El Financial Matters in .New York. • Gold Closed at 135%@1.351/ % (87 Telegraph to thentteburgh Gazette.l NEW YOBS, December 18, . 1868. Money in actis - demand and stringent at Per cent. -Coin' dlisconitts Sterling steady at 9W,,®9„% per'cent. Gold firm, and active, and opened* 184%, fell to . 184%, , advanced to 135%; and tinder privets •tele , grams from` Europe reporting an uneasy 7 ." feeling on- the Eastern question on the de - x cline in Bonds, fell to 135 and, cloned at _ 135 .%® 1 35 1 4'.. A. German banker' was a . heavy purchagtr on cable order from Pails. Downs Atip srooirs. G overnments: heavy, _dull end 710wer. Coupona "81, 1149114%; do. '62,110 10107 4® 110%; do. '64, 1063041106%; do. '65, - 107Y %; do. new, 1 09 9.(®109%; do. '67; 1 10 9%: do. '68,.110®11010-4 y;os, 105g1 State bonds steady ldiSttottria, : 4 @ B o'l s lelr .‘" Ten nesseee, - 685068%; New North Ciu•cdi i nsa , 61% . @6230 Virglnlat, 57a57%. In the , seock inarket:!lfew York Central absorbs interest. it,advanced from-1179 g to 132% under -- operittlons of the - B•road street combination, who ere said to be work= ing for the purpose 'of; reviving - - Erie , and float their Rook Island: A . 4 The Amara:Made ~. no outward, dealOnstration," alEhbugh the continued stringency - 11 f money is partly attributable to.. their agency. The' 'market ; at the close weeeteadv on Centrarbut. dull on the balance.; : • The Xbat litaystiti aclianee in New York •r Central Is 43111430 xitta to purchases to Cover speculative ultis, - aome having been - attain-. lated by a repeat concerning an early pay. =malt of a large scrip dividend. The stock 18 firmly andatrongly held, and this report ,is regularly 'used tpfrighten operators for - a decline into covering. -- ;Exactay - *hen' a dividend declared:is only knoWn to the controllingowner ofthe stock. Re Seems Inclined to preserve tile Secret. Buoyancy, -!:In Central strengthens: the remainder of the list, though , prices.' show Wit little 'change. Large dealings ; next to' Central have been in Rock Island and Milwaukee. 4.and St. Paul: -- Conceildrig the proposed .offic al Idividends on thelatter,, we learn .f.rom n soarce, that althongh no formal ac. ition has been' taken shy, direction of this 'Company and will not — be. until the ply;part of next month; y e t iChas been agreed .upon by a majority O f the - Directors , to de . 'folare the following divigends: 14 ,pereent. • ' "scrip on the common,'' stock and 10 per tcent. on the' preferred' 10 of which will -be . In scrip and 7in cash. - Michigan Central continues to advance "and:: has sold' 4.1,24 :owing to dividend declared of 15 per Gent. 3 ,5 in cash and 101re:stock, • , I 'Five thirty •Piicee'..-=.41n,63,ber1ande37438; , ;Wells 'Fargo Express; - 24%®25; American, 14®45; Adams, 48%Q4.8%; United States, 15@459,;,- Merchants .• "Talon, 15%©15%; • : • .f4,uteksilver, 2031 Cantork; l 4B®4B%; 'Pacific ,• • 112%,@112ya. Telegraph, 36® 0%; Mariposa,- 5©6; do: : preferred, .1,8 K; New York Central, 181%©131V Erie, '39% ; - 39%; do. prefentid, _6O; Hudson 127© . 1 27 %; Readiag , 96%@969,1; Terre ' Haute, 115@80; do. pßferred, 60®63; Wabash, 68g 359%; do preferred, 70@71; St. Paul. 65 4g65%; do. preferred....A3%@B3%; F ort ;Wayne, 110%; Oldeland 29%@ • ;9%; Michigan Central,l2234; Michigan • Southern. 8t3®1333 1 / A ; Blinois Central, 143; ' • .?lttsbargh,B;%®B234; Toledo, 1 01%@101%: _Sock Island, 108®10834; Northwestern,-76 " ;4. 476%; do. preferred, 78®78%,; Lakeshore, 4.01; Sioux City.'97; C. C.:C. dc Ind.; 74%; - IR. Joseph preferred, 92. •-• ~-"• Mining shares didlr Gregory, 495; Smith Parmelee, 330. -,• Copper stocks at BosiOn—Copper Palls, Heels, 70; Franklin,; 13%; Calumet, •:4; Quincy, -18. 5. S. surn-ritnesniir. „ . The receipts at the Subareasury to-ctaT were p 724,930; Payments,`. $2,697,897 ; , • ?taco, - 189,930,900: II Markets by Telegraph. - • ; Nsw Tows; December 18. - ---Cotton opened heady and closed a •shade lower, with .ales of 2,900 bales 1it'25a255,1c 'ping uplands, rlour--receipts. -of 2,635 -Ibis; the market:ls , dull- and saloo lower,_ , 7ith sales of 7,400 bbia'at $0a6,40 for super •,State and whitern;.o;9sa7,ss for ,ex • ire State; s 6 ,BsaB,lo'fors fldi extra western; ••• 1,3,50a10 for good Choice White wheat-ex a; $7,10a9,60 for R. H. Of ;47,50a9 for ex • :Int St. Louis; 110a12,50 'for good liicholce f. 3; closing luievy. - California dull: and .;lrooping, with sales 350 sacks at $5;904130, •Nis Horn, and $10,50a11,50 via IsthM atus. ye Flour quiet, with sales , of 200 bbls - 6,75a8,50. Whisky gttiet, with sales of bbls western,• in lots, at , 11 1 , 0 2a1,03, free. - ,7 heat--no receiPts; opened dull and 4 ,'.320 lower, with sales of 4.;14 . 0 bush at ; SLS9; for No. 2 spring store and` afloat; , i2,15a2,26' for white. California: Rye firm -4.1., at $1,53a1,55;•bid, an& $1,57a1,80, asked. eiestern Barley quiet; sales 2,000 bus Ger ' !inn :it 52,30, delivered. Barley Malt Anil. urn Meal quiet. Corn; receipts :,274 bushels; •• the. Market is -, without ! , .'acided change, rather more active; sales of ow bush at $1,12a1,125'i for old mixed • lestern in store; $1,14a1,14V for do afloat; .45ca$l for Southern; 1,06 for new yellow Oats—receipts, 146 bush; the , Farket is dull and-declining; sales of 200,- 40 bush at 70 for western in store; 783icfor iS afloat. Rice firm'at 11c for prime Caro lna. Coff ee steady; sales of 300 baßio 9malle. Sugar dull; sales of - 15 boxes "4:avana atMolasses quiet. Hops ..ifeady at 10a22e for'American. Petroleum "fralet, at 1814 c for crude and 3210 for re bonded. Linseed ' , oil strong, at 9as • vc. Pork quletand irregular; saleaof 1,050 via at 3 26 ,87a27,'75 for, new mess; closing. at Sal 116,87 cash; a:16.25 for old do; $20a21,50 _ 'fr prime; 52d,75425,75 for prime miss; alas, ails new mess seller forfour month's at .17; and 25u bbls do, . seller, to March 16th ; 1 1 427. Beef steady; sales of 850 bbls $91110,50 new plain mess,'-and 1313a19,50 4iw extra Mess: _Tierce .Beef quiet. and Dady at $27a31 prime mess,' and 833a31 Ildia mess. Beef Haimarm; sales 170 ibis at 830a33; Cut meats firui, sales 310 "jokages at 1011134 c Shoulders, and 12a1113 middles'quiet, and steady' sales 75 sices at 1.11 - ic long (dear{ and 1 434 c Strat :, frd cut. Lard opened firm but closed •*, tlavy; sales 950 . tiercea at i6V a al7W steam, 17Na17,0 kettle rendered; also '1,760 •-• prces steam, sellers for January, Ftibru ' tt and Merck. at 37a17346.- Butter • quiet .1:d steady at 25a384 for Ohio. Cheese firm ••1;13a19c for comnian to; prime. ,-Dressed ' ,.. lpgf3 firm and active at 'lllllsic for Wes •irn, and 114 al2c city. Freights to, Liver '3) 2 1 a shade firmer; engagements 01'435,000 21)sh corn at fixdi Spirits Turpentine Linn 45a451(c. :;Lalest.—Flour closed dull • and a shade vyer. Wheat dull and nominally lower, -. Jth buyers and sellers too Wide apart for .irsiness. Rye quiet at.sl,ss°. for western. '..."ts dull and heavy at 760 in store, and • :ii.icalloat for western. Corn closed steady ;1,12 in store, and 81,14 iatioat for old Jjxed _western, and 98a511 - for new mixed --- .; - :stern. Pork dull and : without decided fange. Beef quiet and, nnolianged. Cut 4ats fairly active and lirm ? . Bacon dull without decided change. Lard dull i drooping at 16XiiI7c for fair to prime • Eggs steady at 390 for fresh. wry Good.sp,Thei market la%:rather quiet, firm ior all staple`stvlesnf cotton,with '...endency toward. hardening Prices.' At." idle A Heavy Brown Sheeting at 1530; .rlpleton A at 'Ago; Divikht E at 139; La, B at 13%6; ,do ~ B at 12%c; Pepperell 1 7,fine, at 1434. Bootlrß Bleached Mitslins •q 143.40; for 20 inch off: the loon 2 '1734; Seniper Idem at 17cr do. 83 lamas Loneadale and lifaeonville at-/7c; .Arrtontta at 22%d; New York Mills at '734. ,T 4 Prints there is a . general advance of • .pjnt one-half kpent.per - ,*ed, in accord with the ripe already - established •by . •hets; Sprague's prints bring 1334 c for. i:eies, and 11344 for SimPiOn's mourning& .Dicembkr /B.4Bastern' a ge Met and'a shade firmer, at zint buying. and par selling. Flour dull h ea vy, with sales spring extras at 3;37%a8 65. Wheat dull, weak and one +- • - _ • cent lower, with sales INT fi 1 at 51 ,1934x1,24,, 24, and No 2at $1,12Ka1,1334, closing.- dull at 81,12 x for No 2; sales No 2 this afternoon at 81,12 x. Corn quiet; old ' sold at 75c for the month. and 7013 for new on spot; new shelled 47a4834c, and kiln dried 53a55c for No 2, closing steady _but quiet, at 483 for new; sales old No ~2 since change. Osts a shade more aiflive , aad lower, with sales No 2at 45a52%c, - doping at 45c. Rye dull and 2.434 c lower, with sales:No 1 at 81,14a1,17, lftsing dull at • inside. Barley dull and 4a .5e lower, with sales at 81,51a1,54' for No 2, .closing dull and heavy. Highwines quiet and steady at 94c. Provisions active, open ing easier; and closing firm at yesterday's Prices. Mess Pork sold at f26,50a27,00 for . present and future delivery. Lard. sold at 163ia17c cash,' and 170 for January and Fe bruary. Dressed Hogs,active at $ 9 ,75a10,25; a few extra..heayv lota sold at 8 1 0,35a10,50. Receipts--8,231 "bbls • flour, 27,500 bush 1 1 ; 03 e 2 at, - .52,450 bash lion, - 45,004 bush eater 1 342 bush Vo l 2;400. barley. Shipfnents -11, Obis flour, .7,858 bush wheat,- 46,968 100 b h ehb Ttria corn, 5,068,t45h oats, 1,850 bush TIO, uarkik.l, , , • _ ogs less active. Vith.eales at $8a8,40 - for odmmon to fair, and ' 8250a9,25 forigtxxl- to: extra; receipts - 18,423 head; shipments 4,765. head. Beef Cattle in fair local and ship , ' ping demand and. firm, at 83,50400 'for :cows and light steers, and 18 , 75 5 8 ,85 far Mr to good shipping. " •. : • ST. Loule,'December 18 .—Tobacco nomi. nal and . unchan_ged. Cotton and hemp nothing doing. %Floursteadyand unchang ed; low grade and aupialine mold at $5,75a 6,75 c; extra V; double extra $ 8; treble ex. tra $8.50;, Wheat In - better demand, chides manted;. - prime to strictly prime fall at. $1,55a1„65 choice.' 11,9042,05; No, 2 spring"sbld at 81,3 2.. C0rn opened at 70a80c for yel/ow and white and colored; 73a77 for mixed'and white. Oats .Ilat and unchanged with 'sales - at 56a60c: Barley quiet at 81,95. Illinois spring rye held abcive buyer's yieWsand . nothing h(dOne. Whisky firth ,at 90a95c. Previsions excited and , irregnlar, and • "closed higher. but 'not much ~ is done. , Pork at 8 2 7,25a27,50; held at 428. Bulk Meats held at lie far shoulders;l3Xc forrib sides; ,14443 for clear rib, and /5e for clear aides. Bacon; smali.eales at 123ic for shoulders and 14a170 for clew aides. Lard buoyant, at 1634 C for country; 17 for prime city steam, and 17%0 for keg. 'Receipts—Floor .1.700 bbli; wheat, 4,500 bush; corn, 10,000 b ush; oa ts, 2,700 bush; barley, 2,300; hogs, 3,880 d. '• • . at fla DT; market stiff, with a good demand 31c; a few extra heavy sold at 9c,' grew. Cattle; good to extra very scarce andfin good demand at .safige. Sheep is in email supply with a, limited demand; good is worth $3,.25 per head. CINCINNATI; DeeelaDer le.—slow In moderate demand, family at $7,50400. Wheat firm bat'quiet. at 1,80 for No; l' red. Corn is firmer uhder a light supply, asking -75 c; ' but this -rate is Ba4c above the-Views of bnyers; not 'Much done; Rye dull And prices declining; No. 1 1,38a1,40. Barley dull, unchanged and common; steady at for middling. Whiskey firm at 'l.OO, with some speculative demand, based upon Hopos, the tax being advanced.. still In demand and prices higher; live 9a9.50; dressed 11a11,50; recelpti 8,300 head. Mess`pork advanded to 28,50; large sales of country were made at 28; to arrive next week. Bulk meats in; sold at 1I•for 'Shoulders, and 13,;a1.5y 4 c for sides. Lard advanced to 113 c for prime kettle and 17c for steam. Limn . Meats advanced to Me for shoulders; 1 236a1231e for side's; and 14Xa14%c for hams; the market for all closed less buoyant and there is 'more stuff offering. Tallow advanced to 11Me. --Lin seed Oil advanced to $1,45;• Lard Oil $1,45a 1;50. Batter firm: 'at 36a40c. Eggs 33c. Cheese 3ic higher; demand good and stack light. Gold 18.5 buying., ' Exchange dull at 18a140 discount buying; -supply is large. The demand ifor money is active at 10a12 per cent. and unc .EvExdaii,. hanged; city , made; 1111,50 for treble extra white; 88,75a10,00 for double extra amber: ;8,50a8,75 for spring; country made: $8a8,75' for doable 'extra red; and amber; s7aB for -double extra spring, and $10a10,50 for doable' extra;white. Wheat held et 81,73 for 'No.J. red winter and,sl,7o for No. 2 do. Corn; .sales of one car load of ear Ai 70c and one car load of shelled at 75c. Oats held at 62c. Rye held , at $1,38. Bar ley;:No. 1 Canada held`at . f2a2,05;, No; ;2 state :• nominal at $1;70a1,75. Petroleum firm for refined; there is a gpod demand for home and western' trade; held at 27.14a280 In car lots and - 29a300 in trade lots. 'Pnif.anstrque. December 18. —'Flour dull and weak. Wheat in , better demand: sales .3,000 bush red' as $2A2,05, and ainber at $2,10415. Rye $1,60.. Corn less active, With sales 4,000 bush new yellow at 95ca11; new white 96e,' 04ta firm, with western at 77a78e. Petroleum considerably excited, with sales 27,000 bbls crude.' in bulk at 17c, andA,ooo bbls refined at : 31a3Ixe. Pro visions excited and higher. Mess Pork held at $2B. Lard 17a17Sc. Whisky dull at $1,01a1,03., MILwAIIKEE, ' December 18.—Flour dull and tending downward. Wheat dull and lower at $1,20 fdr•No. 1, and,sl,l2 for No. 2. Oats' steady at 46140 for No. 2. Corn nomi nal at 55c for new shelled delivered. Rye dull at 81,13 for No: 1. Barley nominal at $1,70 delivered. Receipts-3,000 bbls flour, 31,000 bush wheat, 1,000 • bush oats, 2,000 busn corn, 1,000 bush rye, 200 bush barley Shipments-200 bbls flour. LOUISVILLE, December 18.—Sales of 29 hhds of Tobbacco at saloc for lugs to com mon leaf. Hogs at 9;083;c gross. Cotton 22Xc. " Mess Pork 128a28,50. - Lard 18c. Bulk Meats, shoulders 11,,c, clear rib 'sides 15c, clear' sides 154 c, baths 150. Whiskyraw, free, $l,OO. Wheat $1,75a1,90. Oats 57a58c. 'Corn Mane. Rye $1,90. Superfine Flour $5,50a5.74: The cotton imports for the week were 6,934 bales. T0r.2130, ' December 18.-'Wheat quiet, amber without decided change; spring 5a7 lower;isales Of white Michigan at 1,80a1,81: amber'l,7B; No. laming 1,95; N0. , 2 .apring 1,30; No, 3 spring:l,l2;i. Corn dull and declining, closing with no buyers for new at 64. : Oats 2c- lower; 57 for No. 1. Rye quiet. Clover seed held, at BX, with 4‘ .bid. Dressed hogs actives and h'c better; old at 9ga I.OV Beimmons,iDecember 18.—Flour dull, quiet and unchanged. Wheat dull, Valley red $ 2 ,30a2,35,' Maryland prime $1,111E61,25. Corn firmer, white 90395 c, yeilow9Bc4l.oo. Oats dull at ' sBa7oc. Rye firm at $1,10a1,55. Mess , Pork firm and active at 427'127,50. Bacon 'active and excited,'rlb sides 17c, clear sides 17 1 -9a171-2e, shoulders: 14c, hams 18e. Lard active` and excited at 17.1-2c.:' ' --r- IMPORTS BY RAILRAOII. • PITTSBURGH,-FORT WATICcE & CHICAGO RAILROAD, DeCeMber 18.-5' cars alcohol, J Adic & Co; 205 hides, 8 bdls do, G H Wood & Co; 5 bbls oil, Kirkpatrick,' Her ron it& Co: ,27 sewing - machines, W Sum ner & Co; 10 bbls J H Parker; 5 do. do, 15 bAit Candles, 'Carter. McGrew & Co: 19 dressed hogs, J B McMillan: 9.pkgs brooms, J Porterfield; 3 bbls ,eggs, 2do butter, 11 Rea.,Jr; 7 Ws apples. E • Sbulz; 2 bbls gp 'pie butter, F Beckert & Co; s Aressed bogs; 2 pkgs lard, Ilippley b b lseelt; 5 bbls cider, John Milian; 19 apples, 1 bbl butter, Voigt, Mahood '& Co; 100 bbls flour, Culp& Shepard: 56 aka raga;Markle & Co; 7 bbpkvinegar, Woodworth •& Davison: 10 do do, Pier, J./annals & Co; :8 illts rags,.'Fra. zier Metzger, 55. ski buck Wheat fl our, T C Jenkins, 50 bblis higbwities, Quoken. helmer &'Bro;/, car oats, Bdolter & VO; 400_ bgs, meal, Watt, Lang & Co; 12 eke pearls, S'Elarbaugh & Co; 2'kgs butter, Vangorder Shepard; 27 Elks ragsChrisitk &Benhenn; 88 bge grain, Dan Wal lace;l .2r bait cheese,' W H Kirkpatrick & Co; l'eat eorn, 13 Hood; 103 bbla four, owner; 15 bble'apples Wood wurthide Davison.,- t • OLE:* ax.swn AND PrrmitryllGEl RAIW BoAm. December 18.-3 ; 'Cake iron - oh; ErYin & Caught:kV; /do do, Meese,Griff Dull; I do do, Hutchinson Glass Co; 2 do do, McKnight, Porter & Co; 3 do do, Sho enbeiger & Blair; 1 car pig Iron, •Wm Smith;/ do do, Lloyd Black; 2 bbla wire, PITTSBURGH GAZE'T'TE; :SATURDAY, DECTMBER 19, , —A shooting affray occurred on the steamer Rubicon while lying at Helena on Saturday, between a stock drover named Perry Nagle and the - mate of the Rubicon, the bullet from Nagle's pistol Passing through both cheeks of the mate as he was trying to escape, inflicting a severe, but not dangerous wound., Nagle remained about the boat some time, but was not arrested. -The St. Louis Democrat, of Thursday, paYs the fellowing.compliment to Capt. W. J. Rountz: , Capt. W. J. Kountz, of Pitts burgh, is the ma—it was hs enius that devised the measu n res which i hav g e so satis factorily settled the vexed question 'of the steamer Great Republic. The Captain has . earned the reparation' of a', clear headed and Prompt man of business, and we be. that he succeeds in all ox nearly all he undertake& - He leaves for home to - day satisfied that he.has done , one more ma oessful thing. The Republic hi considered by many the best business boat of all that visit this port. In a few days she will be put in the way of ;;a thorough docking, and in the spring she will be loaded for New Orleans, with Capt. Donaldson in command and Barn. Barr, Jr., in the:office. ' 41 _ River arid Weather. air Teleirstai to the Plttsburotti uszetteo LnicrisVlLLE, December 18.—The riiier is falling; with five reet and fine inches of water In the canal. The weather inblear and mild. „4.....0..: !Ho ; LOST ! 8011 V j. 114 RESTORED! Judi the inreated angel. opt. 'Price, six .cente. 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CANS' BON. = .ate .Jrt - .:. 1~ . e ~ c ? v '. ~,..wvw v`~.u+..~iT`H T. \ - _ w n-a 1..: .r'i.9..wS~.twi~...s was-.eK..1:.. .. w.".ynl ~ a. ./ ia+.i'.w.w+.=L+ad-~v' a.+elsa:~t~ed'n.K.a..+~M~l'`.au^.P~~~i..S.N."a"F v.;~.s~.:JlKs`~~ E B Mathew*: I keg white lead, B L Fahnestock & Lb; 10 kgs tobacco Atwell dr Lee; Ibx rads!), E S Rolls; 6 in marble, A L Woolen I MeCargo; 41 bales wool, Kittanning iiiirs; 2 bbls oil, J J Palmer; 5 as casks soda h, McKee * & Co; 1 box lird ware, Fleming, Agnew & Co; 5 bids, 1 half bbl eggs; F G Craighead; 25 bales hay, Mc- Cune & Boelo bdlig wood, T B -Young & Go; 12 sks cornmeal, 17. bbl apples; Voigt, Mahood & Co; . 5 tea halbs,E H Myers; 3 bxs leather, ( - 4,.!1 Hoffstott; 20 bbls apples, F Seifel; 7 hogs, .7 Plianna & Co; I.bbl, .1 box pork, D James. ' - , . ALLEGHENY' VALLEY RAILROAD Deem bet. 18.-80 btals oil, Fisher it Bro; 56 do do, McKelvy & .Bro; -400 'do* do, Citizens Ref Co; 160 do do t ' D 'AI - Ddgerton; 11 hides, John Heckman; 2 cars metal, 'McKnight, Porter & Co; 21 pkgs scraps, W -.Fianna & Son; 11 hides,'Eleibert'ilt Berg; 33 pkgs , pro ' dun, John Klenonsmith; 8 do, 'do, R o n; 14 8 sks buckwheat flour, W B Ron; 14 do do, N H - KirkPatrlck &-00f.`.2 . - cars Metal, s, Graffds Dud cars limestone, Shiombe er ik,liialk: yaks flour, He A' MoCarty; 24 bga barley, Scott &GI - -2 bgs 'dry apples, ..T II Suctiop; 1 . bbl , poriltrY, Tplgt, Mahood it_ Co. -; • • ' - R,lte -Amixeurstsrr:•FlTArozii December 111.-- • Veer millfeect, 71 s acks corn, R "Knox: & Son; 1 car corn, 93 skis- pats, Heck & Co; I00;bbls fl nr, 1 car 'caw', Geo Stewart; 48 bales cott n, Keffnedv; Childs it 'Co; 50 do de,Eagle ' ttoll Mills; 56 bgs oats, 31 - Well _iteo; 19 idea, II hills' pelts, 1 bbl tallowe 'LaPpe & else; Si bags buckwheat, flonr, Mercer & binenl 10 bbis fish, J•Roheil de *Bro; 500 greeri,hides, A: dr J ( TroetzLtiger , , ittlen; ( 100 ehls•flotkr,R -Knox & Son; 6 cars metal; Le is, MalleyDalzell; 10 bbls ap •ples, BDy ;2 onions,.Jobti - Herbert; 8 bas!cornm 1, -0 MoMasters. '' • ,' - 1 *PII7BB OR ' CONNELLEMIII3 RAIL. men, Dec ber .17:-4 bills crackers, 'H P rt. Hunker; 3 NM iglase, Iffichaels, R & Co; 1 ear metal, John Moorhead; 58 bbls salt, ".7 I House dr Bro; 12 do do,' Johnston & Son; 1 bi tobacco, McMullin & Co. RIVER NEWS. ;,The river rose steadily all day yesterday, and was still swelling last evening with abont six "feet in the channel by the . Blc.. nongahela marks.. The Pee ther yesterday was ciear, and pleasant, and more , favors, blefor business than it lies been for 'several altYs• • No arrivals to report. The New York . had steam up and was making prepare tions to take her ,clepartwe for Eviumvi/le last evening. _ The Grey Eagle, Capt. C. L. Drennan, Is the regular packet for Parkersburg to-day; leaving promptly at noon, The Caznelia,•Capt.` Poe, is up for 'Nash ville, as is also the Mary Davage, • Capt. Shedden, for. New Orleans. The Armenia, Capt. A. C. McCallum, is also up for New . Orleans. 1 The Mary Davage and. Barges, Capt. Bhedden, are announced to leave for New Orleans to-day, and shippers should bear this in mind. Gen. Chas. Barnes- is her agent. • The towboat Boa; has arrived it Cairo all right, enronte fer New Orleans, with a tow of three hundred thousand bulhelis of coal. • —Oliver W.Kirkpatrick, a well-known Cincinnati, - St..Louis and :.Nashvllle pilot, died in Westport, Kentucky, on the nth inst., after an illness of one year of con sumption. He' leaves a widow and, two children to mourn his loss. —The Messenger, at hist accounts, Was aid up at Portsmouth. —The Kate Putnam left St. Louis for Pittsburgh on Wednesday. —The Snagboat R. E. De Ramey Will oPe rate bettieen Ozark Island-and Vicksburg this winter. • —The rumor that thal3oaz bad blet five boats at Twelve -mile Point, proves. to be without foundation. • •• : 1 Leonidas was to have left Cinclanai for Lawrenceburg on Thureday to take on 200 bales hay for Pittsburgh. — i rhe 11lois is frozen over to Peoria, just below the bridges, a thingl, which is never known to have teen in,so short a time: • —ln a new book,. ` . just AssueCin New . York, an enterprising artistgives a spirited pictitre of Hendrick ItUdzen discovering the'• river that bears • his- name by ,sailing up it on a high pressure,•stern-wheel 4fiam boat: ' • • - • = —The wreck of the ; steamer J. N. 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CLOSING OUT SALE OF 1 j BWICHPIELII & CO'S J. _ rns NO. .12 1 82: • CLAI:fr - STREET; CONTINUED. • s. THE MOIRE fifrOCE OP DRY G - OODS BEDITQED to close out before tattng doe It. .611 r Now As time toi got useful HOLIDAY IPlt de ESENTS cbe4p. i • • l 5 8' • • MABRET STILEE V, gi g • . - • • W , GI - oohs WAYERnOO7-441coloiir and CIASSTALEREs—Ibr Rea's and Bon' Wear. ' LADIES' OLO AIIIIEGS=Laree Assortment.' PREECE! A#DRxemiat REFORM. 'IRISH POPLIN - 41.00 per Yard'. VRLO DB , POPLIIiit. BILK POPppirk PALEI WA'CLOTII—for SLACK maims LusTam BLibic AND : COLORS]) SERPRESB OWTIO3-. laulto *Addy. . • ,•• VIELYETERis--lIM Suits; Rraccti , R;(l ()LGSMS; trlivioanokstuent:ot PLAIDS. • Pau stook of DRESS 0901k3; at Lowest Rattan TECODOII2. F. P=IPS'-; 87 Juititior H2ritrxr. .008, Pia LEAD-600 Pip Bolt Galena La Eon and An sale try av_l7 d.'. OLE7f/ILD 80/i. ILL SAILE- . —ffittrO' STORE-A . m a c clansman drug:l4ore a ve ry 1031111 We 001111012. Terms easy,. Addsoss box s PIMP. :WORT : MTA° -- satlikits. .g! OK LOI37BVIItE; XV.ANSVIiLt. .141.431 . *. T hep,4 VOIKIEWSO AND . XXVI?" Olt.- 4,-• - Attirt PAYI6/04, Ailli 43AitGESI • • ••;,- JAVEREC:SEIP.DDEN, Will lease eaboie orr ' :THD3•DAY, December 19th. - Shippers.ehonld bear in =led that the DAVAGE will positty . e4y„-go through withont,re,ehipping. . AM S R.N.PS. Agent. •- Ag r ee , . • : „ wiErEELiNG,--• • „ ligietta an*: Parkiersbut:''Line. Leave Compinios Wharf Boat i ftpt r of Wood street, DAILY, ;AT, Lsa 7.tiopAls THIMSDATS, BAYARD, A. sauna - Ran, lifaster. WEiiksii.ure Alit; 81.T1711DAYS, GERRY ErAtltE BILRIVSI.27, Master. Freight will be received at all hours sett ' JA.SIES COLLINS. Arent. ,TOR ME1NAI:118 ANDl i gleg igiLEA.N6--Tlie steamer ARMENIA- Capt. A. C. M'CaLl.ust. will leave for above ports on the first - rise of the river: . For freight or passage apply on ward or to . . CoLLNO PLAC 1 G wor .rOOD Agents, CM .F ° RNASHVILLE, D.II-z t gr at RECT—The tteamer CAVELIA • • ' - Will leave on ; 7 HIS DAY, DiCE3IBER. for Evansville, Clarksvllle and Nashville. For frelett or passe gn apply on board or to. HHRIEsT Jr. HAsLET.f, JOHN - FLACK. . 404 Or. J. D. COLLINGWOOD, Agents, API LET O I 4 I' iLuisTiznieb,ALmityg, 4869: pltrICE• ONTJIr CENTS. BEA . UT IFPLLTILLIIETRATED. - , • .; _ Latge Byo. .IMI superb illnetintione. A volntett4 for ,the p ra winallOont Table. Sent by yre e Op2trtave, to a ny part of the United States; un receipt' of the prlct 'lO copier.. 02.80. .411berni Mecount to , Denlere. Agerits supplied. . • . D AI'ELETON &CO Publichers 90.'92 &91 GRAND STREET. I deI2:b3DT:TG:s . . EVERY. STYLE AND COLOR. PACE. ZELLERS 6.OUFF uxioN'EIyRE#P4!ESE . ~ FOTJ.INTIDRY • . 1 - , • lir3r; tat „:47011rNSON: Manorooturer .Ql COOKING ISTOVICB,' .11.zottlia. Mates, Yendallyfiath Weight% , and all kinds or Rollow;Warat'.c.l4%lFhealsand all .kludg , of Ma- - ebtkierr .oas/ova, uoR. IVADSO*, & SHI:k.IGIRS EITS... PIIITFIBUSO.II.7:PA., J.: , . ~a ulsailst.ta" # l ,p, twzirr : 4 44_214AT:1 .. i; . .....4.4IRATT. VIVALIVT; BIIAT'Ii 64c0, 1 -.-,. h. , ~ ~ :- • - ~4 1,4,p'EUXICOT1311ALANI; E '.- I •• ORNAMENTAL. CARVERS' ' , Ne. ilthuidasky St4-Mleghogynpt L BT .:: - • . , . t.,. . A K R 3 co Unto aosortaient of NEWEL rbs.rig and ifty- constantly on. band. : deaerlstlans. , done. . . ' --- - o Tustxuao.conle . REM OXtittOiit------'E'OltlVtlr'" DOW 811ADES—We are now manufiethrlni tb snide of a enmity anoarter Inithlab. and a D oes lower than can be had ea anT zastern u, raeturers. Dealers will lindlt thumb. Interest tg i eauunlne our goods before onrebaslngalewbere. - I . Z. 4H. rillias k MI nand 2 1 1 81.10 Rt., bratefillt. , _ ma- Forrase-- , ..ra La, "•• Ber: ga 'IP "Lott. , / " Watt% " ' "Fbusit!* "BoarciffitOt "a ..aot gm' teedfrag FRG.* MORS atai, Wit it flit iii than mincina once ibr rwssrr-rrvs' culirrs:; saak ad ditionaMfge - I'M °Bare. .. ~ 1. . WANTED - --HELP WANTED—A few' sales Men to stopZdtielkillNTlNZ aP t c . , Belt goods on commits tsbnrsh t t ANTED--lIELP -At Emplo ment Offiee s No. at. Clslr Street. BO MB ' meat B an d KEN, for dllterent kinds of employ-- rsons 'wanting help of sal Unls. elm Pe stopped cm short notice.- CANTED... ~s, lir AN E AGENTEI:-0 tom' -1 , v sum PEit MONTH—To sell a Kew Book :Dertarning to - agriculture and the Mechanic Jana, tor GEORG'S wAtaNG. Esq., the distinguAl hed ;Author and Agrlcultu rat Engineer of the New York Central Park, Nothing . like tta gee _Basr a . Adige fiellie at Aleit , to B arnterie'machei. mut wctrtlngmen of all classes. Send for Virclitga._A...„. :LWrAtiOUTriltVlVlelfrket street; PI nrgb, Penns • d,07-itg? , • • - WANTS.- - to. ti;v:Akintv:L, I ti t ti. - - 7., Ib i t to it ALLIS .3,ltATaxiit NAY BO F 1 In exchange . for produtt m.c u y 'EMPeirt2. Arai 'att•la mortlign je t ivy ,f or . wwen Five Tnoupand Dollars, wren Or nye years tn tun or cub: , Addrstie D. I.4.eatirrtrifom a Sox TOLE;- rib LET.-vkrif* . . LY -.AI tarnished rooms, with gas and are, one on floori and one front up stars. Inquire-a 6399 Third avenue. . V 4o . ll 'VAlT—Tiie . - liirg e ... ,...,. - . - liiiir . : story 'I Idlbgt'aitt-311VEIVIED tixtrzET; at Pretent ocqgpieg py, blessra.Z. B. ,Young,a l C64 as x,lrnpattnttyWarenotase.' Posensston I,llt . of April next. Ennulr.e ,ot ruffo,3l.. 4.01:1N157V1i3 Vrttes or Isattbacto areetVid Fourth avenue. I , . ET -sueltog t e hor"rrj .1 " 4 ""ie Tar ortoor two 'gen wine s .' 87=4 Inta i tte &Ellin No. Si2O t L • :6l°k34, • FOR FORS E -- -DUSINESS STAND- A. 10311:knovin and proener s inne wholesale bust:. neap stand,'. with . stock aid .fixtntes 4 la offered ja r salsa Fatisflotory :rrasous are given . ihr the dispii saL , Lrinlyar.77 WQODBTKRET. - • 11000 y: iSALEIL-Htlakding iGOOD WILL-The subic:lbert ollfra fora/de 11 . 01 . 51 11rearabhaaed IBMs:Ming' House. 79 !TRINE*. AL taY.'bet ween the tierman,Cathelle Church and Fifth Wahl Mayketilonlow• It hag taw etghweer twenty goodpaylng.,hearders, and enloya wellent reputatWd.,lHAttliAßECTTE Gnlttr. - • WOR SALE—that find!two stor t(ricY Warßbo ,V . t 4 by 84 y tih ls ittl v r - raf'OHIO T 1 ct' pled MIS ilottr *ad .Gtalw. w i ldliffibusew-umio, that twu story brick du eilleg house, SKI Joining the the abovCcontatinthit , six- tooidS ' • For further particulars epTilfp,Un. the premises' of M. sALE.„O,.. . Located on the Central OhlOjillislOn or tha , tlitiore - end 'Ohfo Ratlrciad. 'tilittity-elent miles eset of. Columbus. dtunieer Ohio, 170 tepee of Coal Bank, °pelting onlYloo-fect from the railroad, NyiSh,al,thecesetu7.battld cara,males, hi:Mies for Miners, blacksmith phela. railroad old ..lne,Acc, Price i 012.9110..... werses,V44loo. auk; mai:mein coal, or will take an active partner with. ttoash capital , ..et 974000, iiiitlatsetotT reilisone- • - 'given for selling.; Apply .to. or address 0110 FT _133M.1.113,. Real Estate' Agents,' No. '139; Fourth avoeue. Voitt. EULLX,FARIC-r2l* 71C113$ 42 of gnott ' Penn .Tp. m Q r eJana coun ns':troMillgftu Irwin Ssalion, on -the rouge: H.B. surprovepagnts, bowed log house Iffgoodremr. jusifikpiesd oldet , outbsiltd Inge. Terme nnWerine. En of WILSON,met' n nr.Ri • 1 - RIAPE.. - Tenn Station: !. gpitIMULE-4 , A lirsti;class Retail Drug_ Store In ;,very desirable; locnslon. Ad. $ 801:1317, Pittsburgh.: 8 NI a esPt. Mod. POE rE co 411 04 0 1 41