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• 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
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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,
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THE.,ADVAKL.OFIHE - ARMY:
0111111111 OF it IBBIL'iIIPPLY -TRIIN.
4 4,
FIGHT ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.
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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
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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
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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 &notarised - 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,