®|e |Press*
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1864.
We can take no notice of anonymous cotnora
feications* w« donot return rejected manasarlptfl.
48T* Voluntary correspondence is solicited from all
parts of the world, and especially from our different
military and naval departments. When need, It will
fee paid for.
The Battle of Frauklln.
'* The result of General Thomas’ manoeu
vring near jNasbviHe is a noble victory
of OU rarms—fruit of the acknowledged skill
•and resolution of this veteran officer. . It
.shows the soundness of that strategy which
had for its object the postponement of a
decisive battle. Hood has probably re
ceived every man he can hope for, and his
movement was made in full force. Thomas,
on the contrary, is near his base, and up to
thd day of the battle of Franklin was draw
ing reinforcements from the North. The
solitary chance of the enemy existed in
compelling a fight at the earliest moment,
ana it is creditable to Thomas that he so
long deferred the inevitable contest. As it
is, that Hood attacked a part of our army
with a heavy force, only to be repulsed
with great loss, indicates the result of the
more important battle to which this of
Franklin was but the prelude. .
' Thomas, still pursuing his cautious po
licy, retired from Franklin on Thursday
night* and formed in line of battle on the
very borders of Nashville. Those who
are ignorant of what has been done in
the ■ last two years to fortify that city
cannot appreciate the great advantages
Of the present position.. The best en
gineering Skill has been employed to
make Nashville ft fortress,,,and among
its earthworks ThomAs* army can" be
impregnably established. Still Hood is
bound to attack. His advance can have
ho other aim thairbattle, and it is Ms mote
prudent policy, to deliver it at once. We
have not a doubt of the result. The ene
my will be repulsed, beaten, and perhaps
pursued. But we are greatly mistaken jn
our analysis of the situation and our
opinion of Gen. Thomas’ ability if he
gives Hood the slightest chance of ob
taining an advantage in an equal and
open fight. Daring, brilliancy, audacity
are sound elements in the campaign of
Shebman, but prudence is the policy of
Thomas,
Our Friends in England.
On the day of the Presidential election,
-John Bbxoht, a true descendant of Hamp
den, testified the great interest of liberty
loving Englishmen in our cause, by writing
to a friend as follows: “ To-day the great
issue is to he decided. I think the Seces
sion papers here are rather sick of their
clients, and it is time the whole civilized
world -should ‘ spew them out of its
mouth.’ ” Richabd Cobden, twin brother
with Bbioht in fame and honor, wrote
these shrewd words: “The only thing
that seems to give me anxiety is
the apprehension that either at the
polls or after the election there maybe con
fusion or rioting, which may spread in the
North. Against the probability of tMs is
the inherent reverence of the Americans for
the rights of the majority. But' the times
are exceptional, and the long lease of the
rebel Government at Richmond is an evil
example. Besides, I fear that Japp Davis
has Ms desperadoes ready for action in
many of the Northern States. Let us hope
Lincoln’s majority will be so over
whelming as to leave no room for ca
villing about votes.” To many these will
appear words of strange sagacity and jus
tice from Englishmen; hut .it is no more
than we should expect from that unextinct
spirit of British liberty which holds com
mon cause with our own and that of man
kind. England, like America, is divided
upon the question between North and
South, and we should know that our friends
are as powerful as our enemies. We re
joice that the prayer of Bright and Cob
den has been answered. - ■
Tile Pennsylvania Hospital.
The physicians and surgeons of the
Pennsylvania Hospital, with the endorstv
ment Of Its Board or Managers, have issued
an appeal to the public on behalf of this
great and beneficent institution. In making
their appeal these gentlemen are especially
justified, as they hgye, as practitioners, the
most intimate Knowledge ,of the of:
the hospital, and their like those
of their predecessors, are entirely gratui-.
tons. The few figures stated are eloquent.
Since its establishment, 73,7.30 patients
have received treatment. In ten years only
6,870 native persons have been admitted, to
over 10,000 foreigners, so that its benefits
have been wide and impartial.' In 1854, the
number of non-paying patients was 754,.
at a cost of over $15,000; but in.
1864 it is 1,414, at more than $39,000.
These figures completely show that the
times have doubled the demand upon the
hospitals, but do not include the whole
number of those who have applied for ad
mission, to many of whom the economy
of the institution compelled denial. Our
great hospital depends for its success and
sustainment upon the continued flow of
private contributions, and not upon funds
originally bequeathed to it. The appeal
made in its behalf interests all classes of
our citizens, all religious denominations
and societies, and should receive general
answer from • benevolent and public
spirited men.
“ The war ought to be fought as if Eng
land or France were our opponent.’’ This
Is the remark of the World. How often
have we been cautioned by the same jour
nal, the party which it represents, and even
General McClellan himself, that we were
fighting our own brethren, and should
therefore use conciliation ? But we wel
come the more ingenuous feeling, although
•we do’not admit the whole application of
the theory. “The war will be better
fought,” says the World, “upon this theory,
and the memories will not be so bitter.”
"We think it is manifest that our people
have not fought the rebels with the bitter
ness with which they would fight England,
simply because the rebels belong to our own
family. The war is better as it is.
The German press ‘ presents a marked
contrast to' that of Great Britain and
Prance, in favoring the cause, of the United
States. As it has been lately said that the
entire press of Prussia was against the
jtforth, Me 'Charge d’Affaires of the Hanse
Towns, Herr Johannes Rosing, ha*s writ
ten a letter to show that so far from this
being the case, the great body of the Prus
sians, and, indeed, the German press in
general, with the singular exceptions of
the old feudal Prussian Cross Gazette, and
some others, has, manifested its sympathy
with thh enlightefied Clause of the Union.
The British journals have but feeble in
fluence in Germany, and the German pa
pers have correspondents of their own in
America.
The agents of the Associated Press have
been wholesaling a long story with refer
ence to Captain and ex-General Roger A.
Phyob, very little of which appears to be
true, according to Pbyob’b own contradic
tion. It is not probable, on the face of the
report, that a rebel officer would so glibly
acknowledge that Macon and Augusta were
captured, and that Sherman would reach
the coast.
The infamous and incredible paragraph
.given below originated in a Kew York
journal, which claims to be patriotic. %e
print it as a curiosty of malicious unreason
.and amazing untruth:
“ There is only one theory to account for this des
perate attempt to fire the city, and that is that it
■was a Plot of the fanatical shoddyites, aided by some
■desperate wretches of all parties, to Induce the Ad
ministration to declare martial law In the metropo
lis and put General Butler in command. It Is well
known that a body of Very-Influential Republicans
of the extreme type have for over-two years past
been exceedingly anxious to have General Butler
pit in command In this oity, and have martiaMaw
declared. The object or this was two-fold : hurst,
they wished to vent their vengeance Upon the poll,
tlcal majority of the oity, who, for very good rea
sons, distrust and dislike them; and seoond, they
wished to allow none to prosecute business here ex
(jept men of their own stripe,”
Major General Banks, we are not sur
prised to know, will resume the position
to wMch his able policy has rendered Mm
indispensable, at the head of the Depart
ment of the Gulf, (including Louisiana,
Arkansas, and Mississippi),- superseding
Geh. Cabby, more especially in the civil
administration-: He returns to Ms post at
the request of the* President, to continue
and mature a policy of free labor 'WMch
time has approved, aud which, when the
war has accomplished its work, will furnish
a basis for the popular system’of freedom
in the South. Gen. Banks’ efforts, so
much misunderstood, hut thoughtfully en
dorsed by the Government, will be fully
vindicated in the result.
Mb. Gunther’s last “illumination"
comes upon us like Dogberry’s lantern.
He proposes that a reward shall be offered
-for the detection of the incendiaries of New
York, provided they shall he convicted by
the civil courts, and not by court-martial—
a distinction quite as unnecessary as ab
surd. “Nay, that were - a punishment too
good for them, if they should have any al
legiance in them,” says Dogberry.
The KewYork Herald has circulated a
report that the fqreign troops which Mas
sachusetts has sent to the field have nearly
all deserted, or shown cowardice in the
face of the enemy. Swedes, Poles, Ger
mans, Hungarians, &c., are mentioned
among the,,number, but no Irishmen—
proof that the Herald is conscious of tread
ing upon its own delicate ground. To-day
a telegram, of some authority, gives em
phatic denial to the whole story.
Attorney General Bates has ended
bis official labors, after a period of dis
tinguished and important service, in which
his high integrity and ability have been re
cognized by the nation. He leaves the
office which* he'did not seek for the retire
ment which Ms declining years have long
sought, anft canieß with Mm the praise and
good wishes of' Ms countrymen. ■
LETTER FROM “ OCCASIONAL.”
Washington, November 30, 1864.
The next session of Congress will have,
among other important , duties, the disposi
tion of the amendment of the Federal Con
stitution,-as .provided for. in the joint reso
lution, wMch originated in the Senate last
session, for the entire abolition of slavery
in the United States. The joint resolution
passed the Senate by more than the requi
site two-thirds, but fell in the House. It is
still on the Speaker’s tajSle, and will be
called up on a motion to reconsider,
wMch motion will he made by Hon. James
M. Ashley, of Ohio, who voted “ no” in or
der to secure this right. What is needed-in
the House, in the coming short session, to
carry* this bill, and to Bend the whole
subject to the States, are twenty-four more
votes, or a change of twelve from the ne
gative to the affirmative side. And why
should not this result be easily accom
plished? A number of Democrats voted
against tMs joint resolution in the last
session with the greatest reluctance. They
had so strongly denounced Mr. Lincoln’s
proclamation of emancipation as illegal
and unconstitutional, and so frequently de
clared that they were willing to assist in
any movement that would legally and con
stitutionally treat the question, that they
gave their votes against this/ essential re
form with many self-accusations. I could
name several such if it -were necessary.
When these men now remember that the
House of Representatives in the next and
new Congress is already more than
two-thirds in favor of t’ais policy, ;
and that, the present House failing to pass
tMs joint resolution by a two-tMrds vote,
the President may convene the new Con
gress for the express purpose of completing
this most essential legislation, why Bhould
not the work be done among the very first
ItMngs in the approaching meeting of the
two Houses ? Shall we have the expense
of a called Congress to do what the next
session can easily contaminate'? These
suggestions ought to weigh on every 'un
prejudiced mind. Reverdy Johnson, of
Maryland, saw the unanswerable jforee of
.the arguments in-faror of tMs amendment
to the Constitution prohibiting slavery
when he delivered his . great argument in
favor of it last spring, and you.will note
that the Louisville Journal, wMch, un
like Senator Johnson, .opposed the Go
vernment in its -earlier D°Ucy, hat'.cftme
into its support when tMs policy was proved
to be practical, now insists that tMs amend
ment is right, and should have been enact
ed at the last session. The Kentucky dele*
gation will undoubtedly see that the Jour
nal's arguments are sensible l and to the
point, and I expect we shall gain some
votes from other Border States. But it is to
the National Democrats in Congress from
the Free States that I look. Some of’these
gentlemen did not believe it was possible
to make tMs amendment of the Federal
Constitution a practical measure ; that it
would produce notMng but irritation in
the Southland would not be sustained in
the North. Admitting that the amendment
was constitutional, they yet resisted it upon
these objections. But now.there is no rea
sonable pretext for such opposition. May
we not hope, then, for the co-operation of«
most, if not all, of the Democrats in Con
gress in the speedy passage of this most
essential legislation ? Occasional.
English Judges.
The terse and compact extempore judgments of
many of the English judges, have often been the,
subject of admiration and remark in this country,
where the judgments of our courts are almost uni
versaUy written ones. Some time ago the mode of
reporting unwritten judgments was stated at
length by the learned editor of The Law Timet, Ed
ward William Oox, Esq., Recorder of Falmouth,
and editor of Cox’s Criminal Raw Cases, and It
showed clearly that the principal merit as to style
laid with the reporters, as is generally the case with
all extemporaneous speaking. In a leading article
in the first number of the fortieth volume of The Law
Times; he has described the system in such graphic
language, and also the peculiarities of the present
judicial force of England, that we cannot avoid lay
ing it before our readers as one of the wonders of tbe
press gang, manipulating not only the speeches of
honorable members of Parliament, but the solemn
judgments of learned judges:
The arrears at the commencement of the legal
year on Wednesday last were unusually light in all
the courts. The judges have lately taken to deciding
at the moment, instead of taking time to consider.
The effect of this has been certainly to dispense
(peedier justice; whether we obtain as good law
may be a question. Our readers will, doubtless,
have noticed the greatly diminished number of ear,
adv. milts in the reports, and these were usnafcy.
followed by written judgments. There can be ho
question that judgments thus carefully considered,
and especially when reduced to writing, are of vastly
more .worth as authorities, infinitely more Instruc
tive as studies, and far more satisfactory to the pro
fession and to the public, than the off-hand judg
ments which usually convey first Impressions in
language by no means precise. They who merely
read the reports as published can form no notion of
what many of these extempore judgments were In
delivery, abounding in repetitions, Incomplete sen
tences, inapt words, and meanings that were, per
haps, dear enough to tbe judge’s mind, but which
he failed to express clearly aud became in wander
ing mazes lost. This is more or less the character of
all extempore utterances, only that the defects are
not so manifest In ordinary speech-making, because
precision of thought ami . Words is not bo needful as
with the judge who is uttering that which ie tobe
the law.
These considerations have led many law reformers
to the conclusion that all judgments on questions of
lawshonld be written. The Law Vivics nas always
maintained this opinion, and, therefore, it is with
regret we see the practioe of ear. adv. vutt and writ
ten judgments becoming more aqd more rare, and
informal judgments, loosely uttered under the im
presslons of the moment, gradually being substituted
ibr those valuable essays on the law with which the
old reports teem.' As -it is, the reporter, or the edi
tor, has the laborious task of licking the extempore
judgments into shape. It is impossible to print them
as spoken, for they would be simply an unintelligible
mass of broken sentences, tautologies, parentheses,
and words that do very well when spoken, but are
extremely inapt and inelegant in writing—often
grammatically incorrect when printed. Hence, upon
the reporter is imposed the task of making the judge
appear to sav, not the very words he really used,
but that which the reporter understood him to in
tend to say—a process that is not desirable, but Is
certainly unavoidable, as all would admit, if they
were to see the verbatim short-hand transcripts of
extempore judgments that are weekly sent in to us,
and especially irom the equity courts. Some judges
possess the faculty of clear and correct expression
lar mere than others. An extraordinary instance of
this is the Lord Chief Justice, whose extempore
spesiiipg is so correct that a sentence rarely requires
alteration. Next to him in precision is the Lord
Chancellor, and he also requires very little correc
tion. Chief Justice Erie follows, and will also en
sure to be reported In shorthand, without imposing
on the reporter and editor much labor of correction.
Barons Channell and Martin are easy to report,and
Mr. Justice Shoe promises to become so. But here
the llßt ends. All the other common law judges re
quire considerable correction. But they are perspi
cuity itßeir compared withsomeof the equityjudges.
We have received the short hand notes of judgments
from their courts which lequfled correction in every
sentence, and more time was consumed in putting
them into readable shape than It would have taken
to write them afresh. We trust, therefore, that,
instead of yielding to the temptation of summary
decisions, the judges will revert to the old system of
taking time tii consider, and in all cases In which
this Is done giving written judgments. They wonld
be Infinitely more satisfactory to the profession and
the public than* the looso aud hasty statements in
SjjS l"bul? B maa
WASHINGTON.
Washington, Dec. 1,1891.
THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE,
- From present appearanoes, no advanoe boples of
the President’s message will be sent to the newspa
per press, and therefore that document will, as last
year, be communicated to the country by telegraph,
probably on Monday.
THE DEPARTMENTAL-REPORTS.
The report of the Postmaster General is the only
one as yet completely in type, it Is expected that
the reports or the other heads of Departments will,
be printed by Sunday.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALSHIP DECLINED BY
JUDGE HOLT.
• Yesterday, when the resignation, ef Attorney
General Bates took effect, the position was ten
dered to Judge Advocate General Jobei-ii Holt, of
Kentucky; bat that gentleman, while thanking the
President lor the expression of his kindness and con
fidence, declined the appointment.
A SENTENCE COMMUTED.
A military commission recently tried a oltlsen
who was enrolled In Washington two years since,
thereby becoming liable to the draft, and who pro
ceeded to Richmond, and there enlisted la Mossby’s
band of guerillas. He was subsequently.oaptored,
ftnd on trial was found guilty, and sentenced to be
shot to death; but the sentenoe hah been commuted
to confinement: at hard labor for tea years in Oiln
ton jail, New York.
PRYOR’S ALLEGED STATEMENTS.
The statement which appeared!!] the Wednesday
morning papers, Concerning the admissions of Ro
six A. Pet on, in relation to General Shsrman’s
after he was taken, prisoner,
were based on the narration of several gentlemen
who conversed with him, and this faotwas distinctly
mentioned in the telegram. The denial of Fbyos
,simply raises a question of veracity between the
parties to the conversation, without a reasonable
prospeaVtf-An-Sarly adjustment.
THr™s- \ to-- commit. GENERALS EGAN AND
; - fgmShis olty. since the fo
ver otft-r e baa * >ee& * n a state of
, great n a J. a wltnpsrhon. General Fessenden Is
quite ill V Maylqucnce of a hemorrhage of the
i wound catX|jJ® the amputation of his leg.
jyiIRREST OP SPIES.
Twb'of MosmiV’a sples wore arreßtei last nigh’
‘ at Georgetown, adjoining this blty, .
THE CHIEF JUSTICESHIP.
[Special tC the New York Post.]
The President has determined to reserve his deci
sion on the question of the Ghlef Justiceship of the
Suprenae Court until after the arrival of the meu£
bers,of Congress. . • >
The Rebel Incendiary Plot.
STATEMENT Off A PAROLED THE
REBEL AGENTS NAMED.
: OfffflGß Off TEE ASSOCIATED PRESS, BALTI
MORE, Dec. I,—The following Is published by the di
rection of the Secretary of State:
A letter just received from Annapolis at the office
of the Baltimore American, from a paroled.prlsoner
from Georgia, contains a statement whloh. appears
to be Important in oonneotlon with the attempt to
bum the city of New York-.
The following Is the suhßtance of the letter, which
Is signed by John H. Ripple, 39th Illinois Veteran
Volunteers: - -
He say s when he passed through Savannah, on the
19th of October, he was Informed by a professed
Union citizen that we would hear of the greatest
olty-biftning on record, U the rebels Buoceededin the
North, and that It was to oome off in a very few
days.
The party went on to state that one Captain
Montgomery, formerly of Baltimore olty, who before
the war was In the livery business In Baltimore, was
the agent charged with the duty of firing- thb North
ern cities, Montgomery, he said,’lntended to burn
New York, Washington, Baltimore,'and Philadel
phia, -
He further said that the rebels in Savannah were
In high expectation of soon hearing of Montgome
ry’s success, and that he was to reoelve a large stun
of money It successful. .. ......
The writer says ho thought little of the Statement
until alter Ms arrival, when he read the accounts
In the papers, and deemed It his duty to make this
statement for publication. -
Alexander FultOn.
To War, H. Seward, Secretary of State.
Boston Marine Mews.
Boston, Deo, 1.--The steamtug -American Eagle
has arrived from Portland, and reports that she left
that place yesterday with the ship George Turner
In tow for Boston, but during a gale last night was
obliged to out the ship adrift.
The Steamer Peruvian.
Portland, Dec. I.—The steamship Peruvian has
been chartered by the Cunard Company.
Tile Arkansas Legislature.
Cairo, Deo. I.—lt.is reported that up to Novem
ber 20th there had been no quorum in the Arkansas
Legislature. 1
Disorders In North Carolina.
The Norfolk Old Dominion of the 29th ult. has re
ceived late copies of the Raleigh Conservative
which, says the Dominion, teem with accounts .of
excesses committed by deserters from Lee’s army.
Fires, highway robberies, assaults, bursaries, and
-at times the wholesale sacking and pillage of entire
villages and towns are all ofironloled as the work
of these men. There are very frequently collisions
between these deserters,,and-the tfomo Guords, In
which tie latter are considerably worsted. Wa
tauga county was recently the scene of one of these
conflicts, In whloh- Major Bingham, with a whole
battalion of Home G uards under his command, was
obliged to retreat, with the loss of about one-third
of his men. According; to the Conservative, whose
various leading editorials attest the fact, things do
notmOveaon so swimmingly lu Dlxie as the Davis
Government would have the outside world believe.
Its columns are filled with vituperations of the
rebel Government; and its own .language In up
holding Gov. Yanoe in his various measures de
monstrates the constautly widening breach between
•the Staie-GovcsnoiTand the rebel Exefeuave.
The Freedmen.
. The Washington Chronicle bears the following
testimony to the success of an important work
among the freedmen. As many of our citizens have
aided in the snpport of this school, these staoments
will be read with especial interest:
“Among the efforts In behalf of the freedmen in
and around this city, none'have been more efficient
jhan the work of the American Tract Society. That
society began when the first of this people were
thrown upon the eharlty of the public, nearly three
years ago. Duff Green Row, Union Bethel, and
Gamp Barker witnessed the self-denying labors of
Us missionaries. It accompanied the freedmen
when their headqnarters were removed to Arling
ton. There it has erected a spaolous chapel and
school-room,, and sustains a devoted corps of
teachers, consisting of Mr. H. E. Simmons and four
female assistants. Four hundred and fifty children
receive daily instruction. The evenings are devoted
to the education of the adults, with the special de
sign of teaching them to read the Bible. Hundreds
have learned to read; many have made commenda
ble progress in penmanship, arithmetic, and geo
graphy, and not a few are being prepared to become
teachers of their brethren. Visitors, especially our
legislators, have been furnished with indisputable
evidence of tbe intellectual capacity of the colored
race. Xu tills respect it has been, during the suc
cessive years of its existence, a living witness, and
thus the means of a great good to the whole of this
wronged and oppressed people. Besides, the moral
tendency of the work has always been excellent. In
connection with the day school, a Sunday school has
been sustained for both children and adultß, and a
missionary devotes his whole time to the spiritual
interests of the village. The same effort has'also
produced a literature specially adapted to the wants
of this class, which, Issued from the press of the so
ciety, has found its way into nearly all the schools
within our lines.”
The Fheedmen’s liepaf.tmext in Mississippi.
—The Vicksburg correspondent of the Chicago Tri
bune gives the following account of the Freedmen’s
Department in Mississippi, of which some mention
has been made: -
“The great peninsula, twenty miles below Vicks
burg, formed by a bend in the river, and protected
by a force at the Isthmus, was formerly comprised of
several plantations, prominent among which were
those of Jeff and Joe Davis. Gen. Dana, not deeming
it worth while to garrison for the purpose of making
a speculation for the lessees of these plantations, has
turned over to the ‘Contraband Department,’ and
there will soon be some .25,000 contrabands there,
who will work small portions or the lands, of
the peninsula, Hurricane and Palmyra Islands.
Ne more whites than are actually necessary
to the proper conduct of affairs will be allowed on
tbe piemlses. There are some twenty-five hundred
already who have made this their home, and more
are coining every day. There are seven distinct
schools In operation for the benefit of the young,
and Joe Davis’private cotton-gin has been long put
to public use for the good of any colored individual
who has raised a little patch of cotton bn his own
hobk, and is running daily. It looks very much
lia colouring tile Africans, SSM'&fikffSSS-Hfiffi.-
lntbrest the result of the experiment. Captain
Norton, the gentlemanly superintendent of the
contraband department, has no tears as to the
ultimate success of the project, and as' it costs no
more to protect twenty-five thousand than twenty
five hundred, the Government will not be the loser
in any event,”
Thx Latest Boston “ Notion.’ I — The energy
of the Yankee oharacter has a fresh illustration in
the devices for continuing the regular Issue of the
dally papers of Boston in spite of the printers’
strike. Six of these journals are destitute of
compositors, in consequence ol the action of
the Printers’ - Union, a body which demanded
terms that the proprietors determined to re
sist; bnt help came from unexpected sources,
and some amusing scenes are reported. In the
Traveller, office,tw o clergy men-—one ar Methodist 'an d
the'other a Univerßallat—are working “at" 0*0,”
having volunteered their services (A pull the paper
through this trouble. In the JleiWt office the pro
prietor assumed the entire labor of the editorial de
partment, while the editors and reporters set the
type. A judge in one of the courts sent a message to
the editors or the Journal that he was ready to read
proof, or to workin any other-position where his labor
could be made available. The cashier of one of the
leading banks in Boston offers “to go without his
paper for a month, and pay for It, too,” to help the
newspaper proprietors. Two or three members of
tbe Boston bar, who formerly handled “ stick and
rule,” have reported themselves ready for duty if it
shall be Becessary to call upon them. This is a
very formidable resistance for the seceding printers
to encounter.— N. F, Post, yesterday.
Aeoh-st. ThbatSe.—To-night is Mr. Clarke’s
benefit, and the great character of Major de Boots
will be thefeatnre of the bill.
John B. Gough.— This great lecturer is an
nounced to deliver three lectures next week at Con- .
cert Hall. His subjects are “Fact and Fiction,”
“Peculiar People,” and “Temperance.” These
three lectures are all that may be expected from
Mr, Gough In this city during, the season, so that
those who wish to hear him. will do well to embrace
•he opportunity now offered. The sale of tickets
logins at Martien’s bookstore to-morrow morning.
Pebbmptobx Sau oh Oakpktings, Coin Mat
ting,.&o., This Day.— The attention of dealers is.
requested to the assortment of superfine' Ingrain,
•ojal damask, Venetian, cottage, list, and hemp
:arpetings, coir matting, &0., &0., to be peremptorily
old by catalogue, on four months’ oiedlt, oom
nencing this morning, at 11 o’olock precisely, by
John B. Myers & do., auctioneers, Nos. 282 and 234
Market street.
The resignations of. the following officers have
ieen accepted by the President: Major General
lohn A. MoClernand, Brigadier General E. A.
fayne, and Brigadier General Ne«l Dow,
THE PfiESS.—PHILAI^E
VICTORY - IN TMSSSSEE.
%- . :
A GREAT' BATTLE -AT ERAMLIN.
Thß Enemy Repulsed at i|l Points.
■ * ‘ 1 * ••
SEVERAL THOUSAND REBElft
AND WOUNDED., £
:—
OHE THOUSAND PRISONERS - TAKEN.
THE BMOS lASS AOT MOjSE TH«S
SRVBS DVS»B£|||
'Desperation of -
. - ——- — ■ - ;
.ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE MPECTED.
" ■— .'Sk’-
OCR ARMY IN IINE - Tilftli| MILES
■from pSstttftaui^'
Hood Reported lUfing Toward Jfe^reesbsro.,,
■ - -— —t*
SUCCESSFDL EXPEDITION
■ - A.. ■
DEFEAT OF TnR KNKYIY BY
The Rebel General Hodges’ Entire Staff
Captured. -*; ■ -
SAFE rnvm;.
RUMORS ABOUTGENEtUL sigRMAN
Augusta Slpoxted Unmolested
. • V'- ; Xx 'J ..
REPORTS OF retsßN ED
SHEBBIAN SAID TO BE MAfiCHING
FRUSTRATION OF A REBiL INCffNDIARY -
THE REBELS AT PKTEESBIBEG |XPECT
nro an Ittack. , '
THEIR SBIRHnKEISE WLEB^RAWY
ARTILLERY FIRING AND .OAYALBY SPOUTING,
THE WAR IN TENNESSEjI, ;
OPPIOIAL DBBPATOff ECHOFIEUD—QREAT
VIOTOBT ’AT' PRAUKLIW, TEMKESaBB^-IMUKHSE
HSU lASS. ;- "?d :»/-• ..if;.'
Washington, Deo. *1—2.30 P. Ms£-Th«J>lloseJng
official despatch, confirming the vlctOry HlTonnes
sce, has beenremlved at headquarters: ;
rFßAKfitm, Term,,'Nov. oOriBßi.
Major General Thomas: . -,-■
The enemy made a heavy and persistent attack
with about two oorpSj commencing
this afternoon. • .
He was repnlsed)«t al l points, with very,heavy
loss, probably five or She thousand men killed and
wounded. ■ ' -
. Our loEs ia probably not more than one-tenth that
number.
We have captured abQut-1,000 men, InoHtdlng one
•brigadier general. ,-• I
. S'
Major
ACOOUKTS or EYE WITNESSES—THE pfo.HTINS
PUBIOtrS—RUMORED : DEATH OS FORREST—RE
FUGEES AT KABHVIELB. f f. ,
Nashville, Tenn., Dee. I.—Barries whp.arrtved
from the front, and who were witnesses of the bat*
Ho of yesterday, dOecrtbefthe attack of the rebel
forces as dCßpOrathT Four oharges wcre maac upon
the Federal llnkhf masked batteries In a body Tear
lines deep. Bach time the - rebels were, ‘repulsed
with fearful loss. Eye witnesses say thatithls en
gagement in desperation' aid furious fighting was
hardly equalled by the battlc of Stono river. For
reet In person waB oß'the field rallklnghis men. A
rumor is In olrculatknr-tbat. he was killed, but It
lacks confirmation. SAbout seven o’clooklaat'nlght
heavy rclnforcemcnts ; reached General Schofield,
which caused a oomplete rout of the-rebels. This
city to-day hr fall of fleelng resiffents of Williamson
and otheroounttes, on fhe south.
'Hood Is gatherttKt up-- all . the
mules he can semMosr-ihe* ISoath,
There Is a amongst the negroes in the
counties south of Nashville, and lumbers are flee-
Ing hither for protection. f - '*
AMOTHER GREAT BATTLE EXPECTED—dHNEUAL
‘ THtwXl’ Ajssn* IST XJ»B -TkBBB 'YifiS9h'»BOM
nashville—arrival of bxrßl FRiaqijEßs.
Nashvills,. tbiloa fbg&, under
about three of Nashville.
Skirmishing has been golpg on all Say about five
miles south of here,and heavy cannonading can be
distinctly heard in the city. Nowant of confidence
Is felt by the citizens In the ultima to success of the
Federate. >.
, The employees of the Quartermaster’s Depart-'
ment arc under arms In the trenches.
One huSdred tiga seven Confederate officers, In
cluding one brigadleergegeraV.and one -thousand
prisoners, arrived here this morning. They were
captured In Hie fight last night, near Franklin,
Tenn.'
A great haitle may be momentarily expected.
OPERATIONS PRIOR TO THU .BATTLE—PRELIMI
NARY MOVEMENTS AMD SKIRMISHING —A FIGHT
5 AT SPRING HILL ON TUESDAY.
Kabhville, so.—The army movements for
a few daysipast have been simply for position. The
Fed era! forces Aaye not retreated except to Improve
their "and they oocupy Franklin to-day,
but will probably select for the battle-ground a po
sition much nearer to Nashville. Skirmishing has
occurred, with little or no advantage to either.'
The probabilities are that the battle will be fought'
within the next forty-eight hours. Our forces are
In eager; expectation, and the generals hopeful and]
confident. - « ;
large accessions of troops;have reached here,.]
who have been sent to advantageous positions.
Small detachments of rebel cavalry arp operating'
hot farfhom Nashville, doing, no great
damage. Tke railroad communication with Chat
tanooga is intact. and the trains arc running regu
larly.
There Is much excitement among the citizens on
account of the near approach of Hood’s army.
Major General A. J. Smith’g corps roaohod here
to-night,
N AshviLLaj *Nov. 80—Midnight.—There was a
sharp fight yesterday, at Spring Hill, twelve miles
north of Franklin. Our cavalry was driven back
upon our Infantry lines, which checked the enemy.
A train was attacked near Harpeth river, and the
looomotlve captured.
A squad of rebel cavalry dashed across the Chat
tanooga BaUroad yesterday, near Cheshire, tearing
up the track. The train was detained all night, but
came in this morning. Our trbops have fallen back
around Franklin. -■ . .
New York, Dec. I.— A special despatch to the
Times, dated Nashville, Nov. SO, says:
There has been skirmishing all day, as usual when
two large armies confront each other. The Federal
position is perfectly satisfactory. Both the Chatta
nooga and Johnsanville rqltroads have been threat
ened, hut-are secure uj^tQ-^q-sighi,Tbe. fttlto
lieSt‘ll-s ,t# s!t-slte4 amcag uoifCombatants and
others not conversant with the situation.
An army of veteranreinfoßjements, under Maj or
General A. J. Smith, has been passing through tite_
city all day, and transports loaded with troops are
still moving?- All the troops a-sd Government em
ployees In the city are under arms is the fortifioa
tiOßS tad trenches tonight. ■
A sec ond despatch of same date, aNmldnight, Says i
The enemy at 4 P- M. made a heavy attack with
two corps, but after persistent fighting he was re
pulsed at'all points, with a loss of six thousand
killed and wounded.
Our loss is known to bo but about five hundred.
During the battle one thousand prisoners were
taken, including a brigadier general.
The battle took place at Franklin.
BUKTBEE PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE—THE RE
BELS AT FIRST SUCCESSFUL—THEIR MASK AT
TACKED AMD A UNION VICyOEY ACHIEVED,
New York, Deo. 2—l o’clock A.,M,—The Herald
has received the following special despatch: -
Nashville, Dec. 1—9.30 A. M.—About noon on
■Wednesday our main arjny reached Franklin, when
Gen. Schofield prepared to give battle.
There was very little skirmishing, as Hood’s ob
ject was to attack us before we had time to throw
up defensive works. ' -
About 4 o’clock P. M. the enemy commenced ad.
vanclng on our lines, when the ball was opened by
our batteries shelling their advance, and Soon after
regular cannonading opened along the whole .lbs.
The rebels, who had been protected by woods, now
emerged &om their cover, and opened with a fierce
volley of musketry along the lines and then charged.
For a moment a part of our line wavered and fell
back before the desperate charge of the enemy.
Generals Buber and Cox, however, rallied their
men and oh&rged the enemy, who had crossed over
our abandoned line of works.
The rebels were now fighting with the desperation
of demons, charging our line furiously, some leaping
our works and fighting hand-to-hand.
Now was the critical moment, and our generals,
rallying their tlroops, swung on the rebel flank,
doubling them In the centre, where • our artillery
and musketry mowed them down by . hundreds
The tide was now turned, and our men, Inspired
with success, gave a wild huzza, and swept book on
the rebel line like an avalanche, hurling the enemy
back In the wildest disorder and confusion.
Night was new setting In, yet we followed up: our
advantage, and what threatened to be a < disastrous
defeat was thuß turned into a glorious victory. !
The courage of our officers and the desperate
‘bravery of our men was unexampled. Our loss»was
about TOO killed and wounded, t
We captured ovtr 1,000 prisoners and eight battle
fiagß. Two rebel brigadier generate are la our
THE fit
.fife. - V
OK SAVANNAH.
PLOT AT MEMPHIS. '
UNOFFICIAL REPORT OR THE BATTLE.
jPBIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1864.
hahds, and a rebel division general was left on the
Aild mortally wounded.
, The rebel loss in killed and wounded Is estimated
at 3,000.
- The rebel Generals Cheatham’s and Dee’s corps
wereengaged.
The brsnt of the battle on our side fell on the 23
division of the 4th Corps, Captain Coughlin, of
General Cox’s staff; was killed, and several of our
regimental commanders and officers, whose names
Rave not been ascertained, were kllled or .wounded.
General Stanley was slightly wounded In the
neck, but did not leave the field. General Cox
states that one could walk fifty yards-on dead rebels
In bis front.
i The excitement wbloh prevailed here has been
allayed by the knowledge of the above facts. Our
troops have taken a position In the line of works
between Nashville and Franklin.
THE LATEST.
Boon’s ARMY AOiIOBR THE HABPKTH BIVBR—
THE BBBBD BBEVET BBISADrEB QENBEAI 808-
DOW OAPTUKED,
NashvAdb, Dee. I.—Hood’S Infantry force cross
ed Harpeth river this morning, and he has not ad
•vanoed that portion of his force since. His cavalry
passed Harpeth on the fords, above Franklin, this
morning at daybreak, closely-following Gen. WU
son, wlo retired in this direction. "Skirmishing with
bis advance has occurred:all day.-
Gen. WUson occupies a strong position a few
miles south of Nashville, and la able to resist any
force thp rebels may bring against him.
The Confederate .general captured yesterday was
.Col. Gordon,.of the 11th Tennessee, brevet
,general. “
i An o®oer whp,witnessed the fight-U,^^Franklin
iyesterday describes the battle aa,«„
isangnlnary bDihewar. The
f Although
'’slaughtered by tb6J , Btlu advanced
against our within five hours eleven
.distinct assaults wer e made Bgsln6t our workß e a o h
of which was a^, ora _ . ’. , .
.The battlo, oelng ended, our forces oufetly with
drew Iromctbe town. ~ - v
. The 6-jiowing are among the oasuaDles ; Major
Geimr . a i Stanley wounded by a shot In the neck.
" Abe rebel General Cheatham reported wounded.
Killed. —Cap’aln Blssnll, 128 sh Indiana; Captain
Staley, 124th^Indiana j Major , 12tth Indiana;
Captain Hinton, 124th Indiana, mortally wonnded i
- Coßnei'Snrrey, 107 th TUlnols; Captain Congllon,
• Cf-Gcncral Cox’s staff.
JFintUdeA—Colonel Waters, 3d Brigade, Ist Dlvl-..
Sion, In the shoulder; Capt.' Bowling, 111th Ohio;
. Colonel Conrad, in oommand of a brigade of the 2d
Division.
Among the rebel casualties are Brig.. General
: Adams,killed.; Brig. General Soott, wouud|<L..TUe
totaliose of the enemy’jh'killed, prfc
sbheziv is esrimated fit 1,*000,8,000 belUgeither killed
or wounded. '
The Federal loss In killed and wounded Is 700,
The loss in prisoners is trilling. Our less In regl-
lB Rg |lt - General Bradley is also wounded
add lii -IHf* oii?. Colonel Stpoktou and-
Jam eh -dftheT2d HUnols, are also wounded,,
It le tfiuoored:thls evening tlmt .Hood Is moving
eastward toV. ardß Murfreesboro.
THE I.t, WEK MISSISSIPPI.
AMOTBBB REBEL BLOT—aIWbMPT TO
BURK TBE DEPOT AHD- aoVBBNNBmjt JTOBBS AT
MEMPHIS—TUB I»CBMDlAli!3 BS OAUOHT IK THE
N AOT. .. -*a v .
Cairo, Dec. I.—Momphls paperS'-Cj Yesterday
give detailed acoounts of a plot hy rebaL agOntS to
•hum the Memphis and : Charleston EaUroud. dep.ot,
and Government stores worth two.millions.
- THeplot was discovered by the tfnlted States de
tectives, to whom the matter was entrusted by Ge
neral Washburn, and the incendiaries were caught
in-the act of firing the buildings.
It Is alleged that these emissaries were to receive
Horn, the rebel Government ten per bent, of the
valne of the property thus destroyed.
Dr. McMillan, proprietor of the Charleston House,
of Memphlß, Is among the arrested. He Is charged
with being the agent of the rebel Government and
concocting the plot.:
Tho prisoners have been confined in Irving Block-
They will be tried by a military commission, and
probably hung.
LATEST REBEL REPORTS—AUSUSTA MOT VET AP-
Washusgtob, Dec. I.—Gentlemen who have seen
Richmond papers of Monday, November 28, say that
they contain despatches from Augusta, dated No
vember 28, to the effect that Sherman had not ap
proached that city, and repeat the statement in the
Savannah papers of the 21th, that he had been de
feated in his effort to cross the Oconee river; and
farther, that his attempt to march eastward had
been baffied.
The rebels claim that they still occupy Macon,
and tho Enquirer argues that Sherman cannot reach
that city.
REPORTS OP BBTTTBMED PBISOMBBS—OONSTERMA
. TIOH W. SAVAKNAH—SHBRMAM REPORTED AD
VAKOJKS OK THAT CITY. .
Baltimore, Dec. I.—Tite special correspondent
of the American telegraphs from Annapolis as fol
lows : ,
“Tho steamer Constitution has, arrived with
. seven hundred paroled men. She left Savannah on
Sunday evening. No papers had been received
later than November 22d. -
“ Nothing definite has been heard from Sherman,
.but it was the general belief in Savannah that he
was advancing on that- city In two columns.
“All was consternation among’ the rebel authori
ties:”' ' .
.BUCOESBPCU BXPEDITIOIFOP tlEff? A. L. LEE—CAP-’
.l TVOEag OV AMD HUMS.
Six Miles East o i Port Htosom, Nov. 21.
Brigadier General BurUm: ’
lam on iny way home, and shall arrive to-night;
Save captured 200 prisoners, including 25 ebmulls-
Bb>ft€<l-cUlcers. We-hada strong light at Liberty,
‘ Miss., in which we whipped the enemy badly.
We captured one piece of artillery, and two at
Brookhaven ) one pT thein'ls a siege gun, formerly,
iseapttted at Pof|'HudßOn.- I have.all of General;
Hodges’staff, from 600 to sbb Sead of horses und
mules, rode by negroes, and destroyed immense
stores on the railroad.
A. B. Lbb, Brig. General.
The above is a copy of a despatch received by
Brigadier General Burton.
Brigadier General Dee, with his whole command,
prisoners and captures, as previously reported, has
arrived In Baton Eouge,
.THE PIRATE SBMMEB REPORTED -AT BAGDAD,
Cairo, Dec. I.—lnformation of a seemingly trust
worthy character Is to the effect that Capt. Semmes,
of the pirate Alabama, arrived at -Bagdad, Mexico,
on the 16th of October, on his way to Blohmond by
way of Matamoros.
GESEBAL BIITIER’S ABUT.
[HOLLINS COBKESPOOTEHCE.]
OPPRESSIVE QUIET ALOMG THE- LIMBS—THE RE
BELS PREPARING ROR..AM ATTACK FROM THE
JAMES—IMMENSE WORKS, AMD ALL SORTS OR OB
STRUCTIONS IM COURSE. OR OOMSTBUCTIOH—
GREAT MUMPERS OR DESRRTEBS—OAMF PAS-
TIMES.
Headquap.’s 2p Brigade, 3d-Div., ISth Cobps,
Before Eichmomd. Nov. 30,1864.
The protracted quiet remains unbroken. How
long this oppressive stillness may continue will de
pend materially on circumstances. The enemy
never were more active In our front than at this pe
riod. They have recently constructed new lines of
works which they have fringed with chevaux-de
fflse, and all similar impediments known to war
fare. Forts, batteries, and embrasures frown down
upon hb with terrible significance. Everything In
the way of obstructions that can possibly be con
ceived Is either In tbe course of construction, or has
already been built. The activity of the enemy
would give the Impression that he was expecting an
attack from the north side of the James.
, Deserters are dally comlnglntooqrlines, who report
] that they are only the forerunners of hosts who will
. gladly follow, should favorable opportunities occur.
] The re-election of Mr. Binooln has paralyzed many
i who were assured that McClellan was sure to be
, successful and recognize their Independence. While
.many of the deserters are but poorly olad, many of
. them arc comfortably clad in warm suits of gray.
They represent that lately the rebel Government
has beefi more solicitous for the welfare of the sol
diers than at any previous period of the war.
Yesterday evening, just after guard-mounting,
one of those exciting spectacles eame off which are
rarely seen In the Army of the James—a horse race.
’The officers engaged In this diverting sport were
chiefly on the staff at the Sd'Dlvlslcn headquarters.
Strictly speaking, It was a trial of speed among the
Officers rather than a horpe race. But few persons
witnessed the exercise, as it was not the Intention
of the officers to de-other than amuse themselves.
■Gen. Payne waß present, and seemed te enjoy the
sport. Four horses wife entered for the ftrss race,
Which was quite spirited, and came out In the follow
ing order: Oapt.H. Peterson’s, Blent, MoMutrry’s,
Dteut. Allen’s, and Blent. Spaulding’s. The second,
Whloh was admirably conducted, was between Bieu
tsi) ants Hughes and Graves, the latter having the
njisfortune to come out second best. The third,
whloh was witnessed with tome interest, was be
tween Capt. Peterson and Blent. Hughes, the.
former coming ontahead in good style. Theclosing
seine was between lieutenants Graves and Mc-
Mnrtry, the former winning by several lengths.
The whole affair afforded a good deal of amusement
to those who took a part or witnessed the exercise.
As.'an evidence of the gentlemanly character Of the
whole affair, no bets were Indulged In. r
WETHDBAWAL OF THE REBEL SHARPSHOOTERS—
THEIR LIMBS SHORTENED IM EXPECTATION OF
AM ATTACK—REBEL CAVALRY MOVEMENTS—AR
TILLERY COMBAT.
Before Petersburg, Nov. SO, 1864.
There were no rebels thte morning In the pits
heretofore occupied by sharpshooters. What the
object of the withdrawal Island of its extent,
is hard to judge. It .Is not general alodg the
front, and has been noticed only before one
division of the s!h Corps. As this was a point
where many a deserter had been received, some
thought the removal of their line in the neigh
borhood was- to remove the men from tempta
tion. A more reasonable eolation of this
strange phenomenon Is -that our enemy feared
an attack. Bxpeofaney has been on tiptoe;for
the last week. Every man, woman, and child In
and abent Blohmond and Petersburg have been led
to anticipate a dreadful assault, and are forewarned
in time that their nerves may be well braced for the
shook.
Yesterday they thought was the expected time.
A train of wagons and a few troops shifted camps.
Fora short time soldlera and teams blocked.the
roads. Keen eyes were watching every movement
with interest, and counting each man and ambu
lance with precision. There was no end to the sig
nallng.of these rebel watchmen. The result was, eve
ry portion of their line that could safely be shortened
was drawn in slightly, that the Hanks might be rein
forced and strengthened. Durlng’the afternoon of
yesterday the artillery In front and rear of Fort Davis,
was warmly engaged. The mortaroooaslonally used
by thecß*my fired several very unsuooessfol shots at
Fort Hell, making the dirt spout up from the yam
parts. Extensive bomb-proof accommodation is tie
greatest recommendation of whloh this atruoture
can boast except- its name. The proper tlealgua-
SHERMAN.
PROAOHED.
[McBBIDE’S DESPATCH. 3
Uon ts sot forth in large capitals, printed on a neat
signboard, and wads, If I remember oorwotiy,” Fort
Sedgwiok.” Few know this, however, save
those of the garrison, who day after day live and
dodge and lodge therein. Aftdr nightfall a super
natural istlllness possessed the pickets, and at an
early hour this morning no musket reports of their
existence have been made. , ■
Cavalry scouts have been beating the bush In our
rear for skulking rebels, but found none. Shortly
after Thanksgiving a body of the enemy’s horse
men appeared behind our works, near the
Halifax road. A picket post of the 24th New
York Cavalry was attacked, and had two men
hilled. There were near one hundred rebels,
commanded by a major, and having found
Yankees, they hastily deoamped. Pursuit was made
by a regiment of our cavalry, but failed to overtake
or discover the party. This weak attack, when none
was expected, la not withouta j udlcious result. Men
cannot be too wary when dealing with such, active
and vigilant foes.
Richmond papers of the 28th instant foup.-i their
way here yesterday, but contained nothijkg of Inte
rest. All mention of Sherman seervo4 studiously
avoided. The weather Is mUd- ( * w ith a tendency to
brighten.
BRAZIL.
VIOLBHTTORNADO AT 810 JANEIRO—DBSTRUOTION
OP LIFE AND PROPERTY.
Nv> York, Deo. I.—Bio Janeiro dates of Octo
b'sr 13'h have been received. •
, A violent tornado oocurred there on that day, an'd
; tbe city suffered severely for about a quarter of a
; mile in width. Many houses were, blown down and
: others completely riddled by hailstones.
The tornado lasted for fifteen minutes. The bark
Leighton was capsized and lost, and a son of Capt.
Blatchford was drowned. The bark Lapwing was
considerably damaged, and several foreign vessels
were capsized, and a number of lives were lost.
A boat belonging* to the English shlp-of-the-ltao
Bombay was upset, and the crew, with several offi
cers, were lost.
CANADA.
SEIZURE OP AMMCMITIOH—THH OEOEOIAK,
Collieowood, O. W., Dec. 1 The custom! au
thorities yesterday seized some boxes which oh exa
mination were fonnd to contain gun carriages, with
oanlster, grapeshot, Ap.rfor 18-pounder guns. The
Georgian is expected here dally. . .
TRIAL OP THE LAKE ERIE PIRATES,
Toromto, O. W., Deo. L—The case of Burleigh,
one of, the Lake Erie raiders, came before the court
to-day. - -
Mr. Bussell, the District Attorney of Detroit, eon
ducted the case.- ;The witnesses identified the prl
soner; and testified to - the part taken, by him In the
raid. | The case, was-then adjourned tonextweekr '
CALIFORNIA.
- Sam Framoisoo, Nov. 28,—The most noteworthy
event Is a oontlnued r>ln the State, re
moving all kpprijhenslons’ of another season of
drought. A heavy gale has prevailed in the bay,
doing some daJUage. to the shipping and sinking a
river steamboat—the Antelope.-
NBW tobk city.
CSpecial Correspondence of The Press.!
New York, Dec. 1,1884.
THE ARRESTS.
Mr. Archibald, the English consul at this port,
has his hands iSi 1 ’ i UBt at pr« s ent. Nearly all of
the general-business Is tiii by the vice consul,
whlle hls less fortunate superior ,’JOngagod la listen
ing to the doleful notifications ofßr.”*® oitlzen
sulp sent him by Anglo-rebels who ’have baeh J a '
carooratod on oharge or suspicion of cofHMCtlon
with tho lato arsons, and In protecting Ihe rights
of. those who are entitled to his Interlorence. Most
of the persons who are incarcerated upon these
charges have claimed protection from her Majesty’s
agent, protesting with an odor not perhaps so much
of. innocence as of phosphorus, that Black Republi
can despotism is worrying them without cause or
color of- law. Two passengers arriving here from
Nassau, per steamer Corsica,Ton Friday night, were
arrested. They landed at 8 P. M., and before mid
night were lu durance vile. Some persons about
sailing for Europe have likewise been detained,
whereat much blasphemy and throats of speedy
vengeance. Detective hands are grasping herejaad
there vigorously, and, curious to relate, they seem
to fasten upon more men claiming English protec
tion than upon those of any other nation. Why
this is so, let others decide; but the fact is Indubi
table. Little sympathy Is expressed for those who
may be guilty, even by their own countrymen. The
general voice is for their Immediate suspension upon
the highest of gallows by the shortest of methods.
A SWEDISH WAR-STEAMER.
The Swedish frigate Yanadlß, Captain Melander,
lies at anchor in our harbor, and excites very gene
ral attention by the extreme beauty of her modeL
The object of her visit- Is to enable her officers to
have some personal inspection of tbe manner in
which the present oohfilct Is waged, especially as re
gards the navy, She was saluted by the naval bat
tery yesterday, and responded from her own guns.
. BOM. W. », MOORHEAD, - ’
of Philadelphia, sailed for Liverpool, eh board the
Australasian, yesterday.
Judging from th? comments which are indulged
in upon the streets, relative to the sinking of the
pirate, It may he Inferred that there to a prevalent
idea that the collision was hot altogether uninten
tional. Especially among our British residents to
this the oaAe, and the most uncomplimentary opi
nions of the whole affair may he heard whenever It •
comes Into discussion. The fact, perhaps, is of no
great Importance, although it seems to he worthy of
some mention. .
An Incendiary, fired a lumber-yard on Tuesday
evening, Causing a loss of $lOO,OOO. The flames de
stroyed several dwelling-houses, in addition to the
yard,. '
PRYOR’S ARRIVAL AT PORT LAPAYETTE.
‘ Bcger A. Pryor has. been heard from since his
arrival at Fort Bafayette. Starting from this city
shortly after daylight yesterday, he was not seen
by many persons while in Broadway; hut on
the Brooklynjerre-boat,. which the. party took In
ofdertO reaoh'tKe ’Tbrt: Hamilton cars; Pryor wi^
recognized, and crowds gathered to look at him.:
His Identity was also discovered at other points:
on the way, but there wore no offensive domonstra
tions. In Fort Bafayetto Pryor found' himself'
among friends, who greeted him with much warmth. •
He was particularly welcomed by the rebel General
Page, of Mobile notoriety; the Interview between
these men waß particularly cordial. Pryor has been
provided with money since ho was oaptured, and It
Is understood will be able to supply himself, under
the regulations, with such articles as he may desire
during the period of his confinement.
GENERAL GILMORE,
Major General Quincy A. Gilmore, accompanied
by his staff, left this city yesterday for the South,
on a special mission.'
CBy Telegraph.] I
THE STEAMER NORTH STAR SIGNALLED.
The steamer North Star, now over due from As
pinwall, ,with San Franolsco dates of the 3d ult.,
warspoken yesterday In tow of her convoy, her ma
chinery being disabled. She is expected to arrive
at this port thte evening or to-morrow morning.
the evening stock board.
10 T- 3 &r s ss cks T y ery dnU - Gold 229, oiosmg
9 % Hudson Blver 118’i, Beading
13«}4, Michigan Central 129 Michigan Southern
lUffiols 128 X, Pittsburg and Cleve
land 110 K, Cleveland and Toledo 108 X, Book
Island and Chicago 101 Northwestern preferred
16; Fort Wayne and Chicago lot, Ohio and Mls
slsslppl certificates 36«, Cumberland Coal 46%,
Quicksilver SB]f, Mariposa 36.. '
MASSACHUSETTS.
DENIAL OP A BLANDER AGAINST THE FOREIGN
RECRUITS.
New York, Dec. 1, -"There is the best authority
ftr denying the statement made by the Washington
special despatch to a morning New York paper of
today that the foreign troops put in the field by
Massachusetts have proved cewards, traitors, and
deserters; hut there 1s ample evidence of a directly
contrary nature, they having proved themselves as
fearless In battle and as excellent in morale a 3 any
of the regiments serving In Sherman’s or Grant’s
armies. Of course, the additional statement that
President Blncoln Intended demanding of Mas
sachusetts other men to fill their places ijtamply a
gratuitous falsehood.
COLLISION IN TINYARD SOUND,
> Fbovincetown, Mass., Doc. l.—The steamer C.
Deary, from New York, has put in here somewhat
damaged by a collision with an unknown Bldewheel
steamer, last night, In Ylnyard Sound,
Anessayon “Music”ln the Bondon Musical
World closes by saying that “Music is religious and
prophetic. She is the real Sybil, chanting ever
more of Unity. Over wild, waste oceans of discord
floats her silvery Voice; the harbinger of love and
hope. Every genuine strain of musters a serene
yrsy**, of bold, Inspired demand to he united with
aliat the Heart of all'*b ln s a *”' -
Complimentary Dinner to tbe Hod;
Scbnyler Colfax.
A complimentary dinner was given to the Hon.
Schuyler Colfax last evening, at. the Assembly
Buildings. It Is to be regretted that the committee
having the matter In charge neglected to make any
arrangement for the accommodation of The mem
bers of the press. The table was spread along the
main room In the long building, and it was well
filled. The Hon. Mr. Colfax, the distinguished
guest of the evening, sat at the head of the table.
He was flanked on the right by Morton McMlohAl,
Esq.', and on the left by'Hon. Wm. D. Kelley. We
also observed present the Hon. Charles O’Neill and
Hon. Bebnard Meyers. ... .
At a very late hour, twenty minutes to II o’clock,-
Mr. President McMlohael very handsomely Intro
duced Mr. Colfax.
Niue cheers were given, and the Bonorable gen
tleman arose and responded In a speech of great
power and eloquenoe. We will not mar Its beauty
by attempting a verbatim report, because of the
want ofproper accommodation.
The- Hon. Mr. Colfax thanked the president for
the kind remarks tba>t ta.o bad m&do respecting him
and tbe State which be came from, and which, he
had the honor to represent. He said that he was
used to sharp words In political contests, and felt
able to reply to f uoh remarks, but now he felt dis
trust in beffig called upon to reply to such kindness
and .skill In the tendered compliment. He only
thanked the president for his remarks in reference
to the great and noble State of Indiana, and he did
not know that he had ever heard a better speech
than perhaps the one made by the people of Phila
delphia at the electlon ln October, when they spoke
with the tongue of lightning that Philadelphia had
given 8,000 majority for the Union, and that four
Congressmen had been re-elected. The speaker now
eulogized tbe members of Congress as faithful men,
faithful to their constituents, and faithful to their
country.
In the resent contest in Indiana the .Union men
had to meet with a sworn secret band and Secession
sympathizers, and overwhelmed them with a Union
majority of 20,000. •
The Honorable speaker now took a rapid view of
the effects of the Section in November, which re
sulted In the choice of Abraham Blncoln for four
years more. He took up the various.polnts that
were acted upon by the people In their majesty. It
was decided the war was not a failure, and that it
must be prosecuted with vigor; that the -Union
framed by our fathers must be maintained; that no
alien flsg should float In any part of the country;
that slavery, the mother of this war, must be put
down. On all these points the applause was entau-
The’speaker hoped that the acquiescence ortho
minority was real and unfeigned; that In theeourße
of a couple of weeks as opportunity would; he gives'
them In Congress to test their sincerity; that the
slavery question lacked only eleven votes at the last
session or the constitutional majority (two-thirds
vole i> that elnob that period the people have
spoken, and 41 districts represented in the list
Congress by gentlemen who voted no had re
turned others who would vote aye. This is
the verdict of the great American people. If
the minority are sincere, then the pathway to
peace is made easy. Mr. Golfax, in the concluding
part of his remarks, paid a glowing tribute to
Generals Grant, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas, and
others the army and navy, and finally concluded
by qnotlr g the patriotic maxim: “ The Union now
arm for ever,one and inseparable.”
Mr. Golfax was greatly applauded during his ad
mirable address. ' V
St. Andrew’s Society.
On Wednesday' evening the one hundred and six-.
teenth anniversary of this ohkritable and social
body was celebrated by an excellent dinner at Au
gustine's, under the presidency of Charles Maoales
t'er, Esq ; who had Messrs.!). O. Msecammon‘and
George Toung as vice chairmen. The usual Scot
tish, general. local, and individual toasts were
given, and variously replied to by Messrs. H. ; G.
Jones, Snowden, J. J. MoElhone,Dr. Turnbull, Dr.
Shelton Mackenzie, and others, and several songs
were executed by Mr. Thomas Bishop, Daniel Mc-
Intyre, Ac. As emphatically the speech ofrthe eve
ning, we have pleasure in giving a verbatim report
of what the Hon. James Bollock said on this osoac
slon: ... i
Gzhtt-kmiin : In response to the sentiment-pro
posed by your honored' so kindly
associated my name with the government of Penn
sylvania, permit me to thank him and you for a
compliment so Undeserved and unexpected. lillcl
not desire or expect to be called, upon this occasion,
to address the brethren of the St. Andre w’SSoclety,
but when my name is associated with the Oommon
wealth of Pennsylvania in the complimentary terms
in which it has been by your president, I caoriot re
main silent. , . • ■ ... ■ - .
Gentlemen, In the presence of the brethren of the
St- Andrew's Society the State of Pennsylvania
needs‘no one to speak for her—she speaks for her
self ; in her traditions, in her history, in her memo
ries she speaks the language of a free and a noble
State—of a State that recognizes her own interest,
her own dignity, her own character, and her own
position, hut recognizes at the same time the fact
that she is only a part of a great and stupendous
whole —one State or the United States of America.
[Applause.] And while she'bas emblgzoned on her
escutcheon all the emblems of energy, industry,
and enterprise—every thing, indeed, chat tetlß of
wealth and prosper!# in a free and indepeadent
State—yet she holds all In subordination to the
power and authority represented by the ' glorious
folds of the Btar spangled banner. [Bond applause.]
American citizens, -whether horn upon Amen
can soil, dr in the isles of the ooean, or In* the
distant' lands of the continent, all recognize,
to whatever «Ume bom, and whatever sun may
have first shone upon them, this gas. oue grand indis
soluble nationality, with one flag and one Govern
ment [Applause ] My honorable friend, Dr. Shel
ton Mackenzies once retorted upon me when I told
him. that 1 was. an’ American citizen: “ Well sir,
you need not boast ol being an Amorloan cltf-su p
you Could nol help Ityouwere born Sera.' lam
an Amerioan by choice.” [Daughter and applause.]
Such, then, is the position of many of the. anos.or
St. Andrew’s Society. Bat Americanism is not
fiom blrth alone—it is a principle innate anifspring
ing from the rich fountainsof the heart.' I caresaot
where a man was born, whether among the hills
of Scotland, the bogs of Ireland, the fair fields of
England, or the fertile" valleys of France jilt
his heart is with onr CQUhtey _a*i our IJr.
S® “ [Applause]
" ov ? ~ coUBtT?, gentlemen, is not a mere senti
ment ; it ,5 a principle inbred,..deep-seated ; and tfie
more we love the land of our birth the more
truly and Intensely will we love -the" land bl
our adoption- [epplause.] 'Show me the man
who can forget Scotland,, with all her glori
ous and immortal memories,-who ban forget all
that is grand in her "history and records of the past,
and I w ill point you to a traitor in America. [Re
newed applause.] 'lf he be true to the memories of
tie past, to Scotland's noble history, he will, upon
our soil, be true to the Amerioan flag, "if he ba
Jf oe to Scotland and her rich inspirations,
he will be true to America and her noble
inspirations. I care not where such men come
I'om, they are Amerieans-X am proud or, for love of
Country J s grand, ennobling, God-iike. [Applause. 1
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, wolch you
have honored by rmn'SenUment Mils evening, is am
integral part of the Union, country and mine,
one of the United States of AinSrida. However dis
tracted they may now be, yet I fervently hope,
under the providenoe of God, that they Wiil. in the
end be reinvigorated, re-estabilshed, grander among
the nations of the earth—still free, still offering'
homes to the oppressed of every land. [Applause;]
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lometer.
DEO. 1, 1863. DEO. 1, 1864.
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THE, PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL—AH APPEAL
TO THE PUBLIC.
Pbnnbyi, vania Hospital, 10th Month 81, ISB4.
Ata meeting ol itie Board ofManagors, laid thlß
day, the following appeal to the public, voluntarily
prepared by our physicians and surgeons, was read.
On motion, it was unanimously . ...
Resolved, That the Stine be approved and recom
mended to the consideration or>or fellow! citizens.
M. Li. Dawson, President.
_ , . ’Wieri.a. Mokkis, Secretary.
The physicians sM surgeons to the Pennsylvania
Hospital, knowing that taa expenses of the hospital
have for some time past a riously exceeded its'in
come, desire, with the sanction of the Managers, to
make a personal appeal to the benevolent citizens
of Pennsylvania for pecuniary aid in behalf of the
medical and surgical wards.
We feel justified in making this personal appeal,
became we have the best reason, in onr daily visits
to its Inmates, for understanding the.usefulness of
the hospital, and the urgency of Its needs; and be
cause we cannot be snspeeted of selfish motives, as
our services, like those of our predecessors since the
foundation, in 1752, have always been gratuitous.
By day and by night, for more than a hundred
years, to the full extent of its means, the hospital
has been a place or reftige for the sick and wounded,
many thousands of whom, without its timely suecor, •
would' have had but scant measure of fskilled aid •
ana cate in long hours of suffering and-danger, nr in
the dread approach of death. .
_ During tms period. 73,670 patients have been re- 1
lieved, of whom 45,088 were supported partially'or
wholly at the expense of the. Institution. These
benefits have been conferred without regard to birth
place, as may be seen from the following: In the
last ten years there were admitted 6,870 natives of
the United States,7 326 of Ireland, and 3,054 of other
countries, making 10,380 for elan born against 6,870
of our own people, or a majority of 3,610 or the for
mer.
In view of this large amountof actual good effect,
ed, the necessity for the call -we are snaking may oc
casion surprise to many, who will naturally ask how
it Is that such a time-honored and far-ramed charity
has come to be In want of adequate Support la -the
midst of so mtelltgentanl generous a community?
This question is easily answered, Intbe first place,
the number of applicants for treatment has greatly
Increased with the growth of our population and
the enormous development of railroads and Indus- :
trial works. Secondly, the rise In price of food, k
-clothing, medicines, surgical appliances—of •every
thing required for the maintenance of a hospital— '
has vastly increased the expense, while the Income
has been otherwise diminished.
_ The Pennsylvania Hospital has been too long re
garded as a wealthy corporation or commanding in
fluence, Instead of a purely charitable association,
dependent for Its efficiency on a continued flow.of
private contributions. In reaUty, iis Income, al
though faithfully ans wisoly managed, has always
been strained to the utmost, and has never sufficed
to meet the legitimate demands upon it.
That this unfortunate dilemma is not more widely
known among those who are able and willing to re
move it Is, In part, our fault; and we earnestly hope
that the. statement of,a few simple facts may serve
to correct the error which our silence has hitherto
encouraged.
In the year ending April, 1854, the number of non
paying patients under treatment, exclusive of those
Who paid a nominal board, was 766: while for the
corresponding year of 1801 It was 1,414, or nearly
double—a large proportion of this increase being
due to the numerous cases of accidental lnjur£
which are so much more frequent than formerly,
and more protracted and expensive In their treat-
XEtent.
The expenditures for the former year were
$16,466.28 ; for the latter year they amounted to
$39,643 68, or considerably more than twice as much,
The endowment,, therefore, which may have an
swered tolerably well ten years ago, is manifestly
far short of what Is absolutely necessary now, to
save the Hospital from falling to perform its ordl
nary duty after an eventful history of more
than a century’s duration, In the ooursa of which
It has always stood flrst of its kind in Importance
to the Commonwealth as In age and In the af
fections of our citizens. It Is to avert
this misfortune—to enable our struggling Insti
tution to advance with renewed energy in Its high
career of usefulness and mercy, that we vesture to
ask for the assistance of all who are disposed to help
the sick and needy. There can be no end to the
amount of benefit confer, ed upon the thousands who
are, directly or Indirectly, Interested In the welfare
of the hundreds for whose restoration to their fami
lies and the community the beds of a hospital are
intended; so that a large sum must be obtained to
supply the fixed and ample income required to keep
these beds In active operation. For Hie sake of their
distressed and helpless occupants, the stream of be
nevolence should be perpetual and unfailing. Wo
spasmodic or occasional donations, under the warn
ings of an exhausted treasury, hut an abundant and
sottled capital.
We ask, therefore, for contributions enough to se
cure to the hospital an additional Income of from
twenty-five to thirty thousand dollars.
A much larger sum could be advantageously em
ployed in providing for those who ate constantly
within our reach as unquestionable objects of hos
pital care. For want of it we are continually
obliged to close our doors upon applicants who, with
tears ana supplications, entreat to he taken into the
house even for & week or a day. Indeed, this neoes
sary refusal to accept many wfcom we know to ba
entitled to hospttalald.has longbeen the meat trying
part of our official duty.’ When the paW&nd feeble
suppliants turn, aewe have so often seen them do,
With Streaming eyes and tottering gait from the
door through which they had hoped to teach a place
of restanarefnge at once from poverty and pain,
how often have we felt assured that it needed but to
tell the story of the good the hospital might do, and
yet cannot for want of noedfhl funds, turning forth
*—ui.the citizens of thlß prosperous andWble Com
monwealwlo9?? than enoughto succor all these
stricken ones wh<s - now > under the necessity of giving
way to those in greatei"'sieed, have to lose what, In
their adverse condition, worn , bo not only an escape
from privation and exposure, but -.*■ restoration to
life as well as health, J
If thlß appeal be responded to as It ought, and wd
hope it will be, the hospital can largely increase its
accommodations. There is room for about a hun
dredThore free beds, and as the wards are ready,
and the Btaff of officers complete, a much smaller
outlay would extend these opportunities than
would be required for the erection and outfit of a.
new establishment.
On the other hand, without a material" addition :
to the present resources, the number of admissions
must be diminished; and this restriction must,
under existing rules, fall exclusively upon the sub
jects of medical or surgical disease, or of Injuries of
some days’ Branding, crowds of whom are constant
ly applying at the gate, and who are really iußt as
much entitled to the benefits of the hospital as the
recipients of reoent Injury,
i- The old rule, which has hitherto been carefully
observed, obliges ns to admit at once all eases of se
rious Injury, whether accidental, or by violence, if
presented within twenty-four hours. The urgent
nature of such cases, ia- general, justifies this pre
ference, bnt seme patients are unable to present
themselves within the stipulated interval, although
equally necessitous, while many are hut slightly In
jured, thus Increasing our embarrassment In
making an obviously Injudicious discrimination
which ampler means would tender needless. For
several years past the recent Injury oases have
averaged at least-two a day, or about 700 a. year;
and as many as twenty—Bay from ten to twenty—
have repeatedly been received In the course of a
few hours. The Inestimable value of the aid af
forded to ayery large and increasing class of suffer- '
ers— one, too, of a most deserving character, me
chanics and other operatives of both sexes and fell
ages over infancy—may be seen at a glance.
*We want help for this class, because they have
long required,-and now; threaten to exhaust, the
utmost we have had to give them; but wemust have
much further help, not only to save us from the
painful necessity of turning off the milder cases
hitherto admitted, but to enable us todo justice to a
larger and equally deserving, as well as frequently
more necessitous, class of victims of disease; ana
former Injury, who can be secured in their full right
of asylum only through the generosity of-new con
tributors. ■
We appeal, therefore, to our fellow-oitlzens In all
positions or society, to those' of large possessions,
who asm never reallzein their own persons andfU
mllles the terrible alternative, and those of smaller
means to whose business and bosoms the comforts
of sueh a haven In time of trouble may come nearer
home. .
We call upon the thousands of manufacturers
producers of ail grade; and kinds, not qf our Statu
?S£)ji wt n*
work. We would remind , h „ tr &
>”o'»nce ™‘ r «
relieve them by moViStton 7^' 5
power to the victims ot e«W^f, a »i
SK£ 'ST m “ glod (orm *«<•*?
to the hospital, aid wbo t.h no ~tIT‘ "W
or theWebaice of ro«ver v ,; njri > it
' ?! se ®' ial Portion of their kL^’m
to the claims ©t the ’ ur,fortv,"ate 6 K, >
those unfortunates to whom oi,l ’ tol i
violence has throws frea -iT 4 *^
Into a condition of entire a.*wt n
°” tbotot'd-wil! of their tellow |* kf a!
: We have asked fox Urge cmSf, 0
the bospttaUn Jts future cVrS” w, s--
spheieof uetralneis by DKotnL ~' 12 ’ 1 :,
firm (bueAatlon; woniy or n?i D ?, 11 'a a
the spirit of our people "tatfevv
port of the managers, and »» tJ* e n»
observations, tbatthe koßidji
and uDatole to nreet its <h>ti» »,,*“•»<
contributions as well us i ar , s ;? a i'Ptt:
'contributions. “ While v 0 ha»"“ rs
onto all n en,” and let us "6U
that 18 promisodto the tt
Pick and neeuy.” "O :::v.
W.Gerharo, lEi'm. >
, James J.Heviek,
I John Forsyth Meigs, I Witit ’ 1
,»rss. fjujmey Smith, jr,l rpV' H'.r*
. SubiwlpHons wtu also to
'.fitter °f thd tmdersH-fced. Wmh “'"v
'tt*:Comnilft«e,‘.appointed hr' ■' t>
their annual meeting; F •>•
, .J 8, o *'?® O ?Wf, Dawson, N. E »r,t»
. Walnut sMecs. vW *s:S!
wmiain Welsh, No. Sis'somt r
»• Thomas w*U»ni*Oß,iSev«nihV ;!l, * : '
Dr. T. S.-KlrkbrMc. Pw.n? -.r,.
No. SOS 1
Hlfeton PerOt,T)fo. liao Elv e t, J!t «
Israel Morris, No, 1202 Arab 5 ‘
Andrew Wheeler, Ko. 1608 %r
ThomssT TaUter; Sr., No
-Dr. David Jayne, No. 232 Somif lv
■ Delaware iSiJteK
street. r * .*c_
WUUam H.Rekn, No. 619 .
Horatio OP Wood, No. 612 u 4
James R. ©reeves, southeast 0
and Chef tout streets. “ ae -
John F&rnum, No. 233 Chest-,,»
William Bidole, No. IT t-Ws^
• John M. WMtaU. No m P.as» ,! K -
A. J. Derbythlre. No. 100 North 43
Samuel Mason, No 17 Smiths,,... '
S. MortlsWaln, No 128 3nm>.
Samuel Welsh. No 218 South n i,» B
Wlstar M"rHs, No. 209 South r» 3 Vl
Caleb Cope. Continental Ho*»l ’ f
: Adolph RV Boric, No. Its Ihct*.,,,
■ JotnrT. Iggels, 231 South.
NffflWsijll* *mtocwm phi, ,
i V of the aita«r g pa,,.;;
t “£&¥“> m “&“P le preparatlms t
• mouaaon of the lovers cl the h« a i.
; Bleating, sliding and sledding. tL ■'
: enlarged to theexiMitoftwelveaarn^'
, Olree to four feet in depth. On son, J ’
morning that may soon arrive, u» “.
beantiful sheet of water win be e „.,;
artistic touch of the frost klcg lu,7'
at the present writing, to eater into a
dissertation on the healthful, invU.,-,,,
Of skating, or even to allude to tkt aa
and gracoiSl Bceneß jo be enacted <& !i 5
face of .the park. 'J.A.,,
neral lmOTOvements that
winter. The park hasbeeneDrs." ,
of a substantial rence, and latS, J
msnagers designed it to be. private
joyed through ttemedlum oi tlckto ,
rate for admission. There has b t s n if,
, accommodation of viators a buiiib. ,
by 26 feet wide. A large part or .
fttttndea for UyEexclosive aeooaarjt!
dies. Cloak rooms; private room; l
roomd will be at thetr dlsnr>-.a ‘t
of the bulldjbg contains a restaurant
up; A room-tor gentlemen, and a r.-i -i
janitor and his family, whose bust e<'s
kecp.tte,park-ln the best'of oro«r T-,
the tale W ttfckets is forty-one -.-e- fr ,; t
ranged with doable doors, opening
wajd* to-the right .and left, so as to ai*;
of visitors. A plank Bot-way ha- also
from the park to the passenger railroad
the .arrangement of all these depirti
managers have evinced a commendable i
in preparing for the comfort or visitors
do park In the broad land of Amerlci" tfcr
fitted np than this. New York, with ;•
skating parks, &lls fer behind our on
phla; this the people of both citterni
soon as old Boreas at serfs his power, aid
ernsnnceases to coquet with i‘C,,;r
arranged that the ley surface shall b»
ever occasion may require, and if ncee
olai light may, be Introduced for purpose:
nation. The park Is destined to became
speedily, the grand eentre of attraction,
trials ot si ill upon skates are talked ate
fore, the public may anticipate grand, the
graceful; and attractive sports and pasto.
LITERARY LECTURE AT COSCERT
Mattie McClelland Brown, H. L. A.
burg, will deliver two literary lectores
Hall, on Tuesday, 18th Inst., and 'for
Inst. Subjects—“ The Age of Bepubllc;.
or the Future,” and “The Conflict of Pii
These lectures have been termed the ares
productions ever heard: History, science
combine their choicest contributions to ei
to the themes. They are convincing, nr
eloquent.
PERMITS ISSUED FOB BUILDIXGS
NOVEMBER, 1864.
Dwellings, three story, 32; two-story,
story, 2; boiler house, 1 ; church, 1; coset
dye-house, 1; engines, 2: factories, 5: Ice
offices, 2; school-house, 1; shop, I: s.
houses. 2 ; stables, 12; tavern, 1: stores. 1
tiens and additions, 31, Total, 121.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The “City Pastor” who made an appeal
the columns of The Press recently for si
families or deceased soldiers desires the
acknowledgments to be made:
“Friend of the Poor”
“ Tithe Money”.
“ AnOH3HLGTIB’ , r . 111.//,,,
KECRTTITEKG.
Warrants vere issued by tbe Ms-tot,
momiug, foT the payment of the citV boi»
men, all recruited for the regular 'army
nayy*
The sixth annual bail of the Paasengei
Belief A esocfatJon will be given at Nation:
Hail, on Thurday, 22d instant.
FOREIGN EXPORTS AND DrPOF.T:
The JdllowiDg are some of the principal
exported from this port to foreign ports to
NorjmberSO, 18M :
' ESGLAXD.
Petroleum, erode, ' [Petroleum, wfil,
sallons 82;329 #3S,2SSI sallow—.l67,fi:
, . -FBAXCE.
POT-olenm, refined, gallons...-
BELGIUM".
Petroleum, refined, gallons..*.
IKEX.AXD.
Petroleum, refined, gallons*....
CUBA.
AI«, galls 1.690 $6301 Machinery
Beef, bMs 6 200 Lard, ft.... :C:
Batter, lbs 7W MKLamlwr
Cheese, lt>s*.....SS9 S6‘Prii.tiu? m-uenv.*
Coal tons* 50 750 Soap, 5.&
Hams, Jb5..*..5,946 1*975 Shooks
Ironnls, 8>a..50 000 4,eooTallow,li<?-p: :i >
WEST ES'DIES.
Beef, 1)1)15....,...53 s2.4Ss;Petrotatm, p-
Bread, fcb15....591 5,»25’ fieed,
Barter, 1b5....6,366 8,661 Pork, W« s
Candles. 1b5.23,106 6,#5 Potatoes bae—i*
Hama. lbs-.. 23,660 4,550!5b00!ts
Ind corn, ;bn..1,150 2,365 Tobacco, leaf, ,
Indmeal, b 15.1,711 13.553 hhds ;J
Bard, 1b5....,11,433 S,3®iFlottr bb15....0»
Oilcake, t0ne... ..7 i,oooi
BltlTmil PSOTIXCE3.
Coal, t0n5.......161 $1,6001 Floor, bills-
Machinery......... 1,6001
BBAZH,.
Bread, bb1e..... ICO *66olPetrolsom,re-
F. our, bble .. .2,1® 27TSSI fined, g»l« -i*
PORTO RICO.
8eef.1>b15.....,...4 $132 Petroleum.re-
Broad, bb1e.,...120 ■ fined, galls -V *■:
Bread, bones ....60 712 Pork, bbla. ;5
Butter, 1b5....1.261 , ' Ms Potatoes, ba?-b»
Cancles,Bs...B,ooo 2,1® Shooks
Cheese, 1b5.1,407 299 Tobacco, meant^
Hams, tts 2,366 520; lbs
Ind. meal.bbls 117 946 Flour, bbls
Bard, lbs 6,093 1,326!
HATIT.
Butter, Jb5.,,.2,600 $1,075 Pork, bile..-
Cheese 2*O3S 43S T&bacoo, leaf* ..
Coal, tuns,.... 616 5,387 hhds
Hams, 1b5.,..1,391 313 Flour,.bb!s-
Lard, 1b5«.....7,160 1,941.
Apples, bbTs.. 150 |9OO
Candles, lbs 3,665 SS9
Bams, As 3,412 755
Petroleum, re- 1
fined, gals.. 400 265,
The following are some of the
imported intojtMs port for the weet eaca
bor 1,1864:
foe coy^rwpnox.
Candles, cases.... 2 $ll6 *1
Gotten.... n* «»*«»•*♦
Earthw J e,pkas.l67 6,525 a • •****'•
Ksh, bins... *1,405
80. half d0.4F325 10»16P .M*t- a 2?\ \
Gaano, t0n5....68Q 10.762>0ear.
Bides... %®|6 6 051 soaa Ash, caste-
Logwood,tons 18fr. 1.757 S'eel. cash^
MftxihineTy, casea.S K9Tin, ingots--
Platter, t0n5....420 372.
‘ • WAEEFCCSED.
Cordage, bales--25 *ttS.Bnm, -
Earthwe, eintes .40 jOigars* bw*«- ,
Do, hade ~6 X 695 Sagav, hod>
Bides.... ...-12,600 42,647 Do. tes %
Linens, cases....lo j Do. box** •••**
Do. bales 9 6,363 Salt, a *inao*-K> •-
Pimento* bags-. 167 . 4571
CITY ITEMS*
The Fithess of- Things.—A dal! per sB
some things better than a man ofgen!
Ivory folder cuts tie leaves of boots bet* l
keen blade. A dull person may wear !***
garments that are made at the Brown Sn'i
lug Hall of Kockhlll & TSTfcon, Kcs. «fi
Chestnut street, above Sixth; but bright st
appreciate their excellencies.
A Moss Diabolical Act.—Laft eva#
supper table of the Continental, some
the crj that part of the hotel was foUißfr
there was great consternation amons? iC
and one noted secessionist was about beiox
when word came up that the price of Clo
jailing fn Ohas. Stokes & Co.’s one P T * C ®’
Continental, to suit the decline in gol*M
being sucha rush to the store, some an
persons raised this cry.
Bahoaihs im Clothing,
Bargains In Clothing,
Bargains In Clothing,
Bargains in Clothing, ~,,
At Granville Stokes u
At Granville Stoke*
At Granville Stoke;;<
- At Granville Stoke*
No. SOS Chestnut Street.
No. 609 Chestnut Street.
No. sot Chestnut Street.
No. §O9 Chestnut Street.
T.A-nrgß- Fum—An elegant assortment si
Oatford k Son’ll Continental Hotel
< ' t I ■ » ■ " -
Lames’ Fites,— A large assortment o
good a at David H. Sous’, 822 Arch street-
Steok A Oo.’s Manoe; an
Hamlin’s,Cabinet Organs, for sale om
GKonld, Seventh and Ohestant streets.
Ladies’ aot> Child bun's but*-; 11 * 1
at Cbaarlttt Oakford * Son’*, Oostmer
Era, Eab, 'aot OataeeHi moo®* 1
fcy J. Inaaoß, HE. D., Oonliet and b.ra
Artificial eyes Inserted. No OHMS O '
Ftooh&sxbs may rely upon gettw*
at diaries Oakford & Son’s, Contr
Bwsmjam'z kats~AH
Qft&tad fc Son’s, Oonttwa 541
’TELA. .
Lard 05i,g?-lf-
Kj-s m<?at,bb!. £
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