iHSGBT SEACOCK. Editor VOLUME XX.—NO. 214 EYEWING BULLETIN. PUBLISHED K VICKY EVENING, (Sunday’s excepted,) AT THE NEW Bmms BUILDING, <307 Gh.estn.ut Street, Philadelphia BY THE Evening Bulletin Association.” ■ FBOPBIKTOBS. 3X3E.H PBAOOOK, iEENBST Q. WALLACE, :2T, L. TBYHBBSTON, ‘ THOS. J,WILLIAMSON HSASPBK SOUDEB, Jr„ IPBANOIS, WELLS, The Bulletin is served to subsorlbers in tne city at 18 cents perj week, payable to the carriers, or 1800 per lATiTinm, MARKAER. ' BUI.tOOK-JAYNE.-On Tharsdsy. the 13th inst., *hyj. Wheaton Smith, D. D., James M. Bollock to Matilda W„ daughter of the late Dr, David Jayne, "both or this city, No Cards. * DAVIS—CL'KMBNS.—On the 13th instant, at the -Churcn of St- Matthew’s, by ?he Kev. G. P. Shetky, 33. D. G. Hairy Davis, Esq., to Miss Mary EL Clemens. No Cerda. • _ • HANfcOH —HOWELL.—On the llth of December, 7866 at the residence of the bride’s fatoer, by the Rev. tamuelJK. fcmith T. Boss Hanson, of Middletown, Delaware, to Anna J. Howell daughter or William Howell, oj West Philadelphia. * MEfcSICK—KAY.—On tbe 13th Inst., at the First Baptist Church, West Philadelphia, by the Bev. J. T. Messick, assisted by the Bev. J H. Castle, William P. Mes iek to SallleH., only daughter ot J. Hutchinson Bay, Esq. , * Fifth day. the 13th inst.. At Friends’ Meeting Bouse at Fallowfleld..Chester •coumy. J Preston Thomas of We3t Whitelands, to Hannah J., daughter of Abraham Gibbons of Ooat3~ vii e. * WESTCOTT—SHOEMAKER.—On the 13th inst.. by the Bev. B. F. Barrett, Mr. Amos Westcott, of Camden, . N. J., and Miss Mary Shoemaker, of Philadelphia. * ©MiSi, '• CHEW.—At Cliveden,Germantown, on the morning •of Wednesday, December 12th, 1856, Henry Banning ' Cbew, aged 66 years. The remains will be interred at Ceme tery, Baltimore, on Saturday, the 15th instant, at 3 - o’clock, P. M. ** PoLLOOK.—On the evening of 1 .th it slant, Robert Pollock, in his 53d year \ His relatives and friends are invited to attend his Xuneral.wlthont further nr.tio, from his late residence, -comer Bidge avenue and Log House lane, on Saturday, the 15th irst,. at 2 o’clock, P. M. Interment at Laurel Hill. Carriages will be i<i waiiins at S. W. corner Seventh and Buttonwood, to convey the friends to his late residence, ur-til l alf-pasconeo’- lock. - * RILEY.—On the 12th l/st.. Annie S, daughter of »Benj *.min S.. and .Anna M. Riley, aged 20 years and 6 days. r ihe relatives and friends of the family are resoect* folly Invited to attend the fuDeral, from the residence of her parents, 4215 Chestnut street, on Saturday mor nlDg. at 10 o’clock, without further notice. To proceed to Woodland Cemetery. { SNYDER.—On the 14th Inst, AndrewManderson, only child of A. H., and Clara M. Snyder, aged nine • * TVTEIODEON COVERS AND RICH PIANO AVI COVERS, FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Fine Shawls, for Christmas; line Silks, for Christ inas; Christmas Delaines and Prints; Hdkih., Collars, Gloves and Scarfs. E V RE <fc LANDELL, Fourth and Arch. _ dSF&OIAI* PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAIL ROAD OMPaNY, Otfi.ce 227 South Fouxta at. Philadelphia. D-cember.l3th, i»t>6. DiVIDJCAD jNOTKIE. The Transfer Books of this Company will be closed •-on TUESDAY t December 18th and re-opened on TUESDAY, the 15th oi January next. A Dividend of FIVE PER C? NT., has been declared on the Preferred and Common Stock, clear orNatlonal -and State Taxes, vayable In Cash or Common Stock at psr at the option of the holder, on and after the 3l<c inst. to the holders thereof, as thev shall stand regis tered on the Rooks of the Ci-mpany, <>n the 16th ins*.. All payable at this office in Philadelphia. The option as to takin* Sto. kl >r this Dividend, will <C 3 ase at the close of board,on SATURDAY, y th March next. edTAU orders for Dividends must b« witnessed and stamped. S. BRADFORD, fr-S* GRAND ENTERTAINMENT UNDER TH* auspices -of the Young Men’s Lyceum.—Prof. HUTCHINGS, the world-renowned Llghtuing Calcu lator, will deliver a Lec ure on ♦‘Figures and Faces' tnd give examples of bis wonderful Tapldlty of caicu "latiOD, on l?Al ÜBDaY EVK’MSG, i-ec. 15, 1866. at Bryant. Stratton & Kimberly’s College Hall, As sembly Bulldog, S. W. cdrner TENTH and CHEST NUT stiee.s. Lecture commences at 8 o’clock. A limited number or tickets fo>- sale at the rooms of the Young Men’s Christian association. No. 1210 Uheataat . street; also at Bryant, Stratton <fc Kimberly’s College *25 cents each. • lts CHESTER VALLEY RAILROAD COM PANY.—The annual meeting of the Stock holders of the “Chester Valley Railroad Compaov” •will be held in Room No. 16 MEKCHANTS r EX CHANGE, Philadelphia, on MONDAY. thellthdav of January, A D. 1867, at 12& o’clock, P. M. on the sa «ae day,between the r.onra oftoue and two o’clockP. M.. .an Ruction will beheld for a President and Seven Di* reetcra, to Berve for the er bulng year. WI.E HOLSTEIN, Secretary. .del4-£tu.tjal4s THE INDUSTRIAL HOME, Corner of BROAD atreetand COLUMBIA avenue, la open for the admission of Girls from twelve to eighteen years of age, who are neglected or deserted oy their parf niß, and who need the shelter and instruction of a Christian home. If the public wIH sustain this liati tntiononany girls may be kept from, evil and mads re spectable and useihl women. . Contributions may be sent to James T. Shinn, Treasurer, Broad and Spruce afreets. no22»rptf frS* REGALIA! AF. A—At a FESTIVAL and FANCY FAIR, to be held at GLORIA DEI <Oli Swedes’) CHURCH, the oldest Protestant Church in Pennsylvania, distant a three mlnatea’ walk from the Philadelphia Navy Yard, during thn week, co •»*- .znencmg MONDAY December I7tu. a Regalia or the A-P. A., of the costliest and richest pattern, will oe voted for, and awarded to the Lodge securing the •greatest number of votes. Votes 25 cts. each. del3 3trp* MERCii-NXlijJfi a&NEFICIAL AS3OOIA* TloN.—'The terms of admission are as tallows: Xife Membership |25 uo A5n0a1..... .. « oo JKntraDce fee ; ; 1 oo Application for admission to membership may be made to uny manager, or to • • •VVILTiXAM A. BOLIN. Sec’ry., del2-w f,m,t ja3orp{ 739 Market street. CAMBBIA IKON COMBATY.—The annual meeting of Stockholders of the CAMBttIA JKON COMPANY wilt be held at their office, «o. 400 vCHESNUT street, Philadelphia, on TUESDAY, the 15th day of January next, at 4 o’clockP. M.,when an will be held for Seven Directors to serve for -the ensuing year. JOHN T. KILLS, Secretary, Phtiada., Dec. 33.1666. . deiitj&is* trs* NORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD and green lane, BEST SPRING MT. LEHIGH FURNACE COAL, DELIVERED, $7 50; DO. STOVE, fB. Box No. 62 Germantown Post Office. • Office No. 15 South SEVENTH street, Franklin In stitute Building. - BINES A BHEAFF, no2o 2strp{ North Penna. R. B. and Green Lane. S3* HOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. 1518 and 1520 7 Lombard street, Dispensary Department, Med> treatment and medicines furnished gratuitously to the poor. MERCANTILE LIBRARY.—What better *&£r OR S 3 Si'WAS PRESENT than a share of this Stock. Price only |io. Life membership |4O. dlll2crpj The Hon. Caleb by onf Robbed "of - $47~b00. Washington, Dec. 13.—Gov. Lyon and private Secretary, late of Idaho, left New: "York city yesterday noon for this city, stop . ping a.t Philadelphia until the 11 P. M. train. 'They there took a sleeping car. Gov. Lyon ' occupying the lower berth. He at once re "-tired, taking off his money belt, which con tained $47,000, and placing it under his pil low. Upon arriving in this city he discov ered that he had been robbed of his money, his empty belt being found near the head of -his bed. Mr. McCall occupied the berth above him, nobody else being in the section.' Both gentlemen slept "soundly until morning. A pecular feeling -about the head, producing a dull; heavy which Mr. Lyoa experienced ■upon awaking this morning, induces him •to" believe that he had bean drugged. Neither of the gentlemen has any idea by whom the robbery was perpetrated, or the hour of the occurrence. The money stolen "belonged to the Government, which the ■Governor was conveying to Washington, ; Me was coming here to settle his accounts ■with the Indian Bureau, as Superintendent «f Indian Affairs' for Idaho, having been {'.superseded by Gov. Ballard. The matter -has been laid before the police authorities and the Government detectives. I:' barrack on Tacony Toad above Church- street, Frankford, -was set on fire and destroyed, abontnine o’clock last evening. The hay belonged to Dr. purged. t<OBßfl§o. Elijah.— The Handel and Haydn Society had a fine audience at the Academy of ; Music last night; at their performance of . Mendelssohn’s grand oratorio of “ Elijah.” The solo parts were sustained by Mian H. M. Alexander, soprano, Miss C. McCaffrey, contralto, Mr. George Simpson, tenor, and ■ Dr. C. A. Guilmette, basso, supported by a 1 fine orchestra and the full ohorns of the* Society, numbering about three hundred voices,the whole under the direction of Mr. Carl Sentz. As compared with the per formance of “ Elijah” last spring, there were some marked improvements, and some portions unequal to that occasion. Miss Alexander sang altogether better than she did on the previous occasions. She has gained both in voice and style, singing with much more expression and confidence,and.showing that moßt gratify ing of all signs In a compara tively inexperienced singer, an ambition and a capacity for improvement, deserving al encouragement. Miss McCaffrey sang as sh always does, in a truly artistic method. Her rich, sympathetic contralto neve; ap peared to better advantage, and,.as usual her “ O rest in the. Lord ” was rapturously encored. We must not be considered hyper critical, if we point oat a single slight defeo t i.n the otherwise faultless performance of “ O rest in the Lord.” It conslstedin Inva riably falling into the common error of making three distinct syllables of the word "desires,” as if it were spelled “ de-si-ers.” The effect is very bad, and Miss McOaflrey can readily correct an error, in the commit tal of which she unfortunately has thousands of examples and authorities. The gentlemen did their work in ■ ad mirable style, Dr. Guilmette sustaining his arduous and fatiguing part with a degree of fine appreciation that marks him as one of the very beat oratorio singers in America. Mr. Simpson is everywhere a favorite, sing ing with a clear, evenly-balanced precision, that only lacks a little more fire to make it perfect. The short solo passages for the “Youth,” were assigned to a little girl from the Institution for the Blind, Miss , with a sweet; voice, but whose nervousness evidently prevented her doing herself or her instructor fall justice. The “Angel Trio” was looked for with; much interest, as it was announced that the' suggestion made some time since in this paper had been adopted and that three of the boys now in training by Mr. James. Pearce, for the choir of St. Mark’s Church/ would sustain this difficult part. ’ The little, fellows, two of whom were scarcely “knee-' high to a grass-hopper,” undaunted by the novelty of their position or the weight of their responsibility, acquitted themselves very creditably, the second-soprano, espe-' eially, possessing a capital voice. The trio/ as every one knows, is without accompani-: rnent, and the boys executed its difficult movement without; losing time or pitch/ no easy achievement even with experienced professional singers. The leading voice is! perhaps not of sufficient power to give the full effect to the harmony, but the experi ment was quite successful enough to refleot much credit on the boys and on their ac complished teacher, and to warrant the ex pectation that hereafter similar passages will be performed, as the composers in tended they should be, by boys’ voioe3. The worst thirg in the “Elijah” last night was the double quartette, “For He shall give His angels charge over thee,”; which was entirely and hopelessly bad. It sounded like two or three of the so-called “anthems,” with which unruly and unwise organists and church choirs vex their long suffering congregations, rolled into one. It; was Bung without the slightest attempt at any expression, and was received by the house with a profound silence which sho wed' that the audience was a cultivated and dis criminating one. Treasurer. The chorusses were all finely given, al hougb, in consequence of the bad 'arrange ment of the stage, Mr. Sentz was compelled ■o occupy a position from which it was im possible to command both orchestra and chorus. The consequences of this condition' of affairs, were near being fatal, at the com mencement of the part of the Priests’ Cho" rus, beginning, “ Baal! Hear and answer, Baal!” The presto movement in six-eight time was within an ace of breaking down for several moments, on account of the chorns being unable to see their leader dis tinctly. Mr. Sentz brought chorns and or-' cbestra together in masterly style, but it was evident that he felt that he had made a hair breadth escape from a disaster. It is greatly 'P be regretted that there is not a little more flexibility in the direction of the Academy, Instead of making every effort to facilitate such fine performances as that of last night, and to place their complete appli ances at the command of the lessors of the Academy, the very opposite policy is too often pursued. Had the Handel\ and Haydn Society last night been allowed to ■rtct their staging in an amphltheatrioal form, as they desired, the comfort of the : erformers, the ■ style of the performance and the enjoyment of the audience would have been greatly increased. - Jarvis’s Matinees. —Ever since the pre sent generation of young musical artists commenced their professional career, ther e has be6n a marked advance in the cultiva tion of a good and pure taste in music, and few pf-them have;devoted themselves to the development of this taste with more energy, judgment and success than .Mr. Charles H. Jar vis, who,while engaged in enlarging and instructing the musical appreciation of the community, has made for himself a place in the very front ranks of American musi cians. He has commenced another series of Classical Matin 6es- at the foyer of the Academy, which was quite filled yesterday . at ternoon, on the -occasion of the first couoert of the series. Want of space forbids any extended notice of this really beautiful en tertainment. Mr. Jarvis, Mr. Schmitz and Mr. Gaertner grp ftll aftistawhe neypr oeaw nusicu. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14,1866. to grow- upon their audiences, and yester i day’s performance was no exception to th’e . rule. We have rarely;seen'in audience < evince so universally their real enjoyment ; of fine music; by that truest of all tests, ab ; solute silence .daring its performance, a ; great comfort to those who go to listen and v not to chatter. Mr. Jarvis uses a very fine j Steck piano at 'these delightful entertain ,meats. ,; ... . : . . EIaOPEiU AFrAIBS. ~ -■ ; 1 Correspondence of .tee Philadelphia Eve. Bulletin.] P4BIB, Nov. 23.— A circular addressed by, j the minister of war to the depots of regi ' ments at present serving- in Mexico, uc ; quaints them that the “Expeditionary corps ;in its entirety is to return to France 'during | the early months of next year,” and direots 'all supplies and packages about to be for ' warded in that direction to be stopped. The Palrie of yesterday,, when announcing that twelve transports and'eight vessels of war ; were now appointed to bring back the troops, 'adds that these will not sail until the begin ning of December, to “allow time for direct despatches from Mexico down to the 25th of October, to arrive.” This seems meant to _■ indicate that the final intentions of the go vernment may still be guided by passing events in Mexico. The Emperor’s health has been again the subject of much remark; in private circles that is to say, for the topic is far too delicate to admit of publio mention, except in a fa vorable sense. I find that the opinions'of persons returning from avlsitto Compiegne differ a good deal in this respeot, some being extremely sanguine, others quite the reverse. I should have been Inclined, from nay own observation of Napoleon’s out ward appearance, to side with the former view, had not one’s suspicions been roused by the pains the Moniteur takes only this morning to 'convince ns of the Emperor’s complete convalescence. Somehow or other one never quite believes what the Moniteur says off its own side of a question; and so when it assures ns that the health of the Emperor is “excellent," and that he is transacting business and taking exerciße and pleasure with even more than his former vigor and activity, this assertion brings with it more donbt than conviction. The chief business going on at Compiegne is still military reorganization, which ap pears to be the mot cCordre just now every where in Europe. The Imperial Commission bas been sitting,with the Emperor atits head, six and seven hours at a time. Some of the results of its labors are Baid to be the follow ing: Substitutes for the army are still to be allowed;the period of service is to beredneed from 7 to 6 years; the peace establishment is fixed at 360,000, instead of 420,000, but the; yearly draft Is raised from 100,000 to 120,000 half for active service, half for the reserve’; Men in the active service will have to pass two years in the reserve after their dis charge. The result, on the whole, of the changes proposed is said to bs that the gov ernment will always be able to command a disciplined force of over a million, and that' the total duration of obligatory military ser-, vice will be ten years for one-hair of the; yearly contingent, and eight years for the other halfi ; Oar papers continue to discnss American; affairs at great length, but not much is to be; teamed from their contents. The Con stiiulionnel thinks that the President; will persevere in his opposition to Congress . and be deposed; the ■S’iecZe upholds the Constitutional amend ~ ment with great warmth, and thinks the President has nothing to jio but submit to he popular voice, as declared in the late elections. Nov. 27.—The Mexican question is still the order of the day, although the specula tions respecting it have already assumed a post factum character,- which shows that the events spoken of ; are considered as be longing to the past,' And, indeed, although the Monileur still obstinately refuses to promulgate the fact officially, no one any longer doubts that Maximilian , and his Empire have iallen to rise no more. Bat ir stead of avowing this unpleasant result of its policy in a manly way, and acknowledging its mistake, ; the govern ment has been ill-advised enongh to en courage, or at least permit its semi-official organs to defend it by presenting an act of rdietment against the whole French peo ple ! If, say these wiseacres, the nation had only been , capable of appreciating the far sighted views of the Executive in entering upon the Mexican .expedition (that is, I presume, the “regeneration of the Latin races on the American Continent,” in op position to the Anglo-Saxon, according to the language of a celebrated imperial letter)—if, say the France and the Pal trie , the nation had done this, and supported the imperial policy; instead of thwarting it in every way, the conolnsion arrived at would have been very different. In other words, if the Mex ican expedition has proved a failure, it is all the fault of the country and the opposition. You may imagine what an indignant torrent of replies such an ill-judged accusation has drawn forth from such organs of publio opinion as still profess to represent the national will, and not merely re-eolio the sentiments of the government. It is, of course, at once impossible and unnecessary for me to reproduce all' that has been written- and said on this subject. Bat one ot the an swers which has been made to this singular covert attack of a government against the nation by whose will it professes to rule,ex; presses so truly, I think, the realsentimentjj of the French people with regard to Mexico, and so completely corroborates what! have often represented those sentiments to >baj that I cannot refrain from shortly al luding to it. ‘ The : article which contains it is from the pen,ot Mr. Prevost- Paradol, in the DCbals. What he says is this’: That the French people, though tolera bly Indifferent about .the “regeneration fif ths Latin races,” yet looked on patiently - enough at the Mwdoan expedition, and were OTTO IfMOLES COUTOT. willing to let the government (that is the Emperor) have its own way, until an im portant circumstance dispelled that indif ference, and produced a sadden revolution of public opinion in France. The ; circum stance ailud ed to was “.the apparition of the United States resuscitated frotn the wounds of civil war.opeßly hosjile to the Mexican en terprise and determined to oppose it.” Then it was, says M. Prfivost-Paradol, that public opinion began to’make itself felt in France on the subject; for “no one could ever dream ; of founding the throne of Maximilian at the price of a : war with America.” The expe dition itself, he continues, was based/pn two errors of judgment: first, that the majority of the Mexican people were favorable to monarchy; and secondly)' that the American Union was irrevocably, de stroyed, “The real date of> the abdication “of Maximilian,” he writes with as muoh irutb as force, “is that ot the capture of Atlanta and Charleston, and- the snrrender of Bichmond.” Kay, he adds, that abdica uon might' be clearly foreseen from the time when Frnssia and England-refused to join' Napoleon in proposing a mediation and armistice between North and Sodth. “ The illusion of our government,” he concludes, “was as to the probable issue of the civil war in America.’? And this is quite true: the whole of the Mexican policy of Napoleon is explained by bis belief that the American Union was at an end, and by his wish that it Bhould be so; and the cessation of that policy is due, partly no donbt to cironm stances, but mainly to the firmly expressed determination of the French people not to allow its further prosecution to lead them into a misunderstanding with the people of America. I believe there is no donbt that the French instructions forwarded by Napoleon tJ Mar shal Bazaine and General Castelnau, in con sequence of the recent' intelligence from Mexico, are to the effect that they are to surrender the administration into the hands of a native provisional government, and come away as fast as possible, leaving the ground free for American action, whatever that may prove to be. New York, Dec. 14.—Fine cold weather has aronsed the skaters, and the parks, rinks and ponds will be lively with them to-day. The Herald of to-day has the following editorial paragraph: ‘‘lt is rumored.and apparently on goodau thority, that Hon.'Ben Wood, State Sena tor, in a trial of skill with Congressman elect Hon. John Morrissey, at the scientific game of faro, on Wednesday night last, re alized the handsome winnings of $140,000. The contest took place at the headquarters of Congressman Morrissey, on Twenty fourth street,” The steam tug Fairfield, of the Camden and Amboy Transportation Company, was sank last evening, about five o’clock, by colliding with the Fulton ferry boat Amer ica. No lives were lost, although the crew of the Fairfield had a narrow escape. The: loss is estimated at $16,000, with no insur-i a a ce. According to the statements of the pilots of the respective boats, each one is to blame. A tenement house, in East Thirty-firs; street was burned last night, and the in mates had a narrow esoape with their fires. Six of them were severely injured, five by being burned and the sixth by jumping from a window. The loss is estimated a; §13.000. The recent seizure of a large number ol* distilleries has had the effect of closing nearly every establishment in this city. The: examinatiun ol the alleged wnlsky frauds was continued yesterday before United States Commissioners Newton and Jones, and much additional testimony was elicited. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday. A communication was received from tbe: Mayor withdrawing the name of John M Hatey as Street Commissioner, on account of his declining the appointment, and nomi nating William Mc&lurray. The Board of Councilman also met and concurred with: the Aldermen in granting a portion ot the Battery to the general government for a barge office. An amendment to tbe report of tbe special committee on the Post Office Bite was carried, making the price §1,000,000 instead of §500,000. One of the contestants of the ocean yacht race was spoken at 4 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, by the Cunard steamer Cuba, 260 miles east of Sandy Hook. The color of the yacht could not he distinguished, but she was making good weather, with all sail set. Franolsco Yiela, charged with being con cerned in the murder of Senor Otero in Brooklyn, in November last, will be tried on Monday next, “The Black Crook” continues its extraor dinary ran at Niblo’s, and the other theatres aredoing well. The Italian Opera Company and Edwin Booth are playing on alternate nights at the Winter Garden and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, with crowded houses.' The other theatres are doing well.; Secretary Stanton and Mrs. Stanton re main in town, and are the guests of Judge Pierpoint, at his residence,lo3 Fifth avenue. The Secretary dined with a few friends at William B. Astor’s, in Lafayette place, last evening. He is to remain in town until Tuesday next. His business is not of an official character. G. H. Gilbert, a popular actor of the Broadway Theatre, died on Wednesday, of consumption, aged 45. Soldiers’ Graves.— A Washington letter says—Daring the past year the Government has paid great attention to soldiers’ graves and cemeteries. Everything that a patriotic respect for the dead could suggest has been done. Every, grave has. been carefully tended, and its occupant’s name and rank put at the head as well as on the records of the cemetery. At first this was done on wooden headboards; but desirous to perpe tuate .the record of its brave-soldiery. Go vernment hgs now determined to make the headboards more lasting, and have .con structed them of iron.' The whole number of bodies of Union soldiers reported as buried is 341,670, at an expense of $1,144,791 61. These are buried in cemeteries in the follow ing Military Departments: » , Eastern, - - 6,498 Florida, - Middle, - - 16,992 Tennessee, Carolinas, - 17,885 Kentucky, ■Washington, -105,287 Georgia, Ohio, - - 12,745 Alabama, ■ • •» owj *■ * * Missouri, - 10,677 Mississippi, FlaUe, - - 1,394 Pacific, - Arkansas, - 11,629 ; - Louisiana, -31,500 f Total, - Texas, «• - 1,629 FBOJI HEW TOES. Immigration for the Year 18GB. Assisted by Mr.Casserly (office Commis sioners of Emigration, Castle Garden), we are enabled to present a statement of the number of aliens who have arrived at this port up to the 12th inst. The total to date is 235,111, and shows that the influx of popula tion from foreign countries for the past year will vary but little from 240,000. Only du ring the great “Irish exodus,” when multi tudes fled to the United States to escape the horrors of famine,, has the number been surpassed. At the present time the arrivals are very evenly divided between the Celts and the Teutons; but had there been no G erman war, the latter would have largely preponderated. The statement by months is as follows: . KOMBEB OF AifBIVAXS FOB 1866. January, ‘ - - 10,132 August, - - - 20,059 February, - - 6,236 Septemoer, - 15,254 March, - - - 14,831 October, - a - - 16,793 April, - - - 17,462 November, - 18,06) May, - - - - 40,049; December,to 12 4,899 June, - - - - 36,2421 s.. '• ■ July,- - - - 35,0891 Total, - -235,1 U East year’s immigration is mostly made up of persons who come to this country to labor, and constitute a solid accession of national wealth.; In health,, these- new comers have been good; in pecuniary cir cumstances, comfortable. ; So far as can be gathered'from advices thus far received, the immigration of next year will. probably reach 300,000; The westward flow of population from Europe to the United States within the last two decades is shown by the following: 1847, - - - 129,062 1857, - - - - 183,773 1848, - - - 189,176 1858,- - - - 78,589 1849, - - - 220,791 1859, - - - - 79,322 1850, - - - 212,603 1860,- - - - 105,162 1851, - - - 289,601 1861,- - -.- 65,529 1852, - - - - 300,992 1862, - - - - 76,306 1853, - - - 284,945 1863,- - - - 156,844 1854, - - - 319,223 1864,- - - - 225,916 1855, - - - 136,323 1865,- - - - 196,347 1856, - - - - 142,342' By far the largest pi FPDger business is d< Journal of Commerce, At the Chestnut, Walnut and Arch benefits tike place this evening, the recipients being Messrs, Mo rotonch.J. e. Clarke and Cbanfran. At the Ameri can “The Black Crook” -will be repeated. At National Ball Mrs. in. J. Nichols of the Old Folks, hasher benefit. At Assembly Belldlng Signor Blitz appears to-night. The Qekhania- Obcbssibi will give their usual public rebeassal to-morrow afternoon, with the fol lowing r-rogremme: 1— ...Ylotow 2 Adelaide (by request) . Beethoven s—Concert Waltz—violin Solo _Schloetser By Wm. 6 toll. 4 Andante fircm Eleventh Symphony. Haydn 5- ure—MldsummerNlght's Oream.Menae:ssohn s—linet from Zampa Herold 7—Dueppler Fortification Storm—Galop .„.Dietho Casing Stage Robbery in Nevada.— One of the most daring and successful rob beries tbat baa yet occurred on the Pacific coast, was perpetrated on the morning of the 31st nit. Prom the looal papers - we guther the following particulars: As two of: the PioDeer stages were ascending the grade within four miles of Virginia City, on the Donner Lake Route, they were ordered to stop by a band of highwaymen, numbering from five to Beven, well armed with shot guns and Henry rifles, The passengers— about fifteen or twenty—were compelled to leave tneeisge,and the robbers very system atically went to work by blowing open the safe of Wells, Fargo & Co., and relieved It of about §2,250. Then they deliberately made the passengers fork over the contents of their pockefs, Judge Baldwin was relieved of §6O and a valuable gold watch. A Miss Crowell, the only lady passenger, was po ■itelyesorted to a seat on a rock aud fur nished with a cushion by the gallant leader of the band. The drivers claimed poverty and hard-earned wages, and were not mo lested. After detaining the coaches for an hi nr the passengers were allowed to resume their journey. One of the coaches wa3 con siderably damaged by the explosion of the safe. An Indigo Mine in Colorado.— Some of our readers, says the Central City (Col.) Register, will remember an item which was published extensively, to the effect that an indigo mine had been discovered near San Francisco. Just such another may be seen any day on James Creek. For a mile or more along the banks of the stream fluor spar in the impure form oT Ratoffkite has been deposited, perhaps by an overflow of lodes on the hill sides above, and the whole mass is of an indigo blue color, is quite fine grained and very closely re sembles indigo. It does not dissolve, however, so readily in water. Into the beds of this mineral,perhaps forty shafts have been sunken,each person supposing that he had struck a silver mine. Most miners there call it ruby silver ore, though it probably does not contain a trace of that metal. The striking of these indigo mines will prove a disap pointment to many a ’ hard-working miner. These immense deposits of fluor spar may yet become very valuable, as fluorine will dissolve quartz and render it liquid. . - Old Lions.—When a young lion reaches the age of two years he is able to strangle or pull down a horse or ad ox; and so he continues to grow and in crease in strength until he reaches his eighth year, and his talons, teeth, and mind are perfect, and he grows no more. For twenty years after he arrives at ma turity his fangs and talons show no signs of decay; but after that he gradually be comes feeble, his teeth fail him, and he grows “cubbish.” He is no longer a match for the tremendous buf falo;- he is overmatched even by the peaceful ox, so he prowls around the cattle krawis, and snatches a lamb or a kid, just as he did when he set ont with his parents, nearly thirty years before. A woman or a child shares the same ' fate.. His strength and sight now de clines more and more, till the mighty lion grows lean and mangy, and crawls about from place to place, eating any offal he can pick up, and despising not even so small an animal as the field mouse; so he starves and dies, or is fallen on by a few cowardly hyenas; or, dis covered unable to move, beneath a tree and knocked on the Lead by some wan dering hunter. ; A Monevdy,—Last evening we were pre sented with a' one hundred dollar bill issued by the “Confederate States of America.” It had a portrait of Mr. Meminger on the left hand corner, and the central vignette is a portrait of Mad. Le.Vert, of Mobile. ’Tis sad, but sweet, to linger upon these memen toes of the past. Sad, because ’twas all wfong.‘ .Sweet, because we have many, many Mends who have made glorious oorfls.— JwmoJ* - 1,178 67,182 ■ i - 17,772 - 27,500 - 1,733 - 11,000 v- 169 -341,670 DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENIS. 1866 j - about - 24o’(X>0 >roportlon of the pas lone by steamships.— AMUSEMENTS. E. I. FETHEESTON. PabM®. COMMERCIAL, SALES OF BTOOKB, $5OO U 8 5-205’62 COO 10S $3OOO o*s-20* ’65 CO JylOSSf 2000 U S Treae 7 8-los 290 sh Bead B 830 64 J Hod Notes June , 10554 100 sh.•> do 5554 100 do. seo 10454 ,20 sh Penna B - 5454 two City 6a new C&P 99 ish Arad Suisic pf so 1000 do new 99 1(0 ah HchNav pf 34% IB'*' do man 99 lsh Gam & Ambß 12954 465 Sch Nav 6s ’B2 85 38h Lehigh V-B- 6TJ4 900 do (70 90 ■ 60 ah do , b 5 67«? loio Camd & Amboy * 200 ah Catawias pf 830 29(2 'B3 .b 5 92 loosh. do 2554 1000 do 'B9 ' 9454 PBICJBS OP STOCKS IN NEW YOKE, t ß]> Teicoraph.) WISBT nIT.TJ American Gold.—.-. i37w"bi<i Beading BaOroad'. „„ rei'lS bid New York Central...., : He bid United States 6s, 6-208 ..10754 hid- KTIQ vlii. Md Hpdaon Blver——— ...... im big .Steady,' Plnanee and Bnslnest—Dec. 14,1869, There was a better feeling at the Stock Board tM* morning, with some further Improvement in the spectt laltye shares, but Government Loans were .dull. The latter eTosedat 11254] ibr the Coupon Sixes, fhr the "policy ” Bondsj 10654 for the old Plye-Twentfts; 10?54 for the ’sis; lbs for the ’6sa; 9934 for the : Ten Forties, and 10534 for the Jane Seven-Thirties. Btst Fives sold at 904 —an advance,, City Loans were an chrnged. Beading BaOroad closed at 5554—an advanoa of 54. and Catawisaa BaOroad Preferred at2Bs4—an ad vance of 54. Camden and Amboy BaOroad sold. a£ 12954, and Pennsylvania BaOroad at 6454—n0 change, 5854 was bid fi>r Mine HOI BaOroad; 2754 for' Nortlt Pennsylvania BaOroad; 6734 for Lehigh Valley (Bail road; 4254 fbr Elmira Ballroad Preferred; 29 for tha Common stock, and 3054 for Philadelphia and Erls BaOroad, Canal stocks were batter. Schnylklll Navi gatton Preferred advanced to 3454—closing. at this figure. 5554 was bid for Lehigh Navigation; es for Delaware Division, and it for SusqnehanoaCanal. Li Bank sbares'there was not a single transaction. Pas senger Baliway shares were dull. Hestonvllle closed at 1354. jay Cooke & Co. quote Government securities. to-day, as foUowa: Baying. Belling. D. 8.«’», ISSl___.__.__... „.__ll2 U 234 Old 5-20 Bonds— .K" New 6-20 Bonds, 1864 .ICS& ICS 5-20 Bonds, ISSs___. lc-3 10SJ£ 5-20, July, 1865. 11814 ICBSS 10-40 Bonds. ... 99* 100 7 3-10, Angnst.. — .IC4K us* “ JofO .IMJi 10534 . " July. —_ I'6* Gold—at 12 o’clock,. ■, in* 13754 Messrs. Do Haven Brotner, JSu. io Soatn Julrd street, make tha following quotations of the rsus of azcbange to-day, at IP. M.: Baying, American Gold „_..:37'4 Silver- Quarters and halves 130 Componsd Interest Kates: “ " 1nne,1864._ ie« - July, !£«... ißjf » " - “ Ane- 18«„. i£% “ " Oct., mi... H,V • . “ Dec., 1861_. 13)4 " " May, 1365 11 " “ Aug.,1865... 10 H “ Sept„lB6s_. 9)4 “ . “ Oci. 1865.- 9 Emltb, Bandolph & Co., Bannem, is Soatb n««t street, quote at 11 o’clock, as follows: Gold—— U. 8. IRSI Tfrmflw - , n , tf.s. s-so, mz—, —— : : miMIQSX „ * ~ ,„ 3sm —— 106. (flo6stf 0.8. 10-83 S9V<3 9952 C. B. 7-BPS—lst PPTifT Qlosif “ ;jd series 105 Mioojf “ Rd series , ... lire ®los>i MO, Inly,lBes_ 1085i@lfl8J£ Compounds. Deo., ISM. _„113«a M. Sclmltz & Oo„ Ho. 16 South Thlnl Btreev mnira the following quotations ot the rates of- Exchange—ln Gold—per steamer City of Peris:. London, 60 days sign: _10554@10&54 “ - 3 days 109K(Slll3ia Paris, 60 days sight. £ f. leyiSof. tsv . 1L 133 s @sf. US Antwerp, 60 dajß E£ ioystst 13* Bremen, 60 days, . ... 7SVS3 79 Hanburg,6o days 36 j& 36j; Cologne, 60 days. ... 72 (g 72*4 Berlin.JO days 72 : S 72K Market dull. _ * The inspections of Flour and Meal in Phlladelpnia. daring the week ending Dec. 13, 1866, were as fol lows: Barrels of Superfine...- 5,257 M Fine .. “ IHddlinga... „ *• Rye. *' ' Coro M’fta.l. 11 Condensed Total . '5.758 The Allowing Is the amonnt of coal transported over the Schuylkill Canal, during the week Thnrsday, Dec. 13, 1866: From Port Oarbon MMaMMM ... MM . M . ............. “ POttSVllle. •* Schuylkill .. .............. M Port C1int0n...... Total for weefcu._ ii,3» rr Previously this year. — T ,„,, T „_ 1 ,313 07 Total .. 1,292,674 u Vo same tune last yean~..»....,..~......... 017,384 m Increase * 275,290 .5 PbUadelpbla MarKeta. Friday, Bee. 14.—There is » firmer feeling In the Floor market to-day, some holders,asking 25 cents- barrel advance, and more inquiry for h ome oonsumg tjon, with sales of 1.000 barrels at tU@l2- B barrel for Northwest extra family, §12@13 50 for Penna. and Ohio do. do,—including small lots of farcy at §l3 75@16, ex tras at £@lo 50 and superfine at sB@& 50 Rye Floor sells in a small way at $7 25. In Corn Steal nothing doing. There is rathe r more Wheat offering,bat the demanp is limited. Small sales of Penna. and Southern Red at f 2 70@|3 05 bushel. White ranges from si'lo@ss>. In the absence ofsales of Bye we quote Western and Penna. at $1 30@l <O. There Is a steady demand for Corn at yesterday’s quotations;: tales of 2.000 bosheia new yeiiow at .95 cents to fl—according 60 dryness. Old yellow is scarce and held at gl 15 to §ll7. Oats are unchanged; sales 0f.1600 bu-*be‘B l. el a ware at 58 cents. In Barley and M*U no salts have been reported. There Is a firmer leeliog in Provisions; sai»=B or Mess Pork at f22s barrel, Hams in pickle at 13>£@14 cents, and Shoulders in salt at cents. Bard is held at 13 cents. Whisky is dull and nominal ats2 35 for Penna. and $2 43 for Ohio. . OP PHILADELPHIA - PgCgMBKR 14 jgy 5m Marin* JBuleiin on- Sixth Bacrc* ARKJ.V.&D Tii.lA LtA\ Steamer H A Adams. Bowen, from Bridgeport Ct. Bark M H Culbert (Br). Culbert. 7 daya from Yar moulh. NS. in ballast to. Workman & Co. • B»Ig R B Gove,Rarkne-'S, 2C dav& from New Orleans, with molasses. <&c. to Warren, Gregg & Morris. Schr Fanny Shaw, Shaw. 15days from St John, NB. with lumber to GaskiU<& Galvin. srhr War Eagle, Kelly, 6 ays from Boston,withmdas to Merehon <& CJoud. Schr Martha Baxter, 6 days from Boston, with mdse to Crowell A Collins. Schr E A Bartlett, Smith, from New York. Schr M P Hudson. Hudson, from Bor.too. ■ Schr 9 C Fithian, Tult, I day' from Port Deposit, Md. with grain to Jas L Bewley & Co. . 1 , " UWiABKD THIS PA'?'. Steamer Stars and Stripes, Holmes. Havana, Thomas Wattson & sons. Schr Trident, Jameson, Cape Ann. Blakiston, Graeff &Co. , SchrGertrude, Maffitt, ‘Cblrcoteague. Jas runner,Ja, Schr Anna W tills, Young, Chincoteague, B Haney. MEMORANDA Ship Jupiter, Bradherring, hencaftr Hamburg off Dover 29tn ult. Ship Maria Adelaide, Storka. sailed from I*ive»ool 29tb ult; for this port. Bark Tubal Cam, Durkee. from Nevasaa frxthla port, was Fpoteen 2d inst off Inagua. Bark John Dwyer, Killman, hence at Buenos. Avre& 25th Oct. • . • Bark Union, Heard, hence at Pernambuco nth up. Bark Eva H Fisk, for Galveston, was at Aspluwall 2d inst. Brig MaryE Thompson, Warren, hence ferßoeton. at HoimesVHoleUthinst. Brig Rebecca Shepherd, bound H, Wf& aassed loth inat iat£7, 10u74 Schr Danl Townsend, supposed tram,- New York for Philadelphia, is ashore on Cold, Spring'Bar. wlth three teet wat»-r In her bold - . Scbr Dacoiah, Gratit.l cleared at Wilmlncton no. 10th last, for this port within. 000 1 111 *T* Seven Octaves.:bearAihßVOarye* Oa at* : most charming tone. guaranteed dui - .Vita ■ tJ* CHB§rSH,OX Street-, __. Selling, UiK 165 „ 214 TonaXJwt . 3840 08 5,61» '19 1,833 00
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