... . li lij , - ~ f _',..tv i4 O _if • ..... __ rTMISAY,f - PintlltrillY 9,- • • FORNEY",Ef , WAW ..PRIBB8; poi mrs ; inma mane skrusimy, mg; ;UMW I. TSPIITSON'S' "lAOOII AltD3Pf."—k eihophte COPY 4 , fhts oelebnited Dom • • - j. i I i:CI)III ' RABAND BONGS —A floe *Medina of Ahe refrains of the Southern nesroee. Prepared for PV 4IBB by Ilene O'Donriel. • - • • 111 EDITORIALS. —The Advance in Virginia-The Fulfilment of the War—The Electoral Vote—Rival Na- Ties—New Curiosities of Literature. &c. IV. THE CONFERENCE IN HAMPTON ROADS. Accounts of the interview and its results. V. CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY. VI. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. VII. WAR NEWS. —General Grant's Army advancing —Another Expedition to the Weldon Railroad—Sher. man moving on Brancliville—Capture of the Rebel One rilla 011mor—Evacuation of Mobile, &c. VIII. GENERAL NEWS.—Governor Curtin's Letter to the President—List of Diaths at-the Sallebiuy (N. 0.) Prison—The New Revenue Bill—The Prise Fight be tween Farreinind Ward, Ac. IX. LITERARY.—The Ideal Life, by Vathek Brown t Chapters 111. at d IV. —Rebel Criticism of Gen. Scott's Autobiography. X. CITY INTiLLIGENCX —Eleventh Anniversary of the Merchants' Fond; Addressee of Bishop Simpson and Daniel Dougherty. Esq.—Meeting of the Arsenal Workwomen—Explosion of a Locomotive. &c. XI. CHESS DEPARTMERT.—EditorIaI —Problem Philadelphia and English Games. XII. FINANCIAL AND /COMMERCIAL. The WAR PREB9 also contains a large amount of in teresting matter, not included in the above enumera. Sion. - Atip- Specimens of the " WAR " will be for •• 'warded when requested. The subscription rate for sin gle c o pies Is V/ per year. A deduction from these terms will be allowed when clubs are formed. Single copies, put up In wrapperi, ready for mailing. may be obtained al the mutter. • 'Price live cents. ' The Great Fire the Fault of the City. ' The city is not satisfied with its govern inent and there is reason for dissatisfaction. It is not an energetic government. It failed to celebrate in any way the glorious passage of the constitutional amendment by Congress, and while all New England was exulting over the triumph of Freedom, Phi ladelphia, wherein American independence was first proclalmed, was silent. The proposal to buy land indispensable to the - creation of a park worthy of a first class city, is denounced by our Councils as if it were an outrage.. These ,are instances of the past two weeks, and, without gibing further back, we must now cite in proof of bad legislation the terrible fire which yes terday resulted in the destruction of many 'lives, and filled the town with horror. Coppoilihavibeen reimtedly petitioned to forbid: the storage of petroleum in the .citiy. wow It was known long ago that ii - nrning oil cannot be easily extinguished bixater, and that the inflammable nature , -Ofe - Oil • makes its storage near crowded -streets a piece' of unpardonable reek leasness. Persons who bore for oil will not permit fire in any shape near the - Yet upwards of two thousand barrels of coal oil were packed in an open lot in a populous portion of the city. Once fired, nothing could stop the conflagration ; in rivers of flame, swifter than torrents of lava, this immense body of oil swept through the surrounding streets, consuming whole blocks of houses, and so sudden was its outbreak that many of those aroused from sleep by the fierce light and heat perished in the fire while trying to escape. It may be said that the owners of this oil did not pro perly guard it 'from accident or the incendiary. That the coroner's in- . quest will examine. But at the root of the awful event is the indifference of the city government to the danger. Whether from want of thought, or because the in terests of ,the dealers in petroleum have influenced civic legislation, Councils per mitted the storage of this vast amount of coal oil at Ninth and Washington, is yn important. / The fact is enough. There is more petroleum in the' city. Thousands of barrels are stowed away in cellars, in warehouses, and on vacant lots. If the fire of yesteiday was the work of an incendiary, there is no certainty that it • may: not be followed .by another equally deiltmetive... There is no safety for a city *Ntilieiiin" are these sleeping volcanoes . that *apiglAin ay awaken. The city govain, .ment whiakpermits their existence - must bear the chief blame of their outbreat, and :We think that the Are yesteiday is an event whichishoulteommand the immediate at tention of - the State Legfslature. French Rulers. NAPOLEON'S recent action in flashing his cousin, Prince NAPOLEON (.TEBoxp..), Vice President of the Council, has been accepted as an indication that he Wished, by this compliment and confidence in one decidedly opposed to the pretensions of the Pope, to indicate that his own feelings were on the same side. It has. since been stated that his purpose also was, with full concurrence of the Empress, to provide that, during the minority of the Prince Im perial, now an intelligent boy, nearly nine years old, Prince ITAroLßori should act as Regent, hi the event of the Emperor dying while, the yotith may still he in his mino rity. If. this determination has been ar rived at, it shows much greater confidence in Prince NA_P2S max thin. the Emperor has hitherto entertained. It is very remarkable that from the time of Louis XIV., who was born in 1938 and died in 1715, no ruler of Prance has been succeeded by his own son. The grandson of Louis XIV. succeeded him in 1715 ; his own successor was Louis XVI., also his grandson. Thera never was a Louis XVII., for the monarchy fell in January, 1793, when Louis XVI. was guillotined, and hia son bound apprentice to &Kim . , the. Jaco bite, under whose ill usage he sank, dying of inanition in June, 1795. The monarchy. was restored in 1814, but Lours XVIII., . brother to the decapitated CAPET, died in 1824, without leaving a son, and was suc ceeded by his brother, the Count D'Ar tois, known as Cuanuts X., who was de p9sed and exiled by the Revolution of July, 1880. Lours FnEurrpz, of Orleans, • who . then became. Citiien-Xitig,' ifi4s rejected by .France at the Revolution of 1848, and his , grandson, the Count de Paris (who ' served in the United States Army in 1861), is an exile in England, with very , little prospect of ever reigning. in France. Child and champion of the Re ,volution, the first NAPOLEON founded the French Empire, but finally fell in 1815, leaving an only Son, historically known as the, Duke of Reichstadt, who died in July, 1832, and IsTeroixoli 111., now in his fifty seventh year, is but the nephew of the founder of 'the 'lmperial' dynasty. Thus, during a term of over two centuries, no ruler of France has been succeeded by his own son. ON our fourth page we print the new tax bill complete, in the shape in which it will he acted upon by the House of Represents j.t makes sweeping amendments to the act now in force, and "deals with to babe°, liquors, incomes, freights, cotton, brokerage, etc. Ix-is waste of time to send missionaries to Africa. They are more needed in Dela ware.: THE STABAT Meaux' —To-morrow night, at the Ildtiele4Fund Hall, this great work of Rossini will be Muss by the Handel and Hadyn Sooleti, with 'bib 'aillbititnee of Mesdames Montt and Schimpif, ; 'floorge Simpson, tenor, and:diaron Taylor, basso, 78.11 well known and.aeatfinglied artists. The Gor. mania Orohestra and dig - a ehorus of the soolety, ~..... nuMbefing a- Arad and , _ Jif our best singers, Will give) . * - oval. faXeot... . Wer':• . . , flad i BAamateurs so on. ie---.•i:f!...-.. • 4es and matinees of 7, ' Y ..,1.. „. 1 , . „. . .',..;,:.farvis, and the \ est classical • se like the , \prodno. • • \,t3 the THE.,ADVAKL.OFIHE - ARMY: 0111111111 OF it IBBIL'iIIPPLY -TRIIN. 4 4, FIGHT ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. _ 141 T OF .0111 LIRE REPULSED. OITCHHADZ ON THE YIELD OF BATTLE. Several Prominent Officers Wounded. HIADQUAIITERS Aloft OP vwst POTORAO, Feb. 6, 1865.—The result of yesterday's engagement ap peared this morning in our advanced lines beyond Fletcher's Bun—the capture of about 260 pr.isoners, a train of wagons and mules, with their drivers, and considerable lose inflicted on the enemy in killed and wounded. The cavalry under Gen. Gregg Captured tio train at Dinwiddie Courtiliouse, while on its way to North Carolina for supplies, the trip taking, as the drivers said, sixteen - days for its accomplish moat. From this plaCe SCOAlting parties were sent In dl& forent directions, one of which went up the Boydton road, where they found a Camp which had been de serted only a Short time previous, and where they Captured a few wagons of Pegram's division. In the meantime, the rebel cavalry stationed at Belle fond were ordered up to Gregg's advance, but their force was not strong enough, and consequently no regular tight took place. 'About 100 barrels of wills :icy were destroyed in the vicinity, bat no stores were found at any place which our troops had reached. An order was found posted up atHinwiddie Court House, appealing to the people to come forward and give all the supplies they could possibly spare to the Government, as both men and horses were *suf fering very severely. The lose in the division was only two . oitlaree dn. ring the day. Captain Arrowsmith, of General Gregg's staff, bad his leg badly bruited by his horse falling on him. • ' In the engagement of the 211' Corp;s yesterdaY, at Hatcher's Run, the loss was about seventy alto• gather, while lhat of the enemy is estimated at about three hundred. 10 P. BC—Quite a severe engagement took plaoe this afternoon between the sth Corps and the ene my,! on the [Dabney . Mill-road, west of Hatcher's Run, the result of which wee not favorable to us so far as position is concerned, but• the enemy paid dearly for the.gronnd he gained. It seems that, about noon, the ad Division of the sth Caps adVanced along the road loading from the Duncan road towards the Boydton plank road, and at two o'clock bad reaChed and driven the re. bola from Dabney's Mills, about two miles from Hatchet's Run,where they had erected breastworks, but were quickly driven from thorn. Hero they how. ever kept up &running fire from the woods until about live o'clock, when they made a most deter mined attack along the line, evidently expeotlng to brilk throgh, If possible, and cut off the entire division. The heaviest column came np the Vaughn road, on the left part of the line. At the same time an attack in front was made, and part of the division being out of ammu nition they commenced to give way, and In a Short time the: whole lino fell back in con siderable disorder until they reached the breast works Greeted by the 8d Division of the 2d Corps, : yesterday. There they wer&rallied and the retreat was checked. The 8d Division of the 6th Corps . had crossed the run jut previous; and a part of them becathe somewhat demoralized, but soon rallied and aided In driving the enemy back. . . Three wagons loaded with ammunition were on their way to the division when the stampede oo dnrred,fint bad got fast in a swamp, and the tongue of one of them broko. When the men fell back the wagons were left outside the line; and although Capt. W. H. Trembly, ordnance officer of the divi sion, did all in his power to save them, the wagons had to be abandoned, the men setting fire to their covers before they left. • Shortly after an attack was made on the left of the 2d Corps, near the Armstrong House, on the Duncan road, but the enemy wore repulsed with loss. • Theifilli Corps are believed to have lost - from 300 to too men during the day, the others losing very few. The enemy's loss Is estimated as muoh heavier than outs, owing to the fact that they were the attacking party, but no Correct statement can be given as yet, even of our own casualties. General Meade was present on the field, but wag not wounded, as reported. Some of his staff officers made narrow escapes. Major Pearce's horse was shot tinder him while he was communicating with the sth corps. The lst brigade of the 2d division, sth Corps, is spoken of as having particularly dis tinguished itself in this fight. Brevet Brigadier Gen. Winthrop had two horses shot. Brevet Bag. Gen. Irvin Gregg, commanding a brigade of cavalry, was wounded In the ankle, while engaging , the ene my, early in the day. General Davis was also wounded severely in his shoulder. Major Tremaine, of General Gregg's staff, was badly wounded in the foot. Col. Bookhead, of General Warren's staff, was wounded In the hand. Brevet Brigadier Gen. Morrow, commanding the 3d Brigade, 3d Division, sth Corpe, was wounded in the shoulder. Captain Cowdey, assistant adjutant general 'on Gen. Bar ! ter's staff, was mortally wounded, and Col. 20th Maine, was wounded in- the leg. About 150 prisoners wore taken, among whom was Col. Amer, 24th North Carolina, formerly an officer in the 12th Regulars. ' • The correspondent captured yesterday near Din- Wlddie Court House_was 116. Trembly, of the New York Herold. He was feeding his horse at the time, within a few rods of Gen. Gwynne's headquarters, when he was captured by some rebel oavalry prowl ing in the vicinity. This party came in conflict with our mon in a slight skirmish, dniing widoh Trembly made his escape. 001. Herring, Al3th Penna. Volun teers, was wounded in the ankle. gib SA.VANNAtIE. AItHIV/ L OF Till GICALDA—MOVEM 8 . 17T8 OF =f33l NEW YORK, Fob. B.—The steamer Granada, from Savannah and Hilton Head on the 4th hist , has ar rived. The Oriental and Matanzas sailed the same day. The Blackstone had arrived at Hilton Head. The Granada passed on February 6th, off Hatteras, the steamers Illinoie, Atlantlo, Alhambra, and others, bound South. BARBADOS. A GOOD CROP ERPROTBD-TUR FIRST BIIGAR I=l Nair 'ironic, Feb. B.—Advices from Barbados to the 19th report that the wet weather lias been pro piticus for the crops which are about to be reaped. The first sugar would be shipped about the middle of Fclruary. WASITENGTON. Special Deepatches to The Preis. WASECINCITON 3 D. 0., Feb. 8,1885 NEW ONE AND TWO-DOLLAR NOTES. The withdrawal of the small..note circulation of the State banks, consequent upon their coining into the National Banking system, has occasioned a want _ which the Comptroller of the Currency is taking measures to supply by an Issue of one and two.dol lar notes. The contract for the engraving and printing has been awarded to the "American" and "National" Bank Note Companies of New York. The design and execution of the plates whiCh have been exhibited are very fine, and combine all the recent improvements to guard against fraudulent alterations and counterfeits. These plates will be prepared for the banks, and the Currency furnished, in the order of their organizations, so it will doubt less be some months before the newer banks will be supplied. To prevent an excessive circulation of notes of small denomination, the currency act pro vides "That not more than one sixth part of the notes furnished to an association shall be of a less denomination than five dollars." THECOITNTING OF THE ELECTORAL 'VOTE. The counting of the electoral vote to-day drew to gether an immense coneourse of people. The galle ries were densely packed, while the surrounding halls were filled with crowds of ladies and gentle men unable to obtain admission. The vole was 212 for Lincome and JOHNSON, to 21 for idoCLELLAN and Psziraarron, one elector . from Nevada having failed, by reason of siokhess, to cast , his vote. This is the largest olootoral majority which any I'M& dent has received since the second term of Jetesa Mormon, who received 228 to 1; one of the electoral votes of New Hempel:kite being oast for Jotter grINOY % ADAMS. WASHINGTON, It will be ribinern. bared, was each time unanimously elected.. Tao- Mae SZYBECRSON, on his roolection in 1805, received 162 electoral votes to 14 against him. A LEGAL TENDER CASE The case of Obadiah B. Latham and Oliver S. Latham vs. The United States, now pending be fore the Court of Claims, is a peculiarly interesting One, involving the 'constitutionality of the acts of Congress making treasury notes and national cur rency a legal tender; and also the validity of con tracts, specifying as a condition of payment that it shall be in coin, the contract for building custom houses at Buffalo and Oswego, N. Y., upon which this action is based, being by its terms "payable in the current coln . of the United States." TRH PEACE CONFERENCE. The Senate seems anxious to have more light on the peace question. They adopted, this afternoon, Mr. SUMNER'S resolution calling for Information . concerning recent conversations or coMmunioations with certain rebels, said to have been under Execu tive sanction, including any communications with the rebel SEEDIERSON DAVIS. [Associated Press Despatches.] WASIIINGTON, February 8. OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENERAL GRIERSON'B The' War Department has made public the official report concerning General GErzneores expedition, which resulted in the complete interruption of tie enemy's communications by the Mobile and Ohio and the Mississippi Central railroads. Over forty miles on each road were destroyed, including a large number of bridges, telegraph stations, turn tables, water tanks, etc.:, and four serviceable loco motives and ten which were being repaired, about * is hundred cars, a pile-driver and engine, a very • amount of corn and wheat, and one thousand If new arms, at Egypt, in addition to the four destroyed . at Verona, and the burning of .'lied army wagons, most of which had from General STURGIS. major Gen, this expedition, in Its ,damaging re , IS second in importance to none 'lt. - 9N OF CLERGYKEN In answer-to a resolution utement of the, Provost New of no Instance in ro exempted preach • y uroties Whose roll , Ain the eoopo of - • and calling mow of any Naohoro of any denomination of professional Christiana wtdeh have been denied to others. THE FLEET FOR EUROPEAN WATERS. Admiral GOLDBBOBOI7OII fa here perfecting the organization of the fleet for European waters. It will be composed of some of our fineet and largest frigates, which our recent naval successes have re• lefteed from blockade duty, and possibly an Iron clad, one of the large class, may be added to It, HIILE OF THE SUPREME COURT. The Supreme Court of the United States now re quires twenty printed copies of the abetted, points and authorities required by the rule to be filed with the olerk by the plaintiff in error * Or appellant six days, and by the defendant In error or appellee three days before the easo is called for argument. The President has recognized ROBYRT . BARTH as oonsul for Saco Altenburg at St. Louis. GENERAL BURNMDE AND COLONEL General Bunwarnz and Colonel Drux.poun, oom tnissioners of exchange of prisoners, arrived here to-day. The old Capitol jail hue-been entirely cleared out of rebel officers and men, Including a large number of guerillas, several hundreds of whom have been sent to Northern prisons within the past few days, It bas been directed that In the future no officers or enlisted men in our service shall be 'committed tO the old Capitol Prison, except upon the order of the Secretary of War. Nineteen rebel surgeons were ordorod to be sent from Font Delaware to Fortress Monroe yesterday, for exchange: THE MERRIMENT OF THE (DESTITUTION. a Dela%Are Votes Mermen - on the Black Met The Amendment Unanimously Ratified by the Loyal A despatch from AleitilidiirY Va., says a certified copy of the proposed azaelsitery amendment to the Constitution of ihe United States was received by the Governor of Virginia from :Seeretary SEWARD to day, and was promptly laid before both houses of the General Assembly, and .was unanimously ratified by the genate. The Hollse' will take action on it tomorrow, where there will be only two dissenting votes. By thus sending a certified copy of the Congr•ss- Elonal joint resolution to the Governor of Virginia, which is intermediate between Wheeling and Richmond, it would appear that the executive branch of the ,Government rooognizes the State of Virginia, notwithstanding the House of Repre sentatives has refused to receive members from that Commonwealth. Couratnus, Ohio, Feb. B.—The Ohio Luglshtar° •to-day ratified the proposed constitutional amend ment, abolishing slavery by a vote of 25 to 4 in the Senate, and 58 to 12 in the lime. Dovna, Del., Feb. B.—The Delaware Loglslatare has rejeoted the proposed amendment to the Con. inflation Of the United States by a three-fourths vote in the Senate, and a tnoPthlrds vote In the Rouse. Rebel Prisoners at Catup'Cbase Refusing Com:mune, Ohio, Feb. S.—Out of a detachment of 500 rebel prisoners, at Camp Chase, ordered to be placed upon the exchange list, 260 voted tore main in prison. The rest will be sent forward im- Madiately. PORTLAND, Feb. 9.—The steamer - DantallOnS has not yet Failed for Liverpool. She is awaiting or ders, but may be sent off at any moment. 'The. Steamer St. Davida, with Liverpool dates to the 26th, and Londonderry advlces to the 27th, has not yet made hor appearance. The wind IS north, with Min, and the weather Is foggy. - The Quota of Rhode Island. Pnovreavoz, R. 1., Feb. B.—The . Rhode Island Legislature has appointed a committee, to visit Washington to ask for an eitenslon of time for Eal ing the quetil.f the State. Rebel Guerillas Sent to sort Warren BOSTON, . - Feb. - B.—Eightreeven rebel' guerillas, under a guard of twenty. seven soldiers, patiaed through this city today for Fort Warren. They looked like ruffians, and were handcuffed in eowpies. [Special Correpondence of The Press.) Naw Yoax, Feb. 8, 1865, have ensued in the cases thus far tried at the suit of Mr. •• Luther C. Tibbets. Sixty-five persons aro charged with having slandered the plaintiff, thereby injuring his business reputation to the amount of as many millions of dollars: Mr. Tibbets, in order to prove to an intelligent 'jury that ho is not insane, insists upon trying the eases in person. ItWonld appear that he Is in the hands of certain Spiritual ists. Tibbets boards in the house of a Mrs. Neal, who "hopes she does" act as a medium between him and his first wife, and hopes "to be a Medium between all who are good and virtuous." The Good and Virtuous, then found, will please make a note thereon. James Neal is a magnetic doctor, and, according to his own account, a " miracle-worker ;II he cures diseases " through God's agency and the laying on of hands." Oliver Lovell purchased property from Tibbots, and paid him therefor s2o,ooo—in his notes. The whole evidence thug far offered has been funny; therefore the cases are popular among the frequenters of the court, who are well nigh worn out by the tedium of the dry technical oases of every day. Thus far Mr. T. law not made much by his suits, it won& seem, although his miraculous witnesses have boldly faced not only the Good and Virtuous, but an unbelieving public.' LAUGH SALE OP MOBILE COTTON FOR THE BENEFIT W. D. McGunoon. Eight hundred and thirty_bales of cotton, compri, sing the cargo which oame to this port reoently from Mobile, by permission of our Governmant, for the benefit of rebel prisoners, were sold today by Burdett, Jones, & 1.30., at prioeS ranging from sovon ty-hre to ninety-three cents a pound . .'The follow. log are the rites : 44 bales good middling at 98c. • 118 bales middling at 88%0. • 100 bales low middling at 873r0. . 100 bales low middling at 8610. 66 bales low middling at 880. 246 beleegood ordinary at 7Po. 181 bales ordinary at 750. Nearly all the cotton was taken by Now York houses. The amount of money realized was about 5350,000. Henrys. Foote arrrived in this pity last evinlng, in charge of Major .Ik!metal!, of General Sheridea's staff. It is reported that he has refused to take the oath of allegiance, and that he will be confined In Fest Warren. No information could te learned at General Dlxis headquarters In relation to the move ments of Foote. THE EVENING STOOK BOARD. 10 P. hl,—Stocks not. very active but firm. Gold, 2133 4 1; Now York Central, 112%; Erie Railroad, 71%; Reading, 108%; Michigan Southern, 89%, Illinois Central, 118%Pittsburg and Cleveland, 823 ; Rock Island and ' Chicago, 95%; Northwest ern, 35%• do. preferred, 083. f • Fort Wayne and Chicago, 98%; Ohio and liillselasippt certificates, 27%; Cumberland, 49k; Mariposa, 10%. Arrived, bark Mayflower, Barbadoes; brigs Ex. eelsior, Bermuda ; Forrest, Cienfuegos ; Volunteer, Matanzas; Sarah B. Crosby, Cardenas; Almata, Bt. Mary's ; schooner Alice, St. Ydartin's. To the Editor-of The Press : Sin: I noticed, a few' days since, in the Con gressional proceedings, that the lion. E. *Gowan had presented th e Slnate a memorial from the Board of Trade of this city, asking a postponement of any final aotion,on the passage of the bankrupt law until a large amount of indebtedness from the revolted States due to Northern creditors shall have been paid or - settled by satisfactory compromise.' This memorial, though ostensibly coming from the Board of Trade,uotually emanated from the Execu tive Council, or rather a small number of the mem bers of that committee, who arrogate to themselves to judge .what would be for the interests of this city, but who are either wholly or partially out of business, 'or else so extensively engaged that they do not look into and feel the wants of those in the more humble walks of life, nor see the hundreds— nay, thousands—of honest though unfortunate debtors who are at this very time prevented from using their name, and getting into a lucrative bu• MOPS, by which they may recover, from their em barrassment. • 'lane short-sighted policy which induced the getting up of such a memorial has been reversed by the Chamber of Commerce of New York, and that body, taking. a more correct, enlarged, and liberal view of the subject, asks for the immediate passage of inch a law. The merchants of New York know well the advantages that will attend the enaction of a judicious bankrupt law to Individuals, to their own city, and to the nation at large. To individuals —by bringing into active business thousands of honest debtors, who have carried on an extensive business and been unfortunate, and thus enabling them to use their own name aneliquidate a portion, if not the whole, of their former liabilities. To their own city—by developing tome of the best business talents of the country, and concentrating In that 'great commercial emporium men who willdo honor and draw business to any point where a proper op portunity of doing so is afforded. And to the nation at large—by putting into business talents and ener gies which for some years have been crughed,and tbus increasing the receipts of the National Tree- Bury in various ways, which must be apparent to any one who will take time to properly consider the sub haslt is this extended and liberal it Is y w made New York what she is— polic his very circumscribed, and shortsighted policy which is making Philadelphia what she IS ; and no one who Is at all acquainted with the business of both cities will deny, that while , the formor,is yearly rising In commercial importance, the latter is about as rapidly declining and losing that I prestige which she once held. notice that a new election was held by our Board of Trade on Mon day evening, and I hope the new board of managers or executive council will reconsider the matter, or if they refuse to do so, that a special' meeting of the members of the Board of Trade be called for the purpose, and that a memorial be drawn up and presented to Congress, which shall more clearly and truly express the wants and wishes of this com munity. I fully believe that a very large majority. of the.business men of this city are in favor of the immediate passage of a bankrupt law, believing that, if .a debtor is honest, under such • a law, he will surrender whatever assets he may have, and his creditors will thus get whatever he possesses,; and if he is not honest, the non-enactment of such 'a law willnot make him eo, as our local laws seem inadequate to compel him to a full and entire sur render of his property. • 1 am; sir, yours, truly, Jurcius. PHILADBLYBIL, February 7,1866. NOM RETALIATION ON. A REBEL PETTY , . TTISANT.— It 18 said that Captain Tann, who was, last sum mer, in command of Camp' Oglethorpe, tt Damien, Ga., where from twelve to fourteen hundred Union officers were confined, is now &prisoner in our hands at Johnson's Island. This officer distinguished him self for brutality to his prisoners, never, it is said, losing an opportunity to insult one of our officers, frequently compelling them to perform menial du ties, and using toward thorn, ripen all occasions, the most abusive language. &colonel of a Wisconsin ,regiment, who was formerly in his hands, to about to prefer °barges against him, so that, if he is ac tually in. the hands of our antheritles, they may • take suitable measures for teaohing_him a mush•, needed • lesson. In a ease like this retaliation In kind 000.1 d. hardly be objected to. I:-.: I . I. FEBRUARY 9, 1865: coranm RECOGNIZED FORD. 1% TDB OLD CAPITOL PRISON EXCRANGE OF REBEL BURGEONS OHIO ON THE SIDE• or&FREEDOM Senate of Virginia. LI=CEMI DELAWARE to tieitiitiiinged. Movements of Steamers NEW YORK CITY. BrICCItTLAB COURT SOIDIRS OH BEBIZL PRISO2I2IIS ARRIVAL OP HRNRY 11. PpOTE A Efuokrzipt Law. CONO74I34I:ONAL. The Residing of the . Presidential Vote. DEBATE ON THE PEACE CONFERENCE The President Requested to Communicate the Proceedings. SENATE. MUSE COMMITTEE OE ET.ZOTOEAL VOTE. A message from the Renee announced the appoint. meet of Memo. Wilson. of lows. and Dawson, of yennsylvenla. ah a committee on the part of the House to count the Presidential vote. EXEMPTION OF CLERGYMEN Mr. FARRIS. of New York. presented a petition from pastors( f eh urck.es, askinr for exrroption from liability to(military terrine. Referred to the Military Com• mitt... B7dPLOSISIENT HOU DII3OIIAILOBD 1110 f. Mr. SUMBER. of fdassactineette, prasentifd a. petition beaded by Henry W. Longfellow, est towthet Weller offices In the sift of the Government be titled by persons bonorebly ditcbarged from the army or Deaf of the United State.. POST LAWS On motion of Mr. OOLLA 1E d, of Vermont, the Se• nate proceeded to the consideration of a billentitled a bill relating to post laws. The first section provides that all domestic litt era deposited in a post office. either wholly unpaid or short paid to the extent of more than a single. rate of ~,,et„ age, shall be returned to the writers, with th e Stamp , uncanceled, and notice of the deficient postage due thereon;. but umentficlently prepaid letters, deposited in any pret once, which are short paid a single rate of portage only, shall be forwarded to their destination charged with the unpaid single rate. to be collected on delivety. The second cotton provides that froni and after the first or January. 1E66, the postage noon netrapepers and perlodicels shall be prepaid, and after that date no printsd matter, except ouch aa is received from foreign eon utriee, or le eps Mall, exempted front pomace charges by act of Congress, shall he admitted into the mails utt lesa the full portage is prepaid. • Section 3 affords relief to loyal postmasters who have eustaincd losses by the press nee of armed forces. Section 4 authorizes the Postmaster Ganeral to allow out of the revenues of first-class, second ease, and third chum offing expense for furniture, stattoaery, printing, etc. Section 6 Increases the compensation to publishers of newepapare,- for printing the letter list, to three cents on each letter icetead of one cent. as at present,. Section 6 restores to the &pedal agent of the Poet Office Doper tment in the Pacific Stales and Territories his - re gular salary (42 COOL with an allowance not ex ceeding five dollars per day. for travelling and inci dental expeneessi and aathonses the appointment of an add illonat special agent for the Patti Sc States and Terri torlee, who shall receive the Satre pay and ailowancae for ex nes t' and oleo two additional spatial a tents to superintend postal matters oonnected wl.i the railway mike c f I he. United States at rte ating rate. . Section 7 pr6vides that hereaf.er all nettle agents of the Post Office Department, other than those mentioned in the preceding eaction, shall be allowed four dollars per day for travelling and iocidental expanses. - Section 8 authorizes the Postmaster General-to DIT SIO.CCO for preparing and publishing seset of post route mans. Section ft anhorlass tbe -Postmaster Geiterat te ap-. print clerks for the distribution of matter in railway post offices. Section 10 modifies a eection of an old let so as Wane thorize the Postmaster General to cause the mails to bb transported tetween the United States and any foreign port or ports, or between any ports of rte flatted States, to pxchange• at a Weigel poet by steamehip. allowing and pal jog therefor, if by an American vessel , any sum not exceeding the sea and United Sta:es island postage; and if by a foreigriveisel, any sum not exceeding the sea postage on the mails so conveyed. • Section 11 prohibits steamers leaving the United States from carrying letters or letter packets which have, not gone through the post office at the port of departure, mud makes it the duty of the collector of such port to require from the commanders of vessels, as a condition of clear ance, an Oath of affidavit that they have not received such matter on board ; but the provisions of this emotion atoll not apply to lettersor packets which relate to the Cargo, and are addressed to the owner or consignee, or to any /Wens or packets enclosed in stamped envelopes. Section 12 Termite deputy postmasters to.deposit in the Bathing' Banks, to their own credit , as deputy post masters, money orders or_other funds in their charge, land( r the direction of the roatmaster General. Section 13 provides that balances which may remain unexpended of the appropriation of 8100,C0J to meet any &Attendee in the proceeds of the money order system cloying the present &cal year may be need to supply. deficiency in the pre - coeds of the system during the next fiscal year. Section 14 presaritos punishment for maliciously In juring the property of the Post. Once Department, and for stealine post office stamps. etc , • Section 16 provides that the yearly ad ye ritaements for proposals to early the mail of the - United States shall be published for six weeks In - from one to dye newspapers in the State or Territory where the mall service is to be performed. Section 16 establishes free delivery in every city coutainiog a population of fifty thousand, and the pre• pal =ant on drop letters to such places shall be bat one can• Section 17 relates to the exclusion of obscene publi cations, and the arrest of Diorama guilty of mailing snob. matters Mr. COLLAMEE, of. Vermont, explained each secs tion of the hit). it was not propoted, be said. to make newspaper publishers pre. pay with etampa - 'This could not be done in Misuse of daily newapapers having MUMS cizeulations; the New, Y orkliera rd. for Instance: mailed. say one hundred thousand, or it mightbe ear thousand copies daily. They could not possibly wet their papers off in time for the malls if they had to affix a atemp to each copy.. . It was proposed to leave this matter to the discretion of the Postmaster General, and let him prescribe the rules nailer which the prepaymet4 would be made. It was probable that he (the Postmaster General) would order the prepayment to ho made in a sworn statement from subscription 'books at tho publication office. Mr. Collamer fru ther stated the t the bill, as Ultras reported by him, met the approval of the Postmaster General, and was in part drawn up under his supervision. 1*".446:0r ‘01,10kk.10k.,C2,,•:;z1,M4:10:1:1.P104:,,D A message from the House was received at 12 48 P. M. ,announcing that that b6dy was reedy to receive the Senate to proceed with the counting of the Presidential vote. it I o'clock, the Vice President said the Senator; will prepare to proceed to the nonce of Representatives. And accordingly the procession, led by the Vies Pre sident and Secret's)) , of - the Senate. was formed, and 'soon after entered the ball of the Rouse of Represents• At 2 P.M. the Eenatorial proceatilon returned to the Senate Chamber. ' TEE PRA.OII CONDBRENON. ' Mi. SUMNER. imraccliately on coming* to his desk, laid; I move that the Senate take up the resolution which I offered a few days ago calling onto. the Pres'. d-nt of the llnitftd States for information relating to a conference with certain +otitis. Mr. BIICKALBW,.of Pennsylvania. I think the Se nator might wait till we take our mists. I object • The Wild& Objection is made by the Senator from Pennsylvania.. . • COMMITTEE TO WAIT ON Tim PRENIDENT Mr. TET.IISSTILL, or Illinois, offered a - resolution. Which was adopted, that the Senate appoint a comma- Ufa of one to meet a committee of two - from the Hone, to met upon Abraham Lincoln and Inform him of his election. . • • ' , . THE CONVERIMME 811BJECT 13.13/317M8D. Mr. $ lIMIER renewed hie motion to take up his reso lution in relation to the peace conference. Mr. Sumner'/ resolution was read. Mr. eaIIiSSUBY, of Delaware. offered an 'amend went that the Lresidebt be also requested to inform the !orate whether he and others acting under ; his authori ty did not require, as a condition of reunion. the ague'. essence of persons mentioned In Mr. Sumner's resolu• tion, and of the authorities of the Confederate States in the abblition,of slavery; also, whether ho did not re fute an armatics to the Confederates. ' . Mr. goon. bpposed the amendment as not mum ciently respectful. Mr. COBNESS. of California. thought the President would communicate ajl the information in his pwes sion without the special request contained In Mr.Sauls bury's amendment. , Mr. Saulsbury is amendment was not adopted. Ni-. hHEMMAN sale he opposed the resolution of lefr. Sumner yesterday because he did not believe that it re• lased to any matter of a legislative character which ought to be brought before Congress. The President had the rower, not only under the Constitation..but by express act of Congress,to vent terms of amnesty to the rebels. Be doubted whether it was wire to call for this information unless it was necessary to t allay public tercitement Mr. DOOLITTLE entertained no objection to the Tea° Intim) from any fear that when the facts were stated anything would be revealed - to weaken the confident° of the people in •the President of the United States. The Senate ought to be satisfied that the President of the United States had discharged his duty to the coun try. The great mass of the people were satisfied wth him, and had confidence in him. Be (Mr. Doolittle) did net think it wise to pats the resolution. Mr. MODAILL did not believe it was necessary for a Senator to get up in the Senate to defend the President. There was no occasion to bring in each an lame: He objeeted, on a mere resolutionof inquiry, to be told that if it was °WS* d the Senate would not harekthe regard for the President Which it ought to have. a Mr. StIMEER. . I shall only detain the Senate a mo ment. I have beard the speech of the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Doolittle) more than once on this floor. I will remind that Senator of the remark of an illus trious men, the great Chief Justice of England, Mat. thew Hale. • He wee aecnstomed to say very often from the bench to the very ardent advecates, Don't Jump till you get to the stile." The Senator from 'Nis- . consin would do well if he would not jUJI11) often before he gets to the stile. Sir, when Senators on the floor. attack the President Of the United States then the Sena tor may rush forward as speedily as he- has to defend Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. President, the Senator from Massachusetts stated in hie former speech that the amendment offered by the Senator from Delaware was substantially an attack upon the President of the United States. Be opposed it for that reason. Wherein con sisted that attack .m It was simply in plotting questions to the President of the United States about his conduct. This resolution of the Senator from Massachusetts, though. Da different. language, it Is true, is doing pre cisely that thing. Mr. President, the Senator from Maine (Mr. Morrill) mistakes very much if he supposed that I meant to trey, or - did say. tliat any Person In this he nate who votes for this resolution intends to' make an attack on the President. I neither said nor intended to say such a thing. Mr. MORRIL That was the inference. Mr.- DOOLITT LE . said if tbe Senator from Rake would refer to the remark s hes (Mr. Doolittle) made the other day, he would find that he had reference in what he said about attacking the Prestdent to the Senator fiom Kentucky (Mr Powell). and to the Senator from • Ohio (Mr. Wade.) These twoet ntlemen had joined together to oppose the Administration and to destroy the free State of InAti glans. - Mr. MORRILL interrupted Mr. Doolittle to Bay that What he (Mr. Morrill) regarded as particularly offen sive was 'hie classification of the Senate into two par ties—radicals and conservatives. The whole tone of the speech of Mr. Doolittle was to classify Senators in thin waY, as if there was in the Senate a body called radicals againet whom the President had to be de ter dad. He thought the speech of Mr. Doblittle ob- A - extorts on this account. Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. President, I meant the Senator frcm Obic, Mr. Wade, and the Senator from Kentucky, Mr. Powell. I did not refer to any other Senator on the door in the course of my remarks. 61v - remarks were made for them. I meant and intended them for them, I meant all I said. I mean it now. The Senator from Ohio (Mr. Wade), the other day, in spawning of the Executive, said the Executive lacks blood. Re has not sot nerve enough to carry out his position as he ought. I referred to this, and I charged upon the Senator from. Ohio and .the Senator from Ken tucky the purpose of attacking the Administra lion and destroying the free Stare of Louisiana. Sir; the Senator from Kentucky wants-. to keep Louisiana out of the Union until the rebels can vote, and the Senator from Ohio wants to keep her out till the negroes can vote. That is what I said then. I undertook to speak to the Senator from Ohio, and of him because - he has within the last six weeks or eight months undertaken to publish a letter charging me with being in company with the President to defeat the passage in.this Senate of a certain bill in relation to the reconstrection of Louisiana and other States. I mean the letter published over the Senator's own signature, in which he assumes to MIT that I had written to a citizen of Louisiana to say that that bill would be kept in the President's pocket to save the President from the necessity of vetoing it. • Mr. President, is it right for the Senator from Ohio, In a published ' letter, to say he I. inforined by a re sponsible gentleman that come other gentleman has said in the presence of some. other gentleman that the Senator from Wisconsin has written a letter to Louisi ana in which he says this that, or the either thing: and upon evidence like that - has the Senator a right to at tack, not only the President of the United States. bat me personally? Mr. Resident the Senator from Maine will understand that when I bane reference to any thing that he says on the floor, I shall speak of what be Pays and of him. I certainly have not yet referred to him nor to bib action here. In the speech which I made I spoke of the Senator from Ohio and the Senator from Kentucky. In relation to this resolution I have only to gay what I said in the beginning, that I don't think it can accomplish any good purimes. and it may possibly do harm. Upon the very face of it, it le an in quiry into the business of ,the Executive, which is un necessary and unwise. Mr. WIDE had very Ilitleldea of being dragged Into each a debate as this. He did not know that he had anything particular to do with it, and believed he was right in what he did last anmMer. and he had a very large majority o the Senate with him. Believing that, be cased very little whet the &eater from -Wisconsin (Mr. Doolittle) said about it.. He did not think all he (Mr. Doolittle) could gay on that subject was worth the time of the Senate to say it in, nor the - time $ would take him (Mr. Wade) to reel to It. Be (Mr. Wade) did not suppose that in anyth ing either of them, he or Mr. Deoltit e; might say ors the subject; they Mid sub. serve the country so' well. as .to let it pass and proceed with Muir:mess bat he , must. sayot word, .or. two in repl to the unprovoked attack made upon -him. - But if-M e. Doolittle wanted - to make it appear :that be was the peculiar defender of. the President, and that the President could not stand unless he Win backed up by him, he (Mr. Doolittle) had - a .much poorer 'opinion of the President than he (Mr. Wade.) Re would advise the President, if• he was in danger of any attack, for God's sake to select somebody that would be of some help to him. Ircreply.to the remarks of Mr. ' Doolittle about the publication of a letter said to have been written by Mr. Doolittle to a eitteen of Louis's's, Mr. Wade raid he had the beet authority for the publi cation; and .the best asenrance`tkat the - letter was written. - Alluding to the charge sOf attacking the President, Mr. Wade said he had attacked when be thought he was Wrong. and be would do use again. He thonght the' Senate of the United States had some independent du ties of OF own to perfoim, and a Senator:ought not to sit quietly by and keep silent when the President did,what he (the Senator)'believed to bo wrong. In col:elusion, - "Mr. Wade ¬arised - what he termed the demagogical appeal of Mr Doolittle to passion and prejudice as un worthy of the place and the occasion: • Mr. DOOLITTLE replied to the remarks of Mr. Wade, alleging that be (Mr. Wade) had 'unjustly attacked the Administration in the strongest terme he Gould tree. Mr. Wade was mistaken, he said, in asserting toss he (Mr. • Doolittle) stood,bere as the special friend or tbaraPiall of the Preaident.. ee would ad nat_that he wise mos' the friends of the Executive, andwima• tit thcought.the Preet?ent wall rtaht he would defend him against the denatolattone of the Senator from Ohto. ME. BONNER.% NISSOLUTION rAseaD, Mr. * SUMNER% resointion - oalling upon the President for inforndation concerning the late Peace conferekc. Rae tits: pot ',poi its possess sod passed. THE PORTAL . sn.L BESU ED. Oa jrCtloll Of Mr. OOLLMIER. of Vermont, the Se nate again took np the postal bill. On motion of Mr. HALE, of New Haler 4, htte , t h e eecond eectton of the bill, requiring the prepayment of le:Mace on newspapers and periodical% was stricken out. and, thus amended, the bill passed. Mr JOHNSON offered a resolution that, after Tau— de y next, the senate have' night &legions, which was laid over. BRIDOE AT LOIIIBITILLIC Mr. POWSLL, of Kentucky, • moved to take up the bill to establish a brides over the Ohio at Louisville. The bill vas paned. THE BOIDgDARIER OF NEVADA. Mr. WADE called up the bill defining the boundaries of the Elate of Nevada. Mr. 'Slade explained that this hill propored to take one degree from the Territory of Utah and add is to Nevada. Dir. TRUMBULL Ist:mixed it the "Sainte" had been columned on the eubjert. Mr. WADE et Id the Committee on Territories bad no knowledge on the snidest. The "Saints" might know it or they might not. - Dir. NIB, of fitvada, raid there were no inhabitants in the territory which they proposed to annex, bat these would he a large population thero noxt year, and they would not be Mermen& The proposition before the Senate world give the State of Nevada a mush bet. ter boundary Than it now had. Wr..o.EttniES Laquilkd what was ' the present area of N. ends: ils. ATE did not know; but it was ndt so large . as Utah. r• kir...POMEROY said it was 03.000 minims miles. 11r." commas thought It was 100,000, instead of BCCO. - - Mr. -POMEROY corrected himself. He believed it was 103,00 Inktead of 208.(X)0 ADJOURNMENT.' ndillff the consideration of the question the Senate adjourned. • • . •- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The deniable. paseage-ways, and floor of the Oa8) veto deneely crowded, the attraction being the count ing and declaring of the electoral vote for ?reed o at and Vice Preeldent of the United bletee, THE HAMPTON ROADS CONFERENCE. • Kr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, introducPd a resolu tion, which was adopted, requesting the President to cost municate toe, information aR he may deem not in compatible with the public intertets relative to the re r,dit conference between him and the Sacretary of State and Maus. Stephens, Campbell, and Hunter, in Hamp ton Roads. RETURN'S SY SHIP OWP/SEB Mr. ELIJAH WARD, of New Tork, on leave, Intro &mid a bill requiring all chip owners to male annual 'rattling en the Seth dim' of June, to the collectors Of the several dletricte in which they reside, of the tonnage of everyveseel held by them, and any omission to do so Libel incur a penalty: the act to apply to all vessels over twenty tone. Refernd to the Committee on Com merce. . OEXIIOX OH FRAUD IN TAX PATENTOTAIOE. Mr. BIOBY,- of Cali for nta, offered a preamble setting forth that charges of gross frauds Rand [corruption in office h SVC been made againFt the Commissioners of Patents, in a pa mpblet adaressed to members - of Ms House and signed by Andrew Whitely, who offers to prove them, and concluding with a resolution for the appOin tmen t of a select committee to examine tho same. She reeoltaten was adopted. A BUST OT JUDOB TANGY. Mr. PRANK. of New York, chairman of the Library Committee, repOrted a joint resolution approprtailatt one thousand dollars' to procure a marble bast of the late (thief J.11“100 Caney, to be placed in the room of the Supreme Court 'of the ' United States. It watt .passed. 1111PRIBONMIKNT OF MINORS. 'Nig WILSON, of lowa.. introduced a bill providing for the confinement of - Juvenile offenders against the laws 'of the United States in the homes of refuge. which was passed. It includes offenders under the age of-sixteen years convicted of crime, the punish ment whereof shalt be imprisonment, and prescribes their confinement •in some house of refuge designated' by the Secretary of the - Intel tor. to- be transported by the marshal of the district. or if from the Diarist of Columbia by the warden of thejail in the said District, the reasonable expenses of which ,are to be paid by the Secretary of the it terior. It also authorizes the Seuetary to contract with the managers of houses of refuse for their subsistence, employment, and impri sonment. ' TEE ELECTORAL VOTRId:ZEIBAGE TO THE SENATE. At ono o'cleck. on Motion of Mr. WILSON, a message was sent to the Senate Informin g that body that the Bone° was now ready to receive them for the mimosa of counting the electoral votes for President and Vice President of t) e United States . _ Mr. MORRILL, of Vermout. surgestOd • that . OWiti to the crowded condition of the - galleries the wives of members of Congress be permitted to ocenpAjhe- cloak room. Mr. ()ANSON, of New York, Imp oving on Mr. Mor rill's gallantry, desired that all ladles be accorded the same privilege without dirtincttov. - Mr. HABEINGTON. of Indiana, raised an objection flat there 'were Irandreda of persons on the Boor who were not privileged to be there. The confusion which had prevailed enbalded some what on tie announcement of the coming of the Senate of the United States. BICOEPTON OF THE BURATOF.B. The Penators then entered this halt, accompanied by their officers, the members of the House standing until the former wore all seated. . . . . The Vice Ptesldent occupied the Speaker's chair, and the Speaker eat immediately on his left. 7he Senators were arransed in the body of the Rail, upon the right of the presiding °Meer, while the Repre aentatives eccopted the other seats, - The tellers and the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the Hove were at the Clerk's desk. The lel leve were Senator Trumbull and Representatives Wil son and Dawson. . ILIOSARICS OP THE VICE PRESIDENT. The VICE PRESIDENT then said: The two Houses being assembled, in pursuance of the Constitution. that the votes may be counted and de clared to the President and Vice President of the United Etats*, commencing on the 4th of March, 1665, it becomes my duty, under the Constitution. to open the certificates of election in the presence of the two Houses of Congress. I now proceed to discharge that duty.. THE'RICADING 071 THB VOTER. He then broke the letter enclosing the certificste of the 11. State of Maine, which was read by Senator Tram bu On the aeggestlon of Senator WADE the reading of the other certificates at length was die named with, and the vote only of each State announced. Next were read the. voles of New Hampshire. Massa. chtteetts, Rhode Island. Connecticut. Vermont, and New York were announced, and, like that of Blaine. ail for Lincoln snd Johnson. Then came the - vote of New Jersey, for McClellan and Pendleton: next Pennsylva nia, for Lincoln and Johnson, followed by Delaware for McClellan and Pendleton; then Maryland for Lincoln and johnsor, and Kentucky - for McClellan and Pendle ton; all th e o th er States being for Lincoln and Johnson, including the new State of Nevada. The VICE PRESIDENT said the messenger who brought the certificate of Arvada bad stated that only two votes bad been east In the Electoral College of that State, one of the electors having been absent, and there being no law_provided for filling the vacancy. Senator COWAN, orPennsyivaniai inquired whether tber ewers any. farther returns, and if so, why they had not bassist:a:milted to this Convention. - The VICL-PBESIDENT zeplied .he had returns from Louisiana and Tennessee, but In obedience to a law recently yawed; " they - had - beau excluded - froze the Senator' COWAN then asked whetker the President of the Milted States had-yet -approysd and signed that bill. • The VICE P.RESIDENT - replied that though no com. mnnication to that effect had been mad eto either House, he had understood the President had approved the bill, and it was"therefore a Jaw. Senator COWAN then suggested then the returns from Louisiana and Tennessee be read, leaving this Conven tion to determine whether they should be counted. Eepresentative STEVENS said that no question could arise except on the reading of the certificates. Senator 1,0 WAN withdrew his motion. Representative YUMAN, of Kentucky, moved that all the teturne be opened for consideration. • The VICE PRESIDENT said the motion was in order. but it would involve a separation of 'this convent ion— the Iwo Houses in such an event being required sepa rately to consider the question involved. - Representative PRUE Of. of New York , wished to in street the tellers to omit from the count the so-called Slate of West Virginia. The VICE PRESIDENT said •the question came too late, the vote baring been already declared. Representative 'WHALEY, of West Virginia, would like to know the reaeon of the gentleman from New York for that motion. After further conversation, Mr YEAMAN withdrew his motion, for the reason that he did. not wish to cause a separation of the convention. TSB HBSTILT. • The' votes baying all been opened and minted. the tellers, through Senator Trumbull. reported the result. The Vice President then said; The whole number of votes test Is 2,11 -For Abraham Lincoln, for Preaident....— For /ad rew Johnson. for Vice President Por George B. McClellan, for. President ' - 21 For George H. Pet dleton, for Vice President 2( Of which a majority is 117 Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois. having received a malority of the whole num ber of electoral votes. is elected President of the United States for four years, commencing the 4th of March, HO; and Andrew Johnson, of Tenneteee. haling re ceived a majority of the whole number of electoral votes, ix 'duly elected Vice President, commencing on the 4th of March. •1886. .Arplanse from the galleries and the loot greeted the announcement. • The baldness for which the two lionses assembled having been finished, the Senate returned to their own chamber. • ADJOURNMEW T. The Hones rescinded its order tors session this eve ning on the amendatory internal revenue bill, and then adjourned. HARRISBURG. [Special Correspondence of The Press.] HARRISBURG, Feb. 8, 1865. Quite a . delegation of gentlemen from Philadel phia appeared on the Boor of the Senate this morn leg. Among them were Messrs. Edward Shlppen, Wm. C. Haines Doctors Vaughnsnd Marki, D.W. C. Moore, S . W. Fletcher, and H. W. Hallowell, who compose a committee from the Board of Con trol, and whose object was the advocacy of a bill which has been pondingfor some time in the Senate relative to the examination and quallheation of. teachers ' of public schools. The Board' of Control have heretofore held examinations for teachers twice a year, such examinations taking place under the supervision of five or six principals, of grammar schools ; and they only ask now that a statute may be enacted which will give them the authority of law for their actjon. The passage of the bill depended apparently upon a proper expla nation being made, and as it went safely through the Senate this morning, It IS to be presumed that the eloquence of the members of the committee has had its weight with the legislators. The discussion today between Senators Champ neys and Donovan, the two extremes of age in the Senate, has been given to yOu in brief by the Legislative reporter of the Philadelphia news papers, but there were some side remarks which had reference to your own journal, which were ne cessarily omitted in a general report. When Mr. Dono:van requested permission to have the editorial in The Press read by the Clerk, Mr. Ridgway opposed the application ofhlsDemocratio colleague principal ly on the ground that the attiele "did not say Dono van, once." Mr. Connell said there was no necessity of ,reading the editorial from the Clerk's desk, as the Republican Senators always read The Prep, but be had no objection to the DemoCratte Senators doing likewise, as it would probably be of service to them. Mr. Graham, of Allegheny, asked Mr. Donovan whether he regarded The Press as good authority,' but the• answer of the Philadelphia Senator was too indistinct to be heard, owing to the temporary noise which prevailed. The result of the debate you already know, • Mr. Donovan's supplementaty bill to the act creating a sinking fund will bear:publication in full, although the title is almost as long as the bill itself It is as follows : An act repealing certain sections of an act ap- proved the 15th day of May, 1850, entitled• "A sup plement -to an act to create a sinking fund and to provide for the gradual and certain extinguishment of the debt of the Commonwealth, and to authorize a loan," and to fix the license fees of stook, exchange, and bill broker& Szarrow 1. Be it enacted, That the seventh, eighth, and ninth sections of the act entitled "A supple ment to an act entitled an net to create a sinking fund for the gradual and certain extinguishment of the debt of the Commonwealth, and to authorize a loan," be and the same are hereby repealed,and that hereafter stock, exchange, and bill brokers, all or either, shall pay to the Commonwealth for their licenses or commissions the aunt of fifty dollars in addition to the tax imposed upon the said stock, ex change, and bill brokers by the second section of the . act entitled "an act imposing additional taxes fOr State purposes, and to abolish the revenue board." •lly reference to the statutes It will be ascertained that the seventh section requires brokers to pay an nually upon their receipts three per cont. Section eight requires appraisers of mercantile taxes to as• sea brokerkin the same manner an they do venders of merchandise, and section nine provides that the provisions of 'the act are not to be construed to ro• peal any obligation or liability imposed by existing laws, and that in classing brokers, when any Indi vidual or copartnership desires to obtain a 00Inikta. sion or license to carry on business at the. sates time in more than one of tho kinds.Of brokerage named in the act, the amount of annual receipts shall" be estimated for the - Purpose of fi x i ng t h e blase, and separate conambiskialla arid Mensal shall be issued for each kind. The general impression appears to be that this bill of Mr.bonovan is a pro• per one. It does not repeal the late act imposing a tax on net incomes, will save muoh trouble to brokers, and the StO additional over the net Income tax will nearly cover the wholo amount paid tinder the act of 18450. The bill which proposes to incorporate the Stul quehanna River Railroad Company names several eorporators, among others, Hendrick B. Wright, A. C. Lanning, Geo. P. Steele, and Garrick M. Hard ing. The company are to have power to construct a railroad from any point on the Susquehanna river, in Luserne county, to any point along the said river, in a northerly direction, within the State, and to build lateral roads to any point in the Wyoming and Lackawanna Valleys; provided, how ever, that the route shall not be the same as any heretofore authorised.% Roe ROY. ILT.TIINBION OF TIME POE REORDITINO. ilenanniuno, Feb. B.—Adjutont General Russell , has just received information from Provost Marshal General Fry that the time for recruiting and cre diting now organizations 18 extended to the 15th instant. Legislative Proceedings. SENATE. Mr. FLIMILIO called no the act to amend the act hear • perating the north American Transit Insurance Compa ny. Parrs d CORNP.LL called up the act rupplemeutary to the set incorporating the Franliin Insurance Company. Parted finally Mr. HOUSEHOLDER called up the bill to enable sol diers to vote by proxy at township elections in Bedford, Somerset, and Fulton counties. Motions were made to add the borough of York, ant the counties of Montgomery, Jefferson, and Cambia. and the bill passed finally as amended. The Bone. amendment changing the name of the Poe asylventa Trust Company to the " Roraima" vas con= red in. •. • . Mr. NICHOLS called np the bill establishing - the pay of the city asagesors of Philadelphia at IMO per annum. Passed finally. Mr. OLTMER called up the bill granting a pension of eight dollars per month from the time of his discharge, in September 1E62, during his life, to Wm. Ifeller. a Private in Co'l. Thomas' regiment, who was injured in tie fall of 188 t by a railroad collision on the Cumber. land Valley Railroad. Passed. Mr RAMDLLL called up the bill incorporating the Ashland Gas and Water Company, which passed Mr. COMM'. called up the supplement to the act Incorporating the Woodbu rn Mining Company. giving the tight to exerciee their privileges in California, and authorizing change of name. Passed float IT. Mr. STARE called up the bill incorporating the Com monwealth Coal and Mauutaotallna Company, which peened finally. (lhis company is to operate in Ltrzarne county.) Mr. CIIAMFNEYS gelled up the bill authorizing the Society of Guardians for the Relief of Widows of the German Reformed Clergym‘n to receive as members ministers from other Statee, &a. Parsed. Mr DONOVAR celled up the bill extending the time of the payment of the debt of F. Knox Morton until May. 1671. Passed. Mr. BIGHAM called no the act incorporating the Manufacturers' and Merchants' Insurance Company of Pittsburg. Passed finally. Mr. CON litliLL presented a resolution paved by the Philadelphia Board of Control. advocating the passage of a bill relative to the examination of teachers. Also. presented thememerial of the Institution for the Blind Mr. CONNELL read an act authorizing companies and =potations , ncorporated nrder act enabling Joint te nants and others to develops mineral lands to borrow money. - Also;• one providing-annuities for old and. faithful teachers of public school'', who, after twenty year,' ser vice reelgned or were honorably discharged. Mr. FLEMING; a further supplement to the set rela tive to the adjudication of certain military claim. Mr. LOWRY, an act to incorporate the Titusville and Union Railroad Company. Mr. DONOVAN nuked leave to make a statement. Re had three years ago made certain statements rela tive to the military sets of 0131201a1 Robert Pattereon, hese statements were now substantiated in aa edito rial in the Philadelphia Press of February 7th, ow hid'. Injustice to himself, he asked sheald be read and mixed on the record. The articlewas read in ziart, wheitMr. 0 HAMPNEYS moved that the reading be suspended, and the article not be entered upon the record. Mr. Obampneya thought the whole proceeding most extraordinary. The Senate listening to a newarssper enloainm, which it was sought should be placed upon the record! His social relations with General Patterson had always been of a pleasant character, but he wanted to know where the General had ever fottiht a battle, either in Mexico or daring the rebellion. This article was also a direct at tack upon General Seal. Mr. DONOVdra said he could not allow the remark of the Senator from Lancaster to pass without an an swer. General Patterson did fight a battle In Mbxieo; mad at Falling Waters, during the present war, had fought and whipped the enemy, the only chance they gave bins to fight them. fie would also state that the article read contained no attack, as had been slated, on General Scott - • - - - Mr. LOWRY conatdered the whole dircussion out of order, and it the editorial article read was to be entered upon the journal,other Senators would probably desire the game privilege. Mr. GB AMPNEY S referred to the military positions held by General Patterson and hie sons, one of the latter of whom be elated had held the poet of colonel and_pay master at the same time, and had applied to Republican Senators to have the latter appointment confirmed. A man wbo•bas distinguished himself does not require enolt certificates as that which has been read We re-. collected General Patterson, and. thought he had never fought a battle in Mexico. Re did recollect distinctly, however. that he came home in ill health daring a bathe. • • Mr. DONOVAN said that be emphatically denied the statement of tb e gentleman from Lancaster. The resolution to suspend the reading was carried by a vote of 18 yeas to 14 nays. The bill to prohibit the exclusion or Colored people from the City Pateengt r Railway ears came up for third reading,' and passed finally by a vote of 17 yeas and 14 nays—Messrs. Bigham, Champneys. Connell, Drielan, Fleming. Raines, Hoge, Householder, Lowry.McCand le/s, Nichols, Ridgway, Royer. Si. Clair. Wilson, Wor thington. and Turman voting aye and Messrs Beards lee, - Bucher, Clymer, Donovan. Hopkins. James. Lat ta.- McSherry,•• Montgomery, Randall, Schell, Stark, Wallace. and Walls voting nay. Mr. CONNELL called np the bill relative to the exa mination of teachers by the Philadelphia Board of Con trol, which passed finally Mr. WILBON read a bill for the protection-of batter and cheese manufacturers. Mr HALL, one to rev EP and continue tholatv gradu ating lands on which purchase, money is nun tho Coin socnwealtb. Mr. CLYMER called up the bill increaeint the amen. al appropriation to the Deaf and Dumb Inetitntloe. Mr. - McCADDLEES moved to amend co se to continue the increase for three years from the date of its paseage. Lost. The same Senator moved to amend so as to name four years in lien of three, and the bill as amended passed finally.. Adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. The military commission of the' Senate and House, Which had visited Camp Curtin, made a report, stating that all its buildings were occupied; that soldiers who enlist have no quarters to protect them,' and twit young men who left comfortable homes to Mifflin inmate, on Monday, were obliged to spend last night, flaring a heavy snow storm, in frail canvas tents, without blankets, and no tire but log-wood ones, in the open air Tins stelverteg 'volunteers, with tears from their mothers' eyes' scarcely dry upon their temples, spent the bitter nfgbt.f The-committee-ware informed that Captain Richard J. 'Dodge,' commander of the poet, has often been requested to provide additional accommoda tions, but that he has not been at the camp for months. They believe that the relations; between Captain Dodge at d Governor Curtin were not of the most friondlY character, and they request the Presteent of the United Statist to remove Captain Dodge. and send in his place some one who will co-operate with the State authorities to glvesomfort to soldiers. The report was signed by Al. B. Lowry, chairman 6f the Senate, and James R. Kelly. chairman of the House committee. • Mr. LOWRY presented a copy of a despatch sent to day by Governor Curtin to President Lincoln; slating that the prospect of raising 'fifty companies' under the State call were encouraging but that the aecommods tione at the camp were entirely insufficient ; that the coming nights would probably be very cold end that, •if permitted , the State authorities would Ind warm modations for the men. To this despatch no answer had been received. A diem:melon ensued, in which Mr. Lowry said that released pi isomers from Richmond had declared that they had never. endured such sufferings as those of men in Camp Curtin. Four years of one regiment bad lost more than one hundred mon from Crions needlessly suffered buildings,ce Governor urtinhad no right to erect although hie heart was beating with Warm sympathy for these men. A discussion followed as to the policy of censuring Captain Dodge until it was proven that he had commit ted an intentional fault. • ' Mr. LOWRY contended positively that the Tomei- Linty was with Capt. Dodge. if Gov. Curtin and the military officers were to be believed. The diecuseion also took a political bearing, and Mr. HALL ds fended Secretary Stanton from any con nection with the affair.. Finally it was agreed to recommit the report to the cc mmittee, and request them to wait upon Capt Dodge and solicit the Governor to find shelter for the troops. A proposition was made to allow the soldiers to sleep in the senate and Flame, but not even this could be par witted neat permission for them to leave Camp Car. tin could be obtained. . Mr. ST. CLAIM presented a joint resolution urging Coggrces to enact such legislation as would establish other routes through Few Jersey than the Camden and Amboy Railroad. so as to enable proper parties to test before Moll 8. Supreme Court the validity of the grant to that company.. 'Adjourned. 8 P. M —?be committee have had an. interview with Capt Dodge, who consents to allow the men to rest to. night under dilater provided by the Governor. ,HOUSE Mr. ALLEMAN offered a joint resolution requesting the Eeeretary of War to endeavor to - secure the release of eight citizens of Adams county, who were captured by the ramie, and sent to Salisbury, North Carolina. - These men were unarmed when taken, and are •repre rented as being the fathers of large families. Er. GLASS moved to amend by inserting in lieu-of "eight citizens. ' ! the words • • all citizens (civilians) of Pennsylvania who w ere captured by Oeu.Lee." Agreed to. and the resolution passed as amended. -. Mr COOBBAI4. of Philadelphia, offered a resolution giving the use of the House to the pupils of the Blind Institution for an exhibition on February 14th. Agreed . The following bills were introduced: Mr. COCBBAI4,of Philadelphia, authorizing the Odd- Fellows! Cemetery Company to purchase 160 acres of land In Philadelphia. Delaware or Montgomery (mon th Mr. BILLER, moulding for the construction of a bridge over the river Schuylkill at Poweiton avenue. Mr QUIGLEY. allowing city passenger cars to run on Sundays in Philadelphia Mr. KERNS, requiring owners and occupants of stores to close their hatchways at night (to prevent the spread of flames in case of fire). under penal. y of $5O for each offence. Also. allowing all railroad and canal companies to increase their tolls fifty per cent., until the national currency is on a par with gold. • Mr. WATT, a supplement to the. Cold. Spring Ice and Coal Compsny, increasing capital stock. 117. STBRNER, an actirelative to the publication of legal notices in Schuylkill county. Passed. Mr.-- SBARIGHT, increasing the salary of associate judges fifty per cent. Mr. STURDIVAST, incorporating the Meadville and Townyille City Passenger Railway. Passed. Mr. LIB, relative to the Navy Yard: Sroad•strest. and Fairmount Railroad. t o track on Broad street from League Island to Allegheny avenue. and on Sixteenth street from Militia to Columbia avenue). Also allowing Increase of tolls on Frankford and ear. mentown turnpike, (increase fifty per cent). Mr. FANCOAST, incorporating the Fairmont Female College of pi) ilad el 'hist. .•• • - Mr. TROIKAS, a lowing one or more of any number of enraties to pay their indebtedness. and have satisfac tion entered, without releasing the claim against the re maining sureties. Also, repeating so much of the char ter of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company as re ttires the Treasurer to be a member of the Board of Prectors,_ which passed. Also, exempting Christ Church Hospital and Union Temporary- Home, for children, frogs taxation. • Mr. RHOADS. authoringthe School Directors of Berke county to levy a tax of 1124 lon each man between 21 and 45 years of age to pay bounties to volunteers, in addition to the tax of MOP already authorized. Mr. ALLEMAN, for the adjustment of claim of Col. Wm. Friehmuth. Is Mr. BROWN. allowing the FATlllollklailrOad—in• rated in 1862—t0 build their road • any wagon glr • Mr. SLACK; incorporating the Uhion Panic Mining Company. - kr. ktiLlra. requiring Councils-to keep in repair such tun pikes as may be transferred to the city until they are graded and paved. The bill of Mr. Kerns, regulating hatshwaYs. was PaEeed. An act attaching Washington county iodhe Allegheny judicial district was passed Adjourned. Trrn WAR TN URIIOUAY.—The - consul of Urn. Rosy, in New York, writes to the Herald : CONSULATE OF 1:711U017A.Y Naw Yonw. Feb. 4, 145. I have received a communication from the Minis ter of Foreign „Relations of the Republica Oriental del Uruguay requesting me to make known, through the medium of the public press, that 'all treaties heretofore existing between the. Republic of !fru- - guay and the Empire of Brazil are, by decree of the Government of Uruguay, deolarod broken. I have , the honor to-remain your very obedient servant. CIATCLOS . ENRIQUE LeLAND, CO/18111 Oriental. GRIT. SICIELBB' Miseros.—A. correspondent of the New York Sun, writing from Panama on the 28th nit oays -The steamship , Costa Rica arrived at Aspinwall from New Yorker the 22d. Among her passengers we notice the name of Major Gen. Sickles, who comes out on important business con nected with the Government. lie will remain here probably a couple of weeks and then proceed to Bogota, and afterwards to Liens, and elsewhere on the coast. It is more than probable the General has instructions to investigate- the management and profits of the various Legations and Consulates, so". as to Five the President 80210 idea of who ought to be retained, and - who removed, as there will, no doubt; be many aspirants ter some of these offices. Should the President net consider himself bound to allow the present: repretentatives on the coast to remain in office on account of their polittos,- he ris in all likelihood, make a pretty " cleanßoreal). /RETINAMENT OP MR. FIESSITEDIEG.—A Washing ton despatch to the New York Tbset says : It Is un derstood that Dlr. Fessenden's 10rxtrament from the Treasury Department will take, plaoe within a few days ; anti it is oonfidently predicted- (I believe truly) that his successor will be from the State and city of New York.' In the:present oondltion of the . finances. and with the certainty that the war hi now to be carried on with 1 - enewed vigor and determina tion on both aides. (Ws beoomat a anottion•of very • gram.. upportaxioN . • Substifate.Brokerage. UMW QUOTAS AB.B FILLBD—WHY 111SAITY QIIOTAB ABB DEMEAN-DIM ER LOCALE-MIMS WEIGH ARE SUP% POSED TO Be REGITLABLY FILLED—MiTOITEIDDIM DISCOVERIES IN DEW YORK. The New York Herald publlshes a long account of the villainies of imbetitute-brokers in that city, widok pill apply quite as well to thili pity, as the business Is much the same everywhere. It is the details of the facts stated In the short paragraph at the and of our New York letter yesterday: Provost Marshal General Fry, under the pressure brought to bear upon him by our Supervisors and other gentlemen anxious to reduce our quota for the city from, as they claimed, the unust a nSt nttm ber, became convinced that an o utr ag eo us system of forgery was being perpetrated in this oily by the substitute brokers in enlisting men, and that the Government did not get one-twentieth part of the number of men said to be enlisted by them, and who have been regularly credited upon the quotas. Colonel Baker was sent here to "work up the case," which he has done most successfully. We will first endeavor to explain how this broker age business has been carried on, how quotas for cities and towns have boon filled, and how the Go vernment did not get the men. It is well known that these vampires, In following their. Mullion le gitimately, wouldlmake a great' deal of money out of men honestly enlisted and placed in the service. But when the men became scarce, and profits did not accrue as rapidly as wished, they Out about for means of making them reach the desired standard. This was soon found, and has been worked to such an extent as to make many of them enormously wealthy. Colonel Baker has discovered the follow ing mode of procedure on • the part of the brokers : Ote - of thevarties who has been arrested would go to the chief clerk of the naval rendezvous and procure from him the names of alLthe men recruit ed on the preceding day. Taking the names of these men, who were already on board the receiving ship, the parties engaged In the work would forge duplicate enlistment paten, descriptive rolls, he., makin out a full set of papers, to which - would be a Mee& g the signature and seal of office of John Dev lin, notary public, making all appear straight and correct. These papers thus prepared were present ed onboard the North Carolina, showing the man enlisted ; a receipt would be given by the officer in ,charge, which, presented at the rendezvous, called - for and was good for SSW Again, there are al ways to be found in this city numbers of men from other towns looking after substitutes to fill their quota. The brokers employ runners to find these men cut, who are waited on and told that they Can fill their quota, asking how many men they re quire, and how much their town pays 1 On being informed, a bargain is struck, and the happy man is informed the men; to save their city from a draft, shall be forthcoming in the morning. The brokers go to their office, forge the necessary number oC en listment papers complete—each list representing a man, and having attached to it the seal of office and signature of the notary publio,who is represented as having sworn them in—this notaryin all cases being John .Devlin. Everything—Eo far as the papers go--looks fair, the broker representing that the re °relit has been sent on board FILM, or on the island. The man pays his thousands of dollars and goal home, congratulating himself upon the quota for his town being filled, the broker pockets the money, and the Got eroment receives "nary" a soldier, although the papers carried off by the men who have paid their money, and which are in the hands of the provosts of the different towns, show their quota is filled, and they receive credit for the Beane. Ttls Is a part of the system of fraud and forgery perpetrated by the brokers. The first arrest made was through representing himself as a man from an iniandtown wishing to raise a large number of men to fill his quota. James Devlin, living atlas Hod son avenue. Brcoklyn, brother of John Devlin, and James Cahill, both substitute brokers, operating through John Devlin, called upon Colonel Baker, at the Astor House, and inquired If he was the man who had some inland town quota to till. Ha said he was, and would give five hundred 'dollars apiece for the men to OH it. At that time he purchased from them four seta of papers, for which he paid them two thousand dollars in green backs. He then told them he wanted one hundred and twenty-six sets more, and if they would furnish the men he would pay aye hundred and twenty-five dollars apiece for them. They pro mised to do so, and would have them the next day.* The next day they came again, bat said they had been able to get but ninety-two, yet would procure the remainder In a day. Colonel Baker took the papers and gave them a check on the Hanover Bankfor sixteen of them, amounting to over $7,000, saying he would go with them to the bank and get the money for the rest. A receipt for the money paid was asked•for by Colonel.. Baker, which was signed by the two men—one as James Cole, the other as James Higgins. Immediately upon seeing the signature of James Higgins, which ap peared in one of the four Seta previously bought as a recruit enlisted and sworn in by John Devlin, the notary, as a soldier, Colonel Baker knew he had the right men. He then told them who he was ; that he had been after them, and that their game was up, end at once arrested them. As soon as they found they were trapped they owned up to the whole affair, told who were their accomplices, how the work was done, and gave snot information as has led to the arrest of twenty-seven of the principal actors in.the moat stupendous fraud ever attemuted. They confessed the papers wore forgeries in every case. These brokers bad a regularly-organized plan by which they would enlist the l'jumper," help him to "jump," enlist him again, pocketing the city and County bounty In all cases, carrying the same pro. coos on until the man had been put through twenty. seven times. Once Colonel Baker went through the mill himself, was detailed as a Clerk, and quietly walked away. Arthur Carron, living at 86 White street, a French Canadian, and a - deserter from the ,army, has been in the substitute business eighteen months, has amassed a large fortune, but has made the most of it by getting men out of the service after they have enlisted and gone to Governor's Island. Through the connivance of Sergeant Malherne, of the 20th New York Battery, who is in charge of the rendez vous .on the island, and who has power to are passes to the men to visit the city, Carron has been able to get several hundred.men out of the service. by his own confession. Sergeant Maiherne received $5O for every man he passed out, as also did Ser-* geant Brown. All three of these men have been arrested and are now at the Old Capitol prison. To show to what extent these forgeries have bran committed and bounty-tamping practiced, it is only necessary to show the difference between the num ber of these forged papers and enlistments and the number that has actually gone into the army and proceeded to the front. Sergeant Malherne calcu lated that but one in ten roaches the front, while Col. Baker thinks that : one in six would -be a fair estimate. He is making all efforts to arrive at the exact number, having a system workinat present which would not be politic to disclose. The following items will give a very good idea of ' the extent o these crimes John Fay, a substitute broker, corner of. Hudson avenue and York street, Brooklyn, was at one time a • haak-driver in this city, and eight months ago had- note dollar in the world, and MU an ignorant, illiterate-Irishman. He went into the substitute business, and when arrested he had a' large drinking.saloon in operation, and owned over 8250,000 worth area-estate in Brooklyn,purchased from the sale of these forged enlistment papers. He bad so completely got control of , the naval ren dezvous that it was a common remark around there that ho run the institution. Policemen were eta. Honed at the entrance, and.nobody but Fay or Bev lin could get in. Capt. Young, an old, Crippled 0111. . err, was in ebargo of .thogoftloe, but it does not an.: pear that ho was cognizant of the frandaperpetrated under his nose, all hie business being conducted in a small back room,. and consisted of signing the do. ecriptiVe data . and certificates for the recruit who had no existence except 'on paper. ma chief' clerk, whose name Is withheld by Colonel Baker, received fifty dollars for every name he furnished the brokers, and has made a large sum by his villainy. He is a married man, and feels the greatest anguish for the part he took ; says the money was a curse to him, andl, that he never had aimement's peaoe of mind since be took the first dollar. The assistant chief clerk, William Tunica, is also implicated, and was arrest ed In company with John Devlin, the notary public who prostituted his position and oath of s office to such base uses. James Lee, a Tammany Hall substitute broker, was also arrested. But a short time ago he was a poor boatman ; he now has over forty thou sand dollars deposited in the Broadway Bank to his credit. He was once before arrested on the same charge by General Dlx, but escaped to Canada, where he. remained by the advice of his friends until the affair blew over, when he re turned and entered into business again. A- ])altos and Michael Monahan. two other large brokers, were also arrested. After Arthur Carron's an. rest he boasted that, In connivance with the officers on Governor's Island, he had put Tom Patterson, a notorious rough about the city, throughaeven times. Col. Baker 113 a good authority to speak by, and he apeorts.that two-thirds of the men enlisted have either been enlisted on forged papers or never. have been in the service, and that there are hundreds of men walking the streets today who have enlisted, been in and out of the service a dozen times. THE SOLDIERS ON l'xics.—The general impres elon in military circles fteeme to be conveyed in the homely expression of a private soldier standing in the long line from the steamboat to the Quarter master's- office this morning, "awaiting his turn" for transportation. Discussing the probable results of the conference in the line, as wawa everybody else, this blue.ooated Solon remarked: " You'll never git a peace out of them devils that's worth having till goys lick it out of them." A multiplied endorsement of "that's so," evinced the entire accord of that line. EXTENSIVE POSITIVE SALE ' OP 600 PACAXGES AND LOTS OP BRITISII, FRENCH, GERMAN, AND AMERICAN Dar Goons, &c., Trus'enay.—The early particular attention of dealers is requested to the valuable and desirable assortment of British, Ger man, Swiss, French, and American dry goods, em bracing about 600 paiikages and lots 01 staple and fancy articles In linen goods, cotton goods, woolens, worsteds, and Mks, including 225 entire packages of domestio goods, to be peremptorily sold by cata logue, on four months' credit, and part for cash, commencing this (Thursday) morning at 10 o'clolk, and to be continued all day, without intermission, by John B. Myers & Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. N. 8.- 7 Vre will hold a large sale of hosiery, &0., to-morrow (Friday) morning. Both sales will be found very attractive and worthy the attention of the trade. THE Cl'.'Y. pole ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS SIR DIUST PAGE.] KFLITARY. GENERAL COBBT-HARTIAL---SECOND DAL The court-martial met ag - ain yesterday morning. The case of W. B. N. Cozens was called. His counsel, F. Carroll Brewster, Esq.,asked for an ex tension of time, which the court ranted, appoint ing Monday next as the day when the case would again be called. There being no other business ready, the Court adjourned. THR DRAFT. The following are the quotas of the-First, Third, and Fourth Congression,al Districts : Second ward. 306 • Third ward. .....^ 186 Fourth ward • 205 • Fifth ward 7 237 ' • Sixth ward • ' ' 199 . Eleventh ward 224 Twelfth ward 217 . Thirteenth ward 210 Fourteenth ward 402 Fifteenth ward 622 Sixteenth ward 244 Seventeenth ward 367 Eighteenth ward 640 Nineteenth ward ri.37 • Twentieth ward 624 Twenty-drat ward Twenty-fourth ward... RIOMICELLANJE9I7I9. 'FITE rites CLUB or rumADELrarA. A l stated meeting of this club was held yesterday afternoon intlndependence Hall.. Ascommittee was appointed to arrange a grand dramatic entertain. meat. Several gentlemen were elected as active a.nei contributing members, and an essay , was de livered by Dlr. Charles C. wi:Acon on the reportorial profession, eontrasting, in a lively style,. the diffe; renew between the looal repeating twenty-five years ago, and !bated the present:time. The address was received with langhter and. appianse. LA connaz. BLANCHE, The ball of this association, en-Tuesday night, notwithstanding the very inclement stale of the weather overhead and. unendingly bad.state of the streets and pavements, under foot, was sufholently well attended to make it thosuccessaf the season. The whole Academ - ,t was brilliantly illuminated, and e souloitirring streams of Birgfeld's Dinoratt" and ..Faust," mingling With the merry twittering eta three hundred antent.thros.ted canaries, made oats 'think "of the gayest festivals of Paris and Naps. Ornamented skalls, containing perfumed waters, were placed ht every niche and nave surrounding the dancing floor while gigantio bouquets of rare. plants and. Hower& Banked each side of. the stage. It was the pleasant privilege of every lady In attendance on tlto door to receive a portion of theys bouquets. Colored waiters dressed In Turkish, costume ;s -eated in ministering to the wants of the dance& A short time after 9 the Curtain toile and disclosed those who were in. fancy - dries. .oonspLouons .'among thank, and W the lOTISTOrIAd, stttni roar . _____... ... wiltiannoWn Third-street brokers, tiayt m ,„ , I: , r bodies, with holes in the Met tot the gyhd variously decorated withthe manilla (if ref oil companies—" Maple . Shads,n "eta „Caw- Creek," "Ifowe's Eddy," 6,4, 4 sw ,.. Mounted with a derrick. The "Peace c,;` t sionere, 9 l ' with a limited supply of baggoo s native, no doubt, of their short sojourn), * 0 themselves In tight-fitting nankeen paota, j':, .J, !wallow-tan coats, and old felt hats, looking litiletly on the assembled multitude through glasses over long red woeful. The great di ail it of other lands forgot themselves and their atat to answer to the beck of the pretty do wer .„ red-haired Yankee lass, while .Robert yea oa g - Paul Pry endeavored to malts themselves ._,,, ble to Queen Catharine or the 'Beauty of t ir. rem. The American citizen tripped the ma •A' with the Roman Virginia, aad John Ohl nl bowed ari dcoquetted with unusual "kowanget a ling" to the Prima Donna. Illesphistopllloo,ll,, ll wandered restlessly around to finally settle "oh Baker, evidently old friends ; and fellow-guarda•or, Turks, Corsairs, Yankees,,Rusalans, Poles, p re , men, Englishmen, and people from every clim e „ nation had answered the courteous imit at i on "' "the gentlemen in white." The audience seats in tfie balcony, dross ti r o, and • amphitheatre were filled with the beauty a ; fashion of Philadelphia, looking down on the a.).1%,, Sion of races on the-floor below. The Euppe: , rangementS were admirable, and, we guess, „,,Z . nerative. Everything was as pleasant Re the ;a/ N could wish, and as successful as the associatho'„ . Faded. There was the Wad difficulty of got t i, one's coat and hat. Some came away without the -For our own part, after standing in a line for negj an hour, to bo squeezed and pushed about, we e.t.a off with only the loss of our hat. It was all over t t the doors closed by three o'clock A. M., eV, it, actin home to talk over until morning the Enwn times they had at the annual ball of "La Cote,. .Blanche." CENTRAL MOH SCHOOL EXAMINATION, The following questions were propounded .Test, day to applicants for admission into the Cent. High School: PIITRCIPLBB OF ORAIEIKAIt, BY B. W. VOODEF, 1.. Spell the loth:eying words, and give the rubs the spelling in each case : Singeing, dyeing (the a: of coloring), and wooed. . • 2. Explain the principle of grammar by which is word men is made feminine . In the following se: tenet? : The moon has risen In her glory. 3 Give the plural of the following nouns, turquoise, deer, and talisman. 4. Explain the radure of the pluperfect and a oond future tenses. 6. Write a Alert sentence in whioh the word is need as a preposition, one in which but is used a an adverb, and one in which but la used neither a preposition nor an adverb. • G. When is what a compound relative pronon, When is *hat an adjective pr.:Montt and a relativ at the same time! T. State all the particulars in reference to tt tense. number, and person of the imperative rel 34 8. By what other names is the progressive form; a. verb sometimes known. and whYl • 9. State the various ways In which the follow(' ' rule may beylolated, vtx : "A transitive verb in 7: 'active voice governs the objective case." 10. Correct the following sentence and give To, reason for each correction :.Inattention Is the al universal cause of failure; hence, those candilr. who do not pay no attention to the examinatl , may expect to have been rejected. PIP. 1866—CIONSTITITTION OF THE HEITICD ETAII BY rnaira.BBol2lr.'A. BENGT. 1. With what Is the Judiciary DISP&Ttap , of the Government vested' •• 2. How are vacancies in the Senate filled, 44 what axe the requisite qualideatlens for Mame.. ship in this body 1 • • 3. How may the MEIN Of Haprotentatives err, a member 1 4. What bills must originate In the !louse of R.' presentatives and how can any bill become a l, without the signature of the President' b. How can Congress regulate commerce. how can it promote the advancement of Helenes ka the useful arts 1 6. Why are officers of the Government forbid to receive presents, emoluments, or titles from: reign State&or princes 1 7. now are new States admitted into the Unto, S. How does the Constitution provide for its o amendments I . . 9. What does Article V. of the amendment concerning persons held to ball for capital Wien! or Infamous crimes t - ' • • 10. Wbat are the lights of an aeonsed person. as in what eases is the trial by jury dispensed With? PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION The annual ball of the Philadelphia Armink. which, will take place this evening, at the Aeadet of MOM,, will be one of the largest balls ever gi in_ this city. Two bands of music have been gaged • one a milltary_band;.witl play marches tween t he dances ; the other,:an orchestra of m hundred pieces, will perfonn'tthe music for dancer. BOUNTY•JUMPSES ITNDEE" . SENTENCE r, DBATH. Thomas Adams, of Company 1), lElSthategim P. V., having been convicted by a oottet-mar..l. will be shot on the 17th of March, at Fort ALM- This fellow enlisted, then jumped the bounty, t... enlisted again. Jobn Murphy. who was to have been Cant t morrow, bag been respited for the present, t President Lincoln: It Is thought to be positive necessary to make an example of the bout. jumpers. . Michael Endrlght,' 40 years of age, fell bet the joists at the new brewery, Filbert stree' Eleventh, yesterday afternoon, and wall inistaa , killed. Patrick Allen, ST years of age, was found la Insensible condition yesterday, in Second on near Dock. He was taken to the hospital, its he died. Yesterday afternoon a man giving the name NeGowan was found _in Twenty-first street at Wood, badly beaten. Ho was scarcely able to al. his Dane. He was taken to the Pennsylvania ti pltal. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO TER NATIONAL LOAN. The subscriptions to the new seven-thirty loan. tho office of Jay Cooke, druing yesterday and t day before, amounted to $3,546,000. CITY ITVALIf S. NoTrox—Gamsoz.--oaring to Changes a`x taking place, it la our intention to realize at or_ on our elegant Stock of Nen and Boya' 0100 and Furnishing Goods. We therefore offer the entire stook of our hot. amounting to aoralsting of winter, spring, and Ensinmer cloth. at a large reduction from present prices. ' Our fun stock of pieee goods will be male order in our best styles at the same liberal at • mant In price. WAN Amax= & Brum; Oes Hatt. fe9.st S. E. corner Sirnt and 2111111121' OPIENESO'DB , WENDBEOTE, TAYLOR, do BBOTI NEWMALLBIIIt OP Pi...nevi - No AND PAOTOGRA.z. —We hare the pleastere of announcing that :• new rooms, No :914 Chestnut street, are now e , The old friends el the establishment, and the !f lie generally, are respectfully invited to visit •` new gallery, where will be found not only e.... thing that la beautiful in our line of art, but Comfort and elegance of arrangement for the r lication of visitors. WERDEROTH, TAYLOR, & BROWN. 914 Chestnut stn.:9', PINE PICTURES Go JAMES E. WftranOmr, The numerous friends and admirers or this tinguished Dramatic Reader and Patriot Fill glad of the opportunity of procuring excellent tures of him, recently taken by Arr. F. Gntel,. Nov. 702, 704, and 706 Arch Street, and now for St his counters. . • EVERYBODY avows that a prudent inyestmev "Printer's Ink" is capital well expanded ; if is t to pay In an increase of trade. Business men desire to take advantage of this fact can..exr: the best newspapers of the country, and secure insertion of their advertisements therein, at mer Atkinson & Co.'s agency, 611' Chestnut it. second floor. Lurs.—We paint our lives in fresco. The soh facile plaster of the moment-hardens under e. , stroke of the brush into eternal rock. HOZ' ue easy then that we should Out a good figure it eyes of posterity, by dressing in such seemly tri as that made at the Brown-Stone Clothing Hilt & Wilson, Nos. 603 and 605 Chestnut e above Sixth. --FIRST-CLAES MOT/XING, AT RILDOCBD PalcZ First-ohtss Clothing, at Reduced Prices, FilliteClABB Clothing*, at Reduced Prices, It Chas. Stokes & Co.'s, At Chas. Stokes & At Chas. Stokes & " One Price," under the Continental Hotel. " One Price," under the Continental Hotel. "One Price," under the Continental Hotel. C 0711311.1 uTIONAL CONSIIIIPTION.—From tr worthy data it is estimated that at least onelcm Of all who are born in the 'United States hay. birth lungs in a tuberculous condition, and In c sequence are predisposed to Pulmonary C. plaints, yet it is equally well established that ' predisposition need not end in Consumption, LS ma, or any other disease, if due care and watch noes be , observed, and all exciting causes promptly treated as they arise. It is in just r cases Dr. Jayne's Expectorant exerobies its I beneficial effects, and has produced the largesti portion of its cures. Besides promptly reins Coughs end Colds, which, when left to thesei are the most common causes of tuberculous dere meat, this standard remedy allays any billaa' tion which may exist, and,by Promoting easy toration, cleanses the lungs of the substances le clog them up, and which rapidly destroy when fared to remain. Prepared only atNo. 242 Che. - street. ft. WAR, Wes !—What we have suffered by it mind cannot conceive. But a brighter day IS ds frig ; onward our victorious- arms are mold downward the prioes of dry goods have fallen. I tow selling— 104 very heavy Bleached •Steeting 44 Williamsville Dle.slia IT CO 44 New York Mills 54 Ce American Prints 25 e A reduction of full forty per cent. on all Blot' and Flannels. 247 Smith Eleventh street, above SprVi N. B.—l nail special attention t 9 a bale of heavy Unbleached Muslin, yard wide, slie damaged by Inter, A 2 coats--such as has bean at 62 cents. To 81113111358 means Of the epos conjoint advec Using rendered practicable b7hl - Joy, Coe, &Go., through thetr newspaper age northeast corner Chestnut and Fifth snarls , vertisera rime the postage Ad avoid the leo: corresponding with publishers, risk of recants% unseasonable and• repeated calls of strangers separate bills, the-vexatious deceptions of jcir . of dub7scur. character, and 'oases from cont: with incompetent and irresponsible persons. BCI2IIIOBB man may learn through this agsaci. whabjeurnaiato advertise in, to rerah otfecttrsli . _ cheaply the seotionl wherein their trace ra%! extended. 2,Z Adverttots romtve copies a Journals in vf tsdnir ad - scribe amnia are inserted. red.tritt: SUITS OR OLD FURNITURE reupholatere.t. atoned, and put In complete- repair at W.l 4 ' Patten's WeSt•end Upholatery Stone, 1403 Che street. let sa SAJIRD'3 Eider". ea - Peate, fca theakin, sent e .Where, by Jared &Sane, importers, Ma. Eyr., EAR, ARD CATARRH. artooonfally T 76. i:ty J. Isaacs, M. D., Ootalat and Jurist, 5111 Artilksial am, iruserted. No charge for 0z0r..4' Maoues Srsos & Co.'s Pianos, arL2l ElaisMsls Oals@ast Organ?, for sale (ye bf mod, Seventh and Uttastattt streets ; VI ,CAI3IIALTIES. a: ~. e _ y _ ~: $200,000, .Torm EVICTS,
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