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The New York herald., 1868-12-25
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LONDON MONEY MARKEr.-LoNDoS, Dec. 24-3 r.
M.--Consols at 92is for money and 92,s for
count. United States nve-twcnty bonds quiet at
74s. Railway shares are quiet; Erie 261; Illinois
Central, 95A.
ted states nve-twenty bonds weak nc 7Sk.
LIVERPOOL COTTON NMARKET.-LIvERPOOI, Dec. a.
p. M.--The market s quiet and steady. Sales Of
the day 10000 bales. Yarns and fabrics at Man.
chester are steady.
HAvRE CorT0N MARKEr.-HAvEE. Dec A-Cot-
ton easier, both on the spot and to arrive. Tres
ordnaire, on the spot, 1881 per cwt.; low mid.
dngs anoat, 12fhf.
LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS sMARxET.-LTvBRpooL Dec.
24-3 p. M.-fard heavy At 66s. I'd. per cwt
LIVERPOOL PRODUCs MARKEr.-LfvERP00f, Dec.
A-3 r. M.-Linseed OIL, f30 per ton.
LONDON PRoDUCE MARKRT.-LONDON, Dec. "a
Tallow 4es per cwt Calcutta nseed, 57s. 67s. Cd.
PETROLEUM MARKET--ASrwERP, Dec. 24.-Petro-
leum 53f bid; holders ask 53xf
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THE HILL TRAGEDY.
Continuation Of the Trial Of Twitchell for the
Murder Of Mrs. Hill in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. "a, l66S
Twitchell remains perfectly impressive, notwith-
standing the chain OF clrcumstantia evidence which
the Commonwealth Is welding day after day TO con-
vict him Of the murder OF Mrs. HILL He sits quietly
the dock conversng with his friends and making
in suggestions to his counsel when engaged In the
cr0ss-examina.lon Of witnesses.
The evidence offered to-day related to the prison.
er's pecunary circumstances showing that the mill
IN Camden rented by him had been dstrained upon
for debt, and that he In debt for part OF the
purchase money for boiler used in the mill. In re-
iation to the prisoners clothing, which his counsel
applied for to have submitted to chemists for the
purpose OF ascertainlng the nature OF the
stains upon them, the Court decided that
they should be placed In the hands OF any
respectable chemist or physician TO be selected by
the prisoner, with the consent OF the Court. They
should be properly identified as the very articles
offered Ia evidence by the Commonwealth before
they are delivered to any person selected by the
prisoners counsel and for this purpose that person
should receive them IN open court, and they should
then be examined In presence OF an oicer officers
OF the court This oner was not accepted by the
prisoners counsel.
The New York herald., 1868-12-25
METROPOLITAN HERRInENT.
Theatrical, Musical and TerpsichOrean
AmuSementS Last Night.
The Skating Ponds and the
Kinks.

Yesterday added another to the many busy days
prior the advent OF the great Christmas holiday At
this season. general thing persons Of all classes
seem to relax somewhat from business and address
themselves to amusements and pleasure and in prepa
ratons for the full celebration and enjoyment OF
Christmas and New Year. The city hotels crowded
with strangers from abroad; hence the theatres
well patronized, and amusements OF all kinds find
patrons. The streets yesterday were thronged with
people; the stores where holiday goods are sold
were filled with earnest buyers. Notwithstanding
the cold snap everything looked cheerful and IN
teresting.
walk through the streets was pleasure-an at
mosphere OF good humor pervaded the community.
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Broadway.


Broadway is always Broadway-busy, bustling,
magnificent or course we refer to those hours Of
the day when the street Is most crowded and when
the ncessant throngs moving through II, Of people
on the walks and omnibuses and carriages and
carts on the roadway present panorama Of stirring
lie and commingling groups and splendor nowhere
else to be seen, not even excepting the gay French
capital or the stately grandeur OF st. Petersburg
But on no other day In the year IS Broadway
what IL was yesterday-what 1t always 1s the day
preceding Christmas. Everybody appeared TO De
was buying something; everybody had q parcel or
bundle; everybody was smiling and happy. Ana al
this despite the keen, chilly air and its htful blasts
whirlng the. dust with maddened fury all about
Along the entire line Of the street the scene was one
OF incessant animation and beauty. Such rush
the shop windows never showed such tempting
displays OF holiday goods. Everything that heart
could desire in the Gift line or that fancy could con-
ceive was here. Many Of the shop windows. IN
addition TO their gay attire OF splendid silks and
dazzling jeweiry, richly gtbound books and rarest
perfumes, had in them festal trees or holly and
laurel and pine and other evergrcens suggestive OF
the holiday period and old and young hearts 10 DC
made now specially glad OF all seasons In the year.
From early IN the morning till late in the evening
Broadway and its stores continued to be crowded.
and SO, too the omnibuses and carriages, unusually
numerous and bearing more persons than ordinarily,
aiding to bring In and bear away the lncesSant
throngs OF holiday gilt purchasers. Our proudeSt
dte,JdnitdS, who rarely enter the family carriage
on shopping expeditions, had yesterday TO JOIN the
shopkeepers, who never can be Kept too busy ex-
changing their goods for greenbacks and The result
was pleasant this morning TO thousands OF little
folks and q great many older folks as well.
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present The performance OF "Gloria in Excelcisn
upon the grand organ closed the exercises.
Trinity church is decorated with It's usual ever
green boughs for Christmas week. THE chancel.
altar choristic. baptisnal font and ecurn are deco
rated with fine taste and so too the pulpit and stairs
leading TO it. Along the walls over the massive arched
door and about the organ are additional decorations
OF mingled spruce, the laurel and holly simplicity
and not profuscness Is most pleasing noticeable
feature OF the whole arrangement.
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The Central Park Ponds

were we'll covered with an even surface Of good ice.
The baIl, was hoistcd early in the morning. and in
answer to the signal, crowd Of anxious pleasure
seekers soon congregated around the ponds and
upon the ice. The gathering was OF the usual
motley character, representing all nations, ages
positions and both sexes The display OF good skat
ing was not large the majority Of the winding curv
ers being OF average ability In their movements
the CLASSY surface. But IL was evident that all
were enjoying themselves, and that In spite OF
the cutting wind which whlstled around them there
was genuine pleasure 10 be experienced In their
rapid motion. To-day there will be good skating at
all the Park ponds, and every preparation Is being
made TO accommodate the large crowds who are ex.
pected " spend part Of their holiday on skates.
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GcslOs OF the MASSACHUSETTS, SUPREME cJUaT on THE
LIQUOR LAW.

BOSTON, Dec o. 1868.
The supreme Court has decided that the enact
ment OF the Liquor License law last winter did not
repeal the law known as "The Liquor Nuisance
act," which 10 as follows:-"All buildings places or
tenements resorted to for prostitution ewdness or
illegal gaming, used for the sale OF intoxicating
liquors shall be deemed common nulsances.v This
law allows the prosecution OF both the occupant and
owner Of the buildings 80 used. All such cases
where conviction has been recorded have now been
renandcd for sentence, which Is generally lfty dol
lars and costs
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The CnpitoIine Pond

was well patronized yesterday. and deservedly sos
for the accommodations which 1t provides for skaters
are now very excellent. Over the glossy surface
some dozens OF young men and ladies' disported'
themselves-some who were az fan at the
vable swftness some who exhibited their ability in
backward movements and some also who showed
their want OF ability by falling repeatedly and
throwing themselves into the most gr0tesque posi-
tlons which II was possible for fallen man to assume.
From noon until late at night skaters continued to
arrive and depart until the time came for closing up
the pond and making preparations for the visitors
Of to-day.
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ACCIDENT ON the ERIE RAILROAD DETENTION or TRANS.

shortly after midnight on Thursday freight train
bound for Jersey City broke down the bridge near
Lackawaxcn and most OF the cars were smashed.
A there were no passengers the train except the
road hands II Is probable that lives were lost,
but all the trains coming eastward were delayed,
aud up late hour last night none had arrived ut
Jar1 ifv
The New York herald., 1868-12-25
EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS.

QUEENSTOWN, Dec. A.--The steamship Marmora,
which LETT Cardiff few days ago for Bangor, Me-,
with cargo OF railroad iron, has been obliged to
return to the mouth OF the shannon. The Marmora
experienced heavy gale and was badly damaged.
Several Of the crew were injured py the violent
shifting OF the cargo.
LIvERPo0I, Dec. A.-The steamship City Of Ant
werp which arrived here on the 2ld Inst, reports
having passed the steamship Columbia, OF the
Anchor line, on the 10th inst In Ion. "a on the
usual route.
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The ice at this avorite pond yesterday In very
excellent condition, being smooth firm and strong.
The attendance OF skaters large and the fun was
last and furious. large number OF ladies' Wero
present and many OF them were evidently QUITO
auepts IN the skatatora art. The rooms were
at the display OF skating ability which was given Dy
the happy movers on the pond. rhe ice at this
pond = as good as ice be and viii be In nne con-
ditlQn TO-DAY,
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BALLS LAST hight.
Theatre Francais Bal Masque.

This beautiful little temple of opsra bou6s put on
Its gayest attire last night, occasion of the
'Rcveillon Dansant" the first fancy dress ball
given within its precincts. AS French ball does
not attain the full extent OF its enjoyment and
dtablerie until some OF the "sma' wee hours'' have
taken their night, there has been nothing SO far To-
distinguish this reunion from any OF the other fancy
dress balls OF the The stage ana parquet have
been Oored over and the represents the interior
OF a tent. A single chandelier is suspended In the
middle Of the tent. The committee Messrs. L. Mer-
cier Won Elite, Meunier, villa, Oscar Pfeiiier, Nehg.
Liantard, Klnzler, Fromentha, Arnaud, Lemaire
and Lecocq, are on hand with the sual aifabiityi
and smiling faces Of committee men. Thirty-fye
pieces OF music under the experienced baton OF A.
Gafre, give out the choicest gems OF the opera oocs
from the second tier. The company, which
has just returned from Brooklyn, swell tnd
number OF masks on the limited platformd
and In every box bright eyes sparkle with
pleasure long tresses glisten with pearls and
diamonds ana rich toilets vie with each other in
magnncence. ball at the French theatre has one
great advantage in the fact that the boxes at the
disposal Of the public, OF any who wishes TO pay
for Them The impresario himself, serene, confldenc
and happy, looks down from his oox on his legionsy
which insist upon going to Palestine every nights
except tonight wnen they went to Brooklyn.
Everything so far Is gay.
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The Empire Rink.

The ice at this now popular resort was good yester
day over part OF the surface but TO the eastern end
the skaters were not allowed to 60, as that por-
tion Of the rink was being smoothed and flooded
In order TO have the whole expanse In ft
condition for use today. Throughout the day large
numbers OF persons enjoyed their fav0rite arnuse-
mcnt upon the western portion. A band OF music
was stationed In the orchestra and to the strains OF
popular tunes the visitors gyrated on the Ice be-
made by adopts in the sport and some very funny
tumbngs were indulged in by those VINO were
unused to going upon Steel large number Of
ladies' graccd the scene with their presence, and
showed by their akl that, oD tue Ice ~ any rate.
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The BOwery.

II there was different class OF people yesterday
on the Bowery from those on Broadway they were
just as busy their purchases OF holiday gifts and
just as happy in making the purchases. There was
an unwonted crowd In the street all day, but
atsnight 1t was jammed with the additional
throngs. The latter had been at work during the
day, but they could not let the night pass without
getting something to put in the tiny stockings OF
their little ones at home. Their hearts were large
filled. feature on this street was the multi
plicity OF rallies for turkeys and other poultry
Tor t0-day's Christmas dinners Many got their
turkeys cheap; but many in their efforts to accom-
plish this result disbursed considerably more than
the average market prices for this class OF ieathery
bipedS
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Balls to Take Place.

The following named balls are announced to taka
place.
Doc. 25-Mutual Base Ball Cub-Irving Han.
Bee. 25-Christmas Ball-Brookes' Rooms
Dec. 25-Christmas Solree-Mllitary Hall.
Dec. 25-Loreey Blnd-Natonal Assembly Rooms.
Dec. 2S-Flrst Regiment Hawkins Zouaves- Apollo
Hail.
Dec. 29-Hoboken Turtle Club-Apollo Hall.
Dec. 30-Fancy Dress and Mask Soiree-Riverss
Academy.
Dec. 30-John Morrlssey Coterie--Apollo Hall.
Jan. 5-Nnth Infantry National Guard Ball-Aca.
danny OF Music.
Jan. 11-Dramatlc Fund Ball-Acalemy OF Music.
Jan. 13-La Cotcrle Fancy Dress Ba-Academy
of Music.
Jan. 1s-Odd Fellows Ball-Brooklyn Academy Of
Music.
Jan. 21-"0urs' Sociable-Rlvers' Academy
Brooklyn.
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RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES TO-DAY.

Appropriate Christmas services and ceremonies
will take place to-day In all the churches and
charitable institutions Nearly all OF them have
been decorated In superb manner with Christmas
insignia and embems, notices and eyergreens ban
deaux, banners and candeabIa, and grand pre-.
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Island Social Club.

The third annual ball Of the Island Social Club was
given at Apollo Hall, Broadway, corner OF Twenty
eighth street. last evening" and was in every respect
q decided success. Ii was one of the happest as
well as select parties that gathered together
In this hail. The ladies were numerous. pretty and
handsomely attired. Wallace furnished the music
and the dancers whirlcd about the room In q gay
waltz or more stately quadrllle uni an early hour
this morning. The floor committee consisted OF Mr..
II. Clarke, ably assisted by Messrs. Furong, Casey.
Thompson, Brady, Eastman, Clark, Doughty, Saun-'
dpra Me-
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Prospect Park Pond.

The Commissioners OF the Brooklyn Park have
made special arrangements for skating to-day Tho
pond has been planed over the whole surface and
the ice IS in the best possible condition. The rai-
road companies Qhe flatbush avenue and Coney
Island routes) have arranged for running their cars
nj frequent intervals up to late hour at night, 50
that all may be accommodated
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The annual complimentary ball OF the Happy
Union Social Club came or at Germanla Assembly
Rooms last evening. large and select party was
gathered together and everything passed OF pleas
sanity. The order OF dancing, consisting OF twenty
eight sets, was neatly gotten up. and the music was
fine. The party did not break up until an early
hour this morning. Mr.. Fink acted floor man
ager and was assisted by Messrs. mahnkcn, SPENCE
man, Coop, Gross, Neman and KOpke
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The Avenues.

All the avenues were yesterday and last evening IN
o whirl OF busy activity. Buyers OF holiday gifts
commenced early, and with the continuous install
ments of new buyers they were kept crowded, and
the purchasing kept up till late. 1t was a most
pleasing and gratifying slght-such sight as can
be seen but IN all the year. and then only after
sunset on Christmas eve.
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Iudcpendent social Club.

The second annual ball of the Independent Social
Club came of last evening at Brooke's Assembly,
Rooms, Broome street. The ample hall was gaily
decorated for the OCCASION At ten O'Clock the grand
march commenced, each couple wheeling into line
and promenadng round the room. The ladies were!
pretty, vIvacious and well dressed and the men just
what they should be--a Ia Chesterfield The glowing
hours were chased with living feet till the rosy
dawn broke through the murKy morning clouds.
Mr.. John l.. RoXbury acted as door manager with
success, assisted by MIR. Cr05sett The floor and re-
cepon committees did their duty Ia excellent style.
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Homes, Sojrce.

The regular sem.monthiy soirec given by Mr..
Jones TO his pupils came or at Military Hall last
evening The affair was quite recherche and everys
thing passed OF pleasantly. large aud select
party was IN attendance and seemed well pleased
with the arrangements made by their tutor for their
endowment.
The New York herald., 1868-12-25
Ball Of tho Young Mems 7. A. b. s., No.


The annual ball OF the Young Mems Total Absti.
nencc Benevolent Society, No. l, came or at the
Everitt Rooms last evening. The attendance was
quite large and was composed OF the numerO Qua
friends OF the association. With a fine order III
dancing ana good music the affair was kept u. Inif
an early hour this morning. The ..---, ..-. ,elts evi
deIi.y S.,.s-., S.,.ss .sa..-a. .sa...-- MIR. d. H. Johnson
acted as door manager assisted by Mr. II. Nolan.
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The Union Pond.

they werequite equal to the gentlemen who accom-.
panied them.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-08
DODDRIDGE COUSTY.
GENIAL STATION, W. Va, Sept. 8. 'ss
1,.y:,,,,. T,,toJJ;l,o,,..,.

GENIAL sThEIoN, W. Va, Sept. 3. '6s.
Editors Intelligeneer:
According to previous announcement
the Union men of this place met in
mass meeting at the School House, in
Genial, TO organize a Grant and
Colfax Club. They organized by elect
Ing the following permanent officers:
J. w. Cromwell, President; Evan
Richards, Vice President; Recording
Secretary, Jno. n. Blackburn; Finance
Committee, Charles Dotson, Benz. F.
Sherwood and W. S. Jones.
There were fifty names enrolled on
the list for Grant and Colfax, and we
expect to increase the number. We
had the pleasure of being addressed by
our friend, G. @. Cole, from West
Union. The voting population in this
township is some (144) one hundred and
forty-four. We expect to carry one
hundred of the ia. The Union men
are wide awake and know their CALI
ing. We expect Samuel p. McCor-
mick here to speak next Wednesday
evening, and are expecting a large
crowd. WIN. s. JONES.
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NEttt Adpertisenreuts.
st. Louis and Iron Mountain

nAILROAD COmRAHY'S Seven per
LtO cent nrst Mortgage Bonds. February
eompisssd road 70 Pilot Knob are now more
than the interest on the entire mortgage.
The proceeds of these Bonds are dddhA9; 70
have been spent ON the property, and not
over 81 600 GOO OF bonds issued thus far. The
CONSTANTLY increasing tratnc Of ORE is,
travel nom st. Louis TO the Southern States
ensures an enormous revenue. The Dtrec-
tors oIUII $40 OF the stock for tlLeBtynet, and
are Interested 10 enrich the property as well
as 70 econon1fse lis expenses. ra---
THoS. ALLEN, Pres't st. Louis, Mo.
We, the undersigned, cordially recon-
mend these seven per cent MORTGAGE bonds,
OF the 81. Louis and Iron Mountain Kali.
road Iad' ss good secuEitya The revenue OF the
the affairs OF the Company is In capable and
experienced hands, and is entitled to the
JAMES s THOMAS, Mayor OF ST. Louis.
JOHN ]. ROE, PreS't st. Louis Chamber OF
E. W. FOX. Pres't st. Louis Board of Trade.
BARTON, BATES, Prest North Missouri
j. g. BETTToN. Ppes't Nat Bank of One
WIN. 1. Ewing, Pres't of the Mer. N. B. of
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ebo; "; TAYLOR. Pres't Pacific RAILROAD
WIZ. T2ss1e, Pres't rradets' Bank. of 81.
Louis.
JOHN r. I1oNBEReER, Pres,tT. N. Bank,
ApoIPHGs MEIER, vIce-Pres't 0. Pacific
Railway,
R5BERT ,BAREH. Pres't German Savings
Institution.
Coupons payable in the city Of New York. |
A limited number Of the above named
Bonds for sale at EiRhty-dve. Parties living |
out OF the city can remit by draft or express,
and the bonds Will be returned by express
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capitalists and Others to them as, in our
opinion, q very desirable investment, de3-
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0trelntetEiQ
NEBRASKA.
Letter from a wheeling AInn.-PoII.
tIcs.-Crops.

tIcs.-CrOps.
DAKOTA CITY NEBRASKA Sept. 1868
Editors Inteltigencer:
GENrLRMEN-No doubt n few items
from an old "Wheeling, Boy" in re.
gard to the Presidential Campaign
in this State will be of some interest to
your readers. AT present all is excite.
ment here in regard to the coming
election. We have letely organized a
Grant and Colfax Club, here electing
President, Vice President, Secretary,
etc., preparatory TO the coming Cam.
paign. The Campaign has opened
in this State, in good earnest. The
Grant and Colfax men, are all alive
TO the "Situation," We have good
workers in the field stumptng the State
from stem to stern.
Mass Meetings are called in almost
every precinct. Posters are distributed
all over the State announcing meetings
at the different county seats and pre-
cincts through the State.
This being the first opportunity the
old settlers of this State have had to
cast their vote for President of the Uni
ted States since Nebraska was admitted
as n State, they will givea rousing vote
for Grant and Colfax. There are many
old soldiers in this State, with myself,
who served in the U. s.. army during
the late "unpleasantness," who cannot
go the Seymour and Blair ticket. The
majority of them will vote for Grant and
Colfax. We cannot desert our old leader
ard Communicated Chief and aid in
the "lost cause" by upholding the
principles of such leaders of the "De-
mocracy" as Wade Hampton, Forrest,
Beauregard, Vallandigham and others
of that stripe.
Last Saturday evening we had a
rousing Grant and Colfax meeting here.
Good speakers addressed the meeting,
and discussed the political issues now
before the people, exposing in scathing
language the infamous record of the
Copperheads of the North and the I'M
divided favor shown to the vile traitors
of the South by the Democracy in gem
during the whole proceeding.
meeting hero Saturday the 9th
inst, also the 11th inst. a lively
time is anticipated. You can rest as
sured we shall do all we can to insure
a victory for our cause in this State.
Our State election will be held in DC.
tober next, which adds considerably
to the excitement during this cam
paign. There are quite n number of
Wheelingites here who, without any
exceptions, will vote the Grant and
Colfax ticket.
In regard to crops here, the gruss-
hoppers have not done one-hali the
damage al first supposed. Wheat will
yield at least fifteen bushels 10 the
acre. Rye, corn and oats have turned
out almost as we'll us anticipated. Po-
tato crop is large. Will close with
more anon. j. P. BANHA.