THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1864. Crating (telegraph A PAitr ArrxKsnox nwfAri. office No. ins"ST'i'iin:n stiiiiht. Frleo Thikm Ctsr. I'ra Coi-t il'ouhlp Hhnpu, ,r fXwrara S1 l-Kli WLOnpayallotOthS Carrier, nd mailed to ftnbwflhera out of the Cliyel !in t).i. m s m Anion i Oi V 'i l H n Fmt lir. i .ik T .1 Moirriiii, Hi.orlalily In iil'prt for the period 01 Vn. . Adverlleeiiiett. taiettpd at the mttal ratea. A lun r.1 arraaaenaent tor evlpn.'pd inscrlious. T Ailffrtlwr. nwimr h the srpiil In-ren.a In tli Cirr-ilp'l , n 1 SrVHMISU 1'RI. K.KI'M. romp -llini.' llf IO l'-Mn ;.. .' Mr) mrlf rPHtr. WBHf.'.'Olll lO'lI'd-l lh' IlrtVpr inf.-, ..,, tr,, - ftp fiei'drd In a. soon a III o ol -' . if pos.1 fi" . t -t .,- re abcu au InMirtioa In all ol our editions. TUESDAY, I IX KM Ml II I t, In 4. inn kaiiomi. nMii-; viin i M l'otiT or T'in o-iriitui.i i.it i llli: t I'KMMl. Tbn hoconj AmuiiU Ki-purt of tlio (Vnij, frbller fjf Uio Currency Ins Imtii lulil bi-fuii' Cor grew anil tlio public. It di-moiiHt mf -h tin; Rcccoxs wlikli lius o far Bttriiiturl thin crmvn Ivp; eflort of Cliltif JuMtiti) CnAxp.'s pi-iiiu. Vtl.va tlio Idea of thin rlmngiii"; nil the Statu IIhi.Iji Into Hnnkiug lIou.'. M i.f the I'tilt'il MiiUm wiih flral sufie-sli'il, ttll tlio ojipyiT if tl.o AilminlHtriitioii cotniiiciicfil iiturlii'r. 1 1 l I r mtcuIit jirrilii-tioiiH of national 1i:uikruiil"y uml mlu. I.Ko all Invention, tlm loro-locu portion of our poiiuliiUon laiifrliifl it to from. Tinie, however, hits provial il elliei.mry. It has dimoiftrntod tlmt hucIi iln:i tin' ouu adopted was of great prnetirul utility, au.l tli;it tlie demands ol tlm nation rcij'ilriid mmm such Hystmn should bo jmt into active ;-"-ration. The report. nnnotmooN tho fart that d'irlnj the last year there have been two hundred and eighty-two new banks organized, and ono hun dred and Blxty-eiglit (llks) State bauks luve Availed themselves of tlio provisions of Cim prfxt, and become national orani. itions. That tliero am now in existence, live hun Ire 1 and eighty-four (.VI) wi'-li corporations; ol' which the Keystone Statu boast.s ono Imnilreil an 1 nine (1(K), 1111 lurtrest nu'iilnr which any Commonwealth can claim. Foremost in her trait in the nation d honor as regard cur rency, a she haH always b.'.en in ren.ird to th:; necessity of national lite, iilie proudly takes h T place at the head of tlio arch, and claims li r right as Kev.itonn of tlio Amerieati Union. Fir.it in the number of her moih, llrst in thus pouring out her bl'xvl to subdue the lit -hellion and eatitUtsh the Bunrcmacy of rijrlit. slit- t day is the iiiohI luvlnh in the expemlitiir. of . her money, itud Kill in the future, its iu the pat, never he.itate to fullll every n-iiuiiv-ment which the nutiou may make of h-r. she has wealth mifuVient. She h;vs m n euough, and slie will ever meet dt-nnuilsof men and money rendered necessary by the nation's emergency. In the amount of capital invested in 1I1U national system, Mattsachiuu-Us claim tlm lead, beiuf$ l,H()l),00:) more than l'cun-iylvani 1, which Is fcecoud 011 the lint. The rapid Imvc.vso of lunLiug cajiital hi certain localities where, previous to the pas sage of the. act, there was no demnnd for such Investment, la regretted by the Comptritller. The rapid Increase teudj to render unsafe the currency. "It has not loen tlm Intention of the friends of the sytoiu," says tii3 Coaip trollor, to Increase tho amount of paper mouey In circulation," but merely to clnnge the uoU-a of the Slate banks into national eunt'iicy. Tho ruccnt action of tha Legis lature of our own State ha dune much towai'ds removing all fears of such a catastrophe. Hy enabling SUlo banks with euse to change their charters the d-'lbl.incy is obviated. No Ine.reasn iu paper money remits. Nonew banks are formed, but for every dollar now Issued a dollar of State nvmey Is with drawn. Tho equilibrium Is thus kept up. Fiom whichever n!do we view th" pi in 11 which the CUKf Juntlco la tho father, w e cm but admire It It was an original move ; It n;i peured during to tho timid; but satining rish ne is often tho safest discretion ; and what tho LHuuocruU hailed as tho erratic effort o' teraerlty has proved Itself the hound deed of a mature and uhlc. Intellect. The subject of finance is one which It be hooves the pcoplo at laryc to bo thoroughly acquainted with. We have therefore dnvoted a largo space of our editorial columns to the consideration of tliid suljei t, and shall still continue to review all Important papers re luting to this most Important rul.jcct. Tiiiiu to the comprehensive minds w hieh have h.-ro-totore had the control of our financial afMiu, tlin ration has suferdd only tho recurring evils iucldi nt 0:1 a state of civil wur; and we doubt not, notwithstanding the dolorous pro phesies of certain of our citizens allccted with tneJaucholla, that the bmii al.ility which has guided tho "Milp of State" tluougb tho tuuitil luous seas of the irt, will eontinuu to govern us until th fain harbor of pe.we l.i suec'ss fufjy n-wheiL tjm; 1'i.Riir ikomr am a sunt'n S.iflO.VAl KI;I.!rE. In the Ii,to hIjIj repoilof the Sei rctaryof tho Treasury, the uttcntiou ol Congiess is . called to the public domuin as an Important source of revenue. The receipts liom that source, wo tin: tM. hnvo not hitherto h!e;i tall equal to thevi.it ext.-nt and value of tue Uiuds, and It Is very properly augg,-nU:d Uiai some 1. gislalkn bhould be had ut once uicn tie subject, Uli view to swell the iaeome ol the 'Jiea.-ury. Mr. Vt.-iSKKhus savs that the "agricullural region hius, through tiio operaUon of the Tl.mic.stea l law, almo.it cea-sei Ut afford a direct rcvemo. ;" and he eijuvs-a a regret that the nou-sjitleipatlou of tin present xs!vUwr opened tho way fur the adoption of a laud system which reudcrs so Lirge a por tion of the public domain unavailable as a ba.sls of credit, cdther by pledging its proceeds, by appropriating t'lein uermanenlly to the I creation of a sinking fund for the ultimate I redemption of the public debt. , 'I bough the system of granting gralul . touly to actusl settlers such of the public ' lands as are nt for agi Iculliirf, besides Itcstow ' Itigftiem lis bount'es to our bravo solJiers, and also as donations to corponllonM,to aid In the construction ol main lines of railway, can not now be repeals d, yet we are of the opinion tluit while the policy referred to may havo almost entirely extinguished tiu' direct reve nue from the lands in iiie-tlon, no Indirect ri venue IV0111 tie m has I. ecu cr -iito l within the la-t thirty years that. Is lar greater and more valuable than that which tho (lovern nient Could ever, t) any possible means, have i!i rived fioi'i the territory directly. 1'y way of illd'-h'ulioii we rctlto the following well ainlieiiii.iitei lio ts : I'lm growth ol th" ri diu t've powers of the V. st li larg.'ly dim to the increased farilillu for transportation. During the past ten years there h ive been built, In Unit section of the country, !i(l30 miles of railroad, at a est ol f&VJj'iStVlll-t, mostly by lhistern or linjiorted capital. The Illinois ( enlrnl Ibiilroad Company alone brought Into Illinois S:;),r,on.(Hio, and built a road which enabled the Federal (Jovernment. to sell 1 1 ,( '( ',1 D worth of land, and the Company to sell fa'.t.l.K ' ,ii!HI worth more, to actual settl -ri, making oev Sidl ,()I),(MH) eoiieent rated in that State by the operations of one company. The chief ellcct of this has been to sw ell the aggre ' uate f;rain receipts nt (Ihicago, during the ten yea s, o !!",si.." t (.Ml bushels, which, at nil a;r-gn-L'ale cost uf sixty cents per bushel (tho I value for isno at Chica'ro), would be worth j rl2i, (H),K O-thua exceeding by nb nit I !:!l,(i( (1,000 the cost of the railroads, through (be agency of w hieh the grain was nu l l av.iil ble. In 18(11, tho grain increased to 47,(t:)7,5:): bushels, the southern routes being closed, and In V-C-2 the amount was m,Vn;KK) bushel.. Thus the land donated by Congreis to nl 1 in constructing u Illinois Central railway lias contributed to create an increased wealth and production, which, no doubt, pays a reve nue to the. nntlonal treasury, from various sources and In manifold ways, much greater In the; aggregate thu!i any sum the lands could ever have yielded directly. Then again it must not be fonotleti that the country has rallied Incalculably iu power and pro-pcrity through that vast current of t mitral ion which our Homestead law has bieii mainly Instrumental in drawing hither (Vera nil parts of Europe and (treat T'rlUlu. This access to our strength in population began to be decidedly marked about the year liom which time to 1H00 the arrival of emi grants I10111 abroad may be stated as lollow? : There arrived In 10 years : Fiom 18-0 to 1K0, - - - 21 4.4M From JH.I0 to 1S40, - - 552,000 J-'rom It-10 to lHol), - - - 1.!W,:MD From 1W0 to 18(10, - - 2,707.021 Total, .... 5,032,115 Being a yearly average of 12!i.500 tor tho lant 40 years, and 270,702 tor the last 10 years. The population uf France Iu l.Sill was 27,.4 lt),ou;i; in istil, 37,472,1:12, being about 07 per ccui. increase in 00 years. Tho population of Prussia has Increasc'l since 1810 at the rate of 79 per cent, in 45 years. England und Wales show an incrcuso of 121 ier cent. In 00 years agaiust an increase In the United SUiles in O'l year of ol) per cent. The positive result of this immense Inltux of population, settled mostly on fertile lands, and which was just so much productive power taken from other nations and added to ours, Is shown in a corresponding advance In the material wealth of the people of the I'nitod Stales. The assessed value of that portion ol property which is actually taxed increased as ibllows: In 17'.H (estimated), $"5:),o:ki,o '); l.;10 (cotimaled), 1, 800.000,000; 185J (olli clul valuation), 87,ir,7S0,22S ; 1803 (olll dal valuation), 1 10,150,010,005; showing uu in ert are In (lie last decade alone of 1,8 55,8 10. Iu view of such statislics, It may be inferred thi't our national laud system has, ou the whole, been wise and hr-nellcl-.il la in emiir-nt degree; and Secretary Fks.skniii-:v, whilo ex pressing a doubt whether It would have been adopted in prospector the strugglo in which the nation is now engaged, says it may be fairly qui-Jtloued whether, aud to what extent, the public domain, given away to actual set- j tl. r.i, has not aU'ordod through Immigration, i which is daily augmenting tho resources and ; power of the licpubKc, all the material aid to the (iovernuieut In this crisis of Its utl'iirs which it could have been made to render by any dilli-rent policy. Iu May lust tjierc remained of I he public land-' 1.1 lllllfll IIIF l fill tlllll.P fll it I tl... Tr.,tl...l ' Mates, INi 1.001)25 acres an estnto In Itsell i large iiiough, If wisely managed In tin- future, '. to pay tlic whole present debt of the nation, : riiucical mid interest. VlkllRlli I KIOM T. The desire lor witnessing scenes of misery and HiifU rlng seems to be inherent with many in. u. It is a species of excitement In which they delight. If some poor wretch Is to f uller on the (.allows, the Sheriff Is Instantly bciet with ui plications from all quarters for permission to behold the dying agonies of the cri111iu.il; men of education and high staudiii"; become suitors for admission to the enclosure when the dUmal tragedy is to be enacted, and happy Is he who can secure un entrance. J'ass the court-house door, and you will llnd it thronged with people anxious to get a look at the un fortunates who are entering or leaving the prison vnn. With eager eyes they gaze al Iheiu as they hurry past, and when the gloomy vehicle is driven cfl', they turn slowly away, as If sorry that the entertainment was so brief. Look at ysudur dwelling, whose door, draped with the symbols of woe, tells plainly that It Is a hoii-e of mourning, lie. Cure It stands the solemn hearse, and hxt of eager faces are gathered there to watch the codlo as It Is hrouuht out, and giue at the grief-stricken friends of the dead. Wo meet evidences of this passion at every step we take. If a man fails and breaks a limb, crowds (lock around Mm to listen to his groans. If a horse, taxed Is yond his strength by a heart less driver tor more of s brute than tho ani mal he utilises sinks to tlie ground, Instead of turning away In disgust, men stand and gaze st his sunt rings; suit If he dies where hn has fallen, the scene is so much th more ex citing find engaging. It is this taste for the lioirible that has made Fox's re -ord of the siiifeiings of the eaily Christian martyr. so po.uler. Men road It, not as a record of noble fortitude end dating in th". cause of rigid, but to gratify a diseaje.! appetite to which it ministers. So strong in man Is this d 'sire for scones of distress und agony, that IIoiiack Wai.i-oi.k relates that, at tho execution of Earl Fr.n nhli.H, two of the h iiim;-ii quarreled for the rope w ith which they had hung him, a:i 1 tht) one wI:o lost it hur.-t into tears. Another species of morbid curiosity is th 1 ' le .siire men take in wiliics-lng d -for.nities ui.d nioiisti rs. Poets and novelists extol the b. 1 utus ot a man-like neck In a wo:n m, bat. we will venture to say that a lady woald b.' n.uch more sought utter if she h id la reality a 111 c!." like the bird in question, than when s:.ch a resemblance existed merely In the mid imagination ol lhe.se gentlem mi. A man who has a nose like his neighbors might staive, but be would soon grow weilthy ha I he but the powi r to elongate it lnt ) the pr.H buseis of an elephant. We have a very rotvnt illustration of this taste of the masses for tlio horrible, In the immense concourse of people that thronged to witues the execution of Mi I.l. F.lt. the supposed murderer of 15un;(is. It is proper to adil that a mom ilisgrac.iful exhibition of the degradation of human nature than that presented by the dense crowd on Ihut occasion has n-ld 1:11 been witnessed. 4.01I UVOIC l,j:t. AMI HIS 1 AH- r.A.r:s. (.overnnr Ituow v, of (ieorria, Is, It soni, extremely fond of cabbages. He has a weak ness lor chickens, too, and one of Ids lavoriio dishes is bacon aud greens. Tho Savannah l:jiihl!i un of December I) tells us that when Governor UitowN left Milhj,.lgevlllo hn took with him all bis own property of every de scription, Including his furniture, carriago au-.l horses, poultry, und ecea the ca'ihtijrn thtl yrcw ii bin iiurlen.I All the powder, how ever, of the State, at Milledgeville, was left behind, to make room for tho ''eollards" and chickens. Three thousand stand of arms were likewise abandoned by him. Governor JiitowN took care of the cabbages, aud mo look care of tho three thousand stand of arms. It w as very natural that (iavernor Enow s should behave in this manner. Like the opos sum of his own sweet South, he watched his opportunity for leaping from tree to tree; or, perhaps, he was just recovering from tho fever and ague, and retired to "one of his extensive plantations In Southwestern Georgia," toshako the persimmons down, and manufacture them Into brandy and baer. Eut w lnlst I1.1 Is brew ing bis beer nt home, the people are brewing lor him a storm abroad, which is no tempest in a tencup. Whilst he is enjoying his car riages and cabbages, his hens and his horses, the Savannah papers tire bitterly descanting upon tho three thousand stand or arm aban doned, and the Government powder left behind. Hut hear hat Ihu Savau:ia!i llciiuhlicmi itself so vs: "Win 11 Governor Piiow.s left Millcdzcvlllo, he b i kwitli biin a!l of bis own properly of every (icscn'iuion, including Ins furniture, carria.irc and licr-e-, poul'ry, and even the cutiliapes thai grew In hie "srilcn. The truin was loaded wi'.li tlieso iiuliviiiuul assets, and till sent saf.lv to one of Lis rx'cnivo plantations iu Southwestern (icotui. Jle to k pood euro ol hiiustlf. "Vu hi: e.juallv diligiMit In looking nf;er the alkilrs m.d proi erty of the Whic ? Take a few other lucls In iiinstration of this point. AO the powdtr ot the State nt Mdledgi vilio was left be. Mud to make ro.un for the 'i-jllards' and ciiick ens, and wms sent forward the 11 -xt day by per sons who felt greater interest in the property of the Stnte than tho Governor. Three ttcmsa.id stnr.d nt arms were also loft behind 119 insig-iltl-cant when compared with the Governor's 'plun der,' Htul thc-c were nil destroyed hy the rni my. 'Tin He fai-is reach ua from sources of the tirut rti-pi.ctubility." Pcintcr Wilson's only eon, a Lieutenant in the 51st ('olcred Infantry, has bo.n appointed an aid en Central l'crreto's Man". Mr. A. W. Thayer has been appointed Con mi of Trieste, in place of lie-hard Hililrcth, oblpcd lo riflun ou aecouit of III htultlt. (iififnil Morgan L. Smith has siiccecrlol (Hceral Dnnaln comuiand of tbo I'o&t and Dis t 'lit of V itksburg, Tiny ba.e "n'.rnck i'.c" iu tho S.ir!nn,v val !iy, and Miihiuu upciia"hcr lulirle itiioai" iu i:.ol( it g. Tic Ns-hville V.i, the MrCle'lan nrpun In Tennessee, now comes out tlatiy for a sep..ra;ion of the North and South. General Thomas has two men in hit employ Uo serve as scouts and spies at tho imminent liBard of their lives. The rebel General John ston olfcied a reward of S'lO.uoo for tlieiri-Hpture. Tin y Lave bo n much within the Kebol line, and often in their very camps, bat so disguised at to dify di ti ction. The I ouisviUc lcmo:rat sas t'jat the Lleu tinant Governor of Kentucky, U. T. Jacohs, who as r.cciit;.iidcrcd tliro.igh tho Confederate lim s by the military authorities, of thut K-.st,', Is now at Gallipohs, Ohio. Thu K.-bcl authorities t. fused to receive the exile, saving thut tlicy "do not In'cnd to Ut President Unioln makes llutany bay of the Snath." Mi jor-Gcieial Alrxandor McDowell MeCoolc rrctivid orders this week to re)ort to Major Gmrtal Sheridan, aud lift Dayton on Tuesday to do so. General Sheridan n as the commander of a division iu McCook's Corps drfog the Chlcka luarga t an.pnlpe. As both arc true soldiers, the cbaime lu their relations wi!l bo u suliject of less interest to them than to others. LIT1BASY EEVIEWS. H:s-roiir or tbh Wont 11. j-now titi: Kiiiiikst llriosos to thh PiirssNT Timk. Hy l ailip Sn Ith, II. A. Applctou tk Co., ilos'on. "1 rt I rtrnl-t nnt tlimnh tU Mi's, one liicrculng p'jrp..-.c runs, Anil tin. tl onahii if mi.n am ln-tiucl, with ths pnnroM Ul Hi StlllH." Histi ryitnot a chronological account of past (Tents; it is rather a lior.. ope in which tho fnturo of rations ran be rend. From the past by anelefv we foretell the fnturo. History, Ilko every other science for writing a narrative accoiii.t ol events hi a proper manner, Is a science as nitich as chemistry or botany, has a history ItM-H. In tlio earlier diiwn of civilization deeds of iin or tunic (in ie . sid so mpidly, thst the p an of oral trsilit.on bcc.inic Impo-sl'ilo. So li ng sa inunkio 1 w.-re iliridi-diDto trih.-s, with a pntrintclial bead to ca -b, the tii.ling events in llicir c.xlsti nee could bo ret .hied by descending from father to son. Hut when tue great n.tl.ns of the earth wero fonni-d by tlio coalition of ihesj Mini. n)m tribes, lnipottiiiit w.irs, changes of monaictdcg, Invasions and discovirles, demanded tliut a ti 1 ore permanent and comprehensive re cord she u'd be ai'optcd lhan Hint of iiiemory. llci.ee srokc our S)sleui uf nritu-n history, nloeh, in Us inlsnev, eorrospoask-d to wh.it is row siiown s a cbMnuloicai tu iln. Onduviv ll.e uu net gn w, siel niiout tie llo.tii'h erntu v hail siii.i-U ut t l.o opposite f ln 11) -. Astyleot Itie u'11 ost pioiixi y sureeeite-l ; ttic m(a io-s hi cil 11s wne l aimtcd at inr,:", 101 J Oinn mhu 1 iiu- . cm ni o uf.n-turcil 0.1 tin- leas, basis ol i'a-t. 'll.e 1 et... m.iiioti, tiow. voi , iS'i-ed 1. no.v iru-Vi- us to he ( i.en to lct er, tlic ili c style id 1 tic iiii c nt. dine i-ler had new life ti.riwn iuDn, 1 lot l.i tn'V r ii risd nol only l,y tlni priests nnu It not, lut iiiao l-y ilic more itielie.tr. of fie p. 1 iral pi b'ic. Voltiotc, in ttic eigiii.eniii ceo niiy, sppi:oei upon the srn , arid wlia nun c iiii keu tl.ii iiihuutrof coielue inir tuc'-tlia-Q.i 1 I 1 1 e j e.-i " An inteiiige.il hi-tory tto.ved tr nil 1 in u ii Irs pen, i s pi round d liii'iiiii ri tie n nr . o il tho dating of the wirr or and tue vi ilnm ol the siicc. Hi- hail a icu re, a spirit to liis work ; civil . itinn was tho lirestb which vivl tu d the hitheito iiiaiiiui ite ma-s Htnl cliangoil the lil.-lcss iMily witli a dili-ist rrit. living orginl atluii. '1 In-third era 01 history wnsace iinpii.liej liuit iiicg oltuiic.oiir coiiniiy man, llora e (Jrco lij , lias i-sncd a work which rests upon free .loan as its Inundation. Civili. ition f r the syst-an ot national advancement in tdu emtio entti ceniury, fieedoiii fnr the nineteenth : bit fir 11 history ot the world, in all itgts, Mr. I'tiilip Smita loi iHctptctt tho only true critenon by whi.-'i all i,.t'i"ns c:in tic re lin ed to a st mil ird, an I their 11111 its and ociiieiHs ju'fi! thr uniliivl ,,.i'"i 1., 1' iVi o Ituiiw 'roi idnttr fur its tnvoi nor. lo niidcttiiko ID wiitc a Wiodd's-hi-tort' de noiiids a (. lyantic .imnntit i f iln isiim of clinrae tcr. It is a wort, of a lileuiuo. Mae inlay's hi, -t .ry of liii Entire land would lia.e been a nussiie Mi lu-lii'i , tmt a cLionicii I 1 id I londs or all aes, surpasses any ct'ort ol'uiudei u cotii irie. It de n ands ava-t and cotiiptclHiisii-e tuii d, a jilsi jnd; nient, a tlow of hint'iiug and tlioiuo-tin-iloinl'uhh J erscvcrcnce. Juoghig trotii the vol I me belore us, wc should sav th u lr. Biimli I po n sn U ol these requisites, and that Ids work will be a an at success. The first volume, the only 0110 yet published, compiisis uuiveriul historv, ' troiu tho Creation to the ri-c-t!il)lishiiiiiit of Diony sius thoyoimgiir, In 1). C. ."lib." It dees not pretend to go into de tail, but all-Important cv.uis are mentioned, and a mi Client ItuglU devoted to their consideration. The whole production Is of great periuinent value, the want of which has lom lie- n felt in the liieraiy world, and vhicb should have its aoiiro prii te place on the shelf of every library. When finished the work will till eight volumes, and Is lor sa c, by subscription only, at J. K. Simons', No. :j:i S. Sixth street. (ji-CENfl 01-Sono. By Kllcn Creathorna Clayton. Ilaipir & brothers, Kcw York. Almost every field of bljcr.iphy has been thoroughly traversed, and all Its erratic wind ings laid before the American people, hut Miss C'ley ton, who has discovered a m w province, and trcuttd us to a mist delightful account of lis beauties und eccentricities. Tho lovers of music in Fctirral will hull with joy these sko cites of tie private lives ofiln.se wuo-e sweet voles have eiiue to us trout ucro-s the sea. '1 he work before ns is a collection of slight Licpiuphits of the lives i f the most dis'ingalsU'cd opetuiic iuirs of tlio Did World. It is writ ten iu the 1110-t pleasing stylo of .narrative, somewhat resembling that of Aencs Strickland, nr.d is 1 inlicllishid with bcautitul engravincs ot the "Uuu-ns ol Song." To lovers of tue opera or of music should omit to procure tho work, li wi l make u most beaiitiltil Christmas g.fi, and will hare an extensive circulation. Tun Mvsti:kies or I'loui nch. Ily George Liji- paid. 1. li. lVler-ou, I'hiUdi lphia. A mest exciting woik, end oiiu which has great fascination (or the lovers of dungeons, elixirs, ard alchemy. It will bo bought and read by the nias-es, ntul although it possesses no literary nierit uliove niiatioi rite, yet tho skill with which tin- plot is woven makes it interesting reading to tho.su who are nut fastidious us to style. Mapuiuvi Di.n.ii.'s Ilisrouv. Harper & Uro- tLcrs, New York. A nevtl ii viewed, by a certain class of our eltirics aw worth'css, if not liuiuorttl work, and the perusal of it diccouuti-nanced. This has bet n cuu-td by the detorioratiou of this cla s of literature from its original model. From pure works of imagination or social narratlou of riatoie, it has become a pamsercr to the passions, ll. nce the disrepute into which it has fallen with many of cur most respectable, citizens. Kvcrv woik, therefore, which ton Is to elevate work of lu lion, as a class, lo their original staudard, slu uld be hailed as a blueing to the literary world. "Martinet Dcn.ii's History" is such a woii.. It is pure in style uuJ contents. A 111n.1t excellent, moral, vet interesting, turiiliuglv tii teiitiiig work. We regret ihat the aatuoress is uuiMilitg to till Off asivlu he (Jici.yi.Ko. bho has wi n heisilf a reputation. How nt Get a Fa km axo M'ttrnB TO FiD O.Mi. Jiuiiis Miller, .cw Yora.. Ag.ut for 1'Llladi lphia, G. W. Pitcher. The oik before us Is tho p . or man's work. It is not Intmdcd for tho rhk: they have their Uioiuy aud can buy th.lr fauns when they please, but to ths poor nian w ho de.lres to rise lu the social scale who desires a home for himself and family, and is ready to work to obtain it to such a man the work appeals for a careful ponisul. The whole plan ol lanuiug Government hind ia treated in a practical manner; no theory, uu favorite bobby but a simplo explanation of facts at;d dir.clions for making use 01 the ex;ori. i-nce of others. '1 his is one ot ths most desira'do woiks which has fall-11 under oar notice. Our Sf-'riculturul community ure too much angle 'ted by our authors; this work tills a void, and a book wliii h is needed is always a good work. e -hoi ld think that the enonyiiiou uutiior was a thrmcr, he treats of his no. ject thoroughly. M e msy be thoiiitht to praise no strongly ; of course me w..rk has its detects what wori lias net .but then it is wanted, mid we commend it to turv- l.irn.er in our eouniiy. Fot.i.owino tiih Dki'u. Kv Mrs. Tlrlir.idii'r- Geciral K. I.. Viclo. T. li. i'ctersou, Tuila. A thrilling narrutive of the incidents of the wnr. It is lull of humor and rare wit, and will be read by thousands. It is got up in the popular s'lle hi which the publishers frequ-.ntly issue their uuliiury tovels. It is lounded on tact, and written in a cultivated stylo. It will hate a populur ilreulatioii, and will be read bv thou sands of those who tnko an iuterest lu the wur. It is not one of mere (uniriis growth, but has pi 1 mum nt value aud will outlive the present en-cileuuut. rnOM BALTTMOR!; T0-DAT. slIIMitrtl Mntrh In llnltinaor. JlAMitinua, December I.".. Ti e groat billiard match betwien Frank I'arker, of Chicago, and J. W. Coon, of Cleveland, Ohio, cams off last nlgbt at Franklin Hall, aud was wit nessed by a largo rote ours of persons. Mr. Coon, on the seventh inning, run 112 points, and continued to lead bit oppnuci.t to tho end of tho gams of 15C0 poods, riinnini; It out In scronty scven inning', making an avirnite of l'.iJJ, ths Isrrcst avci Rre on record In n public match gams ofloOO points. When will, In ISO points of making gsmo, Mr. Coon tan S'.'l polii'tn before missing a shot on the two red hulls. Time Two hours and (scnij-five iiiinii'ik. The recent stoi 111 wau vi ,y severe on tho Ciesa penke and along the con-1. S. n ral veso'' haro hi on Injun d, and otLcis entirely wrciko 1 A largo fleet of vessel transports left 1 oitrus Monrissyi storilsy, bound south, Mnnii:. fltr.nv TOW. on th lath ultlino, st llm ps-siinn to nl I I Oi'kti Mi'ilcll-t Kplsen, It llil isl. Ni J I I l,u .n Iinnl "iri.i t, hi IIkv. .1.-1. 11 .i. .I..11.-., Mr. Wild. 11 il '. I II uml Miss M .11 IK, II. lOW, all nl l'lillml lihln. MATI.Ai K I.A till. lie, i-nilinr Bin, in t'in Ir.at II . H--I I'll, p 01 I'r. M. ll. In I I, l,v Hi- Un. II. I-'. K ro ts! WW. V. MATI.Ai K, F.m.. nl llo.h n. ( le'sli.r i iinnl) In Mln I. Itls.sA I'. I, MMI. iIh.h.-:,i.t i .I.A. I..I.I.I . el r ri n nl.. ii, I n. Nn cants, ts.ruillo.1 uu 1 Wis-d 1 li.sti r pap. r pluasi- coj 0 siri. I'OMl. on SnnrliiT lllti int , JANK Si'l.VKN.SOM Itll.N II. 'n till' i-lll. yi'.ir III tinr l,". "1 tit- rrliidvi'S nmi irlcnits in Urn fninl'.v pirsmeiprt liihv ti .inil to annul the OiiiitiiI, Irnin ttic ri'mlrni-s i. tn-r Ini hitiiil No. n.''i H. I ii,r.t'.iiti Hir.'nt, ua i liur ilti.v irorninL-, 1 -it ti Instiint, ut IU n'l-l'u-li. . I I.I.. i n tlm pvi.nlni nf ths lith Initant. Mrj. I I. l 1.1. Oil,),. In lln ssih pir ot ln-r hk'. I. 1 i is liitivi-s ami irli'mls are itiv.ls-.l In iiio nil th- fins-r.-il i-n We in--. lav m .rnn.g, at 11 ti'tloji. im.a ti.T 1 .ts ri'lili-ni-r-, at Ii atk.liorii', .s. J. Mlil.lM At'X. Fisim rllsi-mo enntr.etMi in iSip hit v c.-nt lils rtMiiilrv, o.l Mnt. lav ini.riiliiii, I 'th Instant, lir-t Mi iili-naiit JA.MI.S 1 A1 - tl.l N ..A II 1, nl' o it-liiitiilri-il-iitia-'inii ly m-vi-nth Hi-Kltm-nt rt'iinvlvatila Vuliii ti'i-rs it'nai Itppttnii nt i, also first l.li-iitpn int 1'ortv lour h ( liTidiHtits' Iti-il llni'tit), Inrin Tl li.-lv.itn In tl.p 'I iviMitlidh Ki-ghiKnt (.siaitt li.'sloli'i hi t. nt JUJ ypur ol his a up. '1 hp Mativos anil Ir ends of thn fandtv am lnvln-tl to a-li nd tils tuni-rnl. Irnin tho rpsiilnici' ol his Itnh-r, II. 1'. Miilineniis, Nlxllt utreot. Iwlow lllckorson.ou Wea lii w'iiv mti nioon, at i o'ctoc k. MIMiKlt-on the pvculns or tho 11 h Instant. CA'I IIAItlNK STtNllf.lt. a lip relaovpsof her lainilr arp hivltpt to attpnlhsr fittit-riil. on Wi-ilnp-.il ii v ni xl, at I n'.-lnrk I. M . iro.n her hup n-lili ni v, Nu. IA . Hi vi'iith trt-.'l. InU-rin -nt at l.uiin 1 lllll. Blohsis. On Tili-iday mornlrg, lath Instant, Mr?. s.CAII A. MUKKH. II. r rilstiit-i anil trltnils aro TPPiii-plfnllv Invlfpil to ulti-nr Hip f.itu ral, Irnin Iter 1 1p ri'slili-ni-, .i Ti-slu il, iwf .'.-tsf-y, on Tiiurailuy iie.rn.i g, .,tti Intinut, ut lo o'clock. jjr.s. mikvs ni:v hook. L I ON-HE ARTED. BY MRS. GREY. Printed from the Author's Advanced Sheets. , One Volnme, Octavo, Price 75 Oeatt. I. t.tOK.IIEARTtJ). lir MItS. ORF;V. Author ot "Th fltiint:r n lie," "Good Hoetetjr," "Pr.ls and ll .utln." etc. etc. Comclct In one Ura octavo vnlame. Prioo ts.vi'U'-vol'eD.s. (Iu rnil.l noon POflKTY. ByMIt1. ORBV. Nsir and bcitltl nil t'dMiou. Comiilolo lu ouu Iniyo octavo roluo.6. i'rica id .ems. MART PK.VttAM. By MRS. flllKT. Npw and lwntl fnleilidi.n. Coinp.eto ui ouo larbaoeiavu voiuuia. mco lit Cllltf PAflSIOK ITD r;fVCIf'I.t. JtT MI'S. Il'!1?r. Npw ana bcautitul ed Hon? Cunipluto ia ouc largs ooiaro vuluni... l'ru;o 7o euu. XiT Editions of Mrs. Crcy's Other Works, Cousin ITarrv. l i t- Lull liranty, IdpSl''i, llltiuluol-, I.siia can i-ioo, heilo ni ii t tiiuily, Sih llani a:d, 1't.ki- and i.usln, Tin L tlin Win . AlaLu D.:lu lothfr. Haronot'i llnoi'lli-rs, ouiin I'rlins il. itiiia, Ol l lluwr Uojjo, llyacmtlip, Alice Mvvueiur, 1ur- Hupliam, rasion auiil'rhiclnle, His l lir', Ooad Society. PuLllsl-.td and fur salt at tho Cheapen Hook tlouse In tlip H t.ild tr. buy or tend for a slock of hooks, which is al T. B. PETERSON & BR0THEES', ruhl!:hcrs of .!un Counterfeit Dtinrtr Ohi HuhJi Jiie l.ii, I'lke Sl-uO a jcar. IS'. Mm r jIIiHINIJT Htrcet, I'UlLMitl.flllA, PA. Cerlrs of any of the abovo wilt be sent sverrirhtro, at once, free of jiottnpcon receipt of the prlco hj us. FOB PAI.B UT ALt, TIOOKHIll.LF.BB. It II Ol.IDAY PllKSKNTS. Ci. It UH M IU IjIj, Ho. 21 N. Bl X TU Sheet, Woti'd Invota attcnUca to tiih ito.1 of hue Anuiheao and In 1-uitd WATCHES, In Gold aiiS ntlfof. GOLD JEWELUT of l) latent ttylts. IIAHDSOk.' Bli.VEB WAS5, wamiiit4 r-rcoio,& sniUlo for llohdaj fmnsiSKS. 6. UDSSEIJ M-I0.P1 Ho. X. 6IXTII utt. plIALI.IlN'8 IIOI.IUAV rUUI.ICATIO.N8. v.y HVmWoA iiii lyui FASTKRN TAl KS. Illu.lriit.d lillil.K biOHIUS, In verm, on tinted psutr. luun trao d. I I ITI.K riLdltlMg l V THK HOI.Y LAND. Ami iat'jt amrlintnt BOOKS foil THK YOl'JKi. AUo, nr .( 0110 ii-ip M AMI Mill II ll ITAY llODKs), I'At.FSTISK, I'AST Ml eill-.-SKNC. SKI ITS ASH KI.OWKKH V rALi-IS IIXU. HI. Kill I" THK lli'LV I'lll. IT OS' 'IHK .iHKAl' KINO. .so ntyikifi-e,ntv Hiwtr'ii'it, ,ntl bound in ffi'fryy SSVV, WlttllMi Dfc,SKH, I'OllTS.ll.los. fiKSV IIIM.tDAT BOOKS, JN CiHKAT VAltlKTV. riiir.t.RN W-l-tit So. 1J0S CnKSNL'l HUpoL STOVFS! 8TOVKS I ! STOVES 111 IMPORTASr MillIt'N To ransoss tw want op stovk. fell KM iHI . Ho tail Ml KK t, t Hlrppt, it Mtltas off hU lara mock of iiiiiacuT UAH M'KKINO MTOVK Al ipattvriMlnpd orl.:ti r.ir two wpakn.artar wtiloli than lau leuialulngatoek will be said at public auction. 12-&-KI VOTICK THK I'F.RSON WHO TOOK A i' l-a rot ci th lll.ives. lined with bm kskln tnrpsinnrd ii. I. p in nil. I HUM. from the i'anjnelle cl' the Ai-adouiv ol" kiii-.li-. mi Mm, .in preiiiua, win pinup return thtui iwiuo dwtely lo tlm otti.e ol vi,t Aeadetu. WANTS. 1;rf.ioht comh ctous amd brukr tt'pa Wintea.-Tha llaltlmnrp and Okie Ktlre4 f'i..ny want a t'ttuQliis of esp.'ni'uci.d railroad rape run t.w.n I mimprons in-ida imi.ii.on lt tifp pfpsil ilivlxtur botwppn Ualthnorp an.l Whinllng anS Parkar I aot Tlip ln-pt wai-ii will hp piilit and i Ptulsr p'np-ef-ni nt Riven to ur!i men ai will rpport lo either of top. tel lowlnii pyi ntR, who arc nudiorl.-c to lake tliptnon Sittr : A . FAIKI1ANK. Airnt Mist IMrlslon, M mill ills Hiatliin. t'nlilii.oie l tty. Mil. i. I.AIII1Y, Ai.m Sir., n.l li.tM .u, MarlUlar, M hut dr- d nelii fr.-rn Itiilllt'-nrP. J I w A I L impiiI l hli. I IUvkI in, I'lp.linont. w. OA11H. Ap i-ni at iiralton lor t.e 1 aiaorslmrc mas. u d J B. FORD, l"i rt ' WiircUn? for lh - Konrth 1ittlea. w . I'. pMCI M. .viasur ot rrauieonaiion. rn'timsrp. Mi . In i piiiIi. m.l l. 1; 11 Ira OrVIMl WAN I I'D A Yt)( .N(l HUT, with oooil.t'.rslilp iPlinre thnP wnnlil like tadiiveip a prtllinof li lo c.m ii v .-r n uiii. rihltii: ii.aiiiii ript. Ait-dip-s-M t l , rti.lirn HIM', il -.MUih-lulila tl-7 all' : .... .... nit Alt b CHANCK -COI'N rilV WOOU I K HI I !!. Hew . I. nth .u I'irkPt Milt, wt n tue v .ii.-r k wer . w ll loi atp.t lor niciii. i" r,.r s'p low and on ta.j trims. ,.- i..rl:a'ii' ,l tor c'iv pro;.ortv. Far pee ll. u:iii. aiiuiPk- I'.i.k l.sil, Cost iill -o. U-K't.lra fOf FOR SAIM. THAT VAI.fARI.l'. LOT Liii ol (Wound. soi;ih' apt rnrticrof K iihtrerlli aa.1 Wlitprv I. ile itreits. I i-.viiik a Irct -n IJylai enlli elrcBl l,J fpel. una i n l it osic rsr .-not 11. i fi . t. A i.e. a ha of i .. i. uml nnitlia i bi rnrtiPr of CriBtint and TwirtT Rpiwl ...t'rrfi. hsvitu a frnnion ('Spi-nnl a roet ol I'M Kct by l.ui on 'I'waalv hPi-snd plrrrt. In iltlre f 1 HUM AS II. I'ONdhl.l,, Count tng lloji'i' of I'r i. .Isvtip ft ns, I2 10e So. UU I'll'.sNlir Mreel. lO I.K'l . A FhW MUK 1-1 OFKICKS Oil liJl First ri i ro' ll,e Old Post i'lll. e Holm ni, l''K a url. brl iv T I llttl. AU-.IMI- l u ll and Mktn BtorteS ol t'.e .i n bi I inn.;, II, SOAIil Vun, r. 1 1 u oi piir nor I r ..rttu- S n-i- .o. 2- ' 'It US Sll V strwst. lir Si i otd nnd lliird Htorl.-s ot the C imtn inweaita lOdiums, joii.t.i anatiia ll - hni t mh-ppi. TIIOM .S II. t ON NKl.ti. Cuutlug llou.i i i l it ,.VsKA. MVJ. IU 10-S'.w Ko. '.'I ( IIHSSbTatisiet. )') A K 1 I N (I. SIICOND-SVOKY FRONT nsnu. nt No . '.-tJl H. MM II Mie t 11 H IS 'Jlli: OI.KilNAI, K ATK STOUU. SMITH & RICHARDSON, Klttii or tl "Hknto Hay," No. (HI M A 1 IKKT HTKKKT. Itnve frr tale, Vi'hi lrsali' and Kpuil, thp largest and Seat stctk or N K A T i: H in this rt'y. Their sto-k eoini rise.-, evory novslMe variAS, tie ol tl.p low r -1 prices. I.ad oi' nnrt (.i-nts' Hti-i-1 Hpci Sipvpiib Hka'ei.C'ark'e HKu.is, I. .'trie rli.ittt'a, l'lii,iUcliliia hknlPh, Hra.,1 ird'a lioiion Hi ate i, "orw uu flipper ' nk.ttoii, I'ailur akatda. SKATE l'LATES, Is KATE STHAl'S. In fhorl. pvprv 'hlnc prrtalnin to Skiite-.andPveryTetspry ot Hkptr u'iiti-.i i:n bp pu.. nr. l a ijiesmi nl liie '-.sktae lioy.' Mo.oll MAhhtT siic i.Uii ot'ot Hkaie him 14 the city. SMITH .: KlCUrVliDHOM. N. B Skin fiiiiond and Iti-palrrd. If M-t( J7011 tMIIlISTMAS. wii.1. ori'K ON WEDNESDAY, DEOEMBER 14. A SPLEMUO VaniKtv or FANCY BOXES, OF THK tiATI'lHT IMHOHTATIONS. STEPHEN F. WHITMA1T, lil-10-ttrf. Ho. 1"J10 UiltKKT HTRFJifT, SPECIAL NOTICES. f-T:; " 1 11 Tl liNTII WAR!) I XION LHHOUE Amoi istloii will mi-it Tlilt (I'uesdav) Hvening, l:.th tnt . et ,S n'cjk, at itciiil iuai li-r. 1,'luiiU Avouue anil COA'I IH aureot. l-nvl i-itlcowarp Invitp.i, It ' 1HA Ai ' I ' I'll I as. is. He -ro'err. 3j? KLNS1NCTON NATION. VI. UA.XK. T3-' , I'lto Ato- Li'iiiA. Iipcetiihei t. lull. An clrctlon for Thirteen io.ei'iors, to tervo th omiuinjr nr, will tip ri.!d at ttic Ha ikmn 11 use, on Tt'KtJAk, Jauuaty 10, lscii, Iroui lu o elMk A. M. to a p. at. Wal it' UONNKt.t, 1J-1l wfm tj 10 Cashier. JPT Til K DIKECl'OltS OF THK TACK retrolcinn l.',.mpaoy hai-'tlls dsy dec'a-pd a i' rvldor.ilo 1 1' TWO per ci-i.t out of ti e Piruim-a t Uio Company f'-r Ihe month ..f N'ovrin'ipr, payable on auil alter the th Ir st., nt th.f tin e of th (treasurtr .Mr.t.ej.K 11. Mlllintiton, 42 F.xciiatiK'. placo. 1 rnnsl'iT b iPks clott'd li om tbe 17 th to IfOth lusts. New otk,liecfnihcr 10 lsil, 17 11 l rz- AIXEKTOWX KAU.ROAn TOM- 1 iy FANV. VllilAtiKl I'lll A, lli'i-ctntier 11. llm. The Annual Meet'im of liie Klockliolili rs of the Allen town ltailroad Com puny will l.u lu'ld at the Ulllce ol tho I'hl'.etl.h Ma and l.'eddiiur ttnilro;td C..iiiiauy, Ko. 9tf H. rot'Klll Blli-i-t.rhllaUilpnia, on MO.NDAt, Jsnoary , In5, at li ', a. M., wu.'ii an i l.etion whl be heid lor Pru sident aLd il liu uclorb, lo wo lor ttio piisiilop year. Wli.l.lAM II Wf.UU, l'J-1 uilt Secreurr, rr 1'itlLArillI. I'lll K AM) ItEADlNM Jlollioud Lulniudiy, O.ticoKo. !7 H. tOUHTIl Btrtct. , , l'lili AtiBt.eiitA, Iicremhor l'i, lsi-l. Kotlrels te rehy alvi n to tl.o Mm-kooioprs of thin Cora ran. Uml II, Annual Mi'utli a, and an fclurtlon for Pre !-drn-.s'k Muniuers, I rea-ur. r, ana Bci relary, will takw pis.-'-on Uio second llu.Sh.lt nalOot Januarr ne.l.al 5-iM. WILLIAM 11. WKIIIt. l.' IS tl-7 Wpcreta-y. at: LOliliFKKY t'HI-U-lK RAILROAD Culll-.i.,.. , n,.i,ii..,n.K,l. i'Krj,'.1s-JTT...d .-.."t. ih l:TM htret, phiutie phi, on M(NMa . ,- " Vrrij .lWk&, mio A. M., when n electi -n will bo held i, hk nt nl u Director, to kc ve I t th vntiinif year. IS-13-mil Wll.l.lAM il. Wtt..U,hcreury. 23 I'MVliRSITY OF I'KNNSYLV ANU 1 fp.iriiupnt of Arti. The ex.amioa'ion of iha rcllsgefJii'i-rt.at f cluv ot the Mm Term, wUi b tieitd In the (olio tn( onl. r idonCuy. llv. t rum h to 11, Joniort, bj Vrrfot.n Htt dail (ADPlytk.'tl Oeoia.Mr, writtit. from li to 1 Dn!orf , by ir iphanr t- razer (Afruuoniv). oral. 'Ju(iuv, lath. Krnm in 11, eniT by rrofpnnot Kt-ntfall (ti.tt'K"' ( al uIuh), ant K.ihomor, by Proroi or t t'itpt (Cura'i Kieiut-iii cf iho fcaiflisli Lanuiuaue). wrltiin. t'ri.m 11 to 1. Juuion,, ly Vmfebitoi k rax of (Vt'thinri), oi al. Wfduauay, Hii From 9 to ll.Renlorf, by Pnfasor ?uckio (Koritce Kplitlfi), and Hupuumnrtii, by Pro ftfiur Krazrr (HTtoiony ). wrltUtn, Kruin U to 1 JiuUvrdtj by Frorimt UntHlectunl f bilonophyj.oral IbundMT. loth. rrom to II, .Inulori, liy I'rnfl-MW Allrn (Ant'guue of Sophorl), and Krailmeu, ty Pr-dca-or KanoaU Uhra. wrltiru. rom 11 U 1, Hul jr, by tof Pruvuht (alomi f'oiioiuphv) , oral Krlrlay, Itin. Kroni 9 to 11, 8 vhoinorM. by PnfbifiT Kendall (tt-oittrv j. n ritien Krotu 11 lo 1, rianlora, b Fro'atfcori'orrive Maha!. s Kit' Id 1-oitiilrttionn) oral. aicmlay. ltftb 1 r.m 9 to 11. Krentioin. by proteifov At'fn (aopltnu i IitUsiiira. oral. Proua 11 to ltJaixlo9 tty tWoA-aiur J jckaon (I Jrero 0e Amlctua i.oral. Toratiav -Vth IT mm V to 11. H..pt ..oiorot, Itr ProffioT Allen (ThDCtIlfta, Hlciliau Kxpedllloa rl. KiomU t 1, Kri dhn i u, by f rulootor CoppM (Weber' lTulral Uifitur (oral. . W-tineM ay, Vint From 9 to 11, Moptiomoreibj Prorei or JhcKhor (Tittltrm s Uiiorv, inl . TburatJav.vM. from .o 11, t reabmen, by rrifevOT JWksu.(Uv,;,id. ,.KOKO At.LEtr. li-U-ot ieaotarj of lu t auulty ot Arts,