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PROM NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, May 2.
The Herald's special from Washington
says that General Lee does not intend fall
ing back on Richmond, but is concentrs-
ting all his forces st Orange Court House
All quiet at Winchester.
q, Lne rimOa' Washington special Of the
Several members Of the House called on
the Senate to-day to urge the adoption d
the House resolution, fixing the last dsv a,
May ssI the time for adjournment. Con.
gress will be ready - de 20 as 500, a. ~,
tariff and internal revenue bills are dis.
posed Of All the large appropriation bills
have been acted on or passed in COMMITTEES
to-day. The Naval and Civil Appropria-
ton bills, with Senate amendments, were
considered BY the House Ways and Means
Committee. The belief is that they will
be reported to the House tomorrow or
Wednesday,.
The movement Of the army on the Ist of
May Was merely for the purpose Of chang
ing its position. The rebels appear 10 be
concentrating their main forces towards
cur left.
A special to the World, dated Washing
ton, I'd, says:
Representative Steele laid before the
House Naval Committee today a PROPOSE
ton rendering to the Committee, as a site
for Navy Yard, place on the Hudson
River, near Yonkers.
The President sent to the Senate TODAY
the name Of Colonel Fry IS a BriRadier
General. This was recently conferred on
the Provost Marshal Generals Office bv act
Of Congress.
The House Military YCnnrniII---As----
Asnaehs OF greenbscks burned on the
steamer Ruth, being under his charge
when the accident occurred.
The Tribune's Washington special OF the
I'd says:
It is probable that the Secretary Of the
Treasury will tomorrow decide that the
joint resolution to temporarily increase
the tariff applies to and covers bonded
goods in warehouses.
A special TO the Tribune, dated Harris
burg, May ID, says:
Governor Curtin received positive as
sursnce from the War Department last
night that the PennszlEaujs. -Ra7ArTse q
to the service. They did not enter tn'
Federal service till after they had peer
sworn into the State service two months.
They come home to recruit and re-enhst
Their return, however, will be loss u
Grant Of {, 900 Of his most effective mel
for greater part Of the summer cam
psign.
The steamers Edinburg and Olympu
from Liverpool, and George Cromwell an
Cshswba from New Orleans, arrived N
laetr news.
VIM. s. Thayer, United States COns1
General for Egypt, died at Alexandris, o
the 10Th Of April.
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NO. lO5.

trel, represented the number to be about
600 with pieces Of artillery, which with
musketry, opened on the boat crew.
Though taken by surprise, they quickly re-
sponded, and quite brisk fsht was kent
up for some minutes, when 8 ball from
the enemy pierced the boiler Of the Petrel.
filing the boat with scslding steam, CON-
pelling the crew to leave for the shore.
What damage was inflicted on the enemy
is unknown.
The steamer Wilson, from Red River,
arrived at Memphis on Saturday with q
100 bales Of cotton.
Gen. Sturges had started, on the Both
ult., with large force on an expedition
after Forrest. Nothing reliable concerning
the latter. The rumor is that he was with
In few miles ofMemphis with q large force
with the intention Of capturing that place.
Forrest sent flag Of truce to Paducah to
make exchange Of surgeons held as prison
ers- Col. Hicks replied he only had power
to exchange bullets, which at latest &C.
counts was declined by the rebels.
Gen. Hurlbut is relieved of the command
OF the 10th army corps. Gen. Prenfiss COM
msnds the district Of Cairo.
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FROM UAIRO.

CAIRO, May 8.
By the arrival Of the steamer Belle
Memphis we have one days later dates
from Memphis.
Advices to the 24th are received from
Alexandria, Red River, at which place
General Banks then was, and in q good
position.
The rebals had RnlIAszs1 enr fnrnaz from
Grand Ecore. When near Cane river, a.
engagement took place, in which the rebels
lost 1000 men and nine pieces of artil-
lery.
Our gunbosts are safe, notwithstanding
wild ruwors to the contrary.
We have late news from our arms in
Arkansas.
Msrmsduke attacked and captured 8
train with An escort A sharp fight took
place. Report says he took 1000 prison
ers, 240 wagons and Z pieces Of artillery.
This needs confirmation
Guerrillss had burned the steamer Hard
iBgs and fred into the steamer Benefit,
killing the Captain and two others.
1t is estimated that the enemy burned
1900 bales Of cotton in the vicinity of
Camden previous to the evacuation
The little steamer McDougal arrived
from Vicksburg with 1853 sick and wound
ed from the Army OF Red River. Sixty
nine left at noon.
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1mpnrtnut to Cavalry R.sIments.

The War Department has ordered that
cavalry organisations which cannot i'm
medistely be supplied with horses, will be
armed and employed as infantry. They
NAV be used to guard depOIs and railroads,
Or or Be assigned to infantry brigsdes in the
Fal5 when regiments 80 assigned are
partially mounted, their horses viii viii Os ,,
transfsrred to others. Commanders OF
Jsnsrtmeuts and separate armies are auth
orised to dismOunt and employ IS infantry
Sny ryI cavalry regiment, which has been ne ne
oiectful or wssteful of their horses, or MSS
S,TT SSrovsd inefficient in the field, and trans
ssr its horses to others. The proportion
Of cavalry to be temporarily, - converted n' H.,s
Of any command, unless it be found ma .
tbs remaining sixty per cent cannot Dc
kent efficiently mounted.
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Justice to the Members Ofths asth.

ICOmmunlcated-l
MR. EDITOR: By recent action OF tne
CITY Council and also by an action OF the
Rosrd of Education, it has been determined
IN continue the pay Of all persons in the en-
nIov oF the CITY who arc called away with
the 2eth regiment, for the next 100 days.
am glad to see the generosity they nave
shown, but think their zeal caused tnem 70
overlook very important fact, that Is, tnst
the money which they have so patriotically
sSnD-onriatsd belongs not to them, but to tho
citizens of Cleveland. Now why should tnose
who have been favored by the Pnoheli ier nhioH
they receive good salsries,) not sacrinoe any :,
thing in obsying their country eah'
while Others, who are taxed to defrsy Ins eA
psnse of the city, at ; very great saerinee'
will be required TO go with the regiment
WOuId it not be justice and equsnty Ior
/ the Oitv Council and the Board OF Eaoes-
| tion 10 either rsseind their actions IN the
/ nattsr or yoto an equal amount 70 All tns'
a-s called ? Why should some be favored
| md matted at the expense Of the city Wnlie
| othors are compelled to make an equsl,
not a greater sacrifice. Should not those
who arc receiving their support from tn'
citv treasure, be allowed to suffer any ytnine
for thar country, when others VINO haPPel
10 be struggling along, in their own qule
-oy IN vain a livelihood for themselves ant
famiIiss must lose their time and their ousl
meas or be treated as deserters' mnen :, :,
bsvs 70 bear the burden alike, then II WI
he done oheerfully, but when there are ois
tinotions made at the expense OF the Pu0ic
We have right to complain. D. n
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Yesterday Afternoons Report.
FROM CAIRO.

CAIRo, May 2
Gems. Ransom and Stone are passengers
bv the steamer Memphis from New Or
leans.
Gen. Ransom is rapidly recovering from
his wound. His statement goes to exhon-
crate Gen. Stone from the cause Of disas-
fer resulting from the disposition Of our
forces at Sabine Cross Roads. he states
further that Gen. Stone has endeared him
self to the Army of the Gulf by gallant
conduct in the battles Of the 18th and ~ n
The steamer Roe, bound for New Or
Leans. taking wood at the mouth OF the
At Francis, which being used in the fur
naoes caused an explosion, resulte d
in no damage save burning the face and
hands of the fireman. Afterwards when
nasssng Fort Adams she was signalled BY
= man apparently in distress. Her en-.
zines were stopped, and yswl lowered
Tor his relief, when a masked battery from
The front opened on the Roe. Ten shots
we're fired, one striEing the wheel house
but doing little damage. Two hundred in
fsntry also fred on the boat, bat Withou
taking effect. The boat was heavily ladeI
With Government stores.
A party who captured the gunboat Re
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The French Tobacco It Richmond.

The Richmond Enquirer Of the 18th
says;
The French tobacco stored in this city
consists of between seven and eight thou
sand hoesheads, sll Of which is OF hne
quality, and worth several millions Of dol
lars. To transport it away at cnce, will
renuire seven or eight ships, and it is said
that the requisite number will be st City
Point in day or two. The quiet manner
in which the Yankee Government backed
dowped from its refusal 10 permit this to-
bseco TO psss the blockade, shows the sta
nina of Yankee pluck before the expresses
demands Of France, and .testifes with
equal force 10 the oaVe-in policy Of that
same nation upon any emergency, "heT-
ever the opposing power has pluck enough
itself to pursue its demands with even de-
cent persistency. g.,
1t has been the custom Of the French
Government to purchase two years supply
OF tobacco at a time, and keep always
large supply ahead. The last supply Ws'
evidently giving out, and as tobacco is on'
Of the neoesssries Of Frenchman's exis
tence. it wouli hardly have been wise, o.
even iudiciously brave for the Ysnke'
Government to have stuck to its determin
alton of prohibiting its expectation from
Riohmond. The Confederate GoveFnmen
gains by the operation the exports duties
and maintains its prestige for fair deal
, inr
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A pneumatic, underground tube for the
transmission Of the mails has been laid
from the Euston station of the TE,a3fa3
ia length IS QUO yards. On the zOtn OF
February, 1858, the postof6ee authorities
discontinued their street oonVeyance,
and intrusted the company with the trans
mission Of the mails. The service Of that
district has been since entirely performed
bv the company. Thirty trains per day
(sundsys excepted) have been dispatched
with perfect regularity, and upward OF
4OO0 trains have been sent. The trans
mission occupies 10 seconds. 1t costs
about SIS per day. The Transmission u
made bv exhaustion Of the air in the tube
At one end, and at the same time admitting
it at the other other. It is proposed % car
rv passengers in the same way at the rate
Of 240 miles an hour.
Il has been found, while firing st the
cunningham target, at Wimbledon, Eng
land, which is scarlet on one side and graz
on the other, that the scarlet dazzles the
eve. and is hence the most difficult to hit
from leaving q red streak behind 1t which
unsettles the aim. The gray side WA
struck seventy-four times and the red for
ty-tWo times. It is q curious fact toe
that men with gray eyes shoot better thAi
those with other colors.
It is stated in letter from Paris tha
the French are applying to their iron
plated ships the bronzing process who
thew find SO successful in their street lsmI
posts. The plates sre first painted e.
50 IS to prevent sny gslTsnio action d
e tween the copper and the iron, the
e rubbed with black lead, sad hnA1
d plunged into the bath; there they renal
: till the copper is deposited to the thickne'
Z Of one-tenth Of an inch.
e A new style Of shell, invented by Co
Q tain William 8. Williams, Of Ohio, has +
1t Gently been successfully experiment.
y with at Vicksburg, in 20pound Psrr
10 gun. One shell, weighing tWentT pound
,e by his means Of explosion, was broke
h into one hundred and twenty-sey'
4 pieces, which surPsssss any of stmil'
= kind now in use.
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FashiouubIs ForIies In New York.

Fdaha1AhulH EtAAGH N lNNm 0EAs
The New York correspondent Of the
Providence Journal writes:
In the midst Of this pstrioiio overflow of
heart and pocket for the Sanitary Fair,
there is also seething current Of extraYa.
CANT folly setting madlT, it would seen,
toward ruin. Too much cannot be said or
written Of this insane mania among US
Where it will end, Heaven only knows.
During the season Of private concerts and
tshleaux vivsnts, given for the benefit Of
the Fair, one Of our fashionable ladies'
formerly q famous Boston belle-tbreW
open her house on Madison Square for
masquerade party, not in aid OF the SsDi-
tary Fair, but in sheer love Of sensation
and reckless expenditure. No end Of
money was lsvished. The costumes were
unique, dazzling, gorgeous. Some Of them,
il is said, were disgracefully wanting in
modest grace and womanly fitness; but
when one is masked, one can be obliVious
to such effects, suppose.
The distinguished hostess herself, al
ways fertile in the expedients for outdoing
the boldest leader Of ton, on that occasion
immortslized her genius, appearing DeIore
her sstonished guests with coronsl OF
living fame Jets. In the course Of the
entertainment which was kept up until
six o'clock in the morning-breakfsst BE-
ing duly served to thsreyelers-ths wear
er Of that remarkable hesd-dress, in most
susve and gracious manner, revealed the
secret Of its success. Attached to her
hoop-skirt was q small gAsometer, and q
connecting pipe passing up between the
elaborate brsids Of her back hair, secured
the brilliant triumnh. at the risk, Of the
" carer lie II you are SeOu0'ot 70 -.
lieve this story, can only say, "hs PITY
'tis, tits true" What shall become OF q
nation in its o1desl hour, If its woman
hood finds nothing nothing nobler for the
nae or sdornment than buffoon's srtf
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CLEVELAND, WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY A. 1864

then advocated the bill, although it was
not desired
The people Of the South have not onlv
abolished State governments but have es.
tablished other ands we know the seat Of
the Confedersey is at Richmond. AS to the
territory it belongs to the Union for all
time, and if he could he would drive the
trritors to the Gulf beyond. He would do
this with joy. The Supreme Court Of the
United States has declared that
these revoltsd States have the
same rights only as alien enemies invad-
ing the land, and that they are not only
traitors but public enemies. The States
are overrun and it is the duty Of Con-
gress to provide goods for them when a
conquest is made, and it is our duty to
make conquest by all means known to
modern warfare and within the limits Of
the nation
The House at q quarter to eleven sd-
iourned.
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ARRIYAL nF PRIsONKRs.

BALTIMORE, April 3.
The Americans special Annapolis letter
says the hsg Of truce steamer New York
arrived at the Naval Academy wharf yes
terdsy morning from City Point with "a
paEGled ofeeTs sPS PPfSa8 Pa y tRs hospital One
nunureu Buu uILy OF them As0 " J.
ried from the boat. Their looks ana "orus
abundsntly show that their miserable CON
dition has been produced by starvation,
and many are undoubtedly past the reaSn
of medicines or nourishment. Among the
officers is Colonel Rose Of the 77th Penn
sylvania, who was chief engineer OF tht
t1nnel through which so many OF our OIL
fcers escaped in February last ne having
been rscaptured.
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THE LATE CALL.
C1uo1EsAr1 May 8.

The National Guards Of Ohio mustered
Yesterday in response to the Governor 5
call for Que hundred days,men Out OF ioui
hundred and eighty-six companies all Du'
forty-three have reported, and there are
tbirty-fve thousand men ready for active
duty. The whole lumber will reach nearly
forty thousand men ready for the field at
moments notice. The four Cincinnati reg
iments turned out nearly three THOUSAND
men armed and equipped.
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PROM WASHINGTON.

HAsHINGToH, May 3.
The Senate Naval Committee are consid.
ering the propriety of increasing the pay
me- e contractors for iron clad vessels
pleted. ''N' 0O"i
Much damage has been done In this vi.
clnity BY the violent rain storm which
continued all last night. In consequences
OF this all the army operations must nee.
essarily be suspended.
The House Naval Committee will endeav.
orlng to decide upon the site q -..iil ,,oI,a
naEzy-ervhlLnISSee on Elecuons VIII IhSAo
a report upon Mr.. Blsir's correspondence
tomorrow.
Everything is quiet on the Rspidsn:
The District Of Columbia only requires
tWenty-three more to complete all calls
under the draft.
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Masked and fancy balls appear to be on
the cards for the end Of the Paris season
the Empress, who is particularly fond OF
9ay and brilliant spectscles, having great
liking for these entertainments. The wits
AZ ali the dFessmakers and tailors OF the
capital sre racked for the production Of
novel and extravagant costumes, on whose
production no little ingenuity is often ex-
pended
Empress apartment. Princess Maternieh
appeared ss 8 swallow. She wore robe
of broynish- gray velvet, with Postilhon
behind, exsotly initiating the expanded
tsil Of the bird; swallow with outstretch-
al wings. perched on each shoulder, and
another on the top Of her head. Two 9TH
or persons, most skillfully got up as cats,
had An immense success. Lady Pussy
vas srrayed in striped velvet, admirably
initiating a tabby cst, her attendant tom .
b,ing arTaved in an equally Well-managed
o,;t of tortoise shell. The head, Whiskersi
Is and tail were most skillfully msnag-
cd: the claws being particularly wen
d,ne. The two looked, in fact exsetly
like two Brobdignsgisn mousers walking
shout on their hind legs, and gifted with
he faculty Of speech. Both were very
vittv. and kept up q IRE ofjokesn repair
fee with one another, and with all soou
them occasionally favoring the rest Q
the company with limitations Of cat-cours
shin. with the usual accomplishments 0
meqing, splitting snd scratching tns
threw the assembly into oOnTulsions .
laughter.
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RRnmLnUIsYILLE.
LoU1sv1LLE, May 8.

I0UI5VILLbi uHay o
The train hence to Nashville, leaving
at seven o'clock, last evening, with the
34tb Ohio Infantry, met with a sad scci,
Jsnt az midnight, two miles this side Of
Wnnfordsville. The axle of the rear car
broke, and on checking up, the several
cars Of the train underwent concussion'
breaking the platforms, and throwing tne
rear car down the embsnkment, klihng
one soldier, and wOunding several others
A brakeman had several ribs broken
The wounded we're taken to MunfordsVllle
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The Clergy south.

Th6 OferEy souths
A correspondent ofthe Chicago Tribune
writing from Huntsville, Alabama, tellt
the following:
The guard brought into the Office of the
Provost Marshal, tall, good looking but
seedy Alsbsmaisn, arrsyed in butternut
and wearing a fall beard snd huge corn.
stalk staff.
"Whst is your name, sir?"
" The Rev. John B. Robertson, Sir"
You are charged with going through
our picket lines without pass u"
II did so, sir"
1ou are charged with saying when
you were arrested, that you would do so
as often as you liked2"
al think made hat observation.
"That you had two sons in the rebel ar.
my, and you wished you had a hundred "
said so; [ always speak Whist l
think; 1 say so now"
At this point in the conversation a ref
ugee from the conscription came in for
transportation 10 his home. Captain Gil
let directed his clerk TO give him pass ss
refugee, the Rev. Robertson saving.
Captain, you had better say reaeoGds.1
After spending few days in the guard
house, the reverend rebel was sent south
Of the Tennessee, by order Of General Lo-
gan.
Another gentleman Of the cloth, divides
his time quite uneqUEtiy, devUuHg 10 cot
ton larger proportion thsn to the vel
fare Of his flock. There is no doubt as to
his loyalty. He has none. One specimen
Of his practices will serve to show what
manner Of q man he IS. A widow with
family Of children, had several bales Of
cotton which she placed in his hands to
sell, that she might out of the proceeds
support herself and her children. Our op-
orator sold the cotton at Nashville for
greenbscks. He paid the lady in sonfed-
crate notes, and kept the good money.
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a Thief Captured by Means Of a DeeOy


A Thief Captured by Means Of a Deeoy
Letter.
On the 18th Of November last man
named Frederick Wagner broke into ory
goods store at Garfield, Ohio, and success
fuIlv carried off goods and cash to the
amount Of S467. He managed to make
bis eaeape, and for several months no
trace could be got Of his Whereabouts
The Sheriff of Mahoning county, Ohio,
suspected that he had fed to this city and
bad taken up his residence here A few
davs ago he forwarded to the police su
thorities Of Chicago description OF "ag
per. Superintends mt Wagner st once Eent
/ 70 work 10 SECURE the thief if he could ne
fouud in the city. A deeOy letter having
| bssn written and duly posted, cficer Jsmes
| Webb was detailed to watch the general
| delivery window at the postofice. OE
Saturday morning 3 man about forty-hvt
vears Of age presented himself ct th'
General delivery window, and inquired tol
ietters for Frederick Wagner. The otheei
instsntIy observed that he answered tn
desoriptiou of the man he was IN searcl
Of He went quietly round, laid his han
on the mans shoulder, and told him he wa
| wanted at the Central Police Station. "
6nding there was no chance Of escap.
, Wagner confessed that he was the indlvlo
: usl who had committed the robbery wit
; which he had been charged, and gave fu
4 particulars. He was locked up in the cell
: Of the Central Police Station, when di
patch, giving the particulars Of his srres
was transmitted to the Sheriff OF Il
: county where the robbery. was committe
Chica0o Zoe Journal.
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MEMPHIS, May z.
Several arrests were made to-day OF
parties charged with smuggling goods TO
Forrest. The execution Of Smith on FRI
dav last and the condemnation Of another
man yesterday, for this offence gives sis'
nifcsncs to these arrests. General "ssn'
burne is determined to break up the ous
mess Of smuggling.
In this city military movements are on
foot. but are contrsbsnd at present
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rb. call for volunteers In Iowa.

Frem sll quarters we hear nothing but
announcement relative to the chances for
raising the ten thousand one hundred days
men, whom Governor Stone has pledged
from Iowa. The number to be furnished
will he less than two regiments for each
Congressional district, or little less than
one for each Judicial district. In exact
numbers, in case the whole force to De
raised should be spportiOned by Congress
sional districts, the twenty three counties
composing the fifth distri5t would have Il
raise 1865 msn.-Des AOines Regiment.
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FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
FoRTREss MONROE, May 8

The steamer o. L. Clarke, from Port
Rovsl has arrived. She reports that on
the lst inst, off Frying Pan shosl, she
spoke the gunbOst Vicksburg cruising for
bIocksde runners. The Vioksburg cap
tured, on the Both ult., the schooner Indie,
loaded with palm oil and segars, evidently
FOR Wilmington. She also chased a eide
wheel steamer on the same date, but lost
her that night.
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EROM SAN FRANCISCO.

The ship Golden Fleece, is chartered to
load for Boston.
Gould s. Curry's mining company mas
declared dividend for April OF Slzo per
foot.
ssvsee's company $50 per foot.
There has been $2,O00,O0O in treasure
received here within the past ten days.
The markets are without animation