- MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1865. Mr. Seward's Correspondence with Brazil. The correspondence of the Government -of the United States with that of Brazil, in relation to the capture of the Florida in the harbor of Bahia, is before the public. Mr. Sewakd’b action in this delicate ques tion has already received national approval, which the publication of this correspond ence will increase. . It is unfortunate that the seizure of the Florida was in defiance of law. It galled the American people to yield Mason and Slidell, and to admit that the Wachusett had no‘right-to seize the Florida in a Bra zilian port. But what else could he done ? In the ca.e of the Alabama, Captain Winslow’s triumph could not be ques tioned. But Captain Collins’ commission was no warrant for his unauthorized pro cedure in making war in the harbor of a country with which the United States is at peace. The claim of Brazil was. just; it was plainly sustained by international law, and our own national precedents; in ad mitting it our Government simply granted to Brazil the justice it demands from all other States, and showed to -the World that it was not willing to establish principles that it did not itself intend to respect. Mr. Seward’s correspondence makes very plain the fact that the United States disavow and regret the capture of the Florida, solely upon the ground of its violation of law. His letter of December 28th is a model docu ment ; it exhausts the question, it makes .plain the entire position of this Govern ment, and while conceding the claim of Brazil, it affirms the rights of the United States with an emphasis which cannot fail to impress the court of the South American empire with a new sense of responsibility. The points of his answer to Mr. Bakboza are as follows: That the claim of Brazil is admitted ex clusively because it is just. That the United States does not admit or believe the charges made against Cap tain Collins and the consul at Bahia, ex cepting so far as they imply violation of international law. That as they offended the law of the United States as much as that of Brazil, they will he subjected to its penalties. That Brazil has had no right to assume that the American rebellion is a lawful bel ligerent, that its vessels are anything but pirates, and, therefore, that the United States expect reparation from Brazil for the injury it has done them by such assump tions. That these positions are not open to argument. That the subordinate agents of Brazil combined with those of the United States in the attempt to begin unauthorized war. That the crew of the Florida, being ille gally captured, will he liberated. These points cover the whole question. They leave nothing for Brazil to de mand, and place the United States in the honorable position of a great Power awarding justice to an inferior nation, while, without making one threat, it re verses the original situation and demands justice to itself. Mr. Seward’s action is rigorously impartial, and Ms correspond ence is remarkable for the ability with which it upholds the dignity of the United States in the very act of making reparation. Thus ends the Florida affair, honorably and peacefully; and while everybody, of course, profoundly deplores the accident which sunk the Florida at Hampton Roads, the Brazilian Government must be thoroughly satisfied with the knowledge that the occur rence has the investigation of two courts of' inquiry. " Tlie Late Mr. Dallas. Although George Mifflin Dallas had retired from public life, and was to the ge neration in which he lived a statesman of the past, the announcement of his death will create universal sorrow. Mr. Dallas was a good man, and, in some respects, a great man, and he will live in history among those who have served the nation with dignity and discharged every trust ■with honor. By the test of present great ness Mr. Dallas need not be tried. When the war came, revolutionizing public opin ion, law, constitutional prerogatives, and commerce, his work was done. He be longed to tfife past, and when we looked upon his magnificent manhood —Ms tall, stately form, that reminded us of the palms of Palestine, Ms good, gray head that all men knew—we saw not only one of the first gentlemen of Pennsylvania, but a statesman whose career was a part of his tory, and whose associations brought to us the easy, rhetorical, quiet, .prosy, ro mantic times of peace. Therefore, although to-day we stand, as it were, over the grave of this dead man, and see only Ms never speaMng lip and never-beaming eye, we feel as though we had opened the page of history, and were about to speak of one of that great race of statesmen who went to their peace before this wild unrest of war. Mr. Dallas was the' second son of Alexander J. Dallas, and was horn in this city July 10, 1792. He received his collegiate education at Princeton, gra duating in the year 1810, and then studied law in Ms father’s office, being admitted to the bar of Philadelphia in 1813. The same year he received the appointment of private secretary to Mr. Gallatin, and accompanied that gentleman on Ms mis sion to Russia to negotiate a treaty of peace with England through the mediation of the Emperor Alexander. On Ms re turn to this country in the following year, he assisted Ms father, for some months, in his duties as Secretary of the Treasury,. and then commenced the practice of law in - tMs city, and was solicitor of the United States Bank. In 1817 he was appointed Deputy Attorney General for Philadelphia county. Taking an active part in politics, Mr. Dallas was, in 1829, elected Mayor, and, on the elevation of General Jackson to the Presidency, in 1829, he was appointed United States Attorney for this district. He retained this position till 1831, when he was elected to the United States Senate, and took a prominent part in the debates of that body until the expiration of Ms term, in 1883, when he declined a re-elec tion, and returned to the practice of the law. In 1837 President Van Boren ap pointed him Minister to Russia, which posi tion. he retained till October, 1839, when he was recalled, at his own request, and he again returned to legal practice. In May, 1844, the Democratic Convention at Baltimore nominated Mr. Dallas for Viee President of the United States, in connection with James K. Pour for Presi dent. The Democratic candidates were elected by an electoral vote of 170 out of 275. The questions of the time were the tariff and the annexation of Texas, Mr. Pole's election caused the admission of Texas to the Union just before the close of Mr. Tyler’s term of office, and the subject of the tariff was left for the new Administration. A bill which levied duties on imports for the purpose of revenue only, and abandoning the protec tive policy, was passed by the .House of Representatives in 1846, but when it reach ed the Senate that body was s(T evenly balanced.upon the question that the deci sion was left to Mr. Dallas, who gave Ms casting vote for the hew bill. In giving Ms vote Mr. Dallas stated that though the bill was defective, he helived that “ample proof had been furnished that a majority of the people of the States desired a change to a great extent in principle, if not fundamentally.” His Vice Presidential term expired in 1849, he was succeeded by Mr. Fill more. In 1856 Mr. Dallas succeeded Mr. Buchanan as Minister to Great Bri tain and continued in that post until the appointment of Mr. Adams by President LINCOLN. Shortly after Ms return to Phi- he a speech at Ms resi 3eh£eTinwhich” he declared his loyalty to the Union, and he also wrote a very pa triotic letter to a meeting held in this city. Resides, it is well knoffn that he has been frequently and earnestly pressed to preside at public meetings of the opponents of the present Administration, and has always refused. Let us cover his tomb with laurels, for America has had no worthier son. His life is an example and an illustration. He rose into, power without envy; he wielded !it Without partiality; he returned to private life the beloved friend andrespected neigh bor. He was a good man. He had courage, : for although the favored son of Pennsylva nia, he did what he deemed to be right at : the risk of being disowned. He was true to ' Ms country and a believer in the war ; but ; not for Mm were blows and strife. He ; looked on, lamenting, perhaps, with Riche lieu, that he could not wield the sword of earlier days, but content to look on, even as the statues of our dead men gaze upon us from their cold niches, and see the world pass by them. The men who come after Mr. Dallas are of a rude and lusty com position. They tear down and build up— all the while uprooting and destroying the pleasant walks of the academy of Clat,' and Gbundy, and .Benton, and Dallas. In the busy present, let us not forget the past, and, above all, let us not refuse the highest homage that can possibly be paid to our illustrious townsman—the citizen, the statesman, the friend—a representative of the men whom our fathers gladly fol lowed. And of all this race, none is more worthy of our emulation and esteem than the statesman who now goes down to the grave of Ms fathers. Latest from Europe. It has been said that “No news is good news.” If so, there is good news from Europe, up to the 15th of this month. The British Parliament is to commence its ses sion on Wednesday, the Ist of February. Of course, Queen Victoria, who is still nursing her grief—so much to the annoy ance of her subjects that The Times be rates her roundly for it, saying that she is maintained to perform certain duties wMch she has neglected for the last three years— of course, then, Victoria will deliver the speech from the throne by proxy, and not in person. As usual, it will be delivered by a Commission of several nobles, of whom the Lord Chancellor, the lay subject nearest to Royalty, and hereditary “ Keeper of the Queen’s conscience,” (absurd as tMs may read, it is true!) is always head. Lord Westbuby, the present Chancellor, is a gentleman of fine presence, and has unusually good elocution, so that the Minis terial manifesto will lose nothing when read by him to the assembled Lords and Commons. , Nothing-is known yet of the intended financial measures of the Government, but Lord Clarence Paget, Secretary of the British Navy, in a recent speech to his con stituents, the electors of Sandwich, took credit for $10,000,000 having been , taken off the naval expenditure in 1864, and held out a hope that there would he further re trenchment in his department in 1865. He mentioned that England now possesses,' built or being constructed, thirty armor plated ships, each of which cost nearer $2,500,000 than $1,250,000. He denied that there was a scarcity of seamen in the British navy, and especially that there had been any difficulty in manning the line-of battle ship Victoria. TMs had been re ported, but Lord Clarence declared that, witMn forty-eight hours after her officers had joined, her full complement of men was supplied, the only vacancies on the sMp being for five shipwrights. England possessed, he said, a naval force of 75,000 men, in addition to which there was a naval reserve of 16,000 first-dass, thoroughly drilled, and able sea men. After the manning of the Victoria,- a three-decker, there were upwards of A thousand men available and disposable, awaiting sMps in British ports, irrespective of the crews of several ships lately paid off, of wMch the sailors had gone on leave. Finally, to justify the expense of getting up the thirty armor-plated ships—from $37,500,000 to s7s,ooo,ooo—Lord Cla rence Paget read quotations from the Reports of the Secretary of the United States Navy, in 1862 and 1863, complain ing of the want of a reserve of ships-of war and of gradual accumulation of naval stores in this country. The whole purpose of Lord Clarence Paget’s speech evi dently was to convey the impression that England is well prepared for any contests at sea, in the event of being compelled, in duced, or tempted into war. But the pub lic belief in Europe, and among many persons in England, is. that her boasted “wooden walls” being rendered valueless by the substitution of iron-dads, England is only indifferently prepared for naval warfare. Sir Eobert Peel, CMef Secretary for Ireland, also made a recent speech to Ms constituents at Tamworth, in which, al luding to the fact that the Opposition hare lately been busily canvassing the counties and boroughs, on the rumor of a dissolution of Parliament in the spring, he said: “ But that passed off, and 1 do not see that it is more likely that we shall have a disso lution of Parliament in next March or April than in this present month of November, and my impression is, that if the Government maintain its position in the House of Com mons, as it has done during the past three or four years, there will be no dissolution until the year 1866. Of course, that de pends upon the wishes of Parliament,-the majority being in favor of the Government, and there being no necessity for a dissolution before the spring of that year.” Some of our readers may ask, what does it concern us whether there he a general election in the United Kingdom in 1865 or in 1866? We believe that it concerns this country's great deal. A change of the British Minis try may lie the result of that General Elec tion, and whereas the present Government is ostensibly friendly to us, we might calcu late, if the Tories came into power, upon a policy as near hostility as dared be ven tured upon in the face of public opinion in England and the Queen’s known predi lection for the principle of emancipation, which is the basis of what the North fights for in the present war. The decision of the great open-air meeting "of the opera tives of Manchester, within the last fort night, that the slaveholding Confederacy ought not to be acknowledged, shows how the working classes of England sympathize with the North in its great struggle. The news from Continental Europe is singularly uninteresting; Commercial fail ures of some importance had occurred in England and France, and trade is dull. WASHINGTON. ' Washington, January 1. SMUGGLING ON THE CANADIAN FBONTIBB. Since tbe‘law passed during a former session of Congress to prevent smuggling on the Northern and Eastern frontier went into operation, several seizures have been made and measures taken by Nathan Sergrant, the Commissioner or the CJußtoms, alter a personal inspection of the long line of coastjto more effectually secure the arreßt and punishment of violators of the revenue laws. The addition of six steam outters, for whloh an appropriation of 51,000,000 has recently been made, will enable.the Treasury Department to act more efficiently against smugglers. MISCELLANEOUS. Pardon Worblby, the detective and spy, on whose Information a number of merchants of Wash ington and Baltimore were arrested, some weeks ago, charged with Belling goods to the rebels, has made an affidavit before the proper authorities that, having played at a gambling house, he lost three thousand dollars to money belonging to the Government, consequently the premises have been placed In charge of a military guard pending an In vestigation. The Commissary of Subsistence has accepted a hid for furnishing the Government with corn meal at $7.80 per barrel. About four hundred thousand dollars has thus far been expended to paying the paroled prisoners at Annapolis the commutation of rations due them while to the hands of the rebels. Up to yesterday eight thousand had received their certificates. Colonel Seaton, after an active service of more than half a century, announces that after to-day the proprietorship and editorial management of the National Intelligencer will pass Into other hands. Jambs O. Willing also retires from that esta blishment. The trial of Colonel North, New York military State agent, and M. M. Jokbs and Levi Cohen, will be concluded on Tuesday. It has been pending before the military commission for six weekß. Thr Elution of Trustees of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company takes place this morning between 10 and 12 o’clock. THE WAR. THE WILMINGTON EXPEDITION Mura of Butler's Pones to Fortress Mo me, ADMIRAL FOSTER STILL BOMBARDING FORT FISHER. Rebel Reports of the Situation. HOOD’S AHMY BTILI, NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE. . . wajiixoTos. RETURN OV BUTLER’S FORCES TO FORTRESS MON ROB—ADMIRAL PORTER STILL BOMBARDING f OR* FISHER—NORTE CAROLINIANS CAPTURED. Fortress Monroe, Dec. 30.— Nearly all the steamers comprising the portion of the expedition ary fleet under the command of Major Gen. Batter, which sailed hence several weeks since, hare re turned In safety, notwithstanding the severe storms experienced along the coast, and while anohored off Wilmington, N. C. The Santiago do Cuba and Fort Jackson have been the only vessels attached to the naval fleet which have as yet arrived from off Wilmington, and the latest advices received from Admiral Porter re present him as still subjecting Fort Fisher to a vigorous bombardment. The Norfolk Regime of to-day contains the follow* log correspondence, from off Fort Fisher, dated the 27th of December: “The shore Is strewn with broken boats, mostly naval, which have been wrecked In one way or an other. They lie strewn along the beach, from Fort Fisher to Masonboro Inlet.” ... “The North Carolina salt works,-at'MSionboro’ weredestroyedby flrelast Saturday. Many of the na vy vessels have withdrawn from these waters, and the bombardment may bo said to have eome to an end. “In myjast letter It was Insisted that there was, from some cause, a want of 00-operatlon between the army and navy. X think that I established that fact,- but let me say.JSo avoid all mistake, that there were Individual Instances; and quite a number of them, where naval officers acted In concert with the army.’’ Two hundred and fifty of the North Carolina re. serves, captured by Major General Butler In the vicinity of Fort Fisher, disembarked from tke steamer Baltic yesterday afternoon, on route for Folnt Lookout, Maryland. -The condition of these prisoners Is exceedingly wretched, many of them being without blankets or overcoats, and In some cases they wore shoeless. Two. thirds of the number apparently had not yet reached the age of twenty-one, while the remaining third of them ranged between the agoß of twelve and sixteen years. REBEL REPORTS—THE FEDERAL FLEET SAID TO HAVE DISAPPEARED—THE DAMAGE DONE BY THE BOMBARDMENT. New Tore, Jan. I.—A rebel despatch from Wil mington, North Carolina, on the 23th ult,, says : “The Federal fleet has disappeared, and only the usual blookaders remain. “ Bragg reports that with his present means and disposition of his foroes no danger need he appre hended. Had reinforcements arrived sooner, we might have captured many prisoners. The enemy drew up In a seml-elrole and poured a oentrio flro into Fort Fisher, destroying every house and ploughing up the ground. There was another heavy gale last night.” GENERAL CHANT’S ARMY. NEW REBEL BATTERIES—A DIVISION OF EARLY’S FOBCBS BEFOBTED GOING SOUTHWEST—HOW X.EE IS GOING TO ASTONISH THIS WORLD. Washington, "Jan* I,— An army letter says: On the 27th ult. several shells were thrown by the enemy from batteries in an entirely new position. No damage resulted to our troops. Picket firing is still maintained at intervals at several localities along the front, bnt was not so general as a few days previous. Desertions from the rebels continue lzTabout the same proportion as for some ten days past. Twelve deserters were reported at headquar ters on the 27th. A rebel spy was recently captured Dear City Point, upon whose person elaborate drawl Inga and descriptive sketches of our defences In this locality were found. It Is stated that, when taken, he was on his way to City Point to complete his mission by examining the Inner line of works at that place. Passengers who left City Point on Friday report that picket-firing Is still going on at the front. . Within the past two days l?o deserters have come Into onr lines, among them fire North Carolina con scripts, one of whom says that four or five days ago a division of Early’s command was in Richmond, preparing to move southwest. Rebel deserters recently reported that the autho rities at Richmond were discussing and maturing a movement which would'astonish the world. This effect would doubtless be produced If the following from the Alexandria (Ya.) Journal is worthy of credit In connection with that subject, namely; “We learn from persons who seem to have been Informed In regard to the secrets of the Secession leaders that a plan was seriously dlsoussed by the rebel authorities for the sudden massing of all their available force In Virginia In the event of their affairs becoming desperate, and marching Into the Northern States with the determination to conquer a peace or die in the attempt,” RUMORED EVACUATION OF RICHMOND, New Yore, Deo. 31.—A despatch from .Washing ton says rumors were rife of the evacuation of Rich mond by the rebels. The special correspondent of the Evening Post says they are unfounded. TENNESSEE. GENERAL HOOD’S MOVEMENTS. Cincinnati, Doc. 31.— The Commercial has re ceived a despatch from Columbia, Tennessee, whloh says: “It Is thought that the bulk of Hood’s army is s tin north of the Tennessee river. Hood first attempted to strike the river at Deoatur, but Gen. Granger occupied the place In advanoe, and headed him off. At the same time tile gunboats came up the river, and compelled him to abandon a point near Florence, where he had pontoons! Owing to the had condition of the roads, his movements canid Snot be rapid.” FORTRESS MONROE, list of rsoafbd union officers from golum ' BIA, S. O. ■ Fortress Monrob, Deo. 30.—The Hon. Montgo mery Blair and Frank P. Blair arrived here yester day, and left at a late hour last evening on a visit to the army operating against Richmond. The following Is a list of the officers who arrived here a few days since to the steamer Arago from Port Royal, S. 0., having made their escape from the rebel prisons In Columbia, S. 0., by bribing tbe guard of old men and boys placed over them: A.W. McDonald, major, lOOthNow York Infantry E. P. Brooke, adjutant, 6th Wisconsin. F. W. McManus, adjutant, 27th Massachusetts. G. H. Gamble, adjutant, Bth Illinois. H. G. Kendall, adjutant, soth Pennsylvania. G. Rink, adjutant, 100th Ohio. W. J. Baines, captain, 83d New York. A. Bliss, captain, 10th New York Cavalry. J. L. Unthank, captain, 10th Kentucky Cavalry. G. Brady, captain, 2d New York Infantry. 'L.D.-Tyler, oaptain, 106th Pennsylvania. F. Krops, lieutenant, 77th Pennsylvania. T. J. Crosby, lieutenant, 57th Pennsylvania. MISSOURI, capture OF a notorious guerilla—large sum OF STOLEN afONBY EECOVBBHD. St. Louis, Dec. 31.—A notorious Missouri gueril la, named Hunter, was recently arrested at Salt Lake City, while en route for California, with $2(0,000 in greenbacks stolen from the bank at Bloomington over a year ago. He was sent back by General Conner, and will be taken to Huntsville to this State and hanged. THE lOTTEB MISSISSIPPI, MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT MOUND CITY—STEAM BOATS WARNED AGAINST GUERILLAS—TRIAL OF DR. HIXLRR AT MEMPHIS. Cairo, Deo. 31.—A surgeon’s gig, with a party of twelve persons aboard, left the Naval Hospital at Mound City last night w Ith the design of landing at the navy yard. The night was very dark and the snow was falling fast. The gig was swept under the hows of the despatch boat General Lyon and cap sized, and L. O. Dudley and daughter, of St. Louis, and John Hester Jones, seaman, were drowned. Mrs. Dudley, who wob of the party, was so . over come by the loss of her husband and ohlld that her reason gave way, and she Is to a very eritioal.condl tion. The steamer Silver Moon, with 390 bales of cotton from Memphis, has passed up lor Cincinnati. She reports very heavy 100 between Hiokman and Cairo. A duel was fought near Memphis on the 28 th, be tween two planters, resulting to the death of both parties. ' General Canby has issued an order warn ing steamboats to be on their guard against gueril las, although they have not disturbed boats for some time. An organization is known to exist for the purpose of destroying steamers and storehouses along the river. The trial of Dr. Miller, charged with attempting to burn the" Memphis and Charleston Railroad depot, some time since, is progressing before a mili tary commission at Memphis. BLOCKADE. RUNNERS. CAPTURR OF VALUABLR PRIZES BY UNION STEAMERS. ■Washington, Jan, l.—The Navy Department has received information of the capture of the sehooner Lowood by the United States steamer Ohooura, Captain Meade, off Yelasoo, Texas, with 221 bales of cotton. Also, of the capture by the United States steamer Pembina, off Brazos Santi ago, Texas, of the Holland brig Gezlena Hilda gonda, from Liverpool to Matamorps. The United States steamer Mackinaw captured at sea the schooner Maiy, of Nassau, N. P., bound from Sewees Inlet, Sonth.Caroltoa, to Nassau, with ,17 bales of cotton, 58 boxes of tobacco, and some turpentine. CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. ARRIVAL OF WHALERS AT HONOLULU—THE NE VADA LEGISLATURE. San Francisco, Dee. 21.—Sandwich Island ad vices of December 2d announce the’ arrival at Hono lulu of 65 from the Arctic and 10 from the Okotsk (seas. The former bring 20,898 bbls. of oil and 20,800 its. of bone, and the latter 3,912 bbls. of oil and 5,216 fts. of bone, whloh shows a smaller average than during the last season. There have been no arrivals from the Atlantic ports. 4 The continued rata makes everything dull. The Legislature of Nevada has passed an act en forcing contracts for payments to gold. CINCINNATI. Cincinnati, Deo. Sl.—The Gazette publishes a despatch from Columbus, which says that a deserter named Charles has been arrested there on the sup position. that he la eonneoted with the murder of the Roosa family. Ten new regiments, authorized by the War De partment, will be organized and ready for the field in etx weeks. THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, .TAXHAKT 2. 1865 Louisville, Deo. 30.—Major John L. Shirk, surgeon, and Captain H, M. Membsrnlok, acting brigade Inspector of the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, were murdered In the parlor of Mr. Grlsby’s house, near Bards town, Ky., by a party of sixteen of Ma gruder’s guerillas. Halifax, Dae. Si.—The steamship Alpha, Rom St. Thomas on the 22d,.v1a Bermuda on the 27th in start, arrived here to-day. The following vessels had arrived at Bermuda on the 23d. The steamer Charlotte, from Wilmington, IST. 0., with 1,024 bales of ootton, the Owl with 700 bales, and the Colonel Lamb with 1,800. The Raw on S*. Albans, Vt--Arrost of Suspicions Characiem. New Havbn, Deo. 31.— The Palladium, of this eventog, says: The following fasts, furnished by Captain James Sloe, provost marshal of the Con script Camp, are very interesting, as they Indicate that four of the St. Albans raiders h£ve been caught at that camp. ; On Friday, the 28d Inst., a detachment of recruits arrived from Windsor, Torment, In which were four men evidently Southerners and of good appearance. Two of them, boob after their arrival, displayed a great deal of St. Albans money, and'desired to know if the St. Albans banks were redeeming their bills, and wanted to exchange them for other money. They also showed hills on Georgia and South Caro lina banks, and a quantity or Canadian silver. They olaimed to belong tb Canada, and sent away money from the camp under different names from those under which they had enlisted, They also said that they came down from Canada with those same St- Albans raiders who went to Concord and enlisted and were oaught; that they came with them to White-river Junction, where they parted company, their companions going to Concord to enlist, and they coining on to Windsor for the same purpose. • Provost Marshal Eioe, on these and other sus picious grounds, arrested the men on Thursday; Deo. 29 th. He then had them photographed, and their pictures rant on to Gov. Smith, of Vermont. Gov. Smith has telegraphed to Capt. Eloe to hold on to the men. Since the arrest of these men the two other Southerners were heard to say that'they, were present at the trial of the st. Albans raiders, and they knew all about the oase. They also ap pearedto .be flush with Confederate and Canada money, and Capt. Bice has also had these two placed In confinement. The first two ar reßted have appeared extremely anxious to hare an interview with some friend whom they supposed to be In this city, and offered fifty dollars to theser geant or Captain Klee to help them to obtain such an Interview. The matter is held In abeyance for the present, to await further developments. Arrival or Mr. Dayton's - Remains at Trek TON, N. J., Jan. I.—The remains of the Hon. William L. Dayton arrived here at 5 o'oldok on Saturday evening, and were esoorted to the State House by the Governor and city authorities, where the body was laid In state, a detachment of national troops being placed as a guard of honor. The funeral will move from the State House on Thursday morning at u o’clock.. ’ Gold olosod last evening, at Gallagher’s Ex. ohange, at 227Jf. - ARRIVAL FBOM NEW ORLEANS, The Evenfng Star, from New Orleans on the 24th, -via Havana on the 27th ult., has arrived here. She brings no news. A speolal despatch from Washington to the Eve ning Post sayß the Brazilian minister his addUptW! Mr. Seward’s letter as a satisfactory explanation. - ' ARRIVAL OP A BT2AMER, The steamer Britannia, rrom Glasgow on the 14th ult., has arrived. Her news Is anticipated. The New York Post publ fled summary of the necrol year: W. M. Thackeray, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walter Savage Landor, George P. Morris, Park Benjamin, Henry E. Schoolcraft, Mrs. E. W. Farnham, OLE) Archbishop Hughes, Thomas Starr King, Daniel Waldo, George Potts, General Wadsworth, i General Sedgwlek, - General Bice, General McPherson, - General Steven'son, General Birney, General Totten, General Ransom—Union, Admiral Foote, Admiral Storer, Oommod’eW. D. Porter. STATESMEN AN: Joshua lv. Giddings, Owen Lovejsy, Chevalier Hulsemann. Wm. S. Thayer, Wm. X>. Dayton, Governor Fairbanks, AETIBT3, MUSICI, David Roberts, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Fred. George Robson, James W. wallack, Struve—astronomer, Benjsinln Silltmaii, Dr. Franklin Bache, KINSS A) King Kamobameha, King of Bavaria, King orwurtemburg, NOBLES. I Duke or-Newoastte, Duke of Htalakoff. ■ »>• I Earl of Carlisle. TRAVELLERS. | Jules Gerard. JURISTS. Chief Justice Taney, (James M. Porter. Judge Hornblower, I William Curtia-ifoyjss. LEADING REBELS (CIVILIANS). -W James H. Hammond, i James B. Clay, * Thomas Butter King, IW. It. W. Cobb, - Thomas F. Marshall. ' ' ' _ *l5 TORE MERCHANTS AND OTHERS. ... John Speke, Peter A. Hargoue, Nathaniel Marsh, Isaac L. Vartan, John Hopper, .This list contains the names of nearly one hun dred persons who have finished their labors sinoe the year began. It trill be seen that the ravages of war have swept away many of the leaders of the loyal and the rebel forcer, while the ranks of litera ture and art have also suffered severe losses. Public Intertalnments, .• CansTBUT-sTßrneT THEATBuit-Thd return oftff# Warren combination to t£e city Is a matte?of sin cere congratulation to all lovers of good comedy, for this company Is the best quartette of artists that has visited our city for years. Mr. WM»fi«lbgu» of the finest and most humorous comedlans upra the stage, and attains hlslsuocesses hy legitimate means. Miss Josie Orton, the leading lady of. the troupe, is a perrormer of great taste, modesty, and versatility, and during her-previous visit portrayed some of the most difficult parts In the range of co medy with a polish'and humor not easily equalled. Miss Mestayer, too, Is a very deserving aßWess, and plays with considerable correctness and’spirit. ‘Mr; ' Barron generally speaks with too great rapidity. He generally affords a good support to the other members of the oompany. The Warren jsomblnaj tlos will remain with us but two wbeks, a time far much shorter than we could wish. The fine come dy of “ The Heir-at-Law ” will he given tonight. Dr. Par gloss is one of Mr. Warren’s best pans, and the play should attract a full house. Arch-street Theatre.—This is the last week of Mr. Clarke’s engagement—the only melancholy fact which suggests itself in reading the.fillls which announce Ms matchless performances. Of the six nights that remain we mußt'make the most. Mr- Clarke’s season has been long and brilliant; the houses have been immense, and worthy of; the rare fun ef Ms comedy. The feature of the week will be the production of Toadies—a. character wMoh Mr, Clarke has made Ms own, and wMch con vulsed with laughter New York week after week this fall. It is said that Mr. Clarke has greatly Improved the performance since he played It in thlfc city. Toodles and De Boots would be a great bill, wbleh we hope will be presented. To-night the “American Cousin” will be repeated. . Miss Lucillb Western will present -“East Lynne” as a matinee at the Academy or Musis on ’ Saturday afternoon. An advertisement-gives the particulars of the entertainment, wMoh will gratify thousands of persons. The Academy Is likely to be ‘ thronged, for “East Lynne,” though so ’Often played, retains its remarkable popularity. The National Circus.—Thoro will be an extras performance at the Circus this afternoon. During - the present week there will’ be several new artists Introduced.' They are said to be very superior per formers. M’Ue Ellze, a youngand graoefal eques trienne, will make her first appearance this evening, in a beautiful act of horsemanship. Mrs. Warner has succeeded In elevating the character of the Circus to a Mgh standard. ■ Signor Blitz gives a grand New Year festival to-day. He announces three performances—morn ing, afternoon, and evening—at eaoh of wMoh he is sure to entertain and astonish Ms audiences. The Signor Is an unfailing spring of mirth and mystery. The Richmond correspondent of the London Timet writes: “ I am happy to report that Gen. Longstreet Is at present quite free from the nervous sensibility in his right arm from wMch for some time he suffered. The nerves'-ol motion are still entirely paralyzed, and the arm Is almost useless, but he 1b able slight ly to move the fingers, and It Is the opinion of army surgeons that he will regain plenary use of It In from eighteen months to two years, when the nervous tissue shall have had time to repair Itself. His ge neral health and spirits are excellent, and Ms confi dence In the ability of hls soldiers to hold the Con federate lines, ana to keep the enemy ont of Rich mond for an unllmlted_j>eriod, la unabated. It is a strong testimony to Gen. Longstreet’s value as a soldier that eaoh of the three great oaptains of Se cessia—Lee, Beauregard, and Johnston—esteems him equally, and desires hls presence by his side. Upon the 18th inst. Beauregard telegraphed from Jacksonville, in Alabama, soliciting Longatrcot’s company-in the WOBt, hut it was determined that he could: not he Bparea from Ms old army corps be fore Richmond.” We learn that, at a meeting of the New York- Leader Association, Mr. S. B. Flßke, one of the editors ef the New York Herald, was elected to the responsible post of controlling editor of the former paper. Thereupon, it Is said that Mr. Henry Clapp, -Jr., who has managed .that paper admirably since the death of Mr. Cianoy, has resigned his connec tion with the establishment. The London Timbs oh the Floriua Gasb.— Granted that It was a Yankee trick of no very le gitimate kind to make specific peribrmance of an international duty Impossible by destroying the pro perty in dispute, what are we to say of the proceed ings to which the Florida- owed her existence i If her capture was a lawless violation of neutrality, what was her equipment flf underhand means were employed to get rid of her, what sort of means were employed to prooure her! Far be it from us to justify or palliate one immoral aet by another; but the question here turns, not on the morality of those who contrived the “accident,’* but on the claim of those -who suffered by It to our sympathy. , . *»Qnls tulerit Gracchoi da-Mdttloh, ouerentes Those who sacrifice means to ends la the proiecu •- Kentucky. MURDERS BY MAOBUDBK’S OANO. BERMUDA- Trenton. MEW FORK CITY. New York, Jan. 1,1863. THE LATEST QUOTATION FOR SOLD. THE FLORIDA AFFAIR. a or isffi. dishes thefollowing olassL dogical record of the past The Dea< lORS. Thomas Colley Grattan, AlaricA. Watts, Charles Sealsdeld, John E. McCulloch, Ampi-re, Catharine Sinclair. . . . - EOF.' -■ ' Hubbard Winslow, i Miron Winslow, E Fetor Bullions, | 1 General Stuart, .3 General Polkj . - General Morgan, •’ General Jenkins, ' '*?'■ General Jones, , . General Gist, General Cleburne,' General Bamseur—Re6el w .ORS. - u ' (Commodore MoOluney. Captain Craven. * ’DIPLOMATISTS. **-»’ Caleb B. Smith, r . Smith O’Brien, - Joslah Quincy, ■ Andrew H. Boeder, N. P. Tallmadge, / Governor Gamble. ins, and actors- William Hunt, ' Aristides Hasson, John Leech, Samuel Cowell. . INOB. lEdward Hltchoook, jEben Merlam. John OlanasV * rs : • ' (Alexander vattemarSf ! Pero Epfantln, . 'William D. Bicknor, , John O. Rivas. m , FBKSOJIAL. tlon of their own objeots cannot be pitied when the tn s”®d on them by equally unscrupulous opponents. The party whose rights have really been outraged on our present supposition la the Brazilian Government, and Rom this point of view the original seizure of the Florida was a more law -2668 act than her 44 accidental” submersion. Px’raox.Btric as Stbam Fo\b:l.—A. Mr, Benjamin H. Paul, in a communication to the London Timet, dated December 12, says: .The account given In the Timet or this morning: of experiments being made at Woolwich Dockyard In relation to the use of petroleum as steam fuel for fimjpSj gfcows that the erroneous opinions formed as to Jk® practicability of substituting petroleum for ©cal as fuel in steam vessels have not been ab&n* doned. Bl ®nder consideration of the character, < composition, and cost of petroleum would be suffi cient to show the impracticability of using it as fuel in such a case. ~T | l 6 tearing power of petroleum is certainty higher than that of coal, equal 16:1. But the price of petroleum varies from £l5 to £lO per ton. Its bulk In relation to coal to as l :1.18, for quantities of equal heating power. Now, sir, these facts will, I believe; he sufficient to convinee any one of the Impracticability of using petroleum as a substitute for coal In steam vessels, i quite Independently of any contrivance as to the mode of burning. I have no knowledge of the plan referred to in the notice which appears in the Times of this morning, but the statement it oontalns that' “the oil was utilised so as to he equal for steam.purposes to five tons of Goals’’ Is so startling, and Is so calonlatod to create an erroneous Impression, when idren under the sanction of the-Times, that I take the liberty of submitting to you the facts above stated lor your own consideration; and, as the subject has now ac quired public Importance from Its being under the notice of the Government authorities, I beg to re quest that you will Insert this letter in your columns if you should consider It worth notice. iFor The Press. J The Mew Year. . Let ns welcome the New Year with psalms and re joiolng; Let ns hasten to honor the day of hts birth"; Like a bride'Jn her garments of virtue and beauty, With a vesture of snow he has gladdened the earth. He has come all arrayed in a blast of the whirlwind, And a storm-cloud encircles with glory his faoe; Hejs cold, this new Infant of . old Father Tempuß; We must warm him with kindness, and welcome, and giace. In his hands he is grasping a wonderinl casket, . Fainted strangely in alternate sunshine and .gloom; And the sunshine Is happiness—sorrow the gloom to; Will he sing us oui pleasures or read us our • dooml Thou art holding, yonng child ora ne'er dying lather, All the sorrows and joys of a cycle of time; We ask but a glance at the far-reaching future— Obmes the hearse to the door, or will marriage bells chime 1 He will answer no word, and he makes not a gesture, ■ Save a nod of his head that he Speaks bat by deed, That we patient must wait till the future, un ■ > folding,' ' , Beads the sinner his doom and gives virtue its meed, J. 0, W. January l, 1866. THE C3ITY. [FDR ADDITIONAL CITY NHW6 Ban FOURTH PASS.} MORTALITY OF THE CITY. We are indebted to G. E. Chambers, registrar of blrtbs, marriages, and deaths, for the following statement of mortality during the year 1864: General summary of deaths reported for 1864, 17,682; white, 10,287; colored, 1,296; males, 9,782; ttnmles, 7,800; male adults, 4,728; female adults, 8A71; male -children, 5.059: female Ohlldren, 4,329. Total, 17,582. From which, doduat still-born (788) and those brought from the country for burial within the city limits (919), neither of which are properly chargeable to the mortality of onr olty, ana wejhave the net deaths In onr city foi the year 1864, 16,876. Number of soldiers Interred In onr olty during the year, 1,598. -Thefollowing tabulated statement of deaths In each month of the year will exhibit the number of aid children, and also the number and females for each, month re- deaths of adults at of deceased males speetively: i'emales. -January —. 695 February... BD4 March. 1,032 April 746 May 837 June........ 7CB July 931 August - 1,128 September.. 702 October..... 642 November.. 713 December.. 849 "-Nativity of persons Interred daring the past year: United States, 13,427; foreign, 3,221; unknown, 934. Total, 17,682, „ DEATHS IN EACH WARD, ...First 1,175 Sixteenth .481 Second- —>• 864 Seventeenth 672 Third..*., 685 Eighteenth 543 Fourth. 829 Nineteenth .l.offi Fifth— 704 Twentieth.; 883 Sixth SSO Twentj .llrst . 396 Seventh. ~..1,024 Twenty.seoond 664 Eighth. .............. 522 Twenty-third 331 Ninth 604 Twenty-fourth 1,077 "SEenth.—, 696 Twenty-fifth 265 Eleventh..- 429 Unknown 13 Twelfth 331 Almshouse 542 Thirteenth 407 From country 919 Fourteenth:... 479 Fifteenth...:..—.,., 993 Total 17,532 ~ TUB RADIES’ FIRST UNION ASSOCIATION. 1 his association, established for the relief of dis abled soldiers and sailors and their widows - and or phans, isjaow endeavoring to Increase its usefulness, ; and deserves the liberal Bupport of the pnbllc. Its treasury needs immediate replenishing, for nearly all its funds have been expended In meeting the many demands upon It. On Christmas it distri buted seven hundred dollars’worth of goods. The association appeals for donations of money, coal, -clothing, or -groceries, which should be sent to Its office, 637 North Eighth street. The officers of the society are the following ladies: President, Mrs, Benson; treasurer, Mrs. Alex. Hart; secretaries, Mrs. John Lane and Miss Wagier. THE STREETS. " Owing to the want of proper attention on the part -of the passenger railroad generally, v many of ihe-street intersections are In a dangerous ln case of a sadden thaw they would be cune Impassable, and the citizens would be greatly -annoyed. The refuse pickled salt used by some of Hie railroad companies to clear thesaow from the tracks win be thefirst to yield, to the power of the sun, and thus place the streets in a worse condition than ever.. The Board of Health have recently pe titioned City Counoils to pass am ordinaneeprevent , ing, the salting of the tracks. FIBE. <- About 7 o’clock, yesterday morning, a fire broke out in a mill at the Falls of Schuylkill, the property of Mr. Summer Lelson. The dry-house and stock were almost entirely destroyed. The damage was about $6,000. CITY ITEMS. ■ - Sufficient Oatjsb von a Divobob.—a wife lately put a petition for divorce in the court, on- the ground that her husband was a “confounded fool.” The eonrt admitted the plea, when it learned that the husband had stubbornly and persistently re fused to procure hls Sunday suits at the Brown Stone Clothing hall of RockMU k Wilson, Nos. 603 and BOS Chestnut street, above Sixth. Stokbsiana.— BY A YELLOW (NOT LONG). The shades of night were falling fast, As a “ one-hoss shay” went driving past, WMch bore aloft a youth so nice, Ferched on a hook with this device, Stokesianai Hls brow was gay, Ms noße beneath Bloomed like a rose between Ms teeth, And as Ms cab-wheels rattled on The book shone out with the name upon, Stokeslana 1 In driving on (Ms head was light), A provo’ marshal caught his sight, WMle gathered ronnd were well-dressed folks, And he let “ drive” Ms poorest joke, Stokeßlana! “ TrV not that dodge,” the Provo’ said, “ Craok jokes at me. I’ll crack your head; Halt! What’B that thing you sit astride!” The youth, with trembling fear, replied— “Stokeslana!” “ O stay! hold up I” cries the rest, - “ When we want jokes we ‘ Get the best” He slacked Ms steed, and, drawing nigh, - Showed them a page of jokes most dry, Stokesianai “Beware the station-house, my lad!, Beware such jokes—they are too sad This was the Provo’s last “beware.” The youth replied, with stupid stare, “Stokeslana!” Next morning, in the starlight gray, , ' Beside an « S.—T. (X)” he lay; £ His “ shay” was smashed, Ms horse they stold, And he is “left out in the cold.” ] Stokeslana! ' Noth.—We would inform the public and our pa . taros that we have Issued no “ Almanac” for 1865, hut have published a small book with the title of “ Stokeslana,” wMch may he had gratuitously hy oalling at our store, No. 824 Chestnut street. Respectfully, Ghas. Stokes & Co., Clothiors, under the Continental. Parties enclosing a two-oent stamp can have a “ Stokeslana” sent by return mail. Falsb Dblicaoy.—The friends of those who are troubled with bad breath, and, through over-squea misbnesg, dislike to refer to it, commit a positive and cruel mistake, especially If they, are aware of the merits and great efficacy of the Fragrant Sozo dont. This is the true and only remedy for the diffi culty ; there is no valid excuse for a bad breath now. Sold by all druggists. ja2umtt,ii h 9S Deduct deaths from the country. >«.v * --- 1 jitf’;' tfoknoira? 14; AlmshoaM, 16; Fsoplaof Color, tt; froTn thßKran. try, 10. r ths nomber of doattw', wfti \h% oarros ponding week of IMS, and of last weekp WM M fol lows: Week ending January M* ISM. was 291. Week ending December 24th, IBM, was 378. Male*, 18S: females; 139} bora, 89; girls, 95. Deaths and Interments of soldiers, ll By order of the Board of Health. GEO RGB B. OHAMBEBB, Registrar, fJLACK CRAPE MASK VEILS. Crape and Daoe Mask Veils. Crape and Lace Bound veil*. BKJSOff & SOW.tfonrninr Store., de29 Ho. 913 CHJBSTKtPT Street. A/roURKINGF BALMORAL SKIRTS. Jj.a. Gray and Blaek Balmorals. '’.Gray and Bnrpi# Balmorals. . • , White and Black Striped Skirtings. .BE9SOH &J&pN. MoartMerSfcore, degg ; Ho, 918 QUESTSOT Street BAIZE FOR SKATE BAGS. \J Skating Shirts, new style. Skating Scarfs, Clan Piaids. Goats’ Skating Mafifers. Mud Skirts, new Balmorals. STBS & LAaDKLIi. NOVICES. BBT. H. M. SCPDWSB, ». D, WHO HAS BBCESTTLY BBTCBNBD FBOM INDIA, Will deliver his fine Declare on “THS HINDOO MUTINY AND THE AME RICAIT EKBKLHON,” IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, MONDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 9, 1865. This Is one of the most successful efforts of this bril liant Lecturer,and he comes to Philadelphia only at the urgent invitation of many of our leading citizens. Tickets to he had on and after TUESDAY next, at MARTIEN’S, COG CBESTNUT Street, and at the Book Stores generally, at 25 cents each. A number of Tickets for Deserved Seats will bs dis posed of at MAKTIEN’S'atSO cents each. 4S* NOTICE.—To avoid crowding and loss of time, the sale of Tickets will commence on TUESDAY, at IK o’clock A. M. It |3jgjF** BOOT. SCHUIUEB COLFAX, The distinguished SPEAKER OP THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WIM, PBMvmt AS APDRBSS BBFOEE THE YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHI LADELPHIA, on “OUR DUTIES,” NEXT TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, IBM, ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Tickets for Reserved Seats. 60 cents. To he had at MARTIEN’S Bookstore. 606,CHESTNUT Street, on end after SATURDAY, December 31 Unreserved Seats, 26 cents. To he had at MARTIEN’B Bookstore. . ds2S-6t ■fag** THE CITIZENS’ VOLUNTEER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, BROAD and PRIME Streets, take pleasure in acknowledging the following donations eince last report: Mary B Brown, (per’D. Parrish)., sl GBO, HICHOLS, Secretary. PgiL 4T>elphia 3 Jan. 2, IS6$, Ja2-miv46 TUB WEEK OF PBATEB —FOB several years past Christians throughout the ■world bare been called upon to unite in services of Spa c‘al Prayer for the Church and for the World on the successive days of the First Week of the 2few Tear, feisnai blessings have followed in answer to these prayers. This call is renewed for the opening year. An arrangement has been made, in the order indicated, &£-££l ted .# e^C6 *£ rom ISP* to ftve o’clock RACE AF TEBHOuW of the First Week in the Tear, in the fol lowing Churches, viz: The Church of the Euiphaiy, MONDAY and THUa$ DAY; Baptist Church BROAD and ARGH Streets, TUBS WEDIEsIiT^TDE^Ir Ministers at d membere of other Churches are cordially invited to attend and take part in these services. d3l-2t’ tTSf™ HOIDEBS OF KECEIPIS OF TOOi *=» WiNFIKLD on COMPANY will please pre sent them at the Office. 239 South FIFrH Street, and get their Certificates of Stock* H. HEARS, °e3l St* Secretary. SOTIOE.-A MEETING OF THE ■*[ Contributors of the NORTHERN DISPENSARi of Philadelphia will he held at the Hall. Ho. 603 SPRING GARDES Street, on MONDAY. J.nuary 2, KM. between the hoors of two and. five o clock, to elect Twelve Managers for the ensuing year. de3l 2t* J. KBBSI.BR, Jn , Secretary. A »m»EHD OF THREE AVI! ■“’l A HALF PER CENT. on the preferred stock of the Elmira and Williamsport Railroad Com pany will be paid on and after the third day of January, 1566, at the Pennsylvania Railroad-Company Building, room Ho. 1, first iioor, corner THIRD Street and WILDING’S Alley, by GEORGE TABES, de3t-6t . Agent. |®» OFFICE OF THE HARRISBURG, w® PORTSMOUTH.! MOUNT JOY, AND LANCAS TER RAILROAD COMPANY, THIRD and WILLING’S Alley, A temi-annual PER CENT, on the Capital Stock of this Company will be paid to the Stockholders, or their legal representa tives (clear of State and United States taxes), on and after the 10th day of January, 1£65. GEORGE TABER, ja2-2t* Treasurer. ■SB* WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL PE. TROLEUM ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the btoOholdcrs of this Association will be held on TUESDAY, Sd of January, 1565, at eight o clock P. M., at Ho. 5K South SIXTH* Street, second floor, to hear the report of the Committee sent to ex amine the landß. Its HB- OFFICE OF THE NESRCEBON IHG VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY. „ „ Philadelphia Dec. 23,1861. The annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Com pany will be h eld at this office on MONDAY, January 9th, 18C5, at noon, at which time an election for a Pre sident and'Twelve Directors, to serve for the ensuing year, will take place. JAMES S. COX, de24-anrwSt* Secretary. rag- OFFICE OF THE LEHIGH AND S** DELAWARE WATER GAP RAILROAD COM PANY, No. 133 Bouth SECOND Street. . Philadelphia, December 23.1861. The annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Com pany, and an ELECTION for a President and twelve Directors, to serve for the ensnug year, will be held at this .office, at 1 o’clock- P. M., on MONDAY, the 9th of January, 1866. W. B. WHITNEY, de24-smwBt* Secretary. OFFICE OF THE “SIIAMOIiIN IttSy COAL COMPANY,” „ . . „ . Philadelphia, Dec. 28.1884. The Annual Meeting or the Saoegholders of the above named Company will be held at their Office, No. 304 South FOURTH Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of January next, at 11 o’clock A. M.. when an Election will be held for Five Directors to sorrefor the ensuing year The Transfer Books of the Company will be dosed for fifteen days prior- to the day of said election. On AO. R. LIN DS AY, - deg tbmwf-49 Secret try. »*ag° TREASURER’S DEPARTMENT VSff NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY COM PAHY—CALYSBT STATION, ■ v / , _ Baltimore, Dec. 17, 1864. DIVIDEND No. 4.-“ The President and Directors of this Coxnpanyhave this day declared ;* Dividend of TWO (2) PER CBNT-tClear of National and State taxes,forthe quarter ending December SI, 1864, payable to the Stock holders on the 20th of January, 1885, at thiß office. The Transfer Books will be closed from Ist to 18th of January, 1866, inclusive. By order de2l Wfmiot J. S. LEIB, Treasurer. tSBF“ THE C6SSOUDAHONAE NA> a®' TIOHAL BANE. • _ . , „ , PHILADBT.purA, Bee. 8. 1864. The Annual Meeting of the Stoefcho ders of . the Oon soHdagcn National Bank will be hßld at the BANKING. BOUSE on TUESDAY, Januarylo,lB6s, at 12 c-’elock M. An election for Directors to serve the ensuing: rear will be held between the hours of loo’ctock. aTie, and 3 o’clock I’. M., on that day. JOS. N. PVKRSOL, «9 fmvrtjalO Cashier. ■ay- office of union RSBRfnwi •v*s ASSOCIATION. N. W. comornf SEVESTHand SANBOM Streets, December 6, 1864. ■ * At the Thirty-third Annual Meeting of &e Associa tion, the foUowing named gentlemen were steeled oil •era and managers for 1864-' 65; SAMUEL2LPK&KIMS. RICHARD D. rntsirraca EDMUND CHESTNUT State*. COBHEBPONDCSOSBCBBT-fiMt. t. MONTGOMERY BCwO). XBCOBDX3Q BBOUBT AAV* JOESTATWm UABA&BB3» Benjamin Coat ee» Thoma* A. Bodd» Yhomae Latimer, Charles Rhoads, • John Bohlen, Klcbard Wood- William Puma, Chartoiß. Wuto. X. ft.* * Arthur G.Cafen, B* B. Wood, * - * Benjamin Qsne, *|xnwßarard. ssayxss- Sstesau 5 Erans are the only persons duly RRl|hgr|39s f& GllrA tends for the Assorts. ™t,_ JOHN H ATWOOD, WS JiK»illit«Swret»*F. SfOTlCjE^^"^^ |3r > mkbobiax, OF THE GREAT CENTRA L m, fobthb * _ T V- S * SAHITAST COMMJSsj. W HKt» IH PHILADKtPHrTTDL^ BT CHAKLES J, HTtttH. *'‘' U| t PKIOE, FITE PmtiuaiMlA'&MSfUo7 cSSs**i ‘Sfcsssß**' Va^^&v f i}v- STILLS, at the request of the K^nrniP teparf now ready for delirory. 'it*fijSSYSSl? 9°®otS? ▼elnmeof more than two hnn^7^ A 2 b th* Mpmr aftg » fcherman & Co., and is UlußtrrtnS £ls?* , of «? 0* »«ne of the more »» account Of the orirfn a£d“» Fate} a description of the different B£3SSJfara ,, “ Those who derive copies will nleaaA „ drew Mm at No. 33 South SIXTH aSSt t id *■* “"**•»*»£? •a**’ tIfSIOK TOLVN PkEin^E'-J’ MW SAMOS, foot of W* a ?|&sg nao.—We aie a*a*a obfcged to auralL s ®®>* i? citizens for aid to sttatoto our i i-tiL.- "or f,|S5- tbankfolfor the liberal ™pot? w?h t | t " t »« , believe the expending of nosinittar“nm aI »H,S mneh to the comfort of onr soldier.- i»'s which we have been compelled bTdr. 1 MKnmo temporary care of thoneands of mqXW, ,1 men, and rebel dMertors. nearly alj of iS®*’' sa,r?j!®5 a,r ?j!®? 1 , forced to eeek charity at yonf 2*”“ e»S ! domiciled in the lowest haunt- of the ci? ‘i' : ' Jf caoeed- much annoyance and dietnrbaosi' ’iSHlfi remained with ns generally bnt a fe w dS, haye been found for them away from th w.^ u aiso! their lsbcr was in great leanest "" c! ‘r, *S The arrangements for the care of the „u, 11 eity haTe added largely to onrrepntaitafo? l ,B !» -s_ Coplribntlonii sentto nslrli?"-' otherwise will be thankfully teceiyed 1 • e,, ='tt WH. ar. wapl“ £!* 330 CaTH*|^ degl-gt President Seventh KSf~ HATIOSTJII, KOETHBBHtIBEBTIBS, r T «S The Directors have this *day'dMUareih'yX. Btt dend of >IVB PKK CEST., payable oellife ®*«f- January 6. 1865. aaxt, btockholdefßWillbe required to snrrflniWv,.- „ tif cates of Stock, for wtrieb new ones will theimmeof the National Bankoft^A,,^^^ isr* L ~ L,tt BETESTH NATIONAL BAS?' PHILAPBLPHtAr DecSmbgr 19 ?iu delS-tjalO B. B. BAH. n,,i. lfr IKDMAfiDFACTOXmaoO, for theELehmK? Ifflcersfor tho ensuing- year. wiUbeheldatuirisJ >f the Company.Ho 317 WALHOT Strtet, eofffl? DAY, Jan. 10, ISSS, at 2 o’clock P. M. delStiaiO BICHARD JOKES, Presi^m XST o*"Wck of thk incvsTxin. TAIH COAL AKD lEOH COMPas Y 11 PHILADELPHIA, D*c ’is la* The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of as'.w icmed Company will beheld at their OBe*. SimS outh THIRD Street, on MOBDAY, th°balS Fannary next, at 12 o’clock M , ’when as sl?ct'm »ill be held lor seven Directors to serve for ft* re ax _Tbe Transfer Books of iba Company will beckwl&f ifteen days pnor to the day of said election del7-tjai6 ELY, Secretary. BBT SOTiCEe-THE SUSSCBIPTIoI A & >lt ® of tije PEKKBT LVAUIA IMPS. au L ™ SOMPAHY wiU close on TUESDAY next. J«“yt ?> which time a meeting of (he StockhoMors ill e held at the Ofsce of the Company, 139 Soatci Firm street, Philadelphia. JAMES M. SSLLESj, de3o-4t Ssciearr. GST' OFFICE OF ME ATUS OIL CO,. Ho. 534 IWALHUT Street, Room Sc i, RniADEtfHU, Dot, S,ia _ „ . , DIVIDBHD NoTjCE. . Th? B S ar^ l fe)™ THIS DAY dstUnit lyldetd of THESE PIS CBBT CIS cents psr fkar-t Jt of the net earninge of the Company lor the n»t£i •I Hoyemberand December, payable, clear ofStssta n and after January 10, IS® Transfer Books close on January 3, st3P. St, sal pen January 11, 1865. Stockholders who hays not called for their certtfcats, re reauested to do so prior to closing of the hocks. deSD-lOt 6. W. tYILTBAHK. Ser-reary. CST“ amlekicah lips issbbasce OP AHD TRUST COMPABY, , , Philadelphia, Decembers, Bit Tl><> TTueteeshaye this day declared a Diyiiwdd IYJS PBR CEBT. out of the profits of the kst sir aonths, payable to the Stockholders, clearoiaUuns, >n and after January S. 1565. deSQSt JOHNS TYI6SOH, Secretary. USIVSESITY OF PESM't YAKIA—DEPASTMEHT OF ARCS -ll- Sj. rad. Term of the Collese year will open on TOBituT, be 34 day of January. Candid &’@b for admission will ppear at the University, for examination, on that day. 1 10 ojdock A. M. Tuition for each Term TMrtr-fit l >o lf ars. GSOfi&B ALLBEi. fe3o Sc Secretary cf the Faculty ofArls. RITCHIE ©IE COMPAST-DITiJ BBBD IfoTlCfi-Office, Ho. 115 FOJTOT 1 treet. Pittsbnrar. The Board of Directors ha re ihis day declared a divi lend of FIVE PER CEJSJT. oathe Oapital Siociof said 'ompa'Dy, payable at the office of the 1 IOHS 2 CiiAHßY,Hofiongahela Insaranca Company,WiTgfi treet, on and after the lOih da? of January nexw Transfer Books closed frora the Ist to the tOih Jaimsy. de3o-3t JACOB GXiOSSBR, Secretary. SPRING GABDBN IXSmifE will re open their LIBRARY na TDESDiI I7EHISG, January 3d, at 7 o’clock. Open on WE2- fESDAY and FAT ORB AY from 3 to 10 P. 3i. o:tar vesiags from 7to 10. Minora under 15 sot aiming de3o 3t* THIS SOUPSSfIETfj 'Will cpea their House, situated at the corner of STEPS Alley and FOURTH Street, above Brown, ftf le iratuitous distribution of So op to tte war, os HURSD iY, the 29th of December, lS6i Doaanmsts looey, flour, meat, vegetables coal, &c., uul * isnkiully received at the house, or by either of ha nderatgned: Cbas.J. Bntt6r, pi esident* 394 Callow hill etreet. Samuel T. Child, secretary, 824 North Second T. Morris Perot, treasurer, 621 Market street. Samuel Jeaues, 3028 Arch street. Horatio C. Wood, 117 Chestnut street- John O. James, 239 North Third street. Richard W. Bacon, 309 Market afreet. And by any of tire o:her Managers of the Society. de29-6t* sy MF.RCAKTIUS RETROI-El'H C9> Office, 33 Keith FEOHT Sheet. UIVIBBKD BOTICB.—The Board of Directors M HIS BAT declared a dividend of TWO PSBCBSI i the capital stock of this Company, free of axes, p&yableon andafterthestb of January, ‘mwf ooka dosed from the 3d to the 6th proximo. itei of Stock are xlow ready for delivery. ' JOHfE TAX LOB, Seem** December 28, 1864. des- J 8 Sg“ BmmsesPßise oilcosmsl » OF PBHNSYLVaNIA, -a meettn? of ilobtb of the BURKING SPKISQ OK. COKfW 111 he held at the Office of I. C. FBYKS, >e» EIESTBOT Stieet, oaTTJiSDAT ETESISO..Ja«* .. 1866, at SP. M. GJBOBGE O K ISA de29 6t PrwltJ. iar° eoJiTiNssrAL norm. comp* KY.—-The Animal Meefcine of the Corpora# ' “The Continental Hotel Company” for the sa** ' five Managers, and the transaction of other Msu** I ill be held on MOBHAY, January 2d, l£&t al k* ist 12 o’clock M., ai tbe Hotel- , _ de29 4t . J. SBRGBAST PRICE, Secretary -ag* omcs of mb tosrios »» SBBGEE BAH.WAT COMPANY, B». 3® outh FODBTH Straw," „ .. PHiULTiEia’inA, Dec. Si. ism EOTIC3L—The coupons of the bonds of the V offl? S aeon the Ist of January next, will ba paid 0? | station at this office, free from all te** 6 ;*** tale, and Municipal. WM. H. Kiaßhß, 4e29-4t , Jra»i»g.| ST" OFFICE OF THE KASBMtJf, BIBS’ LHSCKAHCB COMPASr, So. *» WALNUT Street, „ , „, PgTT.ATMt,T>HTA. POCemDeT J» i^SL The Annual Meetiai of the Stockholderi hmofacturers’ Insurance Company of tne 'ezmflylvaisift” will be held, at the office of any, on MONDAY, the 2d dayof f sreea the hourß of 4 and 6 o clock EujLsjFfcJhil Lection fbr Ten directors for the « i accordance with the Charter and Jrt-tM ->“"*** OFFICE OF THE wESTJEIS PBMSYLVAIfIA NOTICE TO STOCKHOLMKS JairaaryTYs6s. at 12 o'clock M., at Ho. 01 inuttal t Electloii iJ |or'f?eEW6iit aaiDiractori'** g^| dayaltdPiaC JOSSPg tESIJYJ***® SVOeJKMOJfc»BBS , i The Annual Keeta* of the StoMhoWeguJf j CREEK aHO BIDOWaT EAILKOaD II be bold on MONDAY, the ninth daTO> ‘>%w 5, a* 121£o 'clock P. M.. at No. 838 Sooth TSi set. PMladelpbla. ... va w* a. Election for President and Directors ww b re day and place. JOSEPH J.JSSLEI. S«3?s ■gUHIAy Dee. 22, 1864. ' OFFICE OF THE w£S Xa*U LAND COAL COMPANY, No. A3> Street,- comer of Willing’* aUey, Fhilade^-HXA, it ft meeting of the Directors of the iND GOAL COMPANY, beld this day, a VN.PSB CENT, on the Capital Stocswa* rable on and after January 3d, 1566 He Transfer Boohs will be cloeed-nnV'^yS. r- =• •’fgjgj rat*- OFFICE OF Tl* : S *a» ISSBBAEfCE COMPAHY. M# " 5 , Street, BHn,ADßi,pjni, lt«- EOTICE.—The animal meeting of the £tjS s fX!i' ‘ * The-Enterprise Insurance Company*. HOHD AY, the 9th day of January next, at V. M. , at the office of the company. ,v,iu>i'-? An election for twelre Director,, to eerre “S, p 4 ear, will he held on the same day, at th»„- St,' awe entile hours of 10 oclock A- ». are ir.ni-iE- ' THE FOURTH mimiul g' 1 jStVji .eBiBKING BOTJBB on TUESDAY., 11 ®,! ~■<* 1865, between the hours ©r*-* 3 * The Annual Met tint of the StCcWxridß-- ; the same time. SAMUEL J. MAC CJ ,i» deZt-ijalO 538“ FABB*aS» s AS» =» RATIOHAL BARK.—PaiiAMU. F 3: J The Annnal JHeetlon fo* Mrecteu 9 held at the BAS Kim BOUSE. «“ (.ftas 3 ' tellth day of Janoary next, between tts 'clock A. K. and S o'clock RM deHMaall W. BUSHTOS-g^-^fl THE THIH.P SUXiO#* 1 ' STo* PHILADELPHIA, The Second Hofittfif of the »“**s «*» Bid at the Bauhluc Sow. S» y• SPSn&f- r ad MBEEICK Streets, on TUESDAY. W** j 113 o’clock: noon. , .. theas- As.Electionfor Directors to rill be Held oa the same day* b* twe ® w d^fodS o** 0 **- E.GUfflDl^^ OFIICK OF CHIOS SOEAKCE CO M& pg The ArmpalMeeßni ol the ZA h« Union Mutual XUS. CO-» o£ ru irnisrjt'*;itc’j the Ofiee oi Co™P“J* ftme . 1866,12 o’clock noon, « hdi tor Eirht Director* to sene gO^i 'ear*. delS-18t - VISION NAXIOKAi An EesttMiT« alge stsf Si St tie Banking 3 r. » jes, between tb# httnra of l0 f A, i #f H’JCS3i" c *•'