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LTEnroolTsteamship E.nsao Rose, Rose, Geo Clay
berg lady and four children IIedelbers Miss Patti! Miss
weIdmaycr 3 Reid, M Green q Kingst1n, Miles, J
Dewey lady and son; Randall Rev Ke Miss Eliston.
Mas yos, Miss NearIlo Mrs DiSdsgry Clones Grant
shepioy Cox Rev Reilly Rev Curtis Rev Mr. Stan.
ton, Meaghcr, Miss Cheshire, Townsend Jerh
Townsend, q Carlin Craner Manera, Miss l. Solo
rnon Miss Barnett Mastin sworsley and lady Miss
Powers Mr. Hcadgson aud lady. Miss Headgson, ieorRo
Dovey, y speight, A Chees6rook, Miss Markham y
schuik Mrs Massa, Normqudin, Mrs Juliet, w X Wal.
ker, Irving, Dean, Rev Farrely, Rev Cunningham
Rev Mccormack, Mrs Race, Mr. Mapnot Condran-and
313 In the steersgc
CmAnLKsrox- steamship Alhsmbra--G Locke q Court
nay Master Hanks Mr. buckingham, Mr. Hill w Morris
Lacktleben, wife and three children; Miss Gadsden
Farrow, Grant Dowie, @ Sneaker, II Roauer, N
Letenberger W Sly, Mrs Mckay and son, Miss McFar-
land Miss Jennie Marshall strckfuss Mr. and Mrs DON
Gin Mrs Grant and son rs L. Potter Copperthwait
Geo Cook w Smaneid, David Bailey and lady, Mrs
Hanks. Miss Locke Mrs wooly, Tnpper Jr Heath
and lady, Block, Vim Grcar II q Francis, A Newman
and 10 In tbs storage. ...
SAVANNAH -steamship Zodiac--MrsJ Clarke Mrs l. De
saiyle aud two children, Mrs Valentine Mrs king and
children MRS Christian Mrs Pace two children and servants
Holt wife aud scgysnt Mr. and Miss a Pcindsx!sr
q Y ua6cs. W Miiietlc Mr. Peters Mr. Fawnapk&
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Board OF Fire Comm issfoners.

The Board Of Fire Commissioners met again yesterday
afternoon and considerable business but little
Of which, however, of character specially important
or interesting TO thepublic at large.
communication was received from II. NJ Otis, Sec
rotary Of the Erie Railway Company stating that all the
premises in the Erie Building not now occupied by the
FIRE company is under lease TO other parties and that
impractcabs for the company furnish further &C
commodaons In that building The commun cation was
laid on the table without discussion.
Engine Company No a. requested permission trans
port their engine Philadelphia TO participate in the
grand parade TO take place in that city In the month
OF October. Permission most readily granted by the
Board.
York Board Of Fire Commissioners received calling
attention to the frequent violation Of the Fire laws
written complaint from Charles Barz presented
to the Board in which the complainant asked for dam
ages for loss sustained by his fruit stand which ron
into by hose the 14th instant The request was
referred TO Commissioner Engs.
bill was received from Charles Decker, late Chief
Engineer, for watch lines at the Museum Gre The mat
ter was referred TO the Auditing Committee
A communication from the present Chief Engineer
informed the Board that the telegraph In his Office was
out Of order, and requested that be Immediately
repaired The matter referred 10 the Committee on
letter from s. Draper cotton agent, requested that
the steam hand engine for Staten Island be put order
and immediately put in tho place now occupied by the
engine formerly used for that locality The request
Commissioner Boom reported that new stables would
DO required for the Of engine companies the Fourth
and Filth districts. The report was received when
Comm soner EyGs moved 10 refer the matter back 10
the committee, with power to act The motion pre-.
vailed
Commissioner Boom offered the following
Resolved That the salaries of all employees OF this de-
pertinent shall be paid on the 9th Of each month, and
or before the first Of each month"; and approved shall
be paid on tho 18TH
The resolution was adopted
No other business coming up the Board then ad.
journcd.
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Arrival or Freedmen ia that's City, m
Route for Bhoae Island.

Mr.. T. N. Willis, sseni q the Frecdmen's Bureauy
arrived in this city yeserdss "A charge u party a
freedmen with their i:Inlles they come ION wash
ngton, and have been provided will transportation ID
Rhode Island, where, through the excrtions Of III
Frcedmen's Bureau, Of Providencs, Mr.. H. Stewart
Superintendent, homes have been procured for them.
Thirytwo persons completed the party, nearly Ell
men and women not thirty ysars of age with fsy
children about ton years old. All were healthy, tnghf
looking specimens Of the coorcd race, selected wt1
cara from the large which swarm. the sfrosS q
Washington. The females inicndedn for domestiol
while situations farm lnborers coSchncn, &c.. will n
provided for the men. IL t.I -
The first party organized arrived FL Rhode Island |
few days since under charge Of Mr.. Willis II was con-
posed OF fty persons, Dad information received snov
them all to have cce situations and to be doing wet
II is intended that long as thgre h prospect or on
pIoynent parties will be sent add The negroes DC sa
hcd but II improbable that free transportation VIII
furnished 10 more than two hiihdred additional hi
design Of the Bureau TO preside work tor tho freef
men Is a sufficiently Iaud able ono, and wo tru
they may all be 6cessful - n Rhode isian
large number " groes lht unemployed, u forwarde
70 many OF the Northern Safes, would Doubtless De 40
u procure situations large number, however mu
remain 10 certain extent unprovded for u somethi1
be understood Of the p<cntions Of tho late slave owneI
Of the South, when overythng SHOULD prove iayoIbI
doubtless they will be encouraged TO proceed thhhe
The party which arrived here to-day wiz probably reAc
Providence be(oro ovoninE
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CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT.


AsHis.-Recepts 10 bbls The market was quiet The
light arrivals sold readily at 81 SIX 81 so for potts.
and 81 62h 81 s7s for pearls.
BRkAD-rUrs. ell5 bbs -four. as do. and
and 600 bags meal o6a bushels wheat 1858 do
corn 1055 do oats and H. o73 do malt State and West
-four In fair demand and prices again advanced
about &C. The sales were 5000 bbls at our revised
quotations below. Southern nour only in moderate
request, but ruled very nrm the sales comprised $50
bbls Canada flour in steady demand at advance
Of &C. the sales consisted Of $50 bbls the market
ing steadily for all grades at annexed quotations.
Rye -four quot and unchanged. Corn meal was
quiet and somewhat lower; $50 bbls. Brandywine at
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FRnGHrs were little moro active but little lower
The engagements werc-To Liverpool 500 bales cotton,
part at 32d. 81 900 bushels corn, Id BY steamer
100 bales cotton I'D. 900 boxes cheese 4Oe To Lon.
don-l00 hhds. lampbIack, It's 3D. To Bremen--Per
steamer 500 bushels rye prvate 100 hhds tobacco,
22s 3D. The charters were-A ship 10 Genoa, tobacco,
SIS. Cd a ship from Musquash, N b. TO Bristol Chan.
nel deals, 65s brig TO Leghorn 100 bbls petroleum.
bs Cd. bark from Baltimore to Cadz &c, tobacco,
2Is Cd. 32s 3d. bark TO Havana 81 900; schooner
to Machias flour, 35c, and corn, &C. two to Boston,
sand, 50 TO- and corn, 6hc to Portland ordnance
torres 81 per ton; British ship TO Melbourne n ship 10
ruenos Ayres schooner from jacksonville TO Rio ia.
ro, and brig to south side Cuba and back, private
rms
Hors remain steady. A fair business wns doing,
principally for consumption. The sales 100 bales
common 70 prime at loo &c., and 40 do. extra fancy
Western at 4Oc. a Soc
HAy-The market was moderately active and firm at
our previous quotations.
MoLAssEs.-The market quiet but firm. We learn
OF no transactions
PRovIsIoss. Receipts 4os bbls pork s5 do beef $50
do lard, and 20 packages cut meats The pork market
unsettled and irregular and towards the close prices be-
came heavy and ruled downward, with sellers than
buyers; new closing mt s32 cash The sales con.
sisted OF about 500 bbs at s32 $50 so for new mess
sso $50 90 for ola Do ga for prime, and t27 for
sellers option about 500 bills new mess at s3 30
s32 The beef market steady with only moderate
business doing consisting OF $50 bbs at IS 30 s2 so for
plain mess and $40 fl4 30 for extra mess Beef hams
quiet and unchanged Cut meats were In fair re-
quest Of slight decline Tho sales VIZ 70 600 bbls at
l4isc 16c. for shoulders and 10c &c for hams
Bacon dull and nominal Tho lard market was less
active prices remained steady The sales were $50
bbls at 1ekc 24kc-thc latter an extreme price for
small lots choice kettle rendered Butter in fair
quest at &c q Csc for Ohio and COO Soc for State
Cheese quiet at 9tzc. 16c for common 10 prime
PETROLEUM. Receipts 400 bbs The market was
dull and heavy, though prices were without decided
change The sales tpart last evening" $500 bbls
crude mostly for cxf ort vt 32c 30 Nc 1900 do re-
nned mostly In Philadelphia, for export al &c. sc.
tor prime light straw 10 white.
RicE quiet and unchanged
SrEARrE continued steady with fair trade, amount
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ing to 1000 pounds at 2oxc. a22xc for No. Western
aud city.
suaAn-rhe market was Moderately active and prices
sales 500 hhds Cuba muscovnda at nom lxc. q
1876 the latter price for very choice Refined remained
steady at our previous quotations.
ToBAcoo steady for all descriptions. We notice
sales Of 100 hhds. kentucky al TIC. a 22c.
TAILow.-fhe market fairly active at full prices
The sales were lis, 900 pounds at 11Ac les.
wnIsKEY.-R Receipts, as bbls The market steady,
with sales OF $50 bbls. mainly at 81 10
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The wheat market quiet, and prices had slight
downward tendency The sales 49, 900 bushels ut
81 39a for Chicago spring. So OF for amber Michigan,
and 81 As 81 40 for amber Mlwaukee-the outside
price extreme The corn market at the opening
dull and prices ruled shade lower but subsequently
became rmer, the market closing steady, under fair
demand In part for export The GALES &c. 500 bush
mixed Western, 8s1c Soc for high mixed, and s9t
for yellow Western. Barley and malt remained quiet
and unchanged Rye quiet Oats steady. A
fair business was done In Western ut 68c. SIC.
COFFEE was quiet but very frm at yesterdays quo
tatons.
out material change. The sales 600 bales We
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STREET CLEANING IN PARrs-The sweeping of the
streets In Paris IKE everything In that city, done
regularly organized system and punctualy executed
II II a military duty There Is malo brigade
well male BRIGADE chiefly composed Of Asatiennes,
who since broom selling has become thing of the past
have taken 10 street sweeping of which useful occupa
ton they make rather good thing, rs Their stan
alone figures the margin Of the city budget for less
sum than 210 900 (26O 0oOf) per annum The further
expense of keeping the streets and footpaths of Paris
ccanis thus detailed The macadamscd streets cost
well nigh G1rO00 (s42, 000f.) per annum; the paved
Streets Goa 00O a. 27b 00Ofl Road makers aud cdnss
are paid COT $50 $751; 0oof their implements costing
s3 100 t7s 0oOf) yearly. The conveyance Of the mud
rrraped on The strccts Of the city costs Goa 400 on
sic o00f yearly The bill may be heavy one but The
work he remarkably well done. ltA 1 - 81
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CALIFORNIA PLuMs-The editor Of the Sacramento
Union has b'en shown yuly 19l branch from plum,
tree, about four feet long which contained thirtrsu
pounds Of pluma The frut was Rrown Korra ranoh,
On the stockton road
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CALIFORNIA Fcs we saw IN the racac fruit market
Yesterday hgs which weighed Ave ana half ounces each
or three 10 the poand They OF tho white Smyrna
var ETY. and raised al suisun The first nccarnes
Of the season INSIDE their appearances In the market yes
tevday. California, July 20
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The shipments OF coal on the Lehsh Navigation io'
the week ending on the i2th inst were 2 TONS ana
for the season s727e7 TONS against IONS 70 0
same time last year-showing decrease Oh HOO "ns
The following report shows the receipts ana
s o,,r ~ sovannah from the LIST the 1lth inst =
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An ego witness OF the battle In ieter 70 tho buehoS
Ayres Standard, dated Corrientcs, June IA, says:-
AT nine O'Clock on the morning OF the llth eight
Paraguayan steamers forced the pass occupied by the
Brazilian fleet, which counted ton gunboats With one
hundred rifed cannon board. The eight small vessels
Of the enemy sustained tremendous cannonade rom
the imperial foet and passed down the river but one OF
them damaged in her machinery and forced to run
aground under the Paraguayan batteries at Riachueo,
which consisted of light hed pieces The Brazians at
once gave chase to the enemy, and the Marques de
Oinda attacked by the Belmonte The Paraguayans
ran their own vessel aground and leaped on
board the Brazilian vessel, when terrible hand
to hand eight ensued, lasting for ten minutes.
but the boarders prevailed, and In a quarter
of an hour from attack the Paraguayan Tag was
flying from the Belmonte, and her having either
persisted or escaped by swimming In half an hour two
Brazilian vessels boarded the Belmonte and the
gagement became general between nine Brazilian and
six PaIaguayan vessels. II lasted six hours with the
most desperate herosm and awful carnage both SIDES
but the Paraguayans hard that they had
two Of their vessels aground their bat
eries One Brazilian gunboat totally destroyed and
another nearly The losses very heavy on both
sides about thousand six hundred between both;
thirty four Brazians who swan ashore, fell into the
enenys hands The Brazilian feet is much damaged,
and the hour write the batteries Of Rachue.o
firing on their vessels The Paraguayans state that they
have forcs Of twenty thousand men at Humaya
besides tho three corps darmee in this province The
BeImonte and Amaz6nas have honorable marks Of the
recent combat but cannot keep afoat except by pump
ing The ParAguayan Admiral Mesa 10 mol killed; he
escaped with wound In bis shoulder.
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counts cay that communication bsween Busaos Ayrss
and the dsst was cut of By other batteries bsow hs po
From Rio Grande do Sui comes The news Il the Para
guayans having crossed the Uruguay and entered the
province
The Paraguayan army in the province Of Corrientes
was reported to be retiring towards the city Of Correnes
and Pranqueira de Loreto 1.-THE Jesuits canal
between the Upper Parana and the north extreme Of Lake
Yber6 followed by the Argentine forces under Caceres
and Hornos; but this retirement very doubtful
UrQuza had reached the province OF Correnes with the
Entire Rians and with the Buen0s Ayrean infantry under
Paunero would In combination with tho Corrientes
troops probably DO able TO make head against the Para
auayans although from the Argentnes being chiefly
badly al med cavalry, they could not offer battle.
General Mitre was at C0ncordia with about six thou
sand men, The Brazlians had about twelve thousand
infantry and five thousand cavalry In the vicinity OF that
town having commenced crossing the Uruguay on the
pain of June General Flores was steaming with his
forces for the same point and the original plan OF opera
tons seemed TO be Intended to be adhered TO, notwth
standing the invasion OF the province OF Rio Grande do
Sui by the and the reported capture OF San
Bora The Paraguayan forces In Correntes were stated
to be twenty or thirty thousand men, and the allied
arm es 70 consist OF about twenty thousand infantry ana
eighteen thousand cavalry General Osorio was at Con-
oorda General Lopes was to be at Corrientes.
Adyices from Rio Janero to the 9th u state that the
Emperor was to leave that day for Rio Grande do Sui
after proroung the Chambers until next May HIS Maes-
ty ID to be the Duke OF SAKE the Marquis
or Caxas the Minister OF War; and other high ocers o.
State II tho general opinion that the MARQUIS Q.
Caxias would be appointed oommandern-chiei o. inc
Brazilian armies
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The above statement is merely The return OF single
bnnk all The other banks Of Boston having surrendered
their State char, rs organized undor tho National Cur
rency law aud retired from the Clearing House ti .
The aggregate earnings of the Atlantic and Great West,
ern Railway for the year 1854 were ss354al and the
working expenses amounted to So 025 20i leavin, bal
ance Of 81 40 $50 10 be applied TO construction, rents
dividends, &C
The Lehieh Valley Railroad brought down for the
week ending the 18th 35 400 tons of COAL
the season $50 tons against e2e $40 tons 10 the
flms last year-showng falling on Of ia, 15s tons
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The following are the comparative earprgs Tor July Of
some of the principal railroad lines:-
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0RDgR FRGM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
@aaI blockade Runners to be Arrested ana
Bsn!shed.

-Gah blockade Runners to be Arrested and
BsD!shed.
DEPARTMENT OF SrATEl
WASHINGTON March Ia, 1865.
The President DIRECTS that all persons who or
reafter shall be found within the limits Of tho United
Safes aud who have bean engaged in holding inter
s,irse trade with the Insurgents by sea- if they
u liens of the United States domicilcd aliens be
tced and hold prisoners OF until the war shall
ose, subject nevertheless prosecution trial
c.on for any offence committed by them as spies or
otherwise against the laws OF
The President further directs that all non resident
foreigners who now are, hereafter shall be- found in
"a United States, and who have been shall have been
ed in violating the blockade OF the insurgent ports
sali leave the United States within twelve Gays from the
Publication Of this order from their subsequent arrival
in the United States If tho Atlantic sido and forty
days f the Pacific side of the country. And such
p-rsons shall United States during the
continuance Of the
Provost Marshas and Marshals Of the United States
will arrest and commit to military custody all such
20 Tenders shall disregard this order whether they have
s>pors or not AMI they will be detained in such
iy until the end Of the war; until discharged by
sssquant order OF the President
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State
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r II e DIR AF r.
The Drawing in This City
Yesterday.
The Wheel ReVOlves in the Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth and Eighth Districts.
NAMES OF THE CONSCRIPTED.
&c., Co., Go.

The draft has again commenced in this city. Yester-
day the wheel resumed It's dreadful revolutions, and
patriots were turned out, whose fate may serve
their country on the bloody field Of battle II the quota
not filed meanwhile by volunteers The greatest ex.
element existed all day the subject and the oces Of
the various provost marshss filed with anxious
spectators
In the morning 1t was very generally given out that
the draft would not 60 because enlstments suf
ncienty rapid but in the afternoon there was quite
another story People found they were taken in, or
supposed and learned to their chagn that orders had
been received from the office Of the Assistant Provost
Marshal General Of the district 70 60 with the
scripton.
The draft 10 for thirteen thousand men, with the
addition Of one hundred per cent to all exemptions
that may arise This makes the total draft reach the
figure Of twenty six thousand men.
The drawing passed on very quietly and satisfactorily
II 10 understood that the conscripts win not be called
upon to long tho recruiting meets the require
ments Of the government
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The Income Tax.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, !
OFFICE or INTERNAL REvESuE,

WASHINGTON, March 3, 1865
SrRC0Uu aints have been made 10 this Office the
many collection districts in the United States and con-
cernng yours among others IL is in the power Of the
assessor and II is also his duty 10 require all persons
who may have fled sn1davits that they in pos
session Of $500 income for 1862 and ls6where he sup
poses the statement ~ be faduent-to appear before
hip, apd explain rectfy their returns afdavits
ls reasonable that persons whose family expenses
~ 600 per year must have a taxable income
and yet known that persons who have lived rate
requiring expenditure OF from 900 TO $5 600 have
per year in the years referred All such returns are
presuppyely erroneous and in many instances pro-
badly fraudulent
Other persons engaged In trade Of various kinds have
assumed their income to have been some certain sum,
without taking inventory. Others have made greater
deductions than lie allowed by law, such expenses OF
labolyhd machinery and new buildngs Where such
retufm are made under circumstances which show that
there was deliberate intent 70 msead the assessor,
cvade the payment Of this proper tax they ought 70 bc
return after II has been examined and the tar paid may
not be 70 examined any fraudulent return may be in
qured Into at any time No man benefit by his
wrong and no time can what 10 void vodabe by
reason Of fraud.
Where taxpayer comes forward and makes . volun.
tary amendment Of his former return with the state
mont tAat he made Improper return under honest
mhApprehension Of the law. and you satisfied that
he wb not incated 10 this oCurse BY fear Of detection
you receive his return you are fuzzy satisfied Of
But wien upon investigation you nnd q person clearly
gnilty of having purpoeely made short rcturDs you
Ahould, The return was made since July 1904
the hundred per cent penalty for fraud and addition
should report the cass % hs collector for such action -
JOSEPH LEWIS Commissioner
o. v PnnsnE, Esq, Assessor Twentieth district, Buf
falo, N Y.
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The Fourth District
FIRST WARD,

TO the surprise Of many in view Of the 0WAAASS
recent announcement Of postponsment Of the dras .
went on in the Fourth district yesterdayof which Cap
tain Erhardt is Provost Marshal The motion Of the
wheel was postponed till two o'clock p NJ, but
recruits came In its revolutions The head
quarters Of the district has hitherto been in Liberty
street. but the night before last II was quietly removed
to l74 Hudson street The number OF drawn
from the wheel six hundred and thirty for the
First ward the number required TO m the quota being
three hundred and sxteen-the number drawn being
hundred per cent the number required to make
for deficiencies
After the usual forms had been complied with, the
turning Of the wheel commenced the names Of the
winners announced as foows:-
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OyyIcs CsrrnAL RAIIAoAp CoxpANr oy Nnw Jsssr,
NEW YoRE, March 10, 1868.
An article appeared in your paper Of the 18th inss
headed Anticipated Rise in Coal and commencing "n
announced that the coal trains on the New jersey Gen.
tr Railroad have been stopped and the engines laid up
forrepaip," 10.
This article and others Of emilar tenor that have ap
psared In the papers not only OF thls city, but also or
New Jersey and New England are totally without foun
uaton The coal trains are ana have been running s
usual bringing down from three thousand five hundred
70 four thousand Eve hundred per day We do not
know VINO have Interested themselves TO give such vide
looks very much an II there was q grand speculative
scheme ailoat probably 10 fishten the public and fur
thsr innate the price Of coal
JOHN TAYLOR JOHNSTON, President,