MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1863. CONGRESS. Upon tlie Thirty eighth Congress, which ■Will meet to-day, is imposed no ordinary re sponsibility. It is imperatively called upon by the people to finish the work which the last Congress begun; to reassert the princi ples and strengthen the policy then declared' to lose no time in the discussion of minor mat ters, but at once to legislate for the speedy suppression of the rebellion. ' There can be no doubt of the wishes ofthepeople. Almost every State election since the last session has been an Administration triumph, a national Victory, a declaration of anti-slavery pur poses and principles. All but the registered ■ opponents of the Government are pledged, formally or virtually, to sustain that high, •uncompromising policy which the President lute announced, and which the people have, by immense majorities, approved: The" •will of the people has been emphatically and fully expressed. Every election has decided that the two principles upon ■which the salvation of the Union depends, are those of loyalty to the Administration of Abraham Lincoln, as the embodiment of the national strength, and of % enmity to slavery as the cause of the rebellion. The legislation of Congress must be based on these principles. The Administration must be strengthened, and wherever the interests of the slave power can be constitutionally Struck down by Congress, they should be stiuck down, absolutely and beyond reco very. Gentlemen who have been sent to Congress to oppose the prosecution of the war may do as they please, but none who profess national Union principles can hon estly refuse allegiance to these fundamental principles which underlie all our present and future success, and which form the creed of the vast majority of loyal men. In this session will be made the last at tempt to defeat the policy of the Govern ment, to censure its members, to embarrass and retard the war. We anticipate little change in the bitterness of the disloyal op position ; the plan is already made ; its exe cution is entrusted to the fitting men; the very speeches in which the Government is to he denounced are written. Could we expect less ? It is in the very nature of the struggle, that as it approaches its close it should increase in pertinacity. The party ■which has so long and recklessly misrepre sented every principle of the Government, and endeavored to thwart its every measure; which has used by turn every weapon of abuse, ridicule, contempt, or hatred, i 3 de feated but not destroyed. It welcomes the meeting of Congress as a greater opportu nity, a broader arena for tbe renewal of the war. It is reluctantly that we force upon the public the consideration of this fact; tfut being a fact, let it be understood. In tbe session of 1863-64 tbe Democratic party will make its last, and perhaps its most in veterate, attempt to degrade the Adminis tration in the eyes of the people, and-to shake their confidence in its ability and wisdom. We know that it will fail. But the tri umph of the people and the Government must be made perfect by the absolute unity of the loyal representation. AH minor dis cussions must remain minor. Our legisla tors may differ- as they will on these, but, we trust, no division wiir arise where principles should be supreme. Thus fat we have evidence of unity, which promises well. The harmony of the Union members of the House of Representatives, in the selection of a- candidate for Speaker, is .an augury for the best. Mr. Colfax is not the only member deserving of the high honor by loyalty, ability, and parliamentary ex perience, but it is universally gratifying that he is unanimously chosen; doubly gratifying, because other leading members of tbe House, earnestly urged for the position, refused to become nominees, and joined with the friends of Mr, Colfax in supporting him. This abnegation of ail selfishness or rivalry in the Union ranks, so clearly shown at the be ginning of the session, will be, we are as sured, continued to its end. We need not here anticipate the questions which Congress must decide, or assume the superfluous task of suggesting its course. Only in the interest of the people, we ask our Senators and Representatives to remem ber what the'people have willed. Independ ently of all parties, save the party for the Union, they have justified and approved the policy of the Administration, and have pro mised unconditional support to its develop ment; independently of party, they have given an overwhelming verdict against slavery. The national determination is one Which Congress is bound to execute—in What way its own wisdom must determine. The President’s message will doubtless sug gest measures essential not only to the sup pression of the rebellion, but to the perma nence of peace, and these should be acted upon with energy and unanimity. We know the dignity and worth of the present Congress; both the Senate and the House have members who are representative men— men of extraordinary power and unsur passed loyalty—who have profited by the lesson of a year, who have been encouraged in their policy by the victory it has already secured. Looking over the noble list ,of loyal Senators and Representatives, we have reason to believe ’that, as the duties and re sponsibilities of the Thirty-eighth Congress are unusually great, its action will be propor tionately wise and efficient. ' Much may be done to bring peace nearer, and to unite men of fall parties upon the great national platform which no party can destroy. England and Japan.' Lotus Napoleon, -who has set himself up as a political Don Quixote, redressing the wrongs of afflicted nationalities, has a Splendid opportunity, just now, of distin guishing himself in that line. His theory ss, that when two nations are at war, or When a nation takes up arms to quell rebel lion, it is his duty to. rush in, as a mediating angel, and endeavor Jio bring the contend ing parties back to peace and amity. ■He tried this, somewhat better than a year ago, in our affairs, but England declined his in vitation to interfere with us. He has 'been scheming to try it with Russia and Poland; but England and Austria, whom he hoped to use as his tools, do not see the advantage of tacitly conceding to him the position of arbiter of Europe. The consequence is that be has summoned a Congress, nominally to act as geographers and make a new map of Europe, ("that published, by the Congress of Vienna, in 1815, being out of date and out of print), but really to get rid, in some sleight-of-hand manner, of the difficulty into which his over-zeal for Poland had placed him. Why, if Louis Napoleon .-wants a real cause for Ms interference why does he pass by the war with Japan, commenced, not by England as a nation, but by Earl Bussell as a Foreign Secretary ? When Parliament was not sitting, when the Cabi net Ministers were scattered in all direc tions throughout Great Britain, one little ma n brooded in a room in Whitehall, anxious and ambitious, fancying that he pulled all the wires by which Europe is moved, and, looking around, like Alexander, for new worlds to conquer, resolved to direct the : arms of England against Japan. This eternal busy-body, this official- Mar plot, is restless and uneasy, unless when paddling in troubled waters. He has pub lished his instructions, in the matter of Japan, and thereby has assumed the entire responsibility of the destructive acts perpe trated by English war-vessels on the coast of that country. Than these- acts, never did any Power, calling itself civilized, ever commit any thing half so bad. . Here is the case, in a few, words, as we find it stated, with an evident desire to avoid exaggeration, in the Saturday Review, con fessedly the best written and most influen tial of all the London weekly journals: Lord John Russell “required the Japanese Government to pay £lOO,OOO as a penalty for the murder of Mr. Richabdson, and he also insisted on the punishment of'the Dairnio, Prince of Satsuma, who had pro tected the criminals. The Tycoon and his advisers-apologized and paid the £100,000; but the Prince of Satsuma, who appears fiercely to acknowledge the authority of the central Government, abstained from offering any satisfaction. Admiral Kuper, conse quently, at the request of Colonel Neale, proceeded to the Dahnio’s residence at Ka gosima, and, after some futile attempts at negotiation, seized three steamers which were lying in the port. The Japanese bat teries then opened on the squadron, and Admiral Kijtek was forced*'to bum his prizes, but he finally silenced the forts and set a part of the town on fire. As he had no land force at his disposal, he was unable to adopt further measures of coercion, and he was compelled by a gale to leave the port before he had entirely destroyed the defences of the town.” . The Tycoon paid the sum demanded and made the required apology, but as Russell wanted some one else to suffer also, his ships attacked and nearly destroyed the town of Kagosima. The British fleet were driven off by a storm ere they could reduce the whole town to ashes, and it is probable that the Japanese will assume that this was a retreat. The question is—where was the legality of seizing the steamers ? . The Japanese na turally resented what may have Appeared to them as an act of wholesale piracy. They fired upon the English ships, and then en sued the bombardment of a city with 130,000 inhabitants, not five of whom, it may fairly be assumed, knew of any difficulty between the Prince of Satsuma and Earl Russell. The instructions of the latter to the British Admiral were, “ Shell the Prince’s resi dence or seize his steamers. ’ ’ The Admiral did both. , . That England should demand satisfaction for the murder of one of her ciiizens is en tirely proper. Mr; Richardson’s case was this: He and some companions were riding on th? high road in Japan, whenthe guards of the Daimio fthe Prince of Satsuma.) came up and required them to remove.' The Englishmen, accustomed to hold the public highway as public property, refused to quit it, and, the Japanese soldiers, sharing the national dislike of Englishmen, fell upon and slew, him, at the command of the Dai mio’s father. But the treaty made at Jeddo, between England and Japan, authorized foreigners to use the highway, even when the guards or retinue of Princes were mov ing in it,—a privilege which the Japanese do not-possess. The Prince of Satsuma says he did not know that the Tycoon had omitted to put into the Treaty a reservation in favor of the highway law of Japan. Earl Russell thinks it was his business to have known what the Treaty did contain. England received $500,000, in lieu of the surrender of the person by whose orders one of her citizens was slain—that person (being the Daimio’s father, his surrender was scarcely to be expected. The Tycoon also apologized. This did not satisfy Lord Rus sell, who also demanded satisfaction from the Daimio. Is this demand of double re paration exactly sahetioned by international law? The presence of foreigners is generally unwelcome in Oriental countries. Partly, because of religious intolerance, partly be cause foreigners f and more particularly Eng lishmen ) are addicted to obtain a footing in these countries when they get a chance, and finally of annexing them—precisely as England has done with Hindostan. Com modore Perry went to Japan, on a mission of peace and friendship, ■ from the United States, and by gentle policy succeeded in making a commercial Treaty with the Ty coon. Immediately after, the European States claimed ’a share in the privileges thus granted to the'Americans. Ever since, the Japanese have lamented and revolted against their country being thrown open to foreigners, whom they hold as dangerous. To agreatextent, the Daimio is independ ent of the Tycoon. He holds the same rela tion to him as Charles the Bold, of Bur gundy, held to Louis the Eleventh, of Prance, some four centuries ago—that is., he is a vassal only too powerful, who may one day even aspire to the supreme sove reignty. It does not appearthatthe Tycoon has expressed dissatisfaction at the punish ment inflicted on him by Admiral Kuper, Perhaps, he may even have been gratified by his too-powerful vassal suffering this hu miliation. Oddly enough, though the vassal did the wrong, it is the rulerwhohas had to pay the penalty—a heavy fine for his ina bility to control the rebellious,Daimio. When Parliament opens, Mr. Buxton; ("son of the great anti-slavery associate of Clarkson and WilberforceJ), will bring this matter in a substantial form before the country. He will move that the destruction of Kagosima is-to be lamented, and that the instructions sent out by Lord Russell did not fought not?,) have justified such an outrage. This will virtually put Lord Russell on h's trial. Perhaps his col leagues will not sustain-him. Por many months, public dissatisfaction at Lord Rus sell’* , self-opinionated proceedings, as Foreign Minister, has much increased. Lord Palmerston has given him line enough, and the time seems at hand when his resignation will be demanded. When the Buxton resolutions are dis cussed in Parliament, there may also be de bated these questions : Is British commerce with Japan worth the cost which it is likely to entail, and would it not be just as well to abandon the trade opened under the Treaty? To return to British non-inter course with Japan might he a virtual con fession of failure, but, while the treaty con tinues in force, England will be hound to defend the lives and property cf her citizens, at all hazards, though, it may be hoped, inr a wiser manner than has been attempted un der the special directions of Earl Russell. Our School System. The Board of School Controllers has dis tributed the amount appropriated by the City Councils for an increase of the salaries of the teachers of our public schools. We are glad to see that this has at last been done, for we have always thought that the labors ot those who educate our children •were never properly remunerated. There is nothing more necessary to good order and the development of society than a pro per system of education, and we can never realize a proper system so long as we pay poor salaries to those from whom we expect good labor. Therefore, we are rejoiced to sec the reform so long expected at last re alized. While we are thus rejoiced we also trust that the reform will not be confined to the increase of teachers’ salaries. Our whole system is, in many cases,’ so fright fully, njismanaged, that the children, in stead of being educated properly, are in jured. We can imagine nothing more un satisfactory than what is called a High School Education. To begin with, it is al most impossible for any person to precise ly determine what a High School edu cation is. The text-hook of this session is thrown away in the next session. The text books themselves are had enough. Rhe toric is taught from weary, dreary, sing- song pages, in which we may look in vain for anything but the dullest platitudes. We allude to this study incidentally. It rhetoric is anything at all, it is the cultivation of taste: JWe are instructed in the beauties and capacities of the language; we,are shown hew an idea, a sentiment, or a pleasing thought, the allusion to a classic, or the memory of some event in nature or philo sophy,' may illustrate and -beautify our speech and 'literature.'' The rhetoric of our schools has no such purpose. We have some stupid speech from Lord Chatham, which Chatham never made, or a heavy extract from didactic and moral poets, in which all morality arid beauty]are sacrificed, or tedious essays from long-forgotten writers. Any writer of experience will bear testimony to the fact, that if he confined himself to the rhetoric of the schools, he would be litrie more than a machine. In mathema tics and the languages a greater difficulty exists. Rhetoric is in most cases a thing of genius and taste. A writer of imagination and fancy, quick to see and to speak his impressions, will become a rhetorician in spite of bad text-books and incompetent teachers. We cannot say as much of ma thematics and the languages. The study of mathematics is a mental discipline. It in volves care, patience, thought, and careful tutorship. The mind must be trained into the science of mathematics gently and pro gressively. A child must be taught to com prehend a simple equation, before lie can be taught algebra, and arithmetic before he is introduced to logarithmetic. This rule is as obvious as common sense, and yet in no one of our schools is it ever observed. A boy is “crammed,” to use a common but expressive phrase. He is taught the rule and form of all manner of problems, and he stumbles through them without the. small est idea of their use or beauty, or the princi ples that control their solution. If a lad can obtain large averages; if he can remem ber for a week, or perhaps ten days, the different steps by which the solution of a problem is reached—and thus prepared can answer questions enough to give him a high average—he has gained the height of his teacher’s ambition. His ideas are as bolted food, and possess no nutriment. "What we have said of rhetoric and mathematics, may apply to the languages. How many gradu ates of the High School can construe a page of Livy or Sallust without the aid of the interlinear translation ? - We do. not make these criticisms in any spirit of reflection upon the teachers of the public schools, nor the professors of the High School. The evil is a part of a sys tem, and they are the ministers of an evil system. Nor do,we take it to be a part of our duty to instruct those in authority as to what particular form of instruction should be adopted. We know that there is a gene ral feeling of dissatisfaction among the peo ple as to the manner in which their child ren are educated, and we content ourselves in giving voice to that feeling, and asking a reform. Let us change the policy which regards an imperfect acquaintance with ten studies as more important than a perfect knowledge of one. Give the scholar les sons, and not merely extracts from text books. If his study is the classics, let him be taught the classics thoroughly. If he prefers the more practical studies of life, let him be gently, firmly, but perseyeringly introduced to each branch, and carefully taught its meaning and its necessity. Do not make mathematics a rhetorical study, nor teach rhetoric after the fashion of geo metry and arithmetic. Above all, do not shift the poor bewildered scholar from text book to text-book, and tax his mind to-keep up with each edition - of a favorite book seller’s publications. There” is no reason Why our school system should not he'the most perfect in the world; and now that the School Controllers have given the teachers good salaries let them give the subject their careful attention. A Democratic newspaper, speaking of Fitz John Porter, says: “ The cashiered officer to-day would not exchange his citi zen’s dress for any of the trumpery worn by generals who hold % positions by sacri ficing their independence.” This is an other of the many unkind allusions now being made to Gen. McClellan. Cannot that officer be permitted to remain in re tirement without being- taunted with wear ing “trumpery," and sacrificing his inde pendence in receiving his salary as a major general ? - WASHINGTON. Special Despatches to The Pres*. Washington, D. 0., Deo.' S. Caucus of the Republican Members of Congress—Schuyler Colfax Nominated for Speaker of the House. The Union (or Republican) members of the House of Representatives {held a caucus ou Saturday night, Hon. J. S. Mobbill, of Vermont, presiding, and Messrs. Rollins, of New Hampshire, and Boyd, of Missouri, aoting as Secretaries. Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts, nominated, as candidate for Speaker of the House, Hon. Elihu B. Wash burke, of Illinois; but that gentleman de clined to receive the sompliment.- Mr. Pomeboy, of Kansas, -then nominated Hon. EEUBBK E.l Fenton, of New York, as the choice :of the Representatives frtnn his State; but this nomination was also declined. Mr. Orth, of Indiana, then placed in nomination Hon. Sohuyleb Cole ax, of Indiana. The nomination of Mr. Colfax was agreed to without dissent, and, on motion, by acclamation. No nominations were made for the other offices, the subject being held in reserve, for future coh rii’eration. A lengthy discussion then took plaoe, bringing under Review the conduct of the present Clerk of the House, Mr. Etheridge, who, it was said, has omitted from the roll of-the House the names of -le gally certified members elect, fer the reason of there being certain informalities in their certificates. Whether this is so or not, the printed offioial list of members shows no such omissions. Among the members present at the caucus were the following from the Border States: Messrs. Smith and Anderson, oi Kentucky; Boyd, Loan, and Clay, of Missouri; Cbbsswell, Dav/3, and Thomas, of Maryland, and Mr. Segak, of Eastern Virginia. The Democratic Caucus. The Democratic or Opposition members also held a meeting in one of the committee rooms, the Re publicans occupying the hall of the House of Repre sentatives. Mr. Dawson, of Pennsylvania, occupied the chair, and Messrs. Perry and Moebison acted as secre taries. Sixty or seventy members were present, but only several from the Border States. The object of the consultation was to suggest or agree upon the proper means to he employed to con centrate what is regarded by them as the Union or Conservative elements. No nominations were made, and the meeting ad journed to meet on Monday morning. Army of the Potomac. The rumors which have been circulating in this city to-day, that the army is still falling back, were prebably originated by certain changes made in the position of of corps. Rebel Raid in the Cherokee Nation. Indian Superintendent Coffin has arrived in this city, bringing to the Indian Bureau au official report concerning a raid that was made several weeks ago hilo the Cherokee country, by, as is supposed, a party of Qfantrell’s guerillas, who destroyed the public buUdings at Tahlequah, and the property of Union citizens, including that of John Rose. A son-in-law of the-Jatter was murdered by the band. Courtesy to tUe Russian Officers, The Russian minister, Mr. Da Stoekel, on Sa turday presented Admiral Lessovsky and the prin cipal officers of the squadron to the Secretary of State, who expressed to them the President’s re grets that his indisposition prevented his . giving them an immediate The distinguished visitors were then presented by the Seetetary of State to the several heads of Departments, who received them with the kindest expressions of sa tisfaction. At 2 o’cloek, attended by the Secretary of State, the Russian officers visited the navy yard, where they were reoeiyed by the Secretary of the Navy with the naval honors due their rank. Arrest of Rebel Spies, Two supposed rebel spies have been arrested here by the United States detectives, and committed to the Old Capitol Prison. One of the party is a lieu tenant of the Louisiana volunteer service, and the other a private in the Virginia cavalry. The latter was on his way home to Lower Maryland; and says he came hither last night on the underground rail road, by way of Baltimore. Eleven prisoners, of violent Secession proclivi ties, were also committed to the Old Capitol to-day. One of them, a colored man, Is charged wlthjming disloyal and a dangerous character. They were rent to Washington from General Corcoran’s di vision in Maryland. Two other persons have been similarly domicUed on the charge of carrying concealed despatches for Mobbby and White, of the rebel army. HEW YORK. Buraliiß of a Sliot Tower* New York, Dec. 6 —McOuUough’s shot tower, at Stapleton, Staten Island, was destroyed by Sre this morning, the result of an accident. The sloop George Dumoner, loaded with Government hay, was also burned. The loss by the Staten Island fire is estimated at 4200.CC0. SHIPMENT OF GOLD, The steamship City of Baltimore sailed this morn ing for Liverpool, with a speole lißt of $1,000,000. The steamship America, which also sailed at the same time, took out $200,000 in gold for Europe. DESTRUCTION OP THE STEAMER ISAAC NEWTON— . FIFTEEN PASSENGERS INJURED. We learn that the steamboat Isaac Newton, when opposite Yonkers, on the Hudson river, this eve ning, caught fire, and was totaUy consumed. It is reported that fifteen of her passengers were injured, and placed iu the steamboat house at Yon kers, to receive medioal attendance. The steamer Isaac Newton, which was burned last night, was valued at $25,000, which is fully insured. The fire was caused by the bursting of one of her flueß. No lives were lost. STEAMER SAXONIA. New York, Dec. 6.— The steamer Saxonia will be -op at one o’olock. , CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION TO TIIE HOUSE RE- A Washington special despatch to the Times says that Emerson Etheridge, Clerk of the House, rejects the certificates of election of the members from Mas sachusetts, yermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, East Yh glnia, California, Oregon, and Maryland, on the ground of informality., This information was obtained from Mr. Ethe ridge, the Clerk, himself. RUMORED RETIREMENT OF STANTON, WELLES, AND BLAIR, FROM THE CABINET—FRAUD ON THE GO- VERNMENT, Special despatches to' the Herald say that it is ru mored that Stanton, Welles, and Blair, will retire from the Cabinet, In fact, Welles’ place was offered to Grimes, of Tows, and refused. An immense fraud on the Go vernment, amounting to $610,000, has been discovered. The perpetrator is said to be Captain William Stoddard, the qnarter maeterof Alexandria. The fraud has been in the receipt and delivery of- forage for the Army of the Potomac. Stoddard is now In the Old Capitol Prison. ■■■■■•' ■ SUPPLIES FOR UNION MEN IN' RICHMOND. The Sanitary Commission have advices of a ship ment 3'esteiday, from Fortress Monroe, of five thou sand dollars’ woith of supplies for our prisoners In Kiohauwd. THE PIIESS.—PHILADELPHIA.’ MONDAY. DECEMBER 7.1863". DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Supposed Escape of Lougstreet. NATIONAL FORCES HOLDING CLEVELAND, IQ Full Acknowledgment of the Late Victory 8,450 Prisoners and 40 Guns Captured. Cincinnati, Dec. s.—The Gazette lias received a despatch from Chattanooga, dated yesterday, which eaye : “ Every thing is quiet along the entire line. “ Our casualties In the late battled, bothin kUled and wounded, numbered 4,600. “ We captured in all 6,450 prisoners, and 46 guns." Chattanooga, Deo. 4.—AlMs quiet in this army The expedition to relieve General Burnside ia under General Sherman, who has, doubtless reached Knoxville. . The most. Important work now is to reopen the railroad from Bridgeport to Chattanooga, and the work is being pushed with great vigor. KETKEAT OF LONGSTREET. Cincinnati, Dec. 6.—A despatch toithe Commer cial, dated at Cumberland Gap on the 4!h instant days: ' _ ■ ’ “General, Foster has driven the enemy from Clinch river, and id now in purault of him. “ The check which our cavalry received yesterday, in attempting to cross the Clinch river, will donbt less secure the retreat of Longstreet’i army." Atlanta, Nov. 2S.—Bragg’s headquarters is at Ringgold. The enemy seem disposed to push the advantage they have gained energetically. The battle will be resumed in a day or two between Ringgold and Dalton. The enemy gained what they fought for. Many field and regimental offices are arriving wounded. Great fears for General Longstreet’s' safety are felt. Three thousand of the enemy are advancing toward Knoxville. FIGHT AT KINGSTON. Batt week Wheeler was ordered to Kingston. There is heavy firing at Loudon. Second Despatch.— A train came from Dalton this morning, bringing wounded troops. Our foroes are still falling back slowly, followed by the enemy. There was firing all day yesterday. RINGGOLD AND CLEVELAND, Atlanta, Dec. I.—Coburn’s division engaged Osterhaus, one mile this side of Ringgold, on Fri day, driving him back. Kelly’s cavalry whipped the enemy at Cleveland on Wednesday. The enemy are in our front at Ringgold, and our troops are in line of battle and advancing, December 3.—The enemy are entrenching at Chickamauga, > Heavy firing was heard yesterday at Charleston, Term. The enemy burned a portion of Ringgold to-day, and retreated; they also destroyed the bridges and railroad track at Chickamauga. The Yankees bold Cleveland, and arc advancing on Charleston. Cairo, Dec. s.—The steamer Hillmaa, with sixty five bales of cotton, has arrived here. The Memphis papers ol the 3d iast, have been re ceived by this arrival. The Memphis Bulletin says that the cotton market was less active than it had been on any day previous to the month of October. * The sales on the 3d were only 113 bales. A. party, consisting of forty or fifty rebels, made a raid on Saulsbury on the 3d inst. They tore up the railroad track for some distance, burning the . ties, twisting the rails, and cutting the telegraph wires. Hatch's cavalry started in pursuit of them, and •captured forty prisoners, with the same number of horses. The railroad was repaired in twenty-four hours. A report was brought here last night, from Mem phis, that the rebel Gen. Forrest was encamped at Rocky Fork, 1G miles from Holly Springs, on Thurs day last, with 17 regiments, numbering, perhaps, 8,000 or 10,000 men. Major Derassee haß returned to this plaoe. He says he can refute the charges made against him in regard to defrauding the Government. Ninety-three prisoners from Vicksburg were brought up on the steamer Hillman. They will be sent to Indianapolis. Forty deserters from theU. S. Artillery have also arrived here under a military guard. STEAMEES FIRED INTO ON THE MISSIS SIPPI RIVER. Gaiko, Dec, 6.—The steamers Fanny and Wel come have - arrived here from New Orleans. - were fired into, with musketry, at Waterproof, on their way up. The watohaon on the former was slightly wounded. The Sultana and Brazi 1 were also fired Into at the" same point, and the cook on the latter severely ' wounded. Memphis dates to the 4th report cotton depreci ated Bales of 166 bales were quoted at G2@65« for middlings. , ■ DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, From KTew Orleans. Arrival of tlie Steamer- Eve ning Star. AFFAIRS lIV LOUISIANA. GEN, FEE’S CAVALBY EXPLOITS. NewYobx, Dec. 6.—The steamer Evening Star, has arrived here, with New Orleans dates to the 28th, via Havana on the Ist of December. General Van (lever, 001, Slaok/ Major Tedder, and Major Argens, are among her passengers. She passed the Oahawba and Yazoo, bound up the Mississippi, On the 25th Gen. Dee, with 800 Federal cavalry, and a section of artillery, attacked the 4th Texas and 2d Louisiana rebel cavalry, and drove them from Camp Pratt to within four miles of Vermillion Bayou. Here the 2.1 and 3d Illinois Cavalry made a gallant sabre charge, and broke the enemy’s ranks, capturing one commissioned officer and sixty-nine privates, mostly from the 4th Texas, with arms and horses. Eight rebels were killed and a large mim* ber wounded. Two days previously Gen. Lee surprised a camp of the rebels, twenty miles from Now Iberia, and captured six officers and thirty-five men, together with a large number of horses and arms, belonging to the Ist- Louisiana Mounted Zouaves. Two of the rebels were killed, but we met with no loss. There is no additional news from Texas., j The steamer Columbia had arrived from New York. The steamer Brazil, from St. Louis, was fired into, above Bayou Sara on the 26th. She received about 40 balls. The negro cook was injured, but no one else was hurt and no . Injury of any consequence to the boat. The steamer Black Hawk was fired into, near the mouth of the Red river, on the 2lst, by six or seven rebel cannon, from the west bank of the Mississippi. She took fire and was run to the opposite side of the river, where the flameß were extinguished. The gunboat Choctaw soon after arrived and the boat was saved, and the heavy guns of the Choctaw put the rebels to flight. Two persons on the Black Hawk were killed, two wounded, and the boat badly damaged.. Sbe, how ever, had reached New Orleans under the escort of some of our gunboats. The .Me. ot cotton tor the week: at New Orleans were 2,900 at 71Jf@73)£c for strict mid dlings, and 68)i@70J£c for middling. -Sugar (new crop) is tiuoted at Io@l3c. Molasses (prime new crop) is quoted at 50@8lo. -ARKANSAS. XT uioxt M eeting si. A. XJjN t XO3NT CONVENTION, Memphis, Dec. 3.— The| Little Rook Democrat , of the 4th ultimo, says: “A successful scout, under Colonel Caldwell, into the mountain counties west of Ark&delphia, has just returned to Benton. Se veral hundred Union men came into our lines with Caldwell. A large Union meeting’ was held at Little Rock on the 21s£ ultimo. •• The Union men are working hard for the restore tionof their rights under the old Government, and people from the country are daily coming in and ta king the oath of allegiance and enrolling themselves into companies for home defence. Recruiting for the United States service is also quite active in various parts of the State. Unconditional Union men, representing twenty counties of Western Arkansas, held a Convention at Fort Smith, Arkansas, on the 30th ultimo, at which patriotic speeches were made and resolutions passed. Colonel Johnston, of the Ist Arkansas infantry, was nominated to represent that district at the next Federal Congress election, which occurred on the 23d of November, and 001. Johnston was elected. ' The Convention also voted that Arkansas bo de clared a free State after the war. Owing to numerous guerilla attacks on steamers, Adjutant General Thomas issued orders to furnish all the boats in the Government employ? plying on the Mississippi river, with arms and ammunition to protect themselves. ‘ ' GucrlUne Captured—Remarkable Blockade Nnw York, Dec. 5.—A letter dated Newbern, N. 0., Nov. 28th, says that Captain Graham, of the Ist North Carolina Union Regiment, went into the enemy’s lines some thirty miles, with a company, on and surprised and captured Captain White’s entire company of guerillas,.74 in number. They arrived at Newbern on the 28th. The Raleigh Standard, of the 20th inot., contains a despatch from'Wilmington, stating that thirteen large steamers, heavily laden, ran the blockade into WiMtington, on the night of the 19th. Sentences of llie Noble* county Conapl- Cinoikn ati, Deo. s.— The sentences of the Noble county conspirators were pronounced yesterday. McPherson and Cogle were fined $6,000 and costs each, and Raooon $l,OOO, arid to stand committed until the fines are paid. Governor Tod has appointed the Hon, Joshua R, Bwaft Supreme Judge, vice Qholtou, resigned* THE REBEL DESPATCHES. TENNESSEE. CHATTANOOGA. REBEL TELEGRAMS. FROM CAIRO AND MEMPHIS. FORREST’S CAVALRY. RESTOBATIO3ST. NORTH CAROLINA. Runulug. SOUTHERN NEWS. Thirty Shells Thrown into Charleston—Re connolssancc through Pocotnltgo—Gera.' Banks at BiownArllJc-Desertlonn in Gen. Price’s Army. FobtjxbBB Monroe, Dee. o.—The Richmond En quirer of the 3d contains the following despatches: Charleston, Nov. 30.—' The Yankees todayfired twenty-two mortar sheila at Sumpter. One man was filled.. There was much signalizing during the. night with the Beet and the batteries at Moms and Black Islands. Charleston, Dec. I.—Tbo Yankees Bred thir teen shells at the city last night, and three buildings werestruok. The enemy have made a reconnoissance through .Pocotaligo, carrying off twenty-seven negroes. The enemy fired sixteen shells into the city this afternoon. Several buildings were struck, and a woman was severely injured by their bursting. There is a lively artillery duel going on between the Gregg batteries and the fort on Johnson Island. t Charleston, Dec. 2 —The Yankees opened fire on the city this afternoon, and threw six shells. A concentrated lire from our batteries was poured upon the enemy in return, whereupon they ceased firing. Mobile, Dec. 2.— Discouraging accounts are given of desertions in Price's army. Gen. Banka, with five thousand troops, occupies Brownsville, Texas. He did not capture over five bales of cotton. Oortina, the Mexican guerilla chief, has pro nounced against Juarez, and the French hold Mata moros, thus increasing the trade in the Rio Grande.' BRAGG’S SUCCESSOR—A FRENCH STEAM ER IN JAMES RIVER. Washington, Dec. G.—Richmond papers to the 3d instant have been received here. The Examiner states, with certainty,, that no suc cessor to Bragg has yet been appointed by the Presi dent. Hardee now commands the army, and wiU continue to do so until a chief shall be appointed. Amid the reverses that have recently befallen the Confederate arms in East Tennessee, it is grati fying to know that in West Tennessee an army is springing up like magic to resist the invading foe, and for the defence of West Tennessee, Weßt Ken tucky, and North Mississippi, to the Tallahatchie river, to be known as the Department of West Ten nessee, under the command of Oolohel R. F. Rich ardson. . / The Richmond Whig says it ia understood that the French war steamer Grenade has visited James river for the purpose of arranging for the removal of the French tobacco in store in this city. Our Go* veromentjong ago gave its consent, but the block ading squadron has objected until now. We learn that within the next two weekß a fleet of six or eight vessels will arrive in the James river for the purpose of lading this tobacco. EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF TIDE STEAMER COLUMBIA. Tlie European Congress. Ilntiue Report Concerning Earl Russell. THE CASE. AMERICAN SHIPS AIDING THE ST. DOMINGO INSURGENTS. WAR PREPARATIONS IN DENMARK St. Johns, N. F,,Dec. 6.—The steamship Colum bia, from Galway on the 24th of November, arrived at this port at 6 o’oloek this evening. - The Columbia will take in a supply of ooal and proceed to New York. The advices received by the Columbia are two days later than the steamer Scotia’s news. The steamship Canada, from Boston, had arrived at Liverpool. The question of a European Congress remained unchanged. It was reported at Madrid that two American ships, laden with arms intended for the insurgents in St. Domingo, had been destroyed by a Spanish ves sel off that island. * The German and Polish questions have a threaten* ing appearance. The Polish insurgents continue to be very active in their struggle for liberty and independence. The London Morning Post saya that the English Government will not give in her adherence to a European Congress, as proposed by the Emperor of France. The London Morning Post says: '‘There is no truth whatever in the reported resignation of Earl Russell.”- _ The same journal announces that the English Government is about, with regret, to decline giv ing adherence to the European Congress. It says: “ The purpose of the Emperor is regarded with admiration, but the means proposed are not consi dered effectual.” THE ALEXANDRA CASE, The argument in the Alexandra case is still pro greeting. The London Times says: “Probably no legal pro* blema of equal nicety ever elicited so much public interest as that involved in this oase.” It trusts the result will effectually put an end to all un- in regard to the law of the question. • V The Government haa decided to stop the Pampero fin the Clyde. Her owners allege that she does not diffi&x, 3r- at all, from tho merchant ships . which are regularly fitted out in the Clyde. The authorities were not satisfied with this statement, , and had a gunboat moored close to the Pampero, to prevent her escape. ; 'Phe Memorial Diplomatique says that fifteen of the twenty Powers who were invited to the European Congress have given an affirmative reply, i The same journal says: The French Govern ment, in reply to the application of England for the programme of the Congress, has replied that, with out entrenching upon the Congress, it would be im possible for the Emperor to lav down the prelimina ries i but when the replies of all the Powers were received, the Emperor would then hasten to give all the explanation in his power. • The Patrie publishes this statement under the re* serve, that the Emperor, without wishing to draw up a programme for the Congress, has expressed as his opinion that it should be chiefly occupied with considering; the questions of Poland, the German Rome, and Venice. The Paris correspondent of the Times asserts that the believers in the Congress grow fewer every day. It was reported that two American ships, which had armß for the San Domingo insurgents, were destroyed by a Spanish vessel off that island. Active-warlike preparations are progressing in Denmark. Eleven thousand soldiers have been oalled out, and six war vessels aie being fitted for sea. All hostile officials have received orders from Copenhagen to, take the oath of allegiance to the new king, but large numbers have refused to do so. Prince Frederick of Augustensburg has notified his assumption of the dukedom of Schleswig-Hol stein to all of the German Governments. A large meeting of Prince Frederick’s supporters was held at Hamburg on the 22d. - A great meeting was also held at Hanover, on the same day, to urge the enforcement of Federal exe cution at once in Schleswig-Holstein. * The Polish question still looks threatening. The Poles continue very active. Arrests in Warsaw are numerous. • THE VERY LATEST. London, Nov. 24, P. M.—The argument in the cate of the Alexandra is,concluded. The Govern ment will take time to consider its judgment. Commercial Intelligence. LIVERPOOL COTTON MAEKET, -Liverpool, Nov. 23. —The sales of Cotton on the day of departure amount ed to 6/00 bales, the market closing with an upward tendency, and partially advanced ?4@Xd. Sales to spe culators end exporters r.CCO bales. LIVERPOOL BREADS TOFFS MARKET. —Liverpool, Nov. 23. -Breadstuff* are firm. with a tendency to ad* yance, LIVERPOOL PROVISION MabKBT. -Provisions are quiet, with an upward tendency. Lard has advanced 6J. Produce.— Sugar active and still advancing. ~ Coffee, no salts, the market closing with an upward tendency. Rice inactive and tending upward. Ashes quiet and steady, but tendin g downward Common Rosin steady, with an upward tendency. Spirits of Turpentine quiet and declining. Petroleum is Btsady and tending down ward at .£1 IDs for refined. LONDON MARKETS.—BreadatufTs firmer, with an up ward tendency. Sugar buoyant and still advancing. Coffee firmer, but unchanged. Common Congou Tea quiet and steady, but tending downward. Rice firmer, the market closing with a downward tendency. Tallow firmer. Aaierjcan Stocks.— lllinois Central shares 23@21e dis count; Erie shares 64@66a premium. . LONDON MONEY MARKET,—Consols for money are quoted at 92ft@92K. TBB LATBST VIA GALWAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—SaIes of Cotton to day (Friday) 6,C00. The market firmer, and unchanged; sales to speculators and exporters 2,000 bales. The Corn market opens ft.m Wheat has an upward tendency folders demand an advance, Shipping Intelligence* Arrived from Baltimore, Don Diego, at Liverpool. *Jhe Columbia reports that she experienced heavy webterly gales. - BAN FEAN CISCO. Tile Ship Acquilla# Saw Francisco, Bee. 6.—The plan for pumping out the'aunken ship Acquilla, containing the iron clad monitor Camanohe, has been abandoned. Proposal! for raising the ship were advertised, and offers made to give bonds for a half million of dol lars. A company of wealttamen are forming to con tract for the job. ■ A fleet of ocean vessels has just arrived,including Thatcher Magoun, Dunbar, from New York; Ce lestial Empire, Pierce. from New York; Bogan, Marshal], from New York; British ship Resoiie, Thelland, from Liverpool; and the French bark Harmon, del Garde, from Bordeaux. Sailed, Indus try, Linnell, for liiverpool, and David Crockett, Burgess, for Liverpool. THE WAR IN CHINA AND JAPAN. The steamer Pacific arrived from Victoria and Portland, with $160,000 in treasure from the former place and $316,000 from the latter. . Shanghae dates to the 10th Ootober state that cold \yeather had set in. A portion of Burgevine’s foreign officers had de serted the rebels, and reached Shanghai, under the protection of the foreign consuls. It is reported that Burgevine himself wished to return, but was hindered by the rebels. There was a doubtful report that they had killed him. Kanagawa, jApan, dates to Nov. sth say that there was great excitement there, another murder haying been committed by the Japanese. The body of Lieut Camus, of the Chasseurs d’Af rique, was found horribly mutilated. The consuls had warned foreigners not to leave the city unless in "armed bodies. An armed force from the fleet guarded the city night and day. > Twenty-two war vessels, of different nationalities, were in the harbor. The Japanese authorities denied all knowledge of the murder. The Damios were terrifying the native merchants and compelling them to leave town, which paralyzed trade at Nagasaki. « Pirate Tuscaloosa on* the Cape of , . Good Hope. Boston, Dec. 6.—The ship Living Age, which arrived at Falmouth, England, on November 17th, reported'that she was boarded and placed under bonds when off the Cape of Good Hope, by the rebel pirate Tuscaloosa. lfire in Baltimore—-Destruction of Govern- meat Stores. Baltimore, Bee. 6.—Five large warehouses on Fell’s Point, which were used by the Commissary Department for the storage of forage, &e.y were de stroyeil by fire on Saturday evening. The loss will amount to some $9,000, about six of which U sus tained by the Government. The Idaho Election. iBKNVRR City, Dec. 6.— Partial return* of the re. cent election in Idaho indicate that John M. Cah noday, Democrat, has been elected to Congress, as a delegate from that Territory, by a considerable majority. PERNAMBUCO. Tile Vanderbilt In Pursuit of tlie Pirates. CCorreepondencc of The PresH.] By information just received from Capetown, Africa, I learn that the United States steamer Van derbilt left there on the nth of September, and'on the IGth the pirate Alabama returned from Angra Pequena, where she had sold her two prizes. The Vanderbilt went east in search of the Georgia, and it was feared that the Alabama would go north to avoid the Vanderbilt, which was expected to re turn td Capetown. The Mohican called at Bahia on the stftfa, to meet the English mail steamer, and learn news of the pirates. ) T. General Sclieiick y s Farewell Order Issued* Baltimore, Dec. s:— General Schenck haa issued hie farewell order to Mb department. Brigadier Gen, Lockwood succeeds to the command of the depart ment. Public Entertainments. The Academy of Music.— •“Da Traviala,” on Saturday evening, was a brilliant success, which gave us acquaintance with M’lle. Ortalani Brignoli, in wbat will be considered, we think, her very best character. A pure, free voice, let loose like a bird, a joyous abandon of art,' gave an irresistible charm to the firet half of Ortol-ani’s Violetta. The tender and trAgic qualities of the concluding por tions of the opera were almost as well expressed. Mazzoleni was admirable in expressiveness and force, Bellini was excellent. Tc-nightwe have “Duorezia Borgia” with Me dori, Sulzer, Mazzoleni, Biachi, Dolti, and Bellini, Ypolito, and Colietti—surely a caßt for a great per formance. On Tuesday evening Mica Kellogg, an Ameiican prime donaa, whose high talents as an actress and singer ate already approved in Philacelpbia, will appear in Verdi’s “Rigoietto.” Walnut-street Theatre.— Mr. Clarke intro duces a new; bill to-night, the beginning of the third week of his very brilliant engagement, which will, of course, continue during the holidays, when we presume a spectacle will be produced. In the meanwhile, Mr. Clarke will have time to -give a full round of his inimitable performances. His versatility and originality cannot be expressed in afew characters. Mr. Olarke should be studied in the whole range of his comedy, from the finest to the broadest fun. The proposal scene in “Peter Waxem,” and the broad fun of Tonytumpkin s will show hiß variety, but the wonderful ability of this capital comedian seems inexhaustible, Arch-£ trust Theatre,—Mr. E. L. Pavenport, Mr. J. W. Wallaek, and Mrs. Farreii, begin anoth er engagement this evening, which we trust will be as successful bb the Jastr Blitz.— The holidays are here, and Blitz is still in his magical hey-day. This is the children’s time, and between this and New Year all the household folks, all the'boys and girls, and all the mothers and fathers in town, will have made their cheerful yearly pilgrimage to Blitz and the good fairies. To observe how Blitz can find money in your hand without your having any there, how he manages that inex haustible egg-bag, how those canaries drill like soldiers anC flre off cannons, and how Blitz throws his voice so far that you doubt whether he will ever get it again—all these things are necessary to the education of every promising boy and girl. Biitz is a tireless merry-maker. He has a trick of smooth ing out wrinkles, and making sunshine to order. Waugh's Italia.— The most popular place of entertainment now open is a Waugh’s Panorama of Italy,” at the lecture room of Concert Hall. It i 3 crowded every evening with our most intelligent fa milies, and with Col. Maurice as the illustrating lecturer, is made both instructive and interesting. THE CITY. The Thei DECEMBER 5, 1862. I DECEMBER 5, 1863 6 A.M.....12 p. M. 6 A. M.....X2 M..... 3 P. M. 34.....,..59>£.......38 40 61>£........52 WIHP. I WIITD. ..SE...- ..NW. DECEMBER 6,1863, J DECEMBER 6, 1863. 6 A. M....12M 2 P. M. 6 A. P.K. 27 *..31. ,29 28.. 34... 36 WIFD. - | WUfUi SSE SE ...E NE NE...,..*„NE Handsome Testimonial to a Citizen. —A few evenings since the friends of .Tames Milli ken, Esq., complimented him, at his residence, on Walnut street, with -a magnificent testimonial for his valuable services rendered to the Little Schuyl kill Railroad Company, while occupying an official position in its management. The testimonial con sisted of a complete tea and dinner set, including a thirty-inch salver, numbering in all twenty-seven pieces, made from solid silver, in Messrs. J. E. Caldwell & Co.’* best style. The pieoes are ele gantly formed, and decorated in the most exquisite manner, the ornamentation including, in relief, fine portraits of Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, De- Witt Clinton, Robert Fulton, John Fitch, G-ov. Shutze, John Sergeant, David Rittenhouse, Robert -Morris, an£ the seal of the Little Schuylkill Com pany. As an entirely Philadelphia production, it reflects the highest credit upon the skill of our artisans in this department. The whole cost five thousand dollars. It was presented to Mr. Milliken in a neat speech, by Edward H. Trotter, Esq., and was as gracefully acknowledged by Mr. Milliken. On the salver is richly engraved the following in scription: . : * Presented, with the accompanying dinner and tea' set of silver, by the Stockholders of the Little Schuylkill Navigation and Railroad Company to ME. JAMES MILLIKEN, as a testimonial of their appreciation of hi 3 important eervices to them and to the Bondholders of the Com pany. This graie/nl expression of respect for his valua ble laburs is made in conformity with a resolution, passed unanimously at the annual meeting of the stock holders, held in Philadelphia, January 12th, 1863 ” In addition to the peculiarities already referred to, the several pieces are richly embellished with ideal representations of history, commerce, agricul ture, and the mechanic arts. The exhibition of this elegant service in the window of Messrs. Caldwell & Co.-, on Saturday, attracted much attention, Interesting Case of Conscience.— In the early part of last week, a gentleman in this city, in parsing out of a confectionery Baloon up Chestnut street, was very gracefully relieved of fifty dollars in greenbacks. From a circumstance brought to his mind, on discovering his loss, he suspected a somewhat middle-aged lady, quite prepossessing in appearance, dressed in deep mourning, of the act, the latter having been the ody person within steal ing distance of the « greenbacks,” during the interval between his returning them to his pocket and his discovery of their loss. The gentleman in question pocketed the loss, and thought little more about the matter. Much to his surprise; however, on Satur day the identical lady in black called athia resi dence, and with a thousand apologies returned the fifty dollars, stating that it had been her first offence of the kind, that she had neither eaten, drank, nor slept in four days, and that as she was a lone widow with a large family of very small children, her hus band, six brothers, and several other relatives having been killed in the war, she hoped to be par doned without the exposure of her name. The gen tleman, with characteristic good nature, said that under these circumstances he could of course not do otherwise than comply with the lady’s request, at the same time adding that she had certainly a veiy remarkable conscience, and giving her sundry good advice. Spruce and Pine.- — The directors of the Spruce and Pine* street Passenger Railway Compa ny have issued a circular to the conductors and drivers in their employ, that as soon as the employ ees give evidence of honesty then the application for an advance of wages will betaken into conside ration.. A notice to this effect, addressed to the “conductors and drivers” was posted in the depot on Friday, The following is the notice alluded to: Notice to Conductors axd Drivers.— The Board of Directors have authorized ine to inform the conductors in the employ of. thi* company that they now have, and have had for some time, an efficient corps of detectives employed for the purpose of spotting dishonest and ne gligent conductors. : the Board have concluded, however, before doing so, to give notice of the fact, and if hereafter the return made by conductors, of any half trip, does not account for paieenger carried,-snch conductor rrtll be at once dismissed from the company’s service The numerous discrepancies found in c inductor’s ac counts will no longer be tolerated. The Board also have knowledge of the fact that numerous practices have been carried on, which, if continued, will also be sufficient cause for the discharge of both conductor and driver. Conductors are therefore notified particularly,that hereafter they are not allowed, under any circumstances, to treat their drivers; nor to bribe nor offer any bribe to a . driver, under pain of dismissal and exposure; any driver receiving any bribe will be dismissed at^pnee. The matter of an increase of waives will be cheerfully considered as soon as the Board have *videnceof the in tegrity, honesty-and sobriety ofits employees. . By order of the Board. S. GROSS FRY, December 2,1563. President. Philadelphia Telegraph Association. This Association held an adjourned meeting Satur day afternoon, and completed its organization by the election of the following officers George H. Grace, President; F. Carlisle, Vice- President; James J. Seville, Secretary; George W. Snyder, Treasurer. A committee of five was appointed to prepare a constitution and by.laws. The meeting was largely attended, and its deliberations were marked by a spirit of harmony and enthusiasm, which dearly shows that Its members are in earnest, and 4re de termined to maintain the society which they have organized. Before adjourning, the following reso lution was adopted: Resolved , That our thanks are due, and are hereby tendered, to the newspapers of Philadelphia, for their kindness in noticing the proceedings of our lest meeting. Mauch Chunk Thugs.—Sixty of- the “Thugs” of Mauch Chunk, who had organized themselves into a secret band of conspirators, to re sist the United States Government in the enforce ment of acts of Congress, and to perpetrate the work 1 of murder, arrived in Philadelphia on Saturday morning, and were transferred l to thB military de partment of Gen. Geo. Cadwalader, by whom they were sent as prisoners to Fort Mifflin. About forty of the conspirators are detained at present at Read ying, Pa. It is said that among the prisoners is the individual who basely murdered Mr. Smith a short time since. William H. Seward.—A new, com modious, and very swift side-wheel steamer was launohed, on Saturday, from the ship yard of the Messrs. Moore, at Wilmington, Delaware. As she glided into the river and was christened with the above name, vociferous cheers went up from the large assembly gathered.on board and in the yard. Duringthedayscores of staid and solid Wilmiogto- DiftDß visited the vessel, not more to admire her beautiful lines and proportions, than to testify their -satisfaction or the name of the distinguished states manthet floated ona silken flag from her mast head. The Seward will be at our whatves in a few days. Philadelphia Ice Merchants.— I The experience of last season ought to lead to the secur ing of the first crop of ice. This is well, for it is or dinarily the best. If snow falls upon clear “ blaak” ice, it will ordinarily pay for family use to sweep it off from a sufficient surface to fill the ice-house, so that in case of a rain and subsequent freezing v the upper stratum of ice will not be soft. At all events, let the ice merchants of Philadelphia be on the vive; We understand that extensive arrangements are being made along the Susquehanna to gather ice as soon as it is made .on the surface of that romantic and historic stream. Accident. — Yesterday afternoon, as Mr. T. W. Peterßon was driving a fast horse along Passy unk road, below the county prison, he was thrown from the wagon, in consequence of awheel coming off. His head was .somewhat injured by the fall. The horse stopped at once, acd awed as though he knew that an accident had befallen his driver. Mr. Peterson was kindly attended by several good Sa maritans who happened tp be near the scene of the mishap, alter which he was removed to his resi dence, on Eighth street, near Christian. Finns. —Slight fires have been abundant for some time past, We record below three which occurred yesterday: - One at Churah avenue and Lombard street, above Nineteenth, caused by'the explosion of a lamp, which also seriously burned a young lady named Miss Marshall. . One in Inquirer street, above Brown, and the other at the northeast corner of Fifteenth and Pinq; all of which were extinguished with but slight loco. Change of Time.—Attention is called to the advertisement of the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, announcing certain changes in the hours of arrival and departure of railroad trains. New Babbages.—Yesterday, the 4th Union League Regiment took possession of the new barraoks, at Broad and Locust streets. The location is an excellent one, having three or four small houses on the ground, which can be used for the bimuess of the regiment, . PBBKAiraifOO, Oot. 30, •mometer. Belies* for Richmond Prisoners.— The United Stntes Christian Gommtsjton have, in addition to-prevlouo large shipments, forwarded du ring the past week, to our prisoners in .Richmond 336 packages, as follows: 2 616 Bis condensed meats, 6,310 9>a hams and dried beef, 621 fi>e coffee, 600 ft a tea, 690 ibs butter, ££Bs’ lbs checee, 37 barrels and kegs crackers and sods bis cuit. 3i barrels apples. 20 boxes lemons, 400 ibs fari na, 300 cans fruit, 288 lbs condensed milk, 16 barrels dried fruit, 11 casks and kega-pickleo, 72 bottles eo sence gin?er, 36 botlleß assorted syrups, 10 barrels onions, 6 bairels sugar, 200 plates, 600 blankets, 120 shirte, 124 pairs drawer*,' 200 caps, ‘lf?£ pairs socks, G,490 newspapers, 1,160 hymn books, 390 soldiers’ books, 200 copies Scriptures, r,Bf7T J sheets letter pa* per; 2,000 envelopes, cooking utensils, a&4 a large variety of other articles not enumerated; The Christian Commission have every assurance that the stores they send reach our auff’erhsg men. Besides testimony from General Meredith and oth ers, the following extract from the letter of a priso ner to his mother, in this city has been received: “Since the arrival of boxes from tie-Christian Commission, and other sources, we have fared much better.” The Commission will continue to aid our* men in the'Biohmond prisons, so Jong as they have* access to them and the liberality of our citizens cuctains them in so doing. - - To be Removes*.—The frame building which has been used as a hospital for soldiers by the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon on the east aide of Swanson street, below Washington avenue, will be removed in a day or two, and at tached to the north side of the saloon adjoining the O. K. House. This movement is made in conse quence of the railroad company deßiring the space occupies for the accommodation of Govern ment horses which are constantly arriving in large numbers. Commendable.—The Fifth and Sixth street Passenger Railway Company has advanced' thewagee of the employees thereof to enable them* to meet the increase in the price of proviaioni clothing, &c, This was the voluntary Act of the company, and speaks well for itß liberality The- Fifth and Sixth was the first road built in Philadel phia, and it remains first in everything like enter-' terprise and generosity. Tbs Five-twenty Loan.—The subscrip tion agent reports the sale of $1,023,450 of five-twen tico on Saturday, Deoember 5. The sales for the week Amounted to $6.019,250. Large deliveries of bonds are promised during the ooming week. Pay Your Tax.—Those of our citizens who have not paid the amount of tax on their pro perty for 1863, should do so before the end of the year, if they desire to avoid additional expense. * Sudden Death.—A man, named Wm. McHenry, died very suddenly on Saturday evening, at his residence, back of 1223 Catharine street. The coroner was notified to hold an inquest. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. United. States Dlitrlcs Court-Judge Cart- ivalader. SENTENCE, Lawrence J. Steel, convicted some days ago of a charge of fraudulently obtaining money from the Government by means of forged pay rolla, was sen tenced on Saturday to 3 years and 9 months 1 impri sonment. Jacob Menkler, charged with the same offence, was acquitted. Court of Oyer and Tcrmiiser and Quarter Sessions—Judge Thompson. AN INTERESTING CASH. A novel cass was presented to the court on Satur day on a writ of habeas corpus, in the caße of Mrs. "Wilson, charged with embezzlement. From the evidence it appears that the defendant was treasurer of “ Pocahontas Tent No. 1,” a society of females for beneficial purposes, and her accounts show a de ficit of some $9Bl 23. The prosecution is brought under the following sections of the penal code: Sec. 114. “If any person being a banker, broker, attorney, merchant or agent, being entrusted, for safe, custody, with the property of any other person, shall with intent to defraud, sell, negotiate, trans fer, pledge, or in any manner convert or appropriate to or for his own UEe, 11 &c. Sec. 116. “If any person, being an officer, direc tor, or member, of any bank or any body corporate or public company, shall fraudulently take, can vert, or apply ownuße,” &c, The defence tet up in argument that it was a dis puted account, and therefore to be settled in ano ther court; that this was not a corporate body, but a partnership, and therefore not within the sec tions of the penal code quoted. The defendant was hot a “ banker, 11 not an “ agent, 11 and not an tf at torney,ll but part owner of the funds in dispute. The District Attorney then quo ted the 113th sec tion, which provides, that “if any person, being a trustee of any property for the benefit, either wholly or partially, of some person, er for any public or charitable purpose, shall, with intent to defraud, convert or appropriate the same, or any, part thereof, to or for bis own use or purpose, or the use or benefit of any other person, or shall, with intent aforesaid, otherwise dispose of or destroy such property, or any part thereof, he shall be guilty of a misde meanor.” The defence contended that the defendant was not a tiustee in the meaning of this section. Mr. Mann, in reply, urged that section 124 of the penal code prescribed that 11 the word‘trustee,’ herein, shall mean a trustee of some express trust created by deed, will, or instrument in writing.” This was an express trust, when the defendant" signed the constitution of the society. She is acting in a fiduciary capacity, and, therefore, within the meaning of this section, It is an express trust created by an “ instrument in writing.” This constitution or agreement signed by all these parties that this defendant shall execute • the treasurership, is an express trust. < Judge Thompson said he would consider the quefh tion and announce his decision Saturday next. The other courts were not in session.' THE POLIOS. [Swore Mr. Alderman Beitler.3 Larceny of Diamond Jewelry. John Usmsey was arraigned on Saturday after noon, at the Central Station, on the charge of the larceny of diamond jewelry, &c., the property of Mrs. Susan Carrigan. The larceny was committed on the 28th of September. 1862, since.. which time several parties were arrested, but acquitted. Mrs. Carrigan was present at the hearing on Saturday. She identified as her property a diamond necklace, diamond finger*ring, and a gold watch and chain! These had been recovered by Mr. Jenkins. The articles Btolen from Mrs. Carrigan were valued at $1,2C0. Deputy IT. S. Marshal Jenkins testified that he anested Ramsey near the Market Btreet Bridge, on Thursday last, and found upon him one hundred and fifty* five counterfeit bank notes, purporting to be the issue of the Union Bank of Delaware. State Bank of Newark, and other banks. From information received, Marshal Jenkins re* covered the watch and chain from a Mrs. Casey, and found the necklace on the neck of her daughter; he took the diamond ring from the finger or a woman who keeps a publio house at Washington, D. C.; he was not ready to .produce the most important testi mony, but would be able to do so in the course of a few days. Wednesday next was fixed for a final hearing. The defendant was committed. Selling* Liquor to an Inebriate. Hugh G-allagher was arraigned on the oath of Mary Kelley, charging him with selling liquor to her husband, alter having been notified by her not to do so. The husband came home drunk a night or two ago, and abused her most shamefully, for which he .was bound over on Friday by Alderman Beitler. It was in consequence of such maltreatment that the wife brought action against the seller of the liquor. He was bound over in the sum of $6OO to answer, at court. ' [Before Mr. Alderman Moore. 2 Alleged Robbery. Five persons residing on Quince street, near Locust, were arraigned on Saturday on the charge being concerned in robbing a man of the sum of $94. The [loser testified that he was a boarded at the house, and that the money was taken from his pan taloons pocket. The parties were held for a further hearing. There was no evidence elicited that im plicated any one of the party in the robbery. ' Large Positive Sale or French Dry Goods, Fashionable Furs, &c.—The early attention of dealers is requested to the desirable and seasonable assortment of French, Swiss, German, and British dry goods, fashionable furs, &c., embracing about 650 lots of fancy and staple articles, in silks, worsteds, woolens, linens, and cottons, and fancy articles for Holidays, to be peremptorily sold, by catalogue, on four months’credit, commencing this morning, at ten o’clock, to be continued all day without intermission, by John B, Myers & Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street,* CITY ITEMS. A Fact worth Remembering.— lt is now definitely settled, after the most rigid compara tive examination, that, for all purposes to which a Sewing Machine can bo applied, the “ Wheeler & Wileon ” is immeasurably auperlor to all its would be competitors. Let thic fact be borne iu mind pro minently in the selection of Christmas and jfew Year’s gifts during the present week, and the great rush which has thronged the Wheeler & Wil son establishment, No. 704 Chestnut street, for some time past, will be still more intensified, Besides selling the best Sewing Machines in the world, at the most reasonable prices, they instruct gratui tously all who apply to them In their use. Call at 704, and examine this noble machine in operation. “Tee Unionist.”— This is the appro priate title of an elegant new style of Black Felt Hat, just introduced by Mr. Warburton, No. 430 Chestnut street, next door to the Post Office, and which, from its grace, convenience, and comfort, no less than its identity, in a modified form, to his pa tent Army Folding Hat, which has'obtained such a universal popularity among military men, bids fair to become as great a favorite in America as the “ Republican Hat,” ” Liberty Cap,” and “ Kossuth Hat” have at various times been among the nation alities of Europe, u The Unionist” has everything to recommend it to gentlemen of taste, and has withal an individuality about it at once significant of the capital name it bears, and is every way wor thy of being the National Hat—the civic badge of loyalty—as we believe it is soon destined to become. We may state, m conclusion, that the slightly varied styles adopted by Mr. Warburton in trimming “ The Unionist,” will contribute materially to its popu larity with the civic public. A Praiseworthy Purpose.— Mr. "W. W. Alter, the well-known ;coal dealer, No. 935 North Ninth street, haß labored steadily to keep down the price of coal, and, to-day it is an acknowledged fact, that he sells the best quality and the cleanest coal in this city, and the most ol it for the moaey. The pressure to obtain Mr. Alter’s coal is for these reasons unprecedented. Mit. George Grant, proprietor of the popular Gentlemen 5 * Furnishing Store, No. 6io Chestnut street, has now in store the most magnifi cent stock or goods in his line suitable for pres9h(s t embracing elegant Bcarfs, mufflers, wrappers, and everything else,; in first style,' and at reasonable prices. • Messes. Wo&d & Oaky, proprietors of the great Millinery Emporium, No. 725 Chestnut street, have' refused the prises of their entire stock of elegant Bonnets for ladies, and misses l and chil dren’s hats. Davis & Richards, Arcli and Tenth atfeets, have just received a fresh importation of French and Spanish Olives, of the largest sire and finest quality. ’ Ladies’ and Gentlemen's Fobs—the largest and beat stock in the city, at Charles Oak ford &. Sons’, Continental Hotel. Twelve Sensible Lines, by an Old Bachelor: 1. Amiablepartner^to-soltenmy caren; 2. A thousand a year to support my aifairs.; 3. Dogs aid a gun when to hutit I incline; 4. ; Horses, and chaise to indulge me and mine. 6. Clever companions, large-hearted and merry; 6. Dishes each day and six bottles of sherry; 7. Bed* in my house, for my friends at their leisure 8. Something or other to add to their pleasure. 9. Good and neat clothes (not to he sentimental); 10. From Stokes’ one-price, ’neath the grand Conti nental; 11. Greenbacks in my pocket, whenoash I require; 12. Healthy, fine bvata, and no more I desire. Cabinet O'bgans fob ; Holiday Girts. j. e. Gould, Seventh and Chestnut. The President’s Message.—The ftesß dent’, manage is understood to be completed and ready to be tent into Congress, a. soon as that body organizes There in, or cour.c, interne anafety to know the contents of the Important dooumeut. end to ascertain whether the Executive will make any formal official recognition of the elegant garment*, for gentlemen and youths, made at the Brown stores Clothing Hall of Rockhil? ft Wilson, Nob. 60S 606 Ohe.tnut etreet, above Sixth. - Soft Hats, Oakford’s, Contin<mtal. Geo. Stbck & Co.’s Pianos For Holiday Present*. A blacksmith, who has fceea for years deprived of the uee of his legs by rheumatism, saw, & fow days ago, that he had been robbed, He was so excited by the discovery that he burst into!* gene ral and profuse perspiration. He instantly recovered the use of his lege, and has been ever since perfectly well. The joy vrae so great, that he immediately started for Granville Stokes’ famous Clothing em porium, No. 609 Chestnut street, where he purchased an excellent suit of broadcloth. Cabinet Organs for Holiday Gifts. J. E. Govlk, Seventh and Chestnut. Oakfords’ Continental Hat Empo rium. Geo. Stec.k & Co.’s Pianos For Holiday Presents. Oakfords’ Hats, Continental Hotel, Canned Fruits and Vegetables.—A superior stock of canned Peaches, Blackberries, To matoee, corn, et ce'&ra, now on hand, by Davis fit Richards, Arch and Tenth streets. C. Oakford & Sons, Continental. Housekeepers, and those about going to housekeeping, can save from 10 to 16 per cent,, by purchasing their housekeeping articles at E. S» Farson & Co.’s Kitchen Furnishing Rooms, No. as Dock street, below Walnut, 0c22-thsm-tf» Cabinet Organs for Holiday Gifts. J.B. Gottli>, Seventh and Chestnut. New Style Hats—Charles Oakford St Sons, Continental Hotel. Geo. Steck & Co.’s Pianos For Holiday Present*, Furs at Oakfords/ Continental. Military Goods, Oakfords’, CootT NSNTAL. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, THE MONEY MARKET. Philadelphia, Dec. 5,1865. Gold was Bomewhatiercifed 'to-day, and fluctuated be tween 1523£@163» closing- about 152>L with a steady mar ket Money was quite eaey tc-uay, and the bulk of ope rations were made at six per cent. Government secu rities are firm, and without change in prices. The stock market was moderately active, with, some demand for the speculative shares, Catawisaa being the favorite. The common stock sold largely at ID, the pre ferred rose to 31)a, closing steady. ;> Pennsylvania Railroad was &teady,closing7obid.7o3£. an advance of %. Reading was firm, though very few sales were made; closing 60% bid, 60?£ asked, an ad vance of 3£. Though there was no sale of Schuylkill Navigation. Preferred at the board, it closed firm at 32K bid, 33 asked. Little Schuylkill Railroad advanced K, closing at 50K @6l; Elmira Railroad, common, was firm, while the preferred advanced 1, with no sales; North Pennsylva nia Railroad advanced IX, closing at 233* bid, 23?£ asked. While railroad stocks were firm, with a general ten dency to advance. Government, State, and City securi ties were weak; United States six per cents., 1831, closed. atlOSbid, a decline of %; State fives were weak; City sixes declined 1, while the new issue declined In. bank and passenger railway stocks nothing of import ance was done. These stocks, however, stood firm, generally closing a little in advance of yesterday’s quo tations. Cooke & Co. quote Government securities, he. , &s follows: U. S. 6s 18SI IJ. S. 78-10 Notes Certificates of Indebtedness, old* Certificates ofi Indebtedness, new Quartermasters’ Vouchers, Gold Bales 5* 20e to-day $1,025. 450. For the week s6.o] The following abstract of Companies’ reports the coal tonnage for the week and season, as con with corresponding time last year: “Week Season. Beading E.... 67,777 3.096.4'5 2,318,739 747,6/6 SchuyTNav.. 26,281 854,221 963 600 109.379 Lehigh Sav*. 21,6i0 657,436 575,620 301,814,.. Lehigh Yal... 23.2841,135,104 E 52.573 312,531 Del. & Lack.. 26,020 1,227.740 1.016 444 111,296 ....** Del. & Hud. • • 27,187 805,735 612,022 193,713 - Penna. Coal.. 8,384 6-8.107 581,754 56,353 Sbamokin,.... 7,671 255,904 285,936 29 913 Broad T0p.... 3,?0$ 255.788 8M.040 29.258 Lyken’sYal.. 4.CSI 262,762 170,869 38,107 Trevorton.... 1,640 5?,916 55,973 8.941 * 223,604 9,127,177 7 537,621 The following shows the amount of coal transported over the Lehigh Valley Eailroad for the week ending November £0,1863, and previous since December L compared with same time last year: . Week. Previously. Total. - mike 3. Tone. v,wt. *ons.Cwi.-Tons. Girt. ’'Hazleton. 3,712 01 309,963 05 213,660 05 East Sugar Loat 3,420 10 148,615 01 152.036 03 Council Kfdge...., 2.654 08 92.483 02 95,142 10 Mount-Pleasant 1,355 04 34.543 C 9 35 803 13 Spring Mountain. 2.128 13 109.007 04 111,135 11 Coleraine 644 16 46.519 09 47,634 05 Beaver Mead0w........ 4.099 03 4.090 03 Mew York and Leiigln ......... 35.314 14 35,314 14 H. Spring Mountain..... 4.779 04 114,493 00 119.272 01 Jeddo 3,00104 122 035 00 125.036 05 Harleich J. 715 19 63.956 0I 55.702 00 Germ&nPenna. Bbervale Sliinesyille..... Ottiar Shippers. Beck Mountain. L. M. C0a1....*. 969 16 65 745 04 65.735 03 40,356 08 40,153 08 . 1,372 08 42,153 02 43,62519 . 111 09 20.29711 20,409 09 .1,514 05 28,805 18 30.320 03 . -1.E84 13 7,351 06 9,036 01 Total* ......29,254 19 1,165,809 19.1,205.154 13 Oorraspondingweek last .23,659 02 858.914 12 882:673 14 Increase 5,625 67 306,956 07 312,581 01 The following is the amount of coal transported on the Philadelphia and Beading Bailroad, for three days end ing Thursday, Dec, 3: From'Port Carbon..-—, “ Pottwille *' Schuylkill Baven “ Auburn Port Clinton * * Harrisburg and Dauphin, Total Anthracite Coal for week;..... . 30 836 13 From Harrisburg and Dauphin Bituminous Gcal for week 93£ is Total of all kinds 3 days 5i.771 00 To same time last year.. * 32,5j7 It Schuylkill Navigation CGai Trade for the week ending Thursday, Dec. 3: x From Port Carbon-...,.. '* PottsviJle ** Schuylkill Havea. - “ Port C1int0n..,.,.. Total for week...;. Previonsly this year. Total.— To same time last year. Decrease. The New of to-day says: Before the first session, go] d was selling at 15lff@152!£: New York Central at 133@134; Brie at Beading at I2l@l2l)dj Galena at 1G8; Pittsburg at 105@105»; Michigan Southern, at 79Sf@S0; Bock Island at 104@104K* Fort Wayne at S3@B3f«; Canton at S3fo33}£, aud Comber land at 3c@33l<. The appended table exhibits the chief movements of the market compared with the latest prices of yes terday : Sat, Fri. Adr. Dec. H. 8. 6s, 1881. res 104 Ioi% .. )i U. S. 6s, 1881, con 10SM IGS% .. y 4 TJ. B. Seven-thirties....lQ6K IC6K 3-. U.S. lyTcer.,:gold....lM% 102 % >< U. S. lyr, -eiir.«**-«-. S 3 83 American G01d.—..—.152 1527£ .. ?i Tennessee 6s 69 69 Missouri 6s.—-....... 65% 66 ~ % Pacific Ma11.............212 , 212 NswYorkCen.B IS4?£ iSiii Erie...... iot>2l ... B Erie-Preferred—.——3o2 10ljs .. H Hudson Biver. .....123?a 123 % Harlem 93 92% % Harlem Preferred-..-105 ICS Beading. ...... 120& 121 .. Ji Michigan Centra1.......124?i' 125 H Michigan Southern.*-. SO - 79% K Michigan South, guar..l32 -134 .. 2 Illinois Cen. Scrip, —13S?a 119 .. & Pittsburg.....; .*..lC6>£ 105% .. E PhUada Stock Bxcl [Beported by S. E. Slatmakej Mange Said, Dec, S. 38, Philadelphia Exchange. J BOARD. 60 Cam & Atlantic Pf. 21 50 Big Mountain 4 K 100 do b 5 4* SSchyl Nay .. 18 ms? 3 200 Gat S pref... ."bOwa 30% I'O do»». »«►+***«••• ♦ 30% 150 do bSO. 31% 100BeadingR..cash.-. 60% 250 Catß .....2ds 10 ICO do' b5lO 1 sGoolirPenna6s... 96 3Com Bank. 51 70PenDa8....~~...» 70 23 do 70 45 fl P«ma Scrip 90 BBTWBBIS ICO Cat B pref t>s SO% l 100 Catawiifea B 10 , 50 do 7dy#fiaklo 50 Beaver Meadow-bo 79 , BSCOitf> SCO Cam & Am 6i ’S3. 2CO M orth. Penna E.... 200 do<><*<«.,s3ow2i 300Phila & Erie R..-.." 10C0 U S Five-Yr Op.c 1 5 City Bank.. ' BOARDS. __ 97Little Schyl R..b5 503£ 100 Race A Vine. 13 300 C Penna Coup 65.\.. .107 ICOO Penna B Ist m cab. 110 BOARD. 50 Piilla St Brio b 5 So}£ 20 do. 30 SCO Penna Cohp 65.... 107 SOluh.dcl9th-5t8..., 2CO do 121* 5000 Susq Canal .b 5 I&}£ 100 scbyl Nar s60a&3018 ICOO If Penna 65... .3dy sqs SOCOSnsq Canal 65...... 621* boabds. CO Beaver Meadow* •. 80 ICO North Penns H.ffiO 3bK ICO do, sBO 23% 9CooPenna B 2d mort.- IC6 200 Bijr Mount, .eaeh-411-16 350 Cat B pie J... 30% 450 do, .....b3O 3l 100 do..*,- 860 30% ICO Beading 3, 60 % . ATTTER J 15 Catawissa B Pf b 5 31 CLOSING FBI Bid. Ashed I 100 N Penna B sSCvyn.. 21 COBS—STEADY. . _ Sid. Ashed. Catairisaa B Oon 92* 10 Do prfd SO % 30Jf Phila&Erle 8.. SO * 30?£ Seooad-street R.. 88}£ &i}% Do bonds... ►. .. C6k’81~..~...20S US7-S0 Note*-..*106% 107 PtilaCs K 0 101 Do new....... *104% 105 Pennate......... 99% 100 Do Coups.—... Reading B 60% 60% Do bds ’TO.-lOC Do 6s’SO *4B. .. Dobds’B6cottT. PeunaK-........ 70 70% Do Ist m 6s 1C9% 110 Do 2dm6s.K6 106% Little Schuyl E.. 50% 51 Morris C’l consol - - 72 Jiftii-streetß.... 53 &t Do bonds..* .. Tenth-jrtreofc B -.. Thirieontb-stR. -- Seventeenth-si 812 M ]S Sprace-atreet B. Chestnnt-at B WPhJJa 8... 72 Do bonds... •• Arch •street 8.... SO Bace-street K- Do prfd—.lB6 ISO Do Be 76 Green-sfcreet 8.. .. Do bonds Girard College B 17 Lombard & Soufchlfi Do 2dmtc-. Sehuyl 2S&T.-.... 18 IS% Do prfd 82% S 3 Do 65’82....55% 59% Elmira R 87 - Do prfd..... 51 65 Do 7e 73 101 Sidge Avenue B. 2134 Beaver Meadß.. .. Minehill Harrisburg -. .. « ’Wilmington £., Susq Cana1...... Do 6s. Lehigh Yalß-. Do bds.~... Phila Ger & Jfor. C&m&Ambß DO ICS ;■ L Island K .40 42 Do bds ... Lehigh Bar--. Do scrip.. Do stares IT Feaca B sS>£ €0 4SH 49K 23M 23 H WA 86 2>o (t 0... Do 10s*. Delaware Dbr... - Do . ala £larketa< * December s—Evening. Live, the demand b*ing limit-, me consumption, but there is ; ut 1.300 barrels mostly good iff. 75 f> barrel. Small sales to )r superfine. #6. Go@7.l2J£ for i rally, and SSSO@IQ for fancy lour at S 6 .GO. at which figure little offering.* In Corn Meal PiiUfeU^lp! BeTh© Flour ruarket is in&efj ed, both, for export and her no quotable change Aboi Ohio extra family sold at $’ the trade at $3.75®6,20 fo' extras. $7.25@8 for extra fa lots. Small salts of Rye FI it is in demands end but 1 there is nothing doing. _ . GR&lN.—There is less demand for wheat, but the-of ferings are very moderate - and prices remain, without change. Sales 0r6,C00 bns good Pennsylvania and South era red at *l66®!. es¥ bn, chiefly m§L 60 afloat: whito is dull* and prices ranee at from $1 OUW3. Rye is taken on arrival at Sl,tU@l S 5. GortL is quiet, hat prices aza about the same; soles of 4,000 bus of yellow &t$L2l, and new do at SI OC@llO, according to dryness; 9CGr bus whit® sold at SI. Cff@L o*4s are acsiTe; 6.000 bus wore dis posed of. part at 87c and part on terms kept secret. Noth isgdoicg in Barley and Malt. - is nothing doing in Quercitron. We Quote No. 1 at sBs^.ton.. COTTON continues dull and neglected, and the sales limited at about &Jefor middlings. GROCERIES are firm hut quiet; 3S3barrels New Or leans Mola3ses sold by auction at 44@68Xc cash, and 10Q Cuba at 4lk@43Xc, 4months. PROVISIONS come in slowly, and old Mesa Pork is worth $15@13.23 barrel. Bacon and Green meats com mand lull prees. with sale* of PbkledHams Lard ie Quiet at 12, I X@T2Xc for tierces, and Batter firm at 20@2Sc?H& _ t , . . SREDjs. —There is but little Gloyereaed coming in, an* H is in fair request, at S7l2X@7.oi»y«lbs. Timotjwr commands $2.80 to 2.75 bushel, and Flaxseed WHISKY is less active, but the market is nearly hjrtK with small sales of P«uaßylyanm and Ohio bbls ai Ssc. and druige at 6C@S2c. . _ The following are the receipts of Flour and Grain at this port to-day ..... 5.000 but. 7.230 boi* >IOBK@WBX .102 @lO Jstf • 97KW 88% . 97X® 96 JSl#ais2K Last Season. lao’se Tons. Gwt. 12.346 16 616 11.016 2,183 4,688 71 Tons. Cwt, 6.899 00 2,630 10 15,262 00 2.090 09 .imz . 2S« 10O$£ 31 19 45 27 •*-***..1,462 bblf. ***...11.1*0 bus.
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