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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 ' V \.‘ • ".V **- " J •-.v: * . ■' M • . . . V*.* f*?'. ' v-"' 1 ','''•*. “< l 1 vgßDtt a e *¥? > 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 ~J~, '5 "• f_ vr»>sS^^> • ■ i"i<r . . _ 'X , • . • • t *■- * * ,< •• ** <r 6 •v*’’ ■% * j:. -t** 1 *, s *-.*a •-.*vV , .-3* ( <?gV«*>*** ,■ . _• j *<_ !'• '•• s&t :** ' r -*-. r•• - • ' JK* . ■ ■■ i- V r-" V* v w sl * *C* * v Vi I *' i ■•; '"i- 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 • . . * \ > ' 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 \ iiirn»rttft;, -rrvnV , ■?- - - ’- .-.-- __ JS. * , • .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. .. . t. pX , iir g-^k O- I. I i Q £ i ft jf : 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 >?. ... r ., ...V.. MMMINNE ■" s, * "jr« t -■ & yj; ri "■:s ' ‘ • ' v”"; \ V-* *-■*>" ♦* Wfrilf'rilfiatrtßfS'&iTl'Sferwii m r -• v» - r ’ fißuriiumitft*! . , \ Of '< f 'T r ' , r AT THE *"*»'' | '~‘ T'r ’Concert; i ' ••• ’• JINE IgEjfgjg:' GOODS fr§i_, '„ | hjs -.-; obeltist vifimlW, j ■ V?^'^' _ *A* r •- | Palace la tli« cbeaptai hona* * - ~'• i..f- .<vV,- '^- r !‘Y -v> i 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 ■■ It will friend. 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 ; '-■'WHKKr.KR ,* wnada• i S " ■'■ sE^p^SttcSriK.?^' ■ wßEituß 'it wnios f ; • SEWINO MAOF I '~u ‘ . : • . OoEgregttlonijirc Bt^***’ o*"' 0 *"' > ..7~~ - ws*asiß» -fj - trtvE,.' •.." -3Mweiam&& -v-' • WHKBLMHUntiKn'tf - ; : 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. _ AEFINED AND kpRKAMW Oonzifnmenti •elicited. w«Mir»Aj.nmJ rent ient to Conalgßer*. . ~- , Jiri , ~ '^ptwdSwooKtrfe, °«tta PITTSBUBOH,pW. The Great Faridip! . s! ■ 1 H*mcp«yilia cure* Scrotal*. .; - . jftrrfMnniiku cam - -j . Hgntimmk* camßtromMia,...; r Hemapuiaka«we*BoUi,?> • .'*■:'•»«.•*» *♦•>- HqnipiaikA ciiie»Mßm|Mwi|iML.-- ■-• ~ a -,v H«nap«natea ooreaQld Sogw. Hcnnipanak*flrißM-nymMM^-..... • Hegapftjinfat '*’ Hera^p«*tocatt«'PU»£»flo,tt^FiaP. . • Hett»p«aaka cnrtt Hemapsaikacure* X4rerOoam£*int. .-.ywwp— lst CTUMaII«?» flwW •. smoiriomreoß-. --A y v •V j: i- *