THE PRESS,
TOLIBHID DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED,;
■T NOHJ, W. FORNEY.
OYIIOI. DO. 11l SOUTH YOURTH STRUT.'
tub DAIZiT PRISB,
Wnmm Cura Pnm Wbei, payabl* to tha earrlwt';
Mailed to Bubaaribera out of the City at Shtbs DonniM
Pib Mnm; Tran Doi.LAUa Ann Tiftt Cbotb tob BnU
Mokthb; On Donnaa ah» Sbvbhtt-pitb Cans worn :
Yhbbb Konn. Uyariablr in ady&n<* forth* tine or
imi
Mr AdrortlMaaßta Inserted at the tunal rata*. Rx
llßaa sohitltnte a aquare.
■HI ■M-WICKKI.T PRESS)
Hailed to Bnburlberi oat of the City at Poor Dollab*
Pi* AyynH, 1b adyanta.
COMMISSION HOUSES.
AND NAYY CLOTHS.
WILLIAM iTisODGRASS’
'colothhouse,
0. 3* South SECOND and 33 STRAWBERRY BTB.
ARMY AND NAYY.
6*4 Blue Flannels,
8-4 Bark Bias Casslmeres,
8-4 do. * do.
8-4 Liihl Bias do.
6-4 do. do.
B*4 Dark Blue Doeskins,
6*4 do. do.
6-4 Bine Cloths,
6-4 do. Castors,
6-4 do. Pilots,
6'4 do. Beavers,
B*4&nd 6*4 Meltons,
TrimmlnMß, 4c.
Unexpectedly, we have su<
Stock with some entirely
CLOAKIJQS.
*£iHE ATTENTION OP
THE TRADE
,18 CALLED TO ,
OXJR STOCK OP
SAXONY'WOOLEN 00. all-wool Plain Flannel*.
TWILLED FLANNELS,
Vartoua make*, in Gray, Scarlet,and Dark Blue.
PRINTED SHIRTING FLANNELS.
PLAIN OPERA FLANNELS.
,i PREMIERE QUALITY,”
Square and Long Shawl*.
WASHINGTON MILLS Long Shawl*.
BLACK COTTON WARP CLOTHS,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 OZ. •
JFANOY GASSIMERES AND SATINETTS.
BALMORAL SKIRTS, all grade*.
BED BLANKETS, 10-4,11-4,12-4,13-4,
COTTON GOODS. DENIMS, TICKS, STRIPES,
SHIRTINGS, &0., from various Mill*.
DE OOUBSBY, HAMILTON, <ft
EVANS,
331.ETITIA Street, and
33 Sooth FRONT Stroot
0*27-fmw2m
.NOTICE-TO GRAIN DEALERS AND
6HIFPH4S.
10,000 UNION A, BEAMLESS BAGS,
All Linen, weight SO ounces.
The Best andOheapest Bag in the market
Also. . *
BURLAP BAGS,
Of .11 Bliet, for Corn, Oita, Bone-dnst, Ooffa*, *«.. u.
Kunnfutnrad and for ills, for not cash, bj
H. GBIQG, Agent,
80. 137 MARKET Street (Second Story).
Late of 219 Ohnrch alley.
gHIPLEY, HAZARD, & HUTOHIN.
Mo. UK CHESTNUT STREET.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
FOE THE SALB OF
FHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
' 0.34-6 m
iJJAGSI BAGS I BAOSI
NEW AND SECOND HAND,
SEAMLESS. BUBLAF, AMD QUMJCT
B A a s,
Constantly on band.
JOHN T. BAILEY dfe CO:,
Mo. 11. NORTH FBOMT'BTMBT. -
•V WOOL BACKS TOM SALE. au24-«*
GENT’S FURNISHING GOODS.
Jj 1 iR S T PREMIUM SHIRT AND
WRAPPER MANUFACTORY.
ESTABLISHED 1840.
O-. A. HOFFMANN,
606 ARCH STREET,
Would invite Die attention of the Public to Ills large
end complete stock of
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS,
Among which, will be found the largest stock of
GENTLEMEN’S WRAPPERS
IN THE CITY.
Special attention given to the manufacture of
FINE SHIRTS AND WRAPPERS TO ORDER.
Every variety of Underclothing* Hosiery, Gloves,
Spies, Scarfs, Mufflers, &c. del-mtnf-3m>
REMOVAL
i LINFORD LTTKIBasrS
. HAS REMOVED
FROM
no. 81 SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
TO
V. W. CORNER SIXTH AND CHESTNUT
Where he now offers a *
large and elegant stock
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS,
Embracing all the latest novelties.
PRICES MODERATE.
The attention of the public Is respectfully so*
fclelted.
SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER. oc3o.Sm
SADIES’ TORS.
FANCY FUSS.
JOHN FAREIRA, "
M». Til ANGH STREET, BELOW EIGHTH.
Importer and Manufacturer
or
LADIES’ FANCY FURS.
. "a
Kri»»ortm»nt of VJLHCY TONS for Ladies and Ohil-
Ann 1. now«omplet«. and .mbraoing every Tarl.tr Brat
Will b* fa»hlonabl« durlni tb. »M«.ni ..worn, All .old
At the ,rises, for .ash. Ladle,, plea*.
Bira me a ealL 0.6-4 i»
QPENING of fancy furs.
JOHN A. STAMBACB,
IMPORTER AND MAND7AOTDEBK OF
LADIES’ FANCY FURS,
*O. BKB AEOH STREET, BELOW MINTH.
MM SOW open a iplendii .toil of
LADIES AND CHILDREN’S lUBB,
Whieb will be ,old. at the
LOWEST CASH PRICES. QiS-ft.
JiORSI __ FURSI
CEO K 0 E F. WO MEATH,
80S. *l* AMD *l7 AEOH STBEET.
HAS HOW OPB*
A FULL ASSORTMENT
or
L A D I ES’ FXJ RS,
Which the attention of the pnblic !■ invited. ae26-4»
YARNS.
■vwwv'^vvva^vvvwv'r.
\ ✓
o 0 L
On hand, and consignments dally arriving, of
TUB AND FLEECE,
Common to Full Blood, choice and clean.
WOOLEN YARNS,
IS to SO cuts, fine, on hand, and new suoplles oomlng
COTTON YARNS,
Hob. 01c 30e. of firat-class makes.
In Warp, Dandle, and Cop.
ft. B. All numbers and descriptions procured at once.
on orders.
ALEX. WHILLDIN & SONS,
18 North FRONT Street,
noll-uiwftf
CURTAINS & CURTAIN MATERIALS.
\"iAVvVA"//iAV,VWWV
QURTAINS AND CURTAIN
materials.
8, P. IFILL & CO.,
*i>EALEKS lit
GUBTAINs, curtain materials,
FURNITURE COVERINGS,
WINDOW SHADES,
HOLLANDS,
UPHOLSTERERS’ TRIMMINGS, VENETIAN
BLINDS, Ac.
El. E. COR. TENTH AND CHESTNUT.
no2B-lni
SHADES.
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN
PHILADELPHIA
B. K SLAUGHTER’S,
517 MARKET STREET.
tto2l-lm •
WATCHES, JEWELRY, &c.
I handsome variety op above
floods, of jujien'or qualitu, and at moderate prices,
Ifceot constantly on hand. • _
• * FARR & BROTHER, Importers,
delSUfptf 334 CHESTNUT Street, below Fourth.
APARBON OIL—SOO BARBELS NA
■' TRONA. and other celebrated brands, in store, and
Cat sale by wm. kino. ur arch Street, a,2-im'
CIVIL LIST.
Black Clothe,
Do. Doesklna*'
Fancy Coatings,
Do. Casßlmerea,
Esquimaux,
Chinchillas.
Super Velvets,
Russian Sables,
Tricots,
True Blues,
Scarlets,
Billiards.
Bagatelles
icceeded in replenishing our
New Styles of beautiful
del-lm
Philadelphia.
VOL. 7-NO. 119.
RETAII. DRY GOODS.
gPECIAL ATTENTION SOLICITED
TO OUR STOCK OR
BLANEE TS.
Having nntnrpassedl faellitle* for obtaining all the
heat makes of
BLANKETS.
we are now prepared to offer the largest assortment of
goods in this line to he found in thla country. Our long
experience In this branch of our business gives us the
opportunity to.offer such, inducements to the public as
cannot be found In any other establishment. Selling
more ofthese goods than all the trade combined, enables
us to handle much larger quantities, and thus gives ns
great advantages over others who. do not devote special
attention to this department.
We have now in store the foUoxoing ' cdebr(tied makes,
ROCHDALE, ONTARIO
HOLLAND. NORWICH.
YORKSHIRE. . COOHECO,
CUMBERLAND, HAMILTON, ■
In their various sizes and qualities.
CRIB AND CRADLE BLANKETS;
A Good Assortment of
FOREIGN BLANKETS,
Blankets Ranging in Price from $3 to $25
per Pair.
The best All-Wool Blankets in the City at $7,50; the
tame as others are selling at $8 SO.
Al&rgeloi of good, warm Blankets for Hospitals will
be sold LOW, for that purpose.
To the Trade we can offer extra Inducements, either by
the pair or package.
To Hotels and Schools at Wholesale prices.
CO WPERTH W AIT & 00.
N. B-—We would call the attention of buyers to our
immense stock of Sheeting and Shirting MUSLINS. 10*4
Fepperell and 10-4 Bates Sheetings. :
49* To the Dorcas, Ladies’ Aid, and other charitable
Societies, we would invite attention to our stock of
WOOLEN FLANNELS. All-Wool Red Twilled Flannel,
heavy, at 46 cents by the piece.
OOWPERTHWAIT S CO.,
N. W. cor. EIGHTH and MARKET Sts.
Up2l-mwftde3l
OPEN.
RICH AMD RELIABLE
FURS
Of our own Importation and Manufacture.
HUDSON’S BAY SABLE, ’
ROYAL ERMINE,
DARK SABLE MINK,
REAL CHINCHILLA,
DARK SIBERIAN SQUIRREL,
In.every feshionable style, for
LADIES,
MISSES.
AND
• CHILDBE*.
FIRS MADE TO ORDER
' AT THE
PA.RIS CLOAK,
AND
FPR EM P 0 RIB M;,
030 CHESTNUT STREET,
J. W. PROCTOR & qo.
no6-mwf-2m .
M. NEEDLES,
1024 CHESTNUT STREET,
OFFERS'FOR SALS
DESIRABLE, USEFUL, AND ACCEPTABLE
HOLIDAY PRESENTS,
IN LACE GOODS.
1,000 Real Lace Collars, in every .variety, from 60 cents
to $l6 each. N
600 Lace Sets, from $1 to $6O each.
600 Lace Veils, from $1 to $lO each.
600 Valencienne Hdkfs., from $2 to $l5 each "
100 Point© Lace and Fointe Appliga6. from $5 to $5O.
Coiffures, Barbes, and every variety of other descrip
tions of Lace Goods, at very low prices.
IN EMBROIDERIES.
500 Embroidered Hdkfs., $1 to $lO each.
600 do. Cellars. 25 cfcs. to $5 each. :
300 do. fcets, $1 to $lO each.
Edgings, Insertings, Flonncings, and all other de
scriptions of Embroideries.
IN HANDKERCHIEFS.
The best assortment of Hdkfs in the city, including
every variety of Ladies’, Gluts’ and Children’s Linen
Hdkfs., in plain, hem-stitched, embroidered, lace,
printed borders, &c.. Stc.. from 12 cts. to $5O each.
Persons .in search ofjuseful and acceptable presents
Would do well to examine my stock before purchasing,
£f. B. —I will open on MONDAY, the 14fch inst., a fresh
Invoice of desirable goods, in Rich Lace Capes, Coiffures,
Barbes, Hdkfs., Veils, Ac.. &c deB-tf
H STEEL & SON WOULD. CALL
• attention to their Stock of FINE DRESS GOODS,
all bought at very low prices, early in the season, and at
the recent Auction Sales: -
French Merinoes, 75c to $2.‘60.
French Poplins and Reps, S7>£c to $1.75.
Dress Goods of every variety. 20c to $2.
3,000 yards two-yard wide Merinoes, $1.26.
Blanket Shawls, a great variety of. styles. $3.25 to $l3.
Broche Shawls, great bargains, $9.50 to $l4. -
Circulars and Sacques, of all kinds of Cloths, at low
prices. *
Fancy Silks, $1 to $5.
Plain Poil de Soies, $1.25 to $2 50. '
Moire Antiques and Corded Silks, $3.60 to $5.
, Nos. 713 and 715 North TENTH St.
1 Lot All-wool Shaker Flannels, 62)£c, worth SOc. n 025
T 0"W-PRICED CORSETS AND
-Lp SKIRTS, at MRS. STE'JVS, 107 South TENTH
Street, below Chestnut. Paris Werly Corsets on
band. ■ / de!s-6t«
jgjD. GKOSJBAN,
1013 CHESTNUT STREET,
Respectfully calls tbe attention of tbe ladies to hie well
eelected stock of OAMBEIC han i>kerCHlEFS.
Also, a fine collection of
-Fancy and Embroidered Handkerchiefs,
Gentff' and Ladies’ Handkerchiefs. ~ ..
INITIALS AND OTHER DESIGNS Embroidered in the
latest styles and in.the beßt possible manner.
A full assortment of
EMBROIDERIES. v
NIGHT-GOWNS,
CAPS, CHEMISES,
GARIBALDIS,
COLLARS, SLEEVES. CUFFS,
HOOP SKIRTS, HEAD DRESSES,
de3-Im NETS, GLOVES, &c.
818' OPENING,' 818
AT THE
ABCH-BTBMT CLOAK STORK.
A HANDSOMB ASSORTMENT 09
LADIES’ AND MISSES’ CLOAKS.
sod-tf -
nORNEROF EIGHTH AND SPRIJSTG
L garden j
• * BEAUTIFUL SEASONABLE GOODS t
PRICES MUCH LOWER THAN ELSEWHERE!
We are selling beet quality of French Poplins, all Silk
and Wool, for sl.62>£ per yard. Sold down-town not
lest than $2.
• THORNLEY & CHISM. -
ALL-WOOL POPLINS AND REPS,
A f or $l.
Excellent French Merinoes for $1.26.
A flue stock of Delaines and Calicoes.
All-Wool Plaid Cashmeres in greatvariety. -
THORNLEY & CHISM,
Corner of EIGHTH and SPRING GARDEN.
THORNLEY & CHISM
A are selling
Power-Loom Table Linens,
Shaker and other Flannels, ; *
Extra Super-super Rochdale Blai^ete,
Frosted Beaver and other Cloths, Cassimeres, Sic. ,«c.
VERY .CHEAP.
TIE AD QUARTERS- FOR SHAWLS!
AA Lon* and Square Broche Shawls,
Long and Square Blanket Shawls,
. Plaid Shawls, Striped Shawls, Plain Shawls, Ac.,
Children’s Shawls, Misses’ Shawls, Gents’ Shawls,
Long and Square Black Thibet Shawls,
At THORNLEY & CHISM’S, ,
S. E. Corner of EIGHTH and SPRING GARDEN.
OILKSI SILKS 1
C| : ’ Good Black Bilks for $l.
'Better for sl*2s, $l-60. $1.75, $2, and $2 25 per yard.
Plain Brown, Blue, Purple, and Green Silks, for $1.60.
Black figured Silk*. Plaid Bilks, iic., &c.
BIaCKn ™BEAUTIFUL BR OC HE SCARFS.
A-LARGE STOCK OF BALMORAL SKIRTS,
And all other hlnds ol Good^oomf.rWng
At THORNLEY & CHISM’S,
ao2l-2m H.B. Cor. EIGHTH and SPRING GARDEN.
E. M. NEEDLES,
1034 CHESTNUT STREET,
Invitee attention to his extensive assortment
of goods suitable for
USEFUL AND -
IN LACE GOODS,
HANDKERCHIEFS, EMBROIDERIES,
VEILS. AND WHITE GOODS.
1034 CHESTNUT STREET.
Tj'DWIN HALL & CO., 26 S. SECOND
A-i. street, have — _ ~
IADIES’ SCARFS in great variety.
LADIES’SCARFS at *1 00. ‘
LAMBS’ SCARFS At 81.26. . " ;
LADIES’ SCARFS at $1,60.
LADIES’SCARPS at »1.76.
LADIES’-SCARFS at #2 00.
' LADIES' SCARFS from $2.60 to *7.
SCARFS-WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. delO tf
Guard Chains,
Ch&taline Chains.
Vest Chains.
Pencils.!
Thjfc&bles,
• Pens and Cases; -
Tooth Picks, *
Gents’Bosom Pins,
Gents’ Scarf Pins,
Gents’Scarf Kings.
Armlets,*
Charms,
Watch Keys,
' ■ Watch Hooks,
Watch Bars,
SILVER-PLATED WARE. v'*
?NUT SfKE&T
HOLIDAY PRESENTS,
RETAIZi DRV GOODS.
p ADIS' POPLINS,
REP POPLINS,
MEBI3XTOS.
EPINGLES
In choice and desirable colors, at /
REDUCED PRICES
FOR GIFTS,
And a large stock of-.
PARIS AND VIENNESE
BROCHE LONG SHAWLS, ®
FROM RECENT AUCTION SALES. .
AY.LF.SS THAN REGULAR PRICES.
CURWEN STODDA.RT & BROTHER,
•450, 453 j and 454-N. SECOND Street, ,
de!7 3t . above Willow.
JOSEPH AND WILLIAM E. -WOOD,
IMPORTERS AKD DEALERS IS
CLOTHS, CASSIMEBES, TESTINGS,
I AND
TAILORS’ TRIMMINGS,
WHOLESALES AND RETAIL.
NO. 8 NORTH SECOND STREET,
deB-lm ' ' PHILADELPHIA.
"BLANKETS. '
From S 3 to $l9- and every intermediate price.
$9, $lO. $l2, and $l6 Blankets are very desirable.
* MUSLINS, . ;
By the yard or piece, o f all the well-known makes.
Buy them now for coming wants, and save dollars.
" ■ FLANNELS.-
Whites, from 45c. to SL; Reds, from 45 to 75 cts.
Grays, from 60 to 75 cts.; Blues, fiom 60 to 70 cts.
Fancy 6*4 Shirtings; Sacque Flannels, &c.
DAMASKS
Damask Table Cloths, Napkins, and Towels.
Toweling*, Nursery Diapers, Tickings. •
: PRINTS.
American. Merrimack; &c., in figures and stripes.
Neat shirting prints: Real Manchester ginghams, 60c.
BALMORALS. 7
Mildewed Balmorals, $2 60; Perfect Balmorals, $3.
Fine Balmorals, $3 60 and $150; Misses’ Balmorals.
• COOPER & COaARD.
de!7 S. B. corner NINTH and MARKET.
"PLANKETS, BLANKETS, Blankets,
CHEAP. CHEAP, CHEAP,
Having bought most of my stock of BLANKETS some
time since, I am now able to s*dll tnem at less than
wholesale prices:
10- All-wool BLANKETS, $650.
U-4 do. do., $B.
11- . do: do., very heavy, $lO
12- do. do., slightly damaged, $l2.
12-4 do. : i do,, extra heavy, $l3.
12-4 do do-, super quality $l5.
GRAY BLANKETS, GRAI 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.
JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &c.
Q.IFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
35 PER CENT. SAVED BY PURCHASING TOTJB
WATCHES, JEWELRY,
AND
SILVER PLATED WARE,
AT
X>. W. CLARE’S,
80» CHESTNUT STREET.
Where maybe found a find, assortment of the following
Goods, at-Twenty-five per cent, less than at any other
•atabUshment:
Gold Watches,
Silver Watches,
Plated Watches. „
' American Watches,
English Watches,
Swiss Watches.
Bracelets,
Setts,
Pins,
Ear Rings,
Finger Rings,
. Sleeve Buttons,
Studs,
Modallious,
- Neck Chains,
Tea Setts, -
Wine Castors,
Dinner Castors,
Breakfast Castors,
CakeJSasketsf
Card Baskets,
Butter'Coolers,
Sugar Bowls,
Salt Stands,
Call Bells.
Goblets,
i > Cups,
SpoonHolderi,
Napkin Rings,
Syrup Pitchers,
~ Cream Pitchers.
Table and Dessert Spoons,
Tea and Salt Spoons,
Egg and Mustard Spoons,
Dinner and Tea Forks,
Fish and Pie Knives,
Tea and Dinner Knives,
Oyster and Bonn Ladle*, ->
Children’s Knife and Fork,
Butter Knives,
_ &e., &c.
- One sail will convince the" most incredulous that the
cheapest place in the city to buy Watches, Jewelry, and
Silver-Plated Ware, is at * w
D. W. CLARK’S.
603 CHESTNUT Street.
N. B.—Fine Watches and Jewelry carefully repaired
by tbe most experienced workmen and warranted.
no!8-tde31
WATCHES AND JEWBESr.
J 13. OALDWEIL & 00,
822 CHESTNUT STREET,
Have received a large assortment of Rich Hoods, of
heir own Importation, comprising
NOVELTIES or THE PRESENT SEASON
OPERA AND FIELD GLASSES.
RICH FANS, entirely new deafens.
COMBS, in Gilt, Shell, and Steel.
ENGRAVED GLASS VASES AND CARD.
RECEIVERS.
SPLENDID DECORATED FRENCH POROE
LAIN VASES, CARD-RECEIVERS, AND
FLOWER STANDS. •
DRESSING CASES for Ladie. and Gentlemen.
RICH JEWEL CASKETS, GLOVE BOXES,
WRITING DESKS, LIQUOR CASES, &o.
CORAL, TORTOISE SHELL, AND STEEL
JEWELRY. \
BRONZE STATUETTES; ANIMALS, INK
STANDS, MATCH SAFES, OANDELABRAS.
MANTEL CLOCKS, Marble, Bronze, and Gilt.
RICH JEWELRY, Diamond, Pearla, and all the
Precious Geme, Gold and Enamel.
SUPERIOR WATCHES, American, Swisa, and
English.
SILVER WARE, of every description.
PLATED GOODS, American and English.
n014.td.26 ’ ...
a RUSSELL, 22 NORTH SIXTH
Ab£ Street, has just received a very handsome assort
ment of FINE SEAL RINGS. -v. no2-Sm
jjb. FINE WATCH REPAIRING
JBrak attended to by the.most' experienced workmen,
and every Watch warranted for-one year. . o __
G. RUSSELL,
no2-3m *3 North SIXTH Street.
PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS.
gLBGANI MIRRORS,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT.
-NEW ENGRAVINGS,
FINK OIL PAINTINGS,
JUST RECEIVED.
EARLE’S GALLERIES,
810 CHESTNUT STREET. UO2O tf
PHOTOGRAPHS.
I F E.-'S I Z E
PHOTOGRAPHS COLORED IN OIL.
THOMAS SMITH’S
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY,
HOS. 143 AND 144 NORTH .NINTH STREET.
An aseortment of FRAMES constantly on hand.
BET-LIGHT ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
’de2-lm -
Q.OODS s EOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Nearly one hundred different kinds of
GAMES AND PUZZLES,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT O P
PAPER DOLLS
Two hundred different kinda of
toy books,
‘ i Beautifully Colored,
A B C BLOCKS AND CARDS,
PHOTOGRAPH albums,
JUVENILE BOOKS, &c., &e„
At Low Prices by the quantity to dealers. ‘
T. ELLWOOD ZELL CO.,’ '■
Wholesale Booksellers and Stationers, and
: . Manufacturers of Photograph Albums,
Nos., lY and 19 SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
del6-6fclp J Second floor, i
CARRIAGES.
WILLIAM D. ROGKRB,
Conch and tight Carriage Builder,
’ Koa. 1009 and 1011 CHESTNUT STREET.
CHERRY WINE.—VERY SUPERIOB
C 5 gharry Wines of different gradea. In bonded wart
hon». for eale by > g j CAHBTAIBS.
' 0,09 - lga WALNUT. 80 d Ul ORANTTK
T AKE SUPERIOB INGOT COPPER,
L from th* Amygdaloid Mint, la etoreWd for ,ale !■
tuantltte, to >nlt. at WOSUtATH S .
■Jya-fim*. *l* ARCH Stnwl.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1863.
NEW PUBXICATIONS.
JJOOKS FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS!
FOR THE OLD,
FOR THE YOUNG,
AND FOR THE CHILDREN.
COMMENTARY, wholly Biblical, S quarto vol., half
bound, Turkey morocco. $3O. J
JEWISH TABERNACLE AND ITS FURNITURE. By
Rev. Richard Newton D. D. $1.50. -
THE SERMONS OF REV. EZEKIEL'HOPKINS,. D.
D. 8 vols . Bvo. Cloth. $4 60. .'■■■’•■ i
THE SERMONS OF REV RALPH ERSKrNE, A. M.
2v015.« Svo. $3.
BOOKS FOB THE YOUNG.
THE WORKS OF REV. C. B. TAYLOR. 10 volumes.
New Edition. . These interesting, pure, and'elevating
Books have been brought out in most tasteful styles'of
bindings, making an acceptable present to old or young.
They ai oub follows: ' *
THE ANGEL’d SONG; A Christmas Story.
LKGEffDS AND RECORDS
MARK WILTON: Or, the Merchant’s Clerk,
LADY MARY: Or, Not of the World.'
THANKFULNESS. * - ;
EARNESTNESS.:
RECORDS OF A GOOD MkN’S LIFE.
TRUTH; Or, PBRSIS CARLETON. ...»
~ SCENES IN A CLERGYMAN’S LIFE. 1 -
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locality. ' The family of Mathews emi
grated front Wales into Ireland, and in pro
cess of time, acquired large estates in
“ sweet Tipperary,” where they continued
members of the Church of Rome. They
finally became Protestants—whether from
conviction nr for convenience,: we shall
leave others to decide. Mr; Mathew, a
man of great landed property, carried hos
pitality to a remarkable extent. It was
this gentleman who entertained Dean
Swift and Dr. Sheridan in a princely
manner, and there is in Sheridan’s life
of Sweft a description of the mansion with
. its forty rooms for guests, like a hotel—a
• sort of liberty-ball, where ev&y one lived
as he pleased, called for whatever he fan
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departed. Dean Swift went to Mr. Ma
thew’s, to remain a fortnight, but was so
much pleased with his treatment there that
the visit extended to four months. By one
of the abominable penal laws of that period
if a Protestant tendered to any Catholic the >
sum of five pounds ("$25 ) for his horse, no
.•matter how valuable the animal"he -could
■ not refuse it. We have heard of instances
where the owner of the horse shot it rather
than thus be insulted, and robbed. Mr.
Mathew, who sported an elegant equipage
drawn by four blood horses, had excited
the envy of a poorer Protestant gentleman,
who accosted him in the streets of Cashel
id tendered him twenty pounds for his
uses. Rather than incur the penalties of
prcnmriire, ..Mr. Mathew was compelled
> surrender his 'splendid hays send take- the
paltry penal price. To avoid such
niences Mr. Mathew became one of /thu
legal Church. In the . next generation; the
family, were fully recognized as good law-
Protestants, and the wealthy, popular, and
influential Squire Mathew,Awho_. married
'the beautiful Miss Smith, was created Earl
Llandaff. The title.has not been long
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18,1863.
Fatlicr Mathew.
The Rev. Theobald Mathew, better
known as “Father Mathew, the Apostle of
Temperance,” died on the Bthof December,
1850, at flie age of sixty-isfx. Having acted
as Catholic missionary for over forty years,
chiefly in Cork," it was fitting that his life
should be written by a'native of that ‘‘beau
tiful city. ’ ’ This has been done, .and well
done—in a frank, noble, truthful, and gene
rous spirit— by John FbAncis Maguire,
Member of Parliament for! the borough of
Dunganon, editor and proprietor of the
Cork Examiner , and now, for the third
time, Mayor of Cork. It is entitled “ Fa
ther Mathew; a Biography,” has just been
published by Longman & Co., London, and
is complete in a single volume of moderate
Theobald Mathew, born on October
10th, 1790, at Thomastown, near ancient
Cashel of the Kings, in the county of Tippe
rary, was kindly cared for in his youth.
His mother, the widow, who lived respecta- 1
bly on their farm, had set her heart upon !
seeing one of her sons in the Church. They 1
were older than Theobald— were hand- '
some, high-spirited, gay, .and full of life,
and declined going into training for the
priesthood. So, Theobald, aged twelve,
and his mother’s pet,t promised to gratify
her desire. His noble relations were too
liberal to interfere, and, with their concur- .
rence, he was educated at the Academy of
Kilkenny, and thence went to St. Patrick’s
College, Maynooth,- in 1810. His biogra
pher mentions it as a curious fact that “ the
Apostle of Temperance, when a student at
Maynooth, retired from the college to. save
himself from expulsion, his. offence being
an addiction to conviviality and sociality,
harmless enough as far as. it went, but yet
exceeding the stringent regulations of the
establishment.” He passed from Maynooth
info other training, and was ordained in
1814, the only objection’his superiors took
to him being that he was too popular a
priest. Soon he passed from the secular to
the lowliest and poorest of the regular or
ders in Ireland—the Capuchins of Kilkenny,
and his fame as a preacher and confessor
soon spread through the city ; but, his bishop
having suspended him in consequence of a
false report, he proceeded to Cork.
When he went to Cork there lingered
many and pleasant memories of another
' eminent Capuchin, Father Arthoe
O’Leary, who raised the little Convent
and little Chapel of the Capuchins, in
Blackamoor’s Lane, near the South Bridge.
O’Leary, one of the best scholars, ablest
writers, and purest patriots of his time, the
friend: of Cobban and of Fox, and the oc
casional associate of .Johnson, was a favo
rite in London as well as in Cork, but
Theobald Mathew was as popular in the
latter city as any clergyman possibly could
have been. There, during the cholera in
1832, he ’worked heroically, regardless of
fatigue and infection.
His liie passed on, quietly but usefully;
for many years, until he was called upon to
take part in. the Temperance movement.
-He, benefited his adopted city by establish
ing a religious society for visiting the sick
and needy; on the model of the societies of,
St. Vincent de Paul, and the Irish Poor
Commissioners bore testimony, in 1834, to
its liberality and utility. He also established
literary and industrial schools. Pope Gre
gory XVI. gave him a dispensation to hold
property (Tor this and other charitable pur-
and .sent him the degree of Doctor
of Divinity. Father Mathew was one of
the most quiet and unassuming of public
men,’and did hot assume the title.
Habits of intemperance, in the United
. Kingdom; had gone on increasing between
1821 and IS3S. The consumption of whisky
had averaged 9,500,000 gallons in 1802,
1812, and 1821 respectively. In 1831 it was
nearly 22 million gallons. In Ireland it had
risen from about three million gallons in
1821, to nearly nine millions in 1831, and
■ had icHkhcCi twelve millions in 1839.
; , -Tn his. clerical vocation, Father Mathew
saw the misery, waht, disease, and death
which arose frotti t£ih drinking, And, wiriid
he lamented what, he feared, nothing less
than a miracle coiild. mitigate, there came
to him a good Quaker, named “Billy”
Martin, who, in his advanced years,
had himself abandoned strong liquor, and
now desired others to do the same. His
with Father Mathew was inces
sant : “Oh! T.HEOBALD Mathew, if thou
would only give thy aid, much good could
be done in this city.” “Oh! Theobald
Mathew, if time would but take the cause”
in hand !” .The hour had struck, and the
man was not wanting. On Tuesday, the;
10Ik of April, 1838, he tqok the pledge.
“ Here goes, in the name of God !” and
signed as follows : “Rev. Theobald Ma
thew, C. C., Cove-street, No. 1.”
; , From that moment to his dying hour,
Theobald Mathew never touched wine,
spirits, malt, liquor, or any . intoxicating
drink, He - was an earnest, honest, true
man, and what he preached he practised.
He became President of the Temperance
Society, threw all his energy and power
into it, and, within five months as many as
150,000 persons had taken the pledge to total
temperance, in Cork city alone. He then
made a progress through Ireland, with even
more success. He preached, he prayed, he
entreated, and he succeeded. He was the
greatest practical and the most unselfish
benefactor Ireland ever had. In Liverpool,
Manchester, and largely even in London,
he successfully labored, with surprising, en
ergy, to raise the masses front -degrading
habits.to virtuous and heaUhM'hb'stinence.
Creed or country made no difference to'him.
it is extremely creditable -to, the Catholic
clergy of Cork that the immediate and. im
mense popularity of Father Mathew, did
not at all weaken, their regard" for him.
When their Bishop (Dr, MuiU’hv, we,
believe, ) was removed from them by death,
they met, as usual, to make a list of three
clergymen of the diocese whose names
should be submitted to the Pope, as worthy
to fill the vacancy. In this last, Theobald
Mathew was. Set down first, Of Hignimmus ,
but Rome declined to ratify the nomination,
and Theobald Mathew was left to fulfil
his humbler'but surely not less noble mis
sion. ' ,
Almost all his own income arose from an
allowance made him hy his brother, who
had a distillery in Tipperary—this was shut
up in consequence of the Temperance move
ment. In carrying out his admirable views,
with scarcely any funds provided by the
public, Father Mathew exhausted his own,
and then got involved in debt. At this
crisis, his services in the cause of religion
and nforality being recognized by statesmen
of ail shades of opinion, a pension of $1,500
was conferred upon him by Queen Yicto
kia. It just sufficed to pay the interest of
the life-insurances he had effected,’to secure
his creditors.
His biographer says he thought that
$1,500 per annum for- life was a mo
derate allowanoo to ouoli a man. JW
haps so—it might easily have been larger
—but it represents a capital, in consqjs,
of $50,000. He passed over' to The
United States, soon after receiving it, but
the Irish here did not approve of his ac
cepting any money-grant from the English
sovereign ; at the same time, neither here
nor in Ireland was any attempt made to
collect a sum sufficient to pay off the debt 3
he had incurred for the Temperance cause,
and provide him with a suitable income in
hislater years. He was not in favor with the
South, because he desired the negro’s free
dom, and had courage publicly to -say so.
In fact, he was disappointed in his American
tour.
He had left Ireland in bad,health, and re
turned still more enfeebled. Rest gave him
some relief, but he was soon attacked by
paralysis, and apoplexy supervened on that.
And so, stricken in the flesh, but patient and
full of hope and trust, he lingered on, we
learn, until “ Death stole upon him as gent
ly as sleep upon a wearied man. He died
in peace, without the slightest movement.
* * * In the sixty-sixth year of his age,
andin the forty-second of his ministry, the
Apostle of Temperance ” was called to the
better land. The sexton of the churchyard,
at Cork, where he is interred, informs Mr.
Maguire that the sick and infirm Tesort to
the friar’s : grave, and are there miraculous
ly cured. But, in his life-time, Father
Mathew strenuously repudiated the notion
that there 'was any things up c mat urai or mi
raculous in the results of his preaching and
prayers.
These results wouid-probably have been
more permanent, had Iris strength’ and ’
health continued, so that his frequent visits
might strengthen the resolutions of tempe
rance which his disciples eagerly made, j
In 1843, the consumption of spirits in Ire
land was five million gallons—it had been
thirteen millionsin 1831. The number of
commitments had dropped from 12,049 to
8,620 ; the sentences to transportation from
910 to 482, and the sentences to death from
66 to 16. Father Mathew had 'destroyed
half the crime of the land; and Geoege Roe,
the great Dublin distiller, could say to him :
“ No man has done me more injury than you
have, Father Mathew ; but I forget all in
the great good you have done my country.”
In a notice of his biography,, in a Lon
don journal, we find the following, which
is too good to be lost, and is known to be
true : In the household of his elder
brother, John, he saw the master touch no
strong drinks ; and the friar used to cite his
brother’s good looks as the result of his
abstinence from strong liquors ; but one
night, very late, the priest had occasion tg
go ipto his brother’s library, and there he
surprised John, all alone, but exceedingly
jolly with the whisky punch he had been
taking, and the prospect, till now uninter
rupted, of taking more. . -This individual
case may the type of many more. We find
restraint in the priest’s presence, but the
pledge disregarded in his absence, and soli
tary quaffing enjoyed the more, perhaps,
because oi its specially illicit character.
' There are many humorous incidents—
many, too, of deep pathos—in this life of
Father • Mathew. We cannot refrain from
quoting a miniature sketch of one Abba
ham Abel, a Quaker from under the shado w
Blarney. Castle, .an excellent but eccentric
man, with some peculiar opinions—one
being a' theory that, in the days before the
flood, man went on all-fours. Who that
knew Cork, five and twenty years ago, can
fail to recognize :; the original, of this de
scription :
“ His toilet was peculiar. He commenced by
cleaning'his own boots and shoes, performing the
operation in a condition of entire nudity. Then he
sponged and brushed his body, after which, a?send
ing an isolated stool, he threw in as much electricity,
by the friction of a sillc handkerchief-on the heels,
as sufficed for the day. Occasionally he fasted
the.whole twenty- four hours to keep down corpu
lency, to which he had no tendency; but his father
had been a remarkably obese, man. Oh one occa
sion his left arm'vexed him by evincing rheumatic
symptoms, and he determined to chastise the insu
bordinate limb. He; said the fellow was a sinecu
rist and waxed wanton, whereupon he made him
work, imposing the duties of brushing clothes, shoes,
&e., until he found the beneficial consequences.
When in business he sometimes sat at his desk with,
a cat at either side of him, and frequently-with a
favorite tom-cat on hißback; tbeir friendly purring,
he would say, made a cheerful music to soothe him
in his labors.”
We sincerely hope that this biography of
Father Mathew may be reproduced here.
Messrs. Sadlter, the leading Catholic pub
iishers of New York, would fiud it
we are confident, to bring it out as early as
possible. The records of a good man’s life
are always acceptable. Pope truly said:
" For point, of faith let graoeiesß zealot, fight,
Hiß can’t be wrong whose life 1b in the right.”
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ble photographic gallery. ... .
To Scker‘-'Wood, Of Philadelphia, Pa., for im
provement in CBBt-irOll building piece!.
To Felix Brunon, of Philadelphia, Pa., assignor
to himself and Joseph M. Naglee, of the same place,
for Improvement In cooling and diaqharglhgferment
ed liquors. ;". N w „
To FrcderiokßT.TluchftUpt, of New York, assignor
to John GK Kerahaw, of Philadelphia, Pa., for im
provement in the manufacture of Btoos.
Kicissue. —To Thomas Ltovelidge, of Philadel
phia! Pa., for .improvement in looms. Patented
Ftbiuary 14,1860. • • , , ~
Design.—To Earnest Kaufman, of Philadelphia,
Pa., for design for a metal tea set.
A Case op Bribery.— A prominent New England
Senator is compromised by evidence going to show
that he received $3,600 for his influence in getting a
person out of the Old Capitol Prison, who had been
confined there on a charge of defrauding the Govern
ment, and for rendering to the same person other
services of a similar nature. The affair haß created
the utmost astonishment among those who have
heard of it. The difficulty of putting a stop to pub
lic plundering is by the high influ
ences which can so often be retained for a small per
centageof the ill gotten gains to screen the culprits
from justice after their fraudulent practices have
beendlsoovered.— rrilmne. •
THREE CENTS
_ SEW YORK CITY.
Coorre.pond.ncB of The Press 3
Nkw York, Dec. 16, tB«3.
TRAITORS AND- PIRATES.
Very naturally, tbe newspapers, since the Chesa
peake affair, have been looking around for some one
on whom to lay the blame of the disaster; and, In
more than one Instance, the revenue officers have
been reproaohed with negligence, and culpable dis
regard of their duties. The fact is, that a revenue
officer has no more authority to make an arrest than
has your correspondent. Even were this privilege
accorded them, their foroe would be insufficient for
the purpose, when the vast number of rebels arriving
here by the Nassau and Havana lines of steamers is
■taken into consideration. The greatest vigilance
has, of late, been exercised in the revenue depart
ment.
TJpon the last arrival of the steamer Corsica, from
Nassau, not only were the trunks, but the persons
of every male passenger thoroughly searched, and
every letter directed ten Northern men, found upon
them, was placed intho custody of the Surveyor of
the Port, and by him scrutinized. Among the pas
sengers were a whole batch ef blockade-running
oaptajns, and men of acknowledged secession pro
clivities, who brought with them the fruits of their
treasonable ventures, both in gold and Confederate
money. Among the correspondence seized was, as
has been mentioned in a previous communication, a
letter of introduction from Gov. Morehead, of Lou
tish a, to Jeff Davis; end besides this, were docu
ments implicating men who, previously, had seemed
above suspicion. In one instance, a “ refugee
Unionist,” from Wilmington, N. C., who has'al
ways made professions of the most uncompromising
loyalty fo the Government, was convicted by letters
found upon his own person, and arrested in oonse
ouence, '
These atefttadts hfever glHve wii&Qut bringing oar
goes of sullen and defiant Secessionists, Who, Bet
tering themselves throughout the oity, are sure of
finding practical aid and comfort among resident
Copperheads. On arrival days there are always
some merchants who evince the greatest impatience
to board the steamer and “ meet their friends,” be
fore the searching of the baggage commences. In
this manner, doubtlessly, great masses of improper
correspondence are conveyed away beneath the offi
cial nose, and without the authorities being the
wiser for it. TbeEe impatient. invariably have friends
on board, from month to month, and by this time
they are pretty well known to the revenue officers.
It is highly probable that they will find themselves
in the toils-before lODg,' and, in such an event, some
pleasant disclosures' may be aeticipated. It is
stated upon good authority that letters to Nassau
are now subjected to a rigid scrutiny, and that the
authorities have already obtained a mass of proof
therefrom, which, at the proper time, will be brought
to bear upon implicated parties. It has been notioed
in certain quarters that the people of Nasßauare:
terribly short of strong shoes, and case upon case of
these useful articles is despatched to them, per every
-Ktvnnrws ■ —wiwss-ewtw-savt-urwsmwvsißS-trwii-iiifl-j^
leaß notorious one that Wilmington is glutted mtui _
shoes, certain speculativeresults may be obtained
which speak highly for the loyalty of our Copper
head city. The number of shippers who “ hope they
are above disloyal practices,” “who know mer
chants who have made fortunes by contraband traf
fic,” and who, “though constantly solicited to in
vest in these ventures, have rejected the propositions
with scorn,” is truly wonderful. Were these men
citizens of a Catholic country, their highmindedness
and inflexible virtue would procure them canoniza
tion and lucrative saintshipa. Self-crucifying prin
ciple is plentiful in these-days.
The capture of the Cheeapeake has occasioned a
general feeling of insecurity among the shipping
companies of our city. Under existing circum
stances, there is literally no protection against the
new class of pirates. It is probable that, hereafter,
some means will be adopted for ascertaining the
contents of all suspicious baggage belonging to pas?
sengers, and that the arm-chests of steamers leaving
this port will be more liberally provided with
weapons of defence than heretofore. The effect of
the rebel venture is already visible upon the busi
ness of American bottoms ; and exporters, as well
as travellers, are showing a decided preference for
foreign ships, in view of the risks which they must
lun by patronizing our own shipping. The best
assurance of protection which the (Government can
give will be by hangingthe Chesapeake pirates, in
the event of their capture by our gunboats, A
short shrift, and the yard arm would do more to
deter traitors from repeating the act than any other
course of procedure.
A STATUE FOR JOHN BRIGHT:
The question of erecting a statue to John Bright,
M. P.j in the Central Park, is being agitated to
some extent among our citizens. Mr. Bright’s gene
rous defence of the Government ever since-the com
mencement of the war has procured him many friehdfe
among loyal men, and there seems some probability
that this idea will be carried into exeeu**°n— It ig
to be hoped that, in such'sn statue will.be
of a more artistic char*-*® 1, the generality of
American na^ure * There is* now in
the a figure of Washington,.inbrown
stone, which has been the’ laughing stock of the
community ever since its erection. Cut originally
-by. some stone-mason, it was purchased by the Com
mon Council av» prcpootoroua-‘price,.the tranßAStion
being a personal and political sop thrown out to some
vagabond Cerberus, at the suggestion of a member.
All otJt monuments and statuary are of the most in
ferior character, and have, in nearly every instance,
been the results of political jobs. A-s Bright’s
statue, if it Is ever procured, will be raised under the
supervision of private individuals of refinement and
taste, there iB some’chance of its being worthy of
the great man whom it is intended to honor;
The Malden Bant Murder,.
[From the Boston Courier. December 16. J
In our yesterday’s afternoon editions we gave
some account of the daring robbery of the Malden
Bank, and the assassination of one of the assistants '
in the establishment, including such details as could ■
be obtained in season for publication then. We now !
give all the particulars of the tragedy, so far as they '
have been developed, obtained from the proper '
sources by our special reporters, who were early on
the spot. The bank is located at Malden Centre, in
the heart of the village, surrounded by stores and
residences. The crime was committed almost at
noon*day, and yet, up to the present time, there is
not a clue of any kind to the perpetrators* The
whole affair • seems to be shrouded in complete
mystery, and altogether the murder was one of the I
most cool and daring that have ever come to our
knowledge. The bank building is a small, one- story
brick structure, fronting on a prominent street, with
a small yard around it, E. C. Converse, Esq .a
wealthy citizen ©f Malden, is president of the bank,
and his Bon, Frank Converse, seventeen years of age,
a promising young man, was the victim of the
murder. He has been for about eight months
employed at the bank as an assistant to the
cashier, Mr. Charles Merrill, remaining in the office
during bank hours, in Mr. Merrill’s absence. It
appears that it has been the custom ;of the cashier
to visit Boston several times weekly, for the
purpose of exchanging his foreign money at the
Bank of Mutual Redemption.. He has usually
left Malden in the half past 10 o’clock train, leaving
the bank at a little past 10 o’clock, and returning in
the half past 12 o’clock train. This was undoubted
ly known to the parties who planned the robbery,
and that, during the times of Mr. Merrill’s absence,
the bank was left in the sole charge of young Con
verse ; and the probability iB that a close watch was
kept on the premises by those engaged in the villainy,
from the time of the departure of the cashier to the
commission of the crime. Yesterday morning the
cashier visited Boston in the half past ten- train as
usual, and left the deceased alone in the bank,
giving Mm, prior to his departure, five thousand
dollars in bills, three thousand of which were of
large denominations, and the balance in small notes.
The other funds of the bank were in thesate, and
this Mr. Merrill locked up, taking the key with him.
At about twenty-ffve minutes past eleven o’clock
Mr. George T. Bailey, a gentleman doing business in
the village, called at the bank to get a check cashed.
He found Converse seated in an arm-chair, outside
: '’tlje bsDk counter, reading a newspaper. On ascer
taining Mr. Bailey’s business, he went behind the
counter, paid him $l7l, the amount of the check,
from the cash- drawer in the centre of the bank desk,
depositing the'check in the same drawer. When
Mr. Bailey left the bank he had sat down a.
writing-desk inside the counter, . with his back
toward the cash drawer, and resumed reading the
newspaper. The next persbn known to have entered
the building, with the exoeption of the assassins,
was a son of Mr. Merrill; the cashier, 13 yeare of
age, who was excused from school on account of ill
ness. at twenty minutes before 12 o’clock. The
school-house was within a few rods of the bank, and
he went immediately there, expecting to find his fa
ther there. Not seeing any one outside the counter,
he passed inside, and there found Frank Converse
lying upon his back on the floor, groaning as if in
great pain. He noticed some blood running from
his head,* and supposing he Had fallen in a fit, he
ran out in search of medical aid, and not finding
either of three physicians residing near in their.of
fices, he called in the assistance of several of the
storekeepers. On their arrival Converse was still
alive, and apparently conscious, but unable to speak,
and in a few minutes after he was raised from the
floor he expired without having been able to articu
late a word, or in any way communicate informa
tion in regard to the perpetration of the double
crime.. 'When taken up his head was bleeding, but
noiprofusely, and as there was but little blood on
the floor, and that all in one place, it was supposed
by those present, a physician not havipg arrived,
that death had been oaused by a fit, and that the
blood came irom a wound oaused by .the fall. Sub
sequently Dr. J. A. Burpee arrived, and found on
examination that the deceased had been shot through
the bead, the bullet entering the left temple, passing
through the head, and coming out below the right
ear.- On a close inspection it was found that the
hair and skin around the temple which the ball had
entered was singed and blackened by powder,.show-,
ing that the pistol must have been held within a
few inches of the young, man’s head when die
charged. No further trace could be found of the
bullet, although a close search was made or the
premises. .
On the arrival of the cashier, ha discovered that
' all the funds he had left in the custody of the de
ceased had been carried off, the check cashed for
Mr. Bailey alone remaining in the drawer. There
was no evidence that any money had been paid out
during the absence of the cashier, except that to
Mr. Bailey j but it is known that deposits were
madelo an amount about equal to that paid out.
No attempt had been made to enter the safe, which I
Is situated in the corner of the room, dose by where
the deceased was found, and the probability is that
the murderer immediately left the bank by tie
front door, after securing what money was in the
drawee The arm of the chair in which Converse
was sitting when Mr. Bailey left him was broken,
and it is supposed that while he was reading his
assassin may have stepped behind the counterquletly
and shot him before he had time to rise. Another
theory is, that the murderer went in, engaged Con
verse in some business conversation at the desk, and
shothim over the top of the counter. Mr. Merrill,
as soon as he could leave bank, came to Boston to
stop the payment of the stolen bills, all, of whioh
were of the issue of the Malden Bank. A meeting
of the directors of the bank was held yesterday af
ternoon, and a reward of $5,000 was offered by t£om
for the arrest of the murderer and the recovery of,
the money, or $3,000 for either the arrest.or recove
ry-of the money, and in addition, to this * reward oi
$6OO is offered by the town of Maldenfor the appre
hension and conviction of the perpetrator of the
crime. .
The Adjutant Generalof theHsrmy (L. Thomas)
haa again broken down under hia labors in orga
nizirg negro troops in the Southwest. He is dan
gerouslyfll, and will be brought borne as soon as bis
condition will admit of it.
Mr Clement Barclay, tbe philanthropist, has
arrived in Washington, from lot tress Monroe,
having failed to got to Richmond for the purpose
relieving the Union prisoners* v
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News from Washington.
COorrespondence of the N. Y. Times. 3
■Washington, Wednesday, Dee. Iff.
GEN. BUTLER TO UNDERTAKE THE EXCHANGE OF
An effort is being made to give to Gen, Butler
full authority to negotiate the exchange of our
prisoners now languishing in Richmond. It is un
derstood here that he has expressed his willingness
to undertake it, and his confidence jo his ability to
effect it. It is, moreover, understood that he wiu be
acceptable to the Richmond authorities as a nego
tiator, and that they will be disposed to treat on the
basis of considering all our captured negro soldiers
not claimed as slaves by their owners on the same
footing.as our white soldiers.
The Senate Military Committee had a long session
to-day, for tbe purpose of considering Senator Wil
son’s amendments to the enrolment bill. It is the
intention of the committee to have the amendments
ready to lay before the Senate , to-morrow, and the
bill at once put upon its passage; The three-hua
dred-dollar clause is stricken out, and exemption* are
made more difficult of attainment. The Senate
will insist that the House shall pass the bill before
tbe recess, as it is to go into effect on the first of
January.’ .
The report of Gen, McClellan, which is now in.
thehandßof the printer, blames the War Depart
ment for the ill-success of his Peninsula campaign.
He says, had he received the proper reinforcements
at the proper time he would have captured Rich
mond. He is reticent about hiß failure to follow up
Dee’s army after the battle of Antietam.
It is understood that he censures Hooker for hU
fight at Williamsburg, and that other officers, whose
testimony before the War Committee damaged hie
reputation as a military commander, reoeive their
distributive share of condemnation.
, CHARLESTON UNDER EIRE.
X letter received here from "an - officer of
the blockading fieet off'Charleston, says that the
shells from Gilmore’s batteries on Morris Island are
thrown !?*« the of Charleston*
and, by the aid of a glass, the locality ana effect of
their explosion are easily discerned. Deserters/
that the city is almost abandoned, persons
except soldiers remaining in the place. -The store*
are all closed and the good* removed. The
one of the principal hotels there, has al
ready beeii Struck three shells. The
house, in consequence, has been closed. Divine
service in the churches wav suspended some > weeks'
since. The poorer classes, who have been driven
out of tb eir houses by our fi re, have erected tempor ary'
habitations three or lour miles back of the city,
to escape its coming doom. Destitution prevails.
Half-rations are issued daily to the poor by the
rebel commissaries.
CHANCELLORVILLE AND CHICEAMAT7GA.
It is probable that resolutions calling for General
Hooker’s report of the battle of Ghanoellorville, and
General Rosecrana* report of the battle of Chloka
mauga, will soon be introduced in the House and
Senate. ' -
[Special Despatch to the New Tork Tribune. 1
Major General Schofield and staff arrived in ther
city last night. The General had an interview with
the President this, evening. No- order relieving hi m.
has been, and probably none will be, issued until a
suitable successor to the command of the Depart
ment of tbe Missouri be decided upon,and also#
new ooinm&nd found for General Schofield.
The question has been raised whether the mem*
ben of the present House of 'Representatives are
legally doing business. The act prescribing an ad«
StffHm OTtfrytCsgcgi paeeed by the last Oonsrew.
teiing upon his duties, to take and subscribe-1
oath abjuring all connection with the rebellion.
This oath was administered to the Speaker and to
the Representatives by States or sections com
mencement of the session, but it was subscribed by
nobody. • v
Every Senator elected since the passage or the
law, except Mr. Bayard, who will soon be efiorded
an opportunity to do bo, has signed the requisite oath.
The Second Controller has, we understand, refused
to pass the accounts of any officer of the G-ovem
ment who has not filed the oath in question.
[From tie Washington Star. ]
REPORTED APPEARANCE OF MOSSBY IN WABH-
A rumor was prevalent on the street this morn
ing, th'fit Moseby, the 1 rebel guerilla, was in the city
yesterday afternoon, and that he was bold enough
to visit a jewelry establishment on'theavenue.
The facts in the case, as we have been able to
learn them, are that' yesterday afternoon an indi
vidual visited the establishment above alluded to
and made a number of purchases. He then desired
to purchase a box,'and his manner creating sus
picion, he was aslred what he wished to do with it.
His reply was that the articles were purchased for
Ifloseby, and he wished to pack them up and get
them out of the city without trouble. This infor
mation waß convened to the proper officer, and de •
tectives were at once placed upon the trail, but the
anest of the party has not as yet been consum
mated.
The Three Hundred Dollar - Clause.
[From ihe Tribune, j
The probabilities decidedly are that Congress will
repeal the three-hundred-dollar clause of the enrol
ment act. The Military Committee of the Senate
are believed to be in favor of doing so, and it is not
unlikely that they will attach a section to that effect
to the amendatory hill introduced by-Senator Wil
son. The other provisions of that Dill will proba
bly he adopted in substance. The following is the
bill as introduced:
Ak Act to amend an act entitled “An Act for Ea
lolliDg and Calling Out the National Forces, And
for other purposes.”. * Approved-March 3d, 1863.
Be it enacted iry the Senate and House of Representa
tives of ihe United States of America, in Congress as-...
_ call upon
fhe eeveral States for such numbers of’men for the
military service of the United States as the exigen
cies of the country may require.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That ir any State
shall fail to furnish, within the time 'designated by
the President, the number of men required therefrom,
the Provost Marshal of the district within which,
any ward of a city, town, or township,or, county,
—when the same is not divided into wards, towns, or
townships,-which ie deficient in its quota is situated,
shall, under the orders of the Provost Marshal
General, make a draft for the number deficient
therefrom; but all volunteers who may enlist after
the draft is ordered, and before it is actually made,
shall he deducted from the number ordered to be -
drafted.
Sec. 3. And be it further, enacted , That, section 3 of
the act entitled “An act for enrolling and calling
out the National forces, and for other purposes,”
approved March 3, 1863, be, and the same is hereby,
repealed, and it shall be the duty of the Board of
Enrolment of each district to consolidate the two
classes provided for in the 3d section of said act.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That any person
enrolled under the provisions of the act approved
March 3, 1863, entitled “An act for enrolling and
calling out the national forceß and for other pur
poses,” may furnish at any time an acceptable sub
stitute, and he shall be exempted from draft during
the time for which such substitute has been ac
cepted. -
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That provost mar
shals, boards of enrolment, or any member thereof,
shall have power to summon witnesses and enforce
their attendance by an attachment in-any case pend*
ing before them, or either of them, and the same
witness lees and costs shall be allowed as may be
allowed in the courts of the United States, and to
administer oaths and affirmations, and any person,
who shall swear or affirm falsely before any provoat
marshal or hoard of enrolment, or before any civil
magistrate, to any affidavit to be used in any case
pending before any provost marshal or board of en
rolment, shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding
$509 and imprisoned not less than six months nor
more than twelve months.
STUYVE3ANT.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted. That copies of
any record of a provost marshal or Board of Enrol
ment, or of any part thereof, certified to as correct
by the provost marshal or a majority of saidEoard
oi Enrolment, shall he deemed and taken as evidence
in any civil or military court in like manner as the
original record; and that the person or persons cer
tifying to the correctness of such record, who shall
knowingly make or certify to a false copy or copies
ol such record, shall be subject to the pains and
penalties of perjury.
Sec. 7.; And be it further enacted That all claims to
exemption shall be verified by the oath of the party
to the tmth of the facts stated, if within his personal
knowledge ; and to his belief in their truth, if not
within his personal knowledge; and the testimony of
any other party filed in support of a claim to ex
emption shall also be under oath.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted, That if any person,
drafted and liable to render military service shall
procure a decision of the commissioners in his favor
upon a claim to exemption, or a discharge from the
examining surgeon procured by any fraud practised
by himself; or by any other person with his know
ledge and consent, or by any false statement or re
presentation wilfully made by himself, or by any
other person with his knowledge and consent, with
the intent to evade military service, or by giving or
agreeing to give to the provost marshal or either of
his deputies, or either of the commissioners, or the
examining surgeon, or to any other person for their
use or benefit, directly or indirectly, any bribe, pecu
niary consideration, or- other inducement, or by
holding out or offering to them any gain or ad
vantage of any kind, such decision or discharge
. shall he of no effect, and the person discharged, or in
whose favor the decision is made, shall be deemed a
deserter, and may he arrested, tried by court-martial,
and punished »b aucb, and shall beheld to service for
the full term for which he was drafted, reckoning
from the time of Mb arrest.
. Sr.c. 9. Andbeit further That any person
who shall procure, or attempt to procure, the dis
charge by the examining surgeon, of any'person,
drafted and liable to render service, or a decision in
favor of , such, person by the commissioners upon a.
claim to exemption by any such means, shall, upon
conviction in aDy District or Circuit Court of the
United States, be punished by imprisonment for the
period for ■which the party was drafted.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That any person
who shall represent, directly or indirectly, to a
drafted man, that he has an understanding or secret
influence with the provost marshal, deputy provost
: marshals, commissioners, or surgeons, or either of
them, or with any other person, through Which he
can procure, or aid in procuring; the discharge of
said drafted men for physical disability; or' the de
cision in his favor of any claim to, exemption, or
who shall promise to procure, or aid id, procuring,
such discharge or decision, through any such Under
standing or influence, or by any similar means, or
who shall receive any money or other consideration
for procuring, or for promising to procure, or to aid
in procuring, such discharge or decision through any
such understanding .or influence, or by any similar
means, shall, upon conviction in any District or Cir
cuit Court of the UMted States, be punished by im
prisonment for the period for which said person was
drafted. - .
: Sec. U. And be it further enacted, That the feeß of
agents and attorneys for making out and oausiog to
be executed any papers in support of a claim for ex
emption from draft, or for any services that may be
rendered to the claimant, shall not in any case ex
and surgeons furnishing certificates of dis
ability to any claimant for exemption from draft shall
not be entitled to any fees or compensation, and that
any agent or attorney who shall directly or.indirectly
demand'd receive any greater compensation for his
services under this act, and any surgeon who shall
directly or indirectly demand or receive any com
pensation for furnishing said certificates of disabili
ty, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction, shall, for every such offence,
be fined not exceeding $3OO, or be imprisoned at
hard labor not exceeding twelve.months, or both,
Recording to the circumstances and aggravations or
be it further enaeted , That any person
enrolied*who shall remove from any ward of a city*
town or township, or from a county where the same
is not divided into wards, towns, or townships, may,
on application to the proper Board of Enrolment,
be enrolled in the place ol residence To. which he has
remt ved, and have hi* name stricken from, the rolls
of his former place of residenceand Boards of En
rolment shall have power to enroll any person
whose name shall have been omitted by the proper
enrollingofficer'.; .
Mjss Hosmkr.-—We are surprised to see in the
September number of the Art JGurnat, in a notioe of
ah-Ei glish sculptor, lately deceased, the following
slur upon this talented lady: ■ .
* l These works attracted little attention beside the
more meretricious charms of the Reading Girl anil
the Xmobia, said to be by Mi»B Hosmer, hut reaUy
executed by an Italian workman in Rome.”
"We presume no one who knows Miss Hoamer
doub'a that the works referred to are the produc
tions of her genius. It iB customary for sculptors,
after having moulded tneir works, to employ work
men to cut them in marble, and the designs of the
architect might with aa muoh propriety be credited
to the mason, as to attribute the conceptions of the
sculptor tu his stone-cutters. The Art Journal should
hove known better than to publish so absurd a.
statement.— Boston Jovial.
prisoners.
THE ENROLMENT ACT.
_ GEN. M’CLELLAN’S REPORT.
Washington, Wednesday, Dec, t 6, fSffff.
Arrival or gen. schufebld and btajetf:
THE ADDITION AX. OATH OF" OFFICE.