Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1865, Page 1

\ WASHINGTON EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, (EXORPT SUNDAY.) aT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Southwest corner af Pennsylvania ap. and 1th strécty By W. D. WALLACH. ples densi the carriers to sa! ere bras wipers Batts AND A HALF TS PEB WEEK. : Paros For MarLing.—Bingle copy, three cents; on@ Rilgpyenns At cttthaase tar! Seopa Su Mle int pavers ave sent from the oles Jonger than paid for. ‘Tae Waxy B7an one dollar and a half a year, BANKERS. aZ3IRAE 7.30 7.30 Mr. JAY COOKE, of our firm, having resumed the General Agency for Gevernment Loans, we are prepared to furnish premptly te agents and hasers Porehasc) 8. 7-30 TREASURY NOTES. ‘These notes are i |, under date of August 15, 3664, im denomonat of 950, $100,,$500, $1,000 and $5,000, ‘They bearing interest at 73-10 per cent, per an- wom, snd have Coupons attached, payable in law- ful money, on February lth and August 15th of esch year. The principal will be paid in lawful money on August 15th, 1267; or, at the option of the helder, the notee may then be exchanged, at par, for U. 8. FIVE TWENTY BONDS, redeemable at the pleasure of the Government at any time after five years, and payable twenty years om August Ist, 1967, with interest at SIX PER CENT IN OOIN. payable semi-annually, These bonds are at pres ext worth in the market about NINE PER CENT premium, from whieh deduct the premium upon the scerued gold interest, and there ts left a net premium upen the bonds of SIX PER CENT., with s prospect of a much greater value at the date of the maturity of the Seven-Thirty Notes, ‘We receive in payment for subseriptions the sey- eral issues of FIVE PER OENT. TREASURY NOTE, allowing accrued interest thereon, We also tak Gertificates of Indebtedness and Government Bonde of all issues at their current value. Ful] information farnished upon application im person or by mail. BUYERS AND ROLPEES OF CAUTION TO BD NOTES. In order te prevent the mutilation of these notes the Secretary of the Treasury has givén notice hat the notes are not negotiable unless all the un- matured coupons are attached. JAY COOKE & CO., Bankers. fed 4-dtf GleLD and srocks. 2 fee has been placed in direct telegraph Oomenication with the Geld and Stock Mxcbange Room: ‘ Me insuring promptness in the execution of orders. Purchases and rales made ut the usual rates. SE, FOWLER & C9. fa an ra 352 Penna av. mst JAMES 8. TOPHAM & 0O.’5 ge PREMIGM TRUNK, SADDLERY; ANB MILITARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTORY, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, wr soo SEVENTH STEEST, One Boor North of Odd Fellows’ Hatt, Where they continue to manufacture and have en sale a large and fine assortment of TRUNKS, VALISES, TEAVELING BAGs, SADDLES, HARNESS, HOBSE COVERS, ILITABY HORSE EQUIPMENTS, SWORD BELTS, HAVEREACES, WHIPS, BITS, SPURS, ac. &e., &e., aT LOW PRICES, REPAIRING, Trucks, &c., repaired promptly and thoroughly, THREE SILVER MEDALS Awarded by the Maryland Institute of Baltimoze, October Sist, 1864; also, the highest premium, a bronze medal, by the Metropolitan Mechanics’ Institute of Washington, D. G., in 1867. SOLE AGENTS For Distriet of Columbia and Alexandria, Va., for BEANE MILLER’S CELESRATED PREPARED HARNESS OIL, ealere Supplied at the lowest fedé-ly FACTORY PRICES. Ww ATCHES, JEWELRY, &o. LARMOUR& Co., Light street, Baltimore, m- vites the attention of purchasers to t! choice stock of No. 1 WATCHES, DIAMOND JEWELRY, &c., SILVER WARE. PLATED WARB, OPBRA GLASSES, SPECTACLES, TABLE CUTLERY &c., at low prices. “ ecars eaten Watch: \d Jewelry repsired in the msn- mer by the best workmen and warranted. ja U-3m BS. ARDS AND OA G ey KOLLER, 5 _fan 19-20* and 70 5th street, 370 Sotwoen H, F. ZIMMERMAN & CO., 530.....BEVENTH STRERT..... 530 essors to McGregor & Zimmerman, have on iets ‘sod wibleontinue to Keepafine assortment of CABINET FURNITURE. All persons who may be in want of Furniture will do well to call and examine onr stock. as we are conddent our vr i nd furniture will give satisfaction. _ Call at No 530 7th street, between Louisiana avenue and D street. fe 17-tf NOTIOE TO OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS. - Assistant QUABTERMASTER'S OFFIOB, Derer or Wasurmoror, No. 134 FP, near 2ist st,, Wasarncror. D. C., March 1, 1865. The attention of officers and enlisted men, for- merly in the service of the United States, is called ¢ large ameunt of personal property stored in the Government warehouses connected with this depot. zi The Government requires the 8 occupied by said property for the effects of those new in the tiption of each article should be given me, company, regiment, or othe marke, accompanied by am cath or affirmation shewing that the claimant is the authorized JAMES M. MOOR: Capt. Ase’t Qr. ie _mh 2-dtmay Ass’t Qr \rmy. , UBENE NG. Being memoirs of some Norte aaad iicitea female vocalists, from the earliest days of LS o) ra te = meena time. i vo By rile Reacarehes and Life among the Bsqui- yes the years 1060, LF ae i es Fran sia Hall, with mape an a 1H-WANG, THS GREAT OHINESE REM- DY FOR GONORBEIKEA, GLa, Br X WILL PRRFORM 4 CURE. Ingredients Purely vegetable. It is pleasant to the taste, has Re odor, and may be carried in the vest pock- et without fear of detection. "“Oireulars free. Price ls box. Sold by JOHN J. KROMER, successor te 8.0. Dphep. foe ae area Philadel- Trenue, Sent by mail. aS Ja6-eoly” AVING REMOVED FROM MY OLD PLacE H of business, corner of Ninth and D streets, to NO. 491 NINTH STREET, between D and se ly ts call the attentii blic generally, 4 ‘thie? of y on bj s whe: shall > large and well assorted stock of G . ‘The citizens of Washi: and of the surrenn4- ing tr eatly solicited to call and ex- amine my stock of goods which will be sold at fair ces. BICHARD J. RYON. Leas LUNES re. B. arunon S 00. corner i Meryiand i fer sae al mb Testes of iar white Oak Piles, ingles, embracing about 1.0 td of aif lengths and sisens 250,00 fost White Oak Tien: : mK tact White, Oak ha ber, do. * do ; 80,000 Plank Boards and Pioori 50) Bailread Ties; 500,000 feet Spruce Prami f all lengths and sizes; 30000 “feat Drotsad Floering, ‘Fogether with 6 i assortment of all kinds of B te ef Bastern Store White Pine and He the lowest prices for cash. OORB’S WEST END DRUGSTORE. a car fatty Paar ea on s at ‘0! Jockey Ofal , and other cheice Pertnmaers with a large stock of Fresh Medicines, for i sale ap above. mar 17-20 — Eben vox, XXV. AMUSEMENTS CANTERBURY HALLE, Tr ANTERBURY HALL Pw a ast bree ttid 4 BAL amp. TERBURY HALL THEATER ) CANTERBURY HALL 308H HABT...__-___.__-. NEW STABE. FRESH NOVELTIES. First appearance in Washington of the celebra- ted melodramatic Actor, BCTOB A! ARLO, HEOTOR AND CARLO, HECTOR AND CARLO, who will appear in the intensely EXCITING DRAMATIC SPECTACLE, BXCITING DRAMATIO SPECTACLE BXCITING DRAMATIC SPRCTACLE, EXCITING DRAMATIC SPECTACLE, THE BUTCHER'S DOG OF GHENT. THE BUTCHER’S DO OF GHENT, THE BUTCHER'S D&G OF GHENT, THE BUTCHER’S DO? OF GHENT, THE 8UTCHER’S DOG OF GHENT, THE BUTORER'S DOG OF GHENT, THE BUTCHER'S DOG OF GHENT, THE BUTCHER'S DOG OF GHENT, replete with deep and thrilling tnterest, STARTLING SITUATIONA, STARTLING SITUATIONS, STARTLING SITUATIONS, STARTLING BITUATIONS, MELGDEAMATIC TABLBADX, MELODRAMATIC TABLEAU, MELODRAMATIO TABLBAUX. First appearance of the fascinating danreure, TILLY FORBES. eee voRees. Firet appearance of MIBS FANNY THOMPSON. MI88 FANNY THOMPSON, MIES FANNY THOMPSON. AN ENTIRE NEW COMPANY. and an angmented BAL LET TROUPE. Under the direetion of MONB. LOUIS BZOLLOZY. in a new and mperb FEAST OF LANTE = SHinese FEAST OF LANTERNS; CHINESE FEAST OF LANTE or. THE LILLY OF PEKIN, THE LILLY OF PBKIN, THE LILLY OF PEKIN, introducing new and extraordinary scenic effects. Re-appearance of JOHNNY MACK AND “LIT in some novel Ethiopian peculiarities, JOHN MULLIGAN, J08H HART, OHARLEY KANE, COvVBLLI, REDDEN, and over THIRTY STAR PERFORMERS, THIBTY STAR PERFORMERS, THIRTY STAR PEBYORMERS, every night in an attractive programme, the entire entertainment forming an [LMING OONCENTRATION OVERWHELM at tt ON OF A LAUGHABLE FAECB, A COMIC PANTOMIME, A CHABMING BALLET, & FUNNY APTERP and a pleating divertisement of BONGS, DANCES, BTHIOPIAN BOCSNTRICITIES EERE PSREESE SHE TURDAY, 95 TURD: SATURDAY, KOTICE. Anew acd separate entrance has been built ex- prestly for the accommodation of HPT ASE which will in future be thrown open expressly for our lady patrone. mesIO HAL a THEATER Lovisia¥a AVENUE, NEAR SIXTH STREBY, Rear of National and Metropolitan Hotels, GEORGE LEA —__.____. _. ___.__Proprieter Also of the Warketiees faora and Canterbury ~ Btage Manage: nerer before presented to the citizens of this city, titled TLE MACK, JOHNNY MAOK AND “LITTLE MACK,’ +> AMUSEMENTS. FORD'S NEW THEATER. TENTH STREBP, above Pennsylvania Avenue, Third and LAST NIGHT BUT THREB of the engagement ¢f the distinguished Tragedian, MR. JOSEPH PROOTOR, who will appear this WEDNESDAY EVENING, Mareh 2, in his celebrated character of ETHELWOOD. in the powerfal Dramatic Romance of AMBITION ; Or. The Throne, the Tomb, and the Scaffold. Burrorted b i iRAY. ie ALIGR GRA, McOULLOUGH, Mr. H. B, Phillips. Mre. Muzzy, Miss Jeanie Gour Jay, and the entire Company. FRIDAY. Benefit of Mr. JOSEPH PRUCTOR, A SPLENDID BILL IN PREPARATION. GROVER’S NEW THEATER. Pennsylvania Avenue, near Willard’s, GROVER'S GRAND GERMAN OPERA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, March 22, 1855, T NIGHT BUT FOUR MO8T POBITIV TABTR OF THEBEARON, © CSITIVBLY EXTRA GALA NIGHT. Beautifal SOUVENIR PROGRAMMES of PER- FUMED WHITE SATIN will be distributed among the patrons to enable them to preserve, in a fitting style, 2 memento of the FIRST PERFORMANCE IN AMERIOA, Of Gounod’sGreat Masterwork, which is pow the fensation of Operatic Circles in London and Paris, and upon which the Director has expeaded more money and the Conductor more of his masterly energies for its proper rendition than nee any other Grand Opera in the repercoire of the Ger- man Troupe, This Grand Opera in Five Acts, entitled MIREILLE, Is acknowledged by the entire Press of Buropa te he the Masterwork of the celebrated Composer of Faust, for while it abounds with the Beautiful Gems, Superb’ Music, Grand Choruses Obarac erising ‘that successful production, it posserees lot of the most exciting interest, ca. pable of awakening the profoundest sensibilities to manifestations of the liveliest emotions. The Ge will be presented entire with the fol lowing Dramatic Persone: Mireille. sa rgaret Zimmerman -Madame La Roche Sinsspre Tamaro -M. Weinrich Steinecke Lehmann Baousra ty nae rr aimer ‘eople, &c., 5 Introducing the entire Grand Chorus, the de lightfal iastramentation, bringing into requisi- tion the Grand Orchestra of 4) excellent soloists, ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, PANTECHNOPTOMON WAR ILLUSTRATIONS: Splendid views ef the most prominent events of THE WAR FOR THE UNION, Iustrated by thousands of life-like MOVING EIGURES, BATTLES, ears BOMBARDMENTS, &c., &e. Magnificent view of Obarleston Harbor, and the BOMBABDMBNT OF FORT SUMTER. autiful view of Harper’s Ferry, wi: aheridan'e army leaving for the. Ai reir a ¢inia. Camp Scene in Qid Virginia, Grand Re- view of the ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, A CONTRABAND OW A BAID, GRAND BATTLE &8CZNE, With an accurate view of the lines in front of Petersburg. THE BATTLE FIELD AT NIGH?. Introducing the most wonderf.] piece of me- chapiem, the DYING OFFICER exp HIS FAITHFUL STEED Commencing TUESDAY NIGHT, March 2}, and every night during the week. Admission 50 ets.; children 25 cts. OXFORD! OXFURD: OXFORD! MUBIC HALL AND THBATRE, Ninth street, fronting on Pennsylvania avenue, The Great Standard, and Bndless Routine of Novelties. Grand change of Company. Entire change of Perfermance. New Performers. More are. Firet week of Mens. Martini Ohiriski. the great- est Black wire Performer, Juggler, and Ventrilo. quistin the World. The Celebrated Jeddo Miaco Brothers, the Dai ing Gymoasts, Acrobats, and Cortortionists. ank Diamond, the Celebrated Ethicpian Comedian. Harry C, ‘Stone, the Gele- brated Banjoist and Guitarist. Immenee success of Mile Marzetti, and Mons. Axtonie,the best Dancers in Amer: Hughey Dougherty. the most Eccentric Bthiepian Come- dian oftheday. Harry Bloodgood, the Popular Song and Dance Man. Harry 8. Raynor, the Pop. nlar Comedian. Barry Carter. the well. Comic Singer, will open @ fresh budget vocalisms. Mlle Helene.the Popular Reappearance of Mile Mazori rnoldi great impersonation of Roman and Gre«:! . The Great Ballet Troupe comp<sed of Twelve Bea: ies. appear this week in a utiful Young Lad! pew Ballet, arranged by Mons, Antoni, in which M’lie Marzetti will appear. adies’ Matinee Every Saturday Afternoon, NNOUNCEMENT, A THAYER & NOYES’ GREAT UNITED STATES CIRCUS, Comprising a brilliant array of CELEBRATED RIDERS AND ACROBATS. Together with an unequalled atud of HIGHLY 1RAINED HORSES, ‘an VAN AMBURGH & CO.'3 MAMMOTH MENAGERIE, From 539 and 541 Broadway, New York A magnificent collection of LIVING WILD ANIMALS. very quarter of ie glohe, inc! i from ev UMEBOUS RARE VARIETIES of theapimal pieg om 4 NEVER BEFORE EXHIBITED SIXTH STREET, S00PH OF PEANSY ae VANIA AVENUE. geiage COMMENCING WRDNESDAY" MARCH 20 ~ BOTH COMPANIES | a exhibiting in ona enormous tent. for NE PRICE OF ADMISSION. S&F For full particul ofthis Gigantic Combi: Dauon, see future advertisements. m 20-3t G D. SMITH’S * WILD CHERRY TONIO BITTERS, THIS PROPHYLATIC is sold by all Drugegists and Grocers. Thisgreat PANACEA has been established 2 years, Its medical proprietics are TONIC, ASTRINGENT AND AROMATIC, It will eradicate all derangement of the STOM- ACH and BOWELS. It gives STRENGTH and BEAUTY to the YOUNG, BEJUVENATES THE OLD, Cures DYSPEPSIA, L988 OF APPETITE. INDIGESTION, LASSITUDE OF SYSTEM, CHRONIC DIABRH@A, DYSENTSRY. JAUNDICE, AGUE AND FEVER. OBTAIN A CIRCULAR. in which will be found testimonialsef PEOPLE WELL KNOWN in ih. ington, mh: MADAME PRINCE Washington and its vicinity that she has they cannot fa'] to be pleased, COMBS, INSERTINGS and LACES. PERFUMERY, WATEBFALLS, HAR stoex of BUN SHADES ohe offers ats amal! aivance, the: bein | of the mantfa:turersin New Yo: 7 ip Shout 50 per abe here, Fa C) wh persons ready to do 1 mer l7-im* you can find a wel Pa te 22 Market Spice Mg . smnounce to the Ladies 0 among the firet to select from the present séa- son’s importations. Bhe takes this mode to re- quest a visit frem her former patrons,and any who may favor her with a call. Ladies qill not gee Bonnets displayed in the windew to attract their attention, but if they come in to ree them, Her stock of PANOY GOODS—such as, LAC B JAOONET and SWIS3 WAISTS, FANCY BACK RD@INGS, REAL pURENCH CORSETS, ‘and SUN UMBRBELAD® 30. aper that article o: dress can be pro: Rese eee alten TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. SHERMAN, ia Schefield—Destructi Fayetteville—Six Ste: senal Burned. phe a oe Pareengers from City Point report that news from General Shermsn reached there on Sun- day through two scouts who left General Sherman last week. He had occupied Golds- borough witkout SU seni baving connected with General Schofield. The Property Destroyed at Fayetteville. WILMINGTON, March 15.—T'wo steamboats arrived bere to-day from Fayetteville, loaded with white refugees from Sherman’s army. The rest of the immense threng of white and black refugees, deserters, and prisoners are being marched to this place. : Sherman before evacuating Fayetteville made eomplete work of the destruction of the extensive arsenal at that place.- This arsenal contained all the valuable material taken trom Harper’s Ferry arsenal, and was the largest and most complete establishment of the kind in the South. The buildings were torn down, the machinery destroyed, and all the tenement buildings burned. In addition to this destruction, every cotton mill in Fayetteville—four or five in number— and several on the Rockfish creek, were di stroyed. These were all very large factories, turning out vast amounts of material for cloth. ing the rebel army. b: ‘he building occupied by the Bank of the State of North Carolina, the residence of Mrs. M. Banks, a widow lady, and the elegant place of Mr. E. J. Hale, proprietor of the Ob- server newspaper, together with the newspa- per establishment itself and several old ware- houses, were burned through the wantonness of the hangers on of the army. Six small stern-wheel river steamers “were burned at the wharf, but whether by our troops or rebel stragglers does not appear. They were the Dawson, Chatham, Flora, Kate, Caswell and Clarendon. The North Carolina and Hurt were saved, and haye arrived here, loaded with refugees. The negroes who have been following Sher- man will besent from here to South Carolina, consigned to the care of General Saxton. The whites who have friends will take care of themselves. Doubts of the Enemy Makinga Stand. NzEwreen, March 1-.—Parties who have ar- Property at ers andthe Ar- rived here from Sherman's army, say he will + be able to joi hands with him to-morrow er next day. Oneofthem says Sherman walks over his course as fearlessly and unconcerned as a giant among pigmies, and the enemy is so demoralized and panic stricken that it is doapt- ful whether they will make a st..nd or not. SHERIDAN. ie ne Further Details of his Late Raid—Its Ex. traordidary Succe The Damage In- flicted upom the Enemy, Etc. pattie oa Fortress Monror, March 0th—Major Compson, of the Sth New York cavalry, ac- companiéd by Captain Moore, of General Sheridan’s staff, and several other officers and the principal sconts belonging to Generai Sheridan’s army, arrived here iast evening in the steamer Matilda, direct from the ite House, Virginia, en route to Washington, D. U., with seventeen battle-flags, captured partly near Waynesboro, Virginia, in the batue ‘with the rebel General Early’s forces, and in oa encounters during the raid across the {Wehave given an account of the presenta: tien of theee flags.—Ep.} ‘The information gathered from these officers respecting the damage inflicted upon the enemy by General Sheridan’s forces, does not materially differ from the accounts already published. They characteriz> the work ac- complished as Bape Bey and so far as the present exigencies of the enemy’s position, ir- reparable. he damage done the James river canal is almost incalculable, all the locks, aqueducts and warehonses fora distance of sixty miles having been either totally destroyed or greatly damaged. All the bridges spanning the nu- merous streams they crossed, and within the circuit of many miles which was encompassed by the line of march, were effectually rendered useless by blowing up one piers and stone work and eetting fire tothe wood portion comprising them. The railroads and all the bridges within & distance of eighteen miles of Lynchburg were destroyed, and supplies of provisionsand ammunition destined for the use of the rebel army, which were captured in abundance on the route, were, with th, warehouses contain- ing the tame, given to the flames. One division of General Sheridan's force penetrated to within a distance of fourteen miles of Richmond. From the prisoners cap- tured our officers learned that our movements were creoulng great consternation in the rebel capital. he 3d division, under General Custer, after leaving Waynesboro, marched in the direction of Charlottesville, and, moving down the Obarlottesville and Lynchburg railroad, guided by excellent scouts, destroyed every- thing in their =, They struck the James Tiver canal at New Oastle, where the division under General Merritt had already arrived by way of Scottsville and Howardsville. From thence, forming & junction, the two divisions moved again to Scottsville, and thence to €o- lumbia, on.the James river canal, which is torty-five miles west ef Richmond. From Columbia, they strack out across the country, passing over the Sou.h Anna and North Anna rivers, and destroyed the bridges over these streams, and succeeded in reaching Ashland, (fourteen miles from Richmond,) frcm wBich point they marched, without op- position, direct to the White House. General Sheridan’s force, notwithstanding their great march and other hardships en- ceuntered, is represented to be in the very best condition and order. Ofiicers and men ap- peared to have suffered very little. They bring in about 300 prie¢ners and some %i0 negroes, who foliowed them to the White House. where the entire force nee safely arrived. A large number of the mrisoners were taken on (he march, but owing to the rapidity of our move- ments, many of apc were abandoned, while others made theis#svape, owing to the relaxed vigilance of the guards, who appearad to be glad to get rid of ‘them. The entire foré2 have crossed to the south bank of the Pamunkey river, where, at iast accounts, they were resting and recruiting preparatory to fu: ther operations. The corps of the rebel General Longstreet was supposed to~be lurking in the vicinity of the White House, as on the evening of the srrival of General Sheridan’s force at that piace frequent skirmishes occurred between bis advanced pickets and small squads of the enemy, @pparenti? thrown out to reconnoitre. A er Account, _CiTy Pont, Mérch 20.—Lieutenant Colonel O. E Babcock, ef General Grant's staff, has just returned from White House, and reports that General Sheridan’s cavalry advance had arrived there the night before last, and that the whole command was in at noon yesterday. Sheridan lost about fifty men and two officers, all told. His men are mounted, exceptin about two hundred and fifty. They captu many horses and mules, and shot aji the broken down animals. Nearly two hundred negroes came in with him. omen have traveled on foot, carrying children two years old, and kept up with his eavalry ell the way from Calumbis. At Charlottesville he was ob! to station a rear guard to prevent the negroes following him by hundreds, as he was at that time wholly unable to feed them or to afford the slightest protection. Latterly he has been better off. The darkies made themsel yes use- tol during the latter part of the raid, and pro- cured their own subsistence on the march. He advanced to within fifteen miles of Lynchburg, and came within twelve miles of Richmond. Nota bridge islefton the James between the two cities, not a raitroad bridge between Staunton and Charlottesville. His destruction of the canal is thorough. One viaduct could not be rebuilt in six months in time of peace. In one.or two places the river was turned into the canal, and washed it out fifteen feet below the level for miles. He carried consternation e ‘where, and mystified the rebels by the celerity of his movements. The roads were the worst ever Serene concetyed, 308 | rte inde- ly deep. enemy thought it impos- sible 44 him to over some of them and Bc . His men will pray ready for anything. ‘The Swedish steam vi Liem at New, frigate onadis has has 8 créw of 301, and is supplied with en- gmes o1 400 horse power. : Star. WASHINGTON, D. C:., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 22, 1865: N°. 8,762. ARMY OF THE Poromac. ted Occu; of Burksville_E Evacuation ef Petersburg Leoked Pada HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY Uorrs, NEAR PETERSBURG, March it, 1465.—Some deserters whocame over this morning reported that a torce of Union Uavalry had occupied Burks. ville, aemali place where the Richmond and Danville and Petersburg and Lynchbarg rail- roads intersect each other. if this is true, the last rebel lines of railroad haye been damaged, “ee lively times may soon be expected around ere. Anticipated Evacuation ef Petersburg. New YorRE, March 21.—The Commercial’s Hatcher’s Run correspondent, writing on the 18thinstant, saysourtroopsthere had been un- der arms thirty-six hours, expecting an attack from the enemy. The movements for several days witBin the enemy’s Ines gave rise to this expectation. Our troops are eager to have the attack made. An early evacuation of Peters- burg ie looked for. Itis reported that Sherman and Schofleld are moving up tne Weldon railroad. Our troops were never in more magnificent spirits and the war-ciash will soon be heard in a quarter least. expected by a friend or foe NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET Great Decline in Prices—A number ef Fail. ures Reported. New York, March 21.—The suspension of James Dart & Co., brokers, is reported, and several others are said to have “gone under,” also two large dry goods firms. The Post cays two or three speculative firms collapsed to-day. Gold closed at 15514a155X. The Express says the panic in financial cir- cles to-day was severely felt The depression im produce merchandise is heavy. There is a strong disposition to sell, but buyers are shy. A failure is reported im'the woolen trade, and some compromise has been made in the dry goods trade, besides two failures in the pro- duce trade. Numerous compromises haye been made among gold speculators. Cotton tumbled seven cents, lard one cent; cut meats, butter and cheese are lower. Pork declined five dollars a barrel; whisky, two; barley, five; rye, five; corn, one; osts, ten; wheat ten; flour, 2oasvc. Civil Government Restored in Missouri. St. Louis, March 20.—The important general order from General Pope was published to- day, which is the first step toward giving prac- tical effect to the views of his recent letter to the Governor. It directs that as soon as Governor Fletcher shall receive information of the re-establish- mentof the courts and civil authority in any county or district, the promiscuous exercise of martial law therein shall cease, and the rovost marshals shall be immediately re- leased from all duties except those strictly mil- itary. "Alt prisoners in their custody charged with offences amenable to the civil tribunals will be surrendered to the cival tribunals for trial, the military authorities? reserving guerrillas aoe oan outlaws, when they deem it ad- aisable. Frem Memphis. Carno, March 20.—The steamer Helle St. Louis, from Memphis, bas arrived with eight hundred bales of cotton for St. Louis. To prevent goods from being sent into the enemy’s lines by land or water, by means of fraudulent permits, Genera: Washburne has issued an order which prohibits ermitting of goods to go beyond the line of occupation, except persons who actually come from beyond such lines, and bringin cotton and other pro- duce, and dispose of the same to Government purchasing agents. The order abolishes the system by which steamboat loads of goods have been allowed to leave Memphis to be traded with the enemy. Impertant Arrests in New York. New Yorx, March 2i..Robert Green and Ernest W. Pratt, found on the steamerCorsica, from Nassau, secreted in the captain’s and the purser’s rooms, were arrested a: rebel pirates ‘who served on the steamer City of Richmond, which was sent ont by the notorious Cranshaw of London, with an armament for the pirate Olinda; both of whom were without sufficient aesports, And are undergoing examination fore General Dix. . —— F cial. (From the N. Y. Commercial.) The panic in Wall street continues, and there are indications that to-day ithas reached its culmination, or atleast a temporary climax; for the appearances indicate that weare to have a protracted panic, with successive pefiods of ‘culmination and reaction At the morning board all stocks on the list were thrown largely on the market, apparently from an urgency torcaiize, and the decline was very heavy thronghont. Governments were thrown on the market without respect to price, and suffered equally with other securities. 5 20’s, old issue, at one time cold at 100%, and closed at a decline of 54 en the new issue and 1% ontheold. 10-40’s de- clined 3%. After the board there wag a general recovery. 5-20's sold at 1043¢a105, old issue; and 10-40’s ad- vanced 1a2\y. There has been more activity in gold, prin- cipally from the buying of the “shorts” to cov- er their late sales. There is, beyond this, but little speculative movements, he price has fluctuated during the morning between 155 and 159%. The money market presents the anomaly of anamplesupply, with agreat difficulty in bor- rowing. Lenders are disposed to see the exist- ing crisis through before they lend freely; and will part with their fands only upon the best collaterals and with unusually broad margins. The general rate on call is 7 per cent. alike on Governments and other securities. The N. Y. Postsays: The panic is now abating, as it is beginning to be generally understood that there is no foundation for the absurd rumors industrious- Jy putin circulation that the Secretary of the poe was about to adoptsome of theexpe- dients for acting on the gold market, which last year were proved to be equally fatile and mischievous. The panic brought on by the violent efforts made by adroit speculators to enrich them- selyes by putting down the price of gold while the currency remained as redundant and de- preciated as ever, has more disastrous results than were anticipated, in checking subscrip- tions to the seven-thirty loan, and in produc- ing a decline in all descriptions of government securities. Baltimore Markets. Comee— NG inquiry, and prices entirely nom- inal. E Flour—Continues unsettled; supers are held at $10al0.12};, and extras at $10.25 per bbl. Demand Hgnt, no sales worthy of notice re- Poee All other grades nominal as before noted. 9 Grain.—Wheat, only 2,200 bushels offered; market heavy, with small sales of white at $2,50a2 62, and red at $2.40. Corn, 3,200 bushels white and 700 bushels yellow received; demand light, with sales of 1,500 bushels white a; $1.48 al.49, and 450 bushels yellow, damp, at $1.41 per bushel. Oats, 1,000 bushels offered, and sold at 90 cents weight: also, a sale of 400 bushels do. at 88 cents. Rye, no sales. Molassese—A small sale of Cienfuegos, new crop, at 65 cents per gallon. é Provisions—Are quiet; no demand for any- thing, and prices are exceedingly heavy. We quote, though nominal, mess pork l) prime mess $31a32 per bbi.; bacon shoulders 19%a19X% cents, sides 2iya2tx cents, hams sugar sured 23}4024% cents; bulk meats 16% ai6{ cents for shoulders, 18¥al8x% cents for sides, and 19a19% cents for hams in pickle. Lard 2 cents per Ib. for Western barrels. is ne inguiry scarcely from the trade, or for refining, and the market re. mains ee a fiat, with prices entirely nominal. The refiners haye farther reduced their prices 2% cents per pound, but without attracting buyers. We quote nominal, Loaf at 51)z cents; crushed, powdered and granulated piece extra ae a omnis per = and hegre | gong a * a: at 81.1 Per gallon. piece | Seeds.—Glover is dull, with sales of 1 S16 bu por ge, than as to — nominal: —Is held at 22.27 ‘ver gallon, without alee Delt Sun, = i> The ice broxen up in the Hudsen river, and ni vigation betw. York and A. ‘The English Prese on Sherman, Tn the absence Of later news from Ameri. the result says Me ay ven aw improved thus far on the ‘achie vemerts of his redecessors, thathe retained bis footing om irginia soil. of withdrawing Ris army and congratulating his countrymen on its ty,’ as former generals had done, he held his ground with unconquerable obstinac: ushed at eve ze fn the Confederate lines, ana thus reek Prowse as Kept the best gemeral of the Sou.n. Th was not successfui himeelf, it was he who poner Sherman to become so. Lee and his army were neutralized by Grant’s tenacity, and Sherman, without fear of interraption from thatquarter, pursued indefatigably own designs. These designs have led to the most memorable events of the war. “Sherman found that he could go where he leased, at A cost not beyond his means, and he formed his plan. For the first time in the his- tory of the war a Federal army was marc! on with all the success that could be des: 5 Sherman was doing what it had been vainly hoped that McClellan, and Pope, and Hooker, Snd Burnside would do. The game was ali his own, and we see what he made of it. He boldiy ventured on that en’ to which he North had been confidentl. challenged in the early days of the war, ‘and. ‘followed the enemy into the interior.” His march even trom Chattanooga to Atlanta was thought dangerous in the extreme, but it was thrown into the shade by his next movement. Relying on his military superiority, and Making a wise eati- mate of the resources of the country, he pla into the heart of Georgia, and \ sueceoneds almost without molestation, in reaching the seacoast. This taught him that he could go wherever he chose to go; and we see the con- sequence In the intelligence jast brought. He has marched from Savannah to Branctvilie, and from Branchville to Uciumbia, without opposition, and Beauregard is vindicating the original strategy of Johnston by adopting it anew. Sherman is allowed to take what towns he pleases, but the Uonfederate army, though it falls back before him, is always threatening his advance.” A Curious Decument, {From the New York Post } The march of our troops through the insur- gent States is making some singular disclosures. Here is & copy of @ letter, for instance, found in the State House at Columbia, South Varoli- na, which our correspondent with General Sherman’s army sends for our instruction. The original has been transmitted to the War Department : »sWASHINGTON, December 7, 1961.—Hon. B. W. Gist, Governor.—Sir : So deep is the interest whieh I feel in South Carolina, my adopted State, that under present circamstancesJ can- not restrain trom offering to her my services in what I consider her need. “1 propose for her sake to lay aside my fayor- iteartand to engage in the manufacture of bronze cannon, and these to be of a quality, both in regard to material and effect, much Soe to any now in use in the United ates. s “Iam not aware that there are in use now (with the exception perhaps of those belonging to the general government) any cannon foun- dries in the South, ane never while I live, for price or favor; will I aid in any manner to ad- Mae bee in the slightest degree the interests of the orth. “You will greatly oblige’me by the faver of an early answer on the subject. “Most traly and respectfully, CLARK MILIS.” MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.—The State Sen- ate on Monday evening and yesterday passed & large number of local and private bills. The bill authorizing the Baltimore United Fire Department to transfer its effects to the Agea Men's Home, and to surrender its charter. was paseed. An order submitted by Mr. Tome, declaring Levin L. Waters disqualified -as Senator from Somerset county, and Samuel A. Graham duly elected, was made the special order for to-morrow. The bill increasing the number of Trustees of the Maryland Agnicul- tural College, was passed. In the House of Delegates on Monday eve- ning the bill directing proceedings to perfect the charter of the Baltimore and Harford, Baltimore and Frederick, and Bal:tmore and York Turnpike Companies, was passed. The bill authorizing the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road Company to build a road from Washing- ton to its main stem at a point between Monoc- acy and the Point of Rocks was d. The bill exempting bank stock owned by citizens of the several counties from taxation by the city of Baltimore is now a law. At yester- day’s session the Registry Law was taken up and the minority resorted to dilatory motions to prevent its passage, REBEL ATTACK ON OUR FOREIGN FLEET.— The Paris correspondent of the New Times gives publicity toareport which promises a sensation equal to the famous fight of the Kear- sarge and Alabama. At a Rebel council com- posed of the chief emissaries of the Confede- racy, and which closed its sittings at Paris on the 2d instant, it is understood ta decision ‘was come to, authorizing Page, the Command- er of theram Stonewall, te attack the United States fleet in Ferrol Harbor. That fleet is composed of the Niagara, the Sacramento aad, itis presumed, the Iroguois. Tnere are, at all events, three of our national vessels watching the Stonewall in Ferro! Harbor. These ves- selsare bravely manned, are subject to the orders of a Commander, Capt. Craven, who will take up the challenge the moment it is given. Such an engagement as is anticipated would, of course, be a violation of the neutral rights of Spain. But it the Rebels commence the fight. there will be no alternative left Capt. Craven but to return their fire. @27 Among the principal objects of interest at Charleston are the fragments of the 600-pound- der Blakely guns which were mounted onthe wharf batteries. In erecting these batteries the rebels builta high board fence on the edge of the work. During the siege only one of these guns were fired, and at that time it cracked near the breach so as to require a heavy iron band to be welded on the fractured part. This gun, when exploded purposely on morning of the evacuation,remained whole at the breech, and the part on which the iron band was placed proves to be the strongest part of the piece. he other 600-pounder, which was mounted on an earthwerk near the battery, exploded tnto innumerable pace: The man whohad chargé of the work of demolishing the guns stated to the citzens that notwithstanding he was seye- ral yards in the rear, the concussion was 60. great as to knock him down in a senseless con- dition. The houses in the immediate vicinity were terribly damaged. One building particu- larly is completely ruined—in fact it is con- sidered dangerous to visit the interior of it. The windows are all smashed, and the panes ot glass in them were pulverizedinto fine pew< jer. S7The cost of the free fire department in New York was last year #595,000. That of the aid departments of London, Cincinnati, Hivos Nag Boston and St. Louis, together, WW At the beginning of the winter sixty-sey- en negro soldiers were confined at Danville. At the close of four months only seven were living to be exchanged. SFA total of $129,594,(°9 prize money was decreed by the United States Coart er the Southerny District of Florida, during _ the month of January. ®2 Moscow has more that four hundred ho- tels, and three hundred coffee houses, inns and gin stops. These are open all night; as the in- babitants seldom geto bed before two or three o’clock in the morning, Aandduring,the winter scarcely ever remain in the street, [7 Substitutes are worth about $10 a pound, to day. That is tosay $1,500 a man. it7- The salary of the Mayor of Cincinnati, has beem increased from $2,000 to $1,000 per an- a >" The time of recruiting by volunteers in Pennsylvania has been extended to thezend of March, but it is not to effect the draft. i> The war between Brazil and the Repub- ile of Urngaay and Paraguay is raging flerce- ly. >-The members of the Maine Legisiatare get $150 each per annum. No long sessions ere. S7-Thonias A. Jencks and N.F. Dixon are the Union nominees for Congress in Rhode Is- land. ‘The Union Convention of Rhode Island nepominated Governor Smith forre-election; and Jacob Dunnel} for Lt. Governor. , On Wednesday the steamer Canada sallca trom Bosten for Liverpool with thir- teen. gers, but no specie. wv Paul O. Budd, (Union) was on Tuesday eltcted mayor of Oaniden, Ny. S ‘In 1626, Manhattan Island was t— anise cnes more or less—by Hendrik “Guison vessel arrived in.New York Monday ‘with 20,000 pounds of Sea Island of an extra fine quality. is the first retarn from - the lands of the under the streets and third is to build it above the: 4 ona level with the second story floors, ~~