DAILY post. The Uuioiv HI It wan: The Constitution os It Ist THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 2G, 49* Beading mailer on every page. TARIFFS AND TAXATION. The present Congress has been so ab sorbed in the consideration of abolition, confiscation and emancipation; ami in vil lianous schemes for the humiliation of meritorious officers and the advancement of bungling military pretenders, that it Ims devoted but little attention to providing for the actual necessities of the govern ment They are beginning to do a little, however, in the way of taxes and tariffs : • id, as usual, the great central State of Pennsylvania is likely to be fooled to the very top of her bent. One of our Sena tors, Mr. Wilmot, who has influence with the majority, because of his extreme views upon slavery, permits a tax of an eighth of a cent per bushel to be placed upon our bituminous coal, and for this service he receives a resolution of thanks from a convention of the abolitionists of this coal county. Senator Cowan has tough l this enormous taxation, with steadfast courage and ability, and for his services he receives the condemnation of the infat uated admirers of Wilmot. Tho proposed taxes upon ale and lager lieer are outrage ously absurd; ard our llepresentatircs, Moorhead and McKnight, had better snatch a little time from the consideration of the abolition question, and endeavor to have these proposed burdens reduced. The for mer of these gentlemen is much indebted to the potency of "lager” for his seat in Congress, and he, no doubt, calculates upon investing largely in that stimulating and wholesome beverage during the com ing fall campaign. Although nominally “a temperance man'.” the General is not so fanatical upon that subject as lie ts upon Abolition: if it were necessary to be so in orderto attain success, our knowledge of his willingness to adapt himselt to circumstan ces compols ustosaytbathewould before mostin that reformation—or anv ot her. As for Mr. McKnight, we h.olieve that be is a strict tetotaler, never having applied to “his liver hot and rebellious drinks.” But he is not opposed to the use of light beverages in the abstract: and has, we un derstand, upon several exciting occasions, countenanced a most vigorous demolition of lager at primary meetings. We men tion these circumstances in order to remind our immediate representatives that pro fessed ignorance, hereafter, of the use and nature of lager beer, will not reconcile their constituents to the proposed tax. They know ail about the article, and its great popularity among ail classes of their constituents. It has actually become an article of necessity; we therefore expect our representatives to labor as iudustri* ously for a light tax upon it as they would to procure a contract, of snug proportions, from the War Department. While our representatives have thus per mitted prospective taxation upon ale and lager beer to he agreed upon in Congress, they have been equally negligent of the interests of our home manufacturers, (in the 30th inst., Mr. Stevens, of our Slate, and Chairman of the Committee of V/nys and Means, reported his tariff bill to the House. W e have received a copy of this bill, and when we reflect that the chair man of the committee which agreed to it is a Pennsylvanian we arc utterly aston ished. It is a bogus of the worst charac ter; intended, we believe, to deceive the people of our State. Let us particularize: “The bill provides that, on what is known as ordinary sizes of Bar Iron, there shall be an increased rate of duty of three dollars per ton, when this description of tron exceeds fifty dollars per ton in value. On “extra” sizes of bar iron five dollars per ton, without regard to value.” How this fifty dollars shall bo determin ed the bill doesn’tstate,but it says that “bar iron of ordinary and extraordinary sizes shall not pay any additional duty, whet valued “at fifty dollars per ton nr less and that railroad iron shall not pay any additional duty. .Nearly all the bar iron imported into this country for years has been valued at less than fifty dollars per ton, nor is there likely to be, under the ' proposed bill, any valued over thatsum.— Our iron manufacturers will soon discover that while they are by the excise bill to pay one dollar and a half per ton on their products, the government fails to protect them, from foreign competition. There is one remarkable feature in this proposed bill, which must have been con sidered especially for the benefit ol the old, gonty brandy drinkers of the country, of whom Stevens, who reported it, may be regarded as chairman. Upon a gallon of imported ale, or beer of any sort, a tax of five ceuta is levied ; while upon a gallon of brandy, worth twelve or fifteen dollars, twenty-five cents only are imposed. Theso duties are to be in addition to those already existing. Thus it will be seen that the present Congress, having consumed their time and the patience of the people by unavailing lamentations over slavery, bavo not pro duced tax and tariff bills required by the condition of the country. The real inter ests of the people they have neglected : and now, at the close ot the session, they produce schemes for raising revenue for the support of the (iovernment, unequal in their burdens upon property, and in some cases destructive of home production and industry. The Death of Ashby. It is insisted upon by some journals that Colonel Ashby was killed in the fight with General Shields. This is positively not so. One of the intrepid Bncktails sent the fatal bullet through him that endedhis • earthly career, at the battle between Fre mont’s and Jackson’s forces. The shot was fired, as near as can be ascertained, by a Corporal, who was himself wounded and died. He knew Ashby and, taking deliberate aim killed the famons rebel. He was almost immediately wounded but made known the above fact to his com rades at the moment the deed was done. I hope wo will not have a second perplex ing question as to who killed this modern Tecumseh.— FMla. Inquirer. J@f*The Gazelle felicitates itself, very handsomely, upon the action of its late Abolition Convention, and pays itself the following encouraging compliment: “To lind the doctrines we have so ear nestly ndvoented, in regard to the war and to slavery, so completed sectioned l.v tin people, affords us no little satisfaction,anil nones us to future eliort3 in a oauso which has the sanction of our judgments, the up probation of our consciences.-and the ai’ fection of our hearts." The doctrines which out- neighbor has most “earnestly advocated 11 were, first, the celebrated proclamation of l-'renumt, lor which that luminary was handsomely reprimanded by the President. Tin- next was Gen. Phelps’ order of a similar char acter, which was not permitted lobe en forced : the third was Sumner’s notions about emancipation, which. Inue n-u been heard of lot- several months: the fourth was Hunter's order selling “ free forever" all the slaves in Georgia, South. Carolina and l-lorida, rvhich “Old Abe*' immediatolyde molished, and the next great performance of our complacent neighbor was thepuliliea lion of all the i ribuiie'.•* nasty slanders of Gen. McClellan, which were inlendod to produce that onicer's removal. Th.-se posthumous, gigantic and stupendous achievements, with its daily twaddle about abolition and emancipation in general, to gether with. frequent repuidications from Forney, denouncing patriots, like our selves, for having sympathy with the rebels, have been the charming themes which have “the sanction of the f.'uzille.i judgment, the approbation ~|’ iis con- science, and the affection of iis heart. If the editor can look back and seriously reflect upon this villiannus course without experiencing a terrible reniors.-. li.- must permit us to sav that he ha-. like Thaddeus Stevens, lone since, kicked ••eons.-ieuec" to tile '’Conscience'' ~i;h ,>ur neighbor, is like Iris om rem y : lie lives In- parting with it. and. like m!,..,- idtiiril’t profligate.-:, he seems to thmri-h, because he has so much to s,-,;,.,, iml.x-il: why >l.;’ editor lmsu't ~ -1, to deter him from puMisim.et:i.■ li-.io.o'ohs productions of Wendell I*l'.iliij. therefore, lien" tie more from if about conscience: v.r won't nut up v. i:h Vi is HalieckKeinforeina:MeUiloian Tile whole eomitrv li.ws 1-.—,, 0,,, itself with the inquiry as to what ha-, !.. come ol in-iinreqnrei - army, so lately at Corinth. The anxiety ■.• prints ohietlv .o:: of the fear I hal it mav tarn up »; Klde tuond suddenly, increase ..till I'urther the numerical superiority of the enemy over the forces under General McClellan. This anxiety would be relieved at once', it we knew that the Tnion tinny of tie- W est was being employed in any way to operate u» reinforcements to McClellan, hvtultinu a pnri in tint "eie-ra! proyv-tMme of move ments atraiosr llichteontl. If,-. promos,. calling attention to some tacts which ,-.i e . gesl the strong probability, at least, that such a movement !* hoi'.." n-i-h- hv Gen Hailed.. Onr new-t froni tVioi,woni.i m to indicate the hecinnin" of a comiiined movement. between thr* ;r,uii'iv, (it-i:. Morgan, moving South ward from Cumber laml (lap toward Kno w ill,■ ~1;.! , forces titter < leu. Mitr lir-Il moving Kn.-u -ward tmSd.the saniedestiimiinn. Among the immediately valuable results flow in-' from the rebel evneiinl!.in C,, r ; n i||. W(ls the fact tliati; lelt (ion. Mitclnll eumpnru tirely free lor .-eii-h a demoiiMr.-iiiou.— Prior io that period Mitchell was occupied principally in watching the right flank of the rebel army. Freed IVom I’.e.-uireeuard':- presetioo, and with his railroad lines of communication and supple protected la the occupation of Memphis and a point on tlie=Mobilc and Ohio Itailrond, Mullock could at once spare Men. Buell's corps to retrace their steps and move toward Fast Tennessee. This seems so perfectly na tural a movement, that we incline t.’> ac cept, the accuracy of tin- announcement made on the faithof a private letter receiv ed in Philadelphia, that "Gen. Bud! has started with his whole urmv for Fast. Ten nessee, .via Huntsville."' Here we have the initial points of a new cumpui-n on the parlofour nrmy of the (Vest. When Gen. Halleclc found that P.caure gard laid abandoned Corinth without fall ing back upon Grand Junction, be doubt less saw at once that the rebel leaders had decided upon a complete change of policy, and were determined to unite their differ ent armies, with a view to trying the pos sibility of forcing our extended line of offensive operations at some weak point or, falling m that, to be in stronger posi tion tor defense, and for a prolongation of the war in South Carolina and Georgia. Except in obedience to the demands' of some such policy, it was inconceivable that Beauregard would have abandoned the Mississippi river altogether, which neces sarily involved the abandonment of Mis souri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and iexas, as members of the “Southern ("on federacy,” as well as the most valuable parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala bama. This was quite clear to Gen. Hnl leck, who then saw, if we mistake not, that as Beauregard had initiated a iunction of his army with the rebel nrmy of'the sea hoard, tiie Union army of the West could be employed nowhere else-so effectively as in a ilank movement upon Richmond through Knoxville, Fust Tennessee, and Southwestern Virginia. Such a movement as we have indicated x'r 0 ', I ],' 1 ,\ )e of ’ irami -'iise service to General McClellan, because it would serve in pan to equalize the reinforcements to the two armies, and thus take from the enemy one of the great points of advantage gained by uniting his Western torces to those already on the Atlantic seaboard. Again, by ope rations vigorously pushed thron-di the mountains of East Tennessee into Virginia the Union forces there would form the extreme right of our extended line of ope rations, of which Norfolk would be the ex treme left—said line embracing the army before Richmond, the forces in and about Washington, and the various bodies in the Valley of the Shenandoah. As General’ Buell’s forces advance East ward, the troops now under Fremont and Sigel—leaving the three months’ men and a few sailors’ bat teries to guard Harper's Ferry—may push on to the occupation of Lynchburg," while Gen. Bauks operates toward Gordonsville on the Eastern side of the Blue llidgc. [f General McClellan takes Richmond within a week of the present time, the combina tion of movements suggested above will be unnecessary, for the occupation of the j rebel capital gives comparative quiet at once to all the country North of the sys tem of railroads running East and Wesl from Richmond, and between tide-water and the longitude of Lynehbnrgh. If. on the other hand, Beauregard shall have had time to reinforce Jell'. Davis’ army so as to compel Gen. McClellan to dig his way in to Richmond with pick and spade, then a strong column from Buell's army, through East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, becomes of every consequence, because it is a reinforcement from Halleck’s army to McClellan’s. We do not know what are the plans of our military leaders, but we think there are indications of such a move- ment as we hnve suggested.— JS~eu’ York Times. SOUTHEMTNEWS. Viiukee llittdooiMp ia Norfollb The Raleigh Journal makes some ex tracts, from a letter received by a gentle man in North Carolina from a lady in Norfolk, n portion of which, confirmatory of previous' reports of the enemy's bru tality, we copy: “The Yankees force the people to lake the oath whenever they can find an occasion, in one instance a lady lost her only son the day the Yankees arrived. She had the body taken to the cemetery, thinking that in a day or two she might have it carried to a private buryiiig-ground in the country. The Yankees would not permit her to have the hotly removed un less she took the oath. Another time Mr. das. Southgate, father of the teacher, came in from tne country to 'get lb*. Tunstall to' go out and see his wife, who was very ill. The Doctor couldn't leave the city, but lie prescribed some medicine which Mr. Southgate got, and then went to obtain a pass to go back home, lie was told no passes were grant ed in the evening, but ho must come back next day at leu o clock. Ue went again, the next day, and was told by the provost marshal that he could not obtain a pass without raking the oath. He refused to do this, and represented his case to them, bur all was ot no avail—he must either take the oath or. stay in town. He at length consented to take i.t, obtained the pass, and went home to find his wife a corpse. She had ‘died during the night. *1 lie affair of the negroes grew out of the killing of a Yankee corporal by a person (rum Delaware whom they had brought with them, which incensed the Zouaves against the poor, harmless negroes of the place. Six of them have died of their wounds; some were killed at once, and a great many beaten more or less severely. < >ue of them, a man belonging to the widow Shields, was shot very badly in the mouth. A valuable man belonging to’Victor Not tingham had his skull fractured in two places. A negro woman living on Fayette street, was killed on the street by a bayo net thrust. Men were <1 ragged from the vans ami carriages they were driving and M-verelv beaten. In almost every instance they were the most respectable negroes in the placi*. ** The departure ofLord Lyons from the Itiohmond Dispatch, June 'lv Lord L;,nns has undoubtedly gone to l.nglaml. \\ hat was the cause of his de parture seems not to be known, while at :h.-,-ame time the fact of his going has given rise to a thousand conjectures. A N-w lurk journal says lie goes to per sarnie hi* government not'to recognize the independence of the eiuifeuoracy,inasmuch as Seward and Lincoln will crush oui -the rebellion in a few days. This Miows. at .»:iy rnt'\ what Lincoln and Seward wisli the Yankee people to think. We doubt, however, whether he has gone on anv such mission, although it is pretty certain that he is no friend to us. If he has, however, we think he will meet with an adversary in the Lancashire famine abundantly able to neutralize all the arguments he may use. Another rumor is that he demanded his passports before lie left Washington.— J his we doubt, for the simple reason that there i< no catHc of quarrel between the anker and Lnglish governments, so far as ‘vc km»w. It is probable lie goes for r.-a.-on i n! a uatuic altogether private. What Alabama haw Done , From tin? .Solmi Reporter.] tmlcr th<> requisition made upon her !'*w twelve regiments, which was her full quota, as determined bv the Confederate government, Alabama responded by send mu eighteen, averaging over one thousand ne-n each, and to-day she has »jo,ouo troops in the fitdd, that being only one thousand ies< than her voting population, according to the number of ballots cast in tin- Ins: State election. In addition to the large army already mustered into service, tfe-n* ,uv yet remaining several regiments of cavalry, and six or eight batullions of infamy, beside many others which are sunn to lie gotten up to meet the terrible exi cencies which mnv threaten our beloved .‘■'(■mb. Who would not be proud ofsuch a -tate I .' ol'a liiioii Prisouer. 1 J'.m tilt; Motilcouicry Advertisur, .limo A number ol prisoners arrived in this eily on Thursday night, on their wav to 1 u.-ealonsa, and while waiting here' lor transportation, one of them, a young man giving hi : , name us Armstrong, succeeded in making his escape. Armstrong is de scribed as being about live feet four or five im bes high, thick set and beardless. He bad on untie time he left a Yankee uniform. Any one seeing an individual of that des eriplion should have him promptlv ar rested and returned to the proper author ities. Kokun I’rovoNt (iuards. From the Kichiuomi .luim lii. ihe regular provost guard connecter I'j . 1 administration of martial law in this city have,. on sundry occasions, been much lowered in the estimation of the citi zens ot Jiichrnond by parties who have usurped their names and authority for base purposes. J hat this is so is proved that, though sundry charges have been brought against partie.S'professing to be provost guards, none ot them have been sustained bv proof, thi; operators in each case being pretenders. To illustrate: On Friday night, three of the officers connected with Captain Alexander s ollice, while opposite the Old -Market House, were called to by a countryman, whose wagon had been he fciegod !>v three men. one bearing a musket. On the countryman's appeal lor protection the three officers advanced toward the wagon, when one of the parties surround ing it recognized them and took to his iice.s. I pon interrogating the two who stood their ground, they stated they were part of the provost guard, and designed to carry the man and his wagon to the guard-house. r I heir design to rob was so [ evident that the real officers immediately seized hold ot both, and after a con siderate scuffle, succeeded in dispos sessing (me of them of his musket, when both were borne off to Castle Godwin and locked up. An examination revealed the fact t hat the parties belonging to the Four teenth l.oiiiaiutin Regiment, and left the inference that they came to town, and, like the lion, were prowling nbout seeking whom they might despoil. They will be tried by a court-martial to-day. l ; nioii Muss Mectini;. From the New Orleans True Delta, June 15. The Union Association of New Orleans last night held a mass meeting in Lyceum 11 all. A great mass of enthusiastic panic ’ i pants thronged the room, while thegaller ies overhead were filled with fair ladies, who, hy their presence, lent another and softer charm to the scene. mßkand elo ouent speeches were Mauison Day, Charles LamoW MB T. J. Larhart, and when some stirring- allusion was made to our great Republic, li the Mecca of nations/' the very walls trembled | with the cheers of the excited throng. After the adjournment, the Association proceeded with a band of. music to the St. Charles Hotel and serenaded Major Gen. Butler and Gen. Shepley, who appeared and made handsome responses; which were loudly applauded hy the immense as sembly present. A meeting of the Association will be held this morning, at Lyceum Hall, at 30 o’clock, to enroll new members. The bail is in motion! Keep it moving! Crowds Tskiigthe Oath ofAlle. -' Eiaaee. „ We take gryat pleasure in knowingthat the citizens of this town, and the towns adjacent, are seizing the opportunity to come forward and renew their vows to j stand by the Union. It is a high privi lege, and we doubt nottbat it will be con- J ®^® r j e d as such.' To stand once more n f?“T u Pon the record must be a source of gratification to all. tVe are glad to be in formed that rich and poor jostle each other at the places prescribed for taking the oath. This is as it should be: for it proves that wealth knows and feels that under the just rule of the. commanding general it will be allowed no special privi hut must stand on the same quality tf allegiance as poverty. They do well in this, as the commanding general will cer tainly allow no favoritism at the altar of the country. The ftcayune of the 12th says a large &tmy of laborers had for the last three days been assembled around the City Hall, awaiting employment by the City Council. Gen. Butler has ordered the uncondi tional release of Dr. Stone, an eminent citizen of New Orleans. 1 he Picayune announces that the city is full of the most exciting and variant ru mors relative to military movements, and counsels abstinence from undue excite ment. General McClellan. The St. Louis Jlcpuidictin says the coun termarches of General Shields' d ivision from Luray to Fredericksburg, and from Fredericksburg to Luray, from Luray f'o Port Republic, and from Port Republic to front Uoyal—together with those of a por tion of General McDowell's corps from Fredericksburg to Manassas, and from Manassas to a point for embarkation to re inforce McClellan—have been expensive, tiresome and perfectly fruitless. McDow ell’s whole force ought to have been in front of Richmond weeks ago, and the War Department, it seems, is only begin ning now to see it. The blunders of .Mr. Stanton's campaign are nil attributable, we think, to the misadvised, if not unad vised, cutting up of McClellan's original command, and the erection of independent Departments and Districts. Wit believe that if McClellan bad been left the direc tion. of military affairs in Virginia we should not have had any of these provok ing dircrsioHs. And u/mepo.v here, we may quote the following from President Lincoln’s message of last December: With the retirement of General Seott came the Executive duty of appointing in his stead a General-in-Chief of the Armv. It is a fortunate eireumstanoethat, neither in coucil nor country was there, so far as I know, any difference of opinion as !•» the proper person to bo selected. The re tiring chief repeatedly expressed his judg mentill favor of General McClellan tortile position, and in this the nation seemed to give an unanimous concurrence. The designation of i U-neral McClellan is, therefore, in a eou.-idernbh- degree. tin* select inn oi the country as well as tin* Kv ocutive, stud hence there is hotter reason to hope there will he given him t!:e confi dence and cordial support thu.*» 1»v lair im plication promised, and without which lie cannot, with so lull etlicienev, serve the country. It Ims been said that one had (icneral is better than two good ones: ami the saying is true, it taken to mean that an army is better directed by a single mind, though inferior, than by two superior ones at variance ami ones purpo>,s ; and the same is true in fill join: operations, where in those engaged ean have none but a common end in view, arid can differ only as to the choice of means. Inaslo sea, no one on board cun wish tin* si sink, amt no: unIV. .|ueni!v a!! g.. together, heeause mn’nv will amt no single will .an 1..- allow.•,! t. Highly Important to Iron M. At a moot ini; of th- l'hiindclphin I of I rade hold on Momlavovonino. \], liken called attention to iho .-in omission in tin* new 'l’aritf hiil to pi tax u|ion railroad and oortain kiln iron, which, if not rectified, would up the manufacture of these kinds ~| in the country. It admits pie iron as a raw material, while coal is t: The speaker therefore offered a set resolutions :which were adopted.! lows : 'I hat, in the opinion oi Hoard of Trade of Philadelphia, it i duty of Congress, in revising the lari foreign imports, to so adjust it tha luxes imposed on articles of domesti dustry may be met by a eorrespondin crease of duty upon similar foreign inn so that the domestic* loyal manufaei i»iav not be subjected to an unfair roi tition in his own market with the m faeturesot foreigners, who not only «■> the burdens of taxation, but whose puthies have too olten been manih against our Government and in I'avi the rebellion. Jt’c.solred, l'hut tin* tariff bill repnrlci •I une 20th to the House of Representatives I by the Committee of Ways ami Means, i | not framed on this equitable basis—mil j road iron, a most important branch of do I mestie industry, being expressly exclude* I from the increased duty which it is propos I ed to put upon other iron, while in the cx ei?H! bill it is taxed directly one dollar am fifty cents per ton, and indirectly by taxe* on coal, oil, steel. Ac., to such an extent as to make the entire tax on that produced at home about two dollars per ton. I. J*c#olrrd t 'l'lmt this is an unjust discrim ! ination against an important industry, ami that this Hoard respectfully request the Pennsylvania delegation in Congress to use their best endeavor* to procure an equita ble adjustim-nt of a matter which is so in timately connected with the prosperity not only of this .State but of the whole coun try. I Jtesoh'erfj That in the third section ot the bill, in which an increased duly of I three dollars per ton is imposed on bar I iron txcetding*in value Jiffy dollarj />rr ton , the limitation of the value of the nrti* I cle to an average price which it has not I reached for the past fifteen years, and is I not likely ever again to reach, defeats the I apparent intention of the hill, and is I equivalent to debarring one of the most important branches of industry from all I the advantages that are by this bill so I freely extended to the manufacturers of cotton and woollen goods and the various productions of other States. Jiesolved, That in calling the attention of Congress totheabsolute necessityformain* taming the present protection on iron, we I are advocating not only the cause of Penn* | sylyania, but of New Jersey, New Vork. Ohio, .Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and even Alabama, all of which abound in the raw materials of iron. Halleck’s Impending Fate. iFrom the Memphis Apponl.j I Our esteemed fellow-citizen, Col. W. S. I Statham, of the Fifth Mississippi regiment, arrived in Granada on the 12th. un fur lough. He speaks in confident terms of anticipated victory, and says our army rapidly augmenting daily. Its present sit uation is agreeable aud healthy, with an abundant supply of good water. lie be lieves Halleck will be forced by circum stances to advance, and if* lie does so. a victory over him will be certain. I Thk discovery of the disappearance of ‘ I one or two nebula.- in the heavens has e.\- I cited the liveliest interest among astrono- I mer 3. So unlooked for a phenomenon feirly startles the hardest understanding. Objects hitherto regarded as firm, endur- I ing and fixed as the pillars of tne universe I have been found as unstable as an antum •’ I nal meteor/ What great revolution in as- is about here to be made no one can conjecture. Theawfnl mystery only heightens on reflection: and vague, shad | owv forebodings of the “rottenness of the 1 pillared finnanent” crowd upon- the ima- , gination,— Boston Courier. First Edition. LATEST JEWS Bf TELECRM. ioxusksioxai, i*iumi:i:!ii nok. MASONIC CELEBRATION, 1.01 ISVII.I.K ITEMS. /iIFLtiS, .WSKJiT.S, H'l't:., r.IKK.X POSSKZKIOX Or. Nothing - Later from Fortress Monroe, *«•.. Ac., A-«*. AV Asmxutox City. June 2A—Hopsh.—• I lie Speaker, preaenteil the resolutions passed by the Missouri Convention, in re sponse to the joint resolution of Congress on the subject of emancipation. The re solution was laid on the table and ordered io be printed. Mr. Brown, of\a., introduced u bill for the admission of the State of Western Vir ginia into tlio l.'nion. Referred to the (ommiUce on Territories. Mr I.ovejoy, of Illinois, asked, but hilled to obtain, the eonsent of the House to introduce a resolution instructing the Coniniittee on Ways and Means to report a lull lnipossiugn tax on hank notes. 'I he House proceeded to the eonsidura lion oi the hill providing for the ascer tainment. and adjustment of the claims lor losses bv the destruction of property belonging to loyal citizens and i he damages thereto by the troops of the 1 nitod Sutte« during the present rebel lion. Mr. Sedgwick, of New urged the importance of the immediate passage of some measure by which such elaims°mav no properly adopted. _ Mr. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, .rom the Committor- on Indian Attain;, reported back the House bill for the ap* pomum-nt id an Indian asrent tor Colorado i erritory. 'Hie bill was passed. Mr. Harlan, of lowa, front tin* (lonnnit t*;e on i'ublic Hands, reported back the lull to increase the public revenue by the reservation and sab* «»f town sites on the public lands. . Messrs. Sumner and Harris presented pititions in favor of a bankrupt act. Mr. fessenden. of Maine, offered a res olution that the several departments of the O-nvrnmont publish, in the daily papers in \\ usliinoton. on 1 uesdav of each week, u of contracts which shall have been solicited or proposed through the week— preceding which they shall state briefly the subject-matter of the contract, the terms and names of the proposed contrac tors, and of all persons known to be inter ested either directly or indirectly, and of the persons who made the request or ree ommended the making of such a contract. I his provision is not to be applicable to bu!s made m purMiance of advertisements or piitvha-e-i made according to law. but to apply to. the proposed modification of existing contracts. ’Laid over. Mr. I.:i!iu, i.l 1 mlii,i!u, gnvi- notice llml hf sliuuM iniriMiu-v :i liil! t,. iti-iiu- nn ns;- rii-i; I: urn! 'h-i>:trrmrij!. M r. I nimiuiil. ut ! ilinois, from the Com mittee on iln-Judiciary. reported back the L’ciit-ral bankrupt act with a recommen dation that it }»•• postponed til! next De cember. <»n m.cam .T Mr. Hale, of N. 11.. the repuit tin - eotamitteo was laid ~vi*r till to-m.-rrow I le* 1-iIS to repeal tin*act puuishingfmmb in making rnntruets. was taken up anddis euss«*d till ihe expiration of the mornim hour. Mr. 1 nnnij'.ilt. ol iil.. Ironi tlip •! mliriai v Committr.-. ri 1.n.-k the l.ill to pr,-. vont tin‘iit>«-r ; utui otiiri-rs i»t ('undress and tho ttoviTKmont I'rom t;iki am- 'consider :Uiuii or oumjutiisal:ou lor procuring con irants \nih tin* guviTiniu-n?. with an amend* I In* *•<i»»u bill was taken up. Mr. IhowninL'. of* I!I.. said: Y\Y art* now in a nreat. stru.uyio to secure constitutional lllf is tin* •ill' mi t tllM ll’in this struggle. tin* Const liun i-overthrown i.y rebel or by loval no n. or bulli oi them. the people huve i.'leii in vain. I In* Senator irom '•iiiiM-tl.-!, Mr. Sumner, liad brought for ward novol views in support of this mens* «jn*. Mich us would themselves destroy nil uniivahd overthrow the Constitution.— Mis i Mr. Sumner's) arguments in favor of • •ontiseation wiredrawn from the old colo nial laws or Kngli-di law. and cannot be binding on us, as they are not in any way hound bv the provisions of the Constitu- tion. l! we have the power to pass a con fiscation bill, that power must be derived from the Constitution—the examples of ancient nations give ns no authority. \\ AsniNuTnx, June 25.— The postal con vention between the Cnited States and Mexico was to-day ulHcially promulgated. 1 he Provost Marshal, this morning, dis covered and took into his possession about ten thousand dollars worth of new ritles, muskets, cavalry equipments, A’c., which arp supposed to in* stolen property'. Other military goods have recently been seized under similar circumstances. Loi.'isvtj.i.K, June 25. —ln the Cnited States Court ease of Kdmund, whose mas ter had permitted him to work on rebel lortilicatious at. Kurt Donelson, Judge Bal lard declared the negro free. General Boyle, commanding the United States forces in Kentucky, has ordered the Provost Marshal ot this city to lit up a house, in a proper manner, for rebel women, who do or say anything to incite rebellion. Pott Tt.AXD, Me.. June 25.—The Cen tennial Anniversary ot the introduction of Free Masonry into this country was cele brated here vester:lay. Lodges were pre sent from all the New England States.— ihe exercises were very interesting, in cludingan address by the Kev. E. C. Holies, flic procession was the Ttfrgest ever seen in this city, and the concourse of specta tors was immense. Business was generally suspended. New Yi.uk, Juno 25.—The steamer I-niton will sail to-morrow lor Now Or leans. The money market is unchanged. Ster lingexchange is nominally quoted at 187(5; Hll per cent premium. The steamer Coatzcolacos, from New Orleans has been signalled below.- Sax TiiAXoist o, June 24. —The steamer Sonora, for Panama, sailed to-dav with tin passengers and S«4<i,oooin treasury for New York, and §230,000 for England". Nk.’.v York, June 25.—The President of the United States passed through this city his morning on route to of Wash- Baltimoue, June 25. —The Old Poinl boat arrived this morning at the usual hour, but brings no news of interest from Fort ress Monroe. Saratoga Empire Spring Water. i|iiiniii un»rr ai,i. nectioxs of M the country the valuable properties of this water are well known, Indigestion or Itvspep sin. Constipation, Nervous Debility, Loss of Ap petite, and Common Colds disappear before ita renovating power. Unlike most mineral water, it has a pleasant taste, with a pungency aadEve liness, which makes it as agreeable u soda water. Sold wholesale and retail by. i ; je!B Corner fmitS^lJ^St&sfe. tJTOSE WATER PIPE—SOM YARDS. from 2 to fi inches ealiber. received and for sale by HENRY H. COLLINS. jeSS Second Edition THE VERY LATEST TELEGRAPH, MMAiVOFiElwiAf] MYSTERIOUS JIOVEJIEM Ol THE ENEMY. THEIR PICKETS DRAWN IN. A. TERRIBLE STORM Ooii. Scott Rumored to SniTddil Secretory Stanton. Gen. Banks as Assistant Secretary Skirmishing (joing On! A Battle Hourly Expected, Ac.. Ac.. Ac.. Ae. llKAiiyr.mTKits Aiimy or Viitiimai - , I Monday June 2:!, 1H(12. t The action of Colonel Ingalls, at White House, in causing the arrest ot some fifty of the prominent citizens remaining in Un rear of our army, is having a most suluturv iniluence on those whonre suffered to n main. Ten arrests were made yesterihi v in the neighborhood of New Kent Court Douse and Charles City. The parties were sent to Fortress Monroe. A ride nt sunrise this morning along the entire front of the Union lines found everything remarkably quiet and every man at his post, ready for any emergency that might arise. There has been less skirmish ing within the past 21 hours that at any time since the battle of Fair Oaks. The condition of the swamp lor an en eampinent has rapidly improved within the last few days. Ihe movements ol the enemy to-day have been mysterious. Their pickets at some points have linen drawn in i'or half a mile, while at others they remain as ii-tial. Ihe ground vacated hytheenemv is now liehl by our troops. The Richmond papers of to-day contain nothing of special interest except’ the arri val of Hen. Price. No mention is mini.- of the whereabouts of Beauregard's army. • From the movements of the enemy ia.i night, and information received from a contraband, a general engagement v.a looked for this morning. The troops were all under arms at day light, and everything in readiness, but after a slight demonstra tion by the rebels, in which tiiev toum! themselves promptly met at every point, they retired to their old position. " A terrible storm visited this section last night, lasting about three hours: the wind blew a hurricane, leveling the tents and trees in all directions. The Richmond papers romnlain of the large price paid for eubstitutes'in the rebel army, many of whom immediately desert. They mention instances where as high as .tHT and ?20 have been paid. Keiioi iit No. June 2uth, To Hon. Enwix M. Staxtux, Secretary of War: The enemy are making desperate resist ance to tile advance of our picket lines. Kenrney’s waiflßp% inoi^K reinforced linker's a briglK and a couple™ guns, and I hope in a few minutes to finish the work intended for to-day. Our men are behaving =;.1,-iuiill 1 The enemy are fighting well also. This is not a battle but merely an affair’of Heiiilzelman's corps supported by Keys, and finis far all goes well and we hold every foot we have gained. If we succeed in what we have undertaken it will be a very important advantage gained. Our loss is not large. Thus far the fighting up to this time has been done by Hooker's Division, which has behaved as usual— most handsomely. On our right Porter has silenced the enemy's batteries in his front. GKO. I!. MeOLKI.I.AN, Maj. Gen. Gum. Wasiiixctox, June 25.—The followin: was received at the \\ ar Department Iron Redoubt No. :S, June 25 —I:,’to p. m To lion. E. M. Staxtox, Secretary o War: We have advanced our pickets on the left considerably to-day under sharp re sistance. Our men have behaved very handsomely. Some tiring is still con tinued. G. B. McCI.ELEAN. Major General Commanding. Kkpoiht, No. :1, June 25th, 5 p. u. lo lion. K. M. Staxtox. Secrclarv ol i he affair is over, ami we huve gained our point fully, with but little loss, not withstanding strong opposition. Our men have done all that could be desired. The affair was partially decided by two guns that (.'apt. Deressy brought gallantly into action under very difficult circumstances. The enemy was driven from his cainp in front, ol this place. All is now quiet. Ot:n. B. McCi.ku.ax. Major General. Wa.shixgtox, June 25.—The President arrived here at ten minutes to 7 o’clock this evening, on his return trip from New York City and West Point. He left the latter place at 10:10 this morning, and the tormerat 11:10. Making the trip from New 1 ork in seven hours and twenty minutes, being the shortest time over the same route between that city and Washington on record. The Pre sident was accompanied on the trip by General McCollum, General Director of Military Railroads. Harper's Ferry, June 24.—A pontoon bridge will arrive this afternoon on the way to General Fremont’s army. The greater part of the force here are throwing up earthworks on Bolivar flights. The supplies are plenty. It was rumored yesterday that the rebel General Ewell was advancing on New Creek, with 4,000 men. The 23d Illinois and 87th Pennsylvania regiments were sent there this morning. General Kelly is fully able to receive Ewell. Jackson is by this time checked, and Fremont, Banks and Shields have joined their forces to pursue him. Memphis, June2s.—A detachment oft he Sixth Illinois Cavalry made a descent on a band of rebel cavalry guarding a train near Coldwater Station on the Mississippi and Tennessee Bailroad, captured 25 pris oners and about 20,000 pounds of bacon in the train. They destroyed the bridges on the road, rendering it impassable. The navigation of White river is now open to Gen. Curtis’ army. Norfolk, June 24.—General Vieleheld a conference with the city officers here yesterday, and finding that they would not take the oath of allegiance, ordered that no election for municipal officers should be held to-day, as had been arranged tor. This morning he issued a proclamation, declaring thecity under martial law, and retiring the -old city officers, whose term have expired. General Viele ha 3 found it necessary to adopt this course in conse quence of the numerous petty disturbances between Union men and secessionists. New Toiik, June 2.T.— The steamer Coatzaeoaloes arrived here from New Or leans. On tile I.eih the weather was de lightful with refreshing showers. Seven hundred barrels of sugar were sold at oj cents for fuiiy fair qualities. Pour men. wiio were sentenced to bo hanged by order of General Butler, for robbing citizens, wc-re executed on the lTtli. v-S 0i ”" Furter's Mortar fleet has gone to , leksburg. Com. Farrhgut’s fleet was beiore that city. A portion of his fleet had routed the enemy from Grand Gulf. In the fight a man named W. R. Weeks was killed on the gunboat Itasca, and four wounded. The Bank of America, of New Orleans, was paving specie. General ri hep ley had vetoed several acts of the Common Councii, which were cal culated to injure tho rising Union feeling. Guerilla hands, along the Mississippi, suctedod in annoying passing vessels. Kuuuir says that Gen. Scott is to suc ceed the Secretary of War with General as Assistant Secretary, and that K-n 1 ope will take Hanks' command in field, while McDowell will be given some jinn in»u fttuioin. Another version makes General Scott Commander-in-Chief of the army with Banks ns Secretary of War, Brcsnlent Lincoln was accompanied as •nr as this city ny (Inn. Scott. ~ In response to f*hc<*rx at Jersey City ns the train was Laving, i he I 'resident said a few words to tho effect that his visit to West Point was not to make or unmake Generals. tinrvjo, .him* I'-'.. Belarus from nil hut Lmr counties tool, tin* majority against the Bank article, *l5OO hundred; against Cor.grovooi.jd Apportionment, 7,500 ; Ncuto Hropo-uion. * denying them the right ot stifle rage—holding otiiee—adopted 1.-y al'mosi uinu-lenths: Proposition ex cluding them from coming to the State, adopted by nearly a two-third vote. They consequently form jiart of the old Consti tution. 1 h«-Mi articles were voted on sep arately irom the Constitution,and the ma jority again>t that instrument thus far is about- 12. 000. Cairo. June 2d.—The number of claims thus far presented before the commission has reached nearly seven hundred, repre senting on<* hundred thousand dollars. I'ukntox. June 25. —An extra train with the*th Massachusetts, Captain Cook, 15f» men ran oil' the track about three miles lrom Trenton, precipitating five or six cars into the canal. Several horses are said to be killed.. So far as ascertained only one man is missing. “V' 1 June I'.—Gen. Carle ton’s brigade has entered Arizona. The advance guard under Col. West reached Tu't-un. about the 17th ult. The rebels previously abandoned it. the Stars arid Stripes again fh'tt over the ruins of Fort Breckinridge. . k*th instant, FANNY G , SPc.NOI-.iC, :h\Gtr!iicr of J* *, \\\ and Anna E, ei>»-ne»T. Liui«*r:d tliix I Imr.-ihtj . afternoon, nt 4 o'clock, irom Um : c- lvu.-u «»i her i*nrcnts, North Common, Allegheny t'ity. Tl«" friends of the fanilljr are iavifed afi, S'i’BifTl.Y ITUK AUTICLKS. i.ov. Prloos. PITTSBURGH DRUG HOUSE, TORRENCE & McGARR, ! •>/'/:77/ .i MAKKET STREETS, rrrrsisruG ?r. I.fnil. < reamTnrtnr I'nklnr Nndii, ••ci-l'imscrv Ify.- Si,(MV. i llcmiciilv. SjtircM. oUk, * Ac. «' r.-.-.vriptioii.s Accurately com - e.Lat nil fcuurv. o 'Vinc.> ami for medicinal use je!9-ti» * T - V ' as: SIIXATE-K. 3>. iiAZZAN r.m .m, > 1 \. il- ‘‘"d? ,J 1 11 Ul f,,r die nomination for STATK tfKN ATOH. my «> 3)!STK;n ATTOKXEY - JOHN ; •*> M. 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UPWAhDS Of S O , O O O MACHINES sold in the United Stater. more than ao.ooo seui thk past year V.’e offer In the public WHEELER A WIL JON'tS IMPROVED SEWING MACHINE, at REDUCED PRICES, with increased confidence of its merits ns the best and most useful Family dewing M:ii.'bineiiowin use. It does equally well on the thickest :md thinnest fabrics, makes the lock-stitch impossible to unravel, alike on both sides, is simple in construction, more apoedy in muvement, and more durablo than any other ma chines. Circulars civil.* prices and description of machine furnished gratis on application in per son or by letter. Every Machine warranted for three years. ap3 WM. SUMNER 4 CO. Cresson Springs, Cambria Go., Pa rat II IS 111. 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MULLIN’ je2o-dtf Cresson Springs. Cambria Co., Pa. 4 lIWEILIS# ll ' i J? B %' or ? llo -.’iV th ,!f, ,0t , 0r ground 50 feet «!' nt ,". n hteubenvilie pike by 60 deep, near W oods Mill. Tempcranceville. The house con tains brooms, and is arranged for two families; good stona basement, well of excellent water, out oveD« «fcc Price only cosy terms of pav ment. Also a good lot, 30 by 0(i« in rear of above, for sale by S. CUTHBEKT & SONS. No. 51 Market street. GENTS’ PATENT iKATUKB trench pebble and Glove Calf Oxford .lied, S&ap-ShocH, and Congress Unitors, A large Stock of the above kinds, all warranted Prime» lood;». W. K. SCHMKKTZ afc 00.. a 1 Fifth stmt-
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