The press., January 03, 1863, Image 1

THE PRESS,
pu SRED DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTS%)
al' JOHN W. FORNEY,
oF pfCE. No. lAA SOUTH FOURTH STREET
TUE DAILY PRESS,
cir Otttrca Pea Weak, parable to the Carrier.
td Sttlinribors oat of the City at Erarrr Doutaite
FOUR DOLLARS FOR SIX /SIOXTIIIB, Two Doi,-
' j,p la THItES Morse—invarlahly in advance for the
•
: , 4 00rJered.
o r Advertisements inserted at the anal ratee, Six
;.19 C uuatituto a square,
rEIIE TUX-WEEKLY PILES%
to Subscribers out of the City at Foos Dole
rev. Auxis, a advance.
RETAIL DRY G 04111,3.
1 ) AINS IN MALTESE COLLARS
optie,l, over - 2,9W MALTESE COLLARS; which
tu yang off lit
20, 25, 31, ms, 44, and 50 cents,
~,,,eortl of MO Noodle-Worked Muslin Collars, al
25, 81, and 37X cents,
r,A KID GLOVES at 44 cents por pair.
OURWEN STODDA.RT & BROTHER,.
451, nntl. 451 N. SECOND St., above WillOW.
SINE CLOTH CLOAKS.
FINE FROSTED BEAVE,R,CLOAXS
riKS BLACK TRICOT CLOAKS.
MEDMI4t-PRICED CLOAKS.
'PINE BLANKET SHAWLS.
EXTRA CHEAP BALAIORALS
FINE LARGE BLANKETS.
SUPERFINE FROSTED BEAVERS.
&mit BEAVERS—TRICOTS.
BOYS' FINE CLOTHING.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER.
COOPER , da CONARD,
tt , Stt. S. E. COR. NINTH & MARKET Ste.
lANIES R. CAMPBELL &
M PORTERS .I+ND CASH DEALERS IN
DRY. GOODS,
A LY o n a -A 1, II R F,T A I-L. -
wiz:QFiESTNtTT STREET,
j tot received, and are now offering, Magnificent
SUM, SHAWLS, MID DRESS GOODS,
I'liatALL'i.* ADAPTED TO THIS SEASON
IiICA - 1 AND RELIABLE
FURS
Or. OUR PWIsT
IMP OR TATI ON
iIIANUFACTITRE.
ri: nAr , BABLE,
F.1T,11. ER nu NE,
DANK'. SABLE MINK,
REAL CHINCHILLA,
DARK SIBERIAN SQUIRREL.
t.v,EVERT: FASHIONABLE STYLE,
:FOE LADIES, MISSES, AND all/LDREN
FURS MADE TO ORDER
J. W. PROCTOR ct; CO.,
ogo CHESTNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA,
pLOAKING CLOTHS.
SUBLIME QUALITY:
;ohanny'e Frosted Beavers.
Medium•priced Frosted Beavers.
Thick and fine French Beavers. -
Tricot, Castor, and Union Beavers.
'Mohair and Sealskin Cloaking&
SoprOne Cassimeres, viz.
Silk Mlles—Black, neat fancies--
Be3 - s'—lixtra heavy—Union—Meßona, die.,
64 Coatings and Overcoatinge.
Novelties in fancy Vestlugs.
BALMORALS.
Out. hundred pieces 25-cent Dela.lnes.
Suetiou lots One Black Alpacas.
hue Merhaoes and Pop/Has.
Black Poplins, 87c„ ffil, $1.25.
Flue Blankets and Flannels.
• BOYS' CLOTHING.
Ruh?ale:aced Cutters, good Clothe, and
- Good work—Garments made to order.
COOPER & CONARD,
toiiqf S. E. corner NINTH and MARKET iltroets,,
E DWIN HALL & BRO.,
PO South SECOND Street,
Have reduced the pricedof
Fancy Silks,
'din Printed Dress Goods,
Shades of aferlnoes,
Denutiful Colors of Bops or Poplins,
AIl•Wool De Lathes,
kiuds of dark dress goods reduced.
Also,
Fine Long Deoche Shawls,
OM Centre Lung Cashmere Shawls,
Rich now styles of Blanket Shawls,
Lyons Silk velvets, pure Silk. dentf
DRY GOODS FOR WINTER.
B. Poplins,
French Ilerinos,
Colored Mousseline%
Foul: Da Soles,
Foulard Silks,
Bhroket Shawls,
Balmoral Skirts,
%Black Silks,
Fancy Silks,
Black Bombazines. .
Worsted Plaids,
Cheap Dela-Ines,
French Chintzes,
Shirting Flannels.
riroczartshawla, .
Fine Blankets.
Crib Blankets.
SHARPLESS BROTHERS,
DAP.: CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets
if STEEL & SON HAVE A LARGE
• assortment of DRESS GODS, suitable for HO'
MAY PRESRNTS. ' • •
tick Fancy Silks; Plain Silks, 'holed colors.
Plain and Figured Black Silks.
Plain and Fignred - Reriii'veo..^^.
Ylaln Solferino Cashmeres, at 3734 u, worth 62.
WINTER SHAWLS Is great variety
EERINO SCARFS,
13110 CHB BORIAES.
CLOAKS—Of New and Fashionable Styles, made of
Black Beaver , Frosted Beaver, and Black Cloth.
Call and eiamine our stock. We guaranty to give Bile
llkfaction, at we sell nothing hut good articles, and at
lower prices than they can be bought elsewhere.
dais Ens. 713 and 715 North TENT}, street.
fcHEAP DRY GOODS, CARPETS, OIL
CLOTH&A ND WINDOW SHADES.—V. E. ARCFIAM
mti,T, Ilor - thrast Corner ELEVENTH and rifARKET
:[reel,, wilt open THIS MORNING, from Auction : In
uoin thlrots a_t 37.46,60, 62, 76, and 67c. Entry and Stair
.7.111,n; D J Co Goo. Rag, Hemp, and Yarn Carpets, 20 to 45c.
i nor dii 'Cloths, 37 to Me. Gilt. Bordered Window
Ames, 62c to $1.60. Buff and Green Window Holland.
l i aines. 18 to .2.5 c. Plaid Dress Goods, 25 to 45c,
- Chintzes,- 16 to 20c. Frosted Beaver Cloths,
Y: 0 $.9 Water-proof Cloaktngs, $1.55. Fancy Shirting
S 7 to 62c. Canton Flannels, 26 to 31c. Shirting
4hl IA retina. dell-thstu lm
CIIIB AND CRADLE BLANKETS.
Large Crib Thankeii,
Fins Cradle Blanketg.
EYRE & LANDELL, FOURTH and ARCH
'TYRE & LAN DELL, FOURTH. AND
, A A lICH, huse a flue stock 01
GOODS FOR. FAMILY CUSTOM.
Good Large Blankets.
Coed Linea Sheetlnga, '
00)(1, Muslin by the Piece.
Good ilnArinking Flanuels
Good Fast, (Jointed Prints.
need Table Linen and Towels.
Good Quality Black Silkk.
Coed Asauctment Colored , jal
CLOTHES-WRENGER.
pit GREAT CLOTHES WRINGER.
"PUTNAM
"SELF-AD.TUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER"
•
lerwarrakted to be superior to any other in "use.-
/NOY FAMILY SHOULD , POSSESS A
CLOTHES WRINGER. .
. BECIA.M3k,
Istlt is a rAller to the hardest part of washing-dal. •
2d,lt euabivl thewashing to be done in one-third less
that
3d- /Lc, rei clothes from the injury always 'given by
arjting. • - !-.4,-
4a. It helps to wash the elothes as well as &lithe= ,
'"iii: BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE
ONE OF THIS' KIND,
BECAUSE,
."M. The . rolls. being of vulcanized rubber, will
i'.:, r hot and cold water, and will neither break nor tear
a buttons, , thoroughly gaI.ZCOND. The frame being of iron
:-,- tared, all danger from rust is removed, and the lis,
jty to shrink, swell; split, Ste., so unavoidable in
' soden machines, is prevented,:
THIRD.
THIRD. The spiral springs over the rolls render this ma.
Aine self-adjusting, so that small - and large articles, as
Ali as . rticles uneven in thickness, are certain to re
'sive uniform pressure; •
roomy The patent fastening : by which the machine
- 4 .llehtened to the tub, we believe to be superior in elm.
Achy and efficiency to any.yet offera
. *TR, it will fit arty tab; round or square, from One'
nail to one-and-a-quarter inches - in. thickness, without
the least alteration. ' • ,-- '
RETAIL PRICE
. .
• • .„.- -
No.l, $6.001 No, 2.35.00.' ' - - -- -
4 V - Agents wa idea in everyeounty.
0' tellable and energetic men will be liberallY dealt
wide
far Sale at the • ' - ' I '
I TOODENWARE ESTABLISHMENT"
OP ',- , •
A. lI.I, I RANCISCUS,
_ ...,
No, 4.33 BAREST St. and.'No. b North FIFTH St.,
deb Wholesale agent for PennsYlvania.
.. - • - •
C
1 ,
A U T . I'o N. •
The well-earned reputation of
FAIRBANKS' SCALES
ti) , Induced the makere of Imperfect balances to offer
,4 , 111 el "FAIRBANKS' SCALES," and purchasers have
in many instances, been enbjected to fraud and
!litDositton. Fairbanks' 'Melee are manufactured only by
.'”?. original inventore, E. &'T. FAIRBANKS 3c CO., and
alotod to every branch `of the liminess, where a
.:TIA7t end durable Scales is deeired,
FAIRBANKS di EWING,
General Agents,
MASONIC HALL, 715 CHESTNUT ST.
li~~~'E` & CO:, LITHOGRAPHERS
It PRINT COI:ORISTS, Southwest corner of
NUT and ELEVENTH Streets are prepared to ca
l:11'19 4 by description of Portrait, 'Landscape, Natural
, :^';'rrArchitectural, Autograph, Map; Or other Litho
the most superior manner, and the most
. res-
We terms.
l'' 4l ltraPh Portraits, Natural History, and Medical
.d ts,llop3, Trid any other description of Plates, colored
file hest style, and warranted to give satisfaction.
attention to Coloring Photographs.:. ooZftf
I '. RRA COTTA WA ItE.
Fancy Flower Pots.
Hanging VelSee,
Fern 'Vases. ivith Plants.
Orange Pots.
Ivy Irases, with Plants.
Cassolotts Renaissance.
Lava Vases Antique.
Consols and Cartatades.ll
Marble Busts and Pedestals.
lA.. sp Brackets, all sizes.'
a large assortment' of other FANCY GOODB,
.
for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, most of which are
i.. 54. : ' . .utured and imported for our own sales, and will
l uad at way other establishment.
S. A. HARRISON.
1010 OH ERTNITT Street.
Tj—
1 4 Li CIFER" OIL WORKS.
.
w , EX) bbls. Lucifer"" Burning Oil on hand,
(. .euerantee the 011 to steady exploaive dame burn all
u1 c)! in the laniP - with a , brilliant , with
tvi,L".lll44 the wick, and bet slowly - . Barrels lined
~4111A3 011 3Uket. -WRIGIdT, SMITH_, & PEARSALL,
~,,,i 1 ,
Office, GlEi MARKET Street.
VOL. 6.--NO. 131.
akc Mc Back to My Good Old Mother.
The boy reposes on his mother's knee,
And lovesher equal to his very world
AndHooll. he Plunges in the kiddy world,
And leaves that mother for a fickle wile.
The husband sighs away his honeymoon,
And vows his pure devotion cannot fade;
Within a year he seeks the gay saloon, -
While tender glances fly to ev'ry maid.
The poor lad sorrows that ho is not rich,
And seeks a heaven in the eyes of men ;
He madly rushes in the race for gold,
But fails to obtain the coveted gem.
The poet nightly:l=ll.4 his penny dip, .-•
e e lAnd starves himself to reach a beillialit fame ;
Ile sees the home-joy that the dollar gives.
And ends by asking,"What is in a name?'
And e'en the year—the great old year that's gone—
What festive elatuor ushered in its birth!
But sixty-three coquettes upon the heart,
And cannons shoot the old flame from the earth. -
Ah ! such is life—but as I stop to muse:
-I find extravagance must sometimes fall;
For men of sense, who wish to save expense,
Will patronize the wonderful ()Ali HALL.
With the new year we Inc LVIISe our already extensive
facilities" to supply the hest articles, at. the very lowest
prices. Ail who - ‘vaut first-class lieady-macie (Jtothing
can be letter Suited 'at OAK HALL titan elsewhere.
'rheum: A, of customers during the /est Vehr will testify
to this. WANAMAKER iBLOWN,
OAK HALL,
S. E. cer.'SIXTH end MARKET' Streets. •
FANCY ARTICLES.
CLARK'S • -
ONE DOLLAR STORE,
602 CI - lESTNUT STREET.
Silver-plated Ware, Jewelry, Photograph Albums,
Travelling Bags, Pocket Books, Port Monnales, Gabes,
dm., for 00 to 100 per cent less than the regular prices.
The following is a partial list of articles which we sell
at ONE DOLLAR EACH. The same goods are sold at
other placet from 6 , 2 to =TS each :
• Vlllll2 cittvirlit voit ONE DOLLAR!
Ladles' Sets,'new and beautiful styles. -
' 'Do: Pins,'
' DO. Ear 'll.tiligB; •
DO.'' Sleeve Buttons. '
Do. Guard Chain, .. .
Do. ' -Neckdo ~ -
Do. Gold Thimbles,
Do. Finger Rings, .
, Do. ,Pencils,
",.
ri.,
...- ens with 'case.
' Do 'rooelets, ,
Do, A annul, '
.. .
Do. C :arms,
Do. Pearl Port Monnales.
Do. ' Morocco do.
' Do, Wire do.
Do. Purses, .
Do. Card Ca: - es,
Infants' Armlets',
Do. Neck Chains,
Gents' Vest Chains, different styles,
Do, Sleeve Buttons, do. 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. Peu and Case,
Do. Pencil reyolving.
Do. Tooth'Pick, revolving,
Do. Watch Keys,
Do. Chain Hook'
Do, Chain Charms,
Do. Pocket Books,
Do. 13111 Books, ..
Do. Port Mom:tales, Sta.
SILVER-PLA.T.ED WARE.
YOUR CHOICE FOR ONE DOLLAR!
Sets of Table Spoons,
Do. Dessert Spoons,
Do. Tea do.
• Do. Forks,
Pair Butter Silicas,
Do. Napkin Rings,'
Knife Knife and Fork,
Goblets,
Cups, --,
Sugar Bowls,
Cream Cups,
Syrup Cups, '
Butter Dishes,
Castors with Bottles,
Salt Stands, &c.
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-GoldJewelry, together with an assortment of henry
plated Silver Ware, and a variety of Photograph Al
bums and Fancy Goods; which we will sell at prices
Which will defy competition. Ladies and Gentlemen are
invited to call and 'examine our stock. Every attention
paid to visitors whether they wish to purchase or not.
' Remember CLARK'S
ONE-DOLLAR STORE,
602 CHESTNUT Street.
to 1-2 m
PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, &c.
STUART'S PORTRAITS
OF •
GEORGE AND MARTHA
WASHINGTON,
COPIED IN OIL COLORS BY B. C. MIDDLETON,
Of Cincinnati, (formerly of this city.)
These Portraits are produced by an entirely New Pro
ease, and are more beautiful and life-like than the fittest
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 Offico. '
d.elC.3vr
A. BARLOW.
j'AAIES S. E.A.RLE & SON,
LaiPORL-00Tang,_A MAIcIIPACTURERF)' OP
G - txi•;Az* , - -
ETIMEME
OICEXINTINCS,
ENGRAVINGS,.
. ,
PORTRA.IT, . ,
• ' : PICTURE, and
PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES.
PHOTOGRAPH -ALBUMS.
EXTENSIVE , ,LOOKING CLASS WAREROOMS ANA
JL - 1 IN.
-
816 CHESTNUT Street, Pluladelphia. •
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
ROLIDAY PRESENTS.
Nos, 1 AND 3 NORTH SIXTH STREET
JOHN C. ARAISON,
(FORMERLY J. BURR MOO=
Has nOW.iII store an elegant assottment of
GENTLEMEN'S WRAPPERS,;
SCANTS, NECK TIES, GLOVES. are.,
In:Great Variety
JJOLIDAY PRESENTS. - OPENING
a splendid assortment of
GENTLEMEIVS FURNISHING GOODS,
suitable Presents for Gentlemen.
J. W. SCOTT,
110.814 CHESTNUT Street,
Four doors below the ContLuentaL
DRUGS AND CiIEIVIICALS.
ROBERTSHOEMAKER ao.,
tiortheast. Corner Fourth and RACE Street.%
" •
PHILADELPHIA,' •
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
MANITFACTURRES OP
WEITZ LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS,TITTii,
AOENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealers and consumers supplied at
VERY LOW PRtJES FOR CALSR.
n027-3m
CABINET FURNITURE.
CABINET ,FURNITURE AND BIL.
LIARD TABLES.
MOORE 63 CAMPION,
No. 261 Sorth SECOND Str.et,-
kt connootion littn4heirextensive Cabinet Business, are
now manufacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,.
And have now on hand a full supply, finished with the
MOORE & CAMPION'S IMPROVED CUSHIONS, Which
are pronounced by all who have used them to be anpe•
rior to all others,
For the quality and finish of these Tables the marm
factarers refer to their numerous patrons throughout
the Union, who are familiar with the character of their
work. %unfit?)
CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS.
FOURTH-STREET CARPET STORE,
No. 47 SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
3. T. DELACIROIX
Unites an examination of hie stock of Carpeting", ii
'which Will be found
260 PIECES BRUSSELS CARPETING&
At less than present cost of importation_
Also, 200 pieces extra Iroperial, three-ply, superfin e ,
medium, and low-grade Ingrain, 'Venitian, Hall, and
Stair Carpetinro at retail, very low for cash.'- noB-2in
SEWING MACHINES.
WHEELER & WILSON
SEWING MACIIINES'i
6 S CHESTNUT STREET,
PIiHE WILCOX & GIBBS :
SEWINSI
A I L .ICRINES
have been greatly-improved, making it
ENTIRELY NOISELESS.
and with Self-adjusting Hemmers, are now ready for sale
by FAIRBANKS dr, EWING.
se27tr 715 CREsTNITT Street
ALLOKEREL HERRING-, SHAD,
&C., Sic.
2,800 BhiS Masa. Nol3. 1,3, and 8 Mackerel, late-canght
fat fish, in assorted packages.
2,000 Bble. New Ea.etport, Fortune Bay, and Halifax
Herring.
2,600 Boxes Lubec, Scaled, and No. 1 Herring.
Bble. now Mess Shad.
200 Boxes Herkimer County Cheese, &c,
In store and for sale by
MURPHY Ar'ICOONS,
No. 146 North WHARVES.
LIQUEITRS.--50 CASES ASSORTED
D _ A IISIFEy_R.S„ just, received per ship ViodalLL, from
mr sale oy
JAIIRETCHE St. LAVERGNE,
se4 Siso2 and '404 South FRONT fittest.
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PHILADELPHIA
E4t Vrtss4
SATURDAY, JANUARY :3, 1860
Parsons on Notes and Bills.*
A new law-book by Professor Parsons invariably
increases the lawyer's and the student's knowledge,
by exhausting the subject it treats of, and probably
ejects several previous works, which its full and late
information renders obsolete. Henceforth "Eyles on
Bills" may shrink back on the bookshelf, as useful
in its time, but ousted by a treatise . infinitely supe
rior. The
.late Chief :lustice Parsons, who died
nearly hall a century ago, was so excellent a jurist
that a posthumous collection of his judicial opinions
- was, published, at New York, under the title of
"Commentaries on the Law of . the United States."
His son and
.blographer, Theophilus Parsons the
younger, is an accomplished man of letters. aswell
as an able, reliable; and painstaking jurist.. •:He hes
been Dane Professor of ‘Law in Haryard University
since 1847, and, though he has written several stan
dard law-books, did not go. Into that line of author
ship until after he had reached what Young calls the
" age of Wisdom," supposed to be between fifty and
sixty: years. Of his legal - treatises the• greatest
praise is the -simple fact that he tells call that any
one can want to know on the subject he treats upon.
Yet he is not diffuse nor wordy. His full knowledge
overflows and-fertilizes, but never inundates and
destroys, . •
The law of promissory notes and bills of exchange
may seem a very dry, subject, but it is not so, as
stated and illustrated by .111 r. Parsons. The opening
, of but a too brief chapter, on the origin of notes and
tallic communicates much which the :antiquarian
and the man of letters may read with advantage.
.
and pleamire.' Then follow chapters, subdivided '
into sections; giving infotlnation on the folloving
heads : Promissory Notes;- the - Essential Elements •
of a Negotiable Promissory Note; _ bills of
change; persons who may be parties to notes and
bills; Consideration; the rights and duties of the'
maker; holder; aceeptanee; presentmentand accept-,
ante; presentment for demand; notice of dishonor;
excuses for want of notice; protest and re-exchange;
transfer by endorsement; transfer by delivery
assignment; checks; bank-notes; instruments similar
in character to notes and bills; guarantee, and othei
collateral agreementS; payment, by negotiable bill or
note; payment, satisfaction, and rekease; lost note
or bill; law of place; interest; usury; action;
deuce; defences. This list will shoiv how systemati
cally the subject is treated, and what a wide field i 4
covered. Mr. Parson idates,.." Theie vcduaies were
stereotyped before the Statute of the 'United StateS
imposing stamps 'was 'enacted. An appendix has
been added at the close of the , text of the second'
volume, immediately before the Index, containing,
an accurate reprint of the provisions of the Statute
in relation to Bills; Notes, Letters of Credit, Drafts,
Orders, and Checks; together with anexamination of
the questions which the Statute suggests ; and the
English authorities upon those questions. which
have arisen under the English Stamp-Acts, and may
arise under our own;'! •
There is a separate index to this stamp-act Appen
dix. The geheral analytical index to .the whole
work, occupies one hundred and seventy octavo pages of
mei/ type. Lawyers will appreciate the painful
labor of compiling this key to the treasures of the
work, which will greatly save their labor.
Mlle other feature of this work should be noticed.
This is the Index to. Cases: cited, which fills 123
double-column pages—making about 17,000 eases
separately referred to.
There is only one slight drawback. Merchants as
well as lawyers, will consult these volumes f for pro
missory notes and bills of exchange constitute some
of the motive power of trade and commerce. All
but lawyers, (even the younger students,) will be
puzzled by the much abridged manner in which the
authorities are cited. For example, opening at page
51, volume - 11., we find, in one sentence of four lines,
cases cited from " 4 Taunt., 114; 13 East. 135; gOamp.
5; 3 johns. Gas. 5; 3 Johni. Gas. 259; 16 Maine, 465;
5 Peck. 412; 20 Peck. 545." Surely, the . names of
these reports in full, with the contractions RE above,
might easily be given in each volume, without•
occupying more than a few page's.,
This work is superbly printed upon good, white,
sized paper, upon which manuscript notes may be
made without blot or blur—no mean advantage in a
law book.
- 1 . A Treatise on the Law of PromiSsorsi Notes and .
Bills of Exchange, together with an Appendix, con
taining an accurate reprint of the provisions of the.
statute in relation to Eilis, Notes; Letters of. Credit,
Drafts, Orders, and Checks, with an examination Of
the, questions which the statute Suggests, and the'
English authorities upon thode questions which have
arisen under the English stamp act, and may arise
under our own. ET, Theoplitlus Parsons, LL. D.,
Professor of :Law in Harvard University, author of
Treatises on the Law of Contracts, on the Bleu - mats
of Mercantile Law, on Maritime Law, and the Laws
of.. Business for Busines.-iaili.-7,7-..utpp
The ißroad-street and
the Camden` ' and Amhoy and Trenton
itaooad. Companies. .= : •
[rot The Preg.]
As-this subject is now exciting the community, it
maybe interesting to our citizens to read a. short
history „of the companies who are endeavoring to
1 0 - 17 - - t ii - e : -- cm.sity of the city of Philadelphia. Be-:
tered, it is well knO;ii4dlPY.,..g°ll/PartY was char
largest commercial seaport Ax - the—iiiitigegtral4i;:
.all -the-China arid most of the' East-India
trade. After the charter of this company this trade-,
was diverted to New - York ; and they not only had
the carrying of the passengers who went there to
buy thesegoods ' but also the freight to bring back.
Their stock went up to one,- hundred and sixty dol
lars per share; and their dividends and extra divi
dends amounted to at least • twenty per cent..
A few, years back a line of steamers was established.
from this port to Liverpool. The Camden and Am
boy Company lost the carrying of the goods and
passengers brought by these steamers from New
York to Philadelphia, their stock fell below-par, and
their dividends from twenty to.six per cent., with
no talk about extra dividends; this line of 'steamers
must be diverted to New York, the Camden, Am
boy and Trenton Railroad Company must have the
freight and passengers to and from Philadelphia, the
steamers were withdrawn to New York, and the
stock of the CaniAen, Amboy, Philadelphia, and
Trenton, the Camden Amboy Company, by agree-,
meet, dividing their extra profits with the Trenton
road, rose over fifty per- cent. above par, and the:
dividends again rose -to twelve per, cent., with an'
extra dividend of twenty-five per cent., while the
citizens of. Philadelphia had " the mortification of-
seeing advertised- a line, called the Liverpool and_
Philadelphia Steamship Company„ stop .at New, :
York.
Our good friends then thought they had us all
right. "But, horror of horrors," hy.the census of
1860 we have shown . that Philadelphia is the first
manufacturing city in the Union. This, has alarmed ,
the New Yorkers, and the Camden rind Amboy,
Company, the former soliciting our manufactors to
consign our goods to them on sale, alleging that our
Southern and Western merchants conic direct to
New York; while the railroad companies have held
a meeting and proposed nothingless than to cafry
passengers through Philadelphia in closed cars, not
even making Philadelphia a way station. Their
reasons for this are obvious, for should the mer
chants stop here to purchase their goods, the Cam
den, Amboy, Philadelphia and Trenton , Railroad
- - Company would lose the. carrying of these - goods
and passengers to.and from New York.
A line of steamers might again be established
tween this port and Europe, and Philadelphia might,
again be what she once was, the first commercial
city in the United States. As the lines run at pre-.
sent, passengers have the privilege of stopping in
Philadelphia,' or proceeding direct to New York, the
through passengers are taken direct, with their bag
gage, to the Trenton depot, and make the through
trip from Washington to New York in ten hours,
which is in as short a time as they can do it, if they
get the proposed illegal connection—With this differ-..
enee, that passengers have the privilege of stopping
if they please. .
'We will now come to the Navy Yard and Fair
mount Company. This bill was pissed duringthe
last days of the session, was never signed' by the
Oovernor, and authorizes building a passenger road
from the Navy Yard to Fairmount. The company;
do far as known, never organized or complied with a
single provision of their charter, whicji they sold to
the Thirteenth and Fifteenth-streets Company, who
have now, it is believed, sold it to the Camden and
Amboy Company, or their agents, the, name of the
Navy. Yard company being only used as a cat's-paw.
Their charter does not authorize them in any way
to connect the Baltimore with the New York com
panies.
Notwithstanding the decision of our courts, they
arc now tearing up our streets in, violation 01 law.
Whether the citizens of Philadelphia will stand by
and see their factories closed, their merchants move
to New York—for where trade goes business will
follow; their city sink into a village, (which the
New Yorkers now call it when speaking of it,) for
no - One vtould be so, foolish.to invest a single dollar
in a place where he has no ,rights, no protection;,
their children sacrificed by being run over by loco
motives; their streets, where they have spent
lions of dollars, destroyed—all to fill the pockets of
the greedy stockholders of a foreign company, and
build up a city which has always' been the enemy of
their prosperity—remains to be seen.
To the Editor of The Press
Ssn: To-morrow having been suggested as a fitting
day for an appeal by our ministers of the Gospel to
their congregations, on behalf of the British sufferers
at
Lancashire and elsewhere, I would . respect
fully state that there is much poignant want among
the Highlanders at the Isle of Skye, who, in their
far-off 'Scottish home, endure, Without' a murmur of
complaint or cry for aid, the ravages of famine In
their midst.
Cannot something be done, simultaneously, for
this brave people of, the North I Our citizens will
not be behind our sister cities, we believe, in giVing,'
of their abundance to mitigate the distress that the
lamentable rebellion in our land has brought about.
PHILA.DELPHOS.
A Cotillao•ration at New York - ,,
NEW Yonx, Jan. 2.—The lire last night destroyed
Wilson's cracker bakery on Fulton street. Loss
over $50,000. The coffee and spice mills adjoining
were also burned. Loss $6,000. The next building
was also burned. It was Occupied by various par-,
fie s. Loss $6,000. Nos. 75 and 77. were also burned.
They were occupied by Escort & Mannri, Whitfield
Plummer,llatrerty & McHugh. Loss $5,000 i also,
the building No. ID, occupied by Smith Ely, whose
loss WRS $16.000, and T. C. Ely's paper store. "Loss
$lO,OOO. Broome & Smith's printing office; No. '73,
was also burned. - 'Loss $5,000. The fire spread to
Gold street. destroying building No. 08, occupied by
King Sc McMahon, steam-pipe makers. Loss $2,000. -
It then spread to Beekman street, damaging three
buildings and contents to the extent of about $4,000.
G. W: Woodward, steam-pump maker, on Beekman
street, was burned out. Loss $31,000.
Fire at the-Sea Shore.
fiTLAYric Cery, Jan 2.—The house of Benjarnin
Turner, on Brigantine beach was destroyed by fire
Met night. Two boys are missing and supposed to
have perished in the flames. Mr. Turner is well
known to many Philadelphians who visit this re
zion for the purpose of shooting ducks and other•
sea-fowl, as an experienced and skilful gunner, as
well as an accommodating and agreeable host; and,
they will hear with sorrow of his misfortune.
PROMOTrol7.—Lieut. George J. Schwartz,
coma , zounveti; has been promoted to a oaptaiaoy,
for gallant conduct at Fredericksburg.
PHILADELPHIA., SATRDAY, JANUARY 3, 1863.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHWM
Hanging of Thirty...eight Sinaut 11Itirderei
Incidents and Scenes in Prison—Prepal
bons for Death—The Death-song and E.
cation—Awful Spectacle. on the Gallomi
Burial and Other Incidents.
(Special Correspondence of The Press.]
MAiKATO, Wls., Dec. 29, 1/16;
You have, doubtless, been apprised by telegy;
of the execution of the thirty-eight condemned
diens. Having been.an eye-witness of the scene
subjoin a few intereetlidetalls
PARTING INTERVIEW'S. 1
On Thursday last, the day preceding the executid
11
each Indian under sentence of death was permit
to converse with two or three of his relatives
friends, confined in the same prison. These int
views were very sad and affecting. All the .
demned sent messages to their families and friek
who were absent, and in speaking of their wives a 4
children, almost every. one of them was affected 1
tears. Good counsel was Bent to the children. .11
ninny cases they, were exhorted to adopt Ohristiani
and Cultivate a love for the whites. Some of till
culprits spoke confidently of a:hope of salvation, buy
the majority ; were utterly. indifferent to ,ftheii
figure welfare. One. Of them, : wag
sending word to his relatives; not tOdnourit hislossj
He said he was old,..and could not hope to livelon
under any circumstances; and his execution 'wool
not shorten his . days a • great deal, and dying - as h
did, innocent of any white 'man's blood, ke.hope -
would give him a better chance, to be saved; the
fore he hoped his- friends: would, consider his dent
but as a removal from this to a better world. " A
h
hare every hope," • said. he,," of going direct to thl
abode of the Great Spirit, where I shall always
happy." This last remark reached the ea rs of Ta-zoo,
who was also speaking to his friends.and he elabora- .
ten upon it in this !vine ; "Yes, tell our friends that we
are being removed- from this _world over the same
path they, must 01001 E, travel', We , go first; but
. many, of ourfriends: may follow us in a very short
time. .exPect to go direct to the abode of the
Great Spirit, and to be happy when r there;gra: tint
.we are told that the road is long audit/ie. - distance
great. Therefore, as lam slow in all' my nioi-e
-ments, it will probably take me a long time to reach
the end of the journey, and I should Mot be sur
prlaed if some of the young; active men we will leave
behiMd us will pass me on the road before . / reach
:the place of my destination."
• Locks, of hair; blankets, coats, and ainiost .every:
.article in the possession of the condemned; were
given away as mementoes, and thus the parting in
terview ended. • ' • •
MIDNIGHT THR - OELL OF' THE. CON
DRAINED..
Niglit:eame,lhe last which ever shed its die; kness
on the'thirty-eight Dacotahs, .We were permitted
to visit the cell 'et midnight, and will never' forget
the scene which presenteditielf. The Indians-were
all fastened to the floor bY chains two by two:. Sonie
were asleep, while otheri laughed and smoked , as if
unconscious of the morrow's fate. Sonic of them
had adorned themselves with paint., and seemed
quite proud of such a preparation for the gallows.
The majority of them were young men, while here
and thire I descried a gray,haired man, not too old
for crime. I could but notice the appearance of In
nocence which they, all assumed. .4. stranger, or
one unacquainted with their deeds of .butchery and_
crime, would have supposed them unjustly judged •
and sentenced. Aa I entered the room these mis
creants not only greeted me with smiles, but even
held forth their hands to lie shaken, which yet seem(
to be gory with the blood of babes and innocence: •
Disgusted with such an illustration of fallen luo
Inanity, I retired, leaving with them Father It avouic;
their spiritual adviser, who labored for their repent,'
ance during the remainder of the night. Ile met
with some success, and several, were baptized: and.
received the communion.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE GALLOWS.
At half past seven on the folloWing morning the
prisoners were prepared for their doom. Their irons
were knocked off, and their elbows Were • pinioned ,
behind and the wrists in front, but about six inches
apart: The scene was much enlivened by their
songs and conversation. As they were being pin--
foned they went round the rooin.shaking hands with.
the soldiers and reporters, bidding them "good.bye,"
&c. White Dog requested not to be• tied, and said.
that he could keep , his hands.downl.but, of course).
his request could not be complied with. •He
said that Little Crow, Young Six, and Big Eagle's
brother got them into this war, and now lie and
others are to die for it. After all.were• prOperly
fastened, they stood up in a row. around the room,
and another exciting death song was sung. They
then sat down very quietly and conunenced smoking
again; Father Ravoux came in and, after address
ing them a few moments, knelt in prayer, reading:
from a prayer-book in the Dakota language, which'
a portion of the condemned repeated afterhim.. Du-:
ring this ceremony, nearly all paid the• mostAtlet.
attention, and several were affectedeyersyt-%
..2C.L . Urain. in wirrre.. - ITUlSTi — n:Eikircifs••• 44 6
„.t
When their camps were captured, : t.
- _
formed part of the spoils they had rich had
murdered traders. , -- mu the
They received these evidences .of
preach to deith With evident dislike. When it had `
been adjusted on one ortivo; therlooked around -•
the others who bad not yet AltL.,
. .
pearance of shame. There was :no .more
and but little conversation and smoking now. All .
sat around the room; inost.of them 'in
s it crOithed
—"^kifigni_awaitin therrilooni:in.siieirC.e;belistenlnq
to - the remarKs. sr-navouWho still
dressed them, " Ginelll - swarm faey . toil--
small looking glassesbefore their facek.to see that '
their countenances yet Preserved the proper modi
cum of paint. . The three 'half-breeds were the most
of all affected, and their dejection of countenance
was truly pitiful. to behold. . •
THE LAST DEATH-SONG—THEEXECETION.
At ten o'clock the condemned were marshalled in
a procession, and marched through files of soldiers
to the gallows, which had been so constructed that
all of the culprits could be hung at once. They
marched eagerly and cheerfully to the fatal spot.
As they ascended the scaffold they chaunted a death
song, which was truly hideous, although it seemed
to inspire them with fresh courage. One young fel
low, who had been giveks cigar by one:of the re.
porters, just before marching from their quarters,,
Was smoking. it on the stand, puffing away. very
coolly during the intervals of the hideous " Hi yi-yi,
hi-yl-yi," and, even after the cap was drawn over
. his face, he managed to get itup over his mouth and
smoke. Another was smoking his pipe. The noose
having been 'promptly adjusted over the necks of
each, all was ready for the fate/signal:
The scene at this juncture was one of awful in..
terest. A painful andbreathiess suspense held the
. vast crowd which had assenibled.from all quarters to
witness the execution.
Three slow, measured, and distinct beats on the
drum, and the rope was cut, the scaffold fell, and
thirty-eight lifeless bodies were left dangling be
tween heaven and earth. One. of the ropes was
broken, and the body of Rattling Runner fell to the
ground. The neck had probably been broken, as but
little signs of life were observed, but he was imme
diately hung up again. While the signal beat was
being given, numbers_were seen to clasp the limit
of their neighbors, which, in several instances, con
tinued to be clasped till the bodies were cut down.
As the platform fell, there was one, not loud, but
.prolonged cheer from the soldiery and eitizenewho
were spectators, and then all were quiet and earn
est witnesses of the scene. For so many, there was
'but little suffering; the necks' of.all, or nearly all,
were evidently dislocated by the fall, and the after
struggling was slight. The scaffold fell at a quarter
past ten o'clock, and in twenty minutes the bodies
had all been examined, and life pronounced extinct..
TILE BURIAL.
The bodies were then cut down, placed in four
anny'wagons, and taken to the :grave prepared for
-them among the willows on the sand bar nearly in
front of the town. They were all deposited in one
'grave, thirty feet;in length by twelve in width; and
.'four feet deep, being laid on the bottom in two rows,
with their feet together and their heads to the out
-side. They were simply covered with: their blan
kets, and the earth' thrown over them.
.•
The other condemned Indians were kept close in
their quarters, where they were chained and not
permitted to witness the executions. During the
awful moments,. when they heard the death song of
their late companions in guilt, they crouched them
selves down with their blankets over their heads
and remained .in perfect silence. They were much
dejected all day. • Some few squaws witnessed the
scene
DEPARTMENT OF • THE . GULF,
Important Proclamation of General Banks
—Orders Suppressing Rebel Publications
and Appointing a Provost . Marshal Ge.
neral Attack on a Federal Steamer at
Bayou Gonla Battle at Port Hudson-7.
News from Missisilppl, &c.
IIkIPO.RTANT PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL
BANKS
The following highly important proclamation of
Major General Banks should be attentively perneed
by all classes of the community
lixAngt: itrts DEPARTMSNT OP 'fitE GULP,
Nuiv ORLEANS, Dec. 24, 1862.
To the Proide of Lovisitrna
In order to correct public misapprehension and
misrepi esentio Hon •'
for the instruction of the troops
of this department, and the information of all parties
in interest, official publication is herewith made of
the ',roc/am:Mon by the President of the United
States, relating to the subject of emancipation. In
the examination of this document it will be ob
served .
I. That it is the declaration 0(4 purpose only—the
full execution of which is contingent upon an offi
cial designation by the President, to be made on the.,
Ist day of January next, of the States and parts of
Stntes, if any, which are to be affected by its pro
visions.
11. That the fact that any State is represented in
good faith in the Congress of , the United. States, is
conclusive evidence, in the absence of strong coun
tervailing testimony, that such State, and the peo
ple thereof, are not in rebellion against the United
states.
111. That the State of Louisiana has not yet been
designated by the President as in rebellion, nor any
part thereof, and 'that it has complied with all the
.conditions of the proclamation respecting represen
tation.
IF. That pecuniary aid to States not in rebellion,
which may hereafter provide for immediate or gra
diutl emancipation ; the colonization of persons of
African decent elsewhere, and the compensation of
all citizens who have remained loyal "for all losses
by net of the :United States,. including slaveo," are
among the chief recommendations of this important
paper.
It is ma nifest that the changes suggested. therein,
and.which may hereafter be established, do not take
effect within this State on the that of January prox
imo, nor at any precise period which can now be
designated, and I call upon all persons, of whatever
estate, condition or degree, soldiers, citizens or
slaves, to observe this material and important fact,
and to govern themselves accordingly. All unusual
public demonstratinnts, of. whatever character, will
be,lor the present, suspended. Provost marshals,,
•otlicers and soldiers are enjoined to prevent,any dis
turbance of the public peace. The slaves are advised
to remain upon their plantatiOnti until their privilefts
shall, have been definitely- established. They may
rest assured that whatever benefit the Government
intends,will ,be,secured- to .them, but no man can be
allowed in the present condition of affairs to take the
law into his own hands. If they seek the protec
,tion,of• the-Government., they should' wait its plea
sure. Officers invested with commandwill be vigi,
- hint - in - the. discharge of their duties. Leave of ab
sence,from- camp will not be ' permitted, except in
cases of great emergency: _ Soldiers enrolled in the
regiments of 'Native- Guards will-not :be -allovied,
for the present, to visit the localities of,their enlist
ment, nor will visitors be - received unnecessarily in
-. their camps. These regulations, • enforced with all
the troops of the United States in the localities
where they are enlisted, are now imperatively news- .
miry: - These troope will be confined, to the duty spe
cified in general orders, and will not be charged - with
spebial authority in 'making searches, seizures or ar
rests. It is my purpose to execute faithfully all the
-orders - of the Government, • and I assume the re
sponsibility of these instructions as consistent there.
with, - "and
• require prompt and faithful execution
üblie, attention is called to the set of Congress
oiled in the proclamation, which forbids the return
, ofpgiti.ves by, officers of the army. -No itit will •be given to laborers to desert their em.
plVers; but no authority exists to compel them to
let urn..' It is suggested:to planters that some plan
badopted•by which an equitable proportion of the
pi ceecls of, the crops of the coming year, to be here
a er - deter Mined. upon the judgment of honorable
m i l
n justly representing the difterent interests in
i• ved, be set apart and reserved for thesupport and
;a pulsation of-labor. • . • : "
'he war .is nOtwaged by-the: Government for the
erthrow of tlavery. -The President has deelared,
l the contrary, that it is to restore the "cenatitu- ,
I al relation between the United-States and each
the, States" in which that relatiomis or may
u ?ended. The resolutions passedby Congress, be,
0 - the -War, With almost •unanimous consent, re
o ized the lights of the States-in this regard. Ver . -
~ t has recently repealed the- statutes supposed to
-,,,, bonftistent therewith. • MassaChusetts had 41(ine
o fore. - Slavery existed by consent and constitu
-1 I guaranty; violence 'and,War will inevitably.
r' it to an end. It is impossible that any military
,a in the, eventof continued war, should counsel
i •eservatioMof sfave,property in the rebel , States..
s tote preserved, war must ceane, and.the•for
e (institutional relations be again established.
first gun at Sumpter proclaimed emancipation.
ontinuance of the contest there commenced
I onsiiminate thatiend,and the history of the•sige
ave no other permanent trace.of the rebellion.
dere 'Will - have: aceoreplished- what other: men.
not have done. The boldest Abolitionist - is a
r 'when- compared with the leaders-of , the
on. ,What mystery pervades the-. works , of
, hence !-- We submit to its decrees, butt stand
tided, at .the- awful manifestations- of its wis
udyowert:,,The great problem'of- the age; ap
ly environed with labyrinthic co:implications,:
ly to be suddenly lifted,out '•of human' hands.
xeontrol the incidents of the'contest, but we
circumvent or defeat the end. It will be left
to assuage -the - horrors of internenine con
j. to procrastinate the processes :of• transi
peal And national, interests are,Aherefore,
Ipendent upon the suppression of the rebel
_,.,-.....,
' No, cuniary sacrifice can•be too great an equiva-
I t
*lent f petite. But' it should be 'permanent peace,.
ant; e race allsubjeets"of discontent. It is written
on th lue arch above us; the distant voices of the
fut to he waves that beat ourcoast—the skeletons
that si at our tables, And fill the vacant plaFes of
de ]a and mourningliresidesoill. cry out that the
wat in t not be repeated thereafter..
lont in public as in social life, strengthens and
co soliqes brotherly affection: England; Prance,
little, taly—every land fertile enough to make a
,t
hiStory, s had its deifolating. civil wars. It is a
b./melees tionaiity that has not tested its strength
against G estic enemies.. The success of local in
teresti n rows the 'destiny of a people, and is fol-•
lowed) by eceigion, poverty, and- degradation. A
divided c ntry and perpetual war make possession
a delusie and life a calamity. .The triumph of
national erects widens the scope of human his
tory, . and s attended with 'peace, prosperity, and
powet:. Its out of such contests that great nations
are born. • ' .-
•
'Whitt • Bowed memories float around us! New.
Orlealis'f. Shrine ns sacred as Bunker Hill. On the.
Atoosteo and the Oregon thesames of Washington,.
Jaclisan, nd'Taylor are breathed with as deep. a
reverenc as on the James or the Mississippi. Let
us fulfil e conditions of, this last great trial, and
become nation a grand nation—with sense•
enough' t govern ourselves and strength enough: to.
stand aga ist the world united. N. P. BANKS,
Major General Commanding:.
SION OF INCENDIARY rumicm—
TIONS. r
SVPPR
nrxns Dpi.A.nrunrer. OF THE Gur.pi.
NEW ORLEANS, December. 21,1862:
~ GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 114.,
Informal has been ree.eived at these headquacl
ters that pu ications, injurious to-the character of
soldiers of t United States, are 'circulated in. the•
streets, and at anonymous and threateilingletters•
are sent' to Meers connected with the.public.ser
yice. Suchactices are indecent, offensive,. and
criminal, and ust be suppressed. Te troops of, this
il t
-department ar instructed t 6 observe a reepectfuLde
portment to'al) persons, and the same deference will
be exacted fr all persons in their. favor.
Any atte on the part of any person whatever
4
by offensive rsonal condua to excite passion, or
Which.tendift6 personal altercation or controversy,
and the distuibance of the. publio•-peacei: will be
,minislied with the sharpest , severity known to the
Inilltery lay. .. .
.. . . ,
. z ., . . •
4 0 F 110, - ~' %iol, ,,," 4l— r iots=,
riqueitirtEit iihk - iTota::
i nof this- order may- 1., reported to, these head
.quarters,.or to.the provost meter...Leonernh
. • By- commerol of Major General BANKS- .
' .ll ictiAltio - B.l.UWlN,..rdietit. - Col . , .4sSistant AdjU
tasrt tlestelal: - - , ..- - -• • ' -
PBOVOSTMAIISHAL GEN,BRAL.'
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULP.
• NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20; 1862.
• GENE:RAF. ORDEES• 113::
44e 9.4fti-mit)/ 11 2.S.L.Claric:_:+kuiriti,pva4meirr - or - thii
GUM , IUI applications for permission to trade or
travel, within the military lines of the Department,
• Ntill be made to this officer. No ,- permits will be
given at present te travel or trade beyond the lines.
~No feet Will be charged, received, or paid for the
Issue of...penmits either for-travel or trade, and no
• ex,Olifiive privileges or monopolies will be recog
nized or encouraged. It is the desire. of the com
manding general to reestablish the privileges of in
tereourse and commerce within the lines upon the
most liberal basis consistent with the' interests of
. the Government:
Such 'regulations as.are-necessary to maintain the
rights of fie Government, and.to relieve well dis
posed and yal people, will be promulgated in Gene
ral Orders and printed upon such passes as shall
r
be issued: from the• office of-the Provost Marshal
General, oi hia deputies.- All such regulations esta
.blished fotithe protection of the Government, will
be enforced with relentless military rigor. Any per
son who seeks and accepts the favor of the Govern
:trent, andjthen violates the faith which he has
• pledged, will be adjudged guilty of a flagitious crime;
•und punished without appeal or mercy.
By comteand of Major General Banks.
I , ... ; . . RICHARD B. IRWIN,
.. . .
.., ~ ~.. Lieutenant Colonel,.A. A. G.
:..
~
STEAM 'lt ATTACKED BY GUERILLAS.;
The steatuer Empire Parish, Captain Bouchounn )
arrived this morning from the Merengo plantation,
*belonging "Yo . Mr. E. Trinidad four miles below
Bayou Go la, on The right banic of the river: Cap
tainin
B. re orts that white - engaged ,taking , inj sugar
. tit. the lan gpflbeabove plantation, about twelve
'o'clock - y terday, ' party of guerillas, n.umbering
about and hundred and twenty . men, under com
mand of Captain - Talbot•came upon them, and do;
mantled tte surrender of the boat. _On refusal to
comply wijh their demand, the guerillas opened fire
upon the Reamer,. killing Christopher hlcGill, as
aistarit'en neer, and wounding the /allowing-named
parties
W. J. It cl, badly wounded. .
Charles lark, slightly wounded. . • -
John G nis, slightly.wounded, ~.
Isaac 1 bon
,(colored); slightly wounded.
All the - ve belong to the boat' with the excep
. tion of DI Bied, who is her agent. . '
The san party came down to Mr. N. Landry's
plantation and rolled overboard about eighty hogs
heads of tfigar which were on_ the bank ready for
shipmentolsci, captured 'three negrocs, nine mules,
and three arts. :.. ' . . • ' •
• When tie Empire Parish backed out from the -Me
rengo plcultatiou it is supposed some fifty hogsheads
of 'sugar piled into the river.—li . '. 0. True, Della,
Dec. 2l: i - . .
• • • TEST SOUTHERN NEWS.
PONT CATOTILA, La., Dec. 19.—The• enemy "left
their deadlnd ivonnded on the field. We lost three
generals. The Federala lost one general . killed and
five wounded.gletrions victory for our forces.
Joe • Johnlton at Grenada. - Our troops confident
and jubilr a under the glorious-news from Virginia.
The Was ngton Artillery praised by all the Vir
.ginia pap for repUlsing three desperate charges.
The Dish brigade of New York was terribly cut up,
and General Meagher, their commander, severely
wounded. ' The 14th Louisiana Regiment is also
mentioned With great praise by the Virginia papers,
for their batting in repulsing the; in several
charges. • • • • ' •
OFTURE OF PORT HUDSON..
• ,
PORT Hpnsokr, Dec. 14.—0 n the afternoon of the
2p
inst. the Federal gunboat -Essex and wooden
boat, name unknown, anchored out of range of our
lower battery, when Capt. McClain's company 'of
cavalry crOssed the river in the night, arid hired a:
negro to hail the Essex. The hail was promptly
answered,!and a small .boat sent ashore; when - the
cavalry tired, killing one and wounding-two.
- Last night Capt. Boone, with his company of
light artillery, crossed the river and took a position:
opposite tae - wooden boat, and at dawn opened a
brisk tlre en her,. which was answered- by her and
the Essex.i The engagement lasted two hours, when
the woodekt boat retired behind the Essex for pro 7
tection, and both proceeded down the river.
The enemy fired in all 110 guns. Captain Boone.
tired twenty-five,of which twenty-took effect, some.
pf them potssinthrough the enemy's.boat. • .
Tee-m.1'48,19p. not known. We had one -Private
slightly wounded in the hand. The enemy were:
fairly worsted and driven'off. Captain Boone and
company acted with great gallantry.
The enemy's pickets extended as far up as Donald
sonville on this shore. .
`JACOB BARBER'S "SYMPATHIZING" FARE
WELL TO GENERAL BUTLER.
[From the S, 0. Rational Advocate, Dec. 21.3
Major GSneral Butler leaves to-morrow with hie
staff. Iviany complaints have been made in relation
to his rule over New Orleans, which it is not our
province to discuss until the whole matter shalt
Lave been investigated by a Congressional Commit
tee. As a patter of common justice, we republish
whAt, appeared in his defence in the Della of Sunday..
The public are familiar with what has happened
here; therefore, it would be unbecoming for us to
dilate thereon, _
General Butler came here fully impressed with the
belief thatqlie beat way to restore the Union and
preserve thn Constitution was to respect Southern
institutione.. Congress would not allow him to do ,
this, and President Lincoln's emancipation procla7
matron impOsed on hint duties at variance with his
sentiments.l Had 'he consulted .his own popularity
he would have thrown up his commission at once
and sustained the doctrizies of this paper. .
His course has been in many cases harsh, but not
more so than he thought necessary to subdue the re
bellious disposition of our people, particularly of the
ladies. 21a he been schooled as a Quaker, he would
have knows that the best way to win their favor
was kindnete and indulgence for their foibles, if any
they had.
He was top indiscriminate in his early denuncia
tion of thenhoughtless indiscretion which a few of
the sex displayed on the street.
Had he been more guarded in the language selected
to express tne merited disapprobation of the conduct.
of those fete, he would hare found a very different
feeling aniohg the ladies of New Orleans from that
which sprang up on the occasion of the objectionable
publication! This feeling has been greatly extended
by the course, pursued by his organ, the Delta news
paper.
The constructioyf he pt on the confiscation law,
and the manner it wa carried into effect by his
officers created a, wide-spread dissatisfaction, par 7
ticulay with those who were deprived of their pro
perty without a trial, and more particularly with
those who had to witness the daily display by new
posselmors,'of the fruits of•their hard earnings. In
these partikulars we may expect to have a new state
of things alder IViajor General Banks.
In justicC to Major General Butler It is proper for
us to state that Ms. Barker has witnessed many
courteous acta , of kindness on the part of the Gene+
ral toward ladies who have' apProached him in a be ,
coming spirit, although they did not make any pro ,-
fession of loyalty.; if he expected them to manifest
Such a disposition while their husbands, sons, bro
thers, or sweethearts were absent in the Confederate
army, it was not strange that he should be disap.
pointed..
The Thermometer. ,
1
JANUARY . 2,, 11362. ' JANDARYA. 1863. :
BA. Ix; ...12. 1.1.'. ....3 P. ht. A. g...... 1214 3r. M.
31 32.;.... - .... - .33 - 29' 40:- 1 -.. ....42%
. - Tam. : • . - WIND:
W by Pi'....w...W by N. WNW.. MNSV...NNW
THE INTERNAL REYENITE OF THE: THIRD
DF3TRIG-r-wir AT., BAH BEEN ACcom's-LiFinEry.---
We published in The Press a few diys sincew state
ment showing the operations of thecollectom and
assessors of the various collection districts: Our
article was complete. with the exception of the re
turns of the Third district, whiCh we present tcotlay :
The Third district . is composed -of the - Twelfth,
Thirteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth,
and Nineteenth wards. Large numbers of citizens
of foreign birth are residents therein, requiring the
services, in som.cases of assistant assessors familiar
with the prineipal European languages. It is re
markable for the number of siziall Manufacturers,
whose returns are far more trouble to obtain than
those of larger production; whose business istOn
ducted in a more systematic manner. The assessor
of the district, J. Fletcher Budd, received his commis-.
Eton September ad, 1682 . , and occupied twelve days in
arrangin the sub-divisions of the district and select
. .
mg suitable persons for assistant assessors, clerks,
&c. lie also obtained an office'in a central location,-
which lie caused to be fitted up in a convenient but
economies' manner at an expense of about $7OO.
On September 15tlythe assistant assessors, thirteen'
in -number, were sworn into: office, and imme
diately 'Commenced the
.study of the law. They.
Met daily at Headquarters and long sessions
were held in discussing important questions
and receiving the instructions of the assessor. .This
course secured a more intelligent and uniform as
sessment than. could otherwise have been obtained.
The main effort of the whole corps was now directed
to 'accomplish the annual assessment, comprising
licenses, &e.; but, at the same time, they distributed
such blanks tun' collected such monthly returns as
did net materially interfere with the time devotetito'
the first- object.. The- assessor "remained daily and
nightly in hia office. deciding doubtful questions,
dictating correspondence, directing clerks, and care
fully examining the monthly returns, of which large
numbers were received. These, if satisfactory, were
endorsed by him. and directed to be entered in the
assistant's book,' but if unsatisfactory, were rejected
and the authors compelled to alter them to corre
spond with the law and the facts. .No less than
twenty-two cigar-makers, beSides numerous other
`manufacturers, were Compelled to admit - the
incorrectness of their returns and to increase
the same to the proper amount. - Considerable
time was necessarily consumed in ferreting out
the numerous cigar-makers, who, Influenced by
by the heavy duty on their prciductions, attempted
to evade the law by contraband manufacture' in re
tired places, garrets, &c. It is believed, however,
that by this time there are few, or perhaps none, re- -
maining undiscovered. We - may here state that in
fozmation is gladly received by the assessor, in his
private office, of violators of the excise law; and
as such communications are held strictly- confi
dential, when equired, no unpleasant consequences
can ensue to informant. '
The annual assessment was completed on the last
day.of November, and, previous notice having been
given, the lists of the same were open for pub
lic examination until December 16. The assist
ant assessors now devoted their exclusive atten
tion to the collection of monthly returns, which
began to fairly pour into headquarters, and were
each examined, and, after approval, returned to
them to be registered. As each division was com
pleted, a list of the returns was forwarded to
. the collector, to enable him .to proceed -with
• the duties of his office. On December 16 the
assessor eat to hear and decide upon appeals, and
continued so to do until the 27th. One hundred and
Sixteen allowances were granted during this time,
-amounting in the aggregate to $8,006.20. Each al
•.lowance was then numbered, and registered in A
'book - prepared for the purpose, which will doubtless
prove useful for reference. With the old year,
closed the labors of the office, the annual assess
ment had beenmade and corrected, as well as copied
in triplicate, and so, also, were the monthly re
turns for September, ' October, and November; thus,
this was the only district in either New York or
Philadelphia to claim the honor of having completed
. everything by the first of the new year. It will be
seen by reference to the summary that the Third' is
,one of the heaviest districts, and will doubtless ex
ceed any other district in Philadelphia in the amount
returned . through the collector. The assessor was
' :very ably seconded by his chief clerk, Mr. David H.
Lane,.to whom much credit is due for his talent and
zeal, and it would only seem just to state that a
f..spitit of generous rivalry existed among the assist
ant .assessors in regard to the thorough and prompt
performance of their duties. Nothing but industry,
• 'directed •by intelligence, could have secured so
thorough a canvass in the time allotted. Copies of
the extensive correspondence of - the office are syste
matieally.arranged and preserved, and in fact order
and regularity prevail throughout.
The following tables will exhibit what has been
accomplished up to the first of the year in this dis
rict : . • •
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT
Licenses dated Sept 1. _ Rate. No. Total
. am'nt.
Apothecaries $lO 52 620 00
Brewers When xnanufactur
: 4 ..tng less than 600 bbls. • :
—4.0400 r 25 10 250 00
• When manufacturing -- •, •
• more than 500 barrels.. 50 - 600 00
Billiard. Tables 6 6 25 00
.BiOkers—ln money, stocks,
Commercial
co---.:'
Cattle 10 18 • • -160 00
00..1 -7— .
Claim agents 1 0 a . OO
Coal oil distillers 60 °°
Confectioners 10 -- --MO at
_ _
•
Dentists _.
..____.:.:.:l-... .....e/ wise -- --
, lireivided - for 10 2 20 00
Horse dealers 10 4 40 00
.Hotels fourth-class •50 . .6' 300 00
. ' ' fifth-class 25 .1 175 00
' sixth-class 15 0.90 00
seventh-class • 10 • 4 . '4O 00
ENUMERATED ARTICLES.
Carriages, including harness, valued at $75 •
•or over, drawn by one horse, 2.51@51.... $251 00
Carriages, drawn by , . two. or more. horses,
• valued at $76, and not over *s2oo, 86@$2. 172 00
Carriages,a valued at $2OO, and not exceed
. in g $6OO, 29@55 146 00
Billiard tables, kept for use, 1/$lO . 10 00
Yachts, 2@s6 lO 00
Yacbt,l4slo 10 00
Plate of silver, 3c. per ounce 477 42
Add amount of licensee
• Total amount of annual assessment... 59,515 42
Besides the above list of licenses, there have been
assessed additional ones to the amount of $115,000,
dating October let, November Ist, and December Ist,
respectively.
Lawyers . 10 28 280 00
Livery-stable keepers 10 32 320 00,
Manufacturers 10 710 7,100 00
Pawnbrokers 60 6 300 00
Fedlers, 3d class 10 290 2,900. 00
Pedlers, 4th class - ' 6 'l O7 ' . 535 00
Pedlers, who Peddle jewelry 25 5 25 00
Photographers, when the re
ceipts do not exceed $5OO
per year 10 6 60 00
Photographers over $5OO and
• under $l,OOO 15 4 60 00
Photographers over $1,000.. 26 2 50 00
Physicians 10 115 1160 00
Rectifteris ,'• • 25 2t 600 00
Retail Dealers 10 1992 15,920 00
Retail Deahyltin Liquor .... 20 718 16,520 00
, Surgeo;•
n 5.. . ,..: .. . . ......... 10 1 10 oo
Tallow Chandlers 10 8 80 00
Theatres . 100 1 100 00
Tobacconists 10 13 130 00
Wholesale Dealers 50 99 4,960 00
Wale Dealers in Liquor 100 29 2,900 00
IMMO 00
LIST , OF ARTICLES SD EJECT TO AN AD VALOREM
flate per. Total for
. . .
cent. three months.
.'bone,; manufactures of, • not
otherwise provided for 3 $214 44
Brass, manufactures of, not .
Otherwise provided for 3 690 43
• Bristles, manufactures of, not
otherwise provided for 3 27 83
Candles, manufactures of, not
otherwise proVided for 3 203 39
Cotton, manufactures of, not
otherwise provided for 3 , 5,589 41
Furs, ;manufactures of, not
otherwise provided for 3 721 16
Glass, manufactures of, not
otherwise provided for • 3 - ', 117 76
..,
Goatskins, curried, manufste- •
Lured, or finished 4 2,109 79
Hemp, manufactures of, not .
otherwise provided for 3 1,991 84
'Hose 3 9 66
.Horn,. manufactures of, . not
otherwise provided for 3 34 24
iron, manufactures of, . not .
otherwise provided for 3 7,120 40
Leather,'Manufactures of, not
otherwise provided for 3 1,728 27
Leather, kid skins 4 72
Leather, morocco skins • 4 1,979 06
Leather, horse skins 4 13 36
Leather, sheep skins • • 4 2,243 90
Manufactures of materials not
otherwise provided for 3 , 6,265 40
Paints and painters' c010r5.... 5 521 'l5
Parasols and. umbrellas ' 5 • 45 67
•Paateboard 3 152 93
Paper, manufactures of, not
r •othertvise provided for 3 322 05
Pottery *lire • 3 175 64
Preserved meats in cans or air
tight packages 5 • 80 24
Railroads, gross receipts for
carrying passengers 3 1,521 24
Railroads,,power of which .is
not steam 13( 1,608 46
Silk, manufactures of, — not
otherwise provided f0r...... 3 21 57
Silver, manufactures of, not
' otherwise provided for 3 7 20
Steel, manufactures of, not
'Otherwise provided for 3 • 1,326 07
Tin , manufactures of, not ..
otherwise provided for 3 252 98
Varnish; manufactures of, not
otherwise provided for 5 • 34 20
•Willow, nuinufrictures of, not
otherwise provided for 3 7 35
Wood, manufactures of, not
otherwise provided for ''3 ' • • , 7,171 12
Wool, manufactures of. not
otherwise provided for . 3 14,599 3?
Worsted, manufactures of, not
otherwise provided for 3 , 9,045 43
Zinc, manufactures of,' not
otherwise provided for -3 : ' - 38 17
Cloth, manufactures of, not
otherwise provided for 3 5,000 33
Chemicals, manufactures of, '
not otherwise provided for. 3 • 10,884 47
Vehicles .. 2,200 43
' ARTICLES SUBJECT TO A organ° DUTY.
. • Total for
• Rate. ' 3 mnothA.
Ale per bbl..- $1 00 $3,461 00
Lager beer: ...... :.... .. - ....... d 0.... 100 1,315 G 7
Porter d 0.... 100 .691 25
Barytes, sulphate 0f.........per lb.. ' 1-10 c
Slaughtered Animals. • .
'Horned cattle exceeding 18 months
old per lb.. 30c • ..7,131.10
Horned cattle less than 18 months
old per lb.. 6c all 80
Hogs exceeding G m0nth5...d0.... 100 972 85
Sheep do ... 6c 968 55
Cigars. .
Valued at not over $5 per thou
sand
per M.. $t 80 75 69
Valtied at over $5, and' not over
$lO per ' thousand per M.. 200 3,209 08
Valued at over $lO, and not over • •
$2O per thousand per M... 2 50 617 33
Valued. at over S,W per thou-
sand per M.. 360 7:OD
Cofree, ground, and all sub- . • - -
Mit utea per ib... 3iat 1,139'52
Confectionery: , . .... . ... -do. „ . lc 214 00'
(Holies t ground ' do .... lc 56•
Deerakoni, •
Dressed or smoked a, . do ... 2c 5- 72
Ga 5....- ... ... per 1,060 - cubic feet., 10c 254 32
Glue, soh/ per 1b... Mc 476 79
Iron.
Band, hoop, and sheet, not'
thinner than No. 18 whe
ttme. s'l; 50 • 170 50 :
The samd thinner than No:. p
18 wire gauge d 0... TOO 1;203 60
Prato less than X inch in •
thickness dol.. 200 23 54
Plate not less than X inch .
in thickness.-„,.. ... . .... V4so' 922
E it kinds advanced beyond
slabs, blooms or loops,
and not beyond bars or
rods - • I ' so 6 i 070. 5 0
Cast used for bridges,
buildings; &c: . .... ....d0... 00 50
Bars, rods; bands, hoops, .
sheets, plates, nails, and
spikes, made from. iron
upon whichtax of $4 50 -
per ton hes - been paid—. —.do— 00' 41 - 41
Hollow.warei -per ton of 2,000 lbs. 50 , 860.36'
Leather. • . •
Offal and damaged: ... —.per 1b... to 5 09
Rough and sole; tanned in .
whole or in part with
oak. ; . ........ . 1b... to 2 ; 4 : 32 72
Upper,finished or curried,"
made from leather lam ,
nett, in the intereat of
parties currying such
• leather ...... - per lc 3 15 7
Oil dressed • do 2e 23.84
Oalfskins, tanned.. ,'..:..:6c: each 943 '74-
Lead, white per lb. „ Mc' 1,t44- 98
Mustard, ground, and alb
imitations do lc 425 . '64-
Oil linseed
per gal.. 2c 333.84-
lard do. 2c 69 80+ .
coal do ....10c 618 60'
Saleratus and bi-carb. soda.per lb. 3 -'0 300 3 2'
Pepper, ground , dos lc .
Soap. ', .
Castile, erosive, and palm -
oil, valued over 334 c per
pound 127 46
Cream, fancy, to. d 0,...... 2c 138 83
All other descriptions,
white or colored, except - .
soft soap and soap other- ,
• wise provided for, va
lued at 33‘e per lb d0........Me 1,644 25
Steel. .
In ingots, bars, sheets, or
wire not lees than.-'
inch in thickness. VA
hied at 7c per lb, or . less. per t0n..44 . 1,011 30
The same, valued above
7c and not over 110 per
pound d0.....58 304 73
Stoves, per ton of 2,000 1b5....d0..51.50 860 46
Sugar, refined loaf, granu
lated, and puiverized.'...per 1b..1-10c 588 52
Tobacco:
Cavendish, plug, twist,
&c., when valued over • -
30e per lb do 15c 278 65
The same, when valued
at less than 30c per 1b....d0 10e 261 80
Smoking, prepared with
all the stems , 892 10
The same, made exclu
sively of stems d 0..... 2c 66 54
-Zinc, oxide of ....... ... . . . . 214 57
Total amount of annual assessment $59,515 42
September Returns.
Total amount Class-A $24,676 28
44 It B 60 00
II 44 (LI 10,693 26
$35,429 54
October Returns.
Total amount ()lass A ...... ....$32,941 82
tt tt B 20 00 .
cc cc 0, 13,107 72
$46,069 64
November Returns. • •
Total amount Clan A $30,676 84
it tt B 35 00
cc cc 0 13,106 69
7` --.
--
•
Grzind total $134,732 03
Number of monthly returns registered in the re
spective divisions for September :
Div. Atanufrs. Brow's. Slaugh. Assistants.
Cattle.
1 48 .. 5 Charles Frishmuth
2 40 2 4 Robert G. March.
3 80 ,...i . i
P. A. Keyser.
4 68 G. Wolf.
5 51 2 10 Abraham Meyer.
6 60 .. 1 Lewis M. Green.
7 125 1 2 R A. Wood.
8 66 2 4'7 Samuel Bingham.
9 83 2 40 John Budd.
10 60 .. 6 William Strunek.
11 35 .. 11 Ahab Hunter.
12 110 2 41 Charles Smith.
13 66 1 41 Montg. Johnson.
Monthly oaths of persons liable to stamp tax, 12.
The total number of monthly returns examined
and approved by the assessor was 3,192.
Monthly returns of railroad companies,.. 3, viz :
One in Twelfth division, one in Thirteenth division,
and one in First division.
Greatest amount of tax assessed upon production
of any one person or firm for the three months of
September, October, and November, $9,081.64.
ItECAPITITLATION IIY WARDS.
Wads. An. Ret. Sep. Ret. Oct: Ret. Nov. Ret. Total.
12th ..... .$11,476.99 $5.2t10.62 K 1.61.98 t 4,947.83 $37,792.41
13th 82,000.37- 5,3&336 7,303.60 6,052.40 26,919.73
16th 11,714.24 6,873.92 5,007.84 8,282.35 33,91335
17th ..... , 10,976.00 4,104.90 0;367.78 5,:[3;3,24..25,781.92
1811, ..... . 6,369.00 4,711.09 6,482.60 7,012.78 25,463.37
19th.....,10,7'493 10.170.65. 12,745.84 11,208.93 _ 44,914.96
_ .
. Total
.. $1E4,732.23
The above tables are official and can be. relied on
th-e--piobible-teceipts. iur-tam-y
ISO 3, will amount to.
BOARD OR SCUOOL CONTROLLERS.—THE
r,truutuffeirEcceuireigieMlTlVaeon3323-:""ela
James S. Stuart, from the First division John
P. Belaterling, from the Twelfth division b and Jona
tfian Roberts, from the Twenty-fifth division,recent
ly elected to the Board, presented their credentials,
and, on being qualified, took the seats vacated by
Messrs Zimmerman, McCalla, and Flitcraft.
After the reception of one or two communications
of no public interest, the, president, Leonard R.
Fletcher, announced that the consideration of the
report and resolutions of the special committee on
certain proposed changes in the present admission
of scholars into the public schools, was in order.
NIL Campbell, clerk, read the resolutions as re
ported at the:last meeting. They were considered
eeriatim.
The first resolution was agreed to—ayesll, nays 9.
The second resolution was agreed to—ayes 12,
nays 9.
1,075 42
... 08,440 00
The third resolution being under consideration,
Dlr. 'Vaughn moved to strike out one hundred . and
eighty and insert two hundred. This was agreed to
—ayes 12, nays 9.
The i esolution, as amended, was agreed to—ayes
12, nays 9.
Mr. - Vaughn moved to strike out one. hundred
and insert one hundred and twenty In the fourth
resolution—ayes 9, nays 12. So the amendment was
lost. . •
The resolution was agreed to—ayes n, nays 9.
The fifth resolution being under consideration,
it was stated that it met with the approbation of the
principals of the High School. The resolution was
agreed to—eyes 19, rutys 2.
The sixth resolution beingg, the next in order It
was, on a motion of Mr. Riche, amended, by a vote
of 11 ayes to 10 nays, to read as reported in the
series appended.
Mr.. Leech opposed the,passage of the resolution,
and urged that if passed it would be detrimental to
the progress of education in the division which he
represents.
Ir. 110/lantl also opposed the resolution, because
at the present time there is no grammar school in the
Second sectionland that section is hemmed in by
two grammar schools, in the First section on the
south, and one in the Third, and another in the
Fourth section, on the north. On this point the
manifest injustice of the resolution was descanted
upon at some length.
Mr. Riche, the chairman of the special conunittee
that submitted the report, advocated at considerable
length the resolution, taking, in the course of his ar
gument, a wide scope,c and eloquently portraying
the great advantages to be derived by the passage of
the resolution. He admitted there was considerable
local prejudice in reference to this subject; but • this
should be overcome by all who really desire to favor
the cause of popular education.
The question was now taken on the resolution as
amended, and it was lost—ayes 9, nays 13.
The seventh resolution was considered without
argument, and was lost by the following vote :
Ayes 5, nays 17.
Phe eighth resolution being up for consideration,
Kr. Riche hoped the members would give it a fa-.
vorable consideration. The vote was taken and
resulted as follows : Ayes 16, nays 6.
The ninth resolution was voted upon without any
argument, and it was agreed to—ayes 14, nays S.
The tenth resolution was next considered.
111 r. Holland said he would like to know why the
Constitution of the United States Was to be stricken
out. He thought that such a document could not
be learned too strictly. A more valuable document
could'not be placed into the hands of the scholars.
Mr. Riche said that the gentleman has made a mis
take in his views. If he will read the resolution
carefully he will see that itdoes allude to the seholars
in the schools generally.
The resolution was lost—ayes 6, nays 16. •
The eleventh resolution being before the Board,
11Ir. Vaughn moved to amend by inserting the words
"excepting prosody."
The amendment was lost.
The resolution was not agreed to—ayes 9, nays 12. -
The twelfth resolution being under consideration,.
Mr. Vaughn moved to amend by striking out the.
words "or otherwise." Lost.
.The resolution was agreed to, the ayes and nays
not being called.
The thirteenth resolution having been read by Mr.
Campbell, the clerk,
Mr. Fiche made a few remarks explanatory of its
objects.
The resolution was agreed to unanimously.
The fourteenth and fifteenth resolutions were
agreed to without debate.
Mr. Riche offered a reeolution that the Scholars',
Companion shall be the only text-book used in the
schools on the subject of Etymology, and the study
of definitions and questions to be asked in the High
School shall be confined to the roots embraced in
idst work.
'lr. Vaughan called the yeas and nays, which re
sulted as follows: Ayes 16, nays 6.
Dir. Reed offered a resolution that after February,
1863, the candidates for admission into the Girls ,
Iligtfand Normal School shall riot be examined on
the Constitution of the United States—ayes 8,
nays 14. _ .
- .
. lvl r. Niche offered a resolution that the principles
of arithmetic be stricken from the list of studies
in the grammar 'schools of the district—yeas 13,
nays 9.
Ilr. Riche offered a resolution that only one text
book shall be used in the schools. on any one
sub
ject. . .
A motion was made to refer this to the Committee
on Text Books— ayes 12, nays 10.
TUE Frsulnr or EDUCATION AS .ACTED uroN
Resolved, That hereafter the nnmber of pupils to
be received into the Boys' High School, at each
semi-annual examination, shall not exceed one hun
dred and twenty. Approved.
Resolved, That hereafter the number of pupils to
be receivd into the Girls , High and Normal School,
at each semi-annual examination, shall not exceed
sixty. Approved:
Resolved, That hereafter the' number of pupils to
he vent up for examination to the Boys' High School
.shall not exceed two hundred. Approved.
Resolved, That hereafter the number of pupils to
be sent up for examination to the Girls' High and
Normal School Mall not exceed one hundred. AP
proved.
Resolved, That hereafter the admitting average, at
the semi-annual examinations for admission into
either High School, shall never be lower than sixty
-five on a scale of a hundred. Approved.
Resolved, That hereafter, except at the examina
tion to be held in February, 1863, no pupil shall be
admitted to : either High School, unless the residence
of such pupil, at the time Of such examination,
shall' be in the school section, or the nearest to the
grammar school from which he or she is sent. Lost.
Resolved, That hereafter, except at the examina
tion to be held in February, 1883, the number of boys
88,177 73
THREE CENTS.
SU:II3IAItY
THE• SYSTEM DEBATED
OltIGII;AL lIESOLITTCONS.
THE WAR PRESS,
(P08LI6EIE1) 'WEEKLY,'
The VcrAir. PoEee wilt he Bent is aribec. , ribera by
mail (por annumto El.:lvan-sot •• • ''''''' • • $ 54 - 0(111
Five
Ten " 11.081
Twenty Conies e ' ••.• • • • • • • • 3%00
• Larger Clabe than Twenty writ be chatted a the
mine rate, $1.60 per copy.
The money must almows accompany' the ceder. and:
to no in-stanee can these terms be deviated from, Om
afford Very Wire more than the cost of the paNr
arir. Postmasters are requested to act es Siirita for
The WAR PORE&
To the getter-np or a Club of tea or twontY. aes
eprtra copy of the Paper will be given. .
• ..
, •, - -
and gfriS to Dement up at any one- time for examina,
tion to the High Schools, respeetively, shall be ep
prnfioned among-the different gramniar schools of the
district, according - to the number of pupils in actual
attendance oi2 said granunnrsehools at the time of
such examination: Lost.
Resolved, TI at hereafter,. eNcept at thp examination
to be held in February, 1863, Practical Arithmetic ant
l'arsidg shall each be rated isiftsdii • studies in the ex
aminations for admission into -the High Schools,
respectively, and shall each be marked With two
average,..vaccordingic. Approved.
Resolvel.- That Etymology be intrdtinced as a study
into the grammar schools of the district, in coimeo
tion with Definitions, and that candidates for admix-,
Edon into the High Schools, respectively be examined.
,
on that brancli. Approved.
Resolved, That principles of Arithmetic be stricken
from!the /ist Of studies in the granimar schools of the •
district, and that candidates for admission into the
Girls , High andWoris al School shall not be examined
on Constitution of the United , States, after February,
1803. Lost.
Peached, That alblimitations in the'study ofgram
mar be hereby abolished.
Resolved, That n4 - booli,. not Properly authorized
under the rules of this Board; shall be permitted to
be used as a text-boalc,.or, otherwise, in the High Or
grammar schools of the district. Approved.
Resolved, That a pupil, when once regularly admit
ted into either High School, shall never: thereafter
be admitted into any grammar school'of the disfrict s
unless said pupil shall hate been dropped from the
rolls of either High School; under the rules. Ap
proved.
Resolved, That no question shall be asked in any
examination for admission•intb either High School,
the principle of which is not covered by every book
on the same subject on the Controllers' list, and that
no answer shall be marked as incorrect that is oar•
rect according to any book on such list. Approved.
Resolved, That the list of successful candidates,_
published after the examinations' for admissiorktry
either High School, shall contain the names of all
who attain the admitting average whether or not
they ere received into the school. Approved:
Adjourned. • •
. r .„. •
MAX UFACTURE OF White'
the Government has improved the implement - a' of
Warfare in every branch of the service, and while'
so much has been done by the sanitary friends Of the'
country to make coral ortable and preserim the I Ives
of our own men, yet it is a fact worthy of note- that"
the Amerima soldier carries a knapsack that, from.
the- peculiar manner in which it is strapped, has
throWn hundreds of our young men intothe hospi
tals, and many of them to an: early - grave. In order
to relieve the soldier of this burden, a new invention. ,
was brought out lest year, and already thirty thou
sand ‘of them have been introduced into the army.
The " - short knapsack,” as it is called has been
furniSlied the OM and 44th Massachusetts Regiments;
also, several other regiments in the field: The 50th
MasSaeliusetts Regiment, now in this city, has these
lcriapsackq,'which the men;greatly prefer to the old'
ones. new article' has been tested and ap—
proved by the deputy quartermaster general in this ,
city, Surgeon General Dale, of Massachusetts, Sur
geon Coolridge, and others. The knapsack is con
structed without a breast-strap; is thrown in the
centre of gravity, and can be raised or lowered at
pleasure, being ailjustable at both top and bottom.
One of the recent improvements'of the knapsack it
the carrying .of the blanket directly back of and
within an inch of the head. They are being . intro—
duced into the. army as fast as manufacturedthe ,
only difficulty being that a sufficient number of good.
workmen - cannot be - obtained for the work.
$36;907 67
TEE WATER DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY
—RlicEreTs rox 1862.—The following •is a statement
showing the receipts at the office of the Register of
Water, for rents, penalties, and pipes, from Janu
ary 1 to December 31, 1862
January
February..
March
April
May
.Tune
July
August....
September
Oetober
November
December
Total 5514,767.25
Receipts from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1861 $533,094.76
Receipts from Jan. I to Dec. 31, 1862........544,767.25
Increase 11,6'72.49
••,•
The department will be ready to receive water
rents for 1863 on the second Monday of -January, in
accordance with ordinance of Councils.
STREET-CLEANING STATISTICS.—The fol
lowing will show the amount of labor perforined„
under the direction of R. A. Smith, city contractor,
during the month of December, 1862:
Loads of dirt removed
.1,636
ashes " • 12,994
Number of dead animals removed.... 76
ti inlets cleansed 273
The ashes, it will be observed, are very. heavy.
Citizens can realize this fact when we state that
there are over 100,000 houses in the city. Averaging
them at 90,000, and supposing that each housekeeper
were to remove the ashes at his own expense, it
would cost at least $1 per annum for this.
Several of our citizens keep the ashes in their cel
lars until spring, and then remove them at a cost
averaging at from $2 to $5. At the cost of $1 it
would make the expense nearly $100,000; and yet the
price paid for cleaning the streets, removing ashes,
kg., is only $72,000.
If the contractor should fail' in his effort, and the
work go back to the old . plan, Philadeinhia must
then agree to pay more than double the present
ire - 1611.11i20 / 110n tlA t akill 1 4 11 1F.I.ihellP.enSlate
brought to bear upon all departmenteof the city to
effect this desired result. -
—Cr..
OlL.—The variations in the Price
of coal oil during the year have been very exten
sive. For the weekending January 4th the average
Price for crude oil was 2234@23c., for refined 37 X@
45c. These prices steadily declined until lllay 10th,
when the crude artiele sold at 534@10c., and the re
fined at 20@25e. Prices then advanced, fluctuating
from week to week to the extent of ID. to 20 cents.
On November 15th crude: oil sold in this market at
22625 c., and the refined at 65070 e: Four days af
terwards 45 cents were obtained, for. crude, and
$1.12% for refined. On the last day °C.:December
1,000 bbls. refined were sold in this marketat 45@50c.,
in bond ; crude is to-day held at 23c,.
THE ODD FELLOW' CEMETIMY.—The
annual reports of the secretary, ifireaaurer, com
mittee on finance, &c., of the Odd Fellows' Ceme
tery OOmpany, - represent its material and financial
consideration as in the highest state of prosperity.
Strips of ground have been prepared and cleared oft"
during the year to the extent of 196 graves. The re
ceipts of the company for the year were $5,871.88,
and the expenses $5,390.84. , The balance in the
hands of the treasurer, December 1, was $398.16.
The net earnings of the company in 1858' , were
$73.17 ; in 1859, $90.65 ; inlB6o, $516.6.3.1 in 1861,
$759.53 ? and in 1862, $762.92.
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PAINFUL CASUALTY, -LAU. Will. Schott,
a Philadelphian, was accidentally killed at Erie on
Monday last. hilst walking on the.railroad the
train approached, and he imagined it would have
room to pass without his descending the slope. In
this, unfortunately, he was mistaken.. A -projecting
portion of the engine's machinery striking his temple,
he was instantly killed.
ACClDENTS.—Yesterday afternoon a girl,
named Emilia Stetler, aged five years, was badly
burned, while playing With matches r at her father
residence, in Apple street, above Diamond.
About 8 o'clock last evening, Alfred, Groom, son of.
°Slicer Groom, of the Sixth police district, had both
his hands crushed by being draWii between the rol,
let's at Watson's cracker bakery.
•
RUST; AL11231 FIRB.—At about.three
o'clock yesterday morning, a false alarm of. fire was
caused by thick smoke arising from the factory in
James street, and between Sixth and Seventh. The
remewal of the fires under the boiler originated the
alarm.
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Snot ACCIDENTALLY.— upon:New' Year's
Fve Fred. Myer was, accidentally shot jn
burg, whilst handling a pistol. The ball, up to yes
terday, had not been extracted. It entered the leg,
just below the knee.
ONE CENT PER POIIND ADVANCE.—A
meetin& was held on New Year , s.Day, by thewool
dyers of this city. It resolved to make, on the price
of dyeing woolen yarns, an advance of one.cent per
pound.
SIXTR AND MASTER-STREET HOSPITAL.—
The ladies acknowledge the receipt of lifty,dollars,
being the proceeds of a fair held at Mrs. Becken
back's, by Emmie Hutchinson, Thomas B. Beck,
Chae. W. Beck, and Robert Reckenback.
BACK AGM:K.—Lieut. Frank C. Hampton
has lately been serving in the army as paymaster's
clerk. Yesterday morning he returned, to his sta
tion as .head of the phlice force of the Second dis
trict.. •
A MADMAN LOOSE.—Thomas- E: Riley,
an insane man, was discovered, on. Thursday night
wandering about in the streets in the• Fifteenth
ward.;,, lie was taken-to the police station,
' BAD Acclrir_%.7T.—Yesterclay a, colored
boy, named Richard, was run' ver by. a. cart in the
Twenty-fourth ward. He had fallen from the cart,
arid was instantly killed. •
DEDICATION SERV' DEB.—There will be
appropriate dedication services at the Centennial
M. E. Church, Ibrtieth and Chestnut streets, during
to-morrow. ' •
MANUFA ullE OF SPRINGFIELD MUSKETS.
—About 1,000 muskets of the Springfield pattern are
turned out weekly at the Bridesburg Arsenal. They
sie manufactured by Alfred Jenks & Son.
CITE' COUNCILS:
Yesterday was fixed for &regular stated meeting
of both branches of Councils.
SELEcT.BRANCII.
Although a quorum of members was present'
shortly after 3 o'clock, the Chamber was not called:to.
order until 20 minutes of 5 o'clock. Mr. (lather
wood, of the Twenty-fifth ward, was presen - and
occupied his usual seat, notwithstanding tha the
clerk refused at the last meeting to call his u 'me.
t i
The chamber was tilled with outside politicians; who
were exceedingly liberal in their advice to the mem
bers as to how they should proceed in the case of the
member from the Twenty-fifth ward.
The roll was called, when only four members
answered to their names.
.." . 4 -.
Ni.' CATIIERWOOD arose and desirea , tollkW by.
what authority the clerk omitted his nitmeel 4
No reply was made by the Chair, to whom the'
question was put.
Mr. Fox moved the Chamber adjourn, which was
agreed to. - : . ,
The Cliailt announced that the Chamber stood ad
journed without - date.
The new members of Select Council are as fol
lows:
1. E. C. Paulin, R.
2. Dr. E. C. Ramerly, D
3. jos. Armstrong, 1.),
4. Henry MMUS. D.
5. Peter McElrq, D. •
O. J..T. Ricketts, D.
7. Geo. Inman Riche, R.
8. Ed. T. Greble, R.
9. *J. P. Wetherill, R.
10. Joshua Sperin . g. 11.
11. s Samuel G. long, D.
12. F. M. Nicholson, D.
13. *Jos. .T., nd, R.
Democrats, 13. Republ
t• Hold over. t In this
by Patrick O'Rourke, De:
COMMON , coriveur..
There WWI no meeting of Qomman Council yester
day afternoon, there being no quorum to answer to
roli-eall. IVO IntOaess, however, was befora the
body, as everything AVM dispoo.l Of at tho apeeisl
meeting on Wet.ll,:e9ibiy.
. $28,656.7.
...64,411.10
.173,217.66
..174,820.64
...16,236.01
-28,137.70
..12,941.94
.16,120.60
.13,288.29
-8,605.71
-.10,600.05
14. John Q. Ginnodo, R.
114.
rd. 'Henry Davis, R.
IC. Win. A. Harris, D.
rt. *Peter y. Weaver, D.
I.am
is. And.
e "Lane,
L.
13 ,.. t R. rr0n,
D.
W. J. itrannel, R.
21. *Dr. W. DI. Uhler, R.
22. Fred. C. Brightly, 1).
23. "Wm. Baird, D.
24. E. Spencer Miller, R.
Contested.
25. And. eatherwood, at
cans, 12.
ward the seat ia claimed