The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1869, Page 8

8 SaaS STE a PASHIONS ‘iy EGYPT. weer ts A Nativ ‘Dance in Presence of Euro- ~ pean Royalty. ISMAILIA TO CAIRO. FROM Railroading With Ladies in Company and a Royal Train in the Rear, CITY ILLUMINATIONS AND RELIGION. The Pyramids, Ruins and River Scenes. Another Ball—The Toilets and Refresh- ments and a Mysterious Lady Found. By mail from Europe at this port we have our special correspondence from Cairo, dated on the 28tn of November, in continued narrative of the style of aristocracy prevailing in Egypt during another grand ball at Cairo, and in animated description of the incidents which occurred during atrip by rail from Ismailia to that place, The writer also an- nonnces the finding of the mysterious “lady in white” in the viceregal presence, after describing the brilliant scene which was witnessed indoors, CAIRO, Nov. 28, 1869, In my last letter I gave an account of the ball at Ismailia, which took place on the 18th inst., while atthe same time M. de Lesseps presided at a ban- quet offered to the Chambers of Commerce, to the Boards of Trade and the Administrators of the Suez Canal. He attended the ball after his speech at the close of the banguet—and I may as well here say that not only M. de Lesseps but the Princess of the Netherlands visited mere than one enter- tainment that same evening. His Highness the Viceroy had, at the request of the Princess, desired some of the almées to dance a ballet before her in a tent among the public booths. It is impossible to Know What the Princess thought of the performance. She looked on very quietly, and when she had seen the best went to the palace to be dressed for the ball. When it 13 remembered that the dance of the almés, or more properly the “awalim,” nas not changed in figure for 4,000 years, it becomes conciusive that lovers of the French can- can are not fit for it, so there Is every likelihood it Will not be a fasion imported Irom the East in Paris salons next season. It is a dance of posture, not of action; it is pensive, it 18 expressive, it 18 Wave and motion, and the word trauce | think more uopropriate. ‘The almé’s dress is exchanged for a more trans- parent one when dancing, but it is generally an em- broidered short jacket, open in front, a loo pair of Bilken trousers, a scarf round the waist and a mus- Jun turban, The hair is loose, but adorned with sequins or other golden coins, most showy ornaments constel- late the bosom. The motions of the figure are ac- companied by pipes and castanets, but their meaning should be sought In the languishing eyes of the dancers, delicately painted with konl, and considerably lengthened thereby. At least this is where | would seek revelation, having m the East found my pantomimic education, as females prac- lise it, totally deficieat. We way be prepared for almé scarfs, which are very gorgeous, the Empress having invested con- siderably ip them When at Constanunople. ‘The journey irom Ismailia to Suez was not event- ful, though the Bitter Lakes are imposing. Suen offers ite other imterest than that it is Suez, and that the crowd was almost intolerable. Eventful, however, was the retnro from Ismailia back to cairo, The train was to have started at halt- past eight, but actually left the station at _nhalf- past turee, A wonderiul arrangement in Egypt dg that of tneir ume tables; a figure marking the bour stands for nothing. itis periectly useless to suppose a traveller wili be at any place at tne hour specified, itis either three hours jater or two before. Ji @ goods? train, {uli of the Kursy’s cotton, bas to pass, te passengers’ train stands by; then Av stops in the midale of two stations for no apparent cause, or {risks on, or suddenly siackens pace. The Emperor of Austria was wo folow us and we-were jerked aside every other quarier of an hour on @ 1aige alarm, 1t Was far irom comfortable. Mile. imperia had been put into acar with five Mosiem chiels, all squatting aud smoking long pipes. She made friends by accepung one of the shorter pipes, jn which she pufed three whifs, Upon this grand sow of siaterly fraternity they saluted her by placing their hands on tueir hearts, lips and heads. Their admiration went so tar that she had to divide thelr goats’ cheese, their bread and Nile waiter with them. They even prepared acloak of rich dur, in which wie had to allow oerseil to be baried il the journey’s end, while a branch of paim tree was agitated over her by each in turn to Keep off the sand tuat oozed in through every chink. i was mean- while penc up with eight of my fellow-creatures, all equally disposed W keep coo! if they could, Fortunately ap American lady was my vis-d-vis, and to bear ite lve Mushy tak about Turke: atreat to afl het fiSfeners; an entertainment she wittily kept up until we arrived, tere was a contrast:—An American pelle amusing a whole car- Tiage with her surightiy observation and keen per- Bpicacity, While anotier lady, Mile. Imperia, was entertaining the Orientals with her pleased looks only, Jor conversation among the Araos is wot essential to make oue agreeanie, A European may wit cross-legged by 4 Turk and smoke his pipe with- out the exchange of asyliable, U he looks put vro- therly. the city of Cairo was illamimated and the streets lined with peopie to see the Emperor of Austria. He had been anuounced and was expected with we Ampress, but her Majesty had given up anotner bali at Cairo after the one at Isinailia, and this will astonish none of your readers alter te perusal of amy jast correspondence. as hat The following day bemg Sunday 1 went to churches, mosques and tempies, and had my bootw ulled off At every entrance portal. Mie. Imperia favored me with ber company lo the Mohammed-Ail mosque, and [much fear the oid bearded guardian wAo took off ber bronze leather slippers Was rather longer over ihe ceremony than his devotions pre- scribe. A description of the mosque and citadel would Jead me too far; but trom the plavform of the later We had an admirable view of vid Cairo, Boulac, site of Memphis, the grea’ Pyramids, ‘the Obeisk of Heliopolis, the ruins of Mataresh, Pyramids of Sakiare and the anuque Nile. Here would 1 linger; here would I say that of ali the delights on earth jew can be compared to a gail down this mys- terious river. From sudden sunrise until quick twi- ight the tourist goes through many worlds and Phases of thought. Yhe silence fast unpresses him ag ne glides wiong undisvurbed in contempiation either of the banks, all quivering with living things, or of the stupendous piled rocks and sandhiils, or the desert, or the park aud garden green, which contrast against hoary old age by patches. The peit- can Laps 18 wings, the jackal whirls above, a huge Osh guips and startles one, @ partridge or’ a quail rises; and all along that boundiess calm a yearning to know more of We hidden past. Gilt tomba, min- vets and domes mix the vaulty of man with the work of the Creator, and when night has succeeaed ay nowhere can inconlight be iat it is on the Nile, Every blade hoids ita masquerade of teeming, daz- zing insects, while the silver stream rolia by under ‘the white lateen-winged sail. But to the Cairo bail, Jt was as brilliant and @elect as te bail of Ismailia was crowded and con- fused. It was given at she palace of the Viceroy eailed Kasr-el-il on the zist tustant. As the car- riages drove up to tne tiluminated entrance guests were ied through fies of servants in rich scarlet livery; thé ladies then Were given over to the gentle- men leaders of tie ball, ali wearing the Egyptian fez and orders. The band from the Opera was 1a fuil force and the dazzling galaxy of beauty aud gems unequalled. The balls were all iliuminated pro- fosely, one especially was gorgeous with lamps of White satip, brocaded with Pormpadour bouquets, The carpet of Persia, the ottomans fitted to match; the bangings were all qilt, but of the most monu- mental Workmanship. The baliroom was a grove of Howers all round; the ecatre between colon. hades Was floored for waiizing. A splendid burtet Was provided with every luxury the whole even- Mg. A supper terminating Ue jit. So! splendid toniets were here displayed, but nearly all worn by wealihy merchants’ and bankers? Wives Who are celevrities in Egypt and whose names aro litte Known in America, The Emperor of Aus- trla stopped a very short time, being excessively Jatigued; the absence of the Empress Eugenie was, 100, an evident disappointment. The Viceroy was Jollowed by @ very numerous suite from salon to suion, and met with graceful Eastern vows on his passage, To my Immense surprise and in the centre of @ rich circle formed by we prying and curious | Jound on one of my scrutinizing turns his Hignness 1D close conversation with Mie. Imperia, He seemed much interested, She spoke eloquently, I Was sure from the animated fasn of her eye; abd from the way the Khiedive bowed on taking leave of her | became aware she had obtained the mysterious “end” Vespetro had announced in his letter, The cucie Of Giewaut courtiers ROW sei) JD Ler Wain, She V NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1869. peared to take thig homage very quictly, awif by nD means Mrereds but on perceiving me she came up and asked me to lead her to some retired spot. I did go, She was in a lovely toilet—cerise puffed tulle under a cloud of white lace, a white lace bodice, and in her hair nothing but strings of pearls her raven plaits: pearl earrings and three the same for a necklace completed the toilet. “To-morrow you shall know the ena of this voy- age,” ahe said; “I think I have dono.” 1 asked no questions. I had not taken on myself any other post than that of watching Mie. Imperial’s six trunks from van to van. She had not encouraged me to watch over her. ‘The following day saw Us at the Pyramids, where | heard her “end” and learned other anecdotes. SOSURBAN INTELLIGENCE. NEW JERSEY. Hackensack. MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A JUSTICE OF THE Peace.—While Mr. John Huyler was on his way home, on Thursday evening, a man named Ackerman approached and felled im to the ground, knocking his skull against a post, inflicting what may prove a fatal wound. Ac’ arrested and Huyler was removed to his residence, ‘The latter was formerly a member of Congress. Newark. CHRISTMAS.—In this city the joyful season of Christmas was fully inaugurated last evening by citizens generally, To-day business will be entirely suspended, At all the Episcopal and Catholic churches services commemorative of the day will be held, and in the homes of all classes a strong effort Wil be made te render the occasion the happicst of the whole year. A SWINDLER UNMASKED.—Yesterday there ap- peared atthe City Hail, in this city, a young man about twenty-one years of age, giving the name of William R. Craig, who told a doleful story,pow that hegwas on his way home to his own firesit in lowa, and that he had got to the lowest ebb mont ‘tly, in consequence of prostration through scariet fever, resulting in the partial loss of bis vision, Among the other city officiais whom he applied to for *‘assist- ance” was Justice Mills, of the Police Court, who has asplendid memory for faces and who believed he had seen the young fellow before on a begging mis- sion of @ similar cuaracter, On investigation it proved to be tius, and further, that certain letters recommending Craig as # ‘worthy object of char- ity’? &c., Jound with hum, had been written by himself, This he finally acknowledged and was locked up to answer a charge of fraud. ‘he sum of five dollars in fractional currency, a railroad pass sixned by R. M. Anderson; superintendent of the Norwich and Worcester Kailroad and Steam- boat Company and a list of a host of kind-bearted people Who bad sympathized with the fellow in his alleged misfortunes. He reaped arich harvest by the same game hereabouts last September, and has since made a tour of the Eastern Staves, EXTENSIVE HORSE AND CATTLE THIRVING OPERA- TIONS.—The authorities of this city have for some weeks past been in receipt almost daily of com- plaints from farmers and others in this vicinity and in New York regarding stolen cattle, horses, &c.; but it 1s only within a day or so that a clae has been discovered that may lead to the detection of the gang of thieves, whose operauons have been quite extensive. A few days ago a farmer from Roselle appeared at Police Headquarters im this city, and stated that a valuabie ox had been stolen irom his premises, A detective was detailed to work up the case, and, after a good deal of manceuvring, it was ascertained thatan Ox answering the description of the one stolen had been soid to parties in East Newark, and tiat it had been kilied and dressed by persons, one of whom is a justice of the peace. He was traced to the premises of a fat boiling manufactory here. The actual thief has not yet been captured, though the police tbink his arrest is only a matter of a few days. Another case 13 that m whicn a New Yorker named Simon Bowen, of 119th street and Eighth avenue, had a valuable horse stolen. Subsequently one Charies Snyder, of this city, called on nim and told him he kuew where the horse was, Bowen came hither, noufied the police, and Snyder was taken Into custody on suspftion of compiteity in the thett, Yesterday the norse was found in East Newark, in possession of a party who claimed to lave purchased it bona fide, The authorities here are strongly of opinion that a gang of horse and catile inieves have maue East Newark a sort of beadquar- ters, which, if possible, will be broken up. Paterson. Passaic County CourTs.—The Grand Jury yes- terday concluded their labors and were discharged. No arraignments will be made until next week. No criminal case has yet been called, Masonic ELEcrioN.—On Thursday evening the following were elected as the officers of Paterson Orange Lodge, No. 43, for the ensuing year:—H. B. Goodridge, W. M.; John Morgan, 8S. W.; J. E. Croweil, J. W.; Henry Hagedorn, Treasurer, and |. N, Finkiemeier, Secretary; George Cowtner, S. ‘Willtam Sanderson, J. b.; P. Rosenbaum and M) Wilkinson, M. ol C. PEDESTRIANISM.—John Smith, the champion pe- destrian, on Thursday night, at the Wigwam at Paterson, completed his feat of walking dfty miles in ten hours. He finished the fifty miles in nine hours and thirty-four minutes, and, as he rested fifty-two minutes, the actual time consumed in ac- complishing the feat was eight hours and forty two minutes, This was for purse of $100, A running match of 3 mile dash between one member of each fire company of the city for a silver trumpet was won oy Mr. Mullen, of No. 4, Who completed the mile lu 4:47. Trenton. CHRISTMAS Day in Trenion will be commemorated in all the churches and public instituuions with unusual solemnity and festivity. In the Catholic churches the day will be ushered in by tne celebra- Mon of the midnight mass, The feasting and cheer accompanying Christmas will be extended to the inmates of ihe diferent State tostitutions in this vicinity. The Keeper of the State Prison, Mr, Hen- nion, has purchased s00 pounds of clucken, which, with mashed potatoes, turnips, onions and palata- ble condiments, together with a dessert of frait, will prove agreeable to the unfortunate convicis. The occupanis of the Soldiers’ Children’s Home, the Poornouse and other like estabiishinenis will also be entertained similarly. ARREST GF AN ALLEGED BANK Within the past three months @ large number of private banking houses and banks located in the vicinity of Wall and Broad streets have been the Victims Of mauy finely executed forged checks. The aggregate loss 18 said to be over $150,000, With the view of having a stop put to the acts of these auda- cious scoundrels, Superintendent Warrin, of the General Detective Police agency, was consulted ana Plans were arranged for their capture if tne thing could be possibly done. Yesterday the first of this gang was captured. It appears that @ man piainiy clad, with ordinary address, having every appear- ance of a Western merchant, visited the banking house of Utley & Dougherty, No. 11 Wall street, and producing a check for $2,668 67, purporting to be signed by Measrs. James Rowland & Sons, No. 238 Front street, asked for gold in return at the market quotation, The cashier knowingly eyed the check, then the customer, and at last concluded to accede to the request; not, however, until the same had been sent to the Union National Bank tor cerufication. ‘This was done and the check duly returned ceytified. Even this did not fully satisfy the skeptical cashier, who at once detained the customer by some plausible strategy and then despatched word to Superintendent War- rin, Who visited the banking house without delay, and on entering saw at a glance, by the cashier’s acts, that something Was Wrong and the perpetrator was then present. Instantly he assumed tne cnar- acter of a stock operator and On the subject of stocks entered into @ lively discussion, closing the same by @ private conversation, which privacy eompleted arrangements for the arrest of the man If gulity. Additional aid was summoned and @ ‘shadow’ placed on the man, who had left tne office shortly afterward, saying he would return in the course of @ quarter ofan hour, Word wassent to Rowiand & Co., and they stated that tney had issued no check for such an amount and pronounced it a for A$ 800D as the word reached Superintendent rin he Walked up to the man, who was secreted the doorway of the Stock Exchange, and caused his urreat. He was then conducted to the banking house and there confronted by the cashier of the firm and also by the pookkeeper of Messrs. Row- land & Sons, wio charged him with the forger: From thence he was taken to the First precinct station house and placed in charge of Sergeant Peck, who Will have lum arraigned at the Tops this aiternoon, OATH WITH THE EVERGRECAS. A Young Lady Killed on the Harlem and New Haven Railroad. A young and beautiful girl, about sixteen years of age and evidently of German parentage, met with a tragic and sudden death last night under most dis- tressing circumstances, It appears that the Harlem train going worth and the New Haven twenty minutes past eig® o'clock train coming south passed eacn other @ litte north of the Morrisania depot. The engineers of both trains noticed a female on the track, and they sounded their whisties, when she spruug trom in front of the Harlem train across the other track just in ume to be struck and huried high in the dark- hess by the New Haven train, which was running at @ high rate of speed and making up for lost ume. As soon a8 possibie the train was stopped and backed up to the spot, When the pody was discovered lying about @ rod from the track. The limbs were terribly broken, and death must have been instantaneous. A’ shawl pinned about her head probably prevented her from hear- mg the approaching trains. A portion of wreath of eve and some toys found upon her person Jed to the idea that she was returning home with some Christmas purchases. Jier mamg Was not ascertaines. STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. | ” al Organization of a Third Party. Republican and Democratic Parties Denounced. A Convention of the temperance men of the Em- pire State met in Syracuse, City Hall, at eleven o'clock Wednesday forenoon. The call for this Con- vention was issued by Rev. Mr. Hosmer, a delegate to the National Temperance Convention at Chicago. The Copvention was called to order by Rey. Mr. Hosmer, of Auburn, on whose motion Rey. 0. A. Delevan, of Schenectady, was made Chairman, and Rey. Dr. Love, of Auburn, appolnted Vice President. ‘Rey. Mr. Graves, of Cazenovia, and Rev, Mr, Grif Mn, were appointed Secretaries. Key. Dr. Loves, of Auburn, then offered a fervent prayer, The following Business Committee was then ap- pointed:—Mr. Gerrit Smith, of Peterporo; Rev. J. H. Harter, of Auburn; D. H. Goodwin, P. Munson, Alson Ostrander, Dr. Love, of Auburn; H, Wilcox, E. C. Curtis, Rev. Mr. Crooks, of Syracuse. A delegate here called for Judge Black, of Pei sylvania, who madea lengthy and interesting speech in advocacy Of the cause, alter which the question of where the evening meeting should be held was discussed. Rev. Mr. Hosmer, of Auburn, stated that he had secured the City Hall for Tuesday and Wed- nesday, but chrough some means it had been goten bal 2 for that night, A DeeGare—Had it not been for the republicans of Syracuse we could have had the hail to-night. The bail of the Good Templars. mm Washington block, was tendered aud accepted for the evening meeting. Afternoon Session. Rey, Mr, Hosmer, of Auburn, called the Conven- tion to order at fifteen minutes past two P. M., in absence of the pre ident. He stated that he had correspondence from several gentlemen—from Dr. Stebbins, of Unionville, Pa.; Mr. J. W. Stearns, of the National Temperance Society of New York; also a letter from Edward C, Delevan, and another from Dr. 8. Stebvins, of Rochester, Mr. SPENCER, former secretary of the New York State Temperance Society, had remarks to make upon whether there was any prospect of success in the temperance work untii the politics of the State were Hotes! reformed; until the grog snops were swept away. He reviewed the Washingtonian movement; their numbers now were few and far between; he be- lieved that many of them had gone back and died as drunkards. During the year 1864 one of the bright- est iights of temperance had perished. He would give his Good ‘Templar friends fair warning that they had @ job on hand to hold drunkards from their cups. He urged the criminality of the sale of in- toxicating liquors. ‘The Business Committee coming in presented its report through Mr. Gerrit Smtth, chairman. A member of the committee presented a minority re- port, which included a plank agaist the encruach- ments of Papal power upon our free school system. Mr. GERRIT SauTH was heard against the minor- ity report. He said:—We had no right to take up any Irrelevant matver; the call of the Convention was fora distinct purpose—to organize a temper- ance party against the influence of dram shops. He had no iszsue with the Catholics or with their Church, We might as well admit anti-tobacco Fesolutions. His great fear was that the Catholics of this country would be persecuted by the Protes- tants, and not the reverse. They could put bis opin- Jon down then, Under this free government the Catholics have Just as much right to their opinions as we have to ours. Let us not become intolerant ourselves. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS AND ADDRE: Rey. Mr. GoODWIN was avout to expiain his re- port when a Roman Catholic calied him to order. Mr. Patrick Corbett was heard against the Roman Catholic piank, and finally the minority report was allowed to drop, and the address of the Conven- tion to the people of the State was upanimously adopted. GERRKIT, SMiTH? then read the resolutions sepa- rately, which were each unanimousiy avepted, and that, Loo, with but little discussion, ; The resolutions as finally adopted were as fol- jows:— PLATFORM OF TILE TEMPERANCK PARTY, Resolved, Inasmuch aa the protection of person and pro- perty 1s, if not the sole, nevertheless the chief duly of gov- ernment; and inasinuch’ as the dramshop, that great manu- factory of madmen, incendiaries and murderers, does more than all things else to peril person and property, that the very first thing. for government to do is to suppress it. Resolved, That dram selling, being the great fountain head of crime, ‘should itself be asigned a high place amon crimes, and that it must be, and the people will be prepared to insist on government pitting an end to the matchless crime, Resolved, That the slow progress of the cause of temper- ‘sno wonder to him who the ance members of temperance societies, iustead of ing dram: selling as a crime and as no more worthy of their votes than theft or forgery, do nevertheless, in their infatuation, vote for tt, and this, too, notwithstanding all of them talk againat itand many of thein pi d preach against ft, Resolved, That as there is not the lest reayon to hope that parties largely made up of dram sellers and dram drink@., and who treat with contempt tie remonstrances againal dram selling, will ever be brought to regard and punish it wn acrime, we are compelled to turn away from both the re- ublicah and democratic parties and to organize the New fork State anti-dram shop party. Resolved, That as {ta name indicates this party is organized to bring into it not strict temperance men only, but also all pe whether abstaining or not from intoxicating drinks, who aré the friends of peace and order, and who would, therefore, have a part in shielding persona and property from the perils of the dramshop, be the dratshop a fashion- able or unfashionable hotel, a gilded or a dirty drink-den, Resolved, That we beseech the men and women of our State who are weary of the madness and murder, the wretche’iness and ruin which come trom drawelling, to do all in their power, and as speedily ax possible, towards or- ganizing in their respective localities political action against this worst enemy of the American pewp'é. << Resolved, That our war against the dramshops in to be waged not ouly at the general election, but at the town meeting and at olitigal election, ahd that so far as we '¥ Man out of every oflice, out of every. who Is in favor of having the dram wet our State with the tears nnd blood of the people. ively What the fact that our national party, organized Chicago, elected for one of tue members of its Central Committee that eminently abie and uncompromisingly bon- ext man, Rey, William Hosmer, of Auburn, editor of the Northern’ Independent, Suggest the propriety of giving him a apecial agency under our State party also, Resolved, Taat the duties of Mr. Hosmer in this agency, to be supervised by @ prudential committee, be as follows First, to receive all the moneys contributed on thi® occasion, less what is paid for the expenses of the Convention, Second, to receive all the contributions which shall be seni to him in aid of our movement, contributions which we hope will be as numerot led, Third, use all the aforesaid moneys tions (leas what {tis his right and duty to retain for his services) in publishing the proceedings of this convention and in distributing them not only along the thor- oughfares of our State, but in its nooks and corners; not only tn its villages and cities ited districts, In this way ves to the people and the people will thus be able to judge whether we are guilty of the fwnaticiam and folly which the entire polit- {eal press nd uo very smail portion of the religions press and all that sor€f teniperance men who wili vote dramshop ticket will, #0 long as our numbers ure small, continue to impute to Us. Evening Sesston. Rev. Mr. HArTRR, of Auburn, offered a resolution providing fora State committee composed of one member from each Congressional district, with Rev. Willam Hosmer, of Auburn, as chairman, who should have power to call future State conventions and take general charge of the interests of the anti- dramshop party, each member of the State commit- tee to have power to organize Jocal committees in each county in their Congressional distric. The resolution was adopted unanimously. ‘The matter of appointing @ State Committee was Jeft in the hands of Rev. Mr. Hosmer, chairman, ‘The following named gentlemen will assist Mr. Hosmer tn appointing a State committee:—Rev. Dr. Love, of Auburn; Rev. J. Harter, of Auburn; Mr. Gerrit Smith, Professor Graves, of Cazenovia. The State committee was given power to appoint an executive Comfhittee from its own numbers, which shall act as a prudential committee, provided for in the ninth resolution, The Convention then adjourned sine (tie. ASCHOOLMASTER WANTED IN HICKSVILLE, L. |. We have received the following letters from Hicks- ville, L. I., which in their own plain aud unpresum- ing Way Will explain tbemselvea:— HICKSVILLR, Decbr 22 1869 To THE Epiror or THE New York HxKoLp DEA Sik in the New YORK HERoLD from the 16 Decbr 1869 is published an artickel in which it says the United States Mails or Mati bags has been robbed and lost at Hicksville, the same has been done some months ago at the same plac Such acts will give @ bade reputation to a place and should pot be stated so publicly When not trae ‘ ‘The Farmers aud Mechanics Club of this Place took tls in consideration and requested me as there Secretary, to write to you, for information, Who sent thia about the Mall robbery to you, as it 1s our impression and true believe toat such informer vo you, has ii! will to the People ot this Place or he may Know something about the former Mail rob very. Be so kind send me the Name by Mail very Respectinily JOHN F WEITZ, Secretary of the Farmers & Mechanics Club of Hicksville, L. L State of N.Y. The complaint of the postmaster at Hicksville is very strong and decided. It reads as follows: HICKSVILLE, Debr, 23, 1869. Mr. Eprrok—You published an articie in the N. ¥, HeRALD Debr 16 marked mail robbery in Hicksyill) L. l. of which robbery, ho person engaged In ma servis or otherwise knows anything and became st prised reading your wotrue and insuiting article. but because of injuries on tails have been tryed here several times and even your articie must be regarted as one of them too and I do not doupt the editor of 1t 18 complicated if not acting himself in jormer mati injurees and certarly im furthers too 80 that it 1s my duty to find out the motive for such and persons acting in it to prevent further aus. turbances in the mail conveniences and restore the confidence of the corresponding public into the mati buissines Thereiore, if satd article 1s rot pubdiished on your own resposibility I trust in your justice to my re- quest that yon will give me the name and residence of your correspondent of the said false artcle, by ext mall and you will oblige your ERNST LIEBVIE Post Master at Hicksville, L. J. N. ¥, HAYTI. “TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. ‘Yhe Mutual Base Ball Club, of New York, arrived The Situation—Sainave’s Position—Port au in New Orleans yesterday morning. Prince Blockaded—Sufferiugs of the Poor The Ram Atlaata Expected—Foreign War Vessels in the Harbor, PoRT aU PRINCE, Dec, 16, 1869, ‘The revolutionists are at this writing in possession of all the country north of Port au Prince, and are concentrating thelr forces on the north, south and west sides of the city. The revolutionists’ steamers Quaker City, Florida, Petion, Salnave andgGeneral Vernon are blockading the harbor. The revolution- ists are confident of the surrender of the city within ten days. The poor of Port au Prince are suffering for the Want of the necessaries of life, The Salnave gov- ernment are purchasing provisions and selling them bygpublic auction below cost vo the indigent. ‘he residents of Port au Prince feel very insecure, and are expecting the entrance of the revolutionists invwo the city at any moment. Life and property are insecure, The foreign Consulates are depositories for F008 and property of all descriptions; a |; number of persons, both white and colored, are gee! ing the protection of foreign fags. President Sal nave is out at night visiting tue forts and line of de- fences, speaking words of encouragement to his generals and men. He 1s fearing a revolt of the revolutionists 1n the city and bas doubled his night parole, The majority of the wealthy people of the city are said to be revolutionisis, Salnave holas Port au \rince and Petit Guave, a small town thirty-five “miles west of the city. The revoiutionists have cut off all communication be- tween the two places, They have also cut off all supplies, Salnave’s war steamer, La Terrear—for- meriy the Algonquin—lies at anchor in the outer harbor, The oificers, who are ail Americans, are anxious to go out and raise the blockade, but Sal- Dave is unWuling to risk his only ship against five of the revolutionists’ vessels, as they moun} in all Lwenty-eight guns, the Terreur having but four. The officers are Ming diss.tistied With the slow movements of the government. The Salnave government has very little money. The blockade has cut off their priicipal revenue, which is the export duty on coffee and logwood. Some of the principal stores in the city have closed their doors and are domg little or no busi- ness. ‘The Salnave government are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the ram Atlanta. ‘The La Terreur has joat two of her dMicers, who left New York tn her, by yellow fever. Port au Prince has been very unhealthy during the past month. A iarge number of deaths from fever are reported. The English tron-clad ship Defence and gunnoats Cherub and Dart, also the French corvette Limer, were at auchor in the outer harbor, LOCAL INTELLIGENCE, SuppEN DgaTH.—John Rynus died suddenly at the corner of Eleventh avenue and Eighty-eighth street yesterday afternoon, without the assistance of a physician. The coroner was notified and wil! hold an inquest to-day, SHOOTING AFFRAY.—At half-past twelve last night Jonn Lee, residing at the corner of Seventh avenue and Twenty-sixth street, w. shot in the leg by an unknown party at the corner ot 'T'wenty-eighth street and Seventh avenue. fie was attended by Police Surgeon Ranney and sent home. FELONIOUS ASSAULT.—About one o'clock this morning a dispute arose between Margaret White- wood and John ©. Briage, at No, Eldridge street, during which the latter threw a chair rung at the former, cutting her in @ serious manner avout the head. Hap His Eyr Kxockep Ovr.—Aat fifieen minutes to eleven o'clock last night a fracas occurred in a sailors’ boarding house, at No, 147 Cherry street, be- tween the proprietor, John Wilden, and Benjamin F. Hewiand, in which the latter had his rignt eye kicked out. The proprietor was arrested and locked up in the Oak street police station, The injured man was sent bo Believue Hospital. Frrk IN FRONT STREET.—At Mfteen minutes past twelve this morning fire was discovered on the third floor of the five story brick warehouse at 100 Front street, occupied throughout by Merritt & Ronaldson, wholesaie grocers. ‘The fire extended through the third, fourth ana fifth floors, where a large stock of teas was stored, and caused a damage to stock, by fire and water, amounting to $30,000. The damage on the building 18 about $1,200. The damage is fuliy covered by insurance. RUN OVER ACCIDENTS.—At half past five o'clock tast night Julia O’Brien, aged fifty, was knocked down and severely injured by a stage at the corner of Canal street and Broadway. At the same hour Lawrence Risley, aged sixteen, residing at 594 East ‘Sixteenth street, fell from his wagon and had his leg Iractured; attended by Dr. Renney and taken to Believue Hospital in an ambulance, At half past 4wo yesterday afternoon Frances Schleicher, of No. 68 Meadow Hoboken, was knocked down and severely injured about the back by @ runaway horse and wagon tn the City Hall Park. Her injuries were dressed by a physician, after which she was sent home. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A CELL.—Josephine Clif- ton, an abandoned creature, who has been th nearly every station house m the city, was arrested by an officer of the Filteenth precinct last night for dis- orderly conduct and intoxication. About eight o'clock, a8 the doorman was making his rounds, he discovered her nanging to the door of her cell by a piece of her clothing, which she had tied around her neck. This makes about the hundredth time she has made a similar attempt to destroy herself, once having jumped off a ferry boat. Shes of that class of the demi-monde who has become so low and de- graded that colored persons refuse to associate with her, and she would be doing a charitable act should she accomplish her object at the next attempt. A SYMPATHETIC. ALDERMAN, Female LFiection Helper—An Alderman Heips Her Out of Quod—A Novel Epistle. The following is a speciinen of the orthography of are-elected Alderman of one of the wards of this city sent to an uptown police justice yesterday morning for the discharge of a well known nymph, Who, he states, was very earnest in his bebalf during the last canvass. Out of respect to this gen- tleman, who enacts our city laws and disburses the pablic money With a liberal Land, we withhold the names of all the parties, The following is the letter a8 lv Was penned by the Alderman:— NEw York December 24. 1809 To the Hon Judge — Sin—will you Do me the favour To Discharge Josephine ——~ the woman that was comitet By you Vus morning for intoxication as this woman stood to me in my Last strugfe { hoape that you will Do we this favour To Let ne off this Time yours with lespect A THE SUEZ CANAL. ‘Trade and Traffic of the New Route. [From Galignani’s Messenger of Paris, Dec. 9.) ‘The tratlic from the opening to the 25th —that is, eleven days, was as foliows:-—Fifty-two vesseis ar- rived from Port Said at Lake 1imsah between the ith and 19th of November, aud seven bewween the 20th and 28tn; fifty-one vessels left Lake Tumsan for Suez from the 19th to the 21st, and five trom the 22d to the 28th, ‘The arrivals at Port Said from Suez in the interval between the 18th and 2sth were, alto- gether, forty-five. Of these vesseis seven were from eastern seas, on their way to Europe; nine were from the Mediterranean, on their way to the Indies. The total number of vessels that passed through the canal during the period referred to was 130, the aggregate tonnage of which Was 80,000 tons. Commercial Dificulties Between Turkey and Egypt. {From the Indépendance Belge, Dec. 9.) A new difficulty seems about to arise between the Porte and Egvpt. Several goverumente of Europe and America, which have po Consulates in the latter country, desire to establish them there now that the Suez Canal has been opened, Steps have been taken at Constantinople to obtain the re- cognition of such oficials, but up to the present ume the exequatur has been refused py the Divan, on the ground that the Executives deraanding it are without diplomatic agents accredited to the ‘Lurkish sovereign, and that only States which are repre- sented to the Suzerain can be allowed to send con- sular delegates to the Egyptian capital. A correspondent from Alexandria states that the countries interested are about to make an appeal to the great Powers with a view to obtaining their in- lervention to overcome the Suitan’s resistance. de Lesseps’? Marriage=The Bride. A letter from Alexandria says:— ‘The marriage of M. de Lesseps was celebrated on the 26th of November, in the chureh of Iamaila. The ceremony Was private, as, with the exception of the Board of Directors, no person connected with we ete of the Isthmus had been officially informed of it, At four in the afternoon a carri: drove up con- taining M. de Bragar and his daughter and M. de Lesseps and his daughter-in-law, Mme, Charles, Lhe bride, who is twenty-one years old, tall and a brunette, looked charming in her wedding attire, and wore @ magnificent set of Jewels, the iit of the Empress. A mass had been satd in the morning, so That the service of the evening Was 4 simple bene- diction, Mgr. Bauer, chaplain Lo the Empresas, pro- nounced a louching allucution, and then united the pair before him. In signing t contract toe wit- hesses for the gentieman were M. Voisin, Director of the Works, and M. Levaliy, Contractor; and for Mile, de Bragar, M. Hubert-Dehsle, Senator, formerty Governor of the Mauritius, and M. Behic, ex-Min- ister. The bride is of English extraction, and was porn on the isiand just mentioned. M. de Lesseps arrived at Geneva, in company with bs bride, on Lhe way to Paris. Robert Jenkina and Mollie Morgan, two of the recently married colored style of Nashville, sent around their wedding cards by a livered foovm: who rode ina hack and bore tie precious bile pastevoerd on a wiivor way. Mrs, Lacker, an aged lady, was run over by a borse car in Philadelphia yesterday afternoon and Killed. ‘The new Boston and Providence freight depot, in course of construction in Boston, will be 600 feet long by 125 wide, covering nearly two acres. Jacob Leonard, aged seventy-seven years, com- miited suicide in Philadelphia yesterday afternoon by taking laudanum. Peter Marschem, a German, aged seventy-two years, committed suicide in Baltimore yesterday by staboing himself to the heart and opening the veins in his aris. Three young girls enticed away from New York Jast Monday, by a man named Kohn, and taken to St. Louis, Mo., were rescued from a house of ill fame oa Thursday, and wiil be returned to their parents. George Weiat’s distillery, on Twenty-fourth ana Masters streets, Philadelphia, was totally destroyed by fire at one o’clock yesterday morning. The lows is from $25,000 to $30,000, Both branches of the Baltimore City Council have appointed a committee of five members to attend the obsequies of Mr. Peabody. The Board of Trade and Corn Exchange of that city and the trustees of the Peabody Institute will also be represented at the meeting, A bill Lo amend the act incorporsting the Erie and Niagara Railway Company and change the name to the Canada and Southern Railway Company; also a bill incoporating the Canada and South western*Air- ie Company, lave passed the Ontario (Canada) Par- iament, SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New York—This Day. 23 | Moon rises...morn — — Sun rises. 7 4 88 | High water....eve 1 29 Sun sets, . Weather Along the Coast. DECEMDRR 24—9)4. M. Weather. DPharmaneatar « Cl 32 above 23 above ove New York. ov Philadel phi 31 above Wilmington, 31 above Washi 28 above 40 above 8B 74 above PORT OF NEW YORK, DECEMBER 24, 1869. Herald Packages. Captains and Pursers of Vessels arriving at this port will please deliver all packages intended for the HERALD to our regularly authorized agents who are attached to our Steam Yacht fleet, The New York Associated Press do not now collect marine reports nor attend to the delivery of packages, ‘an will be seen by the following extract from the proceedings of the regular monthly meeting, held March 8, 1868:— Resolved, That on and after April 1, 1868, the Associated ‘reas will discontinue the collection of ship news in the harbor of New York. Passed unanimously. wg The office of tne HERALD steam yachts James and JRANNETTE is at Whiteball slip. All communications from owners and consignees to the masters of inward bound ves- sels will be forwarded free of charge. CLEARED, Steamship Palmyra (Br), Watson, Liverpool via Queens- town—C G Franckiyn, Steamship Cleopairs, Phillips, Vera Cruz and Havana—F Alexandre & Sonn, Steamship Gulf Stream, Weat—C H Mallory & Uo." — Steamship United States, Smith, New Orleans—Frederic McCreery, Galveston vis Key jaker. Steamship Weybossett, Parrish, New Orleans—C H Mallory Steamabip Manhattan, Woodhull, Charleston—B R Morgan bo. Steamship Rebecca Ciyde, Price, Wilmington, NO—Jamen Hane NC—J Lorillard. re Steamsbip Fanita, Freeman, Wilmington Newbern— Murray, Steamship Louisa Moore,’ Wallace, Ferria & Co. Md Steamsbip Albemarle, Roberts, Norfolk, City Point and Richmond—Old Dominion Steamship Co. Steamship Isaac Beil, Bourne, Nortolx, City Pot and Richmond—Old Dominion Steamship Co. Steamship John Gibson, Winters, Georgetown, DC—Phillips & Brown. Sicamsnp Shotueket, Taylor, Philadetpbi Steamship Nereus, aoe HL Routh, 0. ae American Eagle, Lindsley, Aspinwal!—Panama Ral!- road Co. Bark Eldorado (NG), Thomassen, Kingston, Ja—-Punch, Edye & Co, ‘Brig 8 Brown, Lisbon—Jas Borland & Co. Brig Uncle Sam, Johnson, Port au Platte—Valentin, Es- 10. rig Favorite, Duell, Demerara—-H Trow! Brig Sailor Koy, Swinnerton, New Orlean: Schr Sea Bird (Br), Tooker, St Thoms Schr LA Van Brunt, Tooker, Ca! GG Young & jearse, Boston—W P Clyde. tin, Bristoi—Tbos Dunham's Nephew n—Van Brunt & ht. Schr J Ricardo Jova, Little, Navassa—Brett, Son & Co. ‘Schr America (Br), Patten, Yarmouth, NS~—-Crandall, Um- phray & Co. pcr A Eldridge, Babrt, Key West—Benner, Brown & Inckney. GC Brooks, Brooks, Savannah—Bentley, Miller & jomns. hcl ceorge Merry, Lord, Charleston—Bentey, Miller & orn Schr Mary Louisa, Gaskell, Washington—7Z Mills. acer EB Wheaton, Atkins, Philadelphia—Van Brunt & cht. nee Horace L, Francis, Bridgeport-Geo K Rackett & ro. ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS. Steamship Nebraska (Br), Guard, ‘pool Dec 8 vin Queenstown 9th, with mdse and 212 passengers, to Willian & Guion. 23d inst, at 1:30 PM, 200 miles E of Sandy Hook, amanip Colorado, heioe for Liverpool. yp Weatphalia (NG), Sehwensen, Hambur Mth, at 6 PM, with mdse Had heavy wosterly gales. during the 247 N, lon 45 W, passed a Cunard ste via Havre hardt & C Dec 20, js bound Ki. Steamship Key West, Rudolph, Port au Prince, 7 days and 22houra, with mdse and I garnet gil to R Murray, Jr. Qat inst, lat 44 30, lon 74 re strong gale from 8 and W, with heavy sea; 23d, 6 PM, had strong gale from N, with heavy ne. id had decks overflowed with water; slowed down en- gines for 6 bours, ae reat Mosel ‘Mth, at 8 AM, Bar- hegat bearing N by W, distant 30 miles, took’ a pilot’ trom boat Mary E Fish, which had i tow wrecked echr Marion, bound to New York. Steamship Leo, Dearborn, Savannah, Dec 21, with mdse and passengers, to Murray, Ferris & Co. bteamanip Volunteer, Jones, Vailadelphia, with Ghase, toy rillard. Bark Margarethe (NG), Rickels, Shields, 74 daya, with mdse, to Funcb, Edye & Co. Came the southern passage and te weather up to Bermuda; since heavy northerly and easterly winds" Bark Alex (Br), Poitier, Maraeiiles Oct 20 and Cadiz Nov 10 with lead and s: to Boyd & Hincken, Dec 19, lat 37 62. N Ton 7114 W, had a'heavy gale from SW, which lastea for 18 pours, with at violence. Ibnrk Helols (NG Ziermer, Tagenrog, 8 dayn, with woo to order, Passed Uivraltar Nov 6; had’ heavy weather ; Dec 16, lat 80 98 N, lon 7305 W, spoke achr Emily Hillard, froma —— for New York, with loss of sails and vessel leaking. Bark Rosedale (Br), Greig, Iquique, 89 days, with nitrate id of soda, to Brown Bros & Co.’ Pussed Uape Horn, Oct 19, the Equatgr Nov 25, in lon 9125 W; from thence to ort squally, weather, with ninch rain, thunder and lightning; Jet 16 lat 88 61'S, lon 78 30 W, spoke bark Archibald Foster, from y for Cork, 24 days out; Nov 19, lat 1662 8, lon 39 49 W, abip Western Belle, from Liverpool tor Bombay, 40 jays Ou Bark Lliza Rarss (Br), Vesey, Bermuda, 10 days, In ballust ted Norman Harvey, Dec 19, off Hatteras, had 4 heavy gale from SSW, lasting # hours, Brig New York (It!), Saverese, Naples, 42 days, vith mise, to Funch, Edye & Co, Passed Gibraltar, Nov 21; had variable ‘weather, Urig Naind (Br, Richardson, Cienfuegos, 16 days, with sugar, to Tucker and Lighthourne, Hind fine’ weather. rig Teresita (Bri, Hill, Clenfuegow, 20 days, with sigar, to Tucker é Ligntboutne. ‘Hud easterly winds thomt of the pas. suge, Dec'l) off Haiteras, bad a heavy gale trom WSW 22d, 30 miles SE of Hatteras, passed the wreck of a vessel, with masts gone, bowsprit and jibboom standing. Brig John L, Ray (of Portland), Crowell, Savannah, 8 d with Inmber, to master. 17th inst, Iat 24, lon 75, had a heavy SSE gale; lost lower foretopsail, foretopmast staysail and part of deck load. Schr Clara Woodhouse, Russel, Brazos Santiago, 18 days, with cotton, &e, to Woodhouse, Southmayd & Rudd. faa fing weather, Schr Thon J Frazier, Madgo, Havana, 8 dave, with fruft, to Doliner, Potter & Co-versel to Youngs, Sinith & Co. 16th inst, lat 4 30, lon 81 8), apoke ship Banberg, from New Or- leat for Havre, Tad strong winds from 31 inti Sith, when had a strong gale from SE, lasting till the 22d, when it shifted to 8 and then to NW, and blew w strong gale; afterwards had fine weather. Schr Virginia, Small, Darien, Ga, 7 days, with yellow pine, toT M Mayhew'& (i Schr Rising Sun, Hastings, Virginia, Schr Jobn Collins, Hankins, Vi Schr Jo Pharo, Schr W L Sprin Sebr Ida Lewis, H Sehr Fly, Garter, Philadelphia for Provide Passed Through Hell Gate, BOUND SOUTH. Steamship Nereus, Bearse, Boston for New York, with mdse. 10 Wm P Clyde. Stearoship Acuannet, Rector, with mdse aud passengers. to Schr Chas P Stickney, Matthew phin, Schr Jacob Kjenal eet jew Redford for New York, ‘guson & Wood. Fail River for Philadel- iteciman, New Haven for New York, BOUND BAS?. * Ship Winged Hunter, Small, New York for Ronton. Big ane Lindsay (br), MeAlpin, from New York tor Bt John, NB. St ria Elorence, Pye, New York for St John, NB. Schr Willow Harp, Davia, \iexandria for New London, Kebr Heleo Mar, Nickersoi jaltimore for soston, Schr Chas J Miller, Drinkwater, 1 Iphia for Boston, Schr Henry Parker, ——, Philadeiph Schr Wm Walton, Keoves, Morris Ki Sobr Henry B Drew, Miller, South Amboy for Bridgeport. Schr Jachin, Shute, Amboy for Belfast. Schr Alexanda, -—, Elizabethport for Bridgeport. Schr G Jane, Baily Eizabetnyort for Bridgeport Senr Hon Abe Co ry, Kalan port tor Bi Schr Thos B Smith, Bowman, Idizabethport fo ford. Sehr Engle, Chase, Elizabethport for New Bedfurd. chr Nora, Dow, Weehawken for Boston, P Godwin, Waterbury, Hoboken for Stam- Schr Samuel ford, senr 0 C Acken, Hobbie, New York for Stamford. Schr Ambo, Lewh lew York for St Jon vB. Nebr J R Folk, Buckley, New York for Wantpo Sehr Independence, Batker, New York for \veat arma. Wind at sunset SW. Marine Disasters. SHIP ORTON--A despatch to Megara Platt & Newton, dated San Francisco, Dec 2%, ataton that ship Orion, Hall, from New York, which put into Ban Diego, arrivod at San Francia- eo on that date, leaking very little, and eargo supposed to be bus little damaged, Some RIOHARD MOBBEL I More aight of the sath inevoa Fairteld bach, and-sunk. Vestal Was valued at 82,000, and has been sold for 8500, od Miscellaneous. , Captain Radolph, of steamship Key West, from Port aw Prince, will accept our thanks for favors, Sra MBP SWEDEN, at Halifax, NB, from Liverpool, pro~ geeds to Cow Bay to load the cargo (cotton), of steamship ‘doe (from Savannah for Liverpool), wrecked at that place. New STRAM LIGHTER FOR THR HARBOR OF GALVRB- TON—Captain Wm Bradford, of this city, 1s now fitting out = new steam lighter, and she ‘is nearly completed, to be @ ployed at Galveston iA the towing, lightering and wrecking usiness. Her dime: ‘Length, 125 feet; breadth, 9 feet 3 inches BU fee will carrying eapa- city of ton om a diausht of ‘water of not more than 7)¢ feet, She wi be propelled b one low pressure engine, with diameter of cylinder of 32 inches, stroke of piston 80 inches, supplied {rom two boilers; also one large steam fire pump, with capacity of 4,000 to 5,010 gallons per minute,and one independent wrecking pump and boilers, anchor, divers’ apparatus, &c, complete. She is one of the beat built vessels of her class ever constructed in this port, and well adapted for the business. LAUNOURD—At Northport, LI, Dec 22, from the yard of Mr Jesse Carll, a brig of 700 tons, ofd measurement, named the She ts owned by the builder, Capt Covert (who 1s to command her) and others in New York. She isa first class vessel in every particular. Her frame is principally composed: Of white oak j ceiling, clamps and deck frame, Georgia yellow pine; copper fastened and treenatied throughout, "Lower hold and between decks have been joinered up and varnish- Sue will ge thrown open to the public for inspection om her arrival at New york, Dec 24, ‘At Mystic, Ct, Dec 23,’ from the yard of Charles Mallory, ® propelicr, of 600 tons, length 140° feet, breadth 34 fe and depto 16 feet. She is intended for the Galveston trade, and te. not yet named, Whalemen. * hip Masanchusetts sailed from San Francisco 24th inat on» a cruise. : S Spoken. Ship Fnergy, Gantkme, from New York for Melbourne, Aug %, Jat 32S, lon 27 W. Ha x Albertina, from Accra for Boston, Nov 20, lat 2 MN, lon 29 We Bark H A Stephenson, Robertsan, from St Marys, Ga, for Montevideo, Nov 12, lat 25 N, ion 38 80 W. Bare Helteny, Red, from Guanape for Cork, Nov% iat 19: N, lon 31 Foreign Ports. BREMERHAVEN, Dec 9—Sailed, Georgina Johanna, Savan~ nah Argonaut, Steengrafo, NYork. BILBOA, Dec 8-Safled, Chas Albert, Hardy, NYork, BERMUDA, Deo 18—In port brig TH A Fit, Cowan, for NYork, to sail 284. CanbirF, Dec 22—In port bark Lord Baltimore, Lanfare, for Kio Jan ready (or sea. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov 33--Sailed, Nordlyset, Thus, New: York ; 27th, Abd el Kader, Ryan, Boston. Sailed from the Dardanelles Nov 21, Hebe, Freytag, NYork. Carcurra, Nov 25—Arrived, bark ‘Pericles, Suow, Liver- ool. POTAMBURG, Dec 11—Arrived, Palmerston, Koln, NYork; Agostina, Thom, Philadelphia. AVRE, Dec 10—Cleared, Maggie E Gray, Pillsbury, New york ; P G Blanchard, Blethen, Cardiff and United States, ,ONDON, Dec 23--Arrived, bark Vivid, Hartz, N York. LoxponbEnny; Dec 23—Arrived, steamship North Ameri- can, from Portland for Liverpool (and proceeded). Leauorn, Dec 8—Arrived, Tiber, Pea NYork. SAnsEILLEs, Deo 5—Arrlved, Fanny, Turner, Philadel- te POMALTA, Deo 8—Arrived, Volunteer, Blake, Boston. Port au Prinog, Dec 16-—In yo brigs Jane (Br), Allen, and Java (Br), Allon, for Boaton, }dg; Harry Louise, Potter, diag ; B Ingenac, and Oliver Cutts, ready for sea. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec 24—-Arrived, steamship Hermann, Wenke, New Orleans for Bremen (and proceeded). American Ports. BOSTON, Dec 2% —Arrived, brig Althes (Br), Harding, Ar- drossau; schrs Fannie M Bucklin, Bucklin, Charleston; Kis- ing Sun, Jones, Wilmington, NO; EA Barue, Smith, and Wm RGenn, Small, Philadelphia; Beile, Howes, Elizabethport; George, Hunt, NYork. Cleared--Bark Carrie Wyman, Corkum, Havana; schre Edward Kidder, Burgess, Savannah; John B Austin, Davis, Philadelphia, Sailed--Ship gore brigs Fannie Butler, J A Deverauz; and from the Kouds U8 ship Supply; bark Acacia; brigs wen, EB f Emma. ‘24th—Arrived, steamships Wm Kennedy, Parker, Ball more; Norman, Boggs, Philadelphia; barks ‘Express, Berge forks, Gottendiurg; laabel, Buenos Ayres; Mary, NYorky Eliza, do; schr Eliza Batchelder, Cape Haytien. BALTIMORE, Deo 33—Arrived, achra “Old. Chad, MeClel« lan; Warren Blake, Messervey; Laconia, Babb, and Lily, Robinson, NYork; Frances (Br), McCahan, Old Providence. Cleared--Steamship Wm Lawrence, Hallett, Boston; brig Marshall Dutch, Turner, do; schrs Ocean Traveller, Adams, and ME Graham, Fountain, NYork; LB Cowperthwait, Potter, Jersey City; A G Ireland, Townsend, Hoboken, Sailed—Bark Annie, Ath—Arrived, steamship Liberty, Reed, Havana and New rieans, CHARLESTON, Irwin, Liverpoo! 21st—Arrived 20—Arrived, bark Arbitrator (Br), W H Cleare (Br), Albury, Eleuthe: wtenmnship Adaifa (Br), Sanderson, Liver- 01. po DGARTOWN, Dec 2l— Arrived, brig Roporter, Coombe, Philadelphia for Bosto: ‘hr Gearge, Hunt, York for do. FALL RIVER, Deo 23 —Suiled, soir Minerva, Brightman, Veat Indies. ‘22d—Arrived, scbr Mar; hon, Brightman, Providence, LYNN, Deo Ss—Arrived, senr SL Russell, Suiith, Phitedel- hii F NORFOL Dec 22—Arrived, schrs Etta E Sylvester, Per- song; Ad Whihums, Minter, aid Joba Guyant, Dawzéabur- ry NYork. 8 Cleared~Brig Muscovado (Br), Montgomery, Barbados; schr Helen A Brown, Alexander, Demerara, NEW BEDFORD, Dec 23--Sailed, schr J 8 Weldon, Crow- Nl, Philadel phi: "NORWICH, Di schrs Henrietta, Phinney, and: Black Dlataond, Merrily NY C ork. NEWPORT, Dec 2, PMArrived, schr Montezuma, Lowe, Beverly for Philadelphin. aid, PM—Sailed \d, Merri NEWPORT) bec 2 . achrs Onward. Gorham, Nantucket for NYork; Anna Myrick, Richards, Philadelphia for Province- town; Charlotte Fish, Williams, New Bedford for Baltimore. PENSACOLA, Dec 16--Arrived, brig Sullivan, Perry, King- ston; schr Early Bird, Rogers. Indianola, Cleared —Bark Mutter Schultz, Schultz, West Hartlepool; schr Lizzie Major. Giles, N York. PHILADELPHIA, Deo. 33 Arrived, brig Annie Batchel- der, Steelman, Portland; schr Mary Ella, Thomas, NYork, ‘Cleared—Barks Blair Athol (Br), Haines, Rotterdam; Ken- sington (Sr), Raymond, Bremen; Abbie 'N Franklin, Hol- neo Savaunab. PORTLAND, Dec 22—Arrived, achrs L A Mi Bramhall, Hamilton, Ellzabethport; T Bened Woodbridge, NJ ; Montana, Sawyer. NYork for Machias. 24th—Cleared, brigs D Bugbee, Matanzas; H E Wheeler, St Pierre. PROVIDENCE, Dec 28—Sa‘lod, achrs Union Flag, Maloney, Savaunab; West Wind, Townsend, and Z Rieelman, Adams, Baltimore; Transit, Rackett, Philadelphia; Brandywine, Ad- ams, NYork. attCHMOND, Dec 21—Arrived, schr © A Hendricks, Green- w, NYork. Sailed—Brige Eliada (Br), Summers, and Fairlina (Br), DeGruchy, Bahia. 22d— Sailed, brig Ruth (Br), Dyer, Pernambuco and a mar- ket. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 2%3~ Arrived, ships Orion, Hall, New York; E F Gabain (NG), Lemcke, Skids; bark Francia B Fay, Dunnam, Newcastie, NSW. th—Sailed, bark Nereld, Aukland ST MARY'S, Ga, Dec 12-"Arrived, brig Villa de Frieda (Sp) Trinidad de Cuba; 14th, bark Clara Eaton, Merryman, Savan- nah, to load for Montevideo. West Indies; 16th, st Baker, and’ rockett, Cleared Mth, achr Hannah F Baker, in brigs Robert Dillon, Blauchford, Montevideo; 18th, Aerolite,. MeDonald, do. Sailed 2st, schr Mary Mankin, NYork. SATILLA, Ga, Dec 16—In port bark Nora (Br), Porter, for Montevideo ag. Sailed I4th, bark Maria & Lontsa, Parmalee, Montevideo, BRAVANNAH, Dec Arrived, schr Gun’ Rock, Bangs, saatport. Salled~ Steamships City, of Manchester (Br), Phillips, Liv- grpvols Oriental, Snow, Boston; bark 8t Mary, Hallowell, Havre, SALEM, Dec 21—Arrived, schra Alice G Grace, Gilchrist, Philadelphia via. Edgartown (where she waa ashore); He: Poole, Niork: 22d, bark Howard, Reynolds, Boston for John, NB; schra Chas & Jackson, Cullen, Philadelphia; Lal ip Grin, Rondout; Mary Ay Jellerson, und Empress, Ken- Q ,NYork. NO, Dec 21-Cleared, brig Grace Darling ILMINGTON, (Br), Marstera, Liverpool, TTRACTION EXTRAORDINAR' XC in currency until January 1, 1870.—To anvic @vitable result of the contemplated return to &j mente I have decided to throw open to the pubi reserve, the magnificent stock now on hand o Premium Suverplated Ware. Tea Seta, Urns, Waiters, Liquor Frames, Castors, Tce Wa- ter Pitchers, Cake Basketa, Butter and Berry Dishes, Napkin: Rings, Pie Knives, Knives, Forks and Spoons, &c. ‘House Furnishing Goods, Including Table ery, Fire Sets Warmers, Conl Vi ‘ead Platters and Knives, Cases, bicighs and Skates for boys and girls, China and Glassware. 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