*in of Of 'PA. XXXVilIth CONORESS.-2d SESSION. SENATE Jan. s—The Senate re-assembled after the , holiday recess. Mr. Wilson made a strenu ous effort to obtain the immediate passage of' the joint resolution offered by himself in Der, cember, making free the wives and children of slaves who enlist in the army. He wished) it hastened in view of the new call for t 34 , oooi recruits. After an earnest debate, he Was Bel far successful that a motion fora reference ofi the resolution to the Judiciary Committee was defeated, 15 to 19. No direct vote on the resolution was reached. Jan. 6—The petition of the Mother Super intendent of the Sisters of Charity, ,praying for a remission of the duties on the material required for the dress of the order, which was presented and referred to the Finance Committee previous to the recess, was re ported upon adversely. The Senate concur red in the report. The bill defining certain points of procedure in trials for treason and other crimes, was passed. Among other things, it gives in trials of treason, the privi lege of twenty peremptory challenges of jurors to the defendant, and five to the government. The day was chiefly spent upon the bill dropping from the rolls officers of the army who, without being disabled, have been three months unemployed. The Military Committee reported adversely upon it, chiefly on the ground that the President already possesses discretionary power in the case. The passage of the bill was urged on the ground that this power is not'exercised with cient promptness. It was at length in ' tly postponed, 28 to 8. A joint resolu tkin • e House, of thanks to General Sherman a 3. —is army, was passed without dissent, when tn... geate adjourned until Monday. HOUSE 01' uNpazsmitivEs Jan. s—Mr. Stephens made another effort to reach the gold gamblers, by offering -a Ye: aelulion instructing thcrecimmitteee on Ways and Means to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill to prvent combinations for raising the price of coin and depreciating the value„ of the lawful money of the United States..., The resolution lies over. A motion, calling for legislation to break up the recruit ingbrokere system was adopted. Jan. 6—The House unanimously adopted, 'and sent to the Senate for coreurrence joint resolution of the thanks of Congress to' Major- General Sherman and his army, for, their late gallant, and , well conducted exploit. A bill fok the promotion of knowledge 'by the suspen sion O d f duties on, inrted _paper was intro , dime and reportedto the committee on Ways and Means. [The present duty amounts to an absolute prohibition ' and is of course worthless for revenue. Its only practical of , feet has been to throw up the price of news , Rapers ? books, Stc., to their present prices.] The joint resolution from the Senate, initia ting the process of a general emancipation by an amendment of the Constitution, was brought up and debated through the day, the debate at length. running into a sharp person al controversy between Mr. Schofield of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Brooks of New York. Jan. 7th-I'he Secretary of War having failed to comply with a resolution of last month calling for ccipieg oftlie order Dec. 1863, that recruits to fill up old organizations should be mustered out of the service with their regiments, calling also for a copy of the letter to Gov. Andrew, and asking whether the principle therein announced <has been applied to all soldiers mustered in to fill up old regiments, the House adopted a resolu tion, directing the Secretary to inform it why the call was not complied with, and now to furnish the papers and information asked. The emancipation amendment subject WBB resumed, and debated to the hour of ad journment. THE WAR. THE SOUTHWEST. A successful Union raid from New Orleans into Alabama was acconiplished near the middle of last month: The force consisted of about two thousand men, including the Se cond Maine Cavalry, First Alabama Cavalry, Fourteenth New York Cavalry, and three regiments of colored troops, with two pieces of artillery, under command of Col. Gr. D. Robinson of the Ninety-seventh Colored In fantry. The object was to sever telegraphic and railroad communications at Pollard, and to . destroy such property and stores as might be there. Pollard when reached was found to be evacuated, and a large destruction of railroad, including depot and cars, was made ; also a a great amount of grain and government stores, and 2000 stand of arms. On return ing expedition encountered the enemy, and a sharp engagement ensued. The colored infantry made a successful charge, led by Col. Robinson, who fell, shot through the thigh, when half way across the bridge. Af ter Robinson was wounded the command de volved upon Lieut. Col. A. B. Speerling, Second Maine. A second attack was made by the enemy, which was repulsed, and the rebels scattered through the woods with heavy loss, including Col. Olmstead, their leader, who was killed. Seven of the ene my's flags were captured, and the expedition was not again molested during its return. Our total loss during the time the expedition was out was estimated at 75 killed, wounded, and missing. A despatch from Decatur, Alabama, Dec. 29th, states that Gen. Stedman, of Tho mas' army had transferred his command to the south bank of the Te i nnessee, a short distance above, two nights previous, and thrown it Th upon the town. e enemy, under Hood, made a rapid retreat. Our cavalry, under Col. Polly, Tenth Indiana, captured two twelve-pounder guns, their horses and cais sons, and also took a number of, prisoners. A Tennessee correspondent, in the Cincin nati Commercial, of Jan. 4th, speaks of some new strategy of Gen. Thomas as being in the wind. He says that we may expect our next news of this commander from another direc tion. The sick and wounded have been sent to Nashville, and the whole army is put in motion. Another raid, sent out from the Gulf De partment, is heard of through a Memph,is date of Jan. 3, as follows: " General Dana has received information from his cavalry force, sent from here on the 21st of December, that they struck the Mobile and Ohio Rail road five miles below Corinth, and had, on the 27th, utterly destroyed it to below Oka lona. Twenty-nine bridge's, a good deal of trestle-work, thirty-two railroad cars, three hundred army wagons, and four thousand carbines were destroyed., Forrest's camp of dismounted men at Everona was dispersed. Six offneks and twenty men were captured. The expedition did not lose a man. Gen. Grierson has orders to destroy the road as far as Meridian, and release our prisoners at Ca tawba, if possible." jc . l2 A. f WHY IT FAILED.—The N. Y. Tribune of last Fiiday, has a Norfolk letter of January 2, on this subieet, which throws the blame upon the naval officers rather than upon General Butler. We give the concluding sentences.: "The assertion that any of our men enter ed the fort, is a mistake, cleated" by a false rumor started among the soldiers at the close of the reconnoissance. The true statement THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1865. of the incidents that gave rise to the rumor is this : First—A shot from the ships of war cut the rebel flag-staff, and it toppled over- and outside the fort. A gallant officer of the 142 d New YorlF.o in Weitzel's skirmish line, ran into the' otter ditch of the fort and' brought off the ag. Second—The luit'zpatch-bearer, who was , :aid to be killed iitt,he fort, and his horse ,rou . ght out by one of the men, was' killed, , t inside the fortjet nne-third of a mile , from it. Third—The shot said to be fired by one of our men into a bomb-proof full of Rebels, was fired, not inside the Fort, but by a sharp shooter in Weitzel's skirmish line, who fired through a sally-port, in his front into an open bomb-proof 'at the opposite side of the fort, in which he thought he saw some Rebels. Whether he hit any of them is not known, but it is known that not one of our men got inside, the fort or any of its defenses. While the transports were waiting the ar rival of the war vessels during the first three days, the rebels sent down heavy reinforce‘ ments to Sugar Loaf camp, in the vicinity of the fort ; and these reinforcements were ready to assist the fort in case of an assault. Gen. Butler's entire force was but six thousand five hundred men. So much from the Tribune correspondent. By an arrival at Fortress Monroe, Jan. 2d, intelligence was received of the safe arrival of Admiral Porter's fleet in the harbor of Beaufort, S. C., with no loss from the storm, and comparatively trifling damage during the bombardment on Fort Fisher. . , Later accounts represent the naval demon stration against the fort as not abandoned, andlhat its reduction may be expeeteo.4t no distant day. We wait. LATEST. Meetings are being held in the principal cities of the North, in aid of the suffering people of Savannah.—Rebel papers say that General Sherman is advancing onßranoh ville.—Thirty millions were subscribed to the gold-bearing bonds of the GoVernmert the 6113... an - 7th inst., after which they were withdrawn from the market.----Congress is still tinkering at the whisky-tax.—Secre tary Stanton, General Meigs, Collector Draper,' of New York, and others have gone to Saya n hah. So also, though on a far different er rand, has Mr. Alvord, of the Boston Tract. Society.—The Missouri State , Convention, Jana 9th, decided to completely remodel thy Constitution. Slavery will doubtless be.abol ished without the delay anticipated , by pre vious action.—Hood's losses in his cam paign, which to place him victorious on the banks , of the Ohio, were over 22,000 killed, wounded prisoners, and deserters,. and 68 gum. Union loss 7000. General Lyon has managed to escape pursuit, and is• sate in northern Georgia and Alabama.— Passports are required on the Canada frontier by our Government. The Canadian "sym pathizers" are very angry, and bluster a great deal about it. 00NeRESS. —The Senate, on Monday, passed the bill giving' freedom to the wives and children of colored soldiers. The House de bated the joint resolution providing for sub mitting the Constitutional amendment for the abolition of slavery to the Legislatures of the States. No conchision was reached. ITEMS. The rebel Brig.-Gen. Cranberry, killed at the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, Was a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Ile had formerly a charge in. Wash 2 ington city.—Four blockade runners, said by the Richmond papers to be well loaded with valuables for the army, managed to run into Wilmington as our fleet.' retired from before. Fort Fisher.--Charleston isreported to be deserted of all its inhabitants who are able to leave. Great distress prevails, the necessaries of life being scarcely-.attainable at any price. Almost no business is do ing, except what is connected with blockade running.. Four blockade runners are in the harbor, loaded and ready, for sea, waiting their chance.—The cotton captured in Savannah is to be sold on government account in New York. Owners who have not forfeited their rights by . disloyalty, will be compensated.—There is much excitement among New York merchants about trade with Savannah. No permits have yet been granted, but in anticipation, a number of vessels have been cleared for Port• Royal:— Within theweek, ruiners have been rife of the deaths of: the Rebel Generals Price, Hood and Forrest, all probably unfounded ; some of them certainly. —A new rebel pirate is on the seas. Shenandoah, formerly a British steamer sailing under the name of the Sea King. She has already given an earnest of her intended career, by the capture and destruction of five Federal vessels. Her commander is Capt. Waddell, not Semmes, as was first reported. THE CABINET ORGAN.—For some years the best thing produced among the various forms of reed organs, melodeons, etc., has been the " Cabinet organ," made by Messrs. Mason & Hamlin, of this city. Besides the beauty and great power of tone for so small an in strument, furnishing the greatest amount Of organ tone for the smallest prices, it has the advantage of a double bellows, acted upon by two blow pedals. They have now added to the resources of the instrument a new one, wonderfully effective and wonderfully simple, which they call the "Automatic. Bellows Swell." It is, in, fact, a contrivance for swelling and diminishing the sound at plea sure, without the aid of a separate swell pedal, but simply'by the same action of the feet which works the bellows bithe • blow pedals. With a little practice it operates to a charm, and the swell and " dying fall" of harmonies becomes as obedient to the per former's will and feeling as if the reeds were set to vibrating by his own breath.—Dwight's Journal of Music. WE FIND IN AYER'S AMERICAN ALMANAC, (now ready for delivery:gratir by the -drug gists) the remarkable statement that the tem perature of the earth has not diminished more than 1-306th part of one degree Fahren heit for 2000 years. To our enquiry how he could make such an assertion, Dr. Ayer - writes us the following answer. " Hipparchus gives the exact record of an eclipse in his time. This enables us to measure with extreme accuracy the earth's diurnal revolutions since to any eclipse now. Diminution of its heat would, by concentration, shorten its axis, and consequently its time of revolution on its axis. The data show that this change has been only such as I state it, mathematically and indisputably true.-N ew York Journal. THE EDITORS OF LIPPINCOTT'S PRONOUN CING GAZETTEER are busily engaged in re vising that work, preparatory to the issue of a new Edition containing the last census re turns, and such other changes as may be ne cessary to bring it "up to the times." The Publishers; Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, announce that they will be glad to receive any items of information that may be useful in effecting a complete and thorough revision of the work. Mill STATES MISTIII COMMISIN. MONEY. Cash. Acknowle meats up to December 31, 1864. at Three Ladies, through a member of St. Andrew's Church, Philadelphia, . $3 00 Ladies' Christian Commission and Loy al League, Bthesla, Pa. per Mrs. L. W. Brosius, ', . 1 ..• . 2O 00 Ladies' Aid, St. Georges, Del., per John P. Bellville, i 160 00 • / • . . Cortland Reforezed Butch Church Sab bath-school, East'llaverstraw, N. Y. per;S. B. Dyekmal e . • . 30 00 Presbyterian Church; Franklin, Pa. per Rev. Mr. Deament, \ . . . 12 50 A Friend, per Rev. J. Truckett, 200 Holy Trinity Church, West Chester, Pa. per Rev. John Bolton, 62 43 Baptist Church,i Willistewn, Pa. per Rev. Sugerbeek ! . . 37 50-. 101.'93 Per W. E. Barblir, Treasurer. Union Churbh, Copenhagen, N. Y. per Rev. Mr. Place, "Cash;" New haven, CL . ' . Christian Commission, Detroit, Mich. per E. C. Walker, . . . . Union .Collection, Unadilla, Mich. per. W. J. Nutting, - -...' ' • ;... . New York Central Branch U. S. C. l O. per„R. S. Williams, Treasurer.: ! Sale of Chapel Tent, 26th Regiment New York Volunteers, . 164.00 Ladies' Aid Soc'y, Clayville, ,N.Y. 98 57 Dr. Fowler's Church, Utica, (to pur - chase Chapel Tent;) ' . 275 61 Miscellaneous 'contributions, 961 82- Mrs. Sallie L. Crozer, Philadelphia, for chapel fly, . . .. J. R., Philadelphia, . . . Cadiz Circuit, Wis. per• Rev. E. Mc in- Army Committee,' Bethlehem, Pa. 'per Rev. S. Wolle, i , . . .. Collection at meeting Lancaster, Pa per Mr. Hubley,c_ . . - •. Central Congregational Church, Phila delphia, (add'l, for purchase of chapel tent,) 'per Rev. Edw. Hawes, . • Ladies' Auxiliary Christian COMMIS eion of the M. E. Citurches, Philadel phia, per Mrs. E. Lting, Treasurer: Mount Zion Church, Manayunk, 220 00 St. John's Street Church, . 100 00 Greetris' e , rr - 31 - ainrefri-'-' . 8 71 .1. Paul's Church, .1 . 43 00 Trinity Church, . . • . 285 23' Spring Garden Street Chu t ch, 36 00 Nazareth Church, . . 10 00 Eleventh Street Church, . 600 Wharton Street Church; . 37 00 Haines St. Church, Germa 4 town, 29 00 Union• Street Church, • • • ; 25 00 Hestonville Church, ' . ; I . • 600 Hedding Church, . ( . 26 00 Ebenezer Church,, . { • 10 00 , Salem Church, . - . t . 46 00- Collections at Meetings he 4 by Prank Sehluenibach: • , Bath, Pa. . ' . 'l3 73 Freemaneburg, Pa. • . . 34 33. Catasaque, Pa. •' . . . 87;86 Reading, Pa. . . • . 37 00 Bethlehem, (part collection., by . Rev. , '-S. Wolle,) . • . '2O 00 Hazleton, Pa. . . . 45 . 00 'Nazareth, Pa. . . . 38:00 Allentown, Pa. . , . . 12* , Sundry : collections, ... - . 30 00- 'Ladies' Aid Society, Hartsville; Pa. per I Miss Davies, .•. . . Presbyterian Church, LoWer Tana ' rem, Pa. per J. Buck, addl, • • G. W. Sixten, . . , Collection at Meeting at Spaiiansburg, Pa. . . . . 19 80 Express charges (to be deducted), 1 30- Per. Lewis Ketchum. Presbyterian Church, Southport, N. Y. , per Mrs. Dewing, . . . First Presbyterian Church, Mantua, West Philad'a, per Horace Hill, M. E. Churches, Watertown, N. Y. per John W. Armstrong, . . . Rev. A. Shires, . . . . Ladies' Aldßociety,•Fanztettsburg, Pa. African Bethel M. E. Church, Philadel phia, per Win. Moore and Stephen Smith, . . . . . -Pine Grove Church, per P. Wylie, 3 00 Waterville Ch. Pe. per R. Wylie, 32 00— J. Brooke, Battery G, First Pa. L. A. per Rev. Mr. Shringeley, . . Mrs.:Elizabeth Holt, Oakdale, Pa. . e . o._c.,...ol ,, ,ga,,,brismintirrt,.• ..., Pa- rm.-- Rev. Thomas Atkinson, . . Ladies'. Aid Society, Columbus, N. J. . Grace-and Willie, Philadelphia, . Mr. Mitchell4hiladelphia, . . Mrs. Dr. Chasten Norris, Philadelphia, Wharton ,street Pres. church, Phila. .' M. E. elihroh, Farmingdale, N. J., per Rev. W. E. Boyle, . . . . hi. E. church, Springfield, Pa., per Rev. William Redgway, . . . Pension, - . • . . . • . Misses Willey and Sehultey?,,Crown point Centre, Y. Y. • . • - ,11* . Rev. L. 11. Gerndt, Pembroke, C. W., per., Rev. Mr. Brobst, .. , . . Freight, Newton, N. J. . . Mrs. Conklin, Raritan,'N. J., per Rev. James LeFevre, add'l, . • -Mrs. C: S.-Benedict and others, Sidney Centre, N. Y. . . . . Isabella McNab, York, N. Y. • . • . F. S. Fahnstock, Brunswick, 111.. • E. C. P., Orange, Conn. . . M. E. church, Clayton, Ill:, per R. K. McKay, . . . ~ Henry Ross, Palestine, Ohio, . . Congregational church, Summer Hill, 111., per S. R. Thrall, . . Dr. William P. Vail, Johnsonburg, N. J. First Presbyterian church, Wilming ton, Del., per Rev. C. E. Kellogg, Luther Smith, Canajoharie ' N. Y. 0. S. Presbyterian church, Harrisburg, Pa., per J. McCormick, Jr. . "Cash/ . . • • . Ladies' Aid Society, Athens, Pa., per Miss S. P. Perkins, . . . United Presbyterian church, North Ar gyle, N. Y.,' . . . . Collection, Warsaw, Ohio, . . Mrs. Sarah Williams, Hillsville, Penn . sylvania, . . . 10 00 A. G. Kirk, . . . 1 00- For the returned prisoners, from a lady, Citizens of New Haven, for a. Chapel Tent, collected by Mrs. Charles L. Ives, per Dr. Ives, . . . Park Presbyterian church, Erie, Pa., per J. C. Spencer, . . . Brackett's Bridge, . /. 22 02 Floyd, . . . ~ 980 Salsbury, . . .. 39 60- Per Rev. James Erwin, Roma, N. Y D. Willis James, New York City, (to • purchase "Memorial Chapel 'Tent,") Proceeds of an exhibition of Tableaux Viants at the Mansion House, Mauch Chunk, Pa., per Fr. Green, Collected by Rev. D. P. Maryatt, Citizens of Lambertville, N. J., 15 25 Baptist ch. Lambertville, N. J., 14 10 Per J. A. Anderson, Treasurer. Collected in Bradford and Tioga county, Pa., per Rev. J. G. Carnachan, Pres. and M. E. churches and friends, Mount Kirke, N. Y., per John Jay Wood, First Pres. church, Carlisle, Pa. 94 54 Union Meeting in Lutheran ch. 345 13 Per Charles Ogilby. Lands Lyman, Springfield, Pa., per Miss Blackman, M. E. church, South Aubrey, N. J., per Rev. M. Relgea, • • - • Church of Mount Sinai, L. 1., per Rev. A. Snow, • • . . Citizens of Woodstown, N. J., per Rev. J. 1). Mason, . . . . Alexander Murphy, Philadelphia, Rev. M. Breckenridge's charge, Os borne ,Hollow, N. Y. . . . Ladies' Christian Commission, Valpa raiso, Ind., per Mrs. H. A. Gillett, Collected by C. W. Altemtis, Clinton, N. J., (additional), . • . Mrs. M. Dayton, Harpersfed, N. Y. 4 00 Mrs. S. Hotchkiss, do do - 200 Harper Boies and wife, . . 4 00— St. Peter's M. E. church, Reading, Pa., per Rev. Mr. Meredith, . . "L. S. C.," • . . . Buffalo Committee IJ. S. C. C., per F. Gridley, Treasurer, . . Presbyterian church, Fagg's Manor, Pa.; per Rev. J. Umsted, . . 45 22 J. B. Newman; Philadelphia, . . " 5 0 0 Presbyterian church, Jamesburg N. S., per Rev. Mr. Wells,. . 11 00 Presbyterian and M. E. churches, Dela ware city,. . 53 66 Presbyterian oh, Port Penn., Del. 19 42 73 80 Per E. D. Cleaver:— John Thompson, Nottingham Pa., . 600 T. D. Al., Philadelphia, (additional), . 15 00 Sabbath-school, Marlboro', N. J., per Mise Agars,• 3 61 • • • Mrs. Wm. R. Barr; Williamsport, Pa., 5 00 Baptist ehurch, Merideth, N. Y., per Deacon Smith,. 14 48 Miss E. McDermot, Black Mills, N. J. 4 00 Fairview Sabbath-school, Highland,Pa. 1 85 Ladies' Christian Commission of Clinton St. Presbyterian church, Philadel phia, (additional), • 100 Brown and Calvert, Philada., (addt'l.), 3 00 A. W. Porter, Monroe, Mass., (addt'l.), 200 00 _First Congregational church, Philadel phia; per Rev. Mr. Hawes, (addt'l.), 237 00 Miss Eliza Hyndshaw, Stewartsville, N. J., per S. M. Studdeford, . . 25 00 Sinking and Spring Creek Presbyterian church, Pa., per Rev. Robt. Hamill, 160 00 Ladies' Christian Commission of Pres , byterian - church, Chanceford, Mo., - Thapietredßeir.eJsbohynterFiaanrquhar, 53 15 church, Freedom, N. Y., per Alexander'Mitchell, . 6 50 St. John's P. E. church; Bellefonte, . Ps., per. Rev. J. C. Laverty, . 13 50 Miss Clara Smith, Philadelphia, . 1 00 Collection . at Ellridge, New York, per John Tompkins, . . . 5 00 Presbyterian, Baptist, and Methodist Episcopal churches of Burlington, J.; per Charles J. Melner, . 46 00 Mr. Jacob Janney, Philadelphia, . 25 00 Reading Circuit, per Rev. W. R. Norris, 5 00 Contributions in Agricultural College, Centre county, Pa.:— College classes,. . . 41 70 Preparatory Dpartment, .12 80— 54 50 Per LYb. Haughawont: E. W. BUril, , Bedforcl, Pa., . . 3 80 Friends in Congregation of Rev. A. H. Groh, Long Valley, Pa.,. . 8 00 Parkersburg,. Weat.Virginia, . . 300 Moravian churches, Watertown and Ebenezer, Wis., per Rev. S. Wolle, . 62 95 ; John Holmes, of Ram "Atlanta," per H. a Jones, Esq., . . 100 00 Part proceeds of Lectures. by John B. Gough (to buy "Gough Tabernacle"), 524 00 That Presbyterian church, Uniondale, Pa., per C. H. Ellis, . . . 21 1 Meeting held by Rev. Thos. Atkinson, at Mechanicsburg, Pa., per H. A. Sturgeon, . • . . • . 143'66, 1 St. Paul's P. E. church, Erie, Pa., per Rt. Rev. Bishop Potter, . . 71 33 Presbyterian church, Forks of Wheel ing, Va., . . . 88 00 Citizens of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, . 17 85 Chapline Street M. E. church, Wheel ing, Va. . . . 42 25 148 10 Jos. F. Page, Phila. per R. Crangle, Tr. 300 00 Union meeting, held by Rev. Thomas Atkinson, York, Pa. per Sam. Small, 557 57 M. E.' church, Milroy, Mifflin co. Pa. pm' Rev. J. F. Brown, - - . ' . 575 First Presbyt'n ch. Carlisle,Pa., add'l, 1 00 Second German Ref. ch. Rading, Pa. , 25 00 Churches at Rocky Spring and St:The mes, Franklin co. Pa. per Bei , . A. K. 'Nelaon, . . • . . 13 50 Thomas Erskine, Penn Run, Pa. . . '4 50 Per Rev. Mr.' Lange, Watertown, Wis condin . . 6 - 25 Reuben R ' embold, Overton, Pa. 7 00 Per Rev. S. K. Brobst: Chris. Com. Albany, N.Y. per William •McElroy, Treas. • . • , . 271 05 Ladies' Fair. at Saeraraeritc;; CaL ($9007 in gold coin,) per J. F. Houghton,,Tr. 20,220 .71 Dr. C. R. King, Philadelphia, . . 25 00 "Cash," . . . . 6 00 James M. Ferguson & Co. Philad. . - 66 00 Army Cora. Y. M. C. A., Boston, Mass. 1,187 70 Chris. Commission, Cincinniti, Ohio, 6,800 00 American Viet Society, Boston, Mass. 500 00 R. A. W. Bruehl, Cincinnati, Ohio, . 127 50 Festival Soldiers' Aid Soc., Spring, Pa. 68 06 Christian Commission, Sacramento, Cal. per Dr. McDonald, . . . 2,446 82 Prcsceeds of sale of Syrian curiosities ' sent by Antonius Yanni ' a native Sy- , rian Protestant of Tripoli, Syria, per • Rev. Henry Harris Jessup, of Beirut, Syria, . . . . . 180 00 4 W. G. N., Philadelphia, add'l, Citizens of Windsor, N. Y. per A. W. Coburn, . , . . . 200 00 Evangelical Lutheran church, Myers town, pa. per Rev. L. G. Eggers, . 27 50 Proceeds of a Thanksgiving supper at Pawlet, Vt. per Miss Julia Robinson, 97 00 St. Matthew's Lutheran chiirch, Phila delphia, Per. Martin Buhler, • . 77 70 T. N. Patterson, Shawmut, Elk co. Pa. 5. 00 4000 00 1500 00 . 468 OD 1 00 4 35 34 5 00 50.00 15 00 Amount previously acknowledged, $979,878.85 Total Receipts, $1,032,582 93 JOSEPH PATTERSON, TAHASITRZIE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION, Western Bank, Philadelphia. The United States Christian. Commission begs leave, to acknowledge the receipt of the following additional stores, lip'to January 1; 1865: ' Phcenivville-1 box. LoWer Providence—Aid Society, per-Miss M. J. Perry,.s boxes. . . Wallace—Church of Rev. D. C. Meeker, .2 boxes. BristolA Friend, '1 package. Scranton Army Corn. per R.-A. Henry,l box. Waverly—Aid Society, per C. C. Miles, 1 cask, 1 keg, 1 box, Upper Much/an—l: box. 15 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 Jersey Shore—Aid Society, 1 box. Pickering—Central Aid Society, per Miss A. Pennybaeker, 3 boxes. Wilkesbarre—Preisbyterian Sunday School, per Mr. 0. Collins, 1 box. Lebanon—Aid Soc. per. Miss J. D. Reedel, 1 box. Nelson-1 box. Beaver Township—Miss C. Borden, 1 box. Corry—Aid Society, 1 box. Newark—Ninth Ward Public School, South Park Presbyterian Sunday School, 1 box each, per Joseph D. Orten. Paterson—First M. E. ch. per Miss Kate Stegg, 2 boxes; First Presbyterian Church L. C. C., Miss E. W. Rogers, Sec'y, I keg, 2 boxes. Princeton—Relief Soc., per M. M. Brown,l box. Newton-1 box. New York—Branch U. S. C. C. per Dr. N. Bishop, 20 packages of papers. Bu f falo—Branch U. S. C. C., 10 packa's papers. Owego—Per C. A. Winthrop, 1 box. Buffalo—Ladies' Christian Commission, per Mrs. G. F. Gindley, 5 boxes and 14 packtiges shipped from Buffalo. Waterford—Aid Society, per Mrs. G. W. Eddy, 4 boxes. • Gorham—Citizens, per C. J. Brice, 1 box. Jamesville —Aid Soc., per Jos. 0 Gifford, 1 box. East Granger--Per I. M. AnderSon, 1 box. Albany—Branch U. S. C. C. per Wm. McElroy, 3 boxes, 1 barrel. Rochester--Branch U. S. C. C. per 0. G. Grosve nor, 2 boxes, 1 cask. Chazy—Per S. Gardiner, 3 boxes. Hebron—Aid Soc., per T. H. Beveridge, 1 barrel. Utica—Branch U. S. C. C. per Dr. D. W. Bristol, 5 barrels, 1 box. Bl:nghantpton-5 barrels. Croton-1 bom MASSACHUSETTS. Boston—Army Corn. Y. M. C. A. per L. P. Row land, 21 boxes, 6 kegs, 7 barrels, 10 pack's papers. East Hampton—Aid Society, per Miss L. A. Terry, 1 box. Pittsfield--1 box. South, Orleans—l box. CONNECTICUT. Hartford—Aid Association, per Mrs. S. C. Cowan, 2 boxes, 1 barrel, 1 cask. Winsted-1 barrel. New. Haven—Christiatt Commission, per H. N Whittinsby, 2 barrels; Ladies' Seminary, 1 box. RHODE ISLAND. - Pawtucket—Aid Association, per Providence Branch, 2 boxes. CANADA WEST. Toronto—American Soldiers' Aid Society, per Miss A. B. Foltz, 1 barrel. 5,000 00 Cincinnati— Branch United states Christian Commission, 4 boxes, 2 packages of papers. 2 barrels, 1 box clothing, 1 box pads, 1 box housewives, 3 boxes stores. GEORGE H. STUART, CHAIRMAN CHRISTIAN COMMISSION NO. 11 Bank Street, Philadelphia. STORES. PENNSYLVANIA NEW JERSEY NEW YORK UNKNOWN Akin Vitiniratino. 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Order from Presbyterian Publication Committee, ,': NOW READY FOR DELIVERY, GILLETT'S HISTORY OF THE Presbyterian Church' in. the United States of America. Two volumes. Muslin. $5.00. Half-calf. $7.50. Sent by mail for these prices. , Presbyterian Publication Committee, - N0.1234 CHEST UT STREET. PAILA.DA. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN HUSS; THE BOHEMIAM REFORMATION OF TILE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. By thp RevE. , H. Gillett, D. D. • . 0 0 : 0I L I'& LINCOLN. The style of. the work is plain, easy, lnoid,-Pictur °mum, and glowing. Details are sufficientiy a phundant. His method is truly historic, and he paints his por traits with a scrupulous regaid for the truth. has studied,his subject with great care, conscientiousness, .arerpatterme. He rises , far-. above the sphere of the partisan and the method of the advocate.--.&se Will Baptlet. Quarter/y. I,:rtgrjrallh e fto. WENDEROTH & TAYLOR, Nos. 912, 914 and 916 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. PHOTO-MINIATURES ON 'PORCELAIN, Ivor/types, Photographs, Cartes de Visite And every style Portraits in Oil and Water Colors, Executed in the highest style. :oar VIEWS OF COUNTRY.SEATS made, 10 by 13 inches. F. A. WENDEROTH. (942-Iyl W. C. TAYLOR. Skylights on First .and Second Floor. EDWARD P.> RIPPLE, • PHOTOGRAPHER; No. 820 Arch Steeet, Philada. Photographsfrom miniature to life-size finished in the finest styled of the art. - ' 960-ly GERMON'S TEMPLE• OF ART, No. 914 Arch Street, Philadelphia. PHOTOGRAPHS IN ALL STYLES. Late of 702 Chestnut Street. 0. B. DeMORAT, PHOTOGRAPH GALLERIES i S. W. corner Eighth and Market Sta., Entrance No. 2 Smith Eighth, 959-1 Y , PRILADELPIIIA. gt ALBUMS.. ... PATENT HINGE-BACK ALBUMS, Celebrated for their durabilityandfmeness of material. These Albums are warranted to be superior to all othersmade. Sold wholesale and retail at • EYRE'S, 10 South Eighth street. The largest and finest assortment of Albume of all kinds always on hand. from 25 cents upwards. 966-3 m W. G. BEDFORD, COPIEHICER AREAL ISTATEARIT • ,_ No. 53 NORTH TENTH STREET, PHLADA. HENRY HARPER, No. 520 11.11.C*STItilET, PHILADELPHIA, Dealer in and Manufacterer of WATCHES,; FINE JEWELRY, zvA.R,E, AND SUPERIOR PLATED GOODS. COFFEE! COFFEE! COFFEE! COFFEE! THE EAST INDIA COFFEE COMPANY, Three doors from Greenwich street, Ball universal Per tandred. $4 Kent's East India Coffee Has all the flavor of OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA, and is but hnlf the price; and. also that Heat's East India Coffee MIS twice the strength of Java or any other Coffee whatever, and wherever used by our first-mass hotels and steamboats the stewards say there is a saving of 50 per cent. .35 cents .20 cents • gent's East India Coffee Ts the most healthy beverage known and is very nu tritious. The weak and infirm may use it at all times with impunity. The wife of the Rev. W.-Eaves, local minister of the K. E. Church, Jersey City, who has not been able to use any coffee for fifteen years, earl use Three times a day without injury, it being entirely free from those properties that produce nervous ex citement. Dr. JAMES BOYLE, of 156 Chambers street, nye: "I have never known any coffee so healthful, nutri tious and free from all injurious qualities as I advise my patients to to drink it universally, even those to whom I have hitherto prohibited the use of coffee." The PRINCIPAL OF THE NEW YORE EYE INFIRMARY says: "I direct all the patients of our Institution to use exclusively Arid would not be without it on any account." The Rev. C. LARUE. an eminent clergyman of the M. E. Church. now stationed at Halsey street. Newark. says of "I have used it nearly a year in my-family. and find it produces no ache of the head or nervous irritation, as in the case of all other coffees. it is exceedingly plea.sant, and I cordially recommend it to all clergy men and their•families." Is used daily in the families of Bishop Ames, Bishop Baker and many of the Mostdistinguished clergymen and professional men in the country. BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITBI,, And. be sure that the packages are labelled ,y= KENT'S EAST INDIA COFFEE As there are numerous counterfeits afloat under the name of " Genuine East India Coffee," "Orilluud*East India Coffee," etc., put forth by impoitonsto deceive the unwary. In Ilb packages 'and` in boxes of W. 60 and 100 Be., for Grocers, and large consumers. Sold by grocers generally. Orders from city and country Grocers solicited, to whom a liberal discount will be made. Agents in Philadelphia, W. J. HESS & BROTHER, corner Girard Avenue and Front street, and HOE FLICH & MOLUN, 130 Aroh street. Sold by JOHN H. PARKER. corner of Eleventh and Market streets, Philadelphia. JAMES WEBB, corner of Eighth and Walnut streets. WM. PARVIN, Jr.. 1204: Chestnut street above Twelfth. THOMP SON BLACK & SON, N. W. corner Broad and Chest nut streets. SIMON COLTON & SON, corner Broad and Walnut streets. gsouralut etoupanin. INSURE YOUR LIFE 110 - 31 -- E - 00MPANY. :ix ilsgoci qp....TOST COMPS r, Walnut Street, S. E. cor. of Fourth. INCOME FOR THE YEAR 1863, OVER LOSSES PAID DURING THE YEAR AMOUNTING TO OVER Insurances made upon the Total Abstinence Rates, he lowest in the world. Also wpm' JOINT STOCK Rates which are over 20 per cent. lower than' Mutual Rates. THE TEN-YEAR FORFEITURE PLAN, by which a person insm.ed can make all his payment in ten YearS, and does not forfeit, should he not be able to pay his full TEN years, is now a most popular me thod of Insurance. Insurers upon the MUTUAL SYSTEM in this Com pany, have the additional guarantee cf $250,000 CAPITAL STOCK an paid up IN CASH, which. together with CASH ASSETS, now on hand, amount to OVER The Trustees have made a DIVIDEND on all Mu tual Policies in force December 31, 1863, of FIFTY PER CENT. of the amount of PREMIUMS received during the Year. which amount is credited to their Policies, and the Dividends of 1860, upon Policies issued that year, is now payable as the Policies are renewed. THE AMERICAN IS A HOME COMPANY. Its TRUSTEES tire well known citizens in our midst, entitling it to more consideration than those whose managers reside in distant cities. 13C0.A.11330 OF 'rILIISrrEF.S. Alexander Whilldin, William J. Howard, T. Edgar Thomson, Samuel-T. Bodine, George Nugent. John Aikman, Hon. James Pollock, Charles F. Hearlitt, Albert C. Roberts, Hon. Joseph Allison. F. B. Mingle, Isaac Harlehurst, Samuel Work. • ALEX. WHILLDIN, President. SAKIIEX, WORK, Vice. President. JOHN C. SIMS. ActuarY. JOHN S. WILSON, Secretary and Treasurer. CHARLES G. ROBESON Ass% Secretary Dr. BF ALR'S DENSERVO! I. a most invaluable, reliable and delightful prepa- To a great extent in every case, and entirely in many, it prevents decay of teeth. It also strengthens the gums, keeps the teeth beautifully clean and the breath sweet. It is highly recommended by both Doctors and Dentists, and is believed to bens good a preparation for the teeth and gums as science and ex perience has ever produced. . Prepared solely by T. SEALS, IVI. D., Dentist, 1113 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. 41Fir- Forsale by Drgis& Druggists. . , Price $1 per Jar, faot kith' elfin. - ---- DON'T FAIL TO READ THIS! 154 READE STREET, N. Y., attention to their Sent's East India Coffee. Kent's East India Coffee Rent's East India Coffee. lient's East India Coffee, Kent's East India Coffee.t. Rent's East India Coffee 154 11EADE ST., NtWICORk, IN YOUR OWN AMERICAN $200,000. $62,000. $BOO,OOO. ration for the TEETH AND GUMS.
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