ADVERTISING AGENCIES. Memn. K. M. PEITENOILL A 00. No. 87 Pork Eos, New York city, and No. 6 State •treet, Boston; and 1,, p. FONTAINE A Co., No. 68 Nassau Btreet, New York oity, are au thorized to take Advertisements and Subsorir tions for us at lowest rates. e wUlfumista the Daily Post, to agents at the rate of $2,00 per hundred copies. THURSDAY MORh'WG, MAY 18. II eft ’ LOCAL UfTELLIfIE If CE. The Virginia Campaign—Friday Sat urday ana Sunday. From the N. Y. World. Hbadquahtbes Aext of the Potoxac, > / StJSDAY, May 16—7 F. Jt. j For the moment the two gigantic armies of the Union and the rebellion, rest like gladiators in the midst of their combat, to gather strength and maneuver for fresh advantages. Such an 'interval, brief though it may be, is sorely needed. Sinews of iron could not prevail long against Buch unremitting 'fighting and march lng as the troops of thiß army have had to un dergo. It will have been perceived that the eflbrts of our forces have been chiefly directed '■, agalnßt the flahk of the enemy. Every shift of the battle has been toward our left. We have ’ moved by the left flank continually. At the close of Thursday, a day of such a bat tle as General Grant himself said was never fought on this continent, the army was In line as follows : The Fifth corps on the right, the Sixth corps next, the Second corps occupying the left center, and the Fith corps forming the left wing. This position continued on Friday no battle taking place. Our men were engaged burying the dead and caring for the wounded during most of that day and evening. The! en emy’s sharpshooters, watchful as ever, flred at every head which showed itself too far above the intrenchments, and an officer whoso name ,1 did not learn, was shot dead while riding across the field. An occasional cannonade broke In upon the quiet of the day; which was one of rains and terrible weafher. spoiling the roads, which have now got from bad to worse. Notwithstanding the mud, another swift and bold manouver was accomplished on Friday night, again changing, toward the left, the po sition of our whole line. The Fifth and Sixth corps were march ed all night, and the army yesterday m orning faced the enemy about two miles above Spottsylvania Court House, along the Ny river, between the Po and Mattapony, and across the Fredericksburg and Spottsylva nia Court House road—thus: the Second corps • on the right conn eeting with the Ninth corps on the left, and occupying the line held by the Sixth corps last night; the Firt:. corps on the left, connecting with Burnside on the right, and the Sixth corps held mostly in reserve on the left. The headquarters of the army, Including those of General Grant, were established, as also those of the Sixth corps, at the house of a noted and wealthy secessionist named Gail who, in company with a brother, held poscsalon of an Immense estate, upon which that part of ouf line of battle, held by the Fifth and the re serve of the Sixth corpß, was disposed in sight. it be understood that this doubling move ment of our line did not turn the enemy’s flank, as intended; but, nevertheless, it being in a B<^t, heaSterly direc,lon ’ wa “ an advance move m@l, and brought us so much further on our way. The enemy was found in front; übiquit ous as ever; and leisurely engaged in strength ening his works, which are understood to be of long standing and very formidable. Observa tion of the field yesterday forenoon revealed a curiouß sight. The advance forces of both armies were quietly, digging within four hun dred yards of each other; exposing their bodies I in full view without firm? a shot. Batteries were coolly - placed in position, and the aspect showed that the .troops on both sides were too worn out by hard fighting and marching to waste their strength in the useless animosities of the picket line. Our batteries on the left, about Ba. m, lazily felt of the eneHy’s position and t hen subsided. A sharp and successful extemporaneous fight did occur on the left, however, which resulted in more serious fighting iu the afternoon. The enemy had possession of a house across the Ny river near the termination of our line of battle —a commanding and dangerous position. Soon after 9 o’clock Colonel Upton’B brigade ofßus boil’s division of the Sixth corps, with a portion of the New Jersey brigade of the same corps, crossed the Ny, charged up the hill, and took this house from them after a lively engagement. The day was one of showers. About the middle of the afternoon, when one of these showers was at its height, Gen. Meade, accompanied by General Wright, commanding the Sixth corps, I rode up to this house, cn t ered It and sat down I for a light conference. The grounds were stiil held by Upton’s and the New Jersey troops alluded to, which except the pickets formed the extreme ,feft of our position.— The two Generals had been conversing but a few minutes, when a sudden rattle of musketry from startled, both. The next instant another volley nearer, and accompanied with yell’s that could not be mistaken, was hoard and a number of the bullets penetrated the house. Generals Meade and Wright had just time to rush out the rear doors and mount their horses when the enemy came down upon' the house and the troops around it like wolves at the same time they brought out a battery from behind a wood above, unllmbered it and poured in a co-operative storm of grapeshot upon our men. The latter, although .taken at a sudden disadvantage, Jyught valiantly; but were forced back through''an orchard and down the face of the hill; yielding the position to the enemy with a loss in killed and wounded and prisoners of from fifty to Beventy-flvemen. The position was too valuable to be lost, The enemy proceeded at once to p lant a battery in the grounds about the house, which threatened to enfilade our left wing completely, and the Sixth corps was ordered to drive them back re take and hold the hill. The order reached Gen. eral Wright an hour before dark. At that time the main body of the Sixth corps was stili in re . serve this side of the Ny river; but it was imme | dlately sent forward to the left, behind a piece of woods, to cross that stream and form a col umn of assault. The river was unbridged, end was so swollen by the rains that the ford was next to impassable. Before bridges could be iponstruated it was datk, and the assault by the iSixth corps had to be abandoned. ' Meanwhile a battery was placed on an emi nence to the left, commanding the house Another, also bearing upon the house, was*al> ready in position near the house of Genera] Warren, whose corps was encamped and in line of battle to the right. These two bitteries opened a fierce and rapid fire upon the L my weakening and scattering their line to slch an f COrp “’ ™miJsedby S , Charsed up the UU from the right and took the place without difficulty. Some losses among our own troop, resulted ™ the ne el“‘ of the battery on the left to "T “^i ntlme - ™* held posses ■lon of the houee and ground, the enemy be haved toward our dead and wounded with re markable barbarity, refusing the latter every attention and robbing them of everything. The s!!la x. LieU , tenant ' Colonel Wtebeeke, of the 6y reslment - found atrip thf J y i“ e la “ or °hard. Thlß closed . y a Shting, the enemy being driven back Into his entrenchments. Some sharp skirmishing occurred during the night During last night the am y agam changed po. sttlon toward the left. The SUth corps have Ukea the position on the right, which they fail ed to obtain last evening. To the splendid Ver mont brigade attached to this corps was last ffight added a. new regiment, the Fifteenth Vermont, heavy artillery, fifteen hundred strong. The Second corps, except Bicncyfs di- Jdaion, which retained the works occupied by thlß corps yesterday, moved upandiscowomss ed toward the left in the rear'. Toothing but ■ lrnUaliing, and occasionally cannonading, >*■« “rex' 1 t<Wlay ' The “ oea of the enemy are teat h» In the forest, and Ills plain, noTap C Tat!' _TlfP qf °^ ette dESP' 'jxzszzs* to®!telUn.ofthe toe until the Uenof B »» k ’* glorious victory., • U ->.t SKJ .J slighter if continued ell the way to Richmond would use up both armies completely. Active preparation, for aome new movement are nev ertheleaa being made, and they cannot be made ‘ br t ln « iDg on more acting. Everybody tUhka that we will in .uch an event have more advantage. inpoaitfon thanthoae we‘ now hold The order for two days- additional rationa has be “ b ‘‘ U6d ' “<> whatever movement la made wiU be toward the front. The total num ber of gun. captured in 'Thur.day-a engagement la now reducedtoelghteen, in. lead of the forty two reported at headquarter.. The total num aa B nd° f T?° ne "“ Ptttred by u * “ «W>‘ thou aana. The number of colore twenty-two. Equality. * n=e “P crowd in this or any other ° l ” Belfto dlB Pd the illusion ° f ,he De olaraUon of Indepen eqUaJlty > whe “ “-rt ed that all menwere equal. In anoient times sneh an idea was entertained when the system of Agrarianism was introduced, and the lands divided out in equal portions among the people, the eequal of that enterprise opened the t y !L. ‘ advocate » °f perfect equaiity, and ug them that human derice cannot restrain “T 1 laws ' 'When our forefathers proclaim ed the doctrine of equality they only intend let *.° *“ oppor,uni 'y be equal and tet skill, industry and fortune decide the rest. The very day that declaration was made, there was existing In society, side by side, the mil ic beSqCr ' the todustrious mechan '“dthe‘.? V ‘* grar,t - *■“ P‘ous seeker of re gion and the open and profane infidel, the pro fessor of science, and the man ;who .could not aame - A etogle glance at society dIt Te M ha l“ imilar ooatrMt “ exist in society 1 1 oeSec» e “ 7° f the Ba “ e BCKLety cann °t a " »e u7om, 7 To “attain the doctrine*, unphilosophlcal and to enforce the practice ab temm(7 OW , mUCh morc '‘. b »urd, then, Is the at bu7?o d^ PP 7 d ° Ctrln 8 °° l O,l ' J - ,0 oae race, but to different races. Neither the Indian nor the negro race can ever be theequal of white men in anything except in the opportunity to become so, and this opportunity should be regulated by the fundamental law of the land. Brute force can not and ought not to guaranfee this especial eq “ al “/- Season and legislation, consistent with the constitution, alone, riopld afford this r a , r 7, nt J' 11 Caano ‘ be f“«rand successfully denied, however, that a portion of the citizens public , , Statt “ aa, ‘ weU a« some female public lecturers, advocate a perfoct equality of the races. Whether they mean what they preach or not we do not pr etend to know. They may use the word equality as a kind of pUUtl eal catchword tor the purpose of creating excite ment promulgation of a new dogma, but whatever may be the motive, the fact remains Th ‘® d!bc,riM of Perfect equality Is preached and-proniaimed by men and women that ought to have better sense. The candid, honest portion of the communi ty, however, will never fora moment entertain ny such silly and unphilosophinal opinions. lotv DOt ° n ‘ y b “ diff e>-enccs in races so long as the world stands, bug Chere will be clan, and grades in the sam%a C e, that no human law can prevent or remove. Distinguished Vm, m ._ We were hoa . orcd yesterday by a visit from Robert L. John »Dn esq., of Cambria county. Mr. Johnston It well known throughout the State aa a moat consistent, dlgnided' and able Democrat. At the last Democratic State Convention at Phil adelphla, he received the highest vote for Sena torial Elector, and now occupies that dlstin | Slashed position. No one that we know of i, better entitled to the honors of the party, for "I,*- I ’' b ° red 80 “ fflclent| y and faith fully in the cause of our country and human h . “ ' ltt ° racy Mr Johnston stand, highland has achieved a wide reputation for professional ability. Long may his ruddy countenance and genial laugh enliven the deni zens of the mountain county. [ We have also been honored by a visit from ! our sound Democratic friend, John F. Barnes esq., of Johnstown, a lawyer of ability and a vigorous and eloquent speaker. Mr, Barnes during the last political campaign, did yeo-’ man., service in the cause of his party, and we hop. that his fellow Democrats will not fail When occasion suits, to reward him a. his merits deserve. Our woe-stricken country needs many more such self-sacrilicing patriots a. Messrs Barnes and Johnston. I . Sale of Stocks.— The following are the sale? of stock that took placeToesday night at Davis' Auction rooms : Ejcohange Bank Monongahela Savings Bank'.!’.! ’. ! o l n T #ur ance Company .... w 00 Pitlsbnrgh Insurance Company !!!' jjj £ Allegheny Insuranoe Company 23 00 Merchants’and Manufacturers’ Bank "" si it Manchester Saving, Bank . '. '. ta ll Pittsburgh and R.. . . Ys m All^he o ny Valley R.R do “ “ do d ° d ° :::::::::: eSS Still they Come.— About 3 o’clock on yes terday, the 137th Regiment of the Union Na tional Guards, emergency men, from Jefferson County, Ohio, under command of Col. Geo. Mc- Cook and Lieut Col. John MorrovV, arrived in this eity and proceeded to thoOity Hall, where a collation was prepared by the Subsistence Committee, of which they very willingly par took. They number one thousand men and are truly the bone Bnd sinew of the country. They are on their way to Washington City. 1 the morning the 37tli Wisconsin Regiment, erner gency men, passed through numbering tour hundred and flftt men. A Fight •—Two persons, hose ..ames u> forbear to mention, were pi wing bagatelle st a well known house In the Diamond, yester day, when a quarrel took place about the game. One said it was so. Another said It was not so. Cne said something about 11 liar and just with that the other said something about a /fartoo. SO at It they went, and they bag ged each other till they made it tell In good earnest. Blood flowed freely till the maiket police interfered and took them to the watch house,; where they will learn to play b m -a-tetl according to rule. Telescopic Views—A gentleman named \V. Grosser, has a telescope, that tnaguifles about flee hundred times, located at the corner of Fifth and Smlthfleld streets, where for ten eenti. you can have a view of the sun, the moon or the planets, provided 'always the sky is clear, and you can look it the proper time To men there can be nothing more Interest ing }han a view of the heavenly bodies that roll OV ’“ °“ r heads dalJ y. suspended upon nothing andjeldom thought of or noticed by nine-tenths of'toe human race. 4. Cburt of Oyer and Termtoer—Wednes day o’clock, p. m., Court convened and the jury brought in their verdict In the Sims oaee which w«a, “guilty of murder In the second del greej” The prisoner tvaa much affected upon hearing (he verdict and wept bitterly. The sentence was postponed. The prisoner was ably defended by Messrs. Swartswelder and Marshal, and the Commonwealth was sustained as ably by John F- Kirkpatrick Esq., District Attorney, who spoke for over two hours against the prls-I oner, j Valuable Farm at Auction.— The atten. tioo of capitalist* and others Is called to the saleoftheM-CasUn Farm, at HazWood Sta tion, A. V. R. R., on next Saturday, on the premises at 1 by order of the Orphans' Court. Some thirty acres of which is underlaid with coal. For particulars enquire of N. Nel- Bon, Attorney at Law, and A. .M’Olelland, auc tiooeer. £ * Going to School.—lf you warn to see a school the Uke of which you never saw. go to Oapt Williams, and he will show you a rched of whales. The Captain la drawing crowds at Masonic Hall, all for the benefit of the Sanitary Pointing and Letterlng.-Through the eitbrta of owners and mechanics, our city is as suming quite a new and clean aspect on many streets. A little effort on the part of other owners would give the city a decidedly elegant appear- ul ® r '“‘ Excel, ior Circus —We call partlo r attention to the advertisement of Brien's King s Excelsior Circus, who exhibit on the Lion Lot Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, a 7 19th, 20th and 21st, commencing Thursday evening at 7p. m. Among the members of this Justly celebrated circus troupe is M’Ue Ldusls'e Toarmain, a dashing French equestrian who has no equal in her principal and mauagerie acts in the world. Every lady who desires to become a good eques trienne should not fall to see her truly great managerie aot. M'lle Virginia, a remarkably fine artist,, is also a member ol this company. The names of the rest of the company will be found In the advertisement. Music—We have received a music sheet from Wamelink A Barr, and dedicated to Fa‘ t-ik B. Becxot, Esq., which is to be sold for the benefit of the Sanitary Fair. It is called San tfary Fair Grand March.. a Mr. Brunot is the President oPTlie Pittsburg rsanitary Commission, and its success so far is mainly attributable to his energy and peraever ence. This token of respect is justly due and will, we doubt not, be duly appreciated by this distinguished gentleman. The proceeds of the sale of this music will all go directly to the benefit of the Sanitary Fair p W York, May 17,-The Steamer pulton from Port Royal, on the 13th inst. has arrived here. Gen. Gordon has been ordered to iflonda to relieve Genera] Birney de ndting that the court martial in his case had resulted in Gordon’s favor. A Mass State Convention is called to meet at Beaufort, S. C., on the 17th of May, to re-elect delegates to the Balti more Convention, a similar movement is reported on: foot in Florida. An expedition up May river S C saw some re bel pickets who skedaddlen m a great hurry. Another expedition to Pinckney Island found no rebels Another expedition to Dawfuskie Island captured 90 bales of cotton. The enemy’s picket fires were still burning when our men landed, showing a hasty retreat. rhe armed steamer transport Harriet Weed was blown up by the explosion Of two torpedoes at once, in St. John’s nver, Florida,-the second engineer, cabin-boy and one other of the crew were lost. The vessel was a total wreck. A large nunjber of persons on the vessel were some of them severely The steamer Plata got a-ground in the Savannah river, when a large steamer supposed to be a ram came down from the direction- of the Savannah, but re turned after reconnoitering. An expe dition from Beaufort had returned from a tnp up Bull river on a reconnoisance he following is a com et list of killed and wounded on the Harriet Weed by torpedoes in St. John’s river, Florida:— Killltd, C. T. Bel), first assistant engin eer; Thos. Johnson and Abraham Brown, firemen; W. Harding, waiter- Stephen Wilkinson,coal heaver. Wound ed— Capt. J. R. Swift, chief railroad en gineer of the department, slightly; Capt. t hos. Collins; leg broken; Fred, Hamil ton, spine injured; Richard Whitaker bead fractured; Henry Jocob Xorcatt, slight; also some tvbenty colored soldiers belonging to the 3d U. s. regiment were-all more or lessinjured. dreil dollars annually, and on all other Honda PaSSengCr9 h >’ ,he Fulton State that the engagement off Charleston was of a ter- The interest ~aj*uc „„ character. The batteries on Morris March and September in each year The semi- . WerC dlreCted against Fort Sum ter, also the fire of several monitors. Sumter had been effectively repaired and it was thought the strongest fire came from it. The attack is believed to have been made under orders from the Navy I department. Treasurer, and can be transferred only on the Bacited .Out —A driver of a two-horse team, in turning his wngon in Diamond Alison yes terday, baoked up against a show window of a milliner establishment on said Alley and broke in the entire window. Twelve largcpanes of ..glass were broken and the sash dashed to pieces. The lady who owns the establishment asked one hundred dollars damages, which the mar ket man agreed to pay. At this rate he had bet ter quit attending market. Another Run OfT—A horse belonging to a batcher named Eckert ran;offln the Diamond, festerday, and in turning the corner, he upset an apple stand and scattered the content, all h „‘ r ° Ur i n,or mant asserts that the toT ?!„ , “ oPpe ' l Bince ' l,ut ’>•» *re Inclined to doubt the gentleman’s veracity. R.uklu-s Spiced Blackberry 1, l lißhly „ predated, for whilst (in Diarrhea and Dy« n £ t) I li acts gently as an astringent Its tonic properties brace the system redoccd by the disease; gradually, but mos, effectually remov! q A , Sk for Kaukl "' s Sjiiccd Blackberry bolrl by aH|DruggLste. Auction Sale of furniture, new and second hand 3 ply, Ingrain Carpets, Matting, Queens warq, Kitchen utensils Ac., will, be , o id this morning at 10 o’clock, at .McClelland’s ’auction rooms So Fifth street. • npHMK BO.N’DS ARE issi’ED rv J. der the Act of Congress of March Btl, mi Which provides that in lieu of,u much of the loan authorized by the Act of March 3d, 1863, to which this Is supplementary, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to borrow from lime to hue, on the credit Of the railed Status not exceeding TWO HUNDHKIj MIU.IONhOI, LAKS during the current a .cal year, and to pre pare and issue therefor Coupon and Registered Bondi of the lotted State. ; end ill Jjond. Is- smil under thin Act shall be EXEMPT FROM TAXATION by or under any Mate or municip al authority. Subscription, to there Bond, are received in United State, notes or notes of Na- lonal Hanks. They nre TUBE REDEEMED INfOIN, atlhe pleasure of the Government, *' period not Un than ta. nor more than forty lifer* from their date, and until their redemption FIVE PEB LENT. INTEREST WILL BB paid IX COIN, on Bond, of not over one hun- semi-annually annual Coupons are payable at those date., and tl.o mmual I'mimn, on fhe M , nd 100 dolUr Bonds are payable on the dist of -March. •subscribers will receiw either Restored or Coupon Bond,, they , n ,y prefer. Registered Bunds are recorded on the books of the U. s. om.cr's order. Coupon Bond* are payable to bearer, and are more com enient fur commercial Registered Bonds will be issued of the dcnom- inations of Fifty Dollars. ,*60.) One Hundred Hollars, (*100,) Five Hundred Dollars, (*600,, One thousand Dollars, (*1,000.) Five Thousand Hollars, (16,000,) and Ten Thousand Dollars, (*10,000;) and Coupon Bonds of the denomina- tionsof Fifty Dollars, (*50,) One Hundred Dol- lars, (*100,) Five Hundred Dollars, (W 00,) and One Thousand Dollars, (si,ooo.j Subscribers to this loan will have the option of having their Bonds draw Interest from March Ist, by paying accrued interest tn coin—(or United Staten notes, or the notes of National Banka, adding fifty per cent, for premium,) or receive them dmwlngintere.t from the date of subscription and deposit. Ai these Bunds are exempt from municipal or stale taxation, their value i, increaaed from one to three per cent, per annum, according to the rate of tax levies in various parts of the country. At the present rate of premium on gold they pay over eight per cent, interest in currency, and are of equal convenience as a permanent or tem- p.irary lnvertment, It is believed that no securities oiler so front inducements to ienders a. the various deserlp- tiona of U. S. Bonds. In all other forms of in. debtedness, the faith or ability of private pa,, tie. or stock companies or separate communities only is pledged for payment, while for the debts of the United States the whole property of the country Is holden to secure the payment of both principal and interest In coin. These Bonds may be subscribed for in sums from *6O up to any magnitude, on the aarne terms, and are thus made equally available to the smal eat lender end the largest capitalist. They oan be converted into money at any moment, and the holder will have the benctit of the Interest. T' IC fact l,mt duties on imports are payable in specie furnishes a fund for like payment ol Interest on all Government Bonds largely In ex- of the wants of the treasury for this pur- Upon the receipt of subscriptions a certificate of depbslt therefor, in duplicate, will be issued, the original of which will be forwarded by the subscriber to the Secretary of the Treasury, at Washington, with a letter Btatlngthe kind) reg istered or coupon) and the denomination of bonds required. Upon the receipt of the original certificates at le Treasury Department, the bonds subscribed for will be transmitted to the subscriber, res- pect/ully. Subscriptions will be received by the Treasur er o/ the United State, at Washington, and the duietant Treasurers at New York, Boston, Phil adelphia and by the FIBST NATTONAL BA NK OF PITTSBURGH, PA., THIRD NATIONAL BANK OF PITTSBURGH, PA. and all Nation al Banks which are depositaries of public mon- ey. All respectable banks and bankers through out the country will furnish furtherlnformatlon on application, and afford every facility to sub- BMW’SPATEST lamp chimney gleaner. —No more Chimneys broken lt Cleans a chimney without waah ri?a£vV"J?® only article in fi»e market that properly. For sale at the Stored L “ a P Stores, and at the Lamp and Oil WELDON & iKELLY, 4|eati for the Manufacturers. IkUTTER— )*-* • > 4 bbls fresh 801 l Butter, <k 4 bxa « w u * “I* I TS?&aSSBH& I Three Escaped Convict's Captured lU ° T e , *- 1 ' oi-t .v to« n Washington, May 17.-On the arri val at Matanzas, on the 17th of last month, the American bark Templer front Tortupas was discovered by the master and crew that there were three men concealed in the hull, who gave their names as John Wilson, Charles Mason and James Mack, who proved to be es caped convicts fro m the United States. The men having been secured in Che public jail at Matanzas by the United States Consul. The application for their rendition was made by the U. S ice Consul who went to the General at Havana, and to the superior authori ties of the Island, on learning the facts of the case; the Capt. General promptly acceded to the Consul’s request, and the convicts were accordingly placed under a proper guard on board the U. S. Q. M. Schooner Nonpariel, and sent to Key West. This transaction taken in connection with the 'iHfguael)’j case shows to slave dealers whether, in the United States or Havana htus* impending fate. ) The subscriptions to tEeten forty loan reported at the Treasury Department to day, amount to nearly eight hundred thousand dollars. FROM CHARLESTON. An Attack on the Rebel Forts Blockade Runner Chased. New York, May 17,— The steamer Fulton reports that on the 14th inst. when off Charleston bay a general en gagement was going on between our fleet under Admiral Dahlgren and the rebel forts and batteries on James and Sullivan’s Islands. All the monitors ap peared to be engaged, as also the new ironsides. Fort Putman on Gregg’s point seemed to be directing her Are principally on Sumter, which was re plied to by Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island and battery Simpkin’s on James’ Island, the contest seemed spirited and as general as has transpired since last autumn. The Fulton chased a blockade runner bound out from Wilmington for five hours on the morning of the 15th inst., but gave up the pursuit. Skedaddlers to be Beturned. Washington, May 17.—The Alexan. Aria, Va., Journal Bays: “Yesterday afternoon fifteen officers and three htfn dred men and all of them skedaddlers from Grant’s army, were forwarded to Bell Plain to be returned to their regi ments, the officers were inarched in the rear of their men and a portion of them handcuffed together. The Journal adds, this is a sad but just example. ap3o-2wd*t2tw H. THURSDAY TELEGRAPHTn FROM OUR FIRST JBDITIOH FROM PORT ROYAL Arrival of the Steamer Fulton. Mass Convention at Beaufort, S. C, Expedition up May Ri ve r. Steamer Harriet Webb Blown Up, FROM WASHINGTON. lat is their xtxa 1, iy r FROm iuRLINGTON, fiT The Union State Convention. 7! ‘.-V ■■ \ Burlington, Vermont, ‘ May. 17. The Union State Convention metiers to-day. Every county in the Stated was represented. Nominations for State offi cers were made and for delegates to the National Convention at Baltimore. A resolution was unanimously adopted de claring an abiding faith in the sagacity, patriotism, common sense, integrity and statesmanship of President Lincoln/and ec aring hjm the choice of the people p e ™ ont as a candidate for the next Presidential term. Prom Washington. Washington, May 17.—Your news papers have erroneously stated that the House yesterday passed a bill granting lands to the People’s Pacific R. R. Co., to the construction by northern route.' It was rejected by ten majority. Convention in Hollidaysburg Altoona, May 17,-Thc Union Con vc-ntion of Biair county met to day at Hollidaysburg and instructed conferees m favor of non Lewis W. Hall for Con gress. General Sherman in Pursuit /“ y 17 ~ A dispatch received at headquarters here dated fhatYo If’/™™ General Sherman states lished h?s 1 r, tered Resaca ’ f estal, lished his headquarters there. He caD tured eight guns and 1,000 prisoners— ston tr °Tffp are , ’? 1 ? ot pursuit of John ston. The rebels burned the railroad bridges over Resaca, but the road 'o there was in running order. Assault on Port Darling Defences. - New I ouk, May 17.—A World'! cm respondent writing from near Oh ste ' > l [ , a - v , 14lh ’ 9a '-s our infantry are gradually forcing tbe first line of breast works ot R ort Darling Tho tir “ taat d second line of defences had already been carried by assault.. 3 WMMKRCIAt & FI\A\(T4I Pittsburgh produck market Ovvica Or thb Daily Post, i Thubsday. May 19, 1864. | wit^!r ON TT he mftrket continues very firm PUiSu 0 ’ canvaj! *ed Uo, 1,200 tts, at 2Oo2ifi i a SR ( ’ n r~ saleti » bbls Xo. i at *1,15 10 bbla at I4>;c. * • to ‘ n 9 ,oat ls at the scales at at l ivs@ R B~ K '“ eaofEstraa, E *tra Family p Kn“"S“K?r"“'!'”lcB" S “ K ? r "“' ! '” lc8 10 bhda Ouba a Ar-, RICO a * 10 du Orleans at uf-ASc! - Molaa “<-' B prices unchanged; Ootiev. (ill aTy *0”, ° f bMs at V bbl. b'T’ " PITTSBURGH OIL TRADE. OrnoxoT thb Daily Post, i Thursday, May 19, is 64. { The market yesterday was active. The re ceipts was not large, but exceeded-those of the prel loua day. -The stock in the market for sale is not large. Parties who have visited Oil Creek say that most of the Oil In that vicinity has been disposed oi. The sale, that came under our no tlce were as follows : - “4^o a*“o\.‘ S&* 8 - ‘ ncll,ded ' ' iz ’ 312 d° at 28>ic° tab’V **— 100 bbls at *1,62. v'a “G 00 bbil ' st W- 34 - 12,1 bt>ls at Sil do at 2Sc 60 do fcU —;? RleB "Otdils Kconomy Oil At 60 do .straw free at 67c; 600 do City Brand’ l?rS ateid: ,<w du Brllliant & «.Tu« - COPPER MINES Smelting Works. PARK, M’CURDY & CO Ser &i U °AUr, H r lBed ? ,1U Bo^oms . Spelter So£ T!n'M»te A Sh« 1 , m iZ! C ”ire a , n i' lealerB lD ni^T-nnir^w ls, I.°“ h4ud * Tinmen.’ Machine. and 120 pa^rn lC<:ia onlers °* Copper cat to any deal red • ... feb2l-lyd&w MANUFACTURING SITE FOR SALE, In Blnnlngliam. T*PKOPFR-?v 1 n PIECE of RoMne , M K J J e ht * Duncan’s *’. h riverfront offourhun aS,‘ , t f,„I“, eQt r flv ? (4 “ «•) and extending b“k about two hundred feet (200 ft ) 6 * myfr-lm FRED. L. IHMSEN, 109 4th ,t KNABE’S UNRIVALIffPIANM A CHOICE 'SUPPLY OF 6 1-2. 6 7-8 and 7 octave Piano Forte., from the ecltv orated factory of Knabe A 00., has iustblenr? celled, some in richly carved cases. These in- I strumeuta are fully warranted for eieht rears A^jcfTTi.^ the Bt i ud ff M pronounced unrivaled’ A aHTnvreßpectfully solicited befni^n7i^k«»i ei8 m cw , i : ere - i’ffion E sar e y U 43 Tirth street, Sole Agent. THE HOWE SEWING MACHINE Invented 1845. Perfected 1869. Received tribute from a Tat. Machines, at the World’s Fair! blnger dewing Machine received !f a mention on its merits; and Wheel er h. tV ilson’s a medal for Its device called «n?i ' u ‘af Hook.” The Howe Scw?ng sachine ™ T Id" “ *“ tat Sold and rented at Nos, 12 A w St, Clair street _ myoo-dataw-iy MoOHE^, SCHpOL AT EVEKQEEEN. Tire SUMMER TERM OF THIS IV stitutioa will commence on MONDAY. 1864. A limited number of youne ladles will be received as boarders in the family 1 of the Principal. Iniormation io detail furnished on the premises, at Evergreen Hamlet, or on WTttl ten application to R. HUME, Principal ap23-lm afe ° f W “' ShlnB ’ es< i-i Pittsburgh. To Rolling Mills, Machinists and Other Babbitt met «ood arti, cle, for sale low by - PURYES & SON, South and Penn, Philadelphia. CKUCIBLES. Gr ebroted CRUCIBLES (toreT for 'ale by their Agents at lOc yer NV WOEK . A. PUEVES & SON. Southend Penn, Philadelphia. TO BLAST FTJBNACES Wrought iron twtehs, Foi sale by c *v a sow, South and Penn, Philadelphia. D^SSSTwusrSoSTAii.- The subscriber offers for n*le the dwelltn i nouse in which he now lives, situated on South ieet front by 160 deep, running back to a cm t*** "■“’ey. It is a two storied brick?coStLS S rooms and cellar. The out-houses are house, stable, coal house, &o. There Is a lam yard surrounding the dwelling, filled with andgrnamentalfree.. There ii gaaand wati?fr all tlte rooms of the dwelling. “ I alrfo offer for sale a desirable country resi conSl?t?<J >C * heSt T toWMhl P> Beaver county Pa., containing twenty acres of ground. There Isa new two storied frame dweUlng, containing six rooms, on the property. There Is also aroung orchard of all kinds of fruit. There is BoohMterd" 1 ** 8 ’ **" 11 i 8 about a mile from thr Ferterms, Inquire of H. M. BOLES, jan27-tf South Avenue,- Allegheny Bask of Pittsburgh, ) fMIHXS PRE Si} Stock out of the profits of the last six mrnfthT which will be paid to Stockholders oFthS^ISS a'sssssa'sr wth _my*.lwdMtw_ JOHN HAEPEE, Oeshler, ’ IkTEW DATEB«“BS FBAIU wßur Jyi DATES, jußtreoelTed and toti 9 ggff B r% EE W?«S U 8 Wood it. J I. A T EST Bt Y ■ telegraph. . i the POST. ' FROM WASHINGTON Dispatch from Secretary Stanton- Bad News from General Sige Gen. Grant on the Advance Again Washington, n? y \ 7 ° ck p - M—Major General Dipt—Dispatches from General Butler jnst received report the success of his expe^inon under General Kautz, to cut the Danville Railroad and destroy the i )ndge aer , oss the Appomattax. On Alqnday morning, the enemy in force under cover of a thick fog, made an nt i, P i° n . Gen ® ral Smith and 1 forded him back In some confusion and with considerable loss, but as soon as the fog lifted, General Smith re-established his ii n » B if’i alld -i lle , enemy were driven back to their original lines. o „ At , th f e Sft m® time the enemy made an attapk froni Petersburg on Gen. Butler’s forces guarding the rear, but were hand somely repulsed. The troops having been on incessant duty. for five day B three of which were in a rain storm “ en: Boiler retired leisurely within liis otyi: lines. We hold the railroad be- I tween Petersburg and Richmond. Pris oners state that Gens. Bragg and Davis were present on the field. ; Dispatches from Gen. Sigel report this on Sunday & ‘the under R Qe 2- 8 ' H cUols and Imboden, n? n Hl,e B ” n i ge ’ at New Marker that the enemy’s forces were superiorin number, and that he gradually withdrew foom ithe battle field and recrossed the Shenandoah, having lost five pieces of ’ i ' out, ® o ° kllled and - ''rounded 1 , an.rl 'ipO prisoners, but bringing all his train end ail the wounded that could be transported from the battle field. He states that in consequence of his ong line and the trains which had to be guarded, he eo.uld not bring more s ‘* rc ’g’ruenta into the fight, besides and cavalry, and that the enemy h ari about seven thousand infantry bel sides other arms, and that his retrograde movement to Strasburg was effected in perfect order, without any loss of ma terial or men. ’ ' Mo report of any. operations of the I Army of the Potomac received to-day A dispatch from General Sherman re ports his advance-upon Johnson pro- 1 grossing to his satisfaction. His supplies are abundant. Our animals are improv ing on the grass and grain fields, which now afford good pasture. ■ (Signed) E.M. -Stanton. Secretary of War. Washington, May 18.—Maj. Gen. of York; We h “ ve no reports ofoperations since my last dispatch. Ihe latest information from Gen. Grant was that the roads had greatly improved Reinforcements had reached him, and he rtStlap 0 " agaiDSt U,e enemy It is the design of the Government to keep up thafflational forces until the re bellion is overthrown, and in order to provide against any inopportune reduc tion when the service of the hundred day smen go out a draft to fiU up their place and ail other reduction, will be ordered to take place on the first of July by which time the new enrollment will be completed. Mo order is yet issued E. M. 'Stanton, Secretary of War Important from Mexico and New Orleans. of 17 ;~ New Orleans dates i w have- been received. Gener als Herron Bentop-and Hamilton and a inTu Umber , of officers, both American • and Mexican, have arrived. The Mexi ■ i a „" Mln £? ter of finances at Matamoras ’ ™r a t h m ? arrangements for the sup i P P f the Janraz Government. 1 1 a nnn D 'J Jrag ? is reported to have defeated' French at Altenqueque. The French are reported to be organizing an of ?h» U f ° n f at Sa “ Louis for the invafion of the frontier. Gen. Yidaurri, and a tn n ? a b n er A° f , hlS - offi^ r9 ’ fled frnm Monterey I°® “ Ant ° nl °. Texas, and joined the Southern Confederacy. To correct abuses on the Missisinoi nver, Gen Washbume has ordered that ih > o b^f tS ifc la r ™ nd between Cairo and the mouth of White river, except at garrisoned ports, and not be allowed to load even at such ports without special permit from headquarters. i The ram Monarch has been sent down the riVer and ordered, to arrest every trad ‘?B. f* oB . l fonnd between Memphis a Hl d T h , U l, n : el ;-. P erson fotmdon board shall be liable to capture, as they are presumed to belong to the rebel armv and will be brought as prisoners of war to Memphis and the boats to be taken rrom the place and put under guard. Latest from Gen. Grant’s Front. □S'? 18 -—A special to the Herald, dated headquarters Army of the rotomac, says: Yesterday the 3d divis ion of the 6th corps, commanded by Gen eral Bimey, was ordered to fall back fromitsposition on the right flank Our line had scarcely left its position, when the enemy took advantage of the occur rence and moved with the apparent in tention of occupying the advantageous position which our men had vacated Gen. Bimey was ordered back to his for mer position, which he regained after a short encounte**Our loss was 145. men killed and wounded. About three m - to-day; the batteries on our nght threw a few shells into the woods m front of them. us Lee Further Entrenching Himself fJL5 nd }S tnr % d silence reigns in the ofYbe €e - has taken advantage ® bort respite given him, to en trench himseif still more strongly in an other strong positjpn. • orde r was read to the troops stat ing that reinforcements had reached us. Unr baggage and supply trains, which have been lying on the plank road near Chancellors ville for several days, have beeen sent tfFFredericksburg. Latest Washington Items. New YoEK,<May m-igpecials to the New York papers says' there is noth ing important? from the: front. Both armies appear to be getting ready for further operations. Gen. McDowell leaves to-dajnfoij&n Francisco. The Associated Prqss have received a dispatch from the Secretary of State sav ing the paper purportii&to be the Pres ideitf 8 proclamation re an absolute for orl?’no a “ cb a paper has been issued or » s P ro P ose fi Jo be .issued. rett™ to . Qe^al Dj* from Sec retary Stantoh sayd: “We have no re port;ot operations since my last.” ???? to *he snbScd estate will . The Lee will Contest 'Eve^ i7th ments amount ;to 90. non , 'mvv* o*™' 0 *™' tioware thl^he Spottsylvania bv i' at andrxm>- SmSHfeS 1 :' momingjirect from CbS? 4 ‘Si SSggSS&fs&gSfr: liaDds mortally - t ®°? . ° nr 1088 is 400 killed knd wounded A largeralfroad -bridged over the Hew' nrer at Newbera, withjaeveral mileadf track, was ..completely destroyed. Gen 7 Crooks Was at-Newberd on the 18th' Blookaofe oir lied Mirer. ’ 1 papera of tbs 15th sawthat the blockade ofStea Rtyer below Alexandria! Is confirmed, ® ls f reported tKat a ipartial &ldck has 1ei rfc = ri r r beinirmndl'WrM' jAre but it is soon attend'to Uiese matters., i The “World” Hoaxed, -w auction sales. AtTCTIOBTRiiip • 55 FIFTH U B> spi^Ath jst^JSS "KsffS4ffih!tfllfes!^ S"*?S£SSI,SSSfA , ■ pertaining to an Oil Heflnerpf-*^ lll7 ° r . JOSEPH HETEfi JOSEPH MEYEB & SOKT; ‘ '• i “rT-f-'/.-.'i MAinryA<mna*Ba*cw »-/- »r • plain asd pAifjc t HmiTOTEEANBrIffATPa, 136 SmltlifleM, «i»d *34 Venn St*., .•% Between 6th st, - i*'* ’ PITTSBUHOH. ■l3 * G n kit e rid *! t., English Bmma A .lire care,fOT __ *-■ DK. D. JAYNES At Soii>s f ' FAMILY . AFEqMCIJVr»r!«B. - Dr. Sohenok'* Pnlmonic, jEonfe: and; pfllg. Celebrated Buchn Sc Sarsaparilla, Toiience & • Comer of Market afreet andlpourtb. Dmga, Medlolnei Chemical* Perfomery. Paint,, OUb. Lead, famlk4fßrUe* ( fori Supporter* Shoulder Braces, And all article, naually found In Dru«Stowibf drat Quality, for skleiowV » H\ TOBBEWCEac M’rtApP, 1 febl No - 70 Market atreet, comer of PourtE.., 16 A 'IV K'X SPICED BLAjJKBEERY,' For Cholera. Infantum m». o„ % Complaint, DUrrhcea, ; Dysentery, The Best Bemedy before the .Bob-: lie, Safe, Pleasant, Kfflmont SOLD BY ALL DBTJGGISTS,' D R F fit T. ■' p l **®* * KATgBE'g \ \.f’'. ' Soiseles Patent Sewing , EU and Bold at and examine them before 'Raw ““ j 9SSSMB4‘^ J mhlft-lyd p 0-PABTSBBBHIP \J undersigned have formed aeo*partnej£tn at MahoningFurnace, Mahoairur eonnH/rufitf under the name of M’CBfiEEY pjSW*S*?» ooii'“ epurposcof “Sktog ' myl(t2 w * 00. (Internal Revenue paid) this d*vKz5 a J e| dared from the piofoofthe last *ix Ss?is WMhlngtoo, D. •5P™T e 4 r ,i»t — y * -2w " Jo y-"o>Bo^Sg.Q M ii l «i.l touch, evenness and quality of tone un«?iWv*Lv ed by any. Each Piano guaranteed in*?EttX?Z ffiML af&SSfS^g' TSSSgg«f^^Sft«:; ™ '*> Wood Unit. ‘ ‘AHTHOKT HBptß
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