The New York Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1863, Page 6

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CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, 685 Broadway.—Bor- wgsques, Songs, Dances, &¢.—DousLe Bepoxy Room AMERICAN THEATRE, Ni Pantominus, BURLESQURS, 4c. BROADWAY AMPHITHEATRE, 435 Broadwav.—Grw- WaSTIO AND EQvestTRIAN PERFORMANCES, 444 Broadway.—Baters, Fitz Foopims Voracr. HOPE CHAPEL, 718 Broadway.—Ta® Sternoscortican OB MIRKOR OF THE UNIVERSE. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway. Cumiositigs anv LECTURES, from 9 A, M. til 10 P.M. HOOLEY'’S OPERA HOUSE, Boxes, Daxces, Burtusavxs, &c. Brooklyn.—Etaiorian TRIPLE SHEET. New York, Friday, December 11, 1863. : THE SITUATION. Affairs in the Army of the Potomac remain unchanged. Our correspondent at headquarters states, from reliable authority, that General Lee’s army occupies the following positions:-—Hill’s corps is around Orange Court House, where Gene- ral Lee has his headquarters. Early’s division ia near the Summerville Roads, at Morton’s and To- bacco Fords. Johnston's division is at Mitchell's, Brown's and Germanna Fords. From the dense volumes of smoke arising from the woods and batteries south of Raccoon and Morton Fords it is evident that the enemy are also in force there. Our latest dates from Charleston are to the 8th, and come from rebel sources. The despatches state that on that morning a brisk fire between Fort Moultrie and Battery Gregg was opened; that our forces have ceased firing on Sumter, and are altering their batteries and entrenching Gregg eastward. One Monitor had timber work around her sides to protect her from torpedoes. Rebel despatches still further confirm the re- treat of General Longstreet from Knoxville, in consequence, they say, of heavy reinforcements The rebel forces fell back to Morristown, where, it is said, they in- tended to make a stand. Their loss at Knoxville is admitted to be 600, principally in General Hood's division. Rebel accounts from Dalton, Ga., to the Sth say that our cavalry at Ringgold were attacked by the rebel cavalry on the day previous and driven a mile beyond the town. A numerons ficet is now on the track of the | received by General Burnside. Chesapeake which fell into the hands of the rebel, | pirates. The St. Jolin (New Branswick) Globe says that the scheme was concocted by rebel NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER Ul, 1863.—TRIP lieved—“and believed less now than ever’ —that he or any of those who heard him would ‘ever live to see two separate nations within the con- fines of the present United States.” He de- nounced the war of the slaveholding ‘“aristoc- racy” as a war waged against democracy, with the object of erecting an empire of slavery. England has positively declined to take part in ‘the projected Bonaparte congress. The “in- spired”’ journals of Paris assure us that all the | Continental Powers, with the exception of Austria, have ‘acceded in principle’ to the Emperor's proposal, and that the Emperor of Russia's reply is ‘conceived in very conciliatory and courteous terms.’ Nevertheless it is stated that the Emper- or Alexander demands a preliminary ‘‘programme’’ of the subjects which the congress is to discuss and the powers which it isto exercise. The Lon- don Post says that the Pope is determined on not sending a representative to the congress, unless he is assured beforehand of the restitution of the provinces which were seized from him by Victor Emanuel. War was expected throughout Germany on the Holstein question. It was said that ten thousand volunteers are to enter Holstein, and the people are to take up arms for the Duke of Augusten- berg, the new claimant for the duchy. The French iron-clad fleet had a successful cruise to Madeira. The vessels were at Teneriffe, and would soon return to Cherbourg. A rumor, circulated by the Russians, to the effect that the Poles were about to lay down their arms, has been denied in a proclamation of the national government, which announces a continu- ance of the war as the only means of saving the country. The panic with which the Exchange at St. Petersburg was lately seized had somewhat subsided; but great uneasiness still prevailed in commercial circles in that city. The betting in London was still in favor of Hee- nan in his fight with King. Advices from China, dated the 26th of October, state that a French officer had been murdered by the Japanese, that reparation was immediately demanded, and that ‘“‘war by the combined Frenoh and English forces was generally expected.” The Liverpool cotton market ruled very strong on the 26th ultimo, atan advance of about one penny over the quotations of the 20th of November. Breadstuffs were firm and without change. Pro- visions were quiet and steady. Consols closed at 988% for money in London on the 26th of Novemb MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. By the arrival of the steamship Ariel at For tress Monroe—that vessel having been compelled to put into port in consequence of the stress of weather—we have very interesting news from Central and South America. Serious troubles have been installed between the neighboring re- publics of New Granada and Ecuador, the facts of which are fully detailed by our correspondent. The intelligence from Chile, Bolivia and Peru is of great interest to those related to these republics by trade and commerce. There is much also said of the great ship canal of Nicaragua, which is progressing under very favorable auspices. The news from the other republics is also full of in- terest. The temperature yesterday was the coldest we have had this season. The wind was exceedingly sharp, raw and penetrating, and at intervals blew quite furiously, raising the street dust in vast clouds and whirling it in every direction where there was the slightest possibility of incommoding humanity. The cold congealed almost every pud- dle, gutter and pond—except that in the Park—and laid the foundation for small skating for a couple of days. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday at one o'clock, John Il, Henry, Esq., in the chair. Alder- man I’arley oflered resolutions of condolence with the family of the late Colonel O'Meara, of the Ninetieth Illinois Volunteers, and formerly a cap- tain in the Tammany regiment, and recently killed at Chattanooga. The resolutions are eulogistic | of the character and daring of the deceased, and tender to his family the use of the Governors’ Room for his hody to lie in state. Unanimously adopted. A resolution was passed directing Mr. Valentine, the Clerk, to affix the official seal of the city toa bond necessary on an appeal to the Snpreme Court of the United States, at Washing- ton, against a verdict for $10,000, rendered in the United States Supreme Court of this city for an agents in that city, and that the parties concerned were sent from there to New York, where they went on board the Chesapeake armed and ready to St. Toh It is stated in carry out their purpose. that the cargo of the steamer was shipped hy rel ler and con- tion of No evidence of this fact, agonts with the inter izix veying her to the S however, has come to light took Captain Parker, formerly of the private The Ch Sable yeste h the decla lamation providing It appears that 2 0 coal at St. John, but took tion, who took command of her was reported to be near © The first instance in wi! the Pres! for the pardon of Aration of ent in bis late proc ts, has been exercised fg in the case of Generai FE. W. Gannt, formerly of the revel army, but wlio, it will be remembered, le sued an address to the Southern 7 » Arka able doctrines and ady tecently from Little I canting his t ating a return to the Union. The President has extended to hin a full pardon, and returned to him all his a Which the perty, exec . proclamation very rigidly provides tor General Banks arrived at New Orleans with his staf from Brazos, Texas, on ihe 3d inst. There is oo further news concerning Lhe expedition. CONGRESS But little business of importan:: ed in Congress yeste: Tn the Senate notice we was transact: given of @ bill to cn courage enlistments in the navy, crediting such } enlistments to the military quotas of the States. Mr. Sumner gave notice of a bill repealing all laws for the rendition of fugitive slaves. In tho House notice was ¢ a billto per amit members of the Cabinet to seats in Congress, with the right of debate upon subjects perts to their respective departmen Upon batloting for chaplain, Rev. W. II. Ch ing, of the Unita rian charch, Washington, was clected Both houses adjourned till Monday EUROPEAN NEWS The steamship Bremen, Captain Meyer m Bremen 22d alt., via Southampton 26th, arrived et thie port last night. Mer advices have been ar ticipated. The steaiaship Etna, from Queenstown on the 246th of November, reached this port yesterday morning. Hor news is two days later A very large number of the steamers plying on the Clyde were unde’ ements for v Nassau, N. P., with es destined to r dlockade. It is stated that eo many of th sela bad been sold or hired for the purpose the steam service ou the river uld be almost suspended. The alleged rebel war steamer Pampero was ander strict seizure by the Pn pending the reault of an investigation of the cir. cumstances attending her Gtting Mr. Cobden, M. P., addressed bis constituents at Recidale in a lengthy speech on the 21th ult, After a glance at the proceodings of the British Paviia he passe review the leading foreign questions of th remarking, with vet gave io the Amerived wor, that ho gever bad be in t w h government jay, ! ing the sum ot ¢ | Charity, Forty-second street and ) Board of pro- | | og ” | articles injury sustained by Mr. Sheflicld (a resident of another State), in being tripped up by the stump of a tree at the southeast end of the Park. On motion of Alderman arly the resolutions donat- ,000 to the Sisters of M i and $2,000 to Sisters of nth avenue, were called up and unanimously adopted. The ourned to meet again this day (Friday | at one o'clock. The Board of Councilmen was in session last large @imount of routine business On motion of Mr. Brice, the Board adopted a resolution authorizing the Comp troller to draw bis warrant in favor of Charles A Stetson for the sum of $0,750, for banquet given Russian officers, and for the sum of 0 entertaining the returned volunteers lust spring. under the direction of the joint Committee jon National Affaire. On motion of Mr. Brice, the + Poard adjourned until to-day at one o'clock. lie anniversary of the New York Academy of Medicine took place last evening at the University | Medical College, No. 107 East Fourteenth street. Professor John W. Draper delivered an excellent n the occasion, entitled “The Histori- Houston street, evening, when 4 | was transac or oration uy cal Influence of the Medical Profession.’ There was quite a large and distinguished audience present | Judge Barnard, of the Supreme Court, imposed a | fine of $30 yesterday on Mr. John Boyd, a drug | broker, who refused to obey a subpana, and was | brougi. ap on an attachment. Mr. Boyd paid the | money ond was discharged from the custody of the officer of the court. The case of Butney, charged with the murder of Williams, the colored man, was submitted to the jury in the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday, | on the question of identity. Tie jury retired at | about half-past two o'clock; but as there was no | symptoms of their agreeing at the rising of the ; court Judge Sutherland ordered a recess until ten | o'clock. | ‘the argument of counsel in the Hopper will case was heard yesterday before Surrogate Tuck- | er. James T. Brady, counsel for the contestants, | occupied the attention of the Court, in an elabo- rate address of several hours’ daration, B. J Blankman and others were in attendance for the proponents. Some females suspected of smuggling goods into Dixie were recently searched by the provost mar- | halo} Memphis, Tenne Oue wore a bale of fine linen as a bustle. Her corset was filled with | gold coin, quilted in, to the amount of $1,200. Au- other had her form rounded out with padding made of d Her hose were found to con- ceal a qua of gentlemen's crav which | were swath about her leg ne third | lady's ample bust was filled out by a museum of ynsisting mainly of jew « thread, i medicines. ‘old market was wousually animated yosterday, ‘The Ivy, « | needle The and prices reached at the close 161, © was no money market, owing to the accumulation of capital, is easy, but the rate of interest does not go below seven por cont. There was no alteration in either government or State stocks, The report of the Secretary of tho Treasury | seemed to have very little edect upon tho general | marker The complexion of commorcial affairs was about (ho riay as on Ure day before, The rise im | Rold wos not t ene ony atlas Je-criptions of goods, both foreign and same yor en exert very gre tenes, yet & great amount of business dove in stocks, but the marker | was steady, and in the afternoon became quite tirm. The | domeatic, were Leld with more firmness. Tha amouat of business reported was modorate, aud there was Bo do- cided activity anywhere, At tho Produce Kxchango flour and whoat were a trifle higher, in sympathy with gold. Provisions were uachaugud, Groceries wore quiet, but a trifle bigber. Cotton was about tho samo. Petroloum was steady. Freights were firmor, with afair business. There waa a good deal of speculative ox- citement in corn, and for future delivery two large pur chases wore made, ono at $1 60 and the other at $1 60 per bushel—decidedly the highest prices ever bofore attained in this war—but the stock ia very light, not ex. ceeding 1,000,000 bushels, and this is mainly in apecula- tors’ hands. The President's Message Presidency. The art of riding two horses is not confined to the circus. It has been practised by poli- ticians from time immemorial. It is an old trick of the trade in this country; but, where one experimentalist has thus made a successful run around the national course, a dozen have been thrown to the ground. Henry Clay, for example—brought out in 1844, in opposition to the annexation of Texas—was persuaded to write aletter to Alabama in favor of the scheme, where- by, in losing the vote of New York, he was de- feated. He was thrown by the abolition horse in attempting to ride at the same time the con- servative horse. President Lincoln, on a much grander scale, has for some time been riding two political horses, and, with the akill of an old campaigner, he whips them—the radical horse “a leetle ahead”—through his Measage and his appended proclamation of amnesty to the rebellious States. During the last two or three years the Next he has given us some marvellous sur- prises in bringing forward the radical horse in front when it was supposed he had been hopelessly dropped behind. Thus, after re- moving General Fremont, and after roundly reprimanding General Hunter for dabbling in emancipation proclamations, and after pro- nouncing the thing as futile and foolish as “the Pope’s bull against the comet,” our facetious President astonished the country with an aboli- tien, mgniferty bigh completely cast into the shade the sinall experiments df Fremopt and Hunter. Again, after having peremptorily re- fused to listen to the demands of the radicals for the removal of Mr. Seward, and after having excited their wrath and threats of vengeance in the matter of the Kansas Missouri-muddle, ho exalts them in his Message to the seventh heaven of Mahomet. Next to a good joke, it is evident “Old Abe” is fond of a rousing sensa- tion. He will adhere to his proclamation; he will never abandon it. He proposes to receive back into the Union the robellious States only an free States. The radical horse leads the way; but the conservative horse.is not yet abandoned. Congress may restore the rebel- lious States in the readmission of their repre- sentatives to the two houss. Who knows? And then the Supreme Court may decide the emancipation proclamation as in reality nothing better than “the Popo’s bull against the comet.” Conservatives, behold the comfort reserved for you in the Su- preme Court. Have not both wings of the administration camp abundant cause to re- joice—the radicals in the sweeping abolition programme and proclamation of the Message, and the conservatives in the idea that all this is only another tub to the abolition whale? We think it must be confessed that the Presi- dent has done enough for each side to chal- lenge the support of both in the nominating convention of bis party. Mr. Lincoln repudiates the abolition plan of Sonator Sumner. Is not that something for the conservatives? He winks, with a mean- ing smile, at the restoration plan suggested by the Secretary of State to the French govern- ment. Is not that encouraging? He brings forward his own plan of restoration; but did he not, last year, bring forward his scheme of gradual emancipation, whereby the work would be consummated in the year 1900? Think of that, oh! ye complaining conserva- tives,and be consoled. But admitting that, while the radicals have cause to rejoice, the conservatives should be thankful, the question recurs, has President Lincoln cleared the track for another nomination and another term in the White House? This is a very interesting problem, and dif- ficult of solution, with the lights before us. There is the danger of a rival military bero ia the administration camp, or as the champion of the united opposition camp. In either case such a military hero as General McClellan or General Grant, for instance, with the army and the soldiers’ vote at his back, will be a formidable competitor. Finally, President Lin- culn having preclaimed bis platform for the succession, tbe active work on all sides of the Presidential campaign begins, and there may soon appear such complications and combina- tions in his way as to prove to Honest Old Abe himself that nothing is more uncertain or more subject to accident than the next Presidency. The Tre ry Report. We publish this morning the elaborate report of Secretary Chase on the finances of the coun- try. This review presents the condition of the monetary affairs of the nation in a much more favorable light than the public have generally imagined it would. It also gives us an idea of the magnitude of the work that our government has had on its hands, and shows how well and interest which the debt bears, millions during the coming fiscal year. | Should the war continue until the | lat of July, 1865, and the debt be swollen to twenty-five hundred milliona, our annual interest, even at present rates, will still be be- low that paid by England. The vast resources of this country, its hidden treasure and varied wealth, which are from day to day being de- veloped, will enable us to meet all this, and the people will not feel the burthen one-half as much asthe subjects of England feel theirs now. It will also enable us to rapidly reduce our debt when the war is over. What other nation of the world can present such a record? Here we are engaged in a gigan- tic civil war. We have been at work nearly three years in crushing out a rebellion of an extent and magnitude unknown to any other nation in ancient or modern times, and yet the burthen is hardly felt by the people. We eball soon show to the world that we can crush out the greatest rebellion of the world. And when the war ends, and every State returns to the family circle, we will add to the wonders the astonishing feat of actually paying off our enormous debt within the lifetime of the pre- sent generation, thus furnishing an example that no other nation ean follow. Let the growlers in our midst and the croakers in Europe put this in their pipes and smoke it. They will find it an excellent remedy for their agitated nerves. The Propo mn Congress—The Refasal of Engiand to Attend. By the arrival of the Etna we obtain two days later news from Europe. England has positively refused to accede to Napoleon’s pro- posed Congress to discuss and arrange Euro- pean affairs. Austria and Prussia demand ex- planations from tho Emperor of the French ere they can accept his proposal. The course pur- sued by England will doubtless influence other European Powers, and we may look upon the meeting of the Congress as highly improbable. The French Emperor’s project of a grand council of European nationalities, for the pur- BBW of Favnng and respongiog she poi map of that continent, is a niovemént preg: nant with the most momentous issues, and it is not a matter of surprise that the existing governmonts view it with equal alarm and astonishment. They cannot fail to see that it isa menace upon exsting institutions. It is palpable to all that the execution of the plan would convert monarchical Europe into a great federative republic, presided over by Louis Napoleon, to which all important questions affecting the general peace would have to be submitted. The various States en- tering into this confederacy might preserve their internal forms of government, questions of peace and war would be no longer in their hands, but in those of the congress; and it would bea diffieult and delicate mattor to de- fine accurately just where the powers of the State ceased and those of the confederacy commenced, and over what class of sub- jects the jurisdiction of the latter extended. These difficulties present themselves on the very threshold. And so we find Austria laying it down, as a condition precedent to her ac- ceptance, that the actual status of affairs shall be recognized, and that no proposition tending to a severance of Hungary or Venetia from her empire shall be introduced. In other words, she will go into it just to gratify the whim of the French Emperor, if she is assured in ad- vance that it is all a delusion, and that nothing whatever is to come of it. The Pope is reported by the last news to have givon in his adhesion to the plan. At first sight it might appear strange to find his Holi- ness willing to subject the control of the patri-* mony of 8t. Peter to the review of a council of laymen, some of them heretics aad most of them liberal in opinion; but in doing so he acted wisely, for one of the first re‘orms to be effected by the congress should inevitably be the removal of that last monument of the Mid- dle Ages, which is the chief obstacle to the unity of the Italian nation. And Pius tho Ninth reasons, naturally enough, that his chances are better if he is represented in the congress than they would be if be held himself aloof trom ils deliberations. As to Russia, there was perhaps neither the expectation nor the desire that she should take part in this Buropean conclave. Her recent snubbing of the three Powers on the Polish question has not been forgotten or forgiven. She is regarded, too, rather as an Asiatic than asa European nation. Besides, the question of Poland must necessarily form the leading topic of discussion. [t is true to-day, even more than it was when Talleyrand declared it in the Con- gress of Vienna, that the most exclusively Eu- ropean question is that which concerns Poland. And it is evident now, even if it was not so then, that the only way of solving that ques- tion in a permanent and satisfactory manner is to force Russia, Austria and Prussia to disgorge those huge morsels of Poland which they each swallowed, but which none of them can digest, and reorganize that kingdom with ,the boun- daries which it possessed before the first par- tition. Such important and difficult subjects as those to which we have casually alluded—questions of Poland, Italy, Hungary, Ireland, to say nothing of the Danish duchies—would come be- fore the congress which Louis Napoleon, with eighty-five easily the country bas borne the financial bur- then rendered necessary by the events of the war. The rebellion plunged us into one of the most extensive wars ever engaged in by any nation; but (be effect upon the country is noth- ing when compared to that produced upon lng- land by the wars of Napoleon. The debt incur- red by us will also be found to be much more easily removed. Our national debt at the present time is put down in round numbers at eleven bun- dred millions of dollars. It is estimated that on the Ist day of July, 1804, it will reach in round numbers about seventeen hundred millions. If the war should continue until the Ist of July, 1) 5 which does not seem pos sible with any decent management—our debt, according to present estimates, will reach the neighborhood of two thousand five hundred mil- lions, or a little more than one-half of the pre- seat debt of England. The debt of the British government is now over four thousand mil'\ions. | It is true that it bears a smaller rate of Vaterest than ours: but, counting it at the rate of three and a half per cent, she is paying am ‘annual in- terest of upwards of ove hundred and forty millions, The expenses of the Eng lish govern ment are so great that it is imporsible for her even in time of peace to rejuce her debt; but, on the other hand, the iv.exorable logic of facts shows that it must yradually increase. According to Setretary TUhase's estimate, our goverameps will bave ty pay, at tue cate of his wonderful sagacity and tact, imagined but never expected to see realized. But, even though be might not flatter himself with that prospect, he attains another very im- portant result by bis proposition, and it was probably the one which he had more particu - larly in view—that is, he succeeds in divert- ing the attention of the Freach people from himself and his internal policy to this project of a European congress and to the great ques- tions involved in it. The results of the last May elections indicated a wonderful change of sentiment in the public mind of France. The pitiful opposition minority of five ia the legista- tive body finds itself increased to thirty; and the worst of it, to him, is that this opposition represents the liberal sentiment of France, and includes such men as Thiers, Berryer and Jules Favre. All the great centres of population—- Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Havre, Bordeaux, Nantes—gave majorities against the govern ment, The election figures in Paria are in- structive. In 1857 the government candidates received one hundred against ninety-six thousand given to the oppo- sition candidates. In 1863 the government can- didates received only eighty-four thousand votes the opposition. And this success of the liberty was achieved inspite of all the patronage and power of the government, with the, freo- | dom of the press restricted and ¢he right of Lolding public meetings denied. The pria- ind ten thousand votes | LE SHEET. ciples contended for on the part of the op- position were the freedom of the prea, the right of holding public meetings and the extension of municipal franchises, including the election of mayors and common councils; and the public mind was influenced by complaints about the Mexican expedition, the embarrassed condition of the finances and the annual levy of 4 hundred thousand men for military purposes. This indication of the current that affairs were taking has not been without its due effect on the mind of Napoleon. He must have re- flected upon the fate of his two immediate pre- decessors, Louis Philippe and Charles X., who lost their thrones by the operation of just such causes as he new sees at work. He has prepared for the contingency by the public improvements made in Paris, which render the city more easily defensible in case of a revolu- tion, But he knows that the criticisms upon the policy of his government, which will now be heard in the Chambers, will be published in the journals; that the public mind will soon be operated upon by them, and that even the army will in time become inoculated with liberal ideas. He will probably be forced to relax im- mediately some of his repressive rules of policy; but he evidently calculates upon this great European project of his for changing the popular current and turning the thoughts of France ioto another direction. That, we take it, is the real motive and design at the bottom of the whole affair. Reorvrtixe ror tae Army.—Recruiting busi- ness is exceedingly active just now, and if our capitalists would sbow their patriotism a | Denmark, inating at little by subscribing for the county loan it would be still more se. Our banks did well yesterday. They subscribed $600,000 towards the $2,000,000. The Supervisors’ are likely to lose many volunteers for the want of means to pay the bounty. Our loyal citi- zens must come forward and take the re- mainder of the $2,000,000, and then our quota will be soon filled. Mr. Blunt, chair- man of the committee, received yesterday and paid the bounty of three hundred dol- lars for one bundred volunteers, and as mapy more blank forms for volunteering wore issied, It is an casy matter to make a display of patriotism at public meetings, &e.; but the money is what is now fantea, if men would be had and a draft prevented. Under ! the direction of the War Department, every per son bringing in a recruit for the regiments in the fleld is paid by the Provost Marshal fifteen or twenty-five do}lars. one-half of the community, apparently, into recruiting sergeants. Hence the rush upon the committee for blank forms wherewith to secure men. Some of these agents aro doubtless rogues; but when a blank is returned by one, properly filled, with the name of the Provost Marshal attached, the bounty must be paid. But whenever a fraud is detected by any one of these agents be is soon brought to the bar of Supervisor Blunt, and made not only to disgorge, but is re- lentiessly cut off from any further business with the committee. No less than three wo- men mado their appearance yestorday at tho rooma of the committee whose husbands had volunteered, and received, one but $50, one $75 and one $200. The chairman heard their cases, got up the papers, and found the names of the agents, brought them up and compelled them forthwith to pay over the balance due to these poor women, whose husbands were already on Riker’s Island. The work is so prompt that it is never found that the same agent is caught twice. All the committee now desire is money to pay the bounty. Pay or Navan Orricers.—We have received a letter from a master’s mate on one of our war vessels, complaining, and very justly too, of the inadeqifate pay received by officers of his rank; also showing the impossibility of an officer of that rank supporting bis family on his salary. It appears that the pay of a master’s mate is forty dollars per month whea in port, and forty-nine dollars when at sea, in- cluding rations. At the former he re ceives four hundred dollars per year, and at the latter five hundred and eighty-eight dollars. The actual expense of the officer, at the rate lowest figure—and that, too, without including | any luxuries, but simply counting those items that he is obliged to buy, and cannot under any circumstances avoid paying for—amounts to about four hundred and sixty dollars, living in « pinched style at that. This leaves bim only twenty dollars per anaum to support his family, on @ salary of forty dollars per mon(h, and one huadred and twenty-eight dollars on « salary of forty-nine dollars per month. We are assured that at least two-thirds of those men who: hold positions of that rank in ovr navy are men of families. Low is it possible, we ask, for them to make both ends meet? Is this treating men who are engaged in guarding our nation’s honor on the high seas and bat- tling for the restoration of the Union. as they should be treated ? We call the special attention of Rip Van Winkle Welles, of the Navy Department, to this outrageous feature, and also urge upon Congres9 immediate action upon this question. It is one of the first questions that our law- makers should take up. Let it not be said that mea iu the service of the country are obliged to grow poor and poorer every year that they remain in that service. Such. treat- meat is a disgrace to our natien. Taos Croton Comsissionnes.—-We want and must bave the names of the barbariaas who are keeping the streets of this great metropolitan city in their present impassable condition. We are willing to pay 4 handsome reward for them. Will some one be patriatic enough to do. the public and himself the signal service of finding them oul? Whe Navy. Aveusra Dixswons, 6.—The Augusta Dinsmore will sail on Saturday for Port Royal aod Koy West, carrying the mati#, a large number of passengers and a draft of men for Admiral Bailny’s squadrou, Letters and packages for these stations should be feat to the Lyceum to day or before ton o'clock to morrow Captain Pavcival Praytoa has bean detacted from ord nance duty at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and ordered to report to Admiral Farragut as bis Fleot Captain, As yet no one has bees assigued to Captain Drayton's place at the pavy yard voral thousaud persons visited the Re vita. | Italian ion-clad frigate Re ditalia yesterday, (bo roughly inspecting ber, and going away bighly gratiovyd at bebolding such a beantiful epecimen of Taval architecture, The officers who are ow oo beard, with a portion of the crew, were very kind ana corteous to the visitors, and the ship wasopeaed through out, 80 that every part of her was free to inspection, against one hundred and fifty thousand given to, | pas oight guns on board, aad as thoy wore of Ttotlan manufactore, they attractedfoonsiderable attention. Be goes 00 A trial trip to sea noxt week, uuder charge of bor own officers, 60 that no persone can be permitted to ac. company her, As soow after that is over and #be can be cwled, Ke., abe will go to Rea, Aad to ber home Nw more visitor 1 bo allowed an beard as it will iaterfore with Ube work of (he sU10, Opening of Skating. The skating season wad fairly inaugurated in Brookiya yesterday morning, when, despite the high and chilly winds, thore was very good skating on tho Washingtoa aud Nassau ponds, ‘There had, however, been [air skating for two days previous on the free ponds. The Union Pond, Brooklyn, E. 2., was Opened last evea- ing with & grand promenade concert. If the cold weather continues there will be good skating on all of the Brook lyn ponds to-morrow, There has been good skating in Jersey City sluce the day before yesterday Musical. A grand musical aod literary eutertainment will take place at the Academy of Music on Tuesday evening next, the 15th inst.,im aid of the Relief Fund Of tho Ladies’ Home for Sick and Wounded Soldiers. The followtog eminent artists have volunteered their services for the occasion:—-Madame Virginia Lorivi, Madame Strakoscb, Miss Lucy Simons, Mme. de Lussan, Mra. Jonny Komp- ton, Mra. Mozart, Mr. 8. B. Mills, Herr Steinecke, Hore Hatlemann, M. F. Gilder, M. Bergmano, M. Grafulla, u. de Cordova and Signor Muzio, The programme of this entertainment is most attrao- tive, which fact, added to its charitable object, will ao doubt cause the public to patronize the affair liberally. The opportunity to bear on one occasion 80 many artists of reputation is unusual. Sympathy with Denmark. SCANDINAVIAN SENTIMENT IN NEW YORK AND BROOK- LYN UPON THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUES- TION, BTC. On the 9th instant a aumorous assemblage of Danes, Swedes and Norwegians, composing @ large portion of the ‘Scandinavian citizens of New York and Brooklyn, met at the Scandinavian Club Rooms in Brooklyn, to oxvrees their feelings aud views apon the Schieswig-Holsteia west ion. Tho President of she club, Hou. J. D, Reymert, pre- sided, Spirited and eloquent speeches were made, and the fol- lowing resolutions were unanimous!y adopted: — Whereas, the German Confederacy, in its aggréssive the integrity of the natioual boundary of the dismemberment of the Denish nationality, at the sacrifice of which ought to rul ponding benetit to only upon the ambitious desires lead! for territorial acquisition; and whereas, auc! reasion is @ base attack upon the honor, right ationality of Den- Committee | mark, and an injury to the Beandin people generally; therefore, Resolved, That we will extend to the Danish government all the materia! aid and sympathy in our power to support {tin this ite most holy and righteous struggio against the Germau Powers, vi at itis expedient to call upon all Scandina- vians in this and other countries to furnish men and mouey in afd of repetiing the ambitious encroachments upon the nationality and integrity of Deamark. Resoived, That we are opposed to secession, both in Den- mark and the United States. A subscription of two thousand eeven hundrod and seventy-ve dollars was raised on the spot, and several pares were enrolled fora volunteer to be formed to serve iu Lhe approaching Schleawig-H inwar, Fu turo mootings will be held. A permanent organization was effected, and the following Officers elected:—Vaidemar Pockross, President; J. E. L. Lindstedt and T, B. Hoolt, Vice Presideuts; E. L. A. Chriatiansen end Julius Kopp, Secretaries. [,. ARNFBERG, Secretary of the meeting. City Intelilgence. uu kendid Yo Wa Covazy Vovoxrren Foxn.—The following subscriptiodd bave bean mide bd fhe County Voluntocr Fund:— aS ad Mechanica’ Bak s Fulton Bank.. 000 This hag turned | Rank of the State of Now York...2+- 000 United States Life Tosurance Compacy ,000 Mercantile Bank, 25,00 Brooklyn Fire Insurance Company, 18 Watl 10,000 United States Trust Company. Manhattan Company Tradesmen’s Bank Bowory Savings I Fast Bank Bank of America Metropolitan Bank TOMB cine chanopse cos Other subscriptions. Grand lotal............6 Sees Sate or wig Lark Jonn Met mAN'S [inmary.—The library of the late John McClenaban, of this oztablish- ment, comprising about two thousand yolumet of care- fully selected literature, among which wore many rare and valuable works, was put up at auction last evening, at the rooms of Bangs, Merwin & Co,, Nes. 594 and 506 Broadway. There was quite a large attendance of buy- ors, and the books brought excntlent prices, especiaily the Irish and English edit The remaining ball of the catalogue, which 13 by tar the choicest part, wili be dis- posed of this evoning at the samo place, commencing at seven o'clock precisely. Fatan Sranpina AvrRay Derweex Two Ot» Mex. — Two old mon, agod between sixty and seventy, mamet Teunis Maboney and Jeremiab Kehoc, got into aa oter- cation at the porter house No. 59 Oak street, on Wodnes- day night, and proceeded to settio thor difference by m rough and tumble fight, when the proprictor cam@te ihe rescue and ajected Kehoe from the premises. Stortty aftcrwards the belligerent returned, and, approachin Mahoney, who stood leaning against the counter, at him in the neck with @ clasp knife, The wounded mam was taken to the New York Hospital, where Bo ding about an hour after bis admittance. Kehoe fled after cony. mitting tho assault, and nas managed to concoal himself from the police ever since. Coroner Collin wil! hold am inquest upow the body of Mahoney today at the Fourt ward station house, Blooming Cereas.-— be considered fashionwble this winter (hae 8 finishing charm from thie marvellous perfume. Phe handkerchief imbued with 1b becomes @ lallsinam of attrac PHALON & SON, 517 Broadway. Sold by ai! drugcists. OMmetal Drawings of ¥i Co.'s Kentucky and Minsourt State i 49, 5 Cirew'a +47 3, 14, 67. Adresaing eitherta” KAY, RDDY & OOr. Covington. Ky., or St, Leuie, <9. 4 Of the Saciby College D 84 4 b 1%, 21, 69, %, Gt Circulars eent oy addresnng Z. E. SIMMONS & 0O.. 0 Jao, A. Morris & Ca. pency Asao- 488, » 13, 60; 66, OF. 53. 0. 1.861 » 16, 27, OL, Thy 4b. sng Lis € 00., Managers, Oovtagtaa, Ky do and Information Far- nished ia al! Lotteries, ALECK & CO., Brokers, 2% Ping atreet, NV. Prizes Cashed in At Legalized Lotie- given by JOSEP BATES, Baeker, 10 0, 1, New York avann Lottery. id for Prizes Prizes Cashed and Iaformation Far- nisied so wl legatived Lo teriee. a ACO., Brokers, 38 Pine aigeat, N.Y. Alt ta person plated ware. ib cooking. Wtonkia coping urtic'es, SSPORD 6 greatdiaraer, Cooo er Tomitile, Milling, Astor place, 7 Diexiom.— Latrd’s A ab ond beaut. Biaaway and ors A Splendid Diamond, W: Ry tar the most beautiful and largeet ¢ United Staves, is now on sabibition BISHOP & RE. The pudsic are invited °o see this magyuiceut ge. A Bad Breath.—lNow Many overs te jiebt cod monaag Tt ale fea thecomplerion, ‘Brice ity cents. For sele by a! gists Aramatic Schicdam \ Avappis Tmoorted in quart aueiyint vote For sala by al! druggiete and grocers Biidgewater Patat—Imperv/@ universally moknowledged the % BR. REYNOLDA, Genera! Agen'. 74, Britiians and Powerfnt Nas ad Niche ond ana Double Perspective Gleases, for the field tourist's use axsortment at Oe ot 7e Oper Compara, la andeticient, Af, i SeaMONS Optician, 6934 Broadway, vnder Lainrge ito se Mair Peerervative G Aste Cartes de Visite, $2 pee Dosen: Vig- neties, $2 foes quality. Proof shown, Sit wih PERCTV Ads, 142 Chathan Corms, Humtons, Inverted Nails, tn= Invged Jointe and all disensor of the fest cured wiehout fame inconvenience tothe wacient by Dr. RACHARTE. urgeo® Chiropodist, No. 760 Brosdwoy, Corns, Bunions, baverted b ning, Frosted Fe i without | RICE, Surgeon Ciropodist, 18 Rowes y ISEB ee Annihilatce CUTes GOF 08, a 1 OO cenin htt. W. K, % Wa, AN MAUGER, ufaetusger's, VICTOR B. bere street. English Made Grain sitiched, f pair, at TA F street, Jersey City,