The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 25, 1861, Page 2

BQBQQ22.2..... NNT ttt . . —_— . eR eh poe ee a TE pe Re GNI ora from Boston that cotbing’was known of it there, ing. exoapt the remot originating here, im which ro %@ "9" Confidence was roposed. THE NEW YORK SUN. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. 25, 1861, nerves of livid flame were Kentacky Affairs. oe windows of the Cincinnati, Dec. 23.—The Commmncrat has ds kfort, Ky., that the a dispatch from Fran 4 Po aT J Ae] jary to expectations, each capital respectively, The extreme of the mouldings at the top and bottom of the | School, at an earlier hour. | gallery fronts are decorated with a wreath of AMUSEMENTS. overgroens, the space between the columns bee Herrmann, the great prestid’gitator, will Wn Opportunity, Cov ytema. died today. A Morey Christmas | points | Christmas tree fur the children of the Sabbath ‘noon. and the ing filled alternately with monograms and sen- | give both an afterncon an’ an evening porfirm- | ing, Lartue Tow tences. The monograms are of various and | ance, (at two and eight o'clock,) at Niblo's Gare | Grama we bave ¢ honorable exeeption to the ssh journals, the London Lordon Star, bave receiv-A Gen. Scorr's i ter on the Trent affvir, in the spirit whi prompted it, and recognize with him the oppor. | tunity it offers to “‘ostabliah the rights of nou- trels—on @ just, bumane, and philosophic ‘al Soorr seserte, through all om history wo bave resisted the extravagant claims of Kngiand as to tho rights of belliger- ents on the bigh gens, until failing to secure © concessions we justly asked, we pare with ber in the rights , with her powerful had approved of all the bills There was no further news from From Albacy. Albany, Dee. 24.—Comy ler Dennison has from Woblente having secured from the Secrotary of the Treasury 40 yer cent. of the money advances by the state for the exrenses of the ceived by the rtato The steamboat This morning's copy o: Tim Sus, ag it finds its way to its readers, will enter may y homes where morry hearts are gathered in the eajoy- mont of the fos!al searon to which this Christ- ms day is introducing us, To ore and all of them we wish, most hoartiy and truly, “A Morry Christmas,” with vcouns of good choor and rivers of enjoyment ; ani to thor other hearts, to whom mic weary days are bringing Rothing but pain; whore firerides doxth bas desolate’; whose homes pover'y has visited, or with whem hope has in any way given place to disappoiatmont—we yet bear the same cheerfal greeting—‘ A Merry Christinas view of the present, at least this wish, in the bop» of that fi the promices of Him, whose day we celeb 80 surely point us. Fightoon hundred and sixty one yoars have passed since the day when those shopherds keeping thiit flocks hy nijght upon the hillsides of Galilee, firet heard the ann birth of a Saviour who wis to bring “* Peace on earth and geo! will promise seems ro long ‘o tarry in its fulfilment, and the years yo hea crime and sorrow, | ‘our waiting, believing that the etter day ad whether wo note it or not ; presented to him. Somerset, beautiful ecclesiastical designs, eymbsliziag,for tho most part, the God-head and the Redemp- tion, The sentences, which extent completely arcund the gallery front, alternated with mono yuine, ‘The number of killed has not, however, as yet been accurately ascertalaed. THE LATEST NEWS. Congressional Proceedings. KXXVII CONGRESS Sonate. Viret Sesston. Washington, Dec, %1,-Soveral petitions wore | presented, praying for the emaccipation of the slaves of rebels without compsnration, and those of loyal mast rs with compensation Mr. Griines offered a resolution inatrac:ing the Committee on Naval Affairs to inquire into the menner in which war vessels ars Lie hed heard rorrors of the navy yards, in this respect. The sum thus re 118,000, F. Corning. Jr., arrived at bye today. She reports heavy ice below Cas- Wada oF Man, Berd of David. : Prom Washington. Woshingtom, Dec. 24.—Not more than twen- mt at the seesion to~ jority of ‘hom as well as mas y mem- ume havirg left the city to enjoy the bolicays at heme, ‘The Attorvey-General has reepectfully de- 1 ed to give to the Senate his opinion ona le cing precedent as well as want atification for @ non-compliance ua offer them oes che moet ovr demand? Lat ne bustle cf hor warlike preparation, the gathoring 4g of har floo's, We nay have violated the letter of ice law, which hor has eatabi sed, seizure of Sivomte and Mas: is not ope demanding the harsh requital of war, Lot Englard moot usin s genorous apirit, aud wreat oxtvavagancs at ‘Tho res iution private claim, ol All the inscriptions are in church text and are well executed. The windows of navos and gallerion aro filled wit! tall pines; and tho coll | mimes, “Reon” and the “ Bchcolmastor,” ars nade round the ebanc:| with evergreen tress. Tho pulpit, prayer deske, lectern and railings | omaina, the Spicit cf the Waters are handeomely ornamented with wreatas of 1. Hale presented a petition fron citizens of Beston cla ming that the freedom of ths prose bad been infringed. Howe gave notice shat be would intro- doce a bill to amend the fue! ‘The Ser ate then went inte exocur per ing of the door oeertel example but the effence rn Ttems via Chi: «0. Chicage, Dee, 24.—The Memphis Arrman, of +19 hi, has the following : correspondent eays, in addition the Confeterate harleston saffer- Sonate aJjoura: to tee $250,080 appropriated by the feliek of the shat ureof Virginia will app wer taken up in Chuichew on the 16th inst, ‘The correspondent says, to auch a frightful ot bas violence increased ia Richinond, that the city bids fair to become as in honoratle and hig thould settle such ar J, Christian nations their burden of us not grow w From Fortress Monroe » question of law it seizure of the T fowe Low and equit- timo, remembering that Mr. Yourg will officiate, and portions of the volved ‘nthe 1 AT NEW MARKLCT. ——— CONFLAGRATION IN YORKTOWN, allo Lasis for all future 1 af t ristrnae den, which has boon entirely re-dtted and deco- | ul teiddie tlames, wits us leiley ray rated, This hitherto popular plaeo of amuse | Every artisan and mechanic in the city whe Id take «00 ment is now one af the most attractive public } Me fins to mee tare Tom v0-oax, Pamily (a Fesorts in the city, White, pink and gold —__— r taatefally decorated, are the colors of its wall‘ Meg Pg pe or ma {] and galleries, and in place of the old fashioned bench-steats, chairs, similar to those in the Aca- demy of Music, have been introduced. Herr- mann has brought out some new and most sur- They direct you t Aumno’s, il To @ od ecffee and toa, ry ALBRO & POL" EMUB, Dealers in Tosa rnd Ping Groce: jen, No, 1255 Broadway, junction of Sina t+ JN ALBR, cor, Holy Child. ahd Avenue, near Deh at. Alay BEN | The above ll the pannels of the Bouth gal. | ROIOM leet ofdicbiere, tick alghtly acento } Third Ay; oi and Tet ie oa Jere Oe and ery, and the “ Alpha, Omegs—First, Last,” fll | arse appearance here, Alexandre, the brother | i¢ Ts tod 8 sasien fr “edad prom.” eae 7 1 or | Bo redeced prices the front of the organ gallery. On the North of Mr, Herrmann, makes his 6; unee aoe ih by Leemdos At cl abearemnan) that most incomprehensible of tricks, second. Laer irceee a sight, and is most successful, cs "ontrestion end Lah At the Academy of Music, Willlam Manton 005 BROADWAY. os is advertised to appear both afternoon and even- ing in his broak-veck feat of Zampillaezostation in addition to which two of the Ravel panto- _RELIGIOUS NOTICES. ¢ Services will be held tx o ° hope a a7 Offered for each oceasi m. eat , oon Be mornin, at Iam aud the public im general hor friends at Barnum's Mueoum nealy every | Chrtetmas Day — ms. uc hour during the day and evening. She is in | Beckman #t, Ker 8 REED, iN commence at the chapel at half | good @ charming creature, ani her bowar of Kom, 8 Rev. De, Weston and Rev, Beauty is a wonder of scenic art. Oadina, too, “ has the company of a whale, a Lippopotamus, ont. ee big wil i bet Rinagion * Messiah" will be sung by the choir, of noatly all the animals of earth and air which | Deiancey ata, eletines atti vereary Trinity chorch is one of the most magnif- | kept Noah company daring the delogo, oa Weanrediy event ne cently adorned churchos in the city. At the Wintor Garden, Mr, and Mrs. Barney “Tho milis of Ged grind slowly, as ever Baltimore or Naples was. Shi ‘ tabbings are every day occurrences, , publisues telegraphic he foreign news, and remarks— se of the trembliny + Wiebington we are unable to sa 1 xccount of the i of violent proceden’, over- ee Dibars The altar and tbe precincts of the chat cel aro | Williams will apposr, in the evening, in an ox- tly assertion of righta wrtay was a slight And though patients Exactly grinds He all. comnire and po civil will be the cou pankaef the Twentiah New Yor with boquets of laurel. Oa Loth sides of tho | dramas'—at the Oli, ‘ O'Donoghue chorister's stall are two towering pine trees ix a beautiful cross, formed of ev greors ard illuminated with tepecs, Two m sive cand:labra, beau ifuily adorned with laurel, don the ¢ ireon River fight Tite Will, which has fast pr sed Congress, in creasing (he duty on te bring the pres family, The duty on ter will henceforth ly twenty cents a on sugar thice ce re] lows ot 95 killed and one mor, woods on the day bef war home to eve ili reachol ite 4 eurrourded by who bas before tiny, Sucir way out ¥ on much the same test ri Veen kiMid ard a uy ies were found th Was taken 16 2 batons lettered ama Minuto Moi,” posed tohave been Jolin Hawhivs reported that a whole company t of our men ar mitted tea and coll to a merely rominal duty of Tho consideration, howeve duty will yield a much noel millions to the revenue of the should quit us under th favorite luxuries, ted to a tax upon suger benefit of Louisiana we should grumble crease for tlie ben should chotioh at tl Wo have, in fact, al to paying this tax, as the grocers some t rect onough, however, The front panels of the choristors’ stalls have each respectively thereon tho following mono- iat he shot Mfr, Wavros. ost uoquestionably killyd sconfossion sealol his is species of legislation, in- wins ¥ ctories for us which the The Fort Smith News of the couraging news from the Indian country. ‘The Creeks, Cherokees, and Seminoles are deserting the cause, ard large numbers have joined Opth- Ieylicle, who is encimped at the Big Bend of the Arkaneas with 4,000 Indiars well armed with rifles, revolvers and kni ‘To opporo this force ‘the rebels had r, who was cla- battle is daily We have for years au' 1 molascos for th and it will be strange i s contiouance and in {the Governmeat we st curious on record The barque I ight from Boste h two hur dred and forty from Fort Wacren, equal number e kame time givenan is in graceful contrast with this orna- | be performed, ‘Tho columns of the arches aro dec- | The Atlantic Vaudeville Thoator will also orated alternately with p lock treee—with groupings of wild laurel at the | high! The eptratces to the central and side | The s bave on each side two towering spruce | tune Division of the Sons of Temperance) give ; and the nave and exterior of the organ | @ concert and ball at Botanic Hall, No. 68 East rf 5 Afioo his monthly aay chamber sre trimmed with spruce pine, laurel | Broadway, under the management of Richard insight, har‘ly Leos int cperandi of our detective systom of p due to the efforts of a momber of the ps has been com jctment, and the ”, and naked to morous for relate expected, as the two armies are only a few ealy become accustomed | detective force that The Now © loans Drwra of the 12th mys, that the raval commander of th orbaa the transmission of ( nation and threatened to fire into any boat hat sttempted to sive conflagration i arte ho employed Tho chapel tent, forty-two by severance than te between the windows of the edifice are minia- | The programme promises for tho concert at Fhe wists! ture evergreen trees. The services will com- | least twice as muchas could be reasonably | anther foc n umenced b mence at «leven o'clock this morning, half an | expected for the adim' hour previous t) w rurg en tho church bells, After service the | by nearly every ( pensioners of the parish will receive their Christ- | The Schutzengi aigut hin to indi ti which two a1 The Reported Eyape Lieut. Samer D. of Col. Carco: | which the diapleics ‘ 0 bridge, Dec, 24.—8t. Geerg jot Lee, was totall about 12 o'cloc From the Upper Potomac. The Belgian Munkets, A good! story is told of one cf our Mlinois heard praising the arm. Saya he, “In platoon firing with the Belgian musk st, i can tell what I cannot with any other arm, and that ia, how many pieces have been fired.” “How can you tell that?” “Ob, Fount the men on the ground: it never It is fire and file back flat,” Belgian muskets will ‘kick like a mule, and burst with the groatest facility Several soldiers in our Llinois regime: ta hive ‘The bayonet, too, isa fair, apparently dosigaed tocoil'around the enemy ‘as it is introtuced, thus taking him prisoner.—Chicago Tribune, lofe that city on the 12 oops which have this point were not, at the u'most oxt Wd not over four pi n seen here wittin the pe which might haye uum i mired, refused s the river, andon two o h nearer than a m . Patrick's Cathedral is decorated in a | Halle on Orchard street. manner very similar to that of last Christmas, | Seciety,) at Dramatic Hall in Houston street. The high and side altars are profusely decorated | Otlonia Gosangvereins, at the Stoubon House d that when th tempt being mate by the soliiers to tL wark, tattle ack colonels, who w putation, the author, Ory ions would not with evergreet Aected and rent to ho aad half @ the fire the prison Cas'lo Pincksey. r dozen othor wounded prisoners were seat No:th olstons, atthe south pton, of the Pictsbu to the let Virgiaia It Light Battery, attach gunent, and’ six men, volunteers, who weat aber contains, in addition te the usual narrative of events, tw plate engravings of Gener been killed in this wa: novelty—a soft irot p states that witen the prisoners es- caped from the jail Colonel Cone first to leap out, exclaiming as he d goes for Beaufort or the North,” at Castie Pinckney when his flow prisoners wore sont thore, and it is by no means improba- executed steel ‘s Benker and Ross. On Friday the clegant brick residence of the hundred yards from the but a party of the Colstors, situated a till, was seen to be on Ist Virginia went over and extinguished it ; after which they ransacked the outbuildings St. John, N.B., Covoxrat, Enrran sayy | Wit laurel and cedar branches and tlowors. f thi Capt. Coxetter, late Southern pri- oruses Ly im: : , A tue rchod, Tickets 2. (Ot op nmed with evergreens, and the | cellent Irieh drama and a Yankee farce, orelaus t0 Souzmense at ¥ clelocky” Pant istag me one on either side are adoraed Beth the Bowery theatres present “e: arn Ht, PUBLICATIONS, &e. SPRUTUS OF THE AILANTIO f 1862 ¥ “Little Tom, « Christmas Carol,” and abnilesque, called “Robinson Crusoe." fying evidence of #pel and Epistle side of ist, and | willie epued t ‘The lectern is tastefully covered I give, afternoon aud evoning, cu ; eons, and from tho beak of the Dove | performaxces in Niblo's Saloon, j ria of the nastia, AK ded a handsome cross and star. At Irving Hall, the New York Harmonic 1 . Bociety will produce Handel's “Messiah,” in the ing, with the whole force of thei: socioty, sided by Dodworth’s Band. Bryant's minstrels will give both evening and matinee performances on Christmas, At the Stadt Theater an afternoon perform. ance and an evening ono will be given, at each of which two eacellent German comodies will aonce race the tite of fr ¢, spruce and hem. | bave two performances, producing several amusing comedivttas and operettas, Neptune Glee Club (connected with Nep, i sn sufl-ient guarantee cf @! na. rew romance, by Natha wr in the pager of “Th ol Hawthorne, wal autho" early tu th In the precincts of the nave and | Austin, with Jacob Hatch as musical directer, y A new story ion foe—25 conts, will be given tonight man Society in tho city. , at the Metropolitan Rooms in Hester street, The Turnverein, at Turn- Euterpo (Dramatic mown for lis re ich the ‘chimes will bo Balls or “‘Kransche nd the procinets of the Sanctuary | 0% the Bowery, Those are all of which we yaa written 9 etary ‘They will be brilliantly illue | have been informed, but there arc many others. Jedi? dhenlscged ers, in prowe and postry, combeth inated by pyramids of tapers at 10 o'clock |. Howard Mission and Home fur Little Wan. lantie Mothlyy hen the Very Rev. Father | dette, 26 New Bow forth from one to nthe flowing Starre will celebrate a nolomn high mass, It pes ree pd eat caligs Ae ue W. Longf eH. Tllard, is expected that Col. Mulligan will be present | from Senta Claus, with his wife and children, Ehuers a. Henry Giles ALi Chien Ga c p Tho programme is turkey, talk; turkey, sing: et Lcd Bt. Beldget’s Church (R.C.), corner of sth | 204 turkeys toys; all for the cheer of the wan- | TW. Migginwm | Hast petra | w )y e' sim the Charles Reade, st. and ave. B, is vory handsomely ornamented | °°¢"™ Milla® aud Btory of © The Cor SKATING. To-Day, Rose Ty Perhaps no Christmas Day, since the colo- | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Harriet E Rev. Father Mooney will celebrate high mass. | ny of New Amsterdam was first ostablished, | 3°02 G.™ hitter, The January number of this excellent work, in addition to its usual choico sel the periodical literata its readers an engraving of the “Battle of Bunk- |, also, of ‘John Bunyau’s wife ceding for his release before the Justi NTiiy, January, 1863 and brought oif & considerable amouat of plua- eyes Devin eas rent, when that v Messrs, Mason and Slidell and their Secretaries, were teken therefrom, locked wp in the bread-room of the Trent the time she was boarded and bad on his letters cf cred nger on board The choir for the occasion will be composed of as boarded, and members of the Liederkrauz Society. A masa, collated hy Mr, Pauer, organist of the churc will be pertormed. Mad, Steffani is one of the ble that he oscaped, This news which every one would bs glad to find true, receives, we regret to say, little cre. dence from the friends of Col. Co ‘That gallant officer had for some time previous to the fire been sufferiag from typhoid fever, and was reduced to a sta’ think would ba The enemy, excepting a few solitary senti- ted on the distant hills, were not seen at this point anvil half-past 3 P. M., when they brought in sight « 12 pound Parrott gan, and shells towards the camp of the Ist + presents to pret nels Capt. Coxetter was in exchange and , wherewith to purchase a steamer in England, to cruise as a man of war under the tlag of the Southern CITY NEWS. At the Church of St. Vincent de Paul (23d st.), @ new mass, by Mr. Louis Dachauer—the recond he has composed—will be sung by the Society of St. Cecilia at half past 10 o'clock A10-pourd Parrott gun of Matthews, Pa., bettery, soon drove them out of sight. of great weakness, prevented him Farther than this they be- lieve they detect discrepancies, no doubt acci- This number of the Atlantic opens with a Professor Agass: Stu Natural History,” and includes a number of ar- licles, each of suflicient merit to achieve a repu- made their appearance opposite ilo from the river. remained in full view fur several how EB. P, Whipple, has been looked forward to by the lovers of fine ekating with such ‘Groat Expectations” J Tr —Thre asthe one wo celebrate today, but we are | seaprice the publ i 5 part of the United State sorry to inform our readers that the Central Leal begin with elther he. fret or Perapacots Park Pond will not be open to the public, for, | number. The pages of “The Atlantic” are although the weather was icy cold and froozing | Whed. and back numbers can be supplied. 8 in its effects yesterday and last night, and ice WING ARRANGEMEN' ; wn Pe wtage. was rapidly formed on the sides of the pond, | thelr own portage. 7 the same troulle which annoyed the skaters | lars, Postage, 96 cents a year. of last winter at the Park for a period of three | Ixpvoxmxnts ror Sunadmmxo.—Lins of St. Stephen's church, (R.C) on 2R:h street, | weoks, has been by some strange indifference | > > furnished ow application vo dental, in the statements of Lieut. CHRISTMAS DAY, xoing through a drill for the Lenefit of the spoc- tation for any perio, TICKNOR & FIELDS, Publishers, Rev. Ir. Cumming’s, is beautifully adorned | allewed to be continued into this In short, the 155 Washington st, Boston, Mana, which increase their doubt. Hancock, Dee. 2 —The 39th Minois having received their arms, are now here, posted ina y awaiting an oppor- yor co-operate with ‘s advance guard, which now extends with evergreens, and vases of choice flowers | sewers which convey the drainage of the land which are placed on the altars, from Eighth Avenue and from Seventy-first St, Andrew's church, (R, C.), the handsome | to Seventy ninth stree s, empty finally in the Its Observance and Amusements. Army ani Navy, At the Brovklyn Navy Y: . S, steamer Crusader and the bark Reatless Death of Prince Albert Putxce Avnent, Queen's consort of Eagland, whose death wo received information of by the strong position, anxi tunity to repel the ener i yesterday, the Today is the anniversary of the great fostival Ps URSUANOE La little edifice on Duane street, near Chatham, is | *kating pond, and yester’ay the contre of the | [N,PURSUANOE OF AN ORDER O of the year—that which annually gladdens the hearts of all people where the joyous words “Christ is risen” have been heard; and in many at this early dawn, will be chaunted the angelic song, ‘Peace on earth, and good will toward men,” which first swelled from the heavenly choir in rejoicing for His birth. Let us not content ourselves with merely hoping that all our neighbors will enjoy ‘a merry Christmas,” but ourselves aid them to do so— were put into commission at 1 o'clock. Crusader carries an armament of ten 32 pound- ers, a crew of about 200 men, and a sergeant’s guard of matinee, The Restless bas four 32 pounders, and a crew of sixty men, Today, being Christmas Day, all the work- men who can possibly be spared will be liber- ated from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Persia, was born in Rosenau, Germany, on the 26th day of August, 1819, and was consequently about 42 years of age at the time of bis death. He was the second son of Eanrsr, Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and received a superior educa tion at the University of Bonn, England in 1838, in company with the Kiag o! Belgium, and in the latter part ofthenext year ‘an announcement was made that the Queen of s gitarding the railroad all the way Tho 5:h Connecticut and Knapp’s battery, are expected here ia a day or t e tastefully adorned with evergreens, flow. | Pond was materially marred, to skaters eyes, | here! ven all pereoos having olaims Gem Cumberiend. alain apabe ornamenting Mts benutiful | at least, by the sight of'a rushing, Juck Frost: BALE ithe iy of Now high altar, which will be illumi ous tapers, The railing of the sanctuary is | thirty feet in width, It was suggested last trimmed with evergreens, Rev. Father Cur- | summer to the Commissioners, (so we learn,) ran will celebrate high mass at ten o'clock. that the pond should be drained, and the sewer St. Mary's (I, C.) is ornamented with a pro- | comlucted — beneath — its bed, fusion of evergroons, the galleries being grace, | *U&etstion was not acted upon, It is pre- Williamsport, Deo, 21.—This morning a man, named J, 1. Wharton, residing at Clear Spring, hed one of the river pickets and offered hi ) to carty a dispatch to the other side, ‘The soldier made the fact known to Col. Leon aid, who ha: him arrested, bur not ull he had gencies of the service, however, will not al'ow | destroyed the dispatch, Le is coonected by an entire suspension of work. For some time marriage with «x Senator Mason now in Fort County of New York, aotios isting st f wat twenty to | of to the Bulscribers, at the residence of J. A. | resisting stream of water, some twenty to | of to the Bul B ted by numer- i he But the fully festooned. The high altars have floral | Swed that if the weather continues very cold, [SX PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF 1 Fngland was to form a matrimocial allian which was consummated on the 10th of Febru. Leonard holds him as a spy. merry heart maketh a continual feast,” wo artial law fur sey- Hovey, of com. Sere eaeel are hire teas cor as Gee decorations in rich profusion, and will be bril- | there may be skating by Friday or Saturday. This town has been und ‘Surrogate of the County of New York, Notice LANGDON, late of tie liantly il!uminated. Beekman’s Ponda, near 60th street and 4th uous Waly having claims the marriage tock place amids: Parliament, shortly after wards, made him a personal allowance 00 a yoar He wasalso made a Fil! Marshal, Knight of the Garter, aad bore other hon- He took@ personal iatereat in and was patron und preeideat of various charita ble ivotitutivus. The project of the Great Wo tli’ Pair Exhi- bition is sail to have ori Agricultural pursuits were among his favorite pastimes, and he was known as a large raiser of choice farming stock, while hy was, at the sams time, a man of cultivated tastes, and a recog. nized patron of the fine arts, Charity, no less than ‘ peace and good will,” is very nevdtul to the poor in this season of cold and, too oft it is to be feared, hunger. who are able to wear 4 merry countenance with out an effort, by reason of their many shekels of gold and silver, we say—remember the poor. Not alone in the charitable institutions, which for widely varied motives are sown broalcast among us, but on the highways and in the by- ways, where they may be found, Some people think it is very proper and others that it is very pleasant to yo to charch acd another class think it a duty to go to some place of amusement in the afternoon or evening. We will endeavor to give afew facts, as much as we have room for, for the direction and information of all, telling them y go to church, and where they may axiuse themselves afterwards, ‘The day will also be observed at all the military posts in the harbor, The men will be exempt from drill and police duties, and will feast on poultry and beer, A party was sent from Fort | tain in the rebel arm Hamilton to the city yesterday, to purchase turkeys and ecee, The Church of the Holy Communion, located | afhemmeny ratty, Noll frozen over yeatentay at the corner of 20th street and 6th avenue, i O00) sete & aunsber of ventareeome 1 '* | lads were skimming its surface, till near: a decorated in a very artistic manner, The altar F » y | Reacts ot Mowaxerk:, on or behee the Tn dey and tho canopy which surmounts it are taste fully fringed with laurel and fir, and the candel- illed with numerous tapers, with Princess pine. The Baptismal Font core tains a boquet of choice flowers. A continuous ttring-course of evergreens runs parallel on the | foolish, flutings of the gallery panels; and the organ chamber is also handsomely ornamented, ‘The altar will be brilliantly illuminated this | skating at Sylvan Creek, 109th street, yester- mort iog at half past six o'clock, when the first | day afternoon, ard there will no doubt be a service of the day will commence, The Rey. | considerable number of skaters there today. Mr. Lawronce, the pastor, and the Rev. Dr. | In Brocklyn,we learn that groat preprrations | JN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF 11 Muhlenberg will officiate, ‘Tho music wiil be | have been made by the members of the various very full and fine, skating clubs, to get their ponds and app: ny B,, Massachusetts 13th, is the Provost D, Shepherd, of Sh Alexander Boteler great rejoicngs, { prisoners are R. ardstown, son-in-law of Abrabam Sho eda considerably num. ber of civil oflivers of Morgan county, who un. deriock to execute thy rebel laws, A specimen of forced marching occurred on Wednerday night, egiment, left their cam erick, at 12 o'clock, and arrived EsarAnp first planted negro slavery on our soil, and now she is impiously resolved to wage war against us to maintain and perpetuate it ated with him. J four times only on the inutes on each occasion. 98 Greenwood, a Unionist, reports that there is but one guerilla company left to keep yuard on the heck opposite, Lotween thi Waters, four'miles above, for Martivsburgh cn Saturday morning, except: ing the wagons containing the boats, Your correspondent is indebted to Mr. Green, h valuable information reserding localities, and also for bis services as a jcuide. From him E learn that duriny , two privates 0 Tur Philadelphia Ixquinvr has a special despatch from Baltimor», stating that news had been received from Richmond, to the effest that Fort Pickens had opened fire threo times on Fort McRae since the what effect is not _knewn, heessant shower of shells was thrown into the fort by Col. Brown, on Christmas Day By his amiable Prince ALimier had end ared him- sell tothe English people, and bis death wi be gonerally lamente?. It is no small testimony nd disere'ion, that he was in, for twenty on somewhat equivocal position in 2 n great credit to Ma repa place and Falliog ‘Lhe remainder left 1 ult., but with Oa the 80th ult, an to his good sense P deceased, to present the same, wil Tho Allen street M. E, Sabbath School, (Al- | 12 good order, ia expectation of @ contiauation | Seto the @ubscriher, at the nfce of Weeks and lon street, between Rivington and Delancey | of such freezing weather as we aro now having. Dio, 68 Wall crest, in the Olty of: New JUS SERVICES. Chapel the decorations are as usual superb, Two massive fir trees overtop the Episcopal seats in the chancel, and the altar tablets are completely veiled by a pyramid o choles towers, The Baptismal Fon: ated with a massive bouquet of white roses: On the Gospel and Epistle side of the altar are the trefoil and crossin the centre of a cir- cle, symbolic of the crucifixion, the Trinity Resting on the columns are “ide-+preading branches of the laurel, while the flutings of the capitals are decorated with ever- greens. The pulpit is beautifully ornamented —two symbols formed of fir, representing the Alpha and Omega on panels on either side, ‘The golden plume over the dome is hidden by . The pews where Wash- ington and the first Governor of New York worshipped, are also handsomely trimmed with laurel, Divine service will commence at 10!4 Rey, Mr. Dix will officiate, St. John’s Chapel is one of the most clab> Tho entablature at base of the semi-circular dome of the chancel is fringed with a wreath of evergreens, beneath which is the sentence, formed of evergreens, il- luminated with flowers: their attack hore tho Harn’ ranck Aephards:own were killed, and pro- Tilloton Dugan, meriy jailer a: Mar insburybybad bis Is and Was otherwise sliicutly snjured at the sais ‘The latter ix particularly obnoxious to the Unionists in this ection, Sylvester Stonebreaker, a resident of this precinct, but who Was arrested and mate to take the oath of allegiance by Gan. Nogley last summer, made his escape into Virginia near this point last night. gave the enemy intelli a large fores under Gen, Banks, was prepar to cross at Williamsport, and march upon Wia chester, atal probably induct jonatration upoa Wi Repor's frem Union men on the e that during the gallant re by two companies of the Is woro killed outright fl Tt will be ree loc encmy had two small guns and made 3 there, who with thoit 8 compelled! the former to beat a hasty re- erp—Twenty Firemen Great Fire at Ant streets.) holds its Christmas Anniversary at 7 | The Fifth Avenue Pond, 40 much talked of and | Nau’ york, the 22d day of September, 1961 k this evening. ‘The exerc MIGHAUL EUGINE. txncutr, singing and speaking in great variety, the blind } *ubstantial fence, and a comfortable building poeters, Mies Pri some original pi On the night of Dee, tion took place at the erp, cuusing large by commenced at about at the large Melgia Detectives la Ragland, ies in the Eaglish erpool merchant, whose steps in American detective. The popular impression of the story, on this side of the Atlantic, was wel] exprevsed in a cut published Ly ore of the illustrated paye s, repre- senting the Liverpool merchsnt rferred to, shrinking, in terror. which bore marked resem’) papers of a L were being dogged by suger refinery, and about balfan hour the whole buildings were one 4 the greatest consterna: St. Ann's church for deaf mutes, Rev. Mr. Gallaudet, pastor, is very tastefully trimmed, t, One of the novel features of the dressing, is a ahi covered with akaters today, The Nasrau aleautiful star, formed of evergreens, on a | Skating Club have a pond a little beyond,—ac- crimson ground. w jm o which will be illuminated with jets of light on | Pott much visited by the pubiie, at the Throe locks in front of the terded with gre: w Jackson to make great exertions on th # the fire was arrested wa It would seem, however, the truth in the story of Amer England, than we supposed, if we are t the London Ouserven, which j steps have been taken to put a s° calls “American espionage in Engl the altar is ornamented with boquots of white flowers, Services will commence at half.past n detectives in splendid holly-tr St. Paul's (German Latheran) chareh is, like the others we have described, adorned in a tasteful manner with evergreens, ‘The leading features of the ornamentation are four large Christmas trees—formed of jet pipes—and cov. ered with evergreens, which are placed in the pave near the chancel, The trees are laden with gifts which will be divided among five hundred children of the Schools of the Church, | the Hamburg line of steamships. Anew hymn, commencing ‘Honor to the Lord | The Bremen line, during the four or five our God," will be sung at the services this | months past, brought a hundred and fifty thou- morning at balf-past ten o'clock, The Pastor, Rey. Mr. Geisse: heimer, will officiate, In the evening the Christmas trees will be illuminated with gas, and the gifts on the trees distributed to the ebildren, about 10,000,000) ifty thousand quarters of wheat, ry ‘ at St. Felix, besides’ 1a ties of wool, sugar and ck on our pic hern rebels ia English cities and town: “Mr, Adams, the Ualted 8: orstood all along to have prote these doings, aud they ap, have been carrie: on throug! St. Louis, Dec, 24.—Dispatches received at headquarters say the command sent iy General Pope burned two ferry boat and a foundry at that place, and took one Heutenant, four mon in this country un rately decorated, ¥ papers, describing the fice at the fh the instrumental: | time of its commencement in the sugar refinery, her ambassador of the United State: at a foreign court; but it is expected that the have taken ji need te proceetinaa chet hans About a thourand of the rebel eral Popa, arriy ¢ allowed to rem: It was found impossible to save the retiaery ; in lees than half an hour it was one flery fur- nace, throwing high columns of flames iuito the air, which lit up the whole city, the whole country as tur as Daw wis day; the flames were perfect] ialble paseoagers in the Gan from Neukerke, All the effuris (#ire Brigade) and the garri: se econs buildi Felix andthe woud enused oo auc public outery and icdiznation,” Masen and SlidelL ‘There was a rumor in Wall street yesterday morning that Merers, Mason ani S110%1.1. were to be sent to England today, in the Eu ropa. Though sufficient faith was had in the Feport to influence stock operations, k would nin the cars until ning, when they were escorted by their eapturers, undir Col, Davis, to Dr, Me- Dowell's medical college, where they will be taken care of for the present, In the entablature at the chancel end of the nave, on either side, is the inseription,in church three leagues off; th text, covered with white flowers: train raw them Government Cotton frem Port Royal. Philadelphia, Dec. 24.—' Stewart arrived with 290 bales of the Go: x ‘The neat litte Sacdeaborgian Temple, in Suh ot, nant Lexington dreuen fo slon iste. | santieeet tstiae the dey. yesterday, in comme especially the Entrepot Bt, ‘The columns and capitals are prefusely deco- ited with our, five drops Gepeoding £0 seem to be incorrect, as we lears by telegraph 7 There wore ot lane ff men ingide the byild- 4 to Parthsre thoreed to tke bateerioan, 06 tea tase of J. Greenwood, No, 143 Wet Fi dusk, two of whom, in their anxiety to remove Projecting stones, got on a weak sees Of the | Dutede Mere ert te 1 ee oe ae ee ice, and with their united weight and efforts WILLIAM A. MARTIN, J tora, managed to bresk through and sink to their necks in the icy water, They ware, afier some trouble, drawn out, looking very wet and twined It is expected there will be fine skating at “Beekman's" this morsing, There was good @urrogate of the County of New York, notice hereby given to, all persond, having elaine atus | ELIZA GILBERT, fate of the Cy of New youchers ore the 18th day of April aext. e3 consist of | Visited last winter, has been surrounded with « 8, Crosby, contributing | Prepared for members and their families, Quite | [N PURSUANCK OF AN ORDER OF TH for the occasion. ‘Tickets | # large portion of the pond, howaver, is free to | cording ve the statute 1m mich came nde and all who wish to use it. ‘The Fifth Avenue Pond Dotlo fa erely gs is capable of accommodating from four to five thousand skaters at one time, and will no coubt nd | ce##able to members only, There is also a fae h overtops the altar, The ceiling is festooned with | SH" House, handy to the cars, suspended from tho corbels; and Anms.—The Hamburg steamer Teutonia which arrived rt this port on Monday, brought over seventy-five thouand stand of arms, prin- clpally rifles, for the Government. ‘The largest Proportion of this shipmeut was procured in Austria, The steamer Damatexs, recently from Liverpool, is now discharging a quantity of arms and one hundred casks of ingot lead, each cask weighing fourteen to fifteen hundced pounds, It is estimated that nearly a quarter ion stand of arms haye been brought to untry during the past four montha, by sand stand, besides equipments, PURS' ORDER 01 Tunix are at present some two hundred | [™ GURSUANCR, Quast ot iow Yor! Triteh veal in this prt, al of which, with | 's beryl tall perms having Cae a ¢ Tm late of te Clay oe other foreigners, and the American ves- present pope , displayed their national ensigns ai i eshte, fare tte ce, eS od ‘day i quence of the death of H. R. H. Prince Albert.