The New York Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1864, Page 5

way; Sue Propriations. ‘when: they fequire them, specify the exact sum seeded, and expend it for its Regitimate purposes. Whit 18 the reault? We paren splendid Park, with which the people re satisfied, lucreasing in beauty and ‘import every day. If the Park had been placed the hands of the Corporation it would cost five times the suny to pat it in its preseat eon- ition, and it would not have reached that io wenty years. Witness, as an evidence, the’ pensive and bungled new City Hall and its nt. {| It is a commission of this kind we want to @anage our municipal affairs. At present the blic are amazed at the drain made on them r taxes and the little they receive for it. ole, it is true, gives us clean streets, and Street Department sees that they are well ited; but that is all we get for our expendi- re of fificen millions a year. Where the alk ef it goes to no one knows. Therefore the example of the Park Commissioners be lowed, and we shall soon bave an economi- ly and well governed city. Tae Feevixes or tHE Cutvatry Wocnpep,— Whe rebels are dreadfully hurt at our putting soldiers on picket duty. We thought they ~~ got over that sort of feeling. The best ing they can do is to insult us inthe same fashion. We should rather like it than otber- jwise. ARRIVAL OF THE TRANSPORT FULTON. NEWS FROM HILTON HEAD. The Steamship Nerth Star Safe at Hiltem Head. Activity in General Foster’s Department. An Expedition to Pocotaligo Bridge, South Carolina. Reported Capture of the Position and arge Quantities of Cotten. @he Enemy Weak Along the Coast. EWS OFF CHARLESTON, §. C. Destruction of the Blocka Runner Beatrice. Whe Navy Ready te Co-operate with Ghermaa, -MAEWS FOORE SAVANNAH RIVER: - Death of Mr. Osborne, One ef ‘the Herald Army Correspondents, ae, ae, ae. ; z: ‘The United States steam transport Fulton, Captain (Wotton, from Hilton Head, S.C., November 30, arrived @m this port yesterday. Purser Thomas McManus will accept our thanks for favors ‘The steamship North Star, Cay Jones, from Aspta- ‘wall, arrived at Hilton Head November 23 short of coal, “Paving in tow ber convoy, tho United States steam gua ‘oat Augusta, which vessel broke her piston rod four Bundred miles to the eastward of Ghat port, Captain Vones expected to rective a sullcent quiutity of coal on board by noon of the 1st inst., avd would toen saul ior Wew York. The North Star hes on freight $500,000 in epec'e, mails Bnd one hundred and eighty-one passeogers, Amoug ber (passengers are ex Scoator Latham sod Judge Fie:d, of tbo Cnited States fupreme Court, Franow W Rico, Keq., United States Coosul at A: wali, who arrived at Port Roya} on the North Star, ou Dusinees With the Siato Department counecied with the Gaivador pirates, came passenger on the Fulion, Mr. Galea H. Orborne, correspondeut of the New York Brasco, died at Port Roya: on ib ening of November "©. His body arrived 1m tho Fulton. { Our Hilton Head Cor Birrtox Azan, 8. co, Nov. 80, 1864, For some days, by order of tue mililary autborities at this point, the publication of newspapers has beca pro- bidited, ta view of an expedition which wes organizing for operations in the iaterior.’ ‘TOE BAILING OF THR EXPEDINON.. Yesterday morning at throe o'ciock Major General J. @. Foster, commanding the Dopartment of the South, Bailed from Port Royal and proceeded up Broad river to Boyd's Polat, Gve miles below Pocotaligo bridge. TeR DISEMBARKATION, Upen bis arrival there the General ordered the disem- Darkation of his forces and succeeded ia effecting @ laad- ered the troops to advance. General J. P. Hateb, with <Bis commana, led the van, and General Powter brought ap tbe rear with bis reserve corps. REBEL PICKETS. ‘The columa had moved but a short distance when the «@@vance detachment encountered seven rebel pickets, and after some successful mapmuvring and a ppirited : Qharge captured the entire nembor. CAPTORE OF TOCOTALIGO BRIDGB, ‘The latest information received bere from the ecene of “@perations is to the effect that General Foster made an » Immediate attack on Pocotaligo bridge, amd after a sharp ’ ght succeeded m capturing it, obliging the garrison to -@vaouate summarily and hastily. CAPTURE OF COTTON. By the capture of the bridge large quantities of cotto: “felt (nto the hands of our forces. For want of suMlcioat Qransportation the cotton is being destroyed. FAILURE OF FORMER EFFORTS. ‘Twe former attempts bave been made apon thie post blon, but 60 persistent was the opposition of the my @hat both were abandoned, In thé present instance General Foster bas succeeded in Ite capture without the toss of 8 single man, 4 SPECULATIONS It tn generally supposed that the enemy ts extremely ‘wreak along the coast, having considerably leasened the @trength of his garrisons fn order to concentrate a force mgainet Sherman. — Oar Raval Correspondence, Orr Cuaniaston, 8, 0., Noy. 80, 1664, Detruction of a Blockade Runnsr—Phe Navat Battery— Grerman Suppored Moving on Bavannah—Pertonal, de. DESTRUCTION OF THE BEATRICE. Gandsy night last {he iron steamer Beatrige, from ‘essen, with am assorted cargo, was driven upon gbe wortheriy. side ef the shoal of Drunken | Dior and Gestroyed, while trying to run {ato Giscovered, fired apo and Rit (Gree vanes or cur Vioekaaius ‘Veteols Gutside the tar; NEW cone HERALD of thgee outa tore, tugs aad widdied. The fizieg ou Teak’ gancute= neroneiee pr been ‘Grew OF the Beatrice very has they erie! again: end again, ‘We are ond, me, scouts, with two large “poats, tien boarded the prize, Toe Beatrice x ryt nde: window 4 ber enreo, about two hundred and bmouty ollars. ant ste aro ot the Beatrice was also a fremaw on board the Fora, the bicckade ruaper which was de stroyed ou, the same shoal, abouta month since. He geems to be discouraged by his ill success, and ways bi shall try come otber business to get bis ‘iving by. fact tw, hie mo easy thing to get into Charleston o thougd it i veavels havo run in and ove bas run jagt mou dome bis duty. Atany r roy Admiral ‘bag ordered a court of inquiry, consist- jug of Captita Green, Captain Lice and Judge Advocate Conley, to investigate bis conduct. FOR SHERMAN. Admiral Dablzren ao ‘and General Foster ere in commun! General Sherman, who ie supposed moving ‘and @ joint force bas bees organized to ‘hile other expeditions are moving Le rut Jone! , long the senior officer com- manding bere, ordered to be relieved By Captaio stavus HH. Captain Green on duty ona rmission ever eince the Of the war aod well deserves a furlough. REPORTS ON KHORK. It ts reported ov shore that General Lee is marching south oa Sherman. Captur. the Blockade Runner Bertha. OUR SAVANNAH RIVER COKRESPONDENCE. Savanwan River, Ga., Nov. 26, 1864, ‘On the morning of the 26th, at daylight, the chief ofM- cer of the Goverai Lyou observed on the south side of the rivor a schooner, painted (ead color, and acting very strangely, By watching her movements suspicion was Awakened that she was @ biockade runner, After con sulting with the captain (Ward) a boat was towered and Mr. Hayden, with four seamen, started towards the suspt clous craft. When alongside, she wag halled, and receiv. {hg 00 reply the officer and men boarded her. Upon examination she proved to {be the schooner Bertha, of Nassaa, N, P., cleared tor St. Jobns, N. B., loaded with contraband goods. There being no one on board, br. Hayden assumed charge, Fe bored hor io the stream, ‘Deyoud ritle shot from ti ‘Tbe Bertha is alm ‘easel, of about sixty tons, and bas @ valaadle ¢: Vesides a good suit of cotton is. Sbe bad rue by. Kort Pulaski, and, beving discovered tho ling of truce fleet, came:to the conglugion they were guoboals come to capture Savaonah, and ac- cost ingly, skedaddied in confusion, leaving ‘everything aio J ind Mr. Haydeo deserves mucn credit for bis vigilance aod success. Upon consultation with Colapel yatord by his ordors the schoduer was towed to Bilton by the steamer Eliza Hancox. Oviary. MR. GALEN H. OSDORNB, ONS OF OUR ARMY CORRES- PONDENTS. ‘The steamship Fulton, which arrived at this port last evening, brought the Pemaing of sr. Galen H. Osborne, one of our army correspondents, who oxpired at Hilton Boad on the 29tb-ult., alter @ painful illness, contracted to the discharge of his duties. Mr. Osborne was a young gentleman of much promiso, and though but twenty. eight years'of ago at the timeof his death, displayed « thorough knowledge of bis difficalt) employmopt, aod an amount of energy ‘add! industry truly-remarkable. He Decamé & membor of our army corps at the commence- moat of the rebellion, and served ug in that capacity with great Mdefity and constancy from that time up to the time of his Inmented death, I) thé Department of the South, where the, greater pars of bis labors were performed, be was widely knowa and recognized as one of the ablest correspondents the war bad produced. fis enterpriso, activity aud smears ness attracted the sttention of all the oficers of the department, from the commanding general down, and @xcited the envy of the slower aod lesz Dritiiant writers. 40 the employment of other newspepers. Besides the high order of osaa which he Drgagot to. the -bustaess of the oor! Gent Of Bvewspeper, be possessed aiao the most ing and enviable ‘quaittics that cae be died wa of copgestios of the lucgs, having takeo a severe cola 10 the Gischarge of nis duties He was born lu the interior of this State, where bis body will be carried for’ taterment io Bis native place, Pre vious to bis coucection with this paper-we believe be was a contributor to the press of Ctica. THE COMING DRAFT. Ameren Nottee to All Who Are En- Liable to Dratt. The Now York County Committee on Volunteering have reason to believe t 8 further ¢a.t is Ukely soon to be made by the Pes:dent for men, Hisherto great complaint bas been made that the quotas demanded of the county of New York’ bi beon excessive, As all quotas are based upon the enrolment, It is evi- deut that no rettet can be expected oxcdjt by a reduction Of tbe exroiment to its proper standard. Althouxh appea!s have bitherto been made to citizens to correct the enroiment, there has been little or no dis- position sbown by the pubiic to discharge ite duty to this particular, Jt is evident that thls duty munt be performed by the eee ere OF it will not be periormed at all. War epartment aod the adv ce of tae Gov or, te ‘ew York County Committee on Volun- teoring bas determined to underiak) the Berculeac labor of correcting tbe exroimont of the covoty, No meave wil! be spated to o:ake this corroction pestinte and satis actory botb to the people and thé gov- romect. “Our only ODject is to correct the enrolment and place Mat a proper standard, and every citizen owes it alike (6 bimeell and tis wei,bbor to assist to this work. In addition to other means which wiil be brougtt into Fegoleltion (or the scopmpltapment of. this ebject, « com- plete copy of the existing enrolment of each ward or election district will be printed *raralgbed to every enrelied citizen of the ward or eloction district, ‘This will prevent the excuse which so maay who are exempt bave they didcuct know they wore eerolied, and hence did cot attend to baving their cames taken from the rolls : dt will also afford the for every man ea- rolied to see whether or not-his ele jbor is enrolled, and epable bim ‘to secure that (ose Table and not enrolied 11 be put down, Every peraon enrolled is requested to aid in the gigantic labor which we havo uodertakea, by complying with the following conditjons:— Of any person wh» is not Whesever a name age enrolled but liable, os Om Should be given to the Provoet Marshal nc an; per who may be cognizant of the Srdie that ts may Whercvera name ‘of any person who bas sheolt belive at 6B0 Provost eres, notice of the fact Marsh: Bp bed beta ay the foil of, What dietriet, and recorded where is property Til, Whenever a name appears Known to be Actitious of any one Is aware that hn ddicated Agi aatae tou eee coe v a eame strteken from the 4 TIA for say Uremption exists reason, notice Giver to (be Provost Marsbal of the district by the enn Bs peree himeeif, thet the same be stricken from the roll. Betcg an Marat ba eh aving Turned 8 cp oeer bathe savietpation of the an "art ban pena and furnished a eubstitute. personalty depated to ascertain the liability of 1v@ those im properly enrolled taken off, and to add bose Bot on, but who should be enrolled. ‘Ae this is a0 effort to corréct and not increase the ea- rotment, it is to the interost of every person to give cor: rect and true ani were to any and il questions whieh may pave all persons aeaies, to answer or vf eg sade render themselves liable to artost ani ‘This Te probably the last attempt which wil) be made to secure a correct eurolmens of the county of New Xorn, To be successful the co operation of every resident of 1 county is absolutely en - aicialn have svt © disposition ioe, te ian atiaia the object in view. If, ‘and apathyof the themec! vas to DFREY GUS eeu T, BREN BRENNAN corplrate, ORIso! eure Ty “aaa pe Ts CARINE? OOUROTL, Om Tre The President's Message | was the Cabines meeting to-day, | oe ai ARBIVAL OF CONGRESSMBY. AND xs ‘The trains arriving here to-day have erewaed with members, lobbyists, Be,, and the Dave aseumed suddenly tocir wonted buay tee ‘aeasion. a OPENING ©F THE SESSION OF Tt ts not probable that the House will witbe Very (arge proportion of iis members, many met pro- Posidg to. come on wefore the last of the week. edbing will be done on the first day more than to receive the: | President's Message and accompanying documents, aud refer them to the appropriate commitions, The Shamges {@ the committecs will Be announced on Tucadag.. £38 DEPARTMENT REPORTS Se far only the reports of the Seoretary of the Naty ead the Postmaster Genera’ have been printed. OLEANSING, REPAIRING AND ORNAMENTING TES cariror, Aa unusually large force is employed in cleansing: the CapHo! for the opening of Congress; but, owing to un> foreseen diMouities, i is feared tbat, notwithstanding eonetant labor vighis aod om Sunday, much of the wort, wilt not be completed uutil after the commencement of the session. 4 vew floor is Being iaid in the old Ball of Representatives, whicn has been fitved up for the reeep- tion of statuary. The introduction of iron railings throngh the centro of the ball, however, bas impaired ite beauty very materially, destroying to a great degree the fineness of the apartment for the purpose designed. The intorier of the new dome is aise being ornamented with allegorical representations in fresco of War, Pence, Mechanios, Marino, Agriculture and Art, and oWer@ise decorated im a most beautiful manner. COLONEL WISEWMLL TO ORGANIZH HANCOGR’S corrs. Colonel Wisewell, Military Governor of Wash: Chief of the Veteran Reserve corps, bus been to the important duty of organizing into n Tegimeuts the recruits for the now Firet army corps. CLEATING OUT GUERILLAS. General Merrit, with a large force of thoroughly clearing out guerillas from Loudon Va , destroying everything that can bo of service to’ or horses, and eflcotusily breaking up the revel pillagiog tn Maryland. SOLDIERS’ PRNBIONS. ‘ ‘At present soldiers who have been severely maimed have an advantage ja respect to pensions over satters: who similarly suffer, and therotore one of the measiides | of the approaching session of Copgress will provide a remedy for this macifest {njustico or oversight, in legit- lation, NAW POSTAL ARGANGRMENTS. The new arrangements, perfecting the connections apg rendering the entire mail service, North and Wet, more certatn than heretofore, and for two traing a day betwee Washington and New York, in “ten hours, will oo toto eflect on the 19th ingt. ROLEASED PRIsONESS. A geatieman who arrived from Annapolis to says that Qve thousand exchanged prisonera bave reached that place from Andersonville, aod the paymas- | tera are. busy settling their arrearnges, More arrivats are dally expected. Those who recently came up ja the Constitution end Caroac are comparatively i | bealta, Beligto Intelligence, SBRVIGES TO-DAY. a AV8L Ann's Freo church, Eighteenth street, Bear , Raving belde commission somewhat more than thirty- ‘SHENANDOAH, Mr. Prank Henry's ng py aha ‘ae a to vad ‘Basmaspous, Dee 8, 1000} eS ee ale, * Repeated misapprebensiogs: baving arioen in regard to the position nenpied vy brevet Major General Emory in this army, we copy a portion of = general order tsseed by tie War Department, on the Tth of Movember” beeen 775 amt. Brovet Mas Gonéral Emory ik aoratd vo the om. id of the Neneteenth army corps, bead Sheridan in the @eld. ‘The eesignment of wis meriterious officer to this ta- Portant command gives the greatest amount of satisfac on tn this department, for bis reputation (or bravery a8 @soidier, and sageotty as an officer bas long been Snows to every one in tee army. General Kmory icone Ot Che oldest officers tm the United States service—be hres years, Myr. Charies H. Hannam’s Deap Heapqvanters, Sixvs Army Cones, Naan Kuannerown, Nov. 29, 1804, "} BATTLE RECORD OF THE BIXTH CORPS, The following complimentary general order has been feoued by General Sheridan, and explains iteell:— BrECIAL ORDERS—NO. 91. Beangcaastens, Mippis MiuitaRy Division, Nov. 22, 1864. (Extract.} ‘The following oames of battles wili be loscribed om the olors Of regiments enguged ip the samo:— &:x78 Coxrs— Winchester, September 19; Fisher’s Hill, oo sod a Creek, October 19, ay commnno genera any GHEKIDAN, Tt dh, dai Ses Mir. Theodere C. Wil 8 Despateh. AnwT OF HE SuRNaxpOAH, Nov. 30, A portion of the Se¢ond cavalry division ed out on @ Major Giveen eom- banded the reconvoltsing party, which consisted of the Twooty-Orst New York aod Fourteenth Pennsyivanis cavalry regiments. The Major went as far as Froot Royal, but could oot find amy force of the exemy. AEPORWE COBCERNING THE ENEMY. Citizeps at Froms Royal reported that the rebel force, beretofore occupying @ strong aod ivtrenched position at “Milford, bad fallen back on account of both men and ‘enimels sulferlog for want of provisions and forage. the réport bas it that the horses died off eo rapidly. the fobdeis got siarmed, Evea the men were suffering. The revels ieft a cavairy picket beutnd. Mir. N. Davidson's Despateh. Hanran’s Feary, Dec. 3, 1864. EKECUTION OF 4 DEAERTER, Ww. Loge, a doserter, was hanged here yesterday by Captain A. D, Pratt, Provost Marsbal of this district. He ‘was captured on the 80th ult, about aixteea mites from this place, dressed in gray anita and was tried on the Ast aod 2d inst. epom the charge of desertion and joining te gueritia band of White or Mosby, which tafest Loudon county and vistolty. Ae was found guilty of vot charges, an4 sentenced to be @anged. The Gading of the court wae approved, and the seateuce carried into execution at three 0’ hewrmtunenities suseioid just outside the fortit- * pations, Loge was @ Goo looking young man, about twenty-one Years old, sed deserted fromm ‘ee Sixtioth New York Volucteare. He is end to-have & French Canadian. Upon reaching the soadetd Be made-s ebort address, in which be acknowledgedshat to was guilty x desertion, The rope but denied that Ge nad ever bé00 a robber, wap adjusted odout bis neck, aaa 0 token of Dis readiness, and was swung wie abeat six. fect, tae rope parted, and theeartn, sirikiug oo bis feet SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1864 al Ay RICHMOND. ae Expedition. General Capture of Stony Creek Station, with Its Garrison, Two Pieces of Artillery, Eight Wagons, Thirty Mules and Large Quantities of Arms end) Ammunition. The Enemy Completely Taken by Surprise. Wews of Schofteld’s Victory in the _ Army, oe, CITY POINT. ae, we Mr. 8. Ca: lwallador's Dispatch. Crrr Pour, Deo, 2, 1864. @Qnda’s RECENT RECONMOISEANOE, Rumors of the intended evacuation of Petersburg by the rebels, for thopurpage of concentratiog against Sher- ‘man, wore rife ip.camp 8 week ago. To learn all that was Ponsitiie of theiz real intentions, and to inflict such dam- age ae ctroumstnaces permitted, General Gregz’s division ot eagalry wos despatched beyond th» enemy's right fank, velow Ream’s station, night belore last, and succeeded Cally in the object.of the expedition, Your correspondent ‘with that command will probably send you tho detailed operations of the division, Tho principal features of the affair are these:—General Gregg preeoeded undiscovered to the immediate victmity of Stony Creek station yosterday, and by asudden dash succecdod ie surrounding and cap- turing the entire garrison, of ower two hundred men, with two pieces of artillery, eight wagons, thirty mules, and ofr ‘their arme, ammunition and stores of every deescrip- ee ee ny, to Duvali's sta- bese mateo ané feli upon the enemy with ee (0 rout him utterly, and capture an eed Of Commissary stores and public pro. ya ‘which wore three thousaud sacks of cora, Nes of Bay, One train of cars losded with, cot G@large amount of bacon, many car: fot) ‘@ Very large emount of pub: ic sores of va- rious kinda, The depote, eo sey buildings and all the cap tured stores wore bul nl be spot, throuyh our ina- The two captured caunom god, (he carriages burned femy’s brauch rairoad around tg was (ound gradod mut ready for tho ire, whieh-was already on tho ground in large quantities, bus mot tad dows, Attempts wore mado to deatroy the jroa Dy beating; bus were ag nut very successful, at Se Shera, any of the upon the our Icft fenk iG Magoitude to its ofotw Gencral Moade de Berves great timiag tiie rald as to put suc: cose withia thegraspof the gullet the eoemy were busy moving artillery yesterday from lotersburg towards Richmong, but are only ring to resist an expected attack by our gunboats, it is surmised. FRENCH GURJECTS TO NE CONVEYED OUT OF fir CONFRDERAGT. Avenue, the rector will preach at a quattor to sight tires, \ab@odiately. after deinen peas begged balf-past ten o'clock in the morning and:at three. o'o! ceca bhpeage otter Som cae 4 last fh the afpernéon—the latter service for deaf mutes—alih } was rained a ugert 0 me cprroenlg of s08 ‘the Rev, E, Bonjamio at hall.past seven in the eventag. apt nails odo mad seea oweng oF ‘Dest raised ‘The first of a course of sertous on the Haly Seripturte rearhoet was DO's a66 Gothen a will’be preached ttis evening, ia the Church of the Ate | Bien rat ae bunciatios, Fourteenth street, pear Sixth evenee, oy Ber. Francis L. Hawks, D. B. Sebjoct—'“Taxptrasion,™ ‘Services to commence at balf-past Feven o’clock. Atthe Memorial church, Rammoad street, 000 from West Eleventh street and Sevesth avenue, the Ii Henry E, Montgomery, rector of the Church of the mation, will preach this evening. Services at half-p ten to the morning, at half-pest three io the and at balf-paet seven in the evening. Tho Rev. Sidney A. Corey will preach te the Hill Baptist church, corner of Lexington avenue ‘Thirty seventh sirest, morning and evening. ‘At the Church of the Mediator, Lesington avbave ‘Bast Thirtieth street, services at half past ten o'clock # pare pata The Rev. Siephes H. Sack ae church Du St. Fsprit, per fweoty second sireet, near Fifth avenve, the fev. Dr. Verren, rector. Morning wervipes at baft-past ten o’olook ; afternoon at three o'clock = Both In. the Freoch language, ‘The shird discourse om “Christian Radjoalism a3 Ap. Pliod to Legis-ativa. for ihe Salvation of Gur Conutry,” Li ‘ve presched by ibe Rev. Dr. Cheever, im the Chureb Of the luritavs, at hali-past even o'clock thie evening. Atthe Charch of the Holy Erinity, Fitth av: , be. tween Forty first and Forty-second atreets, services at ball-past (eo A.M, and throo P.M. The Rev stopheu Tyng, Jr., will preach iv the morning, and the Key. Dr. Dyer in the afternoon. at All Satote’ Protestant Episcopal church, coraer of Henry and Soammet streois, the Rev. 3. J. Curncille, rector. services ‘at baif past ten A.M, aud at bal. pest seven P. M. At the Beecker street Universalist church, corner of Pownlog street, tne Ror, DK. Lee,of Auburn, N.Y, ‘will supply the * desk todiy. Bervices at baif-past ten A M., and at bal’-past seve. P.M. ‘There wil! be service: in tho New Jerusalem (Sweden borgian) church, Thirty first street (south side), berweeo Fourth and Lextogton avenues. at balf-past ten tnis morning, and bail past seven o’olock in ibe evening. This evening, the pastor, Rew. Channcey Giles, will commence a short course of six lectures on the ‘Spiritual Worid acd the Life After Deatb.”” At the Church of the Resurrection, Thirty fifth street, near ©xth avenue, tbe Rey. Edward U. Fingg, rector. will preach morning se@ evening. Merning service at baif-past ton o'clock, and evening at bail-past seven The new Roman Catholic charch of St. Rose of Lims, Factory ville, statem Isiand, will be dedicated to-day by the Most keverend Archbishop McCloskey. A boat will f Dey stroot at bait past atoe this morning, ey pangs to the island to time to witness + Washington Hall, corner, Leh street and Eighth avenue, this m: if past ten o'clock, preaching by Mr, Walker, of Newer J, aiternoen, at three o’clock, by Mr. Witts, of Bridgeworth, England’ ‘The Ret. S. 0. Weston, D be Ky John’s | proach ‘a sermon this eve.iog, barre i ‘a Associa. tion of Bt. Peter's Bone West Twentiet street, ser- vices to commence at balt-past sevin o'clock. OUUROR MOVEMENT FOR AN. AMENDMENT TO THB NATIONAL OONSTITOTION. A mats opovention Of the [riends of a ment te oy pa saascnpes atiog the United States, was as herd West Arch street Presby- Tortes ey Philad i. “TBe attendance was large, @ great many ladies present, Hon, James Pollock ded. Prthe proposttton! fe to bag the preamble to the coa- stitation Can Tad “We, at Soe, ‘Denes Btates, Nap aans ao a narens, the Lord eres Christ as fod [lis reveaied will as eu: &o.” A vertes of resolations were read. Among tffem wore ne ree ‘That a national recegnition of G: be Lord pe. Cam aud the Holy Seriptures, ut ope To the memorial of thie association to clearly scriptural seat the {4 ls national perit to ‘ier iy ‘measures by Giation are (a, dad wbiod I coping with jonte. wi wil abaperate 0 reusivel Lig my tye citizea. po |, Theat the state of the times, recent and “FResotved, Eres. and ths state of pad! Sentiment, warrant aod the attempt to secu! nt to tbe Soustito 1on whieh is proposed by this assooiation. MARYLAND SUNDAY BONOOL CONVENTION. The second avnval Convention of the Sunday School tue of Maryland will be Deld in the Central I’resby- pr tenpimneeg Sang timore, on Tuesday, December 6, at 8 ourmepras AT OOLOOND. Comatderadio bas been made of late towards aed it appears that from Inst April to tbe or ans baton ree at of the present month the northern tower was fa! ty-one foot, 60 that ft bas Bow attained the he! Not Meet? three (eet, The stor and from tbe colossal propor. absorbs about four thousand ‘but durin to admit io fut ‘il next TPIS red 80 ‘The svesmabip Hove Seotion sailed ob three o'elogh this eRernces fer Liverpoet, 1 theatre, London. Crown, This decoration confers on tI PR Armee 9 A ON Wasmnarox, Dec. 3, 1864. / Brom reports which bee reached this. ciiy there m to be 00 douds thet commer the forces of General bave bern sent te witdte ibe past week 17 way of Madison Cours house, Mr. Wm. J. Stark's Despatch. Simapquanrens, Stcoxn Stipe Compa, Deo. 1, 1864. BEWS OF ECHYMELD & VICTORY IN THE any, A Gespatch was ecomvod og General Humpreys this ev ning, and read to (oe troops, seaouncing the victory of Sch field we Tevres-s0 lt was greeted by the mee with loud heer, which doubtiess caused VOLUNTEERINO—SUBSTITUTES—GO AND BO sam anything but pleataut sensations te the Dreast of the ‘Pokus Gentes tad wpe saga Bounty | seneved Paying Commitics, and applied eos: by attuiaa, aud deposited fw thittesn bi the same. . Before uight bo was furuisbed with two good ae we men, who will soon be doing bettie for the country is the name of Peter Cooper. were are (bousands ae tne eny should follow it, Now is (bq june, yoars of age, This ie a ey example, and he gpa niiegs gor per is BOVEULy Oe Faust bas bees produced io English at Hor Majesty's Miss Louisa Pyne bas made 1 great bit in the roie of Marguor.te. Tho sécood tran: opera to be givea will be the Traviata. It ts sald that ao Kngieh version of M. Maitiart’s Lara will bo given Wt the Loodou Haymarket, uolor Mr. Har tion's management. The came opera bas been by this Ume, we believe, produc cd at Letpa'g. Mr. Hecry Lesive's opera bas beom ‘cast’? at Covent Gardeo theatre, also Mr. Hatton's, Im the latter, we our, Mile, Linas Martorelli, Madame Weiss, Meas Pool Messre. Perreo and Werss will appear. lady wil previously make bar debut fa La Sonnimb: Mr Duggan’s opere has been acceptod by the Lim ted Liability Company.” It is understood that Berr Joacn'm will revisit Eng’and next sexsoo Herr von Bulow, the pianist and excetiont master, bas received invitation to the Court of Bavarta, which will, of course, deprive the Conservatory at Berlin of bis services. The Futura seems to be drawing together ite forces at Munich, The Garctie Musicale bas a warm hearted, appreciative and justarticto, by M. Stephon Heller, on Herr Ernest's Quartettos, beard the otber day for tbe first time io Par's. High praise te awarded to the Brothers Hoimes, who stagisted on the oscasion, for their violia playing, which has reomingly made w sensation in a capital where nolo Pertormers of théle instrutneot areas ten to one com. Pared with London. One of thesé five and thoughtful Quarielics has been Jaiely performed as Berlin, at one of ‘the chamber concerts, led by Herr Hubert Ries, with great auccess. Carlotta Patt! bes meade remarkable success in Bres- pil,» lau, her brilliant execution having created a decided sen- gation among the amateurs of oy. Miss Patt ‘c Bits from Linda, Dinorah and Auber’s Laughing S»ng. Jacl, the pianist, and V leuxtemps, the vioinist, are traveling with M'sa Patti om a professtonal tour through Germany. Donizetti's opera, Roberto Devereus has been Just re vivea at Paris, where it was Grst given ta 1938. The cast ‘Wea tocluded Gris, Rudiot, Temburiol and albertazzi, and vow includes Lagraege, Fraachiol, Delle Sedie and The Grst camed | ‘oa on of the tae nor cup ere 18 picket O77 arifliory Oring, and t wets the bizbase dao, rolteahing 60 and tbe auie | baye boon within range of the enemy's guas almost ua- toterruptediy tor six months. led by ibe dni BUTLER’S HEADQUARTERS, Mr. Wiltlam H. Slecetam's Despatehs te ras Furco tx F novi c# Ricumonp, Dee. 2+Moan ing. GENERAL OREGG’S SUCCESSPUL EXPEDITION. While there is nothing now of atirring interest to transmit {rom the Army of the James this worning, this entire command is jubilant over a deapatch received from the Army of the Potomac at these headquarters last evening. The tnapifiting amnouncement ts to the effect that General Gregg bas captured Stony Creek station, whicb was stoutly defended by both rebel tmtavtry and cavalry, General Gregy captured two pieces of artillery, but, uofortunately, was without means to. bring thon off, aod was compelled to spike them ana destroy the carriages. He also captured one huadred and ninety prisovers, cight wagons and thirty mules. Mkewlse burned the station depot, wherein were three thousand sacks of corn, Ove hundred bales of uay, a train of cars, a large amouat of bacon, clothing, ammavition All the public buildiags ed. Colovel Greg's brigade = , and, tis alfirmod, belived most gale ly carrying and beldiang the evemy's posi No information could be obtiined of thy tran. Sit of apy force southward, either cavairy or infantry The bed of the branch road from Stony crock waa weon to be graded, but no rails bad been iaid, At Duvali’s station, south of Story creek, much proporty was dostroyed, and @ large amount of raitroad iro, whieh was ruined by burning. When the a this \nform@ation lo't for b y a oight of tbo ‘eitzel aod etal left ght hours’ leave for Fortres: THE NUMBERS OF THE HKW RPS. The new colored corps is to be pumorically designated Ag the Twenty fifth corps, and the conso\idated Tenth aud Fighteeoth corps as the Twenty fourth corps. Those designations are aaderstood to be made by order of tbe War Departmeot, Doo ete PM nn} A great deal of artillery Gring bas prevaiiod to-dey in the victoity of the Jerusalem road, but without any re- ‘Vanderbest, If does not appear to have been a special | sult worth mentioning. tuosess 00 either occasion, The Marchisio Sisters are re-engaged for Parts, to thelr debut in Somiramide, after which Ci Marchisio will take ‘the part tm Poliulo so superdiy fepresented bere by Zucchl, At this bour ap unusual stilloess prevails along the en- tire line, The pickets seem to have become tired of whiob were ordered for them by the Legisiature of that Madame Gennetier, the cow singer of the Paria Opera | Crate at ite last session. Comique, bas made anviber notable success to Aubers Domino Noir. Negrini, a favorite tener doth im Paris and Madrid, ized witb an apoplectic Ot, which, if even be iil, 16 le feared, locapacitate b:w from singing Murska is the came of a cow prima donna, popuiar at Vienna, who bas been engaged for ber Majesty's theaire, London. The King of Hanover will act as godiatber to the 00 of the violiotet Josebim, Pauliee Lucca, tbe Berlin prima donna, hae made ap her quarrel with Mr. Gryo, aud will again at the London opera next year. Jules Benedict, the composer, bas been decorated by the King of Wartomburg with the Grand Order of tbe reoipient credea- tials of nobility, Madame Guerrabolia will not, as announced, be a mom- der of the Royal English Opera company, London, A primitive ophicieide of the Afteonth century, and | betore The band, under the conduct of Mr, fi made of earthenware, has lately been discovered in village, of Ozon, near Chattelerault (Vienne). It is an After the brigade had passed in review, Governor | z Bradford made speech to the officers and oxen, which feeting terms by Colonel Dennisen, ing this command have seen some of the bas bting of the war, aod their thinned ranks aod tattered colors show bow bard @ part (Ley ba borne in each oment. ‘The cow colors aro very bandsome. They are made of heavy blue silk, fringed with tassels of gold. Oo the flags are the names of {bo dijorent batties the regiments of the brigade have participaced io The Ootire aifeir was one of tbe most agreonble charac- tor, end will, no doubt, bave @ good effect on the mow. by vernor and staff leave to morrow for Gea Butler's department, wheo the Marylaod regunente there w'll receive their new colors. Premenade Cone of the Tweaty- The second concert of the Twonty.second regiment tooe piace at their arm: Fourteenth etroet, last o’ght. The promenaders were as oumerous and appa rently aa impressed with the pleagure of the occasion ae mul. ler. performed some fine pieces from Verdi. D: and Meyerbeer. Among the new features of ibe even! ophicleide, the body of which is made of the sort of | was a grand musical tablean by He!memuller, a pare majolica for which Tuscany was so celebrated about the | in Broad: yaite @ familiar amir, which introduced year 1600, The three letters A RO are barciy distin- | the FUR cavairy, the band and 4 corps of the guishable on tbe Inside of the instrument; the other | Seventh, Twenty-second, Seventy.arst and Sixty-o! ny Vettereare almost completety obiiterated. The keys of | regiments. 1% wasa etirring and attractive performance, the instrument are made of wood hardened et the fire, | and called forth a demonstration of applause. These and the mouthpiece te made of a metal mgem resembling | military promenade concerts are a new and very sovlal chemtoem, ~ [ aneidens tp eur mqqirogotitan amesomenta, 5 Symphonie Soiree of Theodore Thoman ‘The Grat seirce of this series, which is to be contious® mostbiy wali! April ness, ook place at Irving Hall’ tase wight. The eudicnce was vory large, and comprised the ‘most oritical and music loving portion of the community, Promiaiog am appreciation of Mr Thomas’ onterprise to which 19 t emisently eatitied. The orchestral piesee included Beethoven's eighth symphony, in # major, & work which, with the exception of the second part—the favorite allegretto—is seldom performoa. 1 difers from the composer's other sym@phooies tn tho lightveap and brilliancy of tis manger, I shows him in bis most cheertul mood. The ttird part was played \sst oigns, perhaps not quite as siow as it is usually giveo, and thee varied somewhat from the spirtt of that portion of tne work, Tbe “suite” of Franz Lachner, musical dirsoor Of the Bavarian Court, known as bis work cumber oa@ bundred and thirteen, tn D, was excellently rendered, the variations and march calling forth decided applause Thia work bas been performed several times ia Europe lately, but never In America until ast night. A “ we may add, though in form stricily symphonic, allows the composer more license than a symphouy, as it &@ Properly @ collection of movements not necessarily oo nected. wecond mavement of Berlioz's Romeo aod Juliot completed toe orchestral porformances ever given before in this eountey. lyric language, very foely inte the griet of Komeo upon discov: acion Of @ bostile bouse, while t r reach bim (rom the bulls of the The whele orobertra, which consisted of sixty por we completely under the control of Mr. Thomas, aud utd eam ple justice to the aplendid works of the composers. Me. 3. B. Mills execaved @ concerts from Cnopin Hittle cultive. jer register, my he made hee debut wilb some Favor, riunate, however, in geiecting @. very die cult aria of Mozart. jected. by Mr. Thomas hive a deoide@ tirely fresh to eur public as wel as bighty classic, and he iv eutitied ¢o greut oredit for pre. or them Ip so admiral — upver. 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