■ ■ ■ - «, The progress of ourpcople in musical taste) . is quite gratifying, .who would have thought v —a few years ago—of oar Methodist friends \ •> introducing the .organ into their churches ? - ..! - - and now, in this city, andin.several surround : •*" ing towns/ibese fine instruments are b*Eag In- ’ . ..- into many Protestant churches, of -, all denominations* - The, cost. of a good or gan, no doubt has prevented the introduction * > v s - of good instruments into many of the poorer. <■'- But now that a first class instru ment can be purchased for $3OO to ssoo,anyof - . nor churches. can indulge in the advantages -of such a powerful aid in that hitherto much ' ‘neglected part of publie worship; «ksy •*: -i»y i*. •vv'i'X*’.-,-:- :•'••••'• ‘-' * ' hr;:;;*'’: IS'v'.l' ’ .1.. Vau.'4 ' '• )• ... , ■ 1 !' o I l fr> '■•!•i • \S** ? *,- i o .1% ! vT: •>'. w,;,; Ai-. ; \ •• •.■. •> •f at tm Tb&atie.— The highl yinterosting drama of the “Colleen v * Sami,. dramatised dy Dion. Bbureicsult, has j >T' Ar.tw past'two wights;attractedfarmoro fashionable audiences to the theatre than any ' -novelty produced by manager Henderson for ,a : ]oßfi ; lime past., On Friday evening last, .iheoccssion ?£ Mr.CoUins’ benefit, the dreaa * circle and boxespresented a pleasant 'sight, v filled, as they were, with the tlit* of oar city, i , t - To-night the "Colleen Be'wn” will be again 1 jy-pat ontbe stage, 'and Mr. CoUins, who per -1 4l'E~#o ( W»t« : Mi!es X*a Cpppaleen.wllt'jingno less ‘ than three ;of~lus best IrishLsopgs. As Mr. ';j ■ ' i-•> CoUtns possesses the solerigbtto perform the ' "Colleon Bawn" in this country, -we advise ~ oor readers to visit' the theatre daring his <- engagement, which positively ends this week, * - wait may be a.long time before thoy will have , another chance of seeing this xoally beautiful . ; I ‘. >:production. -Wv-'.’i • : Vt**' '■■ ‘i' ‘ •,*.».• B"’ ’■ «$&• u. i; •:* ti -y ■*' ; ,v. 7 r r PWSBTttiKiairaWoOKDEDAT PoafROTAL. '..v those wounded at' the battle of Coo - V -■ MW.riTer/S. C.,Js>n, Ist,.were two Pennsyl _ “ L /ranianf, beloiigibgto Col.'Chri?t's regiment, 'M-fX' ?, V • -' 'Weldenbelmor, Private, 60th Penna., 4 . t Co.AVguhshot wound right foot. - AiHerbert, 6otb Penna., wounded ; -,i s^log-by-shell. } ; | ; Theseeues were merely flesh wp'nhdfl, the - ■< I '-•.-•haUapassing through the;limbs.withoutin-^ "i i* 1 -* goringthe bone. The patients are doing well. tr » •V. A * m * \ '' . Stcsxcas «: th* 1 AaWv.—A -frasbington : letterwnUr: says: ."Tho nnmberof sick in •. ' ; 'the^armyhospitals herecohtmoe* gradually •' j ’ to.lncrease, thounfisreniblesebion,probably, - being, the - cease*., The latestreports ‘>->7ehow i;lW,lick soldiers, of which 48T are In • ' the General 'Hospital at Alexandria.. There ’*■ * 85 Tin .the- Eruptive Disease Hospital, at -,'' 1 Ealorama. 'Tho deaths in hospital end camp ; iha piurt-two days number 22, of which six 5 1 -• ; wtte in Pennsylvania regiments. . •, . , .;«> »v«VV 4.--r r* " r . - • JAN, 13, 1862. CITY AFFAIBB. aaroPFioiAL papeb of the cite. MITZOtOLOOiCAL OrSXRVATIOXB for- tb« <7««iu)by 0. E. Shaw, Optician, 65 Fifth itTMt,—corrected dally: IX SOS IS SHADS. - 00 . 34 J o'clock, i. X. 12 1 « H. - - - 00 39 6 ‘ " r. M. - - - 00 40 • Barometer, 29 2-10 Adjourned Sleeting or Nercbßnti. On' Saturday afternoon, pursuant to ad journment, a meeting of merchants was held atkbe Board of Trade rooms, to hear the re port of the Committee appointed to - confer with the officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in reference to the shipping factli *~-tles at -present afforded to Pittsburgh mer '* Stunts, and what course the company Is likely to pursue in the future. ;g. Harbaugh, Chairman bribe Committee, reported verbally, that they had called upon Mr. Carnegie, the Superintendent of the Wes ten Division of the road, and Mr. Stewart, Freight Agent, both of whom received them id the most cordial manner, and assured them that they should have all the information which they desired. The time, however, was ; ' entirely too short,and the Committee asked ' jio be eontindod until Saturday next, when 'they, would be prepared to report fully; - ( w- Mr. McCreery moved that the Committee be Continued, and that they report on Saturday ‘afternoon, at three o’clock. ;Mr."DickeT. thought that the Committee might report at an earlier,date; ■ Tho subject was ena ofmost pressing importance. ■ Mr. Harbaugh stated that the Committee :had both put in possession of such facts'as it ,'iras intho power of the Superintendent and ..Freight Agent to. give, in the limited time < ' alloW»d, and if the meeting desired it ha would submit the partial report. Others of the Com - mittee, however, desired further information. Mr. MeCreery withdrew his motion, and . Mr. Dlokoy moved that • the partial report he . made. V Mr. MeCreery opposed the reading of a partial report, as it might do injustice te the • Railroad Company as well as the merchants themselvrt.- then declined to press his mo lotion, and ffnally Withdrew iU - )VQn'motTon'of‘Mr.A'rbaokle, the Committee was continued until Wednesday afternoon next, at three o’clock, when &1! iho facts will * be reported. Musical. <■ Wa had the pleasure of lietehing to.an Or • * n . ifarjue*i« m,.. from tho .manufactory of ■ MessYs. Carhart, Needham & Co., New York; on SatttrdayT*~The instrument was ordered by *'* Hi THeber & Bro., for tho M E. -Church, in Cadiz, Ohio, and merely openod by , tlxd firm here to gratify the curiosity_of a few •ofourcity amateurs. !.v ;; -This Harmonium,in our humble judgment, ; : -ls far superior, to any other than the most ex , -pensive organ, and equal to any instrument torsacred music. The volume of sound is rc >•markable; and wouldfill a church admirably, wvvr .. »pjj e - instrument is prori ded with a‘ double bafikof keys, thirtefiporgan stops, an inde ,.J ‘ dependent pedal base, separate pedal and stop swells—the wind pedal oeing under the con ' frol of the performer, or operated by an as sistant, at pleasure. The traaulo stop is per- •.’ haps worthy of especial notice; in the hands .of a performer of Harry Teeter's ability its affect it enough to bring the sympathetic tear ■ - to the aye of any lover of sweet sounds. We confess our Inability- to speak of the in . strumentaait desorres hope that those • interested may call i & Messrs.: Eleber k - Fifth streeCTandsoe the instrument while it remains here. •*v Gas asd . Steam : Fittzxq.—While passing Along Federal street, Allegheny, recently, we were attracted into tbe'establishment of Messrs • ' ’Wm. Tate; Jr. A; Co.; by Boeing the workmen •ngegod in preparing *, . Urge need in' the manufacture of Oil/, called.jni ; Agitator.. 'We learned, on - innairy; that the imn were ■ performing a good deal; of the. wnric; for. Oil aa lining their tanks,gas, steam . .. .and water ..; The peculiarity.of.tbeprocessoflining the,* ‘ Unkr ia thlf : there i* »o xnneh add erolred in the prpeet* ofrefining Oils; that solder can-- .. noth*.needhence the wooden vessels are .V . lihH'wUh heavy seet lead, the leamaof.which •■•••■ -are fused together by the* skillful usenf the Mow-pipe.: V , . A Co. are extensively engaged in-all IboMeparttnenU of thplr craft, such ai - ) gas, steam and water fitting, plumbing, i etc.' ~ . We invite the'attention of famulel ind man j.., nfaetnren to their establishment, -on federal street, Allegheny, near Leacock. ' Xmwt of * Tsrs>.^-o'n; Fridays dight, Ja- man named .Michael GenU stole two" watches, and a'pistol from 'Mr.' Schuchtoan, of Man •: Chester. OnSaturUay eirecingGenti.Wtti ar .' nested at a tavern in this Diamond, Allegheny, • •}. ;hy officer Jamison. : ■ He * had one ‘of: the ; Watches and the pistol hi his possession,and . was committed to jail by Mayor JDrahj/ Gentr 1 -yas formerly employed attbe penitentiary, *3, -- V-- i SoiUer, but bad been discharged by ; tho. ‘-.1/ andihoeran- M - Sagrtltlon ofth.- ar *£?“ U J I J’ r °‘ ~ - tttrrTkelr ortom itall- b« ,**PJ>U«4-*‘ *W» • mtdencei with tbei® y ;.( " main* the new» received lir Nrw YcJ> ®P siohr o'clock of thb jireviooi ereulng. - STJ^ 1 ® v tnpiu iold «V the ootm^jr.' filletßiAßDta.—Harry.Eetrck,of the Fans Mtarwy Soolaty, Intends firing Headings '.i ;lrotnHamltt, ecleotionr from Hood, anda —**MUfnl -P«»B_gMh» W*i r J -«LtaUd Xhe : TtXMatrOaard.-. r,2b» jakut U s •l/i IgMdVMSOgitiii and ire hop*rSdlJ.citil*liy, iriUnoooitrafe him by their presenoe. ' PROM SiTUßDif’g: ETEXISC GAZETTE. Meeting of Jferchants-«The Shipping Intereat*»A Committee. of Inquiry Appointed, etc* Pursuant to a call, signed by a large num ber of the leading business men of tho two cities, a public meeting was held this morning, alten o’clock, at the Board of Trade rooms, **to take into consideration the trouble at tending the shipment of freight eastward, and todeviso some means by which the merchants can at least get a just share and proportion of accommodations of the Pennsylvania Rail read.” ~ The meeting was called to order by the elec tion of Col. James Parke, as President; J. S. Dtiworth as Vice President, and John Lind- sey as Secretary. The Chairman then stated the object of the meeting*, and called for business. Mr. MeCreery stated.that the troubles at tending the shipment. of produce eastward could not possibly longer do endured. Tbe discriminations were growing worse and worse every month, and now shippers were met with a gruff reply wheeever they undertook to complain of their grievances. It was im possible to get shipping facilities, the ware houses were groaning with produce, the busi ness was almest ruined, ana it was now a question whether they ,had not better dose their stores altogether.' . Mr. Harbaugh desired to aot unders&nd ingly, and he therefore moved that a Com mittee be appointed to oonfer with the proper offioera of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com fiany, as to the facilities afforded to Pittsburgh d comparison with other points. Mr. Dickey remarked that a similar com mittee had been appointed by the Board of Trade, and that they had obtained a promise from the Superintendent, for thirty cars per i day, for the use of our merohants, but the number bad since been reduced, and matters were now worse'than ever. The gentleman cited a number of instances, as illustrating the difficulties attending the shipment of pro duce. One reason why merohants were so baokward in making known their grievances, was through fear that the Railroad Company would “mark” them. He thought that every merchant, who felt aggrieved, should speak out plainly, if his grievances were real, and not imaginary. 'Mr. Lindsey remarked that the thirty cars per day, allowed our merchants, were used in the shipment of tbe government freight, and, indeed, all other kinds of freight from this point. Mri'McCreery offered an amendment, pro viding that the duties of the committee bo confined to the inquiry “What is tho Penn sylvania Railroad doing for Pittsburgh; and wbat is she likely to do intho future?” Ho was opposed to investigating facts connected with the facilities afforded by the Penn sylvania Railroad Company to other railroads or corporations. Gen. Cass favored the original motion. The inquiry should not be confined to Pittsburgh alone; butall the facts should be obtained. The Chairman in allusion to what had 'been said about the Railroad Company “marking" particular -individuals, and the consequent fear of merchants to speak their minds lully, remarked that he could hot believe a great oorporation tike that alluded to could lend it self to any such petty business. He had al ways spoken his mind freely, and had never been “marked" that he was aware of, and ho thought the allegation was unjust. Gen. Cass, as a Director of the Pennsylva nia Railroad Company, staked his reputation as a man, that if any gentleman couM show that ho had ever been “marked” by any em ployee of that road, in any way, he would as sure them of the speedy removal of the of fending party. The amendment cf Mr. MeCreery was then put and carried. On motion, the Committee was limited to five, whereupon the following gentlemen were appointed: S. Harbaugh, Win. MeCreery, Charles Ar buckler J. S. Liggett and J. B. Canfield. On motion, the meeting adjourned until 3 o’clock, tobear the report of the Committee. Terrible Railroad Accident. ' A terrible aocidont occurred on tho Michigan Central Railroad, hear Chicago, on thenorn ing of the Sth inst, occasioned by the. Cin cinnati Express train running into the rear of the Hyde Park train* Both trains were be hind time, and the accident happened *ju«t as the Express-dashed around a curve at a rapid rate, xhe ehgi&eerofihe express train, after rounding the curve, suddenly espied the Hyde Paric train ahead of him. He whistled down breaki and reversed the'engine, hut it was too late. The locomotive crashed into the rear car . of, the forward train, thus crowding to gether the rear car and the baggage car, closing them together like the slide of: a tele* scope, with a fearful smash; ° The alarm .was sounded, but there was tittle time for .escape. Several jumped;from the train abd• were' in jured. Among others lid the carlwas; Judge Barron, of Chicago, who was sitting.near the front end-with another gentleman. His com panion leaped to the front, and eacajied un hurt. . The Judge’s head was hurled through the air, and fell, still quivering in some of its lineaments; at his very feet. It seeias that : Judge Barron was attempting to follow his 'Companion, who had escaped the horrible ca tastrophe, and aimed at an opening Jn tho car, just in time to be caught between the sides of the cars. His head was cutoff as effectually though by the guillotine. : - When the head was ..picked up) the eyes ware opened, .and every expression of the face was as'natural ai when in life, save that unearthly pallor which - always attends such cases. The head and face showed ho bruises— ■ no marks of-riolence. . After the excitement and oonfusion conse quent upon such a catastrophe had partiatiy subsided, some friends of the deceased set to work to extricate the remains. ; They, to their horror, found, that both hands had been taken off) and one arm broken above the wrist. In fact, they, had Lo~exert considerable foree to pick out one hand, still warm from the heart's blood of the victim, •’from portions’ of tho wreck of the carriage. They found also that; in addition to these terrible dismemberments, one leg had been broken, and one arm torn from the shoulder. Mr. 8. C. P. Bogus, of tfao Merchants* Ex pross, had ono of his.legs brokenin two pla ces. Mr.ll. A. Hopkins, a salesman in By ron Rice’s commission store; sustained lome teroro injuries in his back and head.' Chas. Hitchcock, Esif., a lawyer, was injurod con siderably about the chest. . Mr. John Berner, Secretary to Superintendent Arthur, of the IHinois Centrat Railroad, -was considerably iojured. ’ Shocking Accident--Man Killed. - This morning, between half past six and seven o’clock,the engineer of the Now Brighton Accommodation train, eoming up; discovered something oh the track, near Freedom Btation, which resembled the body of. a The train was stopped, and theobjeej-proved to be ,tho body of* tavern keoper named Hardloy, residing in Freedom, and bad evidently been killed by a freight train which passed eastwardly >ime .before. 7he body was horribly mutilated; and death mpsthaye resulted instantaneously. .. A subseqnent examination of. the froight train oonfirmod the suppositions as to the manner of Hsrdley's death. Blood was dis covered on nearly all. the ears, and the whole train had evidently passed over him. ' The deceased < bad arisen .at .an an early hoar, and had occasion to cross the. railroad track in theviricity of his house. The’morn lag was very dark and foggy, and it was im possible for the ehgineer of the freight train to' see any considerable distance ahead. It is supposed tbat'Hardley heard the approaching train,'and not being able to : jndgeof its dis tance, owing to*the fog, he made a fatal mis take in attempting to cross before if bad passed. Capt»_Sjjil.—Col. Leopold Sahl yesterday telegraphed from Springfield;-Ya., the grati fying news that his son, CapL Sahl, of the' Mobrhead Cavalry, who had his thigh shat teVed by a rifie ball, in the attack from am bush by the, rebels, while on a scouting oxpo ditionlnst Week, is in a felr way of recovery, and that hif leg will Ukely be saved. • A l»CKiXi«f-lhe following pa2ite contalnr direoti FuneralwlUtake place fttmr tho residence of his parent*,on Smslltnan stroet, 9th ward, tsxsoav, 13th in«t., at 2 o’clock, p. m. BRADLEY—On Saturday 5 o’clock, ANNETTA BBADLET f agod llfaontbi and 3 day?. plrKsoftoif i Wm4TKK; ; This Evehiko, FHWT_NIOH_*jOFvTHSjBXi?fQAQEMEKT OF THE CELEBRATED,IRISH COMEDIAN, jf • c o & jl rjr s. dSTThe QreM.Irbb.DRUM, entitled tus. COLLEEN - B AW ft . SITLES 2fA COPPAXEENv. CettlNS. ELI O’CONNER, the Colleca Bown, < 1 > ETTItt HBSDERSOH. DANNT •‘STASH MB. HENDERSON. . If R. GOLDINS, as “Mjlta of tbe Pcnias,” wfllslng- I‘r> Moues rat Hopes that Luts xi, Oatuksm JUewh, and i Tfic BovaorEitV.rm. s To conclude with , 0 U K G A i.; CAROLINE....HENDERSON CHAIU.JSS U. SWWK. * i PHTSICIAS AKDSDEOEOH, Office No. M KiiSßAi ?IBKET, .(OppofiU Coloonode Suspeailoa Bridg.,) ■ frifeijr • 1 AtttonxsrciTT. A . *** **j«aBSt. — THE LATEST NEWS' BY TELEGBAPH. From Eastern Kentucky. CixcTJtK.tTi, Jan. 11.—The Ornette says: From the editor of tbe\ late Sandy Valley i Advocate, now oue of the proprietors of the j Louisville Democrat, who arrived here from Sandy Valley on yesterday, we learn that the second rebel invasion of Easteru Kentucky has ended in a disgraceful rout. On Monday last Col. Garfield's forces in cluding the 42d Ohio, 10th Kentucky and j 1,800 cavrlry, had procoeded up Big Sandy to PainesviUc, within scren miles of a Febel camp, when we were met by a flag of truce bearing a message from Humphrey Marshall, asking if matters couldAot be arranged with out a fight. .. Col. Garfield immediately {replied that he could offer no arrangement except either to 'lTght or surrender unconditionally. Marshall' then addressed his men, informing them that they had no alternative excepting to surrender or disband, giving them thoir ohoiee. They decided to disband. They immediately col lected and set fire to all their wagons, camp | equipage, supplies, etc., and then each man I was permitted to take care of himself, and the : whole force scattered in confusion. No at ! tempt was made to save anything excepting their cannon, which were hauled off. Col. Garfield dispatched his cavalry in pur | suit. They expect to capture the guns, and, ! perhaps, nick up mauy of the' rebeli. i The rebels in North Eastern Kentucky, I from the high estimate in which Humphrey 1 Marshall’s military abilities, were held, had strong hopes of success unde; bis leadership. ! A sufficient federal force will bo left in that region to secure its future pefice and safety.! From Washington* Washzxotox, Jan. 11.—The dispatches re ceived by the Navy Department to-day from Capt. Dupont contain no fe&tQres of interest, in addition to those heretofore published, in relation to the New Year’s Day operations. Theaocompanying reports from Commander Rogers and Gen. Stevens, show that each of these gentlemen compliments the other on the efficionoy and promptness of their respective branches of. the service. To this happy accord is to be attributed tho success of the expedi tion in defeating the deaigmof tho enemy to shat np oar-troops on Port Royal Island, in order to encounter them at advantage. The steamer King Philip eaue np from the Lower Potomac this morqjng, and reports meeting tho Pennsacola between Mount Ver non and Fort Washington, bound down. The fog was so thick last night that the Stepping Stones was obliged to lay off Alexandria till this morning, when she again started to run the rebel blockade. Washington, Jan. 12.-Thesteamship Pensa cola, which left here for Alexandria yesterday morning, proceeded to Indianllead,-about-2? miles from Washington, where sho remained until between 5 and 6 o’clock this morning, and then prooeeded to ran the blockade, which sho did in safety. Twenty-two shots were fired at her, but none strack her. She did net return the fire. She was heavily ladened with cannon and other appliances of war, and folly' prepared for hostile service. 'The safe depar ture of the Pensacola is a general subject of congratulation,.as it has been known that the rebels have been, for weeks past, reserving thoir fire in order either to destroy this vessel, or prevent her passage out of the Potomao river. Gen. Lane has not tendered his resignation to tho Governor or Legislature of Kansas; nor has he accepted the Brigadier Generalship lately tendered to him by the President and confirmed by tho Senate. Nor does he intend to accept it, as ho declared in that body, until be has resigned his seat, of which tbs Senate will have fall notice. From Hatteras Inlei* &ALIIHQBC, Jan. TL—A privaUletter from Fortres Monroe, dated yesterday, says the steamer Spaulding arrived: from Hatteras In let this morning. Sho brings no news cf im portance. The labels have not made their appearance since tbe fifth ofDeoemher. The schooner E. H. Atwood, Capt. Smith, eighty-four days from. Malaga, with fruit a&d wine, put into Hatteras on tho 6th inst., short of provisions. She- was supplied, and was to sail for New York on the UtV On the 24th of December there arrived, in an open boat from Roanoke Island, fifteen contrabands.- *!, The day befoT*thr.3pß2o&cgdeft five eo&r trabands arrived from Plymouth, who had been fiye days on the voyage. They say they were fired at as they passed Roanoko Island. They also report much privation among tho people. From Cairo. Cairo, 111., Jan. 11. —This morning three r£bel gun boats, from Columbus, attaokedour gunboats, Essex and St. Louis, lying off Fort Jefferson. A brisk engagement ensuetkfor a short time, when the rebels retreated ; oar boats pursuing until they reached the batter* ies at Coiambus.lt is believed that one of the rebel boate was disabled. . Four cf oar pickets were shot last night near Bird's Point—it is supposed by some of Long wood's rebel cavalry, which have been roav ing about, committing depredations in that vicinity for some days. Gen. Paine has dis patched a forca ofcayalry in pursuit. Deserters from Columbus, who arrived this morning, report great alarm among the troops —apprehending on attack by the federal No movement has beon made by the -lroopi;here sihceyesterday. Yreparingforthe Burntide Expedition ‘Tofctuss MOSBOE, Jan. 11.—The captain of the French steamer Catinet had gone to Norfolk under* flag cf truce, with dispatches fotihe French Consul. - Great preparations were making at Norfolk, in anticipation of an attack by Gen. Burnside’s ■expedition. ' British Troops in Maine. Portland, Jan. li. —The steamer Hiber nian, with British troops, will come here first: to land its mails and passeogers; and then go to'Sti Johns. Secretary Seward-has tele graphed permission to land her troops to be conveyed, to Canada or elsowhore. From Port Royal. New Tore, Jan. It. —The steamer Ocean Queon arrived this evening from Port Royal on tbe Bth inst. The nows is unimportant- Tbe ships connected with the stone fleet con tinued to arrive at Port Royal. The Ocean Queen has a quantity of cotton and freight. Departures for Europe. New York, Jan 11.—The steamships Etna aud Bornisia sailed this storking, the former with ninoty passengers, and the Utter with eighty passengers, and three bandied and fifty thousand dollars in specie. Frederick, Jon. 11.—'Thoro has been no furiher advices received from Romney. Heavy but irregular cahnonadlng was heard' intho direction .of Sbarpsbncg thliataniing, but the causo of it has not been made known. Boston, Jan. 11.—Mayor Brown, of Bal timore, returned .to This city, for Fort Warren, to-day, his parole of thirty'days hating ex pired. ■ ■ ■ Markets by Telegraph. Philadelphia, Jan. It.—Flour quiet; sales 25,000 bbla. extra fiunily at $5 67(25 &4. Wheat firm; sales 50,000 bush, at 91 3C for red, ft 3S@l 34 and white at 91 40@1 45. Corn; sales 3,000 Irasb. prime now penna. yellow at Provisions quiet; lale* 190 hbds, prime western lard at Bc. Whisky advanced; sales DOO btils. At 25V@27c. Ntw York, Jan. ll.—Flour quiet; sales 0,000 Ibis, ■old. Wheat quiet; sales 0,500 hush, at SI 43 fur red' . western. - Corn:steady; small ml* at Provisions steady. Lard quiet at 7lo for Southern. Wheatquiet; sales 100,000 bush, at sl»3Qfor,Cblcag« spriog, for Mllwankle club and 51,50 for white - western. Core firm at 40, aud 53,000 bush, sold at 66&6C& Pork buoyant at for mes#. Lanlforinat7M@B& Whisky firm ; some 600 bbls; sold at "r Stock* active and higher,-, IJEfiFUAIEBST, TOILET ARTICLES, . Ac., Ac. French Enslbh and American. -- jHASPHEBCniEF JEXTR4CTB *> •.. «f all the desirable odors. TOILS!' WAISB3-, . • ...... C9toffße„oraD&fc:Ftaitla, Ac. POMADSS ASK .BATS OIW , MAONOLIA BALH, MILK OF fiOdES.aaiT PARISIAN LOTION. SOAPS—Honey, Hook. Olyoerlne, Jocfaj Clnbr-Ac-, with a choke aucrUscat of Fancy (Joed*. ; Tor. Mia by . . BIMOS JOBHBIOS, E»cmbi, . Acd iW*r ia ctoic* r«ml]T Htdlciar., tle23 Ccrntr of gnlthficli aiij Fourth Itrtyn 1} «iul,Aonriwa **«*nml; £?»• Vg»l °Vs Omari* iSStitjuTlgdimiW LETTERS FROM WASHINGTON. rr»rrropon(J»or® «f th* Pittsburgh '-»xolts.] Cut, Jan. 9, 1362. Editor* Gazette.- I spent a daj or'two in ! Harrisburg, at'tbe opening of the session, and was so struck with one or two political mani festations that I cannot avoid referring to j them. \ Last fall the Democrats throughout the State, iV the Rcjmblican eounltet, professed the utmost desire to sink party and runjcandi dates on “Uniou" tickets. Credulously be liering them to be in earnest, the Republicans in Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Adams, Franklin, Huntingdon and other counties, put “Union" Democrats upou their legislative tickets, and elected them. The result was that 43 “straight" Democrats were elected to the House; twelve “Union" Democrats; 35“atraight” Republicans, and 10 “Union" Ropublicans. - Neither tha “straight" Republicans or Democrats,will be seen, could organise the House without the aid of the “Union I .* Demo crats; but it was generally supposed that these “Union" Democrats would, without question, affiliate with the Republicans, and organize the House upon a -“Union” basis. Not so, the “straight" Democrats, however, aotiog upon the fact that there were 55 Dem ents in the House, “Union" and “straight,” they at once set to work to organize 7 the House dpon a purely party basis. Theydid not propose.to enter into a. coalition with the “Union" Democrats, but to whip them Into a party caucus as party men in utter disregard of their pledges and the issues upon which they were chosen. And they had well nigh succeeded. * The first step"was to send for all the active; party men from all parts of the State. Welsh was. brought on, and Glossbrenner, the Ex- President 1 ! private Secretary; Mayor. San derson, of Lancaster; Ex-Senators Turney .and Crcswell, and many others of the same kidney; and. the party screws were applied with all the. force that could possibly be brought to bear. The two Democrats eleotcd as “Union* 1 men from Lancaster caved in first; iheq Thadeos Banks, of Blair, who pledged himself that he would never, enter a Democratic caucus. This gave them 46; then Dr. Gross, of Allegheny, John Scott,'of Hun tingdon, and another gentleman whoso n r ame I cannot now recall, yielded partially, and upon condition, apparently, that two more should bo got, to make 51—a majority of a full House—before thoy would yield alto gether. / Then followed a tremendous strugglo to got two more of the remaining six “Union" dem ocrats to yield. Every possible party appli ance was brought to bear upon them, and Sun day and Monday beforo the organization gere devoted to this work. Six of the twelve'had. yielded; and visions of a restored .party:su promacy throughout the Stale woro predated as an inducement they could not resist. But the time was too short, or there was' some hitch about who was' to profit by the arrange ment, (for thoro were scores of hungry demo crats hanging round,) and the scheme fell' through. Failing in this, the leaders fell back'upon another plan/' There were two certificates of; members from Luzerne. county. One, in. which tho army vote was counted, elected two’ “Union" Republicans and one “Union* 1 * Dem ocrat; the otner,;in which the. army vote was excluded, elected the one “Union" Democrat on both returns and two “straight" Demo crats. The plan was to excludo all the claim ants from Luzerno, as irregular, thu3 shutting oat the two Republicans, and giving the Dem ocrats 49 out of a House reduced to 96 by this dodge. They could then prevent au or ganisation until they could make terms with Accordingly, when the-floqsejnetbn Tues day, the Democrats, under the lead of Kaine, of Fayette,s and Hopkins, ,of, Washington, tried on their little game; but tne old ,fclerk r (Rauch, of Mauch Chunk, a sound- Republi can,) who presides at the opening until a Speaker is elected; refused to entertain'any motion except one to pVocoOd to the election of Speaker. * They tried to appeal from his decision; but he ruled tAat out of order, and rightly, too; and they were then reduced to the necessity of preventing the election of, a Speaker, if they could. Thoy that tho test question; and the yeas and nays upon it showed %yote.of 51 to 49—Dr. Gross and the bthef fl¥eredacted “Ucioti'-Pezrftwrats Voting with the “straights" to prevent,an election. Se Ihe trick was defeated; but one vote would have changed the—result; so near did it come to succeeding. : After it had failed, Dr. Gross, and John Scott; of Huntingdon, abandoned their democratic co-conspirators and voted for John Howe, the •‘Union" candidate for Speaker; but on the test vote they voted with their party; as party men, and against their “Union" colleagues. . For, bear in mind,.these men were not asked to elect Republican candidates. John Rowe, the “Union" candidate for Speaker, was a “Union" Domocrat, and all the ; candidates presented against the Democratic nominees, were presented as “Union," and not’as party men. And yet, aix Democrats, elected upon “Union" tickets, combined with Democrats, to prevent the 'success of mCn presented upon the yamo basis f Republicans/as/fUniohymen, and that they- 'held-' the balance Of- power, than a eobemo was sot on foot to take advahtage of tho generosity'ofottr frieuds and organize the House on a, purely Domocratio basis. Party drill was rolled upon to efiect this, and a little longer time: would have rendered it success’ ful. During tbe progress of the campaign last fell/the Gazette pointed oat this; very re eult as likely to ’happen from thg iqlSUken faith .placed by .-out men inDemoeratic pro fessions, and its -have; been proves well-founded. Thei - election of the “Union’' ticket in Alleghany county would have given the “straight”. Democrats absoloto control of the House. - , -j. While/however, lam free to condemn the duplioity and bkd faith of these “Union,’;, democrats, 1 cannotEay.thktX'rejoice 'much over the shape .things have. taken .. in tho House. Perhaps it-was the beet-our .friends' could doj under the peculiar-circumstances, to enter < Unlbh*’ ! '.organlxatidn‘j .bat tarn"cob?inbo&.th|rt'/if'ibe straight He publicans-had called. a caucus, presented theirnomiuees/aud adhered faithfully to them; It wonldhave been' much better.'. Thoy;mightnbl^ave'bieti/succoaaful in electing all their mca/ but would have fire served their maintained their ntegrity, and have had -to| (all bock upon. The “Onitjn” is'played' out. / The straightdemocratvliave dctennihed to maintain. their-■ organisation..intact, hud' there U no way to meet them but'.by adhering firmly to our*. : '• '• IntheSehato, lam/glad to was, no trifling of this kind. ThV caa 9ns waV called this year,as U k waftyt year,apd the jrear :be-. fore, os a mucus. 4 ; two weak brethren squirmed^’ two jears ago, wbon* tho first ono was- held j; but sinoe. then there has b»n nolqueamishnos apparent. -Thero li no' newi hero, unless you- cocsider It news td bo-tdld'thdt atUis quibttm the Totbmfc& M There is>howtTCT, ade^>bonder-' curront setting'in ‘ag»jnst^the;jnactiviCy r of the army. As the boyilßaidnndqr/the; apple tree In a thunder storm,* “something ’>has got to be donOj sndthat.qnick/', B» . / Citt, Jan. 1U,1862* ; Editor* Qati&iti I.heard, .with, utunihgled ydur city When £ ; atr home, the' indfcaiwna /pointed plainly r to Sawyer's after Tleft, every oneT- saw.-ffom home said, _*'Dh, ( Weaver' will', be* elected f* A atidtbiijwaarc- ’ 'Mated so bftiinthatT/it 1 last, begaifttfdijubt. The-Teturns, -however, show th»» itrdpes not always* that what,'every body pnut peopi® 6^V.,ioJthis auo,,ca:ctii»Uy: / r e'quel^iie^ >, i hS ;grcat-»7detzisgOKna : ns ever struttedLt&s\ U io-b* hoped that lie .and,;tbe kittle 'middy”: will of their ac tualnotiing t -HoMmnq.t ?say t HadmoV a fair' c^ ance * ,He Had the press nearly. .alUbh *bi, tid*. v_Tbe, 'P(Wt/ - Chronicle «i»4 Dwnotci did their,best TottsF&ttjhelpcd tiiem all it knew how. .-The.dfqzetis- stood alone -amoftg .the*.English papers,' and. the German papers.! inlsustaining ths: Bcpublicau 'A< 1 and' jour* lufreit v»xi*iy. selves to be tempted into a -defeat* of me T INDSETFS IMPROVED against these combined attacks. I thank you J_j » for the motive which prompted, this defense, bat you must allow me to suggest that I would have been better 'pleased had it been omitted. I care nothing for. anything any or all these papers may say about me, abd it is therefore best to let them rail away as they will. It amuses them and does me no harZQ. So long as the Republicans of Pittsburgh and Allegheny county stand by and sustain the fiolitical course of tho Gazette, it can afford to et the disappointed liboßers rent their spleen to their heart’s content. There is not so much talk, to-day, of a for- i ward movement, the weather being wot aid ! disagreeable, and the roads muddy. But the : impationco of the oountry is still as great as ever, and it only awaits an opportunity to i burst forth in overwhelming forco. Nobody is j willlng -ito say where the blame is; and every- ; body isj cross and testy, and the general cry is, Wiry is not something done?" “The gov ernment/’ they say, “asked for 600,000 men and $300,000,000, and got them. The men are here; and the money is wasting away, like snow beforo the sun, yet nothing is done. The rebels cannot bo conquered by inaction. If yon intend to eonquer them, do wnttking towards it; if not, then give it up at once." This is the tone of the talk you near every where. It is tho same in Harrisburg as in Pittsburgh, and the same in New York and Philadelphia as in Washington. • -If the eoun ! try everwasunanimousinanythingitiflunani | moos in exacting that the Government .shall | do something with its immense force without | further delay.' This feeling Is, to a great extent, a' just one. I participato in it, and wonder that, strong and general as it Is, it hat so far failed apparently to have the least effect upon the Government and Commander-ta-ebief. But it by follows that there is noth ing doing because there is so little seen upon the surface of what is done. The Govern ment, believe is notidle. I that apoliey, which is .'gradually* developing itself, and it will soon be able to strike an effective blow, to the general satisfaetion of the oountry. Yet the foot cannot be concealed, that this struggle jhas not, so for, developed a leader. with the requisite daring and skill to strike out a ney, bold line of policy, take the re sponsibility and dash at results without regard to forms and precedents. Everything,' there fore, has to be done in tho eld way, and, as no One has the courage to step out of the beaten track, the country is weaned with wait ing for results can never be obtained in a hurry, in that way; ’ Aud it must be so un til we-find someunan of capacity and. nerve sufficient, to thrnst all old forms aside—some one who can move in. an enemyV.ooantry, as Napoleon did, without waiting for “transpor tation," and who. will think it more impor tant to conquer the rebels than protect the property they have -left behind them. Another drawback is to he found in the. present unwillingness to treat Slavery as the cause of the rebellion, and to undci stand that one cannot be crushed without crushing the other. Those who are slow to learn still think that the rebellion can be put down and .Sla vary, preservod intact. It is this'want of a great, animating principle, which has render ed the army, so far, nerveless and dull. Give it something to fight for—a principle, not a. mere sentiment—and my wora for it, it will fight as well as Cromwell's 7 army did! Let the army once understand, from'the - Govern mentythat Slavery is to‘be put down as the! only means of extinguialing the insurrection, and you will soou see an army. enthusiastic enough to extinguish a dozen such rebellions/ There are, of course, pro-slavery soldiers in : the army, who would make bttt,podr . fighters in such a cause; but the groat mass of the ■ army is ripe for. the issue here indicated.- I Give it Generals animated by-the same feel ingaridit wiU'.be irresistible; ; V Bat there’s thb' nib. While the army is ready to*take upa sonl-invigorating war-cry, its Generals are men whw have,apparently, but little anti-slavery feelings, if any; I say apparently, knowisgAthe sentiments of bat few of them.. Ijudge .only from.what is to be seen A good jokefiE told, in this connection; of Thai. Stevens. youknow, wtff hive hUjoke,whitheraithe expense of friends or foes. On & recent festive bocasibn, a member of the. noticing I that Ste vens; who vras present, had beehiaying some thing good, asked 'what he had 'been saying. “Oh," said his interlocutor, ''be only said he thought it was high time the Administration should take sides on this waiyand bo either for it or against it." ' • . R. Royal--A Skirmish on tbejttain Land--General Sherman Reinforced. The transport stAamai Oriental arrived at Now York, Fridiy morning, from Port Royal, bringing' thefftb'in'stant. ~ The Feeral forces on Tybee Talandhad bean reinforced .by lometbraathdusand tioops from Port Royal. Fort Pulaski, continual: to try yher guns at intervals,end ona Federal private, had been struck by a ball and instantly killed. A skirmish tbokplace between a part of General Sherman's force ,en’.the' main land on tho fifth inst., resalting in severe loss .to the rebels, besides seven prisoners/ who are now. held at Beaafort.' The prisoners made a des- Jiera to.fight,Against, twenty-five of our troops n the final encounter, and when forced tb succumb, were loudly cheered’-by. our troops for their bravery. ;. Commodore Dupont had sent a • reinforce ment of 3,500 men to General. Sherman, and abtive operations towards some point bn the railroad between CUarleaton and Savannah wera to Uke plape immediately, rlt is report edthat Commodore Dopont severely censured General Sheraanforhfrwantof activity,;ahd that moro' hcUve;.operation Way:! be -ex-' pected in consequenca of these remonstrances. Reinforcements: were daily, arriving from the North, and the troops werb in-'good > healths and.spirits, p>rA fight. 7 Sale of Port RoyalCdtton at Auction* The’first auction sale.' of RoyaVwas made by Burdett; Jones 1 3c' Co.; auctioireers, at'Nost : '6s - and -til Watts street,-binder orders from- tbe govern-: ment."- : i , ■ The sale was' .made :by,the authority "of, Tompkins,, but: under the: im mediate; direction of his .assistant, Captain i. .Ths coitton was placcd in lots. There were ten,'in all, comprisihgsevehtj-iiine bales— the lbtsaq soparated'as to' beCaiily rocdgnisa- ; ble; “ ‘ ' - ' t • /'y HAUTroan, Samuel Coltdied at nine o’oiotjk Fridaj, of an acuU attack.upoa the brain., His decease was rath .er.sudden,.though not'/unexpected.’ He hod .been days, and was attended by : Doctors Qreeh, of this city, ahd ; 6rey,'of Now York; ’ His'Ugo was forty-sevenv "In his. death 1 Hartford loses her ' most and prominent 1 dtisen, who-hae contributed -more than any other to the prospexitjvof the .6ltys-»;-p t. Mt.■■ : vr/'.. pt^jrQs.: :, ; QOtD ' * 1 ‘ FOR 'TUE BOLIDA YB. kNabe^co, •Manuftctcwd by; ■ : she abera iftpsrlor .Jnstnustnt* , jU»t arrived at .the .u.v'- ■ • SBW PIANO BOOMS, 1 Ti. v-,;. ‘t No. 43 Fifth street, eecood ( ib» ' ‘ j ~ • CHARLOTTg PttmE > /IUKAP NEW fiAflOS.—iniflegMit.' 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