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An*, tin, President Bouthwark Bant. novl7-am 3EARLBB RKO&T* I.ALBX. IIHSOIt J9w QHARLES EMORY & 00., STOCK AND EXCHANGE BROKERS, No, 15 South Third Street, PHILADELPHIA. All kinds of uncurrent funds and Sold and Silver bwirht and sold, and Collections made. Particular attention given to the purchase and sale Of Government, State, and other Stocks and Loans on •ommisslon. nol7-Sra MEW PUBLICATIONS. XTEW BOOKS 1 NSW BOOKS ! 1 J.V THE DIARY OF MRS. KITTY TREVYLYAN. A story of the times of Whitefleld and the Wesleys. By author of Bchonherg-Cotta Family, Chronicles of the gchonberg-CottaFamily, by two[of.Themselves. EHOOSir ARDEN. By Alfred Tennyson, D. 0. L. U TH l B ate p6BMS OF WINTHROP MACKWORTH TBAED. Revised and enlarged edition. I vole QUEANS OF SONG. Being Memoirs of some of the most celebrated Female Vocalists, with chronological list of all the Operas that have been Performed In Inrope. With Portraits. STUDIES FOR STORIES. By Jean lugelow. HOUSE AND HOME TAPERS. By Mrs rtowe. Bor sale by JAMES B- GLAXrON, 8 J Successor to W S. Jt Alfred Ms. tien, jaJ 000 CHESTNUT Street. LINDSAY & BLAKISTON’S IOOU "PHYSICIAN’S VISITING LIST for 1865 now ready in every variety and style of binding. Including :ts INTERLEAVED edition, with pages for special aemorauda• H DIABIB S FOR 1865, « various »UHk!nd.atLOW^WC|S t & Publishers and Booksellers* deMlfft. 95 South SIXTH Street, above Chestnut, ATEW BOOKS POE THE HOLIDAYS! A* LIFE OP GEJSfEBAL EAIfCOOK. WIRFIBLD, THE LAWTBB*B. BOS, Mid How ho Became a Major General. By Bey. G. W. Dennison* Sate ChaplainD. 8. Volunteer. Illustrated with hand some portrait and spirited desiena by White and Gadet Hancock, Printed on fine white paper, cloth binding. Price $1.60, , „ „ „ The following letter received from B. F. Hancock, 2*q ,* father of our distinguished hero* will be read ■With strkbt, Korribtowk, Not. 23,1834. 8m: I am in receipt of the advance copy of your life of id y son •‘Winfield,” and hayeread it withpleaaure. 1 acknowledge the .compliment implied in the ona jected honor of the dedication of the volume to me. The atjle is pleasing, and the historical -statements are cor rect, It is written with spirit and in a faithful manner. Tie work la neatly gotten, up j the likeness tea good one. 1 cannot but hope that ** Winfield” will be a S‘t,'al volune, not only In interesting and instructing ike youth of our country! but in promoting sentiments Di patriotism among all onr people. Respectfully yours, B. F. HAHGOOK To Rev, 0. W. Dbkrisoh* Philadelphia. SEASIDE AND FIRESIDE FAIBIBB. , Translated from the German of Gearge Blum and L&cta Wahl. By A. L. Wiater. Printed oat he finest toted paper. Handsomely Illustrated by White wad others. One of the best fairy hooks yet issued. The children are all delighted with it. Price $1.75. The American Publishers' Circular of Sent. Ist says: , It is acknowledged by everybody that the German Isnguage Is peculiarly rich in a class of stories com- J*enen<Jed under the term * ‘ MShrchaa» ’ 'which are specially attractive-to juvenile readers. The Grimm collection has become almost domesticated in our hoaxes. We have here another brimming draught brought up non the same olden well. It is just snca a Election as will delight the hearts of bright boys and tfris. We almost envy the little folks the pure, hearty ;hamre which the book % ill give them, as their wide ?,ened eyes go staringly from page to page, and their hearts beat an excited accompaniment to the tut filling of strange events Messrs, Ashmead St Evans i*ve issued the work in the handsome style which it serves It is, in every way, a highly creditable epa «inien of book*making The typography ie admirably Seated, the paper ie delicately tinted, and the bind ing, the gilt top and the lettering, present an attraotiye ex'emal appearance. We should also add that there Are several appropriate and expressive illustrations. It 3s both a pleasure and a duty to commend such, a work. BUST HANDS ANDPATIENT HEARTS? Or, the Blind Boy of Dresden and his Friends. A Story from Germany. Price 65 cents. From many flattering notices of this little book we enp the following: .This “ Busy Hands ’ ’ we shall not toon forget. The i&r.ing bright little Magda, the-support of her rhea* 3>&tioold mother and blind brother, is as pretty and acipfnl a Christmas picture as we ever set eyes on; while good Master Tanzar’s and Mr Gloaming’s kiad to the poor afflicted ones win lead old and young Christmas time to think whose hearts and lot they make blither and brighter ere the new year is rang *& • We will sot tell the story of the book, but beg our Matters who have children to bay It and read it them* *dv«s .—London Header. 'Jan of the very best of recent story books for children, i b « old struggle of cheerful piety against want, mis *9ricne. and trial, and the final victory is tom with •■UftpUcUy, tenderness, and discrimination. We com bj-cd it to families and Sabbath schools. —American * i Mbuterian. THREE NEW AND ATTRACTIVE BOOKS FOB THE HOLIDAYS, Published by ASH MEAD & EVANS, No, 734 CHESTNtJT Street, Philadelphia. de22-tf by all Beokrallers. JfOVBLTT ALBUM COMPANY. . , in elegant Albnm, containing Photographs of .gillie General* in the United States $8 00 11 oP*epdld Albnm. containing Photographs of all ■ «A* Presidents of the United State* *6 00 * „ a ?, t Uul Album, containing a collection of all Ii' a ;,Uaval Heroes ~.»4 00 , - three together, comprising the whole eollec *“>» IS 00 * MOST SUITABLE PRESENT EOS HOLIDAY GIFTS. exqalslte POCKET ALBUM, containing a line a Sa* 1011 °f most piquant French Pictures, only.. .$4 SO the ■‘Novelty Albnm C 0.," Post Office Box York city, giving address, land any of the wi immediately sent by express, who will "■non delivery, de7-wfm3m MOBLI,'AW3BOUS AND LAW ®OOKB-~Tlio best and rarest collection in Fhila it? ‘ „• lowell*s Sbaksware, fifteen hundred del- CH£^snm J |J Bo<>lia ‘ eanally scarce, for sale at 419 *’ JOHN CAMPBELL. B_2NRY hUDDY, MOIIOHGAHBLA, BTB. Affl> WHSA* t WHISKIES, ** *OSTO BBOOKB BTBIBT. below Bm», Km*. , Hwrei HgMnrr^ ISAAC 1. SVAB&. MACKEREL, HERRING, SHAD, &o. «d H*U*« SI'^mSISS! 4, “ 4 * 9 ’ IH * rr!B *‘ h itnpf 9 Herkija«r county ChMwi, In, idl* * ad toi **u by MUBPtfr ft goose, tf Vo. 14« BTOBTH WHISm CATSUP.—NEW TOMATO “ates tMHgr YOL. 8-NO. 138. MERCHANT T AILORS. gDWABD P. KELLY. JOHN KELLY! TAILORS, MS CHESTNUT STREET, WUI firm this date (October Id) »*u at REDUCED prices. fOB CASH. STATIONERY & BLANK BOORS. 0 1L . MINING, COAL, AND OTHER HJW COMPANIES. , yf* an prepared to furnish New Oorperatloni with all rtke Books Biot require, at abort notice and lew prices, of first quality. All styles of Binding. STEEL FLATS CERTIFICATES 0? STOCK. LITHOGRAPHED i! . > •; TRANSFER BOOS, - ORDERS OF TRANSFER, STOCK LEDGES, STOCK LESSEE BALANCES. BEGIBTBB OF CAPITAL STOCK. BBOKEE’S PETTY LESSEE, ACCOUNT OF BALES. DIVIDEND BOOK.' • MOSS 4k 00., BLANK BOOK MAJEUFACTU BEES AND BTATIONBBS, aelB-tf *3» CHESTNUT Street. SCALES. - > pAIBBANKS’ ' t ! ; WAREHOtfSfe, THE RteLIPAYS.' : : Y, SILVER AND PLATED WARE, COENEB ARCH AND TENTH STREETS. , Brooches, Sleeve Bnttona. Armlets, Bracelsts, f tail Pine and Blnswffea Seta, Ice Fitshsjs. Waiters, Goblets, Forlte. Spoons, Ac J9-Watches repaired and Warranted. Old Soldi Diamonds, and Silver bought. noSO-Sm HABEISON J AES BN. RENTS* FIJBNISHINC ttOOPg. QHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR GENTLEMEN. A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF SCARFS, CLOVES, TRAVELLING- SHIRTS, SUSPENDERS, MUFFLERS, HDKFS., And every description of GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS, SUITABLE FOB PBBSENTB. LINFORD LUKBNS, del4-t( N. W. cor. 81XTH and CHESTNUT, £25 A.ROH STREET. £25 6* A. HOFFMAM’S. % GENTLEMEN’S WRAPPERS AND FURNISHING GOODS IN GENERAL. 835 Alt CII STBEET. 835 deflO 12t TONE SHIRT MANUFACTORY. The sabserlVers would tnvite attention to their IMPROVED COT OP BHRITB. whieh they make a specialty in their business. Alio* constantly receiving _ JNOVEhTIEB FOR GENTLEMEN’S WEAR. W. SOOTT & 00.. GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING STORE. No- 814 CHESTNUT STREET* de3l*ly Four doors below the Continental. EDUCATIONAL. THE tenth session of miss a MART E. THBOFP’S English and French Boarding and Day School for Young Laalee, at 1841 CHESTNUT Street* Philadelphia, begins February 1, 1865. Cir culars sent on application. de3ldl2t&stath. 6t* •\7ILUAGE green seminary.— Y MILITARY BOARDING SCHOOL, four miles from MEDIA, Pa, Thorough course In Mathematics, dazzle*; Saturzl Sciences, and English; practical les sons In Civil Bngineerin*. Fapils received at anr time, and of all ages, and enjoy the benedts of a Lome. He* /eis to John C. Caps ft Son, 23 South Third street; Thos. J. day ton, Szq. .Fifth and Prone Btreets; ex-Sherifl Kern, and others. Address Key. J. HEKVEYBAR *OM, A. M., VILLAGE GREEN, Penn’a. no! 6m COAL. Ebchheiner, new coal depot, • NOBLE Street, above Ninth street. Constantly on hand mperior Qualities or Hellish and Schuylkill Coal, selected expresslyfor family purposes, at the lowest market prices. Wharf Twenty-third street, below Arch street. Office 119 South FOURTH Street. 0020-3 m Genuine eagle vein coal, EQUAL, IF HOT SUPERIOR TO LEHIGH. A trial will secure yonr custom. Egg and Stove sires, •10 SO per ton; Large Nat, $8 SO. Office 1581 South FOURTH Street, below Chestnut. Depot 1419 CAL LOWHILL Street, above Broad. se!4 Sm ELLIS BRANSON. f<OAL. —SUGAR LOAF, BEAVER Vj MEADOW, and Spring Mouniain Lehigh Coal, and beat Locust Mountain, from Schuylkill, prepared ex* prensiy for family use. Depot N. W. corner EIGHTH and WILLOW Streets. Office No. 113 South SECOND -Street. [aps*tfl J. WALTON & 00. QOLD’S PATENT IMP ROVED STEAM W ATER-HEATING APPARATUS FOR •WARMING AND VENTILATING PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PRIVATE RESIDENCES, MAHUFAOTCKED ST 111 UNION STEAM AND WATER-MATING COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA, JAMES P. WOOD Sc CO., 41 SOUTH FOURTH STREET. ,„ „ 33. M. FELT WELL, Sup’t, ja3-6m-fp J HOLMES GROVER. KNAHELEED SLATS MANTEL WARSROOMS, TABLE TOPS, <fco., &o„ No. 033 cLestnut Street;, PHILADELPHIA. FACTfIBT, TENTH AND SANSOK. WHITE VIRGIN WAXOF ANTILLES. v • —A new French Cosmetic for beautifying and pre serving the complexion. It is the most wonderful com pound of the age. There 1b neither chalk, powder, mag nesia, bismuth, nor tale in its composition. It being composed entirely of pare Virgin Wax; hence the ex tiaordinarv qualities for prezervincthe skin, making it toft, smooth,, fair, and transparent. It makes the old appear young, the homely handsome, the handsome more beautiful,jind the most Beautiful divine Prtcaa SO and 60 cents. Prepared only bv HUNT ft CO., Perfumers, 41 South EIGHTH.Street two doors above Chestnut, and 133 South SEVENTH Street, above Walnut, ja6-3m " PEACHES.—S,OOO DOZEN HERMETI- A- eaUy »e»led Peashes of the Unset Quality, prepared, by S. Edwards A Co., fejdjggjj* WILLIAMS^ 1 ’ note SO* South WATER Street CARD AND FANCY JOB PRINTING, \J A? RJEGWAItT A BROWN'S, UlB. FOURTH Bt. J E. WALRAVEN, MASONIC HALL. 119 CHESTNUT STREET, OFFERS A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF WINDOW SHADES, PIANO AND TABLE COVERS, PICTURE TASSELS AND CORDS, LACE CURTAINS, GOLD AND WALNUT CORNICES, BBOCATELLE CFBTADfS, Fnrnlahed In lateat Farielan designs. WALRAVEN, jaB-tf TIP CHESTNUT Street. SEWING MACHINES, STREET. GOT FOK A LADY,” , A tfW'«5R A WIFE, -A GIFT FOR A (SISTER, ■ ‘ ; A VOKjL FAMILY. The moot oaefol HOLIDAY FBEBENT that can be made la THE “FLORENCE.” IBS SEWISS MACHINE PEBFECTEDI AH the Objection, to other Haehlnea are ovenome In the FLORENCE. It makea with the same ease, and with as little machinery ae ethers make one. Betides. It hat the a uniform, self-regulating tension of thread, and no uprinie, eof. wheels, or came to let out of order. It does . ALL BINDS OF FAMILY SEWING, from the heaviest woolena to the moat delicate fabrics, aslny all kinds of silk, cotton, and linen thread, from No. SO to 900. ■ NO OTHER MACHINE does so large a ranee of work aathe FLORENCE. NO OTHER MACHINE please, the ladles as well as the FLORENCE. More than ONE THOUSAND of the FLORENCE have been aold In Philadelphia within the last few months. The FLORENCE la the only PERFECT FAMILY SEW INS MACHINE,-wazranted to give entire satisfaction, or money returned. There it no one who owns a FLORENCE that would sell It at cost. Obliging LADY OPERATORS give Instructions at the houses of purchasers free of charge. Every Machine warranted, and kept In perfect order for one year. Call and see Its operations, whether you wish to pur* chase or not. Samples of sewing, with price list, sent free by mail. . j; m. nMdlesT^^^™^ 1024 CHESTNUT STKEKT, Invites attention to his large assortment of LACE GOODS, in SLERVES, COLLARS, SETS, HANDKERCHIEFS, &c , snitable for the present season. 1,000 YARDS OF 2-YARD WIDE FRENCH MUSLINS, bought a bargain, and for sale low. Also, TABLETANS, ILLUSIONS, and ether goods, snitable for BRIDAL AND PARTY DRESSES. A very extensive assortment of HANDKERCHIEFS, VEILS, EMBROIDERIES, Ac , all of which are offered at prices much below the present gold rates. E. m. needles, ja4-tf 1084 CHESTNUT Street. OHRIBTMAB DRY GOODS.- Cf R erinoes reduced for Christmas. Poplins reduced for Christmas. Shawls reduced for Christmas. Delaines reduced for Christmas. Calicoes reduced for Christmas. Balmorals reduced for Christmas, Gloves and Hosiery reduced for Christmas. Silk Handkerchiefs reduced for Christmas. Linen Handkerchiefs reduced for Christmas. Call and examine—no trouble t^rtmw^o^j^- doll-tf No! TOi3 A-RQgStreet. VERY RICH AND HEAVY COLORED ▼ Corded Bilks, in Wine Colora, Browns* Greens* Sines* Modes. Whites, &c . Very rich and heavy Plain Silks, Very heavy Black girded Silks. Very heavy Plain Black Silks. Fancy Silks of various styles. Very rich Moire Antiques. Black Watered Silks, Suks for Evening Dresses. _ 36,34, and 32-inch Pure Bilk Velvets for Cloak*, real very superior Quality Frosted Beaver Cloth,. del2tf - 86 South SECOND Street. REP POPLINS. Solid colors, extra Use quality, for $2. Plaid Poplins of unusual beauty* at $2. Good quality wide plaid Poplins, $1.25. Figured reps, Mohairs, and Meriaoes. 127 pieces newest unique American Delaine*, some of them ehoice and neat, others very gay stripe. Over 100 pieces American prints, 31*85,38, and 40 cts, Black Mohair* and Alpacas, 65 cts to $L 75. Balmorals,fresh lotformisses,maids, and matron*. Cloaks and Shawls in Cloak room. Clonk display uuusnaUjr good^ c026-tf B. E. Cor. NINTH and MARKET Sts. RARGAINSI CLOSING OUT!, BAR iJ GAINS II STOCK TO BE SOLD BEFORE JANUARY I, 188!. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. DRESS GOODS, J every variety, snitable for HOLIDAY PRESENTS. Handsome Silks at low-prices. Silks of all kinds at low prices. Plain Merinoes and Poplins. RICH PLAID POPLINS dDress Goods of all kinds at low prices. BROCHE AND WOOLEN SHAWLS. Linen Hdkfe, Lace Collars. Frendh and Cambrls Lsce Veils. I H. BTEEL ft SON, deß Nos. TIS and 715 North TENTH Street. TO THE PUBLIC.—THANKFUL TO cur Diends sad She public for the liberal patronage bestowed upon ns, wo would inform them that, having made extensive attentions in our establishment, we are now prepared to execute Pictures to the satisfaction of ill Who may favor us with a caH. Having now at oar command increased facilities, we take pleasure in so liciting a discerning .public to compare the execution of onr work with that produced at any other establish ment in the United States. Wo would also state that our * GALLERY IS FREE TO ALL for the examinstionof spertmens. Notwithstanding the advance ot material , used and wages of hands em oloyed, we are yet furnishing Pictures AT THE OLD PRICES. Photo Miniature,. Ivorytypes. Life-size Heads in Crayon, Oil, and Pastel. Cabinet-size heads in Crayon, Oil, and Pastel. Imperial, Plain and Colored, 13-14.8-10, 4-4, and 1-1 sizes. Carte de Vialte Vignettes, full size, 3-4, &0., $3.60 per lozen. Ambiotypee, from 76 seats upwards. Ferrotypes *1 perdoz , Ac., Ac. On hand and for sale a large lot of Copies of Eareßn jravings, Photographs of all the prominent Generals aid distinguished men, Ac., Ac. Outside views taken at short notice. , deis-ln, IY BAN’S GBBaT TOBACCO, CIGAR, SJ AND PIPE STORE, No. 413, CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia, Pi.. Dean keeps the greatest assortment. Dean keeps she greatest variety. Dean keeps thelugeat general stock. Yon can get any kfiidof Tobacco, Yon can get any kind ofClgars. You can get any kind of Pipes, You eanget any kind of Snuffs, AT DEAN’S GREAT TOBACCO STORE, No. 413 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Whonyougoto Dean’s you can get anything yon ■rant in the way of Plug, Fine Cut and SmokingTobae doss, Domestie and Havana Cigars. Pipes, ftc. Dean keeps the Lurgestgenerri stock of Tobatso, Cigars, Pipes, Ac., in Hie United States. Dean’s sales are so extensive that he can afford to sell st about one-half what others sell for. Doan sells to the Army of the Potomas. Dean sells to the Army of the James. Dean sells -o the Army of the Tennessee. DeanseHstotheArmy of the Cumberland. GunboatsaU order their Tobacco, Cigars. Pines. fte„ from DEAN’S, No. 413 CHESTNUT Street. Pennsylvania merchants all bay at Dean’s, New Jersey merchants all buy at Dean’, j . Delaware merchants all buy at Dean’s, , As they can always get Just what they want, and at a much lower price than they can elsewhere, and they do not have to pick np their goods at a dozen little stores. All goods ordered are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Order once and yon will always order from Dean's, ss his ping and fine cut chewing and smoking tohaccoss and cigars are far superior to all others, and he soils for much loss. DEAN’STNo. 413 CHESTNUT Street, nnea-w Philadelphia, Pa. HABINBT FURNITURK \J MOORE ft CAMPION, .. Ml Booth SECOND StTMt. . are *re*arsd to follow the decline in the market in the •rieo of them fund two. rurehaw* wUiileaseMU •MtKNBIM *W*t9*fc , Hi-IM CURTAIN CMIODB. gEWINb machines. s ■*- AMEBIC AN INVENTOR’S GREAT TRIUMPH. FOUR DIFFERENT STITCHES REVERSIBLE FEED MOTION, IT IS THE HANDSOMEST AND THE BEST! FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE CO., 630 CDestniit Street. RETAIL DRY GOODS. PHILADELPHIA. MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1865. MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1865 [Special Correspondence of The Press,l Norfolk, Va , Jan 6,1865 GENERAL GBANT IN NORFOLK—A OONFBRENOB "WITH GBNBBAL SSEPLKY—CIVIL GOVUSNMBNT TO JJB BESTORBP—OPINIONS OF THE PEOPLE GALE ON THB COAST—ARRIVAL 07 THE IRON* CLAD DICTATOR—HBB POSITION IN T’HK ATTACK ON FORT FISHES—SHE DOES NOT COM 3 UP TO EXPECTATION—THE IRON-CLAD NIfcgfcIKONBIDEB DKOLAS D TO BE THE BEST IN THlsUpßlr^‘ J ieutennnt General V, S. Grant lojjt from City Point- via Fortress, Monroe, on Tiiursuay morning, thrift Inst. There have been many a rmisesas bat all seem to be agreed as to one point, and that is that it has some reference to the ndvismg of the Department of Nor toik to be returned to civil rulers. During; the xna or port of Yesterday he was in conference with Brigadier General Shepley. the present ro litaiy governor, and. strange to say, some ot the ecrets of that meeting have found their way to the public ear. General Grant ardently desires that the civil government bo restored. The.TJnion League of this city have taken a prominent stand in the matter, and they have suoh a hold upon the; ylutub} va uiVlt gv¥*ijißU>u v tiunv tt would be impos sible for the Scceßßioßists’to gain anything by the operation. Indeed, It Is thought that the sympa thizers with Darts will have even greater oansfe for mourning. The way In which the subject has been brought more eonsplouonsly before the public Is this: You will recollect that on the 26th day of De oember last Major General Butlor ordered Ooionel White, the provost marshal of tho Eastern Shore of Virginia, to open the polls and allow tho people to decldo upon the merits of civil and military rule. If they should vote for military jurisdiction they were to be Immediately so governed; if for olvi!,then the laws standing at the time of the election should remain In force. One of ths prominent elll. • yens of that portion of Virginia immediately [tele graphed to President Lincoln, who at .ohoe or dered Ooionel White to desist, from any elec tion. The Hon. Joseph Segar,’ Senator eleot from Virgln’a bore the message of the President’ to Colonel White, and the interference has been stopped Upon the re turn of Senator Segar to Wash ington he, In conjunction with his colleague, the ’Hon ~udge tmdeiwood. waited upon President .Lincoln and cordially thanked him for his interfe- there was no military neoesslty for aHo vernment otherwise than that whloh they were then and now emoylng. Upon the same day that these honorable gentlemen waned upon the President, . his Excellency Gov. rierrepsnt consulted; Mr." Lincoln upon the question ot the restoration of oivil government In Norfolk and vloinlty, The subject was aifiourged by both the above Senators, and It is said that the President has given the, necessary oztiois for Bis ior General Butler to show tho rea son why it is a military necessity to disallow civil government In this place. More of this hereafter The question pertaining to the admission of the two Senators from this State will, it is thought be settled by the Senate of the United States during this or the coming week. There Is no doubt of their admission, in which case an election for a member k of Congress will Immediately take place In this dis trict. ' ■ 'QXBBSV There has been a very heavy gale on the ooaßt of Eastern Virginia and North Carolina. - Tho schooqer Mary Sanders, of Boston, was wrecked off Cape Hatteras, .on the ,2d Inst., and a number df steamers and sailing vessels have sought a harbor In Hampton Boads. The coast of North Carolina is one of the most dangerous and disagreeable places on our entire continent at the time of a storm. It has been estimated that over a hundred thousand lives are lost along that coast every twenty years, I do not think it an exaggeration. The Iron-oladDletator arrivedoff Fortress Monroe day before yesterday. There have been a, number of excursions from this city to visit her. She is not as popular as her maker, Mr. Ericsson, weald have us wish her to be. Her position In the recent attack on Fort Fisher was on the direct right of the Iron sides. She worked easily, and, If I may so speak', cheerfully; but there was a superiority exhibited by the Ironsides that completely threw the latter in the shade. She does not come up to the expectations of prdminent naval judges. She is said to be clumsy at sea, and It 1b feared can be easily foundered. Her trial trip in the New York bay would load us to Infer that Mr. Etlofson himself was not In the best of humor In relation to her. So far as my acquaint ance with the navy goes, I have yet to hear the first stigma east upon the ironsides. She is, Indeed, a greatTayorite, many of the sailor boys calling her tlioiron pet; others ’giro her the sobriquet “shell fish.” "If the Government had a score of such vessels we would be a thousand per oent. bettor off upon the seas. Her sides are marked with Many indentations, evincing the quarters in whloh Bhe has so often been placed. If I mistake not, she waß built in yonr city. Shipbuilding Is going on on quite an extensive soale In Norfolk. The prin cipal yard is owned by a gentleman ftom New York, named Cole. He has a magnificent steamship upon the ways, named the Henriet ta,of Philadelphia. She Is owned Dy several Philadelphia and Norfolk merchants, who Intend running her .from Boston to Norfolk when the trade of this place becomes more fully developed. Lumber meu are Hocking here from NorthernMarylandand Central Pennsylvania. Two saw mills have already been established, and others will shortly be ereotod. The evacuation of Virginia by'the rebels will open up a vast area of timber land, the wealth of which Is almost Inestimable. I have known.tracts of woodland, with heavy pine timber upon it, to be sold for ten dollars per acre; when many of the trees were worth twenty-five dollars apieee. The Influx of Northern population fs almost beginning to settle tn, and we may look for this city to be the second In the sunny South before many years Shall have passed awaf. New York, January 7,1865, GSpecial Correspondence of The Press. ] • Whether the Chamber of Commerce shall or shall not extend eld to the “ suffering” people of Savan nah” is a mooted question. At a meeting held by the Executive Committee, for. the purpose of ex- into the propriety of tho request, some very sharp remarks were made, and the credentials of Colonel Granulated Allen, of tobacco fame, were alluded to as not being satisfactory. Mr. Blunt for Instance, said he did sot believe in feeding rebels to fatten them, that they may be strong enough to fight us again. Mr. Baxter and others believed In granting what assistance might be proper, without eo-operating with Colonel Alien. It waß very evident that the committee felt no hot inclination to embrace the charitable opportunity afforded, although a sense of principle militated against the natural impulse. A special committee was appointed to elucidate the facts of the case, and recommend appropriate action. It is understood that we are to have a fresh political shuffle In this city. Mr. Draper Is to have the Savannah cotton agency, and hla posi tion of collector will pass either to Preston King or to Abram Wakeman, probably the latter. Again, it is alleged that Mr. Wakeman will be assist ant United States treasurer; that"Mr.-Andrews and a few other gentlemen who are at present “ out,” will soon receive appropriate appointments- The rumored nomination of John O. Fremont as, minister to the Court of France meets with manifest disfavor among the Republicans. THB IMCBBASB OF CRIME is positively alarming, and the warnings uttered by the president of the police board In his late report are being surely justified. Assasslnism stalks bold ly In the daylight, courting no concealment what ever, and in Instances professing no particular ani mus, nothing more than what might be termed a bloodthirsty Impulse. Men ate being found In the streets who have been shot down by unknown vil lains, Two have thus.fallen before their own doors. A woman is slain openly In the public streets by a man who has received no provocation. STREET-SWEEPERS’ TROUBLES. Mr. Heeker, proprietor of extensive flour mills in the eastern portion of the city, having procured an Injunction forbidding payment of moneys by the street inspector, was waited on yesterday by num bers of street sweepers whose wages have been de tained In consequence, and requested to give an ex planation. Mnch suffering bas resulted from this very proper and public-spirited act of Mr. Heeker’s, who for one is determined to oppose the reckless expenditures of eertaln departments, as, under re cent enactments, he and every other citizen is per mitted to do In court. He has oonsented, in view of all the circumstances,"that the injunction be so far modified as to permit the payment of wages already due. The Citizens’ Association has appointed a committee of legal gentlemen to Investigate the claims. Meanwhile, the city remains in a state of eminent nastiness. A sew play by J. B. Howe, Esq., entitled the “ Shamrock,” has been produced by the Barney Williamses at Nlblo’s Garden. It Is’ a harmless effusion, founded upon the relation of Irish landlord and tenant, and abounds ln sensaUons and denoue ments ; without possessing any particular brilliancy it contains sufficient magnetism to drawgood houses and keep them;'llke Mahomet’s ooffla, somewhere betwixt heaven and earth. “ Josh BUllngs,” hamo rlst, is about to deliver a course of characteristic leetureß, after the manner of “Artemus Ward.” Mr." Booth continues his Indefinite role of Hamlet at Winter Garden. The Old Comedies hold the boards at Wallaok’s. Bouelcault’B “Streets of New York ” continues to attract large audienoes at the Olympic. The steamer Golden Buie, from Grey town, on the 30th ultimo, arrived at this port this evening. Col. Bulkley and party, of the Russian Telegraph Expedition, had reached Greytown safely, en route to San Francisco. , The Golden Buie brings 600 passengers. SPECIE FOR EUROPE. The eteamerß Saxonla, Etna, Erin, and City of Dublin Bailed from this port to day for Europe, with half a million In specie. A heavy northwest gale is with snow. Impor seauenee of the high gale the steamer City of Dublin v/11l be detained until to morrow. 10 o’clock P. M.—Gold closed on call at Galla gher’s Evening Stock Exohange at 227 - After the call it tfgsfinn at 227«{. HORF6IK. HEW YORK CITY. THE SAVANNAH RELIEF. POLITICAL. THB DRAMA. THE RUSSIA!.- TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION, * THB PRICE OF SOLD. Beorge D. Prentke in Htctamonct. The following letters, captured by General: Bur bridge In his late expedition In Virginia, are more Interesting than valuable. Mr. Fmntiee has de nied In the Loulßrtlle Journal the truth of the ohargeß In the first; and we do not believe that he has been guilty of Btfeh treasonable and treacherous oonduot: ■ 4 Home of Representatives, "JCtrußMONiz, Va,, Dee. 3,1864. Hr. Marsh: These Is nothing very newlri this town, save the arrival <ff Gffefge D. Prentloe, or the Louisville Journal. Jils exouse for coming Is to soe his son, who is indicted for murder. He represents that Kentucky is lm truly a deplorable condition, and the worst state of despotism reigns there. ; The Feds have his partner, jshlpiey. prisoner-bound, and would:have-done hiaj.ao, but for. fear of public sen timent. He says that before he left Bramlette visited Mar, knowing that ha was coming, and that he reptesents his sentiments when he says there la f zat-dlssatlSfactlon \wfth the Government of the nlted States existing among the people of the Citato, and that all the people wool Arise up if an armycouid go theret He says to onr people;that we had. all-better ben buried in one common grave than go back into the-Unlon : that onr only hope Is tohgnt on. extermination- being preferable to sub- J «k s more oncotraglbgly than any of onr own people, aid lmputed now lire to soma of them, ihe Feds have sent out F rank Wolford and Lieu tenant Governor Jambs, as uuld, the commissioner of exchange.-informjid me vesterday. The Lonls vllie Journal of theSSth. however, stated that the matter has" been remnsidered. and they are per mitted to return Hfehad a private interview with the Seeretarv of Wall and expresses a strong desire to Eee Davis, but up tot Ms tune ho has not been In vited to Bee ids Mo efty as Foote would soy. • The war newafrodf Georgia is thought to bo,tole rable goou.Ms the enemy has done nothing there bat steal taters. negrceJt Ac. I believe Sherman wHI get to the ooadt. wlthmut little’ trouble. Hood is up about Coldmbns, Tetteseee. and wUI, I believe, fall baokon the enemy At Chattanooga, and open the road through East jfennes ee to this place. We iiehr heavy firing beikw the olty. and no doubt they ore doing a little vmrk in that direction. I don’t, think Grant dan do hing with Uncle Bob till he gets bherntantohelindm. which Ifearls ShermaAs obieet in going to ttjh coast. If, however, Sher men dees. Heed ln JKentuoky and Price, in Mis souri we vmS-’be fcHb to uo them mueh damage. <The people have goanver tho panto occasioned by sfierman’s, poor*, awl are now tolerable hoperul. I should have, xemsalmd. when{talklog about what Prenttte says, " enat-Sb further remarked that the people of-Kedmeky imre looking with the profound ostinterest to Hbodßjnove. and many desire that he shall entyr the- life I have not heard a word . from home since vw loft I am expeetlng a letter every day. rtyeelved yours of the 24th nit., and was glad to hear of your gallantry and good took to eechplngunhort. I agal a oautlcnyou about exposing yourself, asjyou can never get promotion among the Dukes aim ' Brocklnridges. I would do my duty. and nothiiwmoco. If yon will recollect, no men has ever hew noticed for gallantry either by Morgan, Breckinridge, or Duke, who has not come from Lextngtonar thereabouts. I don’t think I will ever mepeot for any such men. We have been-mueh" engaged In Congress, dis oussmg in secret session a grave question. We will get tbrough it to-dayyand then rar sessions will be mere open and Interesting to the public. The negro question I regard as being, settled, as there are but lew who favor putting them to the aimy as soldiers. There is a determination upon the part df officials here ..to put every man Into the field, and a 4Jeat desire lor Hood to go to Ken tucky, as ltii believed he will get a large army there, shouldhe go there. I shall immediately go home and try and get np a command. I have some arrangements to get lip a brigade, which I think 1 oan. I have some yoffpg men who will assist me, who represent that they oan raise a oompany or companies lam sure I can get np the wind. If we go to Kentucky there will be the greatest time ever known under theseun. , I send this hy ObD-Gt,, who, you will remember, Is the Couner’B corzespondent. X will write you again when on opportunity offers. On yesterday, On®, the commissioner of ex change proposed vmuntarUy to get Mike ex changed. I hope togejj him out by the Ist of Ja nuary, • t I have new said alia know Yours, /-»:• J. H. Clemmons, A true eopy : IX; P.-sarden, Lieut, and A. D. C> V ROOFY.] ?. Journal Office, Louisville, Ky., Jan. 21,1861. Hon. A. M. Bruce : My Dear Sir: Yonrsof the 10thof November, addressed irom MadladD, Georgia, to my son. Major Prentice, ot Abingdon;, has been sent to me by your wife. I have just written to her to try to tell her how much I tbank you, but perhaps you may one day know the tull extentof my gratitude. I have given aid to many Confederate prisoners, and I will give aid to many more if opportunity offers. If you see Olarenee, yon can say to Mm that I omit no chance oP rervlng those who have served with him and love hltp I wish he,would write to us. Say to Mm thM his alienee is almost unkind. May God reward you, Mr. Bruce, for all your goodness. Forever, your friend, George D. Prentice, -a true copy H P Bakdbv, Lieu Wand A. D. C. Important Order tlie "War Depart ment-The Disposition of the Bounties of Enlisted Men Major Ta Y Porter, paymaster U. S, A,, has been assigned to auty attCamp Oadwalader, for the purpose of receiving and distributing all moneys of enlisted non. The following general order from the War hip issued on the sub ject; .*» -*£ *> - . WAR DEFARTMEKT, Adjutant General’s Office, -> • Washington, Deo. 27,1864. [general orders, no. 305.] REGULATIONS CONCERNING MOSEYS TAKEN FROM SOLDIERS AT DRAFT RENDEZVOUS. 1. A paymaster will, be stationed at each of the dra-.t rendezvous as the Adjutant General may de signate. 2. When an enlisted man arrives at a draft rsh dezvous, any money he may have with him exceed ing tweDty.dolia.rs will bo taken and placed to the hands of the paymaster, who shall enter the amount on a check-book to be given the soldier at the time Ms money is taken. - The entry will be certified In the check-book as the correet amount dne the man by the officer commanding the draft rendezvous, or some officer to whom he shall assign that duty, aud by the paymaster. The same amount will be en tered on the muster and descriptive list of the soldier. 3. A monthly list of names of men from whom money Is taken, with regimentß to which they are assigned, amounts taken, and the name of the pay master to whom the amounts were turned over, shall be made out by the commanding officer of the draft rendezvous, and sent by Mm to the Adjutant General and to the Paymaster General. All deser tions, deaths, and discharges, will be carefully noted on theselists. 0 4. The paymaster shall render a monthly account current, with vouchers, to the Paymaster General, and Bend a copy of the account current to the Adju tant General of the at my, for reference In thatofflee. In this account current tile amounts received Bhall be credited to the men from whom they are taken, and all transactions under tMs order, with names of all the parties concerned, will be carefully noted for the month embraced. F. L. Stein. 5, The paymaster shall deposit all moneys received in a public depository of the United States, or a na tional bank, <nost convenient to M 3 station. In case any of the money reoelved shall be of State bank or other money not bankable at par, the stun shall be converted into bankable money*! the market rates, and the proceeds only of such conversion entered to the credit of the soldier; thecasMerof the deposi tory or bank certifying In the cheek book the amount, to dollars and cents, of disoount lost by the oonverslon. 6. When a soldier desires to assign Ms money, or any part of It, to Ms family, or otherperson, ha shall give an order to duplicate on the paymaster for the amount, and the paymaster shall then pay the amount according to the order. The order shall bs witnessed and certified as genuine by the command ing officer of the rendezvous, or the officer specially charged with that duty. Tho paymaster will Issue hiseheokon Ms depository, payable to the order of the assignee, and himself deliver or mail it dlreot to the assignee, to no ease permitting it to fall into the hands of. the soldier. Such checks, with num ber, date, and amount will be charged to the sol diers’ cheek-book, and on his muster and descriptive list, to be deducted from Ms deposits, and will also be borne on the paymaster’s account current. To guard against collusion between the soldier and the assignee, by which the money, or a part of It, may be returned to the soldier for dishonest purposes, the paymaster should be satisfied that the assign ment is bona fide and to the family of the soldier or a lawful creditor. 7. After arriving at his regiment the soldier may claim payment of the amount of Ms deposit from the paymaster who pays Ms regiment, on the first regular payment being made him—the showing in his check book, corroborated by the entry on h(3 muster.and descriptive list, will be taken as evi dence of the amount due Mm, which amount will he regularly entered on the muster and pay roll. Ifpald his deposit by the paymaster, he shall take tße whole amotmt or none, and shall surrender to Mm his check-book; but if he sa eleot,he may leave it to the hands of the Government, to which case it will he held subject to the rules of de posits laid down to paragraph 1,886, eeneral regula tions. 8. In oase of death, or" discharge, the money will be drawn from the treasury In the same mode as other does from the United States. In case of, men charged with desertion, satisfactory proof must be produced either of pardon,! or of a removal of the charge, or that the soldier has served out his time, and been properly discharged. 9. At the less Important rendezvous, where It Is not deemed necessary to station a paymaster, an -officer or intelligence and good charaoter.preforably one who has given bonds to the United States, will be appointed to receive the moneys. He will comply with tl;e.aboYe requirements so far as they are a_p plleable, and will turn over the amounts to the nearest paymaster (who shall be one of the paymas ters of the rendezvous) ones in thirty days, together with a triplicate copy of . the list prescribed In paragraph 3, and any other information wMeh the paymaster may require to keep his accounts. The sums colleoted by paymasters under tMs paragraph are to be held snbjeot to the order of the Paymaster General; balances to be turned-over, at any time, upon the order to paymasters engaged in the ordi nary duties of the department. 10. All sums of money wMeh may have been here tofore taken from soldiers at draft rehdezvous, and which remain under the eontrol of any officer, will, as soon as this order goes Into effect, be turned over to the officer appointed nnder its provisions to re ceive them. All the requisite Information will, at the same time, be furnished to enable the officer re ceiving It to give oredlts to the proper soldiers for the several amonnts due them, and no pains will be spared to secure the prompt transfer of the money to them. By order of the Secretary of "War. E. D. Townsend, Assistant Adj utant General, A Bloodhound Chase.—The rebel practice of ohastog Union prisoners of war with bloodhounds is thus illustrated in a letter from Sherman’s army to the Cincinnati Gazette : “Our escaped prisoners are hunted by hloodhounds. These are kept at all. the pens for that purpose. To kill one of them Is certain death If discovered. On one occasion tWo were killed at AndersonvlUe,and the authorities,not being able to find those who committed the act, placed the carcases of the dogs, outside the dead line, to the brook wMeh supplied the- camp with water, and allowed them to rot there. Hundreds of onr officers and men have been ehased by these dogs. They arekeptat all guard stations and ploket posts throughout the South; and, especially at the ferrieß and: fords of tho rivers, are used to hunt both our men and deserters- from tho re bel army. We have space only for one ease of a blocdhpund chase. The parties who . had escaped were privates Orummlland Harris, of the 9 th Illinois CaTafry: Martin Oloes,3d lUlnols,and Patterson, of the 2d New York. Two of .these soldiers were eighteen years old, one twenty,"and one.only seven teen. 1 hey were ohased by fifteen dogs, In charge of some twenty men. One man, finding the.dggs close upon them, and no ehaneeof escape presenting itself, climbed on the porch of a house and waited till the party came up. Enraged that their tMrst for Yankee blood had not been gratified, they made Crummil come down to them, then knocked Mm on the bead with a musket, formed a ring, put the dogs in it, and threw Mm to them. He was terribly torn, and soon after died. Harris and does were treated in the same way, and badly tom. Patterson, who wsb a mere boy, knelt down and prayed these human fiends not to let the dogs tear him; bnt to no purpose. He was forced down, and on undertaking to TPgain the pore! was kicked in the face, all Ms front'teeth bjokea out and he loadcrcd insensible, and In that state thrown Into the ring.. The dogs had satiated themselves with blood, and refused to touch him. This Is only a single oase of many wMeh could be related.” THE WILMINGTON EXPEDITION. WHY IT FAILED—SOME OF THE LEADING CAUSES— FINE WEATHER WASTED, AND MUCH HASTE MADE WHEN TOO LATE. Some of the correspondents are still writing about the "Wilmington failure, and how many oauses ope rated to produce It. One of them assigns the fol lowing, appropriately snb-dfvlded and numbered: 1. The collection and equipment of the sMps of war for the expedition consumed mere than two te dious months. 2. When It. was announced as ready, the trans ports with troops startedfrom Hampton Bonds with the understanalhg that they would be aecompanled or oloeely followed by the war vessels. 3. The transports and troops arrived off Wilming ton, and were there forthree days ol splendid weatK or, the sea as smooth as a mill-pond, and the enemy known to he there surprised and In small force; but tie shim of war came not. . - 4. Heavy weather set In; the sMps of war ap peared, but the transports had by that time nearly, exhausted their coal and water, and many were compelled to seek Beaufort harbor, wMeh thev left again for Wilmington as quickly as the weather per mitted. 6. But without awaiting the return of the troops and transports from Beanfort, Admiral Porter, con trary to the Understood plan of operations, exploded the gunpowder or torpedo boat, and bombarded the fort for several honrs. In the plan of operations It had been understood that the gunpowder boatßhould 'be exploded at such time, and In such manner, that the troops conld Immediately land; and take advan tage of the demoralization wMeh it was expected the explosion would create among the enemy. 6. When thetroops subsequently landed, General Weitzel, (than whom our army possesses no soldier braver,more skilful, or more experienced In assault* leg and defending fortified places,) being ordered by General Butler to" reconnoitre, pushed his recon noissance close to the fort, and ascertained that lt was uninjured, and that an assaulting party wonld meet a more bloody and fatal repulse than our troops did at : Fort Wagner. He, therefore, aivlued their withdrawal, to which General Butler assentod. Fort Fisher Is more than twice as large, and twice ’ as diffleult of assault as Foit Wagner was. 7. The military authorities expected that Admiral .Porter would run the gauntlet, with some of Ms war vessels, by Fort Fisher and up Oape'Fear river, and, in concert with the troops that wonld be then covered by the rue boats, ent off the fort from Wil mington, and shut-up the river, “ Making the expe dition another Mobile affair.” When on the ground Admiral Porter was requested, bid refused to do this Farragut, or any of half a dozen officers In Porter’s own fleet, would have done It. 8. The assertion that any of our men entered the fort Is * mistake, oreated by a false rumor started among - the soldiers at the close of the reoonnois sanoe. The true statement of the incidents that Rare rise to the rumor I* this: . First. A shot from the sMps-'of-witr ent the rebel flag-staff, and It toppled overand outside the fort. A gallant officer of the 142 d New York, In Weitzel’s skirmish line, ran into the outer ditch of the fort and brought off the flag. Second ,> The despatoh-bearer, who was said to be killed in the fort, and Ms horse brought out by one of our men, was killed, not Inside the fort, hut one third of a mile from It. Third. The shot said to be fired by one of our men Into a bomb-proof fall of rebels, was fired not Inside the fort, but by a sharpshooter In Weitzel’s skir mish line, who fired through a sally-port In his front Into an open homb-proof at the opposite side of the fort, In whloh he thought he saw some rebels. Whether he hit any of them Is not known; but It is known that not one of our men got Inside the fort Or any of Its defences. 9. While thetransports were waiting the arrival el the war vessels during the firgt three days, the rebels cent down heavy reinforcements to Sugar Loaf camp, In the vicinity of the fort; and these re inforcements were ready to assist tho fort in case of an assault. General Butler’s entire fores was but 6,500 men. Fremont and Bntler; [Translated from La Tribune de.laK-nvellaOrleans, edited hy colored men. 1 . Here are two men, who, at the beginning of the war, found themselvesseparated from eaeh other by the two.fxtrem.es of American polities, and whom, nevertheless, patriotism has united In the same cause. The first has always been the friend of the black man, and a powerful antagonist of shivery, aud he Is of the number of those who have blushed, for the, American name on account of the odious complicity which the Kepublio maintained with the South ern dealers In human flesh, for the keeping an entire race in bondage. The second, on the con trary, although generously endowed, belonged to that school termed Democratic, which found -It quite natural that the South should possess slave;. Therefore, when General Butler arrived to thlß department, he was actuated hy the best dispo sition to respect the human property of the Slanter. His disputes with General Phelps suf etently attest that General Bntler was (at that time) not at all hostile to slavery. Whilst General ‘ Fremont was, to Missouri, freeing the slaves .of the rebels, amid the loud acclamations of’ the Bepubllcans of all the sections of the country, It is more than probable that General Butler, on Ms side, with the desire of following that.concilia ting policy wMeh marked the early steps of the Administration, and wMeh has been so little appre ciated hv the rebels, still hesitated to espouse the cause of liberty,"of whloh for the last two years he has been one of the staunchest champions. From whence has arisen this changed will be asked by some.. The answer is easy, Gen. Butler, whom foolish pre judice dees not blind, has yielded to evidence; he has touched the sere of slavery; he has closely scanned thatcancer wMeh was gnawing the very vitals of the Republic; and, horror-struek, he has sworn eternal hatred to that stupendous crime wMeh Is called human slavery. What he uttered against slavery to his “ farewell to the people of New Or lcans,” will remain indelibly engraved In the me mory of all the friends of liberty, as one of the most powerful arguments wMeh have been uttered for the condemnation of this barbarous Institution. Thuß, although each set out with opposite principles, Fremont and Butler meet to-day on the same ground, the cne the defender of the cause or right and justice through the Inspirations which lie drew from the great principles of the Declaration of Independence, toe other becoming the friend of the oppressed after be had by experience acquired the conviction that slavery brings forth griefs unknown to cold and in different hearts, but appreciated by all true-hearted men, and it was then he swore that he would not sheathe Ms sword until Ms country was purged of this great Iniquity. USE STATE. Death from Swallowing a Juniata Sentinel says a young woman named Coder, daugh ter of a soldier of the 49th Pennsylvania, died from a singular cause a few days ago. She had a pin to her month, and lulling asleep, awoke to find it lodged somewhere to her throat. Medicinal aid was summoned, but to vain. She lingered for several days, and expired in the most exernoiating agony. What adds to the.sadness of tMs unexpeoted death, is the absence of her father and brother in the army. Women and children should he warned against the dangerous habit of carrying,pins In, their mouths. No (More Bountirb.— The Commissioners of Chester county hive passed a resolution decllng to pay a bounty for enlistments under the last call of the President for 300,000 men. Thus the several townsMps or the oounty are at liberty to act to the matter, as eaoh may see proper—by levying a tax or resorting to voluntary subscription. Tne refusal of the Commissioners is" based upon the ground tbatthls last call Is to make up defieleneies under former calls, and as Chester county is said to have not only made up her quota, but to have a surplus, under the former calls, the connty may not be called upon for morn men—as this last demand should be filled from those districts to wMeh the deficiencies exist. Fine Paintings by a Harrisburo Lady.— The editor of the Harrisburg Telegraph says he exa mined two beautiful specimens of art a few days ago, the work of a young lady artist of that city— Miss Clara Hartman. “ One is a full bust of a hoy, In oil, having a bird’s nest in Ms band. The execu tion of the head Is very fine, seeming to swell be neath one’s vision with the warmth or coloring pe culiar to the beßt masters of the art. The production is worthy a place to any of the galleries of art In the country. The other painting is a pastil, on tMok paper, prepared for the purpose, and represent an allegorical figure of “Summer,” a female holding a boquet of exotics, drawn with the most wonderful accnrsey, and most elaborately colored. Pastil painting is sometMng new in this city, and the per fection to wMeh our young townswoman has brought It renders it the more distinguished. It-will amply repay any lovtr of art to visit the State Library to examine these beautiful productions of realgenlus.’’" Death of a Prominent Citizen of the State. —Robert W. Coleman, of-Oornwall, Lebanon coun ty, died to New York on Tuesday, the 20th ult.. In his 42d year. He was Interred at Laurel Hill Ce metery, Philadelphia, on Friday, the 22d. The de ceased was the principal proprietor of the famous lrcm.ore banks near Lebanon, and was also Dne of the most extensive iron manufacturers to the coun try. He built the North Lebanon and Cornwall railroad, and the canal to North Lebanon. He was a gentleman of large fortune, a graduate of West- Point, and enjoyed the personal acquaintance aud ftisndsMp of Generals seott and McClellan. The oil fever Is working a great revolution In Crawford oounty. Most of the unimproved lands In the eastern part of that county are finding a ready market, and prices far above what is usually paid for the best-oultlvated farms la the richest counties of the State. In many Instances, lands that were a' dull sale two years ago at six .to tea dollars per aere have been sold during the past month at prices vary Ingfrom eighty to one thousand dollars per acre. The Cold Weather^— Our country exchanges all report very cold weather, In some loeallties the thermometer marking ten degrees below zero. There were two or three instances of Bturdy, robust men being frozen to death. PEBSOIAti. A letter from Toulouse, France, gives an ac count of the retirement from the world of an officer of the OhaeSeurs a’Cheval.- The young eaptaia had become a Carmelite, and assumed that livery of woe to the place of "Mb gaudy uniform. His final act, so far as worldly affairs were concerned, was to give up his sword and the Cross of the Legion of Honor, which he gained for distinguished service to the field. As he kissed these loved relics of the llfe he was about to quit, and gave them to Ms rather, the whole congregation were affeetea to tears, —Personal history Is at all times interesting, and especially so when it tolls ns of those we are used to call exalted, well-known, or -great. So-when we tell onr readers that Mr. Fanwell, the new Maine Senator, is of a weighty family, to the physical way, at least, it may be interesting. He Is one of-a family of twenty-one children, by two mothers, four teen of whom were sons, not one of the latter being to weight lees than 200’pounds, nor below six feet in height. The father is still living, at the age of 94 years. unman, who is travelling in Germany with Carlotta Patti, lately published the following ad vertisement to one of the Leipslo journals: Talented young ladles, I am In search of a girl of sixteen or eighteen years, daughter of parents without means, well educated, good looking, and gifted with a fine voice (high soprano) and decided talent for musio. Such a young lady I propose to have educated *for the opera, at my expense, during three years, hy the best teachers of singing, first in Germany, then to Italy, and last la Paris. After her education Is finished she will receive a contract for six years, with the following stipula tions ; Travelling expenses for two persons, theatrl cal costumes, and 1,000 thalers lh the .first, 2,009 thalers to the second, 2,600 thalers In the third, 3,000 thalers In the fourth, 3,500 thalers to the fifth, and 4,000 thalers In the sixth year. Charles Stephen Conti, Counsellor of State—a Corsican by birth—a lawyer of little note, and a poet of some repnte, once Attorney General to tho Republic of Bastia, a voter agalsst the House of Orleans, and for the expedition to Rome, has been selected by the French Kmperor for the most deli cate post of private secretary. The successor to M. Mocquard enters oh no slight task, and It Is need less to say that he has wen his spurs already on the fields of Bona partism. Whether the second secre tary of the second Empire will be trusted with suoh secrets as the*first, history alone will tell—onr de scendants alone will know. M, S&oalet retains Ms under secrotan ship. . m FOUR CENTS. imnTth CONGRESS—Second Uil Washington, Jan. 7, 1866, ■ SENATE. Tlie Senate was not In session] to-day, paving adjourned until Monday. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. EXTENSION OF OCR OITY BOHNDAttIES. Mr. Ohaelbb O'Nbill, of Femurelvanla, intro duced a bill to extend tbp boundary’s of the portof Philadelphia so as to- include Richmond on the dot th and Greenwich on the south. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. bbw„zna4hb asyz.uk in the district of co- LtJMBIA. * Mr. Sohenck, of Ohio, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a MU, whleh was passed, amending the law establishing an insane asylum In the District of Columbia for army and navy officers, so &b to admit insane ciTllians in the .Quartermas ter and Subsistence Departments of the army on the order of the Secretary of War. , AH INQUIRY OF THE BBOBETABY OF WAS. ' ®. r ' Holman, of Indiana, introduced a preamble Settles forth that the Hbusein December last adopt ed a resolution directing the Secretary of War to furnish copies of the order issued In December, 1863. that recruits to fill np old organizations should be mustered out oi the service with such regiments, atUSaIBO directing him to furnlßh a copy of the let ter addressed to Governor Andrew, and ashing the Secretary to say whether the principle therein an nounced has been applied to all soldiers mustered in to fill np old regiments. And whereas, The resolution has not been compiled With, therefore, be ft Jteeotced, That the Secretary of War be direct ad to inform the Hnnse why the, information has not been furnished, and that he be directed to furnish the same. The resolution was adopted. , OTHER BIZIS AND BBSOLUTIONB. Mr. Mobbib, ot Ohio, Introduced a MU author izing express and other transportation companies to sell unclaimed freight. It was referred to the Uommittee for the District of Columbia. Mr. G uiiJER, of Kentucky, Introduced a bill pro* yidlng that the mothers of Illegitimate children who,die In military service, or fall in battle, shall be entitled to receive the arrearages of pay and bounty the same as other mothers. - Referred togthe Committee on Military Affairs. On motion off Mr. Wizsoh, or lowa, a resolu tion was adopted Intruding tho Committoo on the Judiciary to Inquire Into the expediency of report ing a bill to exclude the testimony of parties In In terest, where administrators, executors, and guar dians are parties. Mr. GitiNNEZL. of lowa, Introduced a resolution instructing the Committee on Military Affairs to report at an early day on the expediency of a law to confiscate so much of the property of conscripts who have failed to'report for duty as will secure soldiers In their stead. THE QBNEBAL ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. The House then resumed the consideration of the Shnate malutlon proposing an amendment to the Constitution for the abolishment of slavery through out the country: Mr. Bliss, of OMo, spoke of the Impolicy and uncoiistituttoimtity. ot amending the Oanstitntlon In the manner designed. Changes, he contended, could he made only on the basis off compromise. The subjugation of the South, and sway over It, could be accomplished by no other means than a standing. , army, ana in his opinion we could not afford the blood and treasure which would be required for that purpose. Mr. Bosses, ef New Jersey, argued that there was no power In the Government, by-any-act of legislation, to interiere within the domain of any Statotocontrol slavery or any other instltntlon, the oontiol of which was not delegated to the Gene ral Government. The Institution of slavery, he re peated, belonged to the state, and no combination of men can, by legislative enactment, abolish it therein. Mr. Davis, of New York, said the argument of Mr. Rogers was that civil liberty consisted In the right of one people to enslave another. So far from this being true. Nature made all men free, and enti tled them to all oivil rights before the law 5 and on this principle this Government must stand, and sooner or later it will be the recognized principle throughout the world. Slavery should find no apo logists and defenders among those who represent the free States, and slavery should die because it Is Incompatible with freedom, and has undertaken to destroy onr Government and subvert our institu tions. He would ask the Southtocome back with fiee institutions, because freedom only could make the Union perpetual- Mr. Higby, of California, in Ms speeoh, said the people, by a majority of four hundred thousand votes, at the late .Presidential election, had endorsed the emancipation proclamation of the President. The Senate, at the last Besston, passed the joint resolution now under discussion by more than a majority of three-fourths, and although a vote of two-thirds was not obtained for it In tMs House, there was a majority of thirty more than those who voted against It. He alluded to these and other facts to show that the duty of Congress was well nndeistood by the nation. Mr. Ashley, of OMo, gave notice that he will, on Monday or. Tuesday, ask a vote on the pending proposition. . The House then adjourned. A Bribe Two Mohths’ 'Work.—Thu Cincin nati Gasette Dins sums np the fruits of the lost sixty days’ campaigning, ending with the capture ol Savannah: Guns,captured.... 354 Prisoners captured 22,600 Rebel killed and wounded...... 8,000 Rebel generals killed, wonnded, and cap tured 26 Rebel railroads destroyed, miles . 23s Locomotives.. 19 Railroad' cars .. 210 .Cottoncaptured and de5tr0yed...........*50,000,000 ■ In addition, It 1 adds that we captured a targe number of wagons'and Immense quantities of stores, besides sinking the Albemarle, Florida, and Sea King, and taking or destroying over twenty block ade-runners. And all this was done with compara tively little loss. In all this time we lost only six -guns. Position op Fbancb akd Enoland towabd the TJmioh.—Ths Paris correspondent of the Lon don Past, writing on the 22d, says: “ The relations of the French Government with that of the United States| resemble very much those of G-reat Britain. France has notgiven satisfaction eithertothe North or the South. In all instances Franoe has listened to the representations of American agents with courtesy, and, as in the case of the vessels that were built in French ports for the South, observed the strictest neutrality. The Emperor, too, has offered, It will be remembered, to bring about a sus pension of hostilities. The North, however, must hboy,' that the sympathy of France Is with the South, and there lingers about the minds of the Northern men a conviction that both France arid England desire to recognise the South. The rela tions, therefore, bettoeen Paris and Washington can not be cordial. They are rather like that of two per sons who do not desire to cpiarrel with each other. Mr. Lit coin’s foreign affairs paragraph will not Im prove this reciprocal attitude.” Another Ckkbmont op Canonization.—Oar readers remember the oeremonieß of the canoniza tion performed at Borne two years ago, at which several bishops from this country attended. We understand, from private advices, that another ca nonization will take place In the early part of next year, when the names of twenty-five new saints will be placed on the calender. It was at first intended perform this ceremony- in May or June, or at about the same month as the last, but, as the case of one or two of the bevil are not ready, it has been deferred until September. Nineteen of the candi dates ior saintly honor are Belgians. lIMCIAL ASM COMMKBCIAL. Tie report of the State Treasurer, Mr, Henry D. Moore, on the condition of the State finances at the close of 1864, including a statement of expenditures andre celpts from all soorces during the year, has been pub lished. The report is highly satisfactory, la the fact that it shows a large increase of receipts over 1853. The receipts during the fit cal year amounted t 056,880,654 725 expenditures, $4,938,441,C9. Ba7ance in Treatury Not, 30, i 834 $1,942,203 63 Ordinary receipts for 1884..,.. 4.733,313 02 “ ** 1563 8,959,438 61 Increase for 1864.... $773,874 41 The following statement will show the debt of the State at the present time: Total smotmtof debt Not. 80, 1883.*...... $39,495,696 78 Deduct amount redeemed during fiscal year ending Not. 30, 1864, Tiz: Five percent, stocks. .....-$104,722 78 Four and one-half par c’t.et'he, 10,000 00 Interest certificates... 2,270 11 5116.992 84 Total public debt Nov. 30, 1864 $39,379 603 94 The sum of $713,419 61 wasp %id last year in repelling raids in June, 1863. .Although this was not a portion of the bonded debt of the State, it was nevertheless, says Mr. Moore, a debt contracted by the State in Its defence; and had this debt not existed, the same amount could have been applied to the extinguishment of its bonded debt; and it shows that, but for the extraordinary ex penses thrown upon our State by the existing rebellion, we could have reduced out; debt last year from our ordi nary revenue very nearly one million of dollars. This amount (713,419.61) is now due endowing Jo the State by the General Government. The State holds also the following securities, all of which may Jbe relied upon for the liquidation of the public debt; Pennsylvania Bailroad Company’s bonds.... .$6,8)0.000 Philadelphia and Brie Eailroad Co. ’sbonds... 3,000,000 Total... The Treasurer alludes to the act of May 3,1864, which repealed the act of June, 1840, providing for.the pay ment of the interest on the fetate debt in specie, and which authorized the Treasurer to pay said interest in legal tenders. His opinion on that measure, he tays, remains unchanged; but as the Legislature saw fit to slier the policy of the State in this matter in conse quence of the unsettled condition of the finances of the country, and the cause of that action of the Legislature yet operating, he esn only express the hope that the time is not far distant when a change in the affairs of our country will enable our State to return to her former policy of paying her interest in specie or its equivalent. On this subject, Mr. Moore received a letter dated London, November 16,1864, from Sir Henry Holland, a holder of our securities in London, con taining a "protest” against what he terms a "re pudiation of the obligations of the State.” In reply to this protest, Mr. fifoora stated that he ap pealed to the Legislature in favor of a continuance of the payment of our interest in cols, but that the Legis lature enacted the law under one of those State necessi* tie s which vindicate a nation in temporarily postponing its obligations, in order to preserve the power to dU* charge them at a future day. Mr. Mooieadde: "I am also free to say, that my fetting* of sympathy for the holders of our securities in your country, have been very much weakened by the action of your people tince the expression of my opinion to the Legislature4o which Ihave called your atientlonn For four years our National Government has been strug gling to put down a moit wicked and causeless rebel lion upon the part of some of the States of this Union, and the enormous expenses incident upon this war in which we have been engaged to preserve the life of the nation, must be met by the various States of the Union, and the amount of those expenses which has thus been thrown upon the citizens or our State, would have paid the entire amount of ourdtbt more than four times over. In this struggle we looked for no assistance whatever from your peome or your Government and desired none; but we did hope and believe, and had a right so to believe, that your people and your Govern ment would give no countenance or assistance to the rebels who were in arms against our Government and its authority. In this we have been disappointed, and I believe that but for the .granting of belligerent eights to the rebels by Great Britain and the assistance and countenance which they ita?e received from her people, von would have had no occasion to “protest” against what you term “a repudiation of the obligations of a State.” It is true, we have no positive evi dence that the holders of our bonds in your country are among those who have given aid or countenance to our enemy; but it is also true, that all the public ex • Sretsions of eympathyin your country, for our nation i this its hour of trial,have come (with a fewnebieex ceptions) from that class in your midst who are unable, from their position in life, to own public securities of any kind. While Ido not offer these facts as an exetue for cur State for the actios she has taken, as she needs no excuse at my hands, Ido allude to them as reasons why the holders of her securities In your country have much less cause for complaint than they otherwise would have, and why your protest does not carry that weight and force, which, in my opinion, it would pos sess, did these facte not exist * 4 The stock market was moderately active on Saturday, and prices were generally steady. The Gorornmsnt loans were unchanged: the 7-808 at S §K i the 10-403 at 102& and the 5-20$ at J9S& The 1581 loan *a; * shade ■ THE WAB HBESS, (PUBLISHED WEEKLY! Tbs Wax Pksss will be sent to snbesrlbets br mall (per annum In advance) at.—...— 83 00 Three copies. 5 00 Five ooplea 8 09 Ten copies.—«— j.—.........——— — 19 00 Lareer Clubs than Ten will be charged at the uun* rate. *1.50 per copy. The money must always accompany the order, and in no instance can these term* he deviated, from, at they afford very little more than the cost of paver. _*W~Poßtmasters are requested to act aa agents (Of Tbs Wa* Pbbss. 4®- To the getter-up of the Club of tea or twenty, m 6xtx& copy ©f the paper Trill he given* totter, selling up to 111. The State war loan was quite at 1(8. City 6s were dull, and the see declined Company bonds were in fair demand, though prises were not so firm; Pennsylvania Rntimaji mortgage bonds were a fraction lower; Gamden and Amboy6s sold at 99; Lehigh 6s at 10036: JTorth Pennsylvania Bailxoad 6s at and do. scrip at 90s Heading ’7O at 9SM» and Gamden and Amh or mortgage 6s at 10T. JThe sham Hat was irregnla?; Pennsylvania Railroad advanced X* selling at 66%; Reading galling at 68%. and Philadelphia and Brie at 27%, a declineof 1; Cam den and Amboy sold at 249%; and Northern Central at 63%, In the coal stocks there were less doing; Green Mountain sold in a email way at 4%, and Pennsylvania Mining at 60. Passenger Railroad stocks are very doll. Thefe was a small lot of Hesfconvilie sold at 16; 22 wa* Did for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 73 for West Philadel phia; 18 for Arch-street; 9 for Race and Tine, and 29 for Sirard .College; 71 was asked for Second and .Third; and 34 for Spruce and Pine. Bank shares are lees ac tive. Commercial sold aUO, and North America at 18S% extra dividend; 31 was hid for Mechanics’; 43% for FeanTownehip; 60 for Girard; 69 for City; 45 for Con solidation; and 64 for CnUra. Canal stocks continue .very dull. There was but a limited demand for oil tharee, bnt prices show no material foiling off. The following were the quotations for gold on Satarday at the hours named: 10 A. M. 227% It A. M. 226% 12 1 P. M . —— 22536 4 P. M..~v Drexel U Go. quote: New United States Bonds* New U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness!—. B6fc@ 97% Quartermasters’ Vouchers 92 @9i Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness-.. «•<* 236# 3 G01d........... -...•••*.*•» 226 @127 Sterling Exchange....» ■..........247 . (33*3 yWe-twen.tr Bonds ......... .... Ten-forty Bonds..; The Delaware Division Canal Company have declared a dividend of three percent., clear of all taxes, payable on demand. ; The hoard of directors of the Fame Insurance Com pany, on Saturday, declared a dividend of three per cent,payable on demand, clear of all taxes. The board of directors of the Honey-comb Petroleum Company have declared a dividend of one par cent, on the capital stock of the company* being two per cent, or the subscription price, payable on and after the ISth instant, free of all taxes. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHAHQE, JAB. 7.,15&. BEEOKB BOARDS, .... s*l 400Biff Tank- FIRST BOARD. 100 McEUieny 6COOU S6s l£Slcoupon. 110 X 250 DalxOl Oil-..10ts 9* HOCity 6sn«w.9B 900 Howe’s Eddy lots l& 2300 do lots 9?3£ 100 Noble & Dsla~~ log 8 Commercial Bank 60 SO3 Phila &OH Grk Its U£ 13 Camden & Amboy .149}$ 500 Story Farm 2)2 2GOOC&Amrt6s : BSHtB.IO7 20Tarr Farm........ 33$ IDOPenna B b3O 66& lOOStMicbolaaOil.... JM* UQO: do 2d xait 6s.lQ6}s ;sou Walnut Island its l£ 3COO Reading6*lB7o Hb.lol 100 do 294 10101* Penns 6i~.40ts 93#; 1(0 do 2% 184 do 6 per ct-scrip 9t j ICO - do b 5 2k ECO Lehigh VaJ bonds-ICO# ICO Caldwell Oil 7k 22 Lehigh Ya1....10ts 80 11C0 Seneea Oil Its 3 450 Alias 1.69. lOOGreen Momntaia-- 43£ SCO Uorn Planter Us b 5 7 j -60 Penna Mining 50 2CQ do ....lots 100 Franklin.... 2X 1(0 d0..........-bSO 7 300 PMia& Erle B Its 2T£ SCODensmore--lota b 5 7.1 37 do ......its 27% BETWEEN BOABBS. 2CQ Dnnkard Oil Ji 6000 fctate War L’n f 0.103 IUO Cam&Am 6s ’75... S 9 100 Maple Shade b3Q. 34 2CO McElheny Oil b3C 6 600 Frank1in.......... 25$ 3CO Union Petroleum* .% 500 busq Ctnal.... b3Q 15 100 Caldwell....cash. 7 X 2tO d 0... ..... cash. 14k 1E0.._ Jh 1400 ScUNarfe *72... 03* 100 BcblHavPref csh3s 100 do***, pref b3O. 16% COCO U 8 5-20bdB Is r@g.109% UGO 2 Bk NAm ex d cehlSSk • ICO Oil Greek... .C&F* 7K 200 do— VA 2CO Northern Central. 63 100 Daizell Oil—lots 9k 100 Hogelfclanc.ll-16 300 City 6s new**— . 97% I 1000 do- .....98 COCO IT b 7-SOT H new- 99J4{ 100 Mingo. —... 4& ICO Bine Creek........ 4MI AFTER I SI Penna R—..lota sm 100 Oil Creek.. ••cfish. 7% 16(0) Bn’n Cl 6s.ini -b5 20 3 GO Corn Planter—. 6% SGO Bruner 0i1... .be 1* 100 Phil & Erie E.2d* 27*£ . 300 do 2 days 27J£ 600 U 8 7-30a....new 99% 2CO 8eading......b30 68% 200 Cow Creek )% 3GO HcElheny 6% 400 Beading ....Tues 68% 600 OB6s, ‘Bl.iconp.Hl 200 Caldwell —7% 100 Bensmore... 7 250 Oil Ck & CE-.b5 4% ICO Germania...... 11-36 ICO Penn a Oil Ck-b 5 7 % 6(8 Gherman......... 1% 2CO Pope Farm...... 1% ICO Seneca ........... 4 ICO St Nicholas 3.94 ICO 8eneca.........15 4% ICO Beading 2 dyß 68 100 Phila&Oll Ck.... V,t ,900 Wal 1a1..b30..f1at. 2 81159 Hesfconvitle K—.. 16 ICO "West Bh h Man Co 3 -200 Walnut laland-flat 2Si American securities were Quoted in London on the 23d nit &> follows: Maryland 6 per cent........................... 65 & 68 United States, 6 20 years, 1882 42%@ Virginia State 6 per cent... 40 @46 80. 6 percent... 27 @ » - Atlantic and Great Western, Bew York sec-'' tion, Ist mortgage,lBBo, 7 per cent 71 © 7? 80. 2d mortgage, 1831.................. 67 @69 Pennsylvania, Ist mortgage, 1877 71 @73 80. 2d mortgage, 1832 67 @ 69 Erie shares, SIGO (alt paid 37 @ 39 Bo.'7percent.prei d 0... sQ @4* - 80. 4ttmort,. 48 @J 62 80. sth m0rt,.... 47 @52 Illinois Central 6per cent., 3876...-- —.... 72 m 76 80. $lOO shares (all paid)........ fiQ.. m 53 Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad bonds..... 69 (& ?i Panama Railroad, Ist mort, 7 per cent., r 65. 99 @IGG _Bo. 2a mort., 7 per cent;, 1872.101 @KB Penn&ylvamiaJKailroad bonds, 2d mortgage, 6 per cent, convertible 79 @3l 80., sfipBhares. 25 @ 3G^ Eatcerthw&ite’s London Circular jrefers to American stock & as 7 follows: The inactivity which has prevailed generally in the Stock Exchange during the past week has char acta: izad the market for American securities, and prices remained almott without change, the only alteration being in United States 5-208 and Illinois, which have both given way a half per cent. The rebel loan was quoted in London, on the 23d nit., at 6!@6S. FHllacieXpliia Markets. jAxirAsr 7—Evening. The Flour market is rather dull, but prices remain about the same as last quoted; sales comprise about 400 bbls extra family at $l2; S5O bbls extra at $lO. So@ll. 25, and 300 bids Ohio family at $l2 $ bbl. The retailers and bakers are buying in a small way at $9.75@10.25 for superfine; $10.6C@11.26 for extra; $11.G0@12.25 for extra family ,-and $12.50@ 13 3* bbl for fancy lots, as to ..quality,. Eye Flour and Corn Meal are unchanged. GBAIN;- i -Tbere is not much demand for Wheat, but prices are-firm, with sales-of about 4.000 &u«satsi67@ 2.7ofdr goodtb choice reds, and white at $i 9C@3 ft bu, is scarce, and prices are rather better; about 2,500 bus sold at 51.7G<3H.72 for new yellow, and 12,900 bason terms kept private. Oats are firmly held, with sales of 5,000 bee ae92@93c^bu. B ASK. —Quercitron continues dull, and we hear of no saleß. First No' lis quoted at $l2 ton COTTON;—The market continues very dull, and -prices have declined; small sales of middlings are re ported at-120c & fl>, fiflli GEOCBRtEsT—Sugar and Ccffee are firmly held, but we hew-of no sales of either worthy of notice. _ PETROLEUM. —Small sales are making at from 5Q@ 51c for ciude. 78@75c for refined in bon*, and free at from 94@£6c1?. gallon, according to quality. HAY.—Baled has advanced with sales at $31@333* ton. SEEDS.—Cloverrecd continues scaree, and prime is in demand at st£@ls.6o 1* 64 itri. Timothy is firmly held at $6.BC@7 bushel,and Flaxseed at $4 bushel. IRON.—Manufactured Iron is in fair demand at about former rates. PjgMetai continues qule;; small sales of anthracite are reported at ssC@tOs ton for the three numbers PROVISIONS.—The market continues firm and prices are w*-U maintained, but the sales are limitea; 190 bbls Mess Pprk sold 8t $44.5011* bbl- Bacon continues scarce. Lard is firmly held, with sales of 100 kegs at 78? lb WGISKY continues quiet; about 300 bbls sold at 217@ 230 c gallon for Penna and Western. The following are the receipts of Flour and Grain at this port to-day: Flour*.-»«—2,200 bbls. .. . w.~**.*~~ 6,690 but. Com.*** »*»« « 2,400 baa. . Highwlnes are firmer, but without change in prices, and not very active—oDiy 300 bbls having changed b ands at $2. 12. at which price the market closed steady. The market for Fjout still pa sues " the noiseless tenor of its way, ’ ’ notwithstanding the advance iu gold. Shippers axe out of the market, and the demand is con fined to the filling of small orders and the city trade. The sales foot up 450 bblß at $13.50 fox choice white win * ter; $B-4&g8.76 for spring extras, and $7.75 for lew grade extras. . There is an active speculative demand for Wheat,and owing to the advance in gold, we note au appreciation Of l>a@2c, with sales 120.000 bus at $l. S3@l 85 for No. 1 red winter; $L76>S@l 76# for Chicago extra; $1. 73® L 74 fix No. 1 spring, and $1.58 for No. 2 spring At the close there was a somewhat easier feeling, and the mar ket dosed quiet at $l ?3jf for No 1 Spring. There is a good demand for Corn, and we note a far ther advance of l@2c, with sales of 16,000 baa at 83@34c, closing at the outside figure There is an active speculative demand for Oats, and the market ruled steady al yesterday *s Tange*with sales of 168,0C0 bus at 67&@68c for No. l.and 65*@e6c for No. 2, clo&in gat 67k @6Sc for No 1. Eye is quiet and steady, with light sales at sl.ll@l>l2 for No. 1, and sl.Q9@l 10 for No. 2in store. Arrival and Sailing of Ocean Steamers. TO ABEIVI, SHU* * FBOS . *o* ' Pitt Edinburgh....... Liverpool.... • .Jew York United Kingdom-GJasgow-..... -New York Dec 25 M0ravian........Liverp001.....-Portland ........Dec 23 China .....Liverpool New York Dec 31 Washington .....Havre..........New York.,..♦...Tan. 4 c. of Baltimore..Liverpool......Hew York.*♦*...Jan. 4 Canada....*—- .Liverpool...... Boston ...Jan, 7 Yirgfnia M ....**.L!verpool*>»»New York Jaa 10 Boruseia.... .....Southampton --New Y0rk.......Jan 11 - $10,300,000 TO DEPART. Australasian.*.. .New York.... .Liverpool..... ...Jan. 11 Costa Rica New York...—Aspinwall Jan. 13 New York .New York Bremen....* Jan.l# Etna......**..*...hew York..... Liverpool ~Jaa.l4 A5ia........ Boston ..Liverpool ...Jan. 18 GoldenEule .....New York..., San Juan. A.**.-Jan 29 Edinburg.........New York.....Liverpool....»~* Jaa. 2L China.*........ ..New York. ....Liverpool-....... Jan. 25 Coieiea ...... ... Jev York- -HarAc LETITB BAGS} AT THB HERCHAJrta’ BXCHAXOB. PBJXtADHXfHXA. Ship Coburg, Gibson. Liverpool, soon Brig Ella Seed, (Br), Toro soon. Schooner Harold, Kelly Barbados, soon. Schooner Z«™oa. Johnaon -...Ponce. P. 8., soon. PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF TRADE. Sami.. E. Stokes, > GBO. N TATBAM, > COKKXTTBS OP THB MOXTH. Bgyy. BTaRSHAIjIi. ) MAKLYE INTELLIGENCE. POET OF PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7.1566. Spy 8ibb5....7 2P t Bug Sbts--.4 40 j High Watbb-12 £5 ABBTVBO. Steemtug Major Brewerton, Barcas, 7 hour* from Beedy Island, having in tow the schr James H Flanagan. Left at Seedy Island—ship Uncle Joe, from Pensacola, with loss of one anchor; Darks-Whito Wing, Alex McNeUJL Myra (Br), laden with plaster; Eventide, and Gyrene; also, a bark, one brig.and three schooners inside Besdy Island. Br.g Geo W Roberts, ashore on Bombay Hook Bar, was got off on Saturday morning, and was run aground-ib tve Morris where the ice cannot injure her. Passed steamer* E C ivnight,for Near York, and Massachusetts, off Chester at noon to-day CSonday), soing down. The Citr Ice Boat,with three schooners, was off Bed Bank, atSPM, going down. CLEAEED. Steamship E O Knight. Gallagher, New York. Steamship Norman, Baker, Boston. &h?Joiathan May, Cor-on. Port EoyaL Schr D 8 Bluer, May, Port Boyal. Bchr F Herbert, Crowell, New York via New Castle. Rebecca S Warren, Warren, Port Roysl- HBHOBANDA. . w , Bark Jane, from Algoa Bay, was below Boston on Friday, Brie Anna (Br), Morrow, hence at St. Thomas 22d alt; nrrl?ih. Brig Hampden* Snow, hence at Boston on Friday. Schr S B Wheeler, Mcßlanzhlia, hence at Boston <Ht F 7 ifw steamer Lucy was sold at auction In Betr Torfc on Wedliflsdsv The Lucy is an iron ride wheel swam “ iSe«SSoTd. in Jeneth. 29feet in breadth, 9 feet W inches in depth, eni hStWt enrfnes. <8 taA c,Unde ? . 4 atrok;, and in aood condition. Messrs. Benner a Brawn pur chase! her lot 188, OW, 500 AtlaaT.";.;7...Tbs. 169 100 _ 168 600 Big Tank lata 23a 100 5eneca........ .... 3% 400 Beads £ 2dya lots ss£ W sm 100 ,do Int. mi i 38 Oirard Bank. 51 j£ooo Union Canal6s... 23% j! ICO Hingo>... 4% fiSCOBD BOARD. 100 At1a5.............. IX [ '2OO Orescent City Oil . 85* | 80 Shamckin C0a1... 155* |SQOO U S 6s *Bl comp 85-111 200 Ca1dwe11........... 1% 20C Bis Tank. *♦.2s* 200 Venango ..... ..... x K 0 Caldwell 73* 2000 Paß.lBtmt.Thiur.loB SOOBraner.. if* 200 Feeder Bam % 18 Penna R.G6>* 100 Cherry Stm...b3o 30}* 800 At1a5............b.5 IX 600 Krotzer... b 5 LBl 300 gt Nicholas-... b 5 4 SCO d0.........1)30.4 1-16 100 Mcßlheay &£ 300 Sherman ,~bs \% 500 do b3O 1.44 400 Walnut 1.... Wad 2X 100 Oil Creek b 5 T% 1000 U S 6s 5-20 s. coup-lOSX 400 Big Tank .b 3) 2 31 200 Union Petro...,b6 2 200 do ...... 3 OUTSIDE BOOM SAXES. Chicago Marhets, Jan. 6, 2?£
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