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The New York herald., 1863-12-01
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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

| The anniversary of the Polish revolution oil
| November 1880, was celebrated last evening with
| great enthusiasm in the Cooper Institute. A num-
| ber of stirring addresses were made q report OF
which will be found elsewhere in to-dsy's paper
Eight members of the Board Of Aldermen for
the even wards being busily engaged in looking
after their interests towards reelection, the odd
members failed to make quorum yesterday
The Board of Councilmen did not organize last
evening for want of quorum.
In the Board Of Supervisors yesterday the re-
signations of a number of canvassers aud in
spectors of election were received. and others
appointed in their stead. The ether business of
the meeting was entirely routine and devoid Of
public interest.
The twenty barrels Of contraband comfort for
the enemy seized by Deputy Marshal Thompson
on Saturday, on board the steamer Morning Star,
were deposited yesterday in the United States
Marshaps Office, for investigation.
Surrogate Tucker yesterday took up for trial the
will of Thompson B. Decker, which leaves all the
property of deceased to his son, and is contested
by his daughter. Argument was also heard by
the Surrogate upon the accounts of Caleb Kirby's
estate. The bondsmen of William J. Coey's ad-
minstratrix were ordered to be prosecuted for her
defaults. The accounts of the estates Of Mary
Cook and Frances Jane Mcconnell were finally
settled and allowed by the Surrogate.
According to the City Inspectors report there
were 479 deaths in the city during the past
week-an increase OF 36 a. compared with
the mortality OF the week previous and III
more than occurred during the corresponding
week last year. The recapitulstion table gives
death of alcoholism, l Of diseases of the bones,
joints, &C.. 70 of the brain and nerves. 10 Of the
generative organs, 13 of the heart and blood yes.
sells, l85 Of the lungs throat, &C.; 10 Of old age,
27 Of diseases Of the skin and eruptive fcvers, 6
premature births ca of diseases Of stomach, bowels
and other digestive organs; 54 OF uncertain seat
and general fevers. Is of diseases Of urinary
organs, and 20 from violent causes. There were
29s natives of the United States. l30 Of Ireland,
20 of Germany, 10 Of England, Of Scotland,
and tie balance of various foreign countries.
The rise in gold and the corresponding advance in
foreign exchange exerted controlling influence in com.
merca affairs yesterday, aud in several commodities an
advance in prices was established There was an in.
creased movement the Produce Exchange, aud gene
raj advance in prices was tho result Flour put up
fully lOc wheat corn and oats lc &C. pork 12c per
bbl, and lard nc. Cotton, groceries, &C., &c, were
lrmer whiskey steady. Petroleum dull and almost
nominal Freghts vory dull, and scarcely anything
was done except by neutral bottoms and nothing Of con-
sequence by them The offerings were scarcely ever 30
is taken at very low rates.
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The New York herald., 1863-12-01
BURNSIDE'S ARMY.
News from Knoxville to the
26th Instant.
Ample Provisions and Ability to
Resist the Enemy Until
Grant Sends Relief.
Lower Part Of the City of
Knoxville Burned.
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Crippled Condition Of the Tennessee
and Virginia Railroad.
LOngstreet Must Fight His
Way Out,
&s. &c.. &a
Lower Part Of the City o.
Knoxville Burned.

wAsaMaroN. Nov. 80. 1883.
Information from General Burnside as ate Wedaes-
DAY night tho 26th instant to the effect that he was
then amply rrovsoned for HIS needs, and fully sbls 10
resist the enemy until aid could reach him from Gensra
Grant.
At that time "wednesday mighty [ongstreet yoe
before Knoxville the orders sent to him BY Bragg
abandon tho siege and reoin him ragg) not then hay
ing reached Longstreet doubtless.
As Grant has now cut tho road By which Longstrees
ncssee and Virginia Railroad leading into tho latter
State. Ia believed 10 be n crippled condition that
Lougstreot neither it for obtaining supplies nor
means OF escape II Is thought that he will make Aes
perate effort to take Knoxville order 70 put himself
possession OF sufficient supplies afford his army sus-
tenanco whic be moves away
CNolNNAu, Nov. 30, 1868.
R.A Crawford who left Knoxville Wednesday night,
has arrived at Cumberland Gap
The lower portion OF Knoxville has been burned, In
cudng the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad depot
also Mike and Bill Branner's residences and widow OF
Gos house. It Ia supposed that these houses
pied by rebel shapshooters and destroyed BY
shegA
orders to retreat on the 26th inst
ia reported that hs has fallen back. Hs will
tate TO mako junction with Bragg without fight Tor Il.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 20, 1858.
There is news from B1faside at beadQuarters The
siege Of Knoxville E doubt raised now, and tho
rebel forces Of East Tennessee only escape by
miracle miraculous fghtfss rH
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Fine Arts.

Fine Arts.
WASHINGTON IRVING AND his LITERARY FRIENDS.
DarIsy and Schusse'es Joint picture. representing
Washington Irving surrounded by group Of his tsr
contemporaries assembled iu tho vol known library
Sunnyside was exhibited last evening" BY iuviasioa 70
oumbsr Of icsd'ns cosaoissegrs, artists, DC.
The picture was originally designed and drawn By Mr.
Dsriey. who hsd the advantage OF sttIngs ersm s
the living authors represented The rsAinng ortraias
taken IRON Family pictures. and quite ssooss
fal those drawn frsm life. Ar Schussele's snare Ia
tho work has been confined 10 tue reproduction 10 oil of
tho results OF Mr. Darieys isors and eKcseouy has 10
accomplished his task In harmony and strength o toae
and careful handling Of the nesh ots be has le bat w.
tie To be desired. -
The portraits ere fifteen 10 NUMBER the whole grouped
In sitting, standing leaning positions around the oea
trail Agure which s OF course Irving His One head and
features brought out 10 strong relief the light fron
the window playing full upon tnom. Seated close 10
hm, Ia attitude of atteatiou, Is Prescott, whsse
earnest, iuquirng look contrasts well with ~
half smiling, humorous exprsssisa OF hm hest.
To Irviuss left is seated Emersa. with ~
caastic and strongly MARKED fare Behod then Gro
grouped Pauldng. looking the fac smile Of The Scotch
poct Burus Bryant, with his atrarchal head and eye
be'yng s gravity; Kennedy with his keen. searching
glance; Cooper. with his genia, kindly smile, and
Bancroft with his cold sccptcal expression. On ths
left leaning tho back Of Prescotts chair Stands
Iongfelow, one Of the most prominent and caoo-
tive Agurcs In the group Behind him, agaia, ~
Wills his features revealing but little OF character /,
but yet faithful TO lfe To the extreme ist in the fore
ground sits Sims, with his massive forehead, deep set
eyes and resoute expression Beyond him n the
grouped Halock with bis pleasant gentemanly face
Hawthorne with hs meodramic nxcdness Of gaze Oliver
Wendell Holiness with tWinkliDg eyes and hts best Alton
dinner expression. aud Tuckerman looking ike fat
grayer after a hard days work. fh
Taken a WHOLE the picture Is wonderfully success.
fu II Is not often that portraits crowded
Into the OF without there being
siderable fault and with the resombiances unusnal
degree OF has evidently bestowed tho pic
turc the object being have engraved compant0a'
10 Scott and his Friends" work which bas altane4
universal popularity Ths engraving Of the Irving group,
which bong executed by Barlow, OF London, veey
nearly finished, aud will be ready Tor delivery witha The
uext slx weeks.
The New York herald., 1863-12-01

TIE Hoy. Ben WooD PRovEg Dgsrorrsx-
The Hon. Ben. Wood Is very busy every day
in attempting to prove that we are suffering
under the worst despotsm ever inflicted upon q
willing people since the time of Nebucbadnez-
zar. President Lincoln in all the departments,
Chase in the Treasury Department Stanton in
the War Department Seward in the State De-
partment, Gideon in the Navy Department and
all hands in the niger department, are terri
BILE, cruel, roaring, bloody aud unmitigated
despots, according TO Ben. Wood Really, we
must enter a mild proies, in favor Of Honest
Old Abe and Stupid Old Gideon. Old Abe Is
Joking all the time and Gideon is sleeping oil
the time Despotism should be made OF stcrncr
STUFF. Chase may be despot Tor be is at for
nothing else. As for Stanton, he Is Gt for any
thing and we most distinctly advise the Hon.
Ben. Wood oot to stir him up With hot poker
too often. or there may be row In Che family
and q new prisoner in Fort Lafayette. Be
careful, brother Ben. Don't unchsir the tiger.
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F.,s, shoo.,sg Ar.ay Ca Atssay.

AtsAnr, Nov -. 1917
Cbsr,es PAiIiips. svsu kposn character s,cos to~n'
WAS SHOT In tbs srm thus evening W rsomsa os"sA@
aad subsequently, wss k,ied 10 bs Dsisyan Hsnss ~
Matthew Drunmasbn, fr,sss a oressAs ,~s, h'' mn
throush tbs heart is w.slps 10 ~ lsss
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Nayxs from nlemphls. !.

CAIRO, III. Nov. 3d. 1858
The Memphis Bulletin of the 2sth says cotton is dull
Sales $50 bales at 45c TO The Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad is In fine running order TO Ooriuth.
The New York herald., 1863-12-01

Tue CosrIscAr,os Acr,--Il is stated by one
Of the radical journals TIA, strong effort will
be made to induce Congress to repeal the joint
resolution explanatory Of the Conoscstlou act,
and, as generally construed, limiting the opera.
tion OF the act 10 the life estate in real property
The nex4 move will be to abrogats the consti-
tation Kself, which expressly provides that the
penalties Of treason shall only affect the Life
lntsre,. Ia real propeay Of those AttAiasea.
The New York herald., 1863-12-01

CosDIrIoN OF THE SrREErs.-We have again
to call the attention of the city authorities 10
the impassable condition of the streets above
the intersection of Broadway and Fifth
avenue. We never recolleot that part Of the
town in a worse state Near the Park
the thoroughfares are in many places COM
pletely broken up. Between pipe laying and
road repairing, which are both carried on indie
pendently and without any system whatever,
they are kept in such condition that they are
unsafe for carriages, and at night even for foot
passengers. The traffic thus obstructed being
thrown into cross streets, never in good state,
the evil spreads and whole neighborhood is
reduced to slush. Now, all this arises, not
from the absence of the expenditure necessary
to remedy the evil but from its careless aad
indiscriminating application. Parts of road
are put in repair whilst other portions are 81
lowed to remain in such neglected state that
the bad parts eat into the good like canker
and speedily reduce them to their own condi-
ton. OF course under system which entrusts
the laying out and repairing of the streets, as
well as the laying of water pipes to several
Independent departments there can never be
complete harmony of action in these matters.
The system is wrong from beginning to end, and,
when better influences prevail, will have to be
thoroughly reformed. In the meanwhile, we
call upon both the Croton Board and the Street
Department to see that the contractors en-
ployed under them do their work in a proper
manner and with as little inconvenience to the
public as possible. There is no reason why
thoroughfare should be rendered impossible
for slight repairs, unless it be that of suiting
the interests Of the parties employed on the
work
The New York herald., 1863-12-01

GENERAL WADswORTH AND THE NEW MULLEN
NIuM.-General Wadsworth returned from New
Orleans in the last steamer, and proceeded at
once to Washington. He brought with him two
trunks, bandbox, carpet bag aud large
budget Of views in regard to the new negro
millennium. He is fully prepared to report
upon the very high qualifications Of the negroes
for military life, and can prove that their
bravery is in exact proportion to fseir black
ness. This is the first step towards the Utopia
of Phillips, Tilton and Greeley. Bravery, we
know, is the first of all virtues, and includes ALL
Therefore if the negroes make good fighters
they are ct to vote and to hold Office, and to
form the basis of new Southern society. 1t is
proposed to marry every black soldier to a
white woman; and il there are not enough wo-
men down South, Phillips, Greeley and Tilton
will export them from the North, beginning
with Massachusetts All women like bravery,
aud SO there will be no difficulty about that.
We shall not be called upon to vote for a negro
President until 1868, however; but why the
abolitionists should put this off for another four
years we really cannot understand. Better LET
us go the whole darkey at once.
The New York herald., 1863-12-01

PHnADRIPHIA ENTERPRISE ia
distinguished for the production of all tho COM
modites that make civilized life pleasant. Coal
comes from there at enormous prices. Lawyers
are educated there whom no one can puzzle. and
in the production OF broad-brimmed hats, car
riages, catfish and butter it is almost without Q
rival. But the productions that entitls it to
special eminence are the caudrds, bogus des-
patches and news Of all sorts that it
originates. Philadelphia achieved an early
distinction in this way. During the revul-
sion which had its climax In 1887 new
stories went abroad from that city to startIe
the whole country at every hour of the day,
and were always found to he miraculously
false 1t is the same now. Every sensation story
that proves to be very false is found to have
started from that clean and insipid city. Its
latest announcement was that General Meade
had captured two corps Of Lees army; and. as
Lee only has two corps, that was a tolersbly
steep story No one believed It, of course, as
Philadelphia news is now merely laughed at for
it's sbsurdity everywhere and by every one,
and is as much q proverb for its falsity as ever
the Philadelphia lawyer was for his acuteness.
The New York herald., 1863-12-01

NEW BOwERY THEATRE Bowery-CARRrER AND
rs observation-disclosures SECRET.
The New York herald., 1863-12-01

OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway. STRICKEN HEART
,TRFss 81 DAYLLGHr-YANKEE LEGAcY.
The New York herald., 1863-12-01

BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.-DoGs or THE JUNGLE
DUxB BoY rMANcHEsrER-ADoPTKp CHILD.
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BARNUM'S MUSEUM Broadway. av.-ARABIAs GIANT
GIANT GIRL, GIANT BoY, LILLrPUTIAN KIkc &c a. ali
hours. FoREsr BAxDr-RoUGH DIAxoND--AfteI noon and
The New York herald., 1863-12-01

YAMTS' MINSTRELS. Mechanics Hall. l72 Broad.
=krHIOPIAN SoNGs. DANCES. BURLEsoUEs. kc-JHxMLs
=
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BROADWAY AMPHITHRATRE, 485 Broadway -Gvx
NAsT0 AND Ecu RsTRIAN PERFORMANCES.
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AMERICAN THEATRE, No. ~ Broadway.-BALLxrs
PANronihEs, BuRLEsoUks 6c.-MoUNTAIN OUTLAW.
The New York herald., 1863-12-01

WOODS MINSTREL HALL. 5ll Broadway. -EruIopiAs
SONGS, DAnCks &c.-CAHiLLE
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Fodr ave crs et . WOOD tram rso OF The track
cariy this evening bst~esa Fsirt,x S,i'ou ssi Aisr
sodris killing or two oootrsbsnls Nd dsaaaag tn,
tran fsoo, esppah,aa,cs s,si,a Cor Ne,niss sewers,
hours.
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ANUsEMRNTs THIS EVENING.

NIBLO's GARDEN Broadway. LAKES OF kiLLARsE'
IRISH TIGER.
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GEO. CHRISTYS MINSTRELS 5s5 Broadway Bur
Ixs0UEs. Songs. DANCES. dC.-DOUBLE B4pDED RooM
, 1863-12-12

The New York Fire Department costs
$250,0O0 per annum.
, 1863-12-12

RATHER HARD HIT.-Ministers catch
it sometimes, as well as other people A
minister was travelling where the road was
difficult to find, and requested man by the
wayside to direct MIN, naming the place
where he wished to GO
Well" says the hedger and ditcher,
20 keep on just as you are now going, about
a mile and half; there. at the crossroads,
you will find minister, who will direct you
to the left couple of miles, and there at the
fork of the road is another minister, who will
direct you to the right about three miles,
and so on; at every fork and cross of the
road is a minister to inform you which road
to take"
All ?, says the parson, "What do you call
ministers 2"
"Why," says the other, "those things
which stand up at the cross and fork of the
road, with something like hand on them"
Finger-bOards, you mean; why do YOU
call them ministers p said the preacher.
Because they are always pointing the
way to other people, and never go them
selves ]"
, 1863-12-12

COMMON SENsE.-It has made more
great men than book learning. Washing
ton never saw the inside of a college, and
yet he has left a higher mark in the temple
of fame than any other man of his age, be-
cause he excelled in good common sense
Napoleon Bonaparte was scarcely better ed
ucated, except in what concerns the art of
war, and was man Of erratic genius, and
yet his great practical shrewdness, or com
mon sense, did more for him than anything
else. He was rarely ever borne away by
passion or genius in a manner to hide from
his view the true relation of things around
him, or the practical connection of cause
and effect. AS Macauly says, ono man ey-
er knew better than he what men and hor-
ses could do" Caesar excelled as much in
common sense as in genius. And, indeed,
no man was ever truly great who lacked this
quality.
Even in the ordinary callings of life, how
manifestly has common sense more to do
with our success than any of the rarer quail
titles of character What can a farmer of
genius do in comparison with one who takes
practical view Of what his business re-
quires, and who prOsecutes it accordingly? !?
Merchants may, indeed, now and then, be
made rich by venture, but if lacking in com
mon sense to guide them in their new posi-
tion to know what is fitting in the expendi-
ture and investment of his money, and to
sober their ideas upon all subjects, they will
just as soon become poor again. So of min
listers, lawyers, physicians, and men who
live by their wits our experience is that of
common sense.-N. y Chronicle
, 1863-12-12

"WIND UP THE WAR"-In August last,
foraging party, numbering about fifty men,
nnder Lieutenant, went into Helena, Ark,
loaded with mementoes,' more than forage.
Gen. Curtis, hearing how the party was load
ed, rode out on the road toward the picket
to meet them. Soon they came along, each
man loaded with some article he had "gob
bled" on the road One had an eight day
clock another had doublebarreled shot
gun another toiled under the weight of a
feather-bed another had pillow-case full
of books another had under his saddle a
handsome rug taken from some bedroom
All the goods were ordered to the Provost
office. Last in the party was an Irishman,
Juggling an old-fashioned spinning-wheel- =
AS he deposited the 'keepsake" on the pile,
the General demanded Well, sir, where
did you get this machine 2" "Faith, Gin'ral,
eonfscated it on the farm where | wint."
"Was this all you could find 2" "Indade it
was Sure, Gin'ral, l was the last man in
the house, SO I was" f'Well, what do YOU
intend doing with such concern 2" HBedad,
Gin 'ral an just thought it would be a nate
thing to give yez." What in the devil
do want with such machine 2" "To spin
cotton, sure; an ifit amt no use for that,
use it to wind up the warp The General
laughed, and allowed Pat to keep the ma
chine.
, 1863-12-12
The Little People.

, a dreary place would be this earth r
Were there no little people init;
The song of life would lose its mirth,
Were there no childrento begin it.
No little forms, like buds to grow,
And make the admiring heart surrender;
No little hands on breast and brow,
To keep the thrilling love-chOrds tender;
No babe within our arms to leap,
No little feet toward slumber tending
No little knee in prayer to bend,
Our lips the sweet words lending.
What would the ladies do for work
Were there no pants nor jackets tearing
10 tiny dresses to embroider?
No cradle for their watchful caring
No rosy boys at wintry morn
With satchel to the school house hasting
No merry shouts as home they rush
Cd No precious morsel for their tasting.
Tall, grave grown people at the door,
. Tall grave, grown people at the table;
The men on business al intent,
The DANES lugGbrious as they're able.
The sterner souls would get more stern,
Unfeeling natures more inhuman,
And man to stole GOODNESS turn,
And woman would be less than woman.
For in that cline toward which we reach,
Through times mysterious, dim unfolding,
The little ones with cherub smile
Are still cur Fathers face beh0lding.*
So said his voice in whom we trust
When in Judea's realm preacher,
He made child confront the proud,
And be in simple guise their teacher.
Iife's song, indeed, would lose its charm
Were there no babies to beginit;
A doleful place this world would be,
Were there no little people it.
y There angels do always behold the face of m
Eafb rubi h ici in ~ A TIT
, 1863-12-12

There angels do always behold the face of my
Father which is in heaven.-MATT. xyIn. 10.
, 1863-12-12
Estate Of Jas Hathaway.

IERhIIUR1 OF WASHINGTON, ~ DL4
COUNTY OF WALLA WALLA. III rIoOate'
In the matter Of the Estqteof Jas. Hathal0ag decd.
A N application having been made to this Court by
n w W. Sunderlin, Administrator Of the above es-
tate for order for the public sale of the real estate
Of the said deceased it is hereby ordered that Tues
day, the lst day Of December A. D. 1858, be set for
hearing in the matter, and all persons interested
are required to show cause if any there be- why said
order shall not be granted.
VIM. B. KELLY, Probate Judge.
Walla Walla. W. T., Nov. 7, 1868. 47W4
, 1863-12-12

A speculator has got badly bitten in buy
ing claims ofsailors to prize money After
paying out about $4,000 for claims worth
ten times that amount, he has discovered
that there is law to prevent the paying of
the money to any but the sailors them
selves.
, 1863-12-12

Mrs. Mary Jackson, aged 60 years. and
respectable woman, has been convicted in
Richmond of participating in the bread riot
last April, and sentenced to the Penitentiary
for five years
, 1863-12-12
ASSAY OFFICE.
TRACX &c ZINC
a SSAYERS
PORTLAND, ;:;:::; OREGON.

E. W. TRACY,
MARK A. KING, Late Assistant Assayer in the U.
S. Mint, San Francisco.
VNTE CALL ATTENTION to the following Ger
w tiicate
''BRANCH OF THE MINT OF THE UNITED STATES,
SAN Francisco, CALIFORNIA,
Assayer's office, Dec 20, 1861.
''This is to certify that MARK A. KING has been
" engaged as an Assistant Assayer in the United
States Mint at San Francisco, from Oct. 1857 until
g the present time. His manpulatiOns assayer
have been skllful and accurate.
"Parties desrOus Of availing themselves Of the
'services Of a reliable, practical Assayer may feel
confidence in engaging Mr. King
[Signedl CONRAD WElGAND, Assayer.
We make returns for dust deposited with us for
assay in six hours.
We are prepared to advance coin dust for assay.
OFFICE 40. 58, Front Street, Directly ORpo-
site WELLS, FARGO q co.
We Pay the Highest Price for Gold Dust
July 49, 1868-tf
, 1863-12-12

The American eagle must never be diyi-
ded; We can't think of putting up with a
half eagle
, 1863-12-12
warren w. Chords Estate.

T ETTERS of Administration having been granted
j 4 to the undersigned by the Probate Court of
Walla Walla county, Washington Territory, upon
the estate Of Warren W. Clifford late of said county
deceased therefore notice is hereby given to all per
having claims against said estate that they must
present them, with proper vouchers, to me- at my
residence, in said county, within year from the
date hereof or be forever barred All persons in
debted TO said estate requested to come forward
and make immediate payment to me.
MARY A. CLIFFORD, Administrative
October, TO- 1868. 43m3