The New York Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1864, Page 5

THE MAILS OF THE SCHEMIAN. British Naval Artillery Against the Great Guns of America. THE PRIVATEERS. Napoleon’s Rearrangement of His Plan of a Congress. FASHIONABLE LIFE IN FRANCE, &a., &e., &e. Our European Gies by the Bohemian reached this city from Portland yesterday. The papers are dated in Lon- don to thy 24th of December, and contain the following details of the news-of that day. Our Paris Correspondence. Panis, Deo. 18, 1863. The Emperor Sends for Dr. Gwin—What Does il Mean? — Mevican Affairs—Tne Archduke Maaimilian Ous of th Ring—Menico to be Male a French Colony—Opposs* tion Canous—Who is ‘M. Supervielle?”—New Line og Steamers—Minor Rems—Lrvti-s’ Fair, Be. ‘The Kmporor baa taken Dr. Gwin into his counsels. On Monaay fast, when his Majesty was at tho Tuileries, ho sent for the Doctor, who is stoppin; at the Grand Hotel, and, receiving him in his cabinet de travail, remained clogoto with bim for more than an hour, after which he gave bim sn autograph letter to M. Drouyn de Lhuys? ‘whom Dr, Gwin called on at the Ministry of Forvign Al, fairs tho following day. Now, sofar as the fact is con cerned, | am sure, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that my Saformation is correct. What does this interview signify? It cannot be that ‘the Emperor desirea to congratulate the Doctor upon the Fecent defeat of Bragg and the present dilapidated condi” tion of the ‘‘confederacy,”” unless, indeed, as a comment” ary, be advised him, and through him all leading rebels: to leave the sinking ship as quickly as possible, It can not be, in face of the thoroughly loyal position which California now and always bas occupied , that the Emperor could havo placed any felianca upon statements made by Dr. Gwin, when ho first arrived here, that with a iittie -dmanagemeat California could be induced, in case of the @uccess of tue rebellion, to acc’pt the protection of I'rance. It may possibly be that the “E nperor wished to recgm- mond to Pr. Gwin to use his infl ence with Jef. Davis aud tho otber Southern leaders to carry into practical opera tion the recout recommendation of the Hkratn, and Femove themselves to Mexico, there to establish the Mation which there now seems no prebability of their ‘Duitdiag up in the Southern States. All those who know Of tho fact of the Doctor’s interview with his Maje-ty understond it to have some sonnection with Mexican @fvira, or rether, perhaps, with the ailairs of Texas, where Dr. Gwin has resided, and in which he now has large Mandod interests. Mey it be that the Emperor étill hopes to add tho lone star State to his new Mexican ompirey ‘You may depend upon it some intrigue of this nature led to the recent interview. ‘Tho Mexican piav is now undorstood to have been entirely chaazed. The Archdoke Maximilian is no more @alket of or thought of in Europe than thongh he did mot exist. Ibis well known that he absolutely refuses to run the risk of losing his beautiful head of hair, unless he ia furnished with money and troops to protect him, end bas a guarantee given him that he shall not be o swa from lis throne. These gunrantees will not be him, and it ia believed now that the Emperor as about decided toarrange his plans for the future, with the view of makiag Mexico a pure and simple nob colony. it understood that sarsha! Forey, wh3, im- fmodiately pon reaching Paris, proceeded to ComyMegne, Fecommeads this course. Great preparations ure ver- tainly being made for the transportation of troops and Munitions of war. The stesmer which left St. Nuzaire on Tuesday carried out a number of efficers, and the ‘war ship Souveraine, carrying fiity-six guns, is bei & in order a3 rapidly us possible at Cherbourg, to fo the Victoire, which leit Brest a few days since for the Pacific coast, to biockade Acapulco and Mazatlan. At @ caucus beld among opposition members of the Legwiature, at which twenty-two wore present, the ouly Point upou which they agreed to make a united action ‘was in tas demand that the French troops should be Medistely recalled from Moxicv. Thiers opposed the Sdoa of urging a war for Poland, and upon general matters it was dociied that each member of the opposition should De lott (res ty act individually, proposing such amend- ments toal! government measures as would tend to a fargor liberty. But against the Mexican swindle a deter- mived wuited opposition, i by M. Thiers, is to be Everybody hag been exceedingly puzzied at a statement ‘mace 10 the telegraphic despatch cvntaining the Mexican news, published two days «go, tuat “M. Supervielle, the @ppoiated agent of the rebel States, bad ri at 8 Nazaire from Vera Cru», which he reached way Of Siatamoros.” How this ridiculous blunder vrigi- @ated | caanot imagine, but hive taken pains to ascertain ‘the face u M. Supervielle, who did arrive in the last Mexicau steamer, 80 far from being an ugent of the febel States, is @ Union man, who has left the Bouth in stisgust. fio is a Frenchman sad lawyer, and thas beeu liviug in San Antonio for the last twenty years; ‘fend he roproseats the chances of success of the rebeilion 8 becoming “smaller by dogrees and beautifully less.” A new Hine of steamers is to be put in operntion between Havre «mt Now York in April next. This line ix the Property of the “Compagnie Generale Transatlantique,”’ $04 the service will be commenced with the steamers or 0 and Laiayette, now building on the These bovis ore of mine hundred horse power each, and eed by contrac: to be able to make eleven and per bour, winter and summer. ‘There will bo commodatious for three hundred and thirty- passengers in @.ch, and the boats are to be filled up tw elegant siyle. Tho departures will at first be only monthly, but are intended to become -‘moothly as rapidly as the boats are completed, The agovts of the company at Havre are Wm. W. Iselin & Co., lor mauy years the consiguees of the Franco American live, tho agent at New York, Wm. Mac- Keogir. Lore is no doubt of the complete success of this pedhhine. which wilt sapply the desidorata ot rapid, re- lar avd direct communication between France and the Patted States ‘The imperial family make thoir entrance into Paris to-morrow for the purpose of taking up their winter quarters ot (he Tuileries. At the last hunt at Com- piegno.\ was remarked that the Prince Imperial was Permitted for the first time to ride without bis horse be: ing led by the bridle. The young man is progressing bravely. The Sauttary Commission Commitice {vu Paris have already commonced sending circulars to Americaus in £urope, and it is expected that large contributions will be realized ‘Pho fair of the ladies of the Amorican Episcopal church, held for (be purpose of raising funds to purchase an organ, ia well attended. The stalls are kept by some of tho most attractive American Indies in Paris Am mae ——— of shining in hd imperial pre- sence have already begun to make applications to the American Munister to be presented at tho Tuileries uring the coming season. Price of court dresses, red ior tho occasion, bas been reduced from sixty forty fraucs, in consideration of the preseut severe los Dy oxchange. you. (Fcom the London Ti Tho roport just presouted to the federal ‘ ongress from the Secretary of the Navy isa document possessing great Antocost (or us 08 this side of the Atiantic. While naval ar- chitecture aod naval armaments are in a state of trangi- ston, and nobody can exactly forecast the cburacter which tay be avs by naval warfare, it is exceedingly im- Portant to obsorve the conclusions ‘of other nations, and ‘especially when, as in the eof the Americans, thoy fre actually at war. We must also do Mr. Welles tho Justion to say that be makes bis statement very plainly nd leaves vs i Ho doubt about the position or views the department over which he presides. How peculiar, and, indeed, unique, this position has become will very Quickly appear. It will uot have been forgotten by the reacts of this Jrurual that we have repeatedly objected vo the exam Bolected from the Amerioan systom and proposed for our Amitation at home, We remarked that the cases of the ‘two countries were pot parallel. We showed that the Americans were directing all their efforts to one partiou- Jar ond, aud were tntent, not ou the establishment of a powerful vavy, but on the construction of vessels’ tor Special too In their own waters. They desired, not PO acquire aupromacy Or security on the high seas, but to command the infand streams, to blockade tho ports of the comederscy and to capture Charleston, In oonformity with these purposes they shaped their Proceeding? but the results, whether successful or other. ‘wise, could dot be taken examples of a compreben- @iveaystom These were the views which we expressed, ‘and they now recnive an absolute confirmation from the Becrotary’s report. Mr. Welles distinctl, whole jederal navy as @ navy constitute ‘vice exclusively. The Northern States do not, in bis ‘Opinion, pussess a single vossc! fit for the datics of foreiga ir except ax regards coust «defences, All their new fron-clads, built or building, are mere harbor chips or coasters, and nothing more. In fact, with the exception Of a few “double 6 .’? those vosrels are simply Moni. ors; and ail (hat Mr, Welles can say of that cinss of ships Gren it bas itself to be well adapted for har- coast service,’ add! ers of oodurance, have shown iceable these vessels, from ir J 5 ne ge LR ta Oe I reat. While has no ships Mi | ceeded to Portsmouth, where be wanted to jou the Secoud The Park Vesterda The Navy. EWS tor genera! service at present, he soes that sho must bave | Buffs, but he could not be onttsted on poate, his youth | TH" SKATING FUROR INOKBASED—SEVENTY THOU- Nireon, 5.—Tho United Mates gunboat Niphou, Acting N FROM THE STATE CAPIFAL. some by and by. Ali that he can say now is that Ameri- | He thence proceeded to Southampton, aad worked his SAND PROPLE ON THE ICK—THE CK IN APLENDED } waster Brock commanding, silod from the Boston Navy z sae. ‘such learn bis opinions on ti eubject. He ap- pears, then, to think that the most necessary condition of Sorel moter mae Cae is enormous size. Such a , he says, should pot only carry machinery pos cr. ful enough to insure great speod, and ordnance heavy enough for any assault, but should be able to stow away fuel sufficient for long cruises without the necessity of re- ing. This, however, it will perhaps be remembered, was the very condition which produced the plan of the Great Eastern; and, from what Mr. Welles adda, it really seems as if he contemplated a model of nearly the maguitude. He does not desceud to particulars on the point: but he remarks that even in the pre- sont crisis of affairs, whea the chief energies of his department have been devoted to the satisfac tion of more pressing exigencies, be did issue pro- posals for the construction of one of these monster vessels. The result is most surprising. “The cost,” be tells us, “as shown by the propositions received for a ship of the necessary magnitude, was 80 great that it was deomed advisable to enter into no contract involving £0 large an expenditure, excopt by the express sanction of Congress.” Now, considering that the Americans are actually spending on their navy about double what we spond, and that their prodigulity in iacurring all kinds of war charges has been literally boundless, we can only imagine with amazement the amount of the outlay upon @ single vessel which Mr. Welles was afraid to sanc- tioa “and doos not venture to state, What could have beon the proportims of this mysterious aud formidable tabric? Was it a Warrior on the scale of the Great hastern’ he Secretary 13 evidently of opinion that even Congress may be staitied by the price of the article, for be apologizes beforchand for it, and argues that no charge can be too heavy for the poace and secu rity which a squadron of such vessels might be expected to imsure. if, then, we are to measure our own proceedings in these mattera by the estimate of the case formed in Amo- rica, we must needs conclude that we are ou the right tack, and that the ooly fault to be found with our Miuo- taurs avd Northumberlands is that, though they are larger than any meu-of-war aileat, they are not large enough. Mr. Welles thinks nothing of gunboats or smallor vessels. | is model man-of-war is a ship with the biggest engines. biggest guns and biggest coal bunkers @vor soon. He thinks, too, that tt must be built of iron, though it is instructive to Ubserve that his mind {3 hardiy made up on this question, and that he balances one mater anoiler ag if be scarcely knew how to decide. question of guns he says Very little. being content to as- sume, what nobody would deny, that “heavy?” ord- nance is indispensible in modern wariare. But it is importavt to remark that whatever may be the reative merits of the [iritish and American system, the luiter must uecessarily be subjected to the serious drawback of cumbeous and unimannge- able pieces. We, by throwing iighter projectiles with greater velocity, obtain corresponding lightness and portability in the guns themselves. The Americans. by relying not on velocity, but on weight, are compelled to increase in proportion the calibre and weight of their cannon, until they arrive at last at this result, that such pieces are only fit for land fortifications or floating bat tories, and have not yet been mounied on any vessels competent to keep the sea. When, therefore, they spocu- late, az they have recently done, ou the elliciency of a vessel like the Weehawken against a veasel like the War- rior they are comparing dissimilar things. The Wee. kawken Was little more than a floating battery: the War. rior 1s a good seagoing ship What Mr. Weiles’ new man of-war may be we cannot conjecture, but our own experience bas certainly suggested that the quality of bigness may be easily carried too lar. e New Lron-Ciads. ENGi Ii OPINION OF 1K TWIN SCREW PRINCIPLES. (From the London Times. j The suecess which bas attended the adoption of the double or twia screw principle in Enginad and America durmg the past three years bas invested it with great interest. {0 Cuptain Carpenter, R. N., we are undonbt- edly first indebted for the introduction of tho twin screws; but the frat advance of moment in its practical demoustra- tion was made by Mr G. iteonie ia 2852, followed up in 1857 by the same firm in constructing several gunboats on tne same principle for indian iver service. From some cause, bowever, dtiticulties avperr to have existed, for no great success seems to have beon attained. as tue principle ‘wns not fol owed up, and a strong feeling cortatuly ex- isted ayminet its adoption for either mercantile or war- like purposes., The single screw, with all its acknowl- wrdingly hold its own agaivat all comers. us single screw has been a subject Of atrong controversy at tbe meetings of the Society of Arts, the Royal United Service Institution, and other places: where such matters are discossed, as woll as of leugtty correspondence and editorial articles to the pro- feasioua! jouruals, especially since the Merers, Dudgeon, of Millwal!, have adopted the principle, and have begua to launch from thar bitidine yord neatly one double, or screw steamer per i Ison their trial tri he A von recorded in these Ity baye adopted the prin- plated gunboat: which are about 1 2 g the daty ob Dedgoon’s trial t interya!, howey twin screws, nephew of Sir Wr Symonds, bas been their okt earnest ard persistent advocate, and the triumph 0¢ the twin serew is, in fact, the triumph of the pian that officor bas so long advocated. It iz, how: ever, doubtfut how far at present the twin may super. sede the singte scrow. Inthe royal navy it may possibly only be adopted ia vessoia speciaily built tocarcy a heavy armament and jarge engine powér at a moderate druught of water, ana which may be desigued for oper ling Of coast. of off harbors—as 4 coast defence vessel, fn fact—and therefore requiring a power of turning shortly as oaly two serews can give, it is difficult, how. ever, to sy where the line can be drawn, fr draught of jor and powers of manwuying are of eq: al importance with speed. On «he 22d of April last, at a meeting of the So. ciety of Arts, Rear Admiral the Honorable Joseph Dennen, who was in the chair, said with re- ference’ to our jorge iron-ciads:—He had 20 doubt two or three sbips of smatter size would be tatal antagonists to such vessels as the Minotaur or Northumberland, it tue smailer vessels po: A Bupe- rior power of turning by means of double screws.'’ m opinion to (acts. it will bo for have very twin screws for their mea of-war. clad ram Indianola was o American papers, to her *iwanitity to writer say: “She ieil a prey to two small having a power of turning to a high degree. They could ram ber first on one side, then an the other, till the matl- ed . iant was beaten to death.” These two gunboats were driven by twin screws. The Nangatuck, another Ameri- can gunboat, is fitted with twin screws, and carried a two Qundred-pounder larrott gun on a fixed carriage. By the power of her screws the veasel is trafned at the ob- ject, ana the gun thus brought in a tine of fire. han a vessel used for transporting the mail ‘ains across the Delaware river, is driven by twin screws, and has to turn end end at overy trip in order to deliver tho train at the same end it entered, she is two huadred and twenty-five feet long, and is ainted to often perform the mano-nvre io a strong cur: rent choked with ice in from one minute twenty seconds toone miaute thirty seconds, A twin vessel is now building in America to mount two monster guns of {ifty tons each. These guns will be on fixed carriages, will be fired at point blank range, sud wi'l be brought to boar upon the object tired at, like the gun of ‘the Nangatuck, by the screws revolving the ship. ‘Ti's is tho position of the twin screw system in England and Ameriea at the Present ime, and the civil war now raging in America roll supply the means o! eating ts us fulness for ships of " Through tus long fe success for the a in a paper read by Captain Symonds on twin acraws in April inet, that officer advocetes doulte keels and rud- ders for twin se! vessels, and give as bis reasons that by applying twin screws to siogle keel ships of the present form the intervening dea wood is a serious obstacle to their perfect action; 1t divides and materially reduces the column of water coming to the mner arms of the screws, increases friction, and causes a series of shocks that’ produce vibration. vessels which Cap- tain Symonds and Mr. Roberts, ©. £ , conjotatly propose for consirection for twin screws are designed for double keels, with a rudder in the line of each keel, and nearly in a line with each screw shaft, with the two keels cel- Jular, avd a cellular bottom worked ap into tne engine frames for strength propositions, bowever, are purely professional, and we feel confident that with Mr. Reed im the office of chief constructor of the navy, they, ther with the whole principle and adaptation of the twin screw syatem, will receive that consideration which thelr importance demands. The Privateers. DISPOS:TION OF THE SHIP SAXON BY THE ALABAMA. [Plymouth (Dec. 22) corres, of Londou Times. ue Saxoo, taken of Penguin Island by the Vanderbilt, ‘45 supposed to have on board the cargo of the Conrad, captured by the Alabama, and renamed Tuecaloosa, or of the Sea Bride. The vessel, with ber crew, bad not reached ‘Table Bay ; ber mate was reported to have met with bis death, but it was not known by what means, The Van- derbilt appropriated two hundred and fifty tons of coal op Penguin Island belonging toa firm at Cape Town. She was refused coal by the authorities at Table , conse- quent on her having coaled within three months at st. Helena, Simon's Bay, and Mauritius. She boarded a coasting veesel on the 4th of November, examined her papers and cargo, aud then steored for Angra Pequena. Her Majesty's ship Valorous was then sent to savy British property, and returned with the news ot the cap- ture of the Saxon. Cark Towx, Nov. 20, 1863 The captain of the Alabama sold the Sea Bride and cargo of the.Conrad. ‘The former, it appears, was deliv- ered at Saldanha Bay, ond a made at Angra Pequenar, and it 1s understood that some part of the car- goes must have been landed at that place, or on Penguin island, close by. It is said that a vessel had loaded and satied from Peugaty Island with part of the Conrad’s car- go before the capture of the Saxon. The Isabella, which is the vessel that has on board the crow of the latter, has passed Ichaboe to go to Hottentot’s Bay to ill up with cargo ‘or that place. The Saxon was sent away for New York in charge of the prize crew, on the 2a 0f Noveur. ber. An English Soldier im the Union A: EXYRAOKDINARY ADVENTURES OF A BOY IN UNION ARMY AND ON I1f8 RETURN HOME, {From the Liverpool Journal, Nov. 21.) tho Police Court on ‘Thursday 4 man about thirty years of age, who stated his name to be Thomas Green. Ock, and said be was a native of Coventry, and a lad, thirteen yeara of ave, who sid his oame was Charles ittlor, and thas Be wenn were brought up in custody on charge stowed themselves away on board the Etna to Messrs. Inman & Co., of my. THE ter, and was in the prigad’ of General Kelly. he was present at tho battles of Winchester, Culpepper and Rapidan, Ultimately ue was taken prisoner by tho Southorners, sent to Richmond, where be rag, ote ce Helle Island, in company with a lot of w foderal rs. Horo, a8 well as provisions would allow of it, was well treated; but food at times ran very scarce, and the value of tt increased with the necessity, for he bad known aa much as a valuable watch to be given for small loaf of bread, Uitunately, he said, he was pa- rolod, and sent back idto (he American lines. The cap- tain of the company to which he had been attached, being unaware that he had been taken prisoner, pre: sinned tha had deserted, and entered him on the Pay sheet as sugh, and, in consequences, eighty dollars, which he could have ciaimed a pay, were stopped. He had not, however, deserted, baying been discharged be- cause he could not, on account of his youth, endure the loag marches which the foderal armies had daily to take, which sometimes amonuted to'twenty-fve or thirty miles. ‘Subsequently he reached Now York. Here he was total- ly without nrovey or friepds, and in bis anxtety to get to his native country and to his friends bo stowed himself way ou board the Etna, where be was found, Agontieman from the office of bir. Inman said, al. though he had been directed to prefer the charge againgt the prisoners, he had no instructions to preas {t strongly. ‘The frequent recurrence of simular cases rendered it perative on the part of the firm to bring them forward before the court. Mr. Gardner (one of the magistrates) said he thought it would be a pity to send a hoy like Whittlor to prison, and he would give a balf sovereign toan officer to pay his tare to Gravesend. Tho other prisoner, who was ovidently in a most destitute state, was, after a caution, ordered to be handed over to the overseers of the peor. ‘The Congress. NAPOLGON’S MINISTERIAL CIRCULAR “Or EXPLANA TION, {From the London Post (goverdment organ), Deo. 24.) ‘The circular note of M. Drouyn de Lhvys revives the question of a congress, purtiat in its representation, and shorn of the support of those Powers which doubt tho policy of its convocation, ‘This ulterior suggestion is highly cbaracteristic of (he tentative turn of mihd of the Freoch Emperor, Napoleon I}, will never readily relinquish ascheme which he has ovce attempted to realize. {n the present circular M. Drouyn de Lhugs recommends that (bere should be a conference, or general understanding arrived at between the Minis. isters of the several Powers which may fall in with the French proposal, previous to any assemblage of Vurepeau sovereigns. This, it will be remembered, was very much the criticism thrown out by the King of Prussia to the sovercizns who assembled at Frank ort to discus terms of « fedora! reconstruc: tion of Germany; where there ia to bea nesting ol sovereigus at apretimivary is indis- peusadie to practicai discussion. It was uot, however, the original suggestion of ihe Iuperor of the Freuch to con voke a congress solely. or evan especially, of sovereirns; and we have no doubt that, if (hat design bad been real: tved. the principal Powers at any rate would have beco represented b, specia! envoys, and uot tn the persons of theie respective soveregns, but the scheme which M, Drovyn de TLuuya has how shadowea out ia his pres- cular note i apparently that of a yeneral s general, at least. as the extent acquiescence will admit of—after the arrival data of discusaion by the forvign Ministers of the acceting Powers, or else by some speci! conference of their reprosentaiives to be held tor that prelimioary purpose It hus beon no kecret tor some time past that euch a Suggestion was about to be put forward, and that the Frenoh government, though discouraged by our iuability to coiveide in the view they bad put forward, had not been altozother dishesrtenes by it. Nevertheless, it seems hardly to be disputed that. since the proposal of a ew Luropei charior reamed chimerical to ourselves, even on the condition of a universal goucurrence 1a a congress being old, it mime appear certarmly im: pricticable now that ‘the combination of Etropean Powers for the purpose can, a best, be tne pariral M. Drousn de Lauys recounts with some coviidence the fact that togland is the only Power which has rofused to participate in the imperor’s measure. It was, certain. with deop regret that tle Gritish gov sound themselves unable to see this question in the.eame light ax thoir valued ally; aud it would hive given them Ratisfuction ii, even iu spite of their withdrawa!, any avernative ‘4 have been devivod ty lessen the anxieties of the Emyo, the French for the future of Europe. Rut we believe (bat, since the date of the present circular of the French Minister of Foroiga Affairs, the German Powers ave shown an incressed coucurrence in the soundness of tho view which we originally took, Indeed, when we ce Which he atairs of Powera 0! the coutinent, oxeopt, at least, in +o (ar as ape: clal arrangements of questions between parttcular Powors might be concerned. No doubt there are questions which aw partial congress might dotecmine, assuming te con- clusions arrived at by such a body to bo in conformity with the general opiniou of Furope. Thora is, for ox- ampie, tho Italian question The fate of Yenetin and the fate of Rome are still questions tbat are bed be be 10 . + * * + + jo genera! doliberations jsauo of any such measure, General deliberations cannot be brought to a practical result without a genera! sanction being accordea tw them, and without au equally general participation ia them. ' Nor would it seem that this country by any means stands alone in the resolution at which our government arrived. Tho alluring proposu! of tho Freuch government bas heen found, on a fuiler consideration, fo contain m danyrrs in some quarters al the Dutsel; aud iY folly apprehended whe we hotelier that the course tudependently takea by Kngiand is meeting appareatiy with increasing acquies- conce on tho part of other Cabinets, we feo! additionally persuaded that other means mist be found than that of a congress of ‘opean sovereigns to smootho away the diifleulties which, in several quartors, threaten the pres- eut position o; tbe continent. ionable Life in France, DUK DE MOUCHY’S ORAND Fars. Paris Presse, Dec. 225. * ‘The Luke de Mouchy’s grand fee at his superb domain of Mouchy Noatl'es, came vit ov Saturday with ull the eclot and magaiilcence which was to be expected from his exquisite taste and large fortune, ‘Iwo special trains were organi ,one of which brought forty guests to din- near at five o'clock, the other arrived ul seven with the rest of the company. At the Heilies-Mouchy station the visitors found the Duko’s carriages and four and postilions tm powdered wigs waiting to take them to the chateau. At batt-past nine private tbeatri commenced, The theatre was improvised in a temporary building adjoining the orange conservatory, at a little distauce from the house. all the iadies were conveyed totther in Bath chairs. called vinaigrettes. brilltantly iituminated. Tue performances wore i'Histoire d'un Sou, and an cecasioval piece caiied Les Cascades de Moucby, writtea by the Marquis do Massa. All the performers were prices. dukes, marquises, or counts. The Fairy of the Cascades was reprosented with reat success by the Countess de Pourtales; the jarquise de Galiflet played a Vivandiere, and sang several couplets with the Duke de Mouchy. After the play, the ladies being taken back to the house in their rolling chairs, there was a first suppor. ‘This over dancing began, and’at two o'clock there was an animated cotillion, The firat return train took away a grent many Indies at three o'clock: but enough of the Party remained to keep up dancing all night. There was a second sujper atrour o'clock, aud it was not till hult past seven A. M that the tiguis were put out, and the last train lott for Paris. ‘The /e’e was worthy of the most brilliant days of [puis XV., and will never be forgotten. Bouquets were pre- Benied to all the ladies, and also fans of white silk, on which were written in red letters the names of the nobie performers in the theatrical entertainment. The follow ing is a list of some of the company, beeides those above named:—The Prince and Princess de Metteruich, tbe iagan, the Count de Saint Roman, M, and jay, M. and Madame de Conrval, Madame Alphonse de Rothschild, M. and Madame G fe Rothschild, Madame de Cazes and her sisier, M. and Madame Contat Desiontaines, Madame de Belleyme, M. Fould, the Prefect of the Vise, Baron Finot, MM. de Saint Pries,'de Merlemont, Reiset, Lupin, de WAigle, Auguste do Pelleyme, de Balloroy, Taleyrand do Perigurd, Ponia- towski. do Miramon, Hottingeur, de Belbeof, ‘de Moa- treuil, ke, A Peeuiiag Institution 1x Towa,—Among the carions phases of lowa society 1s the “‘Amanna Society,’ located in lowa county, tweoty miles west of lowa City. From the Muscatine Journai we glean ihe following facts rela. tive to this community. It snys —It numbers eight hun- dred mombers and is divided into seven villages. It is governed by trustees clected by all the momvers of the society. Tho society owns .wenty thousand acres of Jaud ju one belt. They have large stock of horses, sheep und cattle—seven hundred bead of cattie, twely sand head of sheep and a large nnwber of horses; also two thousand two hundred acres of land under cultiva tion, They are to some extent uring, and have @ good flouring and caw mill, and « large woollen factory in successful operation. They card. spin, weave and (ull all kinds of wootlen goods, running twelve looms—nine narrow eeu eee for beng A bee a4 Their machinery 1s of the most perfect . xy witl work up this season from five thousand to six thousand bales of wool. The members of the society are of a re- ligious order. Everything moves on ip perfect harmony, hen becessary the women aid in outdoor whrk. We nty in one carrot pateh, all at work. In the same field eight teams were plowin, The society is destined to become wealth ‘ys Mra. Saran Draren died at Chesterfield, N. H., on th 19th ult.,at tho great age of over 101 years. She was @ native of Harvard, Mass., where she was born on the 3d ARRABAM QUICK, 117 years, 10 months and 26 days, died on the 224 day of October last, in the town of Floyd, Oneida county, New York. He was born in Now Marlborough, Uister county, N. Y., oa the 27th day of November, 1745. Gate ter bane eng at ., dur over seventy years of tee The united ages ofthe sixty- —— 4,804 years, averaging over eighty years (or each, ORDBE—BLMELOMING ON THE DRIVE — FURTHER DONA- TIONS, ETO. The excitement of skating seems to imcroase inpload Of diminish a8 it becomes & comparative stale thing ‘The largest number of visitors to the ice on any one day since Christmas was ou the ponds yesterday. It waa estimated that between eixty-five and seventy thousaud persons visited the skating grounds between gunrtse and sunset, and during the afternoon the crowds were so thick on the upper Iako that skaters could not move with any extraordinary degree of speed without either upsetting themselves or some other man. The ice is in excellent condition and a foot in thickuess; therefore we may expect good skating (or several days to come, even if a thaw should get in. ‘The refreshment houses had a heavy task yesterday to perform in victualling so large a crowd, Having the experience of Christmas day before their eyos, the mana- gers have takon especial care to have a good supply of everything on hand, 80 that there was 0@ chance of again ‘being eaton out of house aud bome. A regulation haa also beon adopted by the Park authorities to allow uo smoking in be ladies’ rooms, and the fair sex can now enjoy their coffee and other refreshmeats without annoy- ance. ‘Lhe Drive was yesterday alive with the jingle of bells and the rapid movement of thousands of sleighs. ‘the Park roads are in splevdid condition, and the cutters slide alton; as castly aa a well oiled piece of machinery. rorther donations have been added to the Park col- lection of living animals, which are now comsiantly ar- riving (rom all parts of toe Union Sines our last list the following lave been received: — One ventral diver, @ spocies of water animal, with a sory fie fur, from S. M. Kapeucheid, Nassau atreot, New or ‘Twenty fancy pigeons, from W. it. Powell, £34. ‘One paw ot wild pigeons, from W. R. Powoll, Faq ‘Throv pair of fancy ducks, from W. R. Powell, E4q, ‘The collection by vext apring will doubtieas show one Of the tinest beginnings of agrand zoological collection that was ever gathored togethor in 30 short a time by voluntary coutributions, It is undorstoed that several donations, consisting of specimens of young wild ani mala, such ax elke, &c., are ready to be abipped from the West a9 s00n a6 the weather is im any sort of condition to allow of their transportation. Anything rare will bo art received by the Commissioners aud duly acknow- lodges SYLVAN LAKE POND. About two thousand persons visited the Syivan Lake pond, Hoboken, yesterday, among whom were @ large Bumber of adie The ice was in an excelient condition, and the skating was apparently enjoyed by alt who par. teipaterdi (is healthful exercise. This pond has become @ favorite resort, oxpecially by those liviug on the woat side of the city und accoasible to the Hoboken ferries. ‘This evening there is to bo a grand promenade concert under the superivtendeace of Mr. George Linford, p privtor. ‘the whole pond will be illuminated and a@ fi baud of music in atteudance the mtadie of the week w Dase ball muich will take place on the ice, par tcrpated in by the members of several leading base ball clubs of this city. Sleighing. ‘The sleighing carnival was io full blast again yesterday, Although the suow on the ground was pretty well cut up from the sleighing of the two previous days, still hua. dreds of tho ho could not afford time during the busi ness days of the week to indulge in tho fixury of a ride without tha vid of wheels availed themselves of the sab. bath to dogo. The Bloomingdale road, Harlem lane, the Yack and the otber prominent outiots from the city were al! ative with every descriptioa of sleighs freighted with ail classas of the community, The scave was quite eu liventog, and such as hay mot beau equalled even in our more peaceful and prosperous days. Our Brookiya ueighbors, too, bad a good time of it ducing the day, aa there wag capital sloighing aloug the Flatbush road, Pitch avenue, and, in fact, on atl tho roads on Long Island. fonry Feet ov Swow.—It is stated that the suow is forty feet deop on the Rocky Mountatas—a groater depth than bas been previously known there for years, The AViosed Frauds in the Navy Yark. YO TUM KDITOR OF THR HERALD. Broogtyn, Jan. 10, 1864 On reading comm uaications in several daily papers of New Yori Reooklyn relative to certain charges brought against mo, and as there seems to hoa great about defaccatious an enormous amount, which are aimost ‘uinwg the government, while employed 43 master of tho Navy Yard, | bog k a offer some explanations, boping that the public ear will be as willing to boat the iruth ag eagerly as tho falso stato ancuts, which bave been sublines ve hose who bave never dared to append their bamés tS Avy Sommuvica Hee which they have sent for publication to the news. LAB Bo eer! Nay Fart wy wtoved ay magter carpenter of the Brook BVT Gill me ely give a few facts in ro. ¢ charzes, which I defy any person or per- ict with proots, or even dare to come out boldy and append their names as vouchers. inthe firet place, ! am charged with baving mon at work on vesso!s outside of the yard at diferent times whtie being pid oy the government. Second, that I had Iumber and miter belonging to the gover mont taken ont of the yard for my own that I had whecis built, chests, boxes and uumbey lesa other artic'es made from goverhmeut material, and by men working iu (he yard, and taken out for my own private nse that | appropriated for my own use money collected aud intended for the use of the Genora! Committee of Kings county, and, worst of all, and what L would scorn to be uilty of, that [ appropriated money collected Ng the Net pane iation of the carpenter's department, orgavized for t Of giving a weekly aliowanco U aid th fi atone ve onlistod di. Fegtly from tho shipcarpenter’s department, all of which charges | pronounce to be most false, and sent to Wash, ingten for the perusal of the Secretary of the Navy without the names of the authors of communica tions, and with uames a led thereto as witnesses against me before the Bourd of Inquiry of my most bit- ter enemivs—tmen who have been heard to say that they would resort to any exiremes, no matter at what coat to thetngetves or others, to hurl me from my position Those meu, at the instigation of others aa uoprincipled as thomselves, intended to kill me politically. ‘To uccorap'ish their purpose my removal was neces sary, in accordance w the west f prove, and any excuse f sufice, even if the blasting of my reput sury Ii refutation of these charges I would say that it is utterly impossible for myself or any person in the Navy Yard to send a person out of the yard ‘or the purpose of dog any other. than goverument work, or to take any material away without the kuowledge of the officers of the yard In refutation of the third ebarge—in regard to bav.ng wheels, chests. boxes, and so forth, made—I never did iy thing in that shape; and I dely contradictory evidence, " by the Naval Constructor’s orders, or what was astomary, a8 (be making of chests for appren oxes for quartermen for keeping ship tools safely locked. As to the General object would a was weces et Purpose to the proper person appomted t> same. | cen disprove tie statemont made lL appropriated relief money in my charge, by simply ‘ing tothe books of the Secretary from the first ition Of that association, whigh can be seen at any time. ‘Tho amount lias hea pail to families, and ovory ceut which haa been collected; and the books will prove that not one cont has heen appropriated for any other purpose than the weokly stipeud allowea and meant for the famiites of those who are gallantly serving their country as volunteers. Respect! ully, Kc. ROBERT W. STEELE. Police Intelligence. Atutest ON Sesetcton oF Ausow.—Captain Grior, of the ‘Third precinet, oo Saturday evening detained Jobn 1). Vertnoulo on suspicion of having purposely eet tire to the crockery store of Francis ©. Hall & Co., No. 282 Green wich street,on the nignt of tho 12th of December Inst, for the alleged » rpose of dofranding the fire insurance companies. rom the awor depositions betore Justice Hogan, it appears that Mr, Vermeule ia a partner of Fran. ; the business was very much involved; there was an insurance of $16,000, which was nearly double the amount of stock oa hand, Op the evening of the nignt of the fire, atter the loits had been closed by the porter, Mr. Vermeute was soen to go up stairs on three occasions jst prior to the final closing of the store. The salesman of the atoce sets forty in bis deposition that he beard Mr. Vermeule go to the third story. It was on this floor that the fire is alleged to have originated, The por- ter of the store testifies that ou the afternoon of the night Of the fire, Mr. Vermeule banded to him a two gal Ion can, and sent him to purchase two gallons of Kero- sene oil. He got the oil and bronght it back to the store and placed it by the atreet door, After the occurrence of the fire this can of Kerosene oil was found at the back part of the second floor. How this oli got there isa mutter not yet known, 93 no one in the store admits taking itthere, ‘There ts evidently trouble between the two partners, Mr. Vermeuie, unkoown to Mr. Hall, hav- ing, by advice of counsel, allowed the firm to bo sued on certain notes without advising Mr. Itall, Judgment was procured on these notes, amounting to some $9,000, an execution issued and the Sher! was placed iv possession of tho store and goods. ‘This travsaction, Mr. Vermeule asserts, bas been the cause of Mr. Hail charging him tice Nowling, at the Halls of Justice. The Justice required bail ia the sam of $5,000 to answer the charge, SMowmeat Fur Manket.—The unusual demand for mink no longer continues to the same extent as of late, and prices are consequently not nearly so high. Very primo large dark Ottawa skins might bring $3 25, but a much gy by 7 u ordinary run of skins. nearly six hun- watch was 12 tows Jaat :, Yard ow the 7th inst. for the blockade of Wilmington Tho Nipkow has been on the station before, aad was very active. Maeracom«r, 9.—Tho aow doublo-ender Metacomet was put in commmsaion recentiy, Tho following is @ list of hor officers: — . Lieutenant Commander-—Jaines Jouctt Assistant Surgeon—E. D. Payne. Acting Asvistant Paymaster—Horace Acting Masters—Henry J. Sleepor, C. W. Wilson won Ensigns—George Ewing, J. 0. Morse, Joun ito, Acting Master's Mates—C. C, Jones, James Sturges, J. K. Goodwin Pnoneers—Wirat Asnistant, James Atkins; Third Assist- ants, Jaa, Morgan, George R.’ Rodgers, James A. Nash, 3. W. King, 8. Fowlor Acting Gunner—Veter McGovern. lenis —Paymuator's, Goorgs Hi 88. Jesse T. ih; Captain’ -geon's Steward—L. 1). Montague. CYANE, 19.—The sailing aloop of-war Cyano, Command or Paul Shirley, arrived at Panama, N.G., Doc. 27. All woll. Porramoura Navy Yaro.—A recent loltor from tho Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard states that the following vossols are thero:—Sloop of-war Vandalta, receiving ship; steam sloop Dacotab, Commander Clary, ropairing, aga. wam, doubio-ender, Commander Rbind, fthnag ont, Ala bama, steamer, repairing; tho line-of-battle-ship New Hampshire, which is ready for launching, and the Aga menticus, iron-clad, whose boilers aro boing placed in her aa rapidly aa possible Tho writor, speaking of the patriotism of the workman at that yard, says:—It is quite pleasing to the patriotic eye to see the energy aud voal the workmen at this yard display in their work daring this intonsely cold weather. Tu peaceful times these mon would not work during such extreme cold; but now each foltow seams to work as it ho was building a ahip for bia individual self, If Secesh could have seen the workmen at the lortsmouth Navy Yard tho other day, working out tn a driving snow, the thermometer a few dogrees above zero, I guess they would havo thought tho Yankees were in downright earnest. It isa great pity the workmen in the Brooklyn Navy Yard capnot try to come up to the standard of those in other yards. All they seam to care for is big pay, and to see how little work they can do in a day Provosen Tine o” Ooway Sréaamea.--Thore is in pro cess of orgavization in this city a new trans-Atlantic steamship company, with a capital of ten million dollars, to be sold ia shares of fifty doltara. The sbips for tho lino are to be built expressly for the purpose, and are to bo of the following dimensious:;—Langth over all, five hundred and ninety feet; oxtrome beam, sevouly-five feat; depth, thirty feet; draught of water, from fiftesn to seventeon (vet; nominal borse power, two thousand five hundred feet; indicative horse power, nino thou sand feet. The speed proposed is eightesa miles por hour, 80 that a passage wil! ba made (rom this port to Bristol, Fugland—the proposed torminus—in seven days. ‘The amount of coal to be used will be about fifteen hundred tons, or less than one half cousumed by the Great Eastern. The engineers of this proposed company are H. F. Towle and Thomas Silver. The officers are not yet named: but it is understood that some of our moneyed mea are about to take hold and ostablist a truly Ameri- can ling of fast steamers, Meerixa ov THR BosRy oF Exurneans axp Fornuey.—A special meeting of the above board was bold at Firemen’s Hal! on Saturday oveving,ralative to receiving the Se cond regiment Fire Zouaves, which 13 shortly expected to arrive in this city on a furlough of thirty days. ‘Toere was not a very large attendance, owing to many not re: + coiving their noticas, Chief Engines Dockor, alter stat- ing the object of the call, remarked that he had received 4 tolegram from Col, Burns, of the regiment, and that in all probability they might be expected home during the early part of this week, Cousiderable debate ‘ensued 10 lative to turning ont the whole department, the objections of many being besgd upon the ground that thea weather wos avything bul favorable for a parade and the uncer. Play, of Hose Vv each company turn out, whieh, together with ap anend- mont that {he whole departmeat parade, was lost, and the meeting adjourned. !t many of the leading members of the department will make suitable arrangemcuts and givo them a fine rocep- tion, Wa 3. Dussing, Esy., of the Tweifth ward, has been appointed Captain and Provost Marshal of tho Ninth dis trict of New York, iu place of Captain Cuarles E. Jeakins, resigned. Since Caytain Jenkins’ regiguatien Lroutenant Gustavus Urban. of the Fifth United States cavairy, bas been discbarging the duties of Provost Marshal. He w: y by Captain Duaning, the new ap- iaved on Satur pointes. ’ Arvotaeyr o* Beit. Rinoer.—Patrick Feeney, boll riuger at the City Hall, bas been removed, and Mr, 0 Roak appointed to Ol! the vacanc Hormace Arraik. cob Sclriver and Adim spow- berger, both married mon, lived near neighbors, aud it is said that Sebrinor bas been living io cruninal iotimacy with Snowberxer's wife, Agnes. About threa wesks ag» ‘Snow berger suddealy disappeared, aod on inquiries being made as to his whoreabouts, er replied that he supposed he bad gone to the army, or to Ohio to visit bis father. On Tuesday of last week Schriner’s wife, Eliza- beth, died very suddenly, and was buried the next d: Suspicions of foul play were aroused among the neighbors, and Schriner was arrested. Search was made, and Snow- 2 1d ina brush heap, twenty or thirty reda from riner’s house, bis head split oven with the sharp edge of an axe. schriner confesses that he killed Suowberger white working togetber. He says that ho ‘was put upto it by Snowberger’s wife; tnat he was to kill Suowberger, and she to kill his (Sebrioer’s) wife. Mrs. Snowberger has been arrested on the charge of poisoning Schriner’s wife, and both sha and Schriaer were brought here on Tueaday evening and lodged in the county jail. We bave not jearved whether Mra. Schriner’s body bas been disinterred and exatniued. Altogether it is one of er occurred in this coun- South Bend, (Ind.) Register, i Darenaon J.-Tho Paterson ‘9 presenting the sta. r in that city. The silk con. sumed is chtelly from or Japan, and the fabrics producad aia coat aad other linings, tags, plain goods, braids, a combination of silk aud mohayr, ribbons, neck- ties, sewing twist and floss silks, fringes, embroidery silks, &c, The Press claims that Paterson i+ the head- quarters of the silk manufactere in America, and has the prospect of two new first class establish. meuts, which will make the silk industry of Paterson ual to that of all the rest of tho United States. The total number of operatives employed ts 1,025, exclusive of officars in charge. Three-fourths of the operatives, are femvies, and childrea of very teoder years aro also em 4.” The lowest rato of wages is one dollar a week to od from this poiat rises to $4 for fer 60 a week to males, the average $3a week. The total amount paid out to oper anitam ts about $150,000. ACTORS A Ustrun Sort or Bautast.—Passing atoug Delaware avenue yesterday, whure a vessel was unloading, we found that her ballast was baing conveyed into a store. house, The ballast in question proved to be aa article mioed in Russia—literal rock salt, The vessel waa bal ed in Russia, made a voyage to England and thence to Indelphia, the ballast remaining uoshifted. The sale ore (or twenty dollars per tou. It ts mined in jocks that to the eye appear to be It i fut ficiently hard for building purposes; bi + of course, ble, and would yield to the action of tho oiements, Farmers buy it for their cattle, A thirty pound block of it placed i a box ina field, will supply & herd of cows for some wes It isa hard ag stone. Ordinary sait would dissolve in one-fourth the time. No other country yot known yields this peculiar product. tt is quarried precisely ax we quarry marble—/éadelpna North | Amervan, Jan. 6. Sreammoat NaviGation oF Te Ommarnace.—Such has beon the accumulation of immense felds of itoating ice in the Chesapeake within the past four or dive days that all the river sidewhee! steamers have discontinued their rontes, as they have not the motive power nor strength of bull to make their usual trips in safety. it will be un- derstood that this suspension of travel does not arise from the formation of ice in the Patapsco or Chesapeake, but from the enormous drifts which rush into the bay from the mouth of the Susquehanna points of that river, where {ts tortious courses part obstruct the rapidiy flowing tide, ice bas formed thickness of from three to four inches, and g speaking it is very clear, Some of the ico dealers of Baltimore city bave large ponds on the Susquevauna, near the viemity of Havre de Graco, and it is learned they are securing heavy supplies for the next season of avmmer.— Baltimore American, Jan. 9. Marniace or LORD Aniworr.—Yesterday morning, at half-past three o'clock Lieutenant Colona! Lord Abmger, 8. F. Guards, was married at the Cathedral by his Lord- ship the Metropoiitan, to Miss Ella Magrudor, the lovely and accomplished daughter of Commodore Magruder, late of the United States navy, and niece of Major General Magruder, commanding Confederate forces in Texs. Among those present were the members of the Magruder family, the bride’s sisters acting as bridesmaids; Lieuten- ant General Williams, K. C. B.; Major General and Lady Sarah Lindsay; Colonel Cosnoily, who acted as beat man, —- a rp of Ce anager Seen town iends of the bridegroom: py couple le pomp sens afternoon for Boston, where they will spead @ Ww days.—Montreal Transcript, Dec. 24. Court © tll Lath, Part 2.—Nos. 618, 620, 699, 813, 41, 20, 699,093, 889, 870, 2121, 998, 8 , 061, 1198, 926, , 680, 651. by A, oe a \aPart 1.—Nos. 3119, 3133, 1008% 8199, 3130, 2818, 3187, 3199, 3191, 3103, $195, 3197, S199, 8208, 3206, » 2437, 2001, Part 2.—Nos, 2524, 3102, 08 gy sss 2898," 215, 2558, 2504, 319%, 3108, 3144, Part 1.—Nos. 196, %, 257, 196, 262, Part , medical Gymm quarter, th @ Parents to do, where once Yatlng out, make ist, says Keudait ‘Will be ready im a few days, St ‘ment. danseted one Postmaster Wakeman and (the Mew York Colicctorship—Oppesition Among the Republicans to the Renomination of Mr, Lincoim—Archbishop Hughes” eceasor, Se., doc. Avsarr, Jaa. 10, 1964 Postmaster Wakoman it up era, seeking the algna tures of State officers and membors of the Logisiatues to hia application for the appointment of Collector at New New York, in place of Hiram Barney. He was only pac tially auccesatul. Leading State officers bore ara understood to be op posod to the nomination of Mr. Lincoln or any of bw Cabinet. Gonoral Fremont, it i said, will abortly come out with a pronounciamento to this effect. Genern Wadsworth will (ake the samo ground Bishop McClosky,of Albany, i9to ba apporated Arch Bishop of New York Launch of the Ptlot Boat Wm. Belt. Ou Saturday morning at nine, o'clock Mr. EF. Wil Hiams launched from bis yard at Greenpoint the new and beautiful pilot boat William Bell, for the New York and Sandy Hook pilots. Owing to the inclemency of the woa ther, and the early hour of the launch the number of spectators smalior than on similar occasions om fino days; but nevertheless there was a goodly party prow ent, who enjoyed the ceremony highly, and gave vont to their foetings of appreciation as the vossel slid down the ways and entered into ber destined oloment Tae William Bell is a aplendid Little boat of some ewnty (ous, and 16 of the following dimensions: —Levzth, oighty two feet, baam, twenty feot six inches; depth of hold, eight feet. Sho i# built in asnporior manner, costing from $14,090 (0 $16,000, ts beautifully moulded, aod promises to be @ fast boat. Her internal joiner work 18 olegant, being of satinwood and rosewood, artistically arranged 40 aa to show off to a great advantage. Sho has ample aud luxurious accommodations for the pilota and the crew. AS yot the upholstery iv not completed, but when it 14 she will pro bably have one of the ueatest and most costiy cabina of the pilot bouts Mr, Williams hae built for the pilots some of tae Baest boats in the fleet, ig now building one to be called the Kdmund Driggs, to replace the Ellwood Waiter, whicm was loa some Uine sive. The William Bell 1 owued by pilota—Captain Catal Henderson and Mr Anderson ‘fud also oue quarter by her buildor. She wi! make a five addition W our piloy Meet, and will bear the number 16 Yestorday her (lag, in common with those of all tho pilot boats in port, was at baif-mast, asa token of respect ty the late Captain Messerie, of the pilot boat Fanaic, No. 1T whose funeral wna atiended yesterday by a large nunabee of pilots, merchants and citizens News from San Franciso. Ban Frayorsoo, Jan. 9, 1864 ‘Tho aggregate business of the weok bas beoa larga, particularly aa rogarda alcohol, sugar and ayrup. The guneral markets since New Year's Day are firmer, wit considerable avimation. ‘The political contest in Nevada Territory is becoming intensely exciting. The clause in the constitution par milting taxation of mines ia furionsly assailed. Thongh thore is a goneral desire to have the State government organized as apeedily aa possible, the indications are that tho constitution will be rejected by the popular vote. ’ San Francisoo, Jan. 10, 1864 Arrived steamor Orizaba, from Panama. Extract of the Night Blooming Cer ‘The © Grandtilora, from derived, is @ native of South America 5 ons of tropical Howers The aroma of the oe petals, gathered when the night dews sre upou them, is fixed, taten. sified and rendered perpetual in the 6 OMcial Draw Marray, Kdé@y & Co,'a Kentucky and Missouri State Lotteries Kestucky, Extra Crass U1—Jan, 9, 1368 65, 62, 9. 20. 71, 32, 58, 54, 6, 37, 30, B. Kexrucky, C1ass 12—Jan, 9, 1864, AS, 4. 58, 51 45, 50, 31, 68, 74, 32, 9, 23. Circulars seut Cree of charge, by addressing either to JRRAY, EDDY & 00., Covington, Ky., or St. Louls, ‘Mo. Oficial Drawings of the Sheiby Uolloge Lottery of Kentucky. Exes Crass 15—Jan, 9, 1966, 23, 41, 18, 20, 74, 16, 50, 35, 4, 17, 67, 70. Class ‘9, 1BiK, 60, 63, 45, 68, 18, 46, 5, 1. Ares8i08, p SIMMONS & CO rs to Joha A. Morris & Co. Succes! Oficial Drawings of the Liprary Asso- Lowery of Renata: . 9. 1868 14, 25, 66, 36, 42, 27, 34, 26, 52, 70. Cirenlare sent by aditvesi FRANCE, EuLIS 4 Messrs. Strmmons, Rogei authorized to receive deposite and, make collect account, 0 = wae 2. i. SIM Prizes Cashed in All Le; i Le Prompt aud reliable information given or sent. J.B. CLAYTON & CO., 10 Wail siree! Cashed tn All Le: formation givea, JOSEP! Wail street, room No. 1. Prizes Cashed in All Legalized Lotte. n dt GALLAGHER & BENJAMIN, Philadeiphia. alized Lotte. BATES, Broker, tt A Beautiful Comptexion.—Latrd’s Blooms of Youth or Liquid Pearl, for preserving and beautifying the complexion and skin, 433 Broadway, and druggiste every where, A Pert + Dye—Miller’s. Only 50 ta a LOK, Soild by draggists. Depot 66 Dey street. 3 At 577 Broadway. P. MALLARD, removed from 581 Broxdway two doors below, would informe the public that more properly expose his large and r as ot a taken the large sore rior collection of Art Paintings ofr hn Cabinet a worid Harusless, reliable, instantaneous. The only pec- fect dy eet. Sold by all druggist. Factory $1 Barclay ati aps, Chafes, Sa' ess, Erupti: Specks and all Skin Blemiahes Pb Aiea eee Oe Cristadoro’s Hair e, Preservative and Wig depot, wholesalsand Ras No. GAstor House, The dye applied by skilcul artiats. Corns, Bunions, Inverted Natis, Emo larged Joints and all diseases of the feat cured pain of inconveutence to, ibe patient by Dr, Prony jurgeos Chiropodist, No. 7 way. Labels and T : Patent Direction nas Fay nt Hook Tags; Gum Tickets, &c.. at Victon = MAUGER S, 115 Chambers street, Done Browne.—To-d will be excluded from ten. thousas lad free accesson New Year's Day. He. iow, and rattle at the windows as he will: he done brown, by BROWNE'S Metalic Weather Window Bands, 644 Broadway, N. ¥. done fi “sinp ead Deafness, Impaired Sight, _ NOISES IN THB HEAD, CATARRMAL AFFECTIONS IN TAR THROAT. CHRONIC CATARRG, " EUSTAGHIAN TU! CURED. CROSS EYE STRAIGHTENED LN ONE And every disease of the Eye and Sar bag fr aurgicnt sid attended to by Dr. VOR RG, at his consulting rooms, 816 Broadway, ear treet ixerectae. Health, Amasement.—W ic Academy, » East Twenty-cighth street, @ Gouraad’s frum Subtite Uproots Hate a . OF a0) OSS Cate os Noyt’s Preparations for © Toilet —Peopie smile with derisive incredullty on being that a preparation will restore and jaded and gray hair whiskare to (heir original color and life appearance, ee ha ive ey os OY" AWATIHA HAIR RESTORATIVE wad to Tr does not claim to bate fa . bub it will it ran kd eutely Srereeme tre ra, ‘coutaining eul- ration 0} it soft an from all {riprsities and bad effects oie Ww od be sf eee PRUE, HEN ESE PH NOTE & CO. 10 Uatversity piace. Ly: Pertodical Drops—The Great Fe- male Regulator—are sold by al) druggists, Price 61 per bottle, mise Mine Geary, the Ts jemted Voe: ‘amboitns tof the air. "Satay alt druggies ‘9 Steamer Admiral, now on Sections: men of naval _ . endid speci: tecture, Butt sold to zovarament for rangport, teat g@rerae 8. T.—1860.—X- ft Plantation Bitter Bor a 9 ores “te Liverty street, (iw ARE OF COUNTRRERIE,Sturr, IN RereLeD a pretending to se Llantaton Bitters by the in Wut an inyslonane TOA vate GOVe TU ARMERT STAM! 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