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CARPETINGS.
•RISE MILLS.
ATWOOD, RALSTON, & 69.,
vCTOREKS iBD WHOLES ALE ABAIEP.S IN
CARPETINGS,
OILCLOTHS,
MATTINGS, Ac., Ac.
[OUSE. St 9 CHESTNUT STREET,
GIS JiTNE STREET-
SFEINfI,
echo mills,
GERHiHIOWN. PA.
MeCALLUM & CO.,
TACTirRBES. IMPORTERS, AND WHOLESALE
DEALERS in , •
GAKP ETIUKTGS,
OIL CLOTHS, &C.
Warehouse, 509 Chestnut Street.
OPPOSITE INDEPENDENCE HALL. fel-tf
PEOIAL NOTICE.
RETAIL DEPARTMENT;
& C 0„
i leave to inform the public that they haT9 the
itabliahed Carpet Store,
No. Sid CHESTNUT STREET,
Oopporitd Independence Hall, foe
1 RETAIL DEPARTMENT,
)M they are norr openlnc a NEW STOCK of
MPOBTEB AND AMERICAN CARPETS,
- the ctoicset patterns of
ITAPKHTRT CARPBTS,
i WUiTOBr, B*U>§BL3 CARPETS,
iST, } VENETIANS,
jgether Wlft A foil assortment of everything rertain
to the Carpet Business. fel ’ tf
CLOTHING.
ABT) p. KSLIiY,
JOHN E6ti L Ti
t^oks,
HAVE REMOVED
143 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
above walnut,
eiacHßSTmjT street.
i»23-tf -
IDIiAOK CASS. PANTS, $5.50,
[> At 7M MARKET Street
BIAOK CASS- PARTS, 96.50, At 704 MARKET Street
BLACK CASS. PARTS, 96 60. At 704 MARKET Street
BLACK CASS. PARTS, 93 60, At 701 MARKET Street
SLACK GASS. PARTS, 96 60, At 704 MARKET Street
SEIGQ * VAN GUNTER'S, No. 704 MARKET Street
BXIOO ft’VAX GUBTEN’S. Ho. 704 MARKET Street
9KIOO Jk VAX GUNTER’S, No. 704 MARKET Street
SRIGG * VAX OUSTER’S, No. 704 MARKET Street
SEIoa Jt VAX OUSTER’S. No. 704 MARKET Street
wS-ftP . _
GENTS’ FURNISBLING CtOODS.
JOHN O. ARRISON,
Hoi. 1 ud 2 NORTH SIXTH BTKBSST,
manueactueer OF
THE IMPROVED PATTERN SHIRT,
FIRST OUT BY J, BT7KR MOORS,
4*StBRAHTK!> TO PIT AND GIVE SATISFACTION.
Importer and Mannfaetnrer of
GENTLEMEN’S
Fvxnfisisma goods.
P. B.—AllftftUlflfl maA«ln**BPfiriorjnflJUiBrl>yi*3i(l
»ad from the b—l mataiUla.
yiBST premium: shirt and
WRAPPER MANUFACTORY.
ESTABLISHED 1840.
CK A. HOFFMANN,
«oe akoh stbeet,'
Would invite the attention ol the Puhlie to hie Urn
MXDplefc* ftoA Of
GMTTLEMM’S njBUISHIHe GOODS,
i- m . which win hefonnd the largest stock Of
GENTLEMEN’S WRAPPERS
IH THB CITY.
8m«M1 dttention given to the mannfiwtnro of
(TiKE SHIETS AND WKAPfEBS TO OEDEH.
T»?:. e^l^r”^ rClotklag - HOB
gBOBGE or ant,
JT«. 010 CHESTHCT STBBBT,
Hu now re*dy
i. TiAKOK ANP complete stock
GKNTB’ furnishing goods.
Of hi* own importation and manufacture.
His celebrated
“PRIZE MEDAL SHIRTS,"
Manufactured under the eucertotedenee of
JOHN > TAGGNRT.
(Formerly of Oldenberg * Taggert,)
An the moat perftet-fitlln* Shirts of the see. _
19. Orden promptly attended to. lal3-wnn-gm
TJUJE SHIRT MANUFACTORY.
JC Th* mbacrlbers woald invite Attention to their
IMPBOYEO CUT OF SHIKTB,
ther make a speciality in thelt business. Also*
GENTLEMEN'S WEAK.
B %S?-
■a 814 C3ESTHUT STREET.
lllMf ?oßt doors below tbe OofltlßOßttt
YARNS.
Y.A r n s.
On hand and constant! j receiving
ar.T. 90S. TWIfiT FROM 5 TO 30. and
FILLING Nos. 10,13, and I*.
Suitable for Gottonades and Hos Jory.
In (ton It present a beautiful article of
14 and 16 TWIST.
MANUFACTURERS will find it their interact to flyo me
a ssU.
Also on hand, and A tent tor the sale of the.
UNION A, B, AND 0 JUTE GRAIN BAGS.
In quantities of from 100 to 10,000.
R. T. WHITE,
343 NORTH THIRD STREET.
o o l .
On hand* ml const*amenta daily arriving, ol
TUB AND FLEECE,
Common to Fall Blood, ahoiee
WOOLEN YARNS,
OS to 10 eat*, the. on hand, and new supplies eomln*
COTTON YARNS,
Eos. 5 to 30s, of Irst-elaas make*.
N. 8.-AU numbers and descriptions prorared at one*.
ob orders.
ALEX. WHILLDIN <Jb SONS,
noU-mwftf
CABMKT FCKEITCRB.
and bil.
MOORE a CAMPION,
billiard tables
"m*.
iT 411 ’ rio h * T * “«* Brnss w be
■Mg «S 5S i S“ i Of then Tables, thomana
mmn* , - - Ml 7 tm
W. WATSON&CO
1864.
Corner of FSW.
In Warp. Bundle, and Cop.
IV Forth fKOHT Strait,
• Philadelphia.
VOL. 7-NO. 160.
RETAIK DRY GOODS.
1864.
COTTONS AT RETAIL.
We eall the attention of Honsekeopete to the
I.HOTRT STOCK OF COTTON 6098 S
Ever offered at retail Id this city.
MtVPEIcIl 8 * 411 *.
of last month, we can extend, to ourcuitomers superior
inducements, not only In the character of onr Assort-
B en t .t.nt MTOCSa
iisooff onr extensive line of Cottons are to he found the
following popular makes of
„ 4-4 Bleached Shirtings.
Wamsntta, wnuaica-vm,.
Semper Idem* AttAw-.u»raa.
Rockland* Union,
New Jersey, JPhenix. &c.
In Pillow-Case and Sheetings
We offer the following leading makes:
40-inch Bartalett, 6-4P*pperlll,
42-inch Waltham, 10-4 Pepperill,
• 6-4 Bates, 10-4 Bates,
6-4 Boot W, extra heavy. And other makes.
. ALSO,
9-4.10-4, and 11-4 UNBLEACHED SHEETINGS. '
Marseilles Counterpanes.
We can. fhrnißh these goods in all sites and anal Hies.
We have several lots in LOW- PRICED GOODS that are
FAB BELOW PRESENT IMPORTATION PRICE, and
are also prepared to furnish, in large Quantities, the well
known „ „ .
Lancaster, Manchester, and Honey-Comb
Quilts,
In 10-4, 11 4, and 12-4 Elztm
House-Furnishing Linen Goods.
LIKEN SHBETISGB, nil widths.
TOWELS, from $2 to $7 per dozen.
NAPKINS, all Linen, $1.62*
Baxufriy Damask, power Loom, and other standard
makes of
Table Linen.
Persons about put chasing Linen Goods would do well
to examine our “stock, we invite comparison. No
trouble to show onr goods.
COWPERTHWAIT & CO ,
Northwest corner Eighth and Market Streets,
ja!s tow tjyl
Qmh AND MILITARY CLOTH
hot; si.
WILLUM T. SNOISIiKiSS,
No. 84 SOUTH SECOND, and *3 STRAWBERRY
Streets, is happy to a‘ate that he lias laid in an extensive
stock of CHOICE GOODS, such as:
dvr* atet.
Black Cloths,
Black Doeskins,
Black Ca-sslmeres,
Elegant Coatings,
Billiard Cloths,
Bagatelle Cloths.
Trimmings,
Beaverteens.
Cords and Velveteens,
We advise our friends
stock is cheaper than we
tXAINES’ MUSLIN LIST—CUT IT
A A OUT.—
Bleached Muslin at the low price of 16 c£s.
Bleached Muslin, better, at 18 and 20 cts.
Bleached Muslin, % wide, at 22 cts.
Bleached Muslin* very heavy and good, at 25 cts.
Bleached Muslin, extra heavy, at 28 cts.
Bleached Muslm, full yard wide, at 30 c.
Bleached Muslin, much heavier, at 35c,
Bleached Muslin, fine, (the Semper Idem,) at 35c,
Bleached Muslin of several qualities, at 27>ac.
Bleached Muslin of the very finest, at 40c.
New York Mills, Wamsutta, wiiliamsville, Bay
Mills, White Bock, Hasonviilo, and Utica..
Unbleached Muslin, fine and thin at 20c.
Unbleached Muslin, 5£ wide, atSJcte.
Unßleached Muslin, much heavier, at 28c,
Unbleached Muslin, still better, at 3134 c.
Unbleached Muslin, full-yard wide, at 35c.
Unbleached Muslin, much heavier.
Unbleached Muslin, extra heavy, at 37&c.
Unbleached Muslin, fine, at 40c.
Unbleached Muslin, the very beat made, at 45c*
Poeassete 9-8 Lawrence. Starks, At laities, 5-4 Lyman
Bates, and many others of the best makes. One case
good bleached Sheeting, fall 2>£ wide, at $1.15. Also,
l, 1 4, 1& and 2>£ yaTds wide, both in Bleached and Un
bleached. Thskabove prices are very low. according to
the times. GRANVILLE B HAINES.
fel-mwfs4t 1013 MARKET St., above Tenth.
fiQQ HOOP SKIRTS. fiOO
Manufactory, No. 638 ARCH
above Sixth, Wholesale and Retail.
The most complete assortment of Ladies, Mieses , and
Children's HOOP SKIRTS in the city. In every respect
FIRST CLASS, which for styles, finish, durability, and
cheapness, have no equal In the market. Skirts made to
order, altered, rand repaired. fe2 ot*
TTNBLEACHBD MUSLINS—GOOD
ASSORTMENT.
Bleached Muslins from 25 to 50 cents.
Bleached and Unbleached Sheetings.
Dark and Light Calicoes at 25 cents.
Splendid assortment of Table Linens.
Flannels all grades and double width.
Merinoes, Poplins, and dark DeLainee,
Closing out at JOHN H. STORES,
fe2-tf 103 ARCH street.
Tj'DWIN HAt,L & CO., NO. 26 SOUTH
SECOND Street, beep a fall stock of Staple Good*.
Linen and Cotton Sneetincs.
Lines and Cotton Pillow Muslins.
New ¥ oik Mill* end Williftmsville Muslins,
Wamauttas and "Wkite Rock do
Water-twist Muslins.
Damask Table Linens.
Marseilles Counterpanes,
Fine Blankets.
Towels* Napkins, <sc.
1034 CHESTNUT STREET.
S 3. M. NEEDLES
Offers at Low Prices a large assortment oi
LACS GOODS.
IMBfiOIDERIBS, HASDSSBCHIEFB,
VEILS, AHD WHITS GOODS.
Suited to the season, and of the latest style*.
A large variety of
UKUKESLEBVES.
,0f the most recent designs, and other coods
aniteble for party nmposes.
1034 CHESTNUT STREET.
rjJREAT REDUCTIONS—YjERYUOW
'J PKICfiS. —As we are determined to close ont our
entire stock of Winter Dress Goods
REGARDLESS OF COST.'
Closing out French Merinoes at 76 cents.
Closing out French Poplihs.
Glostnc ont Shawls.
Closing out Cloaks. «... , , . _
All the leading males of Mtolumn Bleached fi.nd on."
bleached. M, 7-S. 4-4. fr-4, 6-4. 8-4, 9-4. and 10-4 Wide,
atthtYßßY LOWEST PRICES. w XT
H. STBBL & SON,
iaSS-tf Nos. 713 and 715 N. TENTH Street.
HOTELS.
JONES HOUSE,
HARRISBURG, Pa.,
CORNER MARKET STREET AND MARKET SQUARE.
A first-class house. Terms. $2 per day.
EADIBI’ nrM.
FANCY' BURS.
JOHN FAREIRA,
>t TUI ARCS STREET. BELOW KGHTR.
tspn-tor bui! MurafßCtnre*
a*
ijADIEB’ FANCY FUBB.
Hr assortment el FANCY TUNS for Ladles srA Chll.
iron Is now complete, and embracing every variety Out
pill be fashionable during the present season. All sold
A its manufacturers’ prists. for oaih. Ladls*. plsas*
dye ms a tall os7-(m
DRUGS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER & GO.,
Borthsist Corner of FOURTH and RACE Streets,
PHILADELPHIA.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
HFOBTERS AMD DEALERS IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
wikdow uni plate glass.
KABUrAOTUBBBa OF
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS. PUTTY, Af.
aobhtb non tbs obleebated
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
eAlers and eontomera supplied at
1&7 Sm VERY LOW PRICES FOB CASH.
REMOVAL.—JOHN C. BAKER,
AA Wholesale Druggist, has removed to 718 MARKET
Greet Particular attention ie asked to JOHN G. BA>
SERB A CO. '8 COD-LIVER OIL. Having increased faol
dtles in this new establishment for manufacturing and
bottling, and the avails of fifteen years* experience in
the business, this brand of Oil has advantages over all
ethers, and recommends itself. Constant supplies are
>btalned from the fisheries, fresh, pore, and sweet, and
•serve the most careful personal-attention of the origi
tal proprietor. The Increasing demand and wide-spread
nsrket for It make its figures low, and afford groat ad
vantages for those bnylng In large quantities.
PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS.
gLEGANT MIRRORS.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT.
«KW ENGRAVIjHGS,
UN* OIL FAIKTIHGi,
JUST RECEIVED.
KAKLE'B GALLEBIESj
nt CHESTNUT BRBIT.
TTHE PHILADELPHIA AND BOSTON
A MINING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN.—The first
meetings! the Philadelphia and Boston Mining Company
of Michigan, under its articles of Association, win be
held at No. 433 WALNUT Street, Philadelphia to
No. 6. at 11 o'clock A. the Fe
binaiy, 1864. THOMAS^FEKN’ON.
Two of the Associates of said Corporation.
Pmr.APBi.7BiA, Feb. 1,1864. to- tut
THE AGATEHABBOR MINING COM-
A PANY OF LAKE BUPBRICfKrf’he first meeting of
the Agate Harbor Mining ComWfN of Lake Superior,
under Its articles of Association, wilUie held at No. 433
WALNUT Street. Philadelphia. Boom No. 6, at 11 o’clock
4. M., on the 20th day of February, ISOt.
WM. H. STEVENS.
THOMAS S. FEKNOy,
Two of the Associates Of Bold Corporation.
rpii.APy.i.rmA, Ifcfe 1, 1664. fefi lot
pARBON 01L.—500 BARRELS OF
the most approved brands. In store and for sale by
U9-l»* . WM. KING. 11l ARCH Street
1864.
AHHT AND NA7T.
Blue Oxoths,
Sky-blue Clotoft,
Sky-bine Doeskins,
Bark Blue Doe-kins.
Dark Blue Beaver*,
Dark Bine Pilots,
3-4 and 6-4 Bine Flannels,
Scarlet Cloths,
Mazarine Blue Cloth*.
> come early, a* our present
in purchase now. j&H-lm
C.H. HAHN.
notTAiir goods,
HEW GI&TMH GOODS,
WINDOW SHADES.
AND
LACE CURTAINS.
I, E. WALRAYEN,
(SocMßsor to W.H.CanTI,)
BUBONIC HALL,
Tl 9 CHESTNUT STREET.
IMPORTERS.
JJEM O V AL.
BENNERS & BOLTON,
REMOVED TO THE SEOOND STORY OF
NO. 322 CHESTNUT ST.,
Offer to the Trade generally an entirely fresh line of
WHITE OOOI)S,
RACE GOODS, and
OF IMPROVED MARE AND FINISH,
Of their own direct importation,
Selected in person in the different markets of
je3o-7t GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND !
DRY-GOODS JOBBING HOUSES.
BAINS, & MELLOE,
Nos. 40 and 43 NORTH THIRD STREET,
IMPOSTERS OF
HOSIERY,
SMALL WARES,
AH»
WHITE GOODS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
SHIRT FRONTS.
' SPRING,
1884
EDMUND YARD & €O.,
No. 617 CHESTNUT AND No. 614 JAYNE STREETS.
Hare now in Store their SPRING IMPORTATION of
SILK AND FANCY DRY GOODS,
OOKStSTINO OP
DRESS GOODS,
OF ADD KINDS:
BLACK AND FANCY SILKS,
SATINS, GLOVES, MITTS, RIBBONS,
AND
DRESS TRIMMINGS.
Also.
WHITE GOODS, LINENS. EMBBOIDEBIES,
AND LACES.
A lares and handsome assortment of
SPUING AND SUMMER SHAWLS.
BALMORAL< SKIRTS,
Of all grades, &e. Which they offer to the Trade at the
LOWEST PRICES ja3o-3m
COMMISSION HOUSES.
QOFFIN db ALIBMUB,
SO. m CEKSTMT STREET,
jLgents for the following Goods:
PRINTS.
JAMES SANDERS. I GREENS HFG. CO.
BLEAOHE
LONSDALE,
HOPS.
BLACXSTONE.
AftHMfiAD’S,
CUMBERLAND,
PLYMOUTH,
MaNTON,
GREENE MFG. GO,
FOBESTDALE.
J. & W. SLATER.
SOCIAL.
DYBBVILLE.
BED BANE.
JAMESTOWN.
CENTRED ALE,
COVENTRY.
THAMES RIVER.
BROWN COTTONS.
ASHLAND. FARMERS’ EXTRA,
GBBENBANK, PASSAIC,
THAN ALLEN. MECHANICS’ sod
PHENIX A. A., FARMERS', &c„ Sc.
CORSET JEANS.
GLASGOW. FISBSRVILLN, MANCHESTER-Colored
and Bleached. ggLESIAS. -
LONDON, SOCIAL, LONSDALE, fro., Ac.
PAPER OAMBBIOS.
LONSDALE and WARRNN MFG. GO'S.
W OOLBNB.
CrI<EZtHA9I CO'S CtOTHS— Blacks and Fancr
Saltanas, Ac.
... . - , . . wjd» OIUMIHr.,
HINSDALE CO’S BLACK CLOTHS
CASSISIBBBS .ANB BOESJKIMS—Gaysville, Parry’s,
Santos’s RiTer. | _
SATINETTS—Bass Crystal Sprinscsi Oon-
Yersevilie. OrcnttviUe, Brid&swator. Uxbridge, Oka
pis’*. Campbell's, Latlirop’s, Goodrich, «c,, &c.
JEAHS-Robert Rodman’* Cold Modal, and others.
UNSEYS-Large and Small Plaids. jal-tsfrtf
COFFIN <6 AIiTEMU S,
No. 220 CHESTNUT STREET.
Offer hr foe packete the following description of Goods:
abmi blub cloths and kerseys, abb
GRAY FLAHNELS.
PRINTED AND- FANCY SATINETTB,
IN GREAT VARIETY.
HBAVY TWEEDS AND COTTON ADES.
NEGRO KERSEYS- PLAIN AND TWILLED.
PRINTED CLOAKINQS AND SLEBVE LININGS.
DOMET AND FANCY SHIRTING FLANNELS.
BLUE DRILLS DENIMS. NANKEENS-
CORSET JEANS AND CAMBRICS. OF VARIOUS
UAKEB>
LAWNS—DUNNSLL'S AND OTHERS.
BLEACHED GOODS OF STANDARD MAKES. lIN
VARIOUS WIDTHS.
BROWN SHEETINGS AND SHIRTINGS, IN GREAT
VARIETY. Ac.. ftc. jal-tnCrtf
rjiHE ATTENTION OF
THE TRADE
Ii called to
OUR STOCK OF
SAXONY WOOLEN CO. all-wool Plain Flannels.
TWILLED FLANNELS,
Various makes In Gray, Scarlet, and Dark Bine.
PRINTED SHIRTING FLANNELS,
PLAIN OPERA FLANNELS.
*' PREMIERE QUALITY” Souare and Lone Shawls.
WASHINGTON MILLS Lone Shawls.
BLACK COTTON WARP CLOTHS,
15, 16, 17. 18, 19, SO, 2L” 22 01.
FANCY CABSIMERBS AND SATINETTB.
BALMORAL SKIRTS, all Gradee.
BED BLANKETS, 10-1,11-4,12-4,13 d.
COTTON GOODS, DENIMS, TICKS, STRIPES. SHIRT.
IIfGS, from various Mlllfl.
BE COUBBEY, HAMILTON, & BYARS,
33 LBTITIA Street, and
la6-wtrm2m 33 Sonth FKOKT Street.
FANCY CASSIMERES,
DOESKINS,
SATINETS, &c.
ALFRED H. LOVE,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
talS-lm Bl'A CHESTNUT STREET.
/TJ.RAIN BAGS.—A LARGE ASSORT
VI MBHT of GRAIN BAGS,
In yarloue elzee, for Bale by
_ _ BARCROFT ft CO.,
ja!9-6m Noa. NOB and NOT MARKET Street.
(STAFFORD BROTHERS’ AMERICAN
U SPOOL COTTON, In White. Black, and all colors.
In anaiitities and assortments to suit pnrohasors. The
attention of dw»ar« is especially solicited to this article*
H.P.4W.P. SMITH.
Dry Goods Commission Merchants*
JalS-Im* aai CHBBTXtPT Btrest.
gHIPLBY, HAZABD, & HUTOBIK
Mo. iu OHismnr stemt.
OOMMIBSIOK MEKCHAJTTS,
fOK THE SALE 01
FHUjADKLPHIA.-MA.DK goods
ooif-tm j
gAQS! BAGS I BAGS I
NBW AND SECOND HAND.
CTIMTiIM BOILir, AJTD (Win
bags.
CokituUy ok »^L
iOHN T. BAILEY A OOs,
■T&' iu iom non mm.
W WOOL non 101 BAU. ndMi
ItfßW HALF PEACHES.—I2.OOO LBS
new half Peaches, for sale by
JK>H *HOp|g * WILLIAMS, t
4eVB-tf ’••Sonft -WATVR
PORTLAND KEROSENE, ON HAND
A and for aile br TO KING.
iao-Ut* 11T ARCH Stnat
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1864.
EMBROIDERIES,
1864.
COTTONS.
WARREN.
MIDDLETON,
PBKNIX A. A..
AUBORN,
ZOUAVE.
COHAN NET,
CENTRAL,
OTTOWA.
KENT RIVER,
WHEATON,
COLLINS.
PALMER RIVES.
BELLOWS FALLS,
WOOD RIVER,
TOLLAND.
MANCHESTER, Ac., &«.
|)rt.*s.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1864.
Recent American Biography*
w Faithful and satisfactory biography is the most
difficult task of authorship. The difficulty of ob
taining fasts; the risk of deducing motive and cha
racter from them; the delicacy or steering by the
lamp of truth: these are only a few of the impedi
ments. Where a biography is written with full per
sonal knowledge of the subject, always provided that
the subjeot haa done enough to make his life worthy
of being written, the author has at once an advan
tage and a difficulty; an advantage in that
personal knowledge, and a difficulty arising
out of the fast that as the deceased wss alio
known to many who will read his lire, these natu
rally constitute a court of criticism, well qualified
to jndge whether the truth, and the whole troth,
baa been told. In the exceptional cases, where the
biography of a living person is told, it is almost im
possible to execute it fairly—especially if he should
not have entirely withdrawn from the position or
the pursuit in whioh he became noted. There are
cares, too, where History speaks through the Up. of
Biography—tha life of a man being given on account
Of the events in which he was the central actor.
Our literati, it would appear, have a strong pre
dileotion for writing biography. A few days ago*
we noticed, with the high eulogy it merited, the
Life of Prescott, the historian, by his life-long
friend, George Ticknor, also one of the men of the
time. Here the author’s intimate personal know
ledge of Prescott so greatly helped him that the re
sult IS a work at once full of interest and Informa
tion. It seems as but yesterday since Prescott wsb
removed from us, and he left “ hosts of Mends” ca
pable of judging whether his biographer has done
him justice. Their verdict, which is also the verdict
of all readers, is that the Life of Prescott shows the
man, great .and good, with the spirit of a fine artist
and the fidelity of a photographist. It is by far the
best biography yet written in America, and its suc
cess in Europe will justify our judgment, we are
sure.
Prescott himself belong* to- the author* who pro
tented History In the gules of Biography. His first
work, the History of Ferdinand and Isabella of
Spain, told much more than the personal events of
their lives. In reality, it chiefly related the Disco
very of the Hew World, by Colnmbns; and the for
tunes of the Spaniards who followed in his wake
found an annalist in his subsequent aocount of the
Conquests of Mexico and Peru.
In Ihemidst of Prescott’s vast labors, he snatched
time to compose a fine episode, now forming the
conclusion of Robertson’s Life of Charles the Fifth,
giving an account of the manner in which the great
Emperor lived after his abdication. Lastly, he
wrote the Life of Philip 11., of which three volumes
have appeared; but, whatever the title of his work,
its subject was history rather than biography.
In the same track we find our latest historian,
Mr. John Foster Kirk, author of the History of
Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, two volumes
of which were published, not many weeks ago, by
Murray, in London, and J. B. Lippinoott, in Phila
delphia. A third volume, nearly finished, will com
plete the work. Of the writer, all that was known
previous to the publication of this work was, that
be had been Prescott’s private secretary for the last
eleven years of his life, had accompanied him
to England in 1850, and had been introduced by
Mm to public notice in the preface to one
of bis own histories. The subjoot also had
seemed worthy of being treated in full. We
noticed Charles the Bold when it appeared,
and a reperusal has confirmed the belief that Mr.
Kirk has placed himself, by this work, among the
high clasß of American writers at whose head are
Prescott, Bancroft, and Motley—writers whose
reputation is as great in Europe as it is at home.
Indeed, as regards Mr. Kirk’s volumes we can say,
being in the way of ascertaining the fact, that they
have been reviewed more thoroughly, more favora
bly, and far more at length, in the critical journals
of England than by the American press. The first
glimpse which general English readers had of those
antagonistic spirits, Charles the Bold and Louis
the Subtle, was through Scott’s fictions, 11 Quentin
Durward” and “ Ann of Gelerstein.” As was his
wont, Walter Scott did not adhere to fact, in his
historical romances, whenever he thought that he
could create a sensation by perverting it. Any
one, therefore, who assumes that Charles of
Burgundy was the bull-headed, blustering, sot
tish, and almost insane prince presented
by Scott in “Quentin. Durward,” will change
his estimate when he reads Mr. Kirk’sjbook.
Though sometimes terrible in anger, Charles was
not the hasty, infuriated, selfish prince of whom we
read in the fiction. He was one of the most highly
educated men in Europe of his time, and so far from
being a drunken sot, doing in Ml cups what he had
cause to repent in his serious moments, was remark"
ably temperate, for his time and place. Louis the
Eleventh, his rival, was drawn far more faithfully
by Scott. The true limner is Mr. Kirk, who shovva
both men, rivals for power, as contemporary chroni
clera sketched them. Hia work, in fact, is not
merely the biography of Charles, and of Louis up
to the death of Charles, but of France and Burgun
dy, from a much remoter period, to the suppression
of the all but regal existence of Burgundy, by
the marriage of the daughter aud heiress of
Charles the Bold to the Emperor Maximilian I.
of Germany. The reign of Charles lasted
only ten years, for he succeeded his father,
Philip the Good, as Duke of Burgundy, in 14G7, aud
was slain in battle in January, 1477; but that reign
is remaikable as exhibiting the last final effort of
the great vassals of France against the central power
of the monarchy. Charles the Fifth, under whom the
Austro-Spanish power all but grasped Europe in its
talons, was grandson of ChatleS the ’Bold, The
finest element in Mr. Kirk’s book is the contrast
between Charles and Louis—it runs through the
whole narrative, and seems to make it sparkle.
Like Prescott and Motley, we find that Kirk has
gone to original sources for the informatiou which
he has digested and concentrated in his pages. Of
only one thing do we complain, that Mr. Kirk
has followed bad examples. With muoh good
sense he largely gives his authorities in foot-notes.
But we cannot see any necessity .but the reverse, When
he tells the reader where such and such statements
are to be found, for hia quoting these authorities in
the original languages—French, Latin, ItaliaD, and
German. The mass of his readers do not know
these foreign tongues, and most of them would be
satisfied if, mentioning the name of tfie authority
and the part of his work where certain statements
are made, he would give, not the original, bat a
literal translation of eaoh quotation.
Another reoent publication (by Ticknor & Fields,
Boston, who rarely issue an indifferent work) is a
handsome Bvo volume, “ Life and Letters of John
Winthrop, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay
Company at their emigration to Hew England, in
1630.” The author is Robert C. Winthrop, of Bos
ton, President of the Massachusetts Historical So
ciety, and the direct representative of Governor
Winthrop. In mo, then in his forty-third year,
John Winthrop, a man of substanae, character, and
good family in England, came over as leader Of
the party who settled the colony of Massa
chusetts, being, indeed, commissioned at Go
vernor. From that time, with the exception of
a few years, until his death, in 1649, John Win
throp governed Massachusetts. The volume whioh
we have before us is the biography of Governor
Winthiop, from his Mrth until he embarked for
America, In 1630. The'history of its authorship is
full of interest. In 1847 Mr. R. C. Winthrop, being
in England, ran down to Groton, in Suffolk, not
tar from the borough of Sudbury, to see the old
home of his ancestors. Everything there reminded
him of them. In the church, the parish registers
told of their births, marriages, and deaths; In the
graveyard he saw their tombs; on the ground where
onee had stood their homestead he traced part of its
site; on what probably was the garden-plot, he
found a mulberry tree still standing, beneath whieh
John Winthrop and his family might have sat, on a
SOlt autumnal ere. The legend of Groton he found
to be that the Wlnthrops, who haa left England
nineteen years before the execution of Charles 1.,
were regicides, who had fled to avoid punish
ment 1 Here he conceived the idea of writing
his book, some of the chapters of which are
here printed precisely as written many years
ago. Circumstances prevented its completion then,
but another brief visit to England in 1859-60 afforded
him the opportunity of refreshing his Groton memo
ries, and since then a very large collection or origi
nal family papers came into his hands—in such
abundance as almost to be embarrassing—supplying
information and materials of the utmost Importance
tohiswork. The result is almost ah autobiography,
first published after its subject had been over two
centuries dead, six entire generations having p.issed
between the Winthrop who first same to America
and the descendant who writes his life, but lets him
tell his own story, in his own words, as far as pos
sible, and largely, from the Urge number of his let
ters that are in existence. The family of Winthrop
is traced from the year 1200, but more particularly
from the time of Henry VIII., and through thercigna
ol his successors, down to that of Charles 1., early in
which the exodus to Massachusetts took place.
The narrative, more of biography than history,
is singularly interesting, not alone because Go
vernor Winthrop is the theme, but for the light
it throws upon the domestic customs, manners,
and way of life of the respectable middle class
of England, in the reigns of Elizabeth, Junes
1., and Charles I. The whole records or the
Winthrop family, here given, so vividly illustrate
these points, that we expect to find the English re*
views expressing interest in the volume, and obliga
tions to its author. It is probable that a second
volume will follow, giving the life of John Win
throp from his leaving England in 1630 to his death
in 1649. If executed as well as the present volume,
it will indeed be of great value. The Illustrations
are poitraits of John Winthrop and his grandfather,
on steel; a view of Groton ohurch, with the Win
throp tomb; and three pages of autographs and
Beals. A good index completes the work.
Semi-historical, also, like most of the above
mentioned works, is the “ Life of Edward Living"
ston,” by Charles Havens Hunt, with an lntroduc.
tlon by George Bancroft. It is published in an
Bvo. volume, by D. Appleton & Co., New York.
'lt appears that Mr. Hunt compiled the biogra
phy of E. Livingston and his brother for the New
American Cydoptedia , and the idea of writing a
fuller life of the former presented itself. He bad
made some little progress in it when he became ac
quainted with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Barton, the
only survivors of Mr. Livingston’s family, through
whose kindliest be received the best materials, that
exist, for they placed in his hands, “ without reserve
or material restriction, the whole mass ot papers
left by Mr. Livingston at hia death.” Among other
parties from whom Mr. Hunt received valuable
hints, pieces of information, or dues to information,
he names the late Charles J. Ingersoll, George M..
Dallas, and Mrs. Henry D. Gilpin—the late husband
of the latter, formerly Attorney General in the Wabi
net oi President Van Buren, having enjoyed a long
political and personalintimaoy with Mr. Livingston,
having written his lire in the 'National Portrait
Gallery, and having read a necrological uotioe of
him before the American Philosophical Sooiety,
£ad begun “to write a more extended life
of hit' friend, for which purpose,” Mr. Hunt
says, “he had.in his possession the same manu
script materials which I have now employed.”
The introduction, by Mr. Bancroft, is full, though
brief, giving Livingston’s character in few
words, but touching its leading points. It is
an “imprimatur” to the biography. Edward Li
vingston left his mark upon the forehead of the
time. A lawyer and jurist of high talent and deep
thought, he entered Congress during the Presidency
01 Washington, and sat for six years. Jefferson ap
pointed bim Hutted States Dlstriot Attorney Gene
ral for New York, and be was elected mayor of New
York about the same time. He ably performed the
duties of both offices, not for an hour abandoning
hisgjost while the yellow fever raged in New York,
in 1803, visiting the siokj (as well in private houses
as in the hospitals,) himself finally smitten down by
the contagion, and finding oh his recovery that he
bad been defnguded by a olerk, aud that, “ without
funds in bis possession, he was indebted to the
United States in a considerable amount,” actually
$43,666 21, Mr. Bancroft says, “ without a word of
complaint, crimination, or excuse, he at onee de
voted bis inheritance, his acquisitions, the fruits of
his professional Industry, to the discharge of his
obligation to the Government, and for near a snore
of years gave himself no rest till he had paid it, prin
cipal and interest, without defalcation.” At once
he resigned both his offioes, and soon after
proceeded;to New Orleans, (Louisiana haying
just then been transferred to the United
States), and there proceeded to praotice at
the bar, where his supremacy was immediately as
knowledged. Intimate with General -Taokson, he
asslßted him materially before the Battle of New
Orleans, wrote several of his General Orders, and
legally defended the hero when arraigned for con
tempt of court. The Legislature or Louisiana com"
manded him to revise the system of jurisprudence
in that Slate, and tbe reputation of the Livingston
Penal Code soon ranked high, not only at home, but
among monarohs, statesmen, and jurists, abroad.
Grateful New Orleans sent him to Congress again,
and be served a second six years in the House of Re
presentatives. Defeated at a fourth election, the re
bound eame, for Louitiana sent him to the Senate,
where he endeavored to adapt the code to the use of
the Federal Government. President Jackson'of
fered him the Mission to France, which was de
clined. In the spriDg of 1831, on the dissolution of
Jackson’s first Cabinet, the Secretaryship of State
was pressed upon Mr. Livingston, and by him ac
cepted. At this time he was sixty-eight years old.
While in office he was elected a member of thB In
stitute of France. In May, 1833, he received the
appointment of United States Minister to France
—the main object of his mission being to ob
tain payment of the large sum secured by the
Treaty of July, 1836, due by the Frenou to
the United States Government, and, that ac
complished, to negotiate a new treaty re-adjust
ing the commercial relations of the two countries.
The French Minister of Finance declined to pay a
draft for the amount due, drawn on him by the U.
S. Minister of Finance, and this nearly led to a
war. Mr. Livingston, who acted with prudence as
well as dignity, demanded his passports, and return
ed home, in the spring of 1835. France eventually
paid the money, and had to submit to the strong
language used by General Jackson. The United
States Government and people approved of Mr.
Livingston’s conduct iu France. He retired to his
residence on the Hudson, where he died, in May,
1836, aged 72 years—mourned by a nation, honored
by mankind. This is the life of which Mr. Hunt
bad to give details. He has produced a work full of
interest, well written, illustrated with hitherto un
published letters, and gemmed with anecdotes. Its
illustrations are portraits of Livingston and An
drew Jackson, and it has an excellent index. We
hope to meet Mr. C. H. Hunt again in the field of
literature. He writes with clearness and ease, and
eschews verbosity.
As we are noticing biographies, we may draw at
tention to Mr. James Parton’s bulky volume, (649
pages small 8v0.,) published by Mason Brothers,
New York, and entitled “ General Butler in New
Orleans.” It professea to he a history of the admi
nistration Of the Department ol the Gulf in the
year IS6Z, with an account of the capture of New
Orleans, and a sketch of the previous career of Gen.
Butler, civil aud military. This book, we believe,
is in its tenth edition. It has Mr. Parton’s defects
and merits as a writer. His defects are diffuseness,
carelessness of diction, and such a desire to make
the most of a thing that he runs it info the ground.
His merits are great pains-taking in the collection
of facts, great taot in arranging them into the mo.
■aio of composition, and great earnestness in treat
ing his subject. He indulges in hero-worship very
laigely. This account of General Butler’s adminis
tration o<-«ffairs in New Orleans is an excellent
memoir pour server, but it is too much spun out. A
volume of half the extent would have been more
acceptable, because more readable." However,
the author fully accomplishes his object, whioh
was to prove, from records and documents
which have become historical, that the various
charges brought against General Butler’s govern
ment of New Orleans are groundless. We do not
see, all foots considered, bow he can be blamed for
what he did there. The place, the people, and the
crisis required a man of energy and force of charac
ter, and General Butler was that man; the right
man in the right place. A fine original portrait of
General B. is the frontispiece, drawn by T. Nast,
engraved on steel by H. H. Hall. The index is un
usually full, which is an advantage.
Extended as this notice of recent American
biographies has grown, we aannot conclude it
without mentioning another work, the latest of
■ all, just published by D. Appleton & Go., New
York. It is the “LUO and Correspondence of
Theodore Parker, Minister of the Twenty-eighth
Congregational Society, of Boston.” It con
sists of two large volumes, of 1020 pages octavo;
its illustrations are two portraits of Mr. Par
ker, eighteen pretty vignettes on wood, and a
facsimile of a four-page note from Mr. Parker to
Senator Hale. [ln the printed copy of this letter,
vol. 2, p. 187, we notice the misprint of “ I heard
your opponent Douglas this afternoon. Douglarf,
He ,” the written words being, “I heard your
opponent this afternoon. Douglas, the ” some
abuse following the article the being erased iu the
lithograph.] The author is John Weiss, of whom
we know nothing, except that he has written a bio
graphy worthy of the able and honest man whom the
world will know all the better for being here al
lowed to speak through his voluminous corres
pondence, journals, and memoranda. Although the
term has become ridioulous through its use and
abuse, we properly describe Theodore Parker as
“ one of the most remarkable men of his age.” He
was born in Massachusetts in 1810, and died in Italy
before he had completed bis fiftieth year. He was
brought up on his father’s farm j .picked up some
education; taught, school while in his teens; saved
money to buy bookß, out of whioh he prepared him
self for the University; worked on the farm part of the
time and taught a higher school during the remain
ing months of his college course; acquired not only
the olasslos, but German, French and Spanish ere be
beoame a divinity student in Cambridge; added Da
nish, Swedish, Arabic, an"l Syriao to his polyglot re
pertoire, and then commenced on Anglo-Saxon and
Modem Greek; was ordained as an Unitarian minis
ter, and in the slimmer of 1637 was “settled” at West
Roxbury. Gradually, thinker and searcher as he was,
his preaching inclined to that anti-supernaturalism
whieh latterly formed the welt of hie writing and
speaking. In .1843 he visited Europe, through
which he made an extensive tour, and returned in
the summer of 1844. Early in 1845 he commenced a
ministerial course at Boston, and early In the fol
lowing year was regularly placed in charge of the
newly-formed parish, called the 28th Congregational
Society. Here hia labors were great, including not
only preaching, but extensive lecturing, translating,
and original writing and editing. In 1850 he threw
his great energies and his large heart Into decided
antagonism to the Fugitive Slave Law, and was
honored by being indicted in the U. S. Circuit Court
for having suggested, in a speech at Faneuil Hall,
the forcible rescue of Anthony Burns, a fugitive
slave. The charge fell on a technicality, but be had
prepared to vindicate himself on. principle, and
printed Ithe defence. From the winter or iasx
he preached to his congregation in the great Music
Hall, of Boston, where now is placed the great
- organ from Germany. His health sank under the
pressure of his toil of mind and body. Early In
1859 he broke a blood vessel, and had to seek a
warmer climate. He went to Santa Cruz, whenoe
he sent to his parishioners an account of his Experi
ence as a Minister. He proceeded to Europe, and
wintered in Home in 1859-60. He quitted Home for
Florence in April, and in a few weeks bis death
ensued. As a fpreaoher and writer, few were so
able—none more earnest. He would have rejoiced
had he been spared to have seen Slavery deposed
from the place it occupied even in our Congress,
lit October, 1856, he wrote: “If Buchanan is Presi
dent, I think the Union does not hold out his four
years. It must end in civil war.” This biography
of Theodore Parker exhibits him as one of the moat
lovable and amiable, as well as gifted and culti
vated, of mankind. Th tf range of bis reading was
Immense, the extent ot his various knowledge al
most wonderful. Literally, “Hone knew him but
to love him.” Mr. Weiss has judiciously introduced
many of Theodore Parker’s letters, and his jour
nals, especially those written in Europe, are of en
grossing interest. By many he was misunderstood,
by some maligned in hiß lifetime, but “ time at last
sets all things even,” and Theodore Parker will be
remembered as an eager searober after the Truth,
and an honest teacher or what he believed that
truth to be.
M. Malespine, the writer who so ably defended
till now the Union cause, in the columns ol the
Opinion Nationale, has just published a pamphlet on
the Mexican question; entitled a “ Solution” of that
question, and accompanied by a map showing the
operations of the French army of occupation up to
the present moment. M. Malespine demands that
an armistice of three months be deolared, in order to
allow the country to vote with freedom on the ques
tion of Empire or no Empire. The small space of
country marked out on the map as occupied by the
French ptovokes a universal laugh of derißion.
Anastasius Gifin, (Count Aueraperg,) the Ger
man poet, has finished a poem in ballads, the sub
ject ot which is Bobin Hood. The poem will be
preceded by an historical treatise.
CHARLESTON.
Order off General Gilmore Relating to
Colored Troops.
HBADQ CARTERS DEPARTMENT OP THE SOUTH,
Hilton Hbaz>, S. 0., Jan. 20.— General Orders* No.
10.—It IS With regret that the Major Oeneral Oom
mandtog h»« observed in the evidence adduced be
fore courts martial charged with the trial of colored
soldiers, indications, more or less conspicuous, of
improper demeanor of officers toward the men un
der their command. The offenoe seems to include
uccfficer-like familiarity on the one hand, and ex
tieme harshness on the other. .Either course must
result not only in insubordination, but in conse
quence* Of the most serious nature, whether the
Boidier be white or black. From their former de
pendent condition, and the consequent humility
that generally characterize* their deportment* there
is no doubt that the latter are easily controlled,
and, except in comparatively rare instances, are
not likely to violate that discipline to which they
have through life been so rigidly subjected, if treated
with even- banded justice, and a strict and conscien
tious attention to their wants and comfort.
An officer who is unduly familiar either in speech
or association, or who abuses by word or action the
power and authority conferred upon him, not only
strikes at the toot of ditoipliuff hilftffffif, but en»
courages it in others.
The General Commanding desires it to be distinct
ly understood that, in every case hereafter that may
be brought to his notice of such conduct, a prompt
and efficient remedy will be applied,
This order will be read to the troops of the diffe
rent commands within this department on the day
after its receipt. . „
By command of Maj. Gen. Q,. A. GIL^IORE.
ANOTHER HEGIRA POM CHARLESTON".
From information derived from a variety of
sources we learn that our fire upon Charleston is
doing considerable damage both to persons and
buildings. Shell drop in and explode at Intervals of
five minutes, day ana night, in that portion of the
city to which the residents about the battery re
moved when we first opened on the town. The place
of refuge has coated to be regarded as perfectly safe*
People who moved their worldly effects from down
town to the upper wards, and fondly imagined that
they were secure from all visitatiom from Yankee
shells, have long since had that, rudely dis
pelled, Houses in a certain ar&l at*"terribly shat
tered and perforated by our shdlls and rendered un
tenable. So another liegtra occurred,.and people
now live in tents, slab shanties, barns, stables, cot
ton houses, dear in the outskirts of the city, and
are by no means as comfortable a* they could
desire.
Colonel Joshua B* Howell, the able commander
of the 86th Pennsylvania Volunteers, is named for a
brigadier generalship.
Correspondence between Gens.XoilgStreet
and Foster*
[From the Richmond Dlapatch, Jan. 30.]
We copied yesterday from northern papers a cor
respondence between Lieut. Gen. Xongatreet sail
Major Gen. Foster, commanding the Yankee force*
in East Tennessee. Designedly, no doubt, the moat
important letter of this correspondence was omitted
in the journal from whioh we copied the letters
which have already appeared. As the letter Speaks
for itself, and terminates the correspondence, we
submit It without comment:
Headquarters Department East Tennessee,
January 11,’ 1864.
Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of the 7th of January, with its inolo
sures, Bco.
The disingenuous manner in whioh you have
misconstrued my letter ol the 3d has disappointed
me. The suggestion you claim to have adopted was
in words as follows, vl2:
l( I presume, however, that the great object and
end in view was to hasten the day of peace. I re
spectfully suggest for your consideration the pro
priety of communicating any views, that your Go
vernment may have on that subjeot through me,
rather than by handbills circulated amongst our sol
diers.”
This sentence repudiates, in its own terms, the
conatiucfion which you have forced,upon it. Let
me remind you, too, that the spirit and tone of my
letter were to meet honorable sentiments.
The absolute want of pretext for your construe'
tion of the letter induces me to<admonish you
against trifling over the events of this great war.
You cannot pretend to have answered my letter in
the spirit of frankness due to a soldier, and yet it is
hard to believe that an officer commanding an army
of veteran soldiers, on whose shoulders rest, in no
small part, the destiny of empires, could so far for
get the height of this great argument at arms, aud
so betray the dignity of his high station, as to fall
into a contest of jests and jibes.
I have read your order announcing the favorable
terms on which deserters will be received. Step by
step you have gone on in violation of the laws or
honorable w arfare. Our farms have been destroyed,
onr women and children have been robbed, and our
houses have been pillaged and bund. You have laid
your plana and worked diligently to produoe whole
sale murder by servile insurrection. And now the
most ignoble of all, you propose to degrade the hu
man race by inducing soldiers to dishonor acid for
swear themselves.
Soldiers who have met your own on so many
honorable fields, who have breasted the storm of
battle in defence of their honor, their families, and
their homes, for three long years, have a right to
expect more of honor, even in their adversaries.
I beg leave to return the copies of the proclama
tion and your order.
I have the honor to renew to you the assurance*
of great respect, your obedient servant,
J. EONGSTItEET, Lieut. Gen. Commanding.
Maj. Gen. J* G. Foster, Comm’g Dept, of Ohio.
letter from Three Good little Boy s*
The Richmond Whig, of the 29th ult., publishes
the iollowing “Letter from Three Good Little
Boys,” in which, under cover facetious style,
the desperation of the rebel army is disclosed, and
tbe “ Government ” is condemned for its inoffisienoy
and retention of incompetent agents;
“Out in the Field,
January 26,1864. "
“DbabPa: We tske our Pen in Hand to write
You a letter. We have got something to say to
You. It is Bad News, and we are sorry to say it.
But it is the Faot. And we hope yon won’t get
Very Madd with us for telling It, for It is the Real
Truth, and we don’t mean to Hert your Peelings by
telling It. Beeause, if we could help telling It, we
would’t Tell It. Dear Pa, the Truth is this. Us
Boys that you sent into the Field to Fight the Yan
kers are getting Mighty Hungry, and the Besson of
it All is that we don’t get Enough to Eat.
“Now You Know that Boys that don’t get a
Plenty to Eat can’t Fight. They can Fight some.
But they can’t Fight Good. Because It takes
Strength to Fight, and No Man Is Strong that Don’t
get Enough to Eat. We All are willing not to Eat
as Much as You All at Home, and we All Don’t
Never get as Good Vltties as You AU do, but we
Er joy what we do Get more than You fill do, just
Because we Me so Pleg-taked Hungry All the Time,
but we have Got to Fight, and Fitmg is Hard Work,
and them that have to Fite are obliged to Eat. If
they don’t they Can’t Fite Hard.
“ We know that You Love us as Muoh as any Pa
ever loved any Boys. And we know it Herts You
to Hear that we are Suffering. We would knot Bay
Anything about it, but we have kept it Book until
We Can’t keep it Back any longer. If we Did we
would scon get so Poor and Lean that the Yankees
would Run Over us like a Big Fat Horse running
over Timmid little Gearls, and Dog on ’em they
Shan’t Do it if we can Help it, whtch we can if you
Will give us Enough to Eat. Because it the Yan
kees run Over us, what will Be come of You and the
Balance of the Fokes at Hoam l This is a Important -
Question, don’t You think so, Pa?
“ Dear Pa, Please dont get Fretted with us for
telling you the Reason we dont get Enough to Eat.
You have got a Great Deal more Wisdom than we
all Have, hut then You have not Got a Bad Pane
In Your stummack because it is Empty, and Conse
quently Your Mind aint turned to the Subject AU
the time like Ours is. You have got so Many things
to attend to that You oan’t be Expected to Think
on tbis Subjeot as Often as we do, this is the Season.
we make Bold to tell you something which perhaps
you Don’t Know, and we Beg you to pardon and
Forgive us for Writing you a letter about it. In
deed, indeed we don’t mean any Harm by it, or to
Go out of our Place by Doing it.
“Dear Pa, the Cause why we don’t get Enough
to Eat is that old man, Mr. Northup. They say
He Aint Got Good sense. We don’t say it, but
Everybody says it. You told him to Feed us Well,
and we Aint Well Fed, that is certain. He is to
blame for it. Now if you was to get Another Man
and tell him to Feed us Well, may be He would Do
it. If he did not Do it. then nobody can Blame
You for keeping a Man in office that has not Got
Good sense. We feel sorry for that Old Man, and
wish be had his Right Mind and Enough sense to
do the Business you told him do. But we cant wait
any longer, the Pane in our Stummack is so bad
and we are getting so Weak in our Joynts.
“We know that the Fellows in old Mr. North
up’s office says the People is to Blame. But that is
the way all fellows do that'Negleot their Bisness.
They try to throw the Blame on somebody Else,
Beeause if they did not throw the Blame on some
body Else, they would have to be Punished for
their Faults and at the same time to confess that
their Punishment was Just. But this Goes Against
tbe Grain,Especially of the Fellows that Does
Wrong. Either old Mr. Northup and his fellows
aint got the sense to Manage their bisness or else
they have neglected it. Any way, they Ought to
Quit and Make room for a New Sett. If they
dont, us Boys will Starve, the Yankees will whip
us, and then You all Hoam Fokes will Ketoh the
Verrv Devil.
“ Hoping, dearest Fa, that you will Attend to
this Right Away, we sign our names, with all love
and Duty- '
" Your affectionate sons
“To Bob Lee
“ Mr Deff Javis Esq Gas Bowrygard
“ Richmond, Joe Jonsing.
“ Virginia.”
A Camp Celebration.
A Maine regiment celebrated their flag-raising
lately, near Beaufort, with a wild entertainment,
consisting Of foot-races, mock parades, climbing of
greased poles, &c. The funniest part of it is thus
described:
Tbe next comical feat was performed by several
small colored boys, who were to hunt with their
heads for a pieoe of money in a tub of meal, with
their hands tied behind their backs. The tub, filled
with meal, was placed on the gronnd, and the boy
on his knees commenced his explorations, with his
mouth open to seize the money. As he would bring
up bis head to regain hia breath and puff' out a
mouthful of meal, and show to the crowd a mealy
face with Utile stripes and spots of black in fine
contrast, and the baok ol his head appearingthrough,
the effect was so ludicrous that there was a univer
sal shout of laughter, and when.the boy at last apj
peared with the money between his teeth, the cheer
ing was vociferous. Two other hoys made the at
tempt, but were unsuccessful; they were rewarded
for their exertions, however, and left the field, “ the
observed of all observers.”
Skating in Parle.
(Correspondence of the London Star. J
PAase, Monday, Jan. 18, 1864 The frost Is to
day more severe than it was yesterday. The rain
falls in congealed drops, and the ponds in the Bois do
Boulogne are still the rendezvous of the fashion
able world and the masons] whom the weather has
deprived of work. Skating Is as fashionable as M.
Thiers’ political ideas, ana an agreeable fashion it
is. It allows a sans gtne whioh, in the Paris salons,
is seldom permitted. The costume* worn by the
skaters, both male and female, are even more fan
tastic than the toilettes one sees at TrouvUle or
Biarritz. The head dresses of the ladies are in many
oases borrowed from Northern and Eastern Europe,
and when the bonnet is worn it eorere well tbe ears
and throat . ...
All along the ponds la a row of chairs filled with
dames attired in the most luxurious style. Their
carriages are drawn up In long file* on the avenue
behind them; and at their side* are footmern whose
business it is to carry away a kind of fur bag con
taining a hollow globe filled with hot water, where
'Withi when looking at the akAteifi their mlstieiiM
keep their feet warm. There are S? 0 !
feasors in Paris, as there are dancing masters. For
30f. one may, in a garden spread over with very
smooth asphalt, learn the pas de la rtvermee de fa
Numzhe, d'Apollon , dc Venus or de la Guir*
tanas , Which 10 a very complicated one. The most
remarked among the fair skaters is an American
lady who* on several ocosslom, helped the Empress
to accomplish the perilous voyage from one hank to
the other of the pond whioh is known by the name
of Lac Superkttr. A Polish lady has also attracted
great attention, a* much because of her grace and
beauty as of her agitfty. 1
THREE CENTS.
Russia.
Tfie regent ration of Russia wu made the enbieot
Of Pleasant comment by Prince-,Gortshakofi at a
barquet given by the “English Giub” in St V
teißburg, on the 19th ultimo. The Prince had been
elected an honorary member of this club, and on his
first appearance was called out for a speech. Decia”
ring that the Russian* had long and ardently loved
their country, he admitted that hitherto that love
has only Jbssn instinctive • w but now\ M he said, (> we
are on the threshold of a Russia regenerated Dy the
will ot Its sovereign; of a Russia in which all our
sentiments are not only centred as in the past, but
hthich responds to tnd satisfies a progressive and ra
tional development.”
Count Davidoff/ollowed with these remarks:
u Russia has just terminated a severe war, glo*
riouß but unfortunate, and the general belief was
spread throughout Europe that our country was en
feebled, that She had lost pe
riod, and that it only remained for her to look with
powerless vexation, so to speak, on the political
scene. But the well*known expression of the Prince,
'Russia does not sulk; she collect* her strength,'
is as memorable as it is significant. Without losing
time in useless regrets, we put our shoulder to the
wneei, We see already how much has been doae in
so ihoxt a time, and all that is being accomplished
future. But, as M. Thiers says, labor and
Mxiety wvef cesse in thta world. There has-burst
mu on the western frontier, of the empire A Oivil
.ttngfjle, which hae met with sympsthie. m Europe
— , ® o 'l° u .! perhaps, and little .inoere, but which are
not the less nolay—a .truggle sustained and enve
nomed by malevolent in.Ugation. from without.
The act. and the intention* of Ku.tia were.; falsely
interpreted: propositions were made to her, and ad
vice tendered, baaed on arbitrary eatimation. of our
tendensle. and of our situation.’'
A Kresh Reminiscence of Thackeray.
To the Editor of the Boston Courier,
The appearance of Thackeray’s daughter, a.
njourneys at the grave of their illustrious father,
suggests the depth of their sorrow and the extent of
their bereavement. Never was father more blest in
his children than was the good Thackeray in the
possession of those girls. Deprived, at an early age,
ol the companionship-counsel, and example of a
mother—fbr Mrs. Thackeray was (isl) the tenant of
a lunatic asylum—they dung the more tenaciously
to their father. He had given them an exoeUent edu
cation, ami they bcoame, latterly, invaluable to him
a. amanuenses. He would walk about the room and
eictate to them, and not a few passages In his later
• works were the original inspiration of the ek'er of
the two. He quite despaired of settling them in life.
“My poor daughters,’’ he wrote to an American
friend,two yearstince, “havelittlechanoeofgetting
husbands, for I do not know a bachelor under fifty
year, of age?” The earnings of Thaoberay amount
ed, by hi. own computation, to .£6,000 a year, which
included £2,000 as editor of the CornhiU Magazine,
when he held that appointment. He had a fine
house, in Onslow Square, Brompton, lived In good
style and saw much company. Literary men and
artists of character were always welcome guests.
The claims upon his purse were numerous and con
tinual. He had many poor friends and acquaint
ances as well as relatives, so that he really did not
and could cot save muon. He had long ceased to
contribute to the pages of Punch. I believe that he
severed his connection with that periodical from a
sentiment of gratitude towards the Emperor of the
Frenoh. During the excitement arising from the
coup d’ciflf, the Emperor placed a special guard over
the bouse in which Mro. Thaokerav wu confined,
and-this mark of consideration so affected the great
novelist that he made It a condition of his continu
ance on the Punch staff tnat the Emperor should
never be ridiculed. This condition was clearly in-'
admissible. Louis Napoleon was about the best
quarry that Punch could fly at. No satirical psrio
vnical would be acceptable in England that did not
hold up to ridicule the acts of the Continental
Powers.
Thackeray’s artistic proclivities were made mani
fest at an early period ol hi. life. He had a per
petual itch for droll illustration. The walls of
Charter House, anil his Alma Mater, bore testimony
to his sklil as a caricaturist. All his letters to his
friends were illustrated with esguisses, replete with
whim. He did not abandon the arts, as a profession,
because he felt he could not succeed, but beoause he
saw that in aristocratic England the social status of
the painter was too low for his ambition. Born a
gentleman, educated as a gentleman, he could not
afford to lose cast, by adopting a profession not re
cognized as liberal. In one of his works, (the New'
comes,) he wrote:
“The mute of painting Is a lady, whose sooiai
status is not altogether recognized with us as yet.
The polite world permits a gentleman to amuse him
self with her, but to take her choree for better for
worse! forsake all other chorees and cleave unto
her Ito assume her name! Many a respectable per
son would be as muoh shocked at the notion as if
his ton had married an opera dancer.”
Thaokeray’a relations are principally Anglo-In
dians. I,knew two of his uncles. They were both
men of talent. One was a judge on the Madras es
tablishment, and a man of courage in a country
where personal intrepidity is often or the highest
consequence in suppressing a disturbance or con
fronting an enemy. The other uncle, Charles, was a
barrister of the Calcutta Supreme Court, but though
a man Of matchless ability, he was so complete a
Victim to the bottle that no one would employ him.
In his latter days he lived by his pen. A friend of
mine, an editor of a Calcutta paper, used to say that
Charles Thackeray invariably stipulated that he
should he shut up In a room, with pen, ink, and
paper, and a bottle of claret. At the end of an hour
the article for the paper was written, the bottle was
empty, and Charlea received his guinea—tea rupees.
In hi. hilarious moments he was aocustomed to
say that there were three aristocracies in India—
that .the Governor General represented the aria
toeracy of rank, Rajkisson MUter the aristocracy of
wealtb, and Charles Thackeray the aristocracy of
talent!
William M. Thackeray will be a great loss to hit
poor literary confreres in the councils of the Literary
Fund. The resources of that institution are doled
out to all applicants alike, on certain conditions. I
have known Icelanders, Swedes, Germans, and Ita
lians relieved by the £l5 or £2O voted by the Com
mittee. English authors require sometimes the
Riendlv influence of one who is familiar with their
struggles, and no one was more ready to throw in
the 'helping word than the benevolent author of
Vanity Fair, ,T. H. S.
literary.
Stoddart, the poet, hae charge of the literary
department of the Round Table.
Mr. Thackeray has left his two daughters <£3oo
a year each, besides which he left £lO,OOO and a fine
house in Kensington*
Thomas Buchanan Bead has returned to Phila
delphia, and will lesume his profession as a painter,
without neglecting his vocation as a poet. We are
glad to welcome Mr. Bead’s return.
• The “ Perfect Gentleman” is the title of a new
book, which is advertised as “ a' book of information
and instruction for those who desire to become bril
liant and conspicuous in general society ; or at par
ties, dinners, or at popular gatherings. Containing
model speeches for all occasions, with direction how
to deliver them ; 600 toasts and sentiments forevery
body, and their proper mode of introduction.” It
would be more valuable if it instructed the hearers
of model speeches hOW to uaten without looking
bored.
Glais Bizoin.—No one Is deceived by the conspi
racy against the life of the Emperor. The time has
been fast approaching when it would become per
fectly necessary, in order to create an effectual rea
son for the contemplated coup (Petal about to be
enacted against the members of the Opposition in
the Chamber. The mysterious terror which pre
vails on the Opposition benches has already para
lyzed the tongues and frozen up the ideas of all the
bold champions of liberty, who promised so much
to their constituents before the elections. Picard,
speaks in a low tone, Marie mumbles sadly, Favre
is taken suddenly ill, Emile OiUvier whips round
the corner and disappears; in short, the whole of
the labor is left upon the shoulders of Glals Bizoin,
who undertakes, in the Corps Legislator, the task
which falls to the share of the Marquis de Boissy
in the Senate—that of heaping fiery coals upon the
head of the President, and inducing to wish
that either he or his tormentor had never been born.
The speech pronounced by Glais Bizoin on the
subjeot of the amendment against the right of offi
cial representatives upfce Chamber, has caused a
greater sensation in Paris than the u conspiracy”
by far. His eloquence is of the nature most calcu
lated to to madness all who listen to it with
disapprobation. While the matter is all fire, the
manner is all ice: he utters the most bitter truths
without the smallest passion in his tone or gesture.
The great success obtained by Glais Bizoin has been
the great surprise of the day. Thiers himself fades
into insignificance before him. It is feared that
Orleanfcm is powerless to move the matter, it is
seeking to destroy the Empire, as it has already de
stroyed the Republic; and all this under cover Of
Conservative principles. Thiers will never lead his
adherents to the Hotel de Ville; but parliamentary
Castelfidardo is not far off. Jules Favre follows In
his wake, as if guiding his bark to save it from
spliting on the revolutionary rock.
The panic was so great among the Opposition that
rumors of a coup d'ttat and the expulsion of the mi
nority was even talked of. The souvenir of Manuel
seemed to fill the air all round, and the whisperings
became most awful and mysterious as the announce
ment burst from Glais Bizoin of the far worse Storm
in preparation for the closing discussion on the
amendment. Plon-Plon was Present at the seance
with Charles Edmond, the Polish writer. “ That
was a fine speeoh of Glais Bizoin’s,” said the Prince
to bis friend. *<l could not understand more than
half,” returned the Pole. ” True; I forgot, you do
not understand the French language as it is spoken
by the Empire,” replied the Prince, drily. Thiers
was heard to say, as he left the Chamber, “ Before
three months are over I will compel them either to
advance a step forward, or slide a step backward.
If they move forward, we follow them; If they draw
back, I shall make the last appeal to my constitu
ents,^Perron Post,
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
TBE MONEY MARKET.
Philadelphia. Feb. 4,1864.
Gold was quiet and steady to-day at 157&@158, \
All classes of Government securities are in brisk de
mand. and buyers hare to submit to an advance. Now
one-year certificates are favorites for a short investment.
The money maiket is working very e>sy. and the
probabilities ate that much lower rates will rule in a
very short time. Capital Is already accumulating to a
degree that is unpleasant to the money brokers—s per
cent, for loans on eall, 6 for collateral, prime commer
cial paper 6@6.
The stock market opened very strong this morning,
with a general desire to buy, and, with one or two ex
ceptions, everything advanced. Towards noon the in
terest fell Off, but before the close matters were again
rampant. The five-twenties being out of the market,
and Government disbursing the five-per-cent, legal ten
ders very liberally, cannot affect the market otherwise.
New buyers appear every day, and from the aspect of
the market we say fairly judge that a heavy speculative
movement will soon set in and keep the mill going with
wonderful celerity. Ph’l&delphia and Erie Railroad
was the favorite with operators, and with considerable
reason. The road will be entirely finished by
and then there will be a short road to the lakes, both
from Philadelphia and New York. Judging from the
efforts now being made by New York « apU^ l f t ® *
trol curtain Pennsylvania rallroads on a line and ean
nectlng With the Philadelphia and Brie, there is a great
future for thin ruad. The Haw Jersey Central (a power
fni New York company) secures an interest, say
in the Lehigh Valley. Beaver Meadow, and Catawiesa
Ballroad How all that ie needed to open the lakes and the
lake cities west of Erie, to the Hew Tork trade, ie the
Philadelphia and Brie Ballroad, now leaned to the Penn
sylvania Ballroad. However, it will he impossible for
It to refine the basinets from Hew Tork, and the efforts
that will he made to make it a Philadelphia road will
not only fill its treasury, bat nuke the contest somewhat
exciting. The shares were la demand to-day at 38@;ltw,
an advance of L Catawlssa, another party to this ar
rangement, was strong at 42)4, an advance of a. The
market for mining and canal shares was doll, but prioes
were steady, with the exception of Union, which .de
clined to 4, and the preferred to 7 i Big Mountain was
steady at 8* ; Etna at 11; Fulton 6K@6*; Manhattan at
4%; Lehigh Zinc at 48; Hew Tork and Middle Coal at
12; HewCreekat ]%; Bohemian at 12: fiusaeehanna
Canal sold at 22>1; Schuylkill navigation at 22K. the
preferred at 36; Union sixes were taken largely at »;
Morris preferred sold at 134.
Passenger railways are stronger. Arch- at reot «o d at
83*: Green and Coatee at 43Jf; Thirteenth and Fifteenth
at 84; Girard College at 29: Seventeenth and Mueteenih
at 18: Race and :Vine at S*X. Beading clOßed at 67K.
north Pennsylvania sold at S3 1 .: Huntingdon and Broad
Top st 32; Little gctuytkillat 48: MiaebiUat Cl 1 !' Bea-
ffSCB WAB PRESS,
(FTTBLISHED weekly.!
fas WAS r»»8« wifi be sent to eobsertbere by
wall (per Sagem in ad cancel at. |f
Three copies. •—***. SEE
fffcaOtiM. • EE
tnc0pie5..................U EE
Larger clubs than Ten will be charted at the lam
rate. ALSO per copy.
The montv meat almnve actomvanu the onter.ms
in no instance can those terms be devtated from, srnig
alord wrv little more than the cost of paper.
Peatmamen ere requested te sat as Acaats MS
*B* Wa» Fusi.
to- To the sellar-np 0 f the Club of on or twenty. M
extra eopy of the Paper will be (Iran.
ver Bread owat 78: Chester Valiev at 8 0tff. First-elaeA
securities were steady. The market closed firm.
We call attention to the advertisement, in to day's
Usne. of Messrs. Clarkson ft Co.. bankers.
Drexel ft. Co. anote:
United States Bonds. 1881-.«-~ ... ..c—..IC63BMMH
•* New Certificates of Indebt's.... 97HdS mT*
‘ 1 ” Old Certificatesef Indebt's....lOT^biosK
“ •’ 73-10 Note*. ............~.H7g9lsS
QaaTtermaslers’ Vouchers 97h6b 98
otiers for fJertUClttM of Indebtedness,
gold- ............. mxijbmn
Sterling Exchange —I7S raiWS
U. s. five-twenties, fall conpons 1011. (<9104
Jay Cooke ft Co. quote Oarers meat securities, die., ao
follows:
uSited stabS rrlniH • ~..106K«8KW4
United Stales 7 3-10 Holes.. Aug. «M7*»MB
- o”i'
Fire-twenties, faii"V.*.V.V.V/.*.V,V.VV
4. facfarfve! ° f 6v8 ‘ lweaty b ™ ia cpwfan.
Quotations or gold at the Philadelphia OolJ
84 Bout}-. Third street, second story • nc.hange,
12K " F. M ’ ’irx
jS *• f. m :ig*
ciowujtf" Pa u.
Market steady.
The following shows the shipments of coal ovaf tlia
Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroads for tfa*
week ending Saturday, January 30,1661, compared with,
same time last year:
Week. Year.
Tom. Cwt. Todb. GSrt.
5,689 10
16.322 11 65.661 »
Shipped Ifortb
Shipped South
*°* l 24.012 01
For the corresponding; tlma last rear:
Shipped W0rth........ 4.(12 07
Skipped South .1 12,692 13
Total 17.103 or,
I? cre “? ■•••••• 45,699 W
Tne louowinjf figures shov the total circulation and.
securities of th« Illinois tanks on the 115* h. of January,
lllinofati per .eat bond*..
i. per centbondß
North, parwuix c par oent bonda
'Total securities
Circulation
lfomißal value of securities over circulation
The Hew York Post nays
The loan maiket continues to work more easily at*
psr coot. she fiewa that Mr Chase is paylng’ont to the
creditors ofthe Government the new « per cent temS
tenders has a tendency to impart new confidence tothl
speculators. who anticipate mcreasinn ease a.
the ijnmeaiate results of this issue of thesTnew wi
t^Dofiys.
The stock market is still. irrepilar, and its operations
are checked by the prevailing uncertainly
Governments are strong, railroad bonds firm basic
shares quiet, State stocks steady,and railroad shares Mo
tive.
Before the board there was no excitement; only a mo
derate sjnonnt of business was done. Gold was eelUiur
at 16£<§UG8%. New York Central at 132%@182%, Erie at
Hndson Kiver at 1415£@1423f. Harlem at 104
@104%. Reading at 116£, Michigan Central at lSiJi’aiS.l,
Michigan Southern at 9!%@92, Illinois Central at 127# A
ISB. Pittsburg at 112%@13, Galena at 113@U5. Toledo at
136, and Port Wayne at 87#@83%.
The appended table exhibits tile chief mOTemeats at tha
Board compared with the latest prices ofyesterday*
U’hn Wed adr. Bee*
United States 6s, 1881, regia 1062; 106% J A
United States 6s, 1881, coupon ice 2; 1067 s .. If
United States seven-thirtie5......107% 107%
United States 1 year cer., g01d.... 102% 102%
. P°- _ .do currency.. 97% 977*
American Gold— . ...168 les
Tennessee Sixes 66 n| t
Missouri Sixes 67% 87%
Pacific Mail zu s** 4
New York Central Railroadex.dilB2 132% \£
8rie™........ 107?,' 107* .. g
Hudsoa River... ].;* hi* ijg
Harlem ..... 102* 104 M .. IK
Heading Hiv'd ■ lis* .. jJ
Michigan Central— .193 132 ,
Michigan Southern 92 M,% %
Michigan Southern guarantied... 138 lh3 l
lllino's Central S * .-..127% 1277%# ..
Pittsburg —...........112% 111% 1% -
Galena 132% 313* .. K
T01ed0.... ~<—.....,.136% 136 Y
Bock Island.-.*-..- ....142 143% i%
Fort Warns £B% 83 Y ..
Prairie Pa Cliien ......... 67 67
TerreH&ate 62% 62 % ~
northwestern..... -isk 46 £
Canton. 86% 38V %
Cumberland —&■}£ 61% %
Quicksilver 49 lr
Chicago & Alton 84 83>£ k V,
Toledo & Wabash 67 57
Burlington&Quincy"'»»t 12Sfc w 324 .. 2
After the board there was very little activity, and
PTices were steady. New York Central closed at ISS>£
t 132 M; Hudson River at IttKAHSKs
arlem at 1023£<§HWi; Michlian Southern at 92V(932?i:
Illinois Central scrip atl2S@l2BK; Pittsburg at 112# au*:
Toledo at 156?6@157; Fort Wayne at 8S?f; Cumberland at
61*@51K.
Fhllacla, Stock Kxc
[Reported by 8. B. S&ATXAK
FIRST
ICO Race & Vine B H3O. 23#,
100 do .....22k
£0 Bohemian Mining. 32 :
200 17th & 19th-»t R.. 18
100 do.— 18 !
looCatawisßpref..M. 42K
100 do .blO. 42#
100 do eSO. 42
60 d 0.... »*«■.. c&Rh: 42
100 do.™* b 6. 42
600 do blO. 42 ,
50 Idttle Schnyl R..,. iVA
2Horthtenu»ll.... S 3
100 do bls. 33
lOCheeter Valley.*.. 6#
-US do ...£6wn. 6#
7 do 6
11,000 Cain & Am mort,lo4k
100Kchoylffav 22k
11 Braver Meadow... 58
3700 B S 6 year> Ortlon.lo4
37)4
SCO An >5O. BM4
100 do 1)30. 3874
100 d0.1....,. 3730
BET WEEK
100 Lit Behuy 8... .1)30 48
§ooBig Mountain. .bs) S?£
6 Bunt & B T R 22
164 N American Ins .25
100 N Penna B b!5 S 3
100 do bSO 88)4
Mining 11
100 do ~...b10U
SECOND
SOOOSlzoira Chat 5s .... 76
100 N Y & Middle 13
10 do 1114
1* do b3O 12)4
21UTT g syear option-. 114
1600 ,do 104
60 Lehigh Z1ttC....... 49
SOO Big Mountain ..b5 521
60 : do fclCflat 8H
10 Union Bank.
60G>een-8tK.....5«5» 43}%
108 Pbtla it Brie R S 8
100 do .... ..ssbSO SBJ4
} s'Atch.- st E 32*
100 do..- b-S‘o 3SJ4
SjCO City 6e, new. lC4>a
AFTER I
100 Big Mountain...... $4l
100 do bSO 8*
310 do SHI
CLOSING
Bid. Ashed,
U S6a *Bl **,..106)4 It 7
US7-30 N0te*....107*4 107 K
Phila6s 101*4 ..
Do new..-* 104}* B--
FennaC5,.......... 94& 95
Do Coup*—
BeadKex.div.-4. 67K 6774
Do bds ’7O 104 105
Do bd* ’B6 conv.ll6 117
Do ..
Fenna R.**...*■»•• MR 75
Do Ist m B*-...107R 108
Do 2d m 6«. .'..105* 106
LittleScbuylß. •• 47R 48
Morris C’l consol. 66 79
Do prfd 133* ..
Do 6*'76
Do 2d mtg ..
Schuyl Nav Stock 22?4 22*
Do prfd ..*.*.. 34* 35
Do Oe ’3£. S 7 87$i
Elmira R 06* 88
Do prfd***-*-.. 63 63
Do 7s *73.* **.**lo4 IC6
Do 10*
L Island B -.41 42
Do bd*
Lehigh Nav-***~ 60 $1
Do eerip ...... 60
Do shares—
NPeimaß.. —.. 32* 33
Do 6s -..94* ..
Do 10*...
FmiadelplUa Markets,
Holders of Flour are firm in their views, but the de
mand Ja limited; sales comprise about 1.800 bbls at s7.Bs
lor Lancaster county extra- family; $7.12 for extra, in
cluding 200 bbls Ohio faneyat $8 bbl. The retailers,
and baker* are buying at from $605.50 for superfine:
$6.7C@7.26 for extra; s7.2fi@B for extra family, and
$8.60 up to $lO §1 bbl for faficy brands, according to
quality.’ Bye Flour continues scarce; small sales are
making at $6.50 3* bbl. In Corn Meal there is little ot
nothin* doin*. Brandywine is quoted at $6.75 bbl.
GRAIN. —Wheal is in fair demand at about previous
rates, with sales of 6, fiOO bus, at 168@170c for fair to prime
"Western and Pennsylvania reds, and white at from ISOe
up to 201 c bu for choice. Bye is dull, and buyers only
offer 125 c bu. but we hear of no sales. Corn is
more active, and prices are rather better: about 7,009
bus sold at 109@110c bu instore and afloat. Oats are
without change; small sales are making at S6@S7e
weight. Barley and Malt are without change. „ ,
BARE.—In Quercitron there is very little doing. Ist
No. li* quoted at $37 sUon. „ .
COTTON.—There ie more doing, and Pjiees are well
maintained; about S 7 bales sold at Sic V* lb, cash* fog
There Is very little doing in Sugars;
but holders are firm In their views. Small sales of Bid
Coffee are making at 33®34c $Ub. . . M
NEEDS. —Clover le rather quiet; 400 bus sold at $8 759
%64 ft>s. Timothy Is in demand, and selling at $3.62)1
r&3,75, 800 bus Flaxseed sold at $3 26 bu.
PETROLEUM. —There Is less activity In the market*
but prices remain about the same as last quoted, wit*
Bales of 1,600 barrels in lots, at 2S@29c far crude, 44&45a
for refined in bend, and 63@£5c i) gallon for free as to
quality.
FiSb.—Mackerel continue firm; sales from store aro
makirg at $16.50@17 for No. l. SIO.CC@I2 for medium
and )arge 2s. and $7.50 up to $lO barrel for 3s. Codfish
are held at $7 the 100 lbs. „
HAY ia seilinK at from $25@2S ton for Timothy.
PROVISIONS.—^There is no material change to notice
in prices, but the market ta qatet; abent 100 bbls new
Mesa Pork sold at $22 $ bbl. Dressed Hogs are aelliu*
atfr0m58.76@9.26 the 100 lbs; a sale of pickled Ham*
was made at 123t@13c t and salt Shoulders at 9c V ra.
Lard is firmly held and Belling at 14c for tierces, ana IM
for kegs. Cheeseis also firm and selling at from
)2@locsn>. There is lsss doing in butter but prtetj
aie unchanged; sales are making at 20@30c lb for ffosd
n’rm aad pr'ces liave advanced. wUh aalw
of bbl. at 9S@94e, BOW held at 95c; and drudge 91e at V
E Th«“'fol]owin* are the receipt, of Flour and Grata at
this port to-day:
Flour 2 &Bj bblffv
Wheat...**-” C 560 hdl.
oSt?.. 4.800 but.
New York Markets, Foist nary 4.
Ashes are steady, with sales of 40 bbls at $8.75 for Foil
and $lO for Pearls.
Bkhad&tupfb —The market for State and Western
Flour is dull and a shade lower.
The sale* are 10.6C0 bbls at $6.50®6.65 for superfine
State, $6.9C@7.10 for extra State, $8.65@6.75 for super
fine Michigan. Indiana, lowa, Ohio. Ac.* s7@7 79 toe
extra do.. Including shipping brands of rotuid-noop
Ohio at $7 86@7.60, and trade brands do ats7.7o(99we.
* Southern flour is less active but without material
change; safer 950 bblt at s7.7t®B 15 for superfine Bal
timore, and $B.2C@ll for extra ditto. -
Canadian FJonrls quiet and unchanged; safe* 700 bow
at $7@7.25 for common, and $7.2G@6.80 for good t*
C^hyC 0 Flour is In good demand, with sales of 500 bbla
at s6.6Cffi6for the range ?f fineandangerfine. . .
Corn Meal Is quiet and steady, wltn tales of mu oam
at ss.3G@fl. 60 for Jersey, $6.20 for Brandywine, and Iw
W WhS?™Md .mtetly a»4 firm.
il “r MBwiSke. Clabf*l M@l. 81« fe?
%!«{.S f ;i , ;a t f3™.ru a udM ott h,ru.
Barley M^t’fe unchanged, with sale, of BfiO) bo. at
®ViSS oMned quietly and quite Irregular, but close*
firm 1 with a bri.k .pecnlatlve demand; sales 131,009 bu
for prime Westera mixed, closing at *1 at
@\ Wt. *i-lfi@LlB for yellow Jersey, and $1.39 Ifoc
W Oafe were firm at the openlnst, but the market left off
dull at B£@Bge for Canada, 87@89c forßtafe, and 88®90$
for Western.
New York Cotton Marketf Feb, 4,
A large nun ber of manufacturers have appeared In ttm
market, and under the impression that the sunuy w
likely to be light for some time, and no definite advtoos
from the (southwest, the demand baß been very active,
prices slowing an advance of fully one oent w ib- ciostv
very strong: sales of about 2,000 bales, on a hauls 01 w®
BitfoVo* nuadUngs.
4*488 OS
jw«»a§
29,3*5 8L
33,838 »
•¥1.243,199
8,000
YiOOO
.;.«L93 199
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bange Sale*, Feb. 9c.
tBR* Philadelphia Bxehaace. I
BOABD,
100 Fhlla 4p Brie B c'h, 9*
300 d0..~~„. 3$
200 do to. 38
200 do blO. 8*
150 do blfi. SS
, 200 do**«»■ , 373 d
SOO Arch-st R b3O. 3S>2
200 do bCAint. ml
SOO do ,b3O. .vsifi
3000 Lehigh V6s bMtlnU 4X
700 City 6s over 1870 .*HI34
700 City fie new*»..... .1:4*2
QOOBirMoaatainiibSO. 9ft
100 do** 9&t
40 Schuyl Way pref.... 96
400 Schuyl Way Oa I&SA S7J-*
4 Morris Canal pf ad. 134
500 Union Canal * b 5. 43d
20C0 Uuioa Canal 6s 32
8600 do 32
100 Reading B b» 68
32 MinehUl H.... 603£
\ 25 Green A Coates.. 43
SO Girard C011ege..... 2p
BOARDS.
600 New Creek 1^
&00 Chest Val Bds.. bS 45<|
50 Sch Nav Pref..., bS 35
ICOO Ilam A imb 6i ’75.. Ifl2>£
20 Chestnut Bill m £
17Fulton C0a1....0pg V&B
1 Academy of Music. 45
50 Thineenth-st 8.... 34
BOARD.
50 Dnion Canal 4
360 d0,,..Pr0f..,, 7
lflOMandan.. bS 4H
178Iulton C0a1....10ts
?0000 Dnion Can 6s --b6O 3uZ
2000 d0...32
26C0 do. 3g
20 Delaware Dlv. • .b&
100 iEtn* Mining. • -b3O 11
200 d0,........,jfe5 U
30 Schuy Nav Pref... 34? i
19 Sasq. Canal 22 H
1100 C S 7.30 Tre Nts blk
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1050 Penna 6s QC£
5000 Beading 6s ’56.....1UX
BOARDS.
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Catawlssa R Con. 23 95
prfd,..4131 42
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7B 79
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Thirteenth-st B. SSJ4 34
Sevenfceenfch.Btß 18 18
Sprnce-rtli..Mfes i* i^g.
Onestnut s st B>>, 61
WPhilaß..7o)4 TO
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Arch-stR 33. 1 4 S3tf
Bace-st 8..*..-*.. 2t 22
Ureen-stß ««.,*. 46K 44
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Lombard A South ..
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Wilmington B*. ** *•
Susq Canal.***** .. *.
Do A 5,......... .. *.
Lehigh Val 8...
Do bonds
Phila Ger & Nor.
Cam A Amb R...
Delaware Div...
Do bonds. •-**»
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