The New York Herald Newspaper, March 15, 1863, Page 4

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It was known that they have been for some time past moving their stores into the interior, but it was thought at Washington that they had no time to abandon the place so soon, and that therefore Genera} Rosecrans’ information is premature. That such a movement is contem- pisted all the indications render probable. A despatch from Memphis says that Admiral Porter received intelligence that Yazoo City was captured and the rebel fleet destroyed by the Yazoo expedition, It is probable that General | Quinby'’s division, on its return from Young's | Point, has gone to reinforce the expedition on the Yazoo. Our latest reports lust night from Mem- | phis prepare us for some great results at Vicks- poser tion or abandonment of burg, eventnating from the The capi on of Yazoo City. the great rebel stronghold at any moment seems o inty. ‘el Hunter's army at Vort of cert val ts about to move on some imporiant e ion, if weean pin the ord Command al to his soldiers ys that ong and weary del over , they cugth the cheering prospect of active aud which no one in his departwent had cont have at it service. thing later from General flooker’s army. The British stcamship Australasian, from Liver- | pool, brongat on freight 508 bales of cotton CONGRESS. The United States Senate terminated ita extra session yesterday. No business was transacted in public. “An executive session was held, and an additional number of the President's nominations acted upon, At two o'clock the doors were opened and the presiding officer announced the Senate ad- journed. : THE LEGISLATURE. ‘The State Senate did not transact much business of general interest yesterday. An unfavorable re- port waa made on the bill confirming commission- ets of deeds irregularly appointed by the New York Common Council, and the report was laid on the table. Among the bills introduced was one donating $25,000 to the New York Hygeia College. inthe Assembly a petition was presented asking for the regulation, by the Legislature, of the Staten Island ferries. A number of bills received favora- ble reports from the committees, among which wore the Broadway Railroad bill"and the bill for the incorporation ef the Soldiers’ Home. Bills were introduced to repeal the South and West streets railroad act; amending the law for the as- sesament and collection of taxes in this city; rela- live to the New York Fire Department; for the payment of the expenses of enrolling the militia in ity, and the bill for a railroad in thia city to onnect the various ferries. the Women’s New York Medical College was re- ferred, with power to report complete. The bill or the eleotion of the Croton Aqueduct Board was MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The Spanish steam frigate Carmen, Commodore Don Jose Polo de Bernabe, from Havana, arrived at this port yesterday evening. She hos a crow of five hundred and nine men, mounts forty-one guns, and has engines of six hundred horse power. Bhe left Havana on the 2d inat., anchored off Charles ton on the 6th, and sailed thence on the 7th, She brings « mail from the United States blockading this « squadron off Charleston, aud comes here for repairs. The steamship Virginia (late rebel), prize to the United States steamers Wachusett and Sono- ma, Acting Master William M. Post, of the Bono. ma, in charge, from Key West on the 7th instant, @rrived at this yort yesterday. When coming omg | extra session of 1861. The bill incorporating | bretbern in arms against the Russians for their national independence. The proceedings of last evening, though interesting as showing the feel- ings of ihe resident Poles, were only preliminary and the platform or stage | NEW YUUK HKKALY, SUNDAY, MAKUH lo, 1665. ' Congress, however, been leas than if ‘was with the negrophobie; had it amore at | tention to the all important task of meeting and | less devotion to the “almighty nigger;” had the | two houses attended more to their legitimate ; duties, and interfered less with our generals and their military combinations, there would have been no necessity for investing President Lincoln with the powers and responsibilities of a temporary dictatorship. Bnt now that it is done it is sheer folly and madness for the cop- perheads to gabble about resistance to the nig- gerheads to the extont of resistance to the laws of Congress. There they are, the laws of the land, and the shortest way to get rid of them is to support the President in his efforts to sup- press the rebellion. Let the men of the loyal States of a}! factions and parties submit to the laws and give their aid and comfort to the government in the prose- cution of this war; and, whether ended or not in the interval, the Presidential election of to a larger demonstration to take place at an early day at the Cooper Institute, at which men of every nationality sympathizing with Poland will be present. We give a report elsewhere of the meet- ing last night. The following table shows the comparative in- crease in populatioa since the commencement of the present century in the United Statés and Great Britain :— Year. United Sates. Great. Britain. 1800, 305,000 16,338,000 7,239,000 18,547, 9,638,000 21,193,000 12,266,000 24,306,000 17,063,000 27,019,000 27,309,000 040, seventy of the rebel prisoners confined in Camp Douglas, at’ Chicago, Illinois, have died, and fifty-five have taken the oath of allegiance to the United States and receiv- ed their discharge. . The empannelling of the jury in the case of Dr. Brown, charged with maitreating a lady under de- licate circumstances, will be resumed to-morrow. Four jurors have been already sworn, and it is supposed that out of the additional panel of two hundred ordered by the Court eight others will be found who have not formed an opinion in the matter. 1864 will afford scope and verge enough for the appointment of a new administration and a new order of things. Oan There be Reconciliation North and Seuth? If the reader will enly view this question in the light that shines from the radical press, or make his ealeulations from the rabid denunciations of the foaming abolition agitators in Congress, he will undoubtedly answer the question in the negative. These men are doing their utmost to render the temporary separation of North and South a fixed and irreversible fact. On the other hand, it would seem, from the bitterness of the newspapers in the rebellious States, the determination expressed by Jeff. Davis and the rebel Congress, as if there was no possibility of reconciliation, and no prospect of peace short of complete subjugation or extermination of the inhabitants of Dixie. But there are many indi- cations which lead us to doubt the soundness of this‘conclusion. The animosity, after all, is not so much in the troops, or even in their officers, as im the political secession leaders, who fear that they can never be included in any measures of recon- ciliation or amnesty, and that nothing is left The trial of Michael Moore for the murder of his captain, on board the Robert Lane, will be commenced to-morrow in the United States Cir- cuit Court. In the Conrt of General Sessions yesterday Recorder Hoffman sentenced Jacob Weiler to the State prison for life. The prisoner was convicted, during the February term, of murder in the se- cond degree, on an indictment charging him with killing his wife, Josephine Ernestine Weiler, by shooting her with a pistol, in August last. Mr. H. L. Clinton, counsel for the defence, informed the Court that a bill of exceptions would shortly be filed and the case brought before the Supreme | Court. The stock market was dull and hositating yesterday morning, but better Im the afternoon, closing steady. Gold fluctuated between 1573¢ and 159, closing at about 157%. Exchango closed 1743, 0276. Monoy was quite easy; on call the rate was5a6 percent. The specie ox- port of the day was $1,800,000. Cotton was down to 85c. for middling on Saturday, with sales of 400 bales. The breadstuils market was lower and inactive. The main business in provisions was in bacon and cut meats, which were firm; other kinds were drooping. The grocery trado was quite limited, and prices were depressed. There was less inquiry for whiskey, at46c. a 480. Wool was in good demand, and advancing. The movements in most other articles were very moderate. There were light freight ongsg ements effected, though the tendency of rates was downward. The Late Abolition Congress, the War and the Administration. The newspaper organs of the radical republi- ean faction are boasting of the wonderful achievements of their late abolition Congress. They would have us believe that a wiser, more patriotic, industrious and meritorious legisla- tive assemblage never existed. But s brief ex- amination of its legislative proceedings, its Cabinet intrigues and its malign influences in regard to the prosecution of the war will lead | the impartial inquirer to a widely different con- clusion. This late Congress was first called together on the 4th of July, at the extra session of 1861. The influence of its leading radical faction was first exerted to push forward the army of Gene- val McDowell upon the rebel army at Bull run. ieneral Scott, against his own better judgment, was constrained to order a prema- -and we know the consequences. " the prospect of a great continental war belore it, this late Congress proceeded to call ont a0 immense army, and to provide the ways and means for its support in Treasury notes, without providing a foundation for them. ‘he saving alternative of direct taxation was dodged till it could be dodged no longer; but had it been courageously adopted in the outset tore ad | the Treasury would have been like the house which was built upon a rock, and which defied the rains and the winds to shake it from its place. Bull run, the raising of a great army and a haphazard issue of liberal supplies of paper money were the leading measures of the The session commencing with the first Mon- day in the December following was a long ses- | sion, and chiefly devoted to the “almighty | nigger” in every shape and form. Slavery was ; excluded from the Territories, abolished in the | Distriet of Columbia, and Confiscation and Eman- | cipation bills were passed; and, from the repre- | sentations of the radical leaders of the Senate, enlistments were stopped, while the rebels were mustering immense reinforcements to all their armies by a sweeping conscription. This grave Congressional blunder—the suspension of enlistments and the interference of Congressional malignants and blockheads with our generals and their military plans and movemente— resulted in bringing back the rebels to the gates of Washington and into Maryland, and back again ftom Tennessee through Kentucky to the Ohio river, and back again from Arkan- saa into Missouri. The President was thus com- pelled to call for immediate volunteer reinforce. ments to the army to the extent of three hun- dred thousand men, and to apply a draft for three hundred thousand more. But the aboll- tion faction were still unsatisfied, and Mr. Lin- coln was thus persuaded to issue his famous pre- liminary emancipation proclamation of Septem- ber last, which soon proved to be something worse than “the Pope's bull against the comet.” ‘The third ard last session of this late extraer- dinary Congress bas indeed done many re- | markable things. In its financial measures, | habeas corpus and conscription acts, it hes in- vested the President with dictatorial powers, If, with the almost unlimited means and re. sources thus placed at his command for the sup- | | pression of this rebellion, he shall fail to do this work, his administration will surely go down to posterity as the most disgraceful failure | ed Ilad history nal the lero times. ou of this late in | or ancient for them but to hold out to the. bitter end. The troops on both sides are fighting for what they believe to be a prineiple, and from a sentiment of sectional pride; but they have no deep personal enmity to each other, and if the contest were decided to-morrow by a great, decisive battle in favor of the Union cause, the rebels in the field, as well as the rebels at howe, would begin to think of return- ing to their allegiance under the old flag, over- throwing Jeff. Davis aad his government, and accepting 2s inevitable the decrees of manifest destiny, insteai of continuing to wage a hope- less war against fate. We recently published a statement from a correspondent of a Connecticut paper, to the effect that the Confederate troops on the south- ern bank of the Rappahannock had fitted up a small raft, on which they placed late Richmond papers and a plug of tobacco, and sent it to the other sidé’ of the river—the wind blowing in that direction—with 9 request that when the wind favored, the Northern troops would send over some Northern papers and a little coffee. This feeling was duly recipro- cated, and the desired exchanges made: and such was the danger of the troops on either side being demoralized by this fraternization that the two commanding generals found it neces- sary to prohibit further intercourse. Other in- stances have been published, and more might be added to the list; but there is one case de- serving of mention which has come to eur knowledge by good authority, und has not yet seen the light. On the Thursday night following the battle of Fredericksburg and the retreat of Burnside’s army from that city two New York regiments were sent out on picket duty in frent. When these regiments re- turned on the morning of Friday a aquad of the men went to the adjutant’s tent of one of those ' regiments, and in the presence of the colonel | and other officers stated that they had on that | morning, just before leaving their position in front, received a proposition from a rebel officer to end this war. He hailed them, and asked “if they were not about tired of this damned quarrel. If they were, he had a preposition to make.” He then said:—“If you Yankees will go North and bring down Sumner, Wendell Phil- lips, Greeley, Beecher and other leaders of that stamp, we will go to Richmond, seize Jeff. Davis and his wretched crew and bring them here. We will then ereet a gallows on each side of the Rappahannock, and on a giver signal hang them all at the same time, and then we will wade to the middle of the river, meet you, shake hands, bury the hatchet, and every man go home about his business, never to be drawn inte a quarre) like this again.” In this there is a great deal of good sense as well as patriotism, and, though we are not told what was the reply of the Northern troops, we dare say it was not unfriendly, and that many of the Union braves who had 40 lately waded through a sea of blood would be glad to have the opportunity to perform the service of sus pension for the Northern demagogues in ques- tion. It weuld certainly be the best use to which they could be put, and there ean be no doubt that they merit such a doom more than did the usfortunate Sioux Indians who were lately hanged in a batch in Minne- We have always held—and it is now admitted on all hands, that the lead- ers of the abolition faction in the North, as well as the secession leaders of the South, were jointly the canse of the rebellion and the war. For thirty years the anti-slavery fanatics labored to villify the constitution, break down the Union and drive the Southern States into revolt. For the same number of | years the Southern secessionists have labored in their vocation, and used the fuel supplied to } them by the abolition presses to kindle ap the conflagration which now rages over the land. The great mass of the people in both ssotions sympathized with neither; but by degrees, and | by the force of events whieh they seemed | unable to control, have been drawn into a | fratricidal strife which is the bloodiest on re- } cord. But we are now in ar, and we must /fight it ont vigerously amd strongly for the | Union. The integrity of this great republic | must be preserved. Let Vicksburg and Charles- ton fall—events which would soon result in the | capture of the rebel capital—and before the fall of the next leaf peace and the Union will have been virtually restored. We mast, liowever, fight for this reanlt. We must sustain the gov- ernment with our whole will and strengt power, and the ballot bor will accompli ir j Phe American Element im Turkey: | . Perhaps we are not aware how great an in- | fluence our social, moral and scientific institu- putting down the rebel armies in the field and | tions are exercising in the East, especiaily in | Naples, That failing likeyvise, be has been told | Constantinople, which is the headquarters of the reforms whieh are now in progress in the | Turkish ompire. Until recently all their ideas of progress and reform have been derived from Europe, whither the young’men, both Muasul- man and Christian, have resorted for education. But, unfortunately, the ideas acquired in Europe were generally those of refinement of manners and habits of luxury, which, though catirely consonant with Oriental tastes, did not elevate their possessors in the good opinion of their countrymen. Of late, a spirit of liberty being awakened among the Oriental people, they have sympathetically been drawn towards America, and many have come here to investi- gate for themselves the scientific and mechani- cal status of a people like ours, renowned for their energy, progress and wealth. Henry Eck- ford, perhaps, first practically illustrated the genius of the American people to the Turks; and, not to enumerate those already in tho Turkish empire—for they are many—who have been among us and returned naturalized citi- zens, to infuse the spirit of our liberal ideas into their compatriots, and to exercise the va- rious avocations they have acquired here, scien- tific and mechanical, our attention to-day is arrested by the names of several who have graduated at the recent commencements of our medical colleges. Dr. Garabed Caloosdian, of Constantinople, took his diploma last Thursday evening, at Ir- ving Hall, as a graduate of the College of Phy- sicians and Surgeoas, and has the most flatter- ing testimonials from his professors for his zeal and proficiency in medical knowledge. After a thorough course in our hospitals he will re- turn to the place of his nativity. Dr. B. Mat- teossyan, of Agn, Armenia, graduated also with honor and distinction at the New York Medical College, in Thirteenth street, during the last week; and Dr. Garabed J. Vartan, of Ainiab, Messopotamin, actually took two prizes for his superior anatomical preparations: one, the Mott silver medal, and the other the first Wood prize, consisting of $50 in greenbacks. Also Karnig Utudgian, of Constantinopie, has just graduated in Philadelphia as surgeon dentist. These are all of that old, brave people, the Armenians, now Turkish rayahs. These Ar- menians are the first people in Turkey: first in industry, first in commerce, first in intelligence and social advancement and first in power. They ave the machinery of the empire. Move them, you move Turkey; stop them, and you consign that empire not only to somnolency, but to destruction. The publie should also be aware that many of them are now fighting the battles of the Union in the regular service of the United States, with the same bravery which istin- guished their compatriots recently at Zeytoon. One of these has received no less than six wounds, and is still fighting. Here ig a practical lesson to those who are to the manor born and glory in the nomenclature of copperkeads and peace democrats. Thus it will be seen that the seeds are already sown for our friendly in- tercourse with Turkey, and our men of enter- prise would do well to turn their attention to that country; for it offers a great field for the introduction of our mechanical and scientific improvements and for an extended commeree-— far more so than Japan—and the key to all this enterprise is in the hands of our friends the Armenians. . Naro.eon’s Grear Txourr.—The latest ad- vices from Mexico go to prove that the French are sadly bothered in their designs against that country. Places whieh in their original plan they were to take with a marvellons facility become, somehow, wonderfully strong; aad whereas some months since General Forey, the French commander, angouneed his intention of capturing Puebla with all the ense with which he could take @ pinch of snuff, we are now told he will be forced to surround the place and re- duce its defenders by cutting off their supplies. ‘This is notoriously an affair of time, and hence the capture of the city of Mexico becomes in- definitely pestponed. Napoleon will hear of all this with dismay. He is well aware that the Mexican expedition is most unpopular in France, and that delays in the conquest of the city of Mexico are extremely dangerous, me- nacing, as they do, the continusace of his pres- tige in Europe. He will most likely call to gether his great troupe, and will, afler consult- ing with his familiars, throw himself into some European intrigue of sufficient importanee to distract the attention of his subjects from his | fizzle in Mexico. He will not lack for scheme: as he has a rare troupe to play his tragical comedies. First, he hay his leading artist, Hu- genie, the Empress. Her Majesty plays the bigoted religious role. She is ever ready to start any stirring little ltalian intrigue. With Pius 1X. and Antonelli as prompters in this role, she is unequalled in her line. Then comes Prince Napoleon, his Majesty's ; most devoted (!) eousin. The roles which he appears in to the greatest advantage are revo- lutionary and liberal. Throughout all Europe the Prince is renowned as at the head of the | profession in these roles. He will lend his talent to some nice little scheme for the throne of Poland. He is quite ready for this eomedy, bas donned the appropriate costume, and, with blacked eyebrows drawn beavily down in token of displeasure at the proceedings of Russia and Prussia, and highly rouged cheeks, to ex- prema blush of shame at the atrocities com- mitted by Russia in Poland, he but awaits the signal from Manager Napeleon to rush on the European political stage, crying out, “Here, Poland, is a king for thee!”’ After Prince Napoleon comes his cousin, Prince Murat, the heavy conspirator of the | troupe, who is ever ready for any scheme, how- ever trifling. His salary is small, and his anxious desire te obtain an inerease causes a total disregard on his part as to where his role is to be played, although it is known he is best up in that of King of Naples. In fact, this comedy has been several times announced in the European journala as quite ready for representation; but somehow it has been postponed, owing, no doubt, to the fact that Manager Napoleon was afraid it would not draw sufficiently until more generally adverticed. We are astonished at this, as we are well aware that the plot of the | play was given by his Majesty, and up to the present time his comedies and tragedies, too, have been very successtal No doubt the Mexican jwbroglio will cause | H 4 we have above peferred to. mn will tax ty the utmost the the immediate prc interesting aovelt Menager Nago! tion of some of the highly | etrength of bis troupe. If they fail, he may still get out of his troublas cheaply, should he not obtain s crown in Poland. He may succeed in already: by the Roman Chanivari, or Punch, that he will escape from his Mexipan scrape easily— “it will only cost a Napoleonx’ Trw New Terrrrory or Ipano—Our New axp Wonvrreot Goup Fieips.—The new Territory of Idaho—the gem of the Mountains—is chiefly interesting from its location of the new gold discoveries in the Territory along the streams on both sides of the Rocky Moun- tains. From other gold discoveries in Ne- braska, Dacotah, Wasbington, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and Arizona Torrito- ries it is now made manifest that all that immense division of the North American conti- nent, stretching westward from the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains a thousand miles, to the Pacific Ocean, and stretching southward from the British possessions fifteen hundred miles, to Mexico, including the Territories named—a region which has heretofore been thought to be almost as sterile and useless as the desert of Arabia—is, in reality, one grand and inexhaustible El Dorado, or field of gold, silver and other precious minerals. This vast public domain is thus, no doubt, equal to the task of building two or three Pacific railroads, and of paying off every cent of our enormous national debt resulting from the war, if properly ma- naged by the government. To this end we hope that proper measures will be taken by the next Congress to secure to the public Troasury a share of the pickings of these vast gold mines, in order, while systematizing the location of claims and protecting the pre-emption rights of miners, that the general taxation of the country may be lightened and that the Treasury may be replenished with gold. Religious Intelligence. CHURCH SERVICE TO-DAY. ‘Tho South church lectures by the Rey. Dr. Storrs, of Brookiyn, continue to attract the attention of great num- bers of seekers’after theological knowledge and enligkt- enment. The tenth of the series of these doctrinal discourses will be delivered this evening at half-past seven o'clock im the South Baptist church, Twenty- fifth street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues. Sub. ject: ‘Tho Incaraation.”” Rev. FE. G. Brooks will commence to-day a series of short sermons, which, from the known reputation of the preacher, will no doubt proyp highly interesting. The discourses will be delivered in the Twentieth street Uni- vorsalist cuureh, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, commencing at three o’clock in the afternoon. The sub- ject to-day will be “Is a Lio Ever Justifiabler”” . Rey. O. B, Frothingham wilt preach in Ebbitt Hall, No. 65 West Thirty-third street, at half-past ten o'clock. Subject: “Feasting and Fasting.”” In the Memorial church, Hammond street, corner of Waverley place, the Rey. Dr. Chauncey, rector of St. James’ church, will preach this evening. Services at half-past ten in the morning, half-past three iu the after- noon and half-past seven iu the evening. Rev. Francis Vinton.,D.D., of church, will preach this evening, tn fie French . jnscopal church, Du St. Esprit, Twenty-second street. Sermon in English; church services in French. Rey. Dr, Verron will preach in French in the morning, Morning services af half-past ton o'clock; evening at half-part seven o'clock, In the Church of the Resurrection (Episcopa!) Thirty- fifth street, a few doors east of Sixth avenue, the rector, E, O, Vingg, will proach morning and evening. Services at Lalf-past ten in the morning and half-past seven in the evening. In the Cannon street Baptist church, tho pastor, W. H. Pendleton, will preach at half-past ten in the morning upon “The Immovable Kingdom,” and at balf-past seven in the evening upon “The Soarch for Adam.” In the Independent Motbodist church, Forty-first street, near Sixth avenue, Prof, Matt!/soa will preach at the usual hours. Morning vert, Deut. vi.,6,% Evening subject: “The Uupardonable Sin.”* After which the right hand of fellowship will be given to ten or twetve new members. The Rev, Mathew Male Smith will preach, as usual, in the Atheneum, corner of Clinton and Atlantic streets, Brooklyn, at balf-past ten in the morning, on ‘Ike Future of Retribution’’—the third of a Life.” Sunday School at two o’clook in the afternoon. Monthly concert at three o'clock; sing- ing by she Sunday school vocalists and school. Mr. Smith wil) also deliver short lecture on Jerusalem, illustrated with mapa. ‘The anniversary of the Brooklyn Lee avenue Sabbath School Bemevolent Society will be celebrated this evening, commencing at half-past sovem clock, Addresses will be delivered by Rev. Charles & Robinson and others. This promises to be an interesting auniversary. Int. Ann’s church, Kighteonth street, near Fifth ave- nne, Rev. Thomaa Gallaadet, rector, services at half pret ten o'clock in the morning, ant at three and half-pass seven in the evening, the afternoon being for deaf mutes. ‘The rector will preach tn the morning, sud the Rev. F. Dilien Kagan in the eveuivg. : ‘The Rey. Geo. Junkins, D. D., tate President of Wash- ingtoo College, Virginia, will preach tw the Canal street Presbyterian church, entrance in Greene street, at half- past ten o'clock in the moruing and three o'clock in the | afternoon, The Rev. Samuel BR. Pell, D.D., of California, will preach at half-past tan o'clock in the morning and at half. past three o’elock fu the afternvon, & the Firet Reformed Dutch church, Jersey City, on Grand street, vewr the | ferry. Chas, ©. Gown will preseh to strangers, youbg men and | the public generally in the City Assembly Roows, 446 Broadway, this day, at eleven o'clock, apow Teal md | the Future.’ Ip the evening, #8 baif-past seven, “The * Great Rebellion.” | Avermon will be preached before the Young Men's Christian Association of Columbia College, by the Rev. Jos. P. Thompson, D.D., in the Broadway Tabernacle church, corner of Sixth avenue and Thirty-fourth street, this evening. Services to begin at half-palt seven o'clock. Ih the Bleecker rtreet Cnivyersaliet church, Rey. 6. T Flanders preaches this merning. In the evening Rev. Moses Taliou will commder the question: “Can the sinner expect salvation on the ground of Divine juaticer” Ap army and hospital meeting will be beld in the Mur. ket street Reformed Duteb church thie evening at balls past seven o'clock, 10 ald in giving religiour rending to our men in hospital and eld. The Kev. tir. Jnpkis, tre | ther. in-law of Stonewall Jackson, and otbers, will addres { | the meeting, The Rev. G. T. Plunders will deliver the Ofth feotore to young people at the Hintorical Seciety’s building, Kleventh | street and Second avenue, this evenitg, at halt past seven | o'clock. Sabjeet—The Sphere of Man, or, Youth, Huw band, Father.” All are freely invited Eider A. N. Gilbert, ime of Kentucky, will preach at Christian chapel, Seventeenth svecet, a few doors west of Sixth avenue, this morning and evening. Subject, in the | morning~"‘Baptiem for Remiraion of Sine.” Frening— “The Baptism of the Holy Spirit.” IMPORTANT MOVEMBNT IN THE METHODIST EPIRCOPAL cHORCR. ‘The propriety of lay representation bas for some time been agitated among the Methodists in this country. Pre. parations aré now making for a systematic effort to pro- cure the admiasion of laymen to the annual conferences. A meeting of the frients @ this movement was lately held in Philadelphia, and agother is to be held tn the old Jobn street church to-morrow, the 16th inst., at balf-past throo o'clock in the afternoon. It is estimated that thirty tuousand Methodists bave, since the jast General Conte- rene, expressed themselves favorably to lay representa tion. In order to procure a more general expression of the sentiment of the church on the gubject the meeting of to-morrow is called, and it is expected to be largely at { tended a " | } is Wasmivatox.—A_ German named Albert ion murdered betweea twelve aud ) O'Clock Seeterday. mornin , on the south side of Pennsylvania | Avenue, near Tenth street. In company with two other | persons ne had a few minutes previously come out of the Jager bier ealoon called the Academy of Mule. While this party were talking om the foot pavement three othor jersons came along, brasbed against them exchmge of a few words, stavbed tho | he died almost insta Te war a br of the offerters is in custody consed was lately & eoldier of sobs + 8 Menon: | Renuine does not bewr the letters. Information has been received hero that the visit of Secretary Chase to New York has been attended with very gratifying success in making arrangements for ex- tensive loans, which will relieve the wants of the gov- ernment to auch an oxtent as to preclude any probability Of anadditionat igsue of legal tenders, RRBRL CAVALRY IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. Information derived from various sources ng reached here that the rebels have thrown @ considerable force of cavalry, artillery and infantry into the Shenandoah valley. REPORTS FROM LER'S KEUEL AnMY, Belfablo intelligence bas reachod the government showing that the rebel army under General Lee ia the vicinity of Fredericksburg has not been materially weak- enod since the battle there; but has-been industriousiy employed in erecting defensive works, most of which are masked. No intention has beon manifested of abandoning that point, which is now regarded as the principal de- fence of Richmond on the north. It is algo stated that the iron-ciad vessel being con~ structed at Richmond, and known as the Morrimac Ne 3, is a vory powerful war vessel, The rebels believe that. she will yet be made seaworthy, and will bo more de- structive tofedera! commerce than any of the rebel war vessels afloat. ADJUTANT GENERAL THOMAS AND THR GRIMES COM- MITTS. : ‘Tho introduction of tho name of Adjutant Generat Thomas as one of the parties implicated by the report of the Grimes Investigating Commitice in regard to the purchase of transports for the Banks expedition is unjust to General Thomas, whose name is not mentioned in that report, and who has had no connection whatever with the purchase of any army transport since the Star of the West was gent to the rolief of Fort Sumter, with positive instruetions from the General to reach the fort or be sunk iu theattempt. DEATH OF HON, JOHN W. NOELL, OF MISSOURI. Hon. John W. Noell, of Missouri, mombar of the late House of Representatives, died to-day, after sovoral weeks’ illness. JUDGH WYLIR'S OASB. Andrew Wylie was on Thursday confirmed as one of the Justices of the Supreme Court for the District of Colum- bia; but for reasons satisfactory to the Scnate the con- firmation was reconsidered, and go the appointment feR u sb. — MILITARY OPERATIONS IN ARIZONA. Colonel Cross, of New Hampshire, formerly in military service in Arizona, hag offered w raise a brigade, outside of the conscription, for service in Arizona. Colonol Cross is now aselgned to the command of a brigade in the Arag of the Potomac; but, on account of bis familiarity with the important Territory lately organized, will probably be made military commandant thero. OPERATIONS OF A SECKSH WIDOW. It is said that gossips in Richmond intimate that the wiles of a charming rebel widow had something to do with the logs of the Queen of the West. CONFIRMATION OF GENERAL STEVENSON, The nominatigly-of General Stovenson, who was sent here in ee Hunter, was to day confirmed by the Senate. ADDYPIONAL CONFIRMATIONS. Before the close of the session of the Senate to day there were several confirmations, inclnding the folio ing — fie Major General Stonoman, of the volunteers, to be a ned general from November 29, instead oi December 81, Colonel burne, of the Fourth Virginia Volunteers, and Colonel John D, Stevenson, of the Missouri Voluateera, to be brigadier gencrais. George P. Smith, of Penusylvania, and A. W. Norcross, to be military storekeepers. y, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas C. H. Smith, 1st Ohie es- walry, to be brigadier general of volunteers; Colovet Thomas G. Stephenson, 24th Massachusetts Voiunteers, to be brigadier general of volunteers; Captain Jus. 8. Palmer, to be a commander on tho active list frora the ‘Tth of February, 1863; Commander George F. Emmons, te bo a captain in the mavy, on the active list, from Fobra- ary 7, 1863; Return J. Meigs, of Teunexsee, to be comarie- sioner to revise and codify the laws of the District of Ge lumbia, pursuant to the nincteonth section of an aot un. titled “An act to reorganize the courts in the Distrtot of —- and for other purposes,’ approved March 3, NOMINATIONS NOT ACYED UPON BY THR SENATE. It was evident that there was not a quorum of Sesators present today, a number having loft Washington daring the week for their homes, Many nominations to brevet rank for marked military services, which by a recent law the President was autborized to confer, were not acted u sar ee OF RELEASED REBBL PRISONERS. Two hundred and eighty rebel prisoners wore oom- ‘veyed from the Old Capitol prion to-day tothe steamer State of Maine, which will take them to City Point, under flag of truce, to be exchanged. They were enthusiastically saluted both at the Uld Capitol and at the wharf by « large number of perzons, including women. The rebels were evidently delighted with the sulutations they re- ceived from their friends. They were oscorted by a gtreng guard, THIRTY: EIGHTH CONGRESS. Senate. Wasiwcrox, March 14, 1363. ‘The Senate, soon after the reading of the journal, went into erecative session, and when the doors opened, at two o'clock , adjourned sine die. ‘The Postage Currency. {#rom the Warhington Star, Maret 13.) On account of the twenty five and fifty cent votes having been counterfelted, the Secretary of the Treasury has directod:that no more notes hese denominations be issued. The counterfeits in q jon are so well gotten up that almost avy person is liable w be duped by them. The engraving i# & shade coarser and the paper is a tride thinner than the genuine. Letters are re- ceived daily at the department inquiring how the coan- terfeits may be detected. Many are ander the impreasion 3. Co., on the hotes withoat there letters are often refused as worthless, it not bemg generally known that mueh the larger portion of the The currency ised by the American Bauk Note Company bears the let re A. B.Co., while that isaued by the National Bank Nore Company bas no mark of their own. If these facts were well known to the public the department would oe saved much trouble, The smaller potes—tive’ 1 0's -are yet issued, to meet the demands of the public. City Intelligence. Skavine,—Skating was resumed yesterday on tho Pitta veune and Beckman’s pond, and it being Saturday wore both well attended, There bas been excellent skating om the Nassau pond, Brooklyn, for the last two days, and hundreds have thronged there to enjoy the exhilarating healthy amusement, The skating park in Chicago, bat been a decided!¥ profitable institution during the winter. There was an abundance of cold weather and snow, and sleighing parties were attracted to the carmi- vals, Good luck seemed to attend the enterprise, aad the season was a devided success. Not so bere, by ® great den). Min. Oxcatas is, by partioular request, repeat bis interesting lecture om the ‘Condition of Women tm Turkey’ at the Conper fuetitate, on Wee ovoning, ‘nesta April Land we understand Mr. Oscaunyan will illustrate this lecture more fully than the ou delivered before. ‘Var Tax Lavi axp tine COMPTROLLER nptrolier Brew nan will leaye this city to-morrow morning for Albany to Jook after the tax tevy, which is supposed to be in some danger from the wire legislatora congregated in tie State capil. Mayor Opdyke intends to veto the lovy am passed by the Common Connecil, so that the Comptrolier to visit Albany, with his bndget in hip ¢ of eopaulling With the members pocket of the Legislature, Tur Duase Sraxer Exrxesion —The Board of Revision of Assceaments bekt another meeting yesterday morning relative to the nssesament for the exicnsion of Duane ‘The poard came to the decision that the assess atreet. r) mont fists, of the grading of luane strect and also } the Third a , should be sent back to the Hoard of As sessors for further correction. Farat Borsrve Cascivrims.—Frances Koch, a domeatia in the employment of Mra, Rothschild, No. 181 avenue B, was burved to death on Friday night by the accidental upsetting of akeroseve lamp. Uecoased was eo natiee of Germany. twenty-six years old. Bridget Farley, also a domestic, was burned to death at No, 12 Hammond street, on the same wight, by her clothes catching fire at tho fkitchea range, while she wam im cooking, Deceased wus twenty years of age, and Was boro in /reland. Casares 16 vam Covrr of Grnmut. Seemove.—The Re- corder and City Judge have made the following chaoges {n the Court of General Sessions: — Jobe ho Maes Patriek: Keonan, resigned; Bryan Reilly vice —— Gulick, deceaved. Movements of Generals, Cwrcrnwamt, March 14, 1863. Major General MeDowell and staff and Brigadier Geueral Simmer arrived here last night. Major General fons, seau is expected to arrive to-day. Tevine to Bvave Mme Tax.-The Hatch Oil Refinery at brie atrempied to pass off 820 barrels of ol! without puy ing the government. It was shipped, overtaken and oo fecated. ‘Value $7,000. ‘The relnery itself, valued at N00, was also aeized by the Collector. The case ie Fie rmtded to the authorities at Washington. This shoot pup yorsite t manufacaters who try to evade the he