The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1864, Page 5

© sgamMaoud YYAGINY Giasnan wANOY Wau a i A - — can eee on vane | esse" NEW YORK HERALD, PRIOAY, DECEMBER wy, wes i 8B LL LL LL LA LL LL A LLL LL Ct lh ty nt re stemracing Wits nose ove, «| MEWS FROM, WASHINGTOR, SKATING. aed jamendo sing tha tn gy | the North this winter are on @ soale far more exteasive ss the amendment, and the resolution Secilt ons ry: re ——__- THE PiLGaim-FATHERs. (hap beicre, the increase im the demand for special fa. ASUNGTON, 1884 — icenses P otlities belog on a par with she furore for ttre epors 2 ibe pes epg: Mr, Harvensom culled ‘vp’ the House resolattoe to tae 4 OHU.Of Great metropolis, FE Pt. ALANA RAIDERS, crease the pay of the employes of the Uapitol. BOSTON AMD PHILADSLPHTA. ‘The statement that the Governor Weveral of Canada Mr. Guna was opposed (o increasing the pay of the Yo Boston four large ponds wilt be tmoperation this | Nad given up or was about to give up without further | Smployes of the Capitol. If there was any increase of Beano, aud in Philadelphia several new enterprises of (he | judicial proseedings the 8. Albans raiders who have | “7. !t should be in favor of the soldiers and saifors. in kimd bave boon started — ly, Jocased r the ‘Op motwa of Mr. Sumaman the resolution was referred rafirond bridge over the Sonayieits being a aotoworthy | °€80 Doan arrested must be erroneous, as 14 e presdmed | to the Committee on Tho vamber of fatal accidents which have oc- |, (Doffloial quarters that the Governor General has no such At haif-past one o'clock the Senate adjourned to mest curred on ihe Schuylkill river amosg the skating frater- | power. oa Thursday, the 5th of January, 1665. Congress elect from “ Above clouds aware ju naty oon gacy ate ees |THE BALL UP YESTERDAY. Anniversary Banquet of the New Eng- »o,,.,Han@Sectety at the Astor Heuse, Inauguration of the Great Winter Out Door Sport on the Park Ponds. Getters: trom: President Lincoln’ and’ His clared to be tm insurrection. ; fe arnt oot ae ave no. doubt cage dh Tetrion be SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT LOAN. a et, General Grant, Governor THE. SLIDING MANIA ELSEWHERE, | te Qeete" city witt have ite skating poud before ihe} “ The'sudscriptions to the eaven-thisty loan (or the wook Wasuinerrom, Deo. 22, 1804. bie Feuton oad Others. season expires, ending December 17 were $1,625,000, and to the ten-forty Qa motion of Mr. Exot, (rep.) of Mass., is was re rs poh fa gg ing edge “1 in Bante wa sas Tap ene ay | ty $2580.00, Te mbeariatnns wot trmar | wed Wat te Seriary of War be ddd 1 om "Eine tne oar toot, wan oid vo | SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE SUBJROT, - | Mita‘ arto sud ithe cue! fanaa tiga} tothe alter $2440000." The tn ory nae toe cm. | ue vperi ono Ono Canby eocesraag fhe, Per <'Mpeoches ‘of Dr.’ Chapin,” Witiam Cullen | freiuineanypeictacermagj oor telat erat | ayy fe | Hm te eo to eg Sei | Senet a te ma, shay th Une ity of tw pote Bhat it ing no doubt, the fair sex of the district will Rave procured THR CITY POINT MAIL BOAT BAST IN THH ICH. President. aye Paradise of Irlahaqo—The United States of Ame- rt There aot being a quoram of members pressal, the 7 rica.” use ) “The Dall ts up," the ana ‘été Park, | °° for their special enjoyment, there being many logali- ‘The steamer Webster from City Point, with malis aed louse wae called to obta'n one. pat val 12. ‘The Rebellion—tIts corner stone, slavery, and ite * vanity nt ies: ae Hes well adaptoc for the purpose. . | One lose sh: ered to their semen, o;, Madore Drayton, Captain Wimlow, A eh fe ee ee Tie att | dre frozen over, and joy reiges supreme among the Piseanneses Gee: Des eaneay Seip’ SWIM. IY Vo? Ft “|. ie, Gamraun, toepyet Par, cate chon comme mene that now know them shail soon know them uo more for- our wrar. Be Chicago, and the principal Western cittes, private | “7% being clogged witb too severat miles below the } ators holiday of two weoks (rom to day bad peed voted, skating ponds wore organized as early as 1860, and city. Tugboats bave Wen ineffectuatty engaged to-day } that members should new absent themselves, tre bow amoog tho atractive resorta of those placea. | lp ffir to-alied reli. "A ferrgboat te the gevernracat | _ ME. Saxmwower, (top) Icy remarked tust the Howse dhe’ Hom ir. “Phelps, George Baneroft, Rev. ®. M. Hat skaters. Alter balfa dozen disappointments, caused by the flokle character of the weather, the clear wators have yielded themselves up to the icy influence of General Hoa. coo ger gh Feqsended 16 an effective speech, ‘separal The following Lenya d y refused to coneur ia the suggestion that there CANADA. employ, not far off, is in @ pidnitar contitien, Tho ice‘has —— W Geld and Others, on loliers wore slee received by the Com- ethan to toate hee Ae apg em Fog setng rinks ihe oa Aside tic ae Pee a pe Siaala be ve tuniocns Seensncted toaey: ant yet some : fen... ae, as. LETTER FROM SBONETARY SEWARD. ‘The foe yesterday afternoon was in splendid condition, | favorite res:rts (or tho bélles and beaux of those cities in CONGRESSMEN GOING HOME. “Nawwen the winter. The facilities aflorded by the extreme Go many of the members of the House of Representatives: i perbiod eotuel the leaving the Hoare tts lees team af severity of the Can wintors for a fat suprly of ice} eft the city yesterday and this morning thatthe House | quorum. Tee oe ne oes S| round \te0t without a quorum to-day, and consenuestly Mw ieee Deraataamer of 81, aamunarom, Dec. 1, 1864 not Desz Sin—I thank. the England withstanding the heavy snowfall of the preceding day. rte TES ASE ig emerges pobeentdbrattgesbiterd thease San e "he fifly-niath anviversary Of the New Engiang —BG, trtaed 1s Weill Bot allow me to bo abeeny trven. Walt on the | worked with such good will the moment the snow ceased celebrate the Landing of the Pilgrims: <0 ean held lant evening at the Astor House, The members however, may be assured that | rainy, that the large pond was found, in beaatiful condi. | _1@fast, throughout the Northern portion of she Amgri- | no business sould bedooe, Mr. Férnsworth rofiected se: —— ih ae pooled mot io the afternoon for the transaction of a fnlon [tise shestiy aftee: moon. Here and’ there were title can coninent in mvgpraiog arene a a Pol | verely upow tue conduct of the‘abéentees. A majority of | The Cottom Trade Along the Mis@ectppt. __ Pesineme and the election of GMoers, when William Curtis || have no sentiments, | mounds and ridges of hardened snow, but generally | Awérican winter amusements, the favor. with wh! the New York members bad deserted their posts, as well Caine, Deo. 93; 1864. r= + Was elected: President for the ensuing year, | 2%inst ‘speaking the toy surface wes as smooth as glass and as tha sport is received by the fair sex of the States and t > | as those living more remotely front’the capital. The Momphie FulPtin says that the recent order re "ja WHE o’Glock the Invited gueste and the members entered H. SEWARD, | slippery as tt well could be, Stngularly enough, consider. ag * Prominent cause-of ite great popularity: | the adjouramont of Congress’ fortwo weeks from to- | #Pecting the cotton trade has = reviving eos ow the banquet hall, which was tastefully decorated, while ‘he tables were beantifally orvameuted with represeate- Plena of bp Mayflower, tho: Labdieg of the Pugrims apd. pees otek EL ‘The diner was gotten up 'n x yr gra ARHNAG sin batat ond whgavwe say is was under [Cation can, howaseh, Be "Aoned me, “T'osn.otiy give ing the sptoudid opportunity, the attendavoeof skaters was by no means large. Unty about five thousasd peo. pie, at.the highéat estimate, were to be seen on the pond at any given moment; but the sport was rolisbod all the ‘Petter owing to that very otrcunistance by those whose enterprise and passionate love of the amusement prompted LETTER FROM SRORBTARY PESSENDEN. sguinaTox, Dec. 6, Mr Dean Sin-sNext to seeing our own New tt would give me plessare to moot 90 many of most day bas ceased « general stampeds of membera, both of | business of that city, aud thas the cotton tade,witt be T HE SOUTH Congress and the lobby, from this elty, and there'ls a | Presscuted onergetioatiy, The goverument purobesing © [prospect of dul ties here daring tte holidays. Fo no | Agent there tas had $200,000 placed to his gradi, Five ‘ove will the relief be greater ¢han to tt Preeiient, who, | Mundredbaies! have siready’arrivet: by steamers (rim be- Jeff, Davis ia s Bed. Way. @uring the month, has been ran dowd by vVisitore, moat | JW, Sad lerge amounts are awaiting shipment. . There ‘Tho final dissoliition of Jem. Davis and hie bogus cov- | of whom have axes to grind, for which they nood his aid |°#*e largo'quantities beyond our lines awaiting the issue federacy appears to be rapidiyapproaching. The atticks | in turning the gritdstone. Of necessary orders to bring 1t) to Memphie, of Sherman on Hardee, of Thomas on Hood, and of Grant APPOINTMENTS IN HANCOCK’S NEW CORPS. The'stenmer Hoary Ames, trom New Orteaee 240, bap ‘on 120, have well wigh' knocked all the life out of the!] Tae following appofutinents have been tade'id Genorat | *Ftived. ‘ robelarmics. Davis ia now subjected In persou to fro. | Hanevck’s first veteran corps:—Colunel, Garr B, White; | Blom was unchanged, with Iittle Inquiry. quent attacks, Brown, of Georgia, vigorously attacked | Lieutenant Colonel, Charles Bird; Majors, Iran Patioft, | TMAsteamer Marble City; from Mecaphie, briage these him for bis usurpations, The press’ of the confederacy. | G, A. Johnson, 0. F, Middleton, Lyman 8. Wileox; Captains, | huddred ane etguty bales of cotton, also indulged In attacks not less vigorous, The Richmond | W, ff: Mhrries, S. W. Bonsall, Wm. McConiho,'S. Benlien, 9 Ezamner of the 19h inst, delivers © fow well directed-| J. Mora, KH: Root, fa Farr, W., simpaon, ATL Duganae, MAILS FOR THE PACIFIC. blows, and, with tho ald of therobel Congressman Henry | R. C. Ward, C. J. lisiey, G. W. Connery, B. . Smith We WIEST PRT eam 6. Footo, demolishes Jeff.’s reputation as @ warrior and | C Pounywise, P. P. Moriarty and Eugene F. Warren; statesman, and almost inclines one to bolieve that he | First Lieateuanis,G. A. Van Branson, D. 0. Btoddard,'B. lacks commen sense, It now appears that Jeff. has been | P, Wiokehthorn aud P. ©. Kane; and vocond Lieutenants, suddenly attacked with veuralgia, These attacks are | J. Kilendort, J. Kicingieid, J. Smith, F. R. Jackson, J, H. enough to make anybody nervous. It is no wonder that | Bexham;8, D. Stiles, J. W. Rockies and Wm. McLaughlin, Jeff. 1s suffering bodily ant mentally, and it wilt bo sur- | These officers are the first that have beon appeinted im the prising irthey donot Kill bim, It would be well; for} new corps. They are ordered 4o' report by: setter ‘to gow is Davis’ best timo to die. He cannot pass off the | Major General Hancock, at bis headquarters here, for foene of action at any future time with moro diguity, | tostructiona. They will be required 'to secure o» cortain nd, for that matter, hardiy with low, ‘Hits life iw tn the | numbor of vetorans—eaptatne at louse) (Orty, firat’ lien. gore and yollow lear,” aud ought.to end. Hewhoeld re. | tenants twenty-five, and second lieutenants twenty. thongh yesterday he was a powerful usurper, | Field officers may be required to send ou a proportionate to-day ho is a “poor, weak and despised old mam,” acd, | namber, and will-have charge of company officers white by aying, do whe country the-ealy servico in bis power. | recruiting. , star A Rsiegiiad Ini the above let of appoiatments none have beew en- Particulars of the ert a netom. nounced (rom either Pennsylvania or Massachusotts; be. The Kinston correspondent of the Goldavore Journal, | cgay 1 19 uadéntood the Governors'of those States have, $3;,Tem copies, $15. Single, copies, im sons ow hoa gape — 4 The onemy numbered about one thousand, and eos. | not yot-appiied te have the oflcers appointed io thoeorps centseach. A limited numberof advertmements oe sisted of portions of the One Hundred and Righty second | from their Statos bent home to recrulty and the & inserted in the Weexty Hagan: ' New York and Fifteonth Massachusests infantry, threo er eT. oe ee companies of the Twelfth New York cavalry, and one |, 0 War refuses to m>ke any, appointmen ts (rom States Prizes Cashed im All Stu Beecory Cage, pestion “OF Bruce’ New York light aotaery "alt under | uotit the Governors thereof shall have made such an Seenpeermeien: piven. J. OLUTH. Beveer's 2 command of Lieutenant Colonel Hitcheook, of the One | apotication. Waterss continue to enlist rapidly, and it ces Hundred and Kighty cooond New York infentry. They tee. t of a Livelihea t fee went within two tniftg of Kivetou, where they encountered | !8 expected tiat the corps will scom be organized. yr Leo Semin pac \ & portion of the Third North Caroling cavalry, com- | MB. BIGELOW APPOINTED OHAR@E D'AFFAIRES AT ighest a Look ‘Stitch Washi i Cy by. Licutenaut Colonel aut'n sectioe of Camimingy? PaRw. New York. t 1 com! y Gotenel J. B. Stat 7 The ciaialtich on OUF 41d9 are Uheee. menot tbe ceveiry 4 JObd Blgetéw,, of New York American Consul at-Parit,'|' A Ruperior Assortment of WINGS, 7 leam= gatored and oo wounded, Nowe killed. Lieutenant | bas been sppointed United States Charge d’AMtuires unelt diewcstvih, Seowshiand Bourbon W7 his John B, Wooten, plain’ Ferris’ company, -capta ; Bxiraerdinary 5 ‘evo! a Yeokeo cavalrymaa, his Bowe and accouiremente, | (00 *PPolatment of en Eavoy briaag 4 oY { The mall steamship Ocean Queen, Captain Sesbery, Will leave tite port at noontovday for Aspinwall, - The mails for Central America: and the South Paoific will close at batf-past tor o’clook this morning, Tus New Youx Heratp—Edition for the Paciie—wit de ready at tea o’olock in the morning. Single coptes;.. in’ wrappers, ready fr maliiog, she conte, LEITER FROM SECRETARY USHER. DeParvunnt or Tux IirER0n, Wasmnaton, D.C , Dee 6, 1864. t My Dear Sin! cordiaily thank you for the polite invi- LER YROM rasstDENY LrsooLN. sts. RMansion; Wasuihaton, Deo. 19, 1864. mens Fal cocniner nh neene it : 00 to. ba tas the Wa! of the New Kngtadd Society to oommemo- ling of the ims, on iharsday, the 22d of THE WEEKLY HERAED. ‘Tho Cheapest and Bost Newspaper tn the co a , ‘Tho Warxiy Heaato for the: present: weet ready to. morrow (Saturday) arorning. " Terms—Ons copy, $2; Three copies, $5; Five copies, ‘Will Dot, allow meto'avall myself of a adirehens er f ou und the co supervision of Mr. Stetson an assurance was Sore. ay es} deat wishes for Boal and to altar its Jatven Society that everything would be done for | members, fm ovale w. z, FESSENDEN. » Bho gratification of the guess, ‘LETTSR FROM SEORETARY WBLLRS. Joying ‘tho frat day's skating im the Park. ‘iho slim Alter the cloth’ was removed, Mr: Witiiam H. Buriacr, ‘Wasainaton, Deo. 10, 1864, attendance is to Sage lo some measure at least,” of by the fect thafthe familiar sigaal—the red ball—was very acceptable invitation, in behalf of the Now En; of fare by'a few. sbpropriate remarks, Hoe said thats | Society, to be prosent at fla anoual festival on. t » oilew England dimmer was not the place to Prophesy a | inst.,in comimemo Of the landing of the Pilgrims, | observed durtug the skating season for tho last few win = {Great laughter. The mention of the ters. Why this siagutae omission occurred is the business ' Eomes of Grant, Sherman and’ Thomas being-areoted | waras tne sotiblutncet ot fecal eae neonate ty | of the ratiroad companies, who, doubtiess, had the:r own — Pt ( this-land-tbenthe descendants of the Pilgrims, whose ‘musio | A ‘and tho performanee,of an a) in acquaint the public on a point upon which ivformation ? the fact that noue excel the sons of New England in of Bite nse A attachiment aud fidelity to that Union which thei Cachors | Might rewonsbly have been expected, tos Ta Tie President of the United Sates,” wie drank | *##isted to establish. Very respectfully, ‘The sport yesterday was-enjoyed thoroughly, Men, wo. ments; Teud tho tollowing lever the sliding continued up to a tate hour witbout the oocur- rence of a single accident of any note whatever. The" arrangements established by the Park Commissioners are tation to the anual featival in commemoration of the landing of the'Pilgrims. leaped to ‘offor tay thanks | 119 sremuch for’ the'better. ‘The ‘skater are lent out wake ie brn eete, at bin Bewemirg oC ag: nw on cheaper rates, ditto sliding cusira, and refreshments such as to compel me Tilte with feces Cait aoe rover sey pleasure may be had at reasonable rates at.all.cho salootis itcogsed | letters, on the monument of | tiong are afforded to:persons who prefer to look om at the Piigria-Farhors, an additional tribute to the pré- | grand panorama of skating without participating in the high morat sotence and high worth of those earnéat and good | oo i... ped tutidings have’ & ‘Gonglude hurried note by expressing my convio- jm that, before long, when the band of a merciful aud | view of the ‘animating scone may be" enjoyed with per. eee rannm Pacemewel Sock Sir wate Fo a aad pecatiiy a6: ine shins, skulls and Backs of those pot om skates—ao' immunity which wae not 4 should acter! . | their (eet were obliged to vesture on the toe if they de Being which ‘obart ‘ize @ great Christian oom. aired to seo any of the delighttat sesusomont in Taoy of res; ry to apockty, ‘accommodation of is strikingly exempl wonderful progress made in skating and’ other boatselet exerciecs suggests some reflections wolok' may not be entirely out of place in this connection, to encounter the intensely cold gale for he purpose of en- £ Abe Presicent of tho society,” opeted the Inteltectual bil | ,D¥AE Sm-Tehomid be happy to avail myself of your ‘Rot displayed om the ratiroad oars, contrary to the custom ration could { do so cOpsistently‘with other duties, a) Feasons—all sufficient, it is to be hoped—‘or faltiag to wr Sota, 1 The Day, landing you commemorate; and we way pride ourselves ind es honors, alter which Mr. Choate, Chairman or men and children made up the assemblage of skaters, and about the came as Ingt year, aud obanges obsery- for this here to each member of your committee. Every year that ia-added to the Iife of our youdg nation | by the inanagers of tho Park; Ivoreased accommods-. fo indestructibte men. May thoir memory be always revered by us, Let erected along tbe banks of the pond, and'there a splondid jog land, we shall, more than ever before, be one pire. South, no East, no ‘That apfaltering trust in the Divine always certain: before, when people withoat skates on {a uppecedsa: ‘of the Commissioners to the fled. ASS00IATED AOTION. Levine _rmom Governor ANDREW... Exeeenve Dar, Doron, Teo air 1st} ve. *ARTMENT 100. My DeaxSre—I am uncer {nexproasibie obi ry One of the most noticeable peculiarities of the Amert the New Kngtwti® ‘Seotety, in the city of New Arork, (OF can lotellect is decidedly axecciated action: Fromm the most important enterprises, carried out by influential skates, the same pian of sesocia'ed action onaracterizes sons And | their proosedings. In fact, whether.we-go ball playing te, Ug renawed jayitativm to assist in its anneal com: companies, dowa.*to orgaulzations for: mere amasement | ead brought them in Plenipotentiary, 1a the place of Mr. Dayton. A Present.. ration of the of the Pilgrims. I am the ‘mo sips, does this idea of associated action prevail in this ee : GUORILDA ATTAOK WRAB FALL'S CHUROE.- fore ere ion ea bad es Erailsgaat'ar tua Ciednos soe courtny” aut te | Soeeryqrwarean 0am inter poe at, eumine | Degtruetion 1m the Shonamdeah Valley BisSjetr ase roan nee ponors and Wosarenof the cocaalon, might faitly eeu | reguiations of societies. ‘If bak adozen boy@ | the Rockingham b edteg ly indebted: towa énteltigent h me nest, sree to play eat roraest, of arte ho male beset | frievd—one of the commissioners of the cozgane jo sae campment of the regiment, near Yall’s Churob, a BPS) inte Holiday ai 2 ~ Segin have formed themsely alsa) ty ‘deta rt : ( Petheatet Soremonne with, elected enob mourber to oM0e, and published: the wbols | aunage dove by she public cueay tae pers of ouraiater | ireialey Beet: meme, to: comet Wasblogton,; tn.) ‘ie j prepaid, for $3, or with. wm ag aise history of the caterpriss in thie newspapers; aad if an: | count; an ambulanos, attended by. a guard. .of four oN ng ad Fit dys (-) = other party desire to enjoy nn afternoon's aport on | "Twili ow try and give you some idem of tho damage } mounted! men. ‘They’ wore wleo. accompanied: by; two eee, aaah fe 6. — i done in part of this county by the Yankees ta the way of | satier wagotia, belonging to Moses Sweitzer, in chazge of Durning of baros, inilis, oe. T bave beea over nearly the whole at my di tiet, comprising all us bpper ond of the | DF. Mesick and'Dr. Vaughe. A short distance beyond: ti coenty, trom Narrow Passago creek tothe Rookingbam | pickets of thovegiment, while passing through a. Szire’ ermij. tie hengred ‘and ‘steer sone, tigtiesn, | Doe Wenddy vembulenns endiessort, whiohiwere eee, 1 two » aboot uerilias,. deewed dwellings, cleven prise mills, nine water sawmills, two | Were ect upon by forty guerilies, stoam sivmills, one furnace, two forges, one falling mill, | tn federal eniiorms, Colonel Swettzer aud Capt, Gaylord ene carding machine, besides a number of emalier bulid: | escaped over a fovee, whict Gelayed their pursucre until ings, «ko, The quantity of grain destroyed Petre smamegive you may teat the amount | they bad time: toposch an adjacent Rouse, after. wound: of grain, hay, todder, &o., destroyed, but the quantity.ts | ing three of. the guerillas, Three of the escort were very lnrke. tala , | [remanareet ree severed. spo wenn <6 snare es) “fobs J Hage Tenisioseee. | pean ipo en she bare rg ven aby [From tne Register, ‘ ainrtd, 9nd upon the dagles sounding “Boots Citizens direct (rom Knoxville say that + bese di yeh ge bor run daily from Che to Knoxtite, carrying storea | **¢dles, ‘guerillas harried off, taxing with them the tad trovps to the lnttor plaos. It Js ynderatood that tbe | horses of the ambulance and suilor, wagons, Abeeapiared poirieens a Chenenncn:. ee on Loudon he and Dre. Mesick sma Vaughs, One redal Fomor gayeich 'e reqpet. to learn thes horse wad kilted, and two captaced were left behied A 0 Mnadmicages nce apa ed -We We) argo force aterted ianmedintely in purwath, with lise. io Rete tee prospect, hoqever, of overtaking the bold raiders. Peace ons tm the North Cares pce sp Legistattbe. ‘THE CASE OF GOLOWRL BAKER. feed tone Yo tho Sonate on Weiesadar eee ore ep ‘The.caune ef the United Biates against Colenel Lafayette toate ins plese. were lold on the tadie bps ip Coan, @, Baker, charged with the false imprwenment of Dr | there bapasy. and ans Uesee, despliens wigarans oMeeyen.semur, r pon ks, mate : Tr Ocenia. Count,of this Digtriok.. Tha jury brougbajn a.verdich b At Cost—Ail my Ovewcents.. om. $22, Mink 850, ‘Wall (From the Richmond, Weamlver, Dee: %) yy MewSr abides i and Mia Teo Arctic Overshoes, Winter Iu ots, ‘Tore is vow in euccons/ut operation xt the * States Laboratory, this city, a muchino, capable io TUIRTY potas — (LIDS S. cate eiting md pe athe Broadway, cornar of Wells, 389 Broadway; Sheldon & Gealers geverally. re vas rr a hot Ro beating jor bending.» s Of the pation, | and to-day, as | paveon former found, that my presence with you in spirit alone is that. is withia my. possibility, The labors ‘inciden lary to iugs for the edideation of pro nent and future generations. The furor for skating, which the.opening of the Park pends jmaugurated sone three or four years siuce, bag H Bot at all diminisbed; on the contrary, it would seem to at present, for te on the tocrese, judging ‘rom tbe oxiovsive prepara and siz00 to ry . 0% | action im an eminent degree There ts eoarcely. a skating pond within @ radius of a dosen miles of the city whieb has Dot fallen into the bands of. an sssociativn’ of geome. kind or another, havivg establisbed rates of adariesiva, and under as strict rules of management as ata theatre or ball room, The advantagesof good. onder, and Increased facilities for enjoyment follow as a matter of course, ard bence the popularity of these cot binations seondants of the V'ilarims. Please accept for yourself aud | Like other organizations for amusement, these associa- essuranee | tions announce their programmes with as ostentatious a desire to cuitivate populac patronage. ag (be managers of our, theatres or opera companies, and so long e¢.ac areuso- meat a aad exhilarating is. not abused to, wm extent eu 1% to lead to ite abandooment, by those whove presence-is one of its chief atsractions, just 80 long will the-exiating furor for the sport prevail. In order to prevent such abuse, skating associations should exclude all ciocenta that will have soy tendency to diminish the respectability of the recreation. SKATING AND DANCING COMP4HED, turetng out three the honor, as well as to express. my rogret that: ‘Skating apd dancing are.the only,two forms of recrea- | gun caps In eight Ming and pressidg. them. The aa r ‘Tne Boeta of New Eogland,”’ was re- | declize oF am onoe more to aN iee Weaker “oe tive a ao a eat om es gag fastest nr Wis ted sae. * Kiegy ha bara Senate. Batchotor’s Hair Dy ry = patriot! ry Conan |. prodadl; in solion again before former being infuitely more boat any knowledge, gbi’s pateat, which juras ou Deo. om the. Beat ’ brie! miner todas Meeting, Deecended, on both tiles, from aa old New | ‘from tho fact that the. rapid motion through s clear’ | thifty thousand’ ta ten hours, ‘ho ohecyplen Coa'edort Rascereee, Dee. GR T0081 orig, Harmioes, slniie: loglaniensens, “rey pve ad England stock, fam proud of her loyalty, prosperity and | bracing atmorphere, incident to skating, quickens t! machine, or machines—ex there are twe of them—awre ‘My, Guana, President pro tem. , in the ( heir. fame. Patriotism and ambition both urge us ae i@ times | circulation and tatroduces (ho pare oxygeu of nature into | capa sie of turing out an amount of work)by three ew 3 " FOO SIOMALS ON LONG BLAND SOURD B 1s A cn | Utnimen, s like these, but the applause and sympathy of the truc | tho syetom, instead of the noatous gasemol the ball room, | that formerly required -one hundred aa twenty Mae: Beuaoot, (rep.) of R. 1., preaanted eee papers, [nmap cnet oe pans a. ‘Of the North,ivspire with double ardor. whore the atinosphere 18 redolent of carbonic acid, frivo: | (ives, Tbe inventor 18 Captiin Wesloy.N. Smith, com. tod at Deedee —4 ia ex; my thanks aud my regrote, Fhave | jous tittle taitle, eas de cologne, insipid small talk, | manuiing the Laboratory, whore skill, porseyerence and, | S¢eompaoied by a etter from the Secretasy of the Trea- | shot wanmin to. 4 single ‘ ~ the to be, very resvectful'y, your obediout servant, | cutanoous exbaiations and simpering stupidity, The | ingenuity fret culled mto existente, at thetnception | sury, in refation to fog signals between Providence and | out. it, came W. B. CUSHING, Lieutenant Commanding. LETTER OF 0.. W. HOLMHS. Boston, Deo 16, 1864 Dear Sim—I regret very. much that my. jagewents Teter it impossible or mea-to accept the very tov tation of the New England Society to be t at their anpaal festival. May 1 tase advantage of your kinders by requesting you to read ths folilowlog rertisement, which I hope will not fail.to interest the.ohidren of the Pilgrime:— contrast, too, betwoen the social surroundings of the id and the bali.roum are y in favor of The ico tise suggests that ‘haman atoms, under the,iniiuesce of a bow state of the thermometer, 6bould come togeibor tke the aqueous par- ticies aad amalgamate, LOVE-MAKING ON. 108. But there. is one circumstance which tends to give skatiog the precedence over uny othar amusement, ant, that is the privilege a goutioman enjeys of imparting of (be war, the extensive laboratory works, now operating tadisohmond. New Yérk, whish, wore reforred, to. tho Committees on use, ia another of Captain Smith’s investions, and has | Commerce. demoustraio! its entire efficiency canuLeerous Occamigns. EFORBASR OF PAY OF ABMY OFPiCERS. ‘The inventor of theabove labor saving machines ia still Mir. Wrisor, (rep.) of Mass., presented the petition of Mevotinz bis experteoce avd kmowledgo, gaived by id ws i ‘vwenty-five yearso! study, to theinvemtion of raacbinery | Several officers in the army, asking for increased pay, ‘calculated to substitute abie bodied laber, now 80 sorely | which was reterred to the Muitary Comanitice, weeded in the aptive operations of, thaarmy, DHO/PING UNEMPLOYED OFFICERS PROM THE ROLLA. Mr. Maney, from, the Military Committee, reported BE rar steed casa. tg DE. da puma 100 Cristadore’s Hair Dye, Px esorvative ATs Bork seat sae No.., 6 aster House. ‘ Corey and Magnitreents i aT? 008, em ptucus, pare w Av. of, ee ges GRRAT MOBAL EXBILBIZION straction Jy the art to bis (alr qompauion, To intervens,,| ge: from the Western Virginia Raia. | *4versely to the House bill todrop from the roits cortaig GBNINY. 4 ot : or Jost in tua critical moment, batweea ber from, aries the Lynehbute Virgivian. Ber, 18.) oficers in the army. “The. report states tat the Dia: Dina amaaancs pore ef BOSSE pl tan Sasi sociated cattery ooo | TERN" cae ame eater | kar, ohne w green Seomedes | Seen, Stay fat een toes No, 1. Temple of, Slarery ndation, (rap rock; base. | if 10 oujay & ~ sor ee Our account of it yeaterday.morping loft, the enemy re- ne ‘wood. It alleges. theh the Presiden a thousand dellare 4 esch—for ‘with corne: ‘plack ithin reach, and no fg more ted to nro- > | onghs to, be alleges ie Gao. 4 8 Foose co pau bratty Tmrat walle, | Yuco teoder sétasbmens than bet of pupil and. tutor cote ve ne tie De cerect, vihep reached thes pises'es | already se muck power lo the matter se le secesaary Totmatty Hartt Wall sirsan 4s"cooe baiow nein the ad Vesurias, smoriag. under auch circumstances. Ln fact, the exercise net.ovly baif-peat-nine o'clock, on hg, December 14 | OF expedient. ‘The report wae ordered to be Pridved. peste Sesestsnee.. TES No. 3. Temps of biter rovncrion LA dag iy brings roses to the cheeks, and imparta buoyency to. the : pw Toe, Undernsii’s 4 basemen! are Doeeeees Co dae = spirita, but weaves nets w @uich Cupid, and makes, cages: pees gd , — Pi vented ae grennd—Mountatas of Mew England, to retain bisa snag 10 al RURE OROTOM. FO int . ‘te ony pe SAMIZARY. AMKAIPAORS OF SER GFOES, a the. Wit Dero, { = benedis accruing from ska! ene great —— Scent ennaregs the Old Woes Ponarchles end thelr |, UNG pecially is the exereiss advaatagoous ta, females. Na. 7 Ctieton Hall, corer ef "mighth strech. >= A. LINCOLN, Manager. ‘Tha promizest cause of the delicate aud sick)y constitu. fm relation fasta re —Maseoe. Grant, Sherman, 6 0, Bucier, Far tigen Of tre majority, ot Out city iedies arises from tb referred to the Frost Fashions. ‘ales lowe others, m eutdoer exercise reer La myles wt. Naren's Rae a Tet, if Pee ners to gee the ae Eiirds of taett ikves. axe pasted (u the art! and potson- | Brown—was probably the finest on tho road. and will be Pyeye ply ot eee copenn ea |. | Am immense variety—o Lhtinteal ee ant ee Giheuan of tne Teste fod anc gy sepa gg cpryginnseern 4 west gy rs aoe a aeeeene a abhor teonsene us. @ BNE, 513 Beeguag. ®, very traly wed reapecttully tciaiation of carbon ang inhaletioo of caygen which are | Glade. Sp-iog ta. we the Jonction of the Salt Works | ,,Mt,Wuscx otbred 4 reetetce, whlah, wes stopted, | we Wondes. The W.tohmend Papare 0. W. BOLMES, Of Gach vital importance ta the health of every bumap |: branch end tbe main road, and is distant only eight miles, fato tbe rponer in whieh tbe Soldiers’ Home has noun. coe if General aaa ance te eh agate | am ee Tc vas, eal that mtorine oun | rnmngea ond sheer tn Panera soy te ox: es "7 Breekiyn City News. pn ge ro Konmnnenpel tan panreion et: the, | would eortainly be'a severe blow, but mote ruleous one, | erumess in establishing the Home ‘208 be Yesgecoe ee fo Sees a INCRRASE OF PARR ON THR BROUKXN CITY RAIL- Pig giving propertion of the atmosphere ie never | Phoaix-like, they could be resuscitated from their sees roadway, hae charmit ROADS. better promoted than while imduiging in the vigor- i ee ewe ae ‘. 7 She inn Cees Comet a etre wo | Set ‘eam Usenet head | emacs ren tarts Senet soel ve ght tate serapienle, | Besens oe etna, “ines ay occas pectal care to the avuid ong mile Of shat piace, Instead of advancing oa the salt y . eqmmadmonts, wore adopted, whoteby the fare on the dig. | Comasion, sand Saieate bby wd fea we had supposed they . six: Stirchh SRWiNG KMACINAS. ‘S$ Hepadmag, udden cheok to the perspiration induced by the oxi 48 thereby the sartace of the body is ables, and the freely circulating biaod is driven irom the sar- face, where it properly bel to the vital portions of the system, the powers of which become overtaxed, and con gestion or infammation ia generally the renult. All the fatal colds tadaced by visite to the skativg pond are in fereat city railroads is increased from five te sever cents per pasnongor, to take effect on and after the tirat day 0! January, 1965 The revolution was preseatoa by Alderman Vea Bures, as subjoined:— Old Eyes Made New, 7 3,130 Resolved, That the various city railroads may charge and Captain Wimwow collent sate vente Yer the tsuasportation of adulte over | Yariab.y the regult Of a carelocsaess of exposure oxsily All conidorab¥s bridgen, t Petreicam ©, — Bpouded as follows: — their vietbee roads to the city limits; provided upon the com. | avoidablo—these drawbacks to the sport being alike pe. are alsa largo e beet pai GANTLEMEN—Admiral Farragut hes, y returned. ye ditions thes they shail soll toRets at dele, various Bans | oullar to Overy ‘other exorcise, whether iudoors or out, ete irhes an seta Ranks io benaif of tne vavy, most im your, ther places _ SKATING OUTSIDR TAR MeT!OPOL IS. > | courte to take the oath of allegiances, was ion Op. ow uigence to night I will simply return you my oarceet Hitt time deena, stone A vsnyoot on aay rents | ‘The growing popularity of skasleg in evidonced im the the Rebel Conteds | “Ye sounsos, (opp.) of Md., euggented that the bill be a into” th ongur . ks for the enthusiastic weloome whIOk | cna ring eq fare, availing henrsolvos of | iotorest taken everywhere outside thls city la tho amuse efacy—Trial of Five Typos tor Deser- | amonded soas to read that the oath should be taken on ay yh. et coan ; Dut at present Lam Dot well enowsh | inis resolution, and providing that al olitdren occapying | ment. Prom. all parts of the country we bear of clubs tion. or before the 4th day of Marah, instead of from aad ofter Der acre, the lowest eve ‘ther into the discussign of Duval matter, || aais required for aduite shall pay Cull fara ang provi formed and artifioit| abd ‘natural ponds prepared for tne [From the Richmond Wbdg, Lec. 20.) the of the bill, He wished this done so the ot pearing tr aritory. tne company T ofaim yoor todulgence, and what you } further, tiat the sald roads shall give additional and accommodation of skaters, ‘The three printers who were ‘omaght while attempting | courts could have notice, ye ‘~~ one-quarter of a ~' “will permit miemot to respond furiber? With for | Proved accommodation to the public, $0 eacaye tothe \ unitoss are'atit! hong tried by militia Dir. SUMNHR aooepted the amendment, and the Dill was eee Weel ant "ak to be oe G7OUr Kiudooss, 1 will sit down. (Apriause.) A humber of amendments wore offersd:—First, That BYOOELTR Caart martial, wirich nite ih the ‘Atnte Court Hoube. The | nesced, alter some remarks againet. 119 provisions by in the community, Witton. fasures # wrtnee eae “OhAxtee the companies ho required to observe the rdinasces 0: | la the great plage (ot private axatiug ponds, shere being | two i Fotuuegs from the Fuichimond Usgpateh ofiee, | Menara Savtaneny ‘and Davin. THe vats slond oF rine, | Via fasseon geting om taay a0 ite advertppaimnt be Mera Dasveoe mas called oni, ond roplied thys;— | tU®, ol'Y In reference to (telr manag Sha SY Be eg eM I eel Ie Rt nt Teese rion yeeeerday. | TAscKt exouis by actot | againat 4 nays. Those young in the Devative were— | ovr conwaue ‘ i) . lesuses. ohu My Cone tar, x Sa are woe See Se ty toe Yon my slucero shanks for your | o.oo the Dear to ave po wert tral ptreat tine (or |-Lake, Vinton Pond, the Weehingwon Poud, Nasa | any'reraiay maittary. ore eters bene tice Menere. Buckalew Davie, Righa: dyo. and Eamlbut. . Gakic el.ahee sbaentanags 7 Kibd welcoine, | I woah. give. e, loug sperclijatier | any Tue nob over two miles ia leogih) shail be four | Poud, and Ohfevester’s Hood, all enclosed localities, woll on]. and, it pouviAed De ahoteby the |. sie Wisoa introduced aa ainou tment to the Howse pill | Pelfoleum Corepa'iy, No. 64 Coder street. —New York, Admiral Farraga’ and Captain Winslow, born of Whom | oonts, and tbo company sbail sell. twenty sight tickets | managod and of suillcient capacity by accommodate an | py Guard! Wavlomptaag to yo to the enemy 1 4o- | io asavo ine pay and ermaluments of dart Mt | 1G. I8SL-—The au secripsion hooks for (he Teqary® Bro so mach, Liprecowmpetens than vmysel!, There isu | for ogo dollar. ‘That the (aie om the Montrone wvemio aul 10.01 at leant twenty hive thousand people on tbe | seryion, they are guilty by” thelr own confession, wed | te,ceune the. pay and emolumauts 9: oaFialn oiigare of stink of Voie oo.» zany mM C1089 0 ON he ee mane teen can epenk; DUE | Grand stroct line ebail be ve cents, and the company jaa wook tho walor was let in at, thona of tbe | must Bs convicted, Thoro ta a popular fallacy, whioh is | pot witith the latest at uenet Of Marek, 1o0a enacted | ese HES! fave bed many ietances to the revorss.- Iwill O°ly||'Solived to sall Wiokots at tho rats of Lwenty five (er eto named ponds whiey are devoted to ina fair way to pe exploded by this trial, that’ desertion | eohMvar ta authorion ibe provouting of volanioer moa d Plated Wa eon tor yout K The only meré l | Golinr, Third, That. aM children ‘under twolvo during the euinmer—via, the Capitoline and | wean Lat ena only; be committed by persone be- | citer ollicers In the tgited Stator MorvICD,” to make all goihusnt Marks, Cups, Napkin, Bi it Admiral Pitr Phd hel so" muse Fopuiation toet || (0&2 shall Fide El oll os sir y oe ba etl: ye pee pa ren le mepaly thed longing to the land or nawni forces, Gutieation us to pay Wvween omsere Wl watimtenr aka | SE Hoasd bce keiteer Goupe Grave” * hioh ‘shall be aold to them at the rate of twen- |. ri or r ge her forcer, including the regular army: but that such | aalt Uellara, Sagar 8) ‘ard. Bau ry ‘one who domes vest bimgetan Uttloot it. (Great | tekots, whic pplicaute for tho privilege of these localities hae led to other ys . tee ieee oy ACO! ALLER, Re i .). Bull, Tam josk anrnuch inuerested im purting | "YN uee%merdinenté were all accepted And ineirporatéd | sxtensive propsrattous for tuo progentacason, a score aad | TRe FRebgl Commissnry Gomernl | of | Prevel rae dove wot ousitle any ofteoe to, inoroase of | Cannes tse cari e Gown Mhsirebetiiog as ho is or anvil Jom, That t Wave! inro the original reeolatic mended (he resolu. | tore of Crhivals, covoorta, &c., being prajeoted for tho * iP etsomores | | pave a thas if msde Ke Lor wou ds . ‘Deen able wo do it Af the same hy be son | Der. | tou was adopted, by the { season's progruinime. theta ode age pao, tied Pay ba Po bes at rt | ~ a 4 4 to Want ot ability, and partiy in wantot,|, N |. V/indor m expected to Teach mot March, a pane Ag Hs abn 7. (Rehewed langhter.) Lonly say again that YRAldormen MeLan On tea.Jereey. «t bh ths tives, Ayivan bake, ab Ho. | to-day fore conferiénoa wiih tho Searetary of War. An | Amend act to authorise the: em) ent of voluo. 4 come from « statewhich te in dite goniemn | Tine ie nt poken. 1 ‘On Hudoou 'Livights, besides the | Wehave already Ataiod, this isa new vftice to whicn the twore,” the bounty dao shall descend to his hairs in the abd ‘ordet ot bapsesaion anit ihe bad died In 40 New Rogiand, i have the warmest foolings for yoo, sevoral ponds adjoining Jersey Clty, together with tho | geveral bag been appointed, with the controt of ail the |. ame tiabner ‘ton, Is. Murp! heal, L. —Aldermea Whitney, nd 1 ollove whenever the fefl’ | atbteincn, Figher—0. % ot fionted | Prinoners of war and prison posts cant of ibe Mirsisaippi | the service. the Hotidnys, (at take, nero New England in “ao fan. persue at cuneate “comunity a tree told | river oeratand bo wil ortablisl hit Negdquartees | The amendment wad ordered 10 be priate. uel landings (ep, eae by HALIY & siren, Popian, for skat see, form ‘the chief localit pon ap a - a reeolation, ae you for Folkittes. esha renters |e ‘Thureday evenion, December #9, Caanrme, yorton ote nur ot the metropol, Mi enich & atice es the soovuey War for | Wines and if You wane , Bir, Avamsou oteecy ed that they were honored on that | Infant son of Henry and Abigall King. STAPEN 166AND. . * information an to whether he militta of Reawees, vated pod bortte nay Kiod Vf QU ome, for ope with the prosesce of ihe drat Vice Admical— |‘. The relatives and triends of the family are respectfully On Staton Inland there are several choice aud coy CurcaGo, Dee. 23, 1866). | out for thirty and one haudred days vy Yo Orde Peart sireee, proctivn, where you Ree cat Sasa Ma | ou aces a eR tcanes | AM te rhgieer ey | TR no mr ld ot ni vs. | Sb mL 0, rom Leashes pt ir a ag a ag We | Twealy-seoond streat, ter. ome of these, bowever, ‘which were {reo of access | trely destroyed by fire this moraing, Irenestinaied at | we, powmnor, (rep.) of Kanaes, called up the resolution f get Rowery, Ti: - Pires Maryland—Huil to our Ilitie sister—the last [Por Other Deaths See Trivd Page.) to all Inst soasou bave thia year Leen inglosed, and there | $76,000; no tugurance, of Mr, Lane ia jon 0 the wale Of lading aude Ue 44 Poari groet, , * a