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‘"'SATOBDAY MOBHDJO, DEC. 28, 1861.
; , CITY AFFAIRS.
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•m* ca*T»»in—.K>fa Mcotnao.
TcxixuMsi a-m ncBBASit,
• Sptdftl MeetingAf Council*.
-» A ipecialraeeting.ofSeiect and Common
Council vu hiU last arming.
,; ,'; 1 /InSrLtf, members present—Messrs.' Bar
■ <ko,‘B**oett, Burger, Brown, Dickson, Kin
, JJi e ' aaid, Lutton, Morrow, McCarthy, Phillips,
and McAuley, President/" Abeent—Messrs.
. < ~f. Altai, Banana, • MeCargo, Qtrinn, Boss,
Ward.
]i > Mr.Benaettoffered the following,'which,
' ’ , was road throa ttmn and pMied: . ’■
MmoU*d, That the'action of this Council,
hy whleh an ©idlnhfiee entitled 'fan ordinance
- leenablethe Pennsylvania Railroad Company
vV :ta remove its. tracks from Liberty street, in
i * tlta dly oT Plttsbnrgh,” passed a third reed
. ing. and Anal pottage on the 12th ihst., be re*
: k •:' ahmiiderad,and that said ordinanea be referred
■p u. "to Tbotdaa Bskewell; Reuben Millar, Jr.,and
“"■’ ’‘ Jokk Blaeell, who are hereby requested to
coaler with; the. directors -or agent* of thd
Pennsylvania BeHromi Company, and prepare
and present to. Cdriftls ah; ordinance to en-,
t\ > mrwge the .ndlroiid eompany to remove ita
traokt lrom. LtbeHy street, and do justice
—-‘alihs to the dty aadeaidoompany.’
member offered the following t. ,' f
.*•• 'i That the City Solicitor is hereby
•‘‘•p-- althorUed and empowered, on, behalf of the
tf&x Cjiy bf Pittsburgh, to execute and daUrer ta
‘ .SnquwLß.’Cooper,Street Commissioner of the
‘ SmobA District of said city, a release from all
V•• '“' l liability fbr or on account of any damages or
.-aojtswhlohmey be„ recovered by Wm.Stcr
*”-|Sg against said city, in a salt in tho District
Ooert^TAlUghenycounty,‘at No. 92, Nov.
i* 4mrm,lßW.
_• •. . - . Bead three times and passed. 0. C concur.
~. -> • .On motion, adjourned. .■
' ( '* US CbeiMoa .Cowrit, present—Messrs. An*
‘•fU-Jv/direon, -Hailey, Barclay, Caskey, Chambors,
Bain; Fryer, Gil dee, HBl, Irvin, Killen,
• _ McCone, McGowan, McYay, Bees,
Bowbotiom, J. Scott and Pres't. McCendless.
•J;.*. s *c, '-.-Frayee by. Mr. MeVay.
- On motion of Mr.Killen/thereading of tho
v • last meeting waadiipensed with.
. • _•. ■, Xb« casolotton passed by Select, by which
w'the'Ordiaaßeo enabling the' Pennsylrani*
: ;Ballidad Company to remora it* tracks from
*w' Libertystreet, was reconsidered, was takonup.
JL motion to lay on the table was loitby
,
••--•*-vtiiAy— i Messrs. Bailey, Chambers, Dais,
tGUdsa, Irvin, MoG<nrjtn,J. Soott, President
HeCaiidlessr-8.
Barckloy, Caskey, Fryer,
. S V • * Hill*, Rillen, Milter, MeCane, MeVay, Rees,
Row bottom—lo.
Thera being objections to a passage of the
i'C .:. • seeotatibn, a motion was made to suspend the
raletf which was lost by the.following vote,
.. and the resolution laid oren
- L- ' -Barckley, Caskey, Cham*
hns/Brjer, EiUen, Miller, McCone, MoVay,
■Reet, Rowbottom—lo. ' ■ , ,
rHi s Haye—Messrs. BaUey, Bain, Gildea, Hill, i
■ - JErrin# HoQowan, J. Soott, President MqCand* i
leei) I. • .'V .- 1
• --Th# tesolotion passed in Select Connell,
.>r ;j •• Dbe.- Wtfc, relatire to the appointment orV
'• Coaamittee to draft an. act of Assembly to
j r the eity to compromise with the hold*
•; ere of cailread bonds, was taken op ahd oon*
caned la, and Messrs. McGowan, Dain and
' Chambers appointed on the’ part of C. C. ,
.• 3 r - Tbe' Chair read a communication from Mrs.
„• Weisbarth, St. ,Clair street, asking a i
. - , rednrilfm of basinets tax* Bond and referred ]
!t-r:-^T-''fo , Committee, with power to act. i
*•* •} 'Mr.Cbamber* offered anordioaoeo. repeal- <
‘L and re*»luiionspae*od dar^
lag>. the years 1850 and 1861. relating to the
grading and paring of Mattock's alley.
- ff tnii -tere* 1 times and passed.- Hot noted oo !
• • r iaS.O. ' ' .
Mr. McCone offered the following:
Tbit n committee of three—one.
.. from the Select end two from the Common—
,v> to draft'resolutions ezpreesire
efthe sesse ef Cdtinclls upon the deeth of
' :ti - McCMiw.
i. ' / Ihe ieeoltttion wes reed three times and
' 'v/:V paired, and Metsrs. MoCone and Irwin ap*
pointed ohfthe part of C. C. Ho action in ti.
r- 4 .ia, that %otjt haVin'i
~ . i' :. 0 a motion. Common Co until adjourned.
Von fjlftil PvivoßinvTbe Effects
: '■ .of Treason. •-
TbenTare hoyQnfhnndred and tco rebel
'
~- on 1 parol*. 0* Tburiday,
•. foyf and Major Trimble arrired at
) 2 :. ■ Whaeling fironi Wirt county, baring in charge
>MM thlrty.foar prisoners, most, if sot. all
•«f whem, belonged jo the somewhat notori
easMoffasln range**, bar* bjma pillag-"
* Wirt, Bosne,
?~.m nbd adjoining oouhties, for some con
aidstubklengtboftim*. The prisoner* were
tmdby the Men of thellth Regiment, of
'l'. Beefs had bis* eotapanrar* now
Tkeywenf found at nig Bend, at.
' u -* JTand at their.-hoinee.lii different
- > jmrtaoftht counties named. - Tbeeswrefcehtd
«.* Men presented a sorry sight. Tht lnttUigm
i* cold weather of.th* past three
.orJbwrdajs. drbre : them into their hotoei.
'’Vna' ma«ie\or their popular song, "JTersr
l -" Mfodtbe weather/* Arose in their throats and
N.; nghMi'hhdto M shelter. They had eaten up
- wrerytbiiig In the wood*, including hooppole
Jbgritfcndweseforoed to come into eciriOsed
pt lamitMny to 4iL . We
' have no heeUation J in sayiog that they, are
arhardehtUciibgheiof TUgsbonds wie evet.
: saw. Some .of them are lame, balt/*b'd frost*
l - bd ; and thetf tt sctroely a comfortable suit of
I^TfhfP’, 4 -. the Whole ;crowd.' >. Apioog the
the notorious Dan Dusky, .who is
#aid to lun boasted that he had a tittle grare
yrard of his own in which he had buri& a
. aonslderabl* number of Union men/*
■; A Week'of Prayer.
1
i . l 'V General Aiiimbly «f tbs Old School Presby
’ 1 Uriah J .Church,.and also of.the Gestural As
" hmk)/ of the United Presbyterian Church,
p«**cd irtek to wiU be generally
ebeetrsi a “wooit : of prayer.” 1 1
tsra«ud«(ioa of tb»Pj*ibytert»n
-^vAMtiWy-i» w-folkivi r “Thtt th..churches
‘ ? ;AitmT*n»h»& toobssrre tb. ««», from tho ith
i#TiS« lltii. pf Jssciry, I£G2, lncluirs, u a
";“-*'»*iaoa,ef IP»cUJ srsytr for th* protptrity of
of ChrilUen miuiomi throughout tho
•
.«'O , flisMtiocof th. PnltcdPrsihTterhui A«-
Ute <!««»• »ordj:*'Po»liMth»t God
'ilfnllj .feJuseC-th* ii.r
-«b n ;» ooaAMtUn with tb. World'sPrsjur
' JtatU(> l *o'Vwld rKomßiDd thstih. «o
--fit vwk of }tnv*rji 4; D, IBSI, b. ip*nt in
* •-»iUoo»»ttreU««." .
..... Ancspriato omtclm*will bssetapart for
m- L yy of tb. mtk, sad it Is. sspootsd that
, - sll ths soßgisgsitoai Till psj propsr rsspcct
' - sad sttsaooa to tbs rsecmmsudstlons. : : ■
' Death of a Minister.
Thompson, a prominent minister
*f this United Presbyterian Church, died »
‘ft*‘4ftJ»*ino**t.Wamldeae#n**r Hickory,
- v* -JFa*Wngt*B spunty,Pa, The /VcoeAer say r r
~«TbU.brouterwaifftmoago)* mostexoel
tontof;fc*r,teihi*t*y—*most estimable yuan,
mm and,an active friend of all
•dkeeuterprlaMofthe.ehureh. He was in hii
member of the Board of Seperin-
of.theAllegbenySeminary,tet the
- opening of *hs presentaeulon. H# was then
good health, and fallof energy. Now,ln
v<%l«rtr abort%»eki,lte unumbered with the
'deeAi ftPd Inno reesal death bee ov church
TJVwdUbdftgreater loss.’<
J fsxjfi&buts.— if ydaJure ft
jftjwd.lii.dftmp; echo him ft pftpez atjaast-oaee
gratifies them aorothan
to htftr the nowafroa home* A jeaUeiatnofl
. Ah# ~fi*cSftdyirglala Regiment, writingioe
Slk water,*Vfts,iJftye;t, u *»Wf .top
nmol! jemwthlngteamed.’
/AwSttsbUe^andonr SSi!
might send usont something to mi”.
FE«I TESTEIDirgErniXfIifiAZBTtE.
Death of Hon. Wm. B. McClure*
The community was startled this morning
by the announcement that Hon. Wm. B; Me-.
Clare/ President Judge of the Courts of oyer
and Terminer, Quarter Sessions and Common
Pleas, had expired at his residence on Penn
street, in this city. The sad event was not
altogether unexpected to bis family and more
immediate relatives, hat the oommunity gen
erally were not prepared for this painful dis
pensation. He had been ill for several weeks,
bat it was only within a few days past that
his symptoms became alarming; and his fam- i
ily began ter realise that death was at h&nd.'.
His Ulsfess was.an affection of the ohest, and '
some titne elapsed before it assumed a definite*
type* It' finally developed itself in aajpna
i peetoru,and on Wednesday last fears were en
tertained for his recovery. His physician,
Hr. Thomas Hickson, consulted with Hr.
Belter, and the case wasnronouneedextremely
critical. Oft; Thursdayhe experienced much
pain, and daring Thursday night and Friday
morning hUauflezinga were intense.' He com-.!
plained of intolerable pain in the left breast, j
and in theregibn ofthe shoulder, and re- I
marked to a young friend in waiting that ho
feared he eould hot lpng survive..,, His excru
ciating psinwaraeoompspfodby p tense, of
suffocation, and M
the morning. ‘iy ‘ ‘f.
Wittiav BLau McCnmff was bora in Gar-:
lisle, Gumberlaad oounty, Pa., in 1807, and
wks in the fifty-fifth year of his age. ; Ho was
i educated at Dickinson College, whore he grad-,
uated with distinction, and soon after removed
to this city. He entered the offioe of the late
Judge Kennedy, At .Via# atadentiand was
admitted tmthi Barnf .AHeghony-cohntr in
the ycac His preoeptof,Judgc K*a
nedy,walifiMeqaistiy elevated to amt on
. Hon.Thoma* Williams' 1
,was a-stadsst in thaeameoffioe, and was ad--
mitted to the* Baf about the same period.
Judge McClure hadbeen a close scholar aad a
laborioul atudont, and entered
•tice of his profession with fsir prospects of a
prosperous future. After his'admission, he
practiced with •ucc«&s antfl ; ,ls3B,'yrben he
formed a co-partnership with Hon. Wilson
HcCandless, now'Judge of the United States
District Court. ’
The law firm ofMcCandless & McClure soon
distinguished ‘throughout the State.
; They eqjojedpoThapsjthe largest practioe of
any firm in this 'the largest at
that time. This partnership continued with
uninterrupted success: until the year 1860,
i when Mr. McClure was appointed by Hon.
Wm. F. Johnston, then Governor of the State, |
[ ml President Judge of the Court of Quarter |
1 Sessions*—the commission of Judge Patton i
having expired. Subsequently, during the |
same year, the Constitution of tho State was 1
amendod'so as to renderthe Judiciary elective ;
by the people,.and the terms of all the Judges
i expired at the samo time. In 1851, all the
Judges throughout the State wore elected,
under the amended Constitution; and Judge
McClure having given decided evidences of
ability daring nit brief experience on the
Bench, was nominated by his fellow-citizens
of-the Whig party, and elected during the fall
of that year, for the term of ten years. All
our readers know with what-ability, fidelity,
firmness and humanity he discharged his ardu
ous and responsible duties during the past ten
years,, His honesty and uprightness and dig
nity became proverbial; and; When his term
expired he was unanimously re-nominated by
his fellow citizens, and elected without oppo
sition, by the largest popular vote ever east in
this county for any similar office. Baring
the last term of Court he was at'bispoit as
usual, but soon after the business of the term
was over he became iU, and was absent from
the Bench' Upon several occasions, - k He got
better, however, and about two week s ago ap
peared in-Court, and took the oath or office
hom- Judge Williams/ under his new commis
sion. This solemn obligation was the'last,
judicial act of his life!.
Judge McClure was a jurist of more than
'ordinary ability, and was perhaps tho most
distinguished criminal lawyer in the State.
flif extensivo experience on the Bench, added
to a natural lore of research, bad made him
familiar with ail the doctrines of thexriminal
law j and tbo fadlity with which bfr quoted
decisions and authorities upon points,
clearly indicated* that he bad traversed the
•whole range of criminal jurisprudence* In
; deed, so thoroughly bad be mastered this de-
I partment, that he longed for some new posi
tion,where his mind might derive additional
rigor and pleasure in exploring new fields of
science. As a judge, he possessed many
striking characteristic Hia pereeption was
as quick as thought itraif,and his no notations,
even in the most difficult and trying circum
stances, wemgcnenily correct, and in accord
ance with both law and reason. His weightier
opinions exhibited greift research, and a
thorough knowledge of the law, notwithstand
ing they, were of necessity the tabor of a sin
gle-night. His keen perception enabled him,
as it were, to road the -criminal, and but few
guilty ever escaped the banishment of their
crimes. He set bis fiaee.like flint against the
wanton transgressors of law, and meted out
justice .with .an even hand. Yet he was a man
of the most tender sympathies, and his heart
was ever fullof love ana regard for the poor
and tmfortttnate. Wo to those who sought,
by means of the criminal law. to harrass or
oppress the weak and the defenseless. All
such were driven In shame and contempt from
the halls of justice. To the members of the
Bar, his courtesy and kindness were unlimited,
andit was his,delight'to instruct and en
i courage the ycraag practitioner by all the
I means in his power. : As a speaker'he was
1 forcible and eloquent, and his arguments were
powerful and convincing. His verbal charges
i were models of brevity, and no one to whom
he addressed himself ever found difficulty
in comprehending him. His command of lan
guage was remarkable, but his' sentences
were noted for brevity and perspicuity,
i Judge McClure was also a man of great re
finement. HU love for the poetical was si
; most passionate, and his literary taste was of
i the highest order. Somo of his lectures and
orations are models of composition; but his
excessive modesty, or perhaps his indifference
'as-to his own abilities, prevented him from
enjoying a wide reputation as a speaker and
writer. '
It perhaps does not become us to speak par
ticularly or the loclalqualitiss of thelamented
deceased, but we may'say (barhe wks a man
of most generous impulses and refined sensi
bilities; a fast friend, an affectionate husband,
and a devoted father.-He was united In mar
riage to a daughter of the late Mrs. Sarah
Collins—his wife being a sister to Mrs. Judge
McCaudless. Judge McClure had two sisters,
one of whom'is the wife of our venerable
fellow-citizen, Gen. Wm. Bobinson, and the
other was joined in marriage with the late Hr.
George Hays. His brother,- the late Hon.
Adam McClure, was at one time Secretary of
the Commonwealth, and also a member of
Congress from . the Cumberland district.
Charles McClure zoarried a daughter of Chief
Justlee Gibson, which brought the subject of
this notice upon terms of personal intimacy
with that, distinguished.'jurist, for whom be
entertained, the highest sentiments of regard.
Judge McClure leaves an estimable wife and
thzuedMghters tp monnt'this sad dispense
ti°Thi7brief sketch Would not be eompieUdid
we negloetHo ihat Judge McClure was a
sincere and consistent Christian, being a mem
ber of the Episcopal Church. Bis moral
character was aboTe reproaoh, and - hi* rever
ence for the Deity, andfor the sacred rites of
reMclea, was apparent in all his writings and
speeches. He was belpved and honored by
aUTand his death, is regard«rd : throughout the
oounty as a great public calsunity .
Meeting of the Bit*
- The deatii of Boh.' Wm. B. McClure, was
anijounoed in the Coart ofQuarter Sessions
and PUtrict Coortp tbit morning, after which
both Court* ftdjoarned.forthwith. :: An in
fonaftl meeting w»e then held in the Quarter
Seuione room,- at whieh. J odge Shalet pro-
Committeot wore appolnted retolu
| tlonf, and »l*o to waitupon the.fhmUy.-and
I eohtnlt with reference to .the funeral ob#o-
I qolec. The following nftmedgehtlemen com*
I pose theee oommittee*:
\ To Drift v R*oUtion»r-A~ Bwartiweldor,
John H. Hampton, and J.. W* BiddeU« ;
! } --'gb' Cdnnll wd Thoma*Afei
lon, Thoe. M. Marihall, and. J. H. hUUer,
1 friatriet Attbrae/.
I; / The meeting then adjournednntil Saturday
morning) it 10 o'oloehy when the Committee*
I iwport in the room of the Quarter Scs-
• W>uFoKftiaT,CarpenterandJein*r, Job
bing ‘ Shop-' Virgin alloy> betWo*n Smlthfleld
•treet and Cherry, alley. : , :AU
doaie bn llurt notioi! andln work-
uftineri rb*rp*
‘you order*. All order* promptly attended
fe. • +
Letter from Col. Geary's Regiment. !
GLlmp Goodkax, Poihtof Bocks, Md., I
Thursday Morning, Deo. 26,1861. J
. In tiie note -of the 20 th, Lnwhioh mention
WasmadSof tiie skinnfilionthe day previous, [
m promiie-wnf made to write again, and fur* |
niah a few ladierooa scenes which were en
noted, bat a sober second thought, and the,
fear that might wantoningly injure the
fntings of tome who may ye. prove them'
selves bravo men and reliable soldiers, there'
fore I will not enumerate as intended. It is
said that some few instances of fast walking
for tall timber took plaoe after the first shot,
and that a great many had a latent talent for
active exercise, which has never before been
developed, except: at grab. So, you see, a
! battle better developitbe man in the course of
a fewminuUs-than months of inactivity.. It
has long been said that the emergency pro
duces the right man in the right place, butfor
a long time a great want of pedestrians, swift .
enough of foot, to carry to the
outposts, has,been severely felt, butThnrsday
morning’s exercise has produced some, who,
with very little training, will equal the Amer
ican Deer—especially in the time.of battle—
and for the fature, we'may rest contested.
No precious time will be lost on their account.
-Others .were so much excited that they
groaned, wrung their hands, and appeared
powerless ter help either themselves or others,
and one "poor felloWclasped his arms around
a tree and poured' forth his lamentations in
cries'and groans and every manifestation of
fearl At the same ; tlmei he aept his head be
hind the screen, forgetting in Ms fright that
muoh the larger portion, of his body was ex
posed. Had a shot fallen there, or shell ex
filoded, he would oertainly have been wounded
n the rear, if not in the seat of honor.
Since the.l9th every thing.progressed in its
usual quiet style until the 31st, when boxes of
.every rise, and packages ofall imaginable
'shapes, begfin to arrive, and the most stupid
ootUd till that Christmas times werecomlog.
Everyman wanted a pais to get his share,
and-had a paroel arrived for. every one who
received his pus we would have had hot little
nse for the Qdattehnaster'for a few days. As
it was some two hundredand fifty boxes came
to hand and were duly examined, praised and
digested. Almost every tent had its Christ
mas dinner, and turkeys, home-made bread
and pies, for the time, took the place of hard
tack and salt horse. Campaigning was for
the moment forgotten, and home and home
influences were the impnrtant subjects of con
versation on evory hand. Some who had re
ceived miniatures of those left behind them
passed’them in review to thoir fellow-soldiers,
apd the tearful eye and thick utterance gave
proof to the looker-on that the heart was all
right, if the exterior had grown eold and care
less. •:
It is astonishing the effbetagood dinner
has on a man; it certainly most be the next
in order to a good education, for yesterday,
.after each, had partaken to his stomach's con
tent, not an angry word, not a coarse allusion,
not a single appearance of ill humor was man
ifested. T!he softening influence of good
things brings in its train the kind attention of
mankind, either in the shape of wife, mother,
sister,-daughter or sweet heart, and all know
the feeling of lovely kindness which like a
halo surrounds each of these relations. But
I most stop all this and get back where I be
long.
The officers and men, determined to hare
; the day pass, if not as pleasantly as at home,
at least in a manner which would create a di
version for the Ills, and drive dull care away,
1 tome time a mixed compaay
of dramatists, Ethiopian minstrels, and acro
bats, whe each and all perform their parts in
masterly style, which brought down the boose
every few minutes. The audience was Urge
and respectable. .Many ladies from thecoun
try honored ns with their presence, and mani
fested the utmost satisfaction with the per
formance. The men woro all fashionably
dressed in the style of Uncle Bam, having re
ceived their new clothes, and a more brilliant
audience could not be drawn together even in
the Smoky City. The honso was Urge, being
all outof doortr*o there was room for all, and
considerable to spare. The mail is closing
and so am I. Tours,* W. J. K.
Our Book Table.
Tbs Rebellion Record. Edited bt Frank
Moore. —The tenth monthly Fart of this
valuable work fiaa boon Issued. It has no
competitor as a complete and cfl.rofully col*
lated array of facts—ready in due succession,
in the order tothno, for all the purposes of
reference. That this is not mere assertion,
prompted by any partiality of ours, will appear
whan it is stated that the "Rebellion Record"
has already been quoted in a court of law, as
a work of inch acknowledged acauraey that it
has the weight of an authority conceded to it
The present Part contains two portraits, en
graved from po.tographs l>y Brady—the one of
Brig. Oca. 7 . Blanker, the Mother of Brig.
Oen. Bosecrans. It is published by G. P.
Putnam; New Tork, andrnay be procured from
All booksellers and dealers in periodicals.
Srißrr or the Pulpit. —This forms a eup
pliment to tho " Rebellion Record," and con
tains a collection of sermons by distinguished
Divines, North and South, with reference to
the present crisis. The first is,
just issued by the enterprising and Accom
plished G. P. Putnam, New Tork, tho pub
lisher of the “ Rebellion Record/' contains
about twenty sermons, in Vbich tho reader
will find abundant evidence that the pulpit is
after til hut, a reflex of theplatform, in theso
days, wboti at length tho Great Question, so
strenuously suppressed and ignored by timid
and time-serving ministers—servants of cant
and masters ofbypocrisy, many of them—will
not any longer remain suppressed, or suffer
itself to be ignored, to suit the convenience or
interestof any party whatever, whether priests
or politicians. How (hr from unanimity the
pulpit stand-point leads. off, may very dis
tinctly appear to the redder who will go
through nut the two first sermons in this
pamphlet Nay, the very titles nf these will
alone indicate snch difference as may well he
pondered over. The first is by the Rev. Dr.
Pal tner/of the-First Presbyterian Church, New
Orleans, and is entitled “ Slavery a Divine
Trust—The Duty of the South to Preserve
and Perpetnate It.” The second is by the
Rev. Dr. Bellows, of New Tork, on the “De
moralisation of the National Soul ” —which at
once suggests something very different from
the result of falfilUng [a "Divine Truste
es different as assuming the livSrv of saints to
serve the Devil in, or as pretending to " con
serve'' our Government and free institutions
by conspiracy, treason and rebellion, and by
“ preserving and perpetuating" every relic of
the ages of fcfidnl injustice, tyranny and bar
barism I—" The Spirit cf. the with
Reference to the Present Crisis/' la, then, a
work of varied controversy, and presents
ibises of the great Rebellion not elsewhere to
e met with.
A Contract fob Marino Shell.—Messrs.
Sweeney & Son, of Wheeling, have received
a contract for snaking one hundred tons of
•hell for the anny. '
Bst Goods still the saute price*, at Barker
4 Co.’s, 59 Market. street. But then, Block
bought before the gnat rise in prieoß-i* rapid
ly dlminiibing,ana when it is gone, of oourie,
their pricos must be adranoed, to go at once
and be sure to buy. If you arc not disposed,
take our assurance of. tho, cheapness of their
goods, stop on the way and learn how they are
slug sold elsewhere, but be sure before you
buy;to fee aud oompare their prices. Of
mms ys can bare no other motive in bfier
fng this adriee than the promotion of the In
terests of our patrons. . •
Nov is tse.Tiks to purchase winter cloth
ing, and to our readers who desire to do so,
we would oommond the establishment of
Messrs. Wm. H.-W-G«oCo., corner of Fed
eral street and the Diamond, Allegheny City.
.They have now on hand a fall stock of ready
made .olQtblag» aud having an experienced
cutter and.'a large selection of suitable goods,
they are'also prepared to make men's and
boy’s clothing to order inagy desired style, at
i ahorf- nottoe, and on 'the must reasonable
terms.
Djuth Ik Ciuroaxiav—Among the deaths
announced in the San Francisco;paper* of the
21st ult;, is that of Amelia A., wife of A. It.
GuonUon, a'native of. Wheeling, Va.
Tax County Poor-House has now about two
hundred inmates— -comfortably dotted and
well fed.
Doctor C. Beals, WeLcrCureend llo'm®-
ptthlo Phyaioinnj »lso,»g«iit fof Bftinbow’s
calibrated Truss for Bapturoa. Corner _of
PetMß&od Wayne ■ streets*^ v: '■ .t
D«*tist»t.—Dr. C. Silllliof J« Pelui li,
attends to all branchei of tbo Dental profes
atos. X
THIS L ATEST NEWS
BY TBIBGKABH.
1 Intereatiac from Miuouri.
Sr. Louis, Deo. following remote I
of recost military operations in' Missouri are !
obtained from a reliable, sofiroe, within the
past two weeks:
The Union army captured 2,500 rebels, in
eluding about 70 commissioned officers, 1,200
horses and bales, 1,110 stand of arms, 2 tons
of powder, 1 100 wagons, an Immense amount
of commissary stores and camp equipage, and
a large foundry at Lexington, used by the
rebels for casting cannon, shot and shell.
Mostef the rebel craft on the Missouri river,
including ferry boats, hate beta destroyed or
captured, -i A pretty cleah sweep has been
made of the whole country between the Mis
souri and Osagerivers, apd Gen. Price-has
been cut off fVqn%elVenpnllea end recruits from
North Missouri! He is m full retreat for Ar
kansas with: his whole army,; haring passed
through Springfield..on.-.Monday last. Our
loisTin accomplishingthslsp Important results,
does not exceed 100 and wounded.
_ These are the results ofth* brilliant stra
tegical combinations of which
hare been so ably executed hjr&enerals Pope,
Prentiss andttHoKean; Qolbneu Jeff. C. Da
ris, of Port Sumter fame, Fred. Btoele, of the
11th regular army infantry,.: and the brave
soldiers of our army, regulars and volunteers.
Prioe'a efforts, through his emissaries, to stir
up rebeUionln North Missouri, and simulta
neously burn all railroad bridges, stations and
rolling etook; on the 20th of this month, in
accordance with plans promulgated from the
rebel camp, hire completely foiled, to
a great extent, by the energy or Qen. .Hal-,
leek and the activity of'our-forces, which are
kept in cohaUnVwpttion notwithstanding the
severity of thf weather." 'The damage done
to the North Missouri and Hannibal, and St.
Joseph Railroads hasjbeenmuch exaggerated.
Repairs are rapidly. belQgmiade, and both the
North Mhjsbari Railroad, and telegraph win
will bein Working order; to-night.
Tea bridge burners have already been shot,
and 50 ore ui close confinement to.bo summa
rily dealt with, under Gen. Haileck's stringent
orders* in a few days. It is Confidently ex
pected that bor moving chumps will as effec
tjiftlty break up bridge barbing in North Mis
souri, at the rebellion has-been crashed South
of the river. No merey .wfll be shown to the
scoundrels. Qen. Halledt’s emphatic ordors,
with reference to airbridge burners, are to
shoot down every one makiefc the attempt.
Major Glover has just returned from Camden
county with ten wagon loads of subsistence,
and a rebel captain, with'l3 men, who left
- Price's army since his retreat commenced.
Qen. Pqpei’s official report of bis expedition
to Central Missouri is received, but It contains
nothing important not previooriy reported.
OrronitE, Mo., De 0.87. —A.prisoner who
escaped from the. rebel camp ai Humansville,
last. Saturday,lreports that when the news
that -Qen'. Pope's cavalry bad driven in Qen.
Rains' picket* at Johnstown, Was received by
Price's elf my,-the greatest,consternation p re
trailed inthe rebel camp. Cavalry, artillery,
i infaotry and raw, ragged and -unarmed.re
cruit*, wSre mixed up In inextricable confix-"
*ion, aud'many hour* elapsed before anything
like order was restored. The retreat of the
wbolo army commenced as soon afterwards as
possible, and so fearful were they of pursuit
that they burned bridges, and placed every
obstruction' In tho way of their fanoied pur
suers. Even the celebrated bridge built by
Qen. Fremont across thf Osage,, at Warsaw,
was not | spared by the v syihg.nbels. It is
reported | that one regiment was left on the
'Osage as a rear guard, and that several small
-bodies are scattered: tbrough the counties
about WarreusburK,: oqllecdig supplies. A
cavalry foroo has been sent out in pursuit of
them, but our horses are so worn and weary
by other long and forced marches that there is
little prospect of capturing these rebel bands.
The lost report from Pries is that be passed
through Springfield ea nmte to Arkansas, and
it is pretty certain that he will not attempt to
return this winter.
St. Dec. 27.—1 a accordance with
orders from Gen. Halleck, the Provost) M»t.
she) General direct* that sixteen stares, now
confined iln the Bt. Looli conntyjail and ad
vertised for. sale) andcr: the State statute, be
released! from prison and piaoed under the'
control of theealof Quartermaster of this de
partment for labor till farther' orders) said
slaves being the. properly of and
haring been Med forin^ttnprtio^r^pnjjKaaes.
Important from New Mexico.
Was&ljwton Citt, Deo. 27. —Judge ‘Arny
hat arrived iuthU city from New Mexico,
brioging dispatches from the fedoral army
officers In New Mexioo to the'gorernmcnt.
He imports a strong Cnion/eolingin the ter
ritory* i Col. Canby, in command of the Mil
itary Department Mexioo; nasfotaken
Torts Craig and Btastbn> on the bor
der, driving the Texania‘way,and he,wps,at
latest dates, m ronic for Fort Fillmore, to dis~-
possess the enemy of that post, which' was
traitorously surrendered fay Col, Xyndo to an
inferior force’of Texans. Thenoe he intended
marching into' Arisons to drlve off the fbels,
and leave a sufficient force. There can be no
doubt of bis success.
The Legislature met on the 2d. Opr. Con
nolly, in his message, recommends active
measures with reference to the Indians, who
have been Umpired with by Albert Pike, eng*
gating that they be located on the Reserve-.
tion, and encouraged in Agricultural pursuits.
The Indians, for the.greater
ble and friendly to the government. ’
Judge Any, on his way hither, passed, oh
the Bigj Bend of the. Arkansas, camps of the
Confederate tribes of the plains, consisting of
about 6,000 Arapabocs, Kiowa*, Camanehes,
Cheyennes and Prairie Apaches.' They de
sired him to say> when he reached Wishing
ton, thit they will fight for the Great Father
and the:dcfense of the Union.
Go*. .Connelly .h&s recommended to the Le-.
gislature therepeal of the a lave code enacted,
two yearsago, and from the tone-of public
feeling an aet for that purposeiriU be passed*
Sit Carson is now a Colonel in command of
a regiment of rangers south of the Rio Gionde,
making his headquarters at Albequeraue.'
Judge Amy has succeeded him as Indian
Agent, and'ia co-operating with him, using
the Indians as acouta. AsJthe Union forces
advance south, the rebels retreat..
Important from Kentucky.
Lootsvuls, 800.27.— A letterto tho Dtm
ocrat from London, Ky., lays that there, are
only 1560 rebels at Cumberland Gap, adder
Col. Balm. They, have .sent their rick to
Knoxville, and their pickets extend Jo jfive
miles this aid* the Gap. There it ho news
from Somerset to-day. Mr. Doff, just arri
ved, reports a fight at Joseph Everson's house,
in Perry county, between IS rebels and 47
Union men. The rebels were completely rout
ed, with 16 wounded: the federate loss was
nothing.-
The rebels are prowling through Perry,
Letcher, and Breathill counties, robbing, and
swearing Union men to support the Southern
Confederacy. .
Projected Telegraph Enterprises.
Mostxsal, Bee. 27.—N0 decision has yet
been mad* by theauthorities as to banding a
military telegraph Une to Quebec. • The ex
isting telegraph company of Canada seriously
contemplate extending their lines some 200
miles to CapeSU .the Gulf of St.
Lawrence, via: Campbelltown, at the head of
the Bay of Chalons. If this enterprise la car
ried ont, the news by the,Canadian line of
steamers will be. received at, least one day
sooner than by way of Farther Point.- Should
the Unebe extended to Cape Rosier, it is ex
pected that thesteamers to 'and from Qnebeo
will make that part bf ,their route next season.
From Washington*
WxsgiVQSov, Bee. resident iLlqcoln,
accompanied by Capt. Dahlgren; visited the
Pensacola to-day on her trial trip. 1
Colonels Meagher and Asbott hare. been
nominated to.iheSenateas Brigadier-Generals.'
General Rbteerans arrived here from West
ern Virginia to-day.- -
The President ha? approvod the hill provid
ing for the appointmentof three commission-;
ers from each State to visit the chihps, and to‘
receive and forward to the friends and’ fhari
lies of the soldiers the letters and allotment of
iV reported and generally credited that,
the Trent aflair has been adjusted, i* -
v From Halifax*
IIALtrATi Deo. 27.—The stearaerßnropa
arrived at’ s~ahd taUed -at 7 ' o'clock this
morulng/fbr k Mudn ; ’and ElideU
wero hot ohbbard. ; ~' '
The itwunorAsia reached here, yesterday
to go up theSU Lawrenee, but could ipot on
account of theioe. She will uot laud her
troops here,bQt sail.fbr New Brunswiok' to
day, • The C2d regimeut will be. sent ia St.
- Jbhhr.t^nimtfqw'qnthe Brita>^~J:'; { | j ] ;i
Nova Seotlan.
4 ' s ’ PottLAin>, Q iik./Dec.. 27—The steamer
Nova Scotian has arrived. Her advices have
been a&tieipated.
Itemi from NewYorfc.
-Nxw Yoke, Dec. 27.—The schooner Olive
Braneh arrived at Aux Cayes, Nor. 28th:
She reported: having been chased by * sup
posed pirate, showing Britiih colon.
TheNovaScotianhaa arrived. She spoke
the North'American on the 20 th,'and tba Jura
In let. 49, lon. 43.50, bound east..
Qh the 20th she passed the Earbpa, off Salt,
Island. .. ...
There area quite an excitement in the Stock
market this afternoon,'with ah advance in
prices, which Is attributed to. the impression
that a suspension of extenaion payments in
specie, by r the banks, will precede the' next
Urge Treasury negotiation!.
From Fortress Monroe*
Fobtbsss Moxboi, Deo. 27.—Fvo BqU% •
mor< of trace took an immenae quan
tity of clothing. to Norfolk: this afternoon,
destined for the federal _prUopers_
mond, New Orleans and elsewhere. .
The steam gunboat Keystone SUte arrived
here this afternoorf from Bermuda. .She has
two oaoes of smallpox on board and has been
quarantined. ' She has been in pursuit of the
>irate Sumter, but has not yet seen her,. and ;
brings no news. ;*
The brig Empire from Boston, via New.
York, arrived this afternoon. <Bhe has an
assorted cargo of apples, preserved meats and
inch articlesdestinea for Portßoyal.
Steamer Edinburgh Signalled.
; Nsw Yobk, Dee. 27.—The steamer Edin
burgh is signalled below, and will be up about
two "o'clock.- Her advioes have been antici
pated. -She brings the mails that the Arago
should have brought. • -
Col. Mulligan.
, Tbshtos, N. J.,Dec,,27<—Col. Mulligan,
the heroic defender, of Lexington, Mo., left
here at 7 K o'clock, fdr Philadelphia.
River and Weather at Loniarille.
Louisville, Dec. 20^—' The river is rising
slowly, with 4 feet *8 inches water in the
oanml.' Weather dear. Mercury 28°.
Markets by Telegraph*
Philadelphia, Doc, 27.—Ereuing^-rFloor• dull.
Sales 2,000 bbls. st 85 31 for superfine, $0 G 2% for
extra and 85 75(36 for extra'family. Bye flour at
84 and corn meal at 83. Wheat declined; sales 8,000
bosh, at 81 31 for Penna. red, $1 34@l 85 for South
ern red and 81 40@1 41 for white. isales-1,000 bush,
rye at 73c. Corn qniet at GZc. for old yellow and 5Cc.
fur new. Oats doll at 38@33c. Provisions very quiet;
sales moss pork at 812 00 and prlme at 88 W. * Sales
300'tierccs of lard at Iron firmer; 1,900
tons, No. 1 Anthracite, sold at 819 50. Sales 400
bbti Ohio whisky at 20c. ’
NbW' Yo»Xf rDec.% 27.—Evening.—Cotton qutet.
Flour heavy;* 13,500 bbls sold at 85 75@5 85 for Ohio.
Wheat quiet; sale* 18,500 bush, at 21 28 for
SpriUfend 81 37 for Corn heavySales34,C*o
bash; at 03c. Park heavy at 812 27Q12- 75. Lard
heavy at Whisky lower; salee at 18J4@l9c.
The Feeling of Americans in En«
PjuuB, December G.
If 1 were to fill volumes I should fail.to
convey to you any adequate idea' of the
painful state of suspense in which we are
awai&ng herb‘the decision of tha^vital ques
tion of peace or war between England and
America. So painful, indeed, is out posi
tion, so intense.our anxiety on the : subject,
that the prospect of waiting till Christmas
for a Solution; seems almost more than hu
man patience is capable of supporting.
For here in Paris we* are compelled to re
main as it isolated rather
ioolferarOß and- waiters upon
‘the deciaidn UlthoSoata: Vast' distance,
rather.thin taking an actuaVpart in it, and
being at once moved and supported fay the
national sentiment. All we can do is to
arm ourselves with patience and hope for
; the best; and I trust “ (faaVtfaere, are few
Christian.. men .ih«re,V either. English or
American, who feel ashamed ot unwilling
toown that they regard'the prospect; of «
conflict between their respective countries
with- unmitigated affliction .and,, dismay,
and as onc of . the most disaatroka events
which could happen to the cl vilixedwotld.
There are men on both sides who Seem mad
enough to Jhirstfor such a spectacle j but
let us hope that the influence they are able
to exefhin the decisiopu will be iii propor
tion to tho smallness'of their judgment
rather thnn to die 'stfengUt; of their] pas
sions. •*.. •: • */■«{•
• ~la4hc excitement occasioned by. thq and-,
den arrival oflh'o inieUigenbe of last Week'
I omitted to,mention someparticular* 6fan-]
noctedvriih the Geherarapreseneeih Paris.’
"One of these is, ! think, particularly affect
ing at the-present ctisis'of affairsbetween
the' tiro Countries: The ..General arrived
just in time'to bo present at-the annual
service of Thanksgiving 4ay. Owing’ to
the Amettcan Episcopal church not being
available for use on fuchdajrs/ in'applica
tion was made for that of the English in
the Faubourg St. Honore. It need scarcely
be said that thef request was complied with
withaUcrity.TheAmeri.cans,thercfore,
returnedtfaeir piaisecfo^Uiinighty : Godror.
his blessings, and offered, up. tArir prayer*
for the presfcrration ofp«ae4 'between the
two countries in tho churchbf their Eng
lish brethren, ttany of the.la4*r of whom,
with their own pastor, took part in the ser
vice, and, after it, warmly welcomed the
old General to the shores of Europe. ‘ls it
really possible that two nations between
whom alone in the world the 'interchange
of such 'scenes is made possible,: .by com
munity of Unguageand seri
ously mediUting slaughter and the cutting'
of eachotheVifthroats? lUligionandeom
n)Cn sense; alike ory shame on»sucha sup
position. -yd. ; ; ]
A ffiw Beugiocs
firstseasiou.of the conference of the; Inde
pendent Methodist churches In the United
Stateswas held intho BL john’* Method
diet Church, in this city (Professor Matti
son’s), on Wednesday and Thursday last.
/About twenty delegates,- lay and clerical,
Cirere in attending- representing Virions
Independent Methodist Churches in differ*
ent parts of the country. Rev. M. Staple,
of Brooklyn,' was .'chosen president, , and
Rot. H. of New , secretary,
and Ja*. M. Cobum, of NawYork,
treasurer; •- •' / n:a ', •. ; ;
Two young men- were ordalned to ‘the
Christi*n ministry, and
made for starting a periodical to :bs called
the Methodiit Indepcndint,:xo \>e ediied by
v •
The- peculiarities of this soot are that,
while tuey ; adhere, to Methodist doctrine
and inodes ofworship, they have no “bish
ops" or “presiding elders;'' thi ; churches
arc independent .of. the conference; own
their owp church property;, choose their,
own pastors; and retain them' as longv as
they and\‘the"cdafereiice,^ composed
of ministers-and lay delegates, has no: leg
islative, executlTe, [or anthprity
over the local oburchesbeyond that oftaere
advice and recommendation. The Articles!
i of Faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church
i were adopted by the conference, andrecom-
I mended to the local churches as a doctrin-
I al platform, and a carefully prepared plan
of union or constitution was adopted and
subscribed by all the delegates present;
The session was . attended by several
clergymen of this _city and from abroad,
who evinced a Hvoly»interest in the pro-,
ceedings. A large amount of business was
transacted with perfect harmony, and the
conference adjourned in the best of spirits,
to meet again in the same* place Cn the first
Wednesday in Dewmber, 1862, \ ■ :...
The series of anti-elavery resolutions.
1 were unanimously-Adopted by the confer-
I ence.—iV. Y. Payer. . . ;
~ 81arprr*^4::- ; -i V-'
/ Aatoryhas been; circulating in pdlftical
circles here to the eflbct t&at Ihe Congtefca*"
men from the border slave* states had threat*
oned to xgsign aeats wbteeTer Con
gresaabeuld pass a bill abolishing slavery
in thediatrict of-Oolumbis, or, confiscating
slaves:, 6t rpbels, or rather emancipating
i thom.- Tlris itory wasvery generally cred-
I itedtwoor three ;days but it la indig
| aantly,denied by nearly-i all : the border
state < members of. Congress; Some fiery,’
[ indiscrete man; may Vhave uttcrod' some
Isuch threat, but tidid injusUoe to the gen
eral sentiment among the slave-state taem
beri;- • The atpong theao gentle-
I men to auy / is
lyery bitter; tnffcbm.Uiplanguaga us|d l it?
1 s seem asix, should slavery
| In thecourso of the war be attacked by our
| armies, .these gentlemen would instantly
turn in with the rebelt— JPotL
ir. CkaieVSfSten ibf FiUftce. j
, A pmmpilet has .appeared from Che Got-!
ernmentPrihting Office, understood to W
Trtm thepenof SilasM. Stfflwelhof Nawj. ij E WA R,
“York which discusses Seeretray Chase'S ‘ • .
plan for a systemof nationalfinance and ‘ , EMBRACING THK j
i currency,! and , the additional proposition 5 j?ALL OF FORT SUMTER*
how'made by the Secretary, to enable all 1 , - -
existing banks and associations for bank- And all the promineotßaul** op totb* prweat Urno.
In the opinion of the writer, the conatitu- atASOSIC HALL. X
tionality m the currency proposedis beyond poor* oom at 6>£ o’clock. Panorama will ojotb ax
***» ‘ h f.. Se "l; V iwL a cat.; CUUm' »d« ifjm* tfw
tary’a plan (will/ftimish for the nition all halfprico. | .! .
the credit and money that a prudent Ad- *w"The Panorama will be on exkiUtioa CHBlST
ministration ought to require to conclude Door * opWl at dodt *
the war wnh.an honorable, peace. The ---
statements and comments of .the writer
thoroughly examine and explain the Secre
tary’s system, and are intended prove,
Firit: That the' credit of this Govern
ment depends much upon financial skill,
inasmuch as the ability of the; nation. to
sustain a debt is sufficient,'! vrheie proper
energy, economy, and prudence are observ
ed by all the’departments. 1 '
Second: That in raising money for war
purposes, the Government is boond to de
vise a plan that will displace as few indi
vidual securities as : possible, and create no
disraltion to foreclose mortgages and dis
turb the value of taxable property..
1 Third: That SUte.banksmay. organize
under an act of Cohgressj and become na
tional institutions, and also become the fis
cal agents of the Treasury, to collect taxes
and Mother dues, and disburse the for
a commission in all parts of the Union.
Fourth:. That the bonds whieh may be
received ftam all banks will be locked up
inthe Treasury, and that thereby, the Na
tional Government wilt possess a full and
perfect power, oter the currency, inasmuch
as the Secretary may sell the bonds depos
ited and redeem the bills of insolvent
banks,
Fifth: That the credit and soundness
of all our currency will depend upon the
care and skill with which the public prom*
lies and pledged faith of. the nation are
kept and redeemed. L lf the national faith
shall remain, unblemished/then this plan of
national finance and currency -will protect
bank bills against depreiciation,.and enable
the Government to. obtain all. the-mdney
for its bonds' that, prudence would .author
ize-ii to ask for; '* '. '
An Jrrepressibleßeporter.
A letter from Washington ,to the Clero--
land Plain Dealer, gives the followinginci
dent to illustrate the desperate determiner
tion of reporters to obtain full particulars
of every important event: . v ‘
Col. Baker’s fhneral , ceremonies took
place at Mr. Webb's.'*'The 'friends, the
Honorables and ‘the military filled the
house, and reporters were shut out.; Now
came the'tug of war. One reporter* effort’s
alone I will .give, as a sample,, selecting: the;
victor in the case.' Having in. all,
other efforts to get in-hebrassed'it up to
Gen. •, McClellan and asked; a pass. This
was ridiculous of course, as it vaa neither
McClellan’s house nor funeral, and reporter
was snubbed. Off he goes to Gen. Marcy,
Chief of McClallan’i staff, and was as cav
alierly treated as he deserved. - Bound the
house he goes, and, finding the, omnipresent
contraband, 'gives him a dollar to shoot;
him down the scuttle hole, When round
through larder and lobby he .creeps to oths
side of the Parson. But,he ,4are not'use
his pencil lest It bring’ ou a gentle leading
outby the ear. Down he sita vrithbne-eye
half closed in .full?fhntcal’flow, and the
other ■ on the Pardon's manuscript. -- The
address' over, down knelt, the. -venerible
Sunderland to close With' prayer, down
knelt-repdirtcr, ■ meek and mousing, and
when all. hearts were, melting, and.AU eyes
were closed save reporter's, ont, he stole^e.
manuscript and “sud eannie out.” Long
the weary Parson lopked fee his truant-ad-
but when,’morning ‘dawned he was
enabled to read it entire; inJfche.papers- ,
LO CAL ITEMS,
TB£ATRE.-»Mr. J. S. Maffit, tho clever*
median of -tle’Fittsb'arah Theatre, has si-ben-’
•fit this evening, andtmets Irvery interesting
bill.for the occasion.: MrJ Jdaffit has always
been a great favorite with oar ; theatres goers,
and, as a pantomiuUt,.ihe-.bas- caused uort
genuine hearty, laughter , bj - his -■ nimbltnese
and pecnlUrfacial. eipreisionsthanany other
comedianwho has appeared on u piaDruryV-'
stage for jean. 1 He appears in ’
ent characters tb-nighty and all who would be’
amusedshould attend'early*.' : ’
Fi*s.—This morning, abouttwo o'clock,an
, unoccupied frakne dwcUing^hehrt,-situated oh.
Washington streot, was entirely destroyed by
fire. -, It was supposed to be thesrorkof an in
cendiary. '
Gok* to Wasni saTos.-Gen., .Romcraiisy
Judge Jackson and Marshal Norton, left
Wheeling on Thursday morning for Washing-,
ton City. , J.’ V. ,
DIED: <
WILUAICa-ta' the ■26thtoft./iilrt-'ELLEN
WILLIAMS, aged 67 ywi, at th» TTOMeaoo of her
■on-in-law. BeaTeretnet, Manrhottorj at%llo’clock,
'a. to. fV ‘ ' -
The fascial- will tain : pUct«ii_'BjjrtMUT, SStb.
at 3 o’clock,; herjwn-io-Ucfa-
TMldtnce to proceed to ' HlUdaie.Ccaaetery. i The
friesdi of the teroilj are inrlted. to' aUand without
farther notice'. * ‘
McCLUSX—OiI Friday moratna, ths 27th. biitt.r
Hot. WILLIAM B. McCXUBB, Pnoldont 'Jud*o
.vf tb* Coarts of Canaio& Ffefts. Oytr'aDd Torai&or
«od Quarter Sfrtous of AUegbenyooanty*ln tko
hl*«c«.
' Manual on Mosbat Stowra©, «t 10 o'clock, from
hlslato rotidaoee, N0,’89 Ptnnstroat, whesco it trill
pooeod to AUogheay Ctmatory.' *t.
piTTSBUKGH THEATKH ; 3
ITALIAN OPERIAND CONCERT,
By the celebrated Artist* oftheNew York Academy
•: " of- Mode.'/-; '
Mb. HsxDSiuoic hu the hohor to’axmoance thet be
:Jua effected en engagement rtehi Mr. J. ORAU, the
Director of the Italian Opm, for ; TWO.-GRAS#
OPERATIC PEBrOBMASCKfr »hlch will take,
place on THURSDAY and.T RtvAT : EYIJNIH G 3,
Jatmary 2d and B<t On this occasion v i.
■X'-L' MISS IS ABELL AHINKLEt7 '-•
the dlftinguiehod-American'
inocem glnceber'aiTlTal tronrEotope, at the Academy
ofMutcof Dew Bostonf Philadel
phia and other cllies, hai been without precedent,
wtU mafcahar.delMtinUdfidty; and appear tncomt
blnationwitbthe oilebi*ted'arti*ti‘. :< '-
■ SIGNOR BBIGNOLI* the Renowned Tenor, .
SIGNOR MAKCUBI, the Eminent Baritone, ‘ ■
SIGNOR &U&1KI, tbeGreetßtMO,
HERB MOLLXNHA.UKttr.thS Celebrated Violin-;
celiet. 1
: -The entire combination jritt-be‘Under the direction
ofths'dutifigoiehfd Conductor ot.tb#:Nmr .York Ap-.
edraoy-ofMasIc.CARLANSOHUtS..---..
F THURSDAY the programme wUlcoMlrt-wv
>. ran* x,
OBAND CONCBBT OF 6 YOS, \ .
.. rant n. r
.The aaeond act of DonlsetUVColebratedTragie Open
V LCCRETIA BORGIA, r In finegetumo." r .
UiielnbeUa'
■, Borgia..
Gif.: BrifaoU ae.'-...........-^....--.—...~.~i3ennar0.,
81*. Sprint aft.J. .Al£?nso.
r The last act of DonlmtliY Grand Open
' *■ tUCIA DI LANXKRMOOB.
Min ltabeUa Binkley in her celebrated role, (the mad
•. Loda.,
si*.- Brig&Oli ltthtt bmotteCroU) a»^..^..~..Kd*ardo.
-PERFORMANCEON JFRIDAY
EVENING,-January 3d, when trill be presented Don*
Uettr ecalebraled OperaBSNTLXT,. which waeprd
dueedftrth# first time ln'Amerttn lei* month on the
benefit nights of Mr: Ullman In' New-York,Boston,
and Philadelphia, and prdhooficed by the public to
beoneoftheaathcfebeetirorka.Theper&rmance;
o* FRIDAY *fficondttde with ' ' ■
IROM.TttOVADORK. > ; r
. The prkf arfalotai b*4xeff ar teUovr
roraoett* and-jDraBV GIfcUH)M Dollar; noaittu
cherr*, ferraifHad tests; JTamU*i Circle, W csntit
Q4Uenr f £5 peats. Xbs saia cf tickets will cbamtenes
onMU£JDAYiStlOe!«iock»a. ia.,it JQHHJI.IIfiL
XOB'BXotIq Store, vhereacatseoß.l)* for,
the. two nights. -. •:■ ■*- w. ••- " - •
... Doots open, at T;.pedbn&s&oetoanDB*niM* t
o’clock. » datMU
F
, SATOEDAV BVEStSO. Sip. M,
BENEFIT OF MR J:> B. MAFFXT.
Rip ran Winkle.
Bjp Vos winH»;«lW(rhm J i''^:‘- t -Mr: ): S. mrn.
.....‘_ii..._.‘.'’_s~J*r: tit-JUtt.
■■ To th* 6** lb*
JTishM OmU
J«*OftTott». --.-.lr, J. S t Xftltt
Q.RAND PANORAMA
Q, OLD MEDAL PIANOS
POR TEE SOLID A TS,
-IfapnfcCtnrad by
KMABE & CO.
A fine supply of the aboTe superior Instruments
jtfterrtad sithe splendid
NEW PIANO BOOMS,
No. 43 Fifth street, seoand door above Wood.
de23 • ; CH ARLOTTE BLUMB
MKW l*iA*iUS.“An elegant-
V ly ctrred new Boeewood Piano, with foil iron
frame, nude hr one of the oldest Arms in New York,
fcrlL 1200
A new 7 Octere Boeewood, iron frame* 170
AnewT “ " a “ 1«0
Far tele by -• JOHN H. HBLIiOB,
no!s 81 wood «i», between DUmond end 4th st.
HICKEKIN'G A SONS’ PIANOS.—
A new, fan supply, direct from the Mtnnfkctory
st Boston, of 6M end 7 Octave New Bcele CHIOK
EBINO PIANOS, in. plain and andoamd Boeewood
furniture, lost reed rod and for eale by<
JOHN H. Webd street,
nols . between Diamond alley and 4th et.
JrjEir; booms.
XT ew and valuable law
JN TTIEATISR.—A Treatiaeoa the Begat and
Equitable Bights of Married ;Wpm«n,Wbh an Appen
dbrof the recent'American and the decis
ions under them; By William 1L Cord, Esq.
.. delO -■KAY A 0O„ 65 Wood street.
li/fcGLKLLAN’d 'l'a-
C vlYA TlCB^—Begulstlons and Instructions far the
FieJdrSsnrice of theUnlted States Crralry in time of
War. By Major General Oeqrseß. XcCleUan. In
‘l'TOl., T2mo. i * KAY ACfr, 65 Wood street,
rrUMOTfIY TITCOMBSNjsW
:i 'XtSSONS' IN'. LITE,' *
A aerlee of familiar Easy*, by -TmotaxTiTCOX*,
author of “Gold Foiy* “Letters t6’ Young Poople,”
“Bitter Sweet, 1 ’! Toi„l2me;;.*l,oo.
OUB COUNTRY AND THE CHUBCH,.by B«nr
N. L. Bleat H. 1 tsU Flexible Oordsl 08 cents.
For tale by \ . B. 8. DAVIS, 93 yoodatrcct.
jrJiJTTSi
"T|T competent man to take
iff charge of ia FLOWING OIL WSLLIn Fean
syiranla, as active manager.- HiadatlaswiU require
hfm'to procure barrels.- barrel the pil and attend to
its shipment; with nun iMlrtincats'maybe nece#-
■arr. a man who it industrious, eae{getic,:econom
-1 Leal ahd‘ trustworthy, posiicsßlog sound judgment,
goodhablltaad fair business educatfah, datftecnre a
good situation at lair wages, without', cujtal, or. If
-dee&able, canpurchase an interest lit thobniineai bj
investing from $l/W> to 95,000 capital. • ftgsgwrnent
to comments as soou as possible'. As the situation Is
one of responsibility,/satisfactory, refereuicaihs to ce*
padtv ana Integrity wili.be required..,,
Address,': gmng:refcrwicee,J.'o. -ftIfILVELL,
Franklin, Venango Co„ Pa. - • ,„del3:lwd
-pWJUK BAKKKLtj WAM/jiSU,
. WAwani to bur ITFB HUN&BfIDSXQUB BAB
!BELSFXB DA xthe greater part of, which should
be rotind hickory hooped;' _'- i .» •>►
Forrochwt will ptuTfOBTI CEKTft XAOIg la
eah.'MaUVere*-st wr m'or TmBTY.NINK
CSNX&JBACH atth* Uadlmaer JSaUraA SUtlo&a,
ln‘Pittibtirgh.> B. T. Kfc NSDY * !
; ;.dalfl;lotd- ,-.■■■ J- v ;- • ft ">■' > Pkri’gteikMflL
ouitos.ANiL Muu'CGlwsavtAXP
\D EP FORTHWITH for th* Sallowing smas: SSOO.
(VOOO, g3,ooo ; asd $6,000, i c*‘ tujancmnbkW Beal
«n Aiugtwiy ooontyl; Time forwhlchth© In
vestment will” be nude nogin z . from two to foor
jmw. Apply, at PJKXI'&No. 13 St.-Clair street.
h 026 . *• , •■ ---h 1 . •. -s
and Mortgages to
: ? f f: ainotmt of $33,000 oh imprtred dtj or property
.in tbs counly.Ja van*: no fine from IMD M ww.
; Time froth ltd 7 yeera'’Apply to __
f .•&? ~rv- t ‘ BIMoL ATW AOO.
.WASTEDI WASM'lSDtl—Wheat, Kje,
VT Corn, Barley, Oats, Ac,, at highert price for
caih. ' ; mTCHCOCKi' HcCBlEtfT * 00.,
do 19 ... . l^fttcond.
I BOUNTY WAKKAtflhi WAifTEU—
' and Bity Warrants to amount <#s3,ooo,
forwhich UjehJgboitprlcowtiibepahL—Apply to
*ll- B. CO.
Jlll£ir«lßr JTOTICEB.
t7OLtmTEBK CAVALRY.
,f v-^i.' MKK WASTEDTOB M "*" ” '
CAPT. TRIBE'S KEYSTOHE GAYALBY,
OKBEBAIiLAItOE’S TAVOBITB BRIGADE.
. ‘•SVHlgbest. pay asd beet eqnlputenfe faitheeer*
▼ice. Apply immediately at.thg Recruiting;; Office,
:K«,6Sjsot.CtAiaftT*rw. - " ' *•'
. . , .V,, Capt.NATH’LIBIHH,
dcSliiitf ’ ' Becraltlng Oflcer,
AFFS ’ PifiNK*A. r RATTRRY T at-
JVtachedtaOsL JOES GEABTS 29nrTlEOI.
'sskTp:t. • .. ». •
- WAHTED--Thirty reliable VEF' {T«oa>
iters and Mechanics; preferred.) to fill pp the 8d «c
-
. ; Theß*ttaryh»ibettLn4ctiT*eerrii!wS* three
months, and to tboee deslnms of Maine tbla ana of
• theeorrtoa an excellent opportunity Is OtfeTsd. Pay
dad fntwtotencsfrcsadateof ehrollmtut.---;? )
' Tor ihrtner- Information 'enquire ft So. 8.. Wood
stresL.Tltt»biiigh l .er*t .Washington >HaU;?Bateoca
rtrwt,below Tint Ward School Hoses. Allegheny,
vs. -' Vtv-v: -4 CfIAS. •
. . . ~ - BecnUtlnt:Qgcer.
Trf AiriCifilHr'i’o complete the .tlom-
T» : p*rrTt ; Twentym«£ also; 4’ BlLoe{ng*Bmlthj t 1
Saddler* The. Company!* now la
CampLsmon, Maryland., The enrolled members are
to repQrtatHsadquaitsri,B. PATTEBSQITB STA*
BLE, corner of Diamond street and Cherry alky, fra*
mediately for orders. ’•Any person baring any good ,
boohs would confer a, fitter Clearing ‘tfcamtat 135
Third street, asths boje are building a library, and. ;
waatsometungtoamWaiod InstructthMa on cold 1
nights., .nolß:Mitfv J.THOMPaCH.ffspt. !
JFOK ,
SATiK. • . _ ’ i^r.iyz.
JU-SO iharea M. and H.-Baak Stock,
y/mlS}'-; do.,Cftissnt’i m> ; vdo i- •
27 'do do . ,'i. t...
v•~-40?- * Vv
; 30i do t .Birmingham Qm Stock.'
30* do 1 ~ 'Heiad street Bridge Btpdt.
v, fitockofereiy description bo^httolw^db^
h ~de7'' ; It-Hu-.'~'f • j street,' Pittsburgh. .
three fctoiy&ri&lftrell*
J. 4ng House, situated In tha Second Ward ed the
tityof Pittsburgh; oh Totnth street,' between Smith*
flddstrsstaftd, Cherry .alley,with allihs'TOfrhuild*
Ingscdhuectedtberewlth. ;--a
itlse, a Lot of Ground in the Blxtk Wsd ©r esld
city, haring.* front of twenty .four. feet on:JTranUia
street; and extending bade one hundred and tjrenty
feet to-Decatur street.-; Saidloi.iier'feUoSfeiag the
Testside of thaßlxth Pwebyterlan-CbßTch. ..^
a ATOHIBBACGH; Amigßed,
ncfifclm<l .. . .Kow'-IIS Dlsjaond-stftet.
I Ti'OK eiAIJS.— A Teiy commodioiU And
A’-comfertable'residence; tn adSslfabla neighbor*
iicxxlrin the Third irsrd,\AßflKhetir, QaVtev and
Wypatemsntn, and Tory low. -•» Inatfre of; '
rl-i in* >;U r S. BOHDTICg;ya;,
.eelMtf .. Attorney at Law,;l3BToonhst.
NGINK fOtt aAiJS-re jaocElSuHre
Boxstr Towns, 1h gdbd order, h'liw'dritrlafthree
Power Protein thkoffiMr; WOl
cash. “Inquire si OAZXTft omoi, ■
JaMtf :: ■ Hflli Wiisit stiftTi i^TjlWilit
MBRCELMJTT 7^l/tOIU.
-VTEW GOODS t NEWGOPDBT '
■ ■TAifrAiro'wnrrKßr'
FALL AND WTHTtK*!
LATSiaXTI^Si
'Vi- kjV tAMßTntilli
At Lbtoldstaad'of -JAW 0; WATTi omwit Fan
sod St- CWcßlmtt.'
> Th» b*ii* of Jamm' C;' WiTTi *r«veet*
' faUyjßTtU pobUa wir;JMdk at
1 nit. ‘ABD'wiStXS OOOM, ccwkMU itf tU
> ' tefclmttoatolil witfta'fe 1 -
1 ■"■ ". WSaB, :- - ; , -
»; SoßelUaga iMf calE%&&«• wfl!-b* «m«
* dacUd od tbi nut flmonit4uuiMC m klAtofnc;
Thi* Modi of osW fcobSK* equ*fio«?f
. odfclyd : yc «-,-,tint i- J
TVfcOHA&Lfci & siwk ~ -
JJ ..ili : if. •.•_:»• ••" r :<-- ««A
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‘ ifittir; • • Xnro&ihrrcnt.
. gwsEaJosss, «.■» ,
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tJAMKII • : ' l '"
15 dos. QoaU** w
Jaatreceived tod tor m3* b* ■."•■■ •;'•'■ "'*•'.'•••
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