r TTT Li PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. VOL. XIV NO. 131. FIRST EDITION The East River Bridge Fire. A Novel Jail Delivery. Eta., Etc.. IStc.. Etc.. Etc. THE EAST BITER BRIDGE. FIRE. The Work Probably D(1iTf for Tears-Fall Pstetlealarc al laa Fire-Flaadlac lb Sab acjaeea. Taalt. The are In the caisson of the Fast Hiver bridge was brl.iy reported last evening by telegraph. The lvrntnf Vsl iu the following particulars: ORIOIN OF THI F1KI. It appMi that early last evening the workmen discovered the aiucll of gas, and about o'clock found a lire smouldering la one of the apartment. Thin they endeavored to extinguish by forcing la steam instead or water, bo as not to Interrupt the work of excavation. TBI PL1MII were tbonght to be extinguished, and the met con tinued their nsual work art nlgut, the regaiar relief having eons, on at midnight. The smell of burning material increased a' morning approached, and as scoa ts the situation ef the Ore was discovered a steond eiTort was made to extinguish it, bat this proved futile, and tae flames soon gave evidence of obtain 'g ine mastery. DKBPkRATB IT FORTS TO RATI TBI STRDCTTmt. The work of blasting and excavation atones eased, and the men applied every effort to save the caisson. After several hoars of exhaasttag labor It became painfully evident that the task was in vain, ana orders were issued to can ior as sistance. AN ALARM was rung on the are tells, and soon the steamers of the lire departmeut were on ine groan i. Tne worn men then abandoned the vault, all reaching the sur face In safety. A messenger was also seat at the same time for the fire-boat John Fuller, of the Hew York Fire Department, which at once steamed to we scene. Hob. was stretched at a quarter before 10 o'clock. and water bronght to hear en the flames. The fire ws then burning fiercely, and II was plain that nothing eon Id save the caisson from total destruc tion except to noou it ana arown oat tne nre. THB LOSS. At noon an immense quantity of water had besa poured into the vault, but the (ire was still burning; and. as it was simply a matter of impossibility lor any person to descend the shaft, the actual condi tion of the interior could net then be ascertained. It Is almost certain that It will have to be taken up and its place supplied by a new one. This, aside from the pecuniary less, win prove a punuc calamity. and delay for years a work the completion of which a Its entirety is many years distant at nest. DESCRIPTION OF TBB CAISSON. Some Idea of the appearance of the Interior of the caisson previous to CTie Ire msy be gained if the reader Imagines a room 179 feet long, as feet broad. and 8 feet high, in which 8u men cau work at a time without inconvenience. Tne sides or tsis nnge box are wedge-shaped, and vary in thickness from elgnt Xcet three Inches at the top to eight and a half Inches at the bottom. This shape Is of coarse adopted to facilitate Its total submersion. The roof has at nrest nt a uniform thickness of Ave (pet. The whale chamber is constrncted of solid blocks Of oak and yellow pine timber twelve Inches square. and In order to exclude the water the seams have been carefully caulked with vegetable tar. To mike the wa'ls yet more secured a sheathing of lln, en closed In felt, Is inserted between the two outside layers. As the caisson gradually sinks beneath the water. courses of timber are laid upon the roof, and when these wooden walls have attained an altitude of twenty feet the vacuum was to be Oiled with con crete, and upon thUmoss the foundation of the bridge was to be placed. Through the root of the caisson six shafts, made of noBsr plates, communicate with the upper air. Two of these are the excavating shafts, which arc rectangular in shape and seven feet in diameter. The two supply shafts, or pipes through which the workmen gain access to the chamber beneath, are fnm-llve inches In diameter and are circular in form. Finally, the two air shafts, which are also circular in rorui, are twenty-one inones in diameter, force punms of treat power supply the chamber with air through these tubes, and the atmospheric lre8surekaUo excludes the water, and enables the workmen to descend to me Doiom oi tne river. The caisson cost about 300,ooo. FOUR Ft Kl8 IN THB CAISSON. This Is not the trst occurrence of the kind. Three have previously occurred within the 1-ut month. The compressed air within the cavity of the caisson renders even Inflammable substance especially so. The huge beams la the roof ol tne caisson nre caulked with tarred oakum, uas is generally used for lightiug the Interior, but at times, when not obtainable, tallow candles are used. Tun proximity of a candle flame to this oakum, under the Influ ence of compressed air, has each time been toe cause of Its speedy Ignition. These tires, however, were soon discovered, and, the names easily extin guished bv water. On one occasion the ravity was fl'led with steam, Whien had au equally enective result. CONDITION OF TBI WORK. The caisson Is now sunk thirty-six feet below the bed ef the river, which is all that is tnougnt neces sary. it has six chambers. Part of these are coin pletely cleared, and the work of laying stone col umns, four feet annrt, to the roof, is in progress there. The rest of the space Is to be filled with olid concrete. The remaining chambers have still earth and rock upon their flooring which requires removal, f-cven tiers of granite blocks, each thirty inches thick, and weighing sixty tnousaud tons, have been laid npon the sunken woolwork. JUL DELIVERY. laaeeleas Eaeape Tram a New York Pri.oa, The Ogdensbnrg Journal of November 89 gave this account: "Wo yesterday bad an Interview with Sheriff Tanaer, woo cauie ncre in pursuit oi me suaicn thieves who broke jail en Saturday night or Sunday morning, and learned from blin the full particulars f the escape. From discoveries made In tne cells since the escape, It appears that recently a piper covering a package oi tools, a pruuiug-kuire, and perhaps revolvers, was thrown over the Jtityard lence ana taken t? mem ana secreiou in tneir ceils. This Is Inferred from tne fact that a newspaper called the t.jufoi(t(iA oi New York, dated November 12. muddy wun the same kind of sjII as is found la too jail yard, bears the appearauceof having covered the package of tools which was left in the cell of one or toem. 1 lie loom were a i leu Deniua, ana coin. prise flies, screw-drivers, chlseis, and saws. They alt-o were provided wits a aaoieton aey. "It seems that Andrews succeeded in forcing his hand and arm through an aperture, x by S3 inches, in the Iron door of his cell, and unlocking tne same. Me rendered his hand and arm soft, pliable, and upper v bv covering them with soft soap, which be obtained by smuggling the soap bol Into his ceu. once iree, ne lost no time in opening tne cells of his friends and accomplices. In contemplation of this success, they had prepared a wooden key, by which they unlocked the Iron door of the jail. Ku one would credit the report that such a thing could be dene had they not left tne key in tne door, i nuaojr la secured by an Iron br 1. ;ed with a paliock, in addition to tne iocs placed in tne ooor. 'i ne pad' lock was picked or opened by some key or eoatrl vane au discovered. Here again was found evi dence ef their deep laid plan to make asuuoessful eseape. They hai torn up a towel In strips about cue-cj carter of an Inch wide, and braided tnem so as to make a cord dve or six feet lu le-ngtn. This cord was used to lower the Iron bar to the floor, ao as t make no noise. Having passed this point they had ou'y to walk across the kitchen and step out into she open air. 1 bey at once took the Madrid road, and put shanks' mare down on the double quick for tae Cat ad a line. Arrived at Madrid sistlou, they fouud the train three hours late, and took it for this city, where thev arrived at three o'clock bunaey morn'ng, Tbev boarded a vessel at the Nonhern Kail road depot, spon which four men were sleeping, took a boat and lonr oars ana inaae tusir way to Canada. Thev rooted It immediately to l'rescott J auction. where tbey procured breakfast and took the Mon treal train on aunaay noon, "other DrUoners in the jail. In adjoining cells. solemnly aver that they heard notulug of the opera- lions." m All tbe scoundrels at Evaneton, 111., who were concerned (nit disgraceful outrages of aTi'7,UaT6WttfaaiJiiU. , SECOND EDITIONlTMRD EDITION WAR NEWS BY CABLE. The Doom of Paris. TheUnsuccessiul Sorties History of the Operations. Reported French Junction Untrue. News from the West. ITiuancIal and Commercial Etc. Etc.. Etc. Etc.. Etc. FROM EUROPE. A Bamming Up of the Lata Event.. London, Dee. 3 By sifting the vast n amber of confnsed and contradictory war despatches received np to a late honr this morning;, the fact it undeniable that the French forces yesterday actually won a victory, as claimed by the m, near Orleans, but that the Germans certainly re pulsed the Trench attack before Paris. It is not true that the Trench Army of the Loire effected a 'junction with Troehu, though the Prussian lines were repeatedly and successfully pierced during the engagement. The bayonet charges of the French were exceedingly brilliant. A Kevlew mt the Frereh M.vemeHts Bravery or their Officers The Prasalaa. Everywhere Vlrlarlena. London. Pee. t. The special cerrefpondeat of the Trihvnt at Versailles telegraphs to-dsy: "The light- log on the 80th nitlmo was followed by no fresh movement. Yesterday there was a lull In the French cannonade, several amoaiancea came oat to col lect the woanded. To-day, again, there la heavy flrliig In the direction of Charenton. The bright weather and hard ground are very favorable for the Liermane. "The following are tne eetaus or tne ngnting be fore Parla on the 29th ult. : It is clear mat a very Important sortie was attempted against Cnoisy-le-Koi, and that feigned attacks upon Montretout ami iiezons would nave Deen pusnea nome uaa tne rrus stan lines proved weak. Tbe French began the movement against Becons in the middle of the night of the 'ith by a heavy cannonade from Mont vaierien ana an attempt, real or i.ignea, to tsro bridges across the nielne. "A musketry fire vas exenangea between tne op posite sides of the river. The wnole 1'russlan force wss on me peninsula at i drnrc. ine ions oi eu Denis were on the alert. Meantime the French were preparing an attack on Moatreiout with Infantry, moving np from Husenes, under cover of the guns of a new outwork cf Mont Yelerk-n. This attacs commenced at 8 Tcsterdar morning. The rrusslans were vigorously shelled. Detachments of Gardes Mobiles began skirmishing. Several Prussian Held batteries advanced sue a large lorce oi line inraatry wss soon in position to support tne jagarcom E antes of the cth Corps of the French. Tne gun oats In the Seine took part In the action, and rhelled the jagars. 1 ne rrunsien batteries aid not reply to the French eanuonadr, because th.y ware prepared solely against the French Infantry, which uia not advance. "There were two or three crude attacks on Mon tretout. as if to storm the Prussian works; but the French supports were so manreavrea as to give the impression that no orders reached them to ad vance, aunongn tuey wer4 in strong iurce. lue French officers, continually exposing themselves to hold their troops steady, suffered much from the Jagers' tire. About noon tne nre irora Mont vaie rieu slackened, and tne Gardes Mobiles were with drawn. 'The sortie against Cholsy-ie-Kol began a little later than the feint against Montretout. About 20 battalions came out at 9 o'clock from Yillojulf and advanced on tne position oi tna otn rruasian uorps, The gnns of a new work at VUtajalf supported the attack by an incessant nre. reaontng maimy tie right of the td Bavarian Corps, and Inflicting slight losses, i ae beginning oi tne movement on tne part of the French was conducted with great energy, but tbey speedily became discouraged under the Hharo Bre oi me oesieging inrees, wno nnnsassea neii Bat teries waicn immediately provea exceedingly as novlng to the French. 'M.iwiihstanaing tne great exertions or tneir officers, the sttacklag battalions were thrown Into disorder. Tneir supports lauea to arrive, 'in. anair was ever in two nours. i ne estimate uer man loss is 100, of whom 89 were BavarUns; the rest Frusslsns of the Cth Corps. The French loss wss from ceo to em), including 'loo prisoners. "Biding towsrd Choisy-le-stoi, I foand the conn try alive with Germs forces mustering to repel the sottie. There were 80,000 capable of concentrating nt any point. The weather was raw and misty. The Gei mess were In excellent spirits at the prospect of active won, tne men siugmg ana tne bands playing. "The Wurtembergers on the extreme left were heavily cannonaded last night. There was about one casualty for every 500 shells. There was much artillery firing daring the nlgbt from the whole line or southern ions, 'ine rreucn every wnere are ais playing great activity. The final ettert Is believed to be imminent. Tbe reckless waste of ammunition is because Trochn knows that hla previsions will fall before bis supply of powder Is exhausted. The cannonade dally grows heavier." Tbe Black Sea Unentiaa-Tke Conference Agreed t by all tho Ureat Fewer. Ka.ept frnarr, Lonpon, Dec. 8. The special correspondent, of the jf'rtbuns at Vienna telegraphs this day "The Busslsn leply to Iteust's note arrived te-dav and was forwarded to festn. Turkey. Italy, Kngiand. Prussia, and Austria have aceepted the proposition for a conference at London. The participation of France is considered oy tne AU4 Ar j"rt4 as cer tain, since the lours uoverament approves it. FROM TIIElrEST. A Pefaeltleg Krveaae Calleetar. Leavbnwobtu, Dec. 8. The Grand J cry yes terday found seven indictments against John Speer, the defaulting ex-Collector of Internal Revenue in this State, and five eglnst each of his deputies, Barrlskland and Van Horn. Hallway TcroslBMa. Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 3. Dayton will be the southern terminus of the Hillwater Valley Rail road. Snlelde. MciBYiLi.n, uec. s unanes it. men, a druggist s clerk,commltted suicide at'the United Butts Ilotel bere yesterday afternoon. Intem perance and dleeuse are laid to have been the cause. FROM THE SOU Til. Attempted Ak.aaalaatlaa. . Wabjjinston, Dec. 8 Governor Warmouth, of Louisiana, while here received a telegram from Captain Myers, commandant of the post at Baton Rouge, stating that an attempt had been made to assassinate Lieutenant Bandy, who testified against the Baton Rouge rioters, at Mew Orleans. . TV m walno fit Imivirti . t tha nnrt rtf Tlnmtrn since the 1st of January, foot uu t44.W&801-i an Increase on those of the previous year of tC7,Me . ThB Letl" " It Is an Entire Forgery. ....- -.. ah uwauv MntiA w&aie anjiuviiMi The State of Alabama Politics. The Cable Obstructions FROM WdSIIIJfOTOX. tpetUA D&pmteX U Tk$ JHntn TtUgrmph. A ftbamefal Forgery. W i BwraasiAw TIaii AwiImI Dnft.B J.alsa tka vv irninuiiT. Ay? . iai it ei a ui i weaies oiv letter published In the New York papers yesterday, in which ae is represented as reflecting severely npen the conduct of Oenerali (J rant and Botier at the capture ef Fort Fisher, In North Carolina. The Admiral says the letter is a forgery, aad he chal lenges the parties who published It to preaaoe the original. lie farther savs that his private jonrnal of that date, In which lie made several entries abont the Fort r lsH.r anair, win snow is at ae entertainea en tirely different opinions about both Grant and Bitier. It is ncperstood that the President regards the letter as a forgery, gotten up oy certain parties anxious to distarhthe friendly relatloas known to exist be tween hiss self and rorter. Paella Rallread Pay men to. The anestlon as to when the Paciflc Railroads are bound to pay the Interest on bonds loaned them by Government Is still before the Attorney-Gdneral, ana win not ne aeeiaea ior some time, as it involves aiffiealt Questions of law. The roads olalna through their attorneys that, by the previsions of the law, interest is to ne paid one-nair in transportation money and five per cent on nett earnings, and that whatever remains Is not dae an til the bends ma ture. Alabama Polities. Pen st or penee. of Alabama, who has Inst ar rived, ssys the Democrats win elect a Senator from that State to sncceed Warner. The Preach 8neeea.ee. The reported snoecsses of the French army arc variously commented upon In diplomatic and ad mlalstrailve circles. The Prussian Minister does not credit the report. but admits that If It should prove true It will defeat the plans or King wiiuarn ana uenerai von moiko. He thinks It will prolong the war, and says it Is difU enlt to tell where the thing will end. In all proba bility It will Involve ether Eurepean powers. Calls the President. A large number of Senators called at the White House to-dsv, bat the President could not be seen, as he had gone ont to dine with his friend, ex-Secretary Borle, who is here as his gnest. Considerable disappointment wss manifested by Congressmen, as seme of them had Official business with the Presi dent. FROM NEW YORK. Ike Atlantic Cables. Xzw Ton I. Dee. 8. No European despatches are helng received at the Associated Press Ulnae. This is explained by a statement from the cable autho rities that the directors of the line la England have ordered the transmission eastwardly by the French cable n messages wbicn nave accumulated ia Ame rica since the recent disaster to tbe English cable. Messages are now going forward rapidly. Late events in France have caused an enormous Increase In tbe number of messages both ways, ar.d the facilities of the telegraph company, having only one wire now instead of three, as heretofore, are taxea to iniiunst. It is Ukelyrhowever, that the eastward bnsiness will soon be cleared away, when despatches will come forward as nsaal. Meanwhile the steamer liobcrt Lowe is actively at work repalnag the Eng lish cables, and the telegraph authorities truHt that communication will seen he restored In that direc tion. new Yerk Predaee market. Nbw York. Dec 8. Cotton easier and inactive: pairs of 1 00 hales uplands atl.?4'c.; Orleans at lC'4c. Flour firmer and moderately active; sales of lB.tsu barrels Btate at is.s so: umo at i.rsaass'io : Western at tftaC'6; Southern at $3-9!M9 Sf$. Wheat firmer; salec or co.eoo basneis new spring at fit! ai'A8;red Western at !1-451'46; white Michigan attl'bR. Corn firm: sales ef 81,600 bushels new mixed Western at TSSOc. Oats steady; sales of t8,uo bushels Ohio ntexr,6.c; western at J$63o. Beef nominally uncnaogeu. rors quiet. Lard dull, steam, l.tsUShc. Whisky qnlet at 89JC Baltimore Prooaea Market. Bai.timokk, Deo. 8. Cotton dull and nominal; middlings, lfco.; low middlings, 15o. Flur active and firm: Howard street super On., tsa.v.V): do, extra, ! ; do. family, l-7r8iio; City Mills su perfine, to: ao. extra, ss-uatT-xo; an. ranny, i7-7B&9-7o; Western superfine, SI 7ff 515: do. extrs. t.V7&e-zo: family. 8-WT-W. Wheat dull- choice white, Si '7061-75; good to prime, tl'404l-63; prime to choice red, fl-bO&l-TO; fair to good, 1145 4 1-45; common, ll'lOtft-90; Ohio and Indiana, 1 133 .4 1-8& Corn better: white. 717ic. : yellow. T8'474o. Cats dnu at boc. Kje, irxgvsx rrovisioas entirely conilBa), no demand and nothing doing. Pork, f 2S M for new. Baeon, clear ribs, 160. : shoalders, 14a ; bsbos. ltijisc Lard, UXQUe. Whisky steady at FinACVCE AIlO C09I9IERVB. Brsnote TaxaaaApa omos, batardar. fee. 3, 137S. I The money market to-day Is easy, tuoaga tbe demand is quite aetlve in connection with heavy operations at tne stecs: Board. Uaii leans con tinne in great favor with the banks and else where, and, with a fall supply of money, the market may be ebaracterized as easy. 6S6 per cent. Is the range according to the collaterals offered. Disenusts are quiet, as usual, at 6 per cent, on snort-a ate paper, at the banks only. Outside tbe range is Lorn 79 per eeut., as teretoiore so 01 ten noticed. The gold market is quiet and comparatively tteady, tbe sales np to noon ranging from 111 at tbe opening to 1U at tke close.. in Government bends there was a Arm feeling in tbe market, and no change in prlees la for cr piiiie. blocks were active ana nrm. t9 Bute or City loans sold. Lehigh gold loan changed Lands at fe8J, Heading Kuilrood was cull, with some sales at 0 elffii: Pennsylvania sola at Viafi2Ul: Le high Valley at Cl'BlJi; Caoaaea an4 kmhtr at 117: and Oil Creek and Allegheny Rillroad at 46. Bales of Lehlrk Navigation sold at 83V, Chard Pack at M; and Uestonvllle Kallread at lflktflW. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES, Reported by De Maven A Bro., No. it S. Third street. PIKST BOARD. tlCceBchNH 13.e. 7S Itooe Lch geld L.ls. leoSsh Read ls'..s8.M Sl 4 de ....Am. 60 st IS do 6) tt lboe de is. tieeve e bt. H ie e ss. sieec lis Jt l. ss lsbirord Uk... M 8 sh Penna K..ls. SIJ 18 de Is. J j 07 do Is. i 10 do 09V 1 de. sMws. tt 4shLeh T B.... IS de M'i lttsh Leh Nav St.. m. SO O........C. J': 48 de...twn. W 80s cls.slowu..sAs do e. 6j; w ae..cAp.e. M'i 10s de so 81 ICS SB O U A K..C. 44 do do 44 lSish Best vine.. iv Its do bM. la,' 18 sn warn abs k.ut SECOND BOARD. 1500 Leh 6s, R Ln.. 8t loeahLeh Nsv.ssS. 13 V ISO oh N Pa R 47 100 do 47 loe do bao. 47 8 to Feura R.ls. ti 188 de., Is. 4S 8 ' e. ti 11 do ttH MshBig Mount., sv IW CO. . .1S.U3U. SSM 0 do. .Is. bl. 88V T do Ssttf ive sa rteaa n..Die. box 100 do Al. M'i it do.ls.sswn. 60 It is sn uorn t.x Bk. S hiii av liAPMBB. Brokers. report this morning Uold qnetauoas as iouow . A.M Ill le-ei " Hi 14 " lit V n-8 .in lit " in. r AlUi-Vtli n m. litv is 11 r. ja mx iss " W'43 " 1UK- t-il " lll.S EUK01a STE1MEE5. AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT. Meetloaof Proml.eat Cltlceo. to Promote tho Enierprl.o Addro.aeo by Mayor Fan l.oadiaer Merchaais Blgallcaat Aetloa Taken. A meeting of citizens favorable to the formation ef a Earopaan steamship company, the vessels of which are to ran from Philadelphia to sobs Euro pean port, was held at noea to-day la tae Mer chant.' jtxenange. The Immediate object of the n.tMng was tke consideration or tae es.r ct tee Penesylvanla Railroad Company, which has for Ms end the establishment or sues a line. The narrow quarters assigned for the meeting were densely crowded. when the meeting was called to order. John Price W.iherlll, Ess,., took the Chair, and Alex. P. Coles- herrv was appointed secretary, uther promin.nt gentlemen present were also honored with efSclal positions. Among them were: . B. Borle. n. H. BlBgham, las Hinckley, Thomas Dolan, Franklin A. Cosily, George Howell, Samuel Field, Samael Welsh, George L. Harrison, James A. Wright, George Whitney, B. W. Clark, B. A. Knight, J. Gllllnghnm Fell, George . Parrish, J. Boscngartcn, Vllliam S. tyrant, William D. Lewis, A. J. Lewis, Joseph Price, John O. James, John Farnam, Nathan Breeke, ueorgc r aies, .Kha hellers, Henry Wlnsor, Daniel M. Fox, Matmew Balrd, Can. Kobert Patterson, Alexander Brown, A. tt. Catteil, A.J. Derbyshire, Jsy Cooke, f r.Dklin a. wowen, Richard Wrignt, ii.nry j. uar.y, and some ene hundred and fifty ethers. John rarcs WBTHS RILLS irfBOH. W. Hat. ni to-d.r. r.Btlsu... a. r.nr.ntati ef the eommtrcisl and naDafaotaung IntarMt. of PhiU eelphia, for to. port o.. .1 o..uac ta. ptp.M4 aia .1 tb. Paunsjlvaaia Railroad Ujmpany, to adopt mea tnre t. icnr. a fir.' clau line ef st.am.rs to plv he- taa Ibis ieit ana Karop. 'Jb.piaa preM.ten by tu. stvKjnrhip MnaiiMt 1 he railroad onpan m carry ialosaceuful completion aa.nt.rpri.. ao vital to th. emir .r.ial inter..ts of tbis city is tat.. AMpii;iiM befcirmeannd.rtb.aa.pi.es of tho Paaaaylvama Kail rtad (Jomvaay, with a capital ef 97eO,U0S, with tb. yriri. leitn. If ner.rwy, to increase tne sum to i ne Railroad Ccbpbdv a.r.e. not only to take SO.OOO ef tb. Uck, but ako to endorse guaraatoo priaoieal aad in terest at 8 per cent, currency, tbe bond, of tb. btc.n.bip company to in. urnii 01 ei,bJU,nuu. Tb.ro. fore tl . Railroad 1'empaoj aro.v to pay ia oath, and to bo bound by guarantee tb .am ef I.Vtfi.fMO, only asking U.. ni.rcb.ni. of r'bi adolp'na to taka J0,ir.S of b. stock of tbe U oB7. aad to piaco tbe eoads ef tae renptnr tuns eadoi.sd at par. 1 hi. iiwliat Is exiMtotod of b, aid when waoonsidor tbeimrncn. advantaKM to be rl.nvrd, 1 am .me it will nut be akinr too niaob te a-d that tbe aid will bs promptly and willingly giv.a. Tbe aavantay.s .ecar.d, first, will be a hum. fin.. Kr.ry Cry a ste.ra.r Inaves the port of N-w Yoik for Europe, and enoe a wek a stoara.r from Balliuor. From the former city tbv.e ateamers are owned by eiabi com- .nits; from tbe lauei cuytno steamers aro ownod brans, 'et from th. masthead of eacb and all the owners unnit float tbe flag ef "an iwrUn Kteaiasbip Ooatptny," for every steamer front betb ports is owned bv foraiua eapirll. and eon trolled y fereitrn manacemea. bo that to day we ha. pointed te a. tbis aasailiatin faet, that net a despatch ean be sent by this (OTornni.nt te f n'ore nor a Itt'er earned tnnre from tbe people of this land nnlem oni'er th. protection and RtKrdiaa.bip of a foreign flay. With onr imiueoee resoarcos, oar rapidly, increasing wealth, and onr p-eneral prosperity, tbis stain npon ear commercial sta'u should be removed. Is it Upt, tberefore, our nun unmecta mat wo to day, in the rancB ariosea eity 01 rnuadnipnia, oaa auy that by ear aid tc.re w ll be inangnrated a oompany whoso snoowt. will remove this diavraorful condition ef afTtira. ant tht sut et. is ssaured because supported by tbe energy and enterprise ef a railroad company eontrollinc tbree then Mod mil., of railn d,od representing over ijii,it w.nH) of capital. Th. railroad company bas dune all we cruU a.k ef Ui.rn ; and I am air eertnia of this, tht fiem.r rbants of Philadelphia will not be backward ia taking ap tneir tniMii ui .re or tue puroen. it nj. D.en sain in op position to tbe above line, that steamer, built upon tua Uljde will eont leas; and also tuU, nader foreign manayfmcnt, tbey ean be run mnoh oh.aper. Let ns ex amine iuto the facts of th case, 8 earueis nit'ible for onr tr.de, of abon' three thousand toos burden, will cmt ponthe tllvd. X8i,ouW sierling, or la American eold a worn SU76,l0 lo which must b added premium and ex cbfcBito, twenty per c-nt., making tbe cost in cur rency abont 4Se,(tK). ruiludelp.ia abipbaildera will rtntract for steam vessels of lie same tonaair. for al:nt II 10, OWI; and if this meeting so de cidts, loBurefcS win do meniernuixea te give a lu.nu y to fcteniners built in this conntrv eauivalent to tbe duty aponall ma erials nsnd in their coutructioa. Tau American iron upon tne uoiaware used tnr tbe pnrpiMe alluded to will e st bat little more man Kazlinhlrna on thetlyde.and all oiher materials ned ia blup suil liug win ne placed to me American saiii nuuaer at nearly as cheap a rate as tbo foreign c at, and thus the maaufao. tnrirttf inierata of the ceuntrr will not km im. paired by it, while the .Uip-bailllnic lntnra.t will b. iOrlereni.no enoourmrej. mat toe aartniaue seuurea Pylliisp sn will far more than eo.noeasate tu.Uovarn ment for ilie .mHll loe-SB.taiued, 1 cannot suppose any one will lor a moment donbt. Seenre the bnanty and the objection te tbe home lin ea amount of ml will b. rrmoved. It bas alM been staled that the foreign manage ment (in insaranc. and other exnenses) wilt be mush vheaperimy rt pl'is this: the qne.tion ef th.adantK of loreiga ownership is fully answered by the preunt condition oi tbe American trade new owned aad managed ly Geiin.n capital lit". A foreign war bas lined tae Brook ljn Cocks with idle sieaiuera and the few t'ips marie by tbe ball imore line hare been irregular, Bqour tain, d.nyeroua. as the steamer, are often compelled to run around the north of hootland to avoid ssisure. Tne niall adaiiional expebae incurred by borne uiaaement is certainly as nothing compared wit b that produced by tk-e erueigency of war. 1 pane on briefly to ooaxider the advsntscts secured by the establishment of tbis line to f be trad, of 1'hiladelnnia. Onr merchants complain that in the ..t Philadelphia is bat lut.e known ; unJ why i. tbis th. car. ? 1 answer, the .emuieroial oeepleof tbe HtstcoosldtrtwoUunpsts of paramount importance to their pio.peritf : an abnnd.nl crop first, and, second, a ebeap. rapid, and secure tr n.rUlion of itteth. b. possible uiaiket. To a W..'.a man. next tothenric. ef whesths tb. qnestiea of transpertatioa. New York meets this qn.siiou by sri'ing to the m.rahsnt of Jui cao and other Western aiii-s a tlirouuB bill ef ladinr, viaxvcw X ois, to ry mipoiiant point ia "-arope. ttalti mere ia part doe. this by .nennit the .am. ad vantace, va baltimore, te ao important shipnii g point ia Oermany. And that both those oiies IwavRSsiBg tbese facilities are brought promptly before the Western business man; wtail. we in Philadelphia, with nothing bnt a borne market to etfer, are regleeted and forgotten again. Onr merchants, on acoount el the want of shipping taoilitiea, are onmpelled to import thoir t..;ls laigely tbrongh' Mew York, and ev.ry y-ar not less t hB 90 Cui.U0 on dntie. ar. piid b, Phiiadelpuia mer chanls imo tbe New York Cus'-oui Hanso, and that city receives the credit, la onr port, for tola want the mer rbart receives bnt a small port inn of his i nportel goods, and oorObstm House therefore receive, in dunes only about AS OPO.UlO annually. Thai ianur trade nlad in an unfair light. To remedy this evil the Pbil.iddlpbia Board et Trade, aided by tbe National Board of f re le, steered the pa sea a of a bill girmg us, with other iorts. tbe aarautage of direct isuuortaiiin through K.w York, and we hoped th trunbl. on this .cor. was over; out no. Although the tumden and Aauboy Company promptly seconded our tllorts, snd st enceoffurftd to bnn 1 1 i.ir real, th regu lation, et tbe N.cretery nf the Treasury were m fram.d aa to nk. the lawalmoat a anility, aad every elf en apoi.ar put to moon t n.se pernuariy-tramed neiotiation was of no avail. Failing in thin. 1 do not wjnd.r that the merchants bere aenamblea feel th. unoorttnoe of thia meeting inat at this iau ture. and will willitulv anil cb.erinily, with a hearty seal, resolve to accept tue toilrcad Company's prenositinn to establish a line of home ttesn ere. ao tLat they exa imoort their owe gooes ia their own veala through their own Uus tom lioure. l o follow ont tbe bad effect of tbe n ra ceipt. of tbefluatom-benM let me tuu illustrate it: A W..trn mercbant neairea to pnrchaM a hill of xuixsd gooda, loreiyn snd dokueatic. He noticed in tbe papers tbe weekly report of th. duties ree.ivud st the ca41.ru- hr.urp. of theprmnipsl saaport rities-asd this is but tbe weekly average: Mow l orn, .z.tMluue; nM. 'nl.0.J Bait re. SlDti.teu; Philad.lpbia, KVJU. Without a lurlber knowled.e of tbe fact, of tbe eaae he aatirally snppoaes that from this reeurd t-hilalelpbia ia not the place t buy foieigu gooda. bob. goe. to other cities; and Derbaes be n-nst have aemo goods of nibui..lnhi. make ; te, on inquiring, hud. he ean biy them just as low ss at Pailadelpbia, and his entire bill is secured, snd we ar. paaed by. I honestly believe a line of steamers, running rapidly enee a wek for this port, would in a lit'lo while cause nor custom bouse receipts 10 rana ruiuiuf ipuia, it tuie reapact, tae seoona city in the Vmon. and tone in Dart remedy the evil: and far tber. if this, amour etb-r wanla. would aaabla an tm pell unr home-made goods direct to the dealer ia the v eel, without commiuum to the new York mercbant. tbe saving thereby secured to our manufacturere would giveuslunda enough to safely insure from lose all the steamship line, that w. require. Anotber important advai'tag. is thia--this lia. would mak. profitable ro.atv.iae steamers. At tor Bard work and much trouble, a few active. energetic mn (some of them 1 am glad to sea her. to-day secured about SjtiJO.ouo to place upon a firm baais a line of coast wise aim.rs trading to i nportant Southern ports I am told tbe New Orleans line on outward cargoes bas a large and prohtsbie fro gbt ilet, yet the steamers at their dot k at New Orleans lying aide l y aide with New York snd Baltimore ateamera niied wita cotton, tuey are coin polled to make tour homeward trip, almost ninety, because the company's agent oannot do aa ih. agents o aleam.rsof other porta are willing to do g've to tb. all uoc r. if be wants it. a throueu hi 1 ol laina to ku rope. At tbe end of the yeer, ebon the cotton arou ia made up, bow doee Wis Tact tell atnia.t utr W oy. tlmi. for IMS! total erop, SOuu.OoU of bale.; cotton exported, 8.(00 lb0 of bales frrm New ork ; 76t),0J balo. f-oiu other seaport cities; the baianoe, from Philadelphia, no. a pound I Theae facta. publiHhed le th. tr.tr1 e journals tbrouehont th. land, should cause our commercial people to atop and think of tue results if tae evil is not remedied. Onr merchant, should be alive to tbe full perfoimanee iof their Huty. and come forward and by their acta abow a dupo.it inn ti aid this eomnany ana pns rnuaaeipuia in uu position .ueougut to occur let cur merchants be in earoeat in tbia work, and hejarti fy enderae the efforts of the Pennnlvania Kailrwad Oom Muy to secure tbia ateaiua hip hue, and my word for it in tne next ten veers ine int reaae in tne population, weaitn resource, and nroaDerity oi thia city will be euch that al who have aided in tills enterprise will be thankful that they vBfitutya their susr. to so seti.tsvtor result. A gnaws er nsnermoNS. fieeeral H.iry 11. Bleghom. Pestmastor of Phila delphia, then offered the following series of rcsora- nons, WBiea were aaoptec : whtrt, rnnaaeipnia, rnrsscny the leading oom- nerctal city or thia coantrr. has of late vearc de veloped her vast snanafactarlag Interests wlthonl aeonesponuinggrowta in ner roreira oommerec. and Whrf, it Is now evident that great advantage wonld accrue to onr city from regular and direct steam communication with Europe, by furnishing , an additional outlet for our own productions and these centring here by onr comprehensive system of railways and water comma olcailoR, and Wfierras. The Pennsylvania Railroad rtnntiv has agrted to loin wltn the commercial, mannfac- turing, Industrial, and other interests of Phlladel- pma in tne organisation of a company to be known ss the American steamship Company of Fntlniel phio, for the purpose of esUbllsMog a line of not less thsn four nrst-closs Iron steamships, to ply be tween this port and Enrepe; and wHra, the Penn sylvania Railroad agrees to sabserlbe four hand red thoussnd dollars to tbe capital stock of said com pany, provided three hundred thousand dollars be sabscribed by other responsible part'es ; and tthtrtu. they farther agree te guarantee the narmant of l.tM.OOe dollars of the bond. 01 said company, wltn principal, and interest as the same may become t.ne, in the event ef the sa'tl steam- skip company railing to nav the same: and if her to; It Is believed that with this substantial aid ob tae part or tne renssyivaaia Kallroad com pany, the remainder of thestoakand the bonds of the steamship company can be disposed of, It is hereby ntte. That the unairm an or ibis meeuag e snthorired to appoint an Kxecnttve Committee ef twenty-one, with power te fill vccle,, and ap point snB-ceaiMittces, to WBom snail ne referred the subject of obtaining sabserlptlons, and who shall have power to obtain the charter necessary fer rtrgnnizatlon, and such other legislation a may be repaired, and the co-eperation of oar citizens is earnestly so -idled ln a matter so vital to the cm- erciaj ans industrial mteresu or rhuadeiphia. mayor pox irfici, His ITonor Major Fox dehvereh the following rerrisrks: I regsrd this movement as one of the most imp.rt- snt presented to the people of Philadelphia for masy years a moreaieat appealing with great tore, to every baelaess man a project, if carried into lrultlon, calculated to stir np energy In every epartmcnt or wnnstnai nre, ana wntcn win oe cer tain to bring profit and advantage not only to the Importer and Jobber, but tbe manufacturer, the tradesmen, the mechanic and the laborer ill and their interests well subserved. by the establishment of a peratanest first-class Steamship line from this poit to Europe, owned aad controlled by Philadelphians, aad there never was a Biorepropitieas period ior ae grand aprojvet. we have nse or the largest cities on the continent, tbe very largest manufacturing e.Hiwaolty, and so universally acknowledged. We are admirably situ ated te receive and ship an Important port of the Immense excess; ef onr great eeaotrv's pro- dnctlons, with a sptcions and eons- mouious narnor, sare iroin ueavy ana peril ous storms, easy of aocess from tke ocean, and with a depth of water sufficient to loatthe largest ships; and added to this we have the great est rallrond In the world makls; its terailntM Just at this point, and I do feel that iu its starting this movement to such an enterprlslHg aud liberal man ner, that magnificent corporation, the Pennsylvania Kailroad Company, with Its far-seeing and sagactmis otilcers, arc entitled to and should receive the masks not emy or tne Dusiaesa men, bnt of all the eltlxens of this community, and I feel safe ln saying that when this grand eebeme comas to completion, which it assnredly will, the day that brings it will be hailed with aeligst by tnis entire people, and ne celebrated ln each a manner as win be wortnv or so great an occasion. I congratulate yon, gentleman, rn so aus picious a movement, and trust mat the public au thorlttca will be afforded the pieas-ureof leading en lu a fitting recognition of its consummation. RFMAItKH OF FRKDP.niCK FKALEV, ESQ. Mr. Frederick Fraley also offered a few remwks. He called to mind the business position of Philadel phia in the past, and showed what it is no?. In the olden time the Philadelphia Custom Uonse was the Isrgettof any along the coast. Then ships went from this port to every port of the world almost. ana brongrit back me produce or an nations, rtnt our best shipping merchants have been driven from the held by utner interests, w e now nave inanr do mestic products coming to this p in and It only re mains for ns to establish a steamship linn that will carry there abroad to everv other port. I now ask the citizens to further the rtforu winch have been made by tho Pennsylvania IUil.td Company IB ravor or tins rmi. Mr. Fraley exhibited a manifest of tho cargo of a steamer running from New Orleans to New York. 1 his manifest thows what might be done here. Tne speaker said that tho Pennsylvania Kallread Com pany had done much to build no the commerce of tbe cllv, and will do much more If the citizens will only aid tlielr exertions. If Philadelphia now comes into the held as a steam shipping port It has many advantages in the present Improve ments iu shipbuilding. They can pro at by the experience or others, ana so attnm tne greatest economy. As regards tbe question whether the money could be raised, the answer could he round by pointing to t ne ioruiation or tne great renosviva nla Kailroad Company Itself. There was then the same doubt of the necessary rands bei.13 f.mhcom log. bat a committee of citizens was appointed, Just as it Is proposed to appoint a committee now, aud tbe result shows that there was no diiUoulty about the matter. Hon. Morton MeMlchael was Introduced, and said that the Phiiadeiptiiatis a not appreciate them selves. If tbey had more con attence In themselves, snd valued themselves higher, they would do mere. It is the men who are always croakiug about the backwardness of the eity who themselves are the people who always give the material to other people to disparage us. 1 am svituraed. of any one who savs that we eawnm raise tne requisite monev. The following amendment to the resolutions read. s sgreed npon by the Directors of the Pesuitylvaula liauroaa company, was reaa: Stioivtd, That that part of the resolution referring to bonds of the steamship company embraced in the report of the finance committee, submitted to and spproved by the board of directors of tbis company at i's meeting of November S3, 1S7. be aud the same la hereby amended by striking nut the words '"five par cent. In gold free of taxes," and inserting la lieu thereof the words "six per cent ln carreney' The amendment and the resolutions themselves were then unanimously adopted. An executive committee or eiri.ens was then ap pointed to take charge of the matter, composed of ine loiiowing-ijaMeu genwiuea: J no. O. James, Chairman, Ceo. Bullock, reth J. Comly. C. J. Hoffman IleDry Wlnsor, A. Wheeler. A. R. McHenry, C. P. Ogden, U. II. Allen, C. U. Cuuiiulnga, C. A. Grimoru, John Welsh, Jr., Win. Massey, M. Baini, Oharlcs Plstt, C. II. Clarke, Geo. W. Ctilltls. W. G. Moorhead, II. C. Olbson. If. H Bingham, 'James 11. ome. Ceo. K. Keppiier, Tbe tan.es of the PrcMdent and Beuretary of the meeting were added to the executive committee, CfO'fO The meeting then adjourned. Philadelphia Trade Heport. Batckpav, Deo. . Seeds. Clovervesd oontlaies ln demand, with sales at llo. per lb. Timothy Is nominal. Flaxseed Is searee aad ranges from ft to 2'll. Bark In the absence ef sales we caete No, Quercitron at fin per ton. There Is no improvement te notice in the demand for Flonr, and prices favor buyers. About toe bbls. changed hands for hvnaa eonsaosptldn.fltnolcdiag superfine at $4-f0(g4-i&; extras at fvj.V6e; lewa and Wisconsin extra family at 5-tma)S; Minnesota do. do. at tka)-bu; rennsyivauia ao. no. at fS'J3 SfcO; Indiana aad Ohio do. do. al$ i6uT, aud fouey brands at f Ju(ai, an iu sjuanty. nre riour ranges from 10 10 ib-ik. 10 corn meai aotaing aeiag, The Wheat market is firm, bat there ts net mat h activity. Bales of sued bunh-ls Indiana red at 11-40. Kvemavbe quoted at ta(.4u. fur Peaa sylvanla aud Western. Corn is dull aad prices lavor buyers. raies 01 inuo ousaeu at siejsso. ior old yellow, and l&aHo. for prime dry new do. Oats are without essential change. Sales of white Peun av'vaola and Western at Mi5ee., aud Delaware at z&&4c. lianey is quiet. f..-y. ousu.is sold at Kha Sti ve, for two-rowed rew tors. Whisky Is dull snd car not be Quoted ever 90c for Western lion-uounu. Plow York Rloaoy aad Htoou aiarkot. Nsw Ycrx, Dec 3. Stoots heavy. Money 4 per cent. Gold, 111. 6-xXm, lboa, coapon, ltiv da 14, do., 106 V; do. 1R60, do. iu)', 1 da. 1S6S. new. da 1BST. lw.v: do. 1868. 109 u 1O40S, 106; Virginia Sa, new, 3): Missouri 6a, t'2: uanton uo., ei; wotnoeriana prererreo, so V XT fan,,.l n.4 XlnaJkn Uluul- Ol KTrl Sil if . vw.im Mw , u .w, . Heading. lol; Adaais Kxpreis Co., 4; Mlciil (an Central, 1'Jox; saicnigon oeuinern, 9i llinola Centra!. U4M: Cleveland and Pittsburg, loo C hicago and ltoek Island, 11U-, ; Pittsburg aud Fort w aitte, u;t , weeiein yawn cgrapa, ux. FOURTH EDITION AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL The Weekly Treasury Statement, The Tract ional Currency. FROM WASHWGTOX. Treasury Pttntement. WAfUHNeTON. Dee. I.-Denciots of frsetlonai ... rency for the week tsit.see; shipmonts of notes. tl,4l3,eM; fractional currency, $.'l,Slt. The Trea- serrrnoius in imsi as security for national bank circulation, tS4CeT,ese, and for deposits or aubllo moneys, llfi.iM.aoO; mutUated note burned daring lh...l ijoaujRi ..... 1 - . . .... , ..ibiiut, .n.zeo.ens: nana currency Issued for bills destmyed during tho we. k, 1 "i""" ienuvu anrrcior, vsi leY.aSo balance dne for mnttlated notes. tt.i4t.SKfl! ru-nm.! tlon outstanding, sOS,71o,44; fra. tional Varrcncv redeemed and destroyed dnrlna- the vMk.miatu . Internal revenue receipts to-day, So5,5ja; grand' VHil l,Wf,ill, Naval Ordera. Afslsfsst Taymoster George K. Banrhman 1. nr. tiered te duty at Norfolk. Lieutenant Richard M. Cutis is ordered to the receiving ship Independence et More Island. Army Order. At their ewn recnests the following omrera are honorably discharged nnder the provisions of the act opprevea -uiy iota, ibis: f irst Lieutenant N. J. Amlck, 10th Cavalry; John H Purcell and Joha P. riulry, (1st Infantry; and Captain William J. Uroatch, nnosclgned. rirtrt Lieutenant (leorre D. Ranser. Jr.. riratnenaa Pepartmeat, la relieved from duty at the AUeghaay Arsenal, Pennsylvania, and will relieve Captaki l.jbord m the command of the Charleston Arsenal, South Carolina. Captain Lyhord will report for doty to General UaL'eck. First Leoteaant James I. Mast, Id Artillery, and 8aond Lieutenant Henry W. Torbett, ma Infantry, are ordeied before re tiring beards. FROM JfE W YORK. Pprele shlrmeata. Nrw TeA. Dec. 8 The Olty of Urussels ukes ii(JO,0(iO in specie te Europe to-day. Plow York nioaey Market. Ktw Yortk. eo 8 loans Increased tl.rl5S.esT. Ppetle decreased $1,114,651. IiegaiB decreased ttfs.ueo. Iieposlts Icei eased t&Te,84. FROM THE WEST. A Heavy Halt. Bt. Lows, Dee. . Messrs. Austell A Inman. of the New York house of William Ma' thews, entered snlt yesterday ln the United State Circuit Court against Martin L. Cornell lor 159,900, which was luanea to tne aeienaani iu ioi. Thi Mobtautt of thb Cttv The number ef deaths ln the city for the week ending at noon to day was V4, being an Increase of it over those of last week ana an equal number as co npared with the corrcspoudlug period of lmt year. Of these, 140 were adults; lift were minors; 18 were born In the United States; 6J were foreign; 14 were people of dolor; aad t were from the uouiitry. Of this number, 41 died of eon sumption of thclnngs; Vi of disease of the heart; 1 of marasmus; 11 of old age; 4 or tvninld fever; oof convulsions; Sorsouriet rever; S4 of Inflammation of the lungs; 6 of congestion of tho brain; 11 of de bility, and 1 of cholera loraritmn. The deaths were divided as follows among the different wards: rani. First Second , Third Fourth. , Fifth , Sixth Seventh Rightn Ninth Tenth Eleventh .... Twelftl Thirteenth.., Fourteenth. Fifteenth . . Total.... WardA. IS Sixteenth .1 Seventeenth .14 Kightocnth . 8iNluetenrh .lOjTweutietii. . 8Twenty-lirHt .11 Twe.nfv-eoiionfl. . . 4 Twenty-third . 6Twciit.v-foiirilu... . 4iTwpith-tirth . 6Twenth-Hlxth . 1 (Twenty-seventh.. . 9 Twenty-eighth.... . 8 .Unknown .nl ! 11 . 17 '..IS '. 18 ..14 LATEST SIHPPINa LVrSLUQKyCE. for aidiiianaX Marine Nt see JimicU oy. FOKT OF flULADJLPHlA DECaMBEK I STATS SF THIAMOmBTSB AT THI IVSNIN0 TKLBOaAPB OrTICS. 1 A. M 491 11 A. M S3 I 8 P. M. (4 CLKaRED THIS MOKNINQ. Steamship liunter, Harding, Prevideuec, D. 8. Slot sen A Co. Steamship la plre, Hunter, Richmond via Norfolk. W. P. Clyde A Co. Iteamer O. II. bMiat, Ford, fleorgetown and Alex andria, W. P. Clyde t Co. Itevmer Ann AUsa, Klchards, Mew York, W. F. Clyde & Co. Steamer Sarah, Jonee, New York, W. M. Balrd A Ce. Steamer V. UUey, Levis, New Turk, do. Schr A. K. Whetntore, Lcnton, Washington, J. C. Scott A Sons. Schr Clara ttaakta, Falkner, Boston, do. , Tag Thomas Jefferson, Allen, Baltimore, with a tow ei barges, W. P. Clyde At Co. Tag Fairy Uueen, Carr, lUvre-dd-Qrace, with a tow ol barges, w. P. Clyde A Co. IV Bark Brilliant, for London, was cleared by B. Crawley s. Co. not as before. ARRIVED THuT MORNINO. Ship Eliza McLaughlin, Hlboert, 81 days frera Abiwerp, wii a old Iron and petroleum obis. HieaiBshlp fcaxoii, Soars, 44 hours from Boston, with tuUse. and passengers to 11. Wlnsor A Co. Off the fcigne, at New Casus, passed a ship aud a bark, itsnies unknown. tottanisblp William P. Clyde, Sherwood, 94 hoars frtm New York, with mdse. to John F. O-tl. fcteamer Salvor, Mershon, from Ricnmond via Norfolk, with mdse. to W. P. Clyde A Co, ttamr New York, Jeaes. from (seursetown ana Alexandria, with mdse. te w. P. Clyde A Co. hteani.r Brkstol, Walla-., 14 hours from New York, with mdse. to W. P. Clyde k Co. Steamer J. 8. Shrtvcr, Webb, is hours from Balti more, with mdse. and paaaengdr to A. droves, Jr. Nor. bark Ilomberauni, Melson, from Liverpool, With mdse. to Penrose, Maas.y A Co, Br. brig Cubs, Holmes, from varsities and Tara goiia, with wine and lead te Walden, Kochn A Co. Brig C. . Coulson, Paysen, from Stvaunah, with mdse. to Warren A Gregg. , Bchr Sam). C. Harris, ktell, S dajs from New BtxV ford, with oil to Hastings A Co. Schr K. A 8. Corson. Corson, days from Boston, in bailsst te Cbss. Uasiam k Co. Schr John Btockbnra, Price, Sdays froinBoeten, w ith mdse. to 1 has. lluoiara a Ca bchr K. O. Edwards, Leo, from Boston, ln ballast to r. Ij. Merchant A Co. Schr Charles K. Jackson. Cnllen, fsom Boston, ln ballast to 8. 1- Merchant A Ce. bchr Lookout, McFariand, from Portland, with mdse. to Eouder A AiUuit. bchr Criterion, Cornwall, from James River, with railroad ties. , bchr W. Palmer, Cole, from Chlckahomlny, with railroad ties. Schr Clara, Ogden, from Petersburg, with lumber. bchrE. . Wlilard, Waliscn, from Portland. bchr J. J. O. Babcock, Smith, from Boston. ' ' bohr J. J. Detwller, Uraoe, do. bchr West Wind, Townseiid, from Fall River. bchr W. S. Dosghten, Tatem, do. bchr M. V. Cook, Kaikenberg, from New Bedford. Tug Hudson, Nicholson, from Baltimore, with A tow of barges to W. P. Clyde A Co. Tog Chesapeake, Mem hew, from Havre-de-Grace, Wit h a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde A Co. I tv Brig Planet, arrived yesterday, la consigned (vessel! to BL. Merchant A Co. jSw- I. a B. B. THE HON. B. T. PKIXOTTO, w United Mates Consul for Bacharest, on his wsy to the Kant, will visit this eity and deliver a lecture on "Kouinsula," oa SUNDAY AVaNlNU, December 4, at IX o'clock, at Ik. New Synagogue, on BliOAb btreet, near tire. a. Tickets twteuta each. The members of the order I. O. bnal Benin are specially lavited to welcome Brother Pel son i si the hour named. is
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