The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 22, 1864, Page 1

THE THIRTY VIR©T YEAR. ) ROMAN Op | The Latest News From Sherman's Army. DATES TO MONDAY LAST. SAVANNAH NOT YET TAKEN. Bare Work To Be Made of It. THE CHEFY ISOLATED. INTERESTING FROM NASSA REPORTED “YANKEE PLOT” | Federal in| Sailors Shipping lockade-Ruuuers. IMPORTANT CONGRESSIONAL NEWS. Passaze of the Whiskey Bill. FARRAGUT APPOINTED VICE-ADMIRAL, THE CANADIAN RAIDERS. SEVERAL OF THEM ARRESTED City and Miscellaneous News. OPDYKE-WEED LIBEL CASE. TESTIMONY OF JOHN ©, PREWONT, ac., os &e. GENERAL SHERMAN, Savannab Not Vet Teken, New York, Dre. 2 Tho United States stea fransport Fulton, Commander Wooten, arrived at this port this tnorning. She levt Port Royal on the {Sth and Fort-ese Monrce the 20h instant. At the latter piace the Fulton lon Colmel 0. B.D cock, be r Vepawches from General Sherman to the War Department Co anel A. 1. Mar lind, General rinaa's went. Bavannah sastllin the hanis foclerates, Its wire render bad not been demanded by General aher- man up to the time of the sailing of the F rthe Fubbon is ¢ od and Twenty -seve N 4 neteen other officers of re wounded inthe late battle J. Roya’, ord arrivor in the steame re remaining stoumer Iilinoia and & bre t 1.04 t t fnstalnue the entre | wi, At time the New York salle al, the Ist, muah Lad not ye ap iturre t rus preparations were ber, elyG rman to either compel the renchmen's by ap nss Gry, Hordes, with bis en.re command, catimated at from 12,000 te 15,000 mor toff from esespe, and the capture of the leemer certain RY TELUGRAVH Washington, Deo. 2iat —Yho Post OMce Departs ment has r Wig patch fror ape wen tres ’ Hon, Wo Denniaon, | Postraet T hav ' ed here | Lott Gene s n tho even ng the cn. | Tae greavr wan fiearmy ou what y. Vhe test health « A. Ho Moanreanp, Special Ayer. Pos OG ice Department War Departmen’, Adiut nt Generals Office, Washin . Lee at ons ta Orders No, 455 ;—Extr A ‘ sc ceimch ments abe | sent iron: Gen, nants 4 1 t on dues | with G Vhotar, w int ce ® ‘ ti Now York. | Tie Quurteriuesier at N York w f eo tran | i ” wre i WORGENTY A . A jutant Geroral ri GUNERAL GRANT, | Attack om General Miler, Ete | Hea rtraof the Army uf ‘he Fotomas, | Lee. LA tack wa n bela | nt picker the extr the | Nine eid he i ay it Cory i ptured en, | ‘ t i] ot another, f the Pfib liam re} ent 1 attacking part we r a A report is cure ‘ sy that 1, Dovis fa dead same story is current in Reler hepa t, bust from what bource the et it, Lounnot say, The Richmond | paper tomorrow will we ibtedly infe iT of the truth or falaity of the etovy | December 20, \s04,—-Richmond papers of yeatere | day aay thatthe reportcf the death of Jel, Davis Is weanord, t swell aud will be in bis efice drain the day } The Vice-Admiral, Vrrragut wd Washernot dee signed 4 » « A r v in to be fenant-tr r tLe wares the P Admiral Pa ii fort ninediaiely confirmed eppointinens witt the usual formality of referring it to a standing mittee. Vice-Admiral Farragut, who is in Now York, was immediately notified by telegraph He ‘s st Waorhipgton at an early day. fthis mark of honor eonterred upon bim xpectoi to ¥ Portla Vidas, end is x Toe weath © 6 The Weather | 1, Dee 21-6 P M.—Tthas been snowing | ab wing # tremendous gale. y Uuck, ee Albany, Dee, N—6 P M—Snow to the depth of several inches haa falien bere to-day and thie evouing. Al! the railroad tratme are behind time, The storm eontinuce quite heavy to-night. Boaton, Dee 1 A Jence commenced at noon, and continued this evening. Severn! inches have a'ready fall The Canadian Imbroglio. Arrest of several of the Kaiders Quebec, Dee. 21.—Three arrests of rebel raiders have been made, and they are now wuder- going examination here arrived A epectal messenger haa from Washington with dispatches fron Becretary Seward and two others of the St, Albans rallers captured to-day ot St. Fraucois «ixteen tiles from Rivere du Loup, on their way Esst, I abt that allw e arrested. Itiseviient are making for New Bruuawick, by diferent rovtes It is understood that tmmediately after Jamation n raiders, Major {nl agent to Co Now York sat iemuing reference to the rebel-Canndian nore) Dix dispatched @ confiden- ula This gentleman returned to Wed that the Cauadian authorities were taking every necessary step to perform in- ternational obligations. The beat the Quebec and The Governor's proclamation bas ® rewaml for the arrest of the raiders, which was published yesterday Washington, Dee. 21.—Official information has f the St. Albans ra nada, ar ers will soon be understanding between Washington Governmenta. offered men recerved thet arrested in that ot! re vd that {tis expected in custod beau nathere is @ very efficient cetective ree aloug the border, Rebel News from Nasciu Vankees Charge ed with an old Kebel Irich. Augusta Cowstiretiosanist of the 14th, publ shes @ private letter from Naasau, whi: h says The the opinion prewatle that, during the winter, block- ade-r s will have more to fear from enemies in thelr crews, than from the blockading fleet, Huan- treda of Yankees are here, and it ia a settled plan to capture vessels by str tempt wae thus made to cap ty ogy ataen. An at- © the Ow}, which faile’, and eight of the crew are now in irons, eof them bolding a Yankee commission sa maa. tere mate. Owing to the dulnous character of English nentralty, Goterument will escape punishment the minions of the Yankee Congressional Proceedings, ANAVILith CONGRESS. Second Sesion. RENATE. Wrahington, Dee, 21, —Mr Finance Com mittee, reported the House bill | Bherman, from ce tothe taxon whiskey, which he aske fate action upon. He explained that the li'l proposed to an Lipate the tax on sy (rity, and make the addition—to take place on the firet of DATS, rstenl of the firat of February. It was allie ced hat .tinterferet with ar wementa made by th inepufacturera of epirite ao ae to br ni ent on the mon engaged in an ordinare aud evittinite wav, O otber hand, it was alleged bat if th's res not passe, th factire of ' the month of tb y only ae ot yer uy } on iy Bill the market for aome time to come ae the treasury of the benefit of the increased tax Mr. MeDongall sayd tt struck him anact fin. uatee t erfeve With contracts, as the parsage of the bl de Mr rel said that the re ot Cangrers te tnx nt Lhad deprived the treasury om fmoney enough to pay the soldiers of the tue while it put thin aum into the bande of 4 class of men who were not the best kind of citizens by any means, Further consideration of the bill was pe ned n its wording ort time te allow an altorat Mi. Ilarian moved to take up? oi tion ine siriicting the Committee on the Judictary, to ine quire iite theexpelenes of reper a bill re quar fthe District of Columbia to tule falemance to the Government, M approved of che resolution. Te yas told that there were lawyers in th ty of Wash neton who declined to practice here, as a rule, be cause they we williug to sake the onth v h nators t en, and whieh the Chief Jus- Supreme Court took the efore ens tering upon bis functions ¥ cre flaunted in the Bupreme yf ‘ Mr. Saulsbury kel nm act { Unbecessar f the Gove nt, Oughs o of the Acmumetraton to be fa with their late victorics over political or would the pursue them into the q ad ee out bighet ! honorable men and wor ‘ ySud compel them te sus she to bu ' re of th ministration very hich appre ‘ ent, if ie au tra 1 “ take it, Mr. Ilasian eald it was well kuown that the r store the wits ; there were amen vere cou Mually furpisting s pplies to the ; t i posed a neasure (hut would ferret the i hi 5 1Mr. Sherinan weked for tumediate action on the whiskey tax imeasaure He thought it betser not to alter a phrase of it Mr Trumt s oppored to the bill before tk nate, It was noe mgt to louis 1 buch a manner a4 to juterfero with contracts ae this t r eh | { .B erman further expluincd the bill, If it w passed ae once, from teu twenty ia hons Togs of Whinwe ould be dtactucot nd s Upem Which y | nde he ! i mild be par ou the Ist ' ary (he manutactur 1 conse ue pros I 4 up sl by tae Beeretsr, of ‘ ury 3 tue C twiosioner of Interna Reve w v ' » oh oosety, Buertainy § t W ikinson and Wile ors, Bickalew, Cowan, Davis, Grimes, H ohorcke Jdobueu, M Dougall, Po bar ou, A .ulsbury, Prumoun end V le ty or not Voting —Mesers, Carlile, Chand. rt, C.ark, Doolittle, Hard.ny, Harti 1 Morrill, Nesmith, Kiddies Wade, Wilson and Wright—l4, Mr Hale offered a bill to remit the cuties on in- po:vat material used in the ma shure of the uniform worn by the Bisters of Charity re‘erred to the Finance Committee, Mr. Harlan again called up bis :esolution in re- ference to the onth of allegiance in she District of Colurmviv, and .t was passed, vy Which was snow oterm of unusual vio- | | eon and Ssulsbury — 10. BW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER Nave Meners, Brown, Ruckalew, Cowan, Davia, Herderson, Hendricks, Johasen, Powell, Biehani- On motion of Mr. Sumer, the Senate proceeded to the conaiderstion of the resolution to repeal the Reeiprocity Treaty. Mr. Suruner—The people of the United Btates have been u under the Recipromty Troaty for several y may almost any from its date There was a feeling that it was more advantageous to Canada—in short, thas {twas unilateral, This | feeling has of late ripened into conviction, Atthe | bate time, the exigencies of the war requiting so larce an expenditure makes it unreasonable for us | to countenance a treaty !'y which the reso of | the country unquestionably suffer, [Tt isauch con siderations as there wh Nave brought the publ mind to ite p put position, The uuamiaile fe ng toanitested towards usa br the people f Canada, bh had = litte uence ” the | question, niess perhaps they may have ypelled us to look at it inthe light of reason, rather than of soutiment. The question of fisheries ia iu dluded in this treaty, Some arra: xe ment itt byr eal legisla ov by forther negotiation can Le made on this matter, so far as tt n eveeded. The Cowmittee after careful con sicerati at a full meeting, wast mous in its report: aud, aa the Comunittee reprerencs oll y sede the mtiments of the ountry, Aud all the enate, Lhave thought that perhaps there mht be a rimiler unanimity auoug the Senators. There- | fore 1 forbear all further remark and ask for ‘| vote, Mr. Hale expressed himself opposed to the repeal fthe treaty, and asked for the postponement the resolution te t.¢ 6th of January next 6 he | might have an opportunity to address the Senate | n the sulyect, | Mosars t; viabull, Davia, Foster, Conness and Poot, while in favor of the resolution, were els. tu favor of is postponement, inasmuch ae Mr. Hale desired to speak on the sul ject. Bo the resolution was posiponed to the 61h of January next,—Adjourned HOUSE OF REPRESUNTATIVES, Mr. Worthingiou, member fr im the pew State of ada, sppeared, qualitied, and took his seat vo of Mr, Ancona, of Pennsylvania, it was roa ived that the Comtitter of Ways aud Meane be requested to inquire into the expedicucy of reducing or suspending the import duty on printing paper, Mr. Kassou introduced a {ll to levy duties en tobacco and its manufactures, which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Meane The House then proceeded t tion of Cox, of Oto, calling on the Secretary of War forall the unpublie tive to the exchange of pr consider the reolu- communications rela. eners of war Mr. Stevens eat that Che td not belleve the Sec. retary of War wae doing all he could under the laws of war—he wonld vote for acenaure upon bir, Ile had, however, seen nothing to indace auch a bee Hef, He understood that the ye wn from Oto | | retaliotion, but r | Cox) condenmed a ayaten ¢ foliation is one of the laws of war, which hast Rercised ever wince wars have exisied, whether iu | bari aroun or civilizod « tre | Mr. Peudleton did that anehbeady woe nt fault, but the War Dey wt 4 1 de eve 1th t contd to reli ! the wa ‘ thas our eit who bave Leen ceptured a eufferine tI x pall that ghere waeno pnputation onthe ry of War, ‘The resolution stuply asked ieate the unpublished prot He este tan armer nt requiring Ww fo Pr por her the treat the Give ‘ wie ine i attent t the tre textoudelt ithorities te prisoners captured frou onr Hex weohave al eneubeo! the Seer Meinl otte 98 er they posed irew have the et? ct of cared | humar ward our it 1 soldier | Mr. Cox had no oljection to the proposed amend | ment | Mr. Thayer, of Pennsylvania, did not propose te mtlowe, | ord war t “ ee i 4 ead etiul ‘ ‘ Tote sheer had retain | to the amount of ninety -three mil iona and six hun- | burean, oy Sot. Resolved, Ul net Incompatible with the pulhe in- toresta, al! com municaious not heretofore publish- ed be communicated to the House by the Secretary of War The Hous in Committers of the Whole consid- ered the bill to supply the dedeiences of appropria- tions for the year ending with June, 1s Mr, Brooks eaid the bill contained appropriet) dred thoneand dollars and proceeded to condemn sof such a large amant without sufli- consideration aud in the absence of suitable data Mr Stevens explaina! sore of the items in the Vill, remorking that it was impor! le tor the Sees | retary of War to guess exactly what amount of mioney would be required, During @ brief discussion on the appropriations for printing paper for the Government priating Mr. Rice, show that} mivance th chaig facts ‘ f Mase,, said there was no evicence to rT Toanufacturera have combined toe price of paper, He had beard t¢ 4, lathe bed wever got at the sulatential One reaton forthe high price was the sear- nnd the tax on the row material, Mr. Washburne anid the duty on hibltery. He paper Waa pro~ at understood from the best auth ty that there is a combination of paper manufac. turers Who control the whole mutter, and who have brought up the priees from twelve and fifleen to bwenty -hve apd twenty ix centaa pound. That there bas been such an a!vance in paper gentle- men could not dene, He (Washburne: knew of a ease where ata paper mill in Tifineta was 4 for «for Afteen thousand dollars, | ecause ‘ewill poy an tterest of forty per cent, Toe taxon papercso tax on knowledge, and will desiroy tnany of the newspaper the country, The House passed the Dofictepey Bil) with slight amendinent, aod adjourned The Whiskey Tay. Washington, Dec, 21, Doth yeas} ill amendatory to the Tn- branches of Con pve passed the t ternal Revenue law imposing, a duty of $2 por gal- distilled and after the fires of January next, aud the bill only awaits the Presi- lon on jpirite on jont's syguature to become a law, General Inteiligencs. (Dy Mail fo the New York Sun.) Thr new Cabinet of Anarta announced that the reatest endeavor would) be made to proserve the Coupite from a war, which secrued “inevitatle.” Ges, Stikamants advance into Georgia excited touch foterest in Ragland, It wae regarded os eb dangerous movement, brilliant cleney HNL yuat reported, appropriates RAE ooo forthe ariny and $2,000,000 for other purponer (runes, th the 13th of dered one Malden murderer, nine Youn ear awo Thursday will be hung on Converse Was tour A soupien writes bome that he geta along with the bard tack pretty well, except when they put the shorten ote i cength wise Tie Postinaster-ieueral pute the estimates Voaporope ations for that depertment at four- tee A unetyeeleht thousand and five hund- red are tor the next fisenl year, ! wrumored in Paris that the Ur i Siates Gover foon recognize t Me cou Was perfecting Aa joint w fof the Meavcwu mite » France aud Maximitia A master in Boston waa fined £20 the other day for xettiug gasd about hie ta ad pi sing thre vin of ter," in the printins office « Mr. Morgan, and throwins the egime pronuscuons- iy about the f Tie aw w tion, forbade at nnder the mident « Poet-O%-e construc nh thie Line to take but one wpers Low be repealed by the Louse 60 as t binan to take newspaper, fhe Willi, fron. cach newspaper office tur Helin Wa Phillipa Academy, at At totally dest vod be Masanel tire yesterday tne. ne building, and tt wered by iuaur veer, Genero! w Nashville meatthe residence of @ on the 18th instant, he at icon, in her presence, that be had | {all the fortitle min and that they ox soited bin, end that he was aa certain ty take le ag thee the city atood where it did | AVILE En \ evening saya; rime t Jolu B. Piizpatrick, the well atholle B Pol thin diocese, ie seriously morning he was t hive, and be ms | sur nel uolibte Pinyers were offered all thie Hie eburches of the et terday of Moltary Avars Is the Supreme Court, District of Columbia, had proce (0 take a Iarie none eHbieny, | J Woliegin the case of the United States ve, their hana, The | ¢ att Maker i the inchetunent for the arrest rem itu itwell, “Dive 11) { elther the order ers Was her ofah Mothe Treas. un nt, It this de hie pr a tnluert f civilans bere feu suouid totore inude will Hetment 6 of retaliut A aah who wan coinlewad og wood with | Me HOS eGR} » cucu Baw, at Wihecung, sturday, pr 4 UOXpose Lt a , " mth work na ue . it had & ey be MP HAC u put the saw inte & 11 te ev it sudden h 8 vi BY ‘ ball thing up end parsing throws: bis He adinitted, ba Lhewd cutting the unfortunate man in The wore the | gy two parts of the body failing to the floor abe kf § fod yom car von | br rm ne b | we i Pur Bebmond 4 of Saturiawte date v ya there states Uist Gen, dole ven the wolght j Yo : elvilign I tt © roesot the South shou ' hee rary reel i vee Ltd r re nent ¢ way 1 hie . t O tude muaiad tie tsi 7 m Now ¥ Cus ‘ te clea: that t Foo log tin re) P Woathut ‘ alk ed, will bes : | ‘ hh € ‘ uh a Tran territoer claiing & we ndred ; tu c t Py abitunts, vet aceor fo thee inl | n ' ; report uf the ¢ sera i al Revenue for | 1 the skin by # rebel im vid ale paid inte the Cp tes States Dreasury the | rie t pen, wn poate mn of #60,140, while Nebraska with only Cighbyestk buncred para vue wha ani cuhabitante, and ineral | i ex J A » ond yep the | re JUble Kuab Buty Ler agyregate Le> | me t ‘ v be “ i * | thus savayely tre id SUNS | Tnr Westy tande between the Unite «and Mr. Chaylur suid he did not speak int | the chief and warriors ot the Tubeqischa Band | be treabunes § ol Gut Hy but ia of the tab Tuaiang tnbabtting w lane and value hk e arlithar OMIMMee OVER avie arew of iand in ¢ rudo Territory opens | whicbt t atts 43 | Noa hed for thi anvihor | e section ouuiry to Unroolested first time the de arnt we & 4 Bla) emiyrraton, emorac ny, according to reliable infor. prisoners Without quarter, or ANY Kind Ob Cols de toation, much Valuwtle muneral and apreultural ation Whatever, territory | Mrs Gu Ui eed HAA) 8 18TH: Bade He Fee DUE Tuw Moutreal Gazetre says that the evidence Hy : f va ett af tee nl bon Saturday beture the Police Committee . 3 ii ot ya coy goes to show couclusively tout 7 ‘an rantate ak ad touce arrangeneute in advance : i ee 1 pit rute agents t ve up the mouey " ye oriy Canoanvied: CHEM LIAY Ste tré ap soon ub t.ey bbould be dis wd y Mave oon ’ Phe GaZzerte bays tals would bave insured his dubiissa: it Le bad uot resigued Was Bakker of res i eiuou sal there Wud & LEW CTs on tian Bepu the House, Mr. Kacson’s new Topseco bill, introduced yea. cu wud awakened | propnety of looks, ts | teruay in the House ol Representatives, provides the condition of our felloy e revel ian He | for the ehbablast ment of b. 5. bonded warehouses tieuht be had auim.uibserou per revuke by | for (he storage Ot lent tovacco—the tax ty be pw 1 suylng the gentiewan lad ay vod to the (ack, When the tlobacce is removed or sold tor manulec- this We Were dealing With savages and fiends, and | ture. ‘Toe tax—the amount of which is lef vlan yet this Very wenber hat never thoushs of auy- Jas ty) .@ uniform on wl) leaf tobacco, soul, and | thing but breathing cone) abies rdueds aid | cigars sympathy, if vot direct aid ae biel Com peraton | Jous Biar.ow of New York, American Consol Mr. Chaniler suid the goutetman hau goequoted | at Pare las (een confirmed by the senate as Charge » iu Magner whi Wos disorder! He cla.tus | & vew Am Jthat the languaye “ee Out of order and une worthy of ® genleman | Finally the question was taken, and Mr. Cox's resoluslog Was passed as originelly iutroduced, vit d' Adirs pending the appointunent of bassader ip placeot the late Mr. Dayton, Cuom- mander Thoraton, of the Kearsarge was advanced several grades for gallant services in the battle with the Alabama; end Commander Macorme was | also edvenced for bravery op te Norsh Carolina | VObbs, $$$ ccc... ce CCC } throughout tt (PRICE ONE (TWO CENTS I A PeaAeT in cinsculine clothes went to the | ones Of & goe! woman at Columb, My and told her one of her neighbors was «ick and noeded her as- stance, The wouan started on her errand of mercy, and the villian took a fence mail, crumbed her skull and then sateiad hin lust upon hee Life. less person EF te the house and outraged and Fternal puniab- ment is # refreshing beief i) reyard to such cases A Lerren from a rebe! a lier to the “ betowed of Lis eou," said to have been (otereepted, containa fome touching paragraphs. He sya." My quare ferain camp are passable, but the quartera in my pocket are not. Last night Thad a rond pudele for wy pillow, and covered myself with a sheet of wae ter. Tlong for more whiskey barrely vid leae gum barrela, more tiseuite and leas bulete. How T wish you were here. The (arthor away I get trom yous the better [like you. “Renner the New York correspondent of tha Boston Jou anat, aay that a company of gentlemen in NY City have fitted up faat-sailing clipper ship in elegant style, placed on board every aon ceivable luxury, manned her completely with & fine crew, put ber in charge of one of our ableat aptainy and tendered ber to Gen, George B, Me- Cletian, for one year, to antl where he will with hia family and friends, the entire expense to be borne y tho gentlemen, Thr following ia an extract from the journal of one of the officers on bownt the pirate Florida, dated off Pernambuco, May 9, 1269: “Got permission o! the Presaient to renain only twenty-four bourt. Whou that time had expired we were not ready to teave, Vherenpon Capt. Mailit wrote a letter to the President, telling bim that if be eonpelled um to ve whea wo were not ready, that as Koon as War Was over with us and th ankees, our Gov- ernment bearing of thin tasult, would send beck, Thereupon the President eddedb throe days to our stay ' On cone of the trains of the New Haven Road? Seturday tooruing, waa a live wowan in @ close ne box, being taken from Ry. Vi, to San ane deo, Cal, Her uatme ia Mra, Lowe, and her dincase an affection of the brain, and to protect her from the noise incident to the journey, this mode of transportation was resorted to, The box wae about three feet hich and three wide, and long ch to accommodate the occupant. Inside war @ bed, on which the patient lay, and the inside wae tuuttled to prevent any noise from reaching her, A nail aperture waa made in the side of the box tr adinitair, and the whole contrivance, which seemed at firet a severity, was the ost considerate kind- bens, A youne New England mamma, on the {imports ant occasion of making her httle boy his first pair of colored trowsers concel the idem that it would be more econcinteal to make them of the game dhmensiona behind aad before, so that they night be changed about and wear evenly—and se she fashioned them, Telreffect, when donned by the little victim was ludicrous in the extreme. Papa, at first aight of the bagey garmonts, ao “fear fully aml wonderfully made," buret into @ roar of Iauphter, and exclanned, “Ob, m how could you have the heart todo it’ Why, the poor little fellow won't know whether he's going to school or coming bome,"" Ax iroperial decree had been issued closing cer= tain convents in Poland. It orders that all Catho~ Le mnonaster.es and couscutes having lesa than eighe inembers, and also those whose participation in. the late insurrection was notorious or has since been proved, are to be immediately closed, The inmates may enter other religious estabiishmenta, or will be allowed to go abroad at the public ex< pense, Tho religious establiahmenta which are not suppressed by this dec: are forbidden to main- tain relations with either the provincials or gene~- raleof their orders The confiscated property of monasteries and cenventa will be exclusively devoted to eeclestastical, educational aud charite- Hie purposes Ln pursuance of this decree TL mo- nasteries and deonvents have been closed on ae- count of not possessing the requisite number of in nates, aod SY other religious houses on account of porticivetion in the Polish mamurrections LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, CHKISTMAS A Cun Houimar MANArR oor Tunovcanont Onsnevanon A Day ov Joy ror von Liver Fouss Basta Crace Vu » Pronic, Frast- Ind ann Pe “Chriatras ia Coming,’ is the gheerful nee which meeta the baud, and that je plainty written in every shop TRN DOM rea evrd asp Donations Ve riviny v“aron every window, every retail store, and in fact everywhere To the rangack + pater et mater famailiaa, in the aly purchases of Jove-sicle swainetin the elaborate neodle-work of “fair dulcinies,” and in: the liap of childhood, the impress of the near approach of Reing the only holiday ty the nathond of Christen- to celebrate itin & eral manner shan those which have only reat metropolis, ing of atores t Christmas is plainly seen of general obrervanc down, the popular dispodition more a natonal importance, gives to Christinas an inter- of the the day « Among ® majority of Buro~ pean nations particularly those in whieh Church est which no other day year v inspires, The manner of obsorving ers widely in different countries aud State aro closely related, the observance of Ch ciation ia elie of » religious char- Putr, © with the trict of the word holy-dan, of which holiday at exclusivels eoter in fact, in ins ria meaning isacorruption, in all Romau Catholic countries itis the mowt notable day in’ the cat rand is ebrated by reli exereises of the most solemn 1 is nyt character, while the churches are trimmed with f the iromortality of the Christ. Int stoous of everyreens, symbolizing son) ant the divinity of itmay Le said that Christ ything ¢ 6 alnaont teen A character 4s @ reli ove © pertaining to cur ita people, bisa verieanisud 5 distinetive 4 ANDI VermAry been shorn from it) and at (Le present tine its religious char- acter is almost lost sight of in the new garb which Yankees ba# thrown around it, Gaiety, bilarity, fun end Ley have aligost throwau sanetimo- niousness from the track; and while 18 ia true that religcous observances canoot {bo wo tly regarded, the trausform: Jon fe & glorious thing for the American people, While we have the privileges of religious services ea week, * Christ toed but onee @ year,’ und as the want of | aod exetption from busiuoss has made us @ pation of dyspeptics, why nos “yo it while » au?’ There is no conflict between stianit true enjoyment and there inno reason Why Christuas should not be verry a4 Gu Car stinas in Atueri+ ca ia most potalle as the annual day for present more closely the cords of jeoloye between relacc making, wd friendal p ard » drawing vod ean frieude, Ibis the day on whieh the several mern- ber a family present to cach othur their tokens of affection or esteein—perhy pa 4 tH, o them. telver but doar to the ro f she nAsOCIm tions connected with toem, Ib in the Gay, tom when bashful lovers exchan.e ter tokens of love whieh are so fondiy tress and when Santa Claus, the patron same tildboo?, so leviebly Continued on the last var