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Idr. Quinn presented a communication, with a copy - of a resolution adopted by • the • Firemen's Association, relative to the disband ing of Several fire companies.. -Communica tion accepted and filed. . ' The President read a communication from . the St. Clair Street Bridgi Company, in refer - tones to the accumulation of oil on the wharf, ' •so tioll6 th the bridgis as to endanger its safety. Cotimuniation accepted. Mr. Morrow presented a communication - from Oliver _l3ltic - kburn, Esq., asking periktis 'sion to erect a barrier or fence on Bluff - street, west of Van Broom. Received and filed, ." 7.. James McClure, Secretary or' the Board of Health, notified Councils that the terms of - Allen .Cordell, A. C. Murdoch- and James Duncan, :I*Cillbarll of the. Board, expired .on tbn last Mondiy of Januark. • . , The President read a communication - from .the City Controller, aiding the - transfer of • . $590 33 from Appropriation No. 13, to 'Ap- . propriatioe:No. 1, Also, informing Councils of his inability to make a correct annual re . port of the city finances at the present meet . - trig, as tho Serial year does not close the first - if February. Report accepted. Mr. Ward offered the following : • Retoked, That , the Monongahela Wharf Master be , reques t ed to. have the pig metal • and all other olittructions removed - from the wharf forthwith, at the expense of the owners, and to have posts with ringbolts set ina prop or manner for the fastening of boats. _ Refer - red to the Monongahela Wharf Committee, . - • with power to sact. • Also, the following : Rewdeed, That the Controller certify a war -rant, cliargable to contingent fund, in • favor of Dr. G. McCook, for $l6, for medical attend •,' - once to Samuel Annie, employed at the Upper • Water Works. Referred to Water Com _ mitten. Mr. Morro* offered the following: ' - - Racked, That Oliver Blackburn be per 4aitted, at his own expense, to erect a barrier _ fence *long the south side of Bluff street, westwardly .from the head of Van Bream . - :street:lso feet, for protection and a safe-guard - - from accident from the precipitous character • fel* - the grettnaatople, roadway to be left to• ni the satisfaction of the Street Comittee, _and this permission to be revocable at the pleasure ....:' , ..4b(Councrils, Read three times and passed. Therresident presented - ordinance re so much of an ordinance passed Dec. - 23itd; 1850, relating to the duties of City Con- . .requires him to make an annual ' • report or the city finances at the stated meet log in January, and requiring him to report • ftin the month of January, or at their next ~.. • . statel or special meeting thereafter, in cacti • . year.". Read three times and passed. The memorial relative to the accumulation of oil near the St. Clair Street bridge, was on motion referred to a special. Committee, eon .. ~ :swing of Messrs. Miller and Thompson, of B. 0., and Messrs. Killen, R-Hays, and . Me. of. C. "C . • mr. Quinn presented a remonstrance against Oodneill granting the petition of the Pitts burgh and Steubenville Railroad Company, for . the establishment of the grade of Try street, It would, be equivalent to vacating-the street, and closing communication with the rigor above Grant street. The signers to the - remonstrance recommend the grade of Try street as recommended by the Street Commit tee and City:Regulator. Mr. Duncan presented an ordinance previa - of- I Pry etreet•eleill have natfarde-_assent frets the northern edrb lined - Seeentl' street to the" southern curb line of Penn e ytranta avenue: On motion of Mr. Reese, the iTer was • referred to the Street Committee. Mn - Ward; from the Street Committee,: the follewing resolution, laid over 4 January , /Awaked, That the Controller certify a war ' in 'favor of the Chairman of the. Commit :- mittee on'Streete, for $lOO, to be appropria _ ted towards defraying the expenses of- COll - stmeting the sewer on Crawford street, be . tweet' Centre avenue and Reed street; lied charge Appropriation No: 7. __ Referred. back • to the Street. Committee. Mr.. Reed presented the following: ' Resolved, That the Street Cemmittee be striate& to haie a sewer dropJ - pitt in, at the corner of Second and Grant streets, provided they can get permission Irma - -the person hay 'trig the sewer constructed on Grand and . Soo , — cud streets. • Referred to the Street . Com mitteo .: . The .Preaident stated to Councils that awes ' rumored that efforts were mow being made in -- the Legislature, to repeal the 19th section of - the act of.Assembly.relating to the opening • ,- • of !street. in the city, passed April 140,1859, - . follows: I , That. the Councils of said 'City , - after the Alituejind previous' to:confirmation of the report of any Viewers Appointed under ... - the le:omelet:li of this att. favorable to any suet: improvement as is contemplated in this •* - setirequest thisame, all proceedings eons.- queut upon any oonfirmatioe thereof shall be ---- suipended until Councils: deelare that, they. it . .... ham no objection to such proceeding" being .: ': : eontinned ;, but in ease Councils do-not iso de - • CUM within three, month" after the • ionfirma .,....'s,..tion of any .such report, the costa which shall . .. - • - have accrued shall be paid. by said city." ....--;• • ''...- - - - Mr; Dickson moved that the , Presidents of -, - .:-. - --•Cedifisils be. requested to draw up a semen , .: strange, and forward the same to the legisla - '.---. - lure;-' against the repeal ,of said Beetles:. Adopted. - . On motion, Mr. McMillanwas unanimously ,t - • chosen by Select Connell, ass member or . ,the ' ' Committee to audit the City Accounts. In Caniaula Cbuacii, present—all - the mein ..-'. - .bers except Mr. Itowbottom. . 1,. . Prayer by Mr. McVay :: Minutes. o f last . . . two meetings read and approved. ' ''. • Mr. Bare:bey ptesenteda. petition for water . , . I.; pipes. on Webster street, from Robertsetreet eisakeerdly 300 feet. .Referred to the Water Committee. . ' -• . ' 'Ur. Kirsch presented& petition from Spencer k Garrard, for a reduction of water tax. Re .. ' Aerial° the Water Cemmittee. .- - : - '."Mr. Killen, s petition for , two gall - lamps on _ • Second street, In the Eighth Ward. Referred . to:the Committee , on Gas lighting. -' • ' Mr. McGowan offered - the following:. - . ' - - ' - Resolved, That the . Presidents' of Councils - be ex-delete members of the Finance Cum -- mitt's.. Read three times and passed. • ' - ' • . 'Mr. Irvin presented a communication from . the Firemen's Association, with a Supplement .. - -- ."tell an ordinance Making regulatidne in eases of :fire and to prevent fire from breaking out," , ' pissed September 21st, Hid. - . • L. T . ke ordinance was read, and on motion of Mr. , -Fryer Was taken up section by section. Tie: Ist, 2d, 31- and 4th sectiens were . _ ' The 6111 section was-amended by striking out the following--”and annually on or - before : - the first diy of June sh a ft tarnish to the - City Coueeila, fur publication in pamphlet form, a • - full and correct report of the nature and con - dition of tbo Department, and a tabular state ment of the number of fires,: alarm" and losses. And ftirther, that any printing required by the Chief Tor blank notice', account books, Ac., obeli be done at Ile expense of ethe city." -, : • Mr.: It. Hays moved to strike out - the - 6th eeetion—referring to talaries Of Chief. Susi- - neer and Assistants. '.. . - - ,Afre Irvin - seked a division of the question on [bisection. The salaries og. the assistants were then- ' . -,sfrieken'etf; and the question on the adoption - - -•': ',et the section was lost-by-the following vote 1 - . ' . yeti—Salley, Barakloy, Colville, Diamond, • L- - . Fryer,. Hayden,- H. • Rays, Holmes' Kelly, ji.illert, Kirsch, Long i - MeCielland, McGowan, JeteVey, liebroan, Smith, Seively, Zeilhofer, iticCaudles", preet— ! 2o. _.. : . • - Nays—Armstrong, Carroll, Coffin -- , - A. Hays, ,' - Irvin, Keens', Mee negor,O'Neill, Roberts-9. ...The 7th section was adopted. • ' .---- . .....-....-011. motion -of- 414..; Oliail i ; the [-WI section . ' eras emeided by adding after the:word "fires" _............dietweitga.-twithin tha lax 11alta,'!_anet,the f efestionna amended applarred. , ~..i. . . ' - • =MEI MEE 4 , 45ii..t._,' , 45:t:Y -, . - 7.'. CITY A1;97111118. -, 7 - Mr. Irwin oirw.d_thii following ss 11. D Ada' .Sso.9;—AnY conspatiy - acting riotously or disorderly, or neglecting or refusing to obey the orders of the Chief or Assistant Engineers dull be ruspeaded from service by a written notice from the Chief, until a special meeting of the Hireman's Association can be called, (*bleb ettalite done within Ave (5) dayi from the date of notice,) to investigate the charge or charges, and it the charge or charges are sustained, then said company shall have not less than ten, or more than twenty-five. dol lars, (at the 4 discretion of the Association,) deducted from their annual _appropria tion; ra annrrtos to a per diem redaction from said appropriation, for and during the time they may be so suspended, i 3 / 4 ,,aud, however, that this shall not be construed so as to retain 'any part of the appropriation in rase the char or charges are dismiserd. _ The Section was lost. The 9th section was then approved. 'The Rules was -then suspended and the Or dinance' as ' amended read three timer and passed. - The Clerk of Select Connell announced the appointment of Mr. McMillan, of the Sev enth Ward, as Auditor. C. C. appointed', Messrs. O'Neil, of the Second, and Long, of the Fourth Ward, a committee to audit the accounts of the city. Mr. Killen offered the following Rewired, That the City Regulator be in structed to examine the manner in which the Pittaburght Connellavllle Railroad Conipany have bridged their tracks at the Birmingham Bridge—whether it is in accordance with the terms of their right of way. Read three times - and passed. - The Presidential& a statement in reference to the action of the Clerk of the Common Council, Mr. H. McMaster, in recording the ordinance relative to the removal of the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from Liberty street, after a resolution had been passed by Select Council, and concurred in by the other branch,reconsidering said ordi pence. He (the Preeldent) stated that after "the ordinance, had been passed, 4his Clerk re ceived from the agent of the Railroad Com pany Abe. usual fee for having it `recorded, giving a receipt for the name, and laving thirty days in which to attend to the record ing. In the meantime, the rescinding reso lution was. passed, and the Clerk was thus placed in a very difficult position. Believing, with others, that an ordinance, could not be repealed by a resolution, and acting tinder ! advice, he bad it recorded. This explanation was not regarded as sat isfactory, by several of the members, but tho whole matter being informal, it was finally dropped. There was a mutual concurrence in the busi ness of both —branches whereupon Councils adjourned to meet on Tuesday evening, Feb ruary 4th. CIDEEML=I Councils met in joint session to elect three members of the -Board of llealth—Mr. Mc- Auley in the Chair. The following gentle men were nominated, and received the votes annezEd in - their names : D. Hutchison 35'Jas. I. Bennett 15 D. Fitzsimmons.... 25 Geo. Wyman, Jr.. 12 James Chambers.:. 25 Dr. A. C. - Murdock. 2 Allen Cordell 10 James Duncan 11 itzeimmons and Chatu elected, and the join Mesm.Hutehison, bars were declared dul session adjourned. Interesting IR • A very interesting me place at the Fifth Street Methodif I Church, last evening, which had for i • bet the sup plying of our soldiers with religioni papers, tracts, etc., etc., and to listen to some remarks from gentlemen who had jest returned from the army. . - After the uituil exercises, the Revs. Reed and Passivant, who have recently Visited a large number of camps along the Potoutae and in the vicinity of Washington, made brief but interesting addresSee, giving their experience of camp life, and especially the spiritual con dition of the soldiers. The remarks of both these gentlemen were exceedingly interesting, and were listenedlo with marked attention by the large , audience present. • The Soldiers' Religious Aid Committee, ap pointed at a previous meeting, submitted a report, giving a detailed account of their labors in the way. of collecting funds for the purpose-of supplying the soldiers with appro priate reading matter. The Committee re ports that a number •of oar Churches hare already responded promptly, and that moans have been furnished to purchase a large num ber of books,: treats - atk papers; tilifeh.'have 'been foriarded to Washington. to be distrib uted among the Pentisykrame regiments., The Committee; howeve4 j are still in wept of funds, and they earnestly appeal .to their fellow-citizens to come forivardlo help them by their prayers and contributions in this cause. Letters were also read from the Chaplains of Col. Black's and Col. Hays' regiments. Dr. Reed, of the former regiment, speaks very encouragingly of the spiritual condition of the men under . his charge. , Ho says: that twelve ptsyer meetings , are held weekly .be sides regimental preaching on. the Sabbath.• He says that the men are well provided for by the Government with everything in the way of clothing and eatables, and that the only-thing they lacleis reading matter. • • The Chaplain of Col. Hays' regiment also speaks very favorably of the morality of the regiment, and Matra; that. prayer-meetings are well attended, and of frequent occurrence. After singing and prayer the meeting then adjourned. _ Coldwillooded Murder. ;/44. correspondent, of the Wheeling Press, . •. . riqug from Randelph 'Co., Va., gives the following iceennt \of a-cold-blooded and cow ardly murder; oontitted by a party of rebels : _ Capt. Lathisii, of Co. B, 24 Virginia regi meat, with Fr of his men, while scouting on Cheat river, Randolph county, Va., cauM upon .a pary' of rebel “bash-whackers," 45 i or 50 In number, and after a - ievere skirmish' sue 's:ceded in putting them to Bight: The rebels lost six - killed and several wounded,. The Captain had 'nonren killed in the action,'and , but six wounded. Predoriek .Dopy -was shot through the breast and was unable to get to camp. - Ho was left at a place known as "Sol -diet Whites," and after the Captain and his - men returned to camp there were three or four rebels came to the house and deliberately dragged him from his dying couch, carried him out in the yard and with an old axe mur dered him, and then fled to their dens in the mountains. - . Firms SIIIICT Paoizarr.—Atilong 'all the tine improverients which hare- been pot up the put -fewyisars on- this great business avenue, none surpaSses, in substantial struc ture and:well-proportioned stories', this build ing occupied at present as Mr. Davis' Auction House, 64 -Fifth street: This building we se. 'advertised tor sale on the premises this even ing, at 7K o'clock; and think , it would be one of the ~best and safest investments for capital now to be found. The different '''sto ries can be readily arratled for separate rent ing; and, in such an eseellent business loca tion, the ~ bnilding could thus be snide to -p duce a handmime income:: We direct- the at tention of- capitalisti to this sale. SOLDIERS jraTTER3 /apt. Peciteasse—Mr. 'Robert McGraw .has requested us to state through our colonial ills' he bas received from Camp Johnson letters, and other; articles of malue, from the members of Co. K, Captain Chapman, - 63d Ponnsyirania regiment, ad. dratted to the following named persons, who can obtain them by'eallintupon Mr. McGraw at the. wholesale grocery , ol James Brownlee, No. ltt_Dlisintind Min Min) , Brennan, A. Ferguson, Mrs. Jalhansa W.oods, Mn. Mary Drak, Mr. J. Deviisiilfr. -John Beeson, Mr. Top "Palos. or -AV'a' _gave a gift enter tainment at Excelsior Hall, •Allegliaay, last evening, when the' follow's* prises Were' „ 4,,,, drawn—a horse, gold watch, lver watch, - a silk diets, nine seeks of flour twenty reilvei knivesiand agreat many em IL articles 'of jewerly--broaehes, breast-pi , etc.; etc. Sixty five tickets out of , one undrell and fifty drew prises. Another eih itioti wilfbe given there this evening, when similar gifts will be distributed. The audience seemi_d . , rrfectly,sattsfleii. . . * Tint VIIILADILIIIIA. Pxprig„--,,T, W . tock, sit Glidenteitny'S News Depot, Fifty., street, now receives the Philadelphia morning. pipers on: the arming of the day of publica tion. This adsentap to. the .news-kiving. pqublic results from the Newspaper Express which COUIIISCOMi running yesterday' . on the Central Railroasi. - ”floverTox Butour."—Tbis is the ti 'tie of a beautiful noir 'dtazis which wiliniii irtoduaed a* tbe tioluetts•tolaight ,Ist. splendid style.- Da aotlailittiffoli la mu* sew ft. FROI. ESTUBittlinilili WITTE, _ The - Penaspleaala irredact.-4, Market iwEarope. '; • We need not prodneetitatistice: to convince our readers of the importan oii;and increasing magnitude of the oil trade..... The evidences are beheld on every hand—the acres of bar rills on the wharves, the numerous warehouses stored with oil, the large and constantly in creasing number of 'refineries, the employ mentgiven to manufacturers, railroads, steam boats, , coopers, hoop-iron makers, teamsters, and' others, indicate the extent and value of the oil trade. On the Philadelphia and Erie Raiircool alone, the shipment has increased form 325 barrels in 1859, to 134,927 barrels in 18111. During the first two weeks-in this month, 14,0011 have been shipped over this road, end the total . shipments fur the month. will reach 30,000. And yet the shipinents exhibited by the Philadelphia and Erie Rail road is not one sixth of the entire business done. We have' no means of ascertaining the amount of oil brought to this market by the Allegheny river, by steamboats, flats, and other craft.' The quantity is very large, supplying softie twenty-five or thirty l'efinef lea, besides the amount sent east by the Penn sylvania Railroad. The Erie Eitension canal also furnishes a means of transporta tion for oil, to Erie, where large quantities are shipped. It is estimated that the wells on Oil creek now yield 75,000 barrels of credo oil er month, or 900,000 barrels a year. If the Erie road should transport . 30,900 barrels each month of this year, the trade would show an aggregate of 360,000, still only about one third of the trade. A produce of 75,000 bar rels of crude oil per month involves an outlay of not less than $lO per barrel, or $750,000 a month in purchasing barrels, transportation to market, refining, &c. So that fur a whole year's yield of 900,000 barrels, the expendi ture would be nine millions of dollars. -The niarketlor all this oil is found not Only in the United States, .bat across the Atlantic, in England and France, as will be seen by the annexed extract from the circular lately is sued by Mr. Alexander Macrae, oil and pro duce broker in Liverpotl : "Peraotrou, Ott IV sm. OlL.—The in troduo eion of this article is taking tremendous strides, though it does not surpass the predie tien_in my first circular—namely, that it would be second only in extent to cotton. I will-even ge a step further, and venture to ,assert that if the rocks and wells of Penasyl vinky-Canatia And other districts continue their exudation at the present rate of supply, the valits , of the -trade in this oil may even etitial American cotton. Montreal (internally, and likely externally,by this time) iti lit pith the white refined, and I can see no reason why London.and Liverpool should not also, fur the oil gas distilled from -the. raw petroleum is immensely sosperior iind much more brilliant thatt.eur own coal 'gas. For years we have sent coals-to America for - her gasworks, and it will be a singular freak of events if she and Canada should now supply no with a better expedient.' Invested interests will perhaps stay it for the moment; bat will they ultimate ly 7 The refined for burning (known-in this country as parafine oil, and of which about 500 tons a week are sold) has hem ,selling at £3O to £4O per ton (of 252 gallons) for yellow to white, while the crude varies in value front to £25, according to test.-. The merits of the petroleum will be better understood when importers are informed that, besides the uses already named, lubricating oils of every color and specific gravity can be obtained from It; wax, also, for the manufacture of 'parafine ealudes, napths, and consequently be i ptole (from which the fashion; Ile dyes, magenta, rosenine, anneline, etc., are obtained,) pitch, etc., all of them having several other appli cations. It is reported on the very best au thority that they have discovered from it now en available substitute for spirits of turpen tine for paints, and also a solvent for India rubber—results, I understand, that they have not effected in America or Canada, and the importance of which cannot be over-estimated. In my first circular was stated that some 1000 barrels of cru de and refilled were on the way to this country ; and the London Times. of the 13th inst., mentions 8000 barrels on the way to London. There are 111,000 barrels now coming to Liverpool, and 200 barrels to Glas gow ; in all about 20,000 barrelK, or £lOO,OOO sterling, and the trade not six months old, a simple tithe of what we want. American hostilities and the ice in the St. - Lawrence (although we have still St. John's, New Brunswick) may stop supplies to setae extent, but that the future will vmdieato the ear:eta -o)ns I have so regularly' registered i.-my; weekly advice, requires little incidence to affirm. All this, if the mineralogists and geologists of the west are correct mile the ex udation'. and why not? The coal a Ea gland is but a ' bitaminoui solid, the petrolitim of America and Canada a superier bituminous Raid." Another Lottery Humbug. For some time past a man' named .James Collier, residing at No. 232 Pennsylvania enne, over Kruesk*Ve grocery store, has been swindling the eredulons--genentily silly girls—by means of a- small lottery scheme. He printed a handbill, setting forth that on a certain, day, a drawing would take place at 232 Pennsylvania avenue, when the. following articles would be distributed among the hold ers of tickets : Ladies' silk and common dress patterns; five pound packages of coffee; gen tlemen's coat, vest . and pant patterns; gold and silver watches gold plated finger rings, breastpins and lockets, ate. The tickets wore fifty centi - eacti, but when the holders came-to draw,' they could never realise anything be yond five or ten cents worth of coarse envel opes and paper. The handbill provided that parties must be satisfied -with what they're, sewed, as everything would be done "on the square,' and no choice would - be given. Some two or three girls, in hopoeof getting a nice silk dross; had been gulled intopurchas ing tickets, but were so , sadly disappointed that they_pronounced Mr: Collier a humbug and aeheat. .Mayor Wilson, hearing of these operations, ordemd thetirrest of Collier, who had arranged for another draw on Wednesday next, but . having been" drawn" himself by police, his scheme falls through. There were no silk dress goods, no f watches, jewelry, or rings tuund - - , --nothing but an endless variety' of note paper and envelopes, of every inferi or.uality. . • T ime accused iliemed very much mortified at his arrest, and 'promised never to attempt "raising the wind" in this manner again. His wife-and children werelying sick, and the Mayor, not wishing - to, commit him to-Jail, fined him $2O and - costs, coder an act of As, senility, which be'paid and was discharged— with the understanding thathis. lottery busi ness should be abandoned. Hotel Robbery. On Friday night last, a man pretending . to be a drover put up at the Union Hotel, Alle gheny Cattle Yards, where be registered hie . name as J. Mason, Butler county. He roomed with a cattle dealer named C. Ward, of Bucynis, Crawford county, Ohio.' Dn_Saturday morning early Mason was missed from his room` and when Warfi r got np be dis covered that his - pocket book had been stolen, containing 8 . 121 n money. After daylight the pocket book was found in the yard, raisins the money. ..Maion bad cleared out, and has not since been heard- of. -It seems - that on the precioam night' be tied. put up 'at the Morgan louse, in the mine 'registering _his name as J. A. Mason, Virginia. Be is evi dently a thiefrehifting from ptaes to, "lace, to better his chances for a haul. An informa tion hasbeen made against him, before Mayor Drum, but he had evidently left the city im mediately after the robbery. INCRO.OI6 or TIM OIL Tama.—The number of barrels shipped upon the Philadelphia and Eriellstilroad, since the commencement of the trade, three years ago, has been as follows ; X0.1859=325 barrels; in 1860-21.,194 barrels; , 1861-134,192 barrels. • Thia: . statement ldwitsst onee tho.great increase in oil opera tions each Fell, and the itiportance to whioh the" businessladrise,ti. ' . , . A C 6 21081TY.--GeOrge . Varr, , of Cherry, Tree township, Crawford eonoty,bas a anti osity. in the shape of a calf with t wo' heads , joined togetherlD the tpper'part,dt , having . E -abio r _thnie eans—,twa in' the usual par,t; :Da imbiber be tween' them; in the tientrtrf the held: The body: Perrotl7 natural• • . , "Poslirmitsvr- V,racooA4.74be . Meth' Ohio • Regiment left clavehind on Sahirdiy. last; t 6ve,:trolq4cin the afteinocip, for Belhi-atr, whith &tido morning,. on their - to W.estent Tirltints• • . Rogilsg,ky_s_grr.:--The Fourth Ward . llet Committee,. :91' Al[ea4ea s ,R pa on Thursday attexamus next, at U• 0111111 • nab -W4rshoupel•No: 68 Pederititreet.. _v;:: }'. L'';; _.:_.'.t. A New Oise. ller Beek Oil. I We observe that a couple of, gentlemen, re.. olding in Wheeling itave obtained a iatent for in improvement Optimally consuming 'the atuolte and gases, in#lair generating of beat in'ail cities whetitie4is required, and espe cially for milting stesin, by the use of crude Petroleum or well .oil /and of which the most inferior quality will' answer,) being forced into the furnace by a jot of steam, where coal, wood, or soy other fuel is used. As oil is new most abundant end cheap, and as our Manufacturers, steamboat owners, and others, are interested in the economy of fuel, as well as in the consumption of 'Smoke, we subjoin for their benefit the plan of the invention : It is required that the coal, as it becomes partially coked in the.front of the furnace, be partially prislieerluick to the rear part of the ftirnace, altrays; - _ before charging with fresh, in order to keep up an intense heat at that point over which thasmolui and gases must pass. Then a steam pipe enters with one or more points of ,entrance on either side of the furnace or fire box, at the back part, and di rectly oppositei and under the flues or tubes. 1 The oil pipe laving an open funnel at its upper end to .s ire the oil, and also to facil itate the inhale ion of oxygen from the atmos phere, is insert d into the steam pipe at its point of entrap , ant by an internal arrange ment it thor n hly titends or diffuses all the combustible producte. The steam is at once decomposed and setsita oxygen and hydrogen free. The oil being partly converted into gss, making it still more ireflammable, the oxygen of the steata.unites with the carbon of the oil and the carbon of the smoke and na, and combustion - is complete, as the hy drogen is consumed 'by its own natural in flammability. A recent experiment on board the steamer T. J. Patten has demonstrated that the saving in fuel will be twenty-five per cent., besides obviating the smekenuisanee. We commend the subject to the attention of our manufac turers, railroad men and others. The oil pro ducers will be considerably interested in the success of the invention, as it will open to them a new market for their oil, which is now down to a very low figure. What a glorious thing it would be Unit the smoke and 'soot created by our thousanda of furnaces, could be consumed ere they reached the chimney tops I We would then be blesaed with more sunshine, a purer atmosphere, cleaner linen, a better name abroad, and be known as the "Smoky City" Domino Who'll be the first to introduce the new improvement ? Letter tram Rasp's Battery. Potter or Rocca, Mn., Jan. 22, 1862. Our Battery ' - is very much scattered at present. The' Bret section of two guns is stationed at Ilancoe*, a distance of 60 tidies frbia here, being ordered there with great dis patch, occasioned by a report to the effect that Jackson was marchingagainst thatplace with a largo force: Oar eecond section is divided. One gun is at Sandy Rook and the other here with the regiment. Those left of us at this point are, :very comfortably quartered in a large building on the bank of the Potomac. I was just thinking if the rebels would take ad vantage of this, and throw a shell across, what a scatterment they geoid make of the boys. We have been ,mastered in fur pay, and are now anxiously waiting for the Paymaster. His coming is like everything else in war, Very uncertain. This division has marching orders, and I think we will be on the move soon. We aro all praying for the day that will nee on on the battle-field engaged' the enemy. The health of the company is good, there being but two on the sick list. The soldiers bete have a poor chance of getting liquor, as the dealers in the article are not allowed to sell them any. But one day last week there was ono of the soldiers seen drunk. Be was made tell where he procured, the spirits. The officein sent a guard over to the store indicated and made a general search.. Finding three barrels they stored in the heads and then 'arrested the owner, who is now boarding in the regimental guard-house. A portion of our boys who formerly composed the Western Guards, under Capt. J. D. McGill, (now Lieutenant in the Battery) were the re cipients of a box containing quite a variety of articles suitable for' a soldier, being the favor of Miss M. A. l,othrop, of the First ward, Allegheny city. ;They now take this way of returning her their sincere thanks, hoping when an opportunity offers they, will be found worthy of all suoiti favors. D. N. aipOrtant toj Steamboat Owners= Rules for the Shipment of Freight, We have received the subjoins.' note [rein eapt. - .lkteheler,,lturveyor of this Port, cov ering importautrales adopted by the United States Treastiiy:Department, relative to the shipment of freight and the clearance of boats from this point -westwardly. As these rake will be strietly enforced steamboatmen should at once make themselves thoreigisly acquain ted with their provisions tr. 8. Craves UOVIN PITTOCROR, January 04th, 1862. p Messrs Ettfors: By directions of Thomas Heaton, Esq., special agent of the Treasnry Department, I herewith enclose for publication rulorto be oisserved . by officers of steamboats clearing from this port,_ and shippers having occasion to send goods to any place on the Ohio river. - Respectfully, Yours, Cll.U. W. Barcnston, Surveyor. All steamboats navigating the Ohio river bejwcen Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, are - requited to of nerve the following • : 1. No boat offal receireotrbosrd my freight. unless the same is actompanied with a permit of a dilly au thorised officer of the Treasury Department. 2. 21n boat !MAU Put off or iliscitargentay freight, at any other place or landing than that named to the place of its destination. 3. All army supplies eltippedunder military orders ire excepted from iheoboec rules; but %hie exception door not extend to goods await:rear othemdeslgned for trade