4' 4l PP*Y l Tfukitt PelAiglat=o. CLOSE OF YESTERDAY'S TROBEitDiRO'S tbrx.4as..Mt:- " Connel ' read In Plaeo s an acerdla tive•toleta and ditties of certain 00103113 in ?Oa delphitk4--This bill provides' that the fees and costs of District Attorney shall not exceed $B,OOO per annum; Clerk of Quarter - Ressions, $8,000; 'Sheriff $3,000; Cri' 3toViir, $3,0001 The actual and necesseT'expenses for which the city is now by lavrilatne Shall bepaid as heretofore. The Nei corderof. Deeds, Register of. Wills, Clerk of d plums' Court, Prothonotary of =the District Cotirt,•Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, mad Clerk ot the Court of Quarter eh all, in addition to the present tax, each pay one-fourth part of their gross receipts ex ceeding $2,000.. The Conn of Common Pleas may appoint an auditor to examine the accounts of the officers. A Member of veto messages were read, and the Senate adjourned. Boom—Mr. Brown (Dew.), of Clarion, pre sented kpetition, signed by Governor Geary and same of the heads'of departments, asking that soldier named George Bhindler, who had lost one limb, be appointed poster and folder. Mr. Brown said that ho did not approve of snaking a membership In the House a. stepping stone), to the office of pester and folder: i'Mr. Lott was a member of the louse in 1868. J Mr. Davis (Rep.), of Philadelphia, said that the Republican members had made their caneus nom inations and intended to adhere to them, without dictation from any of the functionaries of the Commonwealth. The House was competent to decide on this matter. Mr. Nice (Dew.), of Schuylkill, said ho would vote for the soldier not on account of the recom mendation of the Governor, but solely because be had fought for his country. Kt: Strang (Rep.), 'of Tloga, moved to amend by pledging the faith of each member of the Rouse to give the soldier $5. This amendment was ruled out of order as not being pertinent toile enhJeet Tie diecuselon which ensued took a wide range, embracing the respective merits of the several political parties. r. of Philadelphia, and other Repub licans adhered' to their expressed determination to support the caucus nominations without any change. Peptling.the,question, the hour, arrived for the selection of a committee to try the contested election ease bf James Witham, of Philadelphia. J. A.lßliiipson appeared as counsel for the con testant (William Bunn), and Mr. Jones, of Barks, for the sitting member. The following committee was chosen, viz.: Meeers. Strang,' Clark, Westlake, Wilson, Dill, Herr, Leslie, Phillips and Miller. The House resumed the question of striking out the name of Ziba Lott (ex-member) as pastor and folder, and inserting that of George Shindier (sol dier), recommended by Gov. Geary- The Rouse refueed by a vote of GO.noes to 43 ayes to make the proposed change. The Democrats supported the recommendation of the Governor. A number of veto messages were presented from the Governor. - - _ The following officers were chosen : Transcribing Clerks—P. M. Magee, Philo Bar rut t, W. B. Irwin, J. D. Miller, B. Bernard and Charles Tubbs. _ - - _ Sergeant-at-Arms--Joseph W. Cowell. Assistant Sergeant-atrArms--James Scott, Ro bert Johnson, E. F. Houseman, D. S. Henderson. Doorkeeper—W. H. Clark. Assistant Doorkeepers—Wm. McClain, Theo dore Chase, Asa Nichols. Messenger—James McCalley. Assistant Messengers—W. J. White, Geo. Cun ningham, Thomas-Vorse. Doorkeeper Rotunda—Jas. MeDermont. Postmaster—A. (1. Henry. Assistant,Postmaster—A. W. Kimmel'. Superintendent Folders—Wm. McLaughlin. Assistant Superintendent Folders—John Dar raugli. Folders—C. B. Baldwin, A. H. Baker, Ziba Lott, Wilson Laughl3,-, Stewart Forbes, H. M. Smith, Charles Coward, W. M. Dean, W. Robin son, Abraham Salo , : The House adjourned until Tuesday next at 11 A. M. The Troubles In Georgia. The following despatches were received at the headquarters of the army in Washington yesterday: PHILADELrina, Jan. 4, 1869.—T0 General U. S. Grant, Washington, D. C.: I transmit the tweet despatches received from General Sibley, com manding in Georgia, in relation to the difficulties on the Ogeechee. General Sibley has been instructed not to per mit the organization of any armed bodies, whether white or black, in contravention of law; to preserve the peace at all hazards; to co-oper ate with the civil authorities in case he finds the same are acting in good faith and that their action is necessary for the preservation of the peace, ar.d not, as at Camilla, the law made a pretext for committing outrages on the negroes. At the same time he is instructed to disarm and dis perse all assemblages of the negroes, and require thenf to submit to the legal action of the civil authorities. • GEORGE: G. MEADE, Major-General U. B. Army. The following is a telegram reeeived at Wash ington, January 4, 1869, from headquarters Dis trict of Georgia: SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 4. 1869.—T0 Major-Gen. George G. Meade, Philadelphia : I have the honor to report my arrival at this place, and to report the pleasing statement made by Col. Williams. The troubles on the Ogeechee are confined to Middleton & Tasker'a plantation. Middleton accused the negroes of stealing rice, and got out warrants to arrest them. The Sheriff applied for the military to execute the arrests, but was re fused, and presented with a copy of the circular of September 25,4868, for his information. He went, and, with two deputies, made the arrests, but got frightened at the negroes assembling, and ran off. Be called for a posse, and wont out with 120 men. When they got near the negro station, they saw a negro boy about 14 years old, and shot him through the leg. They saw some other Degrees at the station, and ordered them to give up their arms. The negroes ran, and they fired on them, wounding two or three. All this time the sheriff was in the cars away from his posse. They then were advised to re turn to the city, which they did. The citizens then called a meeting and organized three bat commanded by generals, and colonels, 'They have eeincted from 600 to 800 memand ozganizlng. I ordered Major Perkins to re , and set te..e regrets, and went with him my eeU alerevatt ar. eight and found the negroes ttr e r =Mal f..tgAtZtate., but when we made known, =dead/wrap a% tr trat,tie them, they became eac.tee rut gn ma sct of the oaestion. t, t' arreps.ple aer..aerata totally Boor rum. Then w;tca I.6.ert 'Per mer..— Three gams atd u r.a.7 teem cm a or-eft arm all the arms I saw, and 13 t.L...1t7 azratt wt. WEB trr=f seen them: Item azt and a.J hcathe' demonstra ear.heo - then Sr, watch for their own safety. The negroes A1 e a5 , 113 warraala issued were remora tr.) ne eisand yrretader themeelvek,and wam:PA tra erne via, ee wrtis afraid to come alone fz.r. feaxc2tata;te typet (X- They deny having misled the ;caws.. and. t ea:lalt they tell the truth. f rmiaeri wil4l them ad night, and made arrang , ementa fc !lime= fmme in to-night and surrender tneeleevret le. the sheriff under the military pr , A.e.r..eloe._ aM to come in to-night, as they are 3.lraid i comr in by daylight. To-day the sheriff repo- t.x: cially that be could not enforce the laws. and called upon the military to do IL I think no more troops will be required here at present The official report- will be sent to departmental headquarters by mail. C. C. Sfeter, Brevet Brig. General U. S. A., Commanding. The following telegram was received at Wash ington, D. C., on the 4th inst., from Savannah, beorela : vmouin, Jan. 4. 1869.—T0 Major-General Meude, care of General Emory ; Fourteen of the men against whom warrants have been issued, and who live on the Ogeechee plantation, have voluntarily surrendered to the military authori ties. Four more will be in during the day or night. This la all of the original number of war rants that the hheriff had to execute. I under deratand that PA or 200 additional warrants have been taken out, but as the Sheriff has made no effort to execute theta, I do not feeljustified, under present instructions, to aid him till he has made an effort to execute. them. Three warrants are for insurrection and in citing to insurrection. II would advise the use of the mi itary, as I think it would be almost sure to result in a conflict, if the sheriff ware to go out with a posse of the people. There is much excitement here, and many of the people would not be averse to a fight. C. C. BIBLEY Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. A., Commanding. Forwarded from Philadelphia Jan. 4, 1869. Wrenn Itlexico.l BAVANA, Jan. 6.—Edward L. Plumb,late Ame rican B:tretary of the Legation and Charge d'Al fairca at Mexico, arrived hero to-day from Vora Ortiz, and la to bail on Batnrday nut for Wash- inettou. Ho brings with hisi copies of the eon yeation for the settlement of Amerleawand Mexi can claims, and a treaty recognizing the rights of naturalized citizens;-which were ratified by the Mexican Congress. The Mexican Journals generally abstain from comment on the speech made. by General ROBO. , crane. at his reception by jarez. The Corree, of :Vera Cruz, the only Joni - Lwhich. criticises, shows mach indignation' r at hat , it calls the a t regent tone of the America Minister' and hid den, menace of his words. Many rumors calculated to create alarm worn circulating in - Mexico - regarding the mission of General Rosecmns, and it was reported that the recent frequent sessions of Congress, with closed deore:were held to consider.the subject of his do mends: but they wore probably wholly devoted to discussion and the ratification of the two treaties, with the United States, The Two Repub lics newspaper as that'these treaties are not favorably received by the Americans resident in Mexico. The Mexican press generally express sym pathy for 'the revolutionary cause in. Cuba. Some journals demand the annexation of Cuba, and its conversion into a Mexican province. Brigandage in the country is steadily on the in crease, and the commerce and Industry of the country are nearly paralyzed. Generals Gonzales and Ortega have issued a manifettlo to their friends. advising them to re main tranquil, and pursue their ordinary avoca tions for the present. Republican Nominations for United states Senator and State Treasurer. HARRISBURG, Jan. 6.—A caucus of the Radical members of the Legislature assembled this after noon at half-past three o'clock, immediately after the adjournment of the House. The caucus was in session about fifteen minutes. Speaker Worthington, of the Senate, presided. Mr. Fisher, of Lancaster, nominated John Scott, of Huntingdon, for . United States Senator, and Mr. Lowry, of Erle, nominated Benjamin Harris Brewster.; Messrs. Scofield, Grow, Moorhead, Marshall, Kemble, and Allison were also nomina ted, but their names were afterwards withdrawn. The following letter from Mr. Grow was read: "HAsursouno, Jan. 5, 1869. —lanes 11. Webb, Esq.—My Dear Sir:—Should my name be pre presented to the caucus of the Senators and mem bers of the Legislature for nominating a candi date for United States Senator, please withdraw it, and assure all my friends that their intereat in my behalf will be held in grateful remembrance. "With heartfelt thanks for their uniform kind ness, and proud of their proffered support, as well as the kind expressions In my behalf of so large a number of the Republican journals of the State, I desire you to announce that I have with drawn as a candidate. "With best wishes for your health and hap pinese, I am yours truly. ‘GALII9II.I A. GROW." The vote was then taken, viva voce, and all of the candidates except Scott and Brewster having been withdrawn, - ficott was nominated by accla mation. A vote was then taken for a candidate for State Treasurer, and R. Mackey, of Allegheny, was nominated. IT Y OPENING OF THE MAMMOTH SKATING RINK.— The Philadelphia Skating Rink, at Twenty-first and Race streets, was formally opened hot even ing. The building is two hundred and eighty eight feet long, and one hundred and forty-six feet wide, covering an area of near thirty-five thousand square feet. The principal entrance is on Race street, although in case of need, large doors can be thrown open in the south eofi facing the vacant lot on Arch and Twenty-first streets. There is at least thirty thousand square feet of ice to accommodate the skating public during the winter season. The ice, by a novel and -perfect mode of vend-. luting the building, is preserved in its smooth ness and kept perfectly hard and dry both day and night, whatever the state of the external at mosphere. The rink is lighted by ten ,eircular chanaellers, containing twenty-four burners each, while a row of burners run along the edge of the upper galleries at each end. The roof and sides are of corrugated iron and painted a dark brown color. Some twenty circular girders, heavily banded, and having their terminus on a good foundation imbedded in the earth, support the massive structure. The windows are of ground glass, to exclude the sun. The first covered pavilion for skating purposes ever built in the United States was completed In Chicago a few years ago, and was attended with great success. The Philadelphia Skating Rink is the finest building of the kind in the country. It is hand somely decorated and furnished with comfortably warmed and completely ventilated dressing and reception rooms. A double gallery at each end of the building and the ample space around the pond gives great accommodations for spectators. The whole building was tastefully decorated with flags and bunting last evening. The Black Hawk Band occupied the lower gallery on the nor h end, and Beck's Philadelphia Band occu pied the main gallery over the entrance door. Col. James Page was introduced to the large assemblage, and made the following address: Ladies and Gentlemen: I have promised to say a few words to you upon the occasion of the opening of this splendid establishment. In doing this my mind naturally recurs to the years when I was a boy. The rink of the past and the rink of the present—the ono of nature and the other of art—demand a brief notice. The one was upon a grander, nobler scale than that which you now see, expansive as it is. Its sides were the hori zon. spreading in every direction; its floor was the firm, frozen bosom of the Delaware, covered as far as the eye could reach with solid, transpa rent ice. and its roof the blue arch overhead. This was the rink of my boyhood—Natures rink, with all its glorious accessories and surroundings. Now I stead in the rink of art, after more than sixty years' experience as a skater—a thing not dreamed of in my boyhood days—and although cannot say that the rink which covers me and is to be to you a source of enjoyment and plea sure is as grand as that in which I began my' ap prenticeship, it is decidedly more cosy and com fortable. It will preserve the ice, keep oat the wintry blast, and render the exercise of skating more easy of access and more enjoyable. The old and the young, men and women. girls and boys. can all come here with safety and partici pate In, or look on,the most inviting and healthy of pastimes. This scene calls up to me the skaters of the olden time, Parrish and Peering., Knight, Zollic kotler, For ten, Myers, Peale, and others, who were followed by admiring crowds on the Dela ware, and their successors of a later date, who attracted thousands to the Schuylkill, Paul, Weaver, the Vanhooks, Sterling, Wood, Morris, &Render. and others, now surrendering to the rising generation, whose name is legion, and who bid fair to outdo in grace and skill all that any of their predecessors accomplished. PlefilliES for skating have been greatly in ceased by the numerous and comfortable parks afb.Sels. tow surround the city, to be further added to to this and other rinks in the course of erec r.asst. The improvements, too, in the form and rn'4e of La/ening the skates to the fool have isc,,a ;vs• with, other improvements in connec t-4os ssizn the art, tut time will not permit me to wail et' Guru , in detail. A skater now will take as mach sass ci bla sk..atea as the equestrian will cd hsa kr.sse or - the sportsman of his dog and gnu. and pride himself on haring a pair that will gircalsr: te pas over the icy surface with ll.nth. s, Of all the' exercises to which -11 e rs.sc.„Ts. is none that requires so Mae twee' as skating. Indeed, when too csacia Is used" the grace and beauty, to tay nothing of the plea-area of the exercise. are wanting. ticating dory not require force; the main art Is in the balancing of the body and giving it the proper Inclination. The figure Ehotdd be kept erect, shoulders thrown back, eyes looking along the surface of the ice, but never down to the feet, and the arms held easy and naturally. While ball-playing and other violent games are well enough in their way, no one who 'desires to become a pleasing and attractive skater should devote too much time to them. To ladles I would recommend the long forward and back ward roll, which are beautiful and graceful, and all the waltz-like movements. These combine all that is appropriate and elegant in skating for a lady. And now, ladies and gentlemen, having said all I deem necessary on this occasion, permit me to introduce toyou the Canadian Brothers. They will not onl y y, delight and please you as artists, but they are deserving of your attention and hospitality. They will be certain not to abuse either in private life, and they will be found intelligent, modest, and refined, worthy of your patronage and confidence. I regard them as perfect masters of the art of skating. There is an ease as well as grace about them seldom met with, and while in some partic ular performances requiring groat exertion they may be excelled by others, yet in the combina tions they exhibit, with the floating bird-like MO don which In ekating is its rare beauty and gives it its greatest charm, I have never seen their equals. They are models for tbo young and • rising generation of skaters, and I advice theta THE DAILY EVIZTIIIG:BITLLETIN-PMIADELPHIA, tiIURSDAY; JAINUAAY tiegraceful andicebni '_Bto a at. these` _ • Perfortnere. _ Wishing the liberal proprietors o f this experi ment idecess, and you, ladies and gentlemen, a full measure of enjoyment from its establish ment, I wish you good night. ' The Meagher Brothers then got upon the ice and entertained the assemblage with their fine move ments. . , PHITADELPHLANB PARDONED - or.AlovEntion GICAIIY.—Daring the year, 1868, GovernOitleary exercised the pardonlng'Poweein the cases of the following Philadelphians, convicted of various offences:— Charles :Andress, larceny, two years in County Prison. • William Mew er,libel,one thousand dollars tine, and nine months in County krison. Andrew Hamilton, assault and battery, five years in Eastern Penitentiary, and one thousand dollars tine. - . - Thomas Dannelly; larceny, eighteen months In County Prison. Samuel B. Bolt, perjury, three years in Eastern Penitentiary. Edward Wz Mason, carrying concealed deadly Weapon, one year in County Prison. William Kraft, arson, ten years in Eastern Penitentiary. Henry Ahern, larceny, four yehrs in Peniten tiary and .no thousand dollars tine. Chauncey Johnson, entering a bank with in tent to steal, three years and nine months in Eastern Penitentiary. George Mason, assault and battery, three years in County Prison. Harvey K. Myers, bigamy, ono year in County Prison. Edward Peacock, larceny, two years in County Prison. Thomas Nnulty, riot, eightoen months in ;..:ounty Prison. John O'Toohill, manslaughter, five years in Eastern Penitentiary. Reasons: O'Toohill acted in self-defence, a crowd having attacked him in his own house and jeopardized his life; he had always sustained a good character, and was wounded in battle while serving in the Union army,and the ends of justice did not demand his longer imprisonment. James Wetmore, assault and battery, three years in County Prison. Hugh Green, robbery, five years in Eastern Penitentiary. George Fagan and John Clntz, assault and bat tery, three years in Counts Prison. John Pulley, larceny, two years and thirty days in County Prison. Charles Banks, obtaining, goods under false pretences, two years in County Prison.. Thomas Naulty, fraudulently procuring the acknowledgment of a deed, one year in the County Prison. James Riley, burglary, six years and ten days in the Eastern Penitentiary.,. John Campbell, robbery, five years in the East ern Penitentiary. J. H. Miller and Bartley D. Campbell, libel, (sell to pay a line of two hundred and fifty dol lai a, and Campbell to sixty days in the County Prison. James McGuigan, assault and battery, six months in the County Prison. John Conner, manslaughter eleven years and six months in the Eastern Penitentiary. Edward F. Drummell, receiving stolen goods, one year in County Prison. Matthew Brady,lareeny,four months in County Prison. Samuel Bailey, assault and battery, two years and three months in Eastern Penitentiary. Frank Balerle, receiving stolen gooda, fice of one hundred dollars and six months in County Prison. Joseph Malloy and James Keating, larceny, one year in County Prison. William Danipman, assault and battery, three months in County Prison. Jacob Murphy, larceny, one year in County Prison. Peter Burns, forgery, one year in County Prison from October 4, 1867. Henry Bender, larceny, eighteen months in ounty Prison. EI.ECTION OF 01. EWERS. —The Philadelphia So_ cicty for the Promotion of Agriculture, yesterday elected the following officers for the ensuing yea!: President—Craig Biddle. Vice Presidents—C. W. Harrison and Charles R. King. Corresponding Secretary—Sidney G. Fisher. Recording fier;rretary—A - . L. Kennedy. Assistant Secretary—Thomas M. Coleman. Treasurer—George Blyht. Librarian—John McGowan. Executive Committee—H. Ingersoll, John Mc- Gowan, C. W. Harrison, Daniel Landreth, Craig Biddle, George Blyht and John G. Haines. Library Committee—David Landretb, Craig Biddle and George Blyht. SALES ON REAL ESTATE.—James, A. FrZernan sold yesterday at noon, at the Exchange, the fol lowing : _ _ Three-story brick house, No. 671 East Cumber land street, lot 15 by 90 feet, $2,800. Two lots of ground,corners of Albion and Vine streets, above Twenty-first, each 9 feet by 102, e 440. FATAL A CCI DEN T. —Samttel Shaffer, forty sevon years old, residing on Ridge avenue near School House lane, was run over yesterday by a locomotive on the Reading Railroad, a few miles above the city, and instantly killed, The body was removed to the late residence 01 the deceased. Public Debt Statement. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The following state ment of the public debt of the United Eitstes on the lst of January, has just been issued : Debt bearing coin in- terent. January. December. 6 per cent. bonds... . .... f. 221 69 300 00 Mit& Pk 00 6pi r cent. b0nde.1681.... 2/e1.677,4U0 00 283,677.300 00 Do. 6-20 bonds 1,,Tk2,568,660 00 1.602.510,400 00 Debt bearing currency interest. 8 per cent certificates.. 55,865,000 00 58.140.000 00 Nary Pension Fund at 3 per cent........ ...... 14,000,000 00 14.000000 00 Matured 1 ebt not pre sented for p.yment 3 year 7-20 totes, due Augest 15, 1867. June ano July lb . . . 5,174.900 00 2,478,45 E 00 Compound lat'et Notes. matured June 10. July 15. Aug. 15.0 ct. 15, and Dec. 16. 1867 and May 16, Aug. 1, and Sept. 15 October 1 and Octo• her 15, 1803 3,878.@90 00 4,224,925 00 Texas Indemnity Bonds 256,00, 00 256,000 00 Treasury Notes. acts of July 17th. 1861. and prior thereto 146,561 64 149,341 64 Bonds, April 15, 18.2, January 28. 1847. and March 31, 1848, .... 349.950 00 435,500 00 Trea. notes. M. rch 3, '63 445,492 00 445,492 00 Temporary 10an.......... 197.910 09 543.160 00 Certif. of indebtedness.. 13,000 00 13,000 00 Debt bearing no interest: United States notes.— . 356,021.073 00 350.021,073 00 Fractional ' currency... 34.215,715 64 733,875,2138 17 Gold certif. of deposit.. 27,036,020 00 23,255,840 00 6 perMent. lawful money bonds issued to the Pa cific Railroad , Compa nice 50,097,000 00 44,337,000 00 Total debt $2.652.533.882 28 *2,648,711.184 81 Amount in the Treaeury C01n... .................. 1398.163.368 31 1288,425.374 54 Cirrencr..........••...... 12,022,22.2 12 18 , 25 a,448 ia Debt lees nnionnt Tres eury 532,640,707,201 25 $2,539,031.84414 The foregoing is a correct statement of the public debt as appears from the books and Treasurer's returns .in the Department on Jan. Ist, 1.868, FI. McCuLLOOII, Secretary of the Treasury. 1,1:v :tut" tom AR C bCHOOL. PI OFESSOR F. A. VAN DER WIELEN'S EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF ART, At 1334 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia The only one of Its kind in America. The instruction in this institution is not designed to be limited to artiste excituiyely. but is also carefully adapted to the wants of teachers and amateurs. Circulars on ap plication. C02943t.. . pENNSYLVANLA MILITARY ACADEMY, AT CHESTER, DELAWARE COUNTY, PA. (For Boarders only.) Session re-opens THURSDAY. January 7th. The Buildinge are now and very complete in all their appointments. Thorough instruction in the English Branches. A very thorough course in Mathematics, Mechanics, Chemistry and Civil Engineering. Ancient and Modern Languages optional. Careful attention is given to the moral and rer ligious culture of cadets. Urculare may be obtained of JAMP S H. OHNE. E5Q.,626 Chestnut et., T. B. PETERSON, ESQ., BIM Chestnut et.. or a; LOD. THEO. HYATT. d. lm President P. M. A. IEI ORS Etd A N SHIP SCIENTIFICALLY taught at tho -Philadelphia Riding School, vourtb ',treat above Vino. The horses aro quiet and thorooehly trained. For hire, saddle _horaos. Also car riages at nu times for weddings. partici., opera, funerals. &c. Horace trained to the sadle, gruomAS CRAIN)! & PO I.IODD'S BOSTON AP.D TREVTON BIBCUITTIII§ trade supplied with Bond's Butter, Cream. Milk. Oysters and Egg Biscuit. also, West & Whore's cola.. ated Trenton and Wino Biscuit, by JOB. B. BUM= 8 CO., Bole Agent& 108 South Delaware avenue. BOND.B BOSTON Insatirr.—BOND'S BOSTON BUT for and Mk Biscuit, landingfrom steamer Norman and for sale by JOB. B. BUEIBIER A (30.. Agents for Bond lAB &nth Delaware emeriti& , 5 11Je11et2SEMVSts. THE RIENNEROLIOWS ' • ' 0 liiiNIXIE&V MASQUE WILL TAKE PLACE ON JANUARY 14; IN, • ATJLIE AMERICAN ACADEMY. OP MIIBR. Price of Subscription SO, admitting a gentleman endows Idy. Additional ladles' ticitets..l2l cads: Spectators' tickets, foto cents each. • 'tickets of Admission, by subscription only, can be at tained of the f..llowing members and honorary monsoons: WILLIAM J. DOESTMANN.Eaq., Filth and Cherry streets. L. HERBEET. Lee.. Fourth and trace streets. A. B itazotrylnlitou, Ilte Chestnut street. MAaE R. Sivouto, Ledger t Hies. liAlnlaNUB NEYF. hansom, above Sixth street. It. T. 13042d1DT, 610 Arch street. Louts TODANY. 217 North Second street. J. A. Souwauz. A o. 1106 Chestnutstreet. A. J. GLOM, No, 607 No. th second street, t..norn.rts J. ROTA. 214 New street. A. WEIIIENMAYER. Fifth and Cherry streets. LEE & WALKER. 722 lluestuut street. DR. J. B. 'twain . , Grrrisrus, Thirty-third and Market streets, West Philadelphia. A. MEMENTILALEE W. corner Fourth and Race. SIaiAEFFER CIL KOLLADI. corner Fourth and Wood. A. u. Footle, No. le strawberry street. GP 011011. Ie.III3YNKEII.T. No. 716 Chestnut street. C. W. A. 7 UMIPLER, No. 926 Chestnut street. LOEXNZ a (AMAMI. No. 9 Balk area. Nowa G.TA1,1,, Continental, Mr. Covert. C. A. DE kin CNA. thestnut street. JaL•tf IICIARBPA•ROSA AT CONCERT HALII. • PAREPA•RMIA CONCERTS. _ _ _ L. DE VIVO elute. YAREPA.ROSA , the grent .. favorito and mutt popular Cantatriee, on her triumphant return to Phila. delphia, overland from California, after an unparalleled successful mason of Opera and Concerts on tho Pacific coast and 'Western Stator., will give in the city of her former triumphe poritively only TWO GRAND CONCERTS, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY January 19th ana 14th. Mina PAREPA.RUSA will be assisted by Mr. Mil/OKI:LOUSE BOWLER, English Tenor. Sig. P. PliktiANTl, the Brilliant Baritone. Mr. CARL ROSA, Violinist. Mr. Wel Tll3oN.the Distinguished Plante Mr. GEORGE W. LOLB), Accompanist (His Snit appearance in Ph.ladelottia), and Mr. J. LEVY, trout London, the greatest Cornet-a-Piston player in the world, engaged at great expense expressly for Pareps•Roea a Concert Season. Admission $1; Reserved Seats, $1 50. The sale of seats will commence on MONDAY, at 9 A. M., at Trumpler's Musk, Store, Chestnut street. SPECIAL NOTlulk—To defeat speculators no more than six tickets will be sold to any ono person. MRS. JOHN DREW'S ARCH STREET THEATRE B at TM CONTINUED SUCCESS — THIRD WEEK egins OF A FLASH OF LIGHTNING. Already witnessed by over Ur" 18 WO PERSONS. TO-NIGHT AND FIVERY NIGHT. Augustin Daly's Great Local Play A FLASH OF LIGHTNING. With entire NEW SCE , . EttY and MACHINERY. And Efficient Cast. The Albany Boat Panorama of the Hodson River. The Race. The Durning-lloat. Jacob's Ladder. Grand Denouement. SEATS SECURED SIX DAYS IN ADVANCE'. ALNUT STREET THEATRE. Begin' at lid o'clocli. THIS iTHUESDAY) E VENING O , Jan. T. LAST NIGHT BUT TWO The Original, Thrilling and Attractive Drama of THE ORANGE WIRE; A CHRISTMAS STORY. To commence with the Hudnall Comedletta of A LOAN OF A LOVES. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, at 2 O'CLOCK. Last daylight performance of THE ORANGE *RE; A CHRISTMAS STORY. In active vreparationovith now ecenery,machlnery.&c., Dion Boucicauit's Groat bensational Drama of AFTER DARK ; OR, LONDON BY NIGHT. H EATRE C O M I Q U E I SEVENTH STREET. below Arch. Commence at 7.45 J C. GRINIORY ........Sole Lome and Manager TONIGHT,FI HST ANNUAL BENEFIT OF J. C GREGORY. MISS SUSAN GALTON AND COMIC ENGLISH OPEK/4 COMPANY. OFFILN BACH'S "66 " and AN ODD 4.0 r." HOUSES CRWArDED NIGB TLY. f 5. eats secured at Trampler's and Box Office. COND WEEK AND CONTINUED SUCUESS OF MAC EVOY'S NEW HIBERNICON AT CONCERT HALL—Change of Prokramme for this week. New ,cee, and new ecenee. Mr. Robert Byrne ;113 Barney the Guide. Prof. Mac h.voy, Lecturer, and a talentr.d coat. racy. Adinladon. 35 cente. Reserved Beata 50 cents. Children under 10 y, are, 25 cents. GRAND MATINEE, SATURDAY at 2 o'clock. Evening—Doom open at 7; commence at 8. iwt Uf 011 AS LES H. JARVIS'S SERIES OF CLASSICAL 1., SOIREES, at NATATORIUM BALL. Broad street. below Walnut, East eldo. THIRD S^IREE, SATURDAY EVENII4(I. Jan. 9. 186. ea,dr of Admission. ........ ..... ....Ono Dollar For Sale at the Principal Music Stores. j M. USW CARL S I EN I.: IZ AND MARK HASSLER'S GRAND ORCHkSTRA MATINSEs. EVERY SATURDAY. AT 33 I'. M Package of tour Tiekota. SI. Single Admission. 60 Cents Fol eale at 1102 Chestnut street 1,1141 A CADEMY OF FINE ARTS. _ oHESTNTFT (Street, above Tenth Open from 9 A. M. tt, 6 P. M. Benjamin West's Great Picture of CHRIST REJECTED still on exhibition. 1e2341 fIERMANIA ORCHESTRA, PUBLIC: REHEARSALS at the Horticultural Hall, every Wednesday, at 836 P. M. HORTICULTURAL HALL. Tickets sold door - end ell Prir,CiPal music storm. Packages of five, ffil; Angle. 115 cents. Engagements can be made by addressing G. trASTERT, MA Monterey street, WITTIG'S Music Store, 1021 Chestnut street, er AN DEWS Music Store, 1104 Chestnut en eet. , ocl7-tI4 F urs AMERICAN VARIEPY THEATRE. EVERY EVENINGd SA an TURDAY ATTERNOON, GREAT 90MBENATION TROUPE. In °tend Ballets. Ethiopian Burlesque:6 Bonze, Dance e . g • • it... .2. SKATING BIN KS. CHESTNUT ST. RINK A -,SOCIATION. 2,000 SHARES - - $llOO EACH: PIIIISII , KNT- HON. JOSEPH T. THOMAS THEASMIEB-B. HAMMETT. DIRECTORS. WM. G. MOORHEAD. JOHN FALLON. MATTHEW BAIRD. B. HAMMETT, R. D. BARCLAY, HON. J. IL CAMPBELL HON. J. T. THOMAS, LUTHER DOCK, H. E. BROWNE. A Limited Amount or Stock For Salo. The Company who own the Splendid New Skating Rink, Corner of Chestnut and Twenty-third Ni.. have instructed us to offer a limited amount of the stock for sale in shares of Ono Hundred Dollars each. A large amount of money has been expended in the erec Lion of the building. which is 220 by 110 feet. The main hall Is 26 feet high. It is confidently expected that the Rink will be ready for use on Christmas Day. Each share of stock will be entitled to an advance divi dend, payable yearly, of twenty per cent. (1120) in tickets. Such dividends may be taken in single, season, or coupon tickets, which are transferable. Regarding the success of the project there can be no doubt, as the building is intended for a public hall, to be used for concerts, church f airs, festivals, conventions, ag ricultural exhibitions, etc. It is understood that numerous institutions of a similar character In various parts of the country have been quite remunerative, and It is confidently believed that this will not prove an exception. Further particulars can be obtained at our