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, ,fur Alf ,ollow,rel.lolo or Solitary Stikine of
fr 3 m...j14.4 lireAtot and destructive practise& which
roV1•11, debility, reader marriage halm*
body and mind.
VOL NO MEN.
who have become the lekitheleOP
Cwt. :hi! and destructive babel WhiOt
an untimely grave thousands or
thf 011101euttell talent and brilliant Intel
.. nun n),..! otherwwo lave entranced Ilolentos
N. 1.1 ttunVara ul el.yortiet, or waked Woo
. ta Intl canidata:a.
.1 ft ,1114CMPlating mar rill bt
,iIJI :a; !.y slcr gu.:110$11, Ithottld Immediately ere.
mr ;1e1 . ..Wt. In perfect beet!) ,
FIANNIIP
!",edistely ettoktaftel hat piper retrered.
RhoNrrx trw, , uttr - •he cure of Lb . J., fox*
re:trmust ;tn.. V .gbotiman, isitt rOl
'all; re 9 Nye 14f• •,11 W .AdAn.
,ti -hg, t i,. rc street, Elaittuton
4 04 rr cwt L 4.14.1 .ole R......rum IkLIUMOI.O ltreet
1 .- , IPII4 Cie C fur &s particular in obeervtn, t h e
.Iz-nr rnhor. oy you will Mistake the piano. P. par.
Drifting (Naas, glib %las b.—mes,
!/+P. , •4 CaTlificaled, Itttracitvl I.y the repots
'..ltri•n, lurk over
• 111 , rcLst Contain a Pustagetheimp, to axe oe th.
•
Ott, JOHNSTON
4' At M , •lllblir of the Royal College at Burgeons,
:. ;roses i rem one Of the meet eminent College.
I,tea, and the greatest part of whose lift
to the Hospitals of London, Parte, Phila.
etewhere, tout ettented come of the most to
• et ntem mai were ever known. Many troubled
w:Lis the ears Rue head when asleep, great ner.
• u t Kiarmed at sudden sonde, bashfulness,
tonthien, attended sometimes with derange.
cored immediately,
7 AIO, Part OCULAR NOTION.
4,1. all those who having Injured them
' t 0 and improper indulttencies, that secret
Ancb reins both body and mind, en.
hutinessor society.
sod and melancholy Itiiesda pre.
ntl) tohna nt youth, eta: Weakness of the
g rues In the Read, MUNI Ot Sight,
' Power, uaipitallen of thp Heart, D r .
Deran g e..., o th e HIM Ye
,:we 4111 , triti Jicbiuty , Byintdoms a
NO:TALLY.
emit, tar aerial Aitecto on the mind are MUSH 10
! .. " ,, P , I of llemary, Copra Non of Ideas, 121 e.
Forebodings, Aversion toAxda
-i,t[rst, I nve nl molitudo. Tluddity,&•.. Are liOnit
scale
lu.rpoon I,i nU kgaii, COW 11011,
264, ',I ;Nor decline to health, !wing Innilr Vigor
e r .Mk 11444, 11 011'010 end enuunisted, balm.
• Si pc , raoci , ehnat tbo eyes, caugh t and ITOITI
Nmelinvino.
YOONH
I .c !st the 1111114
mr”ivp• by • certain practice, tr
habit heqnently learned from
u
La tell ".to! Acno. , .) tbe effects of *web ere
vvoL when ibileep, sod If not cured, render,
1111.4.A1e..nd destrovo both mind and body
ahmeollatety
Pits ynhr* man. ellf. Dom 91 the tons.
bib parental should be a
ttr.3 eu)hy mai life bthe opnelobed
perk Iran,
at g oloeo
from the path m
01mature a nd lodulgib In a
•Am 1 , persona must, before women
IAO3,
ftv
411 ononl um
aitnda body are the la°41"°511112
,d I.romrse cocoubial happiness. Ind
'"c Oita, thr iournny through life becomes a weary
=let tht I , rflopect hourly darkens to the yiew;the
'euent thmicved with despair, and tiled with th
retiertino that the happiness of another be.
hiloonoi sal) nor Own
IN Vito IltaTttill HAMMY FOR oi:
(4 A1'411 WFAgNVIEt.
great ana important moody, Weakness of the
eure.l, wad full vigor resters&
.1 the most nervous rued debilitated wits
IL how
tn , thoo heti. Immediately relieved. An
MarrloKo, Physical or Mantel Diequallll
an,'areot!, trembling, Weakness or It ebseaeoll Of
1911c11M11 inn, speedily cured.
RA NGERS.
,a,;tIIT %omen& oared at this Instiation within the
?o r : . ' 'Mrs, +ad the numerous Important durgire
Verforllitd by lie, J., witnessed by the re
ispere, wa' many other persona, notices of
ta4ft?" neatti and again before the
t ° odosi CU a rendemon at otaractar mid sr&
l kuarantee to the afflicted.
cg ' W MPS:NCR•—When the misguided
iit; 4 4/Mit VOW, 111 pieaapre duds he bee Imbibed
kt , el goo nothial diem% it too often happens that
oat"it,„
41ease of shams or dread of discovery deters
Plilyth s to those who, from education and re•
' , ^tn• befriend him, delaying till the con.
hp•YMPtems of this horrid Walesa make their
tlfeetin a Mi. head, throat, nose, aktn, Ate.,
i h ls% es with frightful rapidity, tilt death PIMA
antleringa by sending him to.that
*4y W ue. lie traveler retnrocol It le a east
th,i4 thousimds fail victims to this terrible
; ) ",'lle to the unskilfulness of Ignorant pretend.
of the we or tint deadly moon' , saw%
I,l.l4ttittnins and make the rosidon bre milenhigerule.
I'l4 I looter's i mimosas hang is his
'r
"lei intv
''' inutale a Stamp as on the reply
d 1"
vat' nt
.lortek %el.
onitiroore
RPOSs
4 1 14 4, SLAS . ;K WE L L'S Celebrated
te,jl,b;ri_JON. PR. 6 3EKVIC4, ea. &Large
id furtwie..beymbreclng every vartetyOust, re-
441 K M. OK, Jr., &Co
W TOuTii, CLOTH, HAT,
Lutallitto.ktisrA.N7 Bitusas4,l* 11704 varlet"
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AND FANCY
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Cunt al tram& flitcutsportatun
KSSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
• WINTIM TIME T A.R
FIVE TRAINS DAILY TO - AND
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
ON AND Air Tie
MONDAY JANUARY 27th, 1862
The Pi;asouger 'trains or the, Pensailireitis Railioad
Compakylwilt iceom sad arrive at Hatilabarg apd
Philidelpida as tollowa
ISO 26
. 100
. 200
. 800
. 800
E 4 .► T i 4 di
THROUGH 2XPRESaI TRAIN .11A rriliburg daily
at 820 a. m., aMt atitrat al. Waat , ilitillidelphis at 7.40
a. m.
FAST 11211Rleavea Harnalitifiellany, (except Sunday,)
al 1,00 p. m. , anaarriveitsA l Webt Philadelphia at 6.10
• ••• •
MAIL TRAIN leavea flarriapr iitur (except Sunday)
at 5.55 p. and arrival it bet Philadelphia at 11.0
P•• rch •
aL•7263 I MMODATION Wind Joy, •eaviie
Harrisburg at 7.80 a.m.. Anil Sarrtiree at Wait !Ibis
deipb4r at 32 86 p. ,
rIIARRISBEIRO ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, via Colum
bia, leaves Harrisburg at 2.00 and arrivta at 1:114^11
rtilladolublii it 720 p.
W MTW P B •
,r THROUGH RT,PIUO3B TRAIN, Ipapris Pftthuielphia at
10.30 p. in., Harrisburg at 11.06 tan In., Altoona 8.40, a.
nu, and arrives at Platatrtrg at 1.21 p.
![AIL TRAIN jaavas rtaladalpbta at 8.00 a, so., and ar
rives at Harrisburg at 140 p. m.ileavesiftrrisbitrg at 9.00
a. In., Altoona, 8,80 p M., and arrives at Pittsburg at
9:80 p.
PAST LINE laves Philadelphia at 11.28 a. Harris.
burg 426 ft. ni.. Aitoonst at 8.10 • m., and arriving at
Pittsburg at 1.40 a. m.
HARRISBURG ACOOMIItiOATION TRAIN lams Phil.
&Aphis at 2.30 p. m., wed arrives at * Higivishing at 8.00
ut ,
MOONT JOY 40:8;VODATION Joy leaves
Lancaster at 1128 a. , Olives at ~1 110srisbure at 1.80
p m.
The NEWS REPAVE and PA2SENGER TRAIN will leave
West Philadelphia at 4.00 a. in.; Lancaster 7.07 a. m. ;
Mount Joy at 7.48 a. m., Middletown at 8.26 a. in., and
arrive at. Harrisburg at 826 a. in., connecting with Mall
Train west, from Harrisburg, at 9.00 a. m.
Gaudin, U. YOUNG,
Sept. Moat , tev.. Penna. Railroad
'Hanisburg,January 94, 1802 .—dtf
Northern Central Railway
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
1;6251191112 ARWIGEBEENT.
vuum two DAILY TO AND 110/1
ir I .11C
Close Connection wade at Harrisburg
TO AND FROM NEW YORK.
SLEEPING CARS RUN ON ALL NIGHT TRAINS.
AND AFTER SUNDAY, NOV. 24,
RillwiT l Wllltrt u e l t ig a e n r jd r Vrt i)f from eri a t =ti c
ir and tr
Baltimore Si 101101rf, via :
GOING SOUTH
LAU. MIDI arrives at Hurisborg.. ..... 1.05 P
' and leaves " 1.20 P. 31
1L1P3288 arrives at "' 2.20 A. DI
and leaves " 3.20 ,OI
GOI tic!
MAIL TRAIN laarni,Baltintore at 8,Y6 A. M.
and arrives at Ilarriaburg• 1.00 P.. IL
and kayos North at 1.20 P. M
ELPIIIBB TRAIN leaves aaltineore at , ..... • 800 P. it.
and arrives at Harrlaburg .... 8.00 P. M.
and leaves North at 8.10 P. M
, RABItir , BO2O AOOOIIIIODarLON MUER. ,
Leaves Harrisburg for Baltimore at... 8.46.,A:
Returning—leaves Baltimore at.— 11
The may lingo leaving HatriliblirgAgi Bgaday will be
the 'Owego Train, South at 8.20 A. H.
Voi farther !hibernation apply at the Offine, to Pernea
Railengi Depot
JOHN F. =mai, Agent.
Nov. 211,
WINTER TIME ARRANGEMENT
NRW AIR GM MUTE
SitaMINM
MIS TRAINS DAILY TO NSW TOSS,
AND
PHILADELPHIA
WI'THOTJT CHANGE OF OARS.
QN AND AFTER MONDAY, NOVEM
BER 4,1881, the Passenger Trains will leave Ike
adolitia anti Reading Railroad Depot, al Harrisburg,
for Neer York and Pbiladelppa, as follows, via
EASTWARD.
t*EXPRR2B LINK leaves Harrisburg at 8.80 a. m. on ar
rival of Pennsylvania Railroad Ihrpreee Train trim the
Want, arriving in New York at 11.6 a.m., and at rhila
doled* at 9.00 a. M. d sleeping oar Is attached to the
train through Prom Pittsburg without change.
MAIL TRAlNeres Harrisburg at 8 a. m., arriving
in New York at - E.3op. m. and Philadelphia at 1.26 m.
PAST LINE leaves Har risburg at 1.40 p. m., on arrival
of Ponnisvivarda Railroad Fast Mail, arriving In New
Yore at 9.60 p. m., and Philadelphia at 0.40 p. m.
WESTWARD
FAST LINE leaves New York at 6a. m., and Pidlade
phis at 8 a. m. arriving at Harrisburg at 1 p. m.
vat. TEAM Warts New York at 12.00 noon, and Phil
adelPhia at 8.16 p. m., arriving at Harrisburg at 8.10
p
EXPRESS LINE leaves New York at 8 p. m
arri
ving at Harrisburg at 6.10 a. m., and connecting with the
Pennsylvania Express Train for Pittabnrg. A sleeping
ear is also attached to this train .
Connections are made at Harrisburg with trains on the
tenosylvanla, Northern Central and Cumberland Valley
Railroads, and at Reading for Philadelphia, Pottsville,
Wlikmbarre, Allentown, Easton,. Sto.
Baggage checked through. Faro between New York
widettrarg, 86 00 ; between Harrisburg and Phila
delphia, $8 26 in No. I can, end $2 70 in No. 2.
Far tickets or other information apply to
J.J. CLYDE,
net General Agent, Harrisburg,
ANOTHER NEW STOCK !
portable Writing Desks,
Backgammon Boards,
Traveling Bags,
Parses, Wallets,
Toilet Bottles,
ands general assortment of
FANCY ARTICLES,
Call at, .BOGNER'S agfuir BOOOTORIC.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1862
D W. GROSS & CO.,
DRUGGISTS',
NO. 19
MARKET STREET
DRUG. ISTS,-PHYSIC' LANS, STOW
KEEPERS ` AND CONSUMERS,
We are daily adding to our assortment of
goods all such articles as are desirable, and
would respectfully call 'your atentlori to the
largest and beet selected stook ie this city, of
DRUGS, OREMIOALS & PAINTS,
PuraGround Spices
•Barning Fluid and Alcohol,
Lard, Sport, and Plate Oils,
. *althea, Vials and Lama* Globes,
selected from the best manufacturers and Pe
lumens of Europe and this country.
Being very large dealers in
PAINTS, WHITE LEAD,
• LINSEED OLL, TARNISHES,
WINDOW GLASS, ARTIST'S
COLORS, PAINT AND
MIST'S BRUMES
DT ALL THEIR VARIETIES,
COLORS AND BRONZES
OF ALL.S.TNDe,
It (p SP e.
111. ill. gross & (go.,
WHOLESALE AND lagi , AIL
B.ARRISBUR6, P N' A
Oils, varnishes and Glues.
Dye.Stana Glass and Putty,
Artist Colors and Tools,
Castile Soap, Sponges mind Corks,
&a, dte., Ara , stre., Ake.,
With a general variety of
ERFCIEERY s & Ton= ARTICLES,
sr; .
to \____________
p .
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Fa
$ .......____.—
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We respectfully invite a call, feeling, cone
dent that we can supply the wants of all on
tam's to their satisfaction.
TElrta I 'MIRTH 11
JONA'S AND 'W ELITES'S PORCELMN TEETH,
,PATENT MEDICINES AND HAIR
RESTORATIVES
Of .all kinds, direct from the . Proprietors.
Saponifier and Oorioentrated Lye
Whblesale Agents for !lapardtbrr, whichlwe eel
as low as it can be parebieed In , the aides.
THAVIR'S lECDIOAL FLUID EXTIMOTB
COAL OIL l OASBON OIL I
Being large punhanora in these Oils, we can
oast inducements to close buyers. Coal Oil
Lei?' cif Elift4 4 11 1 11 1ved , 1 1 . 4143 P 31 verY
cheap. All kinds of lamps changed to burn
Coal - • •
FARMERS AND GRAZIERS,
Those of you who have not given our HORSE
AHD OACCLAC POWOREiS a trial know no
their superiority, and the advantage they are
in keeping Horses 'and Cattle healthy and• in
gJod condition.
Thousands can testify to the profit they have
derived frotn the of our Cattle Powders by
the increasing quantity and quality of milk.
besides improving the general health and ap
pearance of their Cattle.
Oni. long experience in the business gives us
the advantage of a thorough knowledge of the
trade, and our arrangements in the cities are
such that we caa in a very short time furnish
anything appertaining to our huffiness, on the
best of terms.
Thankful for the liberal patronage bestows
on our house, we hope by strict attention to
business, a careful selection of
PURE DRUGS
at fair prices, and the desire to please all, to
merit a (pi:Madame of the favor of a dlserim
basting: public.
PURE Cider Vinegar, for sale at
NISHINS k BOWMAN'S,
16 . edam Mad h nuts Immo
(1. 4 t
. .
The Hammes or Cot. Jamas Claxasor, late
oommander of the gallant 79th New York
Highlanders, arrived here by a special tray!'
from Baltimore at 8 o'clo'ck last evening, tio•
companied by an escort of the 54th regiment of
Pennsylvania volunteers, under the cotritiatid
of Major J.aKratichman of the 108 d regithent,
New York volunteers, who Were detailed. for;
that purpose.
the remains of the lamented Colonel `were
recovered by Major A. 'V. Blliottand Mr. John
pelne, of the War DepartMent, ,and the Or
derly Sergeant- of the late Colonel Cameron,
who started' from Washington for Manassas
luarniliatty after its evacuation by the rebels.
When, they reached the old battlezronnd,they:
were led , to the"spot by a colored man in the
,neighborliood,
The body, had been buried with five othera
without a coffin. It was easily recognised by
certain marks,as the Clothing Was• to a great ex
tent entire. The hair was aineeit Pectect,
though the flesh had almost entirely decayed
from the beryls. A truss of apeculiattflenfluc- /
tion,whiCh tie Colonel worm, iris also found 16
its proper place on his remains.
The corpiteiras taken to Washington; where,
a splendid corm was awaiting it. Early yes
terday noting the , Fifty-fourth ; Pennsylvania.
volunteers, Colonel J. AL Campbell, escorted
the remains through that city, to the depot;
from thence the body was conveyed via Balti
more to "this last ,night, - -as Mate& •The
corpse only remained: here short time, and
was forwarded to Lewisburg, Union county, so
companirai by:its Military escort, and a number
of the relatiies and blends of .the deceased of
this city.
Tram Win Uarrozi TisPumacaN NoKum- .
noss —At a meeting of the Union Republicans
of the Third ward, held at the Parke. Rouse
last evening, the following nominations for
ward and city ofdoms w ere
A made:
City neasurer,--Chas. A. Snyder.
Council—Jeremiah K. Greenwalt.
Assessor—John H. Fox .
School Dine:tor—Dr. James Fleming.
Judge of Eketion—Erastne J. Jones.
litapector —Thomas Poole. .
Constable—Henry. Radabangh.
anferees to select School Directors—W. J. Stees,
Wm. W. Hays, Dr. Georgrißalley, with instruc
tions to support Dr.Jamegi Fleming.
Ciort'erees Marled City measurer and Oily Au
clitors—LPeter Meyer, A. C. Smith' and Eugene
Snyder:, with inetructions to support for the
former office Chas. A. Snydev
SROOND WARD.-At a meeting of the Union Re
publicans, held at R Peters' hotel, last even
ing, Jacob Shell; Fai., was appointed President,
and S. D. Ingram, Secretary.
D. W. Gross was nominated for City Council.
J. Brisban Boyd " Judge.
Philip Ensminger " Inspector.
Nicholas Zollinger " Assessor.
Jab. A. Boger " • Sch. Director , 8 y'rs.
"
Anthony Ring " " 241
Males Fleck " - Constable.
Messrs. H. C. Allernan, S. S. Childs and W.
W. Boyer, were nominated , Conferees to nomi
nate City Treasurer and Suditori. = •
Messrs, J. D. Hoffman, Rio. Waltower, W.
W. Boyer, Berl. back, S. D. Ingram and B. Q.
Peters were appointed an Tzedative Committee
to serve for the ensuing year:
FourthWAlM TJinhe RsPosraozir Noir:Skims.
—At a meeting of the Union Republican citi
zens of the Fourth woad; held .at the .public
house of William P. Hughes, , in Canal' street,
the following nominations were made:
Oily fad--A. K. Bleak.
Aeaessor—John Miller, Jr.
Judge—Alfred Bleats
4,,,pect0 ,- --Sereatiah Barnes.'
Chniereee to Select a Oily frerretwer—. K Shell,
David Kurtz, Samuel Rutherford.
Couferees to Select School Directors—D. CI. Kriiese,
Alfred Slentz, Samuel Ettla
ITszori Ilisuamosus, Ammmoril— : -The &pub
fliciins of the Fifth ward will hold a meeting
this evening, (Tuesday) the 18th, it the Fifth
Ward for the purpose of nominating of
ficerS to be elected, at , the spring, election, on
Friday neat.: .• •
Pemylvani LegiMatwe
EZPORTIED 111XPIIESSIN POE 13331
SENATE
Molnar, March 17, 1862
The Senate was called to order at s o'clock P.
and opened with prayer by Bev. Charles A.
Hay.
A huge number of petitions and remonstrances
were presented and properly referred.
IMPORTS OF 00MXIMIZIS
A number of reports were made from the
standing committees, including the followin:
Mr. ROBINSON, (Corporations,) with amend
mutt, Senate bill to incorporate the Continental
express company.
Id'CLURE, (Railroads,) as committed, an
act relative to the Shamokin railroad company.
BELLS IN PLILOB.
A number of bills were read in place, inclu
ding the following;
Mr. LOWRY, one to annul the marriage con
tract between Janus E. Gamble and Olympia,
his wife.
Mr. SETO/UM, a supplement to an act to
provide for the education of the poor of non-ac
cepting school districts.
BILLS COPIEDKIIID
A number of. private bills were called,up,'
considered and passed finally, including thefol
lowing: •
Senate bill relatiye to the Philadelphia and
Fending railroad comps*.
• " • r AdiOtiniede
HOME OE! REPIPIIMITATIVES.;
•,MONDAY; Bigurlk, 17,1862
The House met at 8 o'clock R. .
A large nmnber, of petitions were ,presented
and properly referred; also, a:Ml6:bait:4 VIVI
of a private =trite. •• • ' ' •L• • '
Tiie :johitT-treuolntion , iislativw..to the ad
lcranunellk tAte.lolo4 l kturef cak the twenty
first of March, yitsa taken, Itpend. after he.ing
al ended ' lip Mr. Mid' scraa t 6 atititlintelhe
"twenty-eighthl,Wirotteadsof -the tvrenty-first,'
was made the special order.fdtnext Wednesday.
The House. then....... 7 . Adjourned.
TAX ON Aaa.—.Twahmuired.thousand -barrels
of, ale are manufactured annually- .in
of. Albany,: N.. Y. Under.the new tax that
city will pay on this articlealone, two hundred
ttiduaand dollars a year.. . .
y
I ,
1 , ii
:- .
From the Lower Mississippi
nig Rica lUs :AT zBt4ilip :N0..,i0.
Their Batteries . ; Shelled by, the-Union
Gunboats.
ENE
THE REBELS IRATE SEVERAL. TINES BUT
BlginfC'
The Guns of the deilheeti
mend the Inver.
HEikirl( FIRING 114 RD IN I'llg URIC-
TION OF xinv MADRID.
The Babel Fleet
.Bupposed to be ,Trylng
to gor.ce a Passage..
The rebel's 'lsland,'NO: 10; is a very atrong
position. Porty-six - gbits have been mounted.
Eight mortars shelled the battery , above the
island to-day.. The repels left it several times
but returned. They only fired with two guns.
There is no difficulty wheteverin our shells
,reacibing the island. •?
Gen.. Rope sent. a ' dispatch to Com. Moots,.
saying, that
,his , heavy guns copt e anded the
river, that neither the'stearnenf gunboats
of the anerhy '• • ' •
/Firing , was heard in the direction of ••New
Madrid all day. ~It is,aupposed that the rebel.
gunboats were trying toforce arasage.
The transports near Island NO.lo'heunned in
an mount - anent, sUpposidlo be hire) enough
for 15,000 to 25,000 s men. :
' [0001 4 A • A 4.911
Cern% Bfarob,l6, Afternoon.-.—Cotn. roots is
shelling. the rebels at Island No. 10. ~,C/en.
Pope's batterielprev6t tI sir esbapti 'down the
river. The rebels are'said to be firm/115,000 to
20,000 strong. - The-rebel =gunboats are under,
etc to,be, engaging (}en.; Pope;s betterles„
FROM WASHINGTON.
'~.:.-~ art ~.~. ~ie .i't
°floral Fremont Preparing to take the Field.
Confirmation of Brigadier (leviers' of
Volunteers.
Wuxi:soros, March I'7.
' G4neral Fremont has had an . interview with
the President and Secretary of War. He will
presa his affairs by promptly starting his depart-
ment. His staff will, therefore be determined
on at an'earlyday. His head-quarters will be
in the field. Col. Shanksibf the House of Bap
iaritatives, will accompanying him as soon as
'his public duties will permit. .
A large number of applications , have been
madeliy volunteer officiets to,.be appointed in
the regular army, but these have been =SSC
easeful. Among their reasons is the difficulty
of diectimiaating as to the relative merits of the
aßpliciiti.
The Senate were' four hours in executive ses
sion to-day, and confirmed the following Sand
nation,for Brigadier4kmerals of volunteers :
Maj. Wm. F. Berry, Chief,of Artillery, it
tached to Gen. M'Clellan's staff; Willis Gorman,
of Minnesota; Col. &Amyl& Hamilton; Thcimas
L. Price, Member •of Congress from Missouri;
Maj.; Jas. W. Palmer, Fifth Cavalry; Lieut. Col.
Wm; H. Emery, Sixth Cavalry; Maj. Andrew J.
Smith; nth Caveiri; Marquis L. Patrick, New
York ; 'lsaac F. Quimby,' New York:' Orriit S.
Terr3r, Ckenectiont; Hiram G. Berry ; Maine.—
The following Brigade Surgeons, all of Penn-,
Sylvania, have been confirine4 ,Jas. D. Stral is
bridge, L. B. 11.!Coy, Goo., Kernble,
Taylor; Gen: .L. Pancitist, 0: F:' 'Campbelt, -
P: H Gross, Washingfoni ankit.lM-Huffy.
Additional from Mexico.
NEGOTIATIONS POE PEACE
NO 'mop ALLIED„ "moot? T 0,101)
_..~.-.-
NriT,,Toax, March 17
•
It `appears that one of the stipulations made
at the conference between Gem, Pr•im,,and Do
blado, was that no more' troopa ihnuld be land
ed on Mexican soil: ' • ' "-
Pending the negotiations, under this •contract
some of the Spanish troops, returned to .Cuba,
and the expected French re-inforcementsonder
Gen.! Lorencez, were to return without 'land;
lug.
The English: forces. will return- via Bermuda
to England. iTheir mules, harness &0., , were
sold 'to the French who started for harness,
on
the 27th of February. ' '
FROM HA'VAINA.
r ' ffo SLAVE DEALERS MMDERM)
Saitay'Roac, March 17
A number of rebel schodoers, with small
quantities of ootton-hadreached Hava,na. • • Two
slave dealers were , murdered et Havarut. ; The
assassins were four to rininb•3r, one a mulatto,
confessed to the CiOliliirlBBrdiebrtile Mine, and
inodertriull ; • ; . •J.
vocal zehafichow had h ue 44 „b
'cP1,310111.40.411A ev
PP,lPP.lu:J9k rough tum'f.
Itointo
.)
XXXVTIth Congress—First Session.
.J.On motion of Mr. Wlrsoz,'(itlassi.,) the.joint
trusolutlik PreAdent to assign
the command of the troops, in the field, to of
ficers, without regard to their seniority, was
'taken up ; and, after a discussion,
.On motion, of Mr. Nilsson" the resolution
Was re-oommlitcd to the Military Committee.
On motion of Mr. FUSENDEN, (tie.,) the post
office appropriation till was taken up.
Mr. LATHAM (Cal.) offered as amendment that
the Postmaster General he authorized to estab
lish a mail, not, law than semi-monthly, be
tweet' San Frincisco and Crescent City, inciu
ding Intermediate posts. Agreed to.
Also; an amendment that the American
steamers and sailing vessels bound to any for
eignport shall receive such mail as the Depart
ment shall cause to be placed um board, and
promptly deliver the same; and that the yes
eels coming from foreign ports shall receive
any mail matter from Consuls, &c The cont.
~
pensetion for , ouch services bein; the usual
'ocean postage.
iYCr Einstokin, (Ohio,) moved to add "pro
vided the goveenment shall not pay more than
it receives.'
The amendment was adopted, and the bill
posed.
The bill for the abolidon of slavery in the
District of OoluMbia was taken, up, and post
poned till , to-morrow. .
Mr. Tatrumas, (111.,) from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported back the House bill to
facilitate judicial proceedings, in the case of
eapteredproperty, for the better administration
of the law of prises.
The Senate then went into executive session,
and subsequently adjourned.
HOUSE OF ItEPRESENTA'IIv
I=
Mr. LOVEJOY (Ill.) asked leave to introduce a
resolution instructing the Committee on the Dia
trict of Columbia to enquire and report by what
authority Mrs. Bristow. of Georgetown, seized,
or caused to be seized, two men and sent them
to Baltimore, where they were imprisoned in
jail, and whether such arrest and imprisonment
was . not a. violation of that provision of the
Constitution, which says no person shall be
deprived of life or liberty without doe process
-of law. •
Oe Maecfi 16,
Mr. JOHNSON (Pa.) objected to the resolution,
and therefore it could not be received.
On motion of Mr. Brew, (Ohio,) a resolution
was adopted instructing the committee on mil
itary affairs to inquire into the expediency of
tithing immediate measures to secure the sick
and wounded soldiers better medical treatment.
Mr. Lore Jar (Ill.) now succeeded in intro
liming his reSolution as given above.
: Mr: WIOKLUI moved to table it. Disagreed
.to, yeasB against nays 68.
The resolution was then passed.
The House then went Into committee of the
whole onthe state of the Union on the taxbill,
Mr. Colfax in the chair. Adjourned.
•
, The deeision of the Supreme Court of this
,State, in relation to the assessment of taxes,
'declare all State taxes, since 1885, unconstita •
.tional, by reason of nnequality of taxation.—
The Legislature will take immediate action on
the act for the relief of form mortgages, also
decided unconstitutional.
STATEMENT OF THE NEW YORK °ITT
. BANKS.
Raw Yoaz, March 17.
The Bank statement for the week ending on
Saturday shows a decrease in loans, $2,432,372 ;
an increase in specie, $330,456 ; an increase
*circulation, $86,650 ; a decrease in deposits
$8,419.024.
Cotton quiet—sales at 27c.. Flour heavy ;
sales 9,500 bbls. at a decline of 6c.; State $5 26
@5 86. Wheat dull, sales 10,000 bus. at $1 28
fur Chicago spring, $1 86 for red State. porn
unchanged, sales 46,000 bush. Pork.quiet.—
lard unchanged. Whisky heavy at 284281.
Coffee Sim.
FOR SEWING MACHINES.
JONAS BROOK A . B.RCI'S
PRIZE MEDAL SPOOL OOTTON.
200 ; 4 500 YDS. WHILE, BLACK 0 COLORED.
0 1 1 HIS thread being made particularly for
L. Sewing Machines, Is VERY STRONG, SMOOTH AND
RUSTIC. Its strength Ia not Impaired by washing, nor
by friction or the needle. For Machines, one .Hrooks'
Patent Glace,
FOR UPPER THREAD,
encrarxice Patent Six Oord, Red Ticket,
- FOR UNDER THREAD,
Sold by respectable dealers aturouAldet trie country.-•
Also, ISCURIS or 100 twain atm AttantinD sue by
Arli. HENRY BAUR, Side d e ns.
DOS-aft 38 Vessystrest, New York.
JOHN WALLOWER, EL, kigt
GENERAL FORWARDING
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
GOODS AND MERCHANDISE promptly
Rewarded by Philadelphia and Reading, Northern
Central, Camlxirland Valley and Peensylvania Relivable
red Canal.
HAULING AND ABATING to anti from Wiper's ol the
city to the diderent Railroad depots will be done at the
very lowest rates.
FAMUREI reartosing will be 1000 1 PDT attended tn.
Orders eR at Drant's EnroPann Hotel, vr lid the store
of R. D. Winger, sib resolve prompt gammon. Con
sigamente 'reign! respeatrullY solicited.
WALLOW en 7R. , Agz,,,
°SOW Reading Demo..
Choice Teas, Black and Green
M 1
N, u-% Mandl pound ror sate
al
,mcuors &BowirAwil
Aalint,lredia sad Martel streets.
•jail
PRICE ONE CENT.
Wesmaterox, March 17
SENATM '
Mrzwauxia, March. 16
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK, March 17