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HARRISBURG, PA
THURSDAY EVENING DUMBER 8, 186,1,
Report of the Postmaster General
We print to-day, an abstract of the report
of the Postmaster General. The exhibit thus
presented shows that the postal system has
been most successfully managed, and that the
condition of the Department never was more
prosperous. Its resources have been largely
increased. Notwithstanding the increased
(lost of transportation of mails, the addition
to the expenditure for supplies, and the aug
mented labors of the employees engaged, the
postal system of no country in the world is
in a more successful operation or more remu
nerative in its service. The abstract pub
lished to-day, will be found highly interesting
and instructive.
The Electoral College—lnterview with
Gov. Curtin—Banquet at Gen. Caine.
yore. Residence. •
We had no time, yesterday, to refer to
several pleasing incidents connected with the
assembling of the Presidential Electors, to
4ast the vote of Pennsylvania for Lincoln
and Johnson. These incidents are the more
gratifying because they exhibit the social
good feeling existing between the people of
-remote portions of the State, and those
wielding authority or living in the capital
thereof.
At 10 o'clock in the morning of Wednes
day, the Electors, in a body, called on Gov.
Curtin, and were received by his Excellency
in the Executive Chamber. Morton M'Mi
°heel, Esq., one of the Senatorial Electors,
introduced his colleagues, when the Gover
nor addressed the delegation in that felicitous
and highly eloquent manner for which he is so
justly reputed. He adverted to the mighty
trust which had been reposed in them, to the
empire which depended upon their integrity
and their action for its permanency. They
had been chosen to perform a vast duty, one
which reflected the highest . honor, as it was
nothing more or less than a designation of
those who were to wield the highest power
known to the American people. Gov. Cur
tin•also casually alluded to the brilliant tri
umph of principle at the late elections, de
scribing those victories as the evidence of the
nation's permanency and the power of the
people for self-government. The meeting be
tween His Excellency and the Electors elicited
many mutual expressions of good feeling and
reaprocal esteem. It will long be remem
bered by those who were present as one of
the • most pleasing inoidents of official cour
tesy.
THE ELECTORS LED TINE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION.
On motion of John Patton, Elector of the
XlXth District, it was unanimously resolved
by the Electoral College that all pay and
mileage of the members, as well as all pay
and mileage of those delegated to carry dis
patches containing the proceedings of the
College to the authorities to whom they must
be communicated, should be appropriated to
the Christian Commission. It was errone
ously stated yesterday that the purpose was
to devote such pay and mileage to the Sani
tary Commission. We make the correction
in time, that this act of noble generosity may
be fully understood and appreciated. It was
fitting, indeed, that the Electoral College of
Pcnnsylvania should set this highly Chris
tian example,and we know that the self-appro
.val with which such an act ever fills the breast
of man, will be ample reward to the gentle
men who have thus freely bestowed their fa
vors on an organization of great public bene
fit. The President of the College was au
thorized to draw the ronney and devote it to
the object named. We reiterate our high ap
preciation of this most generous act, as we
know that it was prompted by the noblest
motive—a desire of relieving the wants of the
brave men who are now battling for the life
. of the nation.
lANQVET AT THE RESIDENCE OE GENERAL smioN
GAMMON
After the College had finished its official
business, and adjourned sine die, the Electors
proceededuin a body to the residence of Gen.
Cameron, where they had been specially in
vited by our distinguished fellow citizen. A
number of other gentlemen were present, as
invited guests, among whom were Mr. Rath. ,
ergleen, correspondent of the Glasgow (Scot
land) 2irnes.
Gen. Cameron welcomed the Electors to
his home, congratulating them on the suc
cess of the important duty which they had
just discharged. They had been made, by the
free classes of the people, the legal represen
tatives, as it were, of ,the loyalty and patriot
ism of Pennsylvania. The duty which they
had just discharged, was one directly con
nected with the life of the nation, as it will
practically tend to the perpetuation of free
government, and become one of the means
out of which must issue eventual peace and
perpetual prosperity. The re-election of
Mr. Lincoln was intended to produce all these
results. The issues of the political campaign
just closed, involved all this, and the victory
which we have won, cannot fail to insure all
these blessings to the people. But while
all this is true, Gen. Cameron frankly
declared that the duty of the American
citizen, anxious for the security of the
Government, was not at an end. Hence
forth the duties of citizenship would be in
creased, and to be an American citizen would
• devolve active energy, vigilance and devotion
in the support of the Government. If the
eCiov rnment is worth having, it is worth defence
Vi and support. This defence and support can
only be secured by upholding those in power
in the Constitutional exercise of their au
thority. He bespoke all this for Mr. Lin
coln at the hands of the people, and he felt
certain that the president relied alone on the
people for the success of his administration.
At the conclusion of Gen. Cameron's brief
remarks, the guests proceeded to partake of a
sumptuous collation. While at the table, Mor.
10
ton M'Michael, and Mr. Rahergleen, of the
Glasgow Times, offered and responded to
toasts; all of which were of a highly patriotic
character.
RE•UNION AT THE EXECUTIVE MANSION
In the evjning, the Electors in a body, with
a number tot other gentlemen, among whom
were Gen. Cameron and Rev. J. Walker Jack-
son, called at the Executive Mansion, and
were hospitably entertained by Gov. Curtin•
Very eloquent and felicitous speeches were
made, among the most sparkling and witty
of which was one from Morton M'Michae], in
response to a characteristic toast of the Gov
ernor. Gen, Cameron and Rev. Jackson also
made appropriate speeches, and the evening
thus spent at the Executive Mansion will
mark a epoch in the history of social inter
change of good feeling in the State Capital.
—lt is a pleasing duty for us thus to note
the social intercourse between the leading
men of our great political organization. We
trust that they will not stop here, but that
they will be extended and repeated, until the
organization to which we are attached be
comes an association of brothers and patri
ots, always ready to stand by each other for
the good of the country.
• Ohio's October and November Vote,
It may be interesting to our readers to know
the full vote of Ohio at the October and No
vember elections. The Columbus Stale Journal
has only been able to 'ascertain correctly the
result of those elections, on both the resident
and soldiers' vote. For Secretary of State, it
is as follows:
Copperhead. onion.
...1'(9,471 204,492
. 4,614 - 33,431
Home vote
Soldiers' Tote
183,085
Union Majority 54,888
The vote for President is as follows
Lincoln icome vote.—
Soldiers' vote
Home vote..
Soldiera'vote
Lincoln's majority
Tkerat showing the aggregate votes in the
States named at the Presidential elections
respectively, 1860 and 1864:
1860.
118,840
77,24 E
16,039
339,693
272,143
128,331
146,216
97,918
'92,502
169,533
154,747
31,799
165,53 S
65,953
121,125
675,156
442,441
14,410
476,442
19,931
42,844
46,195
152,180
California..
Connecticut
Delaware...
Illinois
lowa
Kentucky
klaine
Maryland
Massachusetts..
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey....
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania...
Rhode Island..
Vermont
Wel - t Virginia..
Wisconsin
Total
Kansas
Nevada..
*Nearly.
tEstiruated
Abstract of the Report of the Post-
master General
The postal revenues for the year ending the
30th rune last were $12,438,253 78, and the
expenditures of this department during the
same period were $12,644,786 20, showing an
excess of the hitter of $200,632 42. The ex
cess of receipts in 1864 over 1861, the first
year of the rebellion, was $4,088,957 38. The
increase of expenditures in 1864, compared
with those of 1863, is 11 5-8 per centum, and
the increase in the revenues for the same year
11 3.8 per cent.
Estimates for' 1860. The ex-
penditures of all kinds for
the fiscal year ending June
30, 1864, are estimated at... 514,098,500 00'
The gross revenue for the year
1865, including foreign post-
age and miscellaneous re
ceipts, is estimated at an in
crease of six per centem on
the revenue of 1864, making 13,184,547 79
Estimated deficiency of reve
nue compared with estimated
expenditures.
From this sum must be de
ducted the amount of the
permanent appropriations to
compensate the department
for carrying free mail matter,
under acts of March 3, 1847,
and March 3, 1851
By which the estimated de&
ciency is reduced to 213,952 21
The grants for the transportation of free
mail matter for the last two fiscal years have
not been expended. Assuming that the
amount of $700,000 for the last year is still
available, no appropriation for any deficiency
in the revenues will be required.
Durig the fiscal year 334,054,610 postage
stamps, of the value of $10,177,327; 26,644,-
300 stamped envelopes, amounting to $765,-
512 50, and 1,574,500 newspapers wrappers,
amounting to $31,490, were issued. The to
tal value of these issues was $10,974,329 50,
which, compared with the issue of the previ
ous year, ($10,338,760) shows an increase of
$635,569 50 or about 6: 1 3 , per cent. The value
of the stamps, and stamped envelopes sold was
$10,776,589 58, and the amount used in the
prepayment of postage was $9,878,155 61.
On the 30th of June last there were in ope
ration 6,083 mail routes, the number of con
tractors being 5,963. The length of these
routes was 139,173 miles, and the service as
follows, viz: Railroad, 22,616;.steaiaboat 7,-
278 miles; "celerity, certainty and security,"
109,278 miles—costing $5,818,4691
From information which has recently
reached me, I am apprehensive that the postal
service in the Pacific States is not in as good
condition as 'should be desired; and I may
have occasion to communicate with Congress
upon the subject, during its approaching ses
sion.
Inquiry has been made of Lieutenant Gene
' re Grant relative to the existing arrange
ments for supplying our armies'with mails,
with the assurance of my earnest purpose to
co-operate with hint in carrying into effect any
desired improvements of that ser v ice ; and I
am gratified to learn from hie reply, that the
system of receiving and forwarding mails 110 W
in operation is entirely satisfactory; and that
"our 'Soldiers receive their mail matter with
as much regularity and promptness as is pos
sible for armies in the field, 'and with perhaps
es much celerity and security as the most fa
vored portions of the country." He also in-
forms me that the policy originally adopted
of excluding civilians from the mail service
within the lines of the army, and detailing
for that duty enlisted men of intelligence and
reliability, will be continued.
The mailing of all letters direct from oue
office to another, however situated, in so vast
a territory as that embraced within the United
States, is objectionable. The ordinary dis
tributing post offices not meeting the 'lefts
sities of the service, experiments have been
commenced with railway or traveling post
offices. The rejuisite cars for the purpose
are prepared for one daily line between Wash
ington and New York, and by means of clerks
taken, temporarily, from the post offices
at Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York, letters intended for distribution
at either of those points are distributed in
the cars, and so arranged that they can be
dispatched without delayon connecting routes.
Thus it is found that the transmission of let
ters is expedited from twelve to twenty-four
hours, being the time usually lost in distrib
uting offices. Similar experiments have been
made on the routes from Chicago, Illinois, to
Clinton, Davenport and Dnbuqe, lowa, with
equally satisfactory results.
Attention has_ been given to the putting in
operation the railway distribution to other
and prominent points, and the companies
which have been
. asked to furnish the neces
sary car facilitilis . have generally responded
favorably. On the great eastern and western
routes to Cleveland, as well as between*Wash-
ington and New York, the size and import
ance of the mails, and the amount of distribu
tion to be done, are such as to require accom
modations to the extent of an entire car. West
of Cleveland only a portion of a car will be
used on each route.
The aggregate postage (sea, island. and for
eign) upon the correspondence exchanged
with Great Britain, Prussia, France, Ham.
burg, Bremen and, Belgium, amounted to
$1,399,605 69, being an increase of $174,930
48,' as compared with the last year, and
$21,458 37 in, excess of the largest amount
237,923
183,085
realized in any previous fiscal year. The col
lections in this country amounted to $BBl, 730,
68, and in Europe to $517,875 01; excess of
collections in the United States $363,855 67.
This result is significant and gratifying, show
ing a largely increased correspondence with
Europe notwithstanding the civil troubles
agitating the country, and the interruption of
postal communications with the Southern
States.
224,008
41,140
265,148
195,811
9,754
205,565
59,583
1861
110,000
86,616
16,921
348,235
280,645
143,331
91,300
115,141
• 72,703
175,487
162,413
42,594
'90,000
69,111
128,680
730,664
170,745
14,410
572,697'
22,187
55,811
36,874
148,513
3,870,222
3,982,011
17,234
16,528
4,015,773
913,952 21
700,000 00
The total postages on the correspondence
exchanged with British North American prov
inces during the year amounted to $307,371 39,
being an increase of $81,628 09 over the
amount reported last year, and $129, 618 88 over
that of the previous fiscal year. The postages
collected in this country amounted to $168,-
755 74, and in the provinces to $138,615 64;
excess in favor of the United States $30;14010.
This extraordinaryincrease of correspondence
is probably partly owing to the fact ,that
large numbers of rebel agents, sympathizers
and refugees, have taken up their temporary
abode in Canada and the other provinces.
The total postages on the mails conveyed
to and from the West Indies amounted to
$59,990,18, and the cost of transporting the
same to and from Havana and other West In
dia ports was $40,337,03, being $19,653,15
less than the. United States portages on the
mails convoyed.
The United States postages upon the cor
respondence exchanged with Central and South
America, via Aspinwall and Panama, amount.
od to $14,208,51, all of which was paid to
Cornelius Vanderbilt for the sea and Isthmus
transportation.
Including the suspended post offices, the
whole number on the 30th, June 1864, was
28,878; of which 19,976 are in the loyal, and
8,902 in the disloyal States. The number of
Presidential offices is 705, and 28,173 are un
der the appointment of the Pastmaster-Gen
eral.
During the year, 619 post offices have been
established, 788 discontinued, and 211 changes
made of names and sites. The number of
cases acted Upon was 5,579. Four thousand
seven hundred and thirteen postmasters have
been appointed, of whom 3,028 were to fill
vacancies occasioned by resignations; 674 by,
removals; 259 by. death; 133 by change of
name and sites, and 619 on establishment of'
new offices.
At the close of the fiscal year there were
twenty special agents, whose salaries amount
ed to $34,100; four -hundred and fourteen
route agents, receiving $313,912; fifty-three
local agents, $32,009; and one hundred and
five baggage masters in charge of through
and express mails, $6,780.
The free delivery of mail matter by carriers
has been introduced at sixty-six offices, em
ploying at present, 685 carriers, at an aggre
gate annual compensation of $317,061 22.
The number of dead letters of every de
scription received and examined during the
year was 3,508,825, being an increase of 958,-
409, over the preceding year, attributable
mainly to the return of large numbers of
army and navy letters which it was found
impracticable to deliver.
During the year there were registered and
uncalled to the respective owners, as con
taining money, 25,752, letters, containing an
aggregate of $131,611 24, of which number
20.059, containing $104,665 84, were deliv
ered; 4,412 letters, containing $20,485 49,
were returned to the department, being ad
dressed chiefly to soldiers trnd sailors, and
persons transiently at places of mailing or ad
dress.
The number of dead letters containing pa
pers of value, other than money, as deeds,
bills of exchange, drafts, checks; &c., re
ceived, registered, and returned for delivery
to the owners, 12,436, and the nominal value
of the enclosures therein'was $1,615,69475,
being an increase over the previous year of
4,104, or about fifty per cent., while the in
crease in the value of the enclosures was but
$71,416 94. The number of these letters de
livered was 11,378, or ninety per cent.
During the year 45,380 letters and packages
were received, each containing photographs,
daguerreotypes and articles of jewelry. Of
this number, 29,999 were sent out for delivery,
26,607 of which contained photographs and
daguerreotypes, 1,410 articles of jewelry, and
1,982 other miscellaneous articles. Of the
whole number sent out, 18,213 were delivered
to either the senders or parties addressed,
the postage on which amounted to $1,944 24.
The number of valuable dead letters regis
tered and sent out for delivery was $68,187,
being 23,574 more than the preceding year,
and there were returned to the adjutant gen
eral's, quartermaster general's, and other
public offices, 11,116 letters and packages con
taining muster rolls, descriptive lists, and
soldiers' discharge, papers; 66,691 letters con
taining postage stamps and money in less
sums than one dollar, or articles of less than
one dollar in value, were returned to the
senders.
A large number of letters addressed to
rebel localities have been returned from va
rious sources to the dead letter office:amount
ing in the aggregate to 31,423, of which num
ber 28,421 were of domestic and 3,002 of - for.
eign origin. They were all indoised "mails
suspended," and returned, the domestic to
the writers, and the foreign to the countries
in which they originated.
'Within the pist, year,. 4.,256. letteni- addreis
ed to ilotitiorur periwig or'ftrrak wets sent by
postmasters to the dead letter office, and
thence returned to writers or senders. The
addresses were assumed evidently for the pur
pose of conducting some fraudulent business,
and in many instances these letters were
found to contain remittances.
Under the provisions of the act approved
January 21, 18Q, 1,068 499 ordinary dead
letters, or those not evidently worthless were
returned to the writers, after having been
placed in new envelopes. Out of the num
ber, 4,044 were returned to banks and insu
rance companies, 90,856 to business firms,
and 917,599 to individuals. Included in the
above aggregate 'are 9,761- letters returned
free of postage these consisted of official
letters from the various departments, and
letters sent to the various hospitals for sick
and wounded soldiers. 41,016 dead letters
written in foreign languages were also re
turned during the year.'
About 244 per cent. of the whole number
sent out for delivery to the writers failed to
be delivered and were again returned to the
department.
The act, approved May 17, 1861, authorized
the Postmaster General to establish, "under
such rules and regulations as he may find ex
pedient and necessary, a uniform money
order system, at all post offices which he may
deem suitable therefor;" and it further pro-
vided that the system should be put in opera
tion during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1865.
A superintendent and assistant have been
appointed, one hundred and forty.one post
offices have been designated as money-order
offices, and the operation of the system com
menced on the Ist instant.
The maximum amount for which a money
order eau be issued is fixed by law at thirty
dollars, the object of the system being to af
ford a cheap, immediate and safe agency for
the transfer through the mails of small sums
of money. The tendency of the system is to
exclude money from the mails, the presence
of which, in letters, is a frequent cause of the
loss of correspondence, even when the latter
does not contain money.
The report concludes with a description of
the manner in which the money-order system
works, the Postmaster General stating that
measures are being taken to introduce it into
the army.
XI) TeCenrapil.
XXXVIIIth Congress—Second Session
SENATE.
WASHIXOTON, Dec. 8
Mr. Davis (Kentucky) said I wish to give
notice that on to-morrow I will introduce a
joint resolution for the restoration of peace
and Union and vindication of the Oonstitu-
tion and the guaranty of the rights of the citi
zens of the seceded States.
Mr. Anthony (Rhode Island) moved that
the Senate proceed to the election of the
Senate standing committees. Carried.
The following committees were chosen.
On Foreign Relations—Messrs. Sumner,
(chairman,) Foster, Doolittle, Harris, Davis,
Johnson and M'Dougall.
On Finance—Messrs. Sherman, (chairman, )
Howe, Cowan, Clark, Van Winkle, Conness
and Henderson.
On Commerce—Messrs. Chandler, (chair
man,) Morrill, Ten Eyck, Morgan, Sprague,
Saulsbury and Lane, of Kansas.
On Agriculture—Messrs, Lane, of Kansas,
(chairman,) Harlan, Wilson, Powell and Far
'welt
On Military Affairs and the Militia—Messrs
Wilson, (chairman,) Lane, (Ind.,) Howard
Nesmith, Morgan, Sprague and Brown.
On Naval Affairs—Messrs. Grimes. (chair
man,) Anthony, Willey, namsey, Harding
Hicks and Hendricks.
On l!danufactures—Messrs. Sprague, (chair
man ; ) Morgan, Riddle, Wilkinson and Hen
dricks.
On the Judiciary—Messrs. Trumbull, (chair
mark) Foster, Ten Eyck, Harris, Foot, Powel
and Johnson.
On Post Offices and Post Roads—Messrs.
Collamer, (chairman,) Dixon, Ramsey, Con
ness, Buckalew and Pomeroy.
On Public Lands—Messrs. Harlan, (chair
man,) Pomeroy, Foot, Harding, Carlile, Hen
drioks and Wright.
On Private Land Claims—Messrs. Harris,
(Chairman,) Sumner, Howard, Raddle and
Harding.
On Indian Affairs—Messrs. Doolittle, ( C hair
man, ) Wilkinson, Lane, (Kansas,) Harlan,
Nesmith. Brown a- d Dinkalow.
On Pensions—Messrs. Foote, (Chairman,)
Lane, (Indiana,) Van Winkle, Saulsbury,
Buckalew, Foot and Brown.
On Revolutionary Claims--Messrs. Wilkin
son, (Chairman,) Chandler, Wilson Nesmith
and Wright.
On Claims--Messrs. Clark, (Chairman,)
Howe, Pomeroy, Anthony, Morrell, Hicks
and Davis.
On Che District of Columbia—Messrs Hale,
(chairman) Dixon, Morrill,Wade,Willey, Hen
derson and Richards.
9n Patents and the Patent Office—Messrs.
Cowan, (chairman,) Teneyck, Lane,
Ramsey and Saulsbury.
• On Public Buildings and Grounds—Messrs.
Foot, (chairman) Trumbull, Grimes, Farwell
and Hendricks.
'On Territories—Messrs. Wade, (chairman, )D
Wilkinson, Hale,- (Kansas,) Carlile, Davis
and Richards.
On the Pacific Railroad—Messrs. Howard.
(chairman,) Colluder, Johnson, Harlan and
Brown.
On Joint Standing Committees on Printing
on the part of the Senate—Messrs. Anthony,
(chairman,) Morgan and Powell.
On "Envlled Bills on the part of the Senate
—Messrs. Howe, (chairman,) Cowan and
Hicks.
On the Library on the part of the Senate—
Messrs. Coßawer, (chairman,) Johnson and
Howard. - -Pi
Select Committee on Slavery and the Treat
ment of Freedmen—Messrs. Sumner, (chair
man,) Howard, Carlile, Pomeroy, Buckalew,
Brown and Conness.
The New Chief Justice.
WASHISGTON, Dec.
Secretary Chase reached here last night,
and first learned of his appointment and con
firmation as Chief Justice at his house, about
an hour after he arrived, from a warm friend
who had called to congratulate him. He
called on Mr. Fessenden and the President
to-day, and will take his seat on the Bench
Monday next. His appointment, sent to the
Senate, instead of being -filled up in one of
his customary printed blanks for appoint
ments, is written entire in the hasty chirog
raphy of Mr. Lincoln.
Markets by Telegraph.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8
There is a firm feeling in breadknife, but
not much doing. There is very little ship
ping demand for flour, and only a few small
lots sold at $l2 @, 15 50 per bbl. Supplies
come in slowly. Ryiflour is firm at $9. In
corn meal nothing doing. Wheat is steady,
with small sales of Red at $2 60 ® 2 63, and
-White at-$2.70 2 85. t Rye sells at $1 71
1.73, Corn is in better request, and 8,060
bushels yellow sold at $1 98 for old,- $1.70 for
new, Oats are moil demand, and %OW
bushels Delaware sold at 92c. In groeprka
and • provisions no change. Petirdeum is
firmer; sales of crade at 46 ® 47c., refined, in
bond,•at 67 @ 79c., and free at 85 ®9oc.
Whisky ranges firm $1 92 ® 1 03.
Flour has advanced 10c; sales of 13,000 bbls
at $9 75®10 40 for State, $ll 25612 for
Ohio, $lO 85@12 for Southern. Wheat has
declined 1 ®3c ; sales unimporliant. Corn
dull. Beef firm. Pork firm; sales of 2000
bbls at $30Q38 50 for mess. Lard firm.
Whisky firm; holders demand an advance
to $1 95, while buyers refuse to pay more than
$1 93.
Government Stable Burned.
NEW YORE, Dec. 8
A large Government stable at Fort Hamil
ton was set on fire la 4 night and destroyed.
The houses were saved.
Philadelphia Stock Market.
PHILADELPHLi, Dec. 8
Stocks inactive; Penn'a s's 95; Reading
Railroad 6Sf; Morris Canal 97; Long. Island
47; Pennsylvania Railroad 67f; Exchange on
New York par.
NEW Al) V EBTISEMEN TS
FOE. SALE,
T ' good will and fixtures of the DEL
MONICO RESTAURANT, on Market street, near the
Railroad, For further particulars inquire at ETTINGER
ULMAN'S Clothing Store, No. 94 Market street.
decB.3t*
HOLIDAY GOODS !
IN ABUNDANCE AT
K V. ' •
DRUG AND FANCY GOODS STORE,
No. 91 limn= STREET.
E are happy in presenting to our pa
rtronagain this season,
an entire. sic stock. of
Fancy Goods for the holidays. fresh from the hands or
importers, and at prices astonishingly low for the times
PnrchaEe your holiday presents row white the assort
ment is fell and 'varied decB
AN ORDINANCE providing for the else,
tion of a street Commissioner, using his compensa
tion and prescribing his duties..
Sisciro:v 1. Be it ordained by the Common Council of
the city of Harrisburg, That after the passage of this or
dinance, and at the first meettig in April next, and annu
ally thereafter, the Council 'hall Cent a suitable person
as street commissioner, „whose ccmpensation shall be
twelve hundred dollars per ennum, to be paid quarterly
at the end of each quarter.
Swum: 2. The duties of the raid street commissioner
shall be to visit at least twice in each week, all parts of
the streets, lane, and alleys of the city, to employ such
number of workmen and horses and carts as may be
deemed necessary by Council, it r clearing the streets,
lanes and alleys of the city, and making such repairs to
the same as may be ordered by council, to keep a check
roll for each month, in which he shall enter the names of
all persons employed, and the horsesand carts, the length
of time employed, and the kind of labor . perfolned by
each, with the locality in which the labor was done; and
at the end or eaelimonth make affidavit before the Mayor
or one of the aldermen of the city that the account is just
and true; that the charges ow said roll for labor and
horses and Carts are not greater than the rates uSually
paid by individuals for similar work, and that be is not
directly or indirectly interested in the ownership or
profits arming from the employment of any horse and
cart, or either, on the city works, which, together with a
sta'ement showing the cost of each particular piece of
work, shall be returned to the clerk of Council at least
one day before each stated meeting. Ho shalt also super
intend anti keep the time of all persons and horses and
carts employed on all new work which may be placed
uuder hie charge by Council, and generally do and perform
all the duties now enjoined upon the supervisors by the
several ordinances of the city, and such other duties as
may, from time to time, be imposed on him by Council:
Provided, That the appropriate committees shall have
and exercise the same powers they have heretofore had
and exercised under the provisions of existing ordinances
and resolutions of Council: Provided further, That said
commissioner shall devote his entire time to the duties of
his said °Mee, and shall not be engaged in any other
business.
SECT.OX 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances con
flicting with Um provisions of Ibis ordinance, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
•
Passed November _t,1854.
W. 0. lIICK.OII,
President Common Council.
Attest:—DATlD HARIIIB, Clerk.
Returned by the Mayor to the Council without his sig
nature dated November 30th, 1861, wlign, on motion,
proceeded to reconsider the ordinance Wotwithstauding
the veto of the Mayor, as directed by the 9th section of
the charter, and after such reconsideration passed the
same by nine members of Council Toting there; or.
JONES HOUSE RESTAURANT
OPENED this evening for the winter sea
son. OYSTERS, OAHE and TERRAPIN served up
in excellent style by IR WIN N ICHOLEON.
dec7-4t
CHRISTMAS
HAVING returned from New York and
Philadelphia with our usual flue stock of goods for
the holidays, would respectfully invite early attention
thereto. C. K. KELLER,
deceit 91 Market street
TO GAS CONSUMERS.
ALL persons using gas and having not yet
settled their bills, will please' do so on or before the
10th, as all unpaid bills will positively be abut off after
that date. By order of the Company. L. GRAY,
doc 6 3t Superintendent.
JACOB F. HAEHNL EN'S
STEAM•
CRACKER AND BISCUIT BAKERY,
CORNER OF IaiERRY AND RIVER ALLEYS,
dee4•d3m HARRISBURG.
ROUSES FOR SALE.
THREE NEW FRAME HOUSES, SITU
ATE on Foster street, above North. Enquire of
JACOB HALTERS,
se2Bdtf Corner of Third and North streets.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
TWO small frame houses, in Nagle street,
between Race and Water street. Inquire at William
Garratt's store, Second and State. nov2l-d2w*
WANTED TO DENT,
AHOUSE with Four or Five rooms, for a
small family, without children. Address Box 197,
Harrisburg Post Office. decs-d4t*
Proposals for Flour.
OFFICE CHEEP COIDEIESAILT OP SISEEESTIINCE,
DEPARTMEET OW THE SPEQUEHAENA,
11.4.P.R1880RG, PA., Nov. 29, 1801.
SEALED PROPOSALS, in duplicate, will be
received by the undersigned until tao o'clock, P. M.,
Monday, December 72,1864, for furnishing the V. S. SOO - -
Vstence Department, &livered in this city, with -
j,OOO barrels extra family flour,
540 barrels superfine Sour.
Brands must be stated—both heads to be well lined.
Machine-made barrels will be rejected. To be delivered
at the rate or 100 barrels per day, commencing within
aye days of acceptance of bid.
Samples must accompany every proposal. Each bid
must contain in it the guarantee of two responsible per
sons for the fulfilment of the agreement, who will give
tends, it required.
In case of failure to deliver the flour, the United States
reserves the right to purchase elsewhere, to make up the
deficiency, charging the advance paid over contract price
to the Parry failing to deliver.
Proposals must not be enclosed with simples, but de
livered separate. All flour to be carefully inspected and
compared with retained samples.
All bids must strictly comply with the terms of this
advertisement. 140 proposals will be considered when
either-or the parties is a member of Congress, officer,
agent or employee of the Government, or is not known
to be loyal to it.
Blank forms for proposals. containing the form of
guarantee, may be had on application at this office.
Payment will be made in such funds as may be fur
niched by the United States for the purpose.
Proposals must be accompanied by a printed copy o
this aavertisement, be endorsed "Proposals for Flour,"
and directed to BROWNELL GRANGER,
deel•deodst Capt. and Chief C. S. Dept. Susq .
a.
Private Sale
THE subscriber offers his farm of thirty five
acres and one hundred and ten perches at private
see, situated cn the banks of the Susquehanna, three
miles from town, and half a mile from the city limits,
adjoining lands of John Reel, Samuel Reel and others.
Personswishing to purchase please call on the subscriber
living .on the premises. SAMUEL DEAL.
no23:deciaws
FOR SALE,
AFIRE -BOARD STOVE, in good order
also a small wood stove.
Require of Mr. Hiss, N 0.14 Market street. .
no2ki2tae2vr
IUrALAGA .43RAPFS, just received at
BERILIB ritarms.
SITUATION WANTED,
AS clerk in a grocery, or as bar - tender, by
a young man who has bad experience in both ca.
pacifies. Best of reference given. Idurem J. B. at
dec73t I BIS OPIICE.
NEW YORE, Dec. 8
BOARDING. WANTED.
ALADY desires boarding in a private fern-
By, or where but few boarders are taken. Addres3
C. L - , Box S 7 P. ft, dea.lw
70 A MONTH ! I want Agents every
where, at $7O a tner,th, expenses paid, to sell
(Item Articles, the best selling ever offerea. Full par.
Bottlers free Address, iMS T. GARRY
nolli-d.kw.ltn Biddeford, Wane.
WANTE 13.—5125 A MONTH:—
Agents ' everywhere, to introduce the now
Shaw & Clark Sixteen Dollar Family Sewing
Machine, the only low price machine In the
country which is licented by Grover & Baker, Wheeler
& Wilson, Howe, Singer d: Co, and Batchelder. Salary and
expenses, or large commissions allowed All other Ma.
chines now cold for lese than forty dollars each are in
fringenzents, and the seller and user liable. Illustrated
circulars sent free. 'Address, SHAW & CLARK,
nol6 datirllm Biddeford, Maine.
DAVID HARRIS,
Clerk of Common Council
W,kLNTS.
NEW ADVERTISEMEATS.
BUEHLER HOUSE,
HARRISBURG, PA-
The undersigned, having lately purchased
the
BUEHLER HOUSE
property, has already commenced such alter
ations Ad improvements as will render this
°LD AND POPULAR HOUSE
equal, if not superior, to any Hotel in the.
city of Harrisburg. GEO. J. BOLTON.
dec7-1y•
A Grand Exhibition
Christmas Presents!
KUNKEL & BRO'S
Drug and Vancy Store,
ho_ 118 MAREXT STREET
THE following are some of the article , : to
be obtained, appropriate to the season
oRN 4 M - F,NTS.
Bohemian Clam Vases. Mower Stands.
Toilet Bottles. Ranh Stands.
Cigar Stands. Match Stands.
.Cigar Ash Stands. Reacting and Book Stull.
FANCY GOODS.
Fancy Fans. Fiomy Riding Whtps
Card Caseh, pearl and Canes.
leather. Cut Glass Colognes
Ivory Tablets.
LEATHER GOODS.
Shaving Cases.
Ladies' Satchels.
Porter)lids.
Match Cases.
Ladies' Forms
TOILET ARTICLES.
Powder Puff Boxes. 'Hand Mirrors.
Toilet Waters. Tot!et Soaps.
Brushes. Pomades. -
Powders. Combs.
Sachets. Burnett's Toilet Fetti:
SOLDIERS' WARES.
Writing Cases. Sewing Cases.
Cavalry Cases. Folios.
Leather and Wicker Pocket Mirrors.
Flasks. Money Belts.
Leather, Metal and Cum
Cups.
Dressing Cases.
Companions
Cabi Satchels.
Cigar Cases.
Portemonnaien .
VAR lETIESI
Fancy Boxes-
Work Boxes.
Box of Cigars.
Leather and Gum Bails
Wooden Puzzles.
Meerschaum Pipes.
Brier Pires.
Pocket Knivos..
Fine Dominoes
Thermometers.
Fine Razore.
Diaries for 186.5
Also. a great variety of Lam Ware, all of which ctui bz
had at RUNREL & BRO'S DELT° STORE,
dead No. 118 MARKET STREET, HARRISBLE6.
Public Notice
CORRECTION OF ENROLLMENT LISTS
OFFICR OF TER BOARD OF ENROLLAFLtiT,
14th Disrmer, PECNSYLVAICIA,
HARRISBLRG, NOV. 23, 1864.
rrIH.E BOARD OF ENROLLMENT will, AT
ALL MISS, receive end attend to applications for the
correction of the enrollment hate. Any person, properly
interested, may appear before the Board, and have any
name stricken off the list if he can show, to the aatisfec.
Lion of the Board, that the person named is not property
enrolled., on account (4'
Ist, Alienage.
3d. Non•residence.
3d. Over age.
4th. Permanent physical disability.
sth. Having served In the m•litary or naval eerie is
the rimed states two years daring the present rats, tad
been honorably discharged.
Civil offirere, clergymen, and all the promile n t o te zzas
are invited to appear, at all tim-s, beforeyoo Board to
point otit errors In the lists, and to give swi t l a tromt i ou
in their poseesition a 3 my aid in the COF :re cti o a and re
vision thereof.
„ G. HUNT,
Pm. bier. d Pres't of Board
orsAa C. RANN,
comneasloner or the Board.
S. T. CHARLTON,
Surgeon of the Borst
nolS dim
TREASURY DEPA ErmENT.
°YEWS OT CONETROTinnt OS TEM CORRECT,
W 'AnEmOTON, NOV. 21, 1881.
Whereas, by satisfarAory evidence presented to the
undersigned, it liar been made appear that the
NATIONAL BANK, In the City of Her
rin b ß erg iti ,l 3 n ti th ß e e. COlPity f Dauphtn, and State of Penn
sylvania, has her a duly organized under and according
to the requiremfmts of the act of Coneress, entitled "An
Act to provide a National Currency, secure' by a pledge
of United Ste tea bonds. and ro pr ovine for the circulation
and redempt ion thereof," approved Jane 3, 1864, and has
complied With all the provisions of raid act required to
be complied with be ore commencing the baSineSS of tank
ing under said act:
Now, therefore, I, SAMUEL T. HOWARD, Deputy
Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that the
Harrisburg National Bank,in the City of Harrisburg, in the
county of fauphin and State of Pennsylvania, is anthem
hoed to commence the business of tanking under the azt .
aforesaid.
In testimony v.hereof, witness my hand and seal
office this twenty-first day of November, 1864
RA AHEL T. HOWARD,
I Deputy Comptroder of the C111113130r.
D 022
HORSES! HORSES! HORSES'
QUARTBRMASTXR GENERAL'S 0881118,
Prase Drenuoti,. Weeismarroar, Dec. 1, 1864.
HORSES, suitable for Cavalry and Artillery sPrvice,
will be par thawed at Gietboto Depot, in open market, dr
DECEMBER 31, 1864.
Horses will be delivered to Captain L. Lowry Ma"
4. Q. IC, and be subjected td-the usual Government k
spection before being accepted.
Price of Cavalry Horses, $175 eact
Price of Artillery Horses, stBo eacn.
Payment will be made for six (6) awl more.
JAMES A. ERIN.
Colonel in Charge First Division,
Quartermaster General's Office.
UNITED STATES
dec3-tdec3l
Seven-Thirty Treasury Plates,
Of tho vazions denominations,
For Eale et the
HARRISBURG NATIONAL BANS..
deatilf J. W. WEIR, Culler
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
GEO. W. IIicCALLA I
W E X. V. it,
No. 38. Market &red, Opposite the Jones House,
HAS just reoeived a large assortment of
Jewelry, kc., suitable for Holiday Presents, and
invites the public to give him a cal Select your present
white the.assortthent is rialL deco-dtra
lIERRING AND FINE MACKEREL in
and kits, for sale at
WM. 11. GRAY & CO.,
(Houser and Lochtuan's old stand, Market square s )
no3o-tf
ESA FAMILY FLOUJ3, by the barrel,
half barrel, quarter or pound, Just. received and for
:4110 bv Whf. hf. GRAY dic Co.,
did Honor & Lookunaald old etan4, Ibiket Binare.