ttt t.axtris. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1885 The Advance in Virginia. The co-operation of armies is one of the great principles upon which General Gamer succeeds. Since he has been in command there have been no isolated, inconsequential campaigns, and his own army and those of SHERMAN and THOMAS have been so disposed that the rebels have been unable to employ their old system of transportation and concentration. By the advance of the Array of the Potomac on. Sunday last it gives effective co-operation to SHBRMAN, who should by this time be at Branchville, and prevents LEE from in terfering with any of his columns. This movement is the beginning of an active campaign on the part of GRANT, and the blow is at once struck against the point indispensable to the safety of Richmond. The Weldon road, torn up for many miles by the 2d Corps last November, was not permanently held by: our forces, and the enemy rebuilt and used it. Its possession is made more valuable to us now by the movements'of SHERMAN, and the first ob ject of GRANT'S campaign is to obtain ab solute control of it. If the enemy loses the Weldon road, the only communication between Richmond and the rebel forces in the Carolinas will be by the roundabout Danville route. But the particular object of the advance is secondary to the fact that the army has moved. The purpose of the campaign is for the present to keep LEE occupied: If thelnovements result in a great battle, good; but enough will be gained by merely a heavy pressure on the weak points of the enemy's position. "The New Park. A committee of City Councils have gone to Harrisburg to oppose the passage of the bill authorizing the purchase of new grounds for the Philadelphia Park. We are in favor of its passage, and, while gratified to find Councils talking of eco nomy, think the city can afford to make this improvement, which will be of ines timable value forever. New York has made out of a barren, rocky common, or namented with shanties and pig-pens, a magnificent landscape, with lakes and weods that are as beautiful and picturesque as the paintings of TURNER or. HAMILTON. Nature has given to Philadelphia a park readymade, but Councils have not profited by the opportunity. We do not desire that the lavish expenditure of New York should be imitated ; we only ask one hundredth part of New York en terprise to make our park what it should be. Nothing is done for its improvement now; half a dozen laborers were occupied all last summer in building a little arbor on the bluff, and we doubt if it is finished yet. Now, when it is proposed to obtain for the park the land on the west side of the river, it is objected that the park is already too large, and that somebody will make money by selling land to the city at a good price. But the park is not too large. It will never be large enough till the river runs through it. It is the pure, beautiful Schuyl kill river that alone makes our park supe rior to any in the country. The western shore Is more sloping, and in many places better wooded than the eastern, and should be at once obtained and improved. We do not want the citizens who own this ground to cut the trees down, and build ice-houses and manufactories. The park on the east ern shore loses half its beauty when the river view is ruined by such alterations. It is said that the people of Philadelphia do not wish the improvement; but this is a mistake; the public appreciates the importance of enlarging the 'Ark at once, and is not alarmed by extravagant estimates of the cost. ' We want a park with a river run ning through it, and when the city owns both shores of the Schuylkill, from Fair mount to the Girard avenuebridge on the east, and to the northern boundary of Schuylkill Heights on the west, we will have a charming natural location, which, with comparatively little money, Can be made the - most picturesque park in Ame rica. AnDitN.-=TICe WAR Piti - sa — ffif this week, which will be ready for delivery this afternoon, will contain, in addition to tkp.usual amount of interesting matter, TENNYSON'S poem of " Enoch Arden." complete. An opportunity is thus offered for all persons . to secure . this celebrated work of the English Laureate. THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. The Constitutional Amendment Adopted by Missouri and Maine, Postponement by the New Jersey legislature. =ME ST. Lome, -Feb. I.—Both houses or the Missouri Legislature have ratified the amendment to the Federal Constitution abolishing slavery. There were only two dissenting voloes in the Senate, and !Our in the House. AnnusTa, Me., Feb. 7.—Tite Maine Legislature to-day ratified the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery. A salute of a hundred guns 10 being tired in honor pf the event. T - asenTomr, Feb. T.—Governor Parker to-day sent a message to both Rouses of the Legislature, en closing a copy of the joint resoltitlons passed by Congress in regard to the> constitutional amend ment in referenoe to slavery. In the Senate, Mr. Scovel moved that th Committee on Federal Re- Miens be Instructed to report on the subjeot on Thursday. Senators Chandler, Buckley, and Ran dolph opposed immediate motion. The motion was lost—Senators -Jenkins and Kennedy, Democrats, and Soovel and Romer, Republicans, voting for it. The joint committee on the Bergen Tunnel asked and obtained leave to-day to sit during the session. The committee intend to make a thorough exami nation, and will present an elaborate report on the subject. FORTRESS MONROE ARRIVAL OP LARGE SUPPLIES OP COAL-NO NEWS PROM TRIIIIT*A RAILROAD ENING BUILT PROM NIPWRERN TO ICINGSTON, N. 0,-AN sacmiares OF PRISONERS TO OODIRENOR--MISOBLLANROITS NEWS. FORTEBBS Naimoli, Feb. a—The following coal eohoonere arrived here this morning: Sarah J. Bright, 0. E Elmer, Maggie Vandueen t and Sophia Ann, all of Philadelphia. For some time past goal has been a very name artiole here, but navigation le now open, and the supply will be equal to the demand. The steamer! New Jersey and North Point have arrived here today from Fort Fisher. They bring no news from General Terry. The steamer Rebecca Barton arrived today from Beaufort, N. 0., with the mails and passengers. Our forces are building a railroad from Newbern to Kingston, N. 0., a dis tance of seventeen miles, under the supervision of Col. ltroAlpine, superintendent of military railroads. The expeotation nrr is that the exchange of prisoners will go on regularly. The rebel agents have returned to Richmond, but nothing was known as yet in regard to their Mission. Generals Ourtla and Pennypaeker, both of whom were wounded at the capture of Fort Fisher. are Mill here at the Oliesapeake Hospital, and, at the /sat enemata, were slowly recovering. General Fennypackeris wound was a very severe one, and It will be some time before he can recover ; but he is doing well under the circumstances. CANADA. THE PEOPLE 01 TORONTO MUMS OP TRH 'UNITED e A. ES. Tonoarro, 0. W., Feb. T.—A mass meeting was held lad night in St. Lawrence Rail, called by the Mayor's proclamation, for the purpose of condemn ing the Government for providing to refund the money Wren by the St. Albans raiders, and also for the passage of the then bill. Amendments were Made to the resolutions, unqualifiedly sustaining the Government, and were passed by a large ma jority. 001718DOVS CONDUCT UADDB. INVD3TNIALTION. MONTRIAT., Feb. T.—The investigation into the Gondar* of Judge Goursol, in releasing the rebel raiders, has been commenced by the Government Commissioners, but the proceedings are private for the'present. DISCUSSION ON van cONIT,DBILLTION QUIDS% Feb, T.—The debate on the Clonfedera- UM/ scheme was opened Met night In Parliament. The Alderney General, Mr. McDonald, made a long *aeon on the eubjeot. 11. O. MINNOW; ON TILE CANADA. NORDSH—TELN ILIN/ON FBNLING IN CANADA Ax.nass, feb. T.—General Tames B. Swain has Oust returned from a tour of observation along the Northern frontier, extending from Niagara Falls to the 'Vermont line. He alit° visited several places in -Canada,autl. inwid the public sentiment quite gene .rally favorable to the Union. He examined the condition of the National Guard Xiktite border eountles, for the purpose of reporting to the Governor its probable efficiency in case a ne -ercaolty ' World arise for ealiteg it into service. Tribe' thousand effective, men can be put on the One within twenty-four hours, without calling uicii Aka eorinties. GRANT !HAWK ANOTHER EXPEDITION TO THE WELDON RAILROAD. Our Form Ram and Thus far Successful. A GB EAT BATTLE EXPECTED ON • MONDAY. The Objects Of the. Illove—Slatrnalshing with the Enemy. OUR LOSSES SLIGHT-TWO HUNDRED PRISONERS CAPTURED. (Special Com3spondeace of The Preec 1 Bayous Pirrampnrse, Feb; 6, 1866 EEZEMEM Thought!! of peace have all. been dispelled. In. deed, as others of your correspondents with this army have apprised you, while peace divination!! were • going on in the camps the speakers were pre. paring for war with all the energy that long use and brave hearts give to our soldiery. While a flag of trace hung from Petersburg's outer walls Its rebel garrison, under the orders of its wily chief, was taking advantage of the lull to dispose itself in such positions as would be favorable for striking the beleaguering army a tremendous blow, and perhaps ridding Richmond and its advanced bulwark—the city before me—of a - dreaded and a hated enemy. From our watch towers, that go up over the tree tops, and bear the far.searching telescopes that seen the muddy hordes dodging from gap to gap In the dark forests almost on the horizon, unusual stir was visible In the rebel camps, There was marching and oounter marching of the ragged Confederates. Then a tide or blue commenced to flow toward the left, toward the Weldon Railroad and the extreme end of our long line, where So many betties haVe been fought and where so many brave men sleep under the frozen turf. At the time, this move was believed to be merely precautionary, for the camps, after the stir, went batik again into their old quiet. But yesterday the real move was inaugurated for which all tile former stir had been the preparation. It has beenjudgediplausible that, with the continual, and to the rebels too swift, advance of Sherman on Charleston, and the ever•threatening position of Terry at Wilmington, with an army In the Valley alert, and an army victorious in East Tennessee, Lee has weakened his army to protect other places almost as important and more exposed than Petersburg. An advance, therefore, at this powerful advance—on the Weldon Railroad would, if such facts were correct, result In a continued occupation. With such a triumph Richmond would be in quite as critical a condition as Charleston ,with Branchville .eaptnred, and as Savannah was with all its railroads out, and Hardee - decamping by night over a single causeway. Be sides, a capture of the road' would assist the great desideratum of the fall of Wilmington, and an early junction of a few movable columns with Terry, and eventually with Sher Man's advancing army. TEE MOVE. Aa late as last Tuesday week the 2d, 6th, 6th, and 9th Corps were placed under marching orders, making the stir in the camps to which I have Just referred. Ali the next day there was the busy hum of preparation, but the whole matter remained In abeyance until yesterday (Sunday), when suddenly the 24 and sth Corps were ordered to march at dawn. Again the stir was renewed. Rations were loaned, and our trains were kept sliming corstantly from one portion of the line to 'another, bearing freight and munitions of war. There was not much for it to carry, however, as the balk of the ammunition, etc., bad been distributed a week ago. Gregg's cavalry division immediately started on receipt of the order, taking the direct road to Ream's Station, on the Weldon road. At about 4.20 A. 151. the sth Corps commenced moving alter the cavalry, and for hours a constant tide of men issued forth until alt were gone, and the ad- vane was far on its way. Two hours afterward the 2d and 3d divisions of the 2d Corps also moved, taking the Vaughn road towards Hatcher's Run, to which your readers will remember a heavy force was sent at the close of last year, and where some severe fighting was done. TSB REBELS.AWARE OP OIIR MOVE. It is a part of the strange history of this war that none of the important expeditions of this army are ever undertaken without the discovery of the un fortunate fact that the rebels are in full possession oral! Its details. This one was no exception. While Our men were moving aw , there was agreat chorus of locomotive whistles boßie to us from Petersburg. There was crumbling, as of many and heavy trains, and the sounds died away just in the very direction where work was to be done. The fact that rein forcements had rapidly hurried to the rebel right was evidenced by subsequent developments. INOIDENTS OP TIM MASON Gregg's cavalry division, which had set out in ad vance, met no enemy in force on the road to Hatch er's Run. Here and there were rebel cavalry pickets, who mounted and hurried away as soon as our advance appeared and its strength was deve loped. The. lone houses by the way were peopled, but with gaping women and children. But few ne groes were anywhere present. Howarth! Creek was found unfordable. When the sth arrived a great bridge bad to be oenstructed. This was the work of several hours, but our engineers wrought skilfully and industriously, and soon the dark, dank banks of the stream were joined. The delay, however, gave the enemy sufficient time to make a disposition of his force, and he was met in force after the corps oroi Bed, and arrived within a short distance of the .. run. A SUNCiTIOR 85T1V3317 THE 00.131.13 The river crossed.,_the, exicanY Were met in some ,wrinigra;alferft — wrile decided to make a j notion be tween the left of the 2d and the right of the Mb Corps. This duty was assigned to the ad Pennsyl vania Cavalry, and about four o'clock P. Itt. the junction was effected, The cavalry, while in the performance of this duty, was attacked by a small force of rebels, who were driven off without any dif ficulty. The whole line then advanced across the ran, with very little fighting, 'except on the right, where a brigade of the ad Division of the 2d Corps charged a long line of hastily-oenstruct ed breastworks and carried them. The works were slight, and evidently the result of a few hours' bard work, and were by no means fermi. dable. They were, however, strongly posted, skirt leg the edge of a dense pine woods,, and sweep bag an immense open field over which our troops were compelled to charge. The rebel force was, however, weak, and (Mr loss Was very slight, per. haps not exceeding forty killed and wounded. This was all the fighting that took place until we had advanced some distance beyond the run, when a line Of works a great deal more formidable than the first although also freshly built, were met in front of the 2d Corps. They were especially strong, well posted and garrisoned by three divisions oC Gen. Cordon's corps and one of Bradley Johnson's. The line had advanced In a northwesterly direction towards Armstrong's Mills, which have already been made famous by their connection with the fighting of lull , November, The line was halted, but the move* bunts of the enemy gave part of it time to throw tip slight breastworks and the rest to dig rifle. pits. AN ATTACK BY THE ItYZELS. At about 5 o'clock the rebels began in turn to ad vance on us. In long line of battle they appeared from behind their works, while their artillery opened at all points, shelling our lines. They came with a great deal of confidence out of the timber and Woes the great open field that separated them from our troops. As soon as they began to charge with their peculiar yell a general fire was opened all along our lines, and after gallantly essaying to reach no, they turned in some confusion, to beg the shelter of their works. They were formed a seconntime, and again charged, to be again repulsed. Our right was protected by an extensive woody. marsh, so situated that our line at that - point enfiladed the rebel forges, and aided ranch to send them back in disorder. As night came down, with dark clouds obscuring the stars, the fighting ceased, and the lines remained as they had been before the struggle. TB& LOSSES Our losses will foot up probably about 160, but the number is not now exactly known. A large propor tion are officers, among them Colonel Murphy, of the 69th New York, who oommanded that portion of .the line posted on the edges of the swamp. The loss of the enemy was heavier, as he acted mostly on the offensive. We captured also 220 prisoners. A list of our killed and wounded will be prepared and forwarded. A..BATTLB IMMUURAT. Reinforcements were sent forward last evening, composed of the 3d division of the 6th Corps, and two divisions, the ist and 2d, of the 9th Corps, and have now joined the original expedition , maki ng its numbers very formidable. The enemy will resist and we will advance, and a battle is expected to day. (I write in the early morning, 2A. L) The field Is clear, our wounded have all been sent to the rear, and our men are ready for work. The sky has cleared away, and the twinkling stars look down upon the spot where foes, soon to be in deadly com bat, are reposing. A cold, bitter wind is sighing through the pines. A few hours more and perhaps the frozen ground will be strewed with dead and wounded. AssOciated Press.] HasnQuaaminse ARMY Or THE POTOMAO, Feb. B, 1865.—The Army of the Potomac is once more in motion, and ere this despatch reaches you the object intended to be accomplished will have been de. Veloped, and the degree of Success resulting will alio, no doubt, be known by that time. At 3 A. M. today, the 6th Corps, preceded by Gregg's Cavalry, started on the road to Reaqi's Station. No force of the enemy was met on the route, but the roads at various points were picketed by cavalry, all of whom retreated as the column advanced. About noon they reached Rowan's Creek, over which a bridge of considerable length had to be constructed, occupying several hours. About 3 o'clock P. Pff., the 3d Pennsylvania Ca valry, under Major Hess, were sent out to make a connection between them and the 2d Corps, the 24, and 3d divisions of which had gone out on the Vaughn road as far as Hetet:ear's Run, to demon strate in that direction. On reaching the run the lit brigade of the 3d division charged and took the line of rifle.pite on the west side, losing but a few men. They advanced about a, mile across the run, driving the enemy's pickets before them. Here strong line of 'breastworks , was erected In a short time, making the position perfectly secure. The 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry, after' crossing a short distance south of the Virginia road, advanced Southward, and soon met a small force in ambush, which poured a sharp volley - Into our men, killing two, it is said, and wounding besides a number of horses. Being Supported by a part of the 84 divi sion of the 2d Corps, the rebels were driven off and soon after a connection with the right of the 6th Corps was reported made. Up to this time very little fighting had taken place, the 6th Corps being scarcely engaged at all. The 2d division of the Rd Corps, under General Smythe, before reaching Hotelier's Run, turned to ,the right eind advanced In a northwesterly direction towards Armstrong's mill. Before going more than THE PRES threeemartere of a mile the enemy were discovered In a strong position and In considerable force, four divisions of General Gordon's corps being reported In tke vicinity. Here our men erected temporary breeatworks on part of the line, while the balance had only time to ,throw-up small French Ado-pits. Skirmishing was going on all this time between the enemy and our sharpshooters. At about 4.30 P. M. the rebel .artillery opened for the purpose of finding our position and strength, but no reply was made. They at length appeared, advancing in line of battle, with a strong skirmish line thrown out In advance. Our men were all ready for them, and, as they charged in handsome style guess an open field, they received such a galling tire as to cause them to fall back in disorder, leaving =amyl:lead and wounded on the field. Atterrepealing the, attempt to dislodge our men, and failing each time, a force was sent around to tarn the right flank or the division. Col. Murphy, of the 69th New York, commanding the 2d brigade, was posted here with hie right restingon a swamp, and was fully prepared for such a movement. Here, again the rebels sat fared severe loss as they attempted to break the lines, and were finally forced to give it up, and soon after dark firing ceased almost entirely, the enemy falling back to their works. Our loss during the day was quite small, pribee bly not over a hundred altogether, although the ex act number is not known. Colonel Murphy was wounded in the knee, but not severely, while giving Orders to his men. His assistant adjutant general, Lieut. McTavish, was mortally wounded. Lieut. Graham, 14th Connecticut, wounded in , breast se• verely. Lieut. Wm. Tibbets, 19th Massachusetts, killed. Lieut. Morrie, 10th New York, wounded in the thigh and hand. Lieut. A. Bartlett, 14th Con necticut, killed. A correspondent of the Herald, with the 6th Corps, whose name I did not learn, was captured, and after being robbed, succeeded in escaping, and reached our lines in safety. The enemy's loss must have been very heavy, as they repeatedly charged our lines, each time suffering severely. We took about two hundred prisoners, some of whom report having received Orders in the morning to keep a sharp leek out, as they believed ourarmy was on the move. EleneraliSmythe deserves much praise for the manner in which he handled his division, being himself present all over the field, and watching closely every move ..)1 his enemy and ready to meet it. We expect a battle to-morrow (Monday), with more decisive results than were obtained today, The weather to-night Is clear and cold, and Is just suitable for a movement In this country. OUR PRISONERS IN RERELDON. Release OF Eleven Hundred and their Arrival North. Opinions of Liberated Captives on the Ability of the Rebels to Release all in their bands. BALITMORn s Feb. - 7.—The 116.'4.4)f-truce stammer Near York arrived at Annapolis this morning, with 1,100 released Union prisoners, including 10 officers. A heavy snow storm commenced this morning and still continues. ev§ OPINIONS OP UPTURN= PATEIOITI2I3B. Nay Tonic, Feb. 7.-Returned Union prisoners doubt the correctness of the statement, lately again put forth, that there is to be a general exchange of prisoners at the rate of three thousand per month, thus requiring ten mouths to exchange the thirty thousand, and say that If the rebels were desirous of an Immediate full exchange, It could be done In twenty days. The rebels are reducing our prisoners at the rate of twentyfive per cent. per month, by starvation, and by inducing them to enlist In their armies in order that they may get food and avoid a lingering death. As to sending supplies or money, these returned prisoners say, though they know how mush our poor fellows need both, they will receive nothing of the sort, for the very good reason that what is sent will never reach them. KALTIRISBVRO. The Drew City Park Project DISCUSS/OW OF ITS ADVISABILITF DAVOUS LBOISLA.TIVS COMNCETTIDB Hausmann°, Feb. 7.—The Philadelphia delega tion in the Legislature gave a hearing last night to a joint committee of Select and Common&moils to protest against the passage of the proposed park bill, meeting at the LoOhiol House. It. ill. Evans presided. Frederick A. Van Cleve was the spokesman of Councils. He opposed a purchase of the new park, because tie city's financial condition would not now warrant the expense. It bad inourred large debts for patriotic motives. Its loans were below par, and It bad difEculty to meet the current expenses. The existing parks were sufficiently large, and should be thoroughly improved before a new one is purchased. No demands had been made by the people upon Councils for additional territory, and under the thirty.ninth section of the oonsolidation act the city had the power to purchase whatever is needed without any additional legislation. The ground proposed could be bought years hence as well as now, and the sentiment of nine-tenths ofethe people was opposed to the present purchase. Select Councilman James Hopkins said the city would be now compelled to fund $2,600,000 of out, standing liabilities, and is not now in a condition to purchase parks. Senator Donovan had always been opposed to the purchase, and his opposition was strengthened by the Council Committee. Bat be thought it was In very bad taste for a certain Councilman to have said, as reported, that the members of the Legislature were 41 good for nothing but to go to the depots when the cars arrived, arid find out who came - to-rierrwourg .13 Sm.& nAkt seal= could only emanate from some coarse an( vulgar mind. Mr. Franz) claimed, at the trial, in extenuation, that he was at the time labeling under much excite ment, and said, "I do protest, with an assurance that comes from the sincerity of my heart, that, it was the farthest frolic my Intention' to have exer cised, by threatepilntimldation or bullying, any undue Influence over the honorable gentleman from Pennsylvania." hvldence was produced to show that Mr. MILD is a kled•hearted and mild man, excepting when Indulging la au exoessof convivlaii ty. The report of the committee is reserved for future a i gllolh n et on ' _ Par. Van Cleve said It was untrue that any,such statement had been made In Councils. Mr. Brightly reiterated that nothing of the kind had been said. The newspapers were In the habit of making speeches for both Councilmen and mem bers ! and the erroneous report probably originated in'that manner. if the bill was passed, Philadel phia would not know how to raise money to pay for the park; and if It had money, would prefer to spend it for now pnblle buildings, which were very much needed. The present park is so large that a poor man with his family oonld. not go around it in one whole day, and the new project was for the bene fit of a few speculators, who would like to get the city to buy rocks and hills which they could sell to nobody else. The ground - OoUld be had, if desired, any time within the next fifteen years. ' Mt. Hopkins opposed the scheme, because it Would poet ten willicns•of dollars to beautify, byaild bridges, and fill up some of the heavy ravines. - Messrs. Quigley, Raddlmart, and Van Cleve con tinued the discussion, brit without eliciting any new facts. Mr. Miler said the scheme was devised by the same class of public-spirited men who had sub scribed forty-five thousand dollars forSedgleyPark. Councils had not hesitated to appropriate one mil lion dollars for public buildings if the State capital -Were taken to Philadelphia, and why should they hesitate now, when the purity of the water and the injaymerit of the citizens were concerned i The ground was excellent for the purpose. Adjourned. Senator Foote In Difficulties-11e is Ar• rested and. Sent to Fort Warren. 13/Jamaica, Feb, T.—Henry S. Foote, of the rebel Congref r, reached here this morning from Wash ington, in charge of Major F, 0. Newhall, and took breakfast at the "Eutaw House, shortly after which he left for the North. It Is reported that he alit be incarcerated In Fort Warren. The heavy snow storm continued at nightfall, when It maned to rain. Election of a Nayor in Lancaster, Pa. LANCIABTBI4. 3 Feb. 7.—George Sanderson (Demo crat) was reelected Mayor of this city today, by a majority of 275.• NEW YORK UT!. Medal Correspondence of The Press.) bTsw Yobs, Feb. 7,1866. THE CHIMERA,. The remit of the peace folly has esueed a very "general feeling of soreness hereabouts, and press and people alike join in a sneer at the expense of those who have procured the affair. One exception, in deed, may be noted—that of a sheet which hits drifted Into the drivelling age of accord ohltdhood and maunders 'miserably over the Ammo, just as an old gentleman rocking In the qnicksands of senility mumbles over the foolish fancies of his brain. ..Some time since this same sheet announced that Kr. Blair, Sr. was to be observed In Washington, "smi ling con tinually, but Baying nothing ;" in other words, attributing to him the best-known symptoms of confirmed idiotoy. This wretched joke has ,to a degree fastened upon the peace idea, and destroyed the very little dignity resident therein. The idea has lived only as a grim burlesque—the skeleton of a grave sobriety. One good has resulted from thejlasco—the conser. vatives are going over in a body to the war party. A "Southern Unionist," who denounced vengeance upon the '• Black Republicans," one of the most bitter opponents of the war, declared in my hearing that the rebels, having declined the only offer or peace which could be made, he was for war with them to the bitter end. Hundreds of others echo the same opinion. Surely our "Conservative" party has now forever lost its entity. In opposition to the loyalists exist the dlsloyaliste. There is no party of middle-men swinging like pendulums be tween these opposites. Indeed, their existence was based upon a fallacious theory, and they now per- Calve and estimate its fatuity. WAB IN WAT,I, BTRNET Walinnet is rent with faction. The 'nuance companies and the insurance brokers stand fairly pitted against each 'other. The former desire to abolish the latter, and gain all the spoils without commission, that horrible Minus 'which is ever subtracting, rendering the profits less. A corn- Mutton having this for its object has been formed, whereat the brokers nprear their " dreadful front," and threaten destruction. Hereby Is elicited a vet% bal and printed oollision• also, sundry attacks; of which the poor Public le found to be spectator and hearer and unwilling umpire. , CALVIN PAIRBANICS, the well-knowu martyr to the cause of freedom, who has suffered a .tweive-years imprisonment In the Kentucky State Penitentiary for having assisted a slave to escape, is now in this city. He lectured at the Shiloh °hurl% on Sunday evening, giving a history of his own case and the terrible suillnings of those confined within the same waUe. WBOLIMALH ABABSTB OP 131711$TITIITS DROIEBBB Numerous arreSta Of reOralting ofhoers, mustering officers, substitute brokers, and others, connected with Ike enlisting business In New York, as well as of interned revenue !openers, have been made during the past few days. Beef ls firm at 14625 e ; receipts, 6,000 head. Sheep lower at 00140 ; receipts, /8 2 000 head. Swine tin ob anged sales at 13@14%a; receipts, 4;000 head. THE rirIdNIZIGI STOOK. 110&ED 20 P. 3T.—Gold 213 X, and not active. Sales after call, 2128, at wblok it closed. Stooks very dull, New York Central 11324' ; Erie TB; Beading 100; Bliebigan Southern 69w; Rook Island 05%; Northwestern 86% I do. preferred 65,1("; Fort Wayne fotX ; OuMbegland 41X. ;II - 3 &; WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1865: MOVEMENTS or GENERALS. SHERMAN EXCITEMENT IN WILMINGTON AND CHARLESTON. NORTH CAROLINA SWARMING WITH DISCONTENTED REBELS. GENERAL ORD'S ADMINISTRATION OF AFFAIRS A' NORFOLK. - Stein.— Otirteispondenoe of The Prem.] By the arrival of the mail-boat from Newborn yea terdcy I em placed In possession of late advises by Purser King. General Terry has as yet made no demonstration on Wilmington City. On the 29th of January he sent out a reconnoitring party, which proceeded to within eight miles of the oity,where they met with an advance of the rebels under command of Colonel Preston. Our men managed to elude them, and to make their way safely back to the camps under the guns of Fort Fisher. The Mayor of Wilmington has become suddenly abused, and has ordered for the fifth time all non oom batants to leave the city. This was also done by the Mayor of Charleston on the 22d of January, so that the parties who live in either of these tittles are wireless, end, moreover, destitute of children and the comforts of a home. A number of desert ers came Into Gen, Terry's headquarters on the Stet of January, and report that the march of Sherman on Charleston hes thrown a perfect hell of terror on the South. Works of the most formidable charac ter were being constructed on both sides of the Ash ley and Cooper rivers; and everything was being done to prevent the terrible attack of Sherman, which was being . daily looked for. One of the deserters said that Sherman was looked upon as an Alexander, who had but to say that his intentlone were to take a certain place, and nothing could prevent its capture. De'pite all these works, which are, Indeed, formidable, the re-' bets have no faith In them, and believe that the name of Sherman le alone a tower of strength. These deserters have given up all faith in Davis and his Confederacy. They say the soldiers desert from the central portion of the State of North Carolina, and remain in the mountain fastnesses, living upon winter berries, and shooting squirrels. A few weeks since a portion of the 11th North Carolina Regi ment, commanded by Capt. Hays, vies ordered to snout the valleys of the Stale ; and one right, while encamped about forty-five miles above the mouth of the Ashley river, they were surprised by a number of rebel deserters, and about sixty of them were killed. The State swarms with these discontented rebel deserters, and they are supposed to have secret signs by which they know each other, and are armed with the best rifles. Vance has tried hie utmost to rid himself of these supposed vandals, but he has not been able to do it ; and if a nuoleus, suilicent in strength, could only be gained, and it scald bo coin. mended by a responsible man, the Government and people of the United States would soon have the pleasure of seeing a system Inaugurated that would go very far toward rendering a vast and use ful service to the Union arms.. W. D. KaClaxamt. Major General Ord, since his appointment to this department, has given great satisfaction to the citi zens of Norfolk and vicinity. Many of the bine laws of General Butler have been revoked. Gene ral Grant has appointed a military commission, which is sitting at the United States Custom Howe, and it Is said several gigantic frauds that have been perpetrated by military officers in high authority are coming to light. As everything is eearet, and it is not likely that for the present anything will be allowed to be published, it is best Mat to speculate as to the crimes brought out nor the punishments to be inilioted• Governor F. H. rierpont is expected here early the coming week for the purpose of reorganizing the oivil government. It is understood that General Ord has given his consent for its return, and nothing now remains but for the Governor to make his ap pearance. The committee that waited upon . Mr Lincoln and the Governor have returned highly elated with the prospects of their visit, and tell glowing stories of the incoming of the reign of civil peace. WASWINGTOR, FBB. 7. CONOREssioNAL REPORT ON THE ATTACK ON REPRESENTATIVE KELLEY. The Rouse select committee to-day made an elaborate report Setting forth all the facts and evi dence concerning the assault made by A. P. Fraan upon Representative KELLEY on the Bath ult. They fully confirm the newspaper Statements published at that time, and show that Frem, abruptly com menced a conversation with Judge KELLEY while the latter was at tea, in the presence of ladles, In relation to the action upon his case as a member elect from Louisiana, and that he subse quently used profane language,and struck the Judge with a pocket knife, inflicting a wound on his left hand, and afterwards threatened to shoot him. The committee find no 0114110 of complaint against Judge KELLEY. Several days ago a bill amendatory of the act in corporating the Metropolitan Railway Company of the District of Columbia being under consideration, Senator STIMMIR moved the following as a new sea tion : "Thatthe provision prohibiting any exclusion from any oar on aooonnt of color, already applicable to the Metropolitan Railway, IS hereby. extended to every other railroad In the District of Columbia." The amendment was adopted by a vote of 26 yeas against 10 nays, as follows: Yeas.—lllesers. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Col- lamer, Conness, Dixon, Doolittle, Farwell, Foot, - Foster, Grimes, Harris, Howard, Johnson, Lane (Ind.), Lane (Kansas), Morgan, Morrill, Nye, Pome roy, Ramsay, Sherman, Sumner, Wade, Willey, and Wilson. ?Tays.—Messrs. Cowan, Davis, Henderson, Hen dricks, Nesmith, Powell, Richardson, Saulsbury, pan Winkle, and Wright. The bill, as thus amended, was passed. AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED BY TRH PORTIPIDA 'MON AND ARMY BILL. The fortifloatiOn bill passed by the House today appropriates Aye enilliOnsof dollars, and include' Fort Wayne, near Baron; Fort Porter, at Buffalo; Fort Niagara, near Yortngitown, and Forts Oa- Uric, Montgomery, Knox, Popharn, ,Preble, Soam• mel, Georges, Constitution, McClary, Independenoe, Warren, Adams, Hale, Sohuyler; Willett& Point, Hamilton, Tompkins, Miniln, - Washington, Monroe, Cllnoh, Taylor, and Jeffer son, and also appropriations for a sea-wall off Great Bruaster's 'Eland, a sea-wall on Deer and Lovell's . Islands ; also for a permanent fort at New Bedford, a fort at Sandy Hook, a fort on Ship Island, a fort at Fort Point; in California; a fort at °atm. Isl• and, San Franoisoo bay, and additional defence* at San Francisco ; $500,0001' appropriated for the de fences at Washington. The army appropriation bill, as passed by the Howe, appropriates about five hundred millions of dollars. Yesterday eighty-seven guerillas, belonging to Mosunv's, 1 7 1 / arra% and KINOBILCE% gangs, were taken out from the old Capitol Prison and sent to Fort Warren, Boston harbor, for sate keeping. They are desperate characters, and it was found necessary to place them in irons tovrevent their escaping. A SOLDUCt'S WIDOW APPOINTED A POST- Mrs. Buswwirin has been appointed postmistress at Sterling, Illinois, on the following order of the Presldent I, lllr. Washburne has presented to me all the papers In - this ease, and finding Mrs. Bushnell as well recommended as any other, and she being the widow of a soldier who fell in battle for the Union, let her be appointed. A. Liwoonw." Mr. HARBIN, of New. York. presented the netition of Peter Cooper and otbers, of New York, to favor of a ship canal from Lake Brie to Lake Ontario. Mr. CHANDLBR, of Michlean. moved to make the bill to regulate commerce between the several States the special order for Thursday next. Mr. SBERMAN. of Ohio, understood - that this was a blll in relation to eel talc railroads, and would provoke a great deal of dtgenesion, Mr. CHANDLIR then withdrew his motion. ILLEGAL PRICOEDBVT. • . Mr. TRUMBULL. of /1/inois, called up the resolution introduced by him a few days glace, declaring that whereas the Seinetary of the Senate ha■ submitted the constitutional amendment to the President for hie ap proval: and whereas. as propositions to amend the Constitution do not require the approval of the Presi dent, that the action or the Secretary in this case &hall not be talus as a precedent for the future. The resolution was adopted. THE LATZIMACIE XISSION, Mr. SUMBER, of Maseachmietts Ido not wish terfere with regular order, Out with the indulgence of my colleague (Mr Wilson) Lam going to ask tho Senate informally to take up a revolution I offend yesterday, calling upon the President for information With re ference to the late peace mission. Mr. SllBlthlgli. I. hope that will not be taken up, as it will cerlaintyglve rise to discussion Mr. SAULSBURY, of Delaware. I hope It will not be taken up now. I wish to offer an amendment to it when it climes op. The resolution was not taken up. .. . The CHAIR said nnflohthed Insineee was the law In relation to the enrolment bill, which wan then taken up The question pending was the adoption of the amend ment of Mr Connees to make the third section read co that substitute broken, recruiting agents, or other Persons who shall, for pay or profit, millet Means per sons or mum; in a condition of Intoxication, shall be pnoished. The amendment was adopted. • "Mr COWAN of Pennsylvania , moved so to amend the third section as to make persons accused of the crimes above named amenable to Olen courts Instead of court martinis or military eAMMissines. This gave rise 10 a diecussion. in *idea Moan. COWAN CONNESS, and HOWARD parttolpitted, the two latter against the proposition. The question on the adoption of Mr. Cowan's amend merit was decided in the affirmative—yeas 29, nays 14. Mr. GRIMES, of lowa , moved to strike oat the first notion, which provides that any person liable tp draft may be accepted as a substitute for a draftee person. Mt. IN ILEON oppond the motion of Mr. Grimes. He (Mr. Wilson) had been told by men engaged in enlist ing men that the clime referred to would be of minion liable Caine to the service. The country needs men. and must have them. if the pending call was tilled no more Men would be wanted. We west there men now.• if w aloud had three men th e age d. 000 or 75.f01 men, to have tent to General Grant before Richmond, the military power of the rebellion would have been broken before thie. The greet trouble was there were so many differ eulconetrucitouspatupon the enrolment DM. Teens bad teen all aorta of Interterenes with its extenticia Committees bad been sent here from cities and States to fill. quotas without putting men tato the arnly. The President had. be understotel, reduced the quota of a State, which he had no right to do. Neither the Prest os:Ai Secretary of War. nor the Provost Marshal Gene ral bad any runt to nano, a quota. Another great evil elan the enlistment of insane men, and men in other ways unfit ft Me service. He (Mr. Wilson) hadheard. on g.tod authority, that of those wrens who rendezvoused in New Volk harbor 00 per cent. were neat fqr the servroe. The siotion proposed to be stricken out was advised NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. AND TERRY Nonrorat, VA., Fab. 5. wAsrimG-ToN. STREET CARS INCORTITGEBLE OUZBILLAS MISTRESS IXXVillth CONGRESS.—Second Session. SENATE. 113SOELLANBOTTS. AIiENDXPOITS TO TSB ENROI,IOrNT DILL. by Mr. Blunt: who had enlisted Gi(000 men since the war ben. Mr. CO ga N NEM. of California inquired if. Mr. Blunt wee not the. pan who received $60,000 for redacing the quota of New York, Mr: lin RLSON said that report was not trne. Mr. OBIMBS inquired if Mr. Bloat was the man who bad got a credit of 88.000 naval recruits for New York city, and bad chuckled over this reduction of the quota. Mr. CLARK. of New Hampshire. moved so to amend the Arid section as to make it read "that any person dratted may tarnish as a substitute • person liable to drsit in Ms came town. city- or ward. Mr. CLARK thought this would have the same effect in preventing deeertlon. In his own town two hue doed and fifty men bad been enlisted. not long ago, on high bountter, and to a very short time two hundred and forty of them has deserted hnlationently Mr ()rime& withdrew his amendment, and the amendment of Mr. Clark was adopted Mr. CONFESS moved to amend the third section so as to Make it en offence to enlist any convict or person /barged with clime. explained that it Wart a titbit in the city of New York and In other cities for parsons engaged In this bounty-inmping business to cause the a nest , by the police officers who are engaged with them, of innocent and nnoffending men, whom they drugged and incarcerated lnjalle, hharging them with infamous erimee, and frightening them into the belief that they have proof of the charges, and then inducing there. while in a state of stupefaction. to enlist. themselves getting ail the money to which the recruit Is entitled. In many instances in the city of New York it was aseer mined that justices of the peace were in cmplialtr in these transactions.. The result was, those men toned themselve, in 'the army. who never intended to KO there, and they had no oomP unctions about desert fag whenever they got an opportunity. In addttion to Ott. felons were often taken out o f jails and peni tentiaries and put lathe army, and they, of sours., did sot make wood at:idlers. Mr. RICHARDSON, of Minolta was opposed to the amendment, thinking men charged with crime have as much right to go into the army as other men, and it was Jost the place for many of them. Nr.431118138 twitted the amendment would be adopted. bet r g opposed to allowing convicts and felons to mingle with the good sad brave men who had gone out to tight our battler. Be had heard recently of a case to which seventy. two criminals were turned out of the jail of the . District of Columbia and enlisted In the army. Mr. sEiontAs asked a postponement of the further consideration of •the enrolment bill to ad mit of the pas sage of the appropriation bill and the bill to regulate the duty on paper, Mr. CLARK said it was very important to get through with the enrolment bill, as the draft was "lint to take Place. Mr. SBRRITAN then withdraw his motion. The a mendrnenfof Mr. Connect was then adopted. Mr. ()LARK moved as an additional amendment to the first" soction a provision that the name of the par son furnishing as a substitute a person liable to draft shall he continued on the enrolment list, and he shall be liable to further calls in the same way and manner as the substitute would have been liable. Mr 'WILSON said such a provision as this was already in force. Mr. CLARK paid he knew that, but he wanted to les p the fact before the people. Mr. WILSON said the fifth section of the ant of YebnfA ary last covered the subject euffigietitly, and it was not necessary to re enact it. Mr. CONNINS was in favor of a provision holding the -principal responsible for the oondaet of his substitute in case of desertion. This. he thought, would do away with a great deal of the abuse of the brokerage system. WILSON replied that the sixth section of the original bill, reported by him last winter, had tn, it a provision of the kittd ens gaited by Mr. eminent.. but as aeon as the proposition was made to the country the papers denonnosd it ass tyrannical, and be (Mr. Wilson) ' wee accused of being a cruel and oppressive man. Mr. CLARK'S amendment was adopted. that in addi tion to the substitute furnished by a drafted person,' every each drafted person shall pay a tithe of his income for the time for which be has been exempted Persons with an income or salary of 82,100 a year shall pay 6 par cent ; more than $2,000. and lees than $5,000. 10 per cent t more than $6,000.25 percent The sums that collected are to be expended by the Secretary of War in providing bovueties for persons actually drafted and mastered into the service. Mr. SUMNER said that during the last session he had offered &provision similar to the above, and since that time be had received a great many letters, especially from the West, opposing it He was in favor of making much men pay for their exemption a larger sum than poor men bad to pay. It was and oat to charge a rich man no more than a poor man for exemption from mili tary service. Mr. COWAN, of Pennsylvania, said if money was to be the measure of contributions to the service of the country, Mr. Sumner's amendment ought to go farther and tax rich men who were not en jest to minter)" duly. He was opposed to the adoption of the amend, wont. Mr. JOHNSON, of Maryland. argued that tke amend. meat of Mr. Sumner proposed an unconstitutional sys tem *negation, discriminating as to the rate between the rialci and poor. Be bold that rich and poor were alike bound to serve the country In time otwar. The yeas and nays were demanded by Mr. SIIMSIBR, on the adoption of the amendment, and it was rejected— yeas 8, nays 80. Those vottng in the Ka nsas, Mo r gan, 'siemens. Anthony. }tartan, Lane of KaIIIKS, Morgan, Pon eroy, Sherman. Sumner, and Trambnli Mr. LANE, of Kansas, offered as a substitute for the first section a provision repealing all act. and parts of sets permitting draftee persona to furnish anbetitutee He did not believe the Senate was prepared just now to adopt this provision. Homo time ago be (Mr. Lane) made a ennui& at Benton Barracks A lot of soldiers were drawn nu to hear him, and he was surprised to See with what care they had to be guarded to keep them from running away. Mr. CLARK. From the speech? [Laughter ] Mr. LANK. No; they were glad to hear the speech. but had to be kept from running away from the army Mr. HALE. I would inquire if they were soldiers who were arrested by Genw al Schofield for hurrahing for Jim Lane? [Laughter.] Mr. LANK. I don't know about that, but there were men arrested for that in the State. Mr. Lane demanded the yeas and nays on the adoption of his amendment: 111L8. How, Lane (Ind.). NAYS. Brown, Don Lute, Hale. 'Harlan, }Jerrie. Henderson, Hendricks, Johnson. Morgan, Pomeroy. Powell. Anthony, Poicks,leW Clark, Coßamer, Conneee, Cowan, Bails, Dixon Farwell, Foot. Foster, Se the Senate refriesd . to *anthill the ID the original enrolment bill., Mr. lIMDRICKS offered an azne; the heads of exects ive departments States courts, and members of Con, terra of service, which was rejected: TEAS. !Hendricks, 'Pomeroy, 'Powell. NAYS. Anthony, Grimes. C Cl h ark an . dler, Har Harris lan, , . Vollmer, Henderson, Commies, Howard, Cowen, Johnson, Dixon, Lane (Indiana). Farwell. Lane (Kansas), Foot, Morgan, Foster, Morrill, Mr. MORRILL, of Maine, offered an amendment, which was adopted, that any person liable to draft who shall remove himself beyond the jurisdiction of the United States for the purpose of avoiding the draft. shall be deemed to have forfeited his citizenship. Mr. DAVIS, of Kentuct y, offered as an amendment an additional section, that before anothe r draft shall be enforced in any State there shall be a correct enrolment made, and ill excesses on the former calls shall be credited ; and that all exemptions shall be made before the draft takes place. On the adoption of this amend ment Mr. Davie demanded the yeas and nays, whisk resulted in a vote of Il yeas to 914 nays, so the amend ment wee not adopted. Kr HENDRICKS, of Indiana.• moved to strike out the 7th section of the bill, which provides that sit who navacossereeoces,...... O.,army and navy and shall not report themselves withinty days-,fie: -passage of title bill, shall be deprived of their citizenship, and shall be forever incapable of holding offices of Una; and profit in the United ' , tate'. The amendment was not adopted. The bill as amended was then passed. THR DISIDOU OVIIII THIS OHIO. Drown, Rackslea , . Davie. Kr. POWELL, of Kentucky, moved to postpone all prior orders for the purpose of considering the bill to authorize the construction of a bridge over the Ohio river at Louisville. Pending the consideration of this question the Bennie adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE ARREST 011. YIELD. ORDERED. Mr. Di!AMAX, of Michigan, from the select commit tee on the subject made a report, accompanied by the following resolutions : Ite.mtved, That the Speaker of the Moose issue his warrant. directed tp the Sergeant-storms, command ing him to take into wherever found, the body of A. F. Fie/d, convicted of a breath of privilege of this House, in tieing language of intimidation and bullying to deter William D. Kelley, a llepreeentative from the Fourth Congressional district of Pennsylvania, from the free arid Parole's exercise of his rights and d nties as a member of Congress in voting and deciding on :trend ing en bject of it:awl:ration, and folio - win up said at tempted bullying and intimidation by an assault noon the raid William D. Kelley . , and that A. P. Field be reprimanded by the Speaker. Resotved, Tbat so much of the resolution granting . theprivilege of the Mill to the claimants of seals from Louisiana aa applies to said Field be rescinded. On motion of Mr. BIADIAN the report and resoln tione were ordered to be printed He gave notice that be should tall up the subject for consideration at an early day. TRB PURTIBIOATION nrrL. riouif Went into Committee of the Whole on the fortlficattor bill. Mr. WISTIBURNE, of - Illinois. said he understood the amount in the bill was $6.000.000. and wished to knaw from' the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means whether it was absolutely necessary to ex. pond ail this money at the present time Mr. STEVIIIB, of Pennsylvania, replied that the committee bad General Delatied before them an entire. morning, and be considered this sum necessary in part to accommodate the forte to the new ordnance. TSB DENBNCES OP WASHINGTON AGAINST INVA- Mr. BROOKS, of New York, moved to strike nut the appropriation of half a miWon of dollars for the de fences around Washington. He had no idea of a rebel army again approaching within eight of the capital and he hoped the time had come when we might do away with these fortifications—these monuments of civil war, which he did not wish to perpetuate; but If each defences should become necessary, there wan a reserved power to construct or strengthen them To make the appropriation would proclaim to the world that we do not feel safe from invasion This impres slot be desired to avoid, and hence his amendment . Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, did not feel as much confidence in the total annihilation of the rebel armies es did the gentleman from New York. He had hosed the recent conference would Dave produced peace. as a' me gentlemen here and elsewhere promised, but those promisee have not been fulfilled. do far from peace, be understood the war wag-to be renewed wl'h vigor. We did not expect the South to take another stand in the North, but they might again attempt to in vade the capital. He did not suppose a dollar of this appropriation would be expended unless it should be come necessary to do eo. WAS TERRE AR AILMISTIOS PROPOSSD 1 Mr. BROOK, did not believe the rebels would ever again epproach the capital. If he had been correctly informed, and he supposed his information came direct ly from gentlemen intimately connected with the Ad ministration, an armistice was.prooosed by the rebel commissionere. but was rejected; and further, that ft was not the intention of the rebels to enter upon gets of invasion, but to confine themselves to the defence of their own soil, and this was all the rebels could new do. He repeated that be did not expect to see the rebel flag within eight of the dAne of the Capitol. Hie object was not so mush to save half a million of dollar, se, by striking ft out, to bays the declaration, by this Rowse, that at last the time has arrived when we have no farther need to defend this capital Mr. MORRILL, of Vermont. remarked that doubt loss the gentleman from New York had mere informs Lion than he had, but be had been unable to perceive say disposition on the part of the President to consent even to an armistice, nor of a disposition of the rebels to make peace, excepting on the basis of absolute independence; and when the commissioner, separated, as he read the reports. it was understood the war was to be resumed exactly as if the conference had not taken place. His understanding was directly opposite to that of the gen- Ueman, who seemed to think that to make this appro priation would be a proclamation to the world that we are not Pate, and requite defences at the capital. Bat he (Mr. Morrill) held that the war will more speedily end If we proclaim here that we are ready. if needs be, to fight for twenty years. We should have peace on no otter condition Una absolute submission on the part of the rebels. Instead of We appropriation being an evi dente of weakness, it would afford evidence that we intend to prosecnte the war in order to secure complete &DCVOS. OUR FORTIFICATIONS AND THE MONROE DOOTRINE Mr. CHANIAR, of Mew York, advocated the appro priation. because we should be prepared to meet a new danger which threatens the country from abroad. If we propose to sustain the manly position whichtwe have stemmed in this House on the Monroe doctrine. it did not become us to take from the Admlnletration the sibewe of war. The Monroe doctrine was to be the yin imitate of oar enlightened people. He ezprensed toe hope that the Southern and Northern armies might set tle-their diglcultien and thee unite in putting down Buropean encroachments on the American continent. Mr. BROOXA' amendment was then rejected, and the fortification bill was laid aside to be reported to the House. ARRNDRENT6 TO THE 4 ARMY . APPROPRIATION The CO= vittee next proceeded tc the consideration of the army appropriation bill. Mr WILSON, of lowa, offered as amendment to pNevent any of the money from being -pietd - for service to inch railroad companies as have received grant] of lands to bond their roads on condition that they would transport troops and otter property of the United States tree of "toil. He alluded to the fact that retwithstand Ins tbte agreement the Illinois Central Railroad had re ceived nearly s.millton of dollars from the Government. Mr. JAMES C. ALLEN. of Illinois. thought the amendment was unreasonable. At the lime the Illinois Central Railroad Company received their charter no men oontvaplated such a state of public, affairs as lOW exists. No company on earth would have &tempted the vent. if the 6 vents hail been foreseen. oonditiou of timpani)] gag so extensively troops and other property of the United Rate% Mr. weeRBIIRNE, of Illinois. geld Me colleague hat failed to meet the point M teens. Big colleague had gone into a defence of a monopoly which was grinding out the ntople of Ms own State. • The complus, wits known only by its oppression and extortion. having increased the rate of local 'ravel to seven cents a mile, and its freightage In nrooortion 'hie load. be said, had received over .300,000 from rho Government stilbott warrant of law. Mr. GRINNELL, o G o vernm e n ts td the SlXteDinlent. Cantab.:HlM that the could use the road, out it omild not expect the oompany to tarnish the roll tag stock. Atha further debate Mr. Wllson's amendment WAS agreed to—year t 7, nays 81. PASSAGE 91, BOSH BILLS. The committee then rose, when the Hons. passed the fortidoation and army appropriation bllia. A 121K13813. Mafioso at 4 o'clock took a recess till 1 o'clock, when the time is to be devoted exclusively to speech making. EVENING SESSION. Thie evening being set apart for mere speech-making. there Were only saves' members present, and t wenty or thirty apectalore in the er?. Mr BROOMALL, of Pennsylvania, expressed his views on financial onettions, the President's message being nominally under consideration. Mr. LO O, of Ohio, expressed himself as against this War as wrong in principle, and most. if continued. result in the ruin and impoverishment both of the North and South. War for separation has *Aware been found suociessfal on the aide of those who wiesed to se,arate, and It has been found im- Poseible to hold the two parties together in common. bonds. 'The prov i d e n ce liy has because it it mast fall cinder the of God, because it is in dero gation of law. If any MIMI cannot survive the truth It ought to perish. Our armies have done all that brave men eonid do, and brave as they are. and able as their commanders are, they have not yet overcome the South. because to do so is an immoveability. War has widened the breach It was intended to heal, end wee appropriately_ denominated in the Chicago platform as a failure. Ha spoke of the late Presidential election as a force ocimeioniett emotions of sadness', end marking the ' decadence of the old. spirit of our country. There never could he a Union based on the coercion of sceen:den States War in that case WWI lit justifiable. improper. and inexpedient. if it was atiti fur ther to be prosecuted he preferred it should be under the auspices of those who now condu ot its management He had been strengthened in the opinions he bad here tofore exPresesd • Mr. BKOOM ALL. Does the gentleman say that a State has the right to secede? Mr. LONG replied that he did so believe, and there was nothing in the Constitution to prevent it. It Is um , conatlint tonal to were* a State. Mr. BROOMAI.L Wherein doe, the gentlemen differ from Jefferson Davis? Does be believe that Davis is wrong in trying to get the States out of the Union 7 Mr• LONG. I am not here to answer for the opinions of Jefferson Davis. I am- not here to nay whether he le right or wrong. I am not here to curse or Praise him. If abuse would do any thing. I should prefer that the gentleman and Andrew Johnson and Parson Browlow, the leaden of the Republican party. should curse him out of his boots. That would put dews the rebellion in short or. der. Mr Long gave his views on. the right of Same Clod saying.that the war was for extermination, but would not allow an eat of each atrocious yen steams° In taking his leave of this House, there was to part of hie political life which he looted on with more satisfaction than the efforts be had made to arrest the madness which prevails. and avert the doom with which the country is threatened Mr. DONNELLY, of Minnesota, spoke at lengtherpo a the necessity of a complete reform in the Lillian polls', of our Government. Re charged that the degradation of the Indians on the frontier was the result or this valley. Be urged that the Government should abandon its system of treaties+ with the Indiana, and shottid Legis late for them. It should give no money annaltiet, but should labor to make the Indians farmers, and Mace them under the military authorities, who should en force order. and protect the induration* from the disorderly He showed that the total appropriations for the Indians since 1798 amounted to nearly ninety the millions ii d T o n i i d a i r a a v --eq a o u t D to r 0. 513,..04)0 d s f T o re mats a h o f c h e h t e s t of ity e tn to prevent frauds b the agents. He argue I that the Indians were capable of civilization. and reformat° the former high civilisation of Peru and Mexico as a proof of ilia. Be urged that the white race could not rtse from barbarism under such a system. and that justice to the Indienewas regaisite to the safety of our fron tiers. • Mr. COLS, of California, spoke in advocacy of the bill, heretofore introduced by him, to establish a Mint age bureau. as necessary to increase the production of gold and ellyer. More than one-third of oar territory being rich in the precious metal. Mr. JULIAN. of Indiana, argued that the sickly. in offensive. coneorratiye policy. at the oommeacament of thlewar, bad served only to prolong the contest, while the radical men were from the drat In favor of a vigor. one prosecution of the war to the bitter end. They have saved the country frost the political damnation to which conservatism would here sonsigned It, an d . now en &palpation and loyalty are the same thing, Jan as treason and slavery are synonymous terms. The House then adjourned. 1. 0 :1 nalurp DreJ IZ*) WI V It 0 ;4 41 The Senate met at ten o'clock. Mr. CONNELL presented a petition from the Corn Exchange &sling for the passage of relative to the inspection of dour and meaL r. FLEMING, one from one hundred and five citi zens of Middletown. for repeal of sot taxing dogs. Mr. JAMES. *Kitimat an increase of tolls on the Dela• ware Division Gomel. Mr. CON NELL read an act to Incorporate the Elpanit.b Gold and Silver Wiling Company. Also. an act authorizing hits. Rebecca C. Pemberton to sell certain real estate. . . Also. an act aothorizing the patellaee by railroad companies of branch or connecting reeds, when so,d Judicial POREI. Mr. HOUSEHOLDER, one allowing the Wester• Tranaportatioo Compaer to purchase rail/owl bonds. dee. Mr FLEMING. a supplement to the act Incorporating the Millersburg and Ranch Gap Railroad Oompanv. Mr. McCANDLESS, a supp:ementary act relative to the partition of estates in the Orphans' Court of this State. - Mr. DONOVAN. an ad repealing a certain section of an act approved May 16. 1551. to create a sinking fond for the extinguishment of the State debt. &c. on motion of Mr. HOPKINS, three thoassnd copies of the Governor's recent letter to the President were ordered to be printed. ho bill preventing passenger railway companlesfrons excluding colored people from their cant was called up by Mr. Lowry. Mr. DONOVAN said he hoped the mater would not be pushed to- day. A vote had been taken in the care during the last week, which vote would ba counted to. day, and sent here to morrow, He was willing to con elder it then, and there was no necessi7y of immediate action. Lana (Kaman), Ramsay. Mr. LOWBY was not willing to let the matter lay over any longer; and, as to the vote taken In the yam he dlu not soppese it would have any weight here. He bad been In Philadelphiaiwben that vote wee taken.and heard a fast young man bout that he had voted eixteen times that day. Mr. DONOVAN said that it was right and proper that the citizens of Philadelphia should be heard.. and than bays an opportunity to express their approval or disap• proval of the bill. By_a vote of lb yeas to 12 nays, the bill was con sidered. _ Riddle, Sherwin. btewart, Sumner. Ten Eyck. Tnininall . Vim Winkle. Wilson. Wright. substitute clause dment exempting indigo of United. .es during their iir. eLllifElt moved to amend by requiring passenfor railway companies to run their cars on Sunday. He did rot wish. to legislate for any particular class, lull for all classes and colors, especially for the unfortonete poor and needy, who, during the week, are confined to the snort and by-ways of the large cities, and who only tan enjoy the prize air on the Sabbath day. The Poole who are asking the passage of the •bill are. in a great part, those aho.own their carriages and horses. and can ride at their pleasure. while the poor mast either use the cars or remain at home in their seclusion_ Be only asked that this class should have the means and facilities necessary to give them one day's reorea. tion in each week after six of labor If the Senator from Erie was prompted by truly philanthropic mo theta be should have no objections to accepting the amendment Biddle. Trumbull. Wright. Nye. Ramsay. Sherman. Stewart, ' Sum oar, Ten Evck. Van Wlnlle M. HAUL said be was surprised at the remarks of the Senator front Berke. The amendment was a clear violation of law and right, aid because rich people ride In their carriages and thus break the Sabbath, is no reason why the Legislature should compel railway eoreoretions to violate that holy day. In regard to the other proposition, be would not vote for - it, bemuse under the law of the land no particular color can be excluded, sad he was opposed to the accumulation of laws. Neither would he vote against tt. Mr. LOWRY was not prepared to Hetet to a prop,- sition which not only abolished the Sabbath, but turned, it into a holiday. Air. CLYMER said, he believed he had as good and sensible belief in God a laws and commandment& as any Senator, but he may differ in his conclusions rigy live to those commandments If he was in error, the error was of the hated and not of the heart He be- Devoid that there should no one day in each week. on which there should be entire rest from labor. and time -given for preparation for the hereafter. His actions as a Senator bled ate aye been noteutted by a wish to do something for the many and nothing for the tow. Re sought no popularity in offering his amendment, and be bad done only what hie judgment and heart ap proved and what would improve the health of tens of thousands of men, women, and litti, ones, whose only relief from labor is on the Sabbath day. and whom only means to breathe the pure air and enjoy the sun thine is by means of the facilittee he asked should be granted Be would examine the petitions sent here, and could point to one after another of the signers, who, rolling in luxury, go to the house of Cod in their private car. liaise; and it was only on Sunday last that ha saw one canines atter anotherdrive up to the door of a church in Philadelphia, and the inmates alight therefrom and inter the sacred edifice, while their servants remained Outside. Be did not believe that it offended the Al mighty for thepoor to go out into the conatry and cant• mane there with God and Nature. 1%0109 %id that he was opposed to the arum& meat. It did not promise to allow companies to ran their cars, but compel them. It bad been said that some Persons of wealth had broken the Sabbath, but that was no reason why others should be compelled to do 83 lir. HALE, said the running of cars on Sunday would mainly benefit lager beer saloons and places of amuse. moot on the outskirts of large cities. The poor and needy portion of the population had no right to bare their health improved at the expense of the Divine law. If the Democratic party choose to vote for such as ea actment let ttem do so. and receive the coodeninstion of the CbriEttan world.. The very people whom it is sought to benefit would agree that it was wrong thus to use the Sabbath. BEM Mr CIA 88, by consent, amended hie amandment ao ae to read—" nor shall ainypasseager railway cern. from oars on Sandsy be rweeitle hourit or ti Y. i4,1,!';!? Mr DONOVAN said &At cars ran oa the Rabtratii id Pittsburg. New York, Boston. and Washington. A minister of the gospel bad urged it in Philadelphia, and he believed eight nut of ten is Philadelphia wore in favor of It. If be thought the majority of the people of Blair, or any other county, - were in favor of having oars ran on Snnday In their county he would vote for It. The working people of Philadelphia were decidedly in favor of it -Mr HOPKINS moved to amend. so as to allow the cars to run only to carry persons to and from ohurefe. Lot. Mr. Clymer's amendment was lost, by a vote of 22 nave to./ leee. Mr. WALLACE offered an amendment to require com panies to run one car in live for the exaltudye rise of colored persons. Lott. Mr. LOWRY, in answer to en inquiry made by ttr. Latta, raid he was willing to give the elective [ran-. chills to the negro man as well a e to the white. He would give the right to use the ballot to all who could read, black or whits, and yenta reface it to those who could not read. whatever their color. . . Dir. DOD °Vitt said that the gentlemen from the rural districts might regard it as a trivial matter bet it was not to Dim and the people of his district. It was something singular that not a stogie Philedeiphis, $e- Eater, not even the one who bad been industrione in legislating for the interests of that city, had intro duced a bill of this kind. If any men could say with reason. " God save me from my friends." ft was the colored race He differed with those Heria..• tors who same here and attempted to elevate the colored raft to the detriment of the white. and he believed that, in three years from the abolishing of slavery, any man who held such doctrines would be hissed and scoffed at The Divine lag said that 'whom God I ad rot together, let no man put amender ;" and ha would add whom God bath put asunder, let no man put , together. He believed that a slave was in a happier condition then a free man. He was eatififisd that eight out of ten of the workingmen of Philadelphia who ride in the can, were opposed to the bill, and he there fore again urged the importance of delay. at least for it day or two. Tee companies had no right io eject well behaved persons of any color, and if they did there was redress in court. It Philadelphia bad depended upon philanthropists she would have had no passenger railways at this time, and he would Ulm them to go there and buy a road and try running It after the Mills pain ed. Those men who participated at the public meetings never held a share of this stook, and yet they wish to Interfere. Dir. ST. GLAIR made some •loquant remarks In favor of the poseur, of the bill In the coarse of which he a.. eluded that be could never consent to placing a colored man In such a Position that he could fight the battles of hie country and yet not be able to ride in the same car with him Mr WILSON &100 spoke upon the.aubject. aasertive that the bill was by no means a local one. bat intended for th senti re State. He Mt*: cases to chow that colv reit children were at least equal to white in the rapidity with which they acquired Information at school. Mr. NICHOLS said he did not believe the companies in Philadelphia cared two cools whether the bill panned or not, as they war.. destroy's that the people should know extotiv what they, the corporations. were re quired by law to do. Mr. DONAVAN said be did not care anything about corporationa. as he came here to legislate for the people who sent Dim here. The vote wan 'then taken on the resolution, and on motion to proceed to a tbl.d reading, it was unable to procure the necessary two-thirds, and the bill was laid Over. Mr. HOUBEWOLDER received perniselon to wad is place a bill for tbe better encLroora impartial seiectloo of 'jurors. by eaecting two commlasioners of jurors in escb county. .Mr. CORBEL called up the bill authorising the Chief Engineer and Surveyor of Philadelphia to Taller, the grade of a part of Bridgewater street, in West Philadel. phis. Paced llnally. ddionrard. Tbo following , Mlle mere named: Authorizing the construction of a badge over 011 Creek at 011 City. Directing that in 31TOCPPaiIIIII by landlords t , recover Doeeepaten of demised property, the certiorari shell be a euieereed4ae. Es tending the time of paving the enrolment tar. The bill to divorbe Nary and Henry Neeite i Eatabltshing a ferry over the Allegheny river at Heron Creek Incorporating tbe Wagons' Homo of Phtladelobte. Ineorporattna the Keystone rruat Company. Azoondtris a ffid &vita In eaten of aldermen's anneal*. The City Park bill was objoetod to by lir. MILLER Its conatdonttlon to therefore postponed for one woek. About eighty local bill*. of no Importance to Pbtladel pills or the eastern counties. were visaed Adjourned. ST. Louie, Feb. T.—A brick building. at the corner ofObeetnutstreet and Commercial alley, occupied by Coleman & Co., gooers, James E. Elder & Co. and Garrett & commission merchants, and Clemens & Co., sallmakers, was burned last night. The Tors fs $20,000, with an insurance of alit 'slo,ooo. Clemens & Co. are the heaviest loom. Oammoritan Utire.—The sixth annual ball of this Society, which applies itself to the exercise of the physical and mental faculties in Scottish games and general literature, came off, In Musical Fluid Hall, on Monday evening, and, as was anticipated, was very successful. Deputations from the dubs of New York, Newark, Delaware, Baltimore, and Washington were present. Among the visitors were Chula; Maoalester, ENI., president of the St. An drew's Society, and General McDougall, United States Senator from California. WS CALL ATTNNTION to the advertisement headed "Private Enterprise—Kentucky 011 Eandi." Matarottrate. February 7. ISO. SENATE. HODS' Fire In St. Louis. Publication of the WS of Income*. The following reply from Commissioner Lewis to *letter of Inquiry seems conclusive as to the right fulness of publishin*Uie list of incomes. . Mr, Lewis pays tittle heed to the questions of taste and feeling which are Involved In the matter, but regards It solely in connection with the public littered and the Intent of the law : TRICAI3I7II.Ir DECPAATMEIrri 084101104 /11TBRNAL Raysau WASHINGTON, Fob. 3,1866. BM: The twenty-seventh section of the act of June 30, 1864 , provides that one correct Copy of each list shall remain with the amasser, and "shall be open to the Inspection of any person who may apply to inspect the eame." This, it will be observed, ap pilee to a time after theilists shall hive been com pleted, and after a copy has gone into the hands of the collector. The object of the an seems to have been to afford every tax-payer an opportunity of aseeitaining what returns his neighbors have enade. Ile is interested In these rettinis, bustles the burden of the national dues is , a common one, and every person should be required tO pathisi due proportion of it. The lists being thus open 'to public inspection, bow can an asseesor preventA person entitled to ex amine it from making a amyl It would, I appre hend, be ao abridgement of his right to say you may nee your eyes in the examination of a list, but you may not use your fingers la transferring what you see to paper. Certainly a man who has read It can not be prohibited from making a note of all he can remember of it, in writing. a ft erward. It is better, I think, to allow him to make a copy with the list before him. when he can do it accurately, than to have It reported from memory, liable to great inac curacies. I would, therefore, say, let any one take a copy that will ; provided , ' that no interference with the business of the office be occasioned. What use he may make of it Is neither your business nor mine. Verb respectfully', Lewis, . Joaprix Le Commissioner. -----, Assessor. Public Entertainments. Mu. Mtranoonts ittearenstes.--hir. Neerdooh reads" again, at Concert Hall, to-night and to-morrow night, ibr a charitable cause. Hie entertainments on Monday and Tnee day were completely snosese- ALL The programmes for this and to-morrow eve nthgs °babe obtained, with the tickets, at the stores, as advertised. Among the pieces selected we notice several favorites. "Sheridan's Ride," received with loud applause on Monday night, Is to be repeated, and "The Mantle of St. Joherdeldaths. ; or, The Legend of the Red, White, and Blue," a great favorite with Mr. Murdoolt's Boston audiences, is to be read now in Philadelphia for the first time. ' OLASSWAL QIIINTETTB Or.un.—The thirteenth matinee will be given to-day at the Assembly Buildings. The programme consists of Mendell eolin's quartette in B minor for piano and string instruments, .Ernat's " Mask!'" for violin, by Br. Gaertner, and Beethoven's quintette in 0 major— certainly a choice selection of mule. NATIONAL CLECTIS.—Bir. Dan. Eke was greet.' ed with an overflowing audience on Monday evening at the Circus. He Introduced his very beautial thoroughbred Arabian steed, Stephen A. Douglas,' an animal that perhaps cannot be matched in this country. He is pure white, with a few beauty Spots ; has a icug white mate and switch tall, that appear like floes silk. His principal performance is jumping the skipping-rope, and leaping through five large hoops that extend in a straight line across the ring. He goes through these from right to' left, thus describing lines shaped- like a figure eight, or several of them joined in one continuous string. In walking on his hind legs he Is careful and graceful, and-presents a most bean life picture, worthy of the attention of a sculptor. The blind horse, Excelsior, Jr., is certainly a most wonderful animal. This is the horse that the Hon. Horace Greeley said "was endowed wild a :est.' , Like Stephen A. Douglas, he is white. Re per forms his part by sound alone. Mr. Rice has so well trained this animal, that ho is enabled to pre sent Some grand pictures, upon which the eye do- , lights to rest. Silence must .be preserved by the audience 'during the presentation of Some of thee° natural pictures. In the immense auil. eau of last evening breathless attention wIS paid, and thus the beautiful scenes passed in 51- lent admiration. Once over, the applause was very enthusiastic, and Mr. Rice was called into she ring. He gratefully acknowledged the reception in a few remarks and said that, although he was used to appearing before the public, his tongue was not prepared to respond to the beating of his heart at present. He would remain in this city but a abort time, and thus give the people .an opportunity, which they win never have again, to see the per-. formances of his beautiful horses. The original comic mules performed their parts well, and highly amused the andienee. Nits. Girnansr. Larawan irt Now Yorun—The Herald, of yesterday, gives the following account of the reappearance or this talented lady on the stage, at Niblo , s Garden : Mrs. F. W. Lander, formerly MISS Sean Haven port, made her reetrEe at this theatreleatevening. The house was crowded in every part With a brilliant and fashionable sludienne. Senator and Mm. Sprague. the Hon. Charles M. and Mrs. Walker, and their bridal party came on from tiraehington and occupied prominent seats. Editors, divines, critics, judges, authors actors. artists.. belles, singers, leading politiolans, and all -the Vari ous grades of the best metropolitan Society were ap propriately represented. When the curtain rose and Mrs. Lander came upon the stage, she was received. with prolonged and enthusiastio analogue. Having accorded her this magnifioent welcome, to which her rank - as an actress and as a lady alike entitled her, the audience became not less cordial, but more criti cal, and the play proceeded. "Mesallianoe" is aplaywhieh has been performed in New York several times_ before, under various titles, and which was'originally translated from the French, we believe, by Miss Davenport herself. The plot is not very intricate. The Viscount D'Or ley marries the beautiful daughter of a poor painter. . Els rich, wicked; and noble brother and sister try to prevent the match, and that failing, they try to separate the parties. For this purpose they prepare duplicate dresses for a masquerade ball, and arrange it so that Leonie, the Viscount's wife. goes home with the Marquis de Brevannee, thinking him her husband. Of course, the Viscount is informed that the has eloped ; of course be pursues ; of course he. finds his wife and the Marquis together. An imme• diate duel ensues; the Marquis la wounded, and Leonie is sent to the prison of the Wfasedelenes. Two humble but faithful friends bring her husband to see her; she convinces bins or her Innocence, and they leave the prison together. Undismayed by this signal and, as it would seem. overwhelming discomfiture, the MOIL, winked, and noble relatives of. the Viscount demand a fresh pack of cards, and begin to play a new game. This time they await the Viscount, accuse him of being a lunatic, and bring the matter before the appropriate courts. Of course there is a great deal or trouble, distress; and confusion. If it be a very `die:lcon thing to prove a man insane. it Is an equally diffi cult thing to prove a man In his right senses. Who of us bas not his little weaknesses i The weakness of the Vlicount D'Oriey is loving his wife.too and crying too much about her. This is brought home to him, much to his discredit. Sundry seta of liberality are also alleged against him. If he had —"-- een 'Very Mean thole /VVV.I would Wilt. ULM - - - facts would have been 01.11811/r BtTOll2. of hie Insanity. However, it all comes rigidln the end,. and Leonie and her husband are happy ever after. We are rejoiced to state that from the rise to the fall of the curtain the sympathies of the audience were with virtue, Mrs. Lander and Mrs. O. Pope. Indeed, there was no temptation for them to be otherwise. The villains in this play are very vil lainous. and the virtuous people are perfectly spot less and decidedly the best actors. Illy. Pope, as the unhappy husband, played his part extremely well, althourch he looked exceedingly awkward. Bum Mary Wells, se the wicked sister, acted like a Parisian Lady Macbeth, and dressed superbly. Mr. Blaisdell, as the wieked brother was yens mild, and weak, and naughty. Mr. J. , F. Hagan, the heartless but 'unetiocessftil Seducer, showed vice In such a hideous mien,that to be bated It had only to be - Sten. The resat of the quotation does not apply; for Mr. Hagan never relinquished his viciousness for a moment. Mr. Burnett and Mr. Becks were Capital in poor but honest characters. Our readers have perhaps asked themselves why We have so long delayed to speak of Mrs. Lender's acting. The answer %very simple. We were afraid that after reading about her they would not' Care to peruse the remainder of this article, and so we have left the best for the last. In the opening act—which, let ns suggest, ought to be cat down by. Galt—Mrs. Lander was scarcely herself. In the seconstact her' voice found the range of the theatre, she recovered her confidence, and the audience was roused to genuine enthusiasm. After that every point told. In the prison scenes Mrs. Lander was especially admirable. Her acting is quiet, intense, and sym pathetic. She does not shriek, nor scream, nor beat the air, ae is the fashion with star actresses now-a days. Neither does she affect the statuesque and doyens upon her posts for her effects. In every thing she is true to zature, and uses her art to con ceal art most easpfully. Mrs. Lander is a small, beautifully formed lady, With a sweet, expressive face, and a voice as clear anda silver bell. Her motions are very graceful, she has none of that stage w alk or stride which is as great a nuisance as the stage pronunciation. To see her act Is to be convinced that there is still some hope for the stage. She carries us back to those old, delightful days when it required brains. not brass, to be a star. We do not. admire the play In which she performed last evening; and although it has always been- popular,' and always will be, probably, we really cannot understand what there is In It to interest an American audience ; for none of the scenes could, by any possibility, have occurred in this country. And yet Mrs. Lander makes the play intensely interesting. She presented us last evening with so moving a picture of a suffering but innocent woman, that at times the whole audience were in tears—and this is an artist'S highest, great est triumph. WHAT TO DO WITH THB Prsaltoss.—The Railroad &cord recommends that when the warts over the refinery organisation of colored troops be kept ,ap, with pay and rations of soldiers, and their labor directed to the opening of the great lines of rail way between the Atlantic and Pacific States. It will be time enough to think about that when the war is over. . • • Extenaive Fire. This morning. at 3 o'clock, a coal oil factory On Ninth street, near Washington, was consumed. The fire made a very bright' light, illumining the whole clouded sky, and a general alarm was sounded. At the late hour of this writing it is impossible to learn particulars. CITY ITEMA. Trot Putzteartunsm Sum., Invented by litr. John F. Taggart, and for. sale at the popular Gentle men's Furnishing establishment of Iff.r. George Grant, No. 010 Chestnut Street, are the best-male and best•fitting shirts In the world. The very oholeest, goods, In this department are always for sale at Mr. Grant's counters. FMB PICTURES OR .terass E. Illunnocor, Es4i.— The numerous friends and admirers of this dis tinguished- Dramatic Reader and Patriot will be glad of the opportunity of procuring excellent tures of him, recently taken by Kr. F. Gutelrunet, Noe. 702,704 and Too Aschletreet, and now for sale at his counters, ' • FINE WHITE Gnerns.—hfr. A. L. Tangent, Matti - and Chestnut streets, manufaaturer of the finest French and American Confections, has now in store a supply of the choicest quality White Malaga and Almeria Grapes, to which we invite special attention. . Mu. SsursatnPs DlPLontenc Conurtspounnwou. Sevrardhi diplomatic correspondencels made public at last. It will be read with great interest, but every true friend of hill country, not to say every man of culture, refinement, and taste, will be vexed., and mortified that the Secretary of State has entirely neglected to make any mention of the ele gant garments for gentlemen and youths, made at the Brownstone Clothing Hall of litoolthlll & son, Roe. 603 and 006 bhestant street, above Sixth. DEMUR DP DECORUM MT PRO PA.TRT.A. A oonsotipt seeing this motto printed 'on his eertiti• nate, and being told it was Latin, the English of which was "It Is sweet for ones country to die," said he never did Ake sweet things, and didn't care about, being Conscripted, even in Lath'. We Use the plain Sazon.words better than Latin or Greek, and at Ohakles Stokes & 0o;s one.t,rui, caothl ng Store, under the Continental, the pries Sefla.pleth agues marked , oh all the mean% Be piiin"that 16 he rem nay reelk" ) Ix Tam time Of ddltreas 4 sad - urgent need, ails ! , . massy in OUT border States enduring Buck f e „.. ful sufferings, arid dying . daily from exposure su - 1 privation, large distriedo of our country now b e i m , i . laid waste by the ravegea of the rebel armies, ti ot, ~,.., sands of families, once in comfortable homes, ~,,,r being shelterless and utterly destitute, a fe w Iji. } - dies of Philadelphia who have been working it f;, i, eteinally, to the utmost of their power, for the a ll y viation of this distress, feeling that niu2h „,„, ._. might be done by united efforts, resolved, at a ru t , t. 1 ; - lug held February 3d, Instant, to organise under t o name of "The Ladles' Boiled' assoolation or ph ll3. delphia for Union 'Refugees," and they lent tot - oo•operation of all interested. A meeting will be held on Thursday irrllis t nest, the 9th instant, sitl.l &clock, at the 'Rows 5( :- Industry, 718 eathallne street. ill SAT DI. HALLOWRLL, la, Wes, WAR S—WISS! We have !Suffered by it mind _cannot conceive• But a brighter day fiz fug; onward our victorious\ arms are downward the prices of dry goods have fallei 1 , 1 ; now selling -10-4 very heavy Bleached Sheeting... ..... 41,2; 4-4 Williamsville Mullin . 4T cent 4.4 New York MW$ (4 RPM American Prints Zi cents A reduction of full forty per cent. on all Blanket! and Flannels. Joan Boons, 2 . 47 South Eleventh Street, abere gpru m . N. B.—l call epee's' attention to a hale or vet heavy Unbleached Mullin, yard wide, sUehrl, damaged by water, 42 dente—enoh as has been PAt at W 2 cents. [ol3-2t. firEIRRAT Stroages. , -Dr. Von kfoeohalskers Eye, Ear, Throat, Lung Dh3eases, Catarrh, and Bronchitis— a book for the people—has 19 , 17 N a very great meows, the first edition almost exhausted, and having been in great nand upon its appearance, from the reputa.V. , its author in the treatment of those disease!. sale by J. S. CLAXTON, 606 Chestnut street. TEE Toroit.—Glergyinen, Dane Speakers, yen, Actors—all who wish to knowhorr to an 'itz .voloe and preserve their vocal organs, shonvi ~K ll Dr. Yen Mosobshiker's work, jast pnbilihei a: book for the people. For male at { J. S. CLAXTON'S, 606 0/105Vata Rtt3.?..'.. • WASHINGTON HOUSE, TO9 CHEST?: T ST aIIET. This house hag been thoroughly renovated El.! newly furnished. and Is now presented to the rig'. as being in every particular a hotel suited to ^:' wants. The bar, which has been kandsomely 9 , t.4 up and well stocked with wines, liquors, Phil " phis and Reading ales, Havana cigars, are:, Is ant ceptionable In every respect. Lunch daily (Said:, excepted) at 11 o'clock A. X. Thenctronawe otr public is respectfully Soliolted- by the Dion-,,r, Charier; N. Alb:mond. fea.mwfrat. A Thatntar.—'irott are troubled with a, bed bran!! , . it annoys your friends and anusintanoes, as is as yourself. You 'would like to get rid of it, br scarcely know what means to adopt. We will tel You. Use the Fragrant Secodont I It will cloy. and beautify your teeth, and leave your breath , and sweet. Sold by druggists. foi-mwr. SELLING 013? WINDOW_ SMADHS, Ot/lITA, awn UrnorsommeGoons.—W: Henry Fatten, Chestnut street; ivlll dm* out 1110, prevent ass meat, at low pride!, to prepare for extensive rations In store, 140 S Chestnut street., reap JARED'S . Elam vs rams, for Imputing bt and freshness to the boutplesion, cleanest softneso to the skin, effectually removing - Leman marks and discoloration% sold by druggists, framers, and coiffeurs. E. Souls, 111,Tentis sf below Chestnut. Johnston ' Holloway,; &Om Dyott & 00., general agoutis. , felwann. • Era, Fan., Ann 13,smiatnis, ins ..eolio,osTsW tr by J. Daum, D., ooullst and Awn= artificial oyes Inserted. No ehargefed ' GROREVEI sTmax & ave Pitirtoa,, mil Elanathy Cabinet Organs, for sale only by Gould, Seventh and Chestnut Meets. MSC SPECIAL NOTICES, GEkT HAIR, OB WM= THE HA. Pa LI, ING. " London Flair Color Reetorer and Dressing As this reaparation contains no mineral eub , and is delicately-perfumed, ita application is a v. t . instead of a teak. 1,6 a aPressing, it PrPerfect. I—lt will restore gray hair to its original color. 2—lt will mate it grow oithald heads. s— Itwill restore the natural recretioni. 4—lt will remove all dandruff and itch/rum 6—lt will make the hair soft.. glossy and flexible. 6-11 will preserve'the Original color to old ass. 7—lt will prevent the hair-from falling off. B—lt Will care all Masses of the scalp. Single bottles 76 cents; six bottles: Pl. ROM t. Dr. IiWAYNE & Fil. It 330 WorthBl%Tß Sher NIIT-PiCES, Virrrli PEARL, IVORY, M Ebony. and "coos Handles, and several pt... 1 Prirk-CRACKERS for sale at TRIIMAR & FEU No 835 (Eight Thirty-five), MARKET &Teat, hr Ninth. FIRB DfiraDza ! ! OR Taucv.gs !! screamed froni the window, will not being aura gooses. tlutnWould a WATCHKAN'S HOTL need by a boneekseper Far Ws by TRITY4 SHAW, No 535 (Eight Thirty-flye), MARAS! , s below Ninth. TEussze,l3itecEs, Awn CO76l:Ewa BE CAREFUL OR You - it liciNGsi "Dr Stuzy,e's Cirmpounsf Stirsoj WM Chc 1. It 1011 cure the most obstinate Copes. 2. It will cure Asthma, Bronchitis, Weak MUM 3. It will care all diseases of the Cheetand Te7v 4. It will cure Palpitation or Disease of the fl.! 6. It will cure all complaints of a Pnlmonarr So long Se diseases of the Throat and Lungs calr afflict our rase, so long -Biss7De', pound " be sought after aa a 'remedi eininontUs Mar to all others. Prinetpal once, _ 330 North S Street. ports. of approved omit:nation. Sind 'fia`q , meted with judgment. at C. BISEDLEE'. corr TWEL.F.T.R and HAMS Street‘ _(7gaillea' Dauer' conducted by'Ladiec. on Twelfth Street. firetdo , e !lace.) An exteneive 'variety Of Suprortera. Brun!, MUM Stockinia, BY!!!!Ipta;- Noreen Ae. dro. • gus rot". zaabm r BATCH - BLOWS MLR DYE is the bed in the The only tine and perfect Dye—hornless, bib doh sail reliable; prodded a splendid Black or Drown; remedies the ill effects; 411 Bad Dyes. 'midi, restores the original - oder. add by all !tats.. The devalue le dried A. BATIME DdR.CILKI filtreet. !Few York. - ja2-7tr ARMY ITCH VERY PREY' !! - TITTER, SCALD HEAD, A-LL REDY." . ! ".DE SWAYNE'S AIX-HEALING °rim Ewer fails to cure the most obstiosto cases. . cents. Peat by mail on receipt or 67 cents. Pro: by Dr. SWAYER St SON, 33Q North SIXTH Bt. ? rpm GEoxtena BTRcir & 00. primp, MASON & HAMLIN'S CARECIST ORGANS PIANO Oyer 500 each of these floe FORTES. Instrumento hove been sold "II PIANO by Hr. G and the demand le 34 TORTES. °militantly increasing. gr. PIANO For sale only by Cal TORTES. J B. OOTH.D. oThl PIANO. SEVENTH and OHNSTNET Ste- TORTES. nolS-tt ; RC OVERCOATS PROM $l4 To 455. OVERO) 0 1 i3SECONTS FROM 11111. to OZ. ovr,:ro 114 as OVERCOATS FROM E 4 to MM. OVEE('''' OVERCOATS PROM 314 to M. OWE' WARAmultilz & 06.1 t Ei - a E. corner SIXTH and MAWR' Par Yom Wen's Stilts and, elegant vai beet *lass Mathias at ItiatiON.ABLII PRICY WN:[MMilt & WEE4ON'S HIGMMT bOOK7BTIT43II BKWEEIG 11FAMiM3, THB CHEAPEST. SIMPLEST AND ealegroopis. 704 OWESTNOT Street. abco WILLIAMS—THOMPSON --Dv the 4th i i residesce of the bride's wale, 826 Market Bev. B. F. Pelee. Mr. J. Harry Williams, burs. A. J.. to Mitlß Martha J. Thompan Carolina. No cards. - JOHNSON—WEBER —On February Yllt, Charles E. Johnson. of Phlltdelphlai to -Miss Weber, of Pottsville HAltrEB.—On 6th instant. of eommiupti Baines, in the 81st year of his age. Funeral to meet at Friends' Meeting-Rol and Green /treats on Fourtlx.day, Bth it o'ciock. P. M Interment from the hones smith. West (theeter,Pa , on Fifth- day, alb. P.M. STEEL.—On the 6th hurt. of typhus r A Gertrude, daughter of Wm. G. St ee l , i n etc • her age. • Thd funeral will take place from her fah- • • dance. 859 North- Eleventh street. on Wetio ,,, ; -1 Btb. at 2 o'clock P. M. woODWARD - 78nddertly, ou the morning that . Thomas Woodward. in the 45th 7qta The relatives and friends are 11)11PRCU121 1 I attend his funeral. from hie late residence. , land Terrace. On Thursday morning. Fabrnsrr. leave the house at half past 9 o'clock Ta P. • ; Wilmington. Del. by railroad. The fain-A • Will be performed' I'o,at St. Andrew's Church. l, • ton. Del (Wilmington. Del.. capers plea.' cu . : 2ift ;,, SELLEPLES.--On S unday, February dance. in Concord. Delaware rennin CuP er 4ns •0‘ • phis, req.. aged 59 years •' . • The friends of the family are invited, wl notice: to attend the funeral, en 7.CursditY• at 10 A. B. Train will /eave depot, Merket streets, at 8.16 A 51 EBEN. - nEnddenlyi on Saturday, the Florence, youngest danaliter of George 11 L. Keen. aged seventeen 'months MCDANIEL. —On the Elicaboth. late John McDaniel, in the 67th year The relatives and male friends are inVil. 4 the funeral. from the residence of he ra 7: : ,*;,-;', B Perkins. on Wednesday_ morning e.t,l , .108E8.--On the Bth of February, Ella t ". daughter of Win. and Margaret Jones, „.. or her age. - The relatives and friends of the farnilT.k. attend Übe funeral, from the residence Darby road. Twenty.fottrth w ard, al morning, at 10 o'clock. TALBOT At Northampton, Maas- • On Fay 8D 1865,_Tioletta T.. Jacob widow sW of Georg torniATEßY/dr.Tly of Neer —On fith i York. agedn st.. 7 7 ear* VAi lar% Bin relatives and friends are invited fIIIIFT al,from bie late residence at Holiatot , ” • nef day at 2 o'clock. DALT.—In. the eitY olLancaster. on r obri ol.•'` Christina Nair, relict of the late Geer" • £Olll year of her age i .b ,J •.. DRAPBR. —On Tuesday, February • ' in the 66th year of his age. MOURNIND CHINTZES, 33 v\%4.- 45-IL We have reduced the mice cad White American rfhintrea to ,T 3 BESSON & sort. atittra, 9.1.8 QUEER ELIZABETH Cal, Attar more detest of wide Re dere 0 1 1 ."'" "Wed- A le c , neW style Panty Crape Cell , ?r.' BYSSON & SON. Wareit4,-,5 J 4741 No. 91S Cass - 4-4 LONG CLOTH MUSLINS , " Better rk WIT Shirtineh • Bask WlTheroeville. D.% Witmentla. next to the beet. m' %mien Sheatlng Ntbli ns ' - Y RN L k5O P• rousßt,/ sal bat% Seorata
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