iSI v . SENATE January 9.—A joint resolution, offered by Mr. Doolittle, directing inquiry to be made into the treatment of the Indian tribes by the civil and military authorities, was reported to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Doo little, in this connection, spoke of the alleged brutality of Colonel Chevington, and plun dering and wantonly slaughtering certain Indians. The joint resolution, freeing the wives and children of colored soldiers, was again called up and debated through the day. It was finally passed-27 to 10. January 10.—The day was spent on sun dry points of immature legislation, chiefly appropriations, and also the Deficiency bill, which was passed, after an ineffectual attempt to insert in it $6,000 to defray the expenses of ex-Governor Wright as delegate Frani this country to the International Fair at Brussels. The appropriation was defeated-8 to 20—on the ground that at the time of the appoint ment it was understood that Mr. Wright was not to go at the public expense. January 11.—. A. postal bill was introduced by Mr. Collamer, and referred to the Post Office Committee. Among itsrovisions is one requiring, after the first of January next, prepayment of publications sent by pub lishers to subscribers. Among the memorials presented, was one from the Chamber of Commerce of Milwaukie, on the subject of a canal around the Falls of Niagara. The re solution, giving the ,reqUired notice of, the Reciprocity Treat3s,,,by, which this Govern meat and that of Great Britain engaged miv tually to abstain from lake and frontier arma ments, was taken up and debated until the htertiPadjournment. • Jannw 12.—The resolution of, notice to Great Britain of the repeal of the Reciprocity Treaty was resumed, and after an ineffectual attempt to refer it-to the Finance Committee, was finally adopted--31 to 8: It novrgbes s to the House for concurrence. An episode of the proceedings to-day Was the reception of Nee -Admiral Farragut on the floor of .the, Senate, short recess being taken to allow members to pay their respects to him. January 13.—Among the petitions was one from citizens of Virginia, asking for a Terri torial Government in place of their present State Government. The Consular Appropri ation bill being under .discussion,,Mr. Wade moved to insert lieffire "Mexico," the words "The Republic of," thereby virtually .deny-:' ing a recognition of the new government in that country; the Senate so ordered it. The bill was then passed. A'resolution was dis cussed and finally adopted, suspending the pay and emoluments of Colonel Chevington's command until an investigation can be had of their alleged savage treatment of certain Indian tribes in Colorado. 4;1 ROUSE OF REPRESENATiv 2,8 January O.—The day was sent in diseuss r ingthe pint resolution from 'the . Senate pro posing the abolition of slavery throughout the United States by an amendment'of the Constitution. No vote was reached. -January 10.—A resolution was adopted, di rafting' the Military Committee to inquire wlietber legislation ' needed to secure for persons under military arrest a speedy hear ing and a prompt release, if no sufficient cause is found for deterition. The remainder, of the day was spent upon the propose& anti slavery amendment of the Constitution. January 11.—A resolution !directing the Committee of Ways and Means to consider he propriety of extending relief to the Ohara rsburg sufferers, was aihipted." The anti avery amendment -occupied 'the remainder i t) Atsf the day.' Ifen u u y 12.—A substitute ,for the bill for tUization of the Rebel States was - traduced" by Mr. Eliot, of Massachusetts. t provides that none of them shall be allowed resume their political relations until loyal Icitizens organize a government republican in orrn, ' and forever prohibiting involuntary lavery ; and further providing that Louisiana hall resume her political relations under the Onstitution adopted April, 1864. The anti- Avery amendment was further discussed tmathe hour of adjournment. • - January 13.—Nothing of importance ex tept the continued discussion of the anti slavery amendment! ' . s' '. ' . PENNSYLVANIA. LEGISLATURE. In our State Legislature, a resolution pro jposed in the Senate,,on the 12th, by. Mr., ',Lowry, instructing' th Judiciary Committee' Ito present a bill 'prohibiting any street rail %ray company from making any rule to ex iolude any race of -people from the cars, was adopted-16 to 13. In the House of Repre fentatives, on the same day, a committee of Tinvestigation was ordered on the subject of 4 1 the failure of duty by the Dauphin county 4 fi t Court of Quarter Sessions in the case of al leged fraus of bounty and substitute brokers. Mr. McClure offered a series of joint resolu 'dons, designed to strike at the evil of credit ,ing soldiers to the locality where their bounties Are paid, and declaring it due to the faithful `people of Pennsylvania, who have responded to every demand made upon them for the support of our common nationality with pa triotic pride, that each suli r district shaltlience forth be required tolll •its - quota,from ifs own bona-fide residents -and "thus •arrest rthe pre sent oppressive discrimination against the rural districts generally, and especially'the less wealthy sections .of 'the Commonwealth, -protect the people against needless taxation and debt, and enforce fidelity upon all, in' filling up thii ranks of our brave army. Beyond these items, we have nothing to recold,Which will be of interest to our readers at large. Between railroads and compa nies, and, with few real calls for general legis lation, weexpect no occasion for any extended notice of the State legislation in our csolumns daring the present session. PNI ki A;kl M 1 r)1:1 DiLil alb : (I),AM : IFE4 FOOTE. Ex-Governor Foote, of Mississippi, has made an unsuccessful attempt to forsake the rebel .territory. He was• a member of the rebel Congress, but resigned his seat on the ground that body was submissive to the dic tation of. Jefferson Davis. He has become thoroughly disgusted with the coneern, and wishes to come once more under protection of the stars and stripes. He was arrested by a rebel guard at Dumfries, while laying his course, for the Maryland shore, and sent back to RichmOnd. His wife, for whom he had obtained a passport,-was with him at the time, and proceeded to Washington. Mr. Foote's design,'had he succeeded to come within our lines, was to proceed to Nashville. TWO MORE FREE STATES. The Missouri State Convention, called for amending the State Constitution, passed the f ollowinn order of emancipation on the 11th .instant; by the decisive vote of 60 to 4:— "Pe it ordained by the people of the,State of Missouri, in Convention assembled, that hereafter, in this State, there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except in punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convie,t6d, and- all- per sons held - to service or labor as slaves care hereby declared free." • • THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1865. THE WAR. SAVANNAH. Rebel accounts from Charleston, speak con fidently of Sherman's advance upon that city. Not so ho*ever the Inquirer's Savan nah correspondent, who, under date of Janu ary G 'say,s "'The army is still at rest, and recuperating for,the final raid. The country in this vicin itY having ; been pretty ,well foraged, out by Wheeler's Cavalry before"Sherinan?s Army arrived, our dependence is chiefly on trans 7 ,portation from the North ; and for some 'reason, I know not what, but little provision has yet arrived.''' The The following closing paragraph of the same letter contains probably all which is really to be told about the next move : —As yet, speculations about the probable move ments of the army are of little account. Suffice it that when .all things are ready a movement will be "Made which will excite the interest 'of the tountry, no less than did that which has just closed in the capture of Savan nah. THE NOIITIIIVEST.', A Union raiding force, "about three thou sand strong, under command of General Grierson; started out from Memphis on the 25th ult., under orders from General Dana, with the view of•reachingCalia*ba And re leasing our priaoners - there Confined: The amount of 'opposition encountered'Prevented the accomplishment of the principal object of the expedition, but it was nevertheless fruit ful of -important results. Seven hundred prisoners were brought in„including tvto colonels, and a large number of-Cther officers, , 1000 able-bodied negroes,- and 1000 !iorses. Among the prisoners were many officers, in eluding Brigadier-General : G. Holson. •A 'foitifted place called Egypt, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad,.was carried by assault, and the garriion of five hundred rebels cap tured, whilst•the rebel General Gardner was in sight with two thousand infantry,' which General Grierson held at bay. Colonel - Kar ger's brigade charged the stockade on horse back, and fired over the top till Grierson sur rounded it. Forty miles of the Mobile and - Ohio Railroad was sc?, badly damaged that Hood's whole - army cannot repair it in a month. New pontoons, new Wagons, and a large amount of supplies en rote for Hood's army were destroyed in the 'besides the factories destroyed at Bank 8, , containing a large amount of cloth, wool, leather, and shoes, the railroad and public - piropertrat Grenada, 300 wagons, and 500 new English carbines for Forrest. General errierson's loss was twenty-five killed and eighty-wounded. GENERAL TH.omAs' Anoir.—Hood is finally across the Tennessee, but the country this sideis still filled with stragglers from his army, who are daily picked up by our men. He crossed at Bainbridge, six miles above' Florence, i owing his success n getting over >to a sudden falling of the river, which prevented the gun-boats under command of Acting Rear Admiral Lee from, intercepting him. The .following , is General Thomas' summing-up of the rebel disasters in the campaign. "From the best information I have at this time, [December 20th,] Hood's losses since he in vaded the State of Tennessee sinii up as fol lows :-Siigeneral officers killed, six wounded, and one taken prisoner at Franklin—thirteen in all; and about six thousand men, killed, wounded„and l . taken prisoners at;' the same battle.- On the 'Bth inst.; at Murfreesbciro, he had one general officer wounded, about one thousand men killed and wounded, and twob.undred and, seven taken prisoners, and 'losing two pieces of artillery. In the two battles of the 15th and 16th inst., before Nashville, he had one' lieutenant-general se verely wounded, one•major-generar and three brigadier-generals, with four thousand .four. hundied 'and sixty-two officers and men - made prisoners, besides losing :fifty-three' pieces` of artillery and over three thousand stand of small arms, During-his ,retreat we have ' captured 'fifteen more guns, arid 'from fifteen 'hundred to twg,:thousand prisoners ; and a large number of small arms have been picked up by the way. Citizens report that he passed this place [Pulaski] with his army completely disorganized, except his rear guard,- ' composed of about five thousand men. •He destroyed a considerable quantityafiaminnni don at this place, besides r gbaridorting an ammunition train-of 4.feeen or,tiventy wagons about a mile beyond." LATEST.. - - From rebel sources we learn that admiral Porter's:ll'olf ‘reappeareir:dirEort Fisher, on Friday the 13th. Fifty vessels Were counted. —Mr. Blair returned from Richmond, Jan uary 16th. Those who care about it, may consult.sensaAion papers about-the abject and suksa of the visit - .5. • CONGRiSS, Monday, Jan. 16.—O t epate.-- A petition asking for retaliatiOriPlanf.zebel prisoners in our hands was referred to the Military Committee. _ _ , House.—A resolution proposing overtures of peace, offered byilr. Co; was tabled, 84 to 51. Mr. Kelley made a great speech upon the bill to provide Republican Governments for the States in rebellion. The. Committee of Ways and. Means was stirred, up on the subject of reducing the duty on paper. , ' ' REMOVAL OF GENERAL BUTLER. In the absence of more exciting news, this event has been the -sensational sensational one of the week. It is pretty generally accepted by the public as a judicious measure, but the mind& sion of its necessity is accompanied by a just appreciation of his eminent services in certain positions where his administrative tale-it - had full play. It is as the administrator of a military government, and not as the leader of armies, that he has ,been found adequate to emergencies. In the'latter capacity he has almost, always been unfortunate; in the for mer, his sagacity and promptitude have been above praise. The Secretary of War, at the request of General Grant, ,has Elblished General Butler's full report of -the-Wilming ton expedition, and also the various orders despatched to him previous to its setting out. These last, which we have no room to copy, are published to sustain the following views of the serious errors of General Butler, and the causes of failure: HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE r. S., CITY POINT, VA.,-Jan. 7;1865. To avoid publicity of the time of sailing and destination of the expedition against Fort Fisher, my orders to General Butler-to prepare it were given verbally, and the In structions to the commanding officer.of the expedition were made by him and submitted' to me. I append to the report a copy of. General Butler' instructions instructions to General Weitzel, togetherwith copies of, my written despatches and instructions to General Butler relative to the expedition. It will be perceived that it was never con templated that General Butler should accom pany the expedition, but that Major-General G. Weitzel was- specially named as the com mander of it. My hopes of success rested entirely on our .ability to capture Fort Fisher, and I had even a hepe of getting Wilming ton before the enemy could get troops there to oppose us. I knew that the enemyhad' taken nearly the entire garrison of. Wilming ton and its dependencies to oppose General Sherman. I am inclined to ascribe the delay, which has cost us so dearly, to anexperiment. I refer to ,the explosion of gunpowder in. the op ew • - ," iMy despatch to Gen. Butler.will show his, report' to be in error 'where lie'itates thelhe returned after having effected a landing, in obedience to my instructions. On the con trary, these instructions : contemplated no withdrawal or failure after a landing was made. U. S. G RANT, Lieutenant General. ITEMS. During a severe gale, on the 6th, the large Steamer Knickerbocker, on the Chesapeake bay, went down between Smith's Light House and Smith's Point. All on board are supposed to have been lost .Oneof the New York Hotel burners has been arrested in Detroit. Evidence has been found upon his person, sufficient, it is thought,. to con vict him. He is a Southerner, and, it is sup posed, will claim to be a belligerent, and en titled to the rights of a prisoner, of war.— The Emperor of Russia has issued aukase extending the abolition of serfdom to Trans- Caucasia, the only province where that insti tution still existed.--The wife of. Col. J. C. HolleY was .recentlY killed near Middletown, N. Y., by the falling of the roof over a turn pikegate" through which she was passing; Her husband who was also in the carriage, was badly, but noffatally injured. The roof fell under , the weight of a heavy snow.— The Maine "Legislature, on the 10th instant, elected Wm. Pitt Fessenden, the present Secretary of the Treatury, to the U. S. Sen ate for the term commencing on March 4. This of course means his retirement from the cabinet at that time.—A Cincinnati date of January 14, says that the rebels are still in possession of Uniontown, Ky., and fire upOn Passing steamers.—The Chicago prisoners ontrial before a Military Commission Cin cinnati for treason , and conspiracy, have put in pleas as'to the jurisdiction;of the Commis sion, declaring they are not in the military service, and that this tribunal cannot take cOgnizance of their case and that they should be tried by civil, not a Military court. These points were argued on the 14th instant, when the Commission adjourned over to last Mon day.--General Lane has been re-elected: to the U. S. Senate from Kansas.—Of seventy one blockade runners visiting Bermuda during the past year, forty three have been lost. GREAT NEWS FROM NORTH CAROLINA, CAPTURE OF-FORT FISHER. OFFICIAL DESPATCH. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17,10.40 A. M.—Maj. Gen. Dix, New York.-IChe following official despatches have just been received at this Department:— HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES ON -FEDE RAL PorbrT, N. C., Jan. 15, 1865, via Fortress Monroe, Jan. - Ill.—Brigadier General J. A. Rawlins :—General—l have the honor to re part that' Fort Fisherwas carried by assault this afternoon and evening, by General Ames' Division and the Second Brigade,of the, First Division of the Twenty:fourth Army. Corps, aided by a battalion, of marines and seamen from the navy. The assault was preceded by a heavy bom bardment from the Federal fleet, and was made at 3.30 P. M. when the first brigade (General Curtis) of , Ames's division effected a lotigment uponparapet, but fuli pos session of the worW tile, as not obtained until 10 P. M. The behavior of both officers and men was most • admirable. All the works' south of Fort Fisher are now occupied by our troops. We have not less than 1200 prisoners in cluding General Whitney and Colonel.lalltb, the commandant of the Fort. I regret to say that our loss is severe, espe cially in officers. I am. not yet able to form any estimate of the number of oa,Sualities, (Signed) ALFRED H. TERRY"' Brevet Major General, Commanding the Expedition. FORT FISRER. January 16-2. A. C. A. , Dana, Assistant Secretary of War :- - After a careful reconnoissance on the 14th, it was decided to risk assault on Fort Fisher. Paine's Division, with Colonel A.bott's Bri gade, were to hold our line, already Strong 'across the Peninsula and facing Wilmington against Hoke, while Ames's Division should assault on the-west mid' the:land front, and 400 marines and 1,600 sailors on the east' end. Afterthree hours of a heavy navy fire, the assault was made at 3 P. M. on the 15th. General Curtis' brigade led, and as soon;as, it kcit, on the west end 'of the land front, was followed by Pennybacker's; and latex' -by' Ball's. After desperate fighting.„ gaining foot by foot and severe loss at 5 P. Di. we had pos session .of about half the land flint. Abbott's brigade was then taken from our line facing Wilmington and put into Fort Fishe,r and On Pushing it forward at 10 o'clock P. M.,; it took the rest of the work with little resis tance, the garrison falling back to the ex treme point of the Peninsula, where they were followed and captured—among others General Whiting and Colonel Lamb, both. wounded. : rthink-we have:fpnte .1000 prisoners. I hope'dui 'Own loss may . not - ekceed ZOO; lint it is impossible to judge ;.in" the night.. Among the wounded are the commanders of the thredleading brigades. General Cur tis being wonnded, not severely, but Colonels Pennybacker and Bell dangerously. The land front was a formidable one,.the parapet in places fifteen to twenty feet high, but the men went at it nobly and under severe musketry fire. Thd 'marines and-sailors:went up gallantly. but the musketry fire from the east end of the'land front was so severe that they did not succeed in' entering the work. The navy fire on the work, juding from the holes, must have been terrific. Many. of the guns were injured. How many there were on the point I cannot say—perhaps 30 or 40. (Signed) C. B. COMSTOCK, Lieut.-Col., A. D. C. and Chief Engineer. Another, despatch estimates the number of prisoners captured at 2,500; and the number of guns at 72. General Grant telegraphs that in honor of this great triumph, achieved' by the united valor of the army, and navy, lie has ordered a salute of 100 guns to be fired:by each of the armies operating againstaichmond. C. A. DANA, Assistant Secretary of War. THE BEST MUSICAL, INSTRUMENT FOR THE FAXILY.—" The piano-forte," says the Amer ican Baptist, "extensively as it is used, is not so well adapted to all the purposes of sa cred and secular music is.another instrument which is now justly claiming a large share of public attention, and which has already been extensively introduced into schools, churches, and families, and received the' endorsement of the chief organists, musicians and artists of America 7 -we mean Mason and Hamlin's Cabinet , Organ:" THOMAS CARRICK Ss Oa, CRACKER AND BISCUIT BAILERS; 1905 Market Street, Philadelphia. SUPERIOR CRACKERS, PILOT and -. SHIP BREAD:, SODA' SUGAR and WINE :,, • BISCUITS, PIC NIOS, JUMBLES, and GINGER HUTS, - APEES, :SCOTCH and,other;Cakes. • • • - - Ground Cracker in any oitantitY. Orders iroinptly - • -974 - lINITOSTITISCIRISTIO COMMISSION Cash Acknowledgments up to January 11,1886. Balance of Contributions for 1864 as Follows "B. N." Philad'a, . $25 00 B. B. Green, Lawrenceville .. 30 00 .. Refd Presbyterian Church, Neshan- • . ock, Pa. per Jas. W. Patton, 50 15 • Miss Elizabeth Hamilten, Mt. • 'Vernon, Belfast, Ireland, £5 Miss Ellen Hamilton, do. £5 Miss R. - Cope Hardy:A r magh, Ireland,. . . 53 Miss Barrett, Dublin, Ire'd, 5.9-114 45 Donations received at Washington - Agency as follows: • - Union Collection, Bandy Creek,,': N. N. Y.. . 15 88 • New York Avenue Church, Washington . '5O 00 Donationalat ilexandria, 2 15 Small sums, at Office, 100 91 • Y. N.-Cc Association, 107 , 68 Donations at Camp Distrilbu tion, . • per win.'Ballsngtyne,greas. nash," .; - ' 129.80- 629 62 - CoMributioni for 1866. 'Soldier's Aid Soeiety;Kerrshill, Craw ford- Co. Pa. Per G. W. Hampson, 91 50 Misses Auelah and Sallie IL Woolston of M. E. Church Mission in Full Chaw, , „China, per Rev...E. Hance, PrizidEi 6 Dri;lT. J. - - . 25,00, Ladies Union.LeaktMcilCoatsburg, 111. per Wm. 0. Lovejoy, . 100 06 Soldier's Aid Society, Gloversville, N. Y., per-Mrs.. W. F. Steele, Treas. . .50 00 Ladies' Chris.,Corm of Duchess co. N. Y. per Mrs. Geo:R Lent, Treas. . 100 00 Union Meeting at Lewistown, Pa. per W. Russell, . 70 79 Christian 'Commission, Bellevue, Ohio, per Mrs. a J. Steele, See . 50 00 Coll)]. at Providence, Luzerne co. Pa • per Rev. Geo. M. Peek, . . 24 30 , Proceeds of a Children's Pair at Sing Sing, N. Y. . ' . . 1208 89 Presbyterian'ehureh, do. . 25 33. Methodist Church, do. . 14 23 ' .Membership fees, . 12 00— 1260' 45. per Miss. AIMS RoCkwell, Trees. Ladies' Aid Society,. Kingston, Pa..per Samuel Hoyt,. . • . . .1800 Sabbath-school.. of St.. Paul's Church, Philad'a, per Jos. G. Darlington, ~ ..10" 00 Ref d Presbyterian . church, Sterling, N. Y. per Rev. M. Wilkin," . . 29 85 Lecture at Newport, R. I. 'Per Hon. Schuyler .Colfax,. . . 56.00 Christitay Commission, Portland, Me. per C. Sturdevant, Treas. • . . 500 00 Ladies' Aid Society, , Hayfield, Craw- - ford cp. Pa. per Mrs. S.A. Reynolds, 28 20 Sahbath-schoel of Seventh Day Baptist , cliiirch, New Market, N., J. 175 , Proceeds of Christmas Tree, do. 1.2 . 4 30 00 per Rev.'J. D. Titsworth. Refd Piotestant Dutch church, Pea pack, N. J. per Rev. Henry P. - Thompson, . 8 0J Chris. Qommission, Providence; It. I. • per. W. J. King,"Treas. . . . 1287 41 Ladie r s,iA,Corlian, N. Y. per H. S. Ran-, som, Champlain, N. Y. , . . 20 00' 11, P. 'Congregation, West Charlton, N. " ' Y: per Rev. Geo. . . 35 82 Mrs. T. R. Graves, Evans' Mills, N. Y. per H. H. Kellogg, Treas. Water 7 town,N. Y. .' , . . 500 Ladies',Soldier's Aid Society, Donne- • more, N. * Y. per Mrs N. J. Wright, . 50 00 Cyrus Strong, Bingliampton, N. Y. . 1000 00 Proceeds of;Fair held by Young Ladies _ connected *with Sabbath-school of Pf. L. ,Hayden; West Meriden, Ct. • . 140 00 ProceedsWa Musical Concert held by • the, German Refd church of McCon nellstown, Pa. per Jos. Douglass, . 22 00 RoCk Creek church, Toledo Presbytery, lowa, per Rev. B. Bonn, . 8 00 Ladies' Union: Chris. Com. Fabius, N: 'Y. per Mrs E. A. Call, ; •-. 71 27 Chris. Co mmission,.Brooklyn 'and: Long ' Island (for, the purchase of tents and chapels,) per S. B. Caldwell, Treas., 5000.00,. Ladies' Soldier's and Chris. Commis- Sion Aes'n, Hudson, N. Y. 200 00 Coll 'd bY Rev. Thos. Atkinson, Hudson, N.Y;'- add'l, ' . . '9.00- 209`'00 per L. A. Macy, Treas. . Soldier's :Aid Society, New Lebanon, per Mrs.; Mary Dean, . . 10 00 Children's Festival, Mifilinburg, Pa. per S. :A. Dollard, . . . 76 60, Rev 'J: t.'Clark,,Perth. Centre, N. Y. 5 - 'O,O Cumberland Street Baptist Church, ' Philad'a, per Rev. S. H. Meade, - . 850 Presbyterian Sabbath-school, Niagara, • Falls, N. Y. per. W: F. Evans, 71124 Army :Committee - Y., M.. P. A. Boston, Mass. per.Jos. Story,fTreas. 12,000 00 Exhibition of „Collection of Works of Art belonging to Jai. L, Claghorn, in Academy of FinOrbi; - Philad! . 1200 00 Rev. 'Geo. Schnur; Claremont, Rich_ land co. Ohio,:::. ;' . 13 20 ;Trinity P. E. church, Lyme,-0. , 7 00 St. Paul's P. Z. ch. Bellevue; ,O. 6 2 00 13,00 per. Rev, Moses Hauillton. _ A Red Presbyterian; Fonda, N. Y. . 5 flO Cash, MeCklenboirgh, ,N. Y. per Rev'. Corey, • • • • 5 00 Cash; Hammond., N. ;Y: per Rev. Jas. Gardner; . . '• 1 00' Mrs. S. A. Henry, Pine Grove, Pa. per B.ev.'F..W. Conrad, . . .- 100 0' Baptist ; church, Sandy Ridge, N. J..per Rev. Mrs, 'Sproul, . . . 450 Mrs. Colonef :McKnight, .' . . ' 5 . 00 "Hector," Schuyler co. N. Y. per D. W. Boyd, . . . • . 200 ; Evangelical Lutheran church, Miamis burg, Ohio ,per C..Blbrecht, 7 05 One of the 14. - HolYoke Class of '64, : 100 Mrs. P. J. Cordry, Trempelean, Wis. . 2 00 Emanuel/ Getlnan Reformed 'Church, • ' Mantra W6t Philad'a,* 'per - 'Rev. 5 ,00 A Widow, Philad'a, per J. C. De Haven, 2 85 Presbyterian Sunday-school, Sunbury, Pa. per Wm. Montelius, . - 9 05 Mrs. C. Darrow; Warner, Wis. . . 3 50 Mrs. Mary Belville, St: Georges, Del. - 10 00 Baptist church, Ifilltown, Pa. per Rev. Mr. Parey, . . . • . . 33 00 Somirierville co - rog'n :U. P. ch.,. Gibson co. Ind. per R. H. Gray, • • 7 10 Eckert Baptist oh. Frostburg, -- Pa. per Benjamin Thomas, . . . 17 55 Christmas Festival of High School in Edinburgh, Ohio, . 27 00 • A Friend,' . . . 1 00— 28 00 per William T. Clapp, Collected by Mrs. Martha Patton, New Pulls Landing, Ulster co. Y. • 18 00 Reading Railroad Co, . . . 278 89 Miss Maggie--Keho's School, Gisttys-• s• • - burg, Pa.: . • . 600 "M." ; . • . . 350 • Mrs. William Tenney, . . 200 German Reform. Dutch church, Arendtsville, Pa. . . 20 00 Philip Beamer ' . . .20 00— 51. 50 per R. G. McCreary, Esq. M. E. church, South Welbraham, Mass. .. . . 18 15 Baptist church cof • ao, . . 19. 65 COngregational church of do. . 17 00 Methodist church of do. . 18 00— 72 80 Proceeds of a meeting Coates Ville, Pa. ;per W. D. Morrison, . . my' 00 'ladies' Chris. Corn. Williamsport; Pa. .* ;per W. Simonton, add'l, . - 3 00 Ridge Avenue M. E. church, Philadel phia, per Rev. Mr. Best, . . 85 00 "Sunbury, Pa." 50 00 . . Ladies' Chris. Com:, Knox, if. Y!. per 'Mrs. H. l3arckley, Treas. . . 38 15 Methodist church, Springfield, Pa. per: Miss E. C., Blackman, , , 1 .. . 11 15 Lillie, Spring Run, . • . 5 00 Union meeting at Methodist' church, ,ThempsonvilleoPonn. per Mrs. Jane SimPgonl. • • • . 103 75 Paxton Sab: School, near Harrisburg, Pa. per Rev. A. D. Mitchell, 5 00 Rev. Luther Halo3ey, D.D. orNew ;York State, per Rev. D. N. Freeland, . ' to 00 Mrs. Scott, Towanda; Pa. . . 1 00 Union church, Donegal - Presbytery, • -- 'per_ Rey: C. W. Stewart, . • 350 'Total, $25,400 94 Amount previously acknowledged, $1,032,642 93 Total Receipts, JOSEPH BATTERSON, 'Ximasmom OIRISTIAN ‘ COMMISSION, Western Bank, Philadelphia':; Sir ORES., The United States: Christian k Oinivniseion begs leave to acknowledge the receipt of the following additional stores, up to January 12 r 1865: PEII",.I!TBYLVANIA. Philadelphia—Trinity M. E. I,package; Mrs. Carr, 1 package. Spring Bun--Pupils of Centre School, per Miss Lillie Elliott, 1 box. Kingston--Ladies' Christian Commission, pei Mrs. M. A. Locke, 1 box. : • ' • -Pottsville—Mrs. Benjamin Brannon; 1 box. Allentown—Ladies' Chris.-C0m..1, box. .Freenlaneburgh---Christian Commissinn, per W. H. Bachman, 1 boix. * Muncy—Aid Society, - 1 Vox. Waynesburgh--"Loyal Daughters," per Miss M. J. Russell, .1 Darrel. New Lebanon—Aid SoCiety, per Miss - -Mary Dean,l boa. Litiz Aid gtc iety, per Francis H. Christ, 1 - box. Tankhannock—Ladies' .Aid Society, per lilies R. S. Carey, 1 box. Osceo/a—Bianch U. S. on. pee - Mrs. H. C. Bos-' worth, i box. IlarcEvenevitie—Ladies'- Christian Commission', per Mrs. Sarah Hood, 1 box. BirckoiFoille —Aid Societyy per, Mrs. H. L. 1: box - ' Co4ratne—Union Presbyterian church, per Rev. C. W. Stewart, 1 box.' leuriston—A Few Ladies, per Miss. Elizabeth Hoffman, 1 box. Lockhaven-1 NEW JERSEY. • Bridgeton—Soldier's Relief Society, per Miss Lucy W. Mulford, 5 boxes. .214iint Holly—Aid Society, per Mrs: Ewan Mer ritt, 1. box. Itoorstown—Aid . Soc., per _Miss Mary Thcanas, Sec'y,' 1 barrel Newark—Mrs. Albert Beach, 2 barrels. " Pitiggrove—Aid " Society, per Sallie P. Swing, Seey, 1 box. NEW YORK. New York—Branch U. B. C. C.l box. Rochester—Branch U. S. C. C. 1 cask, 1 keg. BOnte—John Irwin, .I. box. :6*,ension Rridge—Per Miss Bella Watson, 1 box. • West Hebron—Aid Society, per Miss J. M. Robinson,l box, 1 tub of butter. Utica—ranch/U,S. 0. C. per Dr. Bristol, 1 box. ~Gizenonia—" The Girl I heft Behind Me 'So ciety,'? per Miss IL J. Eddy, Sec. 1 box. Troy—Branch 11. S. C. C. S boxes. Bulalo--.4adies' Chris. Corn per Mrs. G. 'F. Gridley, 4'binfes, 4 barrels. ' jamesvit/e--Aid Society, per John 0. Gifford, 1 box. CONNECTICUT. Hartford—Aid Society,'per Mrs. S. S. Cowan, 5 jancoa. RHODE East Giventaich—Mrs. Bev. J. H. Baker, 1 box . Providence—Branch U. S. C. C. per. W. J. Kings 1 box; Fifth ; Ward Belief Association ,. per Mrs. le A. Cook, 1 box. • MASSACHUSETTS. Haverhi//-1 box. - Bo.ston—Army Cout., Young Men's Christian Association, 50 boxes, 14 barrels; 3 lrogs. lOWA. Lezington—Aid Society, 1 box. UNKNOWN. 3 boxes, 1 barrel blaekberry 'wine With the.above recordof acknowledgments we close tge year. The figures awaken gratitude to God, and to his people, who have generously and constantly sustained the work. When, in a few weeks, the details of 'the disbu - rsement of these large sums shall be made public, we are confident they will cause new thankfulness and praise. We enter upon the new year, as all patriotic and Christian hearts would have us, with a treasury almost empty. Rut our work continually en larges. The position gained, and the results achieved, demand increased libeilality in the future. 'Relaxation now would be unfaithfulness to the confiding .soldiers and to Christ. Every departmentof the workis more fruitful and more urgent. Let the channels of,,Christian benevo lence, now, open and free, be kept full to the'brim. „ GEORGE. IL STUART, CHAIRMAN UHRISTIAN COMMISSION, ' No. 11 BaYik Street, Philidelphia. grtaing Badjtiuto. GROVER & BAKER'S CELEBRATED. SEWING MACHINES , WERE AWARDED 'THE HIGHEST PREMIUMS' OVER ALL COMPETITORS', For the best Family Sowing Machines, the best Mann .' factoring Machines and the best Machine Work, AT THE FOLLOWING STATE FAIRS. . • New York, Verment;Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana Illinois, Michigan,' lowa. Kentucky and Oregon, be side 'a score of CounV and' InatituteTairs. The work executed by the GROVER &iBATCM MACHINES has, received the Friar' PREMIUM at every State Fair in 'the United' States - while it'ha& -been •exhibited. • • .The Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Company manufacture, in addition to :their celebrated. GRO VER, Is BAKER STITCH MACHINES, the most SHUTTLE .OR '‘•‘ LOOK STITCH" • Machines in -the inarlret;.and afford' purchasers the opportunity cselecting, after ttial and examination of both, the one best suited to.- their wants. Other companies manufacture but one kind of machine each, andconnot offer this opportunity. of selection to their custome'r's. . custome'r's.Ois. • /Or Pamphlets containing samples of: Salving. Em broidery, etc:,: sent free 'to any a.ddress. OFFICE No: 730 CHESTNUT STREET, fe29-eow ILLCOX& GIBS SE;wing; " Machin e. It is entirely noiseless... Azatented device prevents its being turned back iThe needle cannot bO - set:arrong. Theileminer, 'Feller, and. Braider are 'acknowledged to be surterior to all others. , AAmerican. . It received the' Gold Medal of the American Insti tute in 1863. 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