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S4TUBDA.YfDBQEMBER 81, 1864.
Ther3pje Bpfnt
The are publishing
and bigbi;ic6mOl’i^^E|it‘ e foUow idg
.. Sher
it with'
p 1 e aßUte,* h'nd dt-|pli i a Pr£s& Ya *
every]
onefwiid''breathf of thw
“that I
evtey ought to be,
prouddf iKtf bhis6fl tb fight 'for the lategrlty Of
hie wotdd tiled t 6 'see all trade and I
, . coamerce absolutely oeaae until this conflict lb I
won’t support those who do fight should be dfif- i
‘ nationalised.” J ,.,
Now, this ia all very a pfp
feeaional aoldiei, who iajuxuriftting in-
the possession of big pay and rations;
but for one not martially inclined and
having rather an aversion to gunpowder/
' 'ft'possesses ho fcttractidfis whatever. i
As Tong as the war was prosecuted j
tor. what General Sherman styles “the
:-j/ integrity,oCthecountry” there was,it is 1
■ true,a great deal oteuthusiadm .among
v lhe /masses., which prompted them tti>j
raßhinto the serviced. But the,Aboil-I
tionists,.fearful that the conflict would I
betferminated before their schemes were
commenced embaraseing I
ceeded in the from one I
for the integrity of .the country, to one
, for. negro emancipation. This now I
being fixed upon, the next step in the I
programme is to be in fnvor of South-j
ern extermination. These object) are |
very differlnt from that* of laboring to ]
;' -• ‘TnstbrSthe unity of the- Repnblic; s ahd,
' those -whohave perverted oar cod teat
for.nalionality, into one forthepuiposes
alluded to, ought themselves to carry on
the. devastation and blood. Bat the
'miserable fanatics will not risk thenr
selves in a contest of their own making.
:.*/ willingto see the vrhite mil
- liOna’Of.the North sacrificed in strug
gling to give freedom to an eqnal num
ber of slaves, bnt they take good care
to -be in a place of safety while the
; Li . struggle Is going on. The Abolitioniatß
. having succeeded in making the-war
cconedor nakediAbolitlon purposes, ought
io enter the 1 service and fight (t out; the
two extremes—the" slavery, propagan
dists and the anti-slavery
rrapopjnbie for oar troubles,, and tfiey
iher’s
’ issue, md indues the President to pro
claim the contest-to be lor . the reßlora—'
j£r tion of the Union mereif. ~ and we will :
i s ' :V :'W»ger all the oil atoctwaj are possessed .
■V' that in less then six months we Will
‘-v ' : -i''AiWlie donO that lowered upon our hou*a {
- Ate In the dtp^>o<ppof-^^gfparted. M I
Phillip&joa
Wendel Philips, the great Abolition
crusader, has commenced a new agifia
tfpa, Wbieb demaoide Ui? right ol suffrage
k>/:. tor the negro, and also the “sublime
the racce,“ .which it,,
lor the sake of brevity, denominated
migcegfflattop. £ In an address the other
• evening'" in New York among other
thingb he said:
. "My fittest here U to fix the heel ol oty ut
most contempt upon the white man, and es|>e
ct*Uj Democrat* who mu the. nagro to
hihttUUar.tf he drop Vii forbids
t bl»4o.take , . .
. • ;v.-u3EbiUips atwayadid endeavorto pat the 1
ii orhia contempt upon the teaching!
otllemocrau,iiiregardlo the negro;
and It will reqair&nnolher quarter of as
century heiure be will he
able to entirely extinguish them.
The subject of Phillips’ Bphech was
the reconstruction of the 'Sootbehi
Stately; hB opposed vyefy idea of
bringing them back into the Union,
i ; Which, did not secure the- negro the right
■ jfOr suffrage, as a means of protecting
himself against oppression hereafter.'
Thil l* Celicltoiiily answered by the New
jTork. TViMi, Jn an article ip. which 4t’
,~steya that it coaid be very clearly- shown
that Ur. Phillips’ plan of recoHatnici*
tion would be an injury Instead of, a
benefit to the black man. No ignotrant
man, white or black, can use the ballot
fely to himself. He is sure to beiuade
ftohl of others. ' The ballot, off&lf, j
any more than- - the \
itaeif, ia a protection - » n <b>.i
•m - capacity to use It, The j
the South, .of a voting
fe.are as ignorant npqn all public
questions as the driven cattle. This,
cannot be changed
■ generation. Few of
thisendtrita; even with the best oppor-
Th&iites,, Will ever learn to read intelli-
& * tiieirfacultles haye been irrem
i adiitly stiffened and stupefied by=
£ slayexy. To put the ballot in their hands
r would be not Simply a mockery, but a
cruelty: .
, i j Tjlf jQofing Draft,
Tne rich, old goaty' rascals of the
Philadelphia Union Xeague, are Cut in
. circulars hrgding in favor of- fttef (iraft;
fcav«H>loea of having /their prop
erty taxed to pay 'bounties for volnn-'
teera. Jiutsaaseßf tho loyal papers of
thatcity cannot appreciate the reason-,
&>2iirsctb& alluded
! _ tOjSnd negoHlojly one ojf them speaks
■ Onl-mtlris-Way - j i—t. ■ ■ ,
'‘ltdoeavery, well fora ■ iclaw oft pen i
who are beyond the limits or the con*
scriptionacl,. either by age or from the]
fbct of-' '?■ farnißhed substitutes, to,
Mxd encourage drafting. DO
OT'Seutlejnenknow that the/
-Whom the
'are- volunteers? ~Bate
' report of the Provost
very small number
>m draftingy Does
teach them
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> DouofcM • dieoqeeira -.one
«y- vntb'Hr. Selby the vexed qneitioii
rfWapUm; dramtUc pfecesflW the
thMjgeatlemsiu instated upon.
■CiaimlngfiomßOf strict
ly origipaXcreaUona. “Do you remem
'W&^cB»SW ss in ‘Ask na,T.Ques
tions’?” said Mr. 8. “Yes, indeed. I
don't think I ever saw a pieceqf yours
without being struck by your Darren
ness,” was the retort, jfSjL
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th»t one volantSßU worth three, yea, Affairs. %
» half dozen co««Bi>tft . Wa B°oth. Amer
ce lea indß&Stive of a collision betwe'cn
the number oflgZ P.TumaE»'iD, growingoat of the
. 4 _ ._esii .Ij>% vW pi tzuie of Islands belonging to
be made wratcSßi BSB'fflp the former by the latter Power,- Which,
and highly djßßteniHi|gd ooM W may ln*#R«*.sfionteßt into whlchitls,
serye the tCifieb ii. i nnlihely other oi the Sooth Ameri
ss well as a poor manTwar By t¥e can States may be=._ drawn . TheEerfe
.■ , . .. vian Congress has lime and again, ex
payment of local bounties your proper pressed its disapprobation of the tardi- i
ty may-.be taxedJ.a -ijUAle but neaa of the Executive in i
does the payment of a few paltry dol- not commencing hostilitiep. already au- j
lara disturb your eqoanimityf Surely thorized by legislatiye epdotment and
. .... ... • General Pezet, the acting President*
gentlemen, yonr pffrjofism is too cheap ttfter aQ abo rliye attempt at a ampd'etaC,
to bfe worth 0 seemed' disposed, at last accounts, to
* 1 obey the popular will, and resent, by de
elded 66tfon, the flagrant insult offered
by Spain to the Peruvian- Government.
The .time for remedial measures would
appear to be well chosen, inasmuch as
the Spanish fleet has beeu greatly weak
ened by the accidental destruction by
fire of the flag*siup El Triumpho, leav
ing but one frigate and IwcT sloops of
war at the Islands. The Peruvian fleet ;
is much larger, and includes a new iron
clad, the Loa, which has been fitted out
by an enterprising American, after the
style of the Merrimac and Tennessee.
A grand council of war was held in the
harbor of Callao'on the 27th ultimo, and
it was generally understood that the at
tack would be made on the 30th ultimo.
This determination was hastened by tbe
knowledge that .. reinforcements from
Spain were on the way, and had already
passed through the Straits of Magellan.
Tbe other Bouth American States,
whose governments are republlcak in
form, have not been indifferent specter
tors of the existing complication, an<T
on tbe 14tb ult u plenipotentiaries from
Chili, Bolivia, Peru, the Argentine re
public, and it is said Qautemala, met at
Lima with ihe view of forming an al
liance, offensive and defensive. A wri
ter, who seems to be well informed,
says:
“The republicans of South America
have, ever since the establishment of
their independence, been proud of the
title of American, and ibis feeling has
been greatly strengthened by the French
invasion of Mexico, and the pollcv of
Spain toward San Domingo and fern.
They feel this need of association, both
to secure their independence against
the monarchical powers of Europe, ag&
to develop the more rapidly their great
resources. The idea of their common
interest in the preservation and strength
ening 0/ republican Institutions seem to
have 6tmcE so deep root, that 6ven if
tbe proceedings of this first Congress
should not have all the desired effect,
surely expect the accomplish
meuy||f a bond ot confederation at an
early period. For the present, the most'
important question which occupies the
attention of the Congresses tbe relations
between Peru and Spain. It is reported
that the plenipotentiaries were unani
mously in favor of making the cause of
Peru the common cause of all the repub
lics.”
1 ‘Tot
?Olty Loan
■ Notice has been* given that the Ten
Forty Loan will be withdrawn on the
9th of January nefct. No subscriptions
Will be received after that date. Bnb
acriptions will be received at the First
'Nhtlonal Bank hhtil that date.
General Sherman.
j Napoleon, discussing ,lbe proposed
I passage of the Splugett,. afterward so
| brilliantly executed by' MacDonald, de-
I dared he held the globe presents no
| difflcultfea which (nan cannot surmount,
I “Tell MacDonald," said he, “that an
[army can always and at all seasons pass
[wherevertwo men canset their feet."
I TUa is the spirit that animates' Sherman
I lh many respects an
j albahtje of genius with that great Cqm
-1 manner.. He has, practical
I ted His ability to perform a taskof equal
] difficulty with that assigned hid in the
I programme of operations aboye indica
[ ted ahd thereby taken bond for the stic-
I ccsirul executiou of what remains.
I Ills clear from this outline of the
I grand' Bdieine how being Worked out by
| Sherman, that the military situation in
[Virginia assumes a wholly new as
[peel fihnd relatione. The expulsion
lof Lee’s army from Richmond
Iso tar Dorn being, as hiiherto, a
[ desideratum, is now qp event
[to Be prevented. ' Indeed, it is preshma-
I ble that it will for some lime be Lieut,-
I Gen. Grant’s chief aim lo hold Lee in
I Richmond, while Sherman presses for-
I ward in the execution of his great de
[ sign. Viewed in its most general aspect, '
[ Richmond assumes the character of a'
[ptVotl'toward which Sherman is sweep
[ fug, in an immense circumference.
It is s colossal conception, and one
that must rivet the attention of every in
telligent man. Had some audacious
prophet ventured the prediction that an
army would be led from the Tennessee
River to Atlanta, from Atlanta to the
seacoast, and from the seacoast up to
Virginia, through a thousand miles of
hostile territory, the prediction would
have beeb scouted aghhe wildest rally of
intemperate Speculation. Yet we have
‘to day, before our eyes, the successful
execution of one-half this scheme; and
this accomplished bet is the best gnaran -
tee of equal success lu that portion of
the mighty work yet before Gen. Sher
man.
I Portrait of a Political Parson,
j In an ancient pobm, written more
| than a year ago, we find the following
| well drawn portrait of our political
I priest of the present time. It proves
j conclusively that human nature it the
[same to all ages and climes The poem
I begins with the display of the excellent
I qualities of its hero, Charities, and a
| rehearsal of his pious and benevolent
[labors for the good of mankind. The
| fame of bis exemplary lire, and ardent
J zeal for the promotion of religion,peace,
[and virtue, reaching the realms below,
I Satan bedtimes sUnned._soorqiana.hia
[for fflatesach
[ roads into his empire. He orders Malice
fahd Envy to ascend into the world, and
[seekout some agant who Can nullify the
[ works of this lover pi peace and piety.
| At taßt, they happen, upon an emissary,
| a prjnt given to pouttet, whom they
| employ, and who 1b thus described: .
I “Oftß lu less weighty starters oil employ 'd,
I Whose wilt tho* known, his power tfary doubt-
I ed long; , /
Land todctennlnc, nuudsd with his throng;
1 .JbS giddy throng ths't br his into h/drtws
[ To feed hll nrids wltttlplly'sieisgjtpplsuae.
l AWighrhs fans nsDWnti lor crowding pews
By scripture quibbles, pomics and news;
I Jz ho in ali tines had worthily caprest
real—to toss a pulpit jest,
gratsse devotion, sing all sense pi right,
I.AndJUi Jhe mind with icvlly and spite;
rwnosessiooth'no tpediiinSgently dowa along,
And sugared noneense triefaub from his tongue;
Stanch for cant phrases of reputed Dote, j
In words of sound itill mightily excels,
i Auditories texts, m infants jingle bells."
It 1b not for tfs to gar who this poeti
cal portrait mdst strikingly resembles.
[ As art academlefl write under the por-
I’traita <in. their walU, “the portrait of
' VgetttlMnaii," so we simply designate
this, “{Portrait of a political parson.”
The 'world, we know, will exclaim,
“Wjiat S ‘ striking likeness!" and will
Wonder at the skill of the artist.
•Parties tp a Bait as Witnesses,
Within a ferj abort time it has been
discovered that in an appropriation
bil} pawed by Congrew op the 2d of
f ISfrij there occurs the following
,proviso tojhe third section: “Provided
that in the of tbe United States
there shall be no exclusion oPany wit"
.n'e9B on account of color, nor, in civil
.actions, becauae he is a party to or in
tereatea in the issue tried “ This intro
dnces into the United States courts the
practice bow in force in England, where
plaintiff and defendant can be examined
in their own cases, when on Jtrial. The
■innovation appears to have escaped tbe
nplice of nearly all the members of tbe
bar until & short time since. Before the
adiouroment of tbe last term of the
Nisi Pruts, Justice Read referred to the
apt and. expressed tbe hope that tbe
legislature pt its coming session would
adopt tbe system for the State# courts.
.He had, be said, carefully examined tbe
English reports since tbe adoption of
the practice in England, m»<i he ao
jaiuxa* Arana any complaint; on tbe con
trary it.appeared to be of great advan
tage, and there were cases reported
where tbe plaintiff bad lost his case in
Consequence of bis examination before
tbe jury under oath. Baron Parkq, who
at one time was opposed to tbe practice.
,now concedes that ft has been of advan
tage to all Interested.
Worn tb* IfOuUrlUe Journal.
An Order for the Bemoval of Qen
Aral Thomas.
I We learn that another distinguished
rMftlor-Generai was in this city last week
I or^ers to the front to supersede
General Thomas. It seems that his pol
icy was not understood: his retreat upon
Nashville was thought to he wrong, and
When he retreatpd there hp was too
aloW, and the people and the authorities
complained, so; ,Ins tecal} was decided
upon. JBls. successor was appointed, and
leached'Louisville on his. way to Kasb
yiflp, but paused in, onr city when it waa
announced that Thomas had remounted
hishivalry, furnished his artillery with
fresh horses, and made a sally Upon the
left of the rebel line, and,’ In twenty
fonr hours, doubled Hood's divisions
upop one another In a maze of entangle
meat.' His gallant successor was de
lighted, for he .. is, a true patriotand
courteous soldier,.And desired nothing
but the defeat of the,rebels. ’
rsm'TSß UR(»^Af
THE PO i
Something About Oysters.
A writer in the Springfield Repvbli
t~n devotes i column or more to discos
»lon of the course of which he says:
The art of cooking oysters is not so
Isr advanced in our northern cities as
it should be. There is but one place,
we believe, iu ail New Haven where
■teamed oysters can be had; and why
hey are not more common here is very
strange. In Washington and Balti
more it Is the favorite style of coo&lng
them, yet many of our readers scarcely
ever heard of them. They are eateu by
the peck. Tou call for
Bfir aeca.”ua a small dirty boy
comes and puts a hot plate before you.
Then the small dirty boy place* a lump
of blitter betide you. * Then you put
some butter on the hoi plate, with such
other se&sooiog as you please, making
a kind of rich gravy oflhe melted butter.
Finally the small dirty boy brings a
peck measure of his testacean victims,
plants himself square in front of yon,
and by a dexterous kink of the wrist
lauds an oyster with a graceful flop in
the middle of your plate. Then all
you have to do ii eat 'em—ah, yes, eat
’em.
Oysters are native to the temperate
and warm waters or the greater part of
the globe, but nD where else do they
grow .so fine as in America, and nowhere
else are they so highly appreciated. We
advise American travelers, who have
been accustomed to them at home, not
to touch them in Europe; they will be
only disgusted and disappointed, if they
do. Paris is famed, and justly so for;
epicurism, but Paris oysters, faugh I—
they taste like copper cents. If America
has a national dish, it is oysters, and
they are a dish worthy of so grand a
country. Grve Johnny Bull his pudding
and his beef, give Johnny Orapau his
bonllon and iricandeau—we stick to
oystera. Who can tell how much of our
national character is fashioned by them?
They are easy of digestion and do not
make one sleepy- they are stimulating,
but do not make one mettlesome; they
make one enthusiastic, yet keep his
brain cool and clear.
■ A/femark of Thackeray’s when in this
country illustrates the superior growth
of our oysters rather forcibly. He was
accustomed to those of England and
France, but knew nothing of the mon
sters we raise here. While dining with
some literary friends in New York, he
chose oysters, and when asked in what
style, he said raw—he liked so much to
s wallow them. The waiter brought out
a plate of splendid fellows, which were
in size about like a man’s hand. The
great satirist was undismayed, lifted one
into his mouth—a perceptible effort, and
down it went! k Then came a pause—
“Ah, yes swallow’em,” said he; “Egad,
I’d as soon think of swallowing a raw
baby!”
A Story About John Leech
Mr. Leech was very fond of a boy
known to Mr. tiickens, an extraordi
narily small bov, but of great spirit,
who was a midshipman in the navy.
“Whenever this hoy came home from a
cruise,” says Mr. Dickens, ‘he and
Leech and never anybody else, used to
go out in great state, and dine at the
Garridk Club, and go to the play, and
finish in an exemplary way with kid
neys end harmony. On the first of
these occasions, the officer came out. so
frightfully small, that Leech told us af
terwards, he was filled with horror
when be saw him eatiug his dinner at
the Garrick with a large knife. On the
other hand, he felt that to suggest a
small knife to an officer and - a gentle
man, would be an’unpardonable affront.
80, after meditating for some time, he
felt that his course was to object to the
club knives §s enormous and gigantic
to remonstrate with the servant on
their huge proportions, and with agrim'
dissatisfaction to demand small ones.
After which he and the officer messed
with great satisfaction, and agreed that
things in general. were running too
largo in England,”— Gomh&l Magatint
Monstrous- BketlTb—ln Tobago,
■H is said there’jii a species of beetles’
nearly the siaepf a man’s head. It
fixes it6elf against a tree, and commen
ces a humtrifng noise, which very
I qnickly increases to a whistle. At
length it increases in intensity till ital
most-equalß a railroad' whistle. There
to another spgcj&l Of "beetle called" the
Waor.griniefctthat i&Uates the ionhd of
arknifevgrinding machine so exactly
that it is impossible to divest oneself of
the idea that he is listening in reality A surgical demon'itration is not ne.
to Borne knite grinder, who. has wander- cessary to dcmonsirhe the fact that the
ed out utto-the^^^calT^M^j:
y,^ ■I. \ J ’ ;■'■
.• • *rv
* %»»
- • «*£*'**>' ~ ;
. ,v6A, ,u, tr ut • . .
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' of the Times supplies
Vwolettere from the Conted
erateGea&il:?Le£, which are dated as
. far .back *ilB6L One of the leUends*
addressed jo Gcnetal Scott, and con
jginV General LeeVresignrooa-of’fcis
commission after' Bar#ce\pff4<qti*rter*t&
jk
sister-ehteraghore fiflty into the feel
ings which dictated that step and which
animated the Southern leaders _at that
/ l Arlington, iVa., April .
General—Since my interview with
you on the 18th instant, I hare felt that
1 ought not longer to retain my commis
sion in the army. I, therefore, ten
der my resignation, whicb I request you
will recommend for acceptance. It
would have been presented at once, but
for the struggle it has cost me to sejfa
ratemyßelffrom a service to vrhicb I
have devoted all the best years of my
life and all the ability 1 possessed.
Daring the whole of that time—more
than a quarter of a century—l have ex
perienced nothing but kindness from
my superiors, and the most cordial
friendship from my comrades. To no
one, Genera), have I been as much in
debted as to yourself for uniform kind
ness and consideration, and it haß ai
rways been my ardent desire to merit
your approbation.* I shall carry to the
grave the most grateful recollections of
your kind considerations and your name
and fame will always be dear to me.
Save in defence of my native State, I
never deßire again to draw my sword.
Be pleased to. accept my most earnest
wishes for thecontinuance of yonr hap-
and prosperity, and believe me,
most truly youri R. E. ‘Lee.
Lieut.-Gen. Winfield Scott, Com
manding United States Army.
. A copy of the preceding letter was
inclosed in the following letter to a sis
ter of the General, Mrs. A. i/L:
Arlington, Va., April £0,1861.
MvOeae Ststrr: i am grieved at my
inability to see you. .1 have been
waiting “for a more convenient sea
son,” whicb has brought to many before
me deep and lasting regret. ' Now we
are in a state of war which will yield to
nothing. The whole South is in a state
of revolution, into which Virginia, after
aJopg struggle, has been drawn, and
though I recognize no necessity for this
state of things, and would have for
borne and pleaded to tbe end for redress
of grievances, real or supposed, yet in
my own person l had to meet the ques
tion, whether I should take part against
my native State. With all my devotion
to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty
and duty of an American citizen, 1 have
notbeen able to make np my mind to
raise my hand against my relatives, my
children, my home. I nave, therefore,
resigned my commission in the Army,
and, aaVe In defence of my native State,
with the sincere hope that my poor ser
vices may never be needed, I hope, I
may never bo called on to draw my
sword.
I know you will blame me, but you
must think as kindly of me as you can,
and believe that I have endeavored to
do what i thought right. To show you
the feeling and struggle it*has cost me,
I send a copy of my letter to General
Scott, who accompanied my letter of
resignation. I have no time for more.
. . . May God guard and protect
you and youra, and shower upon you
every blessing, is the prayer of your de
voted, brother, • R. E. Lex.
Fro m tbe Philadelphia Telegraph.
Inter eating Decision as to Ground
Pnwta
lookt or COMMON Pleaa—Judges
Thompson and Ludlow.—Klnike agt.
Mathers,—This was a case stated.
Plaintiff claimed on two ground rent
deeds, dated Oct. 12, 1778, in each of
which there was a reservation of a
ground rent of twenty-one pure silver
coined Spanish pieces of eight and one
thlrd of such piece of eight, each piece
of eight weighing seventeen penny
weights and six grains, or so much of
the of tbe Province of
Pennsylvania as shall be sufficient from
time to time to “purchase or procure”
the same, with a covenant' for the pay
ment of such rent by the grantee, his
heirs and assigns, in the same words as
the reservation. ' 11
At the time the annual rent* fell dne,
Oct. 12,1868, the defendants, who were
then owners of the lots, out of which the
ground tents were reserved, tendered
twenty-ose dollars and one third in legal
tender notes of the United States as sat
isfaetion ef each of said ' annual renta.
Plaintiff refused to accept the tender.
$ The cast Btated gave the value of a
piece of eight on October. 12, 1868, the
highest vane •incej-sndthe vaine st the
time the case was submitted, and on ar
gument the plaintiff clainjed that he was
entitled to a judgment for the highest
value of tin pieces of eight between the
time when the renta fell due and the
time of trial.
Judge Thompson, observing that the
case did nrt call for any examination or
decision up>n the constitutionality of the
legal tends] acts of Congress, held—
1. That Ike covenant was not satisfied
by the tender of the notes; that the res
ervation wa of a particular kind of coin;
that the altanative of its value in law
ful mouey; and that the ground land
lord was eotitled either to the particular
kind of coir, or its real value In lawful
money.
2. That tie measure of damages was
the value ofthe coin at the time the rent
fell due, and that the plaintiff could not
recover more on the ground that that
description «f coin had since been worth
more.
Judge Lmiow concurred iff the judg
ment, and called attention to the pecu
liarity ofthe reservation, in its alterna
tive clause, calling for lawful money of
the Province fnot the state of Pennsyl
vania. Without considering the ques
tion of the power of Congress to provide
what money aiqll be a legal tender in
payment oT debts throughout the United
States, under the Constitution of the
State of Penisyl vanla, its Legislature
can make nolting bat gold and silver a
legal tender.
The judgmeit was for the value of the
particular coinon October 12, 1868, with
interest to dattof judgment.
Cava here RiQHETTt, the fortnnate
ovfnet of the gigantic statue of Her
cules, lately ciscoyered at Rome, has
begged the Pole's acceptance of it, and
hia holiness hat been graciously pleased
to accept it. The magnificence of the
gift may be imagined, when it is known
that only a fe# days before a Roman
nobleman offerel two hundred thousand
scudi (over forty thousand ponnds) for
this splendid work of art,end M. Bchnetz,
made even a higjer biff for It oh behalf
of the French government.
Some of the newspapers state that
since Admiral forter assumed com
mand of the Nortl Atlantic Blockading
'Squadron, (in September last,) his
share of prize mjraoy will amonnt to
nearly $200,000. Three thousand five
hifodred bales of cotton alone, to say
noniing of other valuable cargoes and'
thdveSsels carrying them, have been
captured since his assignment to that
command. The itself is patimat.
ed to be worth sevmteen'hundred .thou
sand dollars.
The produce of oranges otn .many
plaritatfoasia Lbniiana- will
son much in of sugsr</on.c<tttoiL
'-V
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.I ICBMBER 31,J8<
asfc^fe»ig^^«aß^fKg^ri^fi^^rt?'SgiflCT»vSi^g.aartogife<
- ANSHUTZ.—On Tuitdsy, lg&
1864. At Annapolis. HJgfixial
MUhe 43d year of hliSgA jg£« Jgsgr ;
... Hit funeral will take plao^pßmt^msl^SS
bf hit brother, A. P. AalJim \ Ncgj|&? TOm
Street, on Sunday, Januarj|||jc, at
r-jj&gjjjfr.friends
•jtMurttpeotfullylnrttedToljitcnd. '
WTIHIM
;i ■ op pittiburoh.
Late. Pitssburgi Trust Company.
Cor. of Wood and Fifth Bfs 4,
U SITED STATES SEVES TBbLe
.TENTHS Three years Nojes on hand,
ready for 'delivery, with f Six Months’ Interest
Ooupona attached; These notes at maturity
oan be exchanged..for 6-3 j alx per cent. Gol
d Bonds/ ‘ ' |
TEN-FOBTY FIVE PEE PENT. Gold Bear
ing Bondi may be subscribed for.' Interest itom
September Ist, with 63 percent, pre mi tun, abbohl
be added Interest on Bonds payable September
and March} in gold. !
The usual Commission paid to Banks and
Banker*.
JAMES LAUQHLIN, Peag.
JOHN D. BCUUiV, Caahler.
pBaSOAPANI POTVDKR.
Frangapani Ppwder,
Frangapani' Powder.
Fiangapani Powder.
AT JOSEPH FLEMING’S DRUG STORE,
corner ot the Diambnd and Market at,
Patent Medicines, Patent Medicines,
Patent Medicines, ~ Patent Medicines,
Patent Medicines, Patent Medioihes.
A rery large stock of genuine Patent Medi
cines constantly on hand, embracing every Medi
cine that Is advertised. When you want Any
thingjo this line, you-wllLaave time and ex
pense by calling at my establishment before»
looking elsewhere.
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, etc , st low ratM. A
superior article of Potash and Soda Ash always
on hand, Remember the place, . .
JOSEPH FLEttIKG»&'*DBT7G- STORE,
corner of the Diamond and Market at.
TO THE EBBCVK.
Young men,' > ruahing'lnto i tbe «<po
•urea and dangers of a soldier’s life, should pre
pare tbe'maelres lor the fatal Fevers, the Dysen
tery, the Sores and Scurry, whioh are almost
certain to follow. HOLLOW’AT’ff PILLS,
used occasionally. during thb campaign/ will
insure sound health to every man. If the reader
of this “nolce” cannot get a box of Fills or Oint
ment from the drug sum In hie place, l*t him
write to me, 60 Maiden Lane, enclosing the
amount..'and I'wiU mail a box free of expense.
Many dealers will not keep my qq
hand because they cannot make as much profit
as on other persons* make. 36 centi,XB cents,
and IMO per box or pot. deS6
yisHfmurta of Firn. ’OAXtTs,
* 3SF who are subject to Oostiveness, Head
ache, Giddiness, Drowsioesa, and ganging tn the
ears arising from tbo great a floWof blood to
the head, should never be without BRAHD
BETH’s and maayhlghlj daegarou*
use. Tne Hon. J. Hunt, of 'Westchestefedtrnly.
New York, seventy-five years'Jbf age, has used
Braadretb’a Pills for When
be fedsshimettf IndtspoaeaT; be 1L from Gold.
Rheumatism, Asthma Headache, Bilims Affec
tions, Oostlvenese, or Irritation ot the Kidneys
or Bladder, he does nothing but take a fewdoaea
of Brandreth’a Pill*. His usual method is to
take six pills, and reduce the dose each night
one In every attack of sickness for twenty
five years this simple method has never iaflei
tovestore hirato health f and few niefi are to be
.ound io active and hea.-ty as be-
Sold by THOMAS HED PATH, and by all re
spectable dealt** ta medicines.. desi-d&v
»PPL.CHAifOEgHATB
tbree or four reaa.- but none sore .wonderful
tt£!ASlE?s&g* ***#«**»
vBISTADORO*S HA.IB HYF.
Tb* history of the auocesa of great diioovwiea.
affords no parallel to the triumph* over const
tiUoa accomplished by this Sowi
«rfal ftt Ssrmlets vegetable sgent, which itt
■tanianeo fitly changes aify obnoxious color of
tha hair into a blade, or brown aa magnificent as
say that Heaven ever bestowed upon the hud
of man or woman. Iffanufactutad by J. OBIS*
TADORO, No 6 A*tor House, New York, and'
Mid by all Druggists; applied by all Hair
desi-dAw
tyDR. TOBIAS’ VSSSTIAS USI*
MENT.—MORE TESTIMONY
Is to certify that for the Ust five mn I have
UMd in my family Or. Tobias* celebrated Vene
tian Liniment, and Id every instance hare found
it folly equal to his
found it to give almost instantaneous relief in
cases of toothache, croup, bilious colic, sore'
throat, pain in the chest and haejt, and rheuma
tism, and I cheerfully recommend its trial to
every one afflicted irlth any of the above
named diseases JAMES H. WARNER,
Hartford, Connecticut, Oct. 16th, 1861.
Office W Cortlandt street, New York. Soid
by THOMAS REOPATH, Pittsburgh, and by
ail druggists. d^al-d&w
- j nrr
|gy*A FACT. • * • •
Is li e Oy«.
• •••••# • • a
a 10 the year 1865 Mr.: Mathews Am prepared,
too VEI'Ts.T iAN HAIR DYE; since that timo
It has been used by thousands, and in no instance
has it Called to five entire sansfactloii.*
The VENETIAN DYE is the cheapest In the
world. Its prieo is only Fifty cents, and each
bottle contains double the quantity of dye in
those usually sold for 81.
The VENETIAN DY E is warranted n<ft to in
jure the hair or scalp in the a&gbtest dfente.
The VENETIAN DYE works witir rhpidity
and certainty, the hair requiring no preparation
whatever. ,
The VENETIAN .DYE produce*. antf shads
that may be detired-Ame that wilfnetfcde,Grock
or wash out—one that is as petmanent as p>«hsir
Itself. For sals by ail druggist*. Price 69 cents,
„ XTI MATHEWS,
General Agent, 19 Gold *t W. Y,
Also toanafactverofMaOTnrat AwnoAHam
OLees, the best hair drostafr & use. Pries 3f
s*s**: JanMMyq
VENETIAN HAIR DYE, VBSMTU9
LINIMENT and ORISTAboBO’SjHAIR
DYE, i
•old at JUS. FLEMING’S DBOG STORE,
Oar. of theDUmond ind Mattel st
DHY GOODjS.
Just received a large lot of
French Merinos,
Poplins,
Coburgs,
Delaines,
Woolen Plaids,
A|paccas,
Shawls & Cloaks,
Balmorals,
CH£AF FOB CASH. .
-
M MENTZEB,
M ; '■B4 Kaifet Btr«fc
General Foreign Agency.
T9AB3AOB FROM OR TO LIVER.
JrPOOL, LONDON, CORE. HAMBURG,
HAVBE and SOUTHAMPTON, ■ *
Passage to CalKhrnia
Off'’
LONDON, PARIS, ’ BERUS
LIVERPOOL, HAMBURG, LKIPMC,
FRANKFORT, DUBLIN, RRE^BN,
**•l . AC., dfrO. f-. [ '
Packages forwarded ’to' ill part*
Collection* m*riA IPfrolfd ! .
Apply to -j -WM.BBlgeiir.-w;--
I -‘ Adsws* ExpnnOßhb,
-d.17:1m-TT*S , . . PimbSvll.
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iir
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ft O H ft O' i®
oo -a, £
ft- >- « - § -ft | J
8 :
H 3 - .
ft : ’ 3 - •■-• * ; -m ! s
“ PRICES' REDUCED. : L
OLOAKS,
SHAWLS,
DRESS GOODS, :
For sals at dgrest rfedpctloh' tnprioe, bjr i • i
WHITE, ORR & CO.
' No, 25^ ; Fifthi£tre&ti' ;
REVENUE O}t_COMPANY.!
AT A. REGULAR HEETISO OF
A the Stockholder*, ot the above-namei
Oompameaield on the 9th;instant, the follow'*'
ing officer* were duly elected to serve for; the
ensulngyear: e -’ ' * •
President, ;■ /;\
Treasurer, WIL Pv LAS&v
B«OMt»ry,
t ,*,. • i •
3 & JBtijfc John aterfk&o L J B
Dorrlngton, ffn F tang,.,!* H Adams, w Hut
cWtonTHobert Montgomeryf-and QUI, 6t
Dayton, Ohio. ' r \ Tdedt
. AxxßosasT.BAKx, !}
T^T OI i ICE H '?8 gh HKBEBy 34, Ql 4 V Eif ,
JA agreeably *o Section 2 of tfctf Act of'the
Genera* Assembly of the- commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, -entitled” An 1 ActenabUhg Banks
of the Gqmihoawealth to become associations
for the purpose Ofßankiag, "under tbs laws of,
the United States.” approved the au-dsy of«
August, A. D. l lB64,that
AUegheay Bank, or in* city of Pittsburgh, and
caunty of Allegheny; have tbta dayttfed to
become such an association* muter thename did
title of “The Allegaeny National BankofFftts*
burgh,” and that Us directors have procured the
aathoroyof the owhervof tooretfcan two-thirds
of the cspitdl stock to*make the certificate re
dd ed therefor by the laws of the United States.
de Had J, W. COOIC, Cashier.
TO PCBCKISEi “ _
A GOOD SECOND HAND FTB£ PEOOF
.SAFfi,
Middie Sized One* . i ’
Galiat once at
dsBl , . 63 . WOOD STREET. -
AT- OKOE, ■ ■■■—- ■ . .
PATTERN fItAJCER;
Ooe wfao tffittttitkcde Bridie
Blti, Bncklea, SUrrtfpe, 4c£fcc..' ■ ’/' -f ;
dtai
v- . rji' i -Jfj
68 WOOD BTBEET
. . .
i MTB4HO« AggOffiß-HKBPEB
, -£». ,la » in the count; *i£
AUMiMny. by one merely rtmct tjueilfledtfor
tbe unportknLduUMeDpectamiQjr'tberem.-Any
laforouUoa jwmitatwaiba uoSyyJuasereil.
Hum eddreie ALES. E. MoknOfEPT,
■ . ■ FOH-S-ajjß. V
buUdingt, tttuaten oii.tipftjieiurt oortl&r of
Bouraad Front Btroct*. FornirtictilAzap.nmiiTo
of s OfJTHßEltr.acsbNror
. WM,HiTf®fiLt4«fSfc CO;
. Woo4«treet,-«itiLerorTtiiM. .
U>% BKOWS’k UEMEHXES *BK
euel cured wl«hpttrjJaaßnS«ftom tea&ratt
s very*hort tlme.'JTM &?r*
; Mat in dalnu ?or?di: Kmeisei, that they are
~ - •;; \£3nt
INFORMRTIONWftNTEfI."
™OH HIS GDAiI
DIAtT, Thoma* Otuminzham, oh-Decem-
ISM. JOHN OTJONftfXL! Mod Ji
m-16 ?<**!/ *“ b«ir t b*icl cjttjhmtbuSl tor ho
ag». Ha 4 on whtn he leftr bhoPpaats and
n shingle Strwt, PtttebmSr
BOOTS, " r~:■
■ GArSlhs’. ' > • 1
BAIMOHAM,
i , WI>i»!4SP GENTS’ SUPPERS.
The largest, beii selected and cheabeif stock
In the city, at BORLAND’S.
Tr ?V->* • j ;
de>l . _. Secoaddoortrotn Fifth,
STHAY ■
fli*e Sayi, or It will be BoUto payfexpemea,
ORPHAN’S FAIR
OPEN EVERY tflafM,AT\ . u,
CONCERT tTWIi, FIFTH STREET.
ADBIIBIOSRSOSITS.
de2l *
MUSKINGUM AND DUCK CBEHC OIL COMPANY,
NpBB. BBOSR OF SPBtoaiPTION
wlu^S
S»R« deagaw^eod
AMTHDHT WEIDMAJJ, Eaj,,
Olty of Pltulmrgh, *t-th« earning election,
del.
BOOK-smOEB WiNTfiD.
]r WW TOWIBWt A KAS.WHO
k “, t “,ot°W?r competent to take chtukc Of
' iSdi&k £r“
USWISBAKEB,
Papa tegtUrr Office,
wheeffiy,: Wert. Va.
Mita.Jr’Maa. Naiibiritfcw >
l-ate M*aoa*jrra * Bum. Bask. S
PirrsßirasHi December lia; 1W4."
A * /WS 1 ?? 11 l?OR ■ BIBECHORg
•A “f,*** 1 Baakto *erve dfiitag tb&ammnjy
b# held at the Banking HOfuSTSf
A PEBBEBT WORTH - H A VTWff
AJTO KTIUTt COHBlff.
to ne those beautiful
SEWING MACHINES as a Holiday
Recent for the family. Price only *3). They
simu
t%9 ETEEyWHIie, »» *OT»jß'ona, ‘ JMB-IVBt
gtpeum said, to Mil FIFTEEN ARTIOMS,
thc.bert teliiog erer offered. lull rjartkiuiart ;»® TATimSSjnSbSSaSßaESfii^S^Klfi
was PER MOINXH! .=
W* WgH:— SEWIS# lUCBBB
A(iENT3, to IntrodnSr
Kl£S
£&&£
oommlttk>n»allowed,
■old for Itu than forty doUats fwH'iH tn
frtnfxaontafSnd wnHi»»‘n£w!ir: -wkj
lustra ted olrtmUn
* maa&agSrjfo >?.
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JINE IgEjfgjg:' GOODS
fr§i_, '„ |
hjs -.-; obeltist vifimlW, j
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la tli« cbeaptai hona* *
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Wholesale and Refijt, [:
HOLIDiyLGptiS! 1
We unsT vmtrraltH(irvai
mart icnilble prewnt tlutigtnllimii
osn make-to 1 ft t&dy lift .? "
fr'j'lSA ■ j
SEWING MACHINE
*t l ? 7 »'• -} >t 4. ?* f'V :
It U not air experiment whl«h..'An*rf trie,-
mayftlmytphfat; bat n-njapUflgqt and adcnoir
os?XKMi»i , F&ta '‘PPWSt'Wlo* S
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Brother*, whowlihteepmpllinmt th»fr«lrtn
■precentlng to her* < -.wißnjKi-i
h?*P®b. *i wn.g6ifc 3
sEwiNaiiACHira. •. *!
It wfll%iid with domettic annijgh^
eXptenrwpuhJ yWriJemonitriteto ztaniti?
mJSSSSSS^SSS^^ 1 ;
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VkriSSWJS* 11 * 11141 aonJSfcjKiiSeM
uul quietness of
Tha n«a -of-the Bat»r» *ifavV 1* '»>a*Jt.. •
• bSI^T? ?"*? »*>#» *»s&?> a»
terajg to of the < w|^^'The»ah
-,-.WHEELER &> WILSON*
Machine* are fia*rtn ; n*> in -YitUbufgh and rt
tSSiS&gsPJß steaSgsgaß
WHEELED'VWLSOH;
Call early and secoieeaa.
*Nf?BIW R>V#oHijSk Street.
WM. SUMMER & GO.
dtntfjlnfi ‘ • - vl •■* **—*
Oommissiou , ■ Mero^nt,
! -£K&-< •*• -: *£..<&
PURCHASING AGENT.
. i fl'Wiaa-iiih r H.
_
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Oonzifnmenti •elicited. w«Mir»Aj.nmJ
rent ient to Conalgßer*. . ~- , Jiri ,
~ '^ptwdSwooKtrfe,
°«tta PITTSBUBOH,pW.
The Great Faridip! . s!
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