The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-08

Hon PRGCR or EGGs.-The reason Of the
rapid advance In the price OF eggs is a mystery.
We can understand how oil stocks may be down
10 zero to-day and at the top oftbe list tomorrow,
but the late violent fluctuations in the egg market
arr something we cannot understand They sold
on Saturday at fifty cents dozen, con account
rs we heard n women say, I" of the rise In gold :"
ard We heard one miserable old woman calmly
ask friend OF ours sixty cents for dozen some Of
which had decidedly suspicious appesran G. and
we're hardly larger than wanuts. We don't
know who to blame for the rates which now rule
in the mark et the heusof their owners, but certain
IL Is thar the prices which our housekcepers are
now asked 10 pay is iU the highest degree extor-
tiOuate. Our idea IL that the huckstcrs are 70
some extent responsible, but this only weakcns
The chance OF change, rs these worthless have
now the market O much under their control th,t
any price they put on an article they are pretty
sure TO get
TuE EMANCIPATION or MAINLAND
The Colored Union League "A ssociatiou celebrated
th' Emancipation OF Maryland last evening, by q
grand ugmoustwu0n m the National Hal, Market
street, nboyc Twelfth. About one hundred yo5t-
Ii.ia composed of members OF the ditcront colorcd
church choirs of this Clly, together with brass
and string band, performed number OF bcautiu
anthems, duets, solos sc, suited q the OCCASION
Several national airs were also sung. Addrassri
were delivered by SerQeautM jor A VI, GREEg.
lew, NM. y. hLsruN. s. ID. MILLER, J. G. GruR7
y. l.. STANFORD und Others Not u hstludiug the
Hct that fee Tor adms- ON was Ch 4 d, the spl-
tou5 hnIl was oguScIy crowded. anu niue Cnthusi.
u.m prevailed, he stag ng was galY dcCou oi
with American lags. ne them was OF mmpl.c
size, anu covered the out 70 hon o, the stt.ing
or ctcd Tor the speakers. considerable portion
ot tie audience was compO'cd OF NON Jors OF dit
iogut orders ol cur color,d popu at On, who were
distinguished by dlc Dcut kind VI bldqcs. AlOgc-
thor the d,mot strauou was of a highly successful
character
y SPLENDID FLAG FOR THE SNrY-FRsr
TrNNaYLyAN ANA REGBUSr.-Thc SlNtynrst Ponnsylya
Regiment whose torm OF service has cNpr,d have orr
,
again IN the field. No regiment In the service has
undergone moro hard hips performed greater deeds
yaor IN the field than the Sixty drst Pennsylvania,
Many of the men belonged 90 the lAmentod BlHEEY'5
onlnnI regiment the twenty -lhrt Pcunsylyania. \
number Of citizens OF the city have had mnnua 'ur'd
magnificent Tag tor prcsCntatlOn TO the battalion
~ Is mace OF heavy blue silk; side COutlnI an
elaborate painting of the coat OF Pennsylvania
and The aheautitu representation an American
Eagle. The flag contains the following in4crlptl0n:
Presented 10y the Ctzeus of Phairphn 10 tho Sixty
first REGIMENT penusylvanla Volunteers Tor gallant CON
Duct hrOui hout the war" The names tho principal
battles In which the regiment took active part are In
scubed on thC nag among them are Mary's Heights,
Fair Oaks, Washington, d. C.. Malvern Till Winchestor
Antlgtan, Cedar creek, Wilderness aud many othcts
The flag safe from dshonor in tho hands Of the sixty
first