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10 LITERATURE. OF NEW BOOKS. CRITICISMS TRE AMERICAN ANNUAL CYCLOPADIA AND REGIS- TSR OF LMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE YEAR 1870, Volume 10. New York: D, Appteton & Co. 58 vo., tv., 789, With Iilustrations and Index of Sub- Pos irom 1861 to 1570. This important work of reference has been re- arded a little in its issue the present year by the endeavor to incorporate in it as full and accurate ‘statistics of the United States Census for 1870 as it was practicable to obtain, It bas thus been enabled to embrace, first of all, general dictionaries of refe- rence, the returns of population of each Staie and Territory (with some slight exceptions) by counties, a full table of the population of 108 cities and large towns, and the figures of agricultarat products for 1869, though the latter statistics are in part estimates or approximations in round numbers, #ince the returns of crops have not yet been fully digested by the Census Bureau. The present vol- ume makes the tenth regular annual issue of this useful and, we may fairly add, indispensable, work. It was commenced in 1861, as a supplement to the sixteen volumes of the “New American Cyclo- padia,” issued by the same pubitshers. The oid “American Almanac,’ on which we used to be de- pendent for the same ciass of facts and information ‘as herein found, was discontinued with the year 1861, after thirty years continuous existence. We had no other almanac of national importance until 1863, when’ George W. Cmids printed a highly useful and very comprehensive volume styled “The National Almanac,” which, however, was discontinued with we issue for the fol- jJowing year, 1804. From that time to this there has been no publication of any compre- hensive annual handbook of facts in this country, gave a singie issue, for the year 1569, or ‘The Ameni- can Year Book,” a large and carefully edited vol- ume from a Hartiord press. The successive failure or discontinuance of all these manuals of reference, although much to be regretted, as evincing a dis- couraging lack of patronage for statistical works of a high class, has le(t the field entirely clear for the more bulky compilation under review. The excei- lencies of the “Annual Cyclopedia” are neither few nor small, Its necrology, or obituary notices of notable persons deceased within the year, are full and accurate, lis sketches of the progress of science and the arts, while not so compiete or comprehensive as those of te “Annual of Scientific Discovery,” embrace the more important advances in natural science and the arts generally. Its full notices of abe literary product of each year, especially of American puviicauions, are discrimmating and highly useful and suggestive. its records of eccie- siastical movements are very full. ‘here is some deticiency in the attention given to social ana re- form movements, strikes, co-operative associations, &c., but this may be improved hereafter. Its chronicle of political events 1s very full; and for the eventful year of 1870, which so changed the lace of Europe, we commend i as the most comprehensive and instructive history, in a wioderate compass, which Bas yes appeared. Its articles on our na tonal goverpment have always been extremely valuable for reference, as exhibiting the Jegisiation, finances, measures toward recon- stracting the Union, &c., with the great movements of parties aad the votes in Con- gress and in political conventions thereupon, If the index to the work were as well done as it snould be there would be very much more of pratse to be given. but the plan of the present volame, as of all that have preceded it, goes upon the mistaken prin- ciple that al] that can be expected of an index 1s to reproduce the heading of the cyclopwdla itself, with & brief analysis uuder each of the contents of the article. The resalt is that we have, not an aipha- betical list, put a mere table of contents. We look 4m vain in either index for such heads as ‘‘Alaska,”’ “Dakota,” “‘Montana’’ and “New Mexico;” but if ‘we search long enough we shail find special infor- mation respecting each under the head ‘Territories ofthe United States.” The word ‘Canada’ is no- where to be found fu the tudex, vut instead we have the new-fangled factitious designation of ““Domin- ton of Canada," which nebo ly wiil learn to look for for years, without even a cross-reterence from the other and still universally used designation. The Ecumenical Council, one of the great events of the year 1870, is to be found under neither of the heads “cumenical,” ‘*Vatican,” “Rome” nor “Council,” but is under the very general heading “Roman Catholic Church.” In like manner the Vatican Council’s “Dogmatic Decree on Catholic Faith,” filling, with the translation, fourteen closely printed columns, 1s hidden away in this index—where does the reader suppose ’—under the exiraordinary tule & “public Documents !” We might look for a Presi- dent’s message, tanght by long expectence, under that much-abused heading; but the Council of the Vatican—“Pub. Doc.’? indeed! This reminds us that we once knew a = gentleman of high intelligence and no mean skill in index hunting who searched through tne whole of the volumes.of this “Annual Cyclopedia,” from 1864 to the jast year, to fina the famous Pope’s Encyclical of 1864, but in vain, All usual or probable headings were tried—“Pius 1X.,” *“Ency- Clical Letter,” “Pope Pins,” “Rome,” even “Roman Catholic Church”—but in vain. It was at last found at fuil length in the proper volume jor 1964, but the sole reference to it in the index was under that same gbsurd and illusory head, “Public Docu- ments.” Tn the present volame we find Information respect- ing Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica and Gnate- mala, bot neither of these republics 1s to oe found tn the index, and the sole clue to them is under the head, which would occur to nobody, of “Central America,” - We seek tor knowledge concerning the Mormon community in 1870, the population of Utah and the action of the Mormons upon the “unfriendly Jegisiation” of Congress of that year. We turn to ‘the index for “Utah,” bus it ia mot there; for ‘*Mor- @wonism,” but there is no such word; and finally, Y @ bafied search of some minutes, we find wished-for facts sandwiched away in the index under the head of “Territories.” In looking for the massacre, so called, of 1870, we find notrace of it im the index; but under the unexpected heading, “Army of the United States,” we find 1t.duly re- corded, Now an index to a work of this magnitude, if it Js worth doing at ail, is worth doing well. An tn- dex prepared on the synthetic or conglomerate plan w clear only to the maker of it, while It Is a sore Bother to everybody cise. Reverse the method, give us an analytic index in a copious alphabet, in which every topic treated in the body of the work appears m ite place in the alphabet, with the page or pages on which the facts acout it are jonad, and we #hould have a key to this bulky volume which would more than double its uullty. We speak feelingly on ‘nis subject, since there is no class of readers or writers whose need for such works 1s more frequent or whose time 18 more valuable than those con- pected with tne daily press. The work is well printed, in clear and comfortable type, aud the gen- erai index to the contents of the preceding volumes for the past ten years, although far too succinct, is extremely useful. THF POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DURING THE PERIOD OF RECONSTREC- TION. By Edward McPherson, Cierk of the House of Representatives. Philp & Solomons, Wash- spgton, D. . Jn this work Mr. McPherson, who had already done goud service as a publicist in compiling the political record of the revellion and other politi- cal manuals, presents a well-arranged and classified compendium of the Congressional Jegisiation touenh- ing the reconstruction of the southern States, and Which also embraces the action of Congress and of the several States in regard to the adoption of the Jourteenth and Gfteenth amendments to the constt- ‘ution. These are tue main fearures of the new « Volume just issued from the press of Messrs. Philp 4 Solomons, Wasuingtou. but useful as such a com. pendium is to the starestien and politicians of the aay and to the future writers and stadents of ame- rican history, ts scope is by no means confined to these dry but important details of legislative action. Jt extends also to and embraces that which Presi- dent Johoson used to designate as “My policy,” gives some or his most remarkable speeches and utterances on the subject, and presenis his whole quarre! with Congress in reference to that matter aad to the removal of Secretary Stanton from we War Department, which cuiminatea bp the aboritve attempt at impeachment. Outside of aii this, aud 10 complete the stirring public histore NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, of the nation from 1865 to 1870, Mr, \.cPherson gives in this volume the judicial decisions of the supreme Court on many of the great questions arising out of ‘the legislation of the period, including military com missions and the constitationality of the Legal Ten- der act; also the national platforms of the various po- litical parties since 1852, the Presidential election re- turns since 1860; debt, revenue and census statis- ‘cs; land grant legislation, and various declaratory resolutions presented im either house on the subject of repudiation, the purchase of United States bonds, the tariff, the currency, general amnesty, reappor tlonment of Congressioual representation, &c. The complier has carefully abstamed from allowing the work to be marred by any partisan bias, but seems to have kept steadily in view, and never to have de- viated from, the idea of presenting @ work that will be equally valuable and acceptable to men of all parties—to those who believed in the Congressional plan of reconstruction, as well as to those who saw, and still see, in all that series of legislation nothing but an effort on the part of the dominant majority to seize upon and to hold political control of all the States south of the Potomac. The book contains an elaborate index, which adds greatiy to its value as @ work of reference, SHOOTING, BOATING AND FISHING, FOR YOUNG SporrsMeEN. By T. Robinson Warren. New York: vee & Co. 1871. 12mo., pp. 165. ‘Three Be ‘This Is much the best brief book of sports we have had. While it makes no pretensions w encyclo- pedic information, leaving that to une exhaustive writers on angling and sporting, it 18 full of fine practical hints how to do it, interwoven with a lively narrative of land ana water excursions in pursuit of game and fish. The author writes ina fresh, rollicking style—though never overstepping the limits of good taste—and puts a graphic power into his descriptions of the successful pursuit of game which renders them exceedingly attractive. This littie volume would prove a splerdia tonic for warm weather. The chapter on ‘Boat Salling,’ showing now to manage a boat, is alone worth the price of the book. COLLEGE LisrRARy—‘Julian Home,” “St, Winnt- fred,” “Erie.” Doolaay, publisher, 105 Nassau street, New York. ‘These three noveis, all from the pen of the Rev. Frederick W. Farrar, have been favorably received in England. They are tales elther of school or col- lege lite, and it has on all hands been generally ad- mitted that in this class of literatare they have no superior, unless it be ‘Tom Brown’s School Days.’’ There 18 a fine, healthy, hearty ring in all that Mr. Farrar writes, His Christianity 1s of the “muscular”? sort His herves are true men and true women. In his pages we meet with no sighing saints, no sickly, sentimental lovers, Tastefully bound and put up in @ neat paper case, the College Library 1s admirably adapted for presentation purposes. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. Mr. Isaac M. INMAN has been harrowing up the feelings of mankind by undertaking to tell ina pamphlet “When and How the World Will Come to anEnd.” A. W. McDonald & Co., of New York, are the publishers. J. B. Lieprxcorr & Co. will add to the list of Eng- lish magazines published by them in this country the St. Pauls Magazine and the Contemporary Re- view, commencing with the January number of eac! St Faul’s will contain Hawthorne’s new story, which 1s also to run as a serial in the Atlan. te Monthly. THE Catholic World, m a review of Beecher’s “Lite of Jesus, the Christ,” pronounces it “more mischievous and absurd thao the ‘Vie de Jésus’ of Rénan.” It says ‘at destroys all true conceptions both of the human and the divine natare of our Lord, Pantheism is better than this. * * * All is mere superficial, rhetorical, sentimental talk, without a shred of philosophy or theology.’? LaMARTINE’S poetical autobiography, “Twenty- five Years of My Life,” is translated and will be issued this month in London. THe EVERGROWING Herp of literary travellers in America has been lately augmented by “a London parson,” who publishes his notions of the Unitea States in a book entitled “ro San Francisco and Back.” THE LEADING ARTICLE tn the Catholic World for December ts on “The Reeent Events in France,’ and takes the ground that ‘France has fallen be- cause she tas been false to her misston as the leader of modern civilization, and because she 44s led it in an anti-Catholic direction.” LONGFELLOW’s new poem, “The Divine Tragedy,” deals with the life and work of Christ, and embodies a poetic and dramatic treatment of the incidents and conversations reported by the Evangelists. It is in irregular and often-changing metres, but blank verse preponderates over rhyme, TAE FLEMISH ARTIST HOLBEIN is to be celebrated by whe biography of Woltmann, translated into English. Max MULLER’s “Lectures on the Science of Re- ligion, witha paper on buddhist Nibilism, and a translation of the Dhammapada, or Path of Virtue,” will be reprinted immediately by Scribner & Co. TnE CATHOLIC PUBLICATION Hovss is about to publish the sixth volume of “Sermons of the Fath- ers of the Congregation of St. Paul the Apostie,”’ in New York. Lee & SHEPARD have in press “Ruby uke” (no relation to the Grand Duke) by Mra, H. K. Potiour. Tue Same PUBLISHERS will soon issue 9 new volume of the “Young Dodge Club,” by Professor James De Mille, entitled “Among the Bngands,” TENNYSON has quit the Isle of Wight’in disgust and removed to a secluded spot in North Wales. He is tired of veing haunted by literary lion-hunters, not the least persistent and annoying of whom are American travellers, seeking “a fool’s paradise” in foreign lands, A “History of England Since 1830,” by Mr. Nassan Molesworth, will give the modern reader a much needed work on the events of the last forty years, A New “Book of Parliamentary Anecdotes,” by Measrs. Jennings and Johnstone, 1s in the press in London. * Tue Saturday Review, im @ laudatory notice of Mr. Lanfrey’s ‘History of Napoleon L.,’’ says ‘this history, like MM. Erckmann-Chatriau’s stories, is a protest against the falsity and pernicious influence of the Napoleonic legend.” THE Saturday Review makes @ vigorous sasault upon the three-volume novel institution at the “regulation price” of a guinea and a half, and says itis time to abolish such preposterous prices for stuff, which would be dear at anything above its market value as waste paper. ‘The days are past when Constable or Cadell used to sweep off ten thousand copies of a new Waverley novel just in time to clear their shelves for @ second edition. The Tare successes of to-day, Which in the faintest degree resemole those traditional triumphs, are, in the main, factiuous, as when an ex-Premier con- descends to step imto Paternoster Row, and the bookseller understands that his public career has advertised his book, But we consider it something worse than an insult to our intelligence to have shopboys’ English and kitchenmaids’ sentiment charged to us at the same rate as a work by the author of ‘Adam Bede.’ ” THE “‘Ante-Nicene Christian Library,” which are Edmburg reprints in English of ail the fathers and writers o! the Church before A, D, 325, has reached the twentieth volume, containing the works of Gregory, Thaumaturgus, Dionysius of Alexandria, and Archelaus, “THE Suavow OF DANTE,” a recent London pub- lication, by Maria F. Rossett!, which 1s elaborately praised by tne London literary journals as the best account of the great epic of Dante and its writer, will be reprinted by Roberts Brothers. BaRon GEROLT, Prussian Minister to the United States for the last tweuty years, has a book on America in the press at Leipsig, A NEW Carrer tn “Tne quarrels of authors” is supplied by the Hon. Mrs. Norton and Mrs. Henry Wood, who have becn bombarding each other with paper missiles in the Times, Mrs. Norton charged Mrs. Wood with having stolen the plot of “Kast Lynne” from a story printed years ago by Mrs. Nor- ton in @ magazine. Mrs, Wood replies that she never saw any such story, and that Mrs. Norton carefully avoids telling where it can be found, IN THS MATTBR Of news intelligence the daily press of Paris is wotully deficient, With the singie exception of Galignani’s Messenger the newspapers can scarcely be said to contain general intelligence av all, being im this respect immeasurably pehind the press of the United States, of England, and even of Germany, STUDIO NOTES, It has ever been @ matter of sincere regret with the lovers of Shakspeare that nothing approaching trustworthy likeness had come down to us, The conventional bust woich forms the only sculptured likeness does uot deserve the name of art, and 13 evidently the proauction of some provincial stone- mason; and while the engraving trom tne portrait ascribed indifferently to Taylor or Burrage displays higher artistic power, it falls to convey to our minds an adequate idea of the power and richness of thought that dwelt in the master mind. Asa result we are disappointed, for though we see a face full of in- telligence, something 1s wanting that might indicate the marvellous insight into life and sympathy with haman passions that breathes through every line of ‘the great poet’s works, About 1837 a German vir- tuoso purchased an old painting of the deatnved of William Shakspeare, and being struck with the fact that the face had been painted from a mask was in- duced to make Inquiries which led to the dis covery of @ mask which {t is claimed was taken from the poet after death. This mask ‘Was brought to England and offered to tne British Museum for a sum Of $25,000 by the German pos- Sessor, but after some years was carried back to Germany, as the auworities of the Museum did not consider there was suilcient proof of its au- thenticity, the curious feature about it is that it presents the main lines of the likenesses we already possess, while giving us a head of unparalleled force and development. We have the large eyes and arched brows, with indications of the Scar he was kvown to have over the right eyebrow, while the peculiar fatness of the face in the Strat- ford bust is also found in the mask. A peculiar for- mation of the mouth, which is indicated both in the bust and In the picture exists also in the mask. It 4s not Known whether or not the authorities of the Briush Museum consulted experts as to whether there was sufficient internal evidence to justify the belief that tue mask was really Shakspeare’s. Mr. Page, whose large experience as a portrait painter and consequent habit of analyzing features entitles his opinion to much consideration, nas no doubt that the German mask was really taken from the deceased poet. In this belief he has devoted near; @ year to the modeliing in plaster of a head which shall present ail tae features as found in the mask and ib the traditional portraits of Shakspeare. ‘Lhe Tesult will Ofer @ strong contrast to vie inane and unsatisiactory likenesses with which we have hitherto beeu compelled to content ourselves. Every one must have felt in looking atthe conventional poriraits how weak and inadequate they were, how little they reflected the great soul which we know to have inhabited the mortal tenement. But in the head as copied from this curiously discovered mask we have evidence of Pavia almost superhuman. lt is a face worthy of the man who painted 50 forcibly and 80 truthfully every human pas- sion, analyzing men’s motives and characters so tat we may reach ther very souis. If the genuineness of the German mask can be estab- lished, the curious speculations as to che race to which Shakspeare belongs, put forward in a re- markable work, entitied “An Exegesis of Shak- speare,”? published some years ago in Eainburg, wilt have received strong confirmation. The writer, arguing from the poet’s power of synthe- sis and analysis, declared that Shakspeare was Lot a Saxon but a Celt, and if the claims of the German work can be established Sauisiactorily, the correci- ness of this deduction will be placed beyond doubt. Mr. Page deserves the highest credit for nis efforts to place belore us @ worthy portrait of the great dramatist. M. J. Heade has just finished a very pleasing picture of ‘An Apple Orchara,’’ with some figures among the trees. Tne spring blossoms, with their delicate colors, lend a charming effect to the trees, waich are careiully studied. A good deal or atten- tion has been paid to the foreground, and we have the grass and litle field gaowers paited with pre- Raphaelite minuteness of detail. The shadows thrown on the grass are handled with nice judg- ment and impart a pieasing tenderness to the sceue. In the color treatment there 1s evidence of delicacy and feeling. The artist has iu progress an- other Work of the same character and some pieasing flower studies. Mr, M. Wilson has just finished a portrait of Mra, Hurchinson, of the Brooklyn Orphan Asyium, which possesses cousiderable merit, Jarvis McEntee nas come home from the Catskill Mountains with quite @ number of late autumn sketches, in whica this artistdelights. He remained at bis post watcning the ever-changing beauties of the dying leaves until the bitter north wind announc- ing the commg of winter drove him to his nest in ‘Tenth street. Some of these sketches, whicn bap- pened to be unpacked, are delightful, and will no doubt rapidly grow into effective pictures unger Mr. McEntee’s brush. E. H, Perry 18 at work upon one of those iar subjects in which he seems to delignt, With some- thing of malice the artist calls his picture, whicn represents two children, one of waom 1s cut away at a pumpkin, “Tne Young Sculptor.” Itis a simple lite gexre piece, With @ good deal of the feeling of childhood, naturally comvosed and solid in color, Mr, Perry possesses mach sympathy with industry, and many of nis paintings represent what migut be termed the poetry of labor, which he treats naturahy and without any attempt at sensa- tuonalism; indeed, the fault seeus to us to lie rather the other way, and the introduction of a little more idealism mto those subjects would, we have no doubt, lend (o them an increased interest, van Elten has set to work vigorously and is far advanced on @ very pleasant ‘Landscape, near Farmington.” It 1s well composed, and promises to pe most interesting. A water-colored scene of “Lake Henderson, in the Adirondacks,” displays remarkable poetic feeling. We have in it 1e- thing beyond the mere transcript of nature, with which 80 many artists content themselves, In the composition of the picture groups of water nd mountains have been worked into some of @ fairy scene, in which we see the imagination of the artist lendimg to nature an aaditional charm. “Harvest Time,” # landscape in Ulster county, with group of women in the field, is decidedly pictur- esqué. No matter how much we may object wo see women laboring in the fields it cannot be denied that their presence lends @ charm to the harvest work it would not otherwise possess, at least from an art point of view. The artist bas aa- mirably caught the sentiment of the scene, which is atthe same time peaceiul and joyous, with a ‘mellowness in the tone of the picture which accords admirably with the ripeness and fuiness of nature. MUSICAL REVIEW. D. Appleton & Co. publish a very handsome work ‘under the title of ‘The Household Book of Songs for Four Voices,” collected and arranged by F, 0. Bow- man and C, A, Dana. This collection will be found of inestimable value to musical clubs and even the family circle. The selections are arranged in the fol- lowing order:—National Airs, Songs of Sentiment, Songs of Nature, Songs of Devotion and Folk Songs. The selection from all sources evinces taste anda desire to have only the best on the part of the com- pilers. The edition, as we have said, 1s a very hand- some one, and must needs'become popular, Ditson & Co., New York and Boston, publish the following :— “National Chorus Book,” complied by L. 0, Em- erson. This is one of the best musical publications we have come across tnis season. The selections are admirable, although the ttle is not happily chosen. Some of the best choruses from “The Mes- slah,” “Samson,” ‘Judas Maccabeus,’’ “Israel in Egypt,” “Creation,” St. Paul,? “Stabat Mater,” &c., &c., are given in this book: Then among the secular selections the very best concerted pieces from the Italian and English opera and some of the best known English giees and madrigals are pre- sented. “senedictus in E flat.” Quartet. Faustina Hasse Hodges. A very deserving work and sans reproche in its construction, but with a suspicious flavor of plagiarism about it, “Well-a-Day.” Song. zen: We would recommend this song earnest attention of Miss Sterling, as it 18 of the Schumann order, and a work of elaborate art, 4 “Look Alive Galop.” Adam Arctic, A very com- Monplace, uninteresting dance tune. “The Old, Old Tale.” Song. Abt. A beautiful | Uttie theme, full of dramatic éxpression, “In Waves of Ligit.” Song. Abt. A rather un- satisiaciory, fragmentary melody, which promises Fronue the beginning, but does not fulfl that romise. iY Dutchman Galop.” H. £tkmeier. Not Possessed of a single ate to interest.a musician. “Rudolf’'s Klange Waltzes,” Strauss. We have already spoken of this popular set of waltzes, This isa bai ian a oe wen eesioay: 4. N. Pattison & Co, have brought out the waltzes of Strauss and the best studies for pial 11s io a neat and unique style, Ditnotoreyyy! Ernest Reinking has added to his extensive stock @ number of Breitkopf & Haretel’s latest publica- tions, This house has already taken the lead of all others in imported music, ALLEGED OAR MURDER. Henry Bechel, of 279 Delancey street, while riding on car No, 141 of the Belt line last night, was ‘thrown from the car, a3 18 alleged, by the conduc- tor, Mr. H. Baker, at the corner of Ninth street and avenue D. Bechel fell on the off rack and was run over by car No. 500f the Dry Dock line, austaini: compound fracture of the left leg. Baker was ate rested by an oMicer of the Eleventh precinct, and will be arraigned at Essex Market this morning. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER. Michael Burns, residing in Oliver street, near Oak street, last might, becoming jealous of his wife, drew @ pistol from his pocket and fred at her, the ball grazing the cheek bone, injuring her slightly. Burns ‘Was arrested by an officer of the rourtn recinct and will pe arraigned ws the Tombs Wale m {THE REFORM MOVEMENT IN BROOKLYN, Bogus News—Movements of the Sub-Committees of the Committee of Fifty—A Correspondence and Visit to the Water Board—The Late Decapitations—The Recent Election Frauds—£ighteen In- dictments Found by the Grend Jury. One of the enterprising local journals published an article to the effect that Charles O’Conor, Samuel J. Tilden, ex-Mayor Havemeyer and several other equally eminent New Yorx reformers had visited Brooklyn, with a view of aiding the reform committees in that city im effecting & radical change in the management of une affairs of the city government, Some of the reporters of the New York morning journals, being ignorant as to the truth of the story, copied it in full. Yesterday Mr, O’Conor took occasion to deny the statement. ‘The committee, he said, had no idea of interfering in Brooklyn affairs, The Committee of Fifty were at work yesterday in the different depart- ments, but, as yet, very little has been accom- plished. Mesars. F. W. Kalbfleisch and M. C. Riggs, the sab-committee appointed to investl- gate the affairs of the Water Board, had a cor- respondence with Mr, W. A. Fowler, the President ofthe Board. They stated that they were ready to begin their labors and would pe pleased if Mr. Fowler would designate as early a time as he could when it woula not interfere with the transac- tion of nis business, Mr. FowLER replied that he would be ready to re- ceive the committee at such time as would best suit their convenience, and would give them every Jacility for a full and complete examination of the aftairs of his department. ‘The committee subsequently visited the office of the Water Board and had an interview with Mr. Fowler, when he remarked that he was ready to aid the committee if the investigations were not made in_@ partisan spirit and for partisan purposes. Mr. KALBPLEISCH replied that they were not ani- mated by any partisan motives. The committee tnen retired, and will resume their labors at some future period. THE RECENT DISCHARGES, The recent discharge of @ number of employés by the Board was the subject of considerabie «is- cussion about the City Hall yesterday. Of course, the unfortunate men who were deprived of their positions were in no enviable frame of mind. ney did not think the action of the Commis- sioners was either just or necess: and some were uncharitable enough to assert that they would have had @ prospect of being retained were it not for the igvestigating committees. Mr. Fow- ler, however, explained that they had no more work for the men, and were, therefore, compelled to make the discharge. The Election Frauds. ‘There 1s of course considerable excitement among the parties who are under ball on charges of violat- ing the election laws, inasmuch as it was an- nounced that the Grand Jury had found indict- ments against eighteen men. Among those who are said to have been indicted are the following :—ThaQnas McGiff, Democrat ; Jonn Shanley, democrac; Michae: J. Weldon, re- publican; C, H. Terriere, republican; Jacob Stark, republican ; Henry Jones, republican, and Jacob Worth, republican. Mr. Jacob Worth was a mem- ber of Assembly and 1s @ prominent member of the Republican General Committee. The above parties are now under bail to the amount of $2,500, ‘Tne Grand Jury will return their indictments in the Untied States Court on Monday. The Rink Reform Committee. The regular semi-waekly meeting of the Rink Reform or Backhouse Committee was held last evening, Mr. Samuel Hutchinson in the chair. The session was held, as usual, with closed doors. At the termination of the meeting the representatives of the press were informed that the committee had nothing further to say than that “we report progress.'’ The several sub- committees, who have been visiting the different departments of the municipal government during the past week, reported the progress made by them, which was simply to institute a few preliminary inquiries at each bureau. This ana nothing more. ‘They also determined that lor the future the organ- ization as @ body would meet on Saturday evening oniy of each week. insteaa of Tuesday and Satur- day, as heretofore. The Executive Committee wiil, however, mect at 367 Fulton street each morning and on Tuesday evening, for the transaction . such business as may be within their province. So far they assert that every facility has n accorded the committees, They state that they have no objection to the presence of reporters dur- ing any of their investigations atthe departments, as there is nothing secret about their movements. It 1s the intention of the committee to issue 10,000 circalars to solicit the aid of the citizens in further. ing their investigation. These circulars will be copy of the address which has been pub- lished in these columns, SHIPPING NEWS. - Almanac for New York—This Day. . 707 | Moon rises..,.eve 10 21 4 33 | High water...eve 12 39 Sun rises....... Sun sets........ OCEAN STEAMERS. DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK MONTH OF DECEMBER, FOR THB PORT OF NEW YORK, DECEMBER 2, 1871, CLEARED. Steamship City of London (ir), Tibbits, Liverpool—Jonn @ le. Steamship Oceante (Br), Thompson, Liverpool via Queens- town—J Hyde Sparks. a Britannia (Br), Higgins, Glasgow—Hender- "Steamship Dorian (Br), Young, Glascow—Henderson ros. Steamship Deutschland (NG), Neynaber, Bremen via South- ampton—Oelrichs & Co ip Cleopatra, Phillips, Havana—F Alexandre & 8o1 Sioamahip Clyde, Kennedy, Galveston via Key West—C bg Co. Steamship Sherman, Halsey, New Orieans—Frederic Ba- Steamship Geo Washington, Gaga, New prieans—H B cromwell & Co. ‘Steamship Ashland, Moore, Fernandina—Jas Hand, Steamship huntsville, Crowell, Savannah. Lowden. Bre 1p Macnolia, Palmer, Savannab—W R Garrison. Steamship Champion, Lockwood, Charleston—H i Mor- in & peeamtip Benefactor, Jones, Wilmington, NC—Loriilard teamship Co. Ste mahi Hatteras, Lawrence, Norfolk—Old Dominion 0. Steam! Oe “ ‘Steamship Isaac Bell, Blakeman, City Point and Rich- mond—Old Dominion Steamship Co. Steamship Geo B Upton, Chadwick, Morfolk, City Point and Richmond—Washington & Co. Steamship E C Knight, Johoson, Georgetown, DCG B ‘SteamsbipVolunteer, Howe, Philadelphia—LorillardSteam- hip Co. . Steams! hin Neptune, Baker. Boston—H F Dimock Sbip Calcutta (Br), Morrison, Livevpoo!—Henaerson Bros. Ship Strathearn (Br), Jarman, Liverpool—Heuderson ‘Soip Jas B Bell, Chandler, San Francisco—C Comstote & 0. Sark Mary (Br), Law, Cork—8 L Merchant & Co. (Ital), Pozzte, Cork or Falmouth for orders— slocovich & Co. Bark Masonic, Lanpher, Genoa—J § Ingraham & Co. Bark Norma (NG). Ranbock, Constantinople and Odessa— Fabbri & Bark Ju (Sy), Natchitube, Bilboa—M S Echeveirra, Brig Nat , Slater, Gibraltar for ordera—S © Loud & Co, f Brig Mary Gibbs, Whittemore, Havans & Co. Brig F H Jennings, Sears, Savannab—Evans, Ball & Co. Sebr Alfred Keen, Pilisbury, Aspinwall—H P Brown & Co. Schr D H Bisbee, Anderson, Maranbam—L E Amsinck & Co, Sebr Zeta Psi, Thompson, Ma; Nadal A Cuadas. Schr Mand Webster, Wentworth, Galveston—C H Mallory & Co. S Ingraham. Packard, New Orleans—N H Brigham. se sot Crocker, toute River-<¥ Talboe & Gon Schr Mary Loutsa, Gaskill, Wilmington, NO—Z Miils. Scnr Sallle M Evans, Tice, Wilmiogion, NO—Evans, Ball & Co. ladiam, Ryder, New Bedford—Sitas Bullard, Peed ey ea Rene Ei Clark, Wiliams, Stamford, Sehr tid bg aie Ly aie urger, a AeeT uso Weebl Peck, Stamford, Sloop Deception, Titus, New Haven—Rackett & Bro, Steamer Fannie, Fenton, Pailadeipnia, Steamer Monitor, Jones, Phiiadelonia. Meredith Phuidetpet Steamer Biack Diamond, by jphia. Steamer D Utiey, Davis, | or Steamer EC Biddle, Mc jadelphia. ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THR HERALD STEAM YACHTS, Steamship Ariadne. Doane, Galveston Noy 22 vin Key Weat 26th, wit vay Eo = > ing Ag tA ge rg hip Unite rowel jeans, Nov wht mdse and to Frederic Bak fad strong NE winds most of the phasage. teuimship Tillie, Deering, New Orleans, Nov 13, with mdse end agers. tO cH Mallory 4 Co, Had strong NW gales jatter ras. jteamship Virgo, Buikiey, Savannah {Nov 2%, with mdse irers. to Murray, Ferris & Co. ‘AFracan (NG), Jessen, Lqnique, Aug 2, with nitrate of ‘emp: veusel to ¥unch, Kdye & Co. ‘equator Oct 27, in up to Cane May ; from er, 8, lon 30 W, faniagah wna ™ Ship Princeton, Porter, Liverpool, with mdse, to W Ergun! boca ays west, > tan Nod, Toimites, year a 3 Bara “ waist Bark Frieditet (Nor), Vi 55 with ratl srom'o orderreasl Xo Went Tetana t Beckmann, fro teeare passage, and had ‘fine weather up to lat 26.N; from thence heavy NW gales and very cold weather ; took & pilot from boat Ezra Nye, No 2, Nov 26,7 miles east of Bar- Bark Nonantum, Kno: 6 in ballast, to mW pale” |e Sutton & Co, Had strong Schr Manua Loa, Talbot, Jacksonville, 10 days, with yel- tunel Go ete to mer een Ts low pine to Hppinger, Russeli & ‘and NW gales, Schr Coas Comery, Pinkham Coasieston vistOay 6 days north of Hatteras with Healo- pen, 0 days, with lumber to order. Had heavy § and NW #aleén; been i0 days north of Hatteras: {8 bound to Boston. days, with nat Schr P A Grow, Blake, Wilmington, stores and cotton to Bi Worth & Co ; vessel to master. Schr Hannah @ Hani, 1d, Wilmington, NC, 6 days, with naval stores, to Overton & Hawkins. Schr M 8 Fisher. Lawre: et ol a ik erence, Alexandria for Pawtuck Sehr G T Hubbard, Lov = pai “ eland, Virginia. Bebr Ezcel, Ludlum. View? Veins Sehr M: is a. Schr Volunteer, Hutchinson: Ser Baluimore, Taylor. irvine Schr & F Reeves, Brannon, Virginia. Schr Wm Heury, Van Name Virginia. Sehr Alben Thomas baths Georgetown, DC Schr K A Bartle, Smith, Georgetown, DO, for Dightor. Schr P Brice, Adams, Georgetown, Dv, for New Haven. Sehr H W Rodtrey, Sears, Geor, etown, DC. Schr Joseph Shay, ‘Beebe, Philadelphia for Fall River, Passed: Through Hell Gate, BOUND. souTH. Steamship Acushnet, Rector, New Bedford for New York, with mdge and passengers, to Fereuson & Wood. Steamship Alliance, Shute, Salem for New York. ling Railroad Nov, Nickerson, New Haven for r Sebr J Schr Ella, Sammia, Hartford for New York. maigamer ‘Delaware, smith, Norwich for New York, with \d passengers.” Steamer Electra, Mott, Providence for New York, with passengers, mdse and BOUND EAST. Steamshiv Neptune. Baker. New York for Boston. ncteamabip Robert {ngham, Whitelaw, New York for Syd- Schr George H Hoyt, Virginia for New Haven. Sehr Motto, Swift, Soujh Amboy for Norwich. Schr Florence, Latham, New York for Stonington. Schr James Buchanan, Kelly, Elizabethport for Derby. Scnr 8 M Tyler, Haskill, Port Johnson for Providence. Schr Henrietta, Waddle, Woodbridge for New Haven. Schr Saratoga, Weeks, Elizabetnport for Providence. Schr Cynthia Jane, Gardner, Port Johnson for Providence, Schr Davis, New Haven for Greenport. Schr Frank Maria, Woods, Elizabethport for New London. Schr Boston, Phillipa, Port Johnson for Boston. Schr H Blackman, Chase, Elizabetnvort for Providence. Schr EH Prien ‘erbill, Port Johnson for Providence, Schr M M Foote, Everett, Philadelphia fo1 Boston. Schr Whistler, Keete, Elizabethport for Taunton. Sehr Iris, Griffin, Albany for Providence. Schr Caroline Knight, Davis, Elizabethport for Norwich. Schr Jonathan Cone, Hoyt. Poughkeensie for Providence. Schr 8 5 Brown, Mott, New York for Northport, Schr John Wright, Bosworta, New York for Essex. ene Wm H Kowe, Whitmore, Port Johnson for Provi- Schr Mary Emma, Nichols, Peekskill for Northport. Schr Cornelius, Hart, Weehawken for Providence. Schr Orlando Smith, Ferris, New York for Portchester, Schr A Heaton, Phinney, Albany for Providence. Schr R H Shannon, Mills, Georgetown, DC, for Dighton, Schr Z L Adams, Robbins, Philadelphia for Boston. Schr Samuel Hart, Kell ‘altimore tor New Bedford. an Sarah Ehzabetn, Kenney, Elizabethport for lrovi- Sebr Florence N Tower, Perry, Philadelphia for Salem. : Schr Isabella Thompson, Endicott, Elizavethport {or Bos- jon. Schr Aid, Smith, Philadelphia for Fall River. Scbr Davia G Floya, Clifford, Elizabethport for Somerset. Scnr Sarah A Falconer, Wilson, New York for Southport, Schr Evergreen, Bunee, Elfzabethport for Providence, Schr F Merwin, Bunce, Elizabethport for Providence. Schr Palladium, Ryder, New York for New Bediord. Schr M A Preamore, Hart, Elizabethport for Providence. Schr Josephine, Caswell, Elizabethport for Narragansett ier. - Schr H F Hedges, Franklin, Baltimore for Bridgeport. BELOW. Ship Princeton, Porter, from Liverpool Oct 24. Bark L G Bigelow (Hr), Raymond, from Havre Oct 18. nok Henry, from —— (ail by pilot buat Washington, SAILED. Steamshios Oceanic, Spain, and City of London, tor Liver: a geet py etl ee Glasgow ; Cleopatra, fr ly« ey West G reaton ; Si 5 Geo Washington, New Oreans: Aahiands. Fernaniinay Mage nolia, and Huntaviile, Say a nape Sener, Mag- rannah; Cl . Charleston ; Benefabtor, Wilmis wD, Ni sac Bell. Hatteras, and ‘Gea B Upton, Norfolk, Ac; £ C Knight, Georgetown, Dt. Wind at sunset WNW. Marine Disasters. SHIP WINFIELD Scott, from Boston, arrived st Savan- nab Ist inst, having been ashore on St Helena Reef, and now lies on Horseshoe Flats with seven feet of water in her hold. She will be pumped out and placed in the dry dock. Bank HATTie C Brsse, Gregg, from San, f} X [4 for Burrard Inlet, to Toad for Ghanghae, before, Teported ‘on Cay tery, was U4 to ster, ‘Mass, io ‘eos, and hailed from ao oo Punt, Perkins, which left Philadelphia 27th ult for Boston, was struck by'a squall Hib, and had foremant, main- pgailantmast and some yards blown away. : Fiea towed her back to Philedelphia Tat mses)’ “Ue Am® SouR SKYLARK (Br), Loring, from Pictou, NS, for Gal veston, with « cargo of voal, pit into Nassat, NV, 2th ut to repair sali, having experienced watch a man was lost overboard. SconJ G CRato, which sailed from Porttand Ni Uuilla, put back 2004 with main boom brokene " N°Y *8 for Scum PLow Boy, Hallett, trom Providence for New York, fs ashore in Dutch Istand Harbor in a bad condition, Sonn WILLIAM A Dusosg, Hernck, of and from Ban, for Bomton, had anchor uke stove, through. the draw of took Toad bridge night of 24th, filled and sunk. She was tempora- nily repaired at low water, aud proceeded for destination 28h. Scux MJ LAUGHTON, of Fembroke, Me, lumber laden, Tat spoken gn the Ist inst, the Croce Rip Light boat bearin east (bree miles, with her masta cut away and riding with both anchors down. The wind was blowing a gale from ‘west northwest. ‘The steamer William Kennedy offered to take off the crew, but they refused to leave their vessel. SCHR AURORA. Haskell, at Newburyport from Bangor, re- Ports in hauling into the dock she grounded on the bank, 'and as the tide left her ahe heeled off and filled with water #0 that she did not float with the next tide. Tuere is from to 10 feet of water on her larboard site, and only about 2 feet on starboard. She is no doubt st ed considerably, but wil Got off without the assistance of a steamtug. 7? "Nt ill be HaLt¥ax, NS, Dec 2—The brig Gem, of St Joh on Wednesday ‘lass Dear Scatarie Haland iiguihouse' toe weather, during crew were saved. Miscellanceun. We are indebted to purser Chas F Burke, of the steamship ‘Virgo, from Savannah, for his attentions, Capt Ben} Baker, the well-known wrecker, left New Bed- ford Thursday ina sail boat for Naushop to visit the wreck of scbr Shiloh, ashore there, He had anchured his boat, and ‘was putting a stop around the mainsail, when he fell and in- mantly rik ed of beart disease. His remains were taxen to Wood's Hole, and arrived at New Bedford on Friday in the steamer Martha's Vineyard, SHIPBUIL.DING—The trame is raised in J W Sawyer & Co for a brig of 490 tons, to be launched fas , inteaded for Cape Lewis ¥ Brown, of Milibridge. R Fickett & Sons are rebuildi ng. the achr Virginia. At Pembroke Mr Aaroo Frost contemplafes buildings sehooner of 210 tons. Capt Joseph Clark will command her. Whalemen. Bark Edward Everett, White, of NB, was at Esmerelia Oct 24, having taken 600" sp oil ‘since leaving Talcahuano; bound’on a cruise, and would be at Taleahuano mn February, Bark ue, Lewis, of NB, was at Panama Nov W (ar- rived 19th) with 470 bbis sp oi!, Spoken—OM Gallipagos Isiands previous to Oct 7, barks Rousseau, Weeks, Nis, 135 bols ap’ and 8) wh since ieaving ‘alcahuano; Marcella, Tilt z a ap lo Davis, Nantucket, 60 bbis sp dodo: Andrew Hicks, bien, Westvort, 1300 bis sp, 700 hobk, all told; Vi Marks, Hyatt, Valparaiso, 250 bpbk, and ‘took « lagge Spoken. Ship Repabiic, Upton, from Newport, E, for San F 8 nt 88 Sy on Oe ror 4 bec tera i, ‘ter, Taylor, trom New for Mt Oct 1048208 But N) outa tay Lave : ar leaver, from Bonaire for ard Nov 2%, off Block Island. ng hth bcged Bark Rome, from Boston for Savannah, Nov 26, no lat, Ac Brig Maud (Br), from Kingston, Ja, for New York, Now 29, off Cape May Lightship. ~ Foreign Ports. pRUEXOS Avmes, Oct 12—Salled, bark Sterling. Harding atavia. HALIFAX, Nov 8) -Arrived, brig Branch (Br), Sanford, New York for Lockport Na’ y —_ ‘Arrived at do Dee, steamship Austrian (Br), Brown, Liv. inte, wh Qué, Oct P-Giearee, previ ip Mi Tacraum, Oct t-Cleared previous, ship Mooniight, Nich- oi’ New York: barks Niagara (NG), Kuhimane Unied States; Phocean (Fr), Anque, New York; Criffei (Br), Mel- more, Boston, In port Oct 1, bark Minero (Br), for Philadelphia, ldg. MOVILLE, Dec 2-—Arrived, steamships bidonia, McKay, and) Burops, Campbell, New York for Glasgow (and pro- ceeded). MARANIAM, Oct 12—Arrived, brig Sea Bird (Br), Card, New York. NARSAU, NP, Nov 15—Arrived, schra Anna Sima, Black, Savannah (and cleared 1éth to return); 17th, F St Clair fed. wards, Ireland, New York ; 20th, Dand: dy Chi (and cleared 21st for Harbor Isiand); 2st, WT lyy Baltimore ; 25th. Skylark, Loring, Pictou, NS, ton, in distress. Cleared 18th, schr Stampede, Whitmore, New York via Exuma, PLYMOUTH, E, Nov 15—Sailed, Blanch, Pnewacora. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec 2—Arrived, steamship Bremen, Lude- wigs, New York for Bremen (and proceeded), werett, Hooper, Si MICHARLS, Nov 3—Arrived, achr Dis St John, NB. Sailed Oct 28 brig Grace Lothrop, Hardy, Fayal and Bos- ton. ST Jon, NB, Nov 29—Arrived, sehr Martha A (Br), Tho mas, New York. American Ports. Fe eal pe Dec 1— Arrived, schr Matte E Taber, New javen. BOSTON, Dec 1—Cleared, barks Kron Prinz von Prussen (NG), Massack, Boothbay, a, Berry, duiverpool; Tren brige PM Tinker, Barnard, bark Mary Burrows (Br), ag! ADA. Steamship Trent ; brig Elste; and from the Roaas, bark Carrier Dove. BALTIMORE, Dec } Arrived, bark Rossiare (Br), pox lish, Annapolis, Md; schrs 84M D Scull, Steelman; Ku Shaw, Shaw; E BW and kW Tull, Hunver, Boston; Forest Oak, Pari javen. Cleared—Steamabip Li ia Key West and gail Collins, an, Sherman, New York; W G Bartlett, Bartlett. Wareham. BOOTHBAY; Nov %—Arrived, schrs Addie G Bryant, Tati Ariived, echt Pavllon, Frankfort tor New York = , ec . Franl « B0th— Arrived, schr Tia & Annie, Cook, Thomaston for New York. 8 a unaee fs Nov 27—Arnived, schr Annie Powers, yw York. th 'Balled, schire Fred Warren, Robinson, New York; Harper, Got do. BANC KR, Nov 27—Arrived, achrs Ringleador, are, sRODR, ar ST -Arritod, oie eens core a Ri Ison, New Yor! RA THe Norn thBalled, Tchr Honors, aad Alice Oakes, Marson, New f ‘ork, BRISTOL, Dec 1—-Satled, brig dalla (Br), Gordon, Nor- clk; obs Ruapire, Luce, New Yorke joomla CRARLESTON. Dec 1—Arrived, steamship James Adger, Ne 4 roma AC Me Lockwood, New York. Below, anf Acucta, frou Boston, sehr Died Netimahlp Mannattan, Now York. Asrived, ‘schr A Hammond, wn, DO, DGARTOWN, Nov 27—Arrived, achrs Pacific, Ginn, New York for Boston 2st, Fllraverh, Ixoagiion, do for Newbury- port; or GALVESTON, Nov 24~a;rived, barks St Olaf (Nor), Has- acl, Cardi; Gan Eden, Greenieaf, Baltimore; co Payson, Philadelphia; Albert (Br), James, pool, Clearea—Bark Atlanta, Ricker, Liverpool, 2oth— arrived. brigs Lydia H Uole, Jones, and Tally Ho, Chisham, Now York; schr 8 Haws’ Jackson, P wa cenred—Rark Carina (Br), Thomas, Liverpool; brige I Somery, ensacola ; Lizabel ob} ESMSRRSE WEL Wotan, are wy sam ry b i, SC, Nov 28—Arrived, sel Totem, “Charleston; Vth, "Alice Garden” Tomes 7 Ch 28d, schr Starlight, Robinson, out ; 27th, brig Black Svan, Winsade, “t fad Mart Rondout; $1tb, in port 27th, schre Jul oyd, Mary, He AFLP Ghat saue, same Ouy ot moma KE’ 4 shin Cit Pennington (from New York), Galveston, 7 OF Hi 4 MACHIAS, Mov 24—Arrived, schrs Montano, Sawyer, New York ; 25th, Nulato, Small, and Five Sisters, Hooner, do. NEW SMYRNA, Pia. Nov 18- Arrived previous, steamer Geo M Bird, Brown, New Bedford; schrs 8 S Lee, Cobb; Lizzie Major, Gerrish; Nellie F Burgess, Keen, and J Pon. der, Jr, Robbins, do. NEW ORLEANS, Nov 27—Arrived, steamships Yi Catherine, and Havana, Pennington, Philadelphia via Hava- na; Garcia (Sp), Spisar, Havana; ship Marcia Greenleaf, Pool, Shie'ds; barks Noe (Ital), Cacace, Cette; Savannah, Knowlton, Miadleshorough :scirs A Denike, Jones, Philadel: phia; Milson, Keene, New York, gy eotenes ettaaeens Nason, Liverpool; bark Herminia (8p), Ambaso, Malaga and Barcelona, SOUTHWEST Pasi 27—Arrived, steamship Said, Law- son, Vera Cruz. Sailed—Ship D W Chapmat brig Terecita, NORFOLK, Nov 29—Arrived, achra Fannie Repplier, Con- over, New York; Annie Harris, Harris, Rockland ; pilot boat Anson Dodge, Mystic, bound to Brunswick, Ga. NEW KEDFOKD, Nov 30—Arrved, achra H M Howes, Howes, Baltimore (put tnto Dutch Islind Harbor Tuesday girereoay n, having blown away jib): Admiral Biaks, Chase, jew “ NEWPORT, Nov 80, PM—Arnived, schra Emma, Whi Taunton for New York: Elia Amsden, Smith, Providence for Philadelphia; Mianebaha, Sanuders, New York for Pro- vidence, Deo 1, PMArrived, brig HL Gilliatt, Killam, Landon for Fall River; schra 8 D'Hart, Hart, Philadelphia for Boston (with loss of satin); Transit, Rackett, do or do; F_Nelson, Elizabethport for do; Florence Nowell, Fenatmoie, Philadel- hia for Fall River; Mosea Patten, Rich. do for Providenecs cin Hatch, Fales, Rockiant for New York; Maud Mul- loch, Wentworth, Calais for do; John Farnum, Kerry, Pro- vidence tor do; Montana, Bearse, Richmond, Me, for Nor- folk. NORWICH, Nov 29—Arrived, schra RK Vaughn, Risl ‘Alexandria: Dindem, Chase, and J Loriliard, Port dohneod? North America, Albany. Sailed—Brig H Havelock (Br), Smith, New York. PENSACOLA, 28—Arnived, bark A C Smali, O’Brien, Cienfuegos; brige C E Pickering, Torrey, aud Adslé MeLoon, Keen, Aspinwall, Sailed—Bark Mary A Way, Russell, New York; brig Star, Cook, Boston. PHILADELPHIA, Dec !—Arrived, ships Tuscarora, Row- land, Philadelphi hos (NG). Kraett, Hamburg? sobre ri, Wareham ; Decatur Oakes, Berry, = Fannte W Johnson, and Isiand City, Allen, New York ; C8 Grove, Weaver, and J V Weliington, Parker, Boston; Georme Deerivz, Willard, Portland: E Nickerson, Nickerson, New Redford; 8 8 God= Mary H West- cot. Gandy, Lynn; AC Providence frev, Steelman, ana Wa is Salem; L Blew, Clark, ‘eymonth, jew Or! W Wiler, | Maj 1 8; echrs E Nickerson, Nickerson, Boston rovidence ; ‘ME Femerick, Dasey, (iloucester;S F M'Tasker, Allen, Bos ton; Althea, Smito, Matanzas; Mair & Cranmer, Morris, ainey Point; HK White, Finley, Saulsbury;J T Alburger, orson, Boston. Lewis, Dec 1—Went to sea Nov 20, PM, bark Melbourne. in harbor. achr May Monroe, for Philadelphia. Boston boat entered 11:30 AM. PORTLAND, Nov 29—Arrived, scbr Ancola, Helatty, Port Johnson, Returned, schr James C Graly, for Utilla, with en. i, brit Iza, Thompson, Bonaire. Holbrook, Pollewa, Sagua. PROVIDENCE, Nov Bl—Atrivel, brig | Abby Watson, Hooper, Elizabethport; schrs Westmorcl ind, Rice, Philad phia; Alida, Knowles,” Eltgabethport; Mary Miller, Dayton, G03 Kate Scranton, Palmer, New York. led--Scirs PM Whealon, Barrett, New York; Susan EB Nash, do, 1—Atrived, schrs Jobn Stroup, Crawford, Philadel- nia; Laura Robinson, Kobinson, Elzaport; James Nickerson, Weehawken ; Minnehaha, Saunders, Hoboken. Safled—Bngs Sarah & Emma, Carter, Baitimore; J Means, (or Calais); cha L & B Babcock, e° wards, Barilett, do: Ann 8 Cannon, Cobo, n ‘ainwrizht, Abrams, do; Adrow Fetern Salisury ; Forest Home, Woodin; George kawin, Clit and Josephine, Phiuuey, New York; Marcellus, Remmick, and Jane Barton, do (or Calais’. PAWTUCKET, Dec 1—Salled, schrs Jos Porter, Bar- roughs, and Anna E Safford, Powell, Philadelphia; Gertrude Plummer, Plazomer, ant Winner, Nash, New York or Calais. ROCKLAND, Nov °6—Arrived, schts Magsie Hell, Hall; American Chief, Snow; Laconia, Hall: Genuile, 3 Exeter, Pendieton, ana Willie Perry, Oxton, New’ York; 27h, Planet, Pratt; Lda Hudson, Greeley, and Gem, Thomas, New ¥eitlied 26th, schra G W Glover, Milbrook; F Hatch, Fales; Chase, Peck, and. 8 McLoon, Spear. New Yor! SAVANNAH. Nov 90-Cleared. steamships Herman Litv- mn, New York; Oriental, Boston; scbrsB N Harkins, ; lda S Burgess, Cottrell, Providence, “4 J—Arrived, steamship Leo, Dearborn, New York ; ship Wintield Scott, from Boston (see Disasters. Qd—Arrived, shin Clara Killam, trom Boston; schre L TS, Tater 7C bed and Welcome R Beeve, New York ; Ciara Smith, nt . ‘Also arrived zd, schrs Northern Light, Onent, LI; James ¥Gested<-Sleamships San Salvador, New York; Montgo- Cy met MARYR, Ga, Nov 24—Arrived. brig, Yeadora Rionda ur. Izetts, 'S nith, Providence. acl a hrs H L Snow, ——; David d jeared th, schr D Taibot, Amabi jarbados. GME Noe'So- Arrived, achr Ballle, Parker, Bangor for J eEGMENSET, Nov 20—Arrived, chr Ida della Torre, Davis, PHINEVARD HAVEN, Nov 29, PM—Arnved, brigs Johan- na, McCarthy, Mobile for Boston; Erie, Morse, Savannah ; Proteus, Ackley. Lubec for'do; schrs titza 8 Potter, Ghrtor: Homon Tor Moblie: T-A Ward, Bhulee tor New Yor: flea, Pizeon Cove fordo; Zampa, Jewett, Mac! Lizzie Lee, Hubbs, Bangor for do; Elie Brown, Rob- iB, Crocker, Harding: Provincetown ‘Amesbury, for Machlas for New inven Ww rrived, brig Ottawa (Br), McGivan, New Branden, WB for New Wlaveny schrs Addie Walton, Rich, Baitimore for Boston; Freddie W Aiton, nnock Kate Grant. Grant, and Orozimbo, for do; y i, South for do; Hattie Rosa. Ulrick, Philadelphia for Retneds | tain Laurel, Jenks, Hoboken for Boston; Alexau York for Piymoutn. at less than cost of importation. White Dinner Sets, trom 15, Decorated Dinaner Sets, from $50. Gola Band and richly decorated Tea Sets, from $9 White Toilet Sets, from 88 50, Flint Glass Gobiets, from $1 38. French Clocks, Vases, Bronzes, Silverplated Ware, Catlery ‘and Honse Furnishing Goods, Prices of all goods in plain figures, EDWARD D. BASSFORD (Cooper Institute). HUMAN HALR SWITCHES, FIRST QUALITY, NOT bs ots moverimped shalt 1m, solid hair 241 inches weight ounces, on! i ict wei ounces, >; Bt Brctes, weight 23, ounces, 87 00; Hi inches, 4 ounces, only #8. Only hair importer who retails at sale prices. CHARLES V. PECKHAM, 657 Broadway, pear Amity street, ana 251 Grand street, corner ot Chrystie. Bent C. O. D. by express upon receipt of color by mail. Corre spondents answered. BSOLUTE DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED FROM the courts of dierent States, No pablicity. Advice free. Notary Public and Commissioner for evsry State, F.L KING Counsellor-at-Law, 333 Broadway. OBTAINED IN ictent G APSQLUTE DIVORCES | LEGALLY different States.—Desertion, &c., su! Publicity ; no charge until divorce granted ; advice free. M. HOUSE, Attorney, 180 Broadway. ARGAINS IN TEAS, COFFEES, GRUCERIES AND Provisions; warranted to suit the and the pockets Of the mi.Jion. THOMAS R. 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