The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 8, 1865, Page 2

= “ NEW YORK SUN. DEC. 8, 1865, FRIDAY MORNING, ‘Teo Advertisers. Wa would eesin remind our advertising patrooe that their favors will be “too late for classification,” uniless banded in at our counter before nine o'clook, Woe keep oar publication office open for tho reception of advertisements antil 12 o'clock P, M., but do not « nssify thom after nine o'clock Our Conntry. Tom rapidity with which the army t being roduced does not indicate that the Government is apprehenale of early war with any foreign power. ry of War announces in his report that ng army will probably be reduced, by next May, ‘to fifty thousand men, which {is the number that seems to be intended for the regular peace establiabment ; and he also intimates that the entire cost of bis department, on the peace footing, * ill pot exceed thirty-tour million dollars per an- pum. Thi exiibit shows that the country which is greatest in wai can also be gresiest in peace. Tie number of men tn the army in the last year of tho war was over one million, and the expenses of tuo Wor Department were over fire hundred mil- loon. One year later—the firet year of peace—the arioy will be but @ “corporal's guard,'' compars- ively, and the expense of its eupport will be only shout equal to the Interest of what 18 cost the preceding year, What more potent argu- ment than these facts be alduced in proof of the soundness of Republican govern: ment? What monarchy would dare to so audien- fr cast aside its military armor? There is nots Bitb-rate king lom fn Europe that does not main- tein larger stending army than that which the Government proposes to employ in the future, In fact, no throue would be saloaday with euch @ compeoratively insignificant army fo sustain it os thet eluded to, particularly so eoon after the closing of ® great war, But it does not follow, fe vn these circumstances, thas the Government wl! not be in @ condition t protect ita honor end {neeresta in the event of any sulden foterruption of cor peaceful relations wich foreign countries, Mr, 6: AwTom states, in hia report, that the Government has now in the military arsonals more than a til - Jiov stand of amal! aria; more artillery than it cau convenientiy take care of ; three years’ supply of ammunition, end en abundant mock of clothing and) quartermasters' stores, Tho requisite miterial for carrying on @ new war !e therefore already provided, and aa for the men to vse it, there are a t!!lion of the beat veteran #) Lece in the world, scattered over the Northern States, who would be ready to spring into the ranks ecain at the first tap of thedium. And *he South, >, bas nearly half million splendid veterans, o lane portion of whom would be ready to rally could under the old flag of their fathers, and fight as teroically for it as they lately fought, miszuideliy, to rend {it iu twain, In short, the United Brates iil continue to be the most powerful military nation in the world, with the advantage over all others, that it will af all times be ready for an ouergoncy, without incurring much therefor, While England, France, Russia, Austria, and other leading Puropean ers, ere obliged to = heep republic and the monarchies of Europe is simply thie: The love of the people for their country ts the foundation of our national strength, while the power of monarchy is founded upon the fear which {teugendersin the public mind by @ glittering array of bayonetr. Buch ia the difference in effect between liberty and despo'! Retter Manicipal Prospects, Tas poople have reason for gratifivation con- ceraing the result of the late municipal election, hot ouly respecting the Mayor, butaleo with re werd to Aldermen, Councilinen and School Com- misr'oners, ‘The selections in the three last-named cepariments do not in every instance meet our ap- proval, but as awhole they are # great improve- ment on what wo bave had before, and an indica: ton of # piaterial change forthe better in these There is one ‘ie ymatance relative to the newly elected Boards of Aidermoa and Counciimen that will undoubted: ntage to the city, The Democrats have @ majority in the furmer body, and the Re- This will prevent the tranches of the city government, ly be of ac prvlcansjin the latter, Passage of any pot party measure that re- ja the approval of both bodies, Repub- lan sebemes will be stranded in the Uoard of Aldernien, and Democratic abarp prac- tice will be probed by the Councilmen, ’ dhe ya vogue, yoliticiang for tile regard to ability or anything else e ru ef the election, in eVery respo y necersa to follow up thie advanta: ihe ,overnmont, War (Claims, Tas Government ts likely to be pretty exten. a@yely swindled by ™ claus for damages eustained during ihe war, Ip | ‘ieorganized condition of the Bouth, unless the is ostimated that the aggregate aimount of those | PDi!snttiropiste of the North sball make provision «will exceed two hundred million dollars, | {oF them. State, and nearly every County, south of Mason and Dixon's line, together with several north of it ie represented iu iho ltse bills that have been nade ous for damages committed by the | the Sum as a safety-valve, ar Union armios, It is really surprising to see how | that the consequences of our re large @ number of “Original Jacobs" loyal men | somewhat painiul, The errno Shere arein the South, as indicated by the eaid | thusd barred from the use; bills; and it ism matter of great wonder how the | secessionists ever could bheve accomplished any- tung when opposed by so large # body of unadul- terated Union men. the Government § tao i, of eourse, right thie ond respect, expense pow. immense etanding armies in readiness for war, thereby on- ta ling a great burcien of taxation upon the peop 4 our goverument will be always just as well pre- pared for Lostilitios aa they, and at only a nominal sont, The reason of this difference Letween our Tu this » each of the Boards wi)! be « monitor to watch ‘'e otber, aud the rosult will be the city's gain, selections for School Commiesioners are, main- 4). Very creditable, and we aball expect a decided I ‘ement in the managemens of the schools, so 4° aé pertains to the functions of the Commission- To many of the districts politica was who!ly vrec, and tho candilates were supported solely ‘va the ground of education and general fitness. 'ois 18 @ great improvement upon the custom Jate- The practice has been to elect ward Vane important position, with very | gesistance. Is is probable thas thie statement is jolitival soundness, Therefore, we regard the re. " ch as a triumph | no provision for the winter, So poople over the politiciang and it is now 2 until tory shell have been made complete by « suorougb and geueral reformation of the whole city But sertously, it will be « induce us to repent having driven Lim to sh very difficuls matter to prevent fraud upon proper that | where the EsGe dismisse! lum by saying that | wery trulg leyel man whe om pro when they can bear the frothing of # sode-fountain for nothing ;"' thence he went to Chicago, and the following, from the Post of that city, shows the opinion entertained of him there: ‘Mr. Train ie a very fluid er, out in evi direction, ea if bay Tino ballast, and was less pyrotechnical, he might effect tmore than create @ mere enuemeral impression. As #t present constituted be {s powerless ior mischief Whether a kuave or a demazogue, he ia « “right emnart fellow," and always furnishes, wherever he speaks, arich voor! entertainment to hie bearers. ¢is@ tremendous barker, with no intention tn the world of biting anybody. Hoe has mistaken bis vocation, hower liad b oseu the protea- tion of aeting, he would have attained the first rack in the profiasion, H+ bas talent as an agita- tor amnong certain classes who mistakes superficial glitter for more solil qualities, Lut as a lealer of revolution hebas vet to makehb’smark. Funcy the Fenians going into actusl war wth Eociand under such a magnificent geveralasimo as Le de- | Neate, nasty, well cressed, kid-gloved Guorge Fraveia Train! perty in consequence of the army should be fully reimbursed ; but bow are the loyal and the dis- loyal claimants to be divided? For instance, « certain district which guffered loss may not bave bad Union man in it at the time ; bnt the losers, no matter how intermely rebel they were, may now make out their claims and prove by each other that they wero the moat devoted Unionists in the whole country, throughout the war. None of theee claims should be allowel except upon the most positive and irrefutable jroof of the c/aimant's steadiast loyaity throughout the war. The Northern people are nos in the mood to have their a ready heavy taxes increased for the sake of pay- ing two bundred miliioa dollars to men who were fighting the Government aii throug) the iate war, The Cbhscrvance of Tharkagiving. Tus Biate sod National Toankegiv og Day was obecrved with remarkable unanimity by the people of this city, and we doubt aot thet the sane may truthfully be said of the whole country, from Maine to Oregon, The eburches throughout the land were the scenes of appropriate services, and from their sevoral sanctuaries earnest, fervid thanks were offered up forthe r/moval of the dark cloud of civil war, and the appearance in its stead of the bright rainbow of peace, happiness, and e.- coarsging promise for the future. Why pot 19 future observe the anniversary of this great tational thankeg!ving, in commemmoration of the end of the rebellion and the return of peace? We now have no erpecial day to recognizein the fu- ture in remembrance of the Great Rebellion, andit is proper that come day should be national zed in connection with it, Eighty-nine yours we have colebrated the Fourth of July in commemmora- tion of the day on which our independence was declared. Let us in future comrmemorat the day on which the people of the United States, after emerging from a mighty civil war, bowed the knee, and theoked God for the preservation of thet independence, A Feat In Ballding-Raising. Tz Chicago Timea, Nov, 23, says: The work of rasing the fron etructure on the corner of Wella and South Water streets, known as the Robbing block, 1s now completed, and in @ day or two the sidewa'k wil! bo acjuste|!, and the brick foundations firmly lad, when the whole of tho vast machinery used in tie proceas of eleva- tion will be removod. This wonderful task was undertaken only about three weeks since by Mesaie, Hollingsworth & Coughlin, contractors, it ving been found necessary to raise it, because of the rise of the level of Bouth Water street by grad- ing. Itwas by mauy considered an impossibility that such an immonse mase of stone end iron, weighing, inchiding the merchandise with which it is filled, not less tha. 27,000 tons, could be euc- cessfully raised, or raised at all, The contractors, the responsibil rs confident of their ability to perform the task of elevating the entire block, without damace or fracture of any kind to the building. Eighteen doys were con sumod in prepariug for the work, during which period 1,580 screws and 400,000 feet of timber were placed in position under the etructure. The pre- liminary arrangements completed, the time occu- pied in the fulfilment of the work was short, occu- pying but three days Whon the contractors enterod upon the undertaking but three men were employed, Ater the screwing up sp- paratus had been adjusted, and waa ready to be applied, o force of three bun dred men wes employed. fivuching down ainidst hugo beams corded up to Lraco the tremon- dous weight, wedged iu in aiinont every conceiva- sition, three hundred stalwart frames, with their hands upon the lovers which projected frum every screw-lieod, #lenily awaited the signal. A single shrill whistio was heard, and «#iinultane- ously the sorewa were vet in iovtion, working together with the uimost precieson. bh scrow was turned just so for, ani then ensued « pause for @ readjustment of tae levers, when the same process was repeste!, ‘(hus for three days the work went on, and atthe end of that time, when the whole structur:, 5/4100 fect and five stories in height, bad boen clevasd 2744 inches from its Very Pare Petroiecam. (Cireular to Newspaper Editora.) Orrico —. ann - - Pereounem Co.) ~- Baoapwar, Koo —. New Yous, Nov. 20, 1805. Sre:—In a book just tesuedby Mr. P, T. Barnum ou “Humbugs," and at go 169, entitiod “Ihe vleum Humbug," be has, under a sligbtly dis- gulsed name, held up to ridicule the operations of this Company; and has perpetrated # Libel against myself by printing what is calculated to damage my business and reputation, Proceedings have been conmenced to force the ongbor and publisher of these improprieties t» suppressthis chapter and to pay the damages which are justly due, Take nobce thatany repetition of te improper matter in your paper will subject you to @ iivel suit, I intend to vindicate my repmtation that of this Company at any cow i teach yapers of this country, if m a Mr. Jumes Fen) more Cooper Lua siread © Gone by bis libel suite apuust the Now York Tarounm, thas they willburnu their fingers is they ebuse their ‘iree- dow of the press.'* Your obedient servant, W. H. Purcres, Vice-President —— anu —— Uo, Without consulting the statutes relative to libel, we have taken the liberty of omitting the name of the company above alluded to, as well as the piace from whence the circular emanates, and et which (we presume) the dividends are paid. We have von- tured to do this because, while we fully appreciate the danger to be epprebended from the dreadful threat to ‘teach the newspapers of the country,” etc., it is contrary to our custom to advertise any establishment, however sposless it may be, ior iese than the usual advertising rates. But we cannot repress astonishment at finding that Mr. Darsum has had the temerity to insinuate in his book, that ® petroleum company is even fn the remotes degree, iinctured with what is vulgerly denomi- nated Aumbug, No wonder that the Vice Presi. dent of the - Potroleum Company smarts under such an imputation, No wonder that he ceases the onerous work of paying euormous divi- dends to fortunate stocklolders, and hastens to punish the sudscious Barsvum, No wonder that he ominoualy admanishes the press to beware and give not pubheity to the slanderous insinua- tion, ‘Petroleum humbug!" Preposterous idea! Certainly “proceedings” should be commonced without delay, that is, if the injured Vico Presi- dent of the spotless petroloum company referred to can spare time enough from diviienud paying to vindicate bis own integrity and the honesty of petroleum companies generally, Perhapshe might hire a good, able-bodied man, accustowed to bard work, asa dividend-paying substitute for a shors time. Bagzmum bas plenty of money, too and “ex. emplary damages" might give tho company capl- talenough to extend its sphere of usefuluess by original position, the supporta were placed under itior the last time, the screws removed, and the work of building up the foundation commenced, Al this was doue without the displacement of a single brick, tinaber, or even she a) to the building test marring ‘The structure is of irou, the iron fetachod irom the inner brick tirss wron building which has ever been raised in this country, and probably the firat in the world, The oral coms of the raising, ucluding the neces- gary improvements, will be about $20,000. A Child With Three Tongues, Recently, the wife of John Cranford, slater, Ewo and Lamb Clore, Dum/ries, Scotland, gave birth to @ gov, who exbibites the rare, ifnot unprecedented, peculiarity of having three tongues. We saw tho child, and found {t to be seemingly in excellent health, of full size, and in other respects well formed, The midile tongue is the largest of the three; itis rounded at th@sop, and is fastened to the lower part of the palate in such a way ns to prevent the child sucking readily, Each of tho ps is separated from the other, and those on do mot appear to cause the infant much nvenience, The curious malformation does not, far an appearance go, result from any disease, echild has been seen by several physicians, and they are of oplmom it would be advisable, aiter he is @ littl older, to liberate the middle tongue from the palate by an operation, Mean- wile the infant is suckled by means of a botie, The Shenandonh—Iler Transfer and De- parture from I.iverpool for New ‘ork, The Liverpool Mmrousy, of the 22d ultimo, has the following aecount of the departure of the ex- pirate Shenandoah from that port for Now York. The vessel Is now fully due at this port: The Shenandoah, whose appearance in the Mer- sey caused 80 much anxicty, has at length sslled from this port, and is now on her way for New York, Is will be in the recollection of our readers Ubat a fortnight ago the Sbensndosh was formally handed over by Capt. Paynter, of Hor Majeoty's ship Done, to Mr, Dudley, she United Biates consul at th prt. That geuileman, however, at first dechined taking | ogseasion of the vessel until] he had consulted Mr, Adana the American Am - bassador in London, Having pus himself in communication with Lis oxcelloncy, Mr. Dudley took possession of the vousel in the mame of the @arting another company and furnishing increased | United " Ga NEDEDb the *s American eusign and | u’ were bolsted, the custom- facilities for pormeneas Tavenineniy: Lot the house officersgand tho seamen who’ were; placed “Vice President’ proceed with his procerdings" | on board from tne Donegal were taken and demonsirate the purity of petroleum com- | ot and +t Vouse] remained in charge of the United Btates satuorities, Cap. pacies and the fi 7 of the foolish adage thas ‘virtue is its own rewar tain Freeman, 2 Amer.can merchant captain of great expertence, was placed in chargo of the ves. sel, together wish a crew of movers, In vonse. quence of slong cruise tho Shenandoah stood jin somo need of repairs and vince ber arrival in the Mersey the necessary steps Lave been taken to lace her {u readiness for ® voyage to New York, Peoardsy morning steam was yobup at an carly hour, and about forty minutes past twelve the Shenandoah hove her anchor and Bveamed slowly down the river, with the pennant flying from sho maiumast, aud the Stars aud Stripes from the miz genmast, A party of American gentlemen and others were on board, and the vessel was accom. Sad Prespects tor the Freedmen. Acoozping to @ circular just issued by the Freedmen's Aid Commisston, the negroes in the South are likely to experience a great deal of suf- fering during se presont winter, Is 18 stated thas im the two 8.a:ea of Georgia and Alabama alouve there are seventy thousand destitute freedmen, who, according to the report of the Commission, will “not only suffer, but actually perish, before the winter ts over," unless they receive timely N ow York, aud has @ crew of riggers under him, Wien the Shenandoah arrives at New York ahe will be banded over to the sushorities at that port, and {t is expected she will then be placed in ordi- nary. The sailing of the famous ¢x-Coufederate cruser excited conmderavie totere, somewhat exaggerated, but there ls no doubt that large number of Bouthern negrcees have nor can they end large obtain employment. Those who are in ‘ wds nanera eed, oF Moetryd Staves and nie *. Sree b witness her ure; her o. . the greatest danger are the oldand decrepit, who hee she sailed gracefully down the ne lepers can do little or no work, Under the slave code the mastors were obliged to support their slaves when the latter became too old to work, but now they aro set adrift, unable to help themselves, with nobody to protect them, and it follows thas they der stoaw, eliciting great admiration, Practical Miscegnuation, The Memphis Age vs say Some very strange things Lave ror turned up since the z * a : close of the war, wen’ BLOAt by 4), yal citizens” who have | must experience much suffering in the present Tlaterr, tad ee py reaah’ 41, abolition of rious affair is related, UPON sothority G reliable, as baring cy: uppi. A bachelor panier aie —— county, that county had been for years kee tieas & baudsome iulacto girl, ang ‘4 eral chisds The girl, noth it into hor head thet che ou, of her master, For this purpose the received Av attentions of # handsome Co.oied man, nearly hte and between them they pretended qhat heen going to make @ match—that 16 to gor themenivas roguiarly marth This excited tha jealous es a her bachelor p or, who, Ujou inyuiring, . ore Ly bie mistress! she was Certainly solng to ware the colored man—thas she W488 Uowiling to live 44 | kept ulstress any loaver; ved Weut © cleo ‘DE a8 his wis- yr her had sev- Ster (Le war, took ‘tobe the jawrul wife Poor George! A rew weeks ayo we declined to permit Gronap Frasom Tears any long lo ¥ to use the columns of 1d We regret to loarn fusal have been Gronaa, being of the press, hus been attempting to work off his gaseous Jucubrations in the way of lectures; and the eomy ents of the | husband ;" for that a Wile #l© wu boy Papers in the localities which he has visited, almost | #Le would be a concubine BY lauver, ’ | thie woalthy white mans tie lvu-ciad aratoerate old bachelor, found that DO Wes w® mye), Attached to | his colored mnisti@dty LO 6OW4 bot give her up, and forthwith agreed to pay tue} *h@ Comuuded, ¢. ¢ | | procured the services OF a 3 was regularly masrie td ube | former SO ane mate that her master misht, ir yi co of the treeaman, end be her | » become, SHTALYe to Bay, ex- tremity, First be went to Dosto® and the papers Is | there ridiculed him; then he went to Brooklyn, cer of tho at ormer slave! ‘The i * people will not pay GAY mais to hear Taain, Mv Sanas bainald 9 Les vallyy is looking wa mew eee Temes Were ee ‘*. The following paesage occurs in an article on Lord Palmerston, in the November number of Buackwoon's Magazine: In the Trent affair, on which tt is now no longer ® secret that Lord Palmerston made up bis own mind to goto war with the federal States. The Emperor of the French, equ long sighted, eqreed with Lord Palmerston ; and had there not been with bim in the Cabinet men to whom tne thought of a war under any circumstance !s dread- ful, the message sent to Washington, would bave required @ short and categorical a sewer because « fleet equipped for action would have escorted it te the mouth of the Chesapeake. In the Cabinet, bowever, theresa: at the time not only Mr. Giad- stone, Mr, Miner Gibson, and Mr, Villers, but S$ G orge Cornwall Lewis, tho most sultie of Political reasoners, tne most pacific of ministers— one who coull never te brought to see that ip the l.ves o: nations, as in those of private per- fons, there are momenia when thou.b 6 can ne te becoming 'o do wrong for ite own sake, it we periect!y jusufiable to auticiiato others and vo avert aninjury meécitated against ourseive by lu flicting iton them. We bad, when the outrage on the Trent was committed, a long list of outrages © be accounted for, We had been cheated —lor there is no other word for it—in the Asiburton Treaty. The States claimed as their own termtory what they had in their possession the clearest proof belouged to ua; aud as if bo cap this cULTage be island of Bt. Juan, admitted to ve ours up to the son by an American Phen htary possession . not therefore wnitnportant with other lesser, but rh Wrongs, rank ed aud fesered, and the Jreat out- rave presen.ed such an opporwunity as could never he expected to occur again for righting whem all by @ process Which would Lave bevefiited the whole world, Had we struck then, a8 Lord Palmerston Was anxious that we should do, the southern States would have achieved their independence, aud be- come to us faithful allies as Well as Our Dest cus wmers, Seambo's Troubles as a Schoolmaster, The Lynchburg Repvot10an of Bunday says: James Kelaoe, a negro, who undertakes to induct young ebony into the wnysteries of readin, ‘ritin ani 'rithmotic, complained to the Provost Marshal yerterday that Jolin Richardson had sent three litle darkies to bie ** skulo’' for two months, and after paying e part of his bill, refused to pay the balance, but wanted to Sight Kelsoe for dunning bim—" witch extreme actions,” said the plaintiff, “Lim oppositely opposed to ‘om.” The bill, as made out, Waa e curiosity, and led a bystander to inquire whether oook-keeping was among the branches taught at the emiryo Academy, Ho ever, the Provost Marshal ordered the pugnacious Richardson to pay the balance due in greonbacks instead of blows, Curious Diamond Case. A somewhat curious case a8 to the ownorship of “diamond” was lately settled in the Smal! Delt Court at Btirling, Scotland, The facts are as fol- lows: Alexander Allan, wood merchant, St. Nicians, was four years ago presented by ® friend with « * diamond," set in the lid of an ivory box. some time after, George Pitblado, candlemaker, St. Nin- fans, and bis wife called at Allan's house, and were shown the diamond. In the course of this examination the precious stone fe)l out of Pitbla- do's hand, and, according to Allan's story, when the box was picked up the diamond was out of its place, and though the room was searched, could not be found then, nor could it be foun’ after- wards, Two years elapsed. Mrs. Allan and Mrs, Pittlado go ® jaunting her, and the for- mer discovers what she lieves to be her diamond set ina mng on Mrs. Pitblado's fin- ger. The work of challenging commences, and ultimately the Allans get the ring home with them to examine !t, Their ‘cdiamond'’ had « “chip in it, amd taking the stone out of the ring they discover that it has @ ‘chip’ too. They try it in the hole on the lid of the ivory box, and find that it ins perfect fit. Toe gentleman from whom they got it, and who had it in his possession 17 bach further declares it ia the identical diamond egavothem. Thus convinced, the Alans keep possession of the diamond, and return the empty ring to the Pitblados, who thereupon raise an ec- tion to recover possession of the gem. In support ofhis case, Pitblado proves by wituesses that he ‘was in possession of a diamond pin five years ago; that the stone was taken out of the pin 18 months ago and set in ering; that thie stone fits the set- ting in the old pin, and does not fit the bole on the lid of the box belonging to the Allans; and, in explanation of the singular coincidence of his stone having a chip es well as that of the Alans, and of his not aware of the fact till last year, proves that the stone was so set in the pin that this flaw could not be noticed until it was taken out and further proves by the evidence of an Edimburgh jeweller that there is # sort of raised setting in the head of the pin to suit thie vory “chip” im the stone. The Allans, in addition to the evidence above stated, prove by other jewe'lers that the stone perfectly fits the holoin their ivory box, and the jeweller who transferred the stone from the pin: to the ring declares that the diamond was loose in the pin setting when be first saw tt, and seem: od asif ithad been Gxed by hands other than those of atradesman. In further coniplication of the case, Pitblado totally denied that the diamond ring was missed out of the box on the eveniug of his visit to the Alians, and declared that neither he nor his wife heard # word of the story till the Allans caw Mra, Pisvlade's diamoud muy, Quy of these, and many similar contradichious in this sine Jar case, Mr, Sherit! Sconce saw his way to the cision that the diamond belonged to Pisblado, Curious Experiment in a Prenmntic Palle road Tube. An experiment was recently tried in the Pnen- matie Railroad Tube in London, as to what would happen in case one of the ears should get stuck fast in the Tube at any point on ite journey. A car Was accordingly made fast tn such a way that ‘it could not move, and the suction power of the en- gives was tried to the uttermost and with roost extraordinary effect. Although the car itself could not be moved, yet all the moveables it contalned in the shape of cushions, &c4 jumped out of the car, and were deiivered at the end of the tube, the force exerted being such as to extract the vais that kept down the carpet, Restoration in the mandoah Valley, A recent issue of the Richmond Exgviner, rays: All accounts from the Valley, of Virginia give encouraying tokens of te apirit of the people in regard to improvement, Desolated as that fair country was by the torches of Sheridan and Hun- ter, there is now some prospect of the retoration of at least @ large proportion of its wasted property in the course of @ few years, when it will once more be mace to “bloom like = garden.'? In one locality, in Rockingham, a locality desolated and blackened by fire,new buildings have been spring: ing up at the bidding of the gevuis of energy aod tol, Alresdy not less than ten spleadid new barns crown the aites which @ tew months ago were heaps of smouldering ashes, Almost all of these barnsmay be embraced within toe line of the vision from @® point on the road leading thence to Rawloy Bprings All these improve- ments have sprung up within the last two mont since barvest. A great mauy people thougat ar esid, last Autumn, when we suffered so severely by the ravages of war, that wo never should re- gain our wonted prosperisy, They now beyin to wee how much wistaken they were, Already fenc- ing is everywhere being rapidly replaced, and many of the barns to hold the fruits o’ honost toil are in readiness for the harvess which » bieased sadever winifal Providence will again eend us, This same march of improvewent is rewarked in other parts of the Valley. Not least among the evidences of increasing enter» is the revival of newspapers and the appeara of new ones, all devoted to great juterost of practical restora- tion, We havo noticed the old Viynicaror and the Srecutaton, of Biaunton; Kgoisten, of Hariiscaburg; the SaBY4sDOAR VaLizy, Newmar Hew te Clean Ribbors. A lady sends the following recipe for cleaning » ribbons, which she wishes published for the benefi# of those of her sex who wish to try @ successful ¢ periment. In these hard times s!l economical bints are acceptable: Wet the ribbon fn alcohol and fas ten one end of it to'something firm; bold the other ae your hand, keeping the rivbon out straight an at smooth; rub it with @ piece of castile soap until ity looks decidedly soapy ; then rub bard with a spon.e or, if much soled, with the back of @ knife, keep- ing the ribbon dripping wet with aloohoi. Wien you have exhausted your patience and think !% must be clean, rinse thoroughly in alcohol, fold be- tween cloths, and iron with « hotiron, Don't wring the ribbon ; if you do it will get creases in 18 th jou cannot get out, Complaints baving been terfeit Dailey's Magical Pain Extractor in them ket, the public are hereby informed how to iti guish it from the genuine, The counterfeit bas estamp, while the g¢nuine bag ith the toventor’s Liken 7 centreand his signature on the end in white Pu@ nove but the latter, It is acertain cure for Burn Sealds, Piles, Corns, Rheumatism, &¢, &e. For it 4 3 Piles! Piles !! Piles! All you have e do is to try one bottle of Strickland's Pile Kenele It will eure inthree days, No wistake, Wolls @ Co. 115 Franklin et, Agents. 4164 Nowe sewing Machine Company. No 62! Broadway, N.Y. blias Lowe, Jr., Piesident, A: ents wanted, 38 etree eemeenceneeenceneineneeesinnmennsenl Fall and Winter Clothing for Men ans Bove The Ost assortment in t * and price less, F, H. Baldwin, 70 and 7! Tho Wheeler & Wilson Lock Stitch Sewin* og Batton Mole Machine, No. 626 Broa ————— _-- -$ DEATHS, CULLEN—On Wednesday, Dec, 7, after a shod but painful illness, Thomas Cuiien, a native Ne Parish of Kasky, Co. Siigo, Lreland, ia the 45th yea in age, lils relatives and friends, and those of his brother Jobn and Michael, se his brothers-in-law, Willian: Hartand James F Keilley, are re tfully invites to atioud the funeral, on Friday afternoon, Dec. St! at 1 o’clk, from bis late residence, 865 [hird ave. 27 LUTJEN—On Wednesday, Dec. 6:h, after a sho= Ege), Heaty F. Luven, aged 24 years, 4 mont! Friends and relatives of the family are reepect fally invited to attend the funeral, this (Friday Sflernoon, a 1 o'clock, frow his iate residence, co of Girth ot. and 7th ave, to Greenwood Cumetery. 1 McCUDDEN—suddenly, on Thursday mornin: ® Dee, geste McCudden, son of Johm MeCudder aged 86 years. . © relatives and friends of the fainily, aleo th members of iate Mariou Engine Co, No, ¥, are invite to attend the funeral, from the residence of bi) futher, 45 Prince et, ou Sunday afternoon, Dee. 10! at 1 o'clock, OGBOURN-Sndden!y, on Thursday, Dec, 7, 1560 Wm. B. Ogbourn, in the bist yeur of li The friends of the tamily are respec y invite to attend the fenereh; 90 Sunday atternoou, Dee t at 1 o'clock, trom bis late residence, Hunter’ Poin Lek TRADE NOTIC OACH MAKERS’ UNION No, 1 consejuence of the numerous a membership, a special meeiug will f Bowery, this Friday evening, Dec. 8, at the admission of new member ate action on the luportant communication receive: from Wilmington, Del, By order ot WM. EB. LONG Pres, PHILIP MoKEOWN, Sec, 108 (COOPERS—THE DELEGATES 10 THI 00 and to take jmmed Grand Bociety of United Coopers will meet th 18ST Bowery, © Ky Pres. P.O. FARRELL, Bec, ul Friday evening, at 8 o'clock, at Cane lock, a to atten , wcted, My order of GANNON, Pres, ‘THOS, WESTMAN, Roe. Sec, OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT 4 spocial meeting will be held this eveving, Sprine ot. Hall, You aro requested to ation business of importance is to be iruusacted. by , a ot JAc. FITZGERALD, Prost, JOS. FUo LER Bocretary, 5 OF THE WORKING WOMEN’: OFFICE PROTECTIVE UNION, No, 80 White st., New York, TO THE PUBLiC, The civil war which bus deso!ated ourland, and torn ed our once happy homes into houses of wiourning, be fallen with peculiar severity on the sewing and | ales women of thie city, many of whom were making three any surRTs Pen DAY AT SLX CENTS A PLECK, To the inadequate compensation paid for female lat bor the Working Women's Protective Union owes its origin, The Awocistion consiste of a uuuber of “4 . 1865, nevolent ladies and genticmen, whose eywpathies hav been enlisted. and who voluntarily wive their tim and money to promote an inutituilon that will be aed benetit to the working women of New York ys Among the prominent objects of the Inst the eatabllehment of a Registry system, whe males inay be assisted ja obtainine employment, ang to secuie them legal protection against wud, tee of , expense. tis also an object of the Institution to discover new and appropriate apheres of employment Wr Woe men, in departinents not now cecupied by them, We varnestly appeal te all good citizens, 10re em pecially the ladies, to assiet usin maintaining an ore ganization inteuded to benetit aud encourage theig own sex to lator for a livelihood, LAapigs oy New Yous : Will yon not remomberthe friendless working girl ¥ Thousands ot dollars are ra Be ed for other benevoient purposes, aud wust ehe, Whe works froyuently from half-pust seven in the morning till nearly that Gime ia the evening, be letl to etrurci@ without that eympathy aud support which God, in big anfinive mercy, hus bieseod you with t ortogivel Coutributiona to the yund, elther ioney, dry i) Or provisions, will be gladly acee aud may t to the Treasurer, M.5, Beach, bay, Suu Ullcds or No, 50 White et. It any lady desires to aid sorne portion of her time for the good of | ane will be able to obtain further information by ayp ying to the Superiniendont, at the rooms of the Cuion, No bu White » Fommittoe giving © Inst nine months the Union has rons more than three thousand women employment in the vasious Wades aad eadings enume:ated tu the tollow ing liet, Peisons in wuus of operatives widl be furnish. ed on application, rl Within the sane time nearly three handred dollars, has been collected for detrauded working women, by the lawyer working vratuitously for this detitution, ‘This money was collected in euros varying trom tweuy ty-five cents W tluity-live doliars, Senarmstres-ea, Decktion, Dressxn Papr Collary aitines yy Gicekueking, , ‘ apm. ow. Machine Overat! Enibroldery, Copying, * Gaiter Piting, Upholstery, Fur sewing, Balesw oman, Shirt Making, Sewing, Glove kking, Btocking Sewing, frockbinding, ‘ocket Books Braiding, Book Folding, Hair Nets Bead Pantaloonas, Ver gost Making, Type Setting, rushios, Artiticial Flowers, Photorraph Coloring, Pius Making, Pin Making, Button Making, Lamp Burners, Lateliing, Pucking, Ciparetios, Paper-box Making, Luieters, Presen, Clothes Meng _ Hair Dressers, &e., &e, PAbteRs — THE REGULAR MEET Tf of ihe Practical Painters Association will be this Friday @ cning,in room 6 Military Ha |, Bowery, Members owing 4 mouthedueeare bore notified to pay Upor be expelled. My order « ft Mecstasion, 4+ WILLIAMS, Chairman, #.C UA IN, Boe. SOCIETY NOTIC ATTENTION—THE CADETS AND TE © parent ached to th Feclens she i ot ble, f riday, evening, Dee, § t No wery, jor the ¢ S { busines, He MCGOWAN, Capen iom Of Pn FATHER MATHEW FEMALE T, Hoclety No. 4N.Y, will hold agPubii Meeting at their tall, 855 East lath watroces ket; the Winchester News, ani the Charlestown Pues Pewee and Spout ov Jevvengom, Truly he egeln from the @ytar ppeakine by Mr. Bolles, B Ackemith, of 67, siso mn, Singing by Messrs, Goodwin, Nach, Le pie Auli of sinere nen Pail me