Akir See First and Third Page for Com- Merchal Daily Markets and Illver News THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 21 THE LIBERTY OF SPEECH AND OF TEE FREE'S. Sheridan in one of those magnificent eff.srts in defense of public liberty, which have' made his name so famous, re marks : You may give the people a mercenary Senate ; you may give them a venal House ofAssembly ; YOU may give them a truckling Conirress and a tyrannical Prince—but give me an unfettered Pose, and I will defy you to encroach a hair's breadth upon their liberties, Upon the same subject the celebrated Junius wrote: Let it be impressed upon your minds, let it ho instilled into your Children that the Liberty of the Press is the-PALtsninst of all the t ivif, Political and Religious rights of Freemen. The great lessons, taught in England, and inherited by the men of the American revolution, are not entirely torgotten by their descendents. It is true that upstart military popinjays, possessing a discre tionaryfpower, have exercised a great deal, The citizen in some cases has not only been threatened, but imprisoned, for the publication of what ho had an undoubted right to publish; bat when an opportunity offered for the people to pronounce upon these arbitrary proceedings, they were most emphatic in putting upon them their seal of condemnation. The rebuke thus administered arrested the outrage com plained of, and the re f etition of it at the coming fall:elections will, be still more emphatic. But while contending for the fall right of free discussion,we do not see any neces sity fOr intemperance of language. This, however, is a mere matter of taste, any one having the right to select his own rhetoric, providing it does no violence to public morals. Wendell Phillips, the other evening in New York, in one of those bursts of malignant passion in which he o 2 casionally indulges, applied language to the President of the United States which we would not use, even were we capable ; Elamong other things he called him a Vavc," remarking that "the press must s i hfruVree." But, even in the case of Phillips he had better be allowed to speak freely than for our authorities to arrest him. It is very true that Democrats, whose offences were venial compared to • those of the arch abolitionist, have been imprisoned and outraged, but this does not effect the principal for which we are con tending ; it only proves that restriction upon free speech by those in power is meant only for political opponents. Judging, however, by the tone of the leading papers of the country upon the proceedings against Vallandigham, we do not see any reason to apprehend any seri ous interference with the liberty of speech and of the press. Here and there a mer cenary sheet, pensioned upon the Admin. isfration thinks it necessary to applaud whatever one of its dependents performs, bat they are not numerous. In the great city of New York but a single paper justi ed the outrage upon Vallandigham. On the other hand that proceeding met with stern contlemnation,:ami that,— too, from the highest Republican authority. The E vening.Pust was decided in its expression of dissent against encroachments upon popular liberty. Since then it has return ed to the subject; and, after making due allowance for the follies and mistakes in which public speakers and editors some times indulge, closes with the following in favor of the great right of freedom of thought and of discussion, "But these errors are of small account cora. Pmison with the importance of Seeping public ag nts in intimate contact with the public mind, and, better-than - that, — with the public heart. They aro of small moment in comparison with the necessity which exists in all free governments, of giving the amplest consideration to every measure which affects the interests or the ctun uctinity or the rights of individuals. Let us have then, we say, the fullest discussion of the acts of the government, but let that discussion be con ducted with decency and moderation. Even the nonsense of Vallandigham or the malicious in-' eßnitiesof-B-ooks must be torerated for the sake of the vital principles of free speech and unli censed printing. Should they carry their follies to such a pitch 3A to trench upon the law, let the Judicial tribunals see to their punishment. But only when these prove themselves i ncompetent to the task should the stronv arm of the military force be invoked to supply the denciencY." UNION MEETINGS IN ENGLAND, The London Times, the implacable and deadly foe to the American Union, noti• cing recent demonstrations in England favorable to our Government, exhibits its venom. The time was, only about two years ago, when, in the estimation of the Times, the Southern States of this coun try, instead of containing a gallant and free people "with English tastes," were, because of their slavery, the very incarna tion of all that is horrid in Iniman nature. But now the SOuthern name is great "in mouths of wisest censure." For a quarter of a century the London Times and its aristocratic supporters, fur nithed Fiiritan. theif enen in New - C ditits . -r England with-aid and consfOrt in their' -ngi tati6n against Southern institutions. At length our country became involved in.'s savage civil war, but instead of perfidions, Albion continuing to aid those whom shein. aracted in hatred of Southern society, that arrant hypocrite now pats the rebels upon the shoulder, encouraging them in their treason, and complimenting them for their gallantry and their English tastes and I bearing. - The of thesth following extract is from the Times' •• • ‘'• "The federal government and its mipporters tom Plain of the lekewarnutess of the people of these realms because we have not ) helped them against their enemies in some mys rffrious way oother wich we could never make got. forgetful apparentlybf the sacrifices we have I made end the sufferings our cotton operatives, have endured by reason of a blockade enforced in f avor of a hopeless cause. The British pub- lie, however, love fair Play; and when they see a gallant and free peoPle with Enaish tastes, modes of life and bearing struggling for a sep arate national existence which they think would suit them better than their present conneqion, then surely: they have aright to the possession qf their afoot of ambit on if they can COnOlier it. and prove in other respects that they are a nation, and eatable of governing themselves. The fed eral government and its supporters_ Jost the UM pathie3 of the great 'ntfority. of the people of tits country from the peculiar tactics which they resorted to in carrying. on the war„and - frourtheir i overbearing conduct towards the British govern ment and people. President Lincoln'egreat slave proclamation is perfectly understood and appre ciated in this country. When it was resolved to, - abolhth slavery-in thelirest Indies;theatritish Parliament paid twenty-million.sto the owners of slaves and that question Will treated 49 one Of yr) , The , most adroit I . -efforts' 'gust /22itY be' prone • 41-K, 3 • To the EMU!! of the Pittsburgh Post . DEAR SIR: - 'Some time ago. .I received a communication from H. Lambert, lisq , proposing to me, as a holder of some of the bonds of Allegheny co., the terms of a compromise. The proposition was sub stantially to substitute for existing bands, bearing six per cent. interest and running to maturity in about 24 years, a •new set of bonds to bear 4 per cent. interest and not maturing befOre 50 years. To my way of thinking a claim far so extraordi nary a concession, must have a foundation in some principle, either of equity, as ap plied to natural justice, or of poverty, as derived from a conceded inability, on the part of the debtor, to pay the debt he had legally contracted. In my judgment no such principle can fairly be applied to the conditions of the proposed compromise. Compromises between debtor and creditor are not unusual. They have their origin as well as application in general principles of public policy and expediency ; but in order to reach the beneficent end aimed at they must necessarily protect honesty, and reopen the field of enterprise to the unfortunate who have failed throithe acci dents of trade,and not for want of economy or enterprise. One of the essential qualities in such compromises is, that the debtor cannot, by his unaided efforts, meet and discharge his obligations. This quality has its expression and value in in dividual probity and integrity. It is in conformity with this well defined principle of commercial action that the creditor consents to meet his unfortunate debtor on the ground of compromise. In the present case the bond-holders are the cred itor party and your county the debtor par ty. The issue.of poverty is raised by the latter; and the former is expected to meet it by liberal concessions or claims, the validity of which is fully vindicated by the adjudications of yonr courts. I had always supposed that your county was among the wealthiest in the State of Pennsylvania. It has a teeming popula tion of active artisans, skilful! manufac turers, thrifty farmers and wealthy capital ists. This condition of social order would very naturally raise a presumption against the plea of poverty, and throw the onus of proof upon the party claiming its advan tage. The most plausible defense of this plea I have yet seen, is to be found in an exhibit of your county affairs made by his Honor Judge Mellon,and published in the Pittsburgh Chronicle cf Dec. 23d, 1861. If the facts presented by the Judge admit of neither doubt, reduction nor qualifica tion, then indeed is your county so pover ty-stricken as to deserve the compassion ate sympathy of the most selfish and ob stinate—always bearing in mind, that sympathy undeserved by the object of it, is an eloquent and forcible censure upon a bad motive and a concealed immoral as , piration. The man who confesses his in . atility to di icharge his solemn obligatioar, commands our charity; but if he seek to repudiate them for his own benefit, be de serves our unmitigated contemc t. Ido not for a moment impeach the vera:•ity or question the motives of Judge Mellon. - - His fifirres and facts were, doulehr: made up of dale.dcawn from the county rec-irds, or given hilt by county t - fricial, - 1 hese data so astounded the Judge that he is led to assert that "next year our fazes trill be about double the average income of real estate and afterwards nearly equal to it." From this premise he may logically conclude that "no business, or property invested in business, can stand such exactions ;" and he undertakes to predict that '•capital will be withdrawn from the interted district and invested elsewhere; and the languishing 'prcsper• ity of Pittsburgh come - to an end." if, indeed, such results were foreshadowed in the future experience of the people of your county, it is no marvel that the doctrines of repudiation, with all its sequences of immorality, found many advocates ; for evils so appalling will sometimes seek a remedy even at the sacrifice of commercial integrity and public virtee. This is la • mentably true of individuals, and may be safely predicated of some communities. Now poverty may :be either absolute or relative. Absolute poverty implies the to tal absence of means wherewith to dis charge present obligation, or provide for immediate wants. Relative poverty only conveys the idea of a condition of afflu ence interior to that enjoyed elsewhere, ur by some more fortunate individuals or communities around us. In my view neith er of these conditions applies to your county. Are you certain aut you have not adequate means to provide for all your li abilities? Are you entirely worse off than many of the States and municipalities around you? I think not. Your railroad obligations are placed by Judge Mellon at $3,321,061; your aggiegate indebtedness, by the same authority, is stated at a little over $7.500,000. In 1860 the population of your county is fixed at 178,731. Judge Mellon states your taxable property at 28,000.000. This would present the ratio of taxable property as one of population to one hundred and fifty-six dollars. If you refer to the 11. S. census of 1860, you will find that the average rates for the State is one of population to $247 of property. But the real basis as determined by the same census is one of population to $487 of value. You place you taxable property at only $28,000,000; this census increases this to $44,000,000 in order to equalize you with other portions of the State; but in estimating your real and true wealth, the same census gives your basis of taxation at $87,000,000. I have no doubt that this last is as near the truth as can be reached. The simple fact is, therefore, revealed that your county has failed in its assessment of values to pre sentX true and reliable base, If such fact did not exist, as matter of positive evi• dence, it would result inferentially from a ccmparison of values in other States.— Thus, while in twenty•one States the basis of assessed values, is affixed at about 20 per cent below the real values, as given in the census, your State has placed its assessed values at 50 per cent below its real values, while your county has made -tbe difference nearly equal to 70 per cent. *lt is most probable that his Honor Judge Mellon has deduced Ns- dolorous conclu sion on the state of your finances from the facts I have stated. Prudential consider ations, as well as the noble sentiment of State and municipal pride and integrity, would suggest that the records of values be first adjusted ; and their capacity as certained to meet existing obligations or honor, before a proclamation of insol vency is promulgated, and a plea of men dicancy set up in justification of a compro mise which is removed only in name from direct repudiation. If yon put your taxable base at $87,000, • 000, as fixed by the census, and have only an aggregate debt of less than 8,000,000, distributed over twenty years to maturity, no one ought to credit your plea of insol vency, or be disposed to listen to terms of compromise. In 1845 the city of Pitts burgh was devastated by a fire, whioh laid ' - waste its fairest portions and entailed a loss upon its merchants and capitalists of four or five millions of dollars. With characteristic energy and noble resolution ' they immediately commenced the work of restoration. Be it said to their perpetual honor, that, in a year or two, the city rose from its ashes, with increased splen dor, with not a stain upon its individual eredit, or a loss to any but the individoal sufferers. There was lost in a few hours a gum nearly equal to three-fourths of your aggregate indebtedness. How mis taken then the policy and dishonor now, 'of putting in a plea of absolute poverty to ,Os* an appeal to the charity or.lnagua wady of crediforBl : - = The, Union an it ma The Constitution as it employed by federal agents in this country /0 pa ranice by "MO. Of " t'nlon and th an, patirin SocietieN " and by meetings n London and where ids. Lincoln and his pa ty into impala sit ; ;, mill signally fail, as mite-tenths Of the po=op/P ,/ hese realms are unmistakably in favor the inde pendence of the Sauthewn antfederaey and inrtlier think that the armies andpeople of that rcai be‘ne already virtually eehiiped their indend,,,,,." • A few facts will dispose of the question of relative or comparative poverty. I have already shown_ that according to the United States census the basis of true value in your State-is as one individual r to three hundred and - eighty-five dollars' , ..of property; and it is fair to presume that Allegheny county is not below this staid ard. The State of Maryland with a popti , 'talon of 687,409; including 171,131 slaves l and free blacks, has a per capita basis of valuation of $617. The State has pro jected and maintained a very extensive and costly - system of internal improve• ments, from which little. or no revenue has been directly received. Baltimore city, which is behind none of her eastern rivals in making liberal provision for the poor; in erecting and maintaining public schools, and in beautifying and adorning its parks and places of public resort and , amusement, had in 1860 a population of I 212,500, with a property valuation of 130,- 000,000, thus showing a per capita basis of l taxation of $616. The assessment in 1862 for State and city purposes was $1.17 j cents in the $lOO of this valuation. For I the present year the assessment may reach $1. 9 :1 on the $lOO. It will thus be seen 1 'that Allegheny county has a basis of value for taxation less than Maryland by $277 per capita; while the city of Pittsburgh is $433 per capita behind the taxable basis' of Baltimore, It may be objected to this course of reasoning, that when a specific amount of taxes is to be raised, it will make but little difference whether the basis of values be enlarged or contracted, inasmuch as the definite proportions assessed to each 1 property holder will remain substantially the same. This is strictly true, if the measurement of value irregular and appli ed fairly to each individual case. Bet the 1 1 difference in principle becomes obvious, 1 when the debtor presents to his creditors I a statement of his assests fifty per cent. !below their absolute value, and reasons from this fact to an assumed inability to pay his proper proportion or total amount of his indebtedness. Under such circum stances the debtor would be fairly suspect ed of improper motives, if not of fraudu lent intentions. Judge Mellon states in his exhibit, that something more than the one-fourth of the property of Allegheny county belongs to its creditors; and then remarks that "better for us had they it all allotted to them in actual partition, as it would save us the time and trouble of managing it for their use." This is assuredly a startling conclusion , and no doubt has had its effect upon the popular mind in detpr mining many people to resist the payment of a Railroad tax. The comparative facts I have already stated. though not conclu• sive in the order of logical sequence, present the question of ability to pay, on the part of your county, in a more favor able and hopeful light; while the predic tion made by his Honor in December 1511, that the taxes, in something has than two years, would be equal to the a:f r•ge income of real estate, will add ti.ither to his ability as a financier, nor h's credit as a prophet. It is difficult for the best of us to resist the flow of popular currcnt when it runs violently in a given direction. In such a conjunction the best minis suffer a partial perversion ; and the sturdiest wills betray indications of improper and unnecessary d. Election. 1 , mean no discourtesy to the Judge in as earning this to have been his situation and surroundings. His own case is that of many others equally gifted and equally honorable. When the taxes of Allegheny county are made to conform to the true basis of value as laid over the State, and when your rich and poy.ulous county shall have placed itself on a level of taxation with the Rtates and cities of the North and West, it will be time enough for her creditors to decide, from her absolute and relative poverty, the question of remitting her indebtedness, partially or in full. But besides this view of the (location, the equity aide of it must not be forgotten, I do not design to discuss the moral obli gation which rests upon every debtor to pay his just and legal debt,. The ques• lion is too well settled in the univbrsal ethics of business to require of any one now a renewed eff..; t to give an ample so lution, A propositio n of compromise is prt• sumed to embrace a certain character of equity, whiuh, thouzh not absolcite, turret, nevertheless, conform to the moral neces• cities implied in doing justice to all par ties interested in the proposed adjustment. It Is evident that if one party to it receive all the benefit, and the other nothing but disadvantage, there must be some error of fact and principle in the proposed egos. Lion of interests. Now, to my mind, this error is the radical vice of the terms of compromise proposed to its creditors by year county. You would receive all the benefits, and your creditors suffer all the damage. It you will take the trouble to enter into the calculation, you will find, that, by conceding the two per cent. claisp ed by your countf, the bond.holders would actually enable you, by funding the sums thus saved at 6 per cent per annum and paid semi-annually, to redeem your entire debt in 24A years! But this conception of 2 per cent. Is not enough an still re quire an extension of time toyo years. Now by the funding process above men tioned, a single bond of $l,OOO, running to maturity at GO years at 2 per cent. per annum, would make the value of twat bend, at its maturity, OA. At this rate 3f progress, at the end of 60 years, Allegheny county would have amassed it sum not only large enough to liquidate her debts, but have the snug little sum of ten millions of dollars in her treasury. Again, if a bond-holder were paid his interest according to the terms of his bond, and he proceeded carefully to fund his receipts, his bond, principal and in terest, at the end of 50 years, would be worth 19,100 dollars. On the other hand, if he were required to take the four per cent. instead of six, his bond, by the same time and by a similar process, would be worth only 12,400 dollars, making a dif ference in favor of the debtor of 6,700 dollars, on each and every bond of 1,000 dollars, To the inexperienced, this re sult may seem startling; but ft Is, never theless true; and its verity only proves how unequal would be the operation of a compromise based on the terms proposed by your county. Its injustice is farther exhibited in the fact, that a tax of 91 cts. on the 100 dollars of your exceedingly low valuation of 28,000,000 dollars would, with the allowance of 6 per cent. for losses and collection, extinguish your debt be fore the year 1888. Again, the concession of 2 . per cent. asked of the bond holder, is equivalent to a yearly tax of 203 cents on the 100 dol.' tars. Now to your valuation of 28,000,000 dollars, and the amount of your railroad indebtedness of 2,300,000 dollars; and than upon the aggregate, assess 203 cents On the 100 dollars, thus reaching debtor and creditor, and, by proper management, your entire debt will be extinguished be fore the year of our Lord, 1870. By this process the creditor would be subjected to no loss that you do not exact of him by the terms of your compromise; and if it would fall heavily make t on the debtor, so as to make it of impossible application, where ie the equality of ad vantage in your compromise? Why should the bond-holdcr concede losses with no future advantage to him, while the debtor, by submitting to a heavy burden for the present, would in the'end find a compen , swing result in largely diminished 'taxa tion ? is my firm conviction that your county is fully able to pay her debt to the last farthing ; and if she should obtain a temporary Pecuniary advantage over her creditors by worrying them into terms of settlement disgraceful to her, the taint of dishonor will not rest upon her history, and shame the generations of thrifty and wealthy and high-toned men who'will suc ceed those of the present day, who, from thoughtlessness or cupidity have impress ed there an indelible blemish. ARRIVING ARRIVING COUERT EAU SHOE STORE 62 Fifth Street, OX. Next door to Exprees Ono, ap3 B oiling lid usual, much ander the regular price SUMMER GOODS ICU E HAVE NOW RECEIVED OCR v • Becond stook thenr Goods. embrao- Mg importations of very latest and newest styles of CASSIMERES, VESTING S AND To an examination of which, we would respect fully solicit the attention of our Patrons and the public. They will be made up to order in the be't and most fashionable manner, at reasonable Moe& Gray, Poissell st Hese. SUCCESSOIIS TO SAMUEL GRAY &SON. MERCHANT TAILOR'S m y is '2 9 a NO, 19 FIFTH ST. F TOD WANT GOOD AND CHEAP. Boots, Gaiters or Balittorals, go to JOSEPH If, BORLAND'S, No. 98 Market at,, 3d door from Fifth. And look at the prices. Ladle; least Congress heeled SPA Gored Gaiters . 0 121. v $l5O, Ladles Rid Alm. heeled Boots only $1: Ladies Slippers only 870 Man's Calf Boots only $2 00. Boy's laced high Shoos. $l. Youth's laded high shoes 500. and a few more pairs of shop worn hboes.nt lees than cost. ItememSer to call at the right place. No DS Market street. The third door from Fifth. myl6 REVOLVERS Colt's new and old model. Manhattanoubl arms Co, fire arms Co. Smith and Wesson's Cartridge, Allen dr Wheelock do sharp's do For sale by pt JAMES BOWS. a 136 Wood St. \E LT CE3I E NT AND GRAVEL Roofuifr, of the best material?, put on at the ehortret notice. C O.IIN IL EAL-50 BIIsIiELS FRESH by ground Corn Meal uurt received and foreale lAs. A. , IFET2agn. may 4 - conisroniszket and First st. JUST/011. • The Fight at Milton—Col. Ham bright's ,Command. In a correspondchce of the Chicago Tri bune, dated Murfreesboro,. May 15th, . mention is made of the 79th Pennsylvania regiment, and its excellent commander : "On the late successful expedition, under' Col. Hall, when he was attacked at Milton by a superior force of the enemy,the 3d brigade,lst division, (Rousseau's) com manded by Col. Hambright, in the absence of Col. Starkweather, was sent by a forced march to his (Hall's) assistance, and gave him material aid in repelling the enemy. This brigade, composed of the 79th Pennsylvania, 24th Illinois, Ist and 21st Wisconsin, with Bush's 4th Indiana battery, was never mentioned in one of the many reports published. Again, th's same brigade, commanded by Col. Stark weather, was selected by Gen. Reynolds, although not of his division, to go with him on the expedition which he made to ward McMinn7ille lately. The brigade did its full share of the duty." 'Authentic News from Mexico. Mr. Ottenberg, United States Consul to Mexico, has just arrived in Washington, with voluminous dispatches from Minister Corwin. He is of the opinion that the Mexicans will be able to resist the incur sions of the French, and that, in the event of their being able to capture Puebla, they cannot reach the City of Mexico. The Mexicans fight with great stubbornness, and their leaders display excellent gener alship. What the Rebels Mean to ]o. The Frederickabarg correspondent o the Richmond Dispatch writes the follow ing, which may mean something and may not : "Hooker apprehends 'a crossing,' I be lieve, more than we do. His backers take hope that we may `tall back' from weari ness and exhaustion. And Richmond idlers may suggest the same apprehension. Believe it not, even if appearances should ever countenance the thought, and then remember that in the rising tide the waves apparently recede, but only to gather, strength and volume for further conquest of the shore." Gen. Stoneman's Late Raid. The official report of Lieutenant Colonel Davis, of the 12th Illinois cavalry, who commanded one of the divisions of Stone. man's force° in their late famous raid, states that the ally loss he sustained was three commissioned cfficers and thir ty-three enlisted men. He brought with him one hundred mules and seventy. five horses, besides destroying over a million dollars worth of property. Telegraphic Censorship in Prussia The Pruf.sian government is exercising the censorship over the telegraphs very strictly, so far as all news from Poland unfavorable to ItuE;la is concerned. The journals in the etpitern provinces are filled with complaints of the manner in which the telegraph officials treat them. of tho Rebel Prisoners at Camp Butler. There retain now but eighty prisoners at Camp Butler. They were sick at the time the other prisoners left, but now all are well or convalescent sod go south on Monday. It is reported that many of then, could they have their choice, would take the oath of allegiance and remain north.— Sprit:afield Journal. Pons, Greely floandere in the mnd of military and political speculation worse a n d worse. In the touching word. of the Now York 11",,r hi—"lt is sad to see w-. 4 4. agrieu'tural intellect so wrccltetj, =ld lac utties that. Enizht 1t6..e enohled the farm yard, shattered in a wild effort to compass statesmanship. 3/ Its. A.L.Lr-vm H_SIR RESTIMpI, PLANTATION olLikiplil OE yOETII LINDSEY'S imoonsEAßcinEn, Liqvin STONE POLISH, SCLINECIPS CATTLE POWDER, ELMBOLD'S MED/C/NRS, DI•CARBONATE SODA PILLS ENNED l''S 1111EIU1t 01 %TRENT MINERAL WATERS. a I kintb, N'OWELL•S RAT POISON, D URA crili PREPA RAY lONS, For rale hs , SIMON JOHNSTON. mrl9 corner Sinithle!d and Fourth street S, S. NEW NEW NEW NEW SPRING STYLES SPRING STYLES BOOTS AND SHOES BOOTS AND SHOES EVERY DAY EVERY DAY •AT AT COATINGS. LUPTON k OLDDEN corner sth and Wood street - May 19.—A special to the New York Herald says: The situation here is unchanged. The extension of the rebel left to Williamsport has not weak- ened the heavy infantry force in our im mediate front. The three corps of Gen. Polk, Hardee and Breckinridge, are at Grey's Gap, Wartrace and Hoover's Gap, respecely. Gen. Polk's corps consists of Wither's and Cheatham's divisions. Gan. Hardee's of Claiburn and McCow an's, and Gen. Breckinridge's of his own division, under Hardee, Helms and rein forcements lately received forming anoth er division, and to be under the command of J. Patton Anderson. It is said that Bragg has received rein forcements from other_ points of three brigades, but it is also asserted that the same troops had gone to aid Vicksburg.— The forces alluded to are the brigades of Gen. Churchill, just exchanged, General Gent's, from Cnatleston, and General Walker's from Savannah. Certain it is, that all their troops passed west on or about May 12th. Gen. Wheeler's rebel cavalry Wilder M'Alinnville on the lath, and Col. captured eight of hia bodyguard yesterday and found documents on them showing Wheeler's forces to be at McMinnville. Gen. Morgan has had a quarrel with Gen. Wheeler, and was under arrest, but has been taken from under Wheeler's command, lhe prisoners taken by Col. Wilder say that Gen. Morgan moved toward Kentuc ky, proposing to cross the Cumberland above Carthage. There is a report that he crossed on Fliday, bat it is not credi ted. General Wood returns to the command of his division, instead of retaining com mand of Nashville, Lis old troops pro testing against his retirement from active command. The Mobile Register of the 15th says that General Buckner has been assigned to the command of East Tennessee, vice Davis. A Story is in circulation that be has been attempting to cross the Cum berland. It is presumed that the forces have been lately thrown into East Tennes see, as Gen, Breckenridge's rtak throws him into the command of a division, and it is supposed that the retirement of Davis' troops was only the 7th Georgia brigade in the department. A dispatch in the Atlanta Intelligences of May 15 says that a fight bad taken place at Raymond, Miss., on the 12th instant, in which the rebels under General Gregg were beaten with heavy loss. Among the killed was Col. Gavestiek of the 10th Ten- • ssee. The newspaper correspondents captor• ed aS Vickbbarg on; the 3d inst, were at Itichtnond on the 16th. Nsw Your, May 20.—The steamer Lan•! cer, from Newbern on the lith, arrived at this port this morning. All sins quiet at Newbern. The troops were in excellent b.alth. Go.. Pooter compl.ti.a Tsirtitleations. Is4w YonK, May 20. —The steamship Auvtralasian sailed to-day for Liverpool with 160 passengers and $140,000 in spe cie. STRICTLY Plliiiiiiiaii Low L'rloes. PITTSBURGH DRUG HOUSE ; TORRENCE & IffeGARR, APOTU ECA.IXIICS. Carnor Ibura and Markd organ. PITTSBUROR. Drage, Lead. (*ea_ mTlartar itiedielnee. Palate. aranchig Nada, Perromery Dye Bcullies leasaluatard, Illaemienia. Spices. ea.. ailL Phyaiolon; Preserisitioas acourataly own ponodyid al 211 hoots. p ure winos and Liquors . for medicinal use only. lento IipECJIIIIIM & LONG. Agents for the . I Liellitck eye. Quaker. Russel-Iron. end Collor* Chief n% Mower and Reaper. Farmtr's Cayuga Chief. it.. Mowers. Wheeled Revolving Horge Hay Rakes. Buckeye ?dower & Reaper. Russehle Ilorse Power Separators. my 20 _DEVOLVING AND HAND, HAY Dll , rake; hay and manure forks, hay elevator; grain cruller, sorthes, stadia scythe stones and harvesting implements generally, for sale by DEt DRAM elt LONG. No 127 Liberty Anat. JH URNS. DOG POWEUS, FOR SALE 'by ARRIVING ARRIVING OOL TRINE , 6II EEP sum/kris. tcr attic by Mil FOITIITEEN ITUNDRED F lan, a convenient. well built, two .storx ap brick dwelling house. annexed with front-gtor-h, hail gird iwo parlors, two chambers. finished kitchen, cellar, largezard. hidrantamiwi lot of ground fronting on bouth Canis!. Stre e t, j. When, city. Terms eggy, noply to • S. OtiTIISIISIIT S SONp, 51 Market tat. ARGE WAREHOUSE FOR SALE, AU Situated on First St. S. CUTHBERT & SONS 51 Market SL gaiters, gaiters, Gaiters, Gaiters, Gaiters, Gaiters, Gaiter, Gaiters, Gaiters, 55 EIFTIEt SFREET 45 FIFTH STR.EET. m 91855 FIFTH STREET. J 4 ADZE coNGBESS GAITER' Ladies' Congress Gaiters. froM 1,60 to szt 00 Ladies' Congress Gaiters. from 160 to $ 3. 00 Ladies' Congress Gaiters. from 1,60 to $ 3 00 At the Peoples' Shoe Store. No. 15 Filth St. j D. S. DIFFENBACHER. I PUBLIC NOTICE. IN ACCORDANCE WITTE - THE ACT of Aseemb y, incorporating the Pittsburgh Grain Elevator Company, Comp a ny, be opened to the en pita! stook. of saidet the Mer chants' Exohenge, in the City of Pittsburgh. on MONDAY, Ist Day of /lane. next, at 10 o.olook, a. m. and open WI 3 O'oiooh X., m. of same dgy. - Springer glarhangh, Thomas Bell, John Scott Joshua Rhodes. Wm Bingham- R. F. Kennedy, Jno. B. Cantle! d J. 8. Liggett, Wm. McCreery, and other Corporatore, O 0 IL S SVGA REVAPORATORS C Bugar cane milk of SitiNtotat pattrans. -for sale ; mya BEClthikk Lott' 124' Most, Malt. TELEGRAPHIC. CAVALRY- SKIRMISH, REBEL FORCES IN TENNESSEE &0., &43., Bzs3., BALTIMORE, May 20.—rhe followirg_diat_ patch was received to-day; WUCCRESTER, VA., May 20.—Maj. G6ll. Schneck : My cavalry had a skirmish with the rebel cavalry to-day, six miles from here. We killed six and captured seven of them, including a Captain and Lieuten ant. There were no casualties on :our side. My cavalry is still in pursuit. [Signed] IL H. MiLnov, Maj. Gen, !am-. No 127 Liberty St. BECKHAM & LONG 127 Liberty stre et, BECKHAM M & LONG 121 at, street TO-DAY'S ADITERTISO: N EWGOQfS OREjkING DAILY, BLACK - ,.,p .1 f.i.rig'i DBES'S GOODS, SHAWLS, 11 0NNETS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, Rtiebies, Hoop Skirts Cor• sets, Sun Umbrellas. Shit- SHIRT F.RONTS, IRISII LINENS. DIAPERS. GINGUAMS, PRINTS, cLOAIE ENG All of which Pill be sold Wholesale,' or - lietakl, as cheap ea can bo found, all./ where, WM. SIEMPLE9S, 180 and 182 Federal Street, ALLEGHENY. JURNRY W. BEELUIIONT it CO. DILMERS Foreign Brandies, Pines and Gins. Also. Blackberry. Raspberry, Wild Chem, .ad Ginger Brandies. Old Dlonoi,gb..ht la. lye, 1.11 other Wh ?rim Jain tics Jtum. A: L., No. 83 Liberty Street. Opposite rout th 'saner, PITTSBURG:I', PA. AB- Hotels. Tavern., and Parailicz, upplictd a modarata tat fits Co: Ca b. my2layd W. E. Schmertz & Co. NO. 31 FIFTH STREET, Have now in store a complete stock of Hoots, Shoes 43L Gaiters Calf Enamelled, Patent Leather, ..11 Hid BaLmorill!s. Cortzrvois fi iterm Scotch Tie, Oxford and English Aram, ing Bootees All of which a-o mannf,ctured 1 of t%e bort of material and, WOrk/uozahip, aLd VT&Z.I3.IZ. d to give traticlaction. mr2l 0 1 / 1 0Z or PENksyhY,slil... Ise r a.%scc ' itt ourah. Mg• •g" Plp HE DIRFCTORS 4IIP Till IS 040.17 PA - his hare his they declarer) u Ovule .d 'Part out, out of flte profits of fho last PL.7 mola r , antslicable th.redrcti ti of 'tort ..hti-usions. for stook not folly pi 4 or. ri d payable 14 hold en ofpaid up s.t.n&r, iu ca•h on derouno. N v re.s't GRIER E PROU Sa . erY. to721:10 41 ATTENTION.] Art TIMMY MEN WANTED—*4IOD gy Mea will twelve tha highest wages". A ply to 111721:7td - 00P POLES. 90 090 SLACK ncK, -NAL ory poles.. 20 000 .Light. eO. kor sato cn wharf by - . .1 JUL . & T r gTZRR. corner Market Street ETTER, # BARRIE LS FE EX rr ter, just ived.and sale by • JA b. A. FETZSR, per Market land lat L ECT UR E. COL•, JOHN O. CLARK, of the 123 d Iteginient holm - Irani& Volontecre. at the recto tot of tnertroitiz has cooset. te Ito deliver a Public Lecture, for t•-ti benefit of the 'United States Cartstiatt Gorntolin -,on FRIDAY RITEMNG,MA V -AT LA, irAwm.rpm le—TiokotatO CENTS—to be had, at the Made and Book storm in Pittsbutitit; - and at . H. P, Schwartz'', J. D 3 Caldwell'a, E. C, Cochrane% and. tr. Brown'o, In Rri Doom open at 7% o'clock; Lecture to begin at 8 o'clock. ' iny2C:td D.l 5 Ti ~, ._ . •c 4 9 Il -cl C/I O-g 0 t " ) : )1 1 , , :, "4 o . z . , . !m . ut!..00 mo 4 .t.).i. I op. - ..,:;$ : L I 4D ) 4 0 tar 9 1:4 c o; hi 1 bi l The ill tn . ' ` 2 12, 0 4 0 : at - - 3 :4 '' '4 6 g fii .. i g 41 MA ; z:zi g 4 1 0 • CC Ox :a a w,,% :8 -: zif gl 0 A t=s A " 4 • 40 .11 ca - o 0 . URN OLD PALM SOAP, • A FURS OLD PALM SOAP, - . PURR OLD PALM SOAP. - PURE OLD PALM SOAP; _ lam in receipt of a large' lot of Pnie Cid Palm Soap. equal to any toiletßoap now in use. its con etßat. nse is ail:MO prevention of ehapee4 hands. face, ac, Those wishing a good soap a t t h e price of an ordinary article should use the PIMEMO PAIM SOAP, • PURE OLD PALM SOAP. PURE OLDPALMSOAP, JOSEPH. ThuiturtPfs JOSEPH momrsrs donor - of the Melina and,Market street. corner of the Diamond and Market street. 301718 kei - Hoods; cx.oTus v a c , 4RN I iriA PIASTERS. PRIC Porous Plaster, Rowlock Plastere. 11 dy Ptteh Plasters, °tail Itindsat— • BANKIN'S Drugstore, 63 Market genet zoyl6 . _ G. ENT.4EItr WOULD FURNISHING G0G135..- GA USE SILT and COTTON EINDER4 CLOTHING,_.- FIRE LINENAc TRAVELING COTTON MERINO dt:sivoitizfoor-.1 IGLoVEsisciint-s, TIES, & STOCRS. . COLLARS de qrsiwt-s. Of all which will ba.found afrodt and attliat,iya stook, aC V.E.EVY LOW PRIG $ j . NAORIThI Br. GLIDE.- No. 7'B liTa.rkeit:Eitredki,-3 p 2313 Bativitan Fourth a.ad the Diamontl. JAS. JffeCA LT. No. 7u , t t. It EN 41 , -V AL InkS V. BARDEENII,I%.4! ItEmoxTh from' Smithfield street - lielow the Girard Home House, to N 0.145 Fitth streit opposite .the Court - - aP2l:tf.- H 061 - JE. . _ UT E HAVE JUST RECEIVED. = A w larg o atipply °fauna vulcanized drantlELDt.p. 'Elven se ie warranted not' o hotfirl feeted by beat at thr:e handred degree's. Pahgeril'a heat. and to stand a preasure 01:75 pottnds to- the square inch. and never; ltkoleatherreoulrinVdil--,,,6 nog. Cut in length to suit. with pouiiiiiietrantr" Pipe attached. • - ; • WELDON - -;' • 1i0.164 , W0d- Street 7"`-': Dissolution. , • n.E'c-penranensuip,,UJEzzat e ,., fore existing under the name axed elyle,et,f; !inward'. Rro.. was by mutual camera disaidired.,?%ll en the first day of April. The accounts of Alta ':'£ said firm will be rettled bv David H awnrtb : JElar UWOI3II, EIAIVORTEL•,_,: • Notice. 11i' - • -11-,lli' RETIRING-Y.11047HE GlkoOfty busihess.l kindly beg leave to retain 'my incis k ; sincere thanks to my kind friends and publiegelf trails; forthe very'riberal patronege so generous ly -bestowed on, the late rm,.- -.And hope ytheY will continue the same kindnewg to my sue •eIISOTOr as they-are determined to -sell all goddi line lovrfor nosh.-.' Partnership rin HE xrNDERSIGNED HAVE J. day, entered into parbaershiP. and Will e• ntinne to carry on the Grocery buciness at the: on stand- under the style-and title ofi.D.. Es. worth, do Co., And hope by their long expertieriest4"-'-':.l and close attention to the with the means and facilities of always pros all goads in 'heir the line. from first hand& to•reeekve'- same patronage, that the of fi rm 'has - been see liberally favoured wiM, as the, aradeterinined;t.o ' a It all goods, in their 1 ne, wholesale (Trete:i low as an t y honstVweatof the Mountaini.' ' - - • DAVID HAWORTH. ALFRED -O.- -WHITRHEAD, ;11Alits' PLANTATI ON BIITEES, Ai" I...herly pectoral, iturnett's lielmbold'sl3ucht; rion. 'Amboy'', Blood Sea-rohor.-budlailed Losen vs. Brown's Brotwhist• Troones. andnii of i-rit 'Jayne's.Fatn'ils, Medicines. together 'with elt - the — ' the Pateet JE.Proprietmr-metheßt! 1;01-o 5 1 407, For sale wholesale - or retail:by' A„„.KKLLTs 69_E'ederal.Bt., Alleighater. )7 oars, soAps, Gennine Canille likkodpi t ,„,, _2 Genuine, Clutiiinltik, PuRE OLD PALK NOAPS,,,;. ---•- - -- 7 -•- PURE OLD •P. L$ SOAPS; - - • Colmterr A eisotted Toilet beano., - - -:..• .-•.: 4, Colgate 's Assorted Toilet tiOrmr:' Fine white castile b 0111). and fancy toilet Soaps .-- - of every description... Met rro'd and. for seletly _ 061) my 9 . A. -RNLLY -69 Federal -St; halasheiy.- ; .. : Dar ED AND MIME.: ixai) PAA:sm -mlß# &mind in Oil , Vaint-iimkirarnith Balbil. of every de•eziptinta .01 4 1airri-raeoll.fof -each on 'h and* and forgalain, ,' • Rpft,tY. - - znY9 69 /Wand bt.. Allaghtsh BANS DIVIDENDS BBBcKA NTS AND MANU FAC TUBERS BANK. • PCTTEBIIRGFE, Ma, 518 63. B BOARD OF BIRECI ORS OF ITIR ttd, Bank, have thi•day declared a dtvidrnd effrur per cent on its CAI ital stock, ont of the proiiti for the last six months, Pay,ble on or :atter the tith inst., and ir• e of ell taxer. txtrt;2wd W. 11, DENN Y. Cashier. • CITIZENS BANK. —7l)lMlnunart,/lttiVia 1862. A SPECIAL NIEETINO OP TuE -bi‘. &ankh°Mom ot_thisßank. Vilt - bis-lisld on l'uotittay. the Scidak of Ju nenext.tdcontider the propriety °fon/anima. as Jar as practicable. nn nerthe aot ethelaitt .Contress orthe OA. an Eat to provide - na:ionai eurreno v • may4;lm BAIs7.IIIIVG H0178E13. . IRA sl' VA Y. & C 0.,, , E• (Lat:m =the firin Co„) 33 A. NIK -IEX 82 75 VOITICIU:: /STREET, • Next door to the Mechanlas Bank. DEALERS IN GOLD, SILVER, BANKNOTES. 8.8.417G8, and all duxes of Government Seenritis. ap6.3md W. J. lUSTE KOUNTZ & .11111tTZ, .ItikaT it it 11444 No. 118 Wood St.. Second 4100 4444114 e Fifth Street, rhEALDILSIN FOREIGN AND Domestio IJ, Exchange. Coin, Bank Notes. and Govern ment hccurities. Collections promptly a ttend ; D . OLD. sIL-VER.,,EMAND NOTES git weertileates of Indebt&lnass, Quartermaa ten Certifio_tes. 7 3-10 Bonds and Coupons, Bad all etbe-r-coeer tanenteectiritles;./ Ki n g ht by mh5;6.7. d w, WIL-L1A1R6.2 CO., Wooa stroe P. corner of Third. .~AT~~T ~ FBODI Army of the Potomac Have one of the NEW _YORE DailY gr. r+ 'el at' your residence or place of btLeinese.' 11,4 them from us, you can &scout - Pub 'lthee please or change your paper. ' lIEMP POSTED; Leave your lidtiren with the Agent, . , J. 'VP, - P.I"PrOCK BOOKS, STATIONARY AND NEWS DEPOT Opposite' goat-mHte,Cpt,l, - 4a- Copies of ell the New "i:dift. PhiradelPhia. and Cincinnati ,Dally ' Falters , canbp,fouud e on the Counter. tasCS WCOLLISTER dr BAER. Wholesale& Reta 9. Tobacco Dealers 108 Wood Se., ‘ ,4 Doors trona OM. Bove recAreci a groat varie of - 5,161 0-K NG- T 0 81. 0C A BO choice brands of Cb. owingTolboo.oeia jg, To vrilloh they would call tho'attention of Country filerehartt'el.• as they are sakt at the vary; lowest Cgsh figures•.• 'roylB ipe uIILIAGTON 313 ratan 3V—Kb, 432 jast feceived and for Pale bY 11E72E1E11 . BRO. Wood street:l r xna auPe.fizok et and trugolas, deLicate, wholescnie.- eccncnxical and convenient deserts. J'ust i - ec'd and tor sale A. J. ItANKIN.S & CO'S, Drug toeA3 Msr hot. 3 doors below Fourth. bold_ driOBN STARICIC 20 BOXES JIBEiT BE NU' ceired and for sale by REIMER .k No, 126 & I% Wood streit..l to ciel and anPristhernaelveaudW. lat A/Vl3 £3111V.171.1*4 JE/BETHAIVOIgfr;
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