiß sacrifice can only be prevented
by a succeßoftri—oppositioa. to Sher
man, for that Lee should remain-in
Richmond after Charleston and Wil
mjjfgton are left .in the rear ,of the Union
armies, is a military impossibility. It
has been already incorrectly reported that
heaTy reinforcements have been sent by
Thomas to Southwestern Virginia ; tliis
movement, however, would unquestion
ably be made if Lee should dare to main
tain the siege after Sherman had pene
trated the interior of North Carolina. One
by one Ms communications would not only
he cut, but destroyed. We should have
the rebellion in a cage.
The concentration of the rebel armies,
•Which we anticipate in the spring, will be
• matched by the concentration pf our own.
It must end in great battles anii campaigns,
resembling those of the West far more
than those of Virginia. We shall have
Chattanooga over again. A successful re
treat into Alabama and Mississippi is not to
be expected, because of the preponderating
power of Thomas, 1 which will enable him
to keep Hood’s old army at bay while
Completing the destruction of the roads in
Georgia. The rebeharmies will occupy
the Western Carolinas, not easily sustain
ing themselves. To us the gain will be
enormous. Without dwelling upon the
discouraging effect on the enemy of the
evacuation of Kichmond, and the Union
movements which may be expected to fol
low, we need but point out that Grant
will no longer have the odds of great en
trenchments against him, and will have
the invaluable direct co-operation of Sher
man. Our armies will have, new bases'on
the'Atlantic coast, of which Wilmington
may he the most important, and the supe
riority of numbers will have full weight
in the 1 revolution of the military situation.
Peace In U. Portmanteau.
When we compare the prodigious rumors
of peace with the facts of war, we find
that the memorable lines of" Corporal
O’CravviK:
“They're never at peace bnt when they’raflghtlo’,
And ttej're always flghtlu’ lor tile sake of pease.”
have a very nice application. The same
paper that reports rebel commisioners on
their way from Richmond to Washington,
bearing humbly the unconditional submis
sion of Jeff Davis, publishes the news of
Shebmae’g advance on Augusta. We read
simultaneously that Mr. Blair’s diplo
macy is about to brmg about a reconcilia
tion, and that the rebel rains sailed
savagely down-the James. The gentlemen
Who claim to be the bosom friends of Mr.
Blair aver on his authority that Jeff
Davis earnestly desires the passage of
the constitutional amendment prohibiting
Slavery, believing slavery to be the only
obstacle to reunion, while Davis himself
appoints a day of fasting, in which he
hopes the prayera of rebels will obtain Pro
vidential establishment of Southern inde
pendence. How are these contradictions
to be reconciled? Are we Jo believe the
gentlemen who heard from a . friend
•f the intimate friend of Mr. Blatr
that peace is already coming by flag
of truce, or are we to believe Jeff Davis
•and the Richmond papers, who say that
peace can Only come with the destruction
of the Union ? The evening newspaper
Which recently announced that three Go
vernors of Southern States had come
waving the star-spangled banner into the
presence of General Sherman, professes to
have assurance that Jeff Davis is about
to play the Prodigal Son. Well, let ub kill
the fatied calf for him. Great will be the
joy over such a sinner when he repepteth.
The ninety-nine virtuous men who;have
never beentrattors may consider themselves
fortunate if they get invitations to the {feast.
In the meanwhile somebody should pot
a stop tp Shermah. 4 This persistent sol
dier ta actually making war while the peace
Commissioners are running a race to Washr
Ingtan, each with his valise over his shoul
der- He is marching upon Augusta and
Charleston, which latter city the rebels
desire to make a min before he gets into it.
TRUST has warlike designs ou'Wiltmngton,
and GRAKT is stubbornly investing Rich
mond. Thedraft is to be enforced, All
this to not at all peace-like, and a shameful
response to the submission of the repentant
rpfryig, Is there hot dafiger that the Angel
of Peace, now hovering between the rival
capitals, will fly away in alarm ? It is
true that she* is an angel of dubious
character, having no known residence,
and, at the best, no better than she
should be; but git is not safe to offend'
an angel even if she is packed in a
carpet-bag. We have heard so much of
the intimate friend of Mr. Blair, that
though ignorant of his name, we are in
clined to think that the war might be ,
stopped on his authority, to give this un
derhand, irresponsible peace a chance to
disclose its nature. Besides, it is a pity
that the morning papers; should have a
monopoly of reliable news and public cre
dulity; let the country for once believe
the sensations of the afternoon. It is time
to silence those stubborn men who do
■not believe that pcaee can be obtained by
asking for it, and that Jeff Davis has too
much at stake to . submit till Lee is defeat
ed. , It is time, that the scorn' of the nation
should be.visited upOn. the heads of those
-satirical cynics who affirm that the people'
who make such an incessant noise about
Peace, ought to be bound over to keep it.
The Election outlie Cars.
The.vote yesterday and to-day upon the
street cars it is already clear will be a farce.
It will not show whether a majority of our
citizens desire-that colored perßons'should-.
ride on the cars, and even if by such; means
the general feeling could be ascertained,
the opinions and wishes of individuals
would not change the. laws of Pennsylvania.
If we could find out by such a vote that a
majority of Philadelphians were; opposed'
to the draft, or the publication of the in
come returns, it would make no difference
to the Government or the newspapers. The
question is not one of preference, but of
right. . ;
This election is a mockery throughout,
it is not conducted by responsible qSfeers,
and who shall say that the conductors of the
cars can in all cases be . depended uj)orf to
make true returns ? The subject onj which
the vote is taken has beenwith all of them a
matter of discussion for months; many of
them loudly express their opposition to the
proposed reform, and in numerous cases
colored persons have been expelled from the
cars by . conductors, without any demand
from white passengers. Twenty shch cases.
we have witnessed. Suchmen have too great
an interest in the result to be trusted with
the means to; control it. None of them
have been sworn to make true returns; if
any of them make false reports there is no
way of detecting the fraud. Here, then, is
an election placed absolutely within the
control of several hundred irresponsible
men, each of whom has a personal and pe
culiar interest in its result, and exposed to
frauds which the closest scrutiny cannot
detect. Withont denying thah each con
ductor may make a. faithful return, we
peed simply say that it is not in this loose
way that the commonest business is trans
acted. ' .
Nqr could the election be considered' a
true expression of the public wish, even
were it certain that every vote would be
truly repotted. On Monday and Tuesday
the vote might he in favor of colored per
sons riding, on Wednesday and Thursday
against. Persons who use the cars fre
quently but not daily, may not ride to-day,
expressly to oblige the board of presidents.
Nothing can prevent those who ride four
times a day from voting four times. False
names and residences may be given, and
have been given. It is said that one per
soh filled up a large number of tickets from
a directory, and that another gave a .con
ductor thirteen votes, twelve of which were
understood to be proxies. Other persons,
complying with the request of a public
.meeting, of which Horace Binkev, Jr.,
was the chairman, have declined to vote at
all. If the board of presidents wished to
discover the feeling of the community on
this question, they have adopted a very uni-,
•satisfactory method.
But why do they wißh to base "their ac-.
tioh on personal preferences'? What right
have'they to exclude one class of citizens
merely to gratify anotfcer-ebmsV-A colored
man has no right to insist that a white man
shall not' ride. The; law is -before them,
and if they do not understand that it re
quires them to be impartial carriers, and
that they have no right to turn citizens
from their cars because of colpr, they
phould obtain legal advice. There is not
an eminent lawyer, in Philadelphia who
would deny that the exclusion of colored
persons from the cars, solely on account of
Color, is an arbitrary, illegal exercise of
power.
WASIIZIN GTON.
Special Bespatchcs to The Press.
Wabhinotoh, D. 0,, Jan. 30,1865,
THE SENTENCE OF COL. NORTH ENTIRELY
UNKNOWN.
The sentence ,of the commission In thrf" case of
Colonel North has not jot been published, and
there Is no reason to believe any of the members
hare been guilty of so grave a military crime as to
divulge It In violation of their oaths. All who hare
been prematurely exciting themselves about 001,
Noeth’b release: have simply been knocking down
their own men of'straw.
A COTJRT-MARTIAL IN PHILADELPHIA.
General Doubusuat is about to go to Philadel
phia ae president of a new court martial winch is to
he oonvened there.
THE SUCCESSOR TO MB, FESSENDEN.
There Is much speculation as to who lsto sne
ceed Mr. Fessbndbm as Secretary of the Treasury.
The Indications point most strongly to the appoint
ment of Hon. Robust J. Waimb. His known
ability, his confidential relations with the Depart
ment, and his late semi-official visit-to Earopeto
study thefinanolal systemsof thocontinent,oomblne
to give probability to this supposition,
OBJECT OF AMENDING THE NATIONAL
BANK LAW.
It is reported that many banks organized under
the national banking system have doubled and tre
bled their original capital, and that this is pot the
result of new subscriptions, but of a system of per
mutation, whioh consists In reinvesting In United
States bonds, the ouirenoy received on deposit of
the original stock, and then making application for
an increase of oapltkl. It is to check these opera
tions that the Comptroller of the Currency has re
commended an amendment of the law.
MILITARY APPOINTMENT.
It understood that Colonel Gao. D. Rcoslbs,
who was a member of General
his oampaign In Virginia, has been assigned to duty
as Assistant Adjutant General of the Army of the
Potomac, In place of General Williams, who Is to
he Inspector General of the armies operating against
Richmond.
RECOVERED.
Major Gen. Riokbtts has so far recovered from
hla wounds received In the valley as to be able to
walk about the house, and experts to be oat of doom
In a few days. -
THE AMENDMENTS.
The Constitutional amendment will probably be
pressed to a vote in the House to-morrow.
OUR GENERALS-—WHERE : THEY ABE AND
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
The Secretary of War to-day sent to the Senate a
list of all the major and brigadier generals In the
service ,of the United States, showing how each Is
employed. There are, altogether, sixty-six major
genends and two hundred and sixty-seven briga
diers. Forty-five,of the former and two hundred <jf
the latter are fin command. One' of each olasi is be
fore the Committee on the Conduot of the War.
Eight maj or and twelve brigadier generals ere await
ing orders. One-major generally employed' a 8 Com
missioner or Exohangis, and one brigadier 1* Com
missary General of Prisoners. Courts martial and
military commissions occupy seven major, and
twenty brigadier generals. There are off duty, on
account oftglckness and wonnda, one major general
and fourteen brigadiers. On special duty, two ma
jor and twelve brigadier generals are reported, and
one of the former and two of the latter are on leave
of absenoe. Three brigadier generals are under
trial, and two are prisoners of war. '
THE REBEL RAID ON LAKE ERIE. r
The House severalweeks ago oalled for a oopy oy
General Dot’s report relative to the rebel raid on
Lake Erie and the seizure! of the steamers Philo
Parsons and the Island Q.ueen: but the President
deems It Incompatible with the public interests to
oommnnloate the report at the present time. .
. SENATE CONFIRMATIONS. , , '
The Senate to-day coiifirmed the nominations of
Tohw A. Stewabt to bo assistant treasurer of the
United States, and treasurer of the Assay Office at
New York, and,HoiiAOß N. Cokoab, of New Jer
sey, to be commissioner of Immigration, vice Jambs
Babbbn, resigned. Philip Figyblwbby to be con
sul cf the United States at Demerara, and Sihou
Hikbohbaoh to be consul at Sonneburg,
‘ SICKNESS OF MR. OSBOH. ! i
B. S. Osbo», the newspaper correspondent, arreat
ed ln New York fbr funiishlfig contraband Informa
tion for publication, is still very Bick and Is confined
to Ms bed In the Old Capitol'Prison. Hlsjoaso
thereforehasbeen postponed.lndefinitely. ! ' V'
[By Associated Press: i
AGENCY FOB THE SALE OF THE 7.80 LOAN.
. The Secretary of the Treasury has oonoluded ait
arrangement with Jay Cooks, of Philadelphia, to
take the general subsoriptlon agency for the sale
of to® seven-thirty loan- The present plan of sepa
rate to>d Independent effort, thropgh the National
Batiks andother agencies has rendered good bo>
VloeTn obtaining subscriptions to thls loan; but the
dajly requlmrentg ofth< ’ Ch>veniment demandlnga
mWe systematic and united movement, with a view
to the Inornate of treasury receipts from loans, It has
been determined, after havlngglven a fair trial to the
other methods, to return to the general agency,
which was so successful In the negotiation of the
five-twenty loan. .
It is Understood that, Under the new arrange
ment, the national batiks will continue to receive
subscriptions as heretofore, reporting all sales up to
the 31st of January, and to the general subscription
agent all Bales made on and after February Ist. It
Is confidently expected that this general agency sys
tem, which will be greatly extended, will prove ade
quate to meet all the. purposes of the Government
without a resort to other loans.
FILLING DP OLD REGIMENTS.
Some time since the House directed an inquiry to
be made respecting recruits to fill up old'reglments.
The Secretary of War replies that no letter was
written to Gov. Asdkbw oh the subject, as the
resolution states, but that in .July, 1862, a telegram
was sent to the Governor, as follows :
“ You are authorized to say the new recruits for
old regiments will be mustered out with the read
meats."
The principle announced In the telegram, he re
marks, has not been applied to all soldiers mus
tered Into the service to fill up old regiments, as It
was held Inapplicable to subsequent enlistments In
less, but the . principle applied to sUeh oases 'has
been' to hold them for the term of serviorfor which
they were muttered In, taking the muster-in rolls
os conclusive evidence or their enlistment oontract
with the Government, where it was not modified by
express authority of the War Department. It Is
believed alsd that In all exeepting those existing
cases where bounties were paid, the bounty received
by soldiers corresponds with the muster-ln rolls. '
NEW NATIONAL BANK NOTES,
The one and t wo-dollar notes to be issued by the
Treasury Department to'the national banks will
scon be delivered by.the treasury. .
A TREASURY CLERK SHOT DEAD BY A
•WOMAN.
' This afternoon Ahdesw j. Burroughs, a Clark
in the office of the Comptroller of the Currency, was
shot by a young woman ntftned Mart Harris,
from Chlecgp. she approaohed Mm in the Trea
sury building, and discharged a pistol, lnfitotlng an
iu mediately mortal wound. She subsequently told
conflicting stories as to the reasons for the commis
sion of the deed. .
OUR GENERALS.
The -Secretary of War to-day sent to the Senate
a list of the general officers In the service of the
United States on the Ist of January, 1831. -It com
prises 68,major generelsaud 29» brigadier generals—
making a total of 333. Of thtanumbar, 246 are in
command, *OO of whom are brigadiers, 8 major gene
rals, and 12 brigadier generals are awaiting orders,
and one major general and 14 brigadier generals are
off duty on account of wounds and sickness. Those
are Generals Sickles, Ricketts, Asboth, Jlarlow, It.
O. Tyler, Sohemmelffennlng, Paul, GreshamyUn
derwoed, Connor, Mclntosoh, Bradley; Dong, Ea
gan, and Stannard. Two brigadier generals, Hays
“end Dufle, are prisoners of war. General Hays Js
now released on parole for the purpose of attending,
to the distribution of supplies sent to our soldiers In
rebel prisons. Generals Banks and Dee are before
the Committee on .the Conduct of the and
Generals John McNeil, Francis Sptnola, and
Thomas N. Sweeny are under trial by court mar
tial. The remainder are on courts martial and mill
tary commissions and awaiting orders. The mfll
tary commission: of whlck Major General Double
day is president has concluded its labors In this
city, and Is now awaiting orders. The Commission
expeots to bo ordered to Philadelphia, in a day. or
two, to try parties connected with the alleged navy
yard frauds. .
THE NEW ARMY REGISTER,
The Secretary of War, in response to an Inquiry,
says that the preparation forth® publication of the
army register has already been commenced. The
delay has been occasioned by the difficulty of ascer
taining accurately the numerous changes which
have taken place from death, resignation, and other
casualties; changes of station, eto., Involving ex
tensive correspondence.
THE. SMITH 80 NIAlt INSTITUTION.
It is stated by Professor Hbbrt that this partial
destruction or the Smithsonian Institution building
will not interrupt the regular, aotlva operations of
the Institution.
ORDER FOR- THE RELEASE. OF COL. NORTH.
The following was addressed, ou January 28, 1865,
to Mr. Wk. f. Woob, superintendent of the Old
Capitol Prison: ' ' "
Sm: Col. North: having been acquitted by the
military commission before which ho was tried, the
Secretary of War declares that he be immediately
released from confinement. Beport the receipt and
execution of this order.’
Very respectfully,.
Your obedient servant,
E. D. Towhsend,
Assistant Adjutant General.
inTOth COSGKISB--SeeBßd Session.
* ■ SENATE.
PROTXCTIOH OX THH OVBBZ.AKB BOUTB.
/ Mr. POMEEOTa of Kansas, presented a concurrent
resolution pnb* Legislator* or Kansas, setting forth,
that ih# military force on the frontier of that State Jg
incnfflolant for the protection of ihe overland route
apkiost Indian depredation** and asking’ that tt be in*
creased, Beferred to .the Committee on Military Affaire-
A EBTITIOK VOS THB BBCOQKITIOK 03P THB OOK*
RBDBRAOT.
* SAT&SBUBY, ofDftlaware, aald he had a petition
in his baud wfcich be had been requested t 6 present, r
Be would nay tfbibtog favorably or otherwise a? id its
contents. He presetted it because Its aatßdr, as a cit 1 -
reit, had the right of petition- Tiis petition* which was
.read by the Clerk, sets forth that the Singleton nod Blair
missions had failed* and thaithere was no hope of peaes
through negotiations; that Spatiw Austria, France, and
the-BonatjLad combined to recognize tke Somh.: that to
that «od;Fra-Dce and Austria had entered upon a divi
sionof the Mexican States to acquire California; teat
thebene between the North and South is independence
or extermination, under which banner the people must
divide and rally! that the South is not cru.hed as
shown by her spirit, her ability to purchase Indepen
denee from Europe, and the late declaration of Gene
ral Sherman that- the war had hardly o-mmenoed.
The petitioner, therefore, prays for the ltmnodiate re
cognition of the Confederacy, to secure— c Great laugh
tor and cries, by several Senators, * * Whose petition is
tbatf It’s Jewett's. Colorado Jewett’s? 1 '
Mr. SHSSMAN. I would laqnire if it 1b customary to
read petitions when presented.
The Chairman satd the Chair put the question If
.there was any objection to the readin* of the petition,
ano heard none made.
teveral Senators objected, and the further reading of
the petition was suspended.
THB TOBACCO TAX.
Mr. POWELL, cf Kentucky, presented the reman
sts ance of' the Agricujtura! Society of BTeiatack.y again£t
the proposed tax of leaf tobacco. Beferred to the Com
mittee <m I inance.
LBAYJS 07 ABSENCE.
Mr. EESMITE, of Oregon, Asked lea re.of absence for
his colleague, Mr. Bard lag, for the remainder of the
tißsionon account of Illness. It was granted.
BTBAM COAST SIGNALS,
. Mr FAEWELL, of Maine, presented a petition asking
for the establishment of a steam elgaai at Certain points
aloigthe Ko?th Atlantic Coaßt, Keferred to the Com
mittee on Commerce,
THE DUTY OH PAPBB.
Mr. SHEEMAN, of Ohio, from the Finante Committee,
reported the Bouse resolution reducing the duty on Im
port ed paper, with an amendment striking out three and
inserting fifteen per cent. Ordered to be printed.
IKTKBTIOATIOJf INTO 7BIUD OK THB OOTBRIfSIENT.
The resolution of Mr DAVIS, of Kentucky, for the
of a special committee to inyeatif ate the
corruptios* of the Government, in aU its departments,
was taken up.
Mr. E-AVIS, of Kentucky, offered an amendment to
hie resolution, to the effect that when a majority in the
Senate is politically opposed to the Administration a
majority of the committee shall be -selected from the
majority party in the Senate. •
Mr. HALE, of New Hampshire, said the subject had
eom* upon him unexpectedly, but he had said on Satur
day that he was utterly oppeted to-the creation of any
more committees on fraud untSLjhe Senate took some
action upon cares already hr. ughtto ft* notice, andfolly
investigated them.; Be held-in. hie hand a long re
port ol a select committee of the Senate, appointed
last year, from which he would read, the conclusion to
which ihat committee eame. T>e committee say that
an examination of the subject satisfied them that there
was as much fraud upon the Government by purchases
made by the chiefsol bureaus as in any other way. To
illustrate this fact he would call attention id one single
instance, a contract for sperm oU. Mr. Hale here read
at length from the report of the special committee on
frauds In the .Pavy Department.
Mr - Hide continued. The principal witness against
these fraud* was, as I said on Saturday, arrested by
order of the Savy Department, fits store was taken
possetfiion of. his papers and the private papers of his
wife were seized, ana he was sent to Fort Warren and
kept there, dented iatercourse with bis family, with
instructions not to release him under a hall of less than
i£OG,OOO. He was kept there nntil indignation began to
be excited In his case, and the attention of the Presi
dent was called to It Then they consented to take off
$460,000 of tbe bail, and to release him on *20,000. I
was asked by the honorable Senator from Kentucky
•if Mr. fimith was anetted because he gave -tßsti.
mosy against the Bavy Department, it is impok*
elble for me to scan the motives of men; it it enough
for me to deal with ay own motives, and standing here
under all the responsibilities which attach to me*
jealous as any man of the little reputation that belongs
to him, careful of mrown word ae most men, l aver
before my country and before my God that I hare not
the shadow os a doubt that the cause of this man’s ar
rest and incarceration was that he gave evidence on
that linyertigatioa. In that connection I have a re
markable statement to make of the mart who ordered
.this arrest and committed this outrage in Botton, rora-.
Sated w;tk whi ell the, inquisition is tender merer,
eins ramocstrakd with on tomeoceatlon of thin sort
ig'-lntt tendin, these oases, to a aval andmiltary
eonsts martial, why did he not take the ordinary
•parts or justice, he made this remarkable avowal.that
civil courts are organized-to acqnir, But we organize
emits to convict
Mr.- DAVIS 3 hat’s true, too.
Mr HALE. If there were soma friend of the Indi
vidual referred to here to-day. What I sly I think I
could flash oneverrmind. concerningi:s trnth. I will
tell you how It is done, tor while I am on this thlngT
Wilt to expose It. ; Yon know that by the retiring law
which we paesed, and, I voted' jagalnet it because I
knew It was cslottlikted to promote .'!vorUlsm; by this
law, retired oarets.who have no employment except at
the will ol the (secretary, an put upon thee* court
martial.- . .
Mr, Bile nad the namesof the officers eoMtiiutlng
the court that tiled Mrbmltn, of Boston, and said they,
were all retired officers. These officers are all anxious
for p.y for employment, and If they make themselves
cecfptable t,. ife Sscretary of the navy they can get it:
if they dou’t, ih«»y caa’i. This coast being thus onru-
Secretary of the Bary appeafg as prosecutor;
&sd the man is pioreciiUd. ft belng kuowa that the
febcreiary waste convicUoa, there i* uothiag else for
tlem to.oo but convict. s.
. Mr. Hale heie read'the protest of the Maiaachusetts
Legiri&iTue iu the case of Mr. Smithy eharaeteriziur the
proceedings as unwarrantable aud illegal. '
Mr; Bale said that-if any OMef Justice of the Sa~
had ordered the iccarcerattou of any
lean until he could find five huadied thousand doll
ars bail-he would be. impeached. Be (Mr Hale)
wouldioootof the Senate as he came into it-theuu
compromirina foe of robbery and oppression. He
knew he would have,the houeds on lus track, but he
cjd not care. They had bees there before There was a
reason for it, and mat reason had been aatiguad.- I am
npi iu, accord with tbe Depaittnent. fie wished that to
bo recorded. Be was proud of it. He was glad to have it
said of him. He differed with the Navy Department in
tbe beginning of the war. His reason was this: lathe
beginning of the wax. , when the country was in a con •
ditijpmwhich. all could remember, when he saw tee Se- M
cretary of the Navy employ his brother in* law to ~
chare shlpt, and paying him a greater compensation
tbsnc.was paid to the rresident, Tice President, and
Cabinet, all when bs .sad the Secretory of
tbe Navy put his hand into the public treasury, and deal?
iue eutits content* without stint to his brother-m-iaw, as
Baie) -wttß not iuacci rd with him' accused
of £* verity in his remaritH aoout the Navy .Department;'
bethe had never b*enhalf severe enoughbu it Every
officer!*thenar; whohad distinguished himself and
iimslmed tbanationaTface'B the deck of his vaistoi
had IftmtdiateJx faiton utaer the displeasure of the
administration of the Davy - Department. Admiral
btnngham and Admiral Dupont had laid on the
shelf. If they bad been felons, preyinv upon the trea
sury of the country,, they eouli not have been more
abused.. What was that for? Why, we have a re*
markable genius at.the he»d of the Havy
m*iik He (Mr. Hale) meant the actual Bsore*
tary of the _H«vy. . Be used to be a past mid
shipman? he believed. He sever got nx y higher iirthe
navy. Aboutthe.time o? the siege of Fort BatnpUr his
genius beamed upon tbe world In one or the most ridi
culous and absurd idesafor the relief of that fort that
was ever heard of. . it was thought that a man who had
brains to conceive such an absurd ideamuatbe a genius,
ai d he was next itfund tbe practical first lord of the Ad
miralty. . Pretty soon'll became necessary to build
seme twenty iron clads. The naval committee re*
ab*mld be under the au
thority of ili.e Tresident of the tlnlted Stoteß instead of
the Secretary of the . _
The reeult was known. There were several speeches
made,-end fieaiiy it became a law that it should bs
under the control of the Navy Departmoqt. Twenty
iron* claus were ordered to be built, a&d.they were two
Jears in buiidiog. East session he (Sir. Bale)! intro*
need a resolution, eaUing the attontiou of th& Gom
mittoe on ibe Conduct of the 'War-to their fffstory.
This new genius in too Departmsut condemned
ibe opinion of the Bureau of construction, and under
tock'to build something upon Jha raggestionv of his
own genius. He wottld. be clad, to have tha Obmmit
too on the Conduot of the War report ;on this subject;
If they would not, be (Mr. Halel wonld teU the Senate
the result. The Iron* OatU werebsiHitHuX Theyjwould.
THE PBESS.-Pinr.APBr.PHIA, TUESDAY, JAWTTABY 31, IB6S
on * fid* trial, have made nine knot* aa hoar, hut It
wonid bave hoot. nine knots toward* the bottom of tfaa
“Sr. I, h «r w«anot worth the iron they were made of.
tSti^LJEiU’EgSSFXf expUod “ d the
, Ar. BALK. Well, I suppose I can give an instalment
to- morrow. i
■ ' THE; AMT PATrDnPARTJtENT.
Hr. WILSON totrodnwd a bill for the better reorga
nization of the. Pay.Deunrtmeut of the Halted Salt
?/™ T ;Zfi ch ??i' refo . I a n ?'U <) the -Committee aa MtU
§ F 1 ’!? thofajnaaster General the rack
end nay of a Brigadier Geaeral, and pro Tides forthe
appointment of two ssslaturts, who ehfflL be ■» SSo
Inspector Generali of the Department, with the rank
Par of eolinele, and alto ten UeprUT Paymaster
now authorized from
JhHo P °. f theJPaj Department, and for ed
4»yhe detailed as
acting deputies not exceeding ten lb namlwr. It aim
Secretary of War to.detall officers of the
Pay Departmentfor ' aty an inspsctors for sack depart
mente. pot exceeding four in number at any one time,
who ehall receive during their detail the rink ami
pay of deputy pay mariers. ] “
JUDICIAL PROCRKDIh'GB in mew YOgK.
•V Mr F- 4 ® 8 , 1 ?, of Hew York, reported from (be Jttdi
aiHjy Consadttee_ the bill % facilitate proceMtngs in
n»w i ndlola J Proceedings in He port or
a *w York, with an amendment of the elaule which
provides the appointment of the District JndS, allow
tag him the. samoeomoensatioH as is remit® by the
Judge of the Southern DUtrtct of Hew York, j 3
.safii™ reported the MU in
”£i i o t o ,rt° Um nets for enroUing and oidltng oit the na
tional-forces, with amendments, which provide for the
fa cep .rt» w, i “ a,u^* tl ' a '« ® r apereon liabteto’be draft
eerticn by the subetitnie i» stricken out, and US substi
tute is punlehed by aforfeiture of tho rights fi citizen
ship. T
The rerolntlon advising retaliation for erne! heaimsnt
Me " M ' *ICHADSOIfW'Mc.
H§»ra JjOOtITOiB aid WILSDK were la favor of
retaliation, bat not alway* In kind f *
**- WIIADH ashed leave to withdraw Mekottoa tA
eommit the phpero on the snbjeet to the MiUt jry Com
mittee,' ana i o preeent an amendment reeontmeftdingthe
commissioners to visit onr Trimners,,
and directing the President tn use all proper sue&n* «
retaliation to secure humane treatment forthen. ■■ '
ht r - .B.bHpKICKS, of Indiana, ohjeotad to he with
drawal of the motion to recommit.
On motion of Mr. - BIiEBMAH the Senate rent, into
SzeoiniTe and soon after adjourned,]
The SPKAKEK presented a memorial of the. Indiana
Legislature, asking the eiaoharge of rodraita froatthat
State who volunteered Into old.reglmente in tBl2h'tfh the
tureen landing,and agreement of the rausterlmr oaifcr
that they were to bodlaeharged with the regtmentfiyhon
ita term of service expired. Ordered to be printed,, and
referred to the Committee on Military a ffui«?;
A FOR*.OF RSfTftY FOR INDIANA,, y
The SPEAKER presented apetUion of‘4fOOGclttiflßB of
ludl&sa audllilhois* iu« ndLlng the Boeaii'of 'Tfede, 1 '
ariilug the passage of ah act cottatitutiag tle of
Michiit&& City, .Indiana,, a jwrt of eutrr, &ad rel&fetnir
tturciaim of tbe General Gevernmeat .to tlaiteiaage
duties of the e&ldbarb .r to the MioUgaa Ctjof Sarbor
CoxQpAßy, to aid in Us improvement { ? \w? i
Ana tbe SPEAKER (Mr. Wilson la the ctiWrJrfafaro
daced a bill for these purposes* ‘which was eidareu to
he prin.od, and referred to the Comuitf&
nerce / -C%
IHCBHASK OF COKFEKSATIOK TO KBMBKas|oF 002 -
ORBBB AND OTHERS.' ' • ‘
- Mr. JOHIfSOK, Qfpeunsylvani&, offered- a preamble
setting forth that as the oompthsatioa' of members of
Congress and *the officers and two
Houses, together with that of.ihosd employed lathe
civil d epartmerts of the Government irfhe JOistrict of
Colombia, bears nopropottlon to thi Ontrous exyeasea
attending the necessaries of life; therefore,
Bep>yved, That there be a; ded thirty-three ; and a
third per eentnm to the present t&Uries or compensa
tion. ; "'
; It was referred to the Committee of ways and Means.
OAIaIVOBNIA XAND TITLES.
Mr. COLE, of California, introduced a bill to confirm
the title of the swamp-and overflowed lahds to the State
oLCaliferaia, whieh was referred, i I
GOVERNMENT RAU.BOAD TbXnSFOBT ATION.'
On motion of Mr. WILSOJf,of lowjs* the doiutnlUee on
the Judlciary.was instructed, to inquire what legislation
is necessary to prevent paymAht for the t aosportatfon
of troops >nd propertyjof the Vniteq. States to railroad
eempanies. who have received grants of land 'Ott condi
tion that troops andothea preperty.ahall bs caxried over
the same free of toll. j •
Mr. f/088, of Indiana* offend a resolution, that in
view of the onerous expenses of the Government in
strengthening and joißintaisingourlanny and navy, to
operate against the rsbels, ana the large taxes imposed
on the people te meet such expenses* sense of'
this Home that no law ought to be enacted whereby
theealarioßor coropensationof any claas'of employees
shall be raised or increased. The House laid the reso
lution upon the table. -A VC.
Onmotiom of .Mr. ALLI9ON the Committee of Ways
and Means was instructed to inohire into tlja expeau
ency. of establishing In the Treasury Department a bu
rettu of cbmiriMCia l . startt*tscB, aad tite coltectiou and
pubiifiition of facteretetix-g tftiiiternatimuLeommerce,
with je&ve to report by bill or otberwUO/
On motion of Mr. iSGESeOELf-of Illinois, a resolu
tion was Adopted 'instructing tbe Committee of Ways
and Mtans to inquire into the expediency of reporting
a uniform mode of gauging and inspecting domestic
Manors.
A RESOLUTION OP TBANSS TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
Mr. HGBS, of Illinois, introduced a resolution that
the thanks of Congress and tbe country are due and are
-hereby tendered to the President of tbe'United. States
for relieving Major General Butler: from military com
mand.
resolution was laid upon th« table—yeas 97, nays
INQUIRT INTO GENERAL JEFF* ,0. DAVIS 1 COWDUOfc,
On motion of Mr. GEIBHBLL, of lowa, a resolution
was adopted that the Committee on the Conduct of the
War be directed to inquire Unto the treatment the
men, women, and children made free by tbe Preaident s
emancipation proclamation, by the 14ih Army Corps,
under General Jefferson C Davie, attached to Major
General Bhenasn’s army, on the recent march from At*,
lam a to Savannah, ana report the earliest
practicable Ume. *
Hr. SLOAXT, of Wisconsin. a resolution,which
was laid upon the table* instructing the Committee of
Ways and Means.tOrjnquire into the expediency of re
porting a bill amendatory of tbe internal revenue act*
by wblih the duties'dfifiy.be increased thirty-three and
a half per cent.
A PERSONAL EXPLANATION BT MR. F ARES WORTH*
Mr. FABSSWORTH; of lUinols, noiioed the com
ments utou himself in the-Washingiou correspondence
of the Chicago Trwune t he an em
ployee of tbe &onße.in^whichhe* with dt>e,?S) were repre
sented as' haviflg thewassagAoi'
Mr. tax on
paper, 'and as being conspicuous-among those who de
sire to coe tin ue -tbe tax on kno irle'dg*. m Farnsworth
said it was truetbat a large minority of tn*. House were
opposed to the passage ol the resbhhUon * add expressed
tlaeirAissent because, under the igag opportu
nUy was allowed:tor its eonsidexatfon
He said the writer’s remarks ought noftffpam without
notice, and he therefore proceeded to explain Ms posi
tion, denymg that he voted to favor monopolists. He
had neither seen nor heard of paper manufacturers lob
bying here to promote .their interest. The mewspbpßr
men.themselves were engaged In lobbying. Be ex
pressed himself in favor of continuing the present tariff.
COMMITTEE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
O* motion- of Mr. STLVKNB, of Fenhsylvftnia, ihe
Bouse conosmd in the Senate’s joint resolution ap
pourting a commutes lo examine and report the votes
for President and Vice' President, and to notify the per
sons cbossn of their eleotion. . - '
The committee on the part of the-Senate consists of
three members. The House ordered the committee on
their pert toconsUt of five members. , '
THE ELECTORAL VOTES OF STATES JS REBELLION.
Mr. WILSON, or lowa, from the Uondnittee on the Ju
■ dicl&ry, reported a preamble sorting forth ’bat the local
authorities of Virginia. North - Carolina, South Caio
lina. 'Georgia, Florida, Alabama, ■ ana Tennessee,
having rebelled aicainn the Government of the Uni ed
Slates, end have continued for more then three years,
andwere'in armed rebellion on the 6th of November,
1B64: therefore; - •
Rettolvtd. Thai the Statdb mentioned in the preamble
to this resolution shall not be entities'to representa
tion in'the Electoral College for the choree of President
and Vice Fresideat of the United-Slates for the term of
offise commencing on the fourth of March next, and no
electoral votes shall be received or counted from those
States concerning such choice of President and Vice
President. . ..
Jttr. KALLOBT. of Kentacty,a iMtoW of the
CoEDHiitte© oil the Buies, said Uwy liadprepared a rale
to meet tfce ease, 'lt was read lor informjatioa, aud pro
potodtham onopeuiug aud counting' the rotes, any
difflculiysbouLd aiiieuit must be settled by the concur
rent votes of the two Houses/
Hr. 191118011 said he could not accept the resolution
asa6uhßt>tutefor his own. It was important that ac
tion should he taken on bis resolution now. as the votes
are to.be iKnratod next Wednesdayweek*’ (The new rule
ccroldbereporied and^discnsredatanosheitUme. 1
. The moiuttoh revolted hy Hr. Wilson was then
adopt* d. . V
THBITAVT. APPBOPBIATIOIff BTZrL.
The House' then resolved Itself inte a committee of
the whole on the state of the; Udton on the havy appro
priation bill. '**
Among the amendments adopted was ejn% providing
that one midshipmans in addition to those authorized oy
law. shall be appointed for each Congressional district
on the nomination oi the jnerober.of Congress or dele
gate from said district, but. no midshipmanAhaU be ap
pointed for any district not represented in Congress.
Hr. DAVIS, of Maryland, offaaed an amendment pro
viding for the appointment of aboard of Admiralty by
the President, syitk the aa vice and concent of the Senate.
It is to be advisory on> matters of naval organization
and law » ' *" ',7 ,'\ /
Jar. SP-ALDIETG, o? hoped the amendment
would not be adopifd,astbeCommitteeonßavilAf
fairs had the Btibjeet under concH eraiion. ■
The Chairman (Mj WasHBUBNB) decided -the
amendment outof order, but was'aot sustained by the
committee. - ~ t • ■
Fending this amendment the committee rose, and the
House adjourned. -
[The following Is the concluding portion of the
metborial of Mr. Jewett, which the Senatfe refused
to hear, which we give : for the saUafabtion of tile
public.—Ed. Press] v
“ Your memorialist' therefore prays that Imme
diate steps be taken for the recognition of the inde
pendence of the Confederacy, with a vlaw to se
curing those great commercial relations so highly
important, hind which- will inure to. the benefit of
European Powers unless friendly relations of com*
merde, and an-alllance offensive and defensive Is en
tered into and scearedfor thejhenefikor the United
States, before such advantage shall have been" ac
quired hyEuropean'FowersA To provide ag&icsfc a
mlsconstmetlon dfmofive, yonrmemc rlalist hereby
declarer before God and man, that he sincerely be-'
lieves such action indispensable in order to prevent
a war with Europe, and to successfully defend, pro
serve, and perpetuate the American Rejmblijo.”
/“Tras' r
The met at 8 o’clock P. M . .. -
. Hr,' BIDGWAY presented a petition against running
locomotives on Nimh etreet, Philadelphia, -
The following bills were introduced: Mr. 09N91LU,
a bill authorizing railroad companies whose.lines
reach’navigable streams to-etect docks and piers, ex ■
ceptin Philadelphia.; also requiring companies which
use bridges of other roads to &*y part of expenses of
construction.
Hr. BICttOLS, a bill; authorizing Hi nth-street Pres
byterian Church of Philadelphia' to sell part of l barial
grc.uad r on atnereenth street
Mr.'BIDQWAY, a bUI incorporating the Farmers’
Union Market on Sevent*entfc;etreet.: also a supplement
to the Woodburn Minlning Company. .. ’ v '
The Houee met at half past 7 o’clock. The following
petitions were preseated..
Hr. QDIGLSx, a petition againstthe removal of-the
farmers’ wagons from Second str&e£ Philadelphia; ;•
Tke JoHowtag resolution was passed, viz: About .calf
ins-on the Secretary of the Commonwealth fur informa
tion relative to papers under which the United. States
draft was conducted in 1862. - ? r "
The foliow’ng bills were introduced:
Hr. fcLACK, a hill incorporating the Subterranean Oil
Company to carry oil ini pipes from Oil Creek to Pitts
burg. • s . v.
Also, a. bill Incorporating the Pennsylvania Trans-
Port&tiouCoxapauv.
HrrQOAY, a. bill allowing IheFort Wayne and CM
cago Bailrosd to change the location of their line.
Mr. BABR/a bill increasing the soldiers’ payto’ one
dollar pet day.
Hr. McCLURE, a bill extending the time of the oom
pletiou of the Southern Pennsylvania Boilroad for ..fife
years;- • •/-
Hr. SMITH, of Philadelphia, a bill transferring the
reserve rights of the Commonwealth to repoaiasa old
Germantown turnpike to the city of Philadelphia. -This
bill is Intended -to allow the eity to purchase the turn
pike If desired. ... \ x :
Mr. PUfiDY, a bill Incorporating Oil Producers]
Cherry Bun Railroad..
Mr. BUDDIMaB,.A a bUI for the better protection of
landlords and tenants lb-actions of ejectment. '
Mr. THOMAS, a supple menttothe Penns? Irani&Llfe
Insurance. Alto, asupplemeht to the Horticultural So*
ciety. ‘
Mr. COGHBAHr-a bill Jo enter on the
bonds of bank officers. Also, reiatlye to meetlnga-in
this fetate of foreign corporations.
Mr. feTEINEB, a but relative to the competency of
parties** witnesses; ! A -■
Hr. BUKGEOIN, a bill incorporating the Oil Producars
Cherryßuaßallroad. Adjourned.
Dentil of the fitate Treasurer of Hew
: Jfersey.
Tbektow, H. j., Jan, 3Q.—The Hon. R. S. Smith,
treasurer of the Steto of New Jersey, was taken
with paralysis, ob Sunday morning, at hlsresldenoe,
at Hlghtstown, and died to-day. He held the ofiioe
of State treasurer for fifteen years, and was unites
sally respected as a most accomplished and faithful
officer,
The Crawford jconniy Benh Bobtiry.' '
ASBSdT o» THU awt» MdOmBY d» : THB
; s ‘ sfom Boma' 1 *
MBAsvxLLu,Jaj]^B6.—Thebohd® stolen from, the
baukin this pl&oeJa v day or two eince have gjUhssh
recoveredaudttJ^efarrestoflUvi';.? v-
RETALIATION.
EXECUTIVE SESSION*
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATiyES.
INDIANA RECRUITS. • .
OPPOSITION TO INCREASED EXPENSES*
COMMERCIAL STATISTICS;
INSPECTION OF LIQUORS.
RELISTING GENERAL BUTLER TAbLED.
INOREASB OF INTBBNAL B 1
Ha&sisbvxu, January 30,1891
senate: -
HOUSE.
-I REBEL; ATROCITIES. *
THE, PBIBQJr-PBJr AT SALISBUKY.
TfSTIMONY OF THE ESCAPED TRIBUNE
" V j CORRESPONDENTS.
Fiemllahl'racltj oftließebßl Autiioritles
WHOtESAI-E STAEYATIOrr AND MURDER
OF UNION PRISONERS*
Tins ROKBORS OF THE liOSPITAIS.
Washington, Jan. so.—The following testimony
was given before the Committee on the Con
duct of the War by Albert D. Rioliardßon:
TBSTiMONV OF MB. ALBERT D.-.RICHARDSON*
lama ffHbttnecemspocdentt was captured by the
rebels May 3, 1b63, at midnight* on a hay bale in the
Mississippi rteer. opposite Vicksanrg t After confine
ment in ox different prisons was sent to Salisbury* N.
G., February 8, 1664, and kept thete until December
16* 1804, when I escaped. ■ For several months balisbury
was the most endurable rebel pchonl had seen. The six
hundred inmates, exercised iu tbe open air, were coin
relatively well ied acd kindly treated. Sut early in
October ten thousand regular prisoners of war arrived
there* and it -immediately changed into a scene of
czuelty and horrors It was densely crowded; rations
were cut and issued very irregularly; friends
outside could not oven sextd iu a plate a food.* the pri
soners tuifered constantly aud often intensely for want
of water- bread, and shelter.
Tbe rebel authorities placed all the prison hospitals
under charge if my -tyro journalistic comrade* and
myself, uur-positione enabled us to ebta.n exact and
minute informatUn. Those who had to live or die oa
the prison rat on always suffered from hunger. Very
frequently one or more divisions of a thousand men
would.rective no rations for twenty four hours; some
times they wero without a morsel of food for forty
eight hour a- The few who had money would pay from
five to . twenty dollars rebel -currency for a little loaf of
bread/ Most prisoners traded the buttons from their
blouses for food. Many, though the weather was very
inclement and snows frequent, sold coate from their
backs and shoes from their feet. Vet I was assured, on
authority entirely trustworthy, that the great commis
sary warehouse, near the prison, was fllied with provi
sions; that the commissariat found it difficult to obtain
storage for his flour and meal; that when a subordinate
asked the post commandant, Major John K. Gee,
‘ •86 all 1 give the prisoners lull rations? 1 * he raphe 1.
“Ko, God ctemn them; givettem quarter rations. * r I
know, from personal observation, that corn and pork
aie very abundant in the region about Salisbury.
For several weeks the prisoners had no shelter what
ever. They were all.thinly -clad. Thousands were
barefooted. Not ora in twenty had either overcoat or
blanket. Many hundreds were without shirts, and
hundreds more without blouses. At last one Sibley
tent s nd one “A” tent were famished to each squad of
one hundred. With th« closest crowding thea* •hol
lered about one half the prisoners. The rest burrow
zed in the ground, crept under buddings, or shivered
/ through the nights in the open air. upon the frozen,
muddy, or snowy soiL if the rebels, at the time of
their espture* had not stolen their shelter-teats
blankets, clothing, and. money,they would h&ve suffer
ed little from cold. If the prison authorities had per
m&ed a tew hundred pf them, either upon parole or
oncer guard, to curings-within two miles of the garri
son, the prisoner* wcu d have giadlr buUt comfortable
and ample batrAoka in one w.e*x. But the commandant
wouhl never, in a densely wooded region* with the
care which brought!! passing by the walls of the pri
son, eveufurniah-JRUf ihe fuel which was needed -
The hospitals were in a horrible condition. By crowd
ing .the patients thick as they could be upon the
floor they would, contain six hundred inmates. Tnev
-were always full to everfiewiag, with thousands seek
ing aomisslon in vain. In the two largest wards, cen
/taming'joiiitly about-two hundred and fifty patients,
there was no fire whatever; the others had small fire*
placer, but were always cold. One ward, which held
forty patients, was comparatively well furnished. In
the ether eight the , sick and dying men lay upon the
cold , and muaily naked floor, for the scanty etraw
furnished us toon became too filthy and full of vermin
for use. The authorities never supplied a single blan
ket, or quilt, or pi»iow» or bed, for these eight wards*
we could not procure even brooms*io keep them clean,
or cola water to wash the faces of the inmates. Pneu
monia, catarrh, and diarrhoea were the prevailing
’disease*; but -they were directly the result ofJiungcr
and exposure. More than half who entered the hos
pitals died in a vtry few days. The decease*., always
without coffins were loaded into a dead* cart, piled
upon each other like logs of wood, and so driven out,
to be thrown into a trench and covered with earth.
The rebel surgeons were generally humane and at
tentive; they endeavored to improve the shocking esST*
dition o* the hospitals, but the ballsbury andßichmoad
- authorities both disregarded their complaints and pro
tests.
On November 26th many of the prisoners had been
without food for forty-eight hours. Desperate from
hunger, without any matured plan, a few ot them e&id:
“W* may as well die in one way as another;, let ns
break out of this horrible ufaoe. * * Some or them wrested
the guns from a relief of fifteen rebel soldier«just en*.
tering the raid, killing two who resisted, and wound
ing five or six. Others attempted to open the fence, but
they had neither adequate toot* nor ceaeen of action
. before they could effects breach every gun in the garri
son was turned upon them; the field pieces opened with
grape and canUtor, and they dispersed to their quar
ters. Five minutes from the beginning the attempt
was quelled, and hardly a prisoner to be seen-In the
yard. My own quarters were a hundred and fifty yards
from the scene-ox the insurrection; in our vicinity thebe
had been no participation-at all in it, and. yeto fbr
twenty minutes alter it wasended, the gtiardsmpda
fenC9 on each aide of ns, with deliberate aim. fired int*
the tents upon heipleesaud innocent men. They killed
in all fifteen acd wounded sixty, notone-tenth of whom
had taken part in tbe attempt; many of whom were ig
noiant of ittrotil theyhearti the guns. ’
Deiibej ate cold-blooded murders of peaceable men.
where there was no pretence that they were breaking
any prison regulation, were very frequent On Odo
ber 16 Lieutenant Davis, of the 198th New lork In
fantry, was thus shot dead by a guard who, the day
before, had been openly'swe&ringha would * { kiLL some
dsm&ed Yankee yet.’* November 6, Luther Goaiad,
of tie 45th Pennsslvania lufaatrj* a delirious patient
from one of the hospitals, was similarly murdered.*
* November 3. & chimney in one, of the hospitals fell
down* crushing several men under it. .
* Orders were immediately given to the guard to le tno
one approach the building on the preuxt ihatihere
might be another insurrection Two patients from that
.hospital had not heard the order, and were returning
to their quarters, when I saw a echtinei on the fence
within twenty feet ot them, without challenging them,
raise his. piece and fire, killing .one and wounding the
other. Ma jor Gee, at was standing immedi
ately lesido the sentinel, who must-have acted under
his direct cutlers, December 16, Moses Smith, of 7th
Maryland (colored) infantry* While standing beside my
quarteis, scarchisgfor scrap* of food from the sweep
ings o! the cook-house, was shot through the head,
There were very similar murders! 1 never knew
any pretence even made of investigating or punishisg
Our Dve« were never safe for one moment Any
sentinel, at any.lionr of .day or night, coaid deliberately
shoot down any prisoner, or Into any group of prison
er*, black or white, and he would not oven be taken off
. his post lor it
neariy; every week an officer came Into the prison to
for the rebel army. Sometimes he offered boun
ties; always he promised good clothing and abun
dantfood Between twelve hundred and eighteen hun
dred of our men enfieted in cwomo&tbo. r wae'rep«ated
ly asked by* prisoners,- sometimes with tears inthetr
eyes. “What shall 1 do? I don't waittostarre to
death. I am growing weaker daily; if I stay here I
shall follow my comrades to the hospital and dead
house. If lentis-1 may live until I can escape ”
. I had charge of the clothing left by the dead, aad re
issued It to the living. I distributed articles ef clothing
to-more than two ihoufat d prisoners, but when I es
caped there were folly five hundred without a shoe or a
stocking, and more yes with no garment above the waist
except one blouse or one shirt. Men came to ms fre
quently upon, whom the rebels, when they captured
tb*m, had left nothing whatever except a light cotton
sbii t and a pair of light, ragged cotton pantaloons.
The books of all the hospitals were kept and the daily
consolidated reports made up under my supervision.
During ih * two months between October 18 and Decsm
t er 18 the average number of pt isoners was about 7,600
The deaths for that period were fully 1,600, or twenty
per cent, of the whole. I brought away the names of
more than twelve hundred of the dead; some of the re
mainder were nevfir reported; the others I could not
procure on tie day of my escape without exciting sus
picion. As the men grew more and m*re dabiiitated
the percentage of deaths increased. I left about 6,600'
remaining in the garrison December 18, and they were
then dying at the average rate of twenty-eight a day,or
thirteen per cent, a mcnih.
The simple tiuth is that the rebel authorities are mur
deri&g our soldiers at Seltebary by cold and hunger,
while they might easily supply them With ample food
andfueL They are doing this systematically and I be
lieve are killing intentionally, for the purpose of either
forcing our Government to an exchange or forcing our
prisoner# into the xebelarjny, . . ,
TESTIMONY OF MR. JUNIUS H. BROWNE.
Browne* 81 ™ 01 * 7 ’’ efolS ““ CoBmi “ 6 *
1 am a journalist by profession; have been since the
breaking ouAof the W*r an army correspondent of the
Kev Toik Tribtme; captured in that capacity in
the middle of the Mis|isaippi river,'WhUe ranmhgpast
the batteries of Vicksburg, on tWnight of May 8 1833,
our expedition having been destroyed by the rebel siege
gusg; 1 waskeldjirißoner soma twenty months shaving
in that time been in occupant of seven Southernpristine. ’
the lest being the Salisbury, North Carolina* peniten?
tiary, where f was kept with my co-laborer. Albert D.
BicfaardeoD, ior almost eleven months, m&Ling my es
cape therefrom in his company, on the night of Decem
ber 18,1864.- * •
The treatment of/far prisoners was bad enough every
where. but it was so barbarous and inhuman at Salis
bury for two months previous to my escape that I re
gard the exposure thereof a duty I owe to the thousands
who still remain there.
£arly in October from nine to ten thousand of our en
listed men were sent to Salisbury from BUhmosd and
other points, and as they had been, robbed of thsir
clothing and blankets, and received - very little food or
shelter, the mortality amoag them became almost im
mediately widespread and alarming.
-Every tenement within the prison limits wgs eon
verted Jmo a hospital,’ mid I offered my services as
medical dispenser and assistant to the rebel surgeons.
I Svun mad* daily .yipitß to tne sick who could notob
taimsdmission to. the over crow ded hospitals—lying in
tents on the ground, without .covering and with very
scant s raiment, where they had crept for protection
from the. cold rains, the snow, and the. biting winds—
and performed such poor service as lay in my limited
power.* Their eonditfon'wae distressing in the extreme.
They hadne means of keeping warm* except by fires
oi very green wood that filled the rude shelters with
bitter smoke, and which added to the earhonic acidized
atmosphere from so many breaths, and the emanations
from unwholesome and unwanted bodies, packed
together like figs, entirely poisohed'the *ir, and d«-
etiojed th» health of almost &U who inhaled it
The sickness and mortality is those outside quarter...
as well as elsetsheie, cor tinnally increased, and the
marr.i -want) at an, onh mrylycd. Starred and freer*
lng,.wlth hardiy water enough to drink, mnoh iess to
waih thelr peretinß or the scant clothes they worei tan
ptor feilow. namrally and necessarily desnatred. ana
not a few of them were anxious to die to escape from
the slow torture of their situation, .
I.had the best means of knowing, and It is my firmest
belief that ont of eight, or nine thonaand prisoner* at
Balisbniy there were mot at any time five hundred of
them in sound health —an opinion In which ailtne rebel
soldiers to whom 1 expressed it fully ooinctded. The
deaths, dorina the last two months I passed at dalisbn
ry, ranged front! twenty-fly* d* forty-fiye per day—
dlsrrttes, dysentery, catarrh, pneumonia, and typhoid
layer, all .engendered hy scarcity of food, shelter, tod
raiment—being the principal dleeascs. l ftaye no doubt
if tbeprlsChen had been properly treated—as prisoners
of-war in the borthare toithe best or my knowlddge
and information treated—the mortality at-SaH&bnrr '
would not haye been mom than an eighth of what It
was. c ■:
The capacity of the so; called lospitals-nine in num
ber- wtucb were without any of the comforts or conco-’ ■
m tents of those institutions, were not to tire fullest oyer
fiye or six hundred patientsf and the number of priso
ners who ought to bare been inmates thereof was. at
least, ss many thousands. The hospitals merely afford
ed some protection from the cold and rain, and famish
ed rather better rations than were glyentothe men who
were snppotod, by a transparent fiction, to be in good
health. Barely any one wonld. go to the hospitals so
long as he conurhelp himself, or Indues any one to help
him, tlte dally spectacle of ghastly and hideous corpses
goingrnereftom to the dead-rouse filling all beholders
with horrsr, and indnoing the soldiers to bslleye that
ali.whoefltered tliese filthy and pestiferous touemeuts
were doomed ?
The prison limits at Sallsbuiy revealed a scene of
wretchedness, squalor, despair, aud suffering, such as
I-sccnatomed as 1 am to army life and ths horror. of
military hospiUds and battle fields—iad neyer before'
witnessed. The prison authorities—especially after
the massacre attending the attempted.ontbreak of No
yemter 56th—appeared not only indifferent to the
miserable condition of the men, hut to be actuated’by a
brutalUycahd malignity towards them that f could not
reconcile with my Ideas of human.natnre.
They permitted the guards to shoot prisoners when
ever they pleased, without the -least pretext or expla
nation; and no man s life was satKfor a da7or an!
hour. The air was foil of paimand .pestilence, and all
the .’horrors of imagined hells seemed realised in that
most wretched placet of which I shall neyer think
without a shudder, and a lessened faith in the possi
bilities of humanity. ..
POBTIABB.
. ARRIVAL OTT THB STEAMER URITBD KIKSPOM.
'■ Pobtlard, jan. 30—The steamship Uni tod King
dom, from ijtlsegow on the zath ultimo, arrlvedhero
this afternoon. -
THE LOSS OE TBB SQHOOItER BLtTX’BSLL RENIEir,
The reported loss of the schooner Bine Bell, ai
announced a few days since, Is pronounced false, as
neither the oaptaln nor the crew have been' found
here. The report was probably made to coyer some
fraud. . ‘
ABHANSAB. ’ - :
LSOAIITT OF THE XXtBOTION OV SENATOR SHOW—
• BBOrEBINQ OR THE OVERLAND BTASB BOHTH.
Little Book, Ark., Jan. 30—The recent state,
inent of the Democrnf that the elootlon of W. D.
Show to the United States Senate from this State
was a faroe le proven to bo .untrue. He was legally
eleoted by more than a quorum of the present Q-ane
ral Assembly. ■ , •.".' .
A despatoh from Atchison sap that the overland
mall stage will probably oommenoe runnlngthrongU
to about ten dap. ■ r v \
SrEotAL Bale or I|6oo Entire Paokaoes or
Domestiob.—We would call the attention of the
trade to the above sale, wtaioh will be held at the'
'auction store of Messrs. John B. Myers k 05., -Nos.
133 and 234 market street, to-morrow, Wednesday,
February l, at 10 o’clock. The entire offering; Is
one of the largest and most deslrable ever ojade in
jthla oountry, The goods are now opeqfor examlna
'Uon.
MPABMEM OF *H*
REPORTED EVACUATION OP
PORTIPTIWO AT GRAND ECOBB—mSERABCB
COBDITIOK OP PRIOR’S ARMY. .
CAIRO, Jan. 80,-Tba rtoamer Magenta brtw
New Orleans adTiees of January Mth. All I* R*w»
along th, river.
A steamer baa arrived at New Orleans, ftoin Mo
bile Bay. bringing a rumor of the evadnatlon of Mo
bile. The report was received hy the flag-ship on
January 20th.
A Natchea letter, of January 23d, to th* Now W
loans DtUa, gives tho following news from tho trans-
Mississippi Department:
' The rebels are fortifying at Grand Eeore, and
have an entire division stationed there. One 'dlvV
slon of rebel cavalry has boon sent to Texas lately
with orders to be dismounted for Infantry.
Kirby Smith’s headquarters are still at Shrove
port, but there,ls no considerable body of troops
garrisoning. The main body of Prise’s old army is
reported to be on the Upper Bed river, near the
border of tho Indian country, suffering all tho hop
rorß of cold and nakedness, having oome back
their recent campaign poorly supplied with neces
saries.
Fagan’s and Parson’s brigades are stationed at
Camden, Ark. They compose all the troops of
Ptloe’S army that have returned to Topeko, from
whleh place the expedition originally started. De
sertions are very frequent from their demoralised
foroes.
The New Orleans cotton market .Is unsettled.
Middling esc. There is a light supply of sugar and
molasses. Superfine flour $11.26.
The Memphis Bulletin says the steamers Chip
pewa and Annie Jacobs, two of the fleet which
went up the Arkansas river to Fort Smith, were
captured and burned at White Oak Shoal. Two
others were damaged, but managed to escape.
KENTUCKY.
A GUKBILI.A SAID IHTO DAHVHXK—THET ABB
PURSUED ADD TWICE ROUTED— quABTRBLi
AGAIIT TUKKKD UP —MASSACRE OP UHIpN SOD-
LIRRB BY SUE MUMDY.
Louisville, Jan. 30.'—Captain Clark, of the 4th
Missouri Bohol Cavalry, entered' Danville with 40
men on Sunday, at 9 o'clock, swapped horses with
several citizens, helped themselves to hoots, shod
several of thetf own horses and departed. They
were followed by Captain Bridgewater with TO or BO
Federala, who overtook them about four miles from
Harrodshurg, where a fight ooourred. Two rebels
were killed and four or five wounded, and several
were captured. Two of Bridgewater’s men were
wounded, but none were killed. \ .
Major Jones with 200 men Is reported within 9
miles of Elizabethtown to-night.
Quantrell, of Ejansasnotoriety, Is said to ho with
Jones with a band of 210 men. On Friday last Cap
tain Berry, leading five guerillas, approached with
in a short distance of Bardstown, when they were
fired on by apart; of Federal soldiers who report
that Berry was killed.
On Saturday evening the outlaws made another
raid on the place, but were repulsed after a brisk
fight. On the same day Sue Munday’s guerilla
band dashed Into Bloomfield, and surprised a party
of seventeen discharged soldiers, captured fourteen
of them and killed them on the spot.' The guerillas
alleged, In justl&eatloh, that the soldiers had exe
cuted a guerilla, named Dudley, five dayß before.
CIKNJBBAL THOMAS’ ARMY.
' The Nashville correspondent of the Cincinnati
CommercuUj writing January 13th, says:
u General Thomas’ army is, and has boon for some
weeks past, congregated principally about East
port, the head of steamboat navigation on the Ten
nessee. As soon as Hood put this river between
himself and us, and rendered It necessary for our
army, if they would still continue to act on the
aggrcßßlve, to push beyond It, a vast gap was
at onoe created In the old lino of communi
cations. ' Hood knew this would be effected, ami,
therefore, did not retreat In a direction which,
would enable us to follow him up by our old line
through Bridgeport and Chattanooga. A new
line had to be established further to the west. Since
the Tennessee had to be crossed In any event, and
water transportation Is cheaper than by rail, that
river Itself was selected as that lino. This recasting
of the whole scheme of operations necessarily con
sumes timo. Wharves must be built, warehouses
erected, supplies accumulated, &o. .Though this
work was entered upon Immediately after Hood
crossed the river, it Is a great one and progresses
slowly. The army rests meantime, organizes new
• brigades and divisions, recovers from the effects of
Its revere winter campaign, and makes the exten
sive, nameless preparations necessary for a speedy
resumption of operations. How soon these would
be Inaugurated, even If the weather permitted, it
would be difficult to determine. The faoe of the
country through all northern Mississippi and lower
Tennessee is fiat and low, and the unprecedented
rains of the past month have overflowed hun
dreds Of acres With water, vrhtoh the army
most wait for the winds and the sun to as
suage. Let none be disappointed If It does not
uncoil itself and leave the banks or the Tennessee
for a month. The whole line of the Memphis and
Charleston Ballroad, whioh runs through Corinth,
'is entirely unoccupied by the rebels, except in strag
gling bandß of guerillas. All stories aa to Hood’s
occupation of the place on his retreat are ground
less. He did not approach it. He had Intimations,
doubtless, of Geperal Dana’s move from Memphis
to ent the railroad south of It, and he has not yet
come to that degree of foolhardiness as to walk Into
so obvious a trap. There Is little reason to doubt
that hie arm; is at present quartered at Tusoaloosa,
while ho himself has gone over to Montgomery to
hold a consultation with Beauregard.”
The Gueeillab of Kbhtucry—Who They
’ ARB aed How THEY ABk Organized.— During the
recent retreat of Hood immense numbers-of men do*
serted, but In many instances they, Instead of taking
the oathtof allegiance, joined guerilla parties, and go
about through the country committing all sorts of
depredations. This is the case with both sides.
Guerilla bands aro generally made up of deserters
from .both armies, or men who wore drafted and una
ble to pay out oy furnish a substitute. Sue Muudv
and her party are made up entirely of this class of
individuals, and lt is generally tbe ease with all
bands of like oharaeter. Hence it is that la almost
every county in Kentucky, and even in Tennessee,
guerilla bands have sprang Into existence, and they
nave been bold In their operations, committing rob
beries and depredations almost when and wherever
they pleased. Kentucky regiments who haveserved
their time of enlistment have returned to their na
tive State and been mustered out of the service
The soldiers composing these regiments were for a
long time, and some are still, afraid to go to their
homes on aocount of guerillas, who wotiTd never let
them rest In peace so long as they were at home.
An organization of troops for home defanta was
soon established, and they are found In almost all
the counties where guerillas were moat likely to
be found, Decently our troops have had engage
ments . with them, which proved serious to
these roving bands. The guoriUsß are be
coming tired of the life they are leading, and begin
to Snd out that the State troops will never let them
rest until they are driven out 6f the State and their
bands broken up entirely. Within the last few days
no less than one dozen persons, who are known to
have been members of gueiilla parties, have sent lu
letters to the post commander in Louisville, want
ing to know upon what .terms they can return to
that city, become loyal citizens, and go North. If
they can establish by proof that tho; were Confede
rate soldiers, they can he allowed to take the oath,
five bonds, and go'where they inay wish Inside the
ederal lines; but if it be afterwards proved that
they had been guerillas, they may be caught and
afterwards executed as such^
GENERAL REBEL NEWS.
Gen. Brags Is endeavoring to throw the onus of
huriallhre arFort FlsHSßmthe shoulders of Davis
and Lee. This is exciting much indignation, espe
cially among the partisans of the latter, who are
calling for .an Inquiry Into the matter. They say
that Bragg has been a uniform failure from the be
ginning, and is trying to drag down Leo as he drag
fed down Johnston. There is a great clamor fur
Is removal.
The north main, channel of the Savannah
river is now open for navigation. Our men have
been industriously at work ever since the capture of
the city, and with the small appliances they have
had have done a great deal. The obstructions were
Of the strongest kind, and exaoedingiy difficult to
lemove. Huge pens, fanned of piles driven Into
the bed of the river and toterlaoed with the heaviest
kind of Iron chains,’were filled with paviug-stones
and rocks of all kinds, the whole cemented with
vast quantities of clay. The wteok of the rebel
Smboat Georgia, built from the contributions of
eorgla ladles, is still In the river, opposite Fort
Jackson. The debris of the new ram, which was
built by H. F. Wlillnk, at Us ship,yard, In the east
ern seotion of the city, and whose suooessful launch
a few weeks prior to the entree of the United
’ States troops won the praise and admiration
o( the well-wishers of reheldom, still lies at
: the wharf of Wllllnk’s shipyard, where she was
burned and then scuttled to prevent her from fall
ing into our possession. ’ Besides these, the wreok or
the dry Sock, two brigs; a gohooner, and one or two
.small vest els, with a low pilot-boats, still blockade
some portions of the river. But a way has been
opened, and already four large steamers loaded with
supplies have, by careful pilotage,, come up to the
verywharyeß.
The Employment or Slaves in the Southern
Army.—Whatever persons North, may say, there 13
undoubtedly a strong feeling In some of the States
of the South in favor of filuhg up the depleted army
.with negro recruits. : Everywhere in our rebel ex
changes we find this feeling set forth to strong
and unmistakable forms. 'The South expects muoS
from these of the more sanguine com
plete and speedy victory over the Yankees. The'
following from the Richmond Whig sets forth this
- hope, as clearly as anything we have seen: “ Now,
' let us say to the North that we are on the defensive:
that they can stop this war Immediately by with
drawing their troops. If they refuse, let Congress
-put throe hundred thousand slaves in the army :
-put deeds of emancipation In their pockets; march
one hundred thousand to Pennsylvania, one hun
dred thousand to Ohio, and one hundred thousand
-to Indiana; tell them to spare nothing but the old
men, women and children; to live on the country;
'lay waste as they march; to rob the banks ; to take
every kind oi property they want; to have it as their
own; to load every wagon, horse, mule, and ox with
the spoils, and bring it back to their old homes, and
enjoy it and freedom for life. How long wonld
Grant stay at Oity Point 1 X have heard officers of
high rank say they wpuld cheerfully volunteer to
commandthe negro troops. Under the late law to
consolidate companies, &0., hundreds of officers
will he without commands, who would willingly com
mand these troops. Let Congress do this, and, to
the language of this intelligent Yirgluian, before
the next 4th of July the’ war would end, and our In
dependence he acknowledged. Keep the men over
forty-five at borne And put thenegroes lu the army.”
The Advancbon Charleston—Will it Fall 1
—The Southern papers are very much exeretsed
about the safety of Charleston. They ohronlolo the
movements of General Sherman’s army very faith
fully. In speaking of the recent capture ofPocota-
Jlgo bridge they say:
“From Pocotaligo to Branohville the distance
, does not exceed forty-five’ mites, and oan he easily
accomplished to three days. The enemy onoo firmly
established on the railroad, either at Branohville or
some'polnt nearer Augusta, and the fall of Charles
ton becomes only a‘ question of time, and a short
time at that. We may leave it to the President and
General Lee-to decide what effect such a movement
would have upon Klohmond and the Armyof North
ern Virginia. At Branchvitle, Sherman’s flanks
wonld be protected by the Edlato and Its swamps on
the left, and by-the Santee and Its swamps On the
right, whilst his base at Charleston would be ■ unas
sailable either by land or water. The retention of
Charleston is not, as many of Its inhabitants Ima
gine, indispensable to our success; but the reten
tion of the military line from Kingsville to Au
gusta is.”
The Southern Pennsylvania Railroad.—As
the engineers have completed the survey and loca
tion of this new road from Oonnellsvllla to Bedford
and paused In their operattona, a rumor has got
afloat that, the company does not Intend to build
any more than that portion ot the work. It Is tone
that the company Intend to build,finish, and But this
part of the line to operaUpir before .attempting an v
other. ButltlsnettrueThat the rest orthe work
Is to he abandoned. The Hunttogdoa and Broad
Top Railroad extends to Bedford, at which plioe tt
will moot tills new road ana oonneot with it Pmm
a^affass!r,ttrss , !^j®
BSsssMasasffistsn&sj
ration by means of the Broad Top connection •?»?«
would at once make a through route I?om PMladei*
{‘e.fJm. Huntlpgdon, Bedford; coif
nellsville to Pittsburg and would afford an ■
tunity tor bringing into market the vuiutofe*nSnerad
lands of- the southern.tier of. conn ties. Ttwonfrt
furnish also an avenue to market for the ollofJlunt
arAoreek region, besides taoreasingenormaoslv the
lord * BB 0f tb6 r * Uroail rr o>“ Huntlngden t» «ed.
EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE FERVVAIH AT FORTLAH9
numerous disasters at sea
#
Speeches of Messrs. Bchoolfleld, Bright, and
Baxter on American Affairs.
THIS CAPTAIN OF 188 SEA KINO COM
■’ HIITED FOB TIUU.
Reported NomUatlo* of Prince Napoleon as Regent
on the Death of the Jimperor.
TBe Catholic Governmenlit and the Pope’s
' . Bncycilcal Letter,
Fobtlahis 30 —Tk© steamship Peruvian,
ITom Liverpool onthe afternoon of the i»th lust.*
arrived at this port to day. She brings advices to
th© 20th, via Oreeneastle, although detained off
Lough Fojle by a fog until Saturday afternoon.
BNOIiIfD.
Messrs Scboo’field and Bright had been addressing
their coßfatimenU »t Birmingham. The former ex
pressed ble regret at the intention of tbe Americass u
terminate the reciprocity treaty, and place gunboats on
the Lkkee. ‘With, regard to non-tetervennno, he said
bn was not prepared to loin in a policy which would
altogether overlook the injuria* which one nation
nr got ii diet upon another.
Mr. Bright in hie speech, expatiated on the triumph
of tbe non-intervention policy in Eagli«> pe*iUes. Is
regard to parliamentary reform, he said ft no
more te put to sleep than coaid the negro question ia
the smpnean Congress; for.thonsh it wae always voted
a gr«at nuisance and not t» be talked about, America ia
»«*w in deadly conflict with it, and the negro waar tend
ing forth in large proportions and daily gaining free
dom. Mr. Bnght need many strong arguments in sup
port of tbe extension of the franchise fie pointed t-> tk*
oTd*-r and tranquil! y with which millions bad voted at
the recent Presidential election in America. As regards
American affairs be said he purposely abstained from
any obtervst ons upon that cad and mournful revolu
tion which was taking place.
Mr. Baxter, a member of Parliament, has been deli
vering aedreetesat B angowrie. Scotland, onthe Am#
rlean question. He eulogized Mr. Li Benin's Admini
stration, and said be was emphatically in favor of the
Berth. > e bad perfect confidence in the abitUv of the
Kath to bring the question to a most satisfactory soiu-
2be Liverpool Post says that extensive orders f* r
army clothing for the rebels have been executed in Li
verpoollately, including2o,ooo uniforms for the rebel
ariiibry. '
Liverpool, Jan. 2D, P. Jf.—Captain Corbett, who
dozum&nded the rebel pirate Sea Bing, alias the She
nandoah. was committed for trial to day on the charge
of violating the foreign enlistment act.
PKAtTCB.
It is asserted that the Emperor ffapoleon has nomi
nated Pnnce Napoleon as Regent of (be French Eoapiie
ia ea&e of hie death.
a duel took piece recently at Bois de Boulogne, be
tween Count Bute Ta’fervud Perigard (recently made
Duke de Montmorency) and Bake de OnaeavUie, one
of the plaintiffs in (heponcing suit to preventthe former
from tsenming the Montmorency titto The duel wae
fought for fifteen minutes, with swords, whea the latter
wag wounded In tne arm, and lunher hostilities were
stopped. Count Perigard also received two slight
wounds.
The Paris Bourse was firm at 87f. Sfie. for fi-sntes.
GE&HA&Y.
The Vienna Presse that the relations between
Austria and Pro'este continue excellent; but, neverthe
less, Austria is determined to withdraw from the al
liance rather than permit Prosha to annex the fiachie*.
Prussia is said to seek principally a direct alliance
agßinst revolutionary movements.
The Catholic representatives ia the Prasiian Chamber
of Deputies have breathe first to endorse the declara
tions of President Vos Graboro against the outrages on
the Coseliuuion effected during the last three years.
They say, in «fceir address, that a reconciliation be
tween tbe deputies and the Government can only take
place when toe Government formally acknowledges the
constitutional right to vote on the Budget.
, The Pope’a encyclical letter is the leading theme of
dwcussion in Prance. The Prefects had been ordered*
to report on its effects, and the Government, it was
said, contmuiau d a serious step in the matter.
It was rumored that there had been a difficulty fee
twfen the French and English military afithoritis* at
Aden.
Tie Madrid Noticits asserts that Spain will demand
from Peru an indemnity of fifteen miL ion francs for the
expense el its expedition.
ITALY.
Tie Corre*p*ndencea announces thatthe&ovcnuaest
will net energetically if the EncycHcal Latter ia pub
lished without the authority of the Council of State.
It is rumored that the Emperor or Bossia and the
Pope have quarrelled over the Encyclical Latter.
M de Bartiges had communicated to Astonelli the
measures acopted by the French Government against
the Encyclical letter
A complete jruptnre tad occurred between Cardinal
Paudrea and site Top* The Card nai was sojnntoQed
to Home to answer fo? rebellious language under tee
penalty of being deprixed of the emoluments of his
raok. It is stated that the Cardinal refused to l ears
Naples,
BBAZII,.
Paraguay bad declared war against Brazil, and a de
cree tad teea issued announcing tke rupture of tiie
treaty petered into by those Governments*.
The Brazilians were repulsed at Pyaalder is. Urarsay.
BUSSIA.
Hnjnerous political prosecutions iutd bcea abandoned
laPolaid. .
* INDIA.
Bombat, Dec. 29.—Cotton is 10-srer, bat the price* of
ftbirm.s ate on the advance.
CitceTTA, Dec. 28. —The market for cotton is flat,
rreigbti are dull.
PRUSSIA.
Tie speech of tbs King of Proesia to tba Chambers
profesiml a desire for reconciliation Willi the Cham
bers, but expressed a determination to maintain a strong
military organization.
Tbs Chamber re-elected Herr Grabord as president,
who. in the coarse of hisepeeeh, denounced the coarse
of the Government.. He said it sought, by military sac
ceee, to aUesce public opinion, J3at the peopiesSeadfaatly
remain faithful to the Uonstitaiit>n.
Large redactions were made in tbe military estimates.
Commercial Intelligence.
, LIYBBPOOL COTT9IT MABKBT.—The sates of four
.-d&ys amount to 32,£00 bales, including 3 £OO bales to
speculators and for export The market was dull with
a slight decline, but dosed better.
The Manchester market!*flat,with ft declining ten
dency.
The Liverpool brftuUtnffis market is dall with a
downward tendency. Messrs. Kicburdaon, tiiw»nc«, 4
Co., report Flour cull, Wheat inactive, Cora dall and
declining, I'rovbions. steady. The circulars report
Beef firm. Pork steady, Baconquiet bat steady. Lari
firm, Tallow easisr.
TBR LATEST VIA GKEBNCASTDE.
Liverpool, Jan. 20—Evening —Cotton—The sales of
the week amount to IS. 500 ba. ets, including 2,000 bates to
speculators and 3,260 for export. The market
dull, with a decline of l@l£sd on American, and k<3ld
oircttrer dee'cnpnoxis. —The 341e.5~r0-~aay s.rB esumatea
ete.CCO bales, the market closing 3at at the following
quotations;
_ , Pair. ’ Middling
0r1e6n5....»..... 2B)Id 24* a
Mobile. «5..m.2&)( 2l>*
The Bread staid market is quiet, bat steady. Wheat
is firmer.
Provisions are firm, with aa upward tendency,
t-pints of Turpentine are advancing, being quoted
at ,os.
toHDoa, Jan. 20—Byening.—Consols closed at 89%#
R 5« for money. The bullion in thn bank has increased
£?1 OGO during fhe week.
*J»BhX('AiS STOCKS.'-Illinois Central 49©59 per
cent, discount Erie Railroad fi-1©35.
Marine Intelligence.
Arrived from Baltimore.' shin Admiral, at Bremen.
Kehobanda —The brig Kellie, from Liverpool for
Be* ton, which sailed on the 2nd of November, pas into
Milford leaky, on January 17ih, having been blown
backfiom oil the American coast.
The gale in prospect when the steamer Cuba sailed
was most violent „nd destructive.
The does of the raw blockade runner Lslia, eff Li
verpcol, was a most disaatrons affair Only twelve sea
men were saved ont of nearly sixty persons.
There were serious disasters elsewhere, at sea and on
land, hut no material damage was done to American
chipping
The steamer St David arrived at Londonderry on the
19ih. the Erin Kt Qneeostown on the 18th, the City of
Manchester at Queenstown. on the 19th, and the City of
Dublin at Qneens.own on *he 20th.
The steamer Columbia, from Liverpool for tho West
Judies, sunk off Brest. Thirty- one lives were lost, only
three poisons havl, g been saved.
NEW YORK CITY.
Nbw Yobk, Jan. 30, 1805.
HASH STATEMENT.
Statement of the condition of the banks of New
Tork for the week ending Jan. SO, 1865:
Loans, decrease .......$l7 500,000
Specie, do 2,000,000
Circulation,do TOolO
Deposits, do 2,220,000
EVENINQ STOCK MARKET,
Tho following are the latest quotations at Galla
gher’s stock market this evening:
Gold, 211%; New Tork Central, 109; Erie Rail
road, 72%; Hudson River, 108%; Reading, 105;
Michigan Central, 110; Michigan Southern, 65%;
Illinois Central, 117; Pittsburg and Chicago, 81;
Cleveland and Toledo, 115 ; Chloago and Rook
Island, 93% : Northwestern Railroad, 33%; ditto
preferred, 68%; Fort Wayne, 92%; Ohio and Mis
sissippi Certldcates,27%; Cumberland Coal, 45%;
Quicksilver, 98%; Mariposa, 11%.
The gold marker was excited after the call and
Sold at 210, but rallied to 211.
Erie Railroad stock was very active and strong.
A Suicide and his Posthumous Letters.
Qur New York correspondent refers to the death
of H. W. M. Meade, a prominent photographist of
New York, by excessive >doses of laudanum. jThe
following are the letters found in his room when hi 3
corpse was discovered:
Nbw Yobk, Jan. 25,1885.
Mt-'.Dxas Wipe : For all our disagreements I
hope von forgive me, and this cowardly and rash
1 ct~ 1 loved you dearly, but the way I was situated
and various other things made our lives unhappy
May God bless you and make you happy, and may
we meet above witb our dear children. Pray for
the repose of my soul, and my dear children also. I
am in such a state oi mind I hardly know what X
write, but I am weary of the world.
Your affectionate husband,
" H. w. M. Mxadb.
P. S.—l- heard of Mr. Branch’s death from your
brothers. Ido not blame you, so be happy.
Nnw Yokk, Jan. 25,1885.
My Daueimg Children—Sabah and Jb-sik:
Forever pray for the repose of your father’s soul. I
pray that we may meet in that heavenly home,
where we hope -to be at peace forever. Oh, forgive
me what I have done. God knows how my heart
has yearned towards yon, and all T ask of you is to
be virtuous and you will be happy. Sometimesoome
to my grave, my darlings, and bring flowers.- God
bless and comfort you.
Your affectionate but unhappy-FATHEE.
P. S —I-should Jike your pictures buried with
me. -Also the hair chain to be found iu my trunk.
My watch is for Sarah, and my seal for Jessie, which
is in my trpk.
„ „ New Yoke, Jan. 25,1865.
My Dear Sistee : Do not fret or worry about
me. I want to be laid bestde my poor mother, to
have peace. God alone bows the sorrows of my
heart. 1 have been placed In a peculiar position. 1
bave been faint-hearted and generous. I have made
a mistake. 1 hope God will forgive me this cruel
act; we are notour own hoopers, Day me beside
my mother, In Greenwood, and Comfort all who
cam about me. I hope that God will forgive me,
and that we may all. meet in heaven.
» Your affectionate brother. Henry.
P- P.—My love to Katy and Harry. To Mrs. Foote
I wish yon to express my great thanks. I have
written Mr. Graham about her.
‘ „ Nbw Yoeh, Jan. 25,1865.
Me, Graham: Dearest and best of friends, I
have had to disguise many things from you as well
as others, according to the custom of this world.
Take care of those that are left, If possible. The
sale of the gallery, Ac, will provide somethtbgfor
them. I trust my sad fate may be a warolmr to
those wljo Indulge In liquors, and make them reform.
It is the curse or the oountry. lam in such a state
of mind, committing this .cowardly and foolish
Ifsownot jvhat to do. I hope a good God wl;l
reward you tor your kindness, ir my wife should cot
marry agate, as you have no children, it would be a
great relict to me u you would adopt them and bring
them np In virtue and goodness, and always let
themremembertholrnnhSppyfatherwlth kindness,
and visit my grave. Oh, let theurtry and forgotthe
unholy acts, and remember me with kindness chat I
hare endeavored to show to them. X h.i>pe tbat my
wlft will get a goottbuaband, and that we may meet
in Heaven. wbere ali,is pure and right. Excuse the
pencil* writing a&d other things under the dreadful
circumstances.
Yours, very affectionately,
_ W. Mathew Meade,
h. b.— l saw plainly the bnatnesswould not. pay,
and I request* dto be paid ont of the affaire *lOO to
SSSSm* 'borrowed money; also,
CObfiNgratloß at KRibiaoad, Indiana,
Richmond, Xnd., Jan. 29.— The pork-packing and
wholesale grocery establishment of vandemer A
Keld was entirely destroyed by d« this morning at
2 o’clock. The loss amounted to about $80,006, on
whioh there Is an Insurance of *50,000. The com
mission house orE, J. Williams, adjoining, wan also
destroyed, Involving a loss of *12,000 or- *l5 000 on
the wool stored in the bonding and owned by Thus.
woodnuL . The insurance expired last Thursday.
- The office of the O. and O. A. Railroad was entirely
consumed, with most of the papers, Tfie total loss
ameuntedtoi*lW,oo«.... T
Bt - Ihktes i«,.
* Ue *
rMoiins that th« f»n o '!! 11 k *M* 5 ?. , ' l l
hnUon. It
prison “« tks
?“* the condition of l' I ** I'*?'
tom; and equally ! r ' </:
eiotyor wish m S****^:
h &
Mt Dui sip.: m, ?•'** y^- 1
and the reformation",
jobUj suppose, dimlSio' 1
cere as in the time* i- ,
vine came to this co-kT’ 1
While I lived i 0 ,gt'- *>■[•. e
to awaken tb (r „
which must mnaii, " r r :r •
affairs of human: v . '* ■' : ,
crime and there l. I .' JV 5
one hand, and on V H > 'a
olty means to do m-S'w U>’‘.
is to say, at anV y ■■
by victim at““u *v
“rtHwahttoiV.;'
B D(j, if pec; ii- U ,l . '<*
and a wiser aan bv • •:*
South venj ni ,■'5, ] .;
many rempathfetrirw'., ~ «»%
totheKorth I havc'f, w ,’
Hew York Prison A*scci : ‘ j
yon knew me wteu ] «
endeavored to iai r r ov „ ; ;
indite from yoir ul:’* -4
and .the oneof .latman a , ■«• ; ...
progress m this partieuSVV > •«:« t . *
*» “T tie county la"? ■ 4
York are In a eoncitVo “ , n .
plorable, as will plainly an f: ;i •
of cur society to the i
copy will be duly sent jeu* k' 1 * c
cent c i l - •' <«. ■ r
of the
to carry reforir. Into t" -Vi*
vicious ooi, lay ion, negiectw ' 1
disgraceful to it in nrmi?? », t te ■
It is with county wT. I- I<,a '
alitutiotis or obiecLinatiVn a!! ht
or endeavor of reform Rl Ure «a
**“* less attention, o?’ auS*? :
°®ty; yet, because It uio.- if, ’ '.
aDO more elementary rt,. v i
portent. «‘“ry,tiiey» t , lbj a,
When prison discipline am ~
attention, youwm recollect '■
State prisons which almostV’ -1!
reformera. Ilearthu b“uus
same degree. Yet extend., k
Stale prisons only, or
sy ate mot education which sl'<»*
the nmverfhlea and obs. rt ,, >i K
grammar ana primary sahci
would resemble the state tf
Athens. There were oi'ti! '
public buildings, buUhest,..’
to the other wete filthy an? -'"I ! "*t :v
low and paltry dwelling hJa£‘**.*:s
Just as we have directs 4,.
oor schools, where the g
tlon table are taught. so tv ’
to direct their attention to tb
ccnnty jails, if they mean t.. WJ ' r ' T!
path ol sincere and c,v, “ Ss,
The present period i n tt4
pline is not a favorao.’o n <r
and more,there existed
general ardor, 1
with which prison dlseiup.. C ' ,l i
lawyers and judges, georr. - i: -
an Interest In a criminal , ‘ : ‘
doubt of tls con-ricTltm L,
among our active fellow-ini",..,i £ ,“'
prison .discipline were
the subject found puiafo.-, '■
knew that the books would *-h
not so now. . Whether it iMi,. 151 '-
novelty has passed away , -
ministration of jnstlce has' blivif' t: ',
the people with reference m t»“-i
eTen the administration of si', "•
jails has been drawn into
politics, or that finaUy the *
all attention, except, Indeed,», d rl **
to amusements, certain It Is' -hV r ßi h
takes no Interest In prison r , f :
. that of former times. As to c-kT,’*' 1 ®
indeed even think of them ’ i’‘.i.
stronger reason to Inoresso on_r ( jJ? S
assiduously and pcrseverit giy ij 4“ i::
ambition oan expect noprits. n< g., 1 ?*;
reward!
I am always, as In oldea tic., . ..
friend, P
. Jambs J. Basclat, Esa., pre.i ...; -
pllne Society, Philadelphia.
tbk mm.
A OOLIUOTIOW 0» BliutiT. y ...
verelrosis wo Bala always to w
accidents, and -we conssnutt.rij „:y '
her happening throughout sts ■-
On Monday, the 16th tost .tt.e.ur
* allroad wore thrown froiai.« t r.‘,7,
KoorcEburs, by the bleating t: -: '
on board the train, named hr.r ",
hilled. Some of the passenger
the same morning the dotrs -rat.. - -
wanna and Bloomsbtng £ '
accident near Shickshinsy, e - o s
rail. The ears were thrown <x i«<i ~
a citizen of Waverly, Eurerra e- a.-
sides seriously Injuring sere. I ..
Mr. Smith jumped from the oc. ■<,
the accident, and wag caught -.-. r '
car and rock and Instantly kpitl.'
On Monday evening, as the fur ,
Pittsburg, on the Fennsyi.-aar, f, ...
taking coal at Conemauxh
accident occurred, resulting in its
hrskeman named AlTred Hill, wco 87*
chsnlcsbnnr, Cumberland couniv.
disconnected from the train, aid tie li
the train np against the froi t st
brakeman across the track, r.cf <o. _
to such a degree teat amps:* 1
The great toe of the right fi t
tated. A young man named he »r r ,
Injured bj the same accident ij- .
around. One freight car wrs bi-7 =n-,
INTBBEETING EXPBBIML-5_ .....
the long-talked-of experiments! e-ry;. - -
marine torpedo in an oil well, to ej’iv;
duclng capacity, was tried In the “ hi:;?
on the Watson Fiats, jus; Hios ifcrj
torpedo contained eight pound* of w »:c.
applied at a depth of four tutors.* ;o: : .
iect. The explosion caused the oil s-.;i
spout out of Use well some tome feet ar
and made the ground groan like i he e z
the agonies of death. Tae 3nr oii. a.
paraMno continued for some *rr, smsxs,->
oieturbance subsided graduate. sri c:L i
on the surface as fast asitcouli ec •i'w '
a Etna-pump.
The Veeilter or Boltlmw
Baltikoub, Jan. 80.— The weato-ti
rated greatly, and a thaw tas comm?;.-.:.
Abtestos Ward Amo.ns tsz M;-shi
entertainment of Artamus Ward k -
win prove, during the wesk, a drat;
attraction to that provided at tie:
Blsts of a lecture spasmodically fiallrsrr i ■
compaliiinent to a set of pkturts Hissv:
In Hormondom. These pictures are s:
execution, the one represent;..-- Sal: ’■
remarkable for tho beautiful effect of
water. To our mind the best part of tit
the picture part—if Bueh a ir-leeisa /
doned. The good jokes of Artsnsi! in
ly scattered as they might be, asd kk '
absolutely grains of mustard »«-3 1« •-
duct-ive of a hundred-fold of nppUsss -
tion. Artemus Ward’s manner Is as —:
-Of bis matter, and when he remark!
of Brigham Young are like the dijM.':
because they are numbered, it Is the ;
be says it that pleases, as much at
The pictures appear, two or three
panoramic succession, or are nr:.i
rising of a green curtain. Artetnatf '
side oi the stage, wielding a glitter;:; ’
his travels conversationally, and jelhi
Ing familiarity. When he is not
ls playing, and the next picture it - : -
paring. fi 7 0 do not intend to reaft'S
elfms, for to anticipate them wed-I *
relish of surprise. The fine aolisis :
ning will doubtless bo redupUca ed it::-*-
week.
CITY ITEMS
Chinese Feoobessiveke=6.-T'
got measurably over their
now admit Americans and K;-" -''
walls of Pekin, and the Cater; - :
rowing club, a gymnasium, a
amateur theatrical corps, a ("; -
branch of tho Royal Asiatic f-ocb:
keeps on improving and beeemin: ’-
hope In about a thousand yc”! :
dignity of some suoh mn-: ';';
as the Brown-Stone Clothioii Rv-
Wils.n, Nos. 603 and 805
Sixth.
Two Bases.—Tho Blair raisd :
this wise—any person oanseotr*: ’ ’■
will run together: Mr. Jefferson l f
ail formalities and will hear si>» I :
President Lincoln tending to pest*
separation. President Lincoln *
fill hearing to any prominent man
arms, whether sent by frarir ' ’
establishment of peaoo on f : '
the laws of the TJrlos- Tnessjwu ,
about as wide apart as the Spot.own _
Richmond, and Charles Stokes &-■ .
Clothing Store, under tho Costine-* *
delphia.
Skatino ! SKATnroi—On Ftffh-'A
Thirty-first and Walnut sW-*- *'
lent condiUon, being planed v,
tent planing machine every -
band afternoon and evening- T l ’ l “‘,‘ r
illuminated every night, and open -
until 10 o’clock during tho skstmf -
Elon 25 cents.
Eye, Bab, and Catarrh,
by J. Isaacs, M. D., Oculist and
Artificial eyes Inserted. Kocii&rs 6 ""
GeobOT Stbok fe Of*’* - p;r '',
EamlbVs Cabinet Organs, ;
Gould, Seventh and Ciiestsn’ ~ ’
SPECIAL
Superiob WBOTTGIIT-SP 5 ’ 1 ;^
and Imported Coffee Mills, eiart ' '
qealitr, and also severs! 3 i
sale by TRUMAN * SH»W. »■> •
Jye) iIAKKET Street.
Don’t Lock the
HOUSE IS STOLES, bat S* ft. '
forehand, from TBUSTAN 4 s ®‘ ’jiaii
Thirty- five) WAEKET Street,
Tbhsses, Brace and
porta, of approye* conftractioo.
jcuted with judimes^
TWELFTH and RACE Strf? t. i“;
condwted l«r Itftdics. oaTwa ‘ H s pr •
Bw».) An oxteatira w|«J ‘ W*'
Braces, Baatlc Stockist'’ «-**
4c. * .
COMATB’B
Thi* celebrated TOILER S °Z-igf
m&nd, 1« mad* from tie CE9‘ - Rl St«
»»d EMOLLIBHT to i« tf
XD, aid EXTEMELT
the Skis. For Mia v _**
dorian. <;
-pr*ffO 1 over 600 eacfi “ *»«» ’
I JsSsAfS*?-" ;::
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hW BS7SHI»“ 4CB » sl
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