633SQN PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME flo: 220 THE EVENING BULLETIN, PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING, (Bmulay’a excepted,) AT THE NEW BUULKTBV BUIL,DIN«, r ,-607 Cbeetnnt Street, Pbllndelpbia, * / EVENING BULLETIN ASSOCIATION. ■ ntoEsuiroßs •GIBSONPEACOCR', ERNEST f. WALLACE. E.I.FKTHEBBTON THOS. J. WILLIAMSJN, •CaSPEESOUDER, Jr. FRANCIS WELLS. The Buelbtist 1b served to subscribers in the city at lScedtoper week, payable to the carriers, or per HEW PUBLICATIONS. i Messrs. E. H.Butler& Co. have just pub lished auewand Improved edition of their superb “Gallery of Famous Poets,” This beautiful work is edited by Professor Henry ■Coppde, President of Lehigh University," and covers the “modern period’’ of English .and American poetry, from Thomson down to the present time. The selections are ar ranged in chronological order, and are made with a. degree of judgment that testi fies to the refined and cultivated taste of the compiler. American poetry Is illustrated ■by extracts from the works of Tennyson, Bryant, Morris, Poe, Boker, Simms," and ■others. The mechanical execution of this splendid . gift-book, is of the very highest order. The paper and ptinting are of the finest descrip tion, and the one hundred vignettes and other illustrations are of themostexquisite ■quality of steel engraving. Pawson and JNicholson have done tbelr best to present the volume in a most tastefnl and almost gorgeons exterior, and as a whole, Messrs- Butler & Co. have produced a work which .has never heen excelled idi the history of .American publishing. Carleton, New York, has published a new volume by Miss Augusta Evans, theau. thoress of “Beulah,” . “Macaria,” &0,, en titled “St. Elmo.” Miss Evans hasacquired a high reputation as a romance-writer, which is well sustained in “St. Elmo.” While casting her plot in the present times, she -has had the good -judgment and taste not to mar her work by devoting it, as most Southern novelists have done, to the service -of the crushed rebellion. She' could not re slat the temptation of bidding for Southern patronage, by a single paragraph slipped in =at the close of the story, but her political ■sentiments are kept ont of the story, and it Js' all: the . better for it. “St. Elmo” has moany strong.points of merit, and will pro bably be very extensively read. Mr. Ashmead has received from D. Apple- Ton & Co. “The Merchant of Berlin,” by L- Miihlbach, the author of Frederick and His -Court,” and many other capital historical romances. This admirable writer has been hitherto almost unknown in this country .and we are glad to see that it is the inten tion, of Appleton & Co. to publish the whole .series of Mulbach’s novels, including six teen separate works. “The Merchant of Berlin”'is a-story of time of Frederick the ■Great and is replete with the intereatof that ■exciting period. J. B. Lippincott & Co. have published a little treatise on Epidemics, by Francis Ed mund Auntie, M. D., of London, with a •brief preface by D. Wm. A. Hammond, of .New York. This little work is designed to -convey some of tbe leading practical facts and principles connected with epidemic -diseases, in such form and language as to •bring them within tbe comprehension of the .general public. No better safe-guard .against quackery can be furnished than the diffusion of sncb knowledge as this in •simple language and with the authority o’ experienced, reliable and skillful physi , cians. Tflggaxd& Thompson, Boston, have jost .published a neat little volume called “ The Primary Union Speaker,” by John D. Phil brick, Superintendent of the Public Schools -of Boston. It a well-chosen col lection of short pieces in poetry and prose, 'designed for recitation for the younger classes of children. Most of our prominent American poets find a place in the “ Union Speaker,” and among the prose writers, are ' Choate, Webster, Beecher, Holmes, and Mr. liincoln’s matchless speech at Gettysburg. 'This little manual is rendered still more at tractive by numerous good engravings. For (Sale by J. B. Lippincott & Co, Sever & Francis, Cambridge have just published a beautifal edition of Gray’s poems. The century that has passed Binoe •dray’s time has only heightened the appre •oiation of his genius. There is an ease and finish about all that he wrote, unsurpassed in English poetry, and the grave tdnder .pathos of his poemshad always been a great ■attraction to discriminating readers. The . choice edition jnst published is in the ■chaste style of all the publications of Sever .& Francis, and forms a very opportune ad dition to the catalogue of gtft books for the holidays. It is for . sale by J. B. liipplncott ■& Co. Amongst the standard holiday : books, upon whioh the seekers for Christmas gifts •can always fall back with entire satisfaction, ■are the works of Charles Dickenß, Messrs. T. B. Peterson <& Brothers publish a variety -of editions, adapted to all tastes and condi tions of the reading community. Their “Household Edition” of ! the Pickwick Papers, for example, in two neat and con venient volumes, is sure to be hailed as a most welcome gift by every one, young o r •old, who has not a set of the inimitable •works of the great novelist. The Speakeb’s Reception.— Speaker -Colfax will commence his public receptions •on the 10th of January, and continue them -every Thursday evening duringthe present of Congress. A number of members left*this city for their homes to-night, and -others will follow to-morrow to spend the holidays. Between thirty and forty mem bers will avail themselves of the invitation -of the eight Southern railroad companies to yiait New Orleans on a pleasure trip. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. No. 111. In our third and last consecutive article upon the important subject of a railway from the Missouri Biver to the Pacific Ocean, and forming a grand highway that trade and travel from London to China will go over ere many years have passed by, we will take np the odd ends of threads of the subject that have necessarily dropped as we attempted to weave all together as a completed whole;. A SAVING TO GOVERNMENT. The saving to the Government by the construction of the road, is already' very great,and as the road progresses the import, ance of the work, in an economical point o view, is made, more, and more apparent This will be readily understood when it la remembored that the wagons on the old road now supplanted ,by . the rails of the Union; Pacific Hoad, rarely made over fif teen miles in a day in the most favorable weather. GEN. SHERMAN’S OPINION, Gen. Sherman, ina report made to Gen. Grant, as recently as October 23d, 1865, said: “The road is located in the bottom of the valley, near the river, on its north bank, forty miles to a point opposite the thriving town of Lawrence, and tbence in the bottom for ten mileß in the direction of Riley. I found a heavy working force laying road at the rate of from- one-half to three-quarters of a mile per day, using excellent Iron and oak cross-ties. The road-bed seeins to have been made too low, and the heavy freshets of the past summer covered some parts of tbe road and damaged materially some of its cuts, embankments, and bridges. All of these have been repaired Bince the subsi dence of the waters, except a part of the bridge across the Kansas near its mouth; but the cars now run r dally from the bank of tbe Missouri river,'at the town of Wyan dotte, to Lawrence, at the rate of twenty miles per hour, and appear to be doing a most prosperous business. Mr. Bhoemaker assured me that if the present most favora ble weather lasted, he would have the road in running order out as far ad Topeka, twenty-six miles west of Lawrence, or sixty-six miles out from the'Missouri river in thirty days. I regard this road as the most important element now in progress to facilitate the military interests of our frontier. It has connection with all the railroads of our country east by and through tbe Missouri Pacific railroad, now well fin ished from St. Louis to Kansas City, so that troops with military stores may be sent by continuous rail from any point east of the M ississippi to its terminus. I hope the gen eral. government will not delay er hinder tbe construction of this road one hour? for added to it may be of infinite use. I am well acquainted, with most of the parties interested in this road and its con nections— Within a month the little -break now in Kansas City will be repaired, and also connections will be made to Fort Leavenworth by next June by a short road from Kansas City to Leavenworth, and from Leavenworth to Lawrence, a kind of triangle that will bring Fort Leavenworth in communication with the road, east and weßt. The mainline of the Kansas valley will hardly be of use to us until It is com pleted to Fort Riley, when it will be of immense saving. Fort Riley is a well-bnilt. post, - with ample quartets, stables, and storehouses; andfrom that point radiate roads to Kearney, Denver, and New Mexico, and the moment stores can be delivered there by rail it will become the grand depot of the irontier. It so hap pens also that the fertile lands and bad roads there terminate, and sterile lands and good roads begin. I therefore repeat that the government will save a vast amount in mo ney, and will increase the efficiency of the army on the frontier, by facilitating by all means in its power the construction of the Pacific Railroad to that point. It Is a phy sical impossibility to complete It this sea son, bat during next year it ought to be done in the most, perfect manner. The present road is all that could be asked for as to iron, lies, and equipment, and the interest of the company will make them make the road bed higher above the natural lay of the valley. The new part west of La wrence is being prepared right, and that completed from Kansas City up to Lawrence is beirig repaired as fast as labor can be had.” Gen. Sherman’s anticipations have heen more than realized; tbe road has not only been finished to Fort Rilsy during 1866, but tbe rails are laid some thirty miles beyond that point; while the road is graded fora distance of many miles still farther West. THE DISTANCES. Distances stretch out when the traveller gets but upon the broad prairie lands of the great West. The folio wing, scale will show the number of miles whioh lie between Fort Riley and Philadelphia by the Chicago route: Miles. From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, 335 From Pittsburgh to Chicago, 468 From Chicago to Quincy, 265 From Quincy to St. Joseph, 208 From St. Joseph to Weston, 36 From Weston to Leavenworth, (water), 6 From Leavenworth to Lawrence, 30 From Lawrence to Fort Riley, 100 Total, Add to the Bum total the number of miles of road completed beyond Fort Biley, and it will be seen that the present western ter minus of the Union Pacific Bailroad is about 1,500 miles from Philadelphia. The route given above is one of the most direct between the cities on the seaboard and the far West. We give below other routes and the distances upon them,by whioh the reader can judge for himself of the important part which our own Pennsylvania Central Bail road will have to play in the future, as the great'connecting link between the seaboard cities and the country west of the Missouri. DISTANCES FROM KANSAS CITY TO NEW YORK. THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA. Via St. Louis, Indianapolis, Columbus, Steu benville. Pittsburgh and Allentown. Miles. Kansas oity to St, Louis, - - - 283 St. Louis to Indianapolis, - - - 262 Indianapolis to Columbus, - - 188 Columbus to Pittsburgh, - - - 193- Pittsburgh to N. York, via Allentown, 431 PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21,1866.—TRIPLE SHEET. Via Camron, Quincy, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and A Uentown., Miles- Kansas city to .Cameron, -' - - 65 Cameron to Quincy, - - - - 170 Quincy lo Chicago. - - - - 265 Chicago to Pittsburgh, - -" - —46 b Pittsburgh to New York, as above, 431 L3i>y Via Cameron, (Hannibal and Bt. Joseph ft. It. to Quincy,) Great Western ft. ft , Fort Wayne and Pittsburgh ft. ft.; and Pa. ft. via Allentown to Hew York. Miles. Kansas City to, Cameron - - 55 Cameron to Quincy - - 170 Qninoy to Springfield, 111 - - - 114 Springfield to Fort Wayne - - 268 Fort Wayne to Pittsburgh - - 320 Pittsburgh to New York vmvAllen town - - - - - - - 431 From Kansas City to Philadelphia the above distances are respectively 76 miles less, to-wit: 1,282, 1,313 and 1,283. DISTANCES FROM KANSASCITY TO NEW TORE, through newyobus. Miles. Kansas City to Chicago, by way of Quincy. as above ... - 490 Chicago to Buffalo, by way of Southern . Michigan, . C. Woodrow, H. G. White, F. H. Sheppard, E. M. Stedman, J. C. KennethW.N.Folger, H. Elmer, P. B. Lamberton. A large number of midshipmen were con firmed to be ensigns in the navy. The only confirmation of a civil appointment was that of B. P. Carpenter, to be assessor of Internal revenue for the Twelfth distriot of New York. A Pacific: Seat oe> Learning.—We have hardly got our juvenile geography so far unlearned as to remember that Oregon is a State, before we read that “the Padfio University” hear Portland, has been in suc cessful operation for several years, and Is educating a number in toe higher, and hun dreds in the elementary branches. An ef fort to endow this institution with $50,000 is about to be made, in furtoeranoe of which a meeting is called in New York City. Thus for toe development of our young State, the wealth and educated sympathy of the elder sisters, are happily joined, to build stronger and bigber, toe grand ana beautiful oolumn of American civilization. - ' Colorado advioes of thel3th instant re- Sort that there is muob bad feeling between le State and toe anti-State men in toe Le gislative, which was about equally divided, F. L. FETKFRSTON. BaSlisiHsf, THREE CENTS: _ . The-Paris Exposition. Mr. Besikwitb.the United States sioaer General, writes to Secretary Seward, nnd*r dateof Noy. 80th, that the new order' ol fjrizesat the Paris Exposition are offered forth# competition of persons,establish ment and localities which have developed in a remarkable manner good order and harmony among operatives or working men, and promoted their, moral, intellec-' tual and physic weE being fa an eminent r degree. The eoEapetition,. therefore, dees not con-' aist of the exhibition and comparison of pro ducts, but in the comparison o? presented plans, reporte and memorials, de scribingsucb organizations and tbeirresulta. 1 The labor documents pre- ■ ssnted for the purposersnd 1 of visiting locali ties, in case of need, to verify the reports, has been assigned to a special jury c# twen ty-five persons, disconnected entirely from theexhibition of prodacere-. and whose du tiee-will coramsnce on tkefiret of December, 1863>.and be costumed until the period fixed for tbeir-report, in 1867 i • Mr. Beckwitlrhas nominated as juror for the special service Charles- CL Perkins, of Boston, which nomination has-been accepted by -the Imperial commission. The high cultivation and superior attainments of thin gentleman, his researches, his knowledge of modern languages and the time at his dis posal, recommended him for - tins employ ment. The highest prizes-arer assigned this class—ten of 10 00b games, andone ofloo,ooo france—which will ba objeetsofi great com petition. Mr. Beckwith forthersaysr;‘‘l! have : as yetreceived but one intimation’ from the United States of an intention to compete in this class, but I do not doubt that many of our establishments, accurately andfnlty re ported in their organizations-and results, ~ w< uld compete successfully with those of any country, and I should begiad if this surjectcould be brought directly to the at tention of the proprietors-of such establish ments.” Secretary Seward wrote to Mr. Beckwith to-day, jn which he says-the no mination of Mr. Perkins as a special juror on the part of the United States, is approved, and that Mr. Beckwith’s despatch will be made public for the information off parties specially interested in this competition -in tne United States, and efforts will be- made to communicate it directly to to them. Sews by tbe Atlaa tieCabie,. Pesth, Dec. 2b. —The Upper Hocee af the Hungarian Diet has agreed to the address of the Emperor of Austria recently adopted by the Lower Chamber. Pesth, Dec, 20.— 1 n the Hungarian- Diet to-day, M. Favernicus announced that the Emperor had resolved to restore the Consti tution to Hungary. - j Pabis, Dec. 20. —Le Temps - this morning announces its unqualified- belief'tire* the Emperor Napoleon has received offieial in telligence of the abdication of the Archduke Maximilian. Pabis, Dec. 20, Evening.—Since the-mes eage of President Johnson to Congress’ was received Jaere in foil, by the steamer.- it baa bad abetter effect on public opiniondhAn the meagre and imperfect synopsis^which was previously received through the At lantic cable. The budget of M. Fould, French Minister of Finance, shows that the revenue and- ex penditures of France are in a state of-equi librium, and declares -that the proposed scheme for toe reorganization of-the army will involve no increase of-taxes, but'will prove a fresh guarantee- of peace for toe future. It is reported that M. Fould has loaned 90,000,000 francs to the Governmentof Spain Wester in Minnesota. —The- St Paul Pioneer, of the 6th, has the fellow lowing remarks on the climatic changes of that State since its territorialorgaai zation: The most superficial of observers who have lived in our State for a.few years past, cannot fail to-notice that our climate iB undergoing a change- The winters are shorter and less severe.-. The fall Is growing longer and extending its reign into winter. Wo do not propose to demonstrate this by figures aod-mete orological tables, although if we were expert at that seieuce we could easily prove our statement, but we do. assert that any old settler can see that forseve ral years past our climate has been grow* ing more mild and-genial. In former years (20 or 25 years ago,) old residents inform us, the river used-, to- freeze up early in November. Even as late* as 1854 to 1860, the average date of its closing was November 15. But for several years past steamboats have run in December, while the weather has been delightful and warm until late- in that month.. The autumn now regularly extends until long after the date that a few years ago marked the commence ment of stem and unrelenting winter. Open air picnics and celebrations- in November, amid the splendor of Indian summer—and steamboat excursions in December are now of annual occurrence. For several days now the weather has been more like April than. December. The air is mild and balmy. Overcoats are thrown- aside, and light summer coats are found comfortable enough. People sit in houses without fires, tot so delightful is the weather out of doors that it is hud to remain .in the house. These are not exceptional occurrences. They mean that the climate is becoming more miM, that our winters are shorter and more genial. What has produced this—-Whether the settlement and culti vation ef the country, or some great change going on in nature, we cannot undertake to theorize upon. But that our climate i* changing no one who has lived here a dozen years will dispute. Lubricating Oil Union.—A Convention of producers and dealers in lubricating oiL representing nearly all the oil producing tracts in West Virginia, was held in Par kersburg last Wednesday, for the purpose of organizing a union. A constitution was. adopted, and a carefully-worded proposi tion was presented to capitalists for toe j udi cious formation of a commission agency, through which sales of all the grades of lubricating oil shall be made and advances paid to prOLUoers,under direction of a Board of Control carefully selected from the best business men interested therein. Inspectors of known integrity will pass upon the purity and gravity under different brands. it is hoped by the operations of the Union to prevent toe clashing of individual in terests, and to improve toe interests of all. .The First Catholic Church of Aber deen, Mississippi, has been conseorated by Bishop Elder. . The South Carolina House of Repre sentatives has rejected toe Constitutions!. Amendment by a vote of 85 to 1*