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LTHEjPrETSBtraJHj DAILY; COMMERCIAL: FRIDAY MARCH 25, 1864. 3 A. Tt ANGES Latest News from the South. I LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. PIANOS.

CITY INTELLIGENCE. EXPEDITION INTO LOWER VIRGINIA Capture of Large Amount of Property Message of the Governor of New Jersey. Protest Against the Rnrltani Delaware Bay Railroad Company. The Dry Goods and Trimming Merchants of this eitv held a meetinsr vesterdav morning, at the Board of Rooms, to take some action David McCandless, of Wilson, Carr was called to the chair, and W. W.

Ward, of White, Orr A was chosen Secretary. After a brief discussion, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted Resolved, That it is the unanimous opinion of the wholesale and retail Dry Goods Mer- w.uru a-aic jr uuiuit of view for the fair, the location of the building biiuuiu ue in some central part in mis cny; mat it wonia oe a great loss to locate it out or the city; that the transient travel from Smithneld, wood, Fifth, Market, liberty. St. Clair and Penn streets, stands ten to one against all else combined in the two cities the" horse railroads and other avenues of travel centre most direct ly nearer the Pittsburgh end of the Allegheny Saspension Bridge than any other point. Resolved.

That Committees be appointed to wait on all the dry goods houses in Pittsburgh for subscriptions, as follows: One committee lor Wood street; one for Market and Fifth street; one tor Penn and Smithneld street one for Wylie and Pennsylvania avenue. Jiesoivea. That tne experience of former airs MJB Mivrvu Ulitb AUUniTIUtlUlJS 1 11 tzxjvwa UUb yield the value they are intended to represent, mat money is what is most neeuea. Ana max the patriotic action of the drveoods merchants 01 JNew York in making their subscriptions an casn is wortnv or imitation. Resolved.

That we will contribute cur whole amount in cash, and do so with a liberal hand. Resolved, That a Treasurer pe appointed wno shall receive and account ior alt contributions handed in to him by the Dry Goods merchants. That so soon as they shall be collected, he shall make out his statement and pay the same over to the Treasurer of the Fair, on the order of the President or mis meeting. F. H.

Eaton was unanimously elected Treasurer, and the following committees were then appointed oy tne cnair ior collecting For Wood street 8. B. McElroy, James Mc Candless. Market and Fifth streets James W. Barker, U.

ri. ijove, josepn norne and w. w. ward. Penn street Joseph Lang and Joachim Wesser.

Wylie street and PeBnsylvania avenue R. Deaker C. Lee. The meeting then adjourned. The officers are: President.

David McCandless: Secretary, W. W. Ward; Treasurer, F. H. Eaton, to enner 01 wnom communications may be ad' aressed The Manchester Water Company.

The bill incorporating the Manchester Water Company, which has passed the House of Re presentatives at Harrisbury, fixes the capital stock at $100,000, in shares of $25 each, and gives the company the right to lay pipes under the streets and alleys of the borough for the destri bution of water through the same. When the company shall have erected their works, the property i Herein is to De vested in tne coin' pany, their successors and assigns lor a period of twenty-five years after begin' ing the distribution of water to toe citizens of the borough, When the moneys and revenue received by the Com pany shall exceed twelve per centum net an nual profit, the excess shall compose a fund for the redemption of the property, and if. at the expiration of twenty-five years, the amount ot said iund shall be tound adequate to the redemption of the water works, 'providing at the same time for its then the company snail De obliged to take such sum ol money tnereior, as snail oe allowed on a lair appraise ment by five disinterested persons, to be appointed by the Court of Common Pleas of the county ot Allegheny, and tne properly ot said corporatlen shall be vested in the Burgess and town Council of said borough, or the existing authorities at that time, and their successors forever." Sanitary Fair. Rooms of Western Iron Association, Pittsburgh, March 22, ISttl. Chairman Executive Committee Pittsburgh Sani tary Fair: Sir At a meeting of the Western Iron Asso ciation, held this dajr.

tlie loilowing resolu tion was unanimously adopted: Resolved. That the Western Iron Associa tion heartily sympathizes with the movement in this city, havfhg for its object a Fair, for the Denent oi tne hanitary commission, and pledges itself to do all in its nower to further so humane an object, and that the presiding of ficer of this Association appoint seven members as a uommittee to co-operate with the tive Committee of the Pittsburgh Sanitary air. By subsequent motion, the Vice President of tne Association in tne unair was added to the Committee, when the following Committee was announced: B. H. Painter, Geo.

H. Holtzstas, M. K. Moo rhea i. Henrt W.

Oliver, jr. JOS. J. T. Wood, Geo.

W. Hailman, tl. Which action, together with the names of the Committee, I take pleasure in communicating to you. Respectfully, George H. Thukston.

Secretary Western Iron Association. City Mortality. Dr. George L. McCook, physician to the Board of Health, makes the following report ol the mortality of the city from March 13th to March 22d, 1861.

ADULTS. children. Intestinal irritation Unknown 2 Typhoid Fever 2 Bronchitis 2 following Diptheria 1 Marasmus 2 Ulceration of Bowels 1 Consumption 2 Meningitis 1 Dead Born 1 'Cold and Old Age 1 Angina i'eritonitis 1 Death by Of the above there were Under 1 From 1 to 2..... From 2 to 5..... 3 2 i From 30 to 40...

From 40 to 50 From 50 to 60... From 60 to 70.., From 5 to 10... From 10 to 15. From 70 to 80. From 15 to 20 1 1UU1 OU liJ J7V 1 From 90 to 100.

i.i on i i From 20 to 30 6 Males. 7 Females. 11 White, IS; Colored, Total, 18. A Caret. rne iattsburgn uvmnasium would sav.

in reply to the challenge of the Allegheny Gym nasium, tnat we aeciine tne contest between one member of each Association, as we cannot see mat it wouio De very remunerative to tne charitable object mentioned the Subsistence Committee. The Pittsgburgh Gymnasium pro pose giving their regular exhibition during the eariy part oi next montn, and alter tnat would De penectiy willing to engage in a iriendiv con test with our brother gymnasts of Allegheny ten members to De selected irom each Association. This increase of numbers will give us greater variety of performances, and conse quently present greater variety to our friends, tne puouc. PITTSBURGH GYMNASTIC ASSOCIATION. Jamestown and Franklin Railroad.

At a meeting of- Board of Directors of the Jamestown and Franklin Railroad Company. the rolling stock sufficient to operate the whole road was ordered. Early in April track laying will be cemmenced at Jamestown, and will soon be completed to Brownsville. The work east or Brownsville will be immediately com menced and prosecuted through to Franklin and Oil City. Public Amusments.

Theatre. To-night. Miss Avonia Jones will present her claims upon our theatre-goers for a oenent. anu oners an attractive bill for per formance. She will appear as Lucy Ashton.

in the Bride of Lammfrmoor." and as Juliana. in the Honeymoon." This is certainly an ex cellent bill, and should attract a crowded audi ence. "Daily Commercial" Job frintins- Office. Orders for every style of Book and Job print ing promptly anu neauy executed, irom a visit ing card up to a mammoth poster. The most rapid and.

improved steam Dresses are used in fcue execuuon ui toe wort rover Baker's Sewinar Machines, for' family and manufacturing purposes, are the oesi in use. a. uhattoht, General Agent, No. 18 Fifth street. XTOTICE TO FOUMDRY-MEN.

Proposals are invited for the casting of the PIPE for the Birmingham Water Works. which will consist of about 15.0U0 lineal feet of pipe oi zu, is, lo, iz, iu and 8 inches diameter. Bids wilt be received for the whole of the above quantity or for part of it. until THURS DAY, April 7th. Pipes of 12 feet in length will be preferred.

For more particular information see the undersigned, at 8. McKEK fe Office, Birmingham. G. STENGEL, migineer Aiononganeia Water Co. XTOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

1 ProDosals are invited lor the construction of the RESERVOIR of the Birmingham Water worts. Bidders win state separate prices for and ior juccavanon oi earth. loose rock and solid rock also, prices for Clay Puddling and for Rubble Masonry. Both with and without material furnished. Plans and specifications can be seen at S.

McKEE office, in Birmingham. Bids wiu be received until THURSDAY, April 7tn. vjr. ox tun syxu, Monongahela Water Co. DISSOLUTION.

The partnership heretofore existing between JOHN B. CAMPBELL. WM. HUTCHISON and BENJ. CAMPBELL.

HUTCHINSON was dis solved on the 9th by mutual consent. Benjamin Fellows retiring from the firm. The business will be carried on as formerly under tne styie oi campoeii at uutcnison. 1 1 11 tAMrHKLl). WM.

HUTCHISON. BENJ. FELLOWS, JKlt. JJEW GOODS! -J. C.

M'CULLOCH. NEW T. T. M1LEB WHO LESAUt DKAXXKS IIT Notions, Varieties and Fancy Goods, Ho. 62 Wood street, corner of 4th.

RTOTK in whTH 7k 8 tnelr NEW SPRING STOCK, to which they would invite the attention of merchants visiting the citv Th atZTir is unusually large and boKrashTand wiU be sold to the trade at the lowest prices. tjraers aitenaea lo promptly mh2 T. T. MYLER A JgKOTFBr, II OBBOW ofc House. Sign and Ornamental Painters, I Grainers and Glaziers, Jio.

wm. tumi wrooa. J. J. On tl-o lt April will remove our MUSIC-STORK lo WO S3 FSftli Ktrcor, The hon, nt present, occupied by Messrs.

LEBER fe BRO. 1 A fine assortment of I I Jv. TV on hand, presently, In Xo. SI rillli Btrrrl, J. M.

HOFFMAN Kol Agent of Dpckrr'n Piano. St as BRADBURY'S F.LEOKATKD PIANOS, The most rowERFrr. fuid si.koant toned strument manufactured in the country. Also, Schomsoker Co. hihI Ri-anltnan Gray's superior Piano; and S.

D. VV. M. Smith's Melodeoiis uud lirra Warranted for 5 years. HMMEMXK It ARK, St.

Clair street, Mi.p"ninii A general assortment of Musl. ai Good constantly on hand. mnrl J. A. U'CANDLKMS.

If (Lato Wilson, rayne A WHOIKSALB DEALKn.4 in DRY GOODS, Xo. 91 Wood stree Third house above Diamond alley, "e25 riTTSRnpan. yfcl Alt KIV A OF iVEW GOODS, AT J. M. BURCHFIELD'S, X.

corner Fonr.Ii und Market street. SUMMER POPLINS PLAID AND STRIPED POPLINS; SILK STRIPED MOHAIRS; PLAIN COLORKD MOHAIRS BLACK AND COLORED CITALLTES PONGEE LUSTRES, for suits; MOZAMBIQUES, new style; FRENCH ORGANDIES; FRENCH LAWNS; FANCY DRESS SILKS NEW STY'LE SHAWLS; WHITE AND COL'D SHETLAND SHAWLS. The stock will bo found full and nt a low prices as can be got West of the moiuitaiui. marl2 me firm or CLANEY, MESKIMKN A CO. has been dissolved this da bv umlual consent, J.

MESKIMEN having vitinliawn from tht firm. W. M. CLANEY, CHAM. A.

SHAEFFEK, J. En KIM EX. Pittsburgh, Dec. 23, lssus. In withdrawing from the above firm I cheerfully recommend my lato partners to uiy friends and the public.

J. MI'SKIMEN. Pittsburgh, Doc. 23, lssi. We have this day associated wiili us Coal Business HUGH CLANEY, the name and style of W.

M. J. i in the under VNEY U. W. M.

CLANEY. CHAS. A. hll.VEFFEK, Pittsburgh, Dec. 13, lsj t.

3X. Ac II. Clanov Shipper and Dealer COAL, COKE, EASTERN AND COMMON IN LIME, FIllE BRICK. KIKE CLAY, TILL PLASTER A.N it CEMENT. AH orders left at our Yards, 523 A 697 Liberty )'itf rffh, And Corner of Anderson street ami South fVnn.

mon, and 323 Leacock street, AI.LUdtl EN Will receive prompt attention. Terms CASH. v2 QIIIUKT. LA11k7 KEYSTONE TANNERY, Corner Chestnut and htrcelN, A LLKGIIF.XY CITY. PHILADELPHIA.

CommiKNiou Slorchuuti, For the sale of Crude and Riiiu .1 Petroleum, Lard, and other Oils. QHAKGE OF MAKE. MESKIMEN. NORTON i Coke, Coal uiul ITavinz purchased Mr. James Jlcrm's rnnl yard, west end of tlie South Common, just he-low the Pearl Mill, Allegheny citv, wc are pro-pared to furnish the public in ritlier i-itv with superior Coal, Nui Coal or Coke, white or common Lime.

Fin Ih it-k. Kiro Clay, or Tyle. Having Curs of our own on tlie roads, both East and West, we nre prepared to furnish our regular Western customer and others with Connellsville Coke or Yonglilimlie-ny Coal with promptness, and ot tlie lowest rates, w.e natter ourselves that lie Joiineil-t-ville YoughlOBheny Coal, for iron workers, 13 unsurpassed, oeing tree irom sulphur. Address Pittsburgh or Allegheny post office, or our Coal Yard, Houth and Wc-'t 'ominous, Allegheny city. ml pEARL, MILL.

SUPERIOR FLOUR: We have commenced rocclvlns a very choica lot of bushelsssouthcrn lui ly iciltal to that from which th hijtirst gunlu ot Louis Flour is made. We an- now i pnrrd to furnish our customers with Flour c. iiil totho best St. Louis mhllr.lw R. T.

KENNEDY A- PUf. lO UA1LKOA1) 4 OM At I OKS. TlON, MASONRY, P.IH1XJE M' LECTURE, BALLAST, CRUSK-I-JEs nd TRACK LAYING of the Pittshuixn nd Cor.iu li-villo Railroad, between Conncltsviilo nrni Cumberland, embracing a distance of about iiiiy 0i miles, in sections or about ou; mile Specifications will be ready i.t tin Company' office, in Pittsburgh, on and ntt-r tin; April, and proposals will be received irom the lbth to the 2Sd of April. BENJ. II.

LATROP.E, Pi. sidr-nt. Office P. C. R.

R. ii OOTM AM) SHOE. SLATER SOUTH, Will opc-n their splendid stock cf BOOTS AND SHOES, On M0XDAY, MAUCIl 21st, lSl, At 04 MARKET street, Kecond door irom Th rd street. mi, li JXMURANC'E ACSEXCY. FIRE, MARINE AND LIFE.

PHCENIX, of nrooklvn, Y. Capital WASHINGTON, of New York. i'yxw AMERICAN I.IFK ANI TliU.sT, of I'hiJiuli ioniu. Capital 5 iU I a in prepared toinsueFIRE AND POLICIES and ton ive aj pli HFE POLICIES in th- above rt-liaoif s. V.A.N, mh22 ft9 Fourth street, (Hui k- l.nii SAM'L M.

WICKERSHAM, METAL BUOKEK, BoZkIv No. 121 Flit ST fcTKF.ET. JpATTKKSON'S 11AZAAU LIVERY AND SALE STAPLES. W. S.

JACKSON, 117 Fonrlla rrnvKiMfUH. A. l7fcATMEKJ. A Drinia article ot lira Gets FEATHERS always on hand, and for ale In ni.ftu(iti to ait purctukbers. li.

H. KINU. ar sn rii i OMAN'S 'KIEN1 SOAP. 100 boxes Woman's Frtcud Vane and for sale by Potomac Army reduced to Three. Corps Gen.

Warren Assigned to Fifth Corps Gens, (tykes, French. Xewton. Kenly, Kpinola ana ieicncl. GFX. PLEASANTOX ORDERED ROrfECRAXS.

TO GEN Importaat Order from Gen. Jleade WASHIIVGTON. Special Dispatch lo the Commercial. Washington, March 24. General Or der, Xo.

115. War Department Adjutant General's Office. 1st. Hy direction of the President of the United States, the num ber of army corps comprising the Army of the Potomac, will be reduced to three, viz: the otn ana otn, corps, 'l he troops of the other tw corps, viz: 1st and 3d, will be temporarily re-organized and distribu ted among the 2d, 5th and Cth, by the com manding general, who will determine what existing: organizations will retain their Corps badges, and other distinctive marks The staff officers of the two coups which are temporarily broken up, will be assign ed to the vacancies in the other corps, so far as such vacancies may exist. Those for whom there are no vacancies will cease to be considered as officers of th6 several staffs of arm corps.

2d. Major Genoral G. 11. Warren is as signed by the President, to the command of the 5th army corps. 3d.

The following eaerai omcers are detached from the Army of the Potomac, and will report for orders to the Adjutant General of the army, viz Maior General Geo. Sykes, U. S. V. Maj.

Gen. V. II. French, TJ. S.

Maj. Gen. John Xewton, U. S. V.

Brig. Gen. J. B. Kenly, U.

S. Brig. Gen. F. B.

Spinola, U. S. Brig. Gen. Solomon Meredith, U.

S. V. By order of the Secretary of War. E. D.

Townsknd, A. A. G. The following arrangements are made to carry out the provisions of the foregoing order The 2d, 5th and Gth army corps will each be consolidated into two divisions The 1st and 2d divisions of the 3d corps are transferred to the 2d corps, preserving their badcres and distinctive marks. The 3d division ot the 3d corps is transferred permanently to the 6th corps.

The three divisions now forming the 1st corps are transferred to the tn corps, preserving their badges and distinctive marks and on joining the 5th corps they will be con solidated into two divisions. The comman ders of divisions transferred to the 2d, 5th and 6th corps will at once report to the commanders of these corps for instructions. Brig. Gen. J.

B. Carr will' report to Maj. Gen. Hancock, commanding 2d corps, and Brig. Gen.

H. Prince to Maj. Gen. Sedg wick, commanding 6th corps. The Chief of Artillery will assign eight batteries each to the 2d, 5th and 6th corps.

These batteries to be taken from those now with the corps, and with the 1st and 3d corps. The batteries with the several corps in excess oft he above, and the allowance will join the artillery reserves. The consolidation of the divisions called for in this order, will be made by the corps commanders concerned, who are. authorized to re-arrange the brigades of the 6th respective commands, in such a manner as they may think best for the service. The re assignment of officers of the staff depart ment consequent upon the reorganization of the army, will be made upon -the nomination of chiefs of the staff departments at these Head-quarters.

Special instruc tion will be given hereafter, with respect to staff officers of the two corps tempo rarily broken up. 3d. The Major General commanding avails himself ol this occasion to say, that in view of the reduced strength of nearly all the regiments serving in this army, the temporary redcution of the army corps to three, is a measure imperatively demanded by the best interests of the service, and that the reasons for attaching the 1st and 3d Corps, for the time being, to other Corps were in no respect founded upon any sup posed inferiority of these Corps lo the other Corps of this army. Ali the Corps have egually proved their valor on many fields, and all have equal claims to the confidence of the Government and of the country. The 1st and 3d corps will retain their badges and distinctive marks, and the Major General commanding indulges the hope that the ranks of the army will be filled at an early day, so that those corps can again be reorganized.

By command of Maj. Gen. Meade. Signed, S. Williams, A.

A. G. In addition to the foregoing we learn that Gen. Pleasantou has been relieved from command of the cavalry corps in the army of the Potomac and ordered to report to General Rosecrans. General Sykes has been ordered to report to Gen.

Curtis, and Gen. Xewton to General Sherman, Gen eral French is ordered to Philadelphia, and General Meredith to Cairo. General Spinola is to bo Court Martial ed, and Gen Caldwell is ordered to Washington to sit on a Court JNlartiai. rens. Rickets, Gib bon, and Wardsworth are ordered to report to General Meade for assignment to command.

CONSOLIDATION OF ARMY CORPS. Gen. Grant and Staff at Headquarters. The Army Ordered for Inspection. Washington, March 24.

A letter fiom the Army ol the Potomac says: A man named Brown was arrested as an alleged spy, and was tried by Court Martial and acquitted. An order will soon be issued consolidating the first and third army corps, to be attached to the sixth corns, under Gen. Sedtrwick. Lieut. Gen.

uram ana wiait arrived at Head quarters to-day. lie has ordered the army 1 be at once made ready for inspection. He was received with much enthusiasm. The House has made but a few amendments to the Kational Bank Bill, only about one-tenth of which has been considered. That part providing for the recommendation of Comptroller ol the currency by the Secretarv of the Treasury to the President for appointment, has been stricaen out, tne tresiaeni tnen being leit free in the exercise of his.

legitimate functions. ARRIVAL OF RELEASED PRISONERS. Fire Hundred of the Number Sick. Baltimore, March 24. The flag of truce steamer New York, arrived at Annaoolis to day, with released prisoners.

Five hundred of the number are sick, 'ihe following aie anion" the officers that have arrived: Colonels. R. McClelain, 57th Ohio; O. Lawson, 3d Ohio. Lieut.

Colonels J. Williams, 25th Ohio; Wm. Price, 39th (probably G. Von Helmich, 4th Missouri; F. S.

Pyfer, 77th Pa. Majors J. C. Veranda, 3d Ohio, A. Phillips, 77th Pennsylvania.

Captains John Tweed, 116th Pennsylvania, John Kelly. "3d Pennsylvania, John Kennedy, 73d Pennsylvania, Daniel Kelly, 73d Pennsylvania, JC A. Mass, 8th Pennsylvania, Thomas Cummings, lath New Hampshire. Regulars W. Baltz, 18th Pennsylvania, S.

H. Urquihart, A. 3d division. Lieutenants R. H.

Pond, 12th New Hampshire Infantry, S. H. Hoesonthick, isth Pennsylvania. Veteran Reserve Corps. New York, March 24.

The following regiments of the veteran Reserve Corps are relieved from duty under Brig. Gen. J. H. Martindale, and are announced as the First Brigade Veteran Reserve Corps, under CoL Richard Rush, with their headquarters in such place in this city as shall be designated by the commander: 1st Regiment V.

K. 6th Regiment V.R.C.. 9th Regiment V. R. 19th Regiment V.

R. 22d Regiment V. R. and the 24th Regiment V. R.C., all returns add requisitions From the First Brigade V.

R. C. will be forwarded to these headquarters. By command of Maj. Gen.

Hugcr, Ch'f of Staff. Signed, J. H. Taylor, Act A. G.

O. H. RAYMOND, A. A. G.

Official. Ceo. Grant and Staff: Washington, March 24, This morning Lieut. Gen. Grant, accompanied by- Brig.

Gen. Rawlins and other members of bis Staff, left this city for the Headquarters of the Army of the TDK TBAVELEB'S GIJIDK RRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. Pt.nnTlTnlii Central. Denarii. Ralto Exp Phila do 1:3) pm Fast 1:30 a Thro Mail 1:00 a Joh'n a 1st Wallstn 6:15 a 2d do 8:35 a 3d do 1:55 pm Thro a Thro Mall 2:50 a Thro Exp'M 4:25 pm Fast Line Joh'n Acm'n 3:00 1st Wall stn 6:30 am 2d do 11:40 am 8d do 111 ith do 4th do leaves Wall's Station (on RundayTat 9tH a returns at 12: 45 m.

TU Wayne Chicago. Depart. Arrives. Fast line 1:45 a Chicago a fioresL. 1:45 Phila.

do 2:10 Mall Train 6:30 a Cin'ti do 2:15 pm Crest'e 7:00 pm The New Brighton Accommodation leaves Allegheny Station at felS a 12:0 4:30 and 5:4 in. Returning, leaves New Brighton Station at 6:50 a 7:00 a in, 12:30 and 2:50 m. PlttMbnrgh Connellsvllle. Departs. Arrive.

Mail 7:53 a Mail :00 pm Express 3:00 Express 10:00 a 1st a in 1st M'Keespt. 7:00 in 2d do 6:15 pm 2d do 2.05 pm Port 7:00 a Port Perry 8:8 a Brad dock's 4:15 Braddock's 5:40 The Sunday Train to and from M'Keesport eaves at 1:00 and arrives at 10:00 a m. Allegheny Valley. Dtparli. Arrive.

Mall a I 7:00 Express 3:00 pm I Express 0:85 a Accom'n 4:00 pm Accom'n 8:10 am Cleveland and Pittabnrtrl Depart. Arrive. Cin'ti 1:45 a Mail 3:50 p. m. 1:45 pm Cin.

Ex'ss p. m. 6:0 a Do. 2:10 a. m.

Steubenv'l. 3:00 a in Steub'v. a. m. Clevl'd 1:45 urn An 1:45 nm I a-The Excelsior Omnibus Company have Omnibusses and Carriages in waiting for pas sengers arriving in trains from ooin luisi auu West.

Subscribers to the Commercial who propose removing on the 1st of April win piease ieae notice at the counting room of the number and street of their new locations. legislative. The House has finally passed an act incorporating the New Brighton retreat and asylum ior insane iemiOT. nam barn of Mr. John P.oees.

of Union township, was destroyed by fire last week the worK or an inceiiuiary. jur. -tsoggs- loss was fully S3.WU. Holy Wee I. The principal solemnities of Holy Week concluded witn uood iriaay, (to-dav,) the day of the crucifixion.

Next Sunday will be Easter, the highest festival in the Ro man Catholic Church. Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland. A Pittsburgh billiard player, in a ca: game of 500 points, was beaten Tuesday nisht. in Cleveland, by Charles Frink, by 210 points.

The match was for S100. Death of Tonne Me Kalian. David Mc Kahan. the lad who was shot in the riot in Washington borough, on the 1st died from me enect or his wound on saooatn mgnt iasi He bore his suffering heroically. odey.

The April number of Godey's Lady's Book, the most popular ladies' publication in the country, has been received by Pittock, opposite the Postoffice. The embillishments are unusually rich and varied, while the reading matter is lull 01 interest. Steamboat Launch. Captain Riley's new stern-wheel boat was successfully launched yesterday afternoon at Craig's Saw Mill, on the Allegheny. Quite a laree number of ladies and gentlemen were present, and all were highly pleased with the spectacle.

Prof.Tetedoux'a Concert. The sacred con eert given last night by Prof. Tetedoux, assisted by bis pupils and a number or amateurs, attracted a lull and fashionable audience to Masonic Hall. The concert was emphatically a grand success, both in a pecuniary and artistic sense. may speak more ruuy or it tomorrow.

Serious Accident. A workman employed in the machine works of Messrs. Mackintosh Hemphill, corner ofO'Hara and Pike streets, had his leg caught in the machinery yesterday afternoon, and horribly mangled, lie was taken to his residence in the Fifth Ward, and surgical aid sent for. It is thought amputation will be necessary. Army Dismissals.

Among the dismissals from the army for the week ending March 11, were the following: Captain I. 11. Conness, 2d Pennsylvania Reserves, for desertion; Capt. J. F.

Coulter, Assistant Quartermaster, for drunkenness; Surgeon W. F. McCurdy, 87th Pennsylvania; Lieut. Ashton, 100th Pennsylvania, and Capt. W.

Gibson, 45th Pennsylvania, for absence without leave. Information Wanted. Daniel Mentzer wishes to know the whereabouts of his son William 8. Mentzer, who left Pittsburgh some five weeks ago. It is thought the son went west for the purpose of hearing of his father, who was then in the army.

William is desired to write to his father at Oil City, Venango Co. Pa. Cincinnati and Louisville papers are requested to give publicity to this notice. Handsome Cars. The new passenger cars recently put upon the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad are most attractive in appearance, and elegant and comfortable in style.

Among their chief excellencies is their being supplied with Speares' patent heaters and ventilators, by means of which there is a constant stream of pure air from without, which is heated as it passes into the car, and dispels all the impure air at the sop of the car. Sent to the Refuse. Mayor Lowry yesterday committed a little girl aged ten years, to the House of Refuge, at the instance of her father. The child was arrested, charged with picking the pocket of Mnf Clark, in one of the East Liberty passenger railway cars. She confessed to the theft, but implicated some other little girls in the crime.

Her mother is dead, and the lather stated that he was unable to properly watch over her. Additional Piano. A fine "Hazelton" Piano has just been bought from Mr. Mellor, for the use of the piano scholars at the Female College. The largely increased music class demanded an additional piano, and Mr.

Roh-bock's choice was a "Hazelton." If any of our readers have not seen one of the Hazelton Pianos, we advise them to call at Mellor's Music rooms and examine them. Arrested for Horse Stealing-. On Sunday night last, Madison Jones, Isaac Ballou and Smith Gillespie were arrested in Washington borough, in the act of stealing three horses from the stable of Mr. Jackson, living near the town. The men were seen to enter the stable, take out the horses and ride when pursuit was made and their capture effected.

Jones and Ballou are members of the notorious Jones family, one of whom, Charlotte, was hung in this city for the murder of her uncle and aunt. The thieves were committed to prison for trial. For the Benefit of the Sanitary Com mission. The Kllinger and Foote Moral Exhibition intend givng the entire receipts of this evening's entertainment to the Pittsburgh Sanitary Commission. Concert Hall has been visited by thousands to see the little folks.

Com. Foote, Col. Small and Miss Nestel, all of whom are less in size than any of the Tom Thumb" party. The songs, dances and other performances of the little people are quite amusing, while the songs of Messrs. Franklin and Smith, of the Continentals," and the piano and violin performances of Miss Ellin-ger and Mr.

Brooks, are really entertaining. Com. Foote having patriotically offered to give the entire proceeds of this evening's entertainment, the spacious Concert Hall should be crowded. The Commodore and his party will give levees this morning and in the afternoon. Professional Pickpockets Committed.

George W. Frees, John Young and Bernard Gallagher, arrested by the Mayor police on suspicion of being connected with the recent larcenies at the railroad depots, had a hearing befor Mayor Lowry yesterday afternoon. There was no evidence to warrant the Mayor in holding them for trial, but sufficient was adduced to authorize their committal to prison for ninety days each, under the act recently passed relative to prolessional thieves. Frees and Young have served sundry terms in the Penitentiary, and Gallagher has several times been before our courts. Capt.

Matt. Steel, who was arrested with the above characters, was discharged from custody, there being nothing elicited on the examination that would criminate him, except that he was found in bad company, which he would do well to avoid in future. The Great Sanitary Fair. The Executive Committee of the Sanitary Fair, at a meeting held on Wednesday evening, resolved that the Fair should commence on Wednesday, June 1st. The Committee have meetings every night during the week, except Sundays, and each individual member is exerting himself towards securing the greatest success for the undertaking.

Cii-enlara are now being addressed to prominent citizens In the several counties of Western Pennsylvania and of Eastern Ohio, asking their co-operation and aid. The committee propose to have booths set apart in the Fair Buildings, for the contributions of those counties whose representatives may desire them, the same to be under direction of committees of their own selection. This arrangement will afford an opportunity for the contributors of the surrounding counties to vie with each other in a friendly manner, as to who shall excel in the variety and amount of their contributions. In this connection, we would remark that our cotem poraries of the press throughout the western counties of this State, as well as in Eastern Ohio and West Virginia, would contribute materially to the success of the Fair by noticing weekly in their columns the progress of arrangements for the exhibition. They should urge upon the several Soldiers' Aid Societies Within the bounds of their local circulation to eontribate some articles of interest to the Fair, the same time not forgetting their usual con-ri buttons of annDlies Tor immediate trans mission to the army.

Within a lev months. perhaps weeks, our armies all the suDDlles that san be I acaced in the rood work of miss ton should not fonret for an hour the pres sing-demands that may in a moment be made upon it by our sutlbrlnc jutd wounded soldiers. Cotton Coming TTi. Movement of the Rebel Gen. Forrest.

CAIRO. Special Corresjr-ni1ence of the Commercial Cairo, March 21 Arrival of Cotton. lhe Silver Moon arrived tins morning from Memphis. brought up one thous and bales of cotton for Cincinnati. The Memphis papers of the 22d have been ceived.

They contain no news. Gen. Ilnrlbut. re Major General S. A.

Hurlbut came down on the train this and went down on the Belle of St. Louis. Arrival of Troops. The steamer Hannibal, from New Orleans, brings dates of the iCth. There is very little news.

All quiet on the river. tone Drought up the ourth Illinois cavalry, veteran. They number one hundred and twenty men, and are commanded by Col. K. M.

Wallace. Anticipated Attack on I'nion City A dispatch was received at a late hour last night that the rebel Gen. Forrest was advancing on Union City with 7,000 men He is known to have been in Bolivar on the 21st; but it is also reported that he passed through Trenton, which is but a lew miles from Union City. It is thought that his movement on Union City is a feint to conceal his real intentions. Our forces are readv to receive him.

llielcman iiicKman has been evacuated bv our forces. BRILLIANT VICTORY IN LOUISIANA CAPTURE OF FOET DE KUSSEY. GALLANT CONDUCT OF 01R TROOPS GREAT ADVANTAGE GAINED. 3IORK REBEL lA3r5. ADMIRAL, PORTER'S FLEET.

FoetDe Russev, Red River, March 15. via Cairo, March 21. This fort was captured to-day by the United States lorees under Gen, A. J. Smith.

rhe expedition that left Vicksburg on the 10th landed at Shreveport, on the 13th, and marched to Bayou Glace, where General Taylor's rebel brigade had been encamped, but which fled ou the approach of our transports, leaving a considerable amount of camp equip-page and commissary stores. General Smith pressed forward to Yellow Bayou, where st rong fortifications had beeu erected, but the rebels again lied as we come up. The enemy was pressed, and some skirmishing occurred, resulting in the capture of several prisoners and a small wagon train. At daylight yesterday the entire command started tor Fort D'Russey, twenty-eight miles distant, and at four o'clock p. tlie 3d and 9th Indiana batteries opened on the Fort, which replied vigorously with three of its heaviest guns, lue cannonading continued an liour, when Gen.

Smith ordered the 1st and 2d Illi nois of the liJth corps, under Gen. Mower, to charge the enemy's rille nits and storm the fort. Theoth, I19th and i'Jth ludiana, and 21th Missouri regiments charged over deep ditches and thick, abattis amid a galling tire, ana within twenty minuses after tlie order was issued, the color sergeant of the oSth Illinois, planted the American hag upon the enemy works. Ine victory was complete and resulted the capture of S2o prisoners, including 21 commissioned officers; two four-inch Dahigren guns, two four-pouudeis, lour thirty-two pounders, two six-pounders, a lot of small arms, thou sand barrels of line powder, aud several thousand dollars worth of commissary stores. Fort D'Russey is a most formidable work, of aquadrangular shape, with bastions and bouib- proots coverea witn raiiroau iron, jv powerful water battery connects with the lort.

the case mates of which are capable of resisting shot and shell of the heaviest calibre. The position of the guns was capital for rapid and etlective firing on all boats attempting to move up or uowu river. About suit negroes were employed for a year in constructing the earthworks. Gen. Smith will superintend the thorough destruction of the fortifications to-morrow.

It will take three thousand men two or three days io destroy mem: Glorious news may be expeeted trom General Banks and Smith within two weeks. Their designs, strength and position ate contraband at present. Among tne artiuery capiureu are two guns belonging to tne scnooner iuorning LJgnt, and two ruled guns from the Harriet Lane, captured last spring orf Sabine Pass, and one heavy gun from the Indianola, sunk in the Mississippi last year oy ine reoei ram eoo. The rebels boast mat tneir iron-plated ram Missouri, now.iu this river, can sink any gunboat iu our navy. The Webb and Mary June are also considered impregnable to any of our notiua.

Admiral Porter has been busily engaged for the past three days in removing obstructions from Red river, consisting of raits and niles driven into the channel, and transports are now proceeding up trie river without interruption. Cairo, Alarch 23. lhe ram Avenger arrived this morning Irom the mouth of Red river, where she was met by the gunboat Cricket. from which she received dispatches and orders irom Rear-Admiral Porter to return. The fleet reached Atchafaiaya river Monday.

tne i-itn. wnen uen i a. j. sninn iorce disem barked; to operate on land agamst ort de Kus- sey, where Dick I ay lor was encamped with men. as soon as layiornearu oi isinitii landing, he attempted to reach his rear and attack him.

Skirmishing commenced on Gen eral Smith's lelt flank before he was aware of the exact whereabouts of the enemy. Being ntormed oi layiors aesigu ne exclaimed. "Now for a race between the rebels and the United States forces for the fort." By a quick movement, smitn, witn ms army, succeeded in reaching l-ort ue iussey tniee nours beture beiore Taylor came up. A charge was made, some lighting occurred, during which the Fed erals had about 4U killed and wouuded. The fort was easily taken, with 2S3 prisoners, one 11-inch gun, which the rebels had taken ojf the gunboat luuianoia and mounted; also two 30-pounder Parrotts from Karn Queen of the West, two longdJ jrom tne Harriet Lane, and four other guns.

The fleet, in the meantime, steamed up Red river and the Kastport, fired two shots. Alter the capture of the fortifications the expedition moved on to Alexandria, wnere tne boats lay wnen tne cricket lett. Cairo, March 21. The Cairo Daily yews publishes the loilowing list ol vessels said to compose Admiral Porter's Red River fleet; Fort Hei man. 7 guns; Cricket, 8 guns; Lafayette, 9 guns; Xeosha, 3 guns; Oseark, 2 guns; Fast-port, 9 guns; Choctaw, 8 guns; Osage.

3 guns; Chillicothe, 4 guns; Louisville. 11 guns; Caron-dolet, 14 guns; Benton, 18 guns; Piitsburgh.il guns; Gazelle, 8 guns; Mound City, il guns; General Price, 4 uns; Lexington, 8 guns; Oua chita, 39 guns; Black Hawk, 13 guns; of these the Osage and Ooeark are turreted vessels; the Lafayette, Eastport, Choctaw, Chillicothe, lientcn, Carondelet, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Mound City and Essex are iron-clads. The Lexington is one of the three wooden boats which were first put in commission on the Mississippi. The Onctato and Black Hawk are formidable wooUeii vessels partially plated. The balance are denominated iron-clads.

The Autocrat, John Raine, Baltic, Diana, and the hospital boat, Woodfoad, of the Marine Brigade, accompany to expedition; also fifteen transports. Capture of Union Mn by Guerrillas. Memphis, March 22. Forrest is reported at Bolivar, with 7,000 men, moving North. Grierson's cavalry are out looking after them.

A party of working men, with twenty men of the First Alabama Cavalry, who wereguarding them, were surprised and captured by a party of gueriillas this morning, in Arkansas, opposite Memphis. The party were engaged in taking up the rails on the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad. There was no fight. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, March 24.

Senate. Mr. Saulsbury spoke at some length in favor of Mr. Powell's bill, after which the Senate adjourned, Mr. Fen ton, of New York, from the Committee of Conference ton the disagreeing amendments to the Military Academy bill, made are-port thereon, it was agreed by the Committee of Conference, to strike out the amendments of the two and leave the law as it now stood without any additional cadets.

The report oi the Committee was censured in the House. The House resolved itself Into a Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, on the bill amendatory to the National Bank law. After a lengthy discussion between Messrs. Brooks. Kernan and Pruyn.

ol "New York tlm Committee rose and the House adjourned. By Telegraph. The St. Louis Market. St.

Louis, March 21. lock There is an active inonirv frr iu-c grades. and prices faU rather in lavor of miners. Wheat Firm and tinder demand; prices are full. Oats Are steady at CORN Old is in demand, arul firm, nc-ar la declining; choice old white is selling at Si 07: new SI 05c; and mixed at 85c.

By Telegraph.j Baltimore MmrUet. Baltimore, March 21. Flour. Is very doll and nominal. Whkat.

Firm, scarce and Jn demand. Cob jr. Dull- White at $1 15. WhIsbit. Advancing.

Bales of 900 bbls Ohio. oi QUR SPECIAL DISPAIUHLS. THE MISSOURI CONTESTED SEATS. Gen. Blair's Intended Movements Col.

Hardee to be Inspector General The Vacant Major Generalcy The New Internal Revenue Bill The Railroad and Currency Bills Cotton in the Southwest. GRANT IN THE FIELD HIS BEfEPTIOX BY (JEX. 91EAOF, The Army fall of Hope at His Coming Telegraphic Correspondence of Commercial, WASHINGTON. Washington, March 24. Iowa's Quota.

An important error lias been discovered in the credit of Iowa under the last call Instead of a deficiency there is a surplus of seven hundred and thirty men over all calls, without counting the re-enlisted vet erans. The aggregate figures of the State are Whole number due under all calls fifty-five thousand and sixty-four; whole number furnished fifty-five thousand seven hundred and ninety-four. The Missouri Contested Seats The Committee on Elections decided to day to refer the cases of the Missouri mem bers, McClurg, Loan and King back to the people for new election. The Promotion of Colonel Hardee. Lieutenant Colonel Hartlee.

of the Adju tant General's Department, was to-day nominated to the office of Inspector General, with the rank of Colonel, vice Van Kenssa- eler, deceased, a deserved promotion. Col Hardee has been acting for some months as assistant to the Secretary of War. Frank Blair will Resign. Frank Blair will probably resign after his qucrrel with McClurg is settled by the. House but before his election case, on which a report will not be made from the Committee for ten days or a fortnigat, is decided, he expects to receive his former commission as Major General and to be be assigned to Sherman's Corps.

Major General Thos. Smiths' Promotion. The reiteration of the statement that Gen. Wm. F.

Smith has been appointed Major General in tne regular army, renders it necessary to reiterate that his com mission is that of Major General of volnn teers. The major generalship in the regular army, vacated by General Grant's promo tion, has not yet been filled. Gen. Grant has strongly recommended Gen. Sherman for that vacancy.

Congressional Proceedings. The sub-committee made a partial re port to the Ways and Means Committee today, embracing those parts of the new Internal Revenue bill which relate to the machinery for carrying it into effect. Xo report has been made upon specific taxes as yet. The House was occupied to-day in listen ing to speeches on Karitan railroad and National currency bills. Three New York opposition members opposed the latter.

Mr. Brooks insisted that if Secretary Chase had made proper use of the gold withdrawn from the banks. Government might have been carried through the war ou a specie basis. A substitute for the second section of the bill cheating a separate department under a Comptroller of Currency, with an offiee in ew xork, onerea by 3ir. Pruvn, was voted down.

Cotton in Mississippi. Officers and civilians from the Lower Mississippi express the decided opinion mat oy proper legislation an immense quantity of cotton can be drawn from its hiding places, and that the Government can realize Irom forty to hfty cents per pound profit on it. Kasson's bill is now be fore the Committee of Ways and Means, and is deemed by them the best plan yet devised to secure that important end. A Petition from Philadelphia. A memorial is to be presented in the House from prominent German citizens of Philadelphia, headed by Fred.

Ditman, asking for the abolition of slavery and making freed negroes voters and militiamen; the destruction of the landed ar istocracy, by applying homestead laws to the confiscated lands under the confiscation act; parcelling them out to new settlers as well as to soldiers, negroes and poor whites, and free education for negroes and poor whites. Some arrangements for making rebels politically harmless, until a well regulated condition of States is secured. Gen. Grant Gone to the Front. Your correspondent with the Army of the Potomac sends the following Lieut.

Gen. Grant, accompanied by Gen. Raw-lings, Chief of Staff, and Generals Hunt, Wads worth and two or three members of his staff, left Washington at nine o'clock, in a special car for Culpepper. At Alexandria, and other points where troops were guarding the road, he was greeted with enthusiastic cheering. On reaching Brandy Station, at twelve he was met by Gen.

Meade, who welcomed him to the Army of the Potomac with much cordiality, and took a seat beside him in the car. They arrived at Culpepper at 1 p. but General Grant having expressed a wish that there should be no display, there was no formal reception. Major General Xewton, Generals Robinson, Cutler, Kenley and many other officers, greeted him, and one squadron of the 5th Regular Cavalry and the 14th Brooklyn Infantry were drawn up. The Lieutenant General avoiding the throng that gathered about the station.

He then proceeded in an ambulance with General Meade, to his Headquarters. The soldiers of the army, are, as far as I can learn, full of hope and in good cheer at the welcome coming of their new commander. Demoeratic State Convention. Delegates Elect to National Convention. Philadelphia, March 21.

The following are the delegates to the National Democratic Convention: 1st District. Samuel G. Kin. Dr. flaonre "Neh- Inger 2d, Wm.

M. Riley, G. W. Irwin 3d, Wm. Curtis, Simon Arnold 4th, William W.

Bur-rell. Isaac S. Cassin 4th. H. P.

Ross. Charles W. Carrigan 6th, J. D. Stiles, Jerry M.

Hunter th. John II. Brinton. John Bealtvt 8th .1 Glancy Jones, Wm. Rosenthal: 9th.

Geo. Sanderson, Henry A. Wade; 10th, Francfs W. Hughes, Dr. C.

B. Cioninger; Uth, Philip John- Garrettson; 13th, John F. Means, David Low- enberg; llth, Hamilton A linens, Thos. Dower; 15th. Peter H.

Keller. A. D. Egney: 16th. Henrv Stable, B.

F. Myers; 17th, R. Bruce Petriken, Daniel M. Dull; 18th, John H. Orris, Stephen Pieree; 19th, C.

L. Lamberton, James K. Kerr; 20th, T. B. Searight, John Latta; 21st, J.

White, Wm. A. Wallace; 22d, Wm. D. Patter son, Samuel tr.

itoss; zsa, J. a. McCullough, F. M. Hutchinson; Mth, R.

W. Jones, 8. B. Wilson. Mr.

L. Ward was elected Chairman of the State Central Committee. The convention aojournea tin to-night. The Committee on resolutions presented a series instructing the delegation to vote far MeClellan for President at the National Oon- niuiau ivr nmucut iu tua yjoix- mop. convention in geagion at mid-night.

Spoeio lor Nnr Yon. March at. Tho Citv of Balti more sailed for Liverpool to-day, with HUSOO Eoktress Monroe, March 2S. The expedition recently sent into Mathews county has returned, after succeeding in capturing a large ouan-tit Ity of property, consisting of horses, cattle, mules, several steam engines, and three hundred contrabands, all of whom they brought away by direction of General Butler, under the command of General Graham. Message or the Governor of Xcw Jersey.

Trenton, X. March 21. The Governor of New Jersey this morning sent to the Legislature a message relative to a bid now beiore Congress authorizing the Raritan Delaware Railroad Company, and other companies, to transport passengers and freight across the State, anything iu the laws of tlie State to the contrary notwithstanding. Tne resolutions were referred to a Committee of both houses, who made a unanimous report protesting against the passtige of the bill, because it nronoped todivest Smt nf it i-wu! and territorial jurisdiction within its own limits and the unprecedented exercise of a power never before claimed by the United States. To empower these corporations to extend branch roads anywhere within the State, in defiance of the rights of theState; to empower corporations executed by the State to do what t' state never gave them authority to do, and lo violate the laws of New Jersey with impunit and to defy the process of her Courts because or special legislation, would be a wanton insult to tlie dignity of the State, and a violation of her contracts, which the Courts have pronounced to be binding.

A copy of the resolutions are directed to be furnished to the members of Congress and Senators Irom New Jersey, and they are requested te use all exertions In their power to prevent the passage of a bill so injurious to the rights of the State and offensive to her citizens. Mr. Buckley, the Republican Senator from Passaic county, stated that while he would strongly oppose any extension of existing privileges, he protested against the present proposed action of Congress and direct Interference with the Court, and is a violation of the dignity and sovereignty cf the State. IXTERESTLXG FROM NEW ORLEANS Action of the Free State Committee. Executlre Immediate Emancipation Called for.

Cairo, March 21. The steamer Hannibal, from New Orleans on the evening of the 10th, arrived to-night with 390 hhds of sugar, 200 bar rels of molasses, 200 barrels of tar, 150 boxes ol oranges and lemons for St. Louis, and about 100 of the Fourth. Illinois cavalry, veterans, en route home. The clerk of the Hannibal furnishes the fol lowing summary of commercial news Business is brisk with a good market for all articles of produce and cattle; vgetables are in demand, and command good prices; beef ad vanced to ZMftzi cents: mules are in ereat de mand, prices are ranging from 8Aw to $300; the sugar crop is all iu and amounts to 50 per cent more than estimated last fall, it being over 70.000 hhds.

Ti prices are advancing iu Saint Louis, and the Ohio river buyers are purchasing heavily. Traders say that if New Orleans was allowed to furnish the general supplies adequate to the demand now existing wiiniu me; euerai iiues, ine stocK on nana would not last a month. The Free State Executive Committee called a meeting to be held on the evening of the'16lh, to elect immediate emancipation delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Thev also passed resolutions" recommending voters at preliminary meetings to support no man not favorable to immediate emancipation. Cotton moderate.

The demand for low grades easier. ine nigner grades are scarce and firm. Sales of 31 bales, includlner auction sales, at 72 for low middlings, 71 middling, 76 mcuy miuuiiug i ne siock on saie bales. No armed rebels are heard of in the vicinity oi ine river, mey naving, it is said, abandoned that mode of warfare lor the present The steamer St. Patrick, for Memnhls.

on ilia Gen. Hurlbut arrived this eveninir. pn route oouin, wiin nve nunureu anu twenty new recruits, from Iowa. They are intended to rill old regiments. The river is falling.

The atmosphere indi cates rain. CHICAGO. Special Despatch to the Cvmmmerciul Chicago, March 24. Live Hogs Ten to 13o higher. Sales at SO 7 50 chiefly at $7 25.

Beef Cattle Active, and K(15c higher for medium qualities. Sales at S3 50 65 chiefly at 4 505 50. provisions Firm. Sales of Mess Pork at 820 Prime Mess Pork $19 00; sweet pickled Hams 2ic; bulk Hams llllc. Lard Loose Lard better.

Sales of 400 tierces prime leaf at 12c. Whisky One-half cent higher. Sales 2,400 bbls at K9J4ii.91c closing firm at 91c. Wheat One-half to lc higher. Sales No.

1 at SI 15rtil 10 and 81 V2, closing weak. Corn Old Corn quiet at for No. 1, and 87 S8J- for No. new Corn steady, with sales of No, 1 at 85S5JJ, and No. 2 at Oats Are ic lower.

Sales No. 1, GlOlc. Rye Active at $1 00(1 Olc. Barley Firm at $1 2tl 29 for No. 2 in store.

By telegraph. New York Market. New York, March 21, 1S64. Cotton Is firm; sales of 3000 bales at 73 75c. F1.01-R State advanced lc; sales of l.S.Uio bales at for State; for Ohio, and for Southern.

Wheat Advanced lc; sales of 300,000 bush at for Chicago Spring: for Milwaukee Club, and tl.O-jl.OO for Western. Corn Advanced 1(5 2c; sales of bush at Holders demand a still further-advance to Beef Market firm. Pork Firm; sales; of 60,000 barrels at $23 5n for Mess. Lvkd Firm; sales of 1000 kegs at Whisky Firm; sales of bbls at Scgak Firm. Freights Are firm.

jSEW GOODS, IVCantles, Silks, Lace Goods, Shawls, Dress Goods, The latest Novelties, Wholesale and Retail, AT ALEX. mh23 21 Fifth street. GREAT SALE THIS WEEK AT J. W. BAEKEE 59 Market street.

Of Silks Cloaks, Shawls, and Dress Goods, Good Shirting: Muslins at lS- cents Yard wide do. at 25 cents; Yard wide heavy Sheeting at 31 cents Other Sheeting at cents Good fast colored Prints and fine Cloths td. iV. lOFFEE COFFEE I COFFEE Thf nntirrealltT onnrovwl NONPAREIL. and other favorite tlnnu of FRESH GROUND COFFEE, for sale at the "Eagle feteam Hpice ahd Coflee Works." Non.

241, 2W and 2IS N. rout street corner oi New street, Philadelphia. OOUIlbHS fl; H. IMK INN. )5 For BoujSTY.PKjisioN, Prize Mokv, 4c, W.

J. HALL PATTERSON. Jfo-1 Foorth street. (2d floor.) PITTSBURGH, PA. Claims for PENSIONS BOUNTY, BACK PAY.

SUBSISTENCE and PRIZE MONEY. Also ORDNANCE RETURNS attended to promptly! fe25 "DABJJITS MEW YORK SOAl. wen nine wonunr riena Boaiw mco. ut MoraL Ana ior ssust by H. C.

.1. H. feAWYFR, Mo 7 WocdBlTMt, twee, MZLLSH sttaGSCZaON. i.uit.