GIBSON PEACOCK. Editar. VOLUME XIX.---NO. 213 VENING BULLETIN. IM2RY IMKbMNG (Except Sunday) at Wo. 329 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, ByTT, Ha 1,1:1T , NO ktt):l Moo ClirAzizloN 'Ai oiR Morn=Voss. grEsON PEAOOCITC, reolPilat SOODER, Ja L. FETHERSTON ERNEST O. WALLACE. THOMAS' J. ILLIAMSON. The MILLET= Is served to subscribers In the city at S cents per week. payable to the carriers. or IS CO per Salaam. THE NEW GEROME. Gerome's Napoleon 111. receiving the •S'iamese Ambassadors—the great picture of the salon of 1865—has been minutely copied in photopraphy at Paris, and in that form has reached this country. As one of the great historical pictures of the century, we deem it worthy of the following notice, collated from the French press, from an ssay by Marcel Devert, and from a magni ficent impression which we observe at our print stores, among their recent impor tations for the holidays. The scene is in the Palace of the Luxem bourg, where the audience was held, and includes more than eighty portraits of dig nitaries, courtiers and guests. The subject was not the choice of the artist, and might be thought rather obscure for history; but 40-6rome, having received a commission from the throne, remembered that thrones -2Lre always prone to set genius at carving snow, and applied himself to redeem the subject by its treatment. He has used the occasion to give prominence to the interest ing Court of Louis Napoleon, permitting the orientals to play as a ray of bizarre and , fantastic light across the modern scene. The old pictures Of Rosso and Nicole dell'- Abbate, softly browned by time, enrich the vast window-arches. Two huge, deep casements serve to admit a cloudy day light, while a third is almost hidden in the sweep of the grand dais-cloth of purple velvet, sparkling with bees. In the fore ground are thrown the ceremonial gifts, multitudes of superb umbrellas, a singular chair, (Ix. The first ambassador, in a broad bat bound with gold and surmounted by a jewel, is half rising from a kneeling posture at the throne. The Emperor is in clining forward from his seat; the little' Prince stands looking on with all his might, and the lovely eyes of the Empress are slightly widened with a very natural as tonishment. Behind the chief envoy the other members advance on their hands and knees acording to rank,.like great beetles -of embroidered silk, in every color. The younger ones are peeping, while their elders studiously fix their eyes on their clasped hands. Beyond them, ranged in a double line, is the Court of Napoleon 111., in a mass of portraits, among which it is easy to dis tinguish Cambac6res, Thouvenel and Wa-, lewski ; while the lovely ladies of the Em press, all in white, stand behind her chair in a bevy, at the extreme right of the com position. To harmonize and • blend into picture a ‹lttantity of portraits elaborated one by one in the studio, is the hard problem set before the great artists severally, as their fame begins to rise to the level of the royal ear. Many famous men have abjectly failed, and iGiirome is only prevented from failure by - the lover-like attachment for realism which he combines with his profound imagina tion. From a skilfully-selected point of view he has arranged his ranks so as to receive a nearly even degree of light; managing the chiaroscuro of his picture by other means. , The two-thirds of the figures which form the right-hand majority are arranged in what is truly a pictorial effect, and an artistic eye will love to trace the many graceful curves, which, radiating from the diamond in the Empress's hair flow through the soft lines of her pose and ever the pure snow-bank of her robe, out 'through the ranges of prostrate figures and the cunningly placed-oblations. The mo tive of this arrangement loses itself among the objects to the left of the picture, which seems tacked-on and de trop; yet that left hand portion we should be sorry to lose; for it includes, among many other portraits of interest, two figures most appropriately introduced; and most immortal. Last of the line of guests, there stands ,Gerome himself, the creator of all this magical semblance, lowering his piercing black eyes upon the Siamese, and trying to conceal his immense forehead by dropping the sable looks across it; and next him, hat in hand, the great Meissonier lifts his broad chest and terrible shoulders, as his eyes wander across a hundred spectators towards the Empress. The Imperial portraits are strangely inter 'eating. The Empress, without the impossi ble angelhood of Winterhalter's popular profile, is extremely beautiful and uncon sciously graceful. The Emperor is hand some, with that trussed and barbered appearance observable in all the portraits. In the stately figure of the Prince Napoleon, the artist has taken pains to emphaftze his subject's marked likeness to the first Em veror. The illusion is so persuasive that it seems as lithe uncle had risen to be present at this scene, so indicative of the far rever beration of the Napoleon name.. In the ladies behind the thrones it is pleasant to pick out the likenesses many of us are familiar with; while the round-checked Imperial Prince, with a face full of health and hope, seems to pronounce the stability of the dynasty. The singular minuteness of GCrome's manner gives to each of these historic figures the exact appearanceof beingphotographed from life; only the magic of art enters to give that ennobling air that presentment at the best, which is the dream of the portrait painter. • In the presence of a picture like this, we are apt to be lost in amazement at the in- . •I' Io . : - ...N - .... - 5 ~ .„.., -- . - -.''i: . - --- , •-., ..,1„.:„. . • 4 • .. , .. , . . ... _ . . 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He then proceeds to charac terize this as "a forcible and beautiful de scription, of the action of the Protestant Episcopal Church, at its late memorable Convention," in not only refusing to pass, but in hurriedly and violently strangling, and that .repeatedly, certain resolutions. And what were they? They simply pro posed to thank God for the restoration of the National authority throughout the country, and for the removal of that which had been the great cause of dissension and estrangement among us. For thus softly worded were the resolutions which the Con vention tabled as soon as possible. They spoke neither of the suppression of the re bellion nor of the abolition of slavery in terms: and thTh out of a tender anxiety, which was shared by all parties, lest the feelings of our Southern brethren should be unnecessarily wounded. And does a member of the Convention think that for a religious body to adopt such resolutions would be, in President Johnson's opinion, or in the opinion of any heartily loyal man, prostituting itself to `subserve the craft of statesmen?" If such had been the view of President Johnson, what could be have meant by his Thanksgiving Pro clamation, in which he called upon the people of the whole United States—the people in their religious capacity, I suppose, to return thanks to Almighty God for the re-establishment of the national authority, for the restoration ,of national Union and harmonv4 "with a great enlargement of civil liberty?"l Does the release of the church from political-connection with the civil go vernment mean that the church may not offer thanksgiving to God of her own accord for national blessings, but only when called upon so to do by the civil authority? Neither, it is true, would imply "political connection;" but which of the two is the nearer approximation to it? Had the Protestant Episcopal Convention, in the fulness of devout thankfulness, sponta neously poured forth their prayers to God for inestimable national benefits, with one heart and voice, is it possible that President Johnson, when he wrote his message; could have regarded it as savoring of the "political connection" of Church and State, or as a "subserviency of religion to the craft, of statesmen?" If so, one may ask again, how could he, in his• proclamation of a month or or two before, have called upon all Christian people to do that very thing? Or, does "the member of the Convention" suppose that, between the issuing of his proclamation and the sending in of his message, President Johnson per formed as. much of a somersault on this subject as did sundry "members of the Convention" sometime between the first and the fifteenth of October last? . But "a member of the Convention" pro ceeds to say—"as slavery had been so freely availed of to `subserve the craft of states men,' the Church [save the mark] deter mined" to keep out all reference to that "politico-religious" subject. And he adds that a certain resolution offered by Dr. Meade, proposing to thank God for "the restoration of peace and the national autho rity throughout all our land," would have been carried with great unanimity, "if the few friends of a discussion on the slave question had allowed it first to pass before they introduced their hobby." The first phrase cited above, by a pecu liarity of its English, points with great dis tinctness to a certain prominent member of the Convention as its author, who was also one of the delegation from Pennsylvania. But whether that gentleinan was, in every sense, the writer of the communication or not, it was he who procured its being printed and who has taken special pains to give it a wide circulation. Wow the "hobby," be it observed, to which "a member of the Convention" sosneeringly refers, was not the resolutions of Air. Binney, but a series of resolutions previously intro duced by Dr. Howe. And will it be cre dited that this same "member of the Con vention" (or, at least, the distinguished gen tleman who stands.a.s his sponsor), procured the calling of a little caucus just before the meeting .of the Convention, at which little caucus he was prominent in urging the im portance of preparing and bringing forward some such resolutions as Dr. Ho we pre sented; and that, when at a subsequent meeting of the same little caucus, a draft of the resolutions, thus prepared at his suggestion, was read, he fully and earnestly endorsed and approved of them? The present writer did not assist at any of those little caucuses, though invited and urged to come by the same distinguished gentleman; and, there fore, he now speaks, 'not from personal knowledge, but from information received from those who were present. And shall the same authority that first called for and approved of those resolutions, now turn round and contemptuously treat them, or help to the r being treated, as "the hobby of a few frie ds of the slavery discussion ?" Though a obby be but a childish toy, CO7l- sistency—no to say simplicity—is a manly jewel. Is it, then, possible, that a Convention of the Christian Church should assemble in an enlightened and Christian country, in the-nineteenth century, and not only have no syllable to utter either of congratulation or of gratitude over the greatest event of the age, the striking off the shackles of slavery from four millions of human beings in their own country and within their, own bounds, but should have had such a holy l horror of even the slightest allusion to this! subject. that; credible strides of science in onr favored .clay. To be able to possess, at the mere price of a photograph, a copy, beyond the beauty of the best engraving, of the greatest histo rical picture of the day, in which is included a gallery of a hundred portraits, seems like some diabolical enchantment from Faust. To exchange the labor of genius for years for a mere trifle, and imprison it in our par lors or send it as a token to a friend, seems hardly honorable; but art has bestowed on us this high boon for our enlightenment and the culture of our taste,—and the chef d'cruvre of the immense Gerome is a mar ketable commodity at Earle's and Robin- Son's. {For the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.] The Late Episcopal Convention PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1865.---TRIPLE SHEET lest they shoula be i :wn into it, they, though earnestly loyal men, steadily re fused to render thanks to God for having given success to their country in suppress ing a most dangerous and bloody rebellion and restoring the national authority throughout their borders? Nay, more, that theirmerit in the former respect should afterwards be gravely urged as alone suffi cient to cover and justify their delinquency in the latter? An assembly of the follow ers of the meek and lowly and compas sionate Jesus, could find hours to discuss whether a comma or a semi-colon should be placed between certain words, could solemnly express their "profoundest grati tude to God," because a few representatives of the former slaveholders had conde scended to attend their sessions, but have not one gush of human feeling, not one tear of thankfulness, at the falling off the shackles of an ignominious and cruel bondage from four millions of their neighbors and fellow men! Truly such a convention may well bestyled "a memorable convention;" perchance, it may be, as Pope says, "damned to everlast nig fame." But if, in sober truth, Dr. Meade and his friends had been in earnest for passing any loyal resolutions, how could this "hobby" have hindered them, seeing they had a full "working majority" in the House, and, therefore, could have adopted as well as rejected what resolutions they pleased? This "hobby" of our insignificant "few" cannot screen them. But, in fact, how could they have passed any loyal resolutions at all? For if, for example, they had adopted Dr. Meade's, would they not have mani festly exposed themselves to the charge of "subserviency to the craft of statesmen?" Or is the subject of slavery more strictly political than the restoration of the national authority? That subject is, on all hands, allowed to have a deep moral signifi cance, and "a Member of the Convention" himself denominates it a "politic-T.-reli gions" question. Shall we, peradventure, find the true explanation of the course this business took in the Convention in this: that be and Dr. Meade and others discovered for the first time in their lives the meaning of the great principle of non-interference of the Church with the State—after coming to the Convention? But what the minorit complain of is not so much that preciselyr. Howe's or Mr. Binney's, or any oche particular resolu tions were not adopted, as that all discuss sion of them was sought to be ruthlessly stifled by an immediate vote to lay them on the table. Was this more li ke men consult ing together as Christian brethren, 'or like those whose business it is to "subserve the craft of statesmen"? Those who voted in the majority have found it very important, in sermons and in newspaper articles and in various ways, to explain and defend their course to the Church and to the public. If they are, after all, so sen sitive to outside opinion, would it not have been simpler and manlier, more christian like and more church-like, to have made their explanations, to h ve defined and de fended their position, in full, free and fra ternal conference with their brethren who differed from them? What else is a Church council for? When such a council assembles, are the majority straightway to gag the minority, push through their own views without discussion ; and then go before the world to discuss and defend their action or their refusal to act? It would seem to be intimated by "A Member of the Convention," that those who voted to lay on the table a resolution "offer ing the profoundest gratitude to God" for the presence of certain Southern delegates, were not disposed to welcome back their Southern brethren. Nothing could be farther from the truth. They cordially welcomed them. They were ready to say so. They never said one word to the contrary. Their only hesitancy was as to how far it was proper to go in special acts of thanks giving and praise because their Southern brethren had condescended to present them selves in the Convention—to present them selves there, not only without expressing any regret for their.complicity in the rebel lion, but openly defending it as right, and even glorying in the manliness with which they had maintained it. There were some who did not think it necessary to rise and sing the Gloria in Excelsi..l as was proposed by a member of the Convention, upon the appearance of their delegates at the Board of Missions. But "is it at much cost," said Dr. Hare, "that we declare our gratification at their appearance here ?" Certainly it was not; and would it have been at much cost, one may ask, that the Convention should also have declared s its gratification at the restoration of the national authority over the whole land, "with a great enlarge ment of civil liberty ? " "A Member of. the Convention" gives items of information from the South show ing the good effect of the action, (or non action) of the Convention in conciliating and bringing back our Southern brethren; and the reunion of the Church is now looked upon (December 18th), not as actually, but "as virtually accomplished." Even in this he may be a little too fast. It is a curious fact that the House of Bishops insisted upon thanking God "for the restoration of peace to the country and unity to the Church," but steadily refused to give thanks Mr the resto ration of the Union and the national autho rity; i. c., they insisted upon thanking God for a blessing which He had not given, and refused to thank Him for a blessing which He had given. Of course this must be con sidered an act of faith, and not an attempted dictatimi to Divine Providence. To show something more of the animus , of Southern churchmen than can be seen in 1 the citations made from their communica tions by " A Member of the Convention," it may not be amiss to place by the side of them the following racy morsel from a South Carolinian clergyman, whom it isnot best to name: "We may eventually reunite with the Northern churc, but never until the blood-hounds of Zio there are effectu ally muzzled." "A Member of the nvention" takes great pains to leave the impression that, after all, the "working ajority" of the Episcopal Convention were a body of loyal men. If they were, they took a very singu lar way of showing it; so singular that it will require more sermo s and newspaper articles than have yet ben preached or printed to make it clear the satisfaction of a discerning public. What they are in private, in their he ts, and in the other relations of life, is nothing to the purpose. They may be, many of them undoubtedly are estimable excellent, loyal men. But as a Conventi n, they must be judged by their acts; and, j udged by their acts, can they wonder or co plain that they should be regarded as no ing lees than a' body of men controlled by ro-slavery cop perheads andrebel sympat "zers? Thepre sent writer has always regarded the Episco pal Church as thorough]. , .loyaL He still believes and trusts sh: is loyal— He trusts it will appear i 1 due time that she was grievously mi:representsd in "the late memorable Pe • yention." The OUP. WHOLE COUNTRY Chtirchand the Convention are not identical. But the Church can redeem her reputation for loyalty only by refusing to return to the next Convention those who misrepresented and disgraced her in the last. A LOYAL MEMBER OF THE CONVENTION. CHRISTMAS AT THE NORTHERN HOME FOR FRIENDLESS CHILDREN.-For some time past arrangements have been in progress for the purpose of giving to the 320 little children, who are inmates of the Northern Home of Friendless Children, and of the Home for the Orphans of Soldiers and Sail- , ors, at Twenty-third and Brown streets, a liberal Christmas • entertainment. The ex ercises connected with the festival will con sist of singing and recitations by t the children, brief addreSeas by popidar .speakers, and the distributiott'amonr the children of the various articles which have been donated for the purpose. Each child will receive a pair of shoes and stockings and a handsome woollen comforter. Each 'boy will receive a book, and each girl a neatly dressed doll, together with the usualsupplies of candies, cakes, ..tc.; the whole to conclude with a fine Christmas dinner. In addition to these marked tokens of a disposition on the part of the public to sustain thesh most praise worthy institutions, there has been pre pared in one of the large parlors of the ome,a Christmas scene,covering a space of about 120 square feet,and embracing all the leading features of a genuine American landscape, such as villages, farm houses, barns, grain and hay fields, mountains, valleys, streams of water, lakes, fountains, mills and railroads in operation, and, in fact every Lbing necessary to render it one of the mest elaborate and beautiful land scapes in miniature ever prepared in this city. This will be thrown open to visitors on Christmas morning at 11 o'clock, and will be kept open during the whole of christmas week. It is proposed to give en tertainments in singing and recitations by the children on several afternoons of Christ mas week, also on New Year's afternoon. The Ninth street Passenger Railway carries visitors directly to the door of the Northern Home. MISS DICKINSON'S LEcTLTRE LAST EVEN ] i.—Miss Anna E. Dickinson delivered her lecture on "The Floodtide," at the Academy of Music, last evening, before a large and intelligent audience. The fair lecturer adapted the Shakspearean text; "There is a tide in the affairs of men," atic., to the present condition of the country. She urged that now that the war was at an end, and a bright future opening before the nation we should seize the favoring tide and float the ship of state to a safe haven. Miss Dickinson spoke at length of the dan ger of reconstruction upon the "conserva tive" basis, and insisted that the effect of the abolition of slavery, without according the right of suffrage to the colored man, would be to increase Southern representa tion in Congress, and to pat the Govern ment once more into the hands of men who have so recently been in arms to de stroy it. The lecturer alsonrged colored suffrage upon other and higher grounds than public policY. She described with her accustomed power the sacrffices made, and the courage displayed, by black soldiers for the cause of tie country, and she put it upon the ground of simple justice that the right of suffrage should be given to colored - men who never faltered in the cause of the Union and of freedom,when it is enjoyed by white men whose hands are dripping with the blood of those who fell while resisting the mad attempt to destroy the nation. In concluding her lecture Miss Dickinson gave'a graphic and touching description of a visit she pafd to Libby prison and to the battlefields around Richmond immediately after the dose of the war. The gifted lady was frequently interrupted with applause during the progress of her discourse_ DEFRA LTD I Nei THE 60 VERICISENT.—Before U. S. Commissioner Sergeant, yesterday, John B. Snyder, who was arrested by Gen. Baker, government detective, had a hearing upon the charge of presenting false claims to Government officers. It was in evidence that on the 11th of December, ho presented at the office of Paymaster Col. Sam]. Bell, a claim in the name of James P. Pratt, First Lieutenant, 11th U. S. Infantry, for $287 62. At the same time he showed what purported to be a leave of absence for Lieut. James P. Pratt, for twenty days from the 28th of Nov. No suspicion was entertained of the genu ineness of the claim, and 'the money was yaid. When the accounts of Paymaster Bell were sent to Washington, the fraud was discovered, as a similar claim had been pre sented there, and it had been discovered that Lieut. James P. Pratt is dead. Snyder was committed in default of $5,000 bail for his appearance at the next term of the U. S. District Court. THE NORTHERN' BONI E FOR FRI ENO LEsS CHIL ORR:N.—The twelfth annual report of this institution shows that during the cur rent year there have been admitted into the Home 390 children, viz—Boys, 241: girls, 149. Of these, 216 were assigned by parents or friends, 32 committed by judges, and 51 returned for various reasons by masters. During the same period the number of dis missions was 259. Of these, 118 were pro vided with places: Ils restored to their parents; 3 escaped; 3 sent to the House of Rufuge; 1 abducted by mother: 1 sent to Almshouse; 2 to Episcopal Hospital;. 12 died. Total admissions, 390; dismissions, 259; average number of children in the in stitution, 195; orphans of soldiers and sailors, s 7. A QUEER AMUSEMENT.-Wm. Cooper, a colored individual, amused himself last evening by assaulting every persim who happened to pass along Chestnut street, be tween Sixth and Seventh. He would also extend his arms and push people off the sidewalk. He was finally arrested by Re serve officer Hess, and while the latter was conveying him down Chestnut street, he seized the officer by the finger and at tempted to bite it off. The officer was forced to use his club over the head of his prisoner to make him loosen his teeth, and before he succeeded in forcing the brute to let go his hold, he had nearly severed his finger. Cooper was committed this morning by Ald. Beitler. SPLENDID GOODS FOB THE HOLIDAYS.- Edwin Hall d Co., No. 2e; South Second street, has for sale now one of the largest and choicest stock of goods he has ever had in store. For the holidays they are particu larly inviting. No present is more suitable than a fine slsawl, cloak or dress pattern. Such a one is handsome, lasting and econo mical. Besides their usual varied stock, this house has on hand, suitable for the pre sent skating season, a very desirable article for Ladies' Winter Dresses and Skating Skirts—to wit: Wincey Cloths. They are dressy and'vraterproof, and worthy of the attention of the ladies. All persons dealing with Messrs. Hall & Co. may rely upon re ceivingcourteous attention and, lair cloaling. VITT BIILLETIN. PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY This Society held a public meeting last eve ning at the West Spruce Street Church. Addresses were delivered by Rev. Drs. Dales and Breed, of this city, and Rev. Dr. McLean, of Monmouth county, N. J. The object of the Society is the collection of printed books, manuscripts, sermons, .fre„ relating to the history of the various brinichea ;of the Presbyterian Church, and it is now proposed to erect a fire-proof building for the accommodation and safe preservation of their history. ANNIVERSARY MEETING.—The Philadel phia Bible Society held its twenty-seventh annual meeting yesterday afternoon. The report of the managers for the past twelve months was submitted. In the last year 2,431 bibles and 9,357 testaments were cir culated, making a total of 116,469 bibles and 242,040 testaments since the organization of the Society. The receipts of the past year were $7,426 73. McCoy fi Parr..mrs open their new Sa loon, No. 107 South Tenth street, to-morrow evening, where they will be pleased to see their numerous friends. They were both formerly connected with the Continental Hotel, and it is scarcely necessary to inform their friends that they have opened business for themselves, at the above place. HOLIDAY PRESENTS. LY CHINA AND GIAS.S. T.F,EruL AND ORNAMENTAL. Roman Vases Egyptian Vases. Pariah Vases. Frosted Vases. New goods, at to. - figures. SAMTEL S FETHERSTON & CO., 270 South Second street, above Spruce, BONNITS REDUCED TO CLOSE TEE SEA soN.—E.P.G ill dr. C0...N0. 722 Arch street.are clesing out thc.ir handsome velvet Bonnets and Hats. regardless of cost. Please examine goods and prices before pur chasing elsewhere. E. P. Glll & Co.. 7 - 2.0 Arch st. CH RIST3IAS CARAMELS, and Chncolatc. Creams ofsuch great celebrity. are no w.being prepared In Immense quantities, at A. W. Holt's Caramel Depot, :co. 100 Walnut Street, where can also be had Fancy Boxes Bon Bons, Toys for Trees, Christmas Bags, &c.. in treat. variety. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Christmas Presents. The Lust Day. The Last Ddy! Make a Present to Yourse: r. Make a Present to YoarNel f. A New overcoat. A New OVI rcoat. At Chas. Stoles & Co.'s, under the Continental At Chas. Stokes & Co.'a, under the Continental Yor cas7..“ - Yr aunihilate the fragrance of Phlooa.R -Nicht Blooming Cerens" by exposing a robe or handkerchief perfumed with it to the air. Time niy renders the aroma mere delicate and spiel , Washing alone removes It. Sold everywhere. Girrs,—lf you want a handsome pock," 1. - nile..Rodc,r's or Wertothobit', make, tup , riar Lrtefice irtxsors in cows—finest quality—go to MADEIRA:S. 115 Tenth street nelow Chestnut. THE LATEST NOVELTY is the new Skating Hat Just introduced by Messrs. Nnud Cary. 72.5 Chestnut street. They are pretty, stylish, tasteful liist the Idea far the Park, and are sold at moderate prices. W. &C. are donna out their stock of Winter Bats and Bonnets at and tmgcnc cwt. Nov is the time to buy. A MOST ACCEPTABLE PRESENT, to a gen. tlnrcen. Is a. bor. of Fragrant C;gars. CAFFEE. at BROAD and CII.I..TNPT, Ilnports ail of the R.E.P brands, and sells at. cost—and MORE TOO GENTS' Undershirts and Drawers, of iambs' wool. merino, sfS, cotton. 'amliter flannel. etc.. al 1 Fi7C3 and qualities. at C Heary Love's Furnishing Ymporium, northwest corner of -Fifth end Chestnut streets, Do Tot intend purchasing a Holiday Gift for your wife :Nothing more appropriate than the Florence. SQUIRE's OLD ESTABLISHED DRUG STORE, opposite Town Hall, Germantown. In consequence of the death of the late Wm. 13. Squire. the under signed assumes the sole and entire control and man agement of the above well known Pharmaceutical establishment. aided by the valuable advice and coun sel of the proprietor, Mr. Henry John Squire: Hay ing been in practical management of the businesS during the last tive years, the undersigned deems the tact a sutliclent guarantee of the future tl&reful con duct and high professional character of the store. He will, as herev.fore, give his entire personal a ttentloo to the details of the business, assisted at all times by thoroughly educated and competent itharmaceutists LOS. P. BOLTON, Graduate In Pharmacy. HOLIDAY GOODS. EXAMINE Our Ladles' Furs, Gents' Hats, every style. Wrappers for gents. Fnrnislitng goods for gents, Misses' Hats, Children's:Hats, Hose/7, Gloves, etc., For Fri:menu', 0.4 K. FORDS, Under the Continental Hotel (;irrs.—lf you have a deaf relative or friend get them an Instrument to assist the bearing at Tenth street. below Chestnut. CHRISTMAS, WEDDING AND BIRTHDAY Esas:r...—H arding's Edition of Family. Pulpit and Pocket Bibles, in beautiful styles of Turkey morocco and antique Bindings. A new edition, arranged for photographic portrai.s of families. Photograph Albums, in every variety of style. rich Turkey morocco, antique, ivory mountings, orna mented edges, ke. ke., holding from twenty to two hundred photographs. WILLIAM W. lIAP.DINCI, :t26 Chestnut street, below Fourth, south sloe. MUSIO FOLIOS and elegantly bound Mu do books Jur Christmas Presents. C. W. A. TRIIMPLER, Seventh and Chestnut streets. CARDIGAN JACK EDS.—The most Comforta ble article to wear in the house. C. Henry Love. at the corner of Fifth and Chestnut. has a handsome stock of them. "OLD ABE" OlGARs'.—.Just imported, per "Stars and Stripes"—a new brand and very fine. Also, GENUINE Figaros, Portagas, Cabanas. Espanalas 4tc., &c., by same vessel, at CAFFEE'S, BROAD and CHITINICT streets. JEWELBY.—WitIa the approach of Christ mas the demand for jewelry becomes very general. The object of each person who intends purchasing is to boy the beat article at the lowest possible rate. But as the number of jewelry stores in Philadelphia Is le gion. inexperienced parties are quite at sea to know where and with whom to deal. No kind of business otters such inducements for extortion as that of jew elry. Very few can distinguish the real from the counterfeit diamond, and fewer still can guard against the dishonest dealer Us the precious metals. Unhesi tatingly we reccommend Mr. John Brennan, No. 13 S. Eighth street. as a business man of the highest in tegrity. His stock is most varied and select. It con sists of the rarest goods, offered at reasonable prices. His selection of diamonds, precious stones, gold and silver watches,plated ware and fancy articles. is really beautiful; and if any reader, intends purchasing a Christmas present be should first pay a visit to Bren nan's No. 13 B. Eighth street. A MAGNIFICENT seven-octave, first-class rosewood -Piano for sale at great sacrifice Cost ettilo five months ago; will be sold for #4.150 as the owner is obliged to leave the city. Good me new. Call at resi dence No. 714 S. Washington Square. ONE Wonn.—"Sire, one word," said a soldier one day to Frederick the Great. when present ing to him a uetition for brevet of lieutenant. 'lf you say two," answered the king, "I will have you hanged." "Sign," replied the soldier. The kingstared. whistled, signed, and added "and be sure you get all your Sunday clothes at the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of Rockh ill & Wilson, Nos. OeS and 6°5 Chestnut street, above Sixth." EVER ACCEPTABLE To A LADY.—Bought quick, and any amount of perplexity saved in the' choice of a Gift, by the simple purchase at Needles' Drug Store,l2th and Race sts,of a box of "Whitman's" Choicest Bon Bons. Physic and Doctors are at a discount at this season, so C. H. N. says. Confections shall rule at his counter fora time. It has been ',intl. mated.that he is only working up an active demand for his Pills and Potions after Holidays. Be that as it may, he has a beautiful lot of Caskets, Boxes, &c.. filled with the choicest Confect:ous,at a range of prices to suit all. PIANO CovEms, TAr.L.E COV.E.RS and 'WINDOW SHADES, Of every desirable style or color. L E. WALRAVEN. 719 Chestnut street. Masonic EalLr PATENT SNOE-BLACKING Bo±..—This should be in every hotm. It contains brush, blacking and boot-jack, and a place to keep the slippers and boots..:Manufactured only by IS Ilfacterran, 751 Chest autatreet., _ F. L. FETHERSTON. rublishor Do YOH wish to gladden the heart of your deafest lady friend? Just purchase her a Florence as a Holiday Gift. GENTLEMEN'S DRESS HATS ! Two new styles out. The "'WINTER" and the "BOLIDAY."- Both graceful and unique. bier riernen who are in the habit of deferring the pur chase Of their hats until the Holiday season, will find these exactly suited to their wants. W. F. WARBURTON, 430 Chestnut Street, Next door to Post Office, JUST TELL' THING FOR ti SICATERS.—O. Henry Love has a splendid stock of =Miens, do 7 eBs gauntlets, wrist-comforts. etc., etc., which are now requisition. LOVE,, N. W. corner of Fifth and Chest nut streets. DoEs your mother own a Florence? If not, purchase her one, by all means, for a Holiday Gift. MARY of the Holiday Gifts merely please the fancy for a few days, and are then laid said. and forgotten. The Florence will last a lifetime. ELECTRO - SILVER PLATED WARE, best quality for Itunily use, and holiday presents. Campbell Davidhelses,l3l7 Chestnut street. LUBIN'S EXTRACTS AND SOAPS,POALADES, Sachets Powders, Fine Cologne, &c., &c. CAPPER BROAD and CHESTNUT str,eets. TB E POCKET -FOLDING LANTERN.—Ng traveler thould be without one. Wholesale and retail r.gent. S. Maeferran, 721 Chestnut street. • HOLIDAY PRESENTS -=--PER.FITMERY.—Hair ris & Oliver. southeast corner of Tenth and Chestnut streets, hi... ve laid in a tine suoply of Perfumery, put up n form suitable for Christmas presents. Ladies would do well :o step in and examine tae stock. In addition to this they have a large assortment of drugs, care fully prepared. Pharaoh's serpents, 10 cents; by mail, Id cents. Fancy Toilet Sets - - Fancy Colognes. Fancy Card Stands Fancy Decanters, Do You desire something stylish in the way of scarfs, ties, or gloves, call on Harry Love,. at the northwest corner of Fifth and Chestnut streets CHRISTMAS GIFTS.— LACEY, MEEKER & CO.. 1216 CH ESTNITT Street. Have a large stock of goods suitable for the Holi days. Ladies' French and English Reticules, Travel ing Bags and Dressing Cases. Gents' Trunks, Traveling and Tourists' Bags. Dressing and Shirt Cases, Lunch Baskets, Carriage Whips and Riding Twigs, .1 1 Bunting Crops, English liountit.gs, Rosettes. Trench and English Lap Rugs, Mats, tine stock of Robes. Of our own manilla lure, the largest stock, greatest vari ety. and the latest styles of saddlery and Harness to be found in the city. Goods cheerfully shown. LACEY. MEEKER & CO.. 1216 CHESTNUT Street, above Twelfth. ARE YOU looking for a Holiday Gift for your sister" The Florence will please her better than a thousand dollars' worth of trinkets. REcHF.RCFI E! ODOR CASES, SEVRES. ases, Cut Glass Colognes. Sc.. &e. CAFFEE. BROAD and CHESTNUT strueta. DEAFNESS, BLINDNESS AND CATARRH.— J. lrqs.4Ci, M. D., Professor of the Eye and Ear, treats aft diseases a.pperlaining to the above members with the utmost success. TestlmoniaLs from the most reliable sources in the city can be seen at his office, No. 519 Pine street. The medical faculty are invited to accompany rheir patients, as he has had no secrets in his practice, rti tidal eyes inserted. No charge made for ee ,, ro Lion. IVORY BRUSHRS,, SHELL COMBS, &C., (to., n great variety—moderate prices. CA FFEE, BROAD and CHEST,NUT To THE EDITOR OF THE EVENINGI BITLLE TIE: Nir: You would confer a great favor upon us by inducing the agent of the "twisted-loop stitch" Sewing Machine to republish that bogus report which appeared in your issue of the 21st. His attempt to injure the reputation of the Florence has proved a signal failure. Our rooms, although crowded before, are now tilled to overflowing with customers, and if the "gloriously simple" will continue his efforts in that direction, he will soon obviate all necessity, on .he part of the Florence, of advertising at all. We do not feel complimented, however, by his attempt to assume a character for hie machine by placing it beside the Florence in his statement that the Florence and Bill Cox t Fibs' were the two representative machines on exhibition. The Government of South Carolina, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, 21st Dec., 1865.—T0 lti.. Excellency Benjamin. F. Perry. Provisional Governor of the .State of.Sov Cferotincr, cb/unthi4l,,c; C.—SIR: Th e time bas arrived when, in the judgment of the President of the United .States, the care and conduct of the proper affairs of the State of South Carolina may be remitted to to the constituted authorities chosen by ttu, people thereof, without danger to the peace and safety of the United States. By direction of the President, therefore, you are relieved from the trust which was heretofore reposed in you as Provisional Governor of the State of South Carolina. Whenever the Governor-elect shall have accepted and become qualified to discharge the duties of the Executive office, you will transfer the papers and property of the State now in your custody to his Excellency, the Governor-elect. It gives me special pleasure to convey to you the President's acknowledgment of the fidelity, the loyalty and the discretion which. have marked your administration. You will please give me a reply, specify ing the day on which this communication is received. I have the honor to be your Excellency's most obedient servant, WILLIAM H. SEWARD. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASIIINOTON„ Dec. 21.—T0 His Excellency, the Governor of the State of South earolina—Slß:—By di rection of the President I have the honor herewith to transmit to you a copy of the communication which has been addressed to His Excellency, Henry F. Perry, late Provisional Governor of, the State of South Carolina, whereby he has been relieved of the trust heretofore reposed in him, and di rected to deliver into your Excellency's possession the papers and property relating to that trust. I have the honor to tender you the co operation of the Government of the United States, wherever it may be found necessary in effecting the early restoration and the permanent prosperity and welfare of the State over which you have been called to preside. I have the honor to be, with great respect, your most obedient servant, WILLIAM H. SEWARD. AN ANCIENT COAT.—The Stanton, (Virginia) ASpertator, in the following, gives an account of a family wedding-coat that has proved a veritable' heirloom—" Many years since an old German citizen of Pen dleton county, when about to lead his fair `frow' to the hymeneal altar purchased a broad-cloth coat in which lie was married.. His wife presented him with many children, among whom were eight sons, ail of whom were married in the same coat in which their father married their mother. The youngest of the eight sons had seven sons, all of whom were married in the same wed ding-coat; and after the youngest of the seven, or the youngest grandson of the original owner of the coat,had led his blush big bride to the altar in his venerable grand father's fashionable wedding-coat,le sold;`;; it for the sum of, ten dollars. What has be come of the coat since it -was sold we haie '• not been advised, but suppose some one is keepinf it for the purpose . of getfirig THREE CENTS. "How we apples do swim."
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