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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1864.
FORNEY’S WAR PRESS,
WOJt THS VBSK BMBIKG SATURDAY, DEO. 8, 1884.
I. FOBTBY. —“Maryland is Free! ! ’ bp Elmer Ruau
Coates— “The gallor,” by Mrs. L. H. Sigourney—
Eveline “ The Eighth of November, ’Sixty-four”
—Maple ’ ’ and ‘ ‘ The Token,' ’by Cyra* Elder.
XI. “THE BOY THAT WOULDN'T GROW.” An
Original Novelette, by George Steyse.
111. EDITORIALS.—The Sitnation—Gen. Hanoock’s
Now Corps—Peace—The Prisoners in Georgia—The In
cendiary Plot —Northern Priend# of the RebeUion—The
Future of tiie War Democracy, Ac.
IV. LETTER OF “OCCASIONAL.’’
V. DAY.—Extracts from Sarmons
Delivered in the Gburcbes of Philadelphia. I
VI. WAR NEWS —General Grant's Army—Capture
of Roger A. Pryor—The War in the Shenandoah Valley
—Rebel Raid on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad-
Burning of Gen Butler's Despatch Boat on the James
Riper—Military Exocutlon-Shermau’e March Through
Georgia, Ac.
VII. THEODORE TILTON A» CONCERT HALL.-
Leetsre on the State of the Country.
VIII. CITY INTELLIGENCE.—The Old Man’s Home
—Anniversary of the Cittzens'fVolanteer Hospital—
The Enrolment, Ac.
IX. GENERAL NEWS.—The Attempt to Burn New
York City—The Terrible Qyclo. eat Calcutta—The late
Florida Seizure—lndustrial Exhibition at Stettin—Se
renade to Col. Forney—Oil Springs—The Idaho Fleet
—lncidents of the War, Ao,
X. LITBKARy. —Book Noticoa-Actors and Actresses
—Jobnsen’s New Fanily Atlas. . ,
XI. CHESS DEPARTMENT. -Editorial, Chess in
Havana— Problem-Chess in Philadelphia, England,
France, aid Germany-Nine Games Annotated.
XII financial and commercial.
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, The Supreme Court of the United
States,
Tlie highest court of appeals in Great
Britain is the House of Lords, where the
Peers, who 'actually hear the appeals, are
all law Lords, consisting of the Lord
Chancellor, all the ex-Lord Chancellors,
and at present of Lord Wensleydale
(the celebrated Baron Pabke), and Lord
Kingsdown, both elevated to the Peerage
for the express purpose of increasing the
judicial force in the House. The Judges,
therefore, in this Court are men of the
highest political and legal standing in the
Kingdom, and are consequently capable of
taking the largest and broadest views of
the questions submitted to their decision,
showing a much larger range of thought than
is to be found in the opinions of the fifteen
Judges, however distinguished they may be
for legal acumen. This superiority was per
haps never more strongly manifested than
in the case of Egerton vs. Earl Brown
low, growing out of the Earl of Bridge
water's will, which contained a condi
tion subsequent depriving his devisees of
the estate if the title of Duke or
Marquis of Bridgewater was not acquired
by a certain. fixed period. The opinions
■of Lord Lykdhurst, Lord Brougham,
Lord Truro, and Lord St. Leonards,
overruling tW opinion of a majority of the
judges, and of the Lord Chancellor, Lord
Cbanworth, are most masterly essays,
showing the great mental superiority of
these eminent men. They held the con
dition void as contrary to public policy.
In our country the Supreme Court of
the United Slates holds an analogous posi
tion, and is called'upon as the tribunal of
final resort to decide questions of Constitu
tionality arising under our written consti
tution. It is therefore more important in
its judicial functions than the House of
Lords, who must obey an act of Parlia
ment, however unjust or contrary to the
spirit of their free institutions. It is
therefore indispensable that the bench
should be composed of men of the high
est mental and legal ability, for as their
number is now ten, it is clear that every
inferior man upon it positively weakens
and injures it. It is a matter of notoriety,
that for some time past the decisions of
this Court Save not been regarded with
very great respect, and are certainly not
very superior to those of many of the
State Courts. The cause of this we shall
not inquire into, but will turn our atten
tion to those who have heretofore presided
over it.
The first Chief Justice was John Jay,
appointed by General Washington. He
had been President of Congress and Chief
Justice of New York, Minister Plenipo
tentiary to Spain, one of the commission
ers who signed the provisional articles
and the definitive treaty of peace with-
Great Britain, Secretary for Foreign Af
fairs under the Confederation, one of the"
authors of “The Federalist,” and whilst
Chief Justice negotiated the treaty of
1704 with Great Britain, and was after
wards Governor of New York. His suc
cessor, Oliver Ellsworth, was a member
of the old Congress, a Judge of the Supe
rior Court of Connecticut, a framer of the
Constitution of the United States, and a
member of the Senate of the United States.
He was, while Chief Justice, one of the
plenipotentiaries who negotiated the Con
. vention with the French Republic, in 1800.
Upon his resignation, from ill health, John
Marshall was appointed by Mr. Adams.
He had been a captain in the Coptinental
army, and fought at Brandywine, German
town, and Monmouth. He was afterwards
a member of the Legislature and one of the
Executive Council, and a distinguished
member of the Convention of Yirginia, that
ratified the Constitution of the United States,
He was for several years a member of the Le
gislature' of Yirginia, sustaining, by his
great ability, the measures of the Father of
his Country, against a determined opposi
tion in his native State. In June, 1707, he
was appointed one of the envoys extraordi
nary to France, and' on his return was
elected to Congress. He at once took the
highest rank in debate, and his speech in
the case of Jonathan Robbins was charac
terized “as one of the most consummate
judicial arguments which was ever pro
nounced in the halls of legislation.” Mr.
Marshall was appointed Secretary of War
and then Secretary of State by Mr. Adams,
and on the 31st of January, 1801, Chief
Justice of the United States. In 1830 he
was a delegate to the Convention which
framed a new Constitution for Yirginia.
He presided over this great tribunal (the
Supreme Court) for thirty-four years, and
died in harness, having nearly reached his
80th year.
The late Cliief .Justice Rogeh 8.. Taney
•was appointed by General Jackson on the
15th March, 1830, and also died in office
•at a still more advanced age. He had
been Attorney General and Secretary of
the Treasury, and was in the very highest
rank of his profession.
These four men were all of jlistanguished
ability in political and professional life,
and certainly equalled the most eminent
judicial characters in the mother country.
To be the successor of such men is a very
high honor. There are three questions
■which involve our ultimate success in
putting down this great rebellion, upon
which he must be right: Slavery, the
Draft, and the Legal Tender.
England and Brazil.
The case of the Florida, though probably
settled by this time to the. satisfaction of
Brazil, is still interesting as having called
■forth a_j>aper of high value from Senator
CumnebT The strong indictment which he
presents against England, *for repeated vio
lations of neutrality without any compen
sating apology, we have printed in another
part of this journal. The concluding por
tion of his article contains a shrewder
and higher view of the ease than we have
seen elsewhere, and we print it here :
“ It is wen understood, or course, that tho seizure
Of the Florida was wrong only with respect to Brazil,
and not with respect to the rebel enemy. There can
he no demand, therefore, unless Brazil steps forward.
Whatever is done must bq in her name and at her
instance. The enlightened Emperor of Brazil is of
the royal house of Braganza, which reigned In Por
tugal when her great Minister Pombal forbore to
■demand the restitntlon of ships eaptnred by the
'British in Portuguese waters. Here is a precedent
of his OS n family applicable to the present occasion.
I venture to add that he would do an inconsiderate
«nd unfriendly act if he should press the restitution
Ufa ship, obnoxious not otily as a public enemy, but
.•as the piratical agent of a wleked rebeUion. Even
Admitting that the capture was nill by the Law of
Nations, yet the nature of the reparation to be de
manded rests' absolutely in the discretion of
Brazil, Hid no power in this age e&n be justified
which exerolsefi any discretion adverse to human
freedom.”
On our first page will be found the full
Instory of the precedent to which Mr.
v *•
-Sumner alludes. In this instance, as in a
hundred others, England, which through
its public journals now protests with such
unnecessary vehemence againstthe Florida
affair, boldly and almost remorselessly vio
lated the rights of nations.
Church and State.
That the Convention which met yester
day at -the West Arch-street Presbyterian
Church aroused so little interest is one evi
dence of the unimportance of its purpose.
The change it proposed to make in the
Constitution is not considered necessary
by the majority of American Christians,
or it would certainly have had general ap
proval. This it has not obtained, and we
trust it, never will. The objects of the
Constitution of the United States are
dearly set-forth in its preamble: “We,
the people of the United States, in order to
form a more perfect Union, establish jus
tice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide
for the common defence, promote the
general welfare, and' secure the blessings
of liberty to our posterity, do ordain and
establish this Constitution for the United
States of America.” The assertion of
religious obligations, the truth of the
Bible, the existence* of God, is not
the legitimate business of a State docu
ment. Indeed, the Constitution itself for
bids the establishment of a religion by law.
Yet this is the very change demanded by
the Convention ; nor can the fact that the
proposed amendment does not prohibit.
Judaism or Mahomedanism be confused
with its plain establishment of Chris
tianity as a national religion. In
one sense, and the highest„sense, this is
a Christian nation, and nothing so clearly
proves its Christianity as the right guaran
teed to every man to worship God accord
ing to his own conscience. It may be ob
jected that the proposed amendment re
spects that right; but no one can fail to
see that the Jew, Unitarian, or Deist
could not worship in his own way,
as an American citizen, precisely be
cause the Constitution, under which
his citizenship exists, would make faith
in the New Testament and the divini
ty of Jesus Christ a national creed. So
far as he should believe, he_ would be an
alien. It is not a service to religion that
the Convention would do, but an injury to
civil freedom. The question does not con
cern Christianity, but the very elements of
republicanism. Our fathers did well when
they careftdly -emitted from the Constitu
tion the very declaration a few well-inten
tioned gentlemen would insert in it, and
we are glad to believe that the spirit of
justice in which it was framed is nipt
now to be sacrificed to a mistaken zeal.
These gentlemen apparently forget that
the object of the United States is not
the conversion of mankind or the recog
nition of Divine truth.; nor can they justly
call its Constitution infidel because it does
not declare the Bible to be the Word of
God, any more than they could so brand
the charter of an oil company. There
are no people more profoundly and intel
ligently Christian than the Americans,
and we trust they do not need- a
Constitutional enactment, to make their
Christianity more perfect. Individuals
have immortal souls, but nations have not,
and the good sense of the people will con
tinue to oppose any measures which, dis
guised as they may he, would in reality
repeat the unnatural and criminal blunder
of the world’s ignorance—the union of
Church and State.
A Thanksgiving Plea from Camp.
We are honored with a unique and elo
quent letter from some of our brave friends
in camp. We print it verbatim et-liUra
iim, as it tells its story capitally. As will
be seen, an amusing reflection is thrown
upon the mismanaged good nature of the
New Ybrk Thanksgiving
a shrewd, suggestion, in the interest of
“privates in the rear rank,” is offered to
all future committees having charge of
fowls:
Camp op this 77th rot. Pen. Vet. Vox..,
Weak Newtown, Va, Nov. fe>, 1834.
, Mr, Editor—
Dear Sir— Haiing been blessed with a shower
of Tlrkeys Chickens Bucks and eaven down to
the little blue Guinea on yesterday from the Good
Batted Hatiger-ons of New York City. After the
Officers of the different Commands throughout the
whole Armey of the Shennandonah Valley made
shure of tlielr——favorite foul did then Ishuhto the
lower class of soldiers sudh as privates, and pri
vates In the rear rank. Well it appears that the
prepared fouls came through the lands of a good
carver, for our Company got all legs from the knee
down while others got the small ends of the wings.
This was Intended for a Thanksgiving dinner
wkare it would hardly do to feast on blue Monday!
It appears that the citizens of—Philadelphia did
intend to furnish this Dept, with fouls and seeing
they could not rals funds a nough to give a reasona
ble ration, did as sensible people, not torment
the poor soldier with the Idea of picking those bits
out of his teeth, and then New York wanting to
make a show sending one chicken to the rate
of 10 men. I hope they can do so once more and
then leave for some desolate place wb are they can
never be seen by the eyes of sensable people.
Kesult of our Great June Fair.
It is no violation of confidence, we liope,
to publish, a short time before the official
announcement can be made, the pecuniary
result of the Sanitary Commission Fair,
held in Philadelphia last summer. The
expenses have been considerably under the
estimate. There has been no approach to
a job in anything connected with it. The
account is not yet closed, because some
money is to be added in from property not
yet realized in cash; but the net profits of
the Fair, estimated up to the present time,
are one million and ten thousand dol
lars.
One consequence of Sheehan’s march
into Georgia, and the political victory ob
tained at the North, has been the introduc
tion of the North Carolina Peace Resolu
tions into the rebel Congress. Though these
resolutions were tabled by a large vote,
they were supported by the full representa
tion of Carolina, and -contain the striking
admission that the citizens of the slave
States had “ at an unguarded moment, un
der the influence of unwise counsel, and
without mature deliberation as to the fear--
ful consequences, made the eleetioa of
Abkah&m Lincoln to the Presidency of
the United States the occasion for precipi
tating the Confederate States out of the
Union”—an observation not altogether ac
curate, as the “ Confederate States” were
never in the Union. The next great con
sequence of Sheehan’s march will proba
bly be the submission of Georgia, which,
if less fribndly to the Union, is also tired of
the Confederacy—State sovereignty, Go
vernor Bkown, and. Mr. Stephens to the
contrary notwithstanding.
The Herald has at last matured its plan
to discover the incendiary plot. This is
to increase the reward offered to $75,000,
and to grant a pardon besides to any of-the
guilty parties who may reveal the facts.
Every incendiary will, of course, compete
for the good luck of turning State’s evi
dence, and the man who attempted to bum
New York will be more fortunate than
even General McClellan, who only re
ceived a house on Fifth avenue for the vic
tory of Antietam. The full detection of the
cause and agents of the conspiracy would,
of course, be worth the money; but we
suggest that the Herald's reward be doubled
in order to secure greater honesty on the
part of the witness.
Blockadb-Bunnjng.—There is said to be qven
now an uninterrupted trade going on between this
city, New York, and other Northern ports, and Nas
sau and Galveston, So great is the bulk of the
hundreds of cargoes that leave our shores that the
traders grow.rioh in a very short time, and in their
sufficiency boast that their oaUing is open neither
to suspicion nor danger. Some of the mercantile
houses In Nassau are entirely devoted to this busi
ness of blockade-running. They make no seeret of
it, and reply to the complaints and animadversions
of the loyal men In Nassan bu jeers and boasts,
claiming that they are fully >istified by the
tkill and success of Their operations. So
many fortunes are now being made by out
side parties that the New York merchants are
beginning to complain at what they consider to
be unjust discrimination on the part of the Govern
ment. They contend that goods shipped from Phi
ladelphia, and other oltles, to Nassau, go out with
out bond, whereas every pound that leaves their
wharves is bonded. They say that so long as
such ‘’great advantages Are accorded to other
cities over the “metropolis,” the system of
bonding is made worse than useless. ' They
do not detect any suspicious shipments, and are al
ways unwittingly permitting transmission of articles
of great value to the rebels. Until recently many
vessels would clear from New York, ostensibly for
Havana, but, under some slight though specious
pretext of distress or the like, would put into Nas.
eau, land their cargoes, and have them carted away
immediately to blockade- runners. Thus the bond
ing system of New York was evaded. But saoh
cases as these were the exceptions rather than the
rule. If, assert the New Yorkers, all the vessels
were bonded, the officers would have an opportu
nity of greatly crippling Illicit commerce. Bosldqg,
disloyal traders In New York now send their goods
to this city or to Baltimore, and escape the process
ofhonding.
While on the subject of blookade-running, It may
be Interesting to state that Nassau Is losing Its
position ns the chief mart of blookadd>ranners,
Havana Is now attracting a great deal of the trade.
The goodß are carried In schooners from Nassau to
Cuba, and thence In Bteamers to Galveston. To
supply -this great commerce goods pour out from
every port of the North, except New York, and from
all the British ports, millions of dollars are in
vested In It, and the losses by wreaks, captures by
our fieet, etc., the secessionists say, are but a very
small per centage. Prosperity unfortunately at
tends direct defiance of established laws.
A Complimentary Dinner will be given to Hon.
Schuyler Colfax, at the Assembly Buildings, this
evening, by his numerous friends and admirers in
this city. This admission of the honorable part Mr.
-Colfax has tab en In the public affairs of the country,
and of his worth In private life, Is as just as it Is
deserved. As a member of the press and a publisher
of a newspaper in Indiana he revealed bis ability,
as a journalist, and in the halls of Congress and-the
chair of Us representative body he has' proved Ms
capacity as a law-maker and a statesman. This
welcome will be warm and sincere.
Washington, Nov. 30,1881.
THE RUMORS OF GOVERNMENT CHANGES.
[Special Despatch to The Press.]
Humors concerning the Cabinet and Chief Jus
ticeship are still epidemic. Mr. Stanton, according
to one report, will retire from the War Depart
ment, and General Butler . will take his place;
but it is altogether Improbable that the Secretary
will resign. Judge Holt Is mentioned as the suc
cessor of Judge Bates In the Attorney Generalship,
and Solicitor Whiting, of the War Department,
for judge Advocate General, vice Holt. There
are rumors that the Chief Justiceship will be con
ferred upon Justice Swaynb, of the Supreme
Court, andjhat Secretary Usher will leave the
Department of the Interior to take the vacated
place on the national bench. Vice President Ham
lin being aoandidate for Mr. Fessenden’s seat in
the Senate, It Is altogether likely that the Treasury
will retain its present head; for some tine to come.
Ohas. Francis Adams, our minister to England,
has been the victim of rumor in connection with
the “ resignation ” of Secretary Seward— a story
which appears to have the least possible truth.
Minister Adams has no need to leave England, ex
cept to serve his country in'the Senate, and there no
place seems at'presentopen forhlm. Loyal Te
nnesseans here name Horace Maynard for the
next Governorship of Tennessee. Wo hava also
rumors of changes among the army-corps com
manders. Hooker, Hosecrans, and Pope (the
latter now on a visit to the front) are more or less
in the public mind; but no event of startling, no
velty Is likely to ooour. Little or nothing Is a 3 yet
definitely understood, but the changes lu the Go
vernment will disappoint those sensatlon-
Ists who have been predicting the sweeping dis
missal of all ourusefiri officers and the appointment
of new and inexperienced men. s B. M.
DEMORALIZATION OF ARMY OFFICERS.
The records of oourts-mirtlal in thoeases of forty,
eight military officers are officially promulgated.
These Include two lieutenant eolonels, three majors,
fifteen osptalns, eighteen - first lieutenants, and
eight second lieutenants. They had committed va
rious offences, such as making false returns, diso
bedience of orders, fraudulently receiving money,
mlsbefiavlor before the enemy, gambling and drink
ing with enlisted men, etc.; fifteen were convicted
of drunkenness. Nearly all of these officers were'
dismissed the service. A Western major, for send
ing a challenge to fight a fine!, was sentenced to
be cashiered, but the sentence was mitigated to a
reprimand. Boards for the examination of officers
of the commissary, quartermasters’ and pay depart
ments, have been established In different parts of
the country, so as to embrace all the military divi
sions.
THE NEW ARMY CORPS-QUALIFICATIONS
The organization of an army-corps to consist of
net less than twenty thousand infantry, under the
command of Major General Hancock, exsites much
interest. His headquarters have been established
in this city. - "
Veteran soldiers not no win the service and desi
rous of entering this new organization, should, until
further notice, report in person to the offioe of 001.
O. F. Johnston, at the Soldiers’ Best, near the
Baltimore and Washington Railroad Station, in
Washington.
. No persons should apply excepting such as have
seen two years’ service and have been honorably dis
charged and are physically qualified.
Veteran officers who desire to, serve In the Ist
Corpß should make application in writing to the
Adjutant General of the army, at Washington,
giving a history of their services and such military
recommendations from their former commanders as
they can produce.
THE NATIONAL LOAN SUBSCRIPTION.
The subscriptions to the seven-thirty loan during
the past week amounted to S 3 500,000. r
THE FLORIDA’S LOSS UNAVOIDABLE.
An official report to the Navy Department shows
that extraordinary efforts were made by the Atlanta,
as well as by those on board the Florida, to save the
latter vessel, and it was only when the impossibility
of preventing her from sinking became apparent
that further attempts were abandoned.
The Navy Department has been officially inform
ed lhat the yellow fever has disappeared from New
bern, N. C.
The resignation of the following-named officers
have been accepted by the President, to take effeot
tc-day:
Major General John A. McOlernand, Brigadier
General E. A Paine, and Brigadier General Neal
Dow.
A fire occurred to. day, said to be tho work of in
cendiaries, In the lumber yard of Ogaen & Co,, In
Hubert street, One-third of a block of buildings
was destroyed. Among the sufferers were a num
ber of families who* occupied the dwellings ad
joining. . •
The loss Is estimated at $lOO,OOO. Phosphorus
was used to fire the proparty, and it is belteved that
the object was to destroy the extensive Government
warehouses adjoining, where immense quantities of
army clothing are stored.
Many Soldiers.
HULL PARTICULARS—ANOTHER ACT OP THE INOEK*
The mahogany lumber yard of Messrs. Ogden &
Co., which was almost totally destroyed by fire at.
an early hour this morning, occupied about one
third of the block on Washington street, between
Hubert and Beecb, and extended through to West
street, occupying the whole of the blook on Hubert
street, between Washington and West streets.
The yard was filled with an -immense stock of
mahogany and valuable lumber, the value of which
la estimated at siso,ooo. The fire was dlßoovered
at about the centre of the yard by. Sergeant Far
rell,, of the Filth precinct, while patrolling the
precinct, who Immediately gave an alarm.
The firemen and police were promptly on hand,
but owing to the Inflammable nature of the ma
terials the flames spread with the most fearful
rapldltyuntil It was'feared that the whole neighbor
hood would fall a prey to the devouring element.
The flames lighted up the sky for a considera
ble distance, and were visible all over the city.
An Immense crowd gathered at the scene of the con
flagration, and tho most Intense excitement prevail
ed fora time. Great apprehensions were enter
tained for the surrounding buildings, which’
had they caught fire, would have caused
an almost Incalculable amount of damage.
After a time, however, by the untiring exer
tions of the firemen, and the copious streams of
water launched upon the fire by tbe numerous
steamers, tbe flames were subdued and finally ex
tinguished, but npt before a great portion of the
stock on board had been destroyed.
The steamship Empire Oily, from New Orleans in
seven days, arrived to-night. Her advioes have
been anticipated.
The steamer Fort Morgan has arrived. Also, the
steamers Prince Albert and Columbia, from Havana.
The steamship Australasian sailed at noon to-day
for Liverpool, taking $1,e00,000 in specia.
Only 400 [Southerners have as yet registered their
names with General Blx. .
TEE GOLD MASKBT,
Gold closed fej-day at asj£.-
IBS bvbning stock hoard,
10 P. M.—Stocks steady and quiet. Gold, 226;
very active after the oali at 22T, and closing at 220.
New York Central, 119 If; Erie, 93X; Hudson
Biver, 118,!< ; Beading, 135.1 t; Michigan Southern,
60% ; Oleveland and Pittsburg, lW}i ; Book Bland
and Chicago, lC2>f ; Chicago and North Western,
4] %: do. preferred, 76; 7 ; Fort Wayne and Chicago,
104; Ohio and Miss, certificates, 30%; Quicksilver,
88 K; Mariposa, 38.
Arrived, ship Electric, Hamburg ; bark BOllna,
Asplnwall; schr La Creole, Curacoa.
Tho steamer North Star, from Asplnwall, Is
several dayß over due.
Tbe Retirement of General Coneb—Fare
well Order.
HEADQUARTERS DeF'TOF THE SUSQUEHANNA,
Ohamerrsbubg, Pa., Deo. 1,1834.
GENERAL ORDERS, HO. J 4,
In obedience to orders from the Lieutenant Gene
ral commanding the armies of the United Stateß, I
hereby relinquish command of the Department of
the Susquehanna. In so doing I desire to express’
myulncere thanks to the officers In charge of the se
veral staff departments and those in command of
districts and posts for the able and satisfactory man
ner in which they have discharged their duties, and
to the Chief Executive of this State, the heads of
the different State Departments, and the citizens
generally, for their hearty co-operation in njy en
deavors to maintain law and order, and for their
cordial support to the measures adopted for their
protection. D. N. Couch, f-
Tbe Pennsylvania Electors Notified of
tbelr Election.
Harrisburg, Nov. 30.—The Pennsylvania Elec
tors have been notified by the Governor of their
election, sufficient returns having been received to
indlcatetheeleetlonofthepartiesnotified. Theday,
of meeting Is Wednesday next, when there will"
doubtless be a full attendance.
Providence, K. 1, , Nov. 30. —The cotton-flannel
mill in North Blackstone, Mass., owned by An
drew J. Kimball, was burned ty-day. The loss is
quite heavy.
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA,' THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 864'
WASHINGTON.
FOR ADMISSION.
THE FEVER AT NEWBERN.
RESIGNATION OF ARMY OFFICERS,
NEW YORK CITY.
New I'ork, Nov, 80, 1804.
MORE INCENDIARISM,
DIARY PLOT.
ARRIVAL FROM HEW ORLEANS,
. ARRIVAL OF STBAMBRfi.
DEFAHTSBS OF A STEAMER WITH SPECIE.
THB REGISTRATION OF SOUTHBRNERS.
MARINS INTELLIGENCE.
Major General United States Yols.
Fire In Providence.
THE WAR.
nqthiwg additional from sherman.
No New Facts Presented by Met Papers,
THEY ADMIT THKIR IJfDEMSIOH ASO WEAKNESS.
All the ReJjel Worth Carolina Troops Sent to
Georgia.*
GENERAL HOOD’S ARMY AVOIDS FRiNKHN.
AN ATTACK ON SHELBYVILLE REPULSED
Evacuation of the Town by our Troops.
Advices from Petersburg, Wow Orleans,
4'C>) ftfli) tL'Ca
SESEBAI GRANT’S AIIJIY.
E. H. aTcBBIDB’S COERESPOSMNCE.
THE REBEL ARTILLERY PRACTICE ON SUNDAY—
CAVALRY MOVEMENTS.
LSpecial Correspondence of The Press. 3
Before Petbrsbubo, November 28, 1801.
In front of Fort Hell the rebels Indulged them
selves with some unusual Sunday exercises,’ Before
dawn their mortara opened fire, and for several hours
the discharges were loud and Intermittent. Some
excellent shots whre made, and a most iffelorous
sight it was to see our brave fellows dodging Into
their bomb-proofs and covered-ways when a shell
’ came too near. That danger over, out they scram
ble#'like sc many squirrels, to repeat the same,
diving prooess a few mlnntes later. Two hostile
lines are very close In the neighborhood of this same
fort. The picket line Is entrenched and elaborately
fortified. It Is dangerous ground here. Ones we
captured a lot of the enemy’s picket posts,
advanced our videttes to the preßont position, and
which the rebels have since failed to recover, al.
though it is not long since theyoaptnred.a lotofmon
from this front. This is why I say the ground Is
dangorous, because It Is disputed. Two rows of
armed men soowl at each other all day, and shoot at
random through the weary hours of night.
To the right and left of this point there Is seldom
so much uproar. Along the 6th dorps nothing un
usual has transplrsd. Most of the desorters come
Into the works held by this corps. 1
Along our extreme left the oavaJry still kept
watch and ward. The roads have been heavy and
unfavorable to scouting parties of late. It Is from
Jthls direction most of the contrabands come. They
circumnavigate the rebel lines. Soldiers must ran
more risk, and come in from the front. Petersburg
is now full of Inhabitants, who express a determi
nation to remain there and witness the worst. Oar
gunners have yet given them no causa to chango
their intentions. A few shells exploded among the
shingle roofs of that town would probably Cause a
general house moving.
Weather Bttll unsettled, bnt Inclined to olear off.
THE CAPTURE 01’ I'EYOR —A STANDARD FOR ARMY
TIME.
CSpeclal Correspondence of The Press. 3
Befobh; P-ETaKBBin&G, Nov. 28, P. M.
Not many weeks ago, an officer of the eth Corps
was “ called in” by the rebel pickets, before nego-"
tiationsfora newspaper exchanged had been com
pleted. This was simply an act of bad -fetth. We
had no means of redress, except to bite our lips and'
await an opportunity for retaliation. It came at
last. Yesterday afternoon an officer In rebel uni
form was observed signalling, our men. A closer
scrutiny showed him gracefully waving-. a faded
copy of Borne Blohmond dally paper. . Thlß was In
front of General Potter's division pickets of the 9th
Corps.
The solitary footman was kindly Invited to come
forward. He gracefully obeyed the summons, and
was instantly whlsked.off to the rear. Expostula
tion and entreaty were of no avail. BBs people had
transgressed, and upon him should be 'visited the
punishment. When he gave his name to the pro
vost marshal there was a strange familiarity about
that combination of letters—Koger A. Pryor—
which struck the listener’s attention.. In, olden
times, when the plantations of Vlrglii3ffi,Kgajfc feaee
ful and prosperous, and all the negroes currying
muskets and driving mules in this army hoed corn,
“ toted ” wood, and picked cotton, there was a
fellow called Wigfhll, who, In the halls of Congress,
would scream at the top of his volcpygformatlon
threatening in the way It was expressed, “I tell
you, Cotton is King 1” Afterwards a storm swept
over the land of the baleful monarch. Fort Sump
ter was in a blaze, and the lives of Its occupants were
In danger. A little boat pat out In the channel,
and nears the burning fortress. That boatcontalaed
the Incendiary—an agitator of revolt and treason.
He was the same Impudent fellow who'ltood de.
fiantly In our nation’s. Capitol, tweaked our noses,
and laughed at the mechanical inaUpaSJona of
Northern men. This man was WlglKßijtho name
of hit capfrtre was Pryor. . i'
The former was never seen after his short excur
slon In a yawl to Fort Sumpter. His talents were
never properly appreciated, we became
of the latter 1 Oh! he was chivalrous, and was
made a general. For some time he commanded
troops under Longstreet, and came tb grief some
where between the Nansemond and Blackwatsr,
two years ago. For a long time Jim hß&,j)o:.oom.
maud, pnd at last the economical' Government
which he served and helped to create 'reduced him
to the ranks that he might not beso.expenslve when
so little service. Poor fellow Mrtb sorviccs were
never properly appreciated, we fear. “From a gene
ral in the Army of Northern Virginia to a private
position In the rear rank of some company raised la
his own county, was a.rare promotion for so pro
mising a patriot. And at one time he was a “fire
eater !” Oh, my countrymen,.whata fall whs there!
Wiatbeoame of him, did you ask 7 He nad bad
fortune even to the ena. One day, while endea
voring to exchange newspapers on the picket line,
he was beguiled from duty, which accounts for Ms
having fallen among YaokesSnyHie Is bow a cap
tain, and leads a company of sefbot jeouts, to saro
safety and certain glory. posltlon
by ascending In regular gradation from eighth cor
poral to first lieutenant 1-1 really do not know. Let
us hope his promotion came honkstly, for Captain
Pryor looks like an honorable man,
Tall of stature, without any inclination to obe
sity (I never yet saw a fat. Southerner), Pryor , looks
not over thirty years of age, though the records of
his family Bible perhaps make him more than
forty. He has long, black hair, agreeable'featuras,
graceful movements,, and pleasing colloquial
powers. About his dress there was nothing re
markable, except that It was better than Is now
generally seen adorning--tie-elegant persons of
Virginia cavaliers. Stauy&Jfbffi- might aoouse
Captain Pryor of says there Is no
doubt many people across the Appomattox and the
James will call him renegade. Dear readers, would
not this bo unkind 1 ■*
Information reached us this morning of the Grey
hound's unfortunate fate. She was consumed to
the water’s edge. Being General Butler’sprivate
steamer, and one of the fastest boats running the
river, the name of the Greyhound was well known
throughout this army. ■ .
An arrangement has been made to give ns uni
formity of time. Almost every one here has a watch,
whose owner swears by for correctness of time, «ii
the sun’s faeo.” Cars and boats start at specified
hours, and we have had no Btandard, consequently
but little regularity. Watches have been furnished
the telegraph operators at army headquarters, and
to those at the headquarters of the different dorps
throughout the army. A standard of time will be
kept-hereafter. Gen. Meade has ordered the tele
graph operators to regulate "their Watches by the
time kept at his headquarters.' -
We have spent a quiet, clear day. No shooting or
disturbance of any kind.
BE AW FIRING HEARD NEAR DUTCH OAT.
Fortress Mormon, Novi 30.— The mall steamer
from City Point reports heavy artillery and musket
firing early yesterday morning, on the north side of
the James river, in the vicinity of Duteh'Gap. The
gunboats were also supposed to be at work. The
firing at 11 o’eloek had nearly ceased. No particu
lars have been reoelved.
NOUTJI CABODINA.
EBKEL TROOPS AT WILMINGTON SENT TO GEORGIA
—THE AUTHORITIES AT WILMINGTON ANNOUNCE
THE ABANDONMENT OF THE EXPEDITION AGAINST
Nbwrbrn, N. 0,, Nov. 27.—it Is reported that all
the available rebel forces at Wilmington and other
points In the State’ are moving to the assistance, of
Georgia. General Bragg has been assigned to the
command of the Department of North Carolina. 1
The rebel papers, of this State report the aban
donment of the Wilmington .expedition by the
Union forces, and which appears to give them great
relief.
Gov. Vance Is figuring for admission into the re
bel Senate, with prospeets of success. J
UEJVERAD SHEKJiAIV’S ABUT.
CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS OP THE REBEL EA
TERS—POROES AT MACON AND AUGhSTA-WEAK-
NESS OP SAVANNAH.
Washington, Nov 30.—The Savannah Republi
can or the 24th contains contradictory statements as
to Sherman’s movements, particularly as to the
crossing of the Oconee river. i
The colnmn operating on the Georgia road kept
the western side, and struck off in the direction of
Macon, as though contemplating a junction with
the forces inthat vicinity. j
It is stated that a strong force of oavalry Is follow
ing Sherman, and that “It Is not impossible that
Forrest may ere long bang like a wolf on his rear
and flanks.”
Some of the recently exchanged prisoners have
reached Washington, andsay that when they arrived
at Savannah from Millen they were kindly treated
and furnished with the best food whioh could be
procured.
The people intimated that there wereforoes under
Beauregard and Johnston, at Maoonand Augusta,
to oppose'Sherman, but they did not believe he would
encounter -them, or that the military authorities
would in time decide where to concentrate the forces
they bad.
At Savannah there were only 1,500 men, who
would make but a feeble resistance.. .
TENNESSEE.
ATTACK ON SHELBYVILLE—OUR TROOPS EVACUATE
THE TOWN—A ’DEMONSTRATION ON NASHVILLE
EXPECTED.
Nashville, Nov.'3o.—A train arrived here las!
night from Chattanooga with a few wounded men
and several rebel prisoners. Among the latter is
Brigadier General Young,of.Cheatham’s oommand.
There have been no breaks on the Chattanooga
road, though the rebel cavalry are prowling near
the line, Five bnndred crossed the traok near Da
vergne £l5 miles south of Nashville) last night.
The garrison at Shelbyville were attacked by a
body of rebel cavalry on Monday, but after somt
severe skirmishing the rebels retired.
Skirmishing at the front is of dally occurrence.
. There has been no change in Hood’s position,
In every skirmish so far the Halted States forces
appear to have had the advantage. '
Our forces have evacuated Shelbyvllle, and that
plaoe la now In the hands of the rebels.
Opinions are rife as to Hood’s movements. Ample
preparations have been made to defend Nashville,
should he attempt its capture*
DEPARTMENT OF THE GREF.
NO NBWB OR INTEREST—PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
CAUtq, Nov.-SO,—The steamer Magonla, from
New Orleans on the 24th Inst., arrived at this port
to-day. The papers oontain no news of Interest.
The weather was very cold, and Ice nearly an Inch
in thickness had formed. .
General Lawler camo up on tho boat to Mem
phis.
The New Orleans cotton market was quiet.
There was no disposition among buyers to operate,
and holders were unwilling to make concessions.
Low middling was quoted at 11.80. Molasses, $1.27.
Old olarlfied Sugar, 23c.
The quotations for flour ranged from *12.40 to $l4.
Eighteen hundred barrels arrived from the West
for shipment North, and letters had been received
ordering several thousand barrels, which are In
Store, to be sent to New York; also, advising that
a considerable quantity in the West to be made
ready for shipment by river, If the New Orleans
market or New York prices justify it. '
Cotton freights to. New York by steam x@)£o.;
flopr4oo.
The Memphis papers contain no news.
MOBGANZIA. WOT CAPTURED,
New York, Nov; 80— A letter from MorganWa,
dated Nov. 17th, says:
“ The report that the garrison at this place was
captured by the rebel General Buckner, sent to a
New York paper from New Orleans, is a wicked and
malicious falsehood. No attack has been made by
Bnokner, and the statement that the garrison was
Surprised’ is simply malignant, as Gen. Ullman
has always proved himself too wide awake and too
sleepless In his vigilance to be surprised himself,
even were his soldiers not equally so. Nothing
would please this garrison better than an attack by
the rebels, under Buckner or any other rebel gene
ral, and the chief fanlt found by our officers and
troops is the extreme ntmbleness of foot displayed
by the rebels when bur scouting parties and small
reconnoissances appear near their localities. Gar
officers and men are In excellent health.”
NAVAL NEWS.
MOVEMENTS OR PIRATES AND BLOCKADE-RUNNERS,
Halifax, N. S., Nov. 29.—The steamer Delta
arrived this morning from Bermuda, with advices
to to the 28th.
The blockade-runners Armstrong and Talisman
had arrived at Bermuda, the former with seven,
hundred and the latter with four hundred bales of
cotton. ’
They report that the pirate OhlCkamauga arrived
at Wilmington, after a slight brush with the
blockaders, and the. Tallahassee was safely In' port
and would leave In a few days with a oargo of cot
ton for Bewnuda.
The following Is a list of the blockade runners at
Nassau, N.P., on the 12th: The Wllbof-the-Wlsp,
Colonel. Lamb, and Caroline, all of which had boon
chased back; the Stormy Petrel, which put back
leaky; the Owl and Ella," loading; tha Gem, which
put (back In consequence of heavy weather; the
Star, which was in the dry-dock; the Kate Gray,
Druid, Coquette, and General Clinch,from Charles
ton; the Little Hattie and Beatrice, from Wllmtng*
ton; the Mars, laid up; the Marmon, Syren, and
Laura, loading; and the Falcon, broken down.
The Ptarmigan had her machinery damaged, and
sailed for Havana for repairs;
The Wild Bover had been chased back, but after
wards sailed again.
A OAP.TUBB AT GALVESTON.
.Wabhinoton, Nov. 29.—Admiral Farragut re
ports to the Navy Department the-capture of the
schooner Albert Edward, on the 31st nit., which had
run the blockade of Galveston, Texas, with 150 bales
of'cotton..
HAVANA.
THE NEW EMPIRE OF MEXICO FORMALLY REOOO-
NIZED BY SWRDBN.
New York, Nov. 30.— I The steamer Columbia has
arrived, wlih Havana advices of the 26th Instant.
The'British steamer Solent left on the 23th for
Vera Ores. Amongst her passengers was Baron
Welterstadt, tho Swedish minister at'Washlngton
who goes to Mexico to officially recognize the new
Empire. .
Mr. Bunco, the new British consul for Cuba, ar
rived at Havana on the 25th. '
Bumor says that 2,000 Dominicans captured'St.
Domingo city, after overpowering the garrison.
The story is evidently a canard.
Release and Bearrest of Captain Hell.
Toronto, Nov. 80.— Oapt, Bell, alias Burley,
was before the court to-day. * The particular oluirgo
against him was abandoned and he was discharged.
On leaving the court-room he was Immediately re
arrested on a fresh warrant In connection with the
Lake 3Erie allair. The case will come up again to
morrow.
St. bonis Marßcets.
St, Lotos, Nov. so.—Cotton Is, firnr at $1.17 for
middling, and $1.28 for good middlings. Tho re
ceipts amount to 83 bales. .Grain Is dull at un
changed prices. Whisky Is l@ 2o lower.
Ex-General Roger A. Pryor.
The full particulars of the capture of this ex
general and ex-Congressman are given In the
following narrative : He was captured, on Sunday
last, in tront of the 2d Corps. An officer on picket
duty noticing a man prowling In front on the picket
line, drew a paper from his pocket and waved ft to
the rebel, as a,sign to come forward and “ex
change,” not for a moment suspecting who the In
dividual was. Fryor, seeing the officer waving the
paper, boldly advanced towards our lines, when the
union officer discovered that he was arebel of rank,
and, Instead of offering the paper for exchange,
drew a pistol and presented It to Boger’s head, at
the same time requesting him to surrender, which
he did without resistance, but was evidently a little
crestfallen at belt g“ taken In and done for” by a
Yankee, - .s
. Pryor now belongs to the 7th Virginia Cavalry,
having been reduced to the ranks, it will be remem
bered, by court martial, for disobedience of orders,'
At the time of his capture he was attaohed to Gen.
Dee’s headquarters as Die’s chief scout. Pryor was
brought up on-the James Brady, and was turned
over to Col. Ingraham to be disposed of. He Is but
little changed In outward appearance, although his
features are darker, from exposnre; but those who
wore accustomed to see him on the Avenue in this
city, and In the Gall of Kepresentativos. would easily
have reccgnlzed him from his long flowing black
hair, sharp black eye, and bold ana defiant look.
He was dressed In a new suit of Confederate gray
cloth, and wore a shawl or blanket, whioh he drew
tightly around him, and in which he sought to hide
his face as he stepped from the boat to the wharf,
although, after reaching the street and before en
tering the carriage which conveyed him to the pro
vost marshal’s office, ho looked anxiously around,
apparently as if to Eee whether he could recognize
any of his old friends In the crowd that were push
-ing forward to get a glimpse at him. His hair al
most reached Ms shoulders, and upon his head he
wore a stiff-rim black hat. He had oh a pair of
" cavalry boots, which came up to his knees, into the
legs o! whioh ho had his pants stuffed. -
On the way up from City Point to this city Pryor
was provided with a state-room on the boat, and no
one was allowed to enter and converse with him, as
a sentinel was placed at the door, which the Gene
ral kept closed, evidently being anxious to avoid
the gaze of the passengers. After the boat reached
the Sixth-street wharrhe remained quietly seated In
his room, smoking a cigar; but when the officer who
had charge of him tapped at his door, and told him
to prepare to leave the boat, he stepped out into the
stateroom with a long stride, remarking, In a the
atrical style, as he did so, “ Show the way 5 1 am
ready!” As soon as he was seated in the oarriage
he was rapidly driven to Col. Ingraham’s office.—
Washington Star. \
HIS ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK.
The New York Posf, of last evening, thus an
nounces bis arrival in that city :
Bogcr A. Pryor, of Virginia, whose capture was
reported in a despatch yesterday, arrived in thlg
city, by the “ Owl ” train from W ashington at half
-past 5 o’elook this morning, in custody of Brigadier.
General Weseells and Lieutenant Wm. G. Shaw.
The party took breakfast at the Merchants’ Hotel,
in Courtiand street, and at seven o’clock started for
Fort Dafayette, where Pryor Is now safely confined.
Pryor is apparently quite cheerful, though he Is by
no means pleased with his situation and prospects.
His manner is confident, with a dash of Us usual
swagger; but he converses freely about his capture.
In stature he is tall; he wears long black hair,
combed towards the back of his head, and falling
behind his ears; his countenance has a boyish ex
pression, and his sge Is thirty-five years. He Is
dressed in a plain though good suit of “Confede
rate gray,” including a blouse; he also wears a
shawl, which was given Me In Washington, a black
lelt hat, and a pair of ordinary oavalry boots.
Altogether, his attire Is much better than could have
been expected—far superior to that of an? other re
bel officer who has been brought to this oity during
the war.
Pryor docs not complain of his capture. He says
he supposes that, on the principle that “all Is fatr
in war,” Ms capture (which was made while he was
endeavoring to exchange papers.with our pickets)
cannot be considered unfair. He corrects the state
ments made In some of the morning journals that
he was captured by the 2d Corps, and says that the
9th Corps deserves the credit of that act. He de
clares that he did not know that he was In danger
until he saw five or six men with their g uns pointed
at his head. Even then, he says, he made a
movement to draw his pistol, but concluded to sur
render. He adds that our troops did not get his
horse—an animal Whioh. aceording to his statement,
is the best in the “ Confederacy.”
Pryor contradicts the accoonts in the papers in
which he Is represented to have said that Macon
and Milledgeviue were captured, ana that Augusta
had probably fallen. He says, however, that in his
opinion General Sherman is the ablest officer In our
army, and that In the South It Is believed the “ Con
federacy” has more to fear from his movements
than those In progress elsewhere. Prybr remarked
that he bad heard there was a laTge number of
Southern refugees in this city, and Inquired how
many there were. The replf was, “ Twenty, five or
thirty thousand.” Pryor rejoined that these per
sons had “conducted themselveß shamefully” in
having left “their country” when they were so much
needed. He thought they should have self-respect
enough to Induce them to return.
Pryor registered his name on the hooks of the
Merchants’ Hotel in a large and angular hand, as
follows: “Koger A. Pryor, Fort Dafayette.” It IB
a-curious signature.’ and attracts attention. The
nameß of General Wessells and Lieutenant Shaw
follow that of Pryor. At breakfast, before daylight,
a considerable number ol persons sat at the table with
the officers and the prisoner, but Pryor was not
known to the guests of the hotel, and care was
taken that his presence should not excite attention.
The fact that he was at the hotel was not gene
rally known till- about five minutes before his de
parture, when some demonstrations were made by
the guests, who desired to look at him. He was well
treated by all. At seven o’clock the party walked
down Broadway to Hamilton Ferry, to take the city
railroad cars In Brooklyn to Fort Hamilton, whence
Pryor was transferred to Fert-Dafayette. The few
persons who were in the streets at that hour looked
at Fryor with some curiosity, on account of his rebel
uniform, but it does not appear that ho was recog
nized. , ’
Exhibition op True Courage:— On thenight of
the 12th inst. four armed mpn went to the residence
of Judge John Glllett, who llvesln Carroll county;
some nine miles west of Brunswick, and demanded
admittance. Only Mrs. Glllett, a little daughter of
thirteen years, and five younger children, were at
heme. Mrs. G. demanded of the men to know who
they were and what they wanted. They replied
they were "FCderals,” and wanted to get any
arms and money that might be in the house.
Mrs. G. reached them an old pistol through
the door, but refused to admit them unless
they, would say who they were. They then
threatened to. break in. The lady told them to do
that, if they dared. Meanwhile, she had armed
herself with a our of hot water, while her little
daughter had secured a corn knife and another eup
Of hot water, preparatory to defending her castle
from assault. The rascals at onoe proceeded to
break down the door, and .suooeeded m getting it
partially open, when Mrs. G. threw thp hot water
at them. Whether Uttlng them or not she did not
know, but they withdrew, cursing this unexpected
weapon of defence. One of them then approaohed
a wlDdow in another room of the -house, and com
menced smashing It In, calling to the men in the
house to come out, and dared any one to put his
head out. Mrs. G. sold there was no man in the
house, and she did not Intend to put her head out.
All this while the thieving rasoals wern threaten
ing to break in, while Mrs. Glllett, with a courage
rarely met With, dared them to enter her house at
their peril. Finally they got on their horses -and
rode off, leaving this brave hearted woman mistress
of her home and a courageous protectress of her six
little ehUdren Slncc ‘^X^shTk^^
fortified herselfa little better, out sue a f for
trusted kettle of hot water ’ *,) ga y that
any adventure. « U is
a home defended by such a iyrLaj.ime or can
not likely to be attacked a seoond tone or oapj
tured at all. Judge Gillett was In St. L
time of the occurrence. Boforcgoingto theJ
houße, the same gang of rasoals had been ifttlw house
of Mr. Horace Thomas, a neighbor, and robbeunim oi
what money he had-only seven or eight dollars
After their failure at the Judge’s, they went to a
Mr. Fatls, also a neighbor, and robbed hlsfamlly
a quantity of 'clothing. There were several men
and boys at Mr. Falls’, one of whom slept soundly
while the robbers were plundering the house, and
actually searched the bed in which he was sleeping.
"We understand nearly all the families In tno
vicinity have been robbed within a short while
past. Who tho perpetrators are Is not known, is
geemß, nor doeß the family of Judge Glllett pre
tend to say whether the gang who mode the un
successful raid upon their premises were or were
not Federals, as thoy professed to ho.— Missouri
Repub, 261 ft, '
Pabllc Entertainments.
Academy of Music. —Mr. Forrest appears for
the last time as the grand patrician Roman war
rior on Friday, evening. The uncertainty In this
city of his ever again appearing in that character,
(of which there Is now no other living representa
tive,) will render hla last night an eventful occa
sion to the lovers of Eoman and Shakepeartan
tragedy.
EDWIN FORREST AS KINO LEAR.
By Douglas JerroVl. — London, March 9,1815.
A more truthful, feeling, and artistical display of
genuine acting we never witnessed. From tne first
scene to the last he was the “Lear” of our immortal
hard. Not aline, loohi or gesture told of Bdr.Forrost,
hut “ Lear” was “ Lear” from the first scene to the
last. We never saw madners so perfectly portrayed.
It was tiue to nature, painfully so; and to the utter
absence ofmannerism,a ffectatlon,noisy declamation,
dnd striving for effect, may, nay must, ba attributed
the histrionic triumph achieved by Mr. Forrest In this
difficult part. By hlsdisplay on Thursday evening,
Mr. Forrest, has stamped himself a man of genius.
We candidly confess we did not think it was m him,
and we were as much electrified as every one in the
house. The whole audience, in (act, were taken by sur
prise ; and the unanimous oheering at the conclusion
of each act must have convinced Mr. Forrest how
fully his performance was appreciated. Ho must have
been gratified, for tbe expressions of delight which
greeted Ijlm were as heartfelt as they were merited.
The Imprecation, at the conclusion of the first act,
was most Impressively and admirably delivered, and
drew down thunders of applause from one and all-
Wo never heard this awful curse so powerfully ut
tered. It was dreadful from Its Intenseness and
reality. Had we space we could point out number
less excellences in Mr. Forrest’s performance. A
more talented exhibition we never wish to see; it is
impossible to imagine anything more Intellectual;
the care and study bestowed upon this part must
have been great, and the actor has Identified him
self most completely with It. It is refreshing, now
a-days, to see one of Shakepeare’s plays so brought
before us, and we feel exceedingly obliged to Mr.
Forrest for having reminded us of the palmy days
of Kemble and Kean, and when we add that Ms.
“ Leaf ” Is equal In every respect to that of the two
mighty tragedians whose names are hallowed by
the admirers of genius, we think we oan scarcely
bestow higher praise. .
Wo are glad to announce that Mr. Forrest will
appear as “King Lear” on Monday, Decembers.
Edward Everett said to the Bev, E. L. Magoon,
“ Edwin Forrest’s * Lear ’ is the grandest piece of
acting I have ever seen upon the stage. I have ho
eonoeptlon beyond it.”
Walnut-btreet Theatre.—There Is now in re
hearsal at this theatre a new sensation play, cabled
“Cdcile,” In which Lucille Western will sustain
tbe leading character. It will be produced dh
Monday.
Miss Western’s present engagement has thus far
been highly successful. This evening she will ap
pear In her well-known and popular character of
Lady Isabel, In “ East Lynne.”
Arch-street Theatre.— Paul Pry Is one ef the
fußDlestol Mr, Clarke’s personations, and it will be
given to-night, probably for the last time. The
houses Mr. Clarke Is drawing are enormous. To
morrow night a great bill is given fffr his benefit.
Chestnut-street Theatre.— The beautiful
drama of “Pauvrette” Is drawing large audiences
to tMs place of amusement. The pieoe Is well put
on the stage, the scenery being really artistic, the
effects well managed, and the cast of characters
generally excellent. It will be withdrawn at the
close of tMs week to make room for a new attraction-
Signor Blitz continues his entertaining seances
at the Assembly Buildings.
Festivals.—A festival In aid of the orphans of
our soldiers and sailors will be held at Saasom
street Hall this evening, opening at 6 F. M. (Among
the other attractions holdout fora large attend
ance, an exchanged prisoner, B. H. Unlac, who
has just arrived from the front, will narrate Ms
experiences In Libby Frison. He Is represented
to be a young man of ability, who will Invest Ms
theme with all that can Interest or touch the heart
with sympathy towards our unfortunate braves.
On Monday, the 19th, the ladles of the Sanitary
Committee of St. Thomas’ (colored) Episcopal
Church, acting In concert with the United States
Sanitary Commission, will hold a fair at Concert
; Hall. Tha usual Inducements, in the way of well
•ntocked tables, will be offered. The chairwoman of
tho committee to which is entrusted the reception
of contributions for the fair, is Tho3. J. Bow
eiß, 917 South street.
Billiards. —The great match between Kavasagh
and Goldthwalte for the Championship of America
will probably come off" near the close of the year.
The match for the Championship of Pennsylvania
will take place betwee#Yietor Estephe, the present
holder of the cue, and Bobert T. Byall, on the 15th
of December.
Phil Tleman, the celebrated billiard-player of
Cincinnati, proposes that a “ Champion Cue for
Ohio ” be procured, to be played for and. held'upon
similar terms as those in the Eastern States, Mr.
Tiemas, In the furtherance of this object, offers to
head the subscription list wlthallbsral amount, and
Is also willing to assist, to tha best of his ability, In
making the necessary arrangements for carrying the
object through.
The Tom’s ElverTsorrespondont of the Bed Bank
Standard describes an Interesting billiard match
wMoh took place there lately, and-was terminated
by a nine shot—carom on tho two reds and putting
both in the same pooket—the achiever of the shot
(and owner of the pooket) being the wife of one of
the players, who had infringed upon domestic regu
lations by engaging in tha game. The culprit was
marched off by Ms enraged spouse with the balls In
her pocket, to the amazement of beholders.
A Clergyman Besieged in His Own House.-
There is a clergyman in St. Catharines, O. W., who,
very strangely, has never made It a point to pay his
debts. The sheriff has, consequently, been en
deavoring to pay some attention to him. We say
endeavoring, oeoause he has never succeeded yet.
The clergyman has determined that the bailiffs
shall not obtain entrance in his house, and for the
lastT three or four-weeks his residence has been sur
rounded by four or five of these gentry, who have
endeavored in vain to obtain admittance, the house
being so thoroughly barricaded that it was impas
sible to obtain- an entrance. A short time since one
of these bailiffs watched an opportunity when one
Of the family, in company with astrahger, was going
in, and thought when the door was opened he would
- enter also, but the moment he attempted to do' so he
received a blow which sent him back, and he failed.
Occasionally the clergyman will hoist a window and
invite the bailiff to accept of some refreshment,
whew he will hand the articles out through a win
dow, and the parties will enter into a pleasant con
versation over the state of affairs.
Machine por Begistebing Musical Notes.—
One Heir Endres, of Mayenoa, has discoveredxa
machine whioh will write down music as fast-as It is
played, thus entirely doing away with thogreat labor
of composing. A German paper thus alludes to it:
“ This machine, the inward organization of which
is still a secret, may bo adapted, with very little
trouble and at Bmall dost, to any new or old keyed
Instrument, such as the organ, piano, etc, without
the slightest injury to the same. Though it is
reckoned for any number of octaves, it is also so
small in compass that; it can be completely con
cealed under or behind the instrument. Heaving
out the question of the mechanism inside, the visible
process outside consists in inferting. at one end of
the machine an endlesß strip of paper, about two
Inches broad, which comes out at the other end with
red lines ruled on it, and the notes, etc , printed
thereon in black. The machine reproduces every
notesonndedbythe keys, be the notes on or between
the lines, not only marking their position, as e, d, e,
and so on, but their value as conveyed by the usual,
characters; that is. It prints off the notes as deml
geml-quavers, semi-quavers, crochets, and semi
breves; It shows whether they are dotted or not;
marks the pauses; the forte’ and the piano ; points
out where the employment of the pedal eoinmences
and where it leaves off; and, iu a word, reproduces
the music so completely that very little is left for
the pen to do afterward. Following every wish of the
player as willingly as his'fingers, the mechanism
works in three-four or four-four time (aud every
other time may be reduced to these), and proceeds
quickly or slowly at pleasure. Butit does even more:
it immediately transposes any piece of music from
one key to another. 'While, however, it enables a
composer instantaneously to preserve his musical
thoughts and fancies by means of the usual notation,
it also gives the power of immediately takinga espy
of every piece of music- of writing out from a score
the separate parts of instrumental composition!; and
of exercising a control over le&mers by showing
whether they play correctly, for it marks every fault,
and whether they have repeated certain passages so
and so many times.”
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The Discovery op Coal in- Yrnezuela will
prove of the utmost importance to the railroads aud
steamers now being established iu that Rart of the
world. Dr. Seeman, while exploring the valley of
the river Toouyo, discovered extensive beds of fuel,
which has been tested In Dondon, and is described
as resembling the best Welsh steam-coal, which ap
proaches the American anthracite in character.
Venezuela Is .but little explored, but Is known to
abound in natural wealth. It possesses the richest
copper mines in the world—those of Area, to which
an English company Is now making a railroad sixty
miles in length, ten of whioh are completed. The
soil is or extreme fertility, and mahogany and other
valuable woods abound. *-
The rebel emissaries at work in‘New York have
noj confined their attempts solely to the destruc
tion of that-oity. On Monday a torpedo was found
in one of the berths of the Sound steamer Oity of
New Dondon. The fuse had been- lit, but had be
come extinguished before the torpedo was ignited,
and the hellish design of the perpetrators provi
dentially frustrated. It is thought that night be
fore last,.just before the City of New Dondon
started on her regular trip from New York, some
Sm entered the boat, plaeed the torpedo in the
, lighted it, and returned on shore.
When General Taylor was elected President
sixteen years ago, he did not receive a single elec
toral vote from the States lying north, and west of
the Ohio river. President Lincoln oarried them all
four years ago, but many or them by meagre ma
jorities. But this year he has in these States a
popular majority of 246,000, and 103 electoral votes.
This great vote and popular majority by the North
west shows that that part of the country does not
intend to secede just jet.
Gen. Sheridan has completed a, railroad from
Harper’s Ferry to Winchester, and has adopted the
most stringent provisions to guard It.
Congress will assemble at Washington on next
Monday the 6th of December. It will be the “short
term,” the tenure of the members expiring bylaw
on the 4th of March.
The blast-furnace slag is now very neatly die
posed of. - By applying, a blast of air or a jet of
steam to the slag, as it runs from the smelting fur
nace in a melted state, It is suddenly cooled, and
can then be easily reduced to powder; an operation
that would he entirely out of the question for any
purpose with the slag in Its usual stony condition.
The Blag is then converted into a material eminent
ly suitable for tbe purposes of brick maUngand the
manufacture of artificial stone, and It la also pro
posed be use It S 3 a manure.
The excavations at Pompeii have just led to the
discovery of a' temple of Juno, on the flags of which
were scattered about more than 200 skeletons of
women and children, who during the eruption of
Vesuvius hastened to . the temple to‘implore the
protection of the goddess.
By a recent holler explosion in England, a ball',
weighing fifty-ronr pounds, was blown 480 yards,
and a fireman thrown across a roadway and over
the tops of houses to a distance of 230 yards.
Publications Received.
From J. J. Eromer, 403 Chestnut street, we have
Prank Leslie’s Lady’s Almanac, which Is the ness
think of Its class yet published In this country, it
bas three steel engravings, via.: portraits of Mrs-
T.wnm and Mrs. McClellan, and a group repre
senting Sea Bathing at Long Branch, with thirty
vignettes and eighteen full-page wood engravings.
In addition to the full contents usually found In an
almanac, this publication has a sprinkling of his
torical, artlstical, literary, and household Informa
tion -It Is edited, with all a woman's taste and
judgment, by Miss Marian Powell. ;
We have the Illustrated Hems of the World and
Illustrated London Metes, of November 12, from Mr.
Kromer; the latter gives a fine two-pago.eques
trian portrait of Lord Palmerston, now in his Blst
yt> From W. B. Zleber, 106 South Third street, we
have the December number, completing the second
volume, of the United States Service Magazine, pub
lished by C. B. Bichardson, and edited by Profes
sor Coppre of Philadelphia. It is a flret-cIMS pe
riodical, at onoe readable and reliable, worthy of
preservation, and of especial value as giving full
official intelligence about our army and navy.
E«< Enoch Arden,” Tennyson’s late poem, illus
trated by Hammatt Billings, and published by
Messrs. J. E. Tilton & Co., Boston, will be ready to
morrow. It Is said that nearly the entire edition Is
ordered before publication, and that it Is one of the
most elegant volumes ever produced.
Extensive Positive Sale of 900 PaoNAOBS
And Lqts of Bbitish, French, German, and
American Dry Goods, &c., This Day,— The
early particular attention of dealers Is requested to
the valuable and desirable assortment o£ British,
German, Swiss, French, and American dry goods,
enrinaclng about 800 packages and lots of staple
and fancy articles, In linen goods, cottons, woolens
worsteds, and silks, Including 160 packages domestics
in great variety, to be peremptorily sold, by cata
logue, on four months’ oredlt, and part for cash,
commencing this (Thursday) morning, at 10 o’clock,
to bo continued all day, without Intermission, by
Jobn B. Myers & Co., auctioneers, Nos, 232 and 234
Market street. , -
THE CITY.
(fob additional city nbwb bee fibbt rAOE.)
THE NATION Air CONSTITUTION.
Tbo Convention for amending the Constitution
reassembled yesterday, at the West Arch-street
Church, at 10 o’clock In the morning. Intheab
sefcee of the president and vice president, Eev. Dr.
-Edwards was called to theohair. Prayer was offered
by Eev. Joel Swartz, of Baltimore. The 7-2 d Psalm
was then read by the president, after which letters
from a number of prominent divines, endorsing the
object of the Convention, were read. Among them
were letters from Hon. B. Grata Brown, Senator
from Missouri; Professor J. F. tinkler, Martin
But her College, Buffalo, Now York; Kev. L. W.
Habel. Lutheran Church, Kirchhayn, Wisconsin;
Eev. Dr. Duffield, Detroit, Michigan; and others.
Several delegates spoke of the difficulty of form
ing auxiliary societies. It was said by many of
them that sufficient publicity had not been given to
the object of the-Convention. Among-those who
spoke upon the subject of auxiliaries, and the suc
cess, partial or otherwise, of the movement, were
Eevs. A. M. Whetstone, A. O. Todd, E. B. Oamin,
■ .Tames McDonald, J. N. Johnston, A. M. MUllgan,
M. B. Smith. Dr. Douglas, Janies H. Cooper. Pro
fessor J. H. McDvalne, and Messrs. Charles Lowe,
John Beatty, John M. Elder, S. Jack, J. N. Can
non. John C. Slute, John D. Garley, and others.
The afternoon session was spent In the discussion
of the several resolutions published In The Press of
yesterday.
The evening session was opened with prayer by
Eev. Hr. Butler. The Convention then dually con
sidered and adopted the resolutions before .men
tioned.
A vote of thanks was tendered to the reporters
for the correct reports of the Convention made by
them.
The Convention adjourned sine die with prayer
by Eev. Dr. Edwards.
SAINT ANDBEW’S DAT.
Saint Andrew’s Day was celebrated In this city
yesterday by the Saint Andrew’s and Scots’ Thistle
Societies In thelusual manner. The Scots’ Thistle
Society had a grand supper prepared at the Wethe
rill Bouse, and the joyfulness generally experienced
on such occasions was as fully felt at the eelebra
tion last evening by many of eur best Scottish citi
zens.
Before sitting down to the table the usual business
aliairs were transacted. The report of the treasurer
was read. It shows the receipts to have been as fol
lows :
Thistle fund i $386 OS
Widows’ fund 229 41
Charity fund 250 78
Total $866 25
The expenditures were:
To slefc members.. ...f225 75
To funerals., ss 00
Towidows... ; 249 00
To charities ISO 94
To Rdsailaneoug 64 86
Total $764 58
The value of the property of the association Is
$8,727.87.
The following officers were elected for the ensuing
President—William Gray.
Floe President—Dr. John Buchanan,
. Treasurer—Thomas Duncan.
Secretary—Bobert O. Gibson.
Councillors—James Johnston, Wm. Kobb, Wm,
J. Young, James H. Gunn, Bobert B- Pinkerton.
The president then read off the following toasts,
to which appropriate responses were made. A num
ber of Scotch songs were sung, and the best feeling
prevailed:
1. “ The day and a’ wha honor It.”
Eesponded to by Mr. Daniel Mclntyre.
2 Scotland: The land of out nativity.
Song—“ Scotland yet.” Mr. Alex. Bobb.
3. The United States of America: Our adopted
country. May the Union that Washington fought
for last for ever— the one bright spot where the op
pressed of all nations can enjoy freedom.
Song—Mr. Harkness.
’4. The memory of Bobert Bures and Sir Walter
Scott.
Song—“ Highland Mary.” Mr. Alex.Bobb,
Song—“ Jock of Haydden.” Mr. D. Mclntyre.
5. The memory of Washington.
Eesponded to by Capt. Jack.
6. Universal Education: The true source of the
moral and' intellectual distinction of the Scottish
people.
7. The memory of William Wallace,
Song—“ Scots, wha hae.” Mr. Alex. Bobb.
Bf. Our brethren of the St. Andrew’s Society.
Theirs is that glveth, and yet lncreaseth. May their
means ever equal their desire to relieve the necessi
ties of their countrymen In distress.
9. Woman: Our best and truest friend, God bless
her! ‘ t
A number or volunteer toasts were also given, and
responded to. The company separated at a late
hour.
“what’s in a name?”
It is Interesting to know that some of the most dis
tinguished and notorious names in history are du
plicated among oar medleal officers. Four of these
gentlemen with distinguished names are now on
duty in the Department of the Susquehanna. John
Bell, tie celebrated Constitutional Union disloyal
Tennessean, has a prototype there 5 James Buchan
an, the famous O. P. F., has a representative, who,
we can easily believe, will do. more honor to his
country than J. B. the elder did; the great Ger
man Kcfrrmer, to whom we owe so much, Martin
Luther, has a substitute in our ranks, and the won
derful Scottish lad, the author of Tam O'Shanter’s
Mare and The Cotter’s • Saturday Night, Robert
Burns, is not permitted to go unrepresented.
DEATHS OF SOLDIERS.
The deaths of the following-named soldiers were
reported yesterday at the Medical Director’s office:
Chestnut Hill Hospital—John Biles, Company B,
12th Virginia..
Pittsburg Hospilal—George McMillan, Company
E, 140th Pennsylvania. -
1 SEBIOTO CALAMITY.
About three o’clock, yesterday aftcrrtoon»,threo
mefi fell from a scaffold at Juniper and Eooast
streets. They were all seriously hurt. One man
was taken to the hospital, and the others to their
homes.
ALTERED NOTE.
One dollar notes altered to tens of the Farmers’
Bank of Lancaster are In circulation.
CITY ITEMS.
Evert Description of Popular Hats, for
ladies and children, Including the celebrated “ Con
tinental,’’ for sale by Wood & Cary, 725 Chestnut
street. Making old hats new Is also promptly at.
tended to at this establishment.
Thu Ladies’ Frikhd.—“A gem;” "A house
hold treasure;” 11 A perfect beauty“ Works like
a charm ;” “The best In the world“ Would not
be without a Florence;” “It makes four stitches
with tho same ease that others make one.” Snoh
are the expressions nsed by purchasers of a Florence.
Sold at No. 630 Chestnut street.
Tjra Mar wits this Black Travelling Bag.—
The Man with the Black Travelling Bag Is becom
ing a notable character, and we expect to smell
phosphorsis and turpentine at the sight of one. The
bearer of one of these bags was arrested at the Filth
avenue Hotel last night, and a policeman was tm.
mediately sent for. Upon examining the bag, It was
found to contain, not chemicals or matches, but a
spick and span bran new and elegant suit, which
the owner of the bag had purchased at the Brown.
Stone Clothing Hall of Kookhill & Wilson, Nos. 603
and 606 Chestnut street, above Sixth, Philadelphia.
The clerk apologised, and the- Innocent traveller
went to bed. '
No Phosphorus or Spirits of Turpehtinb.—
The young man with the black carpet bag that call
ed at the Continental Hotel, yesterday, is known.
Several parties who saw Mm, and among them the
detectives, recognize Mm as the party who buys all
of Ms clothing, at Charles Stokes & Co.’s one price,
under the Continental, and has been patronizing
that celebrated house since its establishment. His
visit to the Continental yesterday was for that pur
pose.
Three First Premiums have been awarded to
the Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Company, at
the Fair of rise Queen’s County (New York) Agri
cultural Society, -recently held at Jamaica—viz :
For the best Family Machine; the best Manufac
turing Machine,'and the best Machine work.
Bargairsiholothihg,
Bargains In Clothing,
Bargains In Clothing,
Bargains in Clothing,
At Granville Stokes’ Old Stand
At Granville Stokes’ Old Stand
At Granville Stokes’ Old Stand.
At Granville Stokes’ Old Stand
No. 609 Chestnut Street.
No. so* Chestnut Street,
No. 600 Chestnut Street.
No. 609 Chestnut Street. '
Get tbr Best.— Clergymen, as a class, do not
recommend an article unless they have good reason
to know It to be valuable. Procure of any druggist
one of Mrs. Allen’s circulars of her World’s Hair
Restorer and Hair Dressing, and you can read over
twenty testimonials of our most eminent olergymen,
each one recommending in the strongest terms the
use of these preparations. They restore, Invigorate,
and beautify the hair. If you, wish to restore and
retain your hair through life, use them. Every
druggist sells them. n29-tuths3t
The Flobbwcb does all kinds of family sewing
in the neatest manner, from the heaviest woolens to
the moßt delicate fabrios.
Ah Ihgbhiohs Pocket-Book.— The best pocket,
books are those manufactured by Messrs. Mason &
Hughes, No. 14 North Sixth street. They are made
of one piece of leather, by’ folding wMch dispenses
with the necessity of stitching, making a strong
and durable book. *ol9-swBt
Ladies' Furs—An elegant assortment at Chari*
Oakford 4 Son’s, Continental Hotel, •*
Ladies’ Furs —A large assortment of elegant
goods at pavtd s. Soils’, eag Arch stmt, no3o-ot*
Guard Display of Wihter
Grand Display Of Winter (■^ T,tt!il ‘
Grand Display 0 f wint£
At Charles Stokeaft
At Charles &g 0 , *
At Charles Stokes & Gn >a'
Under the Continent,
Under the Conttne^"^
Unae L the_Co Dtin^jHota i.
WHITE VineiH Wax op Ahtiij.,,-
site cosmetic ha* no equal for b ea^~' T
tog, and preserving the complexly
from pure white wax, hence Its extra* i£ £
ties for preserving the skin, makfa® 211
smooth, and transparent, it is most 11 ’
shaving, cures chapped handß or it™
pies, blotches, tan, freckles, or snJ^ 0101
parts that pearly tint to the face nept ■
much desired by ladies of taste*
cents. Hunt ft Co., 133 South Seven*. 1
41 South Eighth street. u
PIATB Db TOH.BTTB PBAKaAiaE.~p„
Hug the shin, eradicating '
marks, pimples, *a. Price n. Haatln
Seventh street, and 41S. Eighth street * v
Waeeakted to Pleask.—The u
the only perfect family Sewing ,rBSE
to give entire satisfaction or money retwajJ”
Gboegb Stkok & Co.’s Pianos
Hamlin’s Cabinet Organs, for sai, "!?‘
Oould, Seventh and Chestnut streets I,r -1
. - ' ■ Solg^j
LADIES’ AHD OHTLDKKH’s Haiw,.
at diaries OafeTord & Son’s, ContineijtyJ
Era, UAH, AKD CATAE3H, Bac:Cct=f.
by J. Isaacs, M. D., Oculist and Anrtst *r„
Artificial eycß Inserted. e y.
Pueokasbks may roly upon gottis* tv*
at Cbarles OakTord & Son’s, Cantinas.'-J*'
Valuable Oil FKOPEnTiEs,-.p at ..
of purchasing Oil Lands In West V!r»f ! ' !tS!
nango county, may 'secure some vainay-t ° !
applying early to Jons- j, ’ f ste
n026 - 6t MSonth l-raot^
GKHTLBHBir’s Hats—All the Isttest -h
Charles Oakford & Son’s, Continental Hotel
ARRIVALS AT TOE HOTELS,
_ The Com
Lieut CtJ -Kintzing
Maj A A Hosmer.B S A
Tlios Bartley & wf.H Tort
Cba* B b tore, New York
L H Centner.New York
.Tap B Partridge, Baltimore
Lieut l> E Bigler,US A
3 H -Phillips, Washington
W G Brewer, Warren,Pa
A L Jarreti, Maryland
J I) Johnston, Baltimore
A P John, New York •
A K Todd, New York
A G D&vi&Penna
W A ToTey & sis. N York
F L Keller, Hew York *
A Bradley, Pittsburg
Col <3eo l> Reggies, Wash
O Metcalf, Pittsburg
A K Moore, Mt Holly, N J
C A Lightcap, Orsnge, H J
J B Mepgrave. Hew York
W T Clark, Indianapolis
W H Webb. Hew Jersey
PS Marts, Tamaqua -
‘W Early, Lebanon, co
Jas S Pardon & wf.Cinn
Mr S Frost & la, N I ork
Mrs L Preetoo, Hew York
P D Yroom, Jr, Hew Jersey
VTD Perrins. Hew Jersey
Lieut H R Hinckley, DBA
CkssKnap, Hew Jersey
Jacob Hnntzinger, Pottsv
MPerry, Auburn. NY
P Kn2utf& la, H Jersey
B H Com bp, Penna
Oliver 8 White,New York
o Bxcnet, Quebec
W Cooper, Qufbfec
S E Chorcb.Lake Superior
C E Kent & sifter, Maine
C S Stewart, B S S
DLEadger, Baltimore
Jcbn Bagert & wf, Lane
Bon A K McClure, Penna
A D Canfman.CbambeisbK
Thes J Hill, Chambereborg'
Mrs Oilwood, Hew York
A H Massey, Cleveland I
M A Jones, Pittsburg 1
The €J:
John. M Livingston, N Y
G W Huntington. TJ 8 If
John Zidanes, Boston
S F Puckolte, Colorado
John Polar, 2> ewark, If J
Oscar Barrett.lfewark.Sr J
J B Hamilton,Waferf'd,Pa
J C Hopewell, Kew Jersey
B McEickles
John Corcoran, Easton
Miss Bernard
H H Wainwriglif, If Y
W Lcragbridge, Maryland
Chas C Keeler, Pew York
S H Allen, Hew York
Geo E Hodgdon, Kew York
W MurraF ,
Jas Collins, Hew Lancaster
B Wateon, Wilmington, Bel
E Freedman & ia,Penna |
. A S Evans, Fort Wayne
Hon F Watte, Carlisle
B C Harbour, Wheeling
Jas B Morris, Ohio
John P Eoach, Ohio
h B Battin
J H JTisley, Peasa
Jas Young. Penn*
J H Carrow, St Paul
M B Bell, Pottsviile
P. Williams, Wllm, Bel
Edw Lord, Camden, Del
B D Briggs, PXttebnrg
E P Torrance, Pittsburg
F Hajs & wf.* Bocheeter
D Martin, Pew York
JW Steel Oil City
S B Slocum, .OH City
C Barrie & la, Allegheny
J J Barbour, Washington
Lewis P Hooper, W Chester
J Sergeant, W Chester
B E Pecker, Pew York
Mrs Sorbin, Pottsviile
G Ormred & wf, Tnmcqua
G B Dram, Pew York
J W Lorg, Trenton *
J A Eogeie, Ironton
Tbos C Potter
W Lilly, Mauch. Chunk
Mrs J F Hoffecker, I el
J H Hoffecker, Delaware
E M Coffield,Benton, K
J B Harmony, UBH
EM Biddle, Easton
J C Denison. & Is, SJ
D Sweeney, Pew York
Philip Short dan, K Y
Sami Borrowes, New Yori
J W Hobbs, Boston
E W Ball, Massachusetts
T A Clark, Massachusetts
John Cobb, Ridseway, Pa
G K Holler. Harribbarj:
J B McEnally. Clearfield
C BTcYevi, Ridgeway, Fa
John Patton, ConnersTula
Mrs R Cogferaa,Btaaf&rj,Ci
SA. Claire, Pittsburg j
J M Wilcox, Rochene?" v
C W Hamiickhori?©,
John Hasting'!, N i?rifordl
E Swyiler, Sew York
Ur 3> McMortrk, r 3 K .
JobnNing. l\evr York
Jos Bird, ShsLmo’idn
C B ’WiU-'ia, Lancaster
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