The New York Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1865, Page 4

’ j 4 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDA., JANUARY 1, i865. : ce ees iia a B nega aE _ patie maeatiaaighageptlnest Sl ce, faish up the business of the old year. ‘The stroot clean: | have abandoned Richmond long ago. Aglance | wouln#! the same time put usin possession of | Howe re Ore Maron CAREAGET TERTIM OHI EW YORK HERALD. ing ditioulty between Une Mayor and the City Inspootor | g¢ the map will show that;his sacrifices to hold | ex amount et Sofloiyta $Mdlilos’ Yo tek cap: 4 Home axo Our Rag e THE SAK TESTA OHIAL nyrphachnnennenrnmnete was soltled by the adoption of an ordinance ratifying he 1 Ri onmond have cost him the loss of all the oot- | tured af Savannah, that would cansle the gov | We SAL the alienation o 2 ver ~ Annan charitable cAigens to the elogism @pPe General Robert “aderson and the or splendid oration of a*Wor General Dix, elsd- where published, in favox of the immediate esiablishient of a great Nuional Soldiers’ Home, as the fittest mouumont \¥bich we can raise in token of our gratiude ag a people for the roceat blessiags of victory which hawe been GAMES GORDON BENN BAND PROPSIELOR. | employment of persons engaged io cleaning the atreeta, | and gtving the sanction of 2% Tornson Council to the ; pspouse already incurred, In connection will this sub- bate a 3 ' ject « resolution Was offered authorizing the City Inspec- BLAND HAMGAD brs. i tor to seoure the removal of all garbage, ashes and Bith, uati) 4» @ppropriation reourmmended by the Common Council and sanctioned by the Legislature, shall be raised, ‘The Bowrd of Counciimen were in session most of thé day yesterday, and adopted a large number of papers | pasted by the Board of Aldermen, chiefly pertaining to erameat, by Sing it for gold in Bagtaus, to return to specie p>¥ments at once, bring down the price of gold and uf! the necessaries of life, and restore te country to @Wholesome flaancial condition. The rebele most probably bold now fully three millions of bales ef cottoa. By such a move on the part of Thomas new un- feltered army, we might command nearty tie tn States from the Savannah river to Toxas, But what are all these losses in the eyes of General Lee and his Virginians compared with the maintenance to this day of Richmond? The Whig of that city says in behalf of the rebel cause:—“Our reverses are considerable. It would be folly to deny thom. Even with the loss of Hood's army the confederacy is as Presentation of $99,999 tn Seve Thirty Bonds to the “ive Admiral. Address of the Commitice and BNeponse the Old Salamander, VANNUCHT'S MUSEUM, 600 Broadway.—Movixna Wax Figuass—Feane MULLER. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Open from 10 A. M. till 10 P.M unday, J ary 1, 1865. THE SITUATION. To-day being the commencement of a new year, we ptblish this morning a concise but accurate record of the brilliant achiovements of the national armies during the year that is just concluded. We also give a map illus- trating the groatness of the results attained, and showing how little territory remains under the control of the miserable faction of effete politiciaus at Richmond, Vir- ginla, catiod a government. ‘The rebel papers, rojoiced at the appearance of any Gtraw whereat to catch a3 their miserable, rotten con- Cederacy goos hurtling and secthing into its destined abyss, are indulging in felicitations on what they con- sider the failure of the expedition against the Cape Foar river fortifications, They can well bo afforded thie for the present, as a temporary consolation egaiust tho mational victories in every other quarier of the country, Admiral Porter, however, will probably yet show them that they must seek for some other quar- tor from which to draw their felicitations. We have nc accounts of the renewal of the attack on Fort Fisher and its subsidiary works, though the Admiral expressed his determination to resume it unless he received special ardors to the contrary from the government. Our latest advices, up to Wednesday last, are necessarily through rebel sources, which say that the national fleet had not thon reappoared before Fort Fisher. From all accounts it is evident that the rebel General ‘Hood has not yet succeeded, and probably nover will succeed, in getting the miserable remnant of his de- feated and domoralized army south of the Tennessee river, Ho at first attempted to cfoss at Decatur, Ala- ama; but Genoral Granger folled him in that enter- prise, and he was compelied to fall back towards Flor- ence, where he was headed off by the Union gunboats end Thomas’ troops, and, at the date of Inst accounts, his predicament showed little hopes for the preservation of any portion of his organization. The rebels have recently opened some entirely new vattories in front of our armies on the Jamez river; but the shells thrown have resulted in no injury to the Union troops. On Thursday last the firing of the opposing plokete was stil! maintained, but was not carried on with so much vigor as it had been during the few previous days. A rebel spy, with plans on bis person of various portions of the Union works, was recently captured near City Polat. Itiseaid that a division has recently left Lee's ermy for some point to the southward. We have nothing later this morning regarding the operations of General Sherman's army. The rebel news. papor comments on Sherman's past and supposed pros- pective movements are very interesting and amusing. Advices from Bormuda state that there arrived there on tho 234 ult., from Wilmington, N. C., the blockade running steamers Charlotte, with one thousand balee of cotton; the Owl, with seven hundred bales, aud the Goloael Lamb, with nearly two thousand bales. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘Though this is tho Orst day of the “Glad New Year,” on account of its occurring on Sunday the usual feetivi- thea will be deferred till to-morrow, when the annual en, Joymons of “calls” —which make New Year Day in many @enses tho happiest of our holidays—will no doubt be §oined ia by all with the regular old Knickerbocker zest for which New York and its suburban cities are fa- mous, The steamship City of Manchester, Captain Halcrow, whieh left Liverpool at eleven o'clock on the morning of the 1th, and Queenstown on the 16th of December, ar- wived at this port yestorday morning. Her news and news- ‘paper files have boen fully anticipated. Snow commenced falling in this city and victnity about three e’clock yesterday morning, and continued, with occasional intermissions, throughout the day. But, al- ‘though the fall was quite heavy during portions of the ‘Ume, the mild temperature interfered considerably with en acoumulation on the streets of any groat mass. A depth of three or four inches, however, was attained— euffotent to afford some sleighing in the suburbs and less travelled streets. ‘The remains of our late Minister to France, Mr. William “L. Dayton, wore couveyod from the City Hall to the Jersey City ferry yesterday, with appropriate military and civic honora, The Seventh regiment of the National Guard and a detachment of the national regulars formed ‘Aho military portion of the procession, Among the at- ‘tondaats on the solemn ceremonies were Vice Admiral ‘Farragut, Major General Dix, Admiral Paulding, Mayor Gunther, and numerous other distinguished civic aud wmuilitary gontiomon, On the arrival of the remains of [the distinguished gentleman tn Jersey City they wore re- @civod at the landiqg by Governor Parker and his staff, Avery tntoresting patriotic coremony took place yor- sterday at the Custom House in Wall atroet, It consisted ‘of tho presentation to Vice Admiral Farragut, on-bobaif ‘of tho morghants and citizens of New York, of the sum vof fifty thousand dollars’ worth of government bonds, ‘wollected by a special committee appointed for the pur- fyoss, The Admiral responded to the address of the committeo in his asual characteristic and modest manner, Four more of the Bt, Albans raiders, it is thought, Brave beon detected among the voluatecre to the national wer my tn tho recruiting camp ot New Haven, Conn, At tho mooting of the Board of Supervisors yesterday ‘@n ordinance was passed authorizing the raising of « loan ‘of four million dollara, at seven per cent Interest, for the jnrpose of Increasing the bounty to recrulta for the army {is elty to one thousand dollars cach, This ordinance fran immediately signed by the Mayor, Resolutions were a adopted complimentary to the Mayor, the City ptrolier and Supervieors Blunt, Tweed and Little and lobe Clerk, and the Doard adjourned. The Board of Aldermen mot yesterday afternoon to / olutions wer presented by Mr. Jaques, President, James Hayes, Kaq., for tho tm- and courteous mauner in which he dis- ies of presiding officor, which were unani- On motion, the Board adjourned sine jues, the leading member of the minority, diugly happy speech presented the Pre- ‘an order for one of Chiokering's plano- “was nccopted in a fow appropriate words ‘and Robert T. Lincoln, son of the Prest- Mo this city yestorday. gident George M. Dallas died at his reel- Mr, Dallas was elected which Mr. Polk was the accompanying dential candidate. hat famous Lawrence will case, which has attention of the Surrogate's Court for over ly concluded. The evidence being all in is required now to make a final disposition 48 the decision of the Surrogate, which was re- Md, and which will probably be made known to- Morrow. In the case of Julia Colwell vs. Charles Schenck, captain of the packet ship Laura Ley, where the plaintiff obtained a judgment for five thousand dollars for the alleged violation of her person by the defendant during the voyage from Liverpool, in Augnst, 1563, a motion was mado yesterday for a new trial, before Judge Ieouird, on the ground that the danmges awarded by the jury were excessive. The Court denied the motion, however; there is no alternative for the captain but to pay over (he amount specified in the verdict. District Attorney Hall has appointed Mr, @, 8. Bed- ford, Jr., a8 one of his assistants, In the place of Mr. 0. 1. Stewart, who has reeigned that position. Aman named Jamos Cuddell, whove legs have been paralyzed for the last nineteen years, and who has been in the habit of propelling himself about the streets in the lower part of the city in @ small three-wheelod carriage, was yesterday locked up in the Tombs, on the complaint of Maurice O’Connoll, residing in Liberty street, who alleges that Caddell attempted to break into his house and steal therofrom over one thousand dollars’ worth of clothing. Henry Scott, an English seaman, was yesterday com- mitted to the Tombs on the ohargo of having assaulted in Roosevelt street Mr. Augdst Beckman, and taking from his possession twenty ive dollars’ worth of cotton. A Coroner's inquest was held yesterday in the case of Mra. Dusenberry, who, as alleged, administered polson to four of her children, resulting in the death of two of them, at her residence, No. 7 Goerok street, on Thurs day night, and, afterall the testimony had been taken, the Jury rendered a verdict that the poisom was given to her offspring by the mother with the deliberate intention of producing death. The stock market showed a slight improvement .yes- terday. Government securities were heavy in the morning, but stronger in the afternoon. Gold was, on the whole, firm, and after opening at 2256}¢ closed at 221%. ‘The storm added to the dulness incident to the season, and scarcely any business was done on Saturday. Valuca were almost entirely nominal. Domestic produce was generally rather lower, but foreign goods were quiet. On *Change the flour market was less active anda trifle easier. Wheat was dull and prices nominal. Corn and oats were quict, but prices were without decided change, Pork was more active and firmer, whilo beef was tn fair demand at previous rates. Lard was leas active, but fully 4c. per Ib. higher. Freights dull and depressed. Whiskey less active, but firm. Richmond—General Lee About to “Aston- ish the World.” We have the rumor from the neighborhood of Petersburg that General Lee is engaged in shipping off certain heavy war materials from Richmond, as if he meditated an early evacua- tion of that delectable city. We presume that if on any fine morning now General Grant should discover that his bird had flown he would not be much surprised, and would know where to look for him. But we are admonished by one of the rebel sympathizing journals of this city that General Lee is preparing for a grand offensive enterprise, and that in its de- velopment he will “astonish the world.” What can it be? The present condition of the Virginia mud roads, and the scarcity of supplies in the Shenandoah valley, repel at once the idea of another raid into Maryland. Lee has hardly the necessary water transporta- tion to rush down the James river and make an attack upon Fortress Monroe, and if he should move directly southward, for the purpose of securing Wilmington as the last loophole of escape for Jeff. Davis, or in order to “gobble up” the army of Sherman, that tenacious man of war, General Grant, will undoubtedly play the winning card in the game. Yet we think it very probable that Lee is meditating upon the dangers (hat are thickening around him, and upon the expediency of providing for a retreat before every avenue of supply or escape shall be cut off. In this view of the subject, what route is he most likely to take in search of the “happy valley of Rasselas?” We guess that he will make for Danville, a thrifty manufacturing town on the Dan river, close to the North Carolina border, about one hundred and thirty miles southwest from Rich- mond, and two hundred miles inland from the nearest point on the main seacoast. The Dan river, rapid, rocky and abounding in falls, is not navigable for gunboats, while its productive valleys, with those of the Staunton river, the other main branch of the Roanoke, would still furnish to Lee’s army abundant supplies for several months, though cut off from all other resources. In the next place, should a remnant of Hood’s army escape from Thomas, it can be brought over to Lee at Danville much more readily than to Richmond, considering the damage dove to the roads, bridges, supply depots, &c., by Stoneman and Burbridge along the valley of the railway which leads up from Southwestern Virginia to Lynch- burg. 7 We Incline to the conclusion, therefore, that this projected. movement of General Lee which is to “astonish the world” is the transfer of his army, his ordnance, magazines, machinery and military stores, and the rebel capital, including Jeff. Davis, his Cabinet, Congress, archives and shinplasters, from Richmond to Danville. We think 80, because Danville is really now about the safest and most eligible place for Jeff. and his cumbersome eatablishment of all the places left him in his gonfederacy.” Tt posscses besides its other advantages, that impor- tant requisition to General Lee, of being inside of Old Virginia, which is the only State in the confederacy that he cares to fight in. But for the tenacity with which Lee has adhered to Virginia, we doubt not that, for arely strategical gonsiderations, Davie would ting donations to charitable societios and to the in- of the salaries of the employos in the varlous city ents Committces were appointed to wait upon or and the Board of Aldermen, who reported had no further communications to make, A up of counsel was comploted yesterday, | strong as ever.” logically proves that the loss of Savannah im- monsely strengthens the arms of Davis, It was @ good thing for him, as was the loas of Nash- ville, Vicksburg, New Orleans and other places. The “confoderacy” will not go up till General Lee and his Virginia troops aro required to abandon their State; and Lee is the only hope of Davis. We conclude, therefore, that the next move of Joff., bag and baggage, willbe to Danville, Virginia, and thateuch is the projected enterprise which is to “astonish the world.” Is Lee going to waitin Richmond the arrival ofShermant We guess not. Whe Cascade of Disoredit—Freach Prices ead Paper Money tu 1796. For.the benefit of Mr. Fossenden, and the en- lighten ment of all croakers and gold gamblers, who declare that our couatry must be ruivéd because bullion now rules bigh and prices are extravagant, it may be well to quote a few of the rates exacted for articles of common use durivg the “Casoade of Discredit” which marked the decease of the French National Convention in the year 1795, aud the lodgment of all exec- utive power in the Lands of Pau! Jean Francois Barras, chief of the Directory of Five. The “Reign of Terror” was just over, and no further attempts could be made to enforces by the guillotine the acceptance of paper money at par. Assignats were printed by the ton, and on certain days, it is alleged, the amount of new currency thus thrown upon the market was not less than the suia of one hundred mil- lions of francs. It was under this condition of affairs that we find the following prices quoted as the ruling rates of Parisian commerce:— For a cord of wood, four thousand france; for two dozen ooarse towels, five thousand france; for a atraw hat, four bundred francs; for a necktie, eight hundred franca; for a linen handkerchief, one hundred and fiity franca; for five quill pons, three thousand franos; for a pound of common candles, ninety-eight franca, and for all the other comforts and necessaries of life in precise proportion. In those days, says a writer, the woman who cried vegetables through the streets earned a thousand fravos of paper money in one day; and the journeyman who had condescended to work an hour “was paid by a buoch of agsigaats bigger than bis two figts.”” Of course the result of this was that all property holders who had signed leases of their houses’ or estates, or lent money on bond and mortgage previous to this depreciation of the ourrency, were utterly ruined—the aunual rent of the finest house in the Faubourg St. Germain not being sufficient to furnish its proprietor with even a day’s food at apy ordinary restaurant. It was at this time the gold gamblers of the Bourse controlled everything—om oue day in the summer of 1796 running up the price of the gold Louis to twenty-three thousand france in paper currency. “The brokers were at this time”—we quote from the Censeur des Jour- naux—‘“the tyrants ef oredit, the arbiters of price; they controlled the pulee of the expiring publio fortune, depressing, reviving, checking and accelerating it at will. The value of the gold Louls was ticketed on the veal pies in the windows of the pastry cooks; and the passer- by, who had read the figures one thousand feance at noon, might read one thousand five hundred francs an heur later.” As the same causes, everywhere and in all a; produce like results, we find that th. excessive issue of paper money, and the consequent distresses to which the great masses of the French people were subjected at this period, gave rise to a swarm of speculators, who “made haste to get rich,” and were successful—at least for « time—in thelr accumulative efforts. Thus we read that “olerks, who but lately arrived in rags from some distant province, now possessed palates so pampored that their tables must be spread with golden pheasants, with lake trout and with pineapples from the tropics; they were drawn through the streets by twelve horses; and some of them paid two millions of france for » waistcoat.” They were alse—to their marital credit be it remarked—so lavish of pin money to their wives that the latter would spend their eveniogs playing cards with s million france staked in each game upon the turn ofan ace! This israther ahead, we think, of anything yet related of our own shoddy or petreleum aristocracy; but unless means be taken to check the “Cascade of Disoredit” now threatening us, how long can wo hope to be exempt from prices, follies and distresses similar to those which pre- vailed in France during the period to which our several quotations point? Waa? Tuomas Ovont to Do.—It may be regarded as certain that General Thomas is now free te move where he pleases, and it is important that he suould adopt such plan as may be mest decisive in crippling the enemy, already bewildered by their recent dofeats at Nashville and Savanneb. He has an open country before him through Alabama down to Mobile, a rich couatry which, like Georgia, through which Sherman has lately passed, is a storehouse of subsistence, garnered up in depets for the maintenance of the rebel armies. Thomas need not take a train of supplies along this route. He will find plenty ef them on his way. Then a most important result could be effected in the seizure of cotton, for there are no doubt thousands of bales—perbaps haifa million—stored at various points on the Ala- bama river, waiting an opportunity to be sent down to Mobile, which the rebels intend to transfer from thete by a} the routes at their command to Wilmington, or. hope even to smuggle out of Mobile through the blockading fleet. Tt occurs to us, then, that the best aod most likely ‘policy of Thomas would be to take thi; direction. The rebels bave kept hold of Mobile with great teasolty, not so much for its advantages as 9 seaport as a cheok to our dfmies {n gettlog up {nto the {oterior by the Alabama river, and laying bands on the cotion. If Thomas can get dows the river, therefore, our object in this regard will be efficiently ac- complished. He can seize their valuable depots, and send their contents down by flatboats, if be has no other convenience, This measure would inflict @ eovere blow upon the rebelq, and it we Another Richmond journal whole of this, and thus, with the staples to be secured in Georgia, Mississippi and North Car- olina, obtain » revenue which would relieve all present embarrgssments in the Treasury, and cut off the right arm of the rebellion. Tux Exper NaPotxon on Army Feavps—An Exampce ror Mar, Lincors.—The military au- thorities at Waéhington complain, and not without reason, that Mr, Linools should have recently celebrated his re-election as Presi- dent by an almost general jail delivery of all the dishonest quartermasters, commissaries, disbursing agents, horee purchasers and official delinquents who were convicted and pis Wr to punishment through the three past years his present term. We very cordially endorse the protests of the military authorities in these particulars, and would’ recommend to: the Honest Abe for his. imitation the rebuke given by the elder Napoleon to a peculating Chief Commissary of the Army of Italy, at the very first official levee or reception held by the First Coneul of France, after his return from bis campaign in Egypt. “Citizen”’--observed the Firat Consul, ob- serving this fraudulent officer ostentatiously displaying the diamonds upon his fingers and the jewels in his bat—“Citizen, if a just magi- cian were to touch you with his wand, in place of those precious stones adorning you, we should see—we sbould sce bread, wine and medicines purloined from my soldiers in Italy. Your splendor is odious, aud should bring you before the Auditor of Accounts. Until then, quit my presence. Go and make moncy else- where on the apoils of my army!” Aro there no other officials but those who have been duly tried, convicted and oon- demned to whom a similar remark, in these days, might be applied with pertinency and profit by Mr. Lincoln? How many quarter- masters and other purchasing agents are there who entered the service three years ago poor as Job's turkey who aow sport diamonds in their shirt bosoms and on their fingers of sparkling value, and whose wives revel in sumptuous homes with an ostentatious pro- fusion of expense for which there can be no honest means of accounting? Our Public Libraries and Their Im- portance. There is no more valuable element in the in- tellectual training of a people, second only to the common schools, than public libraries, and they are all the more important in large cities in proportion to the freedom of access to them by the community. We have now in this city four of these institutions, which are established onan excellent and permanent foundation— namely, the Society Library, an old established institution, which is sustained by subscriptions; the Astor Library, which is free to all, main- tained out of the Astor estate, and of com- paratively recent origin. John J. Astor left in his will the munificent sum of $400,000 to establish this library, and his son, W. B. Astor, contributed $300,000 more to erect the present fine structure in Lafayette place. Besides these there is the Mechanics’ Library, sup- ported and patronized, as its name implies, by the artisans of the olty, which owns property to the amount of $200,000. The Mercantile Library, at Clinton Hall, was established for the use mainly of merchants’ clerks and mer- cantile men generally. It was commenced forty years ago, contains upwards of 60,000 volumes in every department of literature and science. During the past year 100,000 readers availed themselves of the use of the library. In,the same time 102,000 volumes were taken out for perusal. This fact alone with regard to one library proves the value of institutions of this kind. We might cite another instance to show the completeness of the collections in some of these libraries. On the science of eth- nology, not one very closely pursued by the masses, there have been published in’all sixty- one books. Out of these there are fifty-nine in the Astor Library, and perhaps no free library in the world can produce as many. But to return to the affairs of the Mercantile Library. It appears that there is a mortgage on the building of sixty-two thousand dollars yet remaining, the payment of interest upon which, and the gradual annual sum towards the discharge of the mortgage, area heavy draft upon its income, and if it were released from this incumbrance would leave between seven and eight thousand dollars per annum to be expended upon new books and other improve- ments. The managers, therefore, propose to the merchants of the city, under the auspices of which olass the library building was estab- lished in 1830, to take shares of one hundred dollars each in the “Clinton Hall Association” to the amount required to liquidate the debt on the building. We think the proposition a very good one. If one family, like the Astors, can endow the magnificent institution which bears their name, surely the merchants of New York can well afford to relieve the child of their own generosity and put the Mercantile Library upon an independent basis. We trust that they will do so. In addition to the four great public libraries referred to we should mention that Peter Cooper is forming @ collection in the Cooper Institute upon the free principle. This, when completed, will give New York five ex- tensive depositories of books available to all classes of the people, and then we hardly think that any other city in the world can exceed this motropolis in the feature of public libraries. Avorugr Horipar Marce.—Genoral Gordon Granger is repeating Sherman’s expedition borne to us on the standards of Generals Sher }man and Thomas, It is clear enough, from Dr. Agnew's letter, published yesterday, that nothing in the way of making a permaneat pro- vision for our disabled heroes can be hoped for from the Sanitary Commission, whose resources are represonted to be already overtaxed. It therefore becomos the duty of all our patriotic fellow citizens to at once commence organizing & committee having this matter of a National Soldiers’ Home for the objective point of its beneficent campaign, there being already a grand nucleus for such @ charity to gather around, in the legacy of one million dollars from the Roosevelt estate, whioh the members of that loyal and distinguished family are anxious to devote to such a purpose, as was stated by Mr. R.B. Roosevelt, on their be- half, at the bauquet of the New York National Club last evening. The speech of General Dix, and more espe- cially that portion of it referring to our diffi- culties with Canada, will be read with intense interest, both in the British provinces and empire. It is the utterance of a frank and accomplished soldier, paying implicit obe- dience to the authority which revoked his re- centorder, but still not afraid to reassert, with firmness and dignity, his individual judgment in favor of a stronger and less hesitating course. The tumultuous applause with which this por- tion of the General’s speech was received, by an audience embracing representative men of all ranks and classes, should be a lesson not without significance and results to Mr. Secre- tary Seward. Gaayt anv Lxx.—It is ramored that Lee is about to attack Grant. This is good news, and exactly what Grant desires and has been ma- nourring to bring about. Taomas ano Hoop.—It seems that Hood has not yet transported his troops across the Ten- nossee—and what with Thomas in his rear, the gunboats on the river, and General Steed- maan at Decatar, Alabama, he has a very small chance of escape. We are anxious to see the comments of the rebel newspapers of this city upon this news. Will they still argue that Hood is only falling back in good order? Or will’ they claim that Thomas is retreating southward, as Sherman did? Tas Lonpoy Tous on Gunurat Samrman— We are curiqus to see what the effect of Sher- man’s success will be apon the London T¥mes. The predictions of that journal have beon often contradicted by events during this war, but never more broadly than in regard to Sherman’s expedition. “The Blunderer,” as the former “Thunderer” is now called, will have hard work to escape from the dilemma in whioh Sherman has involved it. Tae Weep-Orprae Te1t.—One of the most singular results of the great political libel eult between Weed and Opdyke is that the develop- ments of the case have eo instructed the people in all the tricks, schemes, dodges and machin- ery of professional politicians that these gentry mast give up their old games or everybody will now tarn wirepuller and demand a share of the profits. In either event the community will be benefited. A Bra Jos.—The resolution of the Common Council to allow he city gas companies to ter- minate their contracts is a very large job. It means that these contracts are shortly to be re- newed at increased rates—probably double. Where is the Citizens’ Association?’ Tas Taworm on 4 New Tace.—Slavery’ fanatics shift their ground in order to keep up an agitation. The abolition party having deceased, the old Know Nothing party is to be revived and a new civil war is to be fomented uponvreligious questions, Obsequics of Minister Dayton. LARGE OIVIC AND MILITARY PROUESSION. ‘The obsequies of the Hon. William L, Dayton, our late Minister Plenipotentiary fo the Cowtof Frauce, took place about one o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the Governor's Room of the City Hall, where the body had been placed the day previous. The attendance was quite large and highly respectable. Among those present were Vice Admiral Farragut, Admiral Paulding, Major General Dix, Brigadier General Hunt, General Van Vliet, Mayor Gunther, Captain Drayton, of the United States steamer Hartford; General P, M. Wetmore, Hon. Judges Daly and Brady, Collector Draper, Professor R. 0. Doremus and lady, United States Marshal Murray, Hon. J. W. Brooks, Vico Consul to Paris; Postmaster James Kelly, John Austin Stevens, Rev. Dr. Cayler, Dr. Dayton, brother of the deceased minister; Colonel Martin McMahon, of General Dix’s staf, a large delegation of the Common Council of Trentom, and several relatives and friends of the departed. About half-past twelve o'clock the Seventh regiment, National Guard, marched into the Park and took a post- tion in front of the City Hall, close by a detachment of regulars under the command of Brigadier General Huat, Collector Draper shortly after announced that every- thing was in readiness, and requested the undertaker to remove the flags and drapery from the coffin. {This being done, the Rev. Dr. Cuyler offered up short but impressive prayer for the repose of the illustrious dead. A great statesman, a true patriot and an unblemished citizen had been taken, he said, from a bereaved country, and he in- voked the Almighty to teach the afflicted kindred and sor- rowing frienfls the leseon of submission to His divine will. He prayed that the Supreme Ruler might take unto him- welf the soul of the departed statesman and patriot, and that He might also take under His care the interests of our beloved country, and grant us victory, union and honor- able peace. At the conclusion of the prayer the drapery was again placed over the coffin, which was then carried by s num- bor of men down to the front of the City Hall, followed by the assemblage in the following order:— Mayor Gunther and Vice Admiral Farragut. not Paulding, upon a-smaller scale, He hag started from Pen- Pps arto, and seus sacola to capture Mobile, just as Sherman Other Relatives of Deceased. started from Aflanta to capture Savannah. Up tees “From scrns pinoo, eau Members of Chamber of Commeree, Heads of National, State and Municipal Departments, Citizens generally. The body was carried out on the osplanade and placed in a plain hearse, drawn by four horses, while the band of the Seventh regiment performed a solemn funoral alr, and the military saluted in the usual manner. The procession then moved to the Jersey City forry in the following order :— Detachment of Police. Grafula’s en - “ 4 a Seventh mont N. G. , ¥., under comme ™s Colonel Clark acting as the guard of honor, ‘the Hearse. Detachment of are, Mourners in Officers of Army and Navy. Citizens genorally. The funeral of the deceased will take place iy Trenton, Mow Jorveg, Us la believed 08 Zusedar per to the latest advices General Granger had been very successful, and we hope that he will pro- sont us with Mobile for a New Year’s gift, as Sherman presented us with Savannah on Christmas. Covcusaind fix Soori—Tho best way to conciliate rebels is to defeat them. The peo- ple of Savannah were very rampant @ month ago, and indulged in fire-eating to an unlimited extent. But as soon as Sherman captured their city, they became very “quiet and orderly,” and appealed to “the sympathy of a magnani- mous foo.” We recommend this instance of conciliation to the rebel reas of Now Korky &., &e., &., Vice Admiral Farragut wos presented yeateriay mor inX with the sum of fifty thowaand dollars, collected | a committee of citizens of New York, sud imtonded as slight vmark of the appreciatiog amd affostion entertain: toward him for the signal servises which it has been b good fortune to render to the casse of the Union. Me presentawom took place in the Custom House, in tb Collector Draper, A. T. Mos , Jobe. cues Sa an, fram May He Maa Win toe cue, Rios, bdeoel isbn Re Sic merce and maintaiming the ‘Tho gullantry displayed orders, opened the Mississi Crescent City, deservedly rateful people, and still later, in for the restoration of the national authority session of the forts and territory of the Us unparalleled skill and dauntiess intropidity in entrance of the Bay of Mobilo, and capturing tte fonces, thrilled the hearts of your conan and cited the admiration of every generous nation, The deeds which tilustrate alike your name and naval history of the republic have been fitly in your promotion to a grade higher than has over been known in the American navy—a rank fairly won fe bloody conilicts, justly bestowed by the gor gladiy hailed by the American people. ‘The citizens of Now York can offer no tribute ogee uw your claims on their gratitude and affection. Thelr ear nest desire is to receive you as ono of their number, ant to be permitted, as fellow citizens, to share in the re nown you will bring to the Metropolitan City, ‘This desire is felt in common by the whole that it may not be inconsistent ‘tows, the grateful daty has been confided t in your hands the accompanying testime i your own us of tack monial; and we remain, with the highest respect ami regard, ‘faithfully your friends, BAMUEL SLOAN, Beorotagy, JOHN J, C1300, Treasurer. Franols Skiddy, Ww. zB BB. Ghitiondén, Senses. Blower, john Taylor aes oe | eaees 0, Samuel 1 a Jone 0 Green 2 and many others. Mr. Taylor then placed in she hands of the Vieo A@at ral the address and testimonial, which consisted of the: sum of fifty thousand dollars in new ‘weven-thirty” ger ‘ernment bonds, with four months accrued interest, VIUK ADMIRAL PARRAGUT'S SPRROM. ‘The Vice Admiral replied as follows :— » +1-cannot allow this hout making some to whut 40 poverty ity although t eaor re to privil rendering a more ack some. future time. I will respond now te a fow ints in the Rutios of, that wore performed ‘Stunald of to Bvt nthe Seti and Boson were don la abedione fo oder fom he Deprteat T havo carriéd out the views of the Department im to endeavor to do, dan, @1 have done. ‘From the moasent, T entrance to this harbor I have been description, and it weulé be what I 80 Heer, wo ‘a reaident and a citizen of New York, nothing erties ar Fay at tan pean he coat ee a of the countoy, and spade nay resting place on the baake of the Hudson. I hay ci my fmf the Lada natural that we feel for what wve every have always extended to 3 gE 2 F g & 3 ge i fie i iI The New Year Festival. ‘The old year wont out most unpleasaatly yesterday, i the midst of snow and rain and slush, A philesopher remarked that the rain represented the tears of 1866a¢ {ts expiration,“ the dropping snow the feathers of the poultry offered up as a hotacomb to the feasters, and the slush the condition of mankind in general after making their New Year calle. In consequence of the 1st day of January cecurring es Bunday, the custom of calling will, of necessity, be pest poned until to-morrow, and the prospect of an extensive celebration seems highly probable. Everybody het been preparing for the day, and private families have stocked their houses in the most liberal manner with wines, liquors, meats, cakes, pastry, coffee, lemonade, and ‘all the other articles suitable for visitors making the am nual call of friendship. All the light wagons, carriages, ented chimer. I accordance with custom, his Honor the Mayor wilt receive the calls of his friends and fellow citizens at the Mayor's office, City Hall, on Monday, between the hoa of oleven o'clock A. M. and one P. M. Amusements. WALLAOK’S THRATRS. On Tuesday evening, January 8, the will be performed at this theatre. Mr. pear in it, and as this will be bis Girt the death of his father, it has been erranged the managers of the city to distinguish it as an occasion in honor of the memory of the deceased ger, and in recognition of bis son asa worthy Every managor in the olty will be at Wallack’s on day night, and the occasion will be a remarkable one BARNUM’S MUGRUM. Barnum holds high Christmas festival a the Museum, Holiday week presents thore all ie features of novelty, hilarity and show. The fairy spectacle, whieb four olements combine to make a perfect #0 immensely that four performances a day were sary, and all was crowded, The ‘moral’ Barnum’s entertainments, which consists of the rk ae chiefly, ts the gréat attraction for the country pecially the pious part of them, who, without any of consplence, see a play in a “lecture room," while they might not Iike to visit o theatre, ‘The usual ‘xm somewhat multiplied for the holidays. great many additions to the fat women and ‘enimal creation, living and dead, and the ? ry i itil A rials of all nations and peoples that ever existed, and some, perhaps, that never existed at all, However, what Barnum has not on exhibition ts hardly worth see ing. If he keeps on adding to all his wonderful things travelling for curiosities will become superfious, Tas Iranse© Oana Bovra.—Wo are requested to state that the sale of seats for the first representation of thie 7 will commence on Monday moraing next ~ ‘compan: Ra, odon Nibio's Halon,