1863.
gsmieistic rftjwis....
Congress—-Deo. 43lst. were
presented asking tbs exemption‘of cloJgymen from
the draft, for the total abolition of slavery, for the
permanent establishment nf *Ka a ™ v 'ulance corns
and for a tobacco ration in the army: M?, Sumn'-er’s
new rule for the Senate was taken up Bayard
favored a of a tten tfn ilpObuCMr.
mPF?,! ®|Ked that t vote should he taken at once,
■the bill for increased.pay and bounties to volun
teers was tafeeß- hp. An amendment giving ;$jSOO
bounty to all volunteers who shall re-enlist prior to
January stli, was rejected.
House. A mesrage was deceived ftoip [the
irresident announcing that he-had signed the joint
resolution of thanks tb Ghri. Grant, and awarding
a gold metal to that officer A bill was introduced
ap propriating;s7Qo,C 00 for the paymentof bounties
under the aot of Hajch 1862 A bill was repdMd
repealing that portion of the con criptioh act which
divides the enrolled Into two clashes?
A resolution was adopted for the appointment of
a select oommittee of n ne to CdiiSider and report on
the subject of a national bankrupt Set A bill wa=
introduced ] rovidmg for provisional governn ents m
the military d tncts in in-flrgent State A
resolution granting the u e of the Half to the
Freedmen’s Relief Association was objected to by
Mr. Cox, of Ohio Mr Miller of Pennsylvania
offered resolutions condemning, the Administration
Mr ’ wlm? ln the exchange of pri oner^
Mr. Wasbburne offered, a substitute declaring thaf
the House spproved <jf the measures taken, by the
Ammistratlon for-the exchango of all soldiers now
as prisoneiwby the rebels- -Adopted by a vote
of 87 to 63. Aprovisodo a bill that noFpart of the
money appropnatott'tb-'fhe general purposes of the
military services shottM-be n*e Voted to the raising or
paying of negro soldiers, was detested by a vote of
105 to 41. >?' . v . : ; l
December 22d-SBNATE-Petitions were pre
sented for the exeni'Jjtlon of clergymen ■from the
operations of the draft.. ' A select committee of nine
members, on the Pacific appointed
resolution on appropnatfng $2O OOOTOOO
for the botinhes, adVafidEfcPpay, and premiums of
enlisted men was taken tid. and amended so that
no part ot the money BhtflTba paid after the fifth
of the House tendering
Captain, John Rodgers for his genetut
good conduct was adopted Various amendments
to l he enrolment act was passed
10 ,e *Gwpt clergyman from the
draft was rejected—-yeas 9, nays 3A- -A • resolution
was introduced, directing the becretary of War to
furnish the names of aUMajor and Brigadier-
UeneraJs who are without commands equal to a
brigade, how long they have been holding such
commands, and what expense l they have-been'to
country during that time
iP S ll8 ® k ] H to pay the officers and men
called out for homs defence in the Department of
Sooom "ft ? he bIU appropriates
$700,000. The, Mllltery Appropriation bill was
taken up and passed, the House refusing to refer It
to the Committee on Military Affairs Mr John
son ox Pennsylvania) offered a resolution to the
eneot that the, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
having declared the conscription act unconstitu
tionah and therefore null and void, it is the duty of
the Executive Department taither to acquiesce in,
this decision or to bring the question at once before
the Supreme Court of the United States for final
adjudication Tabled—yeas 80, nays 43
December 23d —SenAife l —Petitions were pre
sented from the Protestant Episcopal Bishop of
Kentucky, the Assistant Bishop of Ohio, the
Bishop of lowa, and the members of the Lutheran'
Church in New York) representing >the -propriety.'
of regarding their scruples relative to fignting-
Mr. Wilson presented abill to establish a uniform,
system of ambulances iu the'United States armies
Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts, offered'a resolution
directing the Secretary of War to inform-the Senate;
whether persons held to servipe by the laws of
Delaware, . Maryland, . Virginia, Kentucky ...and-:
Missouri, have been enrolled according to the pro
visions of the Enrolment Act6f March 3d, 1863,
and if not wjiy such enrolment has not been made...
This resolution whs agreed to 1 The resolution pf
Mr. Trumbull, of Illinois, imaking inquiry fpr the
names of major and-brigadier generals
mands equal to a brigade was taken up and adopted,
and the Senate adao.tfftiettjtil];,sth of January,
m , u,,
House,—The Seoretarj -of War laid before the
House the report of General McClellan concerning,
the Army of the Potomac white it was under hia
command The. report covers Beven hundred and
eigfity-five pages. The - Committeer. on Military-
Affairs reported a bill- terfaoilftate thapayment of
bounties and arrears of bay >ffue’ for ServioeS of.
wounded and deceased-soldiers, '■ A- bill was- repor
ted to create- a bureau of Military justice, also an
amendment to the enrolment hbtyicbftsolidating the
two classes into one., .IfHeTFTdlffjhdjpurtie'd tin ‘thS'
sth of January, 186 f ~.. ' r '* *' ’.' ",
Army of the Potomac-— TMS’hrmy is preparing
to go into winter-quarters! the ’(Sfimpaigri in Vir
ginia having ended rbr\he,y&te64r“Xe6 r s'briny
already gone into winter-qdarters,' though a fewl
guerrillas continue to-- annoy Abet outskirts, of our i
army. Provision has been pjafie for putting a stop
to these .marauding expeditions.- A number of]
regiments have been sent home on furlough td
reoruit. 1 j
On the Bth of December, Geheral Avenll made
a. raid upon the East, Tennessee and .Virginia
Railroad, during which he destroj eil 2000 barm£
of flour, 10,000 bushels of wheat, 100,000 bushels,
of oats, 2000 barrels of meat,,>lQoo sacks of salt,. 31.
boxes of-clothing, 20 bales ot cotton,-some cords of
leather, and 100 wagons He then cut down the
telegraph poles for half a mile, destroyed cars,
water'-Stations) turn-tableS, J and totally ddstroyfed
the railroad track for some miles In short he did
as much mischief as possible in bix hours. He;
returned with' the lessnbf ths -wagdhs and four
caissons, which he bdrifed, lbsing six* men drowned
and -ninety missing. He captured" 200 prisoners
but lost most of them on his retreat. His contra and
he says, inarched, climbed and" swwn SSS-milCs'-itr
thirteen days. Altogether this is one of the most'
successful raids-made ihto-therenenayjs,country.
Armies of tb#Wost*-Qnllgra<iSfPec. 21, Gen.
Longstreet divided his army and made attacks on
our forcesatiKeljy sFord and 'His
plah was to out dff the forces oiShAelceiforo. imd
Fostei but this waS fru tratethby General Ferrier.
Lqnggtreefc has-returned to Bull’s Gap, and it is
thought he will winter in the Watuga Vallej;, or
move over the Hills into Nbrtfi Carolina. General
Foster has established his headquarters fit' ’Knox
ville- The ground has been.chosen for a national,
cemqtery.at .Chattanooga; anebthfi bodies of those
killed In the late battles are bemg rCinterred.
The rebel force which lately crossed the Arkansas
river was commanded by Stfindwait, Adair, and
Quantrell. /They were routed at Barren Fork, in
the Cherokee county, by Captain Spilmarl. The
rebels fled m all directions. n ?
Gen. ThbmftS’ official report of the battles of
Corinth and Hatohie, fought in October, has just
been published, He speaks very highly of the
energy displayed by our troops, and says that they
prevented an extensive raid which was intended to
he made into Tennessee and Northern Alabama by
Lee uridßodcty. The rebel loss was six gads and
two thousand men, including the killed, captured
and deserters. .. ..< _ :
It was believed m Richmond on the .20th that
Longstreet would be compelled tO'fight near Jones
boro, Tennessee. He has been reinforced by the
commands of Colonel Jackson and Gefl.’Sam Jones.
A dispatch froth Mendan, Miss., states that Joe
Johnßons army is m motion, it is beheVed With
the intention of joining Hardee. Lee is to take
command m Northwest Georgia.- ■. _ . .
A Mrs- Annie Johnson is being tned as a spy m
Nashville She was detected In smuggling saddles
and harness into the rebel lines. Gurley the
guerilla, is also on trial General Grant has arrived
at Nashville, and-Sherman is expected there sbouly
Indian affairs —The Creek Indians have nego
tinted a treaty with ou- government providing for
the abolition of si ivery among them as a condition
of their being reinstated in the enjoyment i tne
benefits which they forfeited by n thut disloy«d
conduct, and similar treaties are oo°tomP>^ d th
the Choctaws aiid Cherokees.. ihe latter trine,
through their own Oouucil have P r o«dedfoHj ee
mg thur slaves, but a stipulation to that end is
required m a new treaty to be made
Unionism in Arkansas -Immense Union
meeutiM ™ bemg held m all portions oi Arkansas
At several of them resolutiohs have been passed
sSiISS- *■>»
institution of slavery.
were inside of the b * r '. Jamace. Beaure
thrown into the city, doing;littlßO® ,■».
gard had inspected the daily Vith
@en. Gilmore *is shellmrp 1 * a ? ,eBtott ,
his 200- pounders. '' "
Items ■—General Michael Corcoran died Dee.
21st., at Fairfax Court-house, Va. , from the effects
of a fall from his.horse.
The funeral of Major Geiferal Buford took place
at West Point.
None of the Chesapeake pirates have yet been
arrested. All of our gunboats have left Halifax.
The Virginia Legislature was in session at Alex
andria on the -21st Dec., and passed a bill calling a
for the aboliiton of slavery in the State.
By the arrival of foreign mails, we have news to
the 12th'inst.
1 Plates Florida and Georgia.are being rapid
ly fitted out at Cherbourg and Brest, and the Bap
pahannock is getting ready for sea at Calais. The
death of Lord Elgin is confirmed. A serious revolt
has taken place among the hill tribes iti India. A
Suspected rebel steamer, in ; Pampero,' has been
seized by the Britrh Custom house authorities
■Negotiations are under way looking to the holding
or Niipoleonfs Gongress without' thejpresemfe of
England. Austria does, not refuse to enter the
Congress, but asks to be informed wbat questions
we to be discussed. The President oi the German
Federal Diet has notified the Danish Government
Giit if, in, three days, Denmark does not comply
with, the demands ofr.the Diet) the German troops
wul enter Holstein.. i The Emperor of Bussia says
it is indispensable to the holding of the Congress
that Napoleon should define the questions to be
discussed. . As this, is precisely what Napoleon
does not wish to do, no conclusion has yet been ar
rived at. ......
latest. .
Richmond papers of Deo. 28th. state that Gen.
Gilmore.commenced shelling Charleston on the 24th
and kept it up until the following morning. Twelve
houses were burned in the city. On the 26th inst.,
Gilmore threw 130 shells into Charleston.
Gen. Butler has effected the release of 500 Union
'prisoners, by exchange. The rebels give notice that
they will receive no more flags of truce from Butler,
because the rebels outlawed him last year.
The Russian minister in Washington has official
ly [tendered to the President the thanks ol the im
. penal government of Russia for the kind reception
the vessels of the Russian navy .in the United
States, and also for assistance rendered to the crew
of a Russian vessel recently wrecked at San Pram
etsco.
.We have European news to the 16th inst. A
ram of seven thousand tons burthen has been
launched in the Thames. 1 -Denmark* Greece, and
the German States all accede to Napoleon s Con
gress. Austria declines to accept.
TJV S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION.
' Acknowledgments.!
MONEY.
Cash Acknowledgments to December Ilf A, 1863.
Thanksgiving; contributions from Churches, ;&c.,.
as follows, for the relief of Onion Prisoners at Rich
mond, Vas .
Citizens of Pottsyille, Pa, per John Shippen, Esq.,
42,400 00; Meth and Pres Churches of Wilkesbarre,
■Pa, 79 10; Col Harpersville, Broome county, New.
i Y, 21 00; Second Pres Cburcb, Germantown, 30 10;
•Christ Epis Church, Christiana Hundred, Del 48 15 ;
.Union Meeting of Chs of Shippensburg, Pa, 67 65;:
■Harlinger Dutch Ref Church N J, 30 00; Solebnry
.Pres Church, Bucks county. Pa, 24 75 ; Eorestvillu
Pres Church, Bucks county, Pa, 9 00—33 75; 'Union
Rutland, Vt, 4294; Congregational Church,
Terryville, Ct, 40 00; Leesvillo Sabbath School; Rah
way, N J, 5 00; John Gilbert 100 00; West Nant
mealPres Church, Penna, 33 50; Evan Luth Mission,
Wheeling, West Virginia, 5 00 ; Methodist Church,'
Wnynesburg, Penna, 25 00; Tabernacle Bap Church,
27 45; Union Service, Groate Valley, Chester Co Pa,
'27 25; Col Washingtonville, Pa, 40 30; Pries & Leh
man, 60.00;‘Churches in Lewistown, Pa, 44'65;<
'Meth Church, Washington, N J, 32 32; Congrega
dionydChurch, iQijange;: Conn, 20 00:- Col McCombe,
.Wilmington, 100 00; Central Pres Church, Wilming
ton, .79. 68 —T79 66; Gray’s Church,- Half -Moon,
Centre Co, Pa, 26 10; Meth Church, Smyrna, Del,
60 00; Festival by the Ladies of Meroersburg, Pa,
235 00; Union Meeting, KTeroersburg, Pa, 46 00;
Collection, Yovk-Sprrttgsp Phv-trOOT tfntorrSßrvice
of Congregational, Meth and.Bap Churches, Sher
burne, N Y, 47 46 ; First Pres and 8t James’ Luth
Churches,. Greenwich, N Y, 55 00; Emanuel P E
Church, Baltimore, Mil, 40 00; Sabbath. School of
.Pres Church, Lambertville, N J,-20 00; Meth Epis
J Churoh, .West Chester; Pa, 18 00; St John’s Luth
.Church, Eryburg,-Pa, 10 30; Union Meeting of Pres
.and Ref Pres Churches, Milton, Pa, 77 45; /Union
'Meeting of Pres and'Bap Churches, White Deer Val
.ley, Pa,36 00: Pupils of Beverly Institute, N J, 3 05;
'Pres Church, Washington, Pa, 90 62; M E Church,
Washington, Pa, 68 25 f Pres Church, Claysville, Pit,
(15 25; United Pres Church, Chartier’s Cross Roads;
,Pa, 15 00; United Pres Church, Mount Hope, Pa,
>l2 50; M P Church; Amity, Pa, 10 00; Pres Church,
i Independence. Pa. 12 50: Pres Church, Lower Ten
Mile, Pa, 16 5o Per C M Reed Esq. 240 65; Union
•League. Upper Dublin; Montgomery county, Pa,
’l5 00: Congregational Church, Wyandotte, Kansas,
11 00; PrantyOpureh. Somerset. Pa, 9 00; First Pres
Church. Erie. Pa. 61 00: Bethlehem Pres Church,
Hunterdon-county. N J. 59 oO: Col at French Creek,
West Ye. 10 00; Congregational Meeting, Sparta, 111,
i2O 00: Bap Church. New Brunswick, N J, 17 50; Col
>ntl'lemington.N J. 2o 00: Lyons Farms Pres Church,
N J. 23 13; Union Meeting of Meth and Pres Churches,
Harbor Creek Pa 23 08: St Paul’s Evan Luth Ch.,
; Straustown. Pa. 11 oO: St John s Ger Luth Church
i of Reading. Pa. 53 73: David Trainer, Lin wood, Del,
i cu Pa: 30 00: Central Pres Church, St Paul, Min
l 36 00: Ger Evan Luth Church. Allentown, Pa, 17 15;
I Meth and Pres Churches. Pisler.ville,. N J, 30 00;
I Ladies' Aid Society. Oregsona.' Schuylkill county,
I Penna, 100 00:.. Pres Church. Lawrenceville, N J,
i 22 00: 001. Bridgeport, Vt. 19 75; Col Homer, N Y,
i 50 00: Union Services. Niles, Mich. 65 Ser-
I vices. Amsterdam. N I. 50 00: North Pres Church,
Chioago, Ilfs. 39 00: Patriotic Asso Genesee county,
i N Y, 200 00: U P Church. Beulah, Monroe county,
N Y. 33 30: Pres'Ghuroh. Gilgal. Pa, 10 00; Pres Ch
i Mount Pleasant, Pa, 9 oO; Pres Church, Marion, Pa;
i 3 50—23 00; Pres Church, Lower Platt Valley, Pa,
30 65;vChrist Epis. Church; -Media, Pa, 27 00; Ebe
nezer Cbpreh, JuaWmb, 111,<14 00; M E and Pres,
Churches, WrigLit-sville, York county. Pa, 18 75;
Meth and Pres Churches, Portland, N Y, 12 60: Citi
zens.of iKpworth, lowa, 5 00; Col Often, Chenango
county, N' Y, 4 30 Col Spencertdven, N Y, add’l 1 00,
Bald Eagle, and.Kittanning Pres Church,. 48 65; Ch..
at the Forks of Brandy wine,-.Chester co .Pa. 7.4 65;
ODion Meeting, -Horjcon; Wis, 13'00;Ladie8 ! Soldiers’
Aid Society, Maunoetown, N J; 20 00; Baptist and
P,res .Churches of Howard, Steuben « N Y, 10 00;
First. Pres Church, Catasauqua, Pa,-39 20; Col-Wa
terford;‘Erie Co, Pa, 27 14; Union Meeting,, Pine
Grove Mills, Pa, 8 24; Christ Church, Media, Pa, ad
ditional, 5 00; Second Ref Dutch Church, New Bruns
wick,;6o 81; Shiloh Pres-Church, Prairie City, 111,
5 00; J Beard; Pittsfield, Vt, 13 00; Fourth-avenue
Phlsf Church,,New' York,' additional,A.oo; Cql Or.
well; Pa, 25 00; Union: Meeting, Flemington; N J,
38 00; M E Ch'uroh. Pnillipshurg; N J, 15 00; Cop
Milleratown, Pa, and vicinity. 156 10; Pres Church,
Media,-Pa, 15 00; Pupils of Moravian School, Naza
reth, Penna, 10 00; Cush, 10 00; Pres Church, Fancy ;
Creek,. Wis, 2,2 >; Union Meeting, East Constable,.
N Yp 5 60; St John’s :M: E Cminibj 33 40; Union
Meeting of Meth and Pres.Ohurches, Pennington, N
J 59' 05; Church Sheldon, Maine, 3"50: Trinity M E
Church, 116 23.; Pres Church,Montclair, N J, 212 005-
West Pprtland Baptist,Church, 7 oO; U P Church,
Howard, N Y, 4 00; Pres Church, Tusoarora, N ‘Y,
11 75; Zion’s E L Church, Lebanon, Pa, 20 00; Har
vey 0‘ Ruhl, Dutch Nfeck, N Y, 1 00; Luth Sunday'
School of Hummelstowoi Pa, 44 40;. First Pres Ch, j
Newtown. N J, 112 50; Sowenkzilder Soo. of Upper i
Hanover, Montgomery oo Pa, 26 50; Col from the dif
ferent Churches of Bloomfield Perry eo Penna, 21 25;
Pfes (Church. Frankford, 37 00; 0 H Grant"& Co r
100 0(P A few- members of a small Church at Chris
tiana Bridge: 13 00, Col in Shamokin Penna, 15 25;-
St Paul's Epic .Church, Mount Vernon, Ojiio, 35 00;
Col 'Patersbarg, Ponna, 12 00; Christ Church, Upper/
MerionV Penna, 50 00; Col. Titusville, (add’l) 5 00;
Aid Society. Culumbus, N J, 6 00; Col Wattsburg,
Erie' oo Pa» 17‘50 ; A few Members of Luth Church,
Brio Penna- 8 50; Citizens of Shirleyshurg, Pa, 5 00;
U P Church Neshonoc, N J, 16 55; Union Meeting of
Pres M R & P E. Chnrohe«, Delaware City, 51:25;
Union Mooting of Pres & M E Churches, Port Penn
Delaware. 10 uQ—6l‘2s; Pres Church, Dillsborough,
Tod, 21 35: An Exchanged Prisoner 5 00; .U P Con
-Sparta. 111. 13 15; Sunday-school of Pres Church,
RushviUe.' Illinois, 26 00; Miss Leedom, 3 00; Pres
Church,:-Hazel G reen, Wia, 6 00; St Michael's Luth
Church, Germantown, 116 00; Thomas Stewart, Ger
mantown, 20 00; First Bap Church and Society of
Romulus, N Y, 8 50; ‘‘Corporal,” sth Reg’t N Y.
Vole. 5 00; Union Meeting of the Congregational,
Pres and Meth Churches of St Anthony’s Minn, 22 00;
Col Williarastown, N J, 21) 78; Bodine & Bro, Wil
lmmstown, N J, 100 00-— l2O 78; Church, Traoseile
sioux, Miod, 4 26; Ladiea’Army Aid Association,
Cranberry, N J, (add’l,) 40 00; Pres Church, Allen
town, N J, 25, Union Church, White Marsh, and
Luth Church,.Upper Dublin, Pa, ,20 60; First Con
Church, Malone, N Y, 98 55; Luth Church, Worth,
ington, Pa, 12 50; Ger Evan Church; Fort Madison,
Foreiga.
and #Fangfliot.
lowa, 10, M E Church, Borne, ; N Y, 50, Second Pres
Church, Mount Airy, N J, 9, Walnut street Pres Ch
West Phil’s, 100, Nazareth, M E Ch Fhil’a, 24 50;
Citizens of Frankford,.4l 17; M E Church Frankford,
18 83—60: NU, “108th It Y Vols, 5, Second Pres
Cl; Hannibal Mo 10; C H Pettit Minneapolis Minn 6;
F Chalmers, Minneapolis, Minn, s—lo, Bap Church,
; West kill* N Y, 3 20; Col Fairfield, Mich, 3 65; St
Matthews Luth Oh Reading, Pa, 23, Ebenezer Inde
pendent Church, fi 69; R P Dutch Cb, East Milltowii,
N J, 33; Union Meeting, Muncy, Pa, 156; Col in
|; Ooateseille, Pa. 217; U P Oh of York, and Covington,
Wyoming op N Y. 14 80; Ooh Cambridge, N Y, 42,
Con East Salem, N Y, 16 40—67 40; Citizens of
Georgetown, N Y, 16 90;. Citizens of West Alexander,
Pa, and West Virginia, 358, Union' Meeting, Lan
singburg, N”Y, 58 18; Col Spartansburg, Pa, 14 70;
■ jJnion Meeting, Alexandria, Pa, 14 55; Union Meet
ing, Walorshal, Pa, 6 50—21 05: Pres Ch of Mifflin*
town, and Lost Creek, Pa, 30, J W, 3, South Lewis
town Free Will Bap Church, 32 10; Express Charges,
\.75e—31 35; Union Meeting, Tamnquo, Pa, 8 52; Ex
pr ss C hnrges 27; Citizens ot Berlin, 111, 28 85;
—9,072 53; Contributions received ,for the general
purposes of the Commission as follows: Army Com
mittee Y M O A. Boston, per Jos Story, Treasurer,
6;000, Jas Bayard, additional, 50, Wm Mogee, Nor
ristown, 25, Mrs VD Ward, Lansing, Mibb, 2, Cash
1, J Helferioh, Armstrong county. Pa, 1, Mrs L A
Parker, Davenport, N Y, 1, A Mother 2—6,082 —
15,154 53: Amount before acknowledged 197,360 49;
Total, 212.515 02. Joseph Patterson,
Treasurer U. S. Christian Commission.
The United States Christian Commission begleave
to acknowledge the receipt oftlie following additional
hospital stores up to the 12th inat.:
•’ STOKES.
Pennsylvania— boxes, D Fockfc&-
Bro, l hex Mrs McTlvaine, 1 parcel, G R Kellogg &
Sons. Marietta. 2 boxes. Ladies' Patriotic Circle.
Downingtown, 4boxes. Ladies! Aid Society. .Lancas
ter. 10 bbls. Patriot Daughters: Shade Gap, 1 box
Ladies. Upper Hanover. 5' boxes. Schwenkfeldere,
("Donors.’ ) "Bustleton. 1 parcel, Ladies, . -
New York—New York. 9 packages. -N Y Commit
tee U S C C, 1 parcel. Miss McDonald. Buffalo, 2
packages, 3 parcels. Army Committee - U SCC, 7
boxes. Ladies - Christian Commission. -/
Massachusetts-—Boston. 13 boxes.; 1 bucket, 1 pnr
z cel, 1 keg. 3-packages,-Army-Committee Y M C A.
New Jersey—Morristown. 1 -box; Ladies’ Soldiers’
\rAld. ■:
Our friends will please accept our warmest grati
tude for their continued reßDonse to our Thanks
giving appeal. The evidence, whioh is accumulating
every, day, that we have not yet sounded the depths
of Christian benevolence, ie doubly gratifying, both
in its approval of the end we have in view, and of
the means we employ. We have confidence that our
efforts will still be secouded by the co-operation of
our Christian public. . the importance of the work
we have undertaken in behalf of the Richmond pri
soners,as well as the other operations-of the Commis
sion is, doubtless, fully appreciated. To carry on
our Work-lwith renewed and:increasing diligence,-we
require supplies of warm woolen clothing, jellies,
wines, and hospital stores of all descriptions, which
may be sent to
v Georgs H. Stuart. Chairman,
11 Bp.sk street.
*•“—
U- S. Christian Commission- —GasK Acknow
ledgments for the week ending December 17,1863:
■ Contributions received for the general pnrposes of
the Commission, as follows: Army Com Y M C A,
Boston, per Jos Story. Treas. $5,000; David Judson,
LanßiDgburg, NY, per CP Hartt Treas Troy Branch
Army Com, 100; S Ci Weed, Malone, N Y, 50;
Coll n in Grace ch Phila. per Army Com IMG A,
192.95: Andrew Stuart; Liverpool,-Eng. 2o; Wain,
Learning &,Co. 50; Ladies'Aid Soc. Warren, Pa,
50: Ladies Army Aid Soc ot West Troy. NY, 50;
Mrs Israel Lupfer. New Germantown. Perry co. Pa,
5: Cell'n at Leighton. Carbon CO. Pa. 12.75; Pro
ceeds of an entertainment given by the Sab.-school
scholars of Central Pres oh, Pittsburg. Pa, 212;
Friends of the cause m Hoosm Corners. N Y, 26,10;
Hospital Relief Soo of the United Pres ch. York, N
Y. 6; Union meeting in Bap ch. Chesnut Hill,-32,25;
Mrs Isabella Patton, o; sth Ref -Pres cb. -per Rev A
G McAnley. 19. 25: A Soldier. 1: A Lady. 5; IstM
E ch. Rome. NY. I 8.06: Sab.-Sch Mt Carmel, Pa,
42 40 M Ellen Dunlap, Mechamesburg Pa, 20, M
J Lush. do. 20, John 0 Dunlap, 40—80: Rev L 0
Spaffords - eong,, Depere. Wis. 12,50;. Membeis.ja£--
ihc—srOttr”Reg'Hncti _ VolS7iveay'B Ford. YaT5; Ist
Cong! ch and Soc of Leicester. Mass. 22. 50; E K
Macon Bally. G-RJ. La. 1: Ladies’ Aid 2d PreS ch,
Pottsville. -Pa, 30; Jos Better, 17th Pa Vols,. 1; Mrs
Pattison. Hqlmesburg. Pa. 10; W C Burns, Newport,
RI. 2 Miss H G McAllester 10 Coll ns by Rev J
B Auams. Bald Mount. Pa:*7;6s: Capt John G Floyd,
14oth Reg N Y,Vo!s, 10; C A Fahnestock, Harris
burg ‘Pa. 12; A Friend. Lock Haven, Pa, 5; Abr’m
C Tris. Locona; Pa; 5—56,116,91. Thanksgiving
Contributions from churches, &c., &c., in part for the
renef of Union prisoners at Richmond, Va: Zion.
Pres ch, Cecil eo, Md, .24,75; United Pres ch, Pi
geon Creek 18,40 Ladies’ Relief Ass’n, Buffalo, Pa,
20. United Pres ch. South Buffalo, Pn, 21, Monthly
Contributions of Ten Mile Associa’n, Pa, 12,30,
Cash. oOc," per G ‘M Reed. E5q,—77,20; Pres - eh,
Chambersburg, Pa, 103,50; 001 l n at Portage City,
Wis. 20; John Johnston, add l. 10: Luth Meth, and
Pre chs,‘Pleasani Corners, 111 21; Epis ch, New
ark. Ohio. 15; Cash. 5; East Greenwich U P ch,
Washington co, N Y. 21; Several Ladies of Camden,
N- J. 10, Pres ch Kcshacoquellas, Pa, 30; Ist Pres
cl Kensington, 100; Coli n. Frnnklinville, N Y, 19,
Coil nat Freedom,.N. Y, 5.50-—24,50; U P Cong’n,
York. Pa; 47; Meetirig at Bap ch, Mount Holly, N
J,.26,41, Pres ch Greenwich. NJ, 20; Oneida Cas
tle Pres ch. 5. do Valley do do. 3—B; 4th Pres ch,
Philad’a.i22 ; 3o; M E ch, Newi Brunswick, N J„44;
Pres ch. Franklin. Del co. N. Y, 15,25; Coll’n from
the citizens of Camden. NJ: 32; Ist Pres ch, Ja
maica, per Ladies Soldiers "Aid Soc, 69,70; M E ch,
Odessa Del, lb 6: Pres ch. Princeton, N J, 100;
South Park Pres ch. Newark.. N,J )f 90,44; Coll’n,
Ontonagan, Mich-11 Zion- M -E ch,-Cecil co, Md,
18; Citizens of Huntingdon. Pa, per Ladies’ Aid
Soc, 16b; Pres Ch Ogdenyburg N J,70; Union cong,
Hndson, Wis, 14; Union meeting, Poland,"Ohio, 24,
A B Noble, Bourdinan, do, 1—25;- Goll.n-from Pres
and Bap chs, Balston Spa, N Y,39: Uoll’n in Jones
ville, N Y, 30; Ist Pres ch. Wheeling, W Y, 58,15,
2d do do do, 130,18, 4th do do do, 17,10, Pres ch,
New Cumberland,.Hancock co, .39,10, Pres ch, Fort
Union, Marshall cb.-SiftO; Forks of -Wheeling Pres
cb, Ohio co, 50, English Luth ch, Wheeling, W Ya,
4;22, Tent Cong U P ch, 17,45, Citizens of Fairview,
Hancock eo, 15, Miss Stewart and scholars of Dis
trict . co, 2, per R ‘Crangle, Treas, —
417,30; i FeSuvaf; J Miller’s Run, by Pres'cong, 80,20,
Coll n Upper Buffalo, Pa,16,40—96;60; Ist Pres ch,
. Poughkeepsie. N Y, 104,60; Ist Pres ch, Oswego,
NY. 58,62; Citizens of Lewisburg, Pa, 91,31; Coll’ns
Dy Christian-'Coifamission qf-Newark.N >J, per Jas;
D Orton, Treas, 255,67; Ref Pres ch,,Muskingum,
Ohio, 10,35; Union meeting of the M E and Pres
chs, Wyoming, Pa, 30,80; Coll’n Arcade, Wyoming
eo, Pa, 11,60; Ooll’n St Paul, Minn, 185,40; Mrs J
M Love, Huntingdon, 5, M E ch’, Lewisburg, Ohio,
30,05, Pres and M E chs, Titusville, Pa, 17,50, Pres
ch, Kerr Hill, Pa. 27, Coll’n in New Florence, Pa,
27,75,,pen Jos Albrpe, Treas Army Com of^ Western
Pa—97,30 Meth and Pres chs of Shade Gap, Pa
15; Emmanuel’s -Luth ch, Pottsville, Pa, 8; iPresch,
Monticello, N Y, 23; Coll’n in Sab'.-sch of Pres ch,
New Path . Landing, 5,50; 2d Pres ch, La Porte,
lnd, 17,50; Coll’n/ch at Easton, Pa,' 2—52,910,64
$9,027,55, Amount previously acknowledged, $212,-
614,02. Total, $221,641,57.
, . ■ JOSEPH PATTERSON,
Treasurer U. S. Christian Commission.
The U. S. Christian Commission beg leave to
acknowledge the following additional hospital stores,
up to the 18th ulfc: ■■■• v ■ ;1 1
Pennsylvania —Philadelphia, one box, Bapt. eh.,
sth st. below- Carpenter; - one box, Bullock & Cren
shaw, 1 box, Ist Pres, ch., Kensington; 1 box, H.
P. &D. R. Taylor. Carbondale;ione box; M. E.- eh!
Norristown, 1 box, Soldiers’ Aid Asso. Honesdale,
one box, Soidiers’-Aid Soe.. Carlisle, one box, Miss
Craighead, J. Hi Woodbnrn, and'MTs. Trego. Hun
tingdon, 3 boxes; Soldiers’ Aid Soo. Oxford, 1- box,
Soldiers I 'Aid Soc. Johnstown, 1 box, Ladies’Aid
Soc. Bristol, 1 package, S. S. St. James’ch. Potts
ville, one package, Ladies’ Aid, 2d Pres. ch. West
Finlay, 2 boxeSj Ladies’ Christian Aid Soc. Wal
lace, one box, D. O. Meeker, Esq. Lancaster, four
barrels. 6. boxes. 1 firkin. Patriot Daughters. Eas
ton.' 6 boxes: one barrel. Ladies - Aid. Soc* - Brainard
cb. 2 boxSs. Ladies' Aid Soe. fet. John’s Luth.* ch:
Orangeville.'l box. Agnes A. Stuart.* Ringtownjl
box. Ladies', boldiere Aid Soc.
New Yobk—New York, 10 packages, one parcel,
N. Y. Com. U. S. C. 0. Buffalo, 18 boxes, 12 bar
rels, LadlesVG. Q.;! four parcels, Buffalo Army Com.
East Salem, one box, Ladies’ Aid Soc.' Jasper, two
boxes, Citizens of Jasper. Le Boy, 2 barrels, La
dies-of Military Aid Asso. IOO “house
wives,” Pupils ofßluhebeck Academy. ’ M ’' l! ■ H
Nkw Jersey— Bridgeton, 2 boxes, Bowentown &
Dutchneck Soldiers’ Aid Soc. Columbus, 2 boxes,
1 sack,. Aid Soc. Fiemington, two boxes, Soldiers,
Aid Soc. Trenton, five boxes, General Aid Asso.
Washington, 1 boS, Ladies Aid. f
* ; r Massachusetts— -Boston, 4 boxes, 3 packages, 2
'parcels, 2 barrels, 1 .bag, 1 can, Army Com. Y. M.
C. A. Northampton, 1 box, S. E. Bridgman, Esip
Maihb— Portlandj 1 parcel, Chas. X' Lbrd.'Esfi
,oHio-40incinnati, 5 parcels, Coin.’lJ. S; C. C. '
Our frienda will please accept our warmest thanus
for their generous response to our appeals. ' We
still rely upon their hearty co-operation. There is
the greatest demand by our soldiers for. the, little
articles called “Housewives," a small portable par
cel, containing pins, needles,;,buttons, thread, Bcis
sors, and a tract or letter. Ws need at least 100,p00
of these.' if all the children in our schools were
only told or shown how. to make them, we have no
doubt they would soon be forthcoming. Let ua,
have" them, and hospital stores of all descriptions,
especially woolen underclothirt
GEO. *l. STUART
... - N0,.1l Bank S(
— - -f-
i
Fhlludelphia Tract and. .
meeting in behalf of this society wi
Ohurch, Bth above Master, on Sabb
7)4 o’clock.
Bev; Win. S. Hall and others will i
All friendly, to the cause are invited l
will be taken up to aid the Society.
■ • . J. H.I
. No
The Presbytery of Ontario tHu hold its next annual
meeting in Geneseo, on the third Tustsday ofs January next,
at 4 o’clock. P. M. > \ '
Statistical Reports and Records of ejmrches should then be
presented., • ... Jj.Ba&nabd, & Clerk*- .
The annual meeting, of tho Presbyterian Literary and
Religious Association, will'be held in the Presbyterian House
on the' First Tuesday in ■January, the stft insl t at o’clock,to
elect three members, of the Committee and to
transact such business as may be before them! :
.■ i SAMUKbSP. Bodixb, President
■ ; ! . ‘r— rjrr~- —Tr*pT“-,: ——rr
NEW BOOKS FOR THEi HOLIDAYS.
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HOMf'PICJtjRIjS; - -
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The above charming volumes are just b&ng Issued from 1 the
press of the ,1
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY,
and can he had, with all the other I - -
BEAUTIFUL JUVENILEjBOOKS
of this Society, together with the' - ■ i
'AMERICAN MESSENGER
AW'D " I.' - -- ‘ ■
CHILD’S PAPEB,
at the Depository; 1 ■ • ’•'■•/' * -
929 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
A liberal discount to the tr.
H, N, TII
SeoiMit
REMOV
O. E. WI
. Photograj
has removed from 1628 Mari
spacious galleries,
i , No. 1206 Ches'
Mr,, .say.fc.Kat.Jii
J>»p a <yC dbn/HHJov uutU’lilDtttTlXtS'"
and he feels confident that,
tion jo his business, to give I
quality, of work than, has hei
in the city.'
TO JOHN GOOD.ESQ., 821 SPRUCE STREET
—The undersigned having used fee '‘Richard
son Premium Air-Tight Sepulchral Gaikets” in their
families, deem it but justice to say, thp,t their many
excellent qualities deserve their approval, and richly
merit public patronage. They ‘areHell calculated'
for .what they were intended, arid as allend joints are l
discarded by the invention of circularrenda, they are
much more durable, and greatly relief the minds of
those who may be called to mourn tholoss of the re
vered and beloved of unhappy impres^ons.
Rev. J; W;-Smith, 514 S. Dr. f)avid ft. Walton, 164
Tenth St., Phila. N. Seventh St.
Richard,Gardiner, M, D., Robert Johnson, No. 514
626 Spruce St. NorthFoirtb St.
Ed. Hutchinson, 522 Pine Wm. C. I ianigen, 1520
St. . i' ' . Locust S.
Stuart Hibbler, No. 40 N. Right Re\ Thomas M.
Third St. . Clark, Hr videnoe, R.I.
J. S. Morton, 217 South Rev. Danit. March, 822
Third St. Pine St. .
Jacob Bartholomew, 908
S. Fourth St. i m
A. L.
VAN’KA
NAS'OrACTnBER OF
FRENCH CONFECTIOI ,
South-East cor. NINTH and CHESTJ i
> Continental Hotel,.
Where he invites his customers and ot
pure and good Confectionery, using n(
loaf sugar in manufacturing. Also, al
fine Grapes, Sweet Granges, Figs, Rah
Also, a, largeassortment of. Fancy Bo
ported French and American Glaced I
[iWIB LADOHU3 & oft
DIAMOND DEALERS AND JEWEI
WATCHES * SILVER WAKE
WAIOKBfI flt JEWTgr.Ttv BEPAX
Cheat,rmt, St.,3?biW
have on hand a splendid assort
and Silver Watches of all kinds and pr
DIAMONDS. .
We have constantly on hand a large
assortment of Diamond Rings, Pins, St
and Diamond Sets, at less than usual pi
JEWELRY AND SILVER
Our assortment of Jewelry arjdfsilve
plete, embracing almost every artifcle in
Particular care paid to repairing wi
monds mounted in the most beautiful a
. The highest price paid in cash for
silver.
,' "a LARGE ASSORTMENT
HOLIDAY BOOKS,
BEACTIFULIiY ILLtrSTBATED AUD HAKfIRQ
’ ■■ 1;: "-/Also,
• Bibles, Hymn Books, &c
For sale at the Depository of the Ame:
School Union, No. 1122 Chestnut St.
BOOKS FOB THE HOL!
IN GREAT VARIETY, AT
SMITH, ENGLISH & €(
' 'NO Z 3 NORTH SIXTH ST
J3ET,' " l
life.)' >
Fine Illustrated "Works,.Prose.am -Poetry.
Standard Works, in Extras Bhri&gs.
Photograph Albums.
, - Bibles and Prayer Books.
. Juveniles, Toy Books, Gan », &o>, &c
(Directly opposite the City Bt
<g* New Books' received as soon as
; os® price: clothi:
No. 604 MXrket St;, Phllad.
Made in the latest styleß and bestmam
ly for retail sales. JChelowesJ sbllipg pri
in plain figures oAeabhj articled and i
from. All goods made to order, warran
tory, and at the'same rate as ready-mad
price sy stem is strictly adheredfof as we
td be lhe only fair way of dealing, as all
treated alile. " i! ' ': i JONES AGO,
!, 604 Market St., Phi
. i’ lit
Chairman. .
•eet, Philadelphia.
.ftssion Society.—A
1 be'held in the Baptist
th 'evening, Jon. 3d,'at
Utrees the meeting. .
co attend. A collection
SoHßßpran, Agent.
93d Oheetnut Street.
s,
DT,' adjoining
ierg who love
thing but pure
rays on hand,
ns, Almonds.
:es, fresh Im
ruit. . 3m
•rs/N
nent of Gold
:es.
ipd beautiful
ids, Earrings
ces.
nrareus com.
that li\ie.
tches. Dia
inner.
>ld< gold and
;lt bound.
can Sunday
iec. 17. 3t
JAYS,
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iblißhed.
sr,, express
e is marked
■ver varied
3d satisfac-
Our ONE
relieve this
ire thefeby
lelphia. i
The West Chester Academy, and Mil
itary Institute,
AT WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
WILLIAM F. WYERS, A.M., Principal,
Assisted by eight gentlemen of tried ability and ex
• perience.
Boys and Young Men thoroughly prepared for Busi
ness or College. _ French, German and Spanish
taught by native resident Teachers, who have no con
nection with any other School.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
Major Ghstavus Eckendorff; Military Instructor.
Captain J. F. de Maziere, Military Superintendent.
. ’Mr. Lewis, Instructor in Gymnastics.
The Summer ; Term, of Five months, commences on
May 4th. Catalogues iriay be had at the office of this
paper, or by addressing the Principal at West Ches
ter, Penna. ■ -
Catalogues also at Messrs. Cowell.& Son’s, 1 Btore,:
corner of 7th and Chestnut Sts., Phils. ' ap3 ly -
SELECT," CLASSICAL AND ENGLISH SCHOOL,
~: ' No, 1230 Locust, Street, Phila,, ~
B. KENDALL, A. M., Principal.
; The school year is divided into two sessions of five
, months each, commencing - September and February.
Pdpils/are carefully prepared for anyiclass in col
lege or for. mercantile hfe., < „ ;
. Thoroughness in the rudiments is,insisted upon as
indispensable to the successful prosecution of class!-,
cal and higher English studies. , -
Special attention is also given to the Modern Lan
guages,. ■■
: ' A.fine play-ground on the premises gives, unupual
value and attractiveness to the location of the
school. J 1 ■ ? 3,3 - 3 ,
: All other desirable information will be furnished t<j
those interested on application to the Principal. .
GREAT EDUCTION.
:; loitEm'
1 725 Chestnut Street.
; LADIES’ AND MISSES’ HATS.
. 1 'Silk,; Spanish,;and Rydal Hats,,
; ; . r , At $2, formerly $3.
Bilk Rydal on Buckram, . , ' '
-.l' i,.'"-. J.' ' At $1 60, formerly $2.
I ‘FihC’Felt Spanish and Bydalj‘ - .
i-i. *' ii&v -i; -Atsll6,Lormerly»sl76.f.
. Boys’ Silk Hats,; ■ ~ ~, :U ,.i
At-,52, formerly $3: .
White Felt Hats, .
... '' , ” - ■ ' At'f2, f6rhieriy $3. • i '-‘
Velvet and Find FeltTihperial Skating'Hats; !: '•
Jii . : Vi very cheap:
- ■ New,rich, and'cheapi,'s3 ; to $10; trimmed
1 with Felt'and Ostrich Feathers; formerly $6
to ,$l5, much below cost.' • . ,
BONNETS.
■;,* -The largest assortment in the city, in Velvet,
Leather, Eelten; Si] k, and Fancy Bonnets;
below cost price, to suit any customer. :
k V f S.-01d Velvet Bonnets.made over at a mode
rate' cost. ' Velvet, and Mourning Bonnets 1 made to
order. Hats trimmed at shorfc notiee. '
' = - 1 WOOD & CARY. ,L
•;■■■ ' - 725 Chestnut Street.
WANAMAKER & BROWN’S
. POPULAR ‘ ■
' OAK HALL,
.;S. E. CORNER - '
SIXTH AND MARKET,
FINEOLOTHING READY-MADE.
W. & B,
WANAMAKER & BROWN, '
i ; MERCHANT TAILORS.
crcreTOM: department,
, NO. 1 SOUTH SIXTH STREET.
The newest styles for Fall and Winter
: > ■ Now] Ready. • 3
sepSl—tf
, BOOKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
jtJST RECEIVE!) BY ' " r ; ‘"
1 as n ji bad ey a : n s,
> '(Successors to Willis P. Hdzard;) . , -t,
NO. 724 CHESTNUT STREET, PHrLADA.,
A large and elegant assortment of *
' CHRISTMASBOOKS, '
' iV ■*' BißLEs,’ ; : ;':v.
Vl '-J PRAYER BOOKS,
. JUVENILE BOOKS* a
In endless Variety. All the
; American dnd-English Piißlications,
Ofthe season;will_be.found omoureounters,
1 ’ PWOTOGRAP HALBUMS,.
Weihaye.the largeststock of Albums in the city, Some
of them most' superbly-bound in ; M6r<>cco, Extra or
Anticjue, Panelled, V&vet, 1 Ac'.
' AISQj-rthe,,c,. ~!V ■< -'
" " 11 ' “'‘." 'FAIRY* ALBUMS " X-
For the.littleiohes,'with handsome Pictures to match
bound in Muslin, Morocco or Velvet. i i:
‘JfX l -f »«♦.'■ <*/>/■(,’\* T, - •,i —..'.V
we invite aftentipn to otir stock, the
bougbt*exelusively for. GASH; an,d,selected
with great care, and will be soli at LOW PRICES.
. 2t,
If! r ■
AM ELEGANT: STpCK OF ESTEY- & GREEN’S
MELODEONS AND HARMONIUMS,
• A_ •>"t;v v: rriV \ - >• ;■ ' J ; - 7
; Upwards of twenty different kinds, some s of which
afe'entirely'different from any ot’ner in the market;
Also, Cottage Organs —a splendid instrument for
•hurchestl Every instrumenti Warranted;
, :BRUGE &.BISBEE,-
Oct. ly No. IB Nqrth' Seventh St., Philada.
HOLIMY GIFTS. r
GOLD SPEOTACLESrGdta Eye-Glasses, Stereo
scopes, Stereoscopic YSews; OsrdTPhotOgraphs, Pho
tograph Albums. Microspopes, MaficTjanterns,.Spy
Glasses,- Odera: Glassel; s -Officers’ 'Field': Glasses' tot
Army; and'Navy- use. Pockest j Compasses, :Mathema
tical Instruments, Kaleidoscopes, Xberpspibeters.and
a variety of other, articles,' appropriate gifts, for “the
season. ; ' ""'X' ••
, McAllister & brother, ; -
4f.■ : 1 *'; : 1 •' ■ • ■" n * 728 Chestnut Street.
DUEYB A’S MAI-riff- i
: , f P^IZEfMKDAE^”'':,
~ (gromJprUiZ and!,) etfte .
luternatipuial Exhibition* London, 1^(52,
THE HIGHEST MEDAL
TOR ITS GREAT DEMCAOV AS AN ARTrCPR OF WOOD.
Deed for Puddings, Oußtarda, Blano Mange,fcc.,wiUi(>ut
Islngl&BB, with few or no eggs. It is excellent for thickening
Sweet Sauces, Gravies for Pißh, Meat, Soups, ha, Pgr Ice
Cream nothing can compare with it. A little boiled > In-Milk
makes a rich Cream for Coffee, Chocolate, Tea, ha. A most
delicious article of food for children and invalids. It is vastly
superior to Arrow Hoot, and much more ecomical.
/ kar'P&t'upiii one pound Packages, witlffull directions, and
sold byallGrooers and Druggists.: 1 '
WILLIAM DURYEA, Wholesale Agent,
166 Fulton St., N.Y..
•riH.naaniHd
‘J&sraxs. XQNISaHD ’ON ‘
‘•ov ‘saooa iosrj ‘svtml «3atis ‘iimAkap ‘saHOiva.
: ; ‘ayaHNOLua -a -m.
‘S 3i aBi R «J ST I IS I B H O
conducted on a,new system of actual Business’Train"
ing, through the'establishmentof legitimate offices
and counting-houses, representing different depart
jments of; Trade; and Commerce, and a regular Bank
of Deposit and Issue, giving the Student all the ad
vantages of actual practice, and qualifying him in
'the shortest possible time and most effective manner
’for the various duties and" employments of business
•life. " i-v - i ■ ,h ;\-
, The success of this Institution is unprecedented in
the history :of Commercial Schools. Its patronage
already equals that of the oldest Institutions in the
city, and is rapidly increasing, "Course of -Instruc
tion •UhSUrpas‘sed,and'may be accomplished in one
- half the time usually spent in other Institutions,!in
* consequence of- an entirely new managemen t', and. the
adoption, of .the. new practical system. Send for a
'Circular. Business men invited.to call. -
TILATING MATTRASSES
made and repaired, at s. w. cob. 12th * chestnut STS.
Hair and Hußk Mattrasses, and Feather Beds, made at the South
west corner of Twelfth and Chestnut streets.
Beds Renovated 1 by a New Process, at the'Southwest comer of
: t. .... ..- Twelfth and Chestnut streets.
Carpets taken up, beaten by Machinery, and' taMdown by Skillful
at Southwest cor. of Twelfth and Cbestnut atreeta.
Slips and furniture Covers made to order, by male and female ope
ratives, and warrantedto fit, atSouthwest corner of •-* ;
» " r Twelfth and Cheatimt streetß.
Furniture'Re-Uphpfistered, at Southwest corner of ’*
‘ Twelfth and Chestnut streets. -
Verandah Awnings to Chamber .Windows, that will keep out the.
Flies in Scmmer time, at Southwest comer of ’ • ; l
I rl L Twelfth and Chestnut streets. <
Wright’s Bed-Bottom Springs, at Southwest corner of
? Twelfth and Chestnut streets;
Window. Shades,' Tassel Cords and Comers, at Southwest corner ,of
»ny2lly Twelfth and Chestnut Sts.
f GHARIi^SSCORES & GO'S
HIRST CLASS ‘ONE PRICE’ READY-MADE
CLOTHING STORE, NO. 824 CHEST
• NUT STREET; UNDER THE
CONTINENTAL HOTEL,
PHQABELFBIAt
! Officers’ Uniforms ready-made, always on han d,or
•. made to order in the best manner: and .on the most
.. reasonable terms. Having finished many hundred
Tjnifqnns the past year for Staff, Field and iiindOffit
e‘ers| as well as for the Navy, we are prepared to ex
ecute orders in this line with eorreistness and des
> patch. . ' l - ! -” ; ■■■' ' ■ ■ " '.i -
The largest and most desirable. stock- of Ready-
Made Clothing in Philadelphia always onhand. (The
pricetmarked in plain figures on .all of the goods.)
' A department for'Bpys’ .Clothing is alsomaintamed
■ at this: establishment, and- superintended by exgeri.
enced hands. Parents and others will find here a most
. desirable assortment of BoyB 1 Clothing, at lowprices.:
Sole Agent for the “ Famous Bullet Proof Vest.”
~ SILVER PLATED WARE. i ;
: : ' SAMUEL SMYTH,' • v.-.-
• 1886 CaSestnut Btr4et,lppposite U. St Mint. '
' Mnnufadtprer Of Silver Plated W'afe,'¥iz.: ; Tea i Setß r :
Castors, Ice Pitchers, Cake Baskets, Batter Dishes,;
Waiters, Spoonstand Forks, &c. ' .f ...... .>„■
.Old Ware Repaired and Replated to give entire Sa
tisfaction. ” ' ' .
Orders for Ware or Plating to the Trade will re- 1
ceivePfompfattention:
All. Plating warranted done according to Order.- ,:)
Entrance to Plating .Rooms on bansom. below.
; Broad Streets. 3m ,
.fiStMOWUMRirn'-.
OLE AWARDS
... <} AIMED BT : '.. '
lythihg of . the kind,
t also received the-su
perlative report of (
; Exceeding Excellent
•' !•' tor Food.”
A NEW GAME FOR'THE HOLIDAYS. .
- dAw or thb
% “FOUR. P 6 E T:S, ’ 1 . ■ '/
a moral, instructivp amusing pastime'for winter
; evenings. For sale by all booksellers. Published by
/, ;T1 ELWOOD ZELL'A CO.;' •
*nf; . ! ' ! N6s. I 7 Mfdle S.eth-'Streefc;* 1
MAIZENA
1; f'T K-ry
AT THB vl
Qmrf International E&iU
Hamburg, July,’ 1863,
' RBCBIVSD
SPS I N Q BE DS,
. Mattresses, Feather Beds,' and Bedsteads, 1 Carpet
. Sweepers, and Clothes Bars, - ~
| Dec. 6—2 m - No. 9 Soutd SeventK St.
'■ r h . r J., f ■ !
HOLIDAY' GOODS.
Ladies’ Reticules,
Gents* dressing Cases-
Just received a large variety of Paris-Made Reti-
Travelling Bags, Belts and Pouches, Gents’
Dressing Cases, Fine Pocket Books, &c., &e.
For sale at low priees, by
- % JAMES E.BBOWN,
; TRUNK AND BAG MANUFACTURER,
708 Chestnut Street,
Between 7th and Bth Streets,
N. E. Cbrrier of ; Tenth arid Chestnut Streets, Phila
delphia, under the-management of S !
L. FAIRBANKS, A. M.,
lor the last Four years Principal and chief business
manager of Bryant & Stratton's Cbmmercial College.
A MODEL BUSINESS COLLEGE,
TIIECELEBRATEDHINGE-SPRING VEN-
Coat. j,: : > ~
For .Jurats In
.de seam, and out
de from nip tone;,
•euiidthe waist
id hip.. A good
guaranteed. ; s >
CHABLES STOKES & CO. >
CHARLES STOKES,
■ ■ E. T. TAYLOR,
W. J. STOKES.
t P, ; &E. H. WILLIAMSON,
SCRIVEirpRS Ain) CONVEYANCERS
61y] S. W Cor. Arch and Seventh Sts.
LADIES’ FANCY FURS.
; 1 •.; JCfcJbtjN" :
No. 718 Arch bdovd Eighth.
jjSSBBL : Importer and 'Manufacturer :
LADIES’ FANCY FURS.
My assortment of FANCY FURS for Ladies and
Children is now complete', ahd embracing every
variety .that’ will he fashionable during the present.
season. • All soldi at the manufacturers prices,, for
cash. Ladies, please give me a call.
ENVELOPES'! ENVELOPES! ENVE-
1 , LOPES!
P.APEB! r PAPER! PAPER!
Of nJALS,: .INITIALS*, “INITIALS
. Stamped Tree of Charge,
. . . . stamped Free of Charge:
'■ Inltiele Stamped on Free of Charge.
At Miigee’B, 316 Chestnut Street, ,
AtMfigee’B, 316 Chestnut Street,
J ■ Between Third and Fourth.
I,’v Miss rqbb’s school,
FOB tOBSTG LADLES AND CHILDREN,
Np. 816 Sooth .Eleventh'Street, Philadelphia.
Usual branches of English' . ...
PHiLßrumT & co ,
7 | MAjNIjrXCTUttERS OP
HENRY HARPER,
520 Arch Street, 1 Philadelphia,
DEALER IN, AND MANUFACTURER OF
WATCHES, FINE JEWELRY,
SILVER WARE, : ;
.. AND
SUPERIOR PLATED GOODS.
CH K A P CARPETINGS.
LEWIS & IVIN'S,
BUCCESSOUa TO
H. H. ELDRIDGE’S
.(Old Established • .
CHEAP CARPET STORE,
No. 43 Strawberry Street, Second Poor
above Chestnut, Philadelphia.
•fl®? Strawberry is the first street- west of Second. "®*
Being under a low rent and light store expenses, we
are able to sell our goods at the lowest prices in the
city; and in Order that all classes may be suited, we
offer a well assorted stock of
Tapestry, Brussels, Imperial 3 ply, Superfine,
. 'Kne,. and Medium Ligrain .
C A R P E T S.
Royal Twilled, and Plain Striped Entry and Stair
Carpets; also, List, Rag, Hemp and Cotton Carpets
in great variety.
. Floor Oil Cloths, of all widths and every style ;
also, Canton and Coeoa Mattinos, Table and Stair
Oil Cloths, Druggefe, Hearth Rugs, Stair Rods,
Bindings, &c., &e. %.
LEWIS & IVINS,
43 Strawberry street, Philadelphia.
mar!9 ly
JOHN C . ARB ISON,
NOS. 1 and 3 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
HAS NOW IN STOKE
'Gentlemen’s Wrappers.
• ' -—FOR—
* !
Holiday Presents.
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT
in the Cray.
FXI7E FURNISHING GOODS,
WINTER WEAR.
TO THE PUBLIC—ECONOMY IN
FUEL!
FRA —
o. 539 Race Streel
ie attention of the'publicto the great saving
t the use, of his heating apparatus. He guar--
heat the main building'or a large house by 5
is Air-tight Gas-consuming. Portable ■ Heat
'd' consumption; of coat not exceeding three '
le season. He invites the public to test this
assertion; ■ for; should it forfeit the expen- ;
ses. It-is also' well adapted fOr; the heaing of ■■
Churches and stores., . ,
■ His long experience mthe trade has enabled him to •
combine practically the different heating apparatus
.into the afeove r and of its effi
ciency he can furnish innumerable references.
Many of the oldhriek-inclosed furnaces have given
place to this great fuel-saver. . -
N. B.—He has constantly on hand a .large assort
ment of Ranges, Cooking Stoves* 'Parlor Air-tight
Gas consuming Stoves, Chimney Cowels, and Regis
ctersofhllniz'es. ■! v;r -1; .■;
Please give him a call.
T- ELL-WOOD ZELE& GO.,
wholesale Booksellers, Stationers and Manufaeturera of Phoi
tograpUe Albums, Nos. 17 and 19 S. Sixth-Street second
floor.
Goods for the Holidays, Games, Pussies, and iPaper Dolls,
the largest assortment m the city, f
, -Colored and plain Toy Books, Juvenile Books, A B O
Cards' aiid Blocks, i School Books and Stationery. All of
which will be sold to dealersai lowprlces forcash. 2m
PR ESER V E D FRUI T S.
CRYSTAL AND GLASSEB, ..
- DELICIOUS FRUIT PASTES,
. . CREAMS La Mode de Paris.
. ; -; Extra 1 fine roasted almonds.
CHOCOLATE 1 AND CREAM CARAMELLS.
" : Manufactured by ■
, . , E. G-. WHITMAN & CO.,
, ! : : ' v '’- 318 Chestnut Street.
jgirbTE J iOONFBCtidKS
FOR FAMILIES AND DEALERS.
The most Superb Assortment ever offered to the
public. -We invite all lovers,of ' r
i,v - GQCtf) CONEBOTpKEBS-
To give us a call. •.
; E. G. WHITMAN & ,CO., MatiufactuTers,
318 Qhestnui Street.
NOTICE.
SMOKY CHIMNEYS CUBED and warranted for
sue dollars. Apply to FRANCIS FALLS', 639 RACE-'
Street. ■ ■ . . " Bm.
. Extensive Clothing -House, -Nos. 803 end 306
Chestnut Street. ... ‘ V
Extensive Clothing House, Nos. 303 &305 Chestnut
’ Street.'
Extensive Clothing House,. Nos. 303 & 806 Chestnut.
Street. - :
•• : Bargains in, Clothing. , ;
Bargains in Clothing.
Bargains in Clothing. ,
Fine Black Spits. Fine Business Suits.,
Fine Black jsuits. " ' Fine, Business Suits.
Fine Black Suits. Fine Business Suits.
Fall and Widter Overcoats.
Fall and
Fall and Winter,o.vercoats.
A t the Lowest Prices. At the Lowest Prices.
? ;; a -At thetLowest Prices.
At the LowesVPnces. „, At the Xowest Prices.
N05.'303 and-305 Chestnut Street.
.*,•*„ Nos, 803 and BQS Chestnut Street-
Nos. 803’and 305'Chestnut Street. 1 ly
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;TH| -'^EBICA;N PItisBYTEBIAN,
,>;iA WEEKfiYi RELIGIOUS AND FAvrr.v
: / • 'NEWSPAPER, K--: -i
Yw'-THE* INTEREST of THE ■'
; .CoastifratiOnal Presbyterian Chtircli,
;• iEjoßsasHHl)' nmtT'ataijtgDAY, at
i heS Bt., Philadelphia.
h:d r-j TEEMS—(in advance). ,
■’ . . ■ ? 00 per annum,
oy carriers, mthe city* ... ■: *,2 60 : “
p%Onutß:additional, if.payment is delayed three
liiTuOUwlDa.. ■ i
~ 7 .
.f '* ' '?CUJB BASESTW ADVANCE 17 i
'*•?■*'
... bycarner, ■ h 2.00 “
■> 60 cents additional after three months.
Is 00-.iK':i;.s'V ß ' i ,
1, ; , i; - s .iciiL t&ms'^d-'Mi^israßs.'"
Ministers and their widows receive the tuuiar
. Advertisements: —Ten .cents a,line for the first
six cents ,for^aph^,ubseciuent'insertioh.
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