THURSDAY, DBOBMBE® 29, 1864; aaryit can tahe no notice of anonymousoommu- BlMUOiu. Wo do not return rejected manusorlpW. JOT Voluntary correspondence la aoUolted mom all part* of the world, and especially from our different mUltary and naval departments. When used, it will be paid for. . What Next? Out city was somewhat startled yester day with a foolish story in reference t 6 the abandonment of the great expedition of Butlkb and Fobteb. Although this state ment came from undoubted sources, and was believed at the time, the great confi dence of tlie people in the continuing suc cess of the Government was manifested in the fact that little impression was made upon the gold market. This delicate and never-failing test was successful in show ing that, no matter what disasters may befal us, the people are fixed in the resolution to stand by the. dignity of the Government. We can well afford a couple of disasters now, so many and great have been our recent advantages, but no evidence of such calamity is present. In every part of the nation we find success, and that confidence that never fails to accompany success. A country that can accept a new draft after ■ four years of war, without any other excitement than that arising out-of arrangements for new bounties, may well - feel rejoiced over its strength and endu rance. Now that we are. closing the year amid a succession of victories that lead us to recall the great triumphs of Napoleon, in his early campaigns, it may be well to' ask what will be the next step of the nation in gathering the fruits of this present har vest.- All these triumphs must develop a new policy. - ' The first result will, we think, be shown in the. South. The Stfutkerners are men accustomed to think, and they cannot fail to see that the power which can fight them for four years with varied fortune, and then march with impunity through the heart of their country, is in a-position to exact more than has eyer been before demanded. The principle that slavery caused the war,.and as its cause must die the death of the trai tor, is universally conceded in the North. Will it not be conceded by the South? The two great men of the Confederacy— Davis and Lee—have admitted this, in their willingness to arm the negro and clothe him in a gray uniform. They call this military necessity, but to us it is emancipation.' Thus far it has not been done because it was necessary to educate public opinion to that standard. The diffi culty that met Mr. Lincoln has embar rassed Mr. Davis. It took us two years to reach emancipa tion as a military necessity. We have not yet reached emancipation "as a Constitu tional enactment. For all practical purposes the Government of thlß Republic is anti slavery. McClellan made the last Struggle to gain pro-slavery power, but in the failure of that scheme the whole country passed into a new era, that of freedom and civilization. We have hopeef that the ' Southern Confederacy would acknowledge thil; and gracefully submit to the necessity of accepting an anti-slavery policy. Sherman will end the hesitation of the Confederates. This is their hour of ex; tremity, and no army left them but the army of Lee, they must resort to the new source of military life. The slaves must be freed. Whatever tile final and perma nent result of this war, we shall never again see the establishment of slave-labor. “ The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small.” The next step will be immediate and universal emanci pation. The South must do this to prolong the war six months, and we can well afford to fight six months longer to achieve such a glorious consummation. The Impending Draft. Without intending to discuss the merits of the recent action of Select Council, we think that the intent to defeat the bounty bill by refusing to vote is exceedingly ill advised. One thing is very certain, that we have to recruit to.fill up this draft, and that to do so we must pay ‘large bounties. To a great extent, it is a- question of money, and now is the time for recruiting^. Un- ; lesß we make arrangements to recruit our army and navy, the men will be taken to New York or wherever local bounties can be got. There are a great many men who are anxious to go into the army who will enlist from the poirft where the most money is to be made. However We may regret this, it is a fact, and we must meet it. The local bounty-system may be a. bad one, and. Sub stitute brokers are certainly nuisances; but it is difficult to change this plan. In a month and a half, we must fill our quota under the President’s call. Unless this is done, and we permit the draft to go on, it will take from ub at least four thousand useful and industrious men, most of whom have families. Men exempted by age or favored by fortune should not deal out to poor men justice untempered with mercy. Our citizens are, no doubt, ready to swell the bounties by ward and private subscrip tions, but they will be powerless unless the City Councils lead the way. Napoleon and Ills Heir. The regime which, tie present Emperor of .the French has established, with such adroitness and maintained with such able pertinacity may he said to have the whole of Europe, and not France alone, subsidiary to it. Won by a trick, if not a crime—for the coup d'etat of December, 1851, was both—it has been continued by various circumstances. The French are remark ably proud of their metropolis,- and not without cause, for Paris is the handsomest capital in- the world, and Napoleon has, won their approbation by the..vast and mag nificent improvements which able archi tects and engineers planned for him and have largely executed already. It was said when Augustus died that he had found Pome brick and had. left it marble, and this can be said, even with more truth, of the Paris which NAFOuaowhas rebuilt, 'The French panted for glory, and Napoleon went into the war with Russia in 1854, and : into the war in Italy in 1859, whereby the of the Empire reaped much honor and re-encirded-their beloved eagles with lauteL The French desired for their ruler no mere man of detail; no diplomatist covered over with red tape; no mere book-soldier, with military theories to 1 surprise and probably injure ''a war, ’but a man of action and courage, who /could go himself in the . field, and give to -his soldiers not the mere command, “Go thither,” but,/with the eye and voice of a Soldier, “ Follow me 1” Napoleon served through flte Italian campaign of 1859 with a cool courage and sagacious conduct worthy of Marlborough or 'Washing ton, Tubenne or Wellington, Net or Taylor, Sherman or Soott. The French respect courage, and the campaign of; 1859 not only established the throne of Italy for Victor Emmanuel, but confirm ed the third Napoleon on the throne of France. . Notwithstanding a heavy amount of taxation, irresponsible government, strong restrictions on the freedom of the press, add a most provoking system of espionage, France , appears comparatively content with her present ruler. If taxation has increased, many and great public improve ments have been made out of the ftmds thus raised. Trade and commerce have been largely extended, and manufactures have considerably expanded under the imperial rule. More than all, the status of France amqng the nations, which had gradually declined in the latter years of iduis Philippe’s reign, owing to his eciflah desire to make everything sub sidiary to the personal exaltation and aggrandisement of his family, has sel dom been so high as it is at present. There were intervals, during the reign of iLoutt the Fourteenth, when France was ! highest among the nations, but this very: 'greatness led to reverses—at timea, while Jhe first Napoleon held -the. reins of em^ pire, France appeared to rest,upon a pin nacle of greatness and power, but this was. obtained by vast expenditure of blood and treasure, and at no time did it possess the great element of permanency. All that Louis Philippe did, dining the greater period of his reign, was to keep France out of war, respected, and after all only tole rated. The great man who now governs France has made that nation powerful, not by a career of campaigns, conscriptions, and intermittent conquests, but by saga cious" and well-directed policy. At this moment, and, indeed, ever since the re establishment of the Second Empire, thir teen years ago, the place ,of France is first among the European nations. Lat terly, indeed—ever since England an nounced the feeble policy of “ Peace at any price”—France "may be said to over shadow Europe. A nation which will not do battle, when the fetal necessity for war arises, thereby confesses herself worthy of only a second-class position in the world. Unfortunately for, France,* this political ascendency appears contingent upon the life of him who has established it. Every one knows upon what a mere thread health and life are dependent. If a Bplinter of bone, only as big as the head, of a pin, presses upon the brain where it ought not, the result maybe madness, paralysis, or even death. A man" leaves his house in apparent health, his foot steps upon an orange peel carelessly left Upon the pave ment, and the fell may injure his Spine or annihilate life. What is generally, but in correctly called accident , may be fetal at any moment. Napoleon has escaped death in battle and on the wave, arid even the assassin’s secret weapons have failed to reach him—but, amid all his power, he is mortal, and may be summoned henpe, with or Without notice, at any time. • The toil and moil of mind in his adventurous and remarkable career, the constant thought which he is called .upon to exercise, the anxieties to which he must perpetually be subject—these produce a wear and tear of the human system which the physical strength of few men can long support.’ Besides, Napoleon is no longer a young man. He has declined into the vale of years, and his May of life has passed, for he will be fifty-seven years old in April next; It must be .a matter of great anxiety to him how the empire he has re-establish ed is to be continued. Napoleon’s recognized heir is that young boy, now in Ms ninth year, his only child by Eugenie de Guzman. ' The fu ture condition of France, and indirectly of Europe,-mayrest-upon tMs lad. Should. Ms father die within the next few years— die, in short, before this boy has reached manhood, with a suitable training for Ms • destined Mgh position—where will be the ! hope of maintaining the Empire, after Na poleon’s death ? The . next heir, should the little Prince Imperial pass off the stage, is Prince Napoleon, only sonof Jbbome— youngest and worst brother of the great founder of the Bonaparte dynasty. TMs gentleman is only-forty-two years old, and is married to the King of Italy’s daughter, by whom he has two children—the eldest of whom Is a boy, in his third year. Should the Emperor die without legitimate male issue,'Prince Napoleon (Jerome) would become heir-presumptive to the imperial crown of France. Should the Emperor die, leaving Ms son still young, it is al most certain that the Empress Eugenie would be nominated', as" the boy’s guar dian, and Regent of the Empire during hi* nonage; it will be remembered that she acted as Regent in 1859, during her husband’s Italian campaign. It has been anticipated that Prince -Napoleon (Je eome), would-probably endeavor, in the' latter case, to supplant Ms youthful cou sin. Of his success there would be little chance, for the Prince (nick-named Plon- Plon by the satirical Parisians), is the re verse of popular. The Republican party didike Mm for having deserted it, and the .Conservatives distrust him. Moreover, -the army are fevor, for it has been said' that he showed the wMte feather in the Crimea, and Jt was complained that’he made no haste to bring up Ms division to the battle of Solfeijno. - 'oie Prince-Imperial, under a Regency of which his mother would be head, might eventually ; succeed bis fatberun the throne; but it .is just as probable that, when Napo leon 111. dies,, there will be such' a strug gle for the empire as there Was for that of Macedon on the death of Alexandeb. Some two or three of the Generals might plunge France into ,civil war, in the. at tempt to win the people, and this once be gun, France would collapse, in-an incredi bly short time, into the secondary position she sank when under Lotus Philippe. As for the Obleans .family, their chance, for a long time to come, may be considered tri fling indeed. TMs is certain, at all events—the con tinuance of the Napoleonic rule, of the French Empire itself, rests upon the exist ence of that slight, fair-faced boy, who may often be seen playing in the garden of the Tuileries, cantering on Ms little Shet land pony in the Champs Blysfies, or play ing soldiers in the Place du Carrousel. It Is surprising that the enemies of Napo leon have never thought of striking at-his happiness,. through the life of this boy. The abhorrence of the world would accom pany the deed, but however cowardly and. horrible, it would not be the less, a great blow to the Empire and its cMef. The New York Tribune publishes an extract from a letter of General Sherman, which we reprint in our largest type. -It should he read by every One who’ breathes the true spirit of the country: “My idea iS,” says. General .Sherman, “that every young and middle-aged man ought to be proud of the chance to fight for the integ rity of his country. X I would like to see all trade and commerce absolutely cease until this conflict is over, and all who can fight, and won’t fight, ought to be killed or ban ished'; and those who won’t support those who do fight should be denationalized.” The Vote von Pbesedent.—A. few of Hie West ern States were not able to make complete official returns of the vote for President at the time of the meeting of the Electoral Colleges; bat the (tenden cies are very trifling. The aggregate vote as returned is 8,967,702, ofwhioh Abraham Llnoolnhad 2,182,602,, and Georgeß. McClellan 1,176,200 iMr.Llnooln’s majority 407,802.'' The vote In detail*estimating t)ie vote of Oregon, Is as follows; compared'with the Hresidentlal vote of the Bame States In I 860: w - ... • , -186*.;/ -I860;" • . --. . AU State*. * Lincoln. McClellan.: Lincoln. Others. California— 43,814 26,867 38.173 - 78,667 Connecticut 44,881 43,285... 43,782- 81,464 Delaware.— ... 8.756 8,767 . 8,815 12.224 111in0i5.188,496 168,730 . .172,161:. 167,633 Indiana M9.2SS 130,233 139.033 133,110' lowa 89,075 49,596 70,409 67,922 Kansas.— 18.141 3.691 .... Kentucky 26,692 61,478 .1,864, 144,862 Maine... 01,803 44,211 62,811 35,107 Mary1and......... 10.153 32.739 2.394 90,208 Massachusetts.... ■ 126.742 48,745 106,633 66,622 Michigan.B6,3s2 67,370 88,480 66,267 Minnesota 25-.060 17,175 -22,060 12.730 Mlraonrl., 71,192 31.299 17.028 148.490 Nevada, (5et)..... 10,011 6,984 > .... \ .... Pewßamsablre- 34,M2 32,200 37;619, 28.43*, New Jersey 60.723 68.0*4 68,324- 62,801 New York 868,730 361,866 . 362,646 :312,000 ..OMo 264,976 205,657 231.610 , 2»fBSl. Oregon, (est) 8,900 6.000 5,270 , 9,140: Pennßyiyanla 296,-391 276.316 2!8.0M 306,412 Rhode Island 13,(52- B.JM 12.244 7,707. VermontT.; 42,419 13.321 33,858 " 9.0361 West Virginia.— . 23,154 . 10,433 ..... 44,947 Wisconsin 80,(82 63,088 86,110 66,070 T0ta1..... 2.18V52 1,775,200 1,664.523 2.004,093 Percent.,.,*—. .65 15 44.85 48,20 51.80 Lincoln’s maj.... 407,302 Antt-Llncoln mai.. .139,670 The whole TTnlon vote, estimating that not heard from, Is 4,000,000, andthe whole vote of the same States in 1860 waß 3,868,616 ; increase, 101,384. The entire yote for President In 1860, including the South ern States, was 4,680,193, Public Znterlainments. Academy ov Music.—This evening the play of 11 Jack Cade,” by the late Judge Conrad, of thla city, is to be performed for the last time. It will be put upon the stage in all its original splendor, and with all requisites fora successful and truthful re prescntatien. Mr. Forrest’s conception of the hardy yeoman is one of those masterly efforts seldom wit nessed, and Is which he stands pre-eminent. The cast of oharaoters Is unrivalled. The eminent tra gedian will be ably supported by the talented Madame Ponlsl as Mariomne, and the favorite actor, Mr. John'MoCullough, aa Clifford. Friday evening “Damon and-Pythias” will be perfumed for Forrest’s benefit This is one or his finest personations, and stamps him as the’ greatest of living actors. There ft a force and depth of Intensity in his representation of the de*. voted friend that thrills the audience like reality, i This will be the last opportunity of witnessing this great tragedian, as he next appears at Ford's The*-, tr*, .Washington, on Monday, January 2d. . National Circus.—Now Is the time for those .of our'citizens who desire to wltness.superior perform ances to visit Mrs. Warner’s great JNattonal rilrpUs. { » is deridedly the lihrt company that evemppearedi before the public. THE PRESS—PHILADELPHIA,' THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1864. . • : zfr-- ec-’.* ■ . . * . ■ -- ——————^ WASHINGTON. Washington, Doo. 28. AN EXPLANATION. 1 * The Evening Star, In Its first edition to-day, an nounced the return of Porter and BtTTpns’s foroes to Port Monroe, stating that the War De partment had received Intelligence of that root. The authority thus given stamped the publication with apparent truth, and It was aooordlngly tele graphed North, but a. short time after, discovering there was some mistake In the matter, word was sent to suppress the despatch. Unfortunately, the telegram was not reoelved In time for that purpose, as it had already appeared In the afternoon papers. As soon as possible acontradiction of the Star's an nouncement was despatched, with a statement of the operations of the fleet from an authentic source. ’ The Star omitted the paragraph altogether In its seoohd edition. ' captube and destruction of blockake- BUNNEBB. Ltent. Commander George Beowh, of the tr. S. gunboat Itasca, writing to the Navy Department from off Pass Gabello, Texas, under date.of Novem ber 30, reports that on that day he captured the schooner Carrier Mall, from Tamploo, about fifteen miles to the southeast ol the Pass OabeUo Light house. On the day before he chased on shore a sohooner.of about ahundred tons, whioh was bound Jnto Matagorda bay. The sehooner was afterwards destroyed by shell from the Itasoa. THE SUBPENSION OP ADMIRAL WILKES. The President has remitted the oourt-martiaf sen tence of Aotlng. Bear Admiral Wilkes to a period of one year from its date, the sentence having been a suspension of three years ftom service. THE DISTRICT QUOTA. The quota for the District of Columbia, under the new call of the President, for 300,000 men to fill the deficiencies under the last call, has been fixed at 3,019 men. ; THE-AFFAIB AT POST LYON, ; " The affair at Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory, In which Col. CHiviHa*OH ’destroyed a large Indian village and ail Its inhabitants, will be made the, Subject of Congressional investigation. THE WAR. THE EXPEDITION I&AINST WILMINGTON, Its Be-embarfcatlifa Announced by the Rebel General Bragg. ; NO SUCH ADVICES RECEIVED AT WASH INGTON The Union Powder-boat Exploded near Fort Fisher, SUCCESSFUL HOMBAJUUKENT OF THE ‘ FOItT BY ©UK FLEET. : x ■ A REBEL BATTALION AND BATTERY CAPTURED, HOOD’S FLIGHT FROM TENNESSEE. HIS ADVANCE AT FLORENCE, ALA. LATE REBEL OFFICIAL NEWS, AN EXPEDITION SENT BY GENERAL SHERMAN FROM SAVANNAH. SOUTHERN SURMISES OF HIS COKING MOVEMENTS. Union Success in Southwestern Virginia, CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF REBEL SALT-WORKS. OFFICIAL GAZETTE. REBEL ADVICES PROM GEORGIA—AN EXPEDITION SENT OUT BY OBN. SHBBHANT-aBNBRAr. BBAGG STATES THAT THE WILMINGTON EXPEDITION HAD BE-EMBARKED THE WAB IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA* _ War Department, Washington, Dec. 28—P.jM. The following extracts from the Richmond paperß of to-day have been received by the Department: “ The latest official advices ftom' Georgia indicate that Sherman has already followed np the occupa tion of Savannah by sending a force of cavalry, ar tillery, and infantry, upon an expedition whose des tination can only he guessed at from the direction t moved. These troops are reported to have gone towards the Altamaha river, and we shall, no doubt, next hear that they have orossed that stream, and are moving to gouthweatem Georgia In quest of the prisoners of war who were supposed tb beat Ahdor sonvllle. “ Sherman’s programme for his grand campaign northward seems to-be no secret. He will start from Port Royal, and move straight lor Branch* ville, the point of junction between the Georgian and Carolinian railroads; Ho then purposes to fol low the main lines of roads towards Virginia, stealing and murdering as much as he can by the way. All very fine ; but if Sherman proposes, Lee disposes.” “ From Wilmington the following official despatch was received last night: “ Wilmington, Deo. 27—3 P. M. “ To Sis Excellency the President of the Confederate States: _ “ The enemy has re-embarked under cover. His moyemest is not developed. I have visited Fort Fisher, and find the. damage slight, except to the buildings not necessary for defence. Only two guns were disabled. The works remaining indicate that the bombardment waß very heavy. ■ “ Major General Whiting, commanding the de fences at the mouth of the river; Colonel Lamb, commanding the fort, and the officers and men com posing the garrison, deserve especial commendation for the gallantry, efficiency, and fortitude displayed under very-trying circumstances. “ Fbom Southwestern Virginia.— The Lynch burg Virginian has the following additional particu lars Inrelation to the capture of the Salt Wprks, announced officially yesterday: We had been led to hope that these Important works were safe, but the sources from which their reported capture comes leave us ho room to doubt its correctness. ’ - “ They were occupied by the enemy on Tuesday, the 20th, and were held by them, aa is stated, until Thursday, when they retreated towards Bristol. We learn that the place was held by about 200 re serves,'-under Col. Preston, the moßt of whom escaped oapture. The-works are said to be but lit tle damaged, and we understood that persons who have visited them since; the .occupation bythe'ene my think they can be put In working order again by the Ist ofFebruary. A large quantity of salt already gotten out was destroyed, and'all the buildings at the place were burned. Severed pieces of artillery were also captured' by thorn, but they got but little else or any hind.” > , “General. Breckinridge was, .at the last accounts, at Saltville, preparing to follow the enemy on hfs retreat, Beyond continued, skirmishing their rear guard, ho further fighting has taken plaue than that already reported. “ A gentleman who passed over the railroad from Bristow to Glade Spring, alter the enemy advanoed, says the bridges between jthese places are all burned, but the traokls uninjured.” Edwin M. Stanton, ‘ Secretary of War. ADMIRAL PORTER’S EXPEDITION. NO OPPIOIAL INTELLIGENCE Of THE BUMOBED ABANDONMENT OP THE- EXPEDITION—THE POW- DBR SHIP EXPLODED ON THE 24TH— SUOOBBBPUL ; ATTACKS. , .- EXPLANATION OB THE WASHINGTON STAR’S AN NOUNCEMENT OP THE RETURN OP THE BXPBDI- - Washington, Deo. 28,—1t would seem to be a mistake, as reported this morning, that the naval hard military fleet has returned from North Caro lina to Fort Monroe. Tib Navy Department has no such Intelligence, but that one vessel only yes-, terday returned to the latter plaoe, bringing de spatches irom Admiral J’orter, The messenger has Hot yet reached Washington. : It IS ascertained from an authentic source, how ever, under date of Fort Monroe, December 27, that the powder ship was exploded within three hundred yards of Fort Fisher about 2 A. M. on the 24th Inst. Later in the day Admiral Porter attacked the fort and adjacent defences, and renewed the bombard’ ment on Christmas day.' On each occasion we drove the rebels from their guns to the shelter of the bomb-proofs, so as effectually to silence their fire In a very short time afterthe frigates and heavy ships got Into position,. A detachment of troops landed on Sunday afternoon, and skirmishers pushed up gallantly to the fort trader cover of our ' fire. Some of tke.men detailed entered the works ' and brought off the flag. The bombardment by the fleet continued on Monday. The Santiago de Cuba ' captured a company of North Carolina soldiers In the out-works and brought them off. SUOOESBPUL BOMBARDMENT OP PORT - PISHER— . LANDING OP OUR TROOPS—A REBEL BATTALION AND BATTBHY CAPTURED. Baltimore, Dec. 28.—The American has received the following despatch: “ Fortress Monroe, Dee. 27, “ Via Washington, Dec. 28 “I have just arrived here on the Santiago de Cuba from off Wilmington.'' The attack on Fort Flßher commenced at noon on Saturday, the 24th, and continued all day. It was resumed on Sunday and kept up with vigor all day. The fort Avas much damaged. All the barraeks and store-houses were burned. The garrison driven to the bomb proofs and scarcely ventured to" reply. “A small portion of eur troops landed on Sunday afternoon, end skirmished with great; gallantry. They pushed up to the fort and actually entered the work, killing a rebel bearer of despatches who. was entering. Lieut. Wallen, or the 142 d New York Regiment, captured a rebel flag from the outer bastion. Our troops also oaptured a whole battalion of the enemy who were outside of their works, but oufforees were withdrawn from the shore. When the Santiago de Cuba left the .bombardment was continuing. “On Sunday the sailors fiom the Santiago cap tured the Pond Hill Battery of 06 men, and brought the whole,party off to the ships. . .. “ The torpedo boat was successfully exploded on Saturday, morning, at 2 o’oloek, but with what re sult Is not known. “Tbs weather has been the most violent experi enced at Newbern and. Roanoke island. The oldest, Inhabitants never experienced such severe storms,’! THB PUBSUIT OS' advawob OMK MXLEB SOUTH OH COLUMBIA. Olf BUBT>AT«. Dm, 27.— Theadvanoe or our army,’ wftAj On Sunday night, twenty-one mileaaouttt of Colombia, about lialf-way between that plaoo and the Tennessee river. The roads, on account of the heavy rains, are nearly Impassable. Hood la steadily retreating before oor advancing troops. Prisoners who have deserted an being, brought In everyday. Two hundred reached here yesterday. It Is reported that Hoodlntends to reaoh the Tennessee river near the mouth of the Elk river. General Thomas having foroed hlm considerably to the east. The military authorities consider the situ ation aa very encouraging. Railroad and telegraphto communication Is open to Oqlnmbia, on the Tennessee qnd Alabama rivers, and the road will soon be In rushing order to Chat tanooga. The river is at a stand,with eighteen feet on the shoals. - ' " ' soon’s abvahcb at floubkoe—kib betbeat ■ rBEOII*iTAT« v Navy York, Deo. 28.— The Tribune has a special despatch dated Columbia, Tenn., December 28,'s A. M., which says: From, escaped' prisoners who have just arrived from Florence, Ala., I'learathat the advance of Hood’s army reached Florenae on the evening of the 21st 1n8t,,-and that during the whole of the. next day his infhntry were orosslng the .river. .... j- From Dnck river Hood retreated rapidly* to the Tennessee, his main army not onoe makings stand. Our oayalry crossed Duck river In time to -have an occasional brush with Forrest’s force, who-covered the enemy’s retreat. : Wo fighting of any consequence has occurred sines toe affair at Spring-Hill. It Is safe to say that Tennessee Is now free.from rebels. ' , Jeppebsoh City, Dee. 28.— The two houses of the Legislature met this morning, a quor&m.of members being present In each House. MraPaynb, of Jackson, was appointed -Speaker pro <em:,ftnd Mr. Clark appointed olerk protem. W. fU.'Tjsro laoe, of Montgomery county, was elected Speaker of the House to-day, find Mr. Dyer ohlof olerii.'. Roth are radicals. • , • > THE BEBAKINO OY TOT. jofi" OT THB-MIBSMSEPM St, Lonis,Deo. 28.—The lee gorges' above the city broke away on* Monday, and the river’is now betleved to be dear from the month of the Illinois river to -Cairo. Several steamers were badly da maged by the lee, and flitboats carried awiy. j The steamer Highlander, from’Plttsburg, with a cargo of pig Iron, was sank atFotlsland-and It Is feared will be a total loss. The boat wasVßlWd at $10,000., -■ :. The famous ram Monaroh sallrjrhe'n twenty miles below herer , : <- ‘ ' < The total. damage caused by the moving of the. Ice has not yet been asaertaliieq. The Missouri, Ullhols, and TJpperMisslsslpjii rivers are reported as rising, and navigation will doubtl&s soon be,re sumed for a considerable distance up those streams. CAYTUBB OY BKBBLS Ut "ATTBMYTmO TO CJSOSB Washinqtok, Dec.-28.—Last night a party of rebels who had been for some time in Maryland, but were prevented from retiring to Virginia by,reason of the water, constructed a raft, upon wMo)i they attempted to dross the Potomao a short dli tanee above Muddy Branoh. Our pickets captured one.and fired on ‘ five otters, who fell from the and were drowned. ' ' : Fatal Shipwreck-loss :of the Britlsli ■ Dark Burnside—Ohly Three Persons Saved. ' ■*' ■ V.;.' j New Yobk, Deo. 28.—The steamship City of Dublin, which arrived to-day,-fell In with the wrack of the British bark Burnside, on the lTthinsb, and found three men aboard, belqgi tlatjsuiyivors of thirteen persons. -The seawaS breaking 'over the vessel, and It was with the utmost difficulty that the survivors were' rescued.' They had scarcely any clothlDg on them,"and their legs and arms were terribly swollen. Their names are, George Smith, Gilbert Duncan, and John Johnston. The Burnside left hero on November Bth for Greenwich, and had fine weather up to the 7th Inst,, when a strong gale commenced blowing, lasting fob several days, during which the rest of the crew were washed overboard or died.-TIfS masts were carried away and the boats swept off. > J * Pbovinoetowk, B. 1., Deo. 28.—The bark E. N. Yarrlngton, from Smyrna for Boston, while running Into the bay this morning* In athick fog, got ashore on "Wood End, where she remains aground jtMs. .af ternoon to an easy position. iThe windla south west, hlowlngdlreotly inshore. ; - - lB6l. ARRIVAL OP THB OTTY.'orfTOTLIW. . The steamer City of Dublin arrived at this port to-day. Her advices have beeff aiMWpitad,' ’ HABINB,,' V / ’ Arrived, bark Brilliant, from Yokohama, Japan. Sbahspearean Discoveries. : 1 Tbe Birmingham Post givoßtho following particu lars In relation to an lmportSuf discovery of doou-‘ mehts connected with Shakspe^re: _ - , “ A series of deeds relating to pronaiiejKlnTlen ley street, Stratford-upon-AV«ojvwS®ir''Uhder the notice of an intelligent lawyer’s whom we are indebted for the details, which we, proposeiAo ' turo’tlme? UmS°6uxhmlly' recovered re late to a period between 16?8an5Pli562>'“bd to the legal history of some of the formlng part of the garden around skakspearefo birthplace. * Two of the deeds are twitineeEeo- , * 1 % John Shaks pearo, the poet’s father, alid' the poet' himself is mentioned in others as the .Owner of property in his native townynow -with Ms genius and fame. - Thepierely legal ‘details have no popular lntera|tptotst as oomplet -1 ing the pedigree or the birthplace aml'the adjoin, > lng land; but One jpOint raised ~b£ thls'disoovery Is very remarkable Indeed. Ohe~njf*The d'eSSs has S seal attached—a tMckrdlrty red mast of offiwai— in which the letters *w. S,,’ in. Homan pharactors, are entwined with a trualovarT-kaofc : At’the first glance, and even after oarefnF examination, this . ‘ Impression l seemed identloar -with that glven hy the stone of a signet ring to the. Blrthplaoe Museum, and vMUqhfnearlrcgH'^the host Shahspereans of the- last fifty-years nave belißved :to be'the poet’s signet ring.' The ring Itself—a mas sive gold one, having a stone engraved .with tne let* tors ‘ W. S.’ entwined with a. true lovers’ knot— wasfound by a laborer’s wife-oiuhe surfaoe of tbe Mill 'Close, near. StratSor'd * OhffihiWfcf lSloJjj-at parsed ato the hands of Mr. B£B. Wheeler, theßts torlan of Stratford, an enthusiastic BhakspearMh, was preserved in his colleotion lor many years, and was recently presented by Hid, sister to the Mu seum at the btrthplace with,mass of books and papers relating to the T’* t Y_>ad his times. There was-no absolute proof Jhat the, ring, ever belonged to the poet, but the fajita weife ln favor of •tbisbelief. The only other * Vft S.’ VttoWn ln Strat ford at the time of the poet waara wnilam Smith, a mercer, who had a signet, but this- differed vosy materially from the ring in question, for Its let ters were surmounted: with ’a death’s head aid" cross-bones, as Is seen from an Impression of the seal on * a ‘ oonveyanoo? of the. is very remarkable that theonly casein Btoh a ’sealrltlig’ la mentioned In Shakapeare’s works ls In the first pirt of Henry IV., act 3, so., 3, whore Falstaff says, :# I have lost a seal-ring' of taygrandfather’s, mark,’ and that the ‘ seal-ring ’ls mentioned several times In the rest of the scene, as lf the aubject' had somtfspeoial interest to thepoet hlmralf. R.iit.ou. rlous, too, that the poet’s last wllT Betas to Iqijly that hla ‘seal’ had been lost, fofaln tho phrase, .‘hereuntoput my sealej’ r the W«*d ‘teale ’has been erased, and the word’Thanar’Eubstttnted, asß the . former had been Inserted by mis take. . In the lack 1 of any personal relics of the poet, Mr. ‘WheelerSMr. Hallfwell, and othw antiquaries havefondlyhoped and believed that the Blgner-rlng nHght"(ln the ah sence ol direct evidence to the contraryj be acoepted as genuine. Mr. Hallfwell came dowq to.Blr ' mlngham to* examine the and was startled on finding that't**.aokt on-onO of them was apparentlfldentloiafcWltlrtrßd'liapiroSelon of the aignet-Tlng. lf absolutely lde'ntloaf it.;waa clear that the ring could. no't have- heOn made tbr the.poM,'astho impresslohjtojthe has had ‘ greatpleasure^^^^^g ‘ thprSSl of W.S. attached to the deed .jußt loundls dooidediynot an impression firom the Shakspeare Eeal-rlng ln the museum,’ and therefore that the ring In question may have beep Shakspeare’s after all. -To whom, then, tho*‘deed * lmpreßalon may have belongpd'lt is impossible to settle at presontjbnt the discovery of doenments so Important, where .evldenoe 1 , Is so scanty, Is very-remarkable, and -leads to'.the; hope that further researohes may y.ot produce other valuable llluatratlonßol Shakspeare’s Ufeandtuaeß. The documents are deposited for tlie present. In the! museum at Stratford. where they will'probably re, 1 main till further researches havo befumade.’?. “Braxton Shags.” TENNESSEE. mssofisi. TOT XiXdISLATUBB-.lzr SBSSIOK. BIVBB—THE DAKASB PEODPOED. TUB «m:RILLAB. THBPOTOKAd. A Bark Ashore hear JProvlhcetown. HEW lOBK CITY. The jHonnt Venis Tiunel. i Travellers lrom Western Europe who may desire to pass over Into Italy; andtevify one viSIM-Italy who has the time and the means at his oomatand; cannot fail to take an Interest in the excavation or the tunnel under. Mount Oenlsi whleh to now. detox prosecuted, at > the joint cost of the French ymd Italian Governments. This tunnel, when-'com pleted, wlllbe,'the moßt'wonderful thing; of the kind to- the world. If Franee • ed possession -ofthe: maritime Alps of laglvoy, the attempt-would probably have nevej.,.heen made, for Piedmont, -before the oeaeibn„?.-edulfi; not have entertained Buoh a tlon. The tunnel will be ten miles long. If apy ad venturous spirits desire to see therealizationSjf’tbtej great design, and -wish to pass byaetep, asjkwere,' ItomFrance Into Ilalj, they .will suffer somawisap polntmentlo learn that a third of sgenbratfem-nrast yet pass away- before the wish dan be gqttlfldd. Ten years is a laTge slice of time, even. In the life ofthe youngest person, and this is the estimated: period tor the performance of the work, " Five : yearshave already-passed In doing the little that has: been achieved. Nor Is thls to be wondered at, eon- 1 sidering the nature of the undertaking and the slow: process by which It must necessarily be, achieved.} In the meantime, however, a project hardly less: daring is on thepolnf of being carried out, and when, fully In operation will compresß a journey from : Paris to the North of Italy into a short spaoo of time. Mount denis, incredible as the statement, may appear, Is about to be Spanned on Its sides and. at Its apex by a railway, and the experiments which v have been made leave no doubt of success* A writer , ’ to the present Italian capital says, referring to this, interesting BUbjeot: “The locomotives to Be em- ‘ jHoyed were tried last Winter to England,- on ascents end descents fully equal to the most, rapid‘slopes on.the; Cento,' and the success of the Invention was established to the per fect satisfaction of the scientific men present,, to-j eluding a commissioner appointed by the Italian Government. The strip of rail Is already begun, and Is expected to be completed next month, or it! latest in February, when trains will be run by way i of trial. That-time of year is usually the very worst for the passage of the mountain, so that success then will be success forever. English i capitalists and engineers,have undertaken 1 this, mountain railway, and are perfectly easy as’ to the result. The Swiss, of oobrse, -will not be: much pleased, for they would prefer to see their own Pass of the Simplon so'Used: but it may be found hereafter that a mountain railway applloablo to Mount Cento can be adapted to'some of the other passes whleh have .been long m use. Oenla, however, presents the least difficulties to ft physioal ■ (sense. •By this new line of oommunloation the city of Turin will gain largely—not to compensate it for the removal of the-capital to Florence. If the Simplon should be ultimately pre ferred, Milan would ne raised at the expense of Turin, at least until the completion of the, tunnel. The editors of Blppinoott’s Pronouncing Gazet teer are busily engaged in reyimng ttott work, 'pre paratory to the issue of- a pew edition containing the last census returns, a&d'.suoh other changesas may he necessary to bring It “up to the times. 11 The publishers, Messrs. J, B. Elpptocott A do., Philadelphia, announce that'they wiU be to receive any items of information that may be useful In effecting a complete and thorough re vision ofthe work. The, first iron- plated vessel for the'. Brazilian navy has just been launohod at the SeyjmljutiaMg yard .near Toulon. She Isa ofimtte,ujis;nainpd| the Don Pedro H. „r i r<i.; E U ROP JB3 . MS Peruvian at Portland. THB TIKES OIT THB. SIHSIira OY THE YLOBIDA— OPPOSITIOH TO THB SOUTH AT UAHOHBSTBm PoBTXAHn, Deo. 28.—The steamship Peruvian, ■Captain Ball,ratine, from Liverpool on. the 15th, Londoilderry on the 18th, and Cape Base on the evening of the 24th instant, arrived at this port at T o’olook this evening. Purser Brown reports that the ship Montreal ar rived In the Clyde on the 18th instant. On the same day she passed the steamship Moravian, bound , East, in latitude 86 deg. 11 min.,longitude 23 deg. , 12 min. , Tbe Peruvian yesterday lay off Portland for six teen hours in a log. The steamship Etna arrived off Ohrlokharen on the morning of the mb. Alluding to tho disaster to the pirate Florida, the London Times says that, assuming It to have been by design, it is not disposed to waste mush indigna tion upon the subjeot, as the method or procuring and equipping the Florida were .Book violations of neutrality as to deprive the sufferers of sv mpathy. Brazil was really the outraged party, to whom the Times meditates that Mr. Seward will make ample -apology. A blockade-running case had been on trial in the Conrt of Exchequer, in which tho judge pointed out that all the parties in the matter were foreigners, and denounced suoh violations of the rights of asylum. - At a large open-air meeting of tho operatives of Manchester resolutions were adopted strongly op posing the recognition of the slaveholding Oonfodo ■ racy,- Parliament will meet on the Ist of February. Tho continental news Is meagre. The Emperoit Napoleon was much grieved at the death of Minister Mocquarde, Marshal Yalllant attended theffnheral, ana delivered an oration, ex praesißg the great regret of the Emperor. Eenbr Lorente had resigned the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Benor Bejnandeß had been appointed Ms suctessor.. . .. ; • The Italian capital will be transferred in May next, * ' The breach between the Papal Government and the FrußSlan Minlster at Borne was widening. THB PONDON ltOrfEY HAHHBT. The Times of the 18th instant, in its City Article, . says:: The reduction In the Bank rate to six per cent IS astep entirely In harmony jvWh the state of. the -market, and will be-especially weloomed from Its being calculated to lessen the morbid despon dency whloh has prevailed In all branches of trade "since the speculative mania was corrected, by salu tary advauces'up to eight and nine per cent. The demand for discount was of an average cha racter, under the full expectation that the Bank rate would be redueed. Consols opened yesterday at an advance of one-eighth, and, alter the reduction had been formally announced, another similar im proVembnfFtdok Waoe"; but. Che market oiosed with less firmness, ana the quotations were the same as at tqo opening.. In the share market there was a general tendemoy to improve the prloes at the close. Among the. suspensions announced la. that of - MeSsi Eerger 8: Co., engaged In actual trade: The , amount orthekUhblUtleBhaBnot^r»|uipirea; The Times on Slicrmeß’s Mareta. tfrom the London Times, DecV 7.1' .; : ■The Southern commanders, after the fall of At lanta, appear to have thrown themselves;on General Sherman'S 'communications, and to have believed that by operating <m Me long line whloh connects Him with, the North 'they could foroe hlm to aban don the advantage he has gained, andTßYetraoe hla, steps through a wild , country, where; he might he attaoked with every possible advantage.. With this view it is said that General Hood has'taken up a , position more than 100 miles to * the northwest of the positionoocupled by General Sherman. The ef fect upon that boid.ahd able commander does not ap pear tp have been exactly that wMch was originally contemplated. Thb movement seenfs, so far as we can judge from very. Imperfect Information, to re-' ■ semMe the celebrated march of Napoleon In 1811 to St. Dleler, by whloh he throw himself upon the communications of the Allied armies, then ad vanclngupon FariSj and would,“lt Is saldr except for the Intervention, of Lord Oaatlereagh, have their retreat at : the : very moment , When the object .of all their labors seemed to be within their grasp. In the same way Sher -man, Instead of seeing In the operation of Hood a necessity tb fall back upon Ms original base of operations, has read It as an'invitation to ‘ seek a new one, and. Instead of falling ' back on Tennessee and Kentucky in the North west, he has turned Ms face towards ,tho . Atlantic, and Is marching in a southeasterly direc . tlon. There Is a .remarkable consent of opinion, probably resting, on sure though unavowed informa tion jtbat the object of the- General'ls principally, - perhaps, to destroy the railways which connect the Eastern with the Western States of the Federation, and then,dividing Ms army Into two parts, to attack with one the town of Angusta, situated on the Sa 'v.annah river, and the seat of the principal powder •Tftaufaotory of the South, and with tho other to advance to the mouth of the river and capture the city of Savannah Itself, wMch, although It was taken by the English in the former revolutionary - war, has as yet defied all the efforts of the North to 'take It by sea. If this enterprise he bjeught to a successful ter mination, General Sherman will undoubtedly be entitled to the honor of having added a fresh chap ter to the theory and practice of modern warfare. Instances, no doubt, baveNjceurred where a bold general, under the pressure of some insuperable difficulty or the seduction of some Irresistible temp tatlon,- has abandoned the baßls of Ms operations, and, undertaken a long and toilsome march in Beafoh of .another base. But Mstory also records very few Instances indeed where operations of this kind have been erowned with success. The attempt has generally been made in the hope of. raising * a country disaffected- to its ex isting Government, -and with the prospect of almost entire security if the point sought for can once be reached. General Sherman has neither-of these conditions In his favor ; the oountry into which he plunges is entirely hostile to him; he can count on no information or assistance of any kind, but must look,'on the other hand, for every opposition that can possibly be offered to Ms advance by a people whose very exlstence is staked on the alternative of Ms failure or success. The country through which he is to penetrate is not filled with large towns or populous villages ; it Is, according to English notions, very thinly inhabited, , And there Is ho reason to suppose that its Inhabl tants'wlll allow any of the means of subsistence whloh It is m their power to destroy to fall Into the hands of an Invader. The railroads whlSh he comes to destroy have rendered almost unnecessary other . fines.of: o.ommonlcatkin; the oountry ls thlokly tim bered and Intersected with streams and ravines, of fering Innumerable points where Ms march may be delayed'and Ms advance harassed; the-organiza tion of labor In large plantations, each unaer the absolute directions a single chief, Is favorable to . any scheme that may be devised for throwing obstructions fn Ms path, or driving away every thing that might oontribute to Ms subsistence. His orders are to'devastate and lay waste, and It la. reasonable to suppose, without attributing either Spartan fortitude or .even- Bus Man - self-denial, to the Inhabitants = Georgla;' lhdt they, will ~think ft their best policy .to anticipate him. Thefp are no roads worthy of the name, and hli reliance for faolllty of transport is said tobeon the sgndy nature of the soil, which dries up very speed .; lly, and will not, It Is thought, be permanently anected by the storms wMch we may expect at this advanced period of the year. Wcare not laiorined whether Gen. Sherman takes with him his heavy artlUeiy ; nor can we, of course, fom the least idea of the amount of resistance, either from regular or hastily levied militia, whloh he.ifias to ex pect. We can only reason from parallel cases; Tho' . assumption of the North : seems to be—to use their' own simile—that tpe Southern Oonfederatlon Is like an egg, possessing, Indeed, a hard shell, but when that is once passed, soft and penetrable. Experi ence has given us more proof of the truth of the first, than of the seoond of t hose assumptions. There is no doubt that on whatever side It has been, at-; tacked, with the single exception of New Orleans,’ the Confederacy has been proved to have an ex ceedingly hard shell, much more resembling tbe armorof a'tortoise than the thin covering of an • dgg. But tMs proof of one-half the metaphor can by.no means be taken to establish the other half- When General Banks invaded the State of Louisi ana, an army sprang up as If out of the earth to resist Mm, and he was driven back npon his com munications wltb disaster and defeat. Texas, AW kansas, Missouri, Yirglqla south of Richmond, ■ and North Carolina, have all been firand equally impervious. It-ls assumed that the old and high-; spirited State of Georgia is made of softer stuff,' TUe. will show; but at present, at least, analogy Is ;;all against it. The Confederates have probably .. known for some time of Sherman’s intended move, and have had the opportunity, if they possessed the' meins, of throwing garrisons into Macon—the point first threatened—Augusta," and Savannah. They have every inducement to do so, for not only have they to save their powder magazines at Au gusta, and a port and elty whloh would be a for midable-baßls of operations to the North at Savan nah, but; besides this, every day’s delay holds out a prospect not only of escape but of victory. i .We have said that in Ms invasion of Georgia General Sherman has left behind Mm in the North west General Hood, who it Is natnral to suppose will notbeslowtofollowjn the footsteps of hfc retreat ing antagonist.. A few days’ delay before Macon or Augusta, or before any of the natural obstacles which must be encountered in a march through a wild'and traokleßß country of between three and four hundred miles, would Euffiee to bring Hood, Eossotsed of much better Information, up with herman under circumstances which must almost necessarily place the latter between two fires. The worst of snch enterprises as Sherman’s Is that they allow nothing lor the chapter of acci dents, proverbially so poienV ln war, and that the Slightest and moßt unforeseen causes may lead to their defeat and ruin. Wo had our own experience in the tremendous ditaster of Saratoga, under taken, St might bethought, under ausploes far more promising than the expedition of Sherman ; in the ruin which overtook the oolumn of General Braddock, and in the iailure of the expedition ’against Quebec by the brave Americas General ’ Montgomery. It will be strange, indeed, if the army of Qeperal Sherman should arrive before Savannah,, after such a march, conducted under such difficulties, lit Condition to attack and storm a town so v eIT fortified and so strenuously defended; and, if not, it is difficult to conceive a more embarrass* ing position than itiat General Sherman will occupy with a wasted and weary army, a strong.topm in his front,and am, enemy fighting on his own ground in* hisrear. We do not say that Shetman will not over-5 come all these obstacles. Any one of a hundred eon-' * tlngenciesof which we have noknowledge may over-; throw all oor calculations, but arguing Irom the; Usual result of similar enterprises, from the well recognized principles of the military art; and from the spirit which toe South has never failed to show' in less rations emergencies, we - canndt see the; grounds for that tone,of overweening confidence with which the Northern press halls toe commence-; meritof an'expedltlon so novel and so hazardous, in .which a general abandons one base of communica tions without, so Mr as we ean see, any very clear! or definite idea where he is to find another. We are: Inelined to agree with the New York Tribune that thoresults of Sherman’s expedition cannot well he! estimated too highly, but we are not at all confi dent by which of the belligerents that estimate ought to be made, The Swiss Poisomko Case.—ltalian journals contain fall particulars of the suicide of Dr. Demme; and Miss Flora Trumpy. Alter leaving Milan they ■, went to an English hotel, or hoarding-house, called the Casa Gropello, in the-little town of Nervi, hear. Genoa. A letter from Nervi, dated December Ist,-: In the Perseveranzat gives the following details : The day before yesterday a foreign gentleman, ac companied by a young lady, alighted from a hired carnage at the Hotel Anglais, situated to tbe Palazzo Gropello, at Nervi. The lady was elegantly, dtetsod In travelling costume, and the gentleman also. Without giving his name, the-latter asked for a-bedroom and supper. Nothing was noticeable to the appearance of the two travellers except their affectionate manner towards each other. They had their supper, after > which the lady eat down to the piano and the gen-, . tleman read the newspapers. Some moments after | they retired to rest,, and, being'asked if it would be necessary to call them In the morning, they said It would be useless, seeing-they had come on foot from Genoa, were wearied, and wished to rest, Date In the afternoon of too next day the ton- keeper, not; seeing his new guests appear to the dining- ' room, sent.a waiter to knock at their door,i tut no answer was returned. The magistrate was sent’ for immediately, and -the door burst open in his presence. Dreadful indeed was the scene which presented itself to those who first entered the room, on the bed lay the unfortunate Doctor, with bte bead turned towards the pillow; Miss Flora ’Trumpy, was lying -on the floor, with her arms twisted together like those of a person who had died: from poison. It is Inferred from this fact, and the discovery of a note which she had placed to the; 'drawer of a mirror,that she, had administered the .poison to herself,’after havtog„§gen. her betrothed ' stretched dead ’ upon the bed. contained. Ibeßcfew words,: written to pencil s“ Hermann to . dead. l am about te follow him;” The unfortunate Couple had-Ween dead at least sto or seven hours, ‘ for their bodies were cold. Nothing was found in ''their trunks except some old; oi<rtne8 f ana the' 'Doctor had a few coppers to his pockets. A few drops of a mixture found In a glass proved that they hantaken strychnine. Upon a table were found a little phial of,poison, two empty glasses, ®nd two: .othersstUl Containing potoon.. Upon another tpble t re-some letters written to pencil.' In one of them ilandlord of the hotel was promised payment of} bIU.-’ Another letter bore the address, “To my: r nofirlather.—Demme." Tfielr bodies were pub Holy! : eipcsedln the Nervlmarket-plaoe, under the guard, bf twoOirablneers.' Aflutter, from Berne, of the 2d lwtjS»|sthat,:on theprovloiisdfy, M. Demme, gem, received a letter from Ms son. iu ssaKHßsas&s poison was resortodto at last.' . ■ FOBWfijr NOTES. The correspondent of toe London Star in Borne writes, bn toe 3d Inst.: “ We have our new exoiw ment tMS week, one whioh combines, to a remar ble extent, all the elements of the sensation Inch dent. A certain Signor very recently found in sin old manuscript an indication of hidden trea sure—a darkly-worded black-letter direction to jneesuxe from suoh a #olnt in such a, part of the Coliseum in a given direction, and dig, promising that there toe seeker would find a square stone, and, if digging ibrty palms below that, a covered trench or aqueduct, by following which in the direction of toe centre of the Coliseum he would find concealed a treasure stated to ba aqout twenty millions of scudi. The reader of middle-age manuscripts obtained the Government authorization to dig, on condition of paying half toe findings to the Government, and’ strange to„say, did in the Indicated plaoe find to# promised'Stone, and having now been digging downward many days, has, I hear, really struck; at toe, mentioned depth of forty palms, tho aqusdaot, whioh Is -how (being cleared -out In a direction parallel Jto the longitudinal axis of too Coliseum. They have-unoovered one of ■ tho subterranean ..arches of too building—that I obuld see—but in top darkness of that palmy pit I could see nothing else, save toe dingy linen shirt-sleeves of the diggers and toe buckets of . mud as they emerged by the slowly hoisted hand-windlass, reminding one, by its ineffec tiveness, of the labor of pismires, save that it is dirtier .work than those wise insects condescend to. A largo crowd stood rbund trylng to peer into the pit, and all Interested to that intense degree that! goldun worked for and undeserved has for most men, and asking each other earnest qusstions as to when and by whom the treasure waa hidden, and what led to its discovery, but all evidently, believing in its being there ; and really it would seem with more reanonthan is generally found In such cases. lfthe aqueduct is realty found, as they say—but wMoh 1 could not determine, not being one of those who go down into the pit—Roman consols wUlgo up, and we shall have a gold fever whloh the Californian was no comparison to, only now the fever will be without a remedy.” A few evenings since, says a Paris correspon dent, a drama 1 of the Duke do Moray’s was played atOomptogne, In: the presence of tho coart. It Is entitled “ Les Finesse d’na Mari.” _ The hero and heroine—that Is to say, the most objectionable cha racters—of the pieoe are a' husband and wife who deceive each other, and each of them trtos, by means of “detectives,” to find out something that will leave the opposite party room to throw a stone. Tha incidents are of such a kind that at have been termed. <■ situations soabreuses,” and toe witti cisms enough to make a captain of hussars hesitate before giving utterance to them. The Emperor did not know exactly what klndof a play the president of toe Legislative Assembly composed until it was playod before Min. I learn that on seeing it he . expressed the greatest displeasure, and ordered that it should be forthwith erased from the repertoire. The Messagcr de Provence glvea an account of a hermit whohas Beenlivlngln solitttdefor three years past In the forest of Maures, near Pierrefen (Var). His garments consist of a coarse wrapper confined round his waist by a .girdle, and his only food oon sists of wild berries, roots, and herbs. Who he is, or whence be came, no one knows, but,from Ms lan guage, he is generally supposed to belong to a good family, and all believe that he has adopted hls pre sent austere mode of life for the purpose of medita tion, prayer, and penitence. The Messagef takes the precaution of, adding that .“from his converse-' tion ho does not appear to be insane.” —During the recent fetes attendant on the open ing of the section or railway "from Dieuze to Avri eouit, In France, toe brothers Godard made an ascent in|heir balloon, but it had not risen Mgher than about 400 metres when’ It burst. M. Jules Godard was at the time performing some gymnastic exercises with the.trapsze below the oar, which was coming to the ground with frightful rapidity. Ho hastily climbed up, and when within a few feet of toe ground jumped, off, but broke his leg in two places. “ We learn from Madrid that the Infanta Don Henriquez, who had been sentenced to be kept in forced residence at the Canary Islands,'for an in sulting letter to the Queen of Spain, had escaped from Ms escort at Alicante,, and found means to quit Spain. He is expected in Paris, from which city; or London, he is about to lauuoh an Indict ment against her Majesty, personal as well as po litical. The probable disclosures of this enfant ter rible are the paramount.topic at too PuartadelSol and at all terltUias of the capital. —On toe Bto instant, for toe first time in the hla* tory of the corporation of London, a Parses gentle -man applied to the Court of Aldermen for permis sion to practice as a broker in the city of London. The applleant was Bnrzorjee Dorabjee Burzorjee, and lie asked to be permitted to act as a general produce broker. The court, recognizing toe appli cant as a subject of her Majesty in India, gave toe requisite permission. H is understood that the commission on clerical subscription, in England, has virtually decided that the declaration of “ unfeigned assent and consent to all and everything contained in toe Book of Com mon Prayer” ought to be abolished, and a less hind-' lng bnt uniform subscription established'. The celebratedßussianastronomer,Frederick Struve, whose namels associated with ail the great works of triangufation aSid'geodesy carried out in Eusßla andEastexn Euxope, died on the 23d ult,, at St. Petersburg. - ; Ttm appointment of Hebrew professor at the Sorbomle, In auccesrion to M, Honan, has been defi nitely made in toe person of M. Muntz, ofthe iMK tui. The neiw professor is a Jew»and hois farther utterly blind. ' - Queen Ylctoriahas made a donation of three ppundß.tcvthe jjrileef JosephJacksoh,a, Oheshire blaeksmiui,’ Mrs. Jackson having' had three chil dren at ablrth. The have just obtained a concession In tho provihifeof My too, in Cochin CMoa, where they are about to found a large agricultural estah-' Ushment- ’ The Emperor ot Russia has just issued a ukase extending the abolition of serfdom to Transcaucasia, toe only province of toe Russian empire where that Institution still exists. Mr. Barrington, the newly-elected Lord Mayor of Dublin, Isa mombor of toe Society of Friends. Extbn&ivb Positive Sale oy 600 Packages ass Lots op Bbitish, Fbbhoh, Gebseah, ahd Asiebioasj * Dky Goods, Pubs, Caps, &c., Ac., This day.—The early particular attention of deal ers is requested the.valuable and desirable assort ment of British; German, Swiss, French, sued Ame rican' dry goods, embracing about 600 packages and lots of staple and fancy articles in linen goods, cot ton, woolens, worsteds, and silks, to be peremptorily sold by catalogue,.on four months’ credit, and part: for cash, commencing this (Thursday) morning, at 10 o’clock, to be oontinned all day, without inter mission,'by John B. Myers & Co., auctioneers, Nos. 2§2 ; and 234 Market street. THE. CITY. [yob additiohal city hews bbb youbth pass.) THE LATE MR. LAUGHLIN. ■toe regret to announce toe death of Mr. Robert 'Lahghlln, of .tMs city. Mr. Laughlin has been long and well known, as a most worthy and enterprising citizen, and much of the beauty and progress of Kensington is due to Ms liberality and courage. Mr. Laughlin identified himself with all the living tones or the hour. No one wag more highly re spected In fife, and none will'be more deeply mourned in death. ’ GERMAN PRESS. The Association of toe German Press, of Penn sylvania, will holda publio meeting this evening, at 7 o’clock, in toe Library Hail of too German So ciety, in Seventh street, below Market, where Im portant questions in regard to the German popula tion are to be dlsauesed. CITY ITEMS. A New Yeab’s Gipt Wobth Givuto.—As tho New Year is usually made the occasion of more or less present-giving, we would again urge upon our readers who have not yet done so to go at once to No. 730 Chestnut street, and select a “ Grover > Baker ” Sewing MaoMne. We specify toe “ Grover & Baker” from the fact ihat it more fully meets the complete wants of a family than any other sewing machine extent, and because it executes oertaln fine classes of work—embroidery among toe rest—wMch no other machine attempts. Another reason why we-recommend it, Is, that among too thousands*4n this city alone, we have never heard of a single lnßtanqe in whloh it hag not given perfect satisfaction. Taps §TOOE ,OP , GBWTHSMUt’S FOBNISHIHO Goons'offercd’by Mr. George Grant, No. 010 Chest nut street, is the finest in toe elty, and his cele brated “Prize MedM Shirts,” Invented by Mr. j. F. Taggart, are unsurpassed by any others in the world In fit; comfort, and durability. 1 ; GBHTX.BHBH BEPUraiSHISa THEIR ’WARDROBES should visit the famous, old house of Messrs. O, Somers & Son, No.-625 Chestnut street, under Jayne’s Hall. Their stook of ready-made garments te large,' and their prices have been largely reduced in anticipation of the close of the season. They im port most of their fabrics direct, and ean sell on more fayorable.terms on that account. In their Customer Department, also, their facilities tor gratifying gen tlemen of taste are not equalled In this oity. The Chose on the Tear.—Those who have not subscribed to all of their oil stock-have a short time ■to finish up, as there will soon be no more to sell— this year. Those who have anything to do this year must be up and doing, for, as they say in the prize ring, “time up,” consequently everything must be done before old Time “throws up the sponge.” Now to the best time to visit Ohas. Stokes A Co.’s one-price Clothing Store, under the Continental, and get a ohoiee suit of olothiug before their coun ters are too much depleted. Everything must be closed this week—except our umbrellas. Shahohab.—Shanghae, China, now possesses a rowing ctob, a gymnasium, a debating society, an amateur theatrical corps, a cricket club, and a branch of the Boyal Asiatic Society. If the town keeps on Improving and becoming civilized, It may hope in about a thousand years to- attain to the dignity of some suoh magnificent establishment as the Brown-Stone Clothing Hall of Bookhffi A Wil son, Nos. 60S and 60S Chestnut street, above Sixth. Dames’ Jam Ohb.dbxs’b Hats—latest styles at Charles Oakford A Son’s, Continental Hotel. Burusaix’s Abwioa .Xhhimbbt, an infallible cure tor burnt, scaMs, sprains, rheumatism, gun shot wounds, Ac. A stogie application allays the pain from a burn thorns tant it to. applied. No faml ly should be without It. . ‘ > del6-lm GBmrunam’s Hats—AU the latest styles at OharlesOakford A Son’s, Contineatal Hotel. Gaonaa Stbck A Oo.’a Pianos, and Mason A Hamlin’s Cabinet Organs, tor sale only by J.E. Gould, Seventh and Chestnut streets.. noic-tf "Eye, EAR, ARS Catarrh, suoqemfuny treated V D.i ahd AnrtoH SU Fine st. Artificial eyesinwrted. No oharge ftr eraminatlon. Fbrchashrb may rely npon getting the best Furs at OhagshOakfoidASon’s, Continental Hotel.' wood *Oabt, m Obaataot strut, Um made a large redoetKm ia ti» prides of au their Bonnets, Fancy Hats, and other novelties, to which wnronld direct the special attention of purchasers. LiAweb’ Ftnta.—A large assortment of elegant goods, at David H. Solis’, <m Arch, streot. detO-St* OBKSsr Edit On. Peopkktt »ok Saws —A most Talsablo tract, with this celebrated stream rajuriog through its centre. Inquire for a few days. Jon® B. Lots, 10 South Front street. d62i 6t T.snrHH* Funs—An elegant assortment at Charles Oakford * Son’s, Continental Hotel. ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS. „ ' . ,a Tlie Cool John HM J, Washington J McLain, Pituburg LMaibews, Pittsburg- - W K Jr »n togs, Pittsburg Henry Sttu, Cincinnati J H Beinsheimer, OMo AC Wilson,Maine, J K Knight, et Loulg John E&ydlemeht.Fanna. AP Clapp, Harrieirarg J 8 Carman, Brooklyn, BF Johnses, New York 1 B Connell Bow York Samljtevens, Mew York •Cbas Wanker, Hartford , Nicholas Fish, tfe-vr York • G T Tollen.Nsw York J LChurchill, New York B Macon. New York Addison W Champney Lyman Tin S anor, Pensa Wm B Ssavaliev, Penna Mrs Bi Baum, Boston. J E Barrisßaltimore J WJonesrWew York John Can] an. Mass Jae fflad&ra, Bedtordco Wm B Brown, Pittsburg Geo COtoey, New York Mrs ThosE Potter, Penna. Miss Potter, Germantown, - H C Sparks? New York Lieut H C Potter, TJ 8 A Dr M J Davis & wf,Penna Robt Scbenck.Obio J Dunham. New York , Bichard- Thomas, Jr,TTS A gßemington, Otica, N Y H H Fish, Otfca*N Y O H Klinefelter, Baltimore Geo J Forrest; Hew York J A Eddy, Bt Louis Thos N Dale, New York Miss BDalo. New York H Knight, Bridgeport. Ct E M Daniels, New York _ J B Lawrence, New York N Herrick A le, New York S O Hadden, New Fork W H Brecht A wf. Penna - BDe Fries, New York ' C Scott. New York Mies L L Wood, Boston C Newman, New York W J Walker. Washington C B-H&okox A Ia,NY The «i Beni A Van Schaick, NT N W Wheeler, Brooklyn C S Diehrich, Allentown TBMetzger, Allentown W Green; Delaware Cast C N Metohler; Ala* B s Gonld.WlUiamspbrt D W Neihii, Delaware Mrs Martin, New York Wa Callon, Baltimore J B Burbank, Washington Geo 0 Massey, Delaware C A Rosenbaum* New 1 ork HGFisber, Huntingdon H Keating, Pitteburg J W Ball A-wife; Harrisbg J Lawshe A wife, Fe&na J L Scott* Bidgway, Pa T Walker,* Indiana co. Fa B G Wrightj, Clwrion Biver L Keese, Harrisburg H Stow ell, Jr., Weliaboxo W B Kelly* Indiana co E C Stewart,'. Mifflin, Pa W-W Davis, Mifflin, Pa Miis B Curtin, Centre co MlssN Allen T Calvert, Jr, Jersey Shore John Urauhart, New Jersey B Van keyhen A wife CaptHHout -Wf Wilton, Middleton, Pa *R J McGrann, Lancaster S J Baldwin, New York G Bill, Snnbuiy J S Clough, Bofcton J N Landis, Penn a J L Ennis . , J W Grans, Lancaster J M Maarwell, Maryland H H Boucher, Doylestowh’ W J Turreil A la, Montrose D Ahl, Cumberland co ] Hie Ad E J Primer, Pensa W A Bell, St Louis JobW Moorhead, Peaaa' H C Nielda D W Melds- CEHBonneville, N Y Mr A Mm F.tii&x£ Penna OL Hater . . HLoomifc, Troy.NY B F Jump Jas Mitchell, Lebanon Miss Mitchell, Lebanon - J Gingrich A wf, Lebanon J J Bart, New!ork C M Van Terre, DSN B Miller, Salem John Smith, New York James Logan, New York J A Spraukle A wf, Altoona J Bauman* Lancaster The Mi J D Sower B Hendry Frank F Brogfcky Lfc Geo H Sterling, USA Wm Smith, Blair co; Pa Frank Turner. Fe&na J K Dunbar, Newport FBoseerman, Newport Edwin Mickley, Penna Thos Patterson A la, H J Jos Smith, New Jersey Mrs J Rhodes, Penna H H Tshudy, LUiz, Penna C F Jones; New York James Gorman»Brooklyn AB Martin, New York Mies L Skeer, M Chunk AP Blakslee, M Chunk M Coryell* Wilsesbarre Geo Knapp, Wilkesbarre The 1 , D F Greer, Mineral Point J W Curry, Altoona .Jacob Kanzer, Pittsburg : : T Shobridge, pittßburg J H Gray', Pittsburg H Beats, rittatowru N J E L Broahead, Penna W Allgaer, Beading *. W Brooks, New Jersey • J H Sniveiy, Haferbtdwn CJHoff,%ton,Fa 8 Hobson, Ohio J bililmau, PotteviJle A Buttdn, New York _ -Tbe Stoti M G Keatley, Fenna | Geo !W Fasick & la, MifSin Sami Low, Erie, fa N John Leidy, New Jersey B H Brittan, New Jersey MrsCß Bxittaa, N Jersey J Measer, WrightsviHe J T Reynolds/New York O J Walker, .New York , Miss Oil Slone Jas N Yea Orme, Mifflin, Pa Walter Bussell, Oil City H C Nfelds, West Chester 2> W Nirlds, West Chester Wm f Derr, Ghester.-Fa J BRosb, Cheater, Fa Enos Slack, Chester, Fa A A Perkins, Elkton, Md The Con W H Porter, New York Frank Porter, New York Isaac Parker, New York Mr Bippard, Beading Miss'‘Whitesides* Oxford J £ McNutt, Milrcy, Pa Philip Garner, Huntingdon A J Walton & la .Chester co Miss A Walton, Cheater co D P Hobart, Williamsport JM Moore, M&nehChunk W P Magill, Bucks co Miss A B Jackson,Cheat co W 6 Fa JesseF Bannum, Fenna. Caleb SJackson,- Jr, Fenna Xhe BUu JR Bnekm&n, Wrightetwnj Besj Lovett, Wrightstown Mies Bark, Lebanon JHErdman, Penna 'A M Shantz, New Texas MH Keck* New Texas ■ B W Shelmire, Moreland P B-lha,-Lebanon M Cooper, Coopersbnrg JS B Harlacher, Allentown The Bal< JN O’Neil, Berks co Chas Fanst, Berks co Jacob Winter* Berks co John Goodfiech & wf, Pa GeoW Slnber, AlUntown Capt W W Moyer, Lehighco Jos Homifty, Lehigh co Jos Woodnng, Easton Jas McGigh, USA Mrs A Tran sue, Easton Mies Obeilie, Easton Jacob Zepp, Lanesdale The Barb Elias-Smitb, Cheltenham A J Comly, Warminster £ Thompson, Washington Jesse Collum, Wayne oo _ & Calkins, Snllivance, N Y W B Carver, Newtown J Richardson, Bybeiry Hie Ml S B Shoemaker, Bradford co J H-Emerson, NewYojrk B Crocker, Binghamton H P Williams. New York A D Harlan, Coatseville D H Jay • J Finney; Stockton, FI ' SPECIAL NOTICES. Electkofathic Establishment, fob the cure of diseases incurable with medicine, by Dr. A. H. STEVENS, one of the discoverers of an entire new system of ELECTRICAL PRACTICE, at 1418 South PENN SQUARE. 4®- Please call, orsead for a pamphlet and learn par ticulars. ■ No ckargefor consultation. A&* physicians and others desiring instruction can enter for a fall course any time after MONDAY, Janu ary 2d, 1865. Any member, of the class just finished may renew without any ch arge. de2S4t Colgate’s Honey .Soap. This celebrated TOILET. SOAP# in such universal de mand, la made from the CHOICEST mates tale, is MILD and EMOLLIENTin its nature, FRAGRANTLY SCENT ED, and EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL in its action upon, the Skin,. For, sale brail Druggists and Fancy Goods dealers.' fe2B*fcuthsly Boyb’ Clothing, Boys’ Clothing, Boys’ Clothing. Boy*’ Clotting, Boys’ Clotting, Boys’ Clothing, Boy.’ Clothing. Boys’ Clothing, Boy.’ Clothing, Boy*’ Clothing.' Boy.’ Clothing, Boy.’ Clothing In .very variety, In every variety,^ In every variety, In every variety, " la every variety, .In every variety. At H. L. HallowellA Son’s, At H. L. Hallow*U & Son’s, At H. L. Hallowell h Son’s, At H. L. Hallowell & Son’*, *34 Market street, 634 Market street. CSS Martet etreet, {34 Market street, 634 Market street, 654 Market street, . 634 Market street,, 631 Market .treat. Spboiai NoTioi:—Yfe. hare the largest and hsst resorted stoekefßeady-madeßoya’ Clothing Lathe «lty. mt In the latest styles, and nude In the heat manner. 11 HALLOWXLL A SOB. S3* KAREXT Street. oelS-tnthatjal ' . B. McClain’s , Cactus Grandiflokib ; OS, BIGHT-BLOOMING CKBCB. —We hellevelt to he the only genuine extract In the market. It being node from one of the most beautiful and fragrant flowers of the Cactus tribe; also. Us new. extract Queen of the Meadows, Perfect Lots, and other choice extracts of the toilet. Prepared by W. H_ He Chain, 80. 33* B. bIXTH Street. % B, B.—A liberal discount given to wholesale deal ers. dellGm Iff?!? Geowe pS * Co -’ 8 HHP ~ >- AND '= ■> HAS'OB & HAMLIN’S CARjBBT ORGANS. . PIANO Over KO each ot the»a CABINET .FORTES. inBtram«itßhaveb»en,Bol4 ORGANA PIANO by Mr. G. , and the OABIHSF -POBTBSr - Is mnstantly Incrwjn*,- ORGANS. PIANO For saja oiUy by/. ‘ CABINET FORTES. ____-.Jj.H- ORGANS SHYffifStNhdtSaxg'uuiTSta. CABINET ?OBT®g- -r*- uolfltf {OBGpfS. Onental. Edmund K Baber, N York H Ashley, New York J P Williamson, Penna W M Brondaga, New York D G Trmntdeft, Illinois if Sloan,New York M«A J Smith, Washing’* John T Dann.Conn SBFKnonAIa.tTSA Geo H Baxter, New York Mr Jewett,Penna D C Whitman, Newark Col Wm D?nni*,lndtaoa Thomas Miller FCathbert, Parkersburg G ff Wheeler A wf,Chicago C W Wheeler A wf Chicago T Roosevelt A cb«NYork Hiss Bolld'ek, New York G N Wells A la, Wash'n O W Chapin A wf J&e CotterelL New York Dr Thomas, Penna • Miss G D Thomas. Penna Miss A M Field, New York B A DimraickjOil City' Jas S Da viSf Washington Sami B Waite. Baltimore A 8 H White, Washington J C.Marburg, Georgetown Mies H Gardner, New York W A Mullen, Carlisle W F Gill . Massachusetts Geo H Poor; Massachusetts Chas E Gregory, Jersey City J b Scott A H Silvester. Boston Kami Marflald, Jr, Ohio John L Biker, New York Henry E Hart, New York L J Phillips, New York W A Darling, Ne r York John J Phelps. New York J Brisbin, New York D Gibson, New York G W Orosby, Nevada A J Brown, New York Dr Buckner, Louisiana S*th Bryant, Mass . John Batteries, New York B McCabe, Chicago H W Parsons A la, N Y -* Geo W Folsaa, NeW York WB Kysiop, New York J F Wessmann, New York John Greenwood, N X iiraML . HXBnnstein,Easton N B Sheldon, Titusville W s Jostisi Jr,& wf, H Y Wjh Boses & wf, liaao co Mis* £ Bones, Xanc co £ B Grubb# 0 8 A J V Criswell, Harrisburg J J 8011, Harrisburg J&s Joses# Harrisburg O L Potter, Beliefs su A G Curtin# Nsw Jersey W GKeUer,GalUdaysburg ? £ IB»w, Hoilidaysbarg I» 1) Williams, Sfeadvilla £ JBpwer, Franklin T Howard, Pittsintrf F Karas# Pittsburg J £ Karas, Pittsburg J? Griffith# Delaware Mrs £ T Cochran, Delaware Mies A E biudsey, Delaware GeoP MUier, Delaware A'A McGinnis, Hew York J B Back, WiUlamsport, Pi Miss C H McClure C W Hyle, Lewistown DH Harris C V Eftntz, York, Pa Miss Stark, Wyoming Miss Osterhout# Wyoming Misa Browning, Hew York T G Westcnfct & la, Mahanoy MlesGodJd, Hewlett. . Miss Murray, Newton W G G&tteU, Easton. MM Bradford, USA - W McKeraham, NY G G Bead, Hew York W H Ciuiey, Pittsburg J 7 Cluley, Wsttsburg 1 Mrs Mitchell, Butler I i Miss Mitchell# Butler aerftean* W M bannsn, Washington Geo W Muter, Lebanon MG Lyons G T Jones, Bt Clair Dr G C Powell, Delaware J.T Williams, Washington Mrs A E&plaj, Penna H B CpUp, Nazareth Jas W Ltaville Lather Stronp, Harrisbtrg Jos Geery, DSN Thos Lewis, Washington Mrs L A Price* Washington M Wadleigh* Ashland L A Wagner* JfewyiHe, Pa Dr D AM, Kewville, Pa B W McAllen & la* Penna ChasW Kohnle, Lebanon RBSmith* Boston A A Daniels* Boston rehantß’i S L Diffenderfer, Lifclz, Pa Col BCChrest H Erodt, MinerßYille Jas B Inderrieden, Balt Win B JSonacher A wf. Pa Albert W Smith,-Penna Lewis 8 Coryell, New Hope £ Forrest, Allentown H Heysinger, Penna M Barry, Lancaster G A Thompson, Baltimore P B Bryan* Prov, Fa Joa Sharplejs, Bloomstmrg John Kahn, Oil City John G BaUade A we,!II B C Kitchen, New York GL Reed, Clearfield T S Constantine, New York E B.Clayton, New fork CP Knapp, Wilkssbane H B Mac*utMin, Boston P BelMdge. Pittsburg H Grouse* Beading H <3reey, Bristol, Cons _ HBechtold, Mount Joy, Pa DWG Bontell, Bethlehem O Dgenfretz* Greencastle L W Brodhead, Penna S Barry , Stnmasbnrc MMBanetflstroadtoarg ; AHands, Lancaster GM Wheaton.NewYork - J AFatridge, New York es Union. rw W Sc<ergood. N Jersey, Peter Crane* Jr, Penn a J h Houck & ls.Htmtingdn John A Last . . Geo H LongeaeckerJPonaa Chas S Wasson, N Jersey Wm Williams, Boston Edw C Burnett, Kentucky Lieut F C Allen, USA Lieu! D W Gemmell, USA B F Hanes, West Cluster W Biddle, Maryland HC Diddle, Maryland Thos Biddle, Maryland A E Willea,-Marylaud S Kline & W R Jones. York eo H McSparron, Lancaster eo mnerclal. A F Gonard, West Grove T Planner, Douglasviile S Fexmock. Peausylvaoia R A Bobnrcson, Brooklyn John P Gheyney, Chester co Jas Gallmer, West Chester J P Taylor, Mifflin co B M Kinelce, Mifflin co B R Foust, Mount Vernon John Bare, Mount Vernon E D Clenahan, Pt Deposit T A Karnes & la, Lewist’n A £ Beckett, Woodbury, S J Philip Gamer, Peuna AFGibboaey, Believille^Pa Bk Bear. QeoFry, Allentown Amos Fisher, Bucks co T. B Metiger, AUentown E S Eshbaoh,Bechtels villa G Merkel Maiden Creek John Bast, Maiden Creek Geo Gehman, Reading C Longshore, Attleboro S H Longshore, Attleboro d Eagle; A Neff. Lehigh co - Geo W Roth, Peana Edwßiegel, HeUeitown Jos Kemmerer, Monroe co W Meneal, Monroe co M Harbsler, Reading John Harbsler. Reading Wm 5 Lonry, Peuna A Woolever, Allentown G Landis, Haznmeltown D Dickel, Lebanon »y SheaL M Warner, Philada Chas Holtz & ia, N J \ LT Carver, PieevUla A B Johnson, New Hope W KWest A son, N J F B Rnth, Doylestown tdison. ACarion, Lewis town. Fa L 8 Bitch, Lanrel, Del Geo H Irwin, Middletown E Armstrong, Delaware J M StradUng * K Wiley, Mx>» Bucks co HaVISQ DETERKuntr, _ WXSITEK STOCK OF EBAff?; 0 an si'Uiuk it la la r£ , TT' *41)4 PEICKb: MtfCH BELOW*® 1 DOCTIOfcT. *t the lowest prices of th* Sea !* oB« orotoman the t^TaataS 0 ?' *t assortment is fall ana consawl“*nh o*** l fashionable, eftnai i an T2 ,a to » janeli lowar in priw,», {, L®«« to, lx pnwnm thsir oigthiar j. ~ 1 H invited. *‘“ u -as WIJ . > •n*® 4e15-ntathlr If Jhe-Price Clo^~_ Jones’ Om-m ‘■‘Bfe . f-.’s-fSSs* Jones’ One Pri c , Jones’One-Fricj^t. Jones’ One-Pric „ ®“Hr 604 Market street 604 Market street -One p* 604 Market street -One {S' 9 "*! MS' It Is well known that om"® large and well assorted, and ' now lire notlee that, iToriwl* 91 before iakinir account vi , U|CK _ 69 *ln Pdees, and are offering and Men’s and Boys’ Suits T&s*** k plain Asms. and everybody guaranteed to aH. 71 aut* *>3*B, —■—-Sr?.-! de23-laal ©OTIS OK HABDWABB.-T* wttk iyory, rubier, aad 0!t „ . Knlree and Pom, i? ■“t, Karon,in eases; Bore. •26: Boys’Tuning Balboa S» O, M Utool Hand!*, irtth mlntarereS,," “k H tadlee’ Skates; Clotboa-Wriml'* cost in Hurt and dotting) c a ™*rr Bpoom, Porka. and Bitter KnS? S * ! Torts, Spice Boxes, Cate BoxiJ » ® a ' Spring Call Belle. JfntCreckor! . dah-Siftei s (pay for ttemselyes uj- Sl! 1 "? of other lery. and Tools, at Hi- OrSRCOMa FBOM |l4 l O OTJESCOATB FBOK |l| to VMOOMB TOOK BBOOATB XSOH *H to «l WAttiltAKlSj & M. ranm SIXTH ul °t Jtt>Yo«a* In’i Suite iu4 bwtcteMdotlilmtt BlasobuSt Wbbbusb & WmoH'a Bi« mei-siug, SIWHSCJ *HB CHSAPjSST* SmPLSST, 153 w TO* OHISTTOT at**-, aar-A-iuRrED. GOX7LI>”BBLLIB —Oa December % - JamesM. Crowell, B. P. Gunld.o 1 Jennie, eldest daughter of J a g£jg> -Oa December 28, in old Pine-street f Thomas Bratnerd, D. D.» Lte« Pennsylvania Cavalry, to Mb? EUa Mackellar, £sq., of Germantown. X3XET). FBEBM4IT.— ; Dec. 26th. at tteFesliesca fi in-Jaw 7 J*3» Harvey. 2lffi> Green contracted in the army, 1 » Liectenant of the left Pennsylvania Cavalry, M- 1 hie ace. "" •! JOKES.—Onihe 23*1, at City Point, r. A. Jones* daughter.cf the late Her J>/D. - The relatives and friends are resp«c*v-, attend her funeral, on Friday, ihs o'clock k. V,, from fhe Tp«i^etu»o f^tr r Gates Joses, Bidge avenue (EosbW ? ttsTcinrcli lphil * To proceed to tke'&i PA.TCHBL. — On tbe 27th instant, Georp’ •on of aeons and Catharine Priehel, ai ; months, and 8 days. ‘ The friends of the family are iwmesM h general, from the residence ft his mmbk, j.! Twentieth street, below Pine, on Frida, !e.', 30tfa instant, at 2 o’clock- *' n S S K<> - _ 9 ,l ? le^.tllill s t S llt ' BslUeE,« C. Ewinr, only daughter of XeaHh Aldric*> >• year of her age. Dee notice of the funeral will be ifrei SPBIUGER —On the morning of tie 25'h A., daughter of Mrs. E. W. Springer, is & of her age. Her relatives and friends arersspestfilV attend the funeral, from her mother’s re.- ; > Philadelphia, on Friday mornijg, (&« o’clock. ThOXfl —On‘Wednesday, 2Sfch lost, in the 34th year of his ase. LaUGHLIH. —On the 27th Sn#tant, 5Tr. P,r lin, Sr., in the63d year of hie age. The relatives and friendSdf the fami’y, si« ton Lodge, Ho. 211 A. Y. 3L, the Greed L Order In general are respectfully lo7i-*i:« funeral, from Ms late residence, Ho. i;lir V street, above Thompson, on Friday o'clock, without faither notice. Cemetery. BACK.—On the 20th instant, Mr. Peter aged 38 years. “ The relatives and friends of tbs family aia; Jy invited to attend the funeral, from tin h W. B. Selheimer. Ho. 415 Cath&naa.s'.r” ■- day morning, the 2fth. at 10 o’clock for Wharton-atreet Church Tacit. PETERS,—On the 26£h iast.. 3liry Aim, r' Jacob Peters, seed 36 years. Her relatives and friends are rsspectHlri: attend her funeral, from her hnsbeni’e re«:.k JXorth Eleventh street, above Girard ave2G«. o: 29th Inst., at 10 o’clock. To prose*! WHBATO2?. —Os the 27ia inst., Amos Tl-. tie 76th yearcf his age. BJs friends and those of the family aw t*\ invited to attend the funeral, without fur:h-r: from Ms late residence, No. 1119 Wallace s:r- SixtMd&y moraing, 10 o’clock. T**HIKLOW —On the2sthlast., SnthH.,ir: r Tburlow. in her 55th year. The relatives and friends of the family an folly invited to attend her /anerai, from the of her husband, No. 633 North Sixth street,' day, the 29th inet, at 2 o’clock ?. M. . HoWELL.-On Second day CTening.l2fh.moL at his residence. Bioohvrorth, neat West Chest* Israel Howell, in the 79th year othis age. Hie relatives and friends are invited ia sttw serai, from his late residence, on Sixth d:r r SE^tost, atII o’clock,.without farther W riarfs will meet the 8 o’clock train from " at West Chester depot, on Sixth-day monsiv POBJBB.—On Sunday evening, 25th ins’.,ih Jobes in the 76th year of hu age. „ , His friends and those of the family are hr-; tend his ffineral, without further nonce, fr a residence, Ho. 1028 Race street, on. Thurtdiy - next,'29thinst., at 11 o'clock. , FLANAGAN.—On Friday morning, tae £ George WooleeyA •» son of James M. ' Flanagan, aged 3 years. MASON.--Or of Bichard S. jIOBAL SKI! dray au4 Black Balmorals. Gray and Purple Balmorals. 'White and Black Striped SSiriitp BESSON - & SON, go. 918 CHE^.ry NOTICES. mSSSF* HOBTHEBS SOPP\ will open their House* situated at tb PETERS Allay and FOURTH Stmt, aboreEr the aratuitous distribution of Soun to ■■ THURSD vT, the 29rh of December* 1561 De:; money* flour, meat, vegetable*, cjai, sc • thankfully received at the house, or by undersigned: ' Chas.JT Sutler, president* Sfl4 Cali ov hill Samuel T. CMld, secretary. £24 North S-e®- T Morrfs PfeTot, 'i Market straat Samuel Jeaues, 3023 Arch street Horatio C Wood. 117 Chestnut street. John O. James, 239 North Third street. Richard W. Bacon, 309 Market street. “* ~ anyof the other Managers of the w-* l ' K9T - *». tfce Church, for the bICE ANI» removed from Concert H&il plate, JFIFTH Street, he} trough the week. Doors' jrtgmm w***- Office. 32 Kon -v. ■ DITOBISD HOTICK-Tle BORrd fL ; THIS HAT declared a dividend of TWO. on the capital stock of this oo“W?7',ii Taxes, payable on and after the fith of Books closed from tifce 3d to th* pros; • cate* of Stock are ao^f^ r xlrLol; &r. raim >tw i OIS COMPASI. Kune Of valnaWe jn'theSlebratai Eblbk, lndndiiigattf«*«" t ‘“llhoTd 0 . Patti WBLL* 1&&S6 Ci 14 ftcrfis* . mDuifti and S »£Ste«rK'.SJ§ E ' mattoacan be ’ ¥S&&SS2L-jSZj the second lecture, on 1 BTBJSIiSa *t oiwjftar to & to aid m Church. Tickets 25 and 15 cents. To t>3 1» door. / ' __~—^ ■*ag"» NOTICE-HOME FOB AGE® BP IHEIBM COLORED PEOPLE -r» 9 ," Meeting of the Contributors to the r n held on FIPTH BAT (Thursday) ETEe lI “ 12,1865, at S o'clook. One notice ol the plr are iarit SIXTH I o'clock* bsoad NOTICE.—A. Stookboldera of toe . ■ T B ? ' Oil. COMPACT will be bald at the “f h ?£rs Sootfc FOURTH Street, Philadelphia. on i«- DAT la 3aimarr,’lS6S. Ss« d629-3t* C- B- FFABtfc“- f KSST BBBNINe SPBIN « «H.*< OF FB£)HfeTLVASIA--A ma«twf holders of the BURNING SPRING } will be heW at the Office of I. C. F*\v-},.n CHESTNUT Street,: oaTUSSOAY at 6V. ML GEOEG£ y - m w jar™ of •♦•• The G .of five Haai KTOBTB Street, „ _, MI , j>bc. ... PSTLiD^Rl^'r^- 1 V BOTICa-The coupons o£ theibgj a P W due on ute Ist of January nest, taXSS . ’ . sentatlonat this office, fiW a jysj B " State, and Municipal. WM. &■ In d«S9'4t - ... "■ feuMaiW*!.??!?, TheArjroaf MeeHu# of {?“*?“?'tSrfr 03?' [ii nun«d OoteMßy will bet aid •tt&'fcgii. ‘ -.,; Hull EOBETii Street, e® Wi““ , ji. Li< day of January nts-t. at tl : nirart# 4 1 ElecttanvuL be bald Tor Ely o c ;v the earning year n™n»ay w* 11 " Tha Tranrfer Book*^tte<fcmP‘|V c i W ii 5 fifteen days prior to tbs day “call '•'sa: * de29 thimwf‘4t _ COM i, KortbOk- WiLSDT Streets. . __ i«et»r»i j/iu The ftireotom have this ort®, ~' OBE PBR CBHT. on the of the Company, clear ofJßta» 1 ,m after the 6th of Jannarj »o'. «R Transfer Rioksctcßeoatne SL " »„ •2fe?as^ £oi*d, atfopU<J this A _ miTCE- rLJ ' 9** 38,
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