The press. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1857-1880, January 28, 1865, Image 1

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TUB WAU/T PRESS!
_ .-ih«r* lii Tax Poivr.Ans Pkk Annum, In.
j,J r WT Cents psa WBBK, PftyaW «to
° r *i a u#4 to Subscribers oat of the city,
,r ' Pin i?ooa DOIiI.ABb AND FtFTT
cr* Months ; Two Dollars and Twkntt
£» Thus* Mouths. IhtuUMt la *4twm»
is fBl-WEEKET PRESS,
VbMribon. Fit* Doilabs Pkr ahhuh. in
YERKBS, Jb.j & co.,
BANKERS,
A.NB EXCHANGE BROKERS,
fiOLP, srtrrEß,
K NOTES WANTED.
No. 30 sonth THXSP StW»t.
T. VERKEB. JR.,
tc AND BIDE BROKER,
REMOTER
SOUTH THIRD STREET,
BANKERS,
SOUTH THIRD STREET,
DSALBRSIK
lUOAN AND FOREIGN GOLD,
FOREION EXCHANGE,
UNITED STATES #pNDS,
artermasters 1 vouchers,
aso
DNOUREENT MONET.
AITD BOHDS BOUGHT AHB BOBU AT
OF PHILADELPHIA,
728 ARCH STREET.
!■» DBFOSITABY OF THS UHITBD STAFFS,
3-10ihs TREASURY NOTES,
Conrerttbla at Maturity Into
B-BO BONDS.
ink i« sow jrwired to fornl»S ttieao'jroUo Is
torso assstlttos, tad of oil denominations,
-t the adv&nUgo over any other Loan of the
. of twine •onrorted at maturity into the
•20 Itoan. The intern! is payable leal*
Febrnery end Aueutt.
KOE ALLOWED OX SALES of *5,000 ul
EL J. MAO MU.
A. N K E B S»
REMOVED TO
SOUTH THIRD STREET.
A AND STOCK BROKERS,
M FARQUHA.R BTJII.DIITQS,
CWALHOT ST., BELOWTHIEDJ,
Pan.iDßi.rHU4
0 ornament Bonds, Oil and Mieeellaaeona
bomht and sold-on Commission at the Boardof
Dealers In Foreign Exchange. Letters of ore
-1 on London. Faria. Antwerp, die.
I & CO.!
bankers,
and exchange bkokees.
MWntloa siidto »nr«h&M and •*!• «f oil
U 80HTH TKISD BTEEBT.
rmxMKSBiA.
ißb bmory a m,
AND EXCHANGE BROKERS,
15 gonflk Third Street,
rHILADBLFHIA.
Of antnmnt fan'll and Oold and BUw
■old. and CoUeetlona mad*.
,r attention (Itch to the fonluu* andaala
'at. Stata, Mid otter Stock* and Loane ea
BVBBY YABIBTY 01
OIL LAMPS,
LANTERNS,
BURNERS,
CHIMNEYS,
ABD OBSBKAL LAMP FIXTURES,
mtaad, aad for sals
H. COULTER,
SO mi 58 South SBOOSB Street.
lao, the nir tort quality HON-KXPX.9BIYE
IGLER So SMITH,
•LESALE DRUGGISTS,
AtJD HAKBPAOTUKKaa OP
LEAD, ZENO, OOLOKS, PUTTY, So.,
HAVE REMOVED TO
139 North Third Street,
we offer to the trade* choice et®-* £* * *®§E
' AND OHBMIOAM, * hea;T stock of WINDOW
OILS, &e. Alto. WHITS LEAD, ZINC,
— l._ "5L <»'■" iBB, ftor -nr owa
ILIjKB SLATE MMTSL WAKEEOOMS,
TABLE TOPS, &0., -So.,
Mo. ess cbestnut Street,
rHILADBLPBU.
TtOKT, TOWH AID lAIMD.
buckwheat flock
WHITB GIiOYKB HOBBY.
HBW PABBD PKiCHBS.
CTOHVATBD OBAHBBBEIKS, *<,,
ALBERT O. ROBERTS,
Dealer in Fine Groceries,
.I'lO ADOBNV.ISNTB
- 808 HOMES OB TASTE :
‘KDIAH CASES, HANOIN& VASES,
CASES. ITT TASKS,
11}H> B»» tad Choice Plante.
IIONETTB POTS, ORaNOB POTS,
BYAQIBTH POTS, BLOWER POTS.
_Of Numerous Style, end Pattern,
Articles for the OONBBRVATOBT,
VESTIBULE, PARLOR, LIBBABT, aad
BOUDOIR.
imported.ad for. Ale b 6tßßigow>
No. 1010 CHESTNUT Street
iINBT FUBRITURE.
MOOEB b CAMPIOH,
„ »81 South SHOO HD ©root, , , '
varad to follow thodooUao tn the market la thj
’ Jkelr.faraUoro. Pniehasoriwill plows caUand
l 0» ttarttoak. ■ «•&<!«
VOL. B.—NO. 155.
J K. WALRAVEN, *
MASONIC HAIiL,
U 9 CHESTNUT STREET,
/
OFFERS
LACE CTJUtTAINfS,
PIANO AND TABLE COVERS,
WINDOW SHADES, *
0F NEWEST DESIGNS AND COLORS,
XJ. S. BUNTING FJL.A.G-8,
AKD
CURTAIN ROODS,
• AT LESS THAH PRESEHT GOLD RATES.
WALRAVEN.
Jali-tf TIP OHBBTR W Street.
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS.
QHRIBTMAS PRESENTS
BARE
•OAKFS,
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS,
U'IME SHIRT MANUFACTORY.
A The rntacrUiare wgald invite attention to their
IMPBOVBD COT OPBHBITS,
which they make a specialty la their hneueii. Alee.
GHHTLEMEH’S WEAR.
J. W. SCOTT ft CO..
GEBTLBHKITS FOBHISHIHG STOBB,
Ho. 81* CHESTNUTS rBBffT.
deSl-ly Fonr doors below the Continental.
iOTHEB,
pAIKBANKO'
Tab Oakf Bo»h.
gUSH ft KURTZ,
IMPOBTEBB AND JQBBHKS I*
DRY GOODS,
Bate BEHOVE® their Eton lr«a 137 H. TH1BB" St
40 NORTH THIRD STBEKFj
When tier will tw a fall line vf~
Oletau,
SlUu. Btbbowi, and Dreaa Goo*.
Shawl* and Balmoral*.
IdMMand White Good*.
Ziteee and Bmhroldetiee.
Flannel*, Jeame, Gingham.
Blaathed ShirtlmarColored Cambric*. &*■ jal»lt»
K. OAI.DWBI.Ii.
THIRD Street
A»D SOLD OB
JKBBB.
EB f Sic., BOUGHT
US? ALLOWED
g M. HBEDLES,
Itt SX.BKYIB, COLLARS, BBTS, EAK3KBKOHIKPR.
ks., raltsbls for ths preaunt season.
1,000 TABDS OI S-TABD WIDB
FRENCH MDBLINB,
dosflit a bargain* and for rale Jaw.
Albo, TABX.3TANB, IMOBIOHB, iTgoOier I0o4»>
roitobio for BRIDAL AKDTABTT DEBaSES.
X Terr enten*We ÜBortmont of HASDHBBCHIBIHk.
VEILB,*MBBOIBEKIBB, So., all of » Mch mo offarotf
Kt piico* mo«h b»low tbe present Bold rates.
E. M. NEEDLES,
HW* CHESTNUT Btrent.
LALBZ. Binov. IX,
QTJRWEN BTODDART & BROTHER
Offer the balance of their extensive stock of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS
AT
reduced prices,
and have arranged a large stock of
FBING AMD BUMMER DRESS GOODS,
FANCY DRESS BILES,
GRENADINES, Ac., &o„
At such prices as will Induce purchasers to anticipate
their wants.
OTJRWEN STODD4RT A BRO.,
450, 453, and 454 N. SECOND Street,
Jails. St Above Willow.
jLl*. JOS. L. HOtTSTOH.
& 00.,
NGE BROKERS,
EIRE STRBST,
PHILiDBiPHIA.
jole, TJnoarrant Money,
ints, to.
tLD OR COMMIBSIOK AT
10 or BROKBBS.
STMA.S
CURTAIN ©ODDS.
FOB GE
A SPLBKDID ASSORTMENT 01
OLOVES,
TRAVELLING- SHIRTS,
SUSPENDERS,
MUFFLERS,
HDKFS.,
Aai trtrr description of-
BDITABLB FOB PRESHHTS.
LINFORD LUKBNS,
K. W. Mr. SIXTH and CHESTNUT,
SCALES.
warehouse;
riO CHESTNUT BERKS*.
DRV GOODS JOBBERS.
jIETAB, DRY e»ODS.
mm catESVHinc stiseet,
lavltw sttsntloa to his I*rs« sssoitmmt of'
lace GOODS,
A TTRACTIVE NOTICE TO LADIES.
A Lnpln’a Mertooes at #1.60.
Lupin’ 8 Merinoes at $1.60,
Lupin’s Merinoes, all colors.
The mutest bargain offered in these goods. Gall and
mentlfood I™' 1 ™' °° mV&n STOKES 8 '!
mmtgood, at SEVENTH and ARCH. Wo. TO3-
WILLIAMBVILLE, NEW YORK
W MILLS, Wamsntta, and other flrst-elassShlrttaf*.
Dtica and Hramenot WideLgheeUngß
Unbleached Extra Heavy Wide Sheetings.
Beet Unbleached Mnullna made.
BalSrd«ale t Shaker, and Flannels.
Odde and Bade Winter Goods, Heavy Dress Goods,
bad* Styles do. Also, Blankets, Heavy Flannels, &c.»
Ae. Balmoral Skirts at & OONAB? . -
ja2o-tf * B. B. corner NINTH and MARKET,
WWS! LOWEST PRICES OTJR MOTTa
A—a great chance for bargains, as we are determined
to close out our stock, if great i eductions teprUeaw iU
do it. We are now seUln*our entir*J“f®ESSf?Us
Drees Goods and Staple Dry Goods, at lower prices than
anv other house In ine city. __ .
any ouier AMBKICAH DELAIHm 36c
S7Kc. CALICOES DEDUCED to 26c.
1 BALE wboL AND COTTON ?LANSELB at 60c.
4 4 BLEACHED MUSLINS at 50c. worthB2&.
. * * WILLIAMSVILLB MUSLIN. 55e.
NEW TOEK MILLS AT A YERY LOW PBICK.
The BEST MusHns of all ktodaat MVWPRIOSS.
jas3 Nos. 113 andTlS North TBBTH Street.
VERY RICH AND HEAVY COLORED
V Corded Silks, In Wins Colon, Brown,. Greens,
lines, Mods*, Whites, Sc
Very heavy Plain Black Silks. .
Fancy SUks of various styles.
IfaWaUr^^'-
SMREfi»SS&Velvet, for Cloaks, real
very snperlc* Beaw^TOotti *■
BC Booth SECOND Strict.
TTYDB & BURPEE,
JUL 1505 WILLOW Street, Philadelphia, 1
Sole Manufacturers of the ;
AROMA-SAVING COFFBB BOASTERS AND DIAMOND
BURR COFFEE MILLS _
E. J. HYDE'S PATENTS
* • We save many times its cost yearly by roasting onr
coffee with your Portable Coffee &
Cofiiiuental Hotel; Philadelphia.
“Where good coffee is desired, we consider your
Boaster abaoW i n|or|.ar / .” & _ oWdH
•*I furnish better coffee, at legs expense# than
When bring the readyogU* cMfte. Hwl '„
-Tour Coffee RoMterand c M M ind;.wn«We to
♦■ I consider your Portable Coffee Boaster thebeafc in
gemarket. Philadelphia Coffee and Splca Mills.
U. B, A. Gbkbral Hospital,
Summit House.
*« Your Patent Coffee Boaster is in use in thl« Hospi
tal, and does its work in a very eattifaotery inanner.
the coffee being much more evenly roasted, wtthont
any portion of it being overdone. There is saving; in
quantity and Improvement in aroma being
retain Burgeon U. B. Y.» in charge.
0, 8. A. General Hospital.
Chester, Penna.
"It gives me pleasure to recommend, your Coff 3o
.Boarierto all desiring ACHB>
Surgeon U. 8. f., in charge. ■
Many testimonials might he given endowing onr
■ small Family Coffee Roaster, all of which nntte to pro
nouncing it the only machiua worth having. Prices
* 3 jsce» Portable Stove and Boaster, for Grocers,
Hotels. Hospitals, Coffee Manufacturers: No. 1, #4O;
Bo! a, #Mi So. aj#l36; No. 4, #250. Send for circnUr
AUMachtoea, Warranted. Responsible families, de
riSig to try any of the family aires. before parchMlng,
can be accommodated by sending their orders to ihe of
fice, 1505 WILLOW Street, Phnadelobia.
delO-stnthSmtf HYDE A BURPEE.
nOTTQN AND FLAX SAIL DUCK
V »nd GAKVAS, of *ll numi>er» and brands.
Tent, Awning, Trunk, nnaWafon-cover Duck. *IBO,
Puperßffanufeeturers' Drier Felte, iroml to Gleet wide.
Pnoline. Boltin*. & «,
nV 103 JQHBB’ Alley.
TOMATO CATSUP.—NBW TOMATO
£o. C & ta #s!W
wiQ 10T Sooth WATS*. Strttfc
rpo THE PEOPLE.
irow rbilDT
A WORK BY US. VON IIdsCHEiSKEB,
or 80. 10547 WALNUT Street,
ENTITLED.
A BOOK FOR THK PEOPLE, .
_ Oaths following Diseases:
EYB AND BAB DISEASES.
THROJ.T DISEASES IN- OSNKBAL.
CLERGYMEN’S AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS' SOKE
THROAT.
DISEASES OF THE AIR PASSAGES,
(Larrmitis Bronchitis.)
ASTHMA AND OATARKH. „ _
Th* hook Is to be had of W, 8. A A. MARITRN.No.
606 OBESTNUT Street, and at all Booksellers'. Price,
One Dollar.
The author. Dr. VON MOSOHZISKER. m be con*
ratted on all {hf se aaladlfla»and aUM&BVQOS AJTEG
TIONB, which, he treats with the surest success.
Office. 10»T WALNUT street. ja24-3m
WATCHES ANDJEWELRY.
Jfc. H. MUHR, 160 N. SECOND ST.,
AMS Whole sale Dealer- ln Watches and Jewelry. Fell
•“-“"assortment of American, .English and Swiss
Watches jal7-tnthslot*
JK FINE WATCHES, JEWELRY,
® SILVER AND PLATED WARE,
CORNER ARCH AND TEETH STREETS.
Brooches# SleeT* Button*, Armlets, Bracelets, Baari
Pin* and Blue*, Tea Bets, Ice Pltchers.
Walter*, Goblets, Forks,
Spoon*, A*. .
Mr Watches rspalred and Warranted. Old Gold,
Diamond!, and Silver bought
astt-SiQ HARRISON JARPEH,
P. KELLY,
JOHN KELLTf,
TAILORS,
"i# •
618 CHESTNUT STREET,
Are now selling from their
WINTER STOCK
AT
REDUCED PBICE9.
JaSS-tf i . •
STATIONERY & BLANK. BOOHS.
OIL, MINING, COAL, AND OTHER
V/ niw OOHPAHDSS.
We are prepared to famish Hew Corporations with all
the Books they require, at short notice and lew prises,
of ffrst duality. All styles of Binding.
STEED PLATE CERTIFICATES OF STOCK,
lithographed ::
TRANSFER BOOK, -
ORDERS OP TRANSFER,
STOCK LEDGER,
STOCK LEDGER BALANCES,
REGISTER OP CAPITAL STOCK
BROKER’S purer ledger,
ACCOUNT OF SALEH,
divideed book.
MOSS Ac CO.,
■LARK BOOK MANUFACTURERS AMD STATIONERS,
gfjALWg
W. W. 50BTZ.
J^OTICE.
OCR ATTENTION HAWNS BEEN OiLLBD TO’AS
aertlona and statements lately made In the pnhlie prints
with the design of detracting from thehigh repute en
joyed by our Thread. we bo* testate that onrstandard
has never been changed during the past Thirty Years,
and that now, as heretofore, no pains and expense are,-
tfc wMßew'iaad^D Spool Cottomltc
present character. ■ v
The attention of Buyers and'Consumers Is drawn to
the ftet that most of the new Thro ads offered to the pub
lic, from Ho; SB-upward*, are marked np, and that the
difference In the coarsenere of numbers, supposed to cor
respond with our numbers, often varies from ten (10) to
twenty (Wlper-owt
..-a-..— y •„
lalfl-SOt*
jg H. BB2SPEB & CO:,
MANTIFAOSCTBBBS, AOBHTB, A&D WHOLESALE
DSALEBSIH
FLINT AH» GREEN GLASS WARE,
Hats bow Ib (tore & foil assortmentof tho above inode,
wLicit we offer at the lowest market rates:
Belaa solo agents fffif the BaLßCfi- GREEN GLASS
WORKS, we are prepared to make and work private
moulds to ordo3f.
POBTEB, MHTBBAL, aad WISH BOTTLES, Of a
superior color aadftnleh. "
Alio, LAMP CHIMNEYS, AFOTHBOABIBB’ SHOP
POSNITDRE BHOWBOTTLBS, SYRINGES, HOMOE
OPATHIC YIALS, and Druggists Glassware generally.
Q_OLD>&FATBNT IMPROVED STEAM
AND
WATER-HEATING APPARATUS
WAHHOTO AND VENTILATING PUBLIC
GILDINGS AMD FEIYATB EBSIDEHCES.
-- XijnjFAOTtntßS BT TBS
t
fffllOl STEAM AND WATER-HEATING
COMPANY
OP PEHKSYLyASIA.
JAMES P- WOOD A CO.,
*1 SOUTH FODBTH BTKKBT.
' B. M. PEI.TWELL, Sup%
jaB-6m-fp .
yiGOR POR THE .WEAK.
08,
11FI BEJOTENATOB.
The uses of thli powerful invigorantmay he summed
op la a few words. Itrelieves, with absolute certainty,
ell phyncal ditaM lities ; cores nervous debility of every
type, restore! the exhausted animal powers after lose
sontinued siekßese; preyeati and arrests premature de
•ay; la a yltaUilßf, strength-renewing cordial to the
aged; may be relied upon by womanln. all her physical
dificulties as a harmless and sore reetoratiye; Ison an
tidote to the consequences of early Indiscretion la both
sexes; can be relied upon as a specific for paralysis,par
tial or entire; has no equal as a stomachic, In cases of
dyspepsia; sustains not only the physical strength, hut
the constitution itself, and is In all respeots the best
tonic depnrattye and anti, bilious cordial In existence.
Bold by JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY, A OOWDBN, Ho.
»3 Horth SIXTH Street, Philadelphia.
One Dollar per Bottle, or aix Bottles for «. Sold ter
Druggists generally.
Sent by Express anywhere, by addressing
MERCHANT TAILORS.
*3B GHKSTNUT Street.
SEWING MACHINES.
BE WIN© MACHINES,
IB CHESTNUTS*.
615- BONOB gWBEET,
B. H. SEEEPER,
JOHN W, CAMPION.
BIOKRENE;
HUTGHUTGB & HILLYKB, Froprietere.
deß-tuthsSm-fp Ho. 81CEDAX Street, Hew York.
BATHS.
SULPHUROUS BATHS
OF SAH DIEGO, ISLAHD OF CUBA.
Large bail dings have been erected on the spot, trader
the inspection of the Government of tbe Island. These
sulphurous waters (cold and warm) have been used for
the last sixty i ears* and ate recommended by the most
eminent physicians, among whom we may name Bre.
Jorrin, Leßeverend, Zayas* Buz, and Gsluzzo. They
are visited every year during the bbawn from February
to May, by upwards of four thousand people, and their
use is specially recommended in oaaeB i of rheumatism,
venereal diseases, and other complaints for which sul
phurous wattts are ordered, Great relief will be felt
*by both sexes in their use. The village of San Liege
has five spacious fint-class hotels, With eye»y accom
modation for travellers; these hotels are located near
the Bath establishment, and their charges do .not ex
ceed three dollars per day. Communic ttions between
Havana and San Diego exist both by *aUway and
stages* or by steamers and stages, and the trip, either
inland or by the sea share, is made in abont twelve
hours The price charge d for every bath is only twenty
cents. These Springs are very well known to many tra
vellers from the United States and Mexico, who avail
themselves of the fine season (from February until
ft sy) id visit Cuba. That season of the year is the most
delightful and propitious for the use wa
ters, inasmuch aalhe cold weather in the Untied States
prevents persons living there enjoying the benefit of
their own springs. For further , particulars apply to
! tie rffice of the San Diego Sulphurous Baths, IJo. M
1 December SUt, 1564. jald-stathlOt
TWACKBREL. HERRING, SHAD, &c.
iXL —%.SQC bbls. Hass. Hot. 1,3, and S Kukuil
«Sto.W« rt YoxSSS*l«. »nd Halim,
Lubec, Scaled, and Mo. 1 Herring.
160 bbls new Mess Shad. _.
PEACHES.—S,OOO DOZEN HERMETI-
X call,-sealed reaches of the tost quality, prepared
bv S Bdwaxds & Go.. Bridgeton* M. J. Salesroom.
s»y »- jsawaios <* uo. *> f ß £ Ol)E ’ g & WILLIAMS,
10? South WAT g£ Street
T7IBHAND CANNED MEATS.
X mo bbls Mmh and Ho. 1 HabkereL.
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1865.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1865.
SKATING PARKS OF PHILADELPHIA.,
ICE PLEASURES, ICE PALACEB, AND
All the World a Skating Park, and all the Men
The Kings and Queens of the Light Fantastic.
COURTS 1511* ON HItJII BUTCH ASB
Bkating Personals—Anecdotes of Skateana.
{Specially reported for The Press ]
■WHO OOE SKATKKS ABB.
"When the Athenians wished to convey the Idea
that a man was an absolute nonentity, they would
say “he cannot even swim.” "When we would
convey the same idea, we say “he cannot even
skate." For stating has become the normal
condition of man, during the winter months,
in this portion of the temperate zone. Peo
ple take to It as naturally as Mr. Melville In
timates the Typees take to swimming. It is be
coming part and parcel of our national life. Every
body states. Not to state Is to imitate Napoleon
the First In his old age, and “not live, but merely
exist.” Skating Is the natural sphere of .the foot?
Theloye of It 4s the very bread and butter of the
soul—the spiritfseakes and ale.
This season t&emania lias raged more madly tfcati
ever before, and skating may almost be said to have
taken its place among the flue arts. Backyards
have been iced over to a vast extent, muoh to the
disgust of cooks and housemaids, and” the various
advantages or “flooding” and “sprinkling” have
been discussed, relative to obtaining a bed free from
scales.' Some Insist that the flooding system Is apt
to produce these unsightly and awkward soales.
Xne water may not freeze equally In all parts,
-and the thin akin, of Ice which la produced by
sprinkling is therefore preferred. Enthusiastic
novitiates who do''not care to display, at any of
the parks, the symmetry and flexibility of their legs,
when in an Involuntarily position,
have been known to rise daily at five A. M., and
skate by the light of the kitchen gas up and.dowa a
scientifically-prepared alley, iced as evenly as the
top layer of a jelly-cake. There they can. tumble
unseen, and the sides of the .alley supersede the
necessity of those triangular barrows with which
some of the skating-parks abound. Every man’s
back garden may then be made his static-park,
just as every man’s house is his castle. Meanwhile
all the commons and patches of wasteland where-
Utile ponds abound have been lmpiovised into parks
—not Parks Legitimate,Carefully enclosed In boards
primitively rough and yellow, heralded In the
papers, prefaced by ticket offices, aiid entered
. with tickets,—but plain, unimpaled parks, open to
all, unswept and ungamlshed save by the winds,
and with never a “flood” or "sprinkle” upon them.
To these repair all to whom the postage-currency
representing single and season tickets is a shadow
and amy th. These small Slbertas are scattered by
hundreds all over the city and Its environs, and ara
alwayß partly occupied by a good many Elizabeths,
But this does not in the least prevent the Parks Le
gitimate boing crowded. They are always well at
tended, morning, noon, and Dight. For skating
possesses this advantage—the more you have of
It, the mote you want. Skating is applicable to
any condition of Ufe. On states love has even
been made. Beaux have broken the lee of confes
sion, and gone down through the alr-ihole of “Say,
| oh! say you love me!”
. Imagine a smooth plane of Ice, over which hun
dreds of cleverly constituted feet are osoulatlng,
On one side It is girt by the long platform on which
are reared the tents and pavilions of aosommoda
tlop } on the other it Is bordered by the risky and un
even edges of the more remote regions of the pend
or river, which have refused to freeze eUglbly under
any conditions. This Uttle field of lee, on wlilolrtbw
“art of frozen swimming is being so glibly illustrated,
is eareiuliy enclosed from the non-Btating world'by
barricades, and Is entered through boarded parti'
tloxa, where ticket-offices arise in surprised, yet pe
remptory, style. The tide which beats underneath'
thaticy bosom was never more rife with motion than 1
the human tides.now undulating and Inter-wreath--
lng upon its sliver surface. Imagine this Promised
Land of Ice hilariously crowded during our past
thirty days of skating.
None who are In health have available excuses
for not understanding how to state. We have Ice.
ponds In abundance. A number of enterprising
gentlemen who understand how to eduoate the 100
to the foot as weltas tojidueatethe root-to tlie loy, .
have dttectefl-their talents to the matter r »ad pro
vided a variety-by which men, women, and children
can be pleased. 1 Arrangements are perfected by
- whloh-moonMght and neonllght stating can be ren
i dered almost equally practicable—the moonlight, of
course, having the advantage of a little touch of
romance, just toglveltanaddltlonalreUsh, Skating
for ladles has been particularly attended to, and
planes of been converted Into icicled ball
rooms, where- life-can be skated through, court
ship conducted on High Dutch, and matrimony con
summated on Low. The Ladles’ Skating Park—
whioh ls the National—ls situated at Twenty-first
street and Columbia'avenue. Besides this, stating
Indiscriminately by eaoh sex and every age Is to be
bad on the Union Parks, and on BoshneU’s, Phlla.
delphia, and Eastwiek Parks. Stating is held out to
all. You cannot get Into a city passenger-car
without encountering Skates. Some people
smuggle them into green bags, and would pass
for lawyers, save for the intense 'interest they'
manifest about the state of the weather and the Ice,
and the concern with which they scrutinize the
placards, “ Skating att Suoh-or-sueh a Park ” on
the outside of the cars. Skating ladles carry them
in all sorts of cunning doviceß—in little rainbow
colored hags, which look like the old-fashioned retl- ;
culea enlarged; In neat little leather eases, like
those uEeful things that used to be oalled “ house
wives,” Of more than ordinary dimensions ; in white
paperpaekagea whence-they curiously peep out, and
reveahthe whole secret with icy indifference; and
some—hut theyare very few—carry them openly
as articles to rejoioe In rather than to be ashamed of
—as things of beauty, aajpys forever.
OTJB BABBS—THBXB NUMB‘IK, CHABAOTBB AND
EXTENT.
Somebody has suggested that every stater, in
order to keep himself warm enough, should button
up in the besom of hie eoat a fresh-baked
bread. It Is very unfortunate for bakers that this
la not made the rule, for “twists” would quickly
vanish, and eyen French rolls, muffins, and orum
pets might he levied on to promote the caloric or
skaters-of a fancy order- of Intellect. So numerous,
Indeed, are our staters that besides the hundreds
of improvised skating grounds, it has been found
necessary to open five splendid parks for the-ac
commodatlon of the general public. These are, as
before mentioned, the Union, National, Bushnell,
Philadelphia, and East* lek Parks.
It is only within the last year or two that stating
has become so very general. The first public park
opened, we believe, was that inaugurated [by Mr.
Campbell, In the winter of 1883-4. It was Immedi
ately opposite Girard College, and covered an area
oftwoaores. This park was finely patronized, but
the ground thfn occupied by It is not used for that
purpose now. The location was a very eligible one,
being within a quarter of an hour’s ride of the very
eentre ol the city. In those days, however, skating
In Philadelphia was In Its Infancy, and it Is not to
be presumed that the patronage attending a first
attempt was at all equal to that which now crowds
with greenbacks the coffers of each skating park,
and causes them to overflow with crisp green smlleß.
The Union Parks are situated at Fourth and Dia
mond streets. They are divided Into the East and
West Parks, and cover an extent of six acres, reach
ing from the lino of the North Pennsylvania Ball
road to Fourth street, and from Diamond street to
Susquehanna avenue. The buildings in this, and,
indeed, in all the parks, include retiring-rooms for
ladles and gentlemen, as well as a refreshment
saloon, in which the sale of liquor Is prohibited.
The Union Park has the advantage of being
situated in averycold ideality, and yet in a por
tion of the city easily readied, The East and
West Parks intercommunicate by a double-lncllned
plane framework, and the long platforms running
between the two and along the sides of eaoh afford
ample accommodation for lookers-on. The West
Park Is dedicated to young beginners, some or whom
are pretty old, and the East Park to the more ad
vanced pupils, adepts, and professional staters. In
theformer quite a number, both old and young, are
constantly making persistant efforts to Skate, from
the Impetuous damsel who rushes at It In Blap-dash,
neok-or- nothing style, to the more klttenlsh-and ad
vanced maiden, who feels her way along, and pro
ceeds with fear and trembling. The West Park
s a magnificent place for viewing stating
n all Its terrors, divested of Its charms. The differ
ence in observing thlß park and the east one, Is as
great as the difference In observing the daylight
contortions of the danseuse vainly endeavoring to
make her left foot and right hand meet over her
head (apose which she means to Introduce Into her
rural dance at night, and which, it Is a well-known
fact, is common among the peasantry), and the
same danseuse lathe flush and glitter of the even
ing, elastic in the gas-Ught, and radiant with rouge.
The East Park; is greatly/vlalted by fancy staters,
people who appreciate the poetry of motion, and
love to manufacture it. Some of these are ladies,
young, handsome, and elegant.
The Philadelphia Stating Park Is finely patro
nized. It is situated at Thirty-fourth and Walnut
streets, and embraces six acres of stating ground.
The buildings are one hundred and ninety feet long
and sixty wide, and embrace the usual provUions of
“a restaurant and ladles’ and gentlemen’s private,
dressing-rooms. In common with Union, Bushnell,
and National Parks, It possesses the great advan
tage of being within a short distance of the city, so’
short, Indeed, that many ladles as well as gentlemen
walk out there. Yesterday afternoon a number of
fine proceeded thither In a body, and
showed [to astonished observers what miracles
skates, on the proper kind of feet, eould be made to
perform. -
The National Stating Park Is situated at Twenty
first and Columbia avenue, and is of about six acres
area. The situation Is very delightful, and the
park has become a great resort tor ladles and faml-'
lies. The plain of Ice Is only broken by the projec
tion of some massive trunks, which give to-lt a pic
turesque effect. In the evening the parks generally
are bettor attended than at any' Other time, hut lu
t&e afternoon also this one' presents a beautirdly
aniouttsd/wpeilt. Tto suhUght'aheetUtwWfillTSt,
OD3BS’
AftF. COATS.
ICE MAIDENS.
and Women Merely Skaters.
MATRIMONY ON LOW.
MI, and the chance beams falling here and then
glvewannth and geniality to the social groups,
looks as, though all Philadelphia had turned out
upon a pio-nlo od'skates. •
Bnshnell’s Park Is at the comer o( Broad street
and Columbia avenue, a short walk from the Na
tional Park. It Is very Irregular In shape, running
Into little hooks and corners, and is thought by
some, on that account, to produce, when Illumina
ted at night, a more picturesque and romantic ef
feotthan any or the other parks; Though smaller'
than.the containing perhaps three acres, the
Ice IB kept in very fine condition, and Is approved
, by gome of our beit'skaters. We believe that the
; sprinkling system is observed here, the ice being
' overlaid dally with a .thin skin or varnish of water
In a'manner similar to that In which the streets are
watered during summer.
Eastwlck Park Is the most extensive of all the
parks, but It is situated at sueh a distance from the
city that Its patronage,, though large, Is not equal
to what It otherwise‘ would be. .It Is divided Into
the North aid South Parks.and Islooated at Gray's
Ferry.
■Mach of these parks has Its distinctive character.
The'Union Parks, and the Philadelphia, or West
Philadelphia Park, asit is Indifferently called, are
visitediargely by fancy skaters, the kings and queens
of the light fantastlo. - National Park Is the favorite
resort of ladles and Unities. Whole households go
there together, and ailthe home virtues and affec
tions ; are promoted onskates. Bushnoll’a Park.ls
flnelyattonded by veryiyoung people, with judicious
sprinklings of those of'larger growth and matnrer
years. It la maintained. In great measnre, by the
families of the vioinltyiand is a point of stoppage
and. attraction for alt pedestrians along Broad
street. But inepirltlngaa is the ccene In all these
parks by day, It Is mubh more exciting by night.
Then skating is skating indeed. Then artificial
moenslshed their loveliness, then calotom lights
rain down radlsnee, aid. lanterns open wriae their
jaws of splendor. The myriad lights reflected td
the polished lubrioltyotthe ice arc so many Nar
oissuscs In love with their own beauty, and the
skaters ,so many nymph* and dryads in love with
onoanother.
6KATIKO BXPBBIENOM»iKINCtB AND tHJBBKSt OS
» , SKAfINO.
Skating Is one of the .{mprovldentlal means of
testing human onduranoe.l The friends of Alexina
all declare that Alexina la in a galloping consump
tion. Alexina oannot go to visit a friend without
hiring a coach, Or. at least'employlng the plebeian
conventionalism of a ear. The quantity of postage
ourrenoy and greenbacks Alexina has disposed of in
this manner passes all oonSeptlon, and oan.only be
appreciated by reference to the private account,
book of her papa. When even Alexina Is at her
best, walkings fatigues her,.‘and running up and
down stairs' is quite beyomjiher capabilities, lead
ing her to long for the introduction into pri
vate houses of those Elevators which ye eter
nally traversing between heaven and earth in
hotels. But Nature, which is ever compen
sating, has repaid Alexina, for this cruel defi
ciency. She has Imbued her with a thorough
love of skating, and her papa has presented her
with skates. Day after day sheds to be seen on one
of our ley boulevards. Hour after hour she skates,
with the wind or against it. She throws herself Into
profuse perspirations. She sits upon the platform
and cools off, whilst Mr. Plmpiefon (Alextna’s In
tended) kneels gracefully before her, and tightens
the steel running round her little hotlines. Alexina
Is developing muscle, The llmbS’which have so long
beendormant are being*eduoated by gyrations and
genuflexions on the toe. 1 Her arms, which hitherto
have been closely Imprisoned in a muff, grow quite
limber from the free action that Mr. Pimple ton gives
them. When, the next day, Alexina is sick In bed,
it la due to the natural delloacy of her constitution,
end, of course, hot at all to the'fact that she has
skated enough to satisfy any fall-grown man.
Hear another ease, and then judge whether truth
Is not stranger than fiction. Miss Elolna, who be
longs to one of the first families of New York, has
come to spend six months with an old and attached
friend. Her Indulgent pa has provided her with an
expensive outfit sufficient for the" trousseau of a
bride. The provisions Of Godey’s Lady’s Book, and
of Madame Domaxost’s fashion-platfte, have been
vigorously observed, and Elojna sets forth bent on
conquest, and with a bevy of kidnapped and de
sponding beaux In her 'eyes. She means to
tomahawk them&all, so to speak, and to re
turn with their scalps at her . girdle. How
areallthesebrightantiolpatlonsfrustratedandmade
as naught 1 to an evil hour Elotoalearns to skate,
She finds It lovely. It is as sweet as stolen waters,
and pleasant as bread eaten in secret., She glides
along like a swan that has no death-song .to sing,
■ and mom delicately fascinating than any hour! of
the stage upon whom the j3mall do Paris spreads
thick sndthe footlights flatter yellow. ...She skates
■ and she skates. Like Oarathisto the Hall of Eblls,
1 she penetrates every nook and cranny of that field
'of ice. She has aPlmpleton too {they oil,have),
ana be is the Afrit chartered expressly to do
Aw bidding Hand preserve her 'froM'rlevoarlrLg |
aljdiDies.-'WeU .doea she doher task. Sub learns
on the ice, Like the poet Keats, her [
nameis writ la-water—only the water is frozen. In ,
one or these exploits of hydraulic caligraphy the I
lee breaks, and Eliona falls in. How she gets out
agedzt'no one knows—no oße ever will, Probably
her Flmpleton saves her. She. is obßged to walk I
home—a distance of three miles -and'a quarter—ln
her dripping olOthes. By the-tlmaahereaehes home
they are-Mof 'dripplng ; thoy are froren, and she is I
the picture of a human icicle. Her garments cling I
around-her to that degree that she resembles a sta
lactite of rather large Else, gathered" in the great 1
cave of Kentucky. After she has been thawed—a I
work hrwHlch’a considerable quantity of coals and |
kitchen fire are expended—she Is put to bed, I
and subsides ■ into rheumatic fever, In which
she Is heard to call wildly upon the name of
her Flmpleton, and to.make a variety of didaotle I
remarks on the mutual advantages of Low Dutch
and double-guttered, Ultimately recovering, Elo
lna is packed off. to her friends in Fifth avenue,
there to odhvalOßce and pursue her career with more I
success on the skating-- arena of Central park. I
Althoughitbrlngs them-In someradoltlonalpras
tlee, phjrtelahs are fierce in their denunciations of
this Indiscriminate ska ting.. Onedootorhas had three
different arms of'three different ladles to-set, which j
were broken by - oonoußßion with the See. Another
has a list-of My'patlents-who have- contracted dis
eases of flu chest and throat by Injudicious skat
ing. In hU these-cases the hygienic laws which
govern bating have been violated. What
shall we think of- a delicate little lady who will not
walk throb squares- to do her shopping, rushing
Insanely about on> slides of steel, whirling around
and around air-holes, aB though they were so many
maelstroms sucking, her down, careering from one
end of the field of doe to the other, without stint or
stoppage, using the most spasmodic gestures with I
her arms, and Indeed violently exercising her whole
-body! The Wales-“do” skating as they do any
thing— with their- whole heart. They think that
what is worth doing at all is worth doing well—that
there cannot be too much of a good thing. So they
provide; themselves with muffs,, and furs, and tip
pets, and gloves, .and. little boots, and scarfs, and
handkerchiefs, imd-yeils, and they impress the first
Flmpleton that comes along, even as the Naiads
bore Hylas to the- Jl sandy bed of old Soamander,”
they make away with him to-the skating parks and
ponds, and Plmpjetonlsseen no more. The ladles,,
who are so often extolled as men’s best advisers
are not careful enough of themselves. They forget
that the llttletnuffaad fur “ filings” just referred
to were intended for their protection. They-put i
themselves Into little hqats on the skating ground, ;
■ and, true to the principle of jumping to a conclu
sion, will no thearof such a thlngas cooling off gra
dually, bnt must experience the change lnstanta
-1 neously—as some people are said to do a Change of
] heart. Thelr limßs were never intended for such
I violent an&long-oontinued exercise. Their exceed
j ing beauly,looked at from a skatingpoint of flew,
I is mere than . counterbalanced by the serious
I Injury, to. < health-,- over-exoroise entails. How
I can any right feeling mam ever after skate with
satisfaction, if he believes thatthehistoriesofElolna
and Aloxlna are being multiplied 1 Can Ice longer
yield film pleasure h He will ploture It, think ofit,
diesolnte man,and slide <m It, skate on it, then, if
he can. Howi In summer time, oan any affectionate
I hußband, father, or brother, survey alump ofioe be-
I fore his own or his neighbor’s doqr, without reflect
ing that-it may have been on that identical nugget
| his wife, or. daughter, or sister, laid the foundation
j of Influenza, and paved the way for the doctor’s bill
1 j which has not yet been paid 1 "The reflection would
I: be harrowing enough at anytlme,.butin summer
I* it is enough'to take allt&steofmlht out ofthc julep,
1 and render sherry oobblera fihyorless.
I SKi.riHO BTOkS ABD SXATIBO DRBSBBS.
In Ub rulesfordress Walker is less followed than
in tala rules for learning to skate. For Instance, be
says, “A skater’s dress should be as close and neon
onmbered as (possible. Darge skirts get entangled
with bis Own limbs or those of the persons who pass
nearhim, andallfullnesoof dress is exposed to the
wind. Boose tmosert, frecks, and more especially
greet coats, must tie avoided semi, indeed, by wearing
additional underclothing they can always be dis
pensed with. As the exercise of skating produces. '
persplratbm, Bannel next the ohest, shottldors, and
loins is necessary, to avoid the evils prddnoed by
sudden ohills in cold weather. The best stress is
ahat is celled a dressuoat, buttoned, tight panta
loons, end laced boots Thaving the heel no higher
than the peg), which hold the foot tightly and
steadily in its place, as well as give the best sup
port to the ankle'; ,for It is of no. use. to draw the
straps of the skatehard, If thebooborshoebe loose.”
How often .are these directions observed! Orlno
llne, wide-kneed'trousers, and square-toed boots, re
ply I One rematkof Walker’s, however, Is striking- ;
4y exemplified by beginners. He says the novitiate
will probably BOramble abqnt for half an hour or
so, till he begins to find eat where the edge of his
skate is.?’ ! It i«~ highly entertaining to go over
Walker’i “ preliminary and general directions,”
andtherigoout to the ioe,and Me how faithfully
' they are! complied with. Ha saya “ the beginner
must bA fearless, bat not violent, nor even
in a Mury." It Is needless to rarer Ho- the
acknowledged fact that beginners always
ore fearless, never are violent,, and. never,
neverin a hnrry. Says Walker, “he must
. not let Us feet get far apart, and keep his heels still
nearer together.” This is an extremely difficult
title and probably causes the “ half aahour or so’s”
scramble referred to, but (says Walker) “He moat,
keep the ankle of the foot on tho ioo (inlte firm.”
And agio ’" “The learner must net. look down at
. the ice, por at Ms-feat, to see how they perform.”
TJnforttmately, however, the ankles.of feet that are
new to She ice won’t stay firm, and “the learner”
has a strong predisposition to took at the ioe as
thongh fevery alr-hoto were a serpent’s eye, and to
'iontemfclftto-hla -feat as if hopelessly endeavoring to
“ comprehend the Egyptian UeroglypUos.they are
' 1 executing... v - ■ .
* we daily »wegtw oiowm
lady ’s parlor, and, In one or two Instances, the use
of a planlng-maohlne is preferred. Consequently
the ladles have. been very choice In their dresses,
and have preserved a mean between the temperate
and frigid tones. They have poetized upon Lap
land, Iceland,and Kusjtla, and haveevenlmproved
upon the Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes. Highly
successful attempts have been made to set the ball
room on skates. Nothing can be conceived more
exhilarating than the swirling of thousands of
skates, the olatter of thousands of tongues, the stud
ding of the lambent Illuminated lee with magnificent
dyes, like a million kaleidoscopes all changing and
all seen at once, the clash of muslo, the shrieks of
echoed laughter, the meteor-tike flashings and dash
lugs of the fancy skaters, all girt and wrapped up In
a heaven, where stars ewe thickly sown. As the
Bkating dancers form Into cavalcade, the old song
Is realized, and the heralds seem to shout,
1 "Bee, see! our train advances!
Bee how each skater lasses I
Health and strength abounding.
While home and oboes sounding:
Tie Triton* shall J>low
Thsir conoh-shells below,
! . „ And their bauds fear to show.
While a-skatiss we go:
■ With a fa, la, la, la, la, la, Id,
To the sound e/tkemem; horn!’'
In a word, he who does not skate has cessed to
take an Interest In life. The person who will not skate
will not read the newspapers, and he who will not
read ithe newspapers Is capable of doing almost
anything, because, he has voluntarily withdrawn
himself from the world, and confounded all distinc
tions between human right and wrong, to thlsAge,
the novitiate In skating is expected to bnd into the
amateur, and the' amateur to blossom into the pro
fessional. Everybody is expected to know every
thing about the Back 801 l and the Forward 8011,
the Inside Edge Forward, the Figure of Three, the
Outside Edge Backwards, and off the figures. He is
expected to be so familiar with Walker as to have
him at his toes’ ends. People scarcely think of say
ing, “How is gold today!” They say, «Horn is
slofiny?”
New Publications.
Palskby’s History ox Nbw EnolANd.— Seven
years ago, reviewing the second volume of Dr. Pal
frey’s History of New England, we had pleasure In
doing justiee to the merits of the author, a publicist
as well as a man of letters, with few superiors as a
oritioand a writer. The work is now completed, by
the publication of the third volume, 618 pages, oc
tavo,; It treats of the final relations of New Eng
land with the' StuartKingß—namely, from the fall
of Lord Clarendon from power, in August, 1667,
until the accession of William and Mary was known
and gladly recognized in this oountry. The volume
•has agood index, without which a historical work
is only half useful, and Is Illustrated with a Map of
New England, to 1689, Hubbard’s Map of 167 T, and
Seller’s Map of 1685, Our opinion-of the work,
formed on the perusal of the previous volumes,
seven years ago, may be repeated here, Including its
completion now: “These volumes are full of to.
terest and full of Instruction. They cannot be su
perseded, but must continue to be the sources Bom
.which our future histories will be derived. We have
no hesitation to saying that they should be found to
eveiyllbrary in this country.” This work is pub'
llshed by Little, Brown, &. Co , Boston, and Is on
sale by I. B. Llpptoeott Sc 00., In Philadelphia.
Histoby ox the Mptbodist Episcopal
Crttroh.— The Bey. Dr." Abel Stevens, One of the
most able and accomplished of American writers,
Is following.up Ms History of Methodism by a
History of the M.,E, Church, In which he has done
for American .Methodism what, in Ms other work,
he had .done for English. Two volumes have .ap
peared, recording the rise and progress of American
Methodism, and Include the emigration of the
Palatines, with Philip Embury and Barbara Hook,
until the first General Conference In 1738. It will
be followed by other volumes, to the present
portion the notice of the Palatines, a race of emi
grants who have a Settlement In the county of
Limerick, Ireland, Is so exact and full that we
oannot conceive the possibility of its having been
written without a vlslt to the place and the people.
Published by Carlton & Porter, New York; and-
Perktoptoe A Higgins, Philadelphia.
War Fiction.— Mr. Trowbridge’s now story,
“The Three Soouts,” Is the best novel of the war
we have yet read, and will be equally relished by
children and their parents. It is full of adventure
and character, J. E. Tilton & Co., Boston; J. B.
Llpptoeott & Go., Philadelphia.
Tlie Prospects of *be" Confederacy.”
THE REBELLION AND ITS CHANCES AS VIEWED AND
'WEIQHBP BY AN BKOLISH CORBEBFONDBNT—AN
I3STYBRYIRW BETWBBN A PROMINENT REBBLAND
&EBNBSAI'GRANT—GRANT’S OPINION 07 OBNBRAXr
LSB’B ABILITY—HOPBB OOLSUB BB ROBB,3OASTB
ABD SPECULATIONS.
Information lias just reached me of a conYersa- -
tion hold last week, in which the interlocutors were
General Grant and a gentleman who returned to
Richmond on the 2d inst.from the North, bearing
a letter of lntTodnct.lon. to be presented en. ravfe,^,
from Mr.'SeWaid ,to Gfeitfcah Graht. It Is. well
known that the gentleman In question Cwho is a
foreigner),ls In Intimate relations with the Oonfsde- ’
rate Government. He paints General Grant as a
■gentleman of eminent courtesy, tranquil and digni
fied in manner, free from the proverbial bluster of
hiß countrymen, and studiously conciliating in lan
guage. General Grant commenced the conversation
By extravagant laudations of President Davis and
General Dee," especially of the latter, whose equal,
morally and Intellectually, Is not, according to the
Federal General’s professed' opinion, to he found
among eminent military men anywhere upon earth.
He proceeded next to make the startling assertion
that Richmond is a doomed'oity, and: that Mr. D
avis and Gen. lieer are well-aware of the fact. Ho
pointed out with emphasis that slowly and insl
diously.the Federal army Is constantly advancing a
step, and that never, since the- 14th- of jirne, when- it
crossed to the soutlTslde of the James, has it made
a quarter of a step backwards-. “ The end,” he con
tinued, “must be _ the foil, of BJohmond. How
long it will be before the end comes It is impossible
for me to say. General tee knows the position or
my army to - be impregnable on both sides of the
river, and he Will -attach on neither. £do not ex-
Sect the city to be suddenly evacuated, bnt some
ay, little by little, my- guns will get within
shelling distance of the capita], and from
that hour it Is merely- a question of time.
It is probable that: If at this stage the
resistance be obstinate and -prolonged, the whole
city will be burned to the ground. Anyhow Its
evacuation by General T.ee’s army is in the end
inevitable.” While this conversation was In pro
gress, a telegram arrived from Gen. Butler on the
north side of the James, announcing to-General
Grant tbatthe “ Blohmond Examiner of this morn
ing anticipates that Sherman will get safe to the
ses coast.” I can assure General Grant that If he
was taaposßltion to arrive at theundlsgnised o pinion
of President Davis and General I>eo he would come
to a conclusion different frorathat whioh he last
week expressed, but whioh it is difficult to - believe -
that he sincerely entertains. It is the deliberate
conviction not only of the two eminent men in ques
tion, but also of elghteemtwentleths of the inhabi
tants of Etchmond, and of ninety-nine hundredths
ofithe army which defends it, that the city Whe never
so safe since the war commenced aS at the present
moment. If seems to ail men of. sense that every
time that Grant has-made a tentative movement,
either with cavalry or infantry, or by subterranean
mines, or any other aggressive device, and has been,
foiled with considerable loss of life, he'has made
more than aquarter of a step backward. How many
of these attacks have been foiled since June last it
]b difficult to compute, But against all these fail
ures, spread over the last five and a half months,
Grant has nothing to advance as a makeweight, ex
cept the slight but immaterial advance of-his lines
upon the Weldon Railroad, and’the capture of Fort
Harrison on the 29th.of- September. Bo - one is pro
bably better aware than Gen. Grant that these two
slighted vantages have not brought hirif'an Inch near
er to the oapture-of Blohmond. He is «ow confront
ed by a frowning line of earthworks, which stretches
for thirty-three or thirty-four miles, commencing at
the Ohiokahomiriy- river, extending aoross Ihe
James, and running, clogo up to the Weldon Kali
road,' on the west of Kearns’ station. Imay be mis
taken, bnt, In common witk.every Confederate offi
cer I have conversed with, on both sides of -the„
James, it (s my belief that against any portion of
these lines Grant’s army, even ir doubled In num
ber,will never prevail*. The- difficulty and -danger
of attempting to get round either orboth of General
Bee’s' fianks at points where the, Confederates
are operating upon,: the-inner circle Is obviously
very -great. I anticipate that if Grant's army
receives very material accession be
fore AprlC and during, next summer, the siege
, of -Blohmond will be protracted through the whole ,
of next'year. If he is not heavily, reinforced by'
next spring, we shall- see- whether he will pass
through 1866 without taking- several quarter steps
backward. But, be that as it may, it is already
seen andfelt that the advantages to the Confederates
of carryiig on a defensive struggle so close to
their bean as Blohmond-ore obvious and mani
fold. The blood propelied through the great aorta
is far larger in volume than the blood which circu
lates through the temporal,artery, and the vigilance
necessitated by the oloseproxnUtyof the enemy is
of eminent benefit to this brave but oareless com
munity. Inadditlon, the long-protracted .struggle,
around Richmond gives the Confederates time to
duplicate such establishments as the Tredegar-
Works, and tolnaugurate supplementary:measures
for creating munitions of war ail ever their country.
It never seems to have entered General Grant’s
head that the capture of Richmond wli! be to him
and hi? assoolateß but the letting out or strife. - But
General Grant’s words are robbed of hair their
significance when it Is remembered that they, were
addressed' to a gentleman who would la three foe
four days be in communication with the Blohmond
authorities. It is difficult not to suspect that G-rant
shares with bis wily countrymen the sentiment, so
admirably expressed In Milton's lines:
—• ■ Our better pert remains.
To work in close design by fraud or guile
What force effected not. ”
If Mr. Davis and GeneralXee oonld be .cajoled by
flattery and undermined in faith by unscrupulously
boastful anticipations, nothing but good oouJd re
sult to General Grant and his employers. As,mat
ters stand, the Federate have to fuse or explain
away the'faot that the mighty, host which Grant
led across the Rapldan last May haa.'falled either
to give him Eiohmond, or even 1 “to fight ttont on
thesame line, tf-.lt took all the summer.” Sum
mer and autumn have r passed away; and winter is
upon ns. In a few months, the summer of 1868
will be here, and on what line.- does General
Grant then propose .to 'fight tfc ont b There out
be few Northerners gullible enough,to believe that
when General Grant began his, advance against
Richmond, nearly eight months.ago.Bapportod by
between SCO 060 and 800,080 men, be expected to find
himseir wintering on the James river,ln command
: of a filth oi that foroe, and. with Richmond as.
. obstinately elosed against, him as ever. I cam
emphatically assert tnatbo-General Grant’s antict
gaUonsabout his prospeotawhatthey may, I remeat
er no-moment darlng’mora.thaß 26 months of inti
mate acquaintance with Ocnfederate affairs when
Sicater confidence andhopofulaseswere entertained
i reference to the present and future of Seeegeta
[■ that alt present. It General Grant could be In
duced to withdraw his eyes fee a moment rrmnl the.
future of the Confederate States, and to content
: plate the future of bis own, country, I wanld ask
. him to reflect in what estimation he is himself like
ly to be held by the fiailo, many-headed beast of
the North if he falls to taka Richmond in the next
six months! Many are the bitter'S’ankee-hatws in
this town, wh» wish for their enemies no greater
degradation than that, having failed to sub-,
duo the 'South, they should And themselves
with such a satrap as Abraham Wnooln
strapped on their backs for four years to come
without hope of relief. Many are the vatici
nations. already heard in Richmond that the
second Instrum of Mr. Hlncoln, commenced in sun
shine and tranquillity, and welcomed by a slavish
atd Byrcpbautlo commodity* will go> out la storm
and whirlwind, amid execrations and ourses. There
is in the “ Arabian Nights” no tate so wild and start
ling as a comparison between the.weaUb, progress,
actual and prospective prosperity: of tke Doited
States in iB6O, and,the utter humiliation of (the re
cord which they will exhibit la Cor
rtSpoiMfefit 0/«« XfßteS,
POUR GENTS;
PIjrAUCIAL AJfD COMMEBCIAIi.
Monetary matters move smoothly, considering how
much there la daily occurring Is our millet that bears
oo directly span lbs money market. Therelsnoaoarti
ty of money for any of the purposes of trade, and wUle
there is re Croat speculation in either merchandise or
stocks, there is still enough to absorb' all the capital
that would otherwise remain Idle and unproductive.
The stock market has unite recovered from the shock
which, waa produced upon it by a concurrence of mUi
tarj and national events, which always, when they are
of an emphatic character, disturb the market in one
way or another. There is still a large amount of money
being invested in oil stocks, the holders of which hope
for remunerative returns, and appear regardless of risks.
The timid Investors, as well as the more prudent
of money lenders, who wish to enjoy a return of in*
tereet without subjecting their funds to any risk what
ever, continue to invest largely in the securities of the
U. S. Government. These fluctuate hat little from day
to day, and aeldom partake of the freaks which Charac
terize ail other investments on the stock list. Tester
day a large quantity of Government bonds were dis
posed of. The 1881 loan sold at 109 k—which was Thurs
day the SflOs at lOSX.and the 10-10 s at JOIX.
For State Securities there was little demand and nothing
was said in them. City 6s were weak and lower. The
now declined jj—selling at 97; the old sold at 02k.
Bailway bonds continue in considerable favor, and the
transactions ate comparatively large. The second
mortgage Pennsylvania Railroad , bonds sold at
104 X-a decline of X. There ware sales reported
of Elmira 7s at 102; Lehigh 6s of 1870 at 100; North
Pennsylvania 6s at 91k, and Beading 6s of ’7O at
101. Pittsburg 6s sold at 76, and Allegheny county
coupon 6s at 77. Some Delaware Division bonds brought
96. The share market continued very quiet, but though
the transactions were light, prices on the whole were
hotter; Beading advanced k ; Pennsylvani a was also X
better, and HinehUl X; Philadelphia and Brie was
steady at MX; Catawissa was weak at SOX- Of the
Canal stocks we notice sales of Delaware Division at
SS&; Schuylkill Navigation preferrad'kt SIX; Susque
hanna Canal at 13X, and Union Canal at lk: Bank
stocks are dull and no sales of local banks .were re
ported. There ie little or nothing doing in Passenger
XaUroSds; a lot of Girard College sold at 24. There was
some inquiry for the coal stocks, with sales of Swatara
Jot Is at 6k; locust Mountain at 60, and Butter at 11X.
' The following were the closing quotations for the
prinoipsl navigation, mining, and oil stocks at 4?. M.:
Bid. Ask. | Bid, Ask.
Behuyl Nav-pref. 81 82, I globe 0H..... ... IX
Susq Canal..- ISX Howe’s Eddy Oil. IX IX
BigMormtateCoal 6 6X!Hibberd Oil IX 191
Batter Coal U -> 11X Hogelsland IX •-
Clinton Coal 1 IX HydoFarm —•—. 4 6
Conn Mining X X'lrwinOil... - »k H
Diamond Coal 17X, Keystone Oil-..,.. .. 8
Fulton-Coal 6 7 - feotter...— IX IX
Feeder Dam..—. -. H Maple Bhade 24x 26
GiSei Bonn Coal. 8 4- IMc&intock 0i1... «X 6X
Keystone Zinc IX Mineral Oil 2X
Monocacy.—— - 9 jMlngo———.. ——■3X 8X
87k kilddleC F.. SX'McßlhonyOU 6 6X
SCarhondaleCl.. 2 .. IMcOrea SCher B. IX IX
Hew Creek Coal- k l„|NqWe * Del.—- 7, 8
Atlas-———— 1.66 IX Oil Creek—7X 7X
AUeghfcTldeonte - 1 JOrganle OH. k 1
Big Tank.2X23-16 Olmstead Oil .. 8
Branden Island- - lk Perry Ott - 3X 4
Bruner OU IX IX Pope Farm Ott— Xlll6
Bull Creek—..... .. 2X Petroleum Centre- 2k 3X
Briggs OU. .. 4k Phllada. SOU Or. IX IX
Bum’s Spring Pet .. 4 Phillips 8X 4
Continental OU— . 2 Bayonne - - 2X
Crescent City.—, IX .2 Bolerte 0i1.. •- 2
Curtin 12X 14 Bock OU.—3X 8X
Com Planter... - ek e. Bathbon# Petro-- 1.94
Caldwell— 6X.6X Sherman.—— IX IX
CowOteek— ....21-18 2X Seneca OU ——. .. 4X
Chmryßun 27 * Story Farm OU— 2 2X
Dunkard OU ... X Schh OU Creek.. 1 IX
Dunkard Cr’k 0.. k 1 8t Nicholas—— 4 41-10
Dansmore Oil—. .. 6X Story Centre-.; 6X
Dalzell Oil 8X o,' Snnbnry— IX
Excelsior OIL—. IX IX TarrFarm........ .. 8-
Enhert 1 fk SX Tar t Homestead- 6 6X
Eldorado— IX Ik UnlonPotrol— IX
ix iM * 1
Great Western... 3 SX Walnut Islands 2.81 29:
Germania % 1
fie following were the
hours named:
10 A.
10XA, ——2o9g
11 A, M. ...—.............1..812M
12 M. —2J3X
1 P. M—— 211*
4 P. H.—— —— —>2l4
To the Editor of The Press:
gXK . ab the robbery of $160,000 United States bonds
from the Bank of C /awford County* at Meadyilte, Pa ,
last evening* may create some distrust in its currency*
•we beg to assure tie nubile that its notes are secured by
United State* bonds deposited with the Auditorgeneral
of the Commonwealth, and will be received by us at
same rates as other Pennsylvania currency.
CULVER* BROOKE, & CO.,
87 South Third street.
Philadelphia* Jan* 27 r 1865.
. We find in the Washington Chronicle an abstract of
the annual report of the Commissioner of Internal Re
venue, made from an advance copy;
The total amount of taxes collected on incomes other
than that derived from being an officer of the Govern
ment,-was $l4 919,270.®. Or this. New T? r * Paid
$4,918 369 97: Pennsylvania, $2,085,165.03; Has sac bn
settt, $1 904,782.03; Ohio, $1,117,691.18; Illinois, $586, -
455, and California, $580,327.01. The balanceof the
States, with the exception of Maryland, which is re
turned $510,765.27, paid less than $500,000 each. The
District of Columbia paid $140,6©. 24', wMch zs more
than the revenue derived from the same Bource in Hew
Hampshire, Vermont, Minnesota* and Kansas com
bined.. i
The following is a table of the amount realized from
incomes in some of the wealthiestdistricts la the differ
ent States:
- HEW TOEK.
Eighth Congressional district.,*.
Sixth Congreesionad district......
Third Congxesrionaldistrict.....
rENSBTLVARIA
Second Congressional dtetrist.,*-** -... 468;877.47
#Eomfer Congressional disfari^t..
First Congressional district 373,90105
*. MASSACHUSETTS.
FCurthCongresrional district. ........ ®0,1727l
Third Congressional di5trict.......... 6:8,442’ 01
Seventh Congressional district.. 151,485-73
OHIO.
First Congressional di5trict...........*4.... 218 L ‘6B7 85
Second Congressional district. 211,533 43
Third Congressional district* 109,706 13
We have received the annual report which was sub*
mitted to the stockholders of the Continental Hotel'
Company on the 2d instant. The rental of the hotel
last year amounted to $56,810.67, and it was stated that'
dnris g 1865 it will he increased to $60.800 The lease to
the present proprietors of the hotel isfor sio,ooo. This
was for twelve years from February 1,186 Q, and has
seven years to nm from the first of next February. By
the terms of this lease the lessees are bound to do all
the repairs, and it is assumed that for the next seven
years the yearly income of the company will be at least
$50, 800. Deduct from this $19,250 per annum for ground
rent, $4,500 for taxes, and $2,650 for expenses, and the
net income will be $34,600, or at the rate of six per cent,
per annum on $675,000. The stock now sails for $l6O
per share, or less than 33 per cent, of its cost. It pays
no dividend, and the report says it is not likely to do so
for years. The report appeals to the stockholders to
subscribe for additional stock, in order to discharge the
bonds of the company, and make the concern dividend
paying—an appeal which, we think, ought to be re*
sponded to.
The bankers of Chicago held a meeting on Saturday
last for the purpose of discussing the propriety of es
tablishing a Clearing House. Several plans were sub
mitted, and, after mature consideration, it was re
solvedi (eays the Tribune, of the 24th last.), that as ex
periment would b» tried for a few days, the business to
be transacted temporarily at the Hoi thwestem Rational
Bank, the officers of which volunteered to attend to it.
This experiment'went into effect on the 23d, all the
banks joining in it with the exception of the Mechanics*
national Bank, Solomon Sturges Sons, Montreal Bank
Agency, and the Traders’ Bank.
Amount of Coal transported on the FMladelphia and
Beading Railroad dozing the week ending Thursday,
January 25,1865
Ton*. Gwt
Fromßort Carbon.***—■ 06
% * Pottsvlile ..4.......38 08
SokuylkUlHaven...... 0.255 19
“* Aolmni**’ . 1,082 07
“ Port Clinton.... 6,054 04
**• Harrisburgand Dauphin..• i.....*.***. 74 19
Total AniiracitoCoal for week. »m*-..34»710 18
Bitmamona coal from Harrisburg and Dau*
phinfor quo v*<1c.4,095 Qa
Total of allMndsfor 88,606 04
O5
Totfti«**«**~**********'*~<
’To same time last year*****
Drexel&Co. quote:
ffewU. S.' Bpndh )8jn»"*;•
“ Hew Ceitlfs. of
Quartermasters’ Vonohere-;
Orders for Certificates of Isa
Gold .***.*.
Sterling Sxdtange~*.**>*»*«
5-20 Beads*...******«***•**•<
10-40 Bonds**»♦*.«.*.«**»*■**.
SALKS AT THB STOCK
Be&oitied bv Uewes* Miller t
~v BEFOBI l
KOBeading,B..caah 88X1
100 do.. sash. 6SSt
ICO do.-....- 83X1
FIRST ]
SCO WSS-20Bds.sh.Op:]08~
1000. d 0... Couy.loB}<
2060 d0«..-«.».Conp.loSX
OOQOTJSBMOBs Its. Cp.lol X
Conp....lM>
8000 d0..-..-........ir0Ji,
7COO JJg’y so Cp6s.lt>. 77
SooAlcofip.sscp.lts. 75
ISOlaht) d0.,....™. W
187 68 do W
-811 83 dc..,...—... 7S,
ICO Beading R. *•;•••• 63X
fOO d 0.... ™.lots. 83;
900 do....Us—Mo. BSX
HOPhUaandßneß.. gSX
10 Olraid Colljgs 8.. M
100 Union Cana1....... IX
BfeTWBEK
103 Fenna R™..lota»
JOCO do Sd mt......10i}4
100 Cow Creek™.... 2X
100 BigTeak..23l
8(0 Phil a & Brie R.lts 2S
K 0 do-.... hSO 26X
ICO CrasCity Oil.IX
gOO d0............85 IX
75 Lonisyill* 8U....120
102.8 Bank Kea.. ••••175
ICO Bel Div. adys 33X
200 Pope Farmn...;l 1-18
EOO Beading 8...-h3O SSX
300 do .low 538
100 do -cat* CSX
ICO do ..sfiadnt KSi ■
10C0 Beading 85,'70....101 |
800 SusaCanal™.... 13X
SECOMD BOABD.
800 City 8s Old— lots 9254 109-Cala 8.-W».. praT mi
1206 'da. iaSctfflDlK & Krla Bv-.. 2.65$
KOO do.. K. 6 0 92* JLBala Dlvtaton S3*
1000 do. new 97 IOOBatIM C0a1....... 1154
loro do.. now 87 201.0metMountain.. 60
1000 troithPennaes.... 92 MO Shaman...-, lrts 154
40Mliie6lUB 5754 100Phila&OtlCwek. 154
ft - d 0... 6754 60 St. Nikolas- 4.
AFTER. BOARDS.
6»NeTtbPßnna9s..- BIX B°2*
2000 Lebieb6s’7o-.b6.1W- 800Walnpt Island.... 234
KMineMllE &%. ’OOO Flttabnrt 6a 76.
100 Fean a K fid mor t. .104141000 Eiaaira 7a........ ..10*; _
HOKoyal Oil- IK 600 Pope Farm 1 b-19
600 Keystone 0i1... .bit, 2X 200 Sw stars. Fails 3%
. OOTSI»K BOOM SAIiEB.
lOOßeadingß 53K1 KMSKevstone OU-WS. gX
100 do 68x1 lSd-Hoble* Bela --
6(300 American Gold**..2o® j IfiQßesdlnffß —...... 63
SOO,fc*bert 8141 100- do 6 »
mfeadlngß....«So. 6214 SooOBOkie CK—jS. 4X
160; do *..b6.6S 1 200 do—.—
160 .do .*..MO. S 3 I SOOBoadime 8.--3 SO. 63
The Kew Fork Post of yesterday says: [
Gold has been eocstderablv excited thlsraosningfrom I
tbereported terminationof the peace moveEientß, ana I
from the lares purebasaa to oonsr short oonSracts, b»t j
-Chiefly fromtbe instability anti derangement of Mis raj- [
rancy FiSm 98* tbs price rose to 21614, receding to I
muT tbs etoaing anotetipn. Tbs loan market Ib easy I
Imlil-rescjar. Seven pen rant Is tbs nanat rate, bnfc.
mVnei Is borrowed at easier rates tn Bpeoial cases.
‘ Tbsstockmarkolbas t&fcsaa fbaro npirardrwmto-,
day, and tbs disposition to bay Is sHU on the lanreasiv
• Governments are Strong, and a consMsrabbi nnmbor ;ot
orders from Investors bays been drawn out by the low
PT Ecfor<. Th p first session gold was quoted at 20914, Bead.
%I«RSSlttora tb. board
compared with those of yesterday afternoon: ■
Fn. Tluii AvTt vMt
TTnlted Btat6B 9s. KBl, conp ■ • -1« X ffi»X -
United Siates6-2DC0np........108X ,KS X
ITi ited Slates 10-«Conpona. ~10og MO* - -
TJnlted'SiaUM Certificates 97X 97* %
Tennessee 66 «
Mlesonrl:&‘“'” «*• ..
Beading K
' 'Afiar the fcoMdihar* waa aa adTof K#X
. *M<Jk 19*K ’
Business continues very dull and.neglected owing fo
the dally fluctuations in gold Bark is very quiet. Floor is
very doll. Wheat is rather lower. Corn U unchanged.
Oats have declined.' Cotton closes rather firmer- Coal la
dull, aid there is vary little doing. Coffee continues Quiet.
Fish and Fruit are without any material change Tfc*
Iron market continues very dull. Naval Stores are
rather lower. Petroleum is dull and unsettled*, Lin
seed Oil bus advanced. The Provision market coy tintte»
very dull at the decline. La Sugar there is no change to*
notice. Seeds have declined. Whisky is rather dull-
Wool is Inactive, but holders are rather firmer in their*
views. There is very little demand-for Flcur*and the mar
ket is dull and prices unsettled ?sales comprise aboat?6.o9s'
bbls at $10.75 for extra and $11; bbl for extra
family The retailers and bakers eg» buying in a-smaU
way at from $9.50@1Q for superfineslo.6o#Ll 25 foe
extra, $ll. £o@l2 for extra family, and $12.69^13-W
bbl for fancy brands, according to quality- Eye Hour
is selling ina small way at s9©9 25 $ bbl; Corn* Me*
Is dull at former rates.
quotation, for gold at Qu
51,879,(112 8S
..... 981,616 06
482,890 02
860,625 09
829,186-17
...TOtffUO ■
Indebtedness... iiyM 97*
- m ... 9:-t @ 95
debtednell 9? @9B
313 @214
..«23l @233
........ 108 @loB*
..lOOXffiHOl*
t EXCHAHOE, Jam, 27.
Ifo. SO S. Thirdst:
boards.
' 20OKeyelmie*«....... Idd
to Noble & Delam’r. 10
MO m&Smt..'tio.‘ 20§
SO dO-.............S
300 Com PI a ate?. .bS 6
100 Nolle h. 8e1.,..b5. 954
100 d0.~™........ 9M
100 Seneca. ...bs. 454
100 Royal Petroleum. 191
600 Keystone OH IK
300 d0,....—...1t5. 2
400 Union Petrol. . Its. 1*
600 Walnut Isi'd. .Its. 28 .
. 60011 Basin., 9,
203 EtjSßlßlor—ls4
BOARDS.
803 Keystone Oil-lots 2;
200 Caldwell ......130 6 it
200 do 6S
SCO MeOHnJock 0i1.... m.
600 d 0..... s 5 654
600 do b3B 654
100 Mines....' ..-.cash 3.(6
•100 Sol ilaYpref.cash 3154
100 sdo. Sl!4
100 do--. 1(80 3154
SCO Bsizoll Oil @4
300 Atlas™ -....10t5. 154
Itoo do..- lilOfiat IK
800 WAlr'ut lull 554
1000 Bel Bt, 8di...... 95
1000 Phlla & Oil Grfe... 134
12200 City 6s n0w...10t597
‘ 403 Royal I Ji
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Weekly Review of the Philadeinhia
SKnrUetn.
GRAIN-—Wheat continues dull and there is very lit
tle doing; about 15,000 bus sold at 25Q@269c for prim v
reds, and white at from 580@295c W bus according ter
Quftlity. Rye is selling In a small way at 175@177c W
kps. Coin Is dull and rather lower, with sales of about
22,CK0 bus new yellow at 170@172s has. Oats ar
rather lower, with sales of about 29;G00 bus at'9l@93
bus.
The following are the receipts of Flour and Grain at
this port during the past week;
Flour. »«* .■*•*■»««. >.«
Wheat*********™* >, »»**... ~...*»* ,-31,100 bsa;
C0rn.—.*...,«mw..... 13.600 tea
Oats ..M.-t-.'W .... .■*.»« ■* 24 100-bss
BARK.—Quercitron continues very dull, and we hear
of noialcs. IstHo. 1U quotedat (Norton, which is a
decline,
CAKDLEB.—Adamantine are rather dull; small sates
are making at &2®33c lb. Small sales ot Tallow Gau
dles are making at former rates.
COFFEE.—There Is very tittle doing in the way of
sates, and the marietta dull; about 400 bags of Rio sold'
in lots at from 42@45c $ lb.
COAL.—There is very tittle demand, and prices are
wiihout any material chance. Small tales from Port
Richmond are making at $8 st@9 $1 ton.
002 TON. —The market has been very dull attha de
cline. About 150 bates hjave been sold in lots at 8O&90C
It fb, eath, for middlings and good middlings, closing
rather firmer at 90@95c H lb *
DRUGS AND DEES. —There is very little doing in.
the way of sales: The market is very dull, and prices *
are unsettled. , • . , , ,
s FISH.—In mackerel there is very tittle doing; small
sales from store are making at s2s©» for shore Is. SIS -
for bay do, $17.5C@18 fer shore 2a, $l6 for bay do, and
$75@23 obi for iar#e and small Ho. 3s. Codfish are
- FRUITS. —ln foreign there is tittle or nothing doing;
Green Apples tell slowly at $5 60@6 “bbL Dried
Apples range at from lb. Peaches are scarce *
and selling lt>
FREIGHTS —The rates to Liverpool are unchanged*
*nd there is very little doing. Wequote F.our at Is 6i
¥ bbl, and heavy goods at'ifiE@l7s e* ton. West India
chart* rsare reported at BC@Bsc on Sugar. Coal vessel*
continue scarce, and the rates are without change
FEATHERS are rather dull. About 4,000 ms good
Western sold at 71c lb. lW^_.
BAY.—Baled is selling at s32@3s's ton.'
B IDES. —The past has been an extremely dull week
in the Bide trade. In dry there,has been little or uo~
thing done, and quotations, which are nominal, are'
* unchanged. For green salted there has bees|*jnode»
rate inquiry, but no large 'transactions to note. Tha
views of holders and buyers are somewhat divergent,
but asking prices are obtained.
LEATHER.—The leather market has evinced consi~
derable activity the part week, and some Urge transac
tions have occurred. The etockson bandars some ef
the best tannages, and therefore the more desirable for
the finer descriptions of work which is made up at this
season Of the year. Spanish sole lain active request,
and the Mock on hand zs notlaTge. Slaughter—Medium,
and hefcvy weights are sought for, and prices well sus
tained. Upper Leather—For upper there is also*gojd
Inquiry* while the supply is barely equal to the re
quest. Catiskins are in moderate demand at unchanged
prices. Morocco—There Is considerable inquiry for m*»
r<xco, end prices are tending upward.
LUMBER continues very dull, and prices remain'
about tbc same as last Quoted.
METALS.—Pig Iron is very dull and unsettled; we
quote Anthracite at s4fi@66%*ton for the three numbers.
There is very little doing in Manufactured Iron* but
prices remain about the same as last quoted. Lead 1$
Suit, and quoted at 16@15&c lb.
MOL A SBi&S. —The market continues very quiet,'and
we hear of no sales worthy of notice.
RATAL STORES aj« rether lower: small sales of
Rosin are making at §26@28 $ bbl. Spirits of Turpen
tine is selling in a small way at 216@220c p gallon.
OlLS.—Lard Oil is rather scarce; Ho. I winter sell* ‘
at $2.2C@2 25; Fish Oils are in steady demand; Linseed
Oil is selling at $1 65@1.60 $ gallon, cash, which,!* as
advance. Petroleum continues unsettled; we quote
Crude at 4S@foc, end Refined in bond at 68@7Dc; free '
issillins at from gallon, as to quality.
Coal On,.—The following are the receipts of crude and
refined at this port during the past week:
Crude*,,*** „~.***».,**«*-1,575 , bb]5»
Refined *™***S,7,3o *•
PROTIBIOKB.-=Thfre is very little doing tnthewajr
o! rates, and the market is dull at the decline. Small
rates of mess Pork are making at $4C@4l hhL Mesa
Beef ranges at from $H@2B $ bbL Dressed Hogs are
rather lower, with sales at $16@16 59 the lO&iba. Bacon.
Is without change. Small sales of Hams are making at
21@24c sfb for plain and fancy canvassed; Sides at 22c*
and Shoulders at 21s cash. Green Meats are more
plenty; sales of Hams in pickle are making at
and Shoulders in salt at I«Xc9 26* Lard lar&ther dull;
salesof bbls and tierces are making at 24&&Me Etfc*
In Butter there is less doing; small sales of solid
packed are making at 38@46c; roil at 4C@44c, and dairy
at 4E@s2c lb. Cheese is selling at 22@23c for Hew
York. Eggs are scarce at 47@48e*Wdozen. ■ .
PLASTER.—The lastsalecf soft was at $5
RICE continues quiet; small sales are making at 13K@r
14c fo.
SEEDS —Cloveraeed is less active, and prices rather
lower, with sales of about 1,090 bus in lota at W
64 lbs. Timothy Is quteL and held at $5 25@5.60 w bnu.
Ftexseed is selling at $B%@S .
BklßiTS.—Th*e is a fair demand fer foreign at about
former rates Hew England Bum is celling in a small
way at $2 4§®l. GO gallon. ,
wBISKY 1s dull and rather lower, with sales of bbl*
at $2 32@2 36, and drudge at S2.SI
SUGAR.—Priccaare steady, but the sates are limited;
about Boo hhde Cuba sold at 20Ac J .SH and 550 boxes.
TAL^OW and lower* with sales of city
rendered 6t17c1l fb
TOBACCO.—There is very little doing in either leaf
ormaxufaetured. ,' ... »
SALT.—There is no change to notice in prices, and wa
hear of no sales worthy of notice.
WOOL.—There is very tittle doing in the way, of sales*
but holders are rather firmer in their vie wo; email sale*
are making at 88c®$L05'for fleece,' and tub at from
11.1C@1.20%tb, caeh. , _
BfuTS AND SHOES.—The Boot at-d Shoe market
during the week has been in an unsettled state, owing
in a great degree to the decline in gold,%and bus little
has been-done in the way of trade Business thus for
* this month, however,will compare favorably with th^
; of the corresponding time last year. There have been
but few purchasers from abroad, and sales have been
principally confined to the city and State trade. "Manu
. facturers and jobbere are well supplied with seasonable
goods, andwUl be ready to meet their eurtomera in.
February with ample ttccks. Prices, remcaa unchanged.
Boston Boot and shoe Kfirdset.
The Shoe and Leather Reporter, January 2<J;b, says z
“There la an increasing activity to he noticed la the
loot and aloe market, aa a number of has ore are hare,
and tie aggreiate of sales is dolts large The fall In
gold I art week lad a tendency to check .operations, aa
the decline was sudden and n any began to t rink them
could be no atop nnttl about fifty per cent, premium had
been reached. Ibis state of uncertainty aa to ths fu
ture has rendered business comparatively? ouiot thin
week and for the season, as our trade should be now
very brisk; thereis-'a dull market, aud most lines of
gooes sell hard There has been a large can fitr goods
or Lynn aud Haverhill manufacture, and those who
deni Is women's misses' and children’s goods, have bed
no reason to complain Prices are unchanged and firm,
no disposition being shown to realize at less than the
rcgulhr rates Shipments have been reasonably large,
and among those by railroad wo notice 139 cases to Hil
ton Head, B C., 75 to Vera Cruz. The shipments to all
points from Boston by rail and sea for the week are 11,-
142 oases., Since - January Ist, 39.017 casse-hava bssxs
slipped froin here, against 56.C67 cases for- the corre
sponding period in 1864.
Hew York Markets, Jan, aa.
FBOUS, Ac.—The market for Western snd-Btale Flour
is a little more active, and prices are 10@15 cents bbl -
better, closing quiet; but there are no sellers at onr in
side figures: Trade aud fancy brands aro dull, and
bbl better, but the market is
not active Sales of S®o bbls at $9 7C@lO OSifor the low
grades of extra, and $10.10(311. B 0 for trade p.ad family
'Southern Flour is without material change in prices,
aud the market 1b dull Stdesof 600 bl)!s at 2510-55@11.65
for mined to good enoerfine country Baltimore, Ac.. and.
*11.75@1i {0 for trade and family brands.
- Bye Flour Is dull aud unchanged. Sales-of 60 bbls at
*S@S76. Corn Meal is inactive;
1 DBAIS.—The wheat market-is nominally 3? to 5 cents
higher. with very little Inauiry. 9he demand is chiefly
'confined to milling. The fluctuations in-gold check*
6 Barley Is In moderate demand. Sales 0f8,030 bushel*
Canada|West;at $2C«@2.10. Baxley malt ie qoietbnt
firm- Oate*re ouiet and without material change. The
sales are 2»,t00 bus Jeney at $112; Western at *1.05®
LOS. Bye is inactive and heavy. Corn is firmer; new
is eoarce at *L7S@I.B3; oldie uuiet at fitatjnew fit now
preferred to old; white Western at $2. The sales are
e.MO-bns. . ....... ■ ... ... . ,
Fsovtsiotrs —The Fork market opened steady, but
Hoses weak at onr inside figures. Thexa has been a
good demand for prime mots.
Beef is moderately active at former rates; sales of 575
bbls at #2C@22 for plain mess, and $2l ©2* for extra do.
Tierce Beefis moderately active and firmer. parttcnUur
!t for choice qualities: sales of 170 te3 at shi for India
mess. Beefbains are firmer, endinfUrretaUdemand.
Cut Heats ai e steady and fairly active; sales of 260 Dkgs
at 19c for Western pickled hams. andfiO.OOOito.Bhouldera
to arrive at 1754 c. . „ .„ , ~.. .
Bacon is in demand and firmer. Sales of 60 bozres
ehort clesr at 23540, and 690 boxes-Cumberland cut
(Mitchell & Ladd’s brand), for delivery from 16th March
to 15,h April at 21c. Drested Hog* are-flrmer. We knots
at 160165 k o for Western. Lard Is inbetter demand and
P? ices higher Sales of I.BCO bbla -ani tee at 19@3«e
fer No. if and 225i@2»54c for fat-to prima steam and
Settle rendered.
BaUimore markets. Jail, 27.
navigation is closed and therads no business doing in
our markets.
LXXTEB 3d«B,
AT THg KI!IIOHA*TS’ BZOCA2TU*, FBTUDIIffif A.
Bark Linda, Hewitt .Oteafnegoc, ettoSE*
Bark-Sea Eagle, H0we5............8brt Spain, * corn.
Brig Helming (®W.) MoJanetro, r, oca.
Brig Anna, Morrow St. Thomas, bom.
Brig Herald, fisilt -,,MM,,„ui..nWgM, soon.
PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF TRADSL
Commtbskb op THa'Mosrm
Jas. G. Hasp, V. .
MARIKIJ
portof r:
Scrußreae--.7 Ml Sun Sara—466l Blau W ate*.-3 10
arrithd.
City.lce Boat, Soiellenger. from Reedy Island. cams
up Halt. Pasted bark John Mathews, for Pernambuco,
in tow. of. tug America, off Hew Castle, at 3aF M on
Thursday. Towed dawn andleft at Reedy Island seven
schooners, laden with coal on Gova'nmeEtjacconnt.
Floating ice very heavy in the neighbogboca.af.Chester-.
CLEARED.
Steamship George Appoid, Ho was, 'Baltiruvse.
BarkTlos Dallett (S’Ji.Lagnayra.
Schr HetHu Merry man, Mtrrymao, Key West.
MEMORANDA.
i Steamships Evening Simr. Bell, and FcngiShv.ey, ,HH
: drethTatHewOrleai* 15thlast, fromKewYoirk.
‘ Hiai Wallace, white, from tiverpoo- for Calcutta.
I was spoken 4th Nov. hat 37 8. lon 34 K
■Bark H H Haven, Haven, from Inagna 9th. instfK
! Porttsnd. at Holrasa Hole 26th inst Belt a Br brig
loading salt, for Boston next day : schr Mary E Wa;k«r
(Hr), yenairixg aatia, to load for Bostan in 6 days.
Bril Julia E Aiey, Weeke. for thla port, was loading,
at East Harbor, T I,llth inst.
Bmg Carolina Eddy, Smith, heucft.tor Hew Orleans,
put into Key West 13th test, with, Sosa or sails, water-
Schr Orr.vdlle, Giles, hence felt Now OrletEß. before
reported put Into Bermuda, west, there for thopurpose
of landtag the crew and paerangers of the blockade
[ runner steamer Talisman, which she had rescued,
h Brig Lucy Ann, Bryant, faoiit Mirago&nalm lnst, for
i Bosto-n, *t Holmes’Hole26ih. Suites in company with
brig gnwanee, Cobh, fotb fife w York, tgctschoonar
Sarf.h Bernice, for Boston. Left, brigs H&am AMff,
Gitas, for Hew York in 4days; —. Larasway, fbr do.
hchr £ Frank Herbert, Crowell, hence at Hew York on
1 blockrde-rnnner steamer Tzlitman, from
Wilmington, H °s
bales cotton, foundered about 28th or 29th ult, when
about 960 miles to the west of Bermuda The orew and
nnsnenzsrs. thirty .in all, were rescued by the seta
Oia, life. Captain Giles, and landed at.Ssrmudslon th*.
l8 Schr Independence, Cromwell, arrived at Hew Bed.
ford on Wedne. day. with rails, rigging, chains, spun.
Ac., from wrecked bark Albion Lincoln on Hattha
mena/ She bad also on board a steam pump, which It
was Impossible for her to put aboard on account of tha
heavy swrll the previona two days, and the vesaela
have been nnnbie to take out cargo for the same reason.
Over 200 hhds molasses damaged by water, have al
ready been taken out. Ii the swell has not caused tha
veas.l’s bottom to be very badly groundup she will
probable be got off after the pump is got to work on
The Wreckers received $3,600 for get ting off rr.br Elisa
8 Potter, which was ashorenear.Townsend a Islet, Hew
J Rris Cherohee(Br). from Boston fee Liverpool, US.
hes been totally wreckednear Fart Medway. Ho (tag
tlcolars. ■
Javitar t. 27—E veaiug.
Jam. aT,JB6S.