PRESS, Ll) IIAH.Y (SUNDAY'S EXCEPTED) j;y JftHN AT, F»B>’*Y. r j ’ Ho . 11l SOUTH FOPBTH BTABET. the mii.l' press, . , ibTen Dotj aks Prr Annrm, la •!> l "' ! '„TwtSTT Cjmtb Psa Wbbk, payable t* : Mailed lo SobKcriberi oat or tbs oity, ! ,f;‘ 7, t ‘" , r ,,Pß K Ax«iiM: Ponp. Dollars AK» Pint C-. MOUTHS i TWO Dollars and Twrxtt tawtoWp laadraaoe lnserted attbe nenal rate*. TBI-WEEHEY PRESS, J wSnbwsribere, Eitb Dollars Per AsstfH.ta BTABL Plt¥ coops. 1 CLOTHS l CLOTHS! ly, T. SNOPGBASS" (ILOTH HOUSE, 34 South SEOOND,Btr*at. 33 BTBAWBBEB7 Street. .... leceivccE per latest Importations a great stock (IBNTLEMEN'S 0 COATING 3. ,i(», s f: '' l NAVY GOODS. as Follows: -tnDBS, ALL SHADSS AS D PRICES. 'UitIEKNBS, VERT BEAUTIFUL. l ,J l.iTs i)RY AHD HIGH risIBH. J s gOFTFINISH, S?«KBLOT CLOibs, : flß&ffflk ■ : FI NIS H BE AVERS. PL ANSELS. Ht.iGBT BLUE FLANNELS, & co„ »> g %, tM> NINTH and'ARCH streets. ijHE GREAT BLANKET STORE. BLANKETS at retail, blankets at wholesale. blankets fob housekeepers. blankets fob hotels. blankets fob the army. blankets fob the navy. blankets of all sizes. blankets of all qualities. blankets the cheapest in town. blankets to suit everybody, AT THE BLANKET STORE, s. E. sor. NINTH and AROH STREETS. n4-fmwtdeBl qvrtain department. SHEFPABD, YAH HIBHHGEN, &ABBISON, No, 1008 CHESTNUT STREET. J.r; received from-tho late AUCTION SALES IS NEW YOBK A large addition to their splendid stock of lace and muslin curtains, BHOCATELEE. SATIN DELAINES, BEPS. TEBBY Japanese cloth, ltd tie various other materials most desirable for jaklob, chamber, dining- room, and library curtains. Idimates for famishing single rooms, salts of apart wits, or a whole hoase.-based on a large deduction f»nformer prices, promptly furnished, and the work -medially and faithfully performed hy experienced sal reliable hands. de2-fmwlot 1034 CHESTNUT STREET! 2, H. NEEDLES n PAU.T Mosivnra ( novelties n LAOIS, WHITE goods; IMBBOIDEBIES, VEILS, HANDEBROHIBFSito xowtgriSTHtrr btebbt. " fiROICE COLORS AMD SHADES OF U _ POPLINS, r ' .tsU THE IIATE A ncTTO!f SAI4S, AT REDUCED PRICES, ' - FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS, • OF A ' " SUBSTANTIAL CHARACTER - TheBtock,of RWBN STODDAEt , j, BROTHER msents great aitractlons aud Inducements in variety iidprtce to persons selecting for Holiday Gifts/ Having purchased largely at the late auction sales, '•?rc prepared to close out YiEiNOEI. . IOPLIIfS. . . _ . PL FIffoImMOPSSKhIWK jm hAXmk lICH PLAIH, FIGURED; AND BI.ACKBn.KS, v ’LIONS MANTILLA VELVETS, BROOHE LONG 6HA.WLS, T , BLANKET SiIAWLS. LADIES’ CLOAKS, ' r „,*»»« VBDV cfI®L?A°C L L» -BS4YBE CLofHS, Ate., Sc., Usually Mducedprieea. ' CURWEN STOODART St 880,, 450, 45a, and 494 Berth bBCOSl) Street. T *, above WilioW. SAXONY DRESS GOODS, 0 AT 50.! 60, TO TO CENTS, 91 hlght novelstyle;, fhr Holldtre prOTants._ . CURWEN STODDART A 880., 450, 45a, and 454 North SECoa D Street, above Willow. UROCHE SCARFS, D 808 HOLIDAY GIFTS. CURWEN STODDART St 880.,, 450, 453, and 454 North SECOND greet, above Willow. BLANKETS 1 -BLANKETS! U BLANKETS! BRIGHT BOEDER BLANKETS, , Of all sizes, grades, and makes, Yiiich make an acceptable ■ OHfiIBTMAS OUT.- . „„„ . COBWEB STODDART St 880., , , 430, 453, and 454 North SECOND Street, u«7-3t . above Willow. Bargains t closing out i bar “GAINS I ! STOCK TO BE SOLD BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1865. IN PRICES. t! every variety, suitable for . * „ HOLIDAY PRESENTS. Handsome Silks at low prices. Rika of all kinds at low prices. Plain Merlnoes and Poplins. BIOH PLAID POPLINS SS4 Dress Goods of alibi mis at low prices. „ BROCHB AND WOOLEN SHAWLS. Llcss Hdkfs, Lace . . . . Irench and Cambric Lace V|!l. dTßßl<& Nos. 713 and 715 North TENTH Strset. Silks and other goods for U IVBUIKO DRESSES. Wliile and Pearl Corded Sinks. white and Light Coiors Moire Antiques. pits. Psarl, and Lavender Silks. fink, Blue, and Buff Silks. line Colors Watered Silks. wiae Color* Moire Antiques, t Whlu he. _ * . SPWllf HALL A GO*, Jes • . »S South frBOOgP Street. ftAJU&AIISS l BARGAINS 1 1,000 yards Linen Crash, at 12XC, I,OCO yards Linen Crash, at 12-^c. 3 lots of heaty White Flannel, at 56#0. 3 lots of English Flannel, at 56Kc. „ 3 lots of all-wool Flannel, at 66#c. ... ; . , I respectfully call the attention of Hospitals and the Ladies’ Aid Society to these Flanntls, a« they_ar‘e a Beat bargain. JOHN H. STORES, m 70S ABGH Street. I) BP PdPLINB. Solid colors, extra line quality, for $2. Plaid Poplins of nnueual beauty, at *2. Good quality wide plaid Poplins, $1.25. Figured reps, Mohairs, and Merlnoes. 127 pieoes newest.unique American Delaines, some of them choice and neat, others very day stripe. Over 100 pieces American prints, 81,56,38, and4o ete. Slack Mohairs aud Alpacas, 65 ots to #1.75. Balmorals, fresh lot for misses, maids, and matrons. Cloaks and Shawls in Cloak room. Cloak display unusually gmid gales rapid. , „ CoOPBB St GONARD, "028-tf g, 2. Got. NINTH and MARKET Ste. * BLANK. BOOKS. OIL, MINING, coal, and other SEW COMPANIES. Ws aie prepared to furnish New Corporations with all _ a Books they require, at short notice and low prices, Jut quality. All styles of Binding. STEEL plate certificates of stock, lithographed .! “ TRANSFER BOOK, ORDERS OF TRANSFEE, STOCK LEDGER^ STOCK LEDGER BALANOB3. REGISTER OF CAPITAL STOCK. BROKER'S PBTTY LEDGER, ACCOUNT OF SALES, DIVIDEND BOOK. MOSS Ac CO., ®BABK BOOK MANUFACTURERS AND STATIONERS. 43* CHESTNUT Street, Removal, B. ,1. WILLIAMS, manufacturer of V ENETIANbIinds WINDOW SHADES, " SSIOTED from No. 18 (in consequence of lire} to *• 85 Kortli Sixth street, ''everyilad to see his customersand Old establishment is rebuilt. noSOllt ATRtscwß J’. AKOY JOB PRINTING, SCtWALT & BROWN'S, Ills. FOURTHgt! VOL. B.—NO. 113. THE HOMPAIg. JJOLIDAY GIFTS _ OF MAGNIFICENT AND ELEGANT DESIGNS. DBipmiG AND ODOR CASKS, Cigar and Puff Boxes, BUFFALO COMBS, TOOTH, .NAIL, AND HAIR BRUSHES, SATCHEIS, POCKET BOOKS, SOISSOBS IN OASES, TABLE AND POCKET KNIVES, RAZORS AND STROPS, WITH A FULL ASSORTMENT OF FINE CUTLERY ’ AND PARIS FANCY GOODS. SNOWDEN & BROTHER, IKPOBTEBS, 83 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET. de2-fmw6t&dl2fc pHRISTMAS PRESENTS. " r . v> What conld he a more acceptable Ohriatmaa Pre lAn£ FOB A GENERAL, FOB A COLONEL, FOB A CAPTAIN, _ - FOB A LIEUTENANT, FOR A SURGEON. than a handsome PRESENTATION SWOBD. SASH, and BELT, each as can always he obtained, In the high est artistic finish, at GEORGS W. SIMONS & BROS,, Manufacturing Jeweler*, Sansom-street Hall, 610 BANSOM Street, Philadelphia? n039-12i jfc. FINE WATCHES, JEWELRY, •** SILVER AND PLATED WARE, " COBNEB ARCH AND TENTH STREETS. Brooches, Sleeve Buttomr, Armlets, Bracelets, Scad Pins and RlngstJßea Set*. Ice Pitchers. Walters, Goblets. Forke, Spoons, Sc. •' J 39» Watches repaired and Warranted Old Gold. Diamonds, and Silver bought, no® -8m HARRISON JARDBN. SCALES. FAIRBANKS* WAREHOUSE. 715 CHESTNUT STREET. HOLIDAY CONFECTIONS. AND FASHIONABLE CONFECTIONS FOR THE HOLIDAYS, IN NEAT BOXES, SUITABLE FOE PRESENTS FAMILY USB, FRESH EVERY DAY, E. IG-. WHITMAN & OO.’S, de2-lm No. 318 CHESTNUT St., below Fourth. GENTS* FURNISHING GOODS. HOLIDAY PRESENTS FOR GENTLEMEN, A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS, ' SUITABLE FOB " | . JROUCDA# PRESENTS. ■ , ' - - - & 00„ ' -de^lM,-"■ - 8141 CHESTNUT; Street. WRAPPERS^ JDHN G. ABBISdN, Nos. I and 3 NORTH SJXTH STREET, Is now offering an elegant and extensive variety of BEmEIIFS WRAPPERS, SCARPS, NEOK-TIES, MUFFLERS, &LOVES, HANDKERCHIEFS, SUSPENDERS, &0„ 3CITABIE FOB. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. de7-tjaB . . - ; g 25 ARCH BTREST. REMOVAL. 6. A, HOFFMAN, nasT TSiainjii Baaßi ura wmffkb MANUFACTORY, AND GENTLEMEN’S FOBNISHING; emporium. UMOYXD FROM 808 ARGH STESXE TO THI NEW STORE, 890 ARCH STREET. 895 jcU-fsmwSm MILLINERY. J^ADIES’ SILH HATS, FRENCH SHAPER BIRDS, FEATHERS, FLOWERS, ALL THB NOYBLTIES IN THE MILLINERY LINE. THOS. KENNEDY it BRO 3 ocl2-Wfm2m No. 739 CHESTNUT Street. COMMISSION ROUSES. JJAZARD ft HUTCHINSON, No. XUS CHESTNUT BTKBET. COMMISSION MEROHANTSI ' 'ten m ntsm of - gy.2lml PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODR MERCHANT TAILORS. jgDWARD P. KELLY, JOHNKELLYi TAILORS, . 518 CHESTNUT STREET, WUI from this date lOctoher Sdl stll at ' REDUCED PRICES; *o* CASH. o»6-tf . ; CARPETS AND OIL-CLOTHS. ““ 1864. 380 MTTJJ, 1864. OBBMAirrOWW. MeOALLUM A OOJ CARPET WAREHOUSE, Mt CHNSWDT STRUT, rmy.aDßr.wHlA. 1864: 1864. UcCAIXUK ft CO., RETAIL DEPARTMENT, •1* CHESTNUT STREET, MIS-ht; OPPOSITE INDEPENDENCE HALL, CANTON MATTINGS. bTTFdT" A LARGS INVOICE OF FINS COCOA MATTINGS. MeOALLUM ft CO.; i noIS-Ia *<)9 CHJBTITOC SftMt QUKT AIN STOKE. 1026 WINDOW SH Oui workmanship la rursarpasiod. ' ' 6. M. STOUT t CO.i 1026 CHBBTKUT Street. - . . _ - QJOSBS’ SEWING MACHINES, 915 CHESTNUT (ST. de-4tt gGrAI/ES THE “FLO BE NG E AMERICAN A IKVEHTOBS’ GREAT TRIUMPH—THE SEWtHa MACHINE PERFECTED.-AU the objections, to, other HteMnes.are overcomelnthe FLORENCE. It makes. FOUH DIFFERENT STITCHES with the same ease, and with, as little machinery as others make one.. Be- . sides, it has the REVERSIBLE FKBD,MOTION-a uni form; self-regulating tension of thread and no ageings, cog wheels, or cams to get out of order.. It "does' ALL KINDS OF FAMILY SB WING; from the, heaviest Woolens to the most delleate fabrics, using all kinds of_ silk, cotton, and linen thread, from Ho. 20 to 200. ■* .HO OTHEK MACHIHE does solargea range of work is the FLOBBNGE) ' HO OTHEK MACHINE pleases the ladles so well as the FLOSENGE. More than OHB THOUSAHD of the FLORENCE hays' been sold in Philadelphia within the last few months. The FLORENCE is the only PERFECT FAMILY SEW ING MACHIHE, warranted to giro entire .satisfaction, , or money retained. There is no'one who own* a FLORENCE that Would seH it at Cost. ' Gall and see Be operations, whether yon wtah to pnr chaseornot. Samples of sewing, with price list, sent free by malL FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE CQMFAHY, n023-tf .v 630 CHESTNUT Street. IS NOW READY. The high charaoter of.the previous writings of the authoress of ‘AWoodcliff”have procured fdr her a deserved popularity, which the present volume will fully sustain. The story is fresh and vigorously written, and will commend itself to-all classes of readers, ' NEW EDITIONS, ALSO, EDITH’S MINISTRY, ' 'SUNSHINE, . the Flounced robe. LINDSAY At BL 4KISTON, Publishers. . 35 South SIXTH Street, above Chestnut. L. St B.- will' fiupplyall tbe New BookWof this Season at low prices, and “ Wlfodcliff” can be procured at any of the Bookstores. : deS A PPLETON’S NEW A M SRI C CYCLOPEDIA. valuahle Library of UMver gal Information i» well de&ei viug of a place in in telligent htmeeliold ia the land. It isrecommonded by able reviewerß as: the best Cyclopedia for popular use aver published. Below are the names of afewbf our' prominent citizens who have taken this work: Bt. Bey. Fm. -B. Stevens, Bev. Franklin Moore, Bev. Dr. Mori&rty, Bev. Wm, H. Fnrness« Bev. Bichard Rev. Thomaa J. Shepherd, Eli K. Price, Esqv, r JohnC. Creason, Esa.', Geo. B. Staarr, jSsq.. A.'J..Drexel, Esq., David Paul Brown. Esq., Jay Cooke, Esq., J/ Charles Esq., Joetah Eandall, u?q. B. J. Leedom, Esq.» George Northrop, Esq^ F. J. Dreer.Efq., . F. Carroll Brewster, Bsq., Alexander Fullerton, Esq., S, M/ Felton*,Esq., Johnßansai Esq., r ‘ John Bice, Esq.-** John Fallon, Esq., f A,' 2, Bucknor, Esq., .. J. EdgarThomsOD. Esq, ? D. C. McCammon. Esq.. t Thomas A. Scott, Esq; ~ Col. 'WiUiaCT.'Thoihae, John L. Borby, £eq., t Cbarles H. Muirhehd.Eiq,, Charleshraealester, Esq., 'William Weightman,BBq,, >■ _ And nearly one thousand others," ' The Cyclopedia is nomcomplete in gixteeh ’large vo lumes, in six different styles of bindings. -Satnples-may be seen, and orders received, at the Agency for this city and State, Bd. 33 South SIXTH Street, Chest- - nut, second story, - - • * - li a « . de?‘6fc' JAMES K. SIJfOIT, Akent. jUTIBS McKEEYER’S NEW BOOK/' r iW- ' NOW READY, WOODCLIFF.B. By HAKBIBT B, • McKBEVER, author of “ Edith’s Ministry, * * * * Sunshine, * 1 * 1 Tile Fiounced Bobe, * * &c., &c., in one yolujne, 12mo. • . h - jft£SO, NSW EDITIONS OF v - - . EDITH’S MINISTRY. lYolumo: SUNSHINE: or, Kate Vinton. 10mo. - * .THE FLOUNCED KOBE, and What it Costs. Bytbe same author. * * ** XINDSAY&BLAKISTON, Publishers, No. $5 South SIXTH Street. A SHMILAD & m&JXB, * (SIJCOBSSOBS TOW. P. HAZARD). Ho. 734 CHKSTN OT Street, utb jost shorn, ed BAYABD TAYLOB’B HEW. BOOK—JOHN GOD FREY’S FORTUNES. Belated by himself. A Story of American Life. *' . THEsSEEBj or, Common Places Refreshed. By Leigh Hant 2 yole.. Beautifully printed and boomd. COBKELATION AHD COHSBKYATIOH OK FOBCES. By Grove, Farraday, Liebig, and others. ENOCH ABBEN: Elegantly illuatraied. -T LIFE OF GEHEBAL WINFIELD HANCOCK. Seeond Lditloo'ready .Monday, December sth. LOOKIHG TOWABD SUNSBT. By L. Maria Child. Uegantly printed on tinted paper. , A HEW ATMOSEHBBB. Another new Book by Gall Hamiiton^autkorof**Countryl*WiiiAr, s, dte.' i ‘ v THE QUEEN OP THE COUNTY. By the author of "Hararet and her Bridesmaids ** • _ SEEivALPS HIBTOBY OF THE EOMAEfS. « YOls, THE AGES. ' Third series. ÜBDSBffiHE BAH (Le Mandlt). A Tale of {he Hina teenth Century. THE AMEBICAN SOTS’ BOOK OF SPOBTS AND GAMES. With 700 Engravings. / - LYBA ANGLICANA; or» A HymnalofSacred Poetry. ELexantly printed on tinted paper, red edges. STANDARD WOEKB and books of allMnds Is every variety of binding,placed on long counters running the full length of our store, where they can be examined carefully and leisurely. We invite their inspection be fore the usual holiday rush of purchasers. de3 THE GREAT WAR -BOOKt-THE a AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LIEUT. GBN. WINFIELD ■ SCOTT. 2 vote. , 12mo. Illustrated with two steel-plate Likenesses of the General, taken at different axes. NEW BDOK.by the author of ** Wide, Wldewoild, 1 * "MelbourneHouse.”' 2v015., 12mo. beta* the hitherto uncollected writings of Traßdcmk by JacohAbbott. 4 vols., iSmo., confining Work for Winter, Work for Spring, flfark for gammer. Work for Autumn. - -. WAT Of HOLINESS, by Horatius Bonar, ®Wi ; A» mtM. OF DAVID.COrr SCDDDBB, Hiaalonary In Southern India, hy Horace E. Scudder! iSlßfl. - • - THE OIUMH AOT THEBIBELLION. AcoMlda ratios of the Bebellion against the Government of the United States, and the agency of the" Ohnrch. Horth rad South, in relation thereto. By B. L. Stanton, D.D. lano. For sale by WILLIAM S. & ALFBBD MABTIEH, nol« 606 CHESTNUT street WEST VIRGINIA AND OHIO Oil, I> BEGION.-Anew and complete POCKET MAP of toe oil-region in the above localities, comprising an area of forty miles arennd'Marfetta; Eor sale b| 1X4%7 Booth SIXTH Street. TtfOYELTY ALBUM COMPANY. el e*ant Album, containing Photographs of . all tlie in the United States- $3 00 A. Splendid Album, containing Photographs of all ~ , the President, of the Unitea5tate5................ A Beautiful Album, containing a collection of a. out Haval Heroes ~ The three together, comprising the whole collec-“ Hen ♦«. ...15 00 A MOST SUITABLE PEB®HT lOE HOLIDAY. GIFTS. A most exauirite POCKET ALBUM, containing a An« collection of most niouant French Picturea, only.'..*! 60 the NoveUyAtbnm C 0.,” Post Offlceßox 6488, enclosing amount, and any of the above wlUbe immediately sent by express. . - de7-wfm3m fJHE SALEM LEG. ’ UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. Ciecuiab Ho. 6 has Just been Issued. Send for a oopy to the - and learn from it the reasons 'why this log is steadily supplanting the many “ heat lege made In the world," CIBOTOAK Ho. 6 contains a DESCRIPTION OF THE DEG. Its ADVANTAGES, TESTIMONIALS of SHE GBofcs and WEARERS. ACCOUNTS of numerous GASES treated by this original and ingenious method. TERMS, and all; other needful information. Soldiers entitled to a Goyernment Deg canxeoeWe the F-i'TT. T.e r WTTGGTIT CHARGE. ' ' noSH-lm fiABIMET FUKOTTUEK. yj MOORE a CAMPION, ; ■ MSI Sooth SECOND Street, ■ are prepued tofoUowthedeoUne In the .market In the price Of their fnrnltnre. Furehaser* wtti and examine oor etoek. CURTAIN eeODS. ALBAYEN. NOVELTIES IN - RICH CURTAIN GOODS, WINDOW SHADSS, ► • AND . FURNITURE COVERINGS. W ALR A VEN, BisencHUL, • Tl« CHESTNUT STREET, .9 CHE CHESTNUT STREET. BROCATELLE CURTAINS. OOTELINE CURTAINS. TERRY CURTAINS. MUSLIN CURTAINS. SATIN DE BAINE CURTAINS. REP CURTAINS. LACE CURTAINS, AND . ' ' . BEWm« MACHINES. THE HEW BOOH -BY MISS MoKEEVSK, „Oae Yplume. 12m6. SALEM LEG COMPANY,; SALEM, MASS., PHILADELPHIA, fRIDAT, DECEMBER 9, 1864, HEW YORK OBSAHIZSD THE LAWS OF HEIY YORK. FBAHOIS A PALMSBi President Broadway Banks Hew York, 1 NATE’AH BAND ALL, ex-Presldent .Uttitid States Telegraph Company, HeWYork. T' ? ‘ ■-ALBERT H; HICpIAY, of Aih#|t.;jf, Hlo»laY&-®>- Brokers and Auctioneers. 62 Wiiliardstieefc, Bew Tork. EPGEKE J. JACKSON, of' Polhenws & sJackfon, JBftßkeiiliDdßrokers, 48 Exchange Place, York/ “ v BOTHrHD:Oi BTIDMAH, troleum Stock Board, and Broker, Ho. 30 Broad street, Hew York. t i ’ AHDKEW MEHAFFEY, Philadelphia, i . FBAHCIS A GODWIN, Philadelphia; " i - : ROBERT CEASES ON, of Clarkson & Co., Bankers, 121 Booth Third street, Philadelphia. ’ JAMES M. CLARKE, Oil City,,Pennsylvania," >C. ; OFFICERS,. .. President—AnnanT H. Nicolay, Hew York; Vice President—Andrew Mehaffby, Philadelphia.; Treasurer—A. V. Srotrr, President Shoe and Leather Bank, Hew York.. ■ ' ; ' ' Secretary—Edmund C. Stbdmax. ; T • >. Counsel—WincrAM H. Anthok, Hew York. Abam G. Ellis, New York. . Bankers—Shoe and Leather Bane, Hew York. Clarkson Jc Co., Philadelphia. ' i BTBEE 1 Ho. SS.WILLIAM Street, Hew York. -- - - ; Ho. 131 South THIRD Street. Philadelphia. CAPITA!,.-Brook— 300,000 Shares AT THE HOMIKAL PAR OF *5 EACH-SCBBCRIP- TlOg PRICE $3 PEB SHARE, i; / - Stock subjeot tojfo further assessment. > ■ ' 290,009 shares to be sold'in payment for the.lands, leaseholds,find producing Interests of the Company. 'Yheremainihg; / : ;' ' "‘.V 500,000 SHARES, OR $169,800, RESERVED FOR : WOBKitfC CAPITAL. \": K S The Hew York and'. Philadelphia Petroleum Com pany has been organised with the greatest careby ix - perlenced. capitalists of the two cities, whosa’names axe united inite own. It will be managed EXCLUSIVELY FOR-TBE IHTEBBSTS OF JTS * . STOCKHOLDERS' i -.- : Ho iaUßhaydbeeh spared toplace li on ageiinlne and substantial footing. Mott valuableaid extensivetracts of land have'been* secured in ana, and leasehold pßopuciNa ye, nfuigo County (Pa.) oil' the following schedule of the property,dK-' eluding FNE SIMPLE .TERRITORY, LEASKHOLD9, PfiODUGING wells, and wolla in. various fltages of completion.’: ' - .. No.;iL-y3O-aereq:Qt in fee, bn thOAli^ gheny river, baying a water-yrohtage of nearlyime . mile. New ltt-horoe power engine and fixtures,; weHs runk M the depth of and already; fflfta with oil Eoom for4oinoraweift. V.. " Ho. 2 'Boresof_ilclioillana*{i fee, ljingbearly opposttethe'abqve, tiaVih^a Prather and BennfeßiuSs. 'WellsnppJied jfithit^lfOr. Hb.'S.—tea«e'inferost on the famous He-’ Clintock Farm, ’’jOil Cheek. One well dowik In*; another Just ready to tube; a third juahstarted. Two flret-ela’se engines. . Tubing, toels, wagons, &C. . . .. * -Wp • 5 Ho. 4 —Same lnterest la lease-os; Hw wolpltowni * • HAHii<roß J&irili now being teaied; already rapidly increasing, Others gbiirdowa. TwoShdfiP* gines, whir fixtures complete. . Ho. 6.—l*l2'of two lehses bn ; CpAPP-FABM, fcsar Wiliiama and. Slantoa t'opihairel wells. On Wl 'SieSaanWeiir^ ; 2,” now dosgr ffOOfeetr Engine, Ac., Ac. Koqlftlbr mitre .weilb.' '■'£■ Ho.-6.—1-16 of the foe in-£0 Acres of Coin Lavd, r.v ' joining the Cranberry CoalCompany l sheds. This pro- ' pertyisof the.utmolit-valutfto’onr operations, tagnaWithcoalafalleeisoiisi when thewtfrks of other companies are foundto he Idle forxraatof fuel; 1 From-these -eSwtes ths Trostees are assured of abpty. to declare'EAßGE AHB SEGBEAH ifeyfrHfc MVIDBHIIS, aUdof the'speedy appreciate;- of shares to a MriEEBT TABUS FA£ ABOYJJTHE SUB- * PEICE. .The iHT3g©OATIHG (JomiTTSE sent frotaVew* York and Philadelphia, whose favorable report is printed with tbe prospectus, speak in unlimited of thh* Company’s property and prospects. ■. U - Boohs for OSIGIHAL bOBcCKIPTiOH yviU he openeid on . ... ■ . .■ ' ; ■■ . r * ■ h 'i " ' WEDHESIIAt, BECEStBEE#,; . at the offices, of the, Company,iand at the Hew Tori, .? Philadelphia, : Prospectuses, mapa.antfdetailadinfomationat either snhsoiiption offleO. f . ~-■ 1 ' ' ' The public are at sured that, whether for invebthjbht' or (peculation, no better eecurity than ih’eSihhareE can he'obtained. ' ' - " BEOA3WAY BAKE, corner of'BAKE EUjj&igtffc; York. r- • - ';>■■ .BOiHEMDS & JACESOE, 43 KXGHAHaE K,AC|( -KowYork. - , '■ T; AEBEET H. NICOLAY & CO.', S 3 Will W«et-J Hew York.' . CLARKSOK & 00., 181 Sontli THIRD Btrflet.'Ml ladelpTiia. - HELLEN, WARD, & MOWER.Banfeers, Boston. ,gjgp=' SEW KOBE ASM MVEBEOOjL* - PETKOLETJM COMPANY. A OA.PITAL STOCK, $1,000,000*- 100,000 SHAKES AT $lO BACK’ V 1 - Subscription Fries $S par Share. LANDS YIELDING XjABQEIjY, . . . OMIOBES! HOB. DAHIBL S. DICKIKBOB, President < WM. T. PHIPPB, Vies President. ' BOBBBT BASSETT, Secretary. Books are open for subscription at the office oj the Com', pany, So. *i Empire Building, 71 BKOABWAY, W, Y, The lands of the Company ara situated in tfceheart ol ’ the Oil Kegion, and'lnclude portions of those trail* known localities, “the Mcßlheny Farm, the two' K|*t- Gllntock Farms, 1 " and other proved and valuable work ing ’territories, including over Two Tiionsand acrea oi .the best Oil Territories along Oil Creek and in West Virginia, now under process of successful development, and nil is already regularly and largely produced from several wells upon them: T I C ' ocSO-dAWSm Address the Company, “jP. 0. Box «3SB,”Bew York COMMONWEALTH OIL CO. / OF L AWKESOE OOIIKfT, PA., Working Capital Seserved fo| Developments; SIMOQ. President, Treasurer, tieereCary, K WEAVES. SAMUEL K: HILT. DAVID B, KILT.. !V- ■’ Je. , I SAMUEL B. . Subscriptions for a limited number of shares will uoW be received at the Office of the Company, 1 ‘ The lands of thin Company are located on Slippery Bock Creek, In Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, 'One Weil ie sunk 687 feet, and Oil has already been ob tained in uukntitiea which are, highly encouraging to the Corporators that a flow stfl realized of a permanency suflMent to pay handsomely on the In vestment. Samples of the Oil may be seen At the Office of the Company. > o -ay: ■&-,» Vie6-tt ■ evai. DAUPmS ASP COLOBADtb H», GOLD MINIHG COMPANY- v. i . Chartered by the State of FennsyjVaniS, ' > CAPITAL STOCK, #1,000,M0, ' ; t ' 100,000 BHABBB-PAB VALUE, ’ President—JOß B B. ABDEBSOB, 9HUKIOSB, ’’ '**' ' i ,• Thomas A Soott, 4 - James B, Etna j - B. 8.-Kneass, John W. Hall, Harrisburg. Wm. S. Freeman, T. C, McDowells- da. ' Eobt. P. King, John Brady, > do. JohnH. Klley, W. W. Wylie, Lancaster. Charles DeSUver, Wm. O, Bhnta, Colorado. * -.1. "».RBWB*HWOMHj|! .Office,of the Company, 80. AagWALBUT Street- Boom Ho. 6. ■ ’ . . Authenticated specimens have been procured from seme of the Company’s lodes, and have been assayed by Professors Booth and Oarrett with the most gratify ing results. Subscription lists have been opened at the Office of the Company and at the Treasurer!*.Ofltie (In- • ternal Bevonue), 80. 487 CHESTNUT Street, Farmers’ and Mechanics’Bank Building. Toorigbial subscribers, $8.60 per share, ior a limited nnmberof shares. ; - Circulars,pamphlets, or information ean be obtained: at the Office oi the Company after the 17th Inst. ■ ' Oeco«*»i4.lfW4. - -r. oelf.3m yiM-- IiIKMAM sritljio MJI BCBLE FABM OIL COMPAHT. / CAPITAL, $100,009. 10,000 ShaieB, par vain# $lO - Work i llS'Ganit al. $40,000. OHLY A LIMITBD NUMBER OF bHABBB TO BB SOLD AT PAR VALUE, $lO.. Refer to Jacob'B. Ebr, of Harrisburg} A. B. Long aker. of Norristown; ana J. EL'Jooes. of Pitfcsbnrgj'or at the Office of the Company* So. 308 South FOURTH Street] tv here aU required information can be obtained* Tbis Company is organized entirely and solely'forthe purpose of engaging in the legitimate Jrasirian :of pro dncmg Oil, ana developing - the fee simple property belonging to the Company* the management of the same haring besn entrusted to gentlemen of known bu siness enterprise and skill, "who will' bring to the ac cozopiißbxDeni of the object their united energy and'bu aintsa.lndijstry. We we satisfied _in • believing and as suring onr Stockholders that it will yield largely to them , and render the stock a safe and productive invest me.ni, . *• • de3-6t FAM 011, COM 90P: PANT, 80. 133 SouthFOtJETH Street. At ftnieeting of the Board of Director?,: Bela Docem be* 6, 1861, tie following resolution was adopted: *,J2esolved, That a meeting of the'stockholders be caUed onFEIBAY, BecemberSi at4o'clockP. Ut.» at their office, . - :. . ! W 133 South POUBTHStreet,- ; rat the purpose of considering the propriety of levy ing Uk assessment onthe capital stock 01 tire company, and for other purposes. . . :; V do? 31* y?. A, GABYIK. Secretary pfc terp. <HL COMPANnES. PHILADBI P II I! A PETROLEUM COMPARI, TRBBraES; OFFICES OF THE COMPAHY. SUBSCRIPTION AGENTS. CAPITAL STOCK. ..$300,000, DIVIDED INTO 80,000 SHAKES. BAR YAIiBE $3.50. MEECTOEB Ho. 515 CHBSTHBT BTBEHT. 1 f mi* FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1864. GEOBGIA> EEBEL SUMMARY OF SHEBMAITS MARCH. His Ceupaign “Daringly Conceived, lent Timidly Prosecuted ” , Wo havo received from our correspondents* Rich mond papers of, the sth ; but most .of the-news has. been anticipated, and Jtho whele may' be sum-* marlred as follows :. , . • ; “ ,„ BHHRMAB’a OBJIOTIVEPQINT DARIBIfi - The. general .rebel opinion Is that Sherman’s" movement isboth perplexed' and perplexing, and .that having failed In Its original objeot from over caution and unexpeotod roßlstahcp,, he Is now making for Carien or Brunswlok on thd co&st, ln- Bteadl of Savannah... The .RepttJHetmV Deoember 1,, declares that his movemant ,shows Indecision, -and that wherever he may go the onemy ls woll pre pared forhlm, The Augusta Sentinel credits him* with having oonfounded aH speculation by his ec- - oentrlc movements. According to' the Sayannah New, he was either brought to a halt or taking his ease. The Constitutionalist thinks that he' wIU be tired to death and lost in the swamps' if he attempts . to reach Savannah or Brunswick. Should he try to gain Port-Roy al, ho will probably cross at Sister’s Yerryj'where, on the South Carolina side: he will* . . encounter marshes and-masked batteries. ■ • IWBBBnXB, EXIrATBIOK, AND TAVXOE.- The Oeorgla papers give additional, stories of ’< Yankee.depredation.’’ -. Ovwr two thousand horse 8 and mules were consorlpted In Glasgow county j several of the largest; plantatiins in Newton ware dw&oyed, and Emtey Oollegei belonging to the Methodist Church, ins burned. These stories are doubtful, and It is evident that the rebel papers are badly Ihwant'ef “outrages” at this time. Acer respondent of the VonstituHonalist, wtiting ftom the held Hov. 25th, states that Kilpatrick’s column had passed from MilledgeviUe to the shoals of the Ogee ohee, spreading out as they went, and pilfering on elther hand. wheeler, up to the 30th, was still en gaged whipping’’ Kllpatrlek j but, slnoe then, GeneralDlck Taylor U reported to.have superseded him., Wheeler la kindly reaommended to take a hlntfiTjm FoiTest, and pitch the Yankee inoendla yhi Bln to their own fires. The Georgia Railroad.is being repaired, and hopes are entertained that ” the good folks’’ will ere long be buying , their through tickets to Atlanta,- \ 1 z" WAVNXSBORO .AND MII.LKN. ■ The Augusta Register of the 29th.startles its read ers wlth'the aanoun'ceibent that Wheeler had been fighting for thlrty-sixßours, beginning in Jefferson QQUnty, and haraMlßg the enemy to Waynesboro. beduplod Mlllen, Sherman had not or®sd -the Savannah, and Wheeler was between the enemy and Augusta. Maoon ls nowtheeapi tal of Georgia, as it contains the Governor and Legislature. Waynesboro, the point reached by .our cavalry, as stated above, is a station on the and Savannah Railroad, 32 .miles south . bfthe'former oity. It Is on the main and dlreot road from Warrenton—the last position ofSlocum’s column positively.reported—to savannah or Beau fort, It Is oniy -atbat 29 miles due east of Mlllen. It is, therefore, oonjeotured that- if our cavalry had reached tbfs pelnt on the 23th nit., our Infantry had reached Mellon at least by the 2d. ' ’ A BATTXOS WITH HOWARD’S FORORS. According to a rebeiietter, datod.the 25th, How ’ ord.’S corps went down the road from- MllledgevlHe to take the Ocon'ee bridge, and-there were re pnlsed. (!) Sherman: roaohed Sandersvlllo on the 24tb # rate it vipuld take Mm seven days to lfflien and seventeen to reach Savannah— of time for General Dick Taylor’s forces from -the Weet, with the militia of Georgia and Carolina, to Saak and destroy Mm. These are rebel speeula . ' A battle with-Howfed’S to place at GrlswoldsvUle, nine miles east of MaoOni 'Three rebel brigades of mlHtia. two regiment* iff State line, and “the Athens and Augusta Satta - lions ” were under command "of Gen. FMillps, who.; . attaoked .the Federalß on the 22d, the latter falling* "Shack on the Central . Railroad-toward Savannah, L but at last driven from their breastworks and com • polled to withdraw. - ." . OBS.. HABEBa’B TELEGRAM—QHN, HR AGO", Gen. Hardee telegraphs’from GrahamsvHle| Dec. ■:2, that a force of artUlpry and cavalry tmder Foster, ahad attempted to gain the railroad; there, but werp as also & fordo of marines under Admiral who had made a similar demonstration ton'the road at Ooosawatohie. Gen, Braggis again JtfentralhxiTiw, andfecoinpiltnentedas being Anear 'jsest and qpletwoiher, a shilled and experienced 'WUtaryAttist, and an iffiporturbablo'aaversary,' MrigyAfote abkyphitino iteab lninprr. ; *As Sherman hits avoided both Augusta and-iiso, icon, oonjaettiro has tamed upon IHHIen. it is said Sf'Bata stOTtenof his army has passed Miilen. An* 1 other statcSfeitf Is that the eoinign neat Macon has ?rej oined tbed&Sin army, near Milieu. Official in- that Sherman’s new ob ,:jeefive pptEt".-ls Darien, near the month of the . Mitaipa, fiftymjlec 3outh of Savannah, In eonse pj| of, « between Macon and An ggtKtV.the rebel jopmals threaten him with one or. general aotfom beforeihe reaches the coast. A battlertnay have taken place on the sth or 6th.' The Campaign is drawisg.to ajolose. . , -.’%A ; BBviaw.BT'jmSkavis 1 obsAw; , . .TiO-ESolimond N»i/ifici of the 5 th. gives toe most : ffl£l?ildki>le rebel rovlew of the situation which has ydt-Seeilhieoelvefi. The artiste is evidently more dl ■fijotoatlc than true, but (excepting Its trifling brag- part of which wo .omit) it is well written, , possesses eonslderableknowledge and interest. rßSßgoyesj however, that! the worst possible view thhen et Shorman Is a precarious coojoeture : ’ i®serman’s campaign, which was daringly con -Oelyed.Eas boon timidly prosecuted. Instead of '■om, bold Sash ipto an unarmed State, uAich was m> peeled, to piratieresMless by its impetuosity, and to dis perse opposition before it could gather, we have /cautious recaanoissahces, timid feints, and slow mopemints. The trouble has been not. so much to re ‘•titter hvofd Shit-man, as to find him. He left Atlanta otftho J3th oi October. On the 25th, he evacuated HUlled'gevllio. .On the 27th he was supposed to be .at Sandersville, a distance of about one hundred 1 and.’twenty-five miles in two weeks of time, since leaving Atlanta, without any important object gained on thaway. This tardy and unsuccessful " march rcveals the difficulties with which Sherman Hag found himself confronted. That they were In a great measure unexpected by him, wo arc bound to suppose. They have gathered strength, too, by •Us own delays. In his caae.caution haajarovad the parent of danger. It has given us tmeto'cjmcentraie f our wju of resistance, and to obstruclwSiwathiwUh faMyeafasirig obstacles/ . Sherman seems Whave reauzedhis.peril, and to bo concerned now only to makOihls escape. The hero has turned fugitive. Re nouncing -his’anticipated,.conquests—passing by MScon after a weak and irresolute attempt at cap ture, Shying-from Augusta altogether—ho is sollol tous only to worm his way between, and hasten to .toe sea.;.. ... *• . * ■ * : *- ■ * - There hasneverbeen a tfme when Sherman could not have-carried his army to .Grant by a shorter and. bettor route, and to f ega. time, than by his present road}# Two - weekslrom Atlanta found him'only half - why to the coast. Comparatively unim peded .at first, to an open and Arm country, with no 'stream that could not be forded, he has , made the speed we have stated.. The rest of his way ' will bcthrough{a sea of troubles. Swamps, and marsh-. eB, and rivers, and artificial causeways, obstructed and defended at all points; his front, his -flanks, and his rear assailed night and day by large and increasing armies, he will have to make, his road and v . Jight his way, if he can. Suppose he’’shall be.sue-' cessfril. Suppose he shall even make htf past speed,.;. Fourweeks wlll.hayo elapsedfrom the day when he? set out from Atlantato that on-which he takes re fuge at Beaufort, or some other, with the remains of his army. How many of his solaiers wlit have been straggled aniFdeserted; how many wlil have broken rdpwn under the marchings, and fightings, and vigils,. official reports may tell. They will number ■many thousands. Four weeks in time, and many thou sands of- men will have been expended to place a , foot-Eore and -weary army in an Atlantic port, A sea-voyage of six hundred miles along our moßt dangerous coasts' arid around our stormiest capes would remain ' to be 'made,; and madeilh too tem peetnons 'season of the year,, before Sherman’s forces might reach Grant. what fleet of trans ports, and what length' of time, would bo ro - qulrcd', the reader may-estimate. But we fervently trust' that .Sherman will never see the Atlantic. “ Trustworthy, Intelligence,” says the Charleston Merctay.-ef Wednesday, .“was received yester day,- that a fleet of some eighteen Yankee trans ports had-atoended Broad river.” This was an expedition for Sherman’s relief-a party sent to meet him, or to open- his way 'to Beaufort. But these solicitous frienfle'falled Jo And him. They found,' however, the Confederates, by whom, indeed, they were-Foundly ohastlsed and driven back, but without a word from Sherman. He Is beyond the sound of cannon, and- out' of 'the sight of rockets.- His last Words to setting outwore, “Do not mind _jfee—l am all rightbut they do mind him ; and Tthej fear that he is nofall right. They have cause. Our own people, however, are slaking too natch on. the capture of Sherman. Many speak as If a. great posi tive calamity will have befallen us, if Sherman shhll reach the sea. That’ is not tho true view. A great opportunity will have, escaped us for a brU , llant and Inestimable success. In that view, wo shall have suffered a misfortune. But Sherman win, nevertheless, .have suffered .a : defeat and failure, full ofshame to him .and of advantage to us. 'We-hopefor the very largestrmoaanro of suc cess against Sherman; we are thankful for what is already secure. • ’ . HAVAISEWS. [Specially.Reported for The 'Ei«s£ 1 THS MISSIHO ASHBODITB MEW. The return; ofFaymaster.BaUey Hascall enables us to furnish a list of the missing front the chartered steamer Aphrodite, which was- lost on the coaft-of North Carolina somo weeks. since. Of the draft of men, numbering some 500, only six or eight were drowned, sndonly one of this' number was washed ashore, so that he oould b'o Identified: -There were supposed to be some twenty who deserted to the North Carolina shore, but it- is Impossible to give . their, names er to separate them from the-lost. The foUowtogphowever, are missing: ■ - . . Seamen—John McOloan, Thos. Pearson, Jafries ilevlrie; Andrew. Mo^ari.-Blohifd'Smith, Charles, Worfell,’ John Woods, James O’Donnell,- Charles Story, Thomas Wilson, George Frye; ordinary sea men—Saxnuei Beasley, John Cullen, John -Jjantry; . landsmen—Jamea Murray, E. D. Davis, • Charles Benjamin, John Mycr, Alfred Stuart, James A. Farrell,; James Johnston; first-class boy—James Baker; 'second-class fireman—Mtohael .Courtney;, coal-heavers—William < Oommlngton, Henry X,. Cox ; drowned landsman—John Rolf. to addition to these,' the Navy Department has toformattoh that landsmen Jaines F. Rudd and Wil liam -Belcher were 'drowned, and- that the fate of Jno*F. Taylor still remains in-doubt. This list of names wlll no doubt servo to put at rest tho many anxious minds who havb been sorely troubledlest tieir lpved ones shpuld he. among the list of miss-- tog. balance of the 600„men are"now distri buted to the 1 various Allantio and Gulf squadrons. RBVKStJB CBTTBK TOTOBT. The revenue outter Toneey is. no.vr stationed at Castine, Maine, with -cruising grounds between -Cape Elisabeth and Passamaquoddy. The following is.a list;of her "officers: Captain, F.Martin; Ist Heutonant, George W. King; ad lieutenant, Wil 11am Eaton. lEOH DOPBLB-HNDSES FOR THE PACIFIC SQUADRON. It Is oufrentiy reported that the new iron double end side-wheel gunboats Mohongo and Musocota wIU bo sent Into the P&oIfio as soon as they aw coin .pietea, the Navy_ Department no doubt feeling that, the time has' when that squadron should be augisehted, and,* as vessels are being ra pidly completed, they oafi bb spired for suoh'forelgu seryiee.. ThePaolfloSquadronnowcottSlstsof the flogsMp Lancaster, steam-sloop Saranac, steamer Saginaw, sailing-sloops St, Mary’s and Gyane, steamer Wateree, and- store shlp’ Frederick, lying at Callao. . The.; Narragansett has; been detached," and Is now en ronte for, Philadelphia. ThesalUo# . vessel Farraliones Is attached, to the squadron as • coal and store-sMp;' Before the doming year oloscs Onr navy abroad, will doubtiess be represented by some'of the new sorew-sldopinow building. ' ' ... .. V ‘_THB;ST. LOpiß, -- ; 4.- ' - - The sailing sloop St. Louis, commander Preble, whioh has been ao longoh the'.coasts of Europe, Is now attached - to thb south- Atlantto Blockading Squadronfand Hes in the Vlainlty of North Edlst'o. TOT APPhBHTICB SVSTBM. There afe about thirty apprentice boys now on board of the tostraotibn sMp'Savanhah, waiting for transportation to the sohool ship Sabine, at Norfolk, ya.Thoapprentlcesystemisfastbeoomlngapopu lar Institution, and promises groat su'oeess and grand results for our navy. . 1 ; HAYAL OBDSASCB. Report of the Ordnanoe Bureati. Oommandor Henry Wise, ohlef of the Boreau of Ordnanoe, has made a toll report to the, Seoretary .of the Navy, detailing the Year’s results and expe riments. Though .the present aggregate Is not stated, .1,652 guns of different oaUbrce have been made duttog the year.-No change in rifled ordnance has occurred, except to Introducing a 80-pounder" intermediate between the 30 and ioo pounder—of great service as a abase gn» r sapplylng the place of Dahlgren'a SC-pounder. It la generally used as a pivot gun, and, asTts bore corresponds wlth that of the army smooth-bore 18-pounder, the ronnd .projeetile of the latter ,Is always available where high’velocities are needed'at close’range. Bronze howitzers and rifles have been introduced as the special armament of. many transports of the "War Department As a special gun for long range' in ohase, the 20-pounder thiee-grooved rifle Is pre ferred for doubleender vessels. : - . - ' EATTJtniRS OF BHIFB OF WAR 00HPAHAT1YR WRIGHT OF MRTAL THROWN. , ■ The governing role to armUa our-shlps oFwarls to furnish batteries of the very heaviest guns "they can Gear with safety. Nine-Inch guns are generally used for broadside; 10 and II Inch guns ana Parrott rifles on pivot; 15-inch guns for monitors, and bronze howitzers-and rifles for boat and' deck service in shore. A few of our ships continue to be Armed with the 32-pounder and 8-lnch gun of the old, sys -tern, but these will probably give way to the modi fied guns of similar classes. The battery of a first-rate sMp of war is forty wight oannon,and four howitzers,one ofthe" guns being a rifled 150 pounder; that of a second-rate, is twenty-four guns, Including two rilled 100-pounders and two how Users; of a third-rate, ton guns, Inclu ding two rifled 100 pounders'; of a, fourtii-rate,four. -guns; Including ono rifled 20-pouncTer. The' deve lopment of the power, of ships named tarthe report os representatives ofthe several rates, Is as follows: In shot In shells: . ' - Ponnds. Pounds. Ist rate... 2,808 ! • Y,123" 2d rate..... .........1,220 j oso 3d rate. 424 ' 343, 4thrate no . ’ - 183’ and.,;....;......284 . 255 Intiie monitors: Toaawanda.. ...............1,764 .s 1,32®*: Onondaga .....1,180 , 930 ''•ok 60S : - 485 Mont am These figures express the weight of metal thrown for breaching purposes, by .the guns, at a single broadside, in solid shot or shells. Conjoined with these,-however, are the destructive agencies of grape, canister and shrapnel. PIVOT GUBB—THK ALABAMA AND ItBAESABQK. ’ x “There can he no question with regard to the superiority of the 11-lnch guns over the Blakely 120-pounder and the 68-pounder of the English pivot system, either In penetration, smashing.effect of the shot, or explosivejower of, the shells. Hence, although the vessels were'- neatly equally matched as to tonnage, motive".power,hnd number of men, and guns, yet the preponderating influence of cali bre, properly, disposed,. In pi vet, and, coolly and de liberately Handled .byimerloan seamira, was.suffl* elehf to settle the- question briefly sEiid mosf oou cluslvelyfor the Alabama was sunk ifi a little moi o than, an hour after the Kearsarge began hr lag, rand the English and French navies were thus taught a lesson in practical gunnery and seamanship which they will not soon forget, ’ > « The' result of this action may therefore be taken as proving, beyond doubt, the wisdom of arming our ships with a mixed battery of pivot and broadside •guns, taking due care to place on board of each ship the heaviest-and most powerful gaits that Bhe can eaiely carry and manage with ease in all weathers.” AHKKICAN suinP'AWD AMEBICAN IBOH UItSUE : ' , , . . ; •; . . ,-r .. The-report claims that it. Is no ldlo boaat.that the cannon of onr navy, made exclusively from Ameri can iron, are unsurpassed by those of any otherma tion; and this, It is added, “ will continue to b*e‘the case.so long as the entraprlse of onr citizens Is.left untrainmeued, and fulr opportunities -are afforded for the exercise of their skill to this most important ait.” - The Fort Pitt foundry arid two others,’in South Boston and Reading, Pennsylvania, have token contracts for making 15-tooh guns. BXPEKIMEHTS. - ’ “The power of the guns belonging to the navy, and in use to the battenes of our ships, has been fairly tested against both solid and built-up plates, and the conclusion reached Is wholly to favor of the guns and their solid projectiles—the spherical shot for smooth bores being, however, immeasurably superior to.the elongated rifle shot to every form. No manner or thickness of Iron or steel armor that could be carried on the hulls of sea-golng shlps will resist the Impact of solid spherical shot, fired from the heaviest caUbfes or the navy, at close range, with appropriate charges of cannon powder. It was generally accepted as an established fact that It was impossible to cast a spherical shot of large di ameter. which would be solid throughout.’ It is now known, however, that It Is easy to oast a 15-inch or 20-Inch shell which will be perfectly sound and solid from’olrCumferonce-to Centro of'figure, and one of the former has resisted, without breaking, two hun dred and twenty-two continuous blows of an eight tori steam-hammer. - OtrNrOWDEE Arts SITRB. The consumption of gunpowder by our squadrons to service, arid for experimental practice during the year, requlred a supply of 1,325,000 pounds of powder and 575 tons, of nitre, 500 .tons of the latter being do . mestle, and supplied entirely from the New Haven chemical works, toe only establishment that has yet undertaken its manufacture tor the navy. The number of mills engaged la the fabrication cf powder for toe navy has been diminished by one since the last report, so that too'only present souroo of supply are toe works of Messrs Dupont, and those of the Sohaghtlcoke, Hazard, and union powder companies, ; Congress is earnestly urged to make speolal pro vision for toe encouragement of the production of nitre. The process, it Is added, 18 simple, andJfuUy within the means of our farmers, and.cl tlzenrgene rally, and toe product might be,received, at a lair valuation, in-lieu of a portion of too taxes. As re gards the prospective value” of this business, It should be remembered that .the expenditure of nitre is much greater to peace than during war, vast quantities being consumed to the arts, and to elva engineering. <SV Jf COTTON. The attention of the Bureau has been invited to the results said to have beeri obtalrted recently In Europe, with gun-cotton pftpai4astoQ& peculiar manner; and it Is ready to make triafpf its proper ties, as compared with the samples ordered are received. Ohojact, however, connected with this material, is certainly an objec tion to Its general use—and that la the liability to explode at uncertain and low temperatures. .* - ‘ SUHPOWDER . The repdrt strongly urges the remSral of our large magazines of powder and .deposits of nitre to more secraded localities, where anuxploalon would,be ai tended withas Uttle damage as possible. ,M-~< :' ” Imami aemb—a atrairaEv ship. In respeot.to small,arms/or the navy, toe Bureau has in stltutegislligen t jnquirles for toe purpose of obtain In which would combine the several, quail 61eSuf|raafe 0 , accuracy, and sufficient weight of balVtStotger with.endurance, simplicity in use, and perfectYanaptablllty to the varied circumstan ces under which if; would be moat likely to be brought into aetion. Between muzzle-loadmg and breech-loading muskets the ad vantages are held to ‘" ith toe latter, the chief points of advantage be f facility of loading, certainty and rapidity of BSaßlghtness. . ... establishment and maintenance of a thorough ly organized gunner y ship, for toe training of officers., and memin autthe details of gunnery, la earnestly * iecommenSed By the Bureau. T, - .' ' '• . - 'gfc A letter from Dodttflie Conspirator. '■ Wiudsok, O. W., Nov.- 28,1854, Editors of the Cincinnati Eriquirergd/tr flfc Gentuemeit : In an editorial aiiiole, I language.: . “By the way, It yuSuaßSa instructive to learn’ where toe money camSurom with which Mr. Dodd’s Sistcls wore purchased ;• and furthermore, how Mr. lodd—crowded as Indiana Is with spies and secret policemen, every orie of whom know him, or had his portrait In his possession—contrived to escape to Canada, with hfs.poekets full of the effigies of the President and Secretary of the Treasury?’ - The only force and effect of whlohis to convey the idea that I- have been acting in the Interest of the Administration party, and tee been paid for my services, and allowed to escape through theirlnatru mentallty. ’ I certainly have no objection to. your, Whipping your Abolition cotemporaries, or to your censuring and condemning the men In. power, or their mea-. sures; but I mußt enter my solemn protest against toe use of my sore back as a medium to do.toeorie' or other. ‘ Do you wish sincerely to know In regard to the plEtols 1 You will recolleot that a gentleman In New York claimed them as his Individual property, arid by reference to my card, published on the sth day of September last, you will find further explana tion as to my connection with the said pistols, It was not then conslderedeven a crime by Democratic journals to buy and sell, or to keep and bear arms. The amount Involved was not so large as to raise the Inquiry, “ Where the money came Bom I” ~: , My esaape was no great exploit, not sufficiently ' so, at least/to raise' toe question of “ How lt was contrived?” A little affair-of-this sort could be managed as well as toe purchase of a few hundred pistols, without too Intervention of the Government or any Of Its agents: You do me great injustice when yon speak of me as some: notorious orimlnal, personally known to all thlef-catohors, and whose picture every detective In the country carried about with him. The Taot that I have safely arrived • In a country where toe “majesty or tho law” is respected, fully proves the. contrary; for howcould’ I pass through, a perfect forest of detectives, secret policemen, spies, soldiers in nrilform,-soldiers lu citizens’ diess—ln female attire, dressed as hod car riers, as peddlers, as white-washers,..Aeamsters, Spread all through the'oonnty of Marlon 'and adjoining counties; swarming in the cities of Indianapolis,- Cincinnati, Cleveland, To ledo, and Detroit, and upon every railway train: yet, simply because I was unknown to them, and because they did not have my_ picture in their; pockets, I passed through them all unnoticed. It is do lousier necessary to attack my honor to prove l toe Democratic “leaders” in no way con nected with,the “ Dodd consplraoy.” They mb no more responsible for my aots than I am for theirs, and T am rierfeetly willing that the acts of some ,of them; in this case, should be the standard, if toe rest of them wlll aasent. . ' ;• ■ - , Respeotfußy yours, Ac., H, H, Dow. FOUB CENTS. FERSOMI. —After the serenade to Got. Fenton In Washing ton, President Lincoln was called upon, and said “I believe I shaft never be old enough to speak Without embarrassment when I have anything to talk about. [Laughter.] I have no good news to tell yon, and yet I have no bad nows to ten. We have talked of elections until there Is nothing more to say about them. The most Interesting news we now have Is from Sherman. We all know where he went In at, bat I can’t tell where he’ll come out at. ['He’llhome ont aft right.’], I propose three oheers for Gen. Sherman and the army.” —A relative of the late ez-Senator Hammond correots .a current account of Us origin; Ex-Gover nor Hammond was a.dlrect descendant, In the sixth generation, from William Hammond, of London* who married Elizabeth Penn, sister of William penn, proprietor of Pennsylvania.' Elisha Ham-, mond, father of the late Senator, bornln Boohester, Mass., was a graduate Of Dartmouth College, and 'removed to South Carolina In ISOX, where, In 1816, ho was chosen president of South Carolina College, in Columbia. • - Major General David s. Stanley, wounded at the battle of Franklin, was mentioned as follows in Boseerans’report of "Stone Elver:’’ “Brigadier -General Stanley, alread ydlstlngulshed for font suc cesslnl battles—atthis time In command of our ten regiments of cavalry—fought the enemy’s forty re giments of oavalry, and beat them whenever he could meet them. He ought to bo made a major general for hls servloes and also for the good of the service." Edmund KJrke’s “Last Day ta Dixie” Is se verely denied by Major Thomas Turner, command ant of the Blohmond prisons. Turner, upon report or our returned prisoners, Is said to he a gross tyrant totifc'rd our soldiers. As Mr. J. R. Gilmore (the original of Edmnsd Klrhe) has a reputation for truth, he Win doubtless have something to say. . , General Hood Is said to be entirely Ignorant of what Is called "strategy.” He used to be a reek less, Impetuous, hair-brained fellow. His finest stroke, perhaps, was when, on the morning of the S2d of July last, or rather the night or the 2lst, he withdrew his army torn an entire line of works, made all our generals believe he Intended to aban don Atlanta without any further straggle, and then suddenly fell upon the left wing of our army as we .were pushing on: towards the city. It was aby no means profound piece of strategy, but it cost ns twelve thousand men and fifteen pieces of artillery. —OreUe Antoine I, >Klng of Aranoanla, South America, has been , brought before the Correctional Chamber In Paris by his landlord for having ob tained oredlt for 2,000 francs Under false pretences. -He Is a real king, and Is boldly prepared toan swerJhls prosecutor, having secured the services of that great lawyer, Jutes Favre. A romantic history is about to be opened. . The Emperor Maximilian is gathering abont blm slowly a’foreign legation. The Hon, Peter Scarlett has been sent on a mission to Mexico from England. King Leopold of Belgium has ordered Mr. Blondet Coulebront, Belgian envoy to the United States, to proceed to Mexico on a special mission ;-and lastly, Baron Welterstadt, successor to Count Piper as Swedish- Minister to the United States, has sot out upon a journey to Mexico, even before presenting Ms credentials at Washington. —Deacon John Phillips, of Southbridge, E.L, one hundred and four years old, And a voter for Mr. Lincoln, has received the following letter, dated 21st dCrNovember, lhom the President: “ Mv Dbar Sib : I have heard of the Incident at the polls in your town, in which yon acted so., honorable a part, and I take the liberty of writing* to you to express my personal gratitude for the com pliment paid jna by the suffrage of a olttsen so ve nerable. •‘‘The example of such devotion to civic duties In one whose days have already been extended an ave rage lifetlmebeyond the Psalmist’s Unfits cannot but be valuable and fruitful. It Is'not for myself only, but for the epnntry, which you have In your sphere 1 served so long and so well, that I thank you. : 1 ; Yonf friend and servant, ... “A. Liwcomr,” TjEOSi CITYi IUUfART, BECBUIKENG. Warrants for the payment of the city-bounty ware issned yesterday morning to 27 men, one of whom -enlisted lor four years; 22 for three years i 2 fbr two years, and 2 lorooeyear. The credits were as fol lows First ward,! j Fifth ward, 1 ; Seventh ward, Ts 1; Tenth, ward, 6: Thirteenth ward,!'; Fifteenth ward, 1; Twenty-first ward, 5 : and Twenty-fourth ward, 11, HUtCELMhEOPS. THE CITY RAILROAD. Yesterday morning, at the meeting of the Com Exohange Association at their rooms, Mr. Geo. L. Busby, In a few pertinent remarks, Introduced the following preamble and resolutions: ’ or. Whereas, A proportion is now before Connells to lfste the. Market-street Railroad, and th»t*portlon of the Broad-street road which extejds from Olive'street to vine, to a railroad company, thereby investing them with an absolute control over said roads: and Whereas, The Beading, Philadelphia. Wilmington, and Baltimore, and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads have equal occasion with the Pennsylvania Ballroad for the use of said tracks; and r IFfttretM,. The commercial .interests of Phila delphia demand that these reads should ba open to the use of every railroad line which enters our city therefore - -f Resolved, That the Com Exchange Association; as d body, directly interested in every movement wffecchig the. commercial facilities of Philadelphia," loots with hutch disfavor upon a proposition to invest any one rail ro&d Hie with exclusive control over any one of these artroes into ottr city. Resolved, That, according to law, these railroad tracks are a common highway, intended for the nee of the pt hue generally, and that they were originally constrncted for. that gole-purpose; that it -Wilt best conduce to the public interest to maintain that original Intentffis; and that if said tracks do not pay a Sufficient revenue to cover the expenses incurred for them, the tolls thereon should he. increased until they shall he covered. Revived, That Councils ho requestedto defer action on this sunset.at present. ... The preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted... ;: . NUISANCES. There are in the northwestern part of thecity several nuisances, which' have caused much com plaint among the residents, and .to which we call the attention of the proper authorities. A great annoyance which the. families occupying houses upon Green and other streets, contiguous to the Beading Bailroad, have to endure, is the continual and unneoecsary shrieking of the steam whistles of the locomotives at all hours of day and night. It is not unusual for the engineers, apparently for no other reason than thelaown entertainment, to com mence this unearthly noise before daybreak, and continue it till every one within hearing is wakened up by it. Upon the north aide of Green street, near to Twenty-third, thei e has been a break in the pave ment for many months. It is directly below some buildings which are being erected upon the top of a hill, from which all drainage flows down upon the pavement below and renders it a mixture of mud and dirty water, which interferes hot only with the residents of Green street, but with visitors to the nark. Complaint has been made In this matter, bnt it has not been remedied as it should be by an immediate paving. Some families residing upon the line of the Bead ing Bailroad, near Green street, keep a considera ble number of goats, which, beingallowed to stray at large, wander into the gardens, destroy plants and shrubbery, and Inflict annoyance in other ways. Goats, when fonnd in the highways, should •’bear rested by the police. It Is to be hoped that this oourse will be pursued in future, mildly at first, un til the goat-owners have learned the law, .when the fines impOted by_the city ordinances should be rigor ously exacted;#. - « These may all seem. little matters, bnt little mat ters frequently cause great annoyance. A GENEROUS GIFT. • Mtrs. Br. M. 6. Egbert, of Venango county, Pa.,' has sent to a gentleman in this city the sum of five thousand dollars, for the purpose of providing a. Christmas dinner for the soldiers In the city hospi tals, Including theS at terleo Hospital, in West Phila delphia. The letter accompanying the giftbreathes the purestspirlt of benevolence and patriotism, and does credit 1 to' the heart of the generous donor. Mrs. Egbert is the wife oft Dr. Iff; C. Egbert, one of the original owners oi the Hyde and Egbert Farm, and. one of the pioneers In the. development of the oil interest in Pennsylvania. POCKET PICKED. Mr. H. Parkman, of 1827 Market street, Bad his pocket picked, last evening, In car Ho, 18 of the Green and Coates-street line, between the hours of 5 and 6. He was relieved of a pocket-book contain ing nearly f 650, in money, and a note payable to the order of Mr. H, Farkmanou Messrs. E. Soheafler 6 son, of LaDcaFter, drawn in me month of Septem ber, 1863, besides other papers of small value. , KIBE. . - .yesterday morning a two-story frame storage house, on Enfeu street,’ above Eighth, belonging to H.’W. Heyu rag and junk dealer, was destroyed by fire. Losrtl,6oo. No insurance. CITY COUNCILS. A regular stated meeting of Councils was held yesterday afternoon. SELECT BRANCH. ' President Ltnd in the ohalr. ' / , The usual petitions and communications were re ceived and referred, among which were several in lavor’of the removal of “ curb-stone” markets, also several protesting against the ramoval. Several petitions were also presented for the re peal ef the ordinance relative to nuisances. In connection with this , matter Mr. Zane(U.) presented a bill relatly»|t6lprdinanoo, and which restores the old ordinance jind repeals the 'one which prohibits the storing of goods on the pave ments. •‘: _ .. Mr. GrawoDO (U.) moved to refer the ordinance to the Committee on Polioe. Mr. Zaks (TJ.)<protestod. The ordinance is af ' feotlng storekeepers, and has much reduced their sales—so much so that many of them scarcely do business enough to pay their rent. • Mr. Fekbmait (U ) favored the reference'. He was -opposed to a repeal. It was no more than could be expected that parties would make an oppo sition to tbe .bUI. He thought a lawyer had as muck rigbtto establish Jus Office on the eqibstone as ' a storekeeper had to display. Ms goods there. „ Mr. MoEleoy (O.) was in favor of repealing the bill. Ho knew it affected business in certain locali ties, and musfrdepreolate the value of real estate. ■ Messrs. Aemstrohg (O.), and Makctjs (O.) also favored a repeal of the ordinance. . The motion to retor was voted down, and the bill passed finally. „ Theordinanoe proviaingfor a loan of one million of dollars 'tor the extension of the Gas Works was petitions, were presented protesting against the lease of the City Bailroad track to the Pennsylvania KaJlroad Company. _ , . A communication was received from the Chief Enaineer relative to the oost of the Chestnut-street bridge. There will be a deficiency to the loans of 1860 and 1861, to provide tor which a loan bfli l B now beiore th« Chamber. The balance on hand of those loans is $18,388.76, as follows ? ' Loan of July 14,1860...,,,5200 600 00 Bean of Iteo. 14,1861..;............UTy00rw Total.. —■.b.......f8i7,c ) )Q oo Paid for masonry. .$244,66191 Paid for iron work. 48,n0 00 Paid assistant engineer, &o ; , 6,239 33 • Total. «;..;y;...5298,6X1 76' Leaving abalapoe on hand of $18,888.76. Thera. IS also about to expend on the masonry. TbebiU mokingthe annual appropriation for rite, support oi Girard College was considered In Com mittee or the Whole, Mr. Freeman in the chair. ~ Thebillpaasedfinally., ■ ? . ■ The Committee on Girard Estates reported in fit vor of accepting the proposition of the belts of Stra ; > phen Girard in reference to, certain tracts, of land :«SohuylkiU qooatyi which were acquired ftftorMr. «BB WAB FBEB»s 1 (PDBLI&29 WEAKLY.) tm Warn Pum will be sent to subscrlbenby ■all (per annum in advance) at~—— *3 00 —p l *! , !(• Five eeplee g oo Ten copies—..——. , t 1,,,,,,, —ty OB Larger Club* than Ten win beeharged at the um rate, U-gOperoopy. Thenumei/ mustaUeaye aeeompatiw the order, emit I? **° tnetanae am then feme he teemed from, et wj/aCardveryUutevwrt than the eoetar paper. (HlPoatmasters Me requested to get as azento f« TW Wax Passe. of ‘be Cinb of Un or twenty, an extra sopy of the Paper will be uvea. H 4 B 0 disposition was made of them previous to uts death. The matter has long been pending before the courts, and the bOBt legal advice..states that tt most eventu ally result In ravorofthe heirs. The latter, how ever, are anxious to avoid a long salt and obtain immediate possession of the lands. They therefore propose, as,a matter of concession, to transfer to the city one of the tracts, abont (00 acres, the heirs ta king possession of the-remaining tracts. The City Solicitor recommends that the proposition be at once accepted, as the. city will lose all If,the salt!* allowed to go to the Supreme Court. The report was accepted. _ The Committee on City Property offared an ordi nance making an appropriation of *i,loo for the construction of a “dead house ” In the public burial ground. Agreed to. Th ® Committee on Bailroads, to whom was re feired the subject of leasing the etty railroad tracks to the Pennsylvania Ballroad Company, reported the same back without any recommendation, the committee being equally divided,and notable to agree. ‘ - The report was finally withdrawn. Bills Irom Common Council were then oonallered np to the hour of adjournment. COMMON BRANCH. President Hastes (U.) in the chair. COM MUHIOATIOHB. - A number of petitions, numerously signed, asking for a modification of the ordinance relative t» nsJ sances, and against the removal -of(curbstone mar kets, were presented and referred. Mr. Stokeley (U.) presented rembnstranoee against leasing the City Ballroad to the Pennsyl vania Ballroad Company. Mr. Eokstbin (U.) presented a petition of pro. praty owners asking for the removal of the market stands On Seoond street. A petitlonfroro the employees la theKenslnjrten w ™ ter^? ?otSai *?Jft , e forta ® t oa«oof pay. . ■ ?S* DY (O.) presented a petition of citing* against the repeal of the ordinance prohibiting the display of goods on the sidewalks. * All of the above petitions were referred to appro, priate committees. r Mr. Woibeet (0.) offered an ordinance appr*. THE WEST PHTLADHU-HIA KAH.WAY OOMPAHT« Mr. Tayioe (U.) offered-an ordinance sattimr forth that the West Philadelphia Passenger Rail way Company had refused to pay the annual license of *BO chargeable upon each ear, and directing the Chief Commissioner of Highways to stop the run ning of Hie cars of said company until said license be paid, and also the penalty of five dollars Ear day incurred by their neglect. Passed, - CITY KMAMCES. An ordinance appropriating *1,940 fer the Oltr Commissioners for expenses in enrolling and nmlu Ing ont tile militia of fee State under an act of t£ last Legislature. Passed.-; < w Mr. Pottbb (U.) offered an ordinance anprourlav • ting *492,830.47 for the payment of the funded debt of the olty maturing In 1866. Famed. Mr- Poitee (U.) al& presented an ordlnanoe a»- lf/aln^Sffi^ te nrt.° a ** d6MofS> EKX.ISTMEHTS Dt THE ABUT AMD WAVY. Mr. Cbaweok»(o.) offered an ordinance appr*. printing *1,000,0N for the encouragement of enUsß ments In the military and naval service of the Huf. ted States, Referred toGommlttee on Flninoe. WOKTHKKK laIEIRTIBS. OAS WORB3, Mr- Gbesswxxx <U.) called up an ordinaaoß km* Tiding for The taking possession of,the Northern Liberties Gas Works, and .providing for a loan et *400,000 for that purpose. Passed. ” The,Chamber thenresolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering an or dinance relative to the removal of street marbfia Mr. HABSISOM In the chair. . After considerable discussion without any definite action, the oommittee rose with leave to slt oh Thursday next at 4 o’clock. , A number of bills from Select Council wore oon curred in. - Adjonmed. THE POLICE. [Before Hr. Alderman White.! ALLEGED LABCENY. Chrlßtopber Coyle was arraigned yesterday on the charge of the larceny, of a pair of boots, the proper ty of Mr. Williams; BoOt and shoe maker, on Sooth Front street.; The prisoner was also charged with stealing a silver case hunting watch valued at *5O, a half sovereign and *67 In United States Treasury notes, the property of John McNamara, who also worked for Mr. Williams and lived in the same house. Thefacto developed are as follows: About three months since Coyle commenced work at the shop of Mr: Williams. He was pretty “hard up,” ana-had only been in the countrya few weeks. On. the evening of November 16th, as Mr. Williams wag passing through the house he saw Coyle come from McNamara’s room. “What are you doing np here i” asked Mr. Wil liams. ■- •' “I have been to the bath house to wash myself.’* replied the accosted Individual? Mr. W. knew there was no water in the bath house, ana therefore he regarded Coyle with mom or less suspicion. McNamara had gone out at T o’clock. He returned at 9 o’clock, and, after ex amining his trunk, discovered that Ids watch and money had been removed. In a day or two after this, Coyle appeared in a new suit of clothing, and talked about buying another salt. There was no thing developed np to this period connecting hint with the robbery: ' Since that period-three pair of hoots were taken from the shop of Mr. Williams, and the. circum stances pointed directly towards the prisoner. A search warrant was. Issued by Alderman White, open proper application being made. Armed with this legal document, Constable Hurley (now aider man elect) proceeded to Coyle’s room, opened his trank, and among other things were a pair of boots that had been stolen-from, williams. Two Charges of robbery wore preferred against him, and upon which he was bound over to answer at court; $l,OOO in one ease, and *1,500 in the other. A DYEING NUISANCE. Peter Becker was arraigned on the charge of .maintaining a'nuisance. The proceedings were instituted by Wm. Geisser, residing on Baoe streets above Front. It seems, according to the evidence; that some time since the complainant rented a part of his store to the accused, who desired to carry on the tailoring business. To this effect a contract was agreed upon. Since that period Becker has Introduced a species of chemical dyeing of cloth that has made the family of Mr. Geisser very sick. It is a singular sickness. A physician was called in. who entertains the opinion that unless the dyeing .process Is removed, the children will die from its effects within a short time. Becker entertains a different opinion. He refuses to relinquish tha business- Hence the suit. The defendant was bound over in the sum of $6OO to answer at Court. [Before Mr, Recorder Enen.l COUNTERFEIT-NOTE PASSERS ARRESTED. John Smith, Emma Moore, Mary Ely, and Ezra hlel Kade wore arraigned yesterday on theohargo of being implicated in passing counterfeit ton-doliar notes, purporting to be the true issue of the State Bank at Trenton, New Jersey. These notes are very well executed, and likely to deceive. The evi dence elicited 'at the hearing sets forth that on Wednesday night John Smith and Emma Moore were at a house at Second and Relief streets. Mary Ely, who lives near Eleventh and Coates streets, was sent by thorn to purchase a bottle of whisky. This article was bought at the store of Elizabeth Nolan, on Second street, near South, and one of tha counterfeit notes was passed tor it and change re ceived. The affair was speedily made known to tha police officers, and Mary was token into cußtody, to gether with John Smith and Emma Moore, for whom the whisky had heen-purehased. There was nothing found in their possession to implicate them in pass ing any pf tho spurious paper. A number of fifty cent currency notes, and a $lO State .Bank at Tren ton, were found in a water-closet, where they had been placed after the officers had taken Mary into custody. Upon searching Mary, another counter feit note was found upon her. She finally made m confession that she had purchased the notes from Ezekiel Kade at the rate of -$3 for $lO. Kade was therefore taken Into enstody. The prisoners were committed to await a further hearing. It is report ed that quite a number of storekeepers were victim ized on Thursday evening by having passed upon them the new counterfeits. Such persons are re quested to call upon Recorder Eneu. [Before Hr. Alderman Pancoast. ] ALLEGED COAL THIEVES. Jacob Henning and Michael English were arw raigned yesterday on the charge of stealing coal from the Reading Railroad Company on Pennsyl vania avenue. It Is alleged the defendants had at wheelbarrow with a barrel upon it, and were trying to fill it from the cars. The accused were com Emitted, toanswer. ■ .■ [Before Mr. Alderman Fanceast.l BOLD THEFT. A girt of bad character, giving the name of EUeB McNally, was committed yesterday on the charge oi stealing wearing apparel and some jewelry, the property of Mrs, Lawrence, residing near Twen tieth and Coates streets. It seems that on Tues day the prisoner made application At the house of Mr*. L., and. worked so much upon her sympathy that the lady gave her something to eat, and fur nished her- a' bed. Arrangements had -partly been made to hire the girl as a domestic. She -told a tale of fiction, and thus im posed -upon her benefactress. She said that she had been employed in a factory at Mahayunk, and the mill had closed. Her father andmother were dead, and she had no home. In the evening she was shown to her room. " She stealthily entered the apartment of Mrs. E., helped herseir to consi derable clothing and'jewelry, ana decamped. She was arrested while loitering about Camp Oadw&la der on Thursday night. She wasTeeognized by the Eollee asa young girl, reckless and disgusting in er habits, and whose ordinary conversation was Bhocklngly profane. THE COURTS. Court of charter Sessions—Judge AM* Prlson eases were being tried yesterday. .Francis Cavillo, convicted of bniglary, was Sen tenced to four years’ imprisonment. Allis Bernby pleaded guilty to a charge of larce ny, and ,was sentenced.to the county prison for eighteen months.- . James Biley, for carrying concealed deadly wea pons, got tour months,in the county prison. , •John Macletßoh, convicted on Wednesday of pick ing the pocket of William H. Ekegood, at the Na tional Hall, Market street, a few nights ago, was eetitemjecl to ah imprisonment of fifteen months; and open still another charge of carrying concealed deadly weapons, he was convict©*! josterday, and sentenced to a farther Imprisonment for six-months. Mary Kent, against whom there wer* eight bills of indictment charging Jareeny, and the reoeivingof goods knowing them to have been, stolen, was tried and convlcteouponthree, andwa&sentenced to as imprisonment altogether of four years. Her depre dations seem to have. been .extensive, and she wan hot at all particular as to the character of the pro perty she songht to appropriate. ; The articles men tioned In the indictment were men’s wearing appa rel, -ladies* dresses, shawls, overcoats, dressing gowns, fancy boxes, &o% James Smith, for .larceny, was sentenced to six mofeths in the county prison, and John Stewart, fat a like.ofienco, to one year. The court then adjourned. Eahi.y Tars b» Cheep Justice Chase.—Of latw we have frequently.been askedwhioh“regular con tributor ” to the AUantic MonMy wrote the “ Fairy Boy.” It is such an interesting and attractively written early life and adventures of our new and distinguished Chief Justice, that If the author or his > friends could make his name known, it would maks or add greatly to hlB reputation. We would recom mend any one wishing to get a hook for boys to buy the “Ferry Boy.” ..... Teb XiAbob axd Expbwse of Makiko a Fnne Boom—One would hardly think, who has seen tha new Illustrated edition of "Enoch Arden,”just pub fished by Messrs. J. E. Tilton a 00., although so elegant and carefully printed, that about one ban died and fifty days vwre conaumedJtothe printing, yet It is even so, while the a eost of about two thousand dollars.—Boston Jour. Nnw Backs —“ The Three Scouts” is tho name of Mr Tfowbridge’s new book that is to be next immdav.'lt la said to be exceedingly Interest. fngaKriting, andlntroduoes some olimendz book u attractively ftfastratOde ■£Sto tot apprapitoto tor a holiday gut, .
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