The New York Herald Newspaper, June 4, 1864, Page 2

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Fropay, Jog 8-6 P.M The stock market was notso strong toway, and a gene fal declive in prices, partioularry in shares, took Place. Compared with the sales at first Board yes terday, New York Central declined %, Erie Raiiread 1, Erie pre(oreed Sf Rludsog Rieter 1, Reading 1, Michigan Ganthers 154, pst Central 134, Cleveland aud Piite- burg 1, Chioggo and Rock Iand ix, Pittsburg and Fort Wayne 1, Caitaco and Northwestern 1, Quicksilver Mining 4, and Mariposa 12;. Harlem Railroad weet up ageio to 285, Galona and Gpioage advauced 2 per cont, Pacific Mail 4. and Cumberland Goal 246. ‘The following were the closing quotations —New York Cevtral 131%, Erie Railroad 111X, Erie preferred 1084, Hudsom River 1424, Reading 188, Harlem 285, Micbigan Soutbero 95, Tilimets Central 1284¢, Chicago and Northwestern 6° \, Clevelnnd and Pittsburg 112%, Galena and Chicago 142Y, Cleveland and Toledo 147, Cotcage end Rook Island Dy, Pittsburg eed Port Wayve 113%, Chicago and Aftoa 88, Pacific Mail 237},, Quickstiver Mining 74, ond Cumberland Goal 8134. 4 opened firmly at 191s, amd Tose to 1924, but of ropidly, closiog at two P. M. at 19035 @ 19034. Prices of railroad snd yasseeilaneous shares at the first Bession of the Board of Hrokers to-day compare with the quotations on Fiday of last week as flows:— fe Alton and Terre Hante RR Cleveland aud Piteba Cieveland and Toled: Chioaxe and Rook Ish Chicncoand Northwest ra, Chicago and Alton Camboriaud Coa. Cunton Company. Doluware and Hudson Gimaa, Erie Railway, E to preerred. Galowa and Chicago. Hodson River... Harlem Raiiroad, Aitmots Central Michivan Contr Michizan Southern... Milwaukee and | Missiseijya and Missouri Marijosa Mining... New York ( Pariiic Mail Peunsyivania Coal Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicag Quicksiiver Mining Rexdiag Railroad Tovedo and Wabash The following were the quotations to day for govern ment securities :— Five twenty coupon bonds. Fave tweoty registered ‘bon Ovupon 6's of 2881. Regisiered 6's of 1881, ex: interest One year currency certificates... Seven and three tenths Treasury notes. Coupon 5's of 1 ; ‘ State stooks were ‘quoted to day a8 follows:— Tonnesseo 6's. 57 Virginia 6's Missouri 6 Tl North Carolina 6’s.... Indisow 87 California T's... Tho Secretary of the Treasary has decided to issue Oty millions of six per cent gold bearing bonds, to fal! due in 1881, He hag aleo authorized the Sab-Treasury to pay six per ceut instead of five, as heretofore, on account of the temporary loan, and to pay iv advance the coupons of interest accruing on the Ast of July next, in gold,on all the public debt of the United States, ‘The Assistant Treasurer reports to day as follows: — Amount on hand...... wees eee $23,787,807 Receipts from customs... 139, From other sources... Total... Payments. Balance Subscriptions to 10-40 loan Mr. Joba J. Cisco, Assistant Treasurer of the Ui States in this city, has tendered bis resiznation to the retary of the Treasury. Mr. Cie» has bold the posi tion, (rom which his feevle health now admonishes him to withdraw, under three administrations, he having re ceived his appointmeat from President Picrce. Lb has been an alinost woiversully acknowledged maxim that “every man has his price;”” but when we recall to mind that the Sub Treasurer of New York bas olten had under bis control as high a sum as fiity millions of the govern ment funds, and at times over one buif that amount ip coin, we think it will be admitted that Mr. Cige claim for himself an exception to that forestailed vo: agaiust the honesty of public men The Secretary of the Treasury baying degided to fesuc Donds corresponding with those of the loan of 1951, th: ton forty loan will continue to attract the popular favor, an it bas done he-oiofre. Loag bonds, ax they ac termed, have always beon de-ivabie ay an investinent, and, a8 those now oflered by the covernment pay anddn- terest of wine per cent in currency, money will natural); seek that chanuél in preference to any other wh Present solicits the attention of large or small capitalists. The movements of foreign dry goods at this port uring tho week ending May 31 may be seen in tho fol- towing table:— Entered for consumption. Packoger, Value, Manulactures of wool... | $71,099 Manufactures of cotten .. 139 40,135 Manvfactures of silk. 134 Manufactures Of flax. 422 Miscellaneous os ieee eolels abs eiaess ore Withdrawals. Manufactures of wool 60 Manufactures of oot 36 Manufactures of silk... 23 Manufactures of flax 146 Total .... veces 270 $53,741 Warehoused. ‘Manufactures of wool. 868 ($255,826 Manufactures of cotton. ‘237 16,709 Manufactures of siile 170 237,084 Manufactures of fax 555 145,268 Miecelianeous. .. 67 1551 TOM se ereererceccnee 1,926 $830,171 stock Exenar . i" op eel = S 4 at 14 Bons ae Shee ee - fie Het “bi iB hal ET sete : _% +9 Miseou wT" 400 hie & Miss cert. 53 ¥ vssseees BBC BD 0. 9 sch $0 M4) i" Hasvoseph RA pid ge 1000) $7 $00 Tit Central BRsertp 127 198 9 Hest Joan si mlz 10 do... 1a7 Sy Del Lack& mits iw Go 174 as 1377, otbds Lis Ris Cid m bs Cldm 97 aa ts 34 m 105 U2 4th m 90 1s D let mm j21 ~ Mod exdiy i M4 Be 121 145 J i e8s £3 = « bin tt on kW 2» Pia, ¥ awe ‘ oon oy 7 = ,a BuS 55383 BREESE ee a S28 2 228 B85: CITY COMMBAOCIAL REPORT. Faray, Juve 36 P.M. Amums.—Receipts 14 bbis. Market + With anles of 0 bbis., at $9 75 for pots; pearie nominal. Bangvervrre.—Receipts 16,472 @bie, four, 1,174 bbis, and 1,836 bags corn meal, 61,899 bushels wheat, 44,240 do. coro, 26,194 do. oats, and 13,769 de. malt. The four market was irregalar, but cloned strong at an improve- mont of 6a 0 100 , ehieiy on the low gradea The bust nos wae again large, including several thousand bbie. @xira State, to arrive in all thie mouth and the fret bait of July, at @T 60 08760. The day's sales foot up 90,000 Dols Seate aud Wester, ov ihe spot aud for future de yellow at 18¢ , and 400 do. Hy 30 © $2 per dozen; snipe, $1 75 @ $3 5081. per NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1864.-W1TH SUPPLEMENT. livery; 5,000 do. Seathern, and 1,000 do. Canadian Rye flour was buoyant apd activo, with sales of 100 bbis., at $6 25 @$T 85 for common to choice, Core meal captinued peas» dey — ephersny Re tales 600 bois , tocloding Atisatic City Mills, at 67 50, and Brandy wine at | SIS AST HK. Wequote— NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. The Rebel Congress Scared by the Soperiine State ana Western flour... 1 te Approach of Grant te Rot eeeteemed 211% PREPARATIONS FOR FLIGHT OO w M1 00 Rs Si io | Richmond Jeurnals Censuring the ae se —The receipts wom again light, which advantage in prices, the market closing one ecnt better, Sud the bulk of the sales were amber, Milwaukee and Chicugo .epring, for futuro delivery ;jsales of 140,090 bushels, including Chicago spring nt $f 62 @ §1°68, Mil waukee club at §1 65.0 $1.69, amber spring at $1.70. | $1 12, winted red Western af $175 a $1 79, and amder” do. at $1 80 a $1.83; the sales to arrive wore ah $1660 $1683. Rye was firm, with sales “of 1,200 “basi $155. The market for oats was active and 2c. # 80. high er, Closing at 89, 8 90%;0. for Canadian, and-9lc. a for State aud Western, afloat, and 936, a 5c. in os Cora was quiet and whee! (wnsertied; artes 20,000 $1 62a $1 70 fer unsound t@ sound, pew and old ee mixed and sound yellow. | Bester 908 barley malt were quiet. Wax.—The market was firmer under an active de Ganga; the sales wore 12,000.8. 15,000 bs, at from 6c. c. Corrox.—ihe market was firm, with sales of 400 mates. | Members fer Cowardice. Vanee’s Correspondence on Pea and Jeff. Davis’ Beply, a HEALTH. OF GENERAL. LONQSTREET, Ree Ren Bee Wo have reoctved oar files of Kiohmond papors, with tatelligonce to the 30th ultimo, Wied Fight of the Rebel Congress. [From the Richmond Examiner, May 20)", Surely Congress will not persist in its detormination to ' depart from the sest of government on the Sist of this Florida: Mobile. Ter. bh. Yesterday the resolution to. adjourn upon that i _ oT 97 | day occupied the House for an honr, and was then post- ; 108 108 | poned till Salarday, Not between this day ana Saturday 109 109 110 | & very momentous ovens may bofal, ith 112 11a 118 | Gradt’saemy. be may. jepirerty et beagtety ie pee retreating within ihe fortigoations of Richmond, “purely our Jegisiators cannotrintend to make the question of ad- journment oro adjourament depend npon that military fevoyt. It has nothing to. do with the business belo: ; ANd that business ts the thing which ae al to ‘consider and trapsnct.. There are Corrrr.—The market-was.quiet, and.-prices were nom!- nal, with gales of 50 bags St, Domingo at 37c., 10 bage Rio'at 39c,, and 15 bags maracalbo on. aid My Frevairs | r Liveenpet per Americ Sore) macnn gee on oe ort at 18s., and, per ‘neutral, 10,000 busueis Bai at 6d., io bulk. To Londen, per American, 200 tons. oi! cake at Ws,; per noutral, 2,600 bbia. flour at 2s., 500 bhds. to- meg at ride 6d., 39,000 bushels wheat ao a cargo, me rach Ere eet ig lasgow, per steamer, Ab0/tierces lard at 308. ‘to 10@/nhds. tobacco at 20s, G 1 Houke, not yet reported upon; some net even’ yes oxam- In committee, ; There are suggestions for legis- ign upon soven..or eight. important subjects, con inion the Hreaklent’s apect actefl on except one. We know that the t ly inviting at this season of the firstana pleasure afterwards 68 most excelient maxim, dit is to be hoped tbat until the lest committes-has val ly and deliberatety presented its lant report, and or the Dill has been debated with duo caimness.and cirs e ection, there will. be no mention of adjournment Ore, ders, in we go nat put the matter upon any sentimental bosbels wheat. footfog nor adorn it with lofty histocic: parallels, We do ‘Hives —The market was dull, and prices wero nominal: = of 6,000 2, Buenos ‘Ayres, ‘22K ise fe 800 ry Mat 26c , and) 2,560 we 0 aaltod Rio Sebaee 48 lbs.» tile ne was anchanged Jon how the Roman Senate sat in eublime silence the Gauls came pouring through the stresta of , flooding the Senate houee itself, and) how the bar. 1s were awed by the sad grandeur of that reverend bly, all sitting in @ row upon ivory chaira,and long white beards flowing dowm their brensts is nothing go imposing in the present matter ind; no need to invoke any of the muses nor ‘Laatiar.—Tho fee for hemigok and the ‘demand wis moderate. Prices were steady at all Previous quotations.” “Oak, owing to the Tange tacr increase "Was about 2c. lower, and the demand of receipts, light; sales. of 200 Buenos. Ayres (hemlock), _ a ‘of the graces on the present occasion. The point is bse ee @. cal Calitoraia, BKC 8 “seige, ad Boalt piy that conatituenta bave delogated those logislators Moiasers.—' onal extremely quiot, but prices were nominal; salen of of 110 bhds. 7 port» Hig at o“puusiont—ecely 1.600 vote: pork, 61. pager Bont 8, » pork, 6 280d. gut meals and 1,886 do. lard. The pork market 2 gctive, with still Bigber advance in prices; sales 2,500 bbis.,at $32 60 8 $32 75 for new tne, $20 for oi do, 24 60 4 $25. 60. for old and ‘new prime, $32 a $32 60,for prime mess; also, for future de- livery, 7,000 a 8,000 Ibs. new. mess, for June and July, buyers? option, at $32 78 @ $38, und ‘00 bbls. prime mess for June, buyerss’ option, at $82 50. Beet was netive and prices were higher; saies 3,850 bbis., at $9 60 a $13 for country mess, $6 a $1 for country prime, $1650 a $19 50 for repacked mess and $19 60a $22 for exten r es m@ here and put through certain matters of Con edaaie business; and they ought mot to rum away until that busiasss is done. ‘Ran away is a hard word; yet we are not w some apntebension that the public at large, and the Confede- rate‘soldiers, and the federal soldiers, and all the news- papers, and foreign nations, and future historians, and he imakers of comic songs in e@ges to come, will alt apply this very term ‘-ruu away,’ or aome equivalent, more or less offensive, to the procedure contemplated by the resolution now before the House of Representatives and Btanding for debate on Saturday. It will be urged indeed, on next Saturday, that ail the material lecisia- tion may be despatched in a few beurs; and, that nothing really remains of a nature sufficiently important to detain gentlemen from the cool rural retreate which meas: also cs, prime mess ‘do. at $23 | already woo themtotbeir pleasant shades. Yet, after all, a $29. Beef ae were quiet and firm, with } @ censorious world will connect thi: journment in alee of 80" Polen, Weatera at $27. Cut’ meats | some measure with the fact that Grant's army. ts were in moderate demand, and prices were somewbat (irmer,at 113j¢. @ 12¢. for shoulders and 14%, 1640. for bams, Bacon was steady, with sales of 300 boxes short clear light weight at 14!/c more active, with sales of 3.200 bbls. 14%4c. @14%e, for No.1, and 16e @ 15'<c. for fair to ‘within twenty-five miles of Richmond. At this particu- lar moment it may even he said that more than usual time and attention ought to be bestowed upon every de- tail of Congressional Seo And oven if all were done and finished, no ext of apy business any longer, it would bo well, Mantle Grant's army is still im prime steam and kettle rendered, aud 250 packages grease | existence, and sti!l threatening Richmond, that Congress do at 13c : also 500 packagea lard at 154,c., for fatare | should still romain in sossion, It might occupy itself delivery, buyer's option, all this month. ‘Butter was in- | with cet tes upon historic questi active, at 25¢. a 88c. for Ohio and SOc. a 43c. for State, | whether Je Cesar or Napoleon Bena| te was the greater man; or upon the nature of virtue and the structure of the human mind, and the difference be- tween sensation and perception—anything, in short, of the most abstract, use'ess, trampery and recondite sort, t | Save and except one thing'onty. We wonld exelude from debate no Cheese was quiet, ut 10c. a 10. for Ohio and 12c @ 18c. for Stato Prrronwum —Receipts, 2,664 bbls. The market continued firm for crude, aud prices were higher than ever, though the stock is probably as large, if not larger, than | month, while the receipts continue pretty heavy. - floed waa scarcely so firm, the demand beiag less. active. It eeemed to be taken for granted that the top of the round of the ladder was reached on Tuesday, when 66c was paid. The shipments have been pretty heavy the month past, but we do not thimke the difference between the receiptsand exports by any Means 50 great as most of the dealers have thoyght, and think the stock not muck less than last mon The sales were only about 3,600 bbls. crade. at 4140. a 426,, on the spot and for all | ing, snivelling or drivelling about peace. Our sincere re. the month; 5,000 bbls. retined, in bond, at 65c. a65¢c.on | spect for some North Carolinians, whom we see daily the spot and for all the month, seller's option, and 6Cc., | broaght.into our hogpttals with palo faces and shattered buyer's eption, 2,000 do. free, at Thc a 72'z¢, om the | timbs, coming from the front of the battle—this sincere re- spot, aud do. for August. Benzine.was qniet. spoct ‘corapels us to doprecate ‘all conxideration of the F,—Sales of 400 bags Kavgoon at 1ic., in bond. eee resolutions. and to declare that we do not hold the an.—Market qutet, and prices were without decide Seate nor her soldiers responsible for such a treagon to change Saies of bhds. and 196 bbls. Ouba at T a 19¢ ; 44 bhde, Orleans at 20},c. Redned was yu:to with sales of 57 bbis. soit whito et 22c.; 12 do Philadelpiia yetlow at 15 4c. id prices varied, @04¢.,oasb, and ‘cept this one peace” resolutions ing flam avout North aeolian. Human ao raore Of tHnt, Tow des rable saever it may be that Congross should remain with us another week or month, it were better that they all ran away before daylicht to morrow, for parts unknown, than that they should stay to maunder and spivel, or listen to miunder. to common sense. Our respect for that which is good, ia ‘North Carolina invensides oar disdain for that which is mean therefore, while a debate in Congress 00, for exam, —the demand was mod Honduras at 9c, for peace” may be totally barred, roted down, swopt. under — th avoiding only that topic—let our Cong ite ground and quietly get J Mines with tee ate edaen, uw of 75,000 Iba, at T41fc a 142,06, | those gentiomen should poate: Fe ae gt this inarket was quite activa for various kinds, | moment, why should not ali (be members of the ad- bat prices were firm, and a good fuqniry porns alex | wiaisiration? Why not the President? ‘Then, following of 200 hail chaste i do. Diack, 63 cucats amd40 | tne example of those authorities, are supposed a half chests Young 0 baif chests Oolong. 30 chests | know more bat Private people, should have a yr; also 200 half chests celored | “stampede” of 20,000 ths. at lie, a lic , for com. »—The market wecete activeand prices pominal, Sales wer da. were atucky, from 620. to Manufactured was wanced fully teu Ser “cout, in. view of the longer fight is ‘expected will be pat on the | nerveless country. Faw material and the rise in gold. Sales for theweok— | ‘This must nevor be the fateot Richmond. Tho city bas looked anenemy in the face before and has not Dierched, T.et ws all stand together yet once mor: erninent. Congresn, citizens and all, and sea the thing ont Wash ogton is ia more danger ‘at this moment tuan Richmond. 150 bales pulled at Tic. a 85c., 200,000 pounds fleece at SOc @ 82) qgq, 106 bales California spring and fai! clip, aud 56 bales pINTAd on private terms; 3,000 wales Cape at 47¢ 2 £0c.,46@ BMestizo, 1,100 Persian, 100 white Ponskoi, and 150 Russian on privateterms. Wuarkroor.—rales of 1 made at 127,¢ Wirrsxer,— le ceipts, 1.1 dem fair, Sales 2,600 vbis. at $1 31 $1 5: and Western. "pounds bleached were Peace Propositions. . DAVIS AND Gove Dbis, Market steady and 2 for State | 20° RBSPONDENCE BETWHEN Je FRNOR VANCE. (From the Potersburg Express, May 28, 1864} Srare or Norva Canova, Exeevtrye Dreartweyr, Ratzicn, Dec. 30, 1963. Hie Excetlency President Davis:— My Dean Siz—After acerefui consideration of all the FAMILY MARKET REVIEW. Sloce our last revjew the fatezo mat in Wash agton Market have advanced, although beef is in greater de- “ sources of discontent in North Carolina I have concluded mand. Butter remains’atabout the same price. Vege- | «nat it will be impocsible to remove it, except by marking tables are very ploutiful. There ts a large supply of green | some effort at negotiation with, the enemy The recen recent ertvee tbl action of the federal House of Representativer, thous! peas and tomatoes on Baud ab present—=poas selling at 280: | Th aning very little, hex greatly excited the public bope ® quart, sbelied, and tomatoes at 60e, a quart, Tho price | that the Northern mind is lookiug towards peice. I am of strawberries sti!! rewaine high @einging from 120. to Promised by all men who advocate this course 16c, a basket, with a light dem uid. The following prices that if fair terms are rejected it greatly to strenethen and intensify the war feeling, and will rally all classes ton more cordial up: port of the government. And. althongh our ion 3 woil known as demanding only to be let alone, yet it seoms to me that for the svke of humanity, without hav- ordivary sirloin, rters, ing pieces, 26. a 90c. :per Ib: 20c. & 6c. rtere, | ing any weak or Improper motives attributed to us, we ne shoulders, might, with pi yy. comtantiy tender megrtiaions i sacsegen In doing 80 we wovld keep conspicuously before the world ® disclaimer of our responsibility for the great slaughter of our race, and convince the bumbiest of our citizens—who sometimes forget the actnal situation—tbat the government is tender of their lives rkeys, 250. Tite ‘per Ib.; chick ducks, 30c.; broiling chickens, $1 250 tame squav, $4" per dozen: wild pigeons, 150 por pair; butltroga, $1 ver dozen, and happiness. and would not — their sufferings wn- ian leveah shad are selling at 20c. a 60c. cach; fresh | necessurily one moment. Thouga statesmen might re Salmon, 75c. a$l each; striped bess, 18¢. per pound; eels, | gard this ae useless, the people will not, end | think our 1ée. w 15¢.; sure , 106, ;fresh :uackerel, Hoe ‘§.20¢, each, | cause wilt ph mpm thereby. I have not suggested ‘gies, 60.; , 10c.: codfish, 10¢.; bine Gish, 10c.; | the method of otiations or their terms. The Hounders, ‘ees pickerel, 15e.; halibut, 150; lobsters, o. | effort Toopteln peace mt principal matter. Allgw me to beg your earnest consideration of this sug- Very reavecttony yours, % B VANCE. vm Osvice, RicrMonn, Jan. 8, 1866. Drar Sin:—I have received your letter of the 30th ult , Hons of the measures to be adopted for pound ; oysters, 75c: a $1 50 per hundred; pickled do., Bi; sot Sort clams, 400, & $1; hurd do., Tée, per unared. mMmon potatoes, G0c. per peck; ia BB ee quart and 10¢. per bunco, wrnlps, ‘gee a ie par bs uch “Carrom, 10c. per bunch; parsley, 8. a seamen bunch! radianes, 3c. fw bunch; ‘asparagus, 280. “tbe sources of discontent” in by gp eanch ; rhubarb, 5c. @ Tc. per Wendt ¢ canil- Norte tina. ‘The contents of the letter aro substan- flowers, ‘8 75c. each; Ruasia turnips, 60c. per ; | tially the same as those of the letter addressed er et | deer tomatoes, 600. per quart. green peas are atl ‘at 3c. | to Senator Dortoh, extracts of which were by him per quart shelled, and 800. @ bait peck in the me. I remarked to Me. Dorteh that you were proba- DMascpLLaRsora— Prime Dew batter is selling at,360. 0 | ©! bey Sree ee oe eee 406. per ib. cook 396, 9 32645 cbeese 20c., Euglsh cog B peneanh ple PTI than dairy 26c.; gee, twelve for 2b. awering your letter to write snggestions as to the method Coroners’ Inquests. ‘the enemy. I felt Fatal Acciaxr To 4 Stage Durvea.—Coroner Ranney you Wools appreciate the difficulties nacnaohenee beid au inquest at the New York Hospitefon pay Re ay py os ng tilde Tieng the body of William F, Lanaberry,astage driver on the —— Fifth ayeaue line, who died from the effects of injuries we received om Saturday Inst be ber de bis box to the | om. a ement, while Fulton street, neer | you t) Team Peart The ary ro ys vera ot weuiacatal aan, tot reo b ae ar Rewrsereey. He fives at 310 weet Thitty sisth parect. "| mamtoste Seve py tale dM alpine fom notified to tn were hold an inquest, at No. 47 Clinton street, on the body of they ° pore cet cnpen Lhe nw maha Sed of age, who ac- | to withe cilestally fell of the dock foot ef ow feng od bl tS reneag tee’ Beating barrel, and was ‘Usasown Man Deowsno.: ‘The body of an unknown man, about forty years of age, was found in the water at reesived Ton ir time ee pier 31, North river. Deceased was about five feetsix | was Pad Position, character inches in beight, with whiskers and brown hair. hes such as to insure bie reeeption, if the cloth vest, Coroner Ranney beld an inquest and’ verdict dor of his services in the hope te of death from drowni ren} by the jury. The r es hens ‘4 jury od cause of 7 and although little better race, wisely gave **popket od Fhe iupull,” gt, to nteetiy without the etightost chance ef boieg tts. teu No true citizen, 00 man who has our cause at beart oan desire this, and (he goed prople of North Carolina would.be tho last to a of such an attempt, aware of ail the (acts. So Tar trom removing sources of dis- content, auch a Coumse would receive, ue it would merit, the condemnation of tooge Srue patriots who have given their blood and theit — to maiptato the free dom, equality and ind 8, which descended to toem from the tmmortal oes of ‘e Moue- win «and other battle fields of the Revolu- tion. If, then, these proposais cannot be made through envoys, because the enemy would ngt: not receive them, is tt possible to communiorte our desire for pexce otherwise than by the public announce. ments eee in almost every mossage I over sent to Congres J oxnnot recall at this time one fnetance in whioh'T have faked to omnounce that our oily desire was poace, aud tho only torms which formed a sine qua nom wore precise. ly thoge that you sragesied, namely, ‘a demand only to be let alone.'’ But suppoee it ‘were practicable to obtain @ conference through ocommi-sioners with the government of Prosiieit Lincoln, is it at thia moment hat we arc to ovnsider i 3 airablo or even at all admissible? Have not just been apprised by thas despot that moan caly expect bis gracious pardon by emanciputing all ouc sinves, swearing allegiance and obedtence to hit and his proclamation becoming in point of rct the slaves of our own negrocs? ‘Can there be in North Corolina ono: citizen 80 fallen beneath the dignity of his ancestors as to acrept, or to eater into confereuce on the basis of these terms? That there dre @ few traitors in the Aad who woald be willing to betray thoir fol citizens. to, auch. ® degraded condition, jo oven rot belek rewarded for a Treechety by an escape from 1 cminen doom miy be trae. Bat T do not balteve thas the vilest wretoh would accept such torms for himself. 1 cannot conosixe bow the people your State. than whieli none bas song nobler or more gal. iant soldiers to the fled of’ battle (one bie es = your Bonne ie lee be). orm wove been decei y, avy thing, ou. rel “the recent ction oF the fellate) fonae of Renre- Rentatives.’’ Ihave seen no action of that Rouse. that does not indicate by @ very decided majority, the purpose of the enemy to refuse ail terms of tho South, except.ab- solute, unconditional subjugation or ‘extermira, tion, "But if it, were otherw: how: are wo to treat with the the House of Representatives? | It is with Lincola alone that we Id confer, and. |. his own partisnas at the Northavow uncquivooally that his purpose in his message and. tion was ¢o shut out all hope that be could evor treat with us on any terms. Jf we will break up our governmont, dissolve the confederacy, ee our armies, emancipate our slaves, take an oath “of binding onrrelves to otegience to him and of disloyalty to our.own Statea, roposes to pardon us and not ti plundor us of ‘anythit tapre than the. property sendy Eten tror fron ua.and such, slaves as atiltte ‘proposals 80 insulting: #8 reo secure their ala iomolen to them a promige:to. support with his army one tenth of the people of any State who will attempt to get up a gov- erpment over the other nihe-tenths, thas seeking to sow discord aad suspicion Among: the people of the several States. and to excite them to. bis ends. J know well it would he jmppose ible. be People, ig fr fall’ it kw ledge of these ketk fa ‘0 consont that’ proposels shoul now be made by us to thos who control, the sovenmcscnt Washington, Your own well known agyction to the great cause of liberty and independence, to which we have all com mitted whatever. we’ Bavo: of earthly ‘possessions, would induc thon her terms is now impossible, on To obtain terms to which you or Foould iistem, this atruggte must continue until the enemy js:beaten out of his vain conf: ion, ‘Then, and not till then, will it tof peace. Till then alt tender of are ready for aubmission, and wil encourage him in the atrocious warfare which he {3 waging. I fear much from the tenor of the news T receive from: sidered ag equivalent to ald and comfort to the enem, and which a1 patriots should combine to put down a any cost, You may count on my aid in every effort to spare your State the ace of civil warfare, which wil! dcwastate its homes i&the designs of these traiters be suTered to make headway. I know that you will place yourself in your pos ier po- sition ia the lead of those who will not suffer the name “ m3 old North State to be blackened by such a stain. ‘ou pardon me for suggesting that my only Bouree on HH squiotude om tho subject arises from the fear that you,will dolay too long the action which now ap- pears inevitable, and that by.an overearnest desire to reclaim by conciliation men whom you believe to be sound at heart, but whose loyalty is more than sus- pected. elsewhcre, you will permit them to gather Buch strength aa to resnire more violent measures then are now oeded? With your inflvence and position the promote’ sof the unfounded discontent. now prevalent in your State would be put down without the use of physical forces if you would abandon a policy of concilia tion and set them at deflance, In this course, fraukly ‘and firrely parsned, you would ra!ly around you all that is beet and pobleat ip your State, and your triumph would be bloodless. If the contrary policy be adopted, { much fear you wilt, be driven to the vse of force to repress treason. Im either event, however, be as sured that you will have my cordial concurrence and as. sistance in maint ‘ining with you tho honor, dignity and fair name «f your S:ate, and ia your efforts to crush trea- son, whether incipient, ss { believe it now to bo, or moro matured.a¢ Tbellese, ifvot firmly met, it will in our future inevitably vaotiees von 1 have tbe honor! e, very respectfully yours, ory PeTTRFERSON DAVIS His Excellency, 7. B. Vaxon, Governor of North Caro- Naa, Raleigh, N. Misceliancous News VICE, PRESIDENT STEPARNS. (From the Richmond Enquirer, May 30. We learn from the Danville papers’ that thie distin guished gentieman arrived in that city last Thursday. After remaining ‘o Danville a few days be return Georgia, His reason for so doit we understand. waa, that he learnod while here that would adjourn ina few days, 80 that bis presence would aot be required at Richmond, and besides bis feeble health admonished him to roturn at once to his home, HEALTH OF GENERAL LONGSTREAr, {From tho Atlanta Sontinel.} Wa are pleased to loarn from tee Lymchbare Vir. Fh an ofthe 24th ule that General Longsirost continues Ao improve daily. Hie medical attendant, Or. C well gatlafied with his condition, has left him ed. the army. The General may now be regarded as entirély out of danger. Mrs. Longstreot and a brother of the General arrived from the South on Saturday, CONVALESCENCE OF GENERAL HAYES. From the samo.) G Hayes is also rapidly recovering. His general health is excellent aod his spice very buoyant; He wiil qon be abie, in ail probability, to take the fleld again, A REMARKABLE CASE. (From the Marietta Hebe! } ‘The most remmarkablo case of gunshot wound we ever heard of ie that of @ soldier wounded at Ressacca, brought to Marietta on Wednosday, aud now in the hos pital at that'place. Two bullets passed through his bead, making four boles, at which the brains were fooztng out, and, astovisbing to tell, he was perfectly conscious and convorsed Intelligentiy concerming his situation, and was anxidus to know the doctor's opinion of his case. He was alive thirty-six hours alter the wound was inflicted, and may be yet, as we have not heard of his death. GPNERAT JOHNSTON AND HIS ‘The army correspoudent of4he Montgomery Advertiter, states that a fow days since a soldier cried out to General Jobustn, ‘General, don’t fall back any further, we are ing mighty “Tam not retreating,” aaid the eral; *‘the enemy ison our flank and rear and we must fue the foc.” “Bully for you,” cried the soldier, and the ranks gave thelr pet generat three cheers, WHAT WILL GRANT DO? {From the Atianta Sentinel.) We are without avy official information from the Army. of n Virginia, Grant baving tried the game of Burling masses of men against our lines and failed, with terrible og seems lndisp eed to repeat the operation, if, indeed, he could bring his soldiers up to the work. What his next move will be another day may develop. ON TO RICTIMOND! The are very sanguive, and think that the « of the federalx wili prove es much of a failure as the “On to Richmond” thas far. ‘The Atlanta Apprai atill indulges the hope ¢ Forrest will yet be beard from in Sherman's Seance ror Deasrrers—Finping 4 Gametixng Hovse Ivermap—Bavara ARRESTH AND Saizcer OF GaununG Turrexests.—Captain Do Camp, of the Eighth precinct, bavigg received information that deserters from thearmy were to be found at the house No, 81 Mercer street, di Feotou, Adams, Travers and Sper- Mot his force, to 'vint the Premises in question toa brreat all eseriors whe might be found there, the Dowever, the officers were po a ae surprined te ind ininead of es Orr, Thomas ‘Smith, Lawrence, Joseph |, James pod Janes MeCarthy, Andrew Olacker a Seboharte (ons keeper) and Johm Wha- {oetoakont). The Farnak ako seized 8 900 bon, © large umber of checks, board, &e.; likewire a Of the money which they had in on the ay the . Tee prisoners were taken “peters Just! Dodge and detained to await an examination. A Goviee Roseay sy Hionwayues.—Shortly before twelve o’ciock on Thuraday night effcers Townes aud Kelly, of the Fourth preciact, arrested @ man named Joba Adams, on suspicion of being concerned In Knocking down and forcibly robbing Joba Bridiach. a diechareed German soldier, living at Ja 802 Greenwich street, satan" inebriatea in Wiklam weet, w , after kaockiog him one red doliars in Ddilis. robbers theo fled; bet Adems was soon artér- taken, and positively identified the aoldier as Of the tien who hed robbed. Mien A wan held for exemivation before Jastice en's Caancs ov Parseny,—James Mortine, &@ man about seventy-five yeors of age, living at No. 63 Fourth atreet, was Grrosted youtorday by officer Croker, of the Tombs Polfog Court, on & warradt issued by Justice Dowling, charging bim with perjury. The complainant in the case folng Mg Bupreme ; cies at ven Loree td Mortine swore to cortal Paateetal We the inaue of the cause "ahick wore fall ost untego, theredy commiting wilful and deliverste perjury, - ’ tocivil war in ion ry opty AssavitinG AN Urricer.—Jobn Williams, alins “‘Gobbier Jock," was arrested, charged with committing am assault and battery on officer Robert Thompsvn, of the Kigtteenth sects ‘The officer arrested @ man on the corner of ‘Third avenue aud Twenty third strost,on the 16th ultimo, when Wiliams and several others, ta reaouing the prisonor, ulted pe ood 1S yoy im @ very serious manner, ed at him by ruffians in the sfowd. a Seuee Bodge committed the prisoner for trial. THE CROOK AND AVERILL EXPEDITION. {Correapondence of tbe Cinoinnat! Commeroist, Boncan’s Ma, wan Lapranono, ¥ va, May 24, 1 MIE wits Jonm Mt Leaving our camp at Charleaton, oF iceloia, May 1, with three days rations and two days forage, we travelled by day and by night, over mountain pat! CO Dt by A single trooper lending his horae, until the © peg ihe Sih, when w “oe and “drove off a eavaley le, Waia,and then log tour via Trine y & rapid Fide all vlaht umd hg 8, ched Cove Mountain Gan re: f tne 10th, where we found the ‘Poxted oo five thou. paving pg artillery wed we did Pubin bio command much moce severely than he did Ours, and compel him to remain there untt! our forees could accomplish their work at other points, Thirteen days and sevorai nights we wore in the saddle r the pm pr climbing and sliding down thoir at Rees ve Maer We tavern hiya HMhnt. atthon ‘pidiog’s raid” might read well on. paper: the riding Utsolf was anything but ploasagt, angiecpecially ao when short of grul ORDER FROM GRNERAL AVBRIL., r= No. &. Aaapquarrers, Cavaurt } mw Ye} “The rosea’ General eal gommantiae ters ae | Gosttoe boy Ce eo abe tid ahrinioattor the u raintog fore Arian’ they have endued the terrible vicissitudes incl- id fifty t to their recent rT withbut fords, and the unvarying courage, with which they/attackod and held ® superior forco of the enomy near Wy tboville on the 10th, thereby. cvabling. another nd to accoraplish its purposes without the oppo- maaan ci aya Your conatry will re- ago ar fon Son riahed forever in our memories. teenth Penn- received the a Third Virginie pylvania and First Virginie 9 of ‘battle, while the y aod ed. ry admirabie and deserving the Laie of the Briga- dier General commanding, b he desiri ‘aD invidious disti to oxpress ha appreciation of the gteady and skilful olution at the Second Virgiuia gavalry under Colouel Powell im the fleld of battle, It was adress parade, whith dower withoat’ disorder, under a beavy fire, during Cour hours. ‘The purjoeecs of the ung. Kobi foited ‘by the oe ment, The railroad w: id destroyed. river crossed and the batt ea aemna of the enem; at rived it time to’ witness the ‘destruction, which ali the in of their superior. force, even, with, artillery, bad tailed to prevent. ‘The division commander also wishes to thank the om. cera and mon of the division, who have pated then habitants of the cousitry with ‘thnt courtesy, dignity magoanimity which is insoparable from their courage and greatness, Such conduct cannot fail to ken in the hearts of this deluded people a respect and lovefor the government we are determined to restore and tain. While we bring death and destructton (0 rebels in arma, Jet our boarimg toward the helpicss aud peaceful citizens not be unbecoming so'diors of the United States, Those fow unwortby men, who have di * themselves and us by acts of lawless pillage, should receive the acorn and contempt of every hogorable soldier in the command, and every effort should ‘be made to bring them to the punishment they deserve. W. W. AVERILL, Brigadior Genoral Commanding Witt Rosser, Acting Adjutant General, THE Losses, According to promise I send you additional accounts of Generai Crook's recent raid. ‘Total number of killed and wounded on our gide durin; the raid, as officially reported by the Ls I ae ak Chief, six hundred aod cightoen. Total number of prison captured two buadred and eighty Nand whom thirty- one were Joba H, Morgan's men, Foar hundred aod eighty of Morgan's men, under Colonel D. Howard Smith, arrived onthe battle ficldof Cloyd’s Mountain just as Jenkins’ flank bad been turned and his lines broken, ~ ‘being armed with the splendid Austrian rifle. checked, b; y u wall aimed volleys, the pursuit for pe a — when tho terrible storm of canister raini from Captain MeMil'an’s bitteries sent them Aiviog ‘itter their comrades tu the direction of Dabdlin and river bridge. ‘AvertiL left Tazewell Court house for Wrthevitte on the morning of the 9th, for the purpose of gapping the Vir. iota road ata point thirty miles lower down it was tapped by General Crook. He was met six miles from villeby a force of four thousand cavalry and ton grin battery, under Joho H. Morgan, and mpelied by sheer torce of numbers and want of (setillery to fall back and abandon the object of the enter- “prise; General Averill bad but two thousand mea with him, and no artillery. He withdrew his forces in perfect with a loas, bowover, of oighty nive killed; missia and wounded—ooly one being killed. ‘The entire commaad of General Crook are ‘gt at an available point, and will move in a few days in the right direction I expect to chrenicle stirring news for you oe the next fortnight, as our dasbiog tical young commander will never halt in the he patuwhy 10 glory and duty 80 long a8 an enemy obstruote it, Below [annex » women at kille@ sad wounded, kind - ly furnished me by Dr. ‘M. Kellogg, Chief Division Med'cal Director, of General Crook’s command:— ‘Yuet OF CASUALTIRS. First aC ad Wounded. RECAPITULATION. | Total by ren fo First brigade, Second brigade. Third brigade... GRAND TOTAt. Killed. Wounded. Missing. 109 605 Forty-seven Hours=}Further Instruc- tions from the Court—Final Agree- ment=The Prisoner Remanded, &e. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hoffman. Jone 3,—At balf-past four in the afternoon Recorder Hoffman arrived and entered the court room, where the jury are confined, when tho following proceedings took place. The prisoner having been removed to the Tombs, he was not present at this timo:— Recorder to Mr. Ciinton—Tt will take some time to get the prisoner here, Will you waive his presence? Mr. Clinton—Yees, sir; I will waive bis presence, The Clork called over the names of the jurors and put the uscal question—“Have you agreed upon a verdict, gentlemen?’ Foremaa—Ne, sir. Recorder Hoffman—Gentlemen, I have received a com. munication from the foreman stating substantially that you bave found it impossibte to agree. Ihave kept you togethor for a fong while, because I deem it more than ordinarily important that you should make every effort to comé to an agreement in the case, Tt took @vedays to select a jury to try it, and, after the experience I have ‘ad in getting a jury, 1 felt that it was vecessary that some final disposition of the case should be made by you, im order that the Court and county may be saved the im. menge trouble and expense of a new trial at the next T fear there be some misunderstanding in to koow whet! Uiiises. steup pees oe im thie case, with a view otmy yo it yn te deat: re ony inottuciion, site i Mie m you clther 1a the dentetea ot crimes or the diferent degrees them, or jn any ether tos affecting the Setries of he conse, 1 ihe sat ofr th ‘The sixth Juror—I thiek th the jurors understand the law Jn the case 1 am ready to give you any additional 1n- Struction, The facts of Doping hi toe know as well as Ido; but the law, es may not koow as woll an ido. ‘1 far you we day. Ifyou desire jostruction | am ready "wo give i000 you ‘9. 1 think we understand it Ny. may alittle astray; but we have it over over caata ss that Laue es taneguw Ged Gelning to ihe oie Jeror at gatat sere, be ine wo had toned a i Iie enase Sours Reeordor—I a it, Twill again repeat ot object, after all = phe batone understand the ‘and do not bering said that they call fagtrnct Tecordet_ tare ira law T aball send for ‘The Reoor der, , Clerk, counsel who conf sis ean atte ‘tine + without any desig: 18 19 2 tJ 125 oo 62 aT Fourth venpsylyt 3 Eleventh Virginia “ Fifteenth Virginia. 8 one of your some fur' fostruction upon law would My ed shall give it to you before leaving you again, for your de liberations, sah erat. fell you, ea | did the oteer day, what murder ia the first degree ts. Kiling, when perpetrated (rom a premeditated dosicu to effect the death Of the persoa killed. or of auy human being. The premeds. tated design nee fs aif that ts pe stated ta nur time prior to th It need net ior to the aot which ea the it te the time the blow was Ziven, aed sateordeut to itis with a design, it the frat di Mer ent to constitute murder tm jogree aa recogutzed by theo declares that such killing (that is, the killing of @ human being), unleas it be marder in the thatlaw, Tho statute firet degree, or manalavghter, of excusable or justifiadle homicide, as sign (© effect death b sion Of any fetony, 8! the der in the reco effect tn thp comealss on murder, ys of Ai a charg any telony. provided in the aw, whom perpetrated without any de person ongare be deemed order tn tho second I told you the other day that the Inwmakers t defined in any other menuer than that what mar der ig tne second devree was. Thoy simply deciured that HHiiog, uniess It be’ mardor in the first degroo, or manghaughtor or ex: Pores jnatifiable boumicide, ie mar- d in the commeés- ree, when perpetrated aa T se eae a * Those are the two erect “Now, the atatute of 16 Fate that @pon an indictment for any offence (and this is am indictment for murder) consisting of different dezrees, as prescribed in the chapter which [ read to you, the jury smaay Bnd the accused guilty of the offence of the degree psy 4 in the inflictment, ar may find suck accused per- i dogreo of ich offence inferior to thas fetment, oF an attempt to commit suck offends, The meaning of this is, where. this chapter to whitch I bave referred dividas any erime into degrese, @s,. firat. second, Died reon may be ipdicted the jury taay the) pe: fiat rat fava. raubject of manslary can be bo murder except where there is je life, There are other circumstances r may exist in the absence of do not exist in this caso; and nt a design to take Iife. "Under theratatute the jury person guilty of an inferior degree. and Bot uperior degree, if they so choose, Then upoa ter ‘I haye something to able or jtistifiable honat- fer the offence, ind him Doe glty ot third or fours degree, altho in the peculiar fosteomn o may be murder not under, the points. of v8 note ra nats et you wh ats ee ble homicide. » Pee distinguishing Comture. mosni — and murder is ghee in murder verge ‘eise@ desigg@ to kill, whereas fi mans! ttiere i—without jo bis mindton take: s the without the design to kilt. Scaveen iitions to you, you wi ott A man ja @ cruel or unusuah mr & design having aay partiou! ae the: lite of & human bete life offenother, would be guilty, of bs gored inthe Rect Sears, This grat previa nau in that where @ i tm a a Ties fat cath GRAS gree. ‘The atntute:provides, rain, that the killing, where “Tt 6 with any weapon cy & manner pot meet or Hew ted ‘the fourth degree would be manslaughter in are tbe definiti offences. covering almost every imargined under Bay aiaie of ee first ‘Thave canse, a8, underatand. fa that and distinctions ‘those vi ‘The prov’ Loagg Be of bord fc gpolhe are sory Br Seles b Of the law does of, Manslaughter in ~~} dofine ‘to you, suet apply to the facts in this case. aganere or ots tee second, as reques third and act the party accused od wrong, thi such kal, Of manslaughter, and further consideration of and the jury resumed ed disarranged apparel, aK ‘tw conclusions—elther Dixie, or else were. Till daylight doth While our reporter was in att verdict, it was really am ration. - Anxious wives man’s oxtare, one lady band would be and retired desirable articles of was rece! until It waa. official ear comarca ieee a of the Americas bail be preserved @ict, The court room was agai thus explained fo you so'plait that it canaot derstood, and as there is really little dignnte upon 3 would be manslaughter, and not murder. tlemen, I havecovered all the pm magne sorry that I cannot consent to di age if ire this ban 5 bai ag miuutes the officer entered the Clerk’s © bot oa « heartily subscribed to the oo te eandatngy We won't go home tilt cee tance, Sse hea i ears ft communicated in devoted busbands, and in one Lee Tel she could not see him; bat a meee taken care of previous to which, however, ae lett wearing setting forth ag that Kate was all Fen, ay was scrutinized ve the Recorder was determ' ‘announced Ny letly et in} - we in Jet Davia’ i Sead tome AA, an that ft 1 of ‘her ry ProraotA Peeters ‘afford to absont themselves from Meda equare in Seser of the mean where bloove verdict people—the Unton fourth degrees. I have explained to yous It seems to me, eelomse, sett the taw be misua! to tay satde resolutions, and and ot menting a one just gone out to consider A case, ai upon some common ground to discuss it Pit me some conciusion that will be just io subject that every man is proven to be sane and te Ppoasess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible fee his crimes antil the oontrary ie presumed to the satie- faction of the jury beyond all reasonable doubt; and to b ‘® defence: on the ground of insanity tt m8 learly proved that at the time of committio; was lab ‘of reason from disease of the mind asnot to know the na- ture and qu tity of the act he was doing, or,if he did know it, that he did not know be was If'a man has reasen and mind enough nature of no act, to know the w holds him responsible for his offeace. The other proposition about Which counsel bas addressed you. and which T was requested to charge, {4 substen- tially this:—If, from any defect in bis reason, or mental condition growing out of tajuries maa, at the time of the commission of the of condition that be cannot form a speelfic would Hh | it within some of the where there is no design to: the ig under such a defect doing what was -vrong. understand the between right from any tothe ie itt Telieve, ii i my 1 ce rou ure here, perbaps del! or on te Yfocod agaiant yore rad 3 bat — my view Stare tee Jaw and the facts of ase, and sense of duty te the pabiic, I feo! that Tost kee *p you ogee re en rages to ra Wenor's Deri 9 jarge, in whic ou Bay intent 48 sufficien| A t9 congttiate Jnurder, it formed on SS lnstent and st tee time eeethipnecn plu. odmabdes aoladne the potas Teas your Honor to cbarge that it must exist before the. Bam, i { ii i : it i ¥ a Bee Fi z Hil cr i iy at A comm Mr, Smith need severely by counsel defence as Mr. Sergeamh | in af Fo he A who, it will be remembered, the with omphasis, what tr, Pickwick meant whee he the warming pan io his pote to Mra. Bardell. Another poteibey ing. t op ioay perbege 4 thet they were in! ini % seriously ‘by the stubboroness of the other eleven jurore in votusing. to agree upon the nilt, OF innocence of Hunter, But, as every- ‘ng an end, the 'y Perosiving of i. if ii as : if ' 4 Li Fire at Mound City, Me. 4 LOSS OF HALF 4 MILLION OF DOLLARS. Mourn Crrr, June 1, 1864. A large, valuable naval wharf boat was burned at eight o'clock thie evening. ‘The fire was first discovered in the- paint and oi) room, sappesed to have originated from spontaneous combustion, The fire was pot discovered until it bad apread beyond control. The progress of the flames was so rapid (hat nothing could be saved. Many per- sons on board narrowly escaped with life, the smoke and fames rendering egress by the stairway impossible, Many escaped by the roof, Ne lives are known to baye boen lost. Paymastef Boggs, of the United tates Ni was serionsty burned, aud came sear being suffocated, while attempting to eave his funds and papere The entire loss is aid to be half million of dotlare o¢ more, consisting princtpally of Saval stores, including Paymaster Dunn's safe, containing two hundred thousand doltara, aad another steven dollars, ‘There were 20 ordeance stores oF provisions on board, Major W. W. Latand, of Now York, thie day puronasca @ the Putanm heirs their whole interest ta Yaion — Pega x we ~ yous