REV. A. M. STEWART'S LETTER, Washington, January 13, 1866. All ( fi'or s tor the instruction and ele vation of the Freedmen should be thor oughly imbued with the religion*of Christ, Every such movement should be constrained by love to God. Our grand systems of common school educa tion at the North have generally become divorced from direct religious influences. A race of intellectual giants is being reared by which mighty deeds are and Will be accomplished. Great danger,how ever, that like the fabled giants of old, vision may be contracted to one eye knowledge and wisdom separate ; intel lect and morals, and religion, divorced. We are in great danger of rushing to a smash up, like an eDgiDe on a down grade without breaks. John W. Forney, notwith standing his violent hammerings at the most sacred prop of our national exist ence and permanent prosperity; his flagrant violation of the laws both of God and man, with flaunts and insults at the Christian sensibilities of our country; is without rebuke honored by the Senate of the United Stetes. He has defiantly separated himself from all cherished influences of the Protestant Christianity of the country, and boldly' cast himself upon its infidelity for pecu niary aid and social support. Mr. For ney is in these things no greater sinner than many others. Of late, however, matters have been approaching a climax, and circumstances have tended to give him prominence as a leader against God, against holiness and against the future stability of our country. RELIGION OX THE COLORED PEOPLE. The existence of so many millions of Africa’s children among us Anglo-Saxons remains to a goodly degree an unsolved problem. It may be, they have been alloted to us as the future conservators of true religion, and hence to maintain the stability of ouy free institutions. If any people can with propriety be called religious, this degraded race seems to merit the appellation. They take to it naturally. Their instincts are religions. The Israelites during their loDg bondage in Egypt, dropped circumcision and ap parently became sadly "degenerated in the religious elements of Abraham’s faith. In these, the now Freedmen, have seemingly grown stronger in their length ened oppressions. Long since they had shrewdness sufficient to lose all confi dence in the professions of those whose religion justified them in cruel oppress sion and multiplied wrong. Hence, Jthe known proneness of the slaves in their efforts at worship to get, if. possible, alone and in their .own ornde way hold such service as their rude intelligence permitted. MELANCHOLY WORSHIP. Sad is it for me to be present when these poor people engage of themselves in holding religious service. ■ Their dog garel and almost senseless songs drawl ed out in low, plaintive minor keys—the too often unmeaning jargon of their preachers and exhorters—their groans, shouts, laughs, slapping of hads and general bodily exercise, all give tokens of long bondage. On hearing, the thoughts are carried away back to the harps moaniDg in the breeze while hanging on the willows along the streams of Baby lon. . COLORED CONGREGATIONS. A rather easy matter is it, where they are in sufficient numbers, to gather a colored congregation, yet not usually so easy to accomplish. this in connection with the undemonstrative, spiritual and scriptual order as*practiced in the vari ous Presbyterian families. Dr. Barnes, Hodge, ori’ Tyng would hardly be as likely to collect so large a congregation of Freedmen in one of their dense settle ments, as one of their own self-constitut ed preachers, unable, perhaps, to read intelligently a single sentence of the Bible, or properly to connect in his noisy address any two doctrines of redemption. No scarcity of such preachers among the colored people; yet, with such continued and without large improvement, there is apparently but little hope of permanent religious advancement among them. The thoughtful mind discovers here a difficult yet all important field for high-toned -Christian effort. Representative men -an'S women are demanded fo-p-the work. Neither mold nor female teacher should be sent who cannot present, both by pre cept and example, a superior type of Christian character. OUR WORK. IN ALEXANDRIA. The religious missionary was - the leading object in organizing efforts among the Freedraen in this city, Nor should this leading idea ever be abandoned. Without any effort at sectarianism, reli gious worship is conducted in the mis sion according to the order of the Re formed Presbyterian Church. ~As it is found peculiarly difficult to draw away from their former low types of worship those whose habits have already been formed, special attention is given to the young. Religious instruction and wor ship is mingled with intellectual training in the week day exercises. On the Lord’s d ay, a Sabbath-school is held with an actual attendance of a hundred pu pils. Our four teachers find here a large field of usefulness in the Bible class, '.Scripture lessons, Assembly’s Shorter Catechism, Ac. A hopeful congregation is this. A permanent and intelligent foundation being laid, for Church erec ionand extension , Kansas.— The Senate have passed. resolu tions in favor of hanging Jefferson Davis and other rebel leaders. All Government Employes at Fortress Monroe, formerly connected with the rebel service, have been discharged, for fear of their aiding the plot to secure Jefferson Davis' escape. Col. John S. Moseby has been arrested at Warrenton, Va., by the military, and taken to Washington.——An officer high in command at Fortress Monroe has been removed for conniving at the recent plot to liberate Davis. The Secretary of War has discharged one of his clerks for say ing he would like to see Senator Sumner “sent to his long home.” -It is said'the Government has received information of Na poleon’s intention to withdraw the French troops froin Mexico, hut Senor Romero, Mexican Minister at Washington, does not believe the report. On Friday, for the first time in American history, a colored man was paid for carrying the mails. His route is in Virginia; Senate. —January 16. —The resolutions re questing the President to withdraw our Min ister from England and issue a proclamation of non-intercourse, were debated and laid on the table —yeas 25, nays 12. The resolution requiring the reference to the Committee on Reconstruction of all papers concerning the rebellious States, and the District suffrage bill, were debated. January 17. —Ten thousand copies of the President’s Message, and Gen. Grant’s Re port on the Condition of the South, were ordered to be printed. • A resolution was in troduced calling for information of the condi tion of affairs on the Rio Grande. The bill increasing the army was taken up, debated and postponed. Afterwards Senator Doolit tle made an elaborate speech defending the President’s reconstruction policy. January 18. —A resolution was passed or dering the distribution among the State Li braries of five hundred copies of the works -of James Madison. Bills and resolutions were reported incorporating the Freedmen’s Sav ings and Trust Company, and admitting Co lorado into the Union. The resolution for the appointment of Provisional Governors in the South was debated. In the debate, Sen ator Wade made a noble protest against the attempt to overawe the sentiments and con victions of Congress by outside influences. He said: “ I have never had but one polar star to my action, and that I adhere to whe ther lamin a majority or in a minority. I never intend to be tempted from it one single inch. I have fixed my eyes upon the great principle of eternal justice and right, -and it has borne me triumphantly through all diffi culties in my legislative career since I had a seat in this body. I say triumphantly, for I have stood upon this floor when I had not ten men to support me against the entire Senate, and when the principle I advocated was, unfortnnately, more unpopular than those I announce to-day. .How was the whole Senate startled by the idea of univer sal emancipation ten or fifteen, or even 'five years ago? Talk about unpopular-doctrines, and attempt to intimidate by the ifbShation that I shall, be found in a; minorijlrcamong the people. I know better, I think. 1 know that I tread, the great path of rectitude and right. I don’t care_ who op poses me ;• God Almighty is my guide. He goes before and strengthens me. He has never failed me yet, ana I don’t fear He will on this occasion. ’ ’ A hill granting the frank ing privilege to Mrs. Lincoln was passed un animously. _ - January 19. —Mr. Doolittle presented the credentials of Judge Marvin, Senator elect from Florida,, ana endorsed his loyalty. After debate they were laid on the table. The bill to enlarge the powers of the Freed man’s Bureau was taken up and debated by Mr. Hendricks in opposition, and by Mr. Trumbull in favor _of the measure. An amendment confirming the titles to land, under Gen. Sherman’s Savannah order for three years, instead of for life, was adopted. January 20. —A bill was passed extending the time for the completion of the Burling ton and Missouri railroad. The bill enlarg ing the powers of the Freedmen’s Bureau was taken up and debated. Senator Guthrie, of Kentucky, opposed it. January 22. —The Committee on Recon struction _ reported an amendment to the Constitution, that when the right of suffrage is denied to any class of citizens, that class shall be excluded from the basis of represen tation. The resolution to refer all papers relating to the. South to the Reconstruction Committee was passed. The bill to enlarge the powers of the Freedmen’s Bureau was considered. Mr. Cowan’s amendment, to restrict its operation to the States lately in rebellion, was lost—yeas 11, nays 33. House —January 16. —Mr. Cockling offered a series of resolutions against re-admitting the Southern States without conditions, which, being objected- to, were laid over. The Committee on Reconstruction was au thorized to send for persons and papers, by yeas 125, nays 35. The debate on suffrage in the District was resumed. January 17.—The bill establishing a na tional protection homestead company was tabled: yeas, 120'; nays, 32. The vote on the negro suffrage bill was ordered to take place to-morrow, and the bill was then debated. January 18. —The bankrupt bill was re ported and made the-order for January 30. A bill regulating the Freedmen’s Bureau Wks made the order tor the 23d. A report was made against paying claims for damage done to property during the war. The Dis trict of Columbia Suffrage bill'was taken up and debated. After various dilatory motions it was passed granting universal suffrage without restriction in the District. Yeas 116, nays 54. January 19. —The Commute of Ways and Means were instructed to consider the expe diency of repealing the stamp dudes on writ ten instruments. January 22. —A resolution was offered and referred for the trial of Jefferson Davis by a military court. The Committee on Recon struedon proposed amendments to the Con stitution, providing that when the right of suffrage is denied to any class of oitizens, that class shall be excluded from the basis of representation. After discussion they were laid over until Tuesday. Pennsylvania.—Governor Gurdn arrived at New York from Havana January 17. Mrs. Grinder, the Pittsburgh poisoner, was hangetUJan. 19. She made a confession. A. M; Stewart. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1866. Dtta nf tjyi P«k THE EXECPTIVE, CONGRESS. THE STATES. New York. —Olean was visited by a most destructive fire, January 15, laying it almost entirely in ashes. Two hotels alone remain standing. -G-onzales, who murdered Senor Otero, has been found guilty of murder in the first degree. Dr. Nott, of Union Col lege, is in a dying condition. Passengers by the steamer Corsica , from Havana, at New York January 19, reports jthat the cholera was prevailing quite extensively in some parts of the city, but that the journals, in accordance with in instructions, make no record of it. New Jersey. —The House of Assembly have passed the Constitutional Amendment, abolishing slavery, by yeas 42, nays 10.—— Not a single New Jersey bond has been sold by the State for less than par. Previous to the year 1863 they were sold at par; since then they have generally commanded a large premium. Massachusetts. —During the year ending May, 1865, 7,249,921 pairs of boots, and 24,- 620,660 pairs of shoes, were manufactured in this State. Rufus Choate, Jr., died at Boston on January 15, from the effects of wounds received in the late war. Maryland.—The owner iff a building in which is held a colored school at Wytheville, Md., notified the teacher of a school, a few days since, that it would have to be closed, as the laws of Maryland prohibited the educa tion of negroes. The teacher submitted the case to Major General Howard, commissioner of refugees, freedmen, &c., who directed the teacher to continue the school as before. The House of Delegates have endorsed Gen. Grant’s recent letter opposing the further withdrawal of troops from the South. Dist. Columbia. —An unsuccessful attempt was made January 15, to murder Justice Field, of the Supreme Court, by an infernal machine, contained in a letter sent from Cal ifornia. Unsuccessful attempts were made January 16, by incendiaries to burn down several of the colored churches in Washing ton. Hon. Geo. W. Julian, of»lndiana,has received, at Washington, a threatening letter enclosing a large piece of a negro scalp, with the hair attached. Kentucky. —Efforts arebeing made to send John C. Breckinridge to the-United States Senate from Kentucky. Tennessee. —John Bell has begun a series of letters in the Louisville Journal on public affairs. He accepts the results of the war, and recommends a warm support of the Pre sident’s policy. The Nashville and ‘Chat tanooga railroad has sued its late president for $1,000,000 damages, for 'permitting the rebels to use the road during .the war. Florida. —The President has relieved Pro visional Governor Marvin, and recognized David S. Walker as Governor. Mr. Walker was elected by thepeople. Mississippi. —Harrangues by ( officers at negro meetings are prohibited by/the Missis sippi Freedmen’s Bureau. —-Gov. Hum phreys has issued a proclamation declaring “ the blockade of the ports of thjfe Confeder ate States removed. ” j Missouri. —The loss caused by the ice to the St. Louis steamers amountsito: $BOO,OOO. : The United States Marshaluin Western Missouri has confiscated a large rnumber of estates belonging to rebels—among them, the property of General Sterling Price/. Wisconsin.—Gov. Stone, at hil reinaugu ration, January 11, said: —“Sound policy can never sanction the disfranchisement of four millions of freed people, whose loyal ballots would Constitute them anj army of occupation to the G overnment in the South. ’ ’ Texas.—The order directing the disarma ment of the negroes has been revoked. The United States cotton-license tax in Gal veston, has produced, in four months, nearly $631,000. ; ’ . PAPERS ON JEFF DAVIS’ TRIAL. . The following papers, submitted to Con gress Jan. 10th, exhibit the policy of the Ex ecutive as far as developed in regard to the rebel President and his associates. They are of sufficient be given entire. The President encloses reports Rom the Secretary of War and Attorney General, and at the same time invites the attention of the Senate to that portion of his annual message which refers to CoDgress the question con nected with the holding of Circuit Courts of i.the United States within the districts where their authority has-been intercepted: ' War Deparmei®, Jan. 4 1366. Sir: In reply to the annexed Senate reso lutions, passed December 21, 1865, referred to me by you for report, I have the honor to state — First. That Jefferson Davis was cap tured by United States troops in the State of Georgia, on or about the tenth day of May, 1865, and by order of this Department has been and now is confined in Fortress Monroe, to abide sueh action as may be taken by the proper anthorities of the United Stales Gov ernment. j Second. That he has not been (irraigned upon any indictment or formal charge of crime, but has been indicted for the crime of high treason by the Grand Jurf of the District of Columbia, which indictment is now pending in the ■Supreme Coutt -of the said District. He is also charged With the crime of inciting the assassination of Abra ham Lincoln, and with the murder qf Union prisoners of wav, by starvation and other barbarous and cruel treatment towards them. Third. The President deeming it expe dient that Jefferson Davis should first be put upon his trial before a competent court and jury for the crime of treason, he was ad vised by the law officers of the Government that the most proper place for such trial was in the State of Virginia. That State -is within the judicial circuit assigned to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who has held no court there since the/apprehen sion of Davis, and who declines for an indefi nite period to hold any court there. The matters above stated are, so far as I am informed, the reasons for holding Jeffer son Davis in confinement, and why he has not been put upon trial | Fourth. Beside Jefferson Da vis, ( the fol lowing persons, who acted as officers' of the rebel Government, are imprisoned,/to wit: Clement C. Clay, at Fortress (Monroe, charged among other things with! treason, with compliey in the murder of Mr. Lincoln, and with organizing bands qf pirates, robbers, and murderers in Canada, to burn the cities and ravage the commerce and coasts of loyal States on the British frontier; D. L. Yulee, 1 at Fort Pulaski, charged with treason while holding a seat in the Senate of the- United States and with plotting to capture the forts and arsenals of the United States, and with inciting war and rebellion against the Gov ernment. S. K. Mallory, at Fort Lafayette, charged with treason, and with organizing' and setting on foot piratical expeditions against the United States' commerce and marine on the high seas. Other officers or the so-called Confederate Government, arrest ed and imprisoned, have been released on pa role, to abide the action of the Government in reference to this prosecution, and that for alleged offences, on their application for am nesty and pardon. Among these are S. A. Trenholm, Secretary of the Treasury; John A. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of War; James A. Seddon, Secretary of War ; John H. Reagan, Postmaster General; R. M. T. Hunter, Senator; Alexander H. Stephens, Vice-President, and sundry other persons ot less noth. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Attorney General’s Office, ) January 4, 1866. I To the President: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt from you of a copy of the resolution of the Senate of the United Stutes.of date the 21st of December, 1865. In thait resolu tion the Senate respectfully requests to be informed upon what charges and for what reasons' Jefferson Davis is still held in con finement, and why he has not been put upon When the war was at its crisis, Jefferson Davis, the commander-in-chief of the army of the insurgents, wis taken prisoner, w tn other prominent rebels, by the military torces of the United Sta e>. It was the "militarv so' to take them. They have bean heretofore, and are jet held aspns . war. Though active hostilities have ceasea, a state of war still exists in the territory in rebellion. Until peace shall come in fact, and in law, they can rightfully be held as prisoners of- war. I have ever thought that trials for treason cannot be held before a military tribunal. The civil courts have alone jurisdiction of that crime. The question then arises, where and when must the trials thereof beheld? In that clause of the Constitution mentioned in the resolution of the Senate, it is plainly written that they must be held in the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed. I know that many persons of learning and ability entertain the opinion that the commander-in-chief of the rebel armies should be regarded as constructionally present with all the insurgents who prosecut ed hostilities and made raids upon the north ern and southern borders of the loyal States. This doctrine of constructive presench, car ried out to its - logjca consequence, would make all who had been connected with the rebel armies liable to trial in any State and district into which any portion of these armies had made the slightest incursion. Not being persuaded of the correctness of that opinion, but regarding the doctrine men tioned as if doubtfiik constitutionally, I have thought it.not proper to advise you to cause -criminal proceedings to he instituted against Jefferson Davis or any other insurgent in the States or districts in which they were not actually present during the prosecution of hostilities. *■ Some prominent rebels were personally present at the invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania, but all or nearly all of them received military paroles upon the surrender of the rebel armies. Whilst I think that thote paroles are not an ultimate protection for prosecutions for high treason,, I have thought that it would be a violation of the paroles to prosecute those persons for crimes before4he political power of the Government has iproclaimed that the rebellion has been suppressed. It follows, from what I have said, that I am of the opinion that Jefferson Davis and others of the insurgents ought to be tried in some one of the States or districts in which they may be charged. Though active hostili ties, and flagrant war have not for some time existed between the United States and the insurgents, peaceful relations between the Government and the people in the States and districts in rebellion have not yet been fully restored. None of the justices of the Supreme Court have held circuit courts in these States and districts since aetual hostilities ceased. When the courts are open, and all laws can be peacefully administered and enforced in those States whose people rebelled against the Government, when thus peace shall have come in fact and in law, the persons now held in military custady.-as prisoners of war,. and who may not have been tried and con victed for offences against the laws of war, should be transferred to the custody of the civil authorities of the proper districts, to be tried- for such high crimes and misdemeanors as may be alleged against them. I think it is the plain duty of the Presi dent to cause criminal prosecutions to be in stituted before the proper tribunals, and at all proper times, against some qf those who were Anainly instrumental in inaugurating and conspicuous in conducting the late hos tilities. I should regard it as a direful cala mity, if many whom the sword has spared, the law should spare also; but I would deem it a more direful calamity still, if the Execu tive, in performing his donstitutional duty of bringing these persons before the bar of jus tice to answer for their crimes, should violate the plain meaning of the Constitution, or in fringe in the least particular the living spirit of-that instrument. : I have the. honor to be, most respectfully, James Speed, Attorney General. THE CITT. Judge Allison on Jan. 16 sentenced ffm. Aston to pay a fine of $lOOO and undergo an imprisonment of seven years, for injuring a man by shooting him with a pistol, this being the extent of the law. At the meet ing of the various committees on the Steam ship fund, held January 16, subscriptions were reported to the amount of $500,000. The full amount of capital required for pres ent operations is $600,000, and it is expected that the whole of it will be subscribed at the next meeting. The sum here mentioned is sufficent to purchase vessels enough to estab lish steam lines to ‘Wilmington, N. C., Charleston, Savannah, and New Orleans. During 1865 the expenditures, of the city were $10,363,256. The city is paying 90 cents per 1000 m’s for its printing,-; — During 1865 there were 438 fires in Phila delphia, causing a loss of $1,269,499. Financial. —The public debt decreased from August to December, $41,000,000. The current fiscal year’s receipts of internal reve nue will be over $300,000,000. The Sec retary of the Treasury still estimates the Southern cotton supply at 1,750,000 bales. FOREIGN. Mexico. —A letter from Brazos, of the 7th, to the New Orleans limes, says:—Bagdad was captured on the morning of the sth. The attacking party consisted of sixty men. They captured nearly 300 prisoners, one half of whom turned Liberals, and formed the garri son of town on the attacking party disappear ing. The Liberal loss was 4 killed and 8 wounded. The Imperial loss was 11 killed and 27 wounded. Upon assuming command, Gen. Escobado requested of Gen. Weitzel a detachment of twenty men to preserve order, .which was agreed to, and the men were or dered down. Recent dispatches from Minister Bigelow, it is reported, say the French Emperor has no intention of with drawing his troops from Mexico. The New York Herald's dispatches from Metamoras say -that not only the French troops will withdraw, but even “ Maximilian has recently unreservedly expressed himself ready to make his exit from Mexico as soon as the United States shall demand it.” Twelve thousand French and Austrian troops arrived in Mexico during Christmas week. Toluca, the ancient capital of the empire, 36 miles from Mexico, has been taken by the Liberals, under General Munoz. All the Im perial troops at the Capital have been sent to retake the city, and Marshal Bazaine com mands in person— —Juarez left Chihuahua, December 9, and a large French force took possession immediately after. France— Napoleon gave the usual New Year’s reception to the diplomatic body, and expressed his happiness that the past year had strengthened the bonds of peace, and was an augury for a long day of peace and prosperity oVer the world.-— —Count Faver ney Second Secretary of the French Embassy at Washington, has had an audience with the Emperor. . Chili has authorized privateering against Spanish commerce. -The death of the Spanish Admiral of the fleet blockading Sis confirmed. He committed suicide from mortification at the capture of one of his vessels by the Chilians. ItalV - The new Italian Ministry had been com Dieted under the Presidency of LrMar- The Pope received the congratula tes of the French army on January l st „d tionsoi , ca ,ditwoud probably ' betefasUime he could bestow his blessing be the ms , f par pd the enemies of tpe • Chmch would go to Rome after the departure of the French troops. mSOELLANEetS, The Colored Press. —The Independent makes the following enumeration of papers now conducted by colored men: At New Orleans, The Tribune, a daily, is owned and edited by colored men, and conducted with great ability. At Mobile, as one of the re sults of the recent convention held in that city , The Nationalist, a weekly, is just now starting, under the auspices of an association of colored men, to be edited by Eev. J. Sills by, once of the Siam Mission. At Augusta, Ga., The Colored American, about the size of The Tract Journal, is just starting off with ability and fair prospects. At Beaufort, S, C., The New South has reached “ Vol. IV , No. 9.” At Nashville, Tenn., The Colored Tennesseean, a, very respectable paper, has issued the twenty-seventh number of its. first volume. The Religious Recorder, the organ of the African M. E. Church, is published in Philadelphia, and looks not greatly unlike The Recorder of Boston. And now The Leader appears in this city. Items.—The Emperor Napoleon receives five millions of dollars a year, and the Em press one million. Queen Victoria receives .about two millions. The high price of paper, it is said', has induced the New York Tribune to import paper from Belgium. Harper's Weekly is printed on paper frem Belgium. The report that the wrong Win der is in custody, for barbarities to our pris oners, is confirmed. The right one is said to be in Canada.—-George Bancroft has ac cepted the invitation to deliver tha.eulogy on President Lincoln.— —Three of the Adams Express robbers have been captured in Con necticut, and three-fourth of the stolen money recovered. The amount stolen was $250,- 000.-; —Professor James L. Mapes, the dis tinguished agriculturists died at Newark, Jan. 10, aged 60. Since July there have been twenty light-houses built, or rather re stored, at the expense of the General Gov ernment. These light-houses were all in Southern waters, and went to ruin amid the wholesale wreck which followed the rebellion. The population of Paris is 1,667,841. The Governmentowns47,poo,oooacres of public lands in the South. It is said that the Falls of Saint Anthony recede so much every year, that in a short time they will be destroyed—nothing being left but rolling, tumbling rapids. Dr. Beemis, Superin tendent of the State Lunatic Asylum at Worcester, has been for some “weeks the inmate of a similar asylum at Philadel phia. The rebel owner of the Planter, captured so gallantly by Robert Small in Charleston harbor, has applied for the return of his “ property.” It is at length ascer tained that Gen. Lee did apply for pardon. The Richmond newspapers wish to turn the correspondents of Northern journals out of the city, as it is alleged they write false hoods. —; —The Committee on Reconstruction has begun the examination of witnesses to ascertain, the condition of the Southern States. The National 'Temperance Advo cate is a very handsome new monthly octavo just issued, by J. N. Stearns & Co., No.-111 Fulton Street, N. Y.. at $1 per annum; .It is the organ of the new National Temperance Society, and seems to be conducted with spirit and judgment. We commend it to the favor of earnest Temperance men. grin ■ JiuMitafow. Now Ready, The February Number of HOURS AT HOME. TABLE OF CONTENTS; The Straggle In Tyrol. By C. L. Bbacb. Geoffrey, the lollard— Concluded. The Science of History. By J. A. Fboude. Westminster Abbey. By Col. J. G. Wilson. A Miracle in Conrt. By Rev. C. E. Knox. Private life of Sir Thomas Moore. Modern languages. By Proi. Wells, of Union College. Senator Collamer. • The Religions Sentiment in the Union Army. By William Swixton. With several Poems and other Papers of Interest. PREMIUMS. Wheeler M Wilson’s Sewing-Machine for 25 Sub scribers ($75). Mason & Hamlin’s Celebrated Cabi net Organs ; one worth $llO (or 65 Subscribers ($195.) and one worth $l7O lor 100 Subscribers ($300). TERMS. Three Dollars a year. Six Copies for $l5: Thirteen for $3O. Bound Volume, ooat-paid, $2 50. Bound Volume and one year’s subscription. $5. C. SCKIBNER & CO.. New York, Publishers. V iniMCMr The Author* devoting his whole time in preaching to, and corresponding with children, finds that there is a charm in what comes to them in letter form, es pecially when directed to a particular school* class, family or child. No. 1. The young love to be noticed. Seldom re ceive letters . These letters, in a neat handwriting teach how to write, read, and compose letters. No. 2. Those having children in charge, find it de sirable' always to have choice, spicy matter at hand and “in a nutshell,“ to intertst children with. They are filled with incidents, extracts from chil dren’s letters and other illustrations, all bearing on one gospel theme or text. WHAT QTHBBS SAY. Rev. Dr. Newton: “ ful” Rev. A. Cookman: “The collection of incidents and simplicity of expression, make them exceedingly interesting." George H. Stuart: * Admirably adapted to interest children." Others say, “Exactly what is needed in our Sabbath-school." —“The subject of conversation until the next one appears."—*’ Means of increasing our school." —Contributes largely to the interest of our Sunday-school concerts.”—“ All were delighted; several were melted to tears,"—*' Could not think of doing without them."—** Wtailetheyinterest,they in struct and profit," etc., etc. Terms— sl a year. A specimen 10 cts. Address, mentioning No. lor 2, REV. EDWIN M. LONG, Box 3, Norristown, Pa. • fin! toxib, &t. t CARPET Sfl B ivins & dietz. \ No. 43 STRAW BE RAT STREET, Secpnd door above Chesnut street. PHILADELPHIA. #9* Strawberry,street is between Second and Bank streets. CARPETINGS, OIL CLOTHS, • MATTINGS, AC. NEW STYLES, MODERATE PRICES. IVINS & DIETZ, 43 STRAWBERRY Street. Philada. .A* Cleaj Carpel Store. Calculated to bo very use- Hmtsttepiitjj forte. FURNITURE. THE PLACE TO BUY YOUR FURNITURE IS 837 MARKET STREET, Where also can be had the celebrated Self-Rocking Cradle, Which is a blessing to mothers. AMOS HILLBORN, BEDDING AND FEATHER WAREHOUSE, No. 44 NORTH TENTH: STREET, PHILADELPHIA. BEDS, FEATHERS, MATTRESSES, BLANKETS, COMFORTABLES, OTTILTS, Etc. TUCKER’S CELEBRATED SPRING BED. Browne’s Metallic Weather Strip AND WINDOW BANDS Totally exclude cold, wind, rain, snow and dost from the crevices of doors and windows, and save one-hall the fuel. DAVID H. LOSEY, Sole State Atrent. 38 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, 4®- Send for circular. Local agents wanted through out the State. 983-ly WILLIAM YABNALL, IMPORTER AND DEALER IN HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, No. 1232 CHESTNUT. ST., S. E. COR. 13TH. SUPERIOR REFRIGERATORS. WATER COOLERS, PINE TABLE CUTLERY, FAMILY HARDWARE, IRONING TABLES. &o. Ac., S. F. BALDERSTON & SON, DEALERS IN WALL PAPER AND WINDOW SHADES, NO. 902 SPRING GARDEN STREET, N. B. —Practical part in both branches promptly attended to. 1012-Sni.. s fjlacirim. Groyer&Bakers HIGHEST PREMIUM ELASTIC STITCH LOCK STITCH SEWING MACHINES - WITH LATEST IMPROVEMENTS. The Grover & Baker S. M. Co. manufacture, in ad dition to their celebrated GROVER & BAKER STITCH Machines, the most perfect SHUTTLE or "LOCK STITCH” Machines in the market, and af ford purchasers the opportunity of selecting, after trial and examination of both, the one best suited to their wants. Other companies manufacture but one kind of machine each, and cannot offer this opportu nity of selection to their customers. A pamphlet, containing samples of both the Grover <fc Baker Stitch aDd Shuttle Stitch in various fabrics, with full explanations, diagrams and illustrations, to enable purchasers to examine, test and compare their relative merits, will be furnished, on request, from our offices throughout the country. Those who desire machines which do the best work, should not fail to send for a pamphlet, and test and compare these stitches for themselves . OFFICE, 730 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. SEVERAL REASONS WHY WILLCOX & GIBB’S SEWING MACHINES are beooming so VMITERBAUT POPULAR. FIRST. They are the ‘‘PERFECTION OFMB CHANIM.” Each maohine being as carefully and accurately finished a s a watch. are adapted to the GREAT EST RANGE OF WORK, and will use successfully either cotton, silk, or linen thread. They make the patent “ TWISTED LOOP STITCH,” which is the most beautiful, elastic, and durable stitch known. FOURTH:. They are “GLORIOUSLY SIM PLE,” a 8 readily comprehended as a pair of'scissors, and not more liable to derangement. They are ENIIRELY NOISELESS and “ migbt safely be used in a sick room. or by the cradle of a sleeping infant/ 7 ' SIXTH. They are run with PERFECT EASE, scarcely an effort being re quired to sew a stitches per minute. SEVENTH. 9 hey are ABSOLUTELY COM PLETE, and will Hem, Fell, Braid, Cord, Bind Tack, Gather, and Em broider beautifulfv. EIGHTH. They CANNOT BE TURNED THE ’ WRONG WAY. * The N EEDLES CANNOT BE SET WRONG. The Hemmers, Fellers, &e., are SELF-ADJUSTING. A careful examination of these Machines at SECOND. THIRD. FIF&. NINTH. TENTH. No, 720 Chestnut Street, 'Will disclose many other points of peculiar merit. S T E Jl M Dyeing and Scouring Establishment. Mrs. E, W. SMITH, NO. 2S N. Fifth St., below Arch, Fhllada. Ladies' Dresses, Cloaks, Shawls, Ribbons, ic., dyed in any colpr, and finished equal to new. Gentlemen’s Coats, Pants and Vests oleaned, dyed and repaired. * . 963-ly d>QAAA A. YEAR made by any one with sls— Stencil Tools. No experience necessary. The Presidents, Cashiers. and Treasurers of three Banks, indorse the circulars. Sentfree with Address the Atnercan ikencil Tool Works, Sprinar field, Vermont. 1019-3n> HENRY HARPER, No. 520 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, Dealer in and Manufacturer of WATCHES, FINE JEWELRY sit.vt; r, ware, AND SUPERIOR PJATED GOODS. '•
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers