FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1864. i 49- We oan take no notlooof anonymous commu nications. We do not return rejected manuscripts. 49* Voluntary correspondence is solicited from all parts of the world; and especially from our different military and naval departments. When used, It will hepaidfer. « Mr. Seward's letter. A. finer rebuke has never been administered to the British friends of the rebellion .than that embodied in Mr. Seward’s letter to Mr. Adams. More elaborate documents -from the pen of the great American states man have arrested the attention of nations, but he has written nothing that appeals mote powerfully to the loyal people of this country. To Mr. Seward’s matchless skill are In very great part due the amicable relations of our Government with that of Great Britain, and the success of his foreign policy adds force to his rebuke of foreign interference. Par greater than their enmity to the rebels is the contempt Of loyal Americans for the Englishmen who give the rebellion cowardly and mercenary »id; but never has the national scorn had jiobler expression than in these keen words Df Mr. Seward. The supreme indif ference with which he speaks of these men, who obtained notice only by forcing their insolence upon our Government, is in the finest spirit of disdain, for the abso lute indifference of the American people to these panders to'slavery is only qualified by extreme contempt. The country will Mmnlr the Secretary of State for this letter. It is just what we all wished to Say, and no one could have said it so well as Mr. SEW ARD, With the authority and inspiration of this nation. He has not set the wheel of State revolving to crush a butterfly, but With the careless ease of strength, has deli cately lifted Lord Whabnoliffe and the whole Liverpool Bazaar from their obscu rity and held them up in their ridiculous attitude to the derision of the world. As we write, one of the correspondents of this paper has arrived from Annapolis, where ore now four thousand Union sol diers just liberated from the prisons of the South. Ho words can tell the story of their long agony in cruel captivity, or the misery to which many of them are con demned for the future. This gentleman saw sixteen men die in three minutes. Imagine a multitude of skeletons, and you have the condition of hundreds of these soldiers., These horrors ave not to be told; they have been merely hinted. Mr. •Seward • could not refer to these revela tions of suffering, but we may ; and we ask ■how Lord Whabncliffe and the hypocriti cal philanthropists of England dare to offer to distribute £17,000 among the well-fed rebels in the prisons of the United States while so many thousands of out men are perish ing in the slave pens of the, rebellion ? 'They profess a pure desire to relieve hu man suffering, without reference to the merits of this war, but they have shame lessly neglected their only opportunity of proving their philanthropy. They would have wasfed their money upon rebels who are too well cared for by our Government to need other help, and whose only claim <m their sympathy is treason; but they have looked with inhuman indifference upon the anguish of those whose only crime is their loyally to the United States. The Nkvy Report. The report of the Secretary of the Navy is, as usual, vigorously written, and neces sarily a large one, is crowded with instruc tion and suggestion. Our naval experi ment has awakened the interest of the world, and its last year’s history is full of achievement. The two most prominent , victories of the capture of th& forts in Mobile harbor by PARRAGUT,-amP the sinking of the Alabama by Winslow— are accurately reviewed and faithMly credited by the Secretary; and it must give general satisfaction to know that he has recommended the institution of the highest rank in naval honor, that of vice admiral, to be conferred upon the hero of Mobile. The whole merit of the service Will, of course, profit by the new grade. The number of vessels how in the navy (some in'the course of construction) is 671, with an armament of 4,610 guns—an excess of 83 vessels and 167 guns over last year. For this great establishment, with all its ordinary and scientific demands, the ex penses have been economical. O ver thirty million dollars Were left as a balance in its favor at the Commencement of'the pre sent fiscal year. The appropriations for the current-year are $109,256,814, and the toWl available resources over $139,000,000. The total expenditures of the navy since the 4th March, 1861, have been $280,647,261. The money accrued from prizes has paid all the pensions of the navy. Of great interest to the whole country, but especially to our own locality, is Secre tary Welles’ conclusive discussion of the new demands in the enlargement of navy yards. All our present yards were esta blished for the construction and repair of Wooden vessels; hut the naval revolution from wood to iron requires a grander sphere in building, especially if we shall have ever to contest with the annaments of the old world. From want of suitable docks and workshops, and the utter failure of contractors to complete important work within a specified time, our greatest enter prises were delayed. At the outbreak of the war the Government had hut three vessels-of-war fully at its disposal; and though we must wonder at the energy which has given us more than half a thousand ships, we are equally surprised that even at this time the Naval Department has not one establishment ‘‘ where a shaft can be made for our steamers or a plate for our iron clads,” while ‘‘the wharfage at all our navy yards, so Important for repairs, is less than is required at each of them.” The mere suggestion that England-has to pay fifty million dollars for additional mili tary defences at' Portsmouth, rendered necessary by its proximity to the ocean, is Sufficient to show--the unwisdom of making a similar location for a new navy yard or refusing to grant ne -cessary and economical appropriation for the enlargement of yards which enjoy natural protection. Fresh water, which is essentia! to the preservation of iron vessels laid up during peace, ex tensive water-frontage, ready access to coal, iron, timber, and to the skilled in dustry, markets, and conveyance furnished by a great city, are the requirements which Secretary Welles prescribes for the loca- tion of a navy yard, carefully' discrimi nating between the claims of New London, 'Philadelphia, and' New York (the latter haying already three navy yards), and doing'justice to the great ad vantages of a site upon the river Dela ware. For all these considerations Secre tary Welles recommends the enlarge ment of the navy yard at this station, and the prompt acceptance by Congress of ,the six hundred acres on League Island offered to the Government by the city of Philadel- phia. Our city is thus fortunate in having advantages possessed by no other, and, be yond all local satisfaction, we congratu late the Government upon the choice of .Secretary Weleeb. ‘ ~ •The investigation of prize law is an -Other remarkable passage of the report, and the opinion of the Secretary appears to ns just. The law parsed by Congress since the rebellion is a reversal of all • 'former laws, as it seems to preclude prizes in the inland waters, (such as Delaware, Chesapeake, and Nobile Bays, and Lake Pontchartrain,) where the navy sometimes findsuts greatest element, and where! cap tures maybe as frequent and as perilous as on the high seas. The present law* also : ' Babes it ieizsr ’ either, to turn bis capture over to the prize poUrJ;s or the .treasury, agent, while all other persons must refer their, seizures to the latter authority—a rule apparently with out specification or; purpose);. Undei this act no more of the proceeds of captures ,go into the treasury than under the regular laws of war, as It authorizes moiety to be given as an incentive to informers%n& col lectors, thus taking the share of officers and crews. Mr. Welles recommends the re peal of the law. The reports of the bureaus are highly satisfactory. The personnel of the navy is now 6,000 officers and 46,000 men. Report of tbe Interior. Secretary Usher’s report covers such im portant subjects as the public lands, the mineral lands, and the Pacific Railroad, and is, therefore,' a very interesting docu ment. Dining the year ending June 30, 1864,-and the quarter ending on the 30th of September and a quarter millions of acres have Wen.paid or sold; and the cash receipts for sales, homestead and location fees, for the same five quarters, were over one million dollars. The aggregate of sur veyed lands to the 30th of September was over one hundred and thirty-three and a half millions of acres. The annual re ceipts from ordinary sales for four years past have been nearly two million dollars. Nineteen States have received land and land-scrip amounting to nearly five million acres under the act donating lands for the benefit of agriculture and mechanics* On, the subject of the Indian troubles Mr.. Usher favors the present policy of re specting all existing treaties, but thinks that stipulations for the payment .of'money annuities may be reasonably omitted. The Pacific Railroad is progressing faithfully, over a half million dollars having been ex pended upon the main line leading west ward from Omaha, of which one hundred miles have been permanently lopated, and forty are in construction. Over 'fifty thou-. sand pensioners are on the rolls, and of these there are 23,767 soldiers, and 20,488 orphans and mothers. Pour million and a half dollars were thus expended last year, three and a half millions of which . were granted on account of deaths and disabilities in the present war. More than seven millions will be required to satisfy accruing' claims under the pension laws during the current fiscal year; and it is re copimended that the national banks be made -pension agencies. . 6,740 applications were made for new patents, and about 5,000,. including reissues and extensions, were granted. The receipts amounted to $268,671, leaving a balance of more than $50,000—520,000 over the receipts of the past year. , ■ • Our mining interests fhrnish the most attractive features of the report, and are additionally encouraging; , New discove ries of gold and Silver have been made in Nevada, Idaho, and Arizona, near the range of the Sierra Nevada, and we notice with pleasure the suggestion to appoint ex perienced- mineralogical explorers to ex amine and report the mineral regions, Mr. Usher approves the granting of. requisite lands, to insure their conversion, and. the construction of necessary railroads, so that such mines as New Mexico, Arizona, and: Southern California, may become accessi ble. This, we think, is excellent policy, if we may judge from the probable fixture of' the Pacific Railroad, which will run through a region of Nevada, where, if the mines now.oppned were supplied with the proper machinery, a yield of ten million dollars per month might he secured. We have thus the prospect of a mineral future incomparable for resources and prosperity. The Union of Church and State. We give place to-day to several commu nications in regard to the proposal to amend the Constitution of the United States so that it shall affirm,the existence of God, the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the truth of the Holy Scriptures. It is with reluctance that we return to a subject which is so easily misunderstood, and the mere agitation of which has already caused so much bad feeling, and wrangling ; yet, as one of our correspondents considers the Convention misrepresented by our former Comments, and the others speak for religious organizations which believe themselves wronged by the Convention, it may be well enough to repeat more clearly the plain objections to the proposed amendment. whom we understand to been one of the leading members of the" ,Convention, writes to us in a tone which; might have been improved, and in correcting our supposed mistakes makes a number of Ms own. Hot the greatest of these is Ms emphatic declaration that no, reporter of this paper was pfesent at the' meetings, and that our comment was based on vague rumors. On the contrary, we provided for a correct report of the im portant action of the Convention, and could not have been influenced by vague rumors, as we had heard none. We cannot spare the time or space to discuss these trifles with our correspondent. , The. real question at issue is whether the.amend ment proposes the establishment of religion by law, and we contend that, unless this is its object, it is ndtworth*serious considera tion. We have too much respect for Judge Strohg and Governor Pollock to suppose that they would care to impose upon the Constitution an enactment of a Christian system, or establish a Church making invidious distinctions, between the mem bers of one Christian denomination and another. Yet we differ with these gentlemen in our understanding of the force of the amendment, wMch would, if we have any knowledge of the languag|| we speak, declare Christianity to be the religion of toe United States, as positively as Mahomedanism. is the religi.on of Tor-., key. More than this, it would recognize by national auMorityMe faim'dfthe ma-. jorityof Christians, and not that -of a large minority, for the Unitarians of-Hew Ung land, the Friends of Pennsylvania— esffi!- dally the HicksiteP-those who accept ge neraliy.the theology of which Theodore Parker is %e -exponent, are among the sects wMch «ould»not give the doctrines of the amendment unqualified approval. ■ If,' then, it does not speak absolutely forythiiy {Christianity of America, which' rangfp 'from the extreme Protestantism of Pabxer to die Catholicism of Archbishop McOiios xey, we need not..dwell upon the almost entire repudiation'it must have from-the Americans who are not Christians. Yet it is the wrong - which the amendment would do these citizens which M&he chief practical objection • • The friends of^the amendment^fall to. make the simple blishmentof one religiomand the prohibi tion of. others. Our Jewish correspondent is also in error, if he supposes that belief in the Trinity would, were this change madeji be required of the voter and the office’ll holder. We admit that the amendment would leave the inhabitants of this land free to worship God according to the dic tates of theteconsciences; we deny; that they all couldfimso as American citizenfe.and appeal in proof to the amendment itself. Adopt it, and thus the .Constitution reads: “ ~We, the people of the* United States, hum bly acknowledging-Almighty God as the source of all authority and power in civil government, the Lord Jesus Christ as the Euler among the nations, and His revealed will as of supreme authority, in order to constitute a Christian Government,” etc. What is the plain meaning of this?. Can a formal Christian Government exist with out the establishment of a national religion ? Can tie Constitution declare one religion : to be true without affirming the others to be false ? If American Christians make the supfeme law of the land affirm the truth of their creed, can the American Jews, equally loyal and law-abiding, Join in that, proud declaration, “ We, the people of the United States, do thus ordain ?” These are questions for the common sense of the people to answer; It is jplain that the;tqle , ration of ail religions, and the establish | ment' of one may coexist, but it; was I not upon such a principle that the Republic t was established. Our republicanism means holme toleration of. any religion, but the Absolute equality of all religions. Any thing less than this is the union of Church .and State, and, no matter how slight'that may be,-the precedent is dangerous, and the principle as evil in the germ as in the ultimate development. A wrong to the religious faith of an American citizenis' not to be measured by the degree of injury and interference; it is absolute in its na- tare. The Constitution, ■wliibh should an nounce “we,, the people of the United States," believe the creed of the proposed amendment would be an outrage on those people of the United States who do not believe it, and would make aliens of whole bodies of religious men. This question is not one of religion, but Of law. It has nothing- to do with the truth of Judaism, Christianity, or any other faith involved in the decision. It is whether any religion, true or false, shall be declared true by national authority. The mere preliminary discussion of the matter has been full of bitterness ; we can not publish all the letters we have received, written on both sides, for this reason. But, it is clear to our minds that the success of this innovation on our republican principle, tbe adoption of the'amendment, would evoke all the worst elements of sectarian rivalry, injure the cause of true religion, ,and sub stitute for the harmony of all our sects a fierce war of recrimination and abuse. Now the Constitution knows neither Jew nor Christian; in this impartial spirit it was created, and so let it remain. We simply wish to do as we are doing now let all men believe what conscience dic tates, and protect them in that belief.- The love and the worship of God in the natural progress of Christianity need no examples and no masters. All we have to do-is to confine the Constitution and the laws to the civil welfare of our fellow-citizens. The interests of the Bepublic demand, that. Church and State, Religion and Politics, should remain asunder,. as one pole from the other. Abrnhem’s Latest anti Best Folse. Our joker now his best joke cracks, And proves the patriot-prinoe of wags; For io r the father of green-backs He mikes tbe father of green-bags l ’ AWaliam’s Solttequy, “They say lam too alow. Too Blow, Indeed! And yet, perhaps, I eaa Improve the ease: I’ll give my Cabinet superior Speed, And show the Court Supreme a grander Chmel ” X Question. Does the present generous proprietor of the Public Ledger Intend a rivalry with the American Traot Society by publishing The Child’t Paper l WASHINGTON. BKIHSU SYMPATHY FOR HEBEI PRISONERS. Defter of Secretary Seward to Kinister Adams, Einpliatlc BebnKe to English Insolence. ORDERS OF THE PROVOST AND QUARTERMASTER CENERALS ON REBEL INCENDIARIES, Confirmation of Postmaster General Dennison, BRITISH REBEL SYMPATHIZERS LETTER OF SECRETARY SEWARD. The President to-day sent a message to the Se nate In reply to Mr. Summer's resolution oalllug upon him, If not incompatible with, the publie In terest, to furnish the Senate with any Information In his possession, relative to a proposition of British subjects to give aid to the rebellion: Lord WhaMnci.i»pb informgjlr. Adams that the Liverpool Bazaar produced about .£l7, ooo, ‘and asks permission for on aoeredlted agent to visit the mili tary prisons within the Northern States, and dls tribute aid to their lnmateß. He-denies that any political aid is aimed at, or ' any Imputation that Confederate prisoners ate deprived of suoh atten tions as the ordinary rules enjoin. Bio Bays: “The Issue of the great contest will not bo determined by individual suffering, bo It greater or less, and you, Whose family name is interwoven with American history, cannot view with indifferenoe the suffering of American citizens, whatever their State and opinions.” Mr. Adams replies “that It has never been the desire of the Government to treat with unnecessary or vindictive severityjmy of the misguided indivi dual parties*ln this desperate rebellion who have fallen into Its hands In the regular course of the war, and that he should greatly rejoice if the effects of such sympathy could be extended to ministering, to their mental ailment as well as their bodily suf ferings, thus contributing to put an end to a struggle which otherwise Is too likely to be only procrastinated by their English sympathizers.” Mr. Seward replies as follows to the appllcation received through Mr. Adams: Department or State, "Washington, D. 0., Deo, S, 1884. Sir : I- have reoelved your despatch of the 18th of November, No. 807, together with the papers therein mentioned—namely, acopy of a letter which was addressed to you on the 17th of November limit, by Lord "WharncllJe, and a copy of your answer to that letter.’ Your proceeding la that matter Is approved. You will now Inform Lord -WSameliffo that permission for an agent of the committee described by him to visit the. insurgents detained In military prisons of the United States, and to distribute among them £17,000 of British gold, Is disallowed. Here it is expected your correspondence with Lord Wharn cliffe will end. That correspondence-trill necessa rily become public. On reading it the Amerioan people will be well aware that while the United States have ample means* for the support of priso ners, as well as for every other exigency of the war in whioh they are engaged, the insurgents who have blindly rushed Into that condition are suffering no privations that appeal for relief to charity, either at home or abroad, and the Amerioan' people will be likely to reflect that the sum 'thus inslduonsly tendered In .the name of humanity . constitutes no large portion of the profits whioh its contributors may be justly supposed to have derived from the Insurgents by exchanging with them arms and munitions of war for the coveted, productions of Immoral and enervating slave labor, nor will any portion of the Amerioan people be disposed to regard this sum thus ostenta tiously offered for the relief of captured insurgents as a too generous equivalent for the devastation which a civil war, promoted arid protracted by British subjects, hue spread throughout States which before were eminently prosperous and happy. Finally, In view of this last officious intervention In our domestic affairs, the American people can" . hardly fall to recall the warning of the Father of our Country, affected against tiro great and ultimately. , connected public dangers—namely, sectional fac| tion and foreign intrigue. I do :fiot think the in- 1 snrgents*>have become debased; 1 although they ;have sadly wrandered from thiAfags oFlbyaKy and patriotism. Ithjnk that, in common with all; our countrymen, theßgyiU rejoice in" being saved by theff eonsiderateald loyal Government from' the gfaveinsult which Lord Wharnollffe and his aiso dates, lmtheltzeal for the.overthrow of the United States. Aavajurenared for the vlotlms of this uni najßlfiSjicndffopeloaa rebellion. .«>• ' your obedient servant, Ij.Tit Hi Seward, Secretary of State. GENERAL, sJM ffiHowlng" Creneral Order ; ,WM Issued to-day flwiihfefi,uartermaster Geherai’sofficfo: X. Tnenaovernment has received ffdfeimation that Inhabitants of tsa. British provl»aeli*oBSQii%|lorth ern border baanpremoved, with the. Intention, of" ob .talning sjnployment at the depqtaSfmiUtary Btores," for-the purpose of Incendiarism, which manymonths since many, steamboats on-tlie Western watersweje "fired mS&destroye'd by rebel agents have now beec cxtenjguMgrith tbe intention 'of attempting the destruo§Hwss6re of military : stores, shipping. manufactonHMuid publicand pri -vate property; at various poSlPthrongfiout the loyal States. "~ w »®II. The strictest vigilance and the greatest care in guarding against incendiarism are enjoined upon - all officers in charge of property of the rawartment. ill. Officers ortho Quartermaster's Jgpartment will cTiiTilov at the depots where vaharoSlMsores are;. ' kept'no persohs who Wye at last six months, been living in OanadaTWSrefageeS- disloyal Stttw; eyjjjMglflß -from the XT.' Officers of this Department win require from those wfiteT they may employ at 'depots in positions which could facUßate access to stoi'es or storehouses, satisfactory evffflftico not onlyof loyalty, but of re sidence within tne loyal States, In. addition to the I, usual oath .of allegiance, S * Yv Atiwwts within OT.noar the fielffiof active ope-' t rations, rerogoea efirnffig from the rebel territory, upon presentinagßrnictorv evidence at.loyalty, will be employed but great caution must be esero&ed In employing such persons. . ivi. g. Maras, Quartermaster General, Brevet Major General, , MARAUDERS FROM CANADA—ORDER OF THE PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL. The Provost Marshal General to-day issued tho following olreplar, namely: “ Reliable Information has been received that a large number of evil-disposed persons, consisting of rebel sympathisers) seoesslonlsts, marauders, and other outlaws, who have collected in Canada with a view to enter the commercial cities of the North, and particularly those on the Canadian frontier, with'the ostensible purpose of seeking employment, but who are In rtality intent upon the destruction of life and property, will shortly arrive In the United States- All officers of this bureau are instructed to place all persons suspected to be of this class under strict surveillance, sjndto arrest such as evidently belong to It. “ Provost marshals will confer with the munfolpal authorities with a view to prevent tbe mlsohlef con templated, and will aid the civil authorities in dis covering these persons, and causing their arrest. * “ Jambs B. Fry, ' “Provost Marshal General.” PASSES FOB ALEXANDRIA. Passes are now Issued for Alexandria at the foot of Seventh-street wharf, from whence the boat leaves. They will bo Issued for no other-point. .A great accommodation this wDI prove to strangers, Who have heretofore had to hunt the provost mar shal along distance from the boat, and at a great sacrifice of time. CONFIRMATION OF POSTMASTER GENERAL DENNISON. The, Senate, in executive session to-day, con firmed the nomination of ex-Govemor Dawwisoir aB Postmaster General. SERENADE TO GOVERNOR FENTON. Governor Teuton, of New York, was serenaded to-night by a large party, of convalescents and wounded men from several of the hospitals here. PERSONAL. There are very few absentees In this Congress. Gold brokers and speeffiators.jrtMV oame hMjrto great numbers after reading Stbvbhs’ proposed bill, started homewards this morning, wearing gladdened faces at the result of yesterday 's proceedings. Hop. §psb», wtonwy -Gaaeifti of THE PKESS.-PHIJGADELPHIX:, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1864. UnlteO States, was, on motion of Hon, T. 3. Oomsr, admitted to praotloe in the United States Supreme Court yesterday as an attorney and oounsellor. Mr. DAVIS, of Feuineky. eaid ; I wish to give no tice that on to-morrow 1 will Introduce a join* resolu tion for the restoration of peace and Union and the vindication of the Constitution anflithe guarantee of the rights of the citizens of the several States. STANDING OOMMITTKBS, _On Dane of Kihaas, chairman; Harlan, Wilson, Powell, and Farweu. On Military Affairs and the MUitte-Mr, Wilson, chairman; Lane of Indiana, Howard, fiesmUh, Mor- ( gan, Sprague, and Brown* chairman; Morgan, . Biddle, Wilkinson, and Hendricks. Trnmball, chairmans Foster* Ten Eyck, Harris, Foot, Powell, and Johnson, On Post Offices ana Post Roads— Miv Coltamer, chairman; Dixon, B&msay, Conness, Buokaiew; and Pomeroy. . . Oh PvbHc Lands— Mr. Harlan, chairman; Pomeroy, Fcot, Bardina, Carlile, Hendricks, and Wright. Oh Private Land ' Claims—Mr, • Harris, chairman;; Snmner, Howard. Biddle, and Harding. On Indian Affairs-; Mr- Doolittle, chairman; Wil kinson. Lane of Kansas, Harlan, Hesmith, Brown,and.. Buck slew . * —•* On Pensions— Mr, .poster, chairman; Lana ©Midi ana, Van Winkle, Baulsbury, Bnckalow, Foot, and: Byown. , , , On Revolutionary’ Claims —Mr. Wilkinson, chair- ‘ man; Cbsadier, Wilson, fteamith, and Wiigbt. . » 0» Claims—Mr. Giark, chairman; Howe, Pomeroy.' AntLooTe Mon-ill, HtckP, '' * 'On the District of Columbia—Mr. Hale, chairman: Dixon, MonilirWade, Willey, Henderson, and Bich atdeon. WABHrNGTON, DeO. 8. XXXVffITH CONeam-Seeoaf Session, SENATE. NOTICB OB A TKACH RESOLUTION. Mr. AFTHOHY, of Bhode Island. I more that the Senate proceed to the election of the Senate Branding committees. Carried. / - Mr. AJKTHOJSY. I move jhat the rule* which require the. elec- ion of standing committees by ballot be sus pend* d, and tbflt the following'committees be chosen : On Foreign RelaiionB~-t&T, Sumner, chairdi&a: Fos ter, I;ooiiiiie, Karri's Davie, Johnson, and HciHugall* On Finance— Mr. Sherman.chairman: Howe,Cowan, Giark. Van Winkle. Cmimw, aod Hendereon ' On Commerce— Mr. Chandler, chainaius. Morrill, Ten Eyck, Morgan, Sprague, Salisbury, ana Dane of Eeneas - On Patents and the Patent Office—M x. Cowan, chair* man; Ten Eyck, Lane of Indiana, Bamsey, and Santa bury. On - Public Buildings, and Grounds—Mr. Foot, chairman sTrumbulhGtimes; Farwell, and Hendricks, On Territorits —Mr. : Wade, - chairman; Wilkinson, Bale, Lane of Kansas, CarlUe, Davis, and Bichard eon. On the Pacific -Railroad —Mr. Howard, chairman; Coll bid er, Johnson, Harlan, Trumbull, Sherman, Mor gan, Conneeß, and Brown, joint btakdikg coKMi'ripaas.i On on the part of the Senatc—Mx. Antho ny, chairman; Morgan, and Powell. : On Enrolled Bills , on the ,part of the Senate—Mr. How*, chairman; Cowan, and Hicks.: On the Library , on the part of the Mr. Col* •laihci-f . - . Bel* ct Committee on Slavery and the* Treatment of '|b«dww-isr Sumner, chairman*, Howard, C&rlile, Pomeroy, Bnokaldw, Brown, and" ConieaS' The above were Agreed to. • : *. . ‘ * • THN LOUISIANA SENATORS. , Mr. MOBGAN, ofEewToTk, asked that the .creden tials of the tenitcrß from Louisiana, piessnted yester day, he referred to the Jadiciary Committee. So or dered. ' - 5 . EOREIGNJIIMIGRATION., _. s - ' Mr. RAMSAY, of Minnesota, memortalin . relation to foreign Immigration, which wad raferredto ' theComioiueeonAgriculture,' ' DISABLED BOLDIRRB Aim anrftpa. ~ - Mr. MOBGaH, of New York. I domra to present a petition, Bitmed _by Wm. C. Bryant, Hemy W. tong- John A. ~Dix. U. S. Grant, Petcr Oooper, Henry Horaeo .SrMlfly, and many otters; mL - i»8 an appropriate* !«r af ntta.for'the support of,a na-. lional home fcrtotaliydleau.?? soldiers and seamen of the army and navy of the Hutted states. In considera tion of the I* portanceof the subject, and the character of the memorialists, I ask that it be printed andrfl* ferred to the Military Committee. So ordtreiU ' RKVRKUS CUTTERS ONTHB LA&SsT*™^ *> , Mr.-SITEBMAN, of Ohio. asked the' reference of the pill introduced by him on. Monday, for the construction of revenue cutters on t>e lakes, to the Finance Commit tee, So ordered. _ r BBFBBBNOBS. Mr. LABE, of Indiana, moved that all hills and Me morials now before the Senate he . referred to appropri ate committees. Carried. ■ ~ ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY. Mr. DOOLITTLE, of Wisconsin, moved-that when' the Senate adjourn to-day it adjounr to ineet onMoa day.' Carried. THB-BiNANOBS, Mr. SHBEMAK offiwred the following, which .Jams, agreed to: Ordered, That sd much of the message as relates to financial affairs he the Committee of Finance. KANSAS MILITIA, On motion of Mr. L iNE, of it was ordered -that tlo bill introduced by him, in relation to the Kan sas militia, he referred to the Military Committee. TBE INVESTIGATION IN GBNESAL PAYNB’S OASH* Mr. POWELL* of moved that the Senate Jroceed to the consideration of the resolution intro need by him yesterday, that the Secretary of War be direcitd, if not Incompatible with the pnblic-fhfwest, to communicate to the. Senate the proceedings of tkA military commission appointed to investigate thd con- : duct of General Payne in Kentucky. r -Mr. TBDMBDLL. of Illinois. I wouldTifce to inquire of the Senator from Kentucky whether he is aw&retef the character of the report which he has asked to bring before the Senate. I know the resolution leaves it in the discretion of- the Secretary of War to furnish- it-or withhold it, and I have faith, in the judicium exer cise of that discretion: Ido not suppose'he will anything which would-be improper-*© . have befoie the public. I would like to inquire whether, this report of the commission is a report maseHsy commission of which General Payne-had anymoßee, or whether It is merely a private reporter somrtyrfktor in the field making some inquiries in regard to General Payne’s conduct in Kentucky, and reporting, it to,the Secretary of War for his private information, report of a commission that General Payne never kttfcw anything about, and never any oprortunitv to ap pear before? It itia artportof that character, I presume the Senator from Kentucky is as far removed as any other Senator from wishing io publish a report made in the dark to reflect upon any one. Therefore, Ithinkthe refolution ought to gj to the Committee on MUHary Affairs, and let them inquire. I myself am veryTffach opposed, and think it unjust to the character of any officer that a report residing his conduct, mate* out by a commission of which he had no knowledge, &c partesno in the dark, should be published. -. > - •. Mr. POWELL. It would, afford me very great pleasure to give the Senate all the information X have on the sub ject. Ido sot kßowwhatiathe report.’ I have heard eorne persons, who claim to know, steie.what.wasinit. Have understood from persons in that locality, who oughtto have some knowledge of the charaetehaLihis report, that it has such evidence in it as conviitFthis man of the most heinotis barbarities and inflicted upon any people or any ciyillse^comnrnmty; and not .only was General Payne engagedin-these, j?ai some of his subordinate officers and some ont side. I have seen and conversed with pergonß ; who ' were present when this commission was in session. From these persons I learn the eh&racter of th%qgsdenee -to some extent. It has also beenamatter of a good deal of discussion in the newspapers of Kentucky.; X nn dei stand that General Payue aid have notice of the sit ting of this c mmifcsiou; that he was notified that the cemmisaion would assemble at Paducah, aucLihat he and his staff officers absented themselves. I-unoemta&d there ib no supposition about thd damning crimes with which these^ men are charged, frut that theie‘_ is full Pl |&. B BoOLiTILF, of Wisconrin. X wouli-i&e. to know wbat General Payne the Senator refers to.: Mr.'POWELL. General Payne, of Illinois. V Mr. DOOLITTLE. Thereis a GeneralPaynefrom my own Slate I would not like to have any misapprehen sion go out as to the identity of the officer©! whom the Senaior is speaking. .• - Mr. POWELL reiterated that General been notified of the cession of the commission. He under stood be had since resigned, and his resignation had been accepted. _ >. Hr. TBUMBULLrof Xllinofs, said he had voted for the resolutions of icquiry, and was as much -in favor of exposing improper conduct asthe -Ssnator - tucky t but it appears thai the Senator from Kentucky is not informed at all, except by rumor. EAhaiheard that Gereral Payne had not heard from the commission. • He (Mr. P&weil) admits that General Payne waanot before the commission. I understand that Gen. Payne. knew nothing about the commission, bntjthat this was a private secret report of some officers inimical to him. The Senator from Kentucky has heard cialtothe character-of Gen.. Payne;jvl have heard at very food account of Gen PaynevEam the.only com plaint X have ever heard in regard, to Min firomany. source, ceme from the enemies of the {tftWhe dealt with traitors and rebels in Kentucky as tbey de served, and protected Union men. He was-too severe upon the enemies of the country, in the oplnion of -’the . enemies of . the country. I do uot propose to dissuas Gen. Payne’s merits. X am not sufficiently advised to do so. He is from my own State, and is regarded as an estimable citizen. I think if unjus tto him that a re port at on Id be published reflecting upon him; if itdoes reflect upon him, if it was made by men actmgincscrst, who gave him no opportunity for defence I move the reference of the reio:ution to the Committee on Military Affaire. r . Mr. DAVIS rose and advocated the-wlews of Mr. Powell. ' , . :" - EXECUTIVE SESSION., -,.. ? Fesdisg the discussion, of Hr. Trumbull’S motion toe Senate went Into Executive Session. t HEE3AGES FHOH THE TKESIDISIfT. ? •The doors were opened in a few moments, When, a dilate from the -President, recommending a rote of maSis to Captains Winslow and .Qushijur waaraad; .si* Imilsr to that mentioned in the HQUStfXHpwodiiiffrVfl-lso* a. meeeag-e from the President in answerto’fttr. Sumner's resolution relative to aid furnished hy British subjects to.the rebellion. ' On motion of Hr. StJMNEB,tMs waB4 , eferred?fco' the Committee oh Foieigu Belations. . . " , On motion of Mr. LAKE, of Kansas, the Senate ad journed till Monday* - , ; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.? THE TAX OH CIGARS. • Mr, ETEYBIiS.of Pennsylvania, from the Committee of W ays and Meanß.'iMnorted back the jpintresolntion explanatory of soinncti.of tho intern at .revenue act as refined to the duty oft cigars [an abstract of witch was printed on Wednesday. bmbU»l„. , „ • *• Mr. BBOOKS, of Hew York, said tha' the Secretary of the Treasury had recommended the tax, and ho now wished to'know whether the Committee of Ways and Means intended to eb'tßge,the duty oh tohaoco.r Mr. STEVBHS repliea that lie had: given the subject , some consideration t hnt he did not know what the eon clnsion of the committee would he., - . ft- , Mr, EBOOKS suggested that the bill Be-poistponod for a fSwrdays'forifart. or examination.c.Y®. _ "St. STJSVEHS replied that, In theopinion of those best instructed, the Department had.lostmUlions of dol lare bj the cotujruotfin of the Commissioner of Inter- am< BOV for ate: la** .Mi COli\ mam p Ml. _ _ ( -alEG tentbsof the cigars manufactured since Congress.ad journed had paid hut three dollars instead of jars & thousand, cwina.to theconsttuction. of the Com miaaioscr of Internal Revenue. The measure pending wae here repealed to give the proper construction, to expressed the hope that the committee won d take time to consult with honest manufabtttrers in order to remove the existing difficulties. As fbeSe cretary of the Treasury had rtcommended a duty dnieaf tolacco, a duty on cigars should he considered is the same connection. Be repeated, experienced artri*duid adviced a stamp on cigars similar to postage stamps, say ©necenti asrfeldingfchelargestTevenue. Thetemp* tation to smuggling from Canada and‘elsewhere was. now irresistible. Old stamped cigar boxes wererusod in which to pui new citars, and ho a. stamp alone would stop this, betides realising the largest revenue. Mr. LEON Ah J> M7EBB, of Pennsylvania,* trusted the subject wcnld.be acted upon.at once, as owing to the. present construction the income'of the Government was much reduced from that source. _... Mr. HASSON, of-Jowa,“advocated the passage of the pending proposition, showing thpt every day the Go* veruraentwas losing revenue by cigars paying.bat $3 instead of $8 a thousand, _ _., .. h. At the suggestion of Mr.. BTEYEKB the subject was postponed till Monday. , CAPTAIN WINSLOW AN© LIBUTBNANT CUSSING. A message was received from the President>Boom mendlsg that Captain Winslow and LieutenantCnshing. each receive a vote of thanks—the one for the destruc tion of the.pirate Alabama,' aueLthe other for tlie de sti -action or the rebel iron- cl ad Albemarle—this action being necessary under the law, in order that these offi cers may beadTancedonesrade. • The message was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs; BBFEBSNCB OF JBKB Ob motion of Mf; STEVIMS. of Pennsylvania, the various branches of the President’s annual message mere referred to the appropriate standing committees. PHBMELOYBB OBBKIBBS. Mr. ECHENCE.of Ohio, introduced a hill to drop from the rolls of :the army nnemptared officers, which was referred to the Cominlttee/oa Military Affaire. TBABB WITH BBBELI.IOTJS STATES. Qb motion of PEENAKDOWOOp, it was resolved that the Committee of Waya and Meanshe directed to inanira.into the expediency of repealing the eighth sec tion of the act entitled an act in addition to the several acts concerning comic erctal intercourse between loyal and insurrectionary States, approved. July 2d, IMA. She section authorising the appointment or oomnwr «!&1 agents Is the one Mr, Wood proposes to repeal. • ÜBKATIONAI.I2ATIO2? OF. FUGITIVES FBOM THE . , DRAFT. Mr. ECHBNCE. of Ohio, offered a resolution, which was adopted, instructing Ibe Committee on the Judi ciary to uqnire into the expediency of passing a law persons who go abroad to. escape dratti aid requiring application for naturalization in case they want to be restoredto the privilege of citizenship.. The Howe then adjourned till Monday. 1 < Hew Orleans Harketi*. . Cairo. Dec. 7.—Thest earner, W.B. Arthur; brings Hew Orleans papers of the Ist instantybut they centals no news. Cotton opened nnsetfcied and depressed* ana continued, dull - and drooping to .the; close.: strictly low middling, 120; good ordinary, Barly in the clay ISO was offered and refused for strictly mid dling; white clarified sugar, SScsfloar* superfine, raft* THE WAR. DEPAITMENT OP THE TENNESSEE. REBEL BATTERIES OBT THE RIVER BELOW NASHVILLE. Mtatk Made by Union Qanfooats. BESONVOISSANOE BI DIB FOB6KB. FORREST REPORTED TO HAVE CROSSED THE CUMBERLAND. Ts»® Btiwß Believe® to be Leafing Nash ville for Kentucky. BSWS ACCOUNT OF THE BATTIK AX OBAHAMB - SOCTH OABOHNA. The tiglit Hotly ContesteA for Seven Honre. tnsijKit MEAJBD FKOII HILTON HEAD. «O?tE VESSELS BURNED BY THE REBELS * " ON JAMES RIVER. GENERAL GRANT’S ABUT; uxsbk vt&mor at pobt belt,—a piokht tsvcb-* WILL THEBE BHA MOVE t . -C. Edmunds.— [Special Correspondence of The Press. J HEADQUARTERS ARMY OS' THE POTOMAC, 'Bbeobb Petersburg, Deo. 5,1864. With the exception ofpretty brisk cannonading In the vicinity of FoitHell, this forenoon, there has been nothing to Vary the monotony of life along the lines—at least nothing permissible to; be recorded. For several days a truce has been existing between our own and the rebel pickets on the rlght, and, I . belieye,.j>ietty.gen«rally on the centre and left. Under the proteetton of the little white fluttering bit of rag, Ills now tolerably safe to ride to the out ermost fortifications, without the risk of being made - the[target for a rebel telescopic rifle. . • Aceordingtothe stories of deserters, ii; raid of Gregg’s cavalry to Stony Creek Station has been a severe blow to the enemy, and the effect Is being felt in their camps to the diminished supply of forage. Of course they will still communicate with the Southslde road by wagon trains. Another story is that they were forward infantry and cavalry to the same point; to apprehension of a repetition of the “ outrage.” This may he incor rect, but it is evident, from various signs, that the rebels understand Grant’s character too well to ..imagine that he will go into winter quarters tame. . diately; and, as tholr papers several days ago Showed, they are to daily expectation of a move ment oh our part. ;; ; ?; ... , THE WAB nr TEXNESSEB. AREBEL BATTERY Ot HARpBTH 8HOA1& CAIRO, Deo. 7.-—AdeSpatch from Paducah state* that a report had reached there that the rebels had planted a battery on Harpeth Shoals, Tennessee ri ver. A gunboat had been sent to that locality, Add transports arc not permitted tonrooeod above Smithland. • 1 v The- steamer. Belle of Memphis brings 39 bales of cotton for Cairo. ' AFFAIBS AT . NASEVH-liß FOKRBST BBPOETBD ACROSS THB CITMBBBXA2n>—THB REBELS BELTBV BD TO BB bvaotfathjck Louibville, Deo. B.—The Nashville Prm of yes terday says: k The Bhelltog of the rebel lines and their working parties was kept up on the 6th. tost., bnt hardly so vigorously or persistently as on the day before. ' “ Forrest, with his oommand, Is Eald to be aoross the Cumberland. We cannot vouch tor the truth of the statement, but give it as we hear It. ’“ The Impression gains strength among both sol diers and citizens that the Confederates are evacu ating. If this be so, the march on Kentucky may -be said to have commenced. Wo think it quite pos sible—lndeed, probable.” GUHBOAT ATTACK OK THE REBEL BATTBRIE&— Nashville, Dee. B.—Matters at toe front pro sent no ohange frem that of several days previous. There was less cannonading to-day than nsual,- A rebel battery Is established on the bluff, four teen miles down tbe river. Last night seven gun boats went'down and engaged tbe batteries, but without dislodging them ‘ from their positions. Tbe boats returned to-day. One of them was Considera bly damaged. - - .Areconnolßsanoe wasmadeby pnr forces to-day between Lebanon and NolansviUe pike, and, alter proceeding- a short distance, the enemy was disco vered to considerable foree. Our troops charged upon the hill which they occupied and drove them oft Two or three men were killed, seven severely wounded, and a few slightly. ,Col. Johnston, who escaped from Block-house No. 12, was slightly wounded by a bullet>f the rebel fotoeto-day. • / . s . .* . - ■- 1 - Two prisoners were brought to belonging to Ten nessee and Arkansas regiments. The river Is five feet on thcahoals and falling. FOBTBESS MONROE. THE RECENT CAPTURE OJ? A TUG AHD. BOHOOHER: -BY THE KEBELB—BKTTTAr, CONDUCT OS* THE CAP .TOES—TWO MORE SCHOONERS AHD A STEAMER REPORTED BUSHED. Fortress Mohrob, Deo. 7.—During the capture of toe tug Lizzie Fallman, while anchored off the mouth of Warwick river, night before last, by a xrebel naval party, toe mate of the tug, Mr. William Spiel, was severely wounded to toe shoulder, and one of the colored soldiers, acting as a guard on toe barge which the tug had to tow, was shot down to cold blood, and two others were dangerously wounded, althoughnot offertog any ro- Mam. The passengers ana drew of both the tug and the' sutlers’ schooner were robbed of all tholr clothing and valuables, and were confined to toe hold of the barge, with toe' batches shut down, for several hours. The steamer Matilda, passing toe spot the next morning, released them from their unpleasant situation, and oarried them to Norfolk. .The steamer Wyomtog arrived here last evening, at a late hoar, and reported having seen. two BChooners and a steamer burning off Day’s Point, the scene of toe occurrence above narrated, with abont flfty camp-fires on shore. It was supposed that toe rebels had made another capture, and had destroyed the jteamer Patuxent, with a tow of three schooners, whieh left here yesterday afternoon for City Point, but no additional information has been received. ABBIVA3L OF A VAX.XTABX.2 FBIZB. Wash£sgtoh, Dec. B.—The Navy Department has advices from Admiral Porter of the capture and arrival at Hampton Boads of toe Confederate steamer Armstrong, of 630 tons measurement, a beautiful Bhlp, very fast, and quite new, captured by toe gunboats Ouyler and Gettysburg,' on Decem ber 4th. Her cargo waß 460 balqg of ootton, the largest portion of which was-thrown overboard to toeehnie.- SOUTII CAHOLINA.' GSHSBAL POSTER’S EXPEDITION—THE ENGAGE JOSKT ,AT OBAHAMSYiIrIiB—A HOT FIGHT FOB SEVBH HOTJ3SS--THB FIEING HBAB J> AT HTLTON TTKATI. New Yokk, Dec. B.—The steamer Trade Wind, from Hilton Head, brings a statement that, the resi dents were still under arms and doing guard duty, In consequenoe of General Foster having taken all the available troops to co-operate with General Sherman, who was soon expected on the coast. A number of Foster’s wounded had been brought to Hilton Head, born whlehplaoe heavy firing could be heard. . .. 's'**- The Trade Wind brings Fort Royal advices of the. 4th instant. The Palmetto Herald says that on the 29th nit. an expedition left Fort Boyal and went up Broad river, accompanied by several gunboats. The troops landed at Boyd’s Folnt, and proceeded inland several’ miles, meeting with rebel pickets only. The next morning the enemy appeared in force on the road leading to Grahamsvlllo, ,wlth cavalry, infantry, and artillery. We advanced, and them gradually back to a battery and en trenchments,: where'they made a Stand. jr IQ ng so . •it Tfti A hot e'ngagement of seven hours ensuod, during Which there were charges and eountor charges on each side, with considerable loss.' Night put a stop to the fightlng, the lines .on both sideß remaining the same. We took a few' prisoners, and lost a few. Onr casualties are variously estimated at from 600 to I,COO. During the evening 'wo fell back a short distance, and' since then an advance was madoln other directions. - • COIfiKADO. m INDIANS DEFEATED WITH GEEAT SI.AUGHTEE NBAS FOBT LXON. Desvbb Oity. O. T., Deo. B.— Detachments of the let and 3d Cavalry, under command of dol. ■ Ohlvengtoß, had Sight with: the Indians near Fort Lyon, and hilled between 400 and 600 of them, and captured 600 ponies and mules. The chiefs Black kettle, White Buffalo, and Little Bob were killed. Our loss was 9 Killed and 38 woundeu. MEXICO AND CUBA. OVATION TO MAXIMILIAN ON HIBBETOBNBBOM TOT INTBBIOB—OBOANIZATIOW OF TOT OOVSBW MBNT—WAB NBWS—TBBBE HUNDRED BRQLIBH TBOOrS -LANDED AT MAZATLAN—MOVEHBNTB ■ OFBEBBL STBAMEBB—OAFTUBE OTA BLOCKADE" ■ BDNH3B. New Tobk, Deo. B,—The steamer Ariel, from 'New Orleans on the 29th nit., and Havana on the "3d Instant, arrived at this port to-day. She bringe Havana advloes to the 2d Inst , City of Mexico to the 16th nit., and 'Vera Cruz to the 23d nit. Maximilian had met.wlth an ovation onihls re turn to the oity. He had issued instructions to the 'Prefects of the empire for the elvll-administratlop, mfeyiaißg for the union of gubernatorial action, vnatiCe for all, Inexorable rigor -towards evil-doers, no matter what flag their deeds are committed urn *™"he press unanimously consider them instructions a step in advance towards reorganisation. Gascatian was captured on October so, by eight: hundred Juarlsts, after an obstinate defence. _• Maximilian, in a letter to his Minister of State, says he was oonvinced.ln bis journey throagh the Interior, that the empire Is an act firmly based upon the free will of an Immense majorityiof the was declared under martial law on the 18th of October. Gen- Mlramon Mid St. todlar y. Maiacbe, Mexican minister to Koine, had left V Fart Wth°f ine regiment, the first French troopdfent to Mexloo, bad ie* tfor France. A party of eUili hundred guerillas, under Guitefrez, had at taeked'a force under Gen. Klvas, and were routed. The lost one hundred killed; the Imperial -18 e a SiunoU of State, for consultation only, * A partyofJuariststhat hadlcft Oajaoa had been r °Tbe cotton crop had been given up, owing to the Durango and Chihuahua Ihad been severed. . „ rjoioma had been captured by Marquez. An English vessel had landed three hundred men, at Masatlan to look interest* ofßrlUsh Helen Denny, Coquette, and WUI-o’-toe-Wlsp had arrived at Nassau, the Coquette coming lukaran d j|][ this week, and the United States steamer Magnolia le Thenotorl6us blockade-runner Mall, alias Susan na, was captured on tbe 27th by the United States steamer Metaeomet, off Oampeaohy, with 150 oaies of cotton. , Tbe men who arrived at Havana toan open boat report haying captured an American bark ana burned her. Serious Railroad Accident In Now Jersey. New Yoke, Deo. B.—A collision occurred on the New Jersey Central Railroad yesterday, between a freight train and a coal train. The engines were smashed, tbe oars piled up, and the legs of a brakes man broken, while several others were slightly In jured. Soon after the western-bound express train came along and plunged into the wreck. Fortu nately, po person was injured. A new track had to be built to let the other trains pass, so great was the mass of wrecked matter on the road. The loss to the company will not fall short of #lOO,OOO, The Weather. Oswego, n. Y., Dee. B.—A snow storm eom menoed here at 8 o’clock this morning. New Yoke, Deo. 8-10 P. M.—There to a heavy gale here to-night, and the weather is quite cold. The Beak of Pettstewn National iasesd. Pottstowit, Pa., Dee. B.— The Bank of Fottg to-wn baa been' converted Into a national bank, and Grom this date will be known as the National Bank ofPottetown. Non-Arri val of tin- Canada. Halifax, Deo. 8—7.30 P.M.—There are as yet no signs of the Canada, now due from Liverpool. The weather to fine and eold. NEW YORK CITY. New Yoek, Dee. 8,1884. RPEH3KG OB A GOVRRHMEHT STABLE. A large Government stable at Fort Hamilton was Sot on fire last night and destroyed. The horses were saved. - THE EVENING STOCK BOARD. 11 P. M.—Gold, 239%; Michigan Central, 181 %; Erie, 94%: Hudson Jilver, 116%: Beading, 136: Michbrii.li Southern, 73; Illinois Central, 130: Cleveland and Pittsburg, 118%; Book Island and Chicago, 108%; Northwestern, 43%; Northwest ern Preferred, 77%; Fort Wayne, 106% ; Prarle-du- Chien, 63%; Ohio and Mississippi Certificates, 30%; Canton Company, 35; Cumberland, 48%; Mariposa, 36. 4 ■ - Union Movement in Keutncky, " a state convention called. A meeting of prominent Union men of the Sixth Congressional district of Kentucky was held at Co vington on the 30th day of November last, W. W. Trimble, or Harrison oounty, presiding, and A. L.; Burke, of Pendleton, acting as secretary; Seven counties were represented. After a fall comparison of views, a series of reso lutions was proposed and adopted, declaring to fa vor of measures to bo set on foot to the district and Commonwealth, and urged upon the State and Federal authorities, “which shall effectually and speedily secure a total' extinction of slavery” to the State; and that peace to them as a people demands that African slavery, the foundation-principle of the insurgents, shall be removed, and-“a new, fixed, and reliable element of labor established.” The meeting also concurred to the call for a con vention of the friends of the Government, to meet at Frankfort on the fourth day of January next. ' A central committee for tbe Sixth Congressional district was appointed, a headquarters established at CovtogfoS, and arrangements made for the tho rough organization or toe.Uniou party on a radical basis,asset forth to the Baltimore platform, and ifcpe reaffirmed'by the. President of the United “ Cbnrcb and State.” To the Eiiicr of The Press: , Sir: To err Is human; to confess, and oorreot er rors Is almost divine, . to your edition of December 1,1864, under the above caption, you have fallen. Into a number of errors, which are also Injuries to a large and respectable association of Christian peo ple, spread over many states of this nation, and In cluding members of nearly all Christian denomi nations. You have undoubtedly taken up “vague rumors,” and uttered your remarks upon them, haying had no reporter present at the meetings of the association in West Arch-street Presbyterian Church; you will, therefore, see the propriety, and, we hope, feel the justice of correcting the mistakes. 1. The convention did not meet, that is, commence their sessions,.yesterday (Nov. 80), but on the eve ning of the 29th. 2. This first meeting Old not arouse but “ little in terest.” It was large and fall. Governor Polloek, one of the vice presidents of, the association, on taking the chair, read a noble letter from'Bev. Doe tor Eddy, the president, excusing his unavoidable absence, and requesting him to preside. He then made a short but stirring and arousing speech to advocacy of the cause to which we were engaged. He then introduced Jndge Strong, of the Supreme Court, to terms of high bnt most deserved compli ment, as one of the most distinguished ornaments of the Philadelphia Bar and the Pennsylvania Bench; but moreover, as an humble, devoted, and most decided follower of the Son of God, “ who is the Governor among the nationB > ”.and whose honor and glory it Is the grand object of this association to promote. Oh, sir, if you had been there, you would have listened to the Judge’s speech with In tense Interest, and you would have been saved toe trouble of these convictions. For, after his beauti ful demonstration, the thonght could never have en. tereft. your heart of charging this association, as you have done, with aiming at «the. establishment of religion by law.” Bd.j This Is your third error, and-the one which slm plejostiee calls upon you tooorreot. There is not a body of men to-the world more firmly opposed to such an establishment than this association. This opposition is written out to the entire history of their proceedings,and uttered tonoMly every speech delivered to their conventions.' The arguments you advance to support of your charge it .would be ex ceedingly gratifying to the present writer to answer If you could spore a little space for it to your columns, which every day he cons over with great interest. But at present let me hots a- Fourth error. It Is matter, Indeed, of mere opinion, viz: that the majority of American Christians think too ohange unneoestery; and, singularly enough, Whilst your compositors were handling these types, toe present writer was expressing in toe convention the opposite opinion, viz: he was objecting to the farther discussion in proof of toe principle that this nation ought ,to recognize to its Constitution the : being of God, the headship of His Son as King of kings, and'the Bible; as Judge Strong had de monstrated and as every lawyer knows to be true, or at least toe Christian religion to be, as It always has been, an Important, part of toe common law of this whole nation; and toe reason why I thought It unnecessary farther to discuss to proof was be cause it Is admitted by nearly all- Christiana, of all denominations, and .that some [of the largest ’ ecclesiastical bodies In the nation have, by unanimous vote, approved of and called, for toe amendment proposed. [See minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, p. 315.] Our information from California to Maine assures ns of this truth. Besides, the proposed amendment is substantially “ toe supreme law of toe land” already; for it is part and the first part and parcel of toe treaty of 1783, by which Great Britain acknowledged our independence. The very first words of that treaty stand tons on the record: -“ In the name of toe Most Holy and United Trinity.” 6. You suppose there was. little or no interest-felt at the meetings of this Convention. Had you boon present last night (November3o) you woiildnothave thrown out the Insinuation. The large church was. Compactly filled. The audience was Intensely Inte rested, and could not be entirely restrained from noisy approbation. There was no dropping out, but earnest and unremltted attention to toe very last mtonte and toe hour of adjournment, a little after 10 o’elook. I have seldom attended a meeting to a place of worship, and whose character was decidedly religious, where there waß displayed so high a mea sure of chastened,.Christian enthusiasm. - Theophxlus. Philadeephia, Doe. 1,1864. - V Cbourcii and State. " - Philadelphia, December 5,1861. To the Editor of The Press t “ ; ’ Snt: WiUyou follow the generousexample ef tho Evening Post of New .York, and permit a Hebrew to give expression to the feelings ojhjtodignatlon and sorrow called forth by the Jate pfWeeaings of tho Presbyterian Synod held last week In this city. Naturally the resolution agTeed upon by this body of Christian ministers has . caused much - excitement and discussion amon g our citizens Of the Hebrew faith, buttL&ust their efforts wlli prove abortive, lie lieu of us’ proud boast that this Is the land of freedom, where the oppressed of other lands can find a home of peace and toleration, shall It be said that it has become the abode of religious persecu tion and of fanatical intolerance 1 Shall an In. dustrious,athrifty,a law ; ahldlng class of citizens be" oppresse'd, be deprived of their Tlghto.as freemen in this land, where, hitherto the deso late, the poor, and the oppressed of. the Old World Save flown for and have found protection 1 this land, where they expeot to find liberty of. mind and thought as well as liberty of perlsn and the opportunity of exercising those powers given alike to Jew and Gentile 1 And is It because there are men among the Jews who put themselves in oppo sition to, the Government that the whole body should be malignod and that a sect, of Christians should desire to deprive them of liberty 1 Why. sir, where there is one Jew in this opposition there axe one -hundred Christians, or the world would not have' to look • on in profound horror and amazement at, the present fl-atrioidal war. Shall the days of “ the Inquisition” return! Before a main can vote,before he can take his seat In the legislative halls of his country, of his State, shall he be asked if he believes in tbe Trinity 1 Mon strous idea ! And although the Jews were not named in this resolution, we all know at whom the Shaft was aimed. Bat' this concerns others as well as Jews; the Unitarian, the Hicksite Quaker, the Deist. I fervently trust that tho American people will never suffer the stigma of religions persecution to rest on their country. May it remain aS it nas ever been, the home of the oppressed, the land of liberty and justice. E. M. Another correspondent, who belongs to the So ciety of Friends, sends a communication, which we regret Is too long to print. We quote bis concluding words: , . - “To conclude: It is proper and important, in the present imperfect state or tha world regarding theology, that this subject, and tbe others connected with it by the proposed petitioners, be left, as re gards governmental interference, to take oare of themselves, as they naturally will do, and have done since the adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Our Presidents and other officers of the Government,-in:, their proclamations, and State papers, - can use- the name of the Supreme' Being, and recognize such religious, doctrines as their consciences dictate, but to form an Instrument requiring the recognition of any set of religious dogmas by the oltiz.cn Is at onoe to. curtail his spiritual righto, and assume the prerogative of God, who alone is ‘toe Sovereign Lord of conscience.’ “Fern.” PBBBMFTOBY SALE-OP CARPETINGS, OQI&MAT tins; *o., This DAv.-The attention of-dealers is requested to-the assortment of superfine Ingrain, royal damask, Venetian, cottage, list, an% hemp carpetings, edr matting, Sto,; to be peremptorily told by catalogue, on four months’ credit, commenc ing this morning, at 116’clookpreclse%% John%i Myers «t Qo., auctioneers, NSB. W and sst « w j«t street. Ike Incendiary Plot at Mtaphla BOW IT.WAB PISOOVEBED. Tbs Memphis papers glye the particulars of the rebel lncendlauMdot discovered in that city a fee days since, den. Washburne received an anony mous commußloation about ten days befOTS the ares occurred, warning him that the rebels contemplated Inflicting some serlonß blow at Memphis. He did not attach a great' deal of consequence to the notice, bnt determined there should be no remlsS ness on his part, and handed the matter over to ■ Captain Swivel, of the Hotted States detective force, with instruction* to folio* up the matter and give it a thorough Investigation, the result of which was the discovery of a roost atrocious plot, Instigat ed by the rebel Government, and to be carried oat under the supervision or rebel agents. - It was also ascertained that the offers of the rebel , flovcrnroent of ten per cent, on all publte or other property destroyed by hired Incendiaries had In duced a conspiracy to set-fire to' a ?E°*! I £ oa £jl house and other buildings belonging .to the Charles ton and Memphis KaUroad. Captain Swivel por- Bued the Investigations as suggested by General Washburne, and watched the plot as It ripened. At last it became evident that on Sunday night, November 27, the conspirators were about to carry out their nefarious deslgb. ' ■ - . Wtthtthe utmost caution, AekoU** of 5 ® 9 * 8 twelve picked men belonging to the Stolowaßegl ment were, one by one, slipped Into the depot and yard, and carefully secreted. The night was in tensely dark, and there was a high wind blowing, and all circumstances favorable to the designs-or the Incendiaries. At one the morning tee conspirators appeared, and, after cautiously satis fying themselves that the coast was clear, proceeded to where they had placed a quantity of waste arm greasy cotton under the roof of tee building, and, lighting a match, were In the act of applying tee incendiary brand when tee detectives -.and soldiers pounced Upon them. In the confusion and darkaesß one of the wretches made his escape, and was at onee pursued, and was found In bed at his boarding house His boots were covers* with fresh mud. He and the three other prisoners caught In incendiary attempts were token to Irvin block mad looked up. The officers ;then proceeded to the Oharlestowu House, the keeper ol whloh Is named Hr. McMillan, and alleged to be a rebel emissary, and eouooetor of the plot to bum the railroad buildings, and arrested him. He claimed to have been asleep, but circum stances are so strong against him that he will very probably be convicted, and, with his guilty dupes, hanged. It is alleged that Dr. MoMUlaa promised thlf the ir,oendlarlcs, who have-all been employees on the railroad, should have passes that would get them out of our lines, Bafely through to Dixie. to Mobile, and that he, as the agent or tee rebel Go* vemihent, guaranteed that they-should receive ten percent. 01 whatever the valuation, of,loss should be made after the conflagration, by the Memphis PS <sne S of the incendiaries Is known as 'Wilson, alias Salty; has been conductor on the Charleston and Memphis .Railroad, and is a very desperate fellow, ..as also is Milio Shenan, another one of tee conspira tors. ■"v Had not the plans been happily foiled by the de tectives, the darkness ol the night and tee wind, and plenty of combustible material, render It pro bable that the whole of the railroad buildings and their contents would have beeridestroyed. The loss would have been hundreds of thousands Of dollars' to the. Government, -; Public Entertainments. “Mb. Forrbst’s ‘ Hamlet. I — Mr. Forrest, in Us performance of ‘Hamlet,’ last evening, .evinced a genius akin to that of the great dramatist himself. I very much donbt whether, since the time of John Philip Kemble, the stage has ever witnessed a finer conception and representation of this character. Sure I am that it has never been trod by a nobler or more commanding figure, or one upon whose form and lineaments Nature has stamped more of the heroio features or tragedy. The ulastlo features of Mr. Forrest, Illuminated by a most intellectual eye, serve as a mirror In' whloh every emotion, from the most terrible burst of passion to the slightest wave of feeling that ruffles the Eonl, are reflected with a power ana truth that present an almost visible working of too mind. His faco in the gloomy horrors of Macbeth might servo for ft tnask far Melpomene, and lu the beautiful Inception of the love of Othello for the gentle- Dcsiemema, Erato herself, crowned with roses and myrtle, never, through the mask of an Athenian actor, represented with more grace tee tender and amorous passion. The physical .energy which marred the acting of Mr. Forrest In his early day has now given place to a subdued, refined, ele gant, and highly Intellectual style. He has evi dently of lata devoted himself with a passionate correc-ness to hi 3 profession, and Is now attaining, If he has not already reached, a climacteric which will place him among the first actors of this or any other age. “The Involved structure of the play of ‘Hamlet,’ In whloh the King Mils his brother, and marries hls wife, and In turn Is killed by the son of hls Incestuous Queen, in some degree resembles the plot of tee CEdlpus Tvrannus of Sophocles, In,which tee un happy CEdlpus ’ kills hls father, and’marries hls mother, who finally puts a period to her own exist ence, while CEdlpus becomes a wanderer and out cast. The English poet, unfettered by the arbitrary laws of the ancient drama, has handled Ms subject with more effect, and has rendered it more Inte resting by stlrrlßg action, which was iUy-supplled by the continual presence of the chorus of the Greek Theatre. ‘Hamlet’ Is undoubtedly one of the most finished compositions of Skakspeare. The style, though slightly marred by tee con ceits which were tee besetting sins of hls times, Is lull of the fire of poetry and the truth of phtloso. pby. The attention is keenly excited, from the be ginning to the end, by the gTace, beauty, and ma jesty of the style, the variety of characters, and the bustle and Interest of action. Mr. Forrest hit pre cisely the character of Hamlet. Without being too scrupulously graceful, or in any wise foppish, he threw into the part an elegance, dignity, and grace wMch the poet Intended Hsmief to possess, when he represented him as ‘ the glass of fashion and tee mould Of form.’ The delicacy and niceness with which theso characteristic points were maintained throughout the-performance, were truly admirable. The Impressive apostrophe: ‘ My father—methfnks I see my father,’ seemed to possess tee Imagination of the actor; the solemn ana measured meditation upon Ms virtue was only equalled by the affecting buret of emotion In wMch ho exclaimed: * He was a man, take Mm for alllu all; 1 shall sot look upon hls like again. * Mr. Forrest presented a perfect abstraction of tho part, so severe, Indeed, that the most cavilling critic could not have,discovered an inconsistency in look orgesture. “ Space does not permit a minute analysis of this performance. It would be impossible to paint out tee-many beauties of a representation whleh ex cited the .warmest admiration in those who wit nessed It.’’ —Spirit of the Tima. “ Hanilet” will be flayed again this evening, on which occasion Madame Meteua Schnoller will ap pear as Ophelia, in which she*made so great a sen sation at Nlhio’s Garden, New York. Chbstkct-stbeet Thbatbs.— “ Jessie Brown” Is being performed at the Chestnut In fins'stylo. The story of the heroic Scottish maiden Is famt" liar to all of ns, and is stirringly .portrayed in the play. The scenery with which it Is produced is fully up to the high mark of excellence for which this theatre Is well-known. The concluding scene Is a splendid picture. The acting, too, la certainly equal to the scenery. Miss G-ermon as Jetsie Brown fnßy sustains the reputation which she acquired In' “Fauvretto.” She gives * the Shottlsh aialect very creditably Indeed, considering that it is her first attempt. Her songs are always received with very - great lavor, especially “Auld Lang Syne,” about which the only regret of the audienoas is that the fair actress does not vouchsafe them more of It. Mr. KLordauht gives ns a good rendition of Randall Mc- Gregor, playing the part with, considerable vigor and effect. The other characters are all performed in a manner to give general satisfaction. The tael-' ' dents of “ Jessie Brown” are very stirring, and fol low each other In rapid succession. It is a play very well worth seeing, Its martial nature peculi arly adapting It to the present times. Aech-stkeet Thbatjlu.— Mr. Clarke takes a benefit to-night, which It will of course be a benefit jo everybody to attend. The bill is full of his best humor, and the. comedian will appear, as usual, in every piece. “Married Life’,” “Sudden Thoughts,” and “The Spectre Bridegroom” (In which Clarke’s Diggory Ims long been famous) com- . prise a rare entertainment. Classical Conobbtb.—The first Concert of the fine series announced by Carl Wolfsohn and Theo.: Thomas will take place on Saturday evening, the loth Instant, at the Foyer of the Academy of Music. A splendid,rondeau for violin and piano, by Schu bert; a great quartette from Schumann; Carl Wolfsohn’s Album Bloctter, and, a transcription from “Faust” are among the most delightful features of the programme to be executed by Thomas, 'Wolf sohn, Kamerer, and 'Ahrend—musicians whose in telligence and study give the highest promise of performance. The programmes In store for fu ture concerts are even more Interesting. Among the compositions to be rendered wU find four from Beethoven, two horn Mozart, four from Schumann, two ftom Schubert, two from Chopin, and others by Bach, Spohr, Tartlni, Liszt, Brahms, and Haber bler. Many favorite works of study, and. perhaps, a dozen brilliant novelties, are included in this re markable list. Their wide variety and skilled Ins trumental rendering will be more' than- usually, Inte resting to the greatly Increased numbers of the lo vers of classical music. Gwbhawia Ottcras’EUA.— At the rehearsal to morrow afternoon the Mowing pieces will be played: ■ _ 1. Overture—“Le Eold’Yoetot” ...Adam. 2. Song—“ Farting,” comet 5010......... .Boettger 3. Waltz—“ Hymen’s Festive Sounds” Lanner. 4. Second part of Symphony Ho. 2.. Beethoven. 6. Overture—“MOluslhe” ........Mendelssohn. 8, second Finale from “The Merry Wives of Windsor”..... ; .. .'.Nicolai. 7. Galop— ll Ohingkong”... ; Toller. Asa specimen of editorial correspondence th a editor of Dwight’s Journal of Music publishes the following quaint letter, at once-amusing -and pa thetic. It comes from Canada f “Messrs. . Bear Sirs: I should of Wrlten to you before thlaabought the deth ef my he lovld Daughter, Miss—, she died with hart desies verrey suddenly on the second or June aged 17 years 7 months 14 days she was acknow laged to be the gratest pie onlst In this part of the Frovenoe. You will do me A favor by In sulting blr deth In your Jumal. Please continue to send the, paper till the year Is up and your hill and I will remit to you. Dear Sir many heavvey peases ofi Mustek my daughter had of by hart to 2 of her eholee peases was one carnival do Venice by J, fcchullhoff and others to maneyto be menohend her favorite pease was home swete home by thollbuigh-she could piay this In eight minutes and all the other peases on or ahoughl the same time Bear Sir, she told Mr mother Afu days before Mr deth When playing swete home she saidMam 'do you heare the are of home swete home she said listen Mam how beautiful it Is When all the angels will join In the are of home swete home how beauti ful it will be In Heaven, she spoke thease words abought 15 days befor she died. We had nbt the slltest thought of hir death at the time, if you would compose a vurs on the happy angels ofGodl should he glad as I beleave my child Was A heaven born child destined for eternal glorey. I hope you will slmpethlse with me In my bereavment.” CITY.. ITEMS. Zephyr Goods for Christens,, We know of nothing more popular or mere appro priate for presenting purposes during the holidays than the elegant zephyr-work articles that have of late become so fashionable. A gift Is always the more valuable for having upon It the marks of lovlng fingers. What, therefore, oquld bo more" de slrahle or suitable than the -beautUUl designs in ze phyr for slippers, ohalr seats,, cushions, rugs, and a variety of other articles, filled up in the plain parts by the hands of a friendly onoffectlonate giver J La dleswho entertain our. opinion on this point should visit the store of Mr. John M. Finn, Seventh and Arch streets, where-they willfind the most magnifi cent assortment of embroidered zephyr designs, of the.class aboverefemod to, ever offered in this elty* Some of these contain oapltal representations In ze phyr of tufts of Sowers, game headl and tropical birds, which, to be appreciated by the lovers of the beautiful, need only to be seen. We would also state, In this connection, that Mr. Finn has a very large assortment of zephyr, which he is Belling at as moderate prices as any other house. Don't forget the jilace—John KL Finn, Seventh and Arch. STOOKIHQ TASKS. A veiy large assortment of Stocking Yams, em , bracing, nearly, one hundred different varieties, " suitable for fine ladles’ wear, the "heaviest articles fotgentlemen’s use, articles for the soldiers, every description efta&nW wear.ali-colors suitable a? gloves, tending th s fine make), will be f onBl! ftt the Sa*% Finn, Seventh, sad Arch s;.^ 11 ««! TUa elegant M^gg^woet, for the German Zephyrs Is f ° r wMoh The colors of tho Germat;to»r?? yr!r '« rt< * and durable ag th ß Jepll ,“ « soft, and the price a great to get It Is at John m.. Flnn’a V 0 * 61 ' Seventh and Arch streets, ’ vaecv aßTictas suiTi,.., „ In this department sueh * els, Pocket-books, fine BmthL aa& Beads, Colognes, Soaps, UrrZ.',, Il! that class, are always acceptS I * l ’ parlor assortment of them mat t? 8 palar store of Mr. John M, FinVTI’® 1 ’® streets, hew TBIMMI3TGB ASTI B S A L* it thle Eeaton, also, good sts>«'r ,, ' ls t are much In demand. The tt VL mentof fashionable Buttons, a.,.*®** »U hinds, what ate denominate) „ Ti term of Small Wear; also, 010 L 5“ > In great vatiety, now offered L f Si eoutheast comer of Seventh and Evksy Dbpomstiok oy Pop, ladles and children, Including ti tlncntal,-’ for sale by Wood & ~'*'**) street. Malting old hate newW'" tended to at this establishment What the Ladies am j) 01 ,., gettlsg off a growl at the l*<i le . “ the lair sex token our tunic, on,'..' n our neck-tie, our rent, our two-ta'ie/^' 1 ' our canes, our cigars, our team 8,41 purees, and our affections 1 Catf.' ! lt be satisfied without the final saTppJT? 31 «*? right to indulge la taMoe&cS, rum l” The grumbler needn’t ftar. f ! plenty of elegant garments at »!„ * Clothing HaU of Kockhlll fc W” ® 808 Chestnut street, above Sixtl ,v - have not taken. ' ’“is “Tinas Change, and m ES Tirasr.”—There was a time i a *, everybody, on meeting bl B “Have yon seen her!” aU M . B ~ - nese junk then In their wat« KM L f and the answers showed that aw, plying did not exactly nndemaM mind of the Interrogator, and aas ™ have been very appropriate to the S 0 to M’llßXlnd. Kow-a-days w 8 far stock have you?” supposing, 0 r has been to see the .“Oflipbsnt,” dlcates that every other mao ooaau u the thousands.- It may ba a ii one Investment In whloh there is ns/ In a‘new- suit of firsbclass OlotWej' Stokes’ & Co.’s one price, under the &, BabsaehS nr Oiotoiko, Bargains In Clothing, Bargains In Clothing, Bargains In Clothing, ' AtOraßTHisstos^i At Granvllls st.%: rj ' At Granville St*. o ,' At QrwvUle No. 609 Chestnut street. No. 609 Chestnut Street. No. 609 Chestnut Street. No. 609 Chestnut Street. “ Thbkb ib Nomura Ijlke It," « m Household Treasure, >' “ Works r,r»3, “ Would Not bo Without It srteh are Blons. used in Savor of the Fiorenca chine, sold at 680 Chestnut street Hurt’s Bloom or Bosks—a stoning She cheek, dees not week off or injnrs Manufactoredonly by Host & Co., fl s.' street, and 133 Sooth. Seventh EtrwL White Viegih Wax o» Ax'm.vsa.- Blte cosmetic ins no eqoa.l for Ing, and preserving the oomplsiioE. fri Bom pare white wax, hence its extraoiac, ties for preserving the skin, making :• smooth, end transparent. It is most * sharing, cores chapped hands or Ups, pies, blotches, tan, freckles, or soul parts that pearl; tint to the face, neck, much desired by ladles of taste. Price' cents. Hunt & Go,, 133 Sooth Sorest! 41 Sooth Eighth street. Peasb Kb Toobttb Fbahcaibb.—F' ling the skin, eradicating wrinkles, marks, pimples, &c. Klee $l. Hnnt i Seventh street, and 41S. Eighth street. As IrrOEinOTJS Pockut^Book.—The books are those jnannfactnred by Messrs Hughes, No. 44 North Sixth street. The of one piece of leather, by folding whlcl with the necessity of stitching, makhs; and dnrable book. i The “Flobencb” does all kinds of F; ngr, from tbs heaviest Woolens to the r Mnalfafl. Ladies’ Fuss.—A largo assortment ( goods at Da-rid H. Soils’, 622 Arch street. Ers, EA2, ’AM) Catabbh, TOCOeSBJ 4y J. Isaacs, SI. D., Oculist and Anils' Artificial eyes inserted. Mo ctiarga for Thb 11 Plokbfce” dees finer and nicer can be done on any other machine, besides z four stitches with, tlxe samejease that other/ one. Warranted to Flbasb,—The “Floi the only perfect Family Sewing Machine w; to give entire satisfaction or money returne Qbosse Svbok & Co.’s Pianos, and . Hamlin’s Cabinet Organs, for sale only in Gould, Seventh, and Chestnut streets. -would call tie attention of out ra to a flue store on Market street, to - tie Ist of January, as advertised in «• to-day. ARRIVALS AT TBE IDTffi The Com G H Clark, Hew York G Loud, Baltimore Jas Balze3T, Wheeling S B Fenby, St Louis STBenjamin, Hew York J GBalterson, Hartford J Carr; Boston W AFbdey, Hew York E H Castle, Chicago H A Fillips, Kentucky J C Dnrrett, Louisville J S Phelps, Louisville BH Jonhs LLoutrel, Hew York/ X> Conaughy. Gettysburg Hob 8 Linn, Bellefonte . W P "Wilson, Bellefonte B A Locke, Boston WF Patterson & la, Potts? B B Dick, Meadville ! G Hartman, York P Beutz, York J B Norris, Hew York G D Bauzhawout, Peuna C Bird. Wilmington, Bel J B SpUman, Hew York G 8 Scott & la, Hew York EB Crossman J Lane & la, HorwfehtConn J W Pierson & la, B York 8 Sndman & wf, K Island S Hill, Boston -John B Fraser, Hew York J W Eesding, Hew York CG Bird, Hew York B M Shoemaker, Balt W. A Toney, Hew Js ri ey JB Shaw B Gammers, Trenton £ J Moore, Allentown. Thos P Jacks, Wash J L Bussell & wf, Balt H Abbott, Baltimore , H E Wilson, Baltimore Wm Wilson, J*’, Baltimore W Crncblow, Baltimore Win Krebs, Baltimore J 8 Cave & wf* Hew York Dr G A Liebig, Baltimore H B Hears, Washington W H BakerfA la, Boston EliG&rrett, Belaware A fcchrieber, Hew York John Grazier, Pittsburg Join Hays, Pittsburg B-8 Schanck, Hew York J W Hussy, California, L Littlejt-hn, HewYorit E MDsaforth, Hew York JohsTorrey. Jr, H J J E Peyton, Hew; Jersey H S Warner* Hew Jers<C \ Alfred Ayer, Hew York .i CH Black Als. Hew York! K A Borman, Hew York E Sice, Hew Yoik j itflnestftl. J P Ponnsy, Pit:? Jf B Money, Indh B P Hebertnn, Mu AD Platt, JewTo John M Seat, HUs C O Child, Cbes»< P J Aubrice * wf, “W E Sisty, Colorad XT Pinckot, Penns E S House, Jew T>' G Borden, »wT J Bridge, Maine John JrQaigg-Net JasFQaigg, New 3 ¥ Wilicos, Buffs . W G Parsons & la, John Lathrop. Soit HCBoydAla, Bm Miss L C Paaldiae, 5 A Klemin, Hww JHD Blafef, Bof J M Goldsborortf H Robinson & wf . Miss 31H Robins* Sirs B Garrett, B r JM Kye, Syr? £ Moody & son, G 8 Colo & son. W Greeaiow* Gita H Hathaway. 3 J G Gimmeil, i: HHorserSla «■ A SilUman, HaileM Mrs Griffith, low. Dr Zacbarie. HcW t KJ Hendricksons HB Babcock, ft l KobtCDalzCk™ C £ Wilson, Wtsi J V Fnller S Harper, Wbesbi S M l-attengill. S* JKPon4,Connecn ; TbosC Cornell S*t, Albert Kreni3F.be* A B Sherman, JS|W , A Welch. Hew Jf C W Cottinsww, GH Harwell. Sg - Jolui W€owl|.« A G fargis, .IS, E Hnbinger. fe: J J Kicbards. John S Gilman, f J Rowers, -WhsMapj? T X Rally, New Vo* 3 Wlrfawi/. KewJ f Henry White, iseW h Watheimw, »ew g s Barton, Hew Tjj F B Chealwood, H' Frank 3JcLeweg.H»' John D Spew, Britney Stewart. S« T W Leonard, i«f' n*r»t J Lftwlss*. 0 * ■ T ■Ward, Wdßi.Mf' CM Boot, Bartlj.’i The 81 H Foster, Scranton J S Ci&rfeiKew York W Lonfibridge, Maryland Mrs Corleiss, hew Fork - T 8 Doebler, Williamsport M Q Landis, New Jersey Kobt Folk, Delaware SF Basle & wf* Marietta A 'WBenedict * wf, Fenna W McCasnos, Albany, N Y ThoiTLord, Chicago, 111 . Thos J Strong, New York J H Heverin, Dover, Del J Patterson* Baltimore • Capt W H Carlins DLFlanagan JHAbbott, Albany, NY A J Taylor, Maryland SH Henry, Maryland J H Garrow, Wilin, Dei L £ Wide. Monroe co, Pa John Pinfcerson J L Lofl&nd, Dover, Del T Keynotes, Dover, Del BBFenby, St Louis T’L Ojden &wf» RJ Miss EG lewis, 35TJ C 0 Smugue. Washington WBoWts & la, Maryland James Boyd, Sncbnry Join P Phipps, W Chester D W Gross, Harrisburg A Arrighi, Carlisle, Pa H Allen, Brie, Pa _ Jos Bird, Shamokin, Fa -M Blight, Potteville G B Stock, Franklin, Pa W Blackburn HkeAn JgO Adams, Franklin. 8 Kyler, New York A B Albert, Mew York Edward P Forrey* M York J M Young, Jr, waeh’ton J A McGowan,. Washington A S Balston, Penna R Siedle, Pittsburg -WGAbto, Hew Yodt Jas T Smith, Beading BP Horn, Washington J H Du Bant, Washington H M' Bumper* Sa* em« N J Harrison whitman, Boston G L Wells, Dowaingtown JFine, Jr, Easton B H Brown, Ending P L Foster, Potteville J. b Maxwell, Maryland Dr J L Siott, Coatesvllle eeoF Riebmon, B Hamp M H Williaina,'WasMngton Thos HCrego, Boston/ W Wild, Boston D L Griffith, Delaware . The tfei D H Blake, Brooklyn • i Levi Parson*, New York J JBise),t*ock Haven - TD McGrath^Athens 00,0. John EUiott,Tipton PWJenk* Penna John Bast mgs,Pexrn* Mrs T homas,Gatasanaua Mm McKee & ch, Huletoin J M Smith. 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