ail grirffrq4
TEE PEOPLE'S CHOICE FOB PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
OESIMING THE
SOLDIERS' BIGHT TO VOTE.
HARRISBURG, PA
MONDAY EVENING, MAY SO, 1864
PenILSyIVOLDIJL. Military state Agency in
the South;west.
Gov. Curtin has appointed Lieut. Colonel
James Chamberlain, to act as the military
agent of the State of Pennsylvania in the
South-west, Tke duties of agency will be
the same in all particulars as those which de
volve on the agency in WaShington city, com
prising a strict care of the sick and wounded
soldiers belonging to Pennsylvania, now in
the South-west, with the collection of the
back pay and pensions of those about to be
mustered out, and other important work, as
provided in the act of Assembly creating the
position. The necessity of a State agency in
the South-west has long been felt as of para
mount importance, and the delay in making
the appointment was occrioned only by the
desire to find an officer competent in all re
spects for the position. Such a man the Gov
ernor has commissioned in Lieut. Col. Cham
berlain.
"Gentlemen of the Dem * octane Party.
In an allusion tto the circumstances of the
brutal assault committed on Senator Chand
ler, by Dan Voorhees, a member of Congress
froin Indiana, the Tory Organ facetiously re-'
Marks, "this bantering class of .Abolitionists are
all rascally cowards, who think they are safe. in
assaulting GENTLEMEN or •rnz DEMOCRATIC
PARTY." That's a goon one! Such] men as
the drunken, gambling, incestuous Dan Voor
hees, with the creatures who control the Tory
Organ, gentlemen qf the ~Democratic party!
If such follows.are, gentle Men, then the term
has a meaning other than that which Webster
gives it. If Voorhees fs a specimen - of the
gentlemen of the Democratic party, then, too,
is the whole crew fairly represented. His at
tack on -Senator Chandler was brutal and
cowardly in the extreme, peculiary "Demo
..
cratic" according to the code established by
bully Brooks in his attack on Mr. Charles
Sumner, and very much to the pleas
ing of such "Democratic gentlemen" as those
who applaud • the ruflianisin through the
columns of the Tory Organ.
•To show our readers the extreme brutality
of the assault in question, we quote the testi
mony of an eye-witness:
Dr. B. M. Clark, one of the most distin
guished physidians in Detroit, witnessed the
assault upon Senator Chandler, in Washing
ton on Wednesday night, and describes the
Outrage in these words: Senator,Chandler, a
lady, and two children, were sitting at a side
table in the dining room of the National Ho
tel, being the table usually occupied by Sen
ator Chandler and family. Dr. E. W. Clark,
of Detroit, occupied one of the center tables
immediately opposite Senator:Chandler. Mr.
Voorhees, of Indiana, and Hannegan, son of
the former Indiana Senator Hannegan, were
sitting at the next center-table, nearer the
door than the one occupied by Dr. Clark,
which gave them a position diagonally across
the space between the two rows of tables, and
to, that extent in the rear of the,table occu
pied by Senator C., who was speaking to his
friend, Dr. Clark, across the space between
two rows of tables. The subject of conver
sation was the removal from office-of a Cop
perhead politici .n of Detroit, the name Of the
party • being mentioned in the conversation,
which in its tone was denunciatory of Cop
perheads generally. In the middle of the
conversation Mr. Voorhees arose from his:
seat,
seat, advanced to Senator Chandler's table,
assumed a menacing attitude, and in an ex
cited manner addressed the Senator, point
ing his finger at the Senatif : "This
conversation, sir, is evidently intended for
me." Senator Chandler instantly arose • and
said, "Who are you? What is your name ?
I don't know you." In the midst of these
ejaculations blows were mutually given and
received, the first given by Mr. Voorhees, but
instantly follotved by blows from both parties,
Voorhees stepping back slightly, when, as they
approached the center of the space between
the rows of tables, Dr. Clark rushed as far
as he could between them, and ehdeavored to
separate them. At this state of the proceed
ings Hannegan sprang from his seat, seized a
water pitcher, and struck Senator Chandler
over the head, thus coming to the aid of his
Copperhead friend, Voorhees, with- the best
weapon he could at the moment command.
The blow with the pitcher brought Senator
Chandler partially down, when Hannegan
seized a chair and 'struck - Senator Chandler
another blow, which brought the Senator on
to his hands and knees. By this time.the
contending parties had reached the 'hall and
were immediately separated by the spectators.
The assault was wholly unpreiroked, as neither
Senator Chandler nor Dr. Clark hadmade any
allusion 'to either, Mr. Voorhees or the man
. Hannegan. 'Senator Chandler and Dr. CliAk
were both slightly scratched by the broken.
crockery, but receiVed no other injury.
—The father of the Hannegan alluded to
above, was a miserable drunken brute, con,
stantly engaged . in some brawl, and ending
his career as the assassin of his wife's brother,
whom he slew without cause or provocation.
His son- is fast emulating
,the example .of the
father, And such are the "Democratic gen
tlemen" whom the gory Organ _loves to extol!
SOME SCAMP imagining himself "a Democrat
ic gentleman," in a long commuioation to, the
Tory Organ this morning, abrising the President
and lying about the causes of the . war, writes
in effect that Mr. Lincoln does that Which a
despotic Roman Emperor thought beneath
him. Perhaps so, but it must be remembered
that no Roman despot or any other Governor
of a State, had to deal with as mean, rascally
traitors as come within the range of the Pres
ident of the United States.
Tam DELEGATES - to the Baltimore Conven
tion from the Bradford Congressional District
are B. F. Powell and P. John, with instruc
tions to support the re-nomination of Abra
ham Lincoln, "fast and last."
Au, THE WiIIDS but one in the• city of Bal
timore. elected delegates to the State Conven 7
tion, instructed for Abraham Lincoln,. on,Sat c
nrday last,
New York on the Presidency.
There was not a negative vote in the New
York Convention on the resolution in favor
of Mr. Lincoln's renomination, and the dele
gates will vote as a unit at Baltimore. In
1860, Mr. Fremont received an unprecedented
majority ever Mr. Buchanan, .and if there was
a State in the Union where he might reason-,
ably expect to receive support. now, it was
New York. Looking over the names of the
delegates composing the Convention that met
in Syracuse this week, we perceive that it was
composed 'of representative men generally,
who undoubtedly reflected the popular will ;
and the declaration in favor,of Mr. LineOrn;
so unanimously made, settles ell doubts, if
any existed, as to the choice of the Empire
State..,
'We have braid, within the last ..'three,
months, a good deal.about the silent biit.deeP
feeling of opposition to Mr. Lincoln, which .
would manifest itself when the delegates came
to be . chosen. We have waited for evidence
on this
. point, and we have seen it, in 'the
unanimous voice of Pennsylvania, Ohio and
New York, tho three great States, to say noth
ing of the equally unanimous expTessipri",,of .
preference by other States. Now, if any such
feeling as that so mysteriously referred ; to : py
Mr. Fremont's friendi existed, it would `semi
that it ought to have manifested itself some
where. But we 'See nothing of the kind, and
it is fair to infer that it was purely an assump
tion on the part of that aspirant's few friends
to supply the place of actual suppo'rters. •
The Subject of Postal Reforms--
important Changes. . 3;
Of the many subjects of special interest
commended from time to time to the attention
of the American people, in the . iiny of admin= -
istrative reforms and improvements, nothing
has, perhips, marked the progress of the age
more plainly than the great advancement made
in postal matters. The new" money''ordW 2
system, although leiikln use ,
-abroad; -;is jtiat
about to be brought into Use heri3z is a most
beneficial improvement on the bfil , nfallted.6T
transmitting small stung 'of &one? ovAr a Wide
extent of corintry, , whilst in the other changes'
contemplated by Congress at the iangestion
of the Postmaster General, the enlightened
friends of the Government will see bud our
progress is encouraging in the attempt to
keep in the front rank of an enlightened ad
vancement.
Amongst these changes, however, is one
which, in itself eminently a reform, seems to
have produced not a little alarm amongst the
many postmasters relied upon for an enlight
ened co-operation in carrying on the business , 1
of the Department; and this expressed 'fear
is on the score of a possible curtailment of
their rates.of compensation. Nothing is fur
ther front such a result ; as will be learned by
a brief explanation of the matter in question.
As the ease now stands at present, fifty thou
sand folios of transcript'are sent-to Washing
t'on each quarter, from but five postoffices, to
enable the Auditor to keep the office accounts
correctly. The reform in question propose
to do away with all this—to so simplify 416-
method of doing business, that whilst all , par..
ties are saved immense labor and perplexity,
the compensation of the Postmaster femains the
same. But perhaps the best-'expl'anation of
what is contemplated in=•thee diretitioneindi
cated can be had from a letter addreesed by
the Postmaster General himself to the Chair
man of the Committee on Post' Offices and
Post Roads of the House of Representative& •
We give an extract: •
"The first seven sections refer to the mode
of compensating Postmasters, 4a subject which
has heretofore claimed ; the : attention of Con
gress, and one which I consider. of thefirst
importance • to this Department., The follo,w
ing are the more important reassuisyvlijch pre,
sent themselves to my mind l inlavor l of fixed
salaries instead of commissions for, Postmas
ters :
Under the existing law, miunte seconuts
are kept of the postage, on alLmaileqemkatter..
sent and received, paid as well as unpaid., ip t
volving . the necessity of encipleig -many
clerks in postoffiees for tlds
~partieular pur-.„
pose, and also in the 'Offiee,of i the Auditor of
the Treasury for the Postoffce. Department,
where the•accounts of Postmasters are exam
amined.
Thus, from Boston, N.ew York, Philadelphia,'
Cincinnati and Chicago—only five postoffices
—fifty thousand folios of transcript are sent
to the Auditor each quarter, the originals being
kept in those offices. The whole bulk of ac
counts from all the postoffices can be reckoned
by tons; and they Are mainly kept for the
purpose of arriving at, the allowances to Post
masters, which are estimluted on the amount of
postage collected. For any other purpose the
accounts of mails sent and received artiprac
, tically useless. The great mass of mail mat
' ter is prepaid by postage stamps, which• are
charged to Postmasters and for which they
are held accountable. Irithis way the revenues
of the Department are sufficiently protected,,
If, then, the compensation of Postmasters b
fixed, as proposed by'the bill' in question, no
accounts will be required 'of mail matter pre
paid by stamps, and the work in all the post
offices will be expedited, with a great Saving
of labor and expense. The accounting in the
Auditor's office of this ' Departmetit Will be
much sinfplified, and there will be no difficulty,
in holding Postmasters; o strict responsibility
each quarter ; whereas; ,now, in the ordinary
course of business, the accounts of a;Poit
master for a given quarter cannot be adjusted
until after the end of the next quarter.
"There will also be a considerable saving in
:the items of blanks for post:a:lkea. The es
timated cost of paper and printing next 'year
is nearly one hundred thousaniTdolleis, - while
the proposed change' in the form of accounts
will require lesS than cne-half, of that expendi
ture.
"The present law limits the Commissions of
postmasters to two thousand dollars per an- .
num, and also forbids allowances - from other
sources beyond that amount ; so that, in
fact, the postmasters of all the principal of
fices already have fried salaries, (in no ease
exceeding four thousands dollars per annum)
though they can only be paid'after presenting
voluminous accounts on each and every" letter`'
mailed, and of numerous rates of commisidons,
differing according to the character of the mail
matter, and also according to- the amount,
there being no less than ten rates. Other
changes and erodits in an account curren't
number twenty-five, making in all thirty-five
heads of calculation; whereas, by the proposed
new law, all accounts will be 'reduced to the
simplest forms. . .
',The rule for firing salaries is such as to
ensure ample justice .to . all' offices ; and the
provision for revising•tbd.classification• must
have the effect to stiratilate Postmasters in'
performing their, duties; lest they should suf
fer a reduction of salary for, a dimini hed busi
new', whilst they have the assurance of a
proper addition for an enlarged. business."
" The reasons for s'Peci.al legislation in the
case of the Postofficelttliew York are obvious.
Its net revenues to the Xtepartinent exe.now
at the rate of nearly one Milhon dollaraAer
annum—one hundred per' ecinWabove every
other office. The business connection with
the foreign mails alone 'entitle - that MO. 'to a
separate classification, while its other interests
And responsibilities toe equally coixtman.din4,
nd entitle it to a correspondig
in respect icr emolument.' - - - •
These are interesting facts bearing upon the
needed and contemplated reform—facts in
which the people are vitally interested—be
&use the more simple the machinery of gov
ernment can be made in any department, the
nearer it approaches that standard which,
since the foundation of republican institutions
in this country, has been the desideratum'
- sought.
To recur briefly. The contemplated reform
proposes to divide the compensation of Post
masters into five classes, the first to receive
not more than four nor less than three thou
sand dollars, and .so on down to the fifth,
which: from th_ business done affords less
than' one hundred , dollars. Ay increase of
business, an office may be elelated to a higher
. class, -thus ,presenting a :stimulant• to- each
officer to do his duty in every respect. :The -
Postoffice incumbents should hail this ieform
as one which, - whilst it, does not curtail their
salaries at all, relieves them of the most cum
, bersome and perplexing pa* of -their' labors
and responsibilities; and the people at large
should hail it as one which, , leas costly, en
sures more promptitude and leisure for due
Service on the part of public' fnnetionariek
is only. within the. past few years thaethe kat
striking and needful improvements in a
branch of public service so necessary to the
welfare and comfort of society, have been
made, andltfter what as already babh,accom
plislied in ihat'direction, we hre Viepared to
- welcome with gym best Wisheewhatever; may
make lean'" more peffeCt irt` Its — capacity to
.benefit society and thetvorld at large...,, •
.3t - j. , :. : i4f0. : .(it0i):6 - :
Speciap . *lfU lg o r l:l ; Peaineylvuniu
BY THE 11114. ND LINE
ON TO RICHMOND.
The, WhiOe' Artily in Motidie.
,The Glorious . Old Seeond.Corpa in; he Advance.
g "el.Ad
*right's Corps FolloWing
• '.'
THE HEADQ,DARTERS IN THE SADDLE
•; . •
Warren andßuiwgitle 9p ilallll
The Army in. Splendid Condition'
•1 ,U 1
Sheridan Hunting Reliels.
Gen. Lee .Out-Generaled.
The Grand March to Richmond.
Everything Swept before our noble Army
WASHING
Try tnQUARTEHS 44 - hry OF THE T:OTtlac, IN
THE SADDLE, ENaoirirE Ain Rxciuttorro;yr&tui
,ovEn Paaity, May 27, halt by the'
roadside to send a courier back to ahnounce.
to you that our whole armyiroagainin,potioni
The glorious old ilecora,ThaiCiicks' corps, is
in advaaauct h.lioned!hylViright'S Pc2wr , ;',
Warren is joining us, having brougbt np
our XeSir ftsTunx right NYlictge o er. the
North Anna.
•
Burnside! ; wp. i erßss at the eour# bridge
and will.bring up bur rear:
The arm,moirii with ft eelei:ity never lino
before; 5611 :make ,tienty, miles...before.
rtiaht
•
Sheridarcip ahead of us, , _scouring the court,{
try for reb'el's..' .
Lee evidently thought to the last that we
were goinglo tam his leftand give hun bat-
Ale on the isorth Side of Solidi Antra: '`"He
is again out-ginterale4. • ' '
By night we will be within four hours'
march of Richmond... ..„.
•
Once getting•Leesnugly,ensc.Onced in his
works, away we go around, his flank and into
. . •
The tylicle 'e,Tantry throrqh tsrbicl, we :are
marching is planted with corn—nothing
but Corn. Pitsttirs,ip,Tery fine.
Our army sweeps
` before it all the forage
and supplier to - be' 'fihind ; battle,
mules, contrabands, t'Ac.; all fell: into our
huge train.
It may be' some days befure.you. hear ; ;
but fear not; the confidence jell in Grant, Meade
and our veterans knows-no' bounds.
FkokaC,Wagliitigton.
Penit4ylv4gia'bilicei,o ,Rep9rte4
Latest frO General Gra it:
Our Army Successfully . Crosses the. Panra4lET.
Engitkenient near Ilaines 3 Store.
THE .E.LYi23 Y DRIVEN ONE III:E.
Nypsarscitoic, May 30—.3 P. M.
The following pennsylvania offices,, have
reported at the. Surgeon's, (Thomas Adtesill,)
since, last mica;
Lieut. patrialC.p. Evley, 13t11,,P5: cavalry;
Capt. Richard Azgerald, i'fth eaialry; (the
last named was, ordered to, report at Annapo-
Jis;) Asst. Surgeon "George W. bi4 , 11!,' 'll6th
Pa.; Lieut. Jungergh. .
A large 9fficerP;lit*litk*
from , the Eastpwere ordered to report fit
Anlongsetfd3
they having 'arrived here• witiput.'pyders, and
were neither wolindeder.kek:":
A {ieri 'Gtt94 dated, yester
day at HanaVer.Town, , has justGbeert received.
by the War P4ittftMent.:. Tt: states that the
army: has been, su9teofsll,7‘or,, , ,ttlhe'
P,a7nViihy, , riim oecupiaffrOrtt abo4it i tliree
mileki;,soi:o_ ofthe river'. ``Yesterday tico , 'O'cw
visions of our •eavalry lad . , a se .ere
With the enemy south of Haines;; *tore,
dkving him abonta mileuponwhat:tweet:B:
to be his new line. yi - .6 . :11.1:,fittd. out allith 2 oiit
it to-day.
Our loss hillte cavalrpengagernentwas 350
killed44:iy,oillip46,l4: :egt.t,, itre..
ascertained to hf . tve Having.,
driven the ene:my, mosi of tlieir rzilledan&
7P lM4ied fel j41 1 ,
lE4ablicmdrethititt•thitly-five retrql
, peas.) Weaud „bola as t calk tux tux xtrg
and twenty-two officers, arrived yesterday
from Port Royal, on board the steamer Dicta
tor. The officers were taken from the vessel
and committed to the Old Capitol; but the
Dictator was ordered to proceed to Point
Lookout, and there unload the remainder of
theyrisoners.
SecSith female sympathizers hereabouts
made4tite a demonstration in fayof of their
friends and' contributed to their creature com
forts quantities of pies and other refreshments.
As the steamer was approaching the wharf,
several tried to escape byjuniping oierboard.
One of the inunher wamhot by the. guard sad
this intimidated the rest. It was necessary
to . procure a file of soldiers in thopfternoon,
nethe negroes'j'elstaged to Carry ilaCin their
rations fearedtbodity injury.;
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
EY THE ATLANTIC AND OHIO LINE.
Fite - General 'Butler's Department
Aszt Wolataidecl.
• Yonr.lifoxans Mity.2B.. •
Upwardi of firothandred sick ariived to
day from Beintrida'rEtidied; 'on the steamer'
Express, and were' received
pital. r• . ,
The mail boat so,KA. , NV:aruer,,,Qtwtaixi
Cone, lms arrivok'frorh Te7eilimda:llun4re4;
and reports no eating,tO-day.
The •follawittg is a list of the wounded per
the steamer Monitor, from l3ermuclaElma.dred,
and admitted into the McClellan Hosplial:--
Pleter Kemble, 58th Penn.; anmel Hutton,
97th Penn.; Everett, 97th Penn.: John
Smake, 97th Penn. ; Homer Clime, llth Penn..;
'John S. Wiley, 11th Penn.; A. W. Thomas,
•-7'6th Penn. ' •
From Gen. Sherman.
fitehti"toteihatiii Ircint the Secretary cif ,
. . .
' , WASHINGTON, May 30.
To Major 9ei,leril Dix, New,renle:' L'
Nei aficial dispat i clies fiat°. the Army or the
Rotomae have been received since the tel%-
,
`grant of Saturday evening. • .
A telegram from, ,Qeneral Shegrian
, dated
,near Dallas, on the 29th instant, at 1:30 A. Sr.,
reports that on Saturday an engageror4 toil,*
place beltween the:enetny and Oeheraller Pheia
sbia:s eorps y , in *de.h the, rebels 'were, driven
, be&
,the loss AA,'2l 500 killed and ivounded
left in our halals, , araloabout - 300 prisoners—
M'Pheraoit'i loss belng . nbt diver.36o in
(Signed) EDWIN M. S'atiltikl,
Secretary pf War.
, r r."
MR
A Nitirer View of Riel imond
•
.TheFlank*.U9y),o:6:it
L '9 E . C.RESY; . .P-IZEPISTOIci -, 4N DS'
tcorrespei(tene of_the wow York Times.]
Nees Trtz 'Panto:num
Friday,. May 2 7- 3 . I ‘..•sr 1,,,,
Last night the 'ArMY of thetPotomac re!4:
crossed the North Annataand..began another ,
flanking . .mOVementin now progress , and des
tined to oust the r ebels`: - .Avg', another steeng-...
hold: Alter 'eteelingrthe passage of the river
on Monday and Friday ; of which I gave you
:the full defailh tily letter of Wednesdiiy,
the armywas .. puplied forward across . the Vir
ginia Central for the purpose of feel
ing the''position , ands-strength of the enemy.—
The seconnoissance_of Wednesday,' continued
yesterday, determined that Lee was .4ftxltiforc e
and holding a
~powerfarpoSitton.- n i our iM.
mediate frortt4jrnnewitatOnadvalice fol Little
'River. It- happened, -too, that not only was
the nature-.mot ; Air.. A ground - very favorable to
him; but lielh•Sgained a position tactically of
the greatest ekliantage: MI6 already know,
the point at which Hanc66k-e4exided the river
at the railroad - bridge, As:separated- by an in
terval of about four miles from the point at
which the corps Nwep: and Wright made
the passagpOprieliO Ford. . The;enemy had
thrown, his centre . forward so as ..to form u
lide of. liatile . in theshap.ent the_letter F, the
apex abUtting k oiiiheriver....Minor reconnois
sances developed that theiright flank of ;Lee's
. army rested -on swamp; its left- on Little
River, which. coVereiLjr. good-prortlini:'of his
line. This position 4 . . h - zebels have paised
-every hohr 'since theitiriived-here foitifY 7 ,
ing, and if driven from this they had the elab
orately preparesl,line,pftlip SonthAnna to fall
back upon.
In this ‘state'of facts the Coirkaanding-Gen
&al determined on a repetition of the same
strategy which-he bad foreed Lee from the
linek ( 4 , 4 6 4 , likea.Pia• • '
Gen. Grant has as little idea as you can
'agMe of buttingzhis head against prepared
works,eMiadq*antly hk'resolved t to repass.the
- SOrth;Ande,'`a*ing roruid to thoileft over the
Pamunkey -and. leave Lee to enjoy' all the
benefit of hiss_repared line in. which he would
:be era f6;href,e'llita stay as long as.POsSible.
itecordingly,yeiterday afternoon,. preparations
-were made to - canythiadesign into execution,:
.Tecalli 3 Off n ,tile:atJNYtio of the enemy, a
de-ii 5 :44/4 1 * - ; was on our extreme
right. Mlle cavalry -corps- having returned
from its great raid: Wils.6irt'divisioiwas . sent
Op on. the eneiny'S'," left , ' - While WiThon,,,With
Cohothiniortarai opened from the North bank,
and at darlothe withdrawal of this army was
.begun—the Sixth Corps leading, foll Owed by
the other Corps—a strong skirmish line mean
while being left. ' ' HaticObk,: Who'. had the ad
vance in the for Ward rribyenniiit,. now brings
. u p the - weia d'esign'ed ; to, make the
:withdrawal (caret, and it seems ;to have =been
at suocess;ias not even a picket shot was fired
durinehenight‘r and nothing met -he in
the ntiMlTt.s.ia r so6 the low nimbleta the
wagons the bridges and, -the muffled
tread of nidvinii Coturia. ;". e.
. The onward march continued at .this hour,
rand the head of- the column' Will ',probably
spot' reach thgPatriunkey,. 'crossing the river
nt Hanover Town; 4rfekt, Hanover Court House,
•you will observe. To-day's work will, it is
hop 44 Piantl4 l .k4l l3 .4Y cgt the t troaii:tOi
_Richmond,: au& fifteen miles r from: the -lope
rdesired''spet, .I.l3rit :what' th fi ' i. loe ll itaiie.level.:
,opments'of the day may ' be, and how they
will affect the, immediate and ultimate upshot
of things, it Anapossible,
_and.ivatild be vain ) :
fpr, me to attempt,tp antidipetv3.
::„,_;.': - T.V:0)4,.1.01 . v.„ . 0 - *04114', -..i:,
ShEistesiner OasSandia; from _New Weans
On the 21st,4mr i i.yed this' morning; ; ' , also the
steamer illiVa 4 4, AO pi r iSfeW ,Orleans on-the
21c'ai;id Efivis. on . th 4 25t14; steamed
iteam
Merrimac, from gels ,. Orleans on the 23d.
Among - theyassengers.are, Messrs, 13nllett,
Prtmiley, 'Bong•ailits.rii4s: Millsiiatig4 and
1011iferre.,Aelgia r tes td-the: 'Baltimore Con*en.-
tion r ,'„egt tsT*-§bliget`li: G, it s aa.‘otheraf'.
, 'ALO: 0- , lloo:49A,:l4Fianicii.;triention the
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pure of Monte , Ohristo; a svanish:towu in.
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3i,PNewc..9ol Nl4l.vrvit,°'
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C. H. GARFFEN
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Yoi > May 30.
afrl4lNlKkoAlt4/49 - ,xkows.
The War in the Southwest.
neral Steele's army at Fort Smith, Arkansas
Twenty-five Rebel Steamers Reported up
GENERAL .11cA.RTIIVICS 4'O3I.IIAND
FICKSBURG.
GDt. STEELL'S SE3LT SANE' .Lls'E. STRONG.
FORT SMITH, Ark., May 25
Our army has, llen back on the line of the
Arkansas railroad,' the rebels under Mosie„
Cooper and Shelby, having made demonstra
tions in this direction, endangering our occu
pancy of the• country, while the Army of the
Frontier has succeeded by forced marches
from Little Bock in reaching this point, which
is now secure against all-attacks.
. Shelby crossed the,diver a few .days ago at
Dardanelle, and is mating north. Gen. Steele
has sent a -force after him, and Thayer is
driving . laini out in this seation. •
BIISHSVILLCSING, MIIIIDEB AND ROBBERY
• Moxie is reported. with a division of infantry
sixty miles . south. The rebels are endeavor
ing to cut off our communications, but will
not succeed. . A feint was made by them on
Clarksville yesterday, but they were repulsed
with severe loss. - "Itltrdering and robbing by
the bushwhackers are of,,daily occurrence.
The loss of the army in the recent campaign
doeS not exceed three hundred. The First
and Second Kangas, colored, suffered the
least. The army is...en route_ , ; for General
Thayer.
CAIRO, May 27.—The steamer Hillman, from
Memphis yesterdaymvening; has arrived here,
with fifty nine bales of cotton for St. Louis.
She was fired into at Island No. 16. The'St.
Louis, when onher way to New Orleans, was
fired into at Fuenia Bend. The shells struck
her and exploded. near her boilers, but no one
was injured. The 'rebels are said to have
.twenty-five steamers up the Heil ilver, above
the farthest point reached by our army. The
steamer Silver Moon, from Memphis Jot
Cincinnati, had a cargo of 773 balns of cotton
and rags.- .Gen. McArthuis command re
turned to Vicksburg on the 20th. He had
had no engagement with:the enemy of import
ance. There, wasgreat excitement. in. Vicks
burg on the reception of news from - General
Grant's army. ' • . .
From Europe.
The steamer city of Baltimore has arrived
from Liverpool on the 18th, via Queermtols - n
on the 19th.
The Kangaroo arrived out on the 16th:
The news is meagre and - unimportant.
The parliamentary Whitsuntide recess con
tinues. ' The weather was splendid for the
crops.
The schooner Saml. Martin had reached
Liverpool direct from-Charleston; with cotton.
The Conference , held a three hours' session,
on:the 17th, all the members being present.
The Daily News says they can hardy be
said to have advanced a single step, and the
`prospect of an arrangement was as distant as
ever. No common basis of- discussion had
yet been agreed upon.
Lo - snow.--:Consols 99f(44:
Ltv - Eupoon.—Cotton dull Breadstuffs still
declining, Wakefield, Nash & Co., iinditich
ardson, Mpencer. & Co., report flour slightly
4eclined,on all , Wheat very dull
and declined 2d. Mixed corn dull at 28s.
Beef inactive Pork quiet. Bacon still de-
dining. Tallowy* dull and • easier. Butter
nominal.
LATFAT MAREETS.—SaIes on day of sAilliug
of steamer, 8,000 bales..,Market quiet:. Sales
.to speculators of 3,000 bales. Biefulgtuffs
dull Proviiions inactive. Produce qUiet.—
Consols, 911®91i. Illinois Central shares, 31
@,,.56 per cent. discount. ' Erie 54®5,8. Bank
rate reduced to 8 per cent.'
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
N URSE WANTED. ,
El 4 QUIRE at Room No: 28, State Capito
Hotel. my3o-2t.
WANTED, . •
A GOOD BOY to attend in a Grocery Store.
A
31uat come Sell recommended. Aply at THIS
my3o-d2l*
ASUM of, Money,. which the owner can
have upon describing the same and paying for this
•dvertisement. ' JOHN R.• MAGLAUGHLIN,
my3o-It* • :•••• Alderman.
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•
- - - ~ . .
$lO 00 . .A.- ' T° : lllg ltP fa 'to this-
:, in a es ci , run adi r es u s
0. like .,
4=r e PeTt
some profitable La_
Office. . : ' ' - my3o-'_t*
. .
lee Crearia and Cake Saloon.
MBE well-known Ice Cream Saloon of i&s.
j 'Davis, in Wainnt street, has been entirely refitted,
and will be opened THIS (Monday) EVENING, for the're
ceptton of guests. No pains will be spared to fornish"the
best Ice Cream and Cakes that can bo"produSed. AU are
invited to call. : • - - '
• 111 3'30-InWs3t . Has. CHARLES NAmEWS..
A GOOD 'Girl, who can do geliendhouse.:
•,
work, and wbo can come well reeonarnended; , can,
hear of a=gad' situation by 'calling immediately at gdir
office, or at llniTiothonotarVi odic% at Et a resburg. • -
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• PROVOST MARSHAL'S Ovens, 14TH BISTRIOT,
. . PENNSYLVANIA. BOARD Or ENROLMENT,
"H.R. 9ST!Ro, May MN , 1861. 1
A LL INTERESTED WILL l'Aitt No:TicE
that DRAFTING. to till the quota of ilia 14th Con
gressional District, in obedience to the call of the .Pr;..si
d,nt of the United States for 700,0*0 men, willootimence
at the Court House, in the. City of•Barrisburg, on- MON
DAY, the 30th day of May, hist , anthbe continued from
day today till completed, in the following order, via :, • -
Dauphin, 106 men, Monday and Tuesday. _
Juniata, 91 men, Weinesday.:
Snyder, 203, men, Wednesday and Thursday.
Union, 100 1 men, and Northumberland 314 men, Thurs
-,day, Friday and Saturday. . .
Dratted men will be duly notified, of the time and place
when and vitterelneyiniay present themselyeS for exami
nation for exemption. _
The - attention of drafted men I.sPaillcularly called to
the 22Asection of the amended_prirollment Act, approved
l'ebrucry aith, 1864 ) A5 - follows
Sec. 22 And be it further enacted, That the fees of
agents andettorneys for making out and causing to be ex
ecuted any papers .In support of a claim for exemption
from draft, or for. any services that may be rendered to
the claimant, shall not, in any case,. exceed five dollars,
and physicians or Surgeons furnishing certificates dis
ability to any claimant for exemption from draft shall
not be entitled to any fees or compensation thernfor. And
'any agent or. attomny; Whe shall,'directly or indirectly,
demand or receive any greater compensation for his ser
vices under this act, and any physician or surgeon who
shall, directly.er indirectly, demand or receive any com,
•pensation for famishing said certificates of disability, and
-any officer, clerk, or deputy, connected with the board of,
enrollment, who shall receive compensation. from any
for- , any mane fofany services, or obtaining the perform
ance of - spelt serrimrrerered. frOrn-ahy memberit
.board by the provisionspf thiS act,. shall be deemed guilty:
of a high rnisdenleener, and, upon conviction 014,,f0r
every such ofilance,'he fined not exceding $501),,t0 bore- covered upon.information or indictment before any count
of cor9etentfjotisilAMkorib-half for the ofally in- ;
former whOppy I . o*keute l for the ..came-,in,the mune of
ibe United States, and the other half for the use cf . the
'United - Stat r auct-ehall—also be subject to imprisonment
fqr telma '" ‘ ..eeldi Vi r-luiPL Yeitr, at the discretion ante!).
myBo-dSE
; , A -Land for Sale.
52
4ACRF•S. of ,Lanci, in Dauphin co.,
akzdtvnte sale, in part or. the whole,;to suit
Purchasers ; 135 acres clear, good buildings thereon, with
S'aive-11111.- For further particulars, address
i yc•• - • _ • : , :fiaItEINSKER;
,Foy3o-d4m 1 1:,;--;3 'Dauphin, Dauphin county, Pa.
GERI
IZEI
Rtd River.
THE LOWER mzmamsrprL.
NEW Yo=, May 30
FOUND,
Girl Wax!.ted.
DRAFT.
KAY CLEMENT,
• Captain and• Provost Marshal:
dial. C. RAWN,
• :•
Commissioner.
S. T._ CHARLTON.
-- • Burgeon of Baird .•
NEW ADVERTISE:FIE:NTS
lh o t ic e .
A STOCKTIOLDBRS' Meeting of the Ini^zd
/1.. Telegraph Company twin be hell at the P.M111 " ur
the Secretary. 411 (second story) CHESTNUT 6treet, pi_-_.
ladelphia,. June 7th, at 10 a. 31, for the purpose o r
e and -qt s l
ceptmg or re::ecting a supplement tit the charter of -.--. d
At
Company, the
sarm ti
pa-sedamt thela
pa' ssion of the Le,izla:urjce, an el,,ct•on will be held
from 10 d. - IL to 2 P. 31., for the elect.ou if pr,; d _, .
. _....
and Directors to serve the ensuing year.
my3o-dtw • CHAHLk.:S . 1 ‘ ILSON, E.i,ez0,,,,,
Home Songs of the Var.
Amnueax Masssim...tma.
^-
" Under our flag beat the lorg call once mo - e. .
Call up the North as Yon culled her Wore. -
Out VoLuarrssitS. tzong and Chorus. Batoutat, ,
"Sudden and loud the war cry ran.;, -
SOFTLY NOW, TEYDERLY LIFT HOW WTTIT
7.4)
"lhis is a hero whose pale form ye bets-.'-
Inscribe t to 'the - Mothers, Wives, and risers ci Le
Slain in Saute.
FROM Tl/11 MD. B.lrrur FIELD. Quartet.
"Silently, tenderly, mournfully home,
From the red battle field, vo.unteers, ee:ne ".•
A Saito HAS FALLKY.
"His saddre is empty, and sheathed is his sst . , - ,:j ,
Another has left us to reap his reward: ,
EltA..vciefrlox. Song and ChornA.
this land of the free, not a slave styli' 3
• As a cause tot rebellion or treason."
31 . 0TIIER, WHEN' THE WAR IS OVER., 5 . 6 . ' 8: Cl,. Tory,
ThE DRUMMER Bora Mauna, •
Copies of t hi 3 above new and popular sheet in.4ic
by - mall, post-patd, on reaeipt of the price. OLIVET
DIT-ON S CO., Publishers, Boston. For si , e r
GOULD, Philadelphia.v.-1
LOST,
ON the 28th inst., in this city, a diary, con_
taming Gold and Silver Coin, and ia,avy. Vain
Gold Ring. A 110eral reward will be paid tor it if left at
THIS OFFICE. int 23 -It
TO THE PUBLIC 7
• HARRIF.BI,IIO, April 26111,
WE, the undersigned, Blacksmiths of this
plau., have agreed, on account of the high Ilk. ,
of material, labor and provisions, to enhance the pnca.
of shoeing horses, to •
Fun set new shoes it. 2 00
Resetting
. Su
JOIINIOuI ES,.
SAMUEL SLOAN,
• JOBS
•
EDWARD MORTON,
-- LOCCii
•
my2i-d4t*
• • itE.W LIQ,COU STORE. ----
IMPORTANT TO LANDLORDS AND
_IL OTHERS —The mei ersiolked otlexs at teeilesiee,
the trade, a choicg ofthe ' bni liquors (vet- In, talin to
Harrisburg, viz: Frew), Brandie.s, lb - Oland Gias-, Scoteli,
Ira, Bourbon, Jihad and OM Rye Ira a 1..,;; R t i es
and Domestic Winer, such as Champagne. cord . c o ri!„b,,, ,
rfe. Alts liquors warranted, as repte-e,tetl. landlords
and others will Clad it to their advaowe to call an ex
amine the assortment at the store, a So_alt Sec
street, two doors below Chestnut.
mr27416m GROM3E wIN-TERs.
PUBLIC AUCTION
OPPICE DEPOT QPARTERSIAiItE, r A
Ratutiscrac, May 27, 11 , .;.
L be sold at public'auction, un Tues
day, May 31st, to the highest hot Gwem
ment store house; known as McCormick's vi:clioise. on
right bank of Penna. canal,
(1) One office stove.
(3) Three heating stoves.
(4) Four cooking stoves.
(3) Three iron pots.
Sale to commence at 2
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01101 ZED BEEP ;
1.3 • A CIiOICE LOT
At pitl.sl W..DOCK, x uC
A. C. SMITH,
ArrTOII,INTE:I( -AT - LAW,
f[AS removed his Office from Third to Wal
nut Miner, next to the Prison. All husMess ir..
trusted to him will receive prompt and careful attention.
ap4
FOR, SALE.
ITIHE valuable
.property, corner of Second
and Pine streets, being fifty-two add a halffeet on Se
cond and one hundred and sixty-eight feet on Pine street,
running back two hundred and ten feet to Barbara alley,
there being space for four fultbuilding lots, and a most de
sirable site for aGoverr_or's Mansion or public buildings.
For particulars enquire of 'Mrs. MURRAY, corner of Se
cond 'end Pine recta. mare-tf
PRIVATE SALE.
ONE. of the best locations for IRON
WORKS in the State for sale, at a very reasonable
price, to any purchaser who will improv.e. it, situated with
in a short distance of the city of Harrisburg ' lict.w.en the
Pemisylvaniarailroad and canal, ab•nt tire. hundred feet
wide, and alongside of the best limestone quarries in the
State and close to a good turnpike road; also, roam for
waste cinders for fLfty years, without paying for tbr- lar.l
Apply to DAVID MUMMA, ar.
Attorney-at-Law, No. 24 North Second street,
marld.dtf Harrisburg, Pa.
[Philadelphia Press insert three times and send gill uo
this office.]
A 1 aIEIU - .IZSMIA_N; 0
_
GRAND. PIC-NIC
ITOS TEE EMN.r.tiz. OF THE
ROPE FIRE COMPANY, NO. '2,
TO BE E:E::W
11[OFFMA.N'S WOODS,
ON THURSDAY, a UNE 16, 166-1.
25 cents
EMI
FLOOR T4NAGER.S.
D. E. MARTIN, R. R. BARR.
WM. CARSON, THEO. Tllo3Ek.i.
• An -adequate pollee force will be on the ground to pre
serve order, and the committee refer to former ()cessions.
No rioting or disorderly conduct of any kind will be tol
erated.
It is the intention' of the committee to make this the
pic-nic of the season.
CO E.
D E. Martin,
Win. Carson,
Nm lirCoy, -
H. H. Franitem,
Matthias Ilutmah,
Theo, Thomas,
T. E.Faughty
D. C. Ihrtin. •
JUNE .16'19E1-
triy27-dctidt.B&dtd
NOTICE.
1-Mnnaersigned hiving disposed of hi 3
kof merchandise, requests all personB indebted to
him to make immediate payment, a^d 00. n: having claims
will present them for settlement, as he is anxious to close
up his business as soon as possible. Call at the store for
merly oocupied by me. M.: G. EiNSO.DI.
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FOR. SALE,
AGOOD Horse, Spring Wagon and Harness.
The horse is, about 9 years old, sound, and kind is
harness, and the wagon ierin good condition, has three
springs, and is suitable for'Huckster Wagon, has chicken
coop and butter-boxes. Apply to •
WILLIAM It. HATFIELD,
Sixth Ward, 2•,q Street.
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MOTH
SACHET PCI O W3D - F..1?.,
FOR
PERFUMING LINEN AND PREVENTING MOTH
THISPOWDER—a comptund of valuable
for the destruction of insects—distributed
among or dusted over Fins, Woolens, Carpets,Clothim.
- M
&a.th., packed away for mr, urmu will effectualy prevent
Being also a delightful, diffusable _perfume it will im
pregnate clothing, dic., with a lasting and pleasant odor,
The finest fabric cannot be injured by its use.
Prepared and sold at KELLER , S
Drucand Fancy Goods Store, Na. 91 Market street
ap23
To A_R.currEcTs AND BUILDERS
By the Act of May sth, an appropriation of Fifty Thou
sand Dollars was made for the Extension of the Capit I
Buildings at Harrisburg_ Architects and Builders are
hereby requested to present plans for said extension, and
proposals for building the same, to the undersigned, by
the fifteenth day of June. The main object to be at
tained by the proposed extension is to furnish additional
'Committee Room for the Legislature, and the ustemba is
to conform as far' as possible to the architecture of the
present Madding. A. G. CURTLV, Governor,
ISAAC SLEMILTR, Auditor GeaeraL
JAMES P.SARR, Surveyor General,
HENRY D. MOORE, State Treasurer.
lialtntwortn,'Slay.39,lB64. • dtd
, A._ P. TEUPSER, -
TEJ),CHER OF Al TISIC.
_ _ ckpliciAT w,uIDS MUSIC STORE,
14 N Third Btreet.
Residence:` Third street, above North. d154:1
E. C. REICHEI.V..:A.:II,
Captain and Q. Mr.
Ed. Haven,
R. R. Barr,
Henry Snyder,
.1". - Finnigan,
Samuel Kline,
Ed. Clay, •
James Dunlap,
E