The New York Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. General Grant, at the bead of “the finest army on the planet,” is on the Richmond SOnP PORE. BEENGER Peninsula, and ‘within fifteen miles of the baatiamteennementgal devoted capital of Rebeldom. From the Rapidan to the Pamunkey river he has beaten the enemy upon ground where it was theught our invading army would surely be driven back or destroyed, and, one after another, has turned him out of positions which were deemed impregnable and impassable. General Grant has thus established the correctness of our opinion that, however formidable might be OPTIOR HN. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU ETS, TERMS cosh te advanca money coat by mall will be @f the righ of the sender, Nase but bank bills current In Bow York taken. THE DAILY SERALD, Tunss coats per copy. HE WEEKLY HERALD, every Saturday, at Five cents percepy. Annual subsoription price: One Copy... $2} the chain of defences established by Lee ‘Three Copies. between the Rapidan and Richmond they would oa be useless unless they stretched across the whole expanse of country between the Chess- peake bay and the Blue Ridge. They blocked up, however, only one road, and General Grant, by turning to the left, has neatly turned them, moving simultaneously his base of supplies down the Rappahannock and the Chesapeake bay, and up the York river and the Pamunkey, #o that he has had no trouble whatever in Tegard to the communications in his rear and his depots of subsistence. _ His sick and wounded are all provided for, and bis victorious army, iri a position of his own choosing, may now securely rest till fully prepared to “move on the enemy’s works” areund Richmond; and so we are entirely dis- posed to await in patience the next develop- ments of his unfailing strategy, tactics and in- domitable fighting qualities. He may be occu- pied yet several days in perfecting all his ar- Tangements for an advance upon Richmond; but as the forces, the means and all the facili- ties are at his command for decisive work, we are satisfied that in choosing his own time he will act most wisely. We know that he will not delay an hour when the morning dawns that lights the way to the glorious and decisive victory which he and his heroic Army of the Potomac have resolved and are sure this time to win. Postage Give cents per copy for three mont Any larger number, addressed to bames of subscribers, GB GOcecd. An extra copy will be seat to every club of ten. Twenty copies, to ome address, ope year, 925, and ny larger Sumber at same price. An extra copy will be ont to clude of tweaty. Thee rales make the Weaxit ‘Emap the cheapest publicaston in the country. ‘The Evacraan Evrnion, every Wednesday, at Fiva cents percopy, @4& per annum to any part of Great Britain, or @6 to any part of the Continent, both to include postage. ‘Tbe Catsworma Eprom, on the 34, 13th and 28d of each month, at Bex Cents per copy, or $3 per annum. - Apvenrsemmrts, toa limited oumber, will be inserted fa the Wamacr Hans, and in the Europea and Califorais Editons. « VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing import- enteews, solicited from any qu: the world; if used, will be liberally paid for, sg Forma Cornes- PONDENTS ARB PARTICULARLY REQUESTED TO SEAL ALL LET. TERS AND PACKAGES SENT U8. NO NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence. We 0 not return rejected communications. s Volame XXIX ....000000+ Ne. 150 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. SIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Bet Daxomio. WALLACE'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Carrain Buanp. WINTER GARDEN, Brosdway.—Faa Diavo.o—Tarica Manuinv. The Reform Move: ¢t in England. Some months since a controversy arose be- tween the editor of the London Times and Mr. Richard Cobden, the former having intimated in the columns of his journal that Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright, both looked upon as reformers, were agrarian in their tendencies. Mr. Cobden vehemently denied this charge; but Mr. Bright allowed the matter to pass unnoticed. Recent events have proved that the Times was correct in its surmise, and that its dread of reform was well founded. Mr. Bright may not be an agrarian; but he certainly is laboring to intro- duce great and sweeping reforms, which shall place the people in their proper sphere and reduce the hitherto unbounded power of the aristocracy. Mr. Cobden is not evidently up to this great movement. Hence his eager desire to be vindicated from the charge made by the Times. Mr. Bright cared not to deny the im- plication. He is determined to. oppose the aristocracy, and takes his stand boldly. Thanks to his untiring efforts, reform has got to be more than a mere word in England. In fact, the evidences of a change in this respect have become eo strong as to cause M-. Gladstone, the ablest member of the Queen’s Cabinet, to adopt the reform party, and he now confessedly stands forth its most powerful adherent. Mr. Gladstone made a g-eat speech in the English Parliament, in which he demanded an extension of the franchise. This discourse has become the great sensation in England. It is endorsed by the workingmen throughout the kingdom, and Mr. Gladstone has become their champion. The liberal journals exult over this great stride towards more likerty for the people, and prophesy that Gladstone will be the next Premier of England, as the govern- OLYMPIC THBATRE, Broadway.—Pst or tax Psrti. @oars—Basr Suavina. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tas Foussr or Bonpr—Kenxgra—W anDeninG MinstREL, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—St. Jaues anp &r, Giixs—Frenom Bry—Jaon Rosson. BARNUM’S MUSEUN. Brosdway.—Two Giawrs, Two Dwanrs, Avsixos, Waat Is It, ton a all hours, Janar Pawwe—At Send 7% P.M. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ way.—Etmiorian Boxas, Jeturs tox Port. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, Broadway.—Era: Cones, Dances, £0.—Davx ano ar Buovuens. igre Hall, 472 Broad Dances, Buaresquus, &c.— BROADWAY THEAT! 4185 at te corte RE, Broadway.—Ocs Aurnt. AMERICAN THBATRE, No. 444 Broadway. Panvouinus, Bumixsquas. &c.—Toopiss. sity ae Prteny GALON DIABOLIQUE, 685 Broadway.—Roszar Heiies o_o SALOON, Broadway.—C.aea Fisuun's Con- IRVING HALL, Irving place. —Srsrrorticon. DODWORTH HALL, No 805 Broadway.— ReaDines—intearion OF Pactra, nt —¥ ANDENROTE BRW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway. Gonosrize ap Lucrunss. from? A. MUI Me HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE. Brookiya.—Eemioriax Sones, Dances, Buncasavus, &c. sia ia tas New York, Monday, May 30, 1864. THE SITUATION. ‘We are entirely without oficial news from Gen. Graot’s army to-day. Washington preserved its Sabbath still- Mess yesterday. though rumors of various kinds, without ‘any substantial basis, were fying about. ‘The partioulars of Gen, Grant's late advance are given by our correspondents. The country through which the army passed was found in fine cultivation; wheat, corn @nd vegetables being extensively sown, and in excellent Condition everywhere, We give a map to-day showing the fanktog operations of Geo, Grant and the line of the | ment will have to favor the jovement Pamunkey river. if it wishes to preserve its hold masses. There is no news from Gens. Butler or Sherman iater | It may be that Mr. Gladstone laying the han that before published. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. A fire broke out early yesterday morning in the second Band furniture store of Beruard Heller, No. 15 Division street, destroying the entire building and somewhat Gamaging the adjoining ones. Mr Heller, bis wife and four children were asleep in an upper story of the build. (mg when the fre was discovered, and before they could ‘Be got out one of the children was burned to death and Mr. and Mrs. H. and one of their children were seriously ‘mjured. Several fremen were also severely injured by the falling of the building. The (unerai of Colonel George B."fall, late commander Of the Seventy-Grst New York Volwoteors, took place yesterday afternoon in Brookly@,and was largely at- (ended by the military and citizeos. The Fifty-second fegimen: of tbe National Guard acted as the escort. ‘The Orthodox, or Gurney Quakers, assembled yeater- Gay at the “ Meeting House,” in Twentieth street, near Third avenue, to tpaugurate their regular annual meeting, which lasts for several dxys. At balf-past ten to the ‘Morning and at baf.jmst three and ball-past seven 2. M = pudlic worship was bold. Several promi. @out ministers of that peculiar sect from.various parts of the coustry were present aud participated in the exer ©ls0s, among whom were Charles Coffin, of Maine, who Gelivered @ lengthy address at the morning service ; Enos Pray, of Indiana, and Mr. Douglas, of Obio, wi Gelivered the opeping-address tn the afternoon. The Polut of difference between this sect and the Hicksites, who celebrated their annual meeting last week, is that Qhe Iatter deny the divinity of Christ. In 1820 the Orthodox party, under the tead of Joseph Jobn Gurney, toft the Hicksites and established sect of their own more tp accordance with their ideas of Christianity, and ince thht time up to the presen: they baye maintained s “ separate chureh organization. On Wednesday morning, At ton o'clock, public worship will be held, and ia the @fternoon of the same day a meeting will be beld far the (ransaction of the secular business cf (he church. Several foartorly meetings, from various parts of the country, q@ill report to the general meeting, and all questions relating to the spiritual or temporal affairs of the con- Gregations represented will be duly considered and acted apes. Tax New Tanter anv Tax Brits.—The Tariff Bill and the Tax bill now before Congress, and Soon to be in operation, will, it is calculated, bring an annual revenue of three bundred and Ofty millions to the Treasury, and thus enable us to meet the heavy indebtedness created by the war. The adoption of ‘these measures has developed anew domestic policy in the gov. ernment, and will operate in developing also ko 8 vast extent all the resources in which the Country 60 lavishly abounds. The heavy duties imposed by the tariff on foreign articles, not alone fuxuries, but necessaries, even the car- pets upon the floor, will, stimulate the manu- facture of home fabrics to an immense extent, thus bringing out capital in labor and industry es woll as in gold, while the increased tax on spirits and many other articles of home pre- @uction, in conjunction with the income tax, will compel people to exercise every faculty and strain every source of profit in order to five with comfort, and comply with the de- mands of the government to meet the public debt. Gaawt, Past axp Present.—Moving upon ‘Vicksburg—‘ I shall commynicate with Grand Gulf no more.” Moving en Richmond—“I wheal compuniento with Frederlokaburg no pore” people a trick; that he has ostensibly espoused their cause that he may control and keep within bounds the reform movement; but the probabilities are that he saw the real etrength of the people, and chose to adopt their cause, with ambitious views. Be that as it may, the ball bas been set rolling, and it will grow atevery turn. Thearistocracy may seek to oppose the reform movement, and at first with some sbow ef success; but they must finally be vanquished, as their resistance will but increase the determination of the le. The visit of Garibaldi te London was the beacon light which signalized the coming strug- gle. ‘ue long repressed agitation of the people broke out irrepressibly, and the gov- ernment became alarmed. Garibaldi was sent away; but all the harm he could do was already accomplished. The people were aroused; the revolutionary spirit which has so Jong lain dormant in England awoke, and now the rights of the people must be acknowledged by the government or its very existence be impefilled. That fearful monster, Reform, which has been the terror of the rulers of the English people for so many years, has at last stalked forth, and must be appeased, else Eng- land must prepare, in her turn, te encounter the dangers of revelution. The people—the hith- erto patient, loyal people—bave at last deter- mined to assert their rights, and before their power the government must submit. It re- quires no gift of prophecy to foretell that the influence of the overbearing aristocracy of England is drawing to a close. They must soon give way before the people they have so long and se arbitrarily ruled. - Reset Lyrivences w Watt, Street.—Some people are given to imagine that the price of gold Is a good evidence of the nature of the news from our armies, whether favorable or unfavorable, and that in fact Wall street is the grand and infallible indicator of the way in which the war is going. If gold operations were fairly conducted, and the quotations from day to day represented the bona fide value of the article, it might be a safe index in this par- ticular. But this is not so. Wall street is, in & measure, in the hands of rebel sympathizers and direct rebel agents, who create a fictitious price for the purpose of showing the embar- rassed condition of affairs at the North, to dis- pirit our people and give comfort to the enemy and his agents. There is nothing substantial in the way these gentry carry on their pro- ceedings except thé success which attends them. A rebel agent nominally buys or sells with another, with whom he fs in collasion, at « high rate, neither of them baving a dollar with which to operate; and this quotation is immediately blazoned abroad as the price of gold, whereas there is really no gold at all represented in the transaction. The merchants who want gold to pay duties par- chase it, as they would ealico o¢ broadcloth. te “NEW YORK ‘HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 80, meet their needa; but the speculators ren the price up or down to suit their own nefarious ends. That these people are in the interest of the rebellion is evident from the prominence which all the Southern papers give to the gold quotations in Wall street, which they some- times give at s bundred per cent more than the true rate. Thus the Charleston Mercury of the 20th quotes gold at 176, but adds that these figures probably mean 196, and, further, that this is only the premium, thus makiog the actual price of gold in New York 296. No doubt these statements, absurd as they are, are greedily swallowed by hundreds in the rebel States. This ts the mode by which the gold market is regulated to further the ends of traitors North and South. Although plunged in the midst of a terrible and exdanxsting civil war, the energy, public spirit and enterprise of our citizens seem net to flag fa the least. On the contrary, we are continually hearing of new and great improve- ments going on in various parts of the city. Both public and private parties seem to vie with each other in their efferts to institute improvements in the way of architectural elegance, and in the construction of substantial and costly edifices, which are calculated to. prove both ornamental to the metropolis and of permanent benefit to its citizens. The mag- nificent Park is the pride of New York, and but few strangers visit the olty without visiting it. Every spring day adds to {ts natural beauties, and the hand of man is continally at work in contributing to its surpassing artistic charms and conveniences. ‘fhe Park, more than all other public institutions of New York, is the especial favorite of our citizens, and no reasonable expenditure from -the public treasury for the purpose of its adornment Is denied. In short, everybody seems to take a personal interest im these lovely grounds, and any suggestion calculated to enhance its magni- ficence and usefulness is received with con- sideration. We learn that ft {fs now pro- posed to add a feature to this beautiful Park and its surroundings which cannot fail to commend itself to the favor of the citizens of New York. It will be remembered that there has been a great deal of controversy about cutting up that picturesque region Washington Heights into something like a dozen broad avenues, and converting one of the most beautiful localities in the suburbs into a nest of shanties and corner groceries and groggeries. The Legislature ap- pointed a special co mmission to'carry out this ridiculous project, and, after repeated efforts of a personal nature on the part of some mem- bers of the board had been defeated by the earnest exertions of the respectable landhold- ers and residents on the Heights, the Legisla- ture, at its last session, put a quietus upon the commission, and washall probably never again hear of its mischievous operations. Indeed, the commissioa itaelf would have expired Without legislative action had it been allowed to exist much longer. One very respectable member of it—the late Mr. Willett—died from a complaint hastened by self-reproach and mortification for ever having allowed himself to become identi- fied with seme of its absurd acts of usurpation and folly. - And another intelligent member— Mr. Elliott—saved himself from a similar fate by running away from the board altogether and leaving it to its merited fate. Now that this vexed question has been per- manently settled, it is suggested to erect what would have been a positive private evil and wrong into a public good aad blessing, as we shall proceed toshow. The last Legislature passed an act authorizing the extension of the Seventh avenue from the upper end of the Park toa point near the Harlem bridge, and placed the authority of supervising the work in the hands of the Park Commissioners. This was all very right, and noone can find fault with this action of the Legislature. It is now proposed to carry out the design of the Legis- lature on grander and more comprebensive scale, and that is by continuing the line of the Seventh avenue along the southerly bank of the Harlem river as far up as Spuyten Duyvil creek—the limit of Manhattan Island—there taking a curve amd coming down on the easterly bank of the beautiful Hudson, through Tubby Hook, Washington Heights, Carmaneville, &., and entering the Park again through the Eleventh avenue. This will make a continuous drive of some ten miles, the most of which will be upon the bank of the Hudson, in its most picturesque and romantic part—through a valley in Wash- ington Heights, fringing the river, and opposite those rare and wonderful rocky formations the Palisades, on the Jersey shore. The entire distance will be one of rare beauty, diversified by forest and river views, lovely meads and pastures, and the charming villas and flowery parterres of our wealthiest and most public spirited citizens. Nature has already stamped this region in its most luxurious and captivat- ing mould, and art will in dug time impart to it additional and equally graceful attractions. It is further proposed that this splendid drive shall be at least one hundred and fifty feet wide; and, to add still further to its attractive- ness, it 1s suggested that the great central avenue, the Bloomingdale or Kingsbridge road, running @ part of the way parallel with the Seventh avenue, shall be widened and ite mar- gins planted with shade and ornamental trees. This grand project, when accompjished, will give to our already unequalled Park a degree of magnificence in extent of drives and beauty of scenery which will cause it to becomes still greater pride to our citizens than it even now is, and excite a still greater degree of envy from Europeans, who are continually boasting of their old and blasted oaks and ancient parks, and affect contempt for our great Park, and stigmatize it asa thing of to- day, destined to perish with the sinking for- tunes of our country. Let this addition to the Park be carried out—and we believe it must and will* be, if the spirited and enterprising residents of the Heights and the othor locali-_ ties interested pursue the subject with their accustomed vigor and resolutien-—and the me- tropolis of the New World will show to the harping critios and envious and malevolent subjects of European despotisms that the Yan- keos, while raising the biggest armies, doing the hardest fighting, and giving the most money. in princely donations, can at the samegtime create a place of public recreation, at immense cost, which As without a peer in magnificence in any part of the world. ‘Tam CLavetinn Coxvewrion.—This body will assemble to-morrow in the Lake City of Ohio to lay the foundation of a Presidential platform, papers Is wil probably be attended by 0 jarce raw | cook abo wae allowed to proceed. Nat a word of politicians, and will be as mach of a mo. ter mass meeting es a convention. It is suppos*d to represent all varieties of politicians who are opposed to the renomination of Mr. Lincoln, and no doubt there will be a great deal of talk about Fremont and other prospective candi- dates. But it is probable that the delegates will separate without making any nomination, but will reserve their fire until the other two Conventioss 4a > spoken. Slow Mode ef Bieckading—Its Effect on the Commerce of New York. For nearly three years the blockade of the Southern ports bas eontinued, and yet, by nearly every vessel from the West Indies, we learn of the safe arrival of vessels at Havana, Nassau or Bermuda from some one or more of the blockaded ports, laden with cotton or other Productions of the South. Only a few weelts ago we received the news of the safe arrival of the steamer Harriet Lane at Havana, laden with cotton, from Galveston. ° Occasionally our cruisers succeed in captur- ing one of these blockade cunners; but it is of excuse or explanation was offend for these violent and unwarrantable 1. What is the duty of our government under the.“¢ cir- ouwustances? Clearly to insist on the dismal of the Spanish captain, whose conduct merh* punish:went, whilst that of Captain Hunter did not. j Tax Cry Apvervisnc—Maror Goytaer Reviswe His Acrion.—It will be seen by the annexed communication that the Mayor has discovered that his recent action in regard to the city advertising was neither in conformity with the law nor with commonsense. It would have been more becoming his position if he bad taken such Information before issuing his circular as would have obviated the necessity of issuing this supplementary notice:— £0 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Maron's Ihave been directed by ihe Houorable the to say thas im the circular addressed to you, dated the 25th inst., and inviting a aworn state- Ment of the dally city circulation of your peper, there was an error, of whisb notice Jo bomhgeiren. and Comptroller the foreman, or manager, le that at least nine out of ten | ! ruaive (aad om dah aay) on which t Fo prebab! out of every by * y). oD. wi escape them, and succeed in making profitable tiem 7 Teapeettain, oo art Ceres. voyages for their Anglo-Yankee-rebel owners. All attempts made by the government to put a stop to this traffic have proved unsuccessful. The trade still continues as brisk as ever, and there appears to be little prespect of its abate- ment, at least umder the present system. At this port our customs authorities attempt the blockading. business by a policy which is tan- tamount to a prohibition of trade with all ports whence ft {s believed the goods sought to be shipped may be transshipped to rebel ports, while the ports of Baltimore, Boston, Portland and many others permit trade with Nassau, Bermuda, Halifax and other suspected ports without restriction. Our merchants, driven to eubmit to the ridiculous farce of giving bonds on all cargoes shipped by them to these suspected ports, are invited by the merchants of the favored towns abovenamed to send their vessels to them, where no restrictions are placed on commerce; and it {s only a short time since a vessel took cargo at this port for Port- land, went there, made a few important addi- tions, and cleared for Nassau without bond. Our merchants protest against this suicidal policy, and ask why a system by which our commerce is crippled to so great an extent should apply only to them and not to the merchants of the cities above referred to, and’ why the same rule now enforced with regard to shipments to Nassau, Bermuda, &c., should not apply to all ports in the West Indies. * It is a well known fags that Havana is agreat rendezvous for blockade runners; that vessels from rebel ports arrive there weekly, if not daily, and if they bring the productions of the South it fair to presume that they carry back such goods as are needed there in return. Again, there are many other ports in the West Indies whence the rebels draw supplies, and it is said that there have been arrangements made for a line of steamers from St. Thomas to aid them in carrying out their schemes. Yet no bonds are required on cargoes shipped to either of these ports. The effect of our restrictive measures has resulted in driy- ing our customers to other ports, and, while it injures us, does not benefit the government. The order prohibiting the shipment of cattle has resulted in the es- tablishment of a line of steamers between Hall- fax and Bermuda, for the sole purpose of sup- plying that market with them; and our bonding system, which, it will be “seen, applies to this port alene, gives Boston the advantage of sup- plying the market at Halifax, which she has succesefully done, as may be seen by the large increase of her trade in that quarter. Why is this suicidal policy continued, at the expense of New York? The rebels do not draw their supplies from us; for there are seve- ral lines of steamers between Liverpool and Bermuda and Nassau, by which they obtain everything they need. The town of Hamilton, in Bermyda, bas now within its storehouses more than fifteen millions of dollars worth of goods awaiting a rebel market. The stock of goods is so large there that they are even com- ing forward to this port for a market. With these facts before us, what consum- mate folly to suppose that the rebels are draw- ing their supplies from us, when we ship less than one-twentieth of the goods received at these suspected ports. It is true—the faet ex- ists—that goods shipped bere bave found their way into rebel ports; but that {sno argument in favor of the system of attempting the block- ade of Wilmington by the “scouting system” in the New York Custom House. The mere fact that we know that the horse we ride has a bridle attsehed to his tail is no evidence that we can guide him, or that he will not run away with his rider, Let us Kaye done with this foolish system. Let us open our loyal ports to the commerce of the world, permit any one to buy and ship whatever he chooses, and to any neutral port he will—except goods contraband of war—and then let us catch the violators of our blockade, and if any “loyal” citizens be found among them hang them. By this system we will at least get the credit of doing business in asensible manner, and shall not, as now, be held up to the derision of all practical busi- ness men. This is a rational, as wetl as ao legal, mode of reaching the object aimed at. If, as was intimated in the'first notice, the estimate of circulation was to be arrived at by taking that of the respective journals for a given future day, it fs plain that it would have opened the door to fraud. The day fixed was to-day, the 80th. To the four papers circulating the largest number of papers within the city limits on this day the advertising was to have been given. It is obvious what an opportunity this silly plan would have furnished to any unscrupu- lous person. We believe it would have been very easy to get up in this city, within the time, an arrangement by which a paper could circulate two hundred thousand copies, and not ten thousand of that circulation be bona fide. And, since the value of this adver- tising 1s sufficient to prop up two or three journals of very feeble vitality, it is apparent what the temptation would have been. For this reason we did not consider the arrangement a goed one. Ten Waisxer Tax—Anotuer TRIOMPH OF tue Lossy.—In the Senate on Saturday the clause in the Tax bill imposing a duty upon spirits on the hands of dealers was again stricken out. No spirits of domestic produc- tion and held for sale on the Ist day of May, 1864, and upon which no tax has been paid, shall be subject to a duty of fifty cents per gallon, and no spirits on hand for sale, upon which there {fs a prior duty, shall be subject toa duty of thirty cents per gallon, as first contemplated in the bill. This isa triumph for the lobby, as it is well known that a very potent effort has been made all through the discussion on the bill by the dis- tillers’ and liquor dealers te get the clause stricken ont. It shows how powerful they are, and how profitable their business must be, when they can afford to expend the money necessary to lobby this thing through success- fully. Perhaps this transaction also is a good example of the way in which the legislation of Congress is controlled. The loss to the gov- ernment by striking out this clause is eati- mated at clear ten millions, probably the extra tax on the whole consumption for one year; for the distillers, confident of their influence with the lobby, ‘have been manufacturing night and day, and thus there is probably now on hand a stock of whiskey sufficient for a twelvemonth’s trade. Chase of Rebel Guerillas Through Ar- Kansas. Sr. Lovis, May 29, 1864, Colonel Tyler gives the following account of a recent pursuit of rebel guerillas and bushwhackers by a portion of bis command:— Pnor Kwon, Mo., May 25, 1864, My scout has fost returned from Gainesville, Arkan- sas. No regular force was met at sny place, but Dushwheckers in abundance, Five were killed and some wounded. They run Reeves and his command and ate a dinner that was prepared for bim on Black rwer, Captured @ rebel mail and the carrier—nothing of impertance im it. Destroyod a supply of medicines stored up by the rebels, valued at about ten thousand dollars, Captured and destroyed many shot guns, rifles, and a considerable amount of ammunition. Got into Gainesville just twepty-four hours after Kitchen, witb several of bis officeré, left there, Offcers and men had a pretty severe time, but stood it well. Our only casualty was the wounding of Captain Johns by some guerilias while be was in camp at Scatterville, Arkansas. Tthink the country has been more thdroughly scoured this time than ever before. Srapt Twurns. Lille Johanna Claussen terminated ber month’s engagement at this establishment on Satur- day night. The performance—the Daughter of the Regiment—being for her benefit, the bouso was closely packed, the popularity of Mile, Claussen with the frequenters of this theatre being very great. Those who have vot seen this talented actress and vocalist have missed atreat. To dramatic ability, a sweot and well trained voice and stage Intelligence, she unites the advantages of a well formed, though rather petite figure, bandsome and expressive features and groat animation. Her Marie, in the Daughter fof the Regiment, ‘was as epirited and agreeable ® representation of the cbaracter as any that'we have seen for some years, and was immensely enjoyed by the audience, which, we may be permitted to add, isas musically critical as that of the Academy. The manner in which these comic operas are put upon the stage at this house would do credit to more pretentious estaDlishments. Ali the parte are well cast, the orchestration excellent and the chorases irreproachable. German audiences are too well schooled in these matters to tolerate the indifference and SloyeniMmess which but too often characterize these details on the Italian stage, Mademoiselle Claussen’s en- gngement bas been a very profitable one, and it is not im- probable that it will be renewed for tweive nights more, The characters which she bas played to the greatest ad- vantage haye been the Grille (Cricket), the Paristr Tavghinichte, Therese Krones, and the Mutter Ze- zen (the Mothor’s Blessing). Although German by birth, ehe speaks English as fuently as her own“Tanguage, and ta said to be even more successful in English than Ger- man characters. Wo should be glad to see one of dur Broadway theatres bring this lady out, She ts one of the moat lively and piquant actresses that we havo had hero for sorde time, and her vooal gifts need not say, add Greatly to her attractions. Srantsm Ocrrace oy Ovn Commencr.—A few months since one of our cruisere—the Mont- gomery—chnred « blockade runner to the coast of Havana, In making for the nearest port, the latter ran aground. Captain Hunter, out of motives of humanity, launched a boat and sent some of his men to assist her. He bad ne in- tention of molesting the crew or taking the vessel, as he wae fully aware that she was in Spanish waterr. As soon as the block- ade runnere raw the bost approaching them they set fire to their verse] and escaped to the shore. The Spanish government made indig- nant reclamations on the subject, and insisted on the dismissal of Captain Hunter. Notwith- standing it was clearly proved by the evidence of his officers that good feeling alone had Daownen write Fisaina,—Coron iio yesterday held an inquest, at 696 Second avenue, op the body of Jacob G. Koch, @ Ind, seven anda belf years of ago, who was drowned by accidentally fulling into the dock foot of Thirt; hih street, Rast river, while ondenvoring to prompted his action, our government thonght | catob some fish, The bows wand | by eeomnees mat bt in it necessary to remove fim from his command, | jt'ho toat nie balance and fel overboard, The body eank to the bottom and was pot recovered for several hours. Fouxp Fioatina.—The remains of an unknown man, apparently about thirty yoars of age, wore found floating in the water at plor No, 2, North river. Deceased was about five edt eight Inches in height, and was dressed in and actually dismissed him from the navy. We have now the news of an outrage of a very different character which has recently been perpetrated by a Spanish ship-of-war on one of our merchant vessels—the schooner Flash. ‘Whilst en her way from St. Martin to Baracoa the former fired couple of guns at the schooner and compelled her te heave to. On approaching, without even going through the ceremony of hatling, the Spaniards began @ring musket shots at her, the ball of one whistling close to the eaptain’s head and passing through the mainsail. She was then boarded, and, her having been examined and found cor- Ing discovered the body‘of am unknown man floating in the ek an inquest. water at No. 1, Bast river. Deceased pment 9 flannel shirt, Ho had panic ore, “fhe Corooer w notified to hotd Curcunat, Yaay 20, 1864 Dahm & Co,, joweiters, wore robbed J etterday of 61,000 wogt dineeapee. gy 7 ~! - SHERMAN. Mir. D. P. Contngham's Despatch. Camp aman Krnasrom, Ge., May 20, 1966. xmanema. ‘There bas been some beavy skirmishing for the last fee days, the Fourth corps and the Twentieth being conta, ty engaged. Op the 18th the Fourth corps tered the enemy near Adairsville, and, after a shas fight with Cheatam’s aod McPherson’s divisions; the rebels wre repulsed, their cavairy covering their re treat, Our trosps overtook the enemy, near Kingstoa, yesterd:\y, and tad another furious brush with thom. Hardee’s rebel trocys were in our front and made a stern resistance) Fue RWELS DRIVEN BAC A brisk o\agement ensued, whieh resulted mm the rebels being (riven back on their works, which they evacuated durit ‘¢ the night. It ts thought that they will maxe their nex,‘ stand near the Etowah, in front of the Altoows mountais 6 Those ave but Ofteen miles from here, and a few . lays will determine. are feat Pressieg om the re. ‘ls, who are making an edmirabic retrest, NEWS FROW WASHINGTON. ‘Wasmuorom, May 29, 1664, ABSENCE OF ARMY NEWS AND EXCITEMENT. ‘This has been an unusual Y quiet Sabbath io Washing ton, In the absence of al; ' actual npws from the army, the loon! sensation newspape: © here were obliged to resort to fancy and speculation to f whieh their’ usual Sunday extras. The churches were w. vil attended, and the ordi. Bary amount of strategy was | developed “by military * critics at the hotels and other places of publio resors. ‘Tho last movement of Genoral G. tent bas bewildered the home strategists as compietely‘as 1 © is presumed te have done the enemy. As usual, the st Yeets were Gllod with rumors of every description; but, Whetber favorable ev unfavorable, no attention was paid to ' them by the know. ing ones, as it was well known that n }8ews, (0 addition to that contained in the official despatc. © of last might, bag been received. THE TEN-FORTY BONDS AND THE (Wi ‘BREST-BEARING LEGAL TENDER YOTES. + ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has directed the Assistant Treasurers at New York, Philad viphia and Bos. ton to receive five per cent legal tend Ts, with ua- detached coupons, at the full amount of ébe face, and June coupons in payment for the ten-forties, ‘Whe subsorip- tons to this popular loan continue to flow in @t the rate of a milion a day, and if the new internal revenue and tariff acts were in full operation, the revenue fiem these sources would, it is thought, pay tho entire exmonses of, the government. To provide in the meantime for the, pay of the army and for the expenses of the grees! military movements now in progress, bonds of theieam of 1881, tothe amount of Afty or seventy five miiitens , will probably be offered through the Assistant Treasurere and national banks to the highest bidders. U ‘The subscriptions to the ten-forty loan reported to tee ‘Treasury Department yesterday amount to pearly a cat lion dotlars. THE PROMOTION OF GENERALS GILLMORS AMD | ‘woopsurr. ‘ By the recent confirmation of the Senate Genorat Woodbury bas been promoted to bea Heutenant colonel, , and General Quincy A. Gillmore to be a major in the regular army, corps of engineers. DELEGATES TO THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION. Dr. Cheever and twelve or fifteen delegates to the Cleveland Convention will leave here for Cleveland tes morrow. SWISS CONSUL AT WASHINGTON. ‘The President has recognized Joho Hits as Consul Ges eval of the Swiss Confederation, to reside ta Washingtom SERMON BY DR. CHSEVER IN THE CAPITOL. Rev. Dr. Cheever, of New York, preached in the hem Of theTlouse of Representatives to-day on the right of Tepresentation without regard to race or color as indie pensable to a republican form of government, asa matter of justice to the colored race and as a question determim- ing our destiny as a nation, The hall was #0 crowde@ that many persons wore unable to gain admittance. The speaker was applauded at the conclusion of bis address. ARRIVAL OF THE GUNBOAT QUERY. The United States guoboat Queen, Lieutenant Tare commanding, which bas heen employed in supplying ordnance stores to the Atlantic and Gulf blockaing feet, arrived at the Washington Navy-Yard this morning. « BURNING OF A TAY BARGR BY GUERILLAS. ‘The barge W. M. Ashley, loaded with hay, while lying at anchor off Port Rogal, Va., was set on fire and totally destroyed by guerillas, who came off from the shore B@ small boat about two o'clock on the hight of the 27th. AN ITALIAN BRIG RUN DOWN BY A PROPELLER. ‘The Italian brig Jacob G. Lauro, in ballast, bound t New York from Balttmore, was run foto and sunk lage night about three o’clock by the propeller Stephen Clow@, Seven of the crew are supposed to have perished with the brig. The captain, mate, pilot and one man were Picked up after the accidont by the propeller and brouga® to Washington. INSPECTION OP THE ARLINGTON CONTRABAND COLOWP BY THE HOUSE M(LITARY COMMITTEE. The House Military Committee visited Arlington terday, for the purpose of iespecting the contral ‘colony organized by Colonel Green, and the members ea- pressed themselves highly surprised and gratified at the evidences of comfort and improvement. Fire in Division Street. NARROW ESCAPE OF A WHOLE FAMILY—THRED PERSONS BADLY BURNED—ONB CHILD BURNED TO DEATH—SEVERAL FIRBMEN INJURED, BTO. Between one and two o'clock yesterday (Sunday) mort» {ng & fire broke out in the second hand furniture store Ne. 16 Division street, owned by Bernard Heller, who ae occupied the upper part of the building as dwelling, ‘When the doors were broken open the fre was seen bura- fog in about the centre of the store, The flames imme ately rushed out at the door, and extended up the freas of the building, which was of wood, and two stories an@ ‘ap attio in height, The occupants of the premises were arotised, but too Kite to escape by the stairs, which were at the rear part of the store. No. 81 Fogive and No. 1% Hook and Ladder companies were quickly at the pre- mises, and it was through their exertions thet Mr. Hellor, bis wife and four children were taken from the second floor, through the windows, Mr. Heller bad fallen on the floor, where be was found by the firemen nearly exbausted He te very badly burne@ about the face and hands, and Mrs. Helier is also serieus- ly burned about her breast, face, bands and arms. The youngest child, boy named Samuol, only ten monthe 014, is also severely barned on the face, hand and armeg Sarah, aged eight years; Celia, aged seven years, an@ Josephine, aged five years, were Fescued uninjured; bus Batti, aged three years, did not get out of the burning building, being burned to death. Mr. Frank Mahedy, foreman of No. 31 Engine, and lhoras Mo@rath, @ mem - ber of the same company, are deserving of much cred for their sorvices in getting out the unfortunate persona, In ashort time the entire building was envelo pea t flames, when tho front wall bulged. Aseistant Enginner Pearly ordered the fremen out of fee ballding, buy the order being miaunderstood was not at once obeyed. Come! requently sbortty afterwards the chimoey (ell, whic? : one ried down the flor, and several fromen were ? juried beneath tho timbers; they were, however, 00m extr® onted from thelr perilous positions Frank Mabedy, foreman of No, 31 Fogin®, ww very badly brudsed, but bad no bones broken. Le wam taken te the engine bouse and properly attended by @ rargeoe. Jobn Armstrong and Mf, Eberhardt, member os of the gime company, were also much bruised. Polit @ rounde man Witeomb of the Seventh precinct, receive 4 a severe cut on bis head, aud several others were s!igh’ iy injured, ‘A man pamed Jacob Daitschburger,@ R¢gAr maker, whe occupied a room in the attic, jumped frow , the roof te the awning, and escaped witb ovly a few br’ nen “Asstatant Engineers Kingsland and Poe riey bad the ruins overhauled in search df the missing # shiid Batti, bed ) Wir. Heller's Le-4 were unable to find the body, The entire balding was destroyed. on stock and furniture will be about $° the Rutgors Insurance Company for $70 5" 4 part of the store floor was es 4 by Mary Kell » aga fratt store, jous about $300; oo insurance. The lt sg on building w! be about $1,600 No, -73, a ia 1 enement houre, ie | sam damaged to the extent of $7 00. It is owned by ‘iiliam Milos, ard is Insured for 7 6.000 in the King® a’ and Williamabue , City Insurance com- os,’ The store floor is occuph ad by Hurley & Miles, } roo nat Me Lege ae stock is slighty jamaged by wator; insured f in the and bast River tasueance compar ise — Tho origin of the fire is aoky own Holler told the Assistant Fire Me rsha | that he closed bis wedged Seg 944 Tenth beer are meas to Fire Mar fare, cnt, relatives of the ru 19 search