05 THE PBEBS, ..JJJJSHKU DAILY (StTSTIJAYS EXOXPXKD) ■ nr JOBS W. FOBSET. mltm. Jto. Ml SOUTH rOPBTH BTEBST. SHE BULT PRESS, 7 fnUcribera, I«Tbk Dollars Fbr Axmnt, la L„| «r TWSKTT CSSTS F*n Wbbs, M7«bl« to ,s flir ri«r, Milled to Subtciibora oat of th« city, BoU'i** Pbb Abbot*! Jour Dollars ab» Tim Bvt Mohths: Two Dollars asp Twbbtt e buM*»°* IBKEa Mobibs, lRTBrUilr LaAdrUM rJthe ti«« ordorod. ‘sir AdTtrttMmoati lnitsrtod At tbs ntasl rstos. XBJ IW'WEEKIT PRESS, liilitl to Botooribor*. fm Dollars Fbr Abbot*, la copartnership notice.—the i ' imderelgnsi have this day formed It Copartnerahto, lir tl.Mtyl® a»d name of BARCLAY it CO., for tfio o»“®L(ibDoftliBGes«ral Publishing Bnslnesa.aUhaold #«? So. 003 ARCH St. E. £ BARCLAY, gl£nn. no. 8. J. YAWLEtisioOT. jal‘2-3L* IiKffABT 3,1865, n'& FIRM OF T. A. NBWHALL St I ?ONS >s thta day DI-SOLVSD by mutual consent, j A .Kewball retires trom business oII.BBST H. NHWHILL, fMp|BIOK 0. NSW r, JOUN J■ ItOKIE, Hud HARRISON L. NST* I!r L associate under the firm of NEWHAM,, BOBIR, will continue the business of the Pennsyl *S,Meant Susar Refinery, at No. 409 SAGS Straet. 'jlu-t* : ■ fuSSOLUTION.—THE PARTNER. I ) SHIP heretofore existing under the Arm of It. I>. JiTtOWSM* ft GO. is this day dissolved by mutual ®7,nnt The business will be settled by either mem. t'frf tue arm. MORRIS 1,. HItIOWSH., w Ol joshoa h. h allows 11, ENOCH R HUTCHINSON. WILLIAM P. HAL GO WELL, (..(iLM'HIPEfA, let Mo., 10, 1665. .• r.PARTNHESHIP HOTIOS. -Tho undersigned hare .1. day entered into a Copartnership under the Arm WaLLOWBLL, GARDHBB, * CO , for the trace g £&*s&£& f -I S°H. S T NO TStreet. Htf JACOB AGaROSER, EBOCH B. BUTOHINSON, p»».Apaipnra, January 10,1865. jall-St ftISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.— 1/ The subscribers, heretofore trad tug under the Arm ,• BUSTING At JON KB, hare this day dissolved part. by SAHL. A. JONBJ, „ THOMAS BARNES.• pgif-ADBisPEiA, Dec, BX< 1864. ' noPABTNBRSBIP.—TKE TfNDBB- W SIGNED have this dayformeiacop&rtDerßhip onfall 3 nhsoldstand.».,t» B|i WfHAßV oE S THOS. BARNES. „ „ ■ 8. LEHMAN SMim lanrrrgra. Bee. 81, ISM, jaiS-lmi SiBFIRM OF DE COURSEY, LA- J yotrSOABE, ft 00., doing business at 631UHKST lATOnEOADS, B. LAFOUHOADE, and CHARGES LA f ODBC ABB, who ara authorized to settle the same. S. W, Da OOußilTi M. LAFOUBCADS, E. LAFOUROAUB, CHARLES LAPOOKCADK. -3W. R. lafourcadC GERALD DE COURSEY, WM. H. IRWIN. PguADahTBU, Bee. SI, 1884. jai-tf rtieSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. 1/ —The subscribers, heretofore trading under the Jnoof BSNJj S. JANNBY, Jk., ft CO., have thladay jilsrolved their partnership, by mutual consent. All outstanding buslnesa or the late Atm will be set tle at COS MARKET Street. _ BBNJ. 8. JANNBY, Ja., JOHN M. BORNS, SAML. A. COYLE. PaoiADiimnA, Bee. 90, 1664. THE UNDERSIGNED WELL CON- A TINOB the Whaleeale GROCERY AND PRODUCE COMMISSION business, as heretofore done by JAN NET * ANDREWS, at No. 031 MARKET Street. BENJ, S. Js«i BBC8KBS& 3D} 1864. B, W. ANDKBWB. nOPAHTNERSHIP.—J. MORRIS U BURNS, (of the late firm of B. S. Janney, Jr., A C 0.,) and S. SMUOKEB, Jr., (of the late Arm of 8, Imncier, Jr., A Co ,)have this day formed a Oopart- Jwship, under the title of BURNS St BMUOKER, and Will continue the Wholesale GROCERY and COMMIS SION business at the old stand formerly ocenpied by £. 8. Janney. Jr., ft Go., st No. 605 MARKET St. .Phila. Philadelphia, Deo. 90. 1864. COPARTNERSHIP.—THE UNDER ; 'J SIGNED have this day formed a Copartners sip, aaier the Arm-name of S. A. COYLE ft CO., for the nwecution of the Wholesale GROCERY and PRODUCE COMMISSION bnsinese, at Noe. IS and 18 North JTFTH Street, above Market. a. COYLE, (Lateofß. 8. Janaey, Jr , - J. W. .XiAUpHltlft, FHir.ADSl'PgtAs Poo- 20, 18C4. degQ-Xm THE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE A existing under the firm of JOHN B. MYERS ft CO.. b dissolved by the dMeirea of tire s^^grtaer, NATHAN MYERS. " SAMUEL BUNTING, JOHN B. MYERS, Ja., ALFRED R. POTTER, JOSEPH S. BUNTING, PHU.ADK.THIA, December 81, 1864. THE SURVmNGPARTNERS HAVE A this day entered into a copartnership as Auetion '■•h and Commission Merchants, at Noe. 939 and R 34 MARKET Street, under the Arm of JOHN B. MYERS * C<>l NATHAN MTBES, JOHH B. MYERS, GBAS B. BURBOBOW. BAMBL BffiSTXm AXjFKJSD R, POTTER, Joseph. s. Bumim. Philadiuthta, January 1, 1868. j»9l3t ftOFARTNERSHIP NOTICE. THE V undersigned have this day formed a copartnership, under the style and title of ADAMS & LEVIS, for the preose of transacting a general Banking and Stock Brokerage Business. Oil, Telegraph, and Erprese Company stocks made a Ipsclalty. , Government Loans and Specie Lon|-ht android. GKQ.ILLBYIB. SOS CHBBTHTTT Street.. IKOTIOE OF DISSOLUTION. THE *" limited Partnership eristine between the omder- Jlcned, milder theom r o?M ATTHI AS M. MARPLE, ex fires this day by it» own limitation. Tie bnalnese will settled by MATTHIAS M. MARPLE, at Ho S 3 North THIRD Street. M. M. MARPLE, General Partner. GEORGE GORDON. Special Partner, Philadelphia, Dec, 31,1884. _ UOTICK 0? LIMITED PABTHBRSHIP, The subscribers hereby giye notice that they hay# entered into a- Limited Partnership, agreeably to the nroyiaiojis of the seyeral laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsyly aula relating to limited partnerships. That the name of the firm under which, said partner ship is tojbe conducted is M. M MAEPLB. , That the general nature of the business intended to he transacted Te the HOSIEBXAtfD FAJfCY HEX GOODS BUSINESS. . That the, names of the general and special partner, bib of whom reside in the city of Philadelphia, are BATTHIAS M. MAfiPLS, General Partner, residing at ho 1320 COATES Street, and JACOB SIEGEL, Special Partner, residing at Eo. 537 fforfch SIXTH Street. That the amount of the capital contributed by the special partner to the common stock is fifty thousand dollars in ca*h. , That the said Parts ership is to commence on the sixth a&y of Janatrjr, A. D. 1860, and is to terminate on the thirty-first day of December, A. D. 1899. M. M MAHPLB, General Partner. JACOB HI EG EL, Special Partner. j»7.iatw# OF DISSOLUTION. The limited partnership existing between the nnder *sned, under the firm of RIBGEL, WIEST, & Bit VIS, erptree this day hr lta own limitation. , JAOOB RIBOKL, JOHN WIEST. DAVID B. KEVIN, HENRT 8. FISTBE, JOSIAH RIEUEL, Oenerii Partners. petes sieger, WM. S. BAIRD, _ Special Partners PhUadeiphta, Dee. 31, IBM, _. NOTICE OP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Tie eabMsrlberij hereby give notice that they hare t&tsrsd Into a Limited Partnership, agreeably to the provisions of the several laws of'the Commonwealth of iPennsylvania relating to limited partnerships. Ttat the name of the firm under which said partner* is to be conducted la JOS. BIEGEL & H. S. FIS* . L That general nature of the business intended to t<i transacted is the Importing and Jobbing of Pry Goods. That the names of the general and special partners, &U of whom reside in the city of Philadelpnia. are Joai* Kief el, general partner, residing at the Bald Eagle hotel, JKo. 416 Horth Third street; Henry S. Fister, pneral partner, residing at said Bald Bagla Hotel; Al- Byerly. general partner, residing at 80. 1924 Arch ttrcet; William E. Albright, general Partner, residing v. ho, 16(7 Wallace street; Samuel Gr. Scott, gene?al partner, residing at Ho. 203 S Vine street; Jacob Hiegel, special partner, residing at Ho. 527 Horth Sixth street; acd Peter Sieger, special partner, residing at No. 717 hoTth Eighth street That the aggie gate amount of the capital contributed >7 the special partners to the common stock is One ouadred and Fifty Thousand Hollars, of which One Hundred Thousand Dollars in cash have been contri r-uied by Jacob Hlegel, special partner. &?A Fifty Thou* Ifnd Dollars in cash have been contributed by Peter special partner. # 4 That the said partnership Is to commence on the day of January, A. D. 1865, and is to terminate a* the thirti - first day of December, A. D. 1866. « JOSIAH BUSHEL, BBSTBY S FISTfiB, ALFBBD uFE&LY, WM. B. ALBRIGHT, SAM’L G. SCOTT, General Partners. JACOB SIBGBL, PETER SIEGER, m „ _, -, _ n - • . Special Partner a _ Philadelphia, January 2, 1865, ia^Sw “pOPARTNERSHIF NOTICE.” w 'The undersigned have THIB D4Y formed a C - ?mnersbip, under the style and title of ADAMS, iNIGBT, & CO , for the purpose of transacting a gene ral Stock Brokerage Commission Business. All orders I>rtbe purchase and sale of Railroad, Mining and Oil Mocks, Government Securities, &0.,<&c., promptly and l.ithfnUy executed. B H, ADAMS. T. C KfIIGHT, JAS. T. GB4FF, No. 14G South THIBD Street, Jan. 3.ISM. ° PPOalte thaE ?A a oT THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE ENTER ;, ed into a Copartnership for the purpose of manufae i iiriug- andothar Glass Ware, under the name, style, »»4 title of “DOTPIBLD & 00.,” Onion Hint Glass Totka, Kaighn’sPoint. THOS. J. DUFfIEtiD, CALVIN H. TEST. , JifO. R. POWELL, __- ASrAi'.r9, IBM CialD IM«] THpS. CREECH, Bb. The copartnership hereto r FORE «*i,tin, between SEAL & HESTON is tills Ws fII.iOLVED by mutual consent. The business of • ts •no will be settled by either of the Arm. WH. SEAL. B THOMAS W. HESTON. .BeaiQKviM, B , Jan. I. IMS- ♦ jaiq-St* Dissolution.—the limited fr partnership heretofore existing between the nn ’-«dped naoer the Arm of WOOD & OAKY, expiree day by its own limitation. _ THOS. H. WOOD, CHARLES GARY. general Partners. WILLIAM L ORBBO, r>„,, „ Special Partner. 1 »it.AHBt,rBrA, Dee. 81, ISM, will continue o °q4 s bneiness at No. 785 vhEaTauT Street, under the Arm of WOOD At THOS. H. WOOD, CHARLES GARY. •jjfflAMttPMA. Deo. 31.18 M. jaB 9t* THE COPARTNERSHIP Bj-f/OSEeatiatinf tinder the firm of F&tiKHXJTS, * »■ * mutnal conB9at "Mar will be eostinaed.br tbe undersigned i ii?h f n, l 6 r , B ,^J n e sitmo jind style as heretofore. at 151 "ihTaiED Street. i»ai end »i»3 QUARRY Street. W. D. FBISHMUTH, Ja, J. Q. W EE.SHMnTH, j»g«. a. aw,. * a tßuwxrm A COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE fm. la Sm J‘«it.itieLPui A . Januerr 1.-18 M. jafl-6t« I'HE UNDERSIGNED HAS THIS DAY bmS?? ia,<l &*“fc.Mi»eeJf WM. H- H. HTOHSS.and S’ ainrSiSlf„Bi7J aood * Commieeion Busineee. »t CiS^°pS, HB S*HW Street, onder tbe firm of DBBT* ftiStS?;. „ W. T. H. DOfICAR. Jssnerra-mwi. jad lm r |mlTO OATBUP.—NEW TOMA.TO »oiir atl,lß> Jot aal» by RHODSS i WinilAas, ~~ “ 107 South WaTKB Straat FANCY JOB PRINTING, * aiKQWiJiT fc BSOWB, tu 8. yfIOSTESi. YOL. B.—NO. 142. I CALLS, PAIBBANKS’ WAREHOUSE. 7IS CHESTNUT STREET. MERCHANT TAILORS. JgpWA&P F. KRLLY, JOHN KELLYe fv* A '"T'"T s'Vsnudi ' . #l3 CHaSTHUT BTRBanri WlUboa tide data tkeibber HI MU « ' "BEDU OED PBIOEBj ■■ *o* . 6 AS H'j." a«?-tl ■ j 4, STATIONJERY & BLANK. BOOKS. EEW 00Mf-ANl|B. -V ~ . ■ Jj?' W* ut prepared to taraJahHew OoiporatUßawith all the Booltt thbyhJeftuirepM?; ehottnotiM w prloes, of firat quality. AU-stylet of. Blndtecf ! w 'BTBKXi PLATE CERTIFICATES OF STOCK, LITHOGRAPHED !! TRANSFER BOOK, ORDERS OF TRANSFER. STOCklidStfaßß, STOCK LEDGER BALANCES. BBOISTEROF CAPITAL STOCK. BROKER'S PETTY LEDGER, ACCOUNTOF SALES, DIVIDEND BOOK. MOSSftCO., fiLAHK BOOK MANUFACTURERS ABB STATIONERS, THE HOLIDAYS. JB\ FINE WATCHES, JEWELRY, ** SILVER AND PLATED WAKE, CORKER ABOH ABB TENTH STREETS. SroeehM, Sleeve Bnttona, Annleta, Braoolet*. Beall Fla* mi Binc*,3Eea Bat*, lae FUehen, Walton, Goblet*. Fork*, Bpoonn A*. M-Vratehee repaired and Warranted. Old Gold; Diamonds, and Sliver bomht. nojA-Sm HAKBISO* HARDEN. GUNTS’ FCRNISHINfI UOODg, QHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR GENTLE A BPLBNDID ASSORTMENT OF SCARFS, GLOVES, TEA YELLING SHIRTS, SUSPENDERS, MUFFLEBS, HDKF&, - And every description of GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS, SUITABLE FOB PRESENTS. LINFORD LUKENS, dell-tt H, W. eor. SIXTH and CHESTNUT. •UINE SHIRT MANUFACTORY. A- The Bnbscriliora would Invite attantlomta their IMPROVED COT OF BHHITS, , • which then make a specialty in their buelnege. Also, * O, *' t HOVELT[EB'IoB GENTLEMEN'S WEAR. J. W. SOOTT «Ss 00., GBNTLEMEN’S FURNISHING BTOBB, Ho. 814 CHBSTNUT STREET, ! «3eBl*ly Four doors below the Continental. , QOLD’S PATEKT IMPROVED STEAM WATER-HEATING APPARATUS FOE WARMING AND VENTILATING PUBLIC BUILDINGS ADD PRIVATE BBSIDNNOBB, it AKCFAOTOBBD BY TSB TOIOH BXBAM MB WATEB-HIATIN6 i COMP AM OF PENNSYLVANIA. JAMES P. WOOD Sc CO , AX BOOTH FOURTH STREET. , B. M. FELTWBLL, Sap’t. J HOLMES GROVER. MAMELIiED SLAM MANTEL WAREBOOMS, TABLE TOPS, <*o., &0., < No. 923 CEestmit Street, 4,9.3 m PHILADELPHIA FACTORT, TENTH AND BAHSOK. g H. SLEEPER & CO., BIS MINOB STBEBT, MANUFACTURERS. AGENTS, AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FLINT AND GREEN GLASS WARE, Have now In stole a fall assortment of the abore goods, which.we offer at the lowest market rates. Being sole agents for the SALEH GREEN GLASS WORKS, we 'are prepared to make and work prirate moulds to order. PORTER, MINERAL, and WINE BOTTLES, of a superior color and finish. Also, LAMP CHIMNEYS, APOTHECARIES’ SHOP FURNITURE. SHOW BOTTLES, SYRINGES, HOMOS OPATHIC VIALS, and Druggists Glassware generally. B. H. SLEEPER, •. jaS-lm JOHN W. CAMPION. BUTTERFIELD’S OVERLAND AJ DESPATCH, Office, S. W. corner SIXTH and CHESTNUT Street,. . . A THROUGH FREIGHT LINE S!f, 11 S”. ert a? 11 '^ d -,i >r S®«ed torecelre all elaeeeeol , tl lt. prlnD i p £ cities east of the Mississippi riyer, and to rrompolnt 0 f shipment COLORADO, IDAHO. UTAH AND MONTANA TBBBfTOIHIS. UPOTt tEROTOH CONTRACT MIBB AST) BIXiS OF tJMm Throngh Bates Include ALL CHAEGES-RaUwJ2‘ Transfer, Storage, and Forwarding Commissions onthi Missouri riyer, and transporutlon upon the Plains OmsesabUn, tne Shipper to obtain a THROUGH COB TRACT for fils freight for a distance of OVER THBBB THOOBAKD MILES,and relieving him from AU relpS? tihiUties and anxieties incident to the past disorganised and irresponsible system <n Flainii transportation. Out Agents in New York, Boston, Philadelphia,Pitt*, burg, Chicago. St. Louis, and Burlington, lowa, are r^T| t H^uTH S °#lR t fFl*|& B “ 4 BUP * ‘ k# This Company assumes ALL THE RESPONSrBILITT of Lossss, Damages, or Overcharges on Freight while In Iran lit from point of shipment to plate of destination. The New York office Is Inpossession of .a full setoi TRACS BOOKS, showing the date of shipment, the lime It passes the Mississippi river, Is received at and shipped from the Company’e Warehousee :at Atohlson (Kansas), the character of the trains moving upon the Plains, the date It passes Fort Kearney, arrlverkt Den ver. Is received at destination, and the apparent condi tion of the Wares along the entire rente. 4Sf If DamagOß or Losses occur, Shippers are notified In time to duplicate any Important portion of the ship ment. These books are open for tbe inspection of oar cus tomers at all times, and parties shipping by this Lina will ha kept informed by correspondence of theexaei condition of their shipments. Merchants and Mining Men in the Territories ordering Goods,'ShouldJbe particular to give instructions to marl cases “Via BUTTERFIELD'S OVERLAND DESPATCH, Atchison, Kansas, 1 and have them shipped under the instructions of onr Agent at! point of shipment. of lnqnlry_ addressed to onr offloe at ATCHI SON, Kansas: No. IYBBEY Street, Astor House. New Fork; or Southwest corner of SIXTH and CHESTNUT Streets, Philadelphia, will be promptly and reliably answered. „_D. A. BUTTERFIELD, Proprietor. A.W SPALDING, General Agent, New York. WH. H. MOORE, Agent, Philadelphia. delB-tf TYBASPS GBEAT TOBACCO, GXGAB, XJ AND PIPE STORE, Wo, 413, CHESTNUT Street, FhiUdelphl*, P*. Dean keeps tbe greatest assortment. Dean keeps ska greatest variety. Dean keeps tbe largest general stock. You can. get any VinAWr Tobacco, You can get any kind of Cigars, a You can get any kind of Pipes, You oan get any kind of Snuffs, - ATMAITB GREAT TOBACCO BTOM, Ifo. 413 CHESTNUT street. Philadelphia. Fa. Wben you go to Dean’ayou can get anything you want In the way of Plug, line Cut and SmokingTobae coee, Domes tie and Havana Cigars. Pipes, fte. Dean keeps the largest general stock of Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Ac., in the United States. Dean’s sales are so extensive that be can afford to sell at about one-half what others sell for. Dean sells to the Army of the Potomac. Dean sells to the Army of the James. De an sells ?o the Army of the Tennessee. Dean sella to the Amy of the Cumberland. Pennsylvonlu merchants all buy at Dean’s. New Jersey merchants sU buy stDeu’s, .. Delaware merehants all buy at Dean’s, - As they can always get last what they want, and at a mneh lower price than they can elsewhere, and they do not have to plok np their goods at a dozen little stores, AU goods ordered ars guaranteed toglva satiMactlon. Order ofice and you will always order from Dean’s, as his plug and fine cut chewing sad smoking tobaccoes and elgars an far supertor to all others, andha seUs for mnchlesi. DEAN’S; Mo. 413 GHEOTNUT BtreetJ n033-tf Vhiladtlchia, fa- gCALES 13S CHESTNUT Street SEWING MACHINES. SEWING MACHINES. ns CHESTNUT ST. deT-tt - GIFT FOR A LADY, A GIFT FOB A WIFE, A GIFT FOB A SISTER, A GIFT FOB A FAMILY. The moet useful HOLIDAY PRESENT that tan he sudels THE “FLORENCE.” • AMBHICAH INVERTOR'S GBBAT TRIUMPH. IHK SBWIJfe HACHEOS PEBEECXED! All the ohleetions to other Machine* an overtone in the FLORENCE. It make* FOUR DIFFERENT STITCHES with the earns eaee, and with as- little machinery at others mahe one. Besides, it has the BEYEKSIBLE FEED MOTION, e uniform. «olf-re*ulatin* tension of thread, and no Winds, coc- wheels, or Canute set oat of order. It does ALL KINDS OF FAMILY SEWING, from the heaviest woolens to the most delicate fabrics, Min* all llndc of dli, cotton, and linen thread, from *o. »to m. , * 910 OTHER' MACHINE doea iso large a range of work aa the FLORENCE. HO OTHSB HAOHIHS pleaiet thejadle* 10 weU ac <he FLORENCE. IT IS THE HANDSOMBBT AND THE BEST I Mon than ONE THOUSAND of the FLOBBHOB have seen aold In Philadelphia within the last few months, the FLORENCE le the only PERFECT FAMILY BKW £MO MACHINE, warranted to Kiva entire satisfaction, or money retained. There 1* no one who owns a FLORENCE that would cell it at eost. Obliging LADY OPERATORS give iastraetlong at the nonses of purchasers free of charge. Every Machine Warranted, and kept In perfect order for one year. Call and cea It* operations, whether yom wish to pur thase or not. Samples of sewing, with price list, sent Yea hy mall. , . flobesce sswnre machue co h 630 Chestnut Street, deM-tf ' ' ■ CURTAIN GOODS. l E. WALRAYEN, MASONIC HALL, Tl 9 CHESTNUT STREET, OFFEBS A LARGE "ASSORTMENT OF WINDOW SHADES, PIANO AND TABLE COVERS, PICTURE TASSELS AND CORDS, LICE CURTAINS, GOLD AND WALNUT CORNICES, BBOCATELEB CURTADTS, Furnished In latest Parisian designs. WALRAVBN, laS-tf Tl 9 CHESTNUT Street. RETAIL DRY GOODS. jg M. NEEDLES, 1084 CHESTNUT STREET. ' Invites attention to his largo assortments^ LACE GOODS, \ In SLEEVES, COLLAES, SETS, HANDKERCHIEFS, suitable for the present season. 1,000 YARDS OF 2-YARD WIDE FEIfJcH MUSLINS, bought a bargain* and for salt low. Also. TARLETANS, ILLUSIONS, and other goods* suitable for BRIDAL AND PARTY DRESSES. A very extensive assortment , of HANDKERCHIEFS, VEILS, EMBROIDERIES, Sc , all of which are offered at prices much below the present gold rates. E. M. NEEDLES, lOB4 CHESTNUT Street. PEBDCTIOH m PRICES •Ab FOR ONE MONTH ONLY. PREPARATORY TO TAKING STOCK. The following goods at lo* figures: 3.600 yards heavy red twilled Flannel at 6g£ cents. S,3GO yards unbleached Canton Flannel at 60 cents. 1.600 yards 1}& unbleached Muslin at 60 cent a 1,223 yards unbleached Muslin at 30 cents. 730 yards lead-colored Canton Flannel at 65 cents. Poplins. Merinoes. and Dress Goods closing out less than cost of importation. We are selling the last bale of the celebrated Crash JOHN H. STOKES, jail-If 703 ARCH Street. TT*RV rich and heavy colored s?Hv hi tea. IP* ColM *’ Bro ™’ Very rich and heavy Plain Silks, very heavy Black Corded Silks. \ " Very heavy Plain Black Silks. N , Fancy Silks of various styles, “ Very rich Moire Antiques. Black W atered Silks. > Silks "tor Evening Dresses. 33, 84, and 82-inoh Pure Silk Velvets for Cloaks, real Lyons. * Also, very superior quality Frosted Beaver Cloths. EDWIN HALL ft CO., deigtf 36 South SECOND Street. REP POPLINS. Aw solid colors, sztrs fin* email t,. for *1 Plaid Poplins of unusual beauty, at $2. good quality wide pjaid Poplins, $L 25, Figured reps, Mohairs, and Merinoes. 127 pieces newest-unique American. Delaines, some _ of them'ehoice and neat, others very gay stripe. OverMo pieces American prints, 31,35,38,and 40 etc, Black Mohairs and. Alpacas, 65 eta to $L7£ Balmorals, fresh lot for misses, maids, and matrons. Cloaks and Shawls In Cloak room. Cloak display unusually good. Bales rapid. COOPER ft COWARD, BOX-tf 8. B. Cor. NINTH andMARKBT Sts. BARGAINS I CLOSING OUT 1 BAR- As GAINS 11 BTOOK TO BE SOLDJBBFORB JANUARY 1, IBM GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. DRESS GOODS, •very variety, suitable for - . HOLIDAY PRESENTS. Handsome Silks at low prices. Silks of all kinds at low -prices. Plain Merinoes and Poplins. RICH PLAID POPLINS dDress Hoods of all kinds at low prices. BROCHB AND W 00LBN* SHAWLS, LineuHdkfs, Lace Collars. French and Cambric Lace Vella H, STEEL ft SON, deB Nos. 71S and 718 North TENTH Street. TO THE PUBLIC.—THANKFUL TO -■- cur friends and the public for the liberal patronage bestowed upon uv we Would infonn them that, having made extensive alterations in onr establishment, we are !» 1 L 3 EfSSA. t 0 execQ iS*? ictl H? 8 satisfaction of all who may favor us with a call. Having now at our wmmand increased facilities, we take pleasure in sot Uciting a disceridng public to compare the deration of our work with that produced at any other anfcaiiiiai)- ment in the United &atei. We woSd .tete t£t 01,1 GALLERY IS FREE TO at.t. for the examination of epertmene. Notwithstanding the advance of. mstenal used mid wages of hands em> ployed, wo are yet furnishing Pictures _ x ~ , AT THE OLD PRICES. Photo Miniatures. lYorytypss. Life-size Heads in Crayon* Oil, and Pastel. Cabinet-size heads in Crayon, Oil, and Pastel. Plain and Colored* 15-14, 8-10, 4-4* end 1-3 , Carte de Visits Vignettes* full size, 3-4, fto,* $3.50 per dozen, from 75 cent^upwanle. Onhandand for sale z large’lot of Copie* of Hare Hn- Photomphe of ell the prominent Generali end distinguished men, ftc., ftc. Outside views taken at short notice. , HSNS2BY ft CO,, PhotOfTaphers* aei>g-lm Slid ARCH StrSA A SA>E STEAM BOILER.—THE to receive orders for the HAREIBON STEAM BOILER,” in sizes to suit pur chasers. The attention of Manufacturers end others Is called to tne new Steam Generator, as combining es sential advantages m absolute safety from destructive explosion* first cogt and ; durability, economy of fuel, facility ofcleaninufand transportation. &c. , not pos sessed by any boiler now in use. These boilers can be seen in daily operation, driving the extensive works of Messrs. Wm. Sellers ft Co., Sixteenth and Hamilton streets, at S W. OatteU's factory* Spruce street,Schuyl kill, and at Ganed’s Tremont Mill* Frankford. ' JOS. HARRISON, Ja.* Washington Building. seSS-tf 37* South THIRD Street. Fhilada. WHITE YIROmWAXOFAISfUILLES. V V —A new French Cosmetic for beautifyin g and pre serving the complexion. It is the most wonderful com pound of the ago. Thereds neither chalk, powder, mag nesia, bismuth, nor talc in its composition, it being composed entirely of pure Virgin Wax; hence Hie ex* tiaordinary qualities for preserving the skis* making it i oft, smooth* fair, and transparent. It makes the old appear young, thehomely handsome,the handsome more beautiful* and the most beautiful divine. Prices 30 and OO.cents. Prepared only bv HUNT ft GO., Perfumers, 41 South EIGHTH Street, two doors above Chestnut* and 133 South SEVENTH Street, above Walnut. i»5-SiD . ■ ftl ACKEREL, HERRING, SHAD, &o, "A —3,600 bbl*. Hug. Noi. L 3, gad 3 Hgek.nl, fgt figh. In OMOrtad pgffiwgex bwe. New Saetport. Fortuue 8.,, and Halifax l,6qp ioxei Lub«, Sealed, and No. lHerrtag, 150 tstli new Me» Shad. 233 boxes Herkimer county Gheess,ft*. In store and for sale by MURPHY ft KOONB* IW-tS We. t4G*JNOSTH WHASVSr * PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, pANIIARY 13, 18j65. C|r f ress. FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1865. QXBBSP SOBHES OP ACTIVITY AND LIVE—STOEE AUBIVAtS BY THE 11 UNDERGROUND ' R AILUOAD TECB TALES THB.TBAVBLLBBS TELL—A BOWDY TEAS’®: TOST CAPTAIN—“ALL QBtKT. AT THE PKONT,” ■WITH BUT OCCASIONAL SHELLING—ATTACK ON THE 24TH CORPS PICKET LINE—A-NATURAL NOMHKOK. ; —Rolltn.— CSpeelel Correspondence of The Frees, I This Is tho huso of the grand ‘Army of the James. Hero is where activity and'lndustry may be: daily seen. tugboats, steamboats, and’ sea* going croft are constantly going and coining to the newly and somewhat snbßtantlaUy oonetrnoted wharves. Army wagons and ambnlances are mo* mentorUy.passlng between here attd the Leonty while fast horses, with faster riders, are continually dashing along at charging speed. Hero : may bs seen all Claeses and conditions of adventurers, wlio follow In the wake of the army. Sutlers* establish ments, wholesale and retail, loom up with grasping significance j are ready-to. shave yoti for fif teen, and hair for thirty-five oonts j inxtaio* typists areheiie to plaoe your beautiful oountenanees ’ in a frown, while the.embalmers, with solemn oouii tenanoee, will undertake- to forward to theNorth' the honored dead, and at the same time use the top' of the cofiln as a -means tor advertisement, By cdh-..'. Burning more space, and uSltig larger letters iii ah-, - nouncing their buslneas ttanthosowlth indicate the name and rank of the dead. ’ tlfo heyeb may not be very gay, hut It is v®y“-aiolve( afftl at, times quite stirring. Tho different have as much as they oan perform, from the sdpSr clllous Dodge to the accommodating ■’W’albrldgjo,’ The laborers In the quarterniasters’ departinont' are nearly all persons of color, who, from tholr ln'dus tiyand application, continue in situations 1 which they find to he profitable. ’ 1 . The arrivals from Richmond, on the underground railroad, still continue. An individual of the “bok traband ’suasion** came In last evening, and tells Of the sure’ threatening distress which Is likely to. overtake the people of that olty. He gave twenty dollars in gold, and twenty In Confederate Shlk plasters, for his passage to this plaoe. Ha ropobte that Jeff'Davls has been quite 111, hnt ls hbw «■, covering, and Is supposed to he oot of danger, As the arch-traitor was born to be there need bo nofearof his patßlng out In tho natural way. I Oapt. Isaac Phillips, of the mail-boat Thbmas Cnylor, has been recently attracting more than his legitimate share of attention. A Last evening it' arrived at this port, with the obtain under arrest for unbecoming conduct while In a state of intoxi cation. _ Ho drew his revolver upon the pilot, and' otherwise aoted In a manner whloh made it hecessa-’ ry to restrain him of his liberty. r Everything Is what we regard as quiet at tho. front, though one who Is not a “ vbt”lmlght iililnk differently. Dutch Gap Oanal was shellod yester day with the oustomary venom, though without any serious effect. But few persons are engaged In la boring there. j . Yesterday afternoon the rebels opened a vigorous fire;upon Fort Burnham, In whloh they were at-; lowed to indulge until It became annoying, when the fort belched forth a shower of shot and shell which had the desired effect of quieting the John nies. - Last night a skirmish 1 line of rebels, In front of the 24th Corps, attempted to drive in onrvldbttes and capture our picket line, but were driven bock In confusion. These demonstrations against our ploket line are dictated by the necessities of the eneiny, more with the view or capturing our warm blankets than Jor any other consideration. A few of those>hoj are shivering with cold are selected for what they regard as a daring enterprise, under the Impression that the .prospects of comforts will quicken their determination to accomplish whkt. may he undertaken. . About neon yesterday we were all astonished, in the midst of a heavy rain, to see the lightning and hear the thnhderln the good old way, as If It was the breaking up of winter and the dawning of spring. This morning the weather Is quite coal,' but the sun has made Its appearance under circum stances whloh will not only give ub a fine day, but will do mueh towards Improving the bad condition of the roads. AH EMAKOIPATIOW CBLBBBATIOW AT HBWBEBN— OPIHIOHS OP KbfiTH OAKOMHA PBBSS— WHAT IS THOUGHT OB' BUTUBH’S BBMOTAU IW KOBPOLK—TOEPEDOBS IK THE EOAHOKE KrVEE. -F. i. Stein.--. -: , [Special Correspondence ot Tbe Press.] T . Hospoii. Ta., Jaiunyisoß,: ' On Monday of last week the colored population of Newborn had a grand jubilee, celebrating the anniversary of the emancipation, proclamation. The North Carolina Times hasa significant editorial -upon It, In which the following true and forci ble language Is found: “ It Is right and proper that the day and the man should be thus respected by a soli which has long been made to harden to the passions and to Increase the wealth of the white masters. The man whe struck the fetters from their limbs, and the day on which the deed was done, will ever be remembered by tbe colored race as marking a new era In their history, and by the white race as a new stand-point from which future greatness and grandeur will surely follow. , “ The rebellion wag in tts full vigor, when, as a mi litary measure, the emancipation proclamation was issued. 'We are glad that Honest Abe had the nerve to grapple with the-issue, and to manfully meet it. The poor, black Union man was at once elevated to the high position of an American free man. Through the proclamation a new era has been opened to the whole South. Free labor will cause Che South to bloom and blossom like an Eden. The large landholders will be compelled by circum stances to out up their townships into small planta tions, and the new freemen will in turn become the ownerß of a portion. In this transition from a state of abject degradation to a totally new sphere, these Anglo-Aftleans have shown a praiseworthy spirit and determination to help themselves. They have entered into the work with a vim. Many of them have hired abandoned lands, and raised their corn, cotton, produce, naval stores, made shingles, and entered into various branches of Industry; showing a spirit worthy of imitation Jby the ‘poor white trash.* While the colored freemen have been thus eager in the pursuit of gain, they have not been un mindful of this lack of knowledge. Starting upon a new epoch, they were conscious that their child ren were destined to move In a different path ftom the rugged one In which they ‘had so long travelled.*» Then the editor goes on to explain the manner of the celebration, which was a grand affair, but its transference to y our columns would be of no special interest to your readers. I quote the above edito rial to show bow the cause ef the blaek man is pro gressing in the “Old North State.” Truly, the times have changed, when any newspaper can speak so boldly where but a short time before cer tain death would have been the result .of an advo cacy one-tenth as bold. Speakingof newspapers, re minds me that the Old Dominion, the organ of civil law.ln this city, has taken the part of The Press In the recent discussion between it and tho Inquirer. I had not .seen the article until Monday last, bnt It appeared on Saturday and oreated a great sonsa tionjn Norfolk, whore the Inquirer circulates, 1 pre sume, about seventy-five copies. Hereto'the artiole; A Newspapbe Fight.—A fleroo newspaper war. Is waging between tbe Philadelphia Press and la. ' quirer, of the same olty. The Press to ahead; ah It i always to. The Inquirer lives and thrives upon canard, one half of- which ace palmed upon the people as true accounts of things that have never 4, i® .proprietor, claims the circulation of the Inquirer to be over sixty thou sand, while In reality It to not over twenty thousand. Every literary man in the country knows the posl ticn of The, Press to beone of honor, respectability, and great usefulness 51 as a literary journal, it has but one equal, the New York Post: while Its editors and general conductors are men of standing and worth In society, men who are educated for their positions, and who maintain them for life. In the Inquirer ii Is just the Other way. We do not presume there to a man In the office that receives a salary* of twenty dollars per week, from the ohler editor down to the merest devil. Saving of mosey, with - an Intense desire to show liberality, to tee predomi nant feature of the proprietor or that paper. We ■ will wager ons thousand doiiabs that vie pay our first assistant editor a higher salary than that received by the iditor-in-chief of the Philadelphia Inquirer. as this is a day of challenge, we hope Mr. Harding will accept Issue. We happen to know the conduc tors of both papers, and are qualified to judge of their merits. The editor of tee literary department of The Press receives mere salary than any three of' the editors of the Inquirer. The character of The Press shows for Itself; It is open and above board. It cuts deeper than the cuticle when It desires to show the people any breakers, while the oowedng Inquirer, for fear of losing a few of Its cheap Sub scribers, floats along, regardle* of the will or wishes of the people. The Press to On file in our office, and can be examined at anytime. The In quirer, with a few nnedueated boys, pieaseß the masses, but tee Intelligent and reading people of f Philadelphia take their favorite Press. I The article closes with giving the various rewards that were purported to have been given by The Press, bnt which I have not seen. The latest sensation that has taken the people of Norfolk by storm Is that* of the removal of Major General Butler, tee late commandant of the Depart ment of Virginia and North Carolina. I have been suspeoting it for two months past, and gave you the very first inkllngß of it, for It haß not been a secret that the Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, has been bitterly opposed to him. Nearly all of his orders he has countermanded, and has shown a very patent dislike to him. Why this was Ido not pretend to know. On Sunday last It leakda out among those who know the upper ropes of our great military concern, that he was positively to he removed, If, indeed, the order had not already been Issued to that effect. On Monday it was denied, but on the evening of teat day It received a tangible shape, and the order of General Grant relieving General Butler was received In this elty. There to only one class of persons that re joloe in this removal; and yon may well judge who that Jclass Is, The Secesslontota are as lively as they can well be, and proper measures must at once be taken to avoid any trouble. Bote the newspa pers are ont in leaders advising the people to he calm, and to await tee action of the incoming gene ral. Whatever may be said against General But ler, only one thing can be said In hto favor, and teat is, he was a lover of his country, and sacrificed everything on its altar. He was loved by all open-I hearted, honest .Union men, and despised by the' very opposite class of our society. General Ord,| who takes temporary oommand. is well known as at oomnfander In the Army of the james, as an officer of sterling ability and uncompromising Integrity. It to known that Gencralßurnslde will rooSfve the! command In a short time, when he will, In turn, relieve General Ord. General Devins will be ap pointed in tbeplace of General Shapley, who natr ARM Y OF THE JA«ES. Bbkmdda' Hondebd; Jan 10, 1865) ' NORFOLK. holds the r&lnaof Government fa Norfolk. Groat efloits are fei'ng made to retain General Shepley, but lie wllliardlybe able to maintain his position against the Outside pressure in favor of Devins. The removal of General Shepley Is a source of profound regret,'for be’ la a. man of rare qualities, both ns a gentleman and a soldier. I know those who have lived In Norfolk for nearly ten years, and muat.oaudldjysay that It has never been In a better condition than' It Is this very day. To General Sbepley .be all the praise. The General Is expected. In Norfolk t»-day,to make arrangements to turn over the puffiffimoneys to his successor, General Ord. Tie General, it is thought, will rest.'a few weeks, after which he will take a command in Ken tucky. It will be remembered that the people of that section-have been very anxious'to secure his services, and the only difficulty In the way of ids ap pointment will be -the .position which he Is to hold. He outranks General Sherman, and also General Thomas, neither of which officers would allow But ler to take a, prior command; and as'to the mlll tary governorship of Kentucky, It has been said.that ho has ln official circles here en tirely opposedtotaklng such a position. It will be, a complicated affair for the War Department, but their wlsdoni will undoubtedly make all things right. - '.' •: There Isia little news bom Grant’s army, which came In by lastplght’s boat from City Point. Babel deserters, stnoepSunday last, have been pouring In' with rtnewedjVlgor. In response to questions as to' the antlblpate£movement of Jj«e, which la to asto. ; nish the wpiiSJthey say that they know nothing' ahout lt. Mab Sm’s brigade has been withdrawn frbin Fort AsKWllmlngton harbor, and'have re turned to This accounts for the heayy Jiring on our Sunday and Monday. The men boihgdollghtedht their return, to "their old quarters. m|iely picket firing/'.'." : •. s the schooner H. W. MatlOr, Wltha cargo from Philadelphia, bound for. . Head, ;!OM»e Into Hatteras leaking batter., tfflMowing tM®flhooKor'tSßaarj laden with tShrf’' anininnltlonforpoa,vLfort;.tli6 lattar also disabled! 'The.Caesar hnaislnco left for Beaufort, s JSBer is aground on the “Tookot," aiuTjjiitrproye atotal loskimUfeapesdlly gotten o£C ’ ? ' ~ ' .The BoaMtofeiyel dlif’North Carolina", from' Jameßtowa to fflf® miles above Rainbow Bluff, ii - filled With torpedoes of the most dangerous deserip? * tlon. Oar sailors, of the gunboat St. Charles, hare . been busily engaged In. taking them up, and thus " far hare eueceeiftd ln taking from the river about two hundred. They are said to bo of tho new pit*, tern Invented j®nn engineer najned ffolloway, In . the employ . (St um rebel Government. They are. made ofsquare ffli Moots,folding about7o pounds.of powder each. T&y ture tled together by. means;6f affinal! copper <mhin, attd itretek ; at Intervals of a few miles from side of the lioanoka river. . - ITS SUBBOBSDISTCS. TBH WOMBS’ MOtrBBINO— nOTAI/rr 0» THE ■ OITJZBKB—TafeOBHAMSHTB OB THR OITy—ITS SAT> I. Y-li IS AItTWOLOKMBTHEIiiS AMD MOBBMBHTS TO ifLCSTRIOIHS DEAD, . Savannah Is- i;|rrouhaed oa all sides by thsmost beautiful soerfe#, A Cincinnati Commercial eat respondent, dfcogitbiag it, assorts that] the word Sa vannah dials Jpe whole lace or the surrounding country, and tBA-olty, In itself, reminds one of the scenery, and fSamdenr, and romance of Italy. In the piping days'pf peace—.and .in those days there were statistics—its 'population numbered thirty thousand souls k but to si ay not more than “two thirds of that number oould be mustered in or out. Ko city of the'rebellion has contributed more lavishly to the support of a wicked war; and, as the fruits thereof, none is more humiliated, or humble, or sad. On the street, at churoh, or in the drawing room, nearly every lady yon meet is dressed in black —love’s sack-ototh and ashes for the lost! The peni tence of a thief, who has been caught stealing snoop, and sentenced to' tho penitentiary for life, for his shame, Is even more respectable' than the long-faces and sorrowful mieit worn by the mole inhabitants, “ the noble chivalry of the South!” And the little Children (Heaven bless’em !), do boner to their royal blood by singing that beautiful Southern stanza, "Jeff Darts rides a vew fine horse, . And Lincoln tides a mole, Jeff Davis is aientloman, And Ltaacofta is a fool S’ 5 with heart-rending variations to the ignorant mud sills of the North.! The citizens are representatives of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceanioa as well as of America, and thetnumber of languages spoken In Savannah*is astonishing. It is hut justice to the ’ Americans to remark that of all others they are tbe' most loyal. The British, subjects (of mental delu-, slon) are the most bitter enemies of the Union, of the flag; of the arifi?. The olty plot Is as remarks-: ble as the effect of It Is enchanting. The streets run parallel throughout, the length and breadthof the city, and on every street there Is a perfect square, with lts llttle park, enclosed with Iron rail-' togs, when the trees put on the robes of spring, and the flowers open to the light of Its sun L these • parks beoome fragrant bowers, full of singing birds and of floral offerings. There are thirty of these parks or squares"to the city- -South Broad street, In Savannah, is the most beautiful, with Its four rows of sycamores, and live oaks, and, magno lias; and Its lawn of green in -the eentre. Bull street Is tbe most fashionable, as It Is the one whioh leads to" Forsythe Place; "and the monu - monte, and the many churches are on that street, a fact that the young ladles do not fbrget when they indulge to a promenade. Jones street is the most aristocratic, so tor as private residences and ele gant surroundings are concerned, and no doubt It represents as much wealth as any other. Bay street Is the avenue of business to the olty, and •where the cotton -merchants had their walMur nlshed counting-rooms and warehouses. It runs parallel with the river, and commands splendid views in South Carolina. The whole olty Is Im ported ;‘the manufacture of mechanics and mer chants from the North and old world. It has a town-clock, an organized fire department, and Is not without gas-light. The public buildings, the ware- 1 houses, the depots, and many of the private resi dences will compare with thOBO of New York or Washington. ’ Though there are other beauties distinguishing the olty above all others of the South, among those that have a peculiar charm arethe cemeteries. All have equal malms, but we have room for descrip tions of only two. West of the olty, and the receptacle of Its dead, is the Laurel Grove Cemetery, It Is a holy place: beautiful to Its wealth of living trees and blooming flowers, and there are many honored graves within Its pale. Among them Is the tomb of Bov". Dr. Neuvllle, a celebrated Episcopal minister of Christ Church; Hon. John M. Berrien, a member ol Jack son’s Cabinet and a United States Senator from Georgia: Judge Bobert M. Charlton, at one time Judge of the Superior Court, and a member of the Senate at Washington, and many other men illus trious in thelf day. Mrs. Charlton, a beautiful woman, carries the freshest flowers of the morning to her husband’s grave, each day when the weather Efts, and strews them there with her own fair " While bitter tears flow freely down The cbeeha he u; ed to love so well. ’ ’ And there Is a handsome monument, erected over the remains of General Francis S. Bartow, of Sa vannah, whe was killed at the first battle at Ma nasßas, and brought home for burial. A brave man, no doubt, he was, and ehlvalric he may have been; but now that he fills a traitor’s grave, it ought to be so marked, If marked at all. , About four miles from Savannah, on thoYemon river, lying east of the city, Is Bonaventure Ceme tery, the most weird place I ever visited. It In cludes ten aores of law; is overgrown with live oak, the limbs of which are hung with Spanish moss; and the drooping evergreens, the mournful shade, the grass-grown graves, murmuring river, . and the grand, gloomy, and peculiar surroundings, combine to make Bonaventure the most irretrleva bly dismal spot in the world. In attestation of the foot allow me to tell you that a few years ago a young minister, whose name were better withheld, came down from the North, harito® lost his health there, and was experimenting on the virtues of the climate to the South, While at Savannah he wan dered about oarelessly, and one day chanced to stum ble Into Bonaventure Cemetery. The very weird ness of the place, and the sickening, sinking Influence of its air, so wrought upon his feeling, that he took off his coat and vest, tore open his shirt bosom, wrote a note to his friends, jumped Into the sighing river, when tostantlyjthe waters closed over him forever. The man who laughed to Westminister Abbey at -midnight’s awful hour would weep, and tremble, like an aspen leaf. In Bonaventure Cemetery. Ic ■ was formerly owned by the Tatnall family, relatives of Commodore Tatnall, of the rebel navy, but It Is now the property or Mr. W. H. Wiltberger, of Sa , Jn Monterey 'Square, and where the lamented nobleman-fell, there Is a beautiful monument erected -to the memory of Count Pulaski, of the Bevolutlon, The stone is the purest Italian marble, and the In scriptions thereon are appropriate and classical. In Johnson Square there is a monument erected to the memo# or General Nathaniel Greene. Both of these monuments are enolosed with iron ratlings, and their corner-stoneß were laid by Lafayette on the Hst day of March, 182 S, while he was on a visit to urn olty. Ornamental and Instructive as they are, no rude hand should deface the monuments or do aoght to mar the consecrated rest of the Ulus trious dead. " ;. - / INCIDENTS ttF THE WAB. Fotm Milks ahd Ebpeat—Close Hack. —Tho Chattanooga Gazetle, oI December 30th,-says: Pas sengers who came in on tee Kinggold train, yester day.evening, inform ns that a email party of Fades. ; ral scouts, seven in nnmber, went oat from teat , place in the morning bn professional business, and after proceeding a few miles discovered a couple of rebels, perhaps bn the same business. Federate thought they were sufficiently strong, and conclu ded they would make dose examination of rebel craft., Bebelts discovered what was up, and “got up, and dusted,” making 2.40 time for about four miles,-when, on approaching a thick undergrowth, the .pursuers were taken all aback by discovering -somerfifteen or twenty graybacks step out of the bushes to their front, with rather a belligerent air, wbpi Yanks, happening to think discretion the bet ter.-part of valor, wheeled their, horses, and made splendid time baokto Binggold, closely pursued by the rebß, only saving thelr dlstance and their “ ba con.” We did not learn to what command tee gray backs belonged, but Buppose they are a portion of the gang that has been stealing and murdering through that section for some time past. When tee train left, tho scouts had all got in except one. It wes not known whether he had been oapturedor not. Ah Ikoidbht oh Davidboh’s Haul— A “friend” sends the New Orleans Era tee following amusing incident of General Davidson’s late raid through Es beldom: “ During the late raid, which left Baton Bouge under General Davidson, the 2d Illinois Ca valry, commanded by the lieutenant colonel, was ordered toprecede the main body into Frankiinton.' Abbot, two miles west of the town there to a road coming into the Tanglpaho road from the south, and just as the regiment reached the junction there was a wedding party coming Into tee road from the south. The party consisted of the bride and groom, lour officers and Soldiers of the rebel army, and five ladies.' Seeing the ‘graybaebsp the colonel of the 2d ordered them to haft, upon which the party turned, to .run, when the colonel commanded the advance of hto regiment to fire and give chase, when the firing began the ladles placed themselves between the contending parties, and tee Illinoisans, being too gallant to fire upon the ladies, had no alternative bnt to run the rebsdown. The ohase lasted for two miles, and. resulted In the capture of the entire party except the bride. Sbe straightened Serself in the. saddle, put whip to her horse, and intran the squadron, when the party was brought nto the town, the oommanding officer offered the bridegroom to wait for him to send for the bride and finish the wedding, if he desired, but the offer was very politely declined.” Thh Tremdenblatt of Vienna states that as some sportsmen were out'a few days ago at Hutteidorf, near tee capital, shooting, the dogs started a hare, which ran towards. tho edge or the wood, where several fired at It, bnt without effect, and It eon U-. nued its course; ami soon after,-to tee great sur prise ol Its pursuers; ollmbedup a tree with extraor dinary quickness, and took refuge on one of -the highest branches. A well-directed shot, however, brought the animal flown, and, on examination, it turned ont to be a oat, wbteh some wag had inge niously Cirttßed ap ina hare’s shin. DISASTERS ON THE COAST, Foniiderla'gef the Steamer Krivflle: She Is beaten In bythe Waves —Loss of near ly all on Kosrtl-loss of a Philadelphia Kai-b: The Mollle Meteair-A Collision on lire Chesapeake—A Mail Steamer Damaged. The recent heavy weather along the coast, whioh has alreadybeen referred to by our correspondents at Norfolk and other points, has, as usual, added others to the long ,11st of marine disasters whioh have occurred during.the past year. In one case, that or the. Melville, it. Is Supposed that nearly all on board were lost; only one survivor has thus tor been met with. * ; - . THE SOUNDKKIMG OP THB MELVILLE. The bark Bechablte, of New Glasgow, Leaman, from Bugged Island bn the 27 th ult., arrived at, New York yesterday morning, and reports that on ; the - 4thtost,; in lat. 32, long. 73, picked up one bale of cotton. No date, lat. 30 42, long. 72 68, spoke schooner J. Smith, Orlando, from Fortress Monroe, for Wilmington, with sails split and loss or fore bcom.: Supplied him with twine. Bth tost., lat. 38, long, 74, about 3 o’olook A. ffi., our attention was attracted by oalls. < On laying to and sending a boat, we found ona piece of hurricane deck partofa wrack. Alberti,. 15 ay don, who stated that he had taken passage on board of-one of Whitney Sc Hathaway’, steamers, .the Melville, .which sailed Bom New York on the S6th instant, bound toHllton Head, and had encouu jdered heavy, so.uthwest winds, with a heavy sea, nntilthe 7th; at about 9P.M.; tbe bows wen stove In by tlie.soa.' Thecnptain ordered aboat lowered, wheb he, the chief engineer, the first cook, and one ECaman, with several others, were swamped to it. The passengers by balling with baskets were ena bled-; to keep , her ailoat, until about ll o’clock the-} next day—Sunday morning—when we low ered.,, the' .remaining, boat—a jmetalio life-boat— but before we. could get the lady passengers into it ifthffiMelvflle-went- uown port-bow, first upsetting - the life boat. Thera was a vessel In sight from * aboumo’clookatnlght, which was seen often until i we foundered; when-she was seen.no more, I raw a greet many perish, and. manycllngtog to piece. 2, the wreck. I wad in company with the life-boat,' -. an<l within hailing distance of her until about sun eet. Shewas then free of water and had only three persons In'her—l think two men and one lady. They answered .my,call, but kept clear of me. We were to Bight of a portion ol the wrack until sunset. The boat’s: crew made no effort to save any who .were, still clinging to tbe wreck. We burned oar Mall, consisting of three newspaper bags and one Yetter bag, the mattrasses, and evfiry com bustible thing on board, to slgnaliza the vessel to sight: We had about sixty-five passenger., five of them ladies, and about sixteen officers and orew. The Melvrtlle was originally a blockade-runner, takefcoff Mobile, and bought by Whitney & Hatha , way, of New York, who run her for two winters to Matamoros. ’• Slie was afilron vessel of five hundred tons, built to 1867, at' Hartlepool, England, and her owners, just before her last fatal trip, expended $16,009 to Improving her machinery. - _ Homes of Passengers on Board.— Wm. M Miller, E. M. Kdwardly, B. fit.oh, W. H. Hoyt, J. W. Borgy A. Kara A, Miss M. J. Bishop, K L. tee, W.B :-Bonham, Jf-. Alfred Welton, Bow. Bisgr, Horatio Hawkes, las. McMatlt, Bern. K. Lee & wife. Gee. A. . Biatean, Hy.Eppsteto, Joeish Morrell, John O'Rourke, T. Oiburn, B L, Green, L. Boyden, M. A Bellows, J. L. Strong, John Gainubell, M. Bburtleff. J&s. G. Barr, B. B. BauelK J. H; Htinsborn, M Donald, Mima J Bishop, W- W. Bishop, Mrs. Johnson, W. Maun, Wm. H. Judd, Dan. V Brown, Fred. J. Taylor, Geo. B. Lain?, Jos. Holmes, Samuel Brownlee. Isaac Eppttein, J. W Fairfield, H K.. Simpson, 0. H. Brown, Johi Cowdryi E. P, BeUowe, J. D. A. Oobb,' •Shippers of Cargo —7. H. Stevens, J. W. Broker, H. B. Craflin S Cm, S.H. Moore, Vanderveer, Thorn 4 Bellows, B H. Hamlta, Lehmann Bros .Lathron, find dington, & Co., Kemp. Day AlCo , John O’Bonrka, Thomp&on St Totten, Cahill 4 Co., J. J Watson. The commander, Captain Wattlet, was a resident of Brooklyn, where he. leaves a family. Matthew T. Levy wds the chief engineer. Mr, Bellows, a passenger, was of the firm of Vandeveer, Thorne & Bellows. Among the passengore, who were most-' ly business men .of Fort Boyar, wore an entire fa mlly named Bishop, Colonel Strong and son, and others. , . « - -Loss op the Babe Maeue Metcalf.— The ship Bridgewater, Captain Slssim,from Liverpool on Nov. llth, with 360 passengers, also arrived at New York yesterday morning, reports: Had heavy westerly gales the entire passage, lost and split Balls, earned away foreyard, stove boats, Sto. De cember lflth,. Chas. Magee, seaman, was washed from the poop overboard, and drowned. December 21st, Wm. Garvery, seaman, was lost overboard, supposed to have been washed from the forecastle while wearing ship during a fearful gale. January Bth, Mont auk Fof&t bearing N. by,-E, 70 miles, fell to,with bark Me llle Metealt, from .Philadelphia, for Boston, to a stoking condition. Took off the officers and crew and broughtthfttato this pert, llth tost, at 10.30 A. M., struck e» the outer middle ground, where she remained until 6:80 P.M. OOX.MBIOK OK THB CHESAPEAKE. ; A telegram from FortresaMourbe, dated the 10th, . says : The mall steamer Georglanar which left Baltimore-on the evening of the sth, hound to Old •Point,-collided with .the schooner John. Walker, bound up the bay, with a load ol oysters, about two o’clock this morning, between Smith’s Point Light and the-Wolf Trap. The night, was dark and stormy, with a thick fog, so that the approach of the schooner under sail was not discovered until too late to avoid the disaster. The bowsprit of the schooner struek the Georgian® near the port for ward the ; gangway, completely wrecking the light work and state-rooms clear aft to the port wheel - house Three hands and a chambermaid belonging to the boat are missing-. Several of the.passengers were slightly wounded; and one of two are thought to have been lost. The schooner sustained very little damage. The weather still continues unset tied andstormy. THE X.Q3T STEAHEH KEEiVII,I,X THBBB HOKE SAVED. New Yoke, .Tan. 12.—The brig Harriet, from Porto Oabello, reports that on January Bth she picked up a boat containing the mate, third engi neer, and one passenger of the. steamship Melville. Captain Watltogton was lost to the swamping of the first boat whleh was sought to bo launched. The names of those rescued by the Harriet are A. B. Peacock, of Philadelphia; Joseph M. Kerney, mate, and Wm. Kenney, chief engineer. English Comments on American AJLitrs. GEKEBAX DIX’S OEDBB. The London Daily News of the 2?th nit., alter rehearsing the successes of the Union armies to the 17th, then just received,, to England, commeats as follows upon the order of General Dix: That these achievements should have altogether turned away the attention of the public from the resultof the liberation of the “raiders’’ In Canada was, however, not to be expected, Thera 1b to the comments of the American papers on the subject some of that hasty generalization of which our own press has nob been guiltless, In which the un authorized and unapproved aot of an individual te imputed to the nation and to the Government. General Dlx, who Is in command of the military defence, has re-issued a formal order, authorizing his troops to shoot any parsons who may attempt to make again such an attempt, and If they should . escape, to pursue and seize them In Canada. The former part of the order we Are not concerned with, though we may observe that It Is one fully justifiable If the “raiders’’ are. regarded as belli gerents, but quite contrary to law and custom If they are looked upon as mere robbers. The second part of the order, we may hope, will not be sanc tioned by the superior civil authority. That plea which could alone warrant it, the refusal of the Canadian Government to administer justice and observe the duties of alii eg, has happily no founda tion to Tact. The Ministry has, on the contrary, lost no lime in disavowing the decision of Judge OoursoL The Attorney General has issued fresh warrants, and the police are again endeavoring to arrest the discharged criminals. The Government is reported to have already appointed stipendiary ma gistrates on thefrontier,expressly to take cognizance of. the breaches of International law, and to have furnished them with sufficient polioe force to sup port their authority. The Legislature has also been summoned to meet on tbe 19th of January. These measures will probably, as soon as they are known to the public, suffice to remove a natural Irritation. But we must repeat that their vigorous execution Is a duty we owe to ourselves even more than to our neighbors. * We are bound to show the example of doing as we would be done by, and as we have in former limes uttered keen ramonstranoes, and.even re sorted to actual force, when an enemy used neutral soil to prepare machinations against us, It Is Imperative that we should now vindicate our fair dealing and maintain our 'friendly cha racter by prohibiting absolutely the abuse of our protection for the purpose of directing treache rous violence against the Inhabitants' of a border ing and allied State. We should expect France to do thus mneh for us If we were unhappily at. war with America, .and Americans plotted and directed from Calais expeditions to sack Brighton or hunt Hastings. Aud it is clear that what wc should re gard as the duty of France to such a case would be still more her duty If the war were made upon our seaboard, not by a foreign nation, but by a portion of our own subjects to revolt. This la the American case at present, and there must be no hesitation In our doing'to them tbe justice which we should look for from every friendly Power If the ease were our own. . JOSEPH BASEBB AHD THB PEACE ADpBESS. , Deferring to the statemenipublisked In the Ame rican papers, that Mr. Joseph Barker, the English Abolitionist, was the bearer of the gigantic peace address to thls country, the Hews says: “ The peace address lately forwarded from Eng land to tee United States, and which'Mr. Seward deollned to receive, preserves all tee mysterieusness of Its origin. Why it was drawn up, and by whom It was signed, was never clearly explained. The most tangible statement publloly made respecting it was that It bad been carried to America by Mr. - Joseph Barber, well known on both sides of the At lantic aa a public lecturer. Hast Monday we saw in the Manchester Examiner .a statement that Mr Barker was still In this country, and had been delivering a lecture, at Heeds, In which, referring to some newspaper re ports about him, he said: “The purport of the last story to, that I went on a mission to Amerloato present a peace petition or document to the Govern ment ; thaH for fear of conseqnenoes, I went under an assumed name, calling myself Joseph Barker, Instead of Joseph Barker; that I have abandoned my anti-slavery principles, and I do not know what. The whole Is a tissue 01 pure fabrication and wioked. slanderous Bos. I have not been out of England for the last five years, except onoe to Guernsey. I have never been the agent of the Southern rebels, and I have never gone against my anti-slavery princi ples.” We read this -paragraph with surprise. We have certainly heard a great deal before now of the name of Barker In connection with a pro- Southern agitation In the North of England. It was plain, then, that a mistake as to Identity had been made. Yesterday, before we had had time to eomplete our inquiries, we recelveda letter from Mr. Joseph Barker himself, complaining that we had given publicity to fatoe, calumnious statements con cerning him; stating that he had nothing to do with the mission, to Washington, and, of course, not with the change of his name to Parker; that he was stUl opposed to slavery, and had not beenoutof England for two years. COHFBDBBATBS IK FEDERAL HUTSONS—AH ANSWER TO LORD WHAKNOLTHHE. Professor Goldwln Smith sends the annexed let ter to the Daily News: laird Wharncllffe, in his letter published In the Times of yesterday, intimates, on the ffilth of an American correspondent, whose letter he does not produce In full, and whose name he does not give, that the Confederate prisoners in tee hands of tee Federal Government are sufiertng unusual priva tions, and that a pile of them has been seen lying dead from want of nourishing food. And he acouaos Mr. Seward, in effect, of excluding tee went of tee Liverpool Southern Bazaar Fund from the prisons, lest by hto testimony these cruelties should be brought to light. In the course of tee tour In tee United States, from which I have just returned, I visited the prison at Camp Douglas, near Chicago, and the Prisoners* Hospital at BaUlmoio. And I beg leave again to . express the conviction, stated in my former letters,. that the Inmates of the prison were not suffering from wapt of nourishing lood, or from any unusual privation; and that the inmates of the . hospital were treated with.tee utmost liberality and kind. ■ ness'. I have among my papers, and hope to send you in the course of a day or two, the dietary of the botpltal. from which it will appear that there is no disposition, in teat oese at least, to withhold a suffl -Oiency of nourishing food. - 1 beg leave at the same time to express my firm FOUR GENTS. belief that the sentiment of the people at the North 1» M strongly us possible In favorof a humane and generous treatment of the prisoners, both as a mat ter of duty and as an Instrument of ultimate recon ciliation ; and this, notwithstanding that they are convinced, and In fact hare the proof before their eyes, that their own soldiers are . treated with the greatest barbarity In Southern prisons. I am, &e., Ooldwik Smith. Manchester, December 2T. The Magazines. From W. B. Zieber, 106 South Third street, we bare the new number of the North British Soviets, American reprint, In which three articles aro ex ceedingly good, out of seven—the remainder being of average merit. The first Is “ Commercial Phi. lantbropy the next Is “ Weldb&d audits Water," a well written personal sketch of home Accidents and foreign travel, amnsing to a degree, and fail of information, too; the third "upon “The late John Richardson," the last of Sir Walter Scott’s old per sonal friends, and himself a character, In his way. "We also have Blackwood? 8 Magazine from Mr. Zieber. Cornelius O’Dowd continues his oddly sensible and ever ebrewd comments upon “all the world and the rest of mankind." A further portion of “Tony Butler ” is given; there is a closing disquisition about the pbUlc schools of Bag land, an account of a vacation excursion in Ger many, and a very one-sided narrative, by an English officer, of his year’s residence in rebeldom, the pro sent portion deecritlng the defeat of the rebels at Gettysburg In July, 1868. The regulations at the Horse Guards, London, which permit an English cavalry officer to romain for twelve months among the rebels must bo rather singular, and scarcely In consonance with Queen "Victoria’s neutrality pro clamation. -Hum’s Merchants' Magazine for January has seve ral standard articles upon commercial and mone tary 6Ubjects r inciuding a biography, with portratt engraved on steel, of Mr, Cornelius Vanderbilt, of New York, an enterprising, persevering, and sac cesßfal, because honest man, liberal and. loyal to boot We should like to know on what authority his biographer calls him Commodore Vanderbilt, and the date of his commission. The January number of eodey's Lady's Book com mences the seventieth volume of that widely-oir oulated periodical. Besides the double fashion, plate, and numerous wood engravings, there are two steel plates—one an amusing scene entitled “May and December,” and the other a beautiful title-page appropriately representing New-Year’s "Eve. The circulation of Godey is said to be about 126,000 a month. „ A Prophet—Havu thePbopeb op Brooklyn one Among Them t—The Brooklyn Union of Monday afternoon says: About the middle of tills forenoon, the ears of the passers-by to Pulton street were sa luted with a sound strange and foreign. A man squarely built and a little below the medium height, came off the ferry-boat, shouting or rather singing to a peculiar monotone—clear, metallic, and rhyth mic, not unlike the tone of the minister of the So ciety of Friends—the following singular sentence: “ The day of wrath and of vengeanoe Is coming, and woe unto them that give suck to those days." The man would proceed a lew Bteps, pause, and, looking around and up at the windows, as if to pro claim nig warning to all within hearing, would re peat the sentence. There was. nothing out of the way to his appearance, save a eettlpdwarnestness to his brown eyes, and a compression of the lips, which, with the lower part of his face, were covered with a grizzled beard, streaked with gray. He passed through a number of the streets, and recrossedsthe Fulton ferry.about X o’clock, In con venation .wttto him on the ferry-boat, our reporter learned that-lie was an Englishman by blrtb, though a resident of this country now nearly forty-years. His. name is Ashcroft,'and he lives to Jersey City. He was tonner lyamember of -the Socletyof Friends or Quakers, a society which, he says, now exceeds aft others to the pride and obstinacy of their hearts and their at tachment to rigid and senseless forms. He regards hlmsoir as having a mission to perform, a prophetic note of warning to sound to a corrupt and imperiled generation, Helookß forward, as he.assured our reporter, with great earnestness to a religious war, taught to apprehend It by the spirit of truth, and what ha sees around him; and he especially trem bles for the awful visitations which await the wives and mothers of the nation. He Is sure that we de serve all that we will get os a people, and wishes his voice to he heard “as of one crying aloud to the wilderness.”. His language was singularly pure and forcible, and he quoted frequently from Scrip ture, if Ith which he seemed to be very familiar. FOMCIAL Aim COMMERCIAL. . In answer to a correspondent we give'the following condensed statement of the law or laws under which so Many of our cool oil companies have recently been or ganized, and the provisions regulating their organiza tion, and the liability .of officers, directors and stock- ] holders for debtscontracted. Aknowledgeof the laws' bearing npon this subjeot Is useful at this particular time: Oil companies .are organized under an act of Assembly, approved the 21st jf April, 1854, entitled “Aa act to enable joint tenants, tenants in common, and ad joining owners of mineral lands-in this Common wealth to manage and develop the came,” and the several supplements thereto. . The act autho- rizes the formation of a" company by any five -or more persons who may he joint owners, ten ants in.common. .for joint tenants.of mineral lands, but provides that before proceeding vrltn sny'luiproTe ment they shall sign and acknowledge, before come offi cer competent to take acknowledgment of deeds, a cer tificate in writing, in which shall he stated the sorpo' rate name of the company and the object for which it has been formed, a description of the lands, where lo cated, and the number of acree, the number of shares into which the land has been 1 divided, the residence of the owners and the number of shares owned by each, the .name of the county to which the chief , operations of the company are to be caroled on, and the number and names of the dirac tors, who shall manage its affairs -until the next annual election. This certificate is then to he sub mitted to theAttoriey General for examination, and to he by him certified, io he properly drawn and signed, and in conformity with the Constitution and lawe of the Commonwealth. When so-certifled, it is to he recorded in the office tor recording deeds In the county in. which the business of the company is to be carried on,aad a copy duly certified-ie to he filed in the office of the Secretary of tie Commonwealth. When so recorded and filed, the persons who havo signed and ac knowledged the same, and their successors, shall, tor the term agreed ‘ upon, not exceeding twenty years,he a body corporate amdpolitlc in feet and ic law. The quantity of land to he held by the company must sot exceed 8,000 acres The stockholders are annually to elect five directors. Ti e provisions of this act were applied to leasehold estates by act of March 80, 1850, The lard maybe divided into shares of not less than ton dollars. By act of May 1,1861, the provisions of the act of 21st April, 1854, were extended to mining for carbon oils, manufacturing, refining and selling, or conveying the same to market. By act of March 80, 1860, it to provided that the total amount ol the debt and liabilities, other than Ub capital stock, of a company, shall not exceed - the amount of its capital actually paid to, and if any debts or liabilities in excess shall be contracted, the director* and officers contracting the same or assenting shall be jointly and severally liable to'their Individual capaci ties; and by another section of tho sameact stockholders are made jointly and. severally liable in their individual capacities for all.debts and contracts mads by their re spective companies to the amount remaining unpaid on each share of stock held by them respectively, and shill be liable In like manner for all debts duß to me chanics, workmen, and laborers employed by their company. Provided, however, that no stockholder, director, oroffleer, shall be held individually liable fjr any such debt unless the same shell have been sued for . within one year after the time atwhiih It was con tracted. - The urgent demand for Government loans, noted In these columns for the past tiro or three days, was un abated yesterday, and. under the Inquiry, prices have again advanced. The ISBI loan sold np to 112, an ad vance of %; the coupon 5.20 s sold at 109 X, the registered at HOXt'the new 7.80 s were steady at 99H, The heaviest orders are for the 10- 40 gold- bearing bonds, which were withdrawn froin the market on Saturday last by the Secretary of the Treasury. Since then they have: steadily advanced, being the last of the gold-interest paying Government loans. A sale was reported yes teiday as high as 107. There was nothing . said in State securities. City 8s met .with little inquiry, though the new were held more dimly. The municipals sold at 101. ThOßhare list was - very du'l, - and the range of quotations' was lower. * Beading de clined to 66K—a fall of 74; Pennsylvania Railroad to MM—a fall of 54; and Catawissa preferred to 36M—a de cline of X. Philadelphia and Erie was held a Wile more drmly. North Pennsylvania was steady at 29. Norristown sold at 58; Lehigh Talley at SO; and Biraira' afSL There was sohslderable doing in bonds. Union Canal sixes at 28; West Pennsylvania sixes at 95; West Chester sevens at 100; Philadelphia and Brie sixes at 101; North Pennsylvania sixes at 9314; Beading sixes .’7oatlQl; and Harrisburg sixes si 100. The oil stocks continue dull. Thera was little or nothing said in navigation, mining. Or bank stocks. There,was a •moderate, inquiry for passenger railroads, at steady prices., Satawere.rasgrted of Thirteenth and Fifteenth at 21; Second and Third at 87; and Green and Coates at 25. The gold market was very excited throughout the day on account of renewed rumors of peace negotia tions. The belief that some definite result, of a favor able character, had attended Mr. Blair's mission to Richmond, was participated in by many on the-street, and in consequence cold receded to 217 later in the day However, it again advanced, dosing at 4 P. M. at about 221. Yesterday the Tack Petroleum Company declared a second dividend of two percent., payable on the 25th inst. . The Locust Mountain Coal and Iron Company also declared a dividend of four per cent, on the capital stock, payable on £he 23d inst. The board of directors of the Briggs OiLCompany have declared a dividend of one per cent, on the capital stock, payable oh the 2Cth Inst. The dividends of this company are hereafter to be paid quarterly. The directors of the Boss Oil Company of Pittsburg have declared a dividend of thredper cent, on the par value of the stock. Philadelphia subscribers will re ceive their portions at the office of McCntcheon & Collins, 240 North Front street. . Mr. Wn. V. McGrath has been re-elected president of *the Union Passenger Bailway Company. The Girard Lifellnsurance, Annuity, and Trust Com pany has declared a dividend of four per cent, out of the profits of the last six mouths, clear of all taxes. . The Hre Insurance Company of the County’btPnila delphia has declared a dividend of three per cant. • The Spring Garden Insurance Company announces a semi-annual dividend of aixper cent, free of taxes. ; The Pennsylvania Company for Insurants on Lives and Granting Annuities announces a dividend of four percent char of taxes. The Phcenix Mutnsl Insurance Company has declare! a dividend of six percent, on the capital stock, and six per cent, on the scrip of the company, payable oh and after the 12th inst, free of all taxes. The Union Mutual has declared a dividend of eight per cent, on the capital stock, and six per cent on the outstanding strip of the Company, free of taxes, paya ble on demand. The Germania Firo Insurance Company of Ne w York has declared a semi-annual dividend of five per cent The Citizens’ Firs Insurance Company of New York has declared a semi- annual dividend of ten per cent. The Mechanics' Fire Insurance Company of Brooklyn has declared a semi-annual dividend of five per cent The Mm* Insurance Company of Hartford has de clared a semi-annual dividend of five per cent IheFamslnsnranee Company has declared a dividend of three per! tent.payable on demand, clear of all taxes. . * -The Cherry Ron Petroleum Company announces a di vidend oftinper cent, payable on the %3d Inst, blear of State tax. The West Branch Canal Company announces a divi dend of five per coot in cash, and a dividend of tea per cent instock. 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Monday. 6k lro d 0..... 9 100 St Nicholas 0i1.... 4 BOARD. 12 Norristown eg 13 Readings., cash. 5T 300BrauezOil L«* 100 Dalzeii 0i1........ 9 100 d0.........,b30. 9X. 1030 Big Tank lots. SUC 200 McOUukock —ttf, SCO d0....10te-b3B. 5 400 Atlas .lots* 1.61 300 St Nich01a5....... 4 9OAROS. ICO Reading.......bis ggar 10CO Bhanaan IK KOUSS-205..»...e0a.1£55' 380 Ming0........~b33 3 & 400 d 0......... me ]coo us 020 a »g.~...He2 HCO Story 7arja..~~. sag 210 Egbert.... ........ sjc 3CO Com Planter....bs 65s ICO OU Greek g 8 100 8rigg5.......,.,.,, SO 2d*BdPß VT K» Reading........... §gfC 2 Penna K..,. gig 4CO Dunkard.......... g 20(30 McCrae b 39 13£ 100 At1at...........TTT S 200 Kldorado.. jg 400 Egbert............ me 100 d0..........*1)30 556 100 Hlbberd.,.. ...„Z 2 100 Hogue laid.lg 100 acCiintock....... S 100 Reading. gS? 100 Dtmkarl C/fc—l 100 5herman........b5 ig; :ial statement of the legal* rSI, ISSi: i*» outstanding. $545,23t 432,6(4.231 T0ta1.......—-. 1- 6 percent. notes outstanding... 41,325!5a 2- 5 percent, notes outstanding........ 13,93L(81 2-year 5 percent notes outstanding (coup.) 50,30%45t Total. $105,615 1 04i 3*year compound Interest notes outstanding 111,479.379 **.-*••• 29 I RIOOffD CTO City Bs, Municipal Kfl 3CO do— sC.IOoS icco 200 G Sell ST&v6s 1572.... 90 7 Meet alkies * Bank. 31 S Ijehiah Valley ». £0 36K 25 Union Canal. 100 do IK 200 McElleny. SH 17C0 Balrall 0i1....10ts 9 900 HO 8 700,Corn Planter. lot* 6% 700 KNicholau—lots 4 SCO CSIO 40 Bonds... IMK SOO do 107 200 ITB6-2080nd5....109* SOB BmouPet.,,..lota 1* 6COG Union c&n&i&s.... 2s 100 Bendlngß bIS 67X l«t AHa*...... ~ lit 7S Washington Oaa.. 21 100 McClihtock Oil— 4 94 100 Briggs „,.b5 OX 100 Hoble It De1......'103< 100 do .b3010J4 SCO City Os moni. ™~ICO Mo do ....101 SCO Cres City bswn 2 OCO Beading...™ .... 6014 200 d 0.—.......... asm SCO Sherman. IK 300 Betiding ...... .bsc 67 200 Bibbars hao 2# 60 Soeq Cnl 14 SWPnlzeU 930 9, 200 do BSt The following is an offic lender circulation Decemhoi United States notes, old last United States notes, new... Amount outstanding Bee, 81,1884...... *65).254.98* Amount outstanding Oct. 81.1884....... 636,53^*5 Decrease since Oct 31,1864............ *J,{S4,S7i The business of Hie JSub-Treasury was: Receipts. *880,182.74! rorctistoms. *162,(00. Payments, *2.930,. 289.46: on account of loans, *109.0C0; balance, *21*616.. 116,16. The If, Y. Evening Post of yesterday s&yg; Gold opened at 217, and after falling to 216#, rose t» 219££; the closing price is 2163*. The loan market is ac tive at seven percent., hot the supply of unemployed, capital is on the increase. Tbe stock market is depxewed. and with the exception, of Government securities the whole of trie list exhibits a downward tendency. Five-twemiea are strong, raw.* under a lively and increasing demand for investment have risen to 11C. Ten-forties are rising in favor. at prevent prices are regarded aa the cheapest of the gold-bearing bonds. It ha a been pointed ont that if gold should fall to 200 the ten-forties would still ba worth 103&, while with gold at 220 their value would held Certificates are firm at Ws£@§'i%r. Before the first • session sold was qu&ted at 216%.. Beading at lid, and Pittsburg- at 94. aiD * The, following quotations were made at the board compared with there of yesterday afternoon; United States 6s 1881,e0n®.... ,mx' u| d ' A4 J' United States 5-20 c0up.——..109% lQ93f \2 United States BMC coup*. 102? f 102% \£ United States certificates.—*. 97* 97% Reading Baiiroad.—.....—lls* «£ RUeburgßallroad...93 95 .. 2* _ After the call there was an improvement Coupons of Jffll rose to U2K, ten-forties to ÜBK, Beading to 113, Pittsburg to 9835. FltlladclpliiH Markets. Jaw7a*t 12—Kreaimr. There is very little dema id for Blear either for export or home nse, and prices are lesa firm, owing to the da • eline In gold. The only safies we hear of are In small lots to the retailers and bakers at prices ranging from 59.7E@10.26f0r superfine; *l9.6o@Ufor extra; *ll 12,26 for extra family, and $l2 «o@l3 3* bbl for fancy brands, according to quality. Bye Plonr is soiling in a snail way at *5@9.25 ® bbl. In Com Heal there la very little doing, and prices are unchanged. GBAIN. —Thore i* very litila demand for meat, bat - .prices are witnout any material change. Small s&hm are making at *2.«7@A7BHhashel for ioodtotSsM reds, and white at irom *ABD@3 © bushel, aecordlngto l K' sr ™ a C T^! lc , ed •sotall sals* are making at gl 70®x. <ec oust el. Cora continues firm, with SsrfatM st n $ i* for new yellow; old£ SftStl fiftS* aho ® rm ' **** Ko B nfhdd“ r | i2 Vt°oL“ ng Qisrcltron. Ist COTTOh.-The tales are in a smaU way only, and ■ the market isdnUand drooping; amaU lots ofmloWmra and good middlings are reported at fromfLiagusc^i iEOB. —Pig metal continues qnlst: smell sales of an- SShe? ”® matallK at flom 910 “ lor thr» market continues firm, but tbs sales are in a small way only, owing to the differeara S t^SS w l» 0 £J nT ?”S* 4MllerB - MmsPork talSt at *43@44 & barrel Bacon continues scarce; small sales of Hams are malOnf stai@23c «lb forpliin and SSTtWHiSSi. Small salea oFgreen meats are mak- PETBOI^DM.—JThe market Is dun, and prices ar* unsettled; we quote crude at Kffifilc; refined LnbJndat 72^R(fr4Si/ s 80 TVi Ol^ 9 ?? sallon as to quality, 6 GKOCBBIES^— The stock of Sugar is very much, re- ‘ ss? at oi» 7 onte sashtSaMfs&ur - * witk smau gAT,-«al«dis selling at *31©32 V ton. WHISEY. —Thu market Is rather Armor, and there is tHspart^amr^ 18 ** 1 * r6caipt6 of Konf and Orals at 2,000 bblo. com— i.soo but. uats™,. 3,630 burl if*w York Markets, Jon. 12. Asms are qnlet and nomlnaL BnnADSTnyrs —Ths market for State and Western fiSdSyS-J. 11 ! 1 8114 ABont 6o lower. Sales 6. SCO btls at J 8 60@9 80 lot superfine State; *lO K@10.15 for extra Mate; *lO.M@lO 30 tor choice do; *9.60@9 80 for aupe™ fiuejwestern; ilo.K@lo.K> for common 4o medinm ex tra Western;: *ll.o6@li .20 for common to*good sbtoptnx trade brands* lOUBd ‘ ll0 ®B OMo * * ttd *U.25@12 tor is dull and drooping; sales 450 bblant Ixtral® 12 101 commoa ' an<l ® I2 -R@i4-7ofor7MicyaS 8114 SK« lower; sales of &o t» eholeeextra 10 ' *° f ° r c<,m,llon ■ a “ d **° 25@12 tor good Bye Flour is quiet. Goru Meal is quiet. Wheat is dull, and nominally one to two cents lower Bye js quiet at #1 70for Western. Barleyis dull. * barley Malt dull and nominal. Oats are dull and “PS 11 ® 1 / 6 * l P 8 for Western The Corn market is dull st *1 90 for mixed Western, and sl.So@l 85 for new yellow jersey. Provisions —The Pork market Is quiet, and rather heavy; sales3,6to bbln at *l2 87M@43 BM tor mew mess *4LB7Js@42for '62 4mess,cashaSdregular way; Sslo @34. 75 for prime, and s4C@iO. 50 for prime mesa at hbomi^ e Uicir l 3 ** iUlet; Balea 350 bWs Ham* are less active, with sales 100 barrels at Cut Meats are in a limited demand, with sales of 175 pkgß at 17M@18M for Shoulders, and 19@21c for Hams. The Lard market Is ecarcely so firm, with a moderate inquiry; sales i,2CO bbis at 2u@24Mc. ■Wriskv.—The market is heavy. Sales 900 bbis West era at >126. Arrival and galling of Ocean Steamers. TO ARRIVE. Btirt rxox nos pats Pdinbnrg.........Liverpool New ¥ ork [w eg united Kingdom. Glasgow New York Dec'2B China- •••• Liverpool Now York Dec 3? Washington .....Havre— New York Jan. 4 C of Baltimore.. Liverpool -New York.™...Jan. 4 Canada....—. Liverpool Boston.™ ...... Jan. 7 America Southampton.. Now York Jan. 8 Virginia Liverpool./....n0w York..,™.Jan U Boinssia -Southampton.. .New York Jan.lt TO DEPART. <New York .......New York Bremen Jan.l4 Etna hew York Lirprpool. Jaa.l4 G. -Washington..New York..... New Orleans.... Jan. 14 Asia. BoEtcn.........Liverpool Jan. 18 Golden Bnle New York.... San Juan • Jau23 Edinburg-........ New York ™*. Liverpool .. ™. Jan. w Cre01e...... New Y0rk....-New Orleans.... Jan2l Morning Star.. ..New York.... -New Orleans....Jan.il Montezuma Hew York™. .Kingston, Ja.... Jan. 3 Ocean Queen-, -- .New; York Asplnwall Jan. 2a China—— New York Liverpool. K United Kingdom-New York™. -Glasgow. ™—Jan. 25 City of London.. New Y0rk,,...Liverp001....... Jan. 28 Coisica New York Havana, &c Jan. 3B LETTER BAGS, AT THE HEROHANTa’ BXOKANSB, tutt.loiw.wits Ship Coburg, ClhßOn -Liverpool, SOCK. Schooner Zsmpa. Johnson-......... Ponce, P. 8., book. BchoonerPrince of Wales,McNab......Barbados, PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF TRADE. Bahl, B. Storks, > Geo. N. Tatham, J-Committeb of the Mouth. Beni. Marshall. j MABUOTE INmueEirCE. PORT OF PHUADEUHIA, Jan 12,1M8. Bun BisEg-.-7 is I Sun Sets... 4 421 Hiou Water...B 18 , , - ARRIVED. Ship Uncle Joe, Tuksy. 20 days from Pensacola, iu ballast to pitman & Merchant. Steamship E C Knight, Gallagher, 29 hours from Now York, with mdse to W J Taylor & Co. Encountered new ice from Bombay Hook, and from Chester very heavy. Brig Olga, hence for Cape Haytien. was at an chor off the Buoy on the Brown. Bark Princees Ales, sandra, from Scmbreroihrig Bme Wave, one bark un known, and two brigs, were passed at the same place, going back to the Below Bombay Hook •aw brig Ocean Wave, schra Sophia Wilson and Geo Fales, from Piovidence, beating up; City Tee Boat, with three schooners m tow. going down. Saw above Bombay Hook a three-masted schooner beating up. At Newcastle piers one Henn.-brig and three echookere - st Chester piers brig Israc Carver and eeyen schooners l above Timcum brigs E H !■ ltler and Newbury, both tor New Orleans, going aoivu in tow. Brig Philip larrabee, Head, 6 days from Bristol. K r. with eyrup to J 8 Bazley Ac Co. ' Schr Jas L Haloy, Bussell. 8 days from Port Boval. in ballaet to captain. Schr Cypress, Cole, 10 days from Calais, with ship timber to J K Bazley a Co. ' CLEARED. EaikArnfe Kimball, Humphreys, Key West. Schr Lizzie Bachelder, English, New Orleans, Pcbr L feturteTaEt* Jones, Hampton Roads. Scbr Alice B, Oh&e*, Beaufo*t- Bcbr Forest Bine, Brizes. S W Pass. Schr D S Bluer, May, Port Royal. MEMORANDA* Brig Q G Roberts.from Barbados*, t before reported aground on Bon bay Hook Car, was got off and is now at Newcastle; the vessel having been abandoned by the crew, the par: ies getting her off claim salvage; eh* leaks but vs;v uttle, and is not, apparently, serionsty damaged by tbeice. Ship Westmoreland, Dscau, hence at Pensacola Ontario. Hoemer, hence at Pensacola 26th nit. Ship Si. Peter, Spregne, hence at feniacola 28th ult. In port ship Winfield Scott; barks Annie, May Stetson, orebUia. Pletades; brigs Fidelia, SB Kennedy. Oliva Frances, R B Deane, Volant, Alberti, and Kodiak. Brig Predonia, Wall, hence at Hatanxas 4th inst. BcbrJ J Spencer, Fleming, hence at Cardenas lih instant.. y NAVAL. - The U S supply Bteamer Union, Acting Voianteev Lieutenant Commander Conroy, from the Gulf Bio*, adlng Squadron, arrived at New York.-om Wednesday. Left at Pensacola 17 8 frigate Potomac, US steamers Os. sippi, Pinola. Omaeco, Sciota. Kennebec,'Aroostook. Penguin; U 8 barks Arthur. Knghn, Anderson: U S brig Bohlo; U 8 schr 3am Houston. Hettimer. Cory phees, Remington. At Kay Wost. U S steamers Stara end Stripes. Clyde. TaUaptmea, Mangold, Galatea; UR sloop-of-war Pale; O.S bark Settled. BXOHAJTOB, JAB. 12,1866, BOARDS. [limlrwin Oil ~s 5 9J£ : 1200 Pope Farm iw BOARD. 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