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THANKSGIVING.
The National Festival TiMorrow.
How It
be Observed.
HomcAcoonntot Its Origin
mul History.
rmlamations by
Resolutions
the Presidents
by Congress.
and
Ktc. Etc., Etc., Etc.( Etc. Kits
It Origin.
The' annual festival of ThaDmging, w emi
nently a Puritanical lnstltuou, which dates
back lor its origin to the Pjarly colonial days of
New England. The settVr of that section of
our country, by the regions persecutions to
which they were subjected in their native
land, imbibed a thorough and uncompromising
hatred of almost ev try feature of the established
mode of worship. The great festival of Christ
mas has from tire immemorial been the hap
piest and merrVat eson of the year in "Merrle
Old England'the period to which old and
yonng alike , h.ave looked forward for a brief re
laxation f rm the labors and cares of their
daily life . For this very reason, if for no other,
the Por'Uns tame to regard it with feelings of
peculi' jt hostility. So, upon establishing them
selves thetr new homes in the wilderness,
they gravely resolved that the whole thing was
no' Jiig short of a relic of Papistry, without
hPg foundation in Holy Writ; and they lorth
wfrth proceeded to do away with it.
till they deemed it necessary that there should
"tie set apart some particular day in the year on
fwhlch the people should manifest their thank
fulness to the Creator for the crowning mercies
sand favors of their lives. The latter part of No
vember was the period at which the chief labors
of the year were ended, and its substantial fruits
fully garnered. It was naturally a period of
-rest and relaxation; and what time could be
more fitting than this for returning to an all
merciful Providence the thanks with which
their hearts were swelling? For this reason,
'Thanksgiving-Day was tited at this particular
xeason ot the year, above all others.
It became by decrees an established institu
tion of the State, the precise day being dxed
nd its faithful observance enforced by express
legislation. The time was not uniform, how
ever, in all the New England States. In two of
them, we,believe, it occurs on the Thursday
nest preceeding the last in the mouth; while
in the others, including Massachusetts and Cou
cecticut, it is fixed upon the last Thursday of
the month. In none of the other Slates in the
Union, as far as we are nwarp. has the mihlpi-t
been thought Jtn appropriate one for the inter
ference of the law-making power. But in all
the Middle and Northwestern States, the chief
element of the population of which has been
drawn from New England sources, the day has
been regularly observed for many years past,
on the voluntary recommendation of their re
spective Governors. ThetimeflxeJ upon out
eide of New England for the observance of the
custom has generally been the last Thursday in
the present month.
It Observance in Olden Times
waj m no especial particular different from
that which now prevails, although in the
earlier days of New England history it was
undoubtedly somewhat more austere than at
present. It was necessarily tinctured by all the
severity which then marked the Puritan Aar
acter and training. In the Puritan creed idle
ness was set down as "the worst form of origi
nal sin," and frivolity did not bold a much
higher rank. Hence Thanksgiving-Day was
about the busiest and. the soberest of all the
year; and its main feature in the days of the
Mathers! consisted of a doctrinal sermou of
from two to four hours' duration. But this was
compensated for, in some measure, by the royal
feast to which all the members of the family
circle sat down upon its conclusion. As Ban
croft has aptly said:
'A lovely picture of prosperity, piety, and
domestic pappiness was presented. . Every
family was taught to look up to God as to the
fountain of all good; yet lite was not sombre.
The spirit of frolic mingled with innocence;
religion itself sometimes wore the garb of gayety,
and the annual thanksgiving to Uod was, from
primitive times, as joyous as it was sincere."
The Puritan character, as resulting from the
peculiar training to which a child was inva
riably subjected, has been vividly portrayed by
the late Dr. Brainerd, in his "Life of John Brai
nerd, the Missionary." We reprint, as particu
larly interesting in this connection, the folldw
ing passages, which were read on last Sunday
afternoon by the Bev. Albert Barnes, in his ser
mon on D. Brainerd's Ltfe and Character:
'Its activity wasbliss, its growth was a spring
of life; its achievements were victories. Each day
samered some benefit; and rising life, marked
by successive accumulations, left a smile on the
conscience, and bright aud reasonable hopes for
the future.
"We might have de.-ired that this Puritan
training had left childhood a little larger indul
gencebad looked with interest at present en
joyment as well as at future good hud smiled
a little more lovingly on the iunocent gambols,
the ringing laughter, the irrepressible mirth of
boyhood; and had frowned leas severely on im
perfections clinging to human nature Itself. We
mieht think that, by insisting too much on obli
gation, und too little on privilege too much on
the law, and too little on the gospel too much
on the severity, and too little on the goodness of
the Deity, the conscience may have been stimu
lated at the expense of the affections, and men
fitted for another world at an unnecessary sacri
fice of their amiability and happiness in the pre
nentlUe. But in leaving this Puritan training,
the world 'has gone further and fared worse.' "
From such a picture, we can easily imagine
the character of the only great religious and
social festival in the Puritan calendar.
The Universality of Thanksgiving.
Considering the origin and eurly character of
this great festival, It may be a matter of wonder
to some that it has become a national and
universal Institution. Restricted at first to the
Puritans aud their descendants and religious
adherents, it has in the course of two centuries
established itself on a firm fooling in every
creed. By Catholic as well as by Protestant, it is
new observed in an appropriate man
ner, and even the adherents of Judaism
do not Ignore it. v Nearly every place of
ChibUm worship In the Northern gUte?
THE DAILY EVENING TELEGKAPH. PHHADELP3IIA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 18C6,
ta now regnlarly opened for special reli
gious services, which always have particular
reference to the day and its grand objects. And
leing one of the great events of the year, the
ministers of all denominations have been ac
customed to deliver for their Thanksgiving ser
mons the ablest productions of their thought
and study.
Thl nniverval prevalence of its observance,
bOTever, has only been gained at the expense
of a codi promise on the part of its original
founders. Christmas, the very institution to
tntwiionf .mmi it was established, has likewise
come Into good repute with the descendants of
the Puritans, and is tow almost as gonerally
observed throughout New England as It Is In
Old England, and in the other sections f the
Union.
The AnomklHi of Thanksgiving-Day.
The festival, as originally established, was
almost distinctively of a religious character.
But this was soon chMgefl. The occasion, even
in early times, was consWcred an appropriate
one for family reunions custom which has
long prevailed In New "England and in other
portions of the country. The children of the
household, who have been scattered here and
there by that eminently American spirit of
family disintegration, v the prevalence of which
atone has the vast 'extent of our territory been
so thoroughly settled In so short a pace of
lime, embrace this occasion, in preference to
all others of the year, to gather around the
parental table, and there recall in social con
verse the Joys and sorrows ot bygone days.- Prom
this custom, more than from any other, per
haps, the modern Thanksgiving has derived the
somewhat irreligious character which now dis
tinctly marks it. Fun and frivolity, instead of
devotion nd sobriety, are the only aspects
which it asumes to many minds. To enable
such to celebrate the event In a manner in
accordance with their tastes, places of amuse
ment of all kinds imd characters greet the
denizens of the city with open doors. Double,
and even triple bills, are favorite "schemes, by
resorting to which theatrical, managers nnl
showmen in general have found it easy to re
plenish their purses. Hence we have the For
saken Henrieite, the Lit'Ue Barefoot, the Pro
teunFaul Family, the Black Crook, His Last
L'gs, and a host of other oddities served up at
matinees and repeated in the evening; whilo
wizards, acrobats, and magic-lai.tern showmen
perform for the benetit of the public and them
selves, in the morning, in the afternoon, and
at night.
We have thus far considered Thanksgiving
Day as an institution of the different States in
their individgal capacity, Ot late years," how
ever, the occasion has received, and in all pro
bability it will for many years retain, a national
character. '
The First National Thanksgiving, De
cember 18, 1777.
The first national Thanksgiving dates back to
the third year of our Revolutionary War. On
Friday, October 31, 1777, Congress adopted the
following resolution:
"110801110(1, That o nflmmittM ff thrw hi
appointed to prepare a recommendation to the
several States to set apart a day for thanksgiv
ing tor itue signal success lately obtained over
the enemies of these United States."
As Washing ton was then on his dreary march
to Valley Forge, it mlghthave been thought that
the rebellious Colonials had but little in the way
of success for which s tbojr could . reasonably be
expected to give thanks. Yet Trenton and
Princeton had been fought, and the enemy held
at bay, if nothing more; while at Saratoga, the
army of Burgoyne bad Surrendered to a niau.
And such was the faith of those heroic men in
the righteous cause which they upheld, that
even such faint glimmers of light were viewed
heralding the coming dawn. So Samuel
Adams, It. II. Lee, and Mr. Roberdean .were
duly appointed on the committee for drafting
the document, and by them Thursday, the 18th
day of December following, was recommended
to bel set apart "for solemn thanksgiving and
praise."
By further order of Congress, duplicates of
this recommendation, signed by their Presi
dent, were forwarded to the several States, and
to Generals Washington and Gates, the latter of
whom at that time held the chief command ia.
the Southern army. Henry Laurens, then Pre
Eldent of Congress, In transmitting this recom
mendation to the Governors, officially requested
them to secure the adoption of such measures as
would cause each' State to join heartily in the
celebration.
The observance of the day In the main army
under Washington was particularly impressive.
The Commander-in-Chief halted his whol?
column, and requested every officer and soldier
"to attend with reverence the solemnities
of the day." The chaplain of each brigade con
ducted religious " services,' which were fully
attended; and thus tje world was presented
with a scene which, for moral grandeur, has but
few counterparts in history.
The Second National Thanksgiving.
December 3M, 17 7s.
About a year subsequent to this event, Con
gress adopted a similar measure, recommending
that Wednesday, December SO, 1778, be set apart
"to be observed as a day of public thanksgiving
and praise, that all the people may, with united
hearts, on tnat day, express a iust seuse of
God's unmerited favors, particularly that It has
pleased Him, in His overruling Providence, to
support us in a Just aud necessary war lor the
defense of our rights and liberties, by affording
us seasonable supplies for our armies, by dis
posing the heart of a powerful monarch to enter
Into an alliance with us aud our cause, by de
featine he counsels and evil designs of our
enemies, and giving us victory over their troops,
and by the contlnuuucc of that Union among
these States, which, by His blessing, will be
their future strength aud glory."
Congress likewise set apart, as a day of
national Thanksgiving, Thursday, December 9.
1779.
Thanksgiving for the Failure of Arnold's
Treasou, December 7, 1760.
Ou the 18th of October, 1780, Congress again
recommended that Thursday, the 7th of Decem
ber following, bo observed as a day of thanks
giving to Almighty God for the blessings with
which He had crowned the nation, "more espe
cially," as the resolution ran, "in the late Inter
position of His watchful Providence in rescuing
the person of our Coramauder-ln-Culef and the.
army from imminent danger, at a moment when
treason whs ripened for execution."
The Subsequent Revolutionary Thtuki
glvlnga. Still recognizir.g the band jot Providence as
manifestly interfering in behalf of the cause of
independence, Congress again recommended as
a day ot Thanksgiving for the capture of Lord
Cornwallis and his army, Thursday, the 13th
f December, 1781; and for the "cessation of all
hostilities by sea and land," tho second Thurs
day of December, 1763.
Thursday, October 19, 1787, was subsequent'
set apart by a committee of the delegates r "
(States then assembled In the Cons'1 tn(Jontti
Convention, for returning thank. 'otl"hJ
ral pacification which then vr'.ftliM thro,gh.
Vv nr1 rrt CU -ljo account of
of the "deOn tive trea of peftce betwepn
tbe United States of Africa and his Britaunic
Majesty, whereby finishing touch was put to
the great work. 0j p, and tn, frceaom, B0Te.
reignty, an-., Independence of those 8tates fully
and completely established."
On Thursday, November 26, 1789, another
national Thanksgiving was observed, on the re
comm. ndatlon or Congress.
Tn First Thanksgiving by Presidential
rrocumauou, February 19, 1703.
Congress being, hitherto, the supreme execu
tive, as well as the supreme legislative branch
of the tlovernmpnt, it had fallen within its
sphere to establish the national Thanksgiving.
But, (hiring the Presidency of Washington, the
suppression of the Whisky Rebellion in Western
Pennsylvania was considered by him as an
occasion which warranted a similar observance.
Hetherefore eet apart Thursday, February 19,
1795, as a day of Thanksgiving "for the season
able control which had been given to a spirit of
discord, in the suppression of the late lnsurrec
iKon.";
Thanksgiving for the Close of the War
of lbV.
The closo of the second war with Great
Britain .was also, recognized by the national
authorities as aa appropriate occasion for tbe
return of thanks by the ontire nation. Presi
dent Madison, therefore, by request of Cou
gress, eet apart the second Thursday in April,
1815, as a day of Thanksgiving, "more especially
for the restoration of the blessings of peace."
From that date up to the outbreak of tho late
Southern Rebellion, we believe there were no
regular Thanksgiving days recommended by
national authority, although the nation, at
times, 'was railed upon to engage in fasting and
prayer for the averting of threatened disasters.
National Thanksgivings During the
i C.reat itebelllon.
But if ever tbe American people had reason
to be truly thankful for the interposition of
Providence in their national affairs, it was
surely! for the glorious victories which our
armies' achieved from time to time over the
forces .of slavery and secession. Mr. Lincoln
clearly recognized this fact, and as soon as the
loyal troops had obtained a substantial success,
he issued his proclamation for this purpose. It
bore the date ot April 10, 1862, and appointed
the Sunday following its receipt as a day of
thanksgiving for the victories of Mill Spring,
Fort Donclson, Pittsburg Landing, and Pea
Ridge.! The remembrance of these events is
still fresh in the mind of every loyal man, and
it needs no word of ours to recall the heart
felt gratitude with which the loyal nation
then bowed in nraver and then It.
Mr. Lincoln's next proclamation of this char
acter fixed Thursday, the 6th of August, 1863, as
a "day for national thanksgiving, praise, and
prayer," for the signal victories of Gettysburg
and Vicksburg, achieved on the previous anni
versary of our national independence.
Thursday, November 28, 1864, tbe next national
rcstivai or the ttuii, was an occasion ot mingled
fasting and prayer, as well as of thanksgiving;
as the President then requested the people to
"offer up penitent and fervent prayers and sup
plications to the Great Disposer of Events, for a
return of the inestimable blessings of peace,
union, and harmony, throughout the land, which
it has pleased Him to assign as a dwelling-place
lor ourselves, and for. our posterity throughout
all generations."
President Johnson's First Proclamation
f Thanksgivings
The custom thus inaugurated by his predeces
sor, has happily been followed by Mr. Johnson
since his accession to the Presidential chair.
In his proclamation setting apart Thursday, the
7th of December of last year, as a day of national
Thanksgiving, he enumerated the folio wing as
among the blessings for which the nation should
be truly thankful to an all-merciful God:
"It bos pleased Almighty God. during the
year which is now coming to an end, to relieve
our beloved country from the fearful scourge of
civil war, and to permit us to secure the bless
ings cf peace, unity, and harmony, with a great
euiiirgeuicut oi civn nueriy.
"Our Heavenly Father has also, during the
year, graciously averted from us the calamity of
lurcipu war, pfNuience, anu iamino, WOlie OUT
gianaries are full of the fruits of an abundant
season."
And &s a crowning argument for the obser
vance of this time-honored custom, he recalled
the maxim that "Righteousness exalteth a na
tion, while sin is a reproach to any people."
Thanksgiving-Day In the Future.
As a general thing, the Governors of there
spectlve States have appropriately responded to
the cull made by the national Executive, by
fixing the State festival upon the same day
appointed by the President. This custom haj
been varied from only in those New England
States in which the occasion is fixed by express
legislation upon a different day.
This custom of a National Thanksgiving hav.
ing now become firmly established by several
sutce.-elve precedents, it is to be hoped that it
will never be permitted to fall into dlsute
through the ne glect of an Incumbent of the
Presidential chair. It is eminently flttiBg that
this nation, in whose history the hand ot God
has been shown so plainly and so repeatedly,
should once a year as a united people acknow
ledge His all-controlling power and His all-per-vadlug
gooduess. Let the National, as well as
the State Thanksgiving-Day, continue hence
forth a distinctive American institution.
THE NATIONAL. THANKSGIVING TO.
NOllROW.
Although both documents have been before
the public for sometime past, we again publish,
as appropriate In this connection, the procla
mations of President Johnson and Governor
Curtln, by which the annual festival has been
fixed for to-morrow:
The President's Proclamation.
Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, bar been
pleaded to voucbsate to us as people another year
ot that national iile which is aa indispensable con
dition of peaoe, security, and prorren. That year,
moreover, baa been crowned with many peculiar
blowings. Tbe civil war whloh was so recently
amonr us, has not been anywhere reopened. For
eign intervention baa eeasod to excite alarm or
apprehension. Intrusive peatilenoa has been
benignly mitigated . lMinettio tranquillity has Im
proved, teutimenta of conciliation have largely pre
vailed, and anuctionaof loyalty and patriotiam have
been widely dinuaad. Onr fluids have yielded quite
abundantly oar mining fnduatry baa been richly re
a eed j and we have been alio wed to extend our rail
road nystera far Into th frtertor oocs of the eoun
n 1 wi I 4 our omnieroe bu rwmmed it otntotnrf
ctivlty ,n foreign seas. Tuoeu reat uatiooal
blctetg, dtnanrt a national knowlcdmjut.
? r, therefore, I, Andrew Johnson, Tresidont ot
Ca.ted Bta'es, do nerbv rooommeiid tht
n h ftuh da oi November noxt bo sot
Mates and Teiiuowes of the Umu 1 State, bf tne
peop e thereof, as a dav or Thanks nvinu and praise
fo Almiehty (iod, wlta due remombrnnoe Ut in
Ills temple doin every tnaa tueaK oi un nonor i
recommend aio mi, on u bui "
caMon, we do humbly and aevoouy imp ore
Him to jrrani to our wooiu iey o
wisdom viiKn eioae can iu ui uauwu iu.u
tl.e ways of all rood, in oirorin invse nauonii
ti Lks8iyinrs, praises, ana uupnoauoui, we
h-ve the diyiue assurance that me xra reraametn
a Kin lorpyert those that are moek shall 11 a guide
In judpment. and such as are renue snail tie icarn
ilia wir. The Lord shall BiVe strength to ilia
people, and tbe Lord shall give to Uii people tue
In witness wnereol I nye uenjouio set ray uanu muu
K'- ... . . . , . . .
causes tne seal onue uunuu di w m iuh,
Done at the city of Wathiaaton tola eilth day of
Oototer, in the year f our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and iiiti -ix, and of the Indepen
dence of the United totatet tne ninety-tint
Andrbw Jounbon
By thePiesident, William II. Ss vaed,
Secretary ol btate.
The Governor's Proclamation.
Wktrra. It baih been the rood and worthy
cufttoin of tbe Commonwealth to sot apart, annu
ally, a day fur the special acknowledgment ot tuo
aooanesioi tne Aimiguiy, nun mr Hpmnut,
the whole people, at one time and with a com non
voice, the thanks and prai'e wbieh throughout tbe
) ear are ipnngiug irom ine nearisoi men; mure
lore, '
I. Anrfrnw l. Cnrtin. Rovnrnor of the Common'
wealth of Pennsylvania, recommend that tne aood
people of the Commonwealth observe Thursday, tho
Mth dav ot November next as a day of Tbankv
riving and i'rayer, and do then assemble la tueir
reaoeaiive churchee and places of worship, and
make their bumblo thank-offering to Almighty Uod
for Ills blessings ounng the pust tear.
For tbe abundant gathered trults ol tbe earth.
For the thus far continued activity of industry.
For the general preservation of hea th.
And especially for that in ilia d vino mecoy lie
hath stayed tbe threatened pestilence.
And, moreover, that thev do beseech Him to eon
tinue unto ns all Hia blessings, and to oontirm tho
hearts of tbe people ot tbeae United State', that by
the lawful loroe of their will, deeds of good Juitice.
wisdom, and mercy may be done.
Given under my band and tbe Great Seal of the
State, at Harnsburg,' this twenty-ninth day of
October, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-six. and ot the Common.
wealth the ninoty-flrst.
By tbe Governor. Eli Slifeb,
Sect e tar y of tbe Commonwealth.
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TENTH and CHESNUT Streets,
WITH A FULL STOCK OF
WATCHES. JEWELRY.
Silver, and Silver-Plated "Ware.
! FANCY GOODS, Etc.
Tbelr Stock being entirely new, and selected wltb the
utmost care, they leel confident of being able to suit tbe
taste of those who wish art'cles In their line.
They solicit an inspection of their goods.
C. B. K1TCBE9. J. H. OllVER.
X. BvLOJf, Salesman. 11 21 lmrp
ATATHKMATICAL AND DRAWING INSTRU
JXL meMs, Whatman's Drawing Papers. Oertnm
and English paocrs by the roll or sheet, moa ned or
rlaln, at JlOaa A CO.'H, Ho. Hi CHESNUT
liMTWSWt
cCLEES & McCANN'S
; FIRST GREAT SALE OF
FHE'OIL A5D WATER-COLOR PAHILXCS,
ELEGANTLY-MOUNTED CHROMOS,
ARB
Magntficcntly-framed Engravings,
. , Will take place on the Ereninrs of
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
' NOVEMBER 26, 27, and 28,
' AT TEX
uFrce Gallery of he Fine Arts,"
No. 927 CHESS UT ST., BELOW TENTH.
B. SCOTT, Jr.,
1126 8t
AUCTIONEER.
BLANK AND MEMORANDUM BOOKS ON
on band or made to order in the best manner, at
at 088 i K.'ti,Ko tS)2 VHEOhVt btreet. lV17wsU
C H. W 11 L I A M s,
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Seventeenth una Spring Garden,
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I'lIIIiADKLPHIA. ni29thtu2m
INE COFFEES.
OLD GOVEBSMEST JAVA
FINE MOCHA,!
EAST INDIA, and
; - JAMAICA.
FOB SALE BY
JAMES R. WE13B,
; KIOHTH and WALNUT Streets
FINEST AND BEST STATIONERY AT MOSS
A CO.'S, Ho. in CHE8NUX Street 10 II ws2
gnOTWELL SWEET CIDER.
Our usual supply of this celebrated CIDER, made
from Harrison Apples, just received. . '
ALBERT C. ROBERTS,
. . ! . DEALER IN FIN GROCERIES,
II 7rp Cornet ELEVENTH and VISE Sta.
THE SUBSCRIBER, JAMES W. THOMA8,
one of tbe first Caterers In tbe city, takes pleasure
In Informing the pobllo that be baa opened tbe new
and fashionable Buatauraut Ko. LllH LOCUHT Htreet.
vim are to be iound the beat private and publto
aocommodations. uierlor eooks and Waiters, and
Cif era equal to tb flrst-olaos hotel.
II it fmwSt JAMES W. THOMAS.
FIFTH EDITION
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
Tlic Occupation or Matanioras I n-
authorized by the BJnitcd
States Government.
To the V. S. and httropean Associated Frest.
WABBiitaTon, Noyember28 The oconnafion of
Mat amoras by the United Siatca troDps, if true, was
without any author it y or approral Irom either
General Sheridan or the Qorernment.
Last night despatch was reoelved by General
Grant front Genoral 8herldan atatinr that the latter
bad been informed that General Sediwlck eontern
plated inch a moyement, and that ordera bad been
immediately forwarded by telenapti to arrest It, as
an nnaatnonzea ana unwarranted proceeding.
general bheridan atated that if the more men
was made before the tolerraphie order teaobed the
off cot in command, bo thonld instantly laiieya tbe
latter from doty.
It is believed that G( neral Sedgwick was Indneed
to take this course by the importunities of partlea
in Matsmorai wbo bad compromised themselves, by
animation with the Impci.a'it,and Cegirodjjrotec
tion. 1 be proceeding It tota iy disapproved by tbe
military and civil authorities here.
Collision Between French and American
. Troopa in Mexico
WABHtnaTOir, Movember 28 A. renort nrevaii
that a collision has aoiua ly occurred betweou the
United States and Frvnoh trooiva, bnt noth nr re
liable has been reoelved rSherldan bas duspetched
troops on bia own rospontbi lty Uoneral bber-
mau is li irustcd witn lame aiserotionarv powers,
and his oriarinai iublruotio eomtirobendod a pro
ject lor a joint Kreno'i and United Hiatoa pretaota
rate pending the popular vole on Juarez or Maxi
milian
a aocctal Wah'niton desoatoh to thn Pntt
tbe Government has rwcoived a dejpa'ch from Una.
ridan wherein he mentions the rumors ot the occu
pation or .uexioan sou by Amenoan troopa, bnt dis
credits it. 1 be reports am no doubt exatrgerated.
From San Francisco.
SAN FbahcisoO, Novemoer 28. The next
steamer heaee taxes 500 barrels of flour for New
I or it via I'anama. the order haviui bon received
lor the finest erades tor shtpmeat to England the
nessBKC was transmitted by th i cb'e and overland
trlerraph, and the oider filled and advices returned
to the sender ot tbe ordor on the same day by tale-
giapu.
uaton d'Arto s commencid a suit aorninst the
Alia California newspaper lor 927,000 damages, for
slhged libol lu regard to the seizure ot the brig
Bascn bv H'Ajtois and his pirty, for wh ch the
plaintiff is des'gnalod a a pirate and a robber.
Cholera at Palermo.
My the United Stctet Asicx iaUd Prtss.
Niw ToK. November 28 A letter received here
from I'alermo sajs: .
"Alter the po itteai disturbances that look place
here in September last, tbe Asiatic cbo era broke oat
in this town, and has done considerable havoc tor
the last eight weeks, averaging from 100 io 200 cas?c
daily, more than one-half of whom have died. One
hundred cases oocurred among tbe American ship
ping, except in the case ol the mate of the barque
f. tro, tu. jonn v. cuii man, ot Bocapoit Maine."
The Fenian Excitement.
Buffalo, N T., Norerab"? 28 The news, a tele
eraDlted in the New iork IVnrid's stecial Atantin
cable teieeraph, in regard to theFenians. baa created
quite a stir among the Brotherhood in this c ty, and
private aiai aicnea i:oin vauous portions 01 Canada
eav there is quite an excitement t rere m mi itary
aud oi her cuoles. The Head Centre in thU locality
has been active la'oly.
The Cholera at Washington.
WAPniKOTOir, November 28. A case of cholera
occursdhere yesterday, on the Is'and, watch ter
m nated tautllv i'he victim as a colored man.
Occasional deaths irom cbolora ccour here, but it
is almost entirely conuned to the destitute colored
people, and aruoa from destitution aud tbe excesses
of those attacked.
The Cholera on Shipboard at New York,
Nxw York. November 28. The barque Jessie
which anived to day from titmburg, bad eighteen
deatbs Irom cboleia on the asage, and one case
upon ber arrival.
Tbe Health Officer has ordered her to the lower
quarantine for fouiigaiiou.
The U. 6. Steamer "Ashuelot."
WABniaoTOit, November 28 Despatches have
been received at tbe Navy Department, from Com
mander J. C. Nebnger, commanding the United.
S ates steamer 4shuelt, announcing her arrival at
Fort Louis, Mauritius, on October 2. AU were well.
The Mew York Money Market.
Nbw Tork, November 28. The Commercial's
financial article has the following i Uoney la get
ting easier. The banks are ofleting amounts free y
at 6 per cent , and ieadifg Arms find no difficulty in
supplying wants at em stock oo laterals. The
banks are receiving curienoy from tbe Interior. The
rate on call raages from 6 to 7 per cent. Discount
are moderately active, frime names are current at
6Jto7.
Foreign exchange nontiua'. Gold baa rather a
sharp dew nw aid turn, and tbe improvement made
in stocks yesterday was not sustained to-day, the
market generally being weaker. Ihore li a disposi
tion to deier operations until the opening of Con
grtss, and until some livht Is thrown on the tuture
I olicy of the Ireasury Department. Gold is quiet at
141. Railroad list prices are 1 cent, lower, and
alter tl;e board still iurthercdoclned. Governments
are fairly active at yesterday's prices. Tbe miacel
laneous list ia dull and lower.
Before United States Commissioner
HrauoB ' To day. United States vs. Robert
I'hillipB. A whisky case, the particulars of
which are set forth In the following testimony,
to wit: '
William Levitt, being sworn, testified as fol
lows: I am an officer of thejaucond Police Dis
trict, ho. 77; this moraine, about 6 o'cloex, I
saw this man ( Phillip?) and another roll a barrel
of whisky out ot a still at tbe earner of Swanaon
and Beck streets; they rolled it across Bock
street to a house on tbe opposite corner of Beck
and tiwanson streets ; I saw them roll It np the
cellar door; tbey had the ropes all ready to put
it down the cellar; I ran across th street to
them, and aked what they were going to do
with the whkky; the otter man run off: this
man. (Phil lips) stood on the step; I said, "There
are no Government marks on the barrel ;" he said,
'No, there are not;" I then rolled the barrel to
the Station House, and took him with mer
OMicers Theodore Maxwell and O'Conner as
sisted me to take the barrel and the defendant
to tbe Station House; the whisky is at the South
wark Hall, Second 6tieet, below Queen.
The case was continued until November 30.
Defendant was held in $1000 bail.
RICH FANCY GOODS,
A MAONIFif'EST ASSORTMENT. tmflI7BPAtEl
FOB VARIETY. VLEUaSCE OF STYLE. OH
MOUEBAUOK IK PKICE.
Rich Bohemian and China Vases and Toilet Bets,
Parian BueU, Statuettes and Varna. Bronie and Ullt
OmaiueDtn, Blch Uilt Mountul CardsUoda, Vases and
Odor Cases, Blch Workboxea. Jewel, Ol ive and Hand
kercblel Koxes, Desks, liresalng Cases, Foiloe and Com
panions, Jot and Vulcanite Jewelry, Jet Charon, Pari
Fans superior rUk Umbrellas, Toilet Goods, with a
complete assortment ot articles snltabla for
UB1UAL, BIHIiiD.Y. OK HOLIDAY PEESENTS,
At priest the most reasonable, at
II. DIXON'S,
U it lml Ko. 21 Fouth tianth street, Philadelphia.
HOLIDAY O O O D S,
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POCKET BOOK AND SATCHEL ' 1
MAMCrAOTCBIB,
No. 4T North
Porte Monnales,
ltanken' Uasea,
Saicbel.
Sxth street,
Cluar rases,
i Portfolio,
I'unwa,
below Are It.
Pocket Books,
Caoaa.
linwin Case.
Ktutaa, ate.
Money Belts,
Woik Boxes,
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