'WEST POINTMATEMs.
Official Report of tie Board of
Visitors for 1866—Suggestions
Concerning Studies and As- ;
sistant Instructors. ;
%elcal (Changes Recommended in Re
gard to Text Bopksr-Cadet Ap
pointments to be Based
on Successful Com
petition, &c.
The annual report of the Board of Visitors
da West Point has been published. The fol
lowing are 'the members of the Board:
Lewis -Perrine, President, New Jersey;
John Newman, Secretary, Vermont; B. J.
Barbour, Virginia; John U. Campbell, In
‘■diana; James' H. Embry, Kentucky; Wool.
JT. JohnBton,Pennßyl vania; R. M. Tindall,
Mississippi; S. J. W. Luokey, : Tennessee;
*Wm. 8. MoCaulley, Delaware; John G. Me-
Mynn, Wisconsin; John A. Martin, Kansas;
’WnnMarvin, Florida; Anson Mills, Texas;
J. W. Nesmith, Oregon; Joseph N. Ralston,
Snow, Arkansas; John D.
Stevenson, Missouri; Thomas G. Turner,
.Rhode Island. Thereportis as foUo ws:
Hon.E. M. Stanton, Secritary of War:
’The Board of Visitors; invited to attend the
■annual examination of the Military Acade
my at West Point,; and to examineinto “the
actual state of discipline, instruction,police,
administration, fiscal affairs, and other
concernsofthe Institution,” beg leave most
.respectfully to submit the following report:
upon the arrival of several of the mem
bers of the Board on the Ist of June;’.the
remains of Lieut.-General Winfield Scott
•were awaiting interment. The members
thus had an opportunity to participate In
-the last sad rites paid to the departed
hero. ; In commemoration of the event, and
•as a token of their respect to the illnstrious
■dead, and of their deep-felt sympathy with
-the nation’s grief, the Board adopted a series
©f resolutions, whioh are herewith sub
mitted, and which they desire may be made
■a part of this report.
The majority of the Board convened at
West Point on Monday, the 4th inst., and
made a temporary organization. The re
mainder of the day was spent in making a
general inspection of the public buildings,
grounds, library and Boientifio apparatus,
and a review of the corps of cadets.
On the sth inst.. all the members having
reported,the Board was permanently organ
riztd. They then proceeded, oy invitation of
4he Superintendent, to attend the examina
tion of the first or graduating class of cadets.
They continued to devote themselves assi
duously to this duty until the 11th inst.,
-when the Board divided itself into commit
tees to attend two examinations of the other
•classes proceeding at the same time.
Standing committees were appointed to
make a particular examination into the dif
ferent departments of the institution, to
which their attention wasspeciallydirected.
The geueral arrangements for the educa
tion of the cadets, as developed by the ex
amination, are satisfactory. The professors
-give evidence of their entire fitness for their
posts, and the assistant instructors, with
few exceptions, seem well qualified for
their responsible positions.
The subjects embraced in the course of
■study are appropriate and necessary to the
mental and physical training required for
the military profession, and, generally the
■system appears to be as complete and
; thorough as it can possibly be made under
the present organization.
The examination of the first class showed
■a proficiency in the abstract sciences, and
their application to the art of war highly
•creditable ’ to the capacity, industry and
scholarship of the cadets, as well as to the
patience,zeal and energy of their instructors.
But the Board would be delinquent in duty
if they failed to notice the faulty manner of
interrogation of some of the assistant
instructors. 9 9 * * s
The examination of the junior classes was
’highly satisfactory. In Natural Philosophy,
Chemistry and the languages, the sections
•exhibited great: profioienoy. In mathe
matics the demonstrations were given with
■that precision and accuracy which are
characteristic of the science itself, and with
a promptness and fullness of illustration
which were really remarkable, indicating
that the instructions in this department are
mot surpassed by those of any institution in
'the world. The specimens of drawing were
•creditable alike to pnpilsand professors,and
-were especially commendable in view of the
fact that from the absence of the chief pro
fessor, in this department, from sickness,
the- classes have been, for several months
•entirely-under the supervision of assistant
.instructors.
Th 6 Board would Snow notice more par
ticularly some of the errors referred i to
•above, and make each suggestions as may
-occur to them. They are folly convinced
•that the system of appointment of assistant
instructors requires modification and cor
rection. The term of service or the Assist
ant Professors is not fixed by law. Prior
to 1855, custom permitted an officer to re
main here as long as he gave satisfaction
■and was himself satisfied with his position.
The ••resnlt was that officers remained not
trofrequently ten: or fifteen years. Since
.1856, o oanges have been freque at, and at
present are made dependent on the interests
of the services as viewed by the Secretary
of War. These frequent changes are highly
•objectionable, and while some excases for
this policy may be found during the last
four years,in the inexorable demands of war,
;yet the Board regret to say that indepen
dently of any urgent necessity there is an
evident and growing tendency to shorten,
mather than increase the term of ser vice of
the assistant instructors.
; The Board are firmly impressed with the
•conviction that the various departments of
instruction at the Academy labor nnder
.great disadvantages in the difficulty of ob
taining the services as assistant professors
of officers of the highest grade of talent, and
•of retaining those, who are detailed a suffi
cient length of time to give them that inte
rest in the subjects taught, and that practi
cal experience in teaohing, which are abso
lutely necessary to their success as teachers.
It is a mistake to suppose that any officer
:who has graduated at the Academy is at
•once qualified to act as an instructor. He
must have an aptness for teaohing, as well
as a capacity for acquiring knowledge, and
•those qualities, without an actual experience
•of several years in the recitation room,: are
of little avail to the pupil.
Now that peace is restored and the ser
•yiees of officers are hot required in the field,
it is to be hoped that instructors of the
.highest ability, and fitness, will, be selected
, for duty: "that a much greater degree of per
manency will be given to, their position,and
that every inducement consistent i with: the
service will be offered to them to become
interested and devoted to their duties. ;
* * * As bearing on the moral training
-of the cadets, the Board - are : of opinion that
it is eminently desirable that- the Chaplain
of the Post should not be a member of i the
Academic Board. In such an institution
.as this, with its strict surveillance and rigid
discipline, there is an intrinsic incompatibi
lity between the position of a professor * and
that of a moral instructor. Por the efficacy
of the latter there should be a freedom from
. constraint, a mutual confidence, and a cor
-diality of intercourse which cannot possibly
•exist under the present arrangement. : The
Board are painfully impressed with thtj faot
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that there is no provision made for religious
ins: ruction, with the exception of public ser
vice on Sunday morning.'They belie vethat
it is entirely compatible with the highest
attainment in the art of war that the soldier
should be carefully taught his relation to
that Being guides in war as well as in
peace, and'with I ‘whom is the destiny
of individuals and of nations. With these
earnest convictions the Board would re
spt ctfully recommend:
.First. That the Chaplain he relieved from
academio duties, in order that he. may
devote himself exclusively to the moral and
religionstraining of the cadet.
Second. That be be required to hold daily,
in the chapel, morning prayers,upon whioh
all who choose may have the privilege of
attending. ■
Third. That he be required to form aclkss
for biblical instractionson the Sabbath day,
whioh the cadets may be earnestly invited
to attend. ;
Fourth. That, as an additional induce
ment for the proper observance of the Sab
bath, all military duties bedispensed with
on that day, so far' as it is consistent with
proper military discipline. . i
The 80-. rd are unanimously of opinion
that the corps of cadets conld be 'advanta
geously increased from 292 (the number now
authorized by law) to 400. For this number ,
they are assured by the Snperintendent that
there would be ample barrack-room, with
very small additional expense and a Blight
increase in the number of assistant instruc
tors. The records of the Academy show
that for four, years, between 1856 and 1860,
the graduating classes numbered an aver
age per year of 851 persons. In other words,
we have the mortifyiDg fact that in a nation
of thirty millions of people there is
annually but little over one graduate of
the Military Academy for each million of
the population. From the nature of onr
Government, Its extent, the peculiar charac
ter, .of onr frontier settlements, and the
popular prejudice to a large standing army
in time of peace,, there is a pressing neces
sity for a larger olass of thoroughly edu
cated officers, competent to serve in any of
the different staff corps of the army, as
emergency or the demands of the service
mayrequire. The Board would cheerfully
recommend even a greater, increase in the
number of cadets to meet the increasing
demands of the service for educated and
scientific officers, if they believed it would
find favor with Congress.
There appears to be a constant effort bn
the part of the Academio Board to enlarge
the course oi studies even beyond what it
was when it extended to five years, and to
increase the size, number and subject mat
ter of the text books. In the opinion of
ibis Board the course should be reduced at
least one-fourth. The effect of attempting
to teach too much must result in imparting
to the cadets but a superficial knowledge of
the different subjects and in breaking down
ail those who have cot had the advantages
or previous college education. The attempt
to make West Point at once an elementarv
school, a high school, a scientific school, and
a school for the applicationof ail the branches
of science, must defeat the object of its cre
ation.
Looking to the future and consulting the
interests of the service and of the country,
the Board believe that Congress, by appro
priate legislation, will - provide, at no dis
tant day, for the establishment of> separate
schools for the application of military sci
ence in order that the institution at West
Point maj better fulfil the objects and pur
poses of its first organization and become
ibe great military scientific school of the
nation. It would be well for us to emulate
in this respect the high example of France,
"ho, by a sub-division into the Scientific,
Polytechnic and Tactical schools of Paris,
Saint Cyr, Metz and Vincennes, has greatly
promoted not, only the efficiency of her
armies, but has met more fully the de
mands of the nation for general; scientific
and tactical education. ,
The Board are of the opinion that the
military education of the graduates at West
Point might be greatly improved by oblig
ing them after graduating to serve fora
period in the different corps of the ar my, in
order to enable .them to apply in practice
the principles whiohthey have acquired at
the Academy. It is accordingly recom
mended that hereafter graduates be re
quired, immediately upon their leaving
West Point, to enter one of the regiments of
the line, and serve for at least two years
before they become eligible to appointment
into the engineer or other staff oorps or the
army. This would tend to obliterate the
unkind feelings and animosities whioh exist
between the different corps of the army.
The Board deem it of greater importance
to raise the standard of qualification in the
cadets than to increase to any considerable
extent their number. The evident defi
ciency in scholarship in some of the lower
sections is obviously due, not so much, to
want of natural parts, as to deficiency in
previous preparation. The standard for ad
mission to the institution is now ridion
lonsly low; the most ordinary classical
academies and high schools demand a fuller
coursejof preparation than is required of
those seeking admission into West Point,
aa-a * « a
The present system of appointment of
cadets is so degraded by political considera
tions that the competitive system of exami
nation seems to the Board absolutely neces
saryto Becure a higher standard of quali
fication, and they would suggest that the
members of Congress, instead of recom
mending one person for each vacancy,
nominate a considerable number of candi
dates desiring admission to the Military
Academy from their Congressional
districts; that the persons so nominated
be required .to 'submit themselves to
a Board of Examiners in their re
spective districts, to be designated by
the Secretary of War, in respect to their edu
cational qualifications, their mental abilities
and their physical condition; and that the
persons recommended by said Board as
passing the best examination receive the ap
pointments. Snch a method of appoint
ment, by exciting periodically a healthfnl
stimulus of competition in each Congres
sional District, would have tqe double effect
of promoting the cause of popular education
throughout the country, and of securing to
the Academy the choicest youth of the na
tion. • - » . . * * 9 a •
The discipline of the institution seems so
nearly perfect that there appears but little
necessity for any change, unless it should be
in the substitution of some mode of imme
diate pnnißhment for mere trivial offences,
distinguishing between neglect of duty and
immorality of conduct. * . * *•
. The police of the barracks, the mess-hall
and the hospital, appear to be in most ex
cellent condition. The eadeb quarters are.
found to be comfortable and especially neat'
and cleanly. Theinteriorarrangementsare
such as to afford each cadet facilities for re
tiiement and study, at the same time sub
jecting him to snch surveillance as to insure
the due observance of thediscipllne required
by the rules of the Academy.
In addition to some slight repairs,' the
barracks require a new and different system
of heating and ventilation. In place of the
old hot-air furnaces and flue, now in* use
and in a dilapidated condition, some one of
the many modem;improved systems for
beating buildings, at*a lower and more
.uniform temperature, either by steam or
hot water, should be substituted. We were
informed that daring last winter of
the rooms were untenantable from extreme
cold, while others were equally so from ex
cessive heat. Tour attention is urgently
called to this snbjeot. Nothing can be more
important to the health and comfort,' the
mental and physical development, of ocon
pants of buildings used for study land
lodging,: than a proper system of heating
and ventilation.
The mess-hall and culinary department
are iq seasonabl? order pd, clepUneas.
The hospital commends itself for the good
order andfileauliness that exist thr. uguonr
the entire establishment. The ou. wradt
seemtobe ench as would arise f m tti
modem improvements 1m hospital >tufo.
The Board would recommend that the
hospital be supplied with entirely new and
appropriate furniture, such as is now gene
rally adopted for an enlightened treatment
of disease. ■
In the event of an increase in the’ number
of cadets, additional buildings, changes and
enlargments will be necessary for their ac
commodation/
For the' better preservation of the mahy
interesting mementoes and trophies o; the
several wars in which the nation has been
involved, fire-proof buildings sbonld be
erected. Additional out-buildings and sinks
with modern appliances for the use of the
hospital and cadet barracks are strongly
recommended, as necessary and as proper
sanitary measures. We concur in the re
commendations heretofore made as to the
necessity and importance of the removal ;ol'
. the magazine to some more suitable loca
tion, and for the enlargement and embel
lishment of the Cadets’ Cemetery. T
The general condition of the buildings
and public property indicates a careful and
faithful supervision on the part of the Su
perintendent. The Committee on BnUdings
and Public Land have given this subject
much consideration, to whose report yon
are respectfully referred for valuable sug
gestions and data.
The Snperintendent has the general su
pervision or administration of the affairs of
the institution, and of every matter relating
thereto. Of ■this administration, the Board
feel authorized to speak in tne highest
terms. The institution is goyerned with
great strictness and according td the most
exact principles of military discipline, and
they have no hesitation in expressing their
opinion that the great'object and purpose
of the Snperintendent is to make the Acad
emy one of the mpst thorough military
schools in the world, and to' give
its graduates scholarship and Boldleriy
qualities befitting the elevated stations to
which they may he called.
The academio corps is actuated by the
same high principle, and with the support
of other departments of the. Government, the
great object of the institution will be at
tained so, far as can be accomplished by
education and military discipline. The
Board feel constrained "to Buggest that, in
the selection of assistant instructors, in the
enforcement of roles and regulations for the
government oi the Academy, and in the de
cisions of courts-martial, unless in extra
ordinary cases, the recommendations of the
Superintendent aDd Professors should be
rigidly adhered to by the Secretary of War.
The accounts of the Treasurer- of the
Military Academy appear to be accurately
and satisfactorily kept. His books exhibit
a lull aEd particular statement of receipts
and disbursements under their appropriate
heads, and are highly creditable to that
officer for neatness and exactness. The at
tention of the Board was naturally at
tracted by certain unusual charges against
thecadetfund. These charges include, in
addition to the cost of clothing, subsistence,
bocks and stationery, all the expense of
furniture, cooking utensils, and the cost of
i epairs of tbesame, as also that of the mess
ball, fuel, gas, the wages of the servants
and pay of the purveyor of the mess com
mons. Many of these items the Board think
should be paid from some other fund, by
which the cadets should be relieved from a
portion of tho expenses, an! thus place
them upon an equally favorable footing
with the cadets of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis.
In view of the f*ct that the pay of cadets
la barely adequate to meet all the necessary
demands for their support, the board think
that the corps should be relieved from many
of the assessments made upon them for in
cidental expenses, beside those above enu
merated, and especially that for the main
tenance of the board stationed at West
Point, and would recommend that this
band be placed upon the same footing, as
pay and emoluments, as the bands stauoned
at any other military post. It is quite as
necessary, and the importance and magni
tude of West Point as a military post, re
quire the services of a band as much as anv
other. J
The food served at the mess commons
seems to be sufficient In quantity and rea
sonably good in quality, but lacks variety,
especially in vegetables. Great oomplaints
exist, and with some apparent foundation,
that the food is improperly cooked and very
badly served. The cooking arrangements
are of the rudest and most primitive kind,
large iron kettles being mainly employed-
The coffee cooked in this way is ho black
ened that it has neither the appearance nor
the taste of coflee. Fresh beet of excellent
qnality is rendered unpalatable and un
wholesome by this method of cooking, from
which soups are made and served on the same
day with the meats. It is a well-estab
lished fact in hygiene, that fresh
meats are rendered more palatable, digesti
ble and nutritions, when roasted or broiled,
than when cooked by any other process.
Soups ehould only be occasionally used as a
diet, and then made from snch meats as
cannot be used for roasting. Digestion is
better accomplished when the stomach re
ceives food in a consistent and solid state
than when too much expanded in a liquid
form. We invite the serious attention ot the
Government to this snbjeot of food, involv
ing as it does the future health and useful
ness, and perhaps the lives of the cadets.
We feel entirely satisfied, from the assu
rances the Board receive, that from the
good sense and gentlemanly instincts of the
cadets,they will, in the fntnre, of their own
accord, discontinue the cruel practice of
“hazing” the Plebs, or fourth class, during
the period of the encampment, at leaßt to
such an extent as to render it less discredita
ble to themselves and less annoying and
cruel to their unfortunate victims.
The Board take pleasure in acknowledg
ing their obligations to the Superintendent
and members of the Academic Board, for
their courtesy and assiduity In affording
them every necessary facilities for the intel
ligent discharge of their duties.
Finally, as tonchtog all questions, affect
ing all hearts, and promotlve of every good
the Board would urge the more constant
inculcation ef that broad and vital patriot
. ism, which has been happily defined to in
’elude "all the charities of all.” The Board
were pleased to see the accuracy with which
the formal powers and duties ef the General
Government were depicted and described
by some of the sections; but they think that
something beyond the cold, skeleton analy
sis of the Constitution should be presented,
and that no efforts should be spared to
cherish and increase among the ca
dets a fervid feeling ot nationality.
Avoiding the narrow questions : of
party and the bitterness of sectional
hatred, let these youthful minds grow up
with some adequate knowledge of the vast
and varied interests ot oar magnificent
country. As its manifold relations of in
terest and inter-independence are developed
to his mind, the.yonng soldier wouldlearn
not only the magnitude of the stake for
which he might be called upon to contend
in war, but also the nobler and higher
lesson that indolence is always inglorious,
and that he is not only bound to defend
his country in battle, but equally bound
to strive with all the ability tbat God has
given him to make her great and lovely in
peace.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
West Poiht, June 19,1866.
Tee Show pi Cambria County.—The
snow storm whioh prevailed here on Sunday
was equally vigorous in Cambria oonnty.
The same snow at Johnstown, yesterday,
lay at a depth of fourteen inches, and was
drifting to such an extent as to render rail
road traveling much more diffionlt than
heretofore.— Pittsburgh Qtaette, Wednesday.
Southerners in. Brazil.
_ V; [From the Mobile Advertiser.]
we bad the unexpected pleasure, yester
day, of meeting our old friend, Major Haht
ings, who has just retorned frqaL Brazil.
The'* Major’ left Mobile about the middle
of last Aprii,and has traveled Borne eighteen
thousand miles in the course of eight
months. He has founded a colony on the
Amazon, in' the meantime, has visited Rio
de Janeiro and other parts of Brazil, and
seen and done a great deal besides.
Major Hastings has located his colony at
the mouth of the Tapajos, one of the princi
pal tributaries of the Amazon. Here he
has obtained from the Brazilian Govern
ment a grant of9oo square miles of land, for
■vbiefi be ts to pay about 21 cents an acre,
on a credit of one, two, three, four, and five
years. He disposes of this land to colonists
upon the same terms.
Some of the emigrants that went outwith
Major Bastings have commenced a settle
ment and baye been joined by others, who
were already in Brazil. A few of them went
to_ Pernambuco, but it is believed that they
will return and join the settlement on the
Amazon.
The Government of Brazil is now having
houses built for the emigrants, and one hun
dred square miles. of the grant are to be
surveyed immediately. It has been deter
mined to distribute the land to settlers ia
tracts of one square mile to each head of a
family, and half of a square mile to single
persons.
Major Hastings is sangnine of the success
of the colony. He represents the climate as
delightful, being fanned by the trade winds,
which are felt far in the interior of the level
country watered by the Amazon and its
branches. He expects, however, before his
return to Brazil, to publish a work upon
the subject, which will givein fall the resalt
oi his observation and experience.
Personal.
Says the Pittsburgh Gazette: “We an
nounce the death onj Monday, of Hector
Sutherland, Esq. Mr. Sutherland was one
of onr oldest citizens. He came to this city
from Scotland in 1818, and made it his place
of residence since that date. Edncated to
the law, he passed the bar after serving an
apprenticeship, and became a counsellor at
Edinburgh. After coming to this country
be engaged in the profession of school teach
ing, and became somewhat notable from his
introduction, in 1827, far John J. Pearson,
of Louisville, of the present system of book
keeping. He was also the author of a new
system of single and doable entry book
keeping, the result of his thorough know
ledge and large experience as an accountant,
both in this and the old country.”
Rev. Dr. Albro, for thirty year 3 and more
a leading Congregationali-t divine, and
pastor of the Congregational church at Old
Cambridge, Massachusetts, lies dangerously
ill at the residence of Lucius A. i'olinan”
Esq., in West Roxbury. His physicians
tay that he is liable to die at any moment.
Boilkk Explosion.—Ou Thursday lastths
boiler in the woolen factory of A.. D. Saatfer,
( i Bridgeville, this county, exploded, injur
ing one person severely and slightly injur
ing the elder member of the firm, whose
escape from total annihilation seems provi
dential.. Mr. Shaffer had fired up ana step
ped behind behind the fulling stocks to
mend a belt when the explosion occurred.
He was covered with broken timbers, the
force of which had been checked by tha
stocks behind which he was standing. Tha
pieces of the boiler were thrown over two
hundred yards, and not a whole pane cf
glass was left in the whole building. The
report was terrific, and was heard for miles
uronnd. The loss sustained will amount to
between §2,500 and §3,000, the engine and
boiler being a tots! wreck. The firm have
already made arrangements to rcbaii4, “Cd
were in town yesterday contracting for a
new engine and boiler; The canso of the
explosion is throught to be that the safety
valve bad become cemented with the lime
of the bard water, and that it failed to act
to give the proper vent. Hence the disas
trous consequences.— Pittsburgh Gazslte.
MARINE BULLETIN-
t OKT py PHIIiAI)KUHIA«DEC»»n»tg 20.
Marine BuUelinon SUvcntA I*aoe,
ARRIVED THIS DAY
Bchr Halo. Luot, 4 days from Newburypart, with
mdse to Ortls <£ Knight.
Schr J B Henry, Weaver, fram Providence.
Schr J a Shtndler, Lee. from Providence.
Schr £aie EaUahan. Hagen, from Newport.
►chr J y Babcock, Babcock, from Rnm^p,
Sour W H Deanis. Lake, from Boston,
Rchr L D Small. Tice, from Boston.
Bchr MAE Henderson, Price, from Boston,
Fchr H Bewail, Fisher. from Newboryporft.
fcchrW W Pbaro Allen, from Bath,
bchr B 8 Miller. Ande eon. from Salem.
CLEARED THIS DAY.
Pteamer Cuba, cleared at Baltimore yesterday for
N Orleans via Port Boyal, Key West and Havana.
B&'k Bine Nose <Br). HeUle, Havre. L Westergaard.
bchr Louis B Smith, Crle Charleston, SC. D 8 Stetaon
& Co.
Bear EG I*wln, Atkina, Providence via Newcastle.
Pel. cat tain.
Bohr Alice £, Blake, Washington, Davie Fales A Co,
MEMORANDA
Bark Helen Banda, Otis, henca at Charleston IBth
Instant.
Bark BUentinm from Buenos Ayres, was below
Boston yesterday,
Bchr 8 B Jajne, Clark, hence at New York Tester
day
Schrs Moonlight, Miller, hence Tor Boston, and E W
Gardner, Steelman, from Boston for this port, at New
York yesterday.
: schr Fanny Keating, bom Boston for this port, at
Newport 18th Inst.
Bchr George Deerlng, Wlllard.from Portland for this
port, sailed bom Holmes'Hole 17th Inst.
Schr John Boynton, from Salt Cay for New York, at
Newport 18th Inst, in distress, leaking.
Bchrs Bio Grande, Bennett, from Calais, and O H
Kenredy. Merrlman, from Portland, both for this
port, at Newport 18th Inst,
Schr Snow -lake, Beers, at NYork yesterday from
Jacksonville. In a heavy blow from SB lost jinboom.
futetopmast and. fbre gam
MARINE MISCELLANY.
The arrival of brig Meg has been reported at South
ampton, E, having on board O H Perry, 2d officer, a
native of Provincetown. Mass, together with two sea
men. colored, both natives of Richmond, Va, taken
off the wreck of ecbr EM Dyer, of Provincetown. 287
tons, timber laden, which vesad. on her passage from
Georgetown, SO. to Richmond, Va. durfag & violent
gale, sprang a leak and became dismasted and water
legged about 50 miles off O&pe Fatteras. The follow
ing three or the crew were washed off the wreck and
drowned—A Baker, able Beaman: O H Bryant. Ist offi
cer: 8 H Turner, able seaman. The following died la
a state of delirium on board the Meg—Jeremiah Har
ding, master: Geo Wilkins, able seaman. The suffer
ings ofihe crew were dreadful in the extreme, the?
having been according to the statement of the survi
vors. ten days without food or water.
Brig Starlight before reported ashore on Boat Chop,
lies In the same situation.'and has been sold where she
now lies. Will probably be pumped out with but little
trouble
SchrGnn. Rock, Boyd, from Bondout for Boston,
with a cargo of cement, struck the rocks on Horton’s
Point 15th Inst, and nut into New London 16th, leaking
badly. Bhe wonld discharge cargo and go on the ma
rine railway for repairs.
Schr Decatur Oakes, with a cargo of coal, bound
east, went ashore on Negro Point, above Hell Gate,
yesterday morning, and will probably fill on the ebb
tide, She had no pilot.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Bteamer Moneka, at Charleston mhjnst, from New
York reports the lightship off Frying-Pan Shoals off
her station. She bears from point of shoal W>£ N. by
compass, Id 9 fathoms, distance a*ont 10 miles.
MARRIED.
BRAIJNS—MURDOCH.—At Baltimore, on tbeisth
lost., by the Rev. J. O. Backus, P. D., Rev. P. W.
Brauns to Snsan.daugbter of Wm. F. Murdoch.
• DAVIDSON—BRII^E—On the 13th lust,, by theß«v
Richard Henckle, F H. Davidson to Miss Hannah E.
daughter of Cotter Bride, Esq^all of Baltimore. -
DENNIS—MEYERS.—On the 17th Inst, by the Rev.
M. Kratt. John Dennis to Miss Kate Meyers, both of
Baltimore.
HOCHADEL—LAUSTER.—At Baltimore, on the
16th Inst., by the Bev. L. D. Maier. James *•. Hoch&del
to Anna E.. second daughter of 8. D. L&aster.Eßq
BANK—LEACH.—On the 20th lust.,at the residence
oftlm brides parents Jby the Rev Dr Dorr. HDam W.
Leach. Esq. all of this city- No Cards. .. ;**
WILLIAMS—SHARPLES.—On Wednesday, the
19th Inst,, at Cescord Farm, Delaware county, by the
Bev. J. K. Murphy, Cbas. p. Williams to Anne 0.,
eldest daughter ot the late Caspar Wlat&r Sharpies.*
DIED.
BROWN.—On the 18th Inst., Emellne Handy, wife
of David Paul Brown.
The funeral will take place at the residence of her
husband, 1113 Girard street, on Friday, the 21st Inst.,
at halfoaat eleven o’clock. *
DURNEY.-On the Mth Inst, Mary H.. wife of John
J. Dorsey, and daughter of the late Nathaniel 0., and
Sarah O Foster, aged 81 years. ■ •
FBAWAIN.—O" Deo. 19 th, Jas. R. Frawatn.
The relatives and Mends of the family are Invited
to attend the funeral, on Saturday morning, at 11
o’clock, from bis late residence, No. 517 Cooper street,
Camden, To proceed to Morel &Ul. *•
FBOFT.-Od the 15th Instant, at Locust Grove. In
Hr ward conhty. Md., Miss Harriet Frost, In the 571 h
year of her age. 1
* BKKIXRY.—On the morning orthe 2oth Inst., Edwin
A ,-Hen<<iy. son of the late Dr. John A. Hendry, of New
York, In lfaeUst year of his age.
His relatives and filends are Invited to attend his
fumrsl. from his late residence, No. 21T5 Aich street,
onHonday afternoon, 2«h Inst, at a e'Uock. **»*
_BOLGh} —On Wednesday, loth Instant, Margaret
Elizabeth, wife ofHugh L. Bodge, M.D, and daughter
cl thelateJUm Asplnwall, Esq., oi New York.
JENKINS.—Athis late residence, Montpelier Prinee
George coonty, fifd. Dec 15th, Dr, Theodore Jenkins,
In tht s?tnycar of hls&ge.
JLOWBICK. A t Hibernia. Fla., on December 10th, In
S* 2&th jjear ofhls age. EdwardLowber, Jr. sonof
William T. Lowber, ol this city.
The funeral will be on Friday, 2lßt inat, at 1 o’clock,
from the residence of his fother*ln-law, Clement A.
Buckley, No. isoa Spruce street. Interment at the
Church Yard of fet Janies the L**s, *
, .—On the lath Inat., Busan P., relict of the
Jate Peter Turner, in the 57th year oi ner age.
"© relatives and Diends of the family are respect*
fully invited to attend her funeral, from the residence
°f ber nephew, James W. English, 3714 Baring street,
on Friday morning, at 7 o'clock Interment and ser
vices at Newcastle. Delaware *
WEAVER—in Baltimore, December 13th, Joseph
Toward Weaver. In the2Bth year of hfs age.
\/f EI<ODEON COVERS AND RICH PIANO
ill COVERS, FOB CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
Fine Shawls, for Christmas; hue Bilks, for Christ
mas; Christmas Delaines andJDinta; ffdfcfo., Collars.
Gloves and Scarf*.
EYRE & LAKDELL. Fourth ,nd Arch. -
TIifRRCANTii.* LI BRA BY.—W hat better GHRIB T
UjL MAS PRESENT than a. share of this Stock*
Pnceonly |io. Life membership dli-l2trp|
SPECIAL NOTICES.
INDUSTRIAL HOME, Corner of
BRO ADstreet and COLUMBIA avenue, la open
fortbe admission of Girls from twelve to eighteen
fears ofage, who are neglected or deserted by their
parrnfo, and who need the shelter and instruction of a
Christian honie.. If the pnblic will sustain this laatd
tn’lou.m&ny girls may be kept from evil and made re*
sptdable ana useful women.
Contributions may be sent to James T. Shinn.
Treasurer, Broad and Spruce streets. ao22*rptf
BBKAKFAST CAKES, GRIDDLE OAKES,
losp; MUFFINS, ROLLS, <fec.» all made light and
wholesome by using the FION HER YEAST PO WDSR.
If yon would use ouch wheat without headache and
eruptions, use the PIONEER YEAST POWDEa.
Bskerc will find this Powder reliable for Hot Bolls, Tea
Bl ß cuit,&c. Bmd byUroctrs generally.
delB4n,tb,s 3trpl H. O. KELLOGG,
b. \V. cor. Water and Chestnut ssreets, Phila.
WRAPPERS FOR GENTLEMEN.
lh£y Gloves for Gentlemen.
Mufflersfor Gentlemen. A
Hosiery for Gentlemen.
Shins and Drawers for Gentlemen.
All usefuland good presents for Gentlemen.
“ RITCHIE.” at 1309 CHESTNUT street seUs these
things at Wholesale prices. de3Q-3trpl
OFFICE PENNSYLVANIA OIL CREEK
PETROLEUM COMPANY. PHTt.Amcc.pßrTA,
Dtcember 20,1866.
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders, and an
Election for Directors, will be held at their Office. 80.
ill WALNUT street, cm TUESDAY, Bsh day of Jana
ai v, 1567. at 12 o’clock M.
dezo 27 2t» AUG. C. LEIDY, Secretary.
ITS* ©FFICE OF THE DELAWARE MUTUAL
safety insurance company—phiu*
December is, iB*s
Th<* Annual llec.i jn for twenty-eight Directors will
be held at tola office, on HON DAY. tae seventh day of
Jananry next, between the hoars ot 10 A.M. and 2
P. M. , _ HENRY LYLBURN.
de2Q tjatg ; Secretary.
HONEY' BROOK COAL COMPANY, 2(9
ALNCT Street, PHiXAJJKLPHrA, Dec 19 1366
- ibeAm.uai Meeting of and Election
f»r Dliectorsofrnis Company will be held at t.is o*-
flc*on WKi NIsSDAY, iidprox . at 12 o’clock Id.
de2t -th,tu,ftu,4t.» S. Me gENRY, Sec*y.
RKTROUVKY’S
HAIR TONIC,
TEE MOST EFFECTUAL, BEAUTIFUL, AND
HIGHLY PERFUMED PREPARATION rev.
TART. jySB-B,ta.th»tfrp3 ,
the fair at Washingtonbudding.
Third street, aoove Spruce. Great variety o f
holiday presents; original paintings of Grant and
gold lockets oi their nair, bat and bau and sil
ver born prizes. It*
bOWAKb HOSPITAL. Nos. ISIS and 1520
vy Lombard street, Dispensary Department, Medi
cal treatment and medicines furnished gratuitously
to the poor.
HEATING PARES.
SKATING TO-DAY.
NATIONAL UKAiiNG PARK,
Twrntv-first St ana Columbia avenuf.
Splendid Skating all Day and Evening.
MUSIC IN ATTENDANCE.
TAKE RIDGE AVESUE CABS.
Sr ele Admission 25 cents.
EAfcTWICK PARK.
To the Subscribers and their Friends:
SKATING TO-DAY ON BOTH BASINS
iW
SKATING
AT OAKDAPLE PARK,
THIS DAY AND EVENING,
TENTH and GERMANTOWN Road.
Fourth and Eighth Street Cars (yellow line) run
direct to the Farit.
, ltj WSL F. VANHOOK.
REAL ESTATE.
ORPHANS COURT SALE. Estate ofGEO.
GRADING. deceased.-JAMES A. FRkEMAN.
Auctioneer.—STOßE. No. 1115 GERMAN TOWN road!
with stable oa GIRARD aven e. Under authority of
the Orphans’ Court for the city and county of Phila
delpbln, on WEDNESDAY, January 9th. 18S7. at 12
o’clock noon wi'lbesold at public sale, at the PHILA
DELPHIA EXCHANGE, the following described
Real Estate, late the property of George Gladlng, de
ceased : The one undivided third part of. In and ts all
that lot of ground, with the s-story brick house, with
2-story brick back bulldlnts thereon, beginning at the
northeasterly side of Germantown road 78 (bet 2tnches
southeastward horn Girard avenne; thence extending
northeastwardly 125 feet 11 inches to the southerly side
of Girard avenue, along the same, eastwardly. 27 feet
9 inches: thence southeastwardlv 21 feet loli Inches
thence south westward ly 73 feet; thence northwest
wardly 20 feet; thence southwestwardly 77 feet to Ger
mantown road, and along the same 15 feet sn Inches
to a bend in said road; thence farther 4 teet 5K Inches
to the place of beginning.
sir On the above lot are erected a three-story brick
store and dwelling, with tweetory brick hack band
ings, fronting on Germantown road, and ihs frame
stable fronting on Girard avenue
J9T Clear of Incumbrance. Sil~ $lOO to be paid at
the time of sale.
By the Court, ' F. E. MERRICK, Clerk O. C.
HERMANS NEFF. V
WILLIAM GLiDING,/ Executora.
tS~ The remaining TWO-THIRDS wUI be sold at
tbe same time by the other owners, the purchaser ob
taining a clear title to tbe whole.
JAMES A. FREEMAN, Auctioneer,
de2O,S7Ja3 Store. 422 Walnnt Street,
ORPHANS’ COURT SALE—Estate of JOHN
gyi McHUGH, deceased JAMES A FREEMAN,
auctioneer. BUILDING LOTS, EIGHTH and
DICKINSON streets, First Ward. Under authority of
tbeOrphans’ Court for the City and County of Phila
delphia, on WEDNESDAY, January 9th, 18S7, at 12
o'clock. Noon, will be sold at Public Gale, at the
PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE, the following de
scribed Real Estate, late tbe property of John Mc-
Hugn, deceased, viz—No. 1. A lot on the east side of
Eighth street. 58 feet southward from Dickinson street,
First Ward; 29 feet front and 70 feet deep, to a 5 feet
wide alley.
No. 2, a lot on the west side of Tudor street, 60 feet
southward from Dickinson rtreet; being 25 feet front,
and 60 feet deep, to a 5 feet wide alley.
No. 3. A lot on tbe east Bide of Eighth street,- 85 feet
pouthward of Dickinson street. First Ward; 15 feet
front and 70 feet deep toa 5 feet wide alley.
No. 4. A lot on the west Bide of Tndon street, at the
distance of 85 feet southward from Dickinson street; 15
leet front by 50 feet deep toa 5 feet wide alley.
IST 150 to be paid on each at the time of sale.
By the Court. E. A. MERRICK, Clerk O. C.
THOMAS MCHUGH.
DENNIS H SWEENY, fHaardlans.
JAMES A. FREEMAN, Auctioneer,
dt2o-27 jas store, 422 Walnnt street.
ORPHANS’ COURT SALE—Estate of HENRY
CHARLES PRIESTaR. deceased.—JAMES A.
FREEMAN, Auctlon'r.- DWELLING. ELEVENTH
Street, above Columbia Avenue, Twentieth Ward.—
Under authority of the Orphans’ Court for the city
and County of Philadelphia. On WEDNESDAY.
January 9vh. 1867, at 12 o’clock. Noon, will be sold at
Public Sale, at tbe PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE,
tbe following described Beal Estate, late 1 the
property of CHARLES HENRY PBIEBTEB,
deceased, viz:—A three-story brick Dwelling
and Lot, on tbe east side of Eleventh street, 207 fest
northward from Columbia avenue, Twentieth Ward;
16 feet' front, by 58 feet deep to the middle of a 4 teet
wide alley, extending lrom Columbiaavenua to Mont
gomery street, wltb the u-e thereof.
Subject to 184 ground rent, per annum.
tS~ (100 to be paid on each at tbe time ofsale.
By the Court, E A. MERRICK. Clerk O. C.
THEEKLA FRIESTER, Admin'x.
JAMES A. FREEMAN.Auctioneer.
de2o,27Jas • Store, 422 Walnnt afreet.
SFOR BENT.—A handsome three-story BEBI
DBNCE, with donblethree-story back buildings,
all the modern Improvements, situate In one or
the most desirable parts of West Philadelphia, within
thirty minutes’ ride from the Exchange, an the line
of a City Passenger Bail way. the cars running by the
door every three or five minutes.
A good stab’e, with ample accommodations for
be rsea and carriages, nn the rear endof the lot,whlch la
68 leet in front and 170 feet In depth
Will be rentedtora term ofthreeor flveyears - Ap
ply to EDWARD L BODIN.
too-s-S NOiSisArchatieet,
OB OCCBIEB, LIQIIOBS, AO
HANDSOME
LADY APPLES.
I*ate de Fois Gras,
FRESH IMPORTATION,
STILTON CHEESE.
Almeria Grapes,
BARGE OLU3TEBS.
EXTRA LARGE RAISINS.
Princess Paper Shell Almonds,
ROBERT DONNELL & SON,
@O6 Walnut street*
del9-st{
LADY APPLES,
OE PERFECT COLO A
Havana Oranges,
LARGE AND SWEET,
THE ONE OUNCE RAISIN,
Largest Ever Imported,
Almeria Grapes,
In Large Clusters.
DAVIS & RICHARDS,
. i
ecSitfl ARCH AND TENTH KTRMJgIV;
Peas, Mushrooms and Macaroni.
Just landed from the bark Conqusrer, an Invoice af
the finest quality
French Peas, Mushrooms & Macaroni,
IMPORTED BY OURSELVES,
SIMON COLTON & GLARES,
8, W. GOB. EBOAD ASD WALItJT.
oc2o-s tu thttrp.
MINCED MEAT.
JOSHUA WRIGHT,
8. W. Cor. Franklin ft Spring Carden
Wholesale and Be tall
GROCER.
Hfa Ne Plus Ultra l-NOKD MEAT, made of th*
purest and best articles, under his own eye,
sustains its well known reputation.
Families Would
Stndy tuelr Interest by baying tbe Ne Pins Ultra.
Sold by all the Grocers in the City.
del9-Stj
CHOICi ALMERIA GRAPES,
IN LABGE CLUSTERS.
Dehesa layer Raisins.
New Figs, Prunes, Nuts of all kinds,
heedless Citron.
Sweet Cider. Dried Fruits, Honey.
Bethlehem Buckwheat, Stuart’s N. Y. Syrup,
Hominy, Shaker Corn, <&a, <&c.
ROBERT BLACK,
5. E. Cor. Eighteenth ft Chestnut.
del-s,tu,th,2rnrp
H.&A.C. VAN BEIL
OLD EYE WHISKEY
FOB FAMILIES AND THE TRADE,
1310 Chestnut Street.
H. & A. G. VAN BEIL.
FINE OiD SHERRY WINES
FOB FAMILIES AND THE TRADE,
1310 Chestnut Street.
H. & A. 0. VAN BEIL.
VERY SUPERIOR BRANDY
For Medical and other purposes.
1310 CHESTNUT STREET.
H. & A. 0. VAN- BEIL.
Champ agne a
OF ALL FAVORITE BRANDS.
1310 Chessnut Street.
H.&A. 0. VAN BEIL,
WISE MESCHABTS,
1310 Chestnut Street*
n022-th a;tu 6m rp}
FEE. G. ELOUR.
The Best in the World.
FOB BALE BY >
THGHFfiOH BLACK * SOS',
Broad and dteatnaC 6btit
daiot&tp > .