1861. —AS D— GENESEE EVANGELIST, JOHN W. MEAIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1861. the AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, A WEEKLY RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, IN THE INTEREST OP THE Constitutional Presbyterian Church, Published every Thursday, at No. 1334 Chestnut St,, Philadelphia. ' TEEMS—(in advance). Bv mail, • * By earners, in the city, PREMIUMS. Any clergyman procuring us- two new subscribers, w ;th the pay in advance, is “entitled to a third copy one year, free. * Any person procuring three new subscribers, with the pay in advance, can have a fourth copy free, for one year. for Five Dollars we will send two copies of the paper and a copy of the Quarterly Review, for one voar, to new subscribers. ; Any one procuring new subscribers is entitled to Fifty cents for each one secured and prepaid. PRESBYTERIAN. The U. P. Church in Indianapolis—A friend, writing from Indianapolis, gives us the following pleasant word of our church audits pastor, in that city .—“I was very much gratified to find a congre gation of our people here. In its midst, I have felt very mueh at home since the ffirst Sabbath of my arrival. A prayer meeting is held on Thursday eve niiia, and a very encouraging state of things evi deutly exists. Rev. G. Small, the pastor, stands deservedly high in the community, and his efforts have been successful in seeking to advance theirite-. rests of the United Presbyterian Church in this city. I take great pleasure in bearing testimony to his fuithftdness and adherence to the “Old Paths," which are so clearly laid down in the Holy Scrip tures. May he be rewarded a thousand fold for Iris work o? faith and Wre."— C%risriaft.-Jnst7-ttetor;- - Rev. Dr. Rogers’ Fifth Anniversary.— On the completion of the fifth year of his ministry-in the First Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, Rev. E. I*. Rogers, D.D., gave his people the following re port:—Pastoral labors, sermons and lectures, 643; atlilresses on various occasions, 200; fnnerals'attend ed. 103; baptisms administered, to infants, 60,, to adults, 27—77; marriages solemnized, 40; pastoral calls on families, 3|oo, Additions to the church and congregation—Families added, 80; communi cants added, 194; present number of families, 260; present number of communicants, 664. Amount contributed for benevolent objects, $18,504 88. Amount raised for ordinary congregational purposes, sJT.yCO; for repairs and alterations on the church, and for the new consistory building, $20,000. Dr. Alexander's Prayers,— Dr. Hall, in his Journal of Health , thus speaks of the public pray ers of Rev. Dr. James W. Alexander:—“lf asked what was the most distinguishing thing about Aim, we would most unhesitatingly say It was his prayers., Of all we have ever heard uttered or read of the rainspiicd, Dr. Almtander's were the most devq iomil, the most: -5 l here’wa» tJCf eonditii)n :ky did not reach. He seemed to get right at once nto the presence of his Maker; and as if wanting :<> improve the opportunity before he got away, his iv it iiroad heart would take all humanity within > folds.” ' Presbyterians in Wisconsin.— The Chicago ! "'l>ondenfc of the Independent gives the follow - i.itiatics:—New School Presbyterians have in : S t ate a separate organization, consisting of 1 a' 1. 3 presbyteries, 35 churches, and 1412 mein - average, 40. 31 of these churches are, or ;i been, aided by the American Home Missiona- Siiiety to the amount of $20,113. The Old da ml Presbyterians also have 1 synod, 3 presbyte- I.) churches, 2000 members—average 40.. A Novel Trial.—A trial came off at Paterson, > ■!., on Saturday, between the First Presbyterian !nmli of that city, and Messrs. Calvin, Hindle & ni'icn, undertakers, the object of which was to de id- 1 whether individuals owning lots in the cemetery : the church have the right to employ an under “ker other than the sexton of the church to inter ■I ■‘•jid lots. It was decided by a verdict in favor of he plaintiffs (the church authorities.). Theological Seminary,— The seminary of the IM'inued Dutch Church at New Brunswick has 53 ■orients—2o in the senior, 18 in the middle, and 15 if the junior class. The three able and learned ! rutsssors are Rev. Doctors Campbell, Woodbridge, CONGREGATIONAL. The Andover Conference held its third semi "mul meeting with the West Church, in Draeut, the 13th inst, The session was for one day only. 1 A'hour prayer meetings opened the morning and iwnoon services. After the morning prayer meet - Kev. Daniel Tenney, of Lawrence, was chosen I 1 vator. Eighteen of the nineteen churches of 1 ''•inference were represented. Having disposed 1 'he usual business, Rev. J. R. Arnold, of Law -1 " read an essay on the Scriptural Import and 1 "'"deal Value of Infant Baptism.- It opened a ' h-ited and very practical discussion, which elicited '" .■ valuable facts bearing on the subject of the ’ :i .' After the afternoon prayer meeting; and. items of business, among, which were the'ap - ment of a committee of ,three to visit the mili amps within out limits and supply religious r ‘i lmg, so far as they might be able, to the soldiers, 1, :v E. H. Greeley, of Mefcuen, preached the '""umion senhon, and the sacr&mentofthe Lord’s '‘ l iw closed the seasion. It was one of our besV •“ tings. The presence of the Spirit was tmmis '■ übiv manifest. , Congregational Church at East Ridge; MB. an anniversary meeting of this church, lately H it wa» stated that from 1765 to the present 1!l| t there have been hut three pastors in the town: l;r Seth Dean, who officiated fifteen years, and then dismissed at his own request; Rev. Seth 1 ’I' 011 , D.D., who was Settled thirty-seven years; ,‘ j l he present pastor,' Rev. A. W. Burnham, t !> i who has been' settled forty years. During ast forty years, 481 members have been added Ac church by profession, and 100 by letter — A 381; 174 removed by death, and 180 by dis ; "i f nt to other churches. The pastor has baptized ’ 265 marriages, - and attended 650 ' fall. During this time, also, there have been 1 -wisons of revival of religion. ■. i METHOtfIST. Mantes Methley, a prominent Wesleyan "her of Shefiield, England, died on the 31st , j lllO. All the ministers of the Sheffield circuits, • 1 '"Mi exception, the local preachers and class ',***•■ attended his remains to the grave. During u " «s his habit to retire four times a day for " - v « r and Scripture wading with his daughter. In his last days, he read over, mtynbh 1 intent; the biographical records in the While once so engaged, he said to his daughter t his own way Jane! they all die w&! Thinl Godl They aU die wdll And Jshhlldbwaftoo’ : ' On the day of his death, the Revs. S. Wilkinson and J. Kirk visited him. To the latter he again declared his firm trust in Christ, and said of the end, “The final victory,is sure!”, and so, witL peaeeful triumph, he entered iinto, test, having at tained his seventieth year. Editor. The Wisconsin Conference has done well the past year. Last year there were collected for mis sions $1604-46; this year, $4129 ; 98—a gain 0 1 $2523-52. The appropriations, which added to the gain in its collections, makes a net gain to the Board of $3805-62. The total membership of the confer ence is, members, 9641; probationers, 1337; local preachers,' 175—total, li. 153. lAccording to- these figures, the members pay about thirty-seven and a half cents per member, including probationers and local preachers. $2 00 per annum. 2 60 “ EPISCOPAL. Bishop Lee, of Kansas, in his Episcopal letter to the diocese, refers in terms of severe ; rebuke to Major-General Leonidas Polk, bishop and rebel, and adds:—“There, being no prescribed mode 1 of discipline that is available in this case, it seems to me to be a bonnden duty of the bishops generally as they opportunity, ,to give, decided andpnblic expression to the disapprobation and, mortification which are so universallyfrit in corihectaon with this unhappy event.” " - * * A Weekly Ptayer Nteeting in Camp.— Tues day evening our weekly prayer meetihg was held in the Presbyterian church; eveiy seat was occupied; a large number came over from the 23d Missouri and worshipped with us. A hymn of praise intro duced tiie meeting. I then read and commented on Another fa miliar hymnVassuilg,' and 'the entire congregation joined in it. When 'Btetbef R; led in prayer his soul went out in earnest breathings for the presence and power of the Hqly Spmtvteeonyertthe uncon verted, and to revive religion in the hearts of un believers. Thus our waiting upon God continued for all hour—praise, prayer and. exhortation occupy ing our precious time. As of old, when the sons of God met for ptoybr, home fleTtho children of Belial took advantage of an opportunity to get through thq lines, to visit rum-shops in the village, and for their conduct were -placed in the guaid-hpnse.-i-B. W. . the, Testament. —Letters from camp show, that in ther destitUtidn of other reading, the Testaments are much read. A captain just returned from Washington, ‘states that he is in the habit of reading the Bible aloud in .his tent in the evening, and ihat he has often had a group of twenty or. thirty men outside listening. The approach: of danger also causes the Bible to be read,. The chaplain of the Cameron Rifle Regi ment writes:,' “The constant expectation of the new dangers we have to encounter proves to be quite an inducement to use their Bibles. The other day when we- received orders of marching on outposts, there came to meßb&Bt sixteen soldiers, asking -me to’give them a^b^P^&ment. 1 ’ 'Among the dead on the field bfd&iWMemf Bull Run, a correspond ent of the speaks qf one of our, tying with his Bible opened upon Iris bosom; ■ A Tract in Prison.—Qne of the Equaves in the Fifth Regiment of New York Volun teers (Duryea’s Regiment), a Swedofrom the Bethel Sbip, to whqm we had furnished tracts and papers at different times, writes to us that Whas been im %'q the officers—whbm he would as faithfully reprove of sin, if there were ‘oc casion, as he would the private—have taken this means to see if they eould not cool his courage and zeal; but he is just pueof.tjiekindpf men whohas the courage of John Nelsptf, ahd the same love for him from do-, mistaken. The Armtadoan Tifh6t Sooifety,: if Boston, has brought oufca-new paper, Ohmtuzn ner , It iq a pictorial, of the same size and style as thq Child at Home, and is meant especially for; the soldiers and sailors. The idfa is a good one, and so far as we can judge well carried out. The paper is intended for gratuitous distribution in the army and nafy, and funds for this purpose are solicited. ■ ; ~ MISCEtIINIOUS. ' Beligion ift Nfe# York.— ® L. Guyler, writing to the New York Evangelist says: “The Park is still full o£ retnruitipg tents. The theatres, and the dram-shops are full-of patrons, and the gaming houses of victims. But ejtgngelical religipn droops. The early and latter rains of 1857 and 1858 come not again. Churches that then re ceived’ scores at a single communion, now receive but the occasional two or three who stand uf for Jesus. Then merchants used to meet in their counting-rooms to talk of Christ’s interests, or hur ried off at noonday to monster prayer meetings. Now they meet to talk of the ‘ 7.30 loan,’ and the prospects of opening cotton ports. How we need; Pentecostal showers ! The whole land is parched. Perhaps it is not too much to say that during the last year more souls have gone into eternity, and fewer have gone into the Church of Christ, than any year our country has yet seen.” Drinking Christians in England.— A corre spondent of the Canadian Independent , in reporting the f psroceedings of the recent'annual meeting of the Congregational Union of England and Wales at Birmingham?.which;was- attended by about five hundred delegates,- mentions a fact which is proba bly ;an illustration of the temperance, or rather’m temJbEadce,, habits bf; Christian people in England, and which sounds rather strangely in 'theeara of' theft fellow'-Christians this side of the water. .Tt ia asfollows; . > -o" * “The Union then proceeded en masse to the Town Hall, a .spacious and;^Mnificent -building, where dinner was provided jfof the entire body, gratis, in true Montreal fashion, with one exception, which,l record with sadness, the provision of wine, in the use pf which, % am sorry to say, by far the greater number of the members, ministerial and lay, still indulge themselves.’’ Eeligion in the Fleet—A private letter from one of our ships in the Gulf squadron gives welcome intelligence of a good religious impression prevail ing irt the fleet. In the ship of which the: writer is an’ there are services in the morning and school in the afternoon. “Most of the officers are religiously inclined; our Ist Lieute nant and Burgeon are professors of religion, and so are some among the crew.. Meetings are held dur ing the week as well as On Sundays, and are well attended.”—iY. 7. Post Churohes in Chicago.— Sixty-three evangelical churches are reported in this city, attended by one in ten of the population. Thiswas ascertained by a simultaneous • count on. a pleasant; summer ' day.. There are, in connection with these chinches, 75 Sab bath schdols, <r 1,692 teachers, 10,080 scholars, and 3,751 volumes ifi their libraries. Bishop Duggan {Boman Catholic) says there are here 30,000 Catho lics, and that between the Sabbath morning and the night, as many as 6,000 attend St. Mary’s church Carr. Independent. Otaurches Boston.— ¥hitarian, Bapt?% fo i ei‘teen; Free Will Baptist, one; Trini tffljfonCdngT; twelve; S. C. Presbyterian, four; ~ * f j Untnuatt § is thn and detusu ; Roman Catholic, twelve; Second Ad vent, two; Union Evangelical, one; Universalist. ® v ®; BNidbs these, axe the West Church, Congre gational, not designated, and a Christian Church; in all, ninety-eight. THE NORTH. . Congress, met_on the 2d-hist., fiking the mili tary «atu quo about Washington but little unlike July, Washington, it is true, is more securely guarded—may in fact be con sidered impregnable. Maryland. too, is.completely ““f 1 the control of the vast forces along the line of the Potomac and on the Eastern Shore. Two eastermcounties Of 'Yifginla are rediteeft to subjec tion. (Jur army *an army—vast in numbers, com plete m the Various parte hf a toili% organization, splendidly armed and equipped, with a young and accomplished leader. But a Fabian policy has kept it inactive; and the lines of the rebel army ate about where they were about six months 'ago on the Up per Potomac, While the Lower Potomac, which then - was open, is practically in the hahas Of the enemy; about as well Closed to us as the'harbor of Savan nah is to them. Around Fortress Monroe, they are just as-numerous.and.just as bold as ever. In truth, me reverses of Big Bethel and Manassas have apt Men wiped out, but rather deepened by that of BaU s Bluff. , So stands the case around Washing ton. The successes of the‘ Army of the Potomac, though confidently expected, ’are entirely in the future. '■ ■ : Go the other hand, the confident expectation of the rebels—touch heightened, of course, by the success at Manassas—that Washington would at an early day M % inio their hands, and that their army would winter in Baltimore. and Philadelphia, bringing Maryland fully into the train of the rebel States, has been most cruelly disappointed, and. dist ensions have arisen among themselves, as if the disappointment arose not from the insuperable diffi culties, which our army has tKrdwn in the way, but ftpm tiie, notions of. poliey entertained' by Jefferson Davis: , Itis now strongly : urged by Southern pa persthatßeauregard be allowed todo, what he is represented to have been desirous of doing from the beginning, attempta desceht upon Maryland. Captain Wilkes’ great services to the country, in of the;febel eCmmisaonefs, ate frilly appreciated. A banquet Was given him air the Re vere House, Boston, on Tuesday, the 26th of No vember. in which Speeches were made by himself and LieUtenant Fairfax. Captain tVilkes -said . ‘ ‘ Before.dqeidihg upon t£Fbourse:l adopted,Xexa amined the authorities—Kent, Wheaton, and the rest—and Satisfied toyself ! that these ete,” or as they styled themselves,-had no rights which attach to such functionaries when properly appointed; and finding that I had a right to take written despatches, I took it for granted that I had a rightj.to take these “commissioners” as the embodiment of despatches;” (Laughter and loud cheers. ) Well done Maryland. —lt is reported that the President thinks that Maryland has given better evidence of loyalty in the late elections than Penn sylvania itself,: In a vote of 83,571, Mr. Bradford,, Union candidate for Governor, received 57,501 votes., On joint ballot in the Legislature the vote would stand for the Union 8Q to 16. Several of these ’ latter held over from the previous election, and are,ih the hands of the Government: Baltimore has taken one million of the new Na tional loan. ■ ’ Western Virginia.—The State Convention now in session in .Wheeling istexpeeted *to complete the and:submittiie believed that a gradual emancipation clause will be introduced into the new constitution. The thanks giving,.appointed by Governor Pierpont, is said to be' the first ever proclaimed in Virginia. The Philadelphia Elections.— After many de lays, it has been decided finally by the Courts, that the' Democratic Sheriff, Ewing, is elected according to the showing-Of the 'returns. ' The case will.be contested by Mr. Thompson, tiie candidate of the People’s party. . In the nineteen millions of the thoroughly loyal States and Territories, there 3,800,000 fight ing men. New York has 778;000; Pennsylvania, 581,000; Ohio, 342,000; Indiana, 270,000; Massachusetts, 246,000. All the rest fall helOw 200,000 each. } A Boman Catholic Church edifice, St. Paul’s, in this city, was 'destroyed by fire.4>n Tuesday, the 26th.- It was richly, furnished with-altars, furniture and pictures. Loss over $35,0<)0. ; THESopn. : r At Hilton !Head two, docks have been built, a plank-foaid laid, immense store-houses put up to re ceive the contents of the ; vessels, ovens erected, a post-office establishedj simultaneously with the pro secution of morfe purely mMtaiy labors.; Eyeiything : ■ now wears an orderly appearance about the army. Hamilton’s-Light Battery has the advanced post: tiori. Black gfings are worked on the shore, or been oarsmen; bladfß' have served Ss scouts and. guides in the reconnoisances. A letter-writer says that the negroes of the neighborhood declared they had long prtfyed for our coming. They laughed at the ideaof our injuring them, which all declared their masters bad endeavored to instil. The feet that they receive pay for their labor seems e&pedhtlly to delight-them; and as for comfort,'many have ■ told me that they never lived' so well before. The determination of all who can escape, to leave their 5 masters, is,however, conrinvuiUy asserted. So far as the slaves are concerned, anadvance into the coun try from this place would, undoubtedly be j ottowed . by an immediate rush of the whole population toward our camps. I doubt whether they would, be guilty ? of greater atrocities than, those, of unless the' r whites slioulffTfiaaiy provoke tETefiiy Or insfstrupern" the slaves following. ” j i The Capital again Changed.— A-second re moval of the rebel capital,is,contemplated. It is to be transferred from Richmond to Nashville. The says:—“The idea was, no doubt, at first en tertained that Richmond would prove but a tempo rary: station on the road to Washington, and that the National capital would fall into the hands of the Secessionists ainibst as easily as Port Sumpter; but the .folly of this delusive dream is now dearly seen. It is by no means certain that Nashville will prove a much safer refuge thah thfe capital of..the;Old Do : minion, as there are indications of an adyancie movement into Tennessee, by our forces, which can not easily be repelled by the traitors: If Nashville , thus proves unsafe, the rebel Congress may Well ask, “Where shall we.go?” Tybee Island, at the mouth of the : Savannah River, in Georgia, has been occupied by a portion of our forces at Port Royal This completely cuts off the. approaches! to Savannah, which is .but four teen miles distant, and brings us within easy mortar range of Port Pulaski, one pf the ehief defences of the city. On the island is a strong SlarteMo tower, with a battery at its base, which was evacuated by the enemy. It is stated that, for the present, there will be no trade with South Carolina through Beau fort. Of course, it would be out of the question 4 until loyalty returhs to the people, of which, as yet, "there is no sign whatever. Prisoners Removed.—The Richmond Enquirer, of the 22di annoanees that arrangementa have been made for quartering five hundred more of the pri soners at present in Richmond, at Tuscaloosa, Ala,, and Salisbury, N. C. Pie first detachment for the comer place, who werejtq start ou Friday, comprise me hundred and fifty, inclusive of twenty commis lionedoffieera. An Attack on Pepsacola. —Rumors, through Southern sources, have reached us that, on Friday,: fche 23dult.. the Niagara and Colorado, U. S. ves sels-of-war, engaged Forfifiteßae, while FortPiekens Bred upon the’Navy Whmngton, occupied by General Bragg’ s forces. Warrington is re-! presented as having beep destroyed by fire from hot shot and;the Navy Yard as two or three times set on fire from the same; weapons, hut extinguished by the rebels. The advices are meagre, and maybe farfrpmtrue. The Union leader In East Tennessee is, appa rently, Rev. William G-. Brdwnlow, the eccentric Methodist preacher and editor of the Knoxville Whig. He was arrested not long ago by the rebels, but subsequently released,' and now is valiantly lead ing a band of detenmuitf Unionists in East Tennes see, and is making ! felt among the betrayers of his eOuntry. THE StffTHWEST Items.— At last accounts, say Nov. 21, McCul lough was at Springfield,,and Rains and Rice were moving to join McCullqugh.——Over a thousand refugee families are in Rolla; Mo., many being in a destitute condition.—i-ebel convention, in ses sion at Russellville, Ky., bias declared Kentucky out of the Union.— offioerswere captured by from ,the j Nord4*n' MSssouriti&ili'Otidjink Weston onthe 23d of: is saidthat John G. BrspdinridgeiaiWtß. M. T. Hunter will be sent abroad, in place of iSlidell and Mason, via Canada, and will sail frospjuebec or Halifax; “Things Changed.”-pTt is a somewhat singu-. lar thing that “.the miliary prison, in St. liouis,” is a sufficiently spaciousand commodious, but rather plain edified; oh the cofeer ; of ! Eifth and Myrtle streets,-which was built aid used as a slave-market, until the United' States jGbvernmeht devoted it to its present use.' A negrt) is said to have remarked, upon the circumstance, withvrather impressive em phasis, “ -Things is very viiteh ehan'ged, 1 ’ There are others' beside the black? man who .are' stongly im pressed with this sentiment, and who think it hot impossible' that there may yet; be greater changes than these.'— Corr. Evangelist.. ; : , UATAL. More Expeditions.—General Butler’s Van guard, the bran new “'Constitution,” the largest steamer overbuilt in Ariiefica,ieft Fortress Monroe with 3j500 men, oh the'i&tlrbfNbyember; thqjpm ;boat State of Georgia'flfeming.'her armed convoy. The steamers Boston boat Cambridge, followed late in the week 1 . - desti nation, the Southern coast. : V . Another expedition will leave Port Royal soon,, under General Viele, with two brigades. Extraordinary preparations have-been going on for the equipment ,of an expedition under General Burnside, the land forcef of which it is calculated will exceed that of Gen. .Sherman, which was. sent to Port Royal. Twenty-three vessels are named, as constituting the Armada. < - : The Expedition' down, ths Mississippi may be termed naval. The .gunboats, fifteen in. number, are most formidable-looking instruments of war. The bows and bow-bulwarks consist of. about three .feet of oak timber, bolted together and' sheathed with ' the liest quality of wrought iron plates, 'two and a half inches thick. ‘ The sides have the same sheathing, 1 with JeSs bulk of timber. Each boat is pierced for thirteen gUnsj-four on each Side, , three in the stCrn, and two at -thebows. . The bow guns are 84-pounder riflhd Cannon; the others are 8 inch colnmbidds. ?The ! sidesotthe boats, above and be- ■]ftTO *ha ff h.j :ft*o>Ttar grees, and nothing fat a jfanging* shot from a high. bluff could- stHkfafa surface fa right fagfek The boilere'fad’mafainefa'afa ritfatpd as to bcperfectly protected, and may be' considered quite out'of. dan ger, The'iroh plating bfabfeep severely tefaed, by shots from rifled cannon at different distances. and has . shown itself to be utterly impervious- to any. sfats that have been spht against it, even at a range of three hundred yards. , 1 The military partof themovement, it is supposed, will be under the command of Major-General Hal leek, who is now organizing his forces in St. Louis, and he will be joined by General Grant’s column at Cairo, and the column of General Smith, from Pa ducah. The expedition.. faill probably- be from 80,000 to 100,000 strong—* force that, ought to- be able, properly followed up, l to open the Mississippi to its mouth. : -*4; -‘‘.fa The Pirate Beauregard Captured* .—N. York, Not 26 —The; steamship«#eorge Peabody arrived; from Key/West, reports thfa thepirateßeauregard' has been captured by the.guhboat,’G.,W- Anderson, of Boston, with_ p]fapners,.4andji<mft: long pivot gun oh deck. pirate was lying at .Key West. *-.-A’-';-*- • No Despatches -appears that the trank and other baggage,' belonging to Messrs. Sii dell and Mason, were not faarched when conveyed with their owners on board .flie San Jacinto.That necessaiy, duty; was not performed until after the ‘ ‘ distinguished’ ’ rebels were -lodged in Fort Warren; and then, as might have been anticipated, “no papers, or despatches of aDykind, were found.” The rebels had ample opportunity and time, during their; severahdays voyage- fa the San Jacinto, to throw all criminating documents overboard, at night if, indeed, their-wives did hot convey them-to Europe. ' . 7 ;■ FOREIGN. The- rebel steamer Nashville (which ran the Charleston blockade); arrived at' Southampton xm the 21st November*, On the 19th, the Nashville warded the American ship, Harvey-Birch, bound from Havre for New York in ballast took off. Capt. Nelson and the crew, and then burned the ship" to the water’s edge. The ]aUded,Capt. Nel sop and the crew of the' Haafaeyißirch at Souffiamp- Ton,' and reinmHed hersefa with the rebel fag* flying. yV fa Dr. Russell, in his last letter to the London Times, assert? that the President fad Cabinet were not indispofad to ;a peaceful arbitrgtion, and werg, probably considering the proposition of accepting Or asking for the intervention of the great European potentates. --- ; ..-..-i--. The Mexican - Expedition- will comprise fifteen vessels, , three hundred arid- thirty guns; five thou sand sfaors, and three thofaafalyxoops. The Galveston Oit&eri acknowledges the capture of a-privateer—the BOyal Yacht, faith all' on board, by the U. S. steamer Santee) just outside the harbor. -— ; The- disunioriists ' are eommittirig outrages fa Northeastern Missouri. A Canadian schooner, loaded with fams and supphfa forfahie rebels,. was captured by a'U.< S. Keyenue/cutter off the coast of Maine.' ——Pennsylvania liasnow Iff the field and in State camps 100,600 men. - t XATES3M?tE®i^ Congress.—A quorum-of both Houses was in at-: tendanee. The Houce is ready for business. A proposition to confiscate the stores of rebels was offered, which the House refused to; lay on the table but postponed Resolutions ashing for -the dose "confinement of Messrs. Mason and Slid# in a com mon jail, as an offset .to the cruel treatment of Cols. Corcoran and Wood, were passed. The President’s Message is expected to be read to'-d&y. The rebels acknowledge loss of-16 killed in the bombardment by Fort Pickens. ITEMS; j .=S ~: E~ JTjKtial petto®. TIE STATED MEETING ~ Of Buffalo Presbytery occurs at Fredonia, December 10th, 1861, at 4 o’clock, P. M. : TIMOTHY.STILLMAN. Dunkirk, Nov. 16, 1861fci’ Jlpis. ~r;. «*• ■ At Germantown, on the 25th ult., Miss Elizabeth Pbootob, in the 69th year of her age. On the 8d Inst, Joseph McCaskie, aged .-seyen months and ten days; son of the Bey. James and Mary Jane McCaskie, The relatives and friends, and the clergy, are re spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from tjie resi dence of his parents, 425 South Twentieth street, this (Thursday) afternoon, at 2 o’clock.' Magic Lanters FOE Sunday- School Lecturers, forCollegesVand Private Families; Paintings on Scripture, Tem perance, and Astronomy, in great variety; War Scenes of the present Rebellion, 200. different views.’ ~ Catalogues furnished gratis by , JAMES W. QUEEN> CO., 924 Chestnut street. decs St . A COMPLETE assortment, holding from twelve A to, one hundred Pictures, and in every variety of mounting—Cartes d’Visite for the same. . For sale by JAMES W. QUEEN & GO., deco 3t 924 Chestnut street. PBINCE & GO’S, TMPROYED MELQDEONS AND ; ORGAN HE X’ lodeons, or Harmoniums. The best and the cheap est. Prices from s’4s to $350, according to style. A .liberal discount for cash, or on monthly' instalments of as small amounts as $5. JAMES BELLAE, Nos. 279 and 281 South Fifth street, above Spruce, Philadelphia, Wholesale Agent. decs : E. H. ELDEIDGrE, jA-GX., HAS opened at , ’ . r ’* No. 628 Market street, '• : ' ■ i Philadelphia, with a superior assortment of ready made ’ CLOTHING, ■ y Also, a fine stock of .CLOTHS*, - ; CASSiMERES, : ’ ’ : ; ; ;: ' iv ;* ; ■ AND VESTINGS, of.Fren'ch, English and American manufactures, from which’to select.- ‘ decsly Brown’s Essence of Jamaica Ginger. Manufactured only at fred’k brown’s Drug and Chemical store, Northeast corner of Fifth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia. Attention, is called; to ;this valuable remedyj*wnieh sHgup, beriii every family, and for the Army and Navy it is indis pensable, curing affections of the stomach and bowels, and is a certain preventive from the effects of baa water. , ■- : : ■: - ;*■. '■* Caution.— Be .sure, to get ,the_genuine JDipepce, which is prepared- only by F. Brown, at Ms Drug’and : Chemical store; Northeast corner of Fifth'ahd’Chest hut streets, Philadelphia, and for sale by all the re spectable Apothecaries in the United States’. ' MUTTER’S COUGH SYRUP. : Copy-right secured—Prepared only from',-the Original Prescription of the late Professor Mutter, at Frederick 'Brown’s, Northeast comer of Fifth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia'. .., . ; This Remedy is a safe and simple preparation from the receipt of the late distinguished Professor Mutter, . with whom it was a favorite prescription. That he ' used it in his extensive practice, insures to the. timid , to know K sobaraeter for skill *and care ful attention, to prescribe .oily-sneli remedial agents as'should secure restoration witlibiit producing, subse quent evil,; it will be welcdmedas a real' good. Un der'the guidance of a Physieian, (to.whoni itkJconibi natibn will .unhesitatingly |je .made known),; it will always be found beneficial, and in oases r >yhere a me dical adviser is not at handjit may be liked with safety, according tp, the directions;- in'.all cases '.of-short or long duration. For salej.at, Drug and'Prescription stbjrej'N.bi-theaat coinisr of Fifth and Chestnut streets, ; ddefi Shi ' Corns aM Bunions Cnreft! ;; ADDITIONAL conclusive evidenCe-Of Dn EEN-' , NEPY’SINSTANTANEOUShnd PAINLESS’ process of effectually removing the worst cases- of Corns, and Bunions, and all Diseases of the Feet, Hands and Face. ■' -- ' - ■ : _ - From Dr. 0. Lerey, M. D. “ This is to certify that Dr. Kennedy has operated on my feet to my entire satisfaction.” From, John W. Dows, Broker and Real Estate Agent, ' i - Walnut street. ' ‘-‘D r . Kennedy has operated on the feet of my wife and myself with surgeon-like skill. 5 ’ : From Isaac D. Matiens. “Dr. Kennedy has removed a bunion off my right joint, which has bccn a peak-to ,meJi><- ui j t-y -n jrcwngti: ”' FrO’m'Frarieis Tearney, Philadelphia'Bank “ This is to certify that X called on Dr. a few weeks ago, and he operated on my feet to my entire satisfaction.” From Thomas H. Shoemaker, Pkila. “I called on Dr. Kennedy in November last, and he operated on my feet to my entire satisfaction.” From Francis H. Hier. “This isto certify that I called on Dr. Kennedy. He removed three corns and five bunions off my feet with out pain : or bleeding, and 1 1 am Satisfied that he has effectually cured-ine.” ‘ ; : • Frpm Mrs. J. W. Hammond, No. 718 Catharine st. J “ This is to certify that Dr. Kennedy; has removed corns and bunions off of my feet, whichhave annoyed, me for several years.. He also removed a cancer from my middle finger, which Ihadriouse of for the period of six months. I cordially 'commend him to the suf fering humanity of Philadelphia, as a skillful surgeon.' ’ , : REFERENCES, • Dr. John Cotbet, M.D. .. Mrs. Smith, Green st. Captain McCiurr. Mr®. W. h. Howard. William -H. Mills, Jr, ; * WV G.'FosteF; Cbm. Meir- Rev.' Walter W. Stanton, chant, .3 hird. street. L.L. D. Myers Davis, Market st., Samuel W. Howard, At- above Fifth. torney-at-law. Major Comstock. Clopole Stevens,. Pharma- Mrs. W.' Partridge, Wai cutist. , ’ ■ nut street. FACtn.Tt.' ' . ' L. Stevens. • .•••_ j ’ OpAbe MSdh From Dr. W. “ Dr. Kennedy has operated on my feet, • and has effectually cured me of some torturing pests that I have been annoyed with for years.” .t. From the Bev. Walter M. Thompson; “ This is to certify that whilst sojourning in Phila delphia, Dr. Kennedy has operated on three of. my feSuly to my entire satisfaction.” : ' ‘ ; From the Hon. Wm. M. Thorn) ex ; member of the • .- • Ohio Legislature. ” ; , “ This is to certify that! called on Dr. Kennedy to operate on my fqef He displayed great skill as ( a sur-. geoh) and l am satisfied that he has effectually,Cured me of these torturing pests, which have annoyed.me formfnyyears. '•'"i f: From George F. Omerly, 687 Arch street. ! i; “ This is to certify that I called on Dr. Kennedy. He has operated on my feet to my entire satisfaction.” Dr.KENNEDY claims’to be the only Chiropodieal Surgeon ofPhiladelphia that ever receiyed the unahi mous commendations of the Philadelphia press. • He can be consulted at his office, daily, No. 901 Filbert street, Hours from 9t012 A, H., and 2to6P. M. ■ ‘deco” NEW STORE. , . No. 133 South Eleventh street, above Walnut. C. W. CLARK, -/■■■ TTENKTIAhf BElNb'S.hhd window shades, • V; Gords,'Tasselsand Trimmings. Best qualify .work at very low prices. Repairing;promptly attended to. BraucU Store and Mauufhetury, Second street, above Walnut.' Blinds for Churches, Halls, and libraries, made in the most substantial manner. nov2l PIANOFORTES. ' Messfs. LABEE&CAIBL, OF the PHii.4DBi.FHrA Company, in closing up then business, wopld call the attention of the public to! their? fine -assortment of first class instruments, for beaqfy of tone, and excellence of workman ship, cannot tie.sutpassedr-aud at prices fojsuit the liffi Nm& c Sixth street, second story. nov2l3m • WEST END Wiliflow Shade, Curtain, and Upholstery Store, No. 1403 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. TTPHOLSTERY m all its branches 5 purity of ma* tenals and superiority of jvorkmanship guaran teed. W. HENRY PATTEN, nov2B ly ; , No. 1408 Chestnut street.,. EDWIN A. HUGHES, UNDERTAKER, ' AND SEXTON OF DR. WADSWORTH’S CHURCH, ; :f No. 259 Sooth Tenth street, above Spruce street, »°v2B . . Philadelphia. ; CYRUS HORNE, UNDERTAKER, x *’ No 23 North Eleventh Street, ! Philadelphia. OOFFINS, Hearses, Carriages, thid everything ap- to Funerals, furnisheihat the shortest notice. Lead Coffins on hand, r , nov2B JOSEPH; BERNHARD, Beil and Brass Founder, ; ■ '! AND MANUFACTURER OP . V// MDPRAL WATER APPARATUS, ; noy2B \ No. 120 North Sixth street, Phjla. BELLS for phurehes, School Houses, Corporations, ' Factories, Steamboats, etc. Chimes or peals of : any number of Bells, or in any Key of the Musical scale, * All bells warranted to be one-third superior to the Cast-steel or Amalgam Bells. Bells of any weight. ' or.tefce, wlßl4nyidlnseriptioh'or design; east'to order! GRJJSSELL, No. 22 North Sixth street, Ame . ieaii and Imported . mwitiH FTNE Corel, Lava, and Carbuncle Jewelry, in Etru scan and plain mountings. Silverware of every description, warranted equal to coin. Plated Ware— Tea Sets,Cake Baskets, Castors, Cups, Knives, Forks, etc.. Repairing carefully attended to.- . nov2B ly LEWIS FAYETTE, " GENERAL FURNISHING UNDERTAKER, ! No. 770 South Second street, aboi4' Catharine, ; WOTJLD respectfully inform the citizens of Phil-, adelphia, that he still continues at his 'old; stand, 356 S. Second street, above Catharine, where' he will keep constantly on hand;,a large assortment of Ready -Made Coffins, of all cpialities, together with the complete paraphernalia necessary for the pro per interment of the dead. His horses and carriages' are, unsurpassed,, and his drivers among the most care ful. Charges moderate. Old .stand, No. 856 S. Second street. New No. 770. ■ "" • " ' nov2l ly ' V! GEORGE W, LOTT, i Generifl jEaraisMag Uadertaker, No. 509. South] j : • : Firit house' below Lombard street, Philadelphia. Every requisite furnished at shortest notice, and on most reasohable terms. r Personal attendance at all hours. nov2l ly CLOAKS! CLOAKS!! CLOAKS!!! MRS. HENRY, . , ! No. .38 North Ninth Street, , r , Below Arch. IS now opening the largest and handsomest assort ment of fashionable Cloaks in the city, at remark ably low prices." .. , nov2l 2m STEEL COMPOSITION BELLS FOR CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, FARMS, FAC TORIES, Etc. fHESE Bells are made from an allot of steel, by . a new process that enables the proprietors to sell ■ them at one-half the price of others, and at the same time to furnish a very l superior , Bell. They are not liable to break, and are warranted. For particulars : relative ,to the .Size, Keys, 1 Hangings, Prices, and - " ' " ’ ' ” " ‘ . Jy eow PATEN T . U NEHRMEN.TE D AERATED BREAD. A BSGLUTeLt PTJRE, made without YeaSt, Al kalies; or Baking Powders of any kind! It is perfectly cleanly,' as no human hands ever touch it till it is' baked. By this new Process of raising bread; all the nutritious and palatable qualities of the Flour are preserved unimpaired. It. is ! always light and sweet. It never sours, and will nbt dry np like Yeast Bread, and contains nothing but water, salt and flour. By this process we produce amore healthy and nutri tious—a sweeter .and cheaper Bread than can be made by any other process. . ; ' We have a great number of testimonials of its su perior qualities, • from -eminent chemists and physi cians, both in this country and Europe, but the best proof of the article is. “ eating it.” Please try it. Ladies and others interested are invited to call and see the process of making the UEFERMENTED AERATED BREAD, Corner of Buttonwood and Broad Streets, PHILADULPJIIA. VAN RIPER & CAMP, -Proprietors. 'tßfiMdfe-'figmjq- Hnwfl arwi Buttonwood streets. A. Rainage, S.W. cor. Spring Garden and Eighth sts. Serill Knight, S.-E. comer Fourth and Willow streets. Boss & Co., No. 605 North Third street. Palmiter & Wilcox, No. 955 North Second street. J. E. Zoines', NpJ 1236 North Second street. C. H. Drury, No. 225 Richmond street. George Garvin, No. 1419 Lombard street.: M. C. Campbell, No,. 821 Locust street, Wheatcraft. Lipman C. Camp, No. 12 South Tenth street; H. C. Baum," No. 1509 Callowhill street. Aug. Reimer, No. 420 Race street. ■ M. C. Campbell, (Henzy) No. 417 Pine street. Thomas B, Haines, No. 1207 Shippen street. John S. Shelmire, No. ,1246 North Tenth street. David S'. Coverdale; S. E. cor. Sixth and Redwood sts, Francis A. Culin, Nos. 3353 and 4208 Market street. E. R. Bancroft, No. 188# South Second street. John Stein, S. ,E. comer Qneen and Sixth streets. Thomas H, Lodge, No. 801 South Eleventh street. Charles Norton, Tulip street, 3d door below Dauphin. William Coverdale; Noi 1606 South street. W.H. Olphine. R. Porter, No. 1522 Ridge avenue. P. H. Campbell, cor. Armat & Germantown av., Gtn. John Heebner, Main st., (between Swede and Cherry) Norristown. * - Dr. J. Cox, Mahayunk ahd Roxborough. ' Jackson, West Chester. Edward H. Clement, Bristol, Pa. • ; : r ; OIL CLOTHS , - FOE S-ALEBY THE MANUFACTURER, AT : No. 229 Arbi Street, Philadelphia. AND , ' No. 49 Cedar Street, New York. . The Stock consists of : Enamelled Leather Cloth. - , ; Carriage Floor Oil Cloth. , Taibleand Stair Oil Cloths. - . ■ Stand .Covers and Green Ourtain Cloth. Floor Oil Cloths, from f. to 6 yards wide.. The style and quality of these gqods. are not ex celled; - Will be sold to dealers at reasohable prices, feb 23 r ly THOMAS POTTER, Manufacturer. THE WEST CHESTER ACADEMY, At West Chester, Pennsylvania, WITHIN two hours ride from Philadelphia, by the Pennsylvania Central or the West-Chester and Philadelphia Direct Railroad, via Media, com menced its Winter Term'of five months, oh the first instant. Boys and- young mien prepared thoroughly for College'or Business. German, French and Span ish taught by native resident teachers. Nine gentle man of ability and experience, constitute the corps of instructors. “Military Tactics’ 1 have been intro duced, into the School for the benefit of those pupils whoMAY desire to avail themselves oftkeir advantages. Catalogues may be obtained at the office of the Ame rican Presbyterian, or oh application to noy2l WM. F. WYEftS, A.M., Principal. ONE- HUNDRED AND "FIFTY DOL LARS PER YEAR ! BELVIDERE SEMINARY. NEW JERSEY. s/~YNE Hundredand .Fifty,Dollars will pay for Board and Tuition ayear/fofft yohng Lady, in this Institution. Its location for ’advantages cannot be surpassed. The instruction is equal to that jin part ed in any School of the highest order., i A native French teacliefiesides in theYMily; : Pupils are received at any time, andeharged accordinglY. 1 ' ’AiM., Principal. MISS DELIA a. SLOCUM, Vice Principal. octJO ly ■ "BROWN&WHJTE? No. 20 Liberty street, N. Y. HORATIO S. HELVIRSON, Begs leave to announce that he is conducting business, At the old established stand of his father; the !w^°TAl,? e \ VerS^V N ?-? 26Coatesstreet . above St. John st., which hak been in opara tum Josser 40-years, and h» assures the pub lic that the well earned reputation of the eon cern wili be kept up in every particular; his facilities arc such as to enable him to guaran tee satisfaction to any and all that favor him. with their patronage, and his long experience, and the personal attention given to every de partment, will ensure that everything in his line will be manufactured of the best material, and finest workmanship, at the very lowest prices. N.B.—Walnut, Mahogany and Cloth Coffins, with plated and solid silver mountings, always on hand, ready to be delivered at the shortest notice- • nov2l ly MARBLE WORKS. HENRY 8. TARE, MANUFACTURER of Carved and Ornamental Marble Works, No. 710 Green Street, above Seventh, Philadelphia. Having erected specimens in almost every cemetery throughout this State, and supplied orders from nearly every State in the Union, I trust to receive your influence and patronage for the above establish ment. I also contract for Vaults, Sarcophagis, etc. I have many references throughout the Union, which can be seen on application. Carved, Ornamental Statuary and Monumental worji of every description, ’ ap!3-ly A CARD. THE Undersigned takes pleasure in announcing to tke patrons of the u American Presbyterian/ ? and the public in general, that the ' CLOTHING manufactured, either ready-made or special order, is from material of the VERY BEST FABRICS, and warranted to give satisfaction. Thie prices are marked in PLAIN FIGURES, on each garment, and in all eases, nniformlv low. TERMS CASH,' EDWARD T. TAYLOR, , ; For Chabi.es Stokes, No. 824 Chestnut street, Phila ORGAN BUILDER, KOLI.OCK’S improved dandelion cof fee. Made from the best Java Coffee, is recom mended by physicians as a superior, nutritious bever age for General Debility, Dyspepsia, and all Bilious disorders. Thousands who have been reluctantly compelled to abandon the use of Coffee, will use this without inju rious effects. One can contains the strength of two pounds of ordinary coffee. For sale at the corner of Eighteenth and Spruce, and all Druggists and Gro cers, and by Dyott & Co., No, 232 North Second Street. Price 26 cents. nov!4ly ARCH ST. CARPET WAREHOUSE. OLDDISf & RICKNER, No. 882 Arch Street, Two doors below Ninth street, South Side, PHILADELPHIA. Have now on hand a splendid stock of English and American CARPETINGS, .of all descriptions, which are offered at greatly re duced prices for Cash. English Brussels from 87c. to $1 per yard, novlA OLOAKS 1 CLoAKS I ! The largest stock in the city. The newest stylesVthe finest qualities, the very best work and the most reasonable: prices, at IVENS', No. 23 South Ninth Street, THE CITY - CLOAK STORE, No. 142 N. Eighth street. Every new style, every new material. An immense stock at very low prices. .0 § Q &* > Hj - w d l-rl H W fl cl • fcf !z| W w No. 1112 Market Street, Philadelphia. A small Church Organ, with separate Pedal pi] SCHOOL FOR PHYSICAL AND MEN ‘ TAL EDUCATION, SOW OPEN FOB BOARDING AND DAY PUPILS. THIS Sclioolbastwo peculiar features,viz.: Health, as aprimary object, and Instruction by Lectures. Young ladies only are received as boarders. The school is designed to give them as complete and finished an education as can be had in any Seminary or Female College. Pupils may commence any time. Apply for terms, at the School, No. 1432 S. Penn Square, or address, , WM. M. CORNELL, A.M., M;D., Principal. Miss Marion A. Slocum, late of the Female Semi • nary at Harrisburg,. Pa.,-is Assistant Principal, r Dr. C. has also a Department for. Bovs, in separate rooms, where they are fitted for Business, or-College, or Military;;or Naval Schools. Miss Clara F. Sher man, of Boston, is assistant teacher in the School for Boys. Both Schools hav e a Primary' Department, in which pupils are received at a reduced price. In strumental Music, Latin, Greek, French, and German are taught by competent instructors. nov2l COAL OIL LAMP WITHOUT A CHIM ; _ NEY. ■ i Tritsen’s Patent Coal, Oil Ramp , T>URNS all - kinds of; Coal Oil without the; use of a D Chimney. Housekeepers and others will- find it a safe, reliable portable and convenient desideVa- ’ turn, avoiding entirely the expense or trouble Of the lamp with chimney. Burners or, Lamps wholesale and retail, by ROBERT IL WEEKS; Gen.- Agt., ■ No. 16 North Second strefet. N.B. —Coal Oil by the gallon or barrel. nov2l ly THE SUNDAY SCOOL WORLD. A Monthly Periodical; 16 pp. 4to. Published by the American Sunday School Union. for teachers, parents andall[ others-who are engaged or interested m religious training of the young- Sin gle copies, 25 cents, payable m 'advance.. Sample copies furnished and subscriptions received at the Home Depository, No. 1122 Chestnut street, Phila elphia; New York; No. 599 Broadway; Boston, No. 141’Washington street. nov2l 5t- limt Wiai. WniiAM McOonon. Kuunt *nd TUhm, PnrranEO. BANKING HOUSE OF WORK, McCOUCfI & 00., ffio.ZQ South Third Street, PHILADELPHIA. Dealers In Hamsun-Bus Notes and Cows. BodtßM and Wxstxbm Bdkds bought on the most Jaeowble terms. , Bilui orExcHAKdls on New York, Boston, Pittsburg, &ichmood.CiDcinnati. St constantly for Wfc ■ (hiucfiOHs promptly made on all accessible points In the united Stajkee and Canadas- . _ .j. . . Dspobitb Kec«V£o, payable on demand, and imforpn auowea as bought and, sold on commiaskin, and Bosches* and Cohhkrciu. Bis* s, PhlliaelpMa Bkccel & Co, Wiksiov, Lanixb & Co, New York, indwraanwaw Kxcfiumre* Baku, PJttiburc. MELODEON MAKTJEACTORY. The undersigned having for. the past twelve years been practically engaged in manufacturing MEI-ODEOSS, feels confident of his ability to produce an article supe rior to any other in the city, and upon the most mode rate terms. Tuning and Repairing promptly attended to. A. MACNUTT, No. 115 N. Sixth Street. CblOr J. BUFFINGTON, NO. 131 S. ELEVENTH 8T„ Above Walnut, PHILADELPHIA no P 3 PS ' fH a - R £5 s w- B . « .w i * flgßfttvOlli
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