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■tart a day or two before, .fltoo had bo^arga?
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.■aadbnblt;-wa* entirely,enenbon*hewhl|o“f ‘“‘7
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: her u tbme .one’; aaorctV aid to be treated With
|! roT«ronoe,'aa Wellaa tenieraeto.; “ffi; threw In
badness, and 'made, a, large. fortnfie^ one-hair oi
t^lt|oii'wABjißit][(dupon.ufifi,/ f l ~, -
■ Vi .JtiOng years after theaoeraota.afoj’ * r r
tor her mother died, dilate and
:.abe always oalledMf,. Openahawldrove toaoeme
tefy a little way. ont oriowo, and ahowas carried
rto.« aertainVmonnd; by.befima.d, wholes
’then;sent haoktdo.Jw:
head-stone, with F. W. and .a date. ,Tbat,wa?.»“:
■ ' Billinaby {begrave, -Xt. Openahaw told bertha
.Btoryf aidfortbe drift. fate ..of. that, poor fa her,
f whom she had never-sera, he shed the; only tears
she ever sawftll from his eyes.
» A most Interesting Kory,;nll through,” I said,
• as Jarber.folded up lie tot of Ms. aeries, of dls
:• obveries in'trtuophn “ A,story that goea straight
to the heart—especially at the end. But —I
stoppeil. aml looked at Trottlo,
-, ■ Trottlo enteredhis protest direotiy in the shape
. of a oouah. -y -.IV 1 . ' :
Won !”.Z«a!d, beginning to >o»o mv.patienoe.
: » Don’t yon joe that l want ypn to apeak, and .that
• I don’t want yoa.to cough ; ■„ •
■ '< Quito bo, -ma’am,’! satd.TrotUe, tna stateof
.respeotfal obaUntoy wWeh.woald upset, the tem<
. per. of: a saint ." Relative,! piesumo, to this
.story,ma’am?” y-.r -• > i .
"Yes;yea I’hsaldJarber. ,” By all means lot
ns hearwhat thla good man has to say.! .
_ • •< Well, sir,” auawered TrotUe, “ Iwanttoknow
■ why the - House over. the way; doesn’t, lot, .and I
, don’t exactly-see how your story, answers the ques*
% tkrni- That's, all Bhave to! eay. iir-!'.- i
' I should have, liked: to oontradlot my opinionated
. servant, at' ;that? moment, r But,, enoellont as : th a
, story wMindtielf, I felt that he; had hit on the
. weak jboint.'ad'far asJarber’a paitlaular purpose
«»
veit4d Juberi^ a l'.enter thia room announcing
- that I have »:*rfes.of discoveries, and youjamp
Instantly conoluaion tbab the first or the
series exhausts smye resources. ; H*ye I your per
: mlttlon;seM;ladyj [ to>nl!g^t«MWjohhiBe per*
• eon,lf possible, bj.TeadlnwlTainW.Tw - , ;
. - “My work ÜbtMndbwid, ma’am.” said TjottJej
/moving/ to.lthe .door, the. moment. ,1 gave Jarber
leave to tfo on. 11 ~ r . , !
. ‘‘Stopwhoroyouaro, I ;’lsald.in mym<»t per
, emptorymannor, " and glye Mr Jarber his fair
opportunity of answering yonr.ohieotlonj.now.you
... have msdelfc.’’ * -**- /-V, ‘2 '*
Trottlo sat down with the look ©t a ®a«yr,
. and Jarber began to read with hia back.turned on
Sthe enemy.more4eoidedly than ever.T t ,;. rX-:
f i {CO!!CnUBIOH TO-MORROW-]
THE vyRBBKLT: PRESS. <
TH* WEEKLY PREBS,VoI.'4,'No. I,'for BATURI
BAT, «a lit, is; now, ready; .Among the yMtimount
. of iuterestinfe matter, original ,end ■ selected, contained
lathe number for'the preient week, will be fohnl the
,following: {■: ■■■'( :
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• ttooDTunsr-Taa.Mmivo j>i THilipisnaToni—
.,.-.AMaaioii Biinaoib lira—Taa, Ta. jsn.or Ar.u
son A Brr or Puroap-liniai
I .Woio's’raoß Ba Siurr—A Woan roi Pansm
■ vaiiA—Ooiioalriis os Varied Soccissios—Pso_
roesD favii. OEiTfl Posrior—biarsrr cr rnr
Parst&Sriqr ari Mrxioo—TbiDootoss—A nw
iPArrr at : HAsiiissord—Tbi Niw. Vair-Nlw
. : '*ranarby.Tia'PßiitpiaT ra. bis Oiiirrr Orrt
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Taiot—Puioß’a- Pabt—Riau .Kkati n Harr
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Hriir—Thx " Pobitim—Thi Drixo tu *-T*?
Poo* Box's Pasts* *o St. : 1 :
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poii*r Hpxilitt -- Srosiixsotia Piiins Tni
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WXIIXY RxviBW.OF TBN', PHItAniLPHIA MABxWtS—r
. Maxbuobs akd Dnathb ' Tr* Mossr Mabxxt—
- Philabblpbia Oattlx Mabkit—Stock quota
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IHH WJSEKLY PRESS ia faml.lliKl to BabKTlb«rß
93 p<r jur.inldTUM, for t&. single copjr,»nd tooluts
of twenty,when sent to one address, 120, In sdriuco.
, Single ooples for tele ,t thß counter ol Tnn Pubs of*
flo.,lnwr*pperi, re&dj for milling.
The New*.
The NewVork Evening Post of last sTotilng
hu the following in relation to the arrival of So'
nator Douglas in that oity: “•Senator Douglas and
; 1 idy njfiived from Hava'nsihy i(«a»or last night.
’Ho .wasjwaitedi npon' at iho wharf by Alderman
, Dradley and Consoilman Baker, of tha commit*
tea; appointed to receive him, and eso'rted to hie
rooms at the Evontt Housed This morning he was
visited by Speaker Qrr, Beyer'dy*dohnst>nj George
john; S Haekln,; M. 0;J and-Sthem'
Aldermen
Olaneyj Bradleyj and MeSpedon oalled at hls
■ f ooms. ' Mr,; Bredley, after congratulating the Se
nator on hts afrlyal;presented tha feaolntlons o'
tho.iCpmmOn GouscU, . remarking that they not
only tenderedthe' freedom' and hospitalities of
tl» eltj', tint kilo endorsed hSa poHtloal coarse.
Mr.'-B'ongtii, tores pome, laid this «u » complete
last night he had nof»tU
m»tion.thit ; »ny ,«iicli bonor .waa, intended. He
. ..bad notrisiiigined that hii eonrse;had attrooted
■ theittentionof the authorities of this groat city,
■ Or tapreesedthem’ so figojpibljr as to lead to this.
. market approval. , ; j '
'iiTdrMelve'thiaoompHmehtfromthooHyofNew
■ York m i ndeed. no small honor—an honor oon
-• ferred by the great metropolis of the American
continent, whloh’ was fast taking poaltlon aa the
... ooolroiUag. oitj ipf llto world,;as, it was already
: the great .oommerolal,.sooial, and monetary .heart
,of,thia nation, the proudest, as It Is,' and as it is to.
behhder thoOonstitution ofthe United’States, oh
the faoe : of the earth ," ' : ~ . ’
■ " This olty wes the representatlvo of all the States
and all the Territories of tho Unlob, wherever the
American dag waves upon the sea or hpon the
A iand. Seotionalcontroversiesmighivdtsturbotht’r
portions'ofthe. oountry, but New York bad not
*■ listened; and .woald not listen .to those’ appeals
whlob would array the North agelnst the South,'
-the South’against tho North, or any one EcoticD
. against another. The heart of New York, puW
• tedtimraghout tho Union, end for tho Union.
.. New Yqrk waa; for,promoting peace, fraternity,
and gopd feeling among all the States, end all the
■people'of this oountry.
“ To feCelrei' then,4Ms compUident, under these
. olreumsUnoes, was iOhp'of'the proudest! events of
i, his. ■ life.’ Ho gratefully/, aocepted the. proffered
',. honor, and would pfesorva thls paper to he trans-'
mitted itihis'poalorlty. ' r :/.* = S- .
~"Mr. Bradley fdrthoratatedthattheydeslredMr.
- i’.PdPfll** to appoint a day io.roqoiv'o his friends at
the city Halt. Mr. Dooglae suggested to-morrow,
, bnt Mr. Otanoy thonght Speaker. Orr would want
■; td receive on that day," and it was finally arrafaged
! ;. : /Hii»t’. : Mr., Htiujlap should-iee ’ hjs ; friends at the
Governor’s rooms,{between one and two o’clock oh
.• 'Friday.”. . ..
. r Tbfi sMainer. Illidois, from Asplnwall, arrived.
': " York' ytaterday, bringing San Ffanoisoo
dateito Deoemher O/aud nearly a mitllon and a
-half, Jh gold.. Her nows will bo found in our paper
■ to day. .
Yesterday morning,Hn Italian prisoner in tho
! . Tombs nt Newv York, attacked a fellow-prisoner,
:.while, aaltep, and Inflicted eighteen ' dangerous
wounds witha jaok-knifo. Tho fellow wasresoued*
beforo hiS victim was killed outright, ae he would
• have been eortalnlyj but for the inlerferenoo of
. , the,offloots of,tho'prison. - -
', .' S’" ?h» pommunloatioh of Mr! Spelllssy, In an
for to ,l oarfo!,” ls tttavqldabiy orowded out to
day by Dlokone’s greats lory.
SiM'oF'RHAh'BSTATn, Ao., on
’ " eth’and llth Jahnary, each oomprising' a,very
1 by order of Orphans'
. 1 ,! j OaMt, , 'ejahdbfB, ~lrastees, oJ!Blgnetis, amt otters.
: See Thomss A Sons’ Rdvertiremehts. . .
HetJtoj Atlahtlo dity.h-Thomas, A
4 J 5, BqnS’.ealo, 4th Janhary,win inolude the >• United
B:' Sj»tes Hotel!” : ’Atlahtlo ,Olty,'New Jersey, with
®hros, ofjandj ha+tog. eatenelvo.'fronts on.
railroad and on the ocean., See advortise.
p'iyorib>>HoMC«;—The sale this morning, b/B;
'Seott,"ahjlioheari 43r'Ohestnnt street, thanprising
iarga^eiabrtmehyof goods, a stock
Ao:,fwllibo pe^mptery^ahd’ttßij
lt witl consist ihpnit of
floods In tho<market,' being'
stock ;4mnhradtufed-.'eijjr4s«ly
HJi®M4«y-MaA- i '4rha.«&ly Attohtlonof'purohatefs'
**3*4 iXtketit', yfiliivt
iraied; JV4te* of the World end XUuttrattd Lon*
v of the 11th tat,
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BO, 1868.
The Arrival of Judge Dougins.
Judge Douglas and family arrived at New
-Yorki from Havana, at a late.hour on Tuesday
highland; hOi intends, efter remaining a few
days'i& that "city, “W proceed to Washington.
Vo:'trust ‘Bat on hts journey to the latter
: placed he will remain - long,• enough in Phila
jlelpkiafa.receive, the congratulations of his
numerousfrlcncls in this city.* ,
It is singular that in this boasted nineteenth
century, r and ! in "the most liberal and en
lightened country on the earth, any considera
ble body of men should, he found willing : to
attempt, to pUni'sh a bravo, bold man for daring
to do' right. Yet, hecsiusd. Senator Douglas
'faithfully and' conscientiously adhered to his
solemn agreat' public question, at
the last session of-, Congress, he has ever since
.been made trie Binning mark at which envy,
.ditraction, arid offloial,malignity have directed
their.most envenomed darts i and his enemies
have raised up' Buph 'mighty barriers to his
political career tbat'all his energies and genius
'have been 1 riecessary'to overcome them. -The
whole power of the Administration wab enlisted
to-defeat his re-election to.tbd United States
-Senate. -: -Its leading presses for months made
his annihilation the great object of their ex
istence j, its officials arid confidants were busy
in devising for his defeat; but a just
and generous people Vallied to his support with
an enthusiasm that baffled all theße efforts, and
rendered them ‘ridiculously impotent. One
such lesson as this;should have been . enough,
-iri all conaoienco, fbr these minions pf des
potism. Blit it seems ,to have been deemed
advisable ,that new-persecutions, diotated by
tbe-sairie unworthy spirit, should be invented;
arid hence the removal of Senator Douglas
from the post of Chairman of the Committee
on Territories, and the belligerent epistles,
designed to force upon him a personal quarrel.
The popular sympathy, however, is aa strong
ly vrith him, In the present phase of the an
tagonism against him, as it was in its earlier
stages, and will sustain him in all the trials to
"whichhemay be subjected.
. Jous Bright recently said of the English
Parliament, that it never was in the habit of
.passing any. great- measure' simply beesuse it
was jnst,’ .but th&t considerations of policy
or. great popular pressure always controlled
its action. , We have a body of men assuming
to be leading, politicians who seem to be ef a
similar temperament. They are not in the habit
of ’rioting, themselves, with reference to the
justice or injustice of their conduct, and in
their eyes it is an unpardonable offence for
anybody .else, to do so. Hence their antago
nism to Douglas. But the people are moved
by .different considerations. The great want
of political circles at this moment is
■ ! Men, high-minded men—
'Men who their dntlee know, yet know their rights,
‘ And knowing, dere maintain”,—
men who; have the pouf age to do right, and to
-brave the frownb and .malice of the pigmy
pensioners of power—men who. dare to fairly
balance tho scales of justice between warring
'sectionst-men who can be tree alike to the
North and the South, and, battle against any
iniquitous encroachments that may be con
teiriplated by the zealots of either section.
Men of this character are too valnableto.be
sacrificed, even to gratify Presidential malig
nity. The peopio need tboir services, and
therefore will. not willingly dispense with
them! I -
The Newspaper Press In Pennsylvania.
Looking over the well-filled columns ol
The Telegraph, published in the bcantiiril bo
rough of Germantown, near the city proper, by
that steady, independent, and right-hearted man,
JfajorPßEAsj reading over its short and.spark
ling editorials, its-ample correspondence, and
its literary arid agricnltnral columns, all print
ed with great tasta on excellent paper, we wore
reminded of the great improvement which
has been effected,inthe last ten years in the
newspaper press of Pennsylvania.' This im
provement is one of the auspicious signs
'of!-the times. We could point ont twenty
weekly-papers in this State which for ability
and r enterprise 1 cannot be surpassed-in any
port of the Union. Though oi > different poli
tics, they are generally independent and fear
less. ail . these papers, are profitable.
The editor of the Germantown Telegraph,
though he printa bnt once a week, is a man ,oi
ample fortune, and is, gradually adding to .bis
income. The same, may he said of many oth
ers that we. conld name if we deßired to be
invidious in regard to those ontside of onr
Philadelphia"-limits. Daily papers ore now
published iri'mosfof onr towns—in Lancaster,
Harrisbnrg, Beading, Easton, &c. The secret
of the sneoess of 'so many newspapers is in
Iheir close attention to the interests of their
own neighborhoods, and in their devotion to
the’ interests of Pennsylvania. But the true'
, solution of tha improvement and prosperity of
journalism everywhere, and especially in the
-interior sections of. our country, is tho in
creasing eagerness of the peopio to read
This is the appetite that grows by what it
feeds on. Arid as tho people read they think,
and - when they- think they ' cannot be de
ceived. . They will,not bp'satisfled with ordi
nary' journals. They wfQ not tolerate the
husks of declamation; the einpty plausibilities
of politicians; the invectives of contending
factions.' They want Information. They re
quire facts 1 Thousands of them ore far more
shrewd !than the very writers who attempt-to
instruct them, and. far more fearless than the
loaders who lead them. Wonderful, most
wonderful, iB the ’American newspaper, with
all these Influences around it. What it has
done we know End feel. What it tan yel do we
do not know. ,
More than two hundred years ago, a good
man, a great Democrat, blind John Hilton
by name, wrote an essay, or ratber a de
fiance to the British Lords and Commons,
which applies wittx singular apposlteness to
our present - time* The following extract is
singularly; applicable:
“If it be desired to know the immediate caose
of all this free-writing and free speaking, there
oannot be assigned a truer than your own mild,
and free, and humane Government: it is the liber
ty, Lords and Commons, whioh your own valorous
and happy eounßftls hare purchased ns; liberty,
whioh is the nurse of all grdat wits. This is that
which hath rarefied and enlightened our spirit,
like the Influence of heaven; this is that whioh
hath enfranchised, enlarged, and lifted np our ap»
prehensions degrees above themselves. Ye can
not noio make ns less capable , less khovnng % less
eagerly pursuing the truth, nnless ye first make
yourselves, that made ns so, lees the lovers, less
tho founders of' our true liberty. We can grow
ignorant again, brutish, formal, slavish, as ye
found us; nut you then must first beoome that
which ye oannot be-—oppressive, arbitrary, and
as they were from whom ye have freed
.i*** * ’
Snow in the Olden Times.
' If, the railroad has,been a great advantage
in many respects, it has been of great dis
advantage ta' others* It has almost dispensed
with the hilarious pleasures of sleigh-driving.
A. sleigh Is regarded, at this day, if hot as’ an
Incumbrance, at least as a cariosity. The
rare festivities which once made a ride be
tween Philadelphia and Lancaster, and be
tween Philadelphia and Trenton, and between
Philadelphia and Germantown, &c., &c., are
unknown to the present generation. Mo
rough-and-ready Jehus drive the jocund
team, with clang, of hell and explosion
of whip—no muffling in the sleigh to
keep out the cold from young warm
hearts—no harmless overthrows in the snow
no Intentional runaway of good-natnred
horses—no mulled wine at the end of the
ride—no old-fashioned conntry dance—no
red-faced landlord and heavy motherly land
lady—no matches and counter-matches. The
rails have destroyed all. We cannot even
visit our neighbor, a mile away, except over
the iron road. The very snow seems to bo
afraid of falling, or, at least, of staying with
us. .We are writing now in the midst of a
midnight snow-storm, that bids fair to last for
a month; but the Progressive Age having
penetrated mountains of solid earth, &Bd
brought continents close to each other, we are
disposed to think the snow will retire In a few
days, if not in a few hours. So much for
Progress!
-jTira' Fostbr Homw ‘Association holds its &nnl
*,7eftagg' to-hight; at Concert Hail, when interest-
from some of our
imoBt eloquont oJergym'en v and the children who
-ffte tho benefioiaries of this institution will oon
tribute to- the entertainment. The Foster Home
ft ohe of those quiet and'unobtrueive but excel
; ter£ charities for; whioh ohr city baa obtained a
.world-wide reputation. Nope can be more deserv-.
Ing of the interest and support of our oltisens, and
wo trtißt that every good'Samaritan heart will bo
.present' to-night tooheer enthe ladles who have
oharge of the Foster Home In their arduous but
noble work. ' ,
American IrpMor Railroads. .
-. We wish we could impress ! upon that por
tion ef "the OongroBS; of the 1 United States,
which is in tho;habit of complaining whenever
the great interests of.the’Middle States appeal
for consideration in 'the,Training of our reve
nue laws, the idea that riot only will suoh con
sideration help a great national industry, hut
itrnust almost immediately assist every other
industry.
The favorite objection, on the part of onr
opponents in Congress, is that any aid extend
ed to the iron Interests is so much of a tax upon
other industries. The reply to this allegation
is Bhort and conclusive. Tho Middle States
to-day pay more taxeß for the other States of
the Union —North and South —than these
States will ever be called upon to repay to the
Middle States, should every apprehension in
regard to the tariff be realized, which oan
never be the case.
In the matter of Kailway iron, however,
apart from the intrinsic propriety of protect
ing onr manufactures, tho fact that American
iron is much more enduring than British iron
should of itself determine the preference.
Tho Boston Daily Advertiser, of a lato date,
states this case clearly in tho followicg para
graph:
“ The quostion of protection, however, is notthe
only one involved in this' amendmont. nor is the
encouragement of Amerioan manufactures the
only reason for lls adoption. As a simple measure
of eoonomy, it seems to he a wiso and sound propo
sition'. W.e have on Beveral occasions laid before onr
readers statemenls as to tho Inferior quality of
muoh of the English railroad lion now impor
ted, as oomparoa with that of.mur own maun
faoture. The evidence of oompetent judges in
this oountry, and' the admissions of interested
parties' abroad, b’oth .prove. that the English
iron is far from being eoonomionl in the
end. Mr. Foster's 1 -measure, therefore, although
It may-oall for a greater immediate outlay, will
give to the oountry a more durable, a safer, and,
in the end, a oheaper road, than the plan advooa
ted by his opponents; and, instead of being re
garded merely as a meaanre tending to tho emolu
ment of the iron-masters of the middle States, it
deserves to be viewed aa a plan for seonring
greater durability and ultimate cheapness for the
vast undertaking now projected. That he propo
ses thus to aid and benefit Amerioan mannfaotnres
is an additional riierlt of Ills' proposition in the
eyes of one party; it ought not to blind the other
side to the real prudence' and eoonomy of the
measure.” - ~
BY MIDNIGHT MAIL.
Letter from Washington.
fOorraspondenos of The Press.J
Washington, Deo. 29,1858.
If any of your reader* desire to eDj>y New
Tear’s day, they should visit Washington in time
to see the festivities on that day. It is tho great
day of the twelve months with us. Everybody
that oan afford to keep open his doors to tho pub*
lio does so. There is great rivalry among those
who can afford it. Tho employees of the Govern
ment have a holiday, and well do they improve
It. The ladies appear in their best. Carriages,
public and private, mako the tour of the town.
Every one who can afford to dress decently Is wel
oomo. The distinctions of olaes are postponed for
the day. Politics are nowhere. Members of
Congress, of both houses, make the rounds. Even
the Temperanoe men do not shrink from a gloss
or two of foaming egg-nogg. The White House
opens its reluctant portals, and the orowd rushes
In like a river let loose—pressing in at the door,
and. literally out at the windows. What a jam
this Is! The diplomat oomes in his stars; the sailor
in bis wide trowsera; the soldier with his sword
and spurs; tho oitlsen —the old, the yonng, the
matron and the maid—all mixed in one erowded
mass, passing the President and Miss Lane in re
view, and hurrying into the East Room, where the
New Tear is talked about, and any number of flir
tations and fllppanoiea. Musio resounds through
the corridors of the President’s palaOe, aqd the
scene doses about two o’clock, to the satisfaction
of all.
I am happy to inform you that Hon. Daniel E.
pickles, of New York, is preparing to make a pow
erful flpeech on the tariff question, and in support
of suoh a’laW as will satisfy all the ends of the
Government, and all the reasonable wishes of tiie
people. Mr. Pickles will take ground in favor of
speolfio duties, or rather specific values, and will
especially advooate euoh aid to the great Iron in
terests of onr oountry as will he most effective.
This gentleman possesses ability and experience
of the highest order, and he is not afraid to ex
press his sentiments. lam more and more con
vinced that tho work must be done at this session.
Ooroauso grows every day in favor. Only let those
who are Teally desirous that it should succeed
act together, and all will be well. Tbovoto In the
Senate, in favor of American iron for the Paoifi?
railroad, was significant, and some of the known
friends of the measure wereabsent. In the House,
there is to-day a very deoided majority in favor of
speoifio duties, as recommended by the President.
Why delay ?, Who ls to be benefited by it ? Sure
ty sot the business Interests of the oountry. The
moment Congress sots up to the public expectation,
business will revive in all quarters, and spring will
open with brlghtoning skies. Now, If politicians
are to manago this oase for their own sokes, let
them remember that they will be held accountable
for what they do, and what they fail to do. If
they are caught holding baok at this session, it will
be in vain for them to appeal to the tariff issue in
1860 for votes. ,
A territorial Government is asked for for Arizo
na. All right. Tho American population is said
to be at least ten thousand. Arizona is by no
means a region like Sonora, but it is a most im
portant section of the Union, and will soon fill up
on account of its oonneotion with certain Mexican
routes.' Lieutenant Mowry is still here, aotively
pushing the organization forward.
The disposition to resort to violence* whenever
truth proves to be .too strong for error, is a weak
ness that might have been indulged hundreds of
years ago, when men thought no more of shooting
down each other than of taking their meals, but
it will badly fit to the notions of the present
day. No man.is convinced by a bully; and ho
nest convictions aro not generally resigned at the
mouth of a pistol. It is stated in some bf the
papers that the Administration at Washington,
having got tired of trying to bribe their opponents,
now think pf appealing to the duello. The Pro*
s’dent Is excessively belligerent, and talks favor
ably of all who threaten and abuse Douglas. His
Ezoellenoy is aware that Northern men are not
apt to threaten or to bluster, but he knows that
If they are oompellod to defend themselves they
will do it. Pt onkbr.
Letter from Harrisburg*
(Correspondence or Tbe Press.]
Harrisburg, December 29.1858.
If some Asmodeus could lift the roof from the
various oauouses in which plans are being hatohed
for the itpproaohing Legislature, the good people
of Pennsylvania would be more than surprised.
The uses of a Legislature to such a State as
ours are moro than doubtful. Tho aggregate of
tho general benefit realized at the oloee of the
session is small indeed. Individuals reap enor
mous largesses; corporations .flourish or start
anew; bat the great body of the people seldom
feel the effects of legislation until some great oa*
(amity transpires, such as a bank breaking down,
or a railroad corporation bursting, when they
are'the greatest if not the only sufferers.
The truth is, now that our public works have
bees disposed of, the great pnrposo of legislation
seems to be to assist shrewd managers only, wbo
live by their wits, and to iguore euoh a thing as the
publlo welfare. Greatly as I admire Pennsylva
nia, and earnestly as X look forward to see her
flourishing first among her assoeiates, it is not to
be doubted that the work of her Representatives
here, at the State o&plt&I, has done less to assist
her than to accomplish their own personal objects.
Have you ever thought how vapidly our State
Legislatures, North and South, are degenerating?
The exhibition in the Miohigan Legislaturo~-the
late exhibitions in tho Georgia Legislature—the
expose contained in the message of the Governor
of Florida—tho great lottery soheme shortly to bo
presented to the Legislature of Delaware—the
chained Legislature of New Jersey, chained hand
and foot to the Oamden and’Amboy Railroad
have yon over thought of the enormous perl! re
sulting from tho corruptibility of these bodies to
.tbelr plundered constituents?
A good deal of sensation has been excited here
against Senator Bigler, on aooonnt of his vote to
lay Morrill’s land bill on the table, in the Senate
of the Unitod States, a few days ago. The pas
sage of that land bill Is essential to the suocors
of tho groat Farm College, at Bellefoote, Pa.
Bigler Ilvos In the neighborhood of this great
school, and yet he is willing to contribute, by his
vote, to dlsoourago it,
The snoeesa of oity railroads in Philadelphia,
about which some very interesting paragraphs
might bo written, is setting other cities'on fire.
I learn that the Maryland Legislature is about
to be oalled upon to charter one of these city
railroads for Baltimore, and that Congress 1b now
being bored by certain lobby men to grant ono
for Pennsylvania avenue. Will there not be a
grand crash in this kind of investment a few
years hence?
John Creswoll, Ecq., is named as a oandid&to
for bpe&ker of the Senate, and Gen. W. H. Miller,
for olerk of tho same body.
Theeleotlonof A. 2£ McClure, Eiq., oaSpeoker
of the Houleof Representatives, seems io be pretty
generally conceded.
I understand that Judge Douglas will visit Har
risburg during tho winter, when he will be re
ceived by an immense concourse of peopie. It is
not doubted that a great majority of the De
mocratic party in this neighborhood prefer Douglas
to any other man for President.
Hinellno’s new paper, the Pennsylvanian Sen •
tinel, is, I understand, having qulto a sucoess.
Hinellno is a Democrat to-day, and has always
been one ; having no desire but to print a good
newspaper, and X have no doubt be will succeed.
Bojournkr.
sar* we are Irdebtod to Wells, Fargo, A Co.
for early copies of California papers.
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1858.
FROM CALIFORNIA,
AUEIVAL OF THE ILLIHOIS.
The U. S, steamship lUta
Aaplnwall, Deo. 20, arrive*
TheU. 8. iteam frigate
tarti, wns in the harbor at
The British ship oMhe
adein, with 82 ten-inch guni
Nicaragua.
■ ' TRNABUR
Am. Ex. Bank ....$167-00f
11. Y. Berry 6 000
J H. Browning.... 18,000
Batcher fr. 8r0.... 28,000
Clark & Wilbur.... 15.00 Q
J.H.00ghi11..,,.. 22,761
W.T .Coleman & Go 102,000
O.W. Crosby,,..,. 21 U)0
O. IT.Cummings..* 6*600
BeWi t Rit'le&Oo 80 000
O. Einstein & Bro. 15,050
Freeman ft Co 60 776
H.B. Hallet 6 000
T. J. n&nd & Co.. B,COO
Win. Hoge & C 0... 64,000
J. Kelly & Co 61,000
E. 0. Knight & Co COO
SUMMARY OF NEWS.-
[From the San Frsaoisco Steamer Bulletin. Deo. 6.
We have no striking Items of news to,s°nd to the
East by this steamer .The prompt arrival of the
second mail over the Tehuantepec route caused much
rejoicing among our people. In San Francisco our
people have been tn'klsg about tome late meteerio and
other natural phenomena tbat have forced themselves
upon public attention. First, we had, on the 26th
November, unusually severe shookaofan earthquake,
which put many people in a terrib’e fright. Then we
had a severe gale or wind, that awfully rtlrred up the
waters in our bay; aod after that* a snap of freezing
weather, such as werarelv feel in this oity.
STATE.
It in stated bv the interior papers tbat John O, Fre
mont has at last succeeded in ej’otiog the Merced Mi
ning Company from his property In Mariposa county.
Some exoitemeDt has lately been caused at Knight's
Ferry, Ban Joaquin county, by the finding in tbat neigh
borhood of a number of precious stenes, such as dia
monds, rabies, and opals. Borne are aaid to peusas
considerable value. , t
The friends of Bouglaa in Ban Franoltoo, and also in
Sacramento, fired salutes In honor of the success of
Bouglaa In Illinois, on the arrival of the steamer bring*
log the news.
The annual examination or the public schools In this
city was commenced on Monday, November 29th. The
molio schools here, at th’s time, are in a very credlta
»le state of efficiency. There are in this countr, at
this tlmo, 12,602 children, of whom 4,718 are In attend
ance upon the schools.
The steamship Hermann arrived here on the 2Tth
November, with 600 passeogo’s from New York, via the
Btraitsof Msgollan. She made the trip in ninety-fire
days, stopping at various poits on her way.
A Calipobnia Earthquake.— A few minutes before
one o’clock, on the morning of November 26, our people
were awakened by a severe shock of an earthquake.
Bosroely had they opened their ejes and congratulated
themselves that It was over, when a still more severe
and longer continued trembllngof the earth be?an. The
latter shock lasted between tsn and twenty seconds, and
our tall briok building swayed to and fro at a terrible
rate. No serious Manage was done here, however. This
earthquake was felt at various places over tHe Btate. At
?tockton It was probably as severe as In Ban VranoUco.
h 8 oramento the trembling was less sensibly felt. At
Ban Jose it was much more severe, seriously cracking
and injuring many of the bouses. About one and a half
miles from the latter p'aie, the ground, In one piece, is
reported to exhibit wide seams and fissures, from whence
sulphurous smoke sscended the morning after the earth
quake. However, the fissures existod before the o&rth
qaake. At Petaluma, sod various other - places, the
earthquake was also sensiblv felt.
FBOM THK BtUTISn POSSESSIONS, NORTH.
Our dates from Victoria, Y. J. are to November 2Clh,
and from Fort Yale, British Colombia, to November
18th.
John Nugent, (( Special Agent” of the United PUtes
Government it Ylotoria, quitted that pises on the I6th
November, and has arrived in Ban Francisco He goes
now to Washington to make his report to our Govern
ment. Before leaving Victoria, ho caused to be rub
iishei, iq the newspapers there, an address to the Ame
ricans in tbat region, in which he insults the Governor
and other English authorities in that country. This
address has caused muoh feeling in Yictoris—of Indig
nation among the British, and shame and regret among
the Americans. The paper there severely censures
Mr. Nugent for the publication of this "firebrand ”
ItcertalDlyhisseriously prejudiced American Interests
in that quarter. It was predicted of Nugent, when he
received the appointment, tbat he would create a diffi
culty, if possible.
The Governor, and the other officials, had left Vic
toria for Fort Langley, and tbe new Government of
British Columbia waa to be at once inaugurated by pro
clamation. There was little news from,the mioes. • /
FBOM OREGON AND WASHINGTON TERBITO
8188.
Ourdates from Portland, O. T., are to November 24th*
The census of Oregon Territory, just taken, shows tbe
population to be 42,862. The number of voters is
stated to be 9,610. The Territorial Legislature is to
auembleon the 6th of December. The gold d'ggings
on the Bouth Umpqna river are reported to be still very
productive Danford Balch, living near Portlacd, O.
T., shot Mortimer Stump dead, in that city, t< r marry-.
irg his daughter against his consent. The Indians in
Oregon were still quiet. The apple crop In Oregon tLe
present year, is very large.
FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Our dates from the Sandwich Islands aro to No-'
vernier 18th but the papers from there contain little
nows, The sohooner Fenlmore Coopir, which left Ban
Franolfeoou the 26th September, arrived at Honolulu
on the 9th November. This vessel is on an expedit'on
to survey the route between San Francisco ana Ohlna.
John M. Brook la.tfae commander of the Cooper.
The bsrk Columbus, of New London Conn,, wqlS
wrecked in BhanU Bay, on the 10th of August, by a
“ southeaster.” The storm strained the bark upon her
anchor-chain so terribly that the tpruog a leak, ahd*’
bad to be besobed, when she bilged. n
The first omnibus had been started iu the streets of
Honolulu by some eat uprising Yankees. It runs <{ up
the valley ” three times a day.
Last night, though the weather was remarkably
discouraging—better adapted, indeed,~ for slejgh
log than singing—Mupioal Fund received an au
dience, greatly larger than oould have boon ex*
pooled, under these circumstances, to witness Miss
Susan May’s debut. Thero was a majority of la
dies in this audience. Mr. Setter, who gave the
Concert, and exoels in mechanical piano-forte in*,
etrnmentation, played rather too much! People*
want more songs and less piano-forte. He played
very well —with fine touoh and wonderful preci
sion, but without very mnoh expression. He
played so muoh that Madame Jphannsen, who is a
deserved favorite, was set down in the programme
for only a single song! Miss Susan May’s recep
tion was so enthusiastic as nearly to overpower
her. However, it did not prevent her singing
aria from Verdi (“Rrnani”) with remarkable
success; and an encore being demanded, she gave
“Within a MUo of Edinboro’ Town” with equal
ability. “ The Last Rose of Summer” was also
sung by this young lady, and the enthusiasm of
the audieneo soaroely knew a limit. This, also,
was encored . She was no less fortunate with tbe
Brindisi from “La Travl&ta.” We can safely
say .that this debut has been triumphantly suc
cessful, and prediot a brilllaut career for Miss
Susan M*y, whom we claim as a Pennsylvanian
by residence slnoe childhood, by education, axu)
by adoption. We should not omit tonetioo Mr-
W. Molerus, the flutist, whose performance of a
fantasia from <( Les Diamante de la Couroune”
was deservedly well rooelved.
Arrival of Jsnu G. Jon 2s. — Pursuant to
public notice, the ex-Rererend, ex-Oongreißlnnal, gu
tronomie hero of Berks ooanty, Jehu G. Jones, arrived
In tbls ettr at twelve o'clock U., yesterday, Io the oars
from Readicg. Extensive preparation* bad been made
to give great eclat to the occasion, and every frlond of
the illustrious Jones in Beading, who oould be cosxod or
hired to swell his train, aooompanied him to this city.
The reeu t p-oved that this precaution was not an ua *
wise one, frr, as far as we perceived, the expeoted
furore in Phil delphia was not realised; ouroitfseas
were busied in their ordinary avocations, as usual, and
the crowd oolleoted at the depot to witness the arrival
of departing greatnevswas not sensibly larger than tint
usually assembled there on the approach of passenger
trains. The party immediately proceeded to the Mer
chants’ Hotel, where, by a happy conjunction of cir
oumatancea, tho iliastrioas Bigler happ*nol to be also
sojourning, although we are not aware that he took
any part in the subsequent proceedings, for
which, perhaps, his grief unfitted him. After a
sumptaous repast, the great demonstration of the
day took plaoe, and Jehu took his formal fare
well of his devoted follower*. The event was one
of far more than ordinary importance, and vs regret
that wo have not the space or the ability to do it
justice. We do not doubt, howe'Ver, that it will shine
ou the pages of history in more reen’endent l&n uigv
then any we could hope to employ; for Is not Wa->hh g
ton's adlen to the gallant companions-in-arms who h d
faithfully followed him through all tho trying struggles
of the Revolution, written in letters of living light
upon the hearts of his ccunt-yraon? atd shatl the
deeds of one wbo baa whined his way into Congress,
dined with the President, proved a public benefactor by
the healthful merriment he has caused, and broken
the prestige of tbe heretofore invincible Democracy of
Berks county, not bo forever remembered? PbaUthe
memory of his master-pieces of political strategy,; by
wnich in two short year*, he converted a maj .rltr of
fi.ooo to a minority of 10 and the fame of Ihe men wfcp
helped him to do it, he forgotten ? The speech of Jthu
was worthy of the occasion, and will doubtless *p
pear in all futnre editions of American Eloquence.
He launohed baldly forth into an exposition,- of
the foreign relations cf this conntry that astonished
and delighted bis hearers} but, with tb* modesty whioh
generally oharaoterisrS genius, concluded by stantfg
that his previous speeches h*d generally beaa devotel
rather to the domeitto then to the fortlgo 'f>n!ioy
of tho country, and that ho hoped to so improve
his knowledge during his absence, that he woull
b* enabled to speak more ably on such subjects
after his re’ urn —a beautiful thought whioh
suggest'd to the mind of h’s hearers delightful visions
of our new ambassador sucking In wisdom at the feet
of the great European veterans of diplomaoy. Several
of his Reading friends responded, with alternate emo
tions of joy aid sorrow placing upon tbelr counte
nances—sorrow for his departure, joy that tbelr oountry
was to be represented by so able a Minister— andthey
firedioted for him a future oueer even still more fcril
iant than his pa’t one. We nnders>ud that he )e to
sail for Austria on the Bth of January next, leaving a
disconsolate nation behind him. weeping gt the sad fate
whioh hat robbed her of his Oongreßsion&l eloquence
and financial ability, and with an army of political an*
tagonlste sighing that there are no more Berks counties
that be can revolutionise. ,
(Reported for The Press.]
Nisi Prius —Judge Read. —ln Equity . —Tho
Poreirt Improvemeot OompaDy of the State of Pounsvl
vania vs. Daniel Xdwardß and Morgan E. Morgan. An
epplication for an injunction to retrain the defendants
from further workiog the coal mines belonging to tbe
complainants, as they have not compiled with the
terms of the contract by which they obt <ined possession
of the minas. The hill also prays that the respondents
pay to the complainants tho sum of $18,143.65, and
that they go into an ncoount of all the coal mined frutn
tbe time they took possession of the mines and pay
thirty cent* per ton on the same to the complainants,
Ac. Argued by Bt, G. T. Campbell for complainants,
and by Garrick Mallory for defendants.
Tho Ttustees of the Holy Trinity Ohurch vs. DlfTen
back. An argument on bill and answer. A. VsFar
scoS for the complainants.
In the matter of Patterson vs. Lane—an argument
on a demurrer, before reported—the court allowed the
demurrer, and dismissed the bill against the following
respondents, vist James B, Lane and George Taylor
Lane, administrators of John H. Lace, Christopher
Hager, and Alexander L.Hayes.
■ Quarter Sessions— Judge Allison.—Mary
Carpenter was charged with keeping n d sorderly bouse
in Bradford’s alley. Verdict not guilty
John Height was obaiged .with tbo larceny of-a few
fishing lines. Verdict not guilty. The deftndaut bad
been >n prison sinoe last October
William Borman was charged with thelaTCfloVcf a
quantity of pig Iron valued at $22, tbe property of Whit
taker and Condon The Iron was lying on the wnarfst
Dock street. The defendant alleged that he had Ashed
the iron out of the dook. Verdict guitty. 4
Mary Reigle pleaded guilty to the oharge of bke lar
ceny of a dress, the propotty of Roes Hoopes, i
Mary Coyle was acquitted of committing an assault
and battery upon Jeanette Flood. The ladles had settled
this matter, and tbe Dlstriot Attorney asked the jury to
render the above verdict. ’
John Young Jr., was chargedwithcommlltirg a rape
upon Barab Ann Rementer, wire of John Rementer. On
trial.
A Million and a Half in Specie.
1011, O&pt. J. McGowan, from
d at New York yesterday.
Roanoke, flag officer Moln-
Asplnwall.
tin* Cmsar, 90 guns, and Dl
s, had arrived at Ban Juan,
L 8. Lawrence & Oo $34 200
RrM'aler&O. Adams-22,600
P. Naylor 14.CQ0
J. B. Newton A Go. 27.707;
J. Y. Parker & Bon 7,000
Jab. Patrick 75 000
Richard Patrick... 07,00 ‘
R. G.Reed & 00... 6,626
Ross.Falooner&Co. 20.305
Wm.SelifpmnAOo. 80,000
J.Strauss.BroskOo 166,760
Tr* advrell & 00. .. 16 000
Tornerßros.. B.OCO
*. B. Wade........ 6.626
J. B. Weir 11.374
Wells, Fargo AOo 821 .COO
Order... 14,466
Total $1,404,370
SAN FRANOISOO.
Miss Susan May’s Debut.
THE COURTS.
YESTERDAY’S I* BO OE E DING 8. \
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
The Missouri LegiBlature--The Message
of Governor Stewart*
St. Louis, Doc. 29.—Tha Missouri Legislature wai
)«nnAnentiy organised yesterday, by tho election of
fir. Coffey, Democrat, aa rpesker, aod Mr. Moseley as
clerk of the House, and filr. Hough an secretary of the
Benate.
Tho message of tbe Goveruor was received, of whioh
the following is an abstract:
Thc-amount received Into tho Btate Treasury during
the two Siscal years ending on the Ist of October last,
amounted to $1,861,006. and tbe expenditures, during
the same time, to $1,182 000.
Speaking of the latlrcal Interests of the Btate, tbe
Governor says that the amount loaned by the State to
the various companies is $24,960,000: the amount of
the boeds issued $l9 056.000, and tne amount due
$6,894,000.
Hannibal and Bt Joseph Railroad Company has
exhausted the aid granted, but it asks no further assis'-
aoce from the State
The completion ef the Pacifio Railroad to Kansas
oity damands additional aid, which the Governor hopes
will not be withheld.
The North Missouri and Tron Mountain Railroad
Oompmies have deolared tholr inability to pay the in
terest on the Bta'e bonds, due on the Ist of January.
This failure involves the sale of the roads by ane'loo,
But, lo consideration of the early oomp etlon of the
North Missouri road to the intersection of the Hamil
ton find Bt Joseph Railroad, which will place it upon
a paying barta. and tho limited baatnees of the Iron
Mountain road. In consequence of the depression of bu
siness and the inability of the company to derive benefit
from the balance which is cue from the Btate, under
the re’triotlon of the aot passed by the last Legislatire
until the Ist of March next, the Governor advises that,
initead of selling .the defaulting roids, measures be
taken to assure the State of the faithful applica lon of
the rtceipts of tbe companies to their legitimate pur
poses, and they be allowed ts go on until a fair
opportunity is offered them to test their ability to p*y.
The geological survey of tbe Btate Is progressing ra
pidly, disclosing exbauetless quantities of iron, lead,
copper, aod coal
Borne additional legislation Is suggested in Older to
harmonise the different intsreit* growing out o! the
banking law.
As an evidence of the advancement of tho cause of
education, the Govt rnor says tbat the number of public
school houses has increased during the last three years,
from 1.640 to 8,480, and tbe amount of money raised
faeurilding schooliousss from $30,000 to $130,000. The
establishment of an agricultural college is urged.
The Governor congratulates the Legislature and the
people of the Statefyon the result# of the recent dan
gerous and treasonable efforts to engender and
ieeatlefaction relative to oar domestic institutions.
Bp»aklag of the communications from the various Bta'aa
relative to slavery, he says he has reoeived them from
the ” Republican” Legislatures of Maine, Massacba
eets*t and New Hatnp hire, hot as their spirit does not
accord with tbe liberality which characterizes the bond
ofnnlon whioh makes the several Stales one pe'pleacd
cdrspact, he does not deem it proper to furnish them to
the Assembly, unless they are speoially baited for.
He also saye that if tbe States would perpetuate the
.General Government, and secure to its oit zens the good
it fcas intended to confer, they should not intermeddle
with their respective rights—the protection of whioh
ware considerations for entering into the original com
pact. A diversity of sentiments aod opinions, must
necessarily exist, but such differences should be kept in
subjection to a >pirit of toleration.
From Washington.
Washinqton, Dec 20.—1 t appears from the official
returns noeived from Hamburg and Bremou, (two of
the moat important emigrant ports of Europe,) that the
number of emigraute thenoe to the United Stiten, was
forty-one tboaeaod three hundred aod forty-four, for
the ten months aod a ba'f previous to tbe 16th of No
vember last This is cooeldeiably lets than the emigra
tion for tbe corresponding period of the year previous
Lord Lyons, the sucoeisor of Lord Kapler, will. scctL
ingto the latest British advices, reach Washington
qbout the Ist of Ma*oh
■•On* Government has no recent advices ftom Mexico
The President has signed a proclamation offering tor
silo four millions tbraehundud thoutaud (4,E00.0t0)
acres of land In Wisconsin, In April and May next, in
cluding the alternate sections which belorg to the
Government along the railrr qd lines. Such of the Isndß
gs may not he sold will he subject to private entry.
Col. Stone’s Surveying party—Their EX'
pulsion from Sonora Prevented.
. Wabhibotox Dec. 29. — Advices have been received
here tbat tbe United States sloop-of-war fct. Mary ar
rived at Guaymas on tbe 16th, Just In time to irwot
the expulsion of 001. Stone's surveying party from So
nora.
The Filibuster Schooner Susan.
Washington, Deo. 20.—Contrary to the recent ru
mors and positive assertions, there is official authority
for Baying that the Government, up to noon ti-day,
had not received oue word relative to the alledged re
turn of the schooner Susan to Pensacola, from Niotra*
goa. The Government Is in dally telegraphic ommu
nlcatiop with the Federal oSoara at several of the
fiouthein ports, and is kept a Wired of the Alibmteriog
movements, so far as they can be ascertained, and every
effort is made rn its part to suppressthem. The recent
> chartering or a steamboat at Orleans, with this view,
was by authority of the Government, In response to an
application for that purpose.
United States Suprem.e Court.
Washington, December 20 No. 6 The Covington
Drawbridge Company, *t al. vs. Alexander O. Shep
herd, et al. An appeal from the Circuit Ooutt of the
United States for the diitrlot of Indiana. Justice
Citron delivered the opinion of tho court, affirming
tbe deorde of the mid eourt, with costs. *
No. 82—Tbe Philadelphia*. Wllmio&ton and Balti
more B&itrcqd Comj any vs Philip Quigley. Argument
for defendant continued, and concluded for plaintiff.
From Nicaragua.
Nbw Tons, Deo. 29.—Advices from Nicaragua re
ceived by tha steamer Illinois, repoit that Senor Yri
sarrl has been reoalled.
Two additional l)rit!sh veaselo of-war had arrived pt
jGrevtown.
The Nicar’gnan Government la reportvd to be appre
hensive of tbe arrival of five hundred filibusters, slid
to be coming from Btn Francisco, on hoard the Bteamer
Htrmann. 1 j
The Georgia Africans.
Savannah, Dee. 29.—The hearlog in the cue of the
Watdrrer was returns! today. Tke first witness re*
faiM to testihr, and was committed to prison for con
tempt, Copt Frailer, of ' the steamer t*aUEU4
that be oorried one hundred and seventy two negroes on
bofcrd his boat to within two miles cr Augusta on the
13th of December. They were unable to speak English,
aod he belleted them to be Afrioans. Capt. Obri»ty, ot
tbe at’am-tug Lamar, refnsed to testify, and tho cats
was continued. Numerous witnesses are in attendance
Canadian Politics*-Resignation of a
Member of the Cabinet.
Toronto, Dee. 29.—Hr. Blotte, the Commissioner on
Public Works, has resigned his seat in the OaVnet, In
consequence of his oolleatues Insisting on carrying out
the Queen’s decision in fqvor of removing the seat of
Government to Bytown.
fhreePersons pro\yijed in Squan River,
fiQtJiN. N J.. Deo. 20—William Sherman, and two
daughter* of Ur. Cuttls Havens, ifere on Sat
urday, while crossing gquan river. Their bodies were
recovered yesterday.
The Cuban Revolutionary Movement
N«f Deo, 29.—1 t is currently reported
here tbfrt the eraigrat'ori of AiAeripans to dobs hat
been going on quietly for jnonths past, and la supposed
to be invited by the revolutionist*. A secret agent of
the Governmeot located here is unable to dettet any
illegal emigration.
Collision in Mobile Bay.
Mobile, Dee. 29.— The sh'p Sagamore has been in
collision with the ►hip lady Kmseljn Mobile Bay. Thp
latter vessel sHst*lnel aboqt f1,60Q dara-gci.
Fire at Halifax
H iLinx, N. 8., Eec. 29,-f ive large buildings, situ
ated In the same block in which the telegraph office is
located, were burnt last night. Two pernors, named
Grant and Hagar, perished in the dimes, and two other
persons are missing,
Sailing of the R. 31. Steamer Arabia.
Boston, Deo. 29. —The royal mail steamship Arabia
s tiled from this port at noon, for Liverpool via Halifax,
with fifty-eight pMseogere, and $77,000 lo apeoie.
Non-Arrival of the Steamer America.
Halifax. December 29—8 o’clock P. M.—The weather
is calm bnt oloudy. There a*e no signs, op to this
hour, of Ike royal mail steamship America. now dne
w-th Liverpool advices to tho 18th instant, being ono
week later.
The Weather#
New Tons, Deo 20, ip o’clock P. M.—Tbe'sooty
commenced falling here a? 4 o’clock this afternoon, and
atill continues. There i« now fcqr inches on the
ground. with a pr specter sleighing.
Pittsboro, D<c 29 — ltaiu has been falling here co
piously all da/.
markets by Telegraph.
Baltimore, Dec. S*.—Flour Is drooping. Wheat un
changed. Corn buoyant: white G3®7l, yellow 740?6.
Provisions unchanged. Whiskey dull, at 2i02 6.
Cixo nxat(. Dec. 2Q'.—Flour dull. Whisker dull at
21#c. Hogs unchanged ; rales of 000 at $6 25a0.60 ;
two-lots, averaging 290 avd 300 pounds, Bold at $7 ; the
receipts to-day bavo been 3 000 Hogs. Provisions dull
and unsettled; SCO bbla mens Pork eold at SIB for future
delivery; bulk nuats lower; Latd sells at 11#®11#.
New Orleans, Dae. 29.—'The sales of Cottou to day
have been 0,500 bates; j r’ces were easier,without change
In quotations. Flour steady; superfine $5. Coffee
quiet at a deotlue of #©#. Cotton Freights to Liver
pool continue steady at #o.
Osarlb ton, Dec. 29.—Cotton—Sales to-day of 3 600
bales, of which 2 000 were sold at 11 #a for middling.
The market closed firm* y,
SAVANNAif, Dec. 29.—Cotton—Bales tp-day Q5O bales,
the marke} being unsettled qt the close ; there wtp an
average business, without quotable change in prices.
New Yore, Dee. 20—1 n’cloek P. M.—Cotton dosed
firm, with Bates of 8,000 balfs. Flour dull; 7,000 bbla
sold. Wheat quiet; 10,000 bushels sold—white $1.40.
red $1,200)1.25: unsound Chip go spring Wheat sola
at 65, white Michigan $1.40, choice Kentucky
1.66. porn dt}ll, with Rales of 15,000 bushels at for
Western yellow. Pork dull; saleaof new mesa at $17.60
©17.76, prime $13013.60., Lard dull at ll#oll#.
Whiskey steady at last quotations, .Sugar heavy: sales
of Ni w Orleans at c# ®7#. Coffee active ; 10.000 bags
were sold to day at 8# ©il #—the former price being for
Inferior. Molasses firm at 35#®36#. Dressed Hogs
quiet at 6#®Bo. Linseed firmer at b3fflofc. Freights
nominsliy uuobauged.
Cattle Markets. —Beeves have declined #o; sales
ato®lo#o —receipts 2,900. Cows and Veqle unchanged.
Sheep and Lambs—Receipts f,BOO. Swine—Receipts
16,000 Hogs; sales at6®fl#c.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS, Deo. 29— Evenino.—
The snow has interrupted wharf operations, and the,
markets have beon very dull to-day. There is no
change in Floor, and the only sale for export is 700
bbls extra family, at a price kept private. Superfine is
offered at 75.12# ©5.25, without isles, except in a small
way, at these figures ; ffi.60ft5.75 for extra, aud?oa7 60
f r ext a 'Atnily ard f«n<*y lr nds. according to quality.
Rye Flour and Ocrn Meal ere firm; falls of 3a400
bbla, at $3.87 for tbe former and bbl for the
latter. Wheat la dull, and about 2 COO bu< sold at
$1.24®1.26 f tr red, andsl fB® 1,43 for whito— the latter
for prime Kentucky. Rye is wanted at 803 for Stale
a d 78a for Delaware, bat there is very little h-re.
Corn is unchanged, but ratber dull, and about 6,ooobns
sold at 6fi®7oc—the latUr for jrltue lots. Oats are
ra'her better to-day; 2,000 bus Pennsylvania fold at
460, and 2 000 bus Delaware at 45c bn. Barley—
About 8,009 bus New Yoik sold at 76e bu.
Bark Is wanted at $2B 4P ton for first No. 1 Que-clt
ron. Cotton Is quiet: only about 180 bales sold at pre
vious prices. Groceries—Not xnuoh doing ; holders ure
firm, with Bales of Rio Coffee at ll#®ll#e; New Or
leans Sugar at 7#e7#o, and Molasses at 88c, on time.
Provisions are uuchsnged, but very dull at former rates.
Seeds ate more inquired for; 6CO bushels Cloverseed
sold at $5.75 for good lots. Nothing doing in other
kinds. Whiskey Is In steady demand at 23c for drndge,
24c for bhds, 24#c for Pennsylvabla bbls, and 2&#c for
Ohio do,
NEW YORK BTOOK
EXCHANGE, Dbo. 29.
SECOND
1009 Virginia Et 6’s 99
13000 Tenn O'e,’oo 94#
50000 Missouri 6'e DO#
2000 (to SO#
6000 do s6O 80#
1000 N Carolina 6’s 100
10000 111 Oen Bda sOO 57
]OO Paolflc M*U SSb'o 91
10 Drl& Hud Co 99#
60 Stoolngtou R R 68
60 6 ew York Oen R 84
100 do al6 83#
50 do fiBo 84#
100 do blO 84
100 do M 2 84
100 do bfiO 84
L 0 Erie Rnilread |
200 Reading R R sOO 62
100 do 62#
100 Mich Con R 61#
800 do *3O 61
160 do 160 61#
60 Illinois Cen'ral R 67#
•20 Mich 8& N Ind 20#
100 do b3O 20#
70 do 20#
400 Mich 8 & NI Guar 48
10 Panama R 122#
60 Galena & Ohl R 71#
60 do 160 71#
60 Ohio &. R laid R 68#
250 do 69
200 La Crosse A Mil R 2#
|25 do 2#
THE CITY.
AMUBBMENTB THIS EVENING.
St. Aborob’s Bibbath-8oecol ; Fourth street, be
low Vinb.—“Concert.”
WHSATLIT ft OLABKB’B A»OH*ETSBBT Titbit bb,—
Oor American Cousin”—BoblnHcm Oiusoe.”
National- Oittpua—“Lent’s Circus Company,"—
Equestrian, Gymnastic, and Acrobatic feats."
Has. D. P. Bowbib’ Walnut-stub? Thbavrb.-
“The King of the Commons”—“Bonnie Fish Wife.”
Sanford’s Opbxa House. —Ethiopian Entertain*
menta. ~
Thomsuf’s Taribtieb, N. W. cor. Fifth and Chhs*-
nut STRkßTS.—Mlsee.lueoos Concerts.
Asbemalt Buildings.—Signor Blits.
The M’Call Homicide Case.—The Coro
ner resumed the investigation of this case yesterday
morning at his office, in Walnut street. The women
who reside in the honse in South street, ab'ive Eighth,
where the affray originated, were present, ffm. Haney,
who accompanied deceased, andwhe was with him at
the time he was injured, was recalled, and Identified
the Iwo women as the persons he had seen in the house
where the attack was first made upon himself, and de
ceased.
Ann Thompson, the mistress of the house, a mulatto
woman, was first sworn. Bhe testified os follows :
I saw Haney in my house on last Saturday night
week : ho did not appear to be in liquor; ho was able
to talk and Bland stra’ght; he did not lie on the floor,
nor go to steep; there was no disturbance there.
fAt this point several of the jorors suggested that the
two women should be separated, so as not to hear e- ch
other’s testimony. Tho Coroner acceded to the ar.
r .ngement, and the other witness was taken to another
room.] Ann Thompson resumed :
Haney came to the door on that night with a friend,
and asked for their friends ; I told him there was no
body there; they oame in, though, and staid there
a while, and t»en went away after I told them they had
hotter go, they went away alone; they came between
one acd two o’clock, and staid abonc ten minntes; »o
person was present while they were there but Hary
Johnson and myself; there was no other person in the
buildiog; Ido not think McCall was int >xioated; there
was no person lying upon the sofa while they were there;
Mary raw the men to the door when they went away;
they went quetly; no person came in during the time
the men were there; I went to bed soon a'ter they
left; I sleep in the third story front room; I heard no
disturbance outside the house; I was not in the city
yenteiday.
Mary Johnson, who is also a light mulatto woman,
called in and sworn. Her evidence was in substance
as follows:
I was at home last Batnrday night week whan Haney
and his friend called; they did not appear to he In li
quor; neither of them lay down upon the floor; was in
the room all the time the men were there; they oame
about one or two o’clock and staid perhaps fifteen or
twenty minutes; thty proposed going of their own ao
cord, and went away quietly; I saw them out, and fast
ened the door after them; they went away civilly, and
there was no disturbance; neither ot them lay upon
the floor; Mrs. Thompson did not tell them to go; Mrs.
Thompson and myself went to bed immediately after
they left; she sleeps in the seeond-story front roord,
and I sleep in the third story front j I heard no unmual
noise in the street after they left; no men were in the
bouse that night after these men left; I heft’d nothing
of the man befog hurt until I was sent for on Monday.
Haney was r«ra\led, and ho contradicted these wit
nesses in every important particular. He declared that
himself and the'deceased went to the house of Mrs.
Thoropsou, while intoxicated; they remained there
for some time; Haney lay <*own upon the door ; mean
while, a man, whom the women, called “Daetor," was
lying asleep upon the sofa ; after a time, a man came
in, acd, touching Haney with his foot, asked Mrs
Thompson who he was, or what he was doing there?
Ho took hold of him to put him ont; McOall and he
went, and, In the entry, in the dark, two or three other
men came up and triecW to steal his watch; he was
finally j utlnto the street, and the witness got a heavy
blow on the hoad, which knocked him down. He iaiae-1
a cry; of “murder;” he was threatened with death if
be was not silent; he afterwards fonnd McCall lying in
the gutter and suffering from a fractured skull.
This evidence flatly contradicted that of thetwo wo*
men; but. with the exception of the events which oc
curred in the house of tbe woman Thompson, Baney was
suiUined by other witnesses.
The jury, qfter a brief deliberation, rendered the
lowing verdict: “ The deceased, Jehu McCall, came to
his death from injuries resulting from a blow or blows
inflicted bv some person or persons unknown'to the ju
ry, at or near the boose of Ann Thompson, South street,
above Eighth, on the morning of the 10th December!
1858.” ’
Swindling Operation.—A couple of young
men, hailing from Wilmington, arrived in this city on
Friday evening last, after the shades of night had
gathered, and, upon stopping at the Baltimore depot,
they found themselves In need of some one to direct
them to Mr. Dehaven’s hotel. They were soon sur
rounded by a crowd of Jehus, who most do congregate
around our various depots all beat upon making them*
selves useful for a ce/tafn compensation. The fore
most in the rank, and the one who finally succeeded in
roakng the bargain, was one William M’Oonnel, who
had a hack and pair at his disposal, and it wa* finally
arrang'd that he should convey them to their desired
destination for the reasonable sum of a dime each.
They accordingly seated themselves in the comfortable
coach and M’Connel to*>k his seat, cracked his whip,'
and the party drove off. ’
After driving for a considerable length of time and
going through sundry tto onghfares. tbe coach sud
denly stopped and M’Oonnel xeqaeated them to alight.
They did so, and found tbemrelvea in a neighbor loed
»o wbioh they were perfect strangers, and about a mile
from tbe depot. M’Ooqnel then demanded two dollars,
which they finally paid blm, and he drove off After
considerable difficulty, they succeeded in reaching Mr.
Dehaven’s hotel, where they gave an account of their,
adventures. Their case was afterwards represented to
Mr. William Taggart, wfco tq connected with the rail
road company, and they recognised M’Oonrel as the
driver who had imposed on them. He was accordingly
arre&tid and taken before Alderman Gordon yesterday
morning, who held him to ball In the sum of $5OO to
answer. May he have a speedy trial, and speedy
jastlce, as impositions of this kind have been practised
t >o often upon the unaophist ented who have been de
ceived by these wily drivers, Dehavpn’a hotol is im
mediately opposite the depot.
PipKj’opEE'p.—A young ipan, named John
Frank, was detected on Tuesday evening in the act of
picking the pocket of Mr. J. W. Newport, while cn
board of one of the Fifth-street Passenger Ba*lway
cars. He bad almottsucceeded in relievingthe above
named gentleman of a valuable watch, when he was
fertnnately detected and given in cb«r o of an officer.
The ascused was taken before Alderman Clarke yeet»r
day morning, who. in defau tof $l,OOO bail, committed
him to'answer. Tbe passenger cars seem to bare been
selected fr r a fine field in which to ply this trade, and
we ndviM all who avail tbamsalres of thin pl«&utQt
mode of conveyance to be constantly ° n tkeir gnaraTae
their crowded condition does ranch towards favoring the
ends of {he Ught-flpgpr«d gentry. Upon the person of
Fraok were found a ticket for an opera glass, several
omnibus and passenger railway tickets, and forty dol
lars in money.
A New Dodge* —A few days since, as the
dark of the Becond-street markets was inspecting the
various articles whioh come under his supervision, he
came very near being deceived by a fair vender of but
ter. When he approach* d tho fair damsel, who was
well hooped, and inquired for her butter tub, ahe de
clared that she hal none. The dark, however, having
au eye to the unotuous substance, and probably aus
peotiog the fair lady of not giving fqH weight, he was
determined to keqp b|s top eye open, and was Anally re
warded by diioovering the tub, wbioh bad been con
cealed beneath the folds of her voluminous gown. The
discomfited lady was compelled to submit to tha inspec
tion, and as the article proved to he of light weight, the
scanty pounds were sent to the board of "guaidians, for
the nee of the paupers.
Anoteke Tbial op the Hibeen;a Steaij
Esoinb.—At the ea'lyhour of six o’clock yosterlay
morning the power's of the steam fire engine belonging
to the Hibernia Fire Company wer* tested in front if
Dr. Jayne’s building, Chestnut street, below Third,
under the superintendence of Mr. Joseph Parry and
the company’s engineer, Mr. Geo. W. Holloway.
Through a Itf-foch nozsle one stream was thrown per
pendicular 196 feet; two streams, with *-ineh noiris.
IfiB feet perpendicular; one stream, with IV-insh
noxsle. 316 feet horizontal, gx.d two streams; with
# Inch noj;le, 2CQ feet horiaontal. The water for the en*
glee wiys supplied four of Dr. Javne’s and one or the
city p’ngs, and yet there was not sufficient fer their use.
The machine worked beaatifaily, sod to the entire
satisfaction of those who witnessed the performance.
A Hew Counterfeit.—About two o^lock
yesterday afternoon Mr. Imlay detected a counterfeit
two dollar note on the State Bank of Ohio, an excellent
Imitation of the genuine note acd well calculated to
deceive the beat judges of paper money. Tbe city will
be flooded with them in a short time, unless all twos of
the Rt.te Bank of Ofcio answering to the following de
soriptlon are refused. On the upp?r left-hand corner
Websterf on the lower left-hand carter, flgnre 2; on the
npper right band corner, figure 2; oo the lower tight
band corner, a view of canal and boat, with two homes
one with a rider in conversation with a man standing*
The word two is stamped obliquely, extending about
half way aeroas the note. The back of the note In red
with figure 2 in centre, and the word tw.o on each side. *
Election;—Tho election for directors of the
Franklin faring Fund was held on Monday, the 27th
instant, wUch resulted in the following gentlemen
being elected tn the boa*d to serve during the en
suing yeqr: Jio b B Shannon. Nathan Smedler, Ma
laohl W. Sloan, John Shindig Ephraim Blanchard,
Josanh W. Mpptscott Nicholas Bittenbouse. Edward
T. Hyatt. Lewis Krnmbbatr, George Russell. Cyrus
Oadwallader, Henry Delany. and Joseph H. Batterth
waite, anl, ata subsequent meeting of the board, Jacob
B. Shannon was unanimously elected president, ant
Cyrus Oadwallader, treasurer, to serve the ensuing
year. ¥
Trie G-A9 Rjll.—The bill to provide means
for the trusties of the Philadelphia Gas Works to ex
tend their naine, metres, and service pipe, will be
actfd on, by Common Councils this afternoon. As
many of cur eitisens are intireited In the p-ssage of
this bill, and as it will require a two-thirds vote to
pass it, a general attendance of the members is neces
sary. The passage or this bill will add hundreds of
gas coosomera ti the city works, and, consequently,
very materially increase its profits. *
The Stobh.—ln consequence af the heavy
storm of snow, many of the Itnea of the passenger rail
ways were compelled to mako their last trips at an early
hour last evening. The Becond find Third-streets line
had four horses attached to their ears, but notwith
standing the extra power, they were obliged to stop at
nine o’clook. The several traoks have been well
sprinkled with salt, which is oaleula’ed to melt the
snow and render comparative W easy the work of dear
ingthem, r
Pettv Laeoenieb.—Two colored girls, named
Susan Johnson and Mary Brown, were arrested on Tues
day night for the larc*ny of a shawl and apron. The
couple were taken to tbe lock-up, and yesterday morn
ing had a hearing before Alderman Fem’ngton, who
committed them to answer.
Eliza Duncan, from the same neighborhood (Shippen
street), wae srreetsd on tbe charge of stealing a coat,
the wfti consigned to the same fate os tbe above-men
tioned.
Coroner’s Case A man named Charles
Havener, aged fifty-three years, who bad been employed
lu the schooner Hope, was found dead in the cabin yes
terday morning. From the evidence elicited *t the in
vestigation, it app»a*sthat deceased was a man of very
intemperate habits, and having recently indulg'd his
piopensity to a great extent, he donb'lees died from
the eflVots of overdrinking. The jaiy rendered a ver.
diet of “ death from intemperance.”
Pickpockets.— Patrick Connor and Patrick
McMennemon, aged sixteen and eighteen}ears the for
mer balling from Springfield Meeting Hoaae.’and the'lat
t<r from Btdford street, werear/estedon Tuesday night
in the vicinity of Sblppen street, below Eighth, by Offi
cer McAfee and Constable Barton, on the charge of
stealing a watch. The youthful pair were taken before
Alderman remington, who sent them to Ihe House of
Refuge.
A Nuisance.—“ Workmen have been enga
ged in diggirg a foundation and building a culvert on
Kace street ab«ve Eighth, the dirt from which has alt
been thrown on the pavement, and is piled up to the
height of probably six feet. This b?s been a gr'e*t
source of annoyance to the storekeepers and dwellers of
that vlolnity, as the sidewalk is almost entirely block
ed up.
.""Slight Fire.—At an early hour yesterday
morning a shrd atta-hed to the dwelling of Mr. Edward
Lewis, on EasfcWashlngtoa Lane, In the Twenty second
ward, took fire from soine hot ashes which bad been
placed too close to tbe wood work Fortunately the
fl»mos were speedily extinguished. The loss is esti
mated at $lOO.
Sesphoous—A. very suspicious-looking clia
inoter was arrested in the E’gbih ward yesterday after
noon havltg in his pos»esslon a dark blue overcoat a
islr of yellow kid gloves, and several other articles of
riding value. He was taken to the station house on
suspicion of having stolen the above.
Accident. —A boy named Samuel Eigler,
aged about sixteen years, residing in tbe Twenty-fourth
ward, was run over by a dirt cut yettetday a’ternoon,
and was very severely bruis’d about his body and legs.
He wan taken to his father’s residence.
Death op a Policeman—A police officer,
named John Logan, who was attached to the Fifth
division, died about four o'clock yesterday morning.
He eervel under Mayors Swift and Gilpin, and was one
of the first appointed by Mayor Henry. Deceased leaves
a wife and two children.
Still Alive—Henry Gump, who was so
severely injured ’by the late accident at Goldsmith’s
Hall, was still lingering at ten o’clook list eronlog. He"
received a severe fracture of the akull, and has other
internal injuries whioh render his reoorery impossible
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
TheMoneyMarket.
Phjladblfbia, Deo. 29, 185 S.
.. e * e Wftß a doll time at the stock board to-cay,
tvT #v° ttsa^or ‘ changes in prices are reported,
o City Treasurer announces that he will be pre
pare v pay off the city loans maturing on the first of
January, aod also the interest on the funded debt due
on that day. At tbe tame time that we hear of this re
duction of our municipal Indebtedness to the extent of
some $96,01)0 we learn that another half million will,
be added to It by another lean next month. How long
this system of borrowing money In permanent loans to
meet current expanses Is to last it would behard to say
In a city graded, pared, lighted, and built upas ours is,
t seems folly even to the verge of madness, to go forward
upon such a system, the fia&l result of which is Inevi
table bankruptcy. With an incredible increase of taxa
tion, we might reasonably be supposed to have re
ceived some advan’ages from the consolidation of the
old districts, but the very revet se is the case. We used
to have clean streets, attentive polios, water in abun-
gas mains extended in even pace with improve
ments, and withal low taxes. Now, our taxes are in
many eases doubled; our itreete reek with filth, and
are dangerous for vehicles to drive over from want' of
repair; we cannot get gas mains laid unless we advance
the money to pay for them ; end oor wafer pipes, in the
season when we need their ssrvless most, are first al.
lowed to become dry and oxydlte into poison, and then
filled with water that the poison may be introduced
into our food and drink.
With all these grievances we have an army of officials
eating up our substance, and studying diligently how
not to do it when the public service is under considera
tion . When will the people awake to the extravagan
ces and tbe cost of our municipal government ?
An ad j turned meeting of the stock and bond holdera
of tbe Susquehanna Canal Company will be held at noon
to-day, at the Merchants’ Exchange, to receive the re
port of the committee appointed at the last meeting.
It promises to be one of great importance to those in
terested.
The steamer Illinois has arrived to day at New York,
with the California mails and gold to the amount of a
million and a half of dollars.
Almost every mall brings ns Intelligence cf new rail
road extensions. We learn now that the Leaveoworth
and Hannibal Batlroad is to be pushed rapidly to com
pletion. Act've operations will be commenced on the
route in the spring, and in a few subsequent months
Leavenworth will be united by Iron links to thegrsat
East. The great bulk of Western emigration, which is
te people the Far West, must necessarily pass over this
route.
The Harrisburg Cotton Mill, which has been closed
■ieee the panio of last year, was opened on Monday
morning last. It usnally employs from 860 to 376
hands, and abont two thirds of this nnmber are at
work, with a prospect of socn having the fall comple
ment .made np. .
The reports of the richness and number ot the mines
n Arizona are folly confirmed by the later intelligence.
Exceedingly rich specimens of silver have beeu disco
vered, and rich deposits of gold have been found on tho
Gila river, for one hundred and sixty milts on both
tides Six hundred and flfiy'men were at work, and
five hundred more were on their way from California
It is supposed that, within a year, not less than fifty
thousand persona will be mining in Arizona.
The prices of Mexican titles to land in Sonora have
increased, the holders believing that the Americans will
eoon obtain possession of the country.
Minnesota must he apsradise frr brokers. Free trade
in money is there enjoyed to its fullest extent. Judge
Palmer, of the first judicial district court, decided
recently In favor of five per eent. per montth inte
rest. A note had been given for $6,500, hearing in
terest at the rate st*tsd. The court field the dofrndant
liable for five per cert, up to the date of'payment, oa
th© ground that, whenever a rate Is specified In a note,
it becomes the legal and fixed rate for that note, to tbe
same extent and for the same purposes as would the
slatQtcry rate, if none were expressed. Ihe most in
veterate Shylcok could sot desire a more liberal policy;
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE BA LIB, -
December 20,1858.
BBFOXTID RTNANLBT, BROWN, ft GO., BANK-BOn. ROOK.
AND BXOSANQB BROKERS, RORTHWBBT OORBBR THIRD
AND OHXSWTUT BfRESTS. <
FIRST BOARD.
1000Penns6s..,.cash 86 X
4000 do ....Inlota 95
200 do 95 K
175.33 do MX
500 City 6s Qftp ft)
400 do cash 09
8000 Beading R 6s ’l6. 77*
3000 do 77*
1 Mtaehill R 62
20 N Penn* R b 5 8 V
60 do ...:.....b& 8*
18 do , h 6 8*
3 do 8*
60 Union Canal Prof. 3
60 do 3
10 do ... a
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SOv'O do 77# 60 Blmtraß to gv
33 Poona B...inlots 4.# 6Q do ~W 9#
100 Reading K....... SO 100Girard Bk....caah 12
50 . do 23 100 do cash 12
10Q do Sdyfl 26 30 do cash 12
100 do ......cash 28 10 Consolidation Bk. 25#
100 do ...''...cash 26 '6Moralsol Prf3djslo6#
50 do cash 20 8 do ...... cash 106#
BETWEEN -BOARDS.
600Elmlra2dia7a.., 67
600 do 67
*OO 2d & 3d St R 75... 95#
600 Reading R 6s >43.. 96
ISNPeonaB 8#
6 Penna 8.......... 42#
200 Penn* 6b 95
1500 Oity 6e ,RQ9*
2000 do ...R.CAP 99k
1200 do ...R.OfcP 992
100QChesADelO16s. 76
2000 Morris Gul'6s./b5 87*
600 Elmira 2dm 7b,, 67
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300 City 6b... R 99
300 do R 99
1009 do ......CAP 19*
500 FrankA South U 95*
1000 Chester Yal R 7s 42V
4000 Oatawissaß7s.bs 62*
600 N Penns H 105..’ 87
8200 Lehigh Mort o*. .IQO
40Mln«hl 1K.....'. 62
18 Farm dp Much Bk 69
6 do 69
10 Bearer Meadow,. 69
100 Girard 8k,...;,; 12
100 do 12
100 Girard Bk. 12
20LehighSerip...*.. 27 V
20 do ........... 27V
2 do 27*
9 Commonwealth Bk 22*
32 Perm* ft, 42*
83 do .. 42V
4 do .....£«Swn 42V'
lMcr-lsOnl Raf..loo
. 6 Rending R.. 28
£0 Sehl Nst Pref. .86 17
7 Ossdnn A Amboj.ll9 V
609 Lehigh Zinc;..... 1
400 do 1
CLOSING PI
Bid. Athtd.
Shllafis 99 99*
do R..... 99' 99*
do New. .108 103*
Pennafie 96 06*
Beading R 26* 20*
do. 845’70..84* 84*
do Mtg6s’44.9s* 97*
do do <86.77* 77*
Penn* B 42* 48
do lstm6s.;.loB 106
HOBS—FIRM. ,
' Bid.Athtd.
BchNav Stock... 8 9*
do Pref. 17 17*
Wmsp’t AEImR. 9* 10
do 7slstmtg.76* 76
do 2d. 66* 67
Long 151and....«.11* 12
Girardßank...,..l2 12*
LehCoal A Nay...49* 60
Lehigh Bcrip 28* 27*
N Penan R.;.... 8 g 2
do 65....,,68* 64*
New 0r0ek...... * *
OiUviua R..., 6 6*
Lehigh Zine..,.. * 1*
do 2dm 65....92 92*
Morris Can C0n..47 48
do Pref 100 107
BchujlNav6a ’82.70* 71
Bch Navlmp 65..74 74*
CITY ITEMS.
Midnight Pbaykb Meeting.—- An occasion of
extraordinary iotvrest may he expeoted to take place cn
Friday night of this week, at Concert Hall. In the
early part of the evening the anniversary of the Dad
ley Tyng Temperance Refuge will be held in that Hall,
at which addresses will be delivered by Revs. Birnea,
Ley burn, Willits, Newton, and other distinguished gen
tlemen, At 11 o'oloek, a Union Prayer-meeting, un
der the auspices or the Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion, will be commenced, and continued for an hour
and a half, with the view of affording Christians, irre
spective of name er creed, an opportunity to unite In
welcoming the advent of the New Year, while engaged
In the appropriate sole amities of social worship. The
union character of this contemplated prayer-meeting,
we believe, renders it distinct from any similar New
Year's eve religions meetings that have ever heretofore
been held in our elty
Tub Bl.ank-Book Season.—As this is the time
when a large numbqr of out counting-houses, banks,
insurance aod other officer, wifi need more or
less replenishing in the blank-book line, a word with
regard to toAere this class of stationery may be had In
best style, at tbe sturteit notice, and at moderate
prices, may be of service. Having at various times had
occasion to use the books manufactured by Mr, Wm.
51. Christy, No, 66 South Third street, and knowing
that for some years post he has furnished the requisite
books for msny of our backing Rod other Institutions,
we take pleasure In cn’ling the attention of the public,
at this paittfn’&r period, to his admirable stock of
journals, ledgeia, cash, Invoice, letter, check, bill, and
meuitrandum books, aud his superior facilities for
manufacturing these and everything else in the print
ing nod book-making line. Ills facilities are such as
to meet the demasds of every grade or business.
Lecture on “American Statesmanship.”—
We bare not a doubt tiat 61usical Fund Hall will be
crowded to-night to its utmost capacity to hear the
sixth lecture of tbe course, before the Literary Con
gress, by George D. Pren Voe, Erq., of the Louisville
Journal. The subject he has selected Is ausplolrus,
and we think foreshadows a treat which few can afford
to mlts.
A New Year’s Prsaent.—Those of onr friends
whose consclenoe may be ill at ease for not having been
sufficiently liberal with their Christmas f>reseot4 (onrs,
on that score, is as calm as a sleeping infai t*e) can
find no hotter or wiser remedy than by calling at the
plated silverware establishment of Mes zs. J 8. Jarden
& Brother, No. 704 Chestnut street, either to-day or
to-morrow, and selecting a useful gift from their splen
did assortment of plated war}, made up expressly for
the hoildayseason.
Toe St. George’s Sabbath-School gives a
second concert of Eatred and Seculnr music this even
log. The programme presents & varied aod excellent
selection of standard music, and we advise our friends,
who desire to spind an evening pleasantly, and at the
same time aid a good cause, to give the occasion their
presence.
Tub Great Chess Game—Philadelphia Tri
umphant !—’The great telegraphic chess game between
New Yoik and Philadelphia was concluded Wednesday
night by New York coming off second best. The result is
very gratifying ! bat it is so in everything between New
York And Philadelphia The latter excels in clothing
as well a* In chess, for we have here the palatial Brown
Stone OlothlDg Hall of Rockuill & Wilson, Nob. £O3
tnd 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth.
On Hit. —A gallant wag was lately sitting be
side his beloved, and being utnble to th’nk of anything
to say, asked her why she was like a tailor?
<( I don’t know,” said she, with a pouting lip, *< un
lesi It is beo&use I am sitting be Ida a goose."
■Speaking of tailors brings us natnral’y to speak or tbe
elegant clothing gotten op at the “Old Franklin Hall
Clothing Emporium” of E. H. Eldridqb’s, No 321
Chestnut street.
“The Frugal are Prosperous, but the Ex-
TftiTiGiNT o*mb to Ruin.”—The depositors In the
Franklin Saving Fund either are, or soon become, both
frugal and prosperous , some by depositing large, and
others small sums, all of which draw fire per cent. In
terest for every day It Is rn deposit. Office, Fourth
street, below Ohf stout street. Open daily, fr<*m 9to 8
o’olock, and on Wednesday eveniog until 8 o’clock.
Jacob B. Bhannon, President.
Otnra Oadwalt.adbr, Treasurer. it*
Pure Wines imported expressly for family use
of luscious flavor. Also, a fine assortment of old Bran
dies and other liquors, which are approved of by con
noisseurs. For sate by Grbgo & Smtdrr, 630 Arch
st-eet.
Corporation n Work.—“ DoesHeks,” in his
amusing sketches of fortune tellers, entitled “The
itches of New York,” describes a waiting maid of
Mtdatne Oargd as “ashabby looktrg girl, with her
bslrin as much confusion as if the city had contracted
to keep it straight!” A graphic description of an un*
kempt maiden, that! We wonder h;w friend “Doe
sticks” would desoribe a waiting man” amyed In a
gorgeous salt of Graktillk Stocks’lut? Our fash
ionable friends should eall at No. 607 Chestnut street,'
Special Notices.
Jones Whitcomb’s Remedy, for Asthma.
[Letter from a Lxwjer in Newburyport, Mass ] *
' Nswurarpoßf 25,1818.
Joseph Buairc.Tr, E?q —D3st Sir: It is nowneariy
twelve months since I received the first bottle of jour
VAlanble medicine for the cure of the Asthmn.
For thirteen jeers I suffered with the Asthma, and
daring that time there were but few months in which I
did not a offer with a paroxysm that entirel j prostrated
me for two or three dajs, and sometimes longer ’ r. . ♦
I will say,' that from the time. I took the first do«* of
your “ Remedy” to the present hour, I have not had'a
bad attack, and now my system is so free from it, that
the most active exercise and exposure seldom has any
other effect than to slightly restrict the lnngs, Tonr
medicine soon dhphls that sensation, and 1 can safely
d im a'general reßase from the tormentor. Pietse
accept my gratitude for the great blessicg, and believe
me that I shall endeavor to ktroduoe the Remedy
whenever opportunity*"occurs. With great respect, your
obedient servant, J. H. BBAGDON.
ASTHMA. ,
[Letter from a Clergyman.]
Wabdsboeo’. Yt., May 12,1867.
Mb. Bobbitt: lUka pleasnre in statiog the wot
derfnl effects of l{ ’Whitcomb's Remedy for the Asthma,”
on my wife. She has suffered for years with the Spas
modic form of that terrible dise&ee * ♦ # Atone
time she was so far gone, that har phjslclsn could not
count the pulse. * • #* We were obliged to open
doors and windows In mid-winter, and resort to every
expedient that affection ecn'd devise to keep htr alive.
At length I heard of «; Wbiteomb’a Remedy,”—it
acted like a charm; it enabled her to sleep quietly in a
few minutes, and nearly broke up the disease. ' 2 keep
it constantly on band—and though It has not cured her,
it hat donewonders in the wsyof relief. I am a Metho
dist clergyman, stationed here. I shall be happy to an
s «er aoy inquiries respecting her ease, and yen are at
liberty to make any nse of the foregoing facte that will
benefit the sfliloted. Yours, truly,
KIMBALL HADLEY.
JBIOB OEB DOLLAR ?SB BOTTLE.
Jonas Whitcomb's Remedy is prepared only bv JO
SEPH BURNETT A,CO., 27 Central street, Boston'.
Jot sale by all the principal Druggists throughout the
United States and the Canadas. dSotfe27
Liver Complaln 4 « Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Ner
vous Debility, and all d lac arcs arising frem a disor
dered Liver or Stomach, such as constipation, ,pilgs,
acidity of the stomach, nausea, heartburn, fullness or
weight in the stomaoh, sour eructations, tink'sg or
flattering at the pit of the stomach, swimming of the
head hurried and difficult breathing flattering of the
heart, chokl g senrat.on when lying down, d’mness of
vision, dote or webs before the sight, jellQwne.s of the
elrin and eyes, sudden flashes of heat,'end great depres
sion of spirits, are speedily and permanently eared by
Hoofloxd's Qxuux Bitters, so d at 76 cents per bot
tle, by the proprietors, Dr. O. M. JAOKSON A Co ,
418 Arch street, Philadelphia and bj all druggists and
dealers in' medicines In the United States and Cana
das. it
A Beautiful, Luxuriant Head of Hair surely
follows the nse of JULES HAUEL’S BAD ATHS
NIENNE, or Hub Rbnovatob It cleans the scalp,
strengthens the roots, and changes hsrebj gray hairs' to
their original life color and beauty. Sold hy all Drug
gists, and by JULES BAUEL A CO , No. 701 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia. d27-6t
Grover A Baker’s Celebrated Family Sewing
MACHINES.
A HEW STYLE—PRICE *6O.
780 Obestbot Stbset, Philadslteia,
These Machines sew from two spools, and. form a
seam of unequalled strength, beauty, and elasticity,
which will mot rip, even If every fourth stitch be cut.
They are unquestionably the best In the market for
family use.
oal6-tf von a ctaouLA*. Jn
Burnett’s Coconino.—
BURNETT’S OOCOAINB.
A single application renders the hair—no matter how
stiff and dry—soft and glossy for several days.' It is
thb Best abb CsaansT Hair Dasssxxa lit the
World. HAZZARD CO., Twelfth and o,hestnut Sts.
Sole Agent. For sale by dealersgenerallyj at 60 eta per
bottle. nolo-tf
Seamen's Saving Fund—Northwest Corner
of Second and Walnut' streets.. Deposits received
In small and large amounts, from all classes of the
community, and allows Interest at the .rate, ofpve
per cent, per annum.
Money may be drawn by ohecks without lose of inte
rest. . . • . *
/, Ofieeopen daily, from 9 until 6o'clock, andanMoc
day and Saturday until. 9 in the evening. Pretide at,
Fnmklia Fell; Treasures and Sesretecy, OhadenEL
Kerris
Window Drapery,
BBOOATBLLS.
SATIN DAMASK, '
BATIN DE LAIN* v
WORSTED D4UASK, :
REPS, UORBEVB, AND* FLUSHES,
Together with all the trimmings appertaining to the
Curtain trade. . > . - • • .
Owing to the lateness of the season, we will close out
onr heavy Curtains at greatly reduced rates. * Curtains
cut, msde, and put up, lower than priees elsewhere
Also, While Lace and Muslin Curtains of every descrip
tion, booght at anetloo, and selling at half the nfenal
prior. Window Shades, £old Bordered, Landscape,
Gothic, Fresco, Plain Linen, and Oil Cloth, at whole
sale and retail. .... r ,
PATTEN'S CERTAIN STORE, 1}
680 CHESTNUT Street.
Saving Psad.—Flvi pox Coats - Imtoroot*—
NATIONAL BA7JSTY TRUST COMPANY, WALNUT
Street, B. W. eomer of THIRD, Philadelphia.- Money
rooolvod in any stun, largo or small, and intesest paid
from the day of deposit to the day of withdrawal.
Money la received and payments made daily, without
notice. .The investments an twfia In Roil Nstate,
Mortgagee, Ground Bents, and sueh firat-olass eecuri
ties as tb charter requires. Office hours, fromO o’oloch
In the morning until 6 o’clock in the afternoon, nd oa
Monday and Thursday avanlmra until 8 o’clock, fat
850, 850, 850, 850, 850, $5O, 850, 850—
BINGBR’B BBWING MACHINES,—PRIOBS RE
DUCED.—A new and elegant Family Sawing Ma
chine for $6O, and the general scale of prleea greatly
reduced. All who want a. substantial, al-nple. and re
liable Sawing Machine, which has an established repu
tation for doing the vary best work on every kind of
material, are invited to call' at our office and examine
the new machines, at the reduced prices. They can
not fail to be satisfied. Z. M. BINGEB & CO n
- ao2-tJ23 No. 60$ CHESTNUT Streak.
Fine Clothing at Greatly Reduced Prices.
Closing cot the entire Stock of fine Fall and Winter
Clothing, at a reduction of from fifteen to twenty per
cent on’ the former moderate 'prices, to prepare for
Spring busies'*. Every garment manufactured of t v e
best materials, and cut, made, and trimmed In the most
Elegant Styles, at
Boev. H Adams’ New Store,
dll-d ljal 8. E. cor. of Seventh and Market Bte.
One-Price Clothing of the Latent Styles, and
made in the host manner, expressly for retail sales.
We mark our lowest selling prices in tlaix rraoass
on eaoh article. All goods made to order are warranted
satisfactory, and our ons-pbios system Is strictly ad
hered to. We hellers this to be the only fair way o!
defltug, as thereby all are treated alike.
iflarriage*,
Oa tbe 27th instant, by Bev. James Cuthbert, Mr.
JOHN PETERS to Miss CLARA MAGEE, all of this
city. , *
Oj Obristmrs morotsg, by B»v. John Patton, Vr.
O.'CAR F. DAVIS to Miss ELLEN MABIA BigSEX,
all of this ottjr. ’ ..a
On the 27th instant, by Alderman Frederick Reel,
Mr. REUBEN EBERT to Miss SARAH SLEUMBR, all
of Philadelphia. ' *
Oa the 25th instant, by Rev. George C- Arnold, Mr.
THOS. LIVINGSTON to Miss MARY ANN EDWARDS,
both of Delaware couniy. Pa. *
On the 26th Instant, by Rev John A. McKean. Mr.
JOSEPH H. PAUL to Miss MARY ANN fTETZBLL,
all of this city. V
Deaths
Oo the 27tb Instant, MARY ANN BRADLEY, In the
BSth year of her age
The relatives ard friends of the family are invited
to attend tbe funeral, from her late residence No.
148 New Market street, above Laurel, this (Thursday)
a'ternoon, at 2 o'clook. To proceed to St. Michael’s
Bur al Ground. a
On the 28th instant, Mrs. RACHEL ANN WEAVER,
wife of George P. Weaver in the 88th year of her r.ge.
The relatives aud friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence
of htr husband, at the Hamber House, 24th ward, on
Friday nt 1 o’clock. 1 *#
Oa the27th instant, WILLIAM O. GRAHAM, in the
42d year of his age.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend his funoral, from the residence
of his father. 1702 St. Joseph’s avenue, this (Thursday )
morning, &• 10 o’c’cck without further notice. - *
On the 23th in«taac, MARY BROWN, wife of Nicho
las Brown, aged 65 y are.
The relatives and friends of the family are Invited to
attend the fun'ral, from the residence of her hustnad,
No. 8 Jenkins’ court, late John’s C'urt. Second street,
above Market, this (Thursday) afteraoon, at 2 o'clock.
Interment at Bt. Mary Cemetery. *
On the 28th instant, Mrs. HANNAH M. L. CRESSON,
widow of tbe late Caleb Oresson.
Her relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
atterd the funeral, from No. 2202 Mount Vernon street,
(late Washington street.) on Friday morning, st 10
o’clock. To proceed to Monament Cemetery. **
On the 27th Instant, HENRY M. CLAUSE, in the
42d year of his age.
The relatives and friends or the family, Morning
Star Lodge, No. 4, and Ashlaod Encampment. No. 45,
I. O. of 0.F., are respectfully invited to a’tecd the
funeral, from bis late residence, No. 1108 Ogden street,
this (Thursday) aitarnoon, at 2 o'clock. * . *
On the 28th instant, CATHARINE, wife of Thomas
Lamb, aged 44 years.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully Invited to attend the funeral, from the residence
of her husband, Lombard street, below Twelfth, truth
side, this (Thursday) afternoon, at2# o’clock, without
Author notice. Funeral to proceed to Cathedral Ceme
tery. *
On the 28th instant. ALICE, wife of Patrick Collies,
aged 38 years.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to Attend the funeral, from the residence
of her husband, Walnut street, west of Twenty-fint,
this (Thursday) morn'ng at 9 o’olock. without fozther
notice. To proceed to Cathedral Cemetery. £#
On the morning ofthe27thinst., Mr. WARD DAYIB,
aged 27 years, 6 months, and lSdays.
The relatives and friends of tbe family, slsoUppfr
Dublin Lodge, No. 468. I. O. of O F., arezeepict
fully invited to Attend tbe funeral, from his la'e resi
dence, 916 Ontario i trait, above Poplar, tble (Thursday)
morning, at 9 o’clock, without further notice. To pro
ceed to Chestnut Hill. *•
On the 27th inst Mrs. BABAH PAULLTN, relict or
the late Joel Paullin, lu the T4th year of her Age.
Her relatives and friends, and those of the family,
are respectfully Invited to attend tbe funeral, from her
late residence. No. 727 Bonth Sixth s raet, above Fits
water, this (Thursday) morniog, at 10 o’clock, without
further notice. ’ -*
On Monday, December 27th, Capt. WILLIAM FLEM
ING, In the 7Tth year of his age.
The friends of the family, the Bh!p Matters’ Boclety,
and the Ship Masters in port, are invited to attend his
funeral, this (Thursday) mtrnitg, at 9 .-o’olock,
from the residence of his nieoe, No. 213 Carpenter it.
Funeral services at Dr, Dtainerd’s church. Fifth aod
Pine s'teett, - - - _ - 1 *
JONES A CO.,'
•04 MARKET Street.