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VOLUME LXXVIII-,
he, Wittanuft
VERY LATEST NEVIS
f BY.TELEGRAPII.
PINtiSTLIAfiIi LEGISLATIVE PEGGEEDINGS.
, exam D Ivatch to ilia ristaimii al'efiliFettk.
1 . , - HAERISEIJUG -laxi , 13, 1863.
' -Tr --o motio n * , ' . ,
'e' th o voend" r . copiesor e o t! . Idr.
13I ngs eC t i =lil i t Y t:
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that death of Dr. Reed were onlered to bapthaed :
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-11r..Welser tasted a joint resolatlt'ainattact
?' lag I :birgrotazueu to TOW f9f 'le reileal of duty
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X t '•• - •iiixt:3 4 " if. d a bill to SEMGIib thei au
k 1- ' -- natal State donation `to each, pnpll.ln tha Deaf
V ' and Dittakdaylum from one hundred and eighty
, Collars to two hundred and forty dollar. - :
1" -: Vt.:Sinn, of Philadelphia, 'offered a Or to
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establ sh that pay of members at twelve hzu i dred
ifollarta • - , : - ,- :-, , i
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' Mr Waddell, an, net then:wing the
_pay of
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I • ; :county officers th roughout the State:Arty pal:
''. -1 ', 11 : — ..'• I `'..'&arlght,., olio authorizing din guanilan of
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the inlaor children of Henry Dieanderfer t ¢ buy ,
-it juletie fo r tiut children - 11V Fayette 'Omar. -
1, '.. . Thellouse-procaadad to elect a sefececOmtatt
;., 1 .tas Isitha COnthitud elealan'of Mr. Dreg.' Mr.
•- ?lila& la on the cominittee,' , - _ .- i ' )
11r. 'fiftiii, imitated a bill entliorizt* sot
,. t •. •-, 'Slays to yota at township and borottgb el4'lons.
, '' . 2'..,' Adionracd . tutitiltuesday afterpooll: - 'I-
Elloti-wAtotOcitoit'l
,The Vote on the ConstitutiOnal
•• :Amendment POstponed.
" 'NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED BT:TRE SENATE-.
' The: Retteltenofor Poole Under
• - 4rrest. : ,
_..< • WasterTovoil, Jail: 15.—The Senate in cunt
tirl session to-dpy, confirmed the follorring nom:"
;.,. Illations by the-Presi cut s. Bri gadier General '
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W. T. Sherman, U.S.. A., to he 3iajor General
•.. -• Auguit 111,1644, vice Major '-Gentsral :John E.
' • Wool, ' relieved ; Brigadier General Philip 11.
.' ' - litherldan U:8. A., to he Major General Novem
ber .... [, • B, 146‘ vice M ajor , iilitirin B: Mc:-
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••' " Clellen,resigtien ; -Brigadier General 'George H.,
• - . ' ''''' Theriot!' U.B. A.; to• be Major General teem:
ber 15,1864, vice Major General John C. Fre
nicest, reslglied ; 'Major General*tatield s.llan-
IT ' cock—to'. be -. Brigadier- Gemmel : Aust - I%
4_ : 1864, vice Majetneneral McPherson eased ;
,:- g.." . - '','. Second Lieutenents Frederick T. Ber t and Ed
:, ~. ... ward H. Meeker to be Flrst'Llentenauts,lA.eting
.I"' ', ' 'Volunteer Linden* 'William P.: n•all,i to he
Acting Volunteer Lieutenant .Cemeamadttr,Aet
."i ,- -Slog Masten J. 8.-..-Warne,..Jos? C. GlieuM, Geo:
--.. - 1.- - 'lW:Bogers;Jelullogent, Henry Welmoie, Am.
Walk:lnsole and Peter o , Nelll,lo,bia Actmg Vol
. •-.. ,-; ,' : radeer.tlerneriebteribr del',el , tie/MiesIPPI
squ
'rho : Santo- tilao,rzonfliated the , follo)ring as
',.i:- ''' ' ' ' 'Amessotsof leternalßeiniuM EderNeralham,
.• —• ~ , 3 , 1 District- et Kentucky , Wm- I . •••B.:Wereirt 4 - 11 ,'
.V:,:.: :. Tirritory', Of :New.: Mexiteq- Tramp C. • ;Everts,
' ..<l7rit . ' • • Territory orMontaaa;' C. 0. Bodlish, Territory .
vel ;. ''of .IdAho; Wro.:Spencer;,Bl 'District' of Ben
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cl '',, tuck!; !David G.:Goodie; sth District f Ken
. 1247; Philander Draper, 4th-Distr i ct f kne
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',' 1. • ' ;souri; - Geo. IL Wocidlui ' dge, 15th"ni let oT
......:. -.. -Ohio; N. B. Lanfiril'ltrritory -Of , atone;
•••, ' 2 - Tbillip Speed,- lid - District - of -KeattiekV; . ord-W.-
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.., ~ Illakwsol:Ditstrict .of Kentucky: - Johd S. An
derson, OW District of Knurl:tag; .AlexaladeraL
-•• • • '..,' ' - litartft; , .4th• Marin, of 3 Ps!idrr4r4
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Thelolowingnimed elgree Were promoted
• ",,•,--, .: 72 :.; by the Proildent to be Brevet Brigadier Generals
-',.:-.ln the regular army for meritoriocus an faithful •
t t .t , :'; - ':` serviee : • Cohand.liatheilee, Colonel omas,
-:- L U. t- i -Maim Easton, Colonel E. D. Townsend , C Th olonel
`Hoginan • breret Colonel Vinton; brie: Colonel
Van Vlitatlarevet: Colonel Haus Ingalle,IColonel ;
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< . ;Striver; Joint-Colonel Brace, : Colonel George'
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„:„. ,t,' -• 1. , Mtn; Iletul3oete, -wife' of the rebel , Senator
trr. -.....• ' .F.
.00t,e;.:ief Tear.; arrived at '; 'Alen= this
. x...., ....: . , morning. Aran. Richmond 1 3 Isity;:of Fairfax.
tii„.,,p.„,......,,,... Ihet ber,.-lt nd is
~„ now Mider arrest in Itintinond on ince nt of Min;
4.,,' - late speech:. In the `the= rebel Senate' den clatory
.. !'"."lS< -' ' ---.:of the rebel authetritien”. ' < • . '
' ,NrwTorric, Jan.' 13:—The Commercial Myer..
.2isass special says that the-Penneydrantsdelep
. lion have requested perealeelota frora II n. Thad
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dens Seeress to turns Ids mipointinent Senn:
- tory of the Treasury.:` lie declines ma account
of his age and failing health, ''''•• "-- , 1
. . The Mends of the Constitutional Indolent
-are confident of Its passage within a fort night.
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: Colonel. Allen Is to send a cargo, of vlslone .
:by Denial Webster to-meirrow:Ulglit,lor the,
:angering people of Georgik., • ' • :
t - ' The :Amer:can Missionary en sent
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S..W.:Magill, to Sarnmah, to foe after the.
Assoelai
1 yenta of the shires freed - by Sherman , _march.
141o:trill also examine into the - .conaltio of the
,r . loyal white people, with aidew to faelli te meas.
:urea for their relief if necessity.
The Commercial's Washington 1. sari!'
The Committee on the cmpluet of the War will
at once commence iniestlgating the:lr rt Fisher
„tte-Itat's Washlngtod, special ~ ea the vote
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on Um - antislavery conetiritivtiat a endment:
Will. he Postponed. If is :were take host; It'
'would probably fail to secure the; [red ma
' jeirity; hut the people in all parts o ft country <
are MOTIng In the matter, and Reprrike tires are
receiving numerous letter! from Mei constlttr
cots upon the question. The force of - public
nphallna:ltade Ibe nark. •
FROM TUE BMW KM'
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OPENING MADE IN DIJTCII GAP} CANAL
ISERE FORCES SEAT TO HET SPERMS/I
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;.-. - i(ll , i , liUhiniltlo il/ 3 0. -,S7, POTONACI t:-
Jeanary 11,1 {65.
theheatV'etilneifilelt have ftr:the past
•-•'.' • week •bere -liwollen 'the James - river;co several
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.., " .. feet above tile maul height s and the to grotuids
. - ..104 the tvulio are flooded, uttadlig Camel la the.
• . . vielaitfunything bat plMisant:, the Avieliniu
.... eflaktips.dtbri!of groat deal of yrlilck Comes
..., - ,- boat:above the anal.' I learned.lstennlng that
. - - the high slash*/ caused &form-Wag la the bulk
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-boa of the eland, and that a stream of Water now
' 11C7.6 Through It some- eight or tea foe!, wide 8114
. ' ..suletal feet deep, the _elements thus combining.
io neeemplisl whsit eneneering skill had fa 4• 4;
thane Were no: Aldine:Md. pail obtalnei
2r l
• • - Vey) the rebels refusing to exchange, ow- -
, .'i it Is. believed, .to . their , emanating
1...... ~_ news witich'thet veld not - With... : ; •
: t . -. itatud t thirirdaterterseame layette:thy. Th e y
...represent that - rebel forces. have been sent
from Richmond to &rah Carolmelo meet Sher
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Interestleg - from
13.-;-The eannteretal.pro
botmeek the reports put forth by the ..Iferakt' as
beleglahlhhea by the Suavest' , Republican a
gold-operetta' and canard,' as the Repubitean of
the 9thi received by . the Arago, Las no reference
to them, and the passengers by that steamer any
that theyheard nothing of
We have the'follawiag items of. oars from Se.
General Geary hen &aired 'all uneulPloyedlie
gime to report themselies fbr the purpose .or
obtaining wood for the city.. Computation nod
rations will he furnished. • ; •
- The Republican says: Several No ther:a capi
talists are is the city - to establinh the Plat Na
tional &ink of Savannah. • Branches of first
clean commercial litmus in Newrariclikaton and
Philadelphia, are be atablished as soon as
the port is opcacd.' -
. The prices of previalons bare been CO tabilahrui
by the Provost Afershal: Potulare, 9 per bbL;
tatter, recta. per lb.; apples, /1:1' pet bbl. .
The Arno brought a heavy mail from Savan4
lanur Tone, Jau.l3.—Tho gold market to still
unsettled. The_ price opened this imornleg
299;trut atoneefcli gradually to • .
Wenner Diligent .senir.-Doat and patio
CAIRO; J/Ln..l2,—Tbo 'steamer. Dthgenti trent
DietnPhta to Helmut, sunk on 'thel I th, near the
latter place. The boat and earge,lif ding !MUM.
• bet OUCLUIP WO a total Wes: T. et boat Was
•alncd at {3G.1100.
Eighty `balrwof cotton .snirre4. • -•
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Xcmjggknir Bt. - - -
Weill' UOlOll ciliali7;
I:43l36Jan.l3.—Tl*.gercticre.New Or
• • l as i ojireepobdeiltiiiestknit 4aklrtalsh between,
dettebnichti of tire lab lit &ant And /81b NMI:
• XatkCaYs ll 7,_tole mistalibt the bitter !Dr tab
•-• c.ll. Captain.T4oslWcor4,o,3l/#/k"thauswalv,
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THE IVILMINGTON EXPEDITION.
GO:. BUTLER'S 9FFICIAL ttElla4T.
Delay al' Cause ofthe
Failure.
WEAR' QWi SAYS
New76nr, Sfsh. refigthydispetett
has been:received :fohmleimuhrters of the tinny
of the Potomac, covennge pill and detailed:MU
:cis' report - or &OM; to - Grant, of giolate 1%11-
=lick% Gen:. Buller states that
-after embarking hht forces's:a trasanorts they
Yfrrel4tablted from
thoOth totho 13th of Detem-
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ber, awaiting Poer's fleet, and joined the ttans
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port fleet : off Cape Henry on the 14th, arlvieg
- at the renderioni ciff - NeWinlet on the era:wig
of the 15th;' Wherelheyrialted Mitiltlie evening
.of the 10th, haring. the finest . . ' f ' eathor possible.-
thert -- ening or the 'L s sh s psU ter eame from
neaufort to the i"..iadezvons, when the seabetama
rollgbt Cud on" . the Wind sprang up,
Making - It Impossible to land the • treMpS s and
by the advice of Porter the troops were rchdea
vowed at Beaufort.- Tills was neeetattry, as the.
transports were Coaled for ten days, and! that
timo - had. bleu -then - consumed. -For fortr,days
'the Wald blew a gala; dining which the time,
ports werecoated and watered.
At 4 o'clock. Pal., Butler eagle In sig t of
Fort Fisher and fonnithe naval fleet bom ard
the powder vessel having been exploded
thismonnvg previous. ....An -arrangeMeill was.
trfadelli land the ffob'pi the next morning oder
cover of the gunboats as Beim as the Sri of
the Half Moon . and Flag Pond hell batteries
..had been silenced, !which - were up the shorwtwo
or three miles above-Tort.Fiaber. - Ported was `
Sanguine he had silenced Fort Fisher. Bet,itras
urged If that weer so to run by the forti_into
Cape Feat tiver and then the troops 'could I land
and hold the beach without fear of being
ed by the river gunboats, the Talluhassue Slug
seen in the river, -
' Gen:lhatler argued that If Porter wont put
Ms ships in the river, the army could sepply -
hint across the beach, and that at least the teoek ,, ,
:Wde amutaington Would belhui iifectual, oven
If they Minn capture the fort: —
Porter replied that ho sbould probably lean the
boat by tarpedoes, if she attempted to nth -by,
and was reminded ithat - the army' rnikht lose
COO men by the assault, and his boat would
not weigh In the balance,eren Ina money point of
slew, with the lives- of these men.
- Porter declined golugbi , aid the eispedition
was deprived of that essential element
i f suet
Atimini, on the Itli, fhb batteries werere2,
ported silenced, and the transports succetisfally
landed,thelr troops.. Finding that the reennnol
teripg,party landed etiuld hold the shore, thttler
determined for The lafid - nree to attempt the
assault. Curtis' brigade. pushed within effete
l'uadretTard , ',or EurtqFishcr. capturing Hair: -
moon battery '
and ite"Men." This' skirinish line
then advanced within seventy-fire yards of the
fort, Its grwriatittlitlng kept In the bomb proofs
by the nerd
„ . fire. When the fire of tit nary
centred thiParapetAirditillymtinfitel; - andl a per
sonal examination by Itatier,`within , afew hun
dred feet df Fisher, thawed It to be well protzet
id.frien misallt - by eetastre'letogicateLbastions
fifteen feet high and fifteen wide, with a ditch,
and that no material damage had been done to
the fort by the naiy.. ,
. The henry- guns tore up the .b.nich, land a
flag which had heel:tont down by the shell was
captured, imAlte edge ; of the ditch, cinch an or
derly was ltMed about thethird line from the fort,
..The report that any soldiers' entered the (bet is a
-Daring tidillitni qpiarid
218, mearatd. 10 einxitaissdonal rofficersi of the
North Csirolina mattress •
- "Gencral-Buller bail learnedlfrom rebtliprison-'
,ers that. two brigades affokeNdivlsion w re with.
In two idles of the rear of his forces; • ttheir
skirmishers were actually engaged, aad battle
rernaliader of ,Efoke's division had arrl •• on the
nighepreiimisc at Silhairigban; and re on the
mewl, thus formlugn, forte ontsdde of t works
intierior to hlietWn.
In the meantime the Weather beea. , e bad,
and Glossal rolling in,. so Mau landing as im =
eidt.`'At this IlmolVeltter reported to ren ref
Butler, that to assault, the _works In • jag. ,
w.cop, andAliar arperitmecd- °Blear While:
command, was briposithfo With any p • peat of
succs. This opinion coincided with e eneral
Butler's:, But, nuch as he regretted th • nears
sky of absaudOnlitgibe attempt, yet he • asidei-•
ait wady: It Vain that hot so hung a,
wrrk as Fort Flaber had been,taken assault.'
during the ; war and .he referred to thd slough..
Wed thotisSaPS da Port Illsorcaudr
Fort Wagner. Amoral Butler says :
therafornardered that IV3 /Legal/It s Dili' . be :
e. and the troops to rietribark, Wbile Prai•
p a rations to riembark were coaling arhig
of the navy
of :grape n
ceased.. Tho galls of the et were
folly manned; and a . slatro fire reatP
nitf.er swept the plain OTC!' which tho Inman
tenet have ads'imoid.'Wu - found iterate
to - get the troops &Inboard. , Wre o the a -ran se
-1411 as td render further embartiontr ciao.
Lbe 'Betiding of suppllce ashore , Impassl Oa
the Vith„having =dealt preparaurmai for get..
• tteg t6o troops on board„Gen. Butler igave or
-dere to. the transport fleet, as tut as 1.1 op enuld
be, got ready, to - sailfor•Fortreas Monroe, Li' ohs , '
-Mete° to theorderts from thd• Lionteaunt
crul. -
- Gen.' Butler states las lautiearnef
eaters and prisoners, that the attppositi,
• the tkpedititn - was , pltunani, - : that Wi
was dtninied of - troops .to oppose Sher,
:ecrrect; smiler at this Lima of the arrivf
army oil Wilraingion, there Were, less
men niFort Fisher, and less than-i,
twenty milesiaitit the delay of three :(1
ing the arrival or the navy, and ilia- f
lay, by storm, of the :list, P.M and
Gine -for :li:furor:caning:al to" evil Vo - ,,f
mend.
. The Instructions, of the _Lientenan Generai
did not conteraplatetbealand we p d neither,
-,airge trains oar =police, Bu such a cen 'agency.
General Both ibere nays: The mtge cy of the
possible; delay for frtdelf:tha forellgh of the;
commander of the armlet' har prov ed .the
arisen,' witr large , teluforeemen of the,
girrison, with the tut ,that they bad dihansted
their emit of ammunition in the beinberdinent,
atdleft. me :with' no alternative bat to return with
•royanny to thearnly of the James:.
The tom of Friday, tlaturday . and Sunday (the
ICtln lith and IStb) was theltiimedlate =liana
the. Patio of the expedition.,-'lt is II my pro,
elute even' to'auggest any blame to th nary for
their delay of
fewtheir, days at Beaufort. know
none of the reasonawhlch door do not juatity It.
It Is to be prestuned ihty are stifilcient4 -
Generalßutler then referred to the( excellent.
beta‘leeof the: troops and the aselatanno afforded=
him by tertithinaval °Meets. ;
:..- 7 ietirrport: of Gen. Weitzel states that, after
galling atoll snriey of Fort Fisher t r .frankly
informed ; Gen:Butler that it wouldb utchery
to order an assault on that work and the dr
aumstanees. .
ffen. - Curtis' end Gen. Ames' repor era ap-
Pended,conlinaing all the above ewe al points,
and copies of Gen. Grant's telegrams d orders
to lintleraoielade the document. Gn. Grant,
in
was
endorsement of Butier't - ,- says it •
was never contempLitd4 that lintler ould 0r
i,,,,,.,i4,11: the expedition , Weitzel bolo sperinlij
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named as the eoniniander.' ' -•'. - , - ..:
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. General Grant. thinks . . 6,4 the de y . ',Like.
moving of the : expedition tan .b e arged to
.waniog for the gunpowder boat to be prepared.
- "Ganeralßntler is in error, In s c at ~
re-embarkation of the tneepsaras by 3
tons as they never contemplated a I
after the landintrdeadlbeen effected."'
General Grantlitio says in hi , 4 r that the
fi rd _ o bj ec t: of - thopedition was to ehise the
pitt of -Wilmington; end; if adee - taiftd;Jo cap-,.
tare the elty itself. 1 '• , ' , ,-.„
OPERATIONSOFTHEMISSISEPI,ADRON
The Escape of Rood's' Army.
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tint Rost, Jen, 23.—Admiral Lee common&
leg tho Idississlpit Squadron, detalLs °
nt:i
m o the Navy
"Deilartea an facia fcts re
-1 dispatch; Ole a
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garding the eicape across AIM Tenet:wee river,'
at Bainbridge, six miles above Flormreada., of
the remnants of.11(140.:4 defeated ,aw i d demoral •
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Jvcd army.. The Admiral sayi that only u 9O sud
den falling of the water' on the altos's, and the
prevalence of a . fog tilabledlke rebels to elude
the gunboats. - ..:- : I
All the pontoons and other ticanOof crossing
below Bainbridge were destroyed, anal thousands
of lloodrs men were conscroent -scattered''
through the woods on the north side of the river.
Admiral Lee encloses a dlspatell Which he had
rcettred ' from 'General Thomas, at 'Pulaski,.
Tenn., on the.BOth of Dec., In which the latter
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sums np;sui Arils then known tohlot,lfood's los..
se , in men awl artillery 'from the tirde he crossed
the _Tennessee .narthward, it puts; them., down
at 19 geneiar officerltand about 1 - 4.0919n5et let
killed, wounded -6(3'4:spared, an novelty pie
cos of. artillery. ...Rather slngulari though- he
• dows-not include:ll2_4h* account food's killed
an wounded In the Iwo &fa shier before'
liidnille,3o . olo.sth andleth tilt .1, ..,,
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Indian TrqutplOvertlytitillis4 l 111!bp.
eontinned.
Ili* Tom; Jitt: • 13.--Owlnig t e .14,31 an
tnniblos , on ttul crvertata malt4ls
be.= dbanittnoba..; The last ;n1'1111415401 y01 . 1,-
41447*.
LATE REBEL Ei-TELL&II%.
RICHMOND PAPEPS SURE ON . PAVIS.
Call for a Conrentiisoi of Elates
_ _Opepsegi. _ . .
dec. desc.
NEW Yon; Jan.. 13.-=The boldness oft the'
rebel Topers In denouncing Jed: Davis and iaik.;
ing tcoreedi a dictatorship, Is atiructipg mud. at
. tentton here. Three dailipapers have Toniedhe
rill's on the Subject,. but 'they, context 'no new.;
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.Jambaltlivlrdispatches report that Taring te the
lack of , transportition- and forage caused by
General , Warreit's dmtraction of ,tho Weldon
Railroad to Rickaford, Lee's rebel - eirairy have
,been compelled to irithdrurr to winter gushers
,at Ilickaford. Tlie rebels - made but little Itro
gress itt relight& the track' torn up- by
,Gclieral
The Richmond _Worilrer, of the .10ib,-forers
the enlarging of Lee a.porrers acrd gidagluim
_entireneutrol of military'nffhirF, ha', IS opposes
therall fora canvention,on the ground than hoe
cannot spare Rom his, army members of_l4;ht-
Waite and others .for the convention: It says
the proposition for_the convention comes Omit
men driven-to theverge of submission. . • -
- - The IMP farm the eonsolidailim 6Gthe rei
bet armies and the removal of•Seddon 'Cresol the
Mar Office. - •
The Penni-Jur says. It In not, afraid of being
conquered by the roomy, so Much as of tieing.
defeated by Dr. Doyle. He deltas all. siarningi
and constitutlonally snubs... Congress, the treaty
'and the army. • They 'cell almost unanimously;
to. make Lee generalissimo but be will hehr to.
nothing of the kind. - It insists that the present
"course of Davis is tending tit break np u tpe Don.
Tederney and 'throw theta back niadei-dhd aid
rule.
The Richmond Ithig - hai very bitter tirade
against subrelesiontsts and, nil others trim ace any.
came for despondency: • • • •
The Fugulner Insist& that. the Deoifinlerdcf Is
. not badly ben, and thinks R o ma soon win peace
by bravery and' eetcnniuntibli:
Tile Anp,:nsta Clirtouicie , and &Wind publishes
an account of Menial:Noon-duct In titivannab,
'as been through rebel eves: It pays a high-pont
-pliment to the alms' and troops for their excel-.
lent...Win:glen:old kid - drams' to the eltlecud;
alit to therxrcelleut rci ulatlons Of General Blier-'
lillltltth
. COMIELESSECOND 'Bl ssioN
. Wasnrivoroa City, JAIL 11, PIGS.
' .. ROUSE.
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• - Mr. Reason presented a petition of Samuel
. Wilkeson, setting Sp& that ho is the Washing
ton correspondent of the New TorkTrffiane; that
he filled three different telegrams in relation to
:Vic removal of General Butler; that a censorship
bad been establis.hed without a censor, and- ex
trashed without authority; that Ids telegrams
_were su es
pprsedhyonler of the War Department.
In violation of the freedoin of the -Press, and
lawful tandems dic., and he prays the passage - of
a law, malang the telegraph as accessible as the
malls. The petition was referral to the Commit
tee on Judiciary. ;
'llse petition of Samuel Wilkeson was refer
red to the Committee on the judiciary. ' - -
Mr. Ashley moved and it was ngrced io that
:Mate-tiny the furthEr consideration of the anti
slevery constitutional amendment he postponed,
for two weeks from Tuesday pelt.
' 'Mr. Rollins said at the last session ho' voted
agaitieLthe proposed lonendment. but w n the
burial* shall again be taken he intended! to re
cord, his name In the affirmative. Ile had
clsn"ged his views with reference to , the
evne, Waxy of the measure, and wits sat
isfied' with - the rensocur which hall in-,
timed him; to "tench such a conclusion.
lie entertained the same opinions of th rebel
flowlalwitehich he always had, and that there
was not h shadow of pretext for the Infamous
and disastrous conduct on the part ofthe South.'
Nevertheless, he believed that there bad t, been
exhibited a tali willingness to extend neffid
beat --
t o
, tion to the masses, who have m cd arid
betrayed by their leaders. If he could erre
the Constitution and the 'Union by preferring '
the present status of slavery, he would do it.,
He would go, farther and . save them, Yen If
It were yeomanry to extend slavery. Ita ould,
In the lan,guire of the President ; either Bally
or shogstheir destroy slaTerY, to accomplish his
purpose. and It was simply bemuse be lieveid.
E t .
thii areendment,if adopted, would se e that •
patriotic end, that he 'should veto for it.. Ha
ergtiedtblit . Cunktego.lb4 PPwur to the
c
amendment to the Constitution. Wen ar can
.have peace until that Institution Is die sea of
In sonic way. He expressed the opinl th.1a.311
le4 . thital"lv years Kentucky, too, biz;
fate autos .` I .9A all 0. 1, 1 4"g , q0Ur W Mid" Cam'
1 331 r. Rollins was loudly applauded at. }l.a con
clusion of his remarks, which extended a er two
hours-_ _ _ , ' 1
kir. Garfield alluded to the progress o smut
t i
Cipitiol3. Slavery was first driven 10 - 012 he Ter.
I Titmice and then Its kingdom Of tho 8 es was
I shaken to, its foundation„ and one by one Its
corner-stonea were being' removed. is col
league (Pendleton) had, however, foun 4 new
resting place for slavery, namely, where the
great statue of liberty was, enshrined r, but no
spot was ' soacred that slavety could not be pur
sued to the altar and there slate. The argument
cf his colleague was good, Renee, that the States
were sovereign and. Independent. This ,ha con
troverted, gad If ever they were sovereign and
independent, they were Doi ao now. {Coming
into the Colon, the obligated once taken ten
de. ed them an undividable nation. 1
.....Mr. Stevens said that the gentlemOn from
'ChM (Patilleton) hadoshotiorated those 'warms
In the tr.,:iel States from re.sponsibility ; for this
bloody war, and placed It upon himself (terms)
and , those who acted with Lim. Th WAS a
grave Charge, If true, and shoeld makeym feel
not only regret but remorse for their nduct.
Re thanked God that MS long-entertain hatred
of slavery had not been weakened by enfeebling
age. The party - with -which he had milted, could
not hesitate lode what duty required;mely, to
.exclude slavery from the territories, co tang It
to the spot which It already po
-lie lluted in t a States:
1 ,
e had hoped that , the great erd would work Its
on n destruction; bat none with whom,he acted
had proposed a violation of the Constitution for
ennlleating slavery He said the epitaph' of the
=Alen= from Ohio would bed "Here Ilea
the attest and most pertinacious defen i t v of Ma.
very, and optionent of the liberty of art ."
While- his' own (Stevens) would loa t ere Iles
one who never rose to any eminence, 'and only
courted the low ambition to have it ealil that ha
sought to ameliorate the condition of the poor
and down trodden of 'every languageirace aII4
color."
Mr.- Baldwin,-of Masaachusetts, Metered into
an argument as, to the character of our form of
government, denying that this was a confeder
acy of -smereign States—lt NU a nation. _lle
briefly allocated the pending' resilution regard
lag slavery as an outlaw of elvilisathm, and as
the progenitor. of treason, ,which stupid be at
once abolished. - - i
.-No other speeches were made on tli eresolutiqn.
Mr. Cole Introduced a bill in atticadment
` of the Pacific Railroad Act, ratifying the assign
ment made by the Central Pacific Railroad Com:
patty of California to the Western Pacille'Rall
road Company, and requiring said railroad to
complete twenty-five ml os yearly, and the.whole
line from 13an Jose to Sacramento in fear yearn.
kr. Hubbard of lowa, Introduced a bill an.
therlalng the eccretary of the Intoricr to Insti
tute geological surveys of the Black rills in Da.
Mob, and .applupriatlng 120,000 for that ..per-
Adjourned tilllffenday. , •
,
SEYATE
The Consular uPPlPPflationbUivssi taken Bp
The resolution In relation to Ahe eiondtiet of.
Col. Mitring= towards the Indians it Colorado
.
was then taken up..
Mr. Willey presented the petition 'ol the chi.
zees of Illinois In'behalf of the' soldiers captured
In the Streight raid rata Georgia, set log forth
that all efforts to secure their release had been
unavailing, that they were suffering iti Southern
dungeons and could not get, fresh Olt because
they were unable to bear, the ball and Chain, and
praying that something be done to relieve-them
fovea the slow but certain death which awaits
them. Tho petition was referred to the Military
Mr. Clark presented the petition of citizens of
Virginia, ruling for a territorial government, in.'
stead of their present State , government. Re
ferred to the Committee on Territories.
Mr. Howepreacnted the petition of the Wis
consin Historical Society, as hing fora reduction
of the duty, on imported books, which was re
ferred to the,Cimunittec. on Finance.
Mr. Lane, of Indiana, presented the petition
of the Indiana Publishers' Association, for a re
&Won of the duty on Imported paper.
Mr. Sumner presented the petition of a Olson
, dr blazeschusetts who bad loin a government,
bond, and asking that It be restored co him.
Mr. Intend= said that the Secretary of the
Tigesury had Indicated his Intent*: to 'make
goal the lose of bonds after.the tepeeot is year.
or PO; tta if the treasury notes were iolff, they
could not be retorted without, furthceilegislatline.
~,,,,I that ne t a petition as that presented by
Mr. Sumner ehoUld. go 'te ,the ; Committee on
CLAIMS. The petition was Mere: referred t4 2 '
the Committee on Marna: , , ) -
• Itirilliddle offered arcsolution meting the
&oratory of War, to, }Omit 10 the Roasts the
number of men - furnished ,by gre loyal &mos.
• undo' the Valor the Priesident to July last, for
lit. Riddle said the Informatioaa-Called for
Was very angtottaly astmkoltly thoufaluldi add
' nerd in all the loyal , States, and : lore Pullen
,
0, WEIS
'1 0f Um
I hen 400
within
,
watt
lica• do
-34, gate
.01. Web-
that tho
y !untrue-
Ithdrawat
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PITTSBURGH. Si:TUR. DA Y.
,JAN LIAR Y .180.
=zl==l;mE
ocr up.‘n *b....Sinus In rebellion, and *bleb
raporaied to eferrdtraft male upon:their people.
lty the pmelarriation ,of the Preddent ‘ madeon
ho 19th of inectinber_lasti it-appears taat. but
210,(00'ofthe Loop() 'called 'tot Imre obtaincti,
invirg deticiener id 210 7 000. Ia conseolledea
or tide a draft of V/ has bzen ordered by
President. • I"
" • The tau:flat:on ermornilag flas tenement of Itt
-diatisly CoLcltirinpart was tesittlakeu up. VI
.N.!r. Onion" sold (bat= tlialiaioitition only pro
iaat .a. stapEtts - losi of "leitnitlllllteluets were
itteitlgated. , The acidic-re - A° Wok part , - id tlds
iransactionivere firtedrixlaitYlimeas:',lfe believed
they were organized _ with wilistinet- =detained.
leg that-thsy were to engage In this raid. 'tiny
rennin/ to campfimiled:withpitinder,conshitileg
of peaks, buffalo eats and l'Utican &liana
Mr. Nesmith waeOppondtaimmedinte antic*,
The men were eingdy obeyisrordcra Vane
was a gnat 'deal •of misplaced sympathy
"tended to the Indians.: Iles hadieeett none of thee,
generous and elmutzt sentiment n in these mipplo
of which be had rear" 56 much, • but nad feud/ ,
them treacherous, thieving and murderers; and l•
be believed"it four the Ninnylf
they were all extermbnited. Its-bed tried td
eivilisetheletlhans is tretudating.Chilat'n sorJ
'mon on the" Mtennt for them, lint believer soul
impress christian doctrEses upon them, although ,
he could impress them to- some intent ; and had j
civilized them to some extent, witispowder
1 . c"'
Nichardsen Influent that the-whole fault;
int with the ticerernor. of Colorsdb;Who vieterf-;
no doubt.' opal .the bill Of the - Adnolnistratlon. I
Ile was opposed to the resolution because it halk
private soldier' anneal,* .forthe Mutts of Mein;
"cavalry einem.' lie belleyed the. Wham, to bas',
"the".trinst. treacherbne and" perfidious -nf petide,,
lint he did not think theG'overnitienta had a right
to posueencit e'mode of warfare os CeLqhtyl,
legion did. "
idr. lloolittle "denied. that d,prinate soldier wall
brand to kill women autobildren . .ll". cerantand-i
ed to do•so by Isle stipierlos officals. - ,No court...".
martial would cotialm a soldier fur rofasidg to:
qi-ey net order". Ifewar... In , fuser of the pew 7
Mr. Pomeroy mond ta. strike out ao much .
the residition as relates to the ampenalon of,pay;
aCit . ll:loCe it on order for inveStimation.
Mr. Wilson moved that.the resolution be au.,
aniended so as to apply to the officers only.; aoit , .
would Lb unfair to nWte, it apply to theprivates, ; *
!Serous° the lasso! , thee army are, very strict. end
compelled "privates - mobey ardent.,
' Mr. Pomeroy aciiepted ' Mr. Atibsct4 Janice&
meat istpleicc off.the one prepared by him. ; -
Nr• l'oarencraa oppofied' to.thc resolutkin
.eatiselte did - not believe in punishing - ruse-with,
out a fair trial. If the fact* alleged agahast
• Clilvitigionveris true, be ought to be vied by a
tam rt. ma rtial. end shotle death.. •-- ;
- - - ,
'Nti.'SnntCr thought ezetp4onal.erhnes
earned exceptional punishMent, end Ode was an'
ex.optiOnal crime. It was an atrotioue erinte„
rich the Senate ought to be swift to punish:
The amendment of Mr. Poneenay WU not
adopted. , • .
The original resolution of Mr., Marian was,
thrn passed:
On notion Ifredritke the Senate Otani
proceeded' ta 'Ott 'conaldiration of .litteutiro
business; arid soon atternatda'adjottend. unlit
111:11011g MART stigAltill
Sheridan to Have a- -New. Co andl
I '
:711'es're v.lboutrige- Peirce tom",
nriseirstiera. '
Interesting:,from Mo,xloci.,l
ma num= ,171001'13
Nis, Tons, lan. lferna'l"' a Meilen. -
doelt Valley - correspondent mentions .
(ho General Sheridan is to have a new 'aid very'
lmjartnntmmmdnd4• ';
•Betails of• thtxtuicut raid of Colonet4tmg'
froirt Tort' liairaneae,Therida, to Pollangs,
bamn, show le.tahave been very successibL Thu
rehela =tempted to cheek his advance, het wave s__
liaillibeihno bridaeavity.
Gcnceal „Granger- was , tecaniy-blght'.
•=ll=-03.31oblieien Ms fleeies had-ate
:net with_ greatiF_ in their operationalrinit
110 - Alle Bay to J ,
Tlie-worhri - -lawalptsttortio rlC , its
rumored be that =tyre pea= Cominiseloif
'o6. hattivied . permit to creel' ourilldoe,
no reply had inititiodt _
The Term e: special says: It. Li refietrieithat
Mr.-Rink hat returned iliemltlehmend,. • -
lan's:l4 it7itg . of she itlth'reporl
ter slew Itctivnen die Connititalmosni of F,x
;hut does niginiew mat t : 264 4Al
:.A:tithattroraiefeeteev-tirt
the 'Republique troops are still giving the Impo
liallats plenty to Between four end die
thousand °lib° Emperor's koldlers were defeat
. eit by the Republicans at Rita.- The repqrtoltio-.
• feu of the Republicans under Ortega Is un filen&
"ed, - :Throughout oil Southern .31esieci the sup•
porters of eta re= am 'very active. In one town
the Imperial garrisons had revolted, pat the pro.
f,etto death, and Joined the Repnblicani,..
• . _
,PRA MOPE.
TLe Relations Between England and
• America.
Naw Yonn, Jan. l3,—fhe steamer , Oilie r
from Liverpool on the dlst,,lias . arrived.i
Tht Trani to-day, in its minima of the leer,'
alluding tia the present attitude of rant North to.
learns Canada, says, In -the present ;state of
Northern 'feeling. there -much reason.to
. .eppreitend some outrage which may reader.a_
- rupture inevitable., The. Americans neither ap
preciate the-strength of England, or under
stand the unanimity with' which war: will be
prosecuted if forced upon a reluctant •goi-ern
meet and nation. -The Snit result of .the 'mar
would be the immediate. and irrevocable ettab-
Balm:tent of Southern Independence.
Liverpool, Dee. 31.—Cotton quiet, with:rather,
a letter tone. Breadstuff,' quiet_and Staid',
l'revlsloari steady.:
47onsols.elmed at STY for money.: illinola.
Central abates it 516521m:0mit;
Larrart—Lfrerpool, Jan. l.—The Bonne closed
'firmer.- Serum ti6f. 53e. ; -
IlifiaTANT VIIOI GEORGIA, V TRUK
Ettelien Held In Several Counties.
- . !
Z.:4lv Taun t Jan. Id.—TlmArgo, ,
fromrort Roy-
Atibt i 9tli, brings reporisoflmpiiriance, iftno. It
, ~
is sa several countlesof Gairgla her/ recently
Lea l elections and dediral In favor of a return
to the:Union by overwhelming Majorities. It is
alio : repotted that the,peopla ore arming to pro;
left itipmtlelves from secessfordsts. f •
• OH: Stowe is Mild ter be* the !. prin e lpal pro
moter of these movemenmand that he has dia.'
braided UM Geol.& militia, who - hare; muffled •
to their homes. FM.me rumors are all published,
In the Savannah ftryi,ribrican's extra of thri oven--
ll* of 'the Tth Inst. ::::
• -
I '•-
.111,137,4,APERS - AND - , JEFF iD4Y
ts,
, • ,
~
-.:.•:,-:','; - i:•:,:. - :'•••',•'...' -1"
•niete:Dibilticiatlons: ~ More;
.1114 d;
. . ... . _ . . 1
. ,
Naw Yong,. Jana 13.—TheItlehra dipapera
are growing more cold dully In die tiablatlan
df Jeff Davisond In demanding the apimintmant
Of Lee to the approme coMmand of tho armies..
. alleZzarilner, of tbe.9iheaya : Jail) Cowan la_
fiat winding the qadiederacy to destraehon..
kdelegate !Will. the Indians in allianea.witle
the robeisiTialted:l3hreveport,- La., on the 13th.
Of December, to obtain permission tcl dip cot,
team.. plosoldofor, ; their neeeaaltieprd to arm
the Indians in the rehel netvlee. i
IDlfOlttiiii item WEST V aGmAt,
!BEVERLY ATTACKED BY TIIR ENEMY..
Vininsman, Jan. 13.—We learn that; the gar--
. .
riaon at
neVerlY. West Virginia, were Attacked
on the morning of the 11th, by a f4ree of the:
- enemy under (ion.' Homer.'- The town; and
large portion of the force defending if were 'cap
tumd.. The:numbers ror.the eneoey t were, not
'stated..
later dispotehe; -confirm the abo4e, but- itata.
iliPgacteilluArSitlited nate reettlltiteeee they
. . .
Bloekade Runners.
ITAi.vria; Jan. '12.. , -The 'thxksda runner
Chameleon; late the Tanabeseed; is under arreit
at Bermuda.'. The ,blocinde Miner
Lamb" , is ' Nags 4,l 4
'rallowink:Plocklide, runners .are• n -Bermudas ,
The :Owi; Stag, Charlotte Mary Cimidi,
Whismt Haran.llarae, and bur. lot serenity
One ftekalle,unners visiting &audit - during
the Ytait Yekr . beell
Senato
J 13 —Si 'arid lan
FENIWOE7II; . en wits
tel-day elected td the United States deride formix
7 ,2 t5e ,1 4 1 4% 0 Of 01 447 4 ink t° sdle u tac.s 6 '• , ...;
CITY AND SVIIURI7.III
.
tilestis* or the ;Voting Mena , Ltbrorys
reelitlou—Lleetion of tbileer... ,
The Meethig was called to order by the prem.
• deal.
The minutes of the irCvlous meting wcro
read and imPrOved. .- . .
• The yrdla were then, openesttor the election or
officers for the'ensigng ybar. - .
• The
,Preiblent then read tae •repart of the
Managing • Committee, which was a knit?* mid
`elaborate' ; aneunrct, Ap..w
nde . regret , that the
. . •
i cr ow ded stareof our . et4aarrus willOot admlt'of
ius plying the repoit I:vital!. lifirgivo the k 4-
ire
lotrio; embracing tie re ImpOrtant parts :.
Se .
renhenth ittunial'Apo 1.1;:i As Thing .3r.i'be
Ittriogge jihrinii and .Ifi , *anterl Astitate.
Mitarzerta OP PIiti:Ap , i3OLITION: rant' Board .
.of Manegershave the tistletion to reprrt the
' year Just past; as Care ill prosperity. to the &Aso
' elation, aedeapeclrdly.encounesdng- In evidences
of Its enlarged utiefainess, ituri Increasing favor
In the osatinunlty.'
-The Tcessurerla ac t , to wldellou are re.
pl e
lbrred firdetalls, la e up by AM oth Inst.,
.'inrd shows &balance 1m Trearaly . at that date
of, 81,470,5% . . . . •. -
As thls nay Include &filo seCelpta In ad
3,
ranee of the Jeer 11311.54. e ere She following'
strmmary from the book& the barer yr
\Total receipts during the r '- " •
• 1854 .....—.: . - ~.. , 93,915'90.
' Total erpeadituree....7—:. 1,154 57
Ha!awe 41,761.33
I -Less tniyaidPook —'..8166 57 • - .
; Addition to salary of 200 00 366.57
Leaving,in - tiSe Trees - any:to
begin the year 1666. V..,301, 76
The balance In the Trenenryan the tat of Jan-.
nary, 1665 was $30.10.
This flattering state of our financeso with the
.revenue from increase in the price of number
ship,‘and ate profile' of Obis-seasenS- lectures.
will, we think, enable the incoming Board to ex
pend.ftorn sl6oo to $2OOO [Unhooks in suidltion'to•
She extra expenno of the catalogue, which Must
be printed during the yeut .
Prom the Report. of the • Library Comafitterri
which is also submitted, we learn that the vol
umes lu the Library on the let of January,lB64,.
numbered, 4.9117
Purchased during the year ......
Donated 33
l'erla.ficaL3 bound .. ~...... • • • • i 23
- :
D..4uet loot andvient out ......
Present number,;..:..::.. ;.,
oely forty-three pamphlets have been received
doling the scar. . ;
CLUCTIATION.
the circulation during the year was 19,018
volumes, exclusive of any read by members in
the rooms, an Increase of . CO.
In IE6I the circulation of rola. was... 4.780
1502. " " " " (t7Ltl
160+1 " " " " ...11,663
• •
IhGt " " -"
• This gratifying coldoneg Of locreastug Useful
ness is duo to tholargo Outlay fei'lxibks In 163,
and to the earoihtlattention of Sho ',thrall= to
thowaats or the members. . We mot safely ar
gue Thom It that the best Investment or the ordi
nary Ineanies'of the SoeletT is to be made In the
=
' , web orbooke• ' •
.Numberof active members at the !)egintting.
of theyeer
Added (hiding the yyte 141: • flied resigned
. end removed 101 40
PITECEI;I3IIIIIber of active laiatibell,• • • ‘• • • • • •647
Honorary .... ...... . 7.
...... . . .
. .
Total membership hi good standing.. ......685
Tim inermseofmembers has been by no mews
air great 'as your Board hoped to report. It has'
been too, .guserally the:habit of - the Assorinticm
te.} - elyezeluslre!y alma the Board cif Directors, or
on Comininars, appointed-by them, ,to . canirais
for as IncreaseOf, nternbeilbtps; Each member
should considerittefalfeharged with the duty of
indochmalk proper parsons to join the Asscocht.
, .
Nita urge MU dutrupear your. attention, In the
..coneletion that 'a tutited effort Will be 41.0r0 604-
*L IM -than and hereterforainade. •
Ther*geed, poillori of our community; the in
tenigent tate 'Oil) all our worlfshope, are
-rarey seen in our rooms. % They teem to hare
;lost tighter that-partorthe name of our auocla
lion them
• partneri witittw•-la Its benefits. In the new ef
fort let Mein ester-Ls/1y ha reminded of. the prir
dlogra Which we would so gladly Ohm with them.
the
are called upon to record during thoyear
• the death of two of our Most tahutble .memtcrt
• .
p eorge tleyresn, of the Xacturacomf,
titagef L. rowna of the 'Library
It bitiniournt ufgails . faction In recordlng.tbelr
Tore, so spelt -of them as warm .friends ot. the
Asto . elatton, and worthy fellOw membeta, and as
deeply deplored - by all whoknme them
.
The Treasurer resolved dada,* the year the
sum of $475 'from the catair of Jahn Albroe,
rag.. lir. Albrcc came to litiShurgh In 1916,
and was for a number of years engaged in the
mercantile business. - lin' =arca to Bostim,
lima., la Ille.ll - ond. resided In that city at the
timo of Ids death; on tho lith of September,
16G0.. Ills friendly remembrance of oar Associa
tiPn' ti" worthy of more than a passing notice
and his bequest, so being the drat yet recoiled;
rourhs an era'in our history.
Fr^,'lT!
rcdpr tho management 'of the' Lecture Com
mittee of 1665-' 4,.coualeting *Mut. IL Kincaid ;
Geciege U. Wepoun, Samuel A. 1.09,g, Thomas
Bakewell, thou 3f." Atwood "and 3Y.. W.;.
regulir coureerof twelver lectures, and a
eupelcuualtary cAttrBo of alat leetaires were darn
' Foe 'be, recourse 401 setivia tickets tem
Tito total . teeciPtkiliciill *l;tt ;.'.
coursee,. ....... ..85,500:G9 t
. Total expenditures ' 2,513
Lancing net procceds;.,. ...$1,:085•70
. .
:The Library Lectures have a nrouilrimit
and . attractire feature In the winter entertain
mer.te of the clty,Tor many years:
,Tho primary
abject...x:4- the: association - . Is .to make them
eodperant --' :with the Library, :In cultiva
ting': correct . mid :kud literary - tubs_ and
Ibr: popular .; instruction In ,science . Beret!.
one'•who has. attained- dlitluelon .on - ,.the •
'platform, lies at some time been brought before
a rittI,b)IigIT.SOLIICOCOT. clean Of the Tiong -
Aleit's Mercantile %Wary Association. • Among
them may be mimed Prof. O.M. Hltchell,Agas.
w
:ill:hauls, Everett. lieweisbrCimPio: 011146 .; •
Star King; Holmes; Glios,Loid,...Emersou, Bay
... aid Taylor, Gough; Greeley Holland, Saxes Phil
lips,•Dieictiem,
.Paudenhoff,tid. many - others:
Often the lecture season Luis endadin a ion to
the treasury- . r.The few lectures.given in the
winter of 1862=41863 lost 6168. . Last winter
there was a landidoneprofiti . sapless' In any nn-.
der:atingle. sure „to Incite others tcdenter the
the tame lield in compultlou. The atterapts of
others nays at unit% . preTaL 4 clir'l 44lll4 '
tee . from presenting to the pun ci• the
:predso'.. ller ...or; :name* ~ In one ~coarse
which they deem best for Intern:oou - and
=tee:aliment. Some of our lecturere'lso,
ilbdiugtbat thee arY net. dependent on:L ' lte 7 Al ! .
=el:OM:kr= an engavient, may be 'more •ar,
acting In tliew durtands.-:. Tama and lather. le:-
ionvenlenees,- arising from tie : same sansei can
only heoccnsional and teruporley. As tho - ler
tube-going community get to Ally =der:laud
and appreciate thc•unseWlt objects af the Asso
ciation, and the fact that whatever profit accrues
. from Rs lectures, is faithfully adopted to thn :le
cumulation of Ta piddle library.' . .thollinnefite of
h
f a
which every ono may share his or r option,:
they will battery blue eneottragem t,ofrtz ,
The.chlok - dillreally now, encounte4k by the
Lecture Committee Is the impeasibibty to . pro=
;curt An, the city an •Audiance Hall lof proper
capacity; and'at the etas ashen it is :host deer:-
able: -Measures valuing taken fortite erection .
of stick a hall, and it;a named in taw connce
licalito impress upon tbe memberv; the duty of
givluiall the aid In their power to SA tiecom•
- pllshtnefif of the project. Tllo,l,ecturo Commit- .
toe desire us, la their behalf and for the, nasocia—
lion; to thank the Press of the city for their
, . gen:tons aid. No thank Blinn cordially for their
1 hear-ready help in alfrariclag the Interests of the
. . ..
i ltl T UALT, coxreear.;
This corporation Is distinct lake orgaritzitton,
• and not under the control of- our Association.
Yet, ;as the building proposed to be erected la for
our acenpatcy and•beneU as lessee, your Beard.
deem It propiertn recordlts into:oinks as of the
-deepest Interest to, the Asiociation.- :
The C,orporsiori o -taio:lail Conipany and a
number of other promlnent_eltisens held a meals
11 4 tolite 23& of December; brat, at Whielrllon.
Thomas M. Rowe presided, to `.consult In regard
- to the feasibility'. of -The project, and; the expedl.'
• eney of-making-an Immediate attempt to carry
.it out. It woe
- resolved to'make this' attempt,-
arid- a committee ' Imo. appointed, ebaststing
Felix R. Eltamot,-James -Park, Jr., Ym. Thaw,,
Joseph iDilworth, I: M. Pennock, with power to:
add to Its nirinber..' .This Committal just tont
mencing-; Ito labors, and will probably eall'xpon
.14 Associatlpit fdr co-operatire air. In canvass"-
Ing:frif Stair: 'The enm of•mdady low thought
I.o i pillitele much largettbantLatoriglnally
Iso hat* there is — &hitt' It
rated. Thousands our chi:Sear sp.
- preclafii , lbe noble - object aimed 30 in - behalf. of
IttreSihratt *adirhichthe tmcciais of thia proect'
wtß , accomplish . "llsotisitaila j olit
lb* aid for. the. imica
;T? -
end safety-of themselves and families on public
oiNesten*, which will. be. Isemmul by the erection
or lin endler.ce hall of satiable capacity and or
ranwinents for a large city. Every day attirds
to the peeple of Pittsburgh new evidence. alito
of the great Importance and She extretna neces
sity= iii the sate and evert day some now harv
est is erpressod In the project.. - -_
*
It Is deemed unnecessary to reiterate th 3 Immo
appeal, In behalf of the Library, which. have:
beta the bunko of former repoita, and this, not
by means of 'perfume! application, loath' Individ
ual' a men to feel those obligations totheiffellowa,
and act to accordance with- them; so the heart
of then:Won has been moved by calamity to do
justice. to itself.
The magnificent benefactors to the wounded
and sick the Wires and *Stowe, the homeless
and the staves,- seamely tamet: those which are
being given for .ednentiou. A fist of three last
shay that -nearly Ms millions - of doltars have
been con:ranted during the war, for the endow.
meat of colleges, schools and librariee ewt. of '
the nhatustaler. Wo hale less accurate tutor:ea-
tioN In regard to the West; lint lion. S. P. Claws
was understood tosay In a late apoech, time
more money had been given is the Beata of Ohley..
daring the lot two years, than the uggregate up
to' that time.— In Chicago, one man gives 480,-
030 to taTheolosateal &hook -two men in Balton
$23,00 to - a cOlaltge , In-Bt—Loull. • A
gentlomen„: froni a neightlerhig town, gives.
$59,000 to a college, and these are but exemples
'Of What is everywhere the feeling. . Our citi
zens Will not be .ezepent fronathia liberal sense,
of the use of maney,, and . the Mercantile Li
bman', we trust... worthy ottbieet,of their be
neficence. .
Ititetlrthgfinallytom partlel)atlon In Manatee
government of thr daseclatlon,, the Trefident,
for ]fimpelf , dcsirealtO thank thermembera itr the
repeated 'evidences. ef their confidence shown In
pladighlinnt the :fond of its affairs. *
* * Rh tally believes,
than the . clouds whfth so often daring the amen
. te.t:yeent of Its eiNencehayaoyershatlownd it,.
WIN, return • no axle; and tint • areastble
un
amot of energy , and' wisdom In the taro
management, cannot fall aoon to plata. the
Tong Men's Library Ansoclatlon.of Plttsblagh,.
eldo,by aide In the IbantYankwltleimllar 141t,Itu.
Vona In other cities. ' I
[Signed] P. R. Ihrunerr, Prealdnt;
I t. B. Townsend ~.j. R. Ifi'earae; L.; Cald ,, ,vell,
4. W. Chol'ant, J . . Clark, Direct:lra.
It yea moved - that the report 11 , sprinted forthe.
lite of the members.
Action upon the new Constitution and Bylaw:
-was,poriponed until the next meeting.
A, resolution 11,11111. offered and adopted; that
when; the meeting adiourn,l6 adjourn tct meet
on Saturday, tho 88th Inst.
On motion, tie 3 meeting adjpurned. '
The ballots were then comical, and the fallout-
Intl was found to.be the ran* of the eleetim :
Felix B. Brunt
I49;Thos. IL Rabe MI
VICY PIIS=)LV111.
1541140 map N. Millen., 22
_skirts/far:
W:43. Esiwsnia littr No Opposition.
EIMEEM33
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Ft: S. SEIM tool ' No Opposition. .
.
:::- . Di .pitons: -.
.
T. S. Morrison HS'S. A. Long 91
T. 4; Donnell . ' 132' I. B. lAughltn. ST
Henry lloldehlp 142:A. AI:Bowan) . Li
S.-B. Scott MI E-T. Drain It
AY. H. AtaGowas.... 11615. E. Dickson 211
J. Millen.. 12011. Follansbee 113
W. P. Wooldridge.... lit' W. W. Speer.. 107
,lienry Hays. 118;0. P. Sealle 1000
• • ~ Cur Passeugpr. Railways. . •••
In yesterday's paper we laid Wore our read
ers 'the announcement, received by telngrapti
from frarrisburg,that,the Freildent, of the- Cit-
Isehy.ressenger./lalltray .Consliany had arrived
In that city for the purpose of procuring such
lighiltAlon, as would enable all the railway lines
.itrthls- counlyi,t4 increase t he rates Of fire.
. . ~.
having bee lotto believe that Our "passenger
_railways (with a single monition) were making
a fair profit; tha'aiiountemint: someWhid - stm-r
-prised as as -It up ;doubt - . surprrsot
'hundreds of:others in the commimity. We were
'net Ignoratt of the fact, thatthe cest-ori opera
'" ting these Rues 'of travelhas 'l':lacat • geoid, in-:
creased daringthepatt ye#r_, but theimpresslon •
was . general that the. Increased travel was add
cleat to counterbalance thP additional "penal
'hunt. In - this, however, we have been greatly
mletaten. Wo are assared,:apon the 'melt un-
'doubted arblince, that - the•Citlzetial Passenger'
Railway company, darter - rho:pia "tax months,:
*hare' not only - not' made a dollar In Choi way of
, divldenda, but has, actually conk 82,500! `This
will not be cheering news to , Aliel stock
holifert; built' is derathelest , tine—and as eh°
statement will In due time go beton:4om I.egisi a
ttire, duly fueitlil4 therel can So n0".....14‘61 la
• making it piddle now. This being the. exhibitor,
1- tholeadlng Useitehacity,it'willacti betriaking'
reedit, ray that the atockholders Pt lits other_
coUiririles will loOk in: van foridlvidtrids 'at '
I
• prescut;• tis not to bo wondered. at thereto, e,
• that 'an effort 'should be panda to hav,a•t ° rates- -
of fare increased. " Thera seems to - be o other ,
alternative., Me lines cannot_ be aba doned,
itt O
melt hereatt It be expected they will be crated
heavy loss. In - slaw of these facts, ha pat-.
1 ,
f rrnS of the eseTernl rallwey lints may noee -up
' their minds to par a l it tle more for. the! 'prlvii
ege of riding. „ ,
•
ratal.Aeellent In Allegheny
. _
A shocking accident occurred at the; Federal ,
,
'Etr,!Bt station of the Pittsburp,h,'ltortitlyrie md
Chicago ItailwaY;on relay afternoon, e etwesa
,
three- and four o'clock. The -Fames ea car'
~, . . .
had been left standing on the track .. lea edlitely
'opposite the depot, and the laborers on he road
J o
• .
lad been crowding about It all atlanoo getting --
their pay. .In the rear of this car stood cher,
'abi,ut. three . or four test distant, on t o 'same,
' trirk: ' Tile men acre - constantly ng and'
m...inssing through this narrow. space between
the coda of the two-care' it being my (or
,at least most mmienlemi , ,to do Bp, In order to
apprcach or lean' the . tiyaiasteee car. -.Two
'-men, named Andrew Roes and Robt. lipastings,
had Jest emerged from the car wltitthelr money.
,ROE 3 passed through the opening Barely, closely . ,
'followed by'. Ileastiny,s, , and, as ' the .latter
had reached. the, centre:' of the track the
Other- :car wan .drieen . against t.he` end
:of the - Paymmster'e , car. by the force, of a train .
backing - against it. - Reastings was caught be.
tween the bumpers, and grushedto dchth: : li r e
was held for a. =Blamable time, air in A Tice,
And when the engineer was notified of f the fact,'
and =red ahead, the man was taken tit dead.
lie bad his money in his hand at tbe ime,and
,dropped it on' the track. . The - dee=ed was
about Lai - 411 - 4a years of age, and lemma a wife'
and family.. Ile resided near theheadlor Boyle'
street, 'Allegheny. A jury wai .empauneled by
Coroner Clawsoa, and rater hearing ibe testi
matre In thecae they fbund - the following vet
diet : "The deceased-eame to his death, by being
crwhed bet Ween two Aare, caused by Iwant of
proper caution on the part of the otileent of the .
road." • - - - - •
•
irt
! - ' Court of qu es: Sessions* •'- ' . ..-
i F.LIDAY., Jan. 141h—LBefora Judges liteirett
and Brown, ,..
Matthew Steel, trbo was charged with felobl
ono asaaalt, and on-Whoso case the jial had not
I t
lit' retutned a verdle!:wheinur rapatt ncladed
iesterthiy ureningoisur ound_intai [assault
upon the personof genry R.:Wolf. otion to
arrest 'judgment: ~',
~ ''• ' I ' ...I,
i Joseph McKee was acintleted of sell
-trithonsllcense. Sentence deferred.-
Bamuel MCContbs' was charged wl
liquor without license, but the Jayr
• vardictof itotplitY sad thl4 .the mini
David Zono,,Wirliam. droiel; `and
Conninck were'. doigalted ,of
Motion (or omit otAndgnient. •
JasOr fi lk Mandl was flntd tlta costs
i
Ihnhipo was charicavitti - laio
Irosohe atoreof lave
NV: Bar et Tho - jarretura
of.not ' : • --
• • Tho jars was ahiehismoif:htdllNlon
, . .
indicted .'
Mr. L.W. rostpr, proprietor of the etroPOt: ,
tan gut. , Bookstore,. line been- tbdlciel by her
:ChabiJarypralaintalnlai , lottert, contrary
to,e act of the General-A11g00 . ..13i o f the corn
reawealth. TheCharga against Me ? Foster la
based on tho'fact that as an taducemtatt to par
chascis of barks; he offers prizes otleireky, Fze.,
fl ed that the purchase' of a bookeintittes the
boyar to a prize corresponding to na4ber of the
turiehose. Mr: Foster, we believe, contends that
ecßsltto hook and gitTa the prize away. The
case is one, on which Cheri is much d !Terence of
opinion as 'whether It cootie considered a lottery..
It had not been tiniahed.whan Cour • adjournedon yesterday evening. -:* •
.• - •
, MATOTeti,COIMT.—TheiII were:tut
artuittoportant rrcata kith . eP — oi Ice
, • • e • _
he following: • .`
Vagraneldia Fitzgerald,. tea
Mary Glaysontea t
_eye. Joseph
Hie days; luni'lCala, lasPargegi J.
Drulat ten inisesr-Yriit.smiter, $1 CI a ,
daph.--43dward . Crunnnoy, ; paid •
Thouipion, one -day: 'ached. Bare
14011111" , Brodrick, $l9 and tan da
CotanattDe.Of the Shit
AblsAflaWrOfiy) o,Tating :at- 7, o!c
&.wouse ' Thai tizeps'ortho
ipaited to ti.epresbtit. . . 4
,;) ;
Mayor Mori:soil's Addre:A.
The. address of Iron. John Niorriscot. cklivers,l
on -the oeraition of LLs Wane:ration as :Mayor or
..illeAnnY, will Lie i - c4O frith Interest by oar
patron,' on that aide ot, the Orel, an¢ wo;,:ive It
em ire for their perusal. It la a 9 rollova :
hfr.. President and Ocaremen if Councils a On , 1
this CCEIAIOII of taking the obligation and enter-
. lag upon Its duties, I take the opportunity of
tendering' my thanks to my fellow-clizeds.for
this renewed evidence of their respect and Torte.;,i
dente. , And although I hare taken the pm-
scribal oath 'of fidelity, It: may not he improper
to add, that I shalt devote all the abilities I pos
less m watching -over; and promoting alt the us
tercets of the corporation properly within the.
ftuietione oftheldavor, And.gentlemert, it Seems
to mo not out of place to lot& boa; to: tfeei ems.
Melon of afkirs, as they In' part mita a
few years, agO, when I lead the honor to caw.
the office which has again bran assigned ni .- A
brief glance, contrasting that time with the-litres
. ent; will exhibit gratifying, evidences o(yeuiperi
ty tine advancemest , -
To look at the visible evidence of progrets
nye peers ago the office of Mayor was in an ob
scure mem, Omen by thirty feet, with little me
anly for official papers or the use& of ato opt
The Treaeurces office afforded no better ateons.
modatione ; for a Market Rouse we had an wit
sightly open shed. Now it is with pleasurb and
pate than we point to a handsome City{ Hall
-which' we assr, for thO first time occupy' • and
use fee the. meeting of Councils and fanfare.
ton of the Mayor. A beildlog creditable n ar
railtecture, and affording ample accommodations
for the several public offices besides. liberal•
apartments for the U..- S. post Office. ' We , ,point
km to our new market u, of vrhici E hen-
tate not to say, that for appropriateneis of
tli a y l'style, fuilnefullnessof dimensions, eempleteas of mi
ters and arrangement: es
is not excelled hp nay
market in the sentry.
.
"This building, It Is knowado the cisiser;, has ~
been erected <and occupied without :a dollar of
math the corporation. Tot' the able and I Judi
dour =mice:meat of the Commissioner> who
undertook the< gratuitous labor. .of.Sondrcting .
the project, together with flea-very liberal Male
taneeof their Treasurer, dothe citizens oll'e not
simply its comforts, but a levy nasideralie ad
dition to the nubile revenue.:..• - I '.
In. further review of city
,allairs : I cane t but
refer to..the' condition of ear finances. „Five
yeam ago , our revenue was not equal tot de
. meads upon Lt; and city wcgrants were so ,at a •
discount of not less than roper cent. . Ou Rail,.
mad debt was not the least of the causes f eter
barnssment. And to extricate the co *ion
cane 4 t
the financial difficultks in which It was Ink . _
volved, required ability anti energy of ; o atonal-,
TV character:. It tato you, Mr. Piesident, sail to
the gentlemen composing the Fluaucc-Coramit- •
tee that the city is largely indebted for its present
floneill' dr , condition—rued the: names or James'
Manhall. ' Wllliam Walker, John. Atwell, atm
Wright, Jos. Kirkpatrick, Jobe Brown; r:,A.
C. Alexander, 11. M. Dunlap; .Samee Ildelle
and others will appear be. the annals' - of 6ir city
as among tile roost efficient agencies 'in e ctriea
lug the city from her ftuarielal ,creborrasscients,
as well as contributing to her comforts ii: the
building up of the im.provemebts eeferredo.
Ent gentlemen, Ur was not my purpose t enter
into details, or flake the varied details o lesser..
r i ,
Interests of the city, though most - Ifa .. rsaus' '
auxiliaries nevertheless. 'There are •so .< < of its
public ger-rants; long-tried and' faithfal,whom
I Might beVermltted to mention withon tieing
David Alec eft
'ol.
Of these are Mr. 0114
l i .
the Treasurer, and Arthur Robson, Sins Ccun-,
miseloaer. The' duties and responsibility of
Loth have been very laborina' tn the last-fen
years, -Along with them we may name c hon
est and capable John Alan, freperbsten eat. of -
' the Witter Works for the last. eight yea ,: and
i
whom; :I regret folearn, to about to lease the
service of the city. I cannot paththe nqme of
AbrataDavls, for : Many.„ years theAsse*or of •
Wateiltents,whose unremitting vtlionee dilowed
- tenet:Cmeve his ass - , etareente, and, altatys just .
. in hie diserimlnatlnas.'llut how could we lea:eget
along without' Matthias M'Gonalgle, who has
been identified irith.the city affairs_slneefirst
existence, as Clerk and Itegulater of th Mar,
kets, Clerk to Connell and their several C mmit
tees, tiad In all the varied duties in whiCh habit'
been employed, the interests of the.: city tensed
to' be: uppermost. Long may he. live t e njoy,
the ftvillaOf h/S labors . In his my andnative
. In this enumeration or our useful ;lades who
- have enttinted to thb Yrospelity Of ate eery* , •
ration, an who, now Ali of years, - may e plus.
wit with= on thisonasion,ls one when utees.4-'
fill labors: have contributed more thane other
to Int novelette; growth. and ' Pressiterl -,-not -
I
pull the. first Mayor of our eity,•hut t e first
born _within BS limits, and Melina Ali , l limn
born within - the boundaries of that. al st;im-,'
pedal domain North out West of the gheny
and Übla :rivers, with all its glut ei ea and
broadamea,embraclug tsp/mulittion fir re nu
, perm:tenon the 'whole thirteen States mend
pate* by the blooder our fath - ers from E re
bondage.—teWhoie 'enterpriser,' woure ltobabted
for the badgee over the heatitiftil Allegheny and
osu e . - nnutetionf with the commerce' °lithe nu
tire West. by the Mandan mud seacessful opera..
bony of that great line 'otrallroad. nnectlng
us . with the fakes and -Mississippi! river..
in this illusion funny of yon will.atence die
: Toyer that I'refcr to,'Gen. Robinson; and Itmay •
:be added lbelsrbilst Inheriting n large *gate ne.
used It for the benefit of others as well as him
self, and: tar the_ general .Improvemeak of the
'place.; No min was more leuleat as a ltudlord,
or indulge/it as &creditor, as the marty , of our
prosperous mechanics and others now.litng in
our mid* could testify. AnWluit a ntrast
< /Ma need to behold; from the time What at
theageof six years, he was ,Able to paddle his
' rather:SUMS the 411egheny, the only means of
cresshigiat that time, an Indian canoe, bad the .
present, when, we cross 101, river et eAteht stage
of water, end every sane% of the year !On one
of the dandeat examples of !scientific progress
and engineering skill of this weeded:al ego how
aeon In'our Suspension Bridge. Lone may:he ,
live to enjoy his welldeserved reputation'. tem.:
Yolcoln the onward program' of his native!eitf-
May I now be permitted to. call your uention
to a subject at Once within the previa e of my
.oi:field thections. ' I :refer: to the : selection and
aPPolnements of the Pollee forde. Tffellayor
<is considered as measurably.responalbiC for thi
conduct and acts of the. Pollee. That being the
case, justice and propriety would' seem to: deter
. mine that_ he should at least bold. NM:I - power .
' Miti):l Council' in the prow sideetlea : from
tho „best, Material - *Drat, and ou 'add head .I
,wculd ask that Councils will extend liberal pow
' er to the Mayor in rejecting where grenade may
appear ln his mind to tundernmposedappoint-.
runts objationable. '- . • I :
- This brief record and <reference to< our prim.'
perlty; andtheaddltions to the comforts of par'
citizens.: cannot be passed by, or properly ay
-predated; without considering the extraordinary
state of the country, and 'the ptivatloniand suf-:
fciings to :which so .many of our peoples else
,where have been exposed during the greater part
of the time allu,ded to; and. while we . coutem
-plate the progreas :whin - our :CITY Itiade in
:the works, which add to the enjoym : of civil
I life, we are • londly, called upon' to enjoyment'
'alive
within' s, - ,tho most grateful acknowlent to'
the good Provident:corm Lord; whlc as kept
the desolations of war from our streets d hatt-
Batton:. :And thus to feel , our ability had will
' inguesishunased,to supply, as .hamefore, our,
Mil, share of support to. the .Government in all
acts and measures Intended. for the auPprossion
,o( realtiea,. and the restoration of pawn, on the .
basis . oaly of Mlberty aid Union, nu vil and for..<
ner,'one and theeperable.” - -' < , ,-•- . .•
And whilel : would not profess the felleat cda
lideiteeln nij oWn abilities to NMI th cipecla
tiffincof the people; I I am free: to dalareiny Mt
fermi:satin to dormy utmost not totsm g ooutt ..
!them, and I.
".except
your aaalstance; in
"
mind that .except the Lord keep the city, - nip -
watchmen waketh hut In vain.'r. ,_ , . :<• : -
..._ „.. , - ~.
.' : , • '<Meth:Alta illook Concern, . , , _
.
: - OrnTranrat, Mee. ,1804.
shame. Carlton and' Porter;,Mld: all - ry Street,
. ~ .
• ' Yew . TOrk:—DEAM BAEIMRICI: , a bearer,
. . - .
Eagan Conkling„ Eet.q.,'lS sveehtlA, .ibr pro;
. .
aurfuff aid folklio . "ltatigee Menet C mission'
.•-•lfett know, the gentleman, and <lres -would
simply ear be reliable, and the objtetS:or his
- solicitude ,nie Very munefous and very needy;
here, And all: through our country, and ous'.far'
it the soeithrwatt as our lines erten& Refer in
In Dile canoe' is repatriate :end christlan charity.
Yours duty.
-ROY. Dr.. ADAM Poe, Boat Agent.,
'To All Whet it jray t'ohrern, : '• I hehrtlly eon
' cur with the letter of Dr. Poe, OE the first page
of thlishca. I cordially ; commend the bearer,
:Brother :Conkling., and the philanthropic object
ofi his mission to the cherehee,, and ny of my
Ii
.acquaintances litho uoinietry,aud• embersiiip
of the M. M. Churn;and others itt draw. York, I
Boston and Philadelphia, on - Whom lip.!may call
In; those cities.' The bearer Is vr, a
o tr y' f< fall
confidereity and the cause. - lice advoe .tes is cr
tain.yancaly and :teaming one; schl I cannot
doubt:nth:receive; the aid and 'meteor of the pa
triotle and liberal let all parts of our gunny. ;
,-.'l, ~ • ' - Rev. Joni F. lioirr,
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.- We find du Ayer'et American Al nee, (now, .
- ready for delivery grafi% by It- A. Fa destock & '
C 0.,) the remarkebleetetement that 0 temper:
attire of the earth lidsolot diminish mem than
1.-Dooth pent orone degree Fahrenh t fort9oo,
ytars: 'Tear' luquiri Low he 'meld Alf seek<
- ea assertilen; Dr..Ayeeirriter. no t fortt e t t l .
anitner : . 4 11ipperches 'gives. the e to
Oran eellpsa In his -tints: • This: e blame to
tneasum With:extreme accuracy the Ohl& dint
.ital ~.„.,au t k,ws since ttiacy:alipte w. 'MEd;
: nution of Its hoed *MP Ideconeaff on, short
en Its Wand consequently: its AI of-meta l
11011 on its axis. 'Thu date abOwtlihittellaffie i
' has been toOld Stick tut / State, iti ma ematteally •1
,and IndisildltbittrUgieur 7 .04, oilnis: . 7
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.room,:aro, is Arra,lrong
ty,,ln anditlan ton handsome nurplus .00 the
former call, has recently ct:ll,to.l a., many re
crulti as Will probably .li Its mtua nudes the
pi-trent' eall:• Manor torruslilp, In 1W same
cofininlien nearly If Out quite filled its gnats.
The boroegh of Butler It not far from being•
out. All 'Riese hare furnishedgoal reliable men,
who are not Mkety to down before they roach the
Abut, nn onr rhtledelPhift_ friends say.theirz
, -
trick Tify.xf—Aiy ortiele whictia
.preferi folds own Mid Ids family's nso in un
doubtedly' by bim conbidered- the best of Its kind.
This Is more especially the fact .the .ease of
musical artists,-whose sensible organ or hearing
will permit them to bare none Inn the' best for
their own we. It will be seen that the principal
artists In the East, Os' per - .nee. Is another column,
are oneluslvely Mit the fittinway Pianos, both
it bola and in pnblie.
Cluttom'si Stisrum.:--LOur tittle folks will
sin forget that the NAMlfni rilnio•Solcrian will
tturOH at Masonic Mal this afternoon two
.o'clOck,. for their' osptelai benefit. - Arratigemecita
hate been mock, - wc-triftlersiamt; to admit all
school children, for the small sum a ten cents.
_school
closes the. engagement. of tbli truly
wonderful prodifitlim; to our city.
Tza. tremendous audience that nlgbtly attend
Trlmble's Varieties, minced ,tho.itiost. siingulne
anticipation of thcsmanagoment. St/oiling room -
after 8.!-; o'clock, p. really see premium,
and to-night, doubtlessihundreols wN, be tumble
.
to obtain atintlaslon. • • C - •
get in at an. '" . '' l Y; if you Want to
SUPERIOR HOUiL2IOID n AUU
`TION.—Tho entire tioneekoldinieltareitt`the res.
fdenee of J. W. Barker, "fr t ., j 7 nobittieletrett,
Altegbeny, will be field by fi t Leggite, , nutlenßer,
on Tuesday, Feb. let, an 10o'elock,:i.•: - . - t •
Hattensiktos. Tonx ,Plutrcos., 7 4 our of .71
'tb, above. cylabfata .I . tano4 prat, 117
Charlotte Blame - - '
thentrizinm PrArtos.-ZA Mew lot
or int 4 retelved by (larlotte.Blttnic 45. Filth
arra.
:New 'York MoMity and !Mock "Market.
SpealalWcateM Asioclate Press Dispatch.'
Nnw, TOIL; Jan.1:1.4.-Thls morning the stock
tnarkeenns dull 'and prices generally heivy. At
the''Seiond Board - the entire 'Let %ma firm ind_ -
higher. The exeltethentrruns high on Western.
Erie is strongerand-Itariposa Is somewhat bet ,
ter than 'yeatentiy.: , 'Clovernment Stocks were
weak In the Moming , bnibetter In the afternoon. -
The ralicellaneousahowa varlathm
.The gold market was alrected early in the day
by 'pence inmors; tratilhan sinch,recovared. It
was currently.trepcsicd . that Giargiewbad called
a•. Convention, fur. Its. return into. the; Union.
Money, and. foreign'ciehangei Wlthnitt 'Variation.
'Ahaloills at th*Petioleum•Boand WAS More ac
tive; , The Aszilenlirefe - - •E'reelskn.. 8t Knicker
bocker 50; IllanlatMti 75; - Bucharten 1O; Byrd
Firm 175; Revenue OS; - United &atilt 1.8; North
'American 5,50. "Petroleum 'market., in and
heavy at 50e; exude 72e for relinod In bond, and
04e for Irec. ' •
Great fear has come over a portion. of the pop
ulation of.Cmtede growing oat of the dcinondtra
liens made , by thoa Fenian , brotherhood. The
/Kingston (4% W.) . /Irma ainedcan says that it
Is know &teen mandred Pentane ire already or
guard In dforittral,mnd that paper itdchn
Ifear.of organizedbanda: in ill &radiant in s our
much-favored and peaccfuloonntry,and ; wo hoer -
also that.the Roman Catholic Churches ere the
itatirtioesea of - deadly weapons, endihat priests
of &Mohair tiro areenal kckpers far these tar
tan hordes:" • . .
• ' That piper says peopie In .
'nimi i;iocalitaos
an to bed armed; and that not oray • does this
teellegailet in back townships; bn . ; Inlverysec, .
Von - of the Province: , _
Anotriono hundred of the Poles ;ad Germans
..In the Ylcinity of. Parb„lluron : Co,
.Mieh., uni
ted a tow divs since, to.reaist the draft.hy armed
'Tree. Ttie Special Ptuvostilarshil aird Sheriff
-bt thelZuhty - arrested two of thew:flan who
lived alone In the woods, and "were pt* to
Ing the.
'alpngthe read In When they were met
by twenty4vOmen armed-with Vldesiuwho. do.
Minded the prisoners:: The Sheriff; lu4l no al.
. ternathre but to surrender them, and ,ho did
-but on leasing, throe volleys wersifireff theta.
:Dirtwiately without -abet.
Ate. 'raids who
resided to the , pain. of Bberautret :"Agraeable
march"-, through Georgla,• 10. omny,,histances
buried their , valuables, . which Olien, were nu
-earthed by thee Inqtrisitiva , Yankii:At is related
that Herschel V. Johnson, the Dingiall candi
datefor Vlce'Prestdent In 1800, had all his sliver
ware and - honaeladd valuables taken .from him by
Bharman'amen....,.lle had... eveuthhtg burled In
taa garden, and abuts; a species ' cabbage,
gicorin,g over theta; but , the . Yankees lbund out
tie joke and appropriated the, .itbel'alreasures.
"'A cortur.4rounmer of:the filthmOnd Mifq
livegran interesting - abconuteif tltoresalts of Bar
bridges raid. in: Soutloreste.su Yirglala. The
writer as:fully confirms to ode couldaxPect rrOUL
a rebel, the - thoroughness of thei - work accom
plished bythoexpetildOn, and says Brockinridge
was perfectly deceired as tollia intentions of our
forces, and wholly unable , to clico; their more
manta after they-were ;.• •
,Itmans item all the Congtizet . na churches
In•this country glee the following' res :
:Total number of - chi - lathes, 2,865 ; number of
member:a, 248,015: of whom U-1,398 are reported
absent.. The adittlons were 16,236, of whoa
0,128 were by profession. Tfie removals ioy
death were 4,08.7 and by excommtudeatton, 641-;
,Infant , baptisms,, 41462; members of Sabbath
. _
Ix:reply to ti statement made b,y..Jeft. Ossii • . ••
that out 0e1.1,176 bales of cotton *tapped etnee.
last Jnly from'iebeldom, bit 1;372 srete lost, the • :
Washington Ilepablican shays that, 7,834 bale.
halo fallen Into UM bands. of Federal =Laws
during Use time named.
WILICTRSON.—tha the •I,2th Oa, P. G.
011.a_111_,LS INTLRINSOaL of Angerana Lodge
,Nci. Mi t L O. of O. F., forraartY Ldenterifint In
Belli ra• 1 ,01 ” aged 41 ream
, rp!,.3frienolls of th e faintly and the mem bers of the
Oral are respectfully Invited tiatteadLL funeed
from his realleace, Fourth et. below Market; Mot,
DAY AIT6D,DOO7, at COC/DCII.. .
:11EASTINGS.-On Friel idle:l64, Lannert
lath, ROBERT BEILSTBS S , figedZd rears. •
-The tuncial -trill take 'plate en. Bumper ..avaltm.-
„woos, at' half oast one. o'clock, frost Ids late reel.
dept.° amp:4le street, - Allegheny. The friends of •
'the family are respectfully Inrited to ittend. • . s«+
bresint-lcutosiom dd.khLlN, tiled
The kiendi are reiiieoirtilly !niritetitci attend ids '
funerat, 21( . 10 0%1004 s . Arrittai: la - amnia. the
-14th - Inst, froMilie residence of Jaekson Dttnauh
'No.sa Perei avemue.
Let 4o f4llo3oll6*(oilMYki;i49:4(wi
BOOTS & SHOES.
'.WINTER' GOODS
Selling' at .Prima:-Coat:
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".; THE MEN'S STOUT BOOTL
.rtooi reduced to ONE DOLL/lit a, pair. •c.
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• - TICE.BLOCICat RIINNP:Z.
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'Tbe todst seisioeable Shoe ever seen hr. this 04.
-Moto in Scotlond of the best- malettal. US!
lug as low as eastern work.',- • . , .
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• : lliß F:ABGArre.A.LT- BOOTS
Of ovary variety; ilnecandaotable , ul;kst and sig.
Etc and double soles.
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For Ladles A simple fo the wlndoi.
For 14-ani.ffurgoods.
THE GREAT SAMMIE THIS WEEK
At otiziomyr aux Sigrrt , AVM;
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