. . .j. . « • v;- v V r-.-Vv.;},;;-:-..:;} * r*V i’.u, 1 i . J •. V > '•> ' ' k .».' 1 V -, " * , *rio’ •‘V-" ‘ * .. **" y .yy ;v.w-\v. •:*s.-’ - !^r ; v'VoV-- '’•'-•-S&i.'.L'iv • ifc:* ■:•!•:-:•:: ’ .■>*l .;v ivi.".. ~v t*-*' ■ :-‘ r : ' . * • • . !- . ~. .. - , •~5« ' ‘‘s '■’’''if'S?:' H ■■ >-• >y.. - * ) • I ; 1 us %s>.,. jX; 'rt: , JVjR.’, VC.-. {' • s.'fwjhK.'*, r .* i I - < Ik ’-(j’.yTf- ' J .t .It.». V *-• -. iSfc -Sc- -!■ fittsliif jh :-->. .THtIBSDAT MQBNnra, DEC. 19, 1861. CITY AFFAIBS. Hrsoiolooioal OrsEßVATiovs for the by O. B.~Shaw, Optician, 65 Fifth street/—eorreeUd daily: / . M B.C* IK SHADE. - 9 o'clock, a* M. - - - 00 42 u «< m. - - - -72 50 • : p. m. - * - 40 ■v v Barometer, - - - - - 29 11-20 Republican City Ticket, Foa Watoo-B. O. SAWYER, Jg. roa Coxraoxxta—JOHN McCARGO. Fok Teeasuasb—WV. EICHBAUM. The Christmas Holidays. Notwithstanding our political disturbances, the approach of the holidays fills us with the ... came joyous anticipations os in by-gono years of peace.; Oar political troubles will not for a moment be suffered to como in contact with, our- social enjoyments,' and must give way before the hallowed memories of'-“mcrry Christmas/' and the time-honored associa tions of the “happy New Tear.” Old and young, rich and poor, are alike counting the few long-tarrying days which**intervene be - tween happy re-unions, Uiejmerry greetings, the gifts, the feasts, and the thousand bles sings which good Santa Claus showers upon 'poor mortals. _ ( The shop-keepers,'as usual, give evidence - that they are awako to tho near approach of .. the holiday harvest, and many of them are. availing themselves of oar columns, and our ' dlm; display type, to let the public know what / 'they, have;' Seer the displays of goods, the yery.montion of which in typo creates an un appeasable appetite in tbe'fomalo heart till it r irgratified; • see how careful another is in providing'.; some now fashioned articles of Wearing apparel which will secure the body , against ilia changes of tho weather. One has o books for tho mind, another blankets for the - body. Ons has ambrotypes and photographs for remembrance, another has trinkets and i T' \ • V ' jewelry for adornment* One has work-baskets lor stowing a'way the knick-knoeks of tho ladies, another sewing machines to render them znoro freo from tho slavery of labor. Everywhere there are .evidences of mind ac tively employed to add to the comforts of lifo, and of shrewd, sharp business sense, making life facts known in the most public way in the newspapers, to the multitudes of readers who now, peruse those brief records, or politics and of business with greater avidity than ever, filial as they aro with*the.history of tbo world of to-day, And Icft, & they aro, at their doors dally, for the emallost coin that tho .Government condescends to' embellish with the likeness of its representative bird—tho ; eagle. ' Freaks of a Lunatic, Mayor Drum yesterday committed to jail ah unfortunate woman[ named Ann Haber steeh, a resident of the Third ward, AUe- , ghchy, who had mode several attempts to take hor own life, and also the lifo of her little son, aged about four years.. It appears that her husband has been an inmate of tho poor house ‘ for some time, and she hssjately lost hor rea son entirely. On Tooeday night she deter mined to kill her child, and so persistent was . yhe in this intention that an elder ion bad to Mfce .and tie her, in which condition she re mained all night. In the morning she got hold of A hammer, and. while lying on her back on the floor she attempted to kill herself by a blow in the forehead. Fortunately her son.caught her arm in time to prevent the blow/ and finding it impossible to watch her ho sent for a policeman. A criminal charge > was preferred agains her, and she was sent tt j»U lor trial, merely for the purposeof getting I ; her ease before a jury, that she sent to the Insane Hospital. It is to be regretted that there is no suitable place for such unfor tunate ereatures savu the county jail—a place where it is out.of the power of the attentioncr to minister to the wants of thninhareft.o£ .reason. >' . »..-/• Who’s to Blame ? Parties are now engaged in repairing an old on Elm street, in the Sixth Ward, whera th*J hare dug a ditch about five feet deep, and som#'three feet wide. Last evening it was left entirely unprotected, when a team star, in attempting to pass along there after dark, drovo his hone into the ditch. The hone, in falling, dragged the wagon in after him, but the nun fortunately-escaped without haring any bones broken.* The animal floun dered in the bole for some time, and was gotten out with great difficulty. The vehiolo was loft wedged in the ditch sidewise. Why was hot s barricade placed around the excava ' don ? Is the contractor or the street Com missioner responsible? Who’s to blamo ? An AfflictedFamilt.—Mr. Jacob Stock berger, of Mt. Pleasant township, West* , J mokaland. county, has lost three children ?X)rithin afew days, of diptheria. Two of the j. *""* übfijlren were buried on the samo day, and. , g}' were confined tobed, dangerously ■ \iU, with the same disease. ~ The father anx ious to see the remains of bis dear ones be fore-they wetf parried to-the grave, gttt up and staggered into the room where they were coffined, and was so overcome that ho fell to the door. Mr. 8. had a family of twelvo children, ten of whom haro diod within a few .months. Sudden Dbatb of a Volunteer.—A young nan' named Brisker, of Donegal township, Wtttmorblahd county, a.member of Col.Coul ter’a Regiment, died very suddenly on tho yth iniLat camp near Annapolis. lie answered to his name at roll, went immediately out of ranks, and was taken to the hospital, where he died at fonr o'clock on the following morning. . -—Uxatb or Ikdusi Coc*rr - VoLOK«Eas. — John Martin, of Cherryhill, Indiana county, Ajod recently near fortress Monroe, of me%£lei. /He was a mombor of Capt. Nesbitt's. company, Col* White's regiment. Robert fijahoniog, samo county, a member ofCapL Crapp's company, diod near Mount ■Vernon, Vo,, of typhoid lever. TftriTfcE.—-Tho drama of tho "Patriot's Dream/' which wm performed to such largo and fashionable audiences, a short time since, •, will be reprodueod at the theatre, to-night, iu the lame good style that it was originally put / upon the “boards,” Thewholo strength of the stock company appear in tho piece, and a Very pleasant entertainmentm*? bo expected. DjCAlfeoF WESTMORELAND COOXTY SOLCUBS —Two brothers named Shook, of Hempfiold * township,—one of whom was on bis way bome V—-dibd recently of J. J. /well, known in Groensborg, died in Saleip a - few days since, also from lover in camp. : ’.j , *IKA9 the prospectus of tho New York - Ir/inT- k* another column. It shows how : «eal uU. nl will thrive In spite of tho times. The Ledge* i* the most successful paper ever published, add has tho largest circulation. See what Mr. Bdfiner says in his own adver tisement. " " • - • » Froze* to Dsath.—Wm. Heartless, re- oUing in" Pine township, Indiana county, '* 5 was found oh the road between Armagh and Ua'residence > a few nights since, frown to 4eath. He started home very much intox icated, and perished by the way. Causes Dxni(?ATioir.—Tho new chnrch (Reformed) in PieasanrUnity, will bo conso nreted on the 2sth inst.—Christmas Day. -&sr« >Hnorge B. Bussell, of this city, will tho 4edicatory sermon. .MgrtvsYT *7 Tsoon^—A portion of Col. ' Seventh Cavalry, recruit ed at Harrisburg, arrived ih this city on their way to Kentucky. were being shipped on steamers, preparatory to their de .. partare for Louisville. ~ . X*CUJ , A. C J PI r kTT ha# already distributed -' V -$5,151 omecf tho&mUiesof volunteers from ~ - 4kst ; ’ The im: astossed Xor that -yurjmseamonotstbld^MO.^ D»* Baov-James; E. Biddle, Kiq.j of / Homtgomery,lndfana co,nnty,..recently ;thot fear fins backs, which , art quite plenty in that vicinity. r~ ' dweUi&g: becopitd by Hr. ail> -Eton. at/Greeusbarg, and owled b/C. il. . fl?*?;. * : /. >.v - j FBOI IBSTEBBAI'S BYENISG GAZETTE. From Col, Howell’s Regiment. The Eighty-Fifth Regiment, recruitod in Payette county, by Col. Joshua B. Howell, is now stationed at Camp Good Hope, on the heights overlooking Washington City. The regiment had been compelled to move its quarters several times ainoe arriving on the field of duty, and hence the health of the men was not so good as - would otherwise have been. A member of the regiment writes as follows: ~ “The typhoid fever, that dangerous and terrible disease, took away one of our boys, A. L. Huff, of Captain Purviance's company. His brother ana several others are also very low with the same disease. The small pox is threatening us. These diseases were brought into camp by persons whom we were obliged to leave in the-city hospital when we first moved from town. “The men have nearly all prepared their tents so as to protect themselves tolerably well against any inclemency of the weather. Thoy have split slabs and built a wall about two or three feet from the ground, upon which they have placed their tents. Many have bought sheet iron stoves, which make their quarters pretty comfortable. Others have built regular wood fire places. Our Quarter master has an" order iq his pocket fer 15,000 feet of lumber, for us to prepare hotter winter quarters. The weather here, however, has been hitherto as mild as October, and it seems that there may not be a cold winter here.*’ The Dead Alive. The following is one of tho numerous inci dents of the present rebellion : “ A. J. Sweeney, of Blair county, emigrated to Kansas in the year 16R0. Last spring be volunteered his services iu defence of the “ Stars and Stripes.'’ He was with his regi ment of “ Kansas Boys,” who fought so no bly at the battlo of Springfiold, and followed the gallant and lamented General Lyon into tho thickest of tho fight. Sweoncy received four balls, tho last one striking him on tho tomple, laid him out.- Ills companions, sup posing him dead, left him on the battle field. After tho battle, his brother went in search of his body, but was told he had been buried. Sioco then, his sister, living in Cambria coun ty, has received a letter informing ber that hor brother, A. J. Sweeney, is alive, and re covering from~?tbb effects of his wounds. It seems that tbo rebel asay, in gathering up their wounded, found Sweeney with signs ot lifo in him, and supposing ho bolongud to their men, took him uion£ and had bim oared for. When ho could speak, ho soon let them know on what sido he was. Ho is now's pris oner.” Bank Note Quotations. Corrected especially for the Gazette by Messrs. Feld & Laro, of the Xativnnl Bank Reporter. Rates uncertain at present: Pimßtrs&uDec. is, 1861. Di*coaaL New_EngUnd Staten.. Sooth Carolina no sale N«w-Yt»rk State _ New-York City pur New Jersey. y Penna. (Phil*.)...-.—. par PennA. (Pittsburgh!.. |nr Penna.(lnter., aiu'a)lal^ Delaware. Diet, of Columbia :t Maryland, Baltimore. ' y, Maryland, Interior.... $ Inwa 2 Michigan.....—....-..-.. 2 (Wheeling a brchff) Virginia, rant nonoJo North Carolina no dale Georgia .... no Kale Alabama..no sale Louisiana ....... no«al«> Kentucky 1 Tennessee „ no Kilo Ohio y. Indiana, free .1 Indiana, b’k state. Illinois WUcon*in......4-... lOfalTU on Kew-York and riiil* - faud*. MLaonri -fci'iti ] fiunatU ...- i! ' ExciiAxae—Sclllnc rates adelphlA J 4 wot. over pa Deaths in the Second Virginia Regi- A telegraphic dispatch from Capt. C. T. Ewing, of Co. 0, Second Virginia Volunteers (formerly tho Planter Guards) announces that he will arrive here to-night with the remains of Sergeant Major Silvers, and'privato J. S. Miller. He also adds—“Lioat. Sickman, of my company, was killed, and private Colrillo woondea, in tho late battle/' The Maj. Silvers' above mentioned is no doubt Wm. H. Silvers, well known to many of oar eitixens as a vocalists of considerable ability. He enlisted with tho Planter Guards, if we are not mistaken. At all events, ho was in the Second Virginia Regiment. Tax Atlantic Monthly, fob January, 1662.——'The first number of the volume for the new year of the leading literary journal, (for this rank may be assigned to the vigorous Bos - ton monthly above-named}, presents such an array of illustrious names among its contribu tors, that its readers must become more and morn numerous. '* To its pages we look for the best thoughts of the best men of our day. Of coarse we mean all this with limitations— and only' speak of characteristio and spe cial excellencies, without- endorsing men or opinions generally. Professor Agassis opens this number with an interesting paper on the "Methods of Study in Natural History." We have two papers, also, on topics of pre sent interest, which will bo generally road with avidity—" Fremont’s Hundred Days in Missouri’' and “Jefferson and Slavery." But though we have mentioned these, we sup pose several other articles will have quite as strong attractions for a host of renders. Mb. Joeji P. Hunt. Masonic Hall, Fifth street, is agent for the Atlantic Monthly. Literary Exhibition. —The Chartiers Lit erary Society gavo their first exhibition on Tuesday .evening, at Hodgson’s school houSb, which was fillod to overflowing. The names of those who participated are Jdessfsr Jr Duff, E. Hodgson, W. Scully, E. S. Stephonson, J. Soutly, A. Petrie, s S. H. Lawso'n, T. L. Duffj.S. M'Cartney, 'and Henry Robinson. The exercises were varied and interesting, and Wore conducted in excellent style. The performaneerwere enlivened with dolightful music by. Miss Ferguson, Miss Flower, the Misses. Sprung and Wearer. The whole af fair passed off in a creditable maoncr. Death of Soldiers. —Tho following sol diers have died noar Washington since Inst report: Alexander Bingham, 2d U. S. In fantry j Robert Wigham, 12th Pennsylvania Reserve; Leren K. Sylon? First Rordan Sharpshooters ; Michael Riley, 4th 0. S. In fantry ; Amos Toxtor, Cameron Dragoons; Richard Morris, Bth Pennsylvania; John MoG&w and Lowis L. Knees, 13th Pennsyl vania; Caleb Bikan and John Goodwin, 23d Pennsylvania. _ ✓ A Soldier Killed. —On Sunday last, a fatal accident occurred at tho camp at Lew* insville, Virginia. Richard Morris, n private in the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment, Col. Goorgo S. Hays, wa/killod by tho discharge of a musket in the hands of a comrade, who was instructing him in the manual. In handling tho musket by some moans or other it wentolT, its contents passing through Mor ris's head/ killing b»m Instantly. IxTXRESTura Mbktiko.—Wo learn that a anion mooting js to be held to-morrow night, in the Second Presbyterian church, in awaken a deeper interest in the moral and spiritual welfare of our bravo soldiers. There will bo addresses by Mr. J. C. Bliss, Bey. Messrs. Passavagt, Marks, and-otheri, probably, giv ing interesting statements and incidenta-ef the camp on tho Potomac. Csdqbt at Last. —On tho 17th of August last, a man named Thomas Williams was charged with stealing a watch and lifteen dol lars in money from David Bruce, at Browns ville. lie managed to escape until to-day, wbeaho was picked up by the Mayor's police, and committed to jaif to answer. Rsczrrnco Stolrx Property.—A peddler named John Dans was arrested and commit ted to jail by Justice Stevenson, of Birming ham, eharged on his own admission with purchasing a Lot of lead from boys whom ho knew hod stolen it. Dans subsequently ga’vo ball to aaswerand was released from prison. Librae? Lectors*. —It is expected that the Hon. Edward Everett, of Boston, and Bajord Taylor will deliver lectures andor the auspices of the Toting Mon's Mercantile Library Association, eoptf time during tho month of Janoary. Diyideeds.—The Citiicns' Insnranco Co. has declared a dividend of $3 per sbaro out ,pf the profits of .the last six months. Tho Dollar Savings' Desk has declared a dividend -of three per cent, oat of tho profits of the last six months. Mayor Dktni had before him this morning no less than seven drunken cases, all of whom pidd their foes bat one. This is tho most J .?om- ,l 7>:/‘.v;;/ i Weiltrn national Iraory and Foundry. i/ewr».. Editor*: —The spot selected by the Commission of 1825 11 is about a mile above the Arsenal, on the Allegheny river, and about three miles and a half from Pittsburgh.” In the estimate it is given 44 as 640 acres, at $5O 00—532,000.” The same tract of land, if cleared of all its improvements, in to-dav worth a million of dollars. A groat proper* tion of the land at that time was supposed to be coni land, which accounts for that seem ingly unnecessary quantity. There is an es timate of the cost of the muterials for 12,000 muskets at each of a number of the most available locations examined. ' Every esti mate, after" Pittsburgh, begins: "Material as at Pittsburgh, excluding fuel; ” and then follows the additional items over and aliove the cost at Pittsburgh. Any comparison in stituted in the same careful manner, at this day, must inevitably show similar and far greater results in oar favor. The Report oc cupies 130 pages of the usual congressional printing. 1 have quoted from it, not so maoh for its argument as for its connection in the history of the question, and the local interest of its items. luhas its value, however, in the argument. One of the arguments which will bo brought forward by the owners of waterpower, in the hope of securing the location of a Western Armory, will bo t%e. asserted superiority of that motor over steam. They will demon strate, satisfactorily to themsolves, that water is preferablo, and especially on the score of economy. Eminent engineers, on the other hand, have frequently proven that steam is enough bettor, to bo cheaper, oven if the water costs nothing. Freodly, in bis book before quotod, gives it ns the opinions of men who have carefully investigated the subject "that in any position whoro coal can bo had at ten cent* per bushel, steam is as cheap as water power at its minimum cost.” Tbo engineers, and tbo ownors of tbo watur power, cannot both be right. Tbo figures of one or the other must be deceptive, and the grand question is, whose figures so far forget their proverbial character as to deceive. Figures or mere paper calculations are powerless to convince if they are controverted by facts. An old gentleman, who died a few years ago, persisted in wearing leather breeches to tho last. Not only so, but whenover he discovered an acquaintance about to need a new pair of unmontiouablcs, ho sot to work with bis pen cil and his paper to dmnoustmte conclusively, that his favurito material was the very thing required, iio could figure out thambo leath ers wore warmor, kept out tbo were stronger than wool, would last longer, needed very little repairs, and in short wore al together better and cheaper than any thiug else. B&t nobody could bo convinced. The experience of all the rest of tbo world, as illustrated in their practico, contradicted his figures and arguments—tho time for leather breeches had gone by. -If wo look about us, we get the same sort of conclusive upsetting of tho water power arguments. A rolling mill on the Cheat river which was driven by a superior water power, bas been suffered to rot, and tho two blast furnaces, erected within a few rods of tbo old dam. are blown by steam. Tho Yough iughony, the Allegheny, tho Concmaugh, the Sbenaugo, abound in unusual wator power, while on their banks are found numbers of powerful steam enginos driving iron works or blast furnaces. Tbo eminently practical men of tho Pennsylvania Railroad had their choice of the falls of tho Conemaagh and Juniata I rivers, yot their machine shops are dr ven by ; steam. That at Conemaugn is on the very edge of tho dashing wator. When years ago the Monongahela Navigation Company's im provement was projected, one source of antic ipated revenue was the rent of water power. The surplus water their six magnificent dams, still rushes past anused, while tho steam engines on the bank of tbo stream proclaim that tho power developed from tbo neighboring bills is superior to wator, even where the latter nuiy be had almost for the asking. Most of tbo great mills which have been orectod in New England within the last few years are driven by steam, although the coal is necessarily transported from Penn sylvania. As an example ot its working I quote from Holley' and Colburn, oditorl of the American Engineer, in reference to the James Steam Mills/ New bury port, Mass. • "The quantity of fuel required~*ra ~a mill of this size, dtiven by water power, for warming the mill, dressing, and supplying thelvapor pipes, is from-one to one ana a half tons. per day. When it is considered lhai. the James Mill uses only two and a half tons day, for all purposes, tho low cost of steam power is very apparent.” The engines in the James Mill are 190 horse power. The Globe Mill, of the same towo, has an engine ef 294 x horse power, and uses threo tons of coal per day. At the Moline, or Kock Island water power, which attracts so much attention, several of tho mills and shops have introduced steam enginos, to correct (be irregularity in the ope ration and supply of water power. On Rock Island, but a few yards from the verge of the boastod rnpids, thoro is at least ono steam saw milt-pan d even Niagara, with its incal culable fofte, and tho great State of New York at its back, has only attracted a paper mill or two, andafewtoy avail them solrca of its manufacturing advantages. From tha many water sites, to which the attention of tho Government Commissioners was called thirty-five years ago, they ‘elected two, as being greatly superior to aU the others, viz : Ohio-pilo Falls On the Yough . ioghony, and Brighton Falls on tho Beaver. Theso were alternative to steam power, and Pittsburgh—whoso fourteen engines proved her superiority—was soloctcd for tbo latter. Tho argument afforded by a contrast of tho past and present of those threo points is un answerable. To this day, her pile falls is only used to drivo tho bark mill of a tanyard. ‘ Brighton is now, as It was thirty years ago, kuocking at tho doors of Congress, with its advantages, for a government purchaser— while tho fourteen steam ongincs of Pitts burgh hare increased to three bundrod 1 'Who con say, in viow of the facts enumerated—a more tithe of what might be giron—that tho experience of this practical age and nation is not altogether in favor of steam ? Surely wa ter power is the leathor breoches, and no “fig uring” will porsuado evon Undo Sam to wuar them. /‘iltiburgh, Dec . 18. Departure of Mr* Faulkner. Mr. Fanlkoor startedfor Portress Monroo this afternoon, on his way to Richmond. lie had an intorviow on Saturday night wich tho Hon. Kcubon E. Ponton, to whom heoriginal ly propossd bis exchange Ely, and through whom tho matter was arranged. It is understood that since ho loft Fort Warren Mr. Faulkner has indirectly received infor mation from Richmond loading him to doubt .whether Mr. Ely will bo given up on his ar rival thorp. Tho difficulty Is understood to a technical charactor, tho Rebel author ities objecting to tho oxebango of a prisoner of war, as tboy consider Mr. Ely, for a polit ical prisonor liko £f r * Fanlkner; but it isdbc licved that au expedient which will do away with this objection has been devisod by those acting hero in behalf of Mr. Ely, Mr. Faulk ner took $lOO from the Hon. Schuyler Colfax to Mr. Ely, who is to expend it for tho rcliof of those sick and destitute prisoners wl|° have received no.aid from the North.—.Ynr- York P<*t, MicLAftDT—On the 13th instant, Min ELISA- BKTU, only daughter of Mr. Kobt. Mac Lardy. In the 2iid year of her age. The funeral will take place to-xobbow, (Friday.) thc-20th Inst., at 2 o'clock p. m., from tho rrsiili-ncc ofhor father, No. 808 Perm itrwt. The friends of the family are Respectfully (nvftodtp attend, wlih ont further notico. . LYON—At his fate residence, at East Liberty, A. P. LYON, iu the 23d year of his ago. The fttnerol will toko plod© on Tutordaj, tbo 19tb inst., at 10 o'clock, a. m. M. LITILB, Merchant Tai- ITo. Ci £t. Ctita Rtrkct, Pr. Irish's TldiWi imr, PHtsbuiyh, Ta. ap-'P AJtnrsEMEJrrs. PITTSBURGH THEATRE., , Tjna evestkg. , The Patriot’s Dream) CB, THE BATTLE OF BULL RUF. AdWB Ox*y...„ Mr. Ucadtrsotu Botwrt Lind*«jr. Robert GUmer McManus. Zeke BUhop~..—Hafflt. Jtrmba Sparks J„..Hermerson. . l&oooMqQe&etQf tiMoslrtßN.lfßgtkoftfctaboTe bta aUftildrwaan? other prtoe Vffl be perfanasd this •mlaf.' -i • . THE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. MtllTH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION. Washington City, Dec. 18. House. —Mr. Dawes, of Mass., from the Committee ou Elections, reported a resolution' that Charles Henry Foster is not eutitled to a seat in this Congress, either from the first ur second districts of North Carolina. Mr. Dawes said that the Committee had pursued the investigation so far as lo be entirely sat isfied that the claim was fouiided ou imposi tion. aud so well satisfied of this fact was Mr. Foster himself that ho reluctantly aband oned the flairn. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Walton, of Yt., from the Committee on Printing, reported a resolution, which was adopted, to print 5,000 copies of the report of the special committee to inquire into coo tracts, with the evidence, and 10,000 copies without the evidence. The House resumed the {consideration of the bill to secure homesteads fur actual set tlors; to heads of families dr those who have attained twenty -?uuo years of age, and are cit izens of the United States, oc. tB.—The recent Mutn fordsvillc engagement, considering the.dis proportion of numbers, proves to be the most brilliant Foderal victory yet achieved. Four companies, about 350 men, of Willich’s regi mont, led by Lieut. Col. Von. Webers, drove back over ctOOU rebel cavalry, artillery nnd infantry. They wero first attackod by a reg iment of Texas cavalry, which they repulsed and followed, when they were drawn into ambush and wero fired at from all aides by the robot infantry. The Fedcrals returned the fire vigorously \and stood‘their ground until the rebels fell\b»ck, leaving all their dead and most of their wounded on the fiold. No reinforcements reached Von Weber’s eom rpand, as reported yesterday, until after the ongagomont was over. Stone's Louisvido bat tery supported the Federals from tho North sido of Ureen River, firiug at .ft Very long range from rifled cannon j four other com panies were on tho South aide of tho road, out wore engaged as a . mile and a quarter distant from the action. Among tho Federalß killod wore Lieut. Sachs, of Ciocin uati, who killed eight men with two revol vers, but was finally killed, receiving nine bullets from tho rebels. Among the Federals killed were also Henry Joson, Richard Whey, Fred. Shoomakor, John Shamhroseand Peter Smith, all of Cincinnati. Smith’s remains will go to Cincinnati to-morrow. Of tho Texas Rangers, 02 wero killed, besides Col. Terry; The number of wounded Is unknown, bat it is supposed to bo large. Tbo Federal foroei buriod ibcir dead. Fourteen of the rebels’ horses were found on the field, and threo robots were taken prisoners. Parties just arrivod from the econo of tho fight, report that yesterday and to-day 69 dead and wouoded rebels wero found in the bushes. Tbo FodoraMoss was 10 killed on thu spot, 7 mortally and 13 otherwise injured. Of those mortally wounded, four have sinco died. The rebels lost a Colonel, Captain and Lieutenant. Tho Foderal forces on the south sido of tho Green river have boon considerably augmont od, but tho report of a geuonil crossing of tho Federals southward, yesterday, is denied, and probably would not take place till Green River bridge, on which a large force is on gaged, is reconstructed. Thu robots sent a flag of truce to-day, ask ing permission to iptur their alleged unburled dead. The Soaersot postmaster’s way-bill of the 17 th, says tbatZollicolTor, with 7,900m0n, had crossed Cumberland river, and wero Intrench ing. Tbo 31st Ohio and two East Toanessee regiments bad arrivod there, making a force about equal to Zollicofler’s. Latest from California. Sam Fbamcisco, Dec. 17. —Sacramonto is now mostly oat of water. Influential parties of that city have advocated that tho money already appropriated to pay the interest on the city debt, ho used for meeting tho expense of building an embankment to prevent another inundation. The proposition was de feated through-the action of a public meet ing, when leading citiicns subscribed $40,000. Tho January interest on tho Sacramento bonds will be paid. Tbo peoplo of San Francisco will sond $50,000 toward relieving tho Sacramonto suf ferers. Tho markets are excited on account of a poasiblo war with'England... Fbamcibco, Dec.lB.—Arrivod: ships Europa from Boston, and B. F. Hoxlo from Sew-Yorlj. ThoorerlandmaUmakcs tytd timo latterly. Letters 'sent from New-York by iteamer, go through in froxn six toioven days earlier than when sentovorland. River and -Weather at Louisville. Lodisvilli, Bee. riVrtii/faUing slowly, with 5 feet V inches. .Water in the canal. Weather dear. Hercnry 47°. . From Upper' Potomac. Fbedxxilte, Mtf. r Pee.' 18.—The. bows from Williamsport, list night, choirs thateonsid erable disquiet exUta along the' river Uoe. Shots are being continually exchanged be tween the enemy and Col. Leonard’s men. Reports as to the enemy's numbers and in tentions are contradictory and unreliable. One statement is that- Jackson, with his bri gade largely reinforced, is at Falling Waters,* but other intelligence does not seem to cor roborate it. It Is evident that Gen. Ktdley'g edv&noe from Romney towards Winchester, and the approaching opening of the railroad from Cumberland to Hancock, together wtth the recent movements of Gen. Bank's column, has 1 caused great consternation on the other side. Gen. -Kelley has daily skirmisboa with the Confederate advance, but he progresses stead ily and slowly towards Winchester. If it be true that the Strausburg and Win chester railway connection has been com pleted, the enemy, will undoubtedly .receive heavy reinforcements immediately, and a hard fought battle of considerable magnitude will be the result. To protect the operations on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, as woll as to be prepared to repel Jaokson, should he* make a general demonstration against Col. Leonard; Captain Bests’ battery, and the sth .Connecticut Regi ment, Colonel Ferry, jrore this morning dis patched to Williamsport, and will reach there early to-morrow. Other regiments are pre pared to follow, should thoir presence become necessary. . . ‘; A gentleman arrived from Williamsport late last night, reports that Jackson’s brigade was largely reinforced. Tt is supposed that it will amount to 9,000 men at Palling Waters. At 9 o’clock p. m., fifty-one wagons belong ing to the Confederates woVo backed-dowo to the shore, and a boat from each quietly launched into the river. Two of tho boats, of large size, were for the transportation of Jackson’s artillery* At this juncture our in formant left for Gen. Banks’ headquarters. Our informant thinks that the object of Jack son is to cross over, mako a dash on Wil liamsport, and secure tho stores and arms thore. Ho informed Col. Leonard of all that was transpiring, and thinks that the latter has takon fall precautions to prevent it, by removing the stores, Sit., to a more securo place, and that ho also took stops to concen trate all his availabto force to prevent the passage of tho river. Our informant passed tho sth Connecticut regiment, cm route for Williamsport, two miles north-westof Boonca boro, 16 miles from Williamsport, and Best’s battery three-quarters of' a mila in tho rear of tho Connecticut Fifth. Later intelligence states that tho battery reached Williamsport at 6 o’clook this morn ing having passed tho. Connectieut regiment on the route. Our informant met at Dam No. 4, yester day, a deserter from Jackson’s brigade, a res identof Rappahannock county, Ya., who said that Jackson had not leas than 15,000 men, but this is considered an exaggeration by our informant, who had for one hour a good view of Jackson’s whole command. The deserter stated that Jackson’s regulars, including a Georgia regiment, which had just joined him, were determined to gqjto th® devil with their commander, bat tho militia were equally ob gtiaato in refusing to'cross tho Potomad. This morning, on tho rocoipt of this intclli genco by Gen. Banks, orders wore issuod to perform a forced march to Williamsport at n moment’s notice, but up to 10 o’clock this morning tho Brigadier nad not movedy but was in readiness to move at-any timo. Later. —lt is reported on the street that ono regiment only is about to move, which indicates that Jackson has not sufficient strength to execute his threat, bnt has proba bly tried tho oxperiment and met with a ebook. Firing was heard at six o'clock, tho boar at which Best’s battery had probably reached the river opposite Falling Water. Passengers by the llagoritown stage report rumors of firing at Falling Waters this morn ing, and a thousand other reports, but nothing There was considerable excitement there. The stage left at 6 o’clock, p. m. Interesting from Harrisburg. Harrisburg, Dec. 18.—In view of the crit ical condition of our relations with Great Britain, Gov. Curtin is strongly urging the subject of onr defenses on the Delaware river and L&ko Brie upon the General Government, in anticipation of an exigency each as pre sents itself. - Governor Cartin,-severai months ago, ordered tho Adjutant General of the State to collect the old and, in many cases, useless arms in the possession of Brigade In spectors and volunteer companies in all por tions of the State. The result of this wise movement on the part of the Governor sums up as follows : There are now in Harrisburg 17,5/4 muskets in good order and ready for service, 1800 rifles and 57 cannon. Thero are also pieces of cannon at Brio, and small arms in Philadelphia. The oldlarme continue to arrive daily, and 10,000 more can readily be collected. These arms have boon and are now being repaired at Lancaster, at the rate of 1200 per week. There is also a considerable quantity of artillery and ammu nition here, which will bo sent to Philadel phia. Besides this, tho Sute has the refusal of 15,000 stand of arms, which will be pur chased whenever the exigencies of the case demands it. This is a state of affairs whioh every Pennsylvanian may well bo proud of, and does honor to the forecast and statesmanship of Gov. Cnrtin. A proclamation will bo iasuod in a fow day a by the Govornur, calling upon citizens for the immodiate organization of volunteer compa nies for active service in tho State defence. He also designs visiting Washington as soon as a couforonod with the National authorities can be arranged, to nrgo this subject in person, as well as to confer with the authorities con cerning tho afiairs of the Pennsylvania troops now in the field. Col. Wynkoop’s 7th regiment of Pennsyl nia Cavalry was presented with a standard and qnidons to-day, in the Capital grounds, by the Governor. The regiment left for Ken tucky immediately after tho presentation. This makos the fifth Pennsylvania regiment sent to Kentucky, of whioh two aro cavalry, Desides the regiments a squadron of cavalry and a battery of artillory have also been sent from Pennsylvania to the sumo State.. From Washington. Wasbikgtox, Doc. 18.—The business of tho Bonate in executive session has bcon confined to referring to appropriate committcos tho ap pointments made during tho recess of Con gress, and heretofore published. George Kent, of Maine, was yostorday con firmed as Consul to Yalloncia. The proclamation of Gon. Pholps, at Ship Island, is condemned by all elasaos of potiti oans. It was his individual act, and must, therefore, bo regarded accordingly. Gen. dames H. Lano, of Kansas, has been tonderod tho position of firigadior-General by tho President. Ho will accept it as soon as ho can lay before the Judiciary Committee of the Sen&to additional evidence vindicating his right to a seat in that body, now oontostedr- Ilis command will embrace all the troops in Kansas. ' Tho memorial presented |n tho House to-, day by F. A. Conkling, from the Hoard of Dolegatcs of tho American Israelites, praying that members of the Jewish faith may bo placed upon a footing of equality with those of the Christian denominations, as respects chaplins in the army, was reforred to the Com? mitteo on the .Judiciary. i The Government Contract Investigating Committee .will, to-morrow, commence their inquiries inte tho allegod abases connected with tho sutlerships in the army. The Hon. Van Wick, who retarned yostor day from a visit homo on account of sickness in bis family, has again left the city by rea son of thn continued illness of his fathor. Col. Halstead, of New Jersey,, was tried to-day before a Court-martial on the charge of malfeasance, which ho denied. His error was in signing reqalritlans on tho Quarter master's department without reading . thorn, in tho hurry of business. Baltiuobb, Doc. 18. —Capt, Seymour, the Queen's special messenger, arrived here this evening, by the express train, at 7 o'clock, and loft for Washington in a spccial trainat 7:30 o'clock. From Boston* Bostojt, Dec. 18.—Tho Mayor of a Cana dian city writes that the people at Canada West are highly excited, and are formihg military organizations. The lino of privatalatters by tho Europa and Jura indicate firmness on the part of the to insiat on the surrender of the Mason and Slidell, hut express the belief thatoqr, Government will give tnemupat once.; Other correspondents predict thatlSngland wIU go to war without waiting fornegotiations. - Tho indications are. that American stocks owned in England will be sent here for sale, : but It la belleyod that no great amount has a* jit been rent forward.:— • The steamer Constiutibßffrem SHplshtnd viaFortreiaMonree, Uhelow. - r{ v i [LATEST FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the Steamer Jura. ' Portland, Me., Dec. 18.—The steamer Jura arrived here this-morning'from ’Liver pool with dates to fhe*stb, and Londonderry to the 6th inst. Warlike preparations continue in Bngland, and a-coniiderable number of troops are un der orders for Canada. The London Daily AVuw thinks that if the American Government will treat the difficulty in the same spirit as Gen. Scott, war bay be avoided. ’ 1 The seamen on leave are ordered to join their ships. " ‘ It is reported thst'Mr. Adams, the. Ameri can Minister, regards his recall inevitable. The American shippinginterest was already disastrously affected.^?, The steamships Edinburg and Nova Scotia arrived out on the 6th inst. Cotton had declined on tbeweek. The sales of the week footed up only 2,900 bales. Tho market at one time was nearly 2d. lower, bnt subsequently rallied. Bread stuffs and provisions wore steady. London, Dte. o.—Consols 90J<{@89J6. • Great Britain*.— The excitement relative to the Trent affair continbes unabated. Tho Stock Market, on the 4th, was more heavy and unsettled than ever. The U. S. Consul at 1 Paris'had communi cated to the French papers % letter from Gen. Scott, in which he declares tthat there is no trnth in there port, that tho Washington Cab inet had ordered the seizure of the Southern Commissioners, even under the protection of a neutral flag; Ho is quito.ignorant of what will bo tho decision of his Government, bnt says that it is 'necessary to,pi;esorve tho good relations betwooh EnglhridWd'Aniorica. -He hopes that the GoVerbinents will agreo on a solution of tho question, whether tho prison ers wore contraband or not. If they worothe agents, of tho rebels, he says it will be diffi cult to coitoince even impartial minds that they wdro less contraband of war than rebol soldiors or cannon. In conclusion, Gon. Scott expresses his conviction that war -between England and America cannot take place with out a more serious provocation than is at present given. - • Tho London Star thinks that Gen. Scott’s letter will receive a hearty response in Eng land as a message of peace. The London 77mc-» says that Gen. Scott, like his countrymen, fs rather inclined to dis avow tho conception of tho outrago than to repudiate it now, that it has boon dono. Itis reported that rebol and federal priva toors are Cruizing at tho entrance of tho Eng lish channel. It is said that tho Admiralty has ordered two ships to proceed immediately to tho West Indies, to aot as a convoy to the West India mail steamor. Tho Paris correspondent of the Daily Act at says that Mr. Sliaojl’s dispatches were en trusted to his wife, as ho was! leaving tho the steamor Trent. France.— The Paris Pairie learns that in November the San Jaeinto searched a a Danish and a Portuguese vessel. Those facts, sayb tho Patric, are important- as prov ing that the Washington cabinet fancies that it has tho power to exeteiso the right of icarch to tho full extent. Speculations from Franco represent tho pre dominant tone being favorable to tho recon ciliation of England and America. It is reported that -the French Minister at Washington has reported ,to. his government arefusolonthepartof tho Washington cabi net to deliver up dispatches addressed from Paris to.the.French Consnlp at New Orleans and Charleston. • Tho strength of the American Navy is being canvassed in England. The London Times says, that, although the whole Federal Navy scarcelyprcsents a dozon worthy antagonists, yot it would be impru dent in the extremo to despise tho power of the Americans at sen. Wo h&yo done this onoe, and paid tho- cost of our thoughtless ness. Tho Americans will do little, but that littlo will be dono woll. Thoy will give our hoavy squadrons a wide berth, and concen trate thoir efforts on singlci vessels. Hostile demonstrations are being made in rarions parts of England towards tho United States. One was made at Bristol, on tho oc casion of the departure of an Armstrong bat tery for Canada. The Continental nows is of slight impor tance. The Paris bourse is firm. The says that the arrest of the Ma ronite agent of France in Lebanon is an in sult which the government must resent. Italt.— Garibaldi has arrived at Turin. In the Chamber of Deputies M. Ratazii ex plained the failure of the negotiations relative to Rome, saying he was convinced that the French government wished to terminate its occupation, and was the sincere friend of Italy. Latkst Via Lostdondgxbt. —The iron clad frigate Warrior is coaling for sorvice on the North American coast. There was quito a rise on Thursday in sugar and saltpetre. No charters are now being taken, for Amer ican vessels, and there is little or nothing do iog in passongera or cargoes. Several of the papers have leaders on Mr. Bright's speech. The London Time* says: Let America judge by this speech of her 'greatest admirer how littlo can do said for her outrage npon a friendly, although neutral country. Let her also know that oven this comparatively mod erate speech was but a voice with an echo. Tho tone of reservo on tho part of the French press increases. Several of the load ing Pans papers blamo tho English: govern ment for having yielded to the pressure of public opinion, as represented merely by Manchester and Liverpool, and having acted too hastily in the Trent affair. From New York. New Yoke, Doc.lB.—Tho report by the stuamor Jura that Mr. Adams, tho American Minister, had stated that his recall was ine vitable, is received with distrust, and is doubtless unfounded. Secretary Chase denies positively, any in tention on the part of the Government to forbid the export of spoole. There were no considerable calls for specie on tho banks to day—the resolution not to suspend having a reassuring offcct on tho public rather than otherwise. -■ - • Proposes to Seek Explanations of the Trent Adair- > New Tobk, Deo. 18.—The Evening Pott learns from commercial letters of the'highest character from London, that tho British Gov ernment proposes to seek, explanations of the Trent and perhaps an apology will be asked for—an irregular proceeding—bat no mention is made of a demand for tho sur render of tho-rebel prisoners. The English writers of those letters hope that tho subject wilt bo treated by ns with pationoo and.a kindly spirit. ' A Legitimate Inquiry. It seems that tho Secretary of* "War has ro fasod to lay boforo thoHouso of Bcpresonta- TiVOT“tho factS connected with the .aisagtroas. movement of onr troops at Ball’s Bluff. Ho gives as a reason for this that tho public ser-, vice would-not bo promoted by a publication of these facts. Bat will tho publio service bo ; promoted by covering up that wretched affair and shioldiog the author of it? Oar soldiers, havo a right to know, sorely, that tho man who committed snob a frightful blander an that will not have the chhnce tb lead the sut-;. vivors intoafike .defeat. Tbejublic bos a. .right to feel that tho officer who.was in faalt there will not be;trasted again.:, Ifltls.use fnl to -promote confidence 'antohg the army and the peoplo, then certainly it is useful to let the facts of the Ball’s Bluff affair be made public, in order that, the blame and /the'pun ishment may reston tho porson who deserves it.—JV. y. Srxning Pott, -• v . Bjcbmosp, Saturday,'Dee. 14.—Tho largest sum reported in the Xtay Booh for tho-Charles* ton sufferers le onehundred dollars. A kindly disposed rebel soldier ft reported to have said that tho fire in Charleston ** well jbtoton to have resulted front the negroet getting fir* to eariout building* at tho tamo tim*. W^tjrTH. WANTED! WANTED!!—Wheats Eye,* Corn, Barley, Oats, ftc., at highest pricofar CMh. • ft CO:. - delO . . 122 B«cobfe tSI Front :kkls wanted. Wo want to boy nVS nUHDBEn yBOBB BAB BSLB PEB BAY, the greater part of which should bo round-hklujiy boopeeb r—r-r — For tuebiwe will pejr TOBTT'CWITS .BACH in cash, d«HT«red at oar Mil Lot TiIIBTr-iiINS CSBTB EftCßLat the landings or lUUioad In Pittsburgh. B.v T. KEHinCDY ftBBO., ■ delfclOtd, . poor! BtesmMill. TTOUNTY WAKK&N Trf WANTED.—. \J Comity and Warrants to.smfmptpffSg^OA COMMERCIAL RECORD. FITTSBVBGBBASKETS. IRdpcrt+jtrptctaTlg for- ! Oh» Defy Outfi.] Wkdxisdat, December jStb, 13d. FLOUR—There is n«r aewfeatuH to notice In the Floor market.- The demand b only, mqdsrate, while so.ter.as prices are-concerned, thftreuis'abchaaga whatever. .Sale ofso bbls Family;atis*l99os,lo.6o do do at $5@5,10, and 140 dd do at Extra U held st and Fancy GROGERIX3—Goffeo moots with a good inquiry, while holders do not appear disponed lo sell unless at tell rate*; mje of 40 bngsat 18)£&19c, sod lOdo do at 19c. Primo N. O, Sugar is held firmly at 10c, and choice at 10>£c; a sale of -10 hhtts Cuba was made at 9>Jc. Molasses unchanged, with a salo of 15 bble at 48c. Oil remains -itoady-bot a&chsnged; a aaie oi ?ft) bbls, 45 gravity, in one - lot, was made at 14c per gall, cash, bbb to be returned. No 1 Lard Oil is quieVwith a sale of 15 bbls at 700. - GREEN. APPLES—steady but unchanged; ealo of 40 bbld at end 10 do do at $2,50; 20 do do ats2£s@2,so. DRIED FRUlT—firm andklgber: tale.in throe lots of 135 bneh prime new Peaches at $3, and 30 do prime new apples at $1,50. r , CHEESE—unchanged; tales ofdPboxas W. R at C%cperß>. . * CHESTNUTS—firm; sale of 23; boh at $2,50 per bush. ST AKCH—SaIe of 30 boxes Woods’ at 4££e per Q>. CORN—firm bnt unchanged; sale of 200 iks pristo new crop at 43c p>v bosh. - ■ SALT—a shade higher, sale of 50 bbls Nol Extra at sl,&7%,andsoudkadoat'sltjiO< ! BUCKWHEAT FLOUR—steady, with small sales in sacks at $1,87% per cwt. -? , ‘ BUTTER Ann EGOS—Butter is In betterlnqnixy, and we quote prime Roll steady at 13i/sl4c. Eggs in 'good demand at 15@16c. • ■ . , - . . . Rscxiptb at Prodccb, rrc.—Below win be found a statement of the receipts of produco. etc.', by river and railroad, during the twenty-four boon ending last evening: • • Bg Railroad—B dressed hoga, 440 bg* barley, 1 bhl butter, 15 bf bbls fish, 16 bg* flaxseed, 144 sb'wheat, 08 bbls applies, 21 bxs clioese, 2 stab beans, 12 docon broom*. Bg Ricer —bbls flour, 035 sks whmt, 63 bbls whisky; 424 bxs meat, 100 tes lard;io bbUnombty, 4 do molasses. Philadelphia Cattle Market* Dec. 10th.—The receipts and soles of Boaf Cattle reached about 1400 bead this week, niid tbs demand was fslr ot folly former rates, rangfng.&om's6,oo to $B% the IUO lbs, the latter af extra The fol lowing are the particulars of the sales mode to-day at the-Avenue Yard: • r.H 31 Ohio, ITcQuaid £ Carr Tj-£@B 10 Maryland, E. Scott... .................^.^(gjS 05 Chester county, Kimble A Kirk 7, (jpB 19 • do ; ■ • KoDnedT 7 @8 33 do B C Baldwin;- ~..i/ @B4* GO Chester co., Jaa McFillcn, jr.~—• @Bj? 60 Chester Monty, P Hathaway 7 . toS}? 98 Chester cd., P McFillen.. 7 @8« 50 . do do Cochran A J 7 @8 17 Ghusterco., J Seldomridgo......7: @8 116 Ohio and Pa., Mooney A 5mith..~~....,7 @B % ■2O Chester co., Sham berg 4 7' @8 21 Chester cotrnty, W Alexander 7 1 @B4£ 20 .. do. a. Frank. , ..7 @8 49 do B Nealy 7- &8 38 do Chandler A Alexander 7 ®8 3‘J do L Frants tJ, (ts 7 2G do . llcOowe 7 @8 35 do ' Cloud 31 do D Klmhlo 22 iiu B H00d..: 27 Ohio J SLUIer 7.5«8 87 do JuliuH Voitrcs.:.„ C-@7 22 Ohio, J Kaufman 4i* Ohio, b'eObimer & iUrwfn.. 1., T •'•* @B* 78 Penua., H Chain ~~ Q ,lg>T}£ 76 Cheater cu.,M-Cor»tni~ 7 Hoos were lower, and some 7200 head, mid, in cluding 935 G at ImhoiTfl, at from $4% to $5, and 3000 at the Aveuue Yards at these rates. ' Sheep—About 2800 were received and sold at 7@ 7%c net, showing Utile or no change. Imports by River. LOUISVILLE—per Hastings—o bbls whisky, McCoUough;.s do do, F.Lynch A eo; 19 do do, Black A Woods; 0 do do, W Leltman; 2 do do, HiHespen heide: 21 do-do, Jaa Bryar ftco; 50 doflour.Lambcrt A Sbipton; 100 do do, Culp ft Shopard; 15 hr do ale, 7 empty, bbls, Spencer ft Garrard; 475 bbls floui', E H Mayers ft co;300 do do, Schouaker.ft IOO do da, B Knox'ft'ionjiOo.Vxs.starch, Wm lloslage; 100 do do, Mackeown ft Gregg; 1800 bbls flour, 'Curke ft ca CINCINNATI —peb Maunkr—424'bxvmaat, 100 tes taM,35-do bams, 45: kgs skins, Clarke-ft*co; 10 bids homloy, J B Canfield ft co: 520 sks. wheat, Pitts-, burgh ft Cmwelsvilla B R; 379 bbls ii~~ ' cor4'bblsmoUaaea, RftJ Wataocj-KJOdo flour, Gra ham ft Thomas; 175 ska wheat; D Wallace; - Up bbls flour, John Grier, 50 do'do, 8 LiddSAy; 00 do do, E A Mlera 4co; 150 do do, Alex tfoorer. *." L Imports by. Railroad. n: Cxyilaxd A- Pittuubos BAUnoAB,—Dec.: 10.— 36 sks barley, Tboe Bell Aco; 16 ski rag» | t l J. East: 144aks wheat, McCullough, Smith A co! e l4Lbls ap- Jas A Fetter, 14 do do, McDonald • AArbockle; 100 bbls flour, Schoniaker A Lang; 11 bxa ftiaisn. J Grazier, 1 tub butter, A.B Keen!;, 10 bxa cbys", J Row; 1 car Iron ore, Zug A Painter; 2 do flo/CTA J II Sboenberger; 2 sks feathers,-3do flaxseed, 1 9 do beans. 3. do rap, U Biddle; 20 bdb chairs, Frank Walker, 0 bp rap, M McCullough; 18 bbls - knobs, Livinptoa, Copeland A co; 40 bbls apples, F YanfUaesn;* 12 das brooms, J 8 Leech A co. ' PITTSSUBOH, Ft.. WaTHB A CHICAGO Baiuqap.— 7 oil bbls, B' A Fahnestock A co; 415 bp. barley, Rhodes Veruor; 1 bb! butter, 3 dressed bogS,‘l bbl dry. apples, McClorkan, Herron A' co;- 5 bbls 'scrap iron, Graff, .Reese A co; 123 oil bbls, ALyons&co; 16 hf bbls flab, Neirrayer A Graff; 1 bole clothing, L Walters; 13 bp flaxseod, Culp A Shepard:'! bbl hick ory oats, C G Hussey A co; 1 bxgUsswxre, Sellers A CanOelil. River News, Th* Bivrm asd Weatbxb—Areitawaxd De pabtpeib—Boats Lea visa To-Dat, etc., xro-The weather continues mild and cloudy, with indication! of rain. Tbe river was about at a stand yesterday, with scant fire feet by tho pier marks .-last evening. At Glass House Sipple but ftjur feet fivelncbas'ia re- ‘ ported Business was quite active at.tho wharf, the offerings of freight for below being'an'asually large, while the receipts were fair. Tho Hastings from Louisville, and Mariner from’ Cincinnati, both with foil trips, constitute tho ‘arrivals. ~ The; former would havegot In on Tuesday afieraotti but'for the fog and low water at Glass House; at whichshe was detained about twelve hours. Capt. Boblnsofistatee that be will probably commence loading again for Cincinnati and Louisville iu a few days." The Mari* ner, we believe; goes into tbs Pittaburghand' Ports mouth trade i.Jtwasrumoredthatafi&ofeeren ■teamen has been chartered to : convey CbLWyn koop’a Cavalry Begiment to Kentucky: Vfe'wero unable to learn tho namoe of the “fortunate" boats. The Kenton for Louisvino waTtbe only depart ure. -She had‘an excellent cargo, Including' a largo quantity of government freight.;... .Tho Empir* City from Louisville will probably getin to-day! ' v ‘ FoEWpxxinto—TheWheeling packet ; forft>-day is the Mlnorva,- Capt. Jno. : Gordon, derk.Ccorpj W' Johnston. SheleaTos at noon. • 1 - * • Foe Ciscixsatt asd Locisnixz—Tbio'Elnaia wm unable to leave last evening as advertised!' She will positively get off to-day. Capt. J. H. MarratU is in command, with Messrs. Dunlap and VcGonnelt as sociated in the offico. Tho popular steamer'tda May, Capt. John 0. Bono, is the noxt In turn.y-Sbe will probably get off this evening. • Foa Sr. Louts—The Prim* Don^"C*p£ ! jfooro' 1 will bo the first packet to leave liobis. ’Tho Marengo, Capt. M*Callnm) is announced iSf ftitwdSy . Fob Caibo—Tho Anglo-Baxon, Capt. B. J)als?U, is loading, for Cairo and all intermediate points.. t Markets > PnittPiLTWi*, Hoc. 18.—• Fleur is very quiet, but holder* iaro firm in their domand; sales SQUQibbU at $5 5O for superfine, $d 75@5 for extra, and 98 for extra Cimflrf receipts liberal. Bye Flour firm ■at44,«nd Peansy(vani*(k>ni Meai'atfX '‘Wheat bss declined 2c; sales 10,000 bush at 9137>d(91383br red and $143@148 for. white.. Bales of 2tsubqih.Bje at - Com dull;-sales 4000 bush, at GGftjffc for old yellow and fiSMOO for new. Oataunch*Lhged;tale« 7000 bush- Pennsylvania at 40041. CoffceaoriiQdnfc; sales of Bloat 1B($1S%. There ii no Pro .virion*. Clover seed;has declisecL-to '94 SQM 70. Flaxseed is wanted, at $2 10. Whisky 2qg|9osw Ntvr Ycax, Dec. 18^-Koon-—Slour of TOOO bbls. Sfheat firm; aalea 80,000 bnah: Chicstfo spring $1 red |I 40@l 41. Corn baa tendency; the sales are Chicago Beef unchanged. Porkquiet.-; Laid steady -Whiaky ; duHat 2O&02OK- ~ . l.Nxw.Yaaa, Dec, 18-Krenißg.—Cotton firm; 1400 bolea sobl at 37040. • Flour bam; miee PWOO bbU at Gc decline; State 95 400$ 45: OnioU and 9$ 76060$ for Southern. 'Wheat decUoetTlcpiak* I4OJXW bush at 91250130 for Chicago •prtsfc'tl 33' 0133 for Httwanfoee dub, 91 30A1'46 for redWest enwand.9l.so for while romTins dtcilnnrtlQfr; judee 52,000 bush at L OOO6Cc. Pork quiet; meat9j§2s 01275; prime 932509 73. ; Lard Ueteady. at, 84*00, sugar win atTTftMM. 'Coffee firm. Whisky juflet ' . ' '-"i-..y, ■ r atock. low, CMOS" A Boti UUnd KBC HUdoI. Cmtnd E. B. 5* Michtan (jotUhnn S&h V. T. Ostol tj; BtwJlo* K>>feltilinuano *MBu«irol 3*}* JU-0i1rte.,37; Erfo B. Ik a%- lieU?S^l •iSSrfiipC* u.-a. CfiKskuxh’Doe. IS— and in bu V limited demand;-euuei flue Wf kad extra 94 W 04 20. Wheat steady: reds*o*V*nfc«wl premium. i£*Ss&l*S