GIBBON PEACOCK .or. VOLUME U.111.-N.0,,M.,,,,.•;, • • la OLIDAY 'GIFTS. Xi A BOX OF HAVANA O IOARS. Pure Winea, Liquors and Cordials. ' Choice Brands of Champagne, Plekles, lisacea, Sar dines. At. , TIIEO. 11. M.'OAb4A. • doltarp, ' , NA Oltostrina street; VrEDDING OA:RHOS, INVITATIONS rot Parties. do. Nair style'. MASON &00 - ardedt; • • • , • 9010bsatunt street. 'WEDDING IN EV -1) la s itTu t o h n e er "w en es a t a g t ig i r ' Ver m4 , riZr '0 4 /1 .741 street. roll II , MARRIED. WOOD—BELL.--At' Pittgburirll, on the Bab Inst., by •Mie•-ltor, J. B. Clark. Joe. 8: Wood to Floroneeolinsgp ter of Mr. Win. M. 8011. DIED. ADOLF ll.—On the morning of the 17th inst., Alfred W. Adolph, in the 44th year of his ago. The relatives and friends of the family, and the Covesiont Lodge, No. 111, I. 0. O. F. are respectfully invited to attend hie funeral, from his late residence. No. tiO6 Franklin street. on Tnerdny ottoman% at 1 o'clock, without further notice. To proceed to Monument Demo iN . COOPEII.-011 Sunday evening . 19th inst.;after a stunt iliness. lire. Eliza If. Cooper, relict of ' the late Thotme Cooper, of thin city. Duo notice will be given of the funeral. • COK.—Ott Saturday, Charles C., son of Justice and ,Amella A Rehm. Uri x. aged 6 months and II cloy a. ' The relatives and friends of the tinnily are invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of Mr. E. 111. Jones. No: MI6 North Thirteenth oared, on Tuesday af ternoon, glistlnat., sit 2 &dock...„ , JACKSON. -- On the morning of Friday, Decemblm 17, at hie residence, No. 1316 Pine street, Samuel Jackson. N. D.(fotmerly 01 Northumberland). In the 124 year of his age. NELSON.—On the 18th inst., Mollie, wifo,of John' ft. Nelson. in the pith rear of her age. e The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her husband's resi dence clock.ieenth stun Tuesday, Ce m ete r y . nst., at 1 o To r ocee.d to Mount Morlak lt INDIA CAMEL'S HAIR ii(YARPS T L ... CHRISTMAS n PRR,SNNTS OF VALI4,, ~ : , : _ ' ETRE dr LANDRLD 4 FOURTH AND *Rem ' . SPECIAL Tri oticEs. SAMPLES OF THE 'PRICES Now Prevailing at the Grand Clesaring Sale In Progress at JOHN WANAMAKER'S 818 and 820 CHESTNUT STREET. A Fine Petersham Overcoat (handsomely Trimmed), worth $22, re duced to 513 O. A Fine Chinchilla Overioat, Worth 538, reduced to '-$2O A Businebs Suit of Tricot or Kelton, Worth S3l, reduced tels 2 A Black Dress Coat (Swallowtail), Worth reduced to st s A Pair of Fine Pants of Fashionable Make, 'Worth reduced to SS. • A Vest of Cloth or Fancy Oissimere, Worth $5 50, reduced to 53 The Whole Present Stock is to be Disposed of at, Prices Like the-Above The Chestnut St.ClothingEstablishment 818 and 890 CHESTNUT STREET, JOHN WANAKAIIER. 10" COACHMAN'S OVERCOATS WITH DRIVING GAUNTLETS. .LMI -------- ---- IriZ,CHRISTMAS DINNER TO THE POOR. Teachers of the Sabbath and Day School], of the Bedford Street Mission intend giving a limner,- on CHRISTMAS DAY, to the scholars under their c ire, at the MISSION HOUSE, No. GIS BELFORD street, be tween 12 And 1 o'clock. lutemiting exercises in the chapel, before dinner, by the children. The citizens are cordially invite.] to be present. , Donations, either in money, poultry, provisions or clothing. respectfully solicited, and can be sent .to either of the undersigned EDMUND S. YARD, No. 219 Spruce street. JACOB li. BIIRDSALL, No. 1121 Chestnut street. : GEORGE MILLIKEN , • No. ii 24 Arch street. JAMES L. DISPIIA3I.' N 0.710 South Second street. WM. H. HEISLER, Seventh National Dank. Fourth and Market streets. CHARLES SPENOER, .No. 7 Dank street. Rev. JOHN D. LONG, No, 619 Redford street. taw AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COWAN Y,WALNUT STREET, S. E. CORNER OF FOURTH PIIILADELPHIA, December 20,1889. NOTICE. The annual meeting MP the tiltonitholders of this Company for the election of thirteen Trusteee, to MONDAY,he ensuing year, (bet w e e nwi at the °Mee on January 3, 1870, lO A. M. audi o'clock, noon den to jar a. THE PII(ENIX INSURANCE COM PANY OF PHILADELPHI DEC A. EMBER 7A,1359. A meeting of the stockholders of the Plneu ix In nurance Oompaay of Philadelphia will be held at the (Jompany's office, No. 221 Walnut street, on MONDAY, the 3d day of January. at 11 o'clock •A. 11.; when an election for five Directors will be held agreeably to the charter. &omit, sviL COX a , dell-math-it§ Secretary. UOFFICE MINE HILL AND 801IUYLKILL RAVEN RAILROAD COM PANY. Plimannt.ruis., 12th Month. 18th 1809. The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of this Com pany, und'an election for Officers for the ensuing year, Mill be held at the office of the Company, No. 15 South Horenth etroet, on 2d day (MONDAY) Ist month (Janu ary) 10th, 1370, at 10 o'clock A. 'M. WILLIAM BIDDLE, de2o-rn,w,f 6t§ Secretary. ir•. ---- gEDIBERE 4 OF THE REPUBLICAN Invinetblee deeirlng_tiokote for the., "CLUB BANQUET," e ' CONTINE NTAL HOTEL THURSDAT EVENING, Deo. 2 1 3.1869, yntist procure them on or' before the 22d inst. Fur Information and tickets apply to B. It§ rrOFFICE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK CANAL AND RAILROAD C MPANY. . • DEMMER 20, 1869. The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of this Corn lany will be held at the Office, No. 303 Walnut street, wecopd story, Philadelphia, on MONDAY, the 10th day of January next, at 10 o'clock A. M., at which time an election will be held for President and twelve Directors for the ensuing year. JOHN P. COX; de2Oui wet" Secretary and Treasurer. tut. 1109 GIRARD STREET, CLIURKI6II, RUSSIAN AND PERFUDIED BATHS, Departments for Ladles Baths open from 6 A. M. to 9 P. M. wHOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. •1518 and 1520 Lombard street, Dispensary Department, :- . medical treatment and medicine furnished gratuiteusly SY tlio poor. . .. . . ~. . • . • , . .. , . . . , . . :. .. ' . : .. , s .• -. . . .' . '.. . . - . .. + . ' '' - ' ' is .. , . . , . . . - . .• / . . . . .. ~ .;,. . . . .i. . 4 ..-'. ': -:. 4. !, .','-'2 .. -,.. . ..:f.,. - 1 . ...., . , . . . . . . ~ . . , ... . . .. . ... . . (.... : , ..,.• . , . .. .. . , . . . ' ' . .. ~ . r . , . . , . , - . , . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . • ' ' . . . .. ... ~.. . . .. „ . .. . . , • .. . , „ .. „ . . Congratulatory Letters;' ' ' The Paris correspondent of the Times writes as folldWs:, ' •, , Congratillationii are 'beginning tO flew in from alisides upon M. do Lesseps, and the telegraph is busily at work. The Empress has sent her assurances of success to the Emperor, and lists asked the Prince Imperial to writeln his own band a letter of felicitation. Copies of these messages will undoubtedly • reach' -the Times -by table, and I Shall- not, therefore, • pause to transcribe any of them. But I must give a copy of an address drawn up ,this morning by General Banks, HMI signed - by all the Americans who could be got together. The.princ;pal signers were also groupeclin a photograph by Desire,' that the old gentleman might see, if he cared to do so, how his Trans atlantic admirers appeared. The address is couched as follows:. s AL Ferdi nan d de Leasers, President and Founder of ilia Ctrrnpaornie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez : Sin The undersigned citizen's of the Halted States of America present to you their .congratulations upon the great Success which has attended the inauguration of the, maritime canal across the Isthmus of tines. The people of the United States are interested in every enterprise which promotes the free ittterconrse of nations and en large: the CQlllnldree of thew orld. The work which hoe been completed under yoUr direction to eminently of this character. It remove,. one or those barrier', which, in terposed, are said to make enemies of nations. It fosters hones of universal peace. Opening the way, to A. freer Pit:WM.2Q of eenitserrial products. it will increase the wealth and prooperity of nations ; and . , beyond this ; it unites by closer ties the Eastern and IN eotern hemi • aphereu, which have been so long Neparateil by the isth mus, nOWhappil intarsected. Beligion, commerce and enlightened government ought to be pro• mote,' ther,l4. In this aspect we regard it as one of the most important works which in any, age has been initi ated by heti v idnal enterpribe ; and, with a full tee-UO.I- lion of that 's Bich, be day to You add those associated with you. and a profound respect for tho Governments which have rendered assistance, we present our con uratnlatiens upon its complete success. and trust that it rimy maitre till the anticipations which .have .animated And ffilSi3{lll.l 111 , 1 Company under whose auspices it has been nom plet, , tl• Sittig-4,1 • N. P. BANKS, I'll THOSIABW EVA.NIS, GEORGE, EUSTIS, • DR, W.HAIIKNESS. ift•WA RD U. TICKNOR, ' DR. EDWARD A. CRANE, WI PIO LEON LESLIE,., NATHAN APPLE roN. LYSANDER DR:KERMAN, And several ,Aliers. 1 . 4100. Nov. 22,16(4. - • • hutch will be the'general tenor-of all the. con gratulatory letters, from whatever source they may come, and the next point to be considered therefore is, whether the Suez Canal, as it stands to-day, deserves all that will be said of it, tither in praise or in depreciation. desire to Say a word on this subject, and I deem it my duty to do so, for it will be r& membered by the Senate that I made souie ob jections to the accounts of Mr. Forney some mouths ago. I-have since satisfied myself that, s(.O far from doing wrong himself, Mr. Forney was the subject of wrong ,• that his confidential officer improperly used some of the funds,' to the great injury of r. FOrneyll have stated that 1 considered it myity to say this, because, when a man hfis done wrong to another. 1 believe it to be his duty to do all that he can to correct that wrong. I have no doubt now, from an examination,that Mr. Forney's accounts are closed, and that it has been done by funds from his own purse, or from those of his friends, and that the Government has not lost a cent, while Mr. Forney has lost largely. I hope the resolution will pass." BLACKING CASES, COMMODES, and House keeping artlclee for the millions. FAIMON S CO., Dock btreet, below Walnut. . . °viz num BELIEF.—There is always com fort as well as pleasure in wearing a neatly-made, nice flttinir pair of French calf boots; but there are com parativeb few among the followers of St. Crispin who thoroughly understand the art of making them. To 'loci) of our readgrs who are not already cognizant of the fact, we would state that William H. Ilelwegt he accord plished artisan, N 0.53 Arch street, next to the corner of Sixth.hasattalned anch profieleney,that he invariably pleases all who favor him with their patronage. To undertake to pass through the Christmas Holidays with out encasing your pedal extremities in a pair of Efelweg's boots, is to curtail your enjoyment at least to percent. You had better go see Ilelweg about this before it is too late. You CAN REGULATE THE COLOR.—EVCI7 natural shade from light brown to deepest black is im parted bv VITALIA OR SALVATION FOR TIRE HAIR. The number of applications determine the tinge. It would he like comparing shining water to the drain ings from a marsh, to compare it with the ordinary hair dy es. . A 'MEDICAL PHENOMENON!—A simple lozenge Las thrown all purgative pills into the shade. It to palatable &scantly. It is the vegetable equivalent of Mercury. It is harmless as water. It cures dys pepsia. It regulates the secretions. It fully relieves the b3wele. The people belie oi e in it, and ite name, Dr. Winslow's Lirer and Stomach Lozenge, M already a "household word." Sold by all druggists. Ikron.sE & GuNSALUS will supply your party table with the prettiest and beet Charlotts and Mirinques that can be made. Loos!—The last new cake—Raspberry Mi rinques, 60 cents per pound. Monan,9o2 Arch street. EVEET variety of ready-made Clothing at Ones. &JOKES'S, No. 824 Chestnut street. BURNETT'S TOOTH WASH iS very much superior to powders. A few drops will idealist' the mouth thoroughly. JOAN S. WILSON, Secretary Aft A HOLIDAY GIFT, nothing could be more appropriate than a Singer Family Sewing Machine. To be had upon easy terms at 1106 Chestnut street. WRITE IRON STONE TEA SETS. BEST QUALITY, WARRANTED. Tea Bets, 60 pieces, cups with handles, $5. Chamber Sets, 11 pieces, large sizes, 513 25• Flint Glass Goblets new patterns, per dozen, $l. Iron Stone China Dinner Sets, 90 pieces, $lO. The above goods in quality, patterns and sizes. ars equal to any offered in the city at the same prices. Packed free of charge. . N. B.—China and Glass loaned to Balls, Parties and Festivals for three_per cent. on selling price.). GAD delabrle and Vases for flowers. Plated ' , mte, Spoons and Knives for hiring to parties i at 1235 cents per dozen. SAMUEL FETUERSTON & Co., /40. 270 Beata Second street, above Spruce. Colima, Bunions, Inverted Nails, skillfully treated by Dr. J. Davidson, No. 915 Chestnut street. Charges moderate. Jl3/31010178 Murnzus and nurses use tor children s safe and pleasant medicine IA Bower's infant OtIRGICAL 12.18TEMONTEI and druggists' pup. driee. SNOWDEN & 8R0211211, 29 South Eighthetreot. J. Isaacs, M. D., Professor of the Nye and Ear treats all diseases appertaining to the above members with the utmost success. Testimonials from the most reliable sources in the city can be seen at his office, Np. 805 Arch street. The medical faculty are invited to accompany their patients, as he has no secrets in his practice. Art ficial oyes inserted. No charge made for examination SPECIAL NOTICES. r~ :OFFICE OF TILE IJELAWITCE .14LiTITALSA,rETY COKBANY. P DILA DELPIA IA . Dee. 20, lin. The annual election for twenty.eight litlreetore will be held at this office, on :MONDAY, the third day of January next, between the hours of 10 A. 102,tan1 2 P. NaY LILBURN‘ de2o tja2l secretary. STEREOPTICON , ' AND DS tiGIO Lantern Exhibitions given to Sunday Schools 8c nal_ ,s Colleges, _andforprivits entertainments. W. MI CUELL MCALLISTER, 798 Chestnut street, second story. no 2 2tnr THE SUEZ CANAL. The Ainende honorable. Senator Cameron, on' Thursday Inst. did him.elf credit'by a simple act of justice in tvgard.to' the unfounded rumors whieh he bad helped toset afloat in rr: i prct tQ the ac 7 counts of Mr. John W. 'Forney, while' Seere tary of the Senate. Senator Cameron said : CITY NOTICES. HOLIDAY CoNYzcTioNs. The largest assortment, Iu neat boxes, for Presents at N. tr. Winn's , : b Co.%r, 315 Chestnut, below Fourth street. _ Go TO OAKFORDS for Christmas presents of Furs, Mufflers and the most exquisite styles of Hats and Caps.at their titores, 831 and 14,36 Chestnut street. aiNGEIt'S FAMILY SEWING . M.ACHINF.B. TEN DOLLARS CASH. BALANCE IN MONTHLY INSTALMENTS. • 0. F. DANIs, 810 Chestnut street PHILADELPHIA SEWING. MACHINE M ART. CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY GIFTS, of Fine Sable, Mink, and all other etylee of run, at lowest pricos t at • OAKFORD a. under tho Continental DEAFNESS, I3LINDNEBB AND OATABBIL PHILADELPHIA ; MOiat, 1869: FIFTH •B C TELIGRAPH. LA.TJOR cAtiit A Mission to Emperor "Napoleon from His /I•llnees the Pope. A Favorable Criticism on Mre. Lander's Acting in 'London. WASHINGTON AFFAIRS THE FREE BANKING SYSTEM The Confirmation. .of Are . Stanton THE FATE OF' VIRGINIA By the Atlantic Cable. Roam. Dec. 20th.—The fact that Cardinal Mathieu bad received leave of absence_ was stated a'day or two since. It now transpires that he is to proceed to Paris on a mission to the Emperor from his Holiness the Pope. . Lorencs, Dee. 'AL—The - Post and other jonr nabs speak highly of the American actress, Mrs. Lander, who made her debut as "Eliza beth" at the Lyceum Theatre on Saturday evening. 7 The London Times of to-day blames the Government for its vacillation at London derry, in, protecting rather than forbidding the display. The result s however, the Timm admits, was better than was expected. PARIS, Dee. 20.—The Posse closed• dull. Renters 721, 67c. . , FRANKFORT, Dec. 20.—U. S. Five-twenties opened quiet at 91f. • ANTWERP, Dec., 20.--Petrpleum eloped steady at Olt , The Free Banking System. [ nasion's News 4gency.j • WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Mr. Poland's bill for a free system of banking . anthorizeS the Secre tary of the Treasury to issue coupon or regis-' tered bonds to the amount of t5 - 1.,'000,000,000, redeemable in coin alter thirty,and fifty years : thirty ear hoods, at 4 per cent ?interest ; fifty year bonds, at 36J-100 per cent. The bonds to be exempt from taxation, and the interest, therefore. to be alQo exemut. The loan to be exclusively in ed in exchange for the hond.s or notes of the United States new outstanding, or not due, bearing a higher rate of interest. The Secretary is authorized to cancel all outstanding United States notes by convert ing them into the bonds provided for in the act. The banks are to have circulating notes issued to them as tast a 5 the preinnf 119te-5 are retired, till the *United Stites Treasurer begins paying coin ; then after, thirty days the said banks shall be entitled to receive circulating note~ in the manner now provided. • - One year after passage, the banks may ex change the securities now deposited as secu rity for their circulating notes for the bonds pi ovided in this act. Tho,Conarntatton of Mr. Stanton. (Special Despatch to the Phila. Evening' Bulletin.] WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The Senate was in Executive session when the name of Edwin M. Stanton as Associate Justice of the Su preme Court was sent in. A motion was at once made to suspend the subject under consideration and act upon Mr. Stanton's norainationj at once, without the customary reference to the Committee. This was agreed to unanimously, and Mr. Stanton was then confirmed, without an objection or any oppo sition from a Republican Senator. Within ten minutes after the name reached the Senate Mr. Stanton bad been confirmed. The friends of the ex-Secretary are jubilant at this prompt action of the Senate, and the high compliment paid him in not sending his name to the Committee. The sate of Virginia. [llpectal Despatch to the Phila. Myopia's Bulletin.] Wasuncurox, Dec.2o.—The advocates of the immediate admission of Virginia ate a good deal disappointed at the disposition mani fested in both branchet of Congress to-day to postpone the question for the present. In the Senate, Mr. Trumbull reported adversely from the Judiciary Committee upon Senator Morton's 'bill admitting the State at once. In the House Mr. Farnsworth made an un successful attempt to get the rules suspended, in order to press through a measure similar to Senator Morton's. The House, by a two-third vote, refused to consider the subject. Forty.lirst Congress... Second Session. ceit—Continued from Fourth Edition.l Mr. Whittemore introduced a_hill.nroviding for the assembling of the Virginia Legislature and the aliniq istrationot the testi:oath to the members and officers. Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. . Mr. Butter( s ilass.) Infor.ned the lionee tho the Re construction Committee had postponed until atier the recess the joint resolution as to the admissiOn of Viz• ginia, because the Comuslttea hat not sufficient evi dence. Mr. Farnsworth moved to suspend the rules that he might introduce and have put upon its passage a joint resolution declaring that Virginia has performed the required acts entitling her to representation in Con- Tress, and that she 13 entitled to mach representation. he House refused to suspend the rules—yeas, o 3 ; nays, 103. Mr. Butler moved, at 210, to proceed to the business on the Speaker's table, in order to take up and pass the Senate bill to promo.e the reconstruction of Georgia. Mr. Wood moved to lay that motion on the table, and called for the ayes and nays. This was understood to be the first of a series of dilatory motions and was nega tived—yetis, 48 ; nays, 119. po Is va,m4 i:4,moi4_4(tiofirA Egypt Making War ea Turkey. The New York Tribune has the following article on some very important private intel ligence : Private but trustworthy information has reached us that war between Egypt and Turkey is almost inevitable. We forbear to state our news with the emphasis with which it has been imparted, but we understand that, beyond the unusual armaments for which the Sultan has taken him to task, the Viceroy's war preparations are to the extent of many thousands Of muskets, a good part of them purchased in this country. The war will occur in face of the frequent assurance that the good offices of the European dowers had brought about a harinonious understanding between the Porte and the Viceroy i but to those who have watched the audacity, pro digality, and duplicity with which Ismael Pasha has pursued an ambitious aim, the pre diction which has been made to us on warrant of facts cannot lie surprising. The Viceroy will rebel, we presume, from a failure to adjust his views as to the propriety of making loans on his own account with the terms of the Sultan's firmans and more recent letters. He may also object to submitting, as in duty bound, his budgets to the Porte, and be may be jealous of the Sultan's auspicious with regard to his military arrangements. It is more certain, however, that his last extraordinary debt, reported at $12,000,000,and contracted in Europe, has, together with the general question of his budget and his taxes, furnished the ground of his hostility, open or covert. One hundred and fifty sheiks were represented as having united in petition to the Khedive's master against his financial oppres sions. On his part, Ismael, Pasha maintains that the firman of 1867 implied an exclusive right over his own budget and loans. The possession of such a financial independence would be equivalent to Sovereignty, and would enable the Viceroy to mortgage an estate which ho does not own. It would be a:Burro& der by the Porte of all power over the reve nues of its most important depiadenee, and OUR Vr#oll4E EDITION.' 4:36;0'0100k. fr ,i`Tt 4l ••• ,chilin.tiiinterferer shduld , the 10. dive ek tort tribute from his subjects in prejudice of I the interests which Turkey has in her Egyp ' Nevertheirsol; If the Staten made the finnan:Which thelChiolive construes as it suits him, the Sultan had the power also to withdraw :1400/that the Khedive gaiwi ,nothing by reterthig to precedents which a stroke of the pen can unmake. For the rest,itikaohente for annexing Grate ti01) 1 ' , his `intrigue for separate diplomatic representation, hla pnrchage of arms and iron clads, his suspected coquetry with R,.ussia, and his recent' extraordinary hospitality it Snail, with the possibleltitent of eclipsing Turkey i n n the mageilicerica bf Egypt, constitute gravo charges in Constantinople against the good 'filth and intent pf the 'Sultan's vassal. The Sultan is notoriotudy .moresinned againstthan sinning in the 4tiestion at issue; tor has made the Viceroyalty hereditary in Ismael's house. to the extiltiaion, at his regiest, of hls brother, Mustapha Vasil, now the most vim lent enemythe Viceroy has in • the Ottoman Government. has also extended his ter ritory, and, either through fear or grace, allowed him more privileges than comport with territorial vassalage. This the 'Viceroy appears to acknowledge, fox in his , notes to this Sultan be dwells npon the Imperial favors, and Orientally enlarges "on. the .high- and genial kludnesipf hisi•Majis'sty; •morepretious than the world all it contains." The Ficernyi :If.absointelpbent on war, has a greater lion in the way than has been generally imagined. The Sultatipossesses two httildred 'thousand, stand of= breech-loading "Spiders" and five hundred thousand En fi eld rides, which arc being converted into breech loaders. it is said that the • reorganikation of hilamfy will g ive hiin 700,000 men in - case of necessity, while the 'ability of ' the Terte to borrow has been much worse than it is now, albeit the Turkish imposition of taxes is clumsy and burdensome: and the real flaaret dal resources of the c,ountry axe compara tively shallow. No war will tesult, in all likelihood, without some degre,e of .instigation from Russia , which is aliei,dy hinted to us in the proposal of the Khedive to visit St. Pe tersburg, the reported familiarity of Gen. Ig natieff with an Egyptian agent or two, and , the intrigues of Viissia and Prussia in the Prince of Montenegro's neighborhood. THE ALLEGIEANY COAL FIELDS. Their Extent--Increased Production in • [Fromthe - euniberiand Okt1:1 divil lan . I The extent of the coal fields is not generally very Well understood, many supposing it to be very circumscribed, while others entertain the idea that it is boundless in area and capable of supplying the whole country for thousands of, years. As. near as .we can learn. there are yet about two hundred millions tons in the Big Vein of coal untouched. Fourteen millions eight hundred and fifty thousand tons have been mined and marketed in .the period of twenty-eight years--frora.lB42 to 1869. At the same ratio of production the .I.fig Vein would last about three hundred and forty. years; or,' if we assume - as the basis the quantity mined during the present year, 1869, say 2,000,000 tons, the Big Vein, would last 100 years. The four amisix feet veins have never been more than' Merely opened.` Together they contain more than the Big Vein. There is a greater area of it a 9 there has been less of it swept out by ,the water-courses.. It is, there fore, quite safe to say that the coals in the minor veins will yield 2,000,000 tons per annum for another century. So, if we can feel ordi narily sure that we can go 'on ifimlicating the production of the present year until the Lst of January, 2070, or 200 years, it is scarcely necessary for the Present generation of men and women to expend much thought about the coal mines of Alleghany giving out: There is a supply for the next ten generations. It is difficult to conceive any reasonable method of development by which the supply can be exhausted within the next 100 years. The produetion of 1868 was 1,330,000 tons, while the mining of the present year will foot up, in round numbers, 1,900,000 tons, showing an increase of about forty-six per cent.,against the quite uniform increase of fifteen per cent. in the preceding years, when there existed. no Impediment in the avenues of outlet, such as were caused by the war and accidents to the railroad and canal. The products of this year came from the basin as follows : Tons. By Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad ' 1,575,000 By Cumberland Coal and Iron Com pany's .., alO,OOO By Hampshire (Tram.) Railroad 123,000 Total The coal has flowed in this year in one con tinuous stream, with scarcely an interruption front the opening to the close of navigation. It did cease on the Ist instant by canal, but as we write (two weeks later), there is no falling off by . the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. To our mind these facts go to show the great and growing popularity , of Cumberland coal, and aflerd striking evidence of its great commer cial value. Its proilinity to the capital of the nation, and the safety and ease by which it can be conveyed thereto in case of a war be tween this and any foreign country, must be a matter of general and . peculiar gratification, as for steam purposes it is. unsurpassed. Its value is fully appreciated by the government, as is•demonstrated by its extensive use for navy and other purposes. rubin NEW YORK. Yonn, Dec.2oth.—The German Demo crats of the Tenth and Seventeenth Wards held a mass-meeting yesterday, denouncing Tammany in strong terms, warning the De mocracy of the country not to trust to the leaders of Tammany Wall,. proposing to con test the last election of judicial officers in these wards, and calling upon Congress to pass a stringent election law under the power given it by the fifteenth amendment, as soon as that should be adopted. A letter was received promising aid, purporting to some from the Vigilance Committee. At ten o'clock yesterday morning the Span ish gunboats, convoyed by the war steamer Pizarro, took their departure for Cuba. When opposite Governor's Island one of the gun boats halted in order to adjust some ma ch pery L the rest of the squadron proceeding to the Lower Bay, where they waited for their contort. It is reported that some of the firemen anti engineers of the gunboats are in the Cuban interest and will make efforts to destroy the vessels after they have left Ameri can waters. The Assistant Treasurer in this city has re ceived orders to omit the sales of gold on Tuesday and Friday. The members of the New York Bar have petitioned Congress for an increase of the salaries of the Yudges of the Supreme Court. The petition meets the universal approval of the legal profession. —A Denver reporter, in describing a ball, says that the married lathes of that city " al ways did discount the girls in grand dress, and they do it still," and he mentions several who were "chiefs-of-staff for stylish grace and superb harness." A certain " quiet class of married ladigs," however, all likewise men tioned by naMe, " were, as usual, well attired though not fashionably stunning," and of this latter class, it is said, they "may be quoted always sterling—the style of wife it pays to haie." —The churchyard of the village of Worth, Dorsetshire, England, contains a memorial tablet with the following interesting inscrip tion: "Benjamin ;Testy, of Dowiishay; died April 16, 1816, aged 79. He was born at Yet i:muster, in this county, and was an upright, honest man, particularly noted for having been the firstperson known that introduced the cow-pox by innocalation, and who for his great strength of rabid made the experiment upon the cow on the wife and two sons in the year 1774." 4.01:10MOTIVN EXTI4O6ION ON TON EittADINO EAILILOADn—ONE MAN KO,LBD.-.-This;morn aliout hilt:pan nine, as one o the large `locomotives OA the Reeding Railroad, which are used in hauling the immense ttains of coal cars, was engaged in shifting a number of empty ears, it exploded with a tremendous re port when near the intersection of the railroad and Trenton .avenue. The force of the ex plosion was terrific. It threw the engine from the track, and it was smashed, bent and twisted in such a manner as to be almost irre parable.. • The name Or the engine that 'exploded was the Annapolis, and-at the time of the ac cident she was standingat the tank takingin water. The name of the engineer who was killed was James Ragle. His remains were horribly mangled, and he must have died almost immediately. , The deceased was married, and resided in Coral street, near Sergeant. ' James Taylor, engineer of the locomotive Goldwin, had an arm blown off. His resi dence is at Trenton avenue and 'Adams StreAt. • , James Brady, fireman of the Annapolietre ceived slight injuries about the hip. He is a married man, and his home is at Somerset and Belgrade streets. -- Jahn-Forbes, engineer of the Lexington, residing at 1368 East Thompson street, below Lehigh avenue, was slightly injured. The foregoing is a list - of the casualties resulting from the terrible accident as far aS has been ascertained. ' Comasiois.—This morning, about nine o'clock, as the tow-boat General McCandless was proceeding down the river, she came , in contact with one, of the Gloucester forty. boats, in consequence ef which the tug, was considerably damaged, both in machinery and hull which caused her to leak badly And other wise injured her. Two men, one of whom was Mr. 'Smith, a. pilot, and-, the - engineer, were thrown overboard. The latter came very near losing ills lite, he being very much exhausted when got on board. • ,VINTER Qt 7 AnTEns.—A man, walking along •South streets, day or,two since,lifted pair of shoes from a store,-front and walked away with them. A vigilant nonce officer saw the act, and at once arrested the fellow. No resistance was Made. "All right," said'the thief: Avant to go into winter quarters." He will, of course,. be tried, convicted, , and get about three months' imprisonment, all, of which will cost the public as much money as would probably purchase fifty pairs of shoes like those purloined' When will we have a House of Correction, where lazy thieves and able-bodied paupers will be made to support themselves? A House of Correction can be made self-supporting, and less than one hun dred thousand dollars would be sufficient to erect one that would accommodate three times as many as the number now in the County Prison. MORE THrEviwo.—The robbery of Mr. liar iner's house in the northwestern part of the city is , another caution to the citizens. The family:had gone out, and lurking thieves were on the qui rive. In a short time one of them rang the door-bell, and a near neighbor answered from her window that f'the tamily had gone out." The thief went away, gratified with the information. The rear part of the house was attacked; the thieves entered, and• the house was robbed. The ringing .of door bells is the first ruse of a dexterous house breaker. If no one answers,he generally con cludes that no one is -within, and that the "coast is clear," A littlejudgment on the part of our residents might easily block the game of the thieves. ATTEMPT . AT RESCUE SPOILED.—Tvro generous-hearted youths named Edward Carr and Thomas McQuillan' were arrested on Saturday night at Lehigh avenue and Salmon street, while endeavoring to rescue a prisoner from Officer McCormick, one of the Eighteenth District policemen. A party of drunken men attacked the officer and beat him badly with clubs, with the intention of getting away with his charge, but upon his receiving reinforcements the tables wore turned, and Carr and McQuillan, who were of the attacking party, were captured, and taken before Alderman Neill, who held them in $1,500 bail to answer. CIttELTY TO Awrit.u.s.—The smooth sur face of the hard cubical blocks of granite with which some of the streets are paved is very dan gerous to horses. After traveling over the cob ble stones, or the better wooden pavements, the horses are apt to slip upon the first step on the cubical blocks. They are as dangerous to the equine creation as iron pavements are to the citizens in snowy weather. A few men with steel picks could very easily rough the stones, and thus protect the most useful of all ani mals. The S. P. C. A. should take cognizance of this subject. ....1,900,000 TIIIEVES. —Male and female thieves were pretty thicir. on Eighth and Ninth streets during several afternoons last week. As the holiday attractions cause many people to appear on these' and other retail business thoroughfares, more so this week than usual, it would be well for every person to be on guard. DistioNnsT DOMESTlC.—Margaret Sullivan, Who was formerly a domestic at the house of Mr. C. J. Roberts, N0u111.5 Franklin street, was arrested yesterday afternoon, on the charge of having stolen a number of articles from the house of Mr. Roberts. She was held in the sum of $BOO by Aid. Massey. A HARNESS TITIEF.—John Thompson (with a "p") was arrested at'Howard St. and Girard avenue on Saturday afternoon. He had in his possession a basket containing a lot of har ness. Failing to give ,satisfactory proof of ownership, he was committed by Alderman Eggleton. BURGLARY AT CHESTNUT HILL.—On Fri day night. 8011113 unknown thief entered the public houseof Christian Donat, at Chestnut Dill, and abstracted a pistol, a lot of brandy and cigars and about $8 in cash. COLORED PICKPOCKM.—CharIes Johnson, an ebony-hued gent, was arrested at Seventh and Lombard streets, last evening, for picking the pocket of David Hoffman. Alderman Carpenter committed the light-fingered dark. Alum - ED.—The United States steamer Pow hatan, from the South Atlantic squadron, arrived at the navy-yard this afternoon. CONFECTIONERY.—Everybody desires to purchase confectionery 'at this season of the year, and one of the best places in the world to do it is Stephen F. Whitman's, No. 1200 Market street. Mr. Whitman has, a magnifi cent stock, comprising an infinite \ variety of articles of the finest kinds and thn, most deli cate flavors. His . chocolate goods are re nowned the country. over. Mr. Whitman has also one of the best assortments of elegant Christmas boxes ever collected in tills city. HOLIDAY G'lPTS.—Among, the many useful articles for gifts during the coming holiday season, nothing could be more desirable or acceptable to mother, wife, sister or friend, than one of WHEELER & 'WILSON'S improved Family Sewing Machines. Call at the now and elegant salesroom of PETERSON & CAR PENTER, No. 914 CHESTNUT STREET, and ex amine, these unrivalled instruments. They are sold on very reasonable terms. TnE HErcanw FAIR.—The splendid set of solid silverware of seventeen pieces, presented to the Hebrew Fair by J .M.Warne & T. A. Warne, wholesale dealers in watches and jewelry, No. 712 Chestnut — street, has beeil drawn by our worthy fellowLtownstnan, George Bullock, Esq. No one d6erved better the splendid present than Mr. Bullock, as he has been very liberal to the Fair. GROVE , & BA.KER'S ELASTIC STITCH' SEW ING DiAcntrius, also their 'Snurna; ' Qlt ."Locn" STITCH - SEWING MACHINES, may be obtained during. the Holidays on very easy terms. Salesrooms, i3O Chestnut street. MIMS= .T 1 ESMERSTON Pahltori I PRIOE 'THREE Top enurell eihibition or the .Ptimlsyhoesia Poultry Society opened this morning at 1101ltio cultural' Ball.' anti will contirine during,t t. week. The 'collection is not,,yet arrang Many fine 'specimens are mtpected ditring t day. • . ' ' READ A. & BARTHOT..OhitiVeII card >Of their' mammoth sale of kid gloves ; for twei weeks. 4111170MMMMIle , —At the Arch Street Theatre this evens Mrs. Drew Will 'present' Craven's * clever comedY, , TherNeedful ; to-tnorrownight'abi* dart's famous comedy, The Ifivale t will be even; on Wednesday The Belle's blratagem, and o. Thursday Married Lafg. will be offered.. AU' Friday night Mrs. E.D.Wallace'sdrarnatiaStift of Little Dorrit will be presented for the, find time, Mrs. Wallace making her first appear, ance upon any stage in the character of "..teittist Dorrit." Mrs. Drew will appear as "Mrs' ° Clennam," , Mr. Cathcart as "Arthur Milli nam," Mr. Mackay as "Mr..Dorrit," Mei __Craig as " Pancks," Mr. James as " Blandois," Miss Finnan as " Fanny. Dorrit," and 'Um, Afaeder ass "Afrrey." A portion of theplot , being laid in Rome, Mrs. Drew will present a carnival scene in the most superb style, aid there will be pantomime, ballet and tableatur. The, entire play will be produced in the hand somest manner. Mrs. Drew's personation St "Mrs. Clennam" we may be, sure will, Iss unusually geed. -Miss Bateman will appear at the Walsall on Monday, , Tuesday, and • .Wedritlis Le , • evenings of this week in Mary Warner. 4 or the _Forsaken, is announced for early presets- - tenon. - • --Patrice, or ,The White Lady of Wicklow, will he continued at the Chestimt for a few nights... For the Christmas matinee - Miss' Keetid nouncea a "Christmas Story" by Chattels: Didkens. A new,drama written by,Matilda Heron; and entitled . Champagne; or 84, * Step, will be produced shortly. —A minstrel entertainment will be given by ; Messrs. Carncross 87, Dixey, at their Opera, House, this' evening. ' A number'of novelties will be presented. , • —Messrs. Duprez & Benedict announce a very attractive bill at the Seventh Street Opera Howse this, evening. Mr.- FrankT Brower, will appear in some of his most amt ilt.: ing personations, and there will be ,dancing,, singing, burlesque arid miscellaneous per- i formance's'by the company. —The American Theatre offers a varied pre-; gramme this evening, including a new panto-- mime, which is full of startling transforma=' tions and• good fun; performances' by the great gymnasts, the Rizarelli brothers, as miscellaneous personations by the/large com pany. ~ , • , —Signor Blitz, the great conjuror, will gi.var; an entertainment at Assembly Buildings this evening and upon 'Wednesday afternoon. 7 —An entertainment entitled' The Voyage of Life : or, the World's Progress, will Oa, given in the hall of the Mercantile Library this 'evening. --The•lirst subscription edneert (this seationp Of the Id endelssohn Society will be given ilu Natatorium all, Broad street, below Walnut, to-morrow night. The following programme, will be presented: • "Spring's Message W. Gude. (Cantata for Chorus and Trio.---" The Chime of Silver Sabbath Belle.' MeeFre. Bradshaw ( George w. North, Ph. O. - Carlin. Angel's Serenade (with Violin obligato), O. ljTayst. - • Mies Fannie Kelm and Mr. Jean Louts. Over the Grave ........ ... .. -Mendel/seam Duet from 'Martha Plekow. Dr. John S. Newton and Ph. 0. Carl in. Intl: mutates from the Stated Mater. PART W Duel—" The Fishermen," ' Gable:W. Messrs. Wm. Bradshaw and Jean Louis. " Weiting,". lll!!MlLiiiiiMi Chorus. "A Thousand Leagues Away,".. ... Georv,F. tish-op " L'Ardita," " Date Sonitunt, 7, --4 Baritone Solo and Chorus )..:_Coma. Mr. Ph. C. Carlo. IMC=E:I COURT OF QUARTER. SEMIONA—.111(10 Ludlow.-7 7 / 4 Draper Lunacy Case.—At the close of the testimony In this caPeots given in Saturday's BULLETIN. the argu ment was commenced. Mr. NVarriner,. for the relator, urged tkat the experiment should he made of allowing Mr. Draper to be outside of the institution. Mr. Diddle,for the institution, referred to the fact that :Hr. Draper, under no circumstances end with no amount of money s could obtain the same accommodation in any boarding house as now afforded by the institution. lie spoke of these cases growing out of the spurious sympathy in the community, and urged 'the Court to lonlr, after the real interests of this patient. Mr. Clay, for the committee, said that if the Court: was convinced that it was better for the patient and the community that he should be set at large, no objection would be made. But he was here to oppnee the discharge because it wee his belief that great harm to the patient, and danger to the community, would re sult. - . Mr. Da} id Paul Brown clocod tho argument in behalf of the relator, and Judge Ludlow stated that ho would endeavor to render his decision next Friday, the relator being, in the meantime, remanded to the hospital. NtatPan-e,.Justice IVilliams:—.Bvaue Anspach & Stanton. Before reported. Verdict for plaintift for $4,340. Joseph Keller and Louisa, his wife, vs. The Pennsyl vania Railroad Company. - 'riga wits• au action to re cover damages for the Wes of plaintiff's eon, who was on the train of defendants. which : collitled with a coal train near Pittsburgh, in September, 1664, and was killed. 01; QUARTER SEssioNs-Judge Paxson.—The jury for the second period CURIO into court this morning, and consid erable time was occupied in hearing excuses. The deck was filled with prisoners,and prison cases were resumed. A number of the prisoners pleaded guilty to petty charges of larceny. In one case, where a number of boys were in the-dock, and' one—the smallest-'--had pleaded guilty, it was found necessary to call this one to the stand to testify against his compaelons,charged with entering a hardware store on Commerce street. When sworn, the boy inquired: What am. Ito dor and too examination indicated that he had no conception of the value of an oath. He knew the difference between the truth and a lie, but was not clear what was required when lie kissed the book. Be said that years ago he had heard of a God: and finally, after the District-Attorney had gathered from him that be knew what was the punishment here after for telling a lie, he was allowed to tell his story. The whole cretiti was made' up of boot-blacks, and the lad (Griffith) detailed how the parties got into the store through the grating, and robbed the premises of a large number of penknives. Griffith, the ono who confessed his gain, appeared to be the only one affected by tha positionin which the defendants were placed. Re wept bitterly while on the stand, his companions ln the dock. however, paying little heed to what was going on. At the cloie of the testimony the little fellow said he wished to speak to the Judge. He was then examined by the District Attorney in regard to his object, and it was ascertained that when Griffith wee arrested, Officer Burns told him that if he told the whole story he would be allowed to go. As Is confession under these circumstances is Il legal, the District-Attorney asked periniseion to have Griffith withdraw his plea of guilty. There being no testimony against any of the defendants except that of Griffith, and lie being an acconiplice without corrobera thou the District-Attorney abandoned the case and a veriliet of not.. allay was rendered. /11ARTIff.'B - TOl.l - .ETIN N. PORT OF PRILADELPHIA=Dxc. 20 — llEir'like — Warine Bullain on /nude Fag.. ARRIVED THIS DAY. Steamer Regulator. Pennington, 2e hours from New York. with video to John r Ohl. Steamer Centipede. Fenton, 2 days from Portsmouth, NB. in ballast to W E Crane & Co. Brig Etta M Tucker, Tucker, 3 days from Now York, in ballast to captain. - Schr E F Cabada, Swain. 9 days from Charleston, with 'phosphate rock to Jesse E Smith. Schr Hiawatha, Leo. 6 days from Newburyport; with mho to Knight k Sons. Scbr Willie, Wilson. I day from Milton, eel. witlF grain to Jas L Bewley & Co. Schr E A Ilooper,Champion, 8 days from Georgetown. SC. with lumber to Norcroba & Sheets. Schr Mary Grier. Leonard,7 days from Washington, NC. with lumber and shingles to B Trump, bon & Co. Schr Annie May, May, from Boston. lik.7"Bark Forsoget, from London, arrived yesterday, is consigned to OF &GG Lenufg, Schr Maggie Louisa, arrived yesterday from St Jago, is consigned to E A Solider, & Co. MEMORANDA.. Ship Irallace, Jordan, cleared at New Orleans 15ttt. inst. for Liverpool,with 3353 bales cotton and 2075 staves. Steamer Norman, Boggs; cleared at Boston 18th hot s , for this port. Steamer W Lordalobart, at, New l Orleans 15th init. , = from New Ycali. . • • Stitt Sir Colin Campbell, Murray, hedce at Alton* instant Bark St Peter. Bartlett, cleared at blow Orlenne I.sth . inst. for Barcelona via Malaga, with 125* bales . r.t4tota and 8825 staves. Schr FR Baird; Ireland, cleared at Charleettna jolt. for Baltimore. . Nob . iAno E Yolentioo, Earlier, oailed from Jacks**,.. 2 rill° 9th inett. for Washlugton. BY TIMEGRANi. NEB" YORK. Dec. 24—Arrived, steamer fderriaie. from Rio Janeiro. Rossini. Barubr. F. Bartair
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