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PBffISS,
~ I)Alij y (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED)
- «Y JOHN W. POBNJKT.
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a t-orlben. 1« Tbs Boilaks F*k Assail, la
'C lif Twbsts Basra P*a WBSB. parabfe to
H» J " vailed to Snkiorlkora out of ttw citr.
Askoms Foou Doi.lam abb Fon
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"‘(MbTbbbbHobim. IaTMIaWT la kdTMn
s£um«» taortod *t tho mmol rato«.
* “ K *BI .WEBKIT PRESS,
FitbDOBIAM Paa Asbom.lh
the holidays.
‘$T FOB A LADY,
A GIFT FOR A WIFE,
A GIFT FOB A SISTER,
A GIFT FOR A FAMILY.
|gl t aufel HOLIDAY PRBSKNT that «a be
“FIiOKENOE.”
«jAtr INVESTOR'S ORKAT TRIUMPH.
BKWISG MACHINE PBBFICIKD l
MDcttoat la otlsr HmUsm n« orareome la
,BBfiOS. It make*
J.QOH DIFFERENT STITCHES
„ am ea«a. and with as little machinery a*
" t4onSl Besides, it baa (Jut
keveksibi-e feed motion,
wlf-raialatln* temlon of thread, and no
„ heels, or earns to (at oat of older. It doe*
HKDS OP FAMILY-SE-WTHtly
wieet woolen* to the most delicate fabrics,
of silk, cotton, and linen thread, from
IKK HACHIKS does so largo a nags ol work
jKKSCE. ,
ISB KAOBIKB pleaeestte ladles so Well es
'ECS. V •'
?HS HANDSOMEST AMD THBBBSTJ
, O SS THOUSAtro of the WMBKifOBheT*
ii, T^KuNlpMaWiiihtoUMlari few month*. t
JJJSOK isthe only PKBPBOT FAJIILT BBW- '
"JlKIi warranted to dva entire aatinfactlon, ■
retained. There fend on* who own* a'
\ that w*oMb<*®M». tttnori.
jj;Dt OPBEATORB five initrnction* at the
psnlwH bee of charge. Eyery Maohine
(, asd kept in perfect order.for one you.
ire It* operation* i whetharyon.wlah to pcur*
,!. Sample* of eowlnc, with price lirt, aont
res sewing machete co.,
Clxoetnxxt Street.
SILK
LAP IE 8.
tniBIfEIXAS
GENTLEMEN.
VGHAJRj: 17IICBKZIC<X 4 AJ9
misses and lads.
ASSORTMENT OE AM KINDS
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS,
FOB SALE BY
[AM A. MOWS S CO.,
346 Market Street.
IiCMFICEBT ADD ELEGANT DBSIQBS.
:ssis« ASn oi»ok casks,
anti Puff Boxes,
COMBS, TOOTH, NAIL, AND
HAIR BRUSHES,
mmm, pocket books,
SCISSORS IN OASES,
AND POCKET KNIVES,
RAZORS AND STROPS,
*
'LL ASSORTMENT OF
FINE OUTEBRY
[8 FANCY GOODS.
DEN & BROTHER,
JMI’OKTEKS,
"TH EIGHTH. STREET.
'ORTUNITY TO PURCHASE
rDA'ST PKESEINTTS
AT LOW PRICES.
iMraiined to retire from business, end wish*
'»< my entire stock- of WATCHES, JEW*
18 WARE and SILVER-PLATED WAKE,
s!CAL BOXES, TABLE CUTLERY, Ao„
d «ys, lam prepared to’ offer inducement*
«, and solicit an examination of these
iiyMcU are *ood styles and ol fine onaUty.
AS O. GARRETT,
la CHESTNUT STREET,
KERR’S
'•'» CHINA AND QLASS ESTA
BLISHMENT,
of entirely new style of doeo
tlNA AND GfiASS,
FOB PRESENTS.
j.ant FRENCH CHINA D ININS SETS,
lILIT SETS, be., all of on own
CENT CODER USUAL PRICES.
Hass packed in a proper maimer for all
'ted States.
U.LL, 529 CHESTNUT STREET,
’■T orrontt M»Sr?HBBSOB HAtL. -^BE
’EST in the oity.
108 ASBOBTMENT OF TOTS
iECOHD STBEET, BEDOV BASKET,
West Side.
''Mumoauion. of oor cn&tozneTS, who ow*
' Purchase daring the day. we will
’ Bv «y evening until 10 F. M. dor tag the
"“’“d to dose out onr extensive stock oi
below the usual rates.
A. J. WEIDBNER,
THE holidays.
‘Si lO GLOBES, explaining the at
‘U IIX a'avUatton: one of the moat in-
U, QSAPH albums, juvehilbs.
BANCROFT, & 0f
512 ABOH '
h °LlDax tbesents. '
’^cutlery,
(d.t u, ‘ io »*ny and Eosewood Oases.
AHO CHILDREN'S SKATES>
™ * stall, by
SDEHLJBK, ”
'ss&r SEW
.I. ? *p£ffkSi Apples,
; il? « th« in^ Ai ? loadB i wd w» sweet
5 i by 6 tow «t market rates* by the
¥OL. 8.-KQ. 125.
pKEBINTB - ,
FOB
THE HOLIDAYS.
Hanr Briloles, Onmmontal as -well as Useful, i».
eluding ? - -
OBNiHENTS, ,
MATCH AND OIOAB-HOLDERS,
INKSTANDS, V
PORCELADr MIfTERNS,
FLEXIBLE DROP-LfGHT,
■With Figures and other Stands, No., io.
WAEKEB, MISKEI, & MERRILL
MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS,
deM lOt 7XB CHESTNUT Street.
QHKI9TMAS PRESENTS v
FOK GENTLEMB3V.
A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OP
SCARFS,
CURVES.
TRAVELLING SHIRTS,
SUSPENDERS,
MUFFLERS,
' :,v • hdkfs,,
*( And 6T6iT ; de«orlptloa df - «
Gentlemen’s"' furnishing «6od»,
SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS.
LINFORD LUKENS,
dcM-tf N. W. toi, SIXTH and CHESTNUT,
ESTABLISHED IN 1812.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
WM. WILSON &-SON,.-
S. W. Cor. lIFTH and CHERRY Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
Hats on Band alaigeand xeneral assortment of
\ SILVER WARE,
Ofotor ows manufacture. of tlis finest quality. sad
highest standard of SUrer.
ALSO,
PLATED WARE.
A lugs and general assortment of superior Plated
Ware, Ac.
' 4
OLD SILVER bonght and taken In exchange. Higl
ost prices given, ' del2-18t
.ELLLAS
LADOMUS,
DIAMOND BRAKES AND JEWELER,
; N0.'803 CHESTNUT [STREET,’ .
Has on hand a largo and splendid assortment of
DIAMOND JEWELRY, 7
SUITABLE FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
. Also, a beantUhl assortment of--
Gold and Silver Watches, Jewelry, <Bc.
Sliver Ware In great variety, suitaM»,lor Bridal and
Holiday Presents.
My assortment of Diamond Jewelry Is complete, and
at less price than can be fonnd in tbis city.
OLD GOLD, SILVER, AND DIAMONDS BOUGHT
FOB GASH.
O N D S.
Persons having Diamonds or other Freeiens Stones to
dispose of, will do well hy calling, on
LEWIS LADOMUS,
DIAMOND DEALER AND JEWELER,
No. 803 CHESTNUT STREET,
Who will give the highest cash prices.
AISO,
Old Hold sand Silver Bought for Gash,
aelS-17t „
J£XTEA NOTICE!
The Proprietor of that first-class DRUG STORE,
N. E. CORNER BROAD AND CHESTNUT STREETS,
bega to announce that In view of the times he will (until
farther notice)
SACRIFICE f
his l&Jge and varied stock of Toilet Articles, such as
PINE COLOGNES, SPLENDID ODOR CASES.
RARE FRENCH AND ENGLISH PERFUMES, FO
ELEGANT Sfeiftw TEETH BROSHES, COMBS,
&c», Ac a &C,
And other useful HOLIDAY GIFTS,
And more too.
K. B.—A select invoke of GBNtJINE IMPOETED
Bavana Cig&nr, of favorite brands, will ho sold on the
SAME FAYoJBABLB TEEMS, if app.icatioa is made
AT Offoß dels-lot if
JJ OLID AT PBE BENTS.
X>. W. CLASS,
Has nowon hand a vary larga Btock of j_ -
WA HE jiWEIET. and
_ „ BELTER-PLATED WARE,
Selected expressly for the coming HOLIDAY TRADE,
Which'hre being sold at extraordinarily low prices,
we have’alarge stock of the following goods:
Gold Watches,
Silver'Watches,
Ladies 1 Watches,
Gents* Watches*
Boys l Watches,
American Watches.
English Watches,
Swiss Watches,
, Gold Vest Chains,
Gold Chatelaine Chains,
Gold Beck Chains;
Gold Pencil Cases*
Gold Pens,
Gold Toothpick*,
- Gold Thimbles*
Gold Armlets*
Gold Bosom studs*
Gold Sleeto Buttons,
Gold Watch Keys,
Gold Fins, Gents ,
Gold Fins, Ladies »
Gold Pins, Misses’,
Gold Pins, Chatelaine,
„ Gold Bar Bings,
Gold. Finger Kings* *
Gold Scarf Pins,
Gold Bracelets, s -
Gold Lockets,
Gold Charms*
Gold Watch Hooks,
Silver Thimbles, ■,
Silver Napkin Bings*
HSilver Fruit Knives,
Silver Fob Chains*
Silver Vest Chains.
SILVER-PLATED WARE*
Plated on genuine Albata metal, „
and warranted;
Tea Sets*
Cake Baskets,
Fruit Baskets, f
>. Card Receivers,
Butter Dishes,
Syrup Pitchers,
Sugar Dishes,
Breakfast Castors,
Dinner Casters, /
Pickle Castors,
Spoon Holders,
Walters,.
Urns,
Salt Stands,
Goblets, \
Napkin Rings,
Fish Knives,
Fie Knives*
Ice Cream Knives*
Cake Knives, •
Crumb Knives,
Children’s Knives, .
Children’s Forks,
Children’s Spoons*
Oyster Ladles,
Soup Ladles,
Table and Dessert Spoons*
Tea, &ngar, and Salt Spoons, ~
Tea and Dinner Forks.
„ , , PLATED JBWRLBY,
Wahava on hand a large lot of fine plated Jewelry.
Which we are closing out at cost prices to make loom
for other goods. Those wishing goods in our line would
do well to call and examine our stock before purchas
ing. All goods warranted, as recommended.
D. W. CLARK,
. 6018 CHEST, 0T Street.
N, B. —Watches and Jewelry carefully Repaired by
experienced workmen, aud warranted.
no!9- swtde!7&dBt
L Ij t
STREET,
’fln« American and
'SS, : ,
WARE.
K HOLIDAY
AUL, „
:XTfl Street.
pHRISTMAS PRESENTS.—SUITA
VJ BLE PRESENTS to a Deaf friend are tie Instru
ments to assist the hearing. Also, superior Razor
strops. Pea and Pocket-Knives, Scissors, Ac. Also,
Ladies’ Scissor Cases, of the finest quality, atP. MA
DEIRA’S, 113 South TENTH Street, below Chestnut.
del2-12t . ,
VMAS.— THE BEST CHRISTMAS
.present gentlemen can make to their ladyftiends is
some meful article of Furniture, such as au-Escritoire*
With Music Stand, Reception, or Rocking Chair. Piano
Stool, Marble Top Table. &c.; all of which may be had,
Streets. deU-tjal
JACOB LADOMUS,
618 MARKET STREET,
BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY PRESENTS, '
GQLD AND SILYER WATCHES, '
SETS OF FINE GOLD JEWELRY,
DIAMOND RINGS, SILYER AND SILVER.
PLATED WARE,
All of which will be sold at the lowest' prices, and
warranted to be as represented.
• 618 MARKET STREET,
deZl-lOt Comer DECATURi
HENRY HARPER,
590 ARCH STREET.
Has a handsome stock of
WATCHES,
'FINE JEWELRY,
SILYER-PLATED WARE,
Ana FANCY SOLID SILVER WABB, suitable for
BRIDAL and HOLIDAY PRESENTS. de2B Bt»
JS FINE watches, jewelry,
SILYER AND PLATED WARE,
CORNER ARCH AND TENTH STREETS.
Brooches, Sleeve Buttons, Armlets. Bracelets, Bsaif
Pine and Rings, fTea Set*, lee Pltohere,
Waiters, Goblets, Forks. .
Spoons, Ike.
49T Watches repaired, and Warranted. Old Hold.
Diamonds, and Silver bought.
nofiO-am HARRISON JARDBN.^
THE HOLIDAYS.
608 CHESTNUT STREET,
the holidays.
THDIA BtCARFS,
A- IN GREAT VARIETY.
J. M. HAFLEIQH, ,
903 CHESTNUT STREET.
• LACES.
LACE COLLARS,
LAO* SETS.
DUCHESS COLLARS,
EMPRESS COLLARS,
QUEEN ’MARY COLLARS.
At Low Prices.
J. M. HAFLBIOH,
903 CHESTNUT STREET.
xcßtJßitonFxnams.
BMBROIBEBBB COLLARS, *•
EMBROIDERED ’SETS.
EMBROIDERBD'SLBeVeS,
TRIMMED SETS,
Cheap, by
J. M. HAFLEIGH,
903 CHESTNUT BTREST.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
EMBRQIDBRBD HANDKERCHIEFS,
HEMMED HANDKERCHIEFS,
LACE HANDKERCHIEFS.
TRIMMED HANDKERCHIEFS.
J. M. HAFLEIGBC,
903 CHESTNUT STREET.
HOSIERY,
A FULL ASSORTMENT.
WLOV3ES -
IN GREAT VARIETY.
903 CHESTNUT STREET.
EVENING DRESSES.
Latest Novelties just received from Paris, by
J. M. HAFLEIGH,
9b3 CHESTNUT STREET.
SILKS. ' • '
MOIRE-ANTIQUES,
. . .DRESS GOODS, .
"
FRENCH CHINTZES, So.
All the above at Low Prices for Ihe HOLIDAYS.
J. M. HAFLEIGH,
deM-mwftf ■ 903 CHESTNUT STREET.
SIMPSON’S BOMS,
Nos. 933 AND 934 PINE STREET,
WILI OP BN
FROM NEW YORK AUCTIONS, '
Several Lots of *
EMBROIDERED CURTAIN MUSLINS.
Also, 60 Pairs Vory Rich
LACE. . CCBTAINS.
LACE CUETAINS*FBOM »14 TO $6O PER PAIR.
These Goods are offered much lower than the Original
Coßt of Importation.
. The above goods will prove useful and appropriate
FOR PRESENTS.
T. SIMPSON’S SONS,
de22-3t Nob. 923 and 93* FIB'S Street
H OLIBAY GIFTS.
/ CLOSING OUT
FALL AM) WINTER STOCK.
JOHN W. THOMAS,
405 AND 407 NORTH SECOND STREET,
Would call the .attention of the public to his splendid
stock of
PALL AMD WINTER DRY GOODS,
. Comprising a full line of every variety
FANCY AND STAPLE GOODS,
Suitable for useful presents.
JOHN W. THOMAS,
deld-lW 405 andj4o7jTorth SECOND Street.
Q.OODS SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS.
*jß. TO.. NEEDLES,
IOQA CHESTNUT STREET,
Offers for sale
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
LIKEN HANDKERCHIEFS,
In all varieties, for
CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY PRESENTS,
At vary Low Prices.
Ladies’ hemstitched Handkerchiefs, all linen, SOc,
.and upwards.
Men’s hem-stitched Handkerchiefs, all linen, 70c. and
upwards. ,
Children’s hem-stitched Handkerchiefs, all linen, 25c
and upwards.
Plain Bandkerchiefs, all linen, 20c, and upwards.
Lace Handkerchiefs, $3 to $5O.
Embroidered Handkerchiefs, $1 to $lO.
Men’s, Women’s, and Children’s Handkerchiefs, all
kinds, and at prices very much below the present gold
basis.
ALSO*
LAGS GOODS, EMBROIDERIES, and WHITE GOODS
_ Of ail kinds, suitable for Presents, at
del4-12t “VERY LOW PRICES.”
JJOLIDAY PRESENTS
FOR GENTLEMEN,
A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT-OF
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS,
SUITABLE FOE
HOLIDAY FRBSBNTS.
J.W. SOOTT & CO., .
de7-18t ' - Sl* CHESTNUT Street.
Q.ENTLEMEN’B WRAPPERS! I
JOHN C. ABBISON,
’ Nos. i ana a north sixth street,
I, now offering an elegant and extensive variety of
fiESILEMEN S WRAPPERS,
SCARFS, NEOK-TIES, MUFFLERS, GLOVES,
HANDKERCHIEFS, SUSPENDERS, to.,
SUITABLE FOB •
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
. deB-tja3 ; - - ~~
■JJSEFUL
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
Embroidered Piano and Meloieoa Coveys.
Table and Stand Covers ■
Blankets, Quilts, Chamber Towels.
Napkins, Doylies, Bath Towels.
Cotton Sheetings, Tillowand Bolster Linens.
Damask Table Clothe from 2to 7 yard s lonic.
Table, Diaptr, and Damask, by the yard. -
Table Napkins, (all qualities). Doylies.
Table Covers and Table Covering by the yard.
A tißp,
Lace and Embroidered Collars, Sets, Sleeves.
Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs, in every variety.
Silk Handkerchiefs for Gentlemen and Children.
The largest assortment to be found in the city.
For sale by
SHEPPARD, YAK HARBINGER. & ARRISON,
deSl-3t ISo. 1008 GKE*TNOT Street.
pHRISTMAS DOT GOODS.
V F erinoes reduced for Christmas.
Poplins reduced for Christinas.
Shawls reduced tor Christmas.
Delaines reduced for Christmas.
Calicoes reduced for Christmas.
Balmorals reduced for XhrtetmM.
Gloves and Hosiery reduced for Christmas*
ftiifr Handkerchiefs reduced for Christmas.
Linen Handkerchiefs reduced for Christmas.
Cali and examina-no trouble jo rtow^oods^^
delS-tt No. 703 ARCH Street,
BARGAINS! CLOSING OUT ! BAR
o-*GAJBS!I
STOCK TO BE SOLD BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1865.
omTß aa s ol ir siCBS '
.v«yvariety^taMef feBßHTg >
Handsome Silks at low prices.
Silks of all kinds at low prices.
Plain Mertnoes and Poplins. ■
_ „ RICH PLAID POPLIITS
dDresa Goods of ail kinds at lowurices.
BROCHB ABTD WOOLEN SHAWLS.
Linen Hdkfs, Lace Collars.
French and Cambric Lace Yells. _
H. STEEL & SON,
Aeß Hos. TIE and 715 North TEETH Street.
Tt/TEDIUM-PRICE
ALA’ DRESS GOODS FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS:
Mousseline Delaines* „45
Saxony Plaid** .......50
Do. do....»••*♦»•*«♦*••»« •....*-••.,,•60
Do. do******-*****-**-******* ♦*••**♦**»**».,..7o
ClodngoutD,. B .Oood fc at i)pEi -
CURWEN BTODBART & BROTHER,
- 450, 458, and 454 North SECOND Street.
d«22-3t ahova Willow.
HOLIDAY CONFECTIONS.
JJARB AND FASHIONABLE
CONFECTIONS
FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
* IN NEAT BOXES,
SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS-
FAMILY USE,
FRESH EVERYDAY,
E. LG. WHITMAN <Ss CIO.’S,
<l«2-lm No. 318 CHESTNUT st„ bolow Fourth.
PHILADELPHIA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1864.
®§t f itsS,
P RID AY, DECEMBER 23, 1864.
Hew Publications*
Froth T, B. Peterson & Brothers we havo praod’s
Poems, In two volumes, with portrait on steel, and
a memoir by the Rev. Derwent Coleridge, being a;
facsimile (only a' little Improved) of the London
edition. Mr. W. j. Widdleton, New York, is the
publisher. We hold over, until a less crowded day,
our notice of these volumes. Through Messrs,
Peterson we also have Tloknor & Fields’ last publi
cations—an edition, In a square volume, of Shaks
peare’s Sonnets, in the neat, old-fashioned type of.
Addison and Pope’s time, from the Riverside Press,
and “A Tribute to Thomas Starr King,” amost
Interesting biography of Richard Frothingham, of
wbtoh the final chapters, giving the closing scene
of Mr. King’s four ministerial years in California,
are as toughing, In their simple, unaffected pathOß,
as anything of a Blmllar character we ever rpad.
J, B. Llppincott & 09.. of this city, have brought
Out new editions'of their .fine holiday books, viz
the Court or Napoleon, the Josephine Gallery,
the Illustrated Parables of our Lord, Presoott’s
•works, Kirk’s Charles the Bold, the Wavefley:
'Novels, the Pronouncing Gazetteer, Chambers’s
Book of Days, Chambers’s Enoyoiop'oedla (of which
Vol, V| , Including subjects from Labrador to-Nu
mldla, has just been published), and a neat uniform
: edition of Bulwer’s Novels, In forty volumes. They
also have every book of the season published by
-others, as well as an Immense quantity of Photo
graph Albums, with linen guards, manufactured in
their own bindry.
-Dr;Charles Greenleaf’s “Manual for tho Modi.
ealOfflcoia of the United states Army,” a small
VOlumetpubllshed by J. B.Llppineott & 00.,. ought
to be. In every armysurgeon’s hands. It treats of
general hospitals, medloal inspectors, directors, and
_pjirvoyore', ataff surgbonr and asslstantsi.ahd regl-,
mental medical' Cffloerß, oontraot phyalclanis,
charge from' service, and gives full directions; for
making out certificates, of discharge,, and . final
statement papers. It also has an unusually full
Index.
Mr. Richard Culver’s “Questional Reader and
Union Speaker,’’published by J. B.Llppincott A
Co., is a generally successful, attempt to condense
the art and science of elocution into a sinali
volume. The anther takes Walker for his basis,
but—and tbis we take to be his error—rather works
the old system too muoh, favoring so large an use
of inflections that too many words in a sentence are>
needlessly made prominent. The fault of modern
elocution is the endeavor to . make every word tell.
For our own part, we are confident that by general
attention to the leading principles laid down by
Irish Walker and explained by American Culver,-
asy educated, intelligent person can read distlnctly,
effectively and pleasingly, without regarding all
the rules and sub-rules of ■ the teacher. He who
understands what he reads, and is not alarmed at
hearing his own voice, oan scarcely fail to read
.well. Mr, Culver’s selections, as exercises, In Fart
It, are very good. Ho would Increase the value of
hlßbookby.glvlng the names, in each instance, of
tho authors from whom he quotes. ‘
“ Eastern Tates,” by W. G. Caldolemgh, author
of the Branch and other Poems, Is published by
Mr. James Ghallen & Son, Chestnut street. It con
tains twenty stories of the wild and wonderful, well
calculated to delight children, to whom no ad
ventures pan be too surprising. Some of these tales
have the true Oriental flavor, and the volume ought
to sell.
“ Arctlo Eesearoiies and Life Among the Esqui
maux,” by Charles Francis Hall, Is a comely ocfcavo,
of six hundred pages, with maps and one hundred
fine engravings after sketches by the author, photo
graphs, and from implgpients and clothing collected
among the Esquimaux. Believing it possible that
some of the one hundred and five of Sir John Frank
lin’s men, known ‘to have been living, on the 25fch
April, 1848, are yet among the Esquimaux, and feel
ing that, if so, they ought to be sought out and
brought back to their homes, Mr. Hall conceived the
idea of goiqg to look for them, and began to move in
the matter early* in isoo. He came eastward from
Cincinnati, interested the truly liberal Mr. Henry
G-rinnell, of New York, and others in his plan, and,
having obtained subscriptions to cover the cost, he
galled from New London, on May 29th, 1860, in'the
bark George Henry, attended by the far-famed Res.
cue, of Arctic celebrity, as a tender* The volume
before-us, giving a full account of the expo-,
dltion,. which was two years and three months ■
and. a half absent, is compiled by Mr* Hall from
his “ rough and ready journals,” as he calls
them, written on the spot. Their authenticity is
therefore undoubted, and their interest not sur
passed even by Doctor Kane’s own diaries and
memoranda. Six months ago, (his preface ls.dated
“June3o,/-1864, on board bark Montloello, bound
for th® Arctic Regions,”) Mr, Hall wascn hirway
back to’the Esquimaux, whose language he can now'
Speak, determined to live two or three years among
them* On the expedition, though Mr. Hall wept to
and even beyond the places know& to have been
visited by Franklin, he did not ascertain that any
of th. 6 Franklin men survived, but, having'picked
up a tradition among the Esquimaux that, very
many years ago, some white men built a ship in
one of the islands of Frobisher Bay, ha followed
up the idea, and found iron, coal, worked timber,
bricks, tiles, pottery, chipß, wood-charcoal, glass,
cord, and other relics of Martin Frobisher’s visits—
i6 1576,15.77, and 1578—in quest of gold. These re
lics of an early British explorer are now in the
Museum at Greenwich Hospital, London, where
the Franklin relics are also deposited. The tenacity
with which, for nearly 300 years, the Esquimaux
preserved their traditions of Frobisher, now proved
tb be correct, holds out the hope, Mr. 'Hall thinks,
“thatamong them fiaay be sought, by one compe
tent, with every chance of success, the sad history
of Sir John Franklin’s men,” We may add that
Mr, Hall, living much among the Esquimaux or
Innuits for nearly two years, has given the best
account yet published of their manners, habits, cus
toms, sports, superstitions, and domestic life.
“ Queens ofSong,” by Ellen Grealhorne Clayton,
is abroad Bvo, volume of 643 pages, giving anecdbtiU
memoirs of forty-two leading female voealisfcs, who
have performed on the lyric stage from the year
1703 to the present time, 1, e.; from Katherine
Tofts and'Margarita de l’Epine to Piccolomlnl,
Louisa Fyne, and Tereßa Tiefjens. It Is to great
singers what Dr. Doran’s “Annals of the Stage” is
to English performers—-with this exception, that his
dramatic heroes and heroines are exclusively Bri
tish, whereas most of Mrs, Clayton’s nightingales
sang in Italy, France, and Germany before ap
pearing in England. A great deal of incidental
opera 'history is given in these memoirs of the
Queens of Song, and the book will Interest all who
axtfTond of operatic performances. The life of Gar
cia Malibran here Is a model of miniature biogra
phy. The book is enriched with portraits, on*
grayed on wood with wonderful and effective deli
cacy, of Mis. Bellington, and Mesdames Pasta,
Sontag, Garcia Malibran, Gnilia Grist, Clara No-,
veilo, Vlardot Garcia, Marietta Alboni, Lind Gold
schmidt, and Marietta Piccolomlnl, A chronolo
gical list of operas, from 1673 to 1863, an alphabeti
cal list of dramatic composers not pre-eminent as
operaticr writers, and an Index, which might advan
tageously have been more copious, suitably con
clude this attractive volume*
The December numbers of that fine
work, “ Harper’s Pictorial History of the Great Re
bellion,” have just appeared. The engravings are
good, and. the narrative full and. clear, without
difuseness. s
The Sixteenth Congressional District—
Opin ioxr of Attorney General Meredith.
Tbe following opinion of the Attorney General of
this State on the Contested Election In the Slxteentli
Congressional District is an Important and interest*
ing document:. * . •
Tvropapere, purportiii g to he ret turns of the recent
election in the sixteenth Congressional District, hare
been sent to the Secietary of the Commonwealth. The
district is composed of . the five counties of Adame,
Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, and Somerset. One of these
papers is signed by lour persons—viz: Messrs Mann, of
Bedford county; Laker, of Franklin; Winter,’of Fat
ten, and Diehl, of Adams, styling themselves a majo
rity of the return judges Elected by the several hoards
of the return judges of the above named counties; and
the paper goes onto state that they examined and count
ed the votes cast for Congress in. the dletrioc* and that
Mess; s, Coftreth and Koontz had each a specified num
ber of-votes in the respective counties jyt Adams, Bed
ford, Franklin, and Fuiton, and that Mr. Coffroth hav
ing a majority of all the votes cast as counted before the
board, is declared duly and legally elected. It is farther
stated in the paper that. Somerset was not represented
hr a judge, or otherwise, in the board, and that notice
of the time at d place ofmeetiog was givedsto the return
indite elected from bomerset; who was in the borough
of Chamberßburg (whero'the meeting was held) on the
day of meeting. - - , „
The oiherpaperis signed by five persons, viz: Messrs.
Will, of &om«eefc county ; Cart, of Adams; Wilhelm,
of Franklin; Winter, of Fulton; and Feck, of Bedford;
mj ling ibtmselves as being appointed return judges of
the election held in the several counties composing the
Sixteenth CongieasionaVdistrict, viz: Adams. Bedford,
Franklin, Fuli.cn, and Somerset. The paper goes on to
state that having carefully examined the returns of the
said several districts, and added together the votes
therein contained, according to law, they certify that
Messrs; Kconfcz and coffroth had. each a specified num
ber < f votes in the respective counties of Adaois, Bed
ford, Franklin,' Fulton, and Somerset, anddeclare that
Mr. Kocutz having received the greatest nombec of
.legal votes is duly’elected. Both the bodies claiming
to be district'return judges met on the day and at the
place fixed by law. .
The respective candidates having requested a near
ing, were beard by taemselves and counsel, and. evi
dence was received on the question. Who were the re
turn judges of the district? This evidence left no ma
terial qaestion or fact in doubt, and tte result may
be briefly stated thru: Mr. Wills was the regularly se
lected district return judge for Somerset, and Mr. Win
ter fox Fulton, All the signers of the respective papers
were among the county return judges of their respective
counties. Meters. Diehl, of Adams, and Mans, of Bed
ford. were selected as district return judg*sJ)y the ma
jority of the return judges of tbeir respective couciies,
alter theJuninorliy had withdrawn in consequence of
diseatiefaetton. with the proceedings of the maj-.rlty.
Messrs. Cart, of Adams, and Feck, of Bedford, were
selected as district return judges by the minority of the
return judges of their respective counties, after ths with
dr&waf u.bovefita'ed. Mr. Wilhelm, of Franklin, was
selected as district return judge by the return j edges of
that county, at their first meeting, and, of couree, be
fore thgisoldiers* veto had been counted. Hr. Laker,
of the same coumy, was selected, by tbe return
judgesof the cou> ty* at their last meeting, and after
the soldiers’ vote had been counted. At that meeting,
upon tbe suggestion of one of tbe clerks. Mr. Wilhelm,
wbo was president of tbe board, stated that he had been
informed that the'selection of a district return judge,
before all the votes hi d been counted,' wt a illegal, upon
which amotion was made and carried to proceed to a
selection. Tbe vote was taken, and Mr. Laker had a
xn&jozity, and the returns were accordingly placed-in.
his charge. Mr. Wilhelm was nominated, put bad.not
a majority. He never resigned tbe appointment which
had aiieeoy been made, but, no doubt, under the im
pression that inch appointment was illegal, he put the
question on proceeding to a new sele.tion, announced
tbe mult, and at president signed a certificate, under
seal, of Mr. laker’s selection as a district return judge.
Os this state of fact** the Governor has requested my
opinion on the question. Which of the two candidates
ought to be proclaimed bv him as having been returned
as elected? .
In a recent opinion X have stated iny reasons, which
.need sot be herd recapitulated, for arriving at the 'con
clusion tbartbe Governor has no right to go behind the
returns for the purpose of inquiring into their correct
neFS-'fchat-hU foaetions in regard to them are Dtrictly
mliilsteiial.
In the rresent instance it happen (it la.bslieYed
for the flret Um#>,
• clairami to Ik of district return jadgesg pxe
eent style returns of ike election.
The (governor is of eonzae oompelled to endeavor to as<
certaJn. Dj suoli evidence as can be bad, which of: these
papers is .signed-by; the lawful district return jadgea,
- job t asi every ministerial officer is bound to satisfy him
self of the authenticity of an official paper, on which he
is reaniredto aet.‘
It is well established that (unless otherwise expressly
provided) an, authority of a. public uatuTOi conferred on
three or jointly, maybe exechtddbya
majority at a meeting lawfully held, and of which all
have bad. lei&i notice, and thafc the. meeting and pro*
ceedxngs of. sach a body are presumed to be.regular, in
the absence of proof to the contrary. JBnt a minority
of suen abo£y cannot, hy.irtthdrfiwing (for whatever
reaspn) from the majority and proceeding to act inde
pendently, vest In themeelves ftie* authority ’which the
law Las conferred on the whole ghd permits to be ex*
ercised by a majority as above stated.
The general election law of 18S3 provides that when
two .or more, counties -shall compose a district for the
choice of a member of Congress, the judges of the elec
tion in each toovlfy having met the clems shall make
out a fair statement *o£. su the votes which shall have
been, given at -Inch, election, which shall be signed by
said judges and attestedby the olerks. and; that one of
the said jndges.shall take charge of such eertifieak,
and shall produce the same' at a meeting of onejndge
from eaca county.
Keeping in view the principles above stated, which
are of universal acceptation,the minorities of the judges
is Adams and Bedford bad plainly no authority to ap
point clerks, or cause votes to be added up, or returns
to be made out, ot,Uu fine, to perform any of the func
tions of the body of county judges of the election. The
conclusion is ineyUabie that Messrs. Cart of Adams and
'£eek os Bedford; who clamed to act as judges from
these qountfes at the .meeting of one judge from each
county, and present returns made and signed by snch
minorities, were not entitled so to act, nor could the
•returns wblch presented bb legally received.
. TheJaw,ashasbeenBeen,require*thatthecertiftcate,
. haying been madejout by the clerks, shall be signed by
the county judgeaof the election., It is, of course, in
the poss<Bfiiouaiid.under the control of the bodyof such
judges, when afipmbled according to law. Of course,
that body must directit to be placed in the charge of the
member whom may designate to sttend the
of one judge from each county and present
it to that meeting; and assist in making up the returns
of the district. can see no ground for the assumption
that a judge cannot be designated for these purposes,
just as lawfully before the certificate has been made out
and signed a« afterwards; and therefore f conceive that
the eMectfon of Mri Wilhelm was entirely legal. But
that selection did him the holder of ah
office. a Committee of one, tojperform
ceitain dump. But,whether'hebe styled an officer ora
-committee, iu.i&s opinion the subsequent; selection of
Mi. 1 Laker, actual placing of the certificate in
Itfsi completely discharged Hr. Wilhelm and
Ovewbaenie aimointment.
The result is that of the five persons who have signed
t statiiig Mr. Koontz to be elected, three had
. ho qeg&l authorny to act ia the capacity which they
ae&umed. ajw l.am therefore of opinion that the Go
verhefts to base his proclamation on" that paper
as a return. .
•Ih.regard to.the;other paper, t U Is darned by
"personswhoajmeaY.tohaye beenlegallydesignatedby
theqndges of eleoiion in their respective counties. The
. judge-from Somdset, though he had notice, neglected
. or refosed to attend the meeting, or at any rate faued to
.attend it. The.duty of the four Judged who did attend
is clearly pointed out by law. It was to >** cast up the
several coumy returns, and duplicate retui ns of
the votes riven;'for the office in the district “and
or,the name or theperson elected ." Instead of doing
this, they omitted to count the vote Somerset, appa
rently by reason of the non-attendance of the judge from
that county. .Ithas been suggested that as they bad
not those retumerfhay could not count thorn, which Is
very true. B % ut duplicate originals were accessible in
the office of tbo of Somerset county,-and ip
, was their dutytrif necessary, to refer to them. They
coulduot, of bourse, have obtained them on the same
day,-bus though tfcelaw fixes the day of'their meeting,
- IVwasperfectly legal for them to adjourn if the husi-
epuld uot be completed in one day, and I think it
waa Tuidoubtedly their dntyto do so. That the non-
of adjudge should be held to Infer the dis
franchisement of the county from which he comes,
when duplicate originals of the returns which he failed
to produce were*easily attainable by a short ; delay,
would be intolerable.
- The act of 1889 provides that the judges shall make
returns of V ail the votes given for such office in said
district, and of the name of the person or persons elect
ed;” and further provides that it shall be the duty of
the Governor, otfthe receipfr of the the elec
tion as *‘fco declare hy proclamation the
"Sgmes persons so returned as elected in the re
spective mstrict'’ ’—that is to say,-returned as elected in
a retnrn which also purports to return all the votes
given for the offlcO in the district.
The paper in question does not purport to return all
the votes given for she office iu the district. It shows
oh its face that thdvote of one countyin the district was
, not and'therefore that the judges had not be
fore.them the mi ans of knowing who was elected; and.
indeed, the return substantially is, that Hr. Coffroth
had a majority Vof all the votes cast as counted before
the board, (that is to say, of the votes in four out of
five counties which composed the district,) and there
fore is duly elected. This return is so essentially defeo*
tive fcha; I. con’ceiye it jto be no return .at ail, aud am of
.
mation <mrit as a return.
observe oh the argument that-it was
etatedhyfthe coupselrof Mr. Ktjohfzvthat' aU.the ille
gality, irregulhriiy, and confusion Which have at
»lendtd the retumfirom this district, arose from the ac
ahn of a majority of the judges of election in Adams,
Bedford, and one other county* in illegally
parts of what are called the soldiers'
votes, . .xfegir duty ii clearly defined by law to be to
"catue thr cl6ris to make out a fair BtatemBntjsf all the
votes yhich -Hhall have been givenatlhe election. To
usurp .the bower of- throwing out, at their discretion,
aty VotisfEO given, is to commit a wilful, and grievous
offence, for which, if found guilty by a jury, they can
he adequately punished. Inconvenience from Ihe'r ills*
gAI course'can also b'e avoided, a* the House of Reore-
full jurisdiction over the election and re
turns, and may spply a summary remedy if the alleged
State'of facta should -he properly substantiated. But,
as the Governor xaimot, if satisfied that the offence has
-bfe.n-coimpitted. thrust the offencers Into the peniten
: tiafy, ahdt&us usurp the power of the j adicial tribunals;
soheitbermtn se constitute himself a judge of the elec
' tten, and tßjte usurp the power of the House of fiepre*
is the/proper tribunal to ad jad lease
on it. He has ho more ri gh> votes Into the couaty
retuxhsthui the county judges of election had to put
them out, or to: treat as valid the acts of a seceding
minority of the ebunty judges of election, than he would
have to treat at tpe act of the House a n bill emanating
from a sfmilar ffscerfing minority of that body. His
duty is. nst 'to* lend himself to revolutionary action of
any kind. >Be oa to preserve order, not to abet con
fusion. .. He 1% to obey the act of Assembly, and as no -
-returns have feen prosanted such as that act authorizes
vhf&'tp baseinsproclamation upon, I qm of opinion that
hs lsa&iioa»Es.l«buree.'bTit to state that fact as his rea
son for jwft. me daring the ‘name of any parson to have
elected in the 16th uongressicnal
.■■ •
Surrounded hy the contagious unrest of augry and *
excited and often- forced, amid suciTsnr
rouiding, to act promptly on questions of the most diffi
cult and delicate character, itmay aupsar to reqaird
some moral firmness in the Executive Magistrate to
avoid being swept beyond the limits of his appropriate -
sphere. r
* n ßut it ii to be recollected that we have a popular Go
vernment, and in such times ae thete. public coafi
decce, important to ev«ry Government, is essential to
ours.. *
It appears to me that he must be.the boldest of men,
-who. being at the head of the Government of any one
of ©ur Slates at this .crisis, should have the courage to
r befeqble andvacfilaiii g, -regardless oflaw, partial iu
■ his judgments, usurping iu his practice, and guided by
meiely personal feelings or personal influence, thus
loosening the structuzeof out political fabric, and ex
posing its very foundations to evacuation.
On the other band, I should esteem him to be fortu
nate, who,bin such a position, rising to the level of the
occasion, should leave below him all the.tur&s of ordi
nary politics, should preserve his own-calmness during
thehstcrxne that are reglng, not ae lacking emotion, but
rb feeling that upon his calmness may depend thepublie
safety; who shotild combine a thoroughly active, en
ergetic and loyal administration of affairs, with open
fairness and equity to. all, obey himself-the law to
Which be. enforces the obedience of others, compel tbe
trust of'the honest and truth-loving masses of all par
lies in his vigor, justice, and integrity, and thus, com
manding the public confidence, cause to strike daily
deeper and deeper the roots of authority, ana make
threatened confusion and anarchy impossible by ren
dering irresistible the just power of governor nt.
I should esteem him to be fortunate, bec&nse-thousrh
his task would nit .be^eaay—when he should have fnl*
.fijledjt be would have connected for all timeJhie own
Honor withapehisfcbry ofthe salvation ofthe Republic.
rw~ ■ W. M MEREDITH,
: *•* ,r • - Attorney General. «
Gbxebal’b Office, >
Harris burg, Dec. lOih, l&frt.J
ClTy COUNCILS.
Both branches of Councils met yesterday afternoon.
‘"'tfEUECX BKAJSCH.
A message WAs. reooived-frora the Mayor enclosing a
raries or resolutions adopted by the trustees of ihe Gas
works; in reference to the Hays contract for coal. The
resolutions aver that the trustees are desirous of a full
exanunation'intothe affairs of the trust Referred to
the special committee
f LOCOMOTIVES ON WILLOW BTKKBT.,
A communication was received from Colonel Brown,
Chief of Quartermaster *s Department, ass ing permission
to run. a locomotive From Broad and Prime to WiUow
street wharf, in order to facilitate the transportation of
forage
. Mr. ZAHE (H,) introduced a bill granting suchprivi
lege. Referred.
a communication was received from teachers in the
Girard College* calling attention to the fact that three
years ago the salaries were decreased, and that since
lhat time. 'While the cost of living has been increased,
there has been no increaseinthe salaries. Referred to
the Committee on Girard Estate, '
y CHBSTKIIT* STSBBT BRIDGE,
Mr. Majojel (IT), chairmah of the special commHte&
to which was referred the Mayor’s communication in
reference to the Chestnut-street bridge, made a report.
Itjs'stated by the committee that Mt. Motley was called
beforo-the members in order to substantiate his charges
in reference to the constzuciion of the bridge, and he
failed to establish one fact
The ordinance from Common Council authorizing a
loan for the construction of the Chestnut-street bridge,
was concurred in. -
TEE NORTHERN LIBERTIES GAS WORKS,
The ordinance frdm Common Council directing the
trustees of the Philadelphia Gas Works to take posses
sion ofthe northern Liberties Gas Works, and autho
rizing a loam or the purpose, was concurred In.
APPROPRIATION BILLS. *
The ordinance making the appropriation to the De
partment of Lawwfrr 1565 was concurred in. It appro
priates $lB, S5O. . _ . , .
The ordinance from Common Council making sun ap
propriation of S7GO to the clerks and messengers of
Councils* for extra services during Mi* was concur
red in.
The ordinance making the appropriation to the Guar
dians of the Poor for 1865 was concurred iu Also, the
ordinance making an appropriation of-SS,OCKMo-the
Board of Health to furnish the municipal hospital.
The oi dinar ce making the annual appropriation to the
Departmentof City Property, was amended by increasing
the item of $15,0U0 for FairmountTark to $30,(00, ana
the bill, as thus amended, was concurred in.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
The rssdluilouß bf thanks to Professor Saunders, to H.
C. Lea'and associates, and to E Spencer Miller, were
concurred In. >
BOUNTIES.
The ordinance from Common Council, providing
bounties for men enliering under the present call for
soldiers, was taken up.
Mr. Spbring (U,) opposed the ordinance. The ques
tion had been dUcuised in tbe Finance Gommittee, after
consultation with the Bounty Fund Oommissioaers f and;
the members were of opinion, with ihe Commissioners,
that money was being wasted by the bounty system.
Mr. Gray {flow® surprised at ■ tlusopposuion from
Mr. Sperring.\Be recollected well that two yeara ago,
when Lee threatened the city of Philadelphia, the gen
tleman was willing to appropriate any amount of
money. Row, When he feels secure* be opposes boun
ties. Tbe speaker paid as heavy taxes as Mr. fcnerrinf,
and yet he was willing to.give his share towards par
ing bounties to men who entered the service while he
remained at ht fiae. This was the important hour. Our
men at the front have been victorious, and should re
ceive encouragement by the prompt filling up of their
-depleted ranks, and thus enable the Government to
'crush the rebels.
Mt. Kajheblt (0,) favored the WU Men secured by
bounties are more valuable th»n those couscripted As
a matter of economy it was cheaper to give bounties;
for a draft would entail distress upon the families of the
men drafted, and possibly it might be that more money
would be required to sustain the Almshouse than is
sow asked for bounties. Something bad been said
about “ bounty-jumping, 1 ’ and about vagabonds get
ting the money and then deserting. This was wrong;
but this is Incident to all large movements. Our armies
under Grant and Sherman, filled up by bounties, have
thown. ;b> their valor that-.the system is not so bad as
fbSfr. Dhi er (0.) urged the passage of the bill. He
voted for the first bounty bill, and he would vote for
the last, for he believed it to be a proper system, and the
success of our arms dunng the past six months espe
cially Had established the fact. .
Mi. Abmstbokg (0.) would vote for the bill, because
he believed that aroan who accepted a bounty,and was
enabled to leave bis family in comfortable circmn
siances. made a better soloier than the man who was
compelled to go. M* wished to support the Govern
ment. He did not . think the course of the Adminis
tration conect in everything, but notwithstanding tnat_
he would always' support ihe Government.
At th'd close of tne debate, which was continued at
reme length, amotion to - suspend the rules to proceed
to a second reading resulted in no quorum--Messrs.
- Hodgson. Scoring, Freeman, and Riche refusing toan-
SVAI I t A f lIAI* HA Wl At
Those who voted aye Wore as follows: Messrs. Arm
strong,! Cattftll, Gtenodo, Gray, Karaerly, Manurt,
Mai cub, McElroy, Omerly, TJbler, Zane* and Lynd—
-12.
A call of the House resulted in 12 members answering
«to their names. There being no quorum? there was
some desu’.tor- debate, iu which thi’se who favored the
ordifisnee endeavored to provail upon the four oppo
nents to answer at the rou-call, and thus enable the
bill to pass. Itwarfound.impossibte to secure a quo
rum* and the. Chamber stood adjourned.
COMMON BRANCH.
Srtefcent Habpbb (U.), InAbs eheir*
* ■ COMMDNIOATIONS;
A coananakiUoA ww wetivei from B. t Brown,
toran » looomotlTo a%d oars from
Broad and Prime street! to. Willow-street wharf, for
the traniportation of Government stores, Beferred to
haiiroad Committee. ,
.A from A.Miskey, president of trus
if Gaa Works, relative to a comtaunica
tio&oflbe Mayor, was received and read,
*^ c^s«s!f a V on froni the Mayor* on the same sub*
The communications were,
K ”® ®Jtecial committee on.the subject.
citizens of the First ward,
against the removal of the markets on Second street, •
from Fine to Sopth streets. Eeferred. -
The oidiuance appropriating . $7OO being $lOO each to
the darks and messengers of Councils, for extra ser
vices was taken up and passed.
TECS DRAFT.
. Mr. LotreuLiir (O ), fromjhe finance Committee, of
fejed the following eommußication and ordinance r&la-
The°underrigned members of the Finance Committee
asklea.ve.to present the following communication on
the oidlnaucß to encourage enllitmentf, referred to said
committee for consideration:
This ordinance,so referred to the Finance Committee,
provides for the appropriation of one million of dollar *
by the city of Philadelphia for the purpose of giving
bounties to volunteer soldiers, and thereby secure the
quota of trooos demanded by the General Government
without subjecting the loyalty of cur .city to the dis
grace of a'draftor conscription.
' In order to show the wisdom of the policy, it. is only
neceg&sry to review the history of the past four years,
when the cry of the last man and the last dollar to sup
press the rebellion was raised by those who claimed by
words to be the only loyal men in our city. The true
friends of the Union in this' Chamber satisfied them
selves to vote for theiine&us to effect this purpose. Since
then a change has occurred. Jt would seemlnexplicahle,
unless, the tear the last dollar is unable to obtain the
last man is the reason.
The undersigned do not believe in such a false econo
my, or in the assumed fact that either the money or the
men is exhausted." Our loyal citizens ate as ready/sow
to serve a draft as they ever were, and will cheerfully
pay for their ; personal exemption The bounty policy
has heretofore answered all that was desired or ex
peeled from it. Since April, 1661, 70.000 men have en
listed by the bounty policy from Philadelphia in the
military or naval service. 3,600 only were secured by
a draft under the conscriptionlaw passed in 1863' These
figures prove that bounties are effective and conscrip
tion a failure. Our citizens are opposed to the French
plan of forcing them to fight, uhd this is proved by the
almost unanimouspubllc opinion in favor of obtaining
volunteers by bounties.
Massachusetts bas ah agent In the Border Slates to
secure negro soldiers/aad they receive large bounties.
Will the people of-Philadelphia; put their loyalty in
comparison with the freedmen of Border States and
con tent to be conscripted when theee freedmeiL are ob
tained by bounties? < - • , ■
The undersigned agree that at the present time the
city is in excess over all drafts prior to December, 1861,
B, SCO men. The draft for 300,0C0 men now ordered will
require from this city 7.000 men, thus leaving a defi
ciency to be made up by bounties or conscription of say
The undersigned do not believe that the laet man is to
be fornid in ibis'number, or that if this ordinance is
passed it will contain the last dollar, and. -tberefore,
they are willingto save our city from the disgrace of a
conscription. Public opinion demands it, the : loyal
sentiments of our city, demand The statement herein:
made of the number of men secured by bounties is thef
justification of this system. - The undersigned there
fore present: the following ordinance and ask its consi
deration and adoption. WM LOUGHLIfif,
- THO 3. H. GILL,
. The ordinance offered in connection with the above
communication provides that there shall'be paid to
e&chperson who shall he mmtered'into the Service' of.
the united States and credited to the quota of the city
for the ensuing draft the sum of $lOO for oae year, $225
for two years, and s4Cofort) roe years, and the president
of each branch of Councils is authorized to appoint
each two citizens, end the Mayor is authorized to appoint
one citizen, who shall constitute a commission to exa-
S foe the claims for bounty, and, if correct, to certify
e same to the Mayor, who is authorized to draw the
warrant for the payment if the bounty. The sum of
$1.0(0,000 is appropriated to execute the provisions of
the ordinance. .
The commissioner* ate directed to allot the credits of
the men enlisted so that each ward sb&ll have an equal
share, and eo that no bounty shall be paid to the credit
of wards Whose .quota shall ne full.
Mr. .Potxxa ,(U.l .offered the following communication
from a majority of the Committee-on the earn*
subject;.
To the Select and Common Ckmneils of the City of
Philadelphia; .
The Finance Committee, to whom was referred an
ordinance to make a further appropriation to encbanife
enlistments in the military and naval service of the
United States, respectfully, report back the same with a
recommendation that it not pass. Many cousidera
lions have ooncurre 4 to bring your committee to this con
clusion: The state of'the city finances, and thevast
sums of money already speefby it to spare the citizens
from* draft; the very small results obtained from this
great expenditure; your committee having been in
formed by gentlemen of the Bounty Fund Commission,
Who attended their meeting, at which this sabject was ‘
considered, that they- have for some time thought the
greater paitof the citizens' money paidin bounties'was
wasted; that not more than one in four of the persons
receiving the bounty was retained in the service of the
United States; the consequent demoralization of a large
• portion of our population who were tempted by the large
amounts of money to become bounty’jumpers and de
serters: the conviction that .a better, class of men will
be obtained by the actual enforcement cf the draft, and
the belief that the city's money will be better expended
1b support of the families of those who msy be drafted—
all these considerations unite in producing the convic
tions to which your committee have arrived.* They
therefore-ask to he discharged from the further conside
ration of the subject.
Bespectfuliy eubmiried,
Thomas Pottee, Chairman.
Spering, jJas. A. Freeman,
Junes Bairatt, (Henry C. Halnsoa.
Alex. L. Hodgdos, )
Mr. Pottek (U.) a«ked, in connection with the above,
thatihe following memorial to the Senate and House of
Representatives, which is about to be presented, should
he read:
The undersigned, having, under the auspices of the
Union League of Philadelphia, had considerable ex
perience in the raiding of troops, deiire respectfully to
lay before your honorable bodies their views with re
spect to the prevalent system of recruiting by means of
localhounties • •
At ihe time of its introduction, the bounty system,
doubtleaspossessed advantages as a temporary expedi
ent It stimulated the flagging spirit of volunteering;
the moderate Bums offered Worked little evil either to
ihe donors or the recipients, and, if the war had proved
& short one, ihe adoption of the plan would have an
swer? d a good purpose. In ihe present condition of af-
however, we cannot bat regard the offer of local
bounties as a source of Injury to the Government, the
army, and the people.
To the Government, because the system tends to con
vert into an affair of bargain, and sale the liability to
military service owed by the citizen. The authority of
the Government to command the service of the citizen,
thus loses its claim to respect, and the sacredness of the
dmv owed by the citizen is degraded into a matter of
traffic. -Tn a war involving the life of the nation, and
requiring the united energies of the .people, thete are
considerations rot lighily to be disregarded^
To the army, because its morale is lowered.. The un
selfish patriotism which three years since impelled so
many brave men into the ranks, and which two years
ago gave us thousands of willing conscripts* becomes
degraded into a question of gain. The soldier who has
receii ed & small bounty is apt to be dissatisfied because
his comrade has been more gr&spi&g or more fortanate.
Lane numbers are eager for the expiration of their
term of enlistment, in order that the? may secure a .
high er premium. Desertions are stimulated. To enlist
and to desert is so profitable that it has been reduced to
a system, popularly khown as “‘bounty-jumping, ’ 5
which has become a -recognized profession, orga
nized- throughout the country. Mistaken He&ity
has rendered this nearly as Bafe an occupa
tion as It is lucrative. Men are pointed out who
have amassed moderate fortunes by enlisting and de
terting with immunity, and others who have acquired
large fortunes by organizing desertion into a system,
and employing and protecting trained and educated de
serters. we have positive information of one indi
vidual in. ibis city who has been arrested six times, has
eeetped in each instance after a few days’ detention,
acd who now walks our streets openly and defiantly.
-On a moderate computation, of the men recruited in
Philadelphia during the past month, amounting to
many hundreds, scarcely more thanr one-fourth reach
the army in the field, and a portion -of those who are
carried to the front are understood to desert to the
ereiny on the first opportunity, when they are passed
back through our lines to enlist-again and desert as
btfore. Even tbeveforans discharged from the old dis
bar dedregiazents become infected with the prevailing
contagion, and compensate themselves for having served
Without bounty by enlisting and deserting. Thus the
army is shorn of its numerical strength, and, what is
equally, deplorable, its military spirit and patriotic
ardor are contaminated by the mercenary calculationsof
the miserable spirits who enter the ranks with the object
of getting the maximum of remuneration with the mini
mum of fighting. Even many officers do not escape the
contagion, and speculate with brazen effrontery in the
lives ofthe men who follow them to the field. What
can be the tone-of a regiment when the men. know or
suspect that their colonel has made ten, or twenty, or
fifty ddlarsper head outof them? With the extrava- *
£ ant bounties sow customary, the amounts of money
andied are so enormous that a large proportion, of those
connected with recruiting become corrupted. The op
portunities for illicit gains arb so numerous, and the
temptations so great, that the Government can scarcely,
trust its own officials,and every channel through which
our armies can derive their strength runs the risk of in
fection. •
We are proud of our army. We know that it con
tains & large part of what is best and bravest in the
country, and that it has earned the gratitudeoT. distant
generations. We, therefore, deplore the more bitterly
that its earnest patriotism should be exposed to the un
fortunate influences of such a system. Justice to the
gallant officers and men who have so nobly battled in
defence of oar insLitQtion%requlres that they should be
relieved from all which tnreatens to sully in the future
the splendid record of the past.
On ihe people the effect is equally bad. The enrol
ment sub-cistricts no longer expect or endeavor to sup
ply recruits from their own population.' It is simply a
financial question, to raise a certain amount of money,
which-, through' the hands of some professional agent,
or some organization, shall purchase exemption, re-
S aidless whether the quota shall be represented by
rave men in the ranks, or by anempty muster roll.
All living interest in the war is deadened, all sense of
personal responsibility is lost; dollars take the place of
patriotism, and paper credits are substituted for men.
This spirit is rapidly extending. It must be checked,
if we would overcome' the fiery energy of the. South,
welded in to a compact mass, and wielded by the strong
arm of military despotism. <-
In place of the apparentlyprompi alacrity of volun
teering which scows upon the surface* we have in re
ality a tr&ffic'in men worthy of Ashantee. Agents are
commissioned to traverse the country to buy up men in .
localities far and near. Recruits ate bribed and cajoled
to credit themselves to districts which they never saw,
and their own homes are stripped of fighting population
for the benefit of their unpatriotic but wealthier neigh
bors. Even the unfortunate freedmeu of the insurrec
tionary States are struggled for to take the places of
- those who should be ready to discharge the obligations
ofa citizenship of which they profess to be proud. Thus
the prosecution of the war becomes no longer a question
rQf the patriotism of the community, but merely a mat
ter of dollars and cents, and the recruiting of the armies
6f freedom is converted into a disgraceful barter with
runners and bounty-brokers. We have felt these evils,
perhaps,less in Fhuatieli hia than has been experienced '
in many other places; but, from wbat we see and what
we hear, we are confident that they are spreading to an
extent which must eventually paralyze our national
strength.- In a republic, all strength is derived from; he
spirit of the people, and all is lost when that becomes
debased and perverted.
Nor is this all; for the financial ability of the country
is rapidly becoming diminished under the self-imposed
burden of enormous local bounties In some districts,
under the call of July 18th last, men enlisting for twelve
months received as much esiromone thousand to fifteen'
hundred dollars. Fortunately this was notgeneral, but*
seven hundred and fifty, five hundred, and four hun
dred dollars* in addition to the Government bounty,
were quite commonly offered for short enlistments.
Each locality, competes, with another; recruits put
themselves up at auction* and their price Is ran up until
they become a luxury for the wealthy only. Should
another call be made under the present system, these
extravagant prtess will be taken as a starting point for
a further advance, and when the limit will be reached*
no one can tell. Every community will thus become
oppressed with a toad o? debt beyond JU capacity to
bear, and its abil tr to share the general burden and
support the Government credit will be correspondingly
weakened. At the same time, no one locality can well
separate itself from the mad career in which its neigh
bors are all engaged, If it refuses to purchase volun
teers, and prefers to submit to the draft, its military
population is seduced away, and the ploughshare of con
scription reaches the mb-eoil. . - ' t ■
Bad as this is, It might be endurable if it succeeded in
filling our armies and giving to the country, the men
called for by the President. Tiat this is not the case is
notorious. If two hundred thousand men are wanted,
five hundred thousand are called for, andthe energies
and resources of the country are taxed greatly beyond
what should be neces*ary, to fill the pockets of thou
sands of miscreants who batten on the public misfor
tunes, and who waste their ill-gotten gains in the
coarsest licentiousness which can demoralize the com
inanity. The call tbuff produces, in effective men, one
fourth or one-third of what it ought to, and it must
therefore be again shortly repeated, to again exhaust
the people, to embitter discontent, and to intensify cor
-5s easy thus to expatiate on evils tbe existence of
which is .generally Remitted. To suggest remedies is
more difficult, ana we feel no little diffidence in offering
for your consideration such as have occurred to us: t
I. To avoid, as far as possible, short terms of service,
and to empower the President to draft for onC two, or
lime years, at his discretion, during tne war. -
If. To discourage the offering of local bounties, and
the buying up of reeruils from other localities. To ef
ftcttbi*, übe Government bounty might be restricted to
those who receive no local bounty. Every sab-district
might be. empowered to claim credit for its residents
whtrmay hereafter enlist, no matter to what place they
may have-credited themselves. All credits for non-resi
' dents would thus be liable to be lost-„ It would aUo be
well to repeal the third seotion.of tbe act of July 4th,an
thorizing tbe loyal States to recruit in insurrectionary
unexplttd term of service of all volunteers
he*e after enlisting and deserting might property be
charged back to the locality receiving creditrfor them.
XV. As these measures would diminish volunteering,
the draft must be looked to as the main resource to
maintain the strength ol our armies. To accomplish
this, it might be rendered mote effective and more popu
• laf. Perhaps some additional safeguards might be
adopted to diminish the number of those who fail to re
port. ‘Wbatevcr bounty may be offered by Govern
ment to volunteers might, we think, iudiciously be
likewise bestowed upon drafted men. It is difficult to
tet why the man who can enlist without a sacrifice
ekouldbe largely rewarded* while the citizen who iis
forced to leave all thgt he holds dear, should receive
nothing in return for the sacrifice which his
exacts of him. A moderate bounty for the drafted man,
or somi provision, during his absence fop those who
may be dependent upon him, would deprive the draft
of half its terrors, would cause a much store general
FOUR CENTS.
and prompt respopsrto its demands. aid Wonli
*5? 0 * 1 of tte BtSeiaa vrhlcli now. separates the coo-. -
“fJPt from tta volunteer. It wonld llkawfaefbe te
keepink with Jhe character of onr iastltatlonc, and Hie '
'generous owe with, which the Republic watches over
ae welfere of all Its dttzens.
ture involved would be trifling, for, as under our pre
sent system*: but a. amaUßpercentage of recruits are
drafted men, nearly all receive bounty already. The
increased number to be paid would therefore be very
~ By a series of measures of this nature, we cannot but.
think that boththe strength and the character of jobf-?
armies wonld be improved; the patriotic spirit of tigj'
people would be raised to the level of the sacrifices
qulred by the exigencies of the situation;-the authority '
of the Government wonld be vindicated; and a system
wonld.be ‘established which < would- carry .the nation
through its period of probation,’ v be
long or shorts - • ■
XfimthU we are mistaken, however* wb would pray
- that youreuperier wisdom znay devise some means of
promptly removing : the -evils to which we have -
to call your attention. -Those evils are so widely
spread an<l so. rapidly increasing that we cannot look
•SiZX® rd to their continuance without the gravest ap
prehensions for the welfare of the Republic.
Js inee L. Claghorn,
i Horace Blnney, Jr.»
i& orten McMicbael,
J. I. Clark Hare,
George-H. Cro*map,
. y». D Levis*
George Whitney* •
£. Spencer Miller, '
Mr. Potter (0.) asked that the following commu
nications; from the Mayor hud from the City Bounty
Fond Commiteion, should be read:
Office of the Mayor of the City of Pho,adbephia,
y * December 0, 1854.
L have hatefully considered the memorial to Congress
submitted to me, and heartily concur in its representa
tions and suggestions Never has a system so perni
cious to public and social well-being met with such
ready and thort- sighted acquiescence from an entire
people he tiua*of bounty to volunteers. The evil it has
worked, is r incalculable -an d Irreparable; but no effort
should be spared, even, at this late hour, to stay its fur
ther mischiefs. . ALEXANDER HKNRT.
Office of the City Bounty Fund Commission,
Cohmosweaith Building, 613 Chestnut Street,
- - Philadelphia, Dec 5, 1864.
- Wfareas, This Commission has, during the fast
twelve months, paid to more than twenty
thousand* volunteers, and has thus had the opportunity
of acquiring familiarity wUhtheWorlrisg of the sj stem
of local bounties'; andwhereas, a memorial to Congtess
setting forth the evils of the said syttem. and suggest
ing certain remedies, has-been laid before this Commis
sion for its consideration ; therefore,
-Resolved, That ibis Commission do heartily approve
the said memoriaVbelieving that there is an impera
tive necessity for some action on the subject by the
General G overrun ent, sin ce the active competition which
exists precludes any independent measure of reform on
tho part of any State or locality, ;
K. P. KING,
J. P. McF ADDER,
josiahkiotbkboce:
HEfiBT 0. LEA,
/ THOMAS WILAtEB,
Commissioners.
Mr.-LouQStt.iK (0.) only asked to refer to the second
- item in the memorial in support of the views he held
-«why the bounty should be continued. He was not
willing that ihe citizens of Philadelphia should be sub-
J* ejed to the terrible calamities incident to a draft while
.neighborinc-eotmties exempt themselves by means of
paying bopD ties. J^ereferred to the result of tbe con
scription that,wo had here in comparison with the re- :
cplleof 6 bounties and encouraging volunteering.
It had been found that, to keep an army of conscripts
from deserting, a battalion o 2 veterans were required
to watch each conscript. •
Mr. _POTTEB.CO.) maintained"tbafc the giving of high
bounties had done more harm than good to our army,
IthadencouTaged good soldiers to desert, In the hope
of getting the high boonties.and the business of bonnty
jumplngwas extended all over the breadth of the land.
Mr. Taylor (0 ) believed that the following amend
ment Would obviate to some extent the objections that
were urged to the paying of bounties: Provided.’that
pn warrants be drawn till theproper officer certify that
the result is in actual military service in tbe held.
- Mr. Wolbrrt (O.) thought that-as soon as a recruit
was mustered he was as much in the service of the
United States as he was if actually in the field. He .
thought that there w as a snake in that amendment
hr. EvAifstU.) offered an amendment, civingrecruite
a weekly stipend of $1 91 per week. He had talked
yf ub some army officers on the subject of the draft, and
they had.told him that the army would be better off
Without sneh volunteers as we sent them. They wanted
conscripts in tbe army. One conscript was as good as -
hall a dozen of the volunteers, that were sent The
Yammeers were all foreigners and bounty-jumpers,
who came to this country t o rob the Government.
Mr. Ca®swßLL(o.)thougbtitveryhard that because
a number of men, who had been paid the city bounty,
bad chosen to desert, that the men at home now should
be dragged from their wives aud families without any
no'ice—dragged Into the a'my without any means of
escape. There were people who could oppose this or
dinance who had got rich off the war, ana were able to
I buy tb tin selves exemptions at whatever cost—men who
were too old to have service required of them. He was
one of those who was not liable to draft, but he would
willingly and cheerfully give of his bricks and his mor
tar to keep the poor man, just starting in the world, at
home with his wife and family. That he believed to be
true leyaltv—the heart that is willing to give of ita
abundance to help the poor and keep the miseries of
eenseriugion from tbs poor manta door.
Mr- Wolbert (O.) had-not intended to say a word ott
the subject; but wheff he looked around him and saw
}he gentlemen who opposed the MU, and prated about
their loyalty, he could not suppress a few remarks.
First, we had a bachelor, without family, without wife,
or children; he gets up and talks about loyalty, and op
poses this bill. 'Why is it.that he does not go to tho
front and display that loyalty there? Then we have op
posing tbe ordnance another, who knows that by the
icfiuence he can command, in case he be drafted, he
can get a position free from the dangers of the.camp and
equal in profit to any situation he can bow commaud
Then we have another person who is fire e by age from
the draft, and who, by means of his wealth, is able to
pntin a dozen substitutes.- Look at the names of those
who63gxuhememorial;men who have got rich by pro- j
fits made by. them-off this war. How many of them
have sent substitutes; how many o! them a’e willing to
shoulder a musket alongside of the poor man? Hot one;
and yet they claim to he loyal men. He called a man
loyal who was willing to shoulder his musket and give
his last dollar towards reerciting the army and
suppressing the rebellion He had raid more than
he intended but when -a gentleman'gets
up here 'and attacks foreigners, who had. done as
much toward suppressing. the rebellion as any natural
«born citizen, he thought it was mean; and no one
would employ a foreigner as a substitute sooner than,
tho jeDtseman from the Fifteenth -ward, and he was
surprised that that gentleman shoo !d ce soviittle. And
if the remarks of the gentleman from the Tenth, ward
<Mr. Cresweii.), do not touch the hearts of loyal men,
God help our country and protect our citizens
The amendment offered by Mr. Evans was lost. *
The amendment offered by Mr. Taylor was with- *
dr* wn.
The vote on the first section of the ordinance was as
Views; ,
Veas Aregood,, Adams, Colebower. Cres
mll, Dillon, Evans, Everman, Gill, Gratz. Haines,
HarrifdE, BuUeman, Longhlio, McCurdy,
Marcer, Sfailin, Sick els, Peate, Staern, Simpson, Stok
h-j, -finlger, Taylor, Telford, Yankirk, Yoglebach,
wiiJismson, Wolbertj and Harper (president)-*-#)
I» ays.—Messrs, Billington, Eckstein, and Potter—3.
The second section was amended to read that no boun
ty be paid to any ward whore quota shall be full The
ordinance, as amended, passed.
. THE -PIRB CONTRACT ORDINANCE.
The ordinance relative to the extinguishing of fires
by contract was taken up.
Mr. Wolbert (O.) moved to Indefinitely postpone.
Agreed io—yeas 24, nays 9.
VOTE OF THAEKS,
„ Mr. Loughmn (O.) moved that a rote of thanks be
tendered to H. Carey Lea,R. P. King, Thomas Wilmer,
and John P. BfcF&dden, commissioners of the bounty
fund, for iheir services. Agreed to. A vote of thanks
was also tendered to E Spencer Miller, Esq., for his
energies m promoting recrafting and saving the city
from a draft. .
Mr Wibbtahsok (O.) called no a bill from Select
Council relative to the paving of Hancock street. Re
ferred to Highway C mmittee.
Hr. Beam (IJ.) offered an ordinance providing for the
opening of Yienna street. Referred.
A number of bills from Select Council were concurred
in. Adjourned. .
FESABiUIAL ASS COMMKKCIAL.
The Stock market presented no new features jester*
day. prices, generally apeaking t beta* steady. Go
vernment loans shared the same depression that we re
marked the previous day, the tendency toeing for a fur
ther decline. For the 1881 Loan and the 7-30 Bonds there
was no demand. The 10-40 Bonds sold at'lOltf, a de
cline of H \ and the 5-20 s at 108, a decline of H. State
loans were inactive: 5s at 91, and the War Loanos at
105; New City 6s declined K, selling at 98&. Thera was
a m oderate demand for company bonds at steady prices,
and there were sales reported of Camden and Amboy
mortgages at 106 X; Pennsylvania Bailroad, first mort
gage, at 113%, a decline of Hi Union Canal bonds at 21;
North Pennsylvania 6s at 98; Ee*ding 6s of 1870 at 101,
and Susquehanna Canal toonde at 60. The Kailway
share list continued very dull. Beading sold at 56M,
a decline of IX, and Pennsylvania Bailroad at 65J>£, a
decline of H ? Catawieea preferred advanced Hi .North
Pennsylvania Bailroad sold at 25; Minehill at 57 %s
Norristown at 58, and Philadelphia and Brie at 27, the
latte r a fall of 2. There was less said in Bank stocks:
Philadelphia Bold at 168; Mechanics at 34, and Kensing
ton at 100. The passenger Bailroad and Canal stocks
were very dull. Of fhe.Coal stocky there were sales of
Locust Mountain at 62, and .Green Mountain at 41-16.
The Oil stocks were moderately active; Maple Shade
sold up to 39%; Franklin, Dalzell, Curtin, and Egbert
were more inquired for. ' •
The McKlheny Oil Company yesterday declared a di
vidend of one per cent oh the capital stack,clear-of State
tax, payable on and after January 4th,
The directors of the Maple Shade Oil Company yes
terday declared a dividend of four per cent, and an
extra twelve per cent., making in all sixteen per cent.,
payable on and after the 30th Inst., clear of State taxes.
The books will be closed for transfer on the 24th at 3 P.
M.i and opened on the Slst.
The directors of the Big Tank Oil Company have de
clared a dividend of two per cent., payable on and after
the 30th inst., free of tax.
The following were the quotations of gold at the hours
named:
SM A; M.
U A.
IS iiih »«»»»«
1 P.M
* P.* If.—.•**•«•**••**•<
Tbe following were the el
vigation, 'mining* and oil Bt<
dosing quotations for the ma
tocks:
. - Bid. Ask.
SehuyUTay..*—33 S3K
Sohnyl Hav.pref.. 89 89*
SuuqCanfrl,. 14% 14*
Big Mount C0a1... BH 6
Clinton Coal-.... ... IK
-Connecticut Min.. 1.16 ..
Pulton C0a1....... .. ?K
Feeder Dam Coal. X n
GreenMt C0a1..... 4'
Keystone Zinc.... IK IK
ST&MidClF*d.. 9* 10-
N Carbondale .... 2 -
Slew Creek Coal— 1 IX
Pens Mining—lo 16
Bwatara Fls Coal. 6
Atlas— - 1% 2
Aliißheay IX ..
Alleg ATideoat... 1 1#
Big Tank.. 2# 5.81
Brandon Island • •. 1 2X
Bruner 0i1........ 1# 1*
801 l Creeki....... 8 4
Briggs Oil ... .. fi
Burning Spring..... 5
Continental 0i1... ■ 2% 2.81
Creacent City 1 ..
Curtin...... 15# ..
Corn Planter... .. 7 7X
Cald-we11.......... 7 X 7m
Cow Creeks...., .. 2 1*16
Cherry finn .. '2B#,
Dnnkard Oil. % l
Dr - rdO' • ~~ \x;
JunkardCreekOU -■ -<lchola<.
DensmoreOil.*... 7 7)4 Story Centre...
Dallell Oil • 9>4 Sunl>tJry .......... ..
Excelsior Oil*~<• 1% 1.44 Tair, Homestead.. .. 6%
Egbert ... IM4 Union/Petroleum- 2 2 3-16
Eldorado..... VA 2 Upper Economy... M l
Ferrel 0i1.... . 2 Venango Oil Zi 1
Franllln.Oll 2K2K WalntS bland.... 2*’2)4
Great Western.... 8)4 8)4 Watson2)4 S
The Internal revenne receipts on the 19tti rrsre over
$1,800,000. OnSaturday la«t they, touched the high Ag
ere Of *1,600,00c-.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Compwy.has given
notice that there will be apportioned among, the stock
holders, on the 12th day of January next, 12,500 shares
ofnewstock, in the ratio of one share to every seven
shares of stock then held by eachstockh elders certificates
of stock so apportioned will he ready for delivery to
those entitled to the same on and j&fter the Ist day of Ja
nuary next, (the same day on which the nsoal cash, di
vidend will he paid). Ho scrip will he Issued for frac
tions of a share, hut the number of shares representing
the aggregate of such fractions will he sold at public
auction on the 26th day of January, and the net proceeds
will he paid to the stockholders on and after thelsi day
of February next, according to theip respective inte
rests. The Government tax on the- above-mentioned
apportionment will he paid by the company.
The following Is the export of petroleum from January
lto December 16; m
From NewTork, ga115.... 2J®2J 1g.18a.181
From Boston,.*»•*»« 1.®70,261 2.035,216
From FhA 1 adeipMa.... —*........ 7,867,572 6,123,144
From 8a1tim0re......922,971 gw!Bs6
70,370 312.082
' Total export from the V, S .......81,358,580 27.fi0f^
Seme time 165% galls 10 625,68$
The Atlanticßank of fiewTork has declared a semi
annual dividend of five per cent-. free of tax; the
[ Bank of Horih America, five per coat-. free of tax; the
BEFORE
200 Mingo.— lota 3*l
100 Cursn OU'....„“„ujji
FIRST ]
ISJ4
'Mb do **«.. 1654
100 d 0.............. 1634
600 Com Planter. .639 IX
100 do*.•*••**•« **.* 7
100 Deusmore 854
100 do*. MO. 354
ICO Reading K TS7J4
200 do.CaPbfiwn le 67
2CO do-C&Plots... 67
800 d0..0pg....10t. 6754
100 d0.*....,.,.b50. 675*
200 Daliel! 0i1....10ta 954
1100 Excelsior lots b 5. 1 44
100 Caldwell....* 7
; 100 d 0... .......b5. 7 i
160 EgbertOU.-.lota. 4 •
100 Great Basin.* 3%
100 do •%:
600 Forres Eddy lots. 15f
*OO Bergen Coal & Oil 45j
. 2» Majde Shade Wilts 38K
200 do lotaSsg
60 do cash. 3854
2CO do 610 lots. 38
BBTWEBH
200 St Nicholas Oil lots 4W
10C0US10-401.oBde.:.:i0iX ]
■ lOOMeClintoek OUch- S
1100 U S 6-20 bds Its re. Ha
1000 do-i....... -.,10854
800Balaell 0i1....10ti. ffi
SCO do—.lots blO. 954
r 3CO do lots 680. 954
,W 0 do ..64. 954
200Densmore....lots, g
100 do 630. 754
100 do 6
796 Del Mutual Script. 80
100 Egbert 4
100 Mineral 0U....... 254
100 amygdaloid 26
SCOO Fnion Canal bonds 21
6ECOJSD BOARD.
400 Atlas 1.94 200Olmstead OU Hi
800 Cal dwell b3O 754 10 Morris Canal .prer 5»
4CO Curtin lots 1*54 100 Maple Shade- .616 39K ■
gPennaß.. 6*54 2Morristown R~*«. 66
lOOMcßebeny 654 60 Dalxell Oil 054
ICOO Caldwell.... 754 14Mechanics’ BE-bS 34
log Rtadlnrß. . .Cap 67 200 Egbert OU lots 4
. ICOEkcclsior.. X 44 100 Franklin ........ 2
60 Cherry Run. .O*P ask 100 Corn Planter 1
ICO "Walnut Island.... 254 1000Clty6snewCaPdb 88M
f BO ABBS
300 Egbert Oil bSO 4X lOOSchnyNavGo..... 35%
IOCQPeimaE Istmort.lll% lOOGermanla ~....,4 i»«
10CG City 6s new,due b 98* 900- do 1%
300 d 0.............. 98% 600 Story Farm....... 8%
TOGFranklin. lots 2 300 do 2-sf
m 7 MineMli B 6734 MO Bruner J*
IOOSt. Nicholas 0i1... 4% 3CoCora Planter.....* f
JOO Upper Economy... % 250 Caldwell .*•%«
* ICO Mineral.... -2% 200 d 0... S
300 do 2dys 2* lOOßalzeU 0fW..,.. ffik
20Caiawiesa 8..pref37% 100IrwlaOil U
IfCO Cam & Arab m0rt.106% 100 Noble & 8e1a...... wf£
IGOCnrtin ..*>3015% 100 Hyde Parm,.v g
100 _ do 15% 200 MGCltatock~~*.*„ 6%
KO Walnut Island.... 2% 200 Noble & Bela *l m
IGOD.Germania bio 1% 6CQOII Creek......,*., y%r
84NorthPennaE—. 25 500 Venang0.......... *
lOO.Bchuyl Nav...pref 39 4CO 8r0ther............ 1%
5000 State War Loan ffs. 105 300 Big Tank.......... 231
12Phil&da 8ank.....158 600Exce15i0r.......... 1%.
200Bessmore..... lots 7 OOOErotzer.... i 2
400Biuner IX 3GoBigTaak 2J£
6000 U S 6-2)8 ~.m% 203 Noble & 8e1a...... 1()
12C0 do. .108% 100 J'easmore 7
ICOFranklin .... 2 100Eff0rt............. 4
400* d 0.............. 2 100 Sherman * H£
600ITS10 40b.» ..102 lOOEfbert.... 4
600 1rwin...... 11 200 Caldwell.,7%
300Balzell 9% 3POOUS6-2>«....,......103
2COCO U'S 10 40s 101% 200 St. Nicholas.. 4*
“OUTSIDE BOOM” SALES.
100 Beading C 57 . >lOO Densmere 574
ICO d0.........gdys 68X1300 d 0...... T
ICO Perry..— 4XIOO do ~*,.b5 7
300 Big Tank bBO 2% 100 Roberts b 33 2%
100 Egbert.............. 4 b3o l?f
The New York Post of yesterday says:
Gold is qaiet to-day at 222X@224X|Cl08ilif at 221Jtf.
Exchange is qniet at 309 X for specie. The loan market
is active at 7 per cent. The stock market is depressed.
Governments are dull, bnt-steady at last evening’s
lowest rates. Registered 16Sis are wanted at lll t . coil*
pois of 1881 at 116%, coupon five-twenties at 108%, new
. loan at 107 X, ten-forties at 101%, and certificates at 96%. *
Bank shares continue excited. Railroad shares are de
pressed and urged for sale.; Pittsburg is' the weakest
on the list.
Of the miscellaneous Eeeuzities Schuylkill Goal Was
quoted at 8, Central at50(858. American at 54@84%, B»-
laware and Hudson at 21G@212, Pennsylvania at 191(51
200.
Before ti e first session Gold was quoted at 222%@22i,
, New York Central at 113, Erie at 89, Hudson at lid, and
! Beading at HA
The following quotations were made at the board a*
compared with the prices of Wednesday afternoon:
. Thu. W«d. Adv. Dee.
United States ft. 1881, c0up....116% 116% %
United States 6-20 coup 108 108% .. %
United States 6-20 coup, ,new. .107% 107% . - %
L United States 10-40 coupons • - .101% 101%
t United States certificates...... 96% 96% %
Tenneereeßs..,. *...55% 66 % „„
Missouri 6s 65% 63% ..
New York Central Railroad... 113% 114 .. %
Erie Railway.... SB% 8G .. -1%
Brie Railway preferred....-.. 100 ICO
z Hudson-river Railroad.. .'ll5 - 215% .. %
1 Beading ,.113% 115% i. lg
Alter the Board the naarket was heavy. Eiie fell to
87@87%, New York Central to H 3, JHudsonto 114, Read
toitWo ’clock call Brie closed at 87, New York Cen
tral at 112%, Hudson at 114%@115.
,3. E Fey, chairman.
Andrew Wheeler,
George Trott,
Charles GUpin,
Charles F. Smith,
Hoary 0. He a.
Jar. H. Orne,
H. B. Browne,
Ezra Dyer. H. D.,
£t:&i Tilghmaa '
2*ttg
Sid. Ash.
Germania 11-15 IX
Globe Oil 1 IK
Howe’s BddyOil. IK IK
Hibbard Oil 2 2K
Hoge Island— X X
Hyde farm.; 5
Irwin Ott 11 11K
Keystone Oil IK IK
Krotser- IK IK
Maple Shade Oil.. 31 S 3
McCllnlock oil . . SK 6K
Mineral Oil 2X 3
Mtni0........ SK 3K
Mcßlheny Oil 5K 6X
MeCrea&Chyßnn 1< 2K
Hoble & Da1..;... 9KIO
Oil Creek... 7M
Organic Oil .. ift
OlmsteadOU 2W
PennaPetroCo... 3J< 3
Perry Oil.. 434
PopeFarmOil.... %••
Petroleum Centre. S3-* 8X
Phillips .. SJC
Revenue wC •«
Roberts Oil _ BJ£
Bock Oil. ►*. 3X 4&
Eafchbone Petrol-. *. 234
5herman.......... 1.56 1*
Seneca Oil.. 6 %%
\ Story Farm Oil 2>tf
|6chuyl&Oil Crk. 1 2J&
St Jtfieholag....... 4X 5X
WHB WAB FBSaSS,
CFCBIi£SHS» WSfiKLI.I
Wim rura will ba «nt to rotoHrStonlw
mdt (per »m»cai la nirmw) .t Hf
tow
t«a CHI
lirtoi 01nb« Bun Tsa wlil b* (bun* ÜBM MM
“‘‘.lUOmiw.
Thetaoneu mustalmtotaeecmpcm# Bn order, aoM
i* no tMtewt m* Ouieeterme be deviated fnm> «f
wgmffmtwry UttUtaon Oak at motor Baser.
u, koomM to Mt Mamiitti
Ibm Wi* Rasa. w
th. cm, of tea «Iwreto; Ml
tab* test of tbo rwr wnx im wtm.
Broadway Bat*, tea per cant.; the Merchants’Ba>
change Bank, four par cent,, free of far. and the Ca»
lnmblan Marine Insurance Company, three aa'd one-balf
I percent., a! I payable Janonry Si.
jDrexal 4k Co» anoti!
Dnitsd States bonds.
Baited States Certll of Indebtedness. 87*
Quartermasters' Vouchers S 6; A o«
Orders forCertf. of Indebtedness,, .
llshUlgti eeseeaeee emaaes n|4o
‘Hre-twenty 80nda.~..~.. —lOTKaiffly'
Philadelphia stock Bxcttearas salbs,i>«. 22.
BOABBB.
[ 600 Corn,Planter cask T
I 100 Jfeple Shade cask. »
BOAB3X
100 oil Creek*... lots, nc
100 do-, 1g
ICO Oil CrkS ChyEnn 3$
mS S«n.'.lots" 2 it
100 St Nicholto. 4J£
100 "Walnutlsland.... g|
100. Krotzer 0iT........ f%
100 McClintock Olllta s>e
50 Qre*R Hotustata.tl-iS
100 Locoat Mottat&in.. 62
5000 U S 5-20 Bonds lotelOßJ*
3000 do ~,reg.l»
200 Statesa. 91
870 Bel Mutual Sp lots 88
5000 Bubo Canal Bonds. 60
4000 Cm&Ammfc 6s ’83.107
1000 Reading 6s 1870.,,101
ICOO Forth Penna is... 08
38Pemta R 65J£
100 Caiaw B Pref. .sS, 57*
100 do- ...Pref cash 37>f
lQGPhila.atßri*B.... ST
100 do ....lots-26Jt
Ftofladelpbia Markets.
Pkckmbbb. 22—Evening.
• The demand for Flour is limited, tooth for shipment
and home use, and the market Is doll; sales com
prise; about SCO barrels extra family at $12% ln
dndinglSO barrels fancy at $l3 $0 V- bbl. The retailers
and bakers aT© buying in a Bmall way at from $9 75®
10.60 for superfine; $10.75@11 25 for extra; $ll 5Q@11.25
for extra family; and $JL2.53@13 50 & bbl for fancy
brands; according to quality. Bye Flour is selling in
a' small way at $9@9.25 bbL Com Meal is scarce, and
: prices.&re without change-
GRAIN.,/—There is very little demand for Wheat, and
the market is dull at about former rate?, with sales of
about 4.MU has at 26C@2Goc for reds, and white at from
the latter for prime Kentucky. Rye is
selling ij* a small way at 173@175c f. ha. Corn is lover;
about 2,£00 boa new sold at 165 c for yellow, and 160 c for
w hite old is held at 186® .88c & bu. Oats are in fair de
mand, with sales of S 000 bus Pennsylvania at 92c bn.
BABE.—lst No. 1 Quercitron is held at $42.60 ton*
but there is little or nothing doing.
COTTON.—Prices remain about the same as last
Quoted, and the market is dull. Small sales of mid'
clings are making at 126®1 iSa lb. cauh.
BAT.— Baled. isselUni at from $28@30 flton.
GBOCEBjES. —There is very little doing ia either
Sag; ror Coffee, and themariet is dull and prices un
settled.' ‘
PETROLEUM continues scarce at about former rates,
with t mall sales to notice at 60c for crude; 73® 75c for
refined in bond, and free at irom 93@95c gallon, as to
quality.
SEhIJS. Cloyersaed continues scare* and iu good de
mand* with small, sales to notice at $14,50® 14.75 St
lbs. Timothy is selling at $5 hu. Flaxseed has ad
- vauced, with sales at $3 S 5 bu
; IRON.—Big Metal is dull, and there is very little
doing. Anthracite is quoted at $52@80 $ ton for the
three numbers.
PROVISIONS.—The firmness of holders limits opera
tions 1 , and there is v*ry little doing ia the .way of sales.
Me&s Pork is quoted at $39@41 W- bbl. Bacon Hams axe
selling in a small way at 2C@24c 3 Ibjforplain and
fane*. *■-
WHISKY —There 36 more doing, and prices are look
ing np; *460 bins sold at $2.25@2.35 gallon; most hold
ers ask moie.
The following are the receipts of Flour and Grain at
this port to-day*
Flour* *•»>****• ►*. • **-**.*-*■**■*****•-•♦»«.«.■«■•-* 1,310 bble.
Wheat*****-*.**** 18,200 bus.
Cora.'~*...*~*-> .—*-»**——*—♦—*'*-»*--**♦** 5.000 hue,
Oat»— S,SCO bus.
Kew Tork Harksts, Bee. 22.
Fnotra, Ac.—The market for Western and State Flour
is quiet, but the low grades are firm,.though without
essential change in prices. _
The sales are 6,200 bbls at $9.65@10.45 for superfine
State; $20.2t@10.45 for extra State; $10.50(310.75 for
fancy State; $10.36@10,75 for the low grades of Western
extra; 30 for shipping Ohio; $11.30@12 for
trade and family brands, and $11.25® 14 for S;. Louis
extras.
Buckwheat Flour is firm at $4.75®5 20 100 tbs.
Canadian Flour is more active and quite firm. Sales
of 600 bWs at §10.20@10.35 for the low grades of extra,
and slo.4C@l2f&r trade and family extras. /
Southern Flour is also a little more active, and prices
, are a shade firmer; sales of 750 bbls at $10.80@12.25 for
mixed to good superfine country Baltimore, &c., and .
$l2 46®15 for trade and family brands.
Rye Flour is quiet and unchanged; sales of 100 bbls at
-$8.61® 9 25
Corn Heal is firm; sales of 350 bbls Brandywine to ar
rive at $B.BO, and 200 bbls white Atlantic Mils at $ll.
Gbaik.—The Wheat market is irregular. Winter is
firm and in fair demand, while spring is heavy and in -
active. The demand is only for milUng, owners’ prices
being above the limits of foreign orde s. ■ * .
The pales are 14,000 bus, at $2.60 for red Western;
for amber do. , _ ■ _
Barley is firmer; sales of 6,00 Q bus Canada East at
$1.90.
Barley Halt is steady, but inactive.
Oat* are easier mid veryquiet. The sales are 35,000
bus Cacadisn at 97c@$l; Western at $1.04®1.05.
Bye is better; We have to note small sales of West
ern at $1.72.
Corn is less plenty and better. The sales are 25,009
bus Wet tern mixed at s3.B6|£@L flijtffn store and de
livered; Southern white at’s2.os, and new yellow at
$1.75@1.82, latter rate for Southern.
OinCAKX.—A fair demand prevails, and the market
Js very firm; tales ot ”otons new Western in mass at
$77.60, now held at $3O; city continues scarce at $82,50
@B6. -
; fetroAm is quiet, and unchanged. We quote crude
at Ss@C6c; refined in bond 74@75e, and do free 54®95.
Sugab.—Raw sugars are in moderate demand, and
steady; sales of fair to good refining at 2S@lS#c, and
IjQCCbboxes Havana on private terms. Refined are dull
and nominal
Whisky. —The market has been very unsettled, and
prices ’ fluctuated considerably during the day, open
ing better, and closing quiet at the improvement: sales
of 1,200 bbls (pari last evening) Western at $2.25@2.50,
closing at the latter rate.
BdltiTOOre Markets, Bee. S 3.
Flour has a declining tendency. Wheat dull at a de
cline of 6b. Corn active; newwhite, jL6s:ygLow*
$1.71. Provisions very dulL Whisky, $2.34® 2.85.
' PHILADELPHIA BOARD OR TRADE.
Saml. B. Stokes, J,
Geo. H Tatham, > Cohmittee of thh Mosih.
BkNJ .', JIAKbHACI.. J ’
LEIIER BAGS,
AT THE MERCKAXTS* BXCHAKGB, F&ZLAPSbPHia.
Ship Coburg, Gibson*. Liverpool, soon.
BrigEUa Beed, (Br), Tnz0****............ Havana, soon.
Brig Hunter, mulkner..Barbados, soon.
IHABINE INTELLieESCE.
PORS OB PHIMPELPmA, Pec SB,lBftb
guxEiSBS....? 26} SiwSets...4 36 [High Wajbb*.>.» $
ARRIVED.
U S supply steamer Bermuda, Smith, from West Gulf
blockading squadrons—she brings no news-
Brig Regatta (Br), Hopkins, 14 days from. Halifax».
with »eh to Kennedy. Stairs, & Co—vessel toB A Sou-
(Br) Bailey,- IS days from FalifaT, with.
[ “tlbr L^nSth?Orla,*? daiß from Boston, witlimdaft
fc °SchrS < BWheelS'McaiangMin, 7ds-ysfromßoston,
in tchrS S fu-Si C S T W : arren. Warren, M daysfrom Bangor,
•with potatoes to Selser * Co.
tchrJ H French. Crosby, 8 days from Bastport, with
mdse to E A Bonder & Co.
Bchr Wapella, Hayden, 4 days feem-NeW Tork, With
mdse to Twells A Co.
Schr I, S levering. Conion. S days from Fortress Mon
roe, in ballast to JQ& G S BepiMer AGo. ...
Schr Ariadne, Thomas, 1 day from Smyrna, Dei. with
grain to James Barratt. • ' _ , ~,
Schr Reno, Lambert, 6 days, from New Tork, with,
mdse to BA Benders Co. ,
EehrTwoßrothers, West, S. days from Indian River,
Bel, with grain to Ja& Bariatt.,
Pur Back.—Sleamshtp John Gibson, Bowen, hence
for RawTork,returned te port this evening indistras*
occasioned from collision, at
off Reedy Island with.
soon sunk in about lour WJU S?M?,? r wSiir
were unbent this mowlnf, Which leads to tbe belier
.that all on board were saved. The J. 6. had her cut
water carried away. _
BELOW.
BtiK Herald, from Cuba, and three Other bti*».
CLEARED.
Bark Brilliant, Colhunt, Sew Orleans
Brig Awr dale. Din, Boston.
Rriff Sarah Petsts, Lord, Boston?
Scblfcß Wheeler, HcGlaugblln, Boston.
Scbr J P Kiriland, Be&eee, Boston.
Schr New Baven, Glover, Dightoxu
S-brClarabel, Smith, Boston ,
Schr R Yanneman, Townsend. Key w#«.
Schr Mary H Banks. Haley. Fortress Atonree.
Schr IJ Shannon, Marts. §«•
BcbrSH Sharp, Mayhew*
Schr Ann S Cannon, Haley. do,
Scbr {J) McCarthy, "young. , •
f BOARDS.
200 Onion Petroleum .21-1$
10CO Pittsburg coup 6s - 75
30JDelMutual 1n5.... say
100 Nobla & Dbla b3Q. 10>£
300 Corn Biantercssk.' 7
4 Kensington Bank. J»y
10 d 0...... ........100
lOPeima 5~....... esji
200 Big Tank.... b3O. 2 31
450 Germania Oillote 11-1$
200 Oil O & Cherry B. SH
100 Irwin 0i1.....10t5. 10X
100 Walnut Island-.. 2 9*
600 Bruner Ott -lots. l|f
500 McElhenv Oil lota. Sri
SOO State War Loan 6s
c0up0n..........102