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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, <fec., - - • - - 538
Buffalo to Albany (N. Y. Central) - 298
Albany to New York (Hudson river) - 144
1,470
By way of Dunkirk and the Hem York and
Miles.
Kansas City to Chicago, - - - 490
Chicago to Dunkirk, (8. Mich., Lake
Shore, &c., - - - 498
Dunkirk to New York, - - - 4GO
We thus see that the distance between
Kansas City and New York is less through
St. Louis and Pittsburgh, and by the Penn
sylvania Rail road,by 91 miles, than by way
of Chicago and the New York and Erie;
and less by one hundred and thirteen miles
than by the New York Central. And even
by way of Chicago and Pittsburgh, by the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne-and Chicago road,
the distance is less than by way of the New
York Central by eighty-one miles.
There is yet another route from Philadel
phia to the far West, which we will add to
our tables of distance:
From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
(Pennsylvania Central Rail-
Pittsburgh to Columbus, by the
way "of Steubenville (“Pan
Handle”), - - - - 193 “
Columbus to Indianapolis, by
way of Piqua (Columbus and
Indiana Central), - 188 “
Indianapolis to Terre Haute
(Terre Haute and Indianapolis
Railroad},. . - ■ . * .. 73
Terre Haute to St. Louis (Alton
and Terre Haute Railroad), - 189 “
St. Louis to Kansas City (Mis
■ souri Pacific Railroad), - - 283 “
Total from Philadelphia to Kan
sas City, - - ... 1,281
To return to the question of economy of
transportation to the Government. Under
the Pacific Railroad act, the Government is
required to pay, in cash, but one-half the
charges for transportation over the road,
the other half is credits d to the aooouut of
•he road, and applied to the payment of the
principal and interest of the loan, or sub
•sidy, of $16,000 per mile made to the road. It
is claimed, and reasonably too In view of the
immense sums heretofore expended for
transportation across the Plains, that long
t-efore the loan matures, the whole of it,
principal and interest, will be extinguished
in this way.
WHBBB THE CAPITAL COMES FROM,
We have already explained how the Go
vernment aids the enterprise by the loan of
its bonds. Half the private capital required
to build tbe road is raised in St. Louis, the
people of that city regarding the Enterprise
ab vital to them, and the remainder is sub
-cribed in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland,
Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky; but chiefly
in Philadelphia.
ITS INFLUENCE ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
COUNTRY,
The estimate of the amount of gold that
will have been taken out of Bocky Moun
tain mines during 1866 is $50,000,003. What
a future there is for the, Colorado country
when therailroad reaches Denver, and the
miners are no longer dependent on oxen to
bring them every thing they eat, wear, and
all their machinery! The development or th
territory when a railroad connects it with
the country east of the Missouri, will be so
rapid that the question of its admission as a
State will have a very speedy solution, in
spite of the crooked ways of selfish poli
ticians.
THE telegraph.
One very imppotant feature of this great
work is the faet that by the conditions of
the contract with the Government, the Com
pany is required to construct a line of tele
graph to keep pace with the progress of the
road. It is needless to dilate upon the value
of this line, both sooially and commercially,
and as an important military agent within
the control of the Government.
THE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY.
The following named gentlemen are the
officers of the Company, as at present or
ganized:
Jno. D. Pebby, Pres., St. Louis, Mo.
Adolphus Mibb, Vice-Preg.,Bt,Louis,Mo.
,Wh, J. Palmer, Seo., and Treas., St.
Louis, Mo.
W. W. Weight, Gen. Supt., Wyandotte,
Kansas.
Geo. Noble, Asst. Supt., Wyandotte,
Kansas, .
Jno. M. Websteb, Gen. Freight Agent,
Wyandotte.
John H. Edwards, Gen. Ticket Agent,
Wyandotte.
WHAT THE PACIFIC RAILROAD “MEANS.”
We will close our series of articles upon
the interesting subject whioh we have at
tempted to Bketob, by quoting the words of
an abie writer as to “what a Pacific Baiiroad
means.” He says: %
“The opening of new railroad routes
means more farms to be worked, more
tools to be made, more labor to be hired,
more food to be bought. Every merchant
OUB WHOMI COTOTRY,
Erie RR.
- 355 miles.
mechanic, farmer and laborer. ba» there
fore a direct interest in the speedy consp'o
- of the great Pasific Bail way whieh is
to bring into market the vast andfrmtfu'
tracts of the great Western plains, with
all their luxuriant products, and is
to afford speedy arid safe trans
portation of persons and property to the
hitherto almost inaccessible mountain ter
ritories. It is . a matter of public interest
that another link in this national chain has
been put under contract for speedy comple
tion. Already, the Pacific Railroad of Mis
souri conveys the-traveler 280 miles from
St. Sonia to Kansas City, whence the Mis
souri Biver Railroad (leased by the Pacific
Railroad Company for a term of years) will
; carry • him to Port Leavenworth. Prom
Kansas City, the Union Pacific Railway
proper willmrlber convey him 14ftriffles to
Port Riley and Junction City, a distance of
420 miles from the starting-point upon the
Mississippi. Thus, from the eastern limits
of New England to the very heart of Kan
sas, there is a continuous line of raff, with
no intervening break, whatever —an advan
tage which no other route to the Great West
can now offer.” -
AHCSEHENTS.
Dramatic.— For Mr. J. S. Clarke’s-benefit
at the . Walnut this evening “Unde
Zachary,” “My Neighbor’s Wife,” qnd
“The -Fat Boy,!’' will be given. For a
Christmas matinee the management pro
mise “The Naiad Queen.” For Mr. Chan
frau’s farewell benefit he will present “Gar
American Cousin at Home,” “Widow’s
Victim,” and “People’s Lawyer;” Mr.
Chanfrau takes four characters and gives
capital imitations of four actors. To-mor
row is Cbaafrau’s last night, and on Mon
day Daly’s “Griffith Gaunt” will be splen
didly produced. At the Chestnut for Miss
Heron’s benefit “Griffith Gaunt,” will be
given. At the matinee to-morrow “The
Long Strike” is the attraction. Next week
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams appears.
An exchange in speaking of the latest
Williams novelty Bays—“ The beautiful
drama of ‘The Fuiry Circle,’ was repeated,
and after seeing it for a second time, we con
fess ourselves even more- gratified than ou
the occasion of its first representation.
Leaving out of the question, the probability
of the legend, as we are compelled to forego
criticism of numberless conceits of dramatic
writers, we are forces to concede for the
authors good deal of credit to the Ingenious
manner in which he applies a well-known
Irish superstition to the practical uses of the
dramatic art. The central idea is a poetical
one and embodies a deeper philosophy than
may strike the careless interpreter at once;
ana then, too, it has enough of tbe sensa
tional and the humorous to keep an audience
constantly on the qui vine. It does not
abonnd In horrors, but, on the contrary,
pltssant surprises characterize it; its dia
logue is not tedions, but sparkling and
animated; and its hnmorous qualities are
irresistible as they find expression through
air. Barney Williams, whose persona
tion of Con O’Carolan, the hero
of .the - ploy,, is quietly ariatic
and effective tnroughouL Mr. Williams
has been a careful and intelligentstudent of
Irish character; and although he has grown
opulent in his profession, he is as consci
eniiona as if he were but tbe mere aspirant
for the honors and successes which have
crowned his histrionic efforts for years.
Barney has been one of the pets of the pub
lic; wealth aud glory have waited on him as
tbty have on but few in his profession, but
be nas never been spoiled, and his endea
vors to delight his patrons are as honestand
spirited as we have ever known them. Aside
from his well-known 1 qualities as a de
lineator ol Irish characters, his knowledge
of stage business and his marked attention
to details, r ever fail to make his representa
tions what they ought to be. We know o
but very few comediennes who can even do
approximate justice to Irish characters; aud
if Mrs. Barney Williams in such characters
as Molshte is not faultless, .she is very
clever and exceedingly pleasing; and for
HDy short-comings in this direction she
more than compensates by the impersona
tions of such Yankee characters as Melissa
in ‘The Customs of. the Country.’ ” At th 6
American we still have “The Black Crook.”
On Christmas eve the grand pantomime of
“Little Red Riding Hood” will be produced.
At tbe Academy of Music the grand holiday
spectacles begin on Christmas.
Assembly Building. —Signor Blitz. The
holiday preparations of the Signor are on
the grandest scale.
National Hall,— The Old Folks.
Thb Germania Orchestra will give
their usual public rehearsal to-morrow
afternoon, with the following programme:
I—Overture—A Night In Grenada...„_....„_„..Kreutxer
*—BlcordanzA-__— „ .Relralger
3 The Tronbadonr’e Banner
4 Adagio from Sonate Pathetlque Beethoven
6 Overture—A Christmas Eve Eream „ Hiller
a-Fantaale on L’Africa lne. Vasa
7 The Blnger-Galog— Micnaella
Suicide. —We regret to chronicle,
says the Danville (111.) Plaindealer , the
untimely and Bad end of one of the oldest
and most respected citizenß of our coun
try, Mr. Cyrus Baddiffe, who commit
ted suicide by hanging himself on last
Sabbath, at his residence in Vance
township. As we have been informed,
Mr. Baaclifie had been to Chicago, and
on his homeward trip, happened to fall
in company, in the cars, with a couple
of sharpen. These villains made a bet,
one with the other, of twenty dollars.
Of course one of them lost, and he was
called upon by his accomplice to fork
over, when he discovered that he
did not just then have .the green
backs about him; so drawing his
i watch he offered it to Mr. Bad
cliffe, asking if he, Mr. 8., would notad*
vance him twenty dollars, and take the
watch as security. Mr. Badcliffe, un
suspecting,took nis pocket book from his
pocket, intending to hand the applicant
the desired twenty dollars, when the
other villain, reaching over Mr. Bad
cliffe’s shoulder, snatched the pocket
book and its contents from , his victmi
and made his escape. The pocket book
contained some three or four thousand
dollars. This occurrence, it is thought,
so preyed upon the mind of Mr. Bad
cliffe that it became a disease,and caused
him to commit the unfortunate act above
spoken of. After bis death a letterwas
discovered, written bjr him, addressed
to his daughter, in which he spoke of
his loss and remarked that he did not
suppose his creditors desird to see him,
and that he did not wish to see them.
“The oldest inhabitant” has been discov
ered .reßldiDg in Grinnell county, lowa, and
is aged 94 years. He is quite vigorous, and
walhs five miles with ease. The family, all
long lived, were from Northampton, Pa.,
and his grandmother had three pairs of
twins, the last, after she was 60 years of
age.
New Jersey Hatters.
Looking Up.—“ Old Long-a-coming” - has
a j- last been roused from her sleepy Inac
tivity. A number of new buildings have
been erected, and others are In process of
construction. The new church, with its
towering steeple, presents a most imposing
appearance, while spacious residences, of
modern style, areeclipsingtheold-fasbioned
and dilapidated buildings. The improve
ments made are mostly in the vicinity of
the Railroad, and a number will be added 1
to those now under way next spring. We
learn that an effort will be made to change
the name of tbe town to that of “Dayton,”'
in honor of the distinguished family of that
name.
Fasten Up. —The carelessness of house
keepers in neglecting to fasten their win-
and doors is nothing more nor less
than invitation to . burglars and robbers to
enter and help themselves. One half the
robberies that occur in Camden iriay be
attributed to this neglect. The essential
duty of fastening up a house for the night,
is too often left to servants, who often
negiect .it in cold weather, and do not realize
tbe danger. The bfeat efforts of policemen
avail nothing, unless dwellings are properly
guarded against the entrance of thieves.
Fasten the doors and windows, and do hot
leave your “wash” on the line after dark.
Gams—A number of Philadelphia sports
men are facing the sea-breeze along the At
lantic eoast, in search of game. Some of
them return borne well laden with ducks,
birds Ac., while others are forced to patron
izejour skoremes,and often pay roundly for
sufficiens to make a show at home. The
green sportsman is always charged above
the market-price, because tbe shore gun
ners know that they will be “fixed up,” at
any price. Large Socks of dneke aud geese
can be eeea about tbe thoroughfares leading
to the different bays and inlets, every eve
ning and morning,
A Caution.— Many drivers of vehicle*
from the country, on leaving the city, drive
at a farious rate through the streets. Tae
other day, several school-girls came very
near being run down ny a market wagon,
driven by a person evidently under the in
fluence of liquor. Mayor Budd is deter
mined to make an example of the first one
violating the ordinance against this nui
sance, and,tbe police officers will keep a
sharp look outfbr such offenders.
The Oyster Trade,— The dealers in this
luxury are busy “all along shore,” and are
it st turning into money the natives as well
as the plants. There is a large amount of
capital invested in this business, which em
ploys a great number of vessels and hands,
all of whom are making their best efforts to
get their oysters into market. The price
ranges from §1 50-to £2per bushel, accord
ing to quality.
Ferry Hacks .—-Every ferry is now well
supplied with hacks which convey passen
gers to any part of the city at a very cheap
rate. They are a great convenience to those
who live at a distance, and the drivers are
polite and obliging. They are also prompt
in obeying any order to deliver passengers
and baggage to any of the steamboat
wharves or railroad depots.
Invaluable.— Since the construction of
the culverts, the citizens of Camden have
laund them to answer every purpose for
which they were designed. Even those who
were afraid of the cast, now admit they are
cheap at any price. The saving to health,
as well as property, would more than pay
for them. Those constructed by Mr. Dut
ton, in Middle Ward, are finished to the
satisfaction of all..
Senate* Confirmations.
The Senate, in executive session, yester
day, confirmed the following nominations:
Thomas T. Craven to be rear admiral, vice
Hear Admiral Theodorus Bailey, retired.
Captain JvM. Berrien to be commodore,
vice Commodore R. B. Hitchoock, retired:
Captain Alfred Taylor to be commodore,
vice Commodore T. O. Selfridge, retired;
Commander Louis C. Sartori to De captain,
vice Captain J, M. Berrien; Commodore
Melancthon Smith to be chief of thebnreau
of repairs and rearaiting, vice Commodore
A. Smith;. Third Assistant Engineer J. M.
Cl arise to be Becond assistant engineer; Third
Assistant Engineer H. M, 81osson to be sec
ond assistant engineer; Third Assistant En
gineer A. M. Morley to be second assistant
engineer; Bobley D. Evans, now on
the retired list, to be lieutenant in
the navy on the active list; S. Wilkins Cragg
to be first assistant engineer; Captain S. B.
Bissell to be commodore, vice Commodore
T. T. Cravens, promoted; Passed Assistant
Surgeon James- S. K.night to be surgeon,
vice A. W. H. Hawkins, resigned; Passed
Assistant Surgeon H. M. Welles to be sur
geon, vice L. B. Hunter, retired; Joseph G.
Ayres, of N. 8., to be assistant sturgeon;
George S, Fife, of N, H., to be assistant sur
geon; Joseph B. Baker, of Maryland, to be
assistant surgeon; Passed Assistant Pay
master Charles P. Thompson, to be pay
master, vice H. H. Pangbom, deceased;
Assistant Paymaster Albert W. Bacon,
to be passed assistant paymaster; Assist
ant Paymaster Charles Imlay, to be
passed assistant paymaster, vice Hil
bert A. Robertson resigned; Assistant
paymaster Rufus S.MoConnell, to be passed
assistant paymaster, vioe J. H, Mulford,re
signed; Henry Glass, Ernest Hickman, W.
W. McOlay, P. H. Cooper, H. O. Taylor,
Allen H. Brown, Marston Niles, Georgci H.
Wadleigb, John H. Clark, A. S. Crowning
shield, C. H. Craven, Frank Wildes, W. W.
Hendrickson, Angnstns J. Kellogg, Joseph
B. Courlan, James H. Sandes and Tates
Sterling, to be lieutenants in the navy. En
signs to be masters in the navy—C.F. Good
rich, A. G. Caldwell, A. W. Kennedy, B. H.
McCall, F. E. Chadwick, S. H. Baker, T. F.
Jewell, C. F. Schmit, G. W.' Armstrong, J>.
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*