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GENESEE EVANGELIST.
JOHN W. MEAES,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1861.
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ARMY.
Col. Charles Frederick Havelock, late of the
Briti'h army, and a brother of the late General
Havelock, has been appointed an aid to Major Gen.
MeTk'llun, with the rank of Colonel, and assigned
in iluty us Inspector-General of Cavalry, bis late
IM'itiim at home.
In the Douglas Brigade, now raiding at Chi
there are no less than eleven clergymen hold
insr positions as privates and officers. Every eve
iiinir religious services are held in many portions of
the camp.
Resignation of a Chaplain.—The Rev, F. T.
Binwn, formerly pastor of the 0. S. Presbyterian
llmrcli, Cleveland, has resigned his position as
rlnplain of the Seventh Regiment O. V. (Colonel
Tyler! l .) Reason—he and the Colonel could not
aifivc.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dr, Dollinger who has had the reputation of being
iiiu.iiiir those more enlightened Romanists, who coh
.-ider the temporal dominion of the Pope unneces
sary. has quite surprised the theological world by a
-wtement, which he made at a recent Roman Car
iliiJie assembly in Munieh: l( The most remarkable
incident in connection with this resolution was a
(Munition of Dollinger. His friends, he remarked,
liie! informed him that doubts were entertained
whether ho agreed with the manifesto of the As
«willy on the temporal power. He, therefore,
iri'kd to say that in his opinion the Pope, in the
iUense of his temporal power, -was fighting for the
wii.-t just cause: that tho cause of the Pope was
uls» the cause of all legitimate monarohs and of the
I nil'lie peace and order of all Europe; and that if he
wire stripped of his dominions, the restoration of
hi' temporal power should he made the common
ratin' of Catholic Christendom. The Assembly was
amicably surprised by this declaration of the eele-
I'l'atid church historian, but still more by the asser
li a that such had always been his opinion, and that
in' had only been misunderstood. It was undoubt
ully considered strangetbatboth the Roman Catho
lic ami Protestant press had put On-tWficrriier ex
-I'rtwion of his views the same construction, alike re
iimliug them os opposed to the temporal power of
the Pope,” ■ : ■: '
The Bev. H. Grattan Guinness,— This noted
Iwuclkt has got into trouble in Canada. Dr. Ir
viin'. of Hamilton, appeared to him to be an “ un
."inwtod man,” a “bad man,” and so he would
L i preach in his church. The Bev. Thomas Pul
in'. nf the Congregationalist church, was equally
if. anti he told Dr, Jennings, of Toronto, early in
il.i- month, that Mr. Pullar is M a very bad man.”
<>ii" thing is clear f that Mr, Guinness is a very im
t 1 if"nt and reckless man. Dr. Irvine speaks of
him ;i- *■ utterly unworthy of any notice from me,
■nr!! should consider myself degraded by noticing
'mu until he acts the part which even an honor
n i.’ man of the world would long ago have done,
! 1 1 hat without being driven from one contemptible
■. iei fugc to another to cover his own baseness.”—
Ih'ifitx Presbyterian Witness .
Rev. N, Shepard has resigned the pastorate of
ili> baptist church at Tremont Temple, in Boston,
■■■ tlic reason, according to the N, York Examiner.,
>bnr the hall was recently leased to Anderson, the
1 iiirian, for four weeks, with the express agree
lir in that his trappings should not be removed for
' ' tilth worship. , The trustees would doubtless
i! ■ the pica that the vestry could be used for a
Sabbaths, and that this temporary arrangement
- inx'MMiry to secure a reasonable income for the
I It must be confessed, however, that such a
i the sanctuary is utterly out of keeping with the
•i'-esuf the Sabbath:
Some Bare Men carry the enthusiasm of their
' H h into their old age, and to the grave. The
i: Ur. .Mason, of the Toungoo Mission, Burmah,
>' of these. Though next after Dr, Wade, the
!■ t of our missionaries, he writes to the Board:
! -Imll endeavor to comply with your injuno-
H not to run you in debt, but of the other, not
min- home, lam not quite certain. My son has
-i Lime down to Washington, I hear, with the 7th
■ " fork Bogiment; and r if_ he falls, I may come
■ to t„he his place; as I most assuredly would
' were Icm the spot.”— N. Y. Express.
Rev, Dr. Scott,—The Acapulco correspondent
■i dm Ban Francisco Herald, in a letter dated Oct
-Rand which arrived per steamer Sonora, says:
Ik. Scott and family, lam informed, came pas
■ by the Uncle Sam, and so strong was the
.•r-tiulico on board, that it was deemed advisable
1 i to request his services for Sunday, Consequently
I were obliged to dispense with any marked
mnmmoration of the day set apart from the be
- 'mine of the world as one of devotion —something
■ unusual when a clergyman is at hand.”
Rev. E, P, Hammond, was at a late date, laboring
1 inland, preaching nearly every evening to large
■I interested audiences. The Portland Courier
‘ that on Sunday evening last 500, it was esti
'l, wont away unable to gain admittance to the
: i '"ii Church, where addresses were made by Mr.
ininijiid, and by Bev. Dr. Kirk, of Boston. The
l ' lmpcr adds that since the great revival of ’5B,
x ' lias been nothing in Portland to compare with
'' ligious interest now manifested.
Religious liberty in Wurtemberg— On the
1 "f September, a bill making the enjoy&ent of
'H'il ami political rights and immunities in that
111 ' iitirely independent of religious profession,
'' I "'Hire the House of Deputies for discussion,
" adopted by the decisive majority of eighty
i" mu' nay. Hitherto, by the Constitution,
die adherents to the three dominant confes
•''-Homan Catholic, Reformed and Lutheran—
"‘"Joyed those full and eipial rights. This is
'"ifo of the case in many, perhaps a majority,
■’"'•Herman States.
Sev. D. I. Heath, who was brought before the
Court of Arches about a year ago false
doctrines a wild and chaotic excess .savoring
strongly of the Essays and Eemews~h&a been con
demned after a hill trial, by Dr. Lushington, IThe
ease may be appealed to the Judicial Cornmittie nf
the Privy Council. If it is not, and Mr. Heath
does not retract within a given time, he will be de
prived. Dr. Lushington opens his opinion in the
case with a reaffirmation of the general principle of
the Gorham decision, namely, that both the Articles
and the Liturgy are standards of doctrine.
Editor.
The Consecration of the new Bishop of Hono
lulu, Dr. Stale?/,, han been postponed, owing to some
legal technicality. The John Bull attributes the
delay to the hostility of the Bishop of London.—
Church Journal.
The Jews are remonstrating with the Govern
ment, because only Christum ministers can obtain
a chaplaincy, when, according to their statement, at
least one regiment is composed mostly of Jews, and
desme a Rabbi as chaplain.—-The army chaplains
at Washington have held a meeting with a view of
obtaining from the Government a, definition of their
position and rank, and directions as to the uniform
Aey shall wear. The Rev. S. S. N. Greeley, of
Grand Rapids, Mich., formerly of Great Barring
ton, Mass., was elected chaplain of the Third Mi
chigan Cavalry, and wished to accept, hut his people
remonstrated so earnestly that he remained at home.
IjMs, says the CongrcggtimiaEst, is the first instance
that has come to our knowledge where a church has
not been patriotic enoughJto allowits minister to go
as chaplain when wanted. Another has transpired
in a Methodist Church in Ohio. Here, however,
the church had already given up a former pastor,
and they may well he excused from a second priva
tion of the kind.
$2 00 per annum.
2 60 “
Instead of the usual amount of religious intelli
gence we present our readers with some of the most
important matters contained in the Reports of the
President and Cabinet departments.
The following exceedingly well prepared digest
of the President’s Message wc take from the Phila
delphia Ijedger:
Thi President’s Message is short, but it goes
directly to the subject th tmo t intcre ts the people
of the United States, and most commands the at
tention of foreign government The revolt in the
disloyal States, the effect upon our foreign relations,
apd the duties it imposes upon ourselves, -are all
temperately and firmly di cussed Without ignor
ing entirely the manifest sympathy abroad for the
insurgents, he dwells upon it only sufficiently long to
point out the unprofitable character usually of inter
ferences with the domestic troubles of other coun
tries. If it were just to suppose that foreign na
tions < ould forget their moral social and treaty obli
gations, and aid the destruction of the government,
for their own selfish ends, the President says a
sound argument could be made to prove that their
object can be moie easily reached by aiding to crush
the rebellion But a foreign dangers may attend
our domestic difficulties, the best plan is to, be pre
pared to defend our, rights, by putting our sea
coasts and lake shores in a proper state of defence.
As a military measure, he recommends that the
loyal portions of Bast Tennessee and Western North
Carolina shall be connected by railroad with Ken
tucky. He also states that the Government has re
moved all obstructions in the way of a desirable
amelioration of the rigor of maritime war, though
other- commercial nations have Tailed to accede >to
them to the extent desired. This, we suppose,-re
fers to the questions of privateering, blockade, and
the rights of neutrals in time of war. He recom
mends an appropriation to satisfy the demands of
■ike. British owners of the ship Perthshire, illegally
captured- for supposed violation of blockade. The
suggestion is renewed in regard to the disposition of
the surplus which will remain after satisfying the
claims of American citizens, against China. The
same suggestion is also made in regard to Liberia.
For the protection of our commerce in the East,
Congress should authorize the commanders of sail
ing vessels to recapture prizes taken by pirates. He
submits to congress the question admitting Hayti to
recognition as a sovereign power, being unable him
self to see any good reason why it should not be so
recognized. The revenue of the country from all
sources during the year was $86,835,000, the ex
penditures, $84,678,834. For the first quarter of
the present year, the receipts were $102,532,607,
and the expenses $98,238,733. He refers to the
discipline of the army with pleasure, and proposes
to increase the corps of cadets to the greatest capa
city of the military academy , also provision for chap
lains of the army. The energetic operations of the
Navy Department have created a navy and brought
it into service within the last seven or eight months,
which has done good service on the coast. Addi
tional grades are recommended in the service.
The vacancies on the bench of the Supreme Court
are referred to, and a modification of the present
system of Circuit Courts suggested. The evil of
hasty legislation, and the necessity of making statute
laws plain and reducing them to a smaller compass
are pointed out. He also recommends that a plan
be devised for administering civil justice in the re
volted States, as our army progresses into their ter
ritory. Some more convenient system should be
adopted for the adjustment of claims against the
Government, now growing very large. The ex
penses of the Post-office Department are eight per
cent, on last year; the /excess over the revenue is
$4,867,462. The increase in the gross revenue is
four per 'cent, on last year. The estimated deficit
for 1862 is $3,145,000. The receipts from The Land
and Patent Offices have declined considerably, apd
a reduction of force has been made. Passing over
some of the minor suggestions, we come to, that in
reference to the “contrabands,” or the slaves that
have fallen into the hands et the General Govern
ment. He thinks that the only mode of disposing
of them is to declare them free, and suggests to
Congress the propriety of colonizing them in some
congenial clime. As to those slaves who may be
made free by the enactments of different States, he
thinks they might be taken by the General Govern
ment in lieu of direct taxes, and then made free,
always with a view to colonization. He further
suggests that the free people of color might be in
cluded in this broad scheme of colonization. |
In the policy adopted for suppressing the rebel
lion, he has kept the integrity of the Union a pro
minent object, and has preferred to blockade the
rebel ports to dosing the ports. He says emphati
cally that the Union must he preserved, and all in
dispensable means to that end must be employed.
The insurrection-as devdoped is a war upon the first
prindples of popular government “the rights of the
people. It is an attempt to make labor the slave of
capital, and the President closes his message I by ably
refuting some of the fallacies of the political econo
mists of the South, with whom this is a. favorite
theory, warning thepepple against theinaiaious ap
’ proaehes of despotism through theories which the
experience of the world, and espedally of our own
country, proves to he false. .. . .
In addition to this, we give the President s re
marks on the subject of confiscation.
“Under and by virtue of” the act of Congress, en
tity dan act to confisc te property u d for insurrec
tionary purposes, approved August C, 1861, the
leval claims of certain person to the labor and ser
vice of certain other per on have beco ne forfeited,
and numbers of the 1 ttcr thu liber tied, areal-
ITEMS.
JpewMtiie Sets.
POLITICAL.
IM#* l *§*f o fogi tx «tt i'm fl # t- « t %l l M »»«jj i tijsi
ready dependent on the United States, and must be
Provided'for in some way. Besides this, it is not
impossible that some of the States will pass similar
enactments for their own benefit respectively, anc
by the operation of which person of the me cl ss
will be thrown upon them for disposal In such
J 5 recommend that Congress provide for aceept
mg such per ons from uch State ccoiding to ome
mod of v luafaomn heu pro tamo of dir ct taxes,
or upon some other pi nto bo agreed upon With
such State- respectively th t such per ons on uch
.acceptance by the General Government be at once
deemed free and that m any event top be taken
or e lonizing both classe or the one first mention
ed it the other h II not be brought into existence,
a some place or places in a climate congenial to
~ might be well to consider, too. whether
the tree colored popul tion dre dy m the United
btah s could not o far as individuals may desire,
be included in such colonization. .To carry out the
p an of colonization may involve the acquiring of
territory, and also the appropriation of money
beyond that, to be expended in the territorid acqui
sition.. Having practised the acquisition of terri
tory for nearly, sixty years, the question of eonstitu
tiond power to do so is no longer an open one with
us. The power was at first questioned by Mr. Jef
ferson, who, however, in the purchase of Louisiana,
yielded his scruples to the plea of great expediency.
Hit be said that the only legitimate object of, ac
quiring territory is to furnish homes for white men,
this measure effects that object, for the emigration
of colored men leaves additional room for white men
remaining or coming here.”
REPORTOF THE SECRETARY QF WAR. '
This is an exceedingly intere ting document—one
that will encourage the hearts of all loyal men in
their endeavors to put down the present unholy re
bellion, and fill our enemies with dismay, as it will
show them the utter hopelessness of ; their mad
attempt. Speaking of the extent of the rebellion,
he says, “the eon piracy ag inst the government
extended over an area of 733,144 square miles, pos
sessing a coast line of 25,414 miles, with an interior
boundary line of 7,031 miles in length. This con
spiracy stripped ns of arms and munitions, and scat
tered our navy to the most distant quarters of the
globe. The effort to restore the Union, which the
Government entered on in April last, was the most
gigantic,endeavor in the history of civil war. The
interval of seven months has been spent in prepara
tion.” What-has been done in that time is given
in the following table, which shows the present nu
meried strength of our army:
i . STATES.
California . . .
Connecticut . . .
Delaware ~, .
Illinois . . . .
Indiana ....
lowa-. . . . .
Kentucky . . .
Maine . . . . .
Maryland . , .
Massachusetts . .
Michigan . . .
Minnesota . . .
Missouri ....
New Hampshire
New Jersey . .■ .
New. York . . .
Ohio ..... .
Pennsylvania . .
Rhode Island . .
Vermont .
Virginia. , . .
Wisconsin . -. . .
Kansas . , . .
Colorado ....
Nebraska . . .
Nevada ... .
New Mexico . . .
District of Columbia.
Estimated strength of
the regular army,
including the new
enlistments under act
of Congress of July
29, 1861 ...
The several arms of the service are estimated as
follows:
~ . J - vol’rs. ktcg’rs. agg’te.
Infantry. . . : . 557,206 11,175 568,383
Cavalry...... 54,654 4,744 59,398
Artillery . . ... 10,380 4,308 24,688
Rifles and Sharpshooters 8,395 8,395
Engineers
We have Kero, lio remarks, an. evidence of the
■wonderful strength of our institutions. Without
conscriptions, levies, drafts, or other extraordinary
expedients, we have raised a greater force than that
which, gathered by Napoleon with the aid of all
these appliances, was considered an evidence of his
wonderful genius and energy, and of the military
spirit of the Fiench nation. Here every man, has
an interest in the Government, and rushes‘to its
defence when dangers beset it. He concludes with
the following reference to the treatment of contra
bands: It is already a grave question what shall be
done with those slaves who are abandoned by their
owners on the advance of our troops into Southern
territory, as at BeautortDistrict, in South Carolina.
The number left within our control at that point is
very considerable, and similar : cases will probably
occur. What shall be done with them? Gan we
afford to send them forward ,to their masters to be
by them armed against us, or used in producing
supplies to sustain rebellion ? Their labor may be
useful;to us. Withheld from the enemy it lessens
his military resources, and withholding them has no"
tendency to reduce the horrors of insurrection even
in the rebel communities. They constitute a mili
tary resource, and being such, that they should not
be turned over to the enemy, is too -plain to discuss.
Why deprive of supplies by a blockade and volun
teers when we give him men to produce supplies? The
disposition to be made of the slaves of rebels.after the
close of the war, can be safely left to the wisdom
and patriatism of-Gongress. The representatives of
the popple will .unquestionably secure to the loyal’
slaveholders every right to which they are entitled
under the Constitution of the country.
BkPORT OB’ THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.—
In his.Beport he refers to the low condition of the
navy at the last meeting of Congress, and the efforts
which have since been made to organize an efficient
naval force. He refers' also to the noble exploits
already performed by this arm of the service, and
gives the following as its present condition:
When the vessels now building and purchased, of
every class, are armed, equipped and ready for ser
vice, the condition of the navy will be as follows: —
OLD NAVY.
Number of vessels. duns. Ton s
6 Ships-of-line, 504 16,094
7 Frigates, 850 12,104
17 Sloops, 842 16,031
2 Brigs. 13 539.
3 Storeships, _ 7 842
6 Receiving ships, etc. 106 6,340
6 Screw frigates, 223 21,460
6 Ist class screw sloops, 109 .11,953
4 Ist class side-wheel
steam sloops, 46 8,000
82d class screw sloops, 45 7,593
5 3d class screw sloops; , 28 2,904
43d class side-wheel
steamers,
2 Steam tenders,
purchased Vessels.
36 side-wheel steamers, 166 26,680
43 Screw steamers, 175 20,408 :
13 Ships, 52 9,91)8
24 Schooners, 49 5,324
18 Barques, ' 78 8,432
, 2 Brigs, 4 * 400
VOLUNTEERS,
THE WAR,
AGGREGATE
4,688
12.400
775
4,941
4,686
968
2*ooo
80,000
57,332
19,800
15,000
14.239
7,000
26,760
28,550
4,160
22,130
9,356
779
3,0(58
10,188
10,236
19,199
1.285
780
779
• ; 792
9,600
- 9,342
100,000
81,205
94,760
5,898
8,000
12,000
14,000
5,000
1,000
2,500
1,000
1.000
1,000
640,637
77,875
718,512
20,334
660,971
660,971
107
640,637 20,334
8 1.808
4 599
1783 105,271
71,257
VESSELS CONSTRUCTED.
14 Gun-boats, 92 11,661
23 Screw sloops, : 98 16,787
12 Side-wheel steamers, ,48 - 8,400
3 Iron-clad steamers, 18 4,600
Making a total of 264 vessels, 2557 guns, and
218,016 tons. The aggregate number of seamen in
the service on the 4th of March last, 7600. The
number is now not less than 22,000.
In liis'report he makes the following statement in
reference to the employment of fugitives: In the
coastwise and blockading duties of the navy, it has
been not unfrequent that fugitives from insurrec
tionary places have sought our ships for refuge and
protection, and our naval commanders have applied
to me for instruction as to the proper disposition
which should be made of such refugees. My an
swer has been that, if insurgents, they should be
handed over to the custody of the Govemment; but
if, on the contrary, they were free from any volun
taiy participation in the and sought the
shelter and protection of our flag, then they should
be cared for, and employed in some useful manner,
and might be enlisted to serve on our public vessels
or in our Navy yards, receiving wages for their labor.
If such employment could not be furnished to all by
the navy, they might be referred to the army, and
if no employment could be found for them in the
public service they should be allowed to proceed
freely and peaceably, without restraint, to seek a
livelihood in any legal portion of the country. This
I have considered to he the whole required duty, in
the premises, of our naval officers, 1
THE SOUTH.
The Old Point boat has arrived, bringing South
ern papers, from which the following items "ore
gleaned. The reported removal of the rebel capital
from Virginia is denied. The-Southern papers are
advocating the abolition, of the elective franchise.
The latest advices from Pensacola represent that the
fight had not been renewed. ■ The accounts say that
had the fire from Port Pickens been continued, Fort
Mcßae would have been destroyed. No particulars
of the affair are given. The planters throughout
the Southern seaboard are represented to be destroy
ing their crops, lest they should fall into the hands
of the Yankees. A Conspiracy of Union men in
New Orleans has been discovered, causing great ex
citement in the city. Many suspected persons had
been arrested. A manwho came by a flag of truce
to Old Point, reports having read in a recent South
ern paper that plenty of Yankees were running
around outside of Port Pulaski The steamers Flo
rida and Panuca engaged the Federal fleet off the
east end of Horn Island on the morning of the 4th
lust ihe Federal forces Colonel Heath,
of Virginia, • has been-appointed a Major-General,
and supercedes General-(Price in the command of
the Department of Mr ouri 'fome of the South
ern papers say there is great excitement at Nash
ville in regard to drafting troops for the rebel ser
vice. . Some 10,000 troops have arrived at Colum
bus," Ky., since the battle of Belmont, and are
rapidly concentrating there They declare that
75,000 men cannot now take the position.
THE SOUTHWEST
Several letters from Somerset and Stanford. Ky,
dated Dee 6th mst., just received, state that Gov
ernment forces under Gen. Schoeff had been coin
pelled to retreat this side of Somerset, and that the
rebels, 10,000 strong, had crossed the Cumbeiland
river, and are marching on Somerset, Men, woman,
and children are leaving Somerset m every possible
conveyance, and rushing into Stanford'
The Commercial’s Frankfort despatch of Dec Bth
says that, the report that" Gen. Zolhcoffer had
crossed the Cumberland river, is discredited by some
persons there. G en. fedhmff occupied a lull three
quarters of a mile tms side of Somerset, with but
500 men, Gen. Pope has been.assigned to the com
mand of all the U. S. .forces between the Missouri
and Osage rivers. This force constitutes the largest
part of the army which Gen: Fremont took to Spring
field. .Busy preparations are now being made for
the establishment of winter quarters for the troops.
Gen. Price is still south of the Osage, and near Os
ceola, and is losing more men by desertion and the
expiration of the time of service, than he has gained
by his proclamation. If he crosses the Osage lively
times may he expected.
ITEMS.
There are over twelve hundred sick and wounded
soldiers in the hospitals around Washington. The
main hospital at Alexandria has now about one hun
dred and sixty patients.- —The pirate Sumter was
at Port Royal, Martiniqhe, Nov. 9th, coaling. The
U. S. gunboat Iroquois received the news on the
12th, and started in pursuit. -The Dutch govern
ment had concluded to allow this United States ves
sels of war to remain in their ports forty-eight hours
to coal.— —-Next week, y officers and 240 privates
of the North Carolina regiment captured at Hat
terasj will be sent to Fortress Monroe from Fort
Warren, and released on parole. An equal number
of our men will be released from Richmond. A
letter from Port Royal says that one of the Quar
termasters, on his own responsibility, has set forty
cotton gins at work. The negroes receive three
cents per pound for all merchantable cotton, and
have gone into the business with enthusiasm. C.
J. Faulkner, of Virginia, will be released from con
finement in Fort Warren on his parole. The letter
has probably already been mailed for that purpose.
He will proceed immediately South and procure a
similar release of Hon. Alfred Ely. If not success
ful in that errand, he has pledged himself to return
to custody in thirty days, There are over 12,000
sick and wounded soleiers in the hospitals around
Washington.
TUESDAY—THE LATEST,
Important from the Upper Potomac.— At 11
o’clock on Monday night, a portion of the First bri
gade here was put in readiness to start to Williams
port, hut at a later hour the-order was counter
manded. .
A battery of Parrott guns was forwarded to Har
per’s Ferry by railroad, bn Monday, to be in readi
ness should the rebels again wish to try their skill
in projectiles. ■
On Saturday afternoon a rebel force, consisting of
a battery of six pieces, about four hundred infantry
and two hundred cavalry, made their appearance at
Dam No. son the Virginia side, and commenced
throwing shot at the dam at houses on the Mary
land shore, doing but little damage.
: The Navy will. shortly require a large number of
the vessels now fitting out, and as several thousand
men will be wanted to man them; fishermen return
ing from summer cruises are invited to enlist in this
branch. of the service. : ,
From the Lower Potomac.— Four schooners
from below reached Alexandria at noon the 9th.
They wore loaded with Government stores.
A Skirmish,— A scouting party from the New
York 17th, when near Anondale, met a party of
rebels on the 9th, and in a skirmish, three of our
men were taken prisons,'while four of the enemy
were shot. The N. York 17th, together with, the
14th and 45th regiments of the same State went,out
in force in pursuit of the rebels, but they could not
be overtaken.
Gen. Halleck has issued orders stating that the
Mayor of St, Louis. Mo., will require all municipal
officers to immediately subseube to the oath of alle
giance, . prescribed for them by the convention, in
October last, and directing the provost marshal to
arrest all State officers who, having failed to sub
scribe to such oath within the time fixed by the
convention, may attempt to exercise civil authority
in violation of the ordinance. .
f|§»trix|«i.
On November 27th, by the Rev.; Thomas Brainerd,
D.D., Mr. Thomas C. Stewart to Miss Susannah
Mogridge.
On the 14th ult., by the Rev. James McCaskie, Mr.
James Hawks, of Cambria Co., Penna. to Miss Jane
Watson, of Philadelphia. '■
On the 16th nit., by the same, .Mr. John Steel to
Miss Nancy Donthant, all of PhiladelpMa.
jllfc
At Fentonville, Michigan, Nov. 22d, Mrs. Sarah
H. MpLauren, aged 61 years.
A lady of .piety, of excellent talents and education,
she spent many years previous to her marriage, as a
teacher at the South, and in the States of New York
and; Michigan. She has now closed a life of useful
ness with a most peaceful and triumphant death.
NOTICE.
The Annual Meeting of the Religious und Literary
Association of Philadelphia, will meet at the Presby
terian House on the first Tuesday of January next, to
elect three members of the Executive Committee, and
to transact other business.
STATED CLERKS, SEOBEETABIES, ETC.,
TAKE NOTICE.
Hereafter, a charge ■will be made of Five cents per
line for the first; and Three cents per line for each sub
sequent insertion, of Notices and Acknowledgements.
A reduction of thirty-three per cent when a quarter
of a column or more is occupied, will be made.
aivtrttonunto,
CHEAT HAT STORE!
TEMPLE OF F A SHI6 N!!
; nn. ' HATS Ml) CAPS
Particular attention paid to bespoke Hats.- [decl2 ly
BUY YOUR CLOTHING
READY MADE, OR MADE TO ORDER,
AT
SLOAN’S,
No. 806 MARKET STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
Also, Gents’ Furnishing Goods, and Flannel Shirts,
in great variety. dec!2 3m
A. S. VANSANT,
MANUFACTURER OF
FRENCH CONFECTIONS,
Has removed to 836 CHESTNUT street, below Ninth,
(Under the Continental Hotel.)
WHERE he invites Ms customers, and others who
love pure and good Confectionary,—he using
notMng but loaf sugar, and having his drying rooms
heated with hot air, thereby avoiding all dust, etc.
Also, always on hand, fine Grapes, Sweet Oranges,
Figs, Raisins, Almonds,'etc, A fine assortment of
Fancy Boxes, French Glace Fruits, etc.
decl2 tim
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.,
NEW AND BEAUTIFUL BOOKS
’ ’ AT VERY I.OTV PRICES.
AMERICAN TRACT-SOCIETY,
H. N. THISSELL, Sec’y,
dec!2 4i No. 929 Chestnut street.
HENRY C. BLAIR,
: PHAEMItCETJTIST,
PRESCRIPTION AND FAMILY MEDICINE STORE,
S. W. corner of Eighth and Walnut streets,
PHILADELPHIA.
(Established 1829.)
THE undersigned having resumed the entire control
of the business, will be glad to see his old friends,
and the public generally, and will endeavor to serve
them with courtesy and fidelity. •
dec!2 H. C. BLAIR.
FULL WEIGHT. WITHOUT PAPER.
WILSON’S DANDELION COFFEE
IS the best and cheapest Coffee that can be used, and
is entirely different from any other Dandelion Cof
fee that has yet been offered tp the public. Persons
who use it once will continue to use it, as, in addition
to its peculiarly rich' and delicious flavor, one half the
quantity is sufficient. It is prepared from a receipt
which the proprietor used for years in England, with
f eat success, and can be procured at WILSON'S Tea
arehouse, No. 236 Chestnut street, or at every gro
cery and tea store in the United States or Canada.
N.B.:—The Dandelion Root used .is imported by the
proprietor from Prance, and is of the. finest descrip
tion. The green Dandelion Root for sale. Cash or
ders from-the country promptly attended to. dec!2
FRUITS AND FLOWERS !
FRUITS AND FLOWERS'!
The Second Edition of the beautiful Yolume pf
PLANTS OF THE HOLY LAND
With their Fruits and Flowers.
J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., Publishers.
Beautifully Illustrated by Original Drawings, Colored
from Nature.
By Rev.- Hehby S. Osborx, Author of “Palestine
y Past and Present.”
THIS new edition (1861) contains a notice not ..only
of every plant of Scripture, alphabetically ar
ranged, but also a list of about eighty of the varieties
It present existing in the Holy Land, from specimens
in the possession of the author. The peculiar habits
of flowers, the migration of seeds, and many points of
interest to all, including the methods adopted by the
author to preserve slips of plants, roses, etc., taken
from the gardens and forests of the East.
•‘This splendid volume has. enriched my. library,
* * * the beauty and legibility of the type Enhance
the valuable information it contains.”—T. Hartwell
Horne, 8.-D., Prebendary of St. Paul’s London.
A few choice copies of the last and best edition
(1861) in three bindings—muslin, plain,' gold'ant.
S : 'een, and full Turkey gilt, at the Presbyterian
ook Store. CHAS. S. LUTHER,
No. 1384 Chestnut street, (opposite U. S. Mint.)
Philadelphia.
N.B. —Ministers, Superintendents of Sabbath Schools
and Bible Classes, and Sabbath School Libraries may
receive the work at a large discount. .. Copies, care
fully selected, sent by mail, free of postage,’by ad
dressing the above. deel2
R. NEWELL’S
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY,
NO. 724 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
ONE of the largest and most complete Galleries in 5
the United States* where the best pictures known •
to the Photographic art, at prices no higher than are j
paid for miserable caricatures. The proprietor, a j
practical Photographer, attends personally every sit- i
ting—and allows no picture to leave the gallery unless ;
it gives perfect satisfaction. Daguerreotypes and Am- i
brotypes of absent or deceased friends, photographed '
to any desired size, or taken on Canvass, life size, and ,
painted in Oil, by the best artiste. At this Gallery j
•pictures can be taken in any weather—as "perfect in j
cloudy days as when the sun shines. Persons visiting j
the city, are respectfully invited to examine our spe- .
iomens, which for price and quality defy competition, i
'ttSkr Instructions given in the art offlwtoj|i^h|.
Gallery of Art, No. 724 Arch street, Philadelphia.
COMMENDATION.
From Colonel James Page. ;
• “ Having occasion for a portrait, I procured one
from Mr. Kobert Newell, of the city of Philadelphia,
a miniature in oil colors, under the new process dis- .
covered by Mm, and take great pleasure in expressing
the satisfaction given me, not only by the accuracy of
the likeness, but its artistic finish in' all respects, and
recommend him to the patronage of those, disposed to ,
encourage the beautiful art.”- — .Fames Pack. ' £dec!2 ■
GEORGE T. COBB,
Designer and Engraver on Wood & Brass Dies,
Engraving at Lowest Rates,
No. 411 Chestnut street,
dee!2 It Philadelphia.
GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
THE LARGEST AND MOST VARIED
STOCK OF NEW CONFECTIONS,
Of the finest quality,
NOW BEADY FOB THE PUBLIC.
Choice Mixed Sugar Plums,
Put up Neatly in Bosses from 1 to 5 pounds.
Cream Boa Boas
OF THE FOLLOWING FLAVORS :
Orange, '
Lemon, * ■
' Chocolate,
: „ Vanilla,
■. •. Raspberry,
Cocoanut,
•• Pine Apple,
■ Strawberry,
' ' . & Sherbet.
Superfine Sugar Almonds,
Assorted flavors.
Pine Chocolate Confections
In great variety.
Chrystallzed Fruit,
Handsomely assorted in Wooden Boxes,
at $1 50 EACH.
TOGETHER WITH
A BRILLIANT IMPORTATION
.. . of .. .
RICH FANCY BOXES
BeautifMly Ornamented Bon Sons.
Selections may be made.fr om thousands of varieties,
of New Patterns and Styles, and altogether forming a
display unequalled in
; HOLIDAY GIFTS:
STEHHEN F. WHITMAN,
deel2 4t
Magic banters
FOB Sunday School Lecturers, for Colleges, and
Private Families; Paintings on Scripture, Tem
perance, and Astronomy, in great variety; War Scenes
of the present Bebellion, 200 different views.
Catalogues furnished gratis by
. JAMES W. QUEEN & CO.,
dec6 3t 924 Chestnut street.
Photograph Albums,
A COMPLETE assortment, holding from twelve
to one hundred Pictures, and in every variety-of
mounting —Cartes d’Yisite for the same.
For sale by JAMES W. QUEEN & CO.,
decs 3t 924 Chestnut street.
PRINCE & CO’S,
TMPROVED MELODEONS AND ORGAN ME
-L lodeohs, or Harmoniums. The best and the cheap
est., Prices from $45 to $350, according to style. A
liberal discount for cash, or on monthly instalments
of as small amounts as $5. JAMES BEULAH,
Nos. 279 and 281 South Fifth street, above Spruce;
Philadelphia, Wholesale Agent. decs
E. H. ELDRIDGE, Act.,
HAS opened at
No. 628 Market street,
Philadelphia,
with a superior assortment of ready made
CLOTHING,
Also, a fine stock of
CLOTHS,
CASSIHERES,
. . AND VESTINGS,
of Freneh, English and American manufactures, from
which to select. decs ly
WEST END
Window Shade, Curtain? and Upliolsterj
Store,
No. 1403 Chrstxdt Street, Philadelphia.
UPHOLSTERY in all its branches ; purity of ma
terials and superiority of workmanship guaran
teed; W. HENRY PATTEN,
nov2B ly . No. 1408 Chestnut street.
JOSEPH BERNHARD,
Bell and Brass Founder,
AND MANUFACTURER OF
MINERAL.WATER APPARATUS,
nov2B No. 120 North Sixth street, Fhila.
BELLS for Churches, 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 tone, with any inscription or design, cast to order.
CLOAKS! CLoAKS ! ! The largest stock in the
city. The newest styles, the finest qualities, the
very best work and the most reasonable prices, at
IVENS’, No. 23 South Ninth Street.
FT!HE CITY CLOAK STORE, No.-142 N. Eighth
_L street. Every Dew style, every new material.
An immense stock at very low prices.
h NEW STORE.
No. 133 South Eleventh street, above Walnut,
C. W. CLARK,
VENETIAN BLINDS and WINDOW SHADES,
Cords, Tasselsand Trimmings. Best quality work
at very low prices. Repairing promptly attended to.
Branch Store and Manufactory, Seeond street, above
Walnut. Blinds for Churches, Hallsj and Libraries,
made in the most substantial manner. nov2l
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOL
LARS PER TEAR!
BELVILERE SEMINARY, NEW JERSEY.
ONE Hundred and Fifty Dollars will pay for Board
and Tuition a year, for a young Lady, in this
Institution. Its location for fadvantages cannot be
surpassed. The instruction is equal to that imparted
in any School of the highest order. A native French
teacher resides in the family. Pupils are received at
anytime, and charged accordingly.
REV. J. ADDISON WHITAKER, A.M.,Principal.
MISS DELLA A. SLQCUM, Vice Principal.
octlO ly
T. B. KNIGHT,
PAPER WAREHOUSE,
No. 523 Commerce street, hiladelpliia.
Particular attention given to orders for Printing
Paper.
JAMES BERRY,
MEHCHANT TAILOR,
No.-1347 Chestnut Street, {near the U, S. Mint.)
octl ly Philadelphia,
Aquariums
AND
Fern Cases,
Manufactured and for
sale by
William Perrins,
No. 144 N. Sixth street,
(Odd Fellows’ Hall).
No. 1210 Market street.
V OLLOCIi’S IMPROVED DANDELION COF-
A ?? i i 1^, e f romt h e best Java Coffee, is x-ecom
menaetl by physicians as a superior, nutritious bever
age for General Debility, Dyspepsia, and all Bilious
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 ol 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 25 cents. novl4ly
ARCH ST. CARPET WAREHOUSE,
OLDDEN & RICKNER,
Ho. 832 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. nov!4
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No. 1112 Market Street, Philadelphia.
A small Church Organ, with separate Pedal pipes,
on hand, and for sale at a reasonable price. nov!4
SCHOOL FOR PHYSICAL AND MEN
TAL EDUCATION,
NOW OPEN FOR
BOARDING AND BAY PUPILS.
THIS School has two 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 bad 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.
Dr. C. has also a Department for Boys, 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 jSchools have 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. n0%'2l
GOAL OIL LAMP WITHOUT A CHIM-
NEY.
Tritten’s Patent Coal Oil Lamp
BURNS all lands of Coal Oil without the use of a
Chimney. Housekeepers and others will find it
a safe, reliable portable and convenient desidera
tum, avoiding entirely the expense or trouble of the
lamp with chimney. Berners or Lamps wholesale
and retail, by ROBERT H. WEEKS, Gen. Agt.,
No. 16 North Second street.
N.B.—Coal Oil by tbe gallon or barrel. nov2l ly
THE SUNDAY SGOOL WORLD.
A Monthly Periodical, 16 pp. 4to. Published by the
. American Sunday School Union,
for teachers, parents and all others who are engaged
or interested m religious training of the young. Sin
gle copies, 25 cents, payable in 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
CLOAKS! CLOAKS!! CLOAKS!!!
MRS. HENRY,
No. 38 North Ninth Street,
Below Arch.
IS now opening the largest and handsomest assort
ment of fashionable Cloaks in the city, at remark
ably low prices. nov2l 2m
PIANO FORTES.
Messrs. LAME & CAHtL,
OF the Philadelphia Company, in closing up their
business, would call the attention of the public
to their fine assortment of first class instruments,
which for beauty of tone, and excellence of workman
ship, cannot be surpassed—and at prices to suit the
times. Not 122 North Sixth street, second story.
nov2l 3m
,"i RUSSELL, No. 22 North Sixth street, Ame
vj. lean and Imported
FINE Coral, 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
THE WEST CHESTER ACADEMY,
At West Chester, Pennsylvania,
WTHIN 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, on the first
instant. Boys and young men 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” have been intro
duced into the School for the benefit of those pupils
who may desire to avail themselves oftheir advantages.
Catalogues maybe obtained at the office of the Ame
rican Presbyterian, or on application to
nov2l WM. F. WYERS, A.M., Principal.
MARBLE WORKS.
HENRY S. TARR,
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 fori the above establish
ment. I also contract for Vaults, Sarcorhagis, etc.
I have many references throughout the ULion, which
can be seen on application.
Jsgp“- Carved, Ornamental Statuary and Monumental
work of every description. apl3-ly
OIL CLOTHS
FOR SALE BY THE MANUFACTURER, AT
No. 229 Arch Street, Philadelphia,.
AXD
No. 49 Cedar Street, New York.
The Stock consists of
Enamelled Leather Cloth.
Carriage Floor Oil Cloth.
Table and Stair Oil Cloths. . _'
Stand Covers and Green Curtain Cloth.
' Floor Oil Cloths, from f to 6 yards wide.
The. style and quality of these goods are not ex
celled. Will be sold to dealers at reasonable prices,
fob 28-ly THOMAS POTTER, Manufacturer.
STEEL COMPOSITION BELLS
FOR CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, FARMS, FAC
TORIES, Etc,
THESE 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 tbkt superior Bell. They are not
liable to break, and are warranted. For particulars
relative to the Size, Keys, Hangings, Brices, and
Warranty, send for circular to the manufacturers,
BROWN & WHITE,
No, 20 Liberty street, N. V.
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J. BUFFINGTON,
ORGAN BUILDER,
NO. 131 S. ELEVENTH ST,,
Above Walnut,
PHILADELPHIA
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