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    THE FBESa,
„ rIIII ISHEP BAIL*. (SUNDAYS BXOHPTWiI
1 by johh w. forset, ;
ot si [Cß. Mo. m BOOTH YOUETH STREET.
THE DAILY PRESS,
«, cuy Subscribers, IsTkS Dotj.ars Fas Amrtnf, ia
,i,Mice! 01 Twbntt CBHTa Per Wbkk. payable t»
, Carrier, Mailed’ to Subscribers oat of tie city,
L‘ I!iS DomAks ?k* Ahtom! Four Dollars ato Firtr
i..in for Six Mouths; Two dollaks ato Twbkit
y,vi! Cents for Thrkb Mouths, Invariably la advance
r>r tlie time ordered. ,
#2” Advertisements Inserted at the usual ratal.
XBE ntl-WJEEKLY PRESS,
♦ailed to Subscribers. Five Dollies per Assvk. »
advance. ~ «■
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•p'lTl'c'E S O,F PII Y GOO D S
keduceu.
cmr slock in the opening of tie present month Tieing
very light, we woreprep&red to purchase at the NEW
JOEK and PHILADELPHIA v
AUCTION SATES
ciSCE THE GREAT DECLINE IK GOLD, and are now
able to exhibit a portion of all the leading styles of
GOODS in which suck immense losses were submitted
to by the Importers, at our usual small profits. :
buyers are invited to an examination of our Stock.
IN DAILY RECEIPT CF
LOTS OF GOODS,
WHICH ARE CLOSED OUT CHEAP.
CURWEN■' STODDART & BROTHER,
450, 458, and 40* North SECOND Street,
se3o 3t ■ Above Willow.
S' ll
HOUSEKEEPERS, TAKE NOTICE,
J C. STB AWBRIDGE & C 0»,
(FORMERLY COWPERTHWAIT & C 0.,)
, W. CORNER EIGHTH AND MARKET STS.,
Are now offering the largest stock of Blanket i to be
onnd In this city, at moderate prices:
BERTH BLANKETS,
CRIB BLANKETS,
CRADLE BLANKETS,
BED BLANKETS, all sizes,
To dealers, we offer the best assortment of all the
leading makes, ,
BUY EARLY AND SAVE THE ADVANCE.
&ti26»giwftf ■ ' '
STEEL . Sc, . SOIN
HOW OFFER A LARGE STOCK OF
SILKS,
SHAWLS,.
PLAIN POPLINS,
PLAID POPLINS,
PLAIN MBRINOES,
PLAID MERINOES,
ami a great variety ot other
NEW DRESS GOODS,
All purchased at very
LOW PRICES,
And will he sold at a very small advance.
ELAINES,
CHINTZES,
AT THE LOWEST MARKET FRICKS.
Nos.' Tl 3 and VIS N. TENTH Street.
QRAND OPINING
OF THE
New and Magnificent Store
flannels,
blankets,
BLEACHED GOODS,
SILKS,
SHAWLS,
MEEINOES,
POPLINS,
CLAN PLAIDS,
ALPACAS,
MOHAIRS, -
CLOAKINGS, .^ o ... ■ - ;
LINENS, WHITE GOODS, &c., &c.
DBY GOODS,
[by the yard, piece or package.
WHOIBBAIE ROOMS UP STAIRS.
U RMY, NAVY, AND CIVIL
OJjO T IT HOUS E. ;
W. T. SNODGRASS,
Ij4 g, gsooKD Street and »3 STRAWBERRY Street.
I IiA.UG2 STOCK OF ALL KINDS OF
I CLOTHS, CASSIMERBS, YEBTEtGS, &C.,
lAt fair prices, purchased before the rise, independent
le/eoldpaniblers, ty the package, piece, oryard. Our
I taotto is to sell. We don’t peddle. Come and see onr
Iltock, The Army and Navy trade has onr special at- 1
I tent ion. . . -■ " -■ '
pURWEN STODDART & BROTHER
,\j Invite inspection ;
I trt Iftree and vaTied stock of
10 tbQ iar YALl* A-ND "WIKTEB DHY GOODS • : <
I teWfi, have been nurcliased sioco the
WMrtUiaYe DECLINE IH GODD,
sad marked to sell W ' U effcct
I Tho stock Merlooeßi
I Paris Poplins,
I Plaid do
I Merino Plaids,
I Mousselin da Baines,
I RiMconY Xiross Good©*
I Ift&'ck and Colored Silks,
I ' Shlwlsfcioaks, and Sacaues,
IS^o G d°ntVxes,Ac., & c.
Men and Boys’wear oloSHs.
mnjWTffSTODDART & BRO.,
• „V., CII^ V A-i4. Sortli BKCOKD Street,
450, 453, and 4jA Horui.o» wIUoW
se3o-st
"WIDE FKENOH. STYLE PRINTS,
W CUKWEN STODDABT * 8H0.,'-
, 45 0. 45 3 °a™4- Horth SECO.^
_ se3o-3t ------ i ■' —— l
DEDUCTION IN PRICES
°CTO'W'IN d ST(^DDAK¥'& j BKO.,
450, 453, and 454-Earth .BJiCOMD; Streep
8620-3 t
H STEEL & SON fIAVB : HOW
» alarm and choioeasssortmentof
°% e AT?I, ASD WIHTEP. liP.ESS GOODS.
FlalnMerinoes, $1.25 to S 6, Plain Poplins.
Plaid Merlnoes and_Poplin«,
Plain and Plaid SP&SSVpnollii*.
and &oice Drew Goods, all
i l ' Erl THF a pTIBSENT COST OF IMPORTATION.
Eirll-omi klndsTaVeat variety, from JSsent.
lo *3 per PRICES.
I BHAWLS-A large assortment, at a small adYane*
aterlast SKortb TES PH Street.,
A LARGS STOCK OF SILKS ON
■il HARD, lor »ale below tbs present cost ox uapor
lation.
Bich Moire Antiaues.
Colored and Black Corded Silks.
Colored and Black Ponltde Sole*.
Anautee and GrosSranm*.
Bnnerlor Quality Plain Silk*.
Colored and Black Ottoman Silk*.
- Colored and Black Pinned SUk*.
Hea-TT Black Taffetas.
Superior Black Silk*.
’.lack Silk* of all kinds.
EDWIH HALL & CO.,
' , «fl South BECOHD Street.
ANKETB.
v lnoßt American made, ~ , ~
•ixtra large “ Fremlnm Kochdales,
Superfine ‘ 1 M6niinfl>ck f •• *
WeU-known “HoUaiids. .
10-4 and 11-4 low-priced Blankets.
Crib and Cradle Blankets. . ,
ibeawst to finest, of any. el« .(com .smallest oradie
tra lane bed, at loweat cS ||||ga •
B. B. corner W IftTH and MAKBaJ-
AND FANC Y JOB PRINTING,
MRIHQWAIT ABEOWN’S, 'lll'S. FOOBTHW.
VOL. B.—NO. 55.
OOOPER &, CONAED,
NINTH AND MARKET STREETS,
LADIES’ FALL CLOAKS.
se24-smwSm
■fjflL-j ( FILL
1©64.f NOW 5N STORE. ( iS64.
I»ira» YARD & C©.,
617 Chestnut and 611 Jayne Streets,
IMPORTERS AHD JOBBERS OF
SILKS AND FANCY BRI ROODS,
■ SHAWLS, LINENS.
AND WHITE GOODS.
A LAKOB AND HANDSOME STOCK OF
DRESS GOODS,
FULL LIMB OF FOREIGN AMD DOMESTIC
UfOLDDIHS BRUNSB’S AMD OTHER MAKES,
*u2o-8m : ’ • -;■■ ■ ■ ’ ■’■
QHIAP GOOD'S FROM AUCTION.
EDMUND YARD & CO,,
SIT CHESTNUT AND 614 JAYNE STREETS,
Have In store a fall line of / ;
MERINOES,
POPLINS,
DE LATNES,
BALMORALS,;
bottght at the late; auction sales, which , they offer at a
small advance on cost ’ ssfil-tf
'HE ATT:
CAMDEN WOOLEN MILLS
REPELLANTS, LADIES’ CLOTHS, SACKINGS,
SHIRTINGS, and FLANNELS. '
SAXONY WOOLEN COMPANY
ALL-WOOL FLANNELS
STEVENS & CO., N. STEVENS & SONS’,
MUSLINS,
TWILLED FLANNELS. ' '
“BLACKWOOD” ami “HINSDALE” MILLS
0-4 COTTON WARP and ALL-WOOL CLOTHS
. and BEAVERS. ~: , ' .
GREYLOCK MILLS (Dean & Lamonte),
CAROLINA MILLS (T. R. Hyde & Co.),
WEST EATON MILLS (M. & H.),
and other makes of .
FANCY CASSIMEEES.
SAXONY MILL . V
PLAIN and PLAID, SATINETS. -
“FLORENCE” and “SPRING VILLE” MILLS
. PLAIN and MIXED MELTONS.
PITTSFIELD, BERKSHIRE,
and other makes BALMORAL SKIRTS, in great
variety. , •
LEVRING TON BULLS
. PLAIN and FANCY KENTUCKY JEANS.,
GLENHAM GINGHAMS, DENIMS, STRIPES, TICKS,
DE COEKSIIi HASHtTON, & EVASB,
se2l-wfm3m
JJAZARD & HUTCHINSON,
■ „ ■ ■ No. 113 CHESTNUT STREET,
ivl-Sml PHILADELPHIA-MADEGOODS.
TFLAGSII
SWORDS,
Together with a 101 l assortment of
Be2l-toe7,
, ADELPHIA
N. E. CORNER FOURTH AND MARKET STREETS.
WINDOW CURTAIN PAPERS, \
LIKEN SHADES AND lIOI.LANDS, '
SOLID GREEN AND BUFF,
CHOCOLATE GROUNDS, FIGURED, AND PLAIN
BHADSSi ■
STATIONERY & BLANK.'BOORS.
OTHER
NEW COMPANIES. .
We areprepared to furnish New Corporation! With all-,
the Books they recitrire, at short notice, and low prices,
of first duality. All styles of Bindme. . .
’ STEEL PLATE CERTIFICATES OF STOCK,
RETAIL DRY GOODS.
HATE FULL ASSORTMENTS OF
LADIES’ CLOAKINGS,
COATINGS AND OVERCOATINGS,
FANCY CASSIBIERES,
FLANNEL SHIRTINGS,
BLANKETS AND FLANNELS,
SHEETINGS AND SHIRTINGS,
SHAWLS AND MAUDS,
agSglOlff HOUSES.: : .
lin lON OF THE TRADE
Is called to our stock of
and other ffiakes'GKAY, SCARLET, and BLUE
: SHEETINGS,.
of the most desirable styles.
33 LETITIA Street, and
.33 South FRONT Street.
ITAR¥:'GOOOS.
CAMPAIGN FLAGS,
bunting and silk.
of evert description.
' SASHES,
MILITARY GOODS.
EVANS & HASSALL,
Will PAPE
WALL PAPEES.
HOWELL & BOIJRKE,
Kautif acturers of
I’Al’int HANGINGS,
To whist we Invito tho attention of
STOKEKEEPEHS.
LITHOGRAPHED “
TRANSFER BOOK,
ORDERS OF TRANSFER,
STOCK LBDGEB,
STOCK LEDGER BALANCES,
REGISTER OF CAPITAL STOOK.
BROKER’S PETTY LEDGER.'
ACCOUNT OF SALES,
dividend book.
MOSS * 00.1 :
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS.AND STATIONERS,
IT FCBMTUEE.
J? TJ R H I T U R E
AT VERY LOW PRICES
first-class ; goods.
I will ecU my present stock of finished FURNITURE
at a small advance on old prices.
The assortment is the Lest that I have everoffered.
GEO. J. HENpKEES,
; ' goo and 811 CHBSTKPT Street.
6e2S-12t
/cabinet furniture and bil-
U LIARD TABLES. «-Tvr/-vxr '
MOORE * CAMPION,
No 261 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
Tn connection with their extensive Cabinet bnsmess,
”“'’SnSABS W TA"BLBS,
SE“
SjgS3&*r»~"ra«g
execute orderß for Csrboys. Dejnifo““®> (i eso riptioa.
Mineral Water and Porter Bottiea. of every Mscnpuun.
gVsnnthrKOKT Street.
OHABIEB MIDDLETON,
• SECOND AND WIM.OW STKBETS.
Scrap Iron pursh&Md and for aal«.
If 'CM* -
w\t §rt n:
Twelfth Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania
The Slate Fair of Ihe Present :Year as Compared
with that of Ihe Previous.
Northampton County Extends its Courtesies to
the other Counties of Pennsylvania.
Fairs are fairs, all the world over. In all, tie same
bustle and excitement; the same hurrying to aad
fro; the same being led to : you do not know where,
and coming from you do not know what; the same
fantastic pbanta smagoria mark: the changes of the
hour, perplex eyes, tire .legs, and dazzle imagina
tions. The State Fair, which is just over, was no
exception to this bewildering rule, although in
magnitude and magnificence it boro feeble compari
son with the gigantic demonstrations of a like na
ture which have been made in the years that are
passed. The view obtained of it from the dome of
the building, wherever the eye dropped a plummet
glance on the scene beneath, gave, perhaps, as good
an idea-of -the quantity of. display, and the influx of
visitors as any other means, for then the ground-floor
and the gallery were seen together, alive'with the
human crowds and bedizened with all the praduets
of art and nature. The attendance of the first two
days, however, scarcely justifies the use of .the
word crowd. On Tuesday the attendance was ex
ceedingly slim, fairs and theatres at the hour of in
auguration materially differing in this respect. On
Wednesday the blight beginning of the day pro
mised a prosperous continuation and close. This;
however, was far from being justified by the result.
Before visitors bad a chance of reaching the grounds
the rain descended and transformed the Bethlehem
road, leading from Easton to the Fair Grounds, into
a state of flabby mud. The grass was soaked; the.
sanctity of umbrellas with holes in them was in
vaded; best bonnets were so altered that their best
friends scarcely knew them, and all the poetry of
the occasion was as transient as the mornlng cloud
and as the evening dew. . -
Many visitors were at a loss to understand how in
a short time such order was evoked out of the
chaotic preparations for the fair. In the first
place, all exhibitors were required to have their
articles and animals entered on the secretary’s'book
on or before Tuesday evening, September 27, and to
bring them all (with the exception of horses) within
the enclosure by Tuesday noon. 7 On Wednesday
morning the horses were received, a proper track
having been prepared for the trial of those entered
for speed against time. All the attendants and la
bo;
irers in the employment of the Society were re
quired, whilst not engaged, to remain in the secre
tary’s office, so that Ae might readily avail himself
of their services, the arrangements for the day being
clearly explained to each one every morning at half
past 7 o’clock. At 4 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon
the judges met the president at his offiee, when each
vacancy was filled, and on Wednesday morning, at
ten o’clock, they were provided with the books
of entries, aid./ commenced the delicate and
arduous task of deciding oh the merits of the
animals and articles entered for premiums. Ar
rangements' were made for the payment of cash
premiums by the treasurer immediately after, the
announcement of the reports of the judges, and
during the week following the close of the exhibi
tion, at the Society’s office in Easton. Further
more, it was arranged that all persons intending to
exhibit blood stock should | furnish the; secretary,
by September 23d, with a list of their stock
with* the pedigree of each, in order that the
preparation of entries might be-facilitated and de
fective pedigrees corrected. By these general ar
rangements order and evenness were insured, both
at the commencement of the Fair and through
out its progression. ■. - v-v ;
The grounds, selected fdr the Fair are two miles
from Easton proper, and are-on the summit of a
hill, where a wide and pleasing view is obtained.
In the centre of the grounds is the Farmers’ and
Mechanics’ Institute, of Northampton
two-storied yellow wooden building., It was packed,
full of “useful-things, and things for sport,” the'
useful things very largely preponderatingyand the'
things for sport coming under the denomination of
such as please educated tastes and refined senses.,
Throughout all the departments competition was
not confined to the State ‘•'f-Fenmvlvnuiri
made co-extensive wiOi-Ke'lSSP®®®® judges
It was animals, and the
- ! general qualities eharae
teristic of breeds, was a work of much judgment and"
investigation, due allowance/being made -for the
feeding, age,and other considerations affecting their
condition and character. Particular care was taken
to give no enequragementto over-fed animals, and.
to award no premiums to cows, heifers, or bulls
which seemed to have been fattened for the express
delectation of the butcher. The obj ect of the Society,
if we apprehend it aright, was to award premiums
to superior animals, of this kind for breeding. Pro
ceeding upon the principle that, all other things be
ing eq.ual, those are the .best cattle; that, have the
greatest weight in the smallest superficies, all cat
tie of this class were required, to be weighed and the
superficies determined. No animal or article, of
' course, was allowed to take more: than one
premium, and all productions placed in
competition for premiums were... required , f to,
be the growth of the competitors. Tno award
of the Judges was subject to .the revision ol
the executive committee, the latter having the
power to make restitution in case of any unfair
means having been used to obtain a premium.
Prize animals at previous exhibititions were allowed
to compete. If any individual was so unlucky as to
enter an animal in any other name. than that of a
bona,fi<h- owner, he was not only not allowed a pre
mium, hut If reported; by,; the Judges, will be, ac
cording to the strict rules of the association, for
ever excluded from competing in its exhibitions.- :
The departments generally were divided Into those
of cattle; horses and mules; sheep, swine-and poul
try; agriculture and manufactures; dairy, field and
forest productions; winter crops; fruits, flowers and.
designs; stoves and tinware; mantels, glass; gas,,
cutlery, furniture, -etc.; household and domestic
manufactures; fine arts; tradesmen’s and mechan
ics’ contributions, and miscellanea. Notwithstand
ing the care with.which these, were arranged, it re
quired no small degree of attention to regard them
according to their, classification-: Among, the
cattle extensive arrangements were made for the ac
commodation of the foreign imported, the (Dur
ham) short horn, Devon, Alderney, Jersey, Here
ford, Ayrshire, and Holstein, working oxen ana fat
cattle, and the native or grade (cows.) These last
were kept only on grass during the trial and for ten
days previous to each period of trial, the time, of
trial being from June 1 until September 27. The;
statements of tho exhibitors furnished the age and;
breed of the cow, the time of calving, the quan
tity of milk in weight, and. the butter made "from
each cow during each period of ten days. Each
breed of cattle in the Alderney, Jersey," Hereford,
Ayrshire, Holstein specification was'jfidged sepa-.
rateiy. The working oxen and fat cattle were ex
pected to draw a given load, the weight and distance
’to be determined by the committee. ' The “ Horses
and Mules” Department was represented by im
ported and throughb: ed, trotting horses and marcs,
matched horses, stallions, and mares for all
work, jacks and mules; and the “Sheep, Swine,
and Poultry ” Department by the various breeds
of native and foreign imported sheep, and coarse
sheep and mutton, the large'and small breeds
of swine, and all varieties of poultry, inelu
din... -buff, red, gray,' and jwhlte Shanghaos ;
Bucks county fowls, pigeons, Jersey blues,
guinea-fowls, Malays, pea-fowls, gray dorklng3,
: common ducks, white dorkings, Aylesbury ducks;
black Spanish, Bouen, and musk duckS; Po
lands, or top-knot.fowls; common, Hong Kong, Bre
men, and wild geese-golden-spangled and silver
spangled Hamburgs; golden-pencilled and silver
pencilled Hamburgs pdoinsstlc turkeys, creeping or
short-legged fowls, wild turkeys,.silky fowls; b unity
or tailless'fowls, dunghills, Seabright bantams, etc.
In the department of “ Agriculture and Manu
factures” iwere: Included all such implements ,as
rollers, planters and. sowers, cultivators, grain
drills, leather, harness, whips, carts,’ 'riggings,
wagons, harrows, drays, wind-mills, portable
steam engines, Ecythes, reaping and/mowing
machines, -rakes and: forks, grain cradles, buck
ets pumps, chums, cider-mills, corn-shellers and
crushers, threshing machines, fanning-mills,
horse-powers, hay, • straw, stalk, and vegetable
cutters. These were well represented. Under this
head likewise, should be embraced Ploughs and the
Ploughing Match. The latter was very seriously ta
terlered with by the weather. All persons compet
ing were required to have their teams hitched ready
to move at eleven o’clock in the morning. Arrange
ments were made that the quantity of ground for
• each team should be a quarter of an acre; the time
allowed for the completion of the work two hours;
the width of tho furrow eleven inches, and the depth
not less than six ; that the furrow-slice in all cases
should he lapped; that the teams should,start at'
one time; and each ploughman do his work with
out a driver or other assistant, and strike his own
land and: plough independently of the . adjoining
land, and: that within the quarter of an acre:
ploughed each ploughman should be required to
strike two back-furrowed lands and finish with; the
dead furrow in the middle. No one but the viewing
committee was to enter upon the ground alter the
work commenced, nor until the committee left.lt.
To the lovers of good living, the articles appertain-,
ing to. the “Dairy, Field; and Forest,” were perhaps
more refreshing and appetising than the manufac
tured implements by meanb of which these fabrics
and dainties were wrought. In this department
butter, sugar, and honey were scattered in doligbt
ful profusion, and when one remembered the flair
hands by which some of the delicacies were pre
pared and the fair faces with which they were over
bent he felt the force of the text, “Butter and honey
shall he eat, that he may know how to choose the
.mod and reject the evil:”; Baby cheeses and big
>hee«e«' “best”lots cf butter, and “second.bests,”
. cm-ar, and honey almost made ! one
mo r fiV? meaning of the fairy story wherein all
' theinbultaln? were fposge-cakes, and airtfie rivers
BELTS,
4XB ARCH Street.,
Beiz-mwß 2m
43» CHESTiTOTSIreet.
MONDAY, OCTOBER S, 1864.
THE STATE FAIR AT EASTOIi.
State Agricultural Society.
[Special I'ki’Oet to The Pp.ess.]
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1864.
milt. The wheat and rye flour; the oorn meal, and
corn farina/the hater’s bread; the red, -white, and'
Mediterranean . wheat ;■ (amongst “G-rains and
corn, oats, barley,
f#atselj ,i .''eSrrbS; i flax; the stocks'-of
celery; the heads of. 'cauliflower, squashes, table•
turnips, beets, pumpkins, egg-plants, lima beans,
parsley, onions, cabbagp,: brocale, tomatoes,
from being not altogether out of place with the
good things before mentioned, naturally suggested
themselves, perhaps more than w«s warranted by
the display. . --'77 7 : \ , ■
If the Department of ‘'Vilnter Crops” Is one of
the least attractive to the casual visitor it was not
without much' interest to those who went to tho
Fair with sf more definite purpose. The depart
ment of Fruits, Flowers, and Designs,” was ex
cessively pleasing to sight, .smell, taste, and touch.
It embraced fruits aria melons; grapes (foreign and
domestic wines)'; -flowers .and designs; l plants.
Articles in this department were under the control
of a committee of tho society from the beginning
until the close of the Fair, but exhibitors enjoyed
the right to arrange or change their display, ac
cording to their own taste, after the respective posi
tions had been assigned them by tho officer in,
charge,;'...
„ In regard to some of the departments which we
have mentioned, and in regard to individual arti
cles, we shall'have somewhat hereafter to say..
Among “Stovos and Tinware,’ ‘ cooking stoves and
ranges,"ornamental parlor .stoves; hall stoves, hol
low ware, iron railing, arbor seats, portable fur-.
Daces,) held a large piace. Euamellod slate and
marble mantles; chandeliers, terracotta vases/en
oaustlc tiles for floors, cabinet -ware, .table and
pocket cutlery, washing and drying clothes ma
chines, were also variously represented. Among
domestic materials the enraptured housewife might
wander for hours." Cloths, linens, and shirtings,-'!
woolen carpets, coverlets, rag carpets., and il'annei,*'
tapestried shelves and festooned ceilings. ' Tho
-.« Needle and if nit Work’’furnished a delloateand >
almost miraculous display. The work of soft and
skilful fingers was evident here. We have all heard
of those wonders of needlework^ which our ancestors
performed, and particularly of tho btd quilts which
were composed of no one /knows how many tri
angles, ootogons, and pontogons, matched together
with marvellous precisiop. With' those bygone
and deeply-venerated productions no compari
son "need be instituted. In tho present display
At the Fair wo have almost overy variety of feminine
handicraft, from bed quilts'down to bead baskets,
from double coverlets down, to articles off
embroidery. Bugs, mittens, gloves, stockings, knit
spreads, bureau covers, yokes and sleeves, linen
; cambrics, tufted chair covers, eroSs-stitohed chair
covers, chenille work, bead book-markers, bullion
work, shawls, tidies, zephyrs, Sontags, hoods, Af
• gbans, 1 crochet ‘slippers, crochet- baskets, poticlio
mania vases, skeleton loaves, burr work, seed work,
leather work, hair work, shell work, moss work, sea
weed, and dried leaves, wax flowers and fruit, rice
work, Grecian and Oriental paintings, all these, and
many others, top numerous for memory or mention,
were grouped together in an infinitely tasteful
stvle. 7. ■ -
Departing from this arena, however, we entered
once more the domain of the appstition and Inno
cently animal. The Department of “ Broads, Oakes,
Jellies, Meats,” etc., Is never by any means to be •
despised ! Here the visitor had oniy to choose (in
'imagination) between rusk and wheat, rye, bran, or
ginger-bread; fruit, seed, pound, Long Island, lady,
soda, sponge, jelly, gold, and silver cake, to say no
thing of doughnuts, pastry, cocoanut pudding, and
lemon butter, But what, In addition to these ex
cellences, shall wo say to preserves and jellies? to
peaches', pineapples, quinces, oranges, canteldpes,
strawberries, pears, plums; elderberries, citrons,
grapes, cherries,- currants, apples, put up air-tig-ht,
or spiced or brandied, with the further corollary of
: tomato, walnut, cucumber, - or mushroom catsup;
pick led chow-chow, v picalil!y, "mangoes, peppers,
onions, martyuias, nasturtions, artichokes, French.
/ buns 1 These are delicacies which. Constitute far
more than little or nothing to the educated palate
v We cannot think that the department of “ Fine;
Arts” was as well represented as it ought to have
been. None of the paintings which we perceive
were of a high order of merit, though the "compo
sition of some betrayed more than, ordinary Inge
nuity and study., The display of daguerreotypes,
iyoiytypes, ambrotypos, and photographs was fair.
The articles contributed by tradesmen and mecha
nics consisted of books and stationery, boots and
shoes, hats and;,caps, men’s and boys’ 'cloth
ing, paper hangings, dry goods and trimmings,
millinery, etc. The ; sewing.- -machines , consti
tuted a department by themselves, and were
incessantly surrounded by a curious crowd of
young and embryo housewives. The sewing ma
chlneswere established on the second story of the
building at the lour corners. Among the miscella
neous were some superb exhibitions of silver ware,,
melodeons, pianos, pressed brick, water or sand
moulded brick, burial eases, Invalid chairs ,and
beds, hoop skirts, and brick machine raDdeis.7 It
will easilybif seen that this collection of mlscoUa
chines made music together, and life and death, |
harmony and discord, were on the best terms with j
one another.
Having given a general view of what was to be
seen at and in the Fair, we are inclined to]returh to
'our first, proposition, that having once visltect,tho
departments in detail, the best way to centralize the
whole was to take a bird’s-eye view from the flag
draped dome. There you were far removed from
the swaying crowds. There you were alone and
contemplative. The crazy-hones,of neither!your.,,
elbows nor your knees ■ were rudely jarred. : But.
i! seen too long, familiar with her face, you first en
dured, then pitied, then embraced” the singularity
of the multitude beneath you, impelling it to expa
' tiatc upon the pleasures which-were chief among,
those they sought. . -
Amidst all the dlsplay .of the State-Fair, the Floral ,
Tent stood its ground, and attracted a greatshare of
attention. The ground appropriated to It-was beau
tifully laid out, tho selections were in the best taste;
the arrangement was unUorm and harmonious.
The symmetrical beauty dl the whole elicited the
applause of all visitors. To those who' love the
beautiful in flowers, it would seem a vain task- to
make mention,, pf ‘the asters, tuberoses, verbenas,
fuchlas, ' specimen! .plants; dianthll,. heliotropes,
-geraniums, pelargoniums, liUum lanelfolium,
dahlias, hollyhocks,; pansies, roses, phloxes,
and various decorative designs.; The baskets, bou’
quets, vases, and designs formed'an immensely at
tractive portion of the entertainment, although not
in the programme proper. Indeed, it would be
hardly possible to devote* too much admiration to
the floral features; every stand being arranged with
such exquisite skill, the. tout ensemble bolng at once
so magnificent and unique. - Some of the bouquets
were the most beautiful that we have ever seen,
being superior to those exhibited at Norristown a
year ago; Fragrance and. color/mingled ' together ;
in proiuse luxuriance. In the Floral Tent the spec--
tator wandered through an El Dorado of flowers.
The sparkUngfountains, the singing birds, the green,
leaves, lurid with light and still glossed with .dew,
the crimson buds, the softly-scented air, made.an
'-elysiurnwhlch-pleasedevery sense, and recuperated
every faculty. - It was an atmosphere of beauty and
sweetness. • -
' The bad weather of Thursday very materially in
terfered with the exhibition. In spite of it, how
ever, crowds thronged the grounds, tramped - over
tke deluged grass, and visited the race course.; The
interior of'the principal bulldiog was‘a perfect jam,
and every object that could be inspected, from the
ground to the dome, was curiously visited. If the
weather had been fine, no limit could be made to
tho number that would have visited the grounds.
As It was, the omnibuses and carryalls were not
crowded—that is too feeble a word to express the oc
casion. Neither wore . they pressed down, and
running over. They were more than that.;; They
were deluged and inundated; -Wherever ; a human
drop could be dropped, it teas dropped. Tho nobi
lity and t-lie commonalty .sat, side, by, side, and
united in hand-shakes with the utmost conviviality.
Everybody was muddy.. Not to be muddy was not
to be in the fashion. Coachmen were spangled with
' stars of mud from top to toe, arid the coats, ofyeon
ductors'looked' as though newly .'sprinkled from, a;
pepper-castor of mud. Ladles’ veils and stockings ~
were invaded, gaiter-bobts were held in ho esteem,
I and crinolines were swept away in a whirlwind of
I mud.
; It is impossible to identify everything on exhibi
tion inside the building, where the majority of the
articles contributed was of so rich and rare a nature.
The croup-syrup stand of Mr. C. Edward Hecht, of
Easton, attracted an immense crowd of people In
every relation of life, employed in discussing the
efficacy of its merits in violent attacks and in
bearing witness to the amount of good its use had ~
effected in pulmonary complaints. Mr. Hecht, in
deed, had a very elegant stand most artistically
arranged. His display was one of the features of
‘the exhibition, and presented the strongest induce
ments for extensive patronage.
. From morning until! night a constant crowd'sur
rounded the sewing machines. These occupied the
four corners of the upper story, and, since they were
always surrounded by a curious crowd of ladles and
young girls to whom the use of the needle Is hot only
ah art'but a religion, we propose to give a glance at
them. The Florence Sewing M*lno was kept
hard at work all the time, and gave every
fivo minutos Into tho hands of visitors evidence
'of its uniting durability with simplicity; This ma
chine makes four different stitches—the lock, the
-'knot, the double lock; and' the double knot—every
ititch being perfect in itself. It saws with marvel
lous rapidity, each revolution making five stitches,
combining elasticity with strength and beauty, and
executing the heaviest as well as the; finest work
without change ’of tension or machinery. The
reversible feed motion allows, the operator to;
have tho work run either to the right or
lea, and the' incessant stoop and close ap
plication of the eyes are obviated by the pre
sence of a self-sewer which guides, the work it
self. The specimens of needle-work momentarily ex
hibited were exquisite examples. An almost equally
anxious crowd -surrounded the Singer Sowing Ma
chine, the display of which evinced a great variety
of style, and which; by the presence of peculiar con
trivances. adapt them to any description of work.
The Family Sewing Machine, of almost every de
gi ee oi beauty"and .finish, irom the iron stand, one
to the Folding Cabinet Case. The braider, cordcr,
hemmer, and lellcr, complete .its utility, whilst the
pretence of faclllUes for boot and shoe-making,
tajlorlDg, slay-making; cap making, dress-making,'
.army clothing, harness-making,.carriage-trimming,
etc. renders It a‘ valuable accessory everywhere.
Justice would not be done to the Grover &
Baker Sewing Machines were we to omit mention
of 'the tasteful and, graceful display in this depart
ment of a great variety-ef household articles exe-
' cirted with tie most beautiful and exquisite finish.
The inquisitive throngs which surrounded this lo-
Neadity tested satisfactorily the .facts that each stitoh
wasindependently locked; iliatlt was unnecessary to
fallen the ends of seams made-by this machine, this
? done by the maohine itself without the use of
the hand-needle: that elasticity of stitch was se
cured and that it sewed a seam which will not
otily not rip in woar, but may easily be removed.
But anxious as they were to investigate other
varieties, the crowd did not forget Wheeler & Wil
■ son’s department. Here tho throng was at times very
tliiek, and admiration of the . oheap and simple In
struments for home manufacture there displayed
Was loudly expressed. Indeed, the sewingmachines
generally attracted a degree of attention which Is
very naturally to be accounted for from the fact that
! they prepare indispensable household articles and
wearing apparel, which, like tho manners of those
used to good society, inevitably please by their ease
■ and finish.
. W hilst many visitors were thus Intent, however,
the extensive and admirably arranged stand of Mr.
J'. IST. Backett, of Kaston, was being constantly
The peculiarity of this department was
a large collection of strawberry, currant, blackberry,
and grape wines. A very large assortment was on
hand, and pleased hot only by the judicious and
artistic groupings or the various selections, but by
the intrinsic excellence of tho thing itself. Every
portion of the stand was eagerly Investigated, hut
it was the currant, blackberry, grape,'and straw
berry articles: that were chiefly noticed'. .Among
other displays which attracted great attention was
a collection of hardware and cutlery, and’a beauti
fully arranged display of china And'glass. . The
glass and china arrangement was particularly beau
ful, all the details being so contrived as to set oif
one another to the utmost advantage, and induce a
brilliant general effect. a
Ah invention botli curious and useful was the pa'r
'mutation lock and key, so constructed that the look
conforms to the key in locking, and nothing but the
exact position of the key will unlock it. It claims
to be burglar-proof, and all the tumblers and lever
ar4 different. ■ /..
The display of Furniture was likewise fine. Bu- •
reans, tables, olialrs, wardrobes, bedsteads, sofas,
lounges, and mirrors being presented, the most of
them perfeot in'iinlsh and of. the most tasteful pat-'
ternand design. The display of furniture, however,
was not as large as might have been anticipated.
The scenes at the hotels were of course beyond
description. In the first place, every hotel was
crowded, and nobody could accommodate anybody.
To those who were happy In the consciousness of
possessing' comfortable rooms, the fresh arrivals
and disappointments were doubtless inexhaustible
sources of amusement and commiseration. The
first question in the morning was “ Have you had
ycur breakfast'!” If the response was .“yes,”; the
congratulation would be “ you’re a lucky fellow.”
At the first intimation 7 of a meal, the jingling of ’
plates, the clinking of glasses, the distant ringing
of a bell, a hungry and enthusiastic crowd enshrined
itself around the door-way eleven deep. It was like
the firstnight-at a theatre, except that none of the
places were engaged, and that each took the seat that
came first, And then the tables! They were brimful of
aH varieties, humanly, as well as gastronomleally
speaking, for there wore collected guests from every
quarter of Pennsylvania, and many other States.
There was the blooming country lassie, whoso
red and white complexion looked as though roses
and lilies had melted into each other In learning to
bloom upon it: there was the exquisite, and grace
ful city girl, hair a la CMnoise, eyes sparkling,.neck,
encircled with the cunningest of collars, waist
clashed with tho cunningest of bands; there was
the countryman, with good digestion, who wanted;
a second piece of beefsteak “and a big piece, too;”
there were apoplectic-looking lawyers,.who argued
in a'i groping manner why .cofiee didn’t always
come when called for, and sausage usurped the
place of innocent beefsteak ;’there were individuals:
who at breakfast time at least 'seemed to think it .
the whole duty of nian to hold his fork in his fist
and to devour wholesale tho. contents of vegetable
. dishes; there were modest youths forever coming In
too late and' wanderirig around in a beautifully
blushing and most painful stale, in search of a seat;
there were distracted landlords exercising a calm
eyb of supervision, seeing* that everything was done
and: nothing was left undone; there were innu
merable waiters who produced dishes and plates,
cups and saucers, knives and forks, in a most sur
prising manner, as though they were as inexhausti
ble os the toy-filled hat of the magician; and there
the tooth was busy; if not the tongue, and palates,
not pol itlcs, were kings of the hour. Everything was
wrapped up in an incessant jingle. Knives and
forks seemed to he constantly quarrelling, and cut
ting each other’s acquaintance. Amicable wran
gles'took place oh landing places, in regard to the
location and ownership of rooms. Only when mid
night descended upon Eaiston was tlie turmoil for
gotten in pleasant sleep and quiet dreams. ~, .
f: M the liour of departure drew near, and express:
•trains were filling, hotel guests paying hills {or
leaving in a lit'.of absent-mindedness), and sharp
ers: malting the-'best of it, the excitement;:grewj
maft'aiiu .it ohfihirErtuuai
lower, and the fat hoy prepared to depart, to make
ire c li incursions, upon distant Every/I
thing was In a hubbub. Waiters were at their
wits’ ends, chambermaids .were at the point i
of - distraction. To speak without exaggeration,.
Easton, in all our visits to it, has never
■been in such a state of bewilderment before.
: One of the most« delightful moral features of the
exhibition, however, was the good- humor Which
. everywhere prevailed. The chambermaid - never .
gets anary, the waiter i 3 almost ob.equiously ac
commodating, the hoot-black will polish any num
her of shoes and think nothing of it, the drivers of,
omnibuses are hilarious. The'rain ami the mud"
were god-sends to them.lt was . very delightful to. j
one who possessed the enviable qualities of youth
arid strength to drive out to the Fair, early in the
morning; exulting in'tbe fact that for the time the
omnibus was his supremo property and that he was
lord of all he surveyed. It was equally delightful
to drive in at six o’clock, “all through the; rain
and mist,” .yourself being enclosed in a snug
buggy, 'which shut out the rain, ’add allowed
1 . yom some chance of making .acquaintance with .
I the country maiden sitting by your side. Such
chances, however, were lew and far between. But
the chance of: getting splashed with mud from top
to toe never failed. It was unfortunate that the
Peiin‘ ! ylvahia State Fair should have been attended
' with such bad weather, ana that the race-course and
the ploughing-match should have been so seriously
intcriered w ith. But there is this much worthy of
remark about It, that every department was fairly
represented, and no one feature was attended to the
exclusion of others. Perfect order was maintained
irothfiiSt to last, the police supervision being ex
cellently arranged, and all the
rably conduc ed. Taken.as a whole, the fainat
I "Ffifton doesnot compare unfavorably wifeiiGuat xloW
I at Morristown last year, the attendance having been
verv large notwithstanding- the, weatner, and the
display » several of the departments being particu-
I larly superb. - - '.
tetter from lebanou, S’enna.
roSSiXUATIOX Ol* THIS VROCEEPiXGS OPTHE2SI>
akuhai. convention: of the e v ang smca l uu- I
THEKAK STNOD-OF EAST PENNSThVANIA. : :;;h
{Correspondence of The Press. ] - . I
■ Lebanon, Penna., Sept. 30,1861.
-Rev. P. W. Conrad, D. D.J of Ohambersburg, was
received as tlie delegate from the West Pennsylva-,
■ nla Synod; A number ofclergymen of. the LgUie
ran and other denominations received as ad\i-
S °Kev from the committee - ' on that
subject, reported on the annual report of the late
president. Among the itenWaotedon was that of
vacant charges, which are unusually numerous in
'this Synod; * Efforts are tube-made to supply them.
The inadequacy of ministerial support, .in many
brought-to hOticwnfand
its officers were authorised to prepare an address on |.
the' subject, to be approved by Synod, and to be I
read to the various congregations. The subiecti of j
-the union with the PennsylvaniaSynod,theG-ettys
hnrg jinstitutions, and the .duty-which the East
Pennsylvania,. Synod owns to .itself and to the
• Church, were also brought beforo Synod. These I
'siihiects ar&to be acted ou I
S Vev. A. C. Wedekind presented the reporkof the.
directors of the Theological . Seminary, at.., G-ettySv
thel I German professor, has re- -
signed and removed from Gettysburg. The num
ber of theokgleal students the past year was twen r .
t*tlfcee“ >v Offthe subject of the - Seminar wthe re
port<h.olds. this language: “ Now, more than ever,
Ihen persistent efiorts are being made to bring this
schooP into disrepute, must its friends rally firmly
around it, and embrace It with an ardor and deter
mlnation never before exceeded.’ The report was
on the accounts of the ;
wasmftfc
, minutes of the last session, made report, accom
panied by a resolution, that imthelr opinion- the
J Milton Appeal Case’’, was, Stillman open question
before -Synod, as. an item of unfinished business,
’ ' Hov. PUtt having in .charsre the minutes. of; the
Lebanon Conferenc'e, stated that. they contained a
re'pectful request of this Synod to reconsider their
action oflastyear- After the minutes of last session
oh this snhiect: had been so amended to eon
form to the facts, Kev. Dr. Hay moved that thwde
eislon made by Synod in this.case, at its last session,
be reconslderedl Bev. Hutter moved-that the en
tiro subject bo laid on the table. The. vote being
taken by yeas and nays the latter motion proved
-.to have prevailed, which disposed of the entire suh
J A large amount of Homo Missionary andßene
ficlarv Education was transacted. _ ~ , >
AnswEiisAKV ExbSpises.— This (frlday) eve
ning: the Homo ..Missionary-Societp heldits ami-.
versarv.- Addresses were delivered by Key. P. Wil
lard and elv“p. W. Conrad, D. D. Besides a liberal
basket-collection, a handsome sum was realized from
life-memberships. - - ' - ■ . • w *.
WEETEKN-VIIUHNIA—PIGHT AT CLAEKSBtfRO.^
Governor Borenoan has received a despatch , from
Col. Wilkinson, commanding at cl , a^s^B’^ the
effect that a rebel force appeared ft Buchannon. in
Upshur county, on Monday wind attacked the force
ofCapt. Hagans, who,-with his company, was sta
tioned there. Capt.-Hagans;-after, offering .resist
mice, was compelled to give back for a time, but by
the help of the local in Uitia; It ia presumed, had re
gainedTils ground, and was still holding out against
fhc enemy. The rebels were reported to be under
BasiPDhke, John Morgan’s Old companion, anA to
have arrived from Southwestern 1 irgin aand Ten
nessee. Considerable alarm seems to be felt, even
asfar this way as Clarksburg, in consequence of
this appearance of; the rebels, and.last night the de
posits of the bank at that place arrived here for
Sa Tho telegraph wire between Buckhannon and
Weston is reported at last accounts to be: out, so
thatlhe exact situation last evening was unknown.
We had one report yesterday that the enemy num
bered six hundred, and were under Bill, or Mud
wall”* Jackson; but we do not credit the statement
so far as numbers are concerned. . . .
We have no idea that the attack amounts to more
than a mere raid on a very small scale, as wo have
had no Inkling of any body of troops being in south
west Virginia since the dispersion of John Morgan s
gang. Tie Richmond rebels must be “in extremis’’
sure enough if the raid is ordered as a diversion to
Bing; has been ordered by the rSecrotaTy of War to
Clai&sbuTi?} to await the development of th© Buck*
hannon affair.— Wheeling Intelligencer, Sept. 2S. 1
THE PSION CATS! IN KEEKS,
The Invinelbles In Itcailiug’.
special Beport to The Press. 3 **
Boekefs, and guns, and speeches, and light, and
rain, and bells, and .enthusiasm prevailed In the
quaint old .town of Ecailing on Saturday night.
The children" of light, by hundreds and thousands,
poured into it, to do honor to the cause of Lincoln,
Union, and victory, and to denounce in thunder
tones the policy of the Copperheifaed peace'at-any-
prico and disunion candidates. Good old De
mocrats, who have been decolvpdi a.il along by
their leaders, were In line The old Henry Clay
■Whigs, Republicans and War Democrats*were
there. Farmers loft tboir ploughs,; laborers left
their toil, and tho women entered into the de
monstration with their peculiar enthusiasm; fathers,
brothers, sons, and lovers wore cheered into the
ranks by their approving smiles. They decked their
houses from cellar to attic in a flood of light, inter
spersed with rich and fragrant bouquets, while the
good old flag was .gracefully entwined from one
window frame to another. Bevies of. fresh, young
faces wavedminiature flags, and cheered with their
friends the cause of Union, liberty, and j ustice.
Pursuant to an invit&tlon of the Union clubs of
Heading, the Republican Invincibles, over five hun
dred strong, marched to the depot, at Thirteenth
and Uallowliill streets, and left in the five-o’clock
train for Berks county. The appearance of .the
weather was not very Favorable lor any political
demonstratien. The sky uras overcast with olouds,
which threatened a heavy rain-storm, hut we were
in .no wise disheartened. As we pass along the
banks of the Schuylkill the water appears to be
calm and unruffled, save by the sprinkling rain
drops drawing nearer to their paront 'bed. The
leaves offthe trees are now onrobQil hi their beau
tiful and variegated colors, and remind us very,
much qf'fche belio of -the balf-room just as she has
given her final touch oi coquetry, and sails proudly
and queenly away ere the blushing glories of the
incoming day make sad havoc witlr lior charms,
which, by the aid of blazing gas-jets, have
fascinated a host of young, admirers, who feel
charmed in her society. On we go, from station
to station, amid the cheers of the populace. As
we entered the tunnel, what grand and hearty
cheers were given for honost old Abe! Ilow the
smoke of the locomotive curled gracefully In .upon
us, and how the solid rook, as if by inspiration,
caught the echo of the Union war-cry, and- sent’it
rebounding along’tlis. distant hills! How the lights
glimmer in the distance,; in valley and hill-tops!
Now wo reach abiazlng iron-fui'nace, with its three -
tali chimneys issuing forth their parti-colored flames,
producing a, living-Unlon fire blazing upward to the'
heavens, threatening all that dare to oppose its pro
gress with instant death. So shall it bo with our
country. The infamous Copperheads and rebels
who have endeavored to quench the,flame of pa
triotic pride and liberty, shall soon be consumed la
its triumphant and onward march In November,
1864. As wo approach Heading, we see winding
aloßg the valley thevarious delegations, with music
and fire works, hastening to welcome us. How beau
tiful those streets of living light appear from the
car-windows! How tho hands that hold thOm, and
the heart that heats within each breast, respond to
our grand old campaign tune of “ Bally round the
.flag,boys!” . . _.
But we have reached the station. “Fall in, Co.
D!” “ Hite you are, H!” 11 Co. F’ on the right!”
and orders and counter orders are/given.- Oheers
upon.cheers rend the air. V,'e fall m by sections,-
four abreast, and preceded by the Jefferson Cornet
Band, we commence our. campaign in the principal
city of Berks county. Arriving at: the junction of
main streets,. we -find that / our friends have not
been idle. In fact, they had turned out in Immense
numbers. .We marched through’, the procession in
open order, amid a grand display of pyrotechnics,
booming of guns, Tinging of fire bells, cheers for
Lincoln and Johnson, waving of flags and handker
chiefs by, fair hands from the .windows and door
steps,: and IshbutS; of applause, from’ the throngs
that lined the sidewalks. Havingreachedthe head of
the line, the procession again formed, and marched
through the principal streets. W e were greetede very
wheie with great enthusiasm. All along the route,
.with very; few exceptions, the houses, stores and large
buildings were illuminated. The Berks county girls,
with characteristic love and patriotism; had weavea
and formed bouquets and wreaths, which were dis
tributed with liberal and fair hands to manv.a young
Invincible, who, in turn, was delighted at being the
recipient of such a delicate appreciatioh of kindness’
from “ the Irresistibles of Heading. The building
of the Friendship Fire Company was handsomely
Illuminated. Their Carriage was tastefully deco-'
rated with flags, and rang a merry peal ofiswelcome
to the patriotic procession. -
The demonstration was one of the largest, If not
the largest- and; most.,enthusiastic, ever'-held .in ,
the city. Delegations, .on horseback and afoot,
from all the surrounding townships, were in line.
Some of them -had/ live opossums and coons,
seated: on wide boards, and fastened on the end
of long poles. Others had a boat mounted on
wheels,- drawn by two horses, and fillad.with farmer
boys carrying beautiful wreaths and transparencies.
Another had a large farm wagon drawn by two
stout horses, which were literally loaded with large i
sleighbells. On tills wagon was a large wrought
iron tank about five feet square and two feet deep, -i
This was loaded with, pine knots and light wood,
and, being set on fire, the whole made-a-blazing
light ten or fifteen' feet high. Another delegation
/iikems of General Grant and the; word “ Ticfo—
btmr ;> B;Alikenes3 of General- Sherman and the ,
■worn “ Atlanta.” } 6. A likeness of rarragut and
th Ano o tifer del t ?g i ation had the following inscriptions
0n < foailroad 0 Superintendent is careful not to
St < !n whd' t op^d°p ; li)g the soldiers the'right to
T “The campaign will ho short, sharp, and dec!*-,
Sl “°No Slavery.” “Lincoln and Union.” “Me-
Clellan and Disunion.” ,■ l_
Another' delegation bore alarge transparency.,
of MoOleUan with acrowgj_repre
sentteg the king of spades •belowjtwjs.the foliow
ing in large characters:“ Not Trumf. . .. ...
Another delegation bore a transparency, with, the
following inscription: “Muslin $1 per yard; M«-
Oicllan draws a salary of *O,OOO, which wocld buy
6,000 yards - o£ muslin. How about.that, ye gro^vl
-6T Another transparency represented McClellan
- struggling in a pond with a mill-stone around hls
neck, and on the stone was inscribed the word
Another banner was borne aloft by a fturdyvete
ran representing Charleston on fire, and Jeff Davis
Iff tie guise of his Satanic Majesty warmipghimself
in sreat glee over the ruin he had created. J3elow it
was inscribed the,following: “I don’t care who
burns so I get warm.” >
■ Ano’ther delegation bore aloft a transparency re
presenting a large tumbler filled with floating forts
and towns, labelled “ Ticksburg, Fort Morgan, At
lanta,” etc.,while Joff Davis wasglaring atit with
distended eyeballs; below was Inscribed the follow
ing A smash for Jeff.” - ;
In addition to/the above there were innumerable,
transparencies filled with mottoes of love and devo
tion to the Union,-and endorsing heartily the admi
nistration of Honest Old Abe. :The procession, after
marching and countermarching tnroogh tho Prlnei-,
pal thoroughfares, was dismissed about 10.F.M.,
amid great cheering. The Committee of the Union
Olubs-of Beading took charge of Jheluvmcibles and
furnished them, with needful, refreshments; After
doing ample justice to all that was spread before üb,
we once more took up tho line of march towards the
depot, on our journey home, amid the hand-shak ngs
of old and young, and tho good-byes and God bless
you of the populace; As the pars moved slowly off
cheers upon cheers were given lor honest Lincoln,
Johnsonfand-the Union. , . .
There were two stands, from whicn eloquent ad
dresses were delivered. i ~ '
The meeting, procession, and demonstration wore
of a most Imposing character. '• The Invincible. ..
were the theme of muoh admiration on. account of
their fine marching, and neat appearance.: They
wore their new equipments,, consisting of a gold
colored cape and cap, and carried with hhem their
new torches. Their four handsome sllfeflags were
also In line. They were preceded by %^ B spareney,
with the following on one side : “ Republican In
vinciblcs of Philadelphia,” on the reverse “ Invln
cible In 1880 and Invincible in 1864.” while on the
ends w«s inscribed “Lincoln and Johnson. C.
Governor Banks on Reconstruction in
Louisiana.
We find in the New Orleans papers, or the 21th
ultimo, a long letter from General Bants, address
ed to Senator Lane, of Kansas, on the .subj ect of re
construction in Louisiana. General Banks alludes
briefly to the protest of Messrs- Wade and . Davis
against President'Lincolnb refusal to sign the bill
lor the reconstruction-of; government In seceding
States, and says it was-perfectly, apparent that its
authors hut imperfectly understood the condition of
things, and had been misled by their informant. He
then shows that the provisions of the bill had been
complied-with, in every essential particular, In the
attempts to reconstruct a loyal government in Lou
isiana. He says: . . ..
The white male citizens, as.described m the hill,
were enrolled for military service to the number of
___ thousand in the most populous parishes, pre
■naratorv to draft in 1863; Measures have been
taken to renew and complete the enrolment in all
i th Flerfnerson enrolled,: Who has .taken the oath,
ha™ tovltedto participateiu the election of de
legates to a constitutional Convention.
thousand nine hundred /and: fern-teen loyal
been re|otteredundortheiron-clad oath
I -in tva of Orleans alone> and there. are. from -
16 coo tolB,ooo voters registered in thcStateas sub
scribers to the same cath on the parish poll-books.
Delegates & the Convention were apportioned to
“tho white male population,’’not of enrolled elec
tors mei-clv but of the whole State ; and the num
ber Constitution land
feusbfihe Smte, »applicable to Legislativeas-
- e Thlrty days’notice was given of elections. '
Commission eis or elections have been appointed
<s according to the laws and usages of the State.
The delegates were chosen hy white finale citl*
versusfthe iJhited Stetes,” ofago,
Toho had, “ the aualificatiOßS required t>y law.
Soldiers who had enlisted iutlm army from this
State were permitted to Tote attheyolle opened at .
their respective commands hy regularly appointed
oommissKof election, not,hyLjgJg&taSSJa
was impossible for them to vote In established legal
rr so™far‘as it is known, no person who has held
office under the Confederate Government. or who
has borne arms against the United States, has par
Thebath <tf*alleglance prescribed by the act of
Pom-Tcts of 1562, on the “iron-clad” oath of the
President’s proclamation of December 8,1863, have
been administered to every voter. In most cases
both have been administered. .- . ~
The noil-book at the'elective precincts have been,
or will.be, deposited with the Provisional Governor
°*The Constitution declares the abolition of slavery,
prohibits involuntary-servitude axcepthig for crime,
and interdicts forever the recognition of properly
i' in man It makes all men /equal- before the law.
It declares that-no Uahillty, elffier State^paroo
or municipal, ; shall exist for _ any debt contractea
for on' the'interest of the rebels against the Gov
ment of the United States. ombodled in the:
The only provision of the frah-
CoEßtitution is thatwhicUdemestne tasttteUnlt4d
chise tomen who.have aga &
States;.. Th?afeuideb&ev
edthis proyision; gb ndltlollg of ,g nff
| Constitution establishes was impraeticame
. even for members « u e Gen&ral -
for Louisiana overtMowthe^ llie officers
q. 0 Sf Orleans held abommission
-of the Treasury in tJie ttart . ermaS j. er anj the
nfothw departments have been ordered to.
- eervice: deserters &om thebneiny.
i Uf Jc cannot well deny the right of suffrage to
nuru 1 and immanent civil officers of the. Govern;
1 mint The general policy on this subject ouglit to
FOUR CENTS.
lie established by the Government, without regard
to tile action of separate states. It ig a question
incident to peace and war.
General Bants proceeds to consider the conditions
under.wiiick a State can be created or admittedinto
the Union, and to show that the loyal portion of
Louisiana comprises much more than half the ter*
ritory and population of that .State.: In connection
with this he states the results of the Convention:
In a State which : held 331,726 slaves, orfe-haif of
its entire population in iB6O, more than three-quar
ters of'whom had been specially excepted from the
Proclamation of Emancipation, and were still held
• tie jure in bondage, the Convention declared, by a
majority of. all the votes to which the State would
have been entitled, if every delegate had been pre
sent from every district in the State, ■*
Instantaneous, universal, uncompensated, uncon
ditional emancipation of slaves!
It prohibited forever the recognition of property
Inman-!-.
It decreed the education.of all the children, with
out Slstinctlon of race or color!
: It directs all men, white or black, to be enrolled*
as soldiers for the.public defence!
It makes all men equal before the law!
It compels, by its regenerating spirit, the ultimate
recognition of. all the rights winch national autho
rity can'confer upon an oppressed race! ' - •
It wisely recognizes for the first time in constitu
tional history, the interest of daily labor as an
element of power entitled to the protection of the
State.
Hie Presidential Campaign. ,
* LETTER OP-GEN. .SICKLES,
Gen. Sickles has written the following patriotic,
soldierly, and. manly letter to the Convention of the
Ninth district of New York. He declines a nomi
nation for Congress, hut he stands for the Union:
!. New York, Thursday, Sept. 29, 1864.. ;
Dear Sir : Your inquiry made on Dehalf of sc
veral members of the Union Congressional Con-:
vontlon for the Ninth district, whether I would,sac*,
cept a nomination for Congress, has received the
respectful attention due to the patriotic source
from which the suggestion emanated. In declining
the use of my name as a candidate for this high
trust, I only adhere to a resolution formed when I
entered the military service to retire altogether
from politics while holding a commision in the ar
my. ..This determination, with other considerations,
had already constrained me, during the present
- canvass, -to decline a similar request .made: by a
number of my old and esteemed constituents in the
fourth district, who desired to present my name to
the Democratic'Convention. I yield to no citizen
or soldier in my-solicitude for the honorable torml
, nation of the war. The war was deliberately begun
by the rebels, and is persistently waged by them to
to divide and conquer the Union. It is not so
strange that our enemies could find allies among
European antagonists of free institutions, hut it
will never cease to be a matter of humiliation and
wonder that ,our own people, shouldbe seriously
divided upon the question of submission or re
sistance. Let who will be for submission, lam for
resistance as long as we have a: battalion and a
1 attic-field left. ' '. ’
UnLii tne uonstitution and laws are vindicated in
their supremacy,throughout the. land, the Govern
ment should be confided to no hands that will hesi
tate to employ ail the power of the nation to put
down the rebellion. .The resources of the Insurgents
are already so Jar exhausted that they will give up
the struggle as soon as a majority of thepeople, at
the ballot-box, seconding the martial summons of
Earragut and Grant, demand the unconditional sur
render of the enemy.
Peace, so won, through the noble aspirations of
the people, will exalt the national character, and
challenge the homage of all who honor patriotism
and valor. Peace, Imposed upon us by an audacious
and arrogant foe, who would owe his triumph nob to
the superiority of his arms, but to a degenerate
population, unworthy of their lineage and forgetful
of their traditions, could only last , until , the con
tempt : of mankind evoked from ourshame enough
manhood to renew the struggle.,: ;
Very retpectlully, Dakikl E. SroKHes,
Major General.
Homer Feakkliu, Esq,
THE REBEL TRESS.
r ■
Affairs in the Valley—A Victory Claimed
for Early—The James Uiver—Rebels
Entering: Kentucky—Beauregard.
: We extract the following from the Richmond Ex
aminer of September 28th:
The Shknakdoah. Vakley.—Wo are still without
any positive intelligence' from General Early. : We
stated yesterday the report that there had been a
battle; at New Hope, Augusta county, in which
Early repulsed the enemy. Though we have so far
obtained no satisfactory Information as to the truth
of. this report, everything that reaches us goes to
establish the fact that there was a considerable bat-
tle in that neighborhood, and that our: troops were
not beaten, and again forced to fall back, we know
positively from the cirenmstances that up to yester
day, at 6 o’clock A. Mi, none of them had reached
the Central Railroad, whichrrans not more than ten
miles in rear of the point at which thecannonadiag
was heard-yesterday.' Had we been worsted/and.
obliged to retire, stragglers, especially from-the
cavalry, would have, swarmed along the railroad.
Either there was no battle, but only heavy skirmish
ing, a thing that sometimes makes as,much noise as
a great battle, or we repulsed the enemy. This we
consider certain. • ■ '■ ■:
We have also found: it impossible to fix the exact
locality of the cannonade (or battle,,if there were
one.) .on- Monday. Persons well acquainted with
the country, who, from Waynesboro heard the firing,
are of opinion that it was more probably at Brown’s
Gap ; than at New Hope. Brown’s Gap is in the
Blue ridge, eight miles southeast of Port Republic,
twenty miles northeast oi Staunton, and fifteen
miles north of Waynesboro. -
It was believed that the Yankee cavalry had en-
i tered Staunton, but nothing positive was known on
yw-snbjoct. The latest positive ' information we
■ Vanfcc 11 n -to t.woVv.iook A. M. on
> r mighty sta l inpß'riKezs4ii ft r,_^
that place to
were crowded* with men; women, _ and negroes,
' wanous.'carts. and ambulances, carriages and bug
gies, horses, mules; niggers, and beeves, ail fleeing
From the wrath to come. . Even some of the small
traders of Staunton, who lor months have been re
fusing to sell flour and provisions for Confederate
money; deigned to swell the emigration, and jostled
with runaway negroes for precedence on the Mgh-
W Steh.— Up to seven o'clock last night-no offi
cial intelligence had been received from General
Eariv later than General Lee’s despatch of the
27th,* published yesterday. But from gentlemen
who came down by the Central train last .night we
' have received late news of interest from the val
ley; and which goes as far to establish the fact
that General Early gained a victory on Monday as
can be doneln the absence of official imemgenoo
A gentleman who leit Brown’s Gap on Monday
night at ten o’clock, and who, up to that time, had
been with the army during Its retreat up the valley,
states that on Monday morning the enemy attacked •
General Early at Brown’s Gap, and was repulsed.
Our troops then assumed the offensive and attached
the enemy and drove them back ..six/ miles
to Port Republic, and, it was believed,
across the Shenandoah river at that point.
V The above statement is borne out by a large num
ber of persons from Greenwood and other points on
the Central Railroad nearest to Brown’s Gap.
They say the filing which: begun at Brown’s Gap
during the day gradually receded m the direction
of Port KepubUc. They further state that they,
throughout Monday and yesterday.heard hut one
account from the front—that Early had repulsed
tt Cu?haying received no official Intelligence of the
fact is, with us, the solitary reason-for doubting
that our arms have bean crowned with a great yie-,
tofy That a battle was fought on Monday there
can Beho doubt: that we were not beateta is equally
certain. Had all not been wellwith us before noon
of y esterday, Charlotteville would hav.e beenfull of
stragglers liom Early’s army. ■; • ;
From the same informant who gives us the news
about the battle we learn that our troops are not
and never have been, dispirited. They have more
than -once found it expedient to get out of some
places, and they get out of them in a hurry. .
EKoWs GAP.-This was the hole, the strong
hold into which the great Jackson used to withdraw
whenever the enemy pressed_ him dangerously, and
he always emerged ,irom it to conquer.
iCK General Jackson’s campaigns, we are struck
with the fact that, though he often found « n«“ 3 -
saTy to retreat up the valley, he never made a stand
at Eisher’s Hill. His military eye that,
though apparently a fortress, it was-open to a Sank
movement. The event has borne testimony to his
“iivacitv. General’Early -was flanked .out .of the
position. IVo learn this from persons who witnessed
rhft attack of the enemy and our retreat. •
TTroni respectable citizens of, Staunton, we learn
that o™small 0 ™small body of Sberidan’s cavalry entered
that town at five o’clock Monday evening, Our In
formant did not linger to see how tke Yankees wero
about to behave, especially as it was reported that
a much larger force of the enemy was approaching.
We doubt whether Sbeiidan has been. in condition
to spare any considerable Jiody ot'his troops for
raiding purposes. He, we hope, had full u.e for all
of them at Brown’s Gap.
Federal Cavalev oh theNoiith Bank ot
trenches before Petersburg. He no wthrowsscarceiy
a shell an hour’to show that he is still there. .
* Tt is-reuorted that the enemy’s (Gregg’sbcavalrY
iias disappeared in the last day.or two, a£d If:is con-,
lectured that: they have crossed to the north hank.
We put no faith in tMs story. ~
• The Yankees are si ill working away at the canal
across Dutch Gap, and are said to have nearly out
through. Deserters who have recently come into
our lies, say it is designed by the Yankees to mine
andblow ent the westend of the_ Oar baL
terics pepperedtbe \&nke© workmen bountifully
yesterday morning. . .
REBELS MOVING IS TO XENTTCKT
Mobii.*, Sept. 26,1661. —A special despatch to tlie
Evening News, dated Senatobia, 26th, add Memphis,
Sentemher 23, says a Confederate farce, five hun
fml strong, have crossed the CuniberlWriver,
below Fort Donelson, moving radidly into Ken
tUGenonl Mower, with a portion of the Sixteenth
Corps, lias reinforced Steele at Little Rock.
' OTAKUIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK
BEFORE
400Balzen ••* v:; ®
100 do M 5 9*
60 do
aOOHltberd 0i1..-*-- 2
too : d0....... ..••W0 2*4
150 d 0.."". f
*OO Clinton Coal l ,
100 Rock Oil ■ ......
2CO Coin Plant... ■"
500 D S: S-ffleicow off.lffiK
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4300 City 6s new.... •• ■ "10a.
200
2000 W Chester's ...• -104 K
• ICOO K Pennaß §• • • • S3M
2SCam&Amß..i."l““-
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60 Xoble it Dol 13
300McCllntOck. 6«
lODensmore..^."^
6CO Corn-Planter - ‘®M
’ 100 ■‘“g
2CO Bull Greek... •••■ • •, Zf
3CO Story Farm.".. —• ?«
6 2d and 3d A!i
IC f Academy" of'iinsic 03_
lfO-Reading.
200Eenamore. ........ IW4J
200 801 l Creek ,4,69
3CO Corn Plantei 5H\
100 Story Farm 3%
200 Reading ol?6
' 100 Story Farm Si
; 100-Com Planter &£
100 Hittard. Vi
-3CO-: do.S',
2eo story Farm S &
. 360 Reading.,........ *• • ■ 61K
3; O'Corn Planter.. .... S*
2CO-Densin&re.Vt..*i)s. wy%
•2CO Clinton C0a1..... - -
4CO Reading.. ••..■■olo. el^sj
ICO -do ..Vi.. 61$
SCO Corn Planter M !
ICO HibOerd Oil.. ■•••■
6CoBeadvng.il- 6 i |
■ 100 GreenMonntain.-
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m/ afford very UttUmore than the co&t bf paper*
n.jf^^ ost S teter * *™ maested to act u aiento f»
(Ha war Press, : , •
mr To the' retto-op of the club often ortwertr, an
ertro the Paper will be siren.
J>«xel&Co quote:
Now Unite'! States bonds, IBS!-.......t pna-.
New United States Certaf. of Indebtedness... Dili® <vs
New United States 7 3-10 Notes. .'....mb aim
Quartermasters’ Vouchers 91 i 93
Orders for Certificate's of Indebtedness...... 3M@ 4
Gold -
Five-twenty Bonds*...•«. • •'** »V»*>«*«>....,. .Io7>i@iQB>,£
Gold opened firmly on Saturday at 193# but fell off
about one o’clock to 192 K» and at three O’clock to 190>£.
Later in the day tbiarV were some sales reported at a
fraction below! the latter figure. It iff qttite evident that
the tendency of the gold market is for lower rates, as
the conviction gains ground that the end of the rebel- -
lion is speedily approaching. The continued favorable
i eports of the military situation in the Shenandoah vaL
ey are breaking the market very materially, notwith
stanamg the persistency with which the “Bolls T > re-
Sisi the current-wliicli is flowing in fromevery quarter,
indicative, of. tie early return-of peace.ifolders of
deMrSicn Tn I ** , ' ara * w “, to purchase'iodds of aar
description in View of the rapid' appreciation of
the national currency, and the prospective'decline'in
.merchandise.. The wholesale.dealers 'are prebarinir
themselves violent movementsih the marT
hots, which must inevitably.take place, iE the coming
battle before Bichmond results, as it is everywhere ba
; lieved it. will, In a crowning victory for the national •
; cause. It has been known for some days that General
' Grant was preparing for-his new movementof the en
tire Army of tho Potomac against’tbe; rebel capital,
and nothing indicates so clearly the confidence of tha
people and the capitalists in its successful result as the
decline in goldi,'The fihaneialeffejSt of the fall ofEich
mond would far eclipse any victory of the war, as
the impression that that would-he: the fiaal blow is
everywhere predominant. Mercantile, matters,: ■as if
in anticipation of such an event, are shaping them
selves accordingly. - .
The market for stocks was unsteady; on Saturday
Government loans were IeES active, and’ the '6-203 sold
at a decline of X onPriday’s closing-rate. A.large sale
of 10-,40s was rnade,at 07—an advance of 1. City and
Hate secnritieswereMullfthe former 1 sold at a decline
of S, ;In.the share list there was considerable inquiry
forEeading.iandthe closing sales were at SlX—a da
' cline oi Xoh the. previous day’s quotations. Pennsyl
vauia Bailroad also declined X, selling afcfßX. Little
. Sclinjlkill.soldat44X; Green Mountain CoabCompahy'
atSi.and Fulton Coal at?. . Camden and Amboy de
clined l. The transaction's inedmpany bonds were light.
Camden and i mhoy 6s hold at 107,' on time; Schuylkill
: Navigation 6s of 82 at S9X; West Chester 7s, at 104 X;
North Tennsylvania 6s at !)»X; Camden.and Amboy 89s
at 100; and the mortgage bonds at 107. The oil stocks
fluctuated very,little, but -the,general.tendency .was -
downward. Dalzell fell off X; Densmore and McClintock
were unchanged; Com Planter and Curtin improved a
fraction. , Bank shares continue quiet at about former
rates. 102 was bid for North America; 61 for Farhwrs’
and Mechanics’; UXfor Penn Township; 83 fer West
ern;; 58 for Manufacturers’and Mechanics’: 37 for Con
solidation ; and 70 for Camden. . ..
-The Keck Oil” Company has declared a third
monthly.di-udend of-two per (twenty; cents par
share) on the capital stock, payable on October 10.
Transfer hooks to he closed on the 4th. The stock of
this company is growing into increased fayor, and its
wells arrflowinglarge qnantitie3 of oil.
The Boston banks are gradually changing their orga
nization to the National systems The' Bank of Mutual
Bedemption has. more recently become a national con
cern, and its,retumiof loans, deposite, and specie ap
pears to he dropped fromthe weekly .statement of the
old AssociatedißahksUnder State organizationi-iNearlF
all the old banks of that city will abandon their litaie
organization for the national system on the Ist of No m
Vember. Their shareholders are called together with a
view to pass upon this alteration upon the 20th of Octo
ber, smd we, hear there is very little doubt of their al
most-uhanimousconsenttoit.
The following is a statement of business at the United
States Assay: Office at New York, for the month endiaa
•September "0,1864.
Deposits 0tGb1d.1..^...................... .$ll5 mo M
Foreign-C0itu5..,.;............. .......$17,000 - , w
Foreign 8u11i0n.... ls.ooo
United 5tate5'8u11i0n................ .iih om
Depoßits of : Silver, including pur
chases ;
Foreign Coins..
Foreign Bullion.
United States Bullion (contained in
g01d),... ....................... ...2,000
United States Bullion (old c0me)..... 100
United States Bullion (Bake Superior) 1,100
Total deposits,pay able in bars.... ....68,000 \
■ Total payable ia coins.... ..104,000—164,000 03
Gold Bars,stamped —. ..'.. ........ 934 aig o*- >
Transmitted to.U. S.-Mint, r Philadelphia, for ' *
c0inage........... 24,065 35
From Superintendent Kennedy’s preliminaiy report
on tho Bighth Census, we . extract the following on th*
subject of Insurance. As giving thn official resnltsof
the census investigation of 1860, the figures possess
: some interest: . - ■ -■ :
“ The progress of insurance in the United States has
been, rapidly following the development.. of com- '
. merce and trade, of which it Is the necessary accompa
niment, since the system of buying and selling goods
on credit necessitates the resort to every possible”means
ofmakiDg those credits safe., Hone is morefobvious
than that of heqmnng all goods bribe insured.ltfoi
lowg Shat, as commodities increase in quantity and
value, the amount to be covered by insurance must ex
. pand in the same proportion. Unfortunately, however,
-there have been no regular.statistics collated fromyear
to year, as nr the case of banks by which that interest
ing index to the grewth of the national.wealih. might- '
be compared. .The .State of-Massachusetts has paid,
most attention to tins matter, End. th.& aantial.- reports
are very valuable. The number of companies and
amounts at risk have been as followsin that Slate • -
ri_?' 80. of Capital Fire Marina
rear. Cos. -Stock. Eisks. 'Bisks.
1810 41 : $7,475,000' , ! 551,698,696 ? $50,631,877 '
1850 30 - 6,106,873 ■ . 63,943,273 . - 76,082,529
IS6Q. 117 6,383,100 348,923,259 ' lOliflTßOTt
. The total-property at risk has increased in the tea
■years $310,870,461. ' Underthe present laws of New York
the insurance returns are-well organized. Taking the
figures into connection with those of the lea'ding ones of
other States, the rssults.are as follows: ■
-- -ri A umber of Capital and '
companies. Assets. At Sisk,
hew Y0rk..........-135 $53 237,547 , '5816,474,856-'
“Massachusetts........ 117- - 6,?-5&10G * 450.886,288
■■■—*■ ■ 1?—; fi <gqs ■ ivm-,vm——
AufcWfr: w...:.;::: ‘i —-—- aia/jas rv;g»;oar"
JerWCity........... 1 -173,7X3 .5,231,061
Teorla, Hl.*.-*..*,.... 1 363,995 6.806,371
Tbe affionnt at risk by all the companies in the Union,
may approach three thousand million dollars, and tha
. losses ere reported as follows for'lSS3: :
Vessels and freights ...».$l3, W5.00J
Cargoes. •••«*«•*•••»■• • 10,650,700
EXCHANGE SALES, Oct. L
BOARDS.
ICOCortiii 0i1......*,* 3%
SOO Mcßtlienny 0i1.... .7
100 Beading ........1)5 62
200 -d0......... cash 6154
100 d0....’.....iiW 62.
100 do ...... 01%
200 do 01
100 d 0......... cash 62
100 V. do 62
SOARD. .
200 Irwin Oil 7 ■
200 do
ICO do —$
100 Daizell >••!>»
200 Eeadingß... .cash. IW*
SO
100. d 0....— — casll l'4
.100 do— SI
100 do—*2 dys&mt 63jt
(OARDS,
50 Union Petroleum. 1%
■lO Penna It • • - 69%
1000 U SS-208...........K8fc,
200 Corn Planter...... 5
100Mineral..... v .b5. 3
300 Reading... i.J.1)30. 61%
SOOMcClintock........ .6 '
500Exce15i0r.......... U£
200 Curtin.......3%
fiCOOC &-A,; ! 59.i.3dy5.100 • •
6000 -•do -. .mtg.bda.lo7, .
! 100Dalzell 9%'
ICODensmore 10%
1100 Penna Mining. .bSO 18
5000 Union Canal. .Uda. 13
6to McClintock........ ;g
:«0I)al7.ell m
*•100 Cora. Planter ft*
600 1rwin0U......«."
’ 100 Slineral Oil—• • ■ £?}.
lroßeddtae...-;—• *• «s*.-
500 Cora. Planter. “
200 Reading-"jj" 1
200 Mineral Oil. .
100Pnlton_Coal..M"*
P »V.--: 44%
ACUComiMinins-—W ‘B%
• Total Marine
By Fire....*
. §50,595,700.
The nuinher of United States life insurance companies
is about 47: number of lives insured, 60,000: total
smount insured, -$180,000,000; aunu»l- premiums.
$7,t00,c00.; ,
Pliilaileljiliia ffiSTkets.
. - -. ; October T—Evening:
. The markets generally continue very dull, ; and the
sales are in', small’lota' only, to supply’immediate wants.
There is very little demand for Flour, and prices hay®
again declined. ; Wheat'continues very anil, and prices
are lower. ■ Quercitron Bark has declined $1 per ton.
In Cotton there is’little or: nothing doing. Sngar and
CoSee continue very dull, and rather lower. .Provisions
are firmly held. Whisky_ is quiet. There 14 very, littla
demand for Flour eitherfor shipment or home use, and.
the market is very dull and prices lower; sales com
prise about 600 barrels at $9.{0@9.75 for superfine; slo®
10.50 for extra; and 50 barrel for extra family,
according to quality. The sales to the retailers and
, takers are,ln a small way only, mtliin the above ranga
of prices’- Eye Flour has declined; .a small sale was
made at $9.25 f bbl. Corn Meal continues dull,and wa
hear of no sales. - : ; "X :: ’ •
GEAlE.—There is very little demand for Wheat, and
pricesaielowey; small salts of rsgate reported ats2.2|
ft bn; white ranges, at from * w bn- ,_Kye Is
Slling in a small way at S 1 So®l SJ gbm Com is
auief at $1.69 for prime yellow, and $L 65@1.K ybn for
Western mixed, with small sales at iim-a rates. Cats
are firm, With sales of Pelaware and Pennsylvania at
£O BAEK:-lst So. 1 Querritronhas declmedsl if. ton,,
with sales of about =0 hbds at sls@4i> oO,f:ton. -
rOTTOii —Tkeie is little or nothing domgiuihe way;,
nf rates, and the market continues very dull.; middlings
are ouoted at -Si. SO 15 ib- - -' i ...
GHOCBKIES.— Sugar and Coffee continue very dull,
’ sndprices are- drooping; we hear of no sales or either
PETROLEUM.—There is very little doing, and.
market is dull; small sab s are reported at from 57@400.
for crude, 60@55c for refined, in-bond,* and ib®7sc f*
nallon for free, as to quality. , ..l :' 7 ,
8 SEEPS.—Flaxseed is anil anilpwer, with small sale*
to notice at s3.ls'f bushel.. Timomy_ is rather
:• lower: I.OCO bushels sold, to arrive, at $6.60 ip bushel,
and 250 bushels here at $7 f bushel Clover continues
scarce; with small sales at sl2@l3f 61 fils.
FEBlT.—Green Apples are plenty, with sales at *l. oO -
@3 EOf barrel: Green Peaches are nearly oyer. Ail
kinds of. ForeisnFruitisvery '
HAf —Baleols Eellmg at irom $2S@39 iS.tott. . -
PEOYISIOKS.—HoIders are. firm in their views, but
-the transactions are limited; °i Sfelltng
in e a“ S Sf-wa| 4 ft?wJ^o 1 ' ! f , ‘ 56 for ijiaia and fancy
Sggedf »0 caSm of bides sold at p f lb, and hhoul-
-Thwmaricet.-is' quiet, with small sales
of Pennsylvania hhls at 180 c, and 200 bhls Ohio at 1820.
are the-receipts of Flour and Grain at
thisportto-day: ......,.,........1,475bM*.
Hlour. ...;....;.....6;050 bus.
Wheat .1,600 bus.
3.600 bus.
New Orleans Markets. Sept. 34.«
Cottox.—The attention of the trade, was almost-«•>
clusively directed to-day to tie prize lin of.»01 bales—.
captured on.tie Gray Jac!iet, from Mobae-wtncisoia.
£fsuctionde follows:/ ICS bales ordinary (a Tewbaes
mixed) at sl-4a, 810 good ordinary at SLBO, <0 lo w mld.-
SITeS, 47 middUng at SI. strict middling at'
SIWmkI lrkoo'd middling at sl.Sp; also, 5 crate? loose
at $1 .«;■ ? Thl style of cottomwas folly op to, if not bat
ter, than-the classification, bnt the bales'were, in_bad
oTder-~l>a freiE £ ripped off, etc. : Low middling'juftT J>a
cfnlted and middling at 51.7e@1.76.
> ■The S 2 bales sold yesterday Itjere of Hie new
embraced 16 barely middling at $l. i 3, and 16 middling
’ a \vo Aii -A lot of 7S bids yellow clarified Sold yester
day or, the day, betoie,at Z6Kc@ lb- ft was taken for
e 3 of.eid|on for tie commer
cial week endlngPnday, Sept. 23, 1864
■ Stock onhand Sept. 1* 1w64
• Received ttos'weeJc. *.•
Received previously.... *
Exported-past week-
Exported pieviouair
Stock on hand not cleared^
hETIEB BAGS, - -
,m THE MERCHANTS’- EXCHANGEi PHILADELPHIA.
shin Tonawanda, Jnlins;... ~ .Liverpool, soott
Bark Two Brothere, Teagne« Liverpool, soon
pmT.4BEI.PHIA BOARD'OF TBADB.
Horace J. Smith, . .(■ . „ •
Wji. H l . -Woodward, < Committee of the Month.
S. P. Hutchinson, ' :.-v
MARINE IHTEILICEiV CB.
POKT OF PmtABEXJPinA, ost. 1,18 SA» .
.Sun Bises... 6 131 Sun Seta..— s 4^|H'ek'ff , ater..3 31
'TJ 1 BoreeS* days from New York,
Brig Ellen Bernard, W®.. f , •
in ballast to from B oB t o n, witffmdaa
. Seht-OVtA***-*-
to Twells *<*>•„ Morrison.; 24 horns. from New York,
.
CLEARED.
® a^| v >i Yori.
Tampa ß fy. -.. .....
SSf Neptune, Russell, S W Pass.
sSSfy, Kelly,_Bost o n >
lehr Eegie, KewelLLewbern. . -
KrfirEG WUlard, Parsons, Portland.
>lchr Electric Light, Wallace, do :
Schr W S Bond,' Frye, Boston.
Schr C A'Heckscher, Smith, Boston.
SShr Tennessee.'Wooster, Portland. -
Echr.S.L; Crocher, Presbrey, Tannton. . ,
Echr CodieUns, Johnson, Hewport.
fchr R. SLean, Babbitt, Newport.
. Schr-WanaterHawSine. Port Monroe.
.EebiWiS Andenrted.JßewitL Portnoy ..
f chi J.C Baxter, Price, Fort Monroe.
Schr Northern Light,.lreland, dm
" £dto'JddgeLnnyon."Lnd!|,m, .
Schr SarahPisher, Edwaads, W ail j ng ton.
Schr D WB Powers, Money. w.«S do *
Schr APbaro, L’ppmfo«. v. Git 7 point;
Schr C A Heckscher, Gall ague., '
* s,m * '
23.575,700
22,020,000
... "353:
... 1,670.
, 2,025
i . ' 6,69:1
1,413
1,923
, 3,835
• 3,961
•?' ■ ■ i iJ
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