pinasis,/ .Y (SUNDAYS EXOEPXED, JOHN W, FORNEY.' : m SOUTH FOUETH BTEBST. jars. Li Ik.v soi.cai» P»£ XSSvil, 1m .wbnty Cents Psft WEttfi, id Mallei la Stthssribs™ out of the olty. Pas Aksith: Pour Dollars and Piftt MONTHS ; Two DOttARS AND TvrSNfT- Three Month i, Invariably la adranaa >red. . y\i ..■■■"! . . lent* lnnertcd at the nenal ratei. KI-WKEHLT PKESS, there, Elys Dollars Pee AstnjH, la .NKB ! WAREHOUSE, 718 CHKSTfirpC STREET. Cl, STOKES, & CO., IDS COMMISSION- MERCHANTS, HAVE BEHOVED:TO e 33 Cliestnut Street, iey offer lor sale, t>y the package, ,ND BLEACHED COTTONS, OSNABDKOS, TICKS, AND DENIMS; FLANNELS; ■OE-MIXSD, AND SCARLET FLANNELS; iL SKIRTS; : i, olalliAadluff jnaimlactares; AND OTHER OASSIMBBES; TWEBRS. MPM.UOTi.Ao.. hi. BLOTS EEKSEXBi —- T , GOODS JOBBERS. <JSH. & KTIBTZ, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS IN BY* GOODS, 'TED their Store from IS7 N, THIRD St., TH THIRD STREET, will keep a fail line of— , C»«Bimete». a»dVestia*». Blbboae, and Dtese.Qooda. i and Balmoral*.. . and White Goode, id Embroideries. i, Jean*. Glnghame. ' Shtrttnes.Colored Cambric!,iti. jall-lm »S¥ GOODS. NEEDLES, m ciiesinot mm, ttontion to Ilia l»r*a assortment of ACE goods, , COLLARS, SETS, HaKDKKSCHIEFS, ie fo* tiupresent season. - ... - r ..'. AfiDS or >TiBD wu>a .ENCH MUSLINS, u-gain, arid for sals low. - «*■ ILETAHB,' ILLUSIONS, and Other foods, BKIUAL ABU PABTY DSKSSE3. tensive assortment of HASDKEKOHIEFB, BBOIDEBIES, Ac , all of which are offered tell below the present gold rates. E. M. NEEDLES, 1034 OHESTHUT Strest. PROPRIETORS U- S 33 K M ES I* -'E JEt S' Can always find a full stock of 1 TB, ILTB, LINEN GOODS, , SHEETINGS, &0., litwlwUraU prlossrat.. J. C. STMWBRIDGE & CO.’S, ®Sra ab 4 MIBEE'P Sts. Of *‘ ODB OWN MAKE. ’ 1 , complete assortment in tbe city.-■warranted rior in symetry of style and finish., the moat md re ally thec/ieajpetffSkirfcslntha market, ents for th® “2?hW FLEXIBLE ” SKIK.C, •liable Hoop Skirts made equal to Bradley ? s Eliptic. ” and at much lower prices, together lues of lowpinocd Eastern-made Skirt*, from lags, from eo cents to $1.60. Skirts made to «red and repaired) wholesale ana retail. Vi* SOPEIffSV ' ;3S ABCd Street. JTIYE NOTICE TO LADIES. Lupin’s Merinoes at $1 50. , Lapin’s Merinoes at $1 60. Lapin’s Merinoes, aU colors, test bargain offered in these Call and >ezn. Compare them. Selling fast. Assort at ... „ DRESS SILKS. :t out a larte lot of SPRING STYLE SILKS at mnch less than IMPORTATION COST, and AI an a Stock of (NO AND SOMMER DRESS GOODS '■irked at _ VERY.LOW PRICES jo will anticipate their wants will Had de ttEMSlnjhejibgrgjlpfiJl*. __ . ___ .. COBWEB STOBDMirr «i EBB, 1 - 453, and 434 Korti SIOOSO rtrent. above WILLOW. ti OUT 19IHTER DRESS iRKIT REDUCTION IK PRICES.. French Poplins and Marinoes. ad Marinoes Plaid Poplin*. Dalainea." and Fitnred Mohairs, Foil de Chevraa, and Goods of every variety, from 40c to $3. STYLES AMERICAN DELAINES, 40c, : Yds. YARD WIDE CHINTZES. 60c. 'W YORK MILLS MUSLIN- 050. jvery variety, at LOW PRIONS ’ in every variety, at LOW PRIIES. iGH AND HEAVY COLOBED Silks, in Wins Colon, Browns, Grown, ss, whites, &c . l and heavy Plain Silks, ivy Black Corded Silks. ■vy Plain Black Silks. 'is of various styles, Hoire Antiques. sred Bilks. , Dresses. id SS-inch Pure Silk Velvets for Oloaks, real inperior quality Frosted Beaver Cloths, . bbwih hall * 00., 86 South BBOOBD Street, lINING, COAL, AND OTHEB QOHPAHIBS. ■- reparad to (orulßkHaw Oorwf&tion* vkk all !h«T raasln. at liort notlea and low pilau, Itr. ill itylei of Blndln*. PLATE CERTIFICATES 0? STOCK, J BATHED" 1 " iFEBBOOK, BS OF TBAHBFBK. !K LEDOBB, !K LEDGER BALAHOBS, [BTEB OF CAPITAL STOCK. . ISB’S PBTTt LEDGES. 'DHT OF BALES, ’BHD BOOK. MOSS & CEO., 'OK MAJTOJIkOTO EBBS AJTD STATIOMBS, 8 PATJEKT IMPROVED STI! AM -HEATING APPARATUS iMHffl inn VENTILATING PUBLIC IHQB AIU) PKIVATB BESIDJSNCBS. MUTETPAffTaRED BT TSB STEAM AND WATER-IIUATINQ COMPAiKY OF PEFTIiSYIi VANIA. / & CO., SOUTH FOURTH STREET. B. M. FELT WELL, Sup't. ’fi Pe.Wb€Botw ® Bridgeton, ERODES & 107 Soail YOL. B.—NO. 148. F^ cox gCALES J > B. WALBAVEN, MASONIC lAA.XJU, 5l» CHESTNUT STREET, OFFEKg A LAKGE ASSORTMENT OF WINDOW SHADES, PIANO AND TABLE COVERS, PICTURE TASSELS AND CORDS, LACE CURTAINS, BOLD AND WALNUT CORNICES, BBOCATEIiLE CUBTAEfS, Fttral.hed In latest Parisian deatrae. .. WALRAVBN, I*3-K 719 CHESTNUT Street, W, W. KffETr. THE FINE ARTS. GALLERIEsT^' JAMES’.'.IS. EAKOE <fe SONS, Havsjußtracalved the following NovelU««, per “Sav. By Von Snhen, Da Benel. Meyenheim,Engolhardt, Dillems, Panl Weber, and others. . .NEW ENGRAVINGS. Ololco subjects Is Lise, Mezzotint, ana Stipple. , After MelsßOnier, Merle, and other dlßttngolehad Ar tists, tnporblj flnishod In oil colors, fac similes of the originals. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THB Oil, BKGTOBS. : HEW CHROMO-LITHOGRAPHS , IN GREAT VARIETY. EARLE’S GALLERIES, jais'et ... ■... :; : Ho. StO CHESTNUT Street. WATCHES AND JEWELRY. JBV FINE WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER AND PLATED WARE, CORKER ARCH AHD TENTH STREETS, trooebee, Sleeve Buttons, Armlets, .Bracelets, Beaif Pins and BlnEs, 'Tea Sett, Ice Fltehers, ; : Walters, GotletJ, Porks, , Spoons,. &*. SV* Watches repaired and Warranted, Old Gold, Diamonds, and Silver bought. no2o-8m ■' 1 HARRISON JARDMT. J]DWARD P. HILLY, < i JOI-IN KELLY, 828. 013 CHESTNUT STREET, ■ . FOR PANTS ' AND VESTS. jal7-tf «EKTg J> FURNISHES© ©ool>*. QHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR GENTLEMEN. A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF SCARFS, OLOVESi TRAVELLING SHIRTS, SUSPENDERS, MUFFLERS, ■ ' HDXFS., And every description of SENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS, " SUITABLBFOE PRESENTS. LINFORD LUEENS, dell-tl • M. W. for. SIXTH and CHESTNUT. PINE SHIRT MANUFACTORY. A. The subscribers would invite attention to their IMPROVED OUT OF SHRITS, which they makea specialty in their business. Also, constantly receiving NOVELTIES FOB GENTLEMEN'S WEAR. J. W. SCOTT & CO.; GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE, Ho 81.4 CHESTNUT SfKEET, deSl-ly Ponr ; doors below .the Continental. NOTICE OUR ATTENTION HAYING BEEN CALLED TO AS aertions and eiatemehls lately made in the public prints with the design of detracting from 'the high repute en joyed by oui Thraadf we bei to state that ouvatandard ' has never been during the past (Thirty Tear*; and that new, as heretofore, no pains and expense are, or will be spared to maintain for this Spadl Octton its present character. The attention of Bayers end Consumers is drawn to the fact that most of the new Threads offered to the pub lic, from No. .30 upwards, are marked up, and that the difference in the coarseness of numbers, supposed to cor respond with onr numbers, often varies from ten CIO) to twenty (20) per cent. - ja19.30t» jg H. SLEEPER & GO., 615 MDfOB BTHE ET, MANUFACTURERS, agents, and ■WHOLESALE DBALBKSIK FLINT AND SKEEN SLASS WARE, Have now in store a full assortment of the above coeds, whiehwe offer at the lowest market rates. Being sole agents for the SALEH GREENGLASS WORKS, we are prepared to make and work private moulds to order. PORTER,: MINERAL, and WINE BOTTLES, of a superior color and finish. Also, LAMP CHIMNEYS, APOTHECARIES’ SHOP FURNITURE, SHOW BOTTLES, SYRINGES, HOMtE OPATHIC VIALS, and Druggists Glassware generally. . B. H. SLEEPER, jaS-IRS .. . JOHN W. CAMPION. ?SUT Street J' HOLMES GROVER. ENAMELLED SLAKE MMTEL ITABIBOOMSi TABLE TOPS, &a.; Ac.; \ _ No. ©23 cnestmit Street, OK Uao, wide! FACIOBT, XKSXH AND SANSON, BUCKWHEAT FLOUR. WHITE CLOVES HONEY. NEW FABED PEACHES. CULTIVATED CKANBEEEIES, li o, ALBERT O. ROBERTS, Dealer in Fine Groceries, nol-tf Corner ELBVBNTH and VINE Streets. "BEWARE THE . NORTHEASTER !- BEOWBE’B PATENT METALLIC WBATHER STBlPifand WINDOW BANDS totally exclude COLD, WIND, RAIN, and DU3T from doors and windows. They stop the rattling of sashes, save one hall the fuel, and are warranted for five years. For sale or applied by ' - DAVID H. LOSSY, 38 South FIFTH Street, , e . a . , Sole Agent foi Pesasylyanise Local itentg wanted tbioagbont the State. ja!2-im* res. Razors. lABEIBA’B, jaM-ct* RMETl prepared UREDIRICK BOLAND, JL Manufacturer'of eyery yariaty of LOOKIMCK GLASS and PIOTORB FRAMES. and dealer in EUROPEAN AND AMERICA N ENGRAVINGS. PHOTOGRAPH OVAL FRAHBS. tn great variety. , > ’ deJS-lm* ’No.fWl North NINTH st,. above Eae*. SEWING MACHINES. SEWING MACHINES. 44S cuksisux sx. CURTAIN GOODS. NO. 816 CHESTNUT STREET, NEW PAINTINGS, NEfr PHOTOGRAPHS,' BUBBCHANT TAILORS. TAILORS, Haye just received a lot of NEW STYLE CHOICE GOODS, 3. * P. COATS, PHILADELPHIA. pOCRTH NATIONAL BANK OF PHILADELPHIA, - . No. 723 ARCH STREET, OBSISKATBD DEPOSXTABT OP THE UHITHD STATUS. t 3-iOths TREASURY NOTES, Confertlble at Natality into 15-80 BONDS. . ■ Thi* Bank la now prepared to fnrnl.lt these Rote* In imall or large quantities, and of all denomination*. They present the advantage over any other Loan of the Government of being converted at maturity Into the popular 6-20 Losn. The Interest is payable semi* Annually In February and August. A COMMISSION ALLOWED Off BALES of $5,000 and upwards.;.':. ■ ■ SAMUEL J. MAO MULLEN, de3o-lm OABHIBE, £)E HAVEN & BROTHER, QJBBS' No* 40 SOUTH THIRD STREET. jafrlm : ' £J- B. LEECH & COMPANY, RANKERS AND STOCK BROKERS, No. 14 FAKQ.T7HAK BUILDINGS, CWAIiHDT ST., BELOW THIRD), Gold, Government Bonds,' .011' and Miscellaneous Stocks, bought and sold on Gommlssion at the Board of Brokers. Sealers In Foreign Exchange, letters of ore dlt leaned on London, Paris, Antwerp, &o._jal7-8m nil affiSEh & co„ J - K v BANKEKB, _ No. 43 fcouth THIRD, street. COMMllll<4 H3> LOAa . S - BOUGHT ahd sold on J|»p THE ' ■ „ REGtILAK BOARD OF BROKERS. UNCURRENT &c. , BOUGHT n S°I-I- t ?GTIONB MADE and INTEREST ALLOWED Ug DKJrOSIT. - - jai7 lrq* gARPEB, DURNRY, & CO., BA-NEnEIEtS, STOUR AND EXCHANGE BROKERS. : Psrtlenlar attention paid to purchase and sale of Oil ftoeks. ■' •* BOOTH THIRD STREET, pznangnpsu. Ssra*BKOBS.-Drexel(itCo.,FhilndelphUi j. u. An*. t»a, Pra*Weixi gcutkwsfcpfc Sank. novia-Sm (fawwimi-iin.. m—.... -.- jt', '• ' " T T~ “*» «£A*kaSß BMORZ. IAIiBS. 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NKBEL PHILOSOPHY OVBB TUKIP, MISrOBTPRE, XTogtcs iliat Hotte’s Division will Be* APPOirtTKBHT OP BEItCKIKEIDSE AS SECRETARY OP WAS-POOTE DISOHAESEO EEQM CUSTODY— SIHOUETON, THE yAEKEE>EAOE DEMOCRAT 'AMO ' : COMMiaSIOMEB. ! ; V , : WAsniBOTOw, Jan. 19---The following Is from the Btoj»taat|}i, : n<«Mtefc of thej.7tli Instant: ThetfclfSif Fort Fisher, we presume, closes thß port of Wilmington. It commands the main on tranceto the Cape Fear river, and will, we fear, enable the enemy to blockade the river completely, giving them,"as It does, a secure lodgement on the left bank: : Fort Caswell an (.several other works still guard the southern channel of the river. .“ Fort Fisher is thirty miles below Wilmington. Some'regard the .fall of Fort Fisher as a disaster, while many are disposed to consider It a Messing In disguise. The latter are, it must be said, a nu mer - ous and sensible olaßs, contend that Wllmihgtcm, as a seaport, has, from the beginning, us more harm than: good, They say'that the goods lm po.tcu tnrougu IV bare neon or little gjJOd' to : US, while milHcne of dollars-worth, of our cotton has thence round Its way Into the hinds of our enemies. It is proper to add that possibly our. force, whieli, according to Gen, Lee’s despatch, was making a heavy demonstration, against their rear, may retake the fori. “ It was reported yesterday that General John C. Breckinridge had been made Secretary of War or the Confederate States. We could obl&Ia no. con* firmatlon of the report in official circles, but there arc ho reasons for It.. General Breckinridge was expeoted to.arrive la the city last night.' It was also reported that. Colonel Northrop, commissary gene ral, has been displaced. . PiULADmrHIA. “ Judge Haliburton, of Ike Confederate Court jbr tlie Eastern Dlstrlot of Virginia, on yesterday, is sued a writ of hateas corpus, .on the petition of Hon. Henry . S. Foote, a member -of the Confodorato House of Eopresentatives from Tennessee, com manding Captain Hugh S. Daggett, the provost marshal of Fredericksburg, to bring before the judge the body of Henry S. Foote, on Thursday next, and ’to shew cause why he should hot be sat at liberty. Mr, Foote, In his petition, states that’ ho had been arrested, and was held In custody by order of Captain Daggett, who professed to be acting by' the order of one James A. Seddon, Secretary of War, Ac. Happily this matter, had been settled by the liouse of Representatives, to whom it was referred by the President, declaring on yesterday that they ‘are oi the opinion that the goad of the country would not be subserved by the forced at tendance of the said member upon the sessions of the House, but that under ..all the circumstances of the case It Is expedient that the military authorities' discharge Hlm;.£ronx .custody.*, rWo presume Mr Foote has alroady'boen sot at liberty. “air. J. W. SloglotoD, of Illinois, the Yankee .Peace Democrat and. Peace Commissioner, Is still at the Spottswood Hotel. His presenoe in the city- not produced a great sensation." - ; The Departure of Blair and Arrival of THE RESULTS Off MR. BLAIR’S VISIT GKKIBAL HARDEE’S POSIOOA’ NEAR, The Richmond papers appear to be In a flatter o f excitement in regard to the, peace movemente, al. though |thoy endeavor to treat the subject with ap parent Indifference and even ridicule.- Tko arrival and departure of any Northern man, who may hap pen to 'visit 'the “ Confederacy,” exoltes, however, the greatest possible amount of rtiimor and Inquiry. The TFftiy, of the 16tb, contains'the following: , The fiag-of truce boat which' conveyed Mr. Frank' p. Biair, sr., to iJoolware’B landing, Saturdav. i.«>n e uvio t S o city, ?H mimm msi General ,t, w. SJnscleton, ofllllnals, who is mentioned lasooio th. 6 Yajikqqjo.tuysAls. i fry taaig— , : sloner,” but who, according to his own-statement, has simply come to the Old Dominion on a visit to a number of relatives and mends residing in this ■ State. General Singleton is stopping at the Spotts wood Hotel. ■ He is a prominent Democratic politi cian of the. most conservative - and rational class, and took an active part in the Cincinnati Peace Convention (composed chiefly of dissenters from the' Chicago nomination), which, It will bo remembered, adjourned to reassemble in the city of Philadelphia early In March; General S. will; no doubt, avail' himself of every opportunity to ascertain the our rent of public sentiment Iff Richmond on the impor tant questions of the day, with the vlow, as we pre sume, of promoting, If-he ean, the interests of peace and of communicating to his political associates on his return 'the impressions of his Intercourse with officials , and private . citizens; in the Confederate capital. . . •; • . It is understood that Mr. Blair had a private and confidential interview with the President He came In no official capacity, and had' no official Inter course with any member of the Government. The belief In well informed .circles Is that this Interview . may lead to ,a conference between authorized agents •or commissioners of the two Governments; It Is known that President Davis will permit no obsta cles of form to stand ln the way of sending or re ceiving commissioners. In Its news columns It states that Mr. Blair was handsomely-entertained during his sojourn in Richmond, and adds: “We aie asßurea mat the report is true that President Bmfe ft«?; sent m amyrapti tetter Bij am- I/iofr, at* pressing his ■willingness to send er receive commis sioners authoTlzed.to negotiate apeace.” Tiio Dispatch glves some particulars of the inter view between Messrs. Blair and Davis. It says: As the end and object and resalts of his mission have furnished the theme: for endless speculation and discussion, we are glad to be able to relieve publie curiosity, by laying before our readers some faots concerning his,lnterview with the President on Friday morning. The meeting, especially upon the part of Mr. Blair, waß marked by a degree of cordiality that was as-refreshing as :lt was unex pected. He shook the President’s hand warmly, as suring him at the, same time of his undimlnl3hed regard and esteem. The first compliments over, he requested a private conference with the President, which was immediately jiecorded him. After a private conversation of -an hour’s duration, Mr. Blair took his leave, expressing himself highly' gratified with the reception he haa met and the results of the conference. Some time after his departure, the President wrote him a note, stating that as he (Mr. Blair) would like to have in writing ■ what be (Mr. Davis) had said: to him; he had writ, leu to report that he was willing, as he had ever been, to appoint commissioners to Mr. Lincoln, with a view to theadjustment of the difficulties existing between the two countries. It is understood that Mr. Blair told the President that he Came in no offi cial character, but simply with the-knowledge and consent of Mr. Lincoln. He expressed the opinion that Hr. Lincoln would certainly appoint commis sioners to meet the commissioners appointed by our President. Referring to the arrival ol Uen, Singleton, tlie Dispatch adds; THIS peaoe. commissioner, business is fast beaom tog ridtoulouß, For Uio benefit of wHonilt may con cern, we Will state that Cron, singleton is at tba Spottswood'Hotel, where lie lias beencalled or bv a number of citizens. We should nrit be surprlsea to see old Horiree'Greeley next; flying around in Rich mond as a peace commissioner, , The Sentinel says: There are many rumors afloat as to the object of Ms (Blair’s) visit, and, aB a matter of Interest to our readers, but without vouching for its correctness, we give the, prevailing opinion? * It Is said. tfiat Blr, Blair sought an Interview with the. .President, i ostensibly Jot IFie'purpose of procuring .certain captured documents. That in the course of the conversation Kr. Blair broached the subject of peace, but admitted that he-had no authority to ne- - gotiat© on the-subject. ' The answer of the Presi dent is said to have been vs That the Confederate Government web now, as It had.always been, ready' to receive properly authorized commissioners &om the United States, or to send commissioners to that Government, to negotiate a settlement or the diffi culties now existing. STtti;Esedmtoir:ietm ■to Gen, Singleton’s arrival as follows: . Butler is replaced in the estimation of the Gobe mmtchcs by,the Hon, Mr. Singleton, member of Oon- Sress from Illinois, who is commissioned “ Peace ommlssioner” by the New York Herald. Hr. sin gleton came to Richmond; through the lines, on yes terday. and put up at a hotel, We understand that he declares he is without the least authority to be Peace Commissioner, and has ©bino here on his own motion to look after his own affairs, and see his rela tives, who are Virginians. Mr. Singleton has no more business here than Blair,than Prentiss, than Kirk, than Jacanes—none at all. 1 The departure or General Butler from the army Is thus alludedito by the PfspafcS; , The Army of the James last week witnessed a very tonclilng .scene-old Benjamin Butler’s fare well to his troops. He was torn suddenly and ruth lessly from Ms beloved niggers by Lincoln, and sent Into the shades of private life at Lowell, Mass, The communications between Richmond and Charleston do not seem to he in a very perfect con dition. Thje Richmond Whig says; We rarely receive a Charleston paper nb wa-days, and therefore copy from the- Macon Confederate the following items, derived from an officer in the army - near Charleston, who arrived at Mason a few days ago: He says that our forces are in first-rate con dition, and not in the least dispirited or depressed by what has occurred, They.axeas enthusiastic as ever,, and ready and willing to confront the foe and oppose his advance as soon as he attempts one. Con fiding In the judgment of the gallant, oMvalrous Hardee, they but await the command to pounce upon the foe. The army 1b advantageously disposed along thellneof the road between Hardee vllle and Charles,, ton. - The enemy Is estimated to number about fifty thousand, a proportion of whom will, it is espeoted, ■ bo left as a garrison at Savaimah, together with- a - number of negro troops./■ It is expected that as Boon as-the ehemy-eompletes his arrangements a com bined land and naval attack will ■be made on Charleston—the -land attaok from the direction of Savannah. The > negroes taken by Sherman -are leaving him: In large numbers, an officer having met one crowd, numbering at least fifteen hundred, on their return to thoir homes, their treatment having been so different ; from what was promised- - Our informant also states that' a large number or negro children were either jostled Into the river by-- '-he treaoherous Yankeeg or thrown In by their de luded mothers, their captors having told them they could not take them along. Lord Lyons, on his return to London, stayed for some time, at the Norfolk Hduse, St. James Sauare, the residence of Ilia sister, the Duohes3 of Norfolk, also the birth plaoe of. George 111. At the end of'last month lie was at Arundel Castle, one, of the abodes of the great ducal family, aud convalescing. , THE SOUTHERN STATES. capture Fort Fisher. THE SOUTHERN PRESS. Singleton at Richmond. CHARLESTON. THE AKSIY NKAE CHAELKSTOH. { ' MABKINUFKG. OinSBIOH TO FAY THE TONNAGE TAX—COLORED wmßOWßlilfAywf pabsbnobb; bail wa.y , oarst- A BBBgBytAfdJaTITIoi! xoa A DIVOROE—A TOLL iißipaa.O* | pfl?"oattKK—uyAsioNa and short. coinEGfl.ofinto'ltPOßATibirß iiiqitirrd into and . SQTTBLCbAJL '■ ' * ' ' CSpecial Correspondence of The Press.-J ' fiAßßisinaa,. January, 19, isps. Two of raUrbadoofporatibnSi which own lines courging through ihe .extreme western, counties of pur State, are apparently abpptj to ; be-. . brought to giJef for failure to obey the requirements of the. tonnage.law passed lastyear. It appears that while (be Pennsylvania Central and Beading RaJltAAdlt .p„id ioto the treasury- thumocssaary tax, some Sd6,ooo,heing the .aggregate paid by these two corporatloiiSf.the Plttsborg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago and the,Cleveland and, Pittsburg Cqtnpa-.. nles have npt'.paid a single oopper, ribr have, they made a return to the-Auditor "General. Such fall-; ures.cannot, and.wlli not, bo permitted, as the de linquents wlHjsoon ascertain. .". This morning an Interesting discussion took place .in the Senate, upon a bill Introduced by Senator Dowry, prohibition, tho exclusion of colored-people from the passenger railway cars. The Republicans are by no .means unanimous In their belief that such a bill should,pass, and It Is. not, therefore, un likely that jr hen It comes lrOm the Judlolary Oom mittee It will ..again be ventilated, and perhaps be tilled. Mr. Donovan was the only .Philadelphia Sonator who discussed Its morlts ami demerits to day, and he gave as f dae strong reason why it should be defeated, was, that although'the subject had been before the Senate seme days ago, not a single pe tition had (been presented In favor or its passage. Mr. Lowry read a lengthy speech in favor -of his bantling, a speech he had taken great trouble -to prepare. And during the debate half a dozen different Sefirftorsj.oxpresßei their views upon the subject; -jSjjne.dfrthe ranWßyfcemparfleS, it ap pears from thS remarks made, are aifraclipg upon 1 ..tawtugsiyr 9«« w« assert that the Legls. lature rgaks them perform certain' aoss' which are interdicted by their charters; but, If that Is the-only prop they-have to sustain them; they , may expoobthe fgbrlo .to fall, as that prop will cer tainly be knocked from under them at an early day. Mr. Donovan, .who, you know, Is a conscientious' Democrat, stated that, If this bill were passed, a prejudice -would' be . created against- the colored people which would prevent their being permit ted to ride In oars for many years; but if the matter, werelefc with the companies he believed that in two years every company in the State would allow persons of whatsoever shade of color to avail themselves of the accommodations of the oars. Mr. Dowry will tha ve.the bUI reported by the Judic(ary T Committee an early day, when another debate will doubtless tako placo.- > You hayo beep already Informed that a petition has been presented hero by a Mrs, Barton, ef Balti more, asking lor a divorce from her husband, who is a gambler In Baltimore. The oase_.appsars to be one of peculiar hardship, and,-I judge, will bo favorably considered- and a divorce granted. The ; lady herself, was in the. House to-day, with her llttlo child, and created much sympathy. A bill was passed this morning, authorizing the erection of a toll bridge over OIL Greek, at Oil City. The old .bridge is sadly in need of repair, which the County Commissioners of Venango de cline to make, and accordingly the Senate has de creed that ftbree or four enterprising Individuals shall have thg power to construct a new bridge, using the materials of the old structure. This will be good newWjß the petroleum speculators who go thither, and .to the dwellers tkeroabouts. it it evid«B%Uittt, corporationa are not to expeot that their shortcomings will be overlooked, Tes. terday the railroad companies rocelvod a. slight In timation tbatvUiey would not'be'allowed tocharge excessive tolls,d»nd to-day the banks are: informed that no subterfuge to evade the laws of tho State will be tolerated. These actions on tho part of the Senate will have a beneficial effect, and will make '-both railroad and'bank corporations more careful in future. Rob Rov. Legislative Proceedings, ! ' BBNAT2. . The Senaie met at 11 A-.- M. .. ~ : ..Various local petpioneL. were preiented and bills re :s£?rM,&Vra!b]y-: .Among the latter was one by Mr ILtMIJIG, authorizing the purchase of a law library for Dauphiffcoturty; ■: :C: «; . « upnuy t- BIM.S IKTBODUOBD. Trust cSn^ L,v iaaol^ the Peansylvauia “ Mr. BlGBAM.'an act authorizing courts to inoreaso ® hud. piankrroad' companies , •’ 1 ■ S r ' f rSS'.I h n P?; em f nt l< > thi 3 eeneral. mining law. ; Ann.'M.fwi^ LL ’.- ' rorClßg >»» Mi, KT. Obi IS offered, a resolution dnatructln* the Committee on Banks to, ascertain and . report. to the Senate if - any of the Banks of the Commonwealth have paid their dividends in specie for-the purpose of avoid ing the payment,of-tha proper tax to the State/and With power to send for persons and papers - The follo wing-bills. Were passed; tt v k; cail . e dQp riie act. for theopenicte: of • p^ 1 J lßd and otjiewtreere ia the Twenty- second wattl, fijlh M*KWHlOlrB!VM'thB .TSttftlMl EiilroU Ike': Fassad ■^ae^la‘(extm3S^gwovlsKne'‘of''£?lsMieSSnr' passed in lS6l,,antnorlzing the: refunding of trie diffe rence paid betvr den the city and rnral taxes .by owners .of meadow-ladds In tr e Twenty fourth ward to all each owners in tii6 citf) <. Mrr LOWRY called-up bill prohihUiEgpassen«rrail road .companies.- from excluding coior<-d people from earn, and made a lengthy speech in its favor. Mr. DObOVAN Raid that not a single petition had \been presented from the people of Philadelphia ia favor • of any such oill.: . ' - , . ; f *' ; Mr HALL did aot know that the Legislature had the - right to make each an enactment. “ Mr FLEMING- thought that persons excluded from the cars bad their remedy in tne courts. • Mr. WILSON declared that the Legislature'had full power to make the law as* p:oposed The charters of all the companies were subject to the-re vis Ida of the .Legislature/ ;Mr. DONOVAN moved to refer'the bill to the Judi ciary Committee, Ttiis was finally agreed to. •- The Senate concurred in the- Bouse retolution ap* pomting a committee to consider that portion of the Governor’s message relative to poorhouaes and prisons. Adjourned. . t HOUSE. The House met at 11A M/ t BSr. SMITH, of Philadelphia, presented the petition of Laura v. Barton for a divorce. ' - The sets jorth that Laura Y.Barion. at the age of fourteen yp-ais, while at school, was enticed Irexn her home in Baltimore, December 31.1860, by due THGOdore M. Barton, a gambler by profession, and was convejed by* him to Fhiiadeiphta* her present resi* dailGft.- upon washing Uken riom theo&isinoiflertaslowshemsr asßMliiiidia (W .uncle nariagtel9*raphe4 l« toeaultioritiß! >, and arivsu .to th© s T office ot Alderman William McMtmin. whei® the -marriage ceremony /was pronounced, she bain* . at the of .the: Baturecof-ithe: ceremony, and the obligalions thereuato belonging. That, after houee, her husband giving the fictitious name of Howard; which said name ,he assumed at different boarding- houses.^Be:would never allow her to assume his proper and/: under fear of his dis* pleasure, she was forced to heat such assumed itsmes as he designated. Her husband never treated hewas his wild, but told her it was a mock-marriage, and fnat she ;wasnotMi}gbat his mistress,* and had no. claim upon him. fihe tried to leave him, but had nobhe to go to, her family ,havingdiscarded hor for marrying such a • person. Herhuebaud has never given anything to sup port the petitioner, but has pawned hor clothes and trinkets, aad>quandered some $$QO from her father’s estate, fie has been ar all times harsh and unkind While in Baltimore, in 1863, >e robbed her of her child, which she afterwards' recovered (in lS6i)-hy 1. gal pro ceedings ; For these reasohs. the petitioner seeks a di-’ vorce. - The pention was the Committee on Di vorces. During 4he’presentation of thß petition the lady was present,accompanied by her child, v. • Mr. ALEXANDER, a petition from Was. Gaines (a colored man-accused/of having shot hie brother) for a change of venue in|hi6. case from Clinton to.Centro county.--" • Mr. of Mary Brown, widow of John Brown, deceased, an oid soldier, for apension. [Laughter. ] v Mr. COCHRAN, froma’rustees Deaf and Dumb Insti tute, for .an increase of appropriation. Also, from the Bhmmx Mutual Insurance Company, for' a supplement to its chart«r. Mr. SMITH, of Philadelphia) .for a free bridge at Manaynnk. - V . Mr. WELL?, for.the State to pay a bounty o' $3OO to Tohiateets-\rjo h|ye receiTed no toimfcy, mt, autnonsiuff a revision of the pampklet BlTins;.iii;€tparticnlAr«or the battle of Gettysburg, and ordering the printing of 10,000 copies. Agreed to. ; : . ssv* HILL offered a resolution, appointing a commit tee of tiree to ssiect and engage a «naplain to open the sessions with prayer. ; - Mr. aLLEMaN took occasion to speak in praise of the clergymen of-Harrisburg. who had fulfilled their duties to tho Lerißlatnre, until their labors and responsibili ties had increased to such an extent as to Tender it im possible for them to open the daily sessions with prayer. One of these clergymen, .Father Maher, a loyal Demo crat, and a Catholic during the rebel raid, had been the 'first to raise the stare and stripes upon his church. .- Mr, Alleman offered a resolution, declaring Bev. Bryan Hill (a memberofthe House) to be The chaplain. r Mr. SEAF.IGHTmoved to amend by substituting the samVof FatherMaher, This amendment was lost by a Tote of ayes 20 to 60 noes. Mr. HcClitMSß'inoved to amendbr authorizing a com mittee to report, the name of_a chaplain for approval, such chaplain to.receive the : same pay as a member of the Legislktate v After much discussion, numerous amend meats, aud a call of the previous question, the Bev Bryan- Hill was appointed io act dining the session, it being understood that he is, to be recompensed before the final adjourn ment. Aojourned, Boston’s Honors to Everett* MEETING OF THE CITIZENS IN FANEUIL HALL—EVE* . RETT’S LAST XETTRR—A STATUE TO BB BREOTED TO HIS HBHORY. •. On Wednesday morning: the citizens of Boston mat: In Faneuil Hall to pay their tribute ef respect to the memory.of Everett, The moeting waapresWed over by Mayor Lincoln, who made the opening ad dress, in which he spoke in eulogy of the talents, virtues, and public services of Mr. Everett. A series of resolutions were • offered and adopted* Among them was the following: teoftjfid, That a life so full of well-directed, in dustrious effort, coupled with powers of a high order—-a life marked strongly throughout, but brilliantly at its close, by. deeds of unselfish patriot ism, deserves to be held up no less for the imitation of posterity, than for the commendation of contem poraries ; and In order to associate In the minds of' future beholders the lineaments of his person with the history of his. greatness, it Is expedient that a statue should be ereoted in honor of Edward Everett.. .. i : v . ..-v'-v.v Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, Hon. O. O, Coring, and Hob* A. H« Ilullocfc made speeches* , Mr*: Winthropin the' htej remarks read the : following letter from Mr. Everett, which is one of his last, if not: the last v asjt r ,was written within thirty-sithburspf hia death x f , Suiebusb Street, 12th January, 1865. ’ “My Dear Mis. G-ray; I am greatly obliged to yon for sending me word of the success of the Sa vannah What a large-hearted,'open- J handed' place’ we : llve : in! it Is on these occasions that I break the :tenth oommandment, and covet. the wealth of you.milUonalres* I .have been, in bed almost ever since Monday, ‘ having narrowly es caped an attack of pneumonia.' I had been in the court house all the morning; and had to return to -it for three hours, in the^afternoon, to attend to a harassing arbitration case, and left. Faneuil Hall with my extremities ice, and my lungs on fire. But in snch a cause one !b willing to Suffer. “Ever sincerely yours, - . Evrrktt.” j The following despatch was received from Mr. Seward: " Washington, January 18. “ His Excellency Governor Andrew. Boiton: “It is* impossible for the President and the Cabi net to attend the funeral.. _ “The President of the United-States and£the heads of the Departments tender-to the Common wealth of Massachusetts their condolence on the death of Ed ward Everett, who was' worthy rto be enrolled-&mongp the noblest or the nation's ’ ’ benefactors f ,w, H, SaWARD,“ : CONGRESS. j. ?“"* .. 1 ->y ... Thanks; of v the Nation to oar Vic torious Army and Navy, AN INQUIRY INTO INDIAN POLICY TO BE INSTITUTED.. Protect ion to Immigrants) to our Shores. FBOFeSEB TAX ON TIiJK EXSMFT INCOMES-OF SOOO 'WASHiNOTOX.janna.ry 19, 1855. SENATE, N : Mr, SOM&BE, of .Massachusetts, presented the peti the colo,ed.noldierea; Camp <;asey,,ya.,. as hi eg that they bgallowea equal pay and bouafywltffother soldiers, deferred to .the Committee on Military’ Af. fairs. ... - . . . - . ~ 81 THANKS TO GEN. TKRRV. .' Mr WILSON, .of, Massachusetts*from the Committee on Military i Aflalr«, - reported back the resolution of thanks to General Terry and his eoldiers for their con duct at Fort Fisher, .with, a recommendation that it pasa. : The resolution was taken up and "passed unani mously.: - *■ ■■■■ f THANKS TO ADXIRAL POBTBB. Mr GRIMES, oMowa, from the Committee on Naval •Affairs, reported-back the resoaution of thanks to Ad miral Porter andhis command, with, a recommenda tion that it pass; The resolution was - taken up and passed unanimously. . IMPAETrAI* JUBTIOB IN THB DISTBIOT OV COLOMBIA.* .Mr. of Massachusetts, introduced a b[U en* ‘ dispensation k of justice in the District of Columbia, which was re* ffcrred to the Committee on the: Judiciary., It provides mat in any case involving a question ofifacfc before any court m the District of Columbia, la wbiekany corpora* R oB ™* a the fact of any man owning property-in the District which is taxed for the support of such cor-' poratiou, will be fcufficient cause /or challenging him asajuror. j . .. * * TJO TBBATMBNT OV „THK INDIANS, . Mr. DOOIiIUTLB, of Wiscinsiu, called up the joint resolution to appoint a committee to-iuvestigate the tM&tIMt of-Ifidiauß by the civil ahd military authori ty of the vauea swWi wmch. was.passea, Tfcecom* • miitee is to consist of three Senators and four members oflbeHouse. ’• */■■■■•■* • . *THE REGULATIONS OP COMMERCE. . : M r l .GHkBIIDER, of Michigan, called up the bill enti tled “An act to regulate commerce between the several States, ’/which authorizes any railroad to convey pas* sengersahd mails f.- om one State toaaosher.— - Sir. JQHNfcojJ, of Maryland, addressed the Senate on the above subject, urging that Congress had ho ri«rd.t to peas a law which would interfere with a charter granted by. any state over the internal commsrcs ©fa Ktftte. yHef S&ia the'" State exclusive, jurisdiction., and the united States can&ot, according to the Consti tution of the United States, obtain jurisdiction over the territory of any State without the consent of that State Ifa nayy yard or atsenal is to be built; Congress must first get the consent of the State before it can locate it - It was at one time contended, that the right of Con- establish post offices and post roads gave it the right to mabe such roads, batit had since-been ' decided ; bljuaicial authority, and was now generally conceded, trial this right only meant the right, to desiga ate roads already established. Mr Johnson contended for the right of the Camden and Amboy Railroad -to coilecra tarifl on.paasengera and freight for the benefit of the State Jersey,vmd.for therightna'the part of-the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to collect a tariff for the benefit of,the State of Maryland.- • - -* • w A State had a perfect rigiitrhe said,.to pres ribs the conditions upon which a charter would be granted/ The measure before the Senate he regarded as destructive ct the principle of S;ate .sovereignty. On motion of Mr. MORRILL, of Blaine, the farther consideration of the bill was postponed* until Thursday next, at 1 o’clock. ' . , . : . 'V ' THE PAY TO A RRSVRT.RAHIt/ : Mr. ‘WILSOS’. of Massachusetts, called up the bill to amend an,act defining the pay of the army ofilcars, which provides that , the b eret rank shall not entitle the holder to any increase of pay.. Passed. : tax ok Salaries pbom the goverstmekt. Mr. WILSOIf introduced the following, which was referred to the Gdmmitteelof Finance;* 1 . ’ ■i Resolved* That the special ineomb tax authorized by joint resolution approved; July 4th, iSt:4, now remain ing unpaid by persons in the salaries frjm the united States Government, shall be levied and col lected in monthly instiimants of eaual amount, by tne proper office, fftij JCftl Jgf/iJ, •first instaliaeac fchereof-tb be cetiuctea ihepay mmt nfXt,following thepagsage of this r ftaolutiont jProvide&t That if any persons now in the employ of the Government shall r«-sigii, dr be discharged prior:to the first of January* 1860, the amount of such special tax . remaining unpaid at the date of such resignation ordis charge shall be deducted from ihe - final paymgnt to be made to such person -- - • . •• . . .-.- REGULATION .07 IMMIGRATION, -Mr. SHBEMiH, of Olno, introduced a bill toamend tneact to encourage immigration, which was referred to . the Committee of Finance. ‘lt forbids, under penalty of imprifcoitment aud heavy fine, any intercourse with id migrants before they are landed,except by permission of the eommissioner of immigration, and any restraint of the liberty of any immigrant, or any attempt to induce him. by any improper means, to eristic the. United -Stateß army or navy, are punishable also. - It. autnorizes inspectors, of passenger* to arrest any perron violatirg.the act to regulate the carriage of-pas sengers,.and amends the said act in several the better to insure the comfort and protection oLras songffis, and requiring lists to be kept of the age; na- - ttvity, and proposed place of settlement of theimmi grant. with a statement of deaths on -the passage; the entire manifest .to'be sworn to by the captain or master ; . It alto requires the captains of passenger ships to pay ; for the death of every person over eight years of age the sum of ten dollars to ths collector of customs perintendent of immigration, to be a fund for the relief of sick or destitute immigrants. It authorizes the su- - penntenaent of immigration to sue for the collection of lines incurred under this act, and empowers him to em ploy clmkafcr his assistance, under the direction of the Secretary.ofState. ; __ Aft er the consideration of some private business, the Senate exeemive session, and soon after ad journed tiinsonday. HOUSE: OF; KEPBESEHTATIYES. i T f e »f ebbs . Scofitld of Feimsylvacla, J. G. Allen of Illi- Brow^oMYiscou^ appointed to inve6tigste t t£e'alieg r ecr“charge of tionand malfeaeance agalnstXuoien Anderson, amsm cer of the House of Represeni&tifes, in connection with Gen. Paine’s proceedings, , v A TAX ON BXSMFT INCOMES, On motion of Mr. MILLBR, of Hew York, a resolu tion was adopted instructing the Gommutee of Ways and_Means to inquire into the expediency of assessing one per cent on the first six hundred dollars of income, now exempt. ' LIGHT-HOU6R DUBS UPON PORSIGN VRaSRLS. Mr. GH4SLBB O’HBILLi of Pennsylvania, presented the memorial of the Philadelphia Boardjof Trade, re commending the levying of light-house dues upon fo reign vessels trading to this country, to the Committee on Commerce. , ; A NEW WESTERN BAILROAU, Mr. COLB, ot California, from the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, reported a bill to aid the construction of a railroad connecting the Pacific road from California to the Columbia iivsi, Oiegon. Its consideration was postponed for one .week from to day. - AMENDMENT TO THE STEAMBOAT LAW OF } 52. / On motion of Mr ELIOT, of Massachußetts/ the Com mittee on Commerce was instructed to, inquire into the expediency of amending the steamboat law of 1852 by .providing safeguards in the appointment of pilots by local boards appointed for the purpose, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. ■ / NATIONAL HOUSES OF REFUGE. -On motion of Sr. /WILSOH, of lowa, the Committee on the Judiciary was instructed to inquire it to the ex-- Bfldiatcy of rsDottlng a bUlDroTiding for tha imErleoii msM oi jnroßile oßoaaora aiaisß? ike laws or utßtrniMa . Etatee In fionees of reftxge instead of jails and peEuteatia ;ries.: .. REFUNDING OF EXCESSIVE IMPORT-DUTIES. , Mr. PENDLETON, of Ohio, introduced a joint resolu tion, which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, declaring that the fifty per cent, ad ditional duties on imports in the act temporarily increasing such duties, approved April 29th,'1862, wa* due andpayable only while the said act was in operation, and that all excess of dutlespaid be refunded. INQUIRY INTO THE RECORD OF A COURT MARTIAL. Mr. DAWBS, of Massachusetts, called the attention . of the House to the find ing of a court martial lately hold m this city, before which Major David' H Hastings was arraigned on three charges— namely, embezzle ment ot money belonging to the United States, know ingly tuing false vouchers, and forgir g such vouchers. -He was conviited on each charge, and sentenced to be cashiered, utterly disqualified from hereafter holding any office of trust and emolument under the United States, and to refund to the treasury $26,675, to pay a fine of five thousand dollars, and to be imprisoned at such place'as the Secretary of War may direct for one year, or until the whole amount be paid into the trea sury, the entire terra of imprisonment to exceed five years. The proceedings ana finding of the court were reported to the War Department, which did not interfere with the verdict of guilty, but com muted the sentence to suspension of. rank, pay, and emolument for the period of six months • . . ' Mr/ DAWES, of Massachusetts, offered a resolution, which was adopted, directing the. Secretary of War to, communicate to the House the record of the said court martial. . ■ -../ . CREDIT FOR ONE* HUNDRED-DAY S MEN. Mr. NOBLB, of Ohio, introduced a joint resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Military Af fairs*-that the Secretary of War Jje^Mstructed-to give credit in any draft hereafter made , for- the huudred days men from Ohio and other Siaus, , . v AHnmrostiT of ais gspnn vtr gsnsbal fut* - Mr,- x StnBBAE.B, ot Connecticut, ottered the follow Where&ft, A circular has-been Issued by Provoci Mar shal General Pry, which it in the words following: ' - - ‘ “War Department, - .“Provost Marshal General’s Office • , : “Washixutoh, January 2,1565. ‘ * Circular No. 10.—The attention of acting assistant provost marshal generals of States and boards of enrol ment is called to ibe.fact that the quotas assigned under the call of December 19,‘156i, for three hundred thou sand men, murtnot be reduced except by actual enlist-’ roents in the army, navy, and marine corps since the’ 19th nit. JAMBS 8/ PET, . . “ Provost Marshal GeneraL* 1 And whereas* The said order is manifestly to such localities as have in good faith filled their quotas by enlistments in - advance of said call; therefore, be it •r Resolved* That the Committee otu)Military Affairs be directed to inquire whether some not be adopted to obviate the hardship that will result by such a construction o i the law, and that they report by bUI or otherwise. Mr. BOUTWELIi, of Massachusetts, said that he had been assured that there, would not be suchaieeaH ae -the gentleman from Connecticut apprehended- Mr. 6GBIHCK, of Ohio, remarked that the Provost Marshal General had, in a conversation with him, ex plained all objections away. Tull credits would be given for all men put: in before the 10th of December. There was no necessity for the passage of the resolu tion, as no injustice was. designed to any section or locality. Mr. HUBBAKD was happy to be assured that the cir cular did not meazfwhaiit said, and -hence withdrew' his resolution. < v Mr, SGHBNCK said the hill amendatory of the enrol ment act was now printed. The Committee on Military Affairs had made the amendments as few as possible, but had in view greater efficiency in ite operation. The consideration of the bill was assigned for this day two weeks. Mr. BKANDAGEB, of Connecticut, offered a joint re solution, tendering thanks to General Terry and Rear AdmiraKPorter, and through them to the gallant offi cers andfmen under their lespective commands,* for th*ir splendid, uiited operations by sea and land which capture of one of the strongest forts ever closed the only port by which the rebels deriwSd&odlr supplies. . of Ohio, while declaring his readiness to teßaeiitbe thanks, suggested that the resolution.be referrente tbe Committee on Military Affairs, following the precedent as to the resolution of thanks to General Sherman. ... , , Mr. BHANDSGEB urged the passage of the resolution. The people, in.view of the recent brilliant result, were willing to thank those officers and men, and surely Con gress should not hesiiate to make the declaration. :' Mr. FAENB WOBTH, of Iliinols.said thatwhen there* solution of thanks to General Sherman was offered he: asked'for an immediate vote upon It, but the House de cided to refen the resolution. They should treat all alike; asd. although be did not: approve; of the xe ference in that case they Should not depart from the precedent in this. . - - Mr. iGBIDBB, ofrKentucky, ;would merely say :he hoped that every man would be willing to tender thank e also to General Thomas for his brilliant achieve • ments. •; ■?. The resolution, after further debate, was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. .THANKS TO THOMAS AND HIS ARMY* Mr. COX introduced a resolution of thanks to General Thomas and the army under his : command for the skill, courage, and endurance which resulted in the ex pulsion of the rebel foiees of General Hood from Ten nessee. This resolution was referred to the Committee on-Mill taryAffalis, .. • THE The Bouse resumed tbe conaldeyatiouof theleglsla.- tive, judicial, and executive appropriation btiL ’ The clause appropriating two millions of dollars to pay the necessary expenses in carrying into effect the several acta of Congress aiuthoririr g loans and the issue of treasury notes having been read, Mr.'MORRILL, of Yermoat, offered t au anrsudmeut ‘ appropriating in additional.777,ooofor procuring dies, fitampSiPaperi printing, circulating notes,Akt Mr, WASHBUBNE offered, anr amendment lo: the above, that no further ihall be made for an experimental system of hydraulic printing until such experiments shall be definitely authorized bylaw; and a cistinct appropriation be made therefor. This mode ,of printing was the revival of an evparlment which, after a trial of more thsh.twenty years, had been abandoned. Jhree hundred thousand dollars had been, .expended for printing three hundred and twelve thon? pa nd dollars In notes. - The money had - been taken by Speuoer M. CiwM afid Df. Bte ' ' t-e Js. 3 . - • . . . pom filed * £ a val for * patent at tire expeaae of the Gorer&mant. _J« saidVthatfsome bf the Bfcatemeiita of JJJt. wa6htouj-j, O -wereatcarate, and others r not./Con- • anthoHaed th6* 'TreafeutT Department to es-: a- What/ m! of a potittre Utr* i^4B?H2 Tloitlion!,raB there h*d.bean los3'!e incarredlo. ■ hutr¥A^»# 0In ® llaael, foery. which was now neeloss, Sat in™ «iflw erta « B6d at ‘ the Treasury lost ora t h a a four times had been eared than nad beon.-' ; oa moUon ot ’and others in 1 the /a&anssiiis®B<*a!aE: million of dollars for the pafmeniPnf *? °S® rendered by the court of clalnw 1 ? Tie b ? the hill was amended so as to Ek tha rnmnl^ e °S oa °i the United Statet Tmnurei atAtw dAiw o^ 0 "^ 9 ? of lireaenreniat Pewforlt W.oooTlaed theleiuLer^S; 1 surer at Philadelldua, Boston, and Si. toute, atJfffi, each p^ft»MU»,.io j Conuaenee from the 4th of next.* This increased compensation to osnUoui 1 “for™ e f “ B , fr ,°J aBf ““oh next, and «»im e ffi n»i S, ' ike ontnhiS 6ec,ion w “' s W»»4 to-yea'g Thn pill was then passed. ; THJt BBSpiIITXON Of'THANKS TO ORN. TERRY. The Senate resolntion of thanks to General Terry was referred to tkaCommittee on Military Affairs, and the. henate reaolntlon or thanks to. Hear Admiral Porter re ferred to the Comnuttee on Haval Affairs.; Adjourned. The (ingress of the Fenian Brother hood. Cincinnati, Jan. 19.— The report of the prooeed- Ings of the second annual Congress of the Fenian Brotherhood, now being held In this city, that have been madepubllo, contain but. little of Interest. The time so far has been oconpled in the appoint ment of various business pommlttees. Mr. John O, Mahoney, of Bew York, was ohoßen presldentrand; the following gentlemen vloe-presluents: W. Mo ran, St. Louis; 0. W. Drum, Illinois j Captain Buf falo, New York; M. Griffin, Indiana ; -Mr, Doody, Mass, j Mr. Bonur, Louisville. The meetings' In publlo are Iteld every night, and addresses have been made by prominent members of the Order'to. large andcnthußlaatle audiences. Peu'diw Mill txnMen. HAETPOUD, Conn., Jsu.l9.—Throe powder mills, belonging to the Hasard JPowdor Company, at Burnside, four miles from this city, exploded this morning, killing two men and seriously injuring another. •'• . Bon-Arrival of the Canada, Halifax, Jan. 19—10 P. M.— There are no signs of the steamship Canada, from Liverpool on the 7th inat,, via Queenstown on tho Bth, The weather Is fine. 1 1 " : . *l»e Marine* at Fort Fisher. To the Editor of ) The Press Sir : Admiral Porter, In his report, speaks In no favorable terms of, the United ' States marines. It is generally the case with him. Any man honored "with brains can see how absurd it is to send sailors ashore with ; sharp Cutlasses, and order the marinas to take up position In the rear and drive the enemy from the parapets.: The Admiral Bays “the marines could have .'cleared the parapet by keeping up a steady Ore, but they failed to do so, and the sailors were repulßcd.” Again, he says “that the marines, might have made the assault successful. 1 ’ ; ; Now. how, In the name of common any soldier drive an enemy from a parapet without killing the sharp sailors with the sharp cutlasses l The only way an assault can be properly managed is that the assaulting force shall proceed shoulder to shoal der, keeping up a steady fire, and not helter-skelter, here and-there, with cutlass as the only weapon against bayonets and a concentrated' fire from the enemy. It was the Admiral’s Intention to act upon the principle aboard ship : I‘Bepel boarders’ !" How. out of place on shore'; and if the sailors succeeded in getting Into the fort, all / woll—hurrah for tue navy ! If not, who were to be blamed bat the mo-' rincs, because they .could not ’ cover men who were charging without system or discipline, ana spread ing themselves Indiscriminately here and there! Every naval officer knows In his own heart that It Is most unjust abuse heaped on brave men. Every officer in the marine corps should- protest severely against such Injustice. Why is It that the marines cannot be commanded by their own officers ? It must have been very amusing to the rebels, some thing extraordinary, to have to deal with men coming up to' the fort without any. compactness about them, single‘ file; and probably the robs could have resisted fifty times the number If the attack was conducted in that style. The cutlass is a very good article aboard ship, but a perfectly un necessary one ashore; and sailors, are very good men aboard ship, but not .wanted, on terra firms. The United States' marines; no matter how well they perform their; duty, always '■ receive censure from * some naval officer or other,r How foolish it must look to men understanding military matters to read. ,of good, tried Eofdiers going up to an attack mixed up with naval men at their head! lets justas ab surd to send them on .shore- as it is to send soldiers on board ship to go aloft and furl sail. Justice. FDTANCIAL HD COMMEBOIAL. stili, as Meiers are yet inrwiiUiE to make any coaaas. i yj. ': a i.-.-i live holders are still reluctant to abandon their views. * Some aie doing so* however, and quietly closing on* their stocks. The tendency ie stronfly downward in most cases. Breadstuff? and provisions are especially dull and he avy, as the present prices, with fold at 210, ' are. ah£ut the same as .when , gold was at 240. In the stock marketwehave to notice also a general decline, in consequence of the.fali in gold.' Government loans aie the least affected, showing that whatever changes the markets may undergo, there is hut one dais of invest ment securities upon which it is safe to rely implicitly. The whole list shows a falling off in price, though the , volume of sales continued large, exceeding, probably, any previous day for a month. The G, S. ! 811oansold at 111#, which was Wednesday’s price; the 5 23s at 109#, which is a .decline or #, and the 10-40 s 102#, a decline of #. There'were ho sales of Certificates re ported. State securities were not inquired for. City 6s were weak, and. for the old only 94# could be obtained, ; a decline of #. Company bonds. were very dull. Schuylkill Navigation sixes of ’B2 declined ■ to £2; Lehigh Talley . sixes sold i, at 100#; Camden and - .Amboy mortgage sixes at 106, and Second andThlrd ' streets first mortgage at 101. The railway share list was.moderately active at the decline; Beading sold down to .63#, a decline-of 1#; Pennsylvania Bailroad at 635 i, a decline of #; Cal&wisea preferred at a . decline of Xi and Camden and amboy at 140, a decline of -i. rte oil compaaiee sitracl«d & good deal of attOß tion, though. prices have not. yet improved; Maple I Shade declined io'2?, which ia a falling off of 1# as com : pared with the last sales. The only sale of coal stocks “ . was Fulton, at 7. .Canal secniities continued ' very; quiet; Delaware Bivision sold at 34#, and Susquehanna Canal at 14. There was nothing said in city paisenger railroad shares; 65 was bid for Second and Third; 22 for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 70 for West Philadelphia; 26. for Green and Coates, and 22 for Girard College. Bank shares are firmly held, but there is nothing doing ;144 was bid for. Philadelphia; 6i for Commercial; 32 for Mechanics 1 ; 44 for Penh Township; 60 lor City; 45 for Consolidation, and 68 for-Corn Exchange. A sale of Girard Bank was reported at 62. The new; three* cent fractional currency, which will soon be in general circttlatloßjaie beautifally engraved. On the face, in the centre, is a steel I engraving of Gen. Washington, under the words “three cents; 1 ? In the . upper corner is the figure. “3 1 * under “ E Piuri&iu. JJnum. ” In the lower corner, baek of flowers, they '*bear the words on the face: Act oCMarchM, 1853. .United States. Receivable for all U. 8. Stamps. THESE CENTS "Furnished only 1)5 the Assistant Treasurers and : Designated Depositaries of-the United States.- v. Treasury Department. - Oath® opposite side, In & field of fcreeni is the fi*ure “3,” Tinder .s* 111, ” in each corner. They are finely executed, and it will he almost an. impossibility to imi tate them. , , The Board of Directors of the Hazleton Coal Compa ny have declared a semi-annual dividend of six per eent_, canal tai three,dollars per ehare.frea of ail taxes, payable] on and after Pebrnary let, nest. ' The Delaware and Earitan Canal aid Camden and. Amboy Bailroad and Transportation Joint Companies have declared a semi- annual dividend of five per cent free of United States taxes, payable on and after the 31st of January. The notes of the City Bank of Perth Amboy were yes terday refused by the brokers. The following were the dotations, for gold at the hours named:: 10 A. M.*«.*«**. 11 A. H .. 113£A. M. *’• n>»♦«>»«ntn'i.i . 12 ,M ******** •»***«***»«*••' 1 ,P. MlltumMIIHKtW.. ... 4 P« M- liiinniiiimi.umi iiuinmni n \Ab 'will be Been, the market is on the wane* one of the substantial effects of the good work being done by our htroic soldiers and sailors. The following letterfrom the'-Commissioner of Inter, sal Revenue, in relation to stamps on warehouse re ceipts* we publish for the benefit of whom it mar con cern: . ■ ■ ■ . Theaspry. Dhp’t, Office of Intkr.val Eetsxl’k, -f•, r WASEiKGTOw, Jan. 14, giß ■ I reply toyonr letter of the ISthinstant* In rela tion to stamp duty on warehouse receipts, that where tlie Tain, of the goods is *3 000 and less than $3,000, the stamp duty le thirty (30) cents; where dunlmn $3,000 end fees then $4,000, forty cants: $4,000 and less ihau s6,ooo, fifty cents, and so on in the same proportion, ad ding ten cents foreyery *1,000.. /; - , Very rospectfmty, JOSEPH J. LEWIS. Commissioner. The amount of duty paid la gold on foreign merchan dise at the port of Boston, in 1553 and 1564, -was as fol lows:..' • - 1 ' —.56,983,934 8,119,496 In I&S3-. In 1864.- Increase in .$1,153,572 -The Kew York exports for the week ending Janaary 17 and since January 1, compare as follows: : 1863. . 1664. 1855. Forthe week, $3,131,1£S : 2,371,565 4,064,305 Prey, reported........ 6,002,669 -4,390,453 4,502.534 _BinceJan. 1.. $9,133,74S 7.262,018 8,566,339 Price of gold ,148 - 158 215 The Hew. York imports for the .week ending January 14 compare as follows: Pot the week. 18*3. 1864. 1885. Drygoods...... $1,074,124 1,043,235 572.608 General merchandise. 2,606.182 1,367,605 2,093,907 TotalfortheWeek - $8,680,806 ' 2.410.8 K) 2,668.515 Prey, reported........ 3.823,275 15 8,431.554 2,032 82k Since Jan.- 1 $7,803 081 6,842.304 v 4,699,336 ..The interest on the first mortgage bonds of the Hud son Slyer Bailroad, due February 1, will ba paid on and after that day by the treasurer of the company. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE, JAH. 19,1866. BEEOKE BOARDS. 200 Atlas .....b5.. IXI 75 McClintock Oll.bS. 6=4 100 do ~..b101.1X100 do ....... 6,=i ICOHcCllntoek 0i1..... 6J412C0 do..lots. 6,X FIBBT BOAED. 1000 U S 6s ’Bl c0up....11114 300 Cats E.lts.b3o.prf SSX 1000 DS6-208da.%g..109J4 :500 Bnlpn retro-lots- .IK. 250 do. coup-new- 10914 700 : do.—.—.-lots. IX 7000 U 810-40 Kts.lotB.lo2X 900 At1a5...... -lots. IX 6CO City 6»over 70-...943£ 60- do ~•l ow £8 f* ioo Lehigh YaslTyji; , .:iOo| 6« oflfi Ho. - lots. - cash. ; 200Hjdfl Farm,«•«•«*» 4 . 200 do e.e.lota.cash 63/It 12&] McGlintock..lots.s 6K M 0 do OH 'ino • do. b3O- 54M 100 Noble & Delamater Girard Bank...— 6|X 100 Et Nicholas...b3o 4$ SOaFulton C0a1........7... 300 , d0..,.10ta-.afi.. 4% bOHusa Canal..* 14 It 100 d0.„b5., AH' IMPeiSftß lota.WXt « m do,— 4g 91 do.—..lots. 6i j iro Walnut Island.**. 331 10 d0•«...»•**;.... 03% Krotzer 0i1......-. IX 8 do lota. fiSJf 100 Dalxall oil 9 96 ! sw ».»». U3X —u WAjft PKKhm (PUBLISHEU WRRgr-rh*^* '.The War Prisb'will be'sent to subscribers b» moll fper annum: In advance) »t™~—m Three cople, ~**®= 9® _____ XTSZ f HS Ten eoßiee-r . J ™ _ The mows must always aanmpany Os order, and V dS», " 4nestB4 * •* jrar-To the frttsr-ui of the Chib ctf tea £^ •Bra copy of the paper willibeelTen. "“W.*, ‘ BETWEBI 9 Peon* B-; ..16IX ICO Curtin.-.. 14 ero d0«..f...... 14 110 . do..bs. 13H idOPelaware-biv*....-. S 4 lOOMcClintookOll.... 6X cm b2O 6X gd d0......10t5,be. ;6X ,200' do.. ...-.bS. OX ; “0 WB,tant I .„..ict|. gfi '2OO. do.: lota. Sir ICO Beading E....b15. (sf 222' do-..,...... sso. ra# ICO do.— 64 100 , MX •10CO d0......,...b30. IX : ! ' . iKOip; - OO. - v—*— ; -.v--Ibs. S^f£.SOO d<7.«t «.•«•*•• . Tntw *ll -do lots, esx «>0 do bSO.Iow 8?. SfoCity 6*..new.)016. 9S' 800 ; d0....u..:. i ..i0tA8S 2BCa»iAAmlote2djr». MS *0 do ~b*J K SISO Oil Creek ...Jots'.gjt. f SBOtnad 8ankr....1,-i -do ,b30.8X. M00Attai......, i ..1ei«. IXl' - "•„ * AFTEB BOAEDS. " --• a J$Q luOMcOlmtock ...b3O. WHM U 3 6sS-%)coiip:aS.m%. OT • do’" -, VV l< ill <SX;«SO d0.....imS gm 'f® -lota.bS. 6J4 20000 Ld0t...109S ■ OTBeilDiVi^*-^ 0 ; £& JftSlt"-.""- || 'OT^dof: B^'l^- S| -icQ.cefdwen .™b»: Mf.; lOCOZdASdlstM^'lOl 54 !" S SCO Oil Creek.-..: .!&.-8« «£:. ■ f«g8e51681...,.....u!S ioslN"cho>M • ‘it? Far ul m «0 WcKlbeov! SOBeadlnxE .. SA- IOT MeClmtock .V.7bs : *SS^ L C Sm 0< i"" 6SX 1000 USS 20 coni - ",-SS XV 100 Siadiny R~. I S a - 1 Oil— -bO. 9- 100 ilatawtssa prof... 542 . M Kroirer.-.......... IX 200 Keystohe Zino.bM isf J® IT "A O X,-t,' l^?' b3o -.’ 100 1'ackPetrQieu».„ ICOOUS6-2080nd5 ..'..10214 633 OUCreek&CE... wt i-.iMOShtieental i* • ICOU set 5:20c0up...109?f SOu WesUn PaOll.bSi) SJt ' JOrexel ACA aaote:' y ; : ;• United States bonds, 1881.. .. ■ ■v.. l .,^ W w.i]ova,iitr ,gmM Statwferm sfSl'Sjf Ocarterm»»t*fsVVoß<*er».«v.'-..c.,„.£7' Sterling Ixotage... m..<.i.m Ihl .. -.The KewTork JPosiof yesterday says: > - " ' f b lu “k 10 212jf, rose t» ft T£a ioca market is nociiaared, {SISSLSZ*' -?. brok *”> Without difficulty,’obtslAoi fSE* .tood margins, all the loan* sre 7|llU M? cf S;“ raflr,:ial _ psper lii iull ‘ aBll .The stock market opened heavy and lower." Govern, merits are quiet. The demand.U active for InvertmeS hut the sellers are the Increase. Sixes o! iUI ■ a i m)i . new hisaeiofe.ll. ?it ' S,,are a “ at°4fe, at f* Cumberl^L The following quotatioia were made at the board comphred with those of yesterday afternoon; United State*6s.iBBl,ebnp..;..uiK Ylfe AdT ' Da *' United State* S-20 coup—.™.lo9X iO9X „ United States 10-10 c00p... 102 102 k U United States certificates...... 97X 97X .. ■ gf»<hn*aiilroad r .™.107K - IO9X .. sat Pittsburg Eailroad....« iigjjjv - 90Jf 1 - * After the call there wa* considerable exoiieaaent- EescmgsolddowntolCB, Pitmburg to SiX- Atiheeu o'clock call Eeadmg closed at 108, Pitisborg’at SJ Hew York Markets, J»n.~ 19. . FLOtra. &c,—Tlie marktst for Western and 3tate Flair fv^\>A tlve * ail n 10 @ Uc *>sl lower; tmeat tke elesa tkere are to tellurs at tne decline, owing to liafat re lower'anSdull? Sel 1 «in l eSaio $ ?i^ 1 a ls ,0 J c “ 4?w grades of extra, anaslo,26@l2 for trade and family extra*. Souikara .easier aad^dnU; es of BBO.bbVf *t sio.6£@tl.B6formix*-d Mfood saperfine couniry, more, Ac. , and for trade and family brands. @ Kye Fleur Is quiet and heavy, gales of® bhla at iI.P _ Corn Meal is dull, with tmaU sales at *8 E@S 2S f«r •Jereey;t9for Brandy (fine. -■ —v.. ~ Grain.—The Wheat market Is Inactive. Bayers and Milere ore wide opart In their views. We have to note terms W6tter “ 60ld : la6t gening ou pri?»t« cil a Jl T E^JS I *Lll ttitt^~,,ltQlll9t - Salsa 0f.7.000b»A A Cti'ady; sales of 7CO bos, at railroad ern at IlffiSfLOT. d ”» West -Eye IS;heavy; the ealee are 7,000 bus Western at $1 00.... ... i 1 C ?S, la J er3 L anl i aHd teayy of 5.500 ta3 new at $1,?7@1 78; old is heavy at $i 87@1 S 3 ■' Pbovisioxs.—The -Pork market ln,s'attain auffjrsda. maten&i decline, but at the close recovered somewhat .mi amore heal tty feeiinj prevailei. . , ab< ? n ,‘ former rates ;'nalea of 3CO bbls at $a 75@22.50 for piein mesa, $2l 50©21 for extra ao.** Tierce Beef is inactive. • Beef Hams are quiet as former, rates. V Cut;Meais are moderately active; sales of 100 nkelr. ares at 20e for Pickled. Hams, and 1,000 Green Hams at ISKc, and for future delivery 100 tes Pickled Hims.wU er Kerch, at 18>sc. • ; 1 Bacon le qaiet, and we have no sals te advise. Dieted Hogs are easier. We qnote at lß>f@l6K far Western, and for city, the latter jSrtcafer „ J'K? *>’ f* asdsomewhait nominal. Sales of SCO bbls and tea at 19K@24*c for Ko. 1, and 33@23ifcfor fair io prime .team and kettle rendered. - ... market-is fini«t and unchanged. Sales at»l2@l2 25for Fots, and $18@13.25 forFearls.- - ’ -A'? ?rKE has been in' fair demand, and Arm: sa>es at eOO bags bio on private terms, and 250 mats Java at S 0« . Cotton. ~i he:e has been more activity in this staple r 55?il? iC6s arß “eddy; sales ofl,Boo bales at C@i.C2ier middlings. . i Hat ia in better supply, but the market is without change; sales of 200 bales' at $1.45@1 80 log lbs. for shipping. * * .... . PniEoiECM.—The market is dull at 51c for crude. TO®, ?lofor refined m bond, and 9t@B2c for do free. Eicßisquiei, andpricesarenohiinal; ; .. , scoAR.-hatv Sngars »io m fair demaarl, aM Aim at r« Air t. Eoofi loaain,. aaa WX& 2ic for flu aVOTers* antdeß. Heflaed are noiet; Whisky.-The matket 18 active and bettei; sales of .-giiaio bbls St jCS6@i£ cSfor Western; noer hulAxtat . Philadelphia Sfarfeets, 1 V; " J-attOAs-r 18—Bvenlnfc:- The Flour market, as we have noticed for .several day h past, continues very dnil owing to the decline in go id,and the demand is limited both for export and home use. Sales comprise about: 1,700 hhls at f9.75@10 for superfine; $10.76@11.25 for extrk, "and $11.76@12.24 fl, bbl for extra family. The retailers and bakers are buying in a email-way within the above range of prime for superfine and extras; and fancy brands at froa $12.50 up to $13.50 %S-bbl, according to duality. By* Flonr_k selling in: a small way at $9,25?4bb1. Corn Meal is oniot.iSt about former rates, t , , . . . GKAIN. —There is very little demand for Wheat, and buyers are holding off for lower prices; small sales e£ prime red are reported at 270 c ?. bn, and white at 290@- toauality. Bye is selling in a small war at IcCic ?- bUa . Com is in demand, and prices are rather better, w ith sales of 4,600 bus new yellow-at 176@177c 9 bu. Oats are less active; smaiisales are making at 9S& 94c % bu. . Barley is eelling io afemail way at 200 c $ bu. 2, 100 bus Mait sold at 216 c % buT* , - We hear of no sales; IsV No I Quercitron is quoted at $42 ton.; COTTON.—The demand is limited, and there is very little doing in the way of sales; small lots of middlings are reported at 10C@lu5c t&, cash. GROCERIES. —Tne nmrkei continues very quiet, and We hear ol no sales of eitaei Sugar or Coffee worthy of notice. TETBOLEGM.—Pries? are unsettle# aa# tIM mark^ ieenlls-gw« qvn?:® emti© ai sG(c&ni c, refiaei iaa, >«Tlg and free at from92®9se gallon, according to-- quailtr. " ■ SEEDS.—Flaxseed is selling at bus. Timothy Is held at $6l bus, but we hear of no sales. Clover seed continues scarct and in.demasd, with sales of SKI' bushels at $14.25@16.50¥-61 lbs ‘ HAY.—Baled i* selling at s3l<§33 ¥ ton. > PBOVISiONB,—The sales ar*> in a email way only, but the market continues firm at about former rates Mess Fork is quoted at $44 bbi. Bacon is scarce; small sales of Hams are making at. 20@23c & for plain and fancy-canvassed. Dressed Bogs are sallinsr freely at_f 17@i7.60 the IDO fta. ' . ‘ WHISKY is firmly held, and pi ices have advanced; ** smaU sales are making at 240 c gallon; RJO bbls gold - on private terms. The following are the receipts of flour and grain at this port to-day: - - F10ur... *.v,^^ee.ie.. ..e.2,800 bbl*. 6,700 Iras^ Corn. 2,300 baa. Oats . 3,700 bus. New Bedford Oil Market *Eheie is considerable inquiry for Sperm and. an ad vance la. price- Sales of 3,307 barrels, all for man*- factoring, yiz: 935bbls, early inihe weafe, at-S2; 14:5iQ at $2.16; l»590 at $2.25, and 552, noixelllled.at s2s^gal lon; also, 160 bbls at a price not transpired. Solder* firm and the market closes with farther inquiry. Wnale also in demand and firm; sales of 1,400 bbis ,S Sea—4o3 bbls at $1 46 to at 165, and the balance on private terms, all for manufacturing. - ~ Imports of Sperm and Whale Oil and Whalebone late the Onited States for the week endinif January 9: Sp-, bbls. WJr.bbis.- Bone, lbs." 576 > -4,909 .150 . ' 769 Total for the week. PreTkudy reported....3*l7B TtoixPJ an. I to Mme.time lasi year.... 2,260 s Ship. LisL '- Chicago MaxJkets, Jan, 17. High wises are i a more active demand, chiefly in con* sequence of the rnmor that Congress will increase t&* tax, and an advance of He was paid, with sales of 1.800 bbls at $3 2£@2 12j& the market closing firm. - ' .flour is ntglected. 'Wheat ruled dull, and K@le lower,with sales of No 1 Spiing at $L 65%@L66, ana 2 Spring at $1.60, closing quiet at $L 65% for No L Corn wassuadyat S2@S3c for rejected'in store, and a con tract was made for 20,C00 bus No 3, to be celivered In soring, at*9sc in store. Oats were active and firm at 65% @66c for Nol, clostcgflrm at 65^©66c. Bye was In limited request at $l. C6@L 69% for No 2. Barley remain* dull and irregular, with sales of new No 2 at si.23@L3&, according to location. LETfUBBACS, AT Tfil MBSOHAST3’ 3KCHA3TGB, FHXLAJ>BL?HIA. Brig Anna, Thomas, soon. Brig Herald, Davi5........... 4 - .Havana,- soon- PHILADELPHIA BOABD OP TEJLDB. Jab B-Campbell, ) Saml, W. Dn Courbet, > Cokmixtee op the Most*; Jas. C. Haan, V MARINE INTELUOMCE. POBTOF PHaADEIPHU,Jaif 19,1868, Bra Bikes.. ..7 121 Sra Bets.-4 431 High Watub.-.S 22 aebivbd. v.,. : Steamship E C Knight, GaUaghai, 24 hours Irons New Pork, with mdse to Wm Taylor & Co. Ice very bad from Brandy wine Light to the city. Saw one hens brig and a schooner in the Ice to the westward of Jo* Flogeer. \ Between the Buoy on the Middle and Bom* bay Hook, saw ebip Conqueror, lienee for PeneaSols, at anchor; had lost port anchor, and broke windlass and hawse ifipe—wisbed a steaming to tow her to N York. Below Bombay Hook, paiaed tug America, having ha tbw bark Annie Kimball, for Key West. 'At Beelr - Island pieis, saw barks White Wing,,for Laguayra? Sheffield, for Antwerp; tem O JBMaltby, from New Or leans; brigs £ P Stewart, for PoriKoyal; Agnesi for Demarara, and two schooners. At New Castle piers; 4 heim brigs and 10 schooners. In the Horse Shoe, saw City Ice Boat, towing up barks Thos Ballot,from Pert* Cabello. and Eea £agie» from Port Bp&in. Bark Thomas Daiiett(Br). Duncan, from Porto C*» bello, 3d ineVln ballast to Dallettfit Son. . Schr Jesse "Williamson, Winsmore, 6 days from Port ress Monroe, in-ballast to captain. BELOW. BrigßFrontier, ftom Matanzas; Beil Bernard, fioat Ne w Orleans, and a brig unknown. WEST TO SEA. . Brige BIJa Seed, for Havana; AbfeyWatson, ft* fort, Bea Lion, for Port Boyal; BH FiUer, leans; schr* f H ITench, for Jamaica.; forSagua; Zampa, for Ponce, F K Barbadoi, and Kvellnet 16ih Instant. Beported by W. P. Edwards, pilot. HEMOBANDi. , ■ Ship Dunbar, cleared at Boston 17th lank P °JBark Vidette (new), Merritt, cleared at Bath 16th inst for San Francisco. Bark Jessie Campbell (Br), for this port, was at Ha vana 14th Inst . . Brig J H liilllngham, Mudgett, at Havana 14th last for this port. Bohr fox this port, remained at y ana 14th inst. MABINE MISCELL IN Y. Bark Jane A Bishop, 415,t0*8c built at Greenpoint in. 18£7, and A 2 bark Genesee, 673 tons, built at Freeport in ✓ 18fi4, have been 6old at New ; Orieans on private terms. io go under a foreigaflsg. •' ' - w ■■ Schr BB Potter, Potter, ftom Hilton J»- portedaßhore. got off withlosß of rudder, and arriven at New York on the 13th inet _ % .'T-. ~-^.rr Sieamebip More Castle, Captain- iU. vana, at New York, arrived atherp^roQ^Wedaesdar morning at. 11 *> haying left ®5. 14th, at 1 P. M, thus ma&ing-tfee run in|days an®, s*. k bS Emm. CBth Bow*.rromVaw Wk for H.y.n.. ' put in Si Tkom»s Skt ult. In uhM M ' Schr Mutton (of Btogha ran). FTnrtj, e»m» Baft Himptcn, Ll, loth tnat. Ho «w, T-* 1 ooM at .neUTB- ; t BOARDS, •160 Atlas .........iot«. 1 as OOOSclrEavSSr’32- PI KdO U 36a. 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