The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1876, Page 8

SANTA CEAUS AND THE POOR. What the Charitable Institutions Are Doing for the Chilaren. TARD TIMES AND FEW An Appeal to Those Charitably Disposed. PRESENTS. WHERE “GIFTS” WILL TELL. thousands of homeless and hungry little boys and girls * tm this great city who so carnestly look te bim for Christmas gifts? They cannot adopt the time, honored custom of hanging their stockings by the fire place to await bis coming, for, unlike the children with cheerjul homes and kind parents, they never wear stockings, but they hold out, in lieu, eager and shivering hands, praying that be will not pass them by uunoticed. Un no other day in the year do they Presume to think of gifts, Balls and tops are not for them. The struggle for bread and shelter is too great to allow childish hopes and wishes any place in their infantile hearts, but they have beard of Christ and charity, and they see at Christ- mas time drums ana horns, marbles and dolls, sieds and tea sets and thousands of other playthings lavishly given by Santa Claus to children who have pleasant homes and loving parents, so they dare to Will their longings be in vain? To answer this inquiry a Hexatp reporter made a tour yesterday among several of our charitable institu- tions devoted principally to the care of children, As a rule he found that the waits were not to be entirely neglected. Some of them, at least, were to have their hearts gladdened aud their minds impressed with the memory of Christmas and the charity of Christians, But the class to be so cared for he found in small proportion to the multitudes to whom Christmas would have no kindly thoughts or pleasant recollections, and small as 1t was the gilts this year would have to be thinly spread, “The times are so hard that charitable donations are very meagre,” was the universal complaint, and institu- tions at which the poor children have hitherto been Bure of atleast two playthings at Christmas can this year give but one. : THE HOWARD aI3sION, The first place visited was the Howard Mission, No. 40 New Bowery. Here about 800 ebildren regularly Feceive food and clothing under the superinten- dence of Mr, Tompkina To-day the managers purpose giving at least 1,000 ciilaren a good oyster stew dinner, with abundance of pies and cake tor dessert, in addition each child will receive irom Banta C in the person ef Mr. Tompkins, Christ- mas gifts, consisting of a suitable article of clothing aud a bag of candy. The dovations have this year been unusually light, but tho managers look for bet- ter times, The dinoer wili take place at half-past twelve o’clock I’, M. and the gifts will be distributed soon alierward, 2 VIVE POINTS HOUSE OF IXDUBTRY. The managers o! the Five Points House of Industry also intend domg the bandsome by the homeless chil- dren committed to their care. The dinuer will be of turkey aud pie and will beset in the large play rooma, Eight hundred litte hungry ones aro expected to gar- Aicipate, Whether Santa Claus will come down the large chimuey of the institution this year with bis arms tuil of toys cannot yet be told. The prospects, it is to be regretted, are against it A reasonable quan- tity lett over from last year will, however, be used to gladden the hearts of the anxious children, TUK FIVE POINTS MISSION, The institution knowu as the Five Points Mis- sion will fare somewhat better, so far as gilts are concerned, as already three large boxes of toys have been received. The sorting and arranging was going ov during the writer's visit, aud the scone presented was lively and picturesque, Dolls that squeaked and dolls that did not squeak; monkeys with movable tails, miniature Jocomotives made of wood, and donkeys with long ears and heads that nodded when touched; babies that crawled on wheels, uuu piainti vely cried ‘Ma,’ in response to the working of a spring; horses in the act of galloping, express carts ol tin, Watches which did not teil time, nu thousands of other toys lay scattered in profusion ‘on the flour, ready to be ticketed and set aside by tho Dusy Lauds ‘engaged in the labor of charity to await the coming of blessed morning. About 600 chil- dren will receive gilts. AT THR GIRLS! LODGING MOUSE. In this instiuution, St. Mark’s place, Christ- Mas will be observed in a truly werry fashion, — The diner is to be of turkey and pudding, the gifts of dresses and undergarmenis, aud the wuole to be sup- plemented in the evening by music and dancing, In the veiguborhood of 100 giris will partucipate. The Wilson Industrial Scuool, at the coruer of avenue A and Eighth street, will have bo Christmas. celebri tion proper, the mauagers baving decided to postpone the festivities until tue Friday following ih the hope that out of the surplus of good things lett in families alter to-day they may receive enough to do jus lice to the 500 expeciant eniidren. Miss Huating- ton, the courteous matron of the imstitucion, stated, that the donavions this your were exceouingly light, aud adued, “I vever kuew the children to eat so much belvure. lt really does seem that tbe one poor meal which they get from us every noon is all they bave during the tweoty-four hours, so ravenousiy do they eat i? Notwithstanding the hard times and the pres eut iack of supplies, the Board of Managers are tope- ful that enough toys will ve received to go around, They contemplate three large Christmas trees filed With good things of all descriptions. The festival will take piace between the hours of one and three P.M. The St Barnabas Missivn House, at No, 306 Mulberry Street, under the auspices of the New York Provesiaut Kpiscopai City Missionary Society, aiso contributes in te name of charity, burlike the Wilsou Mission, post- pones the festivities, The thursday following has been Betupart as the Ume for distributing presents, which will copsist mainly of articleso! clothing. The distribu- Lon will take place for the Sunday scool enildren, 600 Jo number, inSt. Aun’s church. The nursery children, of whom there are uinety, will reccive-gilis of toys, candy wd clothing, aud it is contemplated to make presents of clothing to the most needy mothers. One Shousund litle ones will sit Gown to a good turkey dinner on Christmas. In the Dewitt chapel, and books will be giver evening, at hall-past o'clock, he Oliver chapel, at No. 63 Oliver street, will ac- commodate 700 poor chiluren on the day after Christ- mas, Lass haag | each ou some articie of clothing most needed, Extra food will also im many instances Ve sent to the parents, Lebanon chapel, at No, 70Columbia street, will have @ Santa Claus this afternoon. fits goods will consist of Subsiautial food, to be sent to the homes of needy and deserving persons At the same time he will not for- get to reward the children with ay/propriate toys. The Sheheriag Arms, a: Tenth avenue and L29b street, will in ail probability have abundance of good things to-day. Their mode of bringing in the Supplics is ingenious. Lurge paper bags, which the ripes render attractive, are sent broadcast ears in bold type the js of the Sheltering Arms to wish the children and everybody else a No. 135 Greenwich street, toys o about 100 children on Sup- merry Centennial Christzuas. ivy told Ine tocome Straight bome again; but | bave run my feet of geting here, and am, oh! so ewpty! Do give me something to eal, and plenty o! 14." Then follows a hist of edibies which the rapucious bag is wilung Lo take, and also request that it be sent ome ju its full condition by the pearest express, The appeal is irresistible, ‘The tndustrial schools of (ue Cuiidren’s Aid Society NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1876. MERRY CHRISTMAS! “TWINE THE HOLLY, WREATH THE BAY" —SANTA CLAUS’ SECRETS OUT—THE POOR AND THE Dax. At Christmas play and make good che For Christmas comes bus once a yea Old Song. Thatday of days, Christmas, is here again, and we breathe freer now that a weight of secrets is of our minds. How we bave fibbed and prevaricated during the past two weeks, but it is all over vow, This morn- iug papa got bis slippers, worked by his dear litte ughter; to be sure they area trifle small and the | pattern a little gay fora man of bis years, but he 1s Come in the category of institutions where glitsare | distributed. In the Second street, the avenue C, the venth sireet, ihe Fitty-thiru sireet, the Crosby Street and others, Christwas bas beeu anucipated in order to give tho Superintendent an opporiumity to personally oversee each school and make the neces- Bary arrangements to reward the clildren. Presents were distributed in ali, and the remainder of the schools of the socicty wiil be similarly cared jor, The lodging Louses of the society situated on Rast Eleventh, Rivington, West Eighteenth aud East I birty- Htth street, aud the Newsboy’s Lodging House, on Duane street, will give a good dinner on Christma: Day, but will not be able to disiribate prevents, The poor children of the Fourth ward will be given 8 dinner at the St, James industrial School, corner of Batavia and Roosevelt streets, The 3 F. i. Far. relly has devoted much of bis tisue to this branch of charity. The jollowing lotters, showing a thorough realization Ao widespread suffering of the poor, Lave been re- ceived :— APPEALS TO TH CHARITABLE, To tix Epitox ov rake Hxkano:— Will you kimdly make au appeal in your valuablo per on behalf oi the litle foundiings? The smallest Work and donations of any kind will be thanktuily re- @eived at the asylum, Sisty eighth stroct, between Third and Lexington avenae ‘ Sis ‘3 OF CHARITY, New York FoundJing Asylum. fo rae Enitox or tuk Henato:— Asan aid to the poor atiow me to suggest that par- Sies receiving calls on New Year's Day pince a box ia A conspicuous place, so that the geutiemen calling can Grop something In to be given tothe poor, | intend to ave ove #0 arranged, aud hope others may he in- ducea to do likewise Mre & VOL. | these sucieties also, so that henceforth | lightfally mysterious time it fs! Will generous Santa Claus this year pass over the | | streets were pleasant and delighted, and mamma has re ed the rug that Jane has worked om the sly. One’s domestic circle is turned into a nest Of intrigue and plotting during the week before Christmas, The girls bave sat with closed doors and with piles of worsted on their laps, aud started hike guilty things every time they heard a footstep i» the hail What a de How the children hang around the chimney in anxious groups and shout their wants up the sooty aperture, and if a passing gust of wind chance to blow a twig or sbake the soot down into the room, how they scamper away for fear that old Santa Claus was really coming alter them! Alsbough ardent admirers of that old gentlem.n there are few children who care to meet him face to face. We know of two little girls who, when they think that he is in the parlor dressing the Christmas tree, never pass the door of that awful room excopt on a dead run, bardiy daring to cast # sideloug giuuce toward the fatally fascinating place, yet they uve the dear old man and write him the sweetest little notes and stick them up the chimney so that he will be sure to send them just what they want, Would it not be the height of ‘eruelty to tell the children that their Patron saint, the one whose visits they so eagerly siwait year by year, sno one at all but papa and mmama? We have known children to cry themselves almost ill after being so cruelly undeceived. How one pities those to whom Christmas day is nothing but a bore. They make presents because thoy think they must give them before the day and have no feeling for the joys ofasurprise. If tt was our lot to get nothing but a Sponge monkey we would not want to know of it till Christinas Day. If there is ever a time when a man wants to be with his family it is on Christmas Day. How tho fatner of halt a dozen bouncing girls and boys feels tor poor Jonos who bas no wife or children, and who takes his solitary dinuer at the club, and poor Joues sighs us ho sees Smith staggering home under the weight of wax dolls, a toy cooking stove and a jumping jack for the youngsters! Christmas is a merry day with tho greater part of the worid, but to how. many 1s it the saddest day of tho year! They remember a dear oue who kept the table in a roar with his jokes and fun a year ago, but who has gone to that world where all days are alike. Christmas is a melan- choly day to a bereaved family. Next to the blowing of @ penny trumpet under your window there is no sound so musical as the ring of the suow shovel against the icy sidewalks on a Christmas moruing, At the first sweet scrape you bound out of bed and are in- stantly reminded by a certain festivity in the very air that (0-day is Christmas Duy. You only stop to puil ona few clothes, then fy down to mother’s room, where the stockings are opened. An urtist could make an amusing sketch o: a certain mother’s room which we know of where # family of chiidreo of ages ranging fro seventeen to forty gathered around the bedside and opened their ‘stockings in turn, The clegancies’ of tho toilet are disregarded and the various ‘costumes convey but ono idea of haste in their selection, What a joily time it is and how the peals of laughter aud ons! of admiration ring out on the frosty morning! Chriat- mas week this year hus been as it should be, cold and clear, with an even suriace of snow on the ground, Christinas without spow is only a inake-believe, We like to have a suow storm un Christmas Eve, so that the noble army of shovellers wiil make the welkin ring the next morning, We love to bear the clanging of the churcn bells on tho still, cold air and to see tho good people slipping and sliding along the polished Suriace of the snow to thegreen trimmed cuurch, How heartily the voices sing the Christmas carvis particularly that dear old one beginning :— Christ was bora on Christmas du: Twine the hoily, weeuth the bay; and the Curol, Christians, carol, Caro! joytully ; and with what vigor they Shout the glad tidings, baultingly sing, He who stays away from chureb on Christmas loses one of the pleasantest features of the day. He 18 not aif iuspired with the techiog of true appreciation unless be bas seen the altar in its holly and evergreen dress, the green star in the east and the red berries twined about the chancel railing aud heard the chuir sing the anthems and curols of the day, Nowhere 1s Christmas Day service more impressive than in a little country church whose congregation have spent the week In making the pluce guy with greens and gilt paper texts, where every man knows 1s neighbor, and Where all exchange a “Merry Christmas” at the church, door. And now a Merry Christmas to the readers of the Henat, and, in the language of Tiny Tim, “God bless us every opel” AT THE TOMES TO-DAY. Warden Jobn Quinu’s handsome Roman faco beamed witha pleasant smile yesterday when a reporter of the HenaLp asked him bow the prisoners under his charge would fare on Christmas Day. “the Commis. sioners,”’ the Warden replied, “have made provision for a grand dianer; in fact,” he added, ‘Dives of old, iu aii bis sumptuous glory, cculdn’t have desired a niore substantial feast than they'll be treated to, We have 400 pounds of turkey, seventy pounds of chickens, potatoes, vegetables and ull ike etceteras, including « modest deasert, Kind ladies have sent us a large quantity of evergreens of every possible d sign, with which we have decorated the walls of the male and femaie prisous to tue topmost uers The interior of the fombs now,” said Mr, Quina, “looks as cheertul as we could possibly make it,’ THE IDLE MEN'S CIUSTMAS. ‘The pleasant weather which made Curistmas Eve so finely in harmony with the festival of to-day was a welcome lavor to the poor bomeless wanderers out of work. Had the day been stormy and dismal the sul- terings of the pour Would have been greater and their unfortunate position more keenly felt by them. ihere is nothing more merciless than the slush, the rain and the frost to « poor hungry Wayfarer. AS it was the the December sunshine warming, and the charity of this city 1s tov weil known to allow the thought to be entertained that at this season of good will and generous feeling there was a huugry man or woman i tuo community yesterday. But still 1 was a cheeriess Coristmus Eve tor the vast majority of tho idle workingmen. Tho strain they have endured for so many months has leit them weil nigh as demoralized as they. can be, The scattered single men have mach to bear, of course, but their burden is light cou pared with the men whose families are in utter Want around them: In the streets yesterday, so fur us could be observed, the Wanderers were not So many xs to be espectully noticeable, a contrast wilh recent days, when they were to be seen every Where around, Nor werd there 80 Many applicants at the police courts pleading to be sent io the Isiand for tood and sheler, Where they found a resting piace it wouid be aiflicult to say, Dut as the “tramps”? have considerately vunished from the city the respuctabie poor, even the homeless idio men, may be able to stow themselves away somewhere out of the streets. Inquiry was made as to how the families of the workinginen were relieved for the Christmas festival. On evory side it Was siated that the charity given was notvat all equal to the peed, nor did it reach the ma- jority of the families of the idle men, The number of applications for relief received by Superintendent Kellock bave been daily increasing, but he bas no reliof to give, and ihere is no other place except the private charitable _ societies. where the poor can apply for assistance. The cases of dia- tress published alinost daily in the HRRALD do not give an idea of the extent 10 Which lumilies ure reduced, \uougn they show a particular class of deserving persons who are suffering. All of these cases ure vouched for by respectable citizens, medical men and othe come. partment of Charities and Correction. Sut there are thousands of women, wives and mothers, who have beeu for days past calling on Mr. Kellock ior reliei, of whose poverty no one knows but those immediately around them. While, no doubt, the chariubie societies have been doing ¢ great work up to the present time this winter aud have saved a large number of meu, women and children from utter starvation, sull, even with extended means and resources, they could not reach the families of the vast number of idle menu in our midst. Theee societies will beture lovg receiv 6 & much needed addition to their tunds from the excise moneys, upon which, by the recent reiusal of the Board of Apportionment to give apy special appropr ton to the outdoor poor, the starving unemployed have to depend this win it is the intention of the Commissioners of Charities aud Correction to place the aistribution of (he eval bext month in charge of penniless and suffering trom want will understand luat from Luese societies Must Come jor the most part whatever assistance they are to receive. Not even as the Christmas season drew near was taere auy notable movement made by the wealthy to respond to the call of distress which pervaded the Whole city, so tbat as far as can be seen now the Clrisumas festival will puss by, leaviag many a poor family with only the recul- lection of the hard pinching they bad endured to eke ‘out the day. MIDNIGHT SERVICKS AT ST. IGNATIUS? CHORCHL The interior of St. [guatius’ church, Forticth, street, between Filth and Sixth avenues, was tastetully deco. rated last night, Around the wulls banners, eucireled by evergreens, were placed, and tho altar ‘was more Lriliantiy ivminated than usual, Services began with vespers at ten o'clock, auu the congregation, although large at that time, Was increased by numbers com ny to the midvight service, Preceding Vespers a procession Of about twenty-five men aad boys, dressed in white surphees aud Soutawes, and bearing’ a cross and banner, passed down the mghtatele and up the ceatre to the altar, The midumght service began with the same procession, Rev, vr. Ewer and Rev. Mr. Depuy participating. Schubert's mass was sung by the choir, aad ‘the number of communicants was large Under whose notice eack particular one has | Even these can receive no helpirom the De. | those who are | THE CONSTITUTIONAL METHOD. HOW THE ELECTORAL VOTES WERE COUNTED ty 1805 BY BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS, WITH AARON BUBR, VICE-PRESIDENT, PRE- SIDING, To Tus Epiror or tax HeraLp:— I have been examining tor myseif to ascertain the jePractice of Congress ia counting the electoral votes for President and Vice-President, and herewith send You & transcript (copied trom Benton’s Abriagment of the Debates ot Congress) of what occurred im 1805, when Mr. Jeflerson was re-elected President, Your readers will please pote the words which I Lave itali- cizod:-—“'Vol, IIL, pages 167, 168 Wednesday, February 13, 1805, Counting of _—electo- ral votes fur President and Vice-President. About twelve o’clock the Senators took their sea and immediately after the Speaker and members of the House of Representatives entered, “Mr, Samuel Smith, teller on the part of the Senate, and Mr. Joseph Clay and Mr. R. Griswold, tellers on the part of the rouse, took sea table placed in frout of the Chair, in the area between the Senate and House, “The Secretary of the Senate read the resolutions of the two houses previously agreed to, DUTINS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THB SENATE. “The President (Mr. Burr) stated that, pursuant to Jaw, there bad been transmitted to him several packets which, from the indorsemeais upou them, appeared to be the voles of the eleciors of a President and Vico President; that the returns forwarded by the mail, ax weil as the duplicates sept by special messengers, had been received by him in due ime. You will now’ pro ceed, gentlemen,’ saul he, “to count the voles as the consti tution and laws direct;? adding that, perceiving no cause for preference iu the order of opening the re- turns, he would pursue a geographical arrangement, bewinuing with the Northern States, “The President of the Senate then proceeded to break the seals of the respective returns, handing each return and ts accompanying duplicate, as the seals were broken, to the tellers through the Secretary, Mr. S. Smith reading aloud the returns and the attestations of the ap pointinent of the electurs ant Mr. J, Clay and Mr. R. Griswold comparing Uem with the duplicate returns lying before them. According to which enumeration the following appeared to be the resuit,”” The result is then given. i NO ONJECTION PROM RITHER HOUSE. “Alter bhe returns had been ali examened, without any objectton having been made to receiving asy of the votes, Mr, S, Smith, on behalf of the tellers, commu- nicated to the President the foregoing result, which was read from the chair, when the Vice President suid, ‘From this report 1t becomes my daty to declare, agreeably to the constitution, that Thomas Jefferson 18 elected,’ ”” &c, AN HONEST, CONSTITUTIONAL COUNT WANTED. Asthe HekaLp remarked some weeks ayo, it is of more consequence to the American people to have a fair count than to have any partic- ular man for President. And they will submit to Hayes or Tilden, as the case may be, but they will insist that the electoral votes must be counted in the manner provided by the constitution. If the President of the Senate bas uny duty to pees other than to “open all the certiticates’’ In the presence of the Senate and House of Kepresentatives; if be has anything to do with the examination and count I have beon uuablo to discover i, Mr. Burr would surely have exercised the right to examine and count if he thought he pos- seasou it; but all he did was to break the seals and baud the returns to the tellers, by whom they were examined, QE J. New Yorx, Dec, 23, 1876, THE INHUMAN TREATMENT OF THE INSANE. To rue Eprrok or THE HBRALD:— 1 see that many correspondents counsel your good work in calling attention to the condition of the sul- fering poor, While I heartily agree with them | must express the still greater gratification I feel in reading your editorial to-day on the improper treatment of the insane. You say very truly, ‘there is a general inclination to believe that because a man is insane nothing that he or his friends may assertis worthy of credit,” This fact silences many who could ‘a tale unjold’’ that would draw forth the exclamation, Have we returned to pust ages of physical torture and brute force? Mark the report, im the case of = Mrs. Norton, of the Commissioner of Lunacy for this great State, Hore is @ man appointed to overlook tho asylums and protect the defenceless, paid by tho public for this purpose, He defends and excuses the course pursued toward this unlortunate woman, acd in any exposure that may be made he will probably be found upholding the oiticials of the institutions, They ail work together, and if you listen to their honeyed words, read the (air rules they make tor their asylums, and look upon the beautit{ul grounds profossedly intended for the insane, aud visit one or two of the “show off? wards, you will think a lunatic asylum a sort of terrestrial paradise, But, on the other hand, avvend tothe wards of the third and fourth stories and spend a lew hours; watch the at- tendants, seo their treatment of the patients and hear their language to them und to each other; try to dis- cover what checks there are upon the course, ignorant creatures who generally form this cla: oO! attendants; ask how often the "physician charge visits the ward, and whether be ever comes unexpectedly; whether’ he makes an inquiry into the compiaints of patients or whether they dare compla.n. Examine the bruises and the broken bones of these patients and you will know that you have fourd a-hell upon earth, “lo the vame of humanity sur up this subject; throw light upon the tortures of these untor- tunates, and let the public see where a good work is entirely neglected, In this age of prison associations let us have lunatic asylum associations, and, above all, tet us have the laws tor the protection of the in. saneentorced. Now they are a dead letter, and if they were not they are insullicient to accomplish the desired result, 1 know of what write, although ab wm ways ‘A SANE PERSON. Decemner 22, 1876. BASE BALL. WHERE TO HOLD THE INTERNATIONAL CON- VENTION, To tax Epitor oF tak HeRALv:— In reading over the articles and letters which have appeared in your excellent journal I heartily approve of all except as to the place of holding the Convention, Pittsburg. 1 am atraid that the gentlemen having the matter in charge will make a mistake if they do not hold it {n a more central city, such as New York or Philadelphia, so that the New England clubs may be represented. If the meeting is held in Pittsburg thore will not be a New England club represented, but, on tho other hand, it it is held in New York I think nearly every club will send delegates. If the Con- vention i» held in New York city we shall not only getall of the New Engiaud clubs, but we may expect also all of the clubs in Western New York and nearly all the clubs in Ponnsylvania, besides most ot the clubs further West will be represenied, So you sce the Convention will then be composed of qlubs from all parts of the country. If, however, it should be held in Pittsburg, the New Engiand States will not be represented, and it is doubtful any of the clubs in Western New York will send delegates, 1 want this association to succeed, and I hope, before ‘bey decide upon any city to hold the Convention in, they will look at the matter and see what is best for the ciubs throughout the whole country, and then hoid the Convention where it will be most central for | allof the clubs. Then, and only then, wili it be a sue- cess, I am afraid if the Convention {ts held-in Pits- burg that only Western clubs will be represented, It seems to me, theretore, that this being the first meet- ing, it should be held tn New York, where all ciubs can be represented without so much expense. Then, without any objection, the next meeting can be held in Pittsburg, or any other place, and the association will not suffer by it. G. W. BRACKETT, Manager R. B. B. ., Lyne, Masa SPORT ON LONG ISLAND. Sportsmen and bagmen have been very successful in shooting ducks on the Great South Bay during the past week, On Wednesday, off Babylon, two men kilied and secured 240 birds, and a number were lost in consequence of their getting on thin leo, The aver- age day's work through the week was about 100 ducks tothe man, most of them being broadbills, Biack ducks are abundant opposite Freeport, fhe Wood-ide Shooung Association bas been reor- griieee with the following officers:—President, J. A. r. Kelly; Vice President, Tappan Howell; Secretary, Joun Ss. Power easurer, ©. Kelly, propose to have a Fewr's Da Mr. C, Verity, of Merrick, was a day or two ago deavoring to aifix a temporary sight to the muzzle of his gun when the contents were discharged, taking off a portion of the middie finger of each hand. Que finger was subsequently amputated, FIRE ON BROADWAY, The association Pigeon ‘shooting match op New st night afire broke eut in the third floor of No. 632 Broadway, used as a bar and concert saloon and known Boulevard Hall. prietor, had bis stock damaged to the amount of | $2,000, and Mary Jones, the owner of the butiding, sustained a loss of $1,000. A SUDDEN DEATH. Mary Jacobs, of No, 231 Kast Fitty-first street, while going home with her husband last night, was taken {ll tu the street, and was conducted into a livery stable in West Thirty-second street, where sho died ina fow minutes, Heart disease ts supposed to be the cause, THE ORPHAN HOME ANNIVERSARY. The twenty-8fth anniversary of the Orphan Home and Asylum took piace yesterday, and the services in connection therewith were beld at the charch corner of Madison avenue and Thirty-filth street, The Rev, Dr. Brooks presided, Some seventy of the orphans trom the Home were present and sang many hymns in @well traiued manver. The report of the Superin- Soiomon Parese, the pro- | tendent showed that at the commencement of this year there were 149 inmates, and since then forty-nine were admitted. One only died during the year. Tho Treasurer's report stated that the expenditures for the past year were $17,216 67, while th somewhut under that, Taking last year’ surplus into Account there is yeta balance of $400 on band. The Kev, Dr. Potter made a strong address urging the ladies to take deeper interest in the mstitution, which he exampled as excellent and worthy of support. The following trustees were re- Eugene Du- lith, Mrs. Fanny C. Tucker, Mrs, Ernest Finck, Mrs. T. 1. Owen, Miss A, M. Barnes, Miss Anna Potter, Mra. Henry Owen, Mrs. John Warren, Miss Julia Rbine- lander, Mrs. Joseph Grafton, Mrs. Henry B. Renwick and Mrs, Henry S. Fearing. SHIPPING NEWS OCEAN STEAMERS. DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM XEW YORK YOR TH" MONTHS MUKE AND JANUARY, -| Liverpool «| Liverpool... Hamburg. Haszow, iy 72 Broudwav 7 Bowling Green Broadway Bowling Green J2 Bowling Green 169 Krowdway 37 Broadway Helvetia Bolivia. 51 Broadway 50 Broadway 37 Broadway 1) Kroadway 6) Broadway Clay of New England hownng Ui 2 Bowling Greem Liverpool Brondwa; Liver 4 Bowling Groen Giaszow |. |72 Broadway City of Richmond. |Jun 1.| Liverpool. .|15 Broadway Ameriau Jon 13.| Havre. Broudway Anchoria Glasgow... {7 eowling Green Londou.:. {4 Bowling Green 69 Broadway 2 Bowling Green 4 Bowling Green i Vroadway 72 Broadway 47 Broadway 7 Bow! ing Gre wilog Liverpool. :] dremen. . Liverpool State of Wieland. 61 Broudway 59 Broadway agrNOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS IN THE COASTING AND FORKIGN 1RADE,—Captains of off of vensels engaged in the coasting and foreign trade ob: ing the displacement or removal of soa buoys are requested to communicate the facts to the ixnatn, so that it may be brought publicly to the attention of the proper authorities. ‘A letter addressed “*To the editor of the Hxnanp, New York city,” giving as acenrately as possible the number and posi- ton of displaced buoys or the cause of their removal will suffice im all cases observed ulong the Atlantic and Pacifie cousts of the American Continent. When they are observed on the coast ot European countries ar in the Mediterranean it is reguested that information be sent either by telegraph or letter to the London office of the Nxw Youk Hara, 46 Fleet strect, London, or to the Paris office, 61 Avonue de VOpera, Paris, Where the telegraph ts used despatches may be addressed “Bennett, 46 Fleet street, London,” or “Bennett, 61 Avenue de V'Opera, Paris.” Where casosof displacement are observed in the waters ot countries beyond the reach of the telegraph, as in Asia or Africa, captains may communicate with us upon reaching the firat conven- fent port. This information will be cabled free of eharge to the Hxnaxp and published. B@-NOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS BNTERIAG THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHT.—The New Yone Hunarp has adopted a distinguishing Coston night signal tor use on board the HeKatp steam yacht, showing while burning the colors red, green, red, changing from one to the other in succession, and can be seen several miles distant, Captains of vessels, upon seeing this signal, will oblige us by preparing any marine nows they may have for the Ship Nows Department of the Hxeaup. bQrPersons desirous of communteating with vessels arriy- ing at New York can doso by addressing to such vessels care of Hrmatp news yacht, Pier No. 1 East River, New York. Letters received from all parts of the world and promptly delivered, Daplicates are required. ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK--THIS DAY. BUN AXD MOOm, ! NIGH WATER Sun rises. 7 22) Gov, Island....morn 2 42 4 38 | Sandy Hook,,.morno 1 67 1 24 | Hell Gate......morn 4 27 PORT OF NEW YORK, DEC. 24, 1876. ARRIVALS, REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND WERALD WHITESTONE TELEGRAPH LINK Steamer Abyssinia (Br), Murphy, Liverpool Dee 9 and Queenstown 10th, with mdse nnd passengers to C G Franck. lyn, Dee 22, 596 miles east of Sandy Hook, passed steamer jatavia (Bry, hence tor Liverpool Steawer Bolivia (Br), Small, Glasgow Dec9 and Mo- ville 10th, with mdse passengers to Henderson Bros. Dee 20, lat 4 lon 5118, passed a German steamer, ound east; same day, lat 45. lon 5218, an Anchor ling steamer, sume day, lat 4418, lon 53, « brig-tigged Hedderwick, Glasgow «Doe 6, with muse and passengors to Hen, i; Charlottetown, PRI, Moville 7th, via Halifa: derson Bros. ‘Steamer Flamborough (Br), Fi 9 days, with potatocs to A E Outerbridge & St State of Texas, Niel on, Galveston Dee 16 sua Be it 19th, with mdse aud passengers to C H Mal. ory ‘Steamer Geo W Clyde, Ingraham, Charleston, SC, 3'days, with mdse to Jax W Quintard & Uo. Steamer Wyanoke, Couch, Richmond, City Point and Nor- on with mdse and passengers to Old Dominion Steamship Mills, Philadelphia, with coal to ing Kailroud Co. hristuph Colunbus (Ger), Debler, Brom with mdge to Dill & Radmann, had neavy les for tho last four weeks. Dee 10, Charles i Brig Annie (Br), Wallace, Stet barreis to John Zittlowon. Was 15 days west of Bermada with heavy NW gules; no date, dc, bark Argonaat (Nor), from bordeaux for New York. Brig Mariuecia Galatola (Ital, E an ballast to Funch, Edye & Co. i the entire passag Brig Rol e, Dearborn, St Kitts 17 days, with savar, &, to TH Trowbridge’s Sons, Was 7 days north of Hatteras. with strong NW gules; lost and aplit sails, Brig Ortolan (ot Philadetph Dorp, Havana 31 with sugar to Bastian Hoffr Co; vessel to Bret! &Uo. Was 2 suorth of Hatteras with heavy NW eal with ice and snow. Dee 9, during harricane, shipped a heavy ea, which washed aw: house, bont and water casks broke main iter rail, booby hateh and cabin scusties; uber, aged 24 years, overborrd and lost worst spell of weat yearn y for il, washed a 0 time, native of Now York, was ‘apt D says it was the long he rienced on the coast for Hrig Siena (of Charlottetown, PED, MeLeod, tnagua via Delaware Breakwater 12 days, with salt to Perkins & Job, Dec 12, during a heavy gale biowin, mas from NE, lost maintop- lost water casks and ri via Bermada 51 day: e1 to simpson, Clap; Tsth, ina heavy NW gale, d other damage, nnon, Moo with sugar to Leayern +o. Nov 24 ina white squall, carried away foretop backstay: had heavy NW to SW gales from Dec 4; 19th, curried away chain plates, topmust buckstay, started cut: water and bowsprit, stove bulwarks and réceived o* damage, the sox making a clean breach over veusol, wash ing awn water casks ard everything movable from “decks; the shannon put lito Bermuda for repairs and sailed again ee Sebr J P Auger, Dayton, Pernambuco Oct 6, with sugar to order; vessel to A Abbott Crossed the Equator Qet OL in ton 4152; had fine wenther to Hatteras; thence 6 day with NW gales; lost and split sails. Schr Lizzie Lee, Stubbs, Mirazoane 15 days, with loz- wood to H Becker: vessel to R Staples. Dee 22, 35 mil south of Chincoteague, spoke schr Minnehaha, from nainbaeo for New York, who repurted heavy weather, hi ing lost. and split sails. Sehr Postboy (ot Bucksport), Robinson, East Harbor, TI, U7 days, with salt to Heniston'& Co: vessel to RP Buck & Schr Sarah J Vaughan, Vaughan, Virginia, Ser J H Ralon, Wootdy, Virtuti. " Sehr t WH White, smith, Virzinia, Schr Mary Jane, Ailen, Virginia, PASSED THROUGH HELL GaTR BOUND SOUTH. Steamer City of Fitchburg, Springer, New Bedford for New York. Iirig Starlight, Thompson, New Haven for New York. yOght Caroline & Comolia, Staples, “Somerset for” Ne ork. Selir Justice, Caswell, Narragansett Pier for New York. Schr Pacific, Ginn, Providence for New York, Sehr Minguas, “hillips, Providence for New York, Sehr Rachel 5 Miller Miller, Providence for New York. Als) brig Henry T Wing; sehr . and others se before reported on arrival off the Herald Telegraph nixut of 28a inst. 5 ee BOUND EAST. w York for New Bedfora, Demerara & Ce Brig Daviight, merars via New York for Haven, with angar to L, WP Armstrong et gene d Burley, Northrup, New Yor for § Sehr Henry Nash, New V ork for Macit Sebr J B Allen, Randall, New York to Schr Wm D Marvel, O'Keete, New York for Bo: sehr H Curtis, Mann, Hoooken tor Reston, kebr Allston, Pitzgeraid, Port Johnson for Boston, Senr HM A Demin, Boardman, Port Johnson for Hart- ford. sehr Wm F Burden, Adams, Port Johnson for Providence Sehr Jolnnie Meserve, Austin, Port Johason for Pro: lence, Sehr Reindeer, Howard, Virginia for Provide Sete Mattie Rulon, Rulon Baltimore for New Haven. Schr G P Pomeroy, Bryant, Baltiaore tor Boston, Bark Cetvrti Dubrovack! (Aus), Caraman, from Hartle- Back Primus (Nor), Nielsen, from Ri stick Primus (Nor), Nieisen, trom Ilo Janeiro via Hamp- Wind at sunset, NY at midnight, NW. eter at sunset, JU.37; ay midnight, 30,44, MARITIME MISCELLANY Site Beeman (Br), at San Mraneiseo Dec 15 from Ardros. m Sept 1. Int 3690 8.lon Stay W. bad lo with very hight sew, Siling the decks with hao 5, Int 40 46 8, and cabin with wate: i Sept f Fy hich Sen, filling des Suv Avex MeNet., Vertes, for San Francisco, which pat back to Hong Kong divmusted, had now 6] pul in, ree Jondod and was all ready tor yea Nov 15, and expected to resame her voyage ou tte 17th, Bajo Cora (of Liverpool, NS), Reed, from Cephalonia for Philadelphia, with a cargo of currants, put inte &t Thomas Dec 17 leaking badly. Bric Zixcv (Br), from Lisbon for Halifax, with salt, 70 ayn ra, ‘put into St Thomas Dec 15 with loss of sails and nee K. 1, from New York for Hambu: Para pt whieh ‘put into 8t Thomas dism: had lost mainmast and was leaking. Scun Baxacoa (of Boothbay), McClintock. was libelled by the Spanish author iu Ponce, PR, in Oct last for un alleged but not proven discrepancy betwren ber earzo and manifest, and a fine of 8400 Spanish gold imposed on her. The matter went into court as a charge of swusgling, but no evidence was adduced in support of the accusation. Capt McClintock, after nnavailid® efforts to bring U ter to a reasonable compromise. demanded is the protection of the American consul. He was told by that official tha: bis papers would not be given ap natil he exhibited aclearance from the authorities, which they of course refused pending the moupayment of the fine, Find- ing it impossible tor him to obtain the docaments, Capt McClintock quietly made his preparations, aud on the ¢ ing of Nov 28 slipped past the exstle with a land wind, H departure was net noticed until morn when a Spanish gunboat made an unsuccesstnl chase alter her. {The Bara- cua arrived at this port Dee 23,) Scue Lizzix Evaxs, Capt Mahan, which went ashore om Hog island, Va, about thr t been floated off yet. “She was in tl months, but they failed to got he: up the captain hired a gang of at work himself. He ha feet, and as the full tid: in moving her he expects to cet her off. Li pe a Lose of about Sour Many T Brvax, of Philadelphia, from Brunswick, Ga, for Providence, with sails gone, weus ashore Saturday night near Provincetown Scnn Nerrie Wate, Tingle, trom Hoboken for Boston, with coal, ran ashore yesterday on Hallett's Point, Heli Gate and'sunx. Scur Buttx, Morse, from Bath for Boston, put into Port: land Dec 22, with loss of jibboom, having been in col sion. Scum Betix Crowstt, from Portsmonth for Windsor, NS, before reported abandoned, is the vesser seen 19th, In the Basin of Minos, om beam ends and sails set, Scur Owes P Ilixos, Cl Salem, pnt into Portland Di ndennin, from New York for She was in the gale of 16th, off C Al blown off. Lost tying jib, foresail and il and stove sky- lights, dec. x bya M. pool, at Demerara eon the 29h Si 4c the storm Thom ascaman Jost overboard, Senn Mary A Harwon, of Lnbec, Me, with sugar, before prted at St Thomas in distress, was leaking, lad lost sails and was otherwise damaged. Stoor E A Witxis (of Cold Spring), McCauley, tn ante ing Oyster Bay harbor during the gale of sth’ ba blown away and went ashore on Lioyd’s Neck, but recei' no serious damage. Yartyax, Dec 24—The bark J Walter Scammal, of St John (NB), trom New York for Queenstown, wax abandon waterlogged on the IMth inst forty miles from Seattarie. ‘The cuptain aud crew iny by an American fishing schooner, and the vessel was towed into St Pierre this morning, Key West, Dec 24—Tho ship Pleiades, of Bath, Capt Chase, with a cargo of 4000 bales of cotton, from Now Grleans for Havre, went ashore on the quicksands yen- ferday worning Sho was relieved by the wreckers, and $5000 sulvage was declared, The ship is uninjured, and will proceed immediately. Capt Thurlow, uter Long Island ud Gitioxe were with water. San Francisco, Dec 16—The wreck of the ship Rydall Hall (Br) is soon ‘to be operated on by Charles Harle: From # recent examination he tinds that the hull is broken in two at the main batch, and ix no water, about 12 feet under ‘The spars are lying near the vervel, and these, with the ancho:s and chains and the steam eu: inks, can be saved, provided the wouther con- The alter part of the vexse! has slid of into He will commence operations the coming NOTICE TO MARINERS. New York, Dec 24—The fi from their places by the ice ollowing buoys were dragged the night of the 23d inst :— Nos 10 and 8%. from off the SW Spit; _No8, from Flynn's Knoll; No 53g, from the Falso Hook, “They all dragged off near the Scotland Lightship. WHALEMEN. Spoken—Nov 14, iat 620N, lon 2426 W, bark Cigero, Foster, of NB, with 100 bbls sp oil. SPOKEN. PRP Lake Huron (lin, steering W. Dec, lat 48 N, > Bark Coriolan (Ger), from Philadelphia for Bremen, Nov 2, lat 89, lon 62, ‘Bark Anua (Ger), from Manila tor New York, Oct 28, lat 85.8, lon 19 E Bark Viola (Br), from Neweastle for San Francisco (?), et $1, Int 16 N, lon 26 W. A French bark, showing JMFS, from New Orleans for Havre, Dec 2,1at'46, lon 34. NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS Merehants, shipping agents and shipmasters are informed that by telegraphing to the Hxxatp London Bureau, ad- dressing “Bennett, No, 46 Flee: street, London,” or to tl Paris office, addressing “Bennett, 61 Avonue de !’Opers. Paris,” the arrivals at and departures trom European and Eastorn ports of American and all foreign vessels trading with the Unitea Stat the same will be cabled to this country free of charge. Captains arriving at and sailing from French and Medl- terranean ports will find the Paris office the more economi- cal and expeditious for tolegraphing news. OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS. Butrast, Dos 24—Sailed, Alms, for Wilmington, NC. Gxkxoa—Arrived, bark Mariannina (Ital), Russo, New York ; brig Ella (Br), Dart, Philadelphia, Haxavra, Dec 22—Arrivod, barks Mobil (Ger), Klyport, Baltmore; 234, Carmel (Nor), Jorrulson, Now York. Havre, Dee 23—Arrivod, ship Atlas (Nor), Larsen, New York; barks Lizsio Wright (Br), Wright, New Orleans; Guiona (Br), Shemmen, Mobile. Sailed 234, bark Lucilo (Br), James, United States; brig Rosella Smith (Br), McCulloch, do. Liverroou, Dec 24—Arrived, ship Abercarne (Br), Evans, New Orleans; bark Thos 8 Falk (Nor), Fuzlestadt, New York. Also arrived 24th, bark Rio dela Plata (Sp), Chiraposu, Galveston. Arrived 224, bark Cavalier (Br), Murchison, Savannah. Sailed 234, mer Domiaion (Br), Roberts, Halifax and Philadelphia (see below). Lonvox, Dac 24—Arrived, barx Oce: Wilmington, NC. Purmoura, Dec 24—Sailed, ship Adhambra (Br), Young (from Hamburg), Koy West; barks Trappano (Aus), Mer cich, (from Newcastle), Philadelphia; Emma © Seammelj (Br), Webber, Now York. Qurxxstowx, Dec 24, 1:30 AM—Arrived, steamer Britan aie (Br), Thompson, Now York'for Liverpool (see bolow) Also arrived 24th, ship Cleopatra, Doane, San Francisco; bark St Nicholas (Br), Saunders, New York. Arrived 224, bark Ceres (Nor), Olson, Baltimore. Texenirre—Arrived, bark Gan Eden, Allen, Portland, Me (and sailed for Cape Verds). ited, brigs Perl, Stevenson, Philadelphia; Ottawa, for Bull River. Arrived at —— Dec 22, Abcons, from United Statos, Livenroot, Dee 24—Tho steamer Dominion (Br), which sailed from this port yesterday for Halifax and Philadel- phin, got aground this morning during @ fog. She was towed off in the evening, ard proceeded, Loxpox, Dee 24—Steamer Frisia (Ger), from New York for Hamburg, which arrived at Plymouth yesterday, landed the captain and crew of the fishing schr ettysburg, of Gloucoster, Mass, which was abandoned at sea, QuxeNstows, Dec 24—The White Star steamer Britannio, Capt Thompson, from New York Dec 16, arrived here at at 1:30 this morning, making the passage tn 7 days and 13 hours; the quickest on record, WEATHER REPORT, Hotramap, Dec 24. YM—Wind 8E, clear. FOREIGN PORTS. Boxnos Araes, Nov 1—Sailed, bark Isaac Jackson, Walsh, (Ger), Weichmana New York. Tn port Nov 15, barks Tatay, Pettis, from Liverpool, ar- rived 14th; Nami E Bacon). trem Cardiff, rived 14th ; Devons! for Rosario, to load for inglish Cl How, Hussey; Archer. Hatch, and James Mi Hill, trom New; brig Rebecca J Paige, HAuirax, Dec rived, steamer Caspian (Br), Troeks, Baltimore for Liverpool, Ae: Geo Washington, Whitehead, New Vork: Prussian (18), Ittehie, Rortland (and sail verpool). Moxtevipro, Nov 6—Arrived, brie Belle Preveott, Wi house, St Marys, G: sh, barks Norton Stover, Shy New York ; St Joseph (Bri, Cato, Montreal : 12th, J EW worth (Br), Frederickson, St Marys, Gu; 15th, brig Little Annie (Hr), Quebec. Sailed Nov 3, bigs Moses Day, Crosby, St Thomas; 4th, Walter Smith, Bigiey, New York; 8th, Woodland, nophus 4 5, ship Alice Vennard, Gould, from Mejil- repg; barks Tremont, Curifs! 6 Eng ‘anuda (Br), Wood, for New York: Aviant Davis, for Boston ; brigs Mette \Dan), Paalsen, man (Nor), Jansen, tor New York id the above arrival Peaxamauco, Nov 15—In port, bark Nancy Bryson (Br), for Hampton Koaas; sebr Nerthern Home (Br), Swain, from Rilo Janelio, Just arrived for Kio Graude, to load for’ New ‘ork. Arrived Nov 17, sehr Minnie (Br), Walter, New York. Brig Constance (Br), MeGerr, which cleared 4th for New York, was afterward ordered to Savanuah. R10 GRaxx, Now 16-—1n port brigs Annie Gardner, Hav. ener, from New York, arrived 7th; Water Lily, Forkling, for do; sebr 8 L Farnham, Genn, for Falmouth, repg. red 14th, schr Pepita (Ger), Gate, Boston. Rio Jaxxino, Nov 1l—Arrived, barks Brothers, West- hore, New York; Emma C Beal, Bailes, Cardi; 19h, Clara, Nickels, do. Sailed Nov 1, brigs RO Wright, Clark, Baltimore: 4th, Henry 6 Cleaves, Cummins, New York; ‘9th, bark Talis: wan (Br), Binckford, Hampton Roads: 1th, xelits Cito (Dun), Jansen, Mobile; Swallow (Br), Wants, New York ; Lith, Cecile, Vownrd, do: Grace Andtews, Andrews, Gul- veston; Lath, barks Lyn (Nor), Wold, New York: Hiltn Engman, Haltimore; brige Francis Jane, Bell, and ‘Oldmark, doz T4th, Moxart (Ger), ‘Tiet- w York: J L Bowen, Hnil, Pernambuco: 15th, ship Micmac (Br), Riee, Calcutta; 16th, brig O Blanchard (Br). Le Broca. Baltimore; 17th, barks Molly (Ger), Warts, New York; 18th, Frank Uthemann (Ger), Liskow, United Bertha ‘(Nor), Hansen, New York; brit Helios Swe), Landergren, New Orieans; 19th, bark Imperador (ir), ‘Chapman, United St ‘List, brig Anna (Ger), Brockwolat. Hampton Roads, n port Nov 23, ships Intrepid, Simm bos for Faimouth, repz: Lydia Skolt Com Dupont, Nieho! , fron Point Lo- Dunning, 1 York; Cecile (D: T a for from and tur do. ar. rrived 6th, fur New: 90) Hainpton ory, Ke. f, from Leon- ey an Roads: Lins (Ger), 16th: Gamaltel, Siw Adolph Anderson ( a jalage (ir), y, : telnen. for do (cleared) ; SM. Baird, Greeni arrived 3d, for \iampton Roads; briy yors, Hicks, from Richmond, arrived Lith, more; Abby Cli Brandt; Gentus (Ger), Osim Nantilns (Duteh), Woden. for Hamoton Whitte, for Mobile; F H Todd. McGuire, for New York: Etta M Tucker, Forbes, betiba (Brasil); sebrs Bd- ‘ward Jounsom, MeDonsld: fram Branswiek, Ga, arrived 6th, for Hampton Ronds; Plyf=g Sead . Cruse, for do: El Santos, Nov 23—In port, sehr Florence Rogers, Horton, for United States, . Reed, from Cape Verds, for Aracaty 2d, to load for Liverpool Sr Tnosas, Dec 12—Arrived, rigs Hive (Gerl, Kessel, fax; sebr Mary A Mi ou, himan, Demerara for Urie Cora (Bri, Reed, Cephalonia tar uilra (Br), Partridge, tor Now Ori In port Nov 24, briz Linco! g Hamburg: 15th, Zsngu (Br). Badge isbon a Philadelphia (ail'in distress—see miscellany). [Pee Steamen Anyssinis.) Astweer, Dec 7—Sailed Calliope, Sinclair, America; Sureison, Boston. now, Dec 8—Sailed, Akhera, Hampton Roads. Betvinte, Dec €—Passed, France et ‘Lequeux, from bit for Pensacola. stot, Dee 8—Arrived, Grant, Florenas, N Queenstown. from Kingroad 7th, Gaspe, Thompson (from Glou- cester), New Orleans, Betvast, Dec 7—Suiled, Ocean Traveller, Whitfort, Da- rien. Horneaux, Dec 6—Suiled, Filade!phia, for Phitadelphia, Rant, Dee }—Arrived, B , Le Grand. Paspebine. Bomnay., 12—Arrived, R B Puller, Gilmore, Cardiff: Xeuis, Reynolds do: 16th, Edith Warren, Clarke, Caicntta, : ing Cerdic (#, Betts, Cuicutta; 18th, John . do, Catcorra, Nov'10—Arrtved, Samuol Skolfield, Skolfeld, jo; 14th, Peruvien Congress, Liverpool: Majestic, Pit Power, Singapo |. Andromeda, Burleigh, New York; Ivan- hoe, Herriman, Bombay ‘oy 12, Focpnet Treat, Short, Bom- York via Cleared Nov cor |, Smith, New Yor! 8—Suiled. Leonora, Blood, Havana; M P Champlin, Freeman, St Jazo«e Cuba, Conway, Dec 8—Suiled, Julie, Muller, Wilmington, Dover, Dee 8—Sailed, Euvenie, Perovich, Bultimore. Pins Silas Fish, Roebuck, do Belle, and Garland, 1d Wave Quee Thiow Hampton Roads Monte Allegro, Saneton, do for derson, do for Chi -y Hogarth. ik; Windward, Baker, Hambarg for do; Halden, Jorgensen, Grimsby for do: Queen of Cam: Shields lor do; WN HC ts, Lewis, London fur Danpanrtrrs. Nov 19—Passed down, Mercur, Sotch, from Tayanrog for New York. Fatmouri, Dec 9— Arrived. Curlew, Curwen, Huanillos, Balled Sh, Otto & George. Lemke (from Ilymouth), Darien; Fi . Addison, Cardenas; Charles nghoff, Simon's Island (America), Fuxrtwoon, Dec 7—Arrived, Aura, Wood, Miramichi. Foocnow, Oct 17—Arrived, Almaiiu, Blanchard, Amoy for Tientxin. Great Yarwoutu, Dec 8—Off, Svalo, Jungell, Hull for Bull River, Gnissay, Dec 8—Passed, Abana, Mathias, Hall for New Orleans: Trojan, Williams, do for San Francisco. SuiJed Sth, Holden, Jorgenson, New York, ai). 4, Dee 5—Arrived, Maria Christina, Jaccarioo, New ork. C cared 6th, Alice Ada, Wilmott, Messina; @ T Kemp, Taylor, do. Guascow, Dec R—Arrived, Alexandria (#), New York; Manitoban (x), Montreal Greexoce, Dee 9—Arrived, Elaworth, Smith, Java, Sailed th, Portlaw, Anderson, Now Orleans, Groveestkx, Dee 8—Suiled, Formo: jeill, snd Swit, Roor, Tybae. Ginrartan, Nov 30—Cleared, Lotus, Noble, New York. Ginaextt, Nov 28—Sailod, Eva I Fisk, Brown, Boston. Huia, Dec RESailed B Margianl, Bronctti, Philadelphii India, Maidetl @hiiadelpbin, Hotyunan, Dec 8—Sailed, Josef, for Baltimore, Hasmpors, Dee 7-Sailed, Ec Jonsson, Charleston. Hxtvosr, Dec 7—Cleared, Amati, Oncto, America; Tilde Figiia, Balesira. do. Livunroot, Dee 9—Arrived, Georgiana, Bertolotio, New ‘ork. Sailed 7th, Bavaria (s), Williams, New Orleans; Matilda, Carver, Southwest Pass; 8th, Vanconver, Oliver, Tyb Mini Fischer, Darien; Maryport, Barker, Mobile Nass, Baltimore; Velocity, Olsen, Philadelphia; Asbotegon, McKenzie, Uampton Roads; Margaret, Parker, Mobile ; th Sacramento, Jack. Haiitax. * Cleared Sth, Riga, Jargensen, Richmond, Va; Reynard, Minot, Tybee. Loxnow, Deo 7—Arvived, Leontine, Gunderson, Quebec: Mh, Holland (#), Heeley, New York (and entered out to re- turn): GP Payzant, Campbell, Mejillones, Claared 9th, Sir Robert Peel. Larrabee, New York. Salled from Gravesend 8th, Mediator, New Orleans; Hare old Haarfager, Ponxacola (and passed Dungenoss 8th); 9th, Richard, New York. Le Lancasten, Dec 7—Satled, Ernst, Willberg, Pascagoula; 8th, Semplico, Baltimore, Loxponprkry, Dee 7—Sailed, Minnehaha, MeGonagie, Baltimore. Lritn, Dec 8—Railed, Shannon, Oatway, Pensacola, Messina, Nov 20--Sailed. Clipton, Snow, New York; Addie Warnor, Lewis, Philadelphia; Dec 1, Ano Eliza- beth, Dewitt, do. oaltuuenes, Oct 91—Arrived, Lucy 8 Wills, Pritchard, Calentta, Maassivts, Dee 7—Uleared, Duisburg, Schulken, Balti- more. Newrort, Dec 7—Sailed, Svend (a), Aaria, Nova Scotia {gince put ‘into Falmouth); Hobinson Crusoe, Robinson, atanzas, Fontuaxp, Dee 8—Salled from the Roads, Consiglio, Cou sigliere (rom Hull), New York, Porrswouti, Dec 8—Pat in, Figlia Accume, Pinocelll, Hull for Baltimore. Viymoutt. Dec 7—Sailed. Maud, Anderson, Pensacola. Pansrox, Dec 7—Railed, Wexter, Norland, Philadelphia, QueeNsrown, Dec 9—Arrived, Nuova Veritas, Bartolotto, Baltimore. . Sailed 8th, Herenles, Snow, London; Constante, Limer- ick; Ginseppo Lavarello, London: Ariadne, Bristol; Ros etta Pards, Waterford; Stonne, Altona: Emelia, Berwiek{ Antonin Accame, Alloa, Sth, Vanguard, Tybee, Korrgxvam, Dec 7—Cleared—Raynhild, Jacobsen, New Norkt Fraakiin, Bjertness, New York; Afgo, Gram, ‘Amer “Tocuxstee, Dee 8—Sailed, Victoria, Baltimore, Snmups, Doc 8—Sailed, C: anew York. Arrived 9th, Silistria, Clift, Que SUNDERLAND, Dec R—Saile we, Francis, Bostow. + Mary & ' eighton, Leighton, Swixxwunny, Dec 4—Salie Rochefort (nod was ip Elsinore Sound 5th). Sretrin, Dec 3--Arri Farewell, Neumann, New York. Sunz, Dec 7—Arrived, Glenearn (8), Auld, Cl for New York (and proceeded). ‘TRoOX, Dec 8—Sailed, Prince Le Boo, Morris, Cardenas. Triste, Dec 4—Arrived, St Pietro, Lauro, New York. Antwerp, Dec 7—Tho steamer Switzerland, Jackson, from New York for this ‘ro grounded near Bath. River Schelde, but got off without assistance, and has since ar rived bere. Favat, Nov 27—Tho bark Goorgo E Corbett, from Fernai Barrow (piteb pine), which put ia here Nov 13 ed ind with jettiton of part of deckloud, has ady to proceed. tic, from New York for Queenstown (slate), and with cargo ‘to proceed. tan here on the 17th slightly dam: Tied: she has repair and lore Gineattar, Dec 1—The bark Whitehaven Lass, Knight which put in on the 22d ult, with loss of some sails ane fours, proceeded after repalting for Savona, (the W L wa, for . xs Ny York, ts dis charging a cargo of curran nee Ancoricetane Union has been towed to the Cambet to be hove down for further examination, ‘The brig Three Sisters (Br), from Charleston for Bristol, having discharged’ portion ot her cargo, ls now ready fol sea, waiting a fair wind, Livxrroot, Dec 8—The master of the Lake Megantic (s), arrived here, reports having spoken. in lat 39 N, lon 65 W, the James Luudels, of Halifax, N&, from Dem for Summerside (before reported) with loxs of fur boom and mainmasthead, which had been cat m ayo coun! veasel having been on her beam ends. he: supplied with and previsiaat by the Lake Mogantie, intended tryiny to reach Bermuda. AMERICAN PORTS, Pn en gaag Dee 15—Sallod, bark Whistler, Clements, San raneiseo, BOSTON, Dee 23—Arrived, schr Daniel Webster, Has keli, St Mi Pritadelphin, Mathews, from Sa- Baltimore; Harris- Berry, New York; huson, Demerara; brig Alpha (Br), selit Cora, Robbins, Salt Pond, muster of ver Fr Hop! burg, Worth, Philadelphia; Neptni bark Zephyrina (Br), Rodenheizer, Demerar WCA, vin Newport. BALTIMORE, Dee 24—Arrived, ship Sirius (Geri, Mol er, Bremen; orige Mississipp! (Br): Marchant, Demerara, Mary, Milbourne, San Androws; Jennie Morton, Fooks, nico STON. Dee 24—Arrived, steamer Gulf Stream, w York: schr My Rover, Brown do, ith Carmichael (Br), MeBachren, (Br), from Bull River; brig Star, @ok, I Philadelphia; City York: bark Zetland (Br), Salt, ‘Cole, New York. DAR(EN, Dec i8—Cleared, ork Glen Monarch (Br), Chiteatt, Liver FERNANDINA, Doc 19—Arrived, brig Fidella (Br), Young, Dublin, TLORTRESS, MONROE, Dee 24—Arrived, ship Colorado, ingra mM GALVESTON, Dec 18-Arrived, barks Venice (Br), Vaughan, Kingston, Ja; Artillerist (Br), Giese, Falmouth: (Ger), Blobme, ic Janeiro: schrs NA ew York: Ucean Wave, Melntvre, do: Perna CHA from Demerara. Sailed—Steamer Equator, Hinckl of Atlanta, Woodball, Liverpool; sebr Lil; Crowell, as Lawrence, ubauser, Kennedy, New York. rie (Br). Armstrong. Liverpool: barks Re- Havre; Stgrid (Nor), Taatug, Bre- Waiters (Hr), Perry. Liverpoors ochre teelman, Boston ; Geo Peabouy, Demetrio, anos Sautingo. 19th—Cleared, brig Trenmore (Nor), Christensen, Fleet- wood, K. GREENPORT, LL, Dee 18—Arri jew York; 20th, Annie Cha: NEW OKLKANS. Dee Liverpool: Frankfort Hawthorn, New York, Arrived at the Passes—Barks Ginseppe Lanata (Ital), Rosasco, trom Santos; Hector (Nor), London. ‘Satled from the Passes—Ship John Murphy (Br), Liver- pool: bark Ellen (Br), do. yared 19th, bark Preciosa (Nor), Jacobsen, Havre yd from Cork). BEDFORD, - Dec 23~Snilod, Coffin, New York; WD Man NEWPORT, Dee 22—Sui (trom Wiekford), New Yor Tn port—Brive town, PEI. for Turks Islands for New 4. senrs Eunice Ann, ibson, do. schrs Nelson Harvey, Chase, di xehrs . from for Virginin: Mat from Portiand for Puiladelphia; Ketelle, Cordery, from Boston tor Georgetown, DC Kinnear, from Fail Lay A for New York; M B Mahoney, Perkins, from Hoboken for Bost EW HAVEN, Dee 24—Arrived, brige Dayligh: Demersra; Rising Sun, Griffin, Martinique tn Gtbem PORT GAMBLE, 15—Sailed, vark Camden, Robin. son, Honolulu, PORT BLAKELY, Dee 16—Sailed, bark Oak Hill, San MINEADELPHIA, Doo 24—arrived Rep P i. . Dec Arrived, sch plier, Sharp, Denia (Spain) Oe ee ee Wyoming, Virginia, Ashland, Panite, jake, Hercules, | ovawanda,; brig Sagua, Dec 22—Arriv'd. seurs Owen P Hinds, Clendennin, sew York or salem ssinn Counsellor (hr, Prives Edward Ms phia. woritat, Schroed ensen, Marat dailed—ship Wildwood, Harriman, Nanaimo; est Queen, Burns, and Adelaide Cou Haw low: Malay, Foster, Senttle, CK Haim, sGore, Port Blakely; ig Hesperian. Wentworth, Humboldt; scht Thos D Hartt: son, Gawler, Nanaimo. SEABECK, Dec 13—Sailed, brig Sea Wait, Smith, Mol« wee VANNALH, D Leni SAVANNAH, Dec 20—Arrived, Oa eld ved, Brbark Agra (not Lena), Hath — Arrived, Geo W Auderso infor a harbor Cleared ner Worcester, Hedge, Boston; sehr derson, Per la, tor Now York, pur mer Geo Appoid, fu Providen ST MARYS, Ga, Dec 19—Arrived, bark ‘ti itleok, Hemingway, Kingston, J, to load for River Plaite, yiisCasskr, jee 2O—Sailed, wchr Nellie New Absobuer ule tea pic grou fal ata ote Kis or Laws panel : mae joining Cooper