The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 27, 1864, Page 1

THIRTY.FIRST YAR, NUMBEM 10,130," } The Latest New By Telegraph to the N. Y. San. a FROM TENNESSEE. Pursuit of ood Continued. GREAT FLOOD IN THE TENNESSEE. Hood’s Pontoons Swept Away. ANOTHER BATTLE EXPECTED. The Invasion of Kentucky. MOVEMENTS OF LYON’S FORCES. News From Aspinwall. THE PACIFIC PIRATES. Some of Them Sent to S Francisco, CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION YESTERDAY Feasting the Soldiers and Children, &e., GENERAL THOMAS, The Pursuit of Hood—Another Battle Predicted, &e., &e. Nashville, Dee 24.—The river {# twonty fect high and stationary. It is reparted Hood cannot Cross the Tennessee ov account of the stage of the Fiver, which in many places has overflowed its beuks, Hood's pontoons are said to have been sweptaway. Thomas’ headquarters-are still at Columbia, although our advance js still pushing alter the Hebel army. A batilo this side of the Ten- Bessee river is confidentiy predicted. The cara will ran to Duck river today. It is rumored that Hood's soldiers have abandoned their wagumtrains. [OMeial inforruation from Nashvillo atates that Howl's bogses from the 13th to the Md of this month are as follows: Killed, 20; wounded, 0,720; prisoners, exclusive of wounded, 5.970 ; with the wounded, the prisoners amount toa:bous 16,500, Forty-nine guns were captured from-thednfantry, end oiht guns from tho cavalry.) Tho Invasion of Kentuclty, Movements of the Kebols—Capture of an Express Train. Louisville, Dee, ° An officer of the Sicth Ken- fucky, Watkin's Brigude, reports that 600af Lyon's @avalry went from Elizabethtown to Hey densville yesterday, end cannonading was heard at Mildrake Hill from the direction of ..\zabethtown I ast even- ‘ng, supposed froma collision between Generals MoCook's and Lyou's forces, Headquarters aro advised that the remainder of Lyon's troops, est. Matod at 2,000, with but one pleco of artery, loft Elisabethiown at 2 o'clock thie morning,esrolige t - wards Heydensy lle, enquiring on tha, route the way to Greensburg. Lagrange's Prigade, of Me- Cook’s command, was reported closelyrapon their rear, Lyon trimself was at Hodgesvt)in yesterday Bile forces did pot aasai! MUdrake Hilkaiie momun,, socording to their previously announced intention. The damage to the railroad wero slight that it will be in running order on Wednesday, On Friday might Lyon's force was reported to havebarned Express train No. 4, which contained a detactrn ent ot 200 sokiiers and three officers, en route fur Nusi- vile, to join Thomas’ army. The officers and sokiers were paroled, the former retaining their side arme WILMINGTON, Description of tts Defences. While awaiting news trom the combined army and pavy movements against Wilmington, the fol- lowing description of the defences of the position wiil be read with interest: The City of Wilmington is situate on the left dank of Cape Fear River, and resembles Savannah ip many important points. It ie thirty-five miles from the gen, a Nitt!e below the confluence of tho Nor.beaat and Northwestern branches of Cape Fear Maver, the entrances to which aro guarded by pumerous forts, Smith's Inman, at the entrance to Cape River, constitutes portant inieta, the passage of which are strongly fortified, Avother Inlet available only for light draft vease? ‘9 situate a little below Brnith's Is'and. Of the three bara, krown as Western, New Inlet and Main bars, ube hatter jf now biocked up, and New Lulet to the Northward |) the most practicable. The water however is mw shal- low asto render the psssaye difficult even t t ordinary circumstances, The rebel bagter.ea are two im & arranged as to subject vessels to a terri- ble raking cross tre, Of thewe Latteries Fort Fisber is the most important and for- midable, It i located on Fretera! Point on the Ialand, and l# a very formidable earthwork —probably the largest of the kind in Qe Bouth and mounts fifty pieces of artillery. Ov the main- land, opposite Fort Fisher, are two powerlul bat- terica, the guns of whit, in connection with those of Fort Fisher, are so arranved a6 to sweep o radius of three rile up and down the bay. There are | numerous earthworks and batteries along the coast, and on Smith's sland, bus Wort Fisber ie the key of the position, and its sapture wouki insure the success of the exped) tion, only approach te a po nbtwo and shelf miles dis tant from Fort Fisber, but this will probably be hear enough to wuuble them t silence the yung so esto cover a storming party frem the military forces, Three or four ot onr large vessels could deliver a hundred Leavy shells an bour, 9 number that would soon drive the reets from the guns, The Kghter vesselea couki, @f course, approach nearer, ami engage and silence the other batwries. The entrances on the Western bur channel are Fort Caswell, eonstructed by the Lnited Butes Government in other days, and Fort Johnson, These are the goat formidaiie, But the numerous sme!l islands that dot the Western entrance ure el] covered with Datieries and earthworks, whic sweup the sea en- trancea, and the least of which would suk au erdinary voasel. Tho rebels seem to have ex- Yausted all the resources of military science in | defending the entrances to Uspe Fear river They beve hed emplo time and warning of the movement, and in addition to tho-regular turtifica- tions and earthworks mentioned, are known to ‘eve prepared a number of torpedoes tor the emer wey, and they bave probably been laid down. fixe Channels of Cape Fvar river bear nearly the gume relative condition to Wilmington that the = of tho Mississippi hold to Now Orleans. jus veamls will be protected by new aud Uur heavy slips can | _______—CNEW_YORK | novel appliances, suggestad ty the iren {chain armor that coverod the Kearsarge 1) | her famous enerunter with the Alabama, The | yards end tmost of the spars havo jxen taken down, and tho decks covered with sand-bage, which ronder them impervious to plunging shot, There ia a total of 37 voanele, mouueing $20 wine, This includes the famous tron-cled division, The military portion of the expedition 1s no less for- midable. From Washingten. Washington, Dee %6..Early this morning o salute of two hundred guns was fired in honor of the fall of Savannah, Christmas has been more @enerally celebrated here than formerly. All the paltic afSces were closed, aud the pullivation of Lewspepers Waa s@ppen ied, . From Albany, Albang, Dee. 6.—A salute wae Ored bere to«lay in bonor of the capture of Savannah, George F, (orden, convicted of the murder of Owen Thomp- oon, wee sentenced w«lay to be bung on the 16th of January Salate at ( leveland Cleveland, Dec, %.—A salnte of one nundred guns was fired this afternoon in honor of the cap- ture of Savannah. Celebration at Erie. Prie, Dee, W.—Vhe city 18 decorated with fags, belly are ringiug, and guns are firing 1 bonor of the capture of Savanoab. General Grant’s Movements, Goveral Grant, says a recent Washington corres4 pondeat, bas gone down again to the Army of the Potomac. He isa man of rapid movements. Fri- day night be travelled all night, taking his wife to Burlington, New Jeracy, On Saturday nivbt be again travelled tll daylight, retarning to Wasb- Suyton, Ibis not generally known, but it tas tact, that the peneral betes rmy with the imteution of going @& Nashville © situation there was so critical, that he felt it to be bis dusy to superatend operations personally. Bot he met the first instal- ment of the glorious news from Thomas upon his arrival bere, aud decided at once that ae everything was going on well, be would return to Virginia, after baving taken Mrs. Grant tw her home, Gen- erai Grant's one of the most modest men |, vi especialiy iu the presence of women. A boy of fifteen could not be more diffident than he is in the social circle, Yet te ia always sensible —never giddy or fovlish. He made tho remark while here shat the ouly cistin, ushed general upen our side of the war who bad fully come up to the eapecta ons of the nation was Sherman, The observa- tion sbows that he possesses a keen futellect and sound judgment I. ls eirikiugly ue. There has been a slight disappolutment ¢ tn Grant him- sell, and Le knows it. Batit is unjust. To him We oWe these vast combiustions which have been #0 successful of late, Another Fight with Mesby —Detachucst of a Peonsylvania Kegiment Cut to Micces. The notorious guermlla, Mosby, bau made anoth- er descent upon a detacbwent of Union cavalry, in the Valley of the Shenandoah, with most disastrous result to the intter, Eighty men Lelonging to the Captain Miles avd two leutenants to make a recon~ nolwance toward Ash! y's Gap, between Millwood and Barry's Ferry, onthe Shenandoah, Tuey left camp ateight o'clock in the morning, and passed through Millwood at about ten « were infurtped by a neyro Usata party « ‘clooks where they rebel guer- rillag had heen seen prowling about the nelohbor- hood. Either this report of the contraband was dis- credited, or the captain negiecie! to take guflicient wecaution to prevent surprise, for the ces ub nad proceeded only about three miles beyo woo, when they suddenly found theme the midat of a guerrilla atmbuseade, and a det fire was poured in upon them. The rebela who were tm hea ree, used only p.stolé in the attack; bus they were #o close to the Union troops that Weir Ore was very ettoctive Ln this respect the guerri.- tas bed the advantage, for the Federal soldiers were not supplied with ole, apd their carbines could not be used to advantage In so close an engage- ment, A cousiderable portion of the cavalry was composed of raw recruiiy avd these broke almost et the tirst fire, The rebcis next made a dash upon our wen, cheering, yelling aut tring, avd were received with a good volley from the Uulop troops. Being greatiy outnumbered, however, the later were Unable to withstand the onset, aud a complete rout followed, The rebels pursued for # distance of three miles, and succeeded yo killi woundiug or capturing about sixty out of the original eighty. in Captain Milos, Who commanded the Luson troopa, wus k lled by the first volle:, avd ten or tweive others are known to be killed, The pris ners were al) robbed by the guerrillar, but the wounded were oh the Union farniebed with passes by wuich to re: ines, From Aspinwall, The Pacific Pirates, &c, The steamship Champion, from Aspinwall the by arrived at this port last evening papers contain the fullow!ug Intelligence: The seven prisoners captured on board the 8.l- confined for weeks pastou the U.S, steamship 10 16 Pauama vador, and who haye been several Lancaster, in fe Panama Bay, have eeu travaterred to the sloop- war Saginaw, | where they will be confined in Fort Alcatoas, The P. R. GB. Co.'s brig Costa Rica, which sailed from New York the 20th ult., arrived at Aspinwall on the 15th, on the Calcos Shoals, aud was obliged to throw a to be conveyed to San Francisco, On her way down she ran aground | portion of ber cargo overboard. The steamer Guatemala, for San Jose de Guate- | mala Dee Sth, and intermediaie ports, arrived at her anchorage in this bay Doe bb, with @ cargo | valued at over 9500,000 | Pertauce from Central Ame The only news of im- ica is the almost uni- | versal complaint of the ‘lestruction of the cotton plant by worms In regard to the would-be pwates arrested here recently, we learn that the man Bradshaw, alias Jobngon, tho chie! of the gang, when be found that the plot was discovered, divulged many of their pians, He sald he bad purchased some time ago | for @2,000 the island of San Elmo, in thie bay, | 14th Pennsylvania cavalry were sent out, under | which they bad made a depot for coal and guna, The latter statement ia not believed. Bradshaw also stated that though they bad failed to seize the Guatemala, they had not given up al! hopes of se- curing the ship, On the 8d inst, Bradshaw and his gang lef Acajutlafior Belize on tho Atlantic Before leaving, they bade fight among themselves, and some of them were hurt. Bome of the gang had threatened the life of Bradshaw, and at his re- quest the goverument furnished him with s guard, Captain Davenport and six of bin men, Who went up in the Euatemula in hopes of receiving the p!r- ates from the Governments of Salvador, have of course returned without accomniles* — heir ob- jecty | Brosberbocd, held at . TUESDAY, DECEMBER Atevere fire broke out in the Tumacocn the | border of Eouador on the 1%th ult, which deatroy- ed filyweven houses. It s supposed to have boen the werk of an incerdiary, Boveral robberies were perpetrate! by negroes during the conflagration. Generai Intelligence. (Dy Mail to the New York Sun.) Tar rebels douwltioas revard the evacuation of Savannah as an act of fool-Lardco-veas. Jam. 4th, a convention wil! assemble at the cap!- tal of Kentucky, to put distiuctiy betore the people the teane of slavery or no alavery in that State. A Monrevingo letter of Oct 2%', states that « Spanish squadron had arrived there on the way to the Pacific to join Adm Penzion, This squad- rou is probably destined w prosecute the war against Perv, Warn General Thotias wae a cadet at Weat Point be was called “Old Tom," on account df bie sedate- ness, He was a methodical boy, and as @ man is @ stroug-minded that {o the army he is Known as “ Obstinate Tom." Tue municipality of Hamilton, following the ex- ample of the Windeor Common Counell, condemns fn the strongest terms mach robbing expeditions aa those of the Bt. Ajben's thieves, sud urges the strictest precautions on the part of their own off clals to put @ stop to them BR pay of the members of the Virginia Legisla- tu as been raised to forty collars per day, aud a bl is alan pending to imernage the compensation of the Governor to thirty thousand dollars, judges abd otber officers of Uve State Government to pro- pertionate amounts. Tua North Carohne Tarboro’ Sovingaren aa: It is rormored thet the Yankees bave removed all their guns from Plyinouth, and have evacuated the place, and that papor adda that it haa goo! reason to believe there is some fountion fer the rumor that the Yaukevs have not occupied Washington in that State, Tr Contisentar Magazine is dead. It bewan Mfe in desl under ‘he editorial management of Mr. J. BR, Gilmoreand proprietorship of Robert J. Walk- er For a while, Cuaries G. Leiand, une of the moat vermat le and genial writers in the country, had editorialcharg and of late it has been edited b ook, # sister of the owner, Mr. We Tas Richmond Waie of the 2a hes a lenrthy review of the resources of the bogus Confedern y in fignting men, The number of white males be- tween the ages of 17 and 60, in 1800, was ostinnated at 1.401.558, fer making account of losser, the present number eubject to military duty is set down at 72%, The resources at their command for replenis ing thetr armies, which conaists of youths ffarsing anuually from 16 te17 years, 16 caulk uftted at 62,467, A Waastitxaron correspendont saya: “Christmas had a golden sunset here in all loyal bearts, kin- dit by the vews of the capture of Savannah, The | recret at the escape of the rebel garriaen ia solaced by the assurauces of those who best know Sherman that he will pursue La lee faster than he rune The Premdent, often inqutred of aa to the details of the capture and ite results, said this evening, with playful trpatience, ‘I don't know anything abous them: Touly know that we bave got $14,000,000 Koseuti writes to Secretary Soward, under date September 10: "Ii was siwaya my conviction that nothing but the sword coukt decide between vontlicting principles oftreedom and tlavery in 1Hintes, Toe time has come for bloody jd@}le arbitration I pray to God to give bis Lheasing sur endeavor, that the curse and sialn of slavery be fore er removed from your country, end the pmoeratic principle shall not be found wanting in the trial to which we find it exposed," far Richmond Wate, Dec, 2, saya: Gea. How- ari, dispatched by Gov Brown to look fnto the condition ot Atlante, has, we loarn from the Macon Conrrpguats, returned aud subuitted @ reports of the slate of the cuty. The destruction haa been far greater than we sup Out of the tenements mall Kinds which covered the eile of Atlanta, only 40 have been left, and about 4,000 Lave beou burned ; aud itis believed the destruction would have Leon far more universal but for the interfer- ence of the Catholic priest who made a manly re- sistance, backed by tue Catholic soldiery in. ber- wau's ary, agminest the firing of houses whieb would Lave endangered the Catholic church and porsovage, We are sorry to learn that after the departure of th ety the few remaining houses, together with the debris lett by the flames, includ- jog large quantites of iron, tools, and so on, were remorselosly plundgred by the people from sur- rounding counues, wt v brought their Wagona from loug distances to ¢ y off the plunder. fundreds were engaged in Vues shameful work tor many days Deture their operutions could Le arrested, The few remaining dwelliugouses Lave been plundered of their furniture, aud the Bwte has Leen despoiled of large values, Auothes Atlumta letter stains; We bad au election jor Mayor aud Council to-day, James M CUsihoun ana Dr, J.¥, Alexander were candidates for Mayor, aud we bad @ protty good wicket for Aldermen. Que hundred and filteen VOles Were polled, Calhoun received ten majority, The Uankrupt Bill. The {u'lowing are the principal features of the Bankrupt Bill, as it Las passed the House of Repres | sentatives at Washington: First. The discharge of the honest debtor upon the y of his property. $e protection of the creditor against reckless conduct of The District Courts Bankruptcy there !# no of officera to be are tobe made Courta of uf the tankrupt business, where tereet, is ty be transacted by ra, When there are op- posing Intere » make up the cases for the decisions of y Judge They are tobe the bands and the eyes of the Court, but are neither to be clothed with its power or its discretion, Receiv- ing fixed sularics, 14 will be their interest,as wel. ag | their duty, to discourage litigation, Creditors sre to have assigneos, but the law ignores the cumbrous machinery of official aa- Ciratt accountants registry of courts and uc- | countants general, bnsol & matter between the beukrupt aod hin « tors, and can beat be manayed by them under the direction of the courts, Fvery question raisod by litigants contesting the bank rupi's diecharge, must be heard and decided in open court, iu which respect this bill differs from other laws, Coumisstoners appointed by tho Bu- preme Court are to estables o code of rules to se. cure uniform practice Honest debtirs are to rec that they ma. our s currency bo otfects for adimi their creditors Another provision gives a debtor an opportunity to meet his creditors, and, 5 itied of his integrity and ability to wind up bie affairs un- der a trust-leed, with the same effect asif the pro- ceedings had been conducted in the Court of Bauk- ruptey. This law has yet to be acted upon by the Senate, enc an allowance, ao a the world with- surrendered their 1 distribution among istration @ Foniaa Resolutions, Ata large and enthusiastic meeting of the Fenian Chicago, at the.r roowe, on the 20th inst., the f tions were adopted, a:nid thunders of applause : Whereas, The Ex tred and Losaility in former days, wing preamble and resolu giish government, by ita Aner nd her r the enemic the | ns of war, by build. ing av sull under a flag ouly less pirat! than her own, to prey upou our com. meree, by openly and unt lushingly wiv ng protec. tion and asylum to bands of organized banditti on our northern frontier, and by having, in # covers a of ai, and hypoeriticnl manner, gtven every sid in her r ‘wer to the Bontharn rebela, haa shown herself to Jiesolved, That we believe it to be the duty of our Gevernment, in protection of our netiansl honor and in jnas uddere:, © declare open and Toporable war against «axl Engtieh Government. toed, ‘That in the event ‘ef said wer saat wa bag Bch Cirche of the ¥. RB, ourselves to \ovmectiat 6,009 mea, apom the sole comlitions of baing mae forward atthe earliest moment, by the ebortest route, to mest the cammon enemy of Ireland and America, Resolved, That our Buse Center be req to notify ail the Circles in his Dopartient to hold themselvos in readiness for any sudden omerg- eveyv i avention by instructed to lay these resolutions lefore that asuerobly, in order that our enure Rrotberhood throughout the United States may be ah pre fan ase le maa, io said cause. soled, Vhat w upou our Anverican fel- low-citizens to be warned in time to defend therr couutry againes this unscrupuleus hen ag by her duplicwy, abe hee severed our ak Daion, aod retuced thie proud Bepablic to the degraded condition of unhappy Tretarrt Naval Noes. The gunboat Nercram, whtoh wae destroyed by S torpedo in Motale Bay on the night of the Mh inst, was s purchased steamer and was fitted at New York for Admiral Farragut's squadron, tn the early part of the year, Shoe sailed fram the Brook|yo Navy Yard on the Sd of February, 1964 ‘The following is a list of her officers: Acting-En- sign—W. G. Jones ; Acting Master's Metes—C. BR. Marple, KE. A. Morse, E.G. Caswell ; Acting Third Assistant Engineers J, L. Young, C. BE. Black, M. Berry, T. R. Davidson. The Narcissus was s screw tug boat of 101 tons, and carriod a batery of two guna, The camualies by this accident were very sna)! considering that the steam from the boiler escape! eo freely, only three were scalded—two severely-Samuel Keelan, quarter gunner, and George Cassey, seaman. Mr, Satnuel H. Pook has just completed a new screw steamer of 600 tonsa, for Meare. Murray & Nephew's line to Beaufort and Port Royal, The President's proclamation declaring the ports of the Southern States open and tree, is having the de- sired effect, and new lines are springing up to accommodate the large increase of passengers and freight business. The U. 8. supply steamer Newbern, which was announced to sailon the Mth inst, will not take her departure until the 94:h inst. On Saturday thonew gunboat Spyres mado her officiel trial trip, whieh proved very saibeinetory to silconcerned. This vessel is « sister veaselto the Hytiscus, now atthe Navy Yard, These veasole ore light draught, turn screws, very fastand carry heavy batteries, The credit of originating this class of voasels is due to Mr. Fox, Assistant Becre- tary of the Navy. They were constructed st Fair Haven, Conn, by Samuel IL Pook. These two Nght draught vessels promise to inaugurate a pew feature in the construction of naval vessels for riv- er service along our coastand on the lakes. Tho Spyrea will be put in commrasion in a few weeks, Mr. P. J. Ford, an tomate of the Insane Asylum ou Black weil's Island, died « few taya since. was a native of Ireland, and previows to the loes of le mental facultios, which cceurred « few months ago, he had been connected with various New York papers as Army and Nav. orter He had previously served # full term to U. 8. Marine Corps, op board the Savannah, —EE OBITUARY, WOLIAM OURGI® NOTES The death of WUam Curtis Noyes, he diatin- guished jurist of this city, has olicited « general feeling of regret, He was present at the dinner of the Now England Society on Thursday night last, and waa elected President for the ensutng yeas, delivering upon the cecasion one of bis happiest addresses, The nextday be suffered an afteck of paralysis, and expire! on Sundey, Hb was born tn Renssalass County, in is State in 1806, and commenced the study of law af the early age of 14 yeara In 1827 ho wae ad- taitted to the bar, aud practiced in Oneida County, winning a bigh reputation, He removed to this eity in 188%, and soon gained a distinguished place amoung our foremost lawyers. He wes formerly « Whig, but did mot tako an settve part in polities until within the last few years. He was» wember of the Peace Convention of 1861, He bas long been engaged jn assisting in the great work of codify- Ing the lnwae of thie State. Mr. Noyes made no pretensions to eloquence, He was a great lawyer, and as such will be long remembered and honored, Tis history and career afford another example of what may be obtained by persiatent labor, unfail- ing rectitude and worthy ambition, COLONEL MAY. The funeral of Colonel Charles A, May, of Mary- land, the Vice President and Superintendent of the Eighth Avenue Railroad Company, took place yeaterday. He died on Saturday evening, of organic seaso of the heart, aged 46 years, Colonel May entered the United States Army during General Jackson's Presidency, and won e high reputation in frontier warfare against the Lodians, acd in the Moxican campaign, where he was among the bravest of the brave, He was a faith- ful soldier of the Republic, and carried the bigh toned chivalry of bis profeasion into the walks of orfiuary Life, MR. JAS, W, WALLACK, The death of Mr. James W. Wallack, the em!- neut theatrical manager, algo took place on Bunday, at his house in lath street, He was born in Lou- dou, in 1790, and inherited bis theatrical vocation from parents who both belonged tu the stage, He was first atiached to Drury Lane Theatre, and appesred in New York for the first time wa 1515, and wae favorably received, He re- turned to England for # shorts time, bus came to this country again in 1823, He afterwards ap- peared a8 @ star" in numerous engagements in England and America, and in 185% became mana- ger of @ theatre identifed with his name, et the corner of roadway and Broome atreet. La 1861 be built the ;resant theatre on Broadwey aud isth sivcet, which met with such a dererved success, Mr, Wallack enjoyed a high re pulation a4 @ genile- mon ood an artist, and largely promoted the dig- nity of his profession, He hes beeu in fuiling health tor the last few years, | Srrcr,—The steamship Champion which ar- rived et this port yesterday from Aspinwall brought @ large lot of cotton and 602,741 60 in gold, a JCAL NEWS. EW YORK ANDTHE vacourT. THE SCULAR OFTRIWFMAS. " Mow lt wae Cefobrated. The religious Chetetman duy having passed over, and fis eventrhawn: bean duly chronicled in the Bum, cur reportem prepared yesterday rioruing to ehrontelo ttf events of the eon! day. Tho worning wes usherell in by rain, © out 1 o'clock A.M., whieb comsinrued more or lee all day ; oon. sequently those who prepared themuel vos for a fluo Aime out of doors were woefully disappointed, aud in-door sports were all that could eas general thing be indulyed in, The day was, however, kept nao wonerafbohday, The principal sores tn the cits wero clowml in the forenoon, and after 12 o'clock searcely 4 store in the city was found open. Povs- ents were gives aud received among high and jor, end, to the creeiit of the ladies and othor phil.o- thropists of New York, tle sokliers who fight our batthes were regaled with dinners which wert, as some remarked, f for aking. Mnsic lent ite at- fractions to cheer the soldier at his meals, arnt for once the bonest private fared as well as bic Gen- ora). * WEEDIRG TEE sOLOTENG. The first of these (netttutions patabliahed in this city wee ihe New Englaxi Soldier Relief Anso- ctotion, the roome of which wero opened on thy Mth April, 196%, ut No. 194 Broadway, under thu superingendenee of Col. Frank EB. Howe. dinco that date the doors have never Leen closed day or night, om Sunday or week day, but soldiers from any Btate in the Union have been received inte the fostitution and cared for, Yesterday the rooms were decorated with American fags, evergreens, flowers, dc., and » splendid dinner, consisting of fish, flesh, fowl, vagetables, pickles, preserves, vo: - fectionery, and every delicacy which could temps the appetite, was provided for the soldiers, abous ix hucdred of whom sat down to dinner, and cll Sppeared to enjoy themeecives very much. After the repast an address was made by Uol, Frank £. Howe, who alluded tn» felicitous manner to tho season which they had assembled to celebraic. Addresses were also mode by Gen. Huam Wai- bridge, H. B. Perkina, Kaq , Hon. Bailey, of the Boston Hamatp; Kev. Matthew Hale Seith. end the Chaplain of the Amsociation, the Bor. A R. Thompsen, The Excelsior Old Votks, led by Mr, John ©. Devey, sang some fine pairiatio eons, amoag whtch wee Mehan's song, “Ihe Standanl of the Free." Desides those who dive during too day, several came in during the evening, so that .t fa safe to gay that about S00 were fed at the rooms yesterday. The Bokliers’ Home, in Howard streot, waa alas the scone of @ nerry Christmas for the suldiers, who were bountifully provided for by the ladies of thu Benitery Commiasion, This institution bas Leen in exiatence about two years, end is under iho superintendence of Col, John 8. Neville, Uo viv her provided under the direction of Mr. I’, Mapes, consisted of turkeys, chickens, partridges, queili and all kinds of gamo, together whh roast bee’, hams, tongues, pickles, coffee, toa, &c. About 510 were dined here, During the dinner Admiral Far - regat entered, and wee most enthusiastically re- ceived, aftor which he addressed these presem |) @pecch fall of patriotism and complimentary t tho Army and Nevy. The band of ane of Hancock's rv- Bimenss wes present, aud discourmed exceliunt mu- et, and then there was some excellent singing with plano scoompaniment, whilo several ywuilo- men delivered appropriate addreuses. .- SURDAY SCHOOL OBLEUEA TIONS, AY 888 East 12th street, near Avenue C, the Win ion Bohoot of the 14th street Presbyteriam Church held ite Christmascelebration, there being prevent ‘ebout 600 children ofboth sexes, Mr. Luctos Hart eddreseed the chikiren in a veey humorous strain, which elictted cofisiderable laughter, eud lel thew in several Christmas osrcte and other Irymns and songs, Mr. Hart also presented the school wits fratt, cakes, 4c. Several tables were aso apread with these articles, and there were uumer- ous teskets beaded with begs of candy fe the hulle ones, Addresses were als delivered by Rev. Dr, Goodale, from Cun- Mantinople, Mr. Joseph F, Joy, Bherotary of the Panama Railroad, and others, The later gon- tleman, in the course of bis rewarks, read {rom iho Bom the letter of General Sherman to the President, announclog bis Christman present of Savannal, when the boys simultaneously started up, anil geve three bearty cheers, the little girls waving handkerelicfs and miniature fags. The who! is under the direction of Mr. B. ©, Chapin, and .4 flourishing. The Presbyterian Mission Chapel Kal bath Reborn. ofthe University Place Church held the exor-ses etthe school, No. 140 Bixth avenue, Abou hundred children were present, In one rooiw wers two splondid Christmas treea laden with al! kinds of presenta, andin another room a ilird tree was placed, whfle cakes, and fruit, and camtes in ebundance wero furnished to ali, Iliw Kev, Dr Ferris delivered am appropriate addresy The Tenth Anniversary of the Mise): vary Socter> of Sabbath Schoo! No. 146, was held jn Mirst airoer, between First and Second avenues, at 100)! a em, About 600 children were pres ut, and eo received a present, A number (of bywns wore ung, under the direction of Mr, Lictus Mart, The Mirsion School No. 2 of the Fourteenth srrem Presbyterian Church held its anniversary at wvog v'cdock in the evening at the Demilt Dispens s Mr. Hart aud others delivered addr: ser, and the children, t© the number of five hundred, were re. galed with fruit cakes, &c., besides being permis ted to carry away es mruch as they desired, NeWSuOTG' CELEURATION The Newsboys’ Lodging-bouse iu the 8r~ bn) ’s ings was very handsomely ducorated with ¢ greens aud Union flags, About 150 boys sat down to suppor at 7 o'clock, There was a bountiful sur - ply of turkey, ronst beef, baws, tongues, plua- pudding, ew, A large number of ladies and yer wen visited the place during the day, acon, whom we noticed the Prewident of the Society, W. A, Booth, Esq. aud several others of ite officesa, After supper # number of presents were diatri buted consisting of cape, hata, boots aud shoes, ovate sm ket#, pantaioous, ete,, aud the little fellows no only enjoyed the good things provided for then Continued on tu laut page ! le ~_