trr ,Nonezt). ! dire VVldence each. day or Foiii 3l 4 l2 " 4 "lhe Purchase of us, after having en sbolPerCittthee stocks, which under : different ideu,'are being ”sacriflced,” that our goods are sold at lower prices than eitY other Clothing In ' ..- • The general experience is that such goods are ff,litealso CUIO4O £0 flarazeravren. and the publio—those Intl/save purchased them and those_ who have _ 'sset--many of the fonner - to their cost, are goner. • illy - beiortilrig aware of tbis fact. • ChM 'Swoon IS FELL AND, COAMLETE, our a - sortmeat um. '' bratty, we being in receipt' each day, of largo lota of now goods, replacing those sold, welch are being manufactured not • Baum rioam, but to 'meet ssfelty con:Mete with any ' other, eget& in the market in all rearecte, style. • fit, make or price. We. Wan Coon Fenn carry out our established rule, now ae st allotber times. OITAEANTEE ALL , TITIOES LOWER TIIAN THE LOWEST EIPICWIREIVE4' ALSO GUARANTEE FULL BATISTA.) rseffleve EVP.III7 Turtemena ou Ira); SALE CELLED AND :MONEY r.y.r lINDF.D." - Torso Tam era. ex.iioaS and frilly carry out this rule at • preeent, We bare Runner:l. ALL PRIORS 7VpRLeI REV: 05:8T buyers of ,clothing, after having examined the stocks which are being • 571 t "sacrlficed.” to examine ours before purchasing A 1 , 1112:TRETI8 ALL WE AEK. Bait way between BErnerix & Co.. Fifth .and y Towun HALL. otreets. 618 Maraca. ST., PEILADELPRIA. AND' 600 BROADWAY, Ncw YORIC. 114) mtunloneers.andciathiers. We %eve a large stock of Ready-made Clothing. um equalled in this city In style, fit end make, which we in• tend to clone out. At includes every kind of seasonable itallments. Youths., , Boys , and Children's— is cape. efiellyedapted to the hollday eeanon. No" better or more mein] present, can be found, and at the reduced prices at which we are running it off, Will PaY a good profit to any etatbler torpnwate Bah). or any auctioneer for public sale daring the liothlay season. las,trWSAY , NETWNEN liticr44 7 l4 Co.. •A 1 TD TOWER HALE. -- --Stant Smarm: 618 a:Ulmer STREET. rEILADELrIII A. AND SOO DIMADWA.T. NEW YORK. lailataeletorn4lttrat We- navies() colutntss of tbis paper to "puff" or notice the "thousand and one" articles •hnown as Patent Medicines: , We, however, vary from our rule In the present case that we may call attention to the article known as *II T. Ig6e--X., Plan Itationalitteri. , * .We desire it understood that we do so without -any solicitation • or •promise of benefit from the proprietor or other interested. parties. We sin pig do it aa an-act oP duty towards those who are laboring under pbysisal disability; weakness rod the various complsitus arising from 111101ritie8 of tho blood. Raving used the Shiers at she instigation of a friend (and, we confess, with tome misgivings at the ,outset), we found them a IMOkt valuAble medico! compound. and to our great a Ole• faction, accomplished the object for which they were tsar d MAGNOLIA WATRIL—Stival for to the beet imported Ge, to on I.;olocro,nt •old ot half the price. de223-,th eat Erns , Iron Otero. Pen one etiffering - from debility. or thin and impover ished blood, w.ll Sind these -Bitters of great benefit to them; Impror kg the appetite. giving a healthy rosy coin blexior,d de to the fl a v o red other ingrediente which they Collthill .pleasantly and very palatable. Prepared by WA% ELLIN. Ise. 12 &nth Delaware avenue, and for sale at...4!02 • Arch Btreet, 41 booth Eighth street. and by Dnu gists generally. de24-41;s8tt PIANOS. PIANOS. PIANOS. • GREAT PALE OF ELEGANT 108EWOOD 1.3. Nub AT AN EXTRAORDINARY MOM; VION OF P 1 ICES: - - . FROMLECEMBER ter. 1868, TO JANUARY len, 180'9. V Z DAVE. DADE A REDUCTION OF PRICES ON OUR EXTEN SIVE STOUR OF SUPERIOR AND AISAUT/FUL ROSEWOOD 1 • 1. ANO, AS "FOLIAAS, VIE. 1 No. 1 tines $4OO for $250. No. 7 Gan $575 for $425. No. 2 do -4 Z - for - lig: - - No. - 8 - do -- - 600 for 45u. N... a do 450 for .100. No. 9 do 650 for 100. No. 4do 476 for 9i's. N 0.40 do 700 for 650. No. 6do Mier 876. ' Square Orond Miler 600. no , 8 do 650 for 400. Concert Grandl2oo for 875. W e rffer the above great inducements to those wishing to purchase at barcame before the holidaya. We have the largest assortment of instnamente on hand that has ever been offesed In this city, and are determined to clam out our preaent large et ockat"montsfa utererefiref oast wises.. Every instrument is warranted to give satiefesDOKl, and at there low prices we place within the resell of every one the oppOrtaulty of obtaining one of these mdustlzi celebrated and Mphhi improved Pianos." Call and examine them at our new and beautiful. WAPEROUIiti; • No. 11e3 Chestnut street. 131210NAME.11 Ruth() M i u eAc I LTRING.OO.„ 1103 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. cc 215.w.csn.tdeall MOUNRAD -AIME& iNVENTOiI AND anufactarer of the celebrated Iron Frame received the Prize Medal of the World% Great London, &. The highest prizes awarded when and wherever exhibited. Wareroome. 722 Arch *feet g mindeki U/Sfi. 1788 w e mei - . A 'I3IERFS EGO &GUI'. 144E4 Manufacturers of FIRST-CLASs - AGREEFE PLATES PIANOFORTNIS. WareroamiN, ho. 610 ARM .Steet„ l'faladelobia. • delo tb ato 3'1:4 STECB & CO.'A & AIN Baps.. PIANO FORTE AY.I) . EALtON & DA WRVS OADDIET AND METROPOLITAN ORGANS. with the c azd beautiful Eve VOX HUMAN • " isdurtnmer.t offend to ruclu . mera. J. E. GOULD, th lir:. 923 Chastain street •ILLINDT & MANTZ43 GRAND AND &WARE 4 - tiFiAlAgrash Plazas at rtolacea_ joTlees. 11130. iditr saw.; metal flaw?. °Mama and Melodeon% deeond• basil I isscs stall prices. ZirLOnt tippiSTEENWAV.S PIANOS RECEIVED THE highest award (first gold uhedsl) at the Interne- Exhibition. Paris, ISM. See Official Report, at the arerQomtti BLASIUS MEM., No. 1008 Chestnut street. migiA—a l , THE CHICICERING PIANOS RECEIVED the-tigheakaward at the Part Exposition, niPITON , EB Warerarme. 914 Chestnut street EVENING BULLETIN. 41, Saturau t y, December W 4 11306. 7.11 E L&MI DITCH. Andrew Johnson has evidently determined .1 that, according to the old adage, "it Is as •' well to be hung for a sheep as for a lamb." •. , i' Raving heaped these past years of infamy - upon his name,.until it has, almost made the '''" very °Mee of the• Presidency ignominious, he • . has still struggled downward to deeper depths, .iintil,itmaay fairly be assumed that he has ,feund.‘tthe haven where be would be,"—his "last ditch" of disgrace and dishonor. '. .General Sherman signalized Christmas Day .of 186.4, by his famous despatch, presenting ' the conquered city of Savannah to Abraham ‘... 4...incein. Carrying out that grand design ''t *)at will forever be known in American his • ~i .., ~ bry as-Sherman's March to the Sea, Sher ,.ban,l , 4, by virtue of the power and authority • [in him vested by the Constitution, and ,in the name of the sovereign 2enple -of -the United States," crushed the Rebellion in the Cotton States beneath the . • iron heel of his loyal troops, and showed to : the world how odious a thing treason is to ; this sovereign people. k Andrew Johnson celebrates his last official • Christmas Day by a crowning act of homage • to treason and to traitors. Ms proclamation ors full pardon and amnesty, with "restora tion of All rights, privileges and im munities .under the Constitution and the .-• laws which have been made in purananca thereof;" to all and.every person who was in ally Way ;connected with the rebellion, is An. drew Johnson's notion of the true way to give the American people a "merry Christ mas." Ha sweeps up the Davises, the 811- A• dells, the Breekenridges, the Masons, the Thompsons—the whole "band of traitors to their country and their country's institu tions," as he once very properly called them., and gathers the foul brood to his paternal bo som. With this delightful act of miserable .treachery he celebrates his Christmas Day. ~- ;• ~, very sense of remaining shame seems to :;:.have gone down with Aiadrew Johnson's %? failure to scent() any position of 'respectability i gfore the American people. We go back to e,troble words with which this man made ler' tpienato chamber ring, in iSei, and which l lied the warmest pulses of the American , - 44 t,2snd know now, with iatinite disgust, ~ - ...t . thi l y were the users "mounding brass and ". ' i ::cymbals " of an anabithua dem% 'y . V ...viz no man ~ho stands now lief ire the 1; end OE Ale chosen champion of tress3o, i: - i 7: ' 1 1 idluwo.. - been - Imest. - - Tire dtaanee • i't. 400 grgat, the depth is too deep, the infamy ; ),Ane black to have been achieved in tag ••. .7 ~ .; - . 4.0 (pew Of A XOSP who wa n ever really hon lir) , ' . • ger,, est and true titb the professions of loyalty by which he climbed to his present high office. We..'open, the volume of his • imblielted speeches almost anywhere/only to find , the cuase of his total debasement. Everywhere' we find 'utterances like these4.',"l would show them who were the traitors, That being done, were 1 the .Prssident of the - TheiteciStatee, - I - Nvould — do as Thomas Jef ferson did in 1806 with Aaron Burr, who was charf,ed with treason; Iwould have them arrested and tried for treason, and if con= victcd, 'by the Etethal God, they Mould atiffer The penally of the law, at the hande of the executioner. Sir, treason must 'be punished. Its enormity and the ex tent and depth of the offence must be made known. The time is not distant, if this'Government is preserved, its Constitu tion obeyed, and its laws executed in every department, when something of this kind must be done.!".• What stuff and nonsense all this pretence of hatred for treason on the part of Andrew Johnson was, is now clearly seen; and yet the American people found this language ex pressing their own honest instin - Cts, and they took this man into their generous confidence and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple of American liberty, only to =find him be traying and insulting those who thus trusted, How far this amnesty proclamation is really operative we are not prepared, at this time, - to say; What "rights, privileges,nrid immu nities" these traitors possms "under the Con stitution, and the laths which have been been made in purtniance thereof,"are not for Andrew Johnson to determine; and Con— gress may yet find , it necessary to see Ito it that the constitutional laws which it has passed shall be enforced. But the spixit of the man is shown• in this proclamation, and he will go out of office degraded, despised and bated, as no other man has ever been who was born on American soil. The country will remember that for this last insult to the memory of the dead heroes of the war • it is not indebted to Andrew Johnson alone. There are seven men in the Senate Chamber who share with him this bad responsibilitessenden, Grimes,Trumbull, Henderson; jobs, Fowler and Van Winkle, falling in their great duty of impeachment, left Andrew Johnson free to work this final wrong upon the country; and they must needs bear some portion of the load that sinks him in his "Last Ditch." This compounding of the great felony can not, in any fair sense, be charged upon the American people. They were deceived by the high-sounding professions: of the Ten nessee demagogue, but they have never fol lowed him in his defection. The few men who, for sake of office, followed him into the camp of treason, have shared his fate. Tee great heart of the people protests against this alliance with traitors. It b9ats as true as ever in its devotion to the 'memory .of the brave men who died that this nation. should not perish from the earth. It holds these leaders of the Rebellion to their full moral accountability. It neither palliates nor forgives their crime. It counts their lives too worthless to be reckoned in atonement for the death and misery which they have caused; and kis/con tent, in its grand magnanimity,. that they should wander in foreign lands with the par ricidal and fratricidal bmnd upon them. But it makes no further compromise with ;them, and Andrew Johnson is absolutely powerless to take that brand from their brows, or tore instate them upon the level of honorable American citizenship. He would gladly force these men, Jefferson Davis, Hobert Fr. -Lee and the whole nest of like traitors, back into seats of power, honor and emolument; but there is a power back of his throne that will forever thrust -A. SCHERZER, 835 Arch street. them away. This generation must pass away, before any man,who,as a leader of the Rebellion, strove to gratify what Andrew Johnson called his "disappointed, impatient, unhallowed ambition" by breaking up this Goverment, shall be counted the equal of the humblest man, white or black, who stood firm and faithful in his devotion to the old flag. THE MI ISSOI3III SEN&IORSIIIP. The contest over the Missouri Senatorship is being carried on with much vigor. ' The present incumbent, Henderson, having for feited his claims upon the confidence of the Republican party, by his treachery in the Im peachment Trial, several other candidates have been put forward for the vacancy. Of course, Mr. Henderson with immense virtue, is laboring for a re-election; his success being based upon the hope of dividing the Repub lican force in the Legislature, and securing Democratic votes enough to elect himself. But ho has powerful opponents, and among them none so powerful, and so justly popular as Carl Schurz. We are glad to see that our Republican friends have taken up this dis tinguished leader as their candidate, and we earnestly trust that the eminent talents which he Las displayed as a journalist and an orator will be transferred to the Senate of the United States. General Schurz would make a noble representative of the real Republicans of Missouri, and his election would not only be a proper rebuke to an un faithful Senator, but would add great force to the dominant power in the Senate. Missouri can scarcely do better than to send Carl Schurz to Washington in Mr. Henderson's place. Auction Notice—Nolo of Boots and Snots.—The early attention of buyers is called to the large and attractive sale of Boota and Shoes, to be sold by catalogue, for cash, on Monday morning. l 7 28th, commencing at to o'clock, by C. D. hick:lees & Co., Auctioneers, at their store. No. 606 Matket street. Very Valuable Arch Street Ilesideuee. —II eluded in Thomas & tlonte sale on Tnesday next, 781 Ar E h cha w. e to s h t e h e o v ld r w ivaluable e r r e v s e i , la b n e c lo e n N ng ILe estate of Dr. David Gilbert, deatased. See their catalogues. pq BIATENT al COMATION SOFA BEDSTEAD. It hats the appearance of a Parlor Bola, with aiming back and g seat, and yet in ices than one minute's time. with out unecrententoriletaching iu any way, It can he en. tended Into a handsome French Bedetaad, with hair. epring mattraee, complete. It le, without doubt.the hand. .vl:fleet and mon durable Bola Bed now in use. For sale at the Cabinet manufactory of El. F. liovErt, Owner and Bole Manufacturer, No 210 south ticeondlitreel HENRY PIIILLIPPI. oc2B 31n4p JOHN USURP. BUILDER. 1781 CHESTNUT STREET, and 213 LODGE STREET, Mothinloodftell-roqulred Pr—hothsebalbMlll ud fittkidt promptly furnfeed. faltf 101,001 C 'WELL GET SH atVEU A4O .I) . ' f,B. 'bur f nit at 'Conlon Saloon, by lira CidOM 1;xle cutter. Hair and Wbfako 'ti dyed. nano a act In 'order. Op nEunday ruernlng. HD E.xnbangnilitCe• 0.. 0, C. KOPP. THE DAIIN Eq CARPENTER AND BUILDER. NO. 1024 SANSOIR STRE ILADELPaLL ET. PII IN G BULLETIN.-THILAD rITHE LARGE BROWTONEII ILTl.lLitartta, 818 and 820 Ohestnnt Streets Built end occupied by Meters; Thoe. W. Evans It. Co., ie now offeiod ' • • On favorable tease. Possession Feb. 1 next. Owing to recent vhaiires in our business plane we will Teoe No applications for the rental of the above property. All applications will beistriOUY confidential, WANAIVIAKER & BROWN. EDWARD P. KELLY, TAILOR. 8. E. Cor. Chestnut and Seventh Streets. REDUCED PRICES. Closing Out Pattern Coals and Clothes notaiDelivered a t. Loiv P ri c es . THE , DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS. 'Twas the day before Christmas,when all through the town, Folhe were hurrying up, and hurrying down. The ladiel were airing their elegant faces, • And purchasing bonnets, and ribbons, and laces. The silks and the saline which trailed at their feet Were sweeping the (snow and the rake of tho street. The children wore asking.thhir mothers to stop And purchase confections at each candy shop. A beautiful woman, and excellent mother Wee trudging along in the crowd and the'bother, And wondering where upon earth she shOuld go For.sultable presents for Sammy and Joe. Sammy wants this, and Joe wants that; Here's a wooden hob-horse;—there's a woolly cat;— Here's a wagon .and harness ;—a speckled horse. Which Sammy and Joe both want, of 4ottrse. "Ah! me!" Says she, " What shall I buy? Where shall I go? "For these lively critters, Sammy and Joe, " Will presently smash these gimcrack toys, "Just like other destructive boys!" I want to buy . . Something that I Can give to the boys, with the hope It Illastt;— That won't smash up so awfully fast. Oh! Ho!! I think I'll go And get 'em some clothes, - Such as those That Rockbill & Wilson so much enjoy. Selling so cheap, for each, good boy. Come, Sammy and Joe! - And don't be slow ! • The clothes are so nice And reduced in price Jacket and pants and vest, in a suit ; And an elegant overcoat, to boot. Presents for the Boys ! Presents for the boys' Fathers Elegant "Robes de Chambre" and Smoking Jackets, for Presents From the young ladles to their beaux ! Price of everything reduced Monstrous inducements! Come and see how &locum° low the prices are! ROCKHILL & WILSON Great Brown Hall, 603 and 605 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. GROCERIES. WRITE ALMERIA GRAPES Only 50 cents per pound. STEWART'S BROKEN CANDY, sweet Oranges AND LADY A PPLES. SIMON COLTON& 'CLARKE, S W. corner Broad and Walnut Sta. de2lp Fb DITS FOR THE HOLIDAYer, MITCHELL & FLETCHER , 1204 Chestnut Street, Invite attention to the following: New Malaga Raisins. New Zante Currants. Fresh Leghorn Citron. White Spanish Grapes. Florida and Havana Oranges. Pm:loess Almonds. Lady Apples. Barbary. Dates. Zo ew Bordeaux Prunes. Turkish Figs. Pates. des Foies Gras. Dried'hnd Canned Fruits, And all the choicest delicacies most desirable at this rie ri s:: 3 ) l n i in quantities and at prices to suit largo or email de3 lmrpe L TI 'o Insurance and Other Companies, SOME DESIAA.I3I,I4 OFFICES IR PENN a. K. If oOA Y. 929 WALNUT street, or hi. C. LEA, 930 We LNLTpreet. do23Be9p§ ll—PhAla R. TAYLOR, pramtracEllY AND Towar SOAPS, 641 and 6453 VA Muth Street. FREER LOBS'FBRI3 AND HALMOV—ISOO thadllB, 1,00 dottn. froth Laketora and F3abnon, landing and far Rap by JOE. /3 BOWLER & 1:1•14th Delawarp venial TO RENT CLOTHING. PHIA. SATURDAY, D,ECE*BE DRY GOODS. HOLIDAY'PRESENTS INTRTNISie VALUE. EDWIN HALL & CO, NO. 28 SOUTH SECOND St, Will offer the balance of their stock of new and desirable goods at a still further redaction. Best Black Silks. • Choice Shades of Colored Silks. Pitney Silks and Stripe Satins. Irish and - French Poplins. Silk Serges and Velours. , Stripe and Plaid Poplins. Low -Priced Dry Goods. Chintzes and eftIICOOS. Silk ClOalk Velvets. Silk Plitshes. 'troche Shawls. - Blanket Shawls. Ladies , Cloaks. Astrachan Cloths of finest qualities. Best quality Velvet Cloths. Desirable Cloakings. Velveteens of Superior finish. -White Clotas. - Embroidered Linen and. Lace Sets. Lace COilars and Hdkis. • Etnbroideries, Laces, &c. Scarfs, Beck Ties. • Astrachan Buffs. &c, dal w em.3Grp BLANKETS AND QUILTS. STRAWBRIDGE &CLOTHIER CENTRAL DRY GQODS STORE, Corner Eighth and Market Ste., PHILADELPHIA. HURON BLANKETS. We still have a lull supply of the celebrated HURON BLANKETS, which have heretofore had suchimpreeedented tan. Attention is specially directed to the quality. sine and weight...A there Blankets. They come to us direct from the Manufacturers, and will not be found in any other establishment. Purchasers may rely on getting Blankets of the beat eundtv- and at only one profit on first coat. HURON GOLD MEDAL, HURON SWANSDOWN, HURON PREMIUM. HURON EXTRA SUPER. FURNITURE DIMITIES. MARSEILLES EXHIBITION QUILTS. BUREAU COVERS. • COUNTERPANE& FIVE CASES FINE ALL-WOOL BLANKETS, slightly damaged at the mills, will be sold at a bargain. ALLWOOL BLANKET% PEK'PAIR. ALL.WOOL BLANKETS. $5 PER PAIR. ALL.WOOL BLANKET% PER PAIR. STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER DUNKLE & DREISBACH. EFEOIAL BEDITOTION OF DRY G: co or FOR THE HOLIDAYS. more Cases Black Alpacas from New York Auction. 1 Cate of Black Alpaca Poplin for Walking Suitt. htriped Poplins reduced from Ho. to 26c, per yard. Black and tailored Velveteent. A two y arcs choice style Delainca, 113 NI, 22 and SS cents per Merino. 2 yards wide, At 76 cents per yard; four yards for a dress patt'ru. BARGAINS FOR THE LADIES I Handkerchiefs, Neck•TleaGloves,and the only place in the city where the real FRENCH BOWS Are Sold—a few more left, Something nice for a CHRISTMAS PRESENT. Also, a large selection of Ladle. , Lace Collars, Linen Collars and Cuffs, race end Embroidered Handker- chiefs. hplendid Cloth Gloves and Hose for% cents a pair. Towels, Table Cu the, Napkins, Blankets, counter panes, Cotton k tunnels, All Wool Flannels, Diaper Linen, Bird Eye, dm Great reduction in Lyons Black Silk Velvet to close out before the let day of January, 1869. Persons bringing this advertisement with thorn will have a lite ral discount made from their purchases. Call at the Large PonrStorY Store. 140 N. Eighth Street. above Aroh, DUNBILAPI dr, DREIISBELCIIe SPECIAL NOTICE. The store will ho kept open every evening until 9 o'clock, from now until New Year, for tee accortunoda• ion of the public. dela ti,m,w,letrpi 727 . OBESTNIIT STREET 727 , F iO ISDUCTION IN THE PRICES OF DRESS GOODS. RICKEY, SHARP & CO. N 0.727 Chest:tut Street, OFFED, TODAY 50 Cases of Imported Dress Fabrtei, t 25 unto per yarje&Aidosble the price. RICHEY, SHARI' & No. 727 Chestnut Street.. 102 W Ira EXTRA NOTICE. JOIN W. THOMAS; Nos. 405 and 407 N. Second Street, Invitee medal attention to ht. LARGE and ELEGANT' impertinent of Staple and Fay DRY o ro s , SUITABLE FOR HOLIDAY PRE ENTS. The entire Meek Is offered at th • Very Lowest Prices. en2B tl Parr' TRY THE N W "STERLING TH-REA-IY- For Salo at all the Stores, del, to th r EtArletu tb e Otrp • 26, 1868. DAY GOODS. - ' EXTRAORDINARY REDUCTIONS. " •RICIKEY SHARP& CO., - 727 1 013 estnut Street, nave on e.thibition Sesames more superb • Mohair and Alpaca Poplins, — allticents per yard. reduce# from 50 cents per yard. PLAID SILKS. 3 000 yards of MOH PLAID SILKS at el 25 per yard. A Decided Darman. RICHEY, SHARP a co., , N6.* '72'7 Chestnut Street. Bioh Changeable Colicled Silks. 2,Boo7tirde of RICH CHANGEABLE CORDED SILKS at SI illoper yard. RICKEY, SHARP itt NO. 727 Chestnut Street. 7,000 Yards of Superb Corded and Changeable Silks, AT $1 LO PER YARD. RICHEY, SHARP & No. 727 Chestnut Street; Velveteens, Velvet Cloths, and Super Astrachan Cloaking, IN GREAT VARIETY. RICHEY; SHARP & CO., N 0.4727 Chestnut Stroet. BLANKETS. A full stook of all the most desirable Awakes, at EX TREMELY LOW-Pilltattl. RICHEY, SHARP 1&,C0.,, del Old 01727 Chestnut Streets • HAMRICK -& COLE ARE CLOSING OUT HOLIDAY GOODS, (1 tar very rare Nem remaining to the ateortment,) WITHOUT REGARD TO VALUE. HAMRICK & COLE, No. 45 N. E ig hth Street. &meth EYRE & LANDELL , Fourth and Arch. REDUCTION IN iIIICES , Fon Tim, CHltr MAS HOLIDAYS. Magnificent Shawls. ExpendSo Silks. Fashionable Poplins. Desirable Cloaking*. 4-4 Pure Silk Velsafe. Stripe Satin Skirtings,. Stripe Poplin Skidoos. Grand Duchess Skirls. Belle Helene Sins. First Quality Astraoans. GAO Yards HELM:NES for Preeente for the He/vs of the house. 6,000 Yards Fast Colored CHINTZES. do. do. 2.000 Yards 44 Poen& CHINTZES. do. do. BLRGAINIP ILINDIKIIKCIIIEFS, • ccovss, CALLUM, SEWS site NECKTIES. denims EDWARD FERRIS, IMPORTER, N: W, °or, Eleventh and Oheetunt Ste, Entrance 86 South Eleventh, HAS JUST RECEIVED HOLIDAY GOODS , Per Steamers Scotia and City of Antwerp. 500 Embroidered Linen and Lace Sets, Lace Collars, Handkerchiefs, dm., Of the latest designs. suitable for HOLIDAY GIFTS, Which are offered to the trade at EXTREMELY LOW PRICES. REMOVAL. I will remove on January Ist MS, to the Store. No. 807 CHESTNUT Street. Until then I offer my entire stock of White Goods, EMbroiderles, Laces andildlifs. At a HEAVY SACRIFICE. making It well worth the nttention of RETAIL BUYERS. !Men th • EDWARD FERRIS. • 14 .4:47"A 140 `C..." • 4) . :e Fourth ; d Arch HAVE REDUCED SOME DESIRABLE AND SEA SONABLE GOODS. AS MUcH AND PERHAPS MORE, THAN OTHERs FOR THE SAME CLASS OF GOODS. EXPENSIVE VELVETS. • LONG SHAWLS, FIR4T QUALITY romp 8. BEST ASTRACAN CLOTHS. VELVETEENS AND PLUMES. DRESS GOODS REDUCED. aLuwolot, mains AND PLAID POPLINS. m woff INDIA SHAWLS AND SCARFS, GEORGE PRYER., No. 916 CIIIDSTNUT STREET, Invitee attention to hie clock of Real India Camels Hair Shawls &Snarl's Alec. an elegant atock of SILKS in Black and Mien; FANOY BILK , PLUMES, POPLINS. SHAWLS and FANCY GOODS. India Bhawle and ficarfeAlteeed,Ropairod and Cleaned In a comorior manner. .dom4 J. CHAMBERS. NO. 810 ARO - 1-1 STREET,, BARGAINS - PROM AUCTION!: French Embroide•ed tidkfa. Children's Embloidered kidkfe. Gyres , Belk fa. all etyleg. Embroidered Linen Bette, Bargain% Artilaileleeno Tlakte point/3A ppllque Eldltfa irom $9 00. Pointe do Gaze, frono.sls 00. Ptint Applique (lob ••ra, verry cheap. TUREAD vraus. Coffieura Barber. kc Bought at the late French Salee at about half of the coat of Importation. . • • dol4-12t0 WIT 000D16 E. M. NEEDLES & CO. vviu, REMOVE TO THE EITOEV No. 1126 CHESTNUT STREE A 1101TT JANUARY .1,. From From Al, W. Corner muslin AIID CHESTNUT, whcre they now offer AS'plendid Assortment Lefts and Lace Goods, Embroideries, Neck Tie Handkerchiefs, 'Veils, , Napkins, Table Cloths, Tourels, E hp maid)) , Akproprinte for S kolas. eir The Store now occupied by than for rent. deB to h letrnO CTION Auction Notice. IMPORTERS' SALE. 2( 0 Ws. new Clop New Orleans Mein SAMUEL C. COOK will Belle On Pier 7, above Arch St. On Monday Morning, Dec. 28, AT 11 O'CLOCK. .200 bble. New Crop New Orleans Moiast JUST LANDED "OHRIST IN THE TEXPLE: MESSRS, EARLE & SONS, No. 816 Chestnut Street. OPEN TO•DAN Early Impression* of HOLMAN HUNT'S exquisite pie. hire of "CHRIST IN WIZ TESSPLE.tvinany years" work of the greet etirraver. bLkhiCilaftl). HEARTH AND 1103,1,LE. DONALD G. airrouELL, HARRIET BEECHER BTOWE. NIL 2 NOW REILDY. TABLE of CONTENTS TUE OLD AND NEW YEAE—A Picture Tbonme Nazt. FAR3I-DINNERS-FOR A WEEK: 4 OUlt PETWIM3ION LOT." se i i ntE ON HILL.PASTUuNIi Prat. S. W. Johneon. Yale Scientific Moot EXPERIMENTS /N OASEENING. BAYazd Taylor.. , I. lATHAT KIND OF WOOL V SITALLWz, ogoi.iii, v y -- lion. T. il.' Feta,- OOP/ME ' CCIALTIREI rdt CitaTEMA.I4A.. , alinetrateil.) W ARMAN OASES. vin. Ulllutrated.) RAISPBERRIBIL (11134n4ezt) A FARMER% noun, X (Three Ghtstrationt) Donald G. Mabel. XL GRASSES. NEW AND 91.13,./N 1669. PLAGUE IN AMERICA. rco John Gyrate: 0 " II"PRIL AMEEICON NEWEL X THE WORLD ABROAD. V. THE HAMM' A NEWYEAE'S TALE. •IR Donsid G. Mitchell • RIOBTB OF DUMB ABM aLS. • Harriet Beecher Stowe XI X. THE COUNTRY LIFE, (e. Poew.) R. 11. 81.41daritt XX LITTLE nooma ti/ OLT LN TEE (11.111P.CH. (Illustrated.) 1 11` TRE ICE. (A Story .) (Continued.) XXII. J. T. Trowbridge. OLD DIVINES. xznr..l P. Thompton.D. D HOW TOMMIE A TOWN BEAUTIFUL. CAPTAIN BOND. X XIT Mrs,. R. I/. Stoddard Y . A RING OP INDUSTRY. XXVL George P. airier 1‘ AIF. GraFo Greenwood. MRS. liIINNI.BEVB Diel.lty. XXVIIL AMUSEMENTS FOR TUE FIRESIDE. XXIX ►t HE FROG wno WOULDN'TA WOOING GO. XXX. LL USTRATION OF TIM AllOvE ocketeln. FOR SALE BY ALL DIEWSDEALERYI Elictiabeira, lOcents. Single copies. $L invariably in advance; 3 coylee. $18; 5 copies. $l5. PETTENGILL. BATES dr. CO.. Publlshere. No. 27 Park Row, New York. A-43kIE Ngir . 44 N , - 41• cl9O '41.0041111.4i:511 1 i e l it) F lab tam, fa' FLOUR. ft 0 .44b 0. 01,4g1.1;%( THE ABOVE Celebrated Premium Family Flour. GEO. F. ZEHNDER'S _ELINOR DEPOT, FOURTH. AND VINI!. 0c29 th a to t.la2 DIIILLI7V ERIN 11A Rb. R. DILLON. Ea atul Ell SOUTH STREET. 4.11. for_Ladlea snit Mimeo._ El stint, Silks Velvets, Ribsone, Flowers. Feathers, Framer. Mourning Hillinery.Crane Tolls, .Im. , Silk Velvet and Fad in Hots. Sash Ribbon.. nM Hmoro - PItOND'B BOIVION AID TEE WON BIBCUIT,.—T/1111 trade supplied with Bond's . Butter, Oream, Oystera and tRR Mama. Also Went dr. Thore , s eel& brated Trenton and Wino Biscuit, by .10$: ,B. BUilBißlr 4 CO., 8010 Agent% 108 South Delaware avenue. de2B2tr9 'curroas Dr. Luton Flint P. F. Quinn. Jams, Hoag: Z. Wl2Usme. Andrew J.Fstiktr— Laura .F. Lyman. Mary F.- Dodge. ECONM•...i-'i:FADITION: TLANTIC CABLE NEWS he Greek 'l"roii.l)l.es E CONTINENTAL. CONFERENCE outh Araerien News. E PMULGITAITAN :WAR EFEAT OF THE` .41:14:1111B - • By the r *tin tI o CORM°. &smolt. Pee. 25 —A despatch from Vienna states that fa certain that the Western Powers will ' agree with et' ia resettling the Conference. The SobiMe Porte ; extended the time for the departure of the ,Greeke in the Turkish dominions toAve.weoks.- 'Antsy, Dee. 25 .— The Pah ie -last evening had the fol.' Incß despatelrirom Athens, dated' November 22d : The , amdttee of Action have. addressed a petition to the mit govemment. praying for peva. They urge the vonment to support the popillat feeling of tae country. ich is clearly for peace, and to avoid a war with Tar Az - 10101; Dees•2s. 1t303,-3" be Greek- Chimbeti have en ded to the deman d for the approval of extraordinary edit to the amount of 100.000,t0) of drachmas,and also for irsordiaary levies of men for the army and navy, as tied for by the novernment and reported la the cable • patches of the 12d host. oui or;, Dee. - 25 —Russia _ has . asked of._Turkoy d Greece a suspension of hostilitim until the end of the •e 4 'onferenct , • • diusion of Austria is regarded as certainoind Italy and tepee Re probable. The Conference will assemele some Count Von IlimJnarokltones that tbe - sessiontsill be The Paris Tao DO (Democratic) raid hut evening that mince ind Englend have little sympathy with the pro ed Conference. , • omen. Dec. 25; Eventrig.—lt bar been announced that , Conference of the Great Powers all mumble in aria early in January._ -- PAWS. Dec. 25. Rs' erring . —A - despatch Porn Vienna sus that the Austrian etubssesdora at Constantinople "A Athens are to barecalled awl their positions filled by omens unobjectionable to both Turkey ant-Greece._ I oxbow. Dec.. 25 —The Earl -of ,shaanyz Baron Cain. aged 60 Ye'llra. PARAtiVAIt. PAIIII3. Dee. 25.—Later dates from Rto Janeiro were re. dyed today. The n+ we is quite important • The Allies ad attacked the Paraguayan posiVon at Vitals in forte. nt were driven hack with a load of fifteen hundred Wed and wounded. FRANCE. PA RM. Dec. 25 —The weekly etatement of the Bent of ranee dm we a decrease In belbon of 4,300,000 trance. COMMERCIAL. ',minimal,. Dec. 25.—A tel gram from Bombay states at the shipment' of cotton from that part wince the last "pert and to the 19th but have been 20.030 balm. HAVES. Dec. Evening —The cotton market closed Met; free ord natre on the spot. 123 franca; low mid ,e afloat, 121.44 francs. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. . . yelovrerows. Dec. 25.--Ship Wm. I&pwott, which ed trcre Liverpool Nov. le,for New York„ has returned Ibis port leaky, LONDON, Dec.4s —Ship Burial. fromilhielda for Boehm. we put Into Berwick leeks. Iffartne Intelligence. CIIAZI.ESTOW. 04 . —Anirett--Liteamer Ad ... from New Y7rk; schooner N. F. BIITXOBO, from Dos. .n. Balled—Steamer Camilla. for LirerPeol: I ?etiourier oa Jefrericro. for Mobile. F9irr Mormon Doe. 2.s.—Paseed out--ehlp M Dadlm tverpool; bark Pembroke. for Cobs; trig 'lets. for ro; brie I.ndley. for the Mediterranean. ochre. Halifax ; Petrel, for tian Must rotor, for Cuba. CITY BULLETIN. - tar Bee Sixth Pate lir Additional Locale and fifty otkeL C II UItiTNIAS. 110 W IT WAS CELEBRATED The observes= of the Christinsifeatlvities fa this city was very general. On Thursday afternoon ail, the stores did a thriving business in dispense of articles of every deeitiPtion- , mieful and oresoneutal—nutablefor to all classes of people. On Christmas Jive, Eigt ri tini t id ° Chestnut streets word exceedingly lively. The moots shone Mishits. and the air was sharp and cutting, but thousands of people turned out to "see the slabbe': The Mayors order to Abe r_olice. for the amp/Delon of the horablowing nuistratie, was very succeed - id, and the ears of our cif hens were not deafened by the unmet unearthly soundo. Valletta bands of juveniles sad arouse mem, dressed in fantastical costtunsa, paraded through the streets and created great merriment Atong Efghth and Chestnut streets there was not the elightest difficulty In lodine a policeman; the brass butt one and bias coats being stationed but a few yards apart: and although the crowd If people on the sidewalks was lava there none of that joatilng and pushing which has heretofore been so peat an annoyance to promenaders on Usristreas Rs's. Everybody was in an exceedingly good humor. individu als biled with whisky were scares. and the Enighte of the Star bad but, 10W eetaidsns to escort anybOdy Cs the stettembeuseo. Testerdadrtbe=aditar tordd not have been more dears. bk*,—Tbe sun came gut in all its slimy and the eh/ WAS , perfectly clear until about noon. when a few stray clouds appeared, and Micro was a slight spit of snow for a few minutes. The air was mould bracing. The little ones were la eestacit e. They enjoy their Own Chrlet,. mat trees and their candies and tows, and COnA! also visit their cousins and. playmates and see how they fared em this day of 'good cheer." Business was almost ignivervally stispenced. AU the storm, except those where confectionery and tope were sold, were closed. In the home circle the day was variously celebrated. An Un usually large Dumber of turkeys were *Mooted of this year. The poultry dealers csuld scarcely Obtain a stock sufficient to supply the demand. The poor were not no. gicetem and many a widow who tolls hard from one year's end to the other to keep alive her little children, had her heart gladdened by the raeeint of a - turkey from some kind person, sonde ton of coal from another bene volent Individual . Mr. John V antanalter, of the firm of Wanamaker dt Brown extensive clothim a. at Sixth and Market streets, on Christmas made a handsome Christmas present to each of his employes. in the shape of a policy of li fe insurance. tbe sums ranging from one thousand dollars upward!. After the regular working hours the employes wets sited to the mond floor of that large clothing emporium. where, on behalf of air. Wansmaker, Mr. John B. sleet presented the elite in an Oppropriee odOrrop. lie gave the recipients to understand that so long as they remained in the employ o+tte firm and paid at/inattention to the shift.* assigned them, Mr Wanamaker would annually inc. ear.- ths prinelcal of their policies. On behalf of the enspi _yes, Mr. Go'_ It. Bunting remonded, tendering the mat. fu I thank.. of ibis associates to endr respected employer tor his bberal donation to them. The number of policies given by Mr Wanamaker was about 140, the aggregate prig cipal of which will amount to a con ieeratle sum . Mr. iieotge W. * hitch of the "Glee Ledges, although travelling in Europe. did not toreet his employee. lie Whale greetit es by telegraph. and. with bb well known liberality, abetted that each person engaged in his es tablishment should have a present. and on Thursday ever lug all hands received a substantial gift. E NORTHERN HOME YOR FRLENDLEiII CHIL DREN. - - - Among the pleasant events of Christmas Day was the dontle elebration at thee Northern Homo for Friendlees Lhildreiu. This institution ban now within its walls nearly .te.) children, ZiO of which are ke own as "friend ler& " u d the remainder. the orphan children of soldiers and es flare. -Finding it imporsible, With their limited 11,11 et cemmodet lone, to areemble the whole of the chil dren in one room --a double celebration was resolved upon. There were presided over by el. W. Claighorn, Erg., and the exercises conducted ny A. Sl. bparteler. 7 he fun was held in the he go school room attached to the it ale bui,ding. It wee crowded to excess. The chi!. dun pr, vented their usual neat and cleanly appearance, Dr did every part of the large building. The exercises were of a remarkably interesting character: the singing, reel , shone. dieloguee, bc.„ clearly demonetrating the fact that the training of the child, ea had been cf a moat the rm,. U character. We congratulate the teachers upon tad math , d cent , whkit has attend, d their efforts. A bountiful Christmas dinner• was provided at tor rive o'clock, and at the elm, of the exercises. the children were treated to a profutdon of nutr, caked. candies. fie.. contributed by kindhearted friende. The main ball and other parts of the large build. lug were decorated in the most talent! manner. • Huge Christmaseat, with every bough laden with toys, wreathe. ornamental devices in evergreens, national flags, de. abounded. et 4 o'clock the exercisee were commenced at the 801. dlere' and 13ailorn , Home. Here. as at the main Home. there were twice as many peenle as could find standing room. The leading features of the celebration were vocal and 'monumental music by the pupils, dialogues oiteinal convoidtieno and eechations, a I of which were given in a highly creditable manner. The schootroom was elegantly decorated as was the reception-room and the large play.room. In the reception room. was a hand. roue Chri , truaAtaro, and in the plap.rootn. what was known as the Gfittree. This latter affair was hung full of on all balm containing candiee, dre., which at the clone ef the exercises were distributed to the children. There was also a very fine diselayof fancy needlowork.executed by the children. liallas branch of the Hone, as in the Mani One. a* elegant dinner was given the children. We, cannot but congratulate 'superintendents., teaehers and all connected with tide; pleasant affair upon its decided succeer ; anti we erasure we ba echo the sentiments of eve ry one present when we say that the celebration throe ghon t was a credit to them. Prayer was (Ahmed by Rev. Mr, Cuuninglienr and •Mr. Field, and a very brief and apt replete address made to the soldiers' and sailors' ea phase by Mr. Berkey. ' • , THE IJNCOLN INSTITUTION. The tiddlers' orphan hinge of the Lincoln Institution celebrated the day with pleasant ferstiyitler. In the morn , hug they made qulte'ahandsorne little parade, m •rching through rthe.etreets with their drums coating and their &ohne fir lag, on their way to 'ho Church of the Epiphagot. yawn, they attended service) in the morning. On their go , tern to the Inetitution a beantitul tearbrtmas tree wan die. altyed. loaded with appropriate Kitts for arch boy. to om they were distributed by thei, cartons friends who hailassenibled for the purpose. They afterward Partook .of a I.olll4iita eorIP , MISS inner. to which .the little fel lows did ample juetice. In the afternoon the tart hays erjrwed a grand eluding frolic in Went Phila elphia. The whole day was made a very . pleasant day for them, in accordancewith the general order of Colonel Mee auperintendent of SoldleneOrphati,in which that excellent public officer mayo. It le hoped the happy experience hist Christmas will be reneaterr and Improved upon; thetf deeds will be kind and liher 4 in their gifts*, and that our several large tam ilia. ni eeldiet a' I/reliant, will' njoy thfit festive season ISO If let ly•dovOted to happy greetiegr and inno7ent amuse• ,menu. How Many or _rho wealthy Will increase their own bop. inert, by gladdening the hearts of these orphans with presents of tom gained picturee, books for their hr 'money with which to immature these, sent to the principale and managers of the institutions or Abair chef e, or nearest their homesi lily and eincere'y wishing Jai. both .childron and ctn. ploy ,`.4.5, 'at Ider y (Arlan, ea end A happy New Yea. tvi,h treat's , ed hearth and inspiretion for the new year's &Wee, X am your friend, GEOtIeFARLANQ, . • - ' Suet. Soldier.? Orphan.' Schad." TOE •BOOTBLACKS' CHRIS ['HAS '•IfeNE t,, A Chrartmosolinner Wall given to the bast-blacks be ledge Allow at Reinhard's lintel, adjoining tee, Ledger Pnfidlpq. 'l dinner was vredded over by William .1. Prison Agent who opened the exercives of the 43 et a- ioni ler r lying a, brief history . of the origin and ob. Jed hi is.ttfing plop a day to commemorate the birth of , thrift. the Keviour of the world. He also cited record smoked inntane.es for the encouragement wherein boys, hod risen in our country. from °temerity to the' , highest dlrtinctiou. filling Fame of their most important offices In our government. Of those named. there • were Grant. (elf-x, Governor Geary and others, who occupied eo ann. sidocoue yoldtione In. our Mete and Government; The . , boys were Wormed that under our la w s in this free and - Christian email', a 1 nil opportunity as afforded to - the ' poorest boy In the land le fleet°, the bighene eminence. wherebefFnlY•bi sobrietY.thonesty. induntry, end virtue, obtain /or himself the moatprofitable arid honotable po eitions which at in the gift - of the people. I hese remarks ,- w ere followed : by, Judge-Allison; who' thee appeared. and wished (halters's briPee Uhruanitte, Is hien brcuglit forth a hearty response. After this the dredge addressed them in an approptiate,fs cling and effee. live mavuer_ that swirl not be coon forgotten by [hone who heard bite. 'they were next addressed by that well. known veteran. of Sunder School ;notoriety. Abraham -Martinuireintwatorand plemmgmannen — Arnongttu marry thing's ~w bleb he said. be gave an interesting de. ecript-on of an tducated dog ..tbat would respond lnc pleasing manner to ail queetionlf out to him by his owner; Imo it the Instinct of a cog would enable him to ne taught so much, what tou'd Lot be accompibthed by, intelligent little boys. such as he raw before him who had immortal minds that were nuscepfible of th, highest culture, with the facilities of education which they had before them "it!' our city and , country; and-it was for them to determine by industry .end 'perneverance so to what I they would he: Mr. Mai tin was followed by William LY 1 Baker. beg, aho &poke to the boys in an impreenive, brief and effective member.. The VeXt, speaker was Mr. I • U. Toland, our city minim:ism who• addreesed the boys in hie usual happy style, which was interesting to all. who heard him. tie alluded to the fact that toere was an ef= fottitcing made by henevolent citizens to establish a Home for the boys. At precisely haltpast one o'clock the dinner was ready land on the table, when there were thirty boys comfort ably meted, and after it Menthe had been ;caked be Father 'Martin, they tngsged with a will to partake of the numptoons ditmer which Fad :been so carefully pre pared for them. It consisted of roast turkey, roast tome cold tongue and other meats. together with au atuudance of vegetabler, correlating of celery. - mashed . potatoes, . hominy. cold.slaw, pickles. situ. ed onions cranberrhea, and enema of various kit dm, ending watt- pies and pound cake. The 'exercises were closed by a abort prayer, by leather Martin. the whole time ,oceepled, lueluderg !Teethe& ire,. about °mellow. The boys left - well setiefied And pleas with thcentertaloment which bad beeu liven by , their patron, Judge a Ilisou. Their or derlYeeneect and good behaVior was praiseworthy. Among the persons who were present, endperticipated in these Interenting ex. ercieee were Willi. m li. cud • William „f„ .1,10,,,5man, Alderman Baler, Detective Breath. Dr. W. M. Reynolds and others. THE CIIIIRCTIFX. Berviees were held sensual ler the Catholic. Episcopal and a. utheren churches. and were largely attended. The Catholic churches were opened at eve A, M., when - v slemn Ilfeb Mars was celebrated,followed hy ototrilowy Meares until half past ten o'clock, w hen the principal ser. vice was held and sermons preached. In *Fe Cathedral the inueic was very interesting. non. eist , ' .1 a new '7le Deven.” by Bombers, first time in rhikN 'lbis: Ilitydn'a Mass o. 4.1.0 B flat ;at thestifer tori " 1 - fa° eldelea" and ' before' the sermo n , a new ••L en , ktreador 'Spiritus." ... .-- ~. - The cotopeeltkitia - generally - sting I nc l uded - the - b e st Mame* of Mozart. Beide. Meraviante.llounedalichleder mayer, linter:pelt and other computers. the "Adeste FL deice" of Novelle. the fee anthem of Ilmulel„surd other , aptroprlate selection!. ' At ht. fdaryie. Bt. bitchiest's Bt. Augustine' Sr. J-o -mph% and At, Peter's the music was a marked feature of the des's observance. Tun BEWeBOYIP CHRISTMAS DINNER. tic Vbriitman day one hundred and thirty-ff ve news boys assembled in the Folding Room of the Public Ledger building. in response to the following announcement: "At the request of Mr. George W. Childs. who is now absent in Europe. a Christina! dinner will be given in his name to the Vhdadeirbia neataboye.ip the Publie Ledger Mild fng. The nen shore sre reqeeste.d to aeaemble in the Fv.dinfe BOOM, on il,hriettom day, at a (matter before 13 niter being marehaled into order. they were conducted to the ealoon ur Jer the publication office. where the ta blue were reread. the Saloon was tastefully decorated by Mr. Blanchard ler litratmenn Brothere, with the na -1 Cowl colon. and entwined with garlands of holly nail evergreens. The walla - were further decorated with large colored banners , bordered with every erre, bearing too worda:,"/d re ry Christmas to the blegrabove..' As the boya , entered the 'saloon they were welcomed by the manager , at .1 'Muted with aopropriate made by if alder'sexcel- Itmt band. litres. long tables were spread 1 in , the arpoon. with places Sortie boys, and at each cover there was a neatly printed coo , or tee biller fare. . IN hen al! the newsboys vs ho had ticke t s e - were mated. ten others, who were standing outside. were admitted. maktne 148 boys in all . They wets told that their kind friend. Mr. Chi ds although many thousand miles away. bad renumbered them, and had written home to have them furelshed with as good a dinner o a any alle would have, and that they eitould have everything done to en- I able them to enjoy st and bettor/7. Tee followin g exam . warthen-reid; -Men manual Father, who of Thy gracious good.ess hart given U. plenty this day. we eve 'Thee grateful thanks for this Thy 'pedal bctinty. beseeching •1 bee to grant to all of us grace that we may henccforto obediently walk in Thy holy commandments, and leading a quiet and peaceable hfe in all goodness and honesty. may eon. tinually offer unto Theo our aserifice of praise and thanksgivings for these Thy gifts and merrier.** The little fellows then went to wort on their roaattor. key. plum pudding sod mince pia with a will. They bad high and urroarfousfon after Mar own fashion. *mom. paring the mute by beating time on their water glasses. making a chime ogneatly s hundred and fifty Chrisbau When the cloth was removed. Mr. Robert Craig.of Mm Jelin Drew's/itch dr. Theatre. who. had. kindly v tenet% to etitettsui them. sat g three of his delle l oo ll ll humorous comic roof" and was g.doled with truth Fro' lorged rounds of cheers and genuine spialsi.ise as made the whole place tip, spin. 'I his cloud the. entertain. latent. and the neva°, after belt g *bout ttanhortre at the table.= sad giving - three cheers for Mr. Vitildis and eye t p:p . ilige. out x quietly andit e fr i c u lor ti ter h v i r d b . na eCITOOLE E 1 vrgsa —The exereWs of :the Beck Echoes (boys and'airLs ) - Wok Place on the 23d bust. inthe pretense of the Directors and a large number of par, nth and friends. A Dialogue by the &outer elate (girls): "The Thracian Bobber" by Chas. Defrauds and Marry Doughty tarsterear Scheel); adebata by 17 boys • (secondary department), we select as being • more than ordinarily good. The music. which consisted of a solo (The Merry Mocking, Bird) by Sallie IMekeed. .refleets roach credit on the 'young , lady. The songs etiartettes and chorus were satillstsformetl. The addremsirrJos. C. Turripenny-and- VW: Directelv, *ere " very enr" propriate. _1 ne . losing ezerchee of the Colored Primary School, Drat ard. took place at. the. school house, Seventh istrt et above Dickinson. on Thutsday. t 2. P. M. They opined with a c t: . ne y thrertcitatiou and hymns, appmr theschool, followed by poetical recitation. .ray on . Elizabeth Murray and. Meat' fOrun; t dialectal; by Pusan and Emma Teamer. Margaretrkturry • and Bars h Young. George Peterson, Wm. T. Jones and James Williams. Solos by Columbia Teamer and Anne H 111313011. interspersed by choruere by the whole ashgol. The MU. IC was well done. and the recttattae elnd dia logues were conducted with a spirit that would not have diss raced more advanced pupila The exerciees coneln. ded by Messy!. Henry r.. Lawrence, lion. David Foy and B . it. 3ftnatuin' addressing the scholars. After which Mr. Thomas. Jones, colered, delivered a short ad. dire e. DF-STIMCTI VE FIR . —Yesterday Morning. ebortly after twelve o'cicekas fire broke out on the second Hoer of the bending occupied by B Braymen do Co. chair Inas utacturers. No. ill North Front street.. The building le a brick one. wi.h tour genies .acing on Front street and six rtories facing on Waterstreet. The firemen were 'promptly in attendance. bat, not. withstanding their almost superhuman exertion.. in con es nirene.e of the frozen condition of the fire-pings the fluters estevded tepidly. and communicated to the ad j..tetrg tending. No. 113 North Front street, occupied by ?dr. Samuel Haight. woottenmanufacturer. Messrs. Bartlett dr Co.. blacking manuftetne:e. (tem pledis the third and tenn etorlea of th e hYter Iding.and their atock was math damaged by fi e and r. They ere insured to the ezt'-nt of about SIM in two Now York insurance comeanica. he fire burned until daylight. Ihe third ard fourth goods both buildings were en. tits ly burned out, and Gm on the lower floors and ered greatly by water. On ,he Water street fronts. No. 110 way occupied by Winn it Robinson as a cooper shop; tto 112 be Lodge Az Dailey. provision dealers, and It o. lit, by dealers In for eign end domestic fruits. They all suffered by water. During the progret a of the conflagration two members of the Wastoingt - tilifige were eeverely injured by the falling of one of the ladders. Mr. Edward.?. Dowling, of the R. Hance Engine Company: anstained serious injuries t eing Tun over by a hose carriage. Nair!. Wm. A. nelancy. a member of dm Good Inten• Hose Company, while retuning from the fire fell on the pavement in front of the Ashland Hon a. in Arch street, and fractured his ankle and dislocated his shoulder. 4,,M7 he weather was so cold that •be water froze as it was pasting through tlic'bose, and the firemen also suffered greatly. Some of the hose had to be taken hme on carts. The driver of the steam engine of the Washington Firs Co.. wee so stiff mud numb when he arrived at the bonne on Lombard Street below F leventb, that be was nimble to move from his seat on the engine, and was assisted "into the tense by two of the Fifth District police. 'Mile the fire was burring. great -.degradations were committed upon the proiision stores on Warm- street Desks were broken open, ransacked and robbed, and ap ples 'wore carried off in largo quantities. Some of the firemen were concerned in this stealing operation. sad one steam engine when being taken home, after the tire bad been subdued, had its-two wood boxes' completely flhedwith apples. FuNptrit, Bp.nvictrs _nr RDY. Dn. JOSitPli H. JoNlre.--A large number of pereena assembled this morn mg in the Sixth Prcsbyteriae Church. Spruce 'street b lOW Hid), to participate in the funeral eervices attending the burial of Bev. Hr. &genii H. Jones. The deceased wan formerly pastor of thie church, a relation which he sue. tattled about MI years. at the cote of whieh ho resigned the peetorate to take ebarge.of the duties pert4ining to tho office having in view the relief of superannumed cler gymen. Piece assuming this. poeltion t about eight years ago. ho , labored faithfully in the performance of the duties time taken. and continued to exercise his abilities in aid of this object until Tuesday. Dr. Jones graduated at Harvard University and finished his 'writes at Princeton SeroittarY lie was a faithful ex vonent of the Bible and a good natter- Curing his I .hors in the Sixth Preebyterian Church. Dr. June. wee the instrument of bringing into Its enembereliip a large number of vonaina. The funeral cervices were conducted by 'Ste Dr. Crory. en. who delivered the funeral addresa : Rey. Dr. Beadle, Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church; liev. Or. Breed, Of Wret Benue Street Church. and See. r. baugh, present Past or of the Sixth Preebyterian Church. The death of DaJones wag eudden.ho having been active ly engsged in 1118 work until about a week ago. He was about elsty-debt years of ago. The interment took place at the W ood land Cemetery. 711Psane. A. C. BRYSON* CO., of the Buktatricv Job Printing establiehment have timed a fed , photo graphic copies of a; curious old allhouetto_picture of tho graphic Hail. cad Train in America , Thin train ran from Albany to Schenectady. N. Y.. and contained a number of prominent men. of whom a faithful representation in given. Meyer,,. Bryson have published this fur the benetit of their railroad patrons. STREET Fly:HT.—Henry Russell and Bernard Bryan celebrated Christmas by vetting drunk. At Ninth and Bansom streeta tbey got-into a game of fletientis Preli Themummeled °rich other fnie time, end both were y Y.wd (id oreo l battered. le a mrowd gathered to enjoy tholun. !Reserve Policemen Perancon and Kennedy ar. Tested tho-combatants.who were both hell to bail by Add. - . Romano.. 'A ' TAvEnn.:- . .A.‘fred biiike into a tavern on Seventh street. above Bedford. 1 oit night •lia abstracted $2 from the money•drawer, filled himself with whislcy, and then carried away as much 8.13 he carild convent, ntiv Inanage. lie was arrested. and atter a tearing before Alderman. Bowan, was sent to othon. . , PHYSICIA N UHBBILD.-=Dr. Wallace, while vi,itt us Apatlent yesterday, left bis carriage standing on Ninth street above Catba , tee. Mutat( hie B .baoned • a thief entered his carriage and took possession of a box ; valuable surgical instruments. c• . - - .. --, . . II °lieu Ronnttnr. —The dwelling ot . Mr. Ile) :G -snaen,:4lo..l.62o'vv-iittuit street:was entered yesterday A.IC a b ont 'i x o'clock, while the servants %ere at church, by fo.eine open aback window,,and wen, robbed of a con eiderablo quantity of table linen. SUPPOPED ..Lhintinsir.—Janaes Donnelly was arrmded yeaterday, at Pranktord read, and Realling rail; 'pad. Be had to his rOamosina a lot of turkeys and chlekene and a.bag at ahirta. :which Areennpoeed to have been stolen.' w es committed by Akterznan T.11: : ..A,::4J1.4 V,SAING - AuLLETIN---rEILAD THIRD EDITION. BY trrALEGitA.PH., FP.OM WASIIIN43•TON The Alsaba,ma, Claims • The Alabama ulalms Convention. ISPeefirl Despatch to:the Philadelphia Drenthe titillenna WssuIINGTON,DPC. 26—islace it hfla become {mown that negotiations for the eettlereent of the Alabama claims have again been commenced, your connapopdeat has en denvored to ascertain what sort of a convention would be ratified by the Senate if proposed by the- President Many prominent benatorecincluding members of the Con:mitts° on Foreign Relations.haveh, d aninterch mug° of opinion en this subject, and after careful survey of the field it Is found that the following draft contains all the concessions to England which would stand any chance of being considered orratitied by, the Serrate:. First—The British Government must admit their pe cuniary liability. for the depredations of the Alabama, Shenandoah, Florida and Sumter. and agree to pay the amount of money which shalt be determined by the joint crmtufeeicn hereafter liPPelsted-_ _ lifeond—Thel Commission of four shall be agreed upon, each nation appointing two, and they finallyseleeting 117 ift. Third-7bia Commissian shall adjust all demi pm tented to them byAmerican citizens, which 'mule out of deredations committed by any one of the above-named --privateers. and shall investigate each case, and decide what amount ef money. Ls due for said Foll7th—After this claim of claims have been settled the - Commissioner shall pass upon all other classes of claims of American citizens against England from 1853 up to the present time; and likewise from British subjects against the United States - Melt:Mewing glasses of cases: , First- M 1 cases presonted by British subjects residing _permanently tra Ihe Uinta d Staters. Srconet--All cases In -which the claimant ,is unable to show that he remained neutral dung the late civil war. 2'hird-1 ham came - decided finally by the Admiralty - . ...' The above drafteontairwtho-largest concessions which - those 8F bitters who have stodied tbe quearion thoroughly are wiling fo make, and anything which folio abort of it bar bat Milo cbrnee of being rallied by the. donate. Jt bas not been arcertalned whether title draft it very dlr. ferevt from Dlr. Sevcard's view* or nof, but this is not ma teriel: it bring etnaidered cert4in ranee Minister John con's reveated declarations, that his Oplomacy mart be .tevired by. the Benate. Mr.,.lolfax at Alpringneld, Wass. Ermwernam, Dee. 25.—Mr. Colfax and wife haie b e e n Christmas guesta of ovenw of. the Rvpub'lein and had a reception this ingjat the epringfield clean 3Ms, Mr. Colfax wag tendered a serenade by the Armary Band and In reponse. said."' am very glad to 'reedy° the greetings of the people of Springfield, as I'ltwe within the fe minutes I have spent in this club room. I thank the c lub who have so honored me, the People whose bands I have clasped, and the armorer' who have tendered me filo further compliment of a serenade. Cora fog here to visit an old friend, Mr. Bowles, with whom I have tvrice made a tong trip across the continent. and again nearly as far. experfeneing with him varieties of frontier life, came to have a quiet time as I see it is chili evening, It is the mkt irtuno of public men that they be. long to the public whenever' they can bo Catmint,' and, they cannot attend a New England dinner, or Make a Christmas vial", without, at the same time. making . a speech. It is sc.:id fortune 's well. to meet hero the beauty ••and grace of gpring. field and the sturdy sons of toil. All the emotional part of my native is with the ladle", naturally so; bet under my present circumstances all the patriotic part goes with the artoorers, who in, our civil strife equipped a regiment fp a day. lam glad, again to visit .New .11 4 Wand. but unfortunately. I was not bonu Ness , ' England, nor does my ancestry come from thence. Yet I have met_ so many. and ao meat kindnesses in her borders that I feel that I can call myself a Now Eng. larder. first by birth and then by election. "Cron this occasion it la not fitting that I should speak on any queetion which has divided ea. but on this Christ mas day, wt ich commemorates such a blessed event, and which is filled with happy associations and general toy, may ray that we are all happy in our nation in its re _cogritionin_Lbenerld. andin ottr_FWenteet Veg. e ver y loyal heart is happy,General Grant is happy,l am happy:J, PROVIDINCL Dee f.l.—The mill in Warwick. on the East Oretincieh line. owned by Richard G.lliward and run by.Gereral James Waterhouse. far tbe manufacture of csonmeree, WMr burned about one o'clock on Friday morning: Lore e6o.oaik fully Insured as follows:820000 in the Boston Manufacturers , Mutual Company. Bb 000 in the Worcester Mutest. $6OllO each in the Hope and Gerard Companiee of New York. and the remainder In serval Providence ecumenic% Coat WI 'Work, en Fire. I Breast Derpatch to the PhiladeNtai Evening Bulletin. BoSTOIS. Dec. 26.—The coal oft welts Of Fefrar & Co.. located in Ent Boston, are now on fire. Y+ire:in Kilning. Lawns:non Dee. 26.—Thiresidenee of General G. W. Dertehr. together with- the 'furniture. was totally de stroyed by ore this morning. DM. $25.0001. insured for 817. tile in the North America of Philadelphia.. The fire was undoubtedly the work of anineendiary. Arrest or Supposed murderers, BOSTON. Dec. i6.—James C. Ulnae and Edward Befh are nader arrest on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Faulkner. the Maiden watchman. Both are young men and said to have been in prison for crime.. Arrival el G. F. pain. Wavy Yana; De0:25.-4U strainer Anattalaidan. from Liverpool. arrived toolay. George Francis Train is among her narrower& Cold Weather South. OtAstrarrirs; Dee. 25.—The weather Is intensely cold; the salt water ponds are frown. evecnente of Ocean Steamers. - Nrwirown-Deu—Vl—Theeteamehip St-Laurent sailed this morning for 'lawn, taking $170.0;0 in specie. The city of London railed for Liverpool, taking out $71.(.00 in epreie. Weather Iteport. Dee 26, 9A. M. Wind. Weather. rher. Ph iltdelph ia N. W. Clear. ar Heisler Cove.W. Mazy. 2S P0ri1and............- W. Clear. SO Boston N W. Clondy. 21 lIIIIMEIIN2 New 1 otk. Wllmineon. Del Washington..... Portrmi 31anzoe S. Richmond... Atl2TlEtfl, Oa 05wez)......................5 Pitteburzb ......... Clear, rwcaro - Q. E. Cloudy Lon!mine. A F Cloudy. Mobile . New Orleans Mate at ILbermonieter Ville Bay at tno Bulletin Office. 10 A. M. -.27 deg. 12 " 30 n.■. 2P. El 20 dog. Weather clear. Wind Northwest. THE COURTS. The 11111 Homicide. TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS The rained in and about the Court.room this morning was as large as upon any previous clay. The prisoner was in 'he dock looking nelusual—perfectly self•possessed. At half past ten o'clock, before Mr. Pratt res 'sued his open. leg, Mr. Mann asked perafisaion to cut from the shirt. bosom on of the numerous spots of blond, in order to have it examinsd by the expert for 'he defence. The Co" rt declined toarcede to the request. Mr. Pratt resumed lye orenfug for the defence. Ile asked the jury to be p tlent. and not to form a judgment until the case w.s at an end. The defence Would p - ove that the wounds on Mrs. Hill's head could not have been in. flitted whit a poker—that Joseph efilb , rt war not to he believed ; and further, that the Commonwealth was mis taken when it asserted that no one was in the house ex cept the arlsoner—that dire. 11111 frequently said that the house w. a for her childn-n—emd further, that the prisoner was net pectinisr;b ember, used. At 11 A.M.Mr.Pratt concluded for the defense. 11e stated that as it was the de' keat hone ;just before the dawn so it is pow the darkest hour for the prisoner at the bar. '1 he trioxide that have teen lowerincover hie head since this pn tracted trial began are about to be dissipated by the sunshine of truth. The Commonwealth nave en d. avored to establish certain points as links in the chain of c reurastantial evidence going to show the gniit of the prisoner: That Mrs. 11111 was murdered. Second—Thal the deed wee'done by the poker. Third—The blood upon el fendant's clothing. Fourth—The ralseing money. Frith—The coespiraey to get and keep the house at enttl and Pine. Sixth- The evidence of Mr. Jos. dilbert. Seventh—The distress of defendant. • Eigthth—Statement that there was no other person in the house. as to the first, we cannot deny! the terrible fact that Mrs. Bill was murdered. . . As to the second, we will be prepared to show. that such wounds as were found upon the scalp and &nil of defendant could not be produced by sucb an instrument an the poker. Third—Wo will be ebbe to chow by persona entitled to credit, bit experts of experience and by ether teseimony, that the blood upon the defendant's clothing could have been got there after the body was found in the yard. Fourth—We will establish the fact that no tw ithatan din g the vigilance of a skilled detective police force, and the carnoraind unceasing efforts of the officers ,1 the law, not one dollar nor one penny et. the miming money has been traced to the defendant's pomeseiou. .tts to the fifth point of the Commonwealth's case we have teetimouy not to be disputed that the home at Tenth and Pine worts was purchased and given to Garen aE. Tv% Rebell * wife of the prisoner. and - that nine the pur chase the deceased has been constantly aiving to her daughter furniture, and thut all the furniture in the home except the piano was the property of defendant'o ifCMlTClitiPed In hern•me. t•ixth As to the evidence of ,loseph Gilbert, we will show that no reliance whatever to to be placed upon it. e will show from w itn teems of the highestrespectability and credit,thai. Joseph Gilbert's character for truth is not to be depended on. ventb—lt is our purpose to, show that defendant's credit in the community was good. and he could have raised any reasonable amount of money if hie, necessities required It. The Commonwealth have laid much stress upon their - statemeut that there were no other persons in the house but the prison, r and his wife. We content ourselves now by stating In ail sincerity that there were . other' persons We ask you to bear with um, gentlemen of the Jury. until the couslusion of our case. until Yon bear all that we ha.e to oiler,. Suspend year judgment untii_the cue elmion of Me case. and then, if. we establish a reasonable doubt of the prisoner's guilt we obeli claim that you can not withhold front the - primmer at the bar the full benefit of it We ask simply the justice to which the &dot dant to entitled. and which any of you may at gomo time, under the force of circumetancea. be compelled to ask from a jury of yoPeossrm. At the dote of Mr. Pratt's address it. Wed stated by the tont that the Dlstridt Attorney had consented to have one se' the .pois cut Vont the sitimurairlde i the piece wag cut from the shirt In wen Court in the oregano° of all the experm, and by the sanction of the Court ME TEdt v. Y PIM Tit EFENCE. James F. bicPee. sworn (it model of the Motme at Tenth „find - “Pine exhibited) -4 made thle moier mum three. quarters of an inch to th tag near as I could; white making It I 'slatted the eonse frequently. The medel PONS Mae do as to disclose the, interior, it wee opened Cloudy. 26 ...N. W. Clear'. 27 ..s. W. Hazy. SO W. Clear. 34 W. Clear. 29 .W. Clear. 36 Snowing. 27 S. E. Snowing. SO Cloudy. SO ALPELV, SATURDAY, DEM_ , and explained to the jury. the stairsvav fe_ifiree feet four inches to the outside of the rani the -ferns /guide Is five. feet nine inches to the toe of tee - posed and the railing adds twenty Inches; there were .two ash barrels lathe yard near the Rite, on the 11th of December; there Is also s tree rn the yard alongside the asli barrel; the tree is against the fence, and the barrels sullen the tree; they were ordinary floor barrels; In the kitchen the range Ic usiost the north wall. an the set ee was against the west well; the. diatom', room and kitchen are the same alre. - nes lb, and the enclosed soace back of the kitchen is IL:15; the idth of "tee lauding. at the head or the stairs is • three _ feet eight innhes: from-the-bead-a thettaire - tirlhe dining-roomis 8 feet. there is a house on Pine street. adjoining this house; the steps ere by the fetes; persons etandlng on the steps Could look over the fence. • • Crosi.examined—'T he windows on the fi rst floir have_ close wooden abutters; •no stairs • there are blind (*utters; the lot is 98 feet 8 Inches by 83 feet 1 inches; the distance from the sofa to' the wool will is -7 feet 8 lecher ; there is three feet difference lathe level of kitchen floor and the main hallway. , Richard Wanner aworn—l reside in Gloucester county. • Mew Jerrel: I know the defendant and have known him eines hie boyhood about sixteen yearn; and know other people who knew him. Mr. 0 1 1lyrne—Whet i 4 his character for kindness? Distrietettornev Llagert—We object to any evidence as to the disposition of the defendant. •.. Mr. &Byrne—ln Derger's case this point came up and we were allowed to show that he was of a humane dts objectiOn sustained.' ' Witeees resumed—llia general character for puce and good order is good ; hie reputation for boo esty gold; be boarded with meter the beat part of a year and lived in my neighborhood'lor about fifteen years; I had many portunitles of judging of his character; we vialtud each other's honkers tide war In the village or Carpenter's Landing; now called Maylandvllle; ho was helping his father an don a farm. -"; her O'hyrse--Was ho industrious? • Objected to. and objection sustained. ' Croviexemined--I am _related to primoner'a lather be marriage; ho married a niece of _mine. bat prisoner le not the eon of that *flute; the , prisoner ceased to live at. Carpenter's Landing about three, or five years; he has :bearded or lived with me• within the , last three cr five years; have not - visited him within that time; be hag visited me twice during that time; have conversed with _persons about him ti 'thin three or five - years se to his character; have, not talked about his cha racter with any ono since the murderL he was about. It years old when he went to Carpenter's Landing and was about 24 years old when be left Jetthagibbott. sworn—l reside In Woodhury, and havn f or ten years; have known the defendant for about four teen years: have had opportunitiee of learning his char acter for peace, and quiet and good order. and honesty; never beard anything against.. No cries examination. • Andrew Glandiv it sworn—l reside in Gloucester county, and have for as years; have kronen. the defendant for live or six years: be was engaged in farming, and also in --- Caniden preparing Wailes: hie character for peacitquiet. good order and honesty is gime. , iConthmed In the next Edition-1 FINANCLIL And COMMBIZOLILL The PhUadelphh Sales at the Philadelp) 1111112.2 3800 elty6's c newcaploo3d 7eh Fauna B 53% - 200 do due bill 10034 40 eh do its 53% 15800 do opg lts 100% 100 sh do 64 700 do do • 100% 100 sb 'Road ft 49% 800 do due bill 100% 1000 eh Fulton Coal itsls%_ 1800 Alleg City 4s e 5 60% 100 eh Lb Nv ettc -- '28% 100 eh LehVal R 55% 80 eh do 28% SATVEDAT. Dec. 46.—There is, but little doing in either financial or commercial circles. The demand for money continue, quite active. particiilarly..for the purpose of moving the crops, and large sums are still daily remitted from the seaboard to the different sections west. The local requirements of currency are not so heavy as were predicted early in the month, but they are entficient to the aggregate to enable lenders to maintain the recent advance in the mice of discount. We quote call boar Witt 6@734 per cent. on Government collaterals. and at 70%9 per cent. on other securities with frequent negate. lions above our highest figures. The offerings of meretua• tile paper are small. and there is but little doing in it on the street. as the banks are disposed to accommodate about all the &stela? s obligations that are presented. be stockmarket was inactiverthis - roorning. - but pricer gsnerally were well maintained. The transactions to Governments were unimportant. btata Loans were dull. CIO' Loans, of the new issues, sold at 100,V ®lOO 34. -Beading lisjiroad sold at 49.1.24(44. 9153.1"—n decline; Pennsylvania Railroad was firm at 54; Canal Stocks were firmer , and Lehigh Navigation sold at NM. ' - chßank and I'asaenger Railroad alums were without ance. The inspection of Ylour and Meal for the week ending .December 24.1868. is as follows Barrels of buperfine......... . `do. Eve. , do. Condemned. Philadelphia Produce narket• SAUIIIMAY. Dee. S 6, lE6B.—There was '-a immutably mall attenearice at the rooms of the Commercial !Ic ebergs this morning. and the business in hrearintuths WAS of a most trivial character. - . The , o was no shipping demand for Flour. and no dtspo. anion en the tart of the trade. The receipts are relatively light, but the stock is large—nearly 25,000 barrels in ex cess of the same retied last year. Small sales of superfine at $5 25@ft 50 per ' barrel; ,Extras at $6(40 75: lowa and Wisconsin Extra Family at $7 25a8; Minnesota do. do at $7 50803 124: Pennsylvania and Ohio No- do. atitBB 75t.10 £0; and fancy loss at elligilsl3. There in no change in Rye Flour or Corn Meal; small sales of the former at $7 7513& • The Wheat market is at a stand and in the abeence of sales we quote Fed at $1 85 , @.2 00. and Amber at s2 loB $2 IA A. small lot of Western Rye tsold at $1 61. Corn continues very dull, and new ranges frmu 80 to 93 cents. according to dryness, with sales of 4.000 bushels at the latter figure ; 800 brothels white at 87 @BB Cedit4 and for old • yAllow prices are nominal:" nate firm endless MUM and Western may be quoted at 740345 cents, with sales 01v2,50u btu Leis sv the latterrate. mei In Groceries end PlrOVl4Ore no change to notice. Whisky is unchanged. midranges from 03 to $1 04 for wood and iron bound Packages. New ifOrN Money Market. Mom the N. Ye Barad of tcrdev.3 DEO. Z.—To-day ban been observed as a close holiday in Wall street and many large cperatont mane their en gagements for money for the interval to the beginning of next week. The bondholders have taken the Ulan° and hiviijoined the swarm of lobbyists who are no beeiege Comet& of ter the recess, with a view to prevent action on the resump tion of FPetie payments. The bin of Senator Morton, threatening as it does to force thi. measure upon the count y, seriously alarms the bondholders, whose aro. perty a mild be subjected to serious depreciation. How. ever causeless their alarm in view of the fact that the laws of trade and commerce, which are superior to those of COIIIIIIM will defeat c , repuipory resumption, the assietamie of there lobbyists will not be ongr4tef ul to the mercantile community if it assists in preventing the Perpetration of so fatal a blow to our commercial cross. Pfeil, The matter is an instance of kood arising from evi' he investment demand for govemment bond. is quite !area in this city and tt roughout +he country at the present tier e from the national hanks and private c3roo r, Sons and capitalists a ho are desirous of obtstni , g the gold Interest now ready for payment, and to avoid 'he local taxation which the possession of there bonds enables them to avoid. Mr ney become clew gnit9 anddenlv in the afternoon of Thursday, owing to reperts that the Gove nment was abot,t to la issue 1820 OtiO OW new notes in place of those which were called in by the Beeretat y of the Treasury on semi" t of the imitations and counterfeits in circulation. The withdrawal of these notes from circulation has con tributed to the activity of money, hence the revert re fetred towns easily employed to make rates more easy. There is little. disposition to invest to commercial paper , anti the discounting business is dull. While moaes , could commard from 8 to 11 per tent. on call loans buyers were not inclined to deal in paper.. The easing of the money rate to seven per cent currency will have a tendency to revive business , in discounts. Odd became firm and more active in consequence of the teport above mentioned and en account of a lite in snverernent bonds in Europe. The openingprice was frrm which there was a settling to 131.10". The easier feeling in money and the causes first mentioned contrlbu.. ted to make the market active in the afternoon. and the price rose to 135'1'. Foreign exchange was less firm on account of a ship ment of epecie, w hick it is expected, will be followed by further exportation within the week. Info Latest ffuotanons from New York MV.Telegraph. I NEW VOILA, Dec 26. Stocks strong; Chicago and Rock island. 1 1 5!..".; Reading. 06l1; Canton (Ran ; any. —• Erie. 26 1 _‘; Cleveland and Toledo. 100.16: Cleve land and . Pittsburgh. 1311l'; Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne. M.: Michigan Central , 11334; Michigan Southern. fBl.i; New York Ventral. 153.4; Minnie Central.l4lll"; Cumber -I.nd Preferred. 85 3 1; Virginia rues. 54'• Ml.couri hixes. 90; Dndson River. 1a414; Flvetwenties, t 11104; d o. 1664. 1063,1 .; do. me& 1071 g; do. now, 1103,i Ten- °nice. 105!4; Cold. 115; • Money, 7 Jper cent; Exchange. 10936. Illarkets by Telegraph. [Special Despatch to the Philadelphia Evening Boiletiml it'xw Timm. Dec. 26, ISM P. M.—Cotton—The market this morning was r ominal. We quote •as follows: Middling Orbane. "53G; do. Uplands. 253 nOlll. r.—Receipts 6,400 barrels. The market for Wee, to nerd State Flonr ft strong with a moderate the sale+ are about 4,000 barrele,inclndina Fillperfillo titate at $6 15q6 60: Extra Stare at $7 00®67 44: low grades lA'ettern Farm. $6 75@7 46; Southern and California hour are dull and nominal. . , Oran—ltt ceipts--Wheat. 1.210 bushels. The markiit is strong hot quiet. The sales are 1.000 bus. No. 2 MI wanks , ' at 611 58 ®I. Dorn- Receipts 7.000 bus. Tho market is firm but dull. sales of bushels old Western at $1 DOI 1216, afloat. 'New do.at 95®080. Oats—receipts none; market buoyant •ut dull at 75e., - in store Provisions-1 he receipts of Perk are 850 barrels. The market Is nominally lower at $27 for new western Mess. Lard—Receipts, 1,900 pka. The market is dull and weaker. We quote prime steamer at 17(4174 • lines firm; Western 1836; Oily at 1236@1235. Whisky—Recolpte2io herrelit Tho market is dull.Wo quote Western free at $1(411 01. [[Correspondence or the Associated Peers.] NEW Foust, Dec. . 26.—Cotton quiet at ‘2sc. Flour quit tP t former quotations. Beefque. Corn steady, at PI 19,V. Oats 76®7710. quiet. Prole dull, at $27 50. Lard dull. at 16"iitt'5173.e. Whisky dull. - - Barrimoint. Dec. 26.—Cotton steady'and unehansed: Flour quiet and dull. Wheat dull and nominal. Com— rt. celpts PM all ; prime white at 67®PO: Oats dull at 65® 70. Ilse firm at $1 50®1 60. Provisions quiet and un• changed. TOO LAME, FOIIII6CAISBI FIC r tolv. *Der Betheadtchurch Fair Still Open. THE TAME'S' FAIR In the Basement of this (Thumb. Southeast corner of • ERANKFORD road and VISINaIe street. is still open. ljeafel and Fano,' Articles are being sold at very REDUCED PRICES. All are invited to, cone and make choice of suitable Holiday Gifts.. ' SCOFOn Tlek.ets Still good. Single adinleslon.loeentg. de2o Urn', SAORIFI oV E SALE ELEGANT PLATED WANE. On 11Tenthly Ail4rnoon, Dee, 28 at 8 &dock. A't Contiert Hall Auotion Rootne, 210 CIIESVNIIV torn forr, . Will be told se choice eatetiment of Elegant 'Triple...elated Wart, compiietng IJrne. Tea Seta. ilalvere. Cattail. ; Oceans. Yoran, tee. , Tble is rare ebaseu for bargains. ''‘. • A. ittbELELLA.N.D. auctioneer. is Money Waite S. All Stock Am:audio lAso. ER 26,''1868: flfTjt.' -.. .:': . ,':.?,'fj):T:;T. : T0.A..: 4:00 O'Clook. BY TELEGB,APH. -ADDITIONAL -GABLE NEWFI LATEST FltOkt WASHINGTON THE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION. Its Efftat on Jeff. Davis's Trial Gen. Grintanti the TenureorOffloe Bill c_..: By the Atlantic Cable. . - 81.11137 , 40,-Dec.-28.—The Duke of Monteensier has pub Bribed a manifesto onnouncing - his liberal views. The imparefai suggests the nomination of "the eon o fthe like of hientpensler for Moir under *regality'. • ' ovrnazirrozr. Der. 26.—The Liolsatid.from New York; arrived here yesterday mot niog. • The Cuba. from New Y ark, touched at . Queenstown last night and proceeded forliverpeol. _ LONDON; Dee-Vl—The Time* this me ruing publishes an able 'Etter from Mr. VINO. 110110 f an eminenx jOttrOldige, denouncing the seta of violence recently_ committed by the British authorities at Yangtchow. Mr. Dilde thlnka a retetition of much acts would be mono dangerous to rgez i ht a le g r a t a til u rr o t n. Britain and the,United States than . • _ The These in it& comments - agrees with the - writer ind prom:emcee the outrage a violation of the tresMie to exis tence. and justly offensive to the Chinese government. LONDON. Dec.- 2t—An Athens des.tch of Tuesdayl , lost _sayarhe urldsh government has p laced two shim°, war- on the coast of Ueda°. to prevent the departure of Brack volunteers from that bland for Crete.. • Pante, Dec. 26.—rbe oattromi newspaper BIM Runde. thehas urged the Lnited abaft government to 'take part in I: 8 7e , -1 1 3r E eflan catty . Dec. 26th.—Later advises from Itto Janeiro report that after the failure of the allies to carry the Paraguayan etrorghold • at valeta. the Brazilian iron-clads attacked. but with no better , success. • Lownorr. Dew 16.—Rerverdy Johnson yesterday received a aeputation of London artisans who are desirerut of founding a colony in Diebrsalui. Mr. Johnson encouraged the project. , • The Agnitiesty Prgicalimiikatlon. „ fdPectal Despatch to the Phila. Evening - Buffetin.l Weeninciursr, Dec. 20.—The President's amnesty pro. chili:lotion is intended to reach only such persons as are , cow under indictment. of whom there are s considerable number in different parts of the country. Most of these are old Indictments. found directly after the close of tho' war,and which lave been allowed to sleep till the peening time. It will be remembered that all persons not under indictment were pardoned by the - .Yresltleat's amnesty proclamation of last Fourth of July. The At. tornee•General has not yet considered what effect the reeident's amnesty proclamation has upon the motion now pr riding in the Supreme Court to quash the Indict ment in the case of Jsll Where eeems to bo same doubt whether it dbes or does not relieve the Court from the necessity of disposing of this motion. General Grant and the Civil Tenure Bill. • (spettal Despatch to the PhDs; Eveninitallletinj WAS111210T0; Dec. 26.—T120113 fe no foundation whet ever tor the statements current about the difference b 0 tween General Grant and the Radical Conereeamen - in regard to the Civil 'Feuer° of Office bill. The reported conversations are either ebony deli , lona or so far dis torted as to convey the reverse of troth. 80 far from having entreated an emphatic opinion In favor of the repeal or the civil tenure law, General Grant. to day. in reverence to the published statements to which ble attention had - been called, said hnhad - not given any attention to they pubject of the- act, as he thought toe matter properly belonged to Congress, which body understood the question better than he did himself, .Irtin Morse Dinner. fflpectiAl Despatch to - the i hiLeds. prening Maar.) WAsnincrron,Dee. 2&—tChief.instionlLlnese end Attar ney•Central Evarts'expret to 'save here for New York on Monday to attend the dinner of Prof. *toree, a; which the Chief-Justice will probably preside. Eire at Lynn, Mast, Beeson. Dec. 26-A Are broke out in Lyceum Hall. in Lynn. at an early hour this morning. At last acconnts the the had destroyed aline amount 5I property. Several steam Sreeragincskava been scatty Lynn from Boston. Sagamon Temple of Honor; Lynnwood - Lod/eel' Good Templars; a taut entry theatre of • the Boston Theatre Company, and Weller &. Undo. boot and shoe endows.. 'The latter employed 'a. large number of women. Mr. )cram also bad a shoe manufactory in the building. The lismee next communicated with the Bolder , block, - which was destroyed. Among thp occupants were WO liam ii. Gale, Sanderson & Brother. George IL Deeds & & Co., 6. P. Drives & Bro .. and Beede Berm. all ahoe ma nufacturers. William A. Atwell, dealer In leather, occce 4 pled the basement. ' t• These Those Irma all bed large etocke, the greater part of which werteretnoved before much' damage was dine. The Ime is toughly estimates! at th t emle s 00.00. Probably . & a ß o M p ae the o n n i M gsdestr P oy Ynen the 'Lyceum IA" occupied by the First Central liatirmal Bank; W.S. Part• •ridge, clott Mg; P. B. Mansfield., hatter.' and extMayee Johmon,lnssunince Agent; The , property IA the bank was probably paved in the vaults. • • • Prazer's bek. a Jame and coetly building: Containing the poet office:mutates burned. The letters and principal cements of the Dort office were safely removed. Among the other occupants of the block were-the-Lynn Light la. - fantry„who lore all tbeiraruus and•nutforme. - NEw YORK. Dec. M.—The following le a special , to the Tetegraw: . Lyrae. 3lsse.—Nearly the enthre city was destroyed by fire this mo Wog. The Ices is many millione of dollars, and the suffering Is beyond description. Nad'Suieide. Cnicaoo. Dee. 2.6.—Mrs. Augusta N Dicketv, widow of Augustus Dickers, brother of Charles Dicke S. the cele brated novelist. committed suicide yesterd at No. 666 North Clarke street, by taking au overdose ~norphine. She sent her children to tie home of her b .uer.imlaw, BD. Lawrence. on Christmas Eve, to mist in petting up a Christmas tree. They reinitiated there over night, and on their return home their mother was discovered on the floor dead. Mrs. :sickens was 85 years of ase and leaves three children. She has suffered much lately from poverty, being de. pendent almost entirely upon friends for the necessaries of life. 'rho angimonious controversy growing eat of the cenduct of ber distinguished brother•imlaw. Charles Dickens. towards Mrs. Dlekens, on the occasion of his visit, will be remembered by all. . • , Shipment of specie. NEW Yona, Lee.46.—Tho eteawr Ft. Laurent eailed to-day for France with 8170400 In rpecie. From Ilibode Island. rio , 7 'DEN cm R. 1., Dec...r,— Samuel Wilkinson, a wan knc wn citizen of Pawtucket, was killed by the ears at Pawtucket depot. to -day. THE Wallervii4a-Po9'r. A Prominent Delemerettnle Views of the, linnter—The Cuatoin ta r titelim,ol {nevi/cry The N. Y. Times rays: We have been permitted to read a private letter, written by a leading official la the State of Delaware, on the rnbject of the whippiag•poat and nib lory, and horn tin pages the following extract' have been made: • nese punishments of whipping rind pillorying, and also that compelling the criminal to wear the letter "el" on the cute garment for a cort in length of time, are but remnants of the old English law, which was once in full force in all retr States; but ha+ since, happily. been To pe sled in all but one—our own. Delaware has abrogated the worst points of the law, however. It used to be in this State that in addition to being whipped, a man's- ears were 'cropped, and hie body branded with, a hot iron, and be rides, he was sold as a slave, or servant, white men, as well as black. Ihe vreipping of white women was done away with ten or twelve years age. The sale of white men I have, often wEnemed. •It eventually 'ber came a mere farce, the price paid being only norninaeand the purchasers never troubling trionselvee about' the matter afterward A black mamhowever (unts after the late war bad commenced), always commanded full value. The Civil bights bill,. of coulee, prevented any further vales of men. after Pe passage, and that custom has been buried fcrever. 'the pillory has been rendered more humane by the increesing civilization of the people. It used to happen frequently that the unhappy individuals w ere pelted w ith all sorts •of elth, each as rotteu egg'. garbage, street-mud. ac., as they stood in the pinery; but that Is not allowed by the authorities. It used to be the enpieln. in Wilmingtom ruetty years ago,to drum vagrants through and nut ohthe town; bet that hot been abolished by law.. While the law toss in- vogue. the With Constable led the vagrant through the public atreets, fob lowed by tedrummer beating him drum, while the rabble Pelted the wretch with every 'kind of filth. This ttreat went was continued Until the pruceseinn had awned the Brandywine. ants was beyond the town limits' The opinion prevali Id among DolaWateent that the whipping. pest and pillory are preventives of crime,ta a great wit . take. The 'old grapheaded man' .mentioned as having been punished recently at New Castle fur stealing, bap been whipped and pilloried several times. Ilia name id George Blotch. and he Is an arrant •thiee - who cannot be thus cured.- Delaware is a small State. as you know, with hardly any point in it mote than fifteen miles from the Maryland o^ Pennsylvania line, and Wheo sae vim!. nal is eenterked to wear the letter on his clothing core plemously, he crosses the border. and ileee i.to OW of the edit& in eltsece. Tho whipping is soon tor , gotten. slim. Wthaington at the late majority,tioe was carried by the •Itepublicars by We and at the Stale election by a diminished majority. but in the btate:the copperneada carried everything We have the rerneents of old pro.elavery feclieg mere, Mat as intense in Ps measure as they have in Georgia. The Rept Means ate es *nett in-demanding- that the Netional Cotter, m phial give us universal suffrage. Enfranchise the black men and they will add. nearly 4.000 voters to the Repub. may. • eke in the State. MARINE BULLEIVEN. r : OF - D •-Da proses tsarina Bulletin en Inaidq Page. CLEARED TEM DAY Steamer Zedtact Hobart. NewYorh.John r Ohl. SAILED. • - - - - City Ice float No 1. Copt Mseon. loft Chealnutetreet wharf yesterday, taking In tow bark Peddler. for Copen hagen, and atter towiog her to New. _Ladle. rethrned at 10 ; at 634 o'clock Ole morning We proceeded to open a eh sone! through the Howe Oboe, wt ere tho drift Ice 15 heavy ; ehe same to her wharf at 0.3 d AM to coal, and re. turned to keep the channel open, Correepondonce of the Philadelphia Exchange. CAPE DiLA NO, NJ.. Dec. 24.188 a Brig Julia E /troy. from Portland for. Philadelphia, went in to the Breakwater to•thiPt nothing Panned to tea. Wino,NW—weatber very. cold. YoureAe. THOMAS D. HUOIIIIB. Correepondence of the Philadelthia'Exchanne. - - 'Lk WES, DEL. Dear BS. Dark Elias Dutton. from tiverenol. and brig Clara P Dibbe: front !dentine, both for Philadelphia,. me at the te Break ster. in company with bark Jennie. from Phila. delphia for Bremen, before .repotted ne haviug gone to atm. , . etearner Virginia, from Now York for dlogindenk has had bernischinery repaired and proceeded Wind NW. Vodre, tre, JUd4lll Lift.FETittg., e 2 SEASOLI O 1868. HOLIDAY . LACE - CIUELP-4 3 4‘7'1% 4 .1 _, • • • BROORE, STRIPED TBRAYBr PON'OEAT3 sFLUSH S, ' '• , • . TERRIES IN PLAIN C9LORSoi,, ' '4 • Cretonnes, liana's anal LOops) 'LINO AND TABLE COVERS. - ' The above Roods'are fresh, and are offered 'with confidence' mie fine 1111OSS recherche and coplete easortmen s ra m bries for the eMbellishment of P _ ism% Libraries ) Cheanbers t ever 3tilint”.! rooms,o this city. , I. LA* WALRAVEDT; MAI3ONIC HAM, No. 719 CHESTNUT STREET; THE' FINE';/MTh JAMES. • ~ • • • HAVE NOW - • • • - O • • .• . - NEXHIBITION. FON. A FEW HOS ONLY. • MR. • PAINTIIfg OF LlOlll,.- ENTITLE. - "Dead fthe Deser t. It will be followed by ~ • . , • Mr. Church's Great Work, THE NEW NIACtLEAt • Ai lie vallealtelY •• • • .816 ~CHESTNUT.STREET.:.:;,.,. lelN&NOI&Jost LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD MORTGAGE BONDL We offer ror sale a United amnia of these`: First Class Bonds t ATI NINETY,- And Anafued Interest from Dao.fst The/3044 Ire bA womb!' of, • • • , •'1 1 $1,000,; either either Registered or - Conpo.u. at the . op tion of the Pur chaser. and bear interest at • SIX PER CENT., FR 3. PROD ALL GOMM AND STAB TAXI. The Mortgage under which those Bonds two 'filmed is for Five Millions of Dollars, upon a property costing over Twenty Millions of Dollars. The grow receipt upon which for the year put are over Four Million Dollars. ' • We offer these Bonds as in every respect A wistrr-ccikas And will receive in payment for them. Ignited States, i‘tnite t city, or °thee' Alarketalble Recur/ties, allowing the fall market price. TYJER.F,X.V.I-4 •Sr. CO.. BANKERS, 84 F °nth. Third Street..,:: WM WM ILNEWOOLD, SON & AERTSEIi t Corner "Walnut and Dock Sts. • de23 incr. .. . • A .. . c f • BANKERS, . No. 35 SOUTH TH,i RD STREET , . 1 - -PHILAD,_ELPHIA .• : )-- . DEALERS IN , . CLOYERDIMINT srguirenrs - , .STOCK ODLD. ~. AND - .NOTE. BROKERS. -,,...: • Accounts or Ranks, Firms, and' InutrilAnals received , sine . '( -. tO chock at, Bight. , • INTEREST ALLOWED ON. BALANCES, . ~. . '. q ENERAL aENTs. ' •- , ~- . FOR en , _ PEN N SYLVAN I A ' ,A i w v ... ' , L , , . - • (...) . OFTHE fh.- , , .- - - , , IFE . , pt ' ' OfffiE ' '''',.. ;EC ia o . * . UNITED STATES OF AIVIERICA: 7 ':: The NATIONAL LIVE .T.tamrtn,NcE - Ctestwity 19 4 corporation, chartered by special Act Of Congress,stp-2 , L proved July ?SOK% with a ~ . CASH CAPITAL, . $1,000,000; FULL Pliill, • ' ~ _, Liberal teims offered to 'Agents andi — soneltors, lobo' ere invited to apply at our oilloe.. • , • i : • Full particulars to be had on application at Mir ailloe, located in the second' story of our Banking : : Rouse, '..--, Where :Circuktra and Pamphlets, fully describing - the „ -.. advantages offered by-the-Company. max:to had. ' , • A • r... W. (BLAIIK44 ,Co44'.' ',, i ,:i',- ' , ,. ; .NO. 86 Satith, 27dril a, ~ ',l.' , --••” L'. , THE,SAFE DEPOSIT CO,, 'For Soto lieepiiig or Valottbieri.NOciiirili.r' ,* , tics, etc., and lIIWILVIIIE of Nato*. - .. 7.,i: ; • DIRECTORS: ''' ~..- ..__' '. - N. B. Browne, 1 3. Gillingham Folk , max ninny,. ' i., , ``' V.B. (lark.; , C.' Mach ester '. -.. B. a—Gald.reu. John NV, Ish, ,X . ifV._ tank. ~, , (300 .a... Tylon N 71 , OFFICE, NO. 421,1WHIESTINIFT SrlitELE• ;': N; H. DROWNlP,,Prorkteixt. _ • _ __ C. .11 CLARK. woo rreeldm' c -'f''' .PATTE,RoON; Secretary and Trismurez,l , „ -,-, ~ ! 2 .47 , , taint Ds it ttl Ott; '4 CURRANT . ..TFLLY --GENUINE CURRIMJELLY int. and 10 lb. cane, for sale by J. 13 suasualt. cc.. los south /Namara avenue. -
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