TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29,1863.', 49* We can take no notice of anonymous oomtnu nloAtioni. We do not rttufn rqjeoted manuscripts, 48* Voluntary correspondence solicited from all p»rta of the world, and eipeolalljr from oar different military and naval department!. When tiled,'lt will be paid for. • The Policy of the Administration. When we ai’e informed that the' policy of the Administration makes rebels of the loyal men of the Southern States, and con firms the original Secessionists in their hatred of the Union, we have one or two answers that have never been answered. We point to Baltimore. Has the Adminis tration alienated that city from the Union ? To Maryland we look. What has it not accomplished there ? Claimed' by-the re bellion, and in the early days of the war sending regiments to its service, Mary land is now heart and soul for the Union. It has a loyal Governor, un conditionally loyal representatives in Con gress, and thousands of its sons in the Union army. Massachusetts .is,not mere thoroughly a part of the Republic than Maryland is. And from Missouri, a State in far more danger than Maryland, and actually the theatre of bloody, and per sistent war, not only have the armies of. the Union driven the rebels, but the policy of the Administration. has driven the ele ment of rebellion. Of Western Virginia we need not speak, nor need we nar rate how the measures of the Govern ment' are redeeming Louisiana, Arkansas, end Kentucky, and how even Tennessee, in many respects the central and most valuable. State of the Confederacy, is lost to it forever. The elections, the mass meet-,, ings, the enlistments in these States, answer the accusations of the enemies of the Ad ministration. But from'Norfolk—a city considered irre claimable by many, defiant of the national authority, and held, when captured, only by the army of occupation—has recently come additional evidence of' the soundness of the policy of the Administration. Gen. Butler and the proclamation of pardon went to Norfolk almost at ■ the: same time—the man of justice and the principle of mercy. One. of .the. fiist measures of General Butler was an order requiring all those citizens who refused to take the oath of allegiance to leave Norfolk. Up to that moment, hundreds of wealthy and influential men had not formally sub mitted to the laws of the United States—but confronted by an alternative so disagreeable, they .gracefully yielded the last ..tie. that bound them to the rebellion. Very few left the city ; the rest took the oath, emancipa tion proclamation and all, and seem happier for the deed. An Episcopal clergyman of eminence, on the Sabbath after he had taken the oath, restored to the service the proper prayer for the President of the United States. A few of his hearers left the church, when the clergyman stated that he had sworn to sustain the Government, and that he should henceforth act as a loyal man was bound in honor to do. We have heard many other similar cases, which justify us in claiming Norfolk as a loyal city, and in congratulating General Butler on his firm ness and energy, and the Administration upon the policy it sent him thither to enforce. The restoration of Norfolk is alone sufficient answer to the idle cry that the Government offends Union men by Union measures, or exasperates' rebels by offering them an honest pardon. #e have made moral as well as military progress, and are win ning a double victory through the energy of the soldier and the wisdom of the states man. The grand results of the policy of its Administration are its sufficient vindication, and it is a proud satisfaction to know that, in answering its opponents, Pacts have made argument almost superfluous. How we Stajid with the South. The history of the world his been writ ten. There will come a time when that history will be revised, and when all that is there .set down will be subjected to the re-. * fining process due to the speculation of dis tant ages. Surrounded, as we a'e, by scenes to which the past presents ho paral lel, we have become in a measure accli mated to the zone of warf are into which we ' have been thrust, and we do not realize, as we shall hereafter, that one of the spots of time pregnant with greatest results, is .that very pointjin which we find ourselves at present. Every day, every hour chisels into stricter rectitude our features as a nation. We may not be able to view this very gradual wife o time. Tetj comfl "irt'romainj for oas month, blind to the progress of events, and then open our eyes upon the countenance of the United States, we should find the fea tures gradually moulded by the hand of God into the symmetrical proportions of heauty, and harmony, and nobility. The meaning of the “ despair and die” curse which has been pronounced upon the cause of the Confederacy, may not have been as" yet completely comprehended by the arch rebels. Having eyes they see not, having ears they hear net. They will not see that they are running on to perdition, and in the midst of their misery they cry outf malig nantly against the message and the procla mation. When the grand item of this re bellion comes indeed to hold its proper place in the history of the world; when, through the labyrinth of time, the secret springs of action in this murderous war have felt their way to ultimate results, how Will SQHililSt of -gw South stand against that 6fthe hforth?’ took at the present attitude of the South. It is not enough that for three years she has gone altogether wrong, that" she has utterly forsaken the allegiance of her youth, and behaved with an ignominious malignity, un paralleled and approached in the history of nations. It is not enough that Mr. Davis, the executive representative of the South, has first seduced and then coerced the peo ple, at whom he laughs in his sleeve. Worse than this has been done. One of the purest minded men that ever breathed upon God’s earth —a man single-hearted, and the every muscle of whose brow and breast, and limb is devoted to the Union and the Constitu tion he is sworn to maintain and defend— has been spumed, rejected, and spit upon, by the poor, proud, rebellious rabble, to whom he offers with a magnanimity, to "Which the acts of no other man can he com pared, peace and pardon. In the mindsof the speculative it hasoften • been a question, how did Satan ever come to entertain wicked thought ? If his dwelling ft Ixoxrio wJacro temptation neyer sat at the fireside, how did he ever happen to act in such a manner as to give saintly people of the present day the opportunity for hauling him over the coals so dreadfully? The “Southern Confederacy ” once dwelt in an Eden—a , paradise full of sweltering slaves and bloodhound overseers,. How the inception of treason and rebellion originated in the South, belongs to a past too remote too question now. But .the paradise of the South has certainly been disrupfttred. The thunderbolts of tho have ploughed it up, and scattered alike slave and overseer. A great war has been inaugurated, which, in its throes and struggles on the side of the North to perpetuate the Union, bas launched an arrow at the head of slavery, and cloven the head of the black beast in twain, 1 No news iB needed from Richmond prisons or Richmond papers to augment our Know- of the horrors which reign at the Horn" It ever wo reel moiincatio forgive the causes which have led to the cruel suf ferings of captured Unionists, it wUI be when we reflect how terribly those causes have reacted upon the rebels themselves. And yet, no stronger motives can exist to blunt our charity than those which must actuate us when we consider the settled, unvarying, unreasoning malignity and per versity of the South. The cold-blooded at tempts; at sarcasm in which the rebel lead ers—we mean editorial leaders—sometimes indulge, but turn the point of the gist against themselves. They arc a sort of edged weapons with which self-injury is sure to be inflicted, and suggest a demon charming away an excoss of despair with a dreary sar donic badinage of self. But the way in which we now stan4 with the South is not , the way in whieh we shall stand with her in time to come. Through all the theories which, men have spun, out for themselves as to how and when this war iB to cease, a principle: is being evolved whose establishment only shall scatter peace and prosperity over the Union forever. That principle is the principle of human liberty. Through darkness, and tempest,: and dan ger, that angel light has been advancing. Freedom has been the keystone of the North, bondage that of. the Bouth; and the keystone of bondage -must be plucked out, and the circular arch of the Union thorough ly cemented at its summit and base. 'The Union will then take a lease of favor and prosperity to last forever. Japan and England. There will be a great discussion in the British Parliament, during the coming Ses sion, about the war which, by special di rections from Earl Russell, has been com menced against Japan, by an English fleet. Lord Clarence Paget, Secretary of the Admiralty, lately made a speech at a public dinner in one of the rural districts, in which he apologized for the bombardment and destruction of a populous seaboard city in Japan, by declaring that the British Admiral really could not help it —thathe only wanted to fire into the Diamio’s fleet, Qust to give them an idea of British broad sides WereJ but that the sea rolled very much at the time, and the cannon-balls, and shells, instead of hitting the Japanese ships, unfortunately flew higher and injured the town beyond! Considering that this acci dental bombardment lasted several hours, and reduced the town to ashes, it may be doubted whether Lord Clarence Paget’s apology will have nmch weight with'the world. The whole matter will be fully in vestigated, and the inquiry is expected to Ushow how coolly Earl Russell makes war against a distant nation, without much trou bling himself to consult his colleagues, or obtain the usual pro forma asseuL.of the Queen-. W. Lord Palmerston, who will not be sorry if his little friend, Earl Russell, gets a sharp rap on the knuckles from Parliament, and who will not allow him to resign office until after that chastisement has been ad ministered, has at last determined to inter fere. He has resolved to send an Ambas sador to Japan, doubtless with the view of amicably adjusting existing differences be tween the two nations, and herein showing as much judgment as in his recent appoint ment of Sir John Lawrence to the Vice royalty of India, (albeit he had risen from the ranks, and had not any aristocratical connections, ) has selected Sir Rutherford Alcock for that office. This gentleman was British Resident in Japan for over three yeajs; speaks the language; knows the people and their customs; has im perturbable good temper, coupled with resolute firmness ; and has lately published the very best book about Japan that has yet appeared. Its title is “The City of the Tycoon,” and it has been republished here by the Harpers. This ambassador, thus I qualified, is emphatically the best man Eng land could send to Japan at this moment. Considering that we commenced extensive foreign trade with Japan, and continue the most acceptable customers, it is important that England should be represented in that country by a man of sense," who knows the country well, and, while there, has always been friendly with our traders. Such a man, we-believe, Sir Rutherford Alcock is, and perhaps he maybe able to neutralize the mischief done by Earl Russell’s pre sumptuous folly. Disraeli. A Boston journal, which copies our announcement of the legacy of forty thou sand pounds, ($2OO, 000 ,) bequeathed to Mr. Disraeli, the well-known British author and statesman, very much doubts whether he has been the recipient of such a golden windfall. The rarity of an occurrence, we would remind our contemporary, is no pre sumption against its reality. Magnificent bequests by strangers to eminent pub licists are unfrequent, but it is a fact that Disraeli has got the two hundred thou sand dollars which we spoke of. That respectable old English: newspaper, The Western limes , which we remember almost as long as any thing, declares that the money has been left to Disraeli ; that it will be paid over to him, according to the. English custom, twelve months after the will has been received to'probate; that the testator was a Mrs. Brydges Willyams, of Mount Braddon, Torquay ; that she was of Jewish extraction, and very proud of the celebrity of Mr. Disraeli, whose grandfa ther was of the Jewish persuasion; and Hat isr BsaTiß*ai»BW wife fete ???»? from her inquiring whether he was de scended from a Spanish family, as she claimed to be. His reply led to a re joinder, and, though the correspondents never met, the intimacy by letter was con tinued, until the old lady, who had outlived her kindred, made up her mind that she would bequeath her property to her eminent and brilliant correspondent. The Western Times adds that, as Disraeli was also left residuary legatee, the residue of Mrs. Wil lyams’ large property, after paying his own and the other legacies, will become his. This balance, it is stated, is probably as much more as the actual legacy of $200,000. However, Mr. Disraeli, under the English law, cannot draw a six pence of the money until after he has paid the legacy-duty. Not being of “kith or kin” to the testator, that payment will be ten per cent, on the whole amount, an item which will go to swell the national revenue. Membeis or the Boy al family or England pay no legacy-duty, (the system being spe cially to favor them,) and, therefore, there was not one sixpence paid upon the million ($5,000,000; which the late Prince Albert left behind him, the accumulated sayings out of about twenty-one years’ income, which, from all sources, averaged about $300,000 per annum. Per the performance of his du ties, surely the, late Prince-Consort was the best paid official in Europe. , _ Coming back to Mr. Disraeli, we can state that his' family certainly emigrated from Spain to Venice more than a century ago, and that the family name was Laba. Its head, at that time, was a wealthy mer chant, who, like Shylock, had vast dealings “on the Rialto. In Venice, at that time, there was greater tolerance of religious opinion than in any . other part of Southern Europe. No one ever heard of 'an duto-da-fe in Venice. Lara finally re moved to London, where he formally ap peared as a Christian; he had conformed to that faith soon after quitting Spain, but, jimtul of hinonruont linaaao, aaoumod the name of DHsbaeli (literally, “a son of Israel”; to perpetuate the fact of his He- brew descent. The son of this gentleman ■was the late Isaac D’lsraeli, well know as a man of letters, arid the present represen- tative of the family is the Eight’ Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Chancellor of the Exchequer—the same to whom Mrs. Bbydges Willyams has bequeathed the bulk of her fortune. A Hohbop..—There has been a horror discovered in a Cornwall village—a poor lunatic oonftned by hie brother for twenty years in a room under circum stances of appalling barbarity, (’he villagers, ac oustomed to his heartrending Bhrielis and. howls, never interfered, “it was none of theit busla>M” Odlv a stranger discovered and delivered the misera ble being, “ more resembling a babboon than a man, drawn and cramped from long exposure and suffer inz out of all form of humanity, stark naked, and onlvtwoold rotten bags for a ooveriet,” the de scription of the room in whichhe-was oonuned beiDg loathsome beyond measure.— Correspondence Tribune. This is a fact, but it might as well be an allegory. Have Iro not flisooToroa a honoi in America ? A slave, kept in bondage often of appalling barbarity, always of startling injustice — 11 more resembling a baboon than a man,’’ so say the apologists for slavery—with a soul cramped from long suffering, the description of the system in which he is imprisoned being loathsome be yond measure. The parallel does ; not stop here. Accustomed to his howls, the neigh bors “never interfered,” and we actually find men in the North, who—after Fanny Kemble has published her book, after! Gen. Butler haß told his story, after the .enor mous crime and misery of slavery has been published to the world—still say. ‘fit is none of our business.” We have learned that that which is a horror in England has long been a common-place in America. Our Theatrical BillS of Fare. We have something better to do than to consult the. amusement columns oftour ex changes, and keep thoroughly- posted up as to who’s where. Suggestions, however, sometimes force themselves on ‘ one, and the present suggestion is—where are all our young actresses ? It has been said that it is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous; bo, for the last five weeks, we have been having tragedy‘at the Chestnut, and comedy at the Walnut At the Arch we have had both. Mr. Forrest’s engagement terminates next Friday evening. For a season*r-we. hope for a theatrical season only—we shall see, him no more. It is just possible that Mr. Clarke’s engagement; will not last forever, though no new star has as, yet been under lined on the bills. Every star is not as suc cessful as Mr. Clarke. When he is gone we shall want variety, and we must have it. We cannot breakfast, and dine,, and sup, off the same thing. Besides, we must have some dessert. Where is Charlotte Thomp son ? Bhc would make ,a very charming Charlotte Kune. Miss Jane Coombs is strawberry ice cream ("with jelly); and Maggie Mitchell is candied orange. Where are they all ? Theatrical advertise ments answer where. Miss Bateman, the queen of young tragediennes, has taken London by storm, and is run ning “ Leah" into the third month, be fore audiences which enjoy the privilege of seeming seats a fortnight in advance. There is no prospect of her speedy return. None of our theatres stand or fall by the merits of their stock companies. If that were the case one or-two of them might prepare for im mediate demolition. The conduct of Mana ger Wheatley is not regarded here as hav ing been altogether fair. The best mem bers of his large force are reserved for Ni ■ bio’s, and the support accorded to the stars he has secured for performances in this city has frequently been so shabby as to be a slight to the public. One good thing in him, however, is that he has furnished no velties as well as novices; and variety, we all know, is the cruet-stand of dramatic life. Let all the theatres stand it over their bills of fare. Eighteen'months ago, Gen. McClel lan was the idol of the North, honored with the command of its largest army, and so trusted that it was said that he could do nothing which the people .would not ap prove. Last week he was formally nomi nated for the Presidency, and so insignifi cant is the event that it is barely printed as an ordinary news item, and has not been editorially mentioned by the very journals which once praised him to an exeess that might have made a Napoleon blush. This sudden celebrity, this speedy decline into obscurity, has the strangeness of romance With the moral of a sermon. ' Governor Letcher, of Virginia, is re presented in pictures with the countenance of a dissipated pedagogue, his spectacles bridging a combative nose. In the first year of the rebellion it was told that he entered the Virginia Assembly in a State of imbecility, proceeding from ine briation, holding the stump of a cigar in his mouth. We cannot get rid of the im pression of this droll picture, which is espe cially revived when we observe the moral character of his official documents. He has lately written another message, which is another revelation of the weakness of the South, and the highly upright and sangui nary character of Mr. Letcher. It con cludes as follows: “ The despot who reigns at Washington, and who seeks the blood of the men, women, .and ohUdren of the South, hafl issued hi* proclamation for the eman cipation of our alavea, and, If we wish to carry it out effectually, no better plan could have bcim de vised. Turn these men loose in the community where they can mingle with our negro population, and they can advlae them of the wlahea of Lincoln and hti adherents, and will be able to persuade them that the policy he wishes adopted is for their benefit. The result must necessarily be discontent and dissatisfaction among our slaves. Thia policy la misohievous in Its effects upon the people of the State. It render* them dissatisfied with the action of the Govern ment, and whatever is calculated to produce thisre ault render* them lesß active, leaa energetic, and leas disposed to aid in carrying out Government pur poses and objectß. Such results.ought at this time by all means to be avoided. Other reasons might be assigned, bat these are sufficient.” OPERATIONS IN TEXAS. Point Isabel—PoTt Banks-Tciss Rations. tO«iresponaenCe of'Th'e Press.*! * In Camp, Point Isabel, Texas, Deo. 10, 1863. General Banks, with his tuual sagaoity, early conceived the Importance of possessing the exit and entrance of the great contraband trade of Southern Texas. Already he has commenced the construction of fortifications around the Point, which will com mand the month of the Bio Grande, and before an other month the first object to greet the eye of the foreign seaman nearing the southern extremity or the Federal territory will not be the old lighthouse on Point Isabel, which met his gaze of yore, but the garrison flag and Parrott guns of Fort Banks bid ding defiance to the intrusion ol Louis Napoleon, Maximilian, or the gueriUa rebels of Mexico. Point Isabel Is the terminus of the road from Brownsville is lisa Gull and. na it toslb Diovlmidlir the groat reo, d< ~ v uus of Ike cotton Llocli Ale-run n A r«, 11 LAs Le come the military ddpAl for the collection and ship ment of the confiscated cotton. Teams after teams are daily pouring in from the upper country with loads, and departing again to receive some new oap ture of the great “king.” The Immense seizures in this region must already have defrayed a large frac tion of the expenses of the expedition. This locality itself is devoid of all attractions, and oontaiusno: buildings but a few one or two-story shanties, nu merous fishermen’s huts, and one Bmall frame church. The “ boys” revel in the plenteousness of fish, game, and fresh Texan beef. CONTRABAND SOLDIERS. The temperature has been very warm, especially at noon, varied, however, occasionally by a cold, raw nor’easter. The post Is efficiently garrisoned by two regiments of the Corps d’Afrlque; the 16th, previously stationed at Brazos, having reoently eva cuated that island and joined the force here. The latter Is one of the regiments of the original colored brigade recruited by Major B. Bush Plumly, of Phi ladelphia. It is composed of contrabands, volun teers, and conscripts, from the plantations of Louisi ana. Few of them seem to comprehend the idea ol a war for the Union, but are impressed with a Bolemu conviction that they and we are fighting for them and liberty, and that they are to redeem their people. TBs »BTa««FWy WNWs»<Bsv'rwrw%WivkpnWwsr endurance and sacrificing heroism, and, without ex ception, I have heard them deolare their eagerness to lay down their lives for the " Yankees,” and to fight for “Linkum,” whom they reverence as a second Saviour. Alter occupying Point Isabel, General Bank! moved up, with the main body of his command, to Brownsville, the capture of which has been detailed in the published intelligence'from those partiolpa tingin it. BANKS AND DANA—FUTURE OPER ATIONS. Alter establishing a thorough military rdgime over the recreant citizens of Brownsville and vicinity, he placed Major General Dana (commanding Herron’s old division) in charge of the United States foroes on the Rio Grande. Re-embarking, General Banks, with his gunboats and transports, proceeded up the. coast, along Padre Island, to Aranses Pass. Mus tang Island was less submissive than Brazos, and a slight expenditure of ammunition was necessary. He easily oaptured the garrison of about 150 men, with several pieces of artillery. Thus Corpus Christ! fell into his hands. No more neatly Executed plan has been presented during the war than the expedi tion of General Banks to the southern ooast of Texas.. We await his return from New Orleans for a speedy renewal of our onward.movement for the interior. _ ■ 0. WASHINGTON. - BpcoiKi iriifiimtcßtia to tug rrosai WabhikqtOM, D. C., Deo. 28. Army of the Potomac. - ' ■ Advices from the army this morning state'that all is quiet there, nothing Of note transpiring., A Presidential Trip Down the Potomac. The President started yesterday on a trip down the Potomac, and is expected to return to-night. Dismissals. The War Department has dismissed from the ser vice Lieut. John Kaufman', of the 46th New York Volunteers; Lieut. Horace M. Butler, of the Ist ■Massachusetts Cavalry, and Lieut. Gaitbad, of the 6th Illinois Cavalry. Confiscated. The property of forty persona in this District has been eonflsoated. Among the later oases are Gov. Lbtoheb, of Virginia, and Judge CJAMt’BHLL] late of the Supreme Court.- Contraband Mali. Captured. A large contraband mail has been captured in Bal timore, jußt as it was about to be despatched to Richmond. A number of arrests were made, and it is said that the correspondence implicates prominent people in Baltimore and Washington. ~Litliiuiu vi ruuuuvmuiii vjßtci maisi It is reported that last week mine oyster boats, mostly belonging to Philadelphia, while dredging for oysters near Port Optank oreek, York river, were oaptured by the rebels. They came out in boats, on the pretenoe of helping to make the cargo; and boarded the boats, seized the crew, robbed them of all their valuables, and took the orews to Richmond. The crew numbered about six to each vessel. Port Optank oreek is about 30 miles above the mouth of the river. Capture of a Rebel Schooner. The rebel schooner Marshall J. Smith, laden with oottonand turpentine, and bound from Mobile to Havana, was captured off Mobile bay, after a br!k ohase and several ineffectual subterfuges in hopes of escape, by Lieutenant Commandiughtagjj|p|(*£Bl-| mandldg the gunboat Kermep«ftf*T;bs"manlreilt was thrown overboard, buWft was understood that the cargo inoluded 2gftsosle* of ootton. A considerable aumAfcmofity-waa oaptured, whloh waa left tnohaige of itoasstataaipaynuwtoi of Kenaebes,ou«wt THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA.’ TUESDAY: DECEMBER 29.1863: to the order of the proper authorities. Theaohooner «nd corgowMieot to N«w Orleans for adjudication. The officer! and crew were Harman Packer, mas ter; H. F. Orioßson, mate J J. F. Smith, super cargo (John Bdstifv, carpenter; Ohas, Hansel, Oh as, Williams, Thos, L. Nelson, and A.. E. Olson, seamen. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER OLYMPUS. more: vessels burned bv the PRIVATEER ALABAMA, The Congress Proposition Abandoned by Mr. CoMen's Controversy /wltti tine lionAon Times—Theßobberyoftne DuKc, of Bntnswlolc—American Topics; Etc. The extra Ounard steamer Olympus, whioh. left Liverpool at l P. M. on the 15th, and Queenstown on the 16th December, arrived at New York on Mon day morniog.. . THE ALABAMA AGAIN AT WORK. A telegram from Alexandria reports thatthe Ame rican.sbip Winged Racer, which left on the' ,7th' Ootober for New York, and the Amanda, bound to Falmouth, bad been burned off-Java Head by the Alabama, on the 16th November. A private investigation was taking place by the police and customs offloials at Queenstown into the circumstances attending the recent enlistment of the fifteen men who were recently disembarked from the U. S, war steamer Kearaage. At a public meeting recently held at Leloester, a resolution in favor of the separation of the North and South was adopted by a very large majority. The meeting viewed the subjeot exclusively from the slavery point, and based the resolution in the opinion that the extinction of slavery would be beat promoted by secession. A special correspondent of the London Timss, writing from E iohmohd, points out that the Federala are now. investing the ports of Secessla with a cor don of vessels so numerous as, for the first time in thirtj months, to make access to the Confederate coast really dangbrous and difficult. The Times* correspondent at the headquarters of the Confederates in Tennessee save that a- crisis in the war Is approaching, which will testmore than ever the stubbornness and tenaoltv of the South. He pays a high tribute to the magnificence of North ernjfnithand self-reliance as contrasted with the luke warmness of the Southern masses. , • The controversy between Mr, Cobden and• the Times had merged into a personal matter between Mr. Cobden and Mr, Delane, the editor-in-chief of th e Times. . ■■ *-• It is asserted that a searching inquiry into the ex penditure of the Admiralty will enable Mr. Glad atone to submit to Parliament a material reduction on this head. ; ■■ The Colonial Secretary, the Duke of Newcastle, had recovered from his severe illness. . 1 Sir R. D. Collier, the Solicitor General, was ex pected to be nominated to the vooant judgeship, vice W ightman, deceased. Another authority says Ser geant Shee will be the man. The iron'dad frigate Minotaurwas Bucfleesfully launched at Blackwell, on the Thames, on the 12th of December* She is nearly 7,000 toas, about 400 feet long; is protected by armor plates throughout 6% inches thick, and is designed to carry. 60 guns of the largest calibre. The new 600-pounder Armstrong gun had been suc cessfully tried against armor-plated targets. rhe MoniUur publishes the replies of the Ger manic Confederation, Denmark, and Greece, to the invitation to the proposed Congress.' They are all acceptances; couched in flattering terms to the Em peror Napoleon. The Ost Deutsch Post, of Vienna, says the Austrian Government had forwarded anote to Paris definitely declining the invitation to the Congress. V Europe, of Frankfort, says; n M. Drouyn de L’Huys has addressed a circular to the Frenoh diplo matic agents abroad relative to the Congress. The circular does not trace out the programme to be adopted, as has been asked by some Governments, for suoh'programme cannot be the work of one Go vernment, or even of two or three. The refusal of Englanu has frustrated the combination of a Euro pean Congress, but France is ready to come to an understanding with the Governments who shall think it uteful to debate paoifioally among them selves those questions which, if left to chance cir cumstances, might conduce to the most fatal compli cations. The Government of the Emperor would consider it failed in its duty if it abstained from profiting by the dispositions so cordially manifested. The programme of the questions which a Congress thus brought together should discuss is still con siderable enough to encourage the Cabinet in the path marked out.” VEurope adds that several Governments have ao corded a favorable reception to the proposition of France. • The supplementary election, took place in Paris on the 14th, and the opposition candidate, 01. Pelli tan, was elected by a majority of nearly 6,000 votes over the Government candidate. The bill for a loan of 300,000,000 francs had been laid before the Corps Legislatif. The general debate upon the address to the.Empe* ror tome place in the Senate on the 14th. The Mar* quis Brissy found fault with sundry .Government proceedings, and denounces the intrigues of Eagland in thwarting the proposed Congress. The discussion of the address by paragraphs would; begin on the 16th December. The Paris Bourse on the 14th was rather drooping. Rentes closed at 67f.30. , In Paris, the Duke of BrunswioU was robbed by an English valet of diamonds to the extraordinary -value of nine millions of francs, and twenty thous and francs in gold. The thief was arrested with all the property on him, as he was in the act of em« balking at Boulogne for England. Rumors continued to circulate of a crisis in the Austrian Ministry. It was reported negotiations had been entered into with Prince Charleß Auer speTg to replace Archduke Rainer as President of the Cabinet. It was also asserted, but contradicted, that Herr Yon Sehmerling had tendered his resigna tion.-'"' ''*• THE HOLSTEIN QUESTION. • • EUROPE. Napoleon. THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION. THE PBOPOBBT) CONBRBBS. PRANCE. AUSTRIA, It 1b reported that, at a cabinet council held at nnppnbagen on the 9th of December, it was resolved that, in ordcy tn-atroid a conflict. the Danish troops should evaouate the town in Holstein which the German troops intend occupying. The Saxon and Hanoverian contingents were ex pected to enter Holstein in a few days as the army of execution of the Frankfort Diet, __ — The Frankfort Diet,* on the 14th, votol 17,000,000 thalers for the expenses of the Federai^execution. Both the liberal factions of the Prussian Chamber of Deputies had resolved to vote an address to the King, stating.their motives for refusing the bill for the loan of 12,000,000 thalers, and pointing out the policy they think should be followed in the Holstein question. ' .. . ' . Lord Wodehouse, the British envoy extraordi nary to congratulate the new King of Denmark, pro ceeded to Copenhagen via Berlia, at which letter place he had a conference with Herr Von Bismark and an audience of the King of Prussia. Gen. Fieury had left Paris for Copenhagen on a Ilka million: ITAIITi The Jllrnaa, oi ffiil&n, hid DuWiiMfl & minifetto from the Venetian Committee, inviting the people to prepare for action. The same jouraal also pub lishes a memorandum of Garibaldi to the Powers in la'vor of nationalities. . ABYSSINIA. , The Emperor of Abyssinia, who had; gained a vic tory over the population of Gojani, is Hated to have ordered the massacre of 16,000 prisoners—men, wo men, and children. He is also said tohave ordered the arrest of the British Consul at Msssoura. The Bedouins had revolted and invested; the town of 'Mocha..! INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIA, The overland mail had reached England with the following dates: Calcutta, Nov. 9; Hong Kong, Oct. 3, and Melbourne, Cot. 24. The news 'generally has been anticipated by later telegrams. The report of the cotton orop in the northwest provinces of India is gloomy. . t , The advioes in regard to the New Zealand war are considered less satisfactory. , A Bombay telegram of Nov. 29th[ quotes cotton dull at 616 lor Dhollerah. Cotton goods declining, owing to the extreme tightness of money. Exchange advanced to 2s. 3d. Freights unchanged. Calcutta, Nov. 28—Shirtings dull; twist de clining. Exohange 2a. lKd. The Titties says the affair with the Hill tribes will terminate without .any of the characteristics of an imperial war, but it may be costly and troublesome. - BRAZIL. - The Fienoh null it.Mmer had mohei Llibon, Bio aglet mb to Nov. 24. coffee «: Quoted siioaoffi 6||ooo for good fifste; itoeki 130,009 tags; exchange, At Babia sugar was quotea 2|[3oo@'l||soo ; exchange, 27K@28. At Pernambqco sugar was quoted 3||7oo@3||Boo for white; exchange, 23>f@38^f. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—The funds on the 14th were'firmer, but the improvement was not fully sustained. Consols closed at 90%@91>f. The money market was without essential change. There was rather more demand for discount on the 14th, but no undue pressure. Commercial Intelligence. Liverpool* Dec. 16. A. M. —Cotton—The markflt yes terday was quiet, and generally prices were a shade lower.- Sales of the day fi.ooo bales, including 2.000-for export and speculation. To day the market is -flat and. lifeless. Probable business 3, OOOboles. . ■ . TRADE AT MANGBESTER —No report since the Asia sailed. To-day r s market not yet developed. . ? Bbeadstufps.—Messrs. Richardson. Spence, & Co., and-Wakefield. Nash. & Co. , report Flour quiet but un altered. Wheat ..dull and nominally, unchanged, but prices favor.buyers. Corn in limited demand and sup ply; mixed'29@29sScl SMBO lbs. • . . Provisions. —Beef and Pork without material variation. Bacon steady. Lard quiet. . Tallow dull and again 6 d 10 Producb. —Ashes unchanged; Pots 295, Pearls 325. Sugar rather quieter at Jastweek’s advance. Coffee very dull. Bice unchanged. Bark'dull/- Linseed Oil quiet at 383 - Pish Oils quiet; Cod £52 Bosin and Spirits oi Turpentine very quiet. .■ Petroleum unchanged; refined -XON^Olf^MAßEETS.—Breadstuffs doll and rather lower for both Wheat and Flour, sugar cpntiaaes firm and m fair demand. Coffee, well maintained. Tea. in good request at full prices. Rice quiet but steady. Tal low inactive. T LATEST VIA Q,UEENTSTOWN« London, Dec, 16— The Times*'‘city article days: There wasyesteraayagaln a slight increase in the .demand for JUuoimt at the banliibutitUl no i nih naveelapaed ilnoe there have beenauy application, lor advance, on the term, of 3 sR cent,' ■ 111 the open market the aupply ia good, but- theminimum rate for the moat choioepapcr waa yeoterday about 7U as oent. In the Stock -Exchange, abort loam, which on Monday, wereloft'ered at 4}l cent,, are now aongbt for at 6 cent. The announcement that the atock of bullion in the bankhad experienced a reduction of £560,000 within the lait four daya, caused a general increaae of dullneas in all the mar. keta yeaterday. Oonaola fell, %.& oent, and foreign aeeuritiea, whioh opened well,- became extremely heavy. It ia anticipated that the principal portion of anch gold arrivala aa may now take place will be pnrehaaed for France, and advefae influence on the varloiia markets now obnatata in the deaire actually felt by operativea to wind up their account. at the end of the year, a prooeaa which' ia atimulated by the abaenoe of aymptoma of: the probability of an early change in the courae of-money. !; LANOASHIKE. The market reporta of yeaterday are not favorable. There waa a talk of again atopping milla, and the report aaya that at auch rates aa were offered yeater day many manufacturer! would prefer auapending WOIIC.- ' - " ~ v Tbe firm of Messrs. Brown, Shipley, Ac Go., Liver pool, have, issued a circular announcing that they nave opened a house in London, and that the busi ness will be* conducted at Liverpool and London, in connection, as hitherto, with the establishments in New-York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. ggg SotssEiw .m#s?§. Tbe Post aays there la rcaton.-.to believe that- Lord Wodehouse was officially Informed at Berlin that in the event of ah execution,' the German Powers would oonfine themselves to the exercise of their' Federal rights. The King of Denmark may hesi tate about surrendering peaceably Into the hands of the administration the Duchy of Holstein, not: knowing to what extent' the thin end of the wedge may subsequently be , driven, and may regard ,the entry of Herman troops into Holstein as a com belli. The Post says, that Lord Wodehouse is in structed to acquaint the King of Denmark tor'l Denmark may rest assured that in the event of;**" Integrity being threatened she will find W* an ally on whose assistance she may reck "*« . day of need. .18, 1 P> t Lomdok Stock Exohamob, Jibount 01s. New I Console money 90%@90Xi d' : ' > „ nt Threes 90%@90&. . do »« OUII * sP ;|\ S l^Kh n ;gli&ei.ll^ugarh^ ;dolag, Bice- quil rates do] oHlglit ad; FORTRESS, MONROE, An Exchange of PrisoTiers Effected. FIVE HUNDRED UNION MEN RELEASED. Fortbbss Monroe, Deo. 2S.— The flag-of-trooe boat baa arrived from City Point, bringing five bun pred Union prisoner, in exchange for tboie cent up by General Butler. The rebel Government refine any further exchange, unices all the .questions are given up about which our Government has been con tending, and their laws in regard to officers and soldiers of the negro regiments be reoognized. They also refuse to receive a flag of truce , from General Butler, or to negotiate with him on tho subject of exchanges, beoause of Jeff Davis’ proclamation o, outlawry against General Butler made last year. It will be remembered that they were quite willing to receive medlolhes from and correspond with him, notwithstanding the proclamation of which they now make a pretext for discontinuing the negotia tion. This is shown by the foot that they have al ready exchanged over five hundred prisoners with General Butler. , REBEL REPORTS FROM CHARLESTON. Bombardment of Charleston on Christmas. TEN OR TWELVE BUILDINGS BURNED An Engagement on Johnson’s Island. Fortress Monroe, Deo. 28.—The Richmond Examina- of today, received by the flag of truce, contains the following despatches: Charleston, Dec. 26,—The enemy commenced shelling the city last night, keeping up a Bteady Are, wbioh is still going on at 9 o'clock this morning. A Are broke out at 2 o’olock, destroying ten or twelve. buildings, and causing a rew dasnaUiei. A heavy firing Is beard in the direction of Stono, which is believed to be between our batteries and the enemy’s gunboats. Later.— The shelling of the city was continued during the day. One white man was mortally and a white woman" sllghtly-wornmed.- "Three-nroniwa were badly wounded by the foiling of the walls of the burned buildings, and eight or ten were slightly wounded. All quiet at Sumpter. Charleston, Dec. 26.— One hundred and thirty shells were fired at the city, bom twelve o’clock on Thursday night to four o’clock on Friday afternoon.’ The enemy fired from five guns; three from Gregg, one at Odmmlngs 1 Point, and one at the mortar bat tery. The engagement on Johnson’s Island, between our light batteries and the enemy's gunboats, re sulted in a drawn fight. There were but few casu alties. - Charleston, Deo. 27.—The enemy fired four shells at the city, last night. There is no firing from Morris Island to-day. Our batteries kept up a vigo rous fire on the enemy’s working parties engaged in ereoting another battery on the extreme end of Cummings' Point. Our loss at Stono was one killed and five wounded. From Tennessee* Dalton, Deo. 27.— General Joseph E. Johnson assumes the command or the army of Tennessee to day. " Our.sconts report that two thousand Yankees are at Cumberland Shed, two miles north of Cleveland, and a similar force south of that place. From Virginia* Orange Court House, Dec. 29,— The Yankees have destroyed part of the town of Luray, Page county, by fire. . . December 26.—General Rosser burned the bridge over Pope’s Head Run, but the high water prevented him doing further damage. General Gregg’s Yankee cavalry pursued him. General Rosser was compelled to swim Bull Run. The enemy, while in pursuit, destroyed two tanneries and a lot of leather at Sper ryville, and also two tanneries, a flour mill, and the Government workshops at Luray. The Reported Mutiny at Fort Jackson, Mobile, Deo. 23.—The two white regiments sent down to Fort Jackson had not recovered the fort, and they were fighting on Saturday. The Richmond papers are gloomy over the effects of Gen. Averill’B raid to Salem. The Murder at Holmes’ Hole, Boston, Dec. 28.— Three sailors who were arrested at Holmes’'Hole, on suspicion of the murder of Mr. Luce, have been honorably discharged. A pair of bloody pantaloons have been discovered buried on the beach, which, it is Lhoped, may afford some clue to the murderer. Tiie Chesapeake Pirates* St. .Tohns, N. 8., Dee. 23.—Collins and McKenna, two of the Chesapeake pirates, were arrested and brought here before the poiioa magistrate to-day. On the application of their oounsel, the examination -was postponed for a week. * Arrival of tile Steamer North Star from Aspinvvall. New York, Dec. 28.—The steamer North Star, Irom'Aspinwall on the 19th inst., arrived here this morning. She brings no news. The Murder at Holmes’ Hole* Boston, Dec. 28.—Three sailors belonging to a Bangor vessel have been arrested at Holmes’ Hole on the suspicion of being concerned in the recent murder of Captain Eucm, The Sanitary Fair at Cincinnati. A BIEECH BY SBN. BOSKOBANS—LETTEB EBOH GEN, pKEMdNT.a On being -nre*ented_ with a testimonial of silver from tho'ladies of the ’-’-•--•r^ciinoiiinati. General Roseorans made the following interesting speech: -- I accept, with the most profound gratitude, this testimonial from the ladles of Cincinnati; and this "address, which breathes the sentiments, I believe, not only of the women of Cincinnati, but the wo men of our Whole country, touches me deeply. Iu every nation there is a heroic age—the age of poetry and heroism; and the signs of this age can be seen in the nation, as the signs of the advance in life of the child toward manhood. One of these marks is the heroic devotion of the women from whom oomes, as mothers, the first lessons of piety, of honor, and of duty ; from whom comes; as wives, as sisters, and as daughters, encouragement and incentive to culti vate and exercise these virtues. ft js impossible for me to say what I feel on this sub jmi iaTi Ww» riysraa eonyiction tbat tliis war baa developed evidences of that heroic Age in this nation which these senti ments indicate. And it gives me hope in the future, and trust that Almighty God will bless this nation, and give us unity, peace, and freedom, beyond any hope which I entertained in the days of our pros perity. I sincerely taut that I maybe able, in say way and sphere, to remember well what theladies have said, as I have always heretofore remembered 'and felt how valuable was their 00-operation in thiß cause. While military success and honor depend very much bn the providenoe of God, a great deal depends upon the troops which the com mander happens to have under his control. They fight his battles; and it iB wonderful, although the imagination is greatly clouded with, the glory and glitter of military renown, how profound is the con viction 61 every military man, notwithstanding the wisest eflbrts and best-laid plans for sucoess, very much depends on the individual courage of the men, and on the sagacity of officers who happen to -beat'oritical turning points. This has been my ob servation in reference to the very men who are vour 'brothers, husbands, and sons. It is true that the private ix glad to have a captain, and the captain to : have a coTonel ; blit il they lose the one or the other theylflght right on notwithstanding. [Cheers.] For this testimonial with whiohyou have honored me, I cannot suitably express my feeiings; but I say to you; and to all the ladies of the Union whose friends have been under my command, that to the bravery, patriotism, and perseverance of those friends I owe what I am, and what I enjoy to-day. LETTER PROM GENERAL FREMONT. Habw. HAiamtAE il.lßS*,' “Mv Deab Mrs. Williams : I hope that you will accept my apologies for delay in replying to your letter of the 24th. It the original of the order, which the lady managers have done me the honor to ask for, had been in my possession, it should have been immediately sent you. But it was given, at tbe time it was written, to Captain E. M. Davis, a son-in-law of Mrs. Luoretia Mott, and then an offi cer of my staff. He asked it for the Anti-Slavery Society. I have written him, to say that he will eonfer.quite a favor on me if he can enabla me to comply with.your request, and so soon as I have his reply ! will oommunioate it to you. “The cordiality and friendly warmth of the reso lutions in which the ladies embodied the request for the order, gave very great pleasure to Mrs. Fre mont and myself, and I beg you to accept our very sincere tbanki for their kind invitation. A severe diptheria illness, from whioh Mrs. Fremont is jusf recovering, and a pressure of work on myself, will not permit us to make our thanks in person. Pray be kind enough to say this for us to the Lady Mana gers, and assure them of our earnest sympathy in their work; and our gratitude to them for their exer tions in behalf of the soldiers. “I am, very respectfully and IrtEMONT. uMis. li. Williams, Secretary Great Western Sanitary Fair, Qincipnaji-’* The Rofcbery in the Treasury Department* The amount of ComwaiPa robbery in the redemp tion bureau- turns out to be at least $lOO,OOO. How much more he abstracted no one knows, nor is there any official method of ascertaining. Taken to his house by two officers, and there kept constantly in their presence, he at last broke down, and confessed his crime, and indicated where the property oould be found. A trunk, containing $37,600 in five-twenties, $4,000 in Treasury notes, and a large'quantity of the' cut halves of mutilated notes, whion he had not time to assort, and whioh were awaiting the match ing necessary to their passing as vouchers. After the discovery of his robbery, he was kept in a room in the Treasury for two days, under surveil lance and moral suasion. He would confess nothing, and was Bullen in his denial of guilt. a His repeatedly expressed desire to see his wife Indicated the place of concealment of the stolen money, and he was taken to his house in Georgetown, as mentioned. His embezzlement has been, going on lor months. Th.trntHiitftfl rifttfli.tn be oMOtlefl and inbaeauentl; tmrMdiWii* one leustiunmo miroucti mo miauiinuuu half went to Secretary Chase, toe otter to toe Regis ter, Tliey were counted and Hummed up *ccoi-\Uuk totbeir denomination.) and it they compared, with Cornwall’* account, were returnee to hi. own offloe to be destroyed by fire. At the last burning a little mesaenger boy, who bad begged to watch the proceaa, waa astonished to see Cornwall occasionally alip a package of toe half notes into the aide pocket of hi*,coat, aa he waa this wing them into the furnaoe. He innocently m aulred of a clerk named Platt ir Mr. Cornwall hart a right to do that thing. The game waa up, A,t' was laid, and the felon walked right Into ttes, avowed reason for plunging into this au hli robbery waa bis conviction that otbaary of clerks, in responsible and oongdld a large were feathering their neata helped determination to have a hsgj™ 11 } right* and . only eighteen hundred doUf^®* 6 Pofketed B ?«SgaKS¥ wlr?^’^' a^neH oUnt equSl Stowe Markets by Telegraph. . Baltimore, Dec. 28.— Flour doll; -uperSee Howard ‘“• 1 ®/fed_*ieaUvitieBk»d been madeln his home, from it, U? r En l ™ B «2toeHSto 1 d E ? a «?-- Mr - Oobden 26 -Business is light, lying C g if o *?*® 1 ? the com receipts’cotton isflatandwithout sales of JfJotir. and Wheat ia inactive at tL- and#l.2Bforprlma. Coruoulot. 010 00-“ a i u I tixejirOZff*?' haabeoome personal.; Mr. Ship Sewsjfo & atatjmneraonalityof , »«*SBaasssK * n F ' ' /ias, for Baltimore. / but as it has alw&vs been thnm..n?i Sn^r^ r ‘ Delane, ‘fii£? Hicola. Ohißm, ttf for Georgetown. / press to disouss them—annnwt£J!? o i* oe English C^'ChrpsL\ fl NewTo£ke t . Fcbr George -”f?rir. kndltolievl h„“ d Indapfmdenoeef the preeS, j&K o dria ‘ - to the Rochdale Observed Y Hr SU'fcr' ■ * * “b, air, your obedient servanfc_ > r i fehr ‘ “ Johh T, Djslahb, A 800 Mail Train.— The following extract from a private letter from Pambina shows how the mall is transported from that point to Crow Wing: I should have written to you four dayß ago, but the mail had to lav over one trip on aoooant of the lameness of one of the carrier aogs. You will pro bably think it strange that the great United States mail should be delayed several davs for such a cause, but nevertheless it was. The mail is carried from heis ts Grow Wing, A distance of throe hundred and Biw BflMlisj DogtiUDi, uiair onßietor dOM Hit foot lore when their turn comes the mull Jim to - ley over. To-morrow they say the flogs, will; bejight and ths mailjjJiil go forward. I saw the first do* mail train leave here on la«t mail day. It consisted of three middling sized dogs. They looked more like wolves than dogs. They had regular harness, very fancifully ornamented, and buckskin saddles, gor geously worked with beads. The dogs are driven in tandem style. They go from forty to fifty miles per dav. the half breed driver trotting behind most of the way.— St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer, Dec. 20. Patebson, New Jeriey, is the headquarters of the silk manufactures in the United States. One thousand and fifty hand* are now employed (meetly females), whose annual pay-rolls amount to $150,000. The silk cornea from. China and Japan, aqd is con verted Into coat-linings, ribbons, neck-ties, nags, sewing twist, &o. Two new first-olass factories are about to be started, when the silk manufactures of Paterson will exceed that of aU the rest of the Urn ted States. . More Rebel Piracy—Attempt to Seize a Detroit Steamer* The Detroit Tribune of Monday publishes the fol lowing: “ Captain Stringlemsn, of the new steamtug Sen tinel, which left this port for New York last month, returned to Detroit yesterday. Captain Stringlem&n informs us of a circumstance which ocourred in Montreal, oalling strongly to mind the desperate affair which, resulted in the steamer Chesapeake coming for a short time in possession of rebel pi rates. “The Sentinel reached Montreal on Saturday. November Slut, and on Sunday she attracted considerable attention, while lying in the harbor, by her neat appearance, with her oolors gaily flauntiDg in the breeze. On Monday twelve men came on board and applied for passage to Piotou, N. S. Captain Stringleman informed them, that they were on the wrong boat, and stated that the Prince Albert, which was then in port, was bound for Piotou, and would no doubt accom modate them. Upon consultation among them selves the party withdrew, but returned soon after, and urgently renewed their request for a passage. They were informed that the Sentinel was built principally for towing purposes, And had no accom modations fOr passengers, but this seemed only to render them still moro importunate. They assured Captain S. that they were aoeuitomed to rough usage, and could deep &b well in the fire hold as upon the most downy eouob, and, as an extra inducement, threw out significant hints about some ohoico packages of fluids which they would bring aboard, provided they could be accommodated. As the men thua anxious to accept quarters In the fire hold were all well dressed, and most of them wore Uid gloves, a lusplolnn of their real design flashed upon the mind of Captain S., and he Inquired if the eold northern climate which they were in was not rather severe on their southern blood? This question seemed to disconcert them, and after a pause one of them replied that the climate was rather severe— that they were residents of Bermuda, but preferred takii g the overland route home from Pictou. They soon after retired sullenly from the boat, and were not seen again. “’) be orew of the Sentinel consisted of ten men, but that number unarmed would have stood but a sorry chance in a contest with twelve desperadoes, armed to the teeth. “Captain Stringlemau informs us that the in habitants of Pictou are remarkably friendly to our Government. They receive their supplies from this country, and their relations with American mer chants appear to be of the most oordial character. They have had some dealings with rebels, but in variably speak of them withoontetnpt and aversion,” Extraordinary Bioaky.—At Sunderland, on Wednesday, John lately assistant civil en gineer to the 'River Wear Commissioners, was hlnramii’ \* somewhat peculiar. -In September, 1856, he was m air led to Matilda Blench, at Bishopton Church, describing himself as a professor of mathematics, named John Dixon Grieves, and the son of a barris ter. He was, in fact, at tbis time engaged at the Tyne Docks. After living with his wife a month he left her, and was not heard of till May, 1862, when he wrote from the Glasgow goal, asking for a few postage stamps and some letters to comfort him. He soon afterwards obtained his appointment under the Wear Commissioneis. While employed thus in Sunderland, he called at the shop of a Miss Waldie, and introduced himself by saying he knew the late Mr. Waldie, banker, of Kelso, and asked if she was any relation. A few days afterwards Miss Waldie received a letter proposing marriage, in whioh the defendant said he had never met with any one be could love but her. After a few inquiries she consented, and they were married on the 23d oi Octo ber. Three days afterwards he left for Liverpool to obtsin a situation, and wrote several times asking for money, which was always sent to him, till the unfortunate lady discovered that he had been previ ously married. He was apprehended in Ireland, and on the 3d of December his second wife received the following letter from him, dated from the Sund-, erland prison: “Through the great goodness of Mr. Stainsby Lam'permitted to drop you a few lines. How strange and mysterious are the ways of Provi- deuce! Little did 1 know the last Sabbath that I spent with you that you would be the means of send ing me here. I look to the future with trembling despair. Good heavens I what a situation lam in. The sight of a silent green field and the great Bileot sky above it—O! whyahouid it be denied mortal man? But there is a day coming in the history of mankind—that grand uoiversal inquest when the secrets of &U hearts shall be laid open, it will be known then how I, was so treacher ously betrayed by the Blenches. They drugged my drink and made me quite stupid. Tney had the lioense and the ring prepared. I have no more recollection of that fatal day than I have of the deluge that destroyed the earth. The clergyman, when be b&w that I was stupid with drink, said he had committed a most illegal act In reading the ser vice. The Blenches know this right well, and they have no claim upon me. I am truly sorry for you, but you must remember that you are and wiilbemy wife in the sight of Heaven. .1 married you with mv will, but never an; other. Jam heavy-hearted, lonesome, and sad. I do not know what to do—a long, dreary winter in prison. New Year’s day was the day appointed to commenoe my situation in Liverpool. Oh t what a change. lam very hungry. For the dayß that are departed, will you not conde scend to send me a small piece of something to eat ?” A number of witnesses were called to prove that tho statement of his being intoxicated at the wedding was entirely untrue, and he was committed for trial. Guardian, General Garfield on the Negro Question.— A Washington military official—General Me Lean arrived here a few days since on the special duty of py into alleged abuses of the State la«va in regard to free negroes. It appears that the city po licemen are in the habit of seizing upon and detain ing every negro who arrives in the city from the South, and confining him in jail until it can be de termined by some official whether he is free or con traband. it is alleged that many free - negroes who have been returning from the armytotne North, have been thus deprived of liberty,-their papers stolen from them, and they sold into slavery. Ido not tee how this can be or has been done. The pur pose of the police appears to be to obtain the re wards generally offered for runaways, whom they may catch, nothing more, though the contrary is al leged by some. At any rate, muoh trouble has been and continues tobe given to army officers who pass through the city with their servants. A short time since, General Garfield, member of .Congress, and lately chief of staff to General Boaecrans, passed through this city with his free negro servant At the d£p6t on his arrival, and mail* boat at his de parture, the General was beset by these officials, who insisted upon arresting the negro. General Garfield denied the right of the policemen, and re* fused to allow the man to be taken. General Boyle was appealed to by the policemen. On being told that„the servant was General Garfield’s, Boyle < wrote a note to General G., requesting him to settle the matter by giving the negro his (Garfield’s) pass. General Garfield replied he would not do so; that the thing was a flagrant abuse, and ho would see the end of it upon principle. He declared that the negro should -go free without apasß, and that he was as willing to risk his life in a solution of that question B»gpj-.4hn 1 ,. /Thpnniicemen persisted• .buffr num ber of aimy officers gathering around GenerSrcr»* field in his defence, the negro went free. It appears that General Garfield, on reaching Washington, made complaint of the abuse, and an official has now been sent to correct it. There is some law upon which the police base their action and justify their conduct; but it appears that they su>pect every ne gro of being a fleeing criminal until he proves him eelf innocent, a reversal of the code of justice which only a Frenchman, Chinaman, or rebel would attempt to justify, even when practised against a “ nigger.” Louisville cor* Herald. The Monitors.—The inefficiency of the monitors is to clearly shown in the documents which accom pany the report of the Secretary of the Navy that tt is a matter of emprise wfij ffie <j°Yerss?as has iptfit i? fßwmYis tra asfriaT n ssa?r?fl wmizm Sox vessels of this description. Tne Dfew Yorit Times, in some remarks upon tne reports of the command ers of each oi the monitors to Admiral Dupont, after his attack upon Fort Sumpter, says: It appears from the testimony of the seven com manders of the seven monitors, that of the Beven all were more or less injured; and, in the encounter of half an hour half of them were put hors de combat. We use this phrase in its literal sense—they were put “out of the fight.” It is true that they were not sent to the bottom of Charleston harbor; but whether tbe damage was of the nature of that which befell the Pfttßftic, which had tbe roof of her pilot-house . lifted up, or of that whioh befell the Nantucket,: whose poit shutter waß jammed, thus preventing the guns being fired; or, again, of that which befell the Nahant, the turret of which, being struok, ceased to revolve, thus rendering the vessel useless; in any one of these cases, we say, the-ships were, for the time being, quite as effectually put hors de embat as if they had been sent to the bottom of the harbor. Of the two monitors which in the trial against Sumpter suffered least injury, the Weehawken, the other day »unk_mysteribusly while at anchor, carry ing thirty of her crew to a watery graves the turret of the Catßkill proved worse than the IJgo lico tower, in which her gallant commander, George W. Kodgers, met his death from the crushing in of the roof of the pilot-house by a shell from Fort Wagner. , There is one point touching which the evidenoe of all the commanders oi the monitors is concurrent, namely: that the trial-oi tbe iion-clads against the fort* wii ttmrouoti i tint It Droveil tMr inability to reduce mem, ana man us would Have been maaneca to liars renewed the attack, Coming from oncers of the skill, energy ana daring that in so marked a "degree characterized these commanders, these opinions will go far toward being conclusive with the majority of disinterested persona. But the Inability of the monitors to re duceieither forts or earthworks finds additional proof in the failure of the attack against Fort Mc- Allister— a sand battery in the Ogeeohee river, against which the combined power of - the monitors was on three different occacions directed, without makiogthe slightest impression upon the work; and, further, by the failure of the iron fleet to accom plish anything against the defences of Charleston harbor during tbe three months that Admiral Dahl gren has had that business in hand. •erjeanta’ Innj Deo, I’./ City; Bounties to Volunteers, • To tie Editor of TJiePna*: x Sir : I have recruited a company tor the 183 d Re giment. Colonel George' P. MoLean. I commenced to muster on or about the 19th of September. The men of course, have received no pay ai yet. They make great complaints, and even charge the officers with neglect, because they are unable to reoeive the bounty that Connells have seen proper to appropri ate. The Commissioners appointed required a certi ficate that (the men mustered in the above regiment wculd be credited to the oity. The certificate was given, but, It appears, is not satisfactory, an order being required from the War Department that the men will be counted in the coming draft. If these things oontinue the 6th of January will bejupon us. and There will be no reorults towards theMraft, and the Mayor and Councils will be foiled in their ?good intentions. The community at large inquire why cruiting goes on so slowly 1 If you will be kind enough to give the above a no tice in your paper, the public will know where the trouble lies. I think they should know, as it will perhaps, do some good. Tours, very respeotfully, H. W. Q-RA.FF, Captain Company C, 183 d Regimeat. The Bouquet in Wine* [Paris Correspondence of the London Times. ] An experiment, interesting to wine drinkers, has been lately made by M. Berthelot, the celebrated professor. It was he who first discovered that there is a particular oxydable principle in Bor deaux and Burgundy.wine* to which he attributes their' flavor. In pursuing his studies he was in duced to examine the influence which oxygen ex* excises over wine. The result convinced him that this action is most unfavorable, and that it entirely de stroys the bouquet, which is replaced by a most disagreeable flavor. Mr. Berthelot found it suffi cient to pass a current of oxygen into the choice wines of St. Jean and Thorln to produce this result, and demonstrate experimentally that a very small quantity is sufficient to destroy the bouquet of a quart of Thorln, and that the absorption of oxygen hy wine, accelerated by the the tempe rature, is rendered almost immediate by the addi tion of an alkali. The observations of this distinguished chemist prove how neoessary it is to preserve wine in a per fect state from the action of the oxygen contained in the air, sinoe the prolonged contacts of 10 cubic centimetres of. oxygen—that is, GO cubic centimetres of air—is sufficient to desstroy the bouquet of a quart of wine. It is to the slow penetratration of oxy gen in to bottles that M. Berthelot attributes the destiuction of flavor which every wine experiences at last. The reason that the rooking off of new wine from the vat to the oask does not produce a similar result is that new wine being saturated with served, a very small volume of air disengaging a considerably greater volume of carbonic acid. The OecompoßltloD -or wine In bottleß half full, and the diminution of the flavor, well-known to all con noisseurs, are caused by the action of oxygen. The complete destruction 01 the flavor of wine by the ad dition of an aloaline mineral water, such as that of Viohy, is explained by the preceding facts. The Times’ Account of the Great Prize Fight.—The Times 1 account, be it remarked, was written by Mr. Thomas Hughes, author of 15 School Days at Rugby,” “Torn Brown at Oxford,” etc., who reported the fight between Keen&n and Sayers for the same paper, four years ago. It is, of course, admirably done, and far ahead of all the other nar ratives, being, indeed, a singular illustration of how a gentleman and a Christian (in the best sense of those much-abused appellations) canrelate what is intrinsically detestable, demoralizing, and devll- Isb, without allowing the natural horror and disgust inspired by the fr ankly* recorded details to supersede the interest. You have aU of it, the “ thud” and plash of the blows, sounding as if falling on raw meat instead of human faces, the horribly cut lip of Heenan, the bloody tumors.covering his body, the falls of the men, down to the final picture, when one lies senseless upon the grass, all vitality beat out of him, Ms companions peeling Mb ensanguined garments from him as from a corpse, and the other pushes his way through a mob of exultant wretches to look at his victory. And I think there are few— of the Tribune's readers, at least—but who will an ticipate Mr. Hughes’ evident estimate of the whole affair, entire reprobation of it. It was none of his business to protrude this, I presume, in a mere re port, but Ms animus is unmistakable.—Cor. Tribune, Calvin Saxton Oonvioted.—ln the oaae of the People va. Luther Calvin Saxton, on trial at Roches ter for two or three weeks paat in the county court, the jury have rendered a verdict of guilty. Saxton is to be sentenced on Tuesday next. He was charged with having defrauded Orictarchua Champion out of some $lOO,OOO by false representations, inducing him to go into a mammoth Union Book Company. Sax ton, who is a lawyer, managed his own case with considerable shrewdness. A Melancholy End.—lt is reported that the un lucky creditors ol the steamship Great Eastern have decided to dispose of that vessel by lottery. The drawing Is to take place at Frankfort-on-the Main, and there are two hundred shares, ranging from £260 to .£20,000. The winner in thisfraffle will .probably feel, with the huge ship on his hands, like the vic tim in the East whom his sovereign punished by pre senting him a white elephant. Labse Peekmi'Tokt Sale of Boots, Shoes, Hats, Cabpet Bags, &c.—The early attention of dealers is requested to the seasonable assortment of boots,'shoes, army goods, soft hats, traveling bags, &c., comprising samples of 1,100 packages of prime articles, to be peremptorily sold, by catalogue, on four months’ credit, commencing this morning at 10 o’clock, precisely, by John B. Myers & Co., auc tioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street, this being their closing sale of the season. Sales to-day Heal Estate, Ibbedeemable (.hound Bent $192 a year, stocks, loans, &c., at the Exchange. Thirty.three properties. Paintings at the auction store. Furniture, No. 2116 Weßt Delancey place. See Thomas & Sons’ advertisements and cata logues of the three sales. Sale of Paintings This Moening.—A large collection of paintings, comprising specimens of most of the artists of our city, will be sold this morning, at 10 o’clock, at No. 1305 Chestnut street, by Thos. Birch Sc Son, auctioneers. . Public Entertainments. Chestnu'dstbeet Theatbe.—The renown which Yeatvali won for herself here has rendered her tour, •through the West a series of dramatic exploits. She now returns to us, and expects us all to take the oath of allegiance to her, instantly. Accordingly, she will make her renfaS at the New Chestnut, bn Monday evening. Several new characters are pro iii-*i—J J n«tn jy Vi nr _ £Swiss Bull-Ringkus.—Concert Hall has become a favorite place of entertainment. The programme consists of sixteen songs, ballade, solos, waltzes, duetts, choruses. The clarionett Boloand “echo bugle 3 ’ performances of Mr. Hall have been exceed ingly admired, , , " Chestnut-Hill Water Works. —Owing to the explosion of the steam boiler at these works, it is probable the residents at Oheßtnut Hill will have to resort to the wells, &b in olden times. It is supposed that three weeks will elapse .before the works will be in good running order. This affair is s private corporation. . Died of bib Injukies.—Fatncfc Roan, who was Admitted into the Pennsylvania Hospital on Saturday, with his neck broken, died from the effects of it yesterday afternoon. CITY ITEMS. A Splendid New Yeab’s Gtft.—We re commend our , readers, who have not yet done so, to call at the “ Florence ” Sewing Machine esta blishment, No. 630 Ohestnut street, and make their selections of maohines for New Year’s gifts. It is the best machine in use by far, and the advantages of buying it in preference to any other will be very apparent to all who will spend fifteen minutes in examining it. It is so simple in its mechanism, and easy in its operations, that it is almost impossible for it to get out of repair, and a child can work upon it, whilst the character and range of work which it executes is unequalled by any other machine in use- ‘• The BbeAth of Fbebh Aib.”— This magnifi cent oil painting, painted by Mr. Wenderoth, of the firm of Wenderoth & Taylor, (formerly Broadbent& C 0.,) and now displayed at their art gallery, Nos. 912,914, and 916 Chestnut street, is still telling its own poetic story to hundreds of visitors dally. In .l, AEAwai if sUiisfii mho throng this grant Photographic establishment lor portraits of them selves and friends, find in the examination of this oh aiming picture a double compensation. The splendid new Photographs of Imperial size, now pro duced by this firm, are also the finest ever made. At their counters they are now selling a splendid line of cartes de visile of distinguished men, and ele gant Albums, at moderate prices. Best Wheat Flour. Freeh ground from tho finest wheat; Tea* and Coffee*, of be*t quality; Crown and Basket Fruit; Elegant Apple*; For sale by Great Reduction in Prices. Great Reduction in Prices. Ladies’ and Misses’ Fine Cloak*. Ladles’ and Misses’ Fine Cloak*. Also, Kioh Furs of all kinds, Bich Fun of all kind*. In anticipation of the olose of the season, we are now prepared to make a large eonoesaion &om former price* on all our stock. / J. W. Prootok & Co.. The Pari* Cloak and Fur Emp^reet. Ohcgfc - StTfifltjJiAra “ Wn Dnora ortueij w. M«»r», Wood i=o«T, Bonnet*, to. jOTimoOp- to Mae am, mu?h bo-' g»nt ttock of Bomy&tare, . «»« v* theli pretent pr*'^— low the Gift .—lt is almost too late /to recommend the sewing-machine J\_ A r article in a family. No well-revnl.ted iwnold is without one. This questton fetti™? ,Je next thing to do is to select the o™ best suited to your requirements. Both of the editor, nftha Heme Journal have long had the Grnvm.l Sr machine in their householda. and oan Ltk experience. We therefore have no hesitation m saying, that we like this machine, sndtlTeioT lowing reasons: First. It is more ° SeTOnd d lt“ews S i e t 0 der *“ SeniBnt th “ othort ; * threkfl ordinary spools, and no re winding of thread is necessary. Third. It sews wrth equal faculty an fabrics, themo.t d^i/ateand the heaviest, and with all kind's of thread, silk, oot e?a.tf Foutto ' «» seam is so strong and U never breaks. Fifth.' It fasten, both. eudß of the seam by its wen operation. Sixth. Tig seam, though cut at every sixth stitch* remains firm, and neither runs nor ravels in wear. -But be-- aidea the above qualities to recommend the “ G-rnv#»r it has a faculty which no gtHflr'iaiohinfi ab» change of arrangement. Haring came I o the con clusion as to which maohine to purchase, we would ask what more noble or handsomer holiday elf* could be selected 3 Nothing could possibly be more acceptable in a house where it has not yet been in! treduced. It not only save, money and ime iscertainto preservethe health and very ofT™ Jw temper of the “ gude wife.”-* r. RoJjouL <* A GEBHBAt Okga.hiza.tioh.—There will ‘he » general organization on next Monday, b™ £ ~ e "tr S the eHr Year. City Gounod wm or ganire, the various department* of the eitvdittn. 1)6 no re organization needed at the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of KoeihiH & Wilson Joe 60S and 605 Chestnut .tre«rXvo™S n-v one ™t Es a? ** OODl P let O*nd permanent,, a. there” F dto ovsr foy procuring a arst-oiass amt Old WlnfM U afftteib HisetapUUght.hiseyabaUMttot HU eheek la ruddy h the bo4 ' ’ Bl NHllltb ttiUlk iMMi HU taMd ia teUk upon th« HU puUM gallop m ha goto, He hath a smile upon bis Ups, With «ong. of welcome, jests ana qulpg, The friend of every living thing, / Old Winter—.tie of youthful spring , , The glooms upon his brow thftt dwell, • Are glorious when we knSw them weß. ■ Winter can be fully appreciated by dressingup let a suit of the Winter Clothing made >y OhettM Stokes & Co., under the Continental. v Epigram bt a Ladt.— It ain't now the fashion—it was long ago— / Tomarry for love, but we voted it “ slow; 11 And we a>k when our suitors most ardently Not “Oh, does he lovemel” but “How (bes-te dressl’’ And all ladles of taste will oonsider but joket, The men who’re not “rigged in the style’ of 9, ■ Fob Throat . Diseases and affections >f the Chest, “ Brown’s Bronchial Trochee," or Coigh Ijw zeDgee, are of great value. In Coughs, Inititton of the Throat, oauied by Cold, or Unusual Exetion of the vooal organa, in speaking in public, orfagiaA they produce the most beneficial results. Corns, Bunions, Inverted Name, Esurgeb Joints, and all dU&ses of the feet, cured without pain or inconvenience to the patient, by Dr. Zion*. rib, Surgeon Chiropodist, 921 Chestnut street. B»> fere to physicians and surgeons of the city. drft-Bt Cabinet Organs »or Holiday Presents at Farson a p,* street, below Walnut. Cutlery, Tea Trai, Japan ned and Plated Ware, Hobby-Horses and fed*, . dei-wsmtl ARRIVALS IT THE HOTER UP TO TWELVE TCJLOCK LASTTIGH Continental—Ninth; A Pardee, Hazleton . ] J'CRose, Elizabeth.N J' I 8 C Worden, Hew York Key A G Cummins, Beading H Heishfiid»New York JP Clark, Newport, Pa J 0 Friabee & la, Penna Jas W Cromwell, N York Wm Raneen, Harrisburg W P Letchworth W W Clark, Hew York - F Prentice, Hew York JJU Young, Hew York - O w Tail, Jr. Boston _ ' T B Clatworthy, Hew York H G Davis & la,. Virginia Sami Mnsselman, Penna H K Nichols, Pottsvilla £ B Smith & la.Baffalo Beni Gregory, USA -£ B Grubb, Burlington : J H Allen, Chatham R W Addis, Washington J G Taylor Aria, H Jersey E C Stillwell & la. N Jersey S BAbrahams & la. H J Bobt Heller, New York R G Patten, Hew York Gtn Gregg & la, U S A Miss A Phelps. Montrose,Pa J B McNeaLEaston Is R Davis, w Chester Gen H Walbridge. H Y Airs H W Sase, Brooklyn W H Sage, Brooklyn-. ,D Sage, Brooklyn P M-Boyd, Hew York . J E Peyton,' New Jersey N G Taylor, East Term Jay Cooke & wf, Penna H D Coobe & w*. Wa*h Hiss L Cooke. Washington Francis Cobh, Maine H McMaater, Hew York R D McClure. Peoria; HL ThosL Ogden,Woodbury T Arrowsmitb, USA L J Albertson, Cincinnati " J K Gilbert & wf. Lane co J W Laughlin Pa J W B Cox, Harrisburg John Hock &la* W Chester J Abeterdam &wf, NY Mlbs Ensign, Burlington Wm Harper, Jr, USA John H Havron, USA ; JehnUrout, Ohio J M Eelicia, Mifflin Sami Linn & 1&, Bellefonte Tlie Union—Arch A L Hokins, Ohio ’ ' C J Mann, Altoona. Pa Mr* Pickle, £ew Jersey, I) Wallace & wf, Lane cb J C Morgan, Penna S Walmer, Hummelstown Mp Fowler. Tamaqna F S Staart, Lancaster Mis* Pickle; Kevr Jersey W Felialv Atlantic City P Rich.wine, Lancaster co J S Grier, ChamhershuTg .. 3J2 Grier, Ckamberakiirg States Unlonr fi r“ rke * above Slxtft ?||p r i-a oUiiayBbara J Snifflfie.Curwenßville 1 FBea/Sft HG Johnson, NY°’ Washingtoa TbosL Browning? Pa rß«. S vß* or, *' 9tlt ™» A Davis k Richards, Aioh and Tenth streets, A ' ShffisZ' LehaMn 6r C ° W Mwktay b B h '®“ w Commercial—sixth n w , e , 6t Chester JJkhd Coffee, Easton B R Foust, Mt Ysriiofl E Roberts, Phil* E B Hammond, Chester co Jos S Evans, West Chester Jas GJfillan, Chester co Jos Hopinter, Newark, Del ™Bv*ZlP\Stlre'lf-Secoa' rV?™»* )ert t’ , La hcaster STomiison *i ft , N j enj ™ t 4 wS er ’ J&jlestowa Jersey - | C Bi b o°S£!'wgl“' H Dusgan, Fijjlafla Join H Christ. lZc„ J IS' C ‘ m ISM* |*“taner. loaklcr , V ” &IBSS-&S« -y enron—Saw Garwocd. Salem, ITJ i n 4 Ea i coek Salem, If J J B Honafon. New Yorfc LtßßShoeipaker. MnceyvPa BJLjOTfMe, Norristown W N Denny. M D, Pittobarg BaldEagle-TW n B P Arrlsoo, Holmasbiirier W U Rauch, USA 0 W JHaarer. Harrisburg B P Siesfrled, Baatoa P K Batbleli-sia O Dotts PenT*bd*E* ~ • Jos Stoppr Ailantown Baxnuiu'n Hotel—Tliij W Kfag, K j "BWfjadersou. Heading Wise K K Wilson, Balt C M Eowa aad lady. Wash Bli “ tacit BouHTlitid A fit Blight* Baravilift OLD WtUTUS, WILLOOX & OIBBS’ Sewing For Holiday Presents, FAIEBANKB Ac £wur9, TIS Chotnut M Stokes’ Temple of Fashion, No. 609 Chestnut street Gso. Steok A Co.’s Pianos For Holiday Promts, WILLOOX & CtIBBS> Sewing Maohinrs* For Holiday Presents. FAiBBAHKa Ac Ewtera, Tl 6 Ohaufaiut (te*L Cabinet Organs nob Holiday Sifts. y. b. enjuxu, Seventh and ChestsuL Holiday OHlts. J. E. Gmtid. Seventh and Cbsettm*. WLLLOOX & Q-LBBS’ Sewing Haoiuhes. For Holiday Presents. , Faieianks ik Ewing, its ChertnoA t Cabinet Organs for Holiday*} J. E. ooulp, Sevens ohertanl. Wjxloox fit Gibbs l SBWZKft SIAOHIVB6 For Holiday Presents. FA K kHAKKB fit brryQ^ 715 Ohetnut (tntt. Gbo. Stbok & Oo.’s PI4KOS For HolidAypy^am^ Geo. Stbok & Co;* Piahos For Holiday Pmom, id Chestnut itn«ta r ‘ A G Miller. Mil wukee JH Hazard.ParDigtoAH l W F BakerjTa w York f L Ward,/ewark,H J -McD Ly-tq,Harrisburg lieo How'and, Buffalo Sols Jersey jsSanfort New York -T * l * Johvß Kissg, C Sfifier, M D. NailfiJ!? 8 H Hodew; ” M Parka, Norfolk \ TM Campbell. Uarind A H Emery, Wilkes Geo P Smith > C £ Winslow, Chicata W Foster, jr. New Yt Gael N T Turgfcna, mrV A Uastieii,‘New Albai C F Knowlton, New t Henry San fotd, Newjk H L Manning, New 1 John Cawgili, Sastoi Jas S McLen : P G Forres, Mexico T R Hawley & wf. H Mr & Mrs C A Doll. P W L E P Slocum, Norwich! H H Starkweather, Cl O N Raymond. Norwßfc D A Deiaaow, Norwiffc J L Greene, Norwich! S A Wells, San Franc! T L Price & Bon, Mari Girard—Chestnut si W T Haines, Washington JT ftnrtagh, Washington Wm W Reed, Harrisburg Joseph Keepers ' ■ Danl L Herh.-Nesr-York Geo WJWamet, Boston BsmueLWatson. Pittsburg C WBoseMTSN:r r - James Hoyt US H S Perkins. Hew York itreety below Mint Chas Goodrich, Boeto John Templeton. Hev: Thos W Harkins, Bo W K Breniger. Bead! F D Dsvlan. Reading John Stewart, Easton Edw J Fox,-Eg*ton L HqTrt&et-laaEietta - • Jacob She.l. Harrisbu S B Clark, St Louis John Ferry, U S N J Daly. Washington Sami Burk,'Ohio Jas Brisben, Penna Sami Yanßoren.New V R Jacobs, Poitna T F D Long. Jersey Shore* Chas Beardslee \ J M Phipps A wf,New Y< Cha? H Wright, Deiawa! JohnF Martin, Delawarl Wright, Delawart W G Whiteley \ MAJiong, Maryland W Ward. Delaware co i Sami Buck. Perrysville * J M Kiester, Harrisburg • P C Howe, Hew York American-Chestnut D W Brookfield, H Jersey W Curtis, Delaware i . street, above Hiftli.i H Sines. Chester, Pa 1 Chas Wiison Chester, Pa 1 John £ Tipion, Maryland i MaSßasrlag ; aVT"*'"" l ' FsTrrooc' S X> Conovar. > Gsanvilla 8 T Brown, Hantingfon W G Hepburn, Boson Mrs Robinson, Delaware H C Swift. Hew Tore HAF Stockton G W Howard Ctai 0 LeonanJ, i Ii 0 Smithy Rftidins, Pa. FB fechnmcker, Beading WmHßewliugs&lady, NJ B F Adams, N6W York Sami V B Ake, WiDiamtb’g Wm F Gceesany P’le Miss C W Gneenang. Potts’ie T B Walker, Sclmy’l Haven JC Mitchell i E Bast, PenusylvanV i J W Denney, Deiawire J Davies, New York G S Payne, Snow Hil W H Gist, Virginia Isaac Leaning, Jr, H J i M Flint E W Davidson, Phla F Micbelvero, Washington Capt J N Snrrit.TJ S A D C Alexander, Wilkesbarre W W Reed, Baltimore" St. Z.ollU—Chestnut i J C Stewart, Boston F Cronise. Hew York W K Thomas, New York Johnpliver •F F Patterson F T St&inwood, Ohio E F Rowe, U S N : J H Stimpson, U S It, WW Coates, NewJeHgy Jas Coates, Hew Jersey’, T B Mason, Hew Jersey \ H H Cunningham, N Yorh GMHarrißon, New York Geo C Tees. Baltimore ■treeti above TilrA £ H Brown, Brooklrn W Alexander, Harper's Far DrUbbott, USN F F Hawal, Hew Yotk T J Yorks, Jr, Sdlem.y J H Gilley, Boston Ohas Johnson. Boston M Williams, New York M Sopp, Bedford S A Pugh, Washington B G Bloss, Hew York R B Lloyd & wf, H Jersey u> H Daniell, ÜBK Merdiautn’—Fourth Isaac Tetter, Miners ville’ Jas P Farrell & wf S Henderson, Shippensburg Geo Higbee, Hew York B E Haines, New York tient Nicholson. Maryland T S Rowley, Pittsburg •tioet. below Arcla. DF&ter, USA T R Bicker, Brooklyn Chas USA Miss E S Jones Jas Healey, Dougl&svilld W I, Fowler. Chicago Jaß Lowther. Altoona H fitileyi aMDOfluahnnr A n HOTUOIOSt ffiUKSIQII O D Rey nolds,. Wilh«Bbarr< Mils L Reynolds, VVilkesb Chas htorrs. New York H B Hall. New York RKJjmiioa MW BOWTUHi TIKQIMEg A Bison A la Jas Thomas, Parry villa J W Reynolds, Boston L L Huntzinger, Sch Haven D B Bunt, New York M J Barry, Mahanoy City I Colß McAllister, U S A airs McAllister. H Jersey Dr Stapler, Alexandria, va W C Rent gen. Vicksburg M Gumpert, Harrisburg C T Jones;, New York F Weiss, Luzerne co, Pa W Lilly, Pena Haven tree*, above CbeebMrf. J c'covrfi 1 ? 8 ?: Franklins Sent Vr l s? l k l>ov,r ' ®“> i nYs. “Shearer, n S A, i fMley, Chester io ® Jas M rumps. Chester co d street, below Visa; ? C f reT ' Philaia A Solomon, Trenton Jaeob Cntb, WUlSafiC^B S Tomblwon, IT I Blias flaemer. MfcPleaimnt ’2 , * fcK * t< *s»v« Haaa. ZW Bartlett. M» W W Virgin, Ha SCobb. j£ sia “ c A Qarjfttt./gftlem: If JT 8 Simas, Salem, if-j it.,fti>oTe I Jarnar Lsibj\pA IP Q Fesaldi, Wiiliann^oct A K Wright, Clearfield Frank Turner. Shawnee W Lindsey. Maryland A P Cropper, Maryland W Prentice. Newark C Rietur, Mauch Chunk J Phillips, Newcastle Geo Johnson. & Bowman, Harrisburg itreetj above Third, W G Reed. Chambersbnrgr G E Minyers & la. Peaaa A Banks, Mifflin, Pa W Batrett, Mifflin. Pa H W Shonse, Hawley, Pa D W Howell. Baston D L Kennedy a la, Peaaa G G Beckwith, Maas Ira Corfcriaht, Bethlehem Jasß McKee. Hazleton John Firfd, Penna Mr >k*er, JDTew Tork
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