A Church Scandal, A BOTBMKTBHDBHT OOWHIDBD BT A YOUNQ LADY . . DUIUNG I‘KAYKII. LFrom the Cincinnati Enquirer. ] During the eervice in the Fark-atreet. Methodist Episcopal Obutcb, located on the corner of Park and liODgwoith afreets, on Sunday morning last, an oc currence took place sufficiently startling‘in its cha- . ranter to produce the most intense excitement. In order that the reader may fully understand the cause of the extraordinary proceeding, >we have deter mined to Rive briefly a narration of the' oonduot of JHarlc E. B.raltz to Miss Penelope E.Jacob for two years back, which resulted in his being cowhided and peppered by Miss Jaoob in the ohuroh eh, Sunday morning. : ' ‘ The first insult’whioh wad offered her by B&rnttz was in the . latter's’House, on the 17£!i of March, - Ss®, when he offered to kiss, her, and made over tures to meet her at Mrs. Bice’s, on Fifth street, and hfi would present her with one hundred dollars, and other presents. Hiss Jaoob was then sewing for Mrs. Barnitz. She forbade him to talk to her in that manner, and said to him, "if you do so any more I will expoie-you.” He promised to do so no more. Soon afier she left the employ of Mrs. 8., Barnitz followed her to and from class and Sunday school, and again made insulting overtures to her. Miss Jaoob found him to be so very offensive that she applied to Mr. Webb, their olass leader, and re quested : permission to go into another class, and finally told WeSb she would not meet in class with auoha man: From delioscy,' she shrunk from fell ting Webb the reason she wanted to leave the class, hlrt went and told his wife, an aged mother in the. church. ' Instead of preferring oharges against Bar nitz, upon the information given by Miss Jacob, the devout class leader,Mr. Webb, drew up charges and specifications against Miea Jaoob. During the summer of 1862, Miss Jaoob was one of the teachers- in Mears Chapel Sunday School, lo catefLon Plum, between Front and Columbia streets. Mr: Barnitz was the superintendent of this sohool. After an insult given to Miss i 3? Barnltz in theoffloe Of the latter, whither she had gone toool leot a small balance due her for sewing, and the in stituUon of the charges, Barnitz, session of ihe school, during the absence of Miss Jaoob, re quested the teaohers to remain afier the sohool was dismissed, as he had a matter to bring before them of importance. At this meeting, the secretary was instructed to communicate with Miss J aoob. In effeot that at a meeting of teachers (five only out of thir teen being present), Mr. Superintendent Bsrnitz in formed the meeting that Miss Jacob had attempted to ruin bis charoater by .circulating falsehoods. Wo deienee being introduced by the acoused, who Was in the country, the meeting of five teaohers decided that she was guilty, and ordered that she be expelled from the -society as a teacher. Miss Jaoob knew nothing of thtße proceedings until her return from the oountry. • . Soon after the action of the Quarterly Conference Miss Jaoob called on the Rev. Mr. Merlay for a let ter; and received one neatly wiitten, setting forth that “-Si.ter Jacob was a full member ia good stand- W” Ac. Miss Jacob has not attended any churoh since October 6,1862. When Mr. Marlay returned to her charges and specifications, it was immediately determined by Miss Jacob’s attorney to enter Buit against Mr. Barnitz in the civil courts, which was dOne in April. The damages are laid at $lO,OOO. The satisfaction and justice which Miss Jucob OX; pccted to receive in’ the court of law being so slow, l she at once decided to 1 take the law in her hands, and in as public a manner as Mr. Barnitz had tra-; duced her name, she proposed to summarily deal with him. Accordingly, on Thursday Miss Jacob wentto a saddlery establishment, on Main street, and purchased a cowhide, the proprietor suggesting to her “ not to whip children with that cowhide.” bhe replied, “No, sir; it is to be used on big ones.” On her way home she purchased a quarter of a pound of cayenne pepper. Without imparting, to anyone her purpose, she got up on 1 Sunday morn ing as usual, took her breakfast, and then dressed forohurch. She arrived, at the ohapel before the services were commenoed, and took-a seat imme-, diately opposite to the one occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Barnitz. Mr. 8., who is the leader or the.singing in the churoh, observed Miss Jacob take aseatoppo site to him and eye him closely. His eyes dropped, and he immediately appeared agitated. He did not slug, the task being assigned-to brother Hidden, ' When the second hymn was being sung all the con-, sregatlon wore on their feet except Mr. Barnitz and; Miss Jacob. They two only remained seated. The first one to kneel was Barnitz, covering his face with both hands. As soon as the Rev. Mr. Hitobcock had commenced his prayer, Miss Jacob deliberately pulled the gloves from her hands, and then untying the whip, which was un der her cloak, drew it out, and walking over to where Barnitz was kneeling, dealt five or six heavy blows aoross his head, face, and hands, each stroke sounding distinctly in every part of the house. The minister ceased prayer, the congregation rose to: their feet, and Barnitz, sUll on his knee, raised up, "and, Beizing the cowhide, wrenched it from her hand, and attempted to strike her, but was prevented by a: Mr. Cunning, who grappled his arme. Miss Jacob then seized him by the hair of the head with her left; land, and with her right washed his face atl over with Cayenne pepper, exclaiming, “Maok Barnitz, you are a black-hearted, cowardly villain, and this is for your lying.” Then turning to Mrs. Barnitz, she said: “You wanted to know who my mother was. She was a decent woman, and I’m not a bas tard, and that is. mo re than you can say.” At this instant some person put his hand over her mouth, when she took another handful of pepper, and, thriving It over her shoulder at him, the crowd, ’ - which were wont to press upon her, soon beat a hasty retreat. A Mr. Eenniok caught her round the waist and pulled her towards the door. MUb Jacob, seeing Mr. Bennick, recognized him as one of her persecutors, and, turning upon him, also washed his face with the pepper. The Bev. Mr. Marlay was seated in the pulpit during all this contretemps. Before quiet was restored and the services could go on, more than half the congregation had left the churoh. A Bogus Army Oeeioer Stripped of his TJni hobm.—Detective King made the arrest- yesterday of a man styling himself “‘Colonel’ William S. Bliss, United States army,” who stands oharged with, abandoning his wife. Bmong other matters it ap peals, on investigation, that the prisoner has for some time past been engaged in raising cavalry regl ' meats, all ot which fell through, leaving the' “colo nel” better off each time, but making,“at the same time, a batch of disappointed creditors.; Bliss has morn an officer'suniform all the while, however, and had the same on when arrested yesterday. He was taken to General Stahnard’s headquarters,-and the officers there stated that he had no right whatever ' to wear the uniform, and that itoughtto be stripped from him. Chief young, of'the detective force, cut . the buttons from bis uniform and stripped the gold laoe from his shoulders. He'was then cent before. Justice Q,uackenbush, who committed him for ex amination,—A". Y, World. Gek. Geakt’s Health An army officer, direct from Chattanooga informed the editor of the Indi anapolis Journal that General Grant is still suffer ing from his fall at New Orleans, has grown thin and stooping, and shows marksof so great a loss of health and strength as to create fears of his re covery, though he still works as indefatigably as ever. >Wben it was announced at Grant’s head quarters that Bragg had been removed, and Hardee put In command of the rebel army, the General quietly remarked: “He is my choioe ” —an opinion that seems to be very generally entertained in both armies. THE CITY • TKe Thermometer. DECEMBER 18,1863. \ DECEMBER IS, 1863. 0 A. M....12M SP. M. 6 A. M.....13M 3E.M. 26 29 1.... .32 1 49K.....46K..;..... .43 . ' WEND. i WIHD. • NW .... W byS ... ~SW I W.by S. .NN W.. Nby W 'Coax,- On, Conflagration on South Delaware Avehtjb—Accidents to Piuejiew akd Others.— About two o’olock yesterday afternoon a lire broke out in the large four story storehouse of Messrs. Shober & Co., No. 712 Delaware avenue, below Almond street. The flame wsb . first dis iovered.cn the ground floor, near the.front door, and not far from the Btairway leading up through the building. There were stored in the first and seeond stories twelve hundred barrels of refined coal oil. The entire lot speedily ignited, and struggling to get vent, considerable'gas was formed, and in a short time the iron-bound doors and window- shutters were blown open. Immense volumes of densely blaok smoke and deeply red flames burst forth iike voloanio fire. The stairway, full of grease, afforded excellent facilities for the progress of the flames, and upward they shot, with frightful .rapidity; so much so, that retreat from thB upper sto . rles was entirely cutoff. At thistime, there were two persons lit the rigging loft or Mr. Bichard Tizzard, in the fourth story. .One of them, a son of Mr.’ T., safely lowered himself from a back window by means of a rope. His fellow-workman'met with the same success by descending from v a front win dow. They came very near being suffocated. The oil belonged to Messrs. Forsyth. Brother, & 00., of Pittsburg,-Messrs. B. Jv and J.'L. Drew, of Phila delphia, Messrs. Maguire ■& Campbell, of Boston, and was stored away by the consignees, Messrs. Shober k Co. The oil was in well made barrels, and designed for shipment to Eastern States and Europe. The loss in this highly inflammable mate rialls $30,000. Fully insured. ’ The third story was used for the storage of ma terials used by.ooopers. Hogshead Bhooks to the value of $B,OOO were piled away in this apartment. They were entirely destroyed. This property be longed to Mr. John Mason, a merchant. Fully in sured. The fourth atoty was occuDied by Mr. Richard Tizzard, a well-known rigger. He lost everything. The full rigging for Jthree veaaela, and all the working tools, were speedily destroyed. It was not possible for either of the men In the loft at the time ihe flre broke out to have saved anything. The first they knew of the fire was.the rushing up stairs of smoke black enough to have darkened the sun. It was as muoh as they could do to save their lives by lowering themselves in the manner stated above. Mr. Tizzard was not insured. His loss is at least $3,000. • • The adjoining Btore, Ho. 712, is also used for sto rage purposes, and is also owned by Messrs. Shober & Co. In the lower story were'flve hundred barrels of coal oil. There was a thick brick wall between this and the store on fire, though both were urfder the same roof. This party-wall, and the well-direct ed efforts -of the firemen, prevented the fiamea getting into Ho. 712. The barrels of oil were rolled out.by t firemen, police, and citizens, to a safe dis tanoe< •!•- ’ * The Beoond story of this building was sto wed with 2 600 sacks of salt, the property of the Messrs. Cope Brothers. It was not removed, and was therefore more or le se damaged by smoke and water. ' On the third floor were : 250 bales of wool, which was removed. It was somewhat damaged by water and mud. This wool belonged to parties in Vestern States, whose names we did not learn. ; The fourth story was unoccupied. The roof or this building was destroyed. The total loss is estimated at $60,000, whioh, excepting the losb of Mr. Tlzzard, :■ Is fully insured in the Koyal, Franklin, North Arne ,, rioa, State of Pennsylvania, American, Delaware, Mutual, and one or two others. The conflagration brought immense numbered people to the scene.- The wind was blowing rfreshly from the north-, . west, and the blaok- column of smoke extended aoross the river until it was lost in the far distance over the soil of New Jersey. It was still burning when we leftthe place, at ten o’clock last evening.- Much of the oil hsd run into the cellar, and the pro bability is it will bum for some time before it 6e ■come. self-extinguished. . / ,’ “ - • ACCIDENTS. There were several accidents at the conflagration,, one or twoof them rather serious. In the early part of the conflagration, a fire company’s ladder , fell, and two small boys, who had no business there, were injured, one of them having a wrist broken. 1 A-member of the Gnod Will Engine Company fell ■ from a shed and injured his baek-seriously. Amem jber of the Schuylkill Hose Company was knooked from the same shed by a stream of water, but he es caped without serious injury. Chief Lyle, of the Fire Department, sent for the •ambulance of the Southwark.Engine Oompauv, to lake the member of the Good Will home, in the north western part ®f the city. The horses ran away, but' were stopped before they had gone far. During their Short flight, however, a young man named George Sawyer, said to be a member of the Good Intent i Hose- Company,' was knocked down,* one of the horses trending upon his forehead, therebytntlicting - a frightful laceration, which it was thought would _ prove mortal. The unfortunate young man was con veyed to. his residence, in the vicinity of Lombard And Fourth streets. The Mercantile Library.—This aclmi loble in*titution has lately undergone extensive, ini* urovementa, and Is reaching a condition of prosper!-, iy thatl* highly gratllylng to; eyery Philadelphian. The r edifice has been entirely renovated, and- the number of volumes increased to such anextent'that no student; H/feraJehr, or man of science can rerer to to thecatalogue without finding what he might most desire. The patronage extended to the libraries of* ‘ thil city has not been as creditable as it ought to be toibemercbant* or moneyed men. what better in vestment could suggestitself than a legacy to apbb -5 ‘ lie ÜbrtWl The good which-it effeotalare lasting and . o -wiid»pread, and it is often a-subjeot of surprise that ■ Übrarles are forgotten in the bequests of the rich. ■* - 'pt'Tne MercantUe. Library is sustained entirely by , llie-indu'stry of its dlreotors and the subscriptiona of i-SSS&iPM.' Slnee'ijtoifoundatiphit hajjTeoelved ' "buthTSw tn the form of a bequest, while the New York Astor and other libraries are sustained solely bv beauests. The Boston Library, whloh contains 126 000 volumes, was founded by a bequest of .$50,000. •jw'th such favotltiwu extended to our popular insti- tution, the Mercantile Library, It would have no, rival for usefulness or solidity in the country. As It is, however, this Llhrhry'ia still seoond in the otty as to the present number of its volumes, and ls lm porting largely through a speeial agent in Europe, who usually sendß monthly consignments, so that before many years the Mercantile will rank second to none in the Union. ■ The selections in this country are' made by-.a oom mittee of the Board, which, meets onoe a week: for the purpose, and purchases are made from aU the principal publishers. When books are popular, 20, 30, ana 40 copies are taken atone time. Under this system the library is fast gaining, not only lnthe number, but in the quality or its volumes. Soholara iormerly passed it by, but now find upon its well filled shelves the best selection of modern literature to be found in this olty, while those fond of light, Reading will find an amount of works of fiction suffi cient to satisfy all tastes. - , A peculiar advantage whloh the Mercantile af fords is: in the number of periodicals and newspa pers. In the newspaper room in the third story are found papers .from every section of the country with which we have mail facilities, as well as from Eng land, the Sandwich Islands, and variou* portions of Europe, and, indeed, of the civilized world. The bound-newspaper department is fast becoming a great feature; twenty or thirty newspapers are now regularly bound, representing America and Europe, and the library, we think, will soon have, if it has not already, the largest collection in the oountry. The chess-room la very popular, and the large num ber of tables are generally In use. A suggestion bss been made that a better Christmas present than a share of this stock oould not be given, and in view of its present and increasing advantages the sugges tion, we think, should be generally acted upon. ' Altai y Contracts Awarded.—The fol lowing contracts have been awarded at the assistant quartermaster’s office: Leslie &. Co., 100 saddlers’ pryers, 33 cents each. L. Cheviser, 200 halter chains, 50 cents each. Henry Learner, 25 cart saddles, $4;48 each. J. W. & Gh A. Kohler, 50 gross tufting buttons, 13 cents per gross* Huleeman, Berry & Baugh, 20,000 pounds harness leather, 4S and 49 centc per pound j 1,000 sides bridle leather, 65 cents per pound. - t James Naulty Son. 1,000 sides bridle leather, 62 cents per pound. . M. Magee & Co., 12,000 pounds oil-tanned leather, 36 cents per pound. HcNcely & Lee., 500 sheepskins, $1 each. W. S. McOomb, 10,000 pounds harness leather, 49 cents per pound; 1,500 pounds harness leather, 49 yi cents per pound. • V V’ '' W. P. wilstaeh & Co., 60 gross halter bolts, 65, cents per gross; 15 dozen frames window-glass (car riage). oval. 41 15 per dozen. Thomas Potter, I,Boo'yards enameled doth, $1,47 Beoher, 2,600 mule collars, sl.3B‘to $1.68 e *W.' T- Hacseil & Sons, 600 saddle trees, 3X cents each; 6 000 pounds harness leather, 49 oents per ' ,< Fte?d & Hordie, 26 portable forges, $34.10 each; 25 portable forges, $44 20 eaoh. Christmas Dinner.—Persons who have the means tolspaie may send turkeys, chickens, &0., to the barracks, at Fifth and Buttonwood, for a Christmas dinner. The necessary cooking can be done at the barracks. The soldiers here, we believe, have seen service in the afield, and ought to have a good dinner. . . The usual dinner on the return of merry Christ mas will be given to the oceupants of the Bedford street Mission House. The necessaries to make a first-class dinner are respeotfolly solicited by the missionary. Ladies’ Fair — A fair is now being held at the St. Joseph’s Orphans’ Asylum for the benefit of the orphans of that institution, many of whom are the orphans ot fathers killed in the present war. The objects of the fair appeal in the strongest man ner to the benevolent, and our citizens can do no better aotion than to donate such articles as will ad vance its purposes. ~ The institution is located at Seventh and Spruce streets. . General Washington’s Chairs.—-A gentleman in this city/ in''possession of six solid walnut chairs, which once belonged to G-en. Wash ington, as will' be seen under the head of u Holiday Advertisements,” now oftfera them for sale. The gentleman offering them is well Known, and the fact of the chairs having been the property of Washing ton is indubitable. Pound Dead.— A man named William Sioussa, aged’fifty years, was found dead ,in bis room, Third street, above Union, yesterday morn ing. The deceased was an engraver by trade, and worked at Fourth and Chestnut streets. HU death is attributed to disease of the heart.. He is sup posed to have relatives in Washington, D. U. Change of Surgeons.—Surgeon Edward; Shippen, U.S.A., recently in charge of the army; hospital at Twenty-fourth and South streets, has been ordered to report for duty at Louisville, Ky. He has been succeeded by Surgeon C. N. Chamber l*in, U, S. A.r-lately in charge of Camp Letterman,: Gettysburg, Pa. • • Anniversary.— The twenty-eighth anni versary ol the Home Missionary Society will be celebrated in the u Old Pine-street/’ Church to-mor row evening. Several addresses will be delivered. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Supreme Court at Nisi Pritis—Justice "Strong. Wm. Benoit a minor, by his next friend Henry Renni vs. Jos. W. Thompson This was an action to recover damages for injuries sustained by the alleged negligence of the defendant. It appears from the evidence that, on the 4th of July last, the defendant was oltting. in his own doorway-engaged in extracting the charge from a revolver. - While thus occupied* an extra containing: the news of the battle of Gettysburg was handed-to him, and while reachingrfor it his'pistol exploded and. the plaintiff, who was standing close by, was shot through-thecheek. -tbe bail lodging In the bach of the head,- from whence it has never been extracted; Hence this suit for damages. '.Thedefence set up.was that the shooting was purely accidental, and could not be guarded against. Justice Strong charged the jury at aboat two ; o’clock and they retired, but had not agreed noon a 1 verdict at the adjournment of tne court The case of Powers vs. the Second and Third-street Passenger Bailway Company, was also called, but a fait jury could not be obtained, and it went over until Mon day morning. , ' * District Court in Bauer-Judges SUarswoocl, Stroud, and Hare. - IMPORTANT CASES—THE LEOAIrTEKDER’-ACT AJO> THE REVENUE ACT... , . McTvine.vs. Sailor et al. This was an action brought , to recover the sum of $285 in lawful-silver money of tne United States of America, each dollar we 1 ghing seven tan pennyweights and_sdx grains at least, being the? half-yearly portion of a ground rent of $570 reserved in a certain deed executed between the parties in 1839. The half-yearly rest fell due on the first of April, 1563, and on the third of April the terre-tenant tendered the amount Hereof in United States Treasury notes, which the plaiutlff refused to accept, demanding silver dollars according to ths covenant. This suit was afterwards in stituted, and a declaration-bt-ing filed by the plaintiff, the defendant pleaded a tender of the rent in lawful money of the United fctates. The plaintiff replied that the defendants did not tender in silver dollars, but in promissory notes or paper money of the United States,issuid under the acts of Con gress of February 25th, and July 11th, 1862, to the nomi nal amount on their face of S2SS, hut not-being of equal exchangeable value with the silver dollars, but of much less exchangeable value, to wit: of 40 per cent, less ex ; changeable value. To this the defendant filed a special demurrer, avering that the said notes, so issued under the said acts of Congress, and so tendered by the said defendants, were lawful money, and a legal tender in payment oi said debt. On this demurer the case came befurethe court for decision. Geo. M. Wharton, Esq., appeared for the plaintiff, and Geo. W. Harkins, Eiq., for defendants. ' Bone vs. Trott. Tula was an action of scire facias sur mortgage. The mortgage was for sl2,Qoo;and the condition of the bond which it was given to secure was for the payment of * * ihe just sum of $12,000, lawful sil ver money of the United States of America, &c. Oh the day before the writ issued the defendant tendered the amount in the notes of the United States, which by the act of Congress of 26th of February, 1862, were made ,a legal tender for ail debts, and tendered, also, the in terest-due and the cost of entry of satisfaction. The plaintiff refused to receive if*. The parties then agreed on a case stated, the questions being: - - - 1. Whether the plaintiffs had a right, since the act of Congress of February 26,j562, to require payment by de fendant inlawful silver money or were they bound to accept the said notes of the United States, which, by act. of Congress, were made; a legal tender for all debts generally. . - - 2. If the court Bhould be of the opinion that the plain tiffs were bound to accept said notes; then whether the amount tendered was sufficient?—whether the defendant should not have added a sufficient amount of such notes as to make the tender equivalent to la wfal silver money? If the court should bs of opinion. that the . tender was sufficient, then judgment to be entered for the defendant; If otherwise, judgment to be entered for plaintiffs. Jas. W. Paul and R C McMurtrie, Esqs., appeared fo?- plaintiff, and Beniamin 11. Brewster, Esq., for defend ant. The argument will be continued on Monday, by Mr. Brewster. >- . ■. 0 = ■ : • Dolores Emma McCready, executrix, &c., vs. George Callaghan, Jr., and Robert Callaghan. This was an amicable action cf assumpsit, and the parties agreed upon a case stated for the opinion of the court, embracing the following statement of facts:. That on the 2Ut of February. 1863, the defendants agreed to purchase of ihe plaintiff certain rest estate in the borough of Norristown, late the estate of Thos. McCready, deceased, and in pur suance thereof the property was put up at public sale and bid on ,by the defendants at $95,400. The defendants caused a deed to be prepared by” their counsel without putting on the United States' stamps, and offered it for execution, , when the plaintiffs demanded that the defendants should pay for the Btamps This the defendants refused to do, but contended tbat, under the agreement, the plaintiffs.were bound by law to furnbh the stamps at their own ex pense. The plaintiffs then, under prolest, paid. $lBO for the stomps, and put them on the deed and cancelled them. It is further admitted. that, Bince the. United States law requiring stamps to bs placed on.deedah.a3 been in operation, the conveyancers of this city have re- S aired purchasers of real estate to for the.stamps. f, under thecontract and this staie of facts, the Court is of opinion that the defend ants were bound to pay for the stamps, then judgment to be entered in favor of the plain tiffs for $lBO, otherwise judements to be entered for de fendants; Constant.GuUlou and J. B. Ch&pron, Liqs.. for plaintiffs, and A. V. Parsons for defendants. . TEC B PO LI OS. Gamaliel Vancott* We published a short time since an account of a swindling operation practised on a colored contraband, by which he was defrauded out of the sum of $53. We briefly, stated, that the whole transaction was simi lar'to the .method as adopted:by Gamaliel Vancott, one of the most celebrated confiaence-men that ever’ came under-the. notice of the. police‘force.. A num ber of persons have sent communications to the Press office, desiring to obtain a knowledge of the man ner in which Yancott conducted his business. The publication of the process will put the community on guard. The rebellion will be the base of operations; re fugees, contrabands, and' others from the Smth, who now swarm the JSortb, may come in for a share of du plicity of some smart swindler. A full publication of the modus operand! adopted by. Y»ncott is thus publicly recorded by Mr. Bulkley, the presiding officer at the Cen tral Station. Yancpti is known in the police annals as a coi fldence man. lie made hi* first'appearance in Phila delphia^'April. 1843, and succeeded in defrauding a number of oub citizens.. In order to batter understand his mode of procedure, we- copy one of his original let ters. It reads as follows; Mr; 3. D.,Dear Sib: With deep regret I write these' lines to inform you of the death of your esteemed cousin, J.D., son of P. D., who was born in the town ofß., county Tyrone. Ireland, about nine mileß from Perry. He stated that he was in Philadelphia, North America, at your home in Eighth street, near Spruce, in 1817, and he told you his name was D. He told me he saw your wife* .and at that time you had two boys, if his memory was right He promised to call again, but his business was so that he could not. Ee stated that your father's name wasP., and your mothers name Mrs. Margaret. He likewise told me that he was about five years old when you came' to’America. I-have requested the bearer, my father-in-Jaw, to inquire particularly and, findyou ont, if still living. He(D Jarrivedin Liverpool on the 17th day. of'Octobcv, IS:4, and went to Man chester and purchased some toods.to bung to America. I have requested Mr. W. 8., my father-in-law. of county, Georgia, near to. Augusta, to be.weli , satisfied before he puts you in possession of the property left" jou by the will of your cousin. . He died on the loth ’ November, *1854, aged thirty-one years. -Sir,.? I wishjo state he was sick in his bed twenty-two days. He died of consumption, in the Catholic faith, The goods he has left you by his will is as follows, viz. :• 1 r • , Of broadcloths; first quality. .s,eo2yard#. Moreen shawls, large size.... 1,2«. Moreen »hawls. small .size, .v..»......• Sto, Threadlace veils, of the first quality 1,436, Silkvelvet patterns. 71,. And one chest of wearing apparel.r , . - . You will have to pay the duties and for tne transporta tion of the above. On.»receiying,them i you will please give inv father-in-law ft receipt in my name* and write to me immediately, and I will send you a copy of said will. Direct to No. fiS South Hampton street, Liverpool. I wish you.to treat the hearer with: respect- ' ■ , Yours truly,. . P. fITC., Executor.- The father-Si-law alluded to in-thie letter was no other personage than Gamaliel himselfr-The party ad dressed “was* not forgetful to entertain the stranger. Vancott 'put • oh'dhe * •piously inclined,’. for he said : grace at table*, and adopted family worship while under .his victim’s roof,-who suffered in the sum of j>oy duties witK •■-.•ln the letter reference is made to the payment of the dutlet upon the goods: this' was con trary to the ueual mode of procedure. In most instances he »poke of their being smuggled; ;■ "We have known both in Philadelphia and iflew i York, the whole aimy- of “tide waiters,” --*‘water bailiffs,” “day and-uight inspectors.” and .“Deputy United States Marshals,” to almost empty the.livery stables of fleet. ..•horses, so,eager were they in the scent of G&ma •lieVs myth—hunting the locality where the goods, were'stored, according to programme. 4c. Every point • the letter copied, relating to fttmily matters,* was? truthful. How, in all the letters and ramifications of. details offamily history, Vancott was enabled always to maintain a tiuthful story. it a mystery. . Some par ties liytd ana died in India, tome in China. Prance, •Germany, 4c.. in all of which the points of history, re-, lationship; little circumstances attendant upon visits to this.country,r.Bickness_and death, 4c., in: truthfulness' 1 waß a marvel, and tended greatly to Vancott’s success .• At pretent he occupies apartments in the county prison— the-result of his latest feat as .co nfidence man. ; ■' ■ The Diamond[Cr6si,i _ . - It seems that the diamond cross, worth $l2OO, that fell through a skylight, having been accideulally droppad by Mr. Isaacs, was pickedin tue second story of the bnildine. and not in Mr. PauUtan'a place, in the Ural jjtoiy,. -ll ww toW.' ; PHILADELPHIA BOARD 07 TEA2>K/ iStASL B MORRIS JB ” [ooMMTTTBa of ran Mouth. JOSEPH C. GRUBB. \ Atv T hb XBBOHANTS’ BZOHAHOM, PHILADELPHIA. Jhip Torawanda, Julius, .-.Liverpool, Jan 25 Ship Philadelphia CBr),Poole flhiD The Craigs, Baker. ♦ Liverpool, soon IXMe«o r ffciD M -r Rio Janeiro*°bec IS Bark Meaco, Clark...; Klo janeira. v&c u Brig Marie Louise (Bwed). Almeida- ■ v • • Dairy T.iii#, i)nv.«..•»*...•»♦• *-»Matanzßs, soon Schr FCoffin, Coubpub * ■ * * ■ soon PORV OS' PHILADELPHIA, Deo* 19, 1861- SUN —7 24 I SUN SETS. 486 HIGH WiTE8.M.^....«W.%.K4.4..4^-M44P W 4 838 Steamship Norman. Baker, 30 hours from Boston, with mdse .and pateengera to Henry Winsor h Co. Passed in the bay'and river. 6 barks, 17 brigs, and a large • of seboonere, all upward bound. Bark John Trucks,Taylor. 20. days from New Orleans, with sugar and molasses to H Simona. - Bark Ann Elizabeth. ; Norgrave, 15 .days from Turks Island, with salt to Wm Cummings & Son. ' Bark Union, Beard, from Pernambuco’ 17th ult, with -suasr to Lewis A Damon. . ' . BrJg Essex, Bain, 19 days from Cardenas, with molasses to EC Knight fr Co. , m v r, Brig Sarab. Crowell, Crowell, 19 days from. Tatis Lsl* ' and. with salt to Wm Bamm & Son. . . Brig H Davies (Br). Campbell. 11 dayft. from Prince Edwards Island, with oats to C C Vsn Horn Brig Redwood. Boyle, 13 days from Havana,With mo ‘ laFees to Geo Bolmoutb. - ~, - ... Brig Clio (Br). Grant. CO days from Marseilles, with Wool to J E Bazley fit Col . . ’ j _ Brig Albert (Br). Darnabr. 20 days from-Demerara, with tnußs and molasses to Thos'Wattaon & Bona. . gchr George J Weaver. Tunnell. 2 days from Indian River, I)©], with corn to Jaa L Bawley « Co. ‘. 6chr Chief -Townsend, 1 day from. Indian River, Del, With ccrn to Jas L Bewley & Co.. Ecbr Freemason. Fnrman, 1 day from Indian River,' Del. With corn to Joo L Bewley & Co. • • Scbx O.ivlavFox. l day from Odessa, Del, with grain to Christian & Co. fib Schr J Burley, Shaw, from Newbern. • Schr Mary Ann Megee, Megee, from Nowbern. Schr Geo R Conover, Jones, from Bridgeton. Steamer C Comstock, Drake, 24 hours from New York, with mdse to Wm M BaLr'd fit Cc. • - _ . - ... Steamer Tacony, Pierce, 24hoursfromNew York,with mdse to W M Baird A Co. __ , - Steamer Anthracite, Jones. 24 hours from Now York with mdse-to W M Baird fit Co. ■ . Steamer Buggies, McDermott, 24 hoars from' N York, with mdse to w P Clyde. CLEARED Biiglhos Walter, Westerdyke, Martinique, Jauretche & Lavergne, - r , -Schr Village Gem, Haylin, Boston, J E Bazley & Co. • Schr Mdry A Newbern, Tyler fit Co. Sclir J Burley, Shaw. Newbern, .... . ao ' SchrOeo R Conover, JoneSi Alexandria, do ■ Schr Hiowatba. Disney. New Orleans, do - Schr Austin, Parsons.-New Orleans, '. - do Schr Jas Hoffman, Abbott, Alexandria, do . Schr L D Garrai d. Fenton, Alexandria, do. Schr J M Vance, Sooy. .Alexandria, do Schr Sidney Ifrice, Godfrey, Pensacola, D/S Stetson fit D Smith, Williams: Hampton Roads, Com S A A SoSr S *AnnCarlet, Perkins, Boston, Blakiston, Graff fit C 'Str .T S Shriver, Dennis. Baltimore. A Groves, Jr, Str New York, Fultz, New York, W P Clyde. (Correspondence of the Philadelphia Exchange.) LEWES, Del., Disc. 16—P &L • In addition to the vessels at the Breakwater reported in my last are the folio wine: Ship l*ater«Mayhew; bark Milo, -in bal last for New York; brigs Redwoodrfrom Havana for Philadelphia, and Rena, from with logwood and fustic fordo. • Tr Yours, fitc., AARON MARSHALL. Liverpool, January—, 1855. letter bags Marine: inteijl-igencr. ARRIVED. MEMORANDA.. Ship Kate Prince, Libby, hence, was discharging, at Acapulco 9thult. • . » . Steamship Atlantic, Maury, from New York, at Aspin- OMef, Harding, at Boston 17th inst from. New Or- Elmira, Norton from St John, N B, for thia port, sailed from Salem 16th inst. - ' ~, \ ' . Schr Crisis. Renear, hence at Newport 15th.inst. Schr Ruth HaJsey, Penny, sailed from New Bedford 16th inst for this port. - • ' . „ t • _ V , i Ecbr E MDyer, Rich, hence for Boston, at Holmas’ FoEseit. Thorndike, from Calais for this port,at Newport 16sh inst. , Schr Prank Herbert, Rich, cleared at Boston 17th uist for this port. : . - ' MARINE MISCELLANY. -- -• The crew of the ship W S Lindsay.asliore on the. West Bank, have left her, and .report that .the water is over ber upper deck at high tide. MIMTARY MOTICBB. M GENERAL BEORUITING OFFICE, || *. No. Oil CHESTNUT STREET. fWBEChuiTS Wasted fob all the gallant dU. OLD ARTILLERY, C IVALRY, and'INFANTKY EEQIMENTS Now in Sorvice,-Baised in this State. - A'ewGOOD MEN wanted for the SECOND ARTIL LERY (Fortification),ll2th Regiment P. V., A. A. GIB bOK, Colonel Commanding. , ~ , The Batteries of .'tbis faithful old Regiment have been assigned to posts of honor, and at present are occupying the moat important fortifications in . the defencea of Washington City. . ♦he following bounties are given: To Veteran-Volunteers .$652 ** 652 $826 cash befoi e leaving the General Rendezvous. In addition to the above; all authorized Ward and Dis trict bounties are givemat this office.; - ' Now is the time to enlist; choose a good Regiment; se cure the large bounty: serve under officers of experience, and avoid the impending draft. : • CHAB. N. CADWALOADER, f- de!9 . 'v Captain, end General Recruiting Officer. - u TO MEN OF COLOR I—YOU ARE m ' NOW OFFERED • V? $250 BOUNTY, by the City'of Philadelphia, to enlist in the army of the United States for three y*are or the war. - Congress iB about .authorizing the Pay, Rations, Ad vance Pay, and Bounty to COLORED TROOPS to be placed on the same footing as other troops: You now can have no sound objection to entering; into the service of your country. Bally, then, with alacrity. ; Come forward and enlist Join the armies of the Republic, and fight for the Union and for the __ T ' - EMANCIPATION OF YOUR-'OWN RACE. ‘ - The attention of all is fixed on you.men of color.. You have said,: “Give us.thesame bounties and the same pay. as white soldiers receive, and. we will show: the world that we too canbe patriots,”- These inducements are now offered to you, and henceforward you ar« oa trial before the world.- . . . .• ; ; In July last you '‘Resolved, We, the colored people ofPhiladelphia in mass meeting assembled, do most em phatically and unitedly express our firm belief that we not only ought, but may'and will raise a faU-regiment of ten companies of eighty men each, of coloted volun teers for the United. States • service, within- the next ten days, in our own city of Philadelphia. ” Letthat pledge be redeemed. But more than that, the colored people of Philadelphia are able to fnrnish'three regiments from their own numbers within thirty days. Will it be dona? .Colored men of Philadelphia,.you are invited in call at the rooms of the SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE, No. 1310 CHESTNUT Streat, to be mustered into the ser vice of your country, and receive tee . -BOUNTY OP TWO HUNDRE i> AND FIFTY DOLL IRS. By order of the Committee for Recruiting Colored Troops. . , de!9l2t t CORPS OF HONOR, U. S. A. Headquarters Recruiting Seryioh, Ihvalid Corps for Philadelphia. . . > 343.3ou£h.THIRD Street, Philadelphia, Pa. ' SOLDIERS honorably discharged on account of all ability will aoply for Information or enlistment In the ...... ; 'INVALID CORPS at this Office, or to any Provost Marshal appointed under the Enrolment act. Pay and allowances, excepting bounty and pension, same as in U, S. Infantry. E* W. MATTHEWB.: ' Major Ist Pa. Art. and Supfc. R, S. Invalid Corps for Phi* ladeiphia. »■■ : • aufi-sa&tntf j. HEADQUARTERS OF PROVOST OR MARSHAL FIRST DISTRICT, PENNSYLVANIA, T|l 345 South THIRD Street. Philadelphia, December 7th, 1863. Whereas, complaints have been made that errors have : occurred in the enrolment of the National forces by the omiision of names'as well as improper enrolments. Public attention is called to the enrolment lists now posted oh the corners and elsewhere. First. The name of any person omitted may be added to these lists, and citizens are requested'to notify the Board of Enrolment of such omissions in order that the operation of the draft may be just and uniform. ‘ _ • Second. Any person, enrolled may appear before the Board before December 20, 1563. and show satisfactorily - that he is not and will not be: at the time fixed for the next draft liable to military duty on account of alienage, non-residence , unsuitableness of age, manifest per manent disability, and . have his name stricken off. Thefe.appllcations must be made between 9A. M and. IP. M. Oth.tr hours for general business Exempted: parties, whose names are'on theselists; need notap- —All persons are cautioned against defacing or tearing down the" enrolment lists posted on the. cor ner a,as theae bills are watched, and any person detect ed in violating this order will be arrested and punished by military law. • ■ WM. E. LEBMAN, Captain and Provost Marshal First District, Pa. ' N I? •—Proprietors of Public Houses will be famished - with the enrolment lists,'to he exposed for public exami nation, by application at these headquarters. , deS-tf f WANTED, FOR THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (a varied and exciting life by sea and l&nd), six hundred able-bodied men to perform the duties of a soldier at our Navy Yards and aboard United States ships-of war on foreign stations. Better compensation than the army. Aship-of-wai; is a comfortable’home. The Marine Corps is the best equipped Ihfantry in the service. Prize money in abund ance. , ■ , Two dollars will be paid to any one who brines an ac cepted recruit to this office. For all other infoi mation apply, dally, at. the only regular and long established Marine Recruiting Ren de&oous in the city* at N0.'311 South FRONT Street,- below, Spruce, between the hours of nine nnd three •o'clock. JAMBS LBWIS, Captain and Becrultiuir Officer,' No. 311 South FRONT Street. . r OFFICE OF THE GUARDIANS OF ■yj THE POOR, Ho.- 42 North SEVENTH Strelt. • Phil ad slpiti a; Dec 16,1863 All persons having claims.against this. Department will present them on or before the 23d inst.: and tho*e having warrants drawn in their favor will call and re ceipt for the same. Any failure to comply wilV cause parties great delay, . CHAS. T. MILLEB, - ‘ r del7-3t Secretary. • PUSTIC ADORNMENTS FOR HOME'S JAoftaste. .-v : "Wardian Cases with. GrowingJPlants. . : Fern -Vases with Growing Plants, lyy Vase* with.' Growing plants. Hanging Baskets with Growing Plant?, Fancy Flower. Pots. V Orange Pits,all sizes. Cassoletts. Renaissance. , Caryatides. 'Louis XlYths. ; Classical Busts in Parian Marble.. - Marble Pedestals and Fancy Brackets. - Terra Cotta Vases; all sizes. .. Lava Yaees, Antique. Garden Vases, all sizes. _ ' Statuary and Fountains. ■ ■ ; , Choice and select articles for Gifts, imported and manu factured for our own sales- For sale ac. retail, ojr to the trade in Quantity. : AA -i. < de!4-tuth satf 1010 CHESTNUT Street. DR. FINE, PEACTIGAL DEN. for the last twenty yew*; Sti below Third, Inserts the, most beautiful TEETH of thi age, mounted on fine Gold, Platlna, Silver,-Vulcanite. Coralite, Amber, &c., at prt«ea, forneat;andsubetanti*l wort, more reasonable than any -Dentistinthis «ty o? State! Teeth pinned to last *for life. Axtjlcial.Teetl repaired to suit. Ho pain in extracting. All .work w ranted to fib Reference, best families. • jyl-fta Removal john o. bakes, Wholacala Brngslst, h», removed to girest. Psrtieul&r sttentlon Is- asked -to ■ JOHN 0. BAKES & CO.’S COB-LIVES OIL Having taeraatod facilities in this new establishment for manufhstnrini and bottling, and the avails of fifteen years.’ ezyerlone, fn tlie business, this brand'of Oil has advantages oyw all others. • and recommends ItseH. Constant suppii« aro obtained from :the ftshories. fresh, pure, and swest, and reeelvt the most eareful personal attention of uu original proprietor. The insreasihg demand and wide spread market for it-make tta flguxea-low. and affonl neat advantages-, for- those buying in large-(man fitles. - MRS. JAMES BETTS’ CELEBRATED I*l SUPPORTERS FOR LADIES, and the only Su»« sorters under eminent medical patronage* Ladies and Physicians'are respectfully jeauested to on Mrs. BETTS, at her residence, 10 30 WALNUT Street Philadelphia, (to avoid'counterfeits.) Thirty thousand invalids have been advised by their physicians to use her acpli&sees. Thoseonly are genuine bearing the united States copyright; label* on the box, and signatures, and also on the’Supporter»,lWith testimonials.' ocld-tuthstl MAESHALL’S. pine-tree tab - TKYTHEM! Tor Coughs, C #l d». They are very pleasant andeffectnal, neatlv put up in sliding eases, convenient for the pocket, Soildat 15 and 25 cents per tiox (25*cehl boxes cheapest) by Druggists oalv by n026-thBtulm&W4t <I -- -S: ------- - - -- ‘ 13 BASS STENCIL 'ALPHABETS M. J. MBTCAM 1 * BOX. • . ftSX SALEM STBBET, BOSTON. MASS. . The only manufacturer* in the United States, of Bran Alphabet* and Figure*, to any great extent, or la axy t at the lowest cash miois, Al*o. the BESTOF INDELIBLE STBNGIL INK, very «hea>. Stencil Die* and all kinds of Stencil Stock. InQulrleaoi erdexs promptly attended to. ■ o*?’* 1 * WORKS; 2-lnch Pipe per 3 feat length, M. 2 ' >}. :•«" .. ’• 40. 5 .. ” “ «o. .. Wa Vra prepared to furnteh-STOna WAKBBKAI* traps, bends, and other connection*. . iSKtml dtecouat to th. 4 BHoAlft THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIAN SATURDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1863. fSra LILLIE’S SAFES—IN LINE OF Hgl!3 BATTLE KKADY JFOR ATTACK IK FRONT. FLANK, OB EBAK; „■ “ ' ' -. ’ ’ ARTICLE SECOND. ' ' ‘ | In mydrst article (see Dispatch. Press, and Inquirer, of this week), I addressed myself to the authors of the very unusual and ungentlemanly attack Uo apply no 1 harsher epithets) published in a number of papers of, last week and headed ‘‘Lillie's Safes Blown Open," &c. ; -Why this attack was made in au anonymous form, without signature, when its paternity Is so palpable. I 1 will leave the public to judge, -fu this article I propose i to take up somewhat in detail the charges and allega tions made in this attack. The first charge 1b “ that those New York humbuge. who advertise LLUie's-Safas say that they are the only'safe) that stand fire. "' Tnis is untrue. There are many sheet-iron safes of different makes that, under favorable jfijcumstanoes, save the 'written matter, and frequently the whole content s, whoa the heat Is not too severe. N But my claim is (and I so advertise) that the chilled'iron safe is the only strictly : Fire and Burglar-Proof Safe combined, as usually sold for Mercantile Safes = , When 1 say my Chilled Iron Safe id burglar proof, I do not say they, cannot b 8 got into in any roanrier; but. on the contrary, I say they can he sledged, and broken. I also say they are generally and usually drill-proof; and ; Impervious to ’any cutting Instruments, as -has been proved in any number of tests. I say, further, that any safe not drill-proof is not, nor can it bo,burglar-proofias it it practical for the burglar to use the drill or chisel, but not the fledge. - * - - : - • - ■ The.next'declaration Is that there is not one of.. Lillie’s Bank or Mercantile Safes that cannot be drilled and blown open in the same manner as the one at Wllkse barre. This is a broad declaration, without a shadow of fact to sustain it; and that its truth or falsity may* be at once understood and appreciated, I now request any of my patrons in the city. of-Philadelphla, having my ; Chilled Iron Safeß.to solect the best mechanic of their ac quaintance, and have the Safe thoroughly tested with the beat and mbßt perfect drill or cattingfnstrQmeutfthat can be procured; and if in any case the Safe is not pro : non need thoroughly and fairly drill-proof, I will furnish a Safe that is, or- refund the money if there is any other 1 Safe that can be found to stand more resistance. As to the proposition to send a committee to Troy to see how many over twenty of Lillie’s Safes were burned up, I -have replied already; but I here offer one certificate signed by- twelve prominent business men. This cer tificate .speaks for .itself, as to the result and the com parative merits of Lillie's and other Sifes. fl have also certificates from fall other parties having Lillie’s Safes in the Troy fire, entirely corroborating the statement made iu this certificate as to tbe comparative merits of Lillie’s Safes with .other?, which can be examined any time at my office Trot, N TVMay 14 1f62. The nndersUned, using LILLIE'S CHILLED AND WROUGHT - IRON FIRE AND , BURGLAR-PROOF SAFES, at the time of the late disastrous fire in this city, would etato that our Safes were subjected to a severe test by fire, the heat varying in intensity, according to the locality and surroundings.. The time they were ox* posed to the fiery ordeal, unprotected by water, varied from twenty-four to hours. We would say that our money; papers, .books, «Stc., were well pre served, and the Safes are suitable for farther use. By comparison with-Safes" of other manufacture. equally exposed, we have no hesitancy in recommending Safes of Lillie’s manufacture to the public on their demon strated merit as entitled to unparalleled confidence-as fire-proofs. . ~ James Kenyon,' ",McCoy & Beadle, S. Bachelor, Denio b Frelot,* - S. 0. Gleason. Coon & Van Valkenburgh, - GatesH. Barnard, Walsh, Petit, a Anthony, Percy & King, S. S:McCiare, W. D. Hafcht, ' DH. Snyder. As to the Wilkeabirre robbery, I now offer Mr. W. G. Sterling’s statement, which-I think quite as reliable as the statements of my opponents or their agents: Banking and Exchange Office of W. G. Sterling, Wilkesbarue, Luzerne Co., Pa,, Nov. 26,1863. Lewis Lillie, Esq.— Dear Sir: In answer to your letter making request for the particulars of the robbery in my office, I would say. that the Safe blown open was an or dinary Mercantile Safe, and ,not a Bank Safe, as was generally supposed. The-burglars had every opportu nity for operating, as the Safe was in my back office, which was of easy access from several points at the rear, and, as there were no persons sleeping within some distance of m3' office, and as there was no watchman or police that , frequented that neighborhood, they could' •work without fear of detection. Persons-living on the opposite side of the street report hearing two separate ana distinct explosions: afeo, others distinctly heard the burglars at work while boring: but as there was a stable directly in-tlie rear of my office, the noise of. the dril ling was attributed to the horses, and no attention was paid to it. The burglars entered my back office by pry ing open the window-shuttere and lifting the sash, which must have given them but little trouble, as Both shut ters and window-sash are of the kind usually used on uweliings. Learning from your agent that Ihe Safe I was using was not intended for bankers' use, and that it was inferior to'those S'ou manufactured for banking pur poses—having no inside burglar box or safe, and being of lees thickness, &c.— I had some time since concluded to get one of your regular Bank Safes, with inside bur glar safe, andhad, in fact, written a' letter to you, be fore the robbery, to that effect, but had not sent it at that time. -Ary Kafe was one that had bean made. several years, and was cot as hard or well chilled, in my opi nion, as those lately sold by you in this place; also having on the old lock. . , You will please lend me one of your best No. 2 Bar glar and Fire Bank-Safes, with inside bnrglar safe, as, notwithstanding this occurrence, I am still of the opinion that your Safes .offer greater resistance to bar glars’ operations, than any other Safe that I am-ac quainted with. This burglarious effort can hardly be called a success ful one? as the burglars appear "to have taken no time to examine the Safe after it was blown open, but made their escape as-soon as possible; leaving $17,600 in the Safe, exposed to view. ' Yours, respectfully, W. G. SPERLING- r. T:'- : ; Lock'Havek; Xan. 31,1863. To L. Litlte, Esq—Dear Sir: The above .are Agehtß .for Parrel, Herring, & Co.’s Safe. They stated to me to day, that from what they knew of Safes at the late fire in rhu place* they would as soon trust a Lillie’s .Safe as & Herring Safe, or any other. • . • -T. -T.- ABRIMS, Attorney at Law. Perhaps I ought to.here state that the above .Safe was the lightest grade of Safe Imake, and from some causa was not as thoroughly Btaid hy the'wrought bar as is usual, and that it cracked safllcient to allow the vapor to escape, otherwise ic is not probable the case would have charred even in the four dayt’ heat. 1 and, as it was, had there haye been anything in it, and the Safe got out food after the fire,- the contents would; without doubt, have been preserved., I now offer Dr. Rockwell’s letter, •.who had the charge of a large Insane Hospital at Brat tleboro. Vt,. a very heavy block of bdUdings, "which burned to ashes about the time of the Lock Haven , fire, to show the' usual result of the Chilled* Iron Safe in long fires, although it is not expected the common Safe will stand such trials, SAFES. And I here positively assert, and. challenge my oppo nents to show to the contrary ♦•-that Mr. Sterling’s ex 'presn’d opinion as to the relative merits of,Lillie's Safe, compared with other safes, ib ue opinion of the hankers and merchants of-Wilkeabarre generally.after mating a thorough test with drills, &c. The fact. also, that the robbery was unsuccessful—the burglars'leaving $17,600 inthe&afe in open pigeon-holes—la'greatly in favor of Lillie’s Safe, snowing the importance of strength. It would - seem that the lock ! was held to-the door with such firmness that, after the door was drilled, the ordi nary charge of powder was applied but the lock was not removed; the second and gre&terchargo was applied,and the result was that not only the safe but the side of the building where it stood was shattered, and tho report so loud as to raise the neighborhood and cause the burglars to leave instanter, having no time to bag the money. Next in order is a portion of the letter writt* n one year since by Mr. Emery (Mr- Evans’ son-in-law), referring to the Lock Haven fire: ' When this tame letter was first published («s I recol lect), Mr. Emery adds: “I enclose, one certificate, and expect, or shall get,* two mors to-morrow;” and* al though this same certificate has appeared in/.the papers and circulars since. 1 have not had the honor of ever seeing the other two certificates, I am informed, how ever, from good that the safe for which this certificate wae obtained was. in a law office, and was drawn outside of the: building. before the-fire caught; also, that one of the three or four safes (of course, it was difficult to be precise as to number among so many), of same make, was owned by a jeweller, and that some of the watches actually melted/ together. Also, that auo therof the same was inso bad astate, and the contents so much injured,.that,a satisfactory certificate could not be obtained, and Messrs. Boggis & Beedle’s statement fully corroborates, in general terms, the results as above stated; ; > I now offer Messrs. Boggis & Beedle’s letter, who were Farrell. Herring, & Co. s agents at the time; also* T. T. Abrams’ letter: To show how my Safe stood fire? ompared with others, and its relative merits: . « Lock Haven*, January 31,1863. Lewis Lillie, Esq., Troy, New York.— l>ear~Sir? In answer tp.y our inquiries concerning the late fire in-this place,‘we‘would say, that our Safe.of your manufacture wa&ln'the hottest fire of any, the doors were shut and the bolts.thrown. - But as' we had removed our books before the fire reached our Safe* we did not lock the lock of the Safe. Moreover, as we had nothing of value in the Safe we were in no hurry to get it out of the ruins*-and- it re mained'in between three and four days. J JffVdo not doubt from what of other makers' Sales, which were got out in a few hours-in a damaged state, that they .and any.Safe.of same size of any maker, would have been burnt up under these circumstances. Yours, respectfully,' .. BOG3IS & BEADLE. - In o? tier to ascertain- how much.the. Safe waß injured on the inside, we forced It open with two pickaxes and a crowbar.- BOGGIS & .BEADLE BRATTLEBORoVt., Dee. 24th, 1862. Lewis Lillte, Esq.. —Dear str : Our safe has just been got out of the rains of the Asylum, after having been in the burning remains over three days, uupro-- tected by water. The most of our books were removed before the hre, but the money and letters left' in the drawers are in good legible condition; and the book case isnot charred in the-least. The safe will do for further use by being repaired. * W« shall send it to you by railroad to-day. \ Yours truly, -.. -■: v IW; H. ’ BOGKW£LIi. Having, as I think, in this article',.satisfactorily replied to the article hist alluded to, in nay (next I will en deavor to present tome of the many Important advan tages the Chilled Iren Safe has over the Sheet Iron, or common Safe, both as a fire andfburglar-pro'of, 'with the reasons therefor, which I trust will be fotLitd con -cluiive. - N. B.—As to Mr. Beet’s (Evans & Watson’s agent) statement, that'Mr. Lillie gave Mr. Sterling a $6OO Bank Safe fir the -wreck, the writer is- not'disposed to join issue (not being advised).' But, as he knows Mr. Liilie to be *' evt ry inch a man, ” noted (or ;his liberality, and always disposed to fully sustain his..patrons, it may. ba true. Besides, it is known that Evans & Watson’r, and Herring & Co. ’s agents.were at Wilkesbarre, offering: fabulous sums for the wreck, and I have no doubt that, even B&rnum could hove made a good thing to have par*, chased this wreck at $6OO, to exhibit in his; Museum as a .rare curiosity—ihe first successful drilling of Lillie’s Chilled Iron Safe bj the whole burglar profession. delß-3t ' - -■ ' M. C.\S ADLER., Agent. CABINET FURNITURE; OABINET FURNITURE AND 818 y y.TAmP TABLES.' MOORE & CAMPMffI, Mo.'ser sotjtioecoisd strut, & connection with, their extensive Cabinet businesc, u« 19V juanufacturinflifrsupenpTarticle’ of; BILLIARD TABLES, ind have now on bud & fall cupply, finished with the MOORE & CAHPIOH’S IMPROVED CUSHIONS, crhlch are pronounced bar all who have used them to be mperior to all others. , .. * for the duality and finish of these Tablet, thexnann {aeturers refer.to their numerous patrons throughout theUnlon, who are familiar with ths-character of-iheir work. - - *-V - v. iclGSus > COAX. >. (GENUINE EAGLE VEIN GOAL—■ Equal, If not'superior to Lehigh', Also, Hart’s H# Plus Ultra. Family Rainbow Coal ; Egg and Stove sixes; 99. 00, Xarge* Nut, $B-25 per ton.tx Coal if not fall weight as per ticket...... CALLO WHILI Street, aoove Office,* lill South FOURTH, be low Chestnut. Call and examine. Orders by despatch promptly attended to by nolo-6m r<o AL.—SUGAR . LOAF, BBAYBB v meadow, andSprintMountain Lchieh Co*.], xsi heat Locust Mountain, from Schuylkill; preparedon areally for family use. Depot. 3f. W-jmrner of BJCtHrM .and WlLLOWStreets. Otfie, Eo.IMt Booth SECOITB Street. Can3-lyl- ■ ; J, WALTOM h 00. ' HOTKIS. RATIONAL HOTEL, ,• A 1 WASHIEfGTOjr. D. 0. H. B. BEHEOJT, PEOPBIBTOE, formerly of the Ashland House, Philadelphia. He la determined to; merit, and hopaa to reeeiye, a (nil share of publicpatronate. ; • JeM-em; TADIB S ’, GENTLEMEN’S, ■' AND JLi CHILDREN'S SKATES,- In great variety, for sale by /'] LESLEY & CCi 007 MARKET Street. del6'lm* QTEEL SKATES.— * - ' ; [ ■ ~ A new and splendid article for 6^||jF ET &co ’ deid-lm* ' ' : 1 807 MARKET Street. pARLOR ■ SKATES— A For sale by , LESLEY & CQ.» 607 MARKET Street. Also, "Pine Pen and Pocket Knives, Talrie Cutlery, <Stc, dels-lm* - , TOOL : CHESTS. J- SMALL. MEDIUM, AND LAMB SIZE, Q<5OD TO le!lby * oo . aelS-Im* ' OUT MARKET. 17SSENTIAL OILS.— -t-i Oil Citronella, 6 cases EX'Bavaria. Oil Saßsafras, 8,000 pounds prime. - w > : v - Oil Lemou, IS cases L.S.\EV Oil Rose* 50 ounces bottled In Ram. . Oil Orange, iußt landinlf N. U- Oil Bergamot, just landing L. b. ' v OIL Cassia* cases. -: All and with special refere ce to aflne trade. For eale in M . W[tso y. ; ' HOB MARKET Street.; TI/f-AOHINERY OF ALL KINDS RE. CEITED for Exhibition, Sale, or Storage, at the Manufacturers’and Mechanics! Supply Warehouse, K. WILLOW Street*^ TO MILITARY -AND NAVAL OFFI- A' OERB —I have on EXHIBITION and FOR SALE, „ OFFICER’SCHEst, containing FIFTY PIECES of aoUd iiterling SILVER WARE.-of an alatiorate. work manship. Iwould desire to call especial attention, as itlTtlie-oalyoneoftlLe klndl^ttie . .■yaa CHEBTNUT street. del6 6b* ■ WILLIAM KING’S ALQ.QHOL, CAM- U PHINK, ini BOBNIHG FLUI& reMlyed fresh, ftwi. vticm* PROPOSALS FOR FOBAGp. . . Chief Quabtbrmabteb'b Office, Wabhinotoh Depot. Decembers, 1063. - SEALED PROPOSALS ere invited by the undersigned for supplying the 0. 8. Quartermaster's Department, at Washington. D.. C.., Md.. Alexandria, and Fort Monroe, va.,.or either of theee places, with Hay, Corn, Oats, and Straw. ■ Bids will he received for the delivery of 5,000 bushels of com or oats, and CO tons of hay or straw, and op* wards • Bidders must state at which of the above- named points they propose to make deliveries, and the rates at which they will make deliveries .thereat, the-quantity of each article proposed to be delivered, the time when said de liveries shall be commenced, and when to be.completed. The price must bo written out in words oxTthe bids - Corn to be pat up in good, etout sacks, of about two bushels each. Oats rn like sacks. of about three bushels •each. The sacks to be famished withoutextra charge to the Government. The hay and straw to be securely baled. .* * ' * - The particular kind or description of oats, com, hay, or straw, proposed to be-delivered, must be stated m the proposals. - - All the articles offered under the bide herein, invited will be subject to a rigid inspection by the Government Inspector before beinracceptod. ? Contracts will be awarded from time to time to the lowest responsible bidder, as tbe interest of the Govern ment may require, and payment will be mad* when the whole amount contracted for shall have been delivered and accepted, • Tbe bidder will be required to accompany, his propo sal with a guarantee; signed by-two-responsible persons, that in case his bid is accepted he or they will, within ten days thereafter, execute the contract for the same, wiln good and sufficient Buretlos. In a turn equal to the amount of tbe contract, to deliver the forage proposed in conformity with the terms of this advertisement; and In case the said bidder ahould fail to enter into the contract, they to make good the difference between the offer of said bidder and the next lowest responsible bidder, orthe person to whom the contact may be awarded. ' The responsibility oi the guarantors must be shown by the official certificate of a U. B. District Attorney, Col lector of Customs, or any other officer under the United States Government, or responsible person known to this ‘.office. All bidders will be duly notifled / bf the acceptance or rejection of their proposals. m - The full tame and post office address of each bidder must be legibly written in the proposal. . \ . • Proposals must be addressed to General D. H. Rucker, Chief D6pdt Quartermaster, Washington, D C., and should be plainly marked, * ‘ Proposals for Fo * in a sum equal to the amount .of the contract, Blgned by the contractor and both of his guarantors, will be required of the successful bidder or bidders upon guarantees, and boudemay be upon office. (Town, County, and State- ... (Date) * —. I, the subscriber, do hereby propose to farniah and de liver to the United States, at the Quartermaster's De partment at —*—agreeably to the terms of your advertisement, inviting proposals for forage, dated Washington D6p6t, December 8,1363. the folio wing art!- cUr, viz: bushels of Com, In sacks, at per bushel of 66 pounds. ■ bushels of Oats, In sacks, at per bushel of 32 pounds. tons of baled Hay, at per ton of 2,003 pounds. — tons of baled Straw, at par ton of 2,000 pounds. • Delivery to commence on or before, the -day of . 186 , and to be completed on or before the —• 'day of r, 186 . and pledge myself to enter into a written contract with the United States, with good and approved securities, within the space -of ten days. after being notified that my bid has been accepted. Your obedient seryant, Brigadier General D. H. Rucker, * Chief Depot Quartermaster, Washington, D. C. , GUARANTEE. We, the undersigned, residents of ■ ■ —■■■—. in. the county of , and State of 7-, hereby, - jointly and severally, covenant with- the United States*. and guarantee, in case the forej oing bid of —: — be accepted, that he or they will, within ten days after the acceptance of eaid bid, execute the contract for the same with good and sufficient sureties, in a sum equal to. the amount of the contract, to furnish-the forage proposed in conformity to the terms of advertisement dated De cember 8,1863; under which the bid was made, and, in case the said shall fail to enter into a contract as aforesaid, we guarantee to make good the difference be tween the offer by the said. and the next lowest responsible bidder, ortho person t> whom the contract may be awarded. . , • , , , Witness: , I Given under our hands and seals {this day of , 188 . . „ . CSeal.l - ' • [Saal.l • • I hereby certify that, to the beet of my knowledge and belief, the above named guarantors are good and suffi cient as sureties for the amount for which they offer to be security. . . - To be certified by the fruited States District Attorney, Coll ecter of Customs, or any other officer undsr the or responsible person known to this office. . • •; : -, ... , ... ! -All proposals received under Ithis advertisement will be opened and examined at this office on WedneHd&y and: Saturday, of each we'ek, at 12 M. Bidders are respectful ly invited to be present at the opening of if they desire. . D. H. itUOKfiiit, - dell-tf Brigadier General and Quartermaster. pRO'POSALS FOR MORTAR SHELLS SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this office < untiHo’clock P. £l., on the 23d ofDecember next, for tVift delivery of fifty thousand 10-inch MORTAR SHELLS, in the following quantities at the following Arsenals, viz: At the Watertown Arsenal, Watertown, Mass., 6; 000. At the Watervliet Arsenal, West Troy, N. Y., 5,000. At the New York Arsenal, Governor’s Island, 35,000. Atthe Allegheny Arsenal, Pittsburg. Pa,, 6,000. At the U. S. Arsenal, Washington, D,C., 5,000. ' . At the U. 6. Arsenal, St. Louis. Mo., 5,000. These Shells are to be made of the kind of metal, and •*. inspected after the rules laid down in the Ordnance Ma , nual. Drawings can be seen at any of the United States Arsenals.. TheShellsare to be inspected at the foundry, where cast free of charge for transportation or handling, until delivered at the Arsenal. .Deliveries must be made at the rate of not lees than five per cent, per week of the number of projectiles con tracted for; the first delivery to.be made within twenty davs after the date of the contract, and any failure to de ‘ liver at a specified time will subject the contractor to a forfeiture of the number he may fail to deliver at that time.- • Separate bids must be made for each Arsenal if the bidders propose to deliver at more than one. No bid will be considered from parties other than regular founders or proprietors of works, who are known tojthia Department tobe capable of executing the work con* traded for in their own establishments. • Each party obtaining a contract will be required to enter info bonds, with approved sureties for its faithful The Department reserves the right to.reject any or all bids, if not deemed satisfactory, for any cause. Proposals will be addressed to “Brigadier General Geo. D. Ramsay, Chief of Ordnance, .Washington, D. C.and'will be endorsed 44 Proposals for Mortar Shells: ' GEO D. RAMSAY, no2l- stnth!4t Brigadier General, Chief of Ordnance, A SSISTANT QUARTERMASTER' GE iA NERAL’S. OFFICE. . . . -Philadelphia, -17thDecember, 1863. PROPOSALS will be received at this office until TUES DAY, at noon, for the immediate delivery in this city of - 2.600 Wagon Covers,' to be made of • 10-oz cotton duck. Sample of duck required. Bidders will state the shortest time for delivery. The right is reserved to reject all bids deemed too High; By order- [Signed.] A. BOYD, delB-4t Captalnand A. Q. M., U. S. A. A RMY CLOTHING AND EQUIPAGE X\- OFFICE, TWELFTH and GIRARD Streets, - £ Philadelphia, December 34,1863. SEALED PROPOSALS are invited at this office until 12 o’clock M., on MONDAY, the 21st instant, to furnish promptly at the SCHUYLKILL ARSENAL: -3-4 or 6-4 Indigo Blue Wool-Dyed Flannels, for Blouses, like sealed «ample in this office, . Bidden must state in their proposals the price.wMch must be stated 1 in writing, as well as in figures; also the quantity bid for, and time of delivery. • - • The ability of the bidder to fill the contract must be guarantied - by two'responsible persons, whose signa tures will be appended to the guaranty, and said gua ranty accompany the bid. -Bidders, as well as their sureties or guarantors, who may not be known at this office, will furnish a certifi cate from the United States District Attorney, Postmas ter, 07 other public functionary, the residence of the bidder or guarantors, setting forth clearly the fact that the bidder and his sureties are responsible men, who will, if & contract is awarded them, act-in. good faith '• with the United States and faithfully execute the same. Bids from defaulting contractors will not be re- Blank firms for proposals can be had upon applica tioffat this office.- • , ■• •• • Proposals must be endorsed 44 Proposals for Army Sup plies, I’stating 1 ’stating the particular article bid for. s ' - G. H. CROSMAN, , delf-GtAss’t Quartermaster General U. S. Army. A RMY CLOTHING AND EQUIPAGE A OFFICE, TWELFTH AND GIRARD STREETS. ! Philadelphia, Dec. 16;h, 1863. SEALBD'PROPOSALS will be received at this , office until THURSDAY, the 24th inst,. for supplying the Schuylkill Arsenal with the following articles: Packing Boxes, In such quantities, as maybe needed for the year 18641 > ails and Screws for the same period. Printed Blanks, Cap, Letter, Note, and-Envelope Pa-. per. •- Envelopes, plain or with printed headings, for the same period. Felling Axes, army standard . Samples-of the Packing-Boxes can be seen at-the Schuylkill Arsenal; samples of the Nails, Screws, Axes, Paper Blanks, at this Office. Bidders must state in their proposals the pride, which must be given in writing, as well as in .figures; also, the quantity bid for, and time of delivery. : The ability of the bidder to fill the contract • must be guarantied l by two responsible persons, whose signa tures will be appended to the guaranty, and said gua ranty accompany the bid. ' Blazers, as well as-their sureties or guarantors, who may not be known at this office,‘will furnish a .certifi cate from the United . States-Distriot Attorney; Post master, or other public functionary, at. the residence of the bidder or guarantors, setting forth clearly the fact that the bidder and his sureties are responsible men, who will, if a contract is awarded them, act in good faith with the United States; and faithfully execute the same. ' Bids from defaulting contractors will not be received.. Blank forinß can be nad upon application at this office. Proposals-must be endorsed 41 Proposals for Army Sup* plies, * stating the particular article bid for. .. - GLH. GROSMAN,. de!7-t24 1 >• Assist Quartermaster General U.; S. A. LEWIS GILLIE. Per M. C. SADLER, Agent and .Attorney, ill South*SeventKistreet. ELLIS BRANSON. PROPOSAM. Ordnance Office War Department, , Washington, Nov. 18. 1883. pHIEF QUAJITERMASTEK’SOFFICE. Washington Depot, November 17, 1863.’ BEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the office of. Captain C.H. Tompkins. A. Q. M., U. S. A., at the corner of * Twenty-second and G streets, in ibis-city, until MONDAY, December 21at, 1563, at 12 o’clock M.» for the sale of all the manure now. on hand, ’or that may be pro duced at stables and corrals of tnis. Depot within the next twelve months succeeding the date of theletting of the contract-, * The manure will be awarded to the highest bidder or bidders, who will be required to take itawayathisor their own expense. The quantity now on hand to be taken away within six months from the date of contract, and that which may accumulate, within six months from the date at which it may be produced. Bids must be made at so much per cubic yard. Bid£will be received for the quantity on hand, and the subsequent product at each stable and corral, sepa rately, or for the whole together. - • If a bid is mads In the nam« of a. firm. the names of - all the parties’idust appear,'or it will be considered as the individual proposal of the party signing it. The full name ‘and post office address of the bidder must appear in: the proposal. l / - • , Proposals must be addressed to Captain C. H Tomo kins.A-Q. M., U* S. A., Washington, D. C., and should .hepfainly marked, V Proposals for Manure.’’- Payment wilTbe required to be made in Government fends, at the end of each month, for the manure removed duringdheuaonth. ■ An oath of allegiance will be required from each suc cessful bidder. • ■ . ... Good and sufficient bonds, In the sum of ($1,000) one thousand dollars, will be required of each successful bid der for.the faithful perf&rmance of his contract. . r The Quartermaster reserves the right to reject all bias that my be deemed to the interest of Government not to accept. D. H, RUCKER, Brig. Gen. and Chief Quartermaster, no2o-tde!9 ' •' D6p6t Washington. PROPOSALS FOR HAY. *’ * " , ■ Depot Commissart’s Office, 1- ~ K 3 G Street. Washington, D. C.. Dec. 10.1883. SEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate for FIVE HUN DRED “(500) TONS of good;merchantable HaY will be received at-this office until -THURSDAY, the 24th day of December, 1863, at 12 M. Proposals mnst .be endorsed; “Proposals for Hay,”' and none will be entertained unless they fully comply with ell the requirements of .thisadvertisement, ■ .. . * Bidders must give their names m full, as well as their Post Office address, and each proposalcmusfc be accom paniedhy an oath of allegiance, and a guarantee, signed by not lees than two responsible persons,Hthat if a con tract is awarded to party or parties proposing, the contract will bo accepted and entexed into, and good and - sufficient security farnished .for the execution of the con tract as proposed. The right to reject ' any aud all pro posals that may .be made under.this .advertisement,-is reserved by the Government if, in its opinion, the public interest require. , ' a If proposals are made by a firm. the;names of all the parties must appear, or the individual who signed the bid will be held responsible for the fulfilment of the con tract, if his proposal is accepted, and will be required to furnish the above-specified guarantee. ' ~ • • Theusualform of guarantee mustlaccompany each pro posal, and parties to whom awards. are ; made must be prepared to execute contracts.at once, and.to give boada eaualin amount.to one half - the. sum to be received on the contract, signed by the contractor and both of his * - evidence of the loyalty and solvency of each bidder and person offered as security will be re quired.- The- responsibility- of the guarantors-must be shown by the official certificate of the Clerk of the nearest, District Court, or of the United States District Attorney. * If any bidder to whom* an award mar be made reuses to enter into contract agreeably with the terms or tUr advertisement, or who. after, signing the contract anc.. bond, shalbneglect or.refuse to execute the same, within the time as well in quality as in quantity, ■ then the Commissary shall .have * the right to supply such deficiency, by purchase in open market, charging such delinquent bidder- or coniractorwith the advance paid over the bid or contract. . a -J* Proposals from disloyal partie&,will not be considered, uor will awards be- made to any person or persons who have heretofore failed to- fftlfill their agreements or con "Kddws rfu8 0 t be the ipenine of the bias. to delivered either In WMhinslou or Alex kndrU, in bales, properly secured, free of all cost of tr d d fov tfnder this advertisement will he riiridlY'-inspected. and such as ; do.es not prove of & good merchantable quality, will he rejected.. The Hay w«f he' paid for In such tends, ns the Government may have on hand to disburse upon the completion of the contract, or as soon tl orealter as the proper officer shall i b V<siyarini of the Hay to; commence ten (10) days from the date of tho contract,, and to.be completed by the thirtieth (80th) day of January. 1864. Wmsalsmtt.tboa|dro.sMto olj . s c ■ „ g ■ dtil2-UtV ’ WASHINGTON. Da C. PROPOSALS. ARMY SUPPLIES. A*- Office of Arm? Clothing and Equipage, * 50» BroadWav. New York, Dec, 15. 1863. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this Office -until 12-o.'clock M.,on MONDAY, the 28th instant, for furnishing, by contract, AttbeDfepotof Army Clothing and Equipage in New York city: • Cavalry Jackets. ’ Light Artillery Jackets. • Great Coats, Infantry. Great Coats, Cavalry. ' Flannel Sack Coats, lined. Flannel Sack Co&tg, unilned. Tro.wsers. Infantry. Trowsere, Cavali y.- 1 Flannel Drawers. „ . - Knit Diawors. **■ Flannel Shifts. _ _ Knit Shirts. Stockings. . , Blankets.' woolen, domostfcmanufacltire. i Blankets, India Rubber. ; Ponchos, India Rubber. . Bootees. | Boots. Negro Brogans. Great Coat Straps. - Hats, trimmed, Infantry. Hat Cords and Taseeli, Cavalry. Hat Cor.ds and Tassels, Hospital Stewards. ' Brass Letters, Ato ML - Forage Capß. worsted Bashes. : Chevrons,* Ordnance Sergeants (silkl. : Chevrons, Hospital Stewards. , Chevrons, service. " • Chevrons, Cavalry, foj* Sergeant Majors, Qaartermas* ter Sergeant, First Sergeants, Sergeants, and Corporals. Chevrons, Artillery, for Sergeant-Majors, Quartermas ter Sergeants-First Sergeants, Sergeants, and Corporals. Chevrons, Infantry, for Sergeant Majors, Qn&rtermas ter Sergeants, First Sergeants, Sergeants, and Corporals. Hospital Tents, cotton and Linen. Wall Tents, cotton and linen, * Common Tents, cotton and Unan. Hospital Tent Poles. "Wan Tent Poles. Common Tent Poles. ' Hospital Tent Pins. . Wall . Cent Pina. Common Tent Pins. Camp Kettles, Mess Pans, Shovels. National Colors, Artillery. National Colors, Infantry. r Regimental Colors, Artillery. Regimental Colors. Infantry .-i Camp Colors, Artillery. Camp Colors, Infantry. Color Cords and Tassels, Artillery. . Color Cords and Tassels, Infantry. Garrison Flags. . Storm Flags. Garrison and Storm Flag Halliards. Recruiting-Flags. Knapsacks, complete; Canteens, complete. Drums, comploto, Infantry, fulleiae. ' - Fifes, and .*TS. V Ocmpany Order Books. Company Clothing Account Books. Company Descriptive Books. ; Company Morning Report’Books. r Regimental General Order Books. Regimental Letter Books. Regimental Deacriptivqßooks. Regimental Index Books. h Regimental Order Books. Samples or specifications of which can he seen at-this Office. Bidders will present samples of the articles, or the materials of which the articles are to be made, which the; propose to deliver, and state in their proposals the quantity they wish to furnish, how soon they can com mence, and within what time they can deliver the fall quantity they bid for. A written guarantee, signed by two responsible pet sons, must accompany each bid, setting forth that if a contract is awarded to the party mentioned, therein he will at once execute a contract and give bonds for Us faithful performance. -The right is reserved to the United States to reject any part or the whole of the bids, as may be deemed for the Interest of the service. Proposals should be endorsed “ Proposals for fur nishing (hereinsert the articles bid for).” aud'addressed to ' Lt; Col D. H. VINTON, Dy. Quartermaster General, United States Army/ A SSISTANT QUARTERMASTER GE NERAL’S OFFlCE—Philadelphia, Pec. 14,1863. PROPOSALS will be received at this office until the 19th. inst.v at 12 o’clock M., for furnishing the United ■ btatee Government with forage, consisting of Oats, Corn, Hay, and Straw for the nse of public animals at this post, including U.S. A/Hospitals. at Chester, Pa., Chestnut Hill, Pa., and Summit Pa., for the period of Bix months, commencing the ist day of Janu ary, 1564, and ending June 30th, 1864. * - Grain to be of the best quality; Oats weighing 32 lbs. •to the bushel; Corn weighing 5S lbs. to the- bushel; Hay "to be of the best Quality timothy; Straw of good j3.ua.lity, subject to inspection. .Bidders will state the price par 100 lbs. of Hay and Straw, and price per bushel of Corn and Oats, delivered at the place ofconsumptioninsuch quantities and at such times as maybe required. Security will be required for the faithful performance of the contract. The right is reserved to reject all bidß deemed too high. By order, A. BOTTD, de!4-6t Capt. and'Assistant Qr. Master U. S. A. PROPOSALS FOB LUMBER. Chief Assistant Quartermaster’s Offish, Dspot of Washington, No. 134 F, near 21at St, Washington, December 11, 1863. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this office, until MONDAY, December 21, 1863, at 12 o’clock M., for delivering in the City of Washington, at such points as the B6pot Quartermaster may direct, one million (1,0:0,000) feet of lumber, of the following kind and de scription, viz: Seven hundred and fifty thousand (750,000) feet 4-4 or one (1) inch white pine common callings. Forty thousand (40,000) feet 8-4 or two (2) inch white line common callings Fifty thousand ($0,000) feet 4-4'or one (l) inch flooring. Forty'three thousand (43,000) feet 3x6 or 7 hemlock joiit, sixteen fcet long. Forty4hree thousand (43,000) feet 3x6 or 7 hemlock joist, eighteen feet long. Thirty-one thousana (31,000) feet 3xB hemlock joist, sixteen feet long. Forty-three thousand (43,000) feet 3xo and.lo hemlock joist, sixteen feet long. All the above described to be good merchantable lum ber, robject' to the inspection of an agent appointed on the parfof the Government. All the Lumber to be delivered by the 10th day of JANUARY,.IB64. ~ PROPOSALS. The fall name and post of the bidder most appear in the proposal. If a btd is made in the name of a firm, the names of all the parties must appear, or the bid will be considered as the individual proposal of the party signing it/ Proposals from disloi al parties will notbe considered, and an oath of allegiance most accompany each proposi tion. Proposals must be addressed'to Captain JAMES M. MOOEE, Assistant Quartermaster. Washington, D. C., and should be plainly marked “Proposals for Lam* ber.” - - ' ; . .-. ' Guarantee. , The responsibility of the guarantors must be shown by the official certificates of the clerk of the nearest District Court, of of the United States District Attorney. : The ability of the bidder to fill the contract, should, it ! be awarded to him, must be guaranteed by two responsi : ble persona, whose signatures are to be appended tothe guarantee, and said guarantee must accompany the bid. Bidders must-be present in person whea the bids are opened, or their proposals will not be considered. d Bonds in the sum of five thousand dollars, signed by the contractor and both of hisguarartors.wili'ba re quired of the successful bidder or bidders upon signing -.the contract. - —r - Form of Guarantee. We, —, pf the County-.of —*—, and State of , and —-—of the County of , and State of —, do hereby guarantee that is able to fiulfil the contract in accord ance with, the terms of his Eroposition; and that, should hisproposltlon be accepted, e will at once enter into a contract In accordance there with. . / Should the contract be awarded him. we are prepared to become hie securities. (To this guarantee must be appended the official certifi cate above mentioned,) . The right to reject any or all bids that may be deemed too high is reserved by.the Quartermaster, as well as the right to select from each bid such Lumhe:, at the price therein named as is required by the Government. And in case of the’ failure of a bidder, whose proposal is accepted, to furnish, within the time prescribed, in quality or quantity, the Lumber stipulated to be deliver ed. then the Assistant Quartermaster to have the right to supply such deficiency by purchase, and such bidder to Se charged with* the difference of cost. • Informal proposals will be rejecved - .. , L /-i> i.'./:’-•. . JiS. M. MOORE, de!s*6t Captain, A. Q. M. A SSISTANT QUARTERMASTER GE NERAL’S OFFICE.' 7 Philadelphia, Dec. 15, 1863. PROPOSALS will be .received at this office until SA-- TtJRDAY, 19th instant, atl2 o’clock M, for the delivery, immediately, in this city, of the following articles: ‘ 50 begs nails, 3d cut, 1 ifin •«'» *» w. * • l Of “Cumberland,” or other 4CO «* jod “ | . well : knuwn brand. 150 “ 12d - 11 I 60 *“• 20d “ J ~ 25 ** - fid wrought. 25 “ " lOd “ - Bidders will state .the shortest time for the delivery. The right is reserved to reject all bids deemed too high. By order, A. BOYD, ' del6-td!9 : -1 Capt. and Asst. Quartermaster. LEGAL. TN THE COURT OF COMMONPLEAS; J-FOE THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA. In the matter of the assigned estate W- ‘ * The United States*. Insurance. Annuity and Trust Company.” In denture of assignment dated November-22,.. 1862, and re corded November 24,1862, in Deed Book.A. C. H., No. 68, page 240, &c. The Auditor appointed by the Court to audit, settle, and adjust the account of GEORGE W. WOL LASTON, Assignee of ‘‘-The United States Insurance, Annuity and Trust Company,” and to make-distribu tion, of the balance in the hands of the accountant, will meet the parties interested, for the purposes of hit appointment, on-TUESDAY, December 29. 1863, at 4 o’clock F. M., 'at his office, No. 4-93 WALNUT Street, Philadelphia. BENJAMIN H. HAlNES,'Auditor. deJfi-tuthsSt . •• . TST THE ORPHANS’ COURT FOR J-THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA; . Estate 01 SAMUEL F. SMITH, deceased. The auditor appointed to audit, settleand adjuitthe ac count of PETER MoCALL, B. B. COMBGYS, and WIL LIAM ASIIMEAD, Executors of tbe last will and testa ment of SAMUEL F SMITH, deceased, and to make distribution, will attend to the duties of his appointment on MONDAY, the; 28th day of December, A. D. 1863, at .4 o’clock P. M.v at his office, No. M7l South FIFTH Street, In tbe city of Philadelphia. . . del7thstu-6t . tn the district court for the a CITY AND COUNTY OP PHILADELPHI A.. SAMUEL LLOYD et al. vs. JOSEPH HERBERT, &c. Al. Lev. Fa.' June T. ~ 1863 No. 682. SAME vs: SAME. - Al. Lev Pa. June T. ,1863, No: 683. The Auditor appointed by the Court to distribute tbe fends in Court severally arising from the sales in the above cases 0f... ■ . ■ v No. 1. All that certain three-story building, two-story back buildings, and lot or piece of ground thereunto be ongirie, situate on the south sid-e oi HAMILTON Street, n the Twenty-fourth ward of the city of Philadelphia; boginning at tbe distance of one hundred and ntnetr*six feet eastward from the east side of Thirty-third; street; andoontainixurjtj front.Qn.Baid Hamilton' street twenty feet, and extending nortbward"hißvween parallel , lines, at right angles with said Hamilton street one hundred fbet* and • * * No. 2. All that certain three-story building, two-story back buildings, and lot or piece of groumUhereunto be longing, situate on the south side ox HAMILTON Street (adjoining No. Ito the eastward); beginning at the dis tance of two hundred and, sixteen feet easiward from the east side of Thirty-thkd street, and containing in front on said Hamilton street twenty feet, and extending northward between parallel lines at right angleawith said Hamilton street one 'bmidred feet. will the duties of his appointment 1 on WEDNESDAY/the 23d day of December. 1863, at four o’clock P M., at his office. No 273 South FOURTH. Street, Philadelphia, when and where all persons interested are required, to present their claims,-or be forever from coming in upon said fnuds. R» BUNDLE SMITH, dell-lOt Auditor. Ac. MARSHAL’S SALE. H/TARSHAL’S ; SALE.—BY VIRTUE JLv-L 0 f a of sale, by the Hon. JOHN CaDWALA- Judge of the District Court of the United States In and for the Eastern District of-Pennsylvania, in Admi ralty. to me directed, will be sold at public sale, to the highest-* and " best -bidder, -'for cash, at SAMUEL C. COOK’S Auction Store, No. 124 South FRONT Street, on SATURDAY, December 26,1863,;at 12 o’cloekM, the residue of the Cargo of the schooner ARTIST, consisting of Liquors in glass cases. Also a lot of Clqare and Soda Ash ' WILLIAM. MILLW ARD,. U. 8. MarshalE. D, ofPenna. Phit.apf.lphta, Dec.l4. 1663- .. dels-6t » EVANS & WATSON’S ' - . * SALAMANDER lAVfi STORE, 1G SOUTH FOURTH STREET. PHILADELPHIA, PA. A large variety of FIRE-PROOF SAFES always on hand. ■ • • • ■ i rjO SPORTSMEN. PHILIP WILSON A CO.) *0» CHBSTBTJT STEEBT. K.safactnrexs of .nverlor DOUBLE QD9S, «<m£l. 11 aot mpstlor, to »ny of tta.« followlnt mdu*. wnleli we keei> coasUntly on hand: Wlllism Greenor. Wosuoy Moot, 4| Hurt*, mid other makers.. Also, Powder. Shot, Wads. Gam, in. We shall be constantly topplled, dorlna the season. With erery yariety of BKATBB, taas-Sm. ■R AISINS.—2OO BOXES WHOLE M. B. Raisins. 200' boxes whole Layer Raisins. -200 boxes half M. K. and Layer Raisins. 200 boxes quarter M. R. and Layer Raisins. . Also, New Citron, I«emon Peel, and Currants, - for sale by RHODES 4: WILLIAMS. n»2B 107 South WATBR Street.: OLIVE OIL.—AN INVOICE OF CARSTAIR’S pure Oliva Oil just received per Ship ILIBX. Foraaleby ; CHAb. B. i JAS. CARSTAIRS, Sole Agenta. i 198 WALNUT, and ffilGßANinTstreet.: . also, an invoiie of the same }nst landing, ex-lE DURTRIX. . . ■ ■ -■ • - «*■» OCOTCH ‘WHISKY.—GBAHAM^ O aolebrntoißootoh Whisky for sole. In bonded wnt* house, by CHAB, B. (k JAS. CAHSTAIBB. o 1»» WAi*DT. aai a«AJdTB itrwh AUCTIOW SAfcSJS. TOHN B. MYEBS A CO., AUCTION w BEGS, Hofl. 23» and 334MARKBT Streat. j LARGE PEREMPTORY SALE 0? FRENCH, INDIA. GERMAN. AND BRITISH DRY GOODS, A«. ON MONDAY MORNING. Deo 21st, at 10 o'clock, bo sold by catalogue, on four months’ credit, about 3T5 packages and lots of French, India, (toman, and British dry goods, &*«, embracing a large and choice assortment of fancy and staple articles in silk, worsted, woolen, linon, and cot* ton Zfcbrics. . . , „ N. B.—Bamples of the same will be arranged ex amination, with catalogues, early on the morning of the sale, .when dealers will find it to their Interest to at* tend* .r SALE .OF, GLOVES. GAUNTLETS. Ac. Included in our e&ie on MONDAY, December 21&t, will be found a choice had fresh assortment of kid, cloth; L£le, and Ringwood gLovea and. gauntlets. Ac , of a fa vorite importation. EMBROIDERED HANDKERCHIEFS, GAHBS, Ac. 0 >•. *N MONDAY MORNING, ’ December 21, will be eoid a valuable assortment of em broidered handkerchiefs. r Also, backgammon boards. LARGE POSITIVE SALE 07 1,190 PACKAGES SHOES, BROGANS, ARMY GOODS, ft* *- ON TUESDAY MORNING. December 22d. at 10 o’clock, will be sold, by catalogue. Without reserve,on fonr months': credit, about 1,100 packages boots, shoes, brogans, ~ b&lmorals, army boots and shoes, gum shoes, Ac., oPcity and Eastern manu facture, embracing a fresh and prime assortment of desi rable articles, for monrwomen, and children. M. B.—Samples, with catalogues, early on the more lngofsale _ LARGE POSITIVE SALE 07 BOOTS. SHOES, BRO GANS. GUM shoes: ARMY GOODS. Ac. NOTlCE.—lncluded in our large peremptory sale of boots, shoes. Ac., to be held on TUESDAY MORNING, December 22d, :.t 10 o’clock, will be found- in pari the' following fresh soods, to be sold without reserve, on four months’credit, viz: * —cases men’s and women’s gam shoes and boots, first quality. cases men’s and boys’ grain water proof boots. cases heavy city- made sewed brogans cases men’s and boys' heavy.wau leather boots, ' cases men's city-made sewed calf boots. cases men’s grain huntlni boots. cases men’s and boys’ steel shod and nailed boots. ca*ea men’s and boys’ qnilted boots. cases men’s, boys’, and youths’ thick hoots —'casesmen’s, boys’, *aad youths’kip and calf boots. cases men’s sraincivaVry boots. cases men’s 24 inch enameled cavalry boots. cases boys’grain L L. bootß. • • • cases men’s, boys’, and youths balmorals, tap ■ole do. cases men’s, boye’, and youths’ Congress boots, tap sole do. ’ '*.- cases women’s, misses’, and children’s calf, kip, roat, grain and split, sewed, pegged and copper nailed boots and balmorale, embracing a general assortment of city andßaatern made goods.. v .. ✓ ' N. B. —Samples of . the same will be open for examina tion early on the morning of sale, when dealers will find it to their interest to attend. LARGE POSITIVE SALE "OF BRITISH. ‘FRENCH. GERMAN, AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS. Ac. . We will hold a large sale of British, French, German, and Domestic Dry Goods, by catalogue, on four months’ credit andpart for cash, ON THURSDAY MORNING. December 24th,at 10 o’clock, embracing about 750 pack ages and lota of staple and fancy articles. In woolens, linens, cottons, silks, and worsteds. N. B.—Samples of the same will be arranged for ex amination. with catalogues, early on' the morning of the sate, when dealers will find it to their Interest to at tend: ________ SALE OF CARPETINGS, Ac. ON FRIDAY MORNING, December 24th, at 10 o’clock; with which the sale will commence, wi'l be sold without reserve, by catalogue, on four months' credit, an assortment of .superfine and fine ingrain. Venetian, hemp, and rag carpBtinge, &e., which may be examined oarly on the morning of sale. /IJJLLBTTE & SCOTT,, ” AUCTIONEERS, Jayne’s Marble Building. 919 CHESTNUT Street, and 619-JAYNE Street. Philadelphia, BALE OF FANCY GOODS. SILVER-PLATED WARE, Ac. ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. Dec. 18th and 19th, will be sold finely- carvel mantel vases of Servia, agate and Castellina stone,, card receiv ers.bronze figures and groupes.porcelain vases with fine 'decorations, Blsquet figures, elaborate bocalla' China clock with bisquet groups, Cologne bottles, toilet and wine sets, with a choice collection of fine fancy goods, just received from Europe. Also, two mosaic inlaid tables. . highly PAINTED BISQUET PIGURESr ON PEDES TALS: SUPERB DUSKER AND DESSERT SERVICE. Also, two very fine Bisquet figures, on pedestals, very highly painted, repwseoting Louis XIV. and Madame Lavalliere. cost over SCO dollars to import. . • Also, one large size dinner. and dessert service, coral band, black Greek border initial B, over 200 pieces; cost six hundred dollars to import. ' ’ SILVER-PLATED'WARE. Alse, triple silver-plated tea »ets, trays, aastor3,-ice pitchers, baskets.forfcs, spoons, &c.. of the finest quality. Open for examination on Thursday, with cata logues. . Included in the sale will be found a fine large sized re volving stereoscope, in perfect order, with ISS views, v Also, a-shell-box, made in Fort Jefferson, Tortugas, Florida, by soldiers of the 47th Regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, and to be sold for their benefit, FANCY GOODS I NFANCY GOODS!! IS|pTEK sE *BALE 'W.’l'i NCJ PLATED WARE, ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. Dec. 22d. 2?cL and 24fch. of bronze flgare?. French and Italian vases, Bohemian vases and glass ware, Blsqnet figures, &c. H Goods open for examin\tion on Tuesday morning. OIL PAINTINGS. ON WEDNESDAY' EVENING, December 23d. at IV 3 o'clock. will be sold aprivate col lection of very choice oil paintings, by talented and well known artist?. Open for examination on Monday morning: It PAN* -CO AST & WAKNOCK, AUO TIOKEEES, Ho. 913 MARKET Streat. ATTRACTIVE SPiCIiL BiLB OF EIOH FANCY GOODS, TOYS. 4c.. FOE HOLIDAY SALES,by cata logue. ~ ... * 1 ON MONDAY MORNING, December 21st. ccmmenciag at 1D o’clock precisely- IN NEW YORK. THE unique and costly col a LECTTOB 1 OF ORIGINAL GEMS OF MODERN EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN ART. FORMING, THE WELL-KNOWN PRIVATE GALLERY OF JOHN WOLFE, Eeq.» of that city HENRY H. LEEDS & CO. Will-offer for public competition, at the * ‘ Old Dnsseldorf Gallery,” No. 548 BROADWAY, ' - ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, • December 22d and 23d, at 12 o’clock' M., each day. the above valuable collection, of Paintings, how. on exhibi tion for the benefit of the .“Woman 1 * -Hospital ” and “ Child’s Nursery, !: Cof the city of New The col lection contaiLß chefd'cvuvrea by the following distin inielleamaSleiB: ENG LIS H SCHOOL.' ’JF Herring, Sr, H-iutsnm, H J Boddington, ON WATER-CO; BY T 8 Cooper, L Hagbe, J L Biodie. I EXQBISU E LONI J H Mohle. C Stanfield, H Warren. EHCarbonld. FBENCH SCHOOL CTroyon, NDiaz, F 2lem. S Lambinet. E Le Poitevin. EEB CABINET Gi P Delaroch.9, Edw’d Frere, Theo. Frere, TTnyerger,' ' C Chaplin. FLEMISH SCHOOL •IE VerbceckhOYen,l F De Krtekeleer, jCWanters, ire and beautifal exs v wm. vad mier: 'GERMAN SCHOUI A Aclierbach, - . JT-P Hasenclever, 0 Achenbach J G Waldmuller. HGnde, GSeyer, H Burial, CSohn, ESteinbmck, A Sell rod ter. ju Bieinoru AMBK icaN SCHOO; E Lsntze, E Gignoux, D Huntington, W S Mount, ir the Pictures,'will STATOE. represeni * I PEEI, ,} _ r , J. MOZIEK, P/-K' tan be seen fro© o&t “free:” - L Haglie, J J Jenkins, J Gilbert, S Prout, E Delacroix, C Landelie, E Dubufe, E Tsabey, G Brion, J L Melssonier, E Plasean, J L Hamon, A Guillemin, E Fi'chel, NDeckeyser. P VanSchendel, * J Moerenhout, . I a remarkably rai of Gerard Dow, b? T Cole, A B Durand, JFKensetfc, T B Hinckley, Immediately afte: life-size MARBLE ! jjSP'The above IN BALT!MORE. & CO.. ATJCTIONEEBS. Qitabtekm aster's Office, Ur S. Armt, Baltimore, Mb. , Deo. 7, lSr3. SAM OF "condemned clothing and equipage There will be sold at public auction, ou SATURDAY, the 19th day of December, ISB.S, aUOo cloch A. M„ at the ■WAREHOUSE, No. 50 South HO WARD Street. Balti more, Md., to-the highest btdder for CASH, in Gover*- inent funds, the following described articles of CLOTH ING AND EQUIPAGE, viz: . ' Sl7 KNaVSACKS 510 haversacks. 296 BLANKETS, Woolen. -60 GREAT COAT-.foot. 31 UNIFORM COATS. Infantry. .S 9 BLOUSES, unlined n . . 25 J ACKETS, State Militia. , 37 JACKETS. Oavalrr. • . S 9 FAIR TROUSERS, Monuted/’ 4t4 canteens S 9 PAIRS STOCKINGS. 13 PAIRS BOOTEES. . • 2 PAIF.S LEOGINS. 2 SASH ES ' . 2 BEG'L INDEX BOOKS. . 2 REG'L OSDER BOOKS. 1 POeT OR'ER BOOK 3 DRUM HEADS. Sntre. 20 FORAGE CAPS. >1 HATS . . 6 GREAT COAT , “Mounted. ’ S 3 SHIRTS 32 PAIRS DRAWERS. 4 STABLE ’ . 20 RUBBER BLANKETS. 9 PjINTED PO.NCHOK. 35 SIBLfcY TENT CAPSy £54 SHELTER TENTS. 4 DRUM HEADS. Bitter. 2 SETS DRUM SNARES. - 5S PAIRS SCALE=, Private’s. G STORM FLAGS. IS HOSPITAL TENT PINS. • 4 BUGLE CORDS. Infantry. 4 DRTJMB, no caae 69 SIBLEY TESTS TRIPODS • 6 AXES. : - 0 AXB handles. 6 HATCHETS. 5 HATCHET HANDLES. 14 PICKAXES/; ~ ' . • * - : 14 PICKAXE HANDLES i= renow«i.®,fii»»«.i,andled. 4 SHOVELS, Short-handlea.- : IS COMMON TENTS. 2 SIBLEY TENTS . 2S HOSPITAL TENTS./ , * ’42 HOSPITAL .TEST FLIES- - All Tentage will be sold by tlio pound. ; .■* Catalogues describing Boxes, Lots, and-Eundlee, Win be prepared, and goods arranged for examination early on the day of sale, r . S V H.-DHNaN, b ; . Assistant Quartermaster. ; ADREON A CO.. t de!7-thsa2t Auctioneers. - IN WASHINGTON. TTIDES.—WILL BE SOLD AT AUC- U TION, every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, at U o’clock A. M., at the wharf, foot of 6th street, all the HIDES, TALLOW, &e.', that may be on hand, of Cattl* slaughteredHUTSiDE the limits of the District of Colnmf hia, and shipped to this point for such disposition. Terms, cash in Government funds, to be paid at the time of sale. a Lieut. Col.'. & C. S. y. s. Washington, December 16, 1563. dels—lm SHIPPING. BOSTON AND PHILADBD . STEAMSHIP LINE, sailing from each port-on SATURDAYS, from first Wharf aoove PIHB Street, Philadelphia,-and Long Whaif, Boston. P The Captain ; Baker, will sail from Philadelphia for Boston,’ on Saturday Evening, Dec.l9, at S o'clock: and steamer SAXQN, Capt. Mattliewa, xrom Boston for Philadelphia,-'on same dey> 4 P.M. s Thess new and substantial steamships form a-regular line, sailing from each port punctually on Saturdays. • Insurances effected at one* half the premium charged on sail vessels. • - Freights taken at fair rates. Shippers are requested to send Slip Receipts and Bills Lading with their goods. ~ For Freight or Passage (having fine accommodations] apply to V HENRY WINSOR & CO., m¥9 333 SouthDELAWARE Avenue. STEAM; WEEKLY TO LIVES ■SaifisMaiiFOOL, touching at Queenstown. (Cork Har. tor.) The well-known Steamers of the Liverpool, New , York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company are intend* 'ed to sail as follows: , .\' ' . ,a . btNA i........ o r Saturday. December 19. CITI 0? WASHINGTON....... Saturday, DecemberAS. EDINBURGH...... ."...Saturday, January 1 And every succeeding Saturdayat noon, from Pier NO. 44 North River. V.™-. CRATES-OP;PASSAGE: . Payable in Gold, of its equivalent In Currency. FIBST. CABIN, SSO OO STEERAGE. *3O 00 . D«. to London, 85 00 * Do. to London, 84 00 Do. to Parlß, 195 00 Do. to Paris, «00 „ Do. to Hamburg. 90 00 Do. tor Hamburg, 37 00 • Passengers also forwarded to Havre, Bremen, Rotter* dam, Antwerp, &c.; at equally low rates. 7 ** •' Pares from Liverpool or Queenstown : Ist Cabrn, fro, $B6, $lO6. Steerage from Liverpool and Queenstown, » Those who wish to send for their friends can . buy ucxe** here at theße rateß. ■■■ r Viv'/i .Fo r fnrtLetlnforjnatlon,ap^theg»^anj^o«o» 111 WALNPT Btieot. Philadelphia. fiABBON OIL—-500 BABBELS NA vV TKOHA. and other celebrajedbrandfU itoie.Ul f«<»i*by WM. KINO, 11T ASQH «wst* 4*H»* ■tfUENESS, BRINLEY & CO., Wo. 4r38 M£aKHTBtea*t LARGE SPECIAL £ALE OP PURS ,ON TUESDAY MORNING. . Dec. 22d, at 10 o’clock, by catalogue, on four months* . credit, ; 400 lota of super quality furs, including soma »«rr high cost. consisting in part of— ' 60 eete very beet quality Siberian gray squirrel. 20 sets real mink. , 60 sets best Siberian gray and white sqnirret, far misses. r■ • : 60 sets children's French squirrel '' j 6Q sets seal and fine squirrel, for children. [ 10 sets seal and fine squirrel capes, do. > 100 sets Erencli mink capes and muffs DO sets do do do. collars and mufff 10 sets real ermine collars and muff* 25 tote iznitatloo eriniiie, for mit-ses. 2 sits large size extra quality Hudson Bay sable., 10 lets extra beaver capas and collars i SLEIGH ROBES, FUR COATS. &o. extra qua’ity and large size sleigh robes. extra quality and large size fur coats. extra quality beaver and sable gloves and gauntlets. N. B. —The above will comprise the largest assortment of fine and medium fuirs offered', and worthy the atten tion of purchasers. ___ • M THOMAS & SONS, • Mgs. 129 and 141 South FOURTH Street. . CARD.—ELEGANT RESIDENCE AND FURNITURE. —Catalogues* of the elegant furniture of the late W+ SCHOTT, now ready; Included are a.noinber of beauti ful articles (Brcnzes, Marble, Ac.) suitable for GET BIST MAS PRESENTS,, besides the usual household farni ture, of the most elegant description and finest quality. One of the handsomest and beet furnished houses In the. city. The whole—residence and furniture-to be soil peremptorily. * 050 SHARES KIMBERTON COAL CO ON TUESDAY.- 1 . December 22d» at 12 o’clock at the Exchange, x without reeerve, for account of whom it may concern* i 650 shares Kimberton Coal Co , Luuerae county, Penna. Also, £0 shares Fame Insarauce Co., ($35 paid. - - - 6 shares Academy Mnsic. LARGE SALE RSaL EfTATE, GROUND -BENTS, bTOCKS, Ac ON TUESDAY, December 22d. at 12 o’clock noon, a large amount of valuable city and country property, to be sold perempto rily, by order of <' rphans? Court aad executors, including tbe estates of Jonah "Bunting, Charles .Harlan,-ans. others; handsome and plain dwellings, valuable busi-t nesa stands, irredeemable ground rents, large and valu able building lots, Btocks. loans, Ac. REAL ESTATE—December 22 . Peremptory Sale by. order of Boire-EXTRA VALU ABLE LOT,-nearly twelve acres of land, intersection, of- Ridge road ar d Turner’s lane, within about 3 squares of the Girard College, between 22-i, -23J;'24th, and.-25tfc streets and Columbia avenue and Oxford streets. See lithographic plans - Peremptory Sa% by order of Heirs—TWO VALUABLE THREE oTORY BRICK STORES Nos 1 O&nd 162 north. Third street, south of Race street, in cue of the mo3t ba sinets squares in Third street. Sale abeolnte of the whole estate, Executor's Sale—Estate of Gen. Bohlen, deceased. SUPERIOR OLD M riDEIRA AND SHERRY WINES, GIN. AND BRANDY.a , . ON MONDAY, 21st inst., at 12 o’clock noon, at the auction rooms, by order of the executor of the,late Gen. B:hlen, a qaanaw of old Madeira and Sherry wines, in demijohns and bottles; also. 2 demijohns Bohlen Om, an'd a demijohn of superior old Brandv. 4®* Full particulars ready in catalogues. Executor’s Sale. STOCK AND FIXTURB3 OP A LIED OIL MANUBAO TORY. HORSE, WAGON. HARNESS, ON MONDAY MORNING. December Zlsi, at 11 o’clock, at the factor* - of the fist* - firm of McCann A Fox. back of No. 1016 Poplar will be sold by order of tne executor of John McCann, the entire stock of ]ard v ol), sperm oil, stearins grease, oil presses, bags, harness, fire* proof safe, Ac.; also, Uu gocd will. • 4W Full particulars in catalogues. Administrator’s Peremptory Sale-Estate of William Schott, deceased, ELEGANT WALNUT-STREET RESIDENCE AND FUR NITURE, SPLENDID CHANDELIERS. LARGS' MIRRORS. HLVER AND PLATED WAKE. FANCY ORNAMENTS, Ac. . . . ON TUESDAYvMOBNING, 22d Inst.,at 10 o’clock, on the premises', south side of Walnntstreet,-fifth bouse east of Sixteenth street^Nor . 1622, the superior residence and'very elegant household furniture;most of it equal to new and in first-rate order. : Particulars in handbills and future advertisements, 43?“ May be examined on application to the Aua-* lionet r«. . 44“ Sale absolute. Clear of incumbrance and restrli lions. L'ARGE WALNUT-STREET RESIDENCE, FURNT TORE, MIRROR, FINE CURTAINS, CHANDR. LIERS, Ac. - ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, 22d inst, at in o’clock, on the premises, No. 1208 Wal nut street, south side, west of Twelfth street, the large and valuable residence) and part of the household furni ture. • .43" Tug property is clear of all incumbrance and re oirlchons. 810,000 may remain on mortgage. 4Sr* Sale absolute, the owner removing from the city* PEREMPTORY SALE OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF VALUABLE ORIGINAL dL PAINTINGS. OF THE MODERN SCHOOL, BY EMINENT ARTISTS. Oil TUESDAY MORNING. December 29 h, at 10 o’clock, at the Auction Store, wtti be sold without reserve, an interesting collection of-valu able oil paintings, by eminent living artists. 49* Particulars hereafter. ' • GOODS AND SILVER- PHILIP FORD & CO., AUCTIONEEBS, X ggs MARKET and 533 COMMERCE Streets! LARGE SALE IO? 1,000 CASES 300T5, SHOES. BROGANS Ac. - ON MONDAY MORNING- Dec. 21st, at 10 o'clock precisely, will be sold fry cata logue. 1.000 cases men's, boys', and youths’ calf, kip. grain, and thick boots, bregaas. balmorals, cavalry boots,Ac.; woman's, misses', and children's calf, Rlpt goat, kid. and morccco heeled boots and.shoes, Ac., from first-class city and Eastern manufacturers. . 43" Open for examination, with catalogues, early os the morning of sale. • December 24th, at 10 o'clock precisely, will be sold by catalogue, 1,000 cases men's, boys', and youths', cal£ kip, grain, and thick boots, shoes, brogans. b<aiorala, cavalry boots, .Ac.; women’s, misses’, and children's calf, kid, goat, and morocco heeled boots and first-class cltj and Eastern manufacturers, embracing a fresh and desirable assortment of goods. To whichthe attention of buyers la invited.' ' 43" Open for examination, with catalogues, early OS Hie morning of sale. •_ pY HENRY P.WOLBEST, XJ AUCTIONEER, No. BOA MARKET Street, South side, above Second Bfc. Negalar Saleskrf Dry Goods, Trimmings, Notions**** every MONDAY* WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY HORN INGS, at 10 o’clock precisely.'. ? .*’*”• ltl> • City and country Dealers are requested to attend U4K Comignmonts respectfully solicited from MaaaflHtl* rers, Importers, Commission, Wholesale and Jobbing Houses, and Retailers of all and every description «t Merchandise. ' [R Ansdell, W Huggins, - IJ T Peeie. Ac. jOS DRAWINGS, !I D Harding | F W Topham,' C Haag, IJ Nash, Sic. READY-MADE CLOTHING. CLOTHS, CASBIMSRES. WOOLEN GOODS, &c ON MONDAY MORNING, December 2l£t,‘ at 10 o’clocks will be sold, fine drew and overcoats, pants, cloths, cassimeres, cricket jacseta. merino and wool shirts and drawers, buck gauntlets and. gloves, muslin shirts, -patent thread, wooljjloves, mitts* wool yarn, wool hoods, scarfs, hosiery, Ac.; - • Also,black silks, dress goods, prints, silk and linen handkerchiefs, cravats, shirt fronts, bonnet ribbons, fine combs, brushes, velvet buttons,head nets, butter knives* ladies’ and misses’ fine morocco shoes, balmorals, wal lets, cloth caps, ATE-SALE. ■* 12 large casks-with straw, suitable for packing chinA or h ard ware. - ' •- T Rousseau, A Galame, Q Schlesinger, L De Metz, C Brochart, Ac. MS. V Chavat, JTrayer, J Fauvelefc, V Dupre, AAnastasi, Sec. B C Koek Koek A Sch.eltb.out, ■ A Hanaaa.&c. :ample of the School iia._ 'CI2CECUTORS , SALE OF BROAD TOP XU no at.- LANDS —Several tracts of valuable _CoaI Land, on Broad Top Mountain, late the property of Gaps. John McCanl9s, deceased, are offered for-sara. Map* and descriptions can be seen at the office of H. D. Moors. »»8 WAI&UT St B. o MOO|S, ■ PgiLADSiiPSTA, Nov. 24,1533. . u024-lm L Kuans,- WVolkhardt, J Becker, ’ Boser. bpltzweg. >L G Stuart,' J Trumbull." T P K^ssiter* W J Hi/s be sold the superb tip* the fflh foe SALE—NEAR OXFORD, !X Chester Co., on the Baltimore Central Railroad, several good Farms, with good improvements thereon. From one hundred to one hundred and sixty acres in each fam, the land highly Improved. Alno, .several fine Houses in the borough of Oxford, which will an be sold cheap to *uit porchasers. For further particulars write or inquire of the subscriber, in. OXFORD BG ROUGH, Chester county, Pa. ~T PTjnTa del6-6t* PUBEY J. NICHOLS. turday, 19th inat., del7 thsaSs m TO RENT—WEST PHIL ADEL- BsLpHIA. —a desirable RESIDEN TE, Southeast- corner Of THIRTY SIXTH and HAMILTON Streets. Apply to A. B CARVER A CO>, Southwest comer NINTH and FILBERT Streets. • dels-6t* AUCTION SAT.ES. Peremptory Sale on the Premises. LARGE SALE OF 1,000 CASES BOOTS, SHOES, _ BRoGANS, &•, - - • ON THURSDAY MORNING. r'OR SAXE AND TO XET. TO LET—A OOMMODIOIJS WELLING. No. 13*BortiPEONTStie»l. Ettt moderate Apply to WBTHSRILL A BRO.* 0e29-tf * Vi and ■dOJforth SECOND Street _ MFOR SALE—a VALUABLE MILL PROPERTY IN DELAWARE COUNTY, situated oa RIDLEY*CSEEK,'two miles from CffESTEK, known as •the Franklin Mill*. 17 feet fall. lnexhanßtible water power; one of tlie best Grist Mills in.the c3nnt y wi th an the- modem. macMnerr* Also* anEdge tool Factory, doinjr an extensive feasmess. t TliBTe ate 10 acres of Land, on wliich are erected, in addition tol the mills.five excel* 18 AdraaineS tl'ace such as this is seldom to be met with in this vicinity. Tlie attention of capitalists is particu larly rennesied. jambs H. CUMMIN?. Media, or G3OKGE N. TOWNSEND. 133 if Sonth. FOURTH Street. dfc!6‘w&3t MFOK BALE-A VALUABLE BUSI NESS stand, 818 North. SECOND Street, OPPOI rite .the Market. : tot 20 feet front, by ao feet dMP to St. MFOR SALE—A DESIRABLE BUSI NESS LOCATION, on MAIN Street, Germantown. Hires doors below Harkmuon’s. near the Dboot; mth two gooses In the rear, on an aTenue opentnnioto KU- m TO RENT—DESIRABLE BUSI IBInEBS STAND, 313 MARKET Street. Apply on tlie premises. dels tr_ SAFE INVESTMENT. —A SUPE -5! n 0,.,,; well-situated FARM, of 2U acres, in East Kantmealtownslrip, Chester county- s>9o per acre. One of 180 acres. In Tuscarora Valley, Juniata county. ®One e of a i3oacres, in West Fallow-field toWMhip : Clies ‘"one 4 *£'East Chester county, near dei7-3t* 4-3 B WALMUT Street. MFOR . SALE—A .SUPERIOR DWELLING HOUSE and Lot of Ground on Filbert street No 1623,' vitli everymodernrtapWMnent. toa in perfect order. Lot SO by 127 feettoCbaeketroetyWitb. floeaara.nTiews. %AnPT Street. FOR SALE—A FARM OF 143 3-agEES. inDelaware connty,'Pa-,-near Linwood. Station, on tlie Baltimore Railroad. are a large and snbafcantial Mansion, 'other outbuilding*; 20 acres of Timber; plenty of Fruity good water. A desirable Farm. , Price only $B5 per ac ,™ M^|"g I8 CTMMINS. Media, or OEOBGE N. g TovrasE H^e;^ a d r |XdS b /£o C * del2-emwfest • f mt FOE SALE OE EXCHANGE FOR s?pT?nmrrTlVE cur PROPERTY-.*. very highly «■(! P IkOiJLjLi « go juji-ag \fiih. good improve- FARM. w a „d yegotso ments, oae mile from MtuiMTOj.. BEINBOTH, * d017;3t» « for sale-valuable farm, fEcoaiainml 66 acres of la ¥ d . 12 miles ont- Apply to 333 WALNUT Street GARDES Street h™t”st£E& i°i tbTrityfbrtbe RetaS ply on.the ipremiees, |2fo. murar-au. delo .^p Street,. '' ~ -po-o SALE—THE THBBESTOBY M BRICK » TTO-MN& ®OWSB.-W« tween Green a^_ p/ont street, and one hundred fertdeeP to TAM AReSd street, on which there is elected A BRIOK STABLE. ; . l m rnediateross«doapven. rem&!B on mortgage. Part of purchase mO ™ KENS fc MONTGOMERY. • delo . lm * 1035 BEACH Street, rtoYoLanrel «*. _ vnp„ SAT.P, _ THE VBBY’.BB- J| BIkSIE. EOTO-STOKTOB&CK witii the the three-storj doiible sooth of Jnd lot of br M “ 4 vs wm c be sold upon f ~ tnas BEICH Streets above LattgoL ielO-lm* ®l,OOO.««*^SS MONTGOHH4Y. CouveyMK*™. 1035 .^ CH il S W abore T- awra *- '■■—■' ■ —?—• «v ~prVRSBS FQB'SALE,;- 3J£s> ' At bdsh^hilmtabms. seaiTSlfWowtU, **«»**■s• «* WalUoa »ire*t*i mrOBBT v ...;
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