The New York Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1865, Page 4

a) NEW YORK HERALD. PM wTOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N. W. OORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. Volume XxX.. eres es Mo. TT New York, Friday, March 17, 1865. THE SITUATION. A despatch bas been received by General Grant from Goneral Sherman, dated at Fayettov.llo, N. C., om last Sunday. Goneral Sherman described his army as in fine health and spirits, and says that it has met with no soriors opposition.» He says the rebol General Hardee's army still keeps in his front, at a respectful distance. At Columbia and Cheraw, §& Gand Fay- etteville, N. C., Gencral Sherman captured immense gupplies of valuable government prop:rty. Such as could not bo used was destroyed. At Columbia ho cap- tured forty-three pieces of artillery; Choraw twenty-five pieces and thirty-six hundred barrels of gunpowder, and at Fayettcville twenty pices an: larg> quantities of other war munitions. From Nowbern wo have @ report that Sherman had on Monday last oommenced northward from Fayette- wile, with his left wing moving towards Raleigh, his centre towards Goldsdoro, and his right further east. ‘There was also a rumor there that his advance had Theso reports, apparently, his march alroady reached Goldsboro. were a liilc premature then, but probably present a true statement of the case at the present time. The courier who brought Gencral Sherman's despatch ‘to General Grant furnishes an account of the fight, | Between Kilpatrick's and Wado Hampton's cavalry on Friday last, alluded to in the rebel Paper extracts published in Tuesday's Hxnaun Hampton managed to get in the rear of Gen-ral Kilpatrick's h adq arters before daylght in the morning, aad surprised and carried off all the laticr'’s stail bat two members, Genoral Kilpatrick himself, caped, formed his men, pursued the rebels, inflicted on news- however, es- thom s-vere los and recaptured nearly all his ollicers, Further inteitigence from General ‘heridan reports ry was engaged that on last Monday a portion of bis ¢ in tearing up the railroad between Richmond and Han- over Junction, while the main body was push’ng on to- wards White Tlouse, on the Pamunkey river, where it was expecte | that supplics would reach b’m to x him to continue his work. Des rters report that She dan’s movements have created greet uneasiness in the To. G-ueral Grant has issued an important order probibit- ing all tade under Treasury or other permits with army and capital. points within the rebel lines, inthe States of Virginia, North and Sout void all contract: made under such permits, It is ander. stood that (Lis bas been ina great measure called forth by the d’scoveries made in connection with the recent tobacco-Lacon speculation at Frederieksbury, Vi the armies before Richuwond and Petersburg, both national and rebel, from one end of the lines to the other, and Great and unusual activity at present pervades our correspondents Inform us that marching or fighting may be kohed (ratany hour, It was rumored in front of Petersburg on last Tuesday night that Lee intended a: arly attack on the Army of the Potomac. Several rebel line during that day, and much commotion as vuscrvable in the enemy's camps. Deserters who camo into the Union Lines on last Monday from Heth’s division say that they had becn ordered to march on that morning, but that the order was countermanded. All the sick and wounded have been removed from the Army of the Potomac field hospitals, and the gutlers have received notice to pack up and leave for City Paint. divisions were seen in A significant fact is communicated to the War Depart- ment by General Grant. Ho says the Diapa'ch waa tho only newspaper issucd in Richmond yesterday, and that appeared on half a sheet. As an explanation of its dimin- ished proportions this journal states that all its employes have been pressed into the army for servico during the Preaont emergency. City Point advices contradict the ramor ta circulation | fn Washington and this city, yesterday and the day be- fore, to the effect that rebel peace commissioners had reached General Grant's lines. The report, it is explained, | grew out of the rebel General Vance, who arrived at City Point for exchange, being mistaken for the rebel Gover- | wor Vance, of North Carolina. A:lditional interesting particulars of the severe fighting before Kinston, 8 hofleld’s.army, and General Bragg's rebels, on the 8th, Sthand 10th inet,, are furnished in our Newb tn despatch. ., between General Cox's force, of In the desperate altempt of Bragg’s troops on the 10th to break tho national lines about twelve hundred of them killed and wounded and four hundred cap- tured. General Cox’s loss on that day vory light, owing to his being behind hastily erected earthworks, His total loss in all the , ‘Three days has been ascertained to be far less than was | were was, men At first supposed, it being now estimated as not exceed. ) ing one thousend in killed, wounded and prisoners, | abicb is less than one-half of the rebel casualties on a ‘single day of the fighting. On last Saturday evening an order of General Cox was read to his men, informing them that im three days they would join Sherman's army. This caused the wildest authusiasm among them, | } The startling fact has been derived from rebel official | sources by onc of our correspondents with the Army of th sand national soldiers have died in rebel prisons, © James that during the past two years sixty-four thon- of these thirty thousand were buried at Andersonville, Ga. ; twelve thousand at Danville, Va., and ten thousand at Richmond. The report of the proceedings of the rebel Congress on Monday last spparently shows Jeff. Davis’ reason for ishing the two houses to continue in session a short | time after the period fixed for their adjournment. On that day & message was received from him expressing hia with the Exemption Dill passed by them, and deviring its modification, Owing to certain Classes of skilled artisans being relieved by the aot of all military duty, even local defence, and ther classes of mon exempted by Jef. and his Secretary Of War being required to perform service in the army. Tho action of the rebel Congressmen on this document oes not appear. EUROPEAN NEWS. The steamship Africa, from Queenstown March 5, feached Halifax yesterday, on her voyage to Boston. Hor news is two days later. England experienced an immens) sensation, political, Povancial aod commercial, on the publication of the news of the capture of Charleston. United States secu- dissent fities advanced two per cent in London. The webol loan declined four per cent, Lord Palmer- son's §=organ, the London Pot, acknowledges that General Sherman's movements resulted from “foresight and accurate calculation,” and that he must be placed in the “foremost rank of the] generais of the day.’ The London Times says that the influence of the fall of Charleston “cannot be exaggerated.’ The London Army and Navy Gazette thinks that Leo cannot oxtricate ¢ rebels from the situation in which General Grant ida them by paralyzing their “strongest arm." Tt was thought that England would soon commegee to hip gold to New York, owing to the flatness of exchange. Layard intimated to the House of Commons. on Carolina and Georgia, and declaring | behalf of the government, that England would soon take measures with the rebels ip America relative to the seizure of neutral vessels by their privateers. Ex-Senator Foote reiterates his denunciations of the rebel confederacy in a letter published in London, where he now resides. The rebel ram Olinde was still in the port of Ferrol, Watched by the United States vessels. A Liverpool journal ridicules the idea of a war between England and the United States, and intimates that the relations of the two governments are becoming very friendly. Sir Frederick Bruce, it i said, will reciprocate wors of amity in Washington. tho Calcutta, India, markets. March, under the influence of the news from America, Prices receded one penny per pound during the day. Breadstuils were dull and provisions inactive. ¢losed in London, March 4, at 887% a 89 for money. ‘she is due to-night. THE LEGISLATURE. In tho State Senate yesterday numerous petitions were presented against tho passage of the Broadway Railroad bill, Bills wore reported to amend ‘the Quarantine law; to enable gas companies to lay pipes along plank and turnpike roads; also relative to the Court of Special Ses- sions of New York. The. Mechanics’ Association of this city presented a petition in favor of a paid fire de- partment in New York. A bill was introduced empow- ering all horse railroad companios to employ any person of age as conductor, driver or otherwise, notwithstanding any city ordinance to tho contrary. Bills were passed to establish the Cornc!! University; authorizing the International Coal C»mpany to construct a raload to their mines; amending the charter of the New York Law Institute, and to amend tho charter of Brookly: Tho Broadway and Cross Town Railroad bills were made the special order for Thursday morning, the Zid instant. In the Assembly bills were introduced to limit the tenure of offices in the New York State militia, and to lecalize tho resolutions of the Brooklyn Common Counc |. The Buffalo Police bill was recommitied with power to report, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. e In last Tuesday's Hurazp was published a deapatch from Governor Fenton stating that he had assurances from Washington that there would be no more drafting in any district in this State where volunteering continued active. The people were therefore surprized by the com- menceiment of tho draft in this city on the following day. This morning we publish a telegram from Provost Mar- shal Genera! Fry to Governor Fenton in reference to this matter, has been wuthorized. Drafting was continued in the city yesterday and in the Sixth and Ninth Congressional districts it was con- eluded, the ‘ull number requ red having been drawn, In the remaining distriets it will be proceeded with to-mor- row, It is understood that the wheels will obscrve the current holiday. Among the name3 turned out yester- day were those of a large number of gentlemen of pro- minence in the metropol s. ¢ files from Bermuda dated to the 28th of Feb- Th: British war stea:ser Styx, Commander stn, had loft for Fortress Monro, Samuel Walter jiveof Frankl n, Tennessee, died ii rinada th year of bisage. The British bark ys ‘rom Nasse, for England, with a f colton, had passed Aerial way of Bermuda we bave advices from the Ba- ated at Nassau, N. P., to the 22d of February, ish war ship Lily, Captain Heneage, had arrived ean from Jamaica, via St. Jago, and would remain there till tLe arrival of the Cordelia, Tho Load of Aldermen met yesterday, and passed the tax levy for the support of the city government for the year 1°65. With the exception of an item of nine thou- eand five hundred dollars for the completion of 155th str et from Kingsbridge road to McComb’s dam, the en- tire erdinance, as previously reported, was adopted and sent to the Board of Councilmen for concurrence. The Board then adjourned until Monday next at two o’cloc, Whee -opoged to pass the ordinance for tho relict of rolliors’ fam'lies, whjch has beon on the table for somo time, ‘The Loard of Councilmen met yesterday and transacted @ large amount of rontine business. They concurred with the Aldermen in directing the Compteoller to adver- tive for sale the lease of the ferry from the foot of Spring sro tto Hoboken. Tho tax levy was received from the other board and referred to the Committee on Financ’. Appropriate resolutions eulogistic of the late Alderman Barry were concurred in, acter which the board ad- journed. In the Court of Common Pleas, before Judge Cardozo, yesterday, Sophia ‘Maurer, a pretty girl of ninetcen, brouzht an action for breach of promise against a young man named Andrew Venter, damages being laid at twen- ty thousand dollars. The defendant admitted having made a conditional, but not absolute, promise to marry plaintitf, and said that the whole affair was a conspiracy to entrap him. The case was not concladed. There wore no jury trials in the Court of Genoral Ses- { Son yesterday, counsel having sneeeeded in orig of for the .ases on the calendar, John F. Bunn, indict stealing a diamond pin valued at two hundred dollars from Asa B, Kellogg, pleaded guilty to an attempt at and was remanded for sentence. o'clock last evening a fire broke out on the third floor of No. 95 Reade street, ocoupied as a s'lk | and velvet importing establishment. The stock on this floor was damaged to the extent of about thirty thousand dollars, About five thousand dollars worth of damage was done to the stock of the cloth establishment on the second tloor, On the first floor, occupied as a boot and | shoe store, the damage amounted to about five hundred dollars. About two @housand dollars will cover the | damage to the building. Stocks and building were fully insured, William Jones, alias Charles Woods, alias Jack Shep- yerd, a bright and enterprising youth of nineteen, was yerterday, after a pérsistant search of several days for hun by the police, arrested on the charge of having, by both open theft and burglary, during the past few months, become possessed of large amounts of goods belong:ng to ' merchants of this city. He is charged wirh haying sivien about seven hundred dollars worth of cls"hes from No. 919 Broadway, and one thouser) dollars worth of | goods from No. 45 Warren street, and attempting to steal two thonsand doltars werth from No. 331 Broadway. He was committed to the Tombs for exami also Michael Newman, Herman Nelson and Morris Schies- goods. Gold, which was steady yosterday morning, gave way again late in the afternoon, and closed down town at 169, Stocks were firm in the morning, but closed weak. Gov- | ernments sold heavy. At the evening board gold closed at 167%. There was more tone to the markets yesterday, ara general thing; yet some articles were dull, heavy and lower, Foreign goods were quiet, and prices were generally nominal. Domestic produce was mixed. Some kinds were lower and some higher; but the feeling was not £0 panicky as on Wednesday, Cotton was dull and fully 3c. lower. On 'Change the flour market was quiet, and prices declinod 5c. a 10¢e, Whent also declined 1c. a 2e., while corn and outs were dull and scarcely so firm. Pork advanced 75c. per bbi., with an increased demand. Beef was dull and depressed, while lard was c. lower, with a moderate demand, Freights were dull and whis- key was steady. Tos Faw. or Cuanteston—Taz News ynom Evrorz.—The Africa arrived yester- day, bringing us news of the effect which the fall of Charleston has produced upon John Bull. It is pretty much 8 we expected it would be—another thundering eye-opener. John is now compelled to admit that it is all gone up with his friends, the rebels; that they are isolated and cut off from the rest of the world; and that our arms have been crowned with brilliant success, This is*all very painful to poor John Bull; but who can conceive what humiliation it must have cost him openly to declare that Sherman is tho greatest military man of the age. And yet the opinion is cor- rect. Sherman is one of the greatest of living generals; but, at the same time we would like Mr. Bull to know that we have a few more of the same sort of stuff over here, and, in the event of a ropean war, England will soon see that we have many more soldiers like Sher- | man, besides a long list of naval heroes equal | to the best that ever shed lustre upon her | annals, not even excepting Nelson himself, ‘The peace reports from America produced a panic in ‘Tho Liverpool cotton market closed fiat on the 4th of Consols .’ Tho Afriea sailed for Boston at noon yesterday, where Coneral Fry says no delay that he knows of singer, charged with being the receivers of the stolen | ita 4 NEW YORK HEALD, FRIDAY, MARCH’ 17, 1885. ‘The Military Situation—Sherman’s Ad- vance—Johnston at Raleigh. The news from North Carolina becomes bet- ter and better. Bragg, as hitherto reported, retreated from ~Schofield’s front on the night of the 10th; but our later news shows that retreat to have been a precipitate and disorderly one— indeed, a very hasty skedaddle. The dead were left unburied; the wounded were left to the tender mercies of the “barbarous Yankees,” and the field was strewn with equipments and small arms, Scarce as arms are in the confed- eracy—though Lee is compelled to make a de- mand on the people for their old shot guns and horse pistols—Bragg could not stop to gather up the very considerable number of muskets that his soldiers id thrown away on the field of battle. He must, therefore, have been in a great hurry. Bragg’s movements were, without doubt, accelerated by the news of Sherman’s adyance. Sherman was at Fayetteville on the 11th, and at that point was ten miles nearer to Raleigh than Bragg would have been if he had remained any longer in his position at Kinston. Bragg, therefore, did not more than make’ his » distance by his hasty departure on the night of the 10tn, : ¥ From the Raleigh Progress. we learn that Johnsion is at Raleigh, and that Sherman is to encounter before that place the first resistance of the campaign. All the heterogeneous frag- ments of armies that are in North Carolina will then, we may suppose, be brought together at that point, that Johnston may attempt to repeat in North Carolina the stategy of his retreat through Northern Georgia. Johnston, with the forty thousand demoralized and badly armed wretches now in his camp, will not fight Sher- man or endeavor to face fairly the force that he must know Sherman has ; but if, retiring step by step as Sherman comes up, he can get safely into Virginia, and so near Lee that Lee, stealing away from Grant, can join Johnston in time to fight Sherman before Grant comes up, then he will have done the best that any man in the same circumstances could ever hope todo. In that case Lee and Johnston together would have doubtless ninety thousand men in one army, and, desperate as matters now seem for the enemy, it is certainly still’ within the limits of the possible that such an army, fighting our two armies separately, should materially modify the aspect of affairs. But even the most sanguine rebel must admit that for that force to fight our armies separately there must be in its favor a gcarcely less than miraculous concurrence of genius and good forture. Sheridan was last heard from between Hano- ver and Richmond, tearing up the railroad and of course creating another panic in the rebel capital. He has been before this properly taken care of by the Commissary Department at the White House, and is probably once more making inquiries into the condition of the rebellion. The Good Time Now and the Peciser ‘Times Coming. In spite of the draft, the taxes, high rents and high prices, this is a glorions time in which to live. Winter still lingers in the lap of spring; but the chilly winds of March are kissed and warmed by the sunbeams, and the sky is as blue as the prospects of the so-called Southern con- federacy. The news trom all quarters is such as to gladden the heart of every loyal man. Grant holds Lee in a vice at Richmond, while Sherman marches triumphantly northward, and Schofield has effected a junction with Sher- man’s forces ‘before Goldsboro. Gallant Phil | Sheridan is in tho saddle, riding rapidly around Richmond and cutting every canal and railroad. Jeff. Davis is very weak in the knees, and the rebels generally show lack of backbone. At our national capital good feeling and good humor prevail, in striking contrast with the state ofaffairs at Richmond. Andy Johnson has recov- ered from h's jacoherence, and promises to keep steady in future. Gold is down, and is going lower, and prices are going down with it. Ina word, the country, like Shefman’s army, is “all well and doing finely.” Of course this metropolis, at once the brain and the heart of the nation, sympathizes with the general gayety. New Yorkers, on the whole, are ina very comfortable and cheerful frame of mind. It is true that the draft is in progress; but recruiting is brisk and the drafted men will not be called for unless the means or the energy of our citizens should fail. The gold gamblers are badly burt and shriek loudly ; but the people rejoice, and smilingly watch the falling of the financial thermometer. Merchants and storekecpers have not yet marked down their goods ; but customers hold back shrewdly, and everything must be cheaper within a few days at tarthoot Every metropol- itan face ig beaming, and every step is light | and free. Even the streets seem cleaner, and | the usual nuisances less offensive. Under these | circumstances it is not at all wonderful that Mareizek should add two more nights to his season, and offer his subscribers their seats and boxes as a grateful gratuity, a farewell courtesy, a compliment qu revoir. We advise nobody to neglect these festival nights at the Academy—next Mon- day and Tuesday—for Impres#rio Gray will then take the artists away to Chicago, ind next season we hope to have two opera houses to divide the public’s favors. And we advise nobody to neglect Mongiardini’s concert to- morrow evening, at Steinway’s Hall, Four- teenth street. Yesterday our musical critic inadvertently stated that Maretzek’s compliment was intended for the Academy stockholders. The exhilara- tion of this glorious season will account for his mistake. The stockholders deserve no compli- ments, and, as they always retain their seats and boxes without paying for them, a free per- formance would be no boon and would merit no gratitude. When the new opera house is built the Academy stockholders will be pointed at like the curiosities in Van Amburgh’s mena- gerie, which is just leaving town and will not return in five years. After the menagerie has departed—and it will be exhibited for only two days more—we shall have to rely upon the stockholders, and upon the Zoological Insti- tute, which the Commissioners are pledged to establish in our magnificent Park. The Commissioners should hurry up their collec- tion. In a sbort time the Park, compara- tively deserted since the close of the skat- ing carnival, will be again crowded with throngs of brilliant equipages and happy pedes- trians; the flowers will bloom; the fountains will play; the grass will be green; the trees will be draped with foliage, and everybody will want to see the rare and curious birds and beasts which should be in the Park Institute. Till that time comes, however, there is plenty the various theatres, at the frequent concerts, sT. and especially at Mongiardini’s concert to- morrow evening, at Steinway’s room. The people crammed the theatres during the darkest days and nights of this civil war, and thoy are as constant in their attendance now that everything is bright and sunshiny. At the Winter Garden Mr. Edwin Booth has played Hamlet for nearly one hundred consecutive times, thus placing himself at the head of modern tragedians and vindicating the metro- polis from the charge of indifference towards the legitimste drama. In a few nights more Hamlet will be withdrawn to make way for a splendid military play, fall of the pomp and cireumstance of war. At the Broadway Mr. John Owens is reviving the Solon Shingle furor in an adaptation of Dickens’ “Cricket on the Hearth.” At Niblo’s Miss Lucille Western is about to appear in a dramatization of “East Lynne.” Wallack vacillates between the “TicketofLeave Man” and the old comedies, and doos well with both. ‘The Streets of New York” is as attractive as ever at the Olympic, and “The Workmen of New York” is drawing the beauty and fashion of the provinces to Barnum’s Museum. Holler and his Satanic Ma- jesty still please the publio at the Devil’s Draw- ing Room, and acrobats, gymnasts, clowns, pan- tomimists and horses have as successful a ring at the Hippotheatron as the Common Council- m:n used to have at the City Hall Fox’s pe- culiar pantomime delights old and young at the Bowery, and Manager Lingard succeeds in all he undertakes at the New Bowery. Thus, on the eass side and west side of town, among the rich and among the poor, the theatres are popular, and we recommend this fact to Secre- tary McCulloch as one of the most encouraging signs of the times, since we cannot be in such a very bad way financially when we can afford to pay so much money daily to be amused. Of minor performances, of concerts and of Mongi- ardini’s concert we have not space to write in detail; but, in view of the fine weather, the good news, the fall in gold and the variety and excellence of our amusements, all must admit— our State legislators excepted—that the mo- tropolis is a capital place to live in, and that this is a glorious period in which to live. > The Draft in New York. The long-threatened draft for thirteen thou- sand men to fill up the quota of this State on the last call of the President was begun in this city on Wednesday last, was continued yesier- day, and was conducted in a quiet, orderly and systematic manner. It was not attended by noise, confusion or excitement of any kind. It is irue a good many people were greatly as- tonished at seeing their names in the HeraLp yesterday morning, after the letier of Governor Fenton, which made it appear that the 4.0 had been. indefinitely poatzoned. In this, of course, there must have been some mistake. Tu-day we publish an announcement of Gen. Fry, who, according to all appearances, does not understand what Governor Fenton meant, seeing that no order as to a postponement has been issued from the Provost Marshal General's office. The draft will, therefore, go on; but it is satisfactory to know that, while volunteers and substitutes continue to roll in briskly on the different provost marshals, no call will be made upon the drafted men. A supplemental draft has also been ordered in Brooklyn and other places and districts in the State that have not filled their quota, for the government myst have men to close up the war. The necessity which has been imposed upon the authoritics of making this last draft has been brought about by the supineness and ne- glect of the people themselves. Despite the warn- ings and advice of the press, they could not be induced to do anything to relieve themselves. Everybody seemed to think that somebody else would make matters right; but most persons re- lied on the Common Council, the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Supervisors to take care of them. Where every one depended on his neighbor and no one upon himself, it was natural to expect just such a result as we have had. The government, after waiting a reason- able period, has ordered the provost marshals to go ahead and fill up the ranks. By the rules which govern the draft, one hun- dred per cent is generally added to the number of men required; so that, although in New York there are but thirteen thousand men needed to fill the quota, the round figure of twenty-six thousand will be drafted. The effect of this will be decisive; as every person so drafted will be anxious to escape from the responsibility of his choice, he will do his best to provide a substitute or to encourage volunteering. Thus the government will have no less than twenty-six thousand active recruit- ing agents at work in this city, by whose united exertions it is to be hoped that our quota will bo filled up in a very short time. News from Matamoros. By the arrival at this port yesterday morning of the bark Daniel, Captain Spearwater, from Malamoros, we have dates tothe 2d mit, ae phe brings no news gt importance, a eae Freights were lower and business very dull. ‘The mar kets ars completely glatted with all kinds of produce. A groat many vessels were loaving in ballast. There was 4 floct of oti hundred and twenty sail of different sized merchant vessels lying off the Rio Grande; also two i Personal Intelligence. Major General George L. Hartsuff, recently on court ‘martial duty in this city, bas been ordered to report in person to Lieutenant General Grant, and has left for the front. It will gratify the numerous friends of General Hartsuff to know that his valuable services will be given to the country in the grand final campaign. Wattace’s Tisares—Bevestt or Mus. Vernox.—Time ‘Works Wonders will be played to-night for the benofit of Mra. Vernon. The crowded state of our colums renders it impossible for us to more than state this fact; but, fortu- nately, the lady is so well known, and her merits so highly appreciated by the public, that more is not necessary. A Lez Gmt Rox Ovan axp Kituep—Tar Parents Censonso.—Hannah Kuetz, a little girl twoand a half years of age, whose paronta reside at No. 525 Second ave- nue, died yesterday from the offects of injuries received in consequence of having been run over by a horse and cart driven by William Morris, The accident occurred on the crosswalk corner of Twenty-ninth street and Second avenue. Coroner Gover held an inquost over the ro- mains, and a verdict of ‘Accidental death’’ was returned. Ths jury, however, censured the parents of deceased for allowing 80 young a child to run at large in the street, 200 Pittsburg RR, .b3 100 bieh od RR, . 530 96 100 N W RR pref... 200 % 100 63; 100 do.. sl0 oon 200 Illinois Cent RR 108 - Btocka and gold very much oxcited, and strong dispost- to soll, Sales of gold wore made after the call ton to amuse us at private partied, at the QporA, Gt; MA IOOM, At the clove of tho report gold waa 107%. Wi { PATRICK’S DAY. A Fine Procession Expected—The Even- ing Banquets, &o. ‘The anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland will be celebrated with much spirit to-day by the Celtic popula- tion of our metropolis, Brooklyn and Jersey City. The provession will be probably the finest that has over occurred in this city on St. Patrick’s day. The Irish Societies seem to have entered into the thing with more zest than formerly, and more organizations have been represented in the weekly conventions engaged in making preparations for the celebration. Tho principal feature of the procession will be the dis- play by the old Sixty-ninth regiment and tho compara- tively new Ninety-ninth regiment, otherwise known as the Phenix brigade. The latter is said to be quite full in numbers, and will doubtless make a very creditable dis- civie societies wall turn out in immense force, par- ticularly the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the tei panes clubs, which have multiplied to a wonderful ex. mt during the past year. of the Park, ‘will pass in review before the Mayor and Common Counc 1; thence up Broadway to Fourteenth street, Fourteenth street to Seventh avenue, Seventh avenue tb Thirty-fourth street, Thirty-fourth street te Second avenue, down Secdnd avenue to Twenty-third street, Twenty-third street to First avene, First avenve to Eighth street, Eighth strcet to Cooper Institute, and there dismiss. ‘The mil will hend the ‘The civic societies will follow in the followin; order:— Ancicnt Order of Hibernians of Now i oeaegene Thomas Kearns and James Reilly; in Grand street, ‘East Broadway, ‘Ancient Order of Hibernians of Long Istand—Marshal, Jobn Goulding; in Grand street, right on left of New ork A. O, Anc! Order of Hibernians of Melrose, Morr sania po ene eae iivof Looe hs Rw den streot, resting on leit is} . Father Mather ©. B. T. A. B, Society of New York (Parent)— L. Carey; in East Broadway, bo resting on Grand strect. ther Mathew U, B. T. A. B. Society (Brauch No. 1 of ling; in East Parent Lene penne Thomas Broadway, rg! 't resting on left of Parent Society. Fathor Mathew T. A. B, Society, No. 2, of Brooklyn— Marshal, John Coakley; right resting on Gouverneur atreet, Father Mathow T, A. B, So:tety, No. 5, of Brook: Marshal, James Fagan} between ‘Gouverneur and het em maa ne ies t resting on F. M. T. A. B. Society, 0. Father Mathew T. A. B. Society, No. 3, of New York— Marshal, Michael Madden; between migomery and Clinton right resting on F. MT. A. B. Society, No. 5, of Brooklyn. Father Mathew T. A. B. Society, No. 4, of New York— Marshal, Win. O'Connell; betwoen Montgomery and Clin- ton streets, right resting on left of No. 3. tt, Peter's R, C.T. A. B. Society—Marshal, Patrick Nihan ; between Montgomery and Clinton strests, right resting on F. M. foclety, No. 4, of New Yorl St. James’ R. C. T.’ A. B. Society— John Dwyer; between Clinton and Jefferson streets, right rest- ing on left of St. Peter's Society. ‘oung Mon’s Father Mathew T. A. B. Society, No. 1, of Brooklyn—Marshal, Terence McDermott; between Jeticrson and Canal streets, right resting on left of St. James’ Society. Hibernian Benevolent Soclety—Marshal, Patrick Han- rahan; in New Canal street, right resting on Eust Broadway, Shamrock Benevolent Society, No. 1, of-Brooklyn— Marshal, ——; in New Canal ‘sire t, ‘right resting on left of Hibernian Benevolent Society. Benevolent Society of United Sons of Erin—Marehal, Hon. Michael Connolly; ‘n New Canal street, right rest- inz on Rutgers street. Inimaculate Conception T. A. B. Society—Marshal, James Sullivan; in East Broadway, between Jefferson and Rutgers streets, Father Mathew Tf. A. B. Society, No. 1, of fo:th Brook- lyn—Marvhal, Win, Lawler; betwoen Jeff neem and Kut- gers streois,. sing On left of Immacuiate Con: cent ‘A. B. Society. ‘Long-horemen’s U, B. Soclety—Marshal, Denis Sul- livan; between Rutgers and Pike streets, right resting on left of F. M. Society, No. 1, of South Brooklyn. $t. Ann’s R. C, T.'A. B. Society of Brooklyn—Marsbal, Henry Breslin; between Rutgers and Pike ttreets, right resting on left of 'Longshorem:n. Father Mathew T. A. B. Society, No. 2, of New York— ke and Market streets, Benevolent Soc:ety on F. M, Society, No. 2, of New York. Society. Marshal, John Reilly ; betw-en of St. Vincont de Paul, Brooklyn, E. D.—Marshal, F T. F. Meagher Club—Marshal, —; betweon Pike Barry Bon .volont Society—Marshal —; between Mar- right resting on St, Aun’s Society. rd Cleary; between Pike and Mar: ket streets, right rest! and Market streets, right resting on St. Vincent de Paul ket aud Chatharine streets, right resting on T. F. Meagher Club. Assumption T, A. B. Society of Brooklyn—Marshal, Denis P. O'Sullivan; betwoen Market and Catharine g on Barry Benovolort Society. Quarrymen’s U. P. Society—Marshal, Charles Allen; between Market end Catharine streets, right resting on Assumption T. A, B, Society Father Mathew T. .\. B, Society, Nov 5, of New York— Marshal, Bernard Byrnes; botweon Market and Catharine rt right resting on Qnarrymen’s Society. St. idget’s M. B. and B. Socic 4 ‘Marshal, James Buchanan; betwoen Catharine and Olivcr streets, right resting on F. M. Society, No. 5, of Now York. Father Mathew T. A. B, Society, No. 6, of Greenpoint, Marshal, Thomas Lawler; right resting on St. Bridget’s Society. Father Mathow ‘7. A. B, Society, No. 3, of Williams. Thomas Lloyd, Marstal; in ‘New Bowery, right resting on Oliver street. The Grand Marshal will be John Tucker, who will bo assisted by the following aids:—Patrick McGuinn, Wm. Atk nson, Hugh Murray, Denis Keenan, Michael Gillen, John J. Thorry, Peter Ledwith, Michael Doughorty, Cor- nelius Healy, James McCloskey, Patrick Haggerty, 'Tho- mas Conner, Hugh Monaghan, Thomas McGuire. SERVICES AT fT. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL. A graud high ruaas will be celpbrated at St. Patrick’s Cathedral at half-past ten o'clock this morning. Arch- Vishop McCloskey will ofliciate as chi-f celebrant, and a exyric on it, Patrick will be pronounced by the Rev. father Daly, of St. John’s Coil>ge, Fordhain. TUK KVENING FESTIVITIES. We have already noticed the chif features of the even'ng celebration in honor of the great Irish apostle, There will be numberi-ss bulls, concerts and social re- unions of an agrecablo character. The Knights of St. Patrick will give thelr banquet at the Metropolitan Hotel, for which the Messrs. Leland have made the most claborate preparations. The most interesting part of the proceedings will be an original poom by the famous “Miles O'Reilly,” who, it is sad, shas “laid himself out dacently” for the oo a: Dod: worth's Band will furnish the instrumental mi Messrs, Theo, Thomas and Gustavus Geary are to sing some of the best Irish ballads, xecompanied on the piano by Mr. Morgan, the organist. ’ Among the gentlemen ex- pected to respond to toasts are General Sweeney, Dr. Gunning 8. Bedford, Richard O'Gorman, Algernon 8. Sullivan, Dr, L. rilliman Ives, Colonel O'Mahoney, Win. R, Roberts, Captain W. F. Lyons, P. J, Meehan,’ J. A. McMaster and G. P. O'Donnell. The Friendly sons of £t. Patrick will enjoy their annual dinner at Delmonico’s, corner of Fifth avenue and Four- teenth street, and Mr. Richard Bell is to preside, Last year the dinner was exclusive, but to-night the preas and other outsiders will be admitted. ‘The prinetpal apeakers, we learn, are to be James T. Brady, Judge Daly, Judge Brady, Richard Bell and Joy Fogarty, SACKED CONCERT 4p pup CHURCH OF THE IMMACU- ‘ , LATE CONCEPTION. ‘A Mtund saéred concert, under the direction of Mr. R. Gonzales, will be given at the Qhurch of the Immacu- Jnte Conception, Montclair, this evening. The pro- gramme is very attractive. se The Six Hundred Million Loan. Pmaverruia, March 15, 1865. The Secretary ef the Treasury arranged yesterday in ‘Washington with Jay Cooke the most important financial measure of the issue of 1.6 $600,000,000 loan. The first issue will be of $300,000,000, on the 16th day of June next The notes inform, donominations and interest, will be in all respects like ‘the present issue of seven- thirties. They will be unlike them ouly in the period fixed for their convertibility. They will have ten months longer to run than the seven-thirties befor» be changed into gold bearing five-twenties. very largo class of investors, th's difference will be con- sidered to impart greater valve to the new issue. The balance of the $600,000,000 will probably be a year long r in maturing than the June {asue this time will be definitely fixed, as the sales of the June issue approach their end. It may be that balagee may not be required at all; that the first 000,000 will meet the necessi- ties of the government. It is expected that this first issue will be digposed of in about three months. sx’ oo The sore of the nt soven:-thictes, with all ite machinery, will be employed for the wholo of the new loan. The Seven-Thirties. March 16, 1868. Jay Cooke reports the gree ee) to the seven-thirty loan to-day at 500, 11 ling $500,000 from New York and $102, m Chieago. Also two thousand eight hundred and Rien Sey individual subscriptions of dollars and one hu dollars. Itauiay Orend.-»The house at the Academy last night Wns very full, and, as usual, very fashionable. Zuccbi was magnificent in Norma, The Cada Diva was sung with immense powor, and was encored. Massimi- liani was excellent as Pollto; duo of Zucohi and Morensi was very fine, and had to be repeated. Zucchi 18, we think, the beet Norma we have had for some In the im ed passages of the opera she is some- times sublime. Morensl’s Adalgisa affords a good oppor: tractive presence mule evel I Puritans will be given for the first time Miss Kellogg, Lotti, Susini and Bellini mn will be a grand Lyd jonal -- Per bod gine» 80 @ director in making no charge for their seats on those wo Co Np fll 8 cow te et of ubecribers ‘would 6 with tho geeaon will GRANT. Activity Within the Rebel : Lines. IMPORTANT ORDER OF GEN. GRANT TRADE WITH REBEL STATES SUSPENDED. Savannah Included in the Prohibition, &e., &., &e. Important Order of General Grant. , SPECIAL ORDERS—No. 43 Hrarguarters, ARES or Te Unrren Stas 3 Grv Pout, Va., March 10, 160 $ 1, The operations on all Treasury trade permits, ang all other trade permits and licenses to trade; by whomaa over granted, within the State of Virginia) except that por tion known as the Kastern Shore), and the States of No#th Carolina and South Carolina, and that portion of the State of Georgin immediately bordering on “tho” Atlantic, im- cluding the city of Savannah, are hereby suspeaded unt further orders. All contracts and agreements made um der or by virtue of any trade permit er licens within any of said States or parts of States, during the existenco of this order, will be deemed void, and the subject of such contracts @ agreements will be seized by the military authorities fos the benofit of the government, whethor the same isat the time of such contracts or agrecmonte within their reach or at any time thereafter comes within their reach, either by the operations of war or the acts of the con- tracting parties or their agents. The delivery of all goods contracted for and not delivered before the publication ob this order is prohibited. Supplies of all kinds are prohibited from passing Inte any of said States or parts of States, except such as are absolutely necessary for tho wants of those living within the lines of actual military occupation, and under no ein cumstances will military commanders allow them to pase beyond the lines they actually hold. y command of Lieutenant General GRANT. T. 8. Bowsrs, Assistant Adjutant General. Oficial—E, S. Parker, Act. Assistant Adjutant General, THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Mr. 8. Cadwallader’s Despatch. City Pornt, March 15, 1868. The Thomas Colyer arrived about daylight this morm ing, having on board Senators Trumbull, Doolittle, Har lan, Wilson, Wade, Preston King, ex-Governor Ramsay and many ladies, numbering about sixty in all, The party are now on their way to tho front of the Army ot the Potomac. ACTIVITY. Great activity prevails among both Union and robe troops, from one end of the line to the other, so that mar bing or fighting may commence with an houré notice, Mr. Charles H. Hannam’s Despatch. Heapquarters, SixtH ARvY Cove, iN: aR VerExsBuRG, March 14, 1866. RUMORED REFEL ATTACK. It is reported here to-night that the rebels intend at tacking our lines, From our signal officers it is learned that great and unusual activity prevails throughout the rebel camps, and that several of their divisions are in ine. Deserters, however, report that this is only occast by some divisions having received orders to change camps. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. All the sick men in the different field hospitals who are unable to join their regiments have been ordered to Point. The sutlers have also received notice to uw ad just received large stocks and leave for the same Place. This order has disgusted them, as they “nice tings for to poys,” who have recently been paid off THE ARMY OF THE JAMES. Mr. Wm. H. Merriam’s Despateh. — « HeapQuaRTgRs, ARMY oF THK JAMA, March 15—A. M. ‘THR ENEMY MAKING NEW DIBPORITIONS. The rebel force on this front has been considerably modified within the past two days. Brigades have bee removed thonce, and back again, to prevent those com templating desertion from travelling known roade .. Several brigades have left the front for the purpose a resisting us elsewhere. ESTIMATH OF UNION DEAD IN REBRL PRISONS, In the course of the last two years sixty-four thousand of our prisoners of war have died in rebel prisons, Of these, thirty thousand have been buried at Andersom ville, ten thousand in Richmond, and twelve thousand i= Danville. During the months of July and August last, alone, oight thousand seven hundred and sixty-four of our prisoners wore buried at Andersonville. These statements are (rebel) official, and directly derived with- out any ba of our authorities, though not deemed improper for publication. Th: news of the refusal of England to recognize the rebels as bolligerents even wus received here pan terday from the Lieutenant General, who had it by h from the President. It was conveyed official a Richmond through the Bermuda Hundred front lines of the army, General Grebam, of the naval brigade, commanding. Jeif. Davis was permitted the news at thé earliest poss ble moment through Union sources, owing to the fact that all rebel ports and sources of foreign in- formation are closed up. Brevet Major General J. W. Turner is to be relieved chief of staff to Major General Ord, and take poral | of a division. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON ‘Wasmyarow, March 16, 1865, GENERAL GRANT'S SUSPENSION OF TRADE WITH THR REBEL STATES. The publication to-day of the order of General Grant, suspending treasury permits for trade in Virginia, North and South Carolina and Goorgia, and declaring all con- tracts made under such permits void, has caused gromt consternation among cotton and tobacco speculators, who had made calculations of reaping large fortunes from thoir operations under way and in contemplation. The object of this order is to cut off all chance of supplies being furnished to the rebel fore>s during the present campa'gn, ‘The fssuance of this order is attributable to the disclosures Jmada upon the jgfamoys tobacco and | bacon speculation at Fredericksburg. AND ‘Ob! ive SKCRETARY QF Ue range AND TEB G = TOM. . It is understood here to be the intention of the Secre- tary of the Treasury to use every influence legit mately at his command, not only to put down but to keep down the premium on gold, and as rapidly as possible, consis- tent with the public welfare, to approximate to specie payments, Fears have been expressed that the great and sudden depression of prices will occasion numereug com- mercial failures, But little sympathy is felt for these victims of their own madness in trying to make fortunes by rushing up prices to the point of public oppression. THE INTRREPT ON THR PUBLIC DEBT. ‘The government 1s now ready to pay the interest due in May on the public debt. The time,when the payment will be made has not yet been fixed, but will probably be early next week. It is stated that the matter has been confided to the discretion of the Assistant Treasurer at New York. PLENTY OF SANITARY SUPPLIES AT WILMINGTON AND NEWBERN. No more sanitary supplies will be sent to Wilmingtom or Newborn, N. C., at present. There is quite a large stock on hand thero—it is believed sufficient to supply any demand that may arise while the base of operations fe in that State, which is not expected to be long. FLAG PRESENTATION. ‘The presentation to Governar Morton of a battle flag, captured by the One Hundred and Fortieth Indiana regi- mont, is to take place at the National Hotel to-morrow. Mr. Lincoln has promised to participate in the proceed~ ings. TOS BXPRESS COMPANIES AND THE INTERNAL REVE- NUB LAW. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Lewis, hat been informed by the Assessor of the Fifteenth district of New York that express companies have discontinued the use of stamps under directions of the Home Office, and asking what course shall be taken in the matter, replies that. by the provision of the act of March 3, 1665, express companies are not required to stamp receipts on and after April next; but there ie nothing {n the act releasing them from tho necessity of stamping such receipts before that time. You will, therefore, report each and every case of violation of the Jawa by express companies in falling to stamp receipts to fhe Colloctor for prosequtton on the fact coming to yout kganwigh -~