GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor.
VOLUME XIX.---NO. 235.
EVENING BULLETIN.
PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.
(Sundays excepted) at
No. 329 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
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GIESON . PEACOOK, CASPER SOI7DER,
F. L. PETPEERSTON, !ERNEST C. WALLACE
THOMAS S. WILLIAMSON.
The BuLtarrxx is served to subscribers in the city at
18 cents per week, payable to the carrion, or tit 00 per
LOYTIS—ALTEBLUS—C)n the 'l7th kudent. at the
Cathedral, by I the Bight; Rev. Bishop Wood, P. S.
.loftia, of Philadelphia, to :Alice A., youngett daughter
of S. T. Altemus, ICeq., of West Philadelphia. •
DIED.
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DORAN—On Fourth day evening,l7th !natant. Oar
oline, widow of the late Wm. W. Doran, of Mount
runeral Meeting-hoese at Mount
..71ollnon Seventh day morning, loth haalani, at nine
o'clock. •*
HEWETT—On the morning of the 29th Instant,
Anna wife of Charlet Hewett.
The friends of the fanuly are invited to attend her
Amend from the residence of her husband, tine mile
-west of Jenkyntown Station, N. P. E. R., on Saint-•
day, the 20th. at 11 A. M. *.
-HEY—On Tuesday morning, Jan. 26th, Moses Hey,
in the 73d year of his a*. -
The relatives a L.d fr i ends of the famuy are respect.
Sully invited to attend the funeral from his late reel
+dere% No. 2033 Green street, on Saturday morning, at
10 o'clock. 'Funeral services at the Bible Christian
Church, Third street, above Girard avenue. Inter
ment, arLaurel Bill. et.
JOMSSION—On the morning of the 16th instant.
Oipt. Benjamin Lowndes Johnston, eldest son of the
late Capt. Thomas Johnston, 11. S. Army.
The relatives and friend& of the family, also the
members of Eastern'Star Lodge, No. 186, A. T. M., are
iespectfully invited to attend the funeral from his
late residence, 1209 Spruce street, on Saturday after
moon, Jan. 20th, at 9 o'clock. es
RAYSEB—On the morning of the 17th instant, of
typhoid pneumonia, Andrew Keyser, in the 76th year
f his age.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend his funeral on Saturday after-
noon next. at 2 o'clock, from his late residence, o
272 South Second street. seN
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41.11LER—On the evening of the 17th instant, John
Miller. in the 75th year of his age.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend the faneral from her late re
sidence, Z o. 309 South Fifth street, en Saturday, the
29th instant, at 2 o'clock, without further notice. ew
MOORE—On the morning of the 16th Instant, Hato,
wife of Charles H. Moore, •and daughter of the late
John Hinecle, Esq., in the 45th year of her airs.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fray invited to Attend her funeral from the resi
dence of her husband, No. 1916 Wallace street, on Fri
day afternoon, the 19th instant, at 2 o'clock,
SMITH—On the 17th instant, at the residence of his
brother, No. 505 South Ninth street, Major George F.
Smith, son of the late Wright smith, Esq.. of Cincin
nati.. •
WHITE MORBENS FOR BRIETS.
Green WstteredHoreens.
6-4 and 5-4 Green Baize,
White Cloth for Sacks.
White Evening Silks.
EYRE & LANDELL, Fourth and Arch
SPECIAL NOTICES.
IIIigHOWARD HOSPITAL. Nos. lily and UM
Lombard street, Dispensary Department. Ided
t;eatment and medicines furnished gratuitously
Solthe poor. sE2B
AT A. MEETING OP THE STOCKHOLDERS
of tl.e SOUTHWARK LIBRARY , held at their
3E171, January I. 1866. the following gentlemen were
•elected to manage the affairs of the Institution for the
year 1866:
rsasrprorr___
JOHN THOALPSON.
TREASURRR,
J. B. hicKBPTER.
SECRETARY.
JOB. W..FLICKNIR.
DIRECTORS,
JESSE A. T. LAWs, GEORGE P. LITTLE,
EDWARD S. PALL, GEORGE W. SMITH,
FRANCIS A BLACK, A_LE.X. °REAVES,
SAN.L. W. MIDDLEION. J. F. WAMALING.
HENRY W. BPRFL. • I WM. N.'MAIIL.
GEORGE P. LITTLE I
. JESSE A.
• Library open EVERY
•Shares efstock, es: yearly
ACENOWLEDGMENTS.—The Superintend
ent of SAMARITAN HOME FOR LITTLE
WANDEB.F.X.S gratefully acknowledges the following
• donations, beginning on Monday morning, Bth instant,
and not previously acknowledged.
Many thanes to our kind friends for liberal and
timely aid in the recens great emergency of cold, and
suffering incident to it:
Mrs. S. L.. Phila $ 500
E.M. B. Phil& ...... 500
Mrs. S., Pbils 2 001
C. F. A., Phila 500'
W. L. R., Phila 10 00
W. S.V., Phlla 5 00
W. E.. Phila 25 63
Mrs. E. A. T. Phila.- 5 00
Miss R. M. D., Phila.. 4 09
Miss E., Phila 200
B FAIL.".-. 500
H. B. &Co Phila 10 00,
A. B. S., Phila. 1 00
.A. H 100
.J. 8-Phila 1 00
W. S. Phila 100
11, & 8., Phila 100
J. D. M., Phila 800
-T. S. &J. 11.M.,Philii 500
11.01. & Bro, Phila.- 500
J. A: S., Phlla 100
H. G., Phila .....»....».. 500
J. H. & co., s'oo
G. S. G.. Phila 5 Od
A. R., Phlla 5 63
43. S., Phlla 3 00
Cash,Phila 1 00
Cash, Phila 1 001
-3 . • C. H. & Co.. Phila 100
S. Bros., Phila 500
C. D, F., Phila 500
Z. & P.. Phila... 2 00
C. S. & Son.s,Phila. 1 00
Cash .Phila 1 00
Cash Phila.. 1 00
E. N., Phlla 100
Friends, Phila., cash.. 500
Cash,Phila 10 00
Cash.Phila 2 00
W.W. A. J. T & C. R.
A. cash 25 00
'Airs. S., clothing and
cash
Mrs. J. C. C., cash,
Mrs. L.A. G.,clothing,
shoes and cash.. 100
lira. 8., Phila ,cash... 200
A. Friend, clothing •
and cashs 00
.D. D. Phi1a . ,.....
cash.. 5 00
W. H. H., Phlla.,
cash.. .. . 50 00
A 10 00,
Mrs. H. Phila., cash, a 00
..A. B. H., Phila., cash, 5 00
A . F. C., Phila., cash.. 10 00
Mrs. W. A. C., Phila.,
cash 500
lira. C. 0. F., Piffle., .
cash 500
Sirs. M. F., MAIL,
cash 500
Mrs. G., Phila., cash.. 500
_Rev. 8.. C. M., Phila.,
cash 2 00
.C. E. F.. Phila.. cash... 500
:23. B. & Sons, Phila.,
cash 2 00
G. & P., Phila., cash.. 500
M. Phlla., cash 500
-J. S., Phlla 500
E. C., Phlla. 10 00
Cash, Ph
Cash, Phila.
ila.. 50
225
J. G. N., ...........5 00
Cash. Pbila- 25
.0. R., Phila 500
M.
phtla 1 25
50
E. E. E., Phila ' 100
C. C. H., Phlla 100
J. S., Phila • 5•00
-G. H., Phila 100
W.., PhDs 1
8.. Phila ' .2 0 00 0
- W. W., Phila 500
Mrs. G. W. R., Ph11a...10 00
"Mrs. Y. D. H., Phi1a....5 00
Cash, Phlla 5 00
.J. F Phila 1 00
J. W. S.. Phila 500
4 Varry," Phila. 500
J. C. & Co., by Mis
sionary, Phlla 20 00
A Jour. printer Phila. 1 00
'Mrs. V. 8. 8., Plffla., 500
Cash, Phllada 50
25
Mrs. E.. 8.. collected, 425
W. W., cash 10 00
Cash s 00
"Afro. F.H.W. colledd, 88 00
Vs. C. cash 560
lira T., cash 100
.11iisa L. and S. T 100
J. H. M.. per S. T. C„ . 6 00
lira. S. E. 8., cloth'g,
&c. 100 '
Mrs.G..Coatesv'e,Pa., 10 00
Cash, Coatesv'e, Pa., 5 00
C. E., Philada 5 00
W. D., of B. D.& Co.. 5 00
Cash 100,
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T: LAWS.
Viilisi'LN6 until 9 o'clock.
.bacrlptions V. 318-tb,s,t3t/
!Cash. Pbila 4 200
E. H. 8., Phila 500
J. W. H., Phila 50 00
,H. J. B. and family... 10 00
E. H. B. collected._ 5 00
bibs A. S 500
Cash,Phila 5 00
A..M.S.med. and cash 5 CO
Cash.Ph ila 2 00
Dr. T. Phila 4 00
W.A. S., Phila. 10 oo
C. J. H., Picla 250
S. T. C.. Phila 250
J. G. N., Phila 1 00
G, B-31. E.& chll,Phil 26 00
J. P. C., Phila 20 00
G. M. 8., Phila 5 00
Mrs. S. B. 8., Phil 11 00
Mrs. D.. Cont'l Hotel 15 00
S. W„ Phila 100
Mrs. D. W. O'B., Phil 500
W.11. - T, Phila 5 00
S. 8., pttha... j . • 500
Mrs. W. M., Phila 3 00
A Widow's Mite, Phil 25
Mr. G. A. J.,Phila 10 00
S. 11„ Phila. 500
IMrs.M.B H.,clo,dtcaah 2 00
Mrs. 0, R. J.. Phila 10 00
Mrs. S. J. R., Philada 10 00
Mrs. E. P.,c10. & caah 200
J. H, B. Phila. 20 00
Mrs. S. R. W., Phlla 500
Mrs. H., Phila 3 00
A Friend Phila 5 00
Per - Evening Bulletin 20 00
E. H. W., Phila,cash. 2 00
Stranger, left at
Mayor's Office- 200
W. L's children 2 10
W. W. little girl, 500
S. E.R.,Phila,cash 10 00
W. R. Phila., cash 20 00
E. M. B. Phila.,cash, 20 00
Cash. Plait' 500
P. Fiala... cash 100
I. B. S., Phila.:cash... 500
Mr. as Mrs. - C. -T.
cash _
59 00
Mrs. S. W.S.. cash 5 00
MIL B. H., small
EEMM
Cash- 251
A lady friend, cash.. 100
E. Ai., Philadelphia,
cash 3 01
A. W. Phila., cash 500
A. friend, clothing and
cash 2 00
A. B. Pnila. cash 600
Hire. W. J. H.,
(walk 50 00
Spruce Street Baptist
Cturch 20 00
H., for Little Wander-
ers 5 00
Cash, Phlla 5 00
Misa P. & Phila.,
cash 500
F.F.F.. Phil& 500
Cash. Phila 10 00
I M. M. C., for Soldiers'
Widows Phila. 10 00
Per Evening
- Phila. .. ......... 500
s. w., riini. lo Go
Germantown 2 00
E. J., Phila. 600
C. L. Philti.,...„. • 200
ISympathy, Phila, 1 75
L.W. F.. Phila. 25 00
Dirs. G. W. ,Phila 10 00
Mrs. S. L. E.. ?hlla 20 00
J. H., Phila 5 00
M. V. 0., Phila 100
W. S. 1' , Phila.. 200
J.
. W.O.Wt 0. Co., Phila...lo 00
T., Phila 5 00
W. IL M., Phila 100
0. E. 0., Phila 25
Cash, Phila 1 00
Cash, Phila. 50
Cash
Cash, , Phila. 2 26 5
Cash Phila 25
Mrs. Dr. C., for Little
Wanderers 1 00
Mrs. Dr. 0., for C.Pas-
tor ' 100
E. S. P., Cash. 500
J. W. S. &E. H. 10 00
P.ll S.,' oath 500
W. H. Jr., ca5h......... 10 60
Per Even'g Bulletin, so 00
Mrs. C., cash 10 03
Dr. J. W. S , cash.-- 10 00
J. P.. cash 800
Cash . '5 00
Ella and Minnie 2 03
E. E. C., for Soldiers'
Widows 5 00
Mrs. L., cash. 5 00
Special collection by A. M. Spangler, for widow and
seven children, as follows:
Cash, Ill; cash, $1; cash, $1; cash, $l, cash, $1; cash, $;
cash. $1; cash. $1; cash, el; cash, $1; G. H. 8.. $5.
From Evening Telegraph office, as follows: $2; cash,
$1; S. B. 8., $5; cash, $5; cash, MG. W. H &Co., $5,
Mrs. J. B. H., Philada., 15; cash, $5; R. H. C., s'2s;
, 25 75;8., $5; cash, $l5; C. ~ $5.
Miss M. G. 8., bundle of clothing.
J. B. L. & Co., valuable lot of books and slates for our,
school.
Mrs. M., bundle of clothing.
E. M. 8., 20 loaves bread.
Mrs. L., (a lady's birthday gift), clothing.
Mrs. (left by coacbman), bundle clothirta •
Mrs. F. A.R., bundle clothing. ,
J. W. Green street, lot of bread.
F. & J., leo loves bread.
W. & Son, half ton coal.
Mrs. F., clothing,
Airs. A. S., bundle clothing.
A lady friend, bushel potatoes.
B. & Son, donation of coffee..
S. C. E. & Co , lot of groceries. •
Mrs. B' H 'C., basket of provisions.
F. G., donation of bread.
Mrs. E. L., clothing.
Mrs. articles for the:poor. - •
A...E., lot of bread.
A consumptive, for consumptive women, cosh, .10.
J. A. C. & CO., lot of groceries.
P. 8., lot of groceries. •
Friends, bundle of clothing.
Messrs. M. &F. two barrels Of ,
Mrs. IL, lot of clothing. •
F. IL, toter clothing.
S. 8., barrel of dour. •
Mrs. C. B. F. bundle of clothing.
W. W. P. do CO., box ol shoes. .
Miss-Mary 8.. Bennington, tive dozen steckings, •
Mrs. L., bundle of clothing.
Mn.s G. H. CI., Mount Airy, clothing.,
Miss A.'s school girls, one dosen towels, tap pairs
pillow cues and two gsxments. '
We are Indebted to the Inquirer,,Prets, ZULIXTEN,
and 2elegraph, for valuable fad In publishing our ap,
peels and otherwise aiding our work. '
We are also grateful to Messrs. A. M. • Spangler, E.
M. Bmce and L. L Evans fbr vary elliciestt aid, amid
the multiplicity of dutleadevolvitur upon us.
May all of the above' -realize the hall blessedness
promised to those who sympathize with and aid suffer
ing humanity. , [ltl,.] , , SUPERMPILNDENT. ,
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El:it=ON CANAL COMPANY, Rmarner,-
YEELS., Jan. 17, 1866.
:annual meeting of The Onion Canal "Comuany
of Pennsylvania will be held , at the office of the Corn
paav, Be. il2B Walnut street, on TUESDAY, February
6th next, at 11 o'clock A. M., when an election will be
held far oflicers and managers of she CompallY, to
serve for the ensuing year.
OSCAR THOMPSON,
Secretary.
The Transfer Books will be closed on the 28th
lust. lal7tfett-rp,
• FIRST gIIATION
DELPE IA .-P =•
At an annual election 11
DM, the following naeed
Directors of this bank:
C. B. CLARK,
JAY COOKE,
S. A. CALDW ELL,
IL W. CLARK,
R. B. CA
And at a meeting of GO ,
CLARE. Esq., was atlantic
MORTON
jal7-rp3o
OFFICE OF Tli LEIGH COAL AND
NAVIGATION COMPANY, PIIIIADILLYEUA,
December 21at, 1865.
LOAN FOR SALE.
IN BURS TO SUIT PI:33M
The Loan of this Company, due April Ist, 1884, inte
rest payable quarterly, at the rate of sLx per cent. per
11.11.111:11:11.
.....
This Loan is secured by a mortgage on all the Com
pany's Coal Lands, Canals, and Slactr.water Navigation
In the Lehigh river,and all their Itailroads,constructed
and to be constructed, between Mauch Chunk and
Wilkesbarre, and branch roads convected therewith,
and the franchise of the Company relatingthereto. irell
Apply to SOLOMON SREPHJERD,
IU. South Second meet.
AiCOMPANY C, GREY RESEBVEIs.—The active
honotary and contributing members, also ex-rnem
hers. of Company C, are requested to meet at the
l Armory, Bt6 .I!AAItKET street, THIS EV.IINrSG.
,sth instant, at S o'clock.
- WILLIAM W. ALLEN. ,
its Chairman.
pans of Philadelphia.
We always take pleasure in commending
a good sound local company to favorable
notice. From the annual report of the
Treasurer, Alfred S. Gillette, Esq., we ex
tract a few items which are worthy of espe
cial note.
"The "Girard" has received as income
during the past year $109,831 13. Upon loss
account there has been disbursed $33,434 43,
a strict fire business only has been done.
In commenting upon the small ratio of
losses to income, the Treasurer says:
"It is generally conceded, that 1865, has been
one of the most disastrous seasons known
to the Underwriter. Oar own experience
has not fortunately, been so serious. We
have been able to make our usual May and
November dividend. In July last, we:dis
continued our agencies in the West, and re
insured the risks then in force, to the
amount of one million of dollars. This cost
some thousands of dollars, yet we believe
saved us ninny more—consequently pur lia
bilities are less at this date than six months
ago." We have less than one-half the
agents, formerly employed by us. Some
having been removed for incompency,
others „ for the want of a good class of risks
that we can afford to insure and pay for, i.
they burn up. The agents we now have,
are good men, and we believe faithful repre
sentatives of our interest, as well as that of
the insured. We are taking but very few
perpetual risks, and do not feel justified in
taking them, if beyond the reach of a good
and efficient Fire Department. The pro
perty in our city once safe, to assume long
risks upon, is now exposed on all sides,
"We have paid 701 losses by fire,and more
than half a million of dollars on this account
within a very few years. This experience,
we hope, will prove useful to us in the fu
ture. Competition in the Insurance busi
ness is somewhat strong at present.
"About 104 companies from other States
and foreign countries, are now represented
in Philadelphia. Apparently, they find
patronage, but the money made by them
here, and taken to New - York and London,
will hardly assist us materially in the build
ing a line or Steamships, &0., now so much
needed to protect our own interests."
In relation to the expense of doing busi
ness, now and heretofore, he says :
"The United Stakts, and other taxes and
expenses, contingent upon our business, are
much larger than: formerly. Premiums
should advance proportionately. Yet they
remain about the same as in former Years."
The fine property at the corner of Seventh
and Chestnut streets has been purchased by
the "Girard," and the amount $73,500, was
paid out of the treasury last Saturday,
without borrowing. On the subject, the
Treasurer remarks:
"On the 28th day of November last, we
purchased the premises at the northeast
corner of Seventh and Chestnut streets, for
the sum of $73,500. There is a front on
Chestnut street of 571 feet and on Seventh
street, 70 feet in depth. The corner store,
now occupied by Ambrose Smith,'Esq„ is
the one we intend to use as an office. - The
other two stores need some iinprovemmits,
and then they will probabiy be occupied
by one of our most flourishing moneyed in
stitutions."
The "Girard" has steadily wrought for
herself during a long experience, and has
well, earned the name for staunchness and
reliability which she now bears. A list of
the new direction, and the names of her
officers will be found in another column.—
Leila and Insurance Reporter.
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.—Three passenger
cars were 'thrown from the track
of the Northern ,New Jersey Railroad
on Tuesday morning, war Altington, and
several persons were severely injured. A.
passenger car on the Hudson River Rail
road was also thrown from the track, on
Tuesday near Poughkeepsie; no one was
injured. Both accidents are said to have
been caused by broken rails. . •
'AL BANK OF PHILA.
A., Jan. 16, 1866.
-Id on the sth of January,
Stockholders were elected
W. G. MOORHEAD
W. S. RUSSELL,
GEO. F. TILER.
J. A WRIGH.
::PEN.
e Directors this day C. H
• onaly re elected President
Dic3ISCHAEL, Js.,
Deshler.
.PHILADELPHIA, TEURSDATZ, JANUARYIB, 1866.
fro:lmv:43)i l 2: l L - 03WAAMV00:114:1 1 1 1 1i0:41
Their Conditiou and the* Trezitment, by
the Whites.
The following are extracts irom a letter
from a trustworthy: writer at Columbus,
Georgia
The colored • people are realey tortured
here... A most excellent man,twho has nine
'children and five grand-children dependent
upon him for supportt n iand whois unexcelled
by any carpenter in the city, can get bat one
dollar a day for his work, while all'white
carpenters receive two fifty. He ventured,
not long ago to demand 41' 50 per day. Ifie
employer, refused to give him more-than a
dollar, saying "Pooh; its as much as r ban
dO to give • e white marclweand-Whalf."
For working in • a restaurant from 11'0 in •
the morning till twelve titnight he waspaid
$5 a month, While his son has just:been
offered $1 a month for performing the same
service. One man told us te had always
'l4oked upon all.white people ashis enemies;
that until the war, he had been unable to
believe his people had friends in the North
although he had been told so by a fellow
carpenter from the North. Colored , people
looMng for work are taken up anct put into
prison unless they
. have passes. Unwilling
ness to pay wages is almost universal.
""Unless you'll do my work for your food.
you must leave my yard," is the general
order. So the North hears the cry based on
such data, "the negroes won't work," that
is, the negroes . shake their heada at the
prospect of re:eindavement. Our• cook-bee
been livingolll within 'two or three weeks •
without pay. ' "Until I became tree," (she
said), "the people who hired me of my
mistress could pay her, but 'they said they
could not pay mar
The landlord in Atlanta told us "that c01..!'
ored porters are not allowed to intrude
themselves before the passengers." They
must stand outside the station. No restric
tions are placed upon white porters. A
number of interesting colored people live
close to us. They were very much excited
talking of our school in prospect. An old
man who was sawing wood, said, "you'll
see this old rough grubber at your night
school. Seems like if I could only read I
should feel wide large and satisfied." As
he spoke he lifted himself, and looked
around as if his spirit was restless, because
its wings were folded in his brains. "Oh if
I could only learn to read," he said repeat
edly, "I'd give you anything if you'd teach
me." "I want that toy of mine to go to
school night and day. I'll hurry and make
some clothes for him," a woman said, stand
ing over her wash tub. "I'll send him, but
I cannot Ito myself," she added.
, We went to the wharf to-day to seethe In
diana, a boat just arrived from Florida.
One of the merchants received by her 100
boxes of oranges; we inquired the price, as
we passed a store where they were opening
the boxes, and were told, "Two dollars and
a half a dozen." Large oneaare only a cent
a piece in Florida, and it is outrageous to
charge such prices, especially as to-day's
boat came right through from the bay of
Apalachicola. Here,where the cane grows,
we pay 33 cents a pound for brown sugar,
and 25 for rice. Figs are four, dollars and
eighty cents a drum; miserable apples eight
cents a piece, while those of respectable size
are twelve cents a piece. Butter is white
as snow and tastes like cheese. Two dol
lars and fifty cents for black tea, 75 cents
cents for butter, and $lB and $l9 for flottroke.
Dec. 24. The colored people usually have
religious exercises Christmas eve, continu
ing them until morning, but as no one is
allowed on the streets after 9.30 P. M., they
dare not venture to be gathered in doors
after that time, and so will not open their
churches to-night. The citizens of Columbus
are sure the colored people have wicked,
designs upon their persons and property,
and like the citizens of many other Southern
towns, they have organized a military com
pany, "to act as a city guard for sixty
days." Col. Odell, military commander of
this post,is a Southern man, but he demands
respect for the rights of the colored man.
The civil authorities proposed enforcing the
9-o'clock law upon the blacks alone, and
they determined to exclude the country
blacks from the city during the holidays;
but Col. Odell said they should come into
the city as much as they pleased,and if they
are to be hunted at night, the whites should
be hunted also.
So a circular appeared in print stating
that "all persons found upon the streets
after 9.30 P. M., from Dec. 24th, 1864 to Jan.
Ist, 1866, will be arrested," ttc. To puni -h
the whites for their attempts to rob the
negro of his holidays, the Colonel obliged
the city authorities to order all saloons and
barrooms to be closed during the week.
Yesterday Mr. B. saw a police officer arrest
a colored man who had slung on his arm
Iwo pairs of children's shoes. The officer
"knew the nigger must have stolen them."
The Georgians hate the negroes, and they
are wholly merciless in their treatment of
them.
We went up and down after dinner to see
the colored people try to enjoy themselves.
Every child we met, black or white, was.
carrying toys. Not a toy could be bought
ihere last Christmas, several people told us,
and we have been told none could be found
'during the war. 'Xiie whole town seems to
'be hanging up its stocking for the first
time.
Dec. 26th.—To-day we visited Mrs., Hol
brook (a colored woman teaching in one of
the schools for colored people), and saw at
her house a bright pleasant colored woman
from Alabama, whom we supposed to be
white, until she told us she was not. She
says colored people are very frequently
murdered both in Alabama and Georgia.
She sometimes sees refugees who tremble
ibr their lives as in the old days. She says
many run away from threatened starvation.
Yesterday a lady-like intelligent colored
woman told us that she and her husband
are greatly perplexed at a strange turn in
their affairs. They have recently hired a
place in the country and established them
selves upon it. Now the place is sold, and
the purchaser wishes the colored man to
sellhis mule and cartand serve him, and
lie insists on another map selling two mules
!and coming to him empty handed. Further
, more he has visited the former
owner of the , woman and asked him
if he has any objections to his hiring her,
"never asking me a question," the woman
.said to me, "My old master," she added,
was enough of a gentleman to say I have
no further elaim upon her, she can make
'her own bargain." The husband he knew
well. He is Capt. Slaughter's servant,,and
a most excellent man. Both feel, as they
say, a little delicate about coming back into
town, so immediately after having left, But
'the woman said, "If we yield to such,exac
dons of the rebs, what's the use of beMg free?
We've no right to do it." The colored peo
ple have been and still are so cruelly treated
here that, they neither cry aloud when they
are trampled upon, nor give loud' voice to
'their joy at their deliverance. It is sad
indeed to'find them in this condition. In
Richmond they gave no heed to thePre
COUNTRY.
PIIIIOWAV :CO A al
senoe of their enemies, but Spoke freely in
private'and public from the very fulness of
the hearts. Now, on Il i ,
_first holiday
theyare free, they are p ally restrained
by the night laws. Many parties and several
weddings had been planned by them for the
holidays, btit they do not dare to make
S FROM. FORTRESS MONROE
inued Huating for Ex-Rebels on
and and on Shipboard-- 7 The
,United States Naval Wither
,
Conemaugh---More
Effects of the
Late Gale;
ICenrerposeenoe of me N. T. useaml
prn.zes MoNno*, Jan 16, 1866.—The
fia is still continued nn land and on
board for persons formerly in the rebel
roe and believed to have any complicit) ,
le alleged plot to se Jeff. Davis his
tom without the authority or ,sanction
le Government . It , i probable • there
be no; et up in these I nquisitorial re
iheanntil an order to such effect comes
the War Department. I. Gen. Miles and
The military fore' garrisoning the fart, I
feel very' certain, would ,rather like the
coming of a miming force, and prefer not to
advertise their prior knowledge of the possi
bleerrival of such an expeditionary party.
Though the victorious wreaths encircling
the prows of onr brave soldiers do not weigh
heavily, and though grim-visag•ed war is
more agreeable with a smoothed than with
a wrinkled front, a little excitement of this
kin would relish intensely and set the
bl tinglinz with lively and pleasurable
and city. There is this one pleasant feature
in tliecase—that if no rescuing party does
sho itself, the excitement stirred up by it
has cleared the post and its precincts of
man having no business here and no
clai lit° be here. I refer, of course, to the
edi expelling those formerly in the rebel
eery ce from the Government departments
and orbidding the employment of such in
Tutu . It has long been freely spoken of
as al unpardonable shame that such per
sons Ishould be allowed to be employed here
to th , exclusion, of Union soldiers, whose
past lorionsrecords in the field and scarred
f .
and aimed bodies entitled' them to these
place. But nepotism was' fast getting its
swa and it needed just such emergency
and
tringent action to put it down. It is a
bloe in the right direction. All loyal and
righ y-minded ones are gled of it.
'lt United States naval vessel Cone
man h, one of the double-ender models, is
rapt ly getting herself comfortably and
t >
hap ily settled in the place vacated by the
with remit of the Agawam. Her officers
sho themselves characterized by high se
em lishments in their profession and most
cou ns - hospitality. 'l'he Con emaugh will
be re embered as havingrendered e ff icient
servi in the blockade of Charleston and
along a long and hazardous stretch of the
Atlantic coast. Her armament consists of
tour bight-inch Rodmans, two fifty-pounder
milled pieces and two twenty-four pounder
howitzers. It is probable -she will remain
here all veinier. The following is a list of
her efficers:
Lieutenant Commander—J. C. P. DeK mill.
Ac '
o f in
lig Volunteer Lieutenant and Execu
tive fticer—J. S. Watson.
Ac • g Masters—J. A. Hamilton, W. H.
Bri . ,
in .
tree
of
will
Acting Ensigns—J. McVay, P. R. Run
nels.;
Acting Assistant Surgeon—T.W. Bennett.
Acting Assistant Paymaster—Robt. B.
Rodney.
Engineers—Acting First Assistant, D.
Fraser; Acting Second Assistants, T. A.
GallOway, P. H. Kendriken; Acting Third
Assistants, G. Ellis, S. J. Hobbs.
Ac l ting Gunner—W. A. Ferrier.
Ca tain's Clerk—Otto De Moll.
Mfts—F. W.Kimball, T. G. Carey, J. A.
Smit ,T. Wilson, N. Anderson.
Ea day continues to bring in news of
morel suffering at sea in the late gale. The
schooners L. A. Baylis, Ida A. Jane and
Sarah Cullen arrived to-day. All expe
rienced a rough handling in the recent
storm. The L. A. Baylis returned to New
York from Georgetown, D, C., with coal.
Reaching Sandy Hook she was driven
back lane across the Gulf stream. Her crew
were frostbiuen, and they got out of pro
visions. They were supplied with provisions
by the steamer Chase. The Ida A. Jane and
Sarah Cullen, both from Baltimore and
bound for New York, met with the same
experience as to being driven back and suf
fering from the severe cold, but fortunately
were not short of provisions.
Our northeaster proved of short duration.
.The wind has been westerly to-day, with
clear and delightful weather. Taking ad
vantage of the favoring wind a large fleet of
yeasts sailed northward.
Facts and Fancies.
When Maximilian's son hurriedly tele
graphed to the Mexican capital : "The fili
busters are coming to Bag dad," he uncon
sciously uttered one of the most venerable
sayings of Mr. Joseph Miller.
A Boston house has just paid a fine of
$15,0410 for attempting to smuggle attar of
roses] The fine was assessed at so much per
scent;
It itas been decided by the Court of the
Quee 's Bench, in Dublin, that a clergy
man'Of the Church of England can legally
mar. himself. We imagine that the young
ladle of Dublin - will object to such selfish
marriages as that. ,, 3 They would prefer each
clergyman Marrying one of them.
Win. F. Sanford,of Alabarria has engaged
to write the life of Hon. Wm. L. Yancey,
who p ped, during the war, in that State.
We e glad to see that a good many of the
rebel leaders have resolved to right their
ownvas and turn rel spectabie citizens.
Ani i
iron theatre 'with a 'hotel attached, to
be erscted at the new gOl&field of Hokitikal
Aus - alia, will be built in Sydney and car
ried down in pieces. The hotel is to be fitted
• up w ith.every convenieno.,The soap used
will be of the very.finest cast steel, and the
hams will be cured from the best pigs of
iron.
Why is President Johnson I like Chimbo
razo'h Became he's the greatest of all the
Andies.—.N. 0. Pic.
Wify is a steer like a famous reformer?
Becatise it's a Knox.
'ien is a lisping gambler like a famous
reformer? • When he's a Loother.
When is °.a rebellike a fanions missionary?
When he becomes Loyaler.
When is., smuggled malt !liquor like a
famons reformer? When it is Covered ale.
•
What Scotch reformer would disfigure
the fairest page of history? Spottswood.
GUADALOIIPE.
Cholera Still Raging—Great Mortality on
the Island- Stringent Sanitary Precau
tions.
[From the Bermuda Gazette, Dec, 21.
By the royal mail steamer Alpha, Cap
tain Hunter, from St. Thomas, we , are in
possession of our customary files of West
India and Demerara papers of the latest
dates. , •
The frightful ordeal which Guadeloupe is
passing through from that fell disease, the
Asiatic cholera, is naturally causing much
dread in the other West. India Islands and
• Demarara,andquarantine restrictions on all
vessels coming from infected , ports and
sanitary regulations are being by all acted
on to provide against, as far as practicable,
the introduction and spread of this formida
ble disease. From Guadeloupe we learn
'that from the 19th to the 23d of November,
both days inclusive, the ,number of deaths
in a population of ten thousand, was three
hundred and seventy-five, and at Point-a-
Fitre between the 19th and 22d the,number
of deaths was one hundred and forty-nine.
Stringent regulations are enforced at Mar
tinique to prevent.communication with
Dominica, the Saints, Guadeloupe, &c.
The Governor of Guadeloupe most hu
manely officially informed the authorities
of all the neigh boring -
. islands of the out
break of the pestilence in that island. The
doctors in Ginadidoupe are, it seems, divided
in opinion concerning the plague, some de
nying that it is Cholera. If it is not cholera
it is a plague more intractable and more
deadly than the Asiatic ravager. If it is
cholera its character is more virulent and
malignant than usual. Between these there
is little choice, but the urgency of the call
to prepare is intelutified.
The mail steamers will neither receive
from nor land passengers at Guadaloup?.
The mail bags are brought near the ship in
a shore boat and are met by a boat from the
steamer with the doctor, who fumigates
them thoroughly,and they undergo the same
process on reaching the ship. The boats
that come off for the letters are obliged to
keep to leeward, and the bags are thrown
on board them.
The latest report from Guadeloupe gives
the deaths as averaging one hundred and
thirty-one per day.
NO CHOLERA IN GRANADA.
We learn, orally, from this island, that it
was perfectly healthy. We mention this
fact as it was reported soon after the mail
boat arrived on Saturday that the cholera
bad reached there from Guadeloupe. As in
the other islands, every care is being taken
to prevent its introduction, and in addition
to the usual quarantine precautions boats
are kept cruising at night off the island to
intercept any vessel or boat attempting com
munication with the shore until visited by
the Health Officer.
DOW THE PLACATE REACHED GUADALOtTPE.
We are told by the editor of the Barba
does West Indian tnat it was in this way the
sickness was introduced into Guadaloupe
and broke out at Point-a-Pitre, soon after
the arrival'of a vessel from Marseilles, on
board of which, during the voyage, two
persons died of the cholera. The captain
told the pilot of the circumstances, who
neglected to warn the authorities. The
clothes of the deceased were sent on shore
to be washed, and the washerwomon and
her whole family died immediately. On
account of the suddenness of the deaths,
and there existing no suspicion of cholera
or other infectious disease, many persons
went to see her and her. family, took the
disease and died likewise. The authorities
becoming alarmed, made inquiry into the
circumstances, and, tracing them back to
the vessel, arrested the pilot who brought
her in and threw him into prison, where he
remained awaiting trial for negligence of
his duty. They further ordered that the
houses of all who had died should be burned
with their clothes and furniture.
The Army
The Secretary of War, in compliance with
a Senate resolution, gives imformation of
the officers and men of the regular army,
how many and where stationed, with a
similar list of the general officers of volun
teers.
It seems there are yet in the volunteer
service 47 Major Generals and 151 Brigadier
Generals. Of the former 3 are commanding
districts, 17 commanding departments, 5 are
on special duty, 1 is on leave, and 21 are or
dered to be mustered out.
Of the latter, are commanding districts
and departments, 6 are on courts-martial, 6
are Assistant Commissioners in the Freed
men's Bureau, 10 are on other special duty,
4 on leave,
and 102 are ordered to be mus
tered out. This leave in the service 26 Major
Generals and 49 Brigadier Generals. The
highest in rank in the Regular Army are
as follows: Lieutenant General Grant;
Major Generals Halleck, Sherman, Meade,
Sheridan and Thomas. The Brigadier
Generals are Irwin McDowell; Wm. S.
Rosecrans, Philip St. George Cooke, John
Pope, Joseph Hooker, W. S. Hancock, John
M. Schofield, 0. 0. Howard, A. H. Terry
and J. H. Rawlins.
The total number of officers and men in
the regular army is 1,124 officers and 23,795
men, an aggregate of 24,919. Of the officers,
100 cavalry are absent, 113 artillery and 368
infantry. Of the men 5,472 are recruits,
assigned since the last return. All the regi
ments, except the 17th, are assigned to
the military departments, and as fast as re
cruits are received the unorganized com
panies are formed and put on the way to
place of service. Companies already or..
ganized are receiving recruits. About 3,000
per month are being enlisted.
"Mummaw ,
Some new mode of committing violent
robbery from the person, is constantly being
invented by the "faking" fraternity. "Gar
roting" has gone out of fashion, and "muz
zling" is now coming into vogue. An
Albany paper says:
Have you been "mn.zzled" yet? If not,
beware that yon are not ere long. . Two or
three cases of this new new species of crime
occurred last week.. It is one of the most
outrageous and successful games yetintro
duced- into the' annals of - crime. These
"muzzlere stand on corners, as a general
thing. They are separated and apparently
skylarking among themselves. - Suddenly
one of them falls down and rolls himself
against the pedestrian, who also must tum
ble. The man who rolls against the
pedestrian is soon on top of the latter,
when he is down i and quick as a flash places
his hand upon his face, presses his nostrils
together with his thumb and finger, and
covers his mouth with his hand. His cries
are ,thus stifled, and the unfortunate pe
destrian, is almost smothered. While this
is done by one, the others go thrupgh
the man's pockets and rifle them of their
contents: This takes some three or four
minutes, during ,which time the victim's.
breath is shut r. When the natizzl.ers get,
through, the victim is so tuied up,ealuiusted
and unconscious, that he is unable - to
,give
.
an alarm, let alone pursue the robbers. He
is obliged to lie there akfew'ininutes, until
F. L. FETIERSTON. Pult.dw.
DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS.
be recovers himself; which allows the muz
zier anlopportunity to escape. The thing is
all perpetrated so quietly that no one, save
the parties interested, are at all aware of
what is going on. It is a dangerous prac
tice, this "muzzling," and we would warn
our citizens to guard well how they ap
proach a party of two, three or four standing
on a corner late as t night.
Reported Suicide of the Spanish Admiral
PareJa.
HAVANA, Jan. 13.—1 n connection with
the recent naval engagements along the
.coast of Chili, accounts of which you have
undoubtedly received, we have a telegram
from the south side, of the island to our
Captain General Dales, that the command
ing Admind Pareja 'had shot himself when
he learned that one of his ships had been
captured by a Chili= vesseL The latter, it
appears, 'displayed British colors, and,
feigning distress, made signals for assist
ance. As the Spanish vessel'was approach
ing to render aid, the Chilian masked bat
teries were suddenly opened, the decks
swept, and the steering gear broken up, so
that the Spaniard •was helpless under the
guns of a superior force. As the cruise
along the coast was made on Pareja's order,
he could not endure the result, and made an
end to his life, although he was personally
not responsible for what had occurred.
Our war steamers have their complement
of ammunition on board, and all are in
readiness to go to sea if any of the Chili=
pirates, said to be fitted out in New York
and other Northern ports, should appear in
these waters to disturb our commerce.
Gen. Domingo Dulce, it is said, is waiting
to be relieved.
Mr. Seward has not reached Havana.
People here try b:o give political importance
to his visit here,. and state that he wiill nego
tiate with Hayti for emigration of free no
gybes to that Republic. DANA.
Col. B. F. Dill, surviving conductor of the
Memphis Appeal, a paper that endered un
paralleled vicissitudes during the war, died
at Forest Hill, on the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, on the 4th inst. It is bat a
few weeks since the death of the senior
editor of the Appeal, Col. John R. Mc-
Clanahan, was announced.
Peter Nassau, a colored pauper of the
town of Pomfret, is the oldest man in Ver
mont, being reported at 130 years. Peter,
like every aged colored man who has lived
during the past fifty years, claims to have
been a body servant of Gen. Washington. ,
Captain Coleman, late of the rebel army,
has been tried at New Orleans for steamlyiat
burning, and banished the country. He is
a grandson of John J. Crittenden, and
nephew of Gen. Pillow.
Rev. Daniel Webb, of Barnstable, who
has been seriously ill of late, is convales
cent. He has lived to see 88 years. It is
believed that he is the• oldest Methodist
mini-ter in this country, if not in the world.
Capt John H. Pease, of Edgartown, who
has performed sixteen whaling voyages,and
was proprietor of the Ocean House in that
town for several years, never drank a glass
of liquor, chewed tobacco, or smoked a pipe
or cigar in his life.
The Otero Harder Case.
The trial of Jose Gonzalesy Fernandez,for
the murder of Jose Garcia Otero, was con
tinued yesterday in the Kings County Court
of Oyer and Terminer. Nearly all day was
occupied in hearing testimony for the prose
cution. The facts elicited appeared very
much against the prisoner, as the chain of
circumstances remained unbroken. The
prosecution rested its case late in the after
noon, after which the junior counsel for the
prisoner opened the case for the defence in
an elaborate speech. The case will be con
tinued to-day, when the trial will no doubt
be finished.—N. Y. Herald to-day.
'New Jersey and the Amendment
TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 16.—The joint reso
lution in favor of the Constitutional amend
ment passed the House of ASsembly, to
day. by a vote of 42 yeas to 10 nays.
A NEW TRICK.—The Montgomery
( A la. Wail, of the 28th ult. , has the follow
ing: We heard yesterday of a new trick
which is being played upon the negroes
in this city, which we feel it our duty to,
expose. Parties are going around among
the freedmen and telling them to pay a
dollar each to have their names regis
tered at Washington City, in order to
obtain a share of the lands about here at
a distribution to take place hereafter.
Each one too, is advised to keep dark
and say nothing about it, lest it might '
prejudice them in getting their share.
This is evidently a mean device to fleece
the poor ignorant darkies of their money,
unworthy of any man with a white
face. The parties, we hope, will be fer
reted out and punished severely. If
there is no law for such scamps, do like
the eccentric Justice Canon in former
years, just make a little fresh law.
There are certainly some bad persons .
doing all the harm they can to the
freedmen here, in the manner above '
•,
mentioned, as well as in various other,- L '
ways. The welfare of both races demand
that the military and civil authorities
should take steps to detect them and
bring them to condign punishment.
SUPPOSED EARTHQUAKE IN WISCONSIN.
—The Madison Journal of the 13th has the
following: We learn that on the afternoon
of Tuesday last, Quite a severe shook, as of
an earthquake, was experienced by persons
living on Fourth Lake Ridge, in this city.
and at the University. Some of the stu
dents at the University rushed out of the
buildings, supposing that they were falling.
It was more severe there than in the city.
The cause of the' phenomenon was probably
the expansion of the ice in Fourth Lake, by
which a sudden impulsewas communicated
to the land, so potent that it shook to their
foundation "the seated hills." In the resi
dences on Fourth Lake Ridge the shock, in
each particular case, was supposed to be
local and confined to the building where it
was experienced and it has onl3;just begun
to be understood £hatit extended throughout
that part of the city.
Low STAGE Or WATER.—Tho Manchester
N. H.) American reports that the water at
Amoskeag Falls has not been so low for
fortyyears as it was last Monday and Tues
day. The Merrimac river has been down
to nearly low water mark ever since last
August, but the sudden and severe cold of
Sunday and Monday turned water into ice
and froze up the tributaries to such a depth
that it looked for awhile as if the mills
would have to stop. All the water of the
river went through the canals, and it was
very dry walking below the Fails. The
river is now filling up again to the, scanty
quantity it has yielded the last (five months.
Tiik, Machias Tinton says thatrumor, very
authenticated t relates the diseeyery of
valuable gold bearing quarts in the town or
Wesley, Me. . , .
Personal.