The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 24, 1864, Page 1

THE SUN. THIRTY-FIRAT YEAR. ) NUMBER 16,128. f The Latest News By Telegraph to the N. ¥. San. —+—1-—__ THD GRUAT AVAL EXPEDITION. Porter's Fieet Of Wilmington. BRAGG BRAVELY BRAGGING ! He Declares He Can Hold the City. | CAPTURE OF BLOCKADERS $3,600,000 In Value Secured ! 61,533,000 WORTH OF PRO- PERTY DESTROVED! THE WAR WESTWARD. PURSUIT OF HOOD CONTINUED. One Third of His Army Without Arms ! QUR FORCES CROSS DUCK RIVER, 17,000 REBELS DISABLED ! 1 — LATE NORTHERN INTELLIGENCE. Federal Successes Acknowledged. Local and Miscellaneous News. PREPARATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS. &C., aes &e., &e. ADMIRAL PORTER The Fleet all Right. (By Mail.) Thursday Morning, Dee. 14.—We hare just @ut our tow loose and have dropped anchor of Beaufort, about three ruiles outside the harbor Another bright and cheerful day shines down upon as. A pleasant breeze is blowing from tbe north- West, but we have s smooth sea under the protec- fion of Cape Fear. ‘The other Monitora have «ll ‘ arrived and gone inside, and the Muhopac is pre- paring to follow, So far as known at present, the @ntire fleet has escaped meeting any disaster, 1 @ball close up this letter here and try to get it off by way of Beaufort, Just as [ close, the Ironsides is @nnounced a6 coming in—thus the iron~lad fleet is el! right. Yours, A. F, (By Telegraph.) The Fatire Fleet of Wilmington. Washington, Dee %%.--The Rervnrteas saya that the Government received a dispatch from Gen, Grant, at City Point, announcing that the Rich- mond papers of yesterday morning the 22d inst, eontain an official atch from Gen. Pragg to Gel, Davia, dated Fort Fisher, New Inlet, N. C., Dec. 2ist, as follows : ‘’'he entire fect of the enemy but We ia in wight, eannot operate. The weather continues bed, are able to holt Wilmington." The Rebels Paying the Uxpenses of the Expedition, Over %5,000,000 of Rebel ’ Property Destroyed. Washington, Dec, 23,.—Roar Admiral Porter, ender date of the 6th instant, informa the Navy Department of the blockade-runner Petrel, driven sabore by the gunboats at New Inlet, Capo Fear EBiver. The Petre) was fired upon and sunk, ond Qoally was destroyed by a north-east gale She Bed op board u large cargo of arms and munitions of war, Admiral Porter reports that within the fast few dinys the “eet has captured and destroyed five milhon five hundred thousand dollers worth of the enemy's property in thockade-runners, two- thirds of which covers captured property GENERAL THOMAS, The Parsuit of Hood Continaed, Etc, Nashville, Dec. 23.—The latest accounts from fhe front locate Gen, Thornns's headquarters at Rutherford Hill, yesterday morning, eight miles this side of Columbia. Since that time our forces bave crossed Duck River, and have moved to a point south of Colurnbia, Our cavalry forces erossed us Hunter's Ford, below Columbia, and Aashed into the town, the enemy meanwhile re- treating without firing ashot. We captured about 60 stragglers. The rebel torce ws at Pulaski, yesterday at last accounts They are proba- Bly some distance south of that place to-day, They No particular damage wasdone to the town of Columbia by the Pasenve thr n lt of the two armies, At least one- third of Hood's army are without arms and equip- ments everything which impedes their fight bav- {ny been thrown Rebel deserters and prieo- pers report the stive corps of Hood's army to be 8. D. Lee’ ‘orrest effected @ junction with Hood at Colunt » Tuesday evening. The water o> the shoals ia 15 feet deep, and at a stand still, Franklin, Tenn, Thursday, Dee, 22,—The rebel retreat from Franklin to description, Hood told his corps commanders to get off the best way they could with their com: mands. Frank Cheatham told his aunt, Miss Page, that Hood was ordered to Nashv.le ayainst his own $ wishes, but he blames Hood for not attacking Beho- 6 ld at Spring Hill. Hood ordered Bates to attack at Spring Hl), and he didn’t do it, The revel army is now beyond Columbia. During the rebel tarry {n front of Nashville they capturrd but two loce- motives and ten cars, Telegraphic communica’ We ol) right with all points, trestles are destroyed on the Johnsonville road, Johnaon- ville itself was not destroyed, The rebel lows during the campaign was seventeen thousand men, fifly- e counon captured and elghwen [general officers. The Federal loss in the battle at Freuklin was two thousand; before Nashville, not four thou- send. The total Federal loss will not reach seven @honsend, with two generals slightly wounded, Wood bas a pontoon above the shoals on the Ten- ere closely followed by our cavelry, Duck River beggars all But two smal) neseee River, where our gunboats cat't reach therm. Hood marched on Franklin with forty thonsand men, including cavalry and artillery. He loat just half bie general officers, and counting fn deserters who are coming in and stragglers who ere betng captured, he will tose umarty belf his men. The rout ia complete although bis army is not quite annihilated, What Hood Intended to Do, A correspondeat of # Nashville paper gives the following account of Hood's “yreat expectations" in Tennenses : A fow dave since, Gen. Hood and some of bis stall, together with Cheatham, were at the house of ® gentleman with whom Iecoversed to-day, and who waa within their lines, and while there Hood Stated that he had inten led at firet to assault Nasb- ville; while he felt confident he could do ro with ou he had concluded that the sacrifice would be reat, unless called upon to do fo as @ Jast resort. Be proposed, instead, to blockade the Cumberland above aud below, ville & Nashville Railroad, and be compe led to evacuate the city ; Hood, “he has but the 4th Corps, and a few oon. soripte; I know that all the stories about hie strength are false ; bis men are few and demoral- ized :" and all present concurred with him. Ne longer ago than Wodnesday nbs (the night before the battle of the 15th), Cheatham stated, ae I am positively informed, that be bad no doubts about capturing the city. ‘We have taken stronger pisces" were his words, ‘and we will take Nash- ville.'* nd cut the Louis. Thomas would “for,” said ——___—_ — QENERAL GRANT, Federa: PesertersOfficers Going Home on Furlough. Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Dee. 21, —There is nothing of interest transpiring in this Department. The enemy keeps up thelr fire, but not #0 persistently as formerly, on the canal at Dutch Gap. Very few camialties occur, owing to the precautions taken to avoid the shells, For the week ending the 18th instant, one hundred and eighty deserters from the Union army had reached Richmond. They would be forwarded to the border, to start to their homes blockade runners Washington, Dec. 23.—A letter from the Army of the Potomac, dated yesterday, says: The weather is such as to prevent any movement, if in- tended, A large number of officers are going home on furlough, Lieutenant-Colonel Osborne, Division Inspector on General Crawford's staff, » valuable and efficient officer, goes home this morning, hav- ing been mustered out, after serving over three years, Three more deserters are to be hung to- morrow, Their names are: John Smith, Wil- liam M ler and George Bradley, all of the Fitth N. I, regiment, Southern News. Extracts from Late Rebel Papers. The late files of Richmond papers are remarka- Diy reticent upon military matters and give very Kittle news of pending operations. They afford, however, strong evidences of the gloom which overspreads the rebel leaders in reference to the war, The Rockingham Va.) Rearsten gives the fol- lowing account of the damaye in cted by Genera Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, as described by an oye-witness Ihave been over nearly the whole of my district, comprising all the upper end f the county, from Narrow Paassage Creek to the Rockingham county line, and I find there have heen burned by Sheri- An army two hundred and fifteen barns, eighteen dwellings, eleven grist m Ils, nine water sawmills, two steam sawmills, one fu » two forges, one fulling mill, one carding ma . besides a num- ber of smaller buildings, such as stables, &e. The quantity of grain destroyed is immense, Teannot give you any idea of the smount of grain, lay, fodder, &>., destroyed, but the quantity le very large The Lynchburg Viraintan gives the following details of the recent Federal raid in Western Vir- ginie: This raid turns out to be an extensive and dam- aging one. Our accountof it yesterday morning leit the enemy reported to be advancing on Abing- don, The report unfortunately proved to be cor- rect. They reached that place at half-past 9 o'clock on Wedneeday night, Dece.aber 14. We have heard nothing of their operations there. They could not have tarried long, bowever, as they push- ed on and reached Glade Spr nz depot by 9 o'clock esterday morning, Deceniber 17. At this point we learn they captured and destroyed two more trains of the Virginia and Vennessee Railroad, The losses in rolling stock on the Virginia and Tennessee road sum up, a4 far as we have ascer- tained, 3 locomotives, 6 passenger coaches and 14 flats, One of the engines the A, V. Brown —was robably the finest on the road, and will beer y missed. On the East mnessee and Viryinia road two engines and anunter of cars were des- | troyed, Glade Spring is at the junction of the Balt Works branch and the main road, and is distant only eight miles from the Salt Works The loas of the works, should that rtune occur, would certainly be a severe blow, but not e ruinous one, Pbhanix hke, they could be re- euscitated from their hes in time, and set w work again, The last hesrd from the raiders they were moving in the direction of Mar Smyth County, and were within one mile of that place, instead of advancins: on the Balt Works, as we had supposed they would, Marion is sixteen miles this side of Glade 8pring. In the Senate on Wednesday Mr. Pool's pence re- solutions were Iaid on the table by a vote of twen- ty-four to twenty, aud kept there, dempite a vigor- ous effort to resurrect thera The Richmond Wing hag an item that speake volumes respecting the condition of atfaira in the Confederacy and the beauties of their conscription law, Two printers are under trial by court mar- tial for desertion, although they were never in the reLelarmy. The Wuia takes thisasna mater of course, and expla! t Lexernps by act of Congress trom mi! 4» and not belonving to any revular mi) snisation, they are be- ing tried for desertion J and if rvicted will be spot—by the Printers’ (Guard, ¢ tae popular fullacy, which is in @ fair way to be exploded by this trial, that desertion is an offence that can only be committe! by persons bel uging to the land or naval forces,'' They have a machine in Richmond, the Wuia | states, capable of turning « forty thousand perc! it three bundred and ssion gun caps in eight hours, filling and pressipg them. The fastest machine in the United States is Wright's patent, which turns out thirty thousand in ten hours. The champion Covfederate machine, or machines—as there are two of thern—are capable of turning out an amount of work by three hands that formerly required one hundred and twenty operatives, The inventor is Captain Wesley N. Smfth, commanding the Labor atory. The graduated fuse cutter, now in geveral use, is another of Captain Smith's inventions, and has demonstrated ite entire efficiency on numerous occasions, Of affairs in Tennessee the Bentrnes says: Citizens direct from Knoxville say that heavy trame rur daily from Chettanweo & Fr ovile _NEW YORK, carrying stores and troope to the latter’place, It is understood that the varrisons at Chattancogs, Cleveland and Loudon, bave been removed to Knoxville, We regret to learn that the office of the Bristol Reoteren has been destroyed by the enemy. Fortress Monroe, Dee, 22. —The Charleston Cov- Bree, of the 16th inst., contains the following: ‘The flag of trnce boat broueht up on Thursday one bundred and four paroled Confederate officers from Fort Pulaski, The Yankee officers in the fleet re- port that Sherman and bis stall have arrived at Hilton Head, It was aleo rumored that Savannah was to capitulate on Thursday, the 17th inat., at 12 o'clock noon. The Yankees learned of the fall of Fort McAlister, tut give no particulars. Another one thousand Yankee prisonera will be taken down this morning. This completes the exchanges, and makes the number turned over by Cclonel Hatch fourteon thousand. (Ry Telegraph.) Washington, Dec, 2% —The Richmon! Waia of the 2ist, contains the following intellizeuce, under date of Moridian, Dec. 10th + Authentic information haa been received that the advance of Goneral Davicao: raiding colimmn, from Baten Ronge, passed through Anwusta, Perry county, Miasisappi, yesterday, for Molle, Seott and others are inthe right place. Warm work is expected on Monday or Tuesday next. Tho same paper, in reference to the appearance of the fleet off New Inlet, N.C., saya: This foreshadows warm work off W!!mington The defences he place against naval attack « very strong; and Admiral Porter will doubtleas dscovor that he hae undertaken an impracticable thing, if he attempts the reduction of Wilmington, The Wire aleo says: Ry recent ortors, the department under General Reauregard has been extended ao an to include South Carolina end the Atlantic sea-board of Georgia, The Cold Weather. Washington, Dee. The mail-boat Webeter, from City Point yesterday, is not only frozen up, but aground a mile below Washington. The ice in the Potomac rivor was sufficiently thick this morn- Ing to admit of persons walking ashore from that vease! The ice is at most places between 2 and Sinches thick, Several boats with troops, which lett yesterday, are ice-bound below Gieaboro. Bangor, Me, Dee, %-8 A. M.—Wind north- weat, Thermometer 15 degrees below, Calais, Me, Dee, 2-8 A M.—Weather clear, Wind west, Thermometer 20 degreea below. Portland, Me, Dee, % A, M -—Wind north; clear = Thermometer 10 degrees below, Boston, Dec, 2—8 A M.—Wind west; clear. Thermometer 8 degrees below. Montreal, Dee, 2-8 A, M,—Weather rather hazy, Thermometer 12 degrees |elow zero Halifox, Dec 2% 9 A, M. Wind northweat, Atinosphere hazy, Thermometer 4 degrees below rero Sackville, Deo 23-9 A. M.—Wind N. W. Clear Thermometer i) degrees below zero, Coneord, N. H, Dee, 2-8 A. M—Weather clear, Wind N. W. Theriwomoter * degreca be- low vero, News items (Np Telegraph to the New York Sun.) Comrany Toston A, Heavy Artillery, left Fort Warren, harbor, frontier Their destination is Plattsburg, N.Y. At a Court Martial yesterday, fo servic recently convened at Indiana pills, four were fond guilty of and sentenced to be shot T + ° was care ried into affect yerier lay on three of the men, the fourth has been resp ted Wirnias J lite men Cesertion senten Fran, of the Ist Connecticut cavalry, Provost Marshal of Washington, who sentenced to the Albany Penitentiary for one year, and to a fine of $1000, bas becur the authoritios Mus. Hotoniss, recently sentenced to five years* imprisonment in the Fitchburg (Masa) House of Correction, for attempting to send a #word to the wos leaned by rebel Major Harry Gillmore, hae boeu released by f the President, and she arrived at Wash- ington yeetercay Gan. Dana has ordered that all the cotton now in Mcmpbis, or to be brought there, shall pay s tax of #2 per bale ; all tobacco Al per hogshea)—the tund 80 collected to be uppropriated to to detray the er- penses of the militia of the district of West Ten- neasee, ‘Tur stenm-transport Clinton, from Galveston the 12th inst., had arrived in New O:leans with 842 ex- The men, who were in the mows wretched condition, have been supplied with the necessary articles for their comfort by the Sanitary Commission A LATE Matamory mente bad arrived at Brozos daniago, swelling our force there to Wy 1 order chauged prisoners from Camp Grace, Texas papor states that reinforce. © of Whom Bre nejrove, The rebels make frer eallies from Brownay'lle, | which ts not foruk epd beve Dumorous Bkir- mishes with the Peceral troopa, Gronak FB. Got “ | for the murder of Owen Tuotupedy, # New wk cattle buyer, has been in progress at Al this week, waa found | guilty by the jury yesterday The murder wae | committed at the West AlLany catile yurda on the evening of Sept, 10s! Srveuat days a Virginia, a portion of our cavalry in e3 far up as W soouted bs on the Manassas Gap Railroad, sud coming Up bo o ensued, T f one major, one lier large par’y of guerr ‘las ight © latter were routed with « boss eur ent, mortally wounded and Dfteen prisoners taken by our troopa, E ¥ yesterday morning a party of guerrillas of White's conmand, atte the pied o crossing to | Maryland shore on the ice about Muddy Branch, | Tk were discovered and driven back, guerilla wan shot dead. Major commande at the pont, is in me of raids, now the joa: has accordingly, strangthened bis picket line, Genera! Intelligence. (By Mail to the New York Sun.) Andrews, who ectation and river are froren, aud ACrusrMas luxuries for the arm large extent have reached Was! being repkily forwardod to the arwy FEMALB operatives in the Eastern cotton mills are mtopting the Bloomer costuine as 4 working- dreas, «6 being leas Liable to become entangled in the machinery, and js besides quite a novelty Wititam T, Surrusox, the Washington banker who was sentenced a year ago to five years’ hard lnbor in the Albany Penitentiary, for eorrespond- enee with the rebels, has been pardoned by Presi. dent Lincoln, yin boxes toa my aud ero SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, on ita w exchanged and 281 officers, men have died since their delvery into our bands, r the sun a6 this time making a revolution in his the Calviniste, am tural, Sunday only being retained lands of Scotland, the celebration of Christmas is comparatively unknown, and the rejoicings gener- ally take placo on New Year's Day, but in the High- lauds and the County of Fairfax, and one or two Other districts, the great annual merry making is at Christwas, ent Catholic city the churches are beautifully decorated, and ap- One | 1964. Term moat prominent names mentioned for the vacant French mission are Senator Hae, of New Hampahire, General Fremont, and Edward Ever- ou. influential Republicans. Tho claims ot these gontiemen are backed by As Hibernian sergeant was drilling an awkward aquad of volunteers, and spite of all his efforte, failed to bring them into a straighs line, out of all patience, he cried out “Ob, what « bent row} Just come out, lads and look at your- selves!" At last, Cartars Wrarwas, of General Morgan's etaff, on the recent march from Auguata to Savannah, detected a man stealing the coverlids from a bed, sud ordered bim out, when the man seized his gun and drew it upon the captain, who dexter- ously drew bie sword and with @ well-directod cut severed the oar from from his head, amall staY weapor Tur la boat load of exchanged prisoners te now to Annapolis, Lieut, Col, Mulford, the agent who conducted the exchauge, arrived seve- ral days since. There were 10,98 enliated men Nearly 500 officers and The boas now on its way up hes on board 730 en- Listed men. A tata Cork paper anys that the winter season appears to have no effect in deterring emigration from that country. On the contrary, there ta a Steady increase in the number of persons leaving ‘hat port for the United States; and the country People now eay thatthe coming spring will, in all pro ability, witness # rush oven greater than at any former time, Snonriy after leaving Milledgeville, Georgia, General Davia (no relation to Jeff.) detected two soldiers atealing ladies’ clothing from a house near the road, Turning them over to the Provost Mar- shal, they were dressed in the stolen crinoline and Liege tied to the rear of wacons, and for «ix days marched through muddy fords and swamps as an example to the men of his command, They care out from the ordeal with elightly discolored skirte and dirty stockings, Coronet Barra, the Government detective at Washington, has been found guilty by # minor court upon an indictment for the false imprison- mentot Dr Gwynn, During the trial the Judge oxprenced an opinion to the effect that the Secro ries of War and of State hed no authority to issue Warrants of arrest, and that the Aabeas corpus wan available for persons jinprisoned by their com- mand, The case will of course go to a bigher LOCAL NEWS. KEW YORK AND THR VICINITY, Canistaas——[ts Ceienration AMONG THE Ascursto flow Tas Day witt nm Onsenvep iN New Youk—Cavron Srevioms—Present-Makrna, ATING, RTO —Toemorrow will be Christ mas Day—** Merry Cliristmaa'tto which old and young are so eagerly looking forward and which every Christian nation in the world will ce- lebrate, holy day is common with all Christian denomina- tions except the Calvinintic Protestaute, who claim that ita celebration is not warranted by Seripture. In the Catholic Church the ceremonies which usher in the day are peculiarly solemn and imposing. In each church ls placed # representation of the man- wer inwhieh the infant Jesus was laid after his 1 maae is mung at midnight to usher in the The question as to whother Chrict waa birth, « joyful day. really born on bean agitated the vith long The evidence being conflicting and confused, besides Leng only traditional times the event was hy so December has In early pe celebrated on the Ist or 6th of January ; by others on the 9th of March, » period of the wWieb Passover; while others served it on the anniversary of the Feast of the Tabernacle (29th Sop.) Christiaas, or the winter folstice festival, was called Yule by the Saxons, and is soeaiiad to the present The festival ved ita name from being the turning point of tay the year, the name being derived from the Gothic gral r yiul-the origin of the modern word wheel, nual circuit 4nd commencing bia northern jour- ney. Down to the period of the Reformation this fowtival, engrafted on the paran rites of Yule, com- tinued to be celebrated with every tnark of rejoic- ing. When the new system of faith was adopted, in the 16h ceotury, the Lutheran and Anglican Churebes kept up the celebration, but Christ- mas and coher festivals were denounced by end unscrip- In the Low- superstitious In Englond it was considered lucky for the festivel to fullon Sunday, while it was con- sidered tho reverse if it fellon Saturday, and to tus day in Devonshire itis believed that for the #4 to abine bright at noon on Chrigtmas day, is a sure eign of a, 00d crop of apples in the following your, In Bnglan’, too no matter how families bisy be separated during the r, they all endeavor t) eat their Christina dinner together, just ag it la | with our *Thevksgiving" day, The manner of celebrating Christmas at the prea. is of course widely different from that in this country elmost entirely d.vested of superstition, The taimming of churches with evergreens ia st!) in vogue w.th aud Ep scopal denowinations, In this aay shove mentioned, and ia propriate serptural mottoes are put up in all, Trini- ty Church, Trinity Chapel, 8, John's and ft Paul's Chapel, 8t, Anne's (deaf mutes), and others are like Utthe foreats. Rev, Dr, Oagood'a Church, up two, 16 really beautifully ornamented, The Rov, veutleman, whose eloquence is world-wide, will preach an appropriate eermon on the occasion, Armmong the Catholica Bt. Stephen's Church is bean tifully decorated with flowers and evergreens, and St, Mary's, in Grand atreet, is also handsomely atorned, The services at Trinity Church will be very interesting indeed New Christmas la will be sunw in the morning, and et the regular service anthems appropriate to the day will be mung Tr Cutler will preside wt the organ, ant Mr George Weeks, the principal tenor, will lead the choir, The secular observance of Christmas will occur on Mon the tmerchanta and manufacturers having weverstly ayreed to suspend business on that day, The Mayor has also given notice that all the departments connected with the city govern- This will be « ment wil! be closed on that day. capital arrangement, giving an opportunity to attend to the rehgious part of the celebration on Bundasy, and the secular part on Mondsy, To-day is the crewt day of preparation, eud the time for The custom of observing Christmas as @ ¥ PRICK ONE CENT—IN GOLD TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY, *& — purchasing the tnemmerable presents, that are wo delight everybody, The retail stores, shops and evory other species of place whero holiday wares are sold will be fillet with customers, all eager to secure the most desirable presents select presents for thetr children, children for their parents and for each other; and love-sick youths will soothe themselves by the pure presents. Thus each will prepare to gladden an- other's heart, and all together will contribute to make the million Inhabitants of New York happier than they havo been for many a day, Parente will « of mutuab Christmas is @ multiform holiday, having » thankagtving attachment, which ta pot lenat of {te atiractions, As an instance of this the tons of poultry—chickens and turkeys of fattest kind— that have been constant!y arriving from the coune try during tho lant two or three days, may be noted. Even yesterday, baskets with turkey-loge protrud- ing were everywhero vimble, on the way to be epitted for the Christmas dinner. And Banta Clauty too, was busy yesterday. Wherever you went you mot him, selocting candies, toys, books, and the thousand other things with which the old fellow ac ereatly delights the littl folke His pockets are woll stuffed with greenbacks, and we will aay prie Vately to the Httle ones that papa's and mamma's talk about Santa Claus not coming this year is al gemmon; ho will be lavish as ever with bin prea- enta, And so all classes are prepariog fore full measure of joy to-morrow, and the Boy wishes them o Merry Chrietmas. Tur Wratien The weather was SHATING—SLFIGHING, = ust cold enough yesterday to make it pleasant for skating and sleighing & large number of skaters visited the various pond@ in and about the city, and several thousand were oo the Cantra) Park Pond during the afternoon. The ice, however, wae in very bad conditiong rough, In places covered with anow, and giving the skater o sensation something similar to that exper rienced in crossing ® corduroy bridge in s Penne sylvenialumbor wagon. It waa flooded last night, however, and if the weather is favorable to-day it will doubtless be good, and a large crowd of skate era willbe upon it. The aleighing, on the othe hand, was ecnpital, and hundreds of gay cutiere were upon the atreets, The mow waa beatem down solidvand the turnouts slipped along with the wreetest enac. New Pernoneem Company,—The New York & Liverpool Petroleum Company, with @ capital stock of « millgn of dollars, have opened their office at No. Tl Broudway, room 24, whore @@ enbsertptiona to the atock will be recetved, Hon/ Daniel 8. Dickinson t# President of this Company the lands of which are eltuated tn the heart of the “ON Regions" Siurreny SioewArKs,—The cold snap whted no auddenly succeeded the leat snow storm con: gealed the melting snow, and rendered the side walks almost impassable; and, moreover, the ico is thin and not easily removed, and in epite af the otatutes to the contrary, may remain on the walka until the thermometer dewends. Rounds man Croling, of tho Second Precinct, slipped on one of these sidewalks yesterday, and falling on the back of his head, waa stunned, It is fortunate that he was not seriously injured, Fines..-About 2 o'clock yesterday afternooo a fre wae discovered in Mr. John Wilson's paint store, 878 W Sh street, which originated near acan which contained petroleum oil Damage te stock, #900; fnaured for #700. The buildings owned by Patk. McElroy, was damage! to the ex tent of #200; insured for ¢1,500, The fire was ao« cidental About 104 o'clock last night @ fire broke ont on the second floor of the five story building No. 6% Bookinan street, which waa entirely destroyed, Is waa occupied by James E, Halsey & Co,, auction- coors, 8 Glenn & Co, and Fouter & Tower, {m- porters of hardware, The builting was valued a@ #25000, Owing to the absence of the owners, nos varticulars of losses on iki be sscertatned. 00 The adjoining building, No was considerably damaged in the upper storica. a EXxPiosion ON BoAnp A STeAmMBoAT.—AO shout 6 o'clock yesterday morning ® steampipe om Messrs, J. & J. Van Duseu's propeller Aspinwell, exploded while she Iny off East 18th street, Wm. Chase, engineer, and John Pryor, fireman, who were near the pipe at the time of the exploston,, wore severely salded, Chase, afer bis wounds had been creased by Pollee Surgeon Kimbark, wae taken t) bis home in the upper part of the city. Pore Winvs,—Dr, Underhill, of the Croton, Point Vineyard, Westchester County, whose city depot is located at No. T Clinton Hall, Astor Place, sends samples of his pure, unadulterated, sweet Port wines just the article for temperance people to use on their tablea Christrnas and New Year's Day, Tho reputation of the Doctor is suffrent recommendation of these wines, without any other commen lation due New EsGuanp Society, at. their annual meeting at the Astor House, on Thursday, elected tho fullowing officera: President—Wm. Curtis Noyes. Firwt Vice-President Jus, LL Choate, Becond Vice-Preald Elliott ©. Cowdin. Counsellors. BE, D, Morgan, W) N. Biakemen, ©, A. Stetnon, 8. N, Stebbins. Assistant Counsellors Nathaniel Hayden, Jobo W Quincey, Wn, Borden, Frank FB. Mowe, T G. Churebill, W. tl. Lee, Issac H. Batley, and Charles B. Brith, Treasurer Luther B, Wyman, Becretary —L. P. Hubbard, Farat Par. —Darey Rivers colored), who was recently cook on board the steumah!p Grand Gulf, was found, yosterday morning, lying dead on, a fight of stairs leading to t basement of No & Laurens street, He is supposed to have slipped on the ice and fallen iuto the stairway, The body was taken to the Kighth Precinct Police Stasion, and there Coroner Wildey held an iuquess, Sceppen Dean, At about 10) o'clock yes. terday morning Mr. Voter Murphy, of 28th street and Ttb Avenue, carman, dropped on bis eart and instantly expired, The body was taken home, ant Coroner Ranney held an juqnent, AMUSEMENTS, Brookiys Acapsmy ov Mvusio,-A grand con- cert will be giveu here this evening, for the benefit of the Working Women's Protective Union, under the management of 8, Cauty, Esq. The concert willembrace Liatan operatic, balla! and instru- mental music, The object for which the concert is got up ought to fill the house, but when such pemes as sre seen in our advertisement figure in i there is Bitle doubt but so audience large qnough crowd it will be present. Combunwed Lov (he lant pags