prnßßtrßCrH theatre. #SC2S!,J2? Wu. Hisdimon. —H. OvimiNOTON. HiA THIS BVBNINU, the great Drama of Mike Martin, the Terror of Boston •--•*• n- T J • “i les Root • •*■ U. Loveday Overture To oonolude with Orchestra Diana-.-1 Son . £±£ ppm :-.-::.Mr."ohipp.?fiK 81111111 J. 0. Sefton HAM Lessee aad Manager Stage Manager OH PAR ALL ELE D ATTRACTION ,3 e ““W™* ol the pleasure of anoouno- BS < SSh°s.. T 525 EDAT BVENINQ D ~- & ZAHFBETIA FAMILY, X£ii?«BL beea !l Wp* I? the principal Thea of Europe and the United States with the most triumphant succors recently from Niblo's e® w i'ork. and the Academy of Masio, rhiiadelphia.where they>layed nights ihu company onl y play in firs‘.-class Theatres ana Halls, to audienoes oomposed of ladies and gentlemen, and are now playing one of the most successful engagements ever played in Wheeling Matinees twice a week, and the Hall crowded I with ladies and children, to see this wonderful oompany. The company as re-organised, iecom- mogtiy of the members of the KAVKL LOOK AT THB AtIKACTION. ZAHFKE ITA FAMriiT, ZANFRETTA FAMILY’ The Best Pantomimists in tho WorlJ I Brilliant and tiracefol Dancers 1 The Most Wtfhderlnl Gymnasts The beautiful Dansfuse. M’LLE JOSEPHLVK ZANFRETTA *’LLE JONEPHINE ZANFRETTA. The Cubes ot America. M’LLE IDA ZAN F RETT A M’L E IDA ZAIHFBETTA. rantomiojist. M'LLE ELLA ZAHFRETTA, M’LLE ELLA ZlfilFKE'rrA. Tho woiidorJui wi terrific Tight* flop© Performer MOM. ALEXAADKE ZANFRISrr!? r MOKS. ALfc\Ax\DREZAKFREITA The create.-1 Conti.-tionist ; n the World. : MOWB. CAPOLA ZAHFRETTA MOWN. ( hPIH O Z4HFRETTA. Together with the u*touo<l>ng feats or MOHH. LOUIS ZANFKETTA. MOWS. LOUIS ZAHFHEITA, On the Flying hinrt. «ni their beautiful COBPS DE BALLET. I Grand Mati-ieo on Saturday Afternoon to give Ladies and Children an opportunity to see the great Z aKFRBTTA FAMILY. Admission 2*> cen.s Reserved seats 50 cents. Doors open at 7 o'clock. Curtain rises at quarter to 8 o'cl ck Plulad’phia Advertisements. OHAS HAOBX ISIAH HIDES J, EODHaH lliras .OHAB. 0. BWOPK M4GEE .* HICKS. irn.-ortr.rs and dealers in Cloths, Cassimeros, Satlnetts, Vestings, Tailors’ Trimmings, Ao. 25 g market street. Phi indelphla, WM. BRI4JIC * «!«., PRODUCE AND PKOV i lON COMMISSION MERCHANT No. 15 South Water nlreet, adva -/'?> made on <•<- usignmeDts when required. my-lyd E. P. niDDLETOM A BKO IMPORTERS (.P WINES, BRANDIES, &c., \VD DKALKRB IN Flue Old Whiskies, Wo. 5 Worth Front street, PHILADELPHIA my UH yd GKinSU.K tiR.IST, Manufacturer „j,i Wkulofa'e an i Retail Dealer In eyr*ry <t<M«crlptton of Gents’ Furnishing Goods, 610 ( HENTNI T STREET, C. A. VAN KIRK & CO., jtf.A.sTFAOTuazaa or QAB FIXTURES A CHANDELIERS Patent Improved liicelsoir 4 Patent Paragon COAL OIL BURNERS HAKD LAMPS, OOLUMUS, &o. Salesrooms, .117 Arch SI. Philadelphia. Manufactory, Franklord, Philadelphia, All aood» warranted. C. HAEHY BRIAN, LOKUCOPi: A PEARCE, MANrFA CTURERS dr IMPORTERS MEN’N FURNISHING GOODS AND TAILORS TRIM MINUS, SO. 10 SWI'TH roi KTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA “T H K U N I O ft,” ARCHvSTREEI’, 3d bn ,j 4 t h, phiiabelphia , r.Y!)ISRfiIGBrEI> HAVING RE. newed tbo leas© of the above popolar House for a sener-ot r-mrs, would reflpeoctully call the attention : v .. public to its central lo cality, eith<v m- binuiep.’ i.-r pleasure mhSrlyd TiIdWASS, WKBIU NON Wholesale and Retail dry eoons CLOAKS. J. W. Barber & Co., 59 MARKET STREET, PITTSBURGH Goods by the piece or package, or in Jengib to suit, at ft astern Pittsburgh Sanitary <o mm utee AKD DEPOSITORY. No. 59 Fourth Street, Between Wood and Market Stre«a, PRESIDENT. THOMAS BAKEHELL SECRETARY JOSEPH 11, HI'VTER IRisASURER, JAMES PARK, j r . Contributions of* .Money anj boods fujiaud. Stores sent to all parts of the army loformititn fomiahed in relation to the Sick and Wounded in the Camp* and Hospital!. Thefronht on goods donated is paid here. Address, PITTSErRGtI SANITARY COMMITTEE. WALTER H. UOWRIE, Jimtsßs BEsmiiife THE „„. r TICE OF THE LAW*® £££ lormerlj ocoapied by him on Ponnh- Btreet, above Bmithfield. ool&-3m R BBI& ftRAgqM. ' a » box*, *“® tneadlawbedk ,;t). .aK b At ’ i “«nry Waters. .Alexandra Zanfretta. I The New York Herald publishes a Hal of the members elect to the 38th Congress, appending to each a short biographical sketch. Following is what is said of Messrs. Morehead and Williams: J. KENNEDY MOREHEED, boro on the Snsqnehannah river, Pa., in 1806 ; received a limited education ; spentthe most of hisyouth on a farm and aa an apprentice to a tanner ; was one of the contractors for building the Sasquehannah branch of the Pennsylvania Canal; was the originator of a passenger packet line on said canal; in 1836 he removed to Pittsburgh, and there took an active part in improving the the Monon gahela, and was made President of a com pany bearing that name, and established in that city the Union cottoa factory ; in 1838 he received the militia title of Adju tant General, and subsequently, taking a great interest in the business of telegraph ing, became the President of several tele graphic companies. In 1859 ho.was elect ed a Representative from Pennsylvania to the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving as a member of the Committee on Commerce; was re-elected to the Thirty seventh Con gress, serving as Chairman of the special Committee on National Armories. Re elected to the Thirty-eighth Congress. THOMAS WILLIAMS, Was born m Greenaburg, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. August 28;h, I*o6 ; graduated at Dickinson College in 1826 ; studied law aud came to the bar in 1828 ; settled in Pittsburgh, from which place he was sent, as Benator, to the State Legisla ture in 1838-and the three following years; in 1860 he was re elected to the lower House of the Legislature, and in 1862 he was elected a Representative from Penn sylvania to the Thirty eighth Congress, j The Cry is Still They Come.—We I noticed a few days since the liberality o( the minerß employed in the coal works of ILlaney, Ueskimen & Co., in taking out, free of charge, three thousand five hun dred bushels o( coal for the üßeofthel poor. Ue have another instance cl the same kind ot generosity to note to day. Mr. A. D. Smith 4; Bro , of Allegheny, have donated to the "Home for the , needless, ’ a thousand bushels of coal, j If it he tiue and who can gaiusiy it—| that he that giveih-to the poor lendeth to the Lord, these men are laving up treas I urea where neither moth nor rust car, cor rupt or corode, or thieves break through and steal. PHILADELPHIA Important to Volunteers —The fol lowing order from the Assistant Adjutant General e office, at Washington, in rela tion to extending the time for enlistment in the regular army to June 26, 1864, will be found interesting to volunteers and re cruiting officers throughout the country: Washington, December 1. 1863.—The time for enlisting recruits in the regular army, under the provisions of General Order No 100. of.) uni- 26, 1863, and No. 33b, of October 16, 1863, current senes, from tins office, is hereby extended :o June L-1, 1864, which the extrn bounty of threo hundred dollars will be I paid. By order of the PHILADELPHIA Barney Williams in Trouble —Bur ney Williams, the comedian, has been prosecuted in New York for assault and battery by a literary gentleman named Watson, who alleges that being a guest at Mr. Williams house, ihe latter uncere monionaly left the table, thereby offering an insult to him. Mr. Watson spoke in severe terms of this circumstance to some of Mr. Williams’ friends. The actor sub seqnently met the critic at a concert in Irving Hall ; an altercation ensued, which respited in the Irish comedian striking the plaintiff on the face with his flit. He has laid his damages for the indignity and abraenre at. $lO,OOO. Manchester all Right.— The citizens ot Manchester held a meeting on Saturday evening for the purpose of devising ways and means to provide for the families of absent Boldiers living in the borough. A motion was made as to the propriety of paying a snm equal to the amount assessed for borough purposes, (whichis five mills) to constitute a relief fund, which was unanimously adopted. A fter the transac tion o( some other business, the meeting adjourned to meet again on the 26th ist., at seven o'clock. Election of Officers.— The stock holders of the Fi.-st National Bank of | Allegheny held a meeting Tuesday for the election of Directors, with the following result : T. H. Nevin, C. C. Boyle, R H. Davis, Arthur Hobson, D. N. White John Thompson, W. Harbaugh, Henry Gerwig and John Denn. The institution being now fairly arganized, will prooeed to business in a few days. The Iron City Trußt Company has also decided to go into business UDder tne new Banking Law. s Pookbt Diaries for 1864 —One of the finest assortments of Pocket Diaries to be found in the city, is at Frank Cases, Fifth street. They are neatly bound and con tain an almanac, calendar, time table, U H. stamp duties, rates of postage, popula’ t!OD of the l olled States, table of distan ces, Presidents of the United States, blank space tor each day in theyear, memoranda cash account, eclipses in 1864, etc., etc. Can and examine them. Sour Kroct, Pickles, <tc.—The Pitts burgh Sanitary Commission, No. 69 Fourth street, wish to direct the attention of onr Aid Societies to the necessity of sanding sour kront, piskies, 4c., to the army. Last year our brave soldiers suf fered much from scurvy. This winter if the preventarives are sent in time, that dreadful disease may not make its appear ance at all. We trust our readers will bear this in mind in making their dona tlODS. fo. T tR £ 0 N | £W t^ RlDa < ‘ £ _The c&m “iesioners for the election of s new bridge across the Ohio river at the Point held a meet ing on Saturday and proceeded to frame a communication to the Governor, with the view of procuring letters patent. As soon as these are received, the stockhold ers will meet and organize, and the pre lirninaiy steps for the erection of the bridge be takan. Colonel of pfm^lva Thursday evening next In it - ’tl °j United Presbyterian Chnrch, phia, for a benevolent object. " laae| - Oub VutEYARDs.-We have been at some paini to procure some facte in rela - l ‘ o ° the nee, progress and present state of the--vineyards m the vidnitvof 1 thm city, which we willpubHsh 1 u ve qm makeropmfrr it. x THE PITTSBURGH POST: TUESDAY MORNING. f'PEOBIWRiro s tm , daily TVKSDAY. DECEMBEB 8, 1863. S. n. PETTESaiIL * CO., 1 No. 37 Park Row. New York, and 6 State street, Boston, are oar agents for the Daily and Weekly Post in those cities, and are author* ised to take Adyertisements and Subscriptions for os at our Lowest Hates. ■W“ON AND AFTER THE Ist OF NO VEMBER, 1863, all subscriptions to the Daily Post must be paid in advanoe Those knowing themaeyes to be fn arrears will please oall and settle without further delay. D-THK DAILY AND WEEKLY POST can hereafter be procured at the News depots of J. W. Pittook and Frank Case, Fifth street with or without wrappers. Daily 3 cents; Weekly 5 cents. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE Morehead and William* Secretary of War, Meeting of the Firemen’s Associa tion. An adjourned meeting of the Fire men s Association was held at ffeeir Hall evening, President Irwin in the chair. Mr. Hare, from the Committee on Con k 6l k Ce Inspection reported, verbally, n e a( ? to get a meeliog of the Committee, bnt had always failed to obtain a quorum. A motion was made, and carried to fine all members of committees who fail to at tend meetings. A communication was received from the Niagara, setting forth that they could not use their new hose. After the transaction of some other 1 usi ness of minor importance, the Association adjourned. Pittsburgh Female College. —The inter Session of this popular institution will open on Wednesday next. During the past session the scholars in attendance numbered two hundred and sixty-six, ard we are pleased to know that the approach ing term promises to show a still greater number. The extension to the main col ege building is fast approaching comple tion, and the chapel, a large and spacious room, will he ready for use in a few weeks, u J t\ Pepßchln £ still remains at the ui ? f i. be , colle S e ’ assisted by his former able staff of teachers. Vigilant Assembly. -The old, reliable and popular Vigilant Fire Company give their Annual Assembly on Thursday even ing next, at Concert Hall. It is simply enough for us to refer the reader to a list of the managers, in another column, for a guarantee of what the Assembly will be. I he Vigilant boys never do things bv halves. 3 The Zaxfretta Troope. -Remember that the Zanfretta Troupe gives a grand matinee on Wednesday afternoon, to the ladies and children. It being (he last of the kind it behoves that we must not miss the last chance of seeing this wonderful family id pantomines, dances, and tight rope performances. Plan for the Raising of Troops.— trovernor Curtin has snbmitted for the ap proval of the President a plan lor raising troops in Pennsylvania, which, it is said, ifacceeded to, will place that State among the foremost m filling the required qnota Moses Hampton.— This gentleman, who has already perved one tall term as Judge of the District Court, was sworn in yester day for a second term, by Judge Williams. Capt. Stewart, the newly elect'd Sheriff, was also sworn in. Look.Oi tforThem Niue persons were arrested in Cincinnati on Wednesday last or passing coanterfeit $2O Treasury notes, it would be well for our citizens to be careful in thehandlingof l ‘greenback’ 1 20s. Morkingstar's Minstreis. —We un derstand this popular Troupe of Ethiopian Minstrels will appear next week in this city, at Conceri Hall. C. B. Ebbkrt A Co. are our authorized agents al Bridgeport, Fayette county, Pa. JOSEPH METRE. JOSEPH MEYER * SON WA-vr-PAi-Ti RKaa or PLAIN AND FANCY FURNITURE & CHAIRS, WAKEH..FSK. las a.MITHFIELD ST. L etwoen full st . and Virgin alley JJXIKttT OF tU C’Hr, extract of Rrcii, Bladder and Ki.ic o v=, Bladder and Kidneys, At Rankin's Drug Store At Rankin's Drag Storo. «S Market street, b-tow Fourth. ti 3 Market etreet. below Fourth. W HKELKR * WILSON'S AWARDED THE HIGHEST PREMIUMS AT THB lIHMIAMNIL JUMBITIOS, LONDON, Ift Industrial Exposition, Paris, 1861, In oomiietition with aII the io&iliQg tewing Ma., chines in Europe and America, and tho United States Agricultural Association; Metro politan Mechanics'lnititute.Washinirtoiu Jirank* lin Institute, Philadelphia; M.oohnnics'Aajocia* lion, Boston; American Institute, New York; Maryland Institute, Baltimore; Mechanics’ As sociatiou, Cincinnati; Kentucky Institute. Louis ville; Mechanics’ Institute, San Francisco; and at every State and County Fair where Exhibited thlN Season. UPWARDS OF 125,000 OF THESE MACHINES Have already l>een Bold. A faot which spelts louder than word, of the success and popularity ol Wheeler A Wil- Family Mewing Maefrlne-the cheapest Machine in the world, BECAUSE IT Id THE BEST. Bvery Machine warranted for* Tear*. OOSTOMRRS RIBR NOTHING IN PURCHASING. INSTRUCTIONS FREE. Always happy to exhibit and explain them. •W-Ciroulara, containing an explanation of the maokine, with testimonials from ladies of the highest tsooial standing, given on application, either in person or by mail. WM. SCUNWEB A to., Agents tor the Western States and Western Pa. Principal Offices and Wholesale Emporiums, So. 27 Fifth Street.. .PITTSBURGH, PA. Pike’s Opera Home CINCINNATI, 0. Masonic Temple n024-dAw LOUIBVILLE. KY. Wft K,!,6 ' D ® 11,8 ' hobbt- Christmas 4 Holiday Presents, Just arrived jit *ffEHBTKRA SCHWARZ. -f Washington - , Dec, 7. Bouse. —At noon, Mr, Etheridge, clerk, called the House to order. He said he would proceed to call the roll of members, and of such members only whose credentials show that they were regularly elected, in accord ance with the laws of their States and the United States, Clerk then read the roll of members mom all the Btates except Maryland, West xF n 'o’ re S° n i Missouri and Kansas. Mr - Stevens, of Vs,, desired that the credentials of those whose names were not on the roll, be read. I , Clerk said he had placed on the roll the name 3 of all those whose credentials bore evidence in accordance with the law passed by this House, in March last. Mr. Washbnrne asked whether there were any contestant of seats. The Clerk replied that there were three or four from Mo., one from Va. and one from Ky., as he recollected. Mr. Stevens repeated his request. Mr. Stiles, of Pa., asked for the reading of the act of March Bd. * The act was read, as follows : p, A ° ® ct , plating the duties of the Clerk of the Houbb of Representatives, in preparing for the organization of the .0.0086 Be it enacted, d-c , That before the uret mooting of di st Congress and of every subaequen l Congress that the cl-rk of the next presiding House of Repre sentatives, shall make a roll of the repre sentatives elect and place thereon the names of all persons and of such persons only, whose credentials show that they were regularly elected in accordance witn the laws of their States respectively or the I laws of the United States. At the request of Mr. Stevens the clerk read the form of the credentials of the Maryland members, which he had ruled out for informality. , Mr. Dawes offered a resolution that the names of ihe Maryland delegation be placed on the rolls of the House,and mov ed the previous question wh.ch was re corded ANTHONY REYEB Mr Allen moved to lay the isolation 011 the table. The question was taken on Mr. Allen s motion to lay Mr. Dawes’ res olution on the table and was decided in tne negative—yeas, 74 ; navs. *4 • which caused applause from the galleries and on the rioor of the House. Mr Dawes demanded a vote on ho. ie 6 olution which was adopted and followed by appiause, so the names of the Mary land delegation were placed on the roils Mr. Darts, of Maryland, offered a reso lution directing th,. names of -he Missou ri members m 0 placed on the rolls. On motion nt Mr. Garfield tne creden tials of the Kepiest ntative from Oregon were read, and that gentleman s name was entered on the roii. On motiou of Mr. Pike b similar course was adopted with regard to the member from Kansas. On motion of Mr. Stevens the same course was adopted with regard to the names of the members from W cs t Virginia. Mr. Stevens then asked that the creden tials of the Douisiana members, Messrs Baal, Coltman’and Baker, be read. The credentials state that the election was in accordance with the constitution and lawe of Louisiana, aud that said election wan held on the 2d day of Nov. last. The credentials of the Louisiana members are signed by.i. L. Riddle, Governor of Lon* 1 1 isiaua. I PITTSBURQU. For all Diseases of the For all Diseases 0 f the Prif'e 75 Cents, Price 75 Cents, Mr. Steven- moved that the names of the Louisiana members ! e stricken off the rolls. Mr. Brooks said the House could elect a Speaker without the names of these gen tlemen from Louisiana heiny stricken off the roll. Mr. Steven.? protested against their ad mission, but m order to facilitate the cr ganization of the House, he w-.uld with draw his morion for the present and again offer it, when the Louisiana members were to be sworn in. -Thu credentials of members from Vir ginia were read at the instance of Mr. Loyejuy, and a resolution was offered that their names be (-m-rt'd on the rolls. Mr. Allen raised she point that the creden tials were certified to merely by the coun ty clerks. He moved to lay the resolution on tho table, fhe clerk said the creden tials as he understood them were in accor dance with the laws of Virginia A brief conversation ensued as to Lbu legality of the credentials, when the question was taken and the resolution agreed to, so that the names of ihe members from Virginia were entered on Lh p rolls. Mr. Waahburne moved the House pro ceed to the deel’.uii ol a Speaker, viva voce, which was agreed to. The toliowing gentlemen was then pla ced in nomination : Messrs Colfax. Cox Dawson, ting, Mallory. Stibbins, Blair’ and Stiles. '* Messrs. Pendleton. Davies, Wadsworth and Pomeroy, were appointed tellers to conduct the election The House then proceeded to vote with the following re salt: Whole number of votes 181, neces sary to a choice 82 ; Colfax, 101 ; Cox 42; King, 4; Mallory. 10; Stibbins, 8- Dawson, 12; Blair, 2; 3tii P 3, 1. ’ Iho clerk declared Mr. Colfax dnly and legally elected. The announcement -as greeted with vociferous applause. Mr. Dawson and Mr. Cox were appointed a committee to conduct the Speaker to ths chair. The Speaker, on taking the chaii, delivered a brief, eloquent and patriotic address which was received with general applause. On motion of Mr. Foote, a resolution was adopted appointing a committee of three on part of the House to wait npon the President of the United States and in form him of the readiness of Congress to receive his annual message. Messrs. Foote, Trumbull and Nesmith were ap pointed. The credential of Mr. Connes, of Cali fornia, were presented by Mr. Nesmith, and the credentials of Mr. Henderson of Missouri, by Mr. Foote. Messrs. Con ne4 and Henderson were qualified and todk the oath of loyalty prescribed by last Congress. Mr. Davis raised a question as to the right of the gentlemen from West Virginia to take seats. He held there was consti tutionally and legally no snch State as West Virginia, there could, therefore, be no senators from such a State. His ob ject was simply to put on record his ob jections; he believed the old State to be intact and that thiß whole thing is a fla grant violation. The members of the House were then sworn. The names of the members from Louisian being called Mr. Stevens object ed to their being sworn.; A. considerable discussion ensued when Mr. Stevens of- BY TELEGRAPH, TO THE DAILY POST. THE WAR, From Gen. Meade’s Army CONGKESSIOST A JL Breckinridge Still Lives. CINCINNATI NEWS ITEMS, » Mayfield, Hy,, Threatened fered a resolution that their credentials be reteired to the committee of elections Mr. Allen moved to lay the motion on the table. The resolution of Mr. Stevens was then adopted. The olerk then pro ceeded to administer the oath to the del egates from the several territories. The Hon&e then adjourned. Cincinnati, December 7.— There is nothing later from Knoxville. Sherman’s forces are pretty well up by this time, and information ot Longstreet’s retreat is hourly expected. The Commercial s Chattanooga dispatch of the Gth says : On Friday last the rebel cavalry forces attacked onr forage wagons near Harrison, twelve miles from Chatta nooga capturing twelve or fifteen. Advices from Kingston state that Bher mau b expedition had Longetreet hemmed in, with a poor chance of his escape. Boats now run to Kingston. General W. D. Whipple succeeds Major General Reynolds as Grant’s Chief of Staff. Reynold’s takes command of the troopß at New Orleans. One thousand in contributions to the Sanitary Fair, was received from a firm in New York on Saturday. The last rail of the Indianapolis and Cincinnati company’s indep ndent track between Cincinnati and Sandusky, wsa laid on Saturday. ,i NE m V I° EK; ' . Dece ®ber "—A special to the Tribune ttom Washington says : I here has been much apprehension with regard to the certificates of the members ot the House and the action of the Clerk thereupon. I see rto reason to donbt that the House will be organized in good sea son to morrow by the election of Mr Col fax aj Speaker. I donbt that any States will be excluded by the Clerk, bnt at all events there will be votes enough for Col « t 0 ofv 1 *““• Probably no other omcers will be chosen till Tueedey. Officers and men from the army of the Ho to mac concur in the opinion that an at tack could and should have been made upon the rebels at Mine Rnn. If one had been made at first, the loss wonld not bavebeen so great upon onr side as after wards, bnt success was certain at any time. It is rumored that charges will be preferred agamstjone, at least, of the corps commanders. ,1 L° RK ’ P ec6m bers 7.—A special to the Tribune, from Washington says 1 onr army'correspondent fnrnishea the following information : On Saturday p m the -ebels made a feint of crossing at several fords of the Rapidan. Onr forces kept on the alert, and everything was in readiness to retreat if an assault had been made by superior forces. Dnrmg the night the enemy crossed over two or three regi meets at each ford, and took possession of the north bank of the Rapidan and onr old signal station, so that they can now overlook all onr movements while we re main posted aa at present. Eight of Moseby's guerrillas were cap tured by onr cavalry scouts within three miles o! Vienna. Gen Meagher, who waß with the army as a visitor to his old brigade was captur ed in citizens clothes, near Mine Ran, daring the recent engagement, and is now in the bands of the enemy. Memphis. Dec. 7. -Gens. Chalmers and L,ee, commanding the rebel forces attack ed Moscow and Lafayette, on the Mem phis ana Charleston railroad yesterday noon They burned Lafayette and some small bridges on the road. We repulsed hem at Moscow. Col. Hatch’s cavalry followed their retreat and forced them to anoth. r fight, four miles otii, and again repulsed thr-m. Between 20 and 30 of their dead were found on the field ami among tt.em three officers. Their dead and wounded he scattered along the road, in addition to three wagon loads taken away. Tnem loss will probably reach one hundred ; our loss is three killed, forty one w nnded, and forty one miasing. Col. Hatch ot the 2d lowa, commanding the origade, wuh Benously, though not danger ous.y wouuded, a ball piercing through his Cairo, Dec. 7.—The steamer Liberty, from Memphis, with 267 bales of cotton lor Evansville, passed the steamers Jew ess and St. Cloud, the former with eight hundred and six and the latter with two hnndred and eighty-nine bales of cotton, tor Cincinnati. A Memphis paper of the 6t.h reportß the advance of from two to three cents on all grades of cotton, with gales of ninety bales from twenty five to seventy five cents. The slock is small and rapidly de creasing under the operation of a recent order prohibiting any coming in. Reports from Columbus, Kentucky, say five thousand rebels were advancing on Mayfield, Kentucky, yesterday. WiSHiNBToN, Dec. ~ .—Executive Man non—Reliable information being receiv ed that the insurgent force is retreating lrom Mast I ennesseeennder circumstances rendering it probable that the Union forces cannot hereafter be dislodged from that important position, and esteeming this to be of high National consequence, 1 recom mend that all loyal people do on receipt ot this, informally assemble at their planes of worship and render special hom age and gratitude to Almighty God for this great advancement of the National cause. (Signed.) A. Lincoln. Nsw York, December 7th.-A special to the Times from Washington says : The President’s message will make about five columns of the Times. The war office report about five and a half columus ; the treasury about four and a half and navy six or seven. The reports, proper of other secretaries, are brief. They all will accompany the message. The first session of the Legislature of th» new State of Virginia, composing thr eastern counties of the ola dominion, will convehP i n Alexandria on Monday at welve m. Washington. December 7. Culpeper is held by our cavalry, the enemy’s line of pickets extending quite near the town. It ia ascertained that the enemy has two regi ments of infantry at Fredericksburg. Hampton’s cavalry ia between that poitt and Orange Court House, guarding the lower fords on the Rapidan and those of the Rappahannock. The railroad track from Acquia Creek to Falmouth is in perfect order with the exception of the bridge at Potomac Creek and a Bingle rail near Falmouth station. New York, December 7. — A Pf#ralA special dated Headquarters Army of the Potomac, December 6th, says: All is quiet with the army, and the prospects good for the quiet being long continued. Trains are rnnning regular to and from Alexandria, and the army is being well supplied with Quartermaster and Com missary stores. It is ascertained that Lee occupies his old position South of the Rapidan, and is preparing winter quarters. Washington, Dec. 7.— The following has been received at headquarters of the Army: Tazeweii Tenn.—Maj Gen. Hnlieck: Longstretri is in full retreat up the valley, your orders aboot following him with cavalry shall be obeyed. My division of cavalry attacked the enemy’s cavalry in one of the gaps of Clinch mountain yester day p. m , and are pushing them vigorous* ly. Couriers from Knoxville arrived laßt night; the road is clear. Sherman arrived here yesterday. J. G. Foster, Maj. General. San Francisco, Dec. 7.—The ship Der by arrived—sixty days from Hon Kong. The California legislature met to day at: Sacramento, and organised by electing Burnett, President, pro tern., of Senate* and WW H. Bears, of {Nevada, Speaker ot j Assembly. The new Governor probably be inaagarated on Wednesday; Chattanooga, Pec. 7.-Bherman’s cav o ? h “aH Ved 7 at £ “°” illeo “ the evening the • u raised the siege on Bristol* via°^h the M‘ h ’- re s reatin K towards tef'jfrE-iaxr'c' l bank “S 7 %Z M ' oVing ■»•»**• south cU t « :zLiZ g * e north ‘ oed four hanSred and ninety thousand prisoners. ° ’ St Louis, Dec. 7.-The Republican’s Vicksburg correspondent of the 28th nit says: The rebel Gen. Polk is ordered to °? m “ and of Sonthern Mississippi, with headquarters at Brandon, fifteen miles east of Jackson. There is a divis ion of 'ebel infantry at Canton and several regiments at Meridian. Gen. M’Pherson r- Qed .f OODBcri P'ion order, similar to that recently issned by Gen. Hnrlbnt. Y °r ’ D^ c ' 7 —The Brig John Ch!l h ’ , Jr ' ’ r ° m Port H °y &] 00 the Ist and Charleston, on tne 2d, arrived this a. m Jh 0 Captam reports that when he passed off Charleston there was no firing bnt a dense smoke was visible over the city and he supposed it to be borning. Baltimore, Dec. 7. -The Richmond papers of the 6th, oontain a dispatch tha General John C. Bieckinridge and GeDj eral Bragg were sern&ded at Dalton, Geor noSeal: Thmbt * the * reat trait- Save Thyself. DB. S. CUTTER’S ENGLISH BITrEBS A CURE FOR INTEMPERANCE AS A NERVINE. XI ALLAYS the narcotics. suoh as Aleoholio^and*M?i? tJ 8 and Opium, Morphia, Arsenic Tobfio eS?°7i =&^a?r^ ite xS r Htd?«'^ L fS'^iLi 1 nerV ° US dis<lai!e “' i[ »a 8 no’ ogual A* ATONIC, it gives a healthy tone to the stomach, improves the appetite. oonectTliv.? e * nla ‘« th « bowels, remora, la“ Se 8““ S ' briOBS P6rfect boalth t« ! aoharo 1 p erfonnecX tf*?* d*'!* o"’'' 0 "’'' imperfeotly executed, disease instead*nr Et'vltt rt^od w b e u"uS , uS fes iissaw «a- SS "For' “feCtMdicin^ Dr. Cutter's cireM^^ , * VAN BXICL, 118 N. Second street, toTr® & ri A n^f e A n^^^ CHRISTMAS AND PRESENTS. T HE HOLIDAYS are fast ap !n^tftn I) t r f^ chlD£, *^ ldth6 pabliowill be on the di-mmJ/ >r somethin* good and serviceable for presents. Yon cannot do better than call at fl«!f LOVE & CO,', And Bay a New Dress, . A Beantlfnl Balmoral Mb in A Handsome Shawl, A Fine Cloak, A Serviceable pair of Homemade Blankets, Or in fact almost anything in the DKI GOODS LINE, a^rv'i' d ea b hl? l h r ' Bni ,“ ble ' apd the same time more S u “ a moBt anythin* Oise you could spend your money lor. j ust call and look s^ft°y?S. lh6lr Btock yoa ean find something to C- HANSON LOVE & CO-, 74 and 76 MARKET STREj J acob Keller, Importer and wholesale dealer in POBEIGN WIITEB & LIQtJOBS, 160 BMITHFIEU) STREET, Three doors above 6th street JACOB KEIXER WOUJLD IJTVITE W i }° M" of German an j Brandies which has been se- JjfSSA.imported by himself. Families and 68 oou Jd depend on obtaining at this es aD;i pureat of wines. Pure Liquors of ail kinds, equal to any m the city al ways on hand. Also, pure old Hve Whi»k-v tUe best Hectified Monongahela. ocdO X^ C^F'7a/pfrTbBUKGHH FO^ PAAfF*— A* °? ICA ?°. BAILROAIf COM- p A p Y W °/n he Stockholders of the A c V- 1 c o mt> a n T. will be held at A °- " Flfttl street, Pittsburgh, at 11 a. m.. oi the Slst of December, proximo. For the purpose of oonsiderini an agreement for The Sale of the Franchise, X? b ? a corporation of that Company, to the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Kailway Company, as provided in " Act of the General .tfuiKs 3 ’ of 1118 Stat ® of Chio,” passed Aprii 'V H. BARNE" poa - td Secretary. STEAM FITITING.-THE V" under ’sned is prepared to ezecu’e all or ders for Gas and Steam Fitting, Also, for fitting Oil, REFIIERIKS, tended^?!' aDd 8411 Hansrm * Promptly at- AK. CHADi,!Ib foreman of the Gas folding iron bedsteads For sale t also, TWO LATHES. , W- I>. KETTENBUKO, Locksmith and Bell Hanger. de3 - lm d 426 Pennstreet, gOSTOJf CRACKER BAKEBL 8. ». MABVIS, Manutaoturer and Wholesale Dealer in all kinds of Crackers and Pilot Bread, NO. 04 FOURTH STREET, Between Wood and Market, d °3 PITTSBURGH, PA. QPEIINB A SPLENDID STOCK OF Purs, Saoques, Oloaks, Oiroulare, FKKNCH M ERIN OKS, COBURG3, POPLINS. REPPS. DBLAINKtj. MUSLINS, IRISH UNKNS and RLANKETS, at - H,~J LINCH’B, No/96 Market street, between sth and the Diamond. AT WHOLBSAIE PRICKS I>UBI«(] mis MONIB-BOOTi SHOES. GUm“ Balmorals, Gaiters, and s'l other kinda at retail, thereby saving twenty per cent Give me a oaU before onreha-ing elsewhere. JOB. H. BOaLaND. . - Mo. 88 Market street. 2 doors from Fifth street. &LEk OA uy or colored P01NIB& DOG. Had on when he left a leather eoUer with bran plate, openi whjoh is inscribed the name of the owner. lll< Mowers to the name of Bern. Any per son finding said dog and calling with him at No 106 Fourth Pittsburgh, will receive the above reward. no3o-tf ( ''HEAP FUEL, —THE PITTBBUBOH GAS COMEAKY will M U COKE, sellable for manqfaotnring or domestic purposes, at 4 CESTS PEB BIISHki On the Works. ordK oents per bushel, del tv end within any reasonable distanoe in the city JAMJ3B M. CHRISTY, Treasurer, JJO! FOB THE DBAFTI- ‘ Persona Claiming Exemption Can have thair PAPKES made „nt hv n>iK>! SS^SssiS^Bfcshs^*^'' -0. ' JAMiBBOWH. °* , 1* Wood ns 0 fMMERC III,! PITOBUIMiH BKJSJUL MARKET Omraof tbiDaily Poet. , n . Tussday, December 8, r Boaiaeas—lhe weather yesterday wssnno enally pleasant for this season of the year* n Tha demand for the leading articles wdmoimd “ d oO'Cnnt of transactions trill be found recorded. Among the Bale, tre note as follows. -TJ?* 7Sf? roe “to'” d«m«nd. Chopped Feed *1 30ei U° 'tSv. ** f 3 °°- • *"*: 8 tone short* at 9tl er desonptioc* t was anehaogetL. UxS^^7 The “"*« "»*«'m wltS a^d? d— * e ? m * tter of.'course nopsnon is going to lay up a heavy s-oek at the Dreaenthfah I ’ l Ha_v-P f i* aIM W l re "Port'd at P B2@Bso. ‘ rOQoe we have to notice a deoJinA in this article. At-tbe scales 121o»da weredisDoeed ■- frrm $35 00&40 00* ton ' Holders consold them*©.ves with the Hi>Atha.t ad 0“«o -h“ rt ia 3 l „ FiSSi TK™ oh 0,0 wait loea. 2SJ?? r*" l * l ” 9 fi ™ with a good bbla. atS g&<ioo!%t r , u t ° re WMC - Kxtr » I*4 at $7 brands. w£Snfl2" tUe > ter f nJy for choice with c rntinueBto come in slowly Apples—aai^nf pnots - oceording (o quality. 2 40?! ta r MO bbla at ok 25® obtained, ° r the u,nal advance was ,irtt mill owners in ether States P ," “S by °. ur wero-Wheat, Bed, $1 35@l‘3st white Il'tOffi , o^u B i rley - htUe oomiog in crniea of SHfeWfixsasß de “heM«s- a p • ™lfat°2^lo?l“ fiVe We regard to this ar?ofe. fiLt°l U SI 8 n w«“ l^l ft former prices. We omit quotations? “** at PITTSBIIIWH Pin XBAItK. J h ««alesexhibit a widerargoTi prises forag. ofa P t aia2fi(a 0 s«^ f a° L n ls of tJru< ie tvaediapose* I * gjHon : «»I«B 308 Dbla. Oracle, packages toolnded. 26c; 260 bris do onckoolei ! a sWgg . .sfifsajiffia' £cuss varied m regard to this artiole, W e note saleeof 500 bbls, free at 60o; 25 bbls. do. at6oo Bonded Oi -wtuj held at 400, with sales, but oottaeny DH t ce« t ~w m '^ d i“ ors , we ” demanding higher ‘ v W f dl > t not ]6arn of any transactions aoove what we have noted above, Ciuelnnati Whisky Harhet Dec. 7.—Whisky—There was more reriize* wni'h J iraT P^h alaLor l beinf! dißposed tu w hi-h gave the market a heavy aaneet. thongh prices cannot be called lower but Sin. OUeani Higholnes Market. ealw sS™ “* BOOl bat loss aotive - MARKETS BT TBUMBAPn *t „ Hew York Market Nbw Yorx, Dec, 7 —Cotton quiet. Floor firm. Whisky active at 83@87. Wneat l@2o boriSr. Kye heavy and lower. Corn firmer. Wool dnU Oats heavy. Petroleum dull and quiet Pork a shade firmer. Beef quiet. Lard mSdSm^T fit. Louis Market. ot. Louis, Dec. 7 —Cotton dull; sales of Iffir bales at auction 46@64. Receipts for forty-eikht a«J»KY HAJUikY. OOBUOTID OAILT FOB *HJB HOBBTH6 PO#T BT a Bssna. KOOKTZ & MBJLTZ, BBngf^ 80, 118 WOOD BTBHBT. for<“old. ! ? 1 7^.T0 , . h0 bVTiI “ ““ Mmn * '**“ g* - - ‘T* Danilina .Notes i4g qo „ fcaetcrn hibhanae, Baltimore , 3 Pennsylvania Currenoy par Wcnern KzchAnse, u- Louisville . jjj s »■ .:... ES s RIVER MATTERS. Ihb Ritze—Last evening there were four leet six mohes water and falling, The new and splendid passenger steamer ldas, Cap t. Jno. W. Auawa.t, leaves this day f r Cincinnati, vairo and ?t. Louis, This boat the nest f accomm.dations and is in charge of the best of officers. Capt, Anawalt will be cer tain to see that passengers are well oared for. The new and elegant steamer Reserve, ‘ apt,D B. Herron, leaves today, positively, for Cioc nn oti and Louisville. For speed, accom modations and attentive officers, this boat stands & tMo. 1. Mr. W M. Lis;, who oas oharge of the omoes, is cne ot the greatest favorites on the iver. -he will leave positively as announced. ABBITAI49 AKD DEPASTURES. ARRIVJB), Franklin, Bennett. Brownsville* Gallatin, Clarke, Brownsville. J as. Reese, Peebles, Reverse, Herron, Cincinnati* DKPARTKD, Qallafin. Clarke, Brownsville. Franklin, Bennett, Brownsville. Jas. Rooae, Peebles, Elisabeth, Geneva. Johnston, Wheeling. STEAMBOATS. “Bed, White and Bine” lln., THROUGH DIRECT FOR WHEEUm, MARIETTA, PAKHEBB - and CUCISIIATI, Vow no Barges,^ DdStSStt ftLsg&dsa» passenger steamers, CRICKET So. U.Bladk.mas ter-Ewo, clerk: CRICKET No. ? ManlUiott master—Gaylord, olerk: MTAMT, Hamilton? master—Bryson, dork. The above named steam ers leave positively as advertised. no2B heaves WEDNESDAY, Dee. 0, 4 p. nu, THE FINE PASSENGER STEAMER CRICKET No. 3, Black, Captain; Blee, Clerk. ™ a oSr jNo - flaok “ d j - d - &■ j FOB OIICUHATI A LOUISTHiLE, THIS BAY, DEC. 8, AT 13 M. LXHBIBW ABB SPLENDID mmEsEsS*, passenger steamer RESERVE, H. B. Herron, Commander, will leave as an nounced above. Forfrdsht. or • OB CINGINNATT,.EVANSVXUJk ST. tOI’IB and CAIRO. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9. AT 10 A, U, • , NEW AND SPLESDID •WPP* passenger steamer LEONIDAS, John W. Anawalt Commander, will leave as ar> ~ nooneed above. - - For freight or passage, apply on board, or to d ° 7 JOHN FLaOK. Agent. AI£W WiHITM MS. W* WOULD GAIA THEiATTEN. vv uon of buyers to oar stock of WUTTEB GOODS. All .thetnewest styles of foreign mid domestic CASSIMERES AND COATINGS' With a large and chokmeelection of in m cisuiii meg, W. H. M’OJEJB St CO., 143 FEDERAL STREET, Corner Market Square. Allegheny City, Pa. |^AEm« Have Advanced In tke East, But we oontinae to sell, until further notice, all Goods in our line at prises reduced FtIUY TWENTY PER CENT. From Last ReasoaV Bwtcw, w. n, & be. mccailiim, nnaa No. *7 FOURTH STREET. JAMES MeUDfIBUS, CRUiBa a oYsraas, mo, poitr, same and EQG3, j W. 360 XIBERTY STREET, dd-dtf Down stain.
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