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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. July 70, 1854.
Notice L. hereby given subscriptions wbe received
by the orhe United States the several Assist
ant Treasurors pud designated DepOstories and by the
National Bsnhs ,ignated and qualified as DePoSltorss
and Financial cats for Treasury Notes payable three
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and three ,nths per per annum with sem-
annual coupons taohed, payable IN lswfal money.
These notes W be convertible, at tho option or the
holder at maur Into six per cent gold bearing bonds
red emablo Ait, I've and payable twenty years from
august 10, 1867.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Oesrs and soldiers Visins the city furIouSAS nssaAa
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AND
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ARH INVITED TO nm ExraSsrA
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n WANTED FOR THE UNITED STATBS
Marine Corps "a varied and exciting life by sea and
MI land three hundred abe-bOdled men, 20 perform The
~ duties OF soldier at our Navy Yard, ana aboard
United States ships- Of war foreign stations
Better than the army. ship -oi-waf "
q comfortable home The Marine Corps h the beat
equipped Corps IN the service Prize Money In abun~
dance. - -. - -
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Rendeayous No gli g. FROST Street below Spruce, be-
tween the hours Of nine and three o'clock.
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h|- NoTICE.-IN ACCORDANCE WITH


- the Tec0l ns ndatiOn Of Congress, and the Procla
nation Of the President, appointing Thursday next,
The 4lh instant, day Of humiliation aud prayer the
und,InAmSd Insurance Companies will not bO open
ioI bus ness on thai day.
fhllAde! phlA, Aueust !, 1874
ThOs 4; HAND, President Delaware Mutual State
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Of North America.
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pAny
HkERY D sHERRERD, President Of the Insurance
Company fthe state Of Pennsylvania.
WILLIAM CRAIG, President American Mutual In
buranee csmpany.
SAMUEL WILCOX, Secretary Of The Phenh Natal
InsaIAnee Company
WIN. y DEAN, Siee- President AA.hrGSise Insurance
Thos; r. MARIs, President Of the American Fire In
JOHN PATTERSON. ProSldeht sf The PennsVfyania
tiHe Insurance Company
DAVID LEWIS Secretary kutuAl Assurance Com
paAy per samuel BetiIs
!. q TIA0LEY, PrSsIdsnt Of he Reliance Insurance
JAt sohEns SMITH, Secretary AHd Treasurer Of the
PhlLAdtlphlA Contributonshtp.
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amt returning Faro t2b carriage hire included
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prepaid.
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MILITARY NOTICES.

a $500 BOUNTY
"a FOR ONE YEAR.
NJ Volunteers TO MI y township quota
" For Cavalry, Infantry, Artllvry,
or ShsrpshoOterS-
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CENTRAL SUBSTITUTE AGENCY,
q Moss THIRD Street Al on, Veteran, aud G ntra-
NJ band sUB~TirUTE5 WANTED, {, wnon the highest
~ price vii be aid No al en- need apply who can pst
Other.
Veterans must furnish an honorable 81 aoharge
The above C.ass OF substitutes furnished for any part
Of IcnHse Yania-
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Militia, harrisburg. July y. 1864 -Genera OsJer.
No. b!- Authority from the War DepHrms {, dated
July q instant, having this day been received
ten egmcnts II NOun Infantry, under the call ef
the President Of the Unite. the Is Instant for
hvC uudfCd thnusAbu (tQUUO) men,
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Fine Quality ChHIpagnes.
MessJs. DAVIS q RIoHARps,
Arch aud Tenth Streets,
Have just received y
Fresh Importation
Charles Heidscck,
Piper Hclislcck,
Madam ClfrQuot,
Green Seal.
Mumm & Co.,
TOUGHER
And other superior brands OF
ChimpAgncs.
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~ We copy the following item, >.

~ We con, the folloui,, to-.
The Shreveport News
Shocld Confederate oo,e. co,..-
improve in value. A. daring IN. ,. .,'"''
it viii be fully n, good a, soli
freely offered a, fl,ecn for one ~
NO.
INC o. Martins Democrat, publish.
a. o. N"f',n'''i'e' says ;-lapt. WAR.
Ser c'p'Nftu GA 'he i'Aiourche to- Yam.
1880, Iotty m..es' Two Agaatvl
w! o'snSens' sndn'es, etc
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II wAgE


DsAK sls Is ysu s,cm 30, 10 comprehend
ny object ! Ill try. 10 po,s.6i.. to be httle
u.ofr explicit Tor your benefit But seeing you
have construed NJ RyyCe'a letter iute reaniin
with the North | lear ] may not H. able -
reach your comprehension. lio~crsr n ]
should iail ia this Effort | siil exercise "a.
ticncc. aud Try II again, But ] have no dcare
to .eugihrn the discussion. Ny object TO vii
ting the foregoing sitlclc vas to enter my pro.
,,st .1,inst a policy wh,ca strikes deata
blow At tbe ghts Of ine people, Aad ,HadHg,f'
n il has not defeated our speudeag. lnd
the institution u slavery 10 the south Mud
has u ala human appearance cntArel uran a
brave and patriotic PEI pie all the efueies ard
suier.nEs Of another tour years war, ph,rb .
different policy might have prevented. ilGcrr.
fully ava j 10 these WHO inaugamtel .t. and
have persisted 'u sath policy. the Devotion
90 their country.
Hut 'olH'H ' pIoiss. against their state
mau-hip. feruIt ue TO tdd. that the Uius
OF 'hr leading men on bota sides base ottI "a
training for the igh, Tor many Yesu. And
have L. come - obstinate aud 40 lahAkd with
pee 4G4,r, as TO f,Decr their services more va.
uayle % the ranks tn.u 800 the balls % 1vu-
gfess. our j. the government pi TIE tt1pia,
and oar President and members Ia tdugrtss.
are the aseuts u the people AND tflterin.
as an tina, neither ffesldent DAVIS, senators
Nigit.. and % dham, 90 the Resolutions pa.st q
by uHT leg s.bilfg fepTl.frt tie views ui the
ma.s q. The people, On NJ .lhJeei 0f utgaiA.
tI0r HgH tauvr#'i.u o. tao -fatf WI lob D. a
subject u vital mfeilAnor n. tIis .iu4. I 30
earnestly suggest tAai the people ait she
eoua3es boo the state 81 Texas. give au eSpT..--
slau 81 ttcit view on tNls subject. tyfesaIlaG,
With their NAMES aUssfd, W 10 some nose
-hIch cannot he nisunlrfsipll. .ud l8rraii
them aa yaTy a, pu,s.u. 20 k.thm0ul,
..
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sosi That, IA my humble Judgment. u The poll.
sy that you. and the gentlemen referred TO- Is
Cared out by oar government, We als hoys
lessiy ruined And % the ruin winch st.rss US
70 the face does overtako o.. the fault VIII rest
on our President and CoD.rcss. and not on our
soldiers. ofhcets, or cit,srus. have ffien
SAID. and ! repeat II, that a p,opo.Itloa for sn
honorable pesCe would BE- crccitlble "a the
party making u, whether accepted or ~jocisd.
And kno- u no proposition that would be
mere likely 70 result IN an honorable peace
and none mcrc consistent With our form Of
government
A..o~ Eis. sssoss eto-sos, t. express my sp-
rrecinilon Of youf literally Boo tbs publicstieu
VI vessrs. ot.phsns md ioyces letters / am
led % wonder Aos ran VI yuot Intelligence
ea1 resist such Hood o. iiuth aud hsn; a.,
they contain,
Very ~-r~-seu''y'rucrs
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iid Immediately after the fall Of Atlantis, 90
have NJ Doubt conspirsd sery greatly to the
e.estIon ,i Lancoln. No sueh evil rssolts we
.re bsppy TO FAY sge lscly to follow from the
efforts OF hr Ware It onlya question Of
,.a,.S5auship between him and the President,
witch W. ,rus, time oil u!ti ast<ly .etll,.
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ret
I We are separate And independent
power. or lrc not Il not. .e .p still
par, Of the old Federal Onion, and the
: Goniedcrs,e Government bss no existence.
! II W arr al independent i,ovurnm1nt we
can only treat with the United States "a a
foT. "a power. oar constitution plainly
prohibits .ny state from sahIng trca,y
> o. sshance with any ioreign ~iste No
State can therefore trsst s,th ihe Uu,tsi
States until It irs' ssbdwss irnn the
COnitderacy, SUI assumes again it, -oyet.
.eisuiy. 30 ..ug As IL s-ss.ios " TINS Con
frd,rscy. its foreign rt.atlois must be con
Quoted hy The Confederate hoycrumeui
Il this applies to o.o stale, Il -pp.i,s 10
al The proposition Tor q convention q
stat. Nurtu and ~Juia, Is therefore O
proposition 20 Dissolve tAis Government
snd reconstruct the cd Mon, or ,utm
another There c.u be- no convention Of
Northern aui Southern States uu,. the
preseui Coutirraey ia Dissolved
on What terms are Ne to ~ into this
convention Are Nc TO 10 a. sovereign,
liniereulcr, and .rre States at liberty tn
aecep. rs reject propositions thmlt
ted u 20 iha' would be- rrcoCnlll u
uo,, we 50 IN a whipped Sta.es compelled
10 a. 'ep. the terms proposed Dy ihr enemy
who constitute the majority How ar
Ne 10 vote a'i,r getting into the cnnveu
t.uu Are the oogfher3 state, 10 he a.
lowed separate vote - a body II not.
So nl4. be- s,prraIUd by the Northern mn.
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usry to the foundation on which rests self
governments; and concluding with a resolution
instruct nr the Com uittee on Military AT airs
to inquire into the propriety and expectancy of
repeallng or suspending any further dram, and
to provide for procuring such men as may be
required for putting down the rebrliion, by
Offering increased pay and bounties, aud thus
eecnre this desil 16la end.
Mr.. tevene n1oyed to lay the resolution upon
the table; which mot ton was agreed to7-yess 81,
nays Il. * 81
s Mr.. 9rinuell offered q resolution declaring
thas Enlistment of q large number of African
troops would meet the appreciation Of the
Honse.
The resolution was agreed to.
The House resumed the consideration OF the
bill TO revive the brevet grade of Lieutenant
General
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REBEL RAID IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
$sP.nrs Of n supply Train-Union Fore
.... 70 in Pursuit

&aPtnrs Of a supply Train-Union Forces
in Pursuit.
Despasehes received at the War Department
IIo1u GENERAL kelley's command, state that on
SATURDAY afternoon a supply train on the way
40 Ie'sfsohrg, was attacked by the rebel force
under General Roaser and after a severe cor, !.
test with the escort, the train WAS captured nv
, the rebels.
General Kelley has despatched . force T.,
pursuit Of the enemy.
No further intelligence has been ra.,;,-o.
from him.
AT T- Unofficial Account
NEW YORK, Jan. 3i.-The Herald has sna
cial dispatch, dated Headquarters Department,
Of West Virginia, January 81, which contains
the following:
On Thursday night q train of eighty wagons
was sent out from New Creekladen with CON
5missary stores for the garrison at Petersburg
Accompanying the train was an escort Of eight
hundred men, nndsr Colonel Snyder. When
three miles south of WilIiamsport, the train
was attacked at different points by concealed
ffbsle, Loo strong. A hard q yht ensued, last.
ing over four hours, At the expiration of which
time we had about eighty killed and wounded
The enfmy's loss is said to he t,na hundred
The rebels have four pieces OF artillery. A
portion Of the train was saved On hearing OF
The engegement, Colonel Mulligan ssnt rain.
2 force merits TO Colonel Snyder
! Colonel d ulligan has received inform afion
from colonel Tborburn that Petersburg ts
again being threatened, and that Early was 70.
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SD(OlD DDFIIO'I,
4 O'CLOCK. r. n.
TIN STEAMER EITAw-ExrRAoRbINAkY

On Saturday, the steam guuboat Euiaw,
Iieut. Com. Blake, left the Navy Yard and
ASIDE short trip down the river. having on
beard the members o. the Naval Committees of
both Houses of Congress, Commodore Rodgers.
Engineer in cnief sherwood, one of the Messrs'
Otiphant, of New York; Mr.. Baird. the eou.
structing engineer for the Msssrs. Olipdant;
Mr.Wethered, OF Baltimore, and others. As on
the former trip, Capt. &. E. Mitchell acted as
pilot. The Eutaw was timed frsm Jones'
Point Light House to blo " sChiclsamoxstn
Point distance OF thirty miles, making it IN
one hour and thirty minutes, or at the rate of
twenty miles per hour, the tide being In her
favor portion of the distance; but on the
return trip, with a strong tide and wind against
her, hour and forty five minutes were
required, her speed being at 1.-The rate Of sew
enteen and one seventh miles per hour. This
was accomplished when the vessel was aImos
as fully laden as on the former trip, but iit:le
Of her coal ard one gum having been removed
10 give her better trim e~r-r ----.- ~.e
The engines, under the engineer in charge,
First Assistant H. Snyder, worked admirably,
making 23K revolutions per minute, carrying
Is pounds of steam, with 800 horse power
the coal used being two and thirty seven hun
dredth pounds per horse power per hour. On
this trip Wethered's combined steam was used
OH tue way uOWn the Objects tlie
visitors handsomely, and a number Of toasts
were drank complimentary to the officers, the
ship, and her builders. Every one was pleased
with the working Of the vessel. and surprised
at the extraordinary speed. At one time during
the trip it is said she actually cut through the
water at the rate of twenty-five and one
twelfth miles per hour.
The New Workers present, we understand,
! gave in that the Eutaw ran faster than the
/ Kin. KiaDg, which vessel by the way. we un.
| derstand, will leave New York to-day or to.
; morrow for China, the proposed race having
fallen through, her owners prudentiy declining
the contest. 1t is probable, however, that both
! vessels will be timed at sea.
The Eutaw, tits expected, will leave for the
blockading feet off Wilmington by Saturday
next, and there is little doubt but tina. she will
prove Of the most efficient vessels in
running down blockade runners
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Call for Five Hnndr ed Thousand Troops.
New Publications..


HISTORY OF CHARLES THE BOLD, DUKE OF
BUReuNDY. By John Foster Kirk. Phil
adelphia: J. Is. LippiDcott &c Go. For sale
in this city by Frank Taylor.
fascinating subject, treated 10y a competent
hand. In these volumes, while the almost ro-
mantle interest connected with the career OF
Charles is not sacrificed, the attempt has been
successfully carried OUT to combine in a sym .
Tnetrica! narrative whatever the chronicles,
It,e, documentary evidence and the fruits of
critical inquiry and discussion could furnish
for the just appreciation Of an eventful period.
1t is only bare justice to the publ:s hers, Lip
pincou Bro, to shy that the book work is
lnxuriously satisfactory in its clear print and
wide margins.
OCR NATIONAL DEBT AND CURRENCY.-By q
Boston Merchant. Boston: a. Williams Il
Go. For sale in this city by Philip & Solo
mon.
The author takes decidedly dyspeptic view
OF the condition OF our national fnan ,es, and
argues that our present prosperity is a dcIu
SION, ana that terrible collapse must follow
upon the increase Of the circulating medium by
the great issue Of paper
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new YORK sTOcK MARKET.

tI3y the Peoples Telegraph Lines-Ohices No.
5l1 Ninth street. land corner OF Pa avenue
hs and Sixth street, under National hotel
NEW York, Feb. First acknowledgement
6's, ISL. 1864 bid, lo6K asked coupon 6's, 1881.
1C6S bid, f07 asked; 7.3O Treasury notes-April
and o october. ie7 \ bid, lgs asked; February and
august, l07 = bid, ice asked; one-year certia-
Gates. old, lG2x bid. lo3 asked; new, OK bid.
State Stocks-Tennessee SIS, s. bid, 81 I asked
Missouri SIS, 81 bid, IS asked; Canton Co., 81
bid, IS i asked; Delaware and Hudson Canal
Co, FAX bid. 1z5. asked Pennsylvania Coal
Co., $50 bid. 1s1 asked; Cumberland Coal Co,
preferred, sig bid, 81 asked; Central American
Transit Co., 37x bid. BIN asked; Pacific Mail
Steamship Co. 226 bid, 800 asked; Quicksilver
Mining Co, i9S bid, 81 asked; N Y. Central,
al33 Erie, 1917; Erie preferred, 1ai&a1o3
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ARREST OPAREBEL OFFICER

Capt. Scheetz's detectives having obtained
Information that rebel officer had returned to
Maryland. and was living quietly at his home
about four miles from Fort Washington, they
proceeded to the place designated and arrested
the accused, who proved to he First Lieutenant
Semmes, OF Stuarts cavalry. The prisoner is
a cousin Of Commander Semmes of the pirate
Alabama, and rved with Stuart in the battles
of Yorktown and Bull Run. Semmes was
brought to this city yesterday aud turned over
the proper authorities.
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TRIBUTE TO THE MoTHERs-The Chronicle
COT yesterday arguing that the industry of the
country has not been materially crippled by
the war, says
''Trne, we have Withdrawn vast host from
the RAJ ks Of production, but the no Die hearted
women have supplied the place Of many"
The philosophers have noted the fact that
male Or bes are born in extra numbers IN war
time, but We have seen 70 more graceful recog
milton of the exeruons of the mothers of the
land In supply ing the waste OF war upon the
population than that of The Caronicle above
noted
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g. iHE GALL FOR FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
TEooPs.-The President has issued Procla-
nation calling out five hundred thousand men
Tor three years for the military ser vice oftha
United States. The draft will take place on
the ltth OF March next. All who enlist before
the lst OF March will be credited to the
draft and deducted from the quota of the YER
al States.
1t Will be recolieesed that in October call
Tor 100000 men was made. This number has
been about half filled by volunteering and re-
eniistments The call now made for 500 ,OG0
men is interpreted to include the 8 o,OOo. being
In effect an additional call for 100000 men.
Inc volunteering is supposed to be at present
IN average OF 2,t00 men day. The order of
the President makes a credit or deduction of so
many as may have been enlisted or drafted
prior TO the LIST of Harch, at which time the
S4o0 premium expires. The arrangements
completed, the total in the army will be half a
million OF men.
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MrT1Nf AT MoBiLE.-The New York Herald
New orleans correspondent says that there is
rumor prevalent OF a nutiny ha wing taken
place IN one OF the forts below Mobile aud that
tie mutineers repnlsed force sent TO put them
in mons with great slaughter. The rumor pro-
badly arose from the fact OF the great mum Der
OF dif affected men known to be among the reoel
troops III the forts, and from the fact of so many
GeserteIs having reached our fleet These de-
serteIs report that 4 rebel ca airy regiment 6o0
sirong, in the rear of Mobile refused IN sarye
any longer.