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•WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1803.
THE NEWS.
With the foiling beck of General Bragg’* forces
"beyond Dalton, we hear that General Gordon
Granger’* corps baa been deapatched to the relief of
"Buroalde. It appear! that Longatreet atlll keep!
hie place before Knoxville, and haa been defeated in
an effort to make a diversion on the Knoxville aide
of the Holaton river, heaidea having loat a ride-pit
by a gallant oharge from a Michigan regiment.
Theae fact! do not render the situation of the rebel
General any more favorable than ever, and the time
for the threatened oapture of Knoxville haa doubt
leas past, while the rttmored reinforcements through
Southwestern Virginia can hardly be spared in the
present oriels of General tee’s fortunes. A vie.
tory of Bragg over Grant is not now to be
thought of; tongstreet has thoroughly failed. in
the purpose for which he set out; Meade haa
concentrated all the attention of Lee; and the
last hope for victory in the general campaign of the
rebels ia bent upon the expected battle in Virginia.
In the battle of Chattanooga the rebels acknow
ledge a loss of live thousand prisoners, in addition
to their killed and wounded. The neighborhood of
Dalton, to which Bragg, haa retreated, ia about
thirty-eight milea from Chattanooga, and beyond
the tremendous ranges of mountains whioh almost
entirely fill the apaoe between this place and the
State line. Its location ia in a beautiful valley, sur
rounded by mountains. It is one of the most
nourishing towns in the State, although not more
than twenty-four years old. It has three thousand
inhabitants. The distance from Dalton to Atlanta
is about a hundred milea, through a rather poor sec
tion of Georgia.
A lath telegram from Cumberland Gap states
that all the available United States foroeß have been
sent from that point to intercept Longotreet’s re
treat into Nirginia. A oourier from Knoxville is
said to have brought the intelligence that the enemy
forced a general engagement, on Sunday, in which
Wheeler’s flve thousand cavalry were captured, and
the rebels driven back in their attempt to cross the
river.
A DBsrATOH, dated the. 30fch, and direct from
headquarters, states that Mine Run valley, crossing
the Fredericksburg and Orange road, is the dividing
line between the forces of Meade and Lee. Twelve
miles from the latter plaoe the enemy are entrench
ed, their line of works on a commanding position
near Verdiersville, The enemy ace apparently de
termined to make a desperate resistance, and are
momently awaiting attack, Very heavy firing wag
heard on the noon of,the 30th, Rebel telegrams of
the 30 th report a general tight at hand, and state
that the Yankee! have eight days’ rations. The
weather about the battle-field haa been very cold,
and must prove especially severe to the wounded.
Very late telegrams explain the oannonadlng heard
on Monday. General Warren’s oorps was ordered
to attack the enemy, but finding the, rebel post
tion unexpectedly, further orders were Called
Tor, and the battle was cheoked. In these despatches
we have more accurate detail's of the movements and
positrons of the armies.
Rebel telegrams of the 27th and 28th state that
"half a dozen shells were thrown into Charleston,
and a steady shelling of forts Sumpter, Moultrie,
and Johnston took place.
General Charles P. Stone, chief of staff to
Major General Banks, and at present- in command
of Louisiana, was lately cited before the United
States Court for contempt of court. General Stone,
being in heed of vessels to send supplies to the fronti
was yielded possession of a condemned prize by the
naval authorities pending appraisement. His work
men were ordered off by the U. S. Marshal’s deputies,
whereupon General Stone arrested the deputies.
The vessel was loaded with supplies, and sent off to
the army. General Stone was acquitted upon as
surance that he intended no disrespect to the court.
Mb. O. Godfrey Gunther has been eleoted
Mayor of New York over Messrs. Boole and Blunt.
The rebel Morgan telegraphed his arrival in To
ronto to Columbus, Ohio. The rest of his fellow
fugitives have joined him.
A speech delivered by Robert Toombs before the
Georgia Legislature attacks the rebel Administra
tion in its ruinous currency system, and its tyran
nous impressments.
(Jen. Gantt, of Arkansas, has made another ad
dicts, in whioh he eulogizes the devoted Unionists
of Arkansas, and invites the people to unite in
abolishing slavery.
Ik addition to the annual meetings of Oongresß,
ofthe.Supreme Court, of the Colonization Society,
and of the National Agricultural Society, whioh are
required by law to be held in Washington, there is
to be this winter the annuaal session of the “Na
tional Academy of Sciences."
A i-itoviKciAL council in Italy having voted a
subsidy to the Poles, and a monument to Garibaldi,
that hero declines the monument, but applauds the
subsidy: “As long as the soldiers of two foreign
atmies riot on cur soil; as long as a stream of civil
blood flows from the Tronto to the Strait; as long
as the glorious remains of our national battles die
of hunger or by their oufn hand in the midst of the
insane rejoicings of our cities; as long as the boy
wants a school anil the orphan an aßylum ; as long
as there are in Italy misery, chains, and darkness,
speak not of monuments, least of all a monument to
me.”
COBKEsroNDBNCB in the British papers stateß
that whole populations of villages in Lithuania
have been forcibly transported to the steppes of the
Ural. In Wiina the convoys for Siberia leave
every other Friday. In order to destroy everymark
Of Polonism in the city, Mouravieff has ordered all
thePolißh inscriptions on the shops and atjhe cor
ners of the streets to he erased, no more Polish bills
ol fare to be used in the restaurants, the Polish lan
guage to be no longer employed by tradesmen in
making up their accounts, and the official language
to be in all cases Busslan, even on seals and stamps.
The British Parliament is prorogued to January
13, and it la announced that on reassembling Mr.
Buxton will offer the following resolutions in the
House of Commons:
“1. That this House views the burning of the
town of Kagodma by Admiral Kuper with deep
regret. '
.“2. That the burning of the town was not justi
fied by the instructions ißßued to Colonel Neale."
The Army of the Potomac.
Virginia, where for so long the two great
armies have vainly fought and manoeuvred
for decisive victory, is again the theatre of
active war. There is an interest attached
to the Army of the Potomac which is very
strong in all the Eastern States, for it was
recruited principally in the East, and there
are" few of our citizens who have not some
friend or relative in its ranks. It was also
the first of out great armies to take the field,
and has been entrusted with some of the
most important campaigns of the war. That
it has thus far failed in its great purpose has
not shaken the confidence in its valor, its
earnestness, and ultimate success. General
Hooker was not wrong when he called it
“the finest army on the planet.” Its record
is illustrious; it has never left Virginia ex
cept to pursue the foe into other States, and
protect our own soil from invasion, and,
after expelling him twice from Maryland
and Pennsylvania, it has again stood firmly,
protecting Washington on , the one hand
and threatening Richmond on the other.
It has suffered much from incapable com
manders, yet has never lost confidence in
itself. It has, indeed, saved the reputation
of some of its generals by splendid fighting
in battles badly planned. Its victories are
among the noblest of the war, and it is im
portant, in measuring the value of its ser
vice, to remember that it has been opposed
by the best army the rebellion could create,
commanded by its ablest general.
Once more the Army of the Potomac
flares its great adversary, aud its advance
is an attempt to compel a battle. General
Meade has hard fighting for his first ob
ject, and we doubt not that if a battle, by
long marches, strategy, dr chance, can he
secured, all the rest we desire will follow.
The superb daring of the movements by
which the communication with Washington
was abandoned, and the army sent fprward
altogether dependent upon its own stores,
is an indication of our strength and reso
lution. With provisions sufficient till the
10th of December, the army has no
need of the railroad it has abandoned
to the guerillas, and is so well equipped
that all fears for its safety may be tit
once dismissed. Our only feaT need be
that General Meade may fail to obtain a
pitched battle, and that Lee may succeed
in his attempted retreat. This fear is not
without reason, and it may he that the
enemy will reach the fortifications of Rich
mond before he is forced to stand. Gen.
Meade inay repeat the siege of 'Richmond,
hut, we trust, not the mistake of the Chicka
honriny.
It is improbable that Gen. Mea.de can
achieve iP victory equal to that of Grant at
Chattanooga, for we know the character of
■Gen. Lee, and of his veteran troops. We
know how they retired from Gettysburg,
and with what effrontery the rebel com
mander coolly removed his defeated army
from Antietarri. The rout of the Army of
Northern Virginia is not to be expected.
But the time is come when the attempt
should be made to defeat it as it has never
been defeated. It is the last hope of the
enemy—it is the hardy Atlas which up
holds ' the Confederacy, and if it falls,
Richmond, Charleston, Alabama, Geor
gia, Jefferson Davis, treason, and
rebellion, all fall with it. The war
ends wiih a crushing defeat of General
Lee. . ho far as can he judged, this is the
hour to se f k victory and find it, for in a lit
ile while the resources .of the rebellion will
he exhausted to make Lee stronger than his
adversary.* Therefore, we have the advance
admirably ' tiined. The Government has
done its best in pushing on the war in the
Bast the very moment that victory, was as
sured 1 in the West The responsibility now
n sis with Gen. Meade and the Army of
the Potomac. In a few days we shall know
if the battle we so ardently desire shall be
fought on this side of the York riyer or be
yond the unlucky Pamunky.
The Growth of the Opera.
_ A backward glance of ten years through
the operatic vista lights on r a sight worth
seeing. It is good to look back on what
we have been, because it reminds us of
What we may become. We may compli
ment ourselves on our advance in civiliza
tion. The most conservative amongst us
has a finger in the pie of progress. In 1853
we were in our operatic swaddling clothes;
in 1863 we are put in pantaloons and
jackets. In 1873 we shall be in long-tails,
if anywhere, which some devotees affect to
question. Jenny Likd, Louisa Pyne,
Gazzaniga, are three mile-stones in the
past, indicating that we were getting along
finely, and that we shall find before us a
prosperous musical future.
When Gazzaniga was here her dramatic
qualities were and her singing
censured. That her voice is worn out is a mis
fortune which years only aggravate. Gazza
niga displayed a dramatic ability which is
rarely united to operatic. Bbignoli, who
was intended to be her principal support, had
enough to do to support himself. He is an
awkward actor, and, if he had a less delicious
voice, could very well be dispensed with.
Gazzaniga, however, was Philadelphia’s
first love. It ignored her lack of youth and
beauty, overlooked her short-comings as a
singer, and very tumultuously applauded
her as an actress.
Since then we have had several acceptable
songstresses, and one or two who were ex
cellent. We do not remember one who
united, in a remarkable degree, the capabili
ties of cantatrice and actress. The prevail
ing idea, that the voice must be cultivated
at the expense of everything else; that
emotions should be turned into mere ma
chinery; that looks and gestures are only
accessories which can be done without, is
speedily exploding.
The season of Italian opera commences
this evening. The company has been highly
extolled, and is, without doubt, excellent.
There is an education not only in music,
but in a taste for music, as in everything
else. But in opera, dramatic as well as
musical action is required, and unless the
two are harmoniously blended, the public’s
critical palate will not be pleased.
Let the operas, new and old, be placed
upon the stage as they should be, four Aca
demy has resources sufficient, J let the sing
ers remember that they have hands and feet
as well as voices, and there is not the slight
est doubt but that the season will terminate,
as it will commence, in complete success.
Ordinarily, the principal difference between
an opera and a concert is that in the former
we have foot-lights, scenery, and costumes.
We ha ye grown out of that, and look for
something more striking. The opera is not
a fashionable humbug—a school for scandal
during overtures and interludes. It is the
union of poetry and music, requiring the
singer not only to feel what lie sings, but to
act it. Whether such requisites are com
hjped in the present company the approach
ing season will afford all the opportunity of
judging. Opera amongst us has grown too
old to dispense with them.
To- morrow -evening is devoted to Mr.
Beecher. This Philadelphia testimonial
cannot fail to he gratifying to both the lec
turer and lectured. The service he has per
formed for the American cause abroad, he
has so well performed that not an ear will
listen but a hand will correspondingly ap
plaud. His orations in London have un
questionably elicited the character of the
man, the character of our country, and the
character of at least a part of England.
His evening here at home will he one which
his multitudinous friends will.delight to re
cognize.
This evening William Lloyd Garrison'
delivers his great lecture.npon “ The State
of the Country,” at Concert Hall. The
speaker is' eloquent and cultivated. He
perfectly understands the subject of his lec
ture. No standing-room will be left in the
hall, and the cause which the man espouses,
as well as the talents with which he sup
ports it, will hear him triumphantly through.
LETTER FROM “OCCASIONAL.”
v Washington, December 1, 1863.
Those who have read this correspondence
will remember that when the rebellion' cul
minated in war, I prophesied that, while
the blood and burdens, the devastation and
decay, common to all wars, would mainly
and most heavily fall on the seceded or se
ceding‘sections, the capital, of the Union
would not only be held with the strongest
hold to the Government, but would be
cleansed of slavery, purified of a haughty
slave aristocracy, and become the centre
of art, science, enterprise and wealth,
and the abiding place of a new, vigorous
and progressive race of men. I have re
peatedly discussed this idea in interme
diate letters. It cannot, therefore, be un
profitable to'recur to it now. ’ On one of the
bright early afternoons of the late “ second
Indian summer,” 1 drove through the city,
to note how much harm and good this
“ cruel war ” had visited upon the Federal
capital. Much as I expected to see, I must
confess my surprise at the spectacle. Not
to speak of the eloquent lesson to be read in
the increasing dimensions of the marble
halls of Congress, with their expanding
wings, and wide-spreading entrances, and
massive yet graceful pillars and columns,
and balustrades—their freshly decorated
walls —their newly imported statuary—the
fine painting of Leutze on the panel of the
noble stair leading to the gallery : of the
House, and the spirited sketch of Stan
ley on the panel of the noble stair con
ducting to the gallery of the Senate—hot
to speak of the Congressional Library,
vast, complete, and still not vast nor
complete enough for a Government like
ours, and, therefore, extending itself into
the old chamber of the House —nor yet of
the dome that crowns the whole pile, j
with the massive metal figure of Freedom
("by Crawford, whose last great work it was
before he gave his spirit to the God of Free- !
dornj, which stands above the dome, and ;
seems to be on the eve of pronouncing the |
death of slaverypassing these splendid
testimonials, as matters with winch all;
Americans are familiar, let us go down
“the Hill,” and drive through the avenues
and streets of the city itself. We find two
of the most extensive theatres in the United
State's,"each oapahle of holding audiences as
large as any similar establishment in Phila
delphia fthe Academy excepted;, and both
coining money, notwithstanding at least four
other places of popular resort are nightly
crowded. A few years ago the theatre
here was a sad travestie upon the art which
so often travesties life itself. It mined
both owners and managers, and if the poor
actors were themselves not ruined, it was
because, like Jaffier, they had long been
“pleased with ruin.” Those who recol
lect the Washington hotels of the by
gone days ("not to mention the boarding
houses, redolent of sloth, stench, slavery,
and scandal; have only to look around upon
the palaces at which the hungry sojourner
is fed, and iftoo sad to say; sometimes
fleeced. I can enumerate four first-class
public houses ; at least eight of the second
class, and of other grades almost any va
riety. Two additional spacious hotels are
now in course of construction, one of which
will shortly he opened. See the theatres—
they are all prosperous. It is said to be a
reasonable estimate that one of the most suc
cessful of the largest has cleared as much as
$150,000 a year. The erection of new dwel
lings and stores hashecome a sort of mania;
and all of brick. Brick theatres, brick
hotels, -brick warehouses, and workshops,
jjjick mansions—nearly every street abounds ‘
with evidences of the prevailing feeling.
Meanwhile, the city railroad which feeds
this feeling, is repaying its projectors and
stockholders at enormous rates. But
nothing* better illustrates the growth of
Washington, and its sure and substantial
future wealth, than the rents asked and re
-ceived for rooms and tenements. It is com
mon to hear of a person paying one hun
dred dollars a month for two rooms in a
.house, the whole of which, two years ago,
would not have rented for six hundred dol
lars a year. Let me give you-a casein
point. Borne weeks ago, the residence of
the famous Dr. Garnett, son-in-law of Wise,
the man who called upion thousands of Vir
ginians to help in the hanging of John
Brown, was sold under the confiscation act
for $3,500, and it is now renting for $2,800
per annum. Of course, this state of things
cannot last, although it must not be forgot
ten that what I have been describing is a
glance at the indications of a summer and au
tumn when no Congress was in session, and
when the army was on the borders of Penn
sylvania and Maryland, , and also in these
Slates, chastising and repelling Lee. Many
wealthy men, and men of foresight, who
came here, to live [a season, on business or
pleasure, or in the discharge of official or
Congressional duties, now prefer erecting
good dwelling houses. The interest of the
money so invested is a trifle compared with
the fents which otherwise they would be
forced to pay ; the investment is certain to
be profitably permanent. Among the other
signs of the times, (shall I say the good
signs is the absence of the old masters
of society here, the Dukes, the Earls,
the Baronets, the Rothschilds, and the de
pendents of slavery. Considered in con
nection with the question, what has been
done'With their possessions? no more
fruitful theme for thought and comment
could be conceived. Some are enjoying the
delights of Paris and London, and the
miseries of Richmond and Charleston; but
none of these delights can blind them to the
sense of what they have lost forever, and
none of these miseries are half, so fierce as
the lashing of their own remorse. I will not
name them, for when I knew them, there
were some, at least, who seemed to be pa
triotic and honest. If such as these have
become ingrates and traitors, they were
misled by those who were always so at
heart, and they are now suffering a suffi
cient retribution. Their property is being
rapidly sold, under the confiscation Act.
Already a number of important sales have
been consummated, and under the. bold
and fearless direction of the Supreme Court
of this district, the good work will go on
to "the close. Arlington House is to be:
set up in a few days, and will doubtless
attract a crowd of visitors.. Arlington
House 1 What fragrant memories cluster
around the name! Once the home of patri
otic refinement—the centre of Southern
fashion—the depository and sanctuary of
the most precious of the household gods of
Washington himself. Arlington! where
Lafayette visited and staid on Ms last tour
through our country. Arlington ! with its
splendid walks, noble woods, fertile fields,
and unsurpassed lookout upon the city wMQh
smiles like an Italian picture at it* feet—
is to be sold at auction, because a de
generate son of the South and a
false-hearted traitor to his couutry, the
wretched Robert E. Lee, its last owner, has
forfeited it, as he has forever forfeited his
good name. On some of the gorgeous plan
tations of this expatriated slave nobility our
soldiers are quartered. One of these, by
far the most luxurious in the vicinity, is
occupied by brave men, who have fought
to save the nation wMch its wealthy
enriched under the bounty of that nation,
now desires to destroy 1 The Government
uses the best of the houses owned by this
class of patriots, for its own purposes. Such
is Washington city to-day. If we miss the
! old aristocracy, it is only to realize a bene-
I ficialloss. Their places are filled by others,
j their equals in birth and in education ; their
; superiors in patriotism and thrift; their in
i feriors only in wealth and in pride. But I
am beyond myjpacc, and must end here,
that I may leave something for another
chapter. Occasional.
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
Tire Operations of Baturday.
THE FIGHT WITH THE THIRD
CORPS ON FRIDAY.
Total Repulse of the Enemy.
THE SITUATION ON MONDAY-.
Positions of tHo Two
Amilos.
TIIE MINE ItTJN VALLEY,
The Attache Goiumenced, hut
Checked. '
REBEL ACCOUNTS OF THE SITUATION
DESPATCH FROM , GENERAL LEE,
Washington, Deo. I.—Reports from Bealeton
confirm, the statements of heavy firing, being heard'
yesterday.
The engagement of the 3d Corps on Friday is said
to have been exaggerated in the first descriptions,
especially as to the number of rebel prisoners taken,
which was far less than heretofore stated.
Our loss in killed and wounded, is believed to be
three hundred. .
The report that Lee has retreated are not credited.
On the contrary, it is said that he is strongly posted
on Mine river.
THE SKIRMISHING ON SATURDAY,
New York, December I.—The Tribune has pub
lished an extra, with advices .from Gen. Meade’s
army, dated on -Saturday night. It says: This
morning opened with a rain storm, but the whole
army was on the advance at an early hour. The 3d
Corps, which crossed the Hapidan-at Jacobs’ Mill,
and was engaged yesterday, six miles from Loouat
Grove, on the road leading to Culpeper, deployed to
the left of our line. The 6th Corps remained on the
right, and the Ist on the left of the 6th. The re
tained its position, while the 6th deployed from its
first position on the left to Looust Grove, as a re
serve.
Brisk skirmishing commenced as our line reached
a point a mile and a half to the west of,Locust
Point Grove. Our forces pushed steadily onward,
however, driving the enemy’s skirmishers, and has
tening their retreat by an occasional shell from our
batteries, to which the guns of the enemy did not
reply. •
General Meade had oome up at an early hour to
Eobertson’s tavern. The headquarters’ train was
ordered baok out of range, long trains of artillery,
ammunition wagons, and ambulances were moving
to the front, and everything indicated a general en
gagement should Lee fall into position and the wea
ther prove favorable.
The rain continued to fall, but still our troops
pressed forward, skirmishing continually. The re
bel line gradually fell back until it reached the
western bank of Mine run, two and a half miles
from the tavern, and a short distance from Old Ver
dlevihe.
At this point, there were evidences of an inten
tion on the part of the enemy to dispute our pas
sage, earthworks and abattie being yisiblp on the
clearing beyond. Gen. Meade accordingly disposed
bis forces along the densely wooded crest of hlUs
cast of the'run. Owing to the difficulty of moving
artillery, and even infantry, through the woods on
either side of the road, some time elapsed before
the formation of our line. Night soon came on,
and beyond the tiring of pickets, and an occasional
shell thrown from our lines, nothing of importance
transpired. •
The army of Gen. Meade oooupies 4 section of
What is termed “The Wilderness.”
Many officers discredit the story that Dee will
give battle on this side of Orange Court House or
Gordonsville, and cxpresß the opinion that hfe will
gradually fall back into a position where his ohances
of holding our forces in check will be greater.
THE FIGHTING ON FRIDAY,
The Tribune has also an account of the fight with
the 3d Army Corps on Friday, which says :
On Friday morning the 3d and 6th Army corps
continued their march to make a junction with Gen,
Warren’s corps.
Gen, Bruce’s Division of the 3d was in advance,
and as the head ©! the colnmn reached a small clear
ing, it was* greeted with a volley irom the rebel
skirmishers, supported by the Ist and 3d Divisions
ol the corps.
The Ist Massachusetts advanced through a dense
thicket, fighting and pushing the rebels back a
mile and a half to the vicinity of Mile run, when
the enemy, strengthening his Une*, gradually forced
back our line. Skismishing continued until 3,50
P. M., when the enemy, with shouts and yells,
charged our first line, consisting of Prince’s divi
sion, the right of which first fell baok in some con
fusion, but soon rallied, and, with the aid of one.
section of Randolph’s tst Rhode Island battery, and
Battery K of the 4th United States, which poured
volleys of grape and canister into the advancing,
columns of the enemy, consisting of Johnson’s and.
part of Rhodes’ divisions of Ewell’s eorps, twice in,
succession, gallantly repulsed the enemy, and were
in each instance drivenback in perfect rout. The
fight ceased at dark.
The 3d Corps bivouacked on the field at the juutb
tton of two roads, six miles from Locust Grove.
Our loss in killed and wounded probably amounts,
to not less than 350. With Buoh haste did the rebels
retreat, that they left behind all their dead, the
ground being literally covered with them. Our pro
portion killed in the fight is very email. But one
brigade of the Slh Corps was engaged, that of Gene
ral Russell.
REBEL ACCOUNTS—DESPATCH FROM GE-
NERAL LEE,
Fortress Monrok, Dec. I.—The Richmoacl Whig
of the 28th and 30th contains the following:
\ Ora>*gk C. H., Sunday 9 o’clock' A.. 35,—A rain
Btorm prevailed all day yesterday, and ibcrc were
no movements of importance in either army.
This morning the enemy are deploying in our
front. 4 GENEfcAJiLEF^
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 2.1863.
Then hM been no fighting einee Friday with the
exception of eome skirmishing on Saturday.
The Yankee! have eight day!’ ration*.
General Fitzhugh Lee drove the eneisy'i oavalry
aoron Kaccoon and Morton’* Fordi yesterday.
Friday’* fight was moitly oonduoted with mua*
ketry.
Moseby feu m the rear of the Yankee wagon-train,
near Brandy Station, on Friday morning, and
burned thirty wagoni, and captured 112 mule* and
20 horse*.
The Richmond committee for the care of the
wounded arrived at Gordonsvile to-day.
The two armies are fronting each other in line of
battle, and a general fight cannot long be postponed.
Gen. Ewell returned to the army to-day.
Gen. Jones, who waa wounded on Friday, will re
turn to his command to-morrow.
. Headquarters of the Aasr or the Po
tomac, Nov. 30.—The armies of Generals Meade
and Lee are divided by Mine Run Valley, crossing
the Fredericksburg and Orange plank road and-turn
pike road. *
About twelve miles from the latter place-the
enemy are strongly entrenched, and exhibit a deter
mination to make a desperate resistance,
Some cannonading has taken place this morning,
which was feebly replied to by Lee’s batteries.
Their line, of works are near VerdieavUie, on a
commanding position, but they will probably be at
tacked to-day or to-morrow.
Nothing of a decisive character has transpired up
to the present time. '
Washington, Deo. I—lo o’clock P. M.—lnforma
tion has been received from the Army of the Poto
mac up to Monday at noon.
. The train captured on the plank road on Friday
la said to have contained a small quantity of ammu
nition, which the rebels exploded. They also cap
tured the mules, eighty of whioh they oarried away,
and killed the remainder. The wagon-master was
killed, and the drivers, with two exceptions, were
conveyed away as prisoners.
In relation to affairs on the front on Saturday, it
is stated that at daylight our army lay aoross the
Fredericksburg and Orange turnpike at Robertson’s
Tavern, twelve miles from the Orange Court House.
The rebel line was light, and wes being gradually
pushed back by bur skirmishers for one mile and a
half over the Mine run, near Verderville.
On both sides ol the road, sloping for half a mile
on each side of the river, there is an open space and
on the edge of the woods, west of the run, the enemy
were in line of battle on both sides of the road with
their batteries entrenched. The slope thence to the
ridge is dotted with rifle-pits, from whioh the sharp
shooters fired scattering shots.
About 1 o’clock in the afternoon the clouds broke,
and the rain closed, but the roads were in almost
an impassable condition. One of our batteries fired
a few shots, to whioh the rebels replied with great
spirit for half an hour.
The following positions for battle having been as
signed to the several corps, they were taken by them
during the day, and each was ready to perform its
duty by 4 o'clock : The 6th Corps, commanded by
Major General Sedgwick, on the right, next to the
2d Corps, Major General Warren, which held the
turnpike, and, together with the Ist Corps, Major
General Newton, formed the centre.
The left wing was formed by the 3d Corps, under
Major Gen. French, and the reserve was composed
of the 6th Corps, under Major Gen. Sykes.
About sunset several guns were fired from our
line, but failed to draw the enemy’s fire. ,
The following additional particulars of the en
gagement on Friday have been furnished:
The number of prisoners taken-bythe 3d Corps
has been greatly exaggerated. Only sixty have as
yet been reported to the provost marshal.
Among the wounded are Col. McClellan and Col.
Higgins, of the 86th Pennsylvania; also, two cap.
tains, whose names are unknown.
The medical director of the corps estimates our
loss at 325 wounded, and about 100 killed.
The enemy retreated from the front of the 3d
Corps during the night, leaving their dead and
wounded on the field. _
Owing to the enemy’s change of position, it be
came necessary for us to leave them there. Their
number greatly exceeded ours.
A note dated on Sunday aayß: tl Yesterday closed
dear, with the two armies lying in line on the oppo
site sides of the Mine Run valley. On examination,
it was found that the ground on both sides of the
rives, excepting where crossed by the turnpike, was
impassable by our troops, owing to its boggy and
swampy condition,”
All was quiet in the front on Sunday.
On Monday morning, at 8 o’clock, all our batteries
which could be placed in position to bear upon the
Rappahannock, were ordered to open upon the ene
my.
DIRECT FROM HEADQUARTERS.
OPERATIONS ON MONDAY.
The siege train was placed in position in front of
Sedgwick’s command, After half an hour’s alow
cannonading, to which the enemy feebly responded,
an attack was ordered.
The left wing, under Gen, Warren, came upon the
enemy, who was found to be in stronger numbers
and position than was anticipated, aud further in
structions were consequently asked for. Thereupon
the forward, movement was checked, and all further
firing ceased. '
Washington;
Special Despatches to The Press.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 1.
The Treasury.
The annual report of the Secretary of the Trea
sury, on the condition of the finances, is now in the
hands oi the publio printer. It will be much larger
than heretofore, and contain various interesting
tables on subjects not before embodied in such docu
ments. The general arrangement.will be much im
proved. To this report will be added the reports,
severally, of the Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue and the Comptroller of the Currency. The va
rious rumors (put in circulation by parties opposed
to the Secretary’s policy) of the withdrawal of the
new fractional currency, are without foundation in
fact. The currency is duly issued, and preparations
are nearly completed to issue it in such quantities
as the wants of the public may require. The objec
tion to the paper’s splitting, which was raised
against the treasury paper specially, but which is
said to be equally true aB to all paper, has produced
a good result, for it has stimulated the Treasury to
make a paper which cannot be split, a desideratum
never before attained. Such &/paper is now making
in the Treasury, and all the issues will be printed
upon it as soon as a sufficient quantity can be manu
factured. -*
Chaplains to Congress.
Mr. Horace Grsblht, and other friends of Rev.
John Pibrpont, are urging the election of that
gentleman as chaplain either to the Senate or the
House. Mr. Pieryont came here, it will be re
membered, as chaplain to the regiment raised by
Hon. Henry Wilson, but finding himself unable
to stand the fatigue of camp life, he accepted a
clerkship in the Treasury Department.
Relief to the Prisoners at Richmond—GovT
Seymours Commission.
Gov. Seymour recently appointed a commission,
consisting of Mr. James A. Bell, of the New York
Senate; Hon. Orlando Kellogg, of the E3aex
Congressional district j ex-Adjutant Gen. Hill, of
the House, and Mr. Wm. H. IJogart, to confer with
the War Department in relation to the bounties
paid to old and partially-filled regiments, their quo
tas, and the general quota of the State. The Go
vernor also requested them to act in behalf of the
suffering Union men at Richmond. In furtherance
of their mission they sent a letter to the Secretary
of War, of whioh the following is a copy;
Washington, December 1.
Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War: .
The undersigned, a commission designated by the
Governor of the State of New York, to confer with
your department in relation to the affairs of the im
mediate falsing of troops for the service, have the
honor to present herewith their letters of accredit
and introduction, but before entering on the specific
duty to which they have been assigned, they ask to
say that they are directed by his Excellency the
Governor to offer, in behalf of the State, any aid in
money or material that can be used in alleviation of
the'auflerings of the Union men in prison at Rich
mond ; submitting, of course, the manner and direc
tion in which such aid shall he applied to the judg
ment and authority of your department. The un
dersigned at once submit this proposition, as in its
nature taking precedence of an other affairs.
JAMES A. BELL,
ORLANDQ KELLOGG,
WE H. BOGART.
The answer of the Secretary waa highly favorable]
and immediate measures were taken by him to as
certain, through the Commissioners of Exchange,
in what manner the relief can' 1 be most promptly
offered.
The assistant adjutant general of New York, Maj.
Storehouse, accompanies, and acts in conjunction
with the commission.
Tile U. S. Christian Commission.
PottsviLLE, Dec. I.—On Sunday evening last an
immense audience assembled in the court house, to
hear Rev. Messrs. Patterson and Lyford, agents pr
the Christian Commission, present the claims of
the Federal prisoners in Richmond. Nearly twe
thousand dollars were contributed) and great enthu
siasm was awakened.
Buffalo, Dec. I.— A great meeting was held here
on Sunday evening by the XT. S. Christian Commie*
aion, on behalf of the Union soldiers. The collec
tion amounted to nearly five hundred dollars. An
other meeting wab held laßt evening at Niagara
Falls, for the same purpose. Good returns are
coining in from all parts, in response to the Com
mission’s appeal for thanksgiving collections. •
CALIFORNIA.
San Francesco, Dec. i.—During the. past Tour
days telegraphic communication with the East has
been interrupted. In the meantime, nothing of im
portance has occurred.
No vessels have arrived from or sailed for Atlan
tic ports. Tonnage is very scarce and wanted to the
extent of several; desirable charter*.
Very little business is doing, the dull season hav
ing fully commenced. The weather Is ceo* and
pleasant.
The losses of cattle by starvation, in the southern
counties of the rTate, on account of the unusually
dry season, are estimated at over fifteen thousand,
and many more were killed to- save their hides and
tallow. The recent rains, however, have started
vegetation to such an extent that the stock may
commence to recuperate.
It is stated that, the Mcßlursted company contem
plate digging a. canal to convey the waters Srom the
head of the San Joaquin or Merd river to the Mari
posa mine. ~ • • . ■ ' / '
Arrival orEellow-prisoncrs at
Toronto.
Toronto* Deo. 1. —Four or five of Morgan’s fel
low-priacners are reported to have arrived to-night
on the western train.
Death of a U. S. Marshal.
New Haven, Dec. I.—Mr. David H. Carr, the TJ.
S. Marshal for th© district of Connecticut, died sud
denly at his residence in this city this evening.
Arrest of Major Wasser.
Chicago, Dec. 1 —Major Waeaer, who&e alleged
fraudulent revenue transactions at Cairo have been
telegraphed all over the. country, was arrested at
MsYickm’* Tbeafre, in this city, Uet eight,
DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
General Granger Sent to Reinforce
Burnside.
BRAGG'S ARMY BEYOND MLTON,
CANNONADING AT KNOKVIHE,
A force of the Enemy Driven' Bach.
A REBEL RIFLE-PIT TAKEN.
REPORTED CAPTURE OP WHEELER’S
CAY AIRY DIVISION.
Movements for Intercepting
Eongstrcct’s Retreat into .
Virginia,.
REBEL REPORTS OF BRAGG’S
DEFEAT.
A Loss of 5,000 Prisoners Acknowledged,
CHATTANOOGA.
Cincinnati, Dec. 1 A despatch from Chatta
nooga says that sufficient reinforcements, under
Gen. Gordon Granger, have been sent to Gen, Burn
side to insure his sucoess.
Gen. Bragg’s main force is reported beyond Dal
ton. Stragglers continue to come into our lines.
Msj. Gen. Foster arrived at Cumberland Gap yes
terday, bound for Knoxville.
Fifteen hundred prisoners from Chattanooga ar
rived at Louisville yesterday.
The guerillas are very troublesome on the Cum
berland river. Boats are fired into, houses and citi
zen* robbed, and their property carried off.
Henry Andrew*, 6f the 124th Ohio, has been sen
tenced to be shot for desertion, on the&th of Janu
ary.
EAST TENNESSEE.
Washington, Nov. 30.— General Will
cox telegraphs from Cumberland Gap, that scouts
who came in yesterday report that heavy cannon
ading was heard yeaterday morning in the direction
of Knoxville. The firing was very rapid, about
forty discharges per minute, and lasted- several
hours.
THE HOSPITALS AT CHATTANOOGA,
Surgeon General Hammond leaves Washington
to-morrow with Instructions to proceed to Chatta
nooga, and inspect the hospitals and camps of Gen.
Giant’s army, after which he is to go to Nashville:
and there await further orders.
THE SIEGE OF KNOXVILLE.
New York, Dec. x.—The Tribune has received the
following special despatch:
Knoxville, Saturday, Nov. 28, via Cumberland
Gap, Nov. 29.—We are now in the twelfth day of
the liege; and the enemy has gained no advantage.
We are better prepared for attaok than the most
sanguine expected.
General Longstreet Is delaying hostile operations
while awaiting reinforcements from Virginia.
The enemy made a diversion on Wednesday upon
our position over the river; but after an hour’s fight
were driven back,
On Wednesday a detachment of the 2d Michigan
made a gallant charge, and captured a rebel rifle-pit
within five hundred yards of our works. We sub
sequently were compelled to give way to a superior
force with great loss. .
Major Beesangton was taken prisoner, Adjutant
Noble and Lieutenant Salpin were killed, and
Lieutenant Colonel Cormick, of the 17th Michigan,
died on Friday from wounds received.
Affairs have been comparatively quiet for the last
two days. It iB raining slightly this morning.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT REPORTS—CAPTURE
OF GEN.\WHEELER’S DIVISION—LONG
STREET’S RETREAT TO BE OUT OFF,
Cincinnati, Deo. I.—The correspondent of the
Commercial telegraphs from Cumberland Gap to
night that all the available forces of the United
States army had been sent from there to intercept
General Longstreet’s retreat into Virginia. He.'also
says that a courier from Knoxville brings the intel
ligence that the enemy attempted to cross the river
on Sunday, thereby bringing on a general engage
ment, which resulted in the defeat of the enemy,
and the capture of General Wheeler’s division of
5,000 men.
REBEL REPORTS OF GENERAL BRAGG’S
DEFEAT.
Fortress Monroe, Dec. l.—The Richmond Whig
of the 28th and 30th ult. has the following;
Atlanta, Ga, s Nov. 27.—The city is full of con
flicting -rumors.' Our line of battle is at Chicka
mauga. We have lost many prisoners; their num
ber is estimated at 5,000 and upwards.
AU our dead and seriously wounded are in the
hands of the enemy.
In the attack on Lookout Mountain the enemy’s
loss was comparatively greater than ours. They
drove us back by force of numbers. Skirmishing
commenced on Saturday, and there was intense
filing on Sunday and Monday. The enemy charged
on Lookout Mountain 40,000 strong, at the same
time occupying the attention of our right on Fort
Mission Ridge. Breckinridge’s corpsmet the shock
unflinchingly. In the afternoon the enemy’s force
was increased, and by repeated attacks made an im
pression on our lines.
At 4 o’clock, in the afternoon, our left and centre
gave way, the enemy pouring through the valley
like & flood. Our troops were cut off, got confused,
and retreAfed in disorder, and, after repeated charges,
we evacuated Mission Ridge on Wednesday.
Our army is now at Chickamauga. We have six
hundred prisoners. Washington and Cobb’s artil
lery lost all their guns. General Waltham was
wounded. Our wounded are arriving.
General Bragg’s headquarters are 'now at Ring,
gold.
BRAGG’S OPINION OF THOMAS.
“ Person®,” in his letter to the Charleston Courier,
from Lookout Mountain, says:
” The appointment of Gen. Thomas as the suc
cessor of Gen. Rosecramf&ppears to afford satisfac
tion throughout the army, and to none-more than
to Gen. Bragg. Thomas was his first lieutenant in
Mexico; before the war he was a rabid Secession
ist ; Bince the war, he haß become a Radioal Aboli
tionist, and maybe summed up, mentally and physi
cally, in the language of Gen. Bragg, as a ‘ brave,
slow, obßtinate, and perverse man.’ U
CHARLESTON.
REBEL ACCOUNTS' OF THE SIE6E,
LIYELY AND CONTINUOUS FIRING.
More siieiis Turown Into ttie
City.
Fortress- Monroe, Deo. l.—The Eiohmond
Whig of November 28 th and 30 th has been received.
They contain the following interesting despatches:
Charleston, Nov. 27.—The Yankees kept up a
heavy mortar shelling on Fort Sumpter last night,
continuing it this morning.
gix shells were thrown into the city to-day, and
two buildings were struck.
The shelling of Forts Sumpter, Moultrie, John
son, and Simpkins by the enemy, from Forts Gregg
and Wagner, has been lively and continuous.
Four hundred and sixty-one shots were fired on
Fort Sumpter on Thursday and Friday.
Charleston, Nov. 28.— The shelling was kept up
steadily on Foits Sumpter, Moultrie, Johnson, and
Simpkins to-day. Seventy-two ten-inch columbiad
shots were fired upon Fort Sumpter from Fort Gregg
to-day.
The enemy has commenced firing thirteen-inch
mortars from Cummings’ Point, and twenty-eight
shells have been fired.
During the Eight the enemy continued the usual
practice on 'Sumpter with the Parrott guh«. Two
hundred and fifty-seven shots were fired on Friday
night.
Captain Jacob Valentine and two or three pri
vates .were severely wounded in Fort Moultrie by
the explosion of a Parrott sheii. There have been no
caiualties on James Island.’
HEW TOBK CITY.
THU ELECTION OP BUNTHEn EOB MAVOB,
New York, Deo. I.—Returns from the city, with
the exception of one district, give the following vote
for Mayor:
For O. Godfrey Gunther, Dem,, 28,881.’
For Francis J. A. Boole, Dem., 22,478.
For Orison Blunt, Union, 19,403.
Gunther’s plurality will be over 0,100.
AN ASKItAV.
New York, Dec. I.—John H. Trapp, one of the
candidates for civil justice of the Fifth judicial dis
trict of this city, was arrested and locked op, this
afternoon, for attempting to shoot Mr. Charles Beer
field, whom he wounded in the hand.
FROM CHARLESTON.
New York, Dec. I.—The transport Arago, from
Fort Royal on the 28th, and Charleston bar ai 6
o’clock P. M. on the same day, arrived at this post
at a late hour to-night.
Brigadier Generals Amos Sprague and Solum.
melpfennig are among her passengers.
Convictions for Treason—Tlie Escape of
Morgan—Recruiting.
Cincihhati, Dec. I.—The Noble county conspira
tors, who have been on trial in the United States
District Court in this city for treason and conspi
racy against tjje United States, have been found
guilty.
John Morgan telegraphed to Columbus, from To
ronto, yesterday, announcing hi. arrival there.
The number of men mustered into service In this
State now averages 400 per week.
Bermuda.
New York, Deo. i_—The brig Excelsior arrived
at this port from Bermuda thiß morning, hriDging.
papers of the 17th ult. .
The French Bteamer Charles Martel, from New
Ycrk October 23, with an assorted cargo valued at
$200,000, haa foundered at sea. Her crew were res
cued by the ship St. George, of New Bedford, and
landed at Bermuda.
The rebel blockade-running steamers Dee, Ad
vance, Ceres, and Powerful had sailed for some
Southern port; also, the Bteamer City/Of Peters
burg.
The Gibraltar, from Wilmington, N. 0., tyd ar
rived at St, George’s witlf a full supply of cotton*
JSoston*
Boston, Dee. I.—The Democrat* have nominated
Thomas P. Kioh for Mayor* -
THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Cto a.ssemble'djcembbr 7, 18G5.3
List of Members of the Senate- and House
of Representatives.
[COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR ‘‘THE PKES3. "1
SENATE
MAINE,
'William P, Feiaenden;
LotM. Morrill
..., Portland.
.... Augusta.
NEW HAMI»SHIBE.
Manchester,
Dover.
VERMONT.
Daniel Clark.
John P. Hale,
Jacob Collamer...
Solomon F00t. ....
MASSACHUSETTS.-
Natlok,
Boston.
Henry Wile 0n......
Charles Sumner....
CONNECTICUT,
James Dixon,. Hartford
Lafayette S. Foster. Norwich
RHODE ISLAND,
Henry B. Anthony
William Sprague
.Providence.
Providence.
. Albany,
New lork.
PBNNSTLVAKrA.
.. .Greenoburg,
. Bloomcburg,
NEW YORK.
Ira Harris....
Edwin D. Morgan.
Edgar C0wan........
Charles R. Buckalew
NEW JERSEY*
Newark,
. Blount Holly,
William Wright....
John C« Ten Eyck..
DELAWARE.
-....Wilmington.
Georgetown.
James A\ Bayard..
William S aulsbury,
MARYLAND,
Thomas H. Hicks.
Reverdy Johnson,
VIRGINIA.
John S.Carlile....
Lemuel Ji Bowden
WEST VIRGINIA.
Waitma&T. Willey. Morgantown*
■=—Van Wilkie....
John bheiman......
Benjamin J\ Wade.
KENTUCKY.
Garrett Davis
Lazarus W. Dowell.
INDIANA,
Thos. A.Hendrickß.
Henry S, Lane
ILLINOIS.
Lyman Trum bu 11......
William A. Richardson.
MISSOURI,
B. Gratz 8r0wn.....
John B. Henderson.
MICHIGAN.
Zachariah Chandler
Jacob M. Howard.....
* lOWA.
.TVIt; Pleasant.
JSurUr-gtoa.
Timothy O. Howe... ...Green Bay,
James R, Doolittle. -.. Jiaoine.
MINNESOTA.
Alexander Ramsay.
Morton S. Wilkinson..-
James Harlan....
James W. Grimes
WISCONSIN,
KANSAS.
Samuel 0. Pomeroy.
Jameß H. Lane.....,
CALIFORNIA.
John Confides........
James A. McDougall,
OREGON.
Benjamin F. Harding.
James W. Nesmith...
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES.
District. -. n
1. LorenzoD.-Sweat.,..
2. SidneyPerham........ Paris,
3. JamesG. 81aine............Augu5ta.
4. John H. Rice Foxcroft,
5. Frederick H. Pike. .Calais.
NEW HAMPSHIRE. *
1. Daniel Mar0y...............P0rt5m0uth.*
2. Edward H. Rollins... Concord.
3. James W. Patterson Hanney.
, VERMONT.
1. Frederick E. Woodbridge...Vergennes.
2. Justin S. Morrill Stafford.
3. Portus Baxter .Derby Line,
MASSACHUSETTS.
1. Thomas D. E1i0t............New Bedford.
2. Oakes Ames. .North Easton,
3. Alexander H. Rice..... Boston.
4. Samuel H00per............. Boston,
6. John B. A11ey...............Lynn.
6. Daniel W. Gooch Melrose.
7. George S. Bout well Groton.
8. John D. Baldwin .Greenfield.
10. Henry L. Dawes ...North Adams.
RHODE ISLAND,.
1. Thomas A. Jenks Providence.
2. Nathan F. Dixon ....Westerly,
CONNECTICUT.
1, Henry C. Deming .Hartford,
2, James E. English.... New Haven,
3. Augustus Brandeger.........New London,
4. John H. Hubbard...........Litchfield.
NEW YORK,
1. Henry G. Stebbina......... ..Staten Island.
2. Martin Kalbfleigch .Brooklyn.
3. Moses F. 0de11...... Brooklyn,
4. Benjamin W00d..... ...New York.
5. Fernando Wood .New York.
6. Elijah Ward.. ..New York.
7. John W. Chan1er...........New York.
8. John 8r00k5................New York,
9. Anson Herrick New York.
10. William Radford..... Yonkers.
11. Charles H. Winfield. Goshen.
12. Homer A. Nelson... .Poughkeepsie,
13. John B. Steele ..Kingston.
14. John L. T. Pruyn.. Albany.
15. John A. Griswold. Troy.
16. Orlando Kellogg. Elizabethtown.
17. Calvin J, Hubbard Brasher Falls.
18. James M. Marvin..... Saratoga Springs,
19. Samuel F. Miller. Franklin,
20. Ambrose W, Clark ...Watertown.
21. Francis Kernan.............Utica.
22. Dewitt C. Littlejohn........Oswego.
23. ThomasF.Davis............Syracuse.
24. Theodore M. Pomeroy.,..,.Auburn.
25. Daniel Morris Penn Yan.
26. Giles M. Hotchktßß Binghamton.
27. Robert B. Yan Yalkenberg. Bath.
28. Freeman Clarke...........Rochester*
29. Augustus Frank... Warsaw,
30. John B. Gausoni .Buffalo.
31. Reuben E. Fenton.... Freusburg.
‘ NEW JERSEY.
.1, JohnF. Starr .........Camden. -
2. George Middleton... Allentown.
3. William G. Steele Summerville,
4. Andrew J. Rogers Newton.
5. Nehemiah Perry ..Newark.
? PENNSYLVANIA.
1. Samuel J. Randall Philadelphia,
2. Charles O’Neill ........Philadelphia.
3. Leonard Myers Philadelphia.
4. WilliamD. Kelley..........Philadelphia*
5. M. Russell Thayer .Chestnut Hill.
6. John D. Stiles . ...Allentown.
7. JobnM. Broomal Chester.
8. Sydenham E. Ancona.......Reading.
9 Thaddeus Stevens Lancaster.
10. MyerStrouse .‘....Pottsviile.
11. Philip Johnson... Easton.
12. Charles Dennison Wilkesbarre.
13. H. M. Tracy. ..Standing Stone.
14. WilliamH. Mi11er...... Harrisburg.
15. Joseph Bailey Newport.
16. A. H. Coffroth.... Somerset.
17. Archibald McAllister.. Springfield Fur.
18. James T. Ha1e...... ...Beliefonte*
19. Glenni W. Schofield. "Warren.
20. Amos Myers Clarion,.
21. John L. Dawson. Brownsville*
22. James K. Moorhead ...Pittsburg.
23. Thomas Williams..... .PLttsburg.
24. Jesse Lazear.... Waynesburg.
-DELAWARE.
l. Nathanielß. Smithers......Dover.
MARYLAND. •
"1. J. A. J. Ores we 11...... Elkton.
|2. Edwin H. Webster..........Belair.
1 3. Henry Winter Davis Baltimore, .
'*4. Francis Thomas... Frankville.
5. Benjamin G, Harriß. .Leonardtown*
VIRGINIA.
1. L.H.Chandler........
2. Joseph 5egar.........
7. Benjamin M. Kitchen
OHIO.
1. George H.Pendleton.......Cincinnati
2. Alexander Long. ..Cincinnati.
3. Robert C. Schenck..........Dayton,
4. J. F. McKinney....,.,. Piqua.
5. Frank C. Leßlond .....Ceiina.
6. Chilton A. White Georgetown.
7. SamuelS. C0x...... Columbus.
8. William Johnson ...Mansfield.
9. WarrenP.Noble ....Tiffin.
10. James M. Ashley Toledo.
11. Wells A. Hutchin5.......... .Portsmouth.
12. William E. Fink Somerset.
13. John O’Neill Zanesville.
14. George Blisß. . ..Wooster.
15. Jamesß, Morriss. .....Woodsfleld,
16 Joseph W, White Cambridge.
17! Ephraim Ft. Eck1ey.......... Carrollton.
-IS. Rufua P. Spaulding..........Cleveland.
19. James A. Garfield Hiram,
KENTUCKY.
1. Lucien Anderson.,.,* »*«»»* .Mayfield.
2. George H. Yeaman..........Owensboro.
3. Henry Grider.. .Bowling Green.
4. Aaron Harding Greerisburg.
5. Robert Mallory La Grange.
6. G. Clay Smith.. Covington.
7. Brutus J. Olay .Lexington.
8. William H. Randall
9. William H. Wads worth..,. May sville.
INDIANA.
1. John Law.
2. James AV Craven*.. ».*.....Hardinsburg;
3. Henry W. Hanington Madison.
4. Williams. Holmes.
5. George W. Julian.. ....Centreville,
6. Ebenezer Dumont.... Indianapolis,
7. Daniel W. V00rhee5....... .Terre Haute*
8. GodloveS. Orth...* LaFayette.
9. Scbuyler C01fax..... . ...... South Bend,
10. Joseph K. Edgerton........ Fort Wayne.
11. James F. McDowell........Maiion,
ILLINOIS.
1. Isaac N. Arnold ........Chicago.
2. JohnF. Farnsworth... St. Charles,
3. F.lihu B. Washburne........Galena.
4. Charles M. Harris.... Oquaka.
6. Owen Lovejoy.... -Princeton.
6. Jesse O. Norton.. Joliet
7. John R. Eden.., ...Sullivan.
8. John F. Stuart.. Springfield.
9. Lewis W. Robs.... Canton.
10. Anthony L. Knapp ....Jerseyville,
11. James C. Robinson. Marshall.
12. Wiiliam R. Morrison Waterloo.
13. William J. A11en............ Marion,
14. James C. A11en..... .Palestine.
MISSOURI.
1. Francis P. Blair, Jr. St. Louis.
2. Henry T. 810 w..... ..Carondolet.
3. JohnG. Soott. .....Irondale.
4. John W. McC1urg...........Linn Creek,
6. S. H. 80yd...,...,.....,..,.5pringfie1d.
6. Austin A. King .Richmond.
7. Benjamin Loan St. Joseph.
8. William A. Ha 11... Huntsville.
9. James S. R011in5...... Columbia.
MICHIGAN,
1. Fernando C. Beaman......Adrian.
2. Charles Upson. I Coldwater.
3. John W. Longyear Lansing.
4* Francis W. Kellogg... Grand Rapids.
6. Augustus C. Baldwin,.....Pontiac.
C. John F. Briggs .East Saginaw*
1. .Tames F. Wilson.
2. Hiram Price......
3. Wm. B. Allison..
4. J. B» Griunell...
6. John A.Kasson..
6. A. W. Hubbard..,
WISCONSIN, •
1. James S. Brown. .Milwaukee,
2. Ithamar O, Sloan.. ..Janesville.
3. Amass C0bb................Mineral Point*
4 Charles A. Eldridge ....Fond du Lac.
6. Ezra Wheeler...... Berlin.
6. W. DrMclndae. Warsaw.
' ' . - CALIFORNIA.
Thomas B. Shannon.Plumas.
William Higby - .Calaveras.
Cornelius C01e... .. .. .?anta Cruz.
MINNESOTA.
William Windom... ...Winona.
Ignatius L. Donnelly..........Niniager.
OREGON.
J. B. Mc8ride........... .La Fayette. _
KANSAS.
A. O. Wilder...
WEST VIRGINIA.
William G. Brown ..Kingwood.
Jacob B. Biair. Parkersburg.
Kellian YvWhaley,
DELEGATES.
NEW MEXICO.
......Santa Fe.
F. Ptrea
JobnF. Kenny.
WASHINGTON,
GeorgeECole.
NEIIRASKA.
Samuel G. Daily • • ■ - Pcra ‘
COLORADO.
Hiram P. Bennett Defiver.
• IDAHO.
William H. Wallace
,7,.Woodstook.
...Rutland.
.Annapolis;
.Baltimore-.
.Wheeling.
.Portsmouth.
.Mansfield*
. Jefiersoß.
..Paris,
...Henderson.
.Indianapolis.
.OrawiordsviUe*
AJto*r» ~
, .Quincy*
.St. Doulb*.
.Eoultihna, Pi&e 00.
....Detroit,
... .Detroit;
.St. Paul.
.Mankato.
..AtaMson*
..Lawrence.
...San Francisco.
.. .Ban Francisco.
....Portland,
....Salem*
Post Office.
.Portland.
.Norfolk.
.Fortress Monro®.
.Martinsburg.
.Evansville.
...Fairfield.
..Davenport.
...Dubuque. «*
.. .Grinnell.
..Deo Moines.
...Sioux City.
.Leavenworth.
Point Pleasant.
UTAH.
Salt Lake City.
Fine Collection of Oil Paintings.
For the information (A thoae who are not familiar
with the fact, we take the liberty thU morning of
stating, pro bono publico t that one of the finest col
lections of oil paintings exhibited in this city for
years is now open to the public, at the spacious free
gallery of Messrs. Bailey & Co , 81# Chestnut street.
We spent an hour yesterday examining thess pic
tures, with the aid of an elegantly-got* up catalogue,
and acknowledge ourselves indebted to Messrs. B*
k Co. for the pleasure it afforded us. There is not
an ordinary, much less a common-place, picture in
the entire collection, and there are not a few among
them that are in themselves worthy of repeated
visits frojn the most cultivated lovers of art, in
cluding some of the best works of Stammel, Sohn,
Achenbach, Becker, Kiefatahl, Ditaohauer, Erd
mann, OeseUchap, Httbner, Meyerheim, Herzog,
Rinaldi, Siegert, Toussaint, Souderxnan, and other
well-known names, chiefly of Ditsseldorf, Berlin, and
Paris.
Without intending to notice the collection in de
tail, we cannot refrain directing attention to a few
pictures that strike us as possessing unusual merit.
Prominent among these is a large picture by Carl
HUbner,entitled “The Grace before Meat.” The
scene is in a Suabian Post House near Thuringen.
The father of a peasant family is asking a blessing
on their mid-day meal. Around the table are
grouped the other members of the family, three
peasant girls, two of whom are looking devout;
the third, with a red handkerchief on her head, is
curiously inspecting the costume of a young lady
who, with a gentleman, seems waiting for the post
horses. The lady, who is exceedingly fair, was
painted by the artist as a portrait of his only,
daughter. It is a speaking, life-like, and altogether
superb work of art.
“ The Sailor's Return,” by the same artist, is aUo
a very suggestive and pleasing picture to dwell
upon.
No. 23 in the catalogue, by Wilhelm Rudolph
Jordan, Dtisseldorf-professor, and member of the
Royal Academies of Berlin, Dresden, and l Amster
dam, represents a mother watching at the bedside
of her sick child just at that moment when the phy
sician informs her that the little sufferer has passed
the crißls and will recover. The mother’s expr*«-
fiion, in transitu from despairing grief to r»»«xpected
joy, is admirably depicted-child hr Saved”
is the cxnrpa a * vo aauis of the picture.
“The Evil Conscience,” No.* 26 in the gallery,
painted by Carl Joseph Eitsohauer, Dtisseldorf, also
tells its own story. An old coin-clipper at his evil
work, is startled at a noise by a couple of rata.
One of the most remarkable pictures in the entire
collection, however, is the M Italian Ball Game,” by
Achenbach. This fine large painting represents the
Piazza before the villa Lorloaia (formerly Villa
Conti), at Frascati, near Rome*- We have-witneased
with intereet the various games of ball? played in
this country, in the presence-of* large numbers of
spectators, and have Been described the counterpart
of those on the Continent of Europe, but never, as
in this picture, has the ball-game been presented to
us in so picturesque or attractive a light. The land
scape itself, and the architectural and horticultural
features of it, without the introduction of a human,
figure, would be a grand picturebut with the
groups of tourists, beggars, peasants, and Roman
* gentry, who are watching* the progress of the game
—the whole made vivid with animation—itis just
such a painting as the eye might dwell upon for
hours without weariness, and in a second visit And
new points of interest Indeed,
in looking at it we are apt to forget the canvas, and
see only the jovial and entertaining reality which it
personates.
The “Betrothal Feast,”* by Erdmann,is also a
pleasing subject admirably treated. The silks and
satins in this picture are absolutely illusory in their
accuracy.
The “Child’s Masquerade,” No* 9 in the cata
logue, painted by Geaelachap, represents a proces
sion of children, in fancy costumes, entering a hand
some apartment, and exhibiting themselves to their
delighted and surprised friends. The laughing and
blushing childien are costumed as soldiers, squires,
old women, efo. The whole design is pleasing, natu
ral, and executed with striking fidelity.
« As a landscape picture the Norwegian Water
fall, by Herzog, has unusual merit. -
One of the most gorgeous works in the collection
is “ The Epicure’s Lunch,” by Carl Hoff, DiWsel
dorf. An old gentleman is sitting at table in an
elegantly-furnished apartment, while on the table
are cake, fruits, and wine, and at the side of the
table, in silver coolers, are champagne and hock*
A young Roud, who has the faculty of always hap
pening in about lunch time, is receiving a sharp
lecture from the aforesaid old gentleman.
Reifstahi’s 15 Funeral in the Tyrol Mountains” is
also a picture of uncommon merit, and attracts much
attention; and the same is true of Seigert’z Sue
picture, entitled * f At the Convent Door,”
• There are many other paintings in the gallery
worthy of special notice, did our space permit; but
we must cloie with a passing remark upon the pic
ture which, of the entire collection, we should moat
care to possess. It is marked No. 36 in the cata
logue, painted by Richard Sohn, and entitled “Do
mestic Peace.” Descriptively a young mother is sit
ting at an open window Bewiag. Near her a child is
playing with its little sister in the cradle,’holding a
bunch cf cherries to attract its attention. This is
All. Toeiically the picture is a delightful volume.
Three things in it are particularly striking. First,
the quaint old furniture, and that indescribable tout
ensemble which whispers peace to all who look upon
it. Then there is a lifelike accuracy about the pic
ture, even to the minutest details, that makes one
forget the ideal for*thereal._ The bare arm and
hand of the woman, who is plying her needle, is, we
think, the best representation of flesh and blood, in
paint, that we have ever examined; and finally, the
resemblance between the three is as faithful a por
traiture of nature as it is in the power of art to
delineate.
We would state, in conclusion, that although this
fine collection is free to the public, the pictures com
prising it are for Bale, and that quite a number have
been sold already. In order, however, that the ex
hibition may not be impaired by these sales, deli
veries will in no case be made until the first of the
year. _
Public Entertainments.
Academy or Music.—“lone” will be produced
this evening. The subject is a brilliant one for the
display of dramatic ability, and the artists who
debut this evening will, it is to be hoped, do it
operatic justice. .
Chestnut-street Theatre. —Miss Johanna
Olaussen appears this evening in “Couldn’t Help
It,” “ A Family Failing,” and “Loan of a Lover.”
These plays ought to suit her. If she had “The
Captain,” or something on a par with it, they cer
tainly would.
Walnut-street Theatre.— Mr. Clarke will re
peat to-night his performances of Major de Boots and
Waddilove, which last night were laughed at till
people could laugh no more. The remarkable ver
satility of Mr. Clarke’s acting is illustrated in this
capital Sill. The audiences at the Walnut are no w
literally immense, and it is necessary to go early to
secure even standing room.
“The Siege op Charleston.”— As will be seen
by the advertisement in another column, Mr. Robert
S. Davis, a member of the newspaper press of this
city, and for many months a correspondent at Port
Royal, South Carolina, has accepted a public invi
tation to repeat the lecture, recently delivered by him
atjDarby, descriptive of the Siege of Charleston,'and
Contraband Life at Port Royal. The lecture will
be given at Concert Hall, for the benefit of the Vo
lunteer Refreshment Saloon, and promises to be
very amusing,] and instructive. Mr.
Davis, by nature, and by the very requirements of
his arduous profession, is a quick observer, and a
facile writer, and the experience of his sojourn in
the Department* of the South ought to embrace a
rich fund of anecdote and adventure. The main
interest of the lecture, however, will probably be
centred in the description of the attack upon Fort
SumpteT, which the author was privileged to wit
ness. Certainly, no grander theme could claim the
public attention at this time, and, in view of the
laudable object,it isto 4 be hoped that the lecture
will be well attended.
. Blitz, the popular Blitz, at*the Temple of Won
ders, Assembly Buildings, continues Mb delightfully
amusing exhibition nightly, and has Mb usual
matinees on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
It is needless to say that the worthy Signor is well
patronized, for, with his own wonderful powers as
a andg Ventriloquist, aided as he is by
Bobby and the intelligent Canaries, how could it be
otherwise! He is. never-tiring, and as young,
sprightly, funny, and astonishing as he was twenty
years ago.
We reg to call special attention to the large and
attractive sale of elegant carved Sienna and Casti
lian vases of Grecian, Roman, and Etruscan designs,
bronze figures and groups, triple silver-plated ware,
&0., to be sold at auction, on Thursday morning, by
Gillette & Scott, auctioneers, 619 Chestnut street,
now arranged for examination with catalogues.
A Mr. Grant, of Kingston, Canada West, has
invented a new war projectile, which he claims will
beat all the science of the Yankees, and has gone to
England to secure a patent. The principle of Mr.
Grant’s invention is a conical ball or belt, for rifled
pieces, fitted with several chambers, and so arranged
that successive charges explode duriog the flight of
the ball, each explosion propelling it onward.
—Mr. Daniel Hoisman, Senator from Bergen
county, N. J , intends, on the meeting of the next
Legislature of the State, to introduce a bill compel
ling the Government “to deposit securities in the
office of the Treasurer of the State, before allowing
them to circulate their shinplasters in New Jersey.”
There is no doubt that the bill will receive due con
sideration. _
Hooker’s Battle Above the Clours.—Quar
termaster General Meigs, in bis lively account of
the three days’ conflict before Chattanooga, men
tions the notable fact that, in General Hooker’s
fight up the slopes of Lookout Mountain, “ much of
the battle was fought above the clouds, which con
cealed him from our view, but from which Ais mua
ketry was heard.” There is on record at least one
parallel to this in the campaign of Napoleon, in the
Carnio Alpß, in 1797. The battle of the Col de prns,
March 22,1797, was fought above thed™d a “the
artillery thundering in the
and arcehal of the electric batteries—while the ca
valry chaigeil and performed their evolutions on the
ice, and 1 he infantry floundered to the attack through
snow three feet thick.
The following appears In the Richmond Dispatch :
« Wanted to cell privately by a indy who Is going
m.t onnourning, in excellent black French merino
drrßs* not soiled. Any one wishing to examine the
can have it Bent to their residence by address
in" a note to “ Alpha,” Dispatch otlice. Prloe $256.”
A “bonnet in that city recently sold for $BOO.
Markets by Telegraph.
Baltimore, Dec. I.—Flour steady at $7.75 for
Oliio extra. Wheat dull, and declined l@2c for red.
Corn firm, and scarce ; sales of white at 5i.03@1,05.
Whisky steady and buoyant, at 75>£@76Kc.
St. Louts, Dec. 1 —Sales of cotton have been
small; middling fair 60c. The receipts for the last
forty-eight hours have been 206 bales; 600 bales
were sold on Saturday CortheConnelton, Ind. mills,
which will soon resume its operation, at 70>£c.
Flour, Wheat, and Oats arc firm at fu.il priaes ; Ocrn
has advanced slightly. The weather is nuld ana
the wind southwest.
Marine,
Nct’ York, Dec. I.—Arrived harks J. and R.
Young-, ftom Shields; Concordia, from Buenos Ayres;
Carolina, from Leghorn ; Wilhelming, from EVlero.
goar.E ;nohooner O. A. Cock, from. Rorfc-Au-Panae,
THE’ CITY.
C»OR ADDITIONAL OITTtffSTOi VOTJRT3 PAOB«f
The Condition ov* Tennessee,—AN
lirTBREBTUSO IVECTUKB BV JOHZT W. BtWBN. :
—East evening a large audience' of ladies and gentle
men assembled in Concert Hatf» to bear a lecture
by Dr, John Wesley Bowexr r of T’ennewee, oq tha
present condition and future proapeot of that State*
The platform was gaily decorated with small flags, :
and the speaker’s stand covered 1 with a larg&'One,* '
which stretched far in front ofthe speaker, t
Hon. William D. Kelley introduced Dr. Bowes l to j
the audience. In doing bo, he spoke in the'folfcw* ;
ing terms: l
The American Union is being realized as a fac£? s
The Northern man may not only travel over a large* (
portion of the South to-day in security, but may ex* i
press his convictions before 1
as he might to his God in his closet. Vee, men of
so-called extreme opinions from the North may ad
dress at once the slave-owner and the slave, and be
welcomed alike by both. [ Applause.] Not only Is
thistrue, but thedsy has come when the slave-owner
who stands clothed in his right mind, oonzes to
the North no longer influenced by hatred or
malice, but to ask, not from the lips of men,
but from the operations of society, as he shaft
behold them, wherein lay the great difference be
tween the South aßd the North, wherein was* the
germ of contention that made that land which
should have been the happiest and most peaceful of
all societies'? Such a man comes before you- to
night, one indeed of our Southern brethren, a-raao.
who represents a type of American society less fre
quent in the Southern than in the Northern States,
a self-made man, who amassed his knowledge by
the flame of the pine-knot at midnight, who never
breathed the air of a free State until the closing day
of the last month of June. He comes tc* tell you of
the condition of his native State, of *
and the brilliant future that he sees before it. r
present you not a Northern, not a Southern man,
but an American citizen, Dr. John Wesley Bowen,
of Carthage, Tennessee.
Dr. Bowen was reoeived with much applause.
He recognized In his warm reception no personal
compliment to himself, but a manifestation of
sympathy for the Union men of the South. In their
behalf would he thank his audience. The present
condition of Tennessee was such as to cause solid- , (
tude all oyer the land. At the commencement of'
the rebellion, that State was prosperous and happy- !
Jts population was a fraction over eleven hundred }
thousand. Of these, two hundred and seventy-five
thousand were negro staves; thirty.five thousand} <
were the owners of the two hundred and seventy- \
five thousand negroes. The alareholding interest' j
was the controlling influence of the State. All po« i
litical offices were in their possession. Ail the' [
judges, and members of Congress, were slavehold- ■
ers. There never was a Governor, he believed, that - \
was not a slaveholder. They were the educated
class, and commanded the social influences. Col
leges and academies there were, it is true, but their
doors were shut against the poor. Possessing this - \
vast influence, they had indoctrinated the com- l
mon people with prejudices and false views re
specting the people of the North. The consequence
was that 75 000 Tennesseans enlisted in the rebel
armieß. Of these, it was a fair estimate to say that
at least 40,000 have died in the field and hospital.
There were, however, a faithful few, that have
never yet deserted .the flag of their country. What
about the 275,000 slaves ? The men and women may
he all there yet, but they are no longer slaves [ap
plause]. He uttered the sentiments of a large num
ber of the Union men of Tennessee when he said
that as slavery is dead, let it be buried. If thefriends
of slavery wish to give it a decent burial, let them
do so, but the Union men of Tennessee protest
against being made mourners at the procession
[laughter]. The speaker had been a conservative
pro-slavery man at the breaking out of the rebel
lion. He did not argue the divine right of slavery,
but was wiJJingto let things alone as he found them.
Now he was convinced that it was a great miftake
to suppose that the Union can be saved, unless sla
very perishes. The Southern Confederacy has no
hope except in the revival of slavery. As to Abo
litionism, he had to say that its mission had been
performed. Abolitionists, Republicans, Demo
crats, and Conservatives, had but one duty now,
and that is to unite to save the Union. There
is no use for any one to proclaim himself an Aboli
tionist or an Anti* Abolitionist. Slavery dies with
the Southern Confederacy. [Applause.] If slavery
should he revived in Tennessee, no unconditional
Union citizen could live there in future Beourity.
That State is eminently adapted to free labor. In
conclusion, he remarked, that in his residence in
the North, he had observed no vindictiveness :
against the people of the South. This was the more
honorable when we knew the opposite feeling of
the rebels. It filled his heart with gratitude and
gladness to see bo kindly a spirit towards the mis
guided people of the Southerhcountry. A majori
ty of them do not deserve the hatred of the loyal
people. They deserve kindness and compassion.
At the same time, he was glad to Bee a change in.
the spirit even of the Southern dreamers. The
signs of reunion, North and South, were highly
gratifying. When he would get home he would
tel! of this brotherly feeling in the North, and as
sure all of the near approach of. love, fraternity and
Union. m
Acknowledgment.— The following is a.
copy of a letter of acknowledgment from.one of' the
returned prisoners at Annapolis, received yesterday
by Robert R, Corson, No. 133 street, who
will forward all articles sent to him- for that place
Navy School Hospital,
Annapolis* *Md., Nov. 28,1853-.
Edward Foulke— Sir : I take pleasure in acknow
ledging the receipt of five barrels of apples.sent by
you, as per telegram, dated Philadelphia, Nov.
22, 1863.
That all such donations are highly appreciated by
the soldiers here, and promptly distributed by the
ladies to whom they are sent, I, as one of the reci
pients, can fully attest. Having been here but a.faw
days, jnst from Richmond prisons, where many of
my fellow- soldiers are still suffering from hunger,
nay, almost starvation. I feel like returning thanks
not only to’the Beneficent (river of all good, but,
also, to all the good men and women throughout the
country for every gift, howevcrsmaU,which tends to
the relief of my fellow-soldiers who are yet in pri
son or sick in the hospitals here.
It is impossible for me to express my gratitude tc
Sister Tyler and other ladies who minister to our
wants, as, also, those who are daily sending articles
here from all parts of the country. Please accept
this feeble attempt to express gratitude as coming
from a heart oversowing with thankfulness.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
GEO. W. MORIN,
Serg’t Co. I,lBth Ey. Yol. Infantry.
The City Treasury.—The total receipts
into the City Treasury, for the week ending Novem
ber 30, were $92,572.10, as follows:
Taxes of 1862..
Taxesof 1563..
.Gain....."
Railroad tolls
City loans
Girard Trust Fund...
The payments amounted to $103,000.53, of which
$35,045.60 was. for sinking funds, and $31,600.71 for
the families of volunteers. The trust funds amounted
to $2,057.30.
The total receipts for taxes during the month of
November were $72,239.88 But little money is being
paid out by the Treasuicr, but several hundred thou
sand dollars in warrants ate being presented daily,
and are stamped so as to bear 6 per pent, interest.
Excursion from New York to Wash
ington.—An excursion will take place from New
York to Washington on Thursday, without change
of cars. The trains will start from New York at
half past seven o’clock on that morning, and wilL
leave Washington at nine o’clock on the following
morning, on the return. It is expected that a num
ber of distinguished gentlemen will meet the train
at Philadelphia and and proceed to
Washington. The connection at Philadelphia is in
tiie northern part of the city, the connecting road
crossing the Schuylkill at or near Girard avenue.
The event is one of those interesting epochs in the
history of railroading that looks forward to still
further connections, until one iron band will event
ually span the whole country from the great At
lantic to the Pacific ocean.
The Subscription. Agent reports the sale
Of $1,944,000 in five-twenties yesterday. Six hun
dred thousand were from Baltimore, a hundred and
fifty thousand from Washington, and the balanae
about equally divided between the West and the
cities of New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. It
is the calculation of the Subscription Agent that, by
December 10th, a large portion of the delayed bonds
will be delivered.
Sudden Death.—A man named Slack,
supposed to belong to Hightstown, N. J., dropped
dead in the store on Delaware avenue, above Chest
nut street, yesterday afternoon. The body of de
ceased was removed to the Central Station. The
coroner will hold an inquest this morning.
CITY ITEMS.
Advantages of the Gboveb & Bakek
Sewing Machinb.—Now that buying Holiday pre
sents is the order of the day, and as Sewing Ma
chines are very properly monopolizinga good deal of
attention, we wish to give our readers a few practi
cal hints as to the best Machine to select. For seve
ral reasons, in common with many of our readers,
we are strongly biased in favor of the celebrated
Grover & Baker Machine, sold at their splendid es
tablishment in this city, No. 730 Chestnut street.
Among other advantages justly claimed by this ad
mirable instrument are the following: It makes a
stronger and handsomer seam than is made by hand,
or by any other Machine. It makes a more elastic
seam, which will withstand the testa of wear, and
washing and ironing better than that made by any
other Machine? The speed at which it can be used
is higher than any other, and the power required to
operate it is less than that required by any other
Machine. It is nearly noiseless in its operation.
Its construction iB more simple, and the liability to
disarrangement less than in any other. It can be
more quickly learned, more easily kept in order, got
ready for use, and changed from one quality or grade
of work, than any other j and finally, its applicabiU
ty to the entire range of Family Sfewing, from the
finest and most delicate texture to the heavier and
coarser fabrics. In view of this we may well say
that there could be nothing more appropriate for
Christmas Presents than these invaluable Machines.
They may be seen in operation, in various styles,
and at reduced prices, at 730 Chestnut street.
Great Bargains in Dry Goods, in
CONSEQUENCE OP A CONTEMPLATED CHANGE IN
Business.— The ladies of Philadelphia have long
regarded the popular Retail Dry Goods Establish
ment of Mr. J. R. Casselberry, No. 45 North Eighth
street, as a favorite shopping resort, for the reasons
that Mr. C.’e stock is at all times one of the moßt
extensive, tasteful, and varied in character, and his
prices about a projit lower than the same goods are
*<sld at elsewhere. -Now, however, he offers greater
bargains than ever—offering his immense stock,
without reserve, at a marked reduction in prices, in
'consequence of his going out of business on the first
of January next. Such an opportunity for bargains
has seldom been offered, and as his atock.&bounds la
articles suitable for Presets, we are not surprised to
see his handsome store literally crammed with
customers, as it is daily, from morning till night.
Immense Excitement about tee
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine. — For
some reason or other, either on account of the his
torical sketch recently published about the Wheeler
& ’Wilson Sewing Machine, or the intrinsic superi
ority of this superb instrument, it haß fairly over
shadowed all rivals, and seems to stand alone in ita
glory. Almost every second man that we have met
during the past week declares that his family shall
hayc a Sewing Machine for a Christmas present;
and when asked whose? the answer is,.in variably,
“ Wheeler 4* IFiteon’*, °f course There can be no
doubt that the Wheeler & Wilson machinal* «a su*
perior to all others, as a perfect piece of mechanism*
as iron is superior to lead, tor durability. Really,
the crowds that throDg their establishment, No. T&i
Chestnut street, daily, to select these machines, act
as if the “ Wheekr §- JVilson ” was the oaly Sewing
Machine in existence. Vox dei, vox populi.
A Great Reyiyal.— Few persons who
visited Carter’s alley during the location of the post
office there, can forget the famous *’ Old City Sa
loon” of Hanning’s. Sjnce the removal of the
post - office, a great change has taken place in tha«
region, and none greater than the one effected by
Mr. A. .T. Severna, who has rejnodelled, in tip top
filyle, the “ Old City Saloon,” and is reaping his re-
WMd from bis numerous friends and the public gene
rally, wbo’fiml in this well-kept, fiwt-clasa Restau
rant ihe choicest viands, the purest liquors, the beat
lager, and finest cigarß in the city.
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