THE CITYi MISCKM.AN.EorS. THE LEGAL rBOFBSSrON. With the single exeeptlon of the poor clergy, there la probably no body of men so desperately poor as the members of the bar. ■ So true Is this statement, that we hare so hesitation in saying that If a large somber of gentlemen of the legal profession were deprived of outside aid they would necessarily Starve. Some of the more fortunate have private Incomes, pr are supported by. their families and friends. In so great a measure Is this true, that any one who knows by experience the terrible troth will readily say that any one who attempts to enter the profession without some prospect of aid of this sort is In the greatest degree a fool. Ambition to circu late its a professional man may have the effect for a time of blinding the eyes of some to the wery hard road In which they must travel for years after entering the profession If they wish to continue Jn It, Thby may see; when too they have mistaken their calling, and will readily admit that hungry gentility is not the most de sirable thing In the world. The neoeaslty of work ing at a business foreign to their profession takes up muoh time,, which, to be successful as'lawyers, Should be employed In studying the law." Some times, but alas t seldom, those - who do follow out side employment are eventually 'successful In building up their profession; • Of the employments which many of our young lawyers readily fall Into, none probably gives support to so many as the press; some are editors, some contributors, some are reporters, some report the court proceed ings for the dally papers, and some for the legal pe riodical!; In this city-we could enumerate about twenty lawyers whose principal Income Is from newspapers and magazines. Some hold offices in pnbUo boards and companies as secretaries, trea surers, Ac. In the days when building aßßodatlons were in their prime, there were a great number of iawvers who wore secretaries for them, receiving an average Ealary of $3OO per annum therefor. Of late days, If one were required to enumerate the Phila delphia lawyeiswho nave,in agreat measure, aban doned their profession and “gone Into oil,’* he might lighten his labors' by enumerating those who have not gone into it. There are lawyers as agents, lawyers as presidents, lawyers as superintendents, lawyers as oil-land speculators, lawyers who operate In oil stooks. In- short, there Is no part of the oU business In which a lawyer may not be found." Of course, all these businesses are very genteel. Law yers could not be expeoted to enter into anything that would prevent the wearing of fine broadcloth and clean linen. Oh, no; and they don’t do any thing of the kind, either. There Is a class of men who call themselves lawyers—they are a disgrace to the profession. They aro pettifoggers. They get cases of a questionable character, and If, by getting together false witnesses, they manage to make out a case, they divide the fees with the client who Is mean enough to allow his name to be used In the case. Such men always make a living; they do not Stop at anything, however low It may be. There are some lawyers in this olty who, It Is said, have grown rich In this way. They own houses and lands. Such men are respected by those who bow to the goldenjcalf, but by no others, certainly. All of this was true when gold was the currency, and creditjthe rule and cash the exception. In these days, when paper Is the legal tender; when all bnsl- Besß.ls done for oash; when no debts are contracted, and consequently there are note to collect; when people pay their debts In preference to owlngmoney, It Is muoh more true. Asa proof of this we'iustauoe: In the District Oourt of Philadelphia in the year 1857 there were 9,894 sultr entered. In the year 1863 there Were 8,613; In 1863,3,886; and last year, 3,646 ; showing a falling off In business In,this oourt since 1857 of 6,249 writs; that is to say, there Is to day about one third as much business as was done- In 1857. Many of the profession anticipate a large business in,the course of a year. They say the present inflation of prices cannot stand, and when the fall begins there will be a heavy crash, from which few will escape. Thus lawyers are made pros perous by the misfortunes of their friends. GENERAL" MEADE’S BWOBD. • Some time ago It was mentioned In The Tress that Mayor Henry had taken the sword which was voted to General Meade by Councils, In February last, to the General’s residence, leaving it, with-an official note or presentation, to be forwarded to him. Be low will be found the noteof his Honor the Mayor and the reply of General Meade: lEOH MAYOR HBKBT TO O BOTH* At MEADB. Office of the Haioe of the City of Philadelphia, DfCfmber2S. 1894. Major General George G. Meade. U. 8. A.: Sib: The Connells of the olty of Philadelphia, by an ordinance approved February 22,1861, authorized the Mayor to present you, in the name of the people of Phi iadelphie.with a sword subscribed In memorial of your defence of Pennsylvania. 2 have long awaited as opportunity of delivering this awoid into your own hands; but the continued absence Incident to your high command has denied me such privilege. ■Without farther delay in fclflUing tie pleasing duty emt* Bated to me, I thus present to yon this testimonial of the grateful acknowledgments of the citizens of PM* ladelphia for the ecccessful defence of their State from rebel invasion by the memorable victory of Gettysburg. Permit me to add an assurance of the pride with Which your fellow- citizens regard the renown that your eminent services in our country's cause have so justly won, and also of the sincere interest they wili ever have in your well are and fame. * ALEXANDER HENRY, Mayor of Philadelphia. from oehbral meadb to mayor hbnry, _rr rr - 1836 DR LAXOT PI.ACE. .DOC. SI, 1864. To Bis Honor Alexander Henry, Mayor of Phila delphia : Sra : On my arrival to day, I found the beautiful sword which your letter of the 28th instant informs me is presented to me in the same of the people of Phila delphia, in memorial of my defence of Pennsylvania* In accepting this sword, permit mo to return through you. to the authorities and people of Philadelphia, my most heartfelt and grateful thanks for this distinguished honor. which, J am led to b*lleve, it? more due to the efforts of the brave officers and men whom I led tovic tory than to any personal merit on my part. Tc be thus honored and distinguished by my fellow eltizeQß is an ample reward for all my humble efforts to serve my country, and Ibtg to assure them it will serve to increase in the future the zeal and fidelity with which Xhsve earnestly endeavored, so far as my ability per muted* to execute the high trust which the Government has deemed me worthy of. For the kifcd and complimentary terms in which you have conveyed this gif i, I beg you to accept my thanks, and to receive the regret I feel that the exigencies of the public service prevented my receiving from your hands the gin of the city. * Very respectfully, your obedient servant, „ GEORGE G. MEADE, Major General United States Army. The following is the inscription on the sword: w City of Philadelphia to Major General George G. Meade, If. S. A,, February 22,1864, in grateful ac knowledgment of the deliverance of Pennsylvania from-the rebel invasion, by the matchless valor of the army which he led to signal victory on the memo rable field of Gettysburg, July 3, A. D, 1863,” agricultural society. The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agricul ture held their stated meeting yesterday. A sample of oats, seven feet eight Inches In height, and a sam ple of barley, consisting of about 70 stalks rrom one grain, ralsed in the Santa Grnz Valley, California, were presented to the sooiety by Fred. MoOrelllsh. The annual election of officers resulted In the choice of the present incumbents, except P. R. fieas, assistant secretary, who declined, and Dr. J. A. JMcCrOa was chosen In his plaee. It was resolved that the usual spring sale of stock, under the auspices of the society, be held by Mr. Serkness. The Executive Committee was Instructed to re port npoiUhe propriety of offering prizes for essays. THE MAN OF ICE. The members of the Fairmount Engine Company have made of ioe a very fair representation of a man, the sire of life, and placed it in a nlohe in front of their elegant house. The well-arranged moustache, gracefully adorning the Up, and the fob-chain ana seal, show that considerable talent and patience have been exercised In the construc tion of the figure. An innocent amusement has thus been afforded to Voung America, who gaze with pleasure upon the stately figure of the Fairy coys’ handiwork. METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA. A comparison of some of the meteorological phe nomena of December, 1864, with those of December, ,1863, and of the same month for fourteen years, at Philadelphia, Pa. Barometer 60 feet above mean tide In the Delaware river. Latitude 39 deg. 67X min. a. : longitude 7S .deg. loj£ min. W. firom Green wich. By James A. Kirkpateick, A. II.: Thermometer. Highest degree Do, date Warmest day—mean Do. date Lowest degree „ D«. date Coldest day—mean Do. date Mean daily oscillation.... _ ■ Do, range........ Mean at 7 A. M Do. 2 P. M Do. 9 P. M Do. for the mouth Barometer, Highest, inche5........... Do. date.... Greatest daily pressure mean, date.. Do. • do. inches Do. date... Jbeast daiLy pressure mean date. Do. do. Jfean daily range... Kean at 7 A. M.,... Do. 2 P. M..... Do. 9P. JI Do. for the month.... _ Force of Vapor . Greatest, inches Do. - date.... Least, inches Do. date*........ 3tfeanat7A, M Do. 2 p.m........ Do. 9P.M Do. for the month.. SelaHve Humidity. Greatest, per cent _ Do. date Least,percent........... „Do. date...... mean at 7 A. M........... Do. 2 P. M Do. 9 P.M.... Do. for the m0nth...... Clouds. Jfnmber of clear days*... . Do. cloudy days*. Mean of skycov’d at 7 A. M Do. do. 2P.M . Do. do. ’ 9P.M Do. for the month 3 days. 28 78.2 ®ct. 77.7 77.7 78.2 Jtain and melted Snow. Amount, inche5........... ffo.pf days on which rain fe11.*... Winds. Head directi0n............ 33mee in 1,000............, -♦Skr pne-third or less covered at the hours of ohseryatiou. CITY FINANCES. .Mr. Bumm, City Treasurer, paid out on January 2(1 the stun of *68,068, as interest on loan, and os the following flay $64,000, Nearly $lOO,OOO of city loan matured, which was also promptly paid. As holders of loans most In all oases be satisfied, It requiresoonsiderable management and labor on the put of the Treasurer to meet all demands upon him. Mr. Bumm has proved himself equal to the task. DIVORCE STATISTICS. Daring the last: year'there were entered In the Court of common Pleas of this city 213 suits for di vorce, of whloh. number 38 were granted. The re ttainder are withdrawn, or aie still in suit. In 1863 there were ITI suits for divorce, of which number 29 were granted. The- cause occurring most frequent ly 1* desertion; 111-treatment ,1s next, and then fol lows adultery. Of the 248 suits this year, there Is but one for a divorce from bed and board, all the others being lor a lull divorce, which, when granted, Milovs both parties to marry again. ; tub press club. The board of directors of the Press Club of Phila delphia held a meeting yesterday afternoon, and elected Mr, Thompson westcott president, ana Mr. A, w. Frick seoretary. military. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT U. S. A. Robert Murray, surgeon U. S. A., medical pur veyor here, has been ordered to San Francisco. Surgeon C. MoDougall, U. S. A., medical director or the Department ofthe East, has been appointed medical purveyor. Surgeon A. fc. Smith, TJ. S. A,, has been relieved ftom duty to charge ofthe U. S. Laboratory, Phila delphia, and ordered to report to Gen. Sherman, Assistant Snrgeon O. H. Aides, U. s. A., has been reueved from duty with the medical director, and ordered to report to Medical Purveyor MoDougall. V. S. MIDITART SCHOOL. The following letter from Major General Meade, commanding Army of the Potomao, now to this city, has been addressed to 001. John H. Taggart, chief preoeptor of the above-named school for offi cers, located to this city: ’ 1886 DeLAUCKV PIACX, , . Philadelphia, January 3,1865.' J. H. Taggart, Chief Preceptor U, 8, Mtlttaru l&hool; D«ar Sib: 1 have received the papers enclosed in your Dec., for 14 yrs 71.00 2d, ’69. 62.80 2d, *69, 4.60 19th, ’66. 11.00 l&h, ’66* 12.17 6.45 31.79 39,20 84 69 35.23 30.495 : 7th, 30.423 ‘ «b. 29.167 24th. 30.678 18th, *56. 30.611 18th, *66. 28.946 9th, m. 29.276 -21 et, 0.266 29.801 29.730 29.782 29.771 29.341 14th. 0.223 ’29,999 29.985 29.981 29.972 29.175 Bth, *55. ' 0.216 29.950 29.90 S 2?. 936 29.931 0.438 7th. .062 12th. .152 .361 .169 .161 0.456 11th. .051 11th. x .142 .015 18th, *66. ,143 .169 .155 .156 92.0 2d. 26.0 Ist. 77*3 64.8 74.8 72.3 96.0 13 St 14. 35.0 24th. 74 l 69.8 68.5 67.5 100*0 often, 23.0 15tb,*61. 77.2 65.3 75.0 72.5 10 days. 21 66.178 ct. 68.8 47.4 63.4 8 6 days 22.4 64.018 ct. 63.9 48.4 68.8 f. 711 10. Sdays. N.62«W 271: note of the 2d tost .end thank youfor your polite atten tion In sending them. , ... ton are at libonr to fee my name In any war that will serve to advance tie interests of yourinutitotlon. |[ am decidedly in favor of impBrtto*nll PV’Mbuilfctrnie tiontoonr officer* before taking the Sold, for though after all tbo fleld and active service Is the great school, vet there iantneb prefimtnarr theoretical kno wledge,' which ia of great.advantage for an officer to posßees.and I should jodie from toe papers von send me that ronr Robooj ia well adapted io impart it. I regret very much the exigesoiesof thepnblto servloe and the pressing demands of an active campaign pre vented me from permitting many worthy soldier* from, availing themselves of the benefit or your school; bnt' the moment soldiers can be permitted, to leave I shall be in . favor of allowing those who, by the report* of their officers, are believed to be worthy, to attend your institution. a .. .. .. ■ ■■ With my beet wishes for the success and prosperity of your school. . I remain, most respectfully, ■ _ Tour obedient servant,- , GBO. G. MEADE, Major (Jen. V. S. A., Commanding Army Potomac. NAVAL. FOB THE SOUTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON. The U. S, steamer Massachusetts, Acting Volun teer Lieut. W. H. West commanding, will sail from the navy yard, for the South Atlantic Squadron, on Saturday next, toe 7th Inst. All letters, papers, Ac., for officers, soldiers, Or sailors on board the squadron will be delivered free of charge, ir left ou board the steamer on or before Friday evening. THE POLICE. , ' [Before Mr. Alderman Beltler. ] A HEARING IN THE CASE OF MILTON G. ALLEN, CUSTOM HOUSE CASHIER. Milton G. Allen, toe cashier of toe custom house, was arraigned at the Central Station yesterday afternoon, on the oharge of being implicated in the recent robbery at that place, a narrative of whloh was published to The Press yesterday. ' Wm. B. Mann, Esq, District Attorney, appeared for the prosecution; F. Carroll Brewster, Esq., and Geo. H. Earle, Esq., for defence. The office was crowded with anxious spectators. The accused was'arraigned, and seemed to be quite. unconcerned as the developments were made. THE BVIPBSCE. Colonel Wm. B, Thomas affirmed.—l am the col lector of the port of Philadelphia; the defendant Was Oathler In the customhouse; he was appointed by toe secretary or the Treasury through my re-' commendation; he entered no Security; he jhad charge of nearly all toe money In the eastern house; money to a oonaWera'uiß amount has bean rnlstid • thirty-five or thirty-six thousand dollars, in gold and Sliver, have been taken; I can’t say exactly how muoh gold was taken; I think toe estimate of the amount of money stolen Is about $80,00o; the cashier receives all money paid by the merchants;' It is our practice dally to deposit’ with the Assistant Treasurer of the United states the money received np to one o’clock each day; no money Is received by the treasury department later than this time; there are funds permanently kept In the vault; we pay the money into the Treasury upon requisitions or drafts made upon us; do not know toe amount received'after 1 o’clock on toe day the robbery was discovered, nor the amount of funds on hand; it was after 11 o’olook on Friday morning; I was In my offloo; Mr. Alien oame in and.told me that he had Wen robbed at hls' house, and that toe keys of toe vault were stolen ; a locksmith was then sent for; several were engaged, but they oould not open the looks, two In number ; In toe afternoon 1 ordered them to break a hole through toe wall; Mr. Shedden, a smallfihaa. ana the. locksmith went into the vault; the Touksmlth took the locks off from toe Inside; tills was only the work of a few minutes; the door being opened in toe manner described, I entered the vault; my at tention was' called to toe aonditton of the trank; two or three bags of gold were on toe floor outside the trunk; I picked them up and put them Into the trunk; there were a number oftin pans hi toe trunk, each containing some money;, toero were three thousand dollars there; the sum of eight tffim sand dollars should have been there; a pistol, some chloroform and powder were there; toe door of the . vault was looked when ,we first went to it; there were two large, heavy looks upon it; we hadresorted to every expedient to open them, before I ordered the hole to bebroken In the wall; this robbery is not the first that has ooourred ; about a year ago we lost a bag of gold, containing six thousand some hundred dollars; I have not spoken to Mr. Allen about the chloroform or toe pistol; In referenoe to the robbery of hls house, he. pointed out a window In the second-story, opening to a water-closet, as the place the robber entered; toe’ second slat of toe Venetian blind was broken’ out, In order that the bolt might be pushed baok: this was toe explanation given by defendant; as to the way Ingress to’the house was gained: then he thought the thief approached the chamber-door, whloh was looked on the Inner-side; there was also another door fastened on toe Inner-side; this was the entry-doorway, leading, to the bath-room; the door of toe bath-room was open; -the thief having entered the bed-ohamber, took hls pocket-book, containing between five hundred and six hundred dollars, and removed hls watoh from under hls pil low ; the pants and pooket-book were fuund Ia the bath-room, toe door of which was looked from the outside; the keys were in the door when I was there; the deteetiveß examined them; I did not, as I am not an expert in snoh matters; I never saw- toe pistol said to have been found in the vault at toe custom house; we havo two watchmen at the custom house; toe building is undergoing remodeling, but the cashier’s room la the Samoa! ever; the vault Is on the same floor, not under ground, as might be Inferred from the word vault; it is in a separate apartment; the two watchmen came on duty at seven o’clock in the evening and remained on duty nnui seven o’olook In toe morn ing ; I don’t know that any particular noise Is made in locking or unlocking the vault door; the de fondant was on duty day before the discovery of the robbery; It was not until eleven o’clock on Friday morning that he Informed me of the robbery at hls house; I arrived at the custom house at half past nine o’olock In toe morning; when defendant in-, formed mo about the robbery, he did not say that any effort had been made to open toe vault. A paper of gunpowder and a vial of choloroform wore here here placed on the magistrate’s desk. The witness could not teH how they were placed In toe vault. • , . Witness continued; I examined the bath-room window at the reslflenoe of Mr. Alien ; I think'a thief could get through it; a thief might outer any building; I did-mot take notice whether the snow about the window or building had been displaced outside; the window had been handled before I ar rived there. The evidence in chief of . this witness here closed. He was not cross-examined. Joshua Taggort, of the detective force, sworn.— I heard of this affair on Friday evening about six’ o’clock; Mr. Thomas, the collector of the port, hav ing sent for me; I went to the house of the defend ant on Saturday morning: I saw the defendant at the house; I examined all the approaches 'to the house in the rear; the alleged entrance wasn small window which certainly could be reached by means of a ladder of sufficient length; I could not see that any dust on the outside of the building had been re moved or marked; the building is partly wood and portly brick: Officer George Smith got ok the fence to ascertain if be oonld get in through the window : by that means; In all the attempts he Made he left Ms mark to the fine dust that usually settles upon the surface of briok walls; he then made marks pur posely to. show that the slightest touch left an im pression ; by opening the door of the lower water, closet, and standing on thetopof It, he might reach within fifteen inches of the place where toe slat of toe Venetian blind had been removed from; the slat was shown to me; I was told that it had been picked up to toe yard in toe morning; I am very well satisfied that the slat was pushed from toe outside, or pulled towards from .toe In side ;' toe marks show this on' the side of toe frame; the Indications prove, this to a certainty; there Is not the least doubt but that the glass to toe sash would have been broken by the re moval of the slat Jrom toe outside, to the manner which the marks certainly indicate; on this point I have not a doubt; I waß Informed that the sash was down; lam positive that'toe sash must have been raised from toe Inside, and then toe slat was removed by pulling it towards; no ■ man, by taking every care, could escape making some kind of a mark to attempting to get through the window from the outside; there was so mark of any ladder to the snow or yard; Mr. Smith, who was acting with me. had gone Into a room, and Mrs. Allen was explain ing to him that both doors were locked, and that the bath-room door was found locked to the morn ing on toe entry side; lam sure, beyond all doubt, toatno “nippers” had been used on the keys of the doors that were fastened; I have cleaned toe pistol; funpowder Is nsed by professional thieves; I think know where this powder came from, (powder found to vault exhibited;) professional thieves always übo a tose; It would not take as muoh powder as in this paper to blow a look off; the powder Is put Into the key hole, then the fuse Is applied and lighted, then toe robbers leave the building, and wait until the explosion occurs; they watch to see. the ef fect; if toe chances are In their favor, they return to the building: If not, If the report of toe explosion attracts public attention, toe robbers take toe advantage and keep themselves shady; I never knew a burglar to remain to a building until toe explosion occurred. A lot of fuse was here ex hibited. That Is the material used by safe-blowers; toe.defendant never said anything to me about Ms finances; last night Mr. Franklin asked him about hls receipts and disbursements; he declined answer ing any questions; he gave no explanation what ever; toe watchmen assorted, to the presence of Allen, that no man could have entered toe building on that night. Mr. Collector Thomas recalled.—l have had very little to say to him to regard to hls private affairs; X think he said he was about to purchase a factory in Delaware county; he has stated that he owned very considerable stock to different oil companies. George H. Smith sworn.r-I have been at the custom house, and have examined the premises well; to company with Messrs. Blackburn and Tagaert made many experiments; we went there for that express purpose; the entrance doors from toe vestibule to toe main room, that must be en tered in'Order to get to the apartment where the vault Is looated, are arranged with pulleys, and they make a very peculiar noise when toe doors are opened or closed; either swift er slow movements, toe noise made Is very singular; I make no mistake about this effeot of the opening or closing toe doors; these are doors that must be opened to get Into the room where the Watchmen were; when toe vault door Is opened a very singular sound occurs; to one unaccustomed, it Is rather startling; while I was looking at and examining toe windows, Mr. Blaok bum and one of the watchmen either doßed or opened toe vault door; the attending noise startled me; I turned quickly, and said, “What the devil Is that 1” the .noise sounded like the groan of a person; never heard such a singular noise made by The watchmen and sevend other witnesses w«e called, but not being present, a further Investiga tion waß postponed, the magistrate asking that ball to the amount of $BO,OOO be given, . ® r ' F. O. Brewster, for defence, was surprised at such a demand. In the ease of the Pennsylvania Bank, where there was a deficit of $260,000, only $lO,OOO ball was required, yve are ready to give bail to the amount 0£48,000 or $lO,OOO. •Mr. Mann remarked that the ball ought not to be fixed at less than $25,000. Mr. Brewster. The Constitution requires that ex cessive bail shall not be required. Mr. Mann. A person to a case like this might readllypay $6,000 or $lO,OOO ball. " . Alltbat the magistrate need do is to fix the bail at such an amount-as to insure the attendance ofthe defendant. Alderman Beltler thought that the amount al leged to have been stolen would be about fair-, he could not see that It was exoeselve to such a case as this. Mr. Brewster alluded to other heavy defalcations where only $lO,OOO ball was required. In the ease of Judge Vondersmlth, where the sum was $70,000. only $7,000 ball was required. ’ ’ Mr. Mann. Those eases, alluded to by the learned gentleman, were simply technical; that ol Vonder smlth was forgery. In a case like this, I should thick that $26,000-wonld be sufficient. * The magistrate responded. affirmatively to the suggestion of the District Attorney, and the baa aemanded to await a further hearing was fixed at benjamin B. ThomaSj a brother to Collector Thomas, offered himself as surety. During a close examination, he said that he. could not say that his real estate to Philadelphia was worth oyer $16,000, but considered, with his farm to Bucks county, he was worth $25,000 after all his debts being paid. Mr, Mann insisted that freehold security Is de manded, and it must be on real estate located to FhUadelphia county. Mr. Brewster did not know of any rule of this kind: Does the learned District Attorney say that if a stranger was arrested in Pittsburg that a Phila delphian, who was competent,would not betaken as-bail to suoha ease i • “ I don’t know anything about that,’’ replied Dis trict Attorney Mann; “ that would have to be deol* ded to Pittsburg s I only allude to the rule to Phi ladelphia.’’ \ Mr. Thomas withdraws. The magistrate rises. 11 Who Is the officer having my ollent In charge I’’ asked Mr. Brewsterr “Mr. Geo. H. Smith,” replied the magistrate. “Well,sir,” responded-Mr. Brewster, “I want him to take the man as demanded by the warrant.” “ I suppose he will properly attend .to hls duty,” replied Mr. Beltler; and thus the first hearing to the great robbery at the Custom House closed. The accused stands committed. OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY. On .Tuesday afternoon a man entered the store of Mr. Peist, at the corner of Girard avenue and. Shaokamaxon street, and requested ohange for a Un-dollar note. While Mr. p. was' getting the change the stranger knocked him down behind the counter, and, quickly seizing all the money he could, effected hls escape with It. The ruffian appeared to be about 30'years bid, and stoutly built. He won a light moußtaqhe. Mr, Falst Is about $8 years old. He was struck on toe head with a weapon of some ; tlud cot known, from the effects .of which he Is yet 'ill. The robber raeeeeded in Obtaining thlrty-fis-e dollars. "Wo learn that Mr. P. entertains the opln- . lon tost the person who committed toe robbery bo-' ’longed to a gang of ontlaws who knocked down and robbed bun about ten years since. THEE OOtJRTS. - fjQffrt. • > 1 With a view of allowing the judges and members of toe bar an opportunity to attend toe funeral of -the late Hon. George M. Dallas, this Oourt was not 4n session. , - ' ■ , „ ._ .The Court of Nisi Priua also adjourned for toe Courts nothing of note transpired. Court or llnsrier kesslons-Hon. Joseph Allison, Associate Justice. William B. Maztk, Prosecuting Attorney. OLOVER SEED CASE, Hugh McKeever and Charles Carr were eharg ed with the larceny of, and lit another count with re ceiving one and a half bushels of olover seed, valued at $l4 per bushel.. .Carr not appearing, hls bail was forfeited. The case of McKeever was proceeded with. v" Mr. Johnson, one of toe firm, testified that he found a bag of seed at a restaurant, which was hls property. At the hearing before the alderman, Mo- KeevdF stated that Carr had given him toe seed to sell on commission. On croßs-examination toe witness wagaskedif he had. not agreed to settle the ease. . . Be replied that he was ealled upon by toe ball pf MoKeever to settle toe case, but refused, saying that he would net compound a felony. Inoonversa-. tlon .with Alderman Welding afterwards, that offi cial Informed him that the case could be settled, and advised lb should be done. The witness then said that If the ease could be BetUed In a proper manner he would agree, $6OO being toe price. > Judge Allison. Why did you name $6OO 7' < The witness. Beoanse I learned the port', -narri had accumulated that sum, whloh I c<-: 1 , o iu,ifirop£ie proceeded to close Ms argazneat. ; Yerdlct. not guilty. WATBfe-STRBBT HOBJItS. Aana Mason was charged with malicious mischler. Rachael Good testi&ea that some one came to her house, and r took out her dishes, with which they lmpcked out nihd Yanes of glass, together with “ Oysters and Refreshments 1 * painted thereon. - On cross-examination the witness "acknowledged she had heen convicted and: this court for shop-lifting. ' A colored woman testified that the accused came to the house and demanded of v a girl there several drinks, or she would do something to her. After this she took a potato m&Bher and hlt the girl, also . knocking witness, down* After this the accused went out and smashed-the windows with the potato masher. That was the truth she came to ten, and she wanted the gentleman to know.it was the truth. The defence called Annie Mason, who testified that ;a number of women, together with the prosecutrix, were all tfght at the tlmaof the occurrence. Ver diot,-sot guilty. No disposition havleg been made of the caste in ■the case by the jury, the county wjU have to ahoul* dor them. ANOTHER ELECTION BOW* ! Thomas Monagan was charged with committing an assault and battery on George Twist. The latter testified; that on the day of the State election he went Into Mrs. Taylor’s, where several men were fighting. He said, do not fight to-day, men tit is election day. The aeoused thereupon struck witness several times, and, others joining In, he was beat until he became insensible. "Witness exhibited seve ral soars upon his head and face. The defence called Mr. Hart, who testified: that Twist made a-pass at Monagan, when the latter Mm ; :down. Twist was blfeing'the calf of MLonagan’s leg when wifchesffpMted them. ** s -• A witness testified that a big Englishman was talking politics with a man, after whloh he went up to Twist and asked him if he heard what that fellow said. Twist Immediately-went up and struck at Monagan, when he was knocked down. Yerdiot guilty, sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and costs of prosecution. , . X. _. COURT SQTFABBLB. Jacob Higbf and ids' mother wo*© chafed with committing, an, assault and battery on -Margaret • Apple. The latter testified that * Mrs. Higby told children t(f beat her child. "Witness said she would" like tb see any one whip her child, when Mrs. Higby licked her with her fists and then licked .her with a hand-brush. Jacob ran out, and he also licked her : with hla fist and.a stove-plate. All .of the parties reside in a tmali court. Yerdlct not guilty as to boy; guilty as to the mother. The latter was held to keep the peace. Adjourned; - toll. COMPANIES. WOBBM IARM Olli - co m p ANY- - OF PHILADELPHIA. CAPITAL, $500,000. SHAKES, 100,000. Par value, $5. subscription price, $2. WORKING CAPITAL, $30,000. NO FURTHER ASSESSMENTS TO SUBSCRIBERS. .. ' fPßßsiDEirrr CHAS. TOON, 626 Commerce st,, or West Philadelphia, . TREASURER, ~ JAMES L. HELPLAIN, 8.-E comer Third and Race streets, o* Wilmington. a ® „ „ SECRETARY, F. KLENM* Company’s office; 208 South Fourth street- HENET M. DECHEET, 1 209’Sooth Fifth street. • " ’ DIRECTORS, CHAS. TOON.' t F* KLENM, JAMES L. BEPLAIN, JAMES BRADFORD. THOB. B, TIMMINS, ' I G. W. STEPHENS, The property consists of one hundred and thirty (iffij) acres, in fee simple, of valuable Lubricating Oil Land, comprised of three tracts, situate upon ihe right bank of Sugar Creek, Venango county, Pennsylvania. Sugar Creek runs on & course nearly parallel with Oil Greek, at a distance of about seven miles zrom it. Xt ri&6B near the headwaters of Oil Creek, and empties into Frenoh Creek, above Franklin. The Company’s property has been carefully selected, and has all the usual surface indication of rood oil, territory. -One hundred ahresof the land are flat or bottom land, with a front on the Creek and Hastings’ Run of mile, giving an abundant space for drilling a large number of oil wells. Wells of Lubricating Oils have been struck on adjoining farms.both above and below, upon the creek, and a well yielding twenty barrels per day is within one-fourth of a mile above the Company’s property on Sugar Creek. The Russell Oil Company’s lands are situated immediately- opposite this tract upon Sugar Creek. The wells In this vicinity yield thp Lubricating OH, worth per barrel double the price which is paid for the Oil Creek oil; and although the W’ells are smaller, yet it is believed that oil As more certainly obtained as the result of the drillings, Th* large front upon the creek, to be owned by the Company In fee simple, will of course prevent any interference with the wells. It is proposed to lease to responsible parties small lots upon the Company’s lands, the lessees paying all the ezpdues of drilling, Ac., upon- the usual terms, viz; Delivering to this Company one-half of all the oil pro duced free of expense. The Company will retain a large-working capital, to be employed in drilling a number of wells. All necessary machinery will be at pjwesenttothefarm.; No reasonable doubt can be en tertsined that, as the result-of these operations,'large yields of oil will be .obtained, paying handsome divi dends to the subscribers. . A limited number of shares may be had at the office of GEORGE HENDERSON, Jr., Stock Broker, No g£3 DOCK Street, where the prospectus and all necessary information can be obtained ’ de3l»6t* |3gjP» OFFICE OF THE YOLCASIC OIL AKD COAL COMPACT OF WEST’VIRGINIA; -No. H MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE, Philadelphia, Dec. 27, 1884. The VOLCANIC'OIL AND COAL COMPANY of West Virginia, formed: 0n£2,800 acres of OIL Territory, upon the *'Bleat Upheaval” In Western Virginia, has been organised as follows: . ■ •WWBIMWf. ”' >i -b- ■ WM; C. STILES, Ja. TEKABORBE. . LEWIS COOPER. SP.CKETAKY, A L. MASSEY. ihhkotorh, WM. C. STILES, Ja , If. STEINER. WM. P. HACKER, LEWIS COOPER, . ROBERT H. OEATZ. The euhscrlhers to the Capital Stock of the above Gem einv are hereby notified to pay their Bubseriptlon on or if ore the sth day of January, 1866. A limited number of shares, not exceeding Six Thout sand, are offered to the public atsubscription price, $4 PER SHARE, up to the 6 til ofjamiiry, after which time no subscriptions will be taken. COOPER & GRAFF, . v , . Subscription Ageate, de29-tiaS " No! 11 MERCHANTS’ EE CHANGE. JSJS™* I6 STONE OIL ■OS' COMPANY OFWBST VIRGINIA. C £ PI 3A L *»i000,000, in 40,000 Shares, at $5O K’ffisa^* 0 ' 040 .■**• *° b88o » a . The property of tele Company, consists of the well known Martin or Standing Stone tract, and contains from2,6ooto 3,OCOacres of land, to fee simple, free from leases, undivided Interests,-or royalty., Steading stone Creek (abranchof the Little Kanawha river), and Us tributaries pass throughthis property, and it has upon It a .larger amount of boring territory than Is ownedby any other company In West Virginia. It Is situated in Wirt county, near the celebrated Eathbone or Burntox Spring tract, and to extent of-territoryis five times greater, and is considereA-by all experienced oil men fandikr with the. oil district of West Virginia quite equal, if not snperior, to the Eathbone tract. The Standing. %ne-ree NeeikTweliß, near the Ohio river, and embraces thellne of upheaval. WMch^l^^t^ate^dSye^. , adjoining Isolde, and oil On the Beyers .Farm, adjoining, a well 1» being bored end oil obtained. The well of McFarland & Jones, on the Morgan land, is near this properly. These tends we held in trust by Camden, Bsq., President', First National Bank of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and the Hon. John 8. CwlUe, Senator in Con greet from Virginia, end will be by them conveyed to the Btanding-Stone OU Company whenever the stock to be disposed of by subscription, (to wit. 20.000 shares) shall Be subscribed and paid for. Three thousand eLx hundred abates of the stoek have already been sub scribed and ptidfor. : Subscriptions, received at the Banking Houses ol BIGGS S CO.. and hITTSNHOUSS, FOWLER, S GO., ' WASHINGTON. D. 0. ' • da©-l» THE; ■ PRESS.—PHHAPffLPE Oil, COMPANIES. P LABION C OUJNtT. Offi©e» Koom “5,” Ho. 14A 8. Fourth St., DIRECTORS; ■ ' „ £iSSi *■ m cw ’ ou Hoo. AMOS MYERS, >j. C„ Clarion. Dr. T. J. EBMOTr. Oiarton county. ',• Oommoto* toOKWOOD, 0, B.U, ' Dft G.l). THOMPSON. Oil City. W. CANFIELD, Etq., Oil City. . 1,644 ACBES OP SELECTED LANDS in this great oil reglen here beep COMBINED AND FORMED INTO FOUR COMPANIES, with an almost equal division of property. CAPITAL STOCK OF EACH COMP ANT, *500,000. Divides into 100,000 share*, at a par value of. *5 per share. Subscription price, 12 i consisting of— -Ist. THE “GREAT CLARION ’’ OIL COMPANY, With SBO acres in fee simple on Clarion River, Brush Bun, Cherry Run, and Oil Hollow Ban. 2d. THE “810 CHERRY ” OIL COMPANY, With 379 acres In fee simple on Brash Run, Cherry Ran, and Big Cherry Ran. 3d. THE “BRUSH RUN” OIL COMPANY, ’ With 365 acres in fee simple' on Brash Ran, Cherry Run, and Fiddler’s Ran. . . . 4th. THE “RED BANK ” OIL COMPANY, : With 429 acres ,in fee simple on Brash Run, Cherry Bun, and Oil Hollow Bus. These lands have been selected with gyeat care bra committee of scientific gentlemen and experienced dll men, and consist of.twelve (12) traets or farms,''distribu ted over an area of ten (10) square miles. Numerous wells on adjoining properties are at present yielding front twenty, to fifty barrels of oil- per day, Including the famous Sligo Well, and the wells of the Deer Creek Companies. . ; Allot these tracts are rich In coal, Iron, lead, and tlait her. Several veins'of coal are now being worked. The indications of oil are superior to any in the State. Contracts have been made'for engines and machinery, and operations will be commenced at once. Speedy re turns are expected. Boohs open at the office. • . de24-tf iggjf- PRESIDENT i PETROLEUM GJOMPA^rY,^ ■j OFFICERS: President—AMOßT EDWARDS, Esq.. New York. Treasurer—L. H. SIMPSON, Esq,, New York. Secretary—J. EDWIN. CONAHT, Esq., New York. '. JOHN M. qjiAPP, Esq., General. Resident Superin tendent. * -,u Counsel—Measr*. PLATT, GERARD, A BUCKLEY, New York. . DIRECTORS: i AMORT EDWARDS, Esq., New York. BEEN B. CROCKER, Esq., ofCrockerftWarreu,New York.' jfLETCHBB WBSTBAY, Esq., of Westray. Glbbs, ft Hard castle, New York. •* :-* . J. M. CLAPP, Esq., President. Venango county, Pa. L. M. SIMPSON, Esq,, of L. H. Simpson & Co., Nejf .York, . , H* lands are put Into the Company at the unprece dented low price of One Hnndred Dollars per Acret-'th* lowest ever known for Oil-beaing territory* and form Its CAPITAL STOCK, $5,000,000! : Si S&dres of *25 each, par value. , taper Share, being in full payment "°T for a *26 Share. No. subscription received for less than TWENTY CHARES—*I9O. . ’f‘ 1 SO.OOO SHARES, or *lOO,OOO RESERVED FOX Parlies suhsertbintr (i»_ (his Company aestlh-rsoeive aufigual amount of stock infux oifier companies ad- Joining without further charge;' ... h. e-afyi-k The Lands of these Companies are located on the Allegheny river, and on Hemlock, Porcupine, anAM*. Crea creeks, MAKING .AN OIL-BORING TERRITORY OF OYER TEN AND A HALF MILES IN The wells on.this property are Being sunk with great vigor, and promise large supplies of oil. , i “ p- Tothe capitalist and to parties of limited means .un surpassed Inducement* are offered. ’ :,. ’ v ' Persons Investing in this Company get* *5 .stoik and . the above BONUS for each *1 invested, wlthontfprther tailor assessment '■ - V'.'? - Subscription books, maps, and all other information can be obtained at the office er the Subscription Agents, L. H. SIMPSON ft CO.. delO-lm ' 64 CEDAR Street. NEW YORK M3T FARSSWORTH W- ' : .) SUBSCRIPTION PEICB « »*« I mumWi Thavalnable 012 territory of this Company islocated op theKanawta nver.Gllmore eocrntyT West Virginia, Mine dletanceabove Its confluence with- tie Ohioat Parkersburg (the terminus of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad), and lies directly usen and in a dlreetios across the great * Oil Belt* 1 of this region (as may be seen upon the map), in the immediate vicinity of the wonderful “Burning Springs, ’’ now regarded'asto SP, r ® i^ lii sfWon of the presence of oil, from the fact that it is the oilgas that rises to the surface and burns upon the water. , This property consists of an area of ,1,188 acres of magnificent oil and mineral ianda.of which the Company owns an nndiyidedhalf interest infeesim pie,- extending IK miles on the Kanawha river, which is navigable to the Ohio. Other streams, tributaries of the Kanawha, traverse this tract, presenting alongtheir marginß every surface indication of a rich yieldof oil. The Company holds the right to pnt down wells all over this extensive boring surface, and oil has already been discovered on this property .mar the river,' at the depth of 88 feet. The sinking of two wells to the depth of 800 feel, tfnerassary .was provided for in the purchase of the land, all of which is paid for without touching the working or reserved capital of the Company. In addi tion to this, the Company owns an important interest (also paid Tor) in a well located within 400 yards of the freatXewellyn well, Which has flowed 2,800 barrels per ay, and is directly among the celebrated Bathbone group (see map). These are, it is said, the greatest pro dncmg wells ha the country. The former owners of this wen were frrced to abandon it on the breaking out of the rebellion, hut the Omnpanyhas now made ar rangements lo reopen and tune it, when a large yield of oil may reasonably he expected from this source alone.. In addition to the ahoye described properties, the Com pany owns In fee simple some 400 acres of mineral lands in Pennsylvania. This Company is most fortunate in possessing every facility for rapidly developing the oil, having- on its own property Both Sober and coal in great abundance,, and in also h&ving the resident Su* perintendent of the works. Hr. T. 01. Farnsworth, largely interested as a stockholder. The manage ment being in the hands of practical men, of indomi table energy and perseverance, the stockholders may reasonably expect soon to find their shares ranking with the best dividend-paying stocks on the market; loribeiDg out of debt, and having a large working capital, the holders of stock in this Company take no riekof btingcallad upon for additional means to Carry on theoperations ofthe Company, but on the oontrary, as soon as oil shall he obtained in sufficient Quantities, a dividend on the capital stock will be declared. The remaining portion of the 28,000 shares reservedr etook only ie now being sold for additional working Capital'' at tbe subscription price of two dollars per share, It can be had by applying at theefflce of the Company, Ho. ; 400 CHEStN ny Street, up stairs, room N 0716, , of the President; Ho. 504 HABKET Street. , DntECTOBB: . .. 1 F, PAXSON,-No. 504 Market street. THOMAS D. WATTSON, of the house Of Truitt A Co. . 628 Market street. - CHAS. BLOOMINODALE, of Bloomlngdale, Bhlne, 4C0.,558 Market street. - , EDWARD J. REED, of George W. Seed & Co., 423 jh a.rtrftt street. M. J. JOYCE,-of A. A. Shnmway A Go., 221 Market street-- - - JOSIAH BASSETT, Jr., No. 423 Market street. - D. J). T. JABDiWOExH, Esq.c West Virginia. - „ - EDWABD M. PAXSON. Solicitor. del9*tf A. J). HABLAff, Secretary. THE PIKBBEPOJiI Oils'- COMPANY Development Fund,’ $30,000. The attention of the entire community Is .now drawn to the-development of the. new source of national wealth—Pbtkomu*. Many schemes are presented, and the Question is no longer “Shall I invest?” bat “Wheke shall I iHvfiST?” Failures arise from in judicious selections of territory, and had local manage ment. Where these things are obviated success must follow. -This Company Claims to have reached the de sired end. They have one hundred end forty-six acres of land in fee simple, and the entire working interest in six of the most valuable leases of the Batheonh Es tate on Burning Spring Bun, Wirt County, West Vir ginia; and an engineer of extended experience In the de velopment of Petroleum as Superintendent. Their estates are all in the midst of wells that have been and are producing large quantities of oSfcaudope ratlons have already been commenced. Failures oh Burning Spring Bun are comparatively unknown, and it has proved Itself for its limited development superior to Oil Creek, in Pennsylvania. - . They make jio allegations of the existence of boohs Companies, but challenge the most scrutinising inquiry into the character of their estates, and will furnish prospectus, maps, Ac., with any further information de sired, to all parties . Temporary Office of the Company, Ho. 121 SOUTH THIRD STREET, (Second Story.) | . . . BIRBOTOHS, ' • "'-A.' ‘FEAHKLIN S. WILSON, IJOHNP- O'NEIL. Esq,, •ROBERT CLARKSON. CEO BO E H. OHBISriAH, JOSKftH D. KOSCKBB, W. IMOHNBO3.-i. < jftdtt’’ -* - --- ■* • • OF THE GREAT PETROLEUM BASIN . PENNSYLVANIA, / ... PHILADELPHIA. Hon CHAS P RAMBDELL, Oil City, PRESIDENT. D. S. GLONINGBR, M, D*.. TREASURER, (No. 305 North SIXTH Street.) Dr. JOHN W. BERKS, SECRETARY, PRESIDENT, VENANGO 00., FA. ' ontfASiZED Nin ran iaws on Frasanvasu. No farther call or assessment to.be made. WORKING CAPITAL. OIL COMPA NY. CAPITAL., $1,000,000. 200,000 SHA»BS-PAK VAJLUB $5.00, WORKING CAPITAL, 940.000, PRESIDENT : F. PAXSON, Ho. 6(4 Market street. TSKABOKKIt:' A, A. SHUMWAY, No22TMarket street. OF WEST VIBGtHIA- CAPITAL, $150,000. SHAKES AT $1 EACH, PAK. DRBBEDBHT, FRANKLIN S. WILSON. TREASURE?, GEOROE H. CHRISTIAN. * THURSDAY, .JANUARY 5, 1865. COPART!VERBHIPS TIIBSOLUTIOH OF COPART undersigned hire this day, by s*?. c< i dissolved the Copartnership heretofore iowlfT n’tonhek ' Mder tba “ tyl6 “ d * rm ot J. M. HOWETT, .! v william s. Conner. rjOPARTNBBBHIP. THE UNDER signed will "continue the Wholesale Dry Goods Bprinees, at No. 313 MARKET Street, under the Btyle of HOWETT, CONNER, a HUM PHREYS. J. M. HOWETT, . , ... WILLIAM S. CONNER, ■H>3-3t* ■ ■ B B HUMPHREYS. TYItBULIJTION OF COPARTNER^ ir' I S?.2£4? , '. s, S tte4 ' heretofore trading under ®- POCHT & BRO., Rave this diy dissolved tbflrpartnership by mutual oonßent. busiß| ( BoftSelatft Srm wUI be settled by either party at 315 North THIRD Street. ; DANIEL F^CHT, . T>=rr ABRAHAM FOCHT. . pHtr.^DsLpn'.a, January 2 1865. the ’undersigned s aT e thiB FOCB.vI C°o m andwfff °y«r the title of D. end: Commission Business at 315 s! Tn?K o & 6t.f PhaZ DANIELFOOHT. - '■ ' jr- . STANFORD D. RUNYON. January 2, 1866. ja3 3t« THE copartnership of white -J' & HDNTZ Is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business of the late firm will be settled by either of the eubßorifors, at UTorth ftEnoSD Street. willi a.m b. warra, December ~1.1861 J. HBNBY HfiRTZ, * J HENBT HENTZ has this day associated with him hie brother.... *. . ,yi. A. HENTZ, and J. P. ROBINETT, BE&YZ Laiiness under the firm of WHITE, * J. HENRY HENTZ, WM. A HENTZ, * ■ J. P. ROBINETT. January 2, 7865: jtiy "Philadelphia, dec. 31st, isba nTt. limited oopaitneTship beretefore existing In ’ and JOL« undersisnel, un aorthe.name of SOUTHWICK. BHEBLE, & GRBiNB. 1b this day dissolved bv mutual consent The business of ihe Philadelpbiahouse will be settled by. Geo. EL Sheble» and the flew York house by Edward A. Greene, Who are autb ffiiiea to B {j tt fnlianidatlon. • / (JAS L. SOUTHWIOK, General Partners, (GEO. H. SHEBLE, ■ . (EDWARD A. GREENE. Special Partner, SETH B. STITT. PHILADELPHIaT*”DEC. 31st, 1884, ** The undersigned have this day formed a copart. ren-hip for the Daneactionof a Gecetal Wool Bnsinass, : n s i? r ßri.“k en c§ oods '“^ r 11,8 Dam 9 JAS. L. SOUTHWICK, GEO. H. SHEBLE. ■'\rOS. 23. AND 25 DET STREET, „ , , . New York, Dec SLI3BI. 1 undereigned. have this day formed a copartner ship for the transaction of a General Wool Business, under the name ot EDWARD A. GREENE & CO. WM. B. GREENE. PHILAbBLPHIATbEC. 81st, 1864. ~ I have tsken the Stores Nos. »* South FRONT Street'and 35 and 31 LBTITIA Street, for thenar, 'chase and sale of Wool on Commisalon. . . ja2-mih6t ; ■ . 7 SETH B. STITT. THE COPARTNERSHIP HERETO •Afore existing under the firm of JOS. ft WM. E. WOOD, No. 8 North SECOND Street, is this daydis "solved by mutual consent.. The business of the late firm will be settled bv either of the parties at the JAMES P. WOOD ft CO., No 41 Sonth FOURTH Street, • JOSEPH WOOD. . - . WILLIAM E. WOOD. ; January 2,1865. . Tbejunierslgued has this day associated himself with the UNION STEAM AND WATER HEATING COM PAJSY OF PENNEY LY ANT A, for the sale of GOLD’S PATENT STEAM-HEATING APPARATUS. ..... JOSEPH WOOD, 1 The hnsiness of the above Company wilt in future be conducted by JAMES P. WOOD ft JOSEPH WOOD, .under the nametof " ; JAMES Pt WOOD ft CO. January 2, 1865. . jsS-tuthslm THE FIRM OF BARTON GREEN & -f- CO. is THIS DAY dissolved by mutual emsent. The business of the late firm wHVhe settled by either of the partners, at No. 40 N. FRONT Street. BARTON.GREEN, , , . 'OH BHITS Pittr.ADßthnrA, Dec. 31, 1861, ‘ ‘ ja3-tuth«i3t« T)IBSOLUTION.— THE COPARTNER^ ■t SHIP heretofore existing between.the undersign ed,' under the firm or CHAS. H. GRAHAM ft CO. .is tUs day dissolved by mutual consent. CHAS. H. GRAHAM, „ „ EDW’D H. GRAHAM. Phil an A., Dec. 31,1664. COPARTNERSHIP.-M.B. HARRIS, Gate of Nicker son, Harris, ft Mosely.) and EDW'D H. GRAHAM, (late of Chas. H. Graham ft C 0.,) have this day formed a Copartnership, under the style and first name of HARRIS ft GRaHAM, and will continue the Wholesale Grocery and Produce Commission Busi ness at the old. stand, No. 331 ARCH Straet. PHiLAPA.., Jan. 2, 1865, -ja3-tuth»3t* TJISSOLIJTION.— THE COPARTNER SHIP beietofore existing under the name 6f BEIL ■MAV A BAKE is this day dissolved by mutual oonsant, JOSEPH RANK retiring. AMDS G. HEILMAN, A JOSEPH RANK. PHH.AD3LSHIA, Deo. 31,1861.. "NT OTICE. —THE BUSINESS OF THE 4' late firm of HEILMAB & BAKE will be settled by the aadersignedj who will continue the Wholesale Dry Goods business at the old stand, No. 80 North THIBD Street. _ r _ - • AMOS G. HEILMAN. December a, 1684. THE FIBM OF WILLIAMS. & AKNEST -*■ ie this day DISSOLVED by mutual consent. The name of the firm will he need by. either partner in ltonidation. CHARLES B WILLIAMS. JAMES D. ARNEST. FHn.ADEi.PiiA, Jan. 2, ISM: pOPARTNER&mpT— THE TJNDER- V/ signed (enecessors to Williams * Arnest) have this ,PS?AP' r .? 5& SHI , p » nnder the Arm of WILLIAMS, AfiSBST.t CO., for the transaction of the Wholesale Dry Goodshnelnesn, and have removed from 417 Market street,.to the store lately occupied by - J. ft. * J. Price, Ho. 84V MARKET street 1 CHARLES B. WILLIAMS. •. ~ JAMES D. ARNEST. - . ... FRANCISD. WILLIAMS. * ■ JOHN G. B2BET, < • Philapbiehia, Jan. 2,1 m - Ja2 St ■ftmTICE.—THE INTEREST OF WIL £ LIAM B. HENRY* the firm ofWiLLIAMB. 3. COZENS A Co., terminates this day-by limitation, and William B. ». Cozens is alone authorized to settle' up the business of said Arm.' WILLIAMB. N COZENS, W* B HBMKTi „ DAVID FILSON. Philadelphia, Dec. SI, IBM. THB SHBSCBIBBRS WILL COH : TINUE to cairy on the Dry Goods Commission Bu siness as heretofore, under the firm of WILLIAM B. N. COZENS A CO.- WILLIAM B. N. COZENS, ■ DAVID FILSON. Philalbithia, Deo 31, 1864. . ; ja2-6t* T)ISSOLUTION.— THE COPARTNER ,“*-V SHIP heretofore exisfciug-betWeeathe sabßCTibew, uader the firm of JOBKES, BKEBY, St CO., istbladav dissolved by limitation, GSO, W. JO&NBS, WM.H. BftRBY, WM. H. HURLEY. 'w™ „ „ FRANCIS B. ABBOTT. ; PSILA3>ELPHIA,DeC.SI, 1864. - /Copartnership.—the totder- V-/ SIGNED haye this day'formed a Copartnership tffider the'firm of JOHN IS BERRY, St CO for thepro ee cation ofthe Wbole**le SUE Goods Business, at 527 HABKET Street. GEO. W. JOSHES, WM. H. BEBRY. WM. H. HUBGEY, JOS M. FOSTER. „ . . ' JACKSON MoABEE. Philadelphia, Jan. 1, 1866. . ja2-8t ■VTOTICB.—JOHN B. ELLISON THIS J-l bat retires from the firm of JOHN B. ELLISON ,fc SONS The understood will conduct the business - under the same style of firm as heretofore. . WILLIAM P. ELLISON, BOBMAN B. ELLISON. ■ 12th month 31st, 1864, CAMUEL JR, AND ISAAC , hJjKEBLEB still retain an interest,and WILLIAM H. LEWIS is admitted to an Interest in our business from tbisldate. JOHN B. ELLISON A SONS. Philadelphia. 12th Month 81st, 1864. ~ ja2 lot - TTISSOLO TION OF PARTNERSHIP.— •*- ’ The subscribers, heretofore trading under the firm of BUNTING 4 JONES, have thle daydKolved part nership by mutual consent, ' BASIL. A JONES, _ THOMAS BABNES. Philadelphia, Dec. 81, 1664. fiOPAETNEESHiR-THE UNDER SIGNBD have thi| day formed a copartnership under tbe style and firm of JONES, BaKNBS, & 00., and will continue the business of the late firm of Bunting & Jones at the old stand, No. 88 S. WHARVES. SAML. A. JONES, THOB. BABNBS. „ „' 8. LEHMAN SMITH. .Philadelphia, Pec, 31,1864. ja2-lm DI 8 SOL U TI O N.—THE FIRM OF _ GARBETBON, BKADT, & CO. expires THIS HAI by iiinliation. The hnsiness of said- firm Will ho settled by either partner, at No 307 MASKED Street. : - ' JACOB GaBBETSON. December 81, 1864.. l ®#“° EE - H E UNDER ..signed will continue the.wholesale Dry-Goods huelneßS at Ho. 307 MABKBT Strssh under the name and style of GABBETSON, BLAKEHORE. A CO. Jacob gabbbtson; . THOMAS F. BLAKE&OBB, . . SAMUEL FLOTD. January 2,1866. J. B. O. OLDHAM. ja2-6t TbISSOLUTION.-—THE OOPARTNER SHlPherotoforoexistteg between tho Subscribers, under the firm of BENNETT. BOOH, 4 CO,, is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Joseph N. Buoh retiring. The business will he settled by either partner. H..K; BBNNETT, ' " JOSEPH N. BUOH, C. H. SIEGES. • Philadelphia, Nov. 30, .1804. •. nOP ARTNERSHIPr— THE UNDER -1 SIGNED have this day associated together under the firm of H. 4 CO , and wUlTOuUuue thehu sin ejsofthe late firm of Bennett, Bach, '& 00., at 217 CHUBCH AHey, where the business of the latter firm will be settled. H. K. BENNETT, 'i , ' ' . C. H. SIEGBB. ’ Philadelphia, Dec. 1,1864. ja2-6t T)ISSOLTJTIOK— The Copartnership heretofore existing under the firm of VAIfIUAGBK & McOOHE» Philadelphia, and CHARLES McKEONB St CO., Hew York, is this day dissolved by mntual consent. Their late onainass house of their smooesßors, McKEOME, TAR HAAGBN, A CO: ARTHORY VAR HAAGBR, CHAKLBS MoKEONK, ■ „ DAVID thain; Phil a., Dec. 31,1864. , JAMES McKSONE. . "TklS SOLUTION.—THE OOPARTNER -•-r ship heretofore existing between theundersigned, under the firm of THAIN 4 McKEONB. is this day dis solved by mutual consent. Their Isie business will hs settledby either of the undersigned, who are autho rized to sign the tame of th« firm-inliquidatlon. DAVID THAIN. Phila., Dec. 81, 1864. CHARLES McKEONE. COPARTNERSHIP. THE UNDER nndcr the firms of McKEuNB, VAN HAAGEN, & C 0?! Philadelphia, and CHABLES MoKBONE 4 CO , New Tork, for the manufacture and sale or Soaps, Caudles, Oils- Ac , and Wholesale Dealers in Soap and Caudle Stock. < CHABLES McKEONE, A. VAN HAAGEN, '. DAVID THAIN Philadelphia, Dec. 31,1864, ja2-6t« 'THE COPARTNERSHIP HERBTO -1 FOBS existing bstween B. BMUCKBB. Js., and GEORGE BOND, under the firm of 8. SMUCKBB, Jn., 4 CO., is this day dissolved by mutual consent ft. BMUCKSK. Ja„ „ ...... GEORGE BOTD. Philadelphia, December 81,1864. Thehuftnt BS of tbe-late firm wiU.be setUed byB. BMUCKER, Jn., atNo. 605 MARKET Street,- fTHE UNDERSIGNED WILL CON TINUB the wholesale Grocery uid Commission bu siness as heretofore done by Smucker 4 Co., under the title of G-BOTD_4; CO. ,-at ;tbe old stand, southwest corner of TWELFTH and MABKBT Streets. -.ja2-Iot 080. BOYD. rrBE FIRM OF DE COUBSRY, LA- FoUBCADB. 4 CO., doing buslhessat63l CHEST NUT Street, hts been this day dissolved. The business of tbs firm will he settled hy S. W. DE .COURSEV, M, LAFOUBCADB, E. LAFOBBCADB, and CHABLES LA FODBCADE, who are authorized to settle the same. S. W DE COUBBHT, M. LAFOUBCADB. B. LAFOUBCADB. ’ CHABLES LAFOUBCADB, W. B. LAFOUBCADB. * Philadelphia, Dec. 31. 1884, ja2-tf "WILLIAM MoKEE MASON IS AD- T T MITTED to an interest in our House from this date. „„ MABONACO.. _ No. 488 MARKET Street.- January 2,1886. . ja2-6t NO. LONGMIRB WITHDRAWS • from the firm of LtPPXNOOTT, SON, 4 00. The business or tee latejOopartne-ship wilt be-settledbv BABGLAV LIPPINCOTT, at 313 CHUBCH Alley. - - ..., ,-uu, M, ,0. LONGMfBS,' ‘ PSILADA.. fts. 1,18«, - ■ - - .... . . ■ . : COPIRTNEBSHIPS ■niIsoLDTION OF COPARTNER- J.y SHIP. —The undersigned have this da., by mutual consent, dissolved the copartnership heretofore existin* between them under the style and Arm of THACHhR * ° o ' SAMUEL A TEACHER, H. D. VANE.OEM. ■ Philadelphia, Decsmtsr 31. ltd!. COPARTNEtsHIP NOTICK-TnAundersigned have this day forms 4 & genera! eqg>ftrt*^ drB hia under the style and firm ofS HkCHaR' & co . and will continue th* *OnBTH B sK. ,mi Bko ®. ’easiness at No. 18 North iJS&bStfK?,, 4 * th 9 la -« Ann of TEACHER* CG will be settled by us. CHARLES F. THiCHER. ROBERT S-. WOW»Mr. SAMOBL A. TH ACHES, Decembsfn.^BM.^^* 8 ' ja4-2t» JM.dSOLUTION OF COPARTNER bHIP. —The undersigned have tMaday. hy mutual consent* dissolved the copartnership heretofore ejrt*tlng hetweeßUiem tinder thcatyle and firm of ‘XHACHfiR & WOjHDROP. The business of the late Arm will be settled by either of the nndeisigned, at No. 16 North POORTH Street, Philadelphia. CHARLES F THachEß, ROBERT 8. WODDROP. PBn.ADBi.PmA, January 1. 1865. ja4 2t« NOTICE. —THE COPARTNERSHIP between the under ihe Arm of M B. Mi HON Yii GO., is this day dissolved by mutual con sent, the senior members retiring from commercial pur suits. Either of us will attend to the liquidation of the accountn. end use the firm signature for tha? purpose No. PiNE Street. u. b. suhony. * J. P. STACS HOGSE. CA.MAHONY, PsTLAUBEPHtA, January 4th, 1815. jai-Sfc*^ TTNION STEAM SEGAR REFINERY, No. 337 ST. JOHN Street LEVI ’TAYLOR and THOS. GILLESPIE have been admitted to an interest in our firm from this date. _ TAYLOR, GILLESPIE, & CO. Philadelphia, Jan, 1,1865. ja4 6t* T^ISEOLUTION.—THE COPARTNER- A' SB IP heretofore existing under the firm of ARMAB TOTING. 880.. &CO. is THIS DAY dissolved by mu tual consent, Armar retiring. The business will be si ttled by either partner. ABMAR YOUNG, DAVID YOUNG, OESTBY C,MOOB|. D&Cehbbe 31,185 L in£?J > £?H BRB ¥ P ~ TfiE GS DESSIGNED HAVE a copartnership under the firm of YOUHG, MOORE* CO. .and will continue the business &»MMfsteetr W loDaff * B - r °'* ACO - at So - DAVID VOTING, WM ®IFcKi*NEY? Ii ’ Dbcemrbr 31. 1861. LEWIS S. COX^ 'THOMAS P. STOTESBUBY HAVING retlred-from the Merchardise Brokerage Business, the undersigned will continue the business as hereto fore, under the firm of , BTOTBSBURY & VAUGHAN. OHAg O. RTOTBRBURY, Or MARIS VAUGHAN^ T , 119 South FRONT Street. Philapa., Jan 1, 1865. a< ( (OPARTNERSHIP NOTICE THE V-f undersigned have this day formed a copartuershlp, under the stylo and title of MOrFLY A BODIHB, for the purpose of transacting the Wholesale Cloth Busi ness, at No. 835 MARKET Street and 88* CHURCH Street. t JOHN W. MOFFLT, ■ .' JOHN F. BODINB. Philadelphia. January 2, 1805. JaB-2t* WE HAVE THIS DAY ADMITTED TT EDWARD T. DOBBINS a'inember of our house. The firm name will be, as heretofore, JOHN WYETH * BRO. . JOHN WYETH, FRANCIS H. WYETH, EDWARD T. DOBBINS. Fhbxabblpbia., December 31,1884. jaS 3t« TVISSOLUTION OF PABTNERSHIP.— . The firm of CLARKSON & CO., Bankers, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. ROBERT CLARKSON. D. K. JAOKMAN, L. A. MACKEY, ■» * , .__ E- C. McCLURE, , : Philadelphia, Dec. 31.1861 .COPABTNERSHIP NOTICE.-We have' this day en wedjmfco a Copartnership, for the transaction or the BANKING ABD STOCK COMMISSION BOStNESS, at No. iai South TRIED St., under the name of CLARK SON * CO. ROBERT CLARKSON, * - B. 0. MoCLURB. _ ' ' ' SAMUEL CLARKSON. Philadelphia, Jan. 2, 1865. js3-5t TVIS^OLUTION.—THE COPAETNEH ■— SHIP heretofore existing bstween the subscribers under the Arm of WALTER 2 KAHB is THIS DAY dis solved br mutual consent. The business of tbs late firm wUlbs eettleo by either of the undersigned, at the store. No. 831 North THIRD Street. J. H. WALTER, jfri, L. KAUB, Phtladelphia. Dee. 81,1884. ja3-8t FHOTIOE.—THEODORE B, POTBDA- A." MBR haa been Admitted to an interest in our busi ness from tbis date. HIRSGH & GEKSTLRY. Philadelphia, Jan. % 1865. j»3-8t« nOPABTNERSHIP NOTIGE —I HAVE day admitted JOHN M. TAYLOR and BD WARD.B THORN TON to-an interest in my business, wnirh will be contlnuf d under the name and style of SAMUEL S. SCOT® & CO. SAMOBL S. SCOTT. January I,lBf 5. ja2-6t* WE HAVE THIS DAY ADMITTED "J JONATHAN KNIGHT, RICHARD E. CLAY, and EDWARD E. BTBVBNSON totan interest in. our busiueca- _ The name and ityle of the firm will remain unchanged R C. KNIGHT & GO. Philadelphia, Pec. 31,1864. jag-#* TYIE SOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. subscriber*, heretofore trading under the firm of BBJSJ. 8. JANNEY, Jk., & CO., have thlw day Dissolved their partnership, by mutual consent., “• lat6ar “ wiU^«t - BENJ. S. JANNEY, Je., JOHN M. BURNS. „ SAML. A. COYLE. Philadblpbia, Dec. 20, 1864. THE TTNDIESIGHBD WILL CON a-„TINI7E the Wholesale GROCERY AND PRODUCE GOMMIBSION bnsines*. as heretofore done, by JAN> HEY & ANDREWS, at No. 631 MARKET Street BENJ. a JANNEY, Ja., Decembkb 20,1864. B. W. ANDREWS. nOPARTNBKSHIP.-J. MORftlß Jy feiJJre iet® Arm of B. 8. Janney, Jr., * C 0.,) and 8. SBiUCKER, Jr., (of the late firm of 8. Smacker, Jr,, & Co. ,) have this day formed a Copart hership.pderthefttle of BURNS A SMOCKES, and the GROCERY and GOMMIS SIONbuBinesa at the old stand formerly ocoupiedby B. 8. Janney, Jr., St Co., at N 0.605 MARKET Philadelphia, Dec. 20, 1864. ” nOPAETNERSHIP. —THE HNDEB 'i SIGNED have this day formed a Copartnership, under the firm-name of SJ A. COYLE * CO., for the »reseentlonof the Wholesale GROCERY and PRODUCE SSSSS 1 ®? 10 ? bnainras, at Nos. 16 and 18 North FIFTH Btreet, above Market. _ • „ : „ SAML. A. COYLE, - . (Late of B, S, Janney, Jr., & Co., J J. W. LAUGHLIN, _ - J. A. LINN. Philadblfhta, Dee 20,1864. de2o-lm nOPARTNERSHIP' NOTICE. THBf* V-i undersigned have this day formed a copartnership, under the style and title of ADAMS 4 LEVIS, for the purnoza of transacting a general Banking and Stock Brokerage business. jDU. Telegraph, and Express Company stocks made a specialty. Goyemment Loans and Specie and sold, „GEO. H^LIV^, do!9-lm 305 CHESTNUT Street. THE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE existing under the firm of JOHN B. MYERS 4 CO., ie dissolved by the decease of the eeniorsartner, • CHARLES B DURBOBOW, NATHAN MYERS. SAMUEL BUNTING, JOHNS. MYEBS, Je., ALFRED B. POTTER, „ _ JOSEPH 8. BUNTING?: Philadelphia, December 31,1864. THE SURYIVINQPARTNERS HAVE this day entered into a copartnership as Auction eers md Commission Merchants, at Nos. 232 and 334 Market Street, under the firm of JOHN B. MYEBS Ot .CVe NATHAN MYEBS, JOHN B. MYEBS, CBAB B DURBOKOW, v " SAMUEL BUNTING. ALFRED B. FOSTER, T JOSEPH g. BUNTING. Philadelphia, January 1, 1865. ja2l2t THE UNDERSIGNED HAS THIS DAY •4 associated with himself WM. H. H. HUGHES,and will continue tha Dry Goods Commission Business, at My. big CHESTNUT Street, under the firm of DUN CAN 4 CO. W. T. H. DUNCAN. Philadelphia, January 2, <1866. ’ ja2 lm 400 MARKET STREET, PHILA., wVSiwm „ , , „ 403 MARKET Street. BOBEET B LEVXCK and THOMAS J. LB VICK have thiß day associated with them PEBOIVAL COLLINS andROSEBTLEVICK, and will contliue the Whole jaffßootand Shoe Business, uudsrthe firm of ROBERT E LEVICK'4 CO., as heretofore. Philadelphia. Ist Mo.. 2d. 1866.’ ja2-6t TVJOTICE.—BBNJ. F. KARRICK Hi Y- A Vine retired from our firm, the business will be con tlnut d hereafter by the remaining partners. - , JAS.B. CAMPBELL 4CO. Philadelphia, Jan, 2d, 1866. ja2-6t* OF DISSOLUTION. Thei limited pirtnership existing between the under signed, neder the firm of BIEGEL, WIEST, At ERVIN, expires this day hy its own limitation. Jacob biegel, JOHN WIEST, DAVID B. BBVIN, HENBY S, FISTEB, » . JOSIAH BIEGEL? - ' General Partners. - . - ' PETER SIEGER, WM. S. BAIBD? Philadelphia, Dec. 31, BPcclai Partners. . „ NOTICE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. The suhsßribere hereby give notice that they have entered into a Limited Partnership, agreeably to the provisions of the several laws of the Commonwealth of relating to limited partnerships. Ti»ai tbe name of tbe firm tunder wbieb said partner ehjgistobe conducted is JOS, BIEGEL 4 H. 8. FIB- _ That the general nature of the business Intended to he^ transacted is the ImporUng and Jobbing of Dry That the names of the general and special partners, a ?I ol whom reside in the city of Philadeipnia, are Joal ahßieiel, geueral partner, residing at Hie Baid Eagle Hotel, No. 416 North Third street; Henry 8. Ftstor, general partner, residing at said Bald Eagle Hotel; Al fred By eriy, general partner, residing at No. 1324 Arch B l l Sr eti Xi' l S ,n „ B - 4 © l k l »t..Wheral_partner, residing at No. 1607 Wallace street: Samuel G. Scott, general partner, residing at No. 2® Vine street: Jacob Rlegel, special partner, residing at No. 6» Norlh Sixth street; North fehftlmit! P9O “ partaer * MBlata * s ‘ So - ™ bJnfi tho capital contributed by the special partners to the common stock Is One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, of which One Tiionsand Dollars in gash have been coutri buted by Jaeob Biegel, special partner; and Fifty Thou sand Dollars In cash have been contributed by Peter Sieger, special partner. That the said partnership is to commence on the second, day of January, A. D. 1865, and is to terminate on the thirty, first day of December, A. D. 1866. JOSIAH BIEGEL, HENRY 8 FISTEB, ALFRED BYEBLY, WM. E. ALBBTGHT, SAM’L G. SCOTT. Gsxeral Partners. JACOB BIEGEL, PETER SIEGBB, Philadelphia, January 2,1865. Special Paitners. PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED.—THE & r .^£ Safli “ oftt * S. W. HOOP, & BOOP - Exeentor of w. F. Washington. __ E B. S3BB& Philadelphia, Det. i, 1864. . - NOTICE.-The under xS? v, ? DAY entered Into a Limited Partnar the Act of Assembly of the Oommon entitled an Act relative to ld eta, passed the twenty-first day of March, A. D. 1886, and the suppiemente thereto, and they do hereby give notice that the name’of the Firm SKS pWch said partnership is to be conducted is BOOP 4 K2BBE; that the general nature of the busi ness to no transacted is tbe general Dry Goods, Import }ng, and CommlMlon husluess. and that the same will ™“triedon tn4hbcitytofPhiladelphia; that tho names °f the General Partners of the sald Flrm are SAMUEL W.KOOP.HBHBYB. KIBBB, CLINTON J. TKOUT, Mid JOSEPH O. BOOP, and tie name of the BMdia FMtnerls JAMBSM. BELLmGS, all of the ettyofPhi ladelphia: that the capital by the said James M. Billings, the Special Partner, to the common Mock, is one hundred thousand dollars In cash, and mat said partnership is to commence on the first day of December, A. D. 1864, and terminate on the thirtieth day of November, A. D, 1867. SAMUEL W. ROOF. HENBY B. KIBBR, ' CLINTON J. TROUT, * j JOSEPH O. BOOP, , JAMES G 4 M B™r Philadulphia, Dec. 1,1664. v peelal Partner. NOTICE.—The underdgned successors of BILLINGS. KOOP.A CO., to New York, wUI continue the/mSJrf t«wa«Kt Commission Business, at Ho. M WARREN Btoreet j. M. BtLinroa, 4 00.’ K. J. Chaffes. l New Yobs, Dee. LU64, . sm-ew COPABTOEBBIMM. (WAETNERSBIP HO TICS.—THE undersigned have this day formed a cspartaer.bip under the tame and arm of JAMES ESGLAISD & SOij" 8 ?? k wll L oo .“ a 2“ e , sha5 ha earning and leather bnvlnena »{ ** «{S»{*s<» 0 £ James England. 147 MABffAKBTTA btreet, Philadelphia. Pa. JAMES ENGLAND, ! THOMAS 7. ENGLAND.. JaHVAST 2i 1865. COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE.—EDGAR yr. KAEIK is this day admitted to an Interest in the bnsineea of JAMES 8. BASLE & SOB. The style of the arm will be JAMBS S. KARLS A SONS. 846 CHESTS gT Street, Jan. 8,1865- jai-61 JOSEPH H. SIAYBR Is this day admitted to am interest in oar firm. . E. W. CLARK & CO. January 2, 1865. ■ ja«-6t* rIE BOOK-SELLING AND BOOK PUBLISHING BUSINESS conducted by the under signed. at No, 606f;HS&TIfUT Street, under the firm of WILLiaMS. & U.FRED MARTIEN, has been Bold to JAMES 8. GLAXTON. bo lens connected with the eHabUehU’est. The undersigned return their thanks for the very liberal patronage of ttuir friends and the public, and hope, the same will he continued to their eu-ces&or at the old stand. Tbe outstanding business will he settled hr ALFRED MARTIEN, at his Counting-Room, 666 CHRSrNUT Street, second floor. _ WILLIAM K & ALFRED MARTIEN. Philadelphia, Jan. 2,1863. Having purchased the entire stock of Books, Stereo type Plates, Copyrights, &c., from ffffi. 8. & Alfred martien. the undersigned proposes to continue the busi ness as heretofore* in ail its branches, and hopes, by assiduous attention to business, and by the character of his publications, to merit the patronage heretofore be stowed upon the establishment. « JAMES S. CLAMOR. Philadelphia, Jan. 2.1865. The office of THE PRESBYTERIAN will be continued at the same place. No 606 CHESTNUT Street, 2d floor, but the name of the Arm will be changed from Wm, s. Martien & Co. to Alfred Martian & Go. ALFRED MARTIEN 5c GO. Philadelphia, Jan. 2, 1865. The BTERIOTYPIN3 and PRrNTP** BUSINESS will be continued z <*li 8 616 •-* ' *u«unaeraigiw3, at ms buildings, MTjTrinwmoStreet, and No. ffil South SEVENTH Btre*t. The attention of Publishers, and others, is invited to the new process of Stereotyping re cently introduced by him, aid carried on under letters patent. a ALFRED MARTIEN. Counting-Room, 606 CHISTNU r Street, second floor. ' Philadelphia, Jan. 2.1865. jaS 3t PROPOSALS. QUARTERMASTERS DEFART- KENT.—Office, TWELFTH and GIRARD Street* , Philadelphia, Jan. 4. 1865. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this office us til-12 o’clock M. on MONDAY, January 9,1855, for the immediate delivery at the United States Storehouse, HANOVER-Street Wharf, of ONE BAND FIRE ENGINE, in complete order, wilh all the appurtenances and fixtures complete* including all the necessary tools for me when at work. 6CO feet of 9-inch Leather HOSE, copper- rlvetted, with, screw couplings. Bidders wIH slate the price in, their proposals, which must be given fn writing as well as In figures, aud the shortest possible time the above-mentioned articles can be delivered in. . . * The right is reserved to rejectall blds deemed too high, and no bid from a defaulting contractor will, be re ceived. ' Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible per sons,whose signatures miut be appended to tbe guaran tee, and certified to as being good and sufficient security for the amount involved, by some public functionary of the United States. > By order of Colonel Herman Biggs, Chief Quarter ißMter. GEO. R. ORKfiL Ja4-5t Captain and A.«Q. M. PROPOSALS FOR REVENGE STEAM A CCTTEBB OJJ THE LAKEB. TKKABtXaT BbPARTMEKT, PROPOSAtiB ,11] be received at this Pepartiseet nil til 12 M MONDATI, the 16th,ifarof Jauaerrßext far °£ *S?S? or four REVENUE STEAM CUTTERS (side-wheel) for the upper lakes, and one or more for Lake Ontario; Specifications in detail will be furnished bidders on application in person or by letter to this Department, or to the Collectors of the Customs at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and the collectors at the prin cipal lake ports. The proposals should be sealed and addressed to the Secreiary of the Treasury, and endorsed on the enve lope “ Proposals for building Revenue Steam Cutters.” , M _ W. P. FESSENDEN, de29-timtutjal6 Secreiary of the Treasury. PROPOSALS FOR ICE. MEDICAI, PttttvßTOß’S Oppios, WASHIKOTOir. D. O. SEAJ-'im DEOPOSALS will lie received at tills ofiioe until January 25, 1865, for fornißhing 108 to the Medi cal Department of the Army durieg the earning year, at the points herein designated. The ice to be stored by the contractor in properly constructed ice-houses at each point of delivery, on or before the 13th of April next; the ice not to be receipted for untiUts quUL&y, the fitness oftbe ice-house, and the manner in which it is packed shall have been approved by a medical offi cer, and payment will be made only for the amount thus actually stored and receipted for. The proposals will he made for the quantities indi ces d below, as required at the respective places, with the proviso that should more be needed at any time for tbe Tear’s supply, it shall be furnished at tbe same rates, ana unde? the same conditions: * Quantity to be delivered at -dttuapolls, McL, ice- house owned by the United * ice-houte owned by the united 5tate5.,MW,,..we,,,.....,, 200 •* Monroe, Va., ice-house owned by the United 5tate5......... 2s) •* Portsmouth. Va., ice-house not owned by the United 5tate5........ “ Newbero. N. 0., ice-house not owned by the United States-*........ ..400 *• HUtqn Head, S. C., ice-house owned by the United States..... ....450 *•- BeanforL S C., Ice-house Owned by the United States..Js*„ ...soo *• Ga,, ice-house not owned by the United Bi*tes -.......,.,.......,,,...400 .*• Frasacola. Fla.»ice- house not owned by the United States., 200 *• “opUe Bay, Ala., ice house not owned by the United States *.. MO “ !•***« ice-house owned by the Proposals will also be reelved for furnishing Ice daily, by weight, for the year 1865, in such quantities as may be required by the Surgeons in charge, at United States General Hospitals, at the places enumerated above,and upon the following annual estimate, in and near — Boston, Mass lOtons. Portsmouth Grove, R, 1.*.,,**,,*.,,., jgo “ New Haven, C0nn.............................. 60 ’* New York.. SO9 *• Newark, N. J................... 100 “ gblladelpbifc. Pa 1,300 *• Baltimor., Ml 600 ■■ Predericb, Md........ 75. «* Wseblngton; B, 2,600 ** Ail additional amounts that may be repaired at these places nntll January 1,1566, are to be tarnished at the same rates. _ ' FORM 03? PROPOSAL. •The undersigned proposes to furnish —— tons of first quality Ice, carefully yacked in substantial ice-houses, at the within namtd points* namely* 7 —~Z 1 ”t at the following price per ton of two thousand pounds* namely; at ■■ ——. ——tonsats—■ —per ton. The Ice to be subject to the inspection, measurement, ana approval of a Medical Officer, or other properly* ap pointed inspector* before being receipted for. timeto time upon duplicate bills certified to by the Medical Director. (Signed). —- FORM OF PROPOSAL. The andersije&ed proposes to furnish daily or other wise, all the Ice required for the hospitals, upon ap proved requisitions of Surgeons in charge, at or near the within* named points, at the following price per hundred pounds, namely: ——a— cts. per hundred pounds The Ice shall be of the best quality, and subject to tbe approval of the Surgeon In charge, who will receipt for the actual amount delivered at each hospital. Foment to be made from time to time upon, duplicate ceriifled to by the Medical Director. The above-form of proposals will be adhered to as cloßely as practicable. Other forms will be received by the Department and duly considered. a proper guarantee that the bidder is able to fulfil the contract, certified t<> by the Glerk uf the nearest District Couitjur a united States District Attorney, must accom pany thepropotal, or it will be rejected. __Anoatn of allegiance to tbe.Unlied States Government must also accompany the proposal. The contracts will be awarded to the lowest respond- We i? rt L? r »bo will be duly notified by mall or otherwise that their bid is accept* d,and immediately required to enter into contract under bonds to the amount of $5,000. The bonds must be properly certi fied-, and the post* office address of principals and sure ties stated upon them Bidders must be present In person when the proposals are opened: The post office address of the parties proposing must be distinctly written upon the proposal. * Proposals must be addressed to '‘Surgeon Charles Sutherland, U, S. Army, Medical Purveyor, Washing ton, D. C. *’ The Department reserves the right to reject any and all bids deemed unsuitable. _ CHARLES SUTHERLAND, , Surgeon U. 8. A and Medical Purveyor. # , ", Washington, D. BAjrs GREAT TOBACCO STORE. Btreet > Philadelphia, Pa. when you. go to Dean's yon can get anything yon want in the way of Ping, Hne Cat and SmoMugirabM eews, Domestic and Havana Cigars; Pipes, Ac. Dean keepethe largest general stock of Tobacco. Cigars, Pipes, Ac., In the united States. Dean’s sales are so extensive that ho can afford to sell at about one-half wbat others sell far. Dean sells to the Army of the Potomac. Dean sells to the Army of the James. PeanseUs a toe Army of the Tennessee. Dean sells to the Aray of the Cumberland. Delawaremerehantsill My stDean’s/ what they want, and at a v! B *®? 0 ® W? 11 they can elsewhere, and they stores* ll * T * *° their goods at a iesen little nlaf?^ 014 ®!®* 1 “ayßiaranteed toglvesatisfaction. «• tS%® ac ® ¥@ IOQ WtU atways ordeVftom Dean’s, ** l* iSS? “d fine sat chewing and smoking tobaccos* ftiKt cigars are or m&perlor & #tl ot bera. aadna mite for DDAH’Tm 413 CHEsiOTT aiwt, 01 -no2B-tf Philadelphia. Pa. 1 om SPRING HOBBY-HORSES t>wy (new and fancy styles), gooseneck Sled*, fcgirtss Carts. So., for sale by' _ D “°*‘ delfl-tt 1»T and MD rjABINET uUenußlns Qtir (to*. M JHOMAB & SONS BE v t .r E # r i Tß t aJdiegmuch to its V&fuS* E™nt m ' T » f st? Also, thevaluablestSe, 631 £ B wrt. “" Commem stroot, 23 hr m feat-X^ r ; «tw the best squares on Market S«.f w 3 - Valuable _ '*•*>* r£^®?- S^‘ h sl, '* ltB ' about & ,«s . Cherry street-two valuable fronts fs * !>? V Also, a valuable Ef-tate, Cottar „ '* "treet. West FhilS' to fc9s^ 4W Full description ready la handu^ Sale at Hob. 139 and 141 Beam s, StTPSBtOB FBBKITOES fibs; ?rta CHAKBELIIfiS, MlKRoils. % ~THIS Mosjtrao. 2:; At 9 oeloefe, at tie a- cHon etora., area epperior fire jeeofsafes, made if. y r era. elegant enanfieliere, French (,!»: 2 n;>, book blaaer e press* fine carpets Ac • '•‘■li Also! for accouct of the United sf.ei SSaafffi&r** 00 * SALBS OF STOCKS ASA Pt?** BXCHAJIGB.’mrrTO^V^ of each propartT *^ n ., on the Setnrdiy previous to eM%i±i e ea aaßS B®^--®^ 8 ®^- - ®^ 43">Paxi{caIar attention riyan to as&wfss de39 thatatf HjpyOß SALK—A HaFosojinT, SsLBLB tlues story brick BWBI,LTsn . <" JJ" 8 . D*rby Plankroad, two Ml* foifVf I '"' i> rid *e- containing seven rooms each back bnlldings; with, large yard b. c t 3. I ,«* »aa, and pump of excellent water in i .*? fr,| s: finished Blltlicngh. * b - S>ri Apply at detfl-thstcGt* £1 FOB SALE, 14 (P'OL’PvTsnr perto* lmiMuip-. and are ran desirable XS an^thSK* 6 * 111 Ae2l B. F. GLEKIT, 183 FotTRTi m LARGE AMD VAHJA.BI •*» PEKTY FOB SAiß.—Tfefi Terri*™, dIocsLOTandBtTILBIBO, Bo! 301 cffli aear the centre of business, oontaininiKif, Apply on the premises. M FOR SALK OR TO LET ber of convenient new BWjgLLluns , improvements, on Hortt Seventh, Twaihi, ■WbstmeU. 1858 North TiyiL?^ g| FOB SALE.—TOE SDBb «*le M*coimtrrsaat, wfea,. of. Wilmington, Dataware, on the Sawpent tainini eight acres of stood land, latte kb® 1* a large lawn with a.fiae yarietr of ilmdst pies. lindens,-evergreens, etc,, mail over i full-grown p 668. The Improvements eocMst« and commodious Mansion* flackedoa the we-- towers, one of which is four storiee la hsWi' arefonr large rooms on a floor* with a h»ii • forty-two feet. The house has the medert niancs A hydraulic ram forces water irm into the upper story of the tower. The** Iron pimp ami hydrant under a covered # kitchen door. The out-buildings consist of i house and stable sufficient for fonr horses < *£*s*l®* s ke*. Ice. and smoke ha stable has a hydrant in it. Good garden* with several varieties ofdwsi grape vines, in full bearing. There are also sai rieties of apple, cherry and chestnut tree#. .Terns accommodating. Potsessioajrfveaaii Apply to amacii -noßa-tf f , on thep? j?OB RENT—THE XABGE . Eoqpu! formerly occupied bj w MON, corner of SEVENTH sad CHESTS' xEbo, several other rooi» s over the Photor Inquire at 818 WASJmGTOIT Square; gALE OF CONDEMNED HO] Quartermaster Gbitbras’s Offici, jtirst Division, Washington f- °on ' „„„ „„„’MiD'if“deoember so. ish. ONE HUNBKED AND FJLFTF CAVALEY . On FBIDAY, JAHYTABY 6, MSS. ONE HDNDBED AND FIFTY CAVALH7 Ei These Horses have l»eea condemned ag tss; valry service of the Army. For road and farming Purposes, many it may he had. -Horses sold Bicgly. Sale to commence at Terms, cashrin United States cnrreney_ , ~ . A James a. ex Colonel in. charge Eirst Division Qa&rterm&sts; ral*B office. rST THE COTJBT OF COMMoSpLi FOB THE CITY AHD COUBTI OF iV PHIA. HABTA GOLBBY, by he r next friend. SAMDEL GOLDEY. March rerm. 1364. 80. 3. To SAMUEL GOLDEY, the respondent above asm* Take notice that the Court has this day er&atei' to show cauee why a divorce a vinculo mar should not be decreed. Be tamable on SAIU January 7*1566, at 10 o'clock A, M. / FRBHEJBTCg HSrfiS, for life: December 24,ISte. jieSS ■ "OSTATE OF MICHAEL DAY. CBASBD.—betters Testamentary upoa tfeee MIG dAEL DAT. late of the city of PmUxteip: ceased, haring been slanted to the aodersi«: persons indebted to said estate are maesied' immediate payment, and those ha vie? ckhr mauds aiainst the same will present them delay to GEORGE DAT, HAXOV3B ALPHEUS WILT. 1114 HAHOTEP. CHARLES M. LUKSS de29-th6t* 1035 BEACH bt., Ah, Lecrei, ? WHEREAS, LETTERS OF AD) T i TBATIQK, c. t. a. to the estate of I EYAHS, deceased {Slater). have been rricc subscriber,'all persons indebted to thesaiif please make payment and those haring ci» the same will present them to SAMUSL W. BLACK, Administrator c ts de22-th6t* Ho. 640 Horth THIRTEENTH s ■RUTTEBFIBLD’S OVE *-* DESPATCH, Office, & V. comer SIXTH and CHISMS' , „ A. THROUGH FREIGHT UM has D 9931 established, prepared to receive &i Freight in the principal cities east or the. river, and to transport the same fromjtfitf at TO ALL POINTS IB _ COLORADO, IDAHO, UTAH, ABD MONTAKA TERRITORIES. trPOK THROUGH CONTRACT RATES AND BUT? K Through Sates include ALL CHARGE-"- Transfer, Storage,and Forwarding Missouri river, and transportation op<>a time ex abling tne Shipper to obtain a TBRi}pv TRACT for Ms freight for a dletan.ee of 0 \ SB TEOOBAND MILES.and relierm, Umfroas sihilities and anxieties incident to the past analrrsepocslble of Plains iOut Agents in Hew York, Boston, PhiHa*?* burg, Chicago, Si. Louis, and Borliar^. 1 .- prepared at aH seasons to receive ana sw LOWEST THROUGH TARIFF RATES. This Company assumes ALL THE of Losses, Damages, or Overcharges on in trap sit from psint of shipment so p l&e3 «« « % The Hew York office is in possession o[* if TRACE BOOKS, showing the date of time it passes the Mississippi river, is receive shipped from the Company's Warehouses a, (Kansas), the character of the trains movie? > Plains, the date it passes Fort Kearney, arrivf ver, la received at destination, and the sppar turn of the Wares along the entire rente. If Damages or Losses occur, Shipps™ « In time to duplicate any Important portion oi m These hooks are open for We tomers at all times, and P 0 f will he kept informed by correspondence oi sWNg&jfeg® Atchison, Kansas,” and have thorn jtoW", 1 lnstraeHons of onr A*ent at! Mint of sMpffl Letters of Inanity address®! to eor omc SOH, Kansas; Ho. 1 VESEY Street. Astor B York; or Southwest corner of SIXTH sod M Streets. Philadelphia. he Prorap sl l » answered. ». A. BUTTER?IM.£.r'»j A.W SPALDTIfS, General Agent, Ben M WM. B. MOORE. Agent, PiuladMphfo- OLD BYES MADE jj^^gyKßW. kt t '*^ m to speedily restore Sight an*- give up Spectacles, without aid of Domt_?L sent bjMail free on receipt of TBS 0»»- E. B. FOOTE, 1130 BROAPWATjg- deSI-stttthSm ESOKEIY’S COTTAGE OBGA-NSi Hot only tril EXCELLED, bot trHBOTAK of Tone and Power, designed eapeoeui l . andSchool*, bat found to be ea. ollll tbe Parlor and Drawing Boom, for Ho. ISHortkjMQ® Also. a somplete assortment of •ongtantly-on nani. af tn DECKER BROTHS* It»TT>AHOB-—The pnhlie, “iSSTS profession, are Invited to examine turn a stnuaents, which are meetini with, eoS?*' log dorrwof popularity Mid ", isi wherever knows. The desideratum , jr for,.*, g. the strength of the iron,, sni'* thewoode» frama so SUra. their Pianos incomparable with »aT?“„ SsaJifled testimonials of snch n*“JJ e i HHiV Mason, Heller,. Thomas, Zondei, y„r others, amply estabßA their UahrMS* s ti«* by W. J. COCHKAH, 908 CBESTA a larfe - assortment of other new »c ai Pianoe, for tale and to rent. mnriiinr cummings & j® l " WWTr atonii&fWT»reforE. At wholesale and retail 26 per «***•*** . class Piano elsewhere. . „ instt^ Dealers wBl do -well to examine Send, lor a catalogue. A BENTISTBY.-D^ fio;. ®HHn>M»rt»AKTIWCIAIi TEpfuS. Vnlcsnito, from sSto $4O. TeeB> o g cB< S? npwardij. Kepalrin*. JEtefereMW- Btroofc, bolow Locnit. Jk. THOMSOBPSJ^^^ MBS, OS sassßsstfisaSg^ ©el-raii®b_ . Tro._»o® B P|i] EYiSs&^gliS * Sia ' „ STB 25 ' . A luge Tarletr of fIBB-P^ 00 * — - -•' 2?, ■DEFINED TALL of Si' JOKES Peej —Jikbt •