.BY JOIIf(vW:«;KQRHIEK*,...•••■ ?t -• K >; dkilypress. ■ , ~— - 1 01«£»4 jiizDOLiui Tout.fr*S**BEr«bW ifeWMrtitMy 'in* A* tan<¥J*>th«tlme?aiaBr«€r-*v‘ , -jikVs . :'&i galled to ~ iy, '.it- »i?l3 '■!'■ '.?S vA-j5 a*® : Tf»BjcLT Pubbvwill,. I*; B*nt_ti, Y nuil fper atumtajln »dTimc«.)\k; 4 ;V. Y/.'.v.i. $2 W 9?hre^OoplW/-<4-' **\ PlT#'J3oplei f -.fA*-"iM *:?£* k Mav»»Vv..»i««.->.Y''£ ®)- J?ea £*»..iV*"V«tt£M!s Tweuijr Copto, . f « (to.braaddingJ,... ~20 00 Twenty Copies, or ovtir, “ {tQjwdwif w«ca , ' i i ?, £t Bog-f Olttb **an&’ *tr. _ SZ7^'^oitttt»«t«ri'i/B l rWwdW^*rt*M ] Ag«uts'for' TBirW^to^-WWar^^t^r 5 / ' ~ ** :Jl \, iMMd. •- in .Um&. for th% California yi iOTTiI j it—«. « * .■lVJ.'l'"'}' J . 1 I *t -J!!iasalcttottsanJ>''Cfft)«rtitefol)ida.' : - The -undersigned » r W. H. UO?BTMANN fc 80N81 hrre this 4 a J.aViO£it\tadth.;uKoWti' as Importers ooiWholejile DREBB,TRIMMINGS; ptlNoiSl Bbnts tOtmtH 1 Strtet; : SWW>; OhV«tittt;“u£d«r;the name mil «tj!o of EVANS * Hi’fflitfc?'T' ' ‘. i / -GEORG I: .0. «VANS. . v-v... .-,yd !*.':•*j?„,BvffAßSAtir. • Vl’hlladetpbi./JapnirylS; IMPI-TT l2t OTIeiB—J^DTHOdYER:: (late IT. S. .the-XDUtrlctdf. Columbia) ku aaeo* (gated; JOraJett/irithrWJA&BltlD.. DAVIDGB, Ooun- BcltjOn^VLaw;,. B urine. the, IT. 8. flaptame sad UircuitOourU, the\Coor* of Hflaiiali'Ahdthe Executive Pt'pftrttoentApforaotlyettejidedto'.-AddreMDA'VIDGB &‘IIOJ.YSJL -LOCI* CASA Afettlie, Waah‘ngtdtt City. i vx a **•%?:<*> ** TOS. G; RITTENHQp&E,o( ’ the late flrm SJ-soi B.'o. HOBNOB A GO;, wtli.Mntiripp tha WhPlOo Bala Varnta^:Mann in.all; its. tiraachas, u -' > j*j -■{ .■> j# 71 ,> r i :-u>i ‘ Thankful fp j he eoUclti th« .castor pfihe former patrppji pf B r O. HOBNOB *• GQm and. hopei.bj Btrict,is*nt(pn Jto; centi ape.„tp, ,gl* eflAtire. ■m-4 ent€rc(l ‘fate aLimlted rbideri^J'«p«oibly s totk*|>roVlB!baß of thel&w* of the Qohimcmireatth'drFeniiijlfani&.re* fot3^Tolftml^lhurtßrabiw. J V*-v- *•- ‘ '”*■' J ’ a That ,tbe namddr ’fcrihunder irhfcfc Mid-piirtnerihlp 1a to 1»e rcoftductW', li MABSH.'fr HAY wath>.!»*.V‘v^'v?‘' 5 v * That- the general hiktaro Of. iheßurinearidUnded to be; traneectied la -the Dry'GdbdsJbhblnff and' OMbiag - .? 9 ' l r; - j'That'the'uameeof ,ali the»*baewL: rad epeolal pfcft? nara.fat«Hßtbd t]iereßar«t BBWAbitS V• /MABSH LCWIB! WH HAYWARD*/ (general vikKrilr ßftWAßD X. tOWhSKNB (fruit* partner); HBKBY HWJbESßON'tgeneral partner);* BICHABD -WOOD (fMertJaH&V), AL*RVD HMOiTBR (frnt- Valpartner),-RICHABD T>.‘ partner); AO ON (special pirfce'rjj ahd au of them ; the;B»ld'p»rtn«rsi T general And; epOcieu. ; reelde' In the WphilMDiui-;.,. r ••- JTbat tne akgtegkW amount of the* capital‘contHtmtad bythe ttpeoiupkrtderfl to the Common -fitocJi, Ia Two' hundred' j'whloh'One hundred thbnaasd doUan. beenCeb eohtribntedi by the eeld T»hlth, hnndr#d-‘thoa|?iiA ln' duh'r.hae jW47&HAU;:BACONI;ii^I --Tha£ ihel \ the: §Ud f partoeriihip Is to oommanwi.'ifl ! tdayof December, ISSRi And the peclod'at Vbich If wlll' ternilh«e; le the day df 'l Dartaer. ; d - JOgTAH BACOK/Bperial Partner. V V 4 ' MARSH." -'V -- DV.WrHATITARD*: -.?.a,.rV-^r^BDWDT J Y/'TOWNbt!ID.-^ !/ ■- 1 ■ .r.- 14? vBBNBJfHBKMJRfION. - •. Hr.-:y ; , * . ~ ; . :iil i jkniida: A • rJai-ow mHB LASGESt DKSK BEPQT IN l.” i } J ‘ T?E lIfnOK. : „»;•, ;; ... ' f=. HOsBjßT.; ; *iHioiaKrOMi (Bswiiito*V>■ ; MiHUFAbTBEjBBi Of *•''' . '.•■/>. :.',*»<►.' «i;Bp»tkTHlßDgtmt, .O'* -vj? ili’' sl ; ;PkUul«]pkU. : i.OjilOßißAtfKviuld'gOHCyOlfjfßilKlTßEß!'- -J - ' ..,. J ,r, r *- v iif»Arw r AßDßoßßBi , iiil.‘ *pfP •dfesm'-'J /^ABINET.TURNiTU'REAJiDBILLIABD V/ TAgOKS..,-',- -'i'/r' ■%; . •; l; r -m-,* & CAMPION. r ri > in oonheotlon with their.extecairei Cabinet Basinets, are Dow manufacturing,,e Buperlor.trtioie of _ BIIiJiIABD TAB&EB, "* . indheyenow onhaod 4 fall tnpplyyfloiihed Vtth”‘ -AIOOBK IAIPfiOVBD CUSHIONS. ;• wWoh nr« pr>ncmjcedbj all who hire uied them to be fapflriirtqeirother«. , For/theqatlUy and finish of these Tables fhe menu fcoturers’refer-toTthelr nam&bas c patrons-throughout the Union Vrh o Are f > miliar with'the’char*ct«r oftheir wptk?-, - -v, ,-r-, j»l4-0m- JPeiitiglTn: PfTgr -- ,i ;. •-y■" voffiofcj R& 29 Hortli THSTH fetrltt;(earner &tW beit.)-»•' ■/■' (:< i ■■--it~ < v r ’.t£i: ,KctaU ©rij .(®00a0.,:. f £ ’“ t QQ(Y WORTH OF ' - V'. : - DRY GOODS; - ,v. -•'••■ ;. ■ PRIME OO.BT!! BIX DAYS ONLY, BEFORE . TAKING STOCK. 4 COOPBK & CON A ED, 8. B.' corner NINTH and MABKBT TjIOR SIS DAYS ONLY. '.'V !• X* *14,099 worth of DRY GOOD3It'PRIME 003 T, before tAklDg'stock.*' t •- ■„ , r : COOPER * CONABD,' 1 . j«2l B.E.eonrtrNINIH»ndMARKET. fTiSQUmADKBEAVERCLOAKS, ” JCi .. IOIICOtDrWEATBRR , • jntarandK^y • V'.’Vf-S'-, And will be sold at , , ‘ - ;■ . LOW. PBIOES, ~ , TO OLOBE THB BR4BON. J. f.tf B,OOT,O.E»» O 0., j. 20 708 OHBBTMPT STItBEf. - : ■ • Heavy stock of blankets—Re daeed in price before., taking stock CrsaisandOrlb Blankets..* $125 to 2 26 9 4Bed Blankets... 2.00,t0 2 60,, . 104 doY VdO, ........ 2.60 to -3 00 . 114 do. v d0.'.4 00*9,8 00 . 12-4 do. do 60.t0.'7 60~ ‘ V. 184 do. -40. ; 7 t oo,toio 60' ; , r 'l44B*tra.do., ; - ,12 60-' c These Blanket* are' of superior quality, sadat'least fcweafcf percent. Ims then rtgalsr,prices, jiB-!tntfrV'' ! YIQBTH H »id lARDa) I ARDa ) Street., ATSTHITE FRENCH MERINOES ’AND " w lota‘to be closed oat cheap. CHARLES ADAMS,- .. je4-tath s-tf, 1 f „ -Bighth end Aircjb. streets. 7 ONE MONTH 0» BABOitN3 7 * '- 1 BEFORE TAKING STOCK. • i * - QBE AT INpUOSMBNTB Off BRED TO BUR- I * .OHASBBBI- All kinds of .. - 1 -; .'1 v ; ' ' - WINTER DRY GOODBREDUOED, ti*,, Brooke end Blanket Bb*Wltf, .* , '-Drew Gooda in variety,/ . 1 French Merinoaa and Oftahmere*,. -.' if ? > . Blanket#, r Rest quality Eld Glores to We; ‘ = i • 1 lot French Merino?# to fiOe. Embroideries; all kinds, Ac., &e. > < • > ; OHABLBB ADAMS, ■Eighth and Arch streets ja4.tu thfl’tf GEEAT BEDtrOTION IN IfADIES* CLOTH ,CLOAKS AND ;BAGLANB, atHoBL RQT’S, and largest and beat stock t» selaot from in the Olt/ - * . Juat from auction, a large lot of Cloth*, atBs ceota, 3112* 91.26.3UQ, 3UM2| Beater*,6l -87, $1.76, $3, $245/92 60 to ' Longand Sqnareßrpohe Shawls: ' Beautifal Ling Brocheßb*wl«at only 98: still better, $lO, sl£s& l 914; Chain Laloe,'3lB, $lB, $22.' - ■ Long and Square Blanket Shawl*} of choice color* and deiißQHij&eciaod bargain*■ v ; 600yds;BwadcrePopUns. at 1%, usually *old at 26. / 750 do do. at 26,- usually Bold at 40. . Beautiful assortment or Black Bilka, very cheap. , 100 yd*, floe French Merinoes. at $l, worth $126. 500 yd*. BogUsh Metidoea'/figured, at 81 oenta, worth ■*> ‘• /’ k * ;l • 1 5 bales of Blanketi/declded bargain*.. • (treat redaction in Brnbroldpriee/ v " Collar*, setaB!Atea > 'liir«bta> Waist*, Linen Cambric Hdkfs.yitlbbin*, 1 Velvet Bibbon*, Feather*,' Hood*, Clo “ CLOhB OUT VjSRYOHEAP !*> ' ' TO# BALAMOS OV.THBIB BALL AND WINTER - -r~'- r - SO. r*“ Wr.QOODBJ ’ Cloaks and Raglans/? -" ' ' ‘fihawla'and-SHWrV'^ MwiaoßaAfidCashmeres, ; / j •' J)eL*Jn««*d ; Fifrm*ttiV V r ' Batin Tifeteres and Vftieaoiw, J .‘ "J ---■ Ohlotaeeand GlnghamS, i-* ' ' i Olbthsand.Cwsisiereß, ' - •' -■* -- 'BlafakeUsnd-‘Bh**lJ, •' LineM and^ltlfUn*j ' '\ - > 1 v Table'and'Biano Covers, * 5 4 -*»Mf LiMnifsM Towett,- -. AU'Sovgfct OHBA.P for;OABH, *ad now to bo iold cra^^,^*At^9Dl7d»J).Pßlol3r '• -To eloMout preparatory to- ,- < '. - s j‘ j *• ; 1 ixhjpnjr h b vr i *\ chisk's. V'WS! rfEff fiM* 1 OAg&c ami HAVS BUI OMi manufactured ft 00v»o. ajHortt WIIABYSS. s VOL. 2—NO. 152. > Jusnrdnce QEomjmnies. rOBNK .MtJWAL LIFE INSURANCE MT\ COMPANY—Office, N. K. oorner TBIBD and 'DOCK Streets, Philadelphia. L , . ..The following ? Bt»temehfcof the Affairs of the Com i pany is published la oopfonnitywlth a provision of the 'Charter:' . SEO ClpTd for the year ending December 31,1858 ForPreminipsend P01icie5.....5150,814 17 for interest.on Investments and Dividends 60,709 08 .$207,614 26 LOSSES AND'EXPBNSBS during the same period. Losses 28, amounting t 0......... $68,860 00 Expenses, Salaries, AdTertislng, . ' M 0,708 83 , Beat, State and GityTsJces, 4c.. 2,874 62 Ageuoy tOharges, Qommißsions. T?axi, . 7,942 64 Reinsurance and Interest....... 2,746 76 J 4 ASjffiTB.OF THB COMPANY LIABLE TO PAY , ,*..•/ - LOSSES, JANUARY. Ist, 1869. 8,000 00 United BUtea 6 per cent Coupon > Bonds SBJI2 60 .2.188 percent/Loan 2,295 02 20.0C0 OO - f<- 6- ** **. •••• 18174 60 10.000 00 . >*'*' 8 - Coupon Bonds 9,160 00 loiooo 00 Philadelphia 0 per cent. Loan *9,311 26 44 000 00 “!•-*" - 6 “ “ 5h0rt.'80,709,60 20.000 00 ’ i* 0, «.<•.**exempt j Srom Ux . 18,368 00 20,000 00 Philadelphia $ per cent. Loan, new ' r 18,679 60 21,000 OOlPennsTlranla R. Ist mortgage 6 - ... *jper cent. Bonds 20,090 00 20,000 00 Pe&nfeylrahiaß. 2d mortgage 6 per ‘ Y -’oentr Bonds... ...»♦'.*••#.<« 16,010 00 22,000 OO Allegheny Count/ 0 per oent. Bonds 10.9*6 00 10,000 W Pittsburg City 'O' • 8,826 00 10,000 00 VaAingten Oo. ! ' 6!' ‘“ > r 7,625 00 80,000 DQ NbrthvPeonsjlTinla Ist mortgage 6 * • 22,600 00 20,000 OOV&ntcri-Oafiai'lrtmortgage 0 per* ; •■' eeht.BondS^i.i. ;v.. i.......... . 18 477.60 400 tharef Weatem BankStock.....•■*• ,0,802 60 300*; «■»* CorattetcjslJßankStock,...V,.... 10885 25 100* •;'**' M4htff4eter6fi ,c aad Mechanics* /**.* * . * BinkStOck.^V.. ..- /a.m 00 ■6B . ‘PannsylTanla'B. 00. - - 26,442 77 176 New Orleans Gas 1 ' “ 18,897 60 Mortgagefl'and Ground R4ntS, all first 1ien5..222,675 05 LC&tlfou'PCllciesi.\. , ';.i'..'iiV;i‘.i»» .«.«».«• 20,87019 Ls4rfs<>rCol|at4rels;...i;;.v.....29,2U as Billsßeceivable, , BremiuraNotei....*..v»..;lo6.904 10 : BealSatate,-Office Building.... ............. 87,040 TO 84ritf Dividends’of-Insurance' Companies...; 41 810 00 Agents; balnneeof theirabcountsdue........ 76,617 91 Quarterly payment* on Policies Issued ...iV. 11,697 82 o»sh on hand and in Bank 78,763 76 Interestpn,lnvestments to Jan.l, i860......15 608 70 Offioe Furniture..,.,, 1,836 41 , Franklin Tire Insurance Company.. 800 00 Deduct three Losses duo In 1869 • j.'f j r -- ; -.1 . , • $BO2 226 28 Guarantee Capital;,, 100,000 CO Philadelphia, January lltb, 1869. • At an felectioh held at the office of the Company, on Monday/thsfkl Inst.)'the following gentlemen were dnly elected Trustees/to serve for three years: : Samuel 0.-Huey 2 • Ba'muel E. Stokes, - Theophilaa Paulding/' ' Daniel Ij Hutchinson, ° Charles Hallowellj - Henry 0; Townsend, was elected President/and BAHGEL/B. BTOKBSj Esq., .Vice Pre sident? for the en«ulDgyear;i ’The Board of Trustees have THIBDAY declared a B6rtp> Dividend of TW9NtY*PIVBP£R CENT, upon the cash pretdioms paid in 1868. " i - Yheyhave also dedared A CASH .DIVIDEND of BIX PER CENT, upon the Scrip • Dividends of 1860 to 1868, inclusive, ‘payable.'et the. office of the Company alter the 4th day of next, ,to jtboge, who have paid their whole premium: in CASH, and to those Indebted for premium notes it will be allowed in settlement of their next-premium.-; r ... , . . ... ' *** . DANIEL X. MILLER, President, V' 1 . , ' BAMtiEL E. BTOKEB. Vice President. JOHN W .HOBNOB, Secretary. 3al3»thatq.6t TjIAME IN SITE ANCE; COMPANY.— Phi- X 1 tLiDXLrhu, January 10iti» 1859. 1 ‘ The following Statement of the afftlrs of this Oom paoy, on the 81st December, 1858, it pabllahel in par* suknee of the Charter: ''', Capital authorised and rubacribed..,.• .1.. .$lOO,OOO 00 Paid la $60,000 ABBBTB. ' - Bonds end,Mortgages. 44,635 00 Gefch'onliaiid^.....t*...,., 6 087 66 Loan* on'oJl,.;. 5,000 60 Balances e:-Agents’ la* -terest, Bills reqelveOle,'Premiums on open Policies, .(earned)..........4.,♦♦ 1,090 00 * f receipts; Premiums on Eire Risks*, amounting;.to 10,066 23 Plresriums on' Inland Risks, amounting to ' «!8T,014.29.*.V.% 1,230 64 Interest • v 3,268 20 - losses; EXPENSES, &cr. Fire Losses, Ml settled 6,028 85 1a1e0dL055e5............. 145 62 ••'««. 1,683 88 Rent, Advertising,, Return Premiums, Bo* . ! Ineurftne*: Commissions, and ell other In* ddente1f1........i..:........... ’ 2,082 90 * ‘ GBO:W, DAT, President. “ ' W.t. Blinohakp, gecretoy. JelLtaths 2tt CJTATEMENTOF THE AFFAIRS OF ►3,Tn».TJBION MUTUAL rMSUBASOBCOMPAK Y Of PHItABKIiPJIIA.Mi 6onformltjr ; *ith . jrtoriiten oflt«Ch.tter: .! * -y •;■ 'V ,~ *, • PMMim|BffowJuißiryl<’M{B>toit4SB. ; . ??* «y 1,1850,;,....,/.; ..V*242,3g3 5 PREMIUMS earned on Marinoaad Inland Rieka during the jeer ending as above..'. $lBO 680 S 6 REOErVED from Interest on investments.. 7,168 66 LOSSES,.Return Premium*, Belasaranises, Bxpenses;'and Commissions during the > ume period, and had debt 5...,.... $104,020 81 1 ASHE fjB.OF .THE COMr , 2Y, Janusry 1,1859. , 6.000' Pennsylvania 6 per cent. Loans, coat • $6,066 10, OOO'PhlladelphiaGlty 6'percont.Loans. (% , 10,800 '7,oo9*Citrof- Pittsburg6 :«r » “ 6700 ;7,000 • ■ do. .6.' «« ■tt . u 0,809 41,620 Qamcen and, Amboy Railroad 0 per oent.Bonds,,...' “ 41,713 14,610 Ohesspeake and Delaware Canal 8 .- percent. 80nd*...,...,.“ 14,610 ; 6,000 liorth Pennsylvania Railroad 6 per ;; . cent. cash.;?. JNO. T. jam: January 16, 1869, Btwins Mafyi iwa. & WILSON' 3 SEEING MACHINES, RBDUOED PBICES. JNEW STYLE, $6O, .. All the former patterns $26 less on each Machine. A MEW TBNBION. NO WINDING OP UPPER THREAD. A HUMMER WHZOH TURNS ANY WIDTH OF .HEM OR PELL. orriou . 628 CHESTNUT Street; Philadelphia. ' No. 7 West STATE Street, Trenton, N. J. ’ No.-7 East GAY Street, West Chester, Pa. 007t0fe26 • ? riABBIS* BOUDOIR SEWING MA AA CHINE is offered to the publioas the most re liable low-priced Sewing Machine in use. It will sew from six to sixty stitches to an inch, on all kinds of goods, from coarsest bagging to the finest oambrics. It is, without exception, the simplest in.its mechanical construction ever made,' and oan be run and kept in order by a child of twelve years of age. The durability of this machine, and the qualitt o* its work,- are war* ranted to he unsurpassed by any other. Its speed ranges from three hundred to fifteen hundred stitches per ml-, nute. The thread nsedls taken directly from the spools, without tbb troubLk of bswOudisq. In faot, it is a uaohlne that is wanted by every family in the land, and the low price of ‘‘"‘THIRTY DOLLARS, at which they are Bold, brings them within the reaohoi almost every one. B. D. BAKER, Agent, - ' dftl.ddm W-epw-0m 20 Bottth EIGHTH Street. pang foxu* r j PIANO-FORTES CORBEOTLY n ifflimißD by O. E. SARGENT. Satisfaction Warranted. * Orders left at No. 804 CHESTNUT Btreet. Terms, $l. Twelve years’ factory experience ja4-2m* ■eggatti PIANO FORTES. n Uri * Just received, an elegant stock of RAVEN, BACON, A CO.,NUNNS & QT.ARg, HALUST.DA VXB * CO.Vand GALE* CO. 6 PIANOS. MELODB ONS of bert quaiity, at ' J.l. GOULD’B, * :. 0. B. ooraer SEVENTH and CHESTNUT fits. , nkiß'P ©tins, JJietols, &t. TOE W GUN STORE. 1 'PHILIP WELSON &*CO., 482 OHEBT SUT STREET, Ask the Attention of Merchants, Gtmfimlths, and Sports men, to the very BUPBRtoa FOwllog pieces, Biflos, &o. of their own mtnof&fcture, which are not surpassed by the best imported Guns in quality and finish.. The saoflvitto qualities of each Gun manufactured by them will be fully guarantied. They are also regularly re. oettlog, direct from the makers, a full assortment of the BEST GLASS Of ENGLISH AND FRENCH GUNS, Of the oelebrated stamps of Westley Richards, Purdy, . Greeijer, together with a complete stock of the oheaper style of English and'Belgian Guns, whioh will be sold at the lowest market rates. ALL VARIETYOF GUNSMITHS’ TRIMMINGS, such.as Barrels, Stocks, Bods, Mountings, Flasks, Gun Bags, Locks, and Look Klejr’s dps, Oar* tridges. Wads. &0., .ou the'jmost favorable terms to the trade. ’ ‘ . jai2;tfeM, Kris cringle headquarters—. .We have just received our French Confectionery, and are manufeotarlagasaperlor Article of Marsh Mel low Gum* Props, Bon Bous, Cream Pates, &.o. .Call and supply yourselves with the. host Oonfeotlonerj in this city, at JEFFRIES A EVANS’, nol6-8m No. 718 MARKET Bt. t bet. 7th and Bth. ©cntlemeu’s JFnrnteljiitg ©oobsi WINCHESTER A GO., GENTLEMEN'S ‘f ¥ FURNISHING STORE * - ; T •" V . ' ’ “ • JJID 1 ■•• ' PATENT SHOULDER SB AM SHIRT HANUFAO* n "TORY, At the OldHtand, No. 706 CHESTNUT STREET, oppo site the Washington House. K A. WINCHESTER will give, as heretofore, his per. sonal supervision -to the Cutting and Manufacturing departments. Orders for his celebrated style Of Shirts • end Collars filled atthe shortest notice. Wholesale trade supplied on liberal terms. Jy24-ly 1 J- W. SCOTT, (late.of the'firm of'Wnr • OBvam 4 SCOT*.).GENTLEMENS FURNISH ING STORE and BHtBT MANUFACTORY, 814 CHESTNUT Street, (nearly opposite the Girard House,) Philadelphia. , W. 8. would resnectftllly call the attention of his former patrons and friends to his hew Store, and is pro pared to' fill orders ’ for SHIRTS at short notice. A perfect fit guarantied. COUNTRY TBADR'supplied withvFlNE SHIRTS and COLLARS. JylS-tf $812,168 05 0,912 79 iX)atd)e6, IcWelirgi &t. {902,226 26 JE. CALDWELL A 00., e 822 CHESTNUT Street. Hare received, per steamers, new style# ’ Jewelry, Chatelaine; Vest Chains. ' Splendid Fans, Hair Pins. - Fruit Stands, Sugar Baskets. Jet Goods and-Flower Vases. * Corel, Lava andMosaio Sets. Bole Agents in Philadelphia for the sale of Charles Prodsham’s LONDON Tiufe-KEEPERB. dot 8 JS; JABDEN A BRO. * KAhinrAOTUUKs Akd nrreivus of SILVER-PLATED WARE,, No. 804 Chestnut Street,' above Third, («p stairs,) , Philadelphia. ' Constantly on hand and for sale to the Trade, TEA SETS, COMMUNION SERVICE SETS, URNS PITCHERS, GOBLETS, OUPB, WAITERS,' BAB - RETS, CASTORS, KNIVES, SPOONS, FORKS, LADLES, AO., Ac. Gilding and plating on all Hnds’ofmetal. . seS-ly sooooo. JB. VALENTINE & 00.. . . OdHUISStON MERCHANTS ■FOB TBB BALB OF . AMERICAN MANUFACTURES, No. 51 COMMON STREET, NEW ORLEANS.' Bpeoial attention glnn to Collecting nod Remitting Exchange. d23>Bm# Linens for men's wear. American Linen' Company’s superior style Brown Llnen'Ooatings, X various shades: Brown and Bleached Linen Ducks, various styles; Brown Linen Drills. A choice assortment of the above Goods now on sample, and for sale by JOSEPH LEA, die-tf IftS and 180 CHESTNUT Street.. BAMUBL W. GtOOMI. GHOOMB & EMORY, GOAL DEALERS. , LEHIGH AND 80BUTLKILL GOAL, Prepared expressly for Family nee. YARD,' No; 154 BROAD Street, below Race. Orders left at OHAO. EMORY & OO.’fi, Bankers, No. 16 Bonth THlRD'Btreet, or sent tbroagh Dispatch or Post Office, Kill receive prompt attention.,\Jal7«Bm*> tTOUSEKEEPERS, -LOOK TO. TOUR JH (IN TEBKST.—Great Beduetion in. the prioe of COAL. * Cheapest and best. The subscriber having made contraoty for his 'supply ol Coal, is ehabled to offer venr ,superior'Family Coal at the following re* ducedpricess - 1 ..y f , Broken Egg and Store 1 .,••••*....54 00 per ton Cooking.... 8.76 « « . Large Nat...'. 860 *« » Small Nut 8 26,“ . For sale at the BOOK STAND la POST OFFICE. J»ll-lm -__r Books worth having, for sale AT THE PRICES ANNEXED, BY J. SABIN, 27 South SlXTttfltreet. BARTLETT'S CANADIAN SCENERY. A magnifi cent aeries .of Fine Line Engravings. Pro ofs before Letters on India paper, richly bound In Turkey Mo rocco.,.. .7 $BO 00 . 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Depositors l money secured by Government, State, and City Loans, Ground Bents, Mort* Thli Doupahy deems safety better than large! profits, consequently will ran no risk with do* posltors l money, but hare It at all times ready to return with 6 per cent. Interestto the owner, as they have always done. This Company never suspended. Females,married or single, and Minors ean deposit in their own right, and suoh deposits can be withdrawn OHLT by their consent. Charter perpetual. Incorporated by the State of Pennsylvania, with authority to receive mo* ney fiomtrustees and executors. LARGE AND SMALL SUMS RECEIVED. Office open daily from 0 to 8 o’clock, and on Wednesday and Saturday evenings until Q o’olk. DIBEOTORB. Jacob B. Bhannon, Cyrus Oadwallader, John Shindler, George Russell, Malachl W. Sloan, Edward T. Hyatt, Lewis Krumbhaar, Henry Delany, Nicholas fUttenhoaßd, Nathan Bmedtey, Joe. H.Satherthwaite, Ephraim Blanchard, Joseph W. Lippiocott. JACOB B. SHANNON, President,* Crane Oadwalladie, Treasurer. dlB-y ; ” A Dollar sired Is twice earned. 11 CAVING FUND.—UNITED STATES k 3 TRUST COMPANY, comer of THIRD and CHEST NUT Streets. Largo &nd small stuns received, and paid back on da mend, without notloe. with JIYEEEB CENT INTER B3T from the day of deposit to tbe day of withdrawal. Offlce hoars, from 9 until 6 o’clock every day. and on MONDAY EVENINGS from T until 0 o’clock. . DRAFTS for sale on England) Ixoland, and Scotland] from £1 upwards. FmIdeut—STEPHEN B. OBAWJSRI) Treasurer—PLlNY lIBK, TeUer—JAMlB R. HUNTER Wholesale (Sjooirc. f\RILLS & SHEETINGS FOB EXPORT. JLF BROWN, BLEACHED, & BLUE DRILLS. HEAVY & LIGHT SHEETINGS, Suitable for Export, for sale by PROTHINGHAM & WELLS, 84 South FRONT ST., & 36 LETITIA ST. oel6-ly Carpetings. BAILY A BROTHER’S CARPET WAREHOCBB, No. WO CHESTNUT STREET. W 1 SHALL OPEN TO-DAY ANOTHER INVOICE OP ENGLISH TAPES-TRY BRUSSELS/ “OROSSLEY’S” CELEBRATED MAKE, ONE DOLLAR A YARD. Carpet buyers will find our stock fall and of freak Styles, and PRICES VERY LOW. noB-tf IT IS OF THE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE for evory oue to know where they will get the moat for their money, especially such times os these.' ZIEGLER 6c SMITH, wholesale Druggists, corner o( BEOOND and GREEN Streets, are disposing of thetr White Lead, Ground Paints, of All Colors, And Window Glass, all of the besf ijtmlUy, at price? will be pleasing to bttjeis. 001 l TUESDAY, JANUARY 25.1869. ; The New Cold Field. ■The restless spirit of , adventure, which Beems the legitimate outgrowth of the hound-; less resources which our Western Continent 1 furnishes’ for its exercise, is keenly on the. tjui vise fora new rush towards another “ El Dorado,’’, iti the vicinity of Dike’s Peak.' Phe satne- hum of preparatory eicitdmont' which stiped the population of the Atlantic! seaboard at the first announcement of the dis covery of jgold'in 'California has already be gun to sound-throughout-the entire tier of "Western States. "Basing a prediction upon, .what’insets our eyes in-Western journals, the 1 present ,kegira wilt draw off, the present sea-, ioh, 4t from fifty to Beventy-flye thou-l sand persons, eager to try their fortunes in a 1 new field. . ."' * ■ ’ ; The disftoyery of gold in the vicinity of; Pike’s FefcS* though .'apparently but a recent; fact; ought nqot to have, been regarded as an! improbable event, since observations, made! several yflatasfaco by topographers and prac-j tlcal effgh|OTrs, indicated, certainly the pro-; sence ofgoTdon this Eastern slope of thei tt'oUntain range -which forms the divi-! ding lfoflUoSiween-’the waters of the Atlantic l and Pacific// Amongst those Who have glvenj special .Vstwly. to the ' subject, and. who at' an! early perjC6£*directed public attention to this; particular field of research, Colonel William, Gilpin, at’preaenfc a resident of Independence,' Mo.-, deservedly' stands otto of the foremost. ! This gentleman is, .wo believe, by birth a! Philadelphian, and his ''family connexion in this city known for its distinguished position and character. Col. Gilpin has de-' voted several years oi his life to the physical! geography of'the western half of this conti nent. of his examinations are startling and original., For many years he has taken oy-pry opportunity Of making them public* Long 'befoie*iU2io.' late disc overy of gold near Pike’s Peak, his views wore fami liar to thapublia, In a recent address, do* Hvored at Kansas City, he gave-a connected' summary ott his own observations and conclu-; sioas., Asps .matter of .general interest to our readetift wo copy below certain extracts from the' dls&crarse in question. - This address, it-will be remembered, was delivered lifthe very midst 6f mountain men, trapptswy Jnptera, traders with New Mexico and the Indian tribes, and at the very initial point foraUfhafc trade l —among those who best know the .information imparted could bo upo nl as ! authentic or not. It must be amhome in mind that Colonel Gil pin speoka mitirely from personal knowledge, having spentra leng time among the scenes he descrlbes.' testimony, thus furnished is that of an Cheated and salentiflo man—among the flrstj if&t tho very first, to construct an ior this continent, and the au thor of arOfjiydjregraphic Map of North Ame rica,” whicfphaa elicited the highest commen dation savans as Baron Humboldt and Johnstone. He may be un* quostionabjy-regarded as one eminently com petent, froWfliudy. and experience, to know subject be discusses. With these,ieWJ iprf|?de, by way 'of preface, We pro ceed" extracts. We only regret that the on onr columns will not per mit ustojj^eindre:. * ”My owfokramaV experience, earned daring three mUimf wjcpeditjtons made between the yean 1844~'49, riaflirod desperate from the then un known botajSlS&tton of thbcouutry, added to the numerical wmpgth and savage character of the value. The facta then and sinoe couecfeffby me are so numerous and so posi tive that gi&UrUin an absolute couviotion, do* position and infinite to Quantity, will. Wf%ih <: TttV litfmlbg throe itself to the energy ef ohr plo wetfW* / Airtue pitwlotwißfttats as&vreoloui stones will aim reveal themselves in equal abundance in this region so propitious to their priduCtidn. ■ “ The distenoe from Kansas Cihrto Pike’s Peak irlefts than 700 miles. It Is reached by the great road of the Arkansas river, traversing straight to the west and amending the imperceptible grade of the Great Plains clear to the mountain base. Gold is here discovered so soon as the , primeval rooks risft from beneath the caloareous plain. Pike’s Peak, which rises to the altitude of 14,600 feet above the sea, is the abrupt colossal termination of the mountain promontory, which, .protruding eastward from tho Cordillera 100 miles, sunders from one another the scarce* of the South. Piatto and the Arkansas rivers. Where this promontory connects with the Cordillera is a supremely grand focal point of primary mountain chains, primary* riven and pares. This focal point is in the same latitude as nan Francisco and St. Louis(3o deg. j) is about 1000 miles from each and in the centre be* tween' them. The direction; of the Cordillera is from northwest to southeast. From its western flank protrudes a promontory, balancing and simi lar to that of Pike’s Peak,* known as the Elk mountain; it sunders from one another the Grand river of the Colorado and the Eagle river, and terminates abruptly within the angle 6f their janotion. Radiating due south, is the Sierra Alimbrcs, known for 200 miles by the snowy peaks of San Juan; this chain sunders the watere of Eagle river from the Bio del Norte. The southern am of the Cordillera sunders waters of the 1110 del Norte from the Arkansas river; the northern arm, the wa ters of the Platte river from the Bio Grande of tho Colorado. Saoh is thls.fooal summit from which five primary mountains, and, five rivers simultaneously depart. Upon, the Platte'is the Saro, known as the Bayou Salade; upon the Rio raudo of tho Colorado, the pare known as the Middle Parc; upon.theltlo aol Norto, the pare Called the Bayou of San Luis. The Arkansas and Eagle rivers have no pares ; thoy defile outward through stupendous oanocs The paros. soooped out of the main dorsal mass of tbe Cordillera' by the rivers whioh biscot them are, each one of them, an immense amphitheatre of singular beau ty, fertility, and temperate atmosphere: they ap proach one another whero they rest against tne Cordillera at the extreme south of the rivers. . < { It is manifest with what ease the pioneers, al ready engaged in ihinlng at the entrance of the Bayou Baladd, will, in another season, asoond through it to the Cordillera, surmount its crests and descend into the Bayou San Luis. They will develop at. every step gold in new and increasing abundanoei Besides, access is equally faolle by tbo Huerfano, an affluent of the Arkansas coming down frd|| thO'Sponish Peaks, one handled milo3 farther to tho Bouth. From New Mexico, the ap proach is by ascending the Bio Bravo del Norte. The snowy battlements of the Sierra San Juan form the western wall of the Bayou San Luis. From its middle flank, the Sierra San Juan projects to the southwest a ohaln of remarkable volcanic moun tains, known as the Sierra La Plata (silver moun tain). The chain divides asunder the waters of the Great Colorado from the Rio San J uan and Ail ing the angle of their junction forms the perpen dicular wall of the Great Canon. “The Sierra 1a Plata is four hundred miles in length, having its course W. S. TV. Along its dorsal crest are volcanio masses penetrating to perpetual snow; its flanks descend by Immense terraces of carboniferous and sulphurous limestone. All formations of the globe here come together, mingle with one another, aoquire harmony, and arrange thomselves side by side in gigantio pro portions. Lava, porpboritlo granite, sandstone, limestone, the preolons and base metals, pre cious stones, salt, marble, coal, thorwal and medicinal streams, fantastic mountains, called orlstonos, or abrupt peaks, level mo snß of great fertility, oafions, delioious valleys, rivers, and great forests; all these, and a thousand other varieties, find room, appear in succession, in perfect ordor, and in perfectly graoeful propor tions. Remoteness from the sea, and altitude, seoure to this region a tonlo atmosphere, warm, oloudlecs, brilliant, and serene. I no. aboriginal people are numerous, robust, and intelligent. They are the Navajoa and Zuta Indians. They have skill in agricultural and weaving, rear great herds of horses, cattle, and shoep, but construct neither permanent nor temporary houses, so dry and favorablo is tho atmosphere! Here, also, ocours a remarkable isolated mountain, known to rumor for half a oontury, but only now looaliy identified. This is Oerro di Sal (Salt Mountain). This rises among tho wostern spurs of the Sierra la Plata, to an altitude of nine thousand feet, appearing as an irregular cone of great bulk. A pure Btratified mass of rook gait, its flanks are channelled by the little riVer Dolores, whoso wa ters,{saturated with liquid salt, yield itagain in its lower course, in granulated beds of snowy white ness, tinted with vermilion streaks from tho beds of selenite with whioh the salt formation alter nates.” As an apposite conclusion to tho abovo extracts, wo subjoin the results of an analysis recently mado at tho Philadelphia mint of specimens of gold from the digging along the river La Plata, near the town of Auroria, in Arapaho county, Kansas. The result of the assay is as follows: Fineness, 968 thousandths; value for ounce, troy, after melting, $20.01. This result goes to establish the fact that tho Kansas and Nebraska gold is of a very high fineness —much above that of California, and equal to that of Australia. . An Unfortunate Man.—Mr. Samuel Mum ma, of tho firm of Bombarger & Mumma, of Boqns boro’, Md., had one of hiß logs broken last week by the upaettiDg of his wagon. The Odd Fellow remarks that Mr. M. has evidently been an un fortunate man, this being the fourth tlmo his legs have been broken, each leg being broken twice. Reviews of Nevy Books!.. HISTORY Of NEW ENGLAND. By Jobs Qobhlh I-Alfbbt, 1 Boston: Litt.k, Bbowk. A Oo , 1858.; Vol. 1; BVo., pp. 688. - • . , 1 \ The present volume, is the first Instalment of. what promises to -be a very valuable addition to the historical literature of the North Amerioan' continent. The speoi&l field to whioh it ia devoted,) though previously well gleaned by many able and, faithful bands. Is by no means exhausted, os Mr.- Palfrey’s present; researches abundantly reveal. ;■ In foot, those who ? h,ave preoeded tho author,: beginning with the venerable Cotton Mather,': of primitive memory', (whose celebrated “Mag-- nolia” ranks equal with Bibliomaniacs to a fir fit, folio edition of Gov/ Winthrop/ Gov. Bradford, Nathaniel Morton, Hutchinson, the historian of Mafisadhtlsdto, ahd ending with the later writers upon /the same interesting , topic/ have but written 'acoounts valuable in them* selves, yet relating to, only certain epochs In the history of New England* From out of these materials, of which there is an ample and prions supply, and from the large number of traots, tiro*; ohures, local narratives, printed from time to time on speoial oooosions, to be found in historical and. antiquarian colleotions, the. author haa fought to draw out a oonoise,, terse, and lucid abstract of one of the most remarkable colonizations in the! history of the world. - t The early isolation of the Plymouth colony, the strong religions element underlying and animating Its growth, the singular homogeneity of its inhabH t&nts—a result due to a seclusion from Intercourse with other communities for over a eentury and. a half subsequent to the original foundation—render the study of the progress and development of New England one of the most curiously suggestive to*; pios in the iange of the historioali scholar. Dr.< Palfrey haalaboradiln:his vooation with a oom-j mendable His work, whioh-seems exhaus-j live, is yet animated by a'dear and comprehend sive design. It errs neither on the side of prolix!*; ty nor of condensation. It possesses. the rare; merit of giving, always, cotempbraneous test!*: mooy in regard to every Striking event, the orlgi* 1 nal quotations boing.dovetailed in to the author’s* own.remarks with a sort of toss&late and quaint harmony indioativo of excellent taste. . Dr. Palfrey, we believe/first earned distinction in thepulpitof New England, in whioh position he gained from |larv&rd p’nivorsUy the title of (< D. D.”' His religious views, during his connect tion with the ministry, were of the Unitarian, schoor; and, though still, oherished, as he avows in his preface, they oertainly have hot betrayed him anywhere, that we have seen in the. present volume, into an unfair .estimate of.the genuine, qualities of the old Puritan fathers. |n 1345 the author was eleoted Secretary of the Common wealth of Massachusetts, 4nd gained great con sideration from his offibial reports submitted to the Legislature,- containing' valuable*’ statistic's *in reference to the various social' and industrial interests vof the State. Sinoe his withdraw al from the cares of State he has devoted his time more closely to literary than' political pur salts, and, as a result, the present volume is intro duced to the public. It brings down the history of Now England to the year -1642, the date of the union of the four colonies and their dependencies, under the name of the “ United Colonies of New England.” - - • 1 , The forthcoming volume or volumes in continua tion, if marked by the same oare and profundity of research, will be eagerly looked for. The pub* lishois have even surpassed the usual standard of book>making. The paper and typography are alike a delight to the - eyes—the one white and firm, the other large and bold, and glistening like the pages Of Guttcnburg’s Bible. Railroad Connections, ‘For The Frees.] The Ledger takes advantage of its circulation and its influence among a class generally who are not to advance the interests of trade and commerce, to felicitate them upon the suicidal measure .passed by the Common Oounoil virtually of .allowing otir streets to be used by two railroad corporations for their own profit, and U> facilitate the ‘through ■ onr olty.of merchants from the West and, South, and.uses tho argument that all tho other railroads are amioufl to obtain the.samft advantages. ' This specious. argument proves nothing more than that these corporations ate recreant to the great interests of the oity, or that they are fearful that the connections made be tween New York and the South,, by the Camden and Amboy, and the Philadelphia-and Baltimbre Railroad lines, will divert tho.travel from them. . It cannot, be possible that any intelligent business man cannot'' at oboe 'pereeivw that,; NeW/JTbrk is straining every ndffre to take all tho Southern and Weitern trade the can get! and she will jtop at no thing to attract merchants or dealers from coming to her city to purchase their goods.' Every business mdn in our city knows th 9 .tendency to go there to buy, and Philadelphia traders are not only obliged to make, tho most intense exertions to counteract this tendency, bat are actually obliged to sell goods mnoh Idwor than In New York to keep the trade they hAve. This .tendency to go to New York cannot, it is true, be prevented; but what business-man in Philadelphia would offer fa cilities through his warehojuae to reacha rival in the same business "in another street? He could not prevent him from going- there; but would he increase his facilities to go there? It is per fectly amazing that a business man like Mr. Hacker would use such argument* as he has done io the Seleot Counoll. He must know that New York has at lekst the «a«wof being at the head of the market, and that the tendency is to go there and buy J • ana although we have to sell goods oheaper in Philadelphia,- yet we ought afcroeasfc to have an opportunity of seeing our friends from the> South and West' before they go to New York, for we seldom see them on their return. As for Mr. Wister, onr councilman from Ger mantown, I understand he is a rioh man; is so far removed from the limit* of our trade that he Is not eipeoted to know much about it I but loan tell him, that if his arguments prevail Philadelphia will be very likely (to use his elegant language) to become a “ ground-nut town.” He, too, may be a large stockholder in these companies which are intended, by their ef forts, to injure ibe trade of our oity. . Evory oitf sen,!*, interested in tbis matter. If our trade.is taken away real estate must decline; houses will rent less freely; our amusements o&nnot be sup ported ; our oommerce, whioh is now rated only as the fifth in size, where it was once the first, will get still smaller; our peoplo will lack employment; business will be dull, and maiiy other troubles will ocour. All this can be prevented by making Philadelphia the ter mini of her railroads.. If travellers wish to pass through, there are plenty of ways to get on ; but let us not say to them virtually, we don’t want you to stop an hour with us; we want you to pass right on to New York,' where you may stay and spend your money, be amusod, Ao., and we have provided a plan by.whioh you oan jret on there wtihettt the UaH delay—good bye. Whero are tho Boores of Southern and Western people who used to Eromenade our streets? Echo answers where—they ave passed us by, and gone on to New York: When will tne business men awake from their apathy ? I commend this artlolo to the attention of the Board of Trade of our oity, who, while they are watching at one door, are leaving another wide open. Tam an old bncipeds man, and have left the walks of trade to younger men; but, from the experience of the past, I qan see how things are working now, and I warn my fellow-citizens to be ware or the efforts now making to divert the trade of our beloved oity away. . M. ‘ Philadelphia, January 22,1859. City Railway Speculations. [For The Press. J Tho proposition is golf-evident, that if the share s are intrinsically worth about their present current value, thon our legislators are bestowing on the commissioners and their friends a large money bonuß, whioh might he scoured for a publio treas ury, and thereby reduce general taxation. The. aotual value ef these shares, as an Investment of oapltal, deponds on the future. The present speoa ulative vajue depends on the infatuation of those who, to grow rioh, suddenly ” rash in where calm minds fear to tread.” Tho question whether there is not a wide differenoe between the present specu lative and the future actual value, 1 propose to consider, appealing to tho sober reason and com mon sense of your readers, for judgment thereon. First. Assuming that the rovenuo from the pre sent charge of five cents will yield a fund to fully oover wear and tear, dofray oosta of proper repair of streets, defray taxes on dividend, &0., and still be ample to pay the large dividends on which the present extreme premiums above oash paid into the treasury is based, the question presents itself Whether the great publio supplying this revenue will consent to he continually so taxed that the few capitalist or speculators, I care not whioh, may realize fortunes therefrom. It is not difficult to realize that when the suburban papulation of this oity find, as they will soon do, that a charge of three cents is ample to insure a liberal revenue to tho capital actually invested, the oharge mu3t bo thus reduced. Stock« holders may strive to resist, but the masses so overtaxed are the constituents of legislators and counoljmen, and standing on the platform of publio weal will be irresistible. They will not oonsent to have their hard earnings plundered by any pri vate monopoly for selfish'ends. Tho certainty, then, is that the fare will bo reduoed to three cents, and the aotual value of the shares as an in vestment should be based on this estimate of the future. Assuming thus, it will require muoh inge nuity to show that the shares are worth the present inflatedpremium whioh the speculators aredemand ihg, ana at times obtaining from ihe thoughtless. Tho projeot Is already mooted of making up a party of wealthy philanthropic oitizons to boy into some one of tho central lines enough of stock to control it and reduce the fare to three cents. They oan thus benovoiontly render a great material aid to a very largo portion of ouroiti 7ftnH without offending their solf-respeot, and still receive for ?helr capital a liberal and satisfactory recompense. Tho consummation of this will re* auire a corresponding reduotion by others, and dissipate the wild calculations of vnkeard-of rj venuess now urged as the basis of present nominal values to the stook. One thousand citizens o*a easily he found willing to take stook for such a purpose, when the plan is fully matured, and he who Is buying now on the assumption that the people are to be continually oppressed 1 with the oharge of five cents where three is TWO CENTS; ample' to remunerate .capital, rfthould -> stop , and ponder.on the probable Seoond. With this prospept lathe future, it is clear that many or the projects now ‘pending to, railway where the travel at .any, charge muat be limited, .will prove disastrous ..failures, and should induce the Legls-i lature* and Councils to hesitate 1 and postpone 'action, until -timo shall demonstrate; What: the aojuality Is. It is no .trifling matter, to have the, streets broken up and Insolvency of' railway com-: S' anies to result. Yet such is' the destiny of things,; speculation, is not speedily checked.- Let the Legislature, in. all. future charters, require, the capital stook.tb be paid'in. with 1 cash before any debt, not payable l on demand, is contracted, and this feature will stop alb wild projects atonce. ~ , I,have more to say, if you will allow, in another' communication. Philadelphia. : VERY LATE FROM CALIftiRNIA... fly- the Tehuantepec and. Overland Routes. • DREADFUL SUFFERING AT FRA ; - ZER RIVER. . . Our latest news from Sen FranoUoo, by tbe overland mail, Is to HieV 27th: ’ *' ; The President’s message -reached San FranoUoo on the r morning of the 20th Deoember.- The an* nounoement of its approach occasioned quite an. exoitement. It was immediately issued from the office of the 'Alta '■ California., and ooples were in, great demand. So mnoh of its oontent* as refer-; red to matter* affeoting California; especially! recommendations concerning- the : ooonpation ■'ofi Chihuahua and Sonora,-were read with intense, interest. No doubt is expressed, that ojf.the die-: posable population of San FranoUoo' ana Califor-I nia, hundreds and thousands stand ready; to oarry those recommendations intoiimmediabe 1 and vigorous practical effect. ; . j Tho mining prospeot* were thought tbbW Ufio-f sually encouraging; land the'belle? Was. that-the] yield of gold wooldthis year be larger than in any former year. The discovery of new ahd'rfch diggings was ‘very frequent;" New* methods of ex tracting gold from quarts secured. & larger propor tion from the''same' quantity of took; and the number of mining operatives .would probably' be; increased.. , % \ In passing the Lone Willow Mail ’ Station noth- ] ing furtherhad been ascertained intregard to'the murder of the keeper and his wife at that station. At the Herr River Slough Station an ihqueat.was ] being held over thebodyof ahalf-breed,whb had > had a difficulty-with the keeper,.bufc.whov aooord- ( ing to the verdict of the jury, had-come. to. his! death by accident. t I At the Gila diggings there were not over' oee : hundred men employed ip mining; nor was the! prospeot flattering. Tbe gold-bearing earth was ! extremely rioh; bat the impression with'many ' 1 was, that it was not in any great quantity. : Several-Apaches were r seen at the, pass of. that, name, and Indians were loitering in small ndm-1 bers around the stationsj'for fire, shelter, warmth, and what food they oould beg;' . At the Farewell Station Apaches came in on the evening of the' Bth, and wanted lodging'for the night.’ They’represented'that they were,tbe only, survivors of a war-party of thirty-two, which had gone down intoSononL - On tbe Bth, Agent Steck had held a talk with the Apaches, at Apache Pass, and distributed pre sents among them*. He-w&s.soon to have another meeting with tiiem and a neighboring band. The Indians that were seen appeared to be Very friend ly to .the Americans and all concerned in the over land mail. The weather had been unusually severe.. At Warner’s Ranohe snow was seen, and at Tejoh it t&y on the road for the space of some fifteen miles In the Pan it-was about eight inches deep. Sp mnoh snow is not common, and ocours only in tho severest winters. 1 At El Paso',' thin 7 ioa was' run ning in the river, and .the inhabitants twere lay ing m ice for use next summer, a thing, wa are told, almost without precedent, even in the an cient town. On the trip- the nights were - very oh ill, and the cold somotiiofS piercing; but da ring the day the weather moderated so as to be quite oomforlable. ■ * ‘ 1 - - THE KESSAQX. FROM THE PULPIT. " (From the Ban Francisco National, December 27.] The Rev. Dr. Scott, id theboiirae of his remarks yesterday morning, whilst enumerating the many blessings whioh, within,.the last twelve, months past, had been vouchsafed,ua a* a people, (and, for whioh We ought to be devoutly ’thankful,) among other things, mentioned'the foot ef the establish ment of a regular overland communication by stage with the East, and &Tbo the prospeot' of the epecdydonstruofcionofaranWay comtnunicatioo—~ whioh measure, he Informed tbe congregation,'’had been strongly recommended to the consideration of Congress by the President, In Ms recent mes sage.' The Doctor then read, from an joat issued, containing the. message, for the .benefit of his congregation, the part thereof referring to the recommendation. Dr. Scott always speaks to men as men, and takes a plain, praotioal common-sense view of matters, and deals with things in a com mon-sense way, For this reason we . Tike to hear him'discourse.- ' - . COL. PRBXOKT’a OPERATIONS. ' The Mariposa Star says: V Business of ail kinds has received a new impetus through, the operations of Fremont A Co. ; About two 1 hundred* died Are employed,|n cutting a road from themind to.Rid ley’s ferry,. where, a water-power, mill., with one road vrffl^rumbyWA/hf euphonious naino of *AJmawf£ portion of the hands is boarding at ~the vafley, whioh fills-the hotels (the St.' Charles and El Oso) to overflowing; We are glad to see our-‘neighbors prospering, and In view of the evidences of, busi ness activity, arc romtuded of an old proverb, whioh sayeth ‘lfis an ill Wind which blows no body good. 1 ,i “T&e Moroed Mining Company have quite a number of hands employed at !the ‘Blaok Drift,’ and are taking out some very good quartz. Their operations havo. not been Impeded to any great extent by rolinqpishing that portion of the vein known as the Josephine ” On the other hand, the Mariposa Democrat, of the2lst,says: . f , . . , ‘ “ On Thursday last Fremont was seen to pass through Qaartzbnrg, and take his way down the Stockton road, in a buggy, at a rattling speed. This, of course, exoited the .ourioalty of the peo ple in that place,*‘bot before any conclusion could be arrived at as to the probable cause', the under sheriff hove in view, also at full speed. On being questioned as to the cause of his hurry, the officer replied that he had no time to stop, as he was in a haste to.overtake Fremont. Whether he effected the arrest we have cotyet learned. It is probable, however, that the Colonel had too mnoh, the start of him.' The Colonel is hard' to catch when he gets a good start.” ... TERRIBC.E SUrFEUnra IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. The Santa Oroz arrived at Viotoria December 16th. from Langley and Semiahmoo, with 520 pas sengers; part were takenon board at Langley, and the remainder at Semiahmoo., Those from Semiahmoo crossed over from Langley whilst the river was frozen. Frazer and Hamsos rivers are open. The Mariah was still ashore.. The steamer Enterprise was frozen iip about fifteen miles below the mouth of Harrison river. She is now at Lang ley Her bottom was worn through by the ice. A couple of new planks are to bo put in, when she will commence running again. * Great suffering has been experienced by * the miners aoming down.- A party of aboutahundred and twenty oame down the river in canoes, until they struck the ice below the mouth of Harrison river. They then started for Langley, overland, supposing it forty-five miles distant. The distadee was greater. A trail had to be made over high mountains, through ten inohes of snow; sloughs, waist deep, were waded, the cold being intense, and the underbrush thiok, and. passed with diffi culty. they had only one day's provisions, and were three days without provisions. Many were frost-bitten. A Dntobman and wife, names unknown, were frozen to death. Completely exhausted, many sat down to die. Mr. Bryant, late superintendent of LUlooet trail, gave up four miles from Langley, Bnd advised his son to go on. He also gave out, two miles farther on. George French, a hardy pioneer, late Lillooet trail surveyor, formerly sur veyor of Butte oounty, laid down, worn out with toll. When hope was waning fast, the whistle of the steamer Enterprise, which had got out of the ice, was heard, and they were saved and carried to Langley. Rumors are conflicting as to the num ber of deaths. From the summary of news from Frazer ri7er, published in the Gazettet we take the following extracts: The Enterprise left Fort Hope on the 9th De oember, with about on# hundred and twenty-five passengers.for Langley. Suddenly the weather grew intensely cold, and ice formed so rapidly in the river that it was impossible to proceed, and sho wasferoed to stop. Soon she was immovable, frosen fast in the ioe. There being no provisions or aooommodations on board for to largeaoom pany for any length of time, about one hundred of the passengers and one or two of the offioexa deserted the steamer, determined to make their way into Langley on foot through the woods. Without food—ln many instances poorly olad— with snow and ice on the ground, these desperate men oommenoed their sadjonrney. For three days they wandered through the woods, shivering, foot-sore, and almost starving, in the rain and through the sleet and ioe. • In the meantime, the weather had moderated a little, and the rain had softened the ioe In the river. The Enterprise got froe again, and ran up and down the river, blow ing her whistle and firing her guns to attract the attention of those on shore. Here and there she pioked up a straggler, who had wandered to the river banks, porhaps to die. ■On the third day, when about five milos from Langley, sheoamo up with a great majority of her passengers, who, feeling it impossible to prooeed further, had oamped on tbo bank to await assistance from the town, for whioh they had sont by four of their I ha Mr io Bryant informs that a few miles below the mouth of Harrison river, his party discovered a SSmtkß bank of the river They took him in KXsu when he told them that he, in com* ‘ h °’ r four others, left Fort Hope in r«?noo- that the day before while the sail of ? h .?r boat 45. hoi. ted. a\ndden puff of wind struck .So sail and capsized the boat. His three com panions were drowned, and he got Ashore. He described his suffering from the cold as terrible. - His hands and feet are badly frozen, and it is sup nosed his feet will never again be of tho least ser vioe to him. He was taken to . Langley, and we believe was brought to this place by.the Santa Ora* The names of tho drowned men are Frank Riley, Joseph Corcoran, Peter Drisooll, and a man whose name is unknown. ... Three men are said to have been found frosen to death oa the river in a oanoe. Names un k"a'loan who came direot from Fort Hope tells ns that on Saturday night last ho oamped at theeabln of a miner named Fargo, about fifteen miles below Hope. He says there are upwards of one hundred men there who had keen oaught on .theVf-V X? had sought this oabln for protection against the inclemency of the weather. Unusual. —A mad dog was killed at Wafer town, Jefferson oounty, last week, while the Iner mometer indicated degrees below zero 1 NOTICE TO COBBESPONUENTS* Gorr dspondtnta for <* Xsb Pmsb” will pltatt bear Is zaiai lTai7 communication mrurt be aoobmpanied bytfeo nuot of the } lafotder to Intue eoerectne*!is tho typojraphjrj but; one, tide «f tbs ilhw?should fw written upon. v '* '* ' shall be greatly obl/gid to gestlsmea la Beamy!*' Tftnia Sod other States' for -eontributioai: string the eurest news of the day in their particular localities, the resources of the mzrouadlng’ country, th® increase of population, any infer matloo that wtß fee interest* tog to the general rsa i ' ri'y -yr> ; J Insane.—A young man named J .Urbwley/ of Detroit—-who with his wife was stopping at the Southgate - House, r Cincinnati—left. that hptel on the sight of. tfie. lflfch*.with nothing bnthis ..shirt on, and vanning through the streets was caught by policemen and taken 1 to "the station-house. While at > the 'station-house he sprang, against the window, wept- through .it, striking on the • pave-' ment.with such force as, to break his neck, while his throat was' out' from - ear to ear by the gUn. Of Course he was a mad man)'and liquor was the cause, he having '.been drinking to exc#^ax*i wrt * Christmas.' \ Theßnffalo (Kit.) Express Bays that a young-man named John « Wisner, of Aurora,Krie county, was arrested a few days since on a charge of attempting to kill his father. -It appears that the father and son had.' had' some dlffioultywith regard to the son’s conduct, when the father-told the boy, who is-onlyiSeventeen years of age, to seek a home aemewhera;else. ,Tho boy became en raged, seized an axe. and attempted to strike'hi* father on the head.‘ The father.seized astick usd succeeded indlsarmihg'the son before any violence was committed, andthenhadhlm arrested. **.; •? S OHE Ovti-minded person hafc designs on the life of John Sovereign, of Bock River, Illinois,and several attempts haye been made to destroy him. The last waffofamost shocking character,.affect ing not only the life of Mr, S-. but of Ms fkmDy. The means adopted water used by the family. Severe soramouthwas the quence. j They ceased tiring .the econ recovered. a quantity of strychnine was'found placed about the tin..conducting! pipe where it entered the cistern. . SmoniiAu.—A 'man bailing .from Broome county. New Tork, a pedlar' of jewe&yi recently arrived at Peoria, HI., and took-lodgihge at a pri vate boarding-house.. He had; oonriderabla'jew elry, the safety of which he seemed quite anxious about, and also quite an amount ot money.;..Oa tbe 14th he left the bberdiflg-hohse to take a walk/ and had sot returned up to thelSth. - H£s jewelry was left behind. .. Ho one remembered his -name ; but he was an American, of middle age, and-re presented that he was a widower, and had five children.' . . . ' Tas'manner of the, death .bf. J. ’W- Heart, son of the former editor of fae Charleston Mtrcu ry, at Washington,* is thus related by Hit States:' “Ho had .come, home la to,; and' found; the doer: looked, and every one in bed Going to the stable, he olimbed up the door, and thrust fats head through an opening in order to ; draw back the bolt, and,, while in the act of doing so,. his feet slipped.' and he was caught nnder the chin and on thrbaok of-the seek-by the boards above and be* low, and chpkcd to death.” : , -•. . BaAy , S auhdsbs, who murdered his wife in Southampton county, YaVwasexecutedat Jerusa lem/ in that county,- pWsobeb in East' Lyme, Donn./ on tHo'l7th-iiiit., Reynolds Johhf - son, a .Reyplutianaxy, pensioner, rngMlninetj'eix years .and .six last, surviving yaale t Revolutionary pensioner in that town.' He terrod as a coast guard* during the Revolutionary war, between. New London and .the Connecticut river, for whioh he received a pension bf $BO per annum. * SrßAiroß FaiGHT.—About three weekssineb a boy twelve years- old,' son ’of Mr* Whitman, of Wayland, st* Q h*P eennty, steppedto.the docar of the desk and became muoh frightened, saying that he saw a man. He was very much excited and. room xei&psed, into a state ot almost insensi bility, in whien he lay until last Saturday without speaking a word.' ' The wobkhek who' manufacture grind-' stones v at Berea. Ohie, are found to*be subject to fatal -lung, difficulties,, which arise from the inhalation.of, particles, of the stone, which all expedients, even the keeping up of a strong currentef air before the faowof the workmen, have failed to arrest. . - s Mb. Alt&ed Vail, a proprietor of the Horse telegraph invention, and' one ’of the oldest tele graph operators and electricians in the world) died at Momstown, N. J., on toe 18th inst; - Mr-, Vril was the first operator in Baltimore/ . when the line extended only from Washington to Bsltimore." Two grave-stones, belonging to r a -> man Is Elmira, N. Y.,andalreadyop in the burial ground over members of his family, were attached for debt, a few days since,* and sold at 'auction. > The right thus to attach atonies standing in a cemetery is being tested in the oourtaof law in that plaoe*. Humriounf Dokatioh.— -The Proviaenca Journal says* a letter has been reoeiTed by Mr." Robert H. Ives, from .Mr. Alexander Duncan, 1 now in Scotland, communicating the donation of ten thousand six .hundred dollars to the Butler Asylum for the Insane. The Latest Revolution in Mexico—How. it is received by the li^riUs* Through the kindness of % friend, says the New York Tuner, we are furnished with a' copy of a proclamation of the Constitutional Government of Mexico, touohlng the recent changes at the capi tal. It showshow small the probability of pacifi cation, short of the triumph of the Liberal eause, there .is to.be anticipated from this perplexing business: Benito Juarez, Constitutional President ad in terim of the Repubtic of Mexico , to tfr In habitants : I believe it to be my duty to address yon to in duce you to redouble your exertions in order to put a period to anarchy, by re-establishing the em pire or law, that only guarantee of lasting peace m oar country, that only entrenchment that can resist the spurious ambitions of those who haf 6 based their prosperity on its misfortunes, and have selected the ladder of Insubordination, to climb-to the highest posts of the Republic. Oataideof the Constitution; which the flatten has adopted by the free and spontaneous vote of Us representatives, all is disorder. Every plan that is proposed, what ever engagements may'be made,' independently of thefnnaamental law, must inevitably eonduot us to anarchy and to the rain of the Republic, let tho position and antecedents of the men -presenting them be what they may. Profoundly satisfied, of this.truth, and in fulfil ment of. a duty the law imposed upon me, I did, not hesitate to recover the Constitutional standard whioh Don Ignacio Comonfort had abandoned to the guilty hands.of the reaction. I held that the. legal .-path onoe forsaken, anarchy must he en throned among ns', because the men of Tacubaya, without the unerring guide of the laW, weuMk be led by disendhainea passions from one crime to another, from one act of insubordination'to another, 'sacrificing at onoe the honor, the llfe, and the ‘ interests of their fellow-countrymen, and the peace of the Republic. And so it has proved. The last events at the capital con firm this melancholy -truth, and convince us that with the men who remain is rebellion peace is impossible. Too arrogant to submit to the yoke of authority, they establish and abandon Governments at- plea sure, if their ambitious pretensions are not granted. Betraying their oaths, they destroyed the Consti tutional order, placing Don Ignacio Comonfort in the Presidential chair of the Republic, and a few days afterward rebelling against and deposing him. 1 hey elevated in his place Don Felix Zuloaga, and a few months later be is unseated by Don MignelEohesgaray, who, at the same time# do-, dares himself first magistrate of the nation. Three days pass over, and Don Manuel Robles P*zaela modifies the'plan of EehOagaray, making himself chief of the revolt at the capital, and, in his turn, taking the title of President of theßepnblio., which to-morrow will he torn from him, because tins is the last of the .inon who ascend to the supreme command by the esprioe of factions, and not by the will of the nation. - . . . Mexicans! consider well these events, and de oide whether the Repnblio effete peeoe, liberty, and confidence with euoh men; reactionists, disre garding their own antecedents and. Governors, without the foroe or the authority to eoonre obe ! citizens all, who have sustained, and still sustain with heroio oonstanoy the constitu tional order, follow the track yon have chosen, for it is the path of justioe.andof law - The events at tho oity of Mexico. tell loudly that they wore dis order and anarohy, and that yon defend the good oauso, tho cause oflaw, of'justice, andof morality. And you who, governed by a good intention,, lend aid to the misguided men at the capital, havo compassion nponyour unhappy oountry prostrate at your feet, and unite your energies to those of the legitimate Government, to bring about at once tho Restoration of peace ana coroord. - • : : BIJtHO JVABIf. Palme of the National Government, I I , Vera Cruz,-Deo, 29,1858, 1