CHISON:PEACOCK. Editor. 'VOLUME IXII.-N0.'243. {5O Per Cent. Dividend DeoUkrod on January Ist, 1869, BY THE AMERICAN lIPE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, S. E. corner Fourth and Walnut Streets. What doeilhis gigot v to those tnsuired and those about to be insured in "The American ?" laG4lt shows the prosperity of the Company, _24.—lt shows that the Company does a safe businees. 38.—1 t shoals that the affairs of the Company are welt Managed. Ith. It dunes that the Company tiara placed just one , 7iaff of the as vremtum to the credit of participating policies. and teat be need in the payment of future pre. - btb.—lt shows Unit ri iltuielphistui and Pennsylvanians need not go outside , of their own city and State to dud all that is desirable i 6 any Life Insuranas Company laud to secure alithe pesallileinniefits et Whig insured. Why &dn.: you ye Onto the Amertion"Life last yeast ,see to tt that you eto infer the next &widest erg EULDI r, Prut. Ant ifiNd, Jai th a tn 6tic4 ,AGENTS AND SOLICITORS FOR LIFE INSURANCE, allpetione contemplating insurance, WILL DO WELL TO BEE MR. 11. Q•. WILSON. - AT THE OFFICE OF VIE Penn Mutual Life Insurance CO. 921 011EBTNUT ST BEET. 1816 a tu tlrti IarIiDDING WADS. ANVITATIONS _ FOR AE He &a. How atria. MASON & Valtrt.. - 901 Chestnut-street, WEDDING iNVITATIONEI ENGRAVED IN THE mowed sad beet manner, LOUIS DEEKA. tits. , tloner and Entravez. 103 Chestnut Area. feb=lf MAItRLEP. LOVE—SLOCUSL—At 12 1 7ilkesborre, Pa, on Thursday Yearning, January 21ft, by Key. Williarruoon, John IT. Loan Jo *Lillie 1,-,otay daughter al the iste J. J. 15.lo turu, ill et Phliactelphia. DIED. FRANCTS--Suddenly, on the ikttb inst. at Hunter's lake, runic= county. reunsylvanla. Mr. James B. }rands late of Bblistlelphia. • J Mai .—At St. Loula. Mo.. on the 17th !nat. Wm. Ilayward, eon or Chance C. and Story it. Jackson. Biarviatives and friend' are respectfully invited to at toad the- fututtral„ from the residence of his parents. Ne. .171 u North Thirteenth street, on beventh-day. the 3 d knot' at •J o'clock. l'idlLLlPti. the morning of the 22d lost Nire. Ann riAllipa. in the 'Cab year of her age. The relatives and friends of the fatally are respectfully invited to attend the In, oral, from the residence of bet aim, Billnitri rhllltPa NO: pm North Broad street. on illoaday. the Seth inst., al. ID o'clock A. IL To proceed to Louse! Li 111 Cemetery. 8A11..811.-Ain Friday. the 22d inst. after a abort but painful slinece, lb/Pneumonia Bartdolph Sailer, in the 3ata .year of his age. The relatives. and friends of the family are respect- Tully incited - to attend the funeral. from hit late real. &nee. EX Fite:kiln erect on Monday morning at 10 o'clock. without further notice. To proceed to Woodlands Cemetery. • MAGNIFICENT BLACK DRESS SILKS. SATES FACED OROGRAINS. tiLAyrEsT CORDED) SILKS. SILKS, NEW LOT. BLACK SILKS WHOLESALE. EYRE & LANDELL, Fourth and Arch Streets. UELILGIOUS soimtaps. ner REV. E. E. ADA.3IS, D. D., WILL PREACH IN VI , Wenn Presbyterian Cbureb. lieveiateeatb and Filbert streete. Sabbath, lON and 3 / 4 , It' imgri. SERMON TO YOUNG MF.iT. REV. PROF. Doolittle will preach a sermon to Young Blatt, in thn Chursb. corner of Tenth and Filbert ctreeta,ondun. do' Evening . Jot Pith, at DI o'clock. AU are invited. • map SPRING GARI)BN BAPTIST Cll CIRCE. Thirteenth street. above Winsee. Rev. L. P. liornberger, Motor. Preaching tomorrow at 1034 A. M. and 774 .1% hi. Sabbath school at 2P. M. tt" jor FIRST REFORMED CHURCIL_CORNE ' yeah and Spring Ga etreeta— Re' . angt 11,1V2gereacb In this Ch 8 '•J. F. erg. gat 'TM Vela. k.ure waday kloralos. et le 5. It* air **AN UNANSWERED QUEtiTIO3EitioION - it Logan Square Church, Twentieth end V.ne atreete. ,tatnotrotv.. at 103 ii N. In Rev. Thomas J. Wotan, Pastor. tgenal evening rerviee. It* agillos ST. cmunrra CIIURCH.TWENTLETrid AND Chary etreete.To•morrow being the fourth Sunday .au theme/3lb the afternoon service will be omitted. See. vice in the evening at 734 o'clock. Orh,TI';I2IOII?.MIANJoCUUnR,DILD., I I , 2,II: Bey. Albert Dania will preach t.morrow at 106 A. .auid Rev. Alexander Reed. D. D., at 736 P. M. REV. DR. HILL FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS ?S 4 Pw'r halom: Greece , reecc, will preach in Bt. :Andrew's Ch Eighth street, above Spruce, Sunday (tom= ow) ntont a. at 1036 o'clock. IC • _ atir TRINITY M. E. CHURCH, EIGHTH STREET. above Rata. , Rev. Mr. Kelley, of Camden. will preaell tomorrow at 1034 M.. and Env. R. W. Huum• "'brigs. Yaitor, at '136 PI r. ser CHRIST CHIJRCH—THE REV. DR. HI f J... OF the Greek Pittesion, is expected to address the con gregation in tbdAttentoon -service at 3)§ o'clock. Even. Una services. so o'clock during the winter in this Church, when the seats un free. IirWEST SPRUCE STREET CHURCH. SEVEN teentb and Spruce otreete.—The Rev. W. P. Breed. will preach the roventh of the aeriee of discoersee on the Book of Esther to-morrow at 10.3 if A. M. Subject— Mlle Double Omen." IP DIVINE PLEADINGEL—ENT. DR. MARCH • will preach on this eubiect in Clinton Street Church, Tenth street. below Spruce. tomorrow (Sunday) evening. at 734 o'clock. porecuie are cordially invited to at. tend. It• MarIIEIDELDERO REFORMED CHURCH. MELON etreef, above Twelfth. dervicea to morrow at 10.30 AL U. and 7.80 P. M. - Preaching by Rev. Win. D. Canine. Hubject in the morning—" Complete in Chrwt ;" in the avening--"The Dawn of IlopcM—the third of a aeries of sermons on the "Prodigal don." All are welcome. It• 'MrFOR LACK OF WORK MANY POOR FAMILIES aro aliffering the pinchlure of hunger and cold. REV.I4. In KURTZ will deliver a sermon in behalf of 'the ROME MISSIONARY BOCiE'FY. In ST. GEORGE'S M. E. CLWRIUL • TuoicAs T. MiISON. it Chairman of the Committee on Public neetings• lifer SSUMDNTTH YO ANSGP MCEN OF TELE YOUNG MAN'. CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. Rev -T. W. WYLtE, D. D. win preach a sermon to Young Men TOMORROW (Sabbath) EVENING. at the First Reformed Presbyterian Church. Broad street, below 13prtic ,e aat 734 o'clock. Seats reserved for young men. Medical students and Ist:rangers in tho city aro co. dtally Invited to attend. HI millor.; CLATIO HALL: YOUNG ALEN'S CHRISTIAN ASS(/' 0 "w N. 1910 CHESTNUT STREET. _The tigularmonthly meeting oi the Association will be •theld next 1114 iNDAY - EVENING at S o'clock. • Essay by th- Rev. MOSELEN H. WILLIAMS. " Subject--" The Man of the World." • Subpset for dismission—How can Prayer Meetings be `made attractive to Unconverted Y oung, Men? • Vocal and instrumental music. The public aro invited. SP.ECII . ner CONCERT HALL. , • SCIENTIFIC LECTURES. • BY DR: J. F. BOYNTON. LAST THREE OF THE SERIES. JOIN MONDAY EVENING. January H. la COAL BEDS AND OIL REDS. ON WEDNESDAY O P REPTILES 27, I THE AGE OP REPTILES. ON FRIDAY EVENING, January TUE. MASTODON AND MAMMOTH PERIOD. ADMISSION FIFTY CENTS. RESERVED SEATS, SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS. Tickets for the balance of the course, three is number, 'with reserved seats. SI 60. Tickets to.be obtained at Gould's Piano Rooms, .923 %agent street; also at the hall on the evenings of tho Lectures. Doors open at 7. Lecture at 8. laid Ulf Or MR. CITARLES F. lIASELTINE , B ART GALLERIES Will be open to tho public dab: ja23 it rp. EVERY MONDAY EVENING. . . . . . . . .., . . ... , ... ~... . _. .. . , .. ~ . , ..,. .. ... , .... .. . ... .„,. ...., .... . . . , . . . . .. . ...__._ .. ... • . , , . . ~,.: ... -,_. ..,._ _,,,, .._.-.. , 1 , , , .. ,_. . • .. , ._. , .____ ... ~;... ._ ...... . , ... .._.. :•. . . ~ ~ . .. _ . . .. . . . . . . •, . . . .., ~... .. :. .., . . . , ... • . , .. , . . ~ . _ _ ..... .. . . • , . , .. • . MO. MGM, Vice Puet NO 8118, Adm. Y Co Do 1., ;II :4 I) fiarl I 0) :41 • Ser FAME INSURANCE COMPANY, 408 Chestnut Street, - PHILADBLPEILi.'Jan.IB. 18a. This Contend. incorporated in 1854 and doing a Fire Insurance betimes exclusively. to enable it to accept a large amount of -bualness constantly, declined for want of adequate capital. will, in accordance with a supplement to Ita charter. Increase it, CAPITAL KOOK FRGS $lOO,OOO, ITS A, AWE, To $200,006, IN BRIBES OF FiFIY DOLGABS.Rica, and for which Stanmipilon Booing are now open at this office. • By order of the - Board of Dlrectons. VIIAIICLES 11101141,1ZDSON.• PRESIDENT. WILLIAM n. VICE PRESIDENT. WILLIAM/ I. BLANCHARD, SECRETARY. • J. a.l) Alexqndur Presbyterian Churolt, CORNER OF NINETEENTH AND GREEN BTI3. Leasure by the REV. STEPHEN H. TYE% Jr., OF NEW YORK wry - . Fobject—"Jobn Bum and his Makin to man Live Wes of Muth and State." Tuesday Evening, Jan. 26th, 1869, At Quarter to Biala o'clock. Tickets 50 cents (namber Rtnited): may be obtainea of A. Vanesnt. Ninth and Chretaut: Chaa. W. A. Trtunpler. 9245 Chestnut. Ja2u vr • to Ulm Stir T 0 RAILROAD CONTRACTORS Proposals will be received at *MAUCH CHUN& Pt, nt it February ;he 17th. ISA for the GRADUATION and MASONRY of the NESQUEEIONING VALLEY RAU, ROAD. hacluding the approaches of NESQUEIIONING TLN NEL . Specifications and information as to the work indetaU rosy be obtained on application at the Engineer% Office, Mauch Chunk. J. B. BOOBBEIID. President. Jal4 tfel7rp tar CONCERT UAL". D Pt. LEM eliefEß. OF PARIS. will lecture on Human and Animas ANATOMY AND rilYiltoLOGY. by iavitatimi of the Tearters'lnstltute. I'rESDAY. Jarmary 16th, the Human Body. 'I HUBSDAY,January the Brain and Senset. The,. lectures. given with great favor in forti.-ities and tonne of Europe, and repeated in Nevi Yo k. Ronan and IS eve Haven by lovitation of Prof. Aitsulz and the Faculties of Harvard and Yale. are illustrated ny 150 MASTIC MODELS. Prepared by the celebrated Dr. dogmas, of Paris. many of them 'ready magnified. Ticket. for each lecture 50 cent?. For sale at Trtnsto. lee,. 9213 Chestanistreet, and at the News Stand, Conti sputa! UoteL Doerr open at 7 o'clock, Lecture at 8 •Adot k. P. 51. W. B.—Lectures for children and echolara on the after l:loo... if January 20th and 28th, at 2 6 o'clock. sdiniesion 25 cents Adults, 50 cent?, payable at the door. j 11.2334: var . WE ARE REQUESTED TO STATE THAT Wren,. ALSOP k CC- cf L/13114 itril; Valparaiso. Chill : or San thistioLson, Cellforol&— are • LYnDninented in the Atlantic States only by R. C. ,FERGUSSON, It* No. 42 South Street, Now York. mew INSURANCE iX)3IPA.NY OF THE STATZ OP '"'" PENNSYLVANIA. JAITCARY 22. 18 The annual meeting of the Btockholdere will' be bold at the Company e office., Noe 4 and 5 Exchange Building: on NI ON D. Y. February I.lBek at 12 o'clock. neon. WILLIAM HARPER. secretary-. ger CONNELLSVILLE GAB COAL. COMPANt . PLITLLDELVICIIA. Jan. o.lBoa. The Annual lifeetir gof the t3tockholders will be held at their office No. l'itt,ks Walnut street. on MONDAY, February Hag. at 12 o'clock LI., to elect two Directors to serve for the ensuing year. JAM r,m w6t§ THE DELAWARE AZID RARITAN CANAL oirCOMPAN Y. AND THE CAMDEN ANL) AMBOY. RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. On and after February 1. lE+O9. the Stockholdere of the above comps , ' lee of January lb,are entithd to a dividend of FIVE P. K CF,N*l'., payable at 111 Liberty street, New York. or arti Booth Delaware avenue, Phila delphia. .11E3 Pg. t er MR BARNES'S BERNION ON LIFE AT TUBED r CORE AND TEN," For Bale atthe Presbyterian House, No. 1.134 Chestnut street. :PrZ33t• BANG. \DELPLILS.. January 11i, IS6A. Stockholders, held on the !ntlemen were elected Direc orge Tyler. James A. Wright, R. B. Cabeen. George rhWer, W. G. Moorehead. ger FIRST NATIONAL •Ptn At the Annual Meeting of 19th instant, the following gel tors of the Benk for the ensti C. H. Clark. B. A. Caldwell. W. R. Russell. E. W. Clark. And at a meeting of the Board, held this day, C. H. wa■ unanimously re-elected President. and GEORGE THILLER. Vice PreCident. MORTON MoMICHAEL. Ja.. Cashier. Jar) 6trp gdy-WILLS OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL. RACE ABOVE EHiIITEENTH STREET Open daily at 11 A. M.. for treatment of dieemee of the eye. VISITING MANAGERS Dr. Albert IL Smith. 112 Booth - Broad stret, John C. Savery. 152 South Nourth street. li. B. Lippincott. N. W. corner Twentieth and Chem. ATTENDING BERGEuN, Ir., I Dr. Tboe. Oeo. Morton, 1421 eneetnut etreet. jab er e :.at THE MAGIC COMB WILL COLOR THE HAIR 1161 r or Beard a permanent Black or Brown. It contains no poison. There is ne slop or stain arising from Its 11130. One Comb jorwarded on receipt of RI 55 Price lists fur nished to &alerts only, on application. Address W. PATTON. Treasurer Magic Comb Co.. Springfield. Masn. &ism( f tic American. jail titrp• te r HOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. 1.518 AND 1520 Lombard street, Dispensary DoperW di. ent.—He eat treatment and medicine furnished - ehtuitotudy to the neon lerni.W.T.FA u th°ll7,Fan i flng T tia Spina., Diseases, arid ifty D e eformitiza treated Apply daily at 12 o'clock. rioaam.rti4 MEW PRECLICATIOIIIB. Roberts Bro there, the tasteful Boston publishers, are to be thanked for the address they have shown in arranging one of the most piquant and unex ceptionable ladies' bookshelves of first-class femi nine literature ever issued by an American house. We refer to such editions as their "Madame Re_ camier," by Miss Luysteri "Madame Bwetchine," by Count do Falloux; and especially Sainte fienve's "Portraits of Celebrated Women," un doubtedly the most sympathetic piece of woman-criticism ever produced by a man. They now send us handsome revised editions of two other works in harmony with those just mentioned : the Letters of Lady Wortley Mon tagu, anti those of Madame Bevignd. The en during charm of these two series of Letters, so different yet so perplexing to chbose between, has made thein as fresh and vivid for us, as they ever were to Lady Mar or to Magnon- Frances de Sevlgne. As for. the manner in which they are arranged for the public, we hope we need only say to Philadelphians that they are edited by that matronly paragori, Mrs. S. J. Hale. The binding is the perfection of purity and taste, and the publishers put them at $2 each. Another style of thing, but equally grateful, 1 13 MIES Bentham Edwards's original and lively story, "Doctor, Jacob." Anybody will be glad to pass, an evening with the irresistible clerical confi dence man, the shouldn't-do-so kihepherd that went and collected funds for religious purposes and spent them'to buy presents for his lady, friends who adored him, of course. This beauti-. fully-printed and serviceably-bound edition be longs to that "handy-volume" series which has NORTON JOHNSON. SecretaryAl RICHARD STCCKTON, Tresaarer PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1869. received such an uninterrupted chorus of wel- come from the American and British press. We find the above publications, together with about everything else the publlC cant possibly want, on the shelves of Turner, Brothers & 'istich" the number is 808. Lerriciii *son wAsumagrom Senator Scott In Wasnington—Re Is the Recipient of Dintocrous Count,. sies and Rand ttetitiOns—What P. RI. G. Randall Says about the Postage &tamp contract—superintendents of Expoos ' and „prairbiteko—lertmadont John on Nominating a sacceasor to E. JoyMorris-Allossriladicabi can get Nominations from. Johnson. &c. (Correemonduceo of the P biladelnhis Evening Bulletin) WAsurri_ors,.Jap. o 22,lBq9.—§enatoi , Boon, of Pennsylvania, bee been here' fOr two days past, and has been the recipient Of many coniteeles from his political friends, particularly Pennsylva nians; Yesterday he was Introduced to 'the Senators in the Chamber by Senator Cameron, rtnd last evening he attended an ele gant entertainment got up in his honor by Re presentatives Haniel J. Morrell and Henry L. Cake, which Was also attended by Speaker Col fax and Senator Cameron. and all the Republican delegation in Congress from Penuyisrania ex cepting Hon. John Pd. Broomall, who was suffer leg from illness, To-day the new Senator was an attentive listener to the debates in the Cham ber, being invited to a seat on the floor. He will leave for home to-morrow. TITO POEITAOTT 4 8T,LitiT CONTRACT. Postmaster;Generiti Handal], in reply to the House resolution of December 14, directing him to communicate to the House all the Information in his possession relative to the award of the postage-etauip contract, has transmitted to the House copies of the following, which have been printed for the use of the House: A. Copy of advertisement for proposals. and of the proposals received for furnishing this department with postage stamps. B. Copy of report of committee to examine speci mens orstampe, and of order accepting the proptriel oldie National Bank Note Company. C. Copier' of letters referring to bids, and of protest against making award. In the letter of transmittal, the Postmaster- General says: The specimens submitted to the respective bidders At e tloite veluminene. Copies cannot, be transmitted. No correct judgment can be formed of theist without inspection. Tee epeetmeus of stamps presented at haw prices are very inferior in quality. Among them are photographs. The specimens of work presented have been and are at all times open to Inspection. They cannot he conveniently removed from the depart ment. I respectfully request that the committee of uungrese, and all memhere of Congrere, call at the de part meet and matte thorough examination of the spec men stamps. The determination of the department in this came was wisest and beat for the public service. Appended to this report is the following Pro= tab froma : Messrs. Butler ire Carpenter, of Phila- Yn ti.ADIMPItrA, October 12, 1869 —Sir: We are in formed that the postage.etamp contract has been awarded to the National Bank Note Company of New York. If this be true, we mnet respectfully but erim• piratically protest against it. We claim our bidlo be the lowest submitted by any party having proper facilities for the worm Our price il,rinded all charges of manufacture, packing, pre. paring receipts, delivery, cbc. : In other words,. we offered to tarnish postage stamps, equal in every re= epee!. to those used by the Government slaw the-in troduction of the stamp system,, at a net cost to the de parrnient of seventeen cents per thousand stamps. With regard to the embossing, we were so satielled its uselessness that we did not deem it probable ) t.O would consent to its co/Waned adoption; bat, in fibe the department still saw proper not to abandon his process, we offered to furnish it at cost price to artraelVeP ; not to exceed five cents per thousand stamps um& r any circumstances. We were not dirt [we ed to make a profit on what we consider a positive itjury to the stereo. l'iness we have been mach misinformed, the Na tional Bank Note Company's officers saw originally ;title merit In this embossing; and the stamp agent of the department has not hesitated to express his condemnation of it. In view of all these cireUmstances, we feel that an award has been made which will anise an outlay on the part of the government of ,eight and a half cents trdribonsand stamps, amounting tonetirly $30,000 per an nom, more than we, have Aemanded or a stamp 6 horoughly worthy of the approval of the artment_ ... This we must consider AS a great Willett to our -elves, and a non-eompliante" with a bona fide inter pretation of the law ander which the proposals are li ned; and hence we - protest emphatically against the award. We have to request that this protest be entered on 'he record+ of the department; and, in the hope that you may be induced, in view of what we herein set forth, to reconsider the matter, we remain. Very respectfully, yours, BUTLER & CARP BINTER. Hon A. W. Randall, Poatraaster-General, Washing ton, D. C. SUPERINTENDENTS OP EXPORTS AND DRAW- Secretary MeCialloeh has transmitted to the House, under date of January 14th, a statement relative to postponing the time of the discontin uance of the offices of superintendents and draw tiacke., at the ports of New York, Boston, Phila delphia and Baltimore. In transmitting this in foi [ration the Secretary says -Representations having been mad* and informs •lon furnished of such a character as to induce the be lief that the public as well as the interests of the trier ,ontile community would be Embserved by a continu ance of the offices of superintendent of exports .nd drawbacks at the ports of New York, Boston and Baltimore, (no application kir the continuance of the 01cr having been made from Philadelphia, itaras dis ontinned.on October 1, ]868,) ',called for reports of be unfinished business remaining on flie in the respe c ire offices, together with the opitdons of the different collectors In charge of exports, as to the necessity of -uch continuance, and from the statements. and °pin received, was confirmed in the belief that further dine should be ,allowed to dispose of the unfinished business. "The question of discontinuing theee offices was one purely practical in its ckaracter,as to whether it would be better to continue the business, fora definite time, in its old channel, with experienced officers in charge, for the sole purpose of closing it up, or to place the atflulshed cases iu the • hands of the collectors in charge of exports, to whom the butsiness must neces ,arily be new, and which would doubtless require a good portion of the extension asked to organize and tiecome familiar with its operation. Under this state of facts, and for this reason, I determined to postpone the date for the abolition of these offices, and accord ingly extended the time for closing the offices at New York until March 4, 1669; Boston, Feb. 1, 1869; and Baltimore Feb. 1, 1669; with the underetandlng that ihe unfinished caeca on file should be disposed of by that time." NOMINATIONS nEroxix TILE SENATE An ineffectual effort was made to-day to hold an executive session in the Senate, but a majority voted for ad journment till to-morrow; which carried. Every day tbilt a session is *staved off, adds to the altheultits of those nominees now under consid eration, as the feeling grows stronger In favor of allowing Gen. Grant to make these nominations. President Johnson still continues sending in nominations, and to-day he transmitted to the Senate the name of Joseph J. Stewart, of Balti more, to be Minister Resident at Constantinople, in place of E. Joy Morris, whose removal has not been asked fur, and who has discharged the du ties of his position with credit to himself and honor to his country. Sterwart Is a red hot Radical, or was, and it caused much speculation to-day as to bow he succeeded in getting Johnson to nominate him. The President just now, how ever, is in an amiable humor, and it is not a dif ficult matter to induce him to nominate almost anybody for any position, as It seems to give him dignity to send his daily budget to the Senate, signed "A. Johnson." His glory will be short lived. Stewart will never represent our country abroad in that capacity. SUSQUEIIANNA. —Mr. John Brougham is to open his new theatre with a new piece by himself, entitled "Better Late than Never," and a burlesque, "Dra matic Review for 1888." —The largest Augget ever taken from the South' Australlan gold mines has been sold by auction for 6250. OUR WHOLE. COUNTRY. Indian Saida into Texas—How the ceople of that Section ure Murdered num* their Property stolen or y De mdroed-.lhe Action of the Interior Department Iforrible Atrocities Committed. - HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TIDI. 'MD3- rODRI, Ia TDB FIRLD, NEAR FORT DODD, Indian Territory, Dec. 26, 1868,,—1t is already known to every one at all advised of Indian - matters toll& section, except by the representatives , of the In dian Department, who , are probably too bray, lookleg after other matters, that for some yeare Northern and Northwestern Texas have been the 'scenes of annual , depredations,. committed by sands of India's sheltered under the wings of the Indian Bureau. 'it Is also known by the peo ple of Texas, by , officers of the army and others, except, by the representatives of the Interior De partment, who seem, to see nothing but' their own,lnterests, that the Comanches and K 1091710 have continued their raids Into Texee for. pur poses of murder and robbery, -nOtwithstand tog their treaty at Medicine Lodge creek, abtrat a year ago. • - The TWO accompanying letters are from citizens of Texas, sufferers by the atrocious conductof the friendly tribes above named, according to the construction of the repreeentatives of the interior Department. The two statements are from men long resident anionic the Indians, speaking their language and knowing their habits. "s I will simply embody here copies of the doetV. merits alluded to, allowing their contents to be the beat comment upon Indian administration, at the same time giving a glance at that side of the subject which the Interior Department has been unable to see, or, at least, of which to take any notice. The letters were written to a late employe of the Interior Department': Poor Toner, Denton County, Terns, April 1, 1868.—Colonel Leavenworth,..Dzentra:l thought I_would write you a few lines concerning a child I bad captured by the Indians. The particulars of the case are these: On the evening of the sth of January a party of Indiana, supposed to be 100 In number, come down Clear creek, in Cook county, and killed several persona and captured several. They came to my house and killed my father—he was nearly severity_ years old—cap tured my sister and her child and two little daughters of mine, one six and the other eight years old. The youngest was found dead - on the trail. It turned very cold that ni g ht and I suppose the youngest froze to death. The next morning my sister made her -escape. That eight they- killed her child, about three miles from where they captured it. They oleo took a negro boy with the balance on the same raid. There was one other found dead on the trail. The others we have no account of. I think in all probability they all froze; but it Is pretbable that some one of then' got through,atel if any one it might be mlhe. I have heard the report they all froze; but it may be they want some pay ter them if they have any, and if they have got mine and will bring it in I will nay them until they are satisfied, if r - live got prop eny enough to satisfy them. Colonel, I would give a world if I had it for my dear children track again, Theiroor heart-broken mother Is' grieving hersel f to death for them. It is_ a hard trial; it looks -like it is more than we can bear, but we have no way to help ourselves. Colonel, if you will do what you can for.us I will be wider obligations to you all the remainder of my life, and will pay you liber ally for all your trouble. My child is eight years old, fair iqpnaplexion, light hair and 'blue eyes. Colonel, please make an effort, and, ieyou - can get her /WM pay all damages 'lf you can get any information that would do us any good pleasewrlte to me, at Gainesville, Texas, and send Word to William Foresher, at Elm Springs. It tabard if we have to live thus In suspense, not , opg whether she is dead or alive. I will I close begging you most earnestly to do what you curt to'get our child. Yohr friend, as ever DANIEL G. Mearaseo. Offiela.U-WetLeam B. liners, Brevet Major- General.- Tbe following document exhibits the interest taken by the Interior Department in the raid al luded to ni the above letter, the facts evidently having been previonaly. reported directly to the authorities in Washington: DEPARTMEN, OF THE INTERIOR, OFFICE Or INDIAN AFFAIRS, March ti, 1868.—Sir: I enclose herein a copy of a letter from Mr. Waide, a citi zen of Denton county, Texas, dated 10th of Jan uary, reporting that on the sth of that month a raid was made by about one hundred Indians upon the citizens of that section of Texas, in which they killed eight peraons,took captive two women and eight children and carried off a large number of horses. You are directed to make a prompt investigation of this matter and to report the facts to this office without delay. It is sus pected that the Indians guilty of the outrages told by Mr. Waldo belong to the tribes under your charge. If It be so you will take steps to pro cure the release of the captives whose names are given in Mr. Wade's letter, and to cause the stolen horses to be given up. In this connection I will state that a letter will be addressed to you shortly tweet. the subjects of raids and depreda tions by, as alleged,ltiowas and Camanchea upon Chickasaw settlements, lately complained of by authorities of the Chiekasaw nation. Very re spectfully, your obedient servant. W. G. TAYLOR. To J. H. Leavenworth, United States Indian agent, care of R. Meade, Towonda, Kansas. The above explains itself. The head 'of the Indlan Affairs in a casual manner advises that measures be taken to effect the release of the captives and the return of the stolen horses. The lives of the victims of the horrible atrocities attendant - upon death at the hands of a savage do not seem to take any part in the little concern manifested, by the head of Indian Affairs. No allusion is made to secure the punialemeet of the offending band. The Indians engaged, instead being, as alleged, Kiewas and Camanches," were in • fact no other tribes, and the depart ment admits its own inefficiency and ignor ance not to know this. JAW also known that the same parties:were at the treaty of Medicine Lodge creek. If these atrocities are looked upon in such a disinterested manner, it is not at all surprising that the Indians prefer to be managed, as Is as serted, by the Interior Department. The following is the second letter, and, appa rently, is not worth the notice of the representa tives of the Indian Department: Mason, Mason county. Texas, June 12, 1868. (Wend Learentroith.—Dune Stn.: After a long silencer I again implore you in regard to my lost child. Have you learned anything more defi nite about her?'There Is a report that she has been seen near Port reavenworth and that you do not purchase her because it will encourage them to steal more. I have always felt safe in you, that you would do right, and still do, but you cannot imagine how these reports do hurt me.-.lro hear of my , OW child being alive and suffering among such - people—if it is right to cull them people. Please do not delay-one day when you get this to write and let me know the worst. God is just, and in Rim I trust. Your humble grief-stricken servant. G. W. TODD. Official—WlLLl/cm B. lazes, Brevet Major- General. This is but a small portion of, the daily• occur rences between the so-called friendly tribes and the unfortunate frontier settler's. Did the,white men over encroach upon the legal reservations of the Indians there might be some palliation Of the offence. But long marches are made by' the offending savages within the: country legally steepled by the whites for no other purpose than to murder and destroy. Yet these vagabond tribes aro shielded by, the:very aim of the government entrusted With' tho administration of law for the control of the angry brute passions of the savage and the protection Of peaceable and industrious settlers, useiol to the nation by developing its re- SORITes. This state of things, it fa stated in official cir cles, his existed , for twenty years, with full op portunities Of knowledge to the Indian Bmatt. leneh hutetitin-on the part Of the Indian ala lotion would suggest tko approval of these THE ESTDIA.N WAR. crimes. If not so, then the impotence of the In dian Bureau demands a change to secure unof- Tending settlers and keep the lawless bands In proper subjection. The Indian Department here is entirely without vitality or organization, a mere inert camera), upon which a number of ani mals of the human species find a rich feast. It Is certain the public treasury and the people, when these facts, are lino.wn, will demand a change. Geo. Sheridan is here with ample force,' and is in a condition to punish the savages and perma nently settle the question of these depredations. Hetald. Cruelty to AuIt:OWLS. , , Dear Bullethl--I'm 1111 animal. I knew I was be fore-deaf-Mr; 'Bergh - exPlalited - it all - te - tis - teat night. For if turtles are animals because they Sop round of their own accord, and have k will of their. OW/I, / know 'must be one too, for that's just what 1 de, and what 'I have—at least, alt the folks at home say And, besides,. dou'rFoni often tell me'that lam a dove? And.what.is a turtle but a: dove, I'd like - kik:now 2" Don't you remember that line ablaut "The Bent' - the - turtle it heard in the grove!" And somet imes he says I'm a duck, but I'm not such' a goose as to believe that. By, the way, what do you think of • Mr. Pox's proclamation in,.-favor of: the birds ' PM' my vit. C believe that when foxes some to looking after the birds, it is time for_ thabirde tolookafter. themselvet. : 1 Of course,, being an • animal, I went to the Academy . last night, that is, we went, and .if yon Were there, I yOu noticed what a fashion able audience it was. And didn't It look fanny to see the comfortable old Quaker bonnets mixed up with our latest Parisian styles? Mr. Bergh is a love. I was so afraid he would be a':fat little man with a bald bead and a benevolent face like Mr. Pickwick's for instance; but he le tall, and slender, and distingui, and has _snick a melancholy,: expression about his mouth and eyes, and didn't try to make us laugh, that I got real interested in him, though I thought I should have been bored to death. - I shouldn't have gone, only Tom wanted to go to hear the music, but I listened to ::every word Mr. Bergh said, at least I tried to. Tom tried to make me laugh with some of his horrid puns, and I don't care if be does see this letter in print. I'in not going to sign my real name to it, you know, Once I told, him I thought it was very cold, and he immediately said, "Of course, with such a-nice-Bergh on the stage!" Then when Mr. Huller began, and gave us that queer speech that commenced with Balsam's ass and ended with "The House that, Jack Built," Tom said that Baldam's ass was a very bad example to quote, because he was never anything remarkable until he had been severely beaten, and that he seemed to have set a bad example to all the eases ever since, and made them think they could talk too. I tried to make him be quiet, but I thought we should both explode when Mr. Hatter told: us those new affecting anecdotes about the frogs and the - eele. He bad evidently just, come across them, but we had heard them when we were quite small children. (Tom's my cousin.) Then when the same speaker said he hoped they wouldn't have any cavalry the next war, because the horses got killed, au .' were made to go into the army without being conscripted, Torn, who was all through the war, with "Sheridan, said he supposed "the old clerical party had never heard of draft horses." But our great fun was when we reached The House that Jack Built. We couldn't quite make up our minds whether it was meant to be in ear , nest or not—what do you think, dear BULLUTIR ? Yon know he kind of gave oat one verse, at a time, and then adorned ft with - a few practical remarks, and when be got to " the cow with the crumplerl horn" he stopped, as if he bad forgot ten the rest. I know one " maiden all forlorn " that thought it was right down saucy in Tom to say that he supposed he stopped because he didn't wish to call too much attention to ' the priest all shaven and shorn" who was Hutterin z g such—l forget what be called it. As for Mr. Brooks ! He Is just my beau ideal, and of course I stayed through everything to hear him. I was rather frightened when he got up and said it was too late to say anything, but. I thiqk be just said It all in a nut-shell,. and .1 think he's lovely, and I'm going to send Mr, Wain five dollars to-day, just because Mr. Brooks asked us to. And I mean to get the othei girls to do, so too. Wouldn't it have been cruel to .nd animals at the Academy, if Mr. Brooke hadn't made a speech after all ? Tom Was trying to poke fun at the thing the whole evening, bat I think everybody else wall right down in earnest, And I believe it would be a good idea to have a meeting like that at the Academy once a year. It puts people in such a gocid humor to hear those anecdotes about ani mals, and to hear bow much good other people are doing. I wish I had time to tell you a story about my dog "Jack," but I haven't, and I guess your patience would hardly allow me any more room. Yours respectfully, DRAMATIC AND RIVISICA.I6. Mr. John E. McDonough will appear again this creping, at the Walnut Street Theatre, in After Dark. '—At the Arch, to-night, A. Flash of Lightning will be given for the last time. On Monday, Tioe(fth Night, with new costumes, music, —The American announces a miscellaneous bill for this evening. —The Theatre Comique was crowded again last night with an audience assembled to hoar Lischen and Fritzehen, and La Rose de St. Fleur, Miss Galton ac quitted herself charmingly, despite a slight cold, and Mr. Whiflin was even better than upon the preceding tvening. The operettas will be repeated to-night. —On Monday evening next, Dr. J. F. Boynton will lecture at Concert Ball, upon the subject "Coal Oil and Coal Beds." Thie ie the fourth lecture of a course which has excited deep intereet among intelligent per sons In thin city, and has crowded the hail every night. —ii is announced that the Galton Opera Company have secured the Chestnut Street Theatre for three months from February Ist, with- the privilege of con tinuing an additional month if their engagement Is tucceeeful. We sincerely hope it will be, :Although we rather question the good policy of giving up such ex cellent chroiCes as those' offered by the Theatre Comique. The Company deserve even greater popu larity than that whim: they now enjoy, and If they can gain this at the Chestnut, and till their purees at the tame time, it will be a good thing. The ~Vorth, American thin morning announces that the owner of the Chestnut Street Theatre has de termtued to accept the suggestions made to him respecting the alterations of the interior, end at the end of the Galton season, to proceed to model the auditorium after that, of the Arch Street Theatre. On Wednesday, the third of February. Madame Josephine Schimpf will give a grand vocal concert at Concert mu: She will - I)e' assisted by the following welhltnown and accomplished artists: Mrs. llenrietta Behrens, Mr. Jachb Graf, Mr. W. Hartman, Mr. Wm. Stoll, Jr., and Mr. Thomne Arßecket, Jr. —The followirg programme was performed at the Academy of Music last ut , lat, in honor of the Society _ .., 0 d eserves t h e , for the Promotion of Cruelty to Animals : lISIIAL , S OFFICE. Eii-I3 *PA Overture.—"Loone a Lamb-or-more" Donkizetti conderoga? .. This quANANSYLVANIA. . .:,. • ~..,,,,...J Solo.—Bantwaie • • ... . . .... . ; ..'. ;. Tall Bergh groat attention amo• rumAarruie, Jan. % Issy 4 That on the Sin day of January. "The Cow Jumped Over the M00n" . .... Mu - lug to all traditionalco , .. •• • .. acmet ll.Brupcy wil t s is hi 1 aaur (Arranged for two borne.) the expedition ane "I Never Loved a Young Gazelle" 'l' Moore in it ono foe Ma , Philadelphia and !State of.ratuttl..v. att: 71i nu N I GARDINFiR. of Philadois4 a.. "Haat Thon no Feeling ?" .' .... .. . ...... .. ...I.ltirr. ing its surretider:d i ludged a Bankrupt, on hikrawa Petition;' "If I had a Donkey \Vat Whitt( 't ..... • - wag'uer hand th en of iIIIV dohu and deUvet7 , .for pro.. ovah e a t inch 'Bankrupt. to him..o his uee. g o 1 - . (Solo for double ss.) of ter tbo lapeesfer of any property' by hint' are forbidden by i "There was a Butcher had a D ...... ..... Choppin n,.., . inseams of t h e ' P:ed itors of the said ,Htink. "Who Killed Cock Robin?-' . Kites er reverent , - , "ii , e their debts, and to otaio4e - ono or more as. "Root Hog or•Dle"; ....... .. ... . Ballad Air Do Coffia, a' his estate, will ho held 'at a, court of bank "Call the Cattle Home"'.... ... ......... .Beet hoven had nothiru be holden:at No. t4lO %Valiant street, in the cltsr • Solo, by G. F. Train . - m _ il .. to helorleg p e tite. before William .31011 . ch m ael. Hatt., ftp. eth day of Feb_real7, A,D.1861). at 2 e'cleciF. Stab at matter—Chorus. . ...• . • ........ ........ II or was, ho p- , • ..0. LIZ AKER; , -•, "The Cow with an Iron Tail".... ....Gottchalk m ass gotf B. S. Marshal, as Messenger. . "The Rathper's Daughter". „Mouzeart * -- — : ......... • - "Old Dog Tray" (Trout-gone Solo).. .....lla Ponto Fine-Ale; ........ ................ ..... . Moyer-Beer —The hundredth anniversary of the introduc ,tlOn. of vaccination In Russia by the Empress Catharine 11. is to be celebrated in a few days at st. Petersburg. A prize of 3,000 roubles (.£4,000) Is offered by the Government on this occasion ,for the beat history of vaccination. The compe tition is to bo open to all Europe, and the his. tory may be written In any modern Pumper language. F. 1. FITHERM —A pugilist is now known as a kn —The Sultan is lighting Constantinople mosques with gas., ..'t .-Btrahan & Co. guarantee Tennyson *OM* for the privilege of publishing his poen* - —Forty guests at a party In Brooklyn'Well poisoned by colored confectionery , : —Paris ,veloclpedes have a watch attachment time the pace. - - . —The stars are wicked because Ori.114111E: late. - . —Fisk means to hill the dead-bead, optima :as far as his opera house is concerned. —Nilsson was - Pattl'efirst — cidiervithon the latter Was sick. La Diva was melted - to team brae generosity of her rival. —An Dish landowner in Meath goes etenrok ormea with a double-barrelled gun and protected. by two policemen, Tor fear of his teams. —Snow has covered. St. Petersham and vicinity to a depth of twelve feet. Whole villages are —California St at esng way in advance. Of Ult'l Eastern sister in one thing. . Site has ea tablisbrd's school in him State Filson lot the 11-: struetion of prisoners. —Supervisor Noah, of Tennessee,' has a keent scent. He has found whisky at the bottom of the. Arkansas river, Where it has been for four.years.., Noah is naturally fond of foollng around au Art. —Professor•Liebig . assures Pas that 1,460' triartO of the best Bavarian beer contain ; exactly. Ow nourishment of a two and a half pound- lost Of bread. This beer th similar to the famoni'4lll-: sopp's, and our more popular Arne:item beer;.' ..The album of the Crown .Priticess 1 71ctorkk, of Brunie, is said to be a. perfectliterary treruntry.. It contains unpubliihed poeme, cbatchcsi etc -T. bt' Tennyson and nearly all th e illOstriotut petits sag prose writers of England. —Mrs. Sample-Gwenendyke-French-flonnerlio, Grant, of Chicago, has , been five times' numb". and four times divorced. 'She became Mrs. Sinn ple last Saturday. She is a sample of akin& b which we object. —Urquiza, exolllctsdOri of the&lrma tine Can federation, is one-of the richest men ,the wOrld-i -- In his palace are canary bird cages' worth thou-, sands of dollars each; and upon his estates' there is in progress an artificial lake which has already cost upward of Ave millions. —The Emperor of Russia shed tearswhen the news was broken to him that his pet,"the young Duke of. Lettchtenberg, had run away from 81: Petersburg With Vela Apatchini, a_ young lady who is rather good-looking, but no , better than she ought to be. —Robert Herrick, the cavalier poet of the Otutts. mon wealth and the Restoration,. Nair relatel tot an ancient family of the same unmeant nouns k ing in Leicestershire, and 'a search- among their papers has dleclose.l letters and. papers by the poet throwing light onzthe Coirtmonwealth era. —Rail fencea are objected to at` the South cue the ground of wastefulness and expeuse,. Georgia newspaper 'estimates that there are at ease6oo.ooo', miles' of . fencing in' the State of tteorgia. The number., of rails required . fore tepee for one mile is About 9,000, and for the Georglir fences, 4;600,000,000. - —Tbe following is a neat and ingenious Lion of some of the poetry of the middle ages: O'er the sea see flamingo flaming go; • The lark hie high, the swallow lollow low, • The small bees busy at \their threshold• old, And lamb lamenting IR4IO three-fold fold. \ —"lf you want a'purelylnsophistie.atedfamilY Pill," says a quack advatistment, . 4 buy Dr. X—'s liver-encouraging, kidney-perattading, silent perambulators, twenty-seven in' a-'lftin. - This pill is as mild es tt'petlamb,. and as •SearCh= ing as a small tooth comb. .It don't go fooling about, but attends strictly CO bUSlneps, and,is as curtain as an alarm - clock. " , . —Knowledge of American geograPhyls limited in France. A new work on the subject,, used fa many French schools, speaks of Toronto as on of the eastern cities of the Unittal.BtAtes, of Port. land as the capital of New England, says al Germane constitutes large part of the pOpellstlisor of the Territory of Missend, and declares tad the Territory of the Rocky, Mountains waa: note= cknered by_ the American troops tinder , General I! ref:cont. —The objection of doeters tOINOMen practising physic is of, at least as early a date as 1421. in that year the physiciana petitioned Henry thaft Fifth, 'A - That no man, efts, matter estate, degre, or condicion,, practyse in Fisyk, from , this time forward, bot he have long Lyme yneed the'ficeles of Fisyk withynne eom Universitee, and be era= duated in :the same; that is Waxy, but he be Bapheler or , Doctour of Fisyk, havynger Lettrea testimonyabc suftleeents of on of those degrees or the Universite in the which° he take his degine. yn ; under peyne of long emprisonement, and paynge xl di. to the Kyng • and that no Woman use the practyse of Fisyk'undre the stuns papier." ANNA MARIA —An exciting scene occurred the other day' et Alcazar, in Spain. Mlle. Rote - Sarin% a rope dancer, was performing some jugglery feate, balancing daggers, lighted -torches, &c., on the tight-rope, when suddenly the efy ' "You're. on the !" arose from the audience. .Apiece of burn ing stuff from one ol the lighted torches had fallen on her head;and set Iree'iong hair on fire. With one foot on the iron rope and another in the air ! the woman did not lose her presence of Mind. She passed her hand over her clothes and felt nothing. "In your hair I" cried the excited people. Mlle. 6aqui underetood, and carrying her hand to lies head rapidly, stilled the tire. fitte then continued her performance as if nothing •• • had happened. . —The winter In Europe resembles our own. .th:mt. Paris correspondent writes on the Bth: wil t % weather still continues most extraordirmy mild. The cafia on the Bouleitard are all sacs k thu as If it were spring; consumers of boats and -9- o :3t. tosses sit out In the warm air in light sll'rareder overcoats; trucks piled up with bouquets.. lets pass along the streets; the skating fizEr i ta i , one and all frantic; the sables and crow Paris eleigantes lie at home in IRS , ( t ir e f t ii r giF . idleness; it is tie much as ladOrne auditor fo to boar the warmth of the tint proceeds of real muffs. The Paris journals try to n .fe A rroil el gg r - T t a h a d , tears of cold winds and ice by t0 11 113.120 ' &Oat Oath in 1822, 1807, and further back, it perature was as unusually warSTAYLI 3 "VAL.. year; that in 1692 the Germans r ' stoves; that 1617 1612, an , Port THE "orrr 4rip wise wonderfully mild; that irr- 1 4 . !;at: li n f e i ß OV,"4+ were f°ll flowers tnn,kigtha r aogunt of GEORGE.; that in January, 1421, - I'4 of of eARAIr grapes in May; and that la to c t:y n o t r a t i liVelf e 'l °~ y f z trio trio Egtero covered with leaves, flOW'pose of his atiholhfOldl4o.o,l3l4. built their nests, while re'. 1 a 4 o'clock lilt Vara). the month of Febrtutry,ibuth Fifth atreet t g ,th too -Who dr— , ves the' - noir' WA , ATE OF WILLIAM FOX,' DECEASE6.—Lattare' Cu 3 to i testamentary upon tho estate of William For, mamma& having been grantsti to Um, undersigned.all por. -ow indebted thereto will mako paymentokud thoso hay. Ing claims ~,e i nst the mune will, present them to JOU, rierANNA FO. Exectitrix, or to JOUERiI S. FOX. her At. tornoy, North Second street. or to, theit: A . ttornti., v liErot Y. T. COLEMAN. lI 8. Sixth street: '" • AMU 08NABII1t68. —.15 BA —c a (..ITYTTON'ThiWAIII III G 3 Ildontour." In stare and far sale bps RUBBELL di CO.. 98 N orth rrqut tames,: , 1 . s PRICE THREE CENTB.. FACTS ABPFP ,