The New York Herald Newspaper, June 24, 1864, Page 4

Axaaer oF Navy Comrasorons asp Aguwrs— But » few days since the United States Mar ‘IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTOS - thal of Boston arrested two or three navy con~ frsctors, Marshal ey eee Loop pean wun | Return of the President from Goneral Boston in the eventful deeds of the times, Grani’s Headquarters. -- —~— 7 aa aw gow Prictors of the Lvening Post, end Navy Agent of this port, under arrest. TINs, we’ under- stand, is only the coimmencemantvof this kind | Passage of the Four Mundred Million Lown of work that is tobedone. Other knportant Bi by the ‘House. personages, we are informed, are soon fo fol- low fe fate. All this is but the result of the Cabinet quarrel that has been going on'for Fugitive Repeated the last’two years. It likewise throws sadi- — od sar tional light upon the recent spicy communisa- : tions between Thurlow Weed and the radicals, and Jeaves Mr. Weed, at the present: condition of affairs, master of the field. ae | 7 It is somewhat amusing to fee the dif- ferent faetions in the republican party showing each other ‘up just now, and ex- hibiting their dirty Yinen to the gaze of the public, and that:too in-advance of the assem- bling of the Chicago Convention. The usual from the office be he'd. The acowsed was Dail in the sum of $10,000, Mr, Joneph Stuart, the bill of Kohnstamm, and Mr. EB. ¥, Brown, aitorney, becoming ‘bis eeouritten, The examioation before Commissioner Betts is postponed tall tomorrow morning. ‘The spectal committee ef the Common Counoli ap- railroods hela emother meeting yedtéraay, ‘ant Bexrte number of complaints from varieus parties against the railroads. Tbere was noone present willing to spexk on behalf of the railroads, and the committee adjourned sine die. - ‘The heat made itself most oppressalvely felt yesterday. ‘The meroury did not run quite eo high ason seme days during th® present eeasan, yot the temperature was of a sultry, weakening character, much more difficult to bear ‘than the hottest days of July or August. Righty-eight dogrees was the bigheat point reached yealgrday. Wo have already bad the meroury a eighty-nine without experiencing 80 much inconven lence ‘ A large meeting assembicd last eveping at fee Academy of Music, in response to an appeal in ald of the Ladies’ Home United States General Hospital for sick and wounded soldiers. sddrosses were made by Rove, Dr, Foster, Heory Ward Beecher, James T, Brady and others. Ex-Mayor Opdyke presided, and « nutaber of prominent Citigess and about one hundred and ‘fifty invalid soldiers coupied seats upon the stage. The Academy, was fled from pit to dome, and the amount realized must have weached several thousesd dollars. sippl were all that were left of i in Oon- Bpeoulation—The Price of Geld. gress. Breckinridge and the Mississippi man Congress recently gave the world the mes Joined the rebel ranks, ox, Ben, Wood and eure of its wisdom by passing 9 bill to prevent Vallandigham had not the courage to do | Suctuation in the price of gold and exchange. that, but remained in Congress and voted | From the meament that this bill “became a law Chay Weed! wuser=nnertationgueBewger this | Ad went into affect there were the most ré- democratic politicians then, The democratic | *¢2- The law, intended to fix and hold gold papers, like thé Day Book and News, were at its natural relation with the national cur- suppressed. The Journal of Commerce was | Te¢y, set it loose at once from every possible denied the mails, The Independent press, relation, and no one knew where it was. Gold led by the Hegatp, managed the conservative | WS worth any price @ broker chose to put party and supported the war, while condema- | "Pn his bulletin, and of course had no price. Ing the radical’ tendencies of the administra- When a man started from Trinity church he tion. When the elections of 1862 came off tho | did not know what gold might get to before he indepeadent press controlled them and rebuked | Should reach Pear! street, and was afraid to the administration by carrying all the Cen- | buy at any price; for in ten minutes more. it tral States by large conservative majorities. might fall flat. If any accident should seud- The Hararo forced Governor Seymour to stand | Cnty nullify and destroy the centre of gravity, upon « war platform, and he was lected as a | the confusion in the world of articles flying war candidate. Fernando Wood then owned | bither end thither and fragments of matter part of the World, which was at that time a | Seingin unaccustomed directions would not war paper. Knowing that be would be defeat- be greater than wae@he confusion made by the od in bis own district, he changed his residence | Gold ffill in Wall street. to the Metropolitan Hotel, and ran for Con-| And this sudden change was entirely EE ‘OFFICE N. W, CORNER OF FULTOR.2»" “**~*—~— ome — LOVER «Money sent by mail will be Apt the risk of the seuder. None but bank bills current fo Rew York taken, > SHE DAILY HERALD, Tense conte per copy. SSeS AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, * gIBLO'6 GARDEN, Brosaway.—Bat Daxomto. WALLACK’S THRATRE, Broadway.—Rosapate, OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway. —Asvoun, "_ NEW BOWERE THBATEE, Bowery—tarme ty Ox— Bonny beans setronas m1 lnpia—i'aasnovrEe Devoe: (at's BLUNDER, BOWERY THEATRE, Bewory.—Rercz wi penur—Hanor Auot—Daagom Kisaur-Oousin Lawsuits BROADWAY THEATRE, 435 — Broadwag.—Toopims— Important Action of the Seuste on abe Draft Question: - n Tie Governnient Authorized to Qraft for One Year's Service, « BARNUM'S MUSEUM. broadway.—Two sa Ctrux at 4 fanre, Avpinos, Woa? Is lr, Miss Paper . at ali Bours, Lovs im Livery—Prewoumnon ix 4 | The Committee to miake arrangements for the oclebra- r due to that very speculation whieh the | course has been for the parties to wait ae, &., Be. BES BESS Lots Stee ae grees in astrong democratic district, having pal wait until : serene ines tee OP Pande te the chats wad: A. 7 Gavorher em | BOwBRE off aH opposition. Ben. Wood put his | bill elmed to destroy. Brought to = dis} after both sides have. nominated thelr candi- : ae Gee ». Danes Buseaheee eee he i a reretary. A number of sub eorhmaittees were | Peace principles in his pocket and took his’ tinct and practical test, the price of gold | dates, and then for each side to show up the ‘Wanenwaros Pie a8, 1066, aMING 4 BUTTERFLY. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, Geey, DANCE, Bee CA MTS ee Trew a IOPEAR, \ AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 444 A Barony, Boacesa, docks as Mme Patt (deformities of their opponents. But it seems that the republican party could not wait for the democrats to nominate their candidate, but have come out with their family matters beforehand. They have thus saved the democracy the trouble of searching out the facts and Wringing them to light. The fact of check book out of his pocket, and so secured 8 had really suffered no change. On yeatere place on the conservative ticket, That ticket | 447 two gentlemen, - the Messrs. Blankman, was elected throughéut, and the two Woods holders of a large amount of gold, desi- went in with it, as the scum sweeps along with | TOUS to take advantage of the supposed high the current. There were no peace candidates | Prices, went to Wall street to sell, They then, for all the successful men were chosen ns found that only two brokers were disposed to war men. In the face of those facts the Daily operate in the precious metal at all. They appointed, as well as a@ executive committee to super- ‘vise the entire arrangements, namely :@-Douglas Tayior, D. E Delavan, Isaao Bell, M. T. Brennan, James B, Nich- olson and E. F. Purdy. The ceremonies will consist of an oration by Governor Seymour, the reading of the Declara- tion of Independence by John Clancy, a free feast and plenty of music. ‘The annual commencement of the New York University ‘Tum POTOMAC. President Lincoln, accoknpanied by ‘Secretary of the Navy Fox, returned to-day frém Geusrél' Gruat’s headquarters on James riva”. 5 PASSAGE OF THE FOUL HUA DRED MILLION BROAN DVRS BY THe HOUSE. ‘The House spent nearly the whole of to.day’ssttting om the Loan bill, which was Gnally passed pretty maovt as 13 QUE, 585 Broedway.—Roveag Hatiun ALL, Irving place.—Srerrortico™. comes RBS Lacie, aN ATONE GE Rronteray-— | was held in Niblo’s theatre. yesterday morning, com- | Weipe has the impudence to claim that election | lled upon one of these. He was buying | this matter is, the incoherent elements of Presi- | came from tho Committeo of Ways and Moans, A substl> mencing at balf-past ton o'clock, Rev. Dr. Ferris, Chan- celior of the University, presided, and opened the exer- cises with prayer. The exercises consisted of orations and addresses by the graduates, after which the cere: mony of conferring degross and distributing was Performed by the presiding officer, In tho case of William Wilkins vs, Wiliam P. Earle, of Earlo’s Hotel, in the Superior Court, before Judge Robert- eon, ‘Sn Susd to recover $21,610, which, he aller stolen from the dofendant’s safe, whilo plaged th sufe keepiny, tho jary brought in a ver- dict yesterday for the pinintiff for the full amount. = Tn the Superior Court, before Judge MoCunn, the case of Dolby vs. Williams was on tréal yesterday, The plaintiff sued to recover a balance due on account «£ several head Of cattic cold the defendant in 1857. The defence set up ‘was that the debt had been forgivon, in consequence of thé plainti haying signed, with other creditors, a composition deed. The Jury brought in a vordict for the plaintif, assessing the damages at $16,000, and the Court allowed $800 councel feo, Henry Hornstein, proprietor of a millinery store in Grand street, obtained a verdict of $2,500 acatnst the city yesterday, tm the Superior Court, before Judgo MoCunn, for injuries suetaned by tho July rioters break- ing nto bis place and carrying off hie goods Thomas Thatcher, @ provision merchant, who was ex- Pelled from the New York Commercial Association in cOhsequence of a certain transaction in hams, applied to Indgo Miller, of the Supreme Court, yesterday, for a mandamus compelling the Board of Managers to restore him to membership, The Judge took the papers and re- served nis decision. Horatio G. Onderdvak, a lawyer of Queens county, was indicted and held to bail in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Shipman, yesterday, on a obarge cf having falsely testified that ho had no income lisvie to taxation under the Ioternal Reveoe law. In United States Commissioner’gofiice yesterday, Mr, Os- born presiding, tho famous opera siorer Madame Henrictta Biachi, nee Sulzer, was charged with having mad return of the amount of her income to the assessor—fix- Ing {tat $900, when it was claimed she drew over $1,000. ‘The lady said that though she might nave received more, her actual income inthe aggregate did not oxceed that amount. The Commissioner, to enable her to come to @ arrangement #ith the Collector, postponed the exami- nation ti!l this morning. Thomas Healey was yesterday committed by Commis- sioner Osborn, accused of peasing counterfeit currency. ‘When searched some tea dollars of counterfeit currency was found upon him, ‘An interesting suit about a bam was decided in the Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday. Peter Cummins purchased from Lorenzo Higgins, groeer, a ham, purport- ing to weigh eleven pounds, which, upon being taken home by the buyer, proved to have a ponderosity of only eight pounds. Cummins demanded the mizsing pounds of fleah or his money, and the grocer refusing, suit was commenced against bim, which resulted ina verdict fer the plaintiff for the full smount claimed. Everything in commercial cireles was excitement aad bustle yesterday, yet but little business was done, The excitement in gold, and ‘the great differences from hour te hoor, rendored every deacripticn of merchandise, foreign snd domestic, wholly nominal. Cotton was bcavy, Petroleum was irregniar, while groceries, &c., were wholly nomival, At the Produce Exchange the excke- mont noticed on Wednesday was suceeeded by compara- tive quiet, and a decline took piace ta the prices ef wheat and flour. Pork was upward and sottve, but in other load ing commodities there was not much change. Freights were firm, with « brisk business in wheat engagements, The Peace Party Preparing to Lobby the Chicago Convention, Having succeeded in their efforts to postpone the Chicago Cenvention, so as to break up the democratic party and throw the coming eleotion into the hands of the republicans, the peace patriots are now trying to make @ show of strength, in order to drive as good a bargain as ‘possible with the managers of the Cenvention. The articles of the Daily News, the meeting of Fernando Wood’s committee at the Astor House on Tupsday, the call for a peace mass meeting, the appointment of a committce to lobby the Chicage Convention, and Fernando’s peace speech at Morart Hall, mean simply that the peace faction is in the market for the highest bidder. Doubtless they have already effected a secret sale of themselves to the shoddy republicans; but if they can get any- thing out of the democrats besides, why so much the better fer the Wood Brothers and their understrappers. Of all the small, tasignificant, contemptible cliques that have ever disgraced the politics of this country the peace clique is the worst. It is equally despised by honest Union men and honest rebels. Some Northern politicians make use of It, as they do of other dirty tools, to aid their schemes; but Jeff. Davis makes use of it for the same purpose. It has no popularity, no force, no power. The nolse rated about it in the News and by the peace orators is all humbug. It has no effect, except upon those silly persons who mistake the sound of a tinkettle at adog’s tail for the thunder of an approaching army. When th® war began with the attack upon Bort Somter, thero was no peace party at the North. Fernando Wood, who now professes to be an apostle of peace then made a strong war specch at Unton equare, More than thts: he acted with the Union Defence Committee, for motives that have been va- tiously represented, and helped them fill ap our armies. Mozart Hall, which now pretends to be @ peace concerm; then rated a regiment, end named it the Mozart regiment We care not whether this was done for the purpose of making money or from patriotism; but the facts of Wood’s war speech and the Mozart regiment are on resord, and cannot be denied. dent'Lincoln’s Cabinet have worked the affairs of the party into such # state that even the cohesive power of public plunder no longer holds them together. Each faction is deter- mined to have all the fat pickings or none. Hence the grand’ expose that is going on just now, Each member of the Cabinet is endeavor- ing to run the party team to suit.himself, and they are all, therefore, quarreling like cats and dogs over an old bone already stripped of the meat. Haoh Cabinét minister is doing all that. he oan to’bring some other member into: bad repute, and thut is taken up by the followers, adherents and friends\of'the respective Cabinet | ministers. The wrangle aed fight are, daily extend- fig and “Becoming more bitter.. Arrests have already commenced, and ‘as’ some ‘of the fruits retallation is) threatened, and jwill no doubt be carried out to. the faltest extent. Thus far the State-Department has got the upper band of all the other bureaus, But these acts are nothing compared with the fuiportant and decidedly interesting developments of the Tottenness of the administration. If the oppo- site party had made these statements they would have had but little effect upon the rauk and file of the republican party. But now that they are being brought out by the leaders and en- dorsed offitially, even the most blind partisan. of the so-called Honest Old Abe’s adminis- tration cannot but believe them, and.if he votes to continue Mr. Lincoln in office be votes knowingly for the extension of a corrupt ad- ministration.” Tux. Hoy. Bex Woop Resoices.—The Hon. Ben Wood, of the Daily News, bas certainly been invested by Mr. August Belmont with the magic shirt of the happy man. Listen to what the Hon Ben says of the postponement of the National Democratic Convention from July 4 to August 29:—“The postponemeat will give ample time to shape the platform of the Convention in such @ manner as to secure the best results to the country at large.” This “glittering generality,” however, is all gam- mon, and dees not cover the case. What the Hon. Ben Wood intended to say, we have no doubt, was this:—‘This postponement will give ample time to us (the Hon. Fernando and the Hon. Ben Wood) to get. up a peace party which will command anything we may choose to ask in the way of a bargain and sale at Chicago, at Albany and with Tammany Hall.” Hence the rejoicings of the Hon. Ben Wood. Postrosemest or Taz Lavwce ov mm Portran,—The Pu- Pitan fasted to go off yoaterday at the appointed timo, al- Shongh a large hydraulic ram of five hundred tons power and two crabs anda battering ram were brought into Pequisition. It is the genorel impression that K the work on Wednesday had not been suspended she would have gone off at that time, As it is, she will not be inunched for two weeks or more—so the buslders say, The Brig Vision. THE LIPTLE ORAPT’OLEARED AT THB CUSTOM HOUSE— SHE WILL SAIL ON SATURDAY, ETC. ‘The brig Vision bas cleared from the Custom House for London, and.will.sail on Saturday. Captain Donovan Jocks a compass and a few pounds of preserved meats, ‘and it is to be hoped shat.some ono will douate these are ticles to htm, He cam be scon at the brig, foot of Grand sttect, today, from two to five o'lock P. M. tshe will gail from tbo Battery en Saturday, the 25th inst., @t aboat one o'clock. Captain Donovan’ deairos us to adtnowledge the kindaess of the fottoving gentlems th mding bim in getting Dis outfit:—Annio & Co, No. Fulton aireet; E, Corurth, of No. 605 Grand street; Pettoe, & Co., Nos. 228 and 229 South street, Joba ritt, New dafiors’ Hume, Cherry street; James Davy, tute to the first seetion, presented by Mr. Stevens, having been adopted in committee, though rejected afterwards in the House, nullified the action yesterday astriking’ows the exemption from Stato aud municipal taxction, ante vote was taken on it im the Hunse, The new bonds, ifte the otbers, are not subject to local taxation, The speech of Mr. Pomeroy, of New York, im supporé of bis substitute fer the second section, whictt looked to an carly return to a specic basis, attracted much attention, and wis an able effort, On the other Land Mr. Stevens contenSs thet there is too much specie in the present system, and desires | that no more securities with interest payable in gold |; Bhall do issued, The committee fevered both, and the Bouse concurred with neither. THE RIVAL DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEES. Tt appears that tHere are two dereccratic national committees the one of which Mr. Belment is chairman, and another of ‘which Thos. B. Florence, of this city, i ‘obairman, both claiming to be the legitimate reprosentae tives of the national democracy. The latter has called @ meeting of his committee in this city omthe 30th inst, as the calbaays, to.consider matters of importauco to the welfare of the party. It is understood thee tt isthe im tention of the Florence committeé to'try to harmonize the discordant elements of which: the party is composed, 90 ag to secure combined action in tho pondlag Presiden } tial election. POSTPONEMENT OF THE NEW YORK DEMOCRATIO PRACK MEETING, On consultation, the leading peace-demoerats here ang 1m Congress have determindd to postpone the proposed peace meeting in Now York wntibcAugust, in consequence Of the prolonged sitting of the .pregent.Comgress and the |. postponement of the Obieage Convention, — REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS. Au adjourned ‘cauttis’ of the repabticayy members of . Congress was hold this eveniag to consider the Consorip» ton bill, the consideration of which was not:goncluded a& the meeting last night. ARRIVAL OF THE REWAINS OF OFFICERS. ‘The remains of the following offiecrs, killed at Peter burg, arrived hére to-day:—Coloneis Kolly, Fighty-cight® New York; Prescott, Tweaty-second Massachusetts; Liew fenant.Lolonel Darrell, Third Delaware; Mojors Blake, Eighth New York artilery; Sloan, Thirty-eighth New York; Captains Rhines, Firat gaa sbarpehooters; Stevens, Thirty-sevonth Wiscotsin; Exabriok, Sixteenth Maine; Stevens, Sixteenth Maino; Buffum, Thifty-sixth. Massachusetts; Mumford, Fiftieth Pennsy!vania; Lieut, McDonald, Sixty-third New York; Chilsoa, First Mioht> gan sharpshooters; Wingate, Fighty-fourth Pennsylvanians Hoiskel!, Eighty third Pencsyivenia; P. W. Biake, New York; Groves, Fitst Delaware; Rassell, Eightg-fourte Pennsylvania, and Lyons, Fifty-sevenh Penosyiveania. OONSORIPTS DROWNED. ‘The steamer Constitution, which arrived here-to-day from New Yosk, brought up a number of couseripie whe bad jamped overboard on tbeir way to City Polat, Seven are reported to bave been drowned. ARRIVAL OF GENERAL ABEBOROMBSE. General Abercrombie, lately commanding a White House, arrived bere. to-div, acoompauied by his stam, ‘The post at White House bas been broken up. 4 WHISKEY RATION FOR SOLDIRAS IN THE FIBA Tt has beon determined to add whiskey to the ration of our soldiers in the field during the summer and autume, INCREASE OF GENERAL AUGUR’S DEPARTMENT. ‘The camp of rebel prigoners at Point Lookout, and the cavalry depot at Glesbord, have been added by the Secretary of War to the Departmont of Washingtom, under General Augur. These are important enlargements Of jurisdiction, and render this department one of the most extensive in the couvtry. Tho system adopted by Gesoral Augyr, a4 carried ont by Colonel Greene, De partment Qnartermaster, renders the tansaction of | department business prompt avd efficiont. TREATY WITH THE DELAWane INDIiNG. An important treaty has boon negotiated by Samu | Hallett, for the Union Pacific Ratiroad Company, wit of the Delaware Indians, and it bas been confirmed by the government. It secures tho cenatruction of « ratiroa@ from Leavenworth to Kansas City, and offects the re moval of these Indians from Kanaus. HON, BRN, WOOD AT HIS POST, : Representative Bon. Wood, of Now York, appeared tm his seat in the House to-day, having partially recovered from his protracted indisposition, HOMESTRADS FOR SOLDISRS AND SATLORS. Representative Juliac’s bill, which has already passed tho House, extending the homestoad principle to the for " felted or confisoated lands of Southern rebels, has been roported from the Senate Committeo on Publis Lands without amendment, THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. FIRST SBESION. aa.a triumph of the peace party. gold in small amounts at 210 and solling it at ‘As soon as the election of 1862 was over the | 216. What was the price of gold at that democratic politicians began to sneak out of | establishment? Onr travellers anuounced thelr hgles.’ They Imnew that the independent | that they had gold to sell. “How mucht” press gained the election; but this did | “Two bundred and eighty thousand dollars,” not prevont their boasting that it was “They would have to see the head of the the work of their own hands. The | house,” and were shown to his private room. usual bargaining and selling, at once | Informed of the state of the case, the head of began. The cry of peace commenced to the house admitted that he was paying 210, be heard. Fernando Wood sold out of the | but could not pay it for that amount. He World and revived the Daily News, Peace | “Was sure that gold couldn’é keep up, that it candidates were put In the field for 1863, Pre- | Would certainly be below two bundred to- dictions were londly uttered that they would morrow,” and, in fact, this good natured succeed, because the conservatives had suc- | tradesman proferred, rather than buy the gold, ceeded in 1862, What was the result? The | to recommend his customers to his neighbor. peace candidates were everywhere defeated. | 50 the two gentlemen went to the other broker, VaMandigham, the leader of the gang, received | He also was buying at 210 and selling at 216, an especial quictus, although the miscondnct | 92d was as little anxious to buy a large sum of the administration towards him had secured | 4 his own price as his neighbor had been. “ He him the sympathy of many who detested his | “knew that gold would be below.two hundred principles. Now, what record could be clearer’| to-morrow.” Well, if it was to-fall, the two than that of these two elections? Is it not | fentlemen would like to sell now on the best plain that if the Woods had run as peace men | terms they could get. “What would he, give in 1862 they would have been as badly whip- | He “didn’t know. He would prefer not to ped as Vallandigham was in 1863? Is it not | buy itatall.” As there wasno third broker for plain also that they dodged the peace ques- | the gentlemen to be commep‘jed to, they were tion in 1862, in order to get elected to Con- | merely bowed out, and left Wall stréot’ some- gress? By what stretch of imagination, then, | Wat enlightened as to what isnot the pfice of can they.now assert that their election was an endorsement by the people of the peace plat- form? Yet this is the assertion which they have made since that time, and which they took advantage of at our Jast municipal election to ‘drive bargains with the democratic leaders and crowd their hangers-on into oMfees in this city. The game which paid so well in New York they are going to repeat at Chicago. The Woods have nothing to do with that Conven- tion. Mozart Hall repudiated them and sent other delegates from the State Convention at Albany. They are not even the alternates of the regular delegates. The Daily News secks to disguise this fact by assuming a sort of guardianship over the Convention; but the bit- ter fact remains nevertheless. The Wood Brothers want to go to Congress again. It is even said that Fernando has his single eye upon some higher office, although we scarcely think that his vaulting am- bition conld again o’erleap itself, es it did in 1860 at Charleston. This desire to go back to Congress is the secret of all the fuss about the peace party; but the bargain between Chase and Fernando Wood, which was tepdtted some time ego, may also have had something to do with it. But if enough dis- play can be made by the Astor House confab the contemplated mass meeting and the opera- tioris of the lobby committee at Chicago to induce the democratic leaders to give the Woods another nomination in good, safe democratic districts, we imagine that this par nobile fratrum will be very well satisfied with the result of their political speculations this year. At any rate, we know that they ought to be satisfied. They have absolutely no claim MOOLEYS OPERA HOUSR Brooklyn. —Remoet Boxes, Dancxs, Bonizsaves, £0 K Bs = New York, Friday, June 24, 1864. re THE SITUATION, ‘hero ts nothing oMicial or otherwise concerning the Movements of the armies in Virginia yesterday. Mr. Bianton has issued no Dulletin, and the telegraph is silent. Despatches from headquarters, at five o'clock on Tucs- Gay morning, state that on the day previous artillery firing on the right and picket skirmishing was going on at various points along the line, result ‘tog in the wounding of a few men, but causing no @hange in the position. A battery stationed on an eie- ‘vated pleco of ground in frovt of Petersburg kept annoy- ‘fing one of our batteries on the left for some time, when opened in retarn, one of the shelis exploding in the tmaidst of the mon at the rebel guns, and causing a ceasa- Gon of firing on their part. ¢ Our despatches trom Fortress Monroe to the 224, de- Gorlbe the attack of the rebels, under FXshagh Lee and Bampton, at the White.Houss. The charge of the enemy ‘was driven back by the fireg® the gunbost Commotore ‘Morrisand three others. The rebels attempted to inter. @opt Geueral Sheridan, but failed, as Sberidan with all his @orce arrived sately at White House, as we before re. ported. ‘Tho President and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Fox feterned to Washington yosterday after their visit to City Point, id. Or speculation is te be stopped some other plan must be tried; but perhaps it wonld be better for Mr. Chase to admit that, he cannot stop it; to admit that speculation is so inevita- ble a part of trade that the blow that will kill it will kill trade too. Gold Js, in this market, and more especially under present circum- stances, as much @ commodity, as cotton or sugar; something that is sold in the shops, | and that we want and must have for given pur- poses, jast as we want and must have those articles. Tt must, therefore, be subject to the same laws; and who would dream of legisla- tion to prevent speculation in general trade? Gold is even one of the crops of the. country. . Mr. Welles has permitted the rebels to land their gold, in the shape of cotton, in London, for three years past, with comparatively little trouble, and Mr. Chase ought to permit us to export one of our crops with at least as little embarrassment as the rebels can export theirs, It is to be hoped that this experience will teach the wise men at Washington that the laws of trade are too real and imperative to be suspended at their pleasure. Gallileo, when required under pain of punishment by a.gouncil of cardinals to recant his astronom|- cal theorfes, and to declare that the impious doctrine that the eanth revolved around the sun was not true, did so. Yet, looking fondly upon bis diagrams, he said, as he rose from his knees—“But it turns still.” And Mr. Chase, however disagreeable the laws of trade may be, and however inconvenient to him, must see by this time that it weuld be wiser to recognize their existence'than to declare by upon any party for a nomination.~ They have his little gold bills that trade has no laws that no political principles to recommend them. he ought to respect They can refer to no past services to the Tun James River Keormta—We have re- country. They have no popularity in the best | ceived the following note, in reply to eur sense of that much abased word. Whenever | strictures upon Admiral Lee for the obstruction they have been elected to any offices it has | of the James river, which we supposed to be been because they have bargained or bonght | his acte— themselves places upon the machine ticket; | gip_mme veescls sunk tn James river wore sunk by and so they have been ground ont with the | order of General Grant. Heapeotially ‘tales, rest. If, by their shrewdness, their petty in- This relieves Admiral Lee, and gives us trignes or their money, such persons as these G 1 Grant's opinion’ of that ee effi. can be sout to Congress\to misrepresent the ciency. General Grant evidently supposes | pedicel isin I ecrsag ee Mash that the James rivor fleet, with four iron-clads to be satisfied; but nobody else is. We advise under Admiral Lee, is not # suffictent protec- saree ve cbasopins mieten ehaegenlitgiad tion for bis transports, and so he takes the pro- with them or their lobby committee. Turn the tection of the tri te into his own bands asc er eg tp lpia and obstructs the channel. He feels some cer- is annihilated. In a word, this peace party, of taluty that sunken ship will stop the rebel which so much is sdtd North and South, con- rams, But he evidently docs not feel the sists simply of a paroel of political cowboys cortainty that Admiral eq will. wai or bushwhackers, of whom Fernando Wood is the captain and the Daily News the trumpeter, Ta® Ancurtire Casz.—To-day the case of and the sooner they moet the fate of bush- | Senor Arguclies, who was delivered up by our whackers the better. * 9 to gg a oe parpe ica? ec here od Ravens “Sounvat ack to Hava; 1 be called before Judge oe bogs Ae: rep: ma 20, Teas Russel and d rder Hoffnan, in the Oourt of Ue.”—The wiseacres of the World, who conld bGeneral Sessions, We understand that James believe the other day that nothing but mischief tT Eaq,, will make motion to quash to the party conld follow the postponement of Ay ri oy 4 sgainet Marshal Murray in thie the Chicage Demooratic Presidential Conven- | ii6, and that Attorney General Bates, who done. » benign a Daye. j temp » Oley. somes from Washington for the purpose, will cover a world of wisdom in it. In regard to assiet Mr. Brady in his" argument. This is a Me sales yr Bs te Piatra very t case, as the decision of the abana se giggrery rE ares? 27 | Coust will Holy to establish whether our gov- ” eevee foe ty Allene ernment can, at the demand of s Power with ‘other foterval Beptem p words, ta the ” ed iver whom We have no extradition trenty, surrender eee Thar ae raha Me hagas | silage ociminall, againet the rights of the State a; nor rather Mr. August | herein they may be residing Belmont, among the “wise men of the Rast.” othe ¥ a Laon EMER" PN m6 Duskerixo Tee SINKING — Wait Wat, Guwmut, Furuoxt Dot—The + some time slice wo stated that oro long the Postponement of the Chiesgo Democratic Oon- | s4,61 lendom would be deserting the oon fill the end of August interferes some- federacy, and would fly to Burope with whet with tho programme and caleulations of 3 Gen. Fremont, Gen. Oochrane and the “‘radi- booty they could gather. We see by the Eng- cal demoeracy.” What aro they to dot Let} 1s sna, and Jnoob Th , of Misaieei ppt, CONGRESS. ‘ ‘The proceedings of Congress yesterday were hizhly Smpertant and interesting comprising, umoog a variety Of other matters, the passage by the Senate of the bill opealing the Jaws for the rendition of fugitive slaves @nd Its action on the bill amendatory of the Enrolment act, and the pgssage in the House of the dill authorizing Bn additional loan of four hundred millions ef dollars. In the Senate the House Pos: Route bill and whe bills Comitting duties on goode imported for the Sepitary fairs ‘and providing compensation to officers and soldiers for Property sacrificed while in the dieobarge of their duties wero passed, The Hoare Joint resolution @eking provision to fill the deficiency m the @ppropriation for payment of oldies im the ‘Western departments was adopted. A resolution re- questing the President to revoke the order by which tke Circulation of the Cinoinnat! Anguirer in Kentucky bas ‘@een prohibited was submitted by Mr. Powell and ordered €o be printed. Bilis wore reported providing for bail to ‘De granted ‘by United States courte dn cortain case of military arrest and prescribing the time within whtoh Andiotments may be found in cases of persons charged ‘with crime against the United @tates. Adverse reports ‘were made on the bills to restrict the jariediction of the ourt of Cisims and to establish boards of com- missioners to adjadicate on claims for property destroyed by the armics in the prossoution of the war- The Dill to repeal the Fugitive Slave law was then taken ap, aod, after considerable discussion and uneuccessfel etiorts on the part of the opposition #0 amend, was passed, by twenty-seven yons to twelve mays. ‘Phe acts repeated by Gare those of 1793 and 1350, the ones under which the Qational government has heretofore compelled tee sar? render to thotr masters of slaves escaping into the free Btates. The bill bas already passed the House. Seme Gime was-spent, witbout any definite result, m a debate Over a motion to reconsider the vote by whieh the bill to Prevent military tnterfer™ee in elections was passed on the proceding dxy, after which the Senate proceeded to the consi jeration of the bill amendatory of the Borolment Qct. The devaseon it consamed the remainder of the day and the entire night scssioa, lasting upto a Inte hour. The -amendment authorizing the enlistment of men for ove year was adopted by twenty-fire to fourteen, ‘The discussion of the amendment ropealing the three hundred dollars draft commutation clause wes parttel- pated in by various Senators, and was very interesting, ‘The important feat ure in the proceedings of the House Of Representatives was the consideration and passing of the bill authoriring the government to contract an addi- {ional loan of four bundred miilions of doUgrs, which oe cupied the greater part of thextay’s seasfn, Bills wore Passed for District of Columbia purpuses and extending for six months longer the time within whicm patentees may pay the foal batance fees to recure thelr patonts, and a resolution was adopted directing the Military Com - mAtee to report a bil giving the bountics attowed by existing laws to men who volunteered in the eorlier part of the war for lees than @hree years, ‘and not Jess (han nine months; and then the Loan bill ‘was takcn cp tn Committee of the Whole, and disonssed at great eng. Substitutes for the first and seoond nec- tions of the bill were adopted, which put the imterest at eight per cent and made it payable in paper currency in- Stead of cou: Dut after (he commitiee hed risen and the iil was reported to the House, these amendments wore ejected, and th was passed, witbout @ cail of the yeas and @ays, nearly in the form in which it caine from the Committee on Ways and Morns. It authors izes the Seoretary of the Treasury te borrow \from time te time four handred millions dollars, for which be ghall Issue bonds redeemable ot less than five nor More thao thirty years, or, if deemed more expedient, forty yours, and to bear an interest of atx per cent per Qonum, payable semi-anoaslly, iv coin, The bill makes ‘various other important provisions; but these are the Main foatoros of Ht.’ The House adjourned without trans- @oling aay otLer business. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘The steams) ips Pounsylyania ond Hansa, from Quesone- fown and Southampton, reachod this port yesterday with Our Buropean files to the oth of June, The news bas been anticipated in all He mein points by our telegraphic re- ports from tho North Amoricen and Afrion. ‘The Spanieh steam frigates Lea)tad and Carmen, which Arrives on the 21st from Havana, and bave been anchored @t Qearantine, came np to the city yesterday morningg end exchanged salutes with Oaatio Willan, on Governor's Intend. A quoram of the Board ef Comneiimen not being present FesterGay ai the call of the roll, the President ordered (Gie dork to cml « special mueting for this (Friiny) alter. B00n, at two o'clock. A meeting of the cartmen and laborers employed under the City Inspector, in cleaning the streets of the city, was held last évening at Hiberasan Hall, 42 Prince street, to take action in relation to the conduct of the mugictpal authorities, who, it appears, have failed to pay thom since the 284 of April Inst, A resobation was avanimousty passed that no member Of the association will go to work until the surears now due shall be bald and a geapantes given for the future that thoy shall be paid tegularly every two weoks. ‘The men will moot in tof the City Hall this morn. me, at ten o’cloog, fo present their claims to the Comp- Sonate, Wasnixatox, June 28, 1866 BEAMINATION OF CHRTALN ARMY OFFICRRS, Mr. Wusox, (rop.) of Mass., reported from tho Mitten Committee the bill for the examination of cortain officers fu the army, recommending @ non concurrence in the House amendments, Agreed to. THR POST ROUTE DIL 7 Mr. Contaum, (rop.) of Vt, from the Post OMico Com= mittee, roported back the House Post Route bill, with various amendmonts, and it was passed. PAYMENT FOR PROPERTY DRSTROY AD BY Tm AREY. Mr, Wnson, frem the Military Committee, reported back the House bill to amend the act to provide for the paymont for houses and other, property destroyed tm the iy horses Cee | them when captured from Or tne omy inthe dusoharge of their duty, altel DRNICIRNCY ATPROPRIATION BILL. 4 tte, Sirenae, rep.) of Obio, from the Committee om ‘Bouse Joint resolution Finance, reports yo provie. for ofciaay a Aik Sonne 5 fund libertion street cl LJ ‘when sanitary bealth of the city, ABnrvaL OP To Remains OF Covonm, Kxtr%—The re- In anctier column wt be found the partioulass of the them keep up their fire and walt patiently. Grant of Mr. Lane Hensorson, pobliaber of the ening | Sd; if the peace Me right now, why was | Coie Fi Pelhdnd ‘Becretary of the Interlor under Buchanan, had Pensa Herr some o'r eovermas 0h We pan, it not right And what did Pornendo t, the “Pi apmcfhgredbea Sigel Biya poblicen party, may also ptove the Pethfnder pergons are reported to be in the seeret to the bewiklercd democshoy. Let the “radi- foe of the rebel government; but do Gal Gomocracy” stick to thelr guns, sok Gti tah thay aso sbindading tos vena A Porina Qomriex—The price of gold | of tn Wall street wea nepaib lay He wae arrested on the ailidavit of Joseph TL. Savage, ‘who charges him with suing false corvificates and ‘wousbers as a pavy agent and disbursing officer of the ‘United States, amd aparapristing oxcosses tn the amounts ebarged to WR. Mp. Henderpon, o bie Neon, rou formal dismidenl of thd Preaident Wood méan by sdyocating war when he be- lieved in peace? cally enathileted. Peecetonige ine. ‘ood, Gox, Vallandizham end @ fellow ftom Mlesle- / Gourt of Appeals. Poe ce a te