THE STORM AT THE EAST AND NORTHWEST. Wreck of lire Steamer Miraculous Preservation of "the Passengers and Crew—Only One 4.ife Believed to be Lost—lnci dents of the Frightful Gale —Damage by the Storm . in New York City—Rail ' road Trains Snowed tUp—-Detention of the Mails, Ac. [From tb-flay'i S'. T. Times.] The Sound steamer Commodore, of the fStonington line, left her pier in New York, - for New London, at the nanal hour, 4 P. M., Thursday. A high wind and a disagreeable = snow-Btorm were prevailing at the time, and, as the darkness approached, the wea ther became more nnpropitious, and beto .kened a dangerous trip. Nothing, however, beyond the ordinary events which occur in -a severe storm, was experienced until the -steamer neared Cornfield Lightship, at 10 P. M., - when she was struck bra terrific gale of wind on her starboard bow, which had the effect to stave in a portion of her . lower works, crash in her bulkheads, sweep smoke-stack, and wash overboard a considerable quantity of freight stored on the decks. - ‘ Captain Curtis, in command of the - steamer, -comprehending the perilous posi tion she was in, immediately made an effort -to head her round to the wind, Which was blowing fiercely from the west, but only t partially succeeded, although six men were stationed at the wheel. The more ' vigorous the efforts to manage the vessel, ’ tho more imcontrolableshe became.' From the fact, also, of the fires of one of the -boilers having been extinguished by a heavy sea, which dashed in on the -weather side, the prcpeling power of the vessel was seriously lessened, mnd it was at last derided to keep her head ' to the wind as much as possible and trust to fate for the rest. When first struck by the gale, the Commodore was within about twenty-five miles of New London, and about eight miles from Horton’s Point on Long Island side. Drifting for two and a half hours, she came within sight of the Horton Pointlight. She continued to drift -toward the shore, and after another two “honrß of anxiety and suspense to those on board she rode over a sand bar, and finally went aground about a stone’s throw from 'the beach. Means were then taken to get the passengers ashore. A boat was lowered and manned by passengers and -some of the crew, who succeeded in effecting a, landing. Unfortunately, however, they -did not lake the precaution to provide themselves with a rope with which to attach the boat to the -steamer, consequently much -time was lost and no little danger hazarded by another party of three men who left the -steamer in a gig to secure and bring back the boat, which had already reached the beach. In connection with this affair of the boat, it is asserted that out of the eight men "who went with it to the shore, only 'three of the number consented to return to the steamer and -afford assistance to those remaining on hoard. Some of the number who refused to retnra were discovered in the little vil lage of Hermitage, enjoying a good supper ut the time they should have been exerting 'theirntmost efforts to rescue their less for tunate com panions. After much hard labor on the part of the officers of the steamer, a xope was adjusted to each end of the boat, and communication established wit a the shore. The ladies and children were first landf-V, after them the men. Capt, Craven -was tfce last man to leave the wreck. Tin passengers, over one hundred in ■slumber, including twenty ladies, and the •officers and crew, numbering between twenty-five and thirty, were well provided for by the citizens of Hermitage. At.lo A. M. moat of them took the cars atSonthold - Station on the Long Island Railroad and came to this city, arriving here at 3 P. M: 'None of the passengers had any heavy bag gage with them, and very few were even fortunate enough to bring away so mnch as a carpet-bag: It is stated by a passenger that he saw one man leap overboard. He was person -ally acquainted with him, and believes that inasmuch as he did not see him after that moment, that he was drowned. This is the ■ only instance of reported loss of life. Capt, .Bnddington, an experienced seafaring man, and a resident of New London, had his feet and hands badly frost-bitten. STATEMENT OF MB, D. N. FBENTICE. Mr. Prentice, a passenger on board the steamer, states that the first serious alarm ■was occasioned by a squall striking the - vessel on the starboard bow at 10 o’clock at night. Immediately the headway was • checked, and simultaneously a violent shock was felt. On examination it was ■ discovered that a portion of the most im -portant lower woodwork had been stove in, and that some of the machinery had been - disabled. The sea which swept, over the - deck carried away the smoke-stack and - deluged the cabins, beside doing other da mage. But the heaviest damage from the sea was the extinguishing of the fires under the > "boilers cm the weather side. From the time i the Commodore left the pier she traveled,for reasons-of safety, under a low head of steam, and to lose a single particle in the emer gency of this disaster, when everything de pended on getting the vessel head to the -wind,-was a circumstance fraught with the most distressing apprehension. In order to .. keep the steamer properly balanced, Capt. - Curtis gave orders that the freight be shifted to the other side, and requested the passen -gers-to remain perfectly tranqniL With what steam could be prudently obtained .. from the remaining boilers in service, a Btre ■ Tmouß effort was made to point the vessel to the wind, but all to little or no purpose. The .-gale blew-the vessel toward the Long Island .. shore, and about 1 o’clock landwassighted. Captain Curtis, thinking that the greatest - danger had been overcome gave orders for the anchors to be let go, but it appeared " . shortly after that the vessel was rapidly V filling with water. All the pumps were kepi at work, and the passengers amforew set about bailing. The water commenced gaining on their efforts, and it was found .necessary to slip the anchors -and let the steamer drift. It happened to be high wa ter, and the bar off Hunter's: Point was - crossed in safety. At low water this bar is covered hv only seven feet of water. Had 'the steamer floated on it at that time, she would speedily have gone to pieces, and a great loss of life would doubtless have - ensued. No one on board expressed a knowledge of this bar. Safely over, the steamer drifted still nearer to the shore, and finally grounded a short distance from the beach. Several passengers, in the excitement of the moment, then made a rash for a boat, and under the pretext of being exprienced sea , men,, jumped in, out it. loose ,and Towed for the • shore. It was \ the ■original Intention of the officer; in charge to-secure this boat by one end to the steamer. - With another ropAa party on. shore oonld have pushed the boat back and forth. After considerable vexations delay this plan was carried out, although de - served censure is bestowed upon those sel i fish people who betook themselves away in the boat in a manner so ignominious and • -cowardly. THE DAILYEVENING BULLETIN ; PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY DECEMBER 29,186br—TRIPLE SHEET. The boat made eight trips to the steamer, and every one on hoard waß safely conveyed ,ta the shore. In fact, so perfect was the ar rangement, that several of the passengers escaped toe least wetting. From ! the point of landing to toe nearest village, Hermitage, is a distance of three-fourths 5' a mile. The ladies and ohildren were conve" io' a wagon to the village as soon as they reached the shore. The citi zens of the place were very kind in their attentions, and spared nothing in their en deavors to make the unfortunate people comfortable. Most of the passengers lefUn the 10 o’clock train for this city. Mr. Pren tice speaks in high terms of the conduct of the officers, especially of Captain Curtis, who stood to his poßt like a hero, STATEMENT OF JAKES i. 6a?, jPEESIbENT 01*- IHE STONINGTONEAII.BOAD. t The' Commodore was run ashore abou four and a half miles this side of Horton’s Point, Long;lsiand, at daylight yesterday morning. All the passengers and crew were saved, numbering 120 sonls. It is a singular coincidence that just one year ago yesterday the Commonwealth, belonging to the same line (toe Stonington), was de stroyed by fire. The Commodore left Hew York City at thensnal time, 4.30 P. M. Thursday, and headed for the Sound. We had few cabin passengers, among them being Mrs. Dr. Hyde and two children, of Stonington. The majority belonged to the steerage. There was not much freight on board. The sky was lowering as we proceeded up the Sound, and the wind was becoming colder and fiercer by degrees. Long after supper the whistling of the wind round the vessel, and the increasing sea, forewarned all on board there would be a stormy night. At 9:30 P. M. the wind blew a gale' from the west southwest. During the night it veered off west by south, and finally settled in a hurricane west by north and northwest. At 10 P. M. the hurricane commenced making the sea white with foam, and flattening out, as it were, the ordinary caps of the ocean rollers. Hever have I seen it blow so bard, even on the Atlantic. The steamer strag gled with the sea nobly, but as midnight approached, when off Falkner’s Island, she gave way, and was instantly at themeroy of the waves and in the trough of the Bea. For about fifteen or twenty minutes there was a creaking and crashing and moaning sound, which indicated to the ex perienced sailor that the vessel was in the throes of destruction. About twenty minutes later the smoke-stacks were bio nn away. The engines just turned and kept her in motion, but we could not get her head to the wind, and get her off to port. There we were, heading anywhere the wind drifted us. For four and one-half hours we lay in this state drifting from Falkner’s island to Saybrook light in the trough. I made up my mind the first hour that everything was gone and never ex pected to be saved except by a miracle. I tied on my person a life preserver and sat down waiting for the vessel to break up. The commander of the vessel, Captain Cur tis and the two pilots were cool, and pre served a perfect presence of mind. The ladies and gentlemen of the cabin behaved nobly but the steer age passengers fell on their knees and prayed and cried in the wildest manner. Some of them crowded incontin ently into the Captain’s room. By the com bined aotion of the engines and the wind, the doomed craft gradually neared the shore on the Long Island side. The driving sleet and snow increased the horrors of the night. At 12 feet water we heaved the an chors. and in that shoal water she labored heavily. Fortunately her anchors held,and she was then working to pieces. At day light we let go l\er port anchor. Upon this she headed o shore, the wind being northwest, her nead was to windward; when she struck she lay over on the lee side, whioh enabled us to get out the boats. We were not mere than 150 feet from shore when we landed the passengers by means of the boats four or five miles this side of Horton’s Point. The beach was perfectly level. When she struck she settled down and the water broke over the deck. All hands were safely transferred to the shore, and were kindly received by the residents of Peconic village, who sent wagons down half a mile to the shore and conveyed them to the village. STATEMENT OF MR. J, MAXSON, Mr. Maxson, also a passenger, made a statement which in essential points does not differ from that of the preceding. He was a witness to many incidents which took place on the steamer when it was intimated that the chances were sne would go down. Some, indeed, most of the passengers, fortified themselves in a calm and resolute manner to meet their supposed painfal fate. A party of three or four gentlemen locked themselves within their Btate-rooms, and gave them selves up to those reflections which the oc casion would naturally produce. The wo men, with some exceptions, remained quiet. FROM ANOTHER PASSENGER, The steamship Commodore left Pier No. 18 on Thursday afternoon, and although she encountered thick weather from her depar ture in the heavy snow-storm then coming down, all went smoothly with her until she sighted Stratford, About this time the wind increased to a hurricane, accompanied by a dense snow fall. The wind was then blow ing fiercely west by north, and the sea had risen to a fearful height. The City of Boston could be seen several miles ahead. The Commodore kept on her course success fully,'everything being apparently equal to the emergency, and passed New Haven. There was then no doubt, either among the- officers of the ship or the passengers on board, that she would be able to weather the storm and reach her destina tion safely. So matters stood when Cornfield Light was recognized from the ship; I but shortly after she was struck by a heavy sea on the starboard side, completely sweeping her decks and carrying off a quantity of merchandise thereupon, and tearing away her bulwarks. Before the irresistible hur ricane which now set in, the vessel became all but completely unmanageable. Sea after sea struck her, carrying away her smoke stacks, Btaving in her timbers in every di rection, and breaking into pieces her coal bunkers. The fires were, of course, extin guished, and all further aid against: the fury of the storm from the engines ceased. The vessel then lay in the trough of the sea completely at the meroy of the waves, which rolled upon her, wrenching her timbers from stem to stern with every recurrence of the blow. The conduot of the officers of the ship and of the passengers is said to have been marked by almost un exampled bravery, perseverance and endu rance. All that it was possible for men to do under such disastrous circumstances had been done by the captain and his officers. Six men were kept steadily at the wheel from the time she first encountered the gale until all control was lost, and all human efforts had been made to protect her against the violence of the sea. Shortly after she was first struck it was discovered that she was leaking badly, and the pumps were got to work with a will. The passengers, to a man, volunteered their aid, and two lines of bailers were formed, reaching from the cabins to the deck. Those with the pumps worked steadily, being relieved in turn by their fellow-passengers. It is stated' that some of the deck hands refused to work, but that when severely pommeled, as they de served, by the officers, they returned to duty. Men were placed around the stoves, which were firmly secured, to protect them from - injury,- and to guard against fire. During this -time tho anohors ' had been let go as the wreok was evi dently going ashore. Happily forj the ' lives of all on board-these found good hold ing groundi but the vessel rolled fearfully, tugging with the chains as if eager foriself destruction. Once during this awful;time the cry of fire arose to add to the already intense excitement of the people. This was found to be a false :alarm t but resulted in the prudent onler that all lights Bhould be extinguished. Throughout the long dark night, for it was but 10 o’clock when the first blow came, the passengers worked with -untiring energy* aiding every effort of toe officers,' . and obeying orders coolly and colieotedly. It is fairly presumable that to this admirable conduct is due the ultimate safety of those on board. Life-preservers were on board in sufficient numbers to supply all who wished to use them. The passengers almost all put them on early iu the night as suoh was the fear ful con«iin&H Of the vessel, and such, the havoc ffifid# shivering and heaving up in a.. that few on board had any hope thau'***" W6fi!d hold together until morning, and prepared themselves for the last chance for life—that of being washed ashore if buoyed up so far alive by the preservers. When morning broke the vessel was found to be in the neighborhood of Horton’s Point, a low sandy beach, and forming one of the northern capes of Long Island about eighty mileß distant from Hew York. The fury of the gale at this hour was unabated ana,it was apparent that there was but one chance lor the safety of the lives on board, and that was in allowing the vessel to go ashore. To remain where she was muoh longer conld only result in her destruction by piecemeal, and to the sacrifice of all on board. The cables were then slipped and the steamer allowed to approach the shore. This she did rapidly and struck it with her stern. The bow then wheeled ronnd and also struck, lodging deeply in the Band and remaining there. In the meantime the life boats were in readiness,and in due time were lowered and the passengers Bafely landed from the ship. There was a rumor afloat that two men were lost during the excite ment following the first attack of the hurri cane, but this has not yet been confirmed, the probability being that it is wholly without foundation. «■ . OTHBB PABTICULABB. As has been before observed, toe list of passengers were not large. The freight was also light. . Had the steamer been heavily laden, it is thought the disaster would have unavoidably involved a serious less of life. Among toe passengers were Mr. L S. Day. President of the line; Mr. James R. Palmer, Treasurer ef the StoningtoU and Providence Railroad; and Mr. F. D. Hoyea,Secretary of the same road. It is due to these gentle men to remark that they did all in their power to aid in providing for the wants of ihe passengers after their arrival on shore. Mr. Day lost no time in sending a despatch to this city, asking that a steamer should be sent down immediately to toe wreck. The vessel itself will prove a total wreck. A portion of toe freight may possibly be saved, although present indications do not favor that result. When the passengers left toe beach loose freight conld be seen floating In every direction. Every one will perceive how narrowly the hnman beings on board the steamer es caped with their lives, when it Is known that on either side of the point where she grounded, at the short distance of a mile and a half, lie beds of dangerous rocks. DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL. The Commodore was 265 feet in tengtb, and 1,!00 tons burden. She was valued at 8100,000, and was insured for $BO,OOO in New York and Boston offices, the larger portion of the risks being in Boston. She was bnilt in this city about 15 years ago by Mr. liud ger, and for some years ran between New York and Albany. She then took her place in the Stonington line. Lately she was thor oughly overhauled, and took the place of the Plymouth Rock, which vessel was laid up for repairs. She had on board a miscel laneous cargo valued at $lOO,OOO, 'the Storm In Sen lorb Cltj-Honset Unroofed—Low Tide. The high -wind 'which commenced blow ing about 8 o’clock on Thursday night, did considerable damage in the upper part of the city. At 101 o’clock it swept with great force in an easterly direction over the dis trict near Harlem, unroofing six of a row of tenement houseß on Alexander avenue and five houses on Willis avenue. The damage to the buildings is estimated at $lO,OOO. An outhouse attached to the building known as the Bed House, at Harlem, was blown down and entirely demolished. During the greater part of the night the wind was from W.N.W. and cold, and dur ing the morning it blew heavily from nearly the same quarter. All the Sound boats were detained, and some of them lay to for many hours until the storm was over. The strong wind caused such an outflow of the water from the bay and rivers, that at low tide the boats of the Hamilton,South and Wall street ferries were unable to enter their slips, and had to land their passengers at other points. One of the boats of the Fulton ferry ran aground, and was got off with difficulty. The North River Ferries also experienced some difficulties, and it was remarked that at high tide the water in the slips was lower than it usually is at low tide. On the Staten Island shore few per sons remembered to have seen the tide so low as it was yesterday. On the North Shore teams could not be got on and off the boats without great {difficulty. ttUliliETlSL POST OP PTTTT.AiriU.I-HTA—Tlrnmnimw JW fit* Marins Bulletin on Eleventh Base, fTIYHIARKn THUS DAY. Sebr Kellie C Paine, Loane, Boston, Van Dasen.Loch man A Co. Bclir Mar; Standlsh, Bleb, New York, New York and BcbuylklU Coal Co. Bcbr Ann S Brown, Fish, Boston. Twells & Co. fcchr Margaret, Tarr, New Haven, Warren, Gregg & Morris. MEMORANDA. Ship Tonawanda, Jennings, hence, arrived at Savan nah 27th Inst. steamer Florence Franklin, Pierson, hence, at Bal more yesterday. . steamer John s Shrlver, cleared at Baltimore yes terday Jor this port. Schr Hattie Combs, Drlnkwater, sailed ftom Rich mond 27th Inst for Baltimore Bark Thos Whitney, from London for this port, pnt into St Georges, Bermuda, 9th Inst, with rodder sprung and leaking badly. NOTICE TO The Hooper's Btrolts Light vessel (Chesapeake Bay) has been removed from her station for the winter season. 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Mimuit witni OOSTKAD F. CUOTHIXK. . j HJTARKING WITH INDELIBLB INK, Emhroldm, ilLing, Braiding, Stamping, Ac. tobhhy, uoomnertitttM OIEDa BABBETT.—At his residence. In Lower Merlon, on the evening of tbe27tu, Hugh Barre’t, aged t 2 years. ' . ~3 funeral-will teke pines on Monday, tne 81« t Inst, attjoclock M., without further notice. * ®I>UMS;EB,—On tne 28th lost, Jenette, widow of Qfaas. IS. Blun-.ner, aged 63 5 ear,. ®u De ral lrom her husoand’s residence, No. B4Q North Flhh street, on Monday afternoon, at 2 o’cloct. ■ KEAllhG—This mornmg. Eliza, wire of Dr. Wm. y. Keating, and daughter of the' late 3. 3. Borie. ftnera! services will he held.at st. Mary’s SlaES’ on SfcHMtay morning next, at 8 Bl her creeds are invited to be nJJSSPIi 8- ? 11 . evening. December SBth, Ftaria In the (Ist year of nis age. *» BESSipE.—TtU morning, Ellen Beeslde, la the Ziat ftmerah* 61 * 8e ’ Dae noUce vm he given of'he 'XJayKP.—OB thfej&thiliAfc . JAC669 ThAw*. *-**^%- > *-t year of bla *■*"'**'» *u« oid. Of the family are Invited MMeSS 6 S&, , £ tl i oa ‘ from MELODEON AND BIOH P14.n0 COVEBS, FOB OUBISTMAS PRESnNTS. Fine Shawls, for Christmas; fine Silts, for Chrltt mas; Christmas Delaines and Prints; Hdkls., Collars aioves and Scarfs. jSYRE <fc LANDBLL, Fourth and Arch* RELIGIOUS NOTICES. UNION SERVICEB Under the aniplcai of the Young Men’s Christian Association, wm be held EVEBY BABBATH EVENINS. com mencing at 7H o’clock. In the Washington Square Presbyterian Church (Bov. Albert Barnes's;. TO-MOBBOW (Sabbath) NIGHT, Dec. 30lh l BEV. T. DE WTIT TALMAGE Subject— “Astray, How to Get Back." Beau, Free, All are Invited. it ASTRAY, HOW TO GET BACK. BEV. T. DB WITT TALMAGE Will preach on this subject TO-MOBBOW (BAB BATH) NIGHT, (B& A?b£tto&i? V, “ e Pmbjterl “ ttKATtj, Fj&ae. A oordl I 1 Invitation to all. it} MEN'S CHRISTIAN ABSOCIA- — (n K Regular monthly meeting Will be held in NATIONAL HALL. MARKET street. gboveTwelfth, next MONDAY. De . cember 31, at 8 o’clock p.-m. Addresses by GXO. H. STUART,Esq., and Rat. J. WHEATON SMITH, D.D. A Iso. anon dresses relative to the work of the As sociation by several members. Several hundred members to be elected. Hfuic by an efficient choir. Tickets may be obtained gratuitously at the Rooms. 3No. 1210 CHESTNUT street. de2B-2ij A PUBLIC MEETING IN BEHALF OF IBS MISSION HOUSE OF TH*c PROTESTANT EPIS COPAL CHURCH OFTHF UNITED STATES, WILL BE HELD IN ST. LUKE’S OHUBOH THIRTEENTH STREET, BEX.OW SPRUCE. SUNDAY EVENING, December 30. at 734 o'clock. Tbe Meeting will be addressed by Right Bev. THOMAS H. VAJL, D. D.. Rev. M.A.DE W. HOWE. D.D., Rev. B. B. CLAXTON, d7d., Rev, J. G, AUER, Missionary. A collection will be taken op. it| BABBATEt SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY OP the Sabbath Schools of. Sixth Presbyterian Church Spruce below estxta street, SUNDAY - , De cember sc, at 3 o’clock. P. M. Addresses by Rev. JC. R. Btadle, D.i .. and Rev. W. P. Cullis, Correspond ing eecrei ary YoungMen’a Christian Association, of Philadelphia. n« FRfiEfeEKViCIsSJ, CLINTON STREET ►eX Presbyterian Church, Tenth below Spruce, will beopen To-mcrrow (Sunday) Evening. at 7H o’clock. Sermon by Rev Dr. March, <,n ‘The close of >he 'Year.” Seats ail Free and the public cordially invited to attend, KEY. DR. NAPAU AT TRINITY M. E Church, la morrow. At 10}* o’clock a Christmas sermon; at 7b£ o’clock a New Year sermon. Watch meeting on Monday sight at 9 o’clock. These ser vices oegin a protracted meeting. Service every evening. n* RKN. J. H. sUYDaM, Pastor of the First •e-y Reformed Dutch Church, corner of Seventh and Spring Garden street*, wm preach to-morrow in the EDorDiitg at 10,S; o’clock, nod in the evening at 7% o'clock. it* “’’S* CLAY M ISaIQN ,PKA RU. above Tweifthatreet. tjy —A port-cm of the t hristmas Exercises of the Sunday School will be repeated on Sunday evening, December 30th, at 8 o'clock. Sermon by Rev. 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Subject-“ Toe scriptural Prophecies ” u* CHURCH OF THE INTESCESSOR, Prot esurnt Episcopal, Spring Garden below Broad. Tjue Rector, J. W. Bonham, will Drench at 10.50 A. M. and 7.30 P. M. Strangers welcome. it* CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Locust street above Fifteenth. Preacalog To morrow by Rev. Dr. Cattell, at 10,S A, H. and 7k P. M, V"'=s* BEV. W. W. NEWELL WILL PREACH at Langs troth’s Ball, Germantown, to-morrow morning, at log o’clock and evening at 7, 1 -. it* Y-’S* REV. JAMES WALTERS will preach In Green Hill Hall, 8, E. cor. Seventeenth and Poplar streets, to morrow afternoon, at 3>a o’clock. 11* ST. LUKE’S CHURCH, GERMANTOWN.— Service every Sunday Evening, at 75.*' o’clock, beats all free. . cei&s 6t* BPEVIAI* NOTICES. Cp* Methodist Episcopal Book Room. No. 1018 ARCH street. HYMN BOORS, BIBLHto HOLIDAY GIFTS. BOOKS from the Best Houses, wholesale and retail. delitu&ast rpj fTS* THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CUN TRIBUTORB TOTHS PRESTON RETREAT, wCi be held attheßetreat. HAMILTON and TWEN TIETH streets, on MONDAY AFTERNOON, Jan. 14th, 1867, at 4 o’clock, for the purpose of electing twenty fi ur Managers, a Treasurer and two Auditors, and of transacting such other business as may be brought forward, ROBERT C. CORNELIUS, Secretary of the Managers. Philadelphia, Dec. 28, 1866. de29 aa,tu,thuat4J NOTICE—HOSPITAL OF~THIf PROTES ILgr TANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN PHILA DELPHIA, Philadelphia, December, 1866. The Annual Meeting 01 the Contributors to the Bos’- Eltal of the P. R. Church; in Philadelphia, will be eld at the office, 708 Walnut street, on TUESDAY, January Ist pros., at 12 M. The annual xeport will be presented, and eight members of the Board of Mana gers elected, to stive for the ensuing three years. de2o-2ti J JOHN A. CHJ.LDB, Secretary. OFFICE OF THE LEHIGH AND DELA- IkS* WARE WATER GAP RAILROAD COMPA NY, No. 122 south SECOND Bjreet, Philadelphia, December 29th, 18t6. The annual meeting of theStocfc holders of this Com pany, and an election for a President and twelve Di rectors, to serve for the ensuing year, will be held at this Office, at 11 o’clock, A* M., on MONDAY, the 14th day of January, 1867. W. B, WHITNEY, ae29 s,tu,th tjaH2 Secretary. OFFICE OF THE -NESQUEHONING VAL UES? LEY R. R CO., No. 122 South uECjND street, Philadelphia, Dec, 29th. 18G6. The Annual Meetlngof thestockholdersofthlsCom-' pany and an election; for a Piesldent and twelve Di rectors to serve for the enso Lag year.will be h il<i at thm office at twelve o’clock M., on MONDAY the Uth day of January, l lB67. JAMES S. COX, de29s,ta,th t ljaU2 Secretary. THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOME (kiy FOR LTTTLE WANDERERS will be held at SeNATIONAL HALL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, January 2d, at 7* o’clock. Rev. R. G. Toles, Superln tendentof the Baldwin Place Home of Boston will be present, with some of the children; also children of the Home ot this city. Singing by the children and addresses by several eminent speakers. Tickets 25 cents. Can be purchased of TRUMPLER, corner of Seventh and Chestnut streets. de*9s,m,w* NOTICE.—The annual meeting of the atock lUy holders of the ENTERPRISE RAILROaD COMPANY, will be held at the office of the Company, No. 407 LIBRARY street, In the city of Philadelphia, on MON Da Y, the Uth day of January, 1867. at eleven o’clock A. M., at which time andplacefive directors will be elected to serve until are chosan. _ de29-12tt P.C.HOLLIB, Secretary. (y--=» OFFICE ANTHBACITHINSIJIiANOECOaI- Pany , No. 311 WALNUT ST., Philadelphia, D 'LLe B Annuai Flection for ten Directors will be he’d *t this office on MONDAY, the seventh day of Janu ary next, between the hoars of Wand “o M - de297tj - . Secretary. KP* BFTBOUVBY’a HATR TONIO. Trra MOST BFFBOTUAL, BEAUTIFUL, AND HIGHLY PEKFUMKD : ira;- yAETT, lySM.tu.th-WrpJ SPEriAI ISTOTIIIES. P BEDKRICKDOUQLABB WILL DELIVER THE SECOND LECTURE OF THE COURSE, Under the ansplew of the a C. and STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION, at NATIONAL HALL, MARKET street, above Twelfth, on THURSDAY EVENING. January 3, 1867. Subject—“ Sources 01 Danger to the Republic,” This la said to be the greatest of Mr. D.’s great speeches. The BLACK SWAN has kindly volunteered to fur nish occasional airs at the opening and closing of each lecture Season Tickets for the course (eight lectures), &- Single Admission 35 cents. Doors open at 7 o'clock. To commence at 8. «S l fSSjsSsyi eliadat T.B. PUGH’S Bookstore,6o7 CH S STB UT street, and at the deor ou the Evening of each Lecture, william STILL, Chairman, 1216 Washington Avenne, (Coal Office), J. a WHITE, Sr., Fourth street, below Willow, J, H ANKINSON, Gallelma street, _£f»Mjtrp Committee of Arrangements. irs» THE INDUSTRIAL HOME, Corner of BROAD street and OOLU&LBIA avenne, la open for the admission of Girls from twelve to eighteen years of age, who are neglected or deserted by their parents, and who need the shelter and instruction of a Christian home. If the public will sustain this Insti tntion.many girls may be kept from evil and made re spectable ana nsefhl women. Contributions may be sent to Tames T. Shinn, Treasurer, Broad and Spruce streets, n022-rptf Ipry® SOTJTHJSBN DISPKBBABY.-The umm meeting of the Conalbotois will be bold at the DI6PESBARY. BHIPPsN street, on TUESDAY, let day of January, 1867, between the home of 11 and 18 o'clock A. LI. fßigned] ~de2a afT ■ t'S* HOWABD HOSPITAL. Noa. J5lB and 1520 Lombard afceet, Dispensary Department, Medl oaTtreatment and medicme. ftirnintmrt gratuitously to the poor. ’ bKATIM PARKS. Skating. J HARRISON [skating. Skating Park, Berks St, bet. Second and Front Sts. Cars of tbe Fifth and Sixth streets, Union* and Second and Third streets lines ran direct to the Park. The Ice Is in fine condition fbr Skating and the Park la open to the Public. THE ÜBSUBPASSED AOCOMMOD ATIONS, TtRtT.T.TATCTT.Y ILLUMINATED PARK, CONVENIENCE TO THE CABS, AND A FULL BAND OF MUSIC, recommend the HAKRIBON PARK as one of the best in the city. Season Tickets, 13. Children’s Season Tickets, |l, Single admission. 25 cents. It? J. C. HOFFMAN, Bcp’t. SKATING O-DAY AT THE NATIONAL SKATING PARK, Twenty-first St. and Colombia Avenue, SPLENDID ICE AND BRILLIANT COMPANY! A SCORE OF SKATORIAL QUEENS, CROWNED WITH YOUTH AND SCEPTRED WITH BEAUTY, ALWAYS PEES ENT. DOUGLASS'S BRASS BAND. Take Ridge Avenue Cars. Sir gie Ad m Imlod £5 cents. _it| EABTWIOK PARK, To the Subscribers and their Friends: Splendid Skating on Both Basins. 114 JL ■ CENTRAL SKATING PARK, Fifteenth and Wallace Streets. Good Skating TO-DAY at tbe Central Park, After noon and Evening. Satterlee Band in attendance. Hi STATIN a ! SKATING 11 Vtiit Philadelphia Skating Parle, THIBTY -FIRST and WALNUT streets. Ice In splendid condition—perfectly smooth. Park open until 10 o’clock at night, and illuminated. Pine Band of Music- Season Tickets. $3 00. Single admission 25 cents. Access to the Park (by a few minutes ride) by the Market street. Chestnut and Walnut atreet,Bpruce and Pine, and Schoylkill Railways. It* THE SKATORiAL QUEEN, The greatest Skater of the Age, IS COMXNG TO Park Thirty-first and Walnut Street*, deize At} SEATING! SKATING! SKATING! EXCELLENT SKATING AT THE ARCTIC PARK, EXCELLENT SKATING AT THE AHCTIC PARK. EIGHTH AND COLUMBIA AVE„ THIS DAY. EIGHTH AND COLUMBIA AVE., THIS DAY. MOONLIGHT SKATING THIS EVENING. ' MOONLIGHT SKATING THJS EVENING. The United stairs Brass Band in attendance. Access by the Tenth, Eighth. Union, Sixth and Girard ay* nue cars. Season Tickets, $3. NOTE.—Great preparations are being made for the Grand Masqueraae,FaDcy,Mllitary and Citizens’ Dress Carnival, to be held next wet k, weater permitting. de26 tf« K. H, HAYBUBBT, Bnp’U ONE DAY FOB THE POOR. OAKDALE SKATING PARK.-On the line of the Fourth and Eighth Streets Cara, North.—The Pro prietor of this fine Skating Park has generously of fered the whole receipts ot MONDAY. Slst instant, EUR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR OP PHILA- DELPHIA. under the direction of the UNION BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Tickets at the Office, Northwest corner SEVENTH and BANSOH streets. L. MONTGOMERY BOND, 'l BENJAMIN ORNE. VCommittee. US THOMAS LATIMER, J BEAL ESTATE. 4F3 A COUNTRY BRAT AND FARM FORfiSA ■in! BALK.—Fifty to One Hundred Acres, BristolHr pise, above seven-mile stone, and near Tacony, Mansion House and other Dwellings to let. Apply to B, WHITAKER, 610 LOCUST street. d829.21* ml O BENT-A large STORE on MARKET St., near Sixth. Possession soon. Apply at :s 3t* 1507 ARCH street. ©OA various other sums to tJpZiU.UUU invest in approved City Mortgages. Also, well-secured Mortgages and Ground Bents. For Bale by E R. JONES, de£9 31} No 522 Walnut street. nANi'b. WANTED— TWO GIRLS—One as Child-Nurse, and the other as Chambermaid and Watteress Must come well recommanded. Apply northeast corner of THIRTY-EIGHTH and LOCUST streets. / It* M MODERN DWELLING WANTED TO PUR CHASE, for |iB.ooo to |2o»ooo,£rom Spruce to Arch streets, west of Twelfth. Also, one $20,000 to_s3o.ooo. de29,3i{ E. R. JONES, M 2 Walnut street. rTHB ENTERPRISE INSURANCE COMPANY A Southwest corner FOURTH and WALNUT sta. Paid up Capital.. Cash Assets...^... "FIM’mSURANCK"^OLUBIV'ELY. ■. Term ana Perpetual insurances. DIRECTORS. F.Batcbford Btarr, J. L. Brringer, Valbro Frazier, Geo. W. Fatmestock, John M. Atwood, James L Claghorn, BeDj. T. Tredick, William G. Boulton, George H. Stuart, Charles Whe ler, Joim H. Brown T. H. Montgomery. T. RATCHFORD STARR, eresidenc. THOS. H. MONTt ALEX. W. WISTER,ei . OH IIIK WKINti GRAND PIAJSOfcI, 914 CHESTNUT STREET. Hlkl locs-tf 4p W, H. DUTTON.3 /COMPOUND CHARCOAL. BIBCOrr. Li -FOB DYSPEPSIA. These are composed of Fine Willow Charcoal, Ac., In the form of Bran Wafers, by which medicines hitherto disagreeable are rendered pieasant and pal atable. They will prove to be a valuable remedy for Heartburn, Waterbrash. Acidity .Nausea, Eructations, Constipation and other forms or indigestion. Persons sofferln g from fetid breath will And them an admirable °°F«pared only by JAMES T. SHINN, Apothecary, a W. corner BROAD and SPRUCE streets, Phllada, Bold also by F. Brown, Fifth and Chestnut. C. R. Keeney, Sixteenth and Atch. Ambrose Smith, Broad and Chestnut. George C. Bower, Sixth and Vine. D. L. Stackhouse. Eighth and Green. 0. Shivers, Seventh and Spruce. Murphy <fe Bro., 1700 Locust street, H. C. Blair’s sons, 800 Walnut. E. Thomas, 1900 Pine. _ Kills, Bon & Co, Seventh and Market,] . Johnston, Holloway & Oowden, , And druggists generally. __j—- omnmntTNß SQUARE PIANOS, I |rTl 914 CHESTNUT lltkl >OO5-tf4p - W. H, 9UTXQK- Bronzes and Fancy Goods, Elegant Beading Shades. Porcelain Lsmterna fl Flexible Drop Lights’with Stands, MISKEY, MERRILL 85 TEACKARA,. AMSQN, Secretary. OPERA GLASSES. GOLD SPECTACLEB. CHILDREN’S MAGIC LANTERNS, DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, iOMhlty, Vice President, ;cretaiy. de29*lm HOLIDAY P HOLIDAY PK We would dll attention to our large assortmeot* as appbopuJate Holiday Presents, Combining Beauty with Equity! 718 Chestnut Street. deU-tn,th,stfrpl NEW YEAR’S PRESENTS.. &C..&C. JAMES W. QUEEN & CO., 924QHESTNUT STREET de7tf-rp{ WRITING DESKS PORTFOUOS, HOLIDAY PRESENTS MOSS & CO.’S, deifitJal rp 432 CHBBTHUT STREET NOW READY, THE NEW HAT* BY WARBURTOM, V A 1 Hatter, 430 Chestnut Street. NEXT DOOB TO POST OFFICE. delS-lmrpi NEW YEAR’S PRESENTS. Fine Opera, GrlasseSf Elegantly Bound Music Books AND i MUSIC FOLIOS. 0. W. A. TRUMPLEB, BEVBHTH AWD CHESTNUT STS. deStfrpi NEW TEAR’S PRESENTS. The best and most useful Present to give a Manx (or the needy} Is a barrel of my superior St. Louis an Ohio Family Flour And a bag or half barrel Mountain Buckwheat Meal. Warranted equal to any In the market. GEO. F. ZEHSDEB, Successor to Allman & Zehnder, FOUBTH and VXNH. delS-14t rp} VANKIRK4CO.. No. 913 Arch Street. MANTTPACTOBT AT FHATCF6BD, PHIL ASA. We would respectfully call the attention of our friends and the public generally, to our choice and elegant assortment of GILT and BRONZE CHAN DELIERS and GAS FlXTURES.constantly on hand, all of them of the very latest and BEST DESIGNS; Also a fine selectlo* of PORTABLE, with PANOV CHINA, POBCffILATN and other SHADES, to soft purchasers. A fine and chelce selection of IMPORTED BRONZB STATUABV, CARD RECEIVERS. ANTIQUE VASES, INK-STANDS, THERMOMETERS, 4c., always on hand at very reasonable prices. Wewonld Invite those who are desirous ofprocuring any of the above enumerated articles, to call at our store before purchasing elsewhere, and examine our assortment, feeling confident that they will be favora bly impressed with the character of our goods. OUR PRICES ARE REASONABLE, and the wortr. In all cases guaranteed to give satisfaction to tee pea chaser. N, E—Particular attention paid to the renewing ot old work. no* 4m-rps VANKERK & OX FOR THE JOLIDAm fl. P. ft C. R. TAYLOR’S Toilet Soap and Toilet Boxes, Colognes andX2Etrut&> for the Handkerchief, Verbena, Geranium cmd vender Waters, Almond3ose and Ambrosial 'Ahaying- Creame.and Taylor’s Celebrated Saponaceous Shavtse- Compound, all of which may be bad at the Drug, Trimming and Notion Establisment at retails and by wholesale only atthe Factory, 64band 643 NORTH NINTH STREET. del424trpj ; ; SKATES I SKATES! ' ■ r sKAnsaa EXTRA QUALITIES, ' for Ladles and Gentlemen, of the finest cast.steet, Bfcatea made to order. Also, Suites sharpened; anil recallea at the shortest notice. _______ No. 103 South EI'sHTH Suoet, Three doors below de6-2m rp PERSISTENT SOAP BUBBLES OF S«*AT strength and durability. They will last fcr assay hours, may be punctured without breaking, aiat ~~ be blown to twenty Inches In diameter, showing that most brilliant prismatic colors and flmUshloc a de* llghtfolentertauiment lor adults and ichUcben. solo* tlon sold by Queen, Porter and Booth, dkc., and by mannlbotnrer. ' . deeil-rptlj JAMES T. BHIMN, ; Broad and Bwmcei DHIOKgRIH& UPBJOHT~PIA»Oh~~^ ATanjjjteflifaaotWlandinßaad ffuSTx *OBSIEB 6 OQ.I U&BentttSg&inMWTOqa^
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