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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-20
TUESDAY, DECBMBER 20, 1854
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OUR MAMMOTH nOURLE-SHEEri
Owing to the unprecedented pressure upon
our advertising columns, THE EVENING
TELEGRAPH will be issued as a Mammoth
Double Sheet during the entire holiday sea-
son. To give to the public an idea Of the
enormous expenses Of a daily paper, we may
state that the white paper Of our present size
costs nearly double the price we receive for
It. Advertisers viii of course prefer that
their cards shall appear in the columns Of the
regular newspaper and not in the form Of a
Gy-shcct, or so-Calei triple-sheet, which is
nuisance alike to reader and advertiser. BY
The plan which we have adopted we hope to
make the literary and news department Of
THE TELEGRAPH as interesting to our
readers as AT any other season.
Our present circulation is unusually large,
from the everish desire Of the public for the
latest intelligence from the four great centres
ofbattle-Savannah, Wilmington, Richmond,
and Nashville. The ability Of our lightning
press (the fastest in the city, is taxed to the
utmost, and we are compelled to go to press
at an early hour. In view of these facts, we
urge upon advertisers the necessity Of sending
their lavors before noon, in order that they
may appear in all Of our editions.
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TIE CHRIsrmAs IuRILrE.

[ To-day the streets have presented a brilliant
panorama of the season of jubilee. The eX-
harating sunshine and the pure atmosphere
which have enwrapped the thoroughfares have
been enjoyed by curious crowds, most of
whom probably were animated by the one
purpose of purchasing Christmas gifts. The
palaces of art which adOrn Chestnut street
were never more richly embellished with
everything beautiful and rare. Money never
seemed more plentiful, and probably never
flowed with greater rapidity from pocket to
pocket, from portemonnaie to till. The jubilee
season has commenced to-day, and the Lord
Of Misru'e viii reign supreme until the holi-
days are over.
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Nj RRTED.

nlETRCH- -RlLEY.-On December 10Th by Rev j.
Hyatt smith, DAVID b. DIETRICH, OF New Holland
Lancaster county. Pennsylvania, and Miss SARAH
RILEY, OF Philadelphia.
GARDNER-FRUWERT.-D 18th, by the Rev.
NJ d. hultZ at the parsonage OF the Twelfth street Ne
thodist Episcopal Church. No. 1913 Poplar street. Mr.
JOIN GAbDNER 10 Mrs MARIA L. FRO WERT ali
OF this city.
LAINHOFF-JACKSON.-On september 2jth, by Rev
Jos. II, kennCrd MIR, ABRAHAM j. LAlNnOFF, Of
PhiladC lph ia, to Miss CAROLlNE JACKSON, of New
York. New York papers please copyl
MA1TIX-HANTHORN,-In Philadelphia, May 2st,
1864. by the Rev thas. Hill, NATHAN +. MATTIX to
HATTIE ID. HAWTHORN, both OF Mays Landing, New
Jersey
ROBINsON-BLACKMAN. IN On the 18th instant bv
Rev j. NJ, Hnson, MIR ELlJAu Is. ROBINSON, OF
Philadelphia, to Aliss EMMA J. BLACKMAN, of Cam
den, n. j.
STEPHENS-HAYARD-O the 7th Instant at the
residence OF the brde father by the Rev. VIM. Wilson,
A. STEPHENS TO Miss LYDIA r., daughter OF Daniel
HayGrd, all Of Chester county, Pa. No cards
SMI1H-BROOKS.-On the 18th instant by the Rev
s. w Thomas pastor OF St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
Church, MIR. JOIN +. SMITH 70 Miss CADDIE H.,
daughter of Thomas T. Brooks, all vi Philadelphia, No
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NrurnAL RIeHrs AND nurrrs

Anciently, even among the most civilized
nations, the right to remain at peace while
other States were at war was denied. The
proverb that "those who are not for us are
against us" was then recognized and insisted
upon in all its Iorce and the privilege of neu-
trality is comparatively modern in its origin,
and must be ascribed to the wiser views of
justice and policy which have sprung up and
been developed since the Christian era. The
right to stand neuter in quarrel between two
or more independent States is now firmly
established; but that right. like all other
rights, carries with 1t its correlative duties
II a Government claims the liberty Ostaking
no part in our international conflict, it is
bound TO maintain, in all respects, an absolute
impartality between the belligereLts. That is
the condition on which alone it can be allowed
70 enjoy exemption from embodiment in the
wars that disturb the peace of its neIghbors
and friends. The most approved critics on
public law declare that the rights Of neutrality
are connected with correspondent duties, and
that among them is that Of implrtilllty be-
tween the contending parties. "rhe neutral
say VATTEL. and BYNKENsHoHK, sis the
common friend of both belligerents, and con-
sequently is not at liberty to favor either TO the
prejudice of the other" They also declare
that neutral has nothing to DO with the JUS
tice or injustice Of the war; it is not ior him
to sit as Judge between his friends, vino are at
war with each other, and TO grant or refuse
more or less TO the one or the other as he
thinks that their cause Is more or less Just or
unjust.
This is the law as respects the rights and
obligations pertaining 20 the condition OF per-
feet neutrality, as contradistinguished from
imperfect neutrality, which is modified by
special compact. Now it occurs to US that
Great Britain, since our civil war began, has
not been dealing quite fairly and honorabl
with the duties she owes as a neutral and thl
rights Of the United States as a belligerent.
It is quite true that the Queen Of England, at
an early period of our unhappy domestic trou-
bles, issued proclamation asserting her inten-
tion 70 observe perfect neutrality in the
contest, and requiring all her subjects, on
pain Of iorfeitng their claims to the protec-
hou Of their Government, TO abstain from any
interference in the strife. ar
But II "a equally true that the proclamation
OF Her Majesty has been grossly and persist
sntly violated by her subjects ever since it
was published; and that British merchants
and British ships have been and are still
notoriously engaged IN running the blockade
Of the Rebel ports, and furnishing the insur-
gents with most material aid in their unjust
war upon the Government OF the United
States. Not only have vessels known 10 be
engaged In the service Of the Reberion bsen
allowed 10 be rehtted in British waters, FOR
the better prosecution Of then dspredatiOns
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TFB RURpBsRR MULLER
His Letter t0 His PsArentS-Ue DeeiRr
HAS Innncence.

HiS Letter t0 His PArtntS-Ee Declares
HIS lnnOcehce.
The London Morning star says;-"It is well
known that after the condemnation of Franz
Muller, he Wrote letter to his parents, and it
has often been affirmed that In this document he
made no allnsiOn to bis guilt or inuoceucei but
pelu.al Of the annexed trdn'latiOu Of the letter
will show thai this assertion like 70 many others
made for, by, end concerning him, very wide
OF the truth
"'NEwGATE, LoSDuN, November /, lSj4-
Dearest Parents, Brothers and Sisters, Friends
and AcQuantances With trembling hand and
sOrrOWfnI heart / take up the pen TO give you
further particulars OF my misfortune, which, in
consequence of my disObedience towards you,
dearest parents, has followed me, ana has inf
nitely shortened the days otmy life now plainly
comprehend the sentence Whlch stands written
in the Bible that whosoeYcr does not honor his
father and mother will be followed by an early
death but / only see il now when il is too late.
] hope, nevertheless, that you who were 80 dear
10 me will nor discard me If all the world Tepulse
me. For hope ushCrs us into life, floats around
the happy boy, animRtes youth with its magic
light andwill not be buried with the grey-headed
man, for Il he closes his weary career at the
grave, yet at the grave he plants hope; and on
this account also hope that you VIII forgive me
with all your heart
"I viii now briefly tell yoa how ii happened
that | am oyertaken by an unexpected DEATH
which nevertheless ] do not Deserve but COD
Oftentimes Furnishes man by Judgments Whlch
he does not deserve, and that is now the case
with me, in order to punish me for my eul
deeds towards you, my dearest parents; for had
/ listened 10 you and not proceeded 70 England
this misfortune would not have befalen me J
but Il is now too late, and therefore will say
no more on that subject, but will describe how
II came about. / was at work with person
called Louis Wild and became acquainted wish
his sister, Grace Matthews, and things proceeaea
SO far that medtated marrying her. AS was
also acquainted with her brother, John Matthews,
II Happened tlNt he bought hat for me- Through
the purchase Of this hat he brought me TO my
unexpected death, as had given up acqualnt-
aneeehip with his sister. ... r...
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GENERAL nnEcKINnIoar.s ORDER,

GENERAL BRECKINHTDGE'S ORDERS.
The Ordnance Department at Richmond
has its eye upon the small arms, ammunition,
and lead of the Rebellion. Major-Genera
BBECRINRIDGE, from his headquarters, at
Wytheville, of the Department Of West Vir-
ginia and East Tennessee, has issued an order
in which he has directed attention to the
necessity of hush lnding them BY it the
brigade ordnance officers are required to col
lect all lead which can be cleaned from battle
fields or otherwise obtained, for transportation
to the nearest arsenal. The order further
directed that all arms were to be relieved of
their loads for cleansing, and the balls to be
withdrawn ifpossible. If this was not practi-
bic the loads were TO be discharged into boxes
Of sand and dirt, in order that the lead may
be recovered and turned into the Ordnance
Department. The rigid enforcement of this
order is strictly enjoined on commanding olli-
GERS. The attention of these is also called to
the scarcity ofiorage in the same Department
of West Virginia and East Tennessee. The
evidences of waste which have been observed
are reverted TO, and the absolute necessity of
economy in the consumption of forage is dwelt
upon. These orders OF BRECKINRIDGE are a
fresh proof of the destitution which is quietly
growing more desperate in the South, and
/ which we shall soon reduce to its last limits.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-20
ITO CAPITALIsTs-vALUABLE OIL TER

4 RlIORA.
These desroul Of entering into an OIL Company In
couTte Of organization, original parties, informed
that there are few shares yet be disposed Of in
pGny OF unquestOnabe reliability, at the rate Of $1,000
each.
Tho property is located Two Mile run and consists
of sixty acres, the greater portion OF which Is bore
able territory. on the balance OF the property which
upland is an abundance ofcoa and also inestone which
is much needed IN this region.
This property Of the most attractive on Two Mile
for oil purposes aud lies directly in the Great on
Basin
The office Of the Company is No. 4OCHEsNUT Street.
Room IL. EDWIN T. SIMPSON
II 2O-6t Secretary and Treasurer.
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CITY ORDINANCES.

A n Or D l n A NCk
IA 10 make Appropriation to pay the Expenses ofthe
reception of the President Of the United States
Section The Select and Common Councils Of the CITY
Of Philadelphia do Ordan That the sum Of one hundceJ
and thirty ye dollars be and the Is hereby appopri
acd to pay Il expenses Incurred by the joint Committee
10 make arranI tmens the reception OF the President
OF the United States on his recent visit to this city, and
that warrants the be drawn by the Clerks Of
Councils.
ALEXANDER J. HARPER,
President Of Common Council.
Attest
WILLIAM 2. SMALL,
Clerk OF Common Council.
ANDREW ZANE.JR,
PRESIDENT OF Select Council o tenn.
Approved this Ieycnleeuth day OF December, Anne
do mini thousand eight hundred and sixty four "a. ID.
ls94) .-.,-,.. -
ALEXANDER HENRY,
II Mayor OF Philadelphia
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AN DINANCE
"A Making an Appropriation for the Payment Of in
ed salaries the Secretaries OF the several Boards
Of Dh OF the Pubic Schools in the First school Dis
tTct OF Pennsylvania.
Section The Select and Common Councils Of tho City
Of Phadelphla Ordan, That the OF thousand
two hundred hty dollars (sl25O) be and is hereby
prOpTAed for the payment the increased salaries Of the
seCreRres Of the several Boards Of Directors OF the Public
Schools In the First School District Of Pennsylvania for
the present year sG provided for by Act Of General
Assembly approved the fourth day Of May A. ID. 1864.
entitled IAN Act to provide for the payment OF salaries Of
the Of the Sectional Boards rf School Directors
in the CITY Philadelphia and warrants for ,he payment
thereof shall drawn by the Board OF Controllers Pub
lie schools, IN conformity with existing ordinances.
ALEXANDER j. HARPER,
President Of Common Council.
Atttst-
WuIuN p. SNAIL,
Glefk OF Common Council
ANDREW ZANE JB..
President Of Select CoIuCn pro ten.
AmrovCd this seventeenth day OF December, Ammo
Domn one thousand eight hundred and sNtyfouT a. d.
'0O''' ALEXANDER HENRY,
II Mayer OF Philadelphia.
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ID II s o J. u L ! y N
N Directing City Controller 10 Make Certain TTNns-
iCrs In the AppTOpr alton " the Receiver Of Taxes,
Resolved, by the Select and Common Councils OF the
City OF Philadelphia That the City Controller Is hereby
authorized nah The following Transfers In the ApprO
pGauon to the Receiver Of Taxes approved January
isG4, to witt
FIom Item 4. Advertising dolln luents
To Item 8, BanE books snd stationery, the sum Of six
hundred (6tO) dol ars.
To Item O Printing bills and notices, the sum Of tive
huH dred t2ot dollars.
FIVE (325) dollart.
ALEXANDER J. HARPER,
Pr sideAt OF Common Council
Attest
ABRAHAM STEwARr,
Assistant CLERK OF Common Council.
ANDREW ZANE, ia,
President of Select Council pro tenn.
Approved this seventeenth day OF December Ammo Do
MIN thousand eight hundred and sixty a. ID.
l6Ci), -
ALEXANDER HENRY,
Il Mayor 0f Philadelphia.
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IN THE ORPHANS COURT FOR til

Estate OF fJANE ADELAIDE MUIHOLLAN, a Minor.
The Auditor appointed by the Court TO audit settle, and
adjust the account OF the PennsyVana Company for In
BuTance Lives and granting Annuies Guardian OF the
Estate Of Jane Adelaide Muoan minor and 90 report
distribution OF he balance In the hauds Of the accountant
will the parties interested for the purposes on his
appointment on Tuesday, December ~, 1850 az O'Clock
i2-i2-mWi5t JOHN CLAYTON, Auditor.
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ID DE L U I ON
IL TO Transfer Certain Items O. Appropriation TO INC
Department OF Police. - ,,..,,. ~ 4, n,
INV an phadelphia ThRtthe CITY Controller be and nc
hereby authorized transfer the sumof three hundred
dollars nom iteu the appropriation ~ the Department.
ofPolce the year 1851 10 item TO- stationery ana
Also rom item 8. Four hundIed dollarsi and fIom
tm e. one hundred and fty dollars ln AL hyo hunareoA
snd sftg ioars 10 item 2J "Batteries and Acids"
Also 'from item T. salaries u Policemen, htteen
h""u''N ALEXANDER j. HARPER,
President Oi Common Council.
Attest
' WILIAN ?. SMALL,
CLERK OF Conmon Council.
ANDREW ZANE, JR.,
Prefid rise htiCophCilIT II tenn.
Approvedhi seven eenth day otDseember Ammo pomnl
-' ALEXANDER HBNRy,
Ii Mayer " philadelphia
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"'Who was sold rs a slave in London by job
Matthews tOr two thousand thalers.'"
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-07-28
OFFICIAL.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES !:
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, BY tho act approved Ju
ly 4, 1864, entitled :" An act further
| to regulate and provide for enrolling
and calling out the national forces and
for other purposes" it is provided thai
The President of the United States
may, at his discretion, at any time
hereafter, call for any number Of men
as volunteers for the respective terms
of one, two and three years for the mill
tary service, and that in case the quo
ia or any part thereof of any town,
township, ward Of city, precinct, or
election district, or of county not SO
snbdivided shall not be filled within
the space of fifty days after such call
then the President shall immediately
order draft for one year to fill such
quota or any part thereof which may
be unified !" and o.. @ .@E.
WHEREAS, The new enrolment here
tofore ordered is so far completed as
that the aforementioned act Of Con.
gress may now be put in operation for
recruiting and keeping up the strength
OF the armies in the field for garrisons
and such military operations as may
be required for the purpose of sup
pressing the rebellion, and restoring
the authority Of the United States
Government in the insurgent States /:
Now, therefore, l Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States, do
issue this my call for FIVE HUN
DRED THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS,
for the military service provided,
nevertheless, that all credits which
may be established under section
eight Of the aforesaid act, on account
Of persons who have entered the naval
service during the present rebellion,
and by credits for men furnished to
the military service in excess Of calls
made for volunteers, will
be accepted under this call, for one,
two, or three years. as they may Sc
lcct, and will be entitled to the boun-
ty provided by the laws, for the peri
cd Of service for which they enlist !;
and | hereby proclaim, order and d.
rect that Immediately after the 9th
day of September, 1864, being fifty
days from the date of this call, draft
for troops to, serve for one year shall
be held in every town, township, ward
of . city, precinct. election district, or
. county not so subdivided, to fill the
quota which shall be assigned to it un-
der this call, or any part thereof,
which may be untitled by volunteers
on the said 9th day Of September,
1864. ~ Jqra : 70 .'rngsa'.s
In testimony whereof, | have
~" hereunto set my hand and
w caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington,
this eighteenth day of July, in
the year of our Lord 1864, and
of the independence of the United
States the eighty-ninth.
A. LINCOLN.
By the President,
w. H. SEWARD, Sec. of State. "
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-07-28
A Wedding.

4 wedding is always an interesting
event, and there is probably nothing
of SO frequent occurrence that stirs
half as much talk and draws so many
ready guests. Everybody, especially
every woman, likes to sec the bride !;
and the bridegroom, in his less roman
tic garb-in his black coat and with
kids--is not wholly lost sight of, and,
if not for his own sake at least for
her sake, he becomes somewhat inter
esting, as he stands up beside her, as
the dark lining to that snowy cloud,
of the dusky background Of that Wis.
ion of light. Why ii is exactly that
people are SO interested in the affair
it is not quite easy to say. 1t may be
that the immensity Of the result that
follows the brief ceremony has the
main fascination and surely no words
ever spoken on earth have such tre-
mendous meaning as the 81 will
that is interchanged between the we'd
dcd pair. There thousand questions
arc asked, and surmises are made-as
to how long they have known each
other, how they came together, how
well they are matched, what their
prospects are at present, and how they
are likely to get on in the long run.
Yet the soene is most engrossing, and
has fast effect in quickening the fancy
and moving hope. A great many
young people seem to think that mar
riage is little more than the wedding
Itself. with its gold ring, orange bios
SONS, plum cake, cards and copgratu-
liations. We arc not for disturbing
the charm, for we believe that a GER
tain illusion belongs to the method OF
Providence, and we are made, like the
birds, to begin in song and play rela'
tions and duties that end more serious.
ly by far than we spoke for. We be-
lieve that marriages in the main are
good things and if husbands and
wives are not altogether what they
should be they are far nearer the mark
generally, than il they had plodded OF
in singlc selfishness.
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Misteuanu.
Truth Stranger than Fiction.

Truth Stranger than Fiction.
The following simple aud unvaruish-
ed story has hardly a parallel in the
page of fiction. Its strict truth is be-
yond question
NEAR MURfREEsHoEo, June IS, 1864.
To the Editor Of The Times
Tho original of the following letter
is in my possession. The events so
graphically narrated transpired in
Oyerton county, Tennessee. knew
Mr.. Sadler from a small boy. The
men who murdered him were noted
guerilas, and killed him for no person
al enmity, but on account of bis senti-
ments. have no personal acquaint-
ance with the young lady, but have
the highest authority for stating that
she is a pure, high-minded girl, the
daughter Of plain farmer in moder-
ate circumstances. 1t only remains
to state that Peteet was killed JaDu-
ary so, 'and Gordenhire February 4,
1854, so that the vengeance they in
voked has overtaken the entire three
OF the murderers of nj. G.. Sadler.
JOHN w. BOWEN.
MARTINS CREEK, April &c. 1864
MAJOR CirFF According to prom
ise | now attempt to give you state
ment Of the reasons why l killed Tur-
ner, and brief history Of the affair
DIR. Sadler had for two years previ-
Gus to his death seemed equally as
near and dear to me as brother, and
for several months nearer than any
person--my parents not excepted If
he had not never would have done
what did--promise to be his .,
The men who killed him had threat
ened his life often because lIc was o
Union man they said that he should
not live and after taking the oath they
arrested him, but Lieut.. Oakley re-
leased him at pas gate. He stayed
at pas till bed time, aud | warned
him of the danger he was in, told him
| had heard his life threatened that
day, and that felt confident he would
be killed if he did not leave the neigh
borhood aud stay off until these men
became reconciled. He promised to
go !; said he had some business at
Carthage. and would leave the neigh
borhood that night, or by daylight
next morning. and We felt assured he
had gone. About 8 o'clock p. NJ next
day news came to me at Mr.. Johnson's
where l had gone with my brother
that DIR. Sadler was killed. had met
Peteet, Gordenhire and Turner on the
road, and told my brother there thai
they were searching for DR.. Sadler t(
kilt him. Sure enough they went t.
the house where he was, and, strange
to me, after his warning, he permitted
them to come in. They met him ap
parently perfectly friendly, and said
they had come to get some brandy fol
Mr. Yclton, which they obtained, and
immediately after drinking, they al!
three drew their pistols and commenc
! ed firing at Sadler. He drew his, bn
: it was snatched away from him. l'