THE PBEIBB, jjjjJWO® DAILY (SUNDAYS EXOKPTMD) BT JOHH W. irOBSBY, ofivm HA lfrsnnyß i-oubtb straw. ID DAILY PRESS, „CltT MMartbar*. li T«a Dollass Pub Axnvm, la , T ,n*at a* Twmtt omtb Pm Win, payabla to , onrt**. Mailad to 8nb»«H»r» oat o( tt» alty. ii Doiunrn Amva; Font dolmbb Ban Tim it fo» tix KNmi Two Doujjuj AW Twbbtt . OBBTI «m nun Mobthi, taYArfably IbaAtbbm iMitotMlmi -- UwtonrataUHrM at tha uaal ißtot. nu IW'WBBKLT PKm, MiaAtolMtoarihara. RvbDoulass Pbb tom,)> raßtfc RETAIL dry goods. T RETAIL. JAMES fi. CAMPBELL & C 0„ 727 CHESTNUT STREET, Offer at Popular Prices: ck buss la great variety, inclodt ng the beat good! Im ported. Royal Armnrea, Gro Oralue. Lyons Taffeta, Parltlennes, Drande Frano.,VaVd6 Lyon, Gro do Rhine, Gro d'Afrione, Ac., Ac. 'JjOKBD bilks la dwlrable ihadc*, pi tin and corded colored Taffeta and Taffetas Parlstenaest treat Poniards ud Golden Brown Gros Grains of magnificent qnanlty. 'KING DBEBS GOO DS, Impin'a choicest fabrics, single and doubt* width. Mona do Laines, now ahadea. 8-4 Bar naul's Crops Maretz, and Tsmartlnas, Steel colored Mohair Poplins, Etch Mohair Valencia*, Iwnoh Jaconets, Organdies, Percales, ft*, 1 •IN'S BOMBAZINES, Taxalaa, Hons do l-aines, 6-4 Harnanl'a Mo hairs, Alpacas, and other black goods at great ly reduced rates. WHITES GOODS, ilnsooks, Jaconets, Cambrics, Swiss Mails, Fancy sks, and other popular While Goods at low prices. LINEN GOODS, .Atlrntoetd ratal, Inilnding gUrtlat. Shorting, Pillow Lineno, Damaiko, Siapais, Jgapklna, *«., atrarletr. AT REDUCTION IN COTTON GOODS, ■oh ad Muslim In popular brand* at and bslow kat rates. mBVOIBIBK'B OBEEBBhTBD KID BT.OVBB. PBIHTBO LtKEfl CAMBRIC DBBSSB3, t prices are mucked la Plata fliurea, from Which to not doTlata. WHOLESALE BOOMS VP STAIRS. ' . (SiCLINE IN DRY GOODS. aha-to now made, and trill, from day today, a* 'lon -warrants, continue to make taoh REDUCTIONS IN OUR PRICKS OHESfIC COTTON GOODS, AWD ALL IMPORTED GOODS, Will eorrespoad with the redoes* wholesale rates ned by the DECLINE IN GOLD. Buyevs may rely union getting fairly all the vantage of a reduced price immediately it takes ace, COOPER A CONARD, S. Corner Ninth and Karket Streets '*-3t OTHL PROPRIETORS OUSSEISISFBIBS Out *Iw»T« lad * fall (took of iLANKBTS, QUILTS, LINEN GOODB, SHEETINGS, Uu lowMt wkoleukl* Sri«e<, *t J, c. STBAWBBIDGK ft CO.’S, «.*wf!tai I. W. * BEO, 'B, corner TENTH and PINB Gpodi re iced to sold itandard. Also, new loti bought at tie ink auction tales. „ fl lot ladies’ fine bleached Cotton Hose, 38c. 1 lot ladles' fine bleached Cotton Hose. Sl« a lot ladUS* stont unblsaehed Cotton Hose, 35c. 5 lot ladles’ lkle thread Glotm, SOo. lots ladles’ fine colored Berlin Alovas,kid finish, 83 "■ i lots 1,000 yards Nainsook Muslins 4i to *1 28. I lots 800 yards aert.s Muslins. 31 to 44c. lot fine Jaconet Hnslins, only Mo. T 1 Bo lot loaW' Dickson* & Co. * na* B-pint iiraon j>o I lotehfghluslre fine Black Alpacas, 87c., *l, and $1.75. lot ladles’ plaid Silk Scarfs, $1 25. lot gents’ black 811* Neckties. SSc. ■ lot Bird’s Bye Linen for aprons, yery fine, 87>*c. . lot Huekabsok Bath Towels. 80c. lot 4 4 French Ohtnties, Bprln* styles. 80e. . lot 8-4 colored Linen Table Damask, 80c. . lot black andwhite plaid Mohairs, 80c. . , With several lots Notions,. Trimming HUjbons. and ilysts, at prices to suit the times. mhw * AED-WIDE BLEACHED MUSLINS. Bui la the olty, » Mma “ C “ T WBl««»te. Bor SIX uni«. A crsat Bargain. A great Bargain. ihlS-tf ■Qg* OHKSTjT B. M. NEEDLES, AOSS4. Chestnut Street:, la now a-acßiyiae a orkat vabiity o? o HOVEIiTIBS *. 1* LAOS OOM.ABS, SBTB, SLEKVES, Bro. g Also.* mat variety of piqnrs. French, puffed, S; tiiSSf, .fhwi atrlped, plaid, and other ftuwy g| HmUni eultehle for cjj WHITE BODIES. s Acnertl tMortment of Whit* Gooi*,.laces, g BsibroidArliit HaadkeieHifi* Yells* Barbee* M ***•• ** GEIATLT RSBTJOBD PBJCBB. 3] A liurce lot of Efeedlewoxk* B&ft&sft end In sortings just rweWed. Alio. Queen Bess Buffs and new style y&i. LewdolSSi mi Seta* I_ loa* olbstitot btrbet. ADIBB’ bpking cloaks. t Openin* dally. n»w Oloake. toaddition took of ready-mad***raent«. K^to*dt , «d of fi&£EM3 |LCTHB, at wholoeale or Ladi f? ° l sA Bl ° c i Mder * f a *- * 9rt ‘% t oOTsl sioSlaDf k mhg tx~ ag. oorner MIRTH aad MASSET sU • •back silks without lustre, J BikGro*er»lii. xik T*f;t«riTi«n»M. Blk 00i4»4 and onjUtlM. from *2.(10 to *9, Am di Shindi &&d TfttotMi lowft n‘niS2'Zi££s%s ssTaTwliE* SOU, nif north TMKTH Stwo? EW SB3BT FOB ISOS. TBI OJMAfBSX IHVMTIOH 0? THB ABB IK HOOP SKIBTB. J. W. BBADLBY’B Hew Patent DOPLBX BLHP MC (or double) SPBfIfaSKIBT. _ WBSTg' BBABLSY & OABT Ofto d. I- * zest). 80118 PBOPBIBTOBSand Vt OHAMBKBB and TO and 81 BEADS Stieete, Hew *THIB IHVBHTIOH eonaiite of DoPHtt (or two) Bl“ liptio Steel SPMBoa. iarenlomily b*a™»™“SJ£S? Biuily toother, boob t® bus*, aajta* tbe TOtfdBMT. tooet plbixbm, BI.ABTIC, and DOBABLBp'Bllioerer ued, Tidy fldldozß bbro ox Bxiis, iiki xid w®* l ? Springe, and oonaeanently preeerre a, *'*.!**S2?l. r aai Sags* Ssbembmm, OmSw, Gabbia atm, Havaba »n Odba, jgmtrm fio« HOPKINS’ 628 K» ni>sSs,VlLl» f«?J Mt-*lm« r«t*U tntde.and for )]rm> yidSß?Sh^^^ 'NFEEBLED AND DELIOA.TEOON jIWIIo*« tad «übl« you U) »1»W W»Ui TOL, B.—NO. W. QARD. I Win. OFFER BIT ENTIRE STOCK OF WINDOW SHADES, AT 36 PEB CIST. lESS TMAX mhie-fpti 1026 CHESTNIJT street. jq26. C. M. STOUT Ac c 6 , BBOCAmLK MCI PIANO, TABLE, AND FURNITURE RTCNDOW SHADES, See. 1086 CHESTNUT STREET. foie- flnwta • 1 J)EPOT WINDOW SHADES. The subscribers are now prepared to pot op I* TOWN OS COUNTRY, at the ihoriest notice, all the nsnal widths and styles of FANCY WINDOW SHADES, And to furnish and put up to order In the heat manner DWELLINGS, BTOREB, CHURCHES, OS OTHBS They also keep on hand a large assortment of SHADINGS SHADE TRIMMINGS. FIXTURES, Ac.. which they will seU to the trade at the lowest market prioe. SHEPPARD, VANHARLINGEN, A ARRISON, Window Curtain and Shade St ire, mhl7-f ra wlst fp No. 1008 CHESTNUT Street. SILK A DRY GOODS JOBBERS. gPRING. IMTOKTMB AND JOBBERS OP DRY GOODS, An antoaeftre assortment of choice fabrics In roßiieir aid American dry goods, At and under market rates. As their stook Is dally replenished with the most da drahle offering* of this end oth« markets, It will always proT* worthy of isspestion. gPRIHQ—IB6S. EDMUND YARD SON, AT 1008 Chestnut Street, (eeyeetfnllylhforaihls Mends and snstomers that he um fox eale a lane ud TUlsd .toe* o! BATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER, AND PLATED WARE. Also. Mittutlr on hud, a large ud well-assorted ■efkof ygiawTj JEWELRY. jif, SCiXTXjOIV) ASHoi the line Of EKWIB ladomds A 00, YATOBB Mi JBWBLKY OAKBTULLY BBPAIKXD. BOLD. BILTBK. Shd DIAMOBDB BOtTOBT. W-to CABPETB AND OIL-CLOTHS RALSTON, & CO., BiaOTAffniEnro aid commission mbbohaits, CARPETINGS, OIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS, BUGS, AO., "■O. 610 CHESTNUT SXBUT, pp-rr,Al>gltPgLA. ftrb 00L0S8. li HITB LKABj /IT IDO AKfttipAy ABB ?QB£IGy Wiy? o W GLABB, AT T-AWBBT.Iff ATtKaf. UXAft __ _ _ Axontfor PApfer PLASH LETTERS. nliB-Bial)> A : READY AND TBOT 'J’Q THE PEOPLE, NOW READY, r A WORK BY DR._yOa_MOSOHZIBiaSK, , Of No, 103 T WALNUT Street, bstitlsd. A BOOK POE THE PEOPLE, On the following Dlseaaets EYE AND EAR DISEASES. THROAT DIBBJLBK9 IK QENK&AL. CLERGYMEN’S AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS’ SORE THBOaT DISEASES OP THE Aik PABSAGBS, ASThII'aND .The book to to he had of W. 87 * * MAKTIMJ, No. SO® CHESTNUT Btreet,.and at all Bookseller,’. Prise. One Dollar. The author. Dr. YON MOSCHZIBKBR. ,aa bo son ml ted on all these in ala dies,and all NERVOUS AFFEC TIONS, whl.K he treats with the surest enseesi. Oflee. 1037 WALNUT street. JaM-Sm r» HEW SPRING IMPORTATIONS. BOW OPEN, A FULL LINE OF BFBING BONNETS, HAT**. AKD MILiISERI GOOOS generally. Merchants, Strangers, and Residents par ebaeing BONXUSTS will find every variety to select from* at the • ' WHOXjESAIiE AND RETAIL MILLINERY SHOW ROOMS, 780 ARCH STREET.- ~mh«-ltlfp» B. P. GILL & 00. MERCHANT TAILORS. JfJDWARD P. KELLY, 618 CHESTJNUT STREET, A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF „ SPRING GOODS. mbS-tf ____ 1 - BOYS’. CLOTHING. jgOYS’ CLOTHING. JACKETS, PARIS, So., COOPER &, CONARD, mhl lm 8. B. OORNEB NINTH & MARKET 818. DRUGS AND CHEMICALS. Z IEGLKB * SMITH, Drug, Paint, and Glass Dealers, Proprietor* of the Pennsylvania Paint and Color Works, BEST WHITE LEAD, BEST ZINC, oC£urpassed for Whitenseg, Pine Gloss, Durability. Firmness, and Evenness ef Surface. PUSS LIEBBTY LEAD —Warranted to,cover more snrfaoe for earne weight than any other. tbt rr. Aim top will sjlvb xo other! PURE LIBERTY ZINC, Selected Bine, ground In Refined Linseed OU.aneo.tCbled SPRING. PIKE LIBERTY ZINC. Warranted to do more and better work at a riven cost Store and Offlce-Ho. 137 North THIRD Street, mhlO-Sm* jJOBBRT SHOEMAKER & C 0„ M. E. Comer of FOURTH and RACE Street!, PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS. (MPORTBBS AND DEALERS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS. KANUPAOTUREBS OP WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, Ad AQBXTS FOR THB OHLKBSATHD FRENCH ZINC PAINTS. Peeler, and eenenmere supplied at fell 3m VERY LOW PRIOBB FOR CASH. SXOKAS 3. OBAK. OKAM & HEMPHILL, VP DBALEKS IK LBHIGH AND SCHUYLKILL COAL. Of all sises and of belt qoalltles. Carefully picked end screened, «d invariably it the Offiee and Yard, WILLOW^befow¥rFTEBJfTH Street. Orders can be left at 146 ItorftHVFE Strut, «53NorthTENTH Street, 1433 BARCLAY Street,or through the Poet Office, which Will lie promptly and eatlsfactoriiy fllled. ft”-8m T? HCHBEINEK, NEW COAL DEPOT, .trier Office 110 South. TdoBTB Street. ; odO-ea . mhU-Smfp COAL.— BUGAR LOAF, BEAVER MEADOW, and Spring Mountain Lehigh Coal, and beet Loenet Mountain, from fkshuriklH, ex- SffifiArflKS: SIEKfWJ-feWira Street [aps-tfl J.WALTOM * CO. Q.OLD’BPATENT IMPROVED STEAM AND WATER-HEATING APPARATUS POE WARMING AND VENTILATING PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PRIVATE BBSIDBNOES, HANOT? AOTUBED BT THB BSION BTIAM AID WATER-HEATDfG COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA. JAHES P. WOOD &■ CO., 41 South FOURTH STREET. B. M. FEELTWELL, Sup’t. 3&7-gm-ft> - ■ - . - H. SLEEPER & CO., 515 MINOR STREET, manufacturers, agents, and whole sale DEALERS IN FLINT AND 6REEN GLASSWARE, Haye now in store a fall assortment of the aboye goods, Wbleh we offer at the lowest market rates. Being sole agents for the SALBM GREEN GLASS WOBKS, we are prepared to make and work private moulds to order. POSTER, MINERAL, and WINE BOTTLES, Of • superior color and finish. Also, LAMP CHIMNEYS, APOTHECARIES’ SHOP FURNITURE, SHOW BOTTLES, SYRINGES, HOMCB - VIALS,and Druggists’ Glasswaro generally. T. A EVANS & CO.’S PITTSBURG GLASS VIALS constantly on hand at fhctory prices. fel4-Sm rj’HE AMERICAN CAR COMPANY. THIRTI-FIRST AID LOUDBT STREWS, WEST PHILADELPHIA, OAR BUILDERS, IRON FOUNDERS,'AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Company is now prepared to reeeiyo orders for building ALL KINDS OF OARS. , The shops of the Company being supplied with tbe latest and most improved labor- saying machinery, wil. enable It tobxecute all orders with great despatch, and In the very best manner. ! Tbe Company has also purehassd tbe right to use ■■ DOTTSREB’S ” and ** MIBIMONDBS’ *’ Patent Anti Friction Self. Lubricating CAE JOURNAL BOXES, and MB. THOMAS H. JBNKiaS’ Patented Piooesa for HARDENING CAST IRON. All these Patents the Com pany intend using for and on all the Can built in their Worke— thereby greatly adding to the utility and dura bility of tbe work perlormed. In addition to the above, the Company ie prepared to execute orders for ST ATI ON ARY AN D P 0 RTABLE ENGINES. . MINING AND PUMPING BNGINKB, BLOWING ENGINES FOR FURNACES and FORGE 3, Including all kinds of work connected with a GENERAL MACHINERY BUSINESS. Also, all kinds of Iron and Brace Castings and Smiths’ work executed in the very best manner, both aa regard! deaien, material and workmanship. ■ - Drawings and estimates made st.the Works bee of ” ™ D. H. DOTTERER, SUPERINTENDENT. THB AMERICAN OAR CO. CAPITAL, *500,000, IN BRAKES OF $lOO EACH. A limited number of Shares in this Extensive Manu facturing Company—wbleh promises to be largely re munerative—ror sale at tbe office of tbe Company.. lAHES W. BABBETT, Secretary mhl-wfrmlm ; OIBH AND CANNED MEATS. C SOObbleMeesand No IMaekereL 3,ooocasescanned Meats, Lobstannike. Va* uia .Vw P. O. BUK BOUGH. fSSr U 8 North FRONT Stmt. TJELMBOLD’S EXTRACT. BUCHU slaxmlng symptoms, and if no treatment is supmitted *pUe*tJg fits ww*. MILLINERY. JOHN KELLY. TAILORS, bats now in BToaa SPRING SACKS, NOW READY. WHOLESALE Manufacturers of PURE LIBERTY LEAD, In Quality, always the same. than any ether. GET THE BEST! -PHILADELPHIA. COAL Bosbxt J. HWMFIUIiU. MACHINISTS. PHILADELPHIA, MO %\t |jms. MONDAY, MARCJI 20, 1865. MESSAGE OF JEFF DAVIS. HIS CONFESSION OF DEFEAT. Richmond Never in Suoh Banger—lien Never so Few—Honey Never so Sooroe. HiS APPEAL, TO THE REBEL CONGRESS. Absolute Impressment, New Taxes, Repeal of Ki tmpUons, Suspension or the Habeas Corpus, a Practical Dictatorship, necessary to the Success of the Rebellion. v More Revelations of the Peaoe Commission. EEE PBOPeSEB A MII.ITA»Ir CONVENT* TION TO «BANT ? The followiai ineaiaiesn transmitted to the rebel CongressMonday,)flaroli,]3: . ; To. the Senate, and Souse of Representatives of the Confederate Stales,of America: ... Wien informed, on Thursday laai« ffcaUt.was the la tently a* jouragfn*! dU oh theentaing Eacutaay. I iijmy dutvio laquast-a postpone*: xhcnt of the argourament, la order that I might submit for your consideration, certain mattere of public interest w hich art now laid before yon. When tKatt-eauess was made the raostilrpportant had occupied your attention during the session had not been so far advanced as to be Vubinitied'for executive action, and thoetate of the country had been somaterialiy affected by the events of the la«t four months ai to evince the necessity of further and more energeticlegislation than was contemplated in JSiovember la»t. Onr country U now environed with perils Which it is our duty calmly to contemplate'/ Time alone can the meseureß necessary to avert threatened calamities be w isely devised and efficientl} enforced. Betest military operations of the, enemy have been successful in ike capture of sone of our seaports, in in terruptisg some of enr lines of dommuoleatlon, and in devastating large district* of onr country. These events have had the natural effect of onoouraring our foss. and dispiriting many of our people. . The capital of the ConftdertUe States is nowthreatened, and is in greater danger than it has heretofore been during the war lbe lact is stated r wiibdufc reserve or couceai m* ut, sb due to the people, whose servants we are. and in whose courage and constancy entire trust is reposed; as due to you. in whose wisdom aad'resolute spirit the people have contUed, tor the adoption of the measures required to guard them irom threatened perils. While stating to you that our country la la danger, I desirs also to state my deliberate'* conviction that it :1b within our power to avert the calamities which menace us, and to tecure the triumph of the sacred cause for which so much sacrifice has been made, so much suf fering endured, so many precious lives been lest. This result is to be obtained by fofrttb'de. by courage, by constancy in ensuring the sacrifices still needed, in a word, by the prompt and resolute devotion of the whole; resources of men and money tin the Confederacy to the aoMevemint of oar liberties and independence. ... The measures now required to be aueceiaful should be prompt Long deliberation and protracted debate oyer Important measures are- not only- natural but laudable in>r«preventative .assemblies. under ordinary circumstances; but in mordents of danger, when action becomes urgent, the delay thus caused is Itself anew source of peril. Thus it has unfortunately happened: that some of the measures passed by you in pursuance of the recommendations contained in my message of November last have been so retarded as to lose much of their value, or have, for tbe same reason-been aban doned after being matured, because no longer applica ble to our titered condition; and others have not been brought under examination., In making these remarks' it is far from my intention to attribute the loss of time to any other Cause than those inherent in deliberative - assemblies, but only urgently to recommend prompt ac tion upon the meaeure&now submitted. • :We need for carry mg*on the war successfully men and supplies for tbe army. We have both within our coun try sufficient to attain success. **' To obtain the supplies it is necessary to protect pro ductive districts, guard our lines of communications by an Increase in the number of our forces; and hence it rssulisttst withalarge augmentation in the number of men in the army, the faculty of supplying the troops would be greater than with ourrecentredueed strength,. For the punhaee.of supplies now required, especially for, the armies in Virginia and north Carolina, the treasury must be provided with means, and a modifica tion in tbe impressment law is required. It has been ascertained b r examination that we have within our reach -a sufficiency of what is most needed for the ‘ army, asd without having recourse to the ample provision existing in those parts or the Confederacy with which our' communication has been partially interrupted by bot-tiie operations. But in some districts from which supplies are to-be drawn, the inhabitants, being either within the enemy’sllues or in very close proximity, ate unable to make nee of Confederate trea sury note* for the purchase of articles.of prime necessity, and It is necessary that, to some extent, coin be paid m order to obtain supplies. It is, therefore, recoamended that Congress devite tbe means for making available the coin within the Confederacy for the purpose of sup plying tbe army. The officers of the supply depart ments report that with two millions of dollars in coin the armies in Virginia and fiorth Carolina can be amply supplied for the remainder of the year, and the know ledge of this fact should suffice to insure the adoption of the meat-urea necessary to obtain this moderate sum. Tbe impressment law, as It now exists, prohibits the public officers from iioprst Bing *upplies without making payment of the valuation at the time of impressment. The limit fixed for the issue of treasury notes has been nearly, reached, and the Treattuy canaoi always fur nish the funds necessary for prompt payment, while the law for raising revenue, which would have afforded means for.dlminishU g, if not removing this difficulty, was unfortunately delayed for several months, and has ju»t been signed. In this condition of things Uis im possible to supply the army, although ample stores may exist in the country, whenever the owners refuse to give credit to the public officer. It is neoeisary that this restrictionoathe power of impressment be removed. The power 1b admitted to be objectionable, liable to abuse, and unequal in its operation on indlviduals;- yet all these objections must yield to absolute ne cessity. It Is also suggested that the, system of valuation now established ought to be radi cally changed. The legislation require* in such cases of impressment that the market price be paid, but there is really no market price in many eases, and then valuation is made arbitrarily and in a depre*. Ciated currency. The result is that the most extrava* gant prices are fixed, such as no one expect* ever to be paid in coin. None believe that the Government can ever redet m in coin the obligation to pay fifty dol lars a bushel for cbm, or seven hundred dollars a barrel for flour. It would seem to bs more just and appropriate to estimate the supplies impressed at their value in coin; to give the obligation of tee Government for the payment ofthe prke in coin witfc reasonable in terest or at the option or the creditor to return m kind the wheat or corn impressed. With a reasonable interest also payable in kind; and to make the obligations thus issued receivable for all payments due in coin to the Government Whatever be the value attached by Con gress to these suggestion*, it la hoped that there will be no hesitation in so changing the law as to render it pos sible to supply the army in case of necessity for the im pressment of provisions for that purpose The measure adopted to raise re* eaue, though liberal in its provisions, fceing clearly inadequate to meet the arrear of debt and the current expenditures, some de gree of embarrassment in the management of the finances must continue to be felt It is to be regretted^ I think, that the recommendation of the Secretary of j the Treasury, of a tax on agncutiur&l income, equal to the augmented tax on other i*conea. payable Jn Tiea suiy notes, was rejected by Oongresß. This tax would have contributed materially to facilitate the purchasa of provisions, and diminish the necessity that is now felt for a supply of coin. _ The measures passed by Congress during the session for recruiting toe army and supplying the additional force needed for the public defence have been, in my judgment, insufficient, and I am impelled, by a pro found conviction of duty, and stimui ated by a sense of. the perils which surround our country, to urge upon you additional legislation on this subject. . A The bill for employing negroes as soldiers has not yet reached me, though the pruted journals of your pro ceedings inform me of Its passage. Much benefit is an■ ticipated from this measure, though far less than would have resulted from its adoption at an earlier date , eo as to afford time for their organization and in struction during the wider month*. The bill for diminishing the number of exempts has just been made the subject of a special message, and its provisions are such as would add no strength to the army. The recommendation to abolish all class exemp tions has not met your favor, although still deemed by me a valuable and important measure; and the number of men exempted by a new clause in the act just passed Is believed to be quite equal to that of those whose ex emption is revoked. A law of a few lines repealing all (dues exemptions would not only strengthen the forces in the field,* but be still more beneficial by abating the natural discontent and jealousy created in the army by the existence of classes privileged by law to remain in places of safety, while their fellow-citizens in the trene&ea and the field. ■. The measure mott needed, however, at the present time, for affording an effective increase to our military strength, is a general militia law, such as the Constitu tion. authorizes Congress to pass, by granting to it power “to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them ae may be employed in the service of the Confederate States, * stud the futther power •• to provide for oallta, forth, tae militia to execute the laws of the Confederate States, suppress insi xi ectiohs, and repel invasions. ’ ’ Thene cessity lor the exercise of this power can never exist, if not in the circumstances which now surround us. The security of the States against any encroachment by the Confederate Government is amply provided by the Con stitution by * ‘ reserving to the States, rsroecflvely, the appointment of the officers andthe authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by OOQCf6SB< i * • A law is seeded to prescribe sot only how aud of what persons the militia are to be organized* but to pro vide the mode of calling them out. If instances be re quired to show the necessity for such a general law, it Is sufficient to mention that in one case I uavebeaniu formed by the Governor of a State that the lawaoes not permit him to call the militia from one county for service in another, so that a single brigade of the enemy could traverse the State and devastate eaeh county in turn, without any power on the wit ofthe Executive to use the miUtia for effective defence; while in another -'■State the Executive refused to allow themilitia “to be employed in the service of the Confederate States/ Mu . the absence of a law for that purpose • . I have heretofore, in a confidential message to the two Houses, staled the facts which induced me to consider it necessary that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus should he suspended. The conviction of the necessity of this measure has become deeper as the events of the struggle hav* been developed. Congress has not concurred wlthmein opinion. I tie my duty to • say that thetime has arrived when the suspension of the writ is not simply advisable, and expedient t butal most indispensable to the successful conduct of the war. On Congress must rest the responsibility of de dining to exercise a power conferred by the Constitu tion as a means of public safety to b* ustd in periods of national peril resulting from foreign invasion, t our present circumstances are not sue a as wsreon templsied when this power was conferred, 1 confess myself at a lose to imagine any contingency in which this clause of the Constitution will not remain a dead letter. With the prompt adoption of the measures above re commended, and the united and hearty co operationlof Congress and the people in the execution of the laws and ice defence of the country, we may enter upon the present campaign with cheerful confidence in the re suit And who can-doubt the continued existence of that spirit and fortitude of the people, and of that con stancy under revert e*,^which alone are needed to render our triumph secure? What ether resource remains available out the undying * unconquerable resolve to he free ? It has become certain beyond all doubt or question, that we must continue this struggle to a suc cessful issue, or must make abject and unconditional submission to Buch Urine as It shall please the con queror to impose on us after our surrender. If a possl* ble doubt could exictnfter the conference between our commissioners and Mr. Lincoln, as recently reported to you, it would be diipolled by a recent occurrence, of which it is proper that you should be informed. Congress will remember that in the conference above referred to onr commissioners were informed that the Government of the United States would not enter into any agreement or treaty whatever with the Confederate Stateb. nor with any single State; and that the only poieible mode of obtaining peace was by laying down our arms, disbanding our forces, and yielding uncondi tional obedience to-the laws of theonitedStates, In cluding those passed for the confiscation of our proper ty and the constitutional amendment for the abolition of slavery. It will further be remembered, that Sir. Lln* coin declared that the only terms on which hostilities could cease were those stated In his message of Decem ber last, in which we were informed that, In the event of our penitent submission, he would temper justice with mercy, mid that the question whether we. woulc he governed as dependent territories, or permitted to have a representation In their Concrsss, was one on which he could promise nothing, but which would hi decided by their Congress after our submission had - been accepted. : It hat not, however, been hitherto stated to you that in the course’ of the conference at Fortress Hooroa, a j-uggesUonwas made by one of our commissioners that the objections entertained by Mr Lincoln to treating with the Government of the Confederacy or with any separate State might be avoided, by substituting for the usual mode of negotiating through commissioners orother diplomatic agents, me method sometimes em ployed of amilitary convention to be entered into by Ike commanding generals of the armies of the two bsl- Ugtrents. This, he admitted, was a power possessed by Mm, though it was not thought commensurate with ail the questions involved. As he did not accept the suggestion when made, he was afterwards requested to reconsider Ms conclusion upon the subject of suspen sion of hostilities, which he agreed to do, but saidthat oe had maturely considered the plan, and had deter mined that it could not be done. kubsequently. however, an Interview with General Longßlteet was asked for by General Ord, command lie the enemy's Army of the James, during which Geo. Longsteet was informed by him shat there was a : possibility of arriving at a eatMaotory adjustment of (he present unhappy difficulties, by means of a military \ a nvent lon, and that if General Lee desired an:inter r view oh the subject,'it would not bedsollnea»/ , MARCH 2(1, 1865, '4 to be the cons queuce of th« snggAAtloa ?p*ars Jjbat,neUher with the’ Confederate nor- the authorities of any State, nor oommnndlnff generals, will the Go yarn- United States treat or make any terms or Caterer for the cessation of howUitUs. t s* then, for wt no choice but. to continue a final issue; for the people of the Con-, he out little known to him who supposes iy would over consent to purchase; at the iatlon and slavery, permission to live in a p i«oned - by'their own negrcea, and go* -acsift sent by the conqueror to rule over thus fully plhcdd before you Uze information to enable youlto judge of the state of the thadacgers to which we are-expoSed, and the ; of legislation, needed for averting them, it far mes fcufc to invoke front attention to the ion of those xnea'cfl by which* above all others, >pe to v&cdpe the.caiauiities that would result ilnre Fromineo?. above all others, Is the ‘earnest and cordial 00-operationbstween lents of -jGoyernment, State , and Con* ' all. emiilent citizens thtonghout the To you, l especially, ss Senators ratives do people look for euco.urace* J.usel TJyour action, not only in iegie but in yodr homes, will their eyes be the example of wh&tisbettuingmen, who, sacrifices ca the altar of ire&dooi, show that >rthyio enjoy Its bDesint*. I feel full con* ' you wi.l cozrcdrwiih me in the conviction nblic dotles wilt not be e»ded when yon losed the legislative labors of the sossioii, it voice wiii'be heard - cheering and en ,e people io that persistent fortitude which itherto displayed, sad animating them by dation of that serene Confidence which in {. public danger is the distinctive char* c-' iepstriot, who derives courage from hie de* is oCUuiry's destiny, and is thus enabled to like courage in others r tdin a common and holy came,rising above. tfsteeratiOEß, rendering all our .means and • itary to the country’s welfare, let us bow tp the Divine Will, and rOVajentiy invoke our Heavenly Father that as. He piQ; led our eires when BtmgtLing Is a similar nil enable us fcojguard safely our altars Xes, end maintain inviolate the political weinherited. 1 JEFFFESOJT DAVIS. March 13,166& - ~ iHRRN »JBW§' Iff* SATURDAY. jr&s mobiuis momentamiy bxpbotbd— AN 'PROBABLY IN POSBBSSIONOF GULUB - VERSION OF SHUBXDAM’S SllD- M&XfeBS OF VIRGINIA CALLED ON TO PAY kGBS/ r fiNGT.ONj March. 18.—‘The subjoined, do. have been reoeivod at this department, . \ , * ■ .O. A, Dana* - Assistant Secretary of War. Point, Va., March 13.—T0 Hon, C, A . Dana, tSecreiary of. W.ar,:.' The Eiohmond papers tb-o^arbieceived. f The Confederate Congress adjourned at 3 o’clock t©'d«i?,uine £ > Fort Ways©* 8o)£, THB DRAXT SUSPBHDED. " The draft has been suspended after having gene b& for several days. It is said that the drafted men will be accepted as volunteers. BPBOIB VOS BtTBOPB. The steamer City of Baltimore sailed to-day for Liverpool, with $22,000 In specie. BALTIHOBE. ÜBSUMPTIOH OP TELEGRAPHIC COMMUHICATIOH SOUTH— A'jGOMHBROIAL PANIC, Baltimore, March 18.— After the interruption of telegraphic communication Northward all day, owingto the carrying away of the cable at the Sus quehanna river by the great flood, communication was resumed this evening about 8 o’olock, a corps of oneratora having boon sont from this city to Havre-de-Grace ana Perryvllls, on tho Oodl.connty side, despatches being transmitted by boat aoroßS tie river either way. We have as yet reoelved no definite Intelligence as to the damage.done by the flood, but all roports conenr In making It very groat. ' , _ There Is neat uneasiness here In business circles relative-to the decline In prices. Oar loyal,mer chants and traders, whose confidenoe In tne rapid decline of the rebellion admonished them of a pro bable heavy deollne In prices, were careful to keep very light stocks, and hence are safe. On tne other hand, those of secession sympathies, whose hopes led them to have a lingering, faith in the Con federacy, the defeat of Grant and Sherman, and a oonse nnent continuance of the advanoe in gold, are caught with heavy stocks, purchased at rates wMoh leave a very Insufficient margin for tho heavy de cline In prices which they now see inevitable, The jesult is painful, and three arc apprehensions of Allures and ruinous losses. BEADING. OPBHIHG OP AH ART GALLERY. Ruajhso, Pa., March 18.—The art gallery of the Beris-oounty Institute, consisting of over two hun dred valuable paintings and works of art, contri buted by the citizens, has been formally opened. The plan Is similar to that of the Franklin lnsti mte of Philadelphia.' The opening address was delivered by Wm. H. Strickland, Esq. Among the paintings isfone by Hemßktok. (1,W5), andamong the curiosities, the original manuscript of “ Home, Sweet Home,” both or the above being presented by General George M. Kelm. There are also con trfbnUons by G. a. Nlcholle and others of works of art from Italy. BSCABB OF SUBSTITUTES• A number or substitutes escaped last night town the barracks, by nslng their pooketknlves to effect an opening In the outer wall, about two foot to diameter. They were not seen by the guard, al though obliged to lower themselves about twelve feet to the ground, and have not yet been arrested, BHODE ULim pnoviDßKoß,-R. 1., March 18.—The Rhode Island General Assembly adjourned sine die last night, af ter a session of ten weeks. ' nesTßOokioit or m abctm hills at pbovi- DBHCE, I. ; The burning of Sprague’s Arctto AUUs at TO wlek last nlght Involved a loss of (380,000,on,which there Is an Insurance of (235,000. The mill was a stone structure, five stories In height, and three hundred and twelve feet longs. Its oapaolty was 34,000 spindles, employing four hundred hands. Soldiers’ Famlles—Acknowledgment, To the Editor of The Press: l Sib : Permit me to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of eighty dollar s from the young ladles and principals of the “ Chestnut-street Female Semi nary,”Philadelphia, fhrtho relief or the families of soldiers under my care. Oitv Pabto*. \ ' HakkisbckO, MAroU IS, Utft THE SAVSW 09 BAIEBOAD TKAVSI.I.WBS; Both branohcß- of (the State LegislatUM 1 have, passed an sot deetartoß’ that lf any employWof a raflroad'oomp&ny stall violate any rule of ’ suct company, and injicrfor loss of (ife shall tkerebyre snlt, the offender Bhaß be Immediately arreatedJhy the proseoutlng attorney of the elty oroouaty whew the acotdent happens, alids If fonnd gnllty, shall be* convloted of misdemeanor, and/pnnlsted at the dte* oration of the oourt with Imprisonment in the State . Penitentiary for five years, and a fine of (15,000) viva THoosABD DOLtABS. In addition to this orl minal proseofltion the offenAratid the railroad com* pany shall ba alike liable for etvll damages. Under this- not every 'employee of a railroad com pany, no matter how humble his position, through whom ah accident occurs, by failure to “obey any rule,” or by “negleotof any precaution,” oan,and will be arrested, and prosecuted with the utmost rigor of the law. Heretofore the only punishment that could be Inflicted was dismissal, but hereafter, the leading officers of a number of railroads will unite with the travelling pnblic In punishing any careless or negligent agent by fine and Imprison ment, which can be inflicted not merely for loss of life, but also for Injuries. s legislative Proceedings. - HA'BBlsßijKa, March 17.1885. SENATE. l ast evening's session was’oeenpled with a discussion on the bill to provide for the Continuance of the ednea tion and orphan children of deceased soldiers and sailors of this Stale. -Among the Speakers was the Senator from Chester (Dr. Worthington), who gave sfa Interesting account of the progreas of thii pa triotic movement. It appeare that aome' ElO.OOO of tho *!» 000 given by tbe Pennsylvania Central Railroad Company for tbe purpose Btill remain.nnexpanded, and. it la designed by this bill to appropriate an additional enm of $75,0(0. Nearly four hundred each pupils have been gathered into tbe schools. - A luge number of ap. I)licftn te are dealrona to be admitted, and with the ap propriation 'asked for about one thousand irfall nan be edneated, clothed, andfed. Tho bill was finally passed, by an unanimous vote. ' The following bills passed: ' ' ' Incorporating the Mount Pleasant Railroad Com pany. Incorporating the Salem Coal Company. Incorporating the National Armor Iron Company. A aopnlement to theset. Incorporating the Lombard end Scuth.streets Railway Company, authorizing ex tension of track, and a fairy at donth street over the hehnylhill . y Appointing two add! lonal .notaries public In Phila delphia. fir.. GONNELI, Called up the bill reoulrlng election, polls to be opened, in the olty of PhlladelphU at 7 A. M. Em? elnsea at(JP. M Mr. Council stated that lie called it up at the request of, and in conformity with, the withes of a very targe number of cttjMnsof Philadelphia. Mr. DOJSOVAH opposed the bill, as he regards* It an infringementonthe rights of the poor men, who either bed to rote after hisdaiiy labors had concluded. or lea re bis wi rb and be “docked. 1 * fie also asserted that from three to fire thousand rotes were kept ont every election because the present hour -of dosing was too early. Workmen had not time to return home, change their clothes, and *o to thetpoll* even now*' Mr. CORDELL said that almost all the disturbances at the polls occurred after night and daring the hoars of darkness. This ohasging of slothes, to which his 'col' lesgcexerened, and which was not confined to honest rotors, hut was indulged in by 2few York knacks and others, was promotive of fraud. Mr. ConneU then canned a letter from the executive committee of tbe Da* tlona) Union (tub to be read, enclosing a resolution pawed by the body, urging the past age of each a bill as a preventive of fraud Mr WALLACE spoke against the bill, and Messrs. MCfiOLSand BIDGWAY also engaged m the dlscns slop. Laid over. Bfr. CONfiEIL presented petitions from citizens of Philadelphia In favor of thepaik. - Mr. B.GGE called ap and had passed a bill incorpora ting the Mill Greek Railroad Company. Mr. BOYEB called up aud had passed a bill allowing the Black Bock BriegeCompany to inorease their tolls. ▲ fo-ther supplement to the act consolidating the Lackawanna aed Western and Delaware and Cobb’s Gap Bail road Companies passed. Mr. COHBBLL called np and had passed a Mil autho rizing all borrower* to contract for the payment of all taxes on loan*. - Mr. BlufiOLS called up and had passed a supplement to the act relative to more equal assessments In Phi ladelphia. The followirg were read in placa; Mr. WILS<>», one authorf ifegsupervisors, road com mlsclcners, and others having charge of highways, to return the waters of streams to their natural channels. Mr. RIDGWAYj a supplement to tbe act known as the “ Philadelphia petroleum set, I’approved 1 ’approved March 2, 1865. CThis supplement requires refiners, manatee turers, and others, to take out a license, for which they shall pay fiiOs exempts the Belmont Petroleum Works from the provisions of that section of the oiiginal bill which refers to distance; allows the article to Be stored, &c., south of Dickenson street ana east of Otsego, »üb> jset to the provisions of the second section of the origi nal acn end allows the fire marshal to receive a fee of $lO for the examination of a building where more than twenty* five barrels are stored, and $6 for aIL other ex ruinations ] Mr. BIDGWAY* an act amendatory to the act in. corporating the North American Transit Insurants Co called up-and had passed a bill in corporating the Paraffine Bermeticai Barrel Company, HOUSE. The bill appointing' commissioners to assess tbe d&mases from rebsl raids Is the border counties was dlscntsed at iangin by Hobsis. Barr, Pnrdr, Bowman, Mci lure, and Sharpe is favor, and by Messrs. Brown, Manley, Denvers, .Wells- Boosts, McKinley, Hill. Benins, Raddisan, 'and Cochran, of Brie The bill was defeated by a vote of 43 ayes to 112 noes. The Phils* c elpbia mfrnbt re voted as follows: In Favor or Bill.— Messrs Donnelly, Josephs, Las, Miller, (tnigley. Smith, and Watt. Aoainst. —Messrs Cochran, De Haven. Hood, Herns, Fancoast, Enddiman. Sterner, Sntphin, and Freeborn. Absent. —Messrs, Thomas and Footer, elcfc. , . An act allowing railroad companies whose lines ex tend beyond tbls State, or connect with those of other States, to effect netesstry consolidation for pnfposes.of morigsglnffpropertr, So., was passed, A supplement to the general mining law ofthe State (enthorizing directors to convey real estate, etc.,) was passed to tnird reading, but the Honae refused to sus pend the rales for Anal passage. An set to disfranchise deserters and those who refnse to do military data was considered. The House sus pended the rales-by a vote of fid ayes to 28 noes, but it heirs shown by members of both political parties that the logislatnre had no power to disfranchise a citizen except forcanßes set forth In the Constitution, the bill was postponed. > An act allowing stockholders in all corporations one vote for each share of stock was passed. An act allowing- railroad companies which become merged to issue mortgages on their joint works was Hr. BfcCLTJBB presented a supplement to ike general militia law (providing that the Governor may uniform, volunteer militia organizations which may be formed for the defence of the border, the State not to pay these men unless they are called out by the Governor, and their number not to exceed three thousand, it is under stood that this ect will obviate the necessity of orga nizing the State guard. Passed. Adjourned. Harrisburg, March 18,1865. SENATE. The following kills were passed: Requiring the election polls -in Philadelphia to he opes from 7 o’clock A M. till BP. U Ptclariniyaild a certain conveyance of real estate by the Girard national Bank to Margaret G. IV. Bruner. Incorporating the Harrhburg and Jonestown. Tarn pike Company Supplement to the Pennsylvania Life Insurance Com pany. Supplement to the Pennsylvania Horticultural So ciety's actof incorporation. fcupplement to the act incorporating tho Odd Fellows’ Cemetery Exempting the Locust-street Mission Association from city and county taxation A supplement to the act incorporating the city of Phi ladelpbia, providing for the election of school control lers is December of each year. . Incorporating the South Park Gold Mining Company of Colorado. A supplement to the act incorporating the Bear Moun tain Bailie ad Company. A supplement to the act providing for the appointment of fence viewers in Philadelphia. Iwoiporatingthe William Penn Steam Forcing Hose Company. Supplement to the act incorporating the Frankford and Philadelphia Bailway Company. _ Authorizing the paving ot footways in the Twenty second and Twenty foorth wards, Philadelphia. Exempting Christ Church Hotpital, and the Union Temporary Borne from city ami county taxation. To widen Cadwalader street, in Seventeenth ward, Philadelphia. , A supplement to the act relative to registration of births, marriages, and deaths, providing for the regis tration of marriages which occurred prior to the passage of the original act , . „ _ ai Further supplement to the act incorporating the city of Philadelphia. . .. # Belative to the construction of sewers. ▲ supplement to the act allowing free hanks to become national banks. _ _ Authorizing Citizens* Passenger Bail way Company tacxtend their road northwardly between Montgomery street and Germantown avenue A supplement to the petroleum met of Philadelphia. The Elver Oil Company hill was called up and killed the trustees of the Bethlehem M E. Church to sell certain real estate. ■ Incorporating the Allentown Passenger Bailway Como** — T 1 e past week ha* been one of tie most feverish la commercial circles that we remember of since the crisis of : S7. It is irstlfjlns.howeyar. to state that no very Me rlons embarrassments occurred, and no loss that cannot be amply recovered by wise and prod ent management in tbefntnre- The fall In gold is the immediate oecssion of this nnsettlement in mercantile valnes The specie value of the currency has increased since January about forty per cent Such an immense flaatnatlqn in the purchasing power of the currency, within so short a period, naturally produces a change In the prices of commodities too sadden and extreme for traders to ad just their operations to it, without abstaining. In manv cases, a ruinous loss; especially In the case of those who owe large amounts, and have not equivalent amounts owing do them Unless an unexpected upward movement in prices should occnr, thero would seem to be grave reasons for fearing that we have not yet seen the fall sleet of this extreme decline upon mercantile Arms. The stock market was very dull On Saturday for all klnde of securities. The oil stocks especially showed evidence of a further decline. The only noticeable im provement was in Government 1881 s, which Bold at 10$, an advance of L The 5 20s opened very weak, bat slightly improved at tbe dose of the day, selling at 108% The 1010 s declined to 94% We'note a farther decline of Jin State 0a City 8s show no improvement, the tendency of the market being downward; the new issue told at 93, and the old >t SO; these are the lowest figures they have reached since, the beginning of the year, it slight improvement took place in first mort gage Pennsjlvania Ballroad bonds, which sold at 102. The only other bonds disposed of were Union Canal bonds at 18, Schuylkill navigation 6s ’B2 at TS, and of ’72 at 89% The railroad share list continued dull. Beading declined a, selling at 53, and Fennsyl vania Bailroad %, selling at 56. Philadelphia and Brie was steady at 21. Oatawisaa preferred sold at 25% a decline of 1% Of the canals, we notice sales of Sshnyl kill navigation preferred at 31% and Union Canal at 1% Mining and bank stocks were not inquired for, and the only sale of passenger railroad securities was Spruce and Fine at 25% The foreign demand for our five-twenty bonds i* far in excess of what has been .supposed. The issn e of these bonds was five hundred and eleven millions, of which fonr hundred and nine millions are coupon bonds, and are alone available for the foreign market. Of these fonr hundred aid nine millions, it Is computed that there have been taken at Frankfort onehnndred and six millions, at Amsterdam one hundred and six millions, and In England seventy, millions. On this statement It appears that the aggregate amount of the five-twenties now held abroad is noless than two hnn hundred and eighty-two millions of dollars- The pay ment of the Hay coupons of the five* twenties will pro bably he anticipated at an early day. The precise time has not yet been decided on. Jay Coohe, the government loan subscription agent, has just completed arrangements with Wells, Fargo, & Co., Of Bsu Francisco, which will place the seven thirties, through the machinery of their three hundred offices on the Pacific side, in every nook and corner of California, Oregon, Nevada,and Colorado. Largcehip mente of seven-thirties have already been made by Mr. Cocke to San Francisco for the purpose of this expected subscription. There is.no doubt that immense earns of _ „ ■ . hoarded gold will ihna be exchanged for Government Pickbt Thadk.—Til© rebels want soap. Soma of ,e,urltieB, and that the ordinary flow of gold from Ban them, Hie lady Macbeth, might say, “Not all tha y„ Dq iBCO to the Eastern, markets wlllbc swollen by the perfumes of Arabia cdh sweeten this little hand.” unlocked hidings and savings ef a, multitude of working A soldier Of tha 164th Pennsylvania Volunteers, at people, who went regular interest and security for Bermuda Hundred, sends us the following: “ The their principal. rebel regiments on this line appear to be the Bth The .übeeriptions to the seven-thirty loan received by Virginia, 2d Maryland, 12th Virginia, and some Jay Cooke on Saturday amount to *2.637i100, Including Florida troops. Frequent changes take place in cne of *200,000 from Boston, end cue of *BO 000 from i iuriu» , . Providence. Then were 1,771 individualeubscriptions their lines,no JWslQtt bring;aUowedfo remain long Tte , ntacripiloria forth* week ending mono place. TJntUycsterdaythe interooursobe- amount to *21,692.200.* tween the men of the contending armies was ex- The new stock of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation ceedlngly familiar. Trading was rife, rite principal company maybe subscribed for by stockholders up to articles being coffee, sugar, pocket-knives, and soap. tlle „f u*y. The new stock trill not participate in Soap is In demand. They tell ub that they are In the May dividend- _ - greater want of soap than any other article. Would : x n another column will be found the advertisement it not he won enough for our Government torsoad of the PhUadslphja Natlonal Compyy. across the lines a supply 1 They thus might be to, duced to desert, Orders have been Issued strictly thelmmsittatocansecf'ro prohibiting any lnteroourse wlth the _enemy, under precedent. Their pain of punishment. I herewith send you.a sped- within the reach ofartaw of men of the correspondence that took plaoe during, could not Invest at all. The the temporary suspension of hostilities two days " f the National opened on Saturday, and before ago. I picked up the note Whilst passing along our Close Of Uie dayover 40, COQ shares abattls. Johnny writes; ‘lt you mu send me wsrs the quotation, fc* gold at the frank Leilie and some soap I will gav* yon & plug ot toma tobacco. My .officers 1b watohlng us, and, we can>fc 10X A, come over the breetworks* Wm. Roamis. 115 • r —Mil I 1 < : - 33 Mce*»see>«e»*ee'ee**« MM ***** tm * , * t>^^ffl —Sherman took more cannon at tiherleetoa with- J?* ~-wj onta battle thanjNapoleon,tpo)c inany three of the- l STU~--••• ~ .^.i«_ Incorporating the Middle Creek Railroad Company* ■with pow cr to build a railroad from Freedomport on the Pennsylvania Central to the Susquehanna river, tetwtenNorkbumbarlattd and Trevertoa. _ , . • Authoiizing the Westers Maryland Railroad to be located through Adams and Franklin, 'Vacating Ford road in Philadelphia. • _., Authorizing a change of the grade of Bridge street, Philadelphia. Preventing the establishment of nuisances is the First and f irenty* sixth wards, Philadelphia. Authorizing the Northern Central Railroad Company to construct a public road between their railway and Berry’s Mountain. . Incorporating the Al’egheny Horse Bailroad Com pany, with power to build a railroad from mouth of Pitt Role creek to Pleasantyille. • Compelling the Cumberland Valley Bailroad Com pany to' tuard against accidents in Harrisburg, For the relief of Colonel WilHaw Frisbmuth* Incorporating the Harrisburg Skating Club. A supplement to the act incorporating the Eclectic Medical College. ■ _ • . . _ - Allowing the Alexander Presbyterian Church to sell certain real estate. , A , __ . _ . Vacating certainfoads In the Twenty-first and Twen ty-fourth wards, Philadelphia. . , . Dividing tbe Twenty-fourth ward, Philadelphia, into two school districts, „ __ .. _ , . Relative to mortgages of the North Pennsylvania additional notary public for Kenelng forafree bridge at M&nayunk. HOUSE. An act incorporating th# Rational Railroad and Transportation Company (withall tha rights of the old Pittßburg and ConnelsvUle BaUroad) was pawed. An act /or the erection of & bridle over the Schuylkill liver, at Powelton avenue, was defeated. The Phila delphia member* voted as follows: Yeas.—Messrs. Donnelly, JosephB, fifiUer, P&neoast, Cochran, De Haven, Foster, Free born, Hood,.Kerns, Lee, Bnddiznan, Sterner, and Sus- —Mewrs. Thomas, Watt, and Qalgley. As act placing turnpike and plank-road companies under the jurisdiction of the. court in certain counties to Keystone Zinc Company, allowing money to he borrowed Pawed. . _ _ Allowing Schuylkill Navigation Company to build their own car*. Passed. „ , _ Incorporating Bear Creek Kallroad. Passed, fc Equalizing thejewitory of the Btihteenth uff Mins tcenth wards. This bill was opposed by Mr. Donnelly and fayoredby Mr. De Haven. The biU was passed by a party vote, the Bepublicans in fayor, and the Democrats in opposition . An act incorporating the Oil Creek Boom Company. Passed. .... . Adjourned until next Monday evening. FOUR CENTS. HffiTE PACIFIC COAST, THE IHTBBHtoIOIfAI.TKI.BOBAPH—PEEPABAHTTONB POE A CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE INDIANS—#hT KENTS IN SOLD—BHIZOU3 OF A STEAMSE BY TBS UNITED STATUS AUTHORITIES IN OBKOON. San Feabcibco,* March 13.—The steamer Shu ' brick sailed last week for Ttotoria with Oapt. Bulk : ley and a party to make arrangomaate for the later . national telegraph. SurlUg the winter explo?ationa ■ will be made for the' selection of a route, and the '[ work will be commenced'in the sprint?. . j The 7th Regiment of CalUranla Volunteers; and ! five companies of cavalry's are to be sent to Arizona, < where also a force of native cavalry will be raised I sufficient to make with the troops already there 1 about 23,000 men, for a campaign against the In dians. A battalion of friendly Indians may also be raised. A call Is expected dally for the Sth. Begl mebt of Oallfomla lhfantrV to 1 take the place of troops stationed In the Indiaif'oonntry of Northern Calßßrnla. . TSevUnlted States steamer" Wateiwe his been ordered'to Manama, to take the plaoe of the- St. Mary!*. The-city authorities have refasedto repeal the act to enforce Contracts for payment lti gpld. Arrived yesterday, ship Helen Clinton, firom New York; to-day, ship Fleettord, from SoBton: Steamer Golden ©lty, for Panama, and Amoflogj.for San Joan del Sox, sailed to-day with marry passengers for New York," The Golden pity takes )1,U5200 in treasure, of which' #Bll,OOO goes to New'York, and the balance to Mexlso and England. San I’EAircreco, March 16.—The BtaamshlpPa ciflo was seized by the United .States marshal at Portland, Oregon, on the 13th instant, fer carrying opium, which did not appear on her manifesto She was released on bonds by order of Generat'Wrlght, commanding the Depatmentof Calirornia and*Neva. da. A snb-military district hasbem iormed, embra cing the State or Nevada and the Owens-rtver ooom try, and Major McDermott placed ln -command.' The Owens-river Indians are leellned to be troublesome-. There Is considerable exeltement pn the subject of petroleum in the lower part or California, though no definite results have setJoHowcd the extensive proepeofcteg* Arrived,ship MarnHbn.from Manilla, with2,6oo bbls. of sugar lor the San Francisco Sugar Refinery. San Francisco; March 16:—The steau'er Sierra Nevada, from ForUand-snd Victoria, brings nearly. $70,000 in gold. A large* Immigration of Chinese iir flowlng Into British Columbia. An expedition for the ood fisheries off the coast of Sitka has sailed bom Victoria, and other vessels .are .preparing to follow. The coasting trade of Victoria has been thrown open to foreign vessels on equal term* with British vessels. ... . a . . . The severe weather still checks milling operations In the north. Arrived, ship Archer, Boston, Sam Francisco, March 17.—OJUIzens have ar rived dt Okurohd, Nevada, bom Walker’s river, asking for arms- and ammunition, that the settlors may proteot themselves against the Indians, 400 to too of whom have been collected to resist the arrest of the murderers of two white men. A general up rising of the Indians in that region is anticipated. Major McDermott has forwarded a detachment of troops to the scene of trouble A marauding band of Indians was met and nearly exterminated by a party of thirty volunteers, at Mud Bake, on the 16 th. Sailed, ship Serpent, for Hong Kong, with $61,000 In bullion. Cross and Jarvis’ Soiree. Messrs, dross and Jarvis gave the third of their series of cl assloal solr6es on Saturday evening. The programme was attractive, and a large audience as sembled to hear the fine muslo which was offered. It argues well for the taste of our eltizens when a room like the Foyer of the Academy Is densely crowded by persons anxious to listen to the beautiful, but heretofore too seldom heard, chamber music of Buoh masters as Beethoven, Von Weber, and Sophr, The concert opened with Beethoven’s superb trio In D major, op. 70, far piano, violin, and violoncello, whloh was elegantly and expressively rendered by Messrs. Jarvis, Gaertner, and Sohmltz. Von .Weber’s beautiful “conoerbstock,” 0p.79> for piano, was then performed with exquisite taste by Mr. Jarvis, accompanied by a quintette of string instruments. Mr. Jarvis’ brilliant execution and thorongheommand of the instrument were displayed to great advantage in the performance of this fine composition. The last part of the. Boirde war devoted to the performance of a work, the presentation of whloh to the public forms a point in the history of music In Philadelphia. This was Spohr’s magnificent, ottetto in E major, op. 82, for violin, two violas, clarionet, two horns, violoncello, and double bass; a work of great beauty, both in melody and har mony, suid of Immense difficulty. As Spohr was a violinist, he has In this, as in his other concerted compositions, given a prominent part to bis favorite Instrument, and Mr, Gaertner executed It in a mas terly style. The fine clarionet part was entrusted to Mr. Stoll, who rendered It In the excellent man ner which has made him such a favorite-with bur mußical amateurs. The peculiarity of this ottetto, however, Is the beautiful and extremely difficult music given to the two horns. These parts were composed by Spohr tor two of the finest European horn-players, and were proportioned to their great skill on that Instrument. Messrs. Plageman and Scherer, who performed the horn parts on thls.occaslon, boldly attacked the Intrlcaoles of the music in their portions of the score, and were" highly suo oessful.. The third movement, In particular, where the horns have rapid variations to execute, was re ceived pith great applause,-the audlenoo Insisting upon an encore . Each of the eight capable artists engaged -In the prodnctlon of the work seemed to throw his. entire taste andkkill into the perform’ ance, and the result was such as to make the au dience hope for a repetition at some future con ceit. The whole entertainment was a marked success, and Messrs. Cross and Jarvis,'with their associate artists, may he congratulated upon the favorable impression produced by their efforts In the cause of Classical hXnslc. The feptere of FsyettevlHfi. following Is the offiolal despatch from General Howard, announcing the ooenpatlon of that city: Favbttbvii.lb, N. 0., March 10—7.30 p, M. To Major General Terry, Wilmington, N, C. .- To-day we have added Fayetteville to the list of the clues that have fallen Into oar hands. Hardee, who is said to have 20 t OCO men) withdrew river yesterday and last night. He Is re ported to be en route for Raleigh* The rebels skir mished in the town, and fired upon the houses occu pied by women and children. They burnt the bridge at this place, and removed all the public stores up the railroad they could. General Sherman is here and well. Many men are wanting shoes and clothing, yet the army never was in better condition. O, o. Howard, Major General. The Princess of Wales has announced her Inten tion of giving annually a Bible worth three guineas, with two guineas In money, as a prize to the female candidate, at the examination of the Adult Educa tion Society, who obtains a certificate of proficiency in needlework and the highest marks In the exami nations In elementary knowledge. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. USEES WAR PRESS. fFUELISHBIIWUKLT.I Tax We* Fssss will be sent to suhssriben by mail~ 300.c00 30J.008 eoJden httfeOfhVo:........ *0 00» soo ine ' ■Workipknien’e OllCo I®"*® 263.009 . Laniel Bun “M 200,00* SflWlnphedllOo...' r. 250,000 250,003 ThorxdjkeOH.Cc..— *30,000 »J,OW Thomi ale Oil t-o.. -•**-,£•••••. - 200,000 200 too Staudfagßtono t reek Sit C 0....... MO,OCO ■ 200.000 &SS m M m Mutual Banefiolal Min. aad’Pet Co MO.OOO 200,000 i Equality'®il Co S ........ MO.OOO 145,003 : Caldwell and Tidedku’e Pet. Go— 160,000 150,00* Crm:mines-Farm Ght Co - 190,000 200.009 Cheater 0UC0...—1 109,000 ICO WJ FanoßylvßHia Mutual OU Co.*: 76,030 3(3.™ , Bncklaud Ban OU C*. 1 76*,00P SM.OOO 5 ; Total (61 companies)- $20,610,800 11,416,0* : 1 salenorsterito, Xdtok lgl IS4S. 1: THE Ol’Bß BOARD: ’ 100 Big Tank™.-2dya 4K SMBoyal.V ...hlo * '! 3GO* - .-so*»W*-» »*♦*#-., 4J '1 uB ’ . (tOwaaaeeee.illft it 5 100 do—..— . .820 4Jf ICCCr do— | i ICO do——s2o fit l f tO -do.*—— b3O 214 ji» do*. —..830 ijiitgo do, a* * 100 HalMll. . -bio B 1 200 do*.—lST 100 Kejatone—.»—». 2 j, 100 do 2 100 MeGlintsck—.... 4M < 300 S2«Mliola*:—... $K 100. dp.— —blO 6 -i ; .W.«.d»-..-v-. «4 100 do—...»—blO 6 650 Thweata- 2% joe do.*..——. —. eJf'WO do —bso is 100 Mingo.. —344, 10k 1 WalnutT»ld...b3o IS 100! ■ da—.......3Ki 106 da—...... 214 2CO Bath A Cam-.. 630 I*l b39 fi • SCOBJ* Ta»&totoe.w.loto 4ki X 100 dOt»M-eM.eat.43 16 100SeoecA /5 3to do»**e»«*»-a«*lJ3o 45f| 600 WalnutfelAnd.... 1% 100 4% 400WmB«AJi OU.iete t 100 Crescent'City. — l#f v ' BOA2DB. inOOSearyFarm....lot. * . ICO Sugar Creak...... iaf(i .100 do- •**»*bs Ifii&l •00BeadisjrK*.«.ouJi SSi I-* IHbfioyai 0i1.% M2IIJ }oo|tHl«lM>l*B...CMll % 1008gb5rmi......... 3i£ 100 Mutual Potioletun .« BOAST). 600 Caldwell. bSO M I 300 Tionetta.. TOO do— .... 5% 600 oilCr*k&Cß.b3S 600 d0.....>10t8.b30 551 192 State 5s gj 4 3£o Walnut lsl'looo do..Yarlon«ctf« 83 60 Atlas... .... ...... I}J 600 do la 2ctfs ST 2000 Sehttyl Bay 0< >ffl. Jg 100 Dalrell 0K...™ jti 100 Big tank.. 451 100 McClinto.k " & 1000 oSfis 'Bl lo 4« 300 do -b3O 4H 900'« do'.— m goo do*—- **—*- 4J* 3100 Great Eaatem.lota 2 HO Jersey Well'—b& 4# 1600 ITS 6*99 fcg.lofci.i*wloB fOGatawitsaprof..*. V>% 45U Bch?! Hoy prof a 5 32& SSCOBD ] 2£o 2)unkard~.. }o?> Catawiesa B- pref 25 I £OO d 0..... -lota USD 26tfl 2CO do~2dys- 35# 6CO Bruner 1. IflOStShcblasOil.**.. 4 250 Wm Penn. 4 goo McOimtocfc Oil—. A% goo do ..1)30 6 50 do.v~«««™ 6 50 Sugar Dale-~...~~. 4# 60 Sugar Creek....... 15 Drexel & Co. Quote: Slew United Bates Bonds, 1881. *‘ “ Xertit of indebtedness—.. SB#® 9854 Quartermasters* v0ucher5.....—.........94 @ gj* ..... •.*•»*-» 164 AI(K Sterling Exchange— .—.... Stri Rye-twenty •»•«•»*• »■«♦*.loB @loSia Ten* forty 80nd5......... I —'. IT. IsHIIUI7. . The Slew York Evening Post of Saturday says- The loan market is easy hat more active at seven per cent. The capitalists have some difficulty is placlar their surplus funds on first class securities at the highest rates. The stock market opened with an improved feeling Governments are better, and the speculative lie t shows a slight improvement. The foUowing Quotations were made at the hoard, compared with those of yesterday afternoon: Sat Fri. Idv. 2tah United States 6s, 1881. coupon-.loB# XCBjd # .. United Bates 6-20coupons.. —108# 108 # „* UniiedStates6-20couponB,newlO8# 107% # United States 10 40 coupon*.— 94# 9*# y. United States 8s 1-year cert **♦. 98# 98# 34 ~ Tenne*eee6a.—s6 66 Missouri 55..63 €2% # New Tork Central——.—.,lo6# 106 # ’I Erie «# 66 g Erie preferred. Bo 80 .. Hudson Elvers.«... —li9# 109# Reading.. ~ —lG6# lid# .. % After the hoard, the stock market was unsettled, and prices were lower. Erie fell to 65#, and Northwestern preferred to 64. Philadelphia Marhets. Maech 18-Evening The'Produce markets, as we hive noticed for aereral days past, continue very dull and unsettled, and prices of the leadlni articles have a downward tendency. Bark is rather lower. There is very little demand for Flour and prices am drooping. Wheat, Corn, and Oats continue very dull. Sye has declined In Groceries there is very little doing. Seeds ate without change. Whisky continues very dull. There is little or no export demand for Flour, and ths market is very dull and rather lower. The only sales we hear of are in small lots to aupply the retailers and bakers at from $8.25@9 for superfine, $9.00 @10.25 for extra, slC@ll,for extra family, andsU.s3@l2?bblfor fancy brands, quality. Sye Flour is ra ther dull at about former rates. Com Meal is also dull, and we hear of no sales. GRAIN. —Wheat continues dull, and there is Very little demand; red ie offered at from 23002850$ bns,and white at from24C@2s£c ? bus,according to quality. Rye islowerj small sales of Pennsylvania are making at 160 c ? bus. Com continues dull; 3.000 bus BoidatlSta ? bnsln store and in the curs Oats are also dull, with sales of about 5,600 bus at 88c? bus. BARR.—Quercitron is dull and lower; Ist No. 1 is C 1 i«limited and themariet con-. tinues Tory doll. Small sales of Middlings are reported ateCcfllb, cash. _ GBOCEHIBB.—’there Is very little doing In either Sngar 01 Coffee, and the market connnncs dull. PBTROLhUM continues unsettled. We quote crude at§6@4oe, refined in bondat6C@69c, and free’at from St *° , „ ... ; WHISKY.—The market is Ter. dull, and the demand is limited; Pennsylvania and Western hbla are offered at $2.25 gallon. BEBDfc.—Flaxseed is selling in a small way at $3.50 ¥ bushel. Timothy is doll, and quoted at $S@9 60 $1 bushel! Oloverseed loin fair demand, with sales of 200 bushel, at $16.6G@16.60 "% 64 lbs. PBOYISIOMS--The market is very anil, and there is very little doing In the way of sales. The following are the receipts of Flour end drain at this port to-day: ...... 1,600 fcbls. Whoat.—~ —* - 4.000 bus. 3.000 bus. Oate 3,600 bns. Hew York Marhets, March 18. Be*AUSTtTPrs. —The market forStataand Wester* Flour is dull and Bales 4,000 bbls at $9.60® 9.90 for superfine State, ,slc@lo.2o for extra Btate, $10.29 @10.30 fer choice do., *9.?0@10!or superfine Western, fie.15ff110.36 for common to medium extra Westeru, $10.60310.76 for common to good shipplnc brands extra, round-hoop Ohio. Corn Meal is lower. Sales 800 bble Brandywine, at * Wheat is dull and declining. 'Sales 7,000 bushels good; ■ wintern red Western at $1 98 Oats are dull and nominal, at $llO mr Wes atm. - The Corn market is firmer; sales 7.600 bus yellow Pennsylvania and Southern at sL96@l 57. Pbovisioks—Tne Pork market is lowon sales 4,100 bble Bt «51,76@32 62)4 for new mesa, $29@29-25 -for 1863-4 do, cash and legutar dosing, at $2B 75s SS7 £O@!S for prime, and $3O 60@31.60 lor prime mess. Freights —To Liverpool, 69 hbds tobacco, at'private termß and per steamer; 200 bXB bacon and 160 fos.lard at SGs; 300 pigs butter at 25c, and 79 bales cotton at 3&L Wbiskt Is heavy ; sales 200 bbls Western atHll.kf LEITEK BAUB. at the nnnoxAirrs’ nxcousoi, yxinAnnursu. Bhip Kecovery, Stoddart...... ....Liverpool, aeon Brig ST Merrick. Borden —Havana, coon PHILADELPHIA. BOARD OF TRADE Job. C. Gbcbb, > Eextod £ Committee op 7*g Mouth, MARIHE INTEIXIGESCE. pom or PHHAnm’HiA, mabcjel ia« gm Kibes....6 0| Bus Sets—6 01 EtohWater.-.Bls ARRIVED. Brig Hattie, Cilkey, 9 days from,Ssiua. with. molas tes to 8 W Welsh rvesiel to J B Buley * Go. Bchr Wings of the Morning, Mormn. 8 days trpm Ma tanzas, with motacsec to Harris a Stotesbury. Bark White Wing (Br) Wple. front Porto Cabell* W i%^i6mn,fer i BSykMaW&ACDuteb) caUad from PorteT&beUo teb last, uitt «0%, aai oa Bth. s*w ker «.vam an tkft oust «nd of Bosmolsltad. BarkßriSlant, Colbort, 13 days from Hew Orleans. h bfc^ o r®leTrdays from Fortran Monroe. Monroe. i» * Sy * tnm portß| ° T^ baUast to B S Quartaraa^t^^ « HdHTork. Srii Malto jaryU, Bapia la Grande. Brig JAB titowlsj, CijovlWtAflJ*®^* Selri Mar* Augusta. Wroten, Norfolk, lehr NaaSlus. Pfllsbury, Portland, gchr S J Aiken, Godfrey, Mew Orleans. Schrßl Pickup, Bowen, Fortress Monroe, Bchr Ciemußerrett. • do Bohr MornlngSur. Lynch; Goorgstowu. D«. Bchr Extra, Tsjlor, Borfolk. Bchr Artist, Marsh. Balttmore. Sehr A L Massey. Donnelly, Btlneioee. Bchr Exit. Howett, do Steamer Foote, Thomas, Washington. Steamer Joe Hall, Molloy, do. Steamer R Willing, CnnSiff. Balttmom. • gtean er New Tort. Davis-Washlniten. Steamer Bristol, Charlez.ljew York. Steamer May Sower. BoWneon^Mowßgr. Bteamer M McDongal.James, flew, lore. MEMORANDA. Park Thomas h ****' T ? t ’ Sth Bit, omatped MOOJJnionCimalM*.. IB B.—.«s 53 000 Big Tank..-..10ts AK joconeo, i88i... Tiota i«» SOOMcCroa &CKb3O 1% ‘SXKforset Well 10ta43 16 60 McCli n lock Oil .... « 1000 Bajal OU —..lots LO4 100 Jmic-.ion —~2dyB s)4