® fr.t r * * ♦ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1864. The Foreign Policy of the United States. Foreign intervention has been from the tot the hope of the rebellion. The leaders •of the South -would never have dared this war had they not believed that European recognition.. would establish the indepen dence- of the Confederacy. This was. for yetothe phantom that dismayed the JJnion. In' the beginning of the war, -when tbie-energy .of the Smith astonished the -world, when we had no navy, when our army was mismanaged, - when our campaigns‘bad no results, when Europe laughed to scorn the idea of the’conquest' pf the South, then the intervention of Trance'or England. was a perpetual threat., Itawas more ;• it was a danger.. The policy of-interference was discussed in the Impe rial Oabin'et j rcbel agents had secret inter views-with' -French Ministers. Every stpamenlfrbtight rumors that our enemies were successful, and we sent back the rout of Bull Run and the.'.disastrous: campaign of the Penin suia. .with anxety and fear. The ap parent . failure' of the war for the Union invited interference, and Whs the main ar gument dfbur foes. What could Mr. Dav- 'the, Tuilleries or Mr. AdamS at the Court,of St. James ?• Hot that we were c^uSlpbgth& rebellion, but that we would crush it. Our success was merely a pro phecy, ' alindst universally . disbelieved. Still, Wi-'European Governments did not interfere. What prevented intervention? It-’was hot .Slavery alone, for it is known that to gain England and Prance "for al lies -the Confederacy would have nominally abolished slavery. It was not merely the danger of interference, for the powerful fcdatifion Sf'.England, Prance, and the iif'lt had been established in , made the magnificent campaigns of 18G4 impossible. Interven tion was prevented by the masterly foreign policy of the Government of the United gtates—a policy never excelled in prudence; firmness, and fidelity to the American idea, and vindicated so thoroughly by its success, and the present proud and almost domineering attitude of the Union, that to question its wisdom is equivalent to the denial of our triumph. -Jt was perhaps more from a desire to as sert fto theory of the authority of -Con gress than from dissatisfaction with our present foreign relations that the House of Representatives' has passed resolutions which . virtually affirm that the United gtates can have no foreign policy that Con gress has not'predetermined. We do not believe that such resolutions serve any good purpose. No matter what may be their intention, they are used as instruments to injure the credit of the Administration, in proof of which we cite the important fact that every member of the Opposition voted for them. Nor are these resolutions de manded by any violation of the Na-. tional precedents by the Executive branch of the-* Government. The Constitution does not recognize the House 'of Repre sentatives as a part of the treatymaking power—a power vested exclusively in the President and Senate. The House, as the. popular branch of Congress, may he ex pected to, express the immediate feeling of the people; but it does not follow that be cause we are all, from the President down to the teamster'in the army, earnest in our resolution that the Monroe doctrine shall never be surrendered, we should go to war with Napoleon at once, because his bayonets established Maximi lian in Mexico. It is significant, tod, that while the Majority of Senators are'sup-, posed to* be decidedly opposed to Mr. Reward on important subjects, the Senate has sustained his foreign policy. Mr. Sumner, who may be yielded the honor pf being the leader of the Senate in all questions of foreign policy, has, with the - of a statesman, recognized the necessity of avoiding foreign war, so long as it can be avoided with honor, while we have this great rebellion- to combat. - The judgment of the country sustains the policy that has thwarted Mason and Slidell, prevented war with Europe, and at the same time kept the honor of the nation stainless, and exalted its power in Chris tendom. We have the right to assume our peace ful relations with Europe as the results of Mr, Seward's policy, for, if it had been either weak or rash, nothing could have prevented foreign interference. 1 Had he shown a disposition to yield the rights of America, they would have' been wrested from a hand too feeble .to hold them. But what have we yielded ? Nothing but what pur treaties exacted: Mason and Slideh, to England, courtesy to Brazil, and to all Governments justice. The. Monroe doc trine has been reaffirmed by Congress' and repeated by Mr. Seward in the very assurance he gave Jo Prance that our fo- : reign' policy was not to be changed.. On tire other hand, had he asserted one unjust; ' principle, the act would have hee.n empha tically resented. But . for Mr. Seward’s moderation and firmness the whole Ca nadian border would now be reddened with fire and blood. The St. Albans raids were not made for the sake of : plunder or revenge. They were ex pressly ordered by the rebel leaders, and • intended to create international complica tions, and.brihg sudden and important aid -to :fhe rebellion. For a-moment the North was deceived, and rose as if to resent the wrong. But Mri Seward was not de ceived.. He did not put a navy on the lak.es, and thus break one of the most im portant stipulations in.our compact with Great Britain, but he did establish the pass port system, of which no foreign Power can complain. This policy is vindicated : by. the prompt action of :the Canadian au thorities, which has already resulted in the , re-arrest of several of the raiders, and more than this, concedes the great principle claimed our Government. And every where'we triumph.- We fight no French or English, janaies, but all our forces are concentrated on our domestic enemies. In tbe government of the world we have • our Ml-share, and if foreign intervention be still a danger, it lurks in the dark back ground, wherein it will finally vanish, un less summoned forth by our owu folly. Have we the moral right to criticise on mere grounds of technicality a policy which has had these gigantic triumphs ? Cau we substitute one safer and more upright ? If it is possible, let it he, hut it is yet to he revealed. It is not too much to say thal to Mr. Seward we owe it that we are at *; peace with the whole world, and are now bringing to. an end the greatest war of the century, to the astonishment of Europe, .and without the interference of her Powers. The Draft. The President for three hundred thousand men shoula-J ,e regarded, not as an absolute demand fof tbat number of soldiers, but as What might be considered a deficiency call. The operation of the last draft was imperfect. Instead of ob taining our full quota, by reason of some /derangement the real results are far below Wbat were expected. At no. time has there been a more imperative necessity for sol diers than now. All the signs indicate the -speedy suppression of the rebellion ; at every .point our armies are victorious. 'Tsthqp is crumbling up Hood ; Sheb iiAN has shattered the rebel power in; Georgia ; Sheridan has cleaned the val ley; Butl/ER. is about to reorganize the Carolinas; Ganby is quietly exterminating the rebel power in the trans-Mississippi regions; while Grant holdsLEß at bay,; ready, when the moment comes, to end 'the rebellion by taking Richmond. We. "have now reached what might he called the high agony, and effort in the prosecution of 4his vast war. If we fail now, then all that we have done before will be vain, and' oftf labors will be like those-of Sisyphus, for’ the stone which is now near the top of thf hill will roll down again. We therefore would press upon the minds of our readers the great necessity of making every effort to raise Pennsylvania’s quota for this draft. There is no time to be lost. Every » an should be enrolled; and in order that we should have a just quota, every man who is exempt by reason of age or infirmity should have his name stricken from the enrolment books. By energy and har mony now, by-throwing ourselves upon the South in this period of its despair and desolation, wo may so utterly crush it be fore spring that the war will •be over. Is it not better to make a sacrifice now of time and purpose, and thus end this thing at once ? ' Death’s Doings Abroad. | Within a single week wcThave heard of the'death of six persons who, more or less, were celebrities in Europe. These ,are Mr. Davton, American Minister at Paris; Constant Mocquabd, private Secretary to the Emperor of the French; the Earl of Carlisle, . lately Viceroy of Ireland David Roberts, the great painter; Louis Perrin, the Irish judge, and William Williams, M. P. for Lambeth-, one of the London metropolitan boroughs. ' ! The career of Mr. Davton was so lately sketched in this journal that we heed'not go into its particulars now. Mr. Davton might be truly described as “ Good without effort, groat without a foe,” and it has not surprised us to learn that, among the mourning crowd who attended his obsequies on the Gth inst., at the Ameri can church in Paris, several Southern gen tlemen-Were noticed. He would not have completed his fifty-seventh year until next February, and his appearance as well as his habits gave every promise of long life. M. Mocquabd, who died at the more advanced age of 18, commenced his public career over forty years ago in the diplo matic service, under the first Napoleon. When the Empire fell, he practiced at the bar for over ten years, until his health broke down, always showing liberal ten dencies. The Revolution of jlB3o -drew -him from -retirement'to-office, in whibh he continued until 1889, when his, friendly relations with the Bonaparte? family drew him into the circtfe of Prince Louis Napoleon’s friends, and in 1840 he be came editor of the Commerce, a Napoleonic journal in Paris. In 1840, on the failure of the Boulogne invasion, he acted as‘one of Louis Napoleon’s advocates with marked ability,' steadily supported his Pre sidential aspirations in 1848, ; and was made 'Chierof the Cabinet Qn bis patron’s elec tion. He waS deep in the secret and ac tion of-the coup d'etat, since-Which, time he has acted as N apoleon’s’ private Secret tsuyy w ith the'.title' of Chef de Cabinet. •Be- had' considerable ability, having writ-■ ten the Life of Queen Hortense, a book called “ Nouvelies Causes Cfilebres,” seve ral dramas, and some poetry. He folly: possessed the confidence of his imperial master. The Earl of Carlisle, who was Lord Mor peth when he visited the United States, in 1842; was at. once* one of the most ■wealthy and' most liberal of the British nobility. After highly distinguishing him ,self at the University of Oxford, he entered the House of in which he con tinued, with little intermission,: until he succeeded to the Earldom, on Ms father’s death, in 1848. fluent speaker, but Ms matter was superior to his man ner, wMch was pedantic; and artificial He never was Secretary of Legation at St. Petersburg, or elsewhere. His first public office was the CMef Secretary ship of Ireland, where he won the appro bation of O’Connell. He subsequently occupied various Cabinet offices, and be came Viceroy of Ireland in 1855, con tinuing in that office until a few months ago, with the exception of the sixteen months, (1858-1859) of the second Derby-Disraeli Government; He was de servedly popular in Ireland. He died in Ms sixty-third year. Lord Carlisle was brother of the Dowager Duchess'of Suth erland. . David Roberts, who was elected Royal Academician in 1841, was a native of Scotland, and commenced life as a.housG-, ln London, hepainted scenery for. the .theatres, as Clarkson Stanvtr'.tji was doing nt —tire — same nino Slid place; studied oil-painting with great success, and obtained-high reputation by sketches and pictures made during a visit to Spain, wMch was much augmented by subsequent sketches in the East. He was the best architectural painter of Ms day. His into-; riors have never been surpassed. He was 68 years old when he died. William Williams, for nearly thirty years a member of the. House of Commons, was a' wealthy London merchant, who held the - most extreme Radical views—in cluding what are called “ the five points of the'Charter;” An indifferent speaker, he yet was, to some extent, a power in the legislature, for he devoted himself, from the death of Mr. Joseph Home, to .advocacy of the strictest retrenchment in the public expenditure, carefully examining every item in each money-vote, and thus acting as a check upon ministerial ’ extravagance. Mr. Williams had reached Mi advanced age. . Lotus Pebrin, whose life also had far exceeded the “ three score years and ten” allotted by the Psalmist—he was bom in passed away. His father, a teacher of languages in Dublin, compiled the excellent French Dictionary which bears his name. Called to the bar in 1806, . Mr. Perrin soon obtained extensive prac tice, and Sheix. declared, in 1881, in his Sketches, that he was “universally ad mitted to be the best common-law lawyer at the Irish bar.” He sat in Parliament from 1833 to 1836, when, having become Attor ney General of Ireland, he accepted a seat on the Bench. In: the O’Connell trials of 1841, held in the Court of Queen’s Bench, he was the only Judge who declared that the defendant’s objections to the legality of some of the proceedings were well-found-' ed, but his three colleagues out-voted him. After having held the judicial office for nearly the fourth of a century, Mr. Justice Perrin retired, upon the usual pension. Among the many able lawyers who have worn the ermine in Ireland, none was more determinedly just, more consistently libe ral, or more intuitively honest. . . i The action of the Governor, as specified in the opinion of Attorney General Meee< dith, published yesterday, in' reference to the case of the. Sixteenth Congressional district, will he applauded by all reason able men. We should like very much to have seen General Koontz announced as the duly-elected candidate, but it was not in the power of Governor Curtin to make that proclamation. If bur "friends made an. imperfect return of their votes, they should suffer from it. The duty of the Governor is purely ministerial. He can not amend the record; he must-submit to it; and when it is imperfect he must leave to Congress the decision of the merits of the case. We have nd doubt iq -our own mind at-all that General Koontz has been legally elected the member .from the Sixteenth' district, and wel think that the House of Representatives will so de- cide. At the s&jne time, we must applaud the Governor for the ‘ impartiality witif which he has discharged this,- one of the most delicate duties of his adminis tration. ; Mb. Henry J. Raymond, of the New; York Times, denies that he is a candidate for the embassy to France. In the Times of yesterday he says that, “so far as Mr. Raymond is concerned, he neither seeks, expects, nor desires this nor any other office'finder the Government. He has been elected to be a member of the next Con gress, and intends to fulfil , the duties of that position to the best of his ability, and; with* entire fidelity to those who placed him in it.” Dp our readers know that pur enrol ment’ lists .are very imperfect, and that if the pending draft is to be properly con : ducted, all who are exempt by reason of age or infirmity should have their names stricken from them ? If this i$ done, our quota will be largely lessened,- and Philadelphia will give her just proi portion of troops and no" more. Those who have the matter in cfcarge must attend, to this at onge. THE PRESS.—PIUI-ADKIYPHrA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 34, 1864. WASHINGTON. ■WAsniKQTON, Dec. 23. arty Of gtiertllai,- of t/HiTn’s command, attempted a crossing to tho Maryland shore on the loe, about . Muddy Branoh. dlbey wore discovered by the pickets of a. battalion of the Ist New Hampshire Cavalry, and were driven back. One guerilla was shot dead. Major An- BBBWSj-who oommands at that point, Is in nightly expectation of raids, now that tho canal and river are frozen, and has. accordingly strengthened his picket line. A EIGHT WITH GUERILLAS,-' Several days agoa portion of an Illinois regiment of cavalry scouted as far up as White Plains, on the Manassas Gap Railroad, and, coming upon a large party of guerillas, a fight ensued. Tho latter were routed with the loss of one major, one lien* tenant mortally wounded, and fifteen prisoners taken by our tropps, MURDER ON A NAVAL OFFICER. The'Navy Department to-day received Intelli gence of the death of Acting Master Ohs.bi.bs Thavobbb, of Maine, commanding the Gazelle, attached to the Mississippi Squadron. He was murdered by guerillas on Raccoon Island'. THE WAR. PORTER’S FLEET OFF WILMINGTON. DESPATCH EBOM THE HEBEI, GE NEEAL BRAGG. Great Destruction of BlocSade-Knnncrs. BURET, HUMORS FROM SAVANNAH,* A CAPITULATION talked of. OENBBAI. HOOD’S ABMT STILL IN HEADLONG. BLIGHT. , WIIJKINOTOSr. . iunurii «$ najixijtm'itoii oif» thb harbor— i OPERATIOSB NOT .'TUT OOHMBHCMD—BRAdO oow : PIDBHT 01 HIS ABILITY TO SOLD THE BoBl r TIOKB. : ■ ' 'f . • ■ - ( Kuw Tshk, Dee. 23.—A special deepstoh to the Tri bune say a: . , Washington, Detf;. 22. —General Grant telegraphs that Richmond papery just la, state that an official despatch from Wilmington, If. C., dated yesterday (Wednesday), at .10 A. M., reports the advance of the Union fleet arrifed off that porfc’during the night. Over are.now assembling, and more fol lowing.' - ’ ; J - - - l • - j - Th e.Meptiklicmn The Government receired a despatch, la&fcnfght; from General Grant, at City Point, ; announcing that the Bichmond papers of yesterday imoißiffg'tthe *s . !9a«al defpatoh from ! General Bragg to Jeff Davis, dated Fort Fisher, Jfeif ; inlet, H. C., December 21st (Wednesday), reading as follows: “Theentire fleet of the enemy is in sight, but cannot i operate. The weather continues had. •We are able to j hold Wilmin g ton. * 1 \ DESTRUCTION /OP WILMINGTON BLOCKABE-RUN ’ NBBS—FIVE MILLIONS’. WORTH OF PROPERTY DE • .STROYBD IN PIFTJT DAYS. , Washington, Dec. 23. —Rear Admiral Porter, under date of the 16th inst., inform* the Wary Department of the destruction of the blockade*runner Petrel, driven Ashore by the gun-boats at New Inlet, Cape Pear river. She was fired upon and sunk, and was finally totally destroyed by a northeast gale. She had on boards large cargo of arms and munitions of war. Admiral Porter report* that within the last fifty days the fleet has captured ai d destroyed $5,500,000 worth of the. enemy’B property in blockade runners* SHEBM&N. REBEL REPORTS PROM CHARLESTON Off THE CA PITULATION OP SAYANNAH—THE [EXCHANGE Concluded. Baltimore, Dec. 23. —The Associated Press letter from Portress Monroe, says the Charleston Courier of the 15th, contains the following: - ** A flag-of-truce -boat brought up on Thursday 104 paroled Confederate officers from Port Pulaski. *■ The Yankee officers in the fleet report that General Sherman and staff have arrived at Hilton Head. - Also, that it was rumored that Savannah was to capitulate at 12 o’clock, M., on Thursday. “They had learned of the fall of Port McAllister, but give no particulars... * * Another thousand of Yankee prisoners will be' taken, down this morning. # This completes the exchange, and makes the number turned over by Col. Hatch 11,000. 1 ’ DEPARTHEST OF THE TENirESSEE. THB DEFEAT .OR HOOD’S ARMY—,HOOD QRDBR TO HIB HBN—* t£ SAUYE QUI PBUT”—HALF HIS FGBOR Hew. York, Deo. 23.—Tbe Times has received a spe cial despatch from Franklin, Tennessee, dated yester day, whichsays: . The rebel retreat from Franklin to Duck river bag gars all description. Hood told bis corps, command ers to get off the best way they could with"their com mands, -■ •- -v • ; * • Tbe rebel army is now beyond Columbia. The rail road is but little impaired, and trains ran to Spring HilL Tbe is all right ia all 4ir«c» tiqfiJb*. t destroyed. : " " . s . Tbe rebel low* flnirtnii; t cr 1,405? wounded, 3,Boo,_and prisoners. • Before JSfasbv.nie and on tbe xetreat tb tJoluinbia/ 8,000 killed and wounded az> ( d 8, COO prisoners. * Tbe Union loss atFranklih was % oGo,a.nabefore Nash ville less than 4,000.: Tbe tot&l.Uniou loss will m>t ex ceed 7,000, with two generals siighUy.woaQded. ,*/ Hood has a pontoon bridge over the shoals or the-Tea- river, where our.gnnboatß cannot reach-them. Hood marched on Franklin with 40,000 men and sixty five pieces of artillery.. He,will have lost nearly half his men.. • ' LATEST * ACCOUNTS FROM THOMAS—HIS ARMY SOUTH OF COLUMBIA—‘THE: REBEL FORCE AT PULASKI, Nashville, Dec. 23.—The latest accounts from tlie front locate General Thomas 1 headquarters. atEafeher ford Hill yesterday morning, eight miles this side of Columbia. Since that time our forces have, crossed Duck river, and have moved to a point south ofUolum bia. Our cavalry forces crossed Harter's Ford, below 'Columbia, and dashed-into the town, the enemy mean while retreating without firing a shot. We captured •about thirty stragglers. The rebel force were at last accounts at Pulaski yes terday morning, and are probably some distance south ‘of that place to day. They are closely followed by our 'cavalry. ■ No particular damage to tbe towii of Columbia was done by the passage of llio two armiertlirougli it. At least one-third of Hood’a army are without arms or equipments, everything which could impede their flight having been thrown away. . Rebel deeeitera and prisoners report that the only ef fective corps of Hood’s army isS. D. Lee’s. Forrest effected a Junction with Hood at Columbia on Tuesday evening* The river is at a stand, with fifteen feet on the shoals. GENERAL GRANT’S ARMY. OFFICERS .GOING HOME ON FURLOUGH—DESERTERS TCTSB HUNG. Headquarters Arm* op 'the Potomac, Dec. 22. Quiet continues to prevail here. The bad weather is such ms to prevent any movements, if intended. A large number of officers are going North on furlough. Among those who left this morning were Generals Gregg, Potter, Ayres, Bragg, and McMister, with members of their staffs. General Mott went North yesterday, to at tend the funeral of a brother. Lieut. Col. Osborne, division inspector on General Crawford’s staff, a valuable and efficient officer, goes home to-day, having been mastered out, after serving' over three years. Three more deserters are to be hung to-morrow. Their names are John Smith, William Hiller, and Geo. Bradley, all of the sth New Hampshire Volunteers. THE FIBIMG ON DUTCH GAP-UNION DESERTERS. Headquarters Army op the Potomac, Dee. 23. There is nothing of interest transpiring in this depart ment. The enemy beep up their fire, but hot so per* sisteqtly m formerly, on the Dutch Gap canal. Tory few casualties occur, owing to precautions taken to avoid the shells. For the week ending December l§th, one hundred and* eighty deserters had reached Rich mond from the Union armies, and would be forwarded to the holder to start for their homes on blockade” -runners, " ' HEBEI. NEWS. OUZB FORCES NEAR MOBILE—DAVIDSON’S RAIDERS BN ROUTE FOR THE CITY—WARM WORK EXPECTS OFF WILMINGTON—BEAUREGARD’S DEPART* MEET EXTENDED. Eictoond of tW 21st, contains jb»' flaMwfafc nuder data of Meridian, ,® 6 '• . Mth, hot this is probably a mistake oi aa»e, and should bo mnch earlier, ■ ' A 11 * 11611 *!® information has been received that the advance of-General Davidson-’s raiding column from Batbn Rouge passed through Augusta, Derry eonnty, Mias , yesterday for Mobile.' Scott and others are in the right place. Warm work is expected on Monday and Tuesday next » The Richmond Whin of the the 21st, is reference to the appearance of the fleet off New Inlet, North Caro lina, says: . '. ■ ’’This despatch foreshadows warm work Oil Wil mington. The defences of the place against a naval at tack are very strong, and Admiral Porter will doubt less discover ibat he has undertaken an impracticable job if he atlempts the reduction of Wilmington. l ’ The TF7hV further says: .-“By recent orders, the department under General Beauregard has been extended so as to include South Carolina and the Atlantic seaboard of Georgia, ’ > CAIRO. A TAX ON COTTON. Cairo, Dec. S3.—General Dana has ordered that all cotton now in Memphis which may he brought here ..hall pay $2 per bale, and all tobacco SI per hogs head. The fund so collected is to be appropriated to de fray the expenses of the militia of the District of West Tennessee. CAUFOBSIA. BUSINESS AND EARNINGS ov THU OBNTUAI. PACIFIC RAILROAD.' Sax Francisco, Dec, 22.— The report of the Central Pacific BaUrcad Company is pnWished., The Cali fornia end of the road shows the earnings of thirty, one miles of the road for seven months, during which time it has been in operation, to be *103,060in gold, of which slB. THB BVRNINO STOCK BOARD, 10 P, M,—Stocks dull. Gold active, and not very strong at 221#, selling after ike call at 220#, New York Central 114, Erie 86#, Hudson Riv«Hls#, Beading 114#; Michigan Southern 70, lUinois Central 134X,Pitts burg .and Cleveland 93, .Bock Inland ..and Chicago 103, ■> Northwestern 40# J*clo pWfexved/70!#; Port Wayne 10l#, v Ohio Mississippi certificates 83, Quicksilver 9i#i GREAT VIBE, MiDBJaOT —A great fire'is now raging in this city. The buildings Nos. 61,68,66, 67, and Sg’fllehman street,' running through to Anu street. have thus f4T~beea oon« sumcd. The loss will Be very heavy. ? V j itr , Public Amusements * r i OHBBTStrivß’rßSH'r' tod that the beautiful drama of “ Tie.4Jot6foi>]|i>-' will bo withdrawn alter the two perrof mari^pi’of'S>. day. We hava f already praised thescenery with which this piece is presented' and spoken fa,vorqbiy of fho aotiEgl This is, indeed; unusually ineritorl ous. Mrs. Sophy Gfimher ’ is g yery ; interesting heroine, and plays the part with pathos and grace.. An excellent picture of an .'impulsive Southern girl, somewhat coquettish, but WSh a tnsjf heart, is given by Miss Annie Ward, who playslthti part of. Dora Sunnyside in a charming manner. *We have before spohen in terms of praise of other eha-: racters in this piece, which no one. who'’admires* good sensational plays should omit to see,.' National Oibcus.— The matinee at tno Oircas should not be' forgotten this afternoon, Young Nioolo and the- entire tronpe will will be throe performances on Monday, as aplea sant means of celebrating Christmas. Sionos Blitz,—This great artist j hM long been considered one of Hie institutions ?r Philadelphia,' .The arrangements whioh-he has made & please the public doling the Christmas hoUdSys arolko|t aiiSa. pie. It will be entirely fashionable tupay at least One visit to the Signor during the kaUdaj#ilfed vet Ifeel assured that no one visitor wIII (psMi|»y:dteap pointed, but will be gratified with'haflng passed an afternoon or evening with him. In .his ait he has no peer; his address is always .pleasing, andjKyne of his performance is so funny that irresistible shouts of langbter convulee the auditors'with de light. His learned canary birds are very attractive. Their wonderful performance Is deoidedlypleaslng: The entire entertainment is worth doublethe-prloe of On Christmas -day there will be many happy children present-to greet the Signori Mb, and Mbs; H. Watkins.— This evonlng, at the Assembly Booms, comer of Chestnut 'SfHjlLlenth streets, Mr. and Mrs. Henry at kins gfrtthsir first dramatic performance. They rbpreßanfrjys bi ker's dozen of very dissimilar oharaoters,.in a re markably Protean manner. They play week, and no longer. ■ • >.' • SALBOF CABFETINtiS, So., Ac,, This attention of purchasers is requited to the desirable assortment of superfine ingrain, list, oottfige, rag, and Dutch hemp caipeti, to be peremptorily,sold by catalogue, on four months’, eredit, commencing this morning, at 11 o’clock precisely, by John B. Myers A Q 6„ auctioneers, Nos. 282 and 534 Market: street. THE. .OXTXV [Tbs ADDITIONALCITVNHWS. BSE FOUBTH PAGE.] PLATE PRESENTATION AT CONCEBlfe@Aliii. A fine sliver pitcher, goblet; and'salmr Wwapre sented last night at'the fair now atCon cert Hall, tojcol. jWagner,.of Camp Wm-. Penn. The presentation 'speech was made by Col. John W. Forney, and was gracefully responded to by the recipient. Stirring addresses were'then made by,Judge Kelley.Coi. ThQB.Fltzgeraia.and Mr. Purves. The occasion attracted an unusually large assemblage to the room, , ' - CHUBCH MUSIC ON 1 j The preparations made by the eboirs of theprin, olpal Oatholio Churches in the ojty for the celebra tion of Christmas day have' been quite extensive and some excellent music may sarely be’expected as the result. Some ..ofAteoSßaßSSitlons sung will' be as follows: At St. Adgustimja-’J.' liiuKaeUjND!., 2; and at St. John’schurch the celebrated mats by Mercadante. The last-named was a dramatic composer- or great' merit, Inferior only, to Eosslnl. He was born In Napietf 1n1798, and. studied music under Zingarelß, the great master* He composed eight , operas, /6no grand cantata,’, and 'this mass, ■which'toe always been considered Be CtoC-d’ocuvre. qb&hing ;o* 4 "' J The new organ of St. Stephen'S Church was opened last evening, and diaoouraed gome -very fine music, under tire guidance of Organists Whiting, Messifer, Wood, and Thunder.. The organ is very powerful aDd’ sweet in tone, and gave great satlßi’ao tlon to alargeandienee who tod assembled to lis ten to ltd first notes in the church.' Ttoffiforfom# ance. consisted of choice selections frotfijmc.great ma sters, played upon the fine InstruifiehVand was varied'by'some excellent solos, a ; fine a very goodtrlo, all given b'yamatenrs, 1. : INTERESTING LECTURE, An Instraottvelectare upontheEnhmkorff 001 l and ElcetrleLight” was delivered at the Central- High School last Sight by Albert E. -Leeds, A v graduate of the school, and now Acting Professor; of Chemistry there: The lecture was lUostrated by numerous experiments, all of which 'were very complete and successful. • ’ , BEBIOXTfi CASUALTY. „ A man named Walter Tobin, aged -abaajk.jthtrty five years, was severely injured about the toad on board of one of the New York steamers lying off- Deluware avenue, above Eace'street, by the tackle and block falling npon him. He was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. DOMESTIC MARKETS. : There are bnt few changes to report in the prices in the markets this week. Of course, oathe Occa sion of the approaching festivities there-is a greater demand for poultry and all sorts of choice eatables than usual, bnt as the supply is necessarily greater, the price should not be permitted to Increase. Tur keys, which are now the great article of demand, are. held atyrom 26 to .35. cents pier ponnd, T and fin unusually fine ones the prices range still higher. CITY -ITJEJMS. A Graceful tad Valuable Faggent,! ' - husbands; . J ' . ' As a girt from a husband to a wife, there could be nothing so appropriate as a Wheeler.. &. Wilson Sewing Machine. ’ " • y’ As a girt from a father Wheel er A Wilson Sewlog Maohlnc would coins like a pa ternal benediction. Try it, yo kind-ffearted fathers, and your children's olilldfbn will bless you forever. BBOTHBBS. .Nothing could be-more acceptable as a present from a brother to a sister than one of these admira ble machines, admitted to be the best in the world. BBIBNDB. As a token of esteem from friend to Mend, no thing could be more - elegant than this world-re nowned Sewing Machine. PHIIAKTHBOPISTS, Those who have a desire to do a great amount of good at a'small cost should rand a Wheriler &. Wil son Machine to some poor struggling woman, and ; thereby enable heir to support herself and'famllyy and lay up something for the future.' Those who' have a St Wilson Machine* are sure of plen ty of work at good prices. To show the immense and growing popularity of 2# Wkcdef & Wllsi&'kaCHn*, that over 80.000 of thorn will have beost manufac tured this year, and nearly 6,000 have 'feeenj’eold in Philadelphia alone.* Evert machine warranted, and the money returned If not entirely satisfactory. We advise all to go. to the elegant salesrooms' of Wheeler & Wilson, No. 704 Chestnut streetrtodaee these wonderful machines In operation, , sind for a eiroular and specimens of work. No charge. Call tearly and make your selection. f An Institution of Philadelphia. A WIHTBY ABTBBHOON—HOW TO SPSND It— Whbbh to Visit—Ambrican vs. Ewolise Manu, FAOTUBBS—A SOHOOX. 808 GIBUS—SDCCEBB OB AS Ameeicas Ihvbstioh,—There Is a praiseworthy, disposition manifested by a few of the prominent business men of the present day to make labor use ful to itself as well as profitable to the capitalist. This effort .to render the very dumblmplejnents of Ton significant in the language they uttefLslnging Songs of Hope, Competence, Happiness,; instead of oarking Care and Discontent, is* a feature of our age, of Northern civilisation-standing out in broad to tif® effete labor systems o{.Eur#o or the South. ... . / One day this Reek—a pleasant,-frdstjf, ffisrsy day—when Philadelphia glittered In thp' wintry sun, passing through Chestnut we : were attracted by the windows of No. 730, and curiosity induced us to enter. Stepping Into the handsomely- furnished and carpeted spacious reception room, we found many persons of either sex examining the beautiful and Ingenloußly-lsdostrions Instruments which the Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Com pany, so widely and favorably known, not only manufacture by countless thousands—the product of {American Invention and Amerloan skill—but through their bianeh houses are able to sell at home, without" the aid of paid puffs from that arch' enemy of'our nation, the London Timet, As a rule, the appearance of any firm’s place of business Indicates something as to their prosperity; -aid a flashily-famished.salesroom pfovea'nothing but the proprietor’s vanity. Now, everything about' , the Grover & Baker Company’s rooms; llkethe ma chines themselves, Is solid, heat, durable. Taste,; simplicity, and {economy in .the use of thread are, characteristic of each and ali of theirpatterna, and; the new style, especially adapted to tailors, shoe-; makers, carriage-trimmers, and tradesmen general ly, is the neptus ultra of invention. ■- f ; The' double-lock- elastio stitch of the machine of this Company will outwear the fabric'ltself. Every! stich is Seif fastening, find is too well arid favorably, -known to the many housewives inthe Stod-tOTeJ quire further notice. Either of the maohiphs of this’ Company will exeoute' either fine or heavy from quilting the finest opera oloalt, emtgolderlcg the baby’s sweetest robes, or sewing the soldier’s, overcoat of stontest blue. Purchasers or non-purchasers can learn on either or all machines, and every inducement fs offered to poor girls to become owners of these invaluable aids to labor. There are women to-day In ail onr. large cities that owe their present Independence, as com pared with their former straggles for subsistence, to these Invaluable aids to labor. We see that this Company has prepared a spacious and elegant apartment, fitted up as a school of in struction, where all are taught free of charge, and ■where every poor girl can be taught the complete working of these machines, nndlsturbed by the Babel of politicians, and fearless of St. Albans raiders or conspirators now safely landed In Port Delaware or elsewhere. The .G-rover A Baker machine heins, tolls, binds, embroiders, cords, quilts, tucks, and in fact dees everything; sews ever; fabric the hand can do, save putting on buttons and making button-holes. Of course It cannot out clothes like a scissors. In fact, it is the only machine in the market that will sew the -bolting cloths of a flour mill so as to stand the test. ;In fact, this machine Is equally useful in binding the heaviest Brussels or Turkey carpet, sewing the heaviest leather, or hemming or em broidering the finest Swiss muslin or gauze Bilk. Between the Grover & Baker machine of the present day and the first crude instruments of Elias Howe there is scared; a vestige of likeness, and persons who have become wearied of tho continual waste of thread and perpetual breaking of inferior machines, should visit the rooms of this Company, for they will be able to best appreciate the wide line of demarcation between a poor and a superior article. New York, Deo. 23. A great advantage of patronizing an established firm like the Grover & Baker Company is that you kndw on whont to rely—where to go, if by an acci dent a machine gets out of repair, or you require a lost piece, or need a hammer, quilter, or any detail of the maabine. The politeness of the Philadelphia agency, ~ the number of . people ,of either sex 'they employ, the quiet that prevails through their vast rooms, even when dozens of machines are in opera tion, and scores of visitors are thronging their magnifioent salesrooms, all point this out as the model Sewing Machine establishment of the me tropolis of the Keystone State, and a model institu tion of the city, that no stranger who has a wife, daughter,' sister, or friend to whom he desires to make a valuable and lasting Christmas present will leave Philadelphia without visiting. Do vow Wish a Sewing Machine 1 If you do, buy the “ Florence.” sold at No, wo Chestnut street. Every Machine sold is warranted to give, entire aatisfhotion, or the money will be returned to the purchaser. . Besides, the company,' through their agent, keep every Machine they sell in 'perfect order, and give Instructions free of'charge.. Go and see them In' operation. An examination of fifteen minutes will satisfy the most skeptical that Hie &. Cabv, 725Chostnut street, have made a large reduction In the prices of all their Bonnets, Fanoy Hats, and other novelties, to which we would direct the speolal attention of purchasers- ; BUT ONE MORBID AY REMAINS for the lidlCS to select presents for their gentlemen friends. We ad vise all to go to Walbpm’s, Nos. 6 and 7 North sixth street, and look through his magnificent stook of Morning Wrappers (of whish he fias the largest as- , sortment in the eltj), Gloves, elegant articles for ■the Neck, best quality Under Clothing, and a tlrou sand other artloles of taste; utility, and comfort. A Costly Suit.—A Georgia newspaper says: *“ The sub-clerks ef the House of Representatives, during the late session ef the Legislature, ordered 1 a handsome suit of clothes, at ther cost of fifteen .hundred'dollarSi fiir L. Carrington, Esq.; the prin ; elpal clerk.” The Georgians had better have staid i in the Union, enjoyed the general prosperity, and , have been able to .buy their garments at a fair prloe iat the Brown -Stone Clothing Hall of Boekhlll ; & Wilson, Nos. 603 and 605 Chestnut- street, above iSixth. ■ ’ Winter Clothing. fc-- winter cicthiiik— .-JtaaSy-ma'rei • • ' ' E^SHyiiDsasi' At Charles Stokes & Oo.’S One-prlco, ; nnder the .Oontlneatri,'-. ~ s'" At Charles Stokeß& Co.’s under the A TiitEtT Ihvbsthert.—-The Hartford Evening Prise says: The Company recelved advices yesterday of their; first total loss under a General Accident Policy.; Stephen Super, ertailroafl conductor on the ; lipojftom Peoria to Galesburg, HI,, was instantly.iflledilast week by falling between the ears of bls ftrain. His policy was tire second one iafflied by the ,agent at Gales burg, who had held bnt a very few days. By this timely-provMon,' and an Investment of only *’3o, this poor insh’S have secured the handsome sum of $5,000,’ which trill be promptly, paid,. This excellent established a branch office at 404 Walnut street. Mr. ’Vf Illlam W.. Alien, the agent, informs uk-ttot to is issuing many policies. . i£. CHEHKV'ECN Ol'r. PROVBBTWjroB SAXB~g.most valuable tract, with this oeleßftttea stream running through its centre. Inquire for a few days. John H. Love, 16 South Promt street}, ... de2i 6t • •* A Dibbasb Ann Ovbb.” t -So consumption was once pithily defined by the ehlebrated Dr. Bosh, mehningthcreby that this drea&e d’complalnt caused a depraved state of thewhole system, . Indeed, there are well-established .cases where person!} have lived to old ago'with but a portlon of thdir lungs In health ful operation, death snperveniig'at last from the effects of their condition on- the -whole.-system,.and yet this disease, so i'ormldabl6;“in Its character, so fai reaching in % effects, so generally fatal when once established, IB easily controlled and maybe. ' thoroughly eradicated in Us fijfstritages, In a varia ble climato like ours, Coughs. Arid &os_axe com monly'tho .exciting causes of Diseases of the Lungs, and these should be removed at once, In many-M-' stances persons are born wttir unsound or tuber culous lungs, and in such casss the most conatant .care and watchfulness is required to rid the..organs of the taint; hut a prompt rcßort to the Expectorant of Dr. D. Jayno, no matter whether the disease is constitutional, of whether It .ifas been engendered by severe colds or exposure, vjlll bo found salutary and effectuali arid If any proof of -trio curative: powers of this medicine Is wanted, it can readily be * fourid ln the testimony of those who have been saved from Consumption and Pulmpnary Complaints by: its nse, arid whose evidenoo is explicitly given in fhe Annual Publications or ihe proprietors. Act on the firef symptomsy and by: a prompt recourse to a remedy so well-established, escape the wretched of the Consumptive, Prepared only at 212 Chestnut atrcet; dc23-2t ’ A Obown of Gom or a of pearls ii the] privilege of few to have, but toy lady can rejoice In: a glorious head of hair—Nature’s own diadem and: title,to dignity—by tte riserof Mrs. S. A. AEen’s' World’s Hair Bestoref and ZylobauSmum, or Hair. Dreßßlng. Every dyujfglst /s®MmthsBg gff*s?S 9? fofj the etoek, does riot wasn >|be skin.f iWttTnifaatgTed only bv Hunt & Coqtt Seuto ElghthT Btreet. aßd 188 South FMITX Da Toh.bttb IninoAiSß.— For enamol-j ling : the skin, ®radloattaK_ T(TlnldeB, smaU-pox mark!, pimples, bo. Boat k 00,, 188 S. So vestn street, and 11S. Efghttutroot.- VMttkfftf' Lambs’ Funs—An elegant assortment at Ohs riel Oakford & Son’s, Oontlnentel Hotel. A Pbbsbk* o» pinsfcaJheßx. Tittns.—The New; AmerloamOyclopeflla.- fscofferodaS'enepf tile most useful and valuable for presentatten. It is a Library In Itself of Ueecled by ovory one of Intelligence. Bortncfla various styles, at the' agency for tills ci»yj,si Soutli SlstU stmt) second story.- ' amst : Thb sttlb of the ornamental.workonFaney Oakes seen at Holland's Bluing. Saloons, No. li North Second street) -Is exquisite. Ijeave your orders early for the'SEpproachlng Holidays. It may’ Wiilded, tbere few better. place.to get a gooe Dinner. iloiland»ls.va Ooffeeftewell ifio'wn to;the public. \S* : ■.} ■ : : iea-« I Wx abb Stereosooplo ’VttwefM "tria prioos, for holiday pro; gents. Also, a splendid variety of Imported Albums,; la Russia leathfjirk. iCbeambb & 00., I dc2l-6t f M.South Eighth. street, i aw»,Ohxldbhh’b HATa—Lateststyles at Ohaileo Oatrord * SoD’B, Oontlneatal Hotol. j BiaTHi-LAffn' br LißEßrr GaoTHiNa HoiuStf !£M'bv7oo Market street.- , j An erteasppo akortmont of , { at greatly reduced prices. . •. ‘ j de2Q-6t*.f ': wh-Bbowk & 00. j GB«THWim>a Hats—Ail the latest styles at 1 Oharlee CWriord A Son’a.OontlnentalHotel. i BTODsAit’a'. abbioA r.iNiMBHT, an ■ Infallible, auie ftrSnxna, Maids; fpp&M,'rlmumaHsm, gum| shot wotfadSj Ao. A Mngle. Application allays thei pain from aburn the instant!t la&ppllod, .NofamlJ It Ehonld ha without it. ■ - del6-lm j Hamlin’s cabinet Organs, fop sata/only by J. Ei Gonldi Soventh.ancl Chestnut streets. , nolS-tf ) Evm EAAi ’AirD G AT AEBH, successfully treated ty J.lkaki W. D., Oculist and Amlst, 6U Bln? sti toAtea.' So charge ftp «&mtea«os PimoBABBBa mayrelyupon getting the&ast Furs itOhartes Oakford fc Son’s, Continental Hotel, Continental, site oeemetlo has no forboautl^ tag, and preserving the complexion. Bis prepared from pure white wax, henoe lte ties for preserving the skln.mairtag lt soB, , smooth, and transparent. It is most soothing after Shaving, cures chapped hands or lips, removes pim ples, blotches, tan, Bookies, or snnbnrn, and Im parts that pearly tint to the face, neok, and arms so muoh desired by ladles of taste. Price 30,80, and 75 oente. Hnnt & Co., 133 South Seventh street, and <1 south Eighth street. 008-swtf Thk Bbattthttji, awd Tax-tentS!} Tjltoii-lb ■Wbstbrw writes: “It really adds to the softness and smoothness of the skin, without conveying tha Blightest meretrlolous Idea. I hare no hesltanoy in recommending it to the profession and pubiio.” E, Jouin, Agent for “Email do Paris,” 111 Tenth, below.Chestnnt. Orders by mall should be addresgod, Jared & Bend, Philadelphia, general import ers. 1J ' d0228t . SPECIAL NOTICES. - A ’Discotebt Lonc Needed.—Gray Hair *»» Bai,d»HB3 EktieeiiT Fbe-tbsteo. , “LONDON HAIK-OOLOB KBSTOKKR AND Dressing. ” it 1b compute within Itself i no., other dressing or so com [janiment of any .hind being necessary to aecaro these desirable results. 1. It -will restore gray hair to It's original color, 2. It will make it grow on bald heads. •3 -It will restore the natural secretion*. 4. —lt will remove all dandruff and itching. 5. —lt will make the hair soft, glossy, and legible. 6. It will preserve the'origin&l color to old ago. 7. If will prevent the hair from falling off. 8. It will cnro *ll dlesaeos of the scalp.? Fries 76 oents ; six bottles for $4. Sold by BK. BWAYNB 6c SON, It 330 North SIXTH Street. A Great Many abb Suffering -with Coughs;Colds, Sorb Throat, Weak Breast, &g. Howdinportaut to use at once a safe and sore remedy. •* Dt. Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry ’* for thirty years has been a standard remedy, a* all times reliable in effectually enrinz tte aboye and all diseases of the air papsagesaiid luags.' prepared by.. BE. SWAYNE ft 3021, It / V 330 -Horth SIXTH Street; Jones’ One-Price Clothing, Jones’ One-Price Clothing,' Jones’ One-Price Clothing, i Jones’One-Price Clothing. - • | *• * Jones’ One-dfrice Clothing, i Jones’ Ose-Prico Clothing, . f 6C4 Merkel street—One Price—near Sixth. 6M Market .street—One Price—near Sixth. . *O4 MarkdFetreet -One Price—near Sixth. JP It is'well known that out Stock of CLOTHING! Is large and well assorted, and extra well made; and we now slve notice that. In order .to clear oar counters before taking' account of stock, we have reduced many prices, and are offering actual bargains in Overcoats and Men’s and-Boys’ Suits. The prices are marked iu plainfgures, and everybody buys alike. Satisfaction guaranteed to all. JONES, 004 MARKET Street, . One Trie* Store. de2Z-tjal Recollections of Christmas Eye. ' ' BY TUB BARB OP TOWBB HAM. “Well, Dave,” saidgoodoldMr, Prime. Onto his six- foot heir, • * ‘ What makes y At H. L. Hallowell A Boa’s, At H. L, Hallowell 4k Son’s, < At H. L. Hallowell & Son’s, '- BlMArket street, 634 Market stmt,’ *34 Market street, 534 Market street s' Market street, 6S4Market street, 534 Market street, 834 Market street. Stroup Norics.—We have the largest and bsst usorted stock of Beady-made Boys’ Clothing In tke city, -rat In tke'late'st styles, and made’ In the host manner, H. L. HALLOWELL h SON, S3* JLABXBT Street. oclSrtnthstjal with. ivory, rubber, and other handles; Children’* ?*g<>ckgt fine Solssersand andiChestsof Tools, from 92 to $25; BoyaV^PfirnioiLathes and Tool Handle* With miniature tool* i 'Ladles* Skates; Clothes-Wrlnsers: : cost In time and clothing), Carpet Sweeper*; S&Rh I Spoons, Forlnf, and Butter ■ Knives, ralalfttnrqr «M.t£Ef; Tools, Spic.e Boxes, Cake Boxes,iKaxpy JtefcM&'lid* ; Spring CAUL Bells, But Ash-SlfUis (pap for thfiznselveedjfc^tii^h^sa^^' a good variety of other lery,and Tools, at ; .. ~/- - -TBTTMAN & SHAW’S, , Mo. 835 (Bight Thirty-five) iIAEKET Street, defi-34t Below Kinth. E. McClain’s Cactus Gbahdiflobis ; 08. NIGHT-BLOOMING CSRUS —Wa believe it to be the only genuine extract in the market. It being made from one of the most beautifnl and fragrant flowers of the Caeins tribe; also, his new extract Queen of the Meadows,'Perfect Love, and other choice extracts of the toilet. Prepared by W. 2. McClain, No. 3311 N. bIIT& Street., N. B.—A liberal discount given to wholesale deal ers.. » . - del?jm " A Soke Thboat, when neglected, often results in. confirmed Broncbitls,a d&ngeious and fre quently,afatal disease: - JAYNE'S EXPECTORANT, However, a prompt remedy for ail Bronchial Aflee tlong, and, when takenintime, soon eradicates all dan teroni symptoms. de33-3t GeosgeJSteck & Co.’s ' AS® ’ * -MASON AH AMLIN’S * CABINET ORGANS. PIANO . Over SCO each of these flna CABINET FORTES. instruments have bean sold ORGANS. ‘ PIANO by Mr. <3. , and the demand CABINS? ■FORTES. £9 consiantlylncreaßittK. ORGANS. • PIANO For Bale only by CABINET FORTES. J. B, GOULB. . ORGANS: ' PIANO SEVENTH and CHESTNUT Sts. CABINET FORTES. nolfl'tf ORGANS. " Sherman all Right ! Go Ahead ! General Sherman ; , Tcokanotton To go and see The Atlantic Ocean. The rebel papers Thought he couldn’t; While some folks here Bald he wouldn’t. Across the land < ‘ He marched hie forces; Big wagons, guns, ' And men and horses. : Along the route , A stir he kicked up, - And feasted well On what he picked up. And safely now - He’s at Savannah; And we ory ont - And shout Hosanna! The short metre and martial anick-Step 0 y • magnificent military poem serve k a Sttmulusto the patrlotic to treyelin.deubleianiok lime to the Ham moth Eetebllshfien! igown as - ” ' OAK HALL, of which WANAMASBB. $ BBOWN :are the pro prietors, Southeasterly angle of SIXTH and MARKET be gulch! {orlhe.Winter Stock Is moving ofl as ’ rapidly moved Whebleb '& Wilson’s Highest.Pbbmiuh ? • ' ■ ' ; SHE CSbATSSTi BiHPLEST. AtTD BBST. Salesrooms. TOfl: CHRtfpfar. Street, abort SyvaaHt. MA.B3ixEEp.;, :/y. > BUDDY—LAMMEL. —On Wednesday evening, De-‘ eember M. .I*4, by the Rev- E.-W, Jf<&S>£Vir.- ;Joh« If ..Daddy to Mies XmilieEammel, all of-Phtladalnhla. : KBRN—CHESSMAN-V-OnThursday evening, -Decern- i ;her_fl2, MW, by thSißev; R'W. Hntt&r,-Mis WtUlam: H. Kent to Miss Lydia Grossman, all of-PhUadelphla. - %;*. SIHD. -; ; / “'JACOBS.—Cn the mornihir of the 23d Inst;, Charles Jacobs. t- - - - - • -‘-’Hwirtittyds -and filehds are’rospeotfnUy invited to attead bis fnneral, from tbs rcsldeuce of hie -brother,: .George W. Jacobs—Woet Whttsland, on Monday,-26tb, Inst,-at S o’clock P.- M, .-withoutfarther notteOf '- »* . •“ PL George Woolsoy A t eon of James H. 'asMbfJtaOtauS. _ .Wl^p^CN.-j®(Se2let that., at Trfatoh, SrC. ! - Laura Breklne, wife, of Doctor A. • L. WUkliteon. for- ’ merly of Huntevtue, Alabama. : . . .a:: ~t ■ Tbe lanenii wUI tako place from the residence of Og- > dQu D Wllhlpeon, No. 80 State etroet, at 11 o’clock ou ‘ Saturday moruing. [Loulevillo aud RashvlUe Paper, j ' KEYsSo—On the 2lst lnstant, Rebecca i . 9uy6BT6. '■** ‘ . '-/j* , j • and Mends are reepeptfallylnyltedito attend her funeral, from.'iier latA.rdsidencS, - No, 2351 North Eiihteeath atroet, on Saturday morning,afc II 1 o’clock.- - - ....... ..*** : -ROBERTS. *-rOu ihe3o& iustanty Johußobirts, fax the - 42dj»ar, of hie age. ‘ t Tho xelafcives.faud: frl&>dBj 0f jthe ■fiumUy;arf ro^6ct-; fully invited to'attend the.funeral, from % late.real- i deuce, Jacoby street. Norristown, on Seventh'day, the' -24ihinstant, at 1 o’clock, without further notice.-' ***. . SPiEGLE —On the 23d inat., Thomas Hartley; aoh'of MoUedore and Lizzie S. ln the Sth yeaj of his notice wUlboglrekof thefnaeral. - ' r> } REBBON& SON ARE SELLING THE -U halasce of Pall Stook of Mournllig OHtttzes at 33c.; black and white and black and purpleDa L lines at 44c.,: They hav. reduced A lot of extra else Tbibet Long; Shawls from S'6 to #l2, and a lot of regular sire from' $l5 to $lO 00. They have also reduced the prlceof one, ceseW-Lutdn’s all-wool Reps-from $2 25 to $l. G 5. They! have just received.largest slzeEngllsh,Craße Veils, and! Veil'end dutditfes. Also, Utspeahd VeUB. ~ Si , ,-de32- ; Q:GM;GHB9THUT-fitr»et. - SKijEB iaASsi VX -• ghat!ngBbtrt»j newriylA i SbaticgScarfa, ClaoPiaWe. * - Genta’ SSatlng Hamers. Mud Skirts, new BfOmorala. ■■■«! 1 ” STBS dt LIMD&LXi. NOTICES. *Ogr«- xTh. STMKTOS, A* EUiVKSTH Was and WOOD, SA DEATH, 3F. M., la tire Leraars Room. All tnvUsd. It* WSSBP* ABTEKT CHDKOB) COBWEB FIFTHand BUTTON ■WOOD Streets. Blah®. STEVENS will preaoh TOMORROW CChrikSnres) MORNING. If « WAKKEB I’RIOK ISTS rIFUTE fcagf OF SCIISNCE "—Preaching TOMORROW at 3Ji P. M.. bj Rev. JOHN MOORE. PabUs are myited. Seatqlree. . i ___ m It* NOBTir PBEBBYIERIAS CHURCH, Sixth street, above Green; services TO-MOHROW, December 25 (Sabbath), IDK A. H., 7Y* P. at ,by the pastor. Key. R. W. Henry, D. D. it* CHBISTMAS 3DBIIEE, HlN£. va& TEENTH-STREET M. B SUNDAY SCHOOL, at Hall SEVENTEENTH and POPLAR, SUNDAY, 2% P. M. Addießßes; singing by the children. All are invited. . It* KSf» VERST BEFOENEO DPI'CH 832? CHURCH, SEVENTH and SPRING GARDEN Streets, Bev. J. H. SUYDAM Pastor. Service* at luJ4 o'clock A. M. aid 7R Vclock P. M. The young are in vited. ; If ST. CLKMENPS CHDKUH, TWEN- Sdsy TIETH and-CHEKRY Streets..—CHBISTHAS DAY being the ton? thSnnday in themonjh, the ifrer noon service wUI-be; dniUted. Service in the EVE NING. at 7 X o’clock. H*_ CHRISTMAS RYE.—ST. CIE WSS MBNT’SCHUKCH, TWENTIETH and CHES- S'S Streets, will be open for Divine Service_aad Ser mon THIS EVENING, being Christmas Ere, at 7 o’clock. '' . It* a®” BEV. BISHOP SIMPSON AT I#K TO-MORROW, BEDDING, SIXTEENTH and COATEE Rev. D. W. BABTINB at 3. Rev. A. MAN PPIP et 7. If BS3H“ CHURCH OS WASaiNeiON Saw • SQUARE, CHRISTMAS DAY.—A Sermon, ap propriate to the occasion, will he preached ill the First Fr-sbyterian Chnreh, on WASHINGTON Sgnare, TO MOEKOW AFTERNOON. Berries to commence at'3l4 o’clock. If I®°, SITKBAY S.CHOOI, ANNIVEBSA iHSs? BY.—The Anniversary of the_ SUNDAY SCHOOLS of-the CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY will be held TO-MORROW AFTERNOON, beginning at half past two. No service in the evening. It* i®r bev. r. poiirotwiix breach las? TO-M'KROW at 10J£ A M. and WP. M„ at the northeast corner.of BROAD and SPRING GARDEN Streets. All are invited. If j®>>. REV. WILLIAM BABNESi «VIIX, KSW preach In Emory M. E Charch. CaUawhur street, above Eighteenth, TO-MQRBO WMOENING, at ICE o’eloek, on the Advent of Christ,” and at 7 in the EVENING, “ HieTrinicph ovsrstn. Death, and H*U.” gUNION M. *. CHURCH, FdtBTH KS? Street, below Arch.—CHRISTMAS DAY.—Key. FRANKLIN MOORE, D D., will Preach in the Morn- at 30ji o’clock* and Rsv. CHARLES J. LITTLE iu the Evening/ at 734 o’clock. The Morning Sermon will Imb exprfefeelye o* Christmas Joy. It* |res** BIaEVBJSTH: BAPTIBI €HVB€H. Wa& -r-A Sermon on BABBA.TH EVENING, by Rev. J. Hr ATT SMITJo, on the “ Treatment of oar Soldiers Southern Prisons* and the duty of the Church of Christ in view of this unparalleled cruelty. ” Acolles* ticnwill l>o taken for the Soldiers' Hospital, corner Six tfcenth. and Filbert streets. It* a<3 g~» RATIONAL HALL» HABKS7 ■HE? Street, above Twelfth.—Preaching by Mr. LAN GAKL, SUNDAY, at 10>4 A. M. and 7F. M. Subject— ‘ * How the Lord Is being Revealed in and to His People in full Redemption, and Satan in his, or Modern Spiritism and Free Christianity.’ * , _ Elder BABCOCK preaches atSP. M. It* SWEBENBOBGIAS.-BET. B. F. Sw BARRETT, at corner of BROAD and BRANDY WINE Streets, TO-ttOEBOW MOSSING, 1134 o’clock. Subject, “The’Advent.” In the Evening, 7Jso’elosk, his Lecture will be on “The Science of Correspond* ence, showing the nature of a Divine Composition, and the rule by which the Spiritual Sense of the Word is to be elicited.” Pablic invited. It* 'STI' MAWBEW’s' LCTHfiKAV f® 1 CHURCH, NEW Street. belowFoursh, between Race and Vine.—Services by the pastor. Rev E. W. BUTTER, on TO MORROW (Sunday) MORNING, 10K o’clock. In the AFTERNOON, commencing at 234 o’clock, CHRISTMAS GATHERING by. the Sunday School. Singing by the School. Addresses by the PAS? OBv hy Fathsr ABRAHAM MARTIN, and Bev. F. KLINEFELTER, with other interesting exercises. It ftl®** KOTICE.—THE OFFICES OF THE undemamed INSTJSAWCB COMPANIES will not be open* for* business on MONDAY next, the 26. h instant J. E WUCHEBEB, . President Phcenix Mutual Insurance Co. ARTHUR Q. COFFIN* President Insurance Company of North America. HENRY D. SHERBSRD, President of The Insurance Company of the state of Pennsylvania. JOHN MOSS. Secretary Union Mutual Insurance Go. of Philada. THOS.C. HAND, • President Delaware Mufc. 8. Ins. Company. WILLIAM CRAIG, President American M. Insurance Company. WM. EBHBR. . President Anthracite InsurauceCo. THOS. E. HARIS, President Tie American Fire Insurance Co. V , _ JAS. SOMERS SMITH, Rec T ry and Treasurer The Philada. Contributions Mp. JON. PATTERSON, President Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co. DAVID LEWIS. Treasurer Mutual Assurance Co. C. K. BaHGKSB," President Franklin Fire Insurance Co. ' C. TiNGLET, President Reliance Insurance Co. RICHARD S. SMITH, - It. Agent Liverpool,and London Insurance Co. post omcE, fmLtsfiifbu, JBK'' Pa.-, December 24,155-t. OnMOBDAT nfe3n, SethiUßt , this Office Will beopsa for transaction of bnaiEoea until 13 o’clock noon, after •which hour It will be closed. The several Stations will -be open during the came tours. The carriers will make but the usual 8 A. M. delivery. Three collections ofi ©tiers from lamp pest and other boxes will be made* viz.: two in. the moralngand one in the evening* at 6 o'clock. • ; de24-2t - ■ C.A. WALBORN, P. M. rar A MWSICAt MfEBTAIBTSIExVT '§235 f .in behalf of theNAZARETH, it E. SUNDAY SCHOOL wiU’be jriven on MOSI)AT*BTEHiaa next, Dec. 26ih, at the Church, THIRTEENTH Street, below Tine, commencing ht 7>£ o'clock. It will consißt of the Oratorio of Esther, the Beautiful Queen, and several other choice selections of Music. Mr. AAKOSF E. TAST LOB.wiH conduct it, assisted by Mr. BRISCOE, and some of the best amateur performers in the city. Tickets, 25cents, may be procured at the Philadelphia ! Co Trecc Depository,;Sixth street* above Arch; at the store of Higgins & Perfcenpine, 52 North Fourth fetreet, and at the door on the evening of the Concert. - de24-2t* * ‘ HAWES, will pr^chTO-MOBfiOTrktio^ atev. FRANK ROBBINS, of the Oreext mil Presbyte gr|an Church, at 734 P. M. Seats free. it* kPHXI/ADISIPHIA TSIICC a^d AiPMWBaaON SOCIETY.—TheSeYenty-fourthMeet |w3l»;b*hBHV£.this Society 'will be held in the Second VMteCErfrgbytexiao Church,_B ACS Street, below Siar- EVENING, Dec. 25th, at 7K o’clock? The Pastor of the Cimrch. Rev. J. B Bates, J. E Anchey from Mississippi Bey. F. W. p&nßßte&y sad Bey. Wm, M. Cornell, LL. D , will take ■partin the exercises. Public invited. it* »gp BEY. 88. lAIBIS, JN HIS **? Church, comer THIRTEENTH Street and GI BABB Avenue, TO-MOBBOW, lQ£f A. M., repeats, Bth time, by request, bis let Sermon on "The Bock upon which the Church Split, Bhowing that the Clergy do not understand the Bible: and I%¥. M .rubfect: “ VTho Makes and who are the Greatest Infidels—Sectarianisms or those who are called so by them?" Seats free Ail invited. Collection. Next TUESDAY, at 7>iP. M., hb delivers bis postponed Lecture on a “PLAN TO BUST THE CABS ON SUNDAY,” in above Church.. Admis sion free, but collection and organization. See Public Ledger, It* l ess** SPIBITUAEISH.-MBS. CIJBBIEB W 3& will LECTURE at BANSOM-STBEBT HALL on SUNDAY.tatH9£ A. M , on ‘The Age of Rationalism,” At 7K P* K.» her closing lecture on " Association in the Higher Life.” Meetings free. It* rjg® PHILADELPHIA AND DABBY W 3& BAILSOAD CO.—NOTICE is hereby givenio the Stockholders of this Company that the Annual Meeting and an Election for President and six Directors will take pace on the second MONDAY (9th) of /January. 1865, at 4P. M., at the Company’s Depot, on DABBY Avenue, between Forty-ninth and Fiftieth streets. df24-tja9 D. H. FLICKWIN, Secretary. PHI KAPPA SIGMA.—THE BE- W3E? HNNIAL CONVENTION of the PHI KAPPA SIGMA FBATBBNITY will be held at the CONTINEN TAL HOTEL, in the city of Philadelphia, on WEDNES DAY, the 28th December, 1864. de24 3s* ySBP OFFICE OF THE CITY TBEA WO&. SURER, Philadelphia. Bee. 23d, 1864. "NOTICE TO LOANHOLDEBS.” Tha City Treasurer is prepared to pay Loans ma turing January Ist, 1885. and the- holders thereof are requested to present them at this Office, on or after the 2d day of January. HENRY BTJMM, de24*6t City Treasurer. KS- OFFICE OF THE CUT TBEA* ■WBar SURER, Philadelphia Dec. 23d, 1864, NOTICE TO LOANHOLBERS. The City Treasurer will pay the Interest on City Loans, due January Ist, on and after Jann&iy 2d, 1£65. HENRY BUM3£, de24 6t ‘ City Treasurer. ■ST 1 OFFICE OF THE SES^tEHOS. ING VALLEY K4.ILROAD COMPAKY. , PHIItADKKFmA, DSC. 23, IBSI. The animal meeting of tlie Stockholders of ihig Com pany will be bald atthis office on MOaBAT, January 9th, 16tS, at moon, at which time, an election for a Fro rid cut and Twelve Directors, to serve for iheensnia* year, will tm Place. JAHBB 8. f*'’ - ' "" oacretary. fleM-rowSt* OFFICE OF Tlt>' ..... fc*y DKLAW&BB WAT*' ak» paht, Ho. iaa COM - m, a fttmual-- AjpEO’HiA. December 23,1864. W. B. wferFSET, Secretary*. de24-eawBt* ’ |i#~r• OF THE - PDIUBra. Mgß INSUEAHCB COMPANY— The M SWjjS?l?*kgof ■ fl»e of this Company "will 06 heId.ott.MOHDAT. Jaanary 2, 1865, betweea the rHFKTIni their HO xoa OH-bo afl UT Street. • &nd where mi ■RT.'pn BSoetow will. bo “ Id! EEAHCIS BLACKBUBNE, .• Secretary. Igy-Ogyi.ME OFIHB. KMTEBPKISE IHSTTKASOi W)MPAHT, 400_ WALMOT St J!%fe,SS II,A JS? I ‘ PHI ' 4 * p«eraber2S,lEM. . U I §SSSL~ 5! J liisiii Moae'y lri:aidcratfie society. or Flour. MeaCaud Vegetabl.es, will be-thankfully raeeiyedby bighmo J - eolicitmg.anS recelviug.couttibauoiis, ~ THEfiOTFP KOUB&%UIWoi* n Tgu and after TUBS lland: By order of tbs Managers.-. ■*' „ .. GEOBGE BTQCKHAM, President. Cflihr.KaM., BOKEife, Secretary. - r ■ ' It* WARDEN HAIL. TIIJK- W& TEBHTHand SPBnSG GATHJEB Streets.—The i meetings of of God assembling here are *every LOBD’BBAY atlO&A M. f for worship, jLa ‘* fche He com*-’tin prayer and. j>rafae».&nl |y MMIMN6TOE EAUOEAEBAES. | _ ' Dee. I>. 186 i > * • for thirteen Directors -to serve tfee eu* : at the Banking House oa TUBS* - BAY, January 10,1866, fromlCTQ’dooKA'M/toSP. It i delCkstathlra WM. Cashier. | a S#** KOHCE.-OEFiCE OF TB[« COHh MOHWEAIiTH OIL COMPANY, 515 CHEBT- Booh* second floor. > ‘ ■ ■* JVha Certificates of Stock are. now ready for delivery. PerKons holding,receipts will return, theiaraad receive their certificates; BAViD B. HILT, - <5e22-St - Secretary. tear' *SKITIGE« List of this Ooioiii&T w „^ c /? 8t lxxm of frt 3. -)• ■ tho soaSe of being, -wblin if''® ’ i-i ™ e i2S 4 J°- a Y l%r -m. being ituppeil of ali tiiir - a te>*» their natural protectors, . copation, tniToaiided by «„ “ »fe-,, !■. \ hwpitol for the sirt bui b ejh* the limited mean* atthe coam,'** 11 -iw oeed. The GovercmeDt n oy , ,J> wvj-% **l%'h* parposeof a hoa K t **‘Y‘ jdwm fnmeiL a limit** ipport, bat money mu>.t b« Tv2 a - tf »f r.Y ; - clothing, Ac., and e & * id otherwise provide for ! id teachers witibeneedtd. tfl *~i^ U t?ai lU hem f ? r :d in tbtepreesisgemercAhcy 3** *N: popthtm. The neea 5b urAVt 1 ' * *i£;’ delay. Shall this cry of t'Y nheeekd npoa, those who Uv MU6 of Him Whose holy ►wersmercyand i ' Contributions will he r( '.Y . u reasurer. No. 306 WALJmr'S* * '/• xe undersigned. * k-fcsw,, ~" Albert Barnes, George H, hmait, * John ?. firczer. Stephen Colwell, Matthew Baldwin, Adolph E Borie, Mordecfei L Dawson, William C. Ludwig, James C. Band, M. S ShapleTgh, Frederick Collins, '▼d-P/ Smith, ' OKiPHiA, 12th rao. BITIBKJD] THE MaPLS fcfl XJT fctreet. , Board of BlreclorTbay--- r ' PnrA * & at the Oflca of the Company* No. 4:11 Wi Street, PHILADELPHIA, oa MONDAY, iux 1866, at 32 o’clock noon. An held at the same time. The Stock Transfer Books will be closed iseaa ber26th* 1361, until January Sd, 1885 deS-tja2 • M. B, KEILT, See^ PHTIABELPHTA MS ECU W&&- BAILEOAB COMPANY Office W YOUKTH. Street _ , •Philadelphia. Dac6E^r!i: Hotice is hereby given to the stociheifes; Company that the Annual Meeting aad ai Sjc President, stx Manager*, Treasurer, take place oh the second MOSDAY (?u)£A 9tk day of January, 1865, atSo’cloci t,.- ,* of the Company* fio. 330 Booth <&:. delphia. An El&ition for President and xylrector? si :< on the same day ' &***~ IBiSUKASTOE COMPfST # ! —STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. * PSIL4DBLP£fAj£.-; An election for Thirteen Directory- Will he held on HONDA?, J« ? ®v £ §l* paiw’s office, Bos. 4 cMSES-C * he koorsof 4811 “’^jiLuaH*^ cieß-jaS S-' '|SSF“ KOTICE.—OFFICE W jjKjj* ■» OIL' COMPAST, S3* WAfiStre -‘J, 20. Fsuara'.ra/i.fc;. Tte Certificates of Stock wit; ‘ aod after TUESDAY, Dec. 2?u »>«■ the Company’s Due Bills wilt Pjf.S? E and weeiie Cf rna«^*|^|^ ■raSP* Stockholders of th« jun> itiaDPACTDBnfa co, for Officer* for the oEoiiißff .YnttV s.rrV-' 3 * of ttoCbmpaßr. Ko. 3ff WALN3T DAT, Jan, 10,16®, atSospck P. *w jjo' d«l3-tjalo BICHABD JOSS- 1 OFFICE OFTHEffIS IBP and FirrEENTH-Street# Pf'VHj WIT COMFAHT, 417 WALNUT The Aimnal Meetinjrof the pany will be held at their office on h , f \; Sflu 1865, when art election will be tel** and five Directors to serve for the eus The'— _ oflEa Stooito-j. 8 ?; Prossyh iad Company *> Office of Company. Sfo. 40*j*L FhiladelpW. on-MONDAY, JfMUJJn*! o’clock M.,at vhlcii tßne andplaM *J ",„ *“ edwabd Am:' eanmifc ' - de24 tja9 ~ ' yrsf- Bumcß-BjarKTgf JESST. AUMBtf; Bovsmbbs 21.15« given, (jpejrtlj %n$ actof theXJener&l .Assembly °V B *vt:n--1 PeaMylrairtaHEa^tea KssaMyi^s^? ■BgsfpafflgfeWS€*i oTiun make required flww 1 -*/' United Stale*.- *' noZ&SOt . „ > Hnrr ►aiAiffi'ff. ; DtgSLpjtf, tw. ,.ud otocS, *- t> the Ift of January last *si »»f ffvnlrebar *£« FfiEBP? CfiABGK. 3a° kl s®:Sd ntf&S. three extra stares, and Each scrip is convj'rtiblelnto , jj. e tMf b ,? ring this year. The ytej * ,IL will expire ''*• the Slat just * HAI . *¥& .BU*tio f for ’ arts ■»? •OF FHIUBBI.PBIA. PfpSb ™ss£ssw^rs^^ wnm h6i4«i tk» «M> 3 m Ud * o'clock. „ ot,S?°‘ ? dslO-lm “ v r, i* J 27 'J ha H M J*»W fe-^rdO Wi Uig| £, J; II,S