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THE EVENING STAR | Bn FUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNUON, (SUAD4Y BXCEPTED,) * af THE STAR BUILDINGS, goers Purn's Avaxus ann lita Staxge, + ar W. D. WALLACH, OE by carriers at a ~ XX. ' Coun Curt severe ustil PROPOSALS. BOPOSALS FOR WOOD. Duror Quanreni iv Orricn, Corner Biahicensh and G str H Wasnmerox. D.0., Deeember 18, 1082. BSALED PROPOSALS for the a of six thous- and five hundred (6,5) co:ds ef Wood, more or ees, to the Government will be received at this efice until Monday, the 29th day of December, at twelve o'clock m. at the rate of 19 cents a week. Bingie < ; in Wrappers, Two ONNTS. . OL, __ AMUSEMENTS. WASHINGTON VARIETIES, NINTH STREET, * NEAR PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB. PROPRIETORS....__.....A HAMBLIN & 00. ACTING MANAGER ......4. M. HERNANDEZ BUSINESS MANAGBR.......JAMES PILGRIM Eben ing St WASHINGTON, D. C.. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1862. AMUSEMENTS, FORD’S NEW THEATRE, ‘mNvH Graper, Apovg Pexxa. AVENUE, Mr. Joun T. Forp.. +s aad P: jetor "(alla of Holliday Bivast Theafts Bateman GREAT SATURDAY NIGHT BILL! Our lovely and accomplished artinte, MISS CAROLINE RICHINGS, N°. 3,065. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. [ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.} oe FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. HEADQUARTERS, Dec. 19.—All has been quiet peeps orp ater 3 two shots fired from our hill- side batteries to disperse gathering bands of Tebels on the plain opposite. The enemy | LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH. ee CONFEDERATE ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG. Official Report of the Rebel General Lee— Eighteen; Hundred Rebel Killed and . R. Cobb— ‘W eunded-- Death of Ge Gen. Maxcy Gr: . T. rte! — strong] t the Five Hundred a a) Wood to be hard, sound and marchantable. BEST COMPANY IN AMERICA! Assisted by the popular setor, malntalaa peacefal siituds ried oe mee r Sect t@ fest iong, and split te the ordinary size of CROWDED AND DELIGHTED AUDIECES! | ~ MR. PRTER RICHINGS, on this side. The Wood to be delivered at Forts Albany, Craig, * In the Great Wierd Spectacie, Several members of the committee on the e; oodbury. De Kalb, Cor-oran’ LOOK at tus BATANELLA! conduct of the war from the Senate and House So ES ~ z nett, Hazy rie Erber Titen a: d Marey ; also ARRAY OF TALENT. THE POWER OF LOVE! of Representatives arenes to-day examining The Richmond Dispatch contains the follow- Loudorand Hampshire Rail - —— The BR i Ballet T: , the Full Chorns, | ‘nto the causes of the recent repulse and | ing: pal gs pene ve pee Ci ccmpaeics Dramatic Company, Mr. Bishop, Mise Grabai and | V@cuation of the southern side of the Rapa, |e DESPATCH FROM GEN. LER , ont AES < sa cee bot, cor ie A, M, HERNANDEZ, all the favorites appearing. per They are guests of Gen. Sumner to- Hxapgoarrens, sean FREDERICKSRUKG, im ranks four (4)-feet high ; delivery pot din: AND HIS TALENTED TROUPE, Apmission—Drese Qirele and Parquet, 5 eta.; | EDT: . . p momen ae ad atilge contedmowsered snd | whegy entortainments far oclipse im splendor and | Orchestra Seats, 76 eta; Family Circle, 23cts.; Pri: | A) T'Ports of onr losses in the Jate battle | Dec. 16, 182.—As far as can be ascertained this inspector will be designated onthe p rt ofthe | magnitude anything of the kind heretofore at- Dids that he may deem too ae or a OWARD L ARTZ, vate Boxes, Mr. FRANK DREW in his great character of make the number less than has been reported— stormy morning, the enemy has disappeared in The troops who had so gal- Five nap crews eve -enee ennme Tew copies .......-e..--.—-. 0. 900 ‘Twenty-five copies. 00 thereof. : ; . | lees than 1,400 killed and $,000 wounded, a belie org | Government to inspect and measure the wood, and i rs open at 6% e’clock; performance eom uv * our immediate front, and recrossed the Rappa- | were ki sixty prisoners taken. mer an doce bot synform tothe above spec'dea- | “PEA. a OE ARANCE ” pet old Gasca — womndad oe Woert tee prisoners, and took | Bannock, I presume he is mediatinga passage eid Also aaj to Bae dispersed the Peter's TES cortrac Clee ins delivery Of eai2-woed will Of the Celebrated Bthiepian Comedians, GROVER’S THEATRE. abont ax many. at some other point. R. E. Lex, Crck Meme Guns@e and a band ef Kentetky teeky expire on the Sth of June. 158. | J. H. BUDWORTH, 5. H. BUDWORTH, » PRNNSYLVANIA AVENUE, near Willard’s Hotel | New Yorx, Dec. 19.—A dispatch from the General Commanding. | along the Kentucky State Line, tte be made at the end ef each month | J) H! BUDWORTH, 3. H. BUDWORTH, | ppowaap Gaovzn. Mamaezs | “rmy of the Potomac, dated yesterday, eays 7 . Glen the weed datinered during anid wacoth. i 3. BUDWORTH’ 3.1 BUDWORTH! | a thet Wout our dead were pored tan et GEN. LEE'S OFFICIAL REPORT. GoxpsBoro’, Dec. 15.—All Ley: 4 The eis ane ROPOSALS. es W. 8. BUDWORTH, le THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING. and 415 to-day. Nearly all the dead found | | The following oficial report of Gen. Lee was | fight of ecieae ond. Be, abo- TaUK! appear in the propewal, = i | A W. 8. BUDWORTH; | QRAND SELECTED COMEDY PERFORMANCE. ike Area Fron Ge oe risriscs | wuligicdkcies won eee PEA. Dox ir depredations on the citigena have been of al she partion mutt soqpar.ct cee ad wi ge | WhO iM appeer te Piece MnIy Popaine Neste LAST NIGHT POSITIVELY * outed, im the: eae Pera eanatiod 482 tBe | 17, 1802—Mo the Hon. Secretary of War, Rich. | ‘ne Same Mala teer setione. | a po! iy a7e wounded, in inte battle, is smaller nin m i, ing it ; — OPEN EVERY NIGHT! or any battle fought during the war. In Gen. | @"¢, Va.—Sir: On the night of the 10th the }_ Gorneno’ Deo. 15 ‘The report of artiery y heard from disloyal parties will not be con DICK SANDS RR SE Oa Reynold’s corps the official reports of losses is | €nemy commenced to throw two bridges over in the direction of the line. an oath of ailemiance must accompany The Wonderfal Cl Dan. | PRINCIPAL MEMBERS OF THE DOUBLE COM. | as follows: Gen. Doubleday’s division, 190; | the Rappahannock, above Fredericksburg, and Me te laarenicd ta Case Severs. | initateit ante Lame conten: | oo aa PANY. Tronehard | Go. Gibbons’s division, 1,160; Gen. Meade’s | the third about a mile and a quarter beiow, | 4XXVIIth CONGRESS—THIRD SESSION z | Kel in an. rene vis 1,480. 2 H WR Eo eae oe a 5 eo vant should be sanis eeza ee | tre QORESTE BROTHERS, 2 | betty Hough as... x “Mary Meredits ahyiston, 1,00. | Total 200. near the mouth of Deep Run. The plain on | $rx47%— After our report closed yesterday— we - reat ero! an yronasts. Hi - Setchell as. . - ty rene >: yi Frede: com ; r. Ly resen Memorial from posale for Wood." ARANTER. — | 3.1. Barrett as. . Lord Dundreary FFOsf FORTRESS MONROE. eee capri peperleinig omnes lh. “! word ne The responsibility of the guarantors must be PILGRIM AND PAUL BERGER ke Re ke. Fortress Monnox, Dec. 18.—Owing go the | COmman: Toray, that ee nena, in pOS- | aeteees af iamueh be teneee shown 4 he official certificate of the Clerk ofthe | < IN ANEW ACT. ocumin. | ee Titres heavy gale blowing, a fleet of nearly 140 ves. —s — ny, mers no effectnal Oppo- 4 the capture ef the pearest District Court or of the United States Dis- | J. W. LAN TBs J. A. ALLEN, &e2" Ny) Monday next—PA ETE. sels Of all sizes have put in here. British | ‘ition cou offered to the construction of the | triet Attorney. { nd J. A. 7 &e, { _ MW” Admission 50, 25, and 75 oente. bark hore C: He: a . bridges or the passage of the river without ex- | The ability of the bidder to All the contract. | en i - — ein penile The Gap enry; and the crew | Losing our troops tothe destractive fire ef ins | to the Stateof I it be awarded to him, must be guarantied | The entertainment will commence with the Bur- j WASHINGTON THEATRE. are in peril. The Cadmus leayes this after- numerous batteries. | Rete 5 . 0 responsible persons, whose signatures must lesque entitled j : a = noon to go to the rescue. Positions were, therefore, selected t | Mr. Powell called te the guarantee, and said gnarantes UN BALLO IN MASCHERA. CORNER ELEVENTH AND © STREETS, Gen. Corcoran ix at Fortress Monroe to-day. | nic savenre amet coosine! tee ceo = | Ting of the Secretary must accompany the bid. | Pete, the Doorkeeper....... 3. W. Landis | Lessers....... azo & Co. convention held yesterday afternoon at } ie fava OUI ite wrindiiar cent an | ak bea toet ders must be present in person whon the bide | Pete; the Doo! ‘Paul Berger | Bosixess Maxacen og ioeses | Norfolk nominated John McCloud for Gon- | thé Rappahannock,its winding courseand deep | NaC been F are OF their proposals will not be consid- Stace Maxacen.. Funy- G. Hakone | gress, to represent the third district. The elec. | Dvds afording opportunity for the ch ofourar, | Tested them for damages, which im the sum of ten thousand dollara, signed MONDAY. Desember 2 tion will be held next Monday, in conformity | Of Bridges a the baeee pp lg eed ‘Dy | by. Messrs. Morrill, Powell and Grimes. by th tractor and both of his guarantors, will NEW REGIME! with Gen. Dix’s proclamation. peel many The latter, sheltering psec The os ie bill was taken up, and several eee ee ee Te Spm sialng FEENGH Danse mises This favorite Thedtre will be opered Union Success im North Carolina—Captare | behind the houses, drove back the "working | vervalamindments were made, FORM OF GUARANTE: NE! A ' FOR THE SEASON! ° ngston. parties of the enemy at the Ss opposite to — After closed— We—, of the county of —, and State of —, | Professor of the Art. “ti “ALM Wernander | py the xind Sere tisiea of Mus. Jons Burw, of Fortress Monroe, Dec. 19.—Gen. Foster's | the city. But, at the lowest point of crossing, | _ Mr. Delaplaine moved the appointment of @ gnd— ofthe county of —,, and State of —, do go Lady of Instruction the Arch Stre-t Theatre, Philadelphva, forces have taken Kingston, N.C., capturing | where no shelter eould be had, our sparp- | select committee of three to inquire as to the aecbee ct ds Geet ee te MR, FRANK DREW, 500 prisoners and 11 pieces of artillery. shooters were themeelves driven’ off, and the | causes wbich led to the results at Predericke. ia co with Fras proposition, see . ' kingston is a post village of Lenoir county, | completion of the bridge was effected about | DUrg, with power to send for Persone and thag§ should his proposition be accepted, he The laughabl the Popular Comedian, will appear for a limited {| ,[ ; will at en ® contract in accordance PADDY GO EASY, riod, ina series of hia world-renowned Musical | N.C. and is situated on the Neuse river. tis | noon on the 11th, ie oy epi . THE BOY FROM TULLEGABRAT. Burlesques and Comiealities. distant trom Raleigh, in an air-line drawn ina | | On the afternoon of that day, the enemy's | rT. McKnight moved wg oy the Military Should the contract be awarded him, we are pre- y ; —— southeasterly direction, about 70 miles, but is 74 | batteries opened upon the city, and by dark | Committee to inguire into expediency of pared to become his suretien. a Paddy Go Easy. Mr. James Pilgrim. MONDAY BVENING, Dec. 22, miles by railroad. It is much farther by the | bad so demolished the houses on the river bank | pom ape. bea duties of the Qi ‘Gens (To this gusrantee must be appended the official | Mr. Blametight._. + Mons, P. Berger. First night of the Great Drama of turnpike yoad, which is anything but straight | as to deprive our skirmishers of shelter, and, | €ral’s office among @ifferent bureaus, the ee eee det ven ta Minette: MANLY EXHIBITION OF GRACE, RIP VAN WINKLE; in its couryp. It is distant from Newbern about | under cover of his guns, he effected a ludz- | Of each to be held responsible for the perform- tte a STRENGTH AND AGILITY, Or, A LEGEND OF THE CATSKILLS, 33 miles bY railroad, aud about 40 by water, | ment in the town. ance of the duties By the acknowledged superior Acrobat and Gym- and nearly that distance by the turnpike road. lantly held the position in the city during the : to. Mr. Buffinton called up Senate bill to facili- i ptain and A.Q. M., U. 8. Army. Rir Vas Wiskxe, with the song of It has not heretofore been of much commercial | severe cannonade during the day, resisting the | tate the disch: of disabled soldiers from the aes me ALS are a: “until the 23d : nares RIP VAN ‘WINKLE'S "WARNING. importance, except as the capital of Lenoir | advance of the enemy at every step. were with- | army, and for the i of convalescent Si ef December uate, for supeiying the United Gu the tiles am Bar aoe mal ee Ag por e teg pen county, whieh has an area of about 450 square | drawn during the night, as were alsothoce camps and hospitals, Daistence Department with 5,000 head of . Vailem: the Celebrated Clog Dance. s---++.--.+--2.Dick Banda. Breakneek Act, on the Nigger Leap for Honor, W. Landis and J. A. Landis. ttle on the hi Byres on 3 be delivered at Washington, D. Es animal to average 1,300 ‘tle admi . Twenty per cent. of the purchase money | mente. The cast will embrace the STAR COMPANY OF WASHINGTON, miles, or about 25,000 acres. This county is, | situated in the southeastern part of North | in 1650 numbered 7,829, and in 160, 10, who, with signal tenacity, their post at the lowest bridges. Under cover had maintained | {Tt e Dill provides that there be added to the resent ical corps of the army two medical a lina, and is intersected by the Neuse river, | of darkness, and of 2 dense fog on the !2(h, a | nsp: ctor generals and eight medical 5 ks including ch is naviga 3 t x fore iv to Le appointed by the Preefdient, to be orc delivery to b eonorabuat the’ = “eae : 3 ‘ . ¥ iu parly level, and the soil y of a | guns on the left. surgeons in volunteer service, without Rip UTE Z 4 TH ‘itz F, ») nearly level, an e soil generally of a sand: 4 = F Baap sennomaient Ai oy el bate a a Music Benes (Goruct solo ote anaes: (hate RS MULZY Jos nature, The county was formed in 1791, rod On the morning of the 13th, his arrangements , Teeard to their rank when so erlected, but with t may direct. 600 head of Onttle per woek —— (Her first Bpearance thie season,) | named in honor of Gen. Wm. Lenoir, xn oificer | for attack being completeu, about 9 o’clock—the | Sole regard to qualifications.* Their duties ehall be required to be delivered under this eontract MISS LUCY AT THE SIOREE. MRS, KWIT. in the war of the Revolution. The population | movement yeiled by a fog—he advanced bold- | be the’regular and a of all A bond with good and suffivient security will be nd Company, CLARE, military general hospitals convalescent rs M, Hernandes, Miss Marshall MR. W. H. HAMBLIN, , of | ly in large force against our right wing. Gen bexelsinad Gelli the compistion ef the ae ® CHiie § ptt ;eypearance for two years,) whom cuomhalt [were aiayes.) Ls ae ae sare gee Lampson | nateto eouemneente charge of such spinels y “s ee a . i t 8 i the heights to th a- | Ami camps all soldiers who may in their from coptractors who have previously DONNYBROOK FAIR; ee ae hare oop eee eee hanuock, above Fresietickskeng sation Bie, | opinion: Btsukioct mat ae "irom the ser —— :A Smear wor Lidar Pe ner ° OULD IRELAND. UR! GW. FARREN.”’ Rebef loss in the Battle of Fredericksburg— art, with two brigades of cavalry, was posted | Vice on surgeon's certificate ity, or gons. or where the bidder ix not present to respon OR, LIFE IN I . ak CR REN 2,300 Billed aud weunded—Gens. Gregg | in ‘the extension plain on our extreme right, | subiciently recovered. Se be petumed te thor Baines of firms shouid be stated in fall, with | Dennis McCarthy, Colman, Dick Sands, Moreste MR. GASPARD MAEDER. and Cobb killed—Capture of Kingston 2 ? : Brothers, A. Leham. and Ladies. The two Roman Gladiators To conclude with the Comic Pantomime of THE COOPERS. -A. M. Hernandez, precise address of each meraber of the firm. Payment to be made in certificates of indebted- mess. er suck other funds as Government may have fer disburrement. t. to be accompanied by tw: rected 10 COL A BECK WIT, enti far Beef Cattle.” ....Moreste Brothers, rantees and . D.C. and. C., and endorsed To be followed by “NEW THEATRE,’ By Mr. Withers’ Creieagarky Oxcussrra, To conclude with the finert extravaganza ever written, called confirmed. is New York, Dec. 19.—The Richmond Dis- patch of the 16th instant says the Rebel loss at the Fredericksburg bat:le is 2,500. Eleven hun. dred wounded had arrived thereon Monday night. They lost Generals Gregg and Cob), | As soon as the advance of the enemy was dis- covered through the fog, Gen. Stuart, with his accustomed promptness. moved up his section of horse artillery, which opened with effect upon his flank and drew upon the galiant Fel- ham a heavy fire, which he sustained unflinch- | ingly for about two hours. Joint resolutions of thamks to Lieut. Worden, of the Monitor, and Lieut. Morris, of the Uum- berland, were passed. Sedgewick offered aresolution — 3 requesting Form of Guar: Several large Patent Heatera have been intro- MAZEPPA;: and many field oflicers. The 3d South Caro- | In the meantime the serif was fiercely en- | the Secretary ef the Navy to inform the House ~ We. ofthe sounty of ~,and Stateof—.do | acted into'the hall end the bevidhey semen ee | or, THE UNTUS EE Rock ING HOKSE! Jina regiment was nearly annihilated. countered by Gen. A. P. Hill's Division, iorm- ; tht amount received from the sale of prizes, the tee that ——is able to fulfil the eon- | and comfertable. e Introducing Mr. FEANK DREW in the new char- | , The Dispatch contains a telegram from Golds- | jug Gen. Jackson's right, and, after an’ oben. Serta with the terms of hia propoai- iad anda coker Tato otraet la goeedeens ene eect acted in, wo we guarantee must be te each bid.) sawn bythe arial certificate of the Clerk of the istrict Court or of the United States Dis- : which do not comply with the above wee BMY BUPPLIES, ARTRRMASTER, Orrics oF THE oS piwg eptember 2, is8a.§ - Parquette and Family Circle. Orchestra Chaire. Private Boxes... Doors open at mence at 7%. CANTERBURY HALL! LOUISIANA AVENUE, wear Sixtu Steger, Im ihe rear of the National Hotel. int Immense success of M’LLE ANNETTA GALLETTI, and Mons. E. VELARDE, acter of MONS. ROBERTO HERR HELD HERRMAN, Who will perform s number of tricks, prong. which will be THE MYSTERIOUS UMBRELLA! — = MAGIC CaTs! CHARMED MONEY: Also, his wonderful ane of THIRD SIGHT! Oricinal Fffvts. Tricks and Transfrmations ! SEN-B FRANCINO DREWINI In his extraordinary Equestrian Performance on ap imaginary BARKE-BACK STEED! Finishing with the arrival of the ORIGINAL GIDEON’S BAND: Pricks or Apwission.—Baleony Chair: Orchestra Seats, 75 cents; Parquette, £0 boro’, stating that 3,000 Rebels fought the abo- litionists at Kingston, the day before, from § to i o'clock in the afternoon. After driving the abolitionists once, the Rebel Gen. Evans was compelled to retire, leaving the yandals to oc- cupy the town. No report of the loss is given. The town was greatly injured by the Union bombardment. THE WAR IN TENNESSEE. New York, Dec. 19.—Special Nashville dis- patches to the Tribune, dated on the 18th, state that General Dodge, with hia cavalry, has been fighting General Forrest all day in the vicinity ot Corinth. Forrest has 4,000 men and Dodge 2,500 cavalry and five pieces of artillery. Mor- nats combat repylsed. Dur this attack, | which was L3 ac ted and hotly contested, two | of Gen. Hill rigades were drawn back upen | our second li Gen. Early, with part of his division, being ordered to his support, drove | the enemy back from the point of weods he had | seized, and pursued hum mto the plain, until | arrested by his artillery. The right of the enemy's column, extending beyond Hill's front, encountered the rightof Gen. Hood, of Longstreet’s Corps. he enemy took pos- session of a small copse, in frontof Hood, but were quickly dispossessed and repulsed with locs. During the attack on our right the ene- my was crossing troops over his bridges at Fredericksburg and massing them in front of disposition of the proceeds, &c. he bill making Uons for invalid eusions was taken up Committee of the hole, and afterwards M: jouse in vidually. Mr. Crissfield addressed the House on the President's message: and was followed by Mr. Kelly. Adjourned til] Monday. PEREMPTORY QRDERS TO Gz. BuaeerpR ToACKOSS THE RIvER.—It is asserted that Gen. Burnside has publicly declared that he nthave crossed the riverin the face f-rmidable works of the aon A and stermed them, but for imperative orders Washing- mee ton. L8 are invited for furnishing for the use in th ily Circle, 25 cents; Private Boxes, $5. gan is reported to be moving to cut off the | Longstreet’s line. : tiers # ofthe nrmy chine Potomee the folowing articles ee of ea) bees emcees it the Warld. “peornopenar {ss ; to begin at 75s precisely Louisville and Nashville raitroad. It i re, | Soon after his repulse on our right, he com- anos Wane cons Smet aperente bene 8,900 tons best quality Timothy Hay, secarel: HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY EVERY NIGHT 2 TUESDAY, Second Night of Mr. EERARK | menced a series of attacks on onr left, with a 2: de 2)-2t Daled, the weight ofeach bale tobe mark LAST WEEK. A NEW BILE TO-NIGHT. DREW. ported that General Van Dorn, with 50,000 men, has arrived at Stevenson, Alabama, to join Bragg. Kirby Smith is reported as moving | view of obtaining possession of the heights im- mediately overlooking the town. These re- been the language of the President a day or two since in conversation: «I | a 3 eyainat Gen ‘ yn ‘ toward Lebanon ‘o Support Morgan. The y the Waskingion anit frill ag age ~ oy | Dareelas’s erasing nemeraee tne areal 5 * |. Wal- - the beet quality oo We neewoned | rie beautiful Daler entitied 1862-3 PRESENTS: 1862-3 | Li iiwo. “They had 2500 at STurfreseseet | ton, and a portion of MeLaw’s division, winch | eeluy’s works, tothe military knowledge and accompanied by the endorse- ATA b, ‘ — 000. A ie persons that the eo Or, Tae StuvIo oF SarvaToR Rosa, Bids will be opened from time to time as the ar- }— ty "be needed, and contracta will be — he evant Siase of opening SKE of opening. aieee right ie reeaeed to accept all or any part of Continued success of the Beautifal Pair, MISS KATE PENNOYER, the lovely Danseuse. THE GALLETTI BALLET TROUPE and be endorsed “ Proposals for Hay THE NATIONAL BOOK STORE, MISS JULIA MORTIMER, the Queen of 8ong, and | No. 278 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Between,Eleventh and Twelfth Streets, FINEST, AND CHEAPEST yesterday. Their outpost is about eleven miles from Naehyille. General Rosecrans has dismissed a large number of officers for drunkenness and disobe- dience of orders. From California and Japan. Advices from Kanagawa, Japan, of the 10th occupied these heights. The lagt assault was made after dark, when Col. Aléxander’s bat- tallion had relieved tle Washington artillery,+ whose ammunition had been exhausted, and ended the contest for the day. The enemy was supported in his attacks by the fire of strong batteries of artillery on the right bank of the river, as weH as by his numerous heavy bat- about 1,500 killed aud wounded. Among the experience of Gen. Halleck. the General-in- Chief.”—Republican. S7 A curious fact came out lately before the’ Court of Exchequer, in The pre- rietor of a theater at Hcxtoh quarreled with Ar. Wilde, lessee of a5" the ud as to a commission due ® him, when it shown in evidence that Mr. ‘Wilde paid Leotara Sax Francisco, Dec. 19.—The steamship | tries on the Stafford Heights. = ‘ oat the cove roey Parent on THE COURT OF BEAUTY _ HAS THE LARGEST, Herman has been chartered, and takes the Mo- | “Our loss, during the operations since the aaa t00 0 eae yi wh EN. i Lapa and A. D’é., In New Dances To-night. pee Sages passengers to Panama. She sails | moyements of the enemy » Amounts tO | else. In other words. a French acrobat receives Onief . MR GEORGE R. EDESON ; es ee than the income of the Areh. former I regret to report the death of the patri- | jist, ‘Canterbury, three times that of EALED PROPOSALS are invited until tha ath | in the Jaughable Farce entitled : November have been received. A'private let- | otic soldier and statesman, ier General the 7 emicr, foe jum I from one “4 §' day of December, 1862. for furnishing the Sub- A CONJUGAL LESSON; ASSORTMENT OF ter says that all was quiet. On the 7th the Thomas R. R. Cobb, who fell u; our left. ancther at the risk ‘of neck. It te as Sens rom tat Washington, D. C., with Or, A NicuT WITH ram Soxs oy Marra, authorities Salsited tee American Minister with Among the latter, vrave colaier and ac- | much as that of the President of the United ‘ — 42 boing tires ‘salute ~ree nal ithe fiat deligery tobe Gommenced on or about Boors open, 634 o'clock; performance, 73. Le aes given by the Japanese to any foreign minister. Teen, cae$ Cage Dee h Rey a4 bo thimisely tot cms i x nee: jay of January, 1263, and a coisaien . entra, i . e Japanese vernment has ordered two % ity potin within thirty days from the frst deliy- —— OF ALL KINDS EVER BEFORE OFFERED IN | sloops of war and one gunboat mening io Fant. The enemy, todar® has bess spent | income of any an, Iawyer, judge, gen- . SPECIAL NOTICE. THIS MARKET all 64 guns—to be constructed in the United des ae eral or editor in the whole country, “Fie Hay te be delivered at Sixth street wharf, Th ent take pleasure in informing their ’ = ; ly engaged in crossi for his woun and and to be weighed anc . trons and the pubjjc generally. that, on the States, being the commencement of a complete | burying his dead. eae yisible in | | Tax “Wear le ls?” ar tum Navy Yarn. Bidders mast state in their bids the ice per Ko | Fw TY SECOND. OF || aCEsER ae AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Bteesnn eA ye — ee in line + ase but, with | The New York Post 3 ~ pounds at w ey will furDi : BI YHA a = the exception of some desu’ cannonading Fire maxing bide must state the nace of all WEEE, for the parposs of Remodcliay, Pacating, | dee13-Sw Wreck of a Transport. and firing between skirmishers he has nota | 22s Queer specimen of naval architecture ws The manageiment are determined to make the jes int 5 Payment to be made in certificates of imdebted- a fends Canterbury one of the most mi Ress or such as Government may have for nificent music be tion FUR WORKS: FLA Nuw Yorx, Dec. 19.—The steamer Black- stone reports that the steamer M. Sanford, wth tempted to renew the attack. About55i) prison- ers were taken during the engagement, but the All day yes. terday workmen penn a! greasing fitting the ways from w itis inte * i ded t a ILLUMINATIONS, &e. +00 troops of General Banks’ expedition, went | full extent of his loss is unknown. I have the 7 te be oors* to 9. A. BECKWITH, a. yy 5 See (or the parsoons, There will be. a A fall assortment of Roman Candles, Reckets, | ashore two miles south of Caryfoot reef. The | honor to be. yery respectfully, a SPY ge vet soda oo but _ D.0. and C.8.U.8 A., Washington. B. C., and raised parquet! ious eqllery four magnifi- | Fire-Crackers, Torpedoes, Cannons, Lanters, &c., | bark Gem:bok took off most of the troops and Your obedient servant, much disappointed on account oy endorsed “ Proposals for Hay. de 12 cent private boxes, &c.,&e. In S e Appi a &c.,for the Be = cargo, ana the Blackstone also took 200 troops, (Signed) General R.E. Les. and diminutive ce. Its 4 Gimnenaae Cas Sher Pomrany of ihe ) “pachoringhstesialy Trade penne NETON & SCOFIBLD'S, and towed the Gemsbok into Key West. a Pages apron ain: 4 almost ready pth on mee . ‘ > HALL, a ers ani ers’ Su; re, = OBILE, pe. 15.—. ti dai a Having purchased our entire thereby eusbiing Ladin Snd Children to witness | _de13 1m c 302 Ket neat Willards’, w@~Rather personal on Pope, this Anecdote. | Oxelona, Mise., 14th Be Farge ene) on ony hee oe, an IRON-CLAD.—As the bat- paral. * -— pa be Om y j } i d 7 J ry - clad steamer Montauk stocks for ange before the advance, 1Y Y | the Zire are aanuved that tuere will be notnizg al- H ATTENTION, SUTLEBS, iting PaeeHiolpEerince telat Nene | Hi routed Madde Caren tae day before ject | thirty-five tons, it is interesting to know to all who are in want of OABINAT | loved by the management inthe above perform- | KI. w. pITKIN. 00, PITKIN. | to the Chaplain of the Regiment that a good | terlayat Tuscumbia; no particulars recelyed. | RF entire crew will be lees than men. FuRsircnsr. When ot Odd Fellows’ Hail no liquor or efgare PITKIN & 00., ; Union soldier was given up by his Surgeon, | Thirty Yankee cavalry advanced within two | AN old ee uired a ship's of ch is now complete in every particalar, n the i E | WHOLESALE GROCERS, PRODUCE AND | considered in a dying condition, and desired Si three h and landsmen, and a heck te fi sold in the building. de 15-1w 5 'ERCHANTS, néi lying n miles of Baldwin to-day. Scouts report a large ue Sontlatay Smxise Ait, ho, contemeiate fer, —————> COMMISSION 8, spiritual consolation. The Chaplain, as in | force in the vicinity, and the cavalry, camped | &88Fd of marines. “These would maa four ot pho maker thelr selection ofus, “It js not CIAL NOTICE Spi ast Ce heed uty bound, went to see him, sat down by his | six miles south of Rumfee, are advancing this | RCW fashioned ships, and while every S2- ——. be Oa enlaxine, our. rast steok en- | § PEC To THE We have just ri red stat ee Gornelegtes cot, and talked of death and the resurrec- ! morning in this direction, * pounder on the frigate required the labor of ery article — CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON, Tilich weare ofering st lower eath prices than cat | 0M, And finally opened the Bible at random to | ""Rarstom Dee, 1@-cTbe bill to raise 10,000 eaelly ace ty ea poUnder of the Montank fe “ail'we' ‘ask is a call to satisfy yourselves. OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY. be bought in shis market jtlsewhere. Oreck oar ree ing te ty SS ae ee enon. troops for the defence of the State passed the y red * TELER & WILLSON, | firm residing in phia, : Iron Hail So. 315 Pa. avenue. ODEON HALL, | im buying over most other houses. Particular at- slaying so many Phillistines with the jawbone second reading to-day. Tux Cost or « Kree. Squire Ben bas i i , i The troops are to be taken fyom those liable | ton, of Cincinnati, 6 venerable oc 2-eotJanl ween 9th and 10th sta. The old and established Emporium of Clothing, ae to sutlers’ orders, ITKIN & Cl ofan ass. At the conclusion the soldier asked | to penitent hey The vote was close. Apre- | whose hairs are lisesi with ihe frosts — ;. BOTE that has for so many years supplied the citizens of ; del3im™ PITKIN & CO. | what beck he read that from. The Chaplain | “ample, disclaiming any intention to come in sixty-five winters, has been arraigned before OW ROTEL SW. BOTRLER & son POTHE EE ee ee ete eens) | J. FuGitis ° eee ee ES friend, Aare the Word of | conflict with the Confederate Government in | Justice Hampton, in Sry om the Ww. 2 ’ ce ma fort o} 5 3od.” si z ; te i i 8 . ii ' ii IMPORTERS, bow sapgitea pith he mont completeand fwmion | 9° yy uy BER YARD again, and at itsconclusion to sve the pook and | tis patter was voted down. No @ghting ap | charge of kissing Miss Lavina young WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS able stock that we have ever had the pleasure to . Aa chapter himself. The Chaplai to 1 o'clock to-day. The telegraph is under | and beautiful female, contrary to her wishes, 18 offer. SIXTH STREET, ze eae renee pean a plain | military surveillance. The ‘Squire was fined $1 and costs for the of- CHINA, CLASS, AND CROCKERY WARB, COATS. PANTS and VESTS of the mont desiry ire on Bukwatacansa Avawon) Ciel handed dim be Eile = nenia sxclalined, Cuanczstox, Dee 15—Theenemy'sgunboate | ence. — ble styles that cou ound in the market, ie PERRSTL VAX bbl | “Oh, dear! my eye 3 A; cape ypttrtmag sgeg Ace pey es Se eae E CUTLERY, SILVER-PLATED WARE, Our assertment of SHIRTS, DRAWERS, | : ERY: but tell me, Chaplain, honestly, isn’t Gen, John | Rave again been shelling in- 87 To make a Swiss soup, boil three pounds Eatrassta WARE. BLOO ‘TIN Goons, HOSIERY, GLOVES, as. cannot oe surpassed, | N TOE WE AEE OLD 200 BOON, NERVOUS Pope's pume signed at the bottom of that | re oe ee ene icitiea at | Of Poto%s, mash them well, And naa how iy : . id oD. 6. Ba cee . > oe nas > ee THER DUSTERS BRUSHES, | “LARGE STOCK OF MILITARY OVER-COATS, PAtiOe ee eee B2- Risliop Colenso, of Natal, who las stimed | Monday night, and was placed in the office of | jrre Uoll together, then add some spinach, a ated Weseralt EAUGE STOCK OF MILITART OVER COATS. | Br De. Fo SOULION, 2Hs AUTHOR 4X0 LECTOMNR: |. Tihe Tihealoniags, by sis BOM werk on tee | te een oe Placed ia acoftin | Hive parsley lemon arms, . = 4 HOUSEKEEPING 4° enerally, LARGE STOCK OF MILITARY oe anit, Book will be vent enatiy and rost Pato te | UD ine Theologians, by. his bold work on the | the J remained "anti Tuesday afternoon, when pepyer aud cali totems, Seorecaee i lvania Avenue, ARGE STOCK MILITARY DRESS COATS, i P.O. 3,606, y city, with udged by he Convocation. The Ar | the City Battalion an ublic Guard, with fall ~ ¥ code eA Ricwoen th nnd 10th strecta baker BTOCK MILITARY DRESS COATS. Iain ahiivoes, antttwilt be lorwaren taeellnes, | Diver iin cecmecis tie Pandan we | band, eseorted it to the Petersburg Depot, en | ©” ‘Be five to serve, adg two well beaten eggs. R. GODFREY’S ANT}DOTE WILL CURB LARGE STOCK LITARY PANTS. "DR. HOLLIOK’S Office is 599 Broadway. (22d November) that in the Session of Conyo- | route for South Carolina. 0 @? There areJn the Italian kij thirty- ML c s cation of the province of Canterbury next en- The Richmond Dispatch of Wednesday says | sour vacant sees. Seven of the eee GONOKRHGA in six No change of diet LARGE STOCK MILITARY PANTS. Hours, 10 till 2, daily except Sundays. suing he will move that the standing orders be | that at the Fredericksburg depot a sorry spec- 2 ‘Sardinia en E a Sut cesbern tne t i delicate Eee eee eee ee eee ae riner, pa Ee ar be a saepenucn, in order to the consideration of an | tacle was presented. Several flat cars, laden trey 7 tet gheerel fine eouy,onein Pasass Zonstitution, “it eontains no mincrals. Price @1 LARGE STOCK MILITARY VESTS. SE partner ,__| aildtess totlu. Upper House. praying the Up- | with wounded soldiers, were there waiting for | Siz in ‘Tuscany, three ie the twe in Bold by 8. C. UPHAM, 403 Ohesnut street, Phil LARGE STOCK MILITARY VESTS, 7 J. HEIBERGER & CO., per House to direct the appointment of a Coin ambulances to carry them off. About four citi- Umbria, three in Ni three in are elphix. and in Washi by 8. C. FORD. corne LARGE STOCK MILITARY VESTS. . Successors to nuttee of the Lower Houteto examine and re- | vens were there distributing some food to the | dither Meats have been tanned re treat gad, Fa, avenue; in Alexandria. by INDIA RUBBER goons OF ALL DESCRIP- port upon to tie Lower House abook lately | poor fellows who had been wet through | 000K .. Bramgiate IONS. VALISES, CARPET BAGS, &c. - iT —THE ( a OarSicd cn Up the none OCF J HEISERGER Our stock of BOYS’ and YOUTH'S CLOTHING the name ef F. J. HEIBERGER .F. Loupox & Co., CITIZENS’ AND MILITARY ERCHANT TAILORS, © METROPOLITAN published, and entitled “The Pentateuch and Right Rey. John. William Colenso, D. Look of Joshua critically examined, by the | by the | terrible rain of the night before, and were ing out in their Fags, pordty looking like human ngs, many of m having eaten nothing dioceses owing to their political miseonduct. @7 At the last monthly meeting of the Zoo- logical Society of pao it was announced ¥ (Late Brown’. i “ Ree . J 4 that the King of Italy had ited to & 00" was Dissolved by watual consent on the Soth is the largett and moat eee, lavect mines a4-tf 362 Pa. avenues Washi ton, D.C. Bishop of oh sae ae Long . = Co., “og sibicad atten been half famashed. | society two ibexes, two cna twopeie of August last. All those indebted = 0 Sri are | been offere Ibly be obtained in thia city ee c ine2,"—that the Lower House may deliver its | eumeniien . ivea at | Of Italian cattle: and the of Portags! a ‘Urgently requested to settle witheows Sour atthe thi oan — ‘ace ue at ODEON HALL corner 4 ett CIDER! LARIFIED GIDER! | °Piion to the Upper House touching the pro- | & ‘The ae = ic a cars, deg teed St oa | . ‘The number of visitors to the Gardens a J: H, KING.“ | gureceand Pa. trenue, the Great Cloining Mart st | “Y nave sunt received serschounety “Teorge 8. | ‘**aing (0.4 synodical udgment upon the book. | wine o'clock yesterday y morning, brougntdown | :O'the end of October was €56A58, aerngher ne ‘Washington city. ocw-eotf | adame” and J. W..” from Boston z, NOTICE —The subscriber, FJ. Heiber; ———_—_ = , senior am +9) large su Of Pure Mascachusetts GLARIFIND SEDER. whiek | ield of wheat is estima. forty of the wounded abolition soldiers. About 87” The Dublin Natior states that lectarcrs F | 2 lei cect = a at = | and others are going about Ireland wr of te firm, take asure in inform- LUDMAN t the lowest Ket price, in quan- | ted gt 20,000,000 bushels this year, being 1,750,000 | five o'clock yesterday evening another train | Perseading Behe {cleus andi the’ publi generally that he | ESPECTRU LEN Informs the Ladies that he | Fee Eee er aee ee ne nntaat ies, 1 bushels more than the crop of ini. Therehave | arrived over the same road, withthree hundred | men to enlist in the American service by Une i the business in all i esunder | >. just received from Paris a large and elegant ri riz = ah 5 ritle. and whi endeavor to meri’ 8 COD a favors of thei trons, ¥. J. HEIBEKGER & OO, ent of PATTERNS of every description, ior ladies and children, and would er; ey Hotel keepers, gutlers and all others in want of @ prime article oc Cider are invited to call and ex- amine this before purchasing elsewhere. which will yield 75,250,000 bushels, or anexcess over the crop of last year of 16,000,000 b ishels. | been 1,325,000 acres cultivated this yearin corn, | of our wounded, and a train was expected last night with the remainder and also an instal- | ment of disabled Yankees. idea that when they have Southern rebels, the Ai 4 ‘merican Government will turn gg England for her perfidies, and “ rs call att@ntion to bis assortment of OLOA “y; LEY A. SHINN Oaty will reach 10,000,000 bushels; hay, 1,000,000 | ‘The-eentral train also came in yesterday with | tree Irelan sep 16m Grisene’ Mit er aan cee ht a TORESSES and CLOAKS of every style made at no 2%-tf Vato Paving igi Bae a tone, sorghum, 3,000,000 gallons, nd potatoes | Rinety disabled abolition prisoners, an ENFORCEMENT OP THE Necro lLaw.—A negro PIANOS— PIANOS. theghortest notice. Fon’ se JIAGARA OOUNTY APPLHS.—}™ barrels double last ye: quantity.eThe State will be | report 1,500 of their comrades at the Junction, brought into Macon; coun by Brigadier General Eater: of ‘x xery low. Pour New ROSEWOOD 7_D street between sth and 10th. _410-Im* agara County Apples just reccived. They are Bone “Tin neweaie at-akeee ment bien Cane, | reek cal eecumaae CE nsaaet Onin ons | ram fleet, was arrested recently at Bunker I/il pie nares than conto tos | FOR BALE A ove HOKSH OOUPE. Roqeize of | telocted end of excellons varieties, Cacnimit, | onscihind during the past year, masing ahs | SletNedaad baa met arvived up sett gfeiec | Sem need Gon areemns tetas nyc Apply 10 P.E. BRENAN, No. 24 North GEN. Mc! 5 Gay street, Paltimore, M de 4-im* | oc dey? Corner 15th st. and Vermentay, number in the State 250,000, i last night. About 2,050 of our wounded haye VY non Of law.

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