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M'Reynolds with said establish ment having ceased on the 20th November, inst. NOVEMBER, 21, 1862. To Members of the Legislature; The DJ= PATRIOT ARD lIRIOI will be furnished to members of the Legislature during the Reston et Two ZIOLLABS. Members wishing extra copies of the DAILY PATRIOT AIM tratioN, can procure them by leaving their orders at the publication office, Third street, or with our re. Porters in either House, the evening previous. Dauphin County Democratic Committee. The Democratic County Committee for the county of Dauphin will meet at the public house of James Raymond, (White Hall), in the city of Harrisburg. on SATURDAY, - MARCH 28th, at 2 o'clock 1.. N., for the purpose of Axing a day for the election of delegates to the Democratic County Convention. and also a time ft* the meeting of said convention. By order of the Chairman. FRANK SMITH, Secretary. The Conscript Bill—Negroes—the Legis lature. One of the most alarming signs of the times which is now presented, is the idea, entertained by many well-disposed citizens, that it is bad policy to notice or review the acts of the Pre sident and the Congress, in reference to eman cipation, conscription, &c. Those who hold this idea seem to think that the President is to be regarded in the light of a King—too sacred to be made the subject of newspaper animad version or popular denunciation, even when his acts have been clearly in violation of the Con stitution. We cannot agree with this sort of logic. It is the logic which keeps up the des potism of Russia, Austria and Turkey, and it is the logic which, had it been listened to by the Democratic editors of '9B, would have sad dled us with the Alien and Sedition laws, as the settled policy of the country. The Demo cratic writers and editors of that day held that the President was but a publics servant, ac countable to the people for his conduct, and that the press should not spare him when in Ault; that Liberty could only be maintained by promulgating the whole truth, let its arrows strike where they might. To this manly course, pursued in '9B, are we indebted for the freedom we enjoyed until the Abolition party got control of the Federal Government; and by the adoption of a similar course, at this equally portentous epoch in the life of our country, and by that alone, can liberty be re stored and continue to exist. The struggle of '9B is Defore us. The usurpers of that day were put down, and so must the usurpers of the present day. in like manner, be put down. . The same intinciples are at stake now that . were at stake then. The concentration and consolidation of all power in the Federal Gov ernment was the aim of the party in '9B, and it is the aim of the party in 1868. The man who does not see it is blind ; if he does see it, and does not oppose it, he becomes a partjci pater in the conspiracy to overthrow the Con stitution and destroy the rights and liberties of the States. The amendments to the donsfitution of the United States declare, Art. X : The powers not delegated to the United States by the Con stitution, nor prohibited ty it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people;" and, in the general powers given to Congress in that Constitution, sec. 8, clause 16, is the following: "To provide for organi zing:, arming and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, resew* to the States respectively the appoint misfit of the officers," &o. And who were the militia, 'and what their caste under this section -of the Constitution ? In Grordon's Digest of the Laws of the United States, entitled " Mili tary Code," page 660, we find that Congress enacted that " Each an? every free able-bodied white male citizen of the respective States, resident therein, who is, or shall be of the age of eighteen years, and under the age of forty five years, except as is hereafter excepted, Shall severally and respectively be enrolled'in -the militia`by the captain or commanding of &c. This act was passed; Bth May, 1792, and the very same designation is to be found in every other act of Congress on the-subject up to 1861, declaring that none but "free able ' bodied white male citizens" should be enrolled la the Under the provisions of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, none but " white peremis of the age of twenty-one years, having resided in the State - one year," &c., shaaenjoythe right of an .. dater. (See Cigsf..Tustice Gibson's opinion on this article, 6 Watts, 533.) In the first act for the Ovation of the Militia of this Com monwealth, passed 9th April, 1807, (4 Smith's ymere,4l4,) it is declared, "that each and ev- er free able-bodied white male citizen of this or any other of 11'0:Tufted States, and every otheirfive able-bodied white male person who has been a resident ig this Commonwealth for six months *client; to his enrollment, who is or shall be of the age of eighteen, and under the sae of forty-five,. except as hereinafter excep ted, shall be enrolled in the militia by the cap lain or commanding officer of the company,"&c. This elauze is in the very, words of the act of Congress of the Bth of May, 1792, above re terted to ; and so careful have been the Legis lature of Pennsylvania on this subject ever since, that the very last act, passed 21st April, 1858, and which is now in full force, declares that “all able-bodied white male citizens be tween the ages of twenty-one and forty-five years shall be subject to military duty." Here we see who are to be enrolled in sthe militia under the Constitution of the United States, as explained by the acts of Congress, and under the Constitution of thip Common wealth, as provided for by the several acts of the Legislature of the State. But, by the Conscription bill lately passed by Congress, and approved by the President, there is a new order of things. We find that negroes, or those of African descent, are now about being en rolled into the militia of this State. This leads us to the inquiry, "Is the old Keystone yet sovereign and independent, so far as her inter nal affairs are concerned, or is that sovereignty and independence neutralized or entirely ab rogated by the late act of Congress ?" The authorization by Congress of the enrollment of negroes in our militia is not only an infrac tion of the spirit, but a violation of the very letter of our State laws, and of every act of Congress on the subject previously passed. Has Congress this power ? Can it regulate the personttel of our militia ? What are the militia ? Are they not the body of the citizen's ? And who are the citizens ? In Pennsylvania, at least, persons of African descent are not citi zens, and, if not citizens, not entitled to enroll ment in the militia, unless the power of Con gress is arbitrary and above the Constitution. We maintain that it is not, and that when it transcends its constitutional limits its acts are nugatory and may be constitutionally resisted. Whether the Conscription sot be one of this character, is a question which we leave for statesmen and lawyers to.decide. We believe it is, but we shall hazard np positive opinion. One thing we know; it is both offensive and opressive, and if its operation—at least, so far as the enrolling of negroes is concerned—can be constitutionally barred, we have no hesita tion in saying it should be done. That is a matter proper for pur Legislature to consider. The feet that under the set negroes and whites will be promiscuous moiled, is one deser ving of attention. the Legislature do anything constitntio lly to arrest this enroll ment ? Has the State the right, exclusively, to determine the caste and character of its mi litia?. If it has, the case is clear, and its Legislature should, by law, declare the enroll ment of negroes a penal offence ; if it has not, then the case is equally clear—all discus sion is futile—we must submit with what grace and patience we can. But we commend the subject to the consideration of the Legislature —to the House particularly—not doubting Wet it, at least, will give the question its best re flection, and act in Vie premises as the dignity of the State may seem to4equire. Lawlessness of Abolitionism. There is scarcely an Abolition journal that we open that is not full of lawless intimations and recommendations. With them the maintenance of power is every thing—to that end all their energies are bent—to accomplish that purpose they brush aside constitution and law and wield the iron hand of despotism. For that purpose Were passed the fiscal, the indemnifying and the Conscription sots by Ccngress, conferring .on the President dictatorial powers. For that purpose secret armed leagues are being orga nized in violation of law, and for that purpose are the cries of traitor and copperhead raised against men loyal to the Government, and their arrest, imprisonment, and even death deman ded by the Union-bating knaves and greedy plunderers who constitute the Privy Council and Guard of Honor of the President. But all these villanies, these bold, lawless and ruffianly measures, sink into comparative insig nificance in comparison withthe latest measure proposed by one who writes from Washington, and, being one of the trusted there, no doubt speaks ex-cathedra. The Cleaveland Leader, an Abolition paper of the most radical, bloody and devilish spirit, contains a Washington letter in which occurs the following startling pas sage : "The times require 'Committees of Safety.' * * * " Congress has done its part : The Executive will do his. * * There is a greater than either in the hands of the people. The time has come for them to act without law and beyond law. Here is a field in which ()Very citizen can help without joining the ',my." Here is Jacobinisin revived and expanded.— Such suggestions preceded the bloody reign of the French triumvirs, Robespierre, Danton and Marat. This is the genuine voice of the Mountain, the howl of incarnate fiends for blood. Let us not mistake the signs of the times. They indicate trouble—they portend an impending struggle, a death grapple be tween the lawless and the supporters of law .; between those who would crush and those whO will defend Liberty; between the would-be tyrants and the intended victims; between those who would overthrow the Constitution and the Union and those who will die, if need be, in their defence. Let us be calm ; let us keep within the law; let us be cool and pa tient—but let us be prepared. Peace Proposfploas. At a Democratic meeting in Stamford, Con necticut, on Tuesday evening. last, Fernando Wood declared "that propositions for an ar mistice or peace had been sub - mitted . to the President on the 12th December last, which, had they-been accepted, would have terminated this war by The first of April, upon a basis satisfactory to the peokle North and South." • • The N. Y. Evening Post inquires : 4 6 Who made these 'propositions for an ar mistice or peace,' the adoption of which- Mr. Wood pretends to believe 'would havesettled the matter' by All-Fools' day Were they made by_ Davis and his fellow-rebels ? If so, how does Mr. Wood know anything about them ? -Has he been in secret correspondence with the enemy? Or were they made by some of the anti-war men here? If so, who au thorized them ? And what are the terms of the propositions from which Mr. Wood hopes so much ? If they are honorable to the nation, if they are so& as patriotic Americans ought to favor, why not make them public at once!" To these inquiries Mr. Wood mines : " The statement referred to was made by me deliberately, with a full and peraonal knowl edge of the facts, and I am constrained from the publicity of them only by the request of one of tho principal officers of the Govern ment. When this interdiction shall be with drawn, I will cheekily gratify your curiosity." The 11. S. gunboat Vanderbilt captured off St. Thomas the steamer Peter Hoff, Captain Jamran, Royal Navy, and Bent her in for ad. judication. Several valuable prizes have recently been captured by our cruisers. General:News. General Hunter has removed Gen. Naglee from command and ordered him to New York to report from that point to the Adjutant General. This has grown out of the difficulties .between Generals Foster and Hunter. General Naglee . was attached to General Pouter's command, the Eighteenth army corps, and was in command of that portion of it sent to South' Carolina, which General Hunter, by permission of the War Department, has consolidated with. his forces, the Tenth army corps. Against this `incorporation of the Eighteenth army corps General Naglee has three times protested. His first protest was disapproved by the War De partment, and now he has been relieved and ordired North to report. In his farewell to his army he enjoins obedience to orders, as suring them that all will come right in the end, as " truth is mighty and will prevail." The gunboat Quaker City'has arrived at New York.• On her passage in she captured the British iron-screw steamer Douro, of Liverpool bound for Nassau, loaded with cotton, tobacco, itc. The chase was exciting, the steamer re fusing to surrender until about fifty shot and shell were thrown at and over her. The prize was brought in for adjudication. From the army of the Cumberland we learn, by dispatch of 11th dated near Copmbia, that Gen. Van Dorn's whole force retreated on the night of the 10th towards { Shelbyville. A skirmish took place twelve miles east of Paris, Ky., on the 11th, between a party of guerrillas and . ' the guard and teamsters of a wagon train. The rebels were beaten off. The rumor of the capture of Yazoo city has not been cofirmed. In the late bombardment of Fort M'Allister by our iron -clads, the Montauk was struck seventy-one times with solid shot and lifted out of the water by a torpedo without being injured. It is now believed that our iron-clad monitors are proof against the heaviest calibre guns the rebels have got. Fort M'Allister,not. withstanding the rebel reports to the contrary, was seriously damaged. The War and Navy Departments are satisfied that within a very few weeks, perhaps days, the communication of the rebels across the Mississippi river will be completely cut off, and they will thus be surrounded and reduced to a state of actual Beige, without the necessity of a large expenditure of life and blood in attacking either Vicksburg or Port Hudson— . ingenuity and enterprise are relied upon in this respect more than even the cour age and muscle of armies. Four secession females .on a spree, riding through the streets of Washington in a car riage and cheering loudly for Jeff. Davis, were arrested on Pennsylvania Avenue by the Wash ington provost guard, on Wednesday last. The New York Tribune, (bad authority) says that nearly half the rebel pickets and sentries now along the Rappahannock, at Fredericks. burg, are negroes, regularly armed and equipped. At the great Democratic meeting in Hart ford on Wednesday evening, Col. Thomas H. Seymour, the candidate for Governor, spoke at length, and Hon. Isaac Toucey made his first appearance since his retirement from Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet. By telegraph yesterday aftern con we have the following : A Memphis dispatch to the Cincinnati Ga 2ette gives a report of a fight on the Yazoo river in which 7,00, prisoners and eight transports were captured. It don't say whether Union or rebel. The report is probably groundless. A Florence, Alabama, letter in the Mobile Register, says that Wayne county in that State is fall of renegades, styling themselves Union men, who have been joinei by deserters from ,the Southern army, and are becoming more fogmidable every day. The U. S. Marshal at . Cincinnati seized, on Thursday, a considerable amount of property belonging to Albert, William A., and Thomas J. Jenkins, officers in the rebel army. The New Hampshire Statesma# has returns from all the towns in the State, except thirteen % whichlave last year 414 for Berry and 614 for Clark. Taking this as a basis, it is thought that Eastman, Democrat, will fall about 200 votes short of election for Gevernor. Marcy's (Democrat) election in the first district is con firmed, and it is claimed teat Rollins, in the 2d and Patterson, in the 3d districts, Abolitition iste, are elected, the former by 800 and the latter by 600 majority. The result taay be changed by the full returns, which we shall probably have by Monday morning. . A dispateh without signature, dated Salt Lake City, March 10, says : Judge Kinney this day issued a writ against Brigham Young under the Polygamy Act of Congress. U. S. Marshal Gibbs served it without the aid of a posse. The writ was immediately responded to Ind the defendant personally appeared in court. After a preliminary examination the Judge held , him in $2,000 bail, which was promptly given. This dispatch, although said to bear internal evidence of truth, is not to be relied on, coming salt did without a responsi ble name, EXEMPTION Moir TAXATION—Every day or two we see in the proceedings of the Legisla ture that some association or other applies to be exempted from taxation. These associations are generally of a religions or benevolent char acter; but this ought not exempt them from the burdens'to which all property is subjected for the eupport of the State. If the State is rich enough to do without these' taxes, it is rich enough to make an appropriation equal to the amount for which an exemption is asked. Then the Legislature will know precisely what the condition of the association is which asks pub lic support and what claim it has to that sup ' port from the public. The value of real estate exempted from taxation in Philadelphia amounts, it is said, to about twelve millions of dollars, and many of the associations which are exempted are rich themselves, and in receipt of considerable incomes from their property. To release these from taxation is only in creasing the weight of it the more severely up on all other kinds of property; and -upon no principle of justice, for some have much mor e property to be exempted than others, and if one be exempted all associations of a like char acter have an equal claim to be free from tax ation. The true principle is, to tax all prop erty alike, whether it be used for lay purposes or religious, publicly benevolent or personally profitable. The Legislature may thentmake an appropriation to such associations as have claims to its consideration which will cover the amount of tax levied upon them. There is not' one-half the associations which now claim ex emption from tax.% which would be considered entitled to receive the same amount in gratuity from the State if they were applioants for that favor..—Phil. Ledger. PENNA LEGISLATURE. SENATE. Farimr, March 13,1868. The Senate met at 11 'o'clock a. m., and was called to order by the 'SPEAKER. PETITIOES. Messrs. NICHOLS and RIMWAY presented petitions from physicians anepractitioners of dentistry in Philadelphia, asking for the incor poration of the Philadelphia Dental College. Mr. REILLY, three remonstrances against permitting corporations to hold lands for mi ning purposes; also, a petition in favor of a national convention. Mr. HIESTA.ND, the memorial of meibber9' of the medical profession'of Lancaster city for the passage of the bill to facilitate anatomical researches. BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. REILLY, a bill• to incorporate the Key stone Gold and Silver mining company. Mr. BPSHERRY, a bill to incorporate the Inland telegraph company. Mr. HIESTAND, a bill to extend to the cities of Harrisburg and Lancaster the provisions of an act for the arrest of professional thieves and burglars in the city of Philadelphia. Mr. LAMBERTON, joint resolutions request ing the Governor to ask for the return of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps to the State for the purpose of recruiting its decimated ranks. BM/SOLUTION. Mr, CONNELL offered a resolution providing for afternoon sessions on Tuesdays and Thurs days for the consideration of private bills, which was agreed to. BILLS CONSIDERED The supplement to the free banking law authorizing banks to deposit stocks to the amount of thtir capital stock and to receive from the Auditor General the par value of said stocks in notes for circulation, came up in order on second reading. The pending question was on the amendment to include stocks of the United States, which was agreed to. , The bill then passed finally. Mr. CLYMER called up the bill imposing a special tax in the township of Penn and borough of Bernville, Berka county, for the payment of bounties to volunteds. Passed finally. Mr. CONNELL called up the bill relative to the Monumental Building and Loan association. Passed finally. Mr. DONOVAN called up the bill to exempt from taxation the house and grounds of the Sisters of St. Joseph, at Chestnut Hill. Passed finally. ' Mr. HIESTAND called up the supplement to the borough of Marietta. Passed. Also, the bill to extend to the cities of Har risburg and Lancaster the provisions of the act for the arrest of prafeSsional thieves, which passed finally. Mr. SERRILL called up the bill to establish a free bridge at Penrose Ferry, which passed finally. Mr. WALLACE called up the bill relative to the Tyrone and Clearfield railroad company, which passed finally. Mr. MOTT called up the bill relating to the charter of the Jefferson railroad company, which pass finally. Mr. NICHOLS called up the bill to exempt from taxation the Spring Garden and Moya mousing Literary Institutes. Passed finally. The Senate adjourned until Monday evening at 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. FRIDAY, March 13, 1863. The House was called to order by Speaker CESSNA at 107 A. M. BILLS INTRODIJOBD. Mr. RAIN, an act to regulate places of pub lic amuoement in Philadelphia. Mr. WEIDNER, a supplement to the act in corporating the . East Pennsylvania railroad. (Allowing the the extension of the road to the Delaware river, with six mile branches.) Mr. BECK, an act to incorporate the Wil liamsport passimger railroad company. Mr. NEIMAN, an act for the consolidation of the loans of Pennsylvania. Mr. COCHRAN, an act to allow civil cases to be tried without jury by agreement among the parties in Philadelphia. Also, an act paying the Revenue Commis sioners $6 per deim with mileage and expen ses. The bill was considered, and Mr. KAINE moved to amend by inserting $5 per deim. Mr. HITTER moved to amend by making it $4 per deim. Fnally it was fixed at $5 and the bill passed. Mr. JOSEPHS, an act to authorize the Har mony fire company to sell out their interest in the Fire association. Mr. KAINE stated that he had read an act relative to public amusements in Philadelphia at the request of Mr. Moons, who was tempo rarily absent. GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL. The House went into committee, of the whole to consider the general apprepriation bill, Mr. JACKSON in the chair. Sundry amendments were made. Among other amendments Mr. BARGER moved to appropriate $5,000 to St. Joseph's hospital, which was agreed to. Mr. JOSRPHS moved to appropriate $5,000 to St. Vincent's Home. Not agreed to. Adjo,urned AFTERNOON SESSION. The House re-convened at 21 o'clock p. m., when the consideration of the annual appro priation bill was resumed in committee of the whole. The 25th section being before the com mittee,the amendment of Mr. KAINE to add an Oppropriation of $6,000 for a residence for the resident physician and officers of the Wes tern Hospital, which was agreed to. Mr. REX moved to amend by striking out nineteen and inserting ten thousand dollars for the new Diamont Hospital. Dr. PATTON opposed the amendment. He thought that the House might put implicit con fidence in the assertions of the officers of the institution. ' . The amendment of Mr. REX was finally lost. The 26th section was agreed to. The 27th section was also agreed to. The 28th section, appropriating $20,000 to the Philadelphia School of Design for women, was read. Mr. SMITH (Phila.) moved to amend by striking out twenty and inserting thirty Thou sand dollars - • • Mr. LABAR moved to amend the amendment by striking out the whole section, (which was declared out of. order.) Mr. REX moved- to amend the amendment by striking out thelhirty, and inserting in lieu thereof five thousand dollais. Mr. SMITH (Phila.) spoke at length in sup port of the 'wants of woman, eppealing to the feelings of the House; reciting some of the benefits of this institution. He said that through it hundreds of women had been saved from the grave of eternal degradation, and that if it were properly encouraged it would save . thousands more. This institution was to give employment to indigent women, and it was the want of employment that has always tempted the women of our laud to improper acts. ' Mr. SMITH having withdrawn his amend ment, Mr. REX moved to amend by striking out twenty and inserting five thousand dollars. Mr. TRIMMER opposed the appropriation. He did not believe that this was the proper way to ameliorate the condition of women. He would vote' for an appropriation of twice the amount t) the common schools of Philadelphia, because there was the only proper place for the virtuous cultivation of woman. After further debate, in which Messrs. SMITH, (Phila..) REX, LAMB, LEE, HUS TON. GILFILLAN, VINCENT and others par ticipated, the amendment was lost--yeas 17, nap 48, Mr. REX *toyed to amend by having the sum deducted from the funds of the common schools of Philadelphia. which was lost, and the on section was,agreeCto. The 29th section was,tead. (Providing for an appropriation to thn, common and normal schools of Penneylvanif) Mr. - REX 'offered strahral amendments stri king out , aPpropriationi to different normal schoole w which were noeitgreed to. Mr. TWITCHELL moved to amend by in serting an appropriation of . $5OOO to the Mil lersville normal school, securing to the State a lien upon the institution 3 and giving the teach ers of the State the benefit of the appropria tions. After a slight modification and further dis cussion, the amendment passed, as follows: "And the suu of five thousand dollars to the State normal school of the second district, in the county of Lancaster, but that neither of the State normal schools shall alienate nor di vert ta wny other uses than those provided by act of May 20, 1857, any of the real Or per sonal property belonging to said schools with out first reimbursing to the State the whole amount of any appropriations that haie been or may be made for their use and benefit ; and that in case either of the said schools shall have issued stocks upon which dividends , may be declared, that before any part of the ap propriation hereby made shall be paid, the trustees of such school or schools shall pro duce to the State• Superintendent good and sufficient vouchers that an amount equal to the appropriation hereby made had been canceled by the holders of such stock or stocks." The 80th, 31st, 32d, 33d, 34th, 85th and 36th sections were read and agreed to. The 37th section was read and, on motion of KAINE, was amended, instructing the State Treasurer not to pay Geo. Bergner, pub lisher of the Record, for matter used more than once. • The 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42d, 43d, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th and 50th sections were read and agreed to. The 51st section, providing an apropriation of $40,000 for'en extension of the State Capi tol buildings, was debated at length, Messrs. HOPKINS and VINCENT opposing the sec tion, the latter gentleman urging that for the first interest on the sum proposed to be appro priated (g:flouncing iri thefirst year to $2,500) a temporary bnilding could be erected to ac commodate the military departments, which would leave sufficient accommodation in the main building for the Legislature,-and Messrs. KAINE, NEIMAN and others favored the sec tion. The vote being taken the . yeas were 31, nay 37. So the section was lost. • ' The 52d, 53d, 54th, 55th and 56th sections were read and agreed to. • The House then adjourned until ,Monday evening at 7 o'clock. potoAtor1;1140 1 1 PHILADELPHIA, March B. Flour market inactive. but prices remain without change ; sales of 1500 barrels at $6 25 for superfine, *7 for extra and $7 50@8 for extra family. Rye flour dull at . ss, and corn meal at $4. Not much demand for wheat ; sales of 3,000 bushels at $1 70@1 74 for red, and $1 80@1 96 for white. Rye commands $l. Corn is in fair demand, and 10,000 bush els yellow sold at 88c. for prime, 85c. for damp and 91c. for white. Oats sells freely at 72e. Coffee quiet ; small sales of Rio at 290 230. and Laguira at 240. Sugar steady ; sales of 4,090 hhds. Cuba at 11-I®l2o. In provis ions more doing; sales of mess pork at $l6. 500 tierces hams in pickle at 81-@9c. Whisky sells slowly at 50®51c. NEW Yoßs, March 13. Flour firm; isles 10,000 bbls. at s7@7 15 for State, $7 70®7 80 for Ohio, and $7 75® 7 86 for southern. Wheat advanced lc.; sales 26,000 bus. at $1 40@1 62 for Chicago spring; $1 63®1 67 for Milwaukie Club. Corn ad vanced ic.; sales 40,000 bus, at 93@94c. Beef dull. Pork quiet. Lard firm at migioto. Whisky dull at 47018 c. Stocks heavy; Chicago and Rock . Island 92k; Illinois Central, 92k; Michigan southern, 108 ; Penn'a coal, 122 ; Reading, 90; Missouri 6's, 62 ; Gold, 160-1-; Demand notes, 1607 ; Treasury, 105 i; U. S. coupon 6's. 104. BALTIMORE, March 13. Flour steady; Howard street $7. White wheat is scarce ; red active at $1 74@ / 1 55. Corn firm and advanced I®2c. Whisky firm at 571 c. • Coffee dull; Rio 32®337c. New 2hertistments. PUBLIC SALE. In pursuance of an alias order of the Orphans , Court of Dauphin county, will be exposed to sale, On SATURDAY, the 4th day of April, 1863, On the Farm, at 1 o'clock, p. m., a certain tract of land, situate in Halifax township, Dauphin county, ad joining, lands of Wm_ Reed, Matthew Mitchell, Henry Ranch and others. containing about One Hundred and Forty sores, more or less, whereon is erected a TWO STORY WEATHERBOARD HOUSE, a Large Bank Barn, and other out-buildings. There is on this property two wells of water near the door, and a never failing spring of water near the house. There is also alarge Orchard on this Farm, consisting of different kindg et Bruit. Also, a 'tract or piece of Woodland, partly in said township 'and partly in Reed township, adjoining lands of Jacob Tyson, Isaac Glace and others, containing 26 acres and 95 perches, late the estate of JACOB REAR ING, deceased. Attendance given and condition's of sale made known by HENRY ZEARING &MATTHEW N. MITCHELL. Execatore of said deceased. Joni ROWLAND, Clerk 0. 0. Harrisburg, March 14, 1883-dts C • A., DAVIS, BILL POSTER erculars, &e., carefully and promptly distribute. 117" Residence, South above Second street. MILLINERY AND STRAW GOODS ! We have the pleasure of informing you that we are now prepared to offer, at our Old Stand, Alo,. 105,105 and 107 North BECOND Ot.i delphla, a well selected stock of MILLINERY AND STRAW GOODS, in every varietyof the latest importations, and of the newest and most fashionable styles. • WM STRAW DEPARTMENT will compriee.eirery variety of Bonnets, Hats and Trim mings to be found in that line, of the latent and most approved shapes and siylee. Bolleiting an early call, I remain yours, respectfully, R. WARD.., . mrl3 2wd • LOOKING ULASSES.—A Splendid Asoortment of New tocdring Glasses, just received, at W. KNOoIIE , B Music Store, 98 Market, street, where they will be eold cheap. Call and examine. mrlB .EBSTER'S Alln AND NAVY POCKET DICTIONARY. .Tiat received and for Bale at SOFIEFFEWS BOOKSTORE. VOR SALE—A House and Lot on Sixth street, near State. Enquire at the Exchange Office of , • S. L. WOULLOOH, . 26 Marree Where the highest price le always paid for ket GO st t, LD and SILVER. febl2-dtf TAPANESE TEL—A choice lot of L i this celebrated Teajnst received. It is of the first cargo ever imported, and is much superior to the Chi nese Teas in quality, strength and fragrance, and is also entirely free of adulteration, coloring or mixture of any kind. It is the natural leaf of the Japenese Tea Plant. Por sale by WM. DOCK, jr., & Co. SOLAR MATCHES! NO suLPEEURI NO SMELL! *ll7/TY GROSS of the above Superior Matches Jut oeived, and for sale by W.M. DOCK, an, & 00. WHITE BRANDY I 1-401 t PRESERV axa PURPOSEB.—d very superior article, (stricay pared just received and for sale by 171 . WIC DOOR, & co. pßoOms,, BRUSHES, TUBS AND LP 'BASSETS of all descriptions, qoaliVee and, prices, for sale by WM. balm, J 1.7 &.cO. EW PATENT CORN SHELLER.-- Cheapest and moat complete ever invented. Far suers end others please cal/ and see it at WIICO/fra Cigar Store, Market street, 2d door below Third. County flights and Machines for sale. feb2- T IUR-GHOST IN NEW YORK.: TERRIBLE AND ASTOUNDING BETELATIONS SAD STORY OF OUTRAGE AND WRONG. IN THE NEW YORK SUNDAY MERCURY OB MARCH 115th, will be given the full particulare of the thrilling inci dents which have recently occurred in the HAUNTED MANSION in Twenty-seventh street, New Yoik, and the astonish• ing revelations at length elicited frOrn the CONCLAVE OF PHANTOMS, that have for a month past rendered the locality famous THE NOCTORATAL DIARY ,op . WELL KNOWN AND DISTINGIII3RED MAIN OF SCIENCE. WHO SAT TrP TWO WHOLE NIGHTS ALONE • IN:THE 'HAUNTED ROOM. ie Oren complete, and furnishes an unparalleled tore of the awful and amazing scenes of the TERRIBLE ORDEAL through which the Solitary Watcher passed. The Galvanic plates arranged in the apartment; the electrified polished screen near the fireplace; the mu sical instruments; the wires connecting with an alarm bell in the tenant's room dower stairs, and all the other appliances employed in these daring experiments, are So clearly described, that the reader has the scene of these appalling events brought distinctly before him. The Diary is written ON THE SPOT, and even amid the very scenes it describes; and lone who permit. it in voluntarily palpitates with all THE INTENSE AGI— TATION of the writer. His language is an exact transcript of what .h% really felt while THE TERRI PY/NG SPECTACLE was going on around him. Re opens the Bible at TEE 24rn CH&PTRIt OP ST_ MATTHEW, and while he is engaged in reading it, the first MYSTERIOUS SOUNDS are heard hi the room: bat it is only in the DEAD HOUR OF NIGHT that the Ghostly Pageant comes suddenly upon him. AERIAL MUSIC, BEAUTIFUL SHAPES, and an UN EARTHLY LIGEIT, envelop and surround him on all aides. Words are faintly uttered through the music, and in answer to hia questiona and entreaties DISTINCT REPLIES ARE MADE! It is impossible to read the accompanying incidents of this fearfully exciting MIDNIGHT DRAMA, as detailed by the writer in the very tremor of his emo tions, without feeling THE BLOOD.CURDLE IN ONE'S VIENS. The fading fire ; the expiring gaslight; his deadly chill; hie attempt to rise; his fait and swoon upon the floor, where he remains senseless for some time from At con— tusion he receives, are all told with thrilling force and scant. Then the WONDERFUL SPIRIT TABLEAUX in which the INCIDENTS OF THE PERSECUTION AND MURDER are get forth and made plain to him form another chap ter of amazing effect. " Innocent Unsuspecting -- She was Foully Murdered in November, 1860." finch is the leading Mange of the SPIRIT REVELATION on which the Tableaux hang, and tha t , STORY OF THE PERSECUTED ORPHAN forms the theme of the rest. The Sensations of the Night reach their climax in the appearance on the t. 1.1 ft/. VI VA Dila 1 8 41 M D 94 CWI OF A GROUP OF PHANTOM PHOTOGRAPHS ! ! PICTURES OF c° 4llE GHOSTS !I ! Including the Woman, the Victim Orphan; (ndver be fore beheld,) the “Carter" Apparition, the Babe and the Old Man When the reader reflects that the narrative is real and these awful phantoms were seen BY FOUR UNIMPEACHABLE WITNESSES, who rushed in to the succor of the narrator when he, at last, was overcome with terror and rang for help, he stands dumb with amazement ! But, what will be his emotions when he peruses the description of the HORRIBLE PHANTOM HEAD reeking with blood and glaring with an EYE OF HELLISH FIRE? as it appeared on the night of the 6th inst. No idea can be formed of these fearful scenes without reading the original, in the New York Sunday Mercury. THE PHANTOM RAIDS elsewhere are also given in full In this number, includ ing the startling appearance of TIE RYE POINTS' GHOST, IN TROY, N. Y. NEW YORK SUNDAY MERCURY also contains all the Theatrical and Musical News of the World, Sporting News. Fire and Military News, and the Letters o r Orpheus 0. Kerr and A Disbanded 'Volun teer, together with more choice reading matter than can be had in any ether New York newspaper s at any price. THE NEW YORK SUNDAY MERCURY Is now sold everywhere within four hundred miles of New York, on the morning of its publication in the city. PRICE SIX CENTS, AT EVERY NEWS DEPOT IN AMERICA. 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Furthermore, the veracious Historian orthe humor— tal.and strategic MACKEREL BRIGARE recounts, this same'martial 'epistle, all 'the soul-stirring lsis of a'recent great • UNION MEETING IN ACCOMAC. in which oppressed Ireland had xvoies, andused it with Celtic enthusiasm. • ' ' ORPHEUS C. KERR • ORPHEUS O. KERR ORPHEUS' C. 'KERR ORPHEUS C. KERR ORPHEUS C. KERR ORPHEUS C.::IIERR also does justice to our gallant navy, which expect*. shortly to capture Vicksburg, by entering into a beanti fally-eestatic description of the nautical mariels re cenTly achieved on the tempestuous water of Duck Lake,. by the Mackerel Iron-plated Squadron of that glorioun old sea-dog, REAR ADMIRAL AHEAD, who has caught more striped bass since.this distressing war commenced than all the rest of our Vhalybeate Navy put together. These, and other surprising matters, are meat truth fully depicted in ORPHEUS C. KRAR , S LETTER, whiCh appears in the NEW YORK SUNDAY MERCURY, IIE 111,1i011 15. 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