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The New York herald., 1862-12-28
! TIE PIRATE ALABAMA.
Highly Important from
San Francisco.
Captnre Of the Steamship Ariel
BY the Alabama
Release Of the Ariel on Giving
/. Bonds Of $228, 900.
1Ae Arms and Amnunitien On Beard
tAs Ariel Taken and One Hundred
and Twenty Marines Parsled.
The Treatment Of the Passengers by
Captain Ssmmes.
The Sam JaclntO Prepares to
Fire ON the Alabama.
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&he Fort at Martinique Trains Its
Gums on the 0an Jacinto.
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Arrival Of the 9teamship Ariel
at This Port,
49, As.s as.
The Treatment Of the Passengers by
Captain Sammes.
The Sam JacintO Prepares to
Fire ON the Alabama.

San FRANCsCo, Dec. ~, 1862.
Dy the arrival at this port to-day Of the
sssanshIp Constitution, from Panama, we have
Nshly important and exciting news.
The Consultation reports that the steamship
Alisl, from New York for Aspinwall, was cap
sased on the 7th instant by the pirate Ala
hama m s
The Alabama detained the Ariel until the
10th instant, whsn she allowed her to proceed
towards Aspinwal, upon her giving bonds In
tAs sum Of two hundred and twenty-sight thou
sand dollars - ransom.
Ihe arms and ammunition on board the Ariel
weee taken from her, and one hundred and
twenty marines who were on board were pa
rslsd.
NusA anxiety ID felt here lest the Alabama
shopld reeapturs the Ariel on her return trip
- New York, and seize the large amount Of
Treasure which she will carry.
TIE passenger on board Of the Ariel spoke
b ths highest terms Of the courtesy shown
Asm BY Captain Ssmmes.
Tho Ariel was captured near the east end Of
Cuba.
Ths only plunder, with the exception Of the
arms and ammunition, that the Alabama So
ssrsd was eight thousand dollars In green
Hseks," belonging 70 Messrs. Wells, Fargo
D Go.
TIE Alabama last coaied at Martinique.
When leaving that port the United States
sssansr San Jaeinto aimed her guns at her,
when, simultaneously, the guns Of the fort were
trained On the San Jscinto. This il the state
nsnt Of The nrst lieutenant Of Captain semmes.
The Alabama claims speed, under twenty
Eve pounds Of steam, Of sixteen knots an hour.
ehs ovsrtook. the Ariel, with only eleven pounds
q steam, and nred two gums ct her, whom she
eAN FRANcIsco, Dec. 27-P. N.
Captain ssmmss arst intended to destroy the
AKisl, by burning her, arst putting the passsn-
ears Ashore in little settlement huts at San
Domingo.
Captain Jones, Of the Ariel protested that
half Of his passenger woald die II this were
done.
Captain Ssmmes then proposed to land the
passenger st Kingston; but after mach parley-
ing IN arrangement was Effected to release the
Asisl on Captain Jones giving bonds in the
sum Of s2as,ooo, payable in thirty days after
Ne acknowledgment OF the Southern confede-
sasy.
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Opinions or the rebel Press.

Opinions or the Rebel Press.
(From the Richmond Dispatch, Dec al
The proclamation against Butler and his associates
up 10 Ne full Of public spscsasoN me
dossrOn with which the conclusions Of the Executive
have been arrived n gives additional solennnsy and
dignity 70 his purpose. Tho brute and his mInioas win
discover that does not follow because sentence against
evil work Is not executed speedily that forgotten
Or forgiven.
Those Of our own people, too, who have been disposed
TO complain Of the Presidents alleged indifference 70 The
fate Of Mumsord will that they have done him great
injustice and hc has remembered 10 longer perhaps
than some Of his censors. h. this, a. In other
cases, Il would be = well for those Of us Who
inhabt the vacs OF private life, and whose qusbn-
cations for conducting the government Of the ocun
try have never yet been discovered BY our fellow
ciizsns TO be modest and charitable in our structures
upon the Of those whom we have placed in power
and who from their ocal and intellectual eeyason are
probably able to acquire wider sweep Of the horizon
than those Of Us who dwell upon the plains We ysa
hat ne proclamation agansr Butler and as aNceys.
should they fall into hagds my bs carried cs 10
ryy letter. The black nat q he only answer 10 An,
unhsard Of crimes Of tbese enem's " hs rsS~
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NEWS FRoM MISSOURI.

Movements OF the Rebel JsM. Thomp.
SON Denth or Claiborne jackson, So.
sr. LOUIS, Dec. %, 1862.
Advicss received here headquarters from Pilot KNOB
10 the effect that deserter from Colonel Green
rebel regiment reports JED. Thompson at pocA.
hontas, with between Ave and six thousand
infantry msstIy Missouri and Arkansas troops also Two
regiments Of cavalry and battery. The desertsr lef
Pocahontas last Monday.
Reliable information has been received thas Claiborne
y Jackson the dcpossd Governor Of the STATE Of Missouri
died ~ Littlc Rock, Ark, about the sth instant
Governor seymour's Appointments.
AIsAxr, Dee. n, lse2
Governor Seymour has made the following appoint
ments:--
AdjSsart oenroi-Msor J. :. sprague, United states
Army.
Inspector cmerat--JosIah 7. Miller, Of Seneca.
Enoiner ~ CAiT-Isaac vanderpoci, Of Albany.
y.dos AdvccdSs GrsuuI-Neison J. Waterbury, O New
Qsaysomoacy coUal--s. v. Talcott, Of New York
NlUdsy Secreary-Lieutcnant Kidd, New York state
Volunteers.
TAs other appointments win NOT be announced unit
after this Inauguration.
MAJOR sprague, who 10 doing bureau duty 10 Alba
ny, awaits before accepting Of Governor seymours ap
pointment, the permission Of the War Department A.
Departure or Massschnsetts Regiments.
Bosros, Dec. 2T, 1892.
The Massachusetts, Fourth and Forty eighth regiments
left here tonight for New York, where thsv s eyobark
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ABATEMENT ar THE PURsER OF THE ARIEL.

ABATEMENT ar THE PURsER OF THE ARIEL.
Ts Ariel carsursd her outward passage by The
ssssssssnss Alabaa under tho following crcumssan.
sos hs ssh Inst. - baifpass r. H., whom round.
ns oAps Mays, she sasssrn point Of Cuba, ~ saw .
sssssl steus -four miles 70 shs westward close uud the
tisA lssd 4 Cuba, bark <sxss, and ssdss canvas A
sAsrs was sahs In hsr Appearance indsns her 70 10
. sasan~-S~ mokopips being down--no suspIcions
fwsrs aroused m In shors unc 10 saw she had fursd
Der az raised hsr smoksssack, and wss rapidly nearing
usnnasr sssm The American nag then flying q. her
psak. Such was her speed 10 compsriscu 70 ours
that in about half N hour she had come up within
half ms Of u, when shs nred lee gun, hauled down
ihe American ensign and " tho rebel sx No s,eu.
iIon paid 70 the summons end the A,s was pushed
70 her utmost speed. sns then ssusd acvor our wake,
Npok pssii'sp ar our Doriausr,ss absu. ny sarsrad
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FROM OUR KEY WEST CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR KEY WEST CORRESPONDENT.
KsY WEST. Dec 22--1P.M.
~ the Mrssal Of the sssauship Ariel, captain A.
JONES' this svssns at DARK from Aspinwal, we have the
full particulars of her capture The 7th inst, on he
outward passage FROM New York, By NE pirate Alabama
The Ariel was crowded yh passengers sbs time Of her
capture, which the ena proved 70 bs the scrvaso,
Of the ship and cargo.
On tho 7th ns whom % Gaze keysl. east end az cans
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ARRIVAL OF THE ARIEL.

me- steamship ARIEL Capt. Josss, from Asplnwa, with
malls and pssssnss, arrived ~ this port last night The
Arssa sailed Sssn Asphwa tho lssh inst .. eleven A.
H. ana touched a Key west on shs 2ad inst she sailed
Asain The nszt - sz A. H. and arrived II New York
- ths s7sh, s,easvsn P.M.
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yasds distant and fred two guns almost smultansousy
ons shot passing over the hurricane deck between the
walking beam and smoksstack and the sshsr hitting me
forsmast and outing n hah away. body Of United
States Marines oonssting Of one hundred and twensysx
men, passengsrs on board he Arie had been drawn up
and armed; but the officers IN command desmed II worse
than folly TO resist a. could plainly zee they were
now training fun broadside 70 bear upon %, and
Captain Jones gave orders 70 stop the ship and
haul down the ensign. boat then put on 70 10,
and the boarding on,cer, on coming aboard, d
ouos assured the passengers that should be molss
cd and that ali baggage and private property should BE-
respected He then demanded tho keys 70 the specie
locker together with all the ships papers and letters
and informed the captain he must be in readiness 70 60
on board the Alabama with him. whore he was detained
q hostage till the next day. The money In the ship
amounting to 80 $780, was taken or and the prize crew,
twenty in number, all well armed, put On board. The
engine room was taken in charge BY engineers from
Ariel were paroied and their taksn well as some
belonging TO the ship. Both vessels lay or the Cape
during the night and part Of the next day On tho after
Of the sth sails thrown overheard and the
steam valve taken away iorder TO prevent escaps
should they give chase to any other vessel as they
were expecting 70 take the Champion, and had
bsen lying wait for several days at this point for that
purpose The same night our valve was returned, and
the intontion Of landing st. Domingo changed to
Kingston Both vessels then headed for that
place, and the 9th inst, at nine O'Clock p NJ, we
arrived on Point Norant about forty miles from Kings
ton Near this the Alabama gave chase and boarded
vessel from which information received which
induced Captain semmes 70 again change his mind,
and take heavy bonds for the ship and cargo permitting
us 70 resume our voyage. The reason given was that
his vessel had reported yellow fever raging In kingston
and he would not subject passengers s ravagee
but We were Afterwards informed that yellow fever
had prevailed thcrs for some time The conduct Of the
officers and Grow while in charge Of The ship OK
tsmely courteous. They were In regular ccmmunica-
ton with the United states both by letters and papers
and fully cognisant Of da Of sailing, and that
there cruisers TO intercept her in these waters
For this the specie TO BY the Ariel left
n Aspinwa Captain Jones did not think prudent
70 bringn. sF ~
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STATEMENT OF THE PASSENGERS.

70 bringn. eh
STATEMENT OF THE PASSENGERS.
MONDAY, Dec. 8, 1So2.
We the subscribers, passengers board the United
States mail steamer Ariel A. g. Jones commanding, take
this oexprsssng approval Of the surrender Of
sid snip, on yesterday 70 tho Confederate steamer Ala
bama just atsr passing Cape Maysi she showed herself
As apprised Of her presence ws wse At
the mercy Of hsr guns and The unaned condition Of our
ship, and the large hdmbss Of women and children %
board, would have made Il inhunan 70 resist.
Chas B. wyatt, San Francisco
John g. Ulis, Ban Francisco.
VIM. A. Dana, San Francisco
Edward Elosson, San Francisco.
W. II. Parks, san Francisco.
L. Joseph, San Francisco
Charles Le Gay, San Francisco.
A. B. Cofnn, Boston.
Patrick Kerby, San Franosco. J
J. B. 9. Isham, San Francisco.
b. r. Moore, Dutch Fiat, California
Edward Farrell, San Francisco.
j. l. Beyea, New York.
T. X. Howes, San Francisco.
Nerwn Devean, New York.
c. J. Prince, Ban Francisco.
@. W. Read, San Francisco.
John Callahan, HAn Francisco.
C.s. Bonestill, Placsrvells, Cal.
Or j. JouTni, Mexico.
E A. Benedict, Missouri.
Henry Hubbard, California
suman Fuller, Michigan.
s. G. Talcott, San Francisco.
Geo. W. Dow, Bristol, nh.
Chas. B. Petit, Plaoervills, Cal.
Chas. E. Hunt, Bostop.
Paul Dsssaux, Paris.
VIM. Barnett, Dan Francisco.
VIM. Sutton, Buffalo
Lswis Hynnan, Philadelphia.
Geo. II. Ensisn, San Francsos
H.P. Baldwin, Detroit.
UmD ssAyEs NAIL sraAxm Anu,l
Or Carr AAya, Dec. ., 1862. J
We, the undersigned, fully concur in the foregoing
sstsr rom the passengers of the steamer Ariel 70 No
commander, A. O. Jones, rsspsctngyhsr surrender. On
rounding Cape Maysi the rebel steamer Alabama came
suddenly upon from behind The highland. whero she
had been awaiting day or more. We were Al once
within range Of her guns Tho Ariel was very much
crowded, having many passengers and nearly spebsf
Of them were women and chilArsa. The enemy first
hrsd blank charge, which Captain Jones dlsressdc,
and endeavored to escape; but che rapidly over.
hauled us, and nrsd two she'll, one d which
struck remsst few feet above the hurricane deck
and nearly carried away The vessels were then less
than I've hundred yards apart. Resistance would have
beeu worse than folly the preceding ieitcr satse.
Hence promptly advised her surrender Very respect
fully, /. Q. sARroRI, CON-, q. 8. Navy.
A. GARLAND. Major, q. g. NC.
D. n. C0HAN, Captain, U. @. NC.
fnCUMGH STEECE, Lieut., ". IN
+. L. McEIRATH, First Lieut., u. s.M.c.
7. q. CoRRfE, First Lieut., U. g. n. G.
W. B. McKEAN, First Lieut., s.MC.
A. W. WARD, Second Lieut., U.a.M.C.
C.H. DANIELS, Second Lieut.. u INC.
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STATEMENT or A PASSENGER.

A gentleman who came board ths Arisl--a veil
known and respectable citizen Of New Yossatss That
Captain Jones vsy prudsnsy declined TO bring any sssa
sure with him, knowing that The Alabana would Ss ON
the lookout for him on his return. Accordingly, hs len
the treasure Aspnwal, and took what s called the
vssssrn passage, and somewhat dangerous route
n which the ship sometimes In only nine fssAoms a
water rhs captain was certain sha, the Alabama would
mot ~ssts upon this saek and results prove he was
correct the Ariel arriving safely at this port last nisll
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FROM OUR PANAMA coEspoNDENr.

PAsA, Dec. 10, 1884,
The steamship Ariel reached AspAll on Friday nixhs
The 18th inst, having been overhat BY the AlAbams
on ths 7,h inst, on the sast end ofuba and taken 70
Jamaica.
Tho Ariel was detained for twoid bali days ana
shsn released, after her eapors taken out twelve
thousand dollars in specie freor Nicaragua, the
the property Of two Houthsnn men, some boots ana
shoes.
The officers o. tho Alabama Also nj prisoners or and
dsarmcd Captain sarteri Of Tho UnistAtes Navy, who
wss coming out 10 take command Of cyans;j Captain
Garland, Of the marine cops, rotor Mare Island,
California and some other United st once,s, and one
hundred and forty marinss, and Al taking all their
squIpnsufs including their side arms released them
on parole.
Captain srtori and one two Of shacers return 10
the United states on the Ariel by cydeiAdmiral Bell
Captain Garland and bis marines proceeded 10
Mare Island.
The officers and passengers o. the Arieneray spsak
r the hghcst terms Of the treatment consideration
IL. rsceIved fran tho officers of tho Ana.-
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was as hrst contemplated BY Captain semmes 70 burn
shs Ariel but In consideration Of the number d helpless
women and children board Of her he allowed her 70
proceed hsr voyage after taking bonds from Captain
Joass for swo hundred and sixty thousand dolars
me passengers denounce their treatment and
modatea tho Ariel most sbomnabls and disgrace
full, as1 would gladly have her burned, had there
been any other way Of reaching shsfr destination.
Nappsars has Captain ssmnss was looking for the
steamship GhampiOa when he fell In with the Ariel.
Bseoss ticking the Ariel Captain semmes fred blank
cartridge ~ her and afterwards shall, one Of which
struck her forsmast, nearly outing u In two.
he people in the North form their own idsas 70
the precautions hitherto taken 70 protect California nte
ests BY the government.
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Deaths Of Soldiers.

The following deaths among the soldiers have
occurred since our last report:
A. 8. Gillett, company @, Sixty fourth Penn.
sylvania volunteers, at Insane Hospital.
Joseph Devlin, COMPANY r, Sxty.second
Pennsylvanis voiuntsars,. u Damp hospital,
Porter's division.
G. W. Goliath, company X. Eleventh Maine
volunteers, at Columbian College.
Joseph Egger. company I, De Kalb regiment,
III Union Hospital.
q. W. Richardson, company d, Second Ber.
an SharpshoOters, at camp.
II. Dixon, company +, First Michigan nfan.
try, NJ camp.
Nicholas Bhyn, company -, Eighth Pennsyl.
vania Reserve Corps, At Camp Pierpont.
Relatives Of deceased soldiers can be fur
nished with all the information they desire In
relation to the burial place of their friends
&C., by calling on J. W. Plant, Government un.
dertaker, at 4ls Seventh street, between g
and ii,
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Arrest OF wiiiiam r. sniehss., EsA.

The arrest Of this gentleman, which We 10.
Need in yesterdays edition, caused great ooh.
motion among tho sympsthizsrs with rebellion
in Washington. NJ. Smtthson 10 4 native Of
I.y ynchburg, Virginia. In 1854 he removed TO this
city, and engaged In the banking business In
the building occupied BY the Bank OF Washing.
ton, situated ut the intersection OF Louisiana
avenue and @ street, and whore, at the time Of
his arrest, he carried on banking. He has VI.
ways been known a. hearty sympathizer with
the South, and, In 1860, published y work enti.
tied - The Methodist Episcopal Church South !"
4 volume OF sermons delivered by Southern
divines, the profits aooruing from the sale Of
which, II Is said, be devoted 10 the Southern
Methodist Church Of this city. The part Mr..
Smithson took In the proceedings which ocoa.
stoned the division In the Methodist Church arc
too fresh In the minds Of the citixeps Of Wash.
ington to be reoapitulatedj suf1oo II To say.
he was universally known to be Of strong
southern procliviues. Z ..s.t.. :,
The cause OF the arrest Of this gentleman 4:
rumored to be as follows: In one Of the rebel
mails lately captured on the lower Potomac, n
document WINS found giving full particulars Of
the numbers and condition OF the Union
troops In the vicinity Of Washington, COM
plele and elaborate description Of the fOrtihoa.
tiOns, the number Of guns they mounted, their
location, &o., with other information valuable
10 the enemy. The letter WAS addr essed TO
ono of the rebel generals, and besides the
above information, II contained . plan, OF Mr..
Smithson's own invention, for the capture Of
the oity. The document was signed by \ hoti.
tious name, and II was some time before II
WAS Ascertained 10 be the production Of hr. 8.
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MUsIO sIAPLlFIED.
New Msthsd sf Musical Education.
Mr.. ALEXANDER WOLOWSkI,
fol-. PIANISr AND COMPOSER,

Honorary menber of,he priseipal PhIlharmoaic 10
cle!ies Of Europe. stc, hss arrived from New York
method, Witch ~ pfodsesd tho grsssest ssnsaoa i
Europs, and latciy q America fof esgsg and Plano
Icrts ,nZ nr Wolewskis msthod, pefssn hayilG
very short time, 70 fssd nssie With great fscilAy
S,d g the sane tims execute Opsra,io o. veil q
GAe.ie,l A..ic With Iats pslSsetion ssd aats
key " new nsfch of 6srmony. Xs 70 che vocal
part, W his wsy Of .vocslisstion, he arrives q
nj nssr g sss yoos II: Ho.ss
oimsult pasagW with great faeility, aeouracy,
and Ans quality Of tone NJ. ". viii begin iii
all persons who desiee to become 6ns singers Of ex
oellelt performes, can apply ct his rcsidenos, No.
- Elevsntn street, betwesn Il and streets, from
10 to u A. H., daily. Children sbovs 10 ysars Of
ase are ACCEPTED Lectures at semiusries attended
10 on libeFalterms. Jan 8-lw
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nv GREEN = WILLIAMS. A.etie.e.r,.

TRUSTEES SALE Or AoUsE AND Lor, AT Auc
On FRIDAY, the 10th day Of January, lsss, I
shall SELL In front orthe premises st O'Clock p 4.
By virtue OF deed Of trust, 10 the subscrtber beA
ing dsts ths ii.h az Of Noysnbsi. 1859, and r;
sl one Of the land records for the county Of wash
named property lyips and being In the City of
the groSnd plan Or plat Of said city. The eounses
and distances are fully described In said deed Of
Parts of Lots numbered one s.d two a and ~
10 Square numbsssd I've hundred and THIRTY seven,
(e3D togsther with the improvement, which efs
ffame Dwelling Hosse, 1e, 10. Thh properly
frons On street south, between Third and fouf-
and . half streets west.
Terms, one fourth cash, balance In six and twelve
months the p!rehassr 70 give notes fer the deferred
PAYMENT: bearing interest from day q sale. AIDED
seoure the payment Of the notes. II the terms arc
not complied with in Eve days aer sale the Trustee
reserves the right TO ress the property at ths rik
and cost Of the Gst purchaser By giving three days
notice Of such reeale In some newspapSr printed In
the City Of Washington.
J. L. SMITH, Trustee.
GREEN WILLIAMS,
dec lo-2dwkds Auotioneep.
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QY aREHs 4 WILLIAMS, Auo,ie.ssrs.

n
TRUSTEky SALE OF A VERY VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE ON TINE CORNER OF SEVkNTH
AND = SIREE1S.
By virtue of decree Of the oircnit court Of the
District Of Columbia In ehsnosry sitting passSd 10
two causes In which Btatham, 6mithson d Co."
and Austin Sherman, respectively, are complainant
and John r. Callan and others are deisndanio oeaf
ing date the 7th day Of December. A. y. issi, the
undersEned viii self st public addtion, to the high.
est bidder, on TUESDAY, the 18th Gay Of Jnneefy,
A. d. 1857, At4 o'clock m, upon the ptcnses, 10Y
No g. In SQUARE No t66, Of the plan Of the CITY o.
Washin Gtcn, fronting 50 feet II Inches on street
north md rs feet on Seventh street west.
This we'll known property Y situated on the north
cast ooruer Of and Seventh streets, opposite the
General Post OHioe and . one Of the very best bus
meas locations iu the city Of Wsshington The in:
provemeats consist Of three three story houses on
street including the drug store at the oorper Of
seventh and two.stoPy building on Seventh street
The property Will be sold at the sisk Of the dsiauH
Terms cash, payable on the day of ssls; and Il
the tsrms are not complied with Immediately ne
said trustess are authorised 70 isjeot me nrn
and accept the next highest bidder, on MS prompt
compliance with the terns.
All convsyancins At the cest q re PsicnsAsf'
A. LLOYD, iiu''se''
GREEN h WILLIAMS,
dec 1s-aswav Aaeaonssrs,
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sslscsion u OMcers.

The Columbia Fire Company Of this city, ou
Friday, I'd January, elected tho following On.
Gers, 10 serve the ensuing year: y > -.
President, Thomas hoGrxth; Woe President,
John Peabody; Seoretary, A. P. MoKsnna;
Thomas MArche; Captain Hose, James Lowe:
Assistant EnCneera, g. g. WALES. Jas. Dobbyns,
DAn9el Barron; Assistant Hose Directors, Edv.
Gstteo. Benz; Bryan, Jas. Barry; Marshal,
Election Committee, James Martin, Jarnes Dob.
byns. Daniel Barron, Thomas Marchs, 9. Kauf.
man. ...'..s,. '
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VNO INVENTORS AND PATENTEEs.
l. MUM 4 CO., propristors Of the 6oientiAs
American, and agents for procuring Americas aad
PAT n MT -. ~
VIA &xteeN Years Experiences IN ths Bvsiasss.
Refer 70 Hon. Judge 1ason, Hon. Joseph Holt,
Hen. W. D. Bishop, -Conmiesioners Of fatShts,
and TO more than dfteea thousand inventors who
hare had buslsess done through Mann Z Co.'S Pet
ent Agesey.
rsmphlst Of advicc sent free BY nail
nal.
No charge 70. oonssltstioa, orally Or BY nell.
Preliminary Exshinatioa In UAitsA Statss Pstea,
One, ~.
Ofacss, No. q Park Bow, New York; Wsshingtos
corner Of md 6svssta streets, opposite The rosst
O0es. mar lS-Aaif
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Hhs esid Uepissa.
AlexanAria.

Nlw Fiss ORe ReANlzArioN.-T oommittes ap.
pointed vt the RELIEF Hall meeting have been
informed By Gensral Montgomery that, in case
OF az alsrm Of hte occurring shsr the night
b allowed 10 baSs without The oounte sjsn, 4
meeting, 70 t1kA action upon this report and
eneot nov are Organization, will take place
at Relief Hail tonight. 't,I -
RIvER NovExENrs.- river ia still cloReed
with Ice, and boys skating on its coves and
eddown yesterday morning with provisions, The
steAtner PensAcOls has taken IL some of her
sailing sear--And =" hey say she is going into
winter quarters.