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oftidb. No. ui booth fourth hur
THB DAILY PBBSS,
Pimm dim ?» Webk, parabls to lh« nrrlori
onilod to BnbMTlbon out of tho City at Sam Dollau
Vn Ammit Th*m Domam Amo Fiptt Ousts fo» Ba
SfOJTTHa; Oil HOLULK AID SITMTT-FITI Gun 101
?im Moitm, UnrUblila tlwiii for tin tlmor> v
4*r*4.
49* UwUiunli liuortod it tho u«n*l nttoi. U
tliMoositltaU . »qiur..
VHB VBI-WKKKLT PRKSS,
ItatM to BalmtllMH out of tho Olty it Toiri Dollau
rninn.litin>*i
comnssioK houses.
AND NAVY CLOTHS.
WILLIIM
CLOTH HOTJSB,
O. 34b South SECOND and 33 &TBAWBERRY STS.
ABMY AND NAVY. " CIVIL LIST.
o*4 Bine Flannels* Black Cloths*
5- Dark Bine Gasalmeres, Do. Doeskins, 1
6- do. ' do. '• Fancy Coatings,
6-4 Light Blue do. _ Do. CassUnerei,
•41*4 do. do. Esquimaux,
8-4 Dark Bine Doeskins* Chinchillas,
■O-4 do. do. Super Velvets,
6-4 Bine Clothe, Bose lan Babies,
€ 4 do. Castors. Tricots,
'CsA do. Pilots* True Bines*
6v4 do. Beavers* Scarlets*
2?i and 6*4 Meltons, Billiards,
Trimmings, &c. Bagatelles.
Unexpectedly, we have succeeded in replenishing onr
-fltock with some entirely New Styles of beautiful
OIiOAKIBGS. *del-lm
IUTOTICE TO GRAIN DEALERS AND
*■” BHIPPEKS,
10*000 UNION A( BEAMLEBB ijAQS*
All T.tnin. 90 onnff©*.
Thl Boat and Cheapest Baa In the markit.
' Also.
BURLAP BAGB,
OI all Sllel, tor Corn, Oata, Bone-duet, OoSet, Af.. Ml
irtnufaetared and for aale, for-nat eaah, dt
CHARLES H. GRIGG, Agent,
80. 13T MJURKBT Street (Second Story).
Bate of 21fl Clmrcli alloy.
gHIPLEY, HAZARb, Sc HUTOHIN.
No. 11* CHESTNUT STREET.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
808 THB BALB OF
PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
o*M4m-
gAGS 1 BAGS 1 BAGS I
new and second sand,
BSAKLISS. BUKLAT, AND GUNNY
BAGS,
OouUntlr on hand.
JOHN T. BAILEY A OOi,
No. 11* BOOTH FROOTBTMOT.
m> WOOB BACKS lOK BALK »nM4«
QBWT'S FURNISHIKO GOODS.
Q.EOBGH GBANTi
80. CHIBTN.UT BTBIITI
Bm now ready
A LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
- BENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS,
Of Ui own Importation and mannfactura
HI) celebrated
“PRIZE MEDAL SHIRTS,"
Mannlaeturad under the *nperihtenden« of
JOHJf I. TA.QGERT,'
'. (Formerly of Oldenfeeric ft Taaaert.l
An the moat perfeet-flttlna Shirt* of tho uo.
MT Order* promptly attended to. iyU-thatn-dil
REMOVAL.
I*HSr3?OB.I3
HAS REMOVED
FROM _
No. 81 SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
TO
*. W. CORNER SIXTH AND CHESTNUT
Where he new offer* a
LARGE AND ELBGAHT STOCK
OF '
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS,
Embraeinc all tbe latest novelties.
PRICES MODERATE.
M* The attentloß of the pablle Is reepestfallj <O
-
SHIRTS MADE TO ORDBE
&ADIES’ FURS,
FANCY FURS.
JOHN FAREIUA,
Ro. TlB ARCH STREET, BELOW EIGHTH.
Importer and Manufacturer
LADIES' FANCY FURS.
MTMtortmuit oMAHOT rUXB for LxdlM and Ohil.
<r«s U now «omi>let», and embraelng evenr varfoty that
Will b, ftghlonabl, during the prerent aeaeon. All lold
at the mannfo«tttrar«' prieee, for <a,h. Ladiu, pluae
civ, m. a tali. oes-dn
QPENING OF FANCY FURS. ""
JOHN A. ST AH BACH,
* IMPORTER AND MANUFACTURER 01
s LADIES’ FANCY FURS,
KO. 880 ARCH STREET, BELOW BIRTH,
Haa now open a aplendld atoak of , .
lADIEB 4KD CIILBREK’B FUBB,
Which will be cold at the
LOWEST CASH PKIOBS. 0«6-3»
JfURS! FURSI
GEORGE F. WOH BAT H,
acts: «U ARB *IT ARCH STREET,
HAS SOW OPBJT
A FULL ASSORTMENT
OB
L A D I E S » FUBSi
Whieb the attention of the publle la invited. ae26-4m
CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
JERR'S
famishing China & Class Establishment,
CHIBA HALL, 839 CHESTRUT STREET,
99* directly opposite independence hall,
lathecheapeat (for the auallty) and most extoneW, ai
•ortmentof
'■ WHITE, FRENCH, GOLD-BAND
AND DECORATED CHINA IN THIS CITY.
jut opened, of our own Importation, e'-slitr-one eaaka
very superior plain WHITE FRENCH CHINA, In any
quantity to anit pnrckueri. Also, a aplendld aaeortment
of Fashionable ;
OUT ARB ENGRAVED TABLE CRYSTAL CLASS.
Also, plain white English stone Ware, Dinner and
TsatWare. Aloo, Toilet Sete, In treat variety, sbm,
▼err elegantly decorated. .
49* Bonble thick China Stone Ware, and Glass, ex
preaelrfor
HOTELS, SHIPPING, AND BESTATJHANT3.
tnaeh. CMaa decorated to order ln'any patter*.
Kf Initial* emrared on Table Glass.
China and Glasa packed in a proper maimer. -
aafi-satnth‘4m ■
CURTAINS & CURTAIN MATERIALS.
(CURTAINS AND CURTAIN
MATERIALS.
Si P. IFILL & CO.,
CURTAINS, CURTAIN MATERIALS,
FURNITUBB COVERINGS,
WINDOW SHADES. .
HOLLANDS,
UPHOLSTERERS’ TRIMMINGS, VENETIAN
BLINDS. Ac.
N.R COR. TENTH AND CHESTNUT.
no2B-lm •
WINDOW SHADES.
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN
PHILADELPHIA
B. K. SLAUGHTER’S,
517 MARKET STREET.
ao2l-lm, • . ■ . ».
WATCHES, JEWELRY, Ac.
A HANDSOME VARIETY OF ABOVE
Goods, oi superio)' qv.ality, and at moderate prices,
kept constantly on hand. . _
1 ■ y FARR & BROTHER, Importers,
delMptf -33 A CHESTNUT Strsßt, below'Fourth.
CARRIAGES.
WILIIAM D. ROGERS,
Do«sh anil Light Cwrrlagfl Balld«r,
JTOS. 1000 And 1011 OELBSTSUT BTEHET,
WnMJiJtbmju
riARBQN OIL—SOO BARBELS NA
-TBOHii.aad other celebrated brands, In store, and
for sale by Wtt KIMO, 117 AROH Street. - de2-lm«
WILLIAM H. YBATON 4 00,
NO. 801 Sbnth FRONT Street,
Agents for the sale of the
ORIGINAL HEIDBIECK & CO. CHAMPAGMI.
Offer that desirable Wine to the trade! •
Also, 1,000 eases fine and medium erodes
BORDEAUX CLAKETB.
ICO saws "Brandenherg Freres " COGNAC BRANDI.
.Vintage 1848, bottled In France.
10 #ase»4neat.Tuaca» Oil, In tasks; 2doien la iua
i 0 bbls finastaukllty Monongahela'Whisky.
Wbbls'Jersey Apple’Bmndy.
tO.OOGBaTans CUars, extra lint, „
Mpet <kOhaudon Grand Tin Imperial, * Green Seal”
Champagne.'* 's ■
Tottalber srltb a fine assortment of Madeira, Sham,
gortTK • "ftay-t t
T AKE SUPERIOR INUOT COPPER,
AJ (rom the AmygdaloidMlns.U storeand [torsale la
•nanUtles to sell, lit WOintAffß’S
•„Sv2-dta* 41BJJKJH Street,
YOL. 7-NO. 118.
RET Alii DRY GOODS.
QHRISTMAS GIFTS!
EYBE & LANDELL,
FOURTH AND ARCH,
AS IS THEIR USUAL CUSTOM IN THB TWELFTH
MOUTH,
HAVE REDUCED SOME FINE
SILKS, SHAWLS AND POPLINS,
TO FAVOR THE LAUDABLE PRACTICE OF
MAKING
PALPABLE CHRISTMAS GIFTS!
FASHIONABLE RICH SILKS,
EXPENSIVE LONG SHAWLQ,
GORGEOUS PIANO COVERS, .
BALMORALS OF FINE GRADES.
LINEN CAMBRIC HANDKERCHIEFS,
MERINOES AND POPLINS,
DAMASK TABLE CLOTHS, >
AND HOUSEKEEPING GOODS,
delfi-tuths-tf
ED\>G T I 6 N
Jp R I G B S .
WE ARE NOW OFFERING THE WHOLE 0?
LADIES AND MISSES* CLOAKS
AT A GREAT REDUCTION
FROM FORMER PRICES.
J. H , PROCTOR A Co.,
THE PARIS CLOAK! AND FOE EMPORIUM,
920 CHESTNUT STREET,
noB*tuthsa2m
JJ Mo NEEDLES,
1024 CHESTNUT STREET,
~ OFFERS FOR SALB
DESIRABLE, USEFUL, AND ACCEPTABLE
HOLIDAY PRESENTS,
IN LACE GOODS.
1,000 Real Lace Collars, in every variety,'from 50 cents
to 916 each.
600 Lace Sets, from $1 to 960 each.
600 Lace Veils, from 91 to $lO each. &
6CO Yalencienne Hdkfs., from $2 to 915 each
100 Pointe Lace and Pointe Appliga§, from $5 to $5O.
Coiffures, Barhei, and every variety of other descrip
tions of Lace Goods, at very low prices.
IN EMBROIDERIES.
600 Embroidered Hdkfs. * 91 to $lO each. ..
600 do. Collars, 2octs. to $5 each.
300 do. fcets, slto $lO each.
Edgings, Inserting, Flouncings, and all other de
scriptions of Embroideries.
IN HANDKERCHIEFS.
The best assortment of Hdkfs in the city, including
every variety of Ladies’, Gents'and Children’s Linen
Hdkfs., in plain, hem-stitched, embroidered, lace,
printed borders, &c., &c,, from 12 cts, to $5O each.
Persons in search offasefal and acceptable presents
Would do well to examine my stock before purchasing.
SI. B. -rl.will open on MONBAY, the 14th inßt., a fresh
invoice of desirable goods, in Rich Lace Capes, Coiffures,
Barbee, Hdkfs., Yells, St c.. Stc deB-tf
H STEEL & SON WOULD CALL
* attention to their Stock of FINE PRESS GOODS,
all bought at very low prices, early in the season, and at
the recent Auction Sales:
French Merinoes, 750 to $2.60.
French Poplins and Reps, S7>ac to 91 75..
Dress Goods of every variety. 20c to 92.
8,000 yards two-yard wide Merinoes , 91- 25.
Blanket Shawls, a great variety of styles. 93.25 to $l3,
Broche Shawls, great bargains; 99,60 to 914,
andSacquea, of all kinds of Cloths, at low
prices.
Fancy Silks, $1 to $5. •
Plain Poll de soles, $L 26 to 92 60.
Moire Antiques and Corded Silks, $3.60 to 96.
- Nos. 713 and 71» North TENTH St.
l-Lot All-wool Shaker Flannels, 62>£c, worth 80c. n 026
TOW-PRICED CORSETS AND
-Li SKIRTS, at MRS. STEBL’S, 107 South TENTH
Street, below Chestnut. Paris Werly Corsets on
hand. - de!s 6t*
818 owning, 818
AT THE
ARCH-STREET CLOAK STORK,
A HANDSOMB ASBORTMEST 07
LADIES’ AND MISSES’ CLOAKS.
aofi-tf
JjD. GROSJEAN,
1013 CHESTNUT STREET,
Respectfully calls the attention of the ladies to his well
selected stock of
LINEN-CAMBRIC HANDKERCHIEFS.
Also, a fine collection of
Fancy and Embroidered Handkerchiefs,
Gents' and Ladles’ Handkerchiefs.
INITIALS AND OTHER DESIGNS Embroidered in the
latest styles and in the best possible manner.
A full assortment of
EMBROIDERIES.
* ■ NIGHT-GOWNS,
CAPS, CHEMISES,
GARIBALDIS,
COLLARS, SLBEYES. CUFFS,
HOOP SKIRTS, HEAD DRESSES,
de3-Jin - NETS, GLOVES, &c __
JOSEPH AND WILLIAM E. WOOD,
IMPORTERS AXD DEALERS IN
&
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, YESTINGS,
- and;. ,
TAILORS’ TRIMMINGS, -
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
NO. 8 NORTH SECOND STREET, ,
deB-Im , PHILADELPHIA,
■BLANKETS, BLANKETS, Blankets,
JJ CHEAP. CHEAP, CHEAP.
Having bought moet of my stock of BLANKETS some
time sincee I am now able to sell tiiem at less than
wholesale prices:
10- All-wool BLANKETS, $8 50.
11*4 . do. * do., $B.
11- do. do , very heavy, $lO
12- do. do., slightly damaged, $l2.
12-4 do. do., extra heavy, $l3.
12-4 do do., superquality $l5.
6RAT BLANKETS, GKAI BLANKETS.
One lot All-wool Gray Blankets, weigh 6 lbs, $3 50.
Do. do. do. do , slightly damaged, $4 50.
Do. do. Blue do., weigh 9 lbs, $5.50.
• A large assortment of
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS
always on hand.
Call and examine our stock. _
JAMES DENNY*
dels:6t* S. E. Cor. ELEVENTH and LOMBARD Sts,
POBNBB-OF EIGHTH AND SPRING
v GJJRDEfIfI _
BEAUTIFUL AND SEASONABLBIQOODSt
' PRICES much lowerth an JBLBEWHERBT
JWe are selling best duality of-French Poplins, all Silk
and Wool, for sl.<fi>4 per-yard. Sold down-town not
fe«*thansi
THORNLEY & CHISM.
A LL-WOOL POPLINS AND REPS,
*A. for $l, ,
Excellent French Merinoei for $£ 25.
A line stock of Delaines and Calicoes.
All-Wool Plaid Cashmeres in great variety.
THORNLEY & CHISM,
Corner of,EIGHTH, and SPBING GARDEN.
THORNLEY & CHISM
X . , •■■■.,; ABE SELLING
Power-Loom Table Linens,
• Shaker and other Flannels.
Extra Soper-super Rochdale Blankets,
Frosted Beaver and other Cloths, Casslmeres, etc., Ac.
VERY CHEAP.
XIEADQUABTERS FOR SHAWLS!
lon* and Square Broche Shawls,
Bong and Square Blanket Shawls,
I Plaid Shawls, Striped Shawls, Plain Shawls,'&a.,
r i Children's Shawls, Misses’ Shawls, Gents' Shawls,
' Lons and Square Black Thibet Shawls,'
At THORNLEY & CHISM’S,
; i 8. E. Comer of EIGHTH and SPRING GARDEN.
RILES! SILKS!
U .. Good Black Silks for $l.
Better for $l-25, $l-60. $1.76, $2, and $2 25 per yard.
Plain Brown, Bine, Purple, and Green Silks,for $1.50,
Black BBOCHfe SCIKFS,
A LARGE STOCK OF BALMORAL SKIRTS,
And .11 other
At THORNLEY & CHISM’S,
no2l-2m If. E. Cor. EIGHTH and BPRING GARDEN.
10A4 CHESTNUT STREET.
1863.
B. M. NEEDLES,
1084 CHESTNUT STREET,
Invites attention to hlB extensive assortment
of goods suitable tor
USEFUL AND ACCEPTABLE
, HOLIDAY PRESENTS,
V. IN LACE GOOD 3,
HANDKERCHIEFS, EMBROIDERIES,
~ VEILS. AND WHITE GOODS.
1084 CHESTNUT STREET,
"ODWIN HALL & CO., 26 S. SECOND
, A A street, have -
LADIES’ SCARFS in great variety,
I.ADIES’ SCARFS at SI 00.
LADIES’ SCARFS at *l.BB.
LADIES’SCARFS at *1.60.
LADIES’ SCARFS at 81.75. i
LADIES’ SCARFS at *2 00.
LADIES 5 SCARFS from #2.60 to *7.
SCARFS-WHOLBBALB AMD RETAIL. dalO tf
OUR STOCK OF
JEWELRY, PRATED WARE, &e.
Q.IFTB FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
B 5 PER CENT. BAVSD BY PURCHASING YOUR
WA TO HES, JEWELRY,
AHP
BUYER-PLATED WARS,
I>. W. CLARK'S,
«oa CHESTNUT STREET.
Where may to found a Ane assortment of the following
Goods, at Twenty-Are per eeut. less than at any other
establishment:
Gold Watches, -
Blivet Watches,
plated Watches, • ■
American Watches,
English Watches.
Swiss Watches.
Bracelets,
Bette, -:
Pins,
Bar Bings. ■
Finger Hi tup, \
JUawa JJsiiaa*. V
StUfll. 1
•Nassau
GnardChalaa,
Ch&talLne Chains
Vest Chains,
Pencils,
Thimbles.
Pans and Gases.
Tooth Plcts, . t
«. Gents' Bosom PI as.
Gents' BcarfPins,
Gents'Scarf Blots
. Armlets,
. Charms.
Watch Keys,
Watch Hooks,
Watch Bars,
SILVER-PLATED WARE. **'* **"
T«IS«tU,
Wine Castors,
Pinner Castors,
Breakfast Castors,
Cake Baskets, '
CaW Baskets,
• Batter Coolers,
Sugar Bowls,
Salt Stands,
Call Bells,
Goblets,
Cups,
Spoon Holden,
Napkin. Rings,
Syrup Pitchers,
Cream Piteheis. _
Table and Dessert Bpoom.
Tea and Salt Spoons,
Egg and Mustard Spoons,
Dinner and Tea Fork*,
Flab and Pie Knives,
Tea and Dinner Knives,
Oyster and Bonn Ladles, .
Children’s Knife and Pork,
- Batter Knives*
i "fee.*-die,' -
One eall will eonvlnee the most incredulous-that the
cheapestplace in the city to bny Watches, Jewelry* and
Silver-Plated Ware, is at * ■_ ’
D. W. CLASS’S,
, COB CHESTNUT Street.
M. B.—Fine Watches and Jewelry carefully repaired
by the most experienced workmen and warranted.
no!8-tde31
WATCHES AND JGWBERY.
J, E. CALDWELL & CO.,
822 CHESTNUT STREET,
Hay, received a largo assortment of Rich Goods, cf
: heir own importation, comprising
NOVELTIES OF THE PRESENT SEASON:
OPERA AND FIELD GLASSES.
RICH FANS, entirely new designs.
COMES, in Gilt, Shell, and Steel.
ENGRAVED GLASS VASES AND CARD
RECEIVERS.
SPLENDID DECORATED FRENCH FORCE.
LAIN VASES, OAED-REOEIVEKS, AND
FLOWER STANDS.
DRESSING CASES for Ladies and Gentlemen.
RICH JEWEL CASKETS, GLOVE BOXES,
WRITING DESKS, LIQUOR OASES, &cr.
CORAL, TORTOISE SHELL, AND STEEL
JEWELRY.
BRONZE STATUETTES, ANIMALS, INK
STANDS, MATCH- SAFES, OANDELABRAS.
MANTEL CLOCKS, Marble, Bronze, and Gilt.
RICH JEfVELRY, Diamond, Pearls, and all the
Precious GMne, Gold and Enamel.
SUPERIOR WATCHES, American, Swiss, and
English..
SILVER WARE, of every description.
PLATED GOODS, American and English. •
, nol4-tde2s
G. RUSSELL, 22 NORTH SIXTH
SH Street, has just received a very handsome assort-
Sent of FINE SEAL BINGS. no2*Sm .
FINE WATCH REPAIRING
Mu attended to by the most experienced workmen,
and every Watch warranted for one year*;
... G. BUSSELL,
no2-3m »3 North SIXTH Street : v
DRUGS.
CASH DRUG HOUSE.
WRIGHT & SIDDALL,.
NO. 119 MARKET STREET,
Between FRONT and SECOND Streets;
C. W. WEIGHT.
DRUGGISTS, PHYSICIANS, AND GE-
NERAL STOREKEEPERS
Gsn find at our establishment a full assortment
of Imported, and Domestic Drugs. Popular Pa
tent Medicines, Paints, Coal Oil, .Window Glass,
Prescription Yials, etc., at ae low prices as genu
ine, first class goods can be sold.
FINE ESSENTIAL OILS
for Confectioners, in full variety, and of the best.
quality..
Cochineal, Bengal Indigo, Madder, Pot Ash,
Cudbear, Soda Ash, Alum, Oil of Yitriol, Annat
to, Copperas, Extract of-Logwood, Ac., /
FOR DYERS’USE,
. always on hand at lowest net cash prices;
SULPHITE OF LIME,
for keeping-cider sweet; a perfectly harmless pre
paration, put up, with full directions for use, in
packages containing sufficient for one barrel.
Orders by mail or city post will meet with
prompt attention, or special quotations will be
‘furnished when requested.
WRIGHT it SIDDALL,
WHOLESALE DRUG WAREHOUSE,
No. 110 MABKET Street, above FEONT.
no2B-thstuly-fp T
JJOBERT SHOEMAKER dfc GO.,
Iforth,Mt Cornsr FOURTH and KICK Stmt*.
PHILADELPHIA, "' ‘ :
WHOLESALE DRUG-GISTS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS Df
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
’ ' «A«UJAOTiniSBB Of
WHITE LEAH AMD ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, 40.
mini vox tb’x orlkskatad
FRENCH ZINO PAINTS.
.al.n.nd eomum.rß inpplied at
VERT LOW PSIbES FOB CASH.
MIS-Sm ,
GAS FIXTURES, Ac.
AROH STREET.
a. A. VANKIRK dk OO.J
XAXvyAortranas oy
O H A NDELIERS
AFD OT ESS
GAS FIXTURES,
Ms*. Frantlißroue Figures and Ornaments, Foreelaii
and Hi«a 8had««» and a variety.of
FANCY GOODS,
WHOLES&LI AND RETAIL,
Please call and examine Goods.
PAINTINGSiANDENGRAVINCS.
jgLEG AN T M IR R O RS,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT.
NEW ENGRAVINGS, '
FINE Oil PAINTINGS,
JUST RECEIVED.
EARLE’S GALLERIES,
81« CHESTNUT STBBBT.’ ' no2o tf
PHOTOGRAPHS.
J- IFE-SI Z E
PHOTOGB&PHS C0L0BE!) IN OIL.
THOMAS SMITH’S
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY,
MOS. 148 AND 144 NORTH NINTH STREET.
- An assortment of FBAMES constantly on hand.
SKY-LIGHT ON THE GSOUND FLOOR.
do2-lm '
Q.OODS FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
Nearly one hundred different kinds of
games and puzzles,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT O F
PAPER DOLLS
Two hundred different kind 3 of
TOY BOOKS,
Beauflfttllj' Colored.
ABC BLOCKS AND CARDS,
PHOTOCRIPH ALBUMS,
' JUVENILE BOOKS, &c., Sc.,
At Low Prices by the quantity to dealers.
T. ELLWOOD ZELL & CO.,
Wholesale Booksellers and Stationers, and
Manufacturers of Photograph Albums.
Nos. IT and 19 SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
dolß-etlp Bacond door.
WILLIAM KING’S ALCOHOL, OAM
II PHINE, and BURNING FLUID, reralved fresh
dally from Factory, and for sale by WM. KINO. 117
ARCH Street; Factory, 134 T and 1349 FBANKFORD
Road. - ‘ deMm. *
CHERRY WINE.—VERY SUPERIOR
O sherry Wines of different grades, In bonded ware
house. for sale by Pgta ■B.A-JAiffIARSTAIRS.
0*79 UM WALNUT, fthdlgl GRANITE Street,
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1863.
gUPEBB NEW GIFT BOOKS!
Mr. Gregory has now ready several entirely new and
very elegant books for the present Holiday Season;
CHRJNTMAS POEMS AND. PICTURES.
A collection of
CAROLS. SONGS, AND DESCRIPTIVE POEMS.
Relating to the Festival of Christmas.
Richly illustrated with numerous Engravings on wood
This volume contains nearly all the poems by Eng
lish and American poets relating to the Festival of
Christmas. It is beautifully illustrated by Engravings
from subjects by the great classical as well as famous
modern artists, 'engraved in a superior manner. It is
printed in a method, with a tint Impression on
each page of the book, [and is bound in an attractive
style. It is a-’Cry elegant holiday volume, anditislike
y to prove a leading book of the season.
In cloth extra, beveled boards, gilt sides and edges,
price irl *
In foil Turkey morocco, anttane or extra ailL *7.
“CHIST WAS BOEN OTf CHRISTMAS DAY.”
. This is a pecnliarly uniqae and beautiful edition of a
popular Christmas Carol. The illustrations by Mr.
Hows (the diatinßuished artist to the illustrated ‘ ‘ For
est Hymn”) are of a very original {pcUnotable character*
evincin g ft rich exuberance of fancy and a profound' ac
quaintance with the Bymhols and traditions of media val
art. They are large and singularly effective* both for
their novelty and heauty* A rich cluster of holly
leaves, forms the engraved
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TIIURSDAYf BECEMBER 17, 1863.
THE SOUTHWEST.
Present Importance of Port Hudson-Ope
rations on the River—Attack upon Boats— ,
Injury to the Welcome-Fight with Gun
boats-Designs of tile Rebels—Boats to be
Armed for tbeir own Defence—Pate ot>
Towns ou the River—Good Fortune of Nat
cliez—Excitement at Vicksburg—Major
General Polk In Central Mississippi—Ne
gro Troop*—A C optraband Camp csta
: lilluhcd on Jeff T>twls ? Plimlntloze.
{Correspondence of ThjPrjes,] , , ; '
TWHT BTOBOffi DWlWori SOi SB®,
InJ«iy last this plane was considered of great im
portance, and tbe news from Port Hudson' was se
cond only to that from Vicksburg in point'd inte
rest. Since tbe reopening of the Mississippi it has,
with Vicksburg, relapsed into a point of minor note.
There are no rebel forces in its immediate vioinity,
so that the excitement of oonstant attention to an
enemy is hot one of the pleasures of existence here.
Port Hudson has become a mere point of occupa
tion, and, like all the places we have captured along
the river, is held by a garrison. It is made the start
ing point for the occasional scouting parties into the
interior, and the station for a gunboat or two.
; The warfare on the fiver is breaking out as fierce
ly as ever. The rebels appear determined to cut oS
all navigation, or, at air events, to make the pas
sage of unarmed boats exceedingly hazardous. At
the mouth of Bed river, fifty miles above .here, a
body of .rebels, about .three hundred strong, made
their appearance last week. Another band appear
ed above Natchez at the same .time. They com
menced. bv : firing with 6 artillery at several boats,
among others, the Welcome, on her way from St.
X.ouis to New .Orleans. : ShetWa. the only one out
of tbe entire, lot that was struck by the cannon
shot, though nearly all received some- damage from
musketry. The,Welcome' was. hit five times, two
■bells exploding in her cabin, but without injuring
anyone,. A musket ball, aimed at the pilot-house,
struck an offloer who was standing near the pilot,
butbis wound was very slight. In all the firing no
other person was injured. It is strange that the
rebels accomplish so little in so many and continued
efforts.,
As soon as news of these attacka was brought to
Natohez andthiß point, gunboats were sent out to
driveaway the guerillas. The woods where the firing
took place were thoroughly.shelled, and no trace of
the marauders remained. It was thought that they
had been effectually allenoed, but, on Saturday, they
appeared again at the mouth of Bed river. The
gunboats went there, and, after a slight contest, the
guns on shore were silenced. Not so with the mus
ketry, as was evident by the reopening of the firing
every time a boat came hear. Every passenger-boat
that passed was made the recipient of leaden com
pliments, none of which had any efibot beyond
piercing the wood work of the boat.
Two gunboats - and some artillery on flat-boats
were stationed there, and the point was closely
watched. This-put a, stop to the attacks, and it is
probable that the guerillas have moved off to some
other-point. Morgan’s Bend ia thenext spot at
whieh' their presence was expected, and rumors
have come in -that they are already pouted there.
This morning the Continental was fired upon from
thepointbelow Bayou Sara, with no damage what
ever to boat or passengers, The Clara Bell came in
to-night, and reported gunboats stationed at short
intervals along the whole distance between here
and Natehez, as well as several above that point.
Past the dangerouß places light-draught boats act as
convoys. The heavier boats anchor in mid-stream,
and command both shores for a considerable dis
tance.
The rebels are threatening, that they wiir com
plete the blockade of the Mississippi, so that navi
gation will cease. It has been ascertained that the
rebel Government has sent commissions to guerilla
leaders, and given them special authority to raise
bahds'for marauding purposes. The returned sol
diers and "deserters from the rebel army are o>
ganizing mto pillaging bands with great alacrity, in
order to escape ail possibility of conscription into
the rebel seiyioe. The guerilla warfare is more
pleasant than that in the regular rank and file of the
Corifederate'army, besides being far more profitable.
It- is not surprising that men should prefer it to the
more irksome duty in the field. The rebel Govern
raßttt has continually asserted that it did not ap
jffove of guerilla warfare, but the issuing of commis
sions to guerilla captainß would seem prov.«
truth of the ievers*‘of their-assertions. _ —‘ f
It is not at all likely that the rebels will suoceed in
stopping navigation. All the firing they have done
has caused but little damage either to life or pro
perty, and'.there can be only a Blight fear of their
causing much ibjury in the time to come. They may
render it necessary for the'better security of passen
gers that the steamers shall be. convoyed by gun
boats. This will make the journey in either direc
tion a little longer, but will not add muoh to the in
’ convenience of the trip, as "convoy was established
semi-weekly from Vicksburg to New Orleans as
soon as the former city fell. It was permitted to go
out of use, as but few of the boats showed any desire
to be protected. AH that is now necessary Is to re
establish this convoy and everything will be on jits
former footing. It is in contemplation to furnißh
each passenger steamer with a howitzer and a suita
ble number of muskets, and to detail a non-com
missioned officer to drill the crew and take com
mand in case of trouble, This will be an excellent
movement, as it will - render each boat capable of
doing something in its defence. A howitzer on the
hurricane roof of a steamboat will have a com
manding position over the banks on either side.
It will be necessary, possibly, to renew the prac
tice of.burning the houses and other buildings in the
vicinity of the scene of any filing upon steamboats.
This plan was adoptedbetweenMemphis and Cairo,
laßt year* and was found to be effectual. When|A<l
miral Farragut first ascended the river, he an
nounced beforehand that he should bum any town
from which he was fired upon. All the towns,
through their principal men, promised to conduct
themselves properly, and save a conflagration.
Grand Gulf, Kodney, and Bayou Sara vio
lated their * promise, but the Admiral
held to his. Those towns were the flames,
and the rest of the people along the river took warn
ing. At Natchez the same promise had been made,
and the people were about to break it by the erection
of a battery.; when they saw the fate that had over
taken their friends, they paused. Since the mo
ment the blockade was estabUshed down to the pre
sent time, there has not been a single shot from
Natchez upon any of our boats. No guns have
been planted there, and the inhabitants ate now re
joicing to think they did not act the foolish part that
brought so many others to ruin. The place is, fast
returning to the espousal of a loyal sentiment.
At Vicksburg, the past week, was witnessed a
considerable local excitement. A large number o f
thieves and gamblers .had flocked thither to gain
a fortune in their particular manner. In addition
to these thieves were numerous cotton dealers, and
persons who had fled there from the North to escape
the draft. The order recently issued in Memphis
was issued there, and » great consternation was visi
ble among all the Patrols'walked
the street, - stopping every man not in uniforin, and,
demanding a sight 1 of his pass. If he oouirt nos dis
play the- proper documents, he was walked up
to the provost marshal’s office, and there put
under a course of examination, If he could
not display the proper authority, or define his
position clearly, he was marched to the jail, and from
‘ that point delivered over to the tender meroies of
some regimental commander as a recruit. Two
choices were given him—that of enlisting or eni,
ieiing as a drafted man. In the former-case he
would be entitled to all the bounties and allowances
given to volunteers. If he refused to enlist, he was*
entered on the company rolls as a-drafted man, and
was to be aUowed nothing, for his services, except
rations and clothing. Of eourse, wherronce in the
hands of the authorities, the impressed man would
be.pietty likely to take the former choice, and enlist.
In Central Mississippi the rebels are Assembling a
large-force, under Major General Polk, for some of
fensive operations against, our lines. I speak of
■ their force as a large one, as it is of more extent than
any they have had. there for some time past. Gene
ral Polk will be able to get together about twenty
five thousand men, two-thirds of the number now
being scattered in regiments and brigades throughout
the State, while the'femainder will be procured by
conscription. However rigid the conscription, it
cannot bring together a great number of men, as the
- State has already been pretty thoroughly cleared,
l -Folk’s operations will probably be conducted against
our lines in West Tennessee, rather than against.
. Vicksburg or this point. Vicksburg has; recently
‘been strengthened,by the. erection of a new line o.£
{defences wltbin the old reb9l lines. They will ren
der the city easily tenable by a small fbrce,agaiast
any number the rebels can bring against it.
~ The formation of negro regiments, at this point
- and elsewhere along the river, is progressing finely.
The colored troops have become .suoh an important
item in the forces in this State that a description of
their appearance and strength would be contraband.
Suffice it to say4hey are.everything that a friend of
the enterprise could wish.- I understand* that the
> heavy artillery garrison at Vicksburg, will consist
almost entirely of colored men. Two regiments of
negroes are now being instructed in the artillery
drill. ’
Any one wKo-taoks at a large map of the Missis
sippi liver can notice, ■ just below Yioksburg, an im
mense bend enclosing a spaoe of the shape or a
.horseshoe, with the heels pinched clobb together. This
'peninsula oontains the plantations of Jeff Davis and
hi, brother, .Toe Davis. Government has taken,
possession of the property, and is to establish a camp
for the collection and employment of negroes. At
the peck'of the peninsula, less than half a mile
across, an’entrenchment will be thrown up, and-a :
suitable guard of negro troops will be kept , there
to defend’the plAce against guerillas. The oamp-wUI
be conducted after the plan of those at Island No.
10 and at the mouth of White river. When Jeff
Davis took the initiatory steps in the rebellion, he
little thought his plantation would be made the site
• of camp.
The weather here for the past two days has been
almost equal to November in the Worth.
. Joe-formed last night an inch in thickness. The
chilly period iOjnot Ukely to. last long.
- - ' , ’ / PIEKMONT.
• Brigadier General Charles P. Stone, of Massa
chusetts, whose arrest confinement by the mili
tary authorities excited so much attention, apd are
now have been v/'VS
ceptiy married in New Orleans,- .
■tlie Organization; of Colored Troops Jn
■ Maryland.
A VISIT TO B3XBDIOT—3SOOO OOUSRXD SOIDIBES**'"
INGBBABB OF' atUMBBBB—OHATt'AOTBR OF'THBItV
OFFICBBS.
CCorrcspcndence of The Press. J
Basstimobb, Mdij Dec. 14th, 1863.
I have just returned from- a trip- to Benedict.
Now, as the probabilities are that; not one In
twenty otyour readers ever heard 1 of this, to some
people, very important plaoe, it wbuld be well to
say that Benediot is a village of about a dozen
houses in the State of Maryland, and' situated on
the .west bank of the Pataxent river, sotnetwenty
flve miles fronritß mouth. -Tust'now, thename is a
very familiar one to the shippers, at Boston wharf,
of Government stoies, arms, equipments; lay,, &0.,
for tbe great enperiment, I might better say the
great fact, is being there worked'out, as to'whether
men with black skkur can handle a musket' ar well
as their brothers of a fairer comjrfexion.
: Colonel William Blrney is now in command oPthe
pssl, and I judge li saplilly atfjaKtels'j ..miwt
-military force. There arc now encamped near the
village some 2,000 oolored troops, to which acceaalonß
to the number of from 60 to lWare being made
every day; these are pretty much all voluntary en
listments, the men coming- from all'directions, and
bringing with them in manycases a'wife, and half V
dozen youngsters. That'lit tie hamlet of log huts
must be to them a sort of golden city, for once
within the charmed circle of 'Federal bayonets’, they •
are free.
On arrival, such as are fit, after examination,' are
mustered into service, and It is -a noticeable fact that
the proportion fit. for duty is much greater than
among white patriots. Well I ten dollars a month
seems a good deal more.to men' who have worked
#r years for less than that, a year, than to those
who; are mSklhg.their millions olf’or contracts for
oats and overcoats. Suokaeare diiabled,'or other
wise entitled to excmptionjare sent to Washington, 1
there to do service in 'atheFfHepartmentS. There is
no fugitive-slave law here, • • .
It is wonderful with what'Uhahimity. the officers
speak of their aptness for the.'drill and the manual'
of arms. Naturally imitative, they take to military
movements as though they were born to be soldiers.-
They are much more*tractable than white -soldiers,
mote obedient, and quite as trustworthy; -andnow,
since the question of their courage has been de-'
elded, why are they not the material out of which
to make our standing army 1 There would be a sort
of retributive justice anyhow, in planting‘them
here and there through the South, to keep ddwn
their former masters. The Secretary of War says
there are already 60,000 oolored men hearing arms,
and if recruiting is going on in all the border States
as it is in Maryland, this will soon be increased to
100,000, and with all this not a single servile, insur
rection, except the big one, that they will take so
honorable a part in putting down.
Itisanut for the Peace Society to crack,'that 1
two years of war have done more towards regene
rating our country than eighty odd of argument and
persuasion. Is it not the old story, that after they
had thrown into the gull their oorn and stuff,"and
fabrics of rarest texture, Borne mutt sacrifice her
Curtius ere it closed!
The officers at Benedict seem to comprehend the
importance of their position, and bring to bear the
great levers of ready hands and.willing hearts to
their work. It gives one a comfortable feeling, too,*
to hear the lingo of the old Bay State on all sides;
she is well represented at Benedict, and I believe
wiU never have occasion to be ashamed of har sons
that are now doing their patriotic duty on the banks
of the Patuxent. T,
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which have been reprinted and translated in foreign
lands, besides having an immense sale here, and a"
new Country Book, called “My Farm of Edge-
W-Ocd,” in which Hr. Mitchell .seta, down a great
deal of his experience as a cultivator of the soil, a ;
farming landowner, in New England. This is a
charming blending of fact and fancy, and though
only a few weeks has already won general ac
ceptance. As to Dr. Holland—essayist, poet, nove
list, and critic—all we need* say of his new book,
“Letters to the Joneses,” is thatit exhibits shrewd
ness, humor, wit, observation, facility, and genial
satire, delicately conveyed—the blade Is so keen, and
the aim so sure, that the blow, though deadly, is
without noiee. The Letters are intended hot alone.,
for “ the Joneses,”- but for society at large, and
Dean Swift, who had a talent for perceiving and hit
ting the weak places in society’s armor, would have
rejoiced in the artistical manner in which the salient
points are touched. •
.Some of Dr. Holland’s books have reached the
fortieth edition, A volume of poetry, entitled “Bit
ter-Sweet,” first published in 1858, has run through
twenty editions, and now reappears, in small 4to,
with eighty engravings, exquisitely executed from
original drawings. Of these superb illustrations,
thirty are additional, in this volume, which thus
becomes one of the most beautiful gift-books ever
ismed in thiß country. The charm of the work is
that the poet and the artist mutually illustrate each
other in its pages. The poem is a, novel of New
England life, in which mariners arc well described
and character delicately developed. Had Dr. Hol
land written the*tale in prose it would still have in
terested his readers; but he saw that it was worthy
of being poetically treated, and he succeeded in the
venture. The incidents are dramatic, and the de
nouement, though tragic, is softened by the tender
ness of affeotion and the sustaining hopes of Faith.
Seldom has a moral lesson been more delicately and
unobtrusively worked out. It has fine reliefs,—
such, for instance, the lines about babydom, com
mencing— •
What is the little one thinking about ?
Very wonderful things, no doubt,
which at least one-third of the young mothers of
America have got by heart. As for the engravings,
it would take a large space to describe even the beat
of them. We never, saw any wood-cuts so closely
rivalling the sharp execution of the graver upon
steel. The Capture (on p. 43) is an example of this,
and the group of wood-cutters {on p. 54) is equal
to one of Birket Foster’s rural gems, though graven
upon wood. In short, this “ Bitter-Sweet ” deserved
to be brought out in this sumptuous manner, and Mr. •
Scribner’s liberality and taste had made it, emphati
cally, the gift-book of the season,
“Flowers from My Garden,” sketched and painted <
from nature, by Laura Gordon Munson, with-an
introductory poem, by Mrs. Sigourney, is a hand
some quarto, published by Anson D; F. 1 Randolph,
New York, and received here from Smith, English,.
& Co. .It contains eighteen plates, lithographed :so
as to resemble colored orayon drawings, and > the
general effect is very good. An, illustrated poem,
accompanies each engraving. We . bear full: testi
mony to the accuracy of the delineations—with.the
exception of the Forget-me-not, of which there are
two varieties. The rarest, here represented; has
■ blush-blue tints and a scarlet centre. This is never
seen in England, and not often in Germany, whence
the plant derives its name (Vergissmitnnuht) and
origin. The ordinary, and most recognizable, For
get-mo not, of Europe, is light blue, with a yellow
spot in the middle. Which is the American flower?-
The book,* at once handsome and- attractive,, is
wel! adapted for the parlor table,-at all seasons.
Lindsay & Blakiston have-issued a new and neat
edition of “Edith’s Ministry,” by Harriet B: Me-
Keever, h work of standard merit, which haß been;
sometime out of print. Another volume, with now
and-improved ’appearance, is-a- handsome octavo
entitled ■> The Camp Fires of-the Revolution,” by
Henry C. Watson, with numerous engraving* on
wood, from original designs by Croonie. The Girl’s
Library; : containing half'a dozen story-books, by
Mis.' Howitt. OTisa IVlclCeever, and other authors of
deserved celebrity, further shows L. & B.’a careful
provision.in the gift book. line for children, at this
season.'
The. Presbyterian Pnblioatioa Committee, 1334
Chestnut street, have-latelyissued some-worirs which
are weli adapted for young people. Among there
arc three new volume* of their Sunday-school Li
brary—viz, “The Cannibal Islands:- Fiji arid its
People; with a map and' fifteen fine wood engravings
on tinted paper; “The Two Watches,” a series of
three isles; “Brink Notes and It’s- his Way;” and
the filth edition of .“The Closet Companion; or,
Manrinl of Prayer,.’’ with an introduction byßev.
Albert Barnes; The prayers are arranged under
diflferent heads, and, their simplicity of diction and
fervor of faith cannot be too highly commended.
George W, Cbtlds, No. 628 Chestnut street, has
brought out three delightful little volumes for youth.
These constitute the first, 'second, and third series
of poetry, original and selected; prepared by Jacob
Abbot, author of the well-known “ liollo-Books.”
This new series is entitled “Kollo and Lucy Pool
try.” The first; volume is- adapted to children of
from five to eight; and contains simple lyrics whioh
they can very readily understand; the second book
is designed for young folks of from eight to twelve,
and variety as well as improvement are here com
bined ; the third volume will suit all persons in
their ’teens, and upwards.. It contains many choice
selections from thereof'American and British poets,
care being taken to present poems not too well
known. There are some fine original lyrios here
alto. There, are indexes of subjects and of first
lines, arid eaoh volume is enrioked with six fine en
gravings from beautiful original designs. These
volumes will have an immense sale, no doubt.
Gkx. Hookhb And the Oregon
—ln reply to the resolutions passed in honor of Gon.
Hooker’s promotion to the command of the Ajmy.
of the Potomao by the Oregon Legislature, that,
officer wrote to the Governor of Oregon, undssdate,
of September 20, as fallows: ... m . ■
It is Inadmissible in me to refer to my official
ooDneotion with the Army of the Potomac. That
sax only be learned from my report, -when made
. public through the prescribed channels. Jean only
odd that I relinquished ;ls oommand from the high
est ooriaidef ations;of the public good, and. with un
shaken confidence' Of the Government- arid of the
army in my ability to guide and direct its fortunes.
Wlthgreat respect, I have the honor to be your
obedieat.ssivanh KTnior
THREE CENT'S
The Ktfcel COrrency— Hot* 1 ft is to’ tie -
Amended.
In his report to Cengress the Sestetary of the'
Treiutary make* the following recommendation. for
the lnsprovement of the currency, which, through
hie ineempetenee. and mismanagement 1 ,- mi' been
brought almo.t to ruin:
• 1. ThaC Congress' forthwith authorize' ® loan of
in six per cent, bonds, the'prindpal
payable in twenty yean, the interest seml-ehncally;
to he extended hereafter, from time to time,'Bh as to
consolidate the whole pabllc debt.
2. That the Secretary ef the Treasury be 'autho
rized tp sell at paras many or the said bond* a* will
be sufficient to ftrire up the outstanding ourrenty/and
to pay the appropriations ra'aae by Congress,
3. That deposits of treasury nodes, on account of
the said'ioan, may be recoivod at the treasury orauy
of its depositories; or by comrdlksloners to be ap
pointed y.said deposits to be Ix-sUmsof one hundred
dollars, orln Bums of which onel'.umtretl is a perfect
divisor.
4. Certiiihates shall' he Issuer? for such deposited
which shalf entitle the bolder to' bonds for the
amount, with interest from'the cJntzof deposit. If
the deposit be made In the montft' or January, the
bonas is&ued for the sameehaU be exempt from the
tax of five per cent. lor Iheprecetit Ijer^i^af
ter luounVoed j if" injure
they ahail be exempt from oae-iiAlfor the tax ; and
if made in the month of March, th£s ahall be ex
empt lrom one fourth of theatfld taa Oflloera,
soldiers, and teamen in tervfoe Bhall bd entitled to
exemption from the whole tax for feumfiTmid at any
time before April 1,1864.
6. A tax of five per oent. ahaS be impeded on all
property and credits (other than the net? issue of
notes hereinafter mentioned) wltich mfey be held
on the first of April next t to be paid 6n tne Ist of
July, one-half in treasury notes and oC.‘e*half in
coin, or in the coupons of the bonds : iesttecT for the
loan. .
In case the ooupons should advcncein'the mar
ket to a premium exoeeding 25 per sent., any tax*
payer shall be permitted to pay his tax in treasury
notes of the new issue, with 25 per cent, added.
T: Within six months a new and improvdftfeaue
shall be made of two hundred milliomrof treasury
notes in substitution for that amount of old Iteoes,
and all the old issues shall be cancelled, and the
faith of the Government is pledged not todfictease
said issues.
8? Notice shall be given to holders of treasury
notes'gother than the said two hundred re
quiring them to present their motes at the Treasury,
or at some of the depositories, on or before the isi
day of April next, and receive payment thereof in
bonds of the said consolidated loan, or in default
thereof the notes not so brought in shall cease to be
current’ or receivable at the Treasury for dues, but
shall remain evidences of the debt payable by the
Confederate States according to their tenor.
9; In the States beyond the Mississippi the time
mentioned in the last clause shall be extended until
the first day of July.
10. Six'months more shall be allowed all holders
of treasury notes come in and register and verify
their notes as demands against the Treasury, and
exebaogethe same for a certificate of debt; or, if
they prefer to keep the notes, the name of the hold*
er shall be endorsed thereon; after, which said notes
shall benegotiable only by special assignment, and
allnotes’not so registered within the same time
shall be'barred from any further claim on the Go
vernment.
ll. : Any holder of a bond of the Confederate States
may convert the same into one of the bends under
this loan—the eight per oent. bonds at par, and the
others at a proportionate rate—and the loan shall
be extended 10 bb to absorb all bonds which may be
offered in'exchange.
12/ The interest coupons of this loan shall be held
equivalent to speoie in all future dealings of the Go
vernment, and shall be acoepted in payment of any
tax hereafter made payable in coin.
13. : The faith of the Government is pledged to
make adequate provision for the payment of the
principal and interest of the said loan by the con
tinuance of the tax mentioned in Article 6, until a
census shall 9 be taken, after which like provision
sball be made by direct taxes or by dutieß on imports
or exports. ‘
14. The notes of denominations under five dollars
shall not be affected by the provisions of this scheme.
Robert-Small Commanding His Own
Vessel-
Robert Small, the brave negro who brought the
steamer Planter out of Charleston harbor some two
years since, has since that achievement been almost
constantly in the service of the Government. He
w&b on board the ill-fated Keokuk as pilot in the
first attack upon Sumpter by Dupont, and has since,
in the same capacity, penetrated nearly every idler
and creek along the entire coast, and been under
fire for days, and’ sometimes weeks at a time. After
seiving on many vessels he again found himself in
the same steamer he brought out of Charleston
harbor. A recent letter says *.
A few days since, Lieutenant Colonel HI well,
chief quartermaster of this department, required
the services of this vessel, where she would be
liable to come* under the fire of rebel guns. The
captain, a brawny white sailor, refused to go with
the vessel. Hie moment the fact became known
at headquarters,. Lieutenant Colonel El well, with
out consultation with any higher authority, Issued
the following order, which,, for simple, justice to a
brave'&ud loyal negro, officially acknowledged, has
seldom been equalled in this or any other depart
ment. It is unnecessary to say that Robert Small
took command of the vessel, and faithfully dis
charged the duty required of him:
“Office of Chief Quartermaster,
“Port Royal (S. S.), Nov. 26,1863.
“ Captain A, T. X union, Chief Assistant Quartermaster,
Folly and ''- -
“Sir: Toil will please place Robert Small in
charge of the United, States transport Planter,-as
captain. *Re bronght-her but of Charleston harbor,
more than a year ago,-running under the guns of
Sumpter, Moultrie,, and the other defences of that
stronghold. He is an excellent pilot, of undoubted
bravery, and in every respect worthy of the position.
This is due him proper reoognition of his hero
ism and services. The present captain is a coward,.
though a white man. Dismiss him, therefore, and
give the steamer to this brave, black Saxon.
“J. J. EL WELL,
“Chief Quartermaster’s Department South.”
It may interest some to know that the above or
der was immediately approved by General Gilmore.
bur HMs©»ers at Richmond;.
The Star contains the following::
“Last evening, the Chief of-the Bureau or Ex-,
change of Prisoners, Major General Hitch, received
from Brig. Gen. Meredith a copy of a letter addressed
to him on the llth inst., "by Robert Ould, the rebel
Commissioner of Exchange, fee., announcing the de
teiminationof the rebel War Department hereafter
to receive no more provisions from the North for
our prisoners in their hands. We hear, from For
tiers Monrce, that he alleges a persistent ‘vinifi
cation aDd abuse 7 .with reference to the manner in
which the rebel authorities have carried out their
pledges upon the subject, as the reason why they
break up the arrangement. He promises, however,
to deliver faithfully all the supplies that had been
received up to the time the letter was written j and
adds that, hereafter, our prisoners in their hands
will befatione d precisely as they ration their soldiers
in the field. Without doubt, the allegation of 1 vinifi
cation and misrepresentation* put forward as the
reason for hereafter declining to receive such sup
plies is a mere subterfuge—the real reason being the
j ealousy of the people of Richmond pf the fact, that
through the care and liberality of our Government,
and their friends at home, the Union prisoners in
their hands were said to be living better than any
family could live in’the rebel capital.”
Important* Expedition by Colored Troops,
[Correspondence of the Ni Y. Times.}.
In Campv hear Portsmouth, Va., Friday, Dec.
.11.1863.—8 rig. Gen. Wild, commanding the colored
troops in this department, has undertaken a most im
portant expedition. Hia brigade left this vicinity on
Saturday last, in two columns, one taking the route
through Princess Anne county, via KempviUe and
Great Bridge, the other following the tow«path of
the Dismal- Swamp Canal—now for some months
outside our Ikies. The columns united at Hintons
ville, N. 0., whence an advance was made on Eliza
beth City-,, which was occupied yesterday without
opposition. The iebel inhabitants were taken com
pletely by surprise at the sudden advent of Gen*
Wild’s dusky braves in their streets. Eiizabeth City
will be made the base of important operations.
A-detachment of fifty-five men from the Ist United
States Colored Regiment has just returned, bringing
in twenty wagon loads of contrabands that had
sought the protection of Gen. Wild on the road.
Artillery and cavalry from Gen. Getty’s divisions,
as well* as a considerable naval force, have left to
co-operate with Gen. Wild. I shall write again
coon. ■ • • •
Thb LEGISLATURE Off West Virginia.—The
Legislature of West Yiriuia adjourned on Friday
last. The Wheeling Intelligencer refers to some of
its principal acts as follows:
“We understand the acts of the Legislature will
make a compactly printed volume of some two hun
dred and fifty pages. Among others is comprised a
very long, complete, and excellent system or code
for the government of magistrates and constables;
a thorough and* admirable system of county and
township organization; a remodelled judiciary sys
tem; and what is certainly a very superior and in
herently efficient free-school system. Think of it—
the Massachusetts or New York school system ,ou
the soil of what was once the 1 Old Dominion!’
What a mighty stride towards—shall we say civili
sation?—yes, for such it is! if the Legislature had
done nothlDg but inaugurate that free-school sys
tem,-it would have merited the lasting gratitude of
every man and woman within the State who realt
ies that the perpetuity of all liberal and Christian
government rests for its foundation on the intelli
gence of the million, and that without the one, the.
other is never for a moment secure.”
PBBSOHAL.
Mis. Lincoln is thus admiringly sketched by
“Perley,” of the Boston Journal.- " The President?*
wife (in the opinion of Mrs. Journal Reader} ought
not to be left unmentioned, although there is little
of interest to chronicle in the daily roundof seraing,
reading, and visiting hospitals, which occupies* the
time ofiMrs. Linooln. She may have made- mls
takesr-who does not?—in her invitations,.anciltbere
by have provoked envious criticisms. Neither do
thbse’or the Democratic era admit that thcie-cau be
any courtesy displayed here now-s-ilays. But lam
sure that since the tiine that Mrs. Madison*presided
at the White House, it has not been graced by a lady
so well fitted by n&ture ’and by education, tmdispense
its hospitalities as is Mrs. Linooln. Herkoapitallty
is only equalled by her charity, andhongraceful de
portment by her goodness of hcartJ’’
The career of La Grange at the-Paris Opera Is
most prosperous. Her Norm a la .termed “ terrific,”
and quite frightened the ?oflio„wiio.S6e«aed inclined
to say he would never do that naughty thing again
of whioh he had been guilty, and thuoget rid of his
virago. “ How was it that La.G-haage would, not
do in London?” asks every, one. The English say
that she saDg a little false. The. Parisians deny it.
Who is at fault? Our Patti thinks La Grange,
splendid.—Borne Journal..,
Colonel Elias M. Greene,.Chief Quartermasters
Department in Washington, who devised the plarrof.
the Freedmen’s Village, on the Arlington, estate,.is
a New Yorker by birth. ’ lathis noble anf.erprise.he
is entitled to the gratitude of the country'. The freed,
men were employed by him* at fair wages, antha per
centage of their wages went to a fund, the proceeds,
of svbich bavo built their houses,‘supplied*their,
wants, and made, them, feci like men. Col. Greens,
is xthprougli busineis man, of great vstuc.to the.
Government In the responsible position JO occupies,
and in his. efforts is warmly supported, by Generals
Meigs and Hsintselman.
Mr.Wliitelsw Reid, the "Agat* ! » oorfiespond
ent of the Cinctnnatl Gazette, htt been appointed
librarian of, ths House of Represeatatives, in place
of Mr. Charles Lanman, removed- for abusirg the [
Government in the New York Journal j
-r- The portrait-painter, Charles Ingham, for nearly |
forty years a member of the Notional Academy of .
Design, and one of our ablest, artists, died in Nest-
York last week, in his sixty-sixth year.
History will be glad.to.reoord that Mr. Linadn.
while President, regularly at- nine*
o’clbek in the morning. Whether >tw»s (ihop3, or
toast, orjeggs, or (S three, however, is yet unrs
vealed — Boston Peak ■ •• ' •
Bryant has, a rs?W Of bis. poetry in Ap_
pleton’s preao.v .
<noe wax PRSSf,
{rsjßmaHED weekly.)
W Wx * to »>. «ot to fatetfrtSan br
mall (peranum la rin
TIUS. Bed* 0 JO
Ifitwpla gag
Tea touts... 13 qq
Larger Clubs than Til WEI fc» «har*B<t; »; agu^ t
ate, •LMeertopr.
' The monejj mutt dUtaut entomvdivßit order, mk*
*0 tnetaHcecantbttettrmrlih&vtated'firom.atthm
•fordoerti Uttlt more tha*(bcmst of Che paper..
4V* Fo.tma.Un ara maestri to' obi *b igtsats Ear
*hb Wa*P*s*.
hm- To tha ntUr-ap of the Club of Wa-orWrity, aa
axtra «o»t of tha Fapar will ba glvon.
FINANCIAL AND COMIHEKCfAIi.
THE MONEY MARKET.
Philadelphia, Dec. 16.1583.'
Gold was again dull to-day, with a weak market;
were the ruling figures until near the close '
\ Then it took a turnup to 150£. The money market w»r
qixite easy, aud it is generally conceded that the market
is permanently relieved. Government securities are
stea dy, and the demand for the fire-twenties unceasing.
The t greatest impediment to these bonds is the length of
time \ rhich expiree between the day of subscription and
the da/ 1 ® of the delivery of the bonds. This often is of
serious' Inconvenience to parties residing out of town;
but at i present the delay is unavoidable, the pressure
upon the Pointing department being very great. A few
days more • will remove Jbe difficulty.
Blocks, g perally speaking, were dull, without much
change in p. rises. Beading opened at G 9& and rose to &Tl
Calawisra preferred was steady at3l>S. North Pennsyl
vania at 20£.\ Long Island at 39&. Minehiil at 61.
Little SchuyllHll at 52. Philadelphia and Erie at so*
Bea/vsr at 8G : Camden afiff Amboy at 16-h
Fifth, and "Sixth at ft?.’ Sprue? and fine st Chestnut
MdlWlimtafcfiK ’
B£OOofive*twena39 gold at ira#: -for sire&issi kb xm
bid; lQo&bid Tor amn-tiitrtles; Tfiawlmiacoupon
clefts sold at 107; the' fives. Old City six**
sold'atrpar; the new at» 103#. Company honda Were in
active, hurt firm; Bas3e- of Pittsburg, Fort Wayus; and
Chicago third mortgages were madeut 88.’ Horns Canal
firsbmortgsgay at IC4#. : Chesapeake and De’law&ro&rxes
atIEL- SfchuyLkill Navifeartiott preferred sold at 3555- ijf
bid foruoiniooii. 69'for Eohigh. lG#-for Snsquehsmsa;
Penn.Sflningteold at Amygdaloid at 2S: '
Bank of'PotitTiHe at 45. Iftrehantß’ and i Manufactarerß v *
of Pitteburg at 63}$. Commercial; at 63%. f Lsi*bid fof?
North Azfrerica. Tho steady.
Drexel A-Co. quote: ♦
United States Bonds. <*vlo9 ®l Qay'-
** •**. New Certificates -of Indebt’ss. fl 3«,
“ *'*. Oid>Certificatesfilndaht’es....-loaSaios^.
” 7-30 Wots. .....v..:: K6%sZm>!
<3uaxterm£ettfrB’ T<mcherx....-.‘.\%............ grjQfik o*
Orders for CertifiWktes of Indebssahew x||i (i* -
8 terling .......... ,v*V '>
Jay Cooke &Co. quote Govenmbni securities, Ac., m
follows: r
United States 8-v 1881 -
United States 73-10 Notes * lalj-tfaiiSr ■
Certificates of Ibdehtedneßß,olA ...bf%»;.,....i02 ©lo2^
Certificates of 9B!<@ 98h$‘ :
Quartermasters’ vouchers, 97K® 98^
Gold .150 @lsl' ;
Sales of five-twenties, $1,061,150/’
The following'shows the business cf^d ! %ehigh Coal 1
and Navigation Company for the December
12.1£65:
From Maugh CHtrsx.
Summit Mines..
Boom Bon Mines.... .tv».
B. Lehigb 'Mines.
Jeffries'Coal Mine..-.v..;
East Maucr CritTHK.
Coleraii?e Mines.
Spring Mountain........
Bmith?s Spring Mountain..
N.- Spring Mountain * •
S. Spring Mountain...
Hazleton Mines.'
Mount Pleasant
Buck Mountain.
Council Bidge.
Jeddo Mine 5..........
Fulton Mine 5.........
Harleigb Mines.'......
MilneaviUe Mines/..
P. and Dust C0a1.....
'..V.W.V.V.Vi 232 03
Increase.
The following shows-the’shipments ofcoal over'tha ’■
Delaware, Lackawanna,'and Western Railroad, for tha
week ending Saturday, December 12.1863/ compared with. ’
same time last year: : ,
Week. Yearr~
Tons. Cwt. Tons. Crn. 5
4MM . 312,305 06 f
. 11,159 07 851,372 13
Shipped North. •-«,
Shipped South; Vi •
Total. 15.19012
Forthe corresponding tiae'last year:
Shipped North... 4,947 19
Shipped South..; 16.62114
Total...*. 20,569 13 1.059,40001
Increase. 107,272 17
The following is the statement of coal transported oyer ”
the Hazleton ending December "
12,1563, compared with the same time last year: -
Week. Previous. TofcaL'
Tons-Cwt. Tons. Cwt Tons. Cwt.
2,172 OS 151,63106 153.603 U 1
998 M 79,907-06' r - 80.905 10
9SO 08 50,774 01 61,764 00
Hazleton Mines.
Cranberry
Diamond.
East Sngar L0af..2,828 12 143,893 02 lioiiil 24
Conncil Ridge 2,216 01 112,217 04 *114,433 05
Mount Pleasant 442 19 35,59107 : 35,734 o*'
Harleigll 878'07 61.057 00 62,435 07
Jeddo .2,298 05 153,460 08 166,758 13
Ebervale
MUne5vU1e............ 71007 45, 97800
Buck Mountain .. 1,762 08 33,55715 35,320 03
Total 15,871 05 923,588 09' 939,459-1*
Corresponding period - . .
14.65 S 15 681,985 12
last year.
Increase.
1,212 10 241,602 17
■The following shows the amount of coal transported
oyer the Lehigh Valley Railroad for the Weefc* ending
December 12,1863, and previous since DecemberlT 1892,
compared with same time last year: ' ;
Week. FreYlpusly. Total.
Mures. Tens. Cwt. Tona-Gwr. Tons. Cwt.
Hazleton..... .. 4,162 CO, 2,917 10 7,079 10
East Sugar L0a£........2.891 14f 2,688 16- 5.530 u
Council Ridge.......... 2.063 05 1,824 06 3,01711
Mount P1ea5ant,........ 439 19 269 06 729 05
Spring Mountain 1,266 11 1,435 16 2,702 07
Coleraine 69S 12 338 Qo 936 17
Hew York and Lehigh.*- 935 04 * • ........ 935 01
N. Spring Mountain 2,385 07 3.190 14 : 5,(578 01
Jeddo... 2,133 03 2 142 14 4,275 15
Karleigh 765 18 1,113 08 - 1,879 08
German Penna .....1,45210 1,13118- - 2,68408
Eb_ervale. v .«««..'«...*-.. ?45 03 04 . 401-07
784 08 3,252 17 2,037 05 ~
llilnesviLle
...-1,707 04 1,64311 i 3,40014
...1,358 09 247 13 1,604 02
... 413 03 Si 2 14 * 1,225 IT
Buck Mountain i
other Shippers..
L. M. C0a1......
Total.. 23,880 07 20,985 11- 44,85513
Corresponding: week last
.23,303 02 23,422 O4
1,577,(5 ........
........ 2,43611
Increase
Decrease
The following shows the receipts of the Delaware
Division Canal Company for the week ending Decem
ber.l2, 1563: «
*2.730 13
- 170,319 23
Previous in 1863.
Corresponding time last year.
Increase in 1£63.
Ihe United. States Trust Company, Hew York, adver
tise the payment of a final dividend of 80 per cent-, on tire
claims on the Knickerbocker Bank.
The New York Evening Post of to-day says:
Gold opened at 149, and after Beilins at closed at
149%-, Exchange is quiet at 16i%.
The loan market is easy and moderately active at 7 9
cent. . A fatr amount of mercantile paper is offering at 7.
Early next week the two-year treasury notes will pro
bably he delivered to the hanks, and the present ease lit
money is due partly to the expectation that these cur
rency treasury notes will expand the circulation, and
partly to the fact that the supply of capital accumulating
in the banks and lending institutions exceeds th&
amount demanded by the present volume of speculation.
The Stock market is strong and active, the vplrune of
business being large. Governments are strong, and bor
der State bonds firm. Bank shates are inactive, in con
sequence of the increasing.popularity of the hew Na
tional Bank seheme, and 1 the uncertainty .as to the ex
tent to which the large profits of the existing institu
tions will be curtailed thereby. Coal stocksare steady,
and railroad shares strong.
Before the first session gold was selling at 14SK@14&.
New York Central at 132@132K, Erie at lu6£@lo7.
bnrg at 10S>£®108&, Fort Wayne at 822£@S3(> fieadine at
Toledo at 118, Galena at 108iijSH09. Michigan'
Southern at So>a@Bo?£, Canton at 34@34 Mi Ccnaberlaadt
at ’ ' '
The appended table exhibits the chief moyementa of
the market compared with the latest prices of Tester*
day:
"Wed. Tnes. L&r, Dea.
TT.S.6s,ISBI. reg 104% , 104%- %
ÜB. 6a, 1881, c0n.....109% 109% ' %
U.S. Seven-thirties.:,,. 106% 106%
TJ.'S. lyreer., g01d—.102% 1C2%
tf. S. lyr, eur—— 96% 9$ .
American G01d—..*—149% 150
Tennessee 85.—69% 69
Missouri 6s. 66 66
Pacific Mail.. —........217 217 >
New York Gen. B 132% 132% X
Erie . .107% 1C6% %
Erie Preferred—. —.. 102% 102% : %
Hudson "River.... 123% 523 ' . H
Har1em.................. 90% 90% .. %
Beading.—. ♦,..119% * 119% ..
Michigan Central,’—..l27% ' 7-27% ' %
Michigan Southern.,— SO% SO s X
Michigan South. guar.. 134% 135
Illinois' Can. Scrip. —.117% lIS .
Pittsburg .109 t IoB%\- %
Galena ...........10S% 108%. %
Toledo... 11S?£ 119 r:,
Rock Island 110 > 107% . 2%
Port- Wayne 83% S2%*' %
huga SaMs, Dec. 19.
ex, Philadelphia Exchange- 1
BOARD.
FAilaAa. Stoctc Exe!
c Sopor; ad br S. K. Slaymak,
\ jiasT,
ICO Reading B....cash. 69%
203 d 0.... C&P69Ji
SCO d0......C&P *3O 59^
580 « 6O -
- 23 do 69 H
100 d 0............... 59#
26 Miners’ Bank Potts 45
15 iUisehill R 61
143 do., 61
KOCatawissaßPref 31#'
ICICQ Cfc es&D el 6* cask. 101, :
ICCO Beading 6s 'S6 ISO '
2CoBiprM6nntain...... 5 !
10 Commercial Bank 53#]
BETWEEN'
ICO Pern Mining.. .-Ib3o .5J4-1
SECOND
4 Little Sehuylß.... S2W
?OCO Morris Canal Ist ni.204 #
3CGO U h Ftrey ra Opt’n 100#
JOOPenn Mining...... 6££
KOOOBeadina 6s 'SS sSQ.BB.
si£f&andSi£th.»stß GO v
"■fsPi'cce and Pina .. 14
GO C£est and Wal’t R 67
6v Aiaycdaloid....... 2>
SCO City 6s .C&P.IQC
&M*rclis*Mß!c P 3d« ,53}£
ISOOOiB6»na Coupon 65..107
I - 3-litttle ScUayl R.» 52%
fcBOABDb.
1123-Beaver Meadow.... 86 '
BOAKD
. oStfSorthPenna R.... 24S£
: 60-Kead RCAP3osaf£lO 63
~4CO. do .....C&P 60J£
1000-Pitts Ft W&C SevMs 65
400 Sehuyl NavProfbSO 33%
JD& A do Pref CCtf%iß 33>.i
OS&—STEADY. „ .
« n Aak&i,
CaiawisM B Coiilff 10K
Bo _3l?£ 31$£
PWla&Ertoß.. 29K 30
Saeoad-etreet S4>a 35 ,
Do bond*.*.
Pifth.-atraetß.... 60
20Cam&Amb E..... 165
OLOSnfOFifcX
Bid. J.eked>
use*mu*.^..lCO^
IT S7-30Nota>~.106£ 107
Fhi1*65.......,..100 , 101
Do new— 103>».
Pehna&s* —•— 99 ' 99&
> Do • *
Rftjull fay g» oft ®/£
•Do • bds *7fcvlGo.; ••
Do 6b ’&o>£3S* .. •.
Do bd» J B6 J<?aT.ll9^ : ISO
FsnnaK - 70 70K
Do
Do - 107
Little StfM7tC 62 62K
Honda Cft consol • - 73
Do *l3&
Do W7Bs
Do ISdvJnt*-” *;
Schnyl-iFaVv.—. i 7 18-
Do prfd 33 m SSB
Do t*BjSr*' Sfi^
Ein^R.—*• S 6 88
Dju prfd—. 68 64
JUk,. 7b .’73m.—107 110
39 5
Lehigh 8ar.,*... 59
Do,,' 49 60'
Do abases.. .. ..
NP«WST-.-24>| 24K
Do Ps>£
Do ISs—.'.
Do - - ..
Tenth-street i%.. ..
Thirteenth-ciJl.
Se renteeatii-ai3 -- 12}& •
Spruca-Btreswß*. 13 14
Cnestnut-stji.... 57 .. :
W Phlla .. ‘ ?2
Do bead*... ..
Arch-strss| K.... 30 31
Baee-rtrctfß;... 19 19>£
Gweu-stsgAi B~ 45 * 46
„Do wads...
Otrard Colleio B 27
Lombsid‘&South 16 . ..
B. SI
Beaver Head B
Hiu£&lß.
..
3-- --
BUEiGanal... t .. -
I‘4 03 • »^»»». *.► ••
LchiahValß.., », ..
Do bda-,—.. ...
aiarMefta.^
a ‘ 'Decembe^Ks—Eyenip©
ThaTlour. market cosannes- dull, bofc pricei are .upv-v
ehaijged. Sales comprise about l,2Cobble Pennsylvania*,
and Western extra SsjuilF at $7.322&@? 25 for fair, &jid<
$7:30 for good brand* mostly at f latter rale. Tlie.
borne trade are buy lag* in a small way. at $5,, 7§@k.2fcfoc
s-dperfineVs6.SC@7 for extra; for extra fa
mily. and BS@lO ?V-bbl for fancy brands, accosdLng. to.
oa&titv KTeFlDn?is scarce end in demand atss.SQ6sk
&MH 3ft kb L Corn Meal, isoafered. at $5.80.f0r Eennsyi'v
yania ard s6fO? i ßrandrwine. ' * ,
GRAIN-—Whaairs dull and- prices rather lower. 'witU
small ealBH at. K2@lsic for* fair to prime Western, and
tn stare :■ white is offered at 173©
a oc $ bnsk*ihe latter for Kentucky. Rye le scarce,.
\ritb small sales of -Pennsylvania af 137 e busk. Cora
is less ac&& i about 12,0 K) busk sold ab 106(&112c for new
yellow* as to conditfeob: 106@lp7cfor.wkite, and 1200 r
burk iorold yellow.. Oats are in dented a; wltk sales at
Quercitron : is in steady ; deiaand, and with
sinalkedles at for first No. 1. . . »
COTTON. “Pikes have advanced and the market in
fisraer,' with sales of middlings s*t from S3® 86c <p Id cask
'--the latte* for good middlings. , . . ...
G£OOBRl£S—Coffee continues scarce but firm* with
small sales of Rio at SS@34Mc $ are
firmln their views* with sftlet of IS? boxes Cuba at 18}£c
-^SEBDS.—CIover tela steady demand, with small eale*
at Timotkyis £imats3: and Faxes**,
S is very little doing in the way
of aale< but prices are unchanged Mess Pork is bold
at &18 3ft bblv Lard ie Held at lb for tcs. Butter la
■ eelliiis fit2t@SSe 1|). ~, <■ .
WBIBKY is dulL and lower, wilh sales of 833 obit > at
87(5>69cf0r Pennsyl?anla&ud Ohio,-and drudge at »H£|
■:
For the Total
Tons: Cvrt. Tons. Girt.
• 1,41413' 374,45713
• 53.74417
• 335 jJ* 30,17913
647 OT
11.995 69
2.467 01
3.707114
. - • 37,77815
. 95.435 IS
>•' 166 17 73,32017
v -y,’ ' 688 OS
* 83 08 10,11118
72 00 18,91100
27,673 M
11930-02
3.600 00
2,458 Iff
4,478 12 J
2.603 u eo&B&V Ifl
.33ff22702
.903,330 OS 4
1,155,678 15 *
316.620 Of. ?
742,776 !<• -
65,894 06
"696,644 07
242, 815 07
$173,549 41
• 97,540 43
.*.576,008 93
* *
lOOßro'si'Top 1mp.... 5 .
2 Norik, Penna K.... 24
69 - 9dys2&£
lOPhila&Erieß..... SO
60 Long Island R cask 39!£
'27 do. ..-.39
Fkiia Gar & Jfor. ..
f 4am & Axnbß...
DaUvara Dlt.l.
Do