—535,000,000 worth is Caleutea'S ye portion of. opium. —Charles Reade is going to buil. a theatre in London. --Austria has demanded satifaction of Emperor of Morocco. —Texans talk of putting a monum over Sam Houston's grave. .;—The first velocipede in New Me. caused a great sensation, everybody r ani to look at it. In Chicago during 1 865,-$278,42] worth of property was stolen, $190,332 of which was recovered. —ln Charleston, S. C„ all hogs found running at large are killed and distributed among the poor. -1869 was in such haste to control his subjects:th4 he began to rain before the Old Year was buried. —"Licentious pen and press" is Mr. Fisk's idea of Mr. Bowles and newspaper persons and things generally. —Whipping, which was abolished years ago from the schools of Saratoga, has restored as a necessary adjunct of education. —Some Yankees have made a macadam ized road between Joppa and Jerusalem, and have started a steam mill in the Holy City. —Mrs. Takenbarg died on Monday in Cincinnati from the effects of a dose of ar senic, which she had taken instead of cream of tartar. —Strawberries are selling for twenty-five cats a pound in San Francisco, but even the Union Pacific Railroad wont be able to bring them to the East fresh. —A man who was married early in the week in Cincinnati, is spoken of in his mar riage notice as "Captain L. C. Norman, formerly of Crosby's Brigade C. S. A. —On and after January, 1869, all editors, schoolmasters and ministers of the Gospel, will be passed free of charge over the Lehigh Valley railroad upon showing their certifi• sates of office. —The income of the Prince and Princess _of Metternich is $290,000 a year and yet they live far - beyond their means and are • deeply in debt, besides having heavy mort gages on Jobannesberg. —Boston finds the League Island Navy • Yard arrangements a gigantic swindle. If League Island were only in New England Boston wouldn't see the swindle. In this, as in so many other cases, 'tis distance lends —enchantment to the view. —A hog was killed at Springfield, Illin ois, the other day, in whose stomach were found thirty-six ten penny nails, half an old file, and a suspender .buckle. This is supposed to / account for the recent myste rious disappearance of a small boy in that neighborhood. • —ln 'New York subscriptions are being - raised to aid the Protestant Episcopal Church in Italy. Rev. Dr. Lyman, who was for ' merly rector of Trinity church in this city, is now chaplain of the Episcopal chapel in Rome, which is the most important Ameri can church abroad. - —At - length Philadelphia has a chance of having a steamship line. The proprietors of a fortnightly line between New York and Bremen have asked the aid of the Pennsyl vania Central railroad in establishing aline between Philadelphia and Bremen, to sail under the American flag. —On Wednesday the Second Street pas senger railway depot in Philadelphia was destroyed by fire,, It was a very complete, establishnient, one of the best in the coun . try. The fire originated with a small stove used In heating one of - the cars. Twenty three cars were also burned. —Charles Dickens is years old; Charles Lever is 62; Charles Kingsley 50; Charles Knight 70; Charles Reade 55; Harrison Ainsworth 64; Tennyson 59; Trollope 54; Carlyle 74; Balder 04; Wilkie Collins 45, and Ruskin 51. Henry Kingsley is about the youngest popular author in England, being but 39. —A. noted Chinese bandit and black•mail -er, Linsian-man, has been captured in Shanghai. He will be punished. by being frer6cl, 121 7 GOOD STYLES. ifELROY, DICKSON CO., WHOLESALE er•da WOOD STREET. NEW GOODS. NEW ALPACC.,tU. NEW MOHAIR. BLACK SILKS. prrrar i ttniaii. Pe. - 54. AmitrALL . • -- - . ' . . i.f• . ~, REDUCT/OM• 1 • . ..._ , .. • 1: , .:'. 1 . • • ....... . , • ___ OUR REGULAR DIrCEMBER GI&E' RANCE SALE 'sinew fully fraugurated. at rasee'cLthat ee-' cure BETTER BARGAINS , THAN EVER BE. FORE, In . ' .CATUP.JETS, OIL CLOTHS, MATTINCS, &c., &c., Good Carpets for '25 cents a lard. OLIVER • • • CLINT° AND COMP ANY No, 23 Fifth street rtIE II ICrer'EXOINT ! CARPETS, OIL aLapriEig9, eco-, cfcc. We offer our stock at reduced prices for a SHORT TIME before commencing to take stock. Now is the time to buy. ___ BOVARD, ROSE & 21 11.1111 AVENUE. 4 , 4:d&wP 51. FIFTH AVENUE. FCALLUM BROTHERS, GRAND CLEARING SALE OF ioAk.Pubmar.sc., TREMENDOUS REDUCTION Zsea• 40191,531, UNTIL WE TAKE STOCK APC.AILIIM BROTHERS. del4 ECEMBER 1868. FOR 30 DAYS ONLY CARPETS .41.°1 1 LESS THAN WHOLESALE PRICFi We offer FOR A FEL WEEKS ONLY our goods at-; large reduction from regula rates. Our stock is full ant _ complete in all Zeparttnenti and we shall sell the best anal ities and styles of Carpets a prices at which we cannot re place them, giving our cus tomers an opportunity of ob tanning Bargains that may never be offered amain. Tht special sale will condn'. only_ until the time of takin our annual inventory of 'stod at the end of this month. N'FARLAND d, COLLINi 71 LND 73 FIFTII AVENUE. CRACKER BAKERIES. OFFERED IN THIS CITY. OYSTER, WATER, BUTTE SUGAR, SOD. CREAM. SCOTCH ,sad LEMON BISCUITS. For Sale by Every Grocer In the Clti 13 012 Bakery, No. 91 Liberty St. -- ..................... _ __,4 WEST COMMON . „ , Machine Stone Works, ' • , i . Northwest corner of West. Common, 411eftllexIll BREIPIEC A'I'VATER di C0..1 , : - . , Have em hand or prepare on short notice Hei!,l and Step Stones, Fags for Sldevatkao.Besse is Vanita, de. Head andomb Stones. &v. Order, promptly executed. rrlces rouilipti* • 1 51• 51.