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THE PRESS,
pOHLY DAILY
JOHN (
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FORNEY, NDAYS EXCEPTED,'
.
111 SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
THE DAILY PRESS
r ,;(I'l , o (ItNTB PRR WRRki payable to the CarOK
to Subscribers out of the City at EIGHT DOLVERS
oht illf, Foote DOLLARS FOR Six rtioNTHs, Two'D'Oir
rex TFIRRR MONTlM—invariably in advance for the
on ,,waered.
Jr Advertisements Inserted at the usual rates. Sis
constitute a fignaFe,.
TILE TRI-WEEKIN-PRESS,
nriiied to Subscribers out, of the City at Form DOL
, Vsa ANNIIM. In advance.
RETAIL DRY GOODS.
USFFUI AND ACCEPTABLE
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
PRESENTS.
E. M. NEEDLES,
1f0.1021 ERESTEIITT STREET,
o r , the special attention of Purchasers of PRESENTS
Iva Iriv
COMING HOLIDAYS,
0 his extensive stock of articles suitable for that'pnr•
t otia .
FOR PRESENTS -
la dies' aud Gouts' Colored Bordered Handkerchiefs.
Do do Heinati Whoa do
Do do In 2, 2,4 and 9 inch wide hems.
Do do Printed Borders,
Do do French anti clear Lawn,
Do do In all kinds of Lace.
HandkerollieN, of all kinds.
gents Handkerchiefs, of all kinds.
,Chlidren's Handkerchiefs, of all kinds.
Ike Ball assortment of Handkerchiefs in tba city.
FOR PRESENTS`:
VIM(' Lace Veils, 442 and upwards.
Cambric Lace Veils; Me. and upwards.
volute Lace Collar Sots, $1.,50, and upwards,
French Work do, all prices.
PRESENTS
glacewa FI L ER kinds of LAOS GOODS :
Colffatres and Barbee.
Ls es
by ' Robes and Waists.
Att Lac the yard,
kinds Lace Sleeves.
no Bands and Flonnelnals.
Do Embroideries.
ALBO,
211 dozen Cambric Handkerchiefs, Embroidered with
nitials, jut received. .
vdezen Cambrio.Rullied Bandkerchlets3, Embroidered
Colors,
10 dozen Valencienne Lace Handkerchiefs •-
le ,sa rc i t h i lr Gents: and Children's Printed-bordered Hu t a
•i .
10 dozen Ladies' Ivory Initial Calf Buttons.
)pieces 13-4 French Muslin, 2 yards wide, for Party
e s effea, at old prices,
71Ai10ES. Complete Stook of WRITE GOODS at LOW
Linen Napkins at Old Prices. •
Any of the above will make a useful and beautiful
,NRIBTMAO Pansarcr, and Buyers will find it to their
•eivantage to inspect my stock before making their
mrchases, es, with few exceptions, it is offered at Ow
Were, and cheaper than present wholesale rates.
de2-1111
!fTOLIDAY PRESENTS.
JOHN W. THOMAS,
v i i. 405 AND 407 NORTH. SECOND STREET,
Weald call attention to his
LARGE AND WELL-ASSORTED STOCK.
COMPRISING
EVERY VARIETY OF
DRESS GOODS,
SHAWLS AND CLOAKS.
ALSO,
LACE RDEES., COLLARS, AND EDIBROIDERIES,
*;t every description, suited for
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
deIeatP_,RESENTS.
cE YRE & LA.A.NDELL,
E. a, L.
FOURTH- AND . 4.lgar,
HAVE MARKED SOME ETRE GOODS AT LOW
PRICES.
.FOR , 110fLIDAY GIFTS.
3XPENSIVE Si? A TLS.
RICH BROCADE SILKS.
ThSHIONABDE POPLINS.
tFROBTEDpEAVER CLOAKS.
RICHEST PRINTED REPS.
TINE BLUE MERINOES.
SCARLET 'BROGUE SCARFS.
POINT LACE COLLARS AND SETS.
'W FANCY POCKET MMUS,
aLOVES OF FIRST QUALITY ONLY.
dc9•tf
USEFUL , PRESENTS.,
To persons who would make a useful and acceptable
- zift the sulgertbere respectfally invite attention to the
,' , .lowing named articles, of which they have a large
a.:6 , ,rtment
.AT QIJONV PRICES:
EMBROIDERED IiDKES., SETS; AND COLLARS.
EMBROIDERED 'LACE AND iIIUSLIN CURTAINS.
EMBROIDERED PIANO AND TABLE COVERS.
FINE WHITE Ali'D PINK MARSEILLES QUILTS.
PREMIUM SEED BLANKETS. •
AFGHAN SOFA AND CARRIAGE BLANKETS.
RICH DBL.;DAMASK TABLE CLOTHS.
NAPKINS, POMMIES, A_ND TOWELS, to match, etc.
3IIEPPARD, VAN HARLINGEN,
AND ARRISON,
Staple and House Furnishing Dry Goode,
10ItS CHESTNUT Street.
JAMES R. CAMPBELL & CO.,
IMPORTERS AND CASH DEALERS IN
DRY GOODS;
AT WHOLESALE AND . RETAIL,
7%7 CHESTNUT STREET,
Have just received, and are now offering, magnificent
SIDES, SYLIMLS. AND DRESS GOODS.
ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THIS SEASON.
n01.2m
FINE. CLOTH CLOAKS.
FINE FROSTED BEAVER CLOAKS
PINE BLACK TRICOT CLOAKS.
MEDIUM-PRICED CLOAKS.
FINE BLANKET SHAWL&
EXTRA CHEAP BALMORAL& •
FINE LARGE BLANKETS.
SUPERFINE FROSTED BEAVERS.
CASTOR BEAVERS-TRICOTS:
BOYS' FINE CLOTHING.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER.
COOPER CONARD,
noStdeSCI S. E. COR. NINTH & MARKET Ka
MAN CHESTER AND PACIFIC
atoustuNE DE LAMS, ONLY Tx,
NEW STYLES ' do. do. do. 25e.
DESIRABLE FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS.
OURWEN STODDART & BROTHER,
450, 432; & 454 N. SECOND St.,
t1e25.3t Above Willow.
BLANKET DEPARTMENT.
THE LARGEST STOCK OF BLANKETS
IN PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
COWPERTHWAIT & CO.,
k. E. CORNER. EIGHTH AND MARKET STREETS.
del•n-tf
YRE & LANDYLL, FOURTH AND
ARCH, have now arranged, for
CHRISTMAS PRESE/YTS,
Splendid Moire Antiques.
Costly Silks, reduced.
44 Lyons Cloak Velvets,
Expensive Long Shawls..
17 pieces Plaid Silks,74 cents.
P. Fine quality Reps and Poplins.
Lem yards all new styles Ile Latins, 55 cents.
WO do Merrimac and other tast.colored algae&
IXOO do 44 French Chintzes. 3134 cents. del9
1-1 STEEL & SON HAVE A LARGE
' sasortment of DRESS GOODS, suitable for HO
LIDAY PRESENTS.
Peb Fancy Silks Plain Silks, choice colors.
Plain and Figured Bleck Silks.
Plain and Figured HM 1.0 0 1148 .
Plain and Figured Merutees.
Plain s..olterlno Cushinerer..., nt 37.4 c, worth 62.
IEST AMERICAN DELAINES, at 25 0.
,c II OICE SAXONY PI, AI DS at 20c.
e.I , AIN OPERA FLANNELS, all colors, at C.
EW EMBROIDERIEI, is great varietT ,
A Job Lot Real Pointe Luce Collars, at is - 1.60.
SALAIORAL SKIRTS' et , it.. 1.24, $3.70.
c. 3 EST gkl BALMORAL' MA C E CITY.
-.:STOLISH. and AIERR CHINTZES, 20c.
Szird.wlde French Chintzes, 21c—the old price.
7 t ' I Ir•LIAAISVILLB MUSLIN, 25c.
,SINTER SHAWLS, in great variety
4IEP,INO SCARFS, 13ROCHE BORDERS.
I :LoAßs—of Newand Fashionable Styles, made of
_Blatt Beaver , Frosted Beaver, and Black Cloth.
.Call and examine our .tonk We aranty to give sa•
1 1 , 1 ;, ; .. 4 'ti0n. es we sell inuidn'gr brit good articles, and at
d :, , ,,Orices than they eon be lontaht elsewhere.
Noe. 718 and 715 North TENTH street.
. -
•
eL O 4IIING CLOTHS.
SUBLIME QUALITY. . •
Johann SUBLIME
Frosted Beavers.
Hodinm-priced Frosted Beavers.
Thick and fine French Beavers.
Tricot, Castor, and Union Beavers.
Mohair and Sealskin Cloakinge•
Superfine Cassimeres, viz. :
Silk mixes—Black, neat fauctes—
BoTs'—Extra hoavy—Union—Meltoni, ate., as.
SA Coalinga fancy vercoatings.
Novelties In y Vesting's.
BALMORAI.S.
Ono hundred plecoa 2rrceut Det ainee. •
Auction lots floe Black Alpacas.
Floe blerlnoes , and Poplius.
Black Poplins, S7c., i, 41.211.
Floe Blankets and Flannels.
BOYS' CTHING.
E xperienced Cutter., gu o d Cloths, and
0001 work - -Garments made to order.
COOPER & CONA.R.D.
S. E. cora3r NINTH and MARKET Street&
VOL. 6.-NO. 126.
RETAIL DRY . GOODS.
WINTER OLOAK.S
SUPERB LYONS VELVET CLOAKS,
INDIA SILK CLOAKS,
VELVET BEAVER CLOAKS,
MOHAIR 'PLUSH CLOAKS,
WOOLEN PLUSH CLOAKS,
CASTOR DEAFER CLOAKS,
DIAGONAL PLUSH CLOAKS. '-
FRENCH DOESKIN CLOAKS,
FRENCH BEAVER CLOAKS,
MAGNIFICENT GROS DE PARIS CLOAKS,
AU at a considerable REDUCTION IN PRICES to
close the season.
J. W. PROCTOR Sc CO.,
NO. 920 CHESTNUT STREET,
de2o4mwtja7
TO HOTEL-KEEPERS '
AND 'PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN WANT OF
BLANKETS,
The immexthe' quantity or Colored Blankets ixtanufcte
hired has caused the price of
WHITE' BLANKETS
to advance correspondingly, and as there is au excess of
the former to be sold, we can sell them at
VERY LOW - PRICES
BY THE SINGLE'PAIR,AND IN QUANTITIES.
Just oPened; one let 'slightly damaged, at $2.50 a pair.
'GunWEN STODDART & BROTHER,
450,452, and 455 North 'SECOND Street,
de27 , sintu-St above Willow.
EDWIN HALL & BRO., - • ' .
• - ,26iith SECOND Street,
Have reduced the prices of
Fancy `Silks,
Inch Printed Dress Goods,
Choice Shanks of 21Cerinoas,, -
Beautiful Colors of Reps or. Poplins.
Alt-Wool Do Laine,
All Muds of dark dross goods reduced. :
Also,
Pine Long Brodie Shawls,
Open Centre Long Cashmere Shawls, '
Itteh new atvlos of Illfinlcet Shawls: - ,
4-4 Lyons; Silk velvets; pure . de23-tf
DRY GOODS FOR WINTER.
Rep. Poplins,
French llennos,
Colored Mousseline%
Ponlt De Soles,
Foulard Silks,
Blanket Shawls,
Balmoral Skirts,
Black Silks,
Fancy Silks, '
Black Bombazines,
Worsted Plaids,
Cheap Del aines,
French Chintzes,
Shirting Flannels,
Brooke Shawls,
Fine Blankets,
Crib Blankets.
SHARPLESS BROTHERS,
noll-tf CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets.
CONMISSION, JIOLTSES.
WELLING,, COFFIN, & CO.,
220 CHESTNUT STREET,
Offer for aale, by the Package—
PRINTS, BROWN AND BLEACHED SHEETINGS AND
SHIRTINGS.
. DRILLS, CANTON FLANNELS. ioni
COTTONADES, CORSET JEANS.
SILESIAS, NANKEENS. . •
COLORED CAMBRICS, SEAMLESS BAGS.
BLACK DOESKINS AND CASSIMERES.
UNION CLOTHS, SATINETS.
PLAID LINSEYS, NEGRO KERSEYS.
KENTUCKY JEANS.
ALeo,
SKY-BLUE HERSEY'S, INFANTRY. CLOTHS,
ARMY FLANNELS, 110 and 12-ounce DUCK, Sm., &c
AleSmtvf 3m
COTTON YARN.
STPERIOR COTTON YARN, No. 10,
POR SALE BY
PROTHINGH & WELLS.
oc2-tt
SHIPLEY, HAZARD, &
HUTCHINSON,
No. 112 CHESTNUT STREET, .
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
FOR THE SALE OF
PRILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
se%•6m
MILITARY GOODS.
MILITARY. GOODS.
EVANS lIASSALL,
MI LITARY FURNISHERS,
418 ARCH STREET. PHILADELPHLA.
A complete assortment of General, Field. and Line OM-
cers'iSwords, Sashes, Belts, Tassants, Epanlettes, Can.
eens, Haversacks, Field Classes, Spirs, Candlesticks,
Ckapeaus, Hats, Caps, Drums, Silk and Bunting Plags,
Camp KIIIVEIS and Forks, Baldrics, Onm-cloth (Dior-
coats dm
Also, a full Flue of
PRESENTATION SWORDS,
Sashes, Belts, etc., and everything requisite for the
Complete Outfit of Army and Navy Officers.
WHOLESALE tt. RETAIL.
del3-tal.
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS;
'HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
Nos. 1 AND 3 NORTH SIXTH STREW
JOHN C. ARRISON,
(FORMERLY J. BURR MOORS,)
Has now in store an elegant assortment of-
GENTLEMEN'S WRAPPERS,
SCARFS, NECK TIES, GLOVES, .tc,,
In:Great Varlets.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS. OPENING
a splendid assortment of
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS,
suitable Presents for Gentlemen.
J. W. SCOTT,
No. 814. CHESTNUT Street,
FOlar door, below the Co'ntinerttal.
CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS.
platTH-STREET CARPET STORE,
No. 47 SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
3. T. DELACROIX
Invites an examination of his stock of Carpetings in
which will be found
200 PIECES BRUSSELS CATIPETIXOS. -
At less than Present cost of importation.
Also, 200 pieces extra Imperial, three-PJT, SuPernua,
medium, and low-grade Ingrain, Tenitian, Hall, and
Stair Carpetings at retail, very low for cash. noS-2m
CABINET FURNITURE.
CABINET . FURNITURE AND
LIARD TABLES.
MOORE ES: CAMPION,
No. 261 South SECOND Street,
In connection with their extensive Cabinet Business, are
now nutnatacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
And have now on hand a fall supply, finished with the
MOORE & CAMPION'S IMPROVED CUSHIONS, which
are Pronounced by all who have need them to be Ruin,-
lior to all others,
For the quality and finish of these Tables the manu
facturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout
the Union, who are familiar with the character of their
work. anti-em
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER & CO.,
Northeast Corner Fourth and RACE Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS AND DPAT,ERs
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE LEAD'AND ZINC PAINTS, P
AORET.3 FOR TEE CELEBRATED
FRENCELiZING PAINTS.
Dealers and eausniners supplied at
VERT LOWPRICES FOE CASH.
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AT REDUCED PRICES
PHILAMSLPETA
FANCY . ARTICLES.
CLARK'S
ONE-DOLLAR STORE,
602 'CHESTNUT STREET-
Mixer-plated Ware, Jewelry, Photograph
Travelling Bags, Pocket Books, Port Mormaies„ Cabas
dtc., for 60 to 100 per cent less than the regular prices. '
The following ia a partial list of articles which we sell
at ONE DOLLAR EACH. The same goods are sold at
other places from lig to SS each
YOUR CHOICE FOR ONE DOLLAR!
Ladies' Sets, new and beautiful styles,
Do. Pins,
Do., Ear Rings,
Do. Sleeve Buttons,
Do. Guard Chain,
Do. Neck do.,
Do. Gold Thimbles,
Do. Finger Rings,
Do. Pencils, •
Do. Pens with case.
Do, Bracelets,
Do. Medallions,
Do. Charms,
Do. Pearl. Port Marinates.
Do. Morocco do.
Do. Wire do.
Do. Purses,
Do, Card Cases.
Infants' Armlets,
Do. Neck Chains,
Gents' Vest Chains, different stgles,
' Do, Sleeve Butt6ns, do.
Do, Studs, do. do.
Do. Pins. do. do.
Do. Scarf Pins, do. do.
Do. Scarf Rings. do. do.
Do. Finger Rings, do.. do
Do, Pen and Case,
Do. Pencil, reyolving,
Do, Tooth Pick, revolving.
Do. Watch Keys.
Do. Chain Hooks.
Do, Chain Charms. •--
Do. Pocket Books.
Do. Bill Books,
Do. Poreldonnaies,
SILVER-PLATED WARE.
YOUR CHOICE FOR ONE DOLLAR!
Sets of,Table Spoons.
Do. Dessert Spoons.
Doi Tea do.
Do, Forks,
Pair Butter Knives.
Do. Napkin Rings. '
Knife and Fork. .
Goblets.
Cups,
Sugar Bowls,
Cream Cups,
Syrup Cups, -
Butter Dishes,
Castors with Bottles, - •
Salt Stands, Sta.-
YOUR CHOICE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE ARTICLES
FOR ONE DOLLAR. .
: NOTICE.-In order to meet the 'wants of our numerous
Customers, we shall keep a stock of the finest Plated and
All-Gold Jewelry, together with an assortment of heavy
plated Silver Ware, and .a variety of Photograph Al
bums and Fancy Gads, which we will sell at prices
Whicia.will defy competition. Ladies and Gentlemen are
twill.' to call and examine our stock. Every attention
paid to visitors whether they wish to purchase or not.
. Remember CLARK'S
noll-?iniP
GIFT BOOKS.
IMMENSE ATTRACTIONS !
IMMENSE ATTRACTIONS FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
AT THE GREAT ORIGINAL GIFT-BOOK EMPORIUM,
439 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia.
THE ONLY "GIFT-BOOK . B11TTERFBISB" IN EX-
ISTENCE!
IT HAS OUTLIVED ALL COMPETITORS!
NEW BOOKS! NEW GIFTS! NEW .FEATURES!
ELEGANT ANNUALS! BEAUTIFUL GIFT BOOKS!
SUPERB ALBUMS! FINE BIBLES, PRAYER AND
HYMN BOOKS! All the Popular NOVELS and MAGA
ZINES! ST... O iNDARD and MISCELLANEOUS WORKS,
fn. endless variety. The whole forming a fund of
CHOICE READING FOR THE MILLION! A full line
of PHOTOGRAPH ALIIUMS, of .efiry variety of size,
style, quality, and price! CARTES DE VISITE in great
profusion, A MAGNIFICENT ARRAY OF NEW AND
COSTLY PRIZES!
146/".The business of the establishment is conducted
upon the same principleovith some improvements, in
troduced and pursued by Mr. GEORGE G EVANS,
which has given such universal satisfaction. Notwith
standing the great advance in the price of piper and
other material, we continue to sell at the OLD PRICES,
and also to bestow upon each patron
"TWO GIFTS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE I"
Please remember that our Visitors are treated politely
whether they wish to purchase' or not—a very commend
able and satisfactory role of action. Call and be con
vinced. detjal
PAINTINGS, -- ENGRAVINGS; dm.
STUART'S PORTRAITS
GEORGE AND MARTHA
WASHINGTON,
COPIED IN OIL COLORS BY E. C. MIDDLETON,
Of Oblelrmati,Vormerly of this city.)
These Portraits are produced by an entirely New Pro
cess, and are more beautiful and life-like than the finest
brush paintings, and are 'furnished to Subscribers Only,
at a remarkably low price.
What can be more appropriate for a
CHRISTMAS PRESENT
Than a pair of these Paintings?. They must be -seen to
be appreciated, and the subscriber will call and exhibit
them to any in this city who will address him, through
the Post Office. .
CHRIS T 3rlA_S.
%.‘
JAMES S. EARLE 4Sa SON,
HAVE NOW OPEN
THEIR NEWEST IMPORTATIONS
OF• •
FINE ENGRAVINGS,
PARIS PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS
FOR CHRISTMAS SALES.
OIL PAINTINGS; PICTURE, AND PHOTOGRAPH
FRAMES.
LOOKING. GLASSES
IN GREAT VARIETY. •
EARLE'S GALLEAIES,
ae4-tf 816 CHESTNUT STREET. PHILADELPHIA
CIRCULATING LIBRARIES—.
BROTHERHEAD'S OIRCULA-
V • • TING LIBRARY,—AII the NEW English and
American Books, including ALL CLASSES of Literature.
This is the ONLY Library in the country that includes
all the NEW ENGLISH BOOKS • that are not REPRINT
ED here. .
eres S . ss per year ; months $3; thiee Months $1.50;
one month 75 cents, or 3 cents per day. 21.8 Sontb.
EIGHTH Street. selMim
T' NGLISH AND FRENCH FAMILY
CIRCULATING LIBRARY AND CABINET DB
LECTURE,I323 CHESTNUT STREET.
Subscriptions pay year, month, nd day.
Catalogues furnished gratis on'application.
Just ready„Catalogne of the Young Ladies' French Li
brary. 4
"Catalogue de la Baliothegue shots* des Dames et
deB Demoiselles." M. Af. MONACIIBSI, Agent,
se64m 1323. CHESTNUT Street.
C.LOTRES-WRIIIiG.ER.
THE GREAT CLOTHES WRINGER.
" PUTNAM
"SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTRES WRINGER"
Is warranted to be superior to any other in use.
EVERY FANCILY SHOULD POSSESS
CLOTHES'I4 - RINGER.
BECAUSE,
Ist. It is a relief to the hardest part of washing-day.
2d. It enables the washing to be done in one-third less
3d. It saves clothes from the injury always given by
twisting!'
4th. It helps , to wash the clothes as well as dni them.
WE BELIEvz IT ADVISABLE TO FILCHJIIRE
ONE OF THIS KIND,
BECAUSE
Fluor, The rolls :being of vulcanized -rubber, will
bear hot and cold Water, and will neither break nor tear
elf buttons.
SECOND. The -frame, being of iron, thorcolghly gal
vanized, all danger from rust is rernoved,"and the lia
bility to shrink, swell, split, Stc., so unavoidable in
wooden machines, is prevented. .
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PIIILAD LPIIIA
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1862.
Vrtss.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1862.
From Washington to Philadelphia—A
Long Train of Cars—Some Railroad.
Polities..
Have you ever walked through, a long sf red of cars
rushing to their destination at the rate of twenty
five miles an hour? I did so a few evenings-ago;
when on my way- to take a Christmas dinner at
home. I attempted to pass from the very last car of
au-enormous train, variously estimated as composed
of from eighteen to twenty-eight cars, for the pur
pose of ohtaining a. cilip of tea and a roll from the
excellent restaurant .in the front of this rapidly.
moving, avenue. Not having had time to dine in
Washington, I listened to the dulcet notes of ivpir
lite friend, who assured me we could get ft snack ha
the refreshment car; and .so made the. passage.
The train was going at a terrific rate. Oar after car
was passed—platform after pla.tform was crossed—:'
-and nobody hurt—legs. thrust out from comfortless
seats were surmounted with many curpcs,
Every car wasliterally R living; and a flying streei.
Of-course we could only see the backs of the inhabil;'
tants of this railroad city, as - we 'made our forward'
way. On our return to the rear, disaPpointed
and lualfamishedi for -the restaurant was filled
with flush soldiers, and cleared of everything liquid
and ediple,-I'had, however, opportunity of seeing
the citizens of the railroad city face.to face:: A. curi
ous-sight. The - soldiers Were in some cars most
populous. I studied them as I went. HoW gene
rally patient,:decorous; and silent 'they were The
exception was a jubilant Hibernian, -who, having
served outhis term, insisted on talking.pauties and
patriotlim to unlistening and sleepy hearers. -
These cars were as distinct as the streets in a great
town. One was yielded to troops, another to civi
lians, who seemed to be sutlers and quartermasters,
another to members of 'Congress and politicians,
another to ladies and , gentlemen, whose knowledge
of each other seemed to be brief, but nevertheless
most cordial ; and still others to the vast through
travel between Washington and New. York, in which
all and singular of these elements were manifested.
It was a God's mercy when I got safely back to my seat
in the last car, not less hungry, but much better in
structed than when I started out upon my walk.
The Philadelphia and Baltimore railroad, loyally
presided over by Mr. S. M. Felton, occupies a lead
ing, if not cOntrolling position in the great railroad
movements Of the times. lam induced to speak of
him because of Chia and. other experiences, in:iny"
'frequent traverses over his iron path Though Ido
not.know, I can allow for his thousand troubles. I
have noticed him from the commencement of our
national difficulties, and have often tried to fancy
how much he has had to bear and forbear. A road
which has its terminus in one free State,and extends
through two slave States, each doubtful in their
politics, because their slave politicians could not
carry them out of the Union, requires industry, sa
gacity; and mind to manage. In any hands,. the
Philadelphia and Baltimore Railroad, and in any
times, even the most peaceful, would be a difficult
charge. Now, however, with its single track, its low
bridges over the Gunpowder, he., the dam lug cross
ing of the Susquehanna by making of the great boat
a great bridge, which always reminds me, of
an overloaded camel, and suggests that "the
last feather may break its back" (it is only
my ; faith in Felton that, I think, has pre
vented me from resigning myself to a death
by drowning), and the ultra Unionism at one,
end, and the doubtful fealty at the other, Presi-,
dent Felton has a hard service of it. But there are
certain other things which Mr. Felton. does not ig
nore. With all his annoyances, he is not blind to
the fact that there has been a large .amount of dis
satisfaction because his road is only a single rail; be
cause. the Susquehanna has not long ago been
bridged, and because the shaky trestle-work over the
several estuaries west of that river have not been
made more secure. And the evidence is in the late
meeting, telegraphically announced, of railroad mag
nates in Philadelphia, at which these complaints
were formally and specifically referred to, and pro
mises of remedy, made. There Is no thoroughfare
in the Union which, properly managed, - will
return so much profit to its owners as that
between Philadelphia and Washington. The war
has made it the most important short - line of
railroad in the United States. The Government
and the people are equally concerned in it; and If
Mr. Felton will only - look to his; the longest end of
it, no doubt Mr. Garret, who manages the less•than
forly miles between Baltimore and Washington, will
see his interest in promptly following suit. What is
needed is safe, regular, and rapid communication
between New;; York and Washington. If alr:Felton
and his associates dp not respond to this public need,
the Government will.
Had they/done, one year ago, •what. they did on
the 22d of BeceMber instant, they would have been
.
rewarkd by increased rel:enues, arid by..the - thankst.
of ,the travelling conununity. (I must not be Under;
stood in this hurried letter as in the slightest degree
approving the plan of making Broad street, Phila
delphia, a thoroughfare for passenger and burden
transportation. Much as I favorfree intercourse be
tween States and cities, Ido not think an arcane,
which in the course of-years will become the largest'
and most magnificent in the world,- shouabe dis
figured in order to save a few minutes of time to the
stranger. I would resist that as a New Yorker
would resist the suggestion of making Broadway a
railroad for the accommodation of travel and trade.)
But f will hail the day, with pleasure when we shall
be able to enjoy a ride toWashington and back as we
now enjoy a ride from Philadelphia to Pittsburg
and from Pittsburg to Philadelphia. J. W. F.
NEW YORK CITY.
(Special Correspondence of The Press.]
TOWN TOPICS
The revelation that Uncle Samuel has been de
frauded in this city to the extent of $700,000, and
that over one thousand- persons are implicated in
the villainy, does not materially ruffle the current
of public feeling here to-day. The metropolis is
blase to such transactions, and its people take them
quite as a matter of course. Nothing less than a
prodigious and genuine "sensation" can arouse the
,town from the hum-drum lethargy into which it has
settled, after becoming satisfied that all the National
armies are going into winter quarters, that the navy
will depend upon fortuitous circumstances for the
captUre of Mobile and Charleston, and that the
inevitable Cabinet "rehabilitation" (how that
word is abused !) will not take place until the
armies commence moving again. If the President
stands by his guns, (which God grant,) and makes
good his word on the frrat of January, there will be
some political excitement ; foe the factious and
treasonable Dernbcratic prowl .is - preparing any
quantity of paper thunder to larinch on the occa
sion ; but such a large proportion of the general
public has come to regard emancipatiod not only as
a fixed fact, but as an-inexorable necessity,.that the
expected Edict of Freedom will be watched with
silent anxiety, rather thin received with temporary
excitement.
(3 eneral McClellan is back from Washington again,,
Generals Pope and Meagher are also here to-day,
and the streets are gay with the uniforms of cap
tains, majors, and lieutenants of Burnside's army,
who have obtained leaves of absence to make their
usual New-Year calls.
Lieutenant Hunt's "What Is It," or nondescript
iron -clad; is launched at last, and is likelitoprove
anything but a graceful ornament to our navy. `lt
is a huge iron box, and carries one immense rifled
gun, Nohose projectile will have the effect of ,about
fifty ordinary shot or shells: To judge frchn the,
unwieldy aspect of this new monster, It can only be
intended for harbor defence. With a few more such
inventions an American fleet will look like a herd of
hideous old stoves and coal-bins, tending to invest
their portion of Old Ocean with the appearance of a
dreary lumber-loft. The romance of " A life on the
ocean wave is fast disappearing.
NEW YEAR'S DAY
will be very generally celebrated here by the queens
of society and the beaux thereof. The callers are
expected to have photographs . of themselves upon
their cards, which will be collected in albums by the
families they visit. As for the ladies,-they will be
fragile and touch-me-not as.usual, in all the artful
witcheries of the seasonable reception toilette. A
popular up-town modiste has invented a specialite for
the occasion in the shape of a marvellous head
dress. It is described by Jenkins as "a bandeau,
with a pouf placed high upon the, side, 'or on the top
of the head over the forehead, composed of a hum
ming-bird sitting on a spray, or a cluster of roses,
crysanthemums, heliotropes, and mignonnette, or
geranium, with shining little insects perched on
the leaves—a second cluster, or pouf, being placed
low down behind the ear." If the day be cold, it
will be allowable for the lady to wear an 'ermine
trimmed opera cloak over her immaculate shoulders,
and sitbefore the grate (grates are coming into fashion
again), with her right elbow resting on an exqui
sitely inlaid tripod stand—her head resting gracefully
upon the forefinger and thumb of her right hand, a
lace-trimmed fire-screen in her left, and one foot
sufficiently advanced to expose the tip of a white
satin slipper beyond the fall of her skirt! "lost
thou like the picturel"
BAD POETRY,
and foully-murdered quotations, seem to be insePa
rable from public mention of the beloved and honored
dead with us. The notices of " deaths" in the daily
papers constitute a dePartment of journalism which
really excitesh ore mirth, cruelly-irreverent as it may
seem, than the most humorous column in any one of
our so-called comic prints. The death of a mother,
a sister, or a child, is briefly told;-and then follow
four or eight lines of such execrable rhyrnerahat the
- effect is irresistibly ludicrous. I know of many per
sons who have collected scores of these ridiculous
obituaries in scrap -books, producing the latter when
ever mirth seems to be in demand by the company.
At public dinners, too, when it, behooves a speaker
.to pay a tribute to the fallen soldiers of the Union,
he almost invariably misquotes stanzas froai some .
serious Ixiet with such outrageous perversion of all
sense and rythm;that the well-informed auditor
naturally feels like laughing. Even in memoriam
toasts are sometimes made laughable is this way.
You may remember Halleck , s verse :
"They - fought, like brave men, long and well,
• They piled the ground with Moslem slain,
They connuered'rbut Bozarris fell,
Bleeding at every vain."
'At the annual dinner of the Son! of Prange. and.:
Sullivan" yesterday, an attempt was made to use
this fine verse as the addenda of the seventh toast,
NEW YORE, Deo. 27, 1861
(the "Tenth Legion,) and this was what the master
Of ceremonies read with all gravity
" They fought at Fair Oaks long and well,
They piled thatground with rebels slain, -
They didmoteonquer, but -
Fell bleeding"ateyery Vein."
Could anything be, more stupid, ignorant and ab
surd? _There should be a law against such elownish
profanation of the sacred mystery of death. .
THAT GREAT "AMERICAN TRAVELLER,"
Mr. William Cornell Jewett, who kindly went to
Europe orihis own, responsibility, to treat for Ame
riaan mediation with the Crowned heads, and has re-.
- turned to protect his distracted country from the
emancipation proclamation of President Lincoln,
fa ore the Tribune to-day, with a letter explanatory
.of his platfoim. He proves by a document from the
'lmperial Secretary, that his letters to the French
Emperor were. duly handed to that magnificent per
image, find maintains that any French mediation
would.b6 all in favor, of .the Union. Jewett is evi
dently a superior sort of Chevalier Jobson, or Alli
gMor Branch, load hasjust enough sense to make it
plainly iiffiear how very much more he stands in
need of. Just before quitting Europe a few weeks
ago, he published in the. Liverpool Post, a rambling
"national adieu" addresied to "Europe, the Queen
of England, and the President of the United States."
SCOUNDRELS, VAGABONDS AND THIEVES,
' ~the elegant titles applied to the members of
thearnard, the confidential adviser
_ press by Judge B ,
of Fernando Wood, and A dignitary of, Our Supreme.
Court. - The case of the Metropolitan policemen
who have sued ;Fernando Wood for damages sus
tained at the-hands °ibis minions, in hislneinbeable
City Hall riot, came up for a hearing ;in that court,
Yeeteril4y. One
„of _the counsel for the plaintiffs
ventured to. intimate that Barnard was hardly the
judge to preside honestly, as the press had - Accused
him of beilieWood's special adviser, whereupon his
worship : savagely retorted that he did not pay the
Slightest attention to what was said of him by the
press, as it was well known that it was governed by
a set of scoundrels, vagabonds, and thieves.
JEFF DAVIS' PROCLAMATION
causes some littletalk around the newspaper offices
and "hotels; but a. majority,. of those whom I have
thus far converfsedmith on the subject seem to re
gard-:.the document as a very striking example of .
what thaEnglish denominate " bounce." Certainly
if <the arch-rebel seriously contemplates any such
,measures of `"retaliation," - retaliation," - as he here puts upon
paper, the remaining strength of rebeldom must be
far greater, and the advantage's gained by our forces
far less, than the Northern people have any idea'of.
Were the rebels reduced to their last brigade and ton
of. gunpoWder some such "proclamation " as this
one might be very naturally expected, for the blow
that slays 'the most cowardly of brutes is sure to oc
casion a last kick as fierce as that of a dying lion.
The Very thing to put an end to all braggadocia, of
the sort found in this rebel howl, is that death-blow
to the rebellion which the President of the United
States has promised to strike on the ist of January..
LITERARY DIATTBR * S
have their sole excitement just now in the line of
holiday. gift boohs, though the rival editions of "Les
bliserabled" still command a steady sale, - Gustave
Dore's striking illustrations of this work, issued by
_Carleton, are selling extensively as presents for the
fair sex, and Putnam's very expensive illustrated
edition of Irving's Washington findvaale for the
same benevOlent- purpose among those who can
afford
One of.the new books announced for the winter by
Carletorylill` Splashes and Dashes ; or, Droll Recol
lections of Town and Country," a volume of genial
sketches, humorous imaginings, and quaint conceits.
Its author is Mr. 'Henry Morford, well knoWn as an
admirableiind manly poet, and distinguished for his
ability in the dramatic and social criticisms of the
New Yorkt Alla..• The book will probably have a
large sale, as it will be just the thing for the winter
fireside. The same writer is preparing a new mili
tary novel for the press.
Davidge, :the popular comedian, has nearly ready
for the preis a volume of varied theatrical reminis
cences, styled "Flashes from the Footlights." Those
who have seen parts of the manuscript tell me that
it is an odkrnixture of melo-dramatic sketches and
whimsical - tie* of character. Its style, like its au
thor, is tlitaughly English.
Mrs. ittlE Stoddard, the brilliant wife of a bril
liant popt,' Whose romance of " The Morgesons"
sold seven'thousand copies very rapidly, is at work,
on a new novel of more ambitious scope, which will
probablY 4 iirifgar In the spring.
The second series of . the " Orpheus C. - Kerr
pers" will be issued by Carleton in about two
weeks. That all the literary news I can think of
at present. .
• PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS
itemalzi : niigirotia and generally profitable. The
number of pertions who visited the opera houses,
theatres; panoramas; Music 'halls, &c., of this city
and Brooklyn, on Christmas afternoon and evening,
was 75,575. The Museum, alone, had 22,678. The
whole amount of money received was $20,135.32.
Can Phii.idelphia.beat-skich. figures as these?
"PatiO flt•Niblo'e; has already
come - dovar tOZ•perkpecii,:hquies, despite its really
-Ifiagnificentifteneiikeffects. Miss Bate
man will apPeartit• a thlirliotiseon the
15th of January. The spectacle of '." . Blondefte" is
also fast losing its' attraction for the public, and
will be presently succeeded by Mri. John Wood. At
. the Winter Garden, Mr. and Mrs. Barney 'Williams
play.,witil after the holidays, when Mr. Coul
dock and the Cubes ballet troupe will take the
boards. • Cubas is expected to, make an essay in Ma.
dame :Celeste's pieces. At Wallack's, an elegant
trniilation from Scribe, called the • " Invisible ,Hus
band,” has been revived with success. So much 'for
•the theatres. '
With the item that 800 skulkers - ifom Gen.
Banks , corps; and other portions of the army, have
been arrested here during the week, and are now
being ignoininlously shipped for Fortress Monroe,
I close my letter, and sign myself •
FRAUDS ON THE GOVERNMENT,
Upwards of 5700,000 Swindled Out of GO7.
vt•rnment in New York City—How Regi
111CMS were Raised and Subsisted—Opera
tions of Contract Brokers—False Affidavits
rtud Forgeries Withont Number—Great
Swindling in thy Payment of Bounties to
Soldiers.
Commissioners,appointed by the General -Govern
ment, have been at worlefor several weeks - past, in
New York city and elsewhere, investigating alleged
frauds upon the Government in.connection with the.
raising and subsisting of volunteers, organizing of re
giments, and other operations, from the commence
ment of the rehellion to the present time;
Mr. Olcott„tne commissioner appointed for New
York city, entered' upon his investigations on the
tat of November last, and has already discovered
frauds to the extent of $'700,000 perpetrated in that
city, and the prospect is they will reach double
that amount before the investigation is finished. In
order to, - give a clear idea - of the mode, or rather the
various.ntodes, in which the Government. has been
swindled, it is necessary to go back to the beginning
of the war. When the rebellion broke out Congress
was not in session, and there was no appropriation by
the General Government to defray the expenses of
recruiting regiments of volunteers; consequently the
expense connected with raising regiments had to be
paid either by the colonel and regimental officers, by
. subscriptions of private individuals, or by donations
' from the Union Defence Committee. In the follow
ing August, however, during the extra session of
,Congress, $20,000,000 were appropriated to recruit
: and organize volunteers, and the Adjutant-General
of the United States Army was made the custodian of
the fund: Mustering offices were established in the
different cities, and at each office an army officer was
appointed to disburse the moneys that were ilra.wo
from the general fund: The disbursing officer ap-'
pointed for New York city was Col. Sackett, of the
regular army. The first sum received from the Adju
tant-General was $50,000, which was all disbursed
in three or four days.
The second draft was for $lOO,OOO, which was soon
disbursed, and was the last received until the follow
ing November, when another instalment of.about
the same amount was sent on from Washington.
The - disbursements made at this time were princi
pally for the subsistence and lodging of recruits after
their enlistment, and pending the time of their going
into camp; and it may be stated here that the regu
lations of the United States army had always been
that bills for subsistence and . lodging should be
certified to by the recruiting officer, signed by the
contractor, and endorsed as approved by the colonel
commanding the regiment.
The contractors were of two kinds ; first, general
contractors, who took bids for the subsistence and
lodging of recruits, and who gave sureties; anti, se
tond, special contractors, who were generaly keep
ers of lager beer saloons and cheap boarding-houses,
and who boarded and lodged recruits to the number
of half-a-dozen, more or less, previous to their going
into camp. These small. contractors were anxious
for the payment of their bills, and, being unable to
get-the money from the Government, they were
driven into the hands of brokers to get them dis
counted. This class of men—whom we may call army
brokers, and who figure more extensively than any
other class as swindlers of the Government—com
menced business in that city in December,lB6l. They
first did a legitimate business ; but they soon found a
way of increasing the size of their bills by alters
. bons in the figures, and followed up this fraud by
making fictitious bills which were vouched for by
downright forgery.
On the Bth olDeeember,lB6l, Col. Sackett vacated
his post as disbursing officer for that city and was
succeeded by Lieut. Col. Nichols, also of the regular
army. Before Col. Sackett left he was in the habit
of requiring affidavits from the special contractors of
th e correctness of their bills, and also employed as an
additional guard against fraud, detectives to ascer
tain whether the affidavits were true. Lieutenant
Colonel Nichols held the post of disbursing officer
until June, 1862, when he was relieved by Captain
Lamed, who in turn gave way on the 26th of
August last to Lieutenant Colonel Reed, who now
holds the position. During the latter part of Colo
nel Nichols' term, and all through the term of Cap
-
tarn Earned, the brokers were in full blast, and
conducted their business with a recklessness of vil
lainy that is perfectly astounding. They 'employed
runners to visit lager-beer shops anti boarding-.
houses, and any and every place where it could be
ascertained that a recruit had ever eaten a meal or
slept over ..night, and induce the keepers of these
places, under various arts and pretences (often by
actual bribery,) to certify and swear to bills against
the Government. Not' satisfied with this, they em
ployed cleiks to manufacture bills out of whole
cloth. and forge signatures to them. Mr. Olcott has
in possession over forty forged signatures to bills
which have.been verified as forgeries by the colonels
and contractors whose names were used. Instances
have been discovered where brokers have purchased
claims of poor Germans for $25, and on the follow- I
log day hare called at his place and got him to sign
.what purported to be n receipt, but which was in
reality a fictitious bill f0r,52,000. Their frauds have
been perpetrated mainly through the agency of ig
norant German people, who could not read our lan
guage, and who were made to swear to a bill of a
thousand dollars when they supposed it was only
$2O, or to certify to the correctness of a large claim
when they supposed they were signing a receipt for
Mail one. Some ofthis class of people, however,
Nato had no claim againstthe Government, large or
small, have been induced to certify and swear-to bills
''through the agency of a bribe.
Recruiting officers are also discovered to have.
played the same game. - Instances 'have come to
light where recruiting officers have induced lager-•
beer: . men to sign - a - bill for $1,500 where the claim
was
- only $25, and the bills have been sworn to
be
' fore A notary, who either through negligence, or be
cause he was privy to the fraud, asked no questions,
and in some cases did noteven administer the oath.
Cases hai'e also turned up where the Union Defence
Committee hay] paid the , regular 40 cents per ration
for recruits, and the contractor has been compelled
to pay five cents for each ration to the colonel of the
regiment, and 10 per cent. of his gross receipts to the
quartermaster. •
Mr. Mott commenced his labors by investigating
the frauds of the army brokers, and after disposing
of these he was presented by the Secretary of
,War
with a bill which had been, paid at Washington, and
was - sworn to by a colonel of - a New York, regiment.
The bill was accompanied by the names of a large
number of sub-vouchers for the different items, all of
which, except two, the Commissioner has discovered
to be forgeriea. A further investigation has brought
to light the'fact that this, same colonel-haaswindled
the 'Union Defence Committee, swindled private
citizens, swindled the. General . Government, and
swindled every one of his subordinate officers and
.privates, and that the sum total of his swindling
cannot fall short of $lOO,OOO. The wholesale frauds
develokd in this case haveinduced the Government
to direct Mr. Olcott' to investigate the transactions
of each ,and every regiment raised in New York,
Where the circumstances connected with its organi
zation are open to suspicion.
It is thought that nearly a thousand persons will.
be shown to have been implicated, directly or indi
rectly, in the frauds. Many of the men who.have
been trumpeted as martyrs:to the system of "illegal
and, arbitrary arrests?' w
are men who ere sent to
Fort Lafayette . for these very frauds; and when their
names come to ,be known,-they will doubtless turn
out, to have been the most noisy defamers of the
Government, and the swiftest to [Mouse everybody
but themselves of robbing the public treasury.
There is another feature of the general system of
swindling to which, it is said, the State and country
hay ken, Sub . jected, almost ever- since the offer of
bounties for soldiers AVM
made: At first=that is fora very few weeks--there
was, at least, a show of honesty in drawing the
exceeding liberal bounties offered to .men to en
list ; and, at that time, when a man enlisted he was
:taken to the quarters of . the. company or regiment
into which he had enlisted r and there. kept. That
course, however, Was not long generally pursiied.
The men, when enlisted and having _received
their - bounties ) Would ask for a "pass " for
a few . days - rto - regulate their family affairs and to
spend the, bounty money for what themselves or
their 'families needed. This seemed proper enough
at the time, but experience proved that many of the
men thus let. go
_did not return, and were, in
consequence, marked as - deserters. Tile system
was then commenced by many officers of retaining a
large portion of the. bounty money, on granting a
pass, in order to insure the return of the enlisted
man. Those who had enlisted with the intention of
going to the War returned, of course, and claimed the
remainder of their bounty money. But there were
manyy, who did not; and it is at least remarkable that
of those who did not return very' few have been
arrested. Of the (about) six thousand men whore-ceived the bounties in the city of Brooklyn, and the
immensely larger number who received the bounties
in: - New York, it is not believed that . much more
then one-half are now connected with the army by
reason of `their first enlistment.
It is also stated that there are men now in New,
York, in citizen's clothes, who have been enlisted
from two to six times; under the several bounty
.acts, under different names, and who have never
been arrested.
It has been stated in the papers, and if we mistake
not reiterated by partisans in Congress, that the
reason why our soldiers are not paid is to be found
in the. lax and slovenly manner in which the work
• of supplying the paper money has been performed
by the two principal bank-note companies in this
city. The assertion has been several times repeated
that the "great delay) in printing thii currency is
the sole cause of the cruel and disgraceful treatment
which our soldiers have received. The majority of
these statements can be traced to certain interested
parties, who first sought to control this work them
selves, without any proper means of executing it,
and me now urging the Government to establish an
enormous •engraving and printing establishment at
'Washington, in the hope, doubtless, of figuring to
advantage in its management.
• The work ordered by the Treasury Department of
the:New York companies has been immense, but it
has been executed with 'a rapidity unexampled in
the history of bank-note printing. The American
Bank Note Company, which in its establishment
swallowed up several large firms, and the National
Company, a comparatively new, and rival establish
. meat, have not only' increased their productive
power enormously, to meet the pressing exigency,
but have actually produced the most astonishing
quantity of these treasury obligations.
We speak not at random. They have made vast
additions to their means of production, and are
working from each press 60 per cent. more impres
sions per day than was formerly considered a full
day's work. Let us see a little what there was to
do, and how far they are capable. The Secretary of
the Treasury has ordered the following amounts of
currency:
Old-demand notes $60,000,000
Seven-and-three-tenth notes 150,000,000
Legal-tender notes $300;000,000
Less reserve to meet deposits. 50,000,000
Total available ordered $460,000,000
Actually printed to date and delivered... 435,000,000
Still to be delivered, available 25,000,CKH)
Here, out of four hundred and sixty millions of
treasury obligations ordered, there have been
printed and. delivered to the Government four hun
dred and thirty-five million dollars, leaving only
twenty-five millions to be done. These would have
been completed but for the fact that they were
wanted in small denominations 'for convenience of
ch ange,'and these small notes count up slowly. In
addition to all this, these companies have furnished
the blanks for the regular stocks, and are now also
engaged upon the postal currency, upon which they
are employing about two hundred presses. Of this
the production already reaches five million dollars ;
and this must be considered'rapid work, when it is
remembered that the bills are. in fractions of a dol
lar.' The delay in the payment of the soldiers is in-
_excusable, and the fault does not rest with the bank
note companies.- If it did, the substitution of irre
sponsible politicians for companies of high charac
ter and well-known integrity would not remove the
evil. But the elanidf about, the printtfiglilisoth
objects than simply to shield the payinasters from
blame, and the movements in this direction will bear
watching.—Few. Yom* Journal of Commerce. •
From J. 13. Lippincott & Co., and also from
T. Peterson & Brothers, we have Ha per's Maga.
zinc for January. In it we find Miss Mulock's
"Mistress and Maid," concluded, and Miss Evan&
"Romola," and Mr. Trollope's "Small House at Al
lington,'.' continued.. The illustrated papers are
Mr. Rosi Browne's "Californian in Iceland," an
anecdotal and historical account of "Clirdi and Dice,"
sketch of an Indian chief called Hole-in-the-Day,
the tales by . Misa Evaris and Mr: Trollope, "The Re
volving ToWer and its Inventor," (here claimed to
be Mr. Timby, of New York,) the Editor's Drawer,
and the Fashion& piiges=flfty engravings in all, and
the whole of them good. Among the general articles
we would notice asvarticularly good, Mr. Lossing's
"League of States," " Carlyle's Table Talk," (which
seems affected and stilted,) and, in the Monthly Re
cord of Current Events, excellent abstracts of the
President's Message at the opening of Congress, and
of the Reports of the Bea& of Departments and Bu
reaus of, the Government This department of
Mayer is well . attended to,' and mbst impartially
executed. .
STUYVESANT
From W. B. Ziebef we have the _North British Re
view: for November—the low-priced and neat Ameri
can reprint. As usual, it concludes with an article.
on " The American Conflict," which shows pro
found ignorance of the condition and resources of
this country and the feelings of our people. As a
set-off, there are thoroughly well-informed and in
structive papers upon the Austrian Empire in 1862,
Syria and the Eastem Question, and M. Michel's I ,
recent and curious history of the alliance between
France and Scotland. The critical notices are of
Cough's Poems, (lately republished in "blue and
gold" by Ticknor & Fields,) and of SL.Clement's
Eve, a drama by Henry Taylor, author of "Philip .
Van Artevelde," but inferior. In a paper against,
the sensible proposal to assimilate the mercantile I
law of England and Scotland, there is considerable
local &goring, and much, but feeble, special
pleading. In this Review, which, we suppose, may
still be considered as an organ of the Scottish
a brace of religious subjects are not out of
place. The first is "Christian Individuality," in
which we notice memoirs of several" religious per
sons, clerical and lay, who have lately died—viz.:
Rev. John Angell James, Rev. Joseph Sortain,
Samuel Budgett, Dr. George Wilson, Sir Edward
Parry, and Captain Hedley Vicars. The second
"serious" paper, on Popular Prophetical Litera
ture, examines various books, by Dr. Cumming, Mr.
Prere, and others; in which the writers have striven
and especially' exposes the blunders, ignorance, and
dishonesty of Dr. Cumming, showing that, in "The
Great Tribulation," . he misquotes Bible texts and
passages from Josephus, changing their language
to suit his own views, and that he is as unreliable
in his critical as in his historical . references. The
Rev. Dr. Cumming is a fashionable London'preacher,
who has predicted in various wordy volumes that
the world will come to an end in 1864, yet, in the
teeth of his own prophecy, rented a house six years
ago for a term which would not legally expire until
seven years after (on his own showing) the world
had been destroyed. Surely, clergymen more pro
perly perform their duty by teaching Gospel truths
than by rushing into wild speculations which end in
soothsaying guesses.
The Eclectic Magazine (received from Mr. Zieber)
appears with additional letter-press and two en
gravings. One of these is Cromwell dissolving the
Long Parliament, by John Sartain, after the paint
ing by Mr. Benjamin West, P. R. A.; and the other,
by George E. Perine, after John Gilbert's picture in
the gallery of the British Institution, is "Cardinal
Wolsey and the Duke of Buckingham"—one of the
finest works of the modern English historical school.
The letter-press contains the best papers from the
British periodicals, selected with care and judgment.
In the present number the following have been
drawn upon : National Review, British Quarterly,
Dublin University Magazine, Book of Days, North
British Review, Prase; 'a Magazine, St. James' Ma
gazine, New Monthly, Quarterly Review, Cham
bers' Journal, and Intellectual Observer. This num
ber commences a new volume—the fifty-eighth.
The tenth part of The Book of Days, published by
J. B. Lippincott Si: Co., brings the notice of the year
down to the middle of May. Two more numbers
will make the first moiety of the work, which wilt
be completed in two volumes. Antiquarian, tradi ,
tionary, anecdotal, historical, and literary lore, illus
trated with curious engravings, are here combined
with great skill, and the result is a work of the
highest permanent value.
AN . ELECTRIC PIANO.—The Paris correspond
ent of the Journal du Havre says : "An experiment
of an electric piano has been tried at the Palace'of
Compiegne. The inventor, who is a native of
Treves,..gives' to the instrument great power; and
the air played was repeated on another piano placed
at the other extremity of the palace. He pretends
that while playing a tune in Paris he can have it re
lented instantaneously at St. Petersburg, provided
the electric wires are intact."
-CURRENTS OF THE: PACIFIC OCEAN.—A
large California pine, estimated to contain 5,000 feet
of solid timber, lately drifted by the Island of Maui,
with several other trees. Some of the trees came on
shore, but the biggest drifted on towards the coast
of Asia. These facts are interesting, as giving solid
data to show the force and setting of the currents of
the Pact tic. These drifting logs were probably carried
into the ocean by the California floods of November
and January.
GARIBALDI.--Garibaldi has just been elected
an honorary member of the Swiss patriotic associa
tion called the Helvetia. Dr. Nelaton, the French
surgeon who went to Italy to treat Garibaldi's
wounds; is to be presented a valuahle—gold box by
the Italian sympathizers iri Paris.
The Government Currency.
'Mpie of the . Magazines.
To attain
To Something of prophetic strain,
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
comm on pleas Judges Thompson and
_ .
The Broad-street Railroad. An injunction refused
because complainants are private individuals and
have not set out in their bill any special injury. The
proposed road is in violation of the charter of the
company.
Peterson et al vs. The Navy Yard,Broad-street,
and Fairmount Railway Company. Application for
an injunction. Before reported.
On Saturday morning Judge Thompson delivered
the following opinion on the motion for an injunc
tion to restrain the construction of the railroad of
this company as it is proposed to be built, and the
connections with the Philadelphia and Trenton
Railroad Company, and the Philadelphia, Wilmlng
ton, and Baltimore Railroad Company as they are
now proposed to he made. • IL is as follows :
The object of the charter granted to the " Navy
Yard, Broad Street and Fairmount Railway Com
pany," was probably to authorize the construction
of a passenger railway between the Navy Yard and
Fairmount. The said company, under this charter,
state that they . "design to begin to construct their
road at, and to connect the same with, the track of
the 'Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
road Company,' at Broad street and Washington
avenue, or Prime street, and to continue the same
thence, northwardly, along Broad street to Girard
avenue, and there to connect the same with the rail
road of Richmond and Schuylkill Railway Com
pany." _They do not design to construct a road from
Broad . and Federal street, by the Navy Yard to
Fairmount, but under a charter, stating the place at
which the road shall be commenced, and the streets
through which it shall be constructed, it.is proposed
to begin at a difttrent place, to omit the third of the
preselibeil route lying east of Broad street towards
the Navy Yard, - and to assume an equally extensive
route at the northern end of the line, divergent alto
' gether from the terminus at Fairmount.
If this may be done under their charter there is no
lithit to the space within this county Over which
this- company may travel; by judicious connections
they may travel the entire city with whatever they
may choose to carry in their cars. Nor is there any
restriction as to the kind of motive power to be em
ployed. They have thus the most extensive charter
that • has ever been granted to any railroad within
the limits of the city, restricted only by their ability
to connect by agreement to any railroad now con
structed or hereafter to be constructed.
The powers claimed by the said company are not
given in terms. If they exist, they are to be derived
by the construction of the word employed.
After defining the route, and giving authority to
make such turnouts; connections, and sidings, as
may be necessary for the prosecution of the business
of the company, the act goes on to say, "And
they shall have the right to cross at grade any other
railroad, and by agreement connect with, and run
over, any other railroad now constructed, or whioh
may hereafter be constructed in the city of Phila
delphia."
if these words give a general power, without any
reference to the previous prescribed limits and route
of the proposed road, then, indeed, the company has
obtained-a most liberal franchise, bounded only by
the limits of the county of Philadelphia, and not re
stricted to the use of what are known as city passen
ger railroads, but to any railroads existing or to be
constructed within the county.
If the Legislature intended to confer such privi
leges upon the corporation, it is to. be regretted that
such Intention was not clearly expressed. The entire
provisions of the act of Assembly seem applicable
to a road to be constructed, as other city railroads
have been, from Broad and Federal streets and the
Navy. Yard to Fairmount, with other additional
privileges, intended, it must be presumed, to render
more effective the franchise conferred—not to es
tablish a road entirely different in location and pur
poses from that thus definitely located. When such
power is claimed under a legislative grant, we must
have plain words for it. No uncertain meaning can
prevail. 'Whatever is doubtful in a charter is certain
against the right claimed. 3 Casey, 351.
If anything in this charter is plain r it is that a
railroad WAS authorized from Broad and Federal
and Navy Yard to Fairmount: but that road is ex
actly what the company desipt not to construct—.
the words in which they state their intentions
clearly show this—theY mean under this charter to
connect, by means of a road in Broad street, upon a
small portion only of the route, indicated in the
charter, two lines of railroad, several miles distant
from each other," and differing entirely in their
char - Etc - ter and use from the city passenger roads,
and, except as to Broad street, far away from the
line of which the Navy Yard and Fairmount are the
termini. • -
To carry out this design either rails of a pattern
different from those in general use by the city rail
roads are required, or more than two rails are ne
cessary- to accommodate the different gauge of the
roads to be connected by them.
It may well be doubted whether such was the in
tention of the Legislature.
Nor is it by any means clear that a foreign com
pany, authorized to enter the city and to proceed by
a defined route to a certain terminus, can, by a con
tract with any other company, obtain a different
route through the city and traverse it with the same
cars ordinarily used upon their road.
We need add nothing further to show that, in our
opinion, the entire scheme of the Navy Yard Com
pany needs additional legislation to enable them to
carry it out to a fair and honorable completion.
But the complainants in this bill are met with the
objection that they are private individuals, and have
not set out any special injury caused or threatened
to them by the construction of this road.
The interference of the court is asked for upon the
ground that the railroad proposed to be constructed
le 'a nuisance to the complainants. It has beeh set
tled that a ; private citizen cannot obtain the inter
femme of the court to prevent an act which may be
an injury to the public eenerally. lie must show
something particularly affecting his own interests.
14 connect, &585, Biglow vs. Hartford Bridge Company.
17 con., 372, Faust Ts. The Pass. R. Co., Philadelphia
.16.5.
260,000,000
' he constructing of a railroad authorized by law
over a street of a city is not a nuisance. 'The Login
lature . may change the mode of use of a highway.
6 )11har., 25. Although the change may be detri
mental to the property of individuals, it is a loss
for which the law affords no remedy. The lot-holders
fronting on the street_so used,_ under legiala
authority, cannot interfere by legal means to pre
vent lit occupancy.
Lrfinn - eaclr or theegtreeta,silopg which the COM
plainants claim to be owners of propeity;"the - Legis- ••
Wore has authorized the construction of a railroad,
along Broad street, along Howard street, andEfirard
avenue. 'The construction of the tracks along those
streets; by the several companies having power to
I make them, would be legal, and could. not be pre
vented by . the present complainants or any of them,
1 and no injunction could issue upon their application.
If, then, the construction of the - road upon any of
these streets, would not, per se, be a nuisance, the
1 fact that it was constructed by a company other
than the one having the charter for such road, would
not cause it to be either a public or private injury.
A company, exceeding its powers, may be restrained
by, the representative of the Commonwealth, or by
proceedings instituted by parties interested in the
company ;•but persons having no interest in it can
not interfere with .its action. If the directors of a
corporation misuse or misapply its funds in the con
struction of railroads, they are not responsible to
strangers, and cannot be restrained -at their in
stance. • •
We have said that the design of the defendants, as
disclosed by their affidavits, is not iu accordance
with whit appears to be the true meaning of their
charter. That looks to . the construction of the road
from the Navy Yard to Fairmount, and the company
may.hereafter be compelled to complete such a road.
But upon the present application of the complain
ants as individuals, we are unable for the reasons
given to grant the injunction. The improper use of a
railroad within the city maYbe restrained by the
municipal authority, or, if that use amounts to a
nuigance, it' is the subject of indictment.
Injunction refused.
TUE ItWE\TT•FOURTII-WAfD COI7NOILMAN CASE,-
.APPLICATION FOR AN INJUNCTION.
E. Spencer Miller vs. Philip Lowry at •al. This
• was an•application for an injunction to restrain the
said Philip Lowry from presenting to Select Council
a certificate of election as member of said 'Select
Council from the Twenty-fourth ward, and from
taking his seat in that body, and also to restrain
Horace Martin and Emanuel Rey, clerks of said
Council, from calling the name of the said Lowry at
its meeting.
The bill that has been filed avers that Mr. Miller
was duly elected by a majority of the qualified voters
of the Twenty-fourth ward, a member of Select
Council. That on Wednesday, the day succeeding
the second Tuesday of October, the nine judges of
the nine several divisions of the Twenty-fourth
ward met and counted the return, and found a ma
jority for Mr. Miller. But after said nine judges
had so met and counted said votes, five of them,
being a majority of their number, fraudulently com
bining and conspiring with the said Philip Lowry to
injure and defraud the complainant and deprive hint
of the certificate of his said election, which said
judges were then and there bound to give him, and
they and the said Lowry also combining and con
spiring to defraud the citizens of said ward, and the
law in that behalf not only fraudulently refused to
sign'a certificate of his election for the complainant,
but fraudulently signed a certificate for the said
Philip Lowry, at his request, certifying that he was,
at said election, elected a member of Select. Council
for said Twenty-fourth ward, which certificate the
said Philip Lowry, having so fraudulently com
bined and colluded with said fivejudges to obtain
the same, took and received from said five judges, or
their messenger, and now has and holds.
The said five judges have been bound over to an
swer, in the Quarter Sessions, for the misdemeanor
of committing said -fraud, and will in a short time
he tried therefor After the warrants were issued
for this purpose; the said five judges joined with the
other four of said nine judges in signing and causing
to be delivered to the complainant a certificate of
his election as member of Select Council for said
ward.
The said complainant has lately heard and believes
that it is the intention of said Lowry, at the organi
zation of the Select -Council, to carry out his said
fraud by using his said certificate and demoniding a
seat. in said Councils, and the said certificate maybe by the clerlewhwho shall organize said body,
and who may be ignorant of the fraud.
That said .Rey and Martin, now clerks of Select
Council, combining and conspiring with said Lowry
fraudulently to call the said Lowry's name, and omit
to call the name of complainant, and thus deprive
him of bis seat and give it to said Lowry, to prevent
the possibility of such a result, it is necessary that
the said certificate should be cancelled, and the said
Lowry enjoined from taking his seat thereunder,
and the said Rey and Martin from calling his name
as a member of said Council.
The bill concludes with a iirayer to this effect.
The affidavit of J. Alexander Simpson, Esq., one
of the Return Judges of that ward, was read in sup
port of the facts Alleged.
Lewis C. Cassidy, Esq., who, with George M.
'Wharton and William L. Hirst, Esqs., appeared for
the respondents, stated that owing' to the short no
tice they had received of this application, they had
been unable to prepare but the affidavit of Mr.
Lowry, which he would read. The affidavit is as
follows
Philip Lowry, Jr., being sworn according to law,
Both depose and say: That he is advised and believes,
and in consequence thereof respectfully suggests that
this court has no jurisdiction of .the :natter com
plained of in the bill filed in this case, as the matter
therein stated is solely within the control of the
Select Council of the city, inasmuch as the bill seeks
to inquire into the "election and return" of a mem
ber'of that body, but for greater caution, and without
waiving the said objection, deponent says that at the
election referred to in complainant's bill, he (this de
nOnent)is informed and believes, and upon said in
formation and belief avers he was duly elected a
member of Select Council from the Twenty-fourth
ward of this city. That on Wednesday, the day siie
ceeding the second Tuesday of October, the election
day referred to, the nine return judges of election
of - the nine election divisions of the Twenty-fourth
ward met, according to law. That said judges
were' organized by the elect - let of a president and
the appointment of clerks. That at said meet
ing of return judges. without the interference
or control in any way of this deponent, and in his
absence, the said Board of Return Judges directed
byjvote a certificate to be issued to this deponent,
declaring this deponent to have been legally elected'
a member of Select Council for said ward. That the
certificate signed at said meeting by a majority of
the said return judges and issued by the Board as
aforesaid was issued to this deponent, and by a per
son whom the deponent supposed was the messenger
of said body, delivered to this deponent on the public
highways, at least a mile from the meeting-place of
said judges, and by him accepted. That he is in
formed and believes that after having issued said
certificate and such other certificates and business
as they were bylaw required to do, the said Beard
of Return Judges on the day last a fores aid adiown ed
without day That deponent, in addition, tn said
certificate, is able to chow, beyond doubt, his elec
tion whenever by the proper tribunal rtwired so
to do.
That this deponent denies that heft any way con
spired or combined with the return judges; or any of
ll:etn, or wittiany one, to injure a:11 defraud the
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complainant, or the citizens of the Twenty-fourth
ward, or any one else, or to interfere with the rights
of the complainant or any other person.
That deponent is Informed and believes that after
the legally- organized board of return judges of said
ward had met, completed their business, and ad
journed sine die, five of the persons formerly consti
tuting the board, against whom a criminal prosecu
tion had been commenced, and two others after.
wards, to wit : on the 16th day of October, two days
after the election, signed a paper for the said com
plainant which deponent is informed the said com
plainant calls a certificate of election as member of
Select Council from the Twenty-fourth ward. That
said paper was not signed at a legal meeting of the
return judges of said ward, or at a time recognized
by law, and he Is informed was signed by some of the
signers thereof, in the absence of the others and out
side of the ward.
And deponent further says that it is not true that
he, in any way, proposes to interfere with any of the
rights of the complainant, hut simply to exercise and
guard his own in such a way as to procure the de
cision of a competent tribunal in reference thereto.
That complainant has no legal certificate of election
to the office of member of Select Council from the
Twenty-fourth ward, and that if complainant claims
to have been elected to the said office, his rights are
amply protected `by law, inasmuch as he can avail
himself of the form and process usual and proper in
the case of a contested election.
And deponent further says that he believes the
present application is but an effort to induce this
court to interfere with the right of the Select Coun
cil to judge of the qualifications of ita members.
The argument, which was principally directed to
the power of the court to interfere in the matter,
was then commenced. On the part of the com
plainant, it was contended by Chas., Gilpin, Eaq.,
that- this was a case of a party holding a fraudulent
certificate and attempting to use it, and the com
plainant would be without remedy unless a Court
of Equity should interfere.
On the part of the respondents it was argued by
Messrs. Wharton and Hirst that the consolidation
act gave power to Select Council alone to judge of
the qualifications of its members, and the court
could not interfere in the matter.
:Judge Thompson held that the question here was
whether the court had the right to prevent the use
of a fraydulent paper, and that the power of Courts
of Equity to restrain parties from the use of false
papers in derogation of the rights of others, had
never been doubted. It was alleged in the bill that
the certificate of Mr. Lowry was a false and fradu
lent one, and that he was about to use It. If this
was so, the. court had the right to restrain him.
That by the returns it appears that, by a majority of
the qualified voters of the ward, the complainant
had been elected a member of Select Council from
that ward.
In order to prevent the injunction, the answer of
Mr. Lowry ought to deny the facts on which this
charge is made. He does not meet these allegations.
He merely alleges that he believes himself to be
elected. If Mr. Lowry is willing to answer this
bill; and put himself on his oath as to the validity
of his certificate, and the facts on which it is based,
he will then put the complainant out of court. If
he does not deny the facts alleged in the bill, and
aver the legality of his own certificate, the injuno
tion must issue. For this purpose Mr. Lowry was
allowed until the hour of adjournment to tile ea
amended affidavit:
Judge Allison fully concurred with Judge Thomp
son in these views, and on the point raised as
to the power of the court to restrain municipal cor
porations from doing unlawful acts, he said that,
until it can be shown by clear and unquestionable
authority that by act of Assembly a municipal cor
poration is invested with power to do just as they
pleased, he would not yield assent to the doctrine
that the courts were powerless to interfere to pro
tect the rights of citizens. While Councils were the
exclusive judges of the qualifications of members,
they must judge in strict. conformity to law. When
they refuse to keep within the strict line of the law,
a court of equity will interfere to keep theta there.
At 3 o'clock Mr. Lowry was again in court with
the amended answer. After consultation between
Mr. Hirst, for Mr. Lowry, and Mr. Gilpin, for Mr.
Miller, the amended affidavit was not presented, but
the case was allowed to go over until this
morning, and Mr. Gilpin intimated that. the matter
could then be settled in a few minutes.
THE CASE OP;,TII.E EVENING BULLETIN.
. The case of Peacock et at. vs. Chambers et 41. in
volving the management of the Evening Bulletin
newspaper, before reported, has been carried to the
Supreme Courti in bane. This is an appeal from the
decision of Mr. Justice Read, at 2'i,'i Prius, who dis
missed the bill of the plaintiffs. The hearing before
a full bench will take place in January. •
THE POLICE.
[Before Kr. Alderman Belt Jeri
Final Hearing of Alleged Shoplifters.
Margaret Montgomery, Bridget Ward, AVillians
Fannin, and Andrew Callen, arrested on Tuesday
evening of last week, on the charge of being impit
'eated in shop•lifting had a final hearing before Al
derman Beitler on Saturday afternoon, at the Central
Station.
. T. B. Pugh, the proprietor of a store at Sixth and
Chestnutstreets, identified a portable writing desk,
which he alleges was stolen from his store ; he could
not say that he had ever seen any of the prisoners at
his store.
D. 11. Lee identified a piece of goods such as he
has for sale • also, a comb that looks like those at
his store; the piece of goods is very peculiar in color,
and very scarce; a piece like this was stolen; have
frequently seen one of the women (Mrs. Montgome
ry). come to the store; from her peculiar actions al
wayd regarded her as a suspicious person.
Michael M. Biter identified several pieces of goods,
one piece in particular, by the private mark thereon;
one of the pieces is scarce there is only one other
store having the same kind for sale. This witness
also identified a piece that a lady had exchanged on
the day of the robbery.
Reuben Bechtel. identified a piece of goods by the
store mark upon it.
Edward I,Carlin, detective, testified that, in com
pany with Detectives Lamon, Bartholomew, and
Henderson, he had seen Mrs. Montgomery at times,
during the past four or five years ; the last store she
and her companion visited on last Tuesday after
eh.
th_atreB.4 r we followed
the party until they entered a iager
Shoemaker street; we took them into custody and
brought them to the station ; the portable writing.
desk was found in the room occupied by Mr. Fanning
and Bridget Ward; a portion of the goods was found
in a room occupied by Mrs. Montgomery ; when we
entered the bar-room the two male prisoners were
there ; they suddenly left the place.
John Lamon (detective) testified as to the traoing
of the women from the Eighth street storesto the
lager beer house ; the piece of goods found on Mrs.
Montgomery is that identified by Mr. Biter ; on
another visit paid to the house we found this lifting
pocket; (pocket shown); we got some of the goods
at Front and Dock streets; when we entered the bar.
room the two men, Fannin and Cullen, suddenly de
parted ; I caught one of them at Second and Spruce
streets; Officer Carlin caught the other atsome other
place.
A number of bills for goods purchased were se
cured by the officers, but none of them appear to
hare any bearing upon the alleged robbery as pre
ferred. We may state that quite a number of artiolea
of dry goods recovered by the officers • have not yet
been identified.
The defendants were committed' in default of
$1,500 bail each to await their trial at the Criminal
Court.
Highway Robbery—A. Confession.
Before the same magistrate, a young man named
John Mooney was arraigned on the charge of high
way robbery. He made a clean breast of the whole
affair, by acknowledging the truth of the charge as
preferred against him. Ths facts in brief are these :
On Christmas Eve the defetdant met a "young man
named George Sites, "hear Sixth and Chestnut
streets. He thought he recogniied him as an old
acquaintance, 'whom he had not seen for some time.
The defendat was glad to see his friend;and finally
asked him for a loan of some money. Mr. Sites
immediately Milled out his pocket-book, contiining,
as. he said, nearly seventy dollars, whereupon de
fendant suddenly seized it, and the next moment
mingling in the 'crowd - was lost to view: He was
subsequently arrested, when he acknowledged that
he had stolen the book, and realized about sixty
dollars. He was committed to prison to await his
trial.
Au Adventure of the Night.
Dr. Francis
.Condie, one of the oldest, and most
extensively known and esteemed physicians of Phila
delphia, was the victim as well as the hero of an ad
venture that occurred about two o'clock on Satur
day morning; the interesting particulars of which
are as follows : It seems that the wife of a gentle
man residing on Arch street near Eleventh, we be•
lieve, was taken sick about one o'clock on Saturday
morning. It was necessary to procure the attend
ance of a physician and a nurse. The gentleman, on
leaving his domicile, locked the front door and plac
ingi the key on the front window sill, so that the
physician might readily find it, closed the shutters,
and started on his important mission. Having
reached the residence of the physician, the
appliCant made known his business, and• then
started in search of the nurse.
He told the Doctor that when he reached his house
to open the parlor shutters, and he would find the
front-door key, by which he could gain admittance.
The Doctor understood it all, and the sentleman re
newed his errand, which, up to this time, was only
about half accomplished.
On reaching the house in Arch street, the Doctor
attempted to open the wron g window shutters. A
solitary policeman, of Lieut. Patton's division, was
not far distant:
He, naturally - enough, thought the Doctor was a
burglar; and, like a good officer, watched him in all
his movements.
Presently, the Doctor opened the right shutters,
and while feeling about, in the dark for the key, the
policeman silently advanced and said :
"Rollos, old feller, what 'yere doing herel"
"Trying to get into the house," was the reply.
"That's a puny way to get into the house: that
aint according to Gunter."
"Well, I am looking for the key," rejoined the
Doctor, at the same time fumbling about the sill.
"Come, come, old feller, you've gone far enough:
to the station-house you must go."
"But, I'm a doctor, sir."
. "Oh, yes, a purty doctor to be sure, trying to get
into people's front windows at this early hour in the
morning;
; we'll give you a soft plank in the station.
"But, my friend, see here, I'm Doctor Condie;
there's a sick
lady in this house, and I have been
sent. for:"
"Well, knever seen doctor trying to get into a
front window afore ; it aint according to gunter, so
come along) ,
"But, but, see here ; I—don't you know me, sir T
I am' Dr. Condie."
Finally, the police, officer became satisfied that the
Doctor was not a burglar, a mutual explanation fol
lowed, the policeman laughed, soditl the Doctor. and
while the latter was attending the bedside of the
sick lady, the officer continued to patrol the streets,
to guard the property of the sleeping citizens, and.
to think on the novelty of the adventure with a doe--
tor in search of a key.
ECLIPSE§ DINIING 1863.—During the next
year (1863) there will be two eclipses of the sun and
two of the moon :
First. A partial eclipse of the sun May 17, at 11h.
28,14 m. in the morning, invisible on account of the
moon's great north latitude. The southern line, or
limit of risibility in the United States, first
touches at Snnta Baz;bara, California; thence, pur
'suing a northeastern course, touches at Manti,
otru t h ; Fort • Laramie. Nebraska; Bigstone
Minnesota : thence across the north part of Lake
Superior into Canada.
•
Second. A total eclipse of the moon Au* 1, at 6h.
6m. In the evening. The moon rises (fa. the sun
sets) 22 minutes before the end of the eclipse.
Third. An annular eclipse of the sun November
11th, at h. 39m. in the morning, in.:risible. This
elimie will only be visible in the -o:teat Southern
Ocean from the Cape of Good Hope kt.,Australia.
kourlii.. A partial eclipse of the ckoon 'November
25th, visible in mean time as foliowa:
Beninning of eclipse lh. 5.3 m. 438., morning.
.............. 3 „„13. “.
End of eafuse. • 6 16 ' 11
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•At the middle of the eclipse s the moon will he in
the zenith in longitude 137 neg. 11 nun. west of
Greenwich 'and latitude 20 thrg. 93. min. north, near
midway between the Sandwich Islands and Leaver
California.
There will be seen very large eclipses of the sun
on the following days, to wit : Thursday, October IA
1866 ;,Saturday, August 8, 1669; Wednesday, Sep.
tember 29, 1676; Thursday, October 20, tafte - mon_
day, Dlay 28, 1900. During the BRIIIIO period there
will be seven other eclipses of tho sun, but of Muck
less magnitude.
A Qo?' - ER? MEINZT CONTRACT.--. 001. Stllll
- U.S.- Commissary of Subsistance, has aivardo4l
Thain, McKeon& Co., of this city, a contract for
50,000 fps. hard yellow soap, at $6.96, 811(15Q : 00o 10.
at $63.2;4 r 100 !Gs.