The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 25, 1863, Page 1

—— a NUMBER 9 Ox1s, ~ Latest News BY TELEGRAPU TOTUR NE W YORK SUN LATE SOUTHERN NEWS. Bufferings of Federal Soldiers, Advance of Longstreet on Knoxville. THE REBEL CON ‘GRES TYRANNICAL LAWS BEING PASSED. Interesting Local Intelligence. Honors to Gen, Corcoran. The Remains to Reach Here To-Day PROGRAMME FOR THE RECEPTION. Christmas and ‘Christmas Eve, CARNIVAL or ae &e., &e. From ‘Dixie Direct, Sufferings ef Pederal Soldiere, GOOD WILL. Washington, Dee. 24 This morning two soldiers Of the United States army, who @t Richmond, reported thom Marshai's office, dressed in gra Union ladies ut Rickmnoud f.om Their names a: * secoeh" Howard aod MeCuiloueh bin Me are been (po durance @ at the Provost clothes made by kets ward Bad been employed by the rebele in charge of Ale Derma Uospitel No 2Y, and McCullough was McCullough feigned to ord. ed outin a corfin might, Their eecar bloyed as a hospital a! Be dead, and was ca: Paseed the guard @utithe ith Mon, aud sultewere made fur them to yet vat ef the city. that our men are suffering @reat tebe! prisons and hosp’ s. Ther jone @orn bread, and se They represent that the a ts thirty-five, BY MAIT Sun Office, New York, De ef Dec t toforced probably trom Lee's ariay Bot stated, CY) making the ti: dof kind, A Dill was introduced, Cessation of the war. Hes at cost from of all banks in the @uppiied substituse: tee, aud was to te reported at once The Diseatom, with evident chacrin, @ommenteof the Northern press on M felauive to the starvation cf lnion p Geprecates the bitterness of Mr. e@ffording pretexis Bation on the face of the earth.” States thas it is emouch that the priconers fared as well Sent bands of m pose of devastating it and eiarving tl, Into rabmisrion. It concludes th at it ies Day the pena ty. The following important 4 1; The country between Bear thre: hundred pris mere were cap ent ot Be the waron train, have captured n Saein raid the entire party » be capture ty have burned gons and & artillery, to prevent th ‘Thera lroad betw eeo th) be ju rupoing ord er by Saturday ir falilng fot Averill plete suece: foad previously deemed {m.practicab! A gentleman who bas rasided tn J followiug information: yvernoment, They ere arried with he fortifications « f veveral lines of entre men hworks 5 isle pire, beside The forte are epareely mapoed Th Wounted on ail the worke ir qu Compared wath theirextent. At the tim erm planned an eacape, the d nin men ¢ were aware of the intended cJort. and joined the prisoners had they eu n Richmond, and ¢.be wo Borted frech adwance of Longatreet on Knox genes erp Brieol, Dee 21. Offcera from the front a ou forees gre moving torward in the dir Harare orretown has been cleared of the enemy @ ince at He leo ew ward was efeciod e@uthe Sth instant, aod they remaloed in the city of the fur etain dive r Foot yogoner havea! Some friends took clare of the thers out of retel Diaukets, aud passes were furuished which enabled ‘These pereowe roport rdabine in the rebule themselves are very vomnty, consisting of a piece of loeeasionaily a piece of bacon age Gaily number of athe of our priscnere in the boepiiale im the city | Richmond papera Did were received at this office iact aight The most important feature of the news is the re le, re though this ie In the Confederate Congress, om Monday, an abor- attempt was made to atuend the tar iaw, by @ of sweet potatoes payal yoney ingta rvice all volunteers aad draited inca until the Another bill was introduced, Onabling soldiers to purebase supplies fur their farni the Quartermasters Department, Mr. Miles, of Virg: nie, offered resolutions (hat notes Confederate States, held by alien emies be confiscated ; that ifthey are not deposit- @d in the banks respectively, within ninety days from the passage of thie act, they shall be rezarded as beid by alien enemies; that any bank becoming in- debted to the govermment by reason of such confis tion, may discharge the eame by paying a tenth part thereof in specie, and the rest in Confederate bends The bill for placing im the service persons wh is inthe hands ef the Commit have are marks to the Coafederate Mouse of Kreprosentatives, It Foote's speech, aa of exnggeration to the most lying The Dierarcnt the soldiers, and if either have auf fered it is the fart of the Lincoln government, whieh idere into the country between the Potomac and. James River, for the avowod pur p pulation » more than te t Btatho need in the ene. ‘e Stu tion, ae the men stopped to pil Ep. 8c Poetic justice that the Laion pris vers should now teh from East Ten that on of wand only Reports from bel ow Ste that Imboden and Echole opt and Lyuckbarg wiil (The “Salem raiders” here ailuded to refers to Gen, apedit! on for destroying supplies and cut ‘tampa fl commur jeations between Longstreet ead Kichmond,« detailed account of which appeared fn yesterday's S's, This expedition proved a eom- (Gen, Averill having eluded the im pense forces coricentrating against him by marehing bis command over thetop of the Alleghanies, by army s.] mond tor the elgian “e the ide ne our of Kic would past five yeare, and who left there lec. 4, furnishes The garrison of the city and fortenumbers abont 8,000 men, who are prineipd'ly ‘he en plorees of the rifles, . enomler of gune rable, wen mond have ceeded rom the ermory at Taye tteville, about S90 gune per woe k are turned oot. Atthe gar Works thelr heavy gure lays heen hooped, ne work of thueimprowt vingon, Are h 10 ihe piincipal y ld loss cfetoehing tiles adopted by our Governunent were reer es thelr manatactare tommenced in Richmond even before they were wm Our iniorma nt says thatthe prices cur Washington, and in som > de here, underquote everything. inet allowing the Freiwh to take co, nniess they will raise the toe foreiaa interven a died out, fs openly denounced in the errsete wishes Pe that the state m et sunk very anxious for exh t the ecasstion was @amant te srevens tb tD ale tedibiag wide wit! All b South Car h dev inthe projec ed trom ane people protest y the tobac e of © people ae of prisoners, anc thiak jopaed by our car gow thetr | Committee the name of Georve Lt | of Maor-General ( | ce Ie The National Union Convention. Metlelian for President Philatels hia, D The © National Commitiey held a private ees on at the Contmmenal Horel this wening, Hon. Amos Kendall, Presid oy inthe Charend De KR New York, Secretary, and a‘jourued ir, pending fhe divcusston of the follow. ing resolution, which was adopted at the Inte meet. ing in Cincinnati: Resolved, That th adopt Gnd reaffirm and scagests to the Convention of Con Kentucky platform Consaivative [non Mele orrt Presideney, and recommend to th Mittee to take euch acrion in reward to the tion of cauditates for President and Vice Pres deut os they may deem eapediont Arooen DisraTen Philadelphia $4. It is understood that the National Couservative Colon Conven ion Session in this city, hi le how tn @reaMirmed the nomination ree Bo MeClelian for President, and have nominated for Vice Promident, Bx ( ywernor WB, Campbell. of lonneasee Another Bogua Keport Raltiwere 1 4 The ieport by the Star of the South about ¢ high is e:roneons ‘ihe Aur Can 4 correspondent, in @ utter by the \rago, apoaka of it e merely got aground ae saleab, rer deri ecensary forherty esto Port Roval fore pate notinured by @ rebel bat News items. (Telcgvaphed to the New York Sun} Tue Koselan feet hee left Wash neten for borirene Monroe, end wi!l winter inthe Roale Iv is stared that pasenort reen those in force at thie city are to he at Boston, Philately and Ialtime Tig Navy Department ieco ne tot mated steamship tiona womilar te t im operation sd four cane. of wioueht iron, to cerry four inch guns each, and be 4) feet in teneth speed to be 16 knote, They will coat $5,000,005 each Tum steamers Moses Laylor end St. Loute sailed for Pavatue from San Faucieoo yesterday The latter laee W000 ba treaeure for Boyland, aod @204,000 for New York Tie iron steamer North, from Perobroke, Me, bouad to Boston, went ashore ou Weduecday veer (iwls ead She wae vileed apd tull of water captinio sod crew were saved iron and wood A wmivire letter, dated Ma says “Shaw & Co have received orders from Cape lown, to advance 10,40 rupecs to the Ala! a, and they t a large numberof letters awaiting her arrival, now daily expected meet with we wery cool ibe She wee loaded with | reception from the Furopeans here Anextiuce letter hae be ton from General Grant, orecewed in Washing tothe effect that he will not thank any one for urging him forthe Proedeney, ae he does not desire the office He thinks that it would he er toput down tie rebellion beiore encagice in Preeident makir ‘Tua Adatanl Genera! e:my comn ere bae triecraphedto that alow has Poco passed to the effect that no bounties, ¢1e ho ar are now ded by law, willbe paidtoany pereone & Dth of January: all th " provi J after provi ext Theo by law ie the #100 authorized br the act of Juls The eoistmanding oficere are accord.uriy rejuiredta cure all re enlistiucnte of veteran volunteers poe ble, Leiore January Gib Tus Creek Indiane have ne ated a treaty with | thie Government, providing for the ab tition of elay | ery amonag thitn, as a condition of their beine re inetated in thee yrment of the benofits whieh they forfeited by their disloyalty Similar treaties are | | Gamahtes contemplated with the Choe The latter, through theirowne for freeing theirelaver, bute is required in @ new treaty Cor, Witttama, commanding et Rorerille, Ark, base eecured for the government, bal and Cherokees moll, have provided diesion for that end ty and in process of ginning, some 2) hales of rele! ton, and hae within reseh of camp 100,000 bushels of corn, and 4 fathering 1,000 % sperday, He can t up.if alt can be sred, 200,000 pounds of Allof thiaie being dome Ly the r gimentwith the segiatance of one extra train, ing two mille and hunting + eeverasl of whorn have been capiured heades rn buswhackers general Aunrattest with the Stafford p mer ilee at We Point yesterday, produced woncderfrl reanita, Ay trom tarcet ex and egltt ee thick, backed with iifteen inches of live ook, wae perforated andeet an fire by two alelis, containing one & n f Greck fire each The ape in the iron wae fourteen {nchea in diameter, and the wood and bolte were ter ribly broken. The tention wee aeenred by impact, end the tarcet continved ty) barn until ectinguiehed by order of the eMeer in charge, Com. I) Hitcheeck, 1 N, The gun used wae an eg Fs Parrott rifle, General Intelligence. (By Mail to the N.Y Sun.) A Movewen® inon. foot in Warbington to consoll date thereon aud volun No lees than one hundred elaty #eneration liave clairns on Mrigham Yo tul care wud iustrocc eon the of the rising r paren tolls en arm 700.900 United jere, or theres towhoh number Vinre actuals feld. Jue country is ‘paying offive.s for 1,400,000 aoldiere! Irie rumored that Gen Meagher akecommand of the Corcoran Lagior the oth "it lewn ted that moat probally remains of the Corcoran Lewion wilh be added bo the biel bilge Ansurand ( liom 4s hasreturned from the t. Troere now 0.000 colored soldiers ou the nd upward of 6.00 colored women and chile gathered together, A noy “indifferentiv honest" door step in Portiar Me, @ fow dave since, and coveluded to eonnecate it. He hot haste, and great wae bis borroy on fading at eon tained alive baly IsrosmaTtionreceived in Washington by Inst etoam. er, etates that oll the rebelrane in bngland have been offerredto the Bugieh Goviroinent, and that Lord Clarence Paget, on the pat of the Enailah Ad tuiral, bad written to the buide € thatnode cided answer could be given for the pros uc A nuMuge of agenteare in Washington, from the North, to red recroite, Lhe Government wiilno longer permit uch recruiting there Quitee Cotachment of young freedmen ot the Jirtric. have eto Rhode Iriand t) enlist in o new regiment just d there, and about to be sent to New Ocieans hae been passed in the rebel Senate to limit the term of office for the Cabinet min cee to wo veare, when tbe v now nat tho Pree ident, end contimed or re ected by che bent Vine Niehinond baguineg ¢ vent the by nhope hat are tar from terug to Jet's pres softhe working women of F i by the inst eenena thine: 44.000 iaborera, enenged a@ Geld hande and do connected with faim woth; 40 are p iT commercial clerks, i deotiate: t7 bankers and money lendere, 1 doet end 6 reporvers Vow some time past a reign of terror hae prevatled in Washington counts, ti), and the neighborhood, Phe whole district ia overrun with desertere aud red e! sympetDizers, who commit ou with the wot daring impunity, since B tied round the lower part of t tnecssel vas at Mr Linton's tly etter midnight, ad 0 young indy’ 16 years of age, Not fs of thirteen meo, with haudkerebiete | many days » presented boar Kichview, YORK, treervative Union | ‘ , “et FRIDAY, Dk t Naval Movements Brow the sun Naoal Neporter The U. 8 «teanier Hor @eeuckle left this pore weater day for the south Atiautic sjogdvon. The ts. steam ere Poterhod, Kensington and Nepune lett forthe Postson the Narrowsand 'y Hook. The Meta comet and Prot asc orlered to go into ¢ foon and depart se roon ae pom ible, ALL there verseeare fully manned, notwith ta @ the erarcity of esi! Ors, and ench hase proper complement of oticere, Se vernl other +! e Navy Yardto Ro to gee, aul will be ready next wrek Phe fron clat Re LD) Ttalin jenow ready for sea, and are preparing will deawe, it is thought, on Friday night, on atrial deat ned to te ermeriie ns @ @ a polne veasel Some geniiene ted © the eonrtrinc f her hulland eng vere! cere Teelian Navy, @od eome rie ete ofthe New York Pr et | 1 protably 'e¢ gone three ut hitting berengoce will be worked The Naval ite iring Hoard [a etill im sereion at the Brooklyn Marine Barracks, and wateot through with the case of Commodore Porter osterday it edjourved for the Chirtetmae hh 1 ill meet again @hentheyarcover th olcevare tired by this?! eNavy he my 1 aye Depart sees auch Nata ublished ba ut departmen rom New Oricuus. 1. 8. steamer MeClellan, from New Crieans Le T4th, Pensacola loth, and Kew Wert sth, wihiomaite and pareengers, arrived at thie port yeoterdar he | Me reports noth of importance trer ne st either pace) Matterssemained ae ceas 1 - q LOCAL NEWS SEW VORK AND LAF VICINITY, ws bandbor on a) earnicd it howe in | | thats holiday br Chivistiiass Tay. A CHRISTUS TLS YEN. Writtn for The New York Sun Wilh hearte tuud divinely, talad Pelee, tit Jesuet “ar Messisb and King Who came from the tumnelons Ot Heaven above Ourtaibcbetar taking, a! was hie love The muste eaven was someon the earth By eugels of glory, annonneing bie birth The soul cheering Anthems, OF Angolic «treir orecd the alod » hepherds, On Bo blehem’s plain Thercne of giadti luge Ave at blcee'd morn, Whon feat the Sev our Trivimanive horn Liet the glad Anthems, the A # lig, lie } tl f ia Kove phe tdinge proclaiming 1 wy ener Goodwill to lest alvation are lo our dear le (nd homag For tidings ro chee Of this Chrieto For thie blessed morning the C! all proclaim Praise with edoretion to Jesus's dear name, Ob! love to amarir The ceareron of G To bring our Saivation Became fleeh and hood Our nacore aewuming Laid open the wa ‘Tint lendeth to glory Andunclouded da O' Children of Zion your ge de ring 1 og in Jowusy wu ” ON day Spring of r iu che oe ’ Lu uneloud dd beau: Deign pen veto ehine Vor glory eur Vio Welle thee Porth our M diator And ving in t music the ation Nuw Yous, Dee. Mt e OK ‘ Twas MOnMS Thia mor usandaof little enonre Isne in we . } a gleef orto their perenta and e nilt avth th. good Bt. N mie Ort t With you! iful «onde ' late t . poms thar a a Clvia to ente OC) houreaot hia f (thee ebe ifthe deoore wer he might a m ’ hin task more casiiy, soune porente, fie juentiy ate lore for an anewertothereht ’ 1 % anally put off the reply wi and ent, “Oh, don't Torher me!" of enna equal Ivo War cod shutting the mouth of ¢ youne inquirer Others, mere ell ng to the ence tot their little ones, pat en fdown lex) lain that Senute Car fant f iE: | ta se toe base the chinese th rt eeuy t war of ydwelline doors of o fe Mel and bare time bie goes hie ! Jhon the in ihaow r ants Claue manages to Cary to eoouvh to supply the eh n of m great eity fi New York, To which mamma replice, that ‘the 1 od mou" manaces that matter by taking first ae larce a loa’! as be ea pour, deve Jing inte @ toy wales lve t and 60 kes on bia travels unt:! all bis little finde are suppited Bat Clristina ming | to others heslie the children working men an! woren of the metropolia rejnice abethe mon tony of their teil, and ¢ which ther may enjoy omer by exercise of Gives them a fieeca t themaelvee and reoowse various kindsein pe Christmas morn dos come brings to them solid tokens t! he a Aga lecanee the day apmeciation, tn the shape of preeentact + rand er arthees from thes emp bora wha fee sind that “ns ajein, becaue thoy t int unions that bring tog ther tha reparace their bone cle Their a a} & year ur tw pact, have been more or ine hed by the me ory of lost and abeen’ on Vot hope eits « hearth-stone, and whispers that (ne dead have + tobrighter sph ree, or the sbeont one is nobly holding the honor of bis tative country upen ihe tented field, Then Chiictmas morning brings soleing to the homes of the poor, upon whom gene | rous friends beatow their charnsy more lavish) .una ateny otherseasou. The wealthy fiod »'easare in al | the happiness they can afford i) the uolortuss'eand | thas edd te the geners! bilasity of ibe betiday, 1363, 9)" wet), WaNe On miery ag, Chrietmas Pee amo he cermane wae celebrate Ast evening wit dabapirit. On this eusion the family oxether and talket ove ast occurrences, and each member related youthful oxperier wien Chitstmae Ewe wan erle- brated att parental hot é & the haprr days of ebiidt 1 A thovesnd reme sicra of be gone seenesandin t nthe old country are couneeted With the celet ration of Chr ainas ive, VheGermane Claim thay they have from th wh iand introduced ho “Chritinns tree, and the manger of col brating th a) bow ad int Christmas with the Germans ie pa ‘ oy and hilarity. While « tmaseve tee ! amone tl Te, Y tmanner at home, the ' itee!t fs more riven to ont door raerrat Ali they pleees of am meut willbe tironged be a crowd of Pleaeirewee kere At the theatre there wili be por | formances day amleveuing The publie pisces dens gud Cone rt Saloons which a abr + will be oT aut. | " Wihout reeular homes are compare: fw oe ‘ + popole cone wer ‘ i ' s af an nt, and and Inborere, were almost ¢& feat might | Vere pleasant areths gatherings of the an as a ane es muneicetandsing wing the ore, tC cir resp ‘ where | murieal pertormaue ‘ tote eid soccal inte, corree.t aod partir, wt er of thedar The pteut in . 1 the } ft), © var burned down a fo dae store hae for @ tone time | bean a favorite piace of rendes vous of the (je fin theeite, More than a doren musical secictics bad toade it thete headquarters, and | y tne contingra. | tion considerable pert and banners, thermue oter and iwetramente, ce. This diane ter has caused some commotion among cur German fellow eitizens, at least ainong hose immediately in terested They have re post he new head. | Quarters, in order to be enal led teccel rate the bolt days in the eustor y manner rr ' re Trinity Church. Children’s Featrval, -At 3 o'clock | Yestercay afternoon, a fullehoral service took place | in Deinky Choret, the Pew Di. Osiby officiating, Oselefed Fy whut: of ther clergvinen, sod about forty chorister: arrawed in their eurplices The chancel waa loithantdy lighted aa and the entire eburch was beautifully decorated with evergreens, | The chancel wae entered hy three gothie arehes, eon. | struc’ toleverereene At the top af the centre arch waren yellow «rose of rte in the centre of whieh wae wcucteot faurcl, ve beneath wae the | a ible ravi, for em noof be andy whieh reproemented the f Dothieheu i regan loft, and tiont of t i t, wee Iitereily | cove hh evergreens, aud 1 ed almost iike o } arden; the pulpit, | ant a> prominent parte of the ¢ eh, tnel ding the altar, were alro handsomely ¢ ted, and t 1 Dare were for. tooned with everercens, Go tha a was eurple light, elle the Ve a vas tha aentin Untoe y,11nio us & Bon be given," in pur a *. “Phere was also n tart bear in f white &. Lorderol with groce * 4 The eh 1 was crowed to tte ut " capselty, the cartral pews near the chan ce! being eet apart for the ehildren. The ere ings joy aud gladness un- | Thouvande of the hard. | ome will rejoice that | i wer for Obr smas bee wae intoned by the Row Dr. Coote, apt the lessona were read by the Key, Mr Walk The paaime were aing sutiphone hy the chorutera, whoalso chanted the 2 wfua, Magna heat, Lanitate, Dominnurn, & chanting of the Cred and the respon ack I by the organ, had a magnificent effect. ‘Tie services fur the ereed tothe end were butened by the Rew. Me Walter Bo Noyes After the eervives the Rew Dr, Vinton Cave ont the Chratmroas Carol commeneing ; (nee on val Davide City, Ate tile wbed, wi aid her i br | bed | i, child, beantifolle sume hy tha Bunlay achool by Be eV naod Opiiby and @ ¢ jod by (he ores fhe > Dr, Dix, the Rec torof the Chor thn néed the pulmt and de. livered @ ehort addr it phe merely went inte the pulls nt othe ebillren, Hecould ' saving t ! 1) the arene waee the ehidre all) g around. ¢ art rave of thee « infe the ehoneel, and the ! pit of eubracins the ' \ hone for Christmas { 1 fren 1 h a high off j ' were the feet an b pari to celebr } ( cera hy of he children thene ty of re shine Him who was once a ebild selves mia! who waa ent inte the wo saves wevpeins and whe waa Ged as well ns hia bathe had con to worehip hin locmoe ' trod. @ ee. A ser t tice tiret, that He who wae bern day ward ® that the a tf nde i the 1 ale would go e ‘ con nd it they could mot be en, then i bein meet the a a Ile n eluded by rpenk hiv of the prosperity of tha Surday school, whieh new an ed be Nn ihtes we ver (4K) on the dooraat the he chureh would roll back, aud they we resof life, whieh was ‘ ty eau he, ei f Good tan ‘the tree of 1 ver Qu ever ‘ tuaas wiitten by Rov. Dr ” eby the ehildr ri ” so woly, ‘110 following are bhe tirel and leet v oO rlatmne tree le decked once more, 1 we taeet aroun ' it eof brighter Bele re Lot songe ot prai ' | ‘ nis The Christmoet | bi bloome ¥ li thince cia Yaka Saag Kind friend ! 4 Ove vrat ‘ Yetheod eh rie tee ‘ hig re © §.Y Ch The doors ef the ma } were then thrown opens Qudth.¢ astiecepmer din alliie beauty, lit up with aloat thea hundred colored lanterns, and “ * bont rou ede. white te near veced with euch artilesas ‘ athe tree, Mr ” vetributed va ‘Ar » the . i dow to andunt her, Pi ‘ ’ ’ ‘ ' ' H ae ted, s ee ve tha ¢ snk twat the ; ei the Beurd . ' ! pear fs . the pa so owill,ee is ’ ariona, ror good turkey, t things wot tha Clrietuee pare acreeahiy 6 Pauls Chapel Lhe Rector of the parish, Rew Morau lia, DD, le (he pastor of this temple, Le was bere where Waatiugtou worshipped, aod this wae the church where Royalty prewlourly worshipped, as represented by the Governor of the colony, ‘The pew | which the Father of b's Country” ‘ormerly ceenpied | te bandsomely trimmed with laure, and evergreen; | | ener SUN. PRICK, ONE CENT festoons extend over the entire celling, while namers Oud MonoETANE few on the pauelsof the foe lhe varoustahietet) the dead are handsomely decorated ' Theladics of (is church have ale WA Pioat tA getting up? some decora- tions nit reertainly are not behindhend thie year Hance! te particalarly haudsome, and ite decorationecreevien tie, On the Gospel and Epletle Heof the stare ©) Daleam trees, which bevee very flue effet Ge taonogram TL. 11, S. fe comepicu- ously displayed ou the tubers either aide of the altar, St Stephen's. The Rev tf Kruown as (he rector of thie eure atthe coruerof Christie and Hroon reais, end ua. der the superintendence of hits tron, Me Jouew, the decravooe have always been as bar omens those of avy borchia theeity, The ceijog, orgea toft, duly, eommunion table, and other parte of the ry nicely decorated with evergreens, evnrer pliowe will be found in warivas © Price has longbeen which It located partaus theehurch Chur hor de Incarnation.~The Nev Mr Mont. gor ly Ye pastor of dua church, which fe locate@ on Macwou Avenue, Loweare @ splendid Christuae Greet torwetoas, and wil Mily @iwho may eater to-day ove evening the sunday Sehool ehildrem ad (heir festival, wluch waa well atiended. i) hay | de bandeowe edites, Hike gt. Vaule, tea branch of Troity Marie, The churek te beantifully decorated w tol pines which reet im trritoceles on the panct niches, The pulpit, eltar and organ are handsomely decorated, Sf, Ann'a Church the deaf mutes, for whose Dee his chanel te apeciliy art apart, will here have an opportune of aratifying the sense of sering, al- thongh they cannot hear the axqu a naire The , Rov. Thomas Gaclandet isthe rector, It is aplendidly decorated Wil) evergrerne, over which ia tarot hers of mreat beste wh entencea of Rerip. Spproprinte to the reason, are all around the + tebon the antependtum of the alter Trt, Chapel Vhougi eat a a chopel, from the fact of tw being @ branch of Trinity Churel, thie te reallyone of the handsomest aod mort tarhionuable up town charches, Phe Rey, Dr. Higbee ia the pastor, The cutire edifice presente the appearauce of a garden oft wad flowers, Grace Church, AML sabute, Christa Cuureh and other Epteeopal turches ave alt handeomely decorated, but our spa chore ‘will nor atlew ve | to particulorize St Darrick ae Cathetral ~The tieb altar bee ware Tegulacgarden of thhwere, There wae no wees uous about 2a KA M, when the high alter wad epiva didly ilu wee formed ¢ alpated. Oneither eide of tho taheruauee eters aod pyramide of tight eute fin ar. emitting @ blave of light. loomed* up du ther distance, {t wore over (he birthplace of the da vior, which represented the “sterin the eae wlhoe ‘earmo aod stood over wherethe young clild was lathe vicinity of the Hho wae ver Aoumber of lahte im festoons, aod surrounded yy eutependiai of taper eiare, The altar of the Blevsed Virgin, we aleobandeomely decorated, Thora w be par? | deal High Mave nt half past tea otciock, at r@ich ine arc hihelop will offfeiace ‘ rhoes the Redew ptron, Tile Conve ow. af epleadidly decorated, (uo conere ntou le epticely the Midoight Mage was colebrated about twelve, nod wane gad ala, Tie Chur towdod, aud bande and military bodics pais a he Chureb during tho joyful uepirations The whole ecene was one long te bea 1, aud was tenily finprorsive aud beautt ol. g St. Stephen's. The Rev. Dr, Cum pels the pas tor of thie chureh, lis y aesisiod by the Kev, Mr. Larkin, The d ations here were dope under | the direcon of the eater of the pastor, Whe loch @itar ia iiterally covered with dower, and the tet ble ia beautiful * wusic today wl eure ell Litherto given even in thie proverblasly mmieus ehureh Si Letoes An e@lsborate dieplay of flowers orve: ment the hieh altar of thie beau Lehureh, of which the Father Quinn is toe pastor The genctuary wae brilliantly iluminated o¢ midugt and will be en at 16% o'clock thie meruy oe, whon Adeste I iilas wil bee @ CON at ine were supe intended by (he sea on, Mr. Ov hberan ot. Fra » Navion'« eo oul Lahore oMeiate In (hia church, the iadiesoi whieh have been face. fatigable in their exer stocress iv peop rly, tne hieh alier is culary handeom,, belug literaily a rardun of flowers ero put ot tape, the whole fog ines Cnt taste Re dget'n Thy Tree. Father Mooney was Rever behind heod yet, mor fe he now, Mie church te beantitully ornamented with Mowere and everere The statue of 4*, Bridget ia Ranceonels Mecoreted, and the high sitar in beautGully adorned alle Arenides MeCar ' aihere Deby ‘ big, The aed tow god ever With each ooter, til you m Plorw (akes the trad we the@ wiles of the dost ' tle Vath ‘ he da fe at ' ® i ‘ kha th ak u ‘ sod hes bt aodhep Alterere ‘ € red with Hower whieh am ape ove bar Seo ieat kay eo pe « oboe oe rf ated ’ 4 woe ot Reet Ma , ‘ wu alu wou Or tha let hae LO-U8Y Lilt G. eodl), OF LUey CaMuEl Reve otinding | room ener Chow hesotwa @ denominations, through out ti ty, ere more or irge band ey decurated but epace will wot permit an ertended description Katie avery , The reveracald of the past few dave han placed a thick covering ef tes cu the skating grounds A erandruth wiitbe rade to the ponds (bie morning Thouphteof the Choistmae dinna: waiting et home wiibate addit a! ar tee fon eo exbiiere. tion onthetce. Forthe Leuefita vee whe jotend thus to Guoy thewselves, a;peut w list of the various thie city aod the viciolty, with the ' Vetoraeu Crvrasit aa 3 gel D town sity nitros I die i iu ervenl li etreet a) ey ni ! Avene railioade i ' Posp BIT! gt a” ' ' ant 3 enue ' ty i 4 dee od end tind ues te r 1 I wails oho eo ‘ ! . 1 Lavoe bas ove ‘ Ww } h ‘ j Krooklyn) eyuut ens t 1 on atsat Posn Brogkiyny—Flatliael « come Cie tew rk Bono OWiilias feive Wasuxirom Pown (Gowen * i orare Filsh oe f°, from Fultoo Mosiroa Poxp (Greeny and dbp i tly een Te; also from true Lane Lincoun Bergen U dees Caty and itudaon City ea Moskis C ene ty end beyoud — Waa ington etreet, Jer Marcu ns asp oven bomos are ia deraey Coy BILvan Laxs Hiokkken, -b HE sbroet and tie Biradowe acresibie! ( veel, OM bee street and Barciey street Hoboken, forties, (Continued on Fourth Hiyey ™