REPORT SECRETARY OF THE HI Department of the Interior, WASHINGTON, ESC. 6, 1861. Sir: I liawtishonor to snimitforyour informaiioa and tfce coßsWiifUon of Con*TBSß|Uia»Uowia* »yBop sl». of TOBuJls attalßcd dnrtof the past year itt those branches of th* public service which ha-re been placed by law under the supervision and control of this Da* partmont. * • • THE PUBLIC LANDS. , -From the foundation of the Govommeiifetothe present time the management end disposal of the public lands have.ongrossea a large share of the public attention. Of patrimony has been dispoaedof, leMina about one thou*and millions ofaores ettu the irnoertv of the -Government. About ane*fourth of «U ‘thelaws tbn* hare teen enacted by Congress relate to the public Unde, and to the settlement of the land 'claims derived from the Governments Which formerly had jurisdiction of the soil.. - At some periods of our national history, a considerable Income to the treasury was derived from sales, and at others the cash receipts declined toa sum. bdt little ex ceeding the cost of admiaisteriag ,the land system.. Burtng-the first sixty-years of the present century, the average income from sales was two and three 1 quarter millions of dollars per 3 ear, sad the quantity disposed of by sales, and for military bounties, was about two hundred ana five millions oi acres. During the last ten years the income from lands was Jess than during the preceding decade. This was oc casioned bytnelaige quantities of land-granted for • Internal Improvements aad for military and other pur poses—which have competed, in the market, with the , lands of the United States; and, more recently, by the passage of the homestead law* auder which large quan tities have been entered at nominal rates. The annual receipts from ordinary sales for foj» years past have, s«sJjb* job. so, | Do do. do. 186R.•immiiiif 125,018 So. Do. do. do; 1863 136 077 95 St do. do./ 1854.. „ 678,007 21 The depressing influences of civil War have been felt during the la*t three years, but the results for that just closod demonstrate a revival of the annual demand for the public lands, particularly for settlement and culti* *Dw3ng the year ending Jude SO, 1864, public lands have blen disposed of as follows: ’ Acrtfffsold for cash!.... .................. 432,773 00 Do. locatedwithmilitarywarrants.,....,, 515,000 00 Do. located-with agricultural scrip 214,418 14 Do. certified to States for railfcads**...... 857,180 87 " Do. taken under the Homestead 1aw.*;**..!, 261, 502-61 Do. dlspored of-durfagt1i0year............5,251,565 53 Bjuingtheqa&rterending September 30,1664, .. _ the aggregate qLuantltr taken for the Bftme 939,475 90- Makiag a total of. ......... The cash receipts for sales, homestead and location fees for.tlxe same five quarters, wera51i019,446.44. The aggregate quantity of pablie lauds surveyed, but not disposed ,of, was, os the 30th of September last, 133,617,587 acres. This baa been the average quantity for several years past. The amount surveyed annually hae been about equal to that disposed of annually, nineteen States have accepted the provisions of the acts donating lands ** for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, ” and have received land and land* Scrip amounting to 4,95', 000 acres. - . The jurisdiction conferred ou this Department by the act of Congress oJ March 3,1851, for the definite location of confirmed private land claims in California was taken from it by an act approved June 14, 1860, but has been reoently restored under the act approved Jctly 1, 1864. The quantity of land embraced in all the confirmations to the present date i» 4,366 Sj7**«res; k of which 2,430.• 906;80 acres have been finally surveyed and patented. ''"What remains to he done, in the Important work of severing, the private from the public lands in that State, will be prosecuted with diligence, and brought to com* plettonas rapidly as possible. For further details in reference lo the public lands, X respectfully refer to the annual report of the Commis si mer of the General Land Office. MINERAL TERRITORY AND DISCOVERIES. During the past year additional discoveries of pre cious metals, particularly of silver, have been made in the region flanking on the eastward, tl a extended mountain rang'es of the Sierra Nevada. A vast belt of some one or two hundred miles in width, and eight or nine hundred in Length, e mb) acins portions of Idaho, .Nevada* and Arizona, iaffch la sliver ore. Owing to the remote locality of these mines, and the difficulty of transportation thereto, but little machinery well adapt ed to the rapid and economical reduction of the va rious ores has been introduced. -• In that portion of Nevada through which the Pacific Bailroad will pass, many rich *eins have been fonnd, and it is estimated by persons familiar with the aubiect. that, if the mines now opened , there were supplied with the proper machinery, they would yield sen pillions of dollars per month. In the same region vast bads of salt have also been found, which, from its value in the pro cess of separating the silver m the .ores, has given a fresh' impulse to mining. When we. reflect that the region of country in which deposits of the precious metals abound'includes large portions of three States and six Territories, and tf at tne richest veins of ore heretofore discovered are as yet but slightly developed, whilst new discoveries are constantly made, it will be perceived that tie annual product of the mines In the United States must soon reach a magnitude without pre cedent in the history of mining operations. The wealth imbedded -in the rocks of that extensive region is actually inexhaustible, and it will furnish in future years, indirectly, a principal part of our moans of liquidating the debt contracted by the Government for the overthrow of the great rebellion. As a measure tending to accelerate the redacts n of these vast mine ral deposits into available wealth, and to strengthen the public credit by an authentic publication of our vast resources, 1 respectfully recommend tnat provision be made for the appointment of experienced and skilful mineralogists to make a scientific examination of the principal mining localities, and of the mineral regions generally, and to report the results. Their reports should be printed and widely circulated. An appropri ation would be required for these purposes. Much interest has been m&oifested in favor of the es tablishment of a bureau of mioes and minerals, to which the administration of all details in respect to this important subject should be committed. lam satisfied that such legislation will, before many years, be found necessary, if it has not already.become so. The attention of Congress has frequently been called to the importance of securing an income to the National Treasury from the products of the mines and placers. By the laws of Spain and Mexico, and according to the principles generally accepted by civilized countries,the property in these precious deposits is vested in the Go vernment exercising sovereignty and jurisdiction over the soil. , The first annual report from ibis Department con tained a number of suggestions relating to the protection of this property, and to securing a revenue from the an nual products. Since that time the same subject has been frequently mentioned in the annual reports of this Department, but Congress has never taken legislative action, Sound policy dictates the propriety oflevying a revenue tax upon those who are entaged in gathering individual wealth irom this national property. The Bureau of Internal Bevenue recently established in the Department of the Treasury, furnishes a ready and suitable instrumentality for collecting it. The require - meat of a moderate license fee from each pers<n en gaged in placer mining upon the public domain, and a reasonable tax upon the products of all mines, which might be graduated according to the cost of production, would be just to the Government and satisfactory to the mining interest- „ When it is considered that a nominal tax of one per centum upon the present product of the mines would yield a larger income than lo_how derived from the sales of the public land*j.,with an expense of collecting it comparatively sjaspMnd that the prospective revenue from tblfc'sourcggf&go great, the impolicy of granting the,mmes «hd mßfer&l lards in fee, without con . he:-apparenfc to all- it should* how- W&bonr£isMikmthafr4bebaiuae3s of developing nerai'^el^Tcebiofcf hosftlregl ons is yet in its in .zancm and upon it* should :haveforits ‘pbjeci due increase ofjfihe annual products of-|he precious metals, and should,i-m its inception, be directed to the encouragement of the miner, by affording him security in his possessions and stability to hls.busl mess, rather than to obtaining an immediate income to the treasury. MEXICO AND ARIZONA. The mines of New Mexico and Arizona are probably not inferior in richness to any within the limits of the United States. Owirjf to their inaccaesibility they are indifferently wrought. All . efforts to make them availa ble most necessarily be leebie, and attended with bat partial success, until toads shall have been constructed through those Territories iiom the Atlantic States,-or frdm the navigable waters of the Pacific. Since the ac quisition of this portion of otur domain, now a period of seventeen years, the United States have received no income from the sale of lands within it, and hat an in considerable sum from the sale of lands in southeastern California. It is believed that the larger portion of the landlaibat section, adapted to agriculture, is covered by Spanish and Mexican grants or set' apart for Indian pueblos. There is, therefore, but a slight prospect that anything will be realized from sales of the lands, or that they will ever be locate-i by homestead settlers. The wants and habits of tbe population are not such a* togiveany assurance or afford any expectation that they WUI undertake, from their own means, to prosecute to a successful completion the roads necessary to the de velopment of the vast mineral riches of the country. A farther discouragement to the settlement of Arizona and Southern California has been the continued drought which hai prevailed for the last two years, and from which most of the herds of cattle and sheep, accustomed to graze there, baye perished. The desert of California, known as the Colorado De sert, covering a territory or near one hundred miles in • extent, was evidently at one time watered by the Colo-' rado river. Being for the most part depressed below tiie bed of that rivet, it is susceptible of reclamation from its present condition by means of dams and ace (luias, the construction of which, although "not diffi cult, .is, without substantial aid from Congress; beyond the means of the inhabitants. These combined difficul ties render it probable, nay, almost certain, that the 'Government will, under existingcircumstances, derive no benefit either from the barren lands or from the mi neral wealth which abounds in thoße Territories. There can be no doubt that the public resources would be much increased by tbe immediate working of the mines to the extent of their capacity, and by the settle ment of those regions by an-enterprising and Indus trious population, though so direct income should be derived fiom the tale of the lands. It is therefore Worthy of consideration, whether it would not be ex pedient to grant all, or sues portions of the lands, as are requisite to injure the construction of the ne? ceesary railroads, and the conversion of the sterile lands to a condition of fertility. The benefits resulting from such roads would not be confined to the pro duct of tbe mince Anew hlghvay, at ail times exempt from obstruction by snow, would he open to the Fa cific. Passing by the va ley of tbe Rio* Grandeto El Faso, it would receive a large portion of the rich com merce of Western Kucico, These benefits are so obvious and of such surpassing Importance, that I do not hesitate in expressing my earnest conviction that the Government should embrace any suitable op portunity which may be offered to secure the comple tion of a railroad upon the terms suggested. it appears from a commuDicatton of General Dlx, the President of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, that St has, since -the adjournment of Congress, expended more than half a million oj dollars upon the mam line w the road leading' westward from" Omaha, of which one hundred miles have been permanently located, and forty miles are in process of construction. THE PACIFIO RAILROAD. . The company has surveyed lines to Salt Lake City, through the South Pass, Laramie plains, Bridgets Pats by way of Timpanagos and Weber livers, to de termixe the moat feasible route. Parties have also been sugaged in explorations in Colorado Territory through Bertnold’s Pass and up the Cache la Foudre river, and also in examining the topography of tbe country in the vicmi'y of the 100th meridian, of longitude, and in lo» eating the line from Omaha. to Fort Kearney. Consi sting the limited time which has elapsed since the ac tien of Congress enabled this company to.prosecute the energy, satis* aotory progress has been made, Ahdthe country has noieason to apprehend any tardi ness in the prosecution of this areas enterprise ; The progress made In the construction of the branch road in Kansas, known as the Union Pacific Railroad, eastern division, hatf not met the reasonable expects- 1 , tions of the public. There was just reason to believe that the second section of forty miles of that road would have beenxapidly approaching completion, if not actn allyeompletedby this timer Instead of which, forty track are laid, and that not yet in a S 2? * a? to be examined by the commissioners ap work* 4 ** resident to inspect and report upon the of affairs the company Is not The assassua&on o! its gS2?SSN soon after the adjournment of the contiimed insurmountable of SBfH&i»-&.52 c s? sw m *t*rtals, either byiriver or 10 prevented them for a Since these dlfficol taes have Wen pmiarty removed, a commemla.blp on. section of the roed to Lawrence, to which place the Jraok is laid, vlll nadot-btadl, be open to tfiepnbllo and ill uee-within a fewdays Tbe eompany iaOali fprai*Jjr also-making mtiaiaetory progress with its par won of the read. : . . * The President iias appointed George Ashmnn. of Mas . laciusetts, Springer Ha. banah, on&nnsyiyania, Clias. T. Bherm.n, of Ohio, Jmne L. Williams, of and Timothy J. Garter, of Illinois, to be directors, on the part of the United States, in the Union Pacific Bail road Company, and these gentlemen hare accepted the appointment. The wisdom of Congress in proviotag for the appointment of Bueh officers, cannot be doubted. THE IXDIASS. .The management of the Indians daring the past year has been attended with difficulty. In addition to the war against that portion of the -Sioox that committed •he tnaMacreß in Minnesota in 1884 and who aro yetnn ??nlshed and nnsnbdned, military - operations bays 6 5.5H5l < ¥ 1 oa Hainst the combihaa bands of the Slone ShtsS» s l 4 !5? , the Upper Missouri, as well as h hhheWsaable portion of the Cheyennes and ASW^aiinht???® ll7 ‘hose who hare been aeons- S5^ihSSSSSiSf a ! 0 * ttnt K T * 0f the %?er Platte river, ty or fort Laramie. It Iflffdriiceesaary to inquire whether, by adopting con- Sp^i2£Ti? , SK2. , i,w*t ruilitary operationsmfghtdtot, tjagreatextent, hayebeen ayciaod. Those wher le sir9 to InresHgate the anbject may, with sdT&st&n consnlt the .report of the Commissioner of’ Indian Affairs. The question of interest is, what coarse shall; hereafter -be pnrsaed with these Indiins, in order to reduce them to sobiectton, and to afford ail needful protection to onr cit'zens. The overland mm to Colorado, and to the States and Territories west thereof, as well as a large proportion of the carriers of goods, and of the emigrants to those regions, passes ?verthe Laramie plains, which are infested durine- a Wf®P®xU°n of the ytar by these Indians The route of Railroad pastes through the same country, •and the Government le, by act of Contrase, under obu fation to extinguish the Indian title; * The Government m but oue trsaty—th at of . Fort Laramie—with ihs S^OOX(of Dakota) and with the Cheyennes and Arapa shpes, between the forks of the Platte river, which these latter lndians have. ever acknowledged. This treaty Was ratified by the Senate with amendments, and its benefits to the Indians, by virtue of the limitations im posed by the Senate, are about to terminate. A suffi cient reservation for \he Chej ennes and Axapahoes has been established on the Upper Arkansas, in the vicinity of Foit Lyon, and effort* have been male which pro mise fcuoceswto make it a eui cable and permanent home for them. The treaty referred to forbids the occupation of the Platte country by the whites, and only permits their transit throip gbit ‘ _ - ■ To enable the Union Pacific Railroad Company to os . tabliah its line of road through }Ws country.lt is neoes aary that the United States *ball have the unmolested possession of the route, and of xnnch of the adja cent eountry. To secure that object, however, I 4e ftot this& jit important that way t* rthor lxw\n should be made with these Indians. Their violation of the existing treaty, in making war upon our people, 'lenders this unnecessary, if the views which are here inafter expressed shall be approved by Congress. As the most expeditious mode to accomplish the ofiieis, it is recommended that the agency at the Upper Platte be abolished, and that the number of military posts along the line or the railroad and overland mail.route be in creased sufficiently to protect it, aui exclu.de th ©lndi ans therefrom. With these Indian?, the Sioux, and all others in hos ■ tilUy with the United States, trade and Intercourse should be interdicted, until they yield to the will and direction of the Government. To this'end, I recom mend that a law be passed, making it a penal offence for any iperson to carry goods or supplies of any kind whatever, Into their country for traffic s. and that all per * 'sons, of-whatever pursuit, shall be prohibited from trading or trafficing with them while they are in a state of hostility> . . . . Much has been raid, and the public mind has lately been agitated againstthe policy of the Government in making treaties with Indian tribes, and some persons in authority advise an abrogation of all existing treaties:' put it is presumed that, while this nation is governed by the rules of civilization, such a proposition will not be entertained to the injury of all the tribes and nations of Indians who are in amity with the United States. Where the Indians have kept faith With the Government, no question of expediency or policy will justify a violation of its pledges to them. There are, however, many Indians within the domain of the United States with whom the Government'hay no treaties acknowledging.the primary right of soil m. the tribes. With these, possibly, with some excep- i ticks, it would be wise to abstain from making any i treaty recognizing such right. „ The propriety or the removal of the N&yajoes of New Mexico and Arizona to the Bosque Beddndo reservation has been & subject of much contrariety of opinion. This Dspartment, upon the best information at its com mand, consented to tnelr removal. As the reservation has been set apart, and a large sum of money expended by the military authorities la the endeavor to perma nently establish the Indians there, great fickleness of purpose would be manifested in abandoning -the enter- Frfse before It shall have been fully and fairly tested. am strongly inclined to the' opinion, notwithstanding all that has been urged against it, that, if the scheme receives afair and just support, It will prove a success, • and these Indians, so long the foes of the Government, will become its faithful supporters. SRIOR. The liberal provisions of law for the payment of pen sions to soldiers and seamen who have been disabled in the Bervice of the country, and to the widows, orphans, and dependent mothers and sisters of such as have fallen inbaitie or died of disease or wounds, hare been, administered with industry, fidelity, and promptitude. The very interesting and instructive report of the Commissioner of Pensions affords valuable informa tion, and presents important suggestions in which I fully concur. Or these patriots to whom pensions for services in the Bevolutionary war had been awarded,five still survive at very advanced ages. At the beginning of ithe year, 12 were living, and 1,418 widows of Bevolutionary soldiers were receiving pensions, making 1,430 pension ers of this class, the aggregate of whose yearly stipends was $116,217.43. 7* ■ The number of army pensioners (other than Serein- - tionary) who were paid during the fourteen’months ending the Both of June last was 23,767, and of other than Bevolutionary), orphans, and dependent mothers, 25,433. : r The total number of persons who rece!ved_pena!ona during that period was, therefore, 49.65 L and the MBOJUJt paid for army pension* dnrln* tiu yo*r endia, June 30th was $4,340,368.60. * v The number of navy pensioners who were paid during the fourteen months preceding the date mentioned was 1,605; and the amount of money paid them during the year was $164,247.92. The whole number of pensioners on the 30th of June last was 61.135, requiring for their annual compensation $4,695,376,33. During the year ending September 80, 1864, 1,812 bounty land warrants were issued, requiring 235.960 acres of land to satisfy them/ The act of Congress, approved July 14, 162, entitled “An act to grant pensions,” is believed tobeone‘of the wisest and most munificent enactments o£=the Mini ever adopted by any nation. Its beneficial provisions extend to the disabled survivors, and to the widows, orphans, dependent mothers, and dependent orphan slaters of the deceased soldiers and seamen ‘of every grade and rank. * During the past year more than $3,600,000 have been Said for pensions granted ou account of disability or eatli ensuing from service in the war ol the rebellion. Daring the continuance of the war, no reliable estimate oan be made of the amount of moxey that wULbe re quired eventually to meet the obligations thus assumed bythe Government to our soldiers and seamen. The list of pensioners is constantly undergoing both increase and diminution, and at present, and for months to come, it must be rapidly augmented, even should peace be restored without further hostilities. It is es timated that more than 7,000,000 of dollars will be re quired to satisfy the claims accruing under the pension laws during the current fiscal year, In fixing the grade of disability of invalid pensioners, and in discriminating as to the coaneottonof the causes of disability or death with the service, the 1 Pension Office Is often involved in doubt and uncertainty, It is believed that a commission of experienced sur geons might devise and mature such a schedule of usual causes of disability and death, in cases where pensions have been and we claimed, as would greatly aid the Pension Office in reaching comet conclusions—in dis criminating between those eases where the cause should be regarded as "incident 'to the service, and those in which the cause has no relation to or connection with militanr or naval duty. Whilst it is conceded that, iu cases of great doubt and uncertainty, conclusions should be in favor of claimants, all mast agree that a wise pre caution should be taken to guard against mistakes, and that every means of enlarging information upon the topic suggested ,must he promotive of justice both to 7 daimams and to the Government. 1,231,842 43 * The report of the Commissioner of Pensions shows the importance of the provisions of law, requiring pe riodical examinations of invalid pensioners, and con tains a list of the names;of the examining Burgeons, r This Department has recently been advised that, un der the joint resolution of Congress, approved Jnlv I. 1864, the sum of $5,000,000 of the navy pension fund has been invested in registered bends of the United states. I commend to the consideration of Congress the sug gestion of the Commissioner, that an appropriation for pension purposes should be made of a portion of the proceeds of abandoned and confiscated property on land.’ It occurs to me as eminently proper that some of the means derived from these sources should be applied to the establishment of homes for those who have been, or may hereafter be, permanently disabled and rendered helpless by reason of their service during the A-gUting war. It was recommended to .Congress at its last session that an act be passed requiring the National banks to discharge the ankles of pension agents. It was believed that by thaMastrumentality the convenience of the pen sioners would be greatly promoted, and the expense attending the employment of agents avoided. Since the adjournments of uomrees, communications have been received from most of those banks, expressing a wil lingness to perform the duty without charge to the Go vernment. I renew the recommendation that a law be passed charging the banks .with the payment cf pen sions, whenever it shall be the pleastue of the Depart ment to require it of them. Since the last annual repot t of this Department, seven additional agencies for paying pensions have been es tablished, and it is believed that the number now In operation will be sufficient to transact the business, should the present system of payments be continued. The business operations of the Patent Office for the year ending September 80 last have been very satisfac tory. Daring the period above named, 6.740 applica tions for patents and £39 caveats were filed: 29 applica tions also were made for the extension of patents pre viously granted. During the same period4,B43 patents. Including reissues and designs, were issued, and 40 ex tensions granted. The number of applications await ing the payment of the final fee required by law before patents can be issued has largely increased, numbering now over 1,000. The finances of the office are in a pros perous condition, as appears by the following short statement: \ The balance in the treasury to the credit of the patent fund on October 1,1863, was $37,732.03. The receipts 6f the" office to September 3®, 1861, amounted to $230.- 535.60, making a total sum of $268,671.23. The expendi tures during the Mftne period were $2l?, 453.8#, leaving a balancejjf $£6,117.39 on hand on October 1, 1854, being^S,3B4. 76more than the balance as exhibited on October 1, 1863. The report of the Commissioner oa Fablfc Buildings 'presents many detaiisofinterest to the citizens and resi dents of this District, and contains information in re-. speck to the manner in which various appropriations for local purposes haveheen applied. It is recommended that Congress provide by law for the removal of the Centre Mark e t-ho use fro m. its present site, and the extension of the Smithsonian grounds to Pennsylvania avenue. It is also advised that the public reservation* "bordering on the canal juid adjoining the _Smith*onian grounds be added thereto. The enlarged arta which the proposed change would give to these grounds, their adornment by the planting of trees and. shrubbery, and the erection of fountains, would add greatly to the comfort;, health, and pleasure of a popu lous portion of the city, and be most agreeable and attractive to transient visitors. The expense of making this space available is not worthy of consideration in view of the substantial benefits to be obtained by ex tending the Smithsonian grounds to the avenue. The approaching completion of the Capitol, under the direction of the architect, Ur. W&Uer. imparts much interest to his report upon that and kindred subjects. Accompanying it are plans and drawings Of the surrounding grounds which- he- proposes to add to those of the Capitol, in order to render them, in his opinion, reasonably spacious and suitable to the building. Bis views appear to me to be correct and judicious. They do not require the purchase of any private property, and, should they be adopted by Con gress, it is recommended that measures be token and the necessary appropriations be made to grade, embel lish, and enclose the grounds. The work upon the Potomac dam and Washington aqueduct, authorized at the last session,has been prose cuted with all practicable despatch. The extreme scarcity of skilled labor and weil-known local causes have, however, seriously impeded its progress, and its condition iB not so far advanced as was confidently anticipated. An appropriation of fifty one thousand nine hundred'and forty-five dollars ($51,945) Is required to pay for the work now tinder contract, and which should be completed before the close of thepreeent fiscal year. BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS. The ninth annual report of the Board of Visitors of the Government Hospital for the Insane, shows'that the institution has rendered very valuable service to the country during the past year. The whole number of Satieuts under treatment during the year ending June 3,-1864, was 787, of whom 665 were from the army, 85 from the navy, and 6 were rebel prisoners. The num ber of patients remaining at the end of the year was S5l, of whom 191 were from the army. 18 from the navy,' 4 from the rebel army, 2 from the Soldiers’ Home, and -136 from civil life. The number discharged during the fiyearas ‘ * recovered’ 1 ww 288, “improved” 69, .un improved*’6, deceased 74; total 436> The financial ex hibit rnado by4lm board in tlielr report is satisfactory. The Columbia Institution for the instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, appears, from the an nual report of the board of directors, to be in a prosper ous condition. The honorable Amos Kendall, to whose liberality and philanthropy it is iadebtedgfor. its ex Istsnce, retired from the presidency thereof some months since, and was succeeded by Mr. B. M*Gallau det, its former efficient and accomplished superinten dent. A collegiate department for the deaf and dumb has been inaugurated under tbe recent act of Congress authorizing the board to confer degrees Th© number of pupils os the first day of July, 1863, was 52, and on thefirßtdayof July; 1864, 68. Daring the. yearBl have received instruction, of whom 72-were 9 blind; and at tbe date of the report there were 73 pupils. The State of Maryland having established an institu tion at Baltimore for the blind, the board has expressed ■ the opinion that the blind of this district, on account of their small mufiber, coaid be better instructed at Balti more, and has recommended that their transfer to and support in that institution, be sanctioned by law. * •• THE DISTRICT POLICE. The report of the President of the Board of Police Commissioners gives information in respect to. the ser vice performed by the officers and men daring the"'past year. Adetective corps and a sanitary company have been in successful operation. During the year a fire alarm and police telegraph has been erected. This will proveto be of-very great value in rendering the police force more effective, and in insuring the safety of property against the ravages of fire and the dangers of riot. The warden'of the jail in the District of, Columbia,, appointed by authority of the act of Congress, approved February 29.1864, entered upon his duties on the Ittk of April last. The average number otprleonera since that time has been about one hundred, though occasionally much greater. The jail has become dilapidated and in secure, and a new aid 'more-spacious one should be erected. The necessity for it increases with the increase of population and of transient sojourners in Washing ton* and is undeniably much greater to-day than here* iofore. I have considered carefully the suggestions of the warden, that ample means for the construction of such a building might be obtained by the sale of the vacant square on which the jail now stands. This square, so near to the Capitol and Smithsonian grounds, will not be necessary for beautifying the city, or for affozding'lt ample ventilation. According to an esti mate which has been submitted to me, it contains 4%, - 256 squre feet of ground, which, if laid off into lots and sold, would at present prices command a large sum. The new jail might be located upon the square on which the Gby Hall stands, in the rear of that building* If erected after the most approved modern plan, it would not prove delrimental'to private property, whilst the erec- ‘ tion of dwellings or buildings for business purposes, upon the square, which It is proposed to . sell, would tend greatly to enhance the value of private property in the vicinity. The warden of the jail; and the Grand Jury that served at the June term of the court, as well ah the Police Commissioners, have called attention to the large number of juvenile offenders in the district, and to the great impropriety of incarcerating thdm with veterans In crime. Youths so treated are often dis eharged from jail more depraved than when they en tered it. The recommendation made last year in favor of the erection of a house of correction for such offend ers is respectfully renewed. It (should be so regulated astocoxnbi&epunisbment with means of instrnction and reform. The necessity for the erection of a peni tentiary in this district was folly set forth in the last annual report of this Department.' THE CENSUS, STATISTICS, AC. The 4 clerical force engaged in the compilation of the statistics of the cen* us becomes gradually less with the progress of the work devolving upon It, and-its duties should be completed at an early period.' The volume on population has been printed and distributed, and meets with favor throughout the country. That on agriculture is for distribution, and the subsequent volumes will appear in succession, the whole presenting a complete exhibit of the material in- < teiests and progresaof the country up to the period of the rebellion. The numerous demands of States, Departments,mem bers of Congres?, and individuals for statistical infor mation illustrate the importance of the organization of -a permanent bnrtau of statistics, heretofore recom mended to Congress. The maintenance of such a bu reau, charged, among other duties, with that of compi ling the census returns, and sapenntendisg the pubfi catlon thereof, will not, it is believed, be attended with any additional expense to the Government. occupied by the United States for t> e use ** tbe <dtJ of New York is held under an \*ase. Notice has been given by the lessors fKaVi! intention, to sell tbe premises as soon as ke obtained therefor. The attention oTmivmrif 0 1^ 8 subject is earnestly solicited, and an MSlikTa!£fft?a^ ulte t 0 th 9 pttrcift “ llThe enforcement of the measures adopted by Oon lievedthat in no' Port“t?e StS ha. been fitted that nefarious traffic, Save tll before the mixed courts of justice sitting at Sierra Leone and -the Cana of Good Hope.lint the roeolt b»s not yet been oommnaicetedw the Department. ■ . I am, Bir, reepectfally year Obedumt seryaat. J. P. 4TSHBB, Becratary , X»U>* FWJPBSI 9? JSfi VjUITO SiAT«. PENSIONS. PATENT OFFICE. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. f wsxmit ffl In the telegraphic report of th 3 Praiildent'a message there were one or two serious errors. The most import ant was the statement that " the public debt on the Ist day of July last, as appears bv the bosks of the Trea sury, amounted to one billion seven hundred and forty thous ind million six hundred and ninety thousand four hundred and eighty-nine dollars andfoity-nine coats. ’' . Describeddn figures, this' total would be -$1» 740,000,690,- 4E9.49, a sura greatly in excess of tbe total wealth of all the world, and absolutely frightful to contemplate. ‘ The statement ehould hare read one thousand seven hundred and forty million six hundred and ninety - thousand fanr hundred and eighty-nine dollars and forty-nine cents, or in figures $1,740 693,489.#. In commenting on this,error, the New Xork Journal of Commerce says; , « * The occasion of the' mistake may be found, perhaps, in the use of the term trillion, which has a doubtful meaning, and ehould therefore be discarded! from the language. The English authorities, all of them, we believe,.define a billion,to be ‘amillion millione,’’ while tbe French use the word billion to express a thousand millions.’ Some American writers of more recent date have inclined to tbe French system of nota tion, in preference to the Bnglish,. until the words bil lion,’ ‘trillion, 1 have cime to nave no precise mean ing, unless explained by tbe connection in which they etand. If we adopt the French hedciU’? l ’* wo Bhall blunder greatly In reading the old English authors, While the Indiscriminate use of the phrese is quite be wildering. The best plan Is,, therefore, to dlscard these term* altogether, since they can. be made to serve no usrfui nunESe If we make this change, however. In fhTmeS?, aiid omlt this word altogether it does not, at«f? e ?e?ievethe difficulty of tbe statement,! stnoe the hundred and forty ,thousand million ’ left would still be incomprehensible, ’ ! ■ The stock markes continues exceedingly dull, espe cially for the oil stocks. Speculation Is not so ram pant, and there Is a disposition all round to await some new development in the military or financial sitifationbefore operating in any description of securities. The anxiety to hear from Sherman Is growing more intense daily, for upon hif success or failure depends the course of the market-for 1 some time to come.' Government bonds alone maintain their ground firmly, and then are large ssles'it steady prices. The 1881 loan, with couponed, sold atioejf; the new 7-30« at 99K; and the 6-268 at-108X. State Ss are rather weak, selling at 93. City 6s sold up ,a fraction., The ehare.list was generally firm. Beading rose; H and Pennsylvania Bailroad Jf> thelatter selling at 68; Miuehill Bailroad decliued l. A small lot of El mira was disposed of at 82M, Eorristowu at 88, and tittle Schuylkill at WA. There was mere doing in company bonds at about steady rates. Pennsylvania Bailroad, first mortgage, sold at 112; and second do. at 107, the latter a decline of ; Delaware Bailroad moriiage 6s sold at lf«; Camden and Amboy 6s 1883 at -100; Union. Canal 6s at 19Ji; Chesapeake and Delaware 6s at 183; and Schujlklll navigation 5»,1382,. at 88. The oil stocks were very.dull, though there; was no'marked-decline in the price of any of the (hares. Coal company shares are attracting more at tention.' Horth Carbondale sold at 2; Fulton Coal at 7%\ and Big Mountain at 6%, Bassengsr Bailroad shares are- entirely neglected; 6t was bid for West Philadelphia; l&H for Arch; 28 for Green and Coates; 68 was. asked for Second hid Third; and 48 for Tenth and Eleventh. Bank shares are rather, firm, though there belittle doing.' Farmers’ and Mechanics’ sold at 69; 43 was bid for Penn Township; Olfor Girard; 67for City; audio for Consolidation; 186 was asked for North America.' Canal stocks,are a little more active. The gqseral market closed drooping. The following were the quotations of gold: , 10 A. M 1 H4I«I »»4»-»242 iP*'H. The President’s messagbbas been construed unfavor ably, as we thon*ht it"wotOd be» by the speculators lp gold.. They are anxious tor make it appear that the public documents from Washington all look to.the pro*, loagatlon of the war and the increased employment of legal' tender currency} hut ttye truth Is that neither the President’s message nor the Secretary of the Treasury’s report changes the previously understood military or financial position in the direction in whioh these enter prising gentlemen would haye the gold market and the stoek exchange run. The President has.not closed the door to a general amnesty; on the contrary; he de- it ififiiiUjbpeh, and hig readiness to end the war whenever the party-in rebellion* who began it, return to their obligations under the Union and the Constitution. ThejfQllowingjlefcter io a revenue agent, on the sub* jectofgold sales, ha* just been published: Trbasuby Department, Office op Internal Bbvenvi?, Washington, December 3, 1854. 8m r Your letter of November 28, in relation to the parties who sell gold on speculation and claim, that they . are exempt from tax upon the ground that they sell on their own account, has been received. As 1 understand the case, these Bales are merely specu lative? the vender isnot the owner of the gold he offers, nor has he it in his possession, and in fact none i J deli vered, but the transaction is completed by the payment of-differences. The proviso to section 97 provides for an addition of IK) per cent, to the regular tax. In the case where any per son not licensed as provided shall Bell or offer to sell gold,' &c •» not bonajide at the time his own property, and actually on hand, in addition tb all other penalties, one of which would be for doing business without a license. Under this proviso, any person selling'gold not bona fide at the time his own" property, and actually on hand, Is deemed to be doing the business of a broker. If he has a license as such, he is liable to the tax of one-twentieth of one per cent. If he has no license, he is liable to the penalty, and for the additional fifty per cant, on the tax. If suchparty sells gold which Is bona fide his own property at the time, and actually on hand, he is not liable to the tax,, . , Yery respectfully, * E, A. BOLLINB, . Deputy Commissioner, PHILADELPHIA STOCK. EXCHANGE SALES, Deo. 8, BEFOBB BOABDS. 200 Junction Oil*^... % 1,360 Excelsior •.... ■«..' 1* 4CO Walnut Island... 3% 200 d0...—..©3.81-10 ICO .....sIG., SK 200 Hibbard.*,.*.2k £OO Donkard....-.*-.*! 3-16 ~ 200 El D0rad0........ 2k FIBBT I £OO Caldwell.... lotß, 6 - 76 Mineral Oil 2% ICO HcClintock 0i1... 6* 100 d0..v..5k ICQ Perry Oil.*..***., 4 200 Densmore..Bk 300 Beading K.-lots. 6Sk SO Oil Creek * &£ 200 do 8 100 d0.........v.., 8 300 d0....10ts 130. 8M 400 Globe 0i1....10t5. Ilk 200 Bbamoki» Coal.l4m 200 Phillip* Oil 6k . ICQSch’ll Way....... SSk jco do- b^wlbs 1000 Belayl Nay Ba, ’B2 87J41 lOOSchayl Nav .. S3B 100 do s 5 3634 20 Far and Meet Bk. 69 7 Little SchuylB — 95 . SECOND-BOABD. 2600 TJ 8 5-20 Bds.lots.loB% 100 Nolle & Delamater 11 100 d 0........ lOfik 7 Mug! Nav.73 1W do • 108 X 200 Great Basin 3 50 67X 100 Peana Petroleum.. iH Sj* ll 9^? esc .- —T® 3O *» 100 Beading 8......b30 6815 2girardßank....... 51 100, d 0...,.: asx SOOBronerOil 2)4 KXI -d0’........ 6Sj2 50 Nolle & Delamater 10ft 50 Dalzell Oil.. ..cask 934 _ AFTER BOARDS. 1000PennaR Ist Mu... 112 SooContinental 0i1... 3 MOO ■ <a0.....2dM....107 ICOOtJUyBsMSTew CAP. 98)4 7Penn»18...... 07)4 lOODalzell Oil 9% 2Norrietown R..... 58 lOOHibberd 2M 200Bead’gB.e60af-10. 68K 20MinehillB 59~ ,60 d 0... 6854 2000 Union Canal6s ... 1914 ,100 Organic 0i1.1141 600 PMla A Oil Ck Its. if SOOCow Creek........2116j 402 Big Mountain, lots. 534 - „5 Elmira K..: 3234 1030 IT 8 5-20 Bonds,..,lo£@f 288e1iak........10t5. 7314 1000 Bclnyl N65’82.,,. 88 !00MclliennyOa.lts, 6 2QOOUCreek ...» 814 ICO Logan Oil .... .... % \ 200 do b3O. 814 200 Wai Island. ..110. BJ4! 100 Upper Economy.. 1 ,800 a °ITS.- ;•: 814' 2g«) Cam A Amk 6. ’B3JOO 1000Ckes A Bel 65.....103 ,2000 Del B STort 65..“a00 IOOTar-Fann,.. SB 1 400 Walnut Island.... 3)4 100 Densmore .8% MOO PhilATideout... 3 100 Noble A Dela..,. ■ll 200 Seneca....„ ...... 6)4 2QO Phil A Oil Creek..l34 200 Densmore m 100 Hibberd 234 300 Da1ze11..9)4 100 StNlcholas. 4 44 100 Cnrtin —1414 200 Egbert.... :....... 4)4 100 Tarr Homestead.. 6)4 200 Story Farm 2)4 400 Walnut Island.... 3)4 200 Tarr Farm 23£ 2000 Erotzer 2 200 d 0..,. ......130. 281 400 Walnnt Island.... 8X 200 Winslow,,4)4 200 AUegh A Tideout. 1)4 100 Olmstead 2X 400 Franklin if 8200 Phil A Tide 0ut.... 3 200 McCUntock..2dys. Ok 400 St Nicholas....l4o 454 1600 Krotzer 130.2 IB 200 McElheny.,.. 130. 6)4 100 Mcßihony 6 8 Penna R 675 J 200 Tideomt & AHogk. IX 646 . d 0....... 68 .100,Dalzell....dlvoff. 9)4 , 400 Fulton Coal 7J4 200 ,Olmstead. 23s ’2OOO North.Cartondale 2 300 Egbert......... 15. 4)1 600 McCliintock •••«-• OX Drexei & Co. quote: United Statesbond*. 1881—*-.*»».»*•«*«■»*■.■**»»* 116 , United States Certit of Indebtedness. ~,.97%@ 88 * Quartermasters' V0ucher5.....*..... —95.® 96 Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness....** a m Gold-..*.#240 Sterling Exchange.-..*—™-** 283 #263 Five-twenty Bonds.—.. —IOSk©lQ9 TheXTew York Post of yesterday says; opened at 238 k and rose to 2423 g. closing at 242. Exchange is fairly active at l£fek@lo9>4for specie. The loan market is-rather more active at 7 per cent., with very few transactions at lower rates. Commercial pa per is without special change, and passes at 7@9. The stock market is irregular. Governments are less active* and quotations have receded from the highest rates ob tained yesterday. Baiiroad shares are less aotive, hat quotations have advanced. At the close there was .mere desire to sell. . The following quotations were made at the hoard oh some of the active Blocks, as compared with the prices of,yesterday afternoon: : Tin. Wed. United State* 6a, 1881, coup.... 116)4 ll?j£ ‘ United States 6-20 c0up.,i.....10® 109J6 United States 8-20 coup.',new.lo6X 10836 United States 10- 40 coupons. -10® Ml* United States certificates 97 97* Tennessee 85..-..-.. 83 88 ffltssonri 65.,..64' ■. 64 . v PadfloMail-w. ..-..SIS'- 310 5 New York Central Railroad...l2! . ,1213 k 3? Erie Bailway... ,-9634 - 95* % Erie Bailway preferred 103}? 102 lM HnasonKtyer Eallroad. ..„..110>5 116% * Beading Katlroad. —137. 138% 36 - • After the hoard the market,receded, closing heavy. Erie fell to 95%, Hudson to 11S14, Beading to 136%. At the one o' clock-call there was a rally, and Erie sold np to Mil. t .. PnHadelpbia Markets. There is very little demand for Flour, either for ex port or home use,,l>ut holders are rather firmer in their Views. Sales comprise about 400 bbls extra at $ll, 600 bbls PennsylvaniaandOMo extra family at sl2® 12.50, and 650 bbls Jenny Lind|glb at $12.75 per bbl. The re tailersandbakers are baying in a small way at from $9.6C@10 for saperflne, $10.6C@1L26 for extra,. $11.50® 12.60 for extrafanulyrand $12.75@13per bbl for fancy brands, according to quality. Bye Flour is firm; small sales are making at $9@9.25 per bbl. Cora Meal eon* tiaues scarce and firm; we bear of no sales worthy of notice. ' 1 • GRAIN.- Wheat It firmly held, bat tbs demand Is limited ; sales reach about 6*600 bushels at 260©263c for Pennsylvania reds; 265 c for Southern do., and white at from 276@285c $ bußhel.asto quality. Rfe is in de mand, with email sales at 372@i73c%*bnsheL . Corn Is fluffs-sales comprise about 8 000 bushels at 188 c for old yellow* and 17G@173e $ bushel for new do., as to con ■ dltion. Oats are more active, with sales of about 12,000 bushels at 02c, afloat. , M BARK. —Quercitron is dull, and we hear of no sales; Ist 80. , , • COTToW.—There is not much doing, but prices are rather better; small sales of .middlings are making at IS <^OCE-Iim—The market is rather firmer, with sales of ICO hogsheads Cuba Sugar at 19c, and 100 bags Bio Coffee it 47c lb. which is an advance; 69 hogs heads Cuba Sugar sold by auction at from 19@2l£c, and Molasses at 82c gallon. , PETROLEUM continues firm; smffll sales of,crude are making at 46@47e, refined in bond at 67@S8e, and free atfrom 87@89c gallon asto quality.- ■ . BKEBS.~-Fiaxßee(i is in steady demand'at $3 50 bushel; 300 bushel* sold on private terms, said to be an advance. Ctovewead is in good demand, with small tales at $lS®34 « 84&s. Timothy is very dull, and quoted at sB>& bushel. ... - PBOYIfeiOJIB. —The market is dull, but prices are well maintained. Hess Pork is'quoted at $40@423$ bbl. - Bacon is scarce, with small sales of flams to notice at 2C@24c lb for-plain and -fancy - canvassed. Green Heats continue very scarce,’aed we hear of no sales, flak .-Baledis selling at % ton. ’WHISKY. —There is not much,, d oing, and are unsettled; smali sales of Pennsylvania bbls are making at 182 c, and 100 bbls prime Western at 195 c gallon. The fonowing are the receipts of Hour and .Grain at this port to-day; i Flour.. .;.*««***♦••* 1,990 bbls. Wheats.*—*—*-••••*•-*■—*——*-—-»*-*** 9,6oo'bus. COm. 9,6oo'kttS. Kew Tork Markets, Dec. 8. - ■ Flouh.—The market for Western and State Flour is less active, but the low grades are a shade firmer. The inquiry is confined to the Aome trade. .The sales are 14,600 bbls at $9.60@9.85 M ifer superfine State. $10.16© 10.40f0r extra State, $3O 50@10.76 for fancy State; flO 26 @10.50 for the low grades of western extra, $11.20® 12.40 for shipping Ohio. $11.51 @12.25 for trade and facd ly brands, and $1126@14.25 for St. Louis extras. . Graijt. The wheat market is again better, but not bo excited. The demand is chiefly for export The sales are 68.000 bushels at $2.29®2.34 for Chi cago spring; $2.50@2.54 for Milwaukee club: $2.34© 2. 36 for amber club; $2 45@2.52X for amber Western. Oats ar« decidedly better and very active. The sales axe 200,000 bushels Canadian : at 97@98c ; Western at $1.06@1.06, afloat and in store, and State at $1.03. Com is inactive. The supply of old is small The saleaare 5,000, buahela-Westem mixed at $1.90^©193; new'is more active, si.o6@L6B in bulk, aud $2.10 w 100 ibs; in the car. _ ■ ‘Pbovisiohs,'—The Pork market has bssn very active, and prices have again advanced, closing, however, verydull and heavy; the improvement being too'rapid,, - Beef is dull and rather heavy. Sales of 300 barrels at s2f@2S for plain meBBi $21@24 for extra mestf. *. Tierce Beef is quiet but firm. . ; . • Beef hams are stronger,, but we hear of no important sales. 4 -• .flßVßwatyfwefcif&Ur 4«»an4 firm. <>f 300 THE PRES SPHIL ADELPHI A, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1864. 2CO Krotzer.,2l-16 5006tNich01a5....... 4# 100 Bast Oil Creek..., 13| 600 Bail Greek-.. b&: 8# 1008ni0nPet..,..... 2# SCO Egbert 0i1........ 4)1 1,00001m5ted......b50. 2# BOABD. 100 Sch NavbSO pref S9# Pa.R ..lots. 67# BNorristown 8... 68 7 Minehill'£.***** 59# 25 do lots. 69# 600 U 8 6s ’Slc’p off. 109# 24,000 ITS 6-20 bda loia.lo*# I,OOOUS 10-40bda.....101# 500 do- 101# .600 do...i..ca«h i iol# 600 do. reg, 101# ■' 100 USTr Notes new 99# l,6ooSkate6h...>..lote. 03# 100 City 6snewC&P. 9o 2,000 Phil A Tren bds.loo 2dmtg '"'' ■ IC7 100 Little BclmylE.. 44% 800 State 6s 83Jt 10000 o!S'6a, 1881.. cash .109J< 117 Wyoming Val/bS 78 Mr. »«*. Dboehbee B— Brantae. tlercea pickled bams at 19c; 500 green hams from block at 19c; at ,19c; and *5,000 tbs dry ealted shoulders on private fceriMlL * *• Bacon lfi scarce and very firm. Sales of 50 boxes start dear city »t 22!tfc, and 100 boxes do* delivered oa 15th. January, at 22Jic. Dressed liorr areilrmer. owing to the cold weather. We quote at 16&@1Cc for city. Boston Markets, Bee* .7. Cottox.— I The roarkeHs unsettled; small sales hare been made at $1 28(5>L29formiddling. Flour.—i’be receipts since yesterday have been 4,711 bbls. The market Ss firm, with a fair demand; sales of Western jraperfice at Jlt’@to.GO; common extra Bill® 11 25; medium do $11.25(3)11.75; good and choice do $l2 bbl. ... Grain. —The.reeeiptasince yesterday have been 18,806 bushels Corn, 15,000 do Oats.' Cornets steady* with'a moderate demand; sales, of Western mixed at $2.10; a lot.ofcew yellow sold -at $1:97;. old white is held at s?.Oosbu. -Oatsarefirmfodiu-ffooddemand; tales of Northern end Canada at 93@96cH bushel. Bye is selling S|;r at c ® 18; meFee! Cincinnati Provision Market, Dec. 7 1 . There, tap bo animation la the market daring the week. The demand lias beau quite liiht for all articles, aid so/e.w that we, have found it difßcaltto sflye quotation!., with any degree of accuracy, from day tf day. Mess Fork has been held and sales made at *3l ©37. tmtthebest-oity brandswergoffisredats36 at the close, without finding buyers. Prime Mess'sold at $3l. Bulk Shoulders. partUUy;onreij, sold atl«©lfij£c. and Sides at Laid la held at 23c, hut 2lJac was aecspted for small lots at the dose: head and «ut Lard, Wt- Green Meatedull atl2si@l3c forshimldera, and 160 for Hams; small sales of new sugar-cured Haras at S.lo. packed. Ho, old Bacon Shoulders or rib Bides In market. Clear rlh are to be had at 22c, but we did not hear of a sale. Keg Lard sold at 2lc. Arrival and Salllngr orOceanSteainers. ' to abbiys. SHIPS PBOil JOB BAT* Caledonia... ....Glasgow Hew Y0rk'.......N0v. 19 Banea «..Bouthampton:lfew Y0rk....-.Hov.2S Glasgow.,.. Liverpool..... New Yoric-™~.N0v.23 8ar0nin......... .-Sonthampton.Nehr Y0rk...... .N0v.24, St. David .Liverpool..... Portlaad .1. Nor. 2? Canada........... Liverpool Boston .. >..N0v.28 City df Limerick.Uverpool. v .. New York ..Hov.2# C. of alanchetiter.Liverpool.... .Now Y0rk.......N0v.33 . TO DEPART. Byenlng Slav Hew York HewOrteans ....Dec lfl Virginia Hew York.!..Liverpool. .......Dee. 10 Saxon'a..Hew York.-... Hamburg.. Dec ID 8avaria........ ..Hew York..... Hamburg..... -Dee. 10 Edinburg*........Hew York..*.. Liverpool——* .—Dec. 10 Damascus.,., ....Portland ......Liverpool Dee. 10 Costa Bica—..-New York Aepin wa11.......T>|e. 13 Caledonia........ Hew York. „. .G1a5g0w......... Dec. 13 China ......Hew York Liverpool.... —.. Dec It «. David ..,.Portlasd......EivSwS-......Uec.17 Glasgow. Hew roik.....Liverpool ...Dec. 17 Golden Rnle.,,..Hew York San Juan, K Dec.l9 ' BEIIER BAGS, _ AT TOT MERCKAHTS’ EIOHAKOE, PHTT,AOET.rHTA- Rhip Coburg, Gibson ...—Liverpool, soon. BrigßUaßeed, (Br).Tnzo ....Havana, soon. Brig B. A. Bernard, Crowell.—.-.Portof Spain, soon. Brig AnnleJw*lllngton. Johnson. ■ •-Barbados, soon. PHILADELPHIA BOARD OP TRADE, Gso. L. Bozbt. 1 ! . i Pbw. O. Biddle, > Committee o» the Month, Thos; S. Pbrkoh, j t 'MARINE INTEJL.EI6ENCE. POST OP PHILADELPHIA, »ecS,lBO4: Son Bises-..7-231 Sun SBTS-.t 371 Hxng Wateb-10 47 ARRIVED. , Bark Spites, 4 days from Port Eoyal,in bal last to J E Barley A Co. Brig Mary C. Mariner, Mariner. 'l2 daysfrom Hew Orleans. In billast to D 8 Stetson a Co. Mg Fanny, Jarma* 13 days from Hew Orleans, In ballast to DSBtotson 3. Co X Brig Hanbebee. Libby, S daysfrom Hew York, with mdse to Curtis A Knight. . • ’ , Brig'Marshall Dutch, Coombs, 8 days from Bangor, withlumber to Gasktll & Galvin y •*' in^bfanW” lidaysfrom^^B 1 idaysfrom^^B ? anfor& ;wf&»4fe 9 k,S‘. e {gtt 4<lwfrom *«*r»*- Scbr W c Davol, Mathes, 6 days from'Beaufort, lkbal last tocaptefn. 4aaTB ftom **"***»• Schr Bui rows O, Clark, 4 days from Beaufort, iu bal last to captain. Schr Marietta Tilton, Pltsinger, ,6 days from Fort Royal, in ballast to captain. - • - Schr H Blackman, Gandy, 4 dare from Norfolk, in ballast toTyler A Co.Y- * Scbr PJ anter, I’owler. l day from Leipsic, Dol, with grain to JasLßewley a Co. Schr JL Heverln, Hollingsworth, 1 day from Dover, Del, with grain to Jas X Bewley & Co. ~ Schr Mantua, Mason, 1 day from Frederica, Del, with grain to Jas Barratt. Bohr Mary, Couch, 1 day from Odessa, Dei, with grain to Christian A Co. Steamer SCYCalker, Sierin, 24 hours from Hew York, With mdse to Wm M Baird A Co. • - Steamer Monitor, Jones, 24 hours from Hew York, with mdse to Wm H Baird A Co. ... Steamer Louite (new traneport), from Wilmington, Del, in ballast to United States Quartermaster. : - , -CLEARED. e Steamship John GibsonfXowen, Hew York. Ship Onward, Chase, Pensacola BarkSl Cloud, Ames, Pensacola, • ' Bark Katharine (Er), Colbert, Antwerp, Bark B A Cochran. Bice* Pensacola.' Brig Elizabeth. Libby. Boston. Brig Timothy Field* Patterson, Salisbury. Bng Beilis Barrett. Somers, Port Royal. Bcbr Barab Clark, Groton, Schr W H Bowe, Harris, Tfew Bedford. Scbr Diamond, Young. Newpbrfc, Sebr H W Benedict, Case, Providence. Schr F Tyler, Tyrell, Washington. Steamer J 8 fehriver, Dennis, Baltimore. . [Correspondence of the PMladelpbia Exobange^] • , Lbwes. DeL* Dec. 6. The following vessels are at the Breakwater this after noon; .Steamer Eagle, from Hew York for: Baltimore? bark Pathfinder, from Philadelphia for Boston; brig gamore Meredith, do. for Port Royal; echrs Harriet FnUer, do. for Boston; E O Johns, do. for Wareham; Effort, do* for Fortress Monrhev W D Cargill, dp. for Boston; M A Rich, do. do.; A TirreU, do. do.; Rebecca Knight, W P Phillip*, John WalkerJTalma (3 inasted), vr aver Caroline Hail, all.with, hay from northern ports for Baltimore and Washington $ Risque, for Providence, and Amazon, withoystera- Yonxs, “ j Aabos Mabshall. memoranda Bark Cornelia (Br), Burns,from Hong Kong 14th July, at Bew York on Wednesday, with teas, Brig Star of the Sea, Burk, from St Johni M B, for this port, sailed from Newport 6th inst. Sckrs 6 L Crocker, Presbray, hence,-and Jas Neilson, Burt, from Georgetown.' B <5, at Dighton 6th inst. Schr Nightingale, Beebes, hence at Somerset 6th last, Schrs Ply, Cheepman.and Sea Ringer, Wiggins,sailed from Providence Qih. i.ust. for this port. •• ' Schrs Hiawathayngraham, from Rockland; Wm Wil son,: Butler, from wareham{Georgian sweet; from Bel fast; Leonesfa; Gilman.from St John, NB; Boston, Bfarse, and Cohasset. Tobto, from Boston,"aU-for this port, at Newport 6th inst. ” Ship Mountain Wave, 635 tons, A—, built at Charles town in 3552, now at Boston* has been sold for $25,006; A—ship Tropic, 512 tons, built at Bath in 1851. about §23,000; A2jsbazk 8 L tons, built at Castine, Me, in IS$7, for fll,500; A— Br bark Belmont, tons, u v DfSDBMCE. THHE RELIANCE INSURANCE COM- A risr , OF PHILADELPHIA. Incorporated la 184 L . • Charter FerpetusL OFFICE Ho: 306 WAMTOT BTKEET. -Insures asafnst lossor damaae ,by FIEB Houses, Stores, and other Buildings, limited or perpetual;, ana on Furniture, Goods, 'Wares, and Merchandise. CAPITAL, $300,000. ASSETS, $387,311.80. Invested in the following Securities, viz: First Mortgage on City Property, well eeonred $106,900 00 gutted States.' Oovemment "Loans. ....... 119,000 00 Philadelphia City Ojareent. L0an5.......... 50,000 00 OommonvreiHth of Pennsylvania 6per font. $3,000,000 L0an...........1;.... .. 12,000 00 Pennsylvania Kailroad Boids/firat and se cond Mortgage L0an5....................™ 35,000 00 Camden and Amhoy Kailroad Company’s 5 net cent, L0an............................... 5,000 00 Philadelphia and Beading Ballroad Com _pany’s6pereen't. Loan .. 5,000 00 Huntingdon and Broad Top Bailroad 7 pel cent. L0an5.......... 4,660 00 Commercial Bank of Pennsylvania Stock.... 10,000 00 Mechanics’Bank Stock 4,000 00 County Fire Insurance Company’s Stock.... 1,050 09 Cnion Mutual Insurance Company’s Stock of : Philadelphia.—. ... , 2,600 00 Loans on Collaterals, well secured—.. —» 2,250 00 Accrued, 1ntere5t............... 5,982,00. Cash In hank and on.hmd,f.. 16,687 83 'I" " - . *387,3118$ Worttx M Kwaai market Tal»~****«. ***♦ 899,69* 86 DIBKCTOBS. BotertToUnd, wmianuSt6Ten«oJi, J. Johnson Brown, - Thomas H. Moore, IM TUiaiEY, Prertaeni. Jag-tf Clem Tfnjdey, Wm. B. Thompson, Samnelßispliam, Bobert?teen ( William Mnsser, diaries Leland. Beaj. W. Tingley, : •' • • * CL THOMAS 0. HILL, Sou* Fseladelphia, January A NTHRACITE INSURANCE COM £■- PANT.—Authorized 'Capital *400,000-OHAETHB PERPETifATi. ~ .OfflM3ll WALMUT Street, between Third and fourth streets, Philadelphia.' This Company will insure against Less or Damage by fire, on Buildings, Furnitnie,and Merchandise gene rally. - • 1 also. Marine Insurances on Vessels, Cargoes, and Freights, Inland Insurance to all parts of the Union. _, DIEBCTOBS. William Esher, ■ DaySs Pearson, D. Luther, 'Peter Seiger, Lewis Audenrled, I J. E Baum, John R.Blaeitston, William P.Deut, Joseph HiudLelda' , ' ' I John Ketcham. WILLIAM BSHBB, President. „ „ WM. P. DEAH, Vice President W. M. SIQTH, Secretary. ; apS-tf A MERIC AN FIRE INSURANCE A COMPAOT.lncorporatedim CHARTER PER PETUAL, M0..310-W£LHU? Street, above Third; Philadelphia. Having a large paid-up Capltal Sfcock and Surplus Sa« rested in Bound and available Securities, continues to Insture oa Dwellinca, Stores, Furniture, Merchandise. Fesßels in port and their Cargcfea, and other Personal Property. All promptly adjusted. fhomM B. Marts. James John Welsh. Edmond 0. DatUh, Samuel C. Morton, . - Charles W. Poultney. Patrick Brady, Israel Morris. John T. Lewis* . „ THOMj AUBBBT 0. L. CbAWVORD, 18 K.MARIB, President. Secretary, teg-tf HIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. A -TEB PENNSYLVANIA 8188 INSURANCE COM PANY. Incorporated JS2S. CHARTER PEBPBTTJAL. 80. 510 WALNUT Street, opposite Indopondeiue Square. ~. ‘~. ■ Tils Company, favorablyknown to the community for nearly forty nan, conjurae* to Insure against Loss or Damage by Biro, on Public or. Private Buildings, sitter permanently or for a limited time., Also, on Bare nttnre, Stocks, Goods, or Merchandise generally, on liberal terms. . ’ , Their capital, together wltha lane Surplus Bond, is Invested In the most careful manner, which enables them to oSOrtothe Insured sn undoubted security In the case of loss. - DIRECTORS. . v Jonathan Patterson, I Daniel Smith, Jr.,' Alexander Benson, I John Devereox, ’ Isaac Haslehnrst, I Thomas Smith, Thomasßobins, [ Henry Lewis, J. Gillingham Pell. .. JONATHAN PATTERSON, President. Wmm G. Cnownim, Secretary. INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE A STATE OB PENNSYLVANIA -rOBBICE Nos. 4 and • EXCHANGE BUILDINGS, north side of WALNUT Street, between HOOK and THIRD Streets, Philadel phia.' ' * . . PERPETUAL PBOPBRTXKS OP MB Colipffi-, FEBBUART 1, 350i.i535.817 52. KABISTB. pms. AIBmND TBABSPOETATIOB mStgABOBc v .. DIBiOTOBS. Henry D. Shcrrerd. Tobias W*tfw, ; . Charles Maoalester, Thomas B. Watson, William B. Smith, Hoary G. Freeman, Williamß. White, CharlesS. Lewis, Cteorge H.Stnart, George 0. Canon, Samuel Grant, Jr. * - Edward 0. Knight Johnß, Anetin. „ __ HBSTBY l>. SHBBBBBB. President. Wx&EIAJt Hi.nPBß, Secretary. nolß-tf UAME INSURANCE COMPANY. / A *o. *O6 OHEBTNUT BTBEBT, , ' -PHILADELPHIA. . 8188 AND INLAND INSURANCE. SIBSOTOEB. Brands N. Back, John Wr-Bvermsn.l Charles Richardson, . : Robert B. Potter, HenryLewlsi John Kessler, Jr., . O. W. Davis, X D. Woodruff. P. S.>Jnsti«, ’ : Charles Stokes, George A. CHAS. BICHARDSON, Vloe President W. I. BiAXOganP. Secretary. jaU-ti ronxax V. BOLnureasAn. wk, s. GBAVXS. ATOLLINSBEAD & GRAVES’ XL INSURANCE AGENCY, HO. 815* WALNUT STREET. PHILADBLPHIA, Agents for the GROTON 8188 IN&URAHCB COMPANY. SI New York. f - : - 1.37-Bm roßKis p. Honmkmxsn. A aaAvne, LTOLLINSHEAD & GRAVES, ■M- INSUEANCB AGBNCY, No. 31» WALNUT fit., CO.. Je27-6m OB ALBANY, N. Y; LTo'I'LINBHEAD RAVES', No. SIS Wi^NOTBTBBKEprai’ADBLPHIA. - AGBKT& nOB\TBTB ______ .__ ‘ - NORWICH BIRB.INSURANCE COMPANY, OB NOBWIOH, CONN. ; CHARTERED 1603, . * 1 BBFBBBNCBS IN PHuSjEI.PHIA (by anthorltDj lohn Grig*. Eon. .. i Messrs. Tredick, Stokes Mo fales, Wharton, A Co. (Messrs. Chas. Lennig A Co. B_easrs.Coffln*Altsmns. IK»s»rs,W,H.LameddtOo. . .. .. LEBAL. TN THE EIBTRICT COURT FOR THE X ° ! SY-tA? D t C OP PHILADELPHIA _ DAV! D J HOAR tb ROBERT L. CDkRY. Venditioni Exponaa of September Term, 1864,-No. 20. - ApJDor appointedl by tbs court to report dlsrirbu non o? the fund produced by the Sheriff's sale under the abovewru. oftfi.followliigproperties. to-wit: -a a?* that certain lot or piece of ground situate the northeast corner of Thirty- third street and Kim street, in the Twenty-fourth ward of the city of Phila aelpbla; containing in front on Baid Elm street twenty and extending of that width in length or depth 5®Y“ along said /Thirty- third street eighty-three There is erected upon the said lot of ground a sub stantial two-story stone dwelling- house, with b&se “Sl** wont and thirty-two feet deep. v,^ 0 - ». All that certain lot or piece of ground situate at ofs.A <>, * t^S? s * eo;rner °f street and Grape street, in the Twenty-fourth ward of the city of Phila. n ; containing in front on said Grape street fifty £?l*x. n *s extending in length^or depthsouthward of that width along said Thirty-third street eitfhty-eevea feet. £w^«JfL ereote i* ?P° tt a aid lot of ground a stone slaugh containhag in width fifty-five feet, and. in f ® e i- .AJ 80 * a two-story stone wagon . house and stable* each sixteen feet sauare. DAW^tTSSiQn.^^5 0 #U tios °t lllB appointment on MON DAY, the 12th day of December, A. D. 1864, at. 4 o'clock No. 114 b South SIXTH Street, iu the etty of Philadelphia, when and where all parties-inte tinted must present their , ebrims. or they wRI be de barred from coming in on said fund. ° _ no3o-10t , JOHN DOLMAN, Auditor. T7BTATE OF DB. WILLIAM PEPPER, Deeeased. 1 tesiamentary upon the Estate of WILLIAM M. D., late of the city of Philadelphia-, de ?! 6U granted to the undersigned,, all persons indebted to emd Estate are requestea to make •payment, and jhese having claims against the same are requested toprefeent them without delay to: SARAH PEPPER, 1215 Walnut street, §s§ls. «frea‘. tmm. 8. PEPPER, 1621 Walnut street, GEORGE.PEPPER, 121® Welnut strset, WILLIAM PEPP8&,.1215 Walaufc street, .if 11 K 6 !® 8 ;® eonneeled with tbe above RsiatewUPba attended to by , 9EOBGB a pepper, , . ... At G 33 WALNUT street, de7-4t* Secojrd story, ftontroom. 'TREASURY DEPARTMENT. PvTIOB OV TB* OOHPTBOttEE OR TBS GVBBXHOT, ” . WABHmeTojr. Saptembor 27,186 X „ Whereae, by.satisfactory evideueo presoutod to Hu nnderslvned, it bss - been made to appear that tbs EIGHTH NATIONAL BANK OP PHILADELPHIA. i« the City of Philadelphia, in the Gousty of PMlacUl. phis. State of Pennsylvania, has been duly or. audied under and aeeordinx to the requirement, of the Act of Ooncreas, entitled “An Aot to pro vide a national-onrrenoy. sevured by plodireof Halt ed States bonds, and to provide for the olronlatlon and redemption thereof,” approved June 3d, 1864, and has complied with all tbe provisions of said Act required to be complied with before commencinc tbe bnlnessof bunking under skid Act : Now, theAforo, MoCDLLOOH, boiler of the Currenoy, do hereby certlS that the Eighth National Bank of Philadelphia, in the City of . Philadelphia, In the County of Philadelphia, and Stahl ' of Pennsylvania, is authorized to commence the bnslneM of Banking under the Act aforeeald. In testimony whereof witness my hand and seal of office this twenty-seventh day of September. 1864. * , HUGH McCnLLOOH, Comptroller of the OurTew. HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. QBNTR4.I* BATING HOUSE, Opposite tlie Office, PTTTT.A TraiyPTTTA . 0017-sm THE WASHINGTON HOUSE—A -*> CARD.—II having been announced by the Bulletin of. the 25thv instant* that thi, hotel wo old be closed oa or about the Ist of December, the Lessee from January Ist, 1865, bege to inform the public that during the time theHoußa maybe closed If will he thoroughly reno vated and refitted In a manner that cannot mil to give satisfaction to those who may patronize the establish ment. - Mr. CHARLES H. ALLMOHD, formerly of the “Indian Queen,*'Wilmington, hut more recently of the “StatesHnion, ” Philadelphia, wiU have the en tire management under the new administration, and he assures the public that no efforts wiU be spared oa his part to make the -House in all respects pleasant and agreeable to his guests. The House will be re-opened on the 15th of January* ne26-tf THE MAHONY HOUSE, IN ASH- A LA2TC>; Schuylkill county, after being closed for two months, is being handsomely fitted up, and is now open' for travellers .and visitors., Mr. HENRY B. WEAVER, the present landlord, lately of Northumber land county, who has had long experience in this line of business, will keep a FIRST GLASS.HOtJSE,and one that will compare favorably with the best Hotels in the country. Ashlaxd, Fa., Nov. 9,1864.- - n024-Im COPAIITSERBHIPS. TkISSOLUTION OF OOPARTNSR •*-/ SHIP.—AII persons are hereby notified that the copartnership heretofore existing MELVIN and SAMUEL B. HILT* late trading under the firm of Melvin & Hilt, is totally dissolved by mu tual consent. The remaining business of the firm will be settled by 6. R. HILT, at his office, 515 CHESTNUr Street, PM ladelplua, de7-6t* PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED.—THE •«* firm of BILLINGS, ROOF, & CO. ,of this city and New York, expired THIS DAYby limitation. The bu siness of the said firm will be settled by either of the undersigned; J. M. BILLINGS, S. W. HOOP, S. W. ROOP, Executor of W. F. Washington. EL R. BISBSi. Philadelphia, Dec, l, 1864. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP NOTICB.-The under signed have THIS DAY entered into a Limited Partner ship, agreeably to the Act of-Assembly ofihe Common wealth of Pennsylvania, entitled an Act relative to Li* Sited Partnership, etc., passed the twenty-first day of arch, A. D. 1836, and the supp ements thereto, and they do hereby give notice that the name of the firm under which said partnership is to he conducted is ROOF & KIBBE; that the general nature of tne busi ness to be transacted is the general Dry Goods, Import ing* and Commission business, and that the same will be carried on in the Philadelphia; that the names of the General Partners of the said Firm are SAMUEL W. BOOP. HENRY B. KIBBE, CLINTON J. TROUT, and JOSEPH C. ROOP. and tie name of tie Special'! Partner Is JAMES M. BILLINGS, all of the city of PM ladelphia; that the' capital contributed by the said James M. Billings, the Special Partner, to the common stock, is one hundred thousand , dollars in cash, and that said partnership is to commence on the first day of December, A; D. 1864, afid'terminate oa the thirtieth day of November, A, D.-1867. w .' SAMUEL W; ROOP, HENRY R. KIBBB. CLINTON J—TROUT, JOSEPH.O. ROOP, . -. Partners JAMES'S: BILLINGS, ■ _ > • j Special Partner. Philadblphu, Pec.-l, 1864. ? NOTICE:—The undersigned successors of BILLINGS, ROOP, & CO., in New York, will continue the Irnpart ing and Commission Business , at No. 38 WARREN Street. J. M. BILLINGS 6? CO. J. M. Billixqs, B. J. Chaffee. New York, Deo. 1, 1864. defr-fiw WILLIAM H. TEVIS IS THIS DAY associated la business with air the style of the firm remaining unehansed. COOPER ii GRAFF, Stock Brokers. Ho. 11 MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE. Philadelphia, December 1,1864. » - del-12t SKATES. WILSON’S SKATE DEPOT, " 403 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia. We have inst received the largest aad moat desirable etoch of LADIES’, GENTS’, AND BOYS’ SKATES ever offered la this city, which we will take-much pleasure la showingall Who desire to enjoy the delight, fol recreation of Skating. PHILIP WILSON A CO., deti-lm 409 CHESTNUT Street. Cl KATES AND SKATE STRAPS.— V Dealers are reonested to Bill and examine samples Gents’ Skates forlßM. Which will be furnished at the lowest manufacturers' §rtoe|, by B. Is BURNHAM, Manufacturer’s Agent. To* 87 South SiXTH Street, boB-Iw> C KATES, SKATES, SKATES u IWI assortment of. SKATES and SKATE STRAPS for sale at very lew prices, at . „„ W.'.W. KNIGHT A SON’S, noSfi-tf 509 and 5U COMMERCE Btreet. MEDICAL. T7LECTRICAL INSTITUTE. J-i ''COMB, TE AFFLICTED, COMBI •This treatment only needaa trial to be adopted by all. Haying made many improvements in the application of this agent, we feel in doty bound to make thempnbUe. We will guarantee to core any case of Fever and Ague In two treatments It has also proved very successful in thecureof thefollowing ' Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Debility, Paralysis, Asthma, Genital Weakness, Influenza, -Dyspepsia, Piles, , Spinal Disease, Catarrh, Diabetes. . Ladles and • gentlemen can enter at any time for fhU Instructions In the practice. Conaultatlona free. Office hours 9 A. M. to 5 P. H. Testimonial, at ths office. , ' • DR. THOMAS ALLEN, Medical Electrician! acM-tjad IS4N. ELEVENTH St., below Race. T)R. A. H.. STEVENS, ONE OF THE -A' founder* of this new system of treating diseases anccessfnlly by modified ELECTRICAL action. With* ■out shocks, announces that he has resumed his office duties for the treatment of diseases; at 1418 Sonth PENN SQUARE, where, for the last three years, ha has had almost unbounded success in cases prodonneed in surable by medicine. Please sail, or send for a pam phlet, and learn particulars. 1 N. B. Physicians or others desiring lnstrustlon saa enter for a foil course at any time alter Monday, ' Bept.-98.: : " : , ■ seSS-tf WOOD, WOOD, WOOD.—OAK, PINK, > • and HICKORY WOOD, for sale at lowest cash prices. noEO-lm* nOTTON MACHINES FOB SALE.-*-. 1 set of Workeraad Striper 86-inch cards, Jeßks* 1 do.: flat.do,, 38-ijscb do., Jenhe* make. 2 Drawing CoilBr Frame*, 6 revolvers, ' . 124-staad nine-lack Bobbin Speeder. 4 * 2 hand- unties, 600 spindles* eacb. 6 King-Throstle*. In complete order. Apply to do7.gfc» P. TBAIBBB, LIffWOOP STATION, Penns. T7INE WINES.—PURE OLD PORT ■ AND SHERRY WINES, In cases, bottled express ly for medicinal purposes. Forsaleby J R. P. MIDDLETON. de7-4t« ' 5 North FRONT Street. A; F. CBOSKEY, CHICAGO, ILl*.^ • Alcohol* 95 cent s Bye Whisky, proof? Co-, loine Spirits, 95 $ cent; Columbian Gin, proof. . , For sale in lots of from 5 to 500 bbls. “ v JOHN H. COBB, Bole Agent, . 80, 154 Worth DELAWABEAvenue, de6-6t* Box 4183 Post Office. OLABS SHADES, OVAL. \JT GLASS SHADES, BOUND. GLASS SHAPES. SQUARE. FERNERY’S GLASSWARE OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. r HABTBLL & LBTCHWORTH, noM-lm No. 15 North PIFTH Street. A STROLOGY ! ASTROLOGY!! AS ■XX TBOLOGYIII-THI FUTURE FORETOLD! 8. JOBNf ON, Astrologer, No. 84G North ELEVENTH Street* Philadelphia. -■*- • . ,/ • -• Hours-10tol2 A. M. and 2 to 9 P. M. defi.fit |pw BUCKWHEAT FLOUR; ' WHITE OLOYKB HONEY, ■ HEW PARED PEACHES. *- CULTIVATED CRANBERRIES, Ac. ALBERT O. ROBERTS, Dealer In Fine Groceries, nol-tf Corner ELEVENTH and VINE Streets. TiEAN’S GREAT TOBACCO, CIGAR, JL/ AND PIPE STORE, No. 413, CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia, Pa. " Dean keeps the greatest assortment. Dean keeps ihe greatest variety. -- Dean keeps the largest general stock. You can get any kind of Tobacco, Yon can get any kind of Cigars, Yon can get any kind of Pipes, . You can get any kind of Snuffs, - AT DEAN’S GREAT TOBACCO STORE, . No. 413 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia, Fa. When you go to Dean’* you can get any thing yon Want In the way of Plug, F&e Cnt and SmokingTobac cos*, Domestic and Havana Cigars, Pipes, la. Dean-keeps the largest jreneraletook of Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, ftc., inlhe united States. Dean’s sales are so extensive that he can afford to sell at ahont. one-half what others sellfor. ' Dean seUs to the Army of the PotoUao. Dean sells to the Army of the James. Dean sells to the Army ofthe Tennessee. Desn sells to the Army of the Cumberland. pll » PesSsylvanla merchants ail bay at Dean’s, New Jersey merchants all buy at Dean’s, . Delaware merchants all buy at Dean’B, As the] can always get just what they want, and at a much lower price than they can eltewhere, and they do not have to pick np their goods at. aaozen little All goods ordered aregnaranteed to give satisfaction. Order once and yon will,always order from Dean’s, as hts plug and fine cut ,chewing and smoking tobaccoes and cigars are far snperior to all others, and he seUsfor muchtem. DEAN’S, Ho, 413 CHBCTNUT Street, boK-H Philadelphia, fa, I;®, BATSON, VINE-STREET WHARF. proposals. pHIEF QUARTERMASTER’S OF WEDNESDAY, December 14, ml.atl2 “ c! M * for the immediate deliverirof tbefoLowingarticies. 000 pairs PEGGED BOOTS. No. 6. Army StaodaM, MO do 4» do go- S-. do do, 2,060 do So »do No. 7, •do do, 8, coo do do •do No. 8, do . do, __ Samples of the standard articles may, be soon at the Office of Clothing and Equipage in this city. -To he delivered free of charge at theU. S, Inspect! ou Warehouse, In thiß city, in good new packages, with the name of the party furnishing, the kind and quantity of goods distinctly marked on each article and package. Parties offering goods must distinctly elate in their bids .the' quantity they propose to furnish, the' price, and rime of delivery. ■ Samples, when submitted, must be marked and num bared to correspond with the proposal: and the parties thereto must guarantee that the goods snail be. in every respect, eqaal to army standard, otherwise the propo sal will not he considered. A tuarahiee, signed by two responsible persons, must accompany each bid, guaranteeing that the bidder will supply the articles awarded to him under hie proposal. Bide' will be opened on Wednesday, December 14, 1864, at 12 o’clock, soon, at this office, and bidders are reauested to be present. Awards will he made on Thursday, Deeember 15, 1864* Bonds will be required that the contract will be faith folly fulfilled. Telegrams relating to proposals will not be noticed. Blank forms of Proposals, Contracts, and Bonds, may be obtained at office. The right -to reject any hid deemed unreasonable. Is reserved. Endorse envelope * ‘Proposal for Chore insert the name of the artitee offered!, 1 ’ and addrew > C*OL> W 91. W. ncJviß, de7-5t Chief Qoarterjaaater Cincinnati Depot. OFFICE OF ASSISTANT QUARTER HASTES, No. 1103 GIRARD Street • Philadelphia. Dec. 7,1864, SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this office until noon of WEDNESDAY, 21st inst., for furnishing . the Stationery that may he required at this office, in accordance with the following schedule, for six months ' January 1,1855: - , ' - white Cap Paper, ruled, to weigh not less than 12 pounds per ream. * White Legal Cap Paper; ruled, to treigh hot loss than 12 pounds oer ream. white Letter Paper, ruled, to welch not less thans pounds per ream. * White Commercial Paper, ruled, to weigh not lew than 4 pounds per ream. white Polio Poet Paper, ruled. Name price of paper per ream.' Buff Envelope Paper, 21x32 inches. Blotting Paper, 19x24 inches. Price per theef. Blank Booke, demi size, full bound. Price par quire. ■' Blank Books, folio size* full bound. Price per quire. Blink Bco&e, capsize, half bound, “ v Envelope?, welte or buff, Ho:-12. Price per I*ooo. *! ** *' 9x4inches. •* " “ “ “ Bkx3Xin, “ •« “ •* ** fi>|n3in. *•* " Letter Copying Books, letter and cap size, 600 and 1,009 pages eaob, per dozen. Memorandum Books, octavo, per dozen. Writing Fluid, equal to Arnold’s, quart and pint pottles. k^GjPying - Ink, equal to Arnold’s, quart and pint Carmine Ink, equal to Davids’, glass bottles and stoppers.' * Ink Powder, perjdotehpapers. . Lead Pencils, equal to Faber’s, Nos. 2 and 8* per dozen. Bed and Blue Pencils, equal to Faber*s,-per dozen. Glass Inkstands, assorted, per dozen. Steel Pens, aeeortes, per gross. Steel Pens, Gillet’s, No. 803 and 404, per gross. Pen Holder?, assorted, per dozen. Tin Paper Foiders, per dozen. Bed Sealing Wax, J4*ounce.and 1-ounce sticks, per pound. Bed Tape, No. 23,.per dozen pieces. Glassjais of Mucilage and Brushes, Urge and small sizes, per dozen. All thearticles must be of the best quality. Samples of each article must accompany each bid, with the name of the bidder distinctly marked thereon, and only one price must be named for each article, Should anyarticles not enumerated above be wanted they must be furnished at the lowest market price. Proposals mustbe made only upon the regular forms furnished at this office. • • - The United States reserves the right* to reject all bids, or parts of bide, deemed incompatible with ite interests. ALBERT 8. AS3MSAD, de7-t2l Captain and A. Q. flf. OFFICE ABMY CLOTHING AND VS EQUIPAGE, TWELFTH and GIRARD Streets. _ ■ Philadelphia, December 3,1864. - SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this office until 32 o’clock M , on SATURDAY* the 10th Instant, for supplying the Schuylkill Arsenal with the following articles: * . - HOSPITAL TENTS AND FLIES, Army Standard. The Tents to be made of 28X'inch Cotton Duck, to weigh 12 ounces to the linear yard.* The Flies to be made of 28>4-inch Cotton Duck, to welch ID ounces toLthe Unear yard. SHELTER TENTS, Amy Standard To be made of Cdtton Duck, 88>4 inches wide, to weigh 8 ounces to the linear yard. * All of the above Tents and Fiies to be made according to the specifications adopted by the Quartermaster’s Department. Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible per sons, whose signatures most be appended to the gua rantee, mad certified to, as being eoofi and'sufficient se curity for the amount involved, by some public func tionary of the United States. Bids from defaulting contractors, andthosethat do not folly comply w-ith the requirements of this advertise ment, wiD not be considered. ' Blank forms.for proposals, embracing the terms of the guarantee required in each bid, can be had on applica - tion at this office, and none others which do notrem brace the guarantee will be considered; nor will any proposal be considered which does not strictly conform to the requirements therein stated. _ The bids must state the number and quantity of each kind of article proposed to be delivered * Proposals must be endorsed “Proposals for Army Supplies, ’ * stating on the envelope the article bid for. HERMAN HIGGS, defi-6t , , Col. Quartermaster’a^Department. fvFFICB OF ASSIBTAHT QUARTEB- MASTER, No. 1103 GIRARD Street, Philadel phia, December 6, 1864. ' SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this office until noon of MONDAY* December 12* 1864, for the prompt delivery at Mower Hospital, Chestnut Hill, of Six (6) pieces 6x6 inch white pine, 82 feet long, well seasoned. Twelve (12) pieces 6x6 inch white pine. 38 feet long. Eight (8) pieces 6x6 inch white pine, 8 met long. Ten (16) pieces 6x6 inch hemlock, 22 feet long. Eighteen (18) pieces 6x6 inch hemlock, 12 feet long. Ten (10) pieces 3x6 fhch hemlock, 20 feet long. „ One hundred (100) pieces Bx 4 inch hemlock, 16 feet long. Nine thousand (9,000) feet -third common white pine Hooting boards. Five thousand (5,000) feet third common white pine boards; all well seasoned. Twenty-eight sash-glazed, 9 lights each, 10x12. . Eight (8) pairs butt hinges, with screws, (4-inch hntts.) Eight (8) knob-locks; heavy. One (1) keg 7-inch spikes. > Four (4) kegs of nails; 1 of 20d, I of lQd, and 3 of 84. Twenty, five (2S) perch building-stone. Twenty* five (25) bushels of lime. Three hundred (300) pounds round iron, % inch. Inspector a * te F delivery,by the Government So proposals will be received except upon the regular blanks famished at this office, and tee United States re serves the right to accept parts ofb/ds»and reject all bids deemed incompatible with its interests. 1 ; _ de6*st ALBERT S. ASHHRAD, Captain, ani A. Q. M. rtBI-BF- QITAHTEKM'ABTBR’S OP - „ Cikciwkati. Ohio, November SO, 1884, ■*TT?EiwTr A £ 8 aT i nnSeratmed until TUESDAY, December IS, 1864, at 12 o’clock M. , for far nisMngthls Department (by contract) with— Gamp CoJore, for Infantry ..........Army Standard: Hospital Tent Foies, sets. ' do do i m d °A^ do , do do do Hospital Tent Pins, large, do do Do do do, email, do do Wall do do, large, do do Wall do do. small, do do - Company Order Boohs, do do Do Clothing Accoimt Books, do , do Do- v Descriptive do, do do _Ho. . Morningßeporfc do, do do Post Older- „ do, do . do Post Morning Beport do, do do - PostT.etter - . do, do dp Post Guard Beport do, do do Begimental General Order do, do do ' Do Letter- do, do do Do DescriptiYe do do Do_ Index do, do do Record Target Practice do, do do. Samples of the standard articles may be seen at the office of ClofchiDg and Bquipage la this city. To be delivered free of charge, at the United States Inspection Warehouse in this city, in good new pack ages, with the name of the party furnishing* the. kind Mid quantity of goods distinctly marked on each article and package. Parlies offering goods must distinctly i tate in their bids Jhe quantity they propose to furnish, the price, and time of delivery. Samples when.submitted must be marked and hum* bered to correspond with the proposal; and the par ties thereto inust guarantee that the goods shall be. in every respect, equal to Army Standard, otherwise the” proposal will not be considered. A guarantee, signed- by two responsible persons, must accompany each bid, guaranteeing that; the bidder Will supply the articles awarded to him under his pro posal. Bids will be opens’ on Tuesday, December 13,1864, at 22 o clock M., at this office, and bidders are requested to be present. • .- . Awards will be made on Wednesday. December 14, 1864, and preference will be given to bidders agreeing to complete their deliveries within three months from date ofcommencement. Bonds will bo required that the contract will la faith fully fulfilled. . , . Telegrams relating to Proposals will not he noticed. Blank forms of Proposals,-Contracts, and Bonds'may be obtained at this office. The. right to reject any bid . deemed unreasonable is reserved. Endorse envelope “Proposals for there insert the namo of the article offered],” and address Con. Wit W. MoEIM, de3-7t t CMef Qnartermaster Cincinnati Depot. • TWICE OF TEE DEPOT QUARTER MASTER ** a Jom tsAVEirroBTH; Kansas, Sot, 10,1864. PROPOSALS FOB ARMF TRANSPORTATION. SEALED PROPOSALS will bo received at this office until 12 c 'dock M oa the Slat day of DeeemberjlSM, for the Transportation of Military Supplies during the year l£6fi on the following Toutes: - . Bours No.i I.—From, Forts Leavenworth, Laramie, §nd Riley, and other depots that may be established dtuingthe above year on the west bank of the Missouri river, north of Forfe Leavenworth, and south of latitude 43 degrees,-north, to any posts or stations that} are or may be established in the Territories- of Nebraska,-Da kota; Idaho, and Utah, south-of latitude 41 decrees north and east of longitude U 4 degrees west, [and .in the Territory of Colorado north of 40 degrees! north. Biadsrs to state tha-retepor 100 pounds per IDO miles at which -they will transport -said stores in each of the months from April to September! Inclusive, of the -year 18oo« .■'& ■ - ..Foote No; 3.rrFrom Forts Leavenworth and Riley,in the Ransatt, and the town of Kansas, in the State of Missouri, to any posts or stations that are or may be established in the State of Kansas, or In. the Territory of Colorado, south of latitude 40 degrees north, drawing supplies ftom Fort Leavenworth; and to Fort union, N. M., or other depot that may be designa ted in that Territory, to Fort Garland, and to any other point or points on the routs. Bidders to statetnerate • Pounds per IQO zniles at which they will transport said stores in each of the monthsTfom April to Septem-* ber, Inclusive, of the year 1865. * Route No. 3.—From Fort Union, or such other depot as may be established in the Territory of New Mexico, to any posts or stations ths,t a,re or may be established In that Territory, and to such stations as may be derignated in-tte.Teiritory of Ariadna and State of Texas west of longitude 105 degrees west Bidders to state tbe rate per TOO pounds per 100 miles at which they will tr&baport said stores In each of the months delusive, of the year 1865. *° year will not ex • <»«d 10,000.000 pounds on Route Ho. 1; 35.000 000 pounds 2; and 6,000.000 pounds on Soute NoTs. additional per. oentage wllFbe prid for the trans portation or bacon, hard bread/ pine lumber, shingles, or any other stores. - . Bidders should give their names in fall, as well as tnelr plaee.of residence, and each proposal should jbe accompanied by a bond.in the sum or ten thousand dol lars, signed by two or [more responsible (persons, .gua ranteeing that incase a contract Is awarded for the route mentioned In the proposal, to the parties proposing, the contract will be accepted and entered into, ana good , ana sufficient security furnished by said parties in ac cordance with the terms of this advertisement. The amount of bonds required will be as follows: OnEoute No. $lOO,OOO On Route No. 200,000 On Route No. 8 60,000 Fart sfactory evidenee of the loyalty and solvency of each bidder mid person offered as security will be re uuired. * * - , ■ Proposals must be endorsed “Proposals for Army Transportation on Boat. Ho. 1,” "2,” or “3,” as the cam may be, andnonewill ba entertained nnleca they fpßy comply with all the requirements ef this adver tisement. - - . JPartiesto whomawards are made must be prepared OoßtrMbyiU bs made subject to the approval of the debt I« reserved te re ject any or ail bids that may be offered. %'readiness for service by the erst day of April, 1966,and they win be required to have a place of agencies at or In the vicinity of Forts Heaven-, worth and Union and other depots that may be eatablish- commnnlmted with promptly B, order of the Quartermaster General. 1 , „ H. C. HODGES, nol9tde2S CapbandA. 0.M..U. 8. A. CTEAM AND WATER GAUGES—TEH y largest assortment InFhlladelphia—constantly on hand, k BBOWK. 311WAUTUT. Btreet. no7-2m* J/OOKENG GLASSES. JAMES S. EARLE & SON, " 816 CHBBTBDT BTBKBT, PHIBA., \ lays now in store a very line assortment of - looking glasses; ' 1 of every character, of the - VEBT BEBTIHAIfUFACTUBB ABB HATBBT SITLIS. ou< paintings, maßAvnras, apSl PICTDBB ASD PHOTOGBAPH BBAXH. XXENBY SUDD’S, JLt. Distillerand Wholesale Dealerln PDBK ODD BOUKBOH, JfOJfOHGAHBbA, EYH, AJTDWHKAT , *W3HTS'KTBIS- ' 146 IfOBTH BKKHND BTBBCT. below Bam- Phlla. Cocl9-Sjtt] AU(DTJO]y_ SALES’. ,TOHN^rMYERB^&^7^UOTXO^ V' EBBS, Nos. 333 aid 33* MARKET Street. SALE OFCABPETIKGP, COIR MATTINGS, Ae.» THIS MORNING. A CABI). —Tie particular attention of Enrchasera fs requested to tiia general assortment of snparflns'ln grain* rojaT damask, von* Clan, cottage, hemp, and list carreta. Ac ~ to be peremptorily sold by catalo'gne, on a- credit of fonr month a, commencing this morning* at 11 O’clock. POSITIVE SXLE OF CABPETINQS, Ac. this morning. Deo. . 9, at precisely 11 o’clock, will bo sold, by ca talogue, on four months’ oredit, an assortment of su perfine and fine ingrain, Venetian, hemp, ooUage,*and rag carpetings,.which may be examined early oa.th« doming of sale. PREEMPT DRY SALE OF FKEKCH, INDIA, GERMAN. BRITISH DRY GOODS, Ac. ON MONDAY MORNING, December 12th, at 10 o’clock, will be sold, byeats logUe ’ onfOT^ a iAOKAGES ALLOTS Of French, India, Gorman, turd British dry goods, Ac., embracing a large and choice assortment, of fancy and staple articles in silt, worsted, woolen, linen, and cot **&. %. of the same will be arranged for ex amination, with catalogues, early on themorslngof sales when dealers will find it to their interest to at- LAEGR SAM OF FRENCH DRY GOODS, Ac. J NOTlCE.—included in oar sal* of french drr goods, on.MONDAY MORNING. December 12tb, will be fonnd in part tbe FoUowing desirable articles, viz: DRESS SILKS—In blacks, solid colors, aad fancy drees silks, Florences, gros de Naples, Ae. DRESS GOODS—In merino oloths. figured and plain monselme. reps, cashmeres, poplins, mohair lustres, brocade veloara, alpacas, &c. SHAWLS—A full assortment of broche, long and fndthibet shawls and scarfs. Ac. GLOVES—Men’s and women’s kid, silk,'buck, cash mere, and thihet gloves and ganntlsts, Ac. EMBROIDERIES, Ac-Mull and book collars, capes, bands, .veils, laces, Ac, r BONNET RIBBONS—A fall assortment of broche. plain aid figured bonnet and black silk velvet ribbons, and fancy velvet and silk trimming ribbons, Ac. Also, black crapes, tarletans, silk cavats and neck ties, hoop-skirts, linen handkerchiefs, white muslins, sawing Bilks, head-dresses, girdles, fancy articles, A«. LARGE PEREMPTORY BALE OF BOOTS, SHOESi BROGANS, Ac. .< ON TUESDAY MORNING, Dec. 13th, at 10 o’clock, will be sold, by catalogue, without reserve, ou four ..months’ credit, about 1,109 packages boots, shoes, brogans, balmoiais, gam shoes', army goods, travelling bags, Ac., of city and Eastern manufacture, embracing a fresh and .prime assortment of desirable articles for men, women, and children, which will be open for examination early on the morn ing of sale. LARGE PEREMPTORY'SALE OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN DRY GOODS. Ac. We will hold alarge sale.of British, German, French, and American diy goods, by catalogue, on fonr months’ credit, and partfbr cash, OS THURSDAY MORNING, prisin MUl ' comniencin * Bt Precisely 10 o'clock, com *_ * 600 PACKAGES AND LOTS of British, German, French, India, ana American dry goods, embracing a large, fall, and fresh assortment of woolen, worsted, linen, citron, and silk goods for city and conntry sales. FOR SALE ASB TO LET. Mfor sale—ten superior built three-story HOUSES, located on COATES St, between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth stroetsfiunc tion of Union, and Coates-street Railroad) * lots extend- Ingb&ck to Virginia street For sale at great bargains, and on easy terns. For particulars inquire of HIRAM MILLER, 1836 GREEK Street, or W. G. BEDFORD, 53 IT. TENTH St.* and od9-wfeMt* 1913 OALLO WHILL St» - ' MTO LET—THREE- FIRST-CL A-SS four-story houses (new), aad with all the modem improvements, on east side of Broad street, near Whar* ton. Terms moderate. Apply to GEO. SERGEANT, For F. M. Drexel’s Estate, no3C-Wfmlm 336 South/FOtTETH Street. MFOR B ale —the following DESIRABLE PROPERTIES: _2 on the north side Spring Garden street, west of Twentieth—side yard. ISIS Green street—with ride yard. 2010 do. do. 2031 do. do. 2027 . do. . 20-feet front. 1825 Wallace street—2o-feet front. S. B. corner Seventeenth and North streets—neat and well built. * 2146 Green street—in perfect order. 212£i Brandywine street. “620 and 624 North Fifteenth street* 638 North Fifteenth street, . IH6 South Fifth street-6 rooms and bath. Store and dwelling,- 241 North Seventeenth street. 1923 Hamilton street * - 146 North Fifteenth street. - . - . 455 and 443 Dauphin street. IHS9 Mount Vernon street 1801 Tatlow street. Also a large number of others in various situations. For FARMS, see Forth American and United States Gazette.' - B. F. GLENN. 133 South FOURTH and S. W. corner SEVEN TEENTH and GREEN Streets. de3 MFOR SALE OR TO LET—A NTJM bsr of convenienthow DWELLINGS, with modern improvements, on North Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thir teenth streets. Apply to TATLOW JACKSON, 61* CHESTNUT Streat, or at nolS-tf 1858 North TWELFTH Street. MFOR SAM—excellent mill PROPERTY, located on the Delaware Railroad, at Camden Station, Kent County, Delaware, a GRIST MILL (water power), STEAM SAW MILL, THREE DWELLINGS, will sell altogether, or the Saw Mill alpre, 8? the Boilers, Engine and Gearing oC the Saw Mill. For particular b address K, C. JOSTIS, no3Q-12t* Camden, DqL M LARGE AND VALUABLE PRO FBETY FOB SALE. --The very large and commo dious LOT mid BUILDING, No. 308 CHEESY Street, neariheeentre'of business, containing 60 feet on Cher ry Street, depth 106 feet, being 76 feet wide on the rear of the lot,and at that width opening to a large cart-way leading to Cherry street. Its advantages of , . SIZE AND POSITION are rarely met with. Apply on the premised sel2-3m* BALE.—THE SUBSCRIBER offers for sale hie conntry seat, within half a mile of Wilmington, Delaware, on the Newport pike, con taining eight acres of good land, in the centre of which is a large lawn with a fine variety of shade trees, ma ples, lindens, evergreens, etc,, in all over a hundred -full-grown tress. The Improvements consist of a large and commodious Mansion, fianked'on the west by two towers, one of which Is four stories in height. There are four large rooms ona floor, with a hall eleven by forty-two feet The hou<e has the modern Improve ments. A hydraulic ram forces water from a spring into the upper story-.of the tower. There is also an iron pump and hydrant under a covered area at the kitchen door. The oat-buildings consist of a carriage house and stable sufficient for tour horses and several 1 carriages 5 also, a hen. ice, and smoke houses. The stable has a hydrant in. it. \ Good garden, with several varieties of dwarf-pear and grape vines, in full bearing. There are also several va rieties of apple, cherry and chestnut trees. Terms accommodating, Fo&sessiongiven at anytime. Apply to LEVI G. GLARE, u024-tf on the premises. M VALUABLE FLOURING#* MIE»LS AUD FABM JOE SALE—Kaown as 3E SHBLMIEE’S MILLS, oa the Pennepack, in MONT GOMERY COUNTS', near the JTozth Pennsylvania Bailroad, fourteen miles from Philadelphia; comprising alarms MSBGHANT MILL, with three ran of burrs, and all necessary machinery, in goodjorder for manu facturing all kinds of grain. Amo, a GBIST MILL, with two run of hurra Mansion House, several Tene ments, Barns, Shops, Ac., with 45 Acres of highly pro ductive Land. As the owner 1b engaged in the mining and grain business 49 miles distant, this property, now in successful operation, will be sold a bargain, and if desired, immediate possession will be given, including the custom, stock of grain, teams, implements, Ac., all ready established for an enterprising business man to make money. * For terms, which will he easy, apply to M. THOMAS A SONS. Philadelphia, Or to the subscriber, at Uowningtown, Pa. nolO lm UAVZB SH&LMIEE the; undersigned, having rk- J- MOVED Us BEAL ESTATE OFFICE to No. 59 TENTHNtreat, corner of Arch, has there reopened fall BEaiBTEB,ln^M & enter th«r And Is prepared to collect INTERESTS, Ground and House BEATS, in every part of the city. oal7-2m* _ WILLIAM O' BEDFOBD. TTEAVY IRON GRATES FOR SALE, •*-*- for drainage under Horses, at Second-hand Depot, SEVENTH Street, above Thompson. deS-et NATHAN W. ELLIS. TRON STAIRS FOB SALE CHEAP, ffati Second-hand Depot, SEVENTH Street; above Thompson. - EdeS-fit] NATHAN TV. ELLIS. COAL. CHEAPEST COAL IN THE CITY: Vv Nut Coal $8 per ton. Stove Coal $0 per ton, M the MANTUA COAL YARD, Cor. THIRTY-FIFTH Street and FEN NS YLVANIA R. 8., Mantua no2B-12t* E SCHREINER, NEW COAL DS • POT, NOBLE Street above Ninth street. Constantly on hand Superior Qualities of Lehigh and Schuylkill Coal, selected expressly for family purpose*, at the lowest market prices, wharf TwenfaMhtni !». helow Arch street. Office US South FOURTH fJBNUINE EAGLE VEIN COAL, . VJ, EQUAL IF NOT SUPERIOR TO LEHIGH. -A trial will securejour custom. Egg and Stove sites. «U.oo*cr ton; Lane Nut, $lO.OO. Office, lffil South FOURTH C, below Ckestnut. Depot, IAIU GALLOWHILL St above Broad, [sefrfiml ELLIS, BRANSON. ft OA L. SUGAR LOAF, BEAVER V/ QffEAX)OW, and Spring Mountain Lahlgh Goal, and best Locust Mountain, from Bchaylkiil; prepared on** hSO. Depot, H. W. corner EIGHTS and WILLOW Sts. OScc, So. US South SSOGBTD Bt. apS-tf J. WALTON ft 00. WOOD, WOOD, WOOD.—OAK, PINE, ' ” and HICKORY WOOD, for sale at lowest cash wa*»V=. ' ». , WJHBON.-_ no3o-Im* , - TINE-STREET WHARF. . Tj'AMILIES, HOTELS, DYE-HOUSES, -A. ftc., unsnpplied with the Universal Cog-wheel Clothes-wrlnger—the beet and only reliable, wringei— will And it to their Interest to use one of these Invalu able labor and clothes-easing utensils. For sale whole sale and retail. brE.L. BURNHAM. Manufacturer's Agent,; No; ffiT Booth SIXTH Street- nol2-i™ pEACHEB.-5,000 DOZEN HERMETI iZ %> Urest ouaßtr,prepared by 8. Edwards A Go., Bridgeton. N. J Salesroom. RHODES ft WILLIAMS, - MM. . IWV South WATER Stfeet. TOMATO CATBUP.—NEW TOMATO Catsup In quart and pint bottles ofcholoe Qnaltty. Abo, barrel*. Tor-sale by RHODES a williams, snip , IOT South WATER HtnaL A SAFE STEAM BOILEU^-TH* enbeerlber Is Preparedto receive orders for (he “HARRISON STEAK BOILBR.” in Him to suit put chasers. The attention of Manufacturers and other* .1* called to .the now Steam Generator, a* combining es sential Sdvantagesin absolutesafetyfrom destructive explosion, Arst cost and durability, economy of fuel. faeUitrol cleaning asdtoansportatton, ftTfte;, nohSosl eessedjry any boiler now In use. These boQsr* eahbe uen in dally operation, driving the extensive woritsof Me?*r*- Wm. SeUeis A Oo.ffixteenth and Hamilton streets, its. W. Gattell’i factory, spruce street. Stbuvlw kill, and *t Ganed's Tremont Mill, Frankford. JOS. HARRISON, JiU, ' . Washington BnHffiur; ssM-tt - TO South THIRD StreeLFhajHn. • MACKEREL, HERRING, SHAD, &e. . f.WO boxes Lnbec, Soaled, and No. 1 Herring. .100 bhls new Mess Shad. S5O boxes Herkimer county Cheese, Ac. gstore and for sale by ONS^ m iro EXAMMA f*? DAY and EVENINOhtoy a ° M J. f L^AP^,* oclß-wftnly Ho. 35 SOUTH TENTH Street ' ' ESaCEY’S COTTAGE ORGANS, Not only UNEXCELLED, hut UNEQUALLED in posits of Jons and Power, designed especlaUy for Church** and School*, but round to be ouually well adapted to the Parlor and Drawing Room. For.sale oiUv by*. ' - No. 13 North 61WK6iTH Street. Also, a complete assortment of the Perfect Melodeon constantly on hand. - noH-3m fSgmt DECKERr,, BROTHERS’ PI V I I Nil •AHOB.—The public, and particularly the profession, are .Invited to examine these beautiful in struments, which ere meeting with such an unparal led degree of popularity atto sale in New York, and wherever .known. The desideratum so long strives for, e the strength of the iron, and sonorousness oi the wooden frame, so happily attained by them, renders their Pianos incomparable with any others. The un- Qualified testimonials of such names as Wolfeohn. slurs, mason, Heller, Thomas, Sundol, aud scores oi others, amply sstoblleh their high rank. For sale OHM by W. J. COCHRAN, 90S CHESTNUT Street.! Alae. a large assortment of other now and second-hsiS- Planoc, for sale and to rent. n6IB-3m« fOm DENTTSTRY. — DR. BASSET ARTIFICJAL TEETH on Gold, saver, Vulcanite, from *5 to |«. Teeth filled, do cento anc Upwards. Bepalrlnf. References. Office, JJ4S HINTS Street, below Locust. .... uoU-Su mlto SLEEPER’S tJ’A MANU- USI^ Y ‘ “ABKBE ST„ one doorab. ‘T* A TENTH. dea-llf A \TELOCIPEDES AND ARMY WA- V GONSforßoys. SCO just recelved and for ROWE St EUSTON, , IST and 159 N. Taißo St. WENESS, bri^e^T;:- P». eiSCHESTROTSj*^^ SAiETHTS KOEKISfi f PRTn .„ on Sf!&Ciaa£“»a ,ofa®"!;*s * ™ four mouths" •ik.'SSJSyj? M™? rtoaß > ejmprisin* a lar*. .V S UO,, aoaof this Importation! ct °<ni« SAIiE OF Fj&ENCH no'* « *&a: 8 0 f^.T S r 8B ,, pori&tion (on Frio at morninjt), v-f ~• -cartons Nos. 4@5 black, white, and colored. WB9 cartons Nos 10(3 80 do * JA, AV-o. „ eUrtmSa 9wi ’tft %ri ßtAC f MB^OIOKBOfIIsT is gjss^Sk eolored 8 “o TO s. BPLEKPID QUAUTT WATeotl of H£j«t wggrt** hm>sm SPECIAL POSITIVE kale r.r , dm a vwi* .peWiL. ije«, 9, MttßjencißEat 100 clocirW, • wUJ beiftond a very attractive S? *f t w Table styles hoods, an bias, sV!2. ra w»ii scarfs. Ssc , Sec., for ladies', S tat s - ,!-, a ® Deoember 13, commencing au,’];?', ,’ vs? LARGE POSITIVE SALE OP PORTED DRY GOODS. emkS^S! {■inert, and hosieeV go“iTS 6 » by Catalogue, ls . December H. , of «*efc property i sn o p» previous toeach Sl^’ bid, BAIE O TKtB I MW December 9that from a library, incladlne tt e reports. HOUSEHOLD SkEHBSTr&S'I „ r.AEI'JJT.-, sc. • 7 ISth “ c K iS Chwtaut street, the hoWeoll f,S& case, high case **£■ Hay be examined at S o’clock 0 a tl 6 . ’•“"SE&Sftt •E°A N [/"' Fs;[^*r|r; Franklin etrest, above li»,’tl» sS rosewood piano forte, flne chaojeliere o ~yr 1,8 nnmiuiitsV CABD.—We are authorized to anaom, fino French bronzes. Bohemias TS goods, So., offto importation of to toko place at our sales rooms, o* ThuS Doc. 16)h. Full particulars in future adv- SALE OF A VALUABLE COUJSCTK . PAINTINGS. ONTHTTESDAT AND PKtDAT TV Bth and «h tost., at 7k o’clock, win ganerjr, the moatTaluaMe coilectioa < that We been offered at public sals t painty ra are all mounted in rich sold, the latest end moat fashionable styles. Ti embraces about 176 specimens, frem ths a following talented artists ? G. 'W.Nictoi, Moran, S. Boose, .Otter, Currie, S. p. j rV, J. B. Dnfay, Chardon, ifrippendcrf Sdiisi ““.Others of reputation. The pain.iats > hdf ‘-'tiye cataioguss, PHILIP FOB. JO., AUC X 65»5 MARKET and 52» COHffISA POSITIVE SALE 01' 1.100 CASES B 0( SHOES. OH MOHDAX HOBBISG, BeeemberlZ, commencing Et 10 o’clock will sen by catalogue, for cat h, I,KO exists brogans, balmorais, gaiters, cavalry be® firet-elaes city and Eastern maan'setaren SALE OF A RETAIL DRUG STOS No. 091 North FIFTH St'wt. OFF TUESDAY MOfiSIKG, December ISth* at ten o’clock, wiil be s w S? e StaS&SSSL fixtures of the retail No. 992 North-FIFTH Street, comprising a i Bortment of medicines* rfrsnw.;, variety of toft QuAktermstek General' _ _ Freer On .. Wasbtnstox Citt, Sovemtrei Will be sold, at public auction, to the h : -Rl at Gloeboro, D. 0., on OKB HTTiTDMD aWFIF ™ CA\* A w!t OK FRIDAY, DBCKMREH. 9, lie) OKE HUNDRED AND FIFTY CAYALBY These horses have been condemned & • Cavalry service of the Army. For road and faming purposes, many may be had* Horses sold singly. Sale to commeac; Terms cash in United States currency. jams? charge First Division Qaar FIBST D, _ 'Washikotos, Hhrsao- Will 1# told at Public Auction, to tlu Uigl at tbe times and places namedbelow, vie; WXr.UAMSPOET. P 5,.. THURSDAY, D«;i JOHKSTOWH, Pa-VTHPRSDAY, Decant*- TEEBTOM. H J.. THURSDAY- Decemter TWO HDHDESD CAYALEX M ai each place. There Horses have heea condemned as Cavalry Service of the Army. For fioad and Farming purposes nnsy p may be had Horses sold singly. Sale to commence at JO o’clock A. 3L Terms—Gash, in Huffed States enrreaar. JAMBS A ' Colonel In charge or First Qnftrtftrmastgr Gsai gALE OF STEAM TOGAS Off WE aorAKTBK»A?IE3-> {Depot of Wmsiusity 'W'ASHISOTO.'t, D <5.. St Will be sold atpublic auction, at Dover foot of 6 street, Washington City, D. C DAY. December IS, 1864, one Steam Schuylkill Barges, ae follows: Steam Tag C. «. SAWTKM.E Barges CLISTOH, citizen, MILTON WILKISB, UNITED STATES. Sale to commence at 12 o’clock coon. Ternm—CaeA in Government K radlerGem CAju. t3'iro,-p. CUTTIKGS, ate. Chief Qjtabtebxastek . .Depot of w±sHts . , ~ • Washington, D- £■* ‘ Will he soldat Public Auction- house Wo. 6, oh SEYEJJfTEES ?H, Streets north, Washington City, D C. w* December 16,1864. under the direction of « THOMAS, if. 8. K., tr. S, A.,.lot«(«»«• ing, &e., consi*tinf of Infantry and Cavalry Coats, Trousers, Hats, Trumpets, Basies, ■»-- rams, Blags, Tents, Books, Mess Pans*'-- Spades, Shovels, Axes Hatchets, B ftV? teens, Old Iron, Brass, &c. About 100 tons of Tent Cuttings. Sale to commence etio A Jf. Terms caab, in Gownnnenwanas. Successful bidders must remove twir pq before December 21. nw?*r Qnart? - Brijgadiaz General no3o*lBfc Depot of w astern gaapp®' BOSTON AND •SB9AE PHIA STOHSHIP MHA > The steamship NOEMAK. Capt. Bata*; Philadelphia ftrBo«to» ®a A. M., and steamship SAXOS, CM**. BoeW for Philadelphia, on. the sained These new and substantial line, sailia* from each port punctual? Bunnnoe* «7Mt«d at onthavuMl*. Freight* tttaa at IMr rate*. of^^S^ MadßU,SS,t ' For Fro!&t« Tfcsnca ap** * *■' — .»r, ) yy iq*f 1 .)raiiffa pool, s©wTok, sail Unman Line), caarryiautihe IT. S. SarnTn™^ 1 - * satifhb* giSl^...;'.'.‘.;ii.'v.v.'i'.T'.‘.'.|i|o|Si 1 COT OF MiKCHESTEK., s . A S Kadermr sncseedins Sstortar <* Scoc ' ‘ »«***«• -SATBSOrFASSAOE: ; d<K to London.... 85 00 do *“£“ §<f to Paris.™. S 6 00 do |»f do to Hamlranr-. so 00 1 do “ . Paennren also forwarded to Bar tordam. Antwerp, Ac,, at ewially i« Fens from* Liverpool or Queeniitos™ HS, (msteonlreSom Liverpool or f Those who wish to send for tt»“ tickets here st these rates. 'For; farther Information OJ*' . COASTWISE ” aUII ¥SIDAT, THCE6DAT, AHJ H 1 - Forfrelgbt, which will be in the moat earefnl manner, d greatest despatch, at feir rates. apg|~ 1- * lleved tola thel»«rtprMraJJ rltm ttu «T«r produced- _ Jc. of »U' I S?Eo tt o &*• "jgSTRSSw^ MU? **'
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