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ROLLINS.
The ex.COmm issiOner of Internal Re.
Nenue DeIiNsrs an Address.

AA@N " A""A A"O-
venue Delivers an Address.
Upon receiving the thanks ana wellwishes OF
all The employees in the Internal Revenue
Bureau, exCommissioner Rollins spoke as
iollows:-
My friends, thank you for your kindly feel
lDes towards me-. and the warm and generous
language OF its expression. The true quality OF
apparent fnenosbip is best testtd when those
protesting 1T are about 10 separate, and the
approval or disapproval of owns own house
hold, or OF tho-e with whom he has been longs
ano intimately associated, mas deeper sgDin
canoe than the hollow words OF STRANGERS.
IL is almost SIX years since came TO this
Office, and almost unknown To every one OF you.
Your number has decreased with The nj Ccpssty
OF the service; some have found other al more
desirable employ else where; Il lev nave
been 1ellied by the action Of the departments;
some whom We much deplore have died; bat the
FAC OF many whom hrst saw Oh the morning
II the oh o Aprll, 1868, have gro En more ami
mere familiar and dear 10 me Down 10 the pre-
sent hour. Whatever measure OF success at
tended the dltcharee OF my duties is mainly
troOleu To lne counsel, the ddellty, and the
labor OF the officers aud CLERKS associated with
me In Their discharge. The Office of Com mis-.
soner, as suPges cd in your reso ut ous mas for
the last Two or hree wears, been crowded VIII
hILOyGnces and eDbarfassment, as well n.
respons billtes. The IN erests of the revenue
have been sacr,tced that an On " Vorlhy policy nj
rtcol struction mlPht be folsl ed on an unwilling
people.
BAD men and bad women have controlled
Presidential nominations, white the ADVICE of
worthy and trusted leaders Of blth the great
polt cal par les OF The country have oeeu dis.
regarded The office OF Commiss ouer mas been
ro bbed Of ali poser over It's subordlnates, and
the Treasury Department In all its rqmi6c,-
tions, net sgarded as great place for the
distribution OF rewards rather than an insgtu.
tiop ior the proper collection ana disbursement
of tie national revenue. Were 1t not Tor yonr
announcement aud your support, IN spite of
tie wishes OF goOO men and OF my oan convic.
Ton of duty tick at heart and weary from ex
cessiyp toll must have retired from this d ace
be ore the appointment OF successor approved
by the Senate.
Through your aid / have been enabled TO
| calry The office through the troubles aud perils
OF the last admin istTatlon and deliver it over
| 10 one whom / have known tor years only TO
| esteem, for whom ! proposed long since TO re-
| tire, and WHOM know enjoys your con idenee
| and that OF ihe countIV. Tue ollce a. ha q
| rIaSons from President Grant Tor belevip5, viii
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NEWS SUMMARY.
city Am,irn.


"A new ferry boat, which is to run between
IhiS city aud Camden, was launched on Tuesday,
81 Wilmington Del.
The steamboat John Sylvester commenced
nef irips yesterday between this city aud Will
mngton. The steamer y. nj. FELTON, Will con-
mence running 10 few days.
-Jeremiah Hogan, who resided at Ninth aud
Gleen streets, died Yesterday at his residence,
a. the advanced age OF lO2 years. He was noted
ior MS temperance principles, and vas in the
enloJment OF good health up t. within few
The new Belmont Grammar School build
ing, Mt Foriy-hrst street ana Oregon avenue,
was dedicated yesterday with appropriate cere-
monies.
Frank Conner, whose residence is at No. 563
East Lehgh avenue, was ioQnd yesterday
afternoon on the Reading Railroad after trHiu
o. cars bad passed over hun. He was removed
to the Episcopal Hospital, where nc died soon
after.
Jacob Waters, SO years old, German, while
walking YESTERDAY on the track OF the Pcnusyl
yania Railroad, was overtaken by q train which
knocked him down and injured nj very badly.
h was taken to the Pennsylvania Ho pital.
The residence OF the Injured man is not known.
The missionary anniversary OF st. Georges
NJ. h. sabbath ScnOol was neId last evening in
the church. Fourth street. belo New. in the
presence OF large audience. The pulpit
very handsomely decorated for the oc ,asion,
and the exercises were highly interesting CON.
mgnclng with chorus by the choir. a prayer
was then offered by the pastor, Rev. NJ D.
Kurtz, after which further addresses were made
Dy OSuGTdl Es Ne OItEOIy duu tue pd-lOl, tue
exercises concluding with The benedic ion.
The order of the Mayor In respect to the
inspection OF applicants for police appointment
is the revival of one long IN existence. Among
tue rules adopted by Mayor Henry Tor the police
force were the iollowin e
Physical health and vgor, unimpa'red sight
and hear ne, ace between twenty ave and 6tty,
ability 10 read and write, unblemshed character
and habitual sobrie,y" are the q lal,dcatons-
necessary. Each applicant before receiving
an appointment must undergo a satisfactory
inspection by the Chief of Police and two Lieu
tenants detailed for that duty"
William III. OrDe, papershapger residing
on Market street, above Forteth, West Phila-
oelpha, while suffering from temporary aberra-
tion OF mind, yesterday afternoon inflicted such
terrible injuries upon himself tnat 1t was be-
J. lleved he could not live through the night.
Seemingly fearful that he would injure nim-
sell, he called at the West Ph ladelp1Ia Police
s alton and desired to be locked no, but his
request was not complied with, aud be was told
to go home. He did so, and tew minutes after
reaching 1t he ran into the street with butcher
kIife in his haud and stabbed himself in the
abdomen and side three or tour times, iuflIct-
ing frightful wounts. He then cut his throat,
seyerIg the wndpiDe, and wonld have killed
blmselt had he not been seized and the knife
taken from him. He was removed to his house,
and physician summoned who pronounced
his cafe hopeless.
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now be reclotbed with the power It once
exerci ed, aud the country has abundant
reason ior believing that the expectation OF
pafdors will not hereafter stimuItle Vio'atous
OF the revenue law uOder the new admin.sfa
uOu.
Under the new administration I shah look
iol less frauO, more revenue, and the restored
confidence OF the people 10 the institutions o.
our Government. Tne future Is veiled To as;
but tbouph cur pathway shall seldom again
10 the adm ouitions of conscience aud the
teachings OF Inspiration hefoicaiv the while
doing WITH our might what our hands find To
do. when our journeying4 are all eUde J, ami
the veil is lifted, We shall be toge her and De ut
peace. God grant that ths may be sol
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Foreign Affairs.

HAVANA, March l0.-The cholera has entirely
Disappeared IN the nelghoorhood OF Santiago.
The negroes and mulattoes have rendered
seIenade 10 General Pueblo at Santa Espiritu.
The insurgents are burning the plantations
in the vicinity OF ManZanilla and santa Cruz.
The shipments OF sugar ana moasses to the
United States are very heavy IRON ports OF
Cuba.
LIvERPoeL, March 10 The American ship
Anna from Yarmouth Me-, was recently lost
off the Scllly Islands. Toe crew were saved.
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CLEARED YESTERDAY,
Str III. l.. Cav. uer, Baltimore, A. Groves, Jr
ARRIVED YESTERDAy

ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
with snRsr g y Sonsaon 20 days from zasa
o.s Er 1 Sg asns T.qsP EsSe 70 days from Trinl
SE sa,ss snoIe ~, nS W cSId days trOm savAn
sugar and polssses 10 q W. Weisn Hss due wss'
en sly snS csns upGsT shSfs
schS Y. B; Msan. sisntord: days from Whining.
schI % Iyc1on,; C9cpes vis DAY from Smyrna. Del.
sehf Olivia, Fox: Day from Odessa. Del with
sshh sh e auaor 3ss L. s seTey csy SH from
grain to Jas. l. Bewley 4 co. ''" D'''' WIN
with wood to Conquest & L'wber.
MEMORANDA.
SHIP Martha levin. from Antwerp for Philadel.
Ship ADMIRAL. Haesloop rom Bremen 4th Dec =.
arrived st Delaware Breakwater 9Th inst., and has
,sles%1s9Pp Norman Orowen. for Philadelphia.
Steamship NOriolk, PIStt hence. at Richmond sth
BsIqae Savannah. Knowlton, for Philadelphia
cleared at Liverpool 23d ult.
BaIque 1Ima' Cummins cleared at New York eth
BarGue ey da ,sevold, from London for Philadel.
EaiGoe JShD Bopson d'nassy s 2, Pernambqco err 25th
Bsrque Maria Margsreths. Da!en for Philadeipha
sailed nom Liverpooi 2ist ult. .. o.. .
c. u Holmes hols sth inst. Bath. Me: euO" .
sc9E 1; y Wishsrt Mason. cleared at Whining
scbrs g: M. wentworth. hence for Calais and E. e. II.
echr H. a. Miller. from Boston for Philadelphia a.
sc6r John Compton. Crowell. from Somerset for
Pbilad elpbis at Newport 8th inst.
Schr James SatterthwAite. Long, at Baltimore 9th
inst. from New Castle Del.
Schr F. Folsom. Orlando, from Boston 3lst Dec
for Buenos Ayres. was fallen In with In lat. 38 N :
long 35 Ghsd been drifting on her cargo 70 days and
Il crew taken of by the Comet, Capt. Holman
which arrived at Bre emen 18Th ut. rom Carthagena
The b, r +. AL vessel of 393 tons new mea'
ment. buit at Wilmington, Del In 1864, ana was
owned In Philadelphia.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Fotice Is hereby given that D green buoy, marked
with the WORD Wreck" has been laid % fath0ms
obe east OF a vessel (name unknuwD) sunk OH Har
teIool, with tie following comuass bearings vIL:-
hsrIepool Heugh Lighthouse b. q W., distant
Haselden Mil. w. "a g.. distant 5.lOths miles,
Sealism Lghthouse. N. by ", a W., distant miles.
The wreck lies In liz homs at low water, with
her spaTs At present showing, but these Will be
moved aB soon as possible.
Also that green buoy, marked with the word
Wreck" has been laid 20 fathoms SW by W, OF the
Bristol Channel SazaiSa suzaa
TThe Buoy lies In five and a half fatboms at low
water spring tides with the following marx and COM
pass beSrDgs- sessg.
The low er part of sully Island on with Ball Head.
w 1a s.
Penarth Church N. CsBEa
Ilatbolm Light Tower. = z T. nm, e. Ssss
Trinity House, London. Feb Is. 1863
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ANU SEM eNTS.

DHILADELPHIA PHILHARMONIC so.
Y citty.-the THIRD Graz ID CONCENT - tu,s
socieIy win take place A. Ine AGA DENY OF
SOLO ARTIST, @r b NIL g the eminent
Pianist OF New york. VINO Will perform tie selec-
"OA' ''''" PRoGRA MME
PIRsr
/. Pastorae symphonic Bee hnven.
4. Allegro NJ a Nun Ir1ppn.
q Andaute Con Motto.
3 Ale. 70, The Storm, Allegretto
GtAN ID ORCHES IRA.
PANT BKCuND. =, d,
CONCERTO FOR PIANO IN MINOR (op I'D
with Orchestral Accom- panimeni.)
l. RJmaIzA.
q Ropdo Vivace. -
II. Chorus fcr Male Voices GRuEN,p A, M
eioch. YOUNG N HlNNENOHOR SOOlbll
Nuuder the Itction u Nc, Wiuiam Haftm ApI
- Win acc npAnitnt nts by four French hotns.
III. kOLO-PlANO. "HUNGA GARlAN Gypsy M n
LADIES'" J4nsg.
~, Overture" "Meprstii'e e. Mendelssohn.
CRAM ORCH Il STRA
1icke,s o. 90 For sale the Office o. Society.
No. IIO@ OHESNUr Street, and at the principal
THE LAST GRAND PUBLTC REHEARSAL,
previous 10 The C9nosIt Will Ne given ~
HORTICULTURAL l. HALL.
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, l2th inst.
, CO. At 8S o'clock
Q. r.. DoDwo aTH, President.
]. A. 0ETzH, Secretary. 99 Iuths 30
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Company for the New Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, Marcn General
Creswell and Secretary Cox were at their
respective departments this morning, and re-
ceived a large number of visits. Both hese
gentlemen called ON the President about
o'clock. The State Department is literally be-
sicged with visitors to-day, many OF those call
ing being Senators aud Representatives in
Congress. The various ne qds OF bureaus In TIE
Interior Department paid their respects to Sec
re,ary Cox to-day.
President Grant not Lonesome.
A large number of visitors, Including many
Senators alG Representatives, called on the
President to-day. The bestowal OF puolic
patronage formed in many instances the object
ol the visitors.
The New Secretary Of the Navy.
Secretary Borie has been az the Navy Depart
meut, and has actively commenced the duties
Of his office. Vice Admiral Porter has been
WITH him at The department durlDg the greater
part oI the day. Tue Secretary of the Navy VIII
receive tue officers oi the Navy aud Marine
Corps who are in this District on Friday next
at noon.
Fisk Jr Raises Another Railroad Row.
NIw YORK MaTch 10. James Fisk, Jr., mas
had an iuju served against the stock
holders OF ibe Union Pacific Railroad, TO pre-
vent them f'om electing Drec ore, because they
would not let him vote.
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<cS6S% FOR LIVERPOOL AND QUEENS
sk&A&Assks N.-Inman Line OF Mall steamer
CITY OF BkUOKLYN, Saturday, Mar.1s, p. M.
UlTY OE BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, Mar. ~. IL "A. NJ,
CITY oFCOhK ,yiahalifx Tuesday, Mar.23, Pm.
from Pier 45 North River
RATES OF PASSAGE BY THE NAIL srEAMBH
SAILING EVERY SATURDAY,
Payable in Gold. Payable In Currency.
FIRST CA BIN 800 STEEHAGE S25
to LOndon...,...... l0b to London-........... Az
10 1lbl TO ParlA......- 81
PASSAGE BY THE TUEaDAY 6TEAhER VIA HALIFA1
FIRST CABIN, 6TEERA6l,
Pay able In Gold. Payable In Currency,
lVer pool. 80
10
ST. Johns, N. F......-.l ST. Johns, N F-....l ao
oy Branch Stean2er....J 10y Branch Steamer..g Wv
Passengers also forwarded to Havre, Hamburg Bre.
men, ETC., ~ reduced rates.
Tickets can be bought here at moderate rates by
persons sending for Gneir friends
For further Information apply at the CompAnys
John q. DALE, Agent, No. l5 BROADWAY, N. Y
or to O'DONNEL1 4 RAULK, Agents,
No. Al CHESNUT Street, Philadelphia.
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aSM CHARLESTON, s. c.
The South and Southwest
FAST FREIGHT LINE.
EVERY THuRAnAY

The Steamships PROMETHEUS, Captain Gray u
w. EVEKMAN, Captain Vance,
WILL FORM A REGULAR WEEKLY LINE.
The steamship ]. w. EVERmAN Will sail .on
THURSDAY, March IL.
Through bills of lading given In connection with 8.
G. X. r. TO poiDts In the South and south west.
Insurance at lowest rates. Rates OF freight low
by any other Ioute. For freight apply 10
E. A, SOUDEk d 90.
22au DOCK STREET WHARF.
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BOARDING..

At NO. ll2l GIaARD STREET MAY BE
~ ed tur nish. q ana unfurnlshed rooms nor
Io IotuR BOARD. also. II desired 1u
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y o NJ sx 90 .SIoRv a NC =

BAG MAnUHACToRY.
IOBN 4. AAILEY
n, n. corner OF AARKEL ana WATER Streets
DMA LERS IN Rags AND RA09IN0
OF every deacription, for
Grain Fiour' sAil Rn.t FSc o. lh"s' A"-
Iarss nnu unaAu 6UNNY nAan constantly OnshApt
kfsAi AlaOs WOOL nAokA
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DHILOsOPH OF MARRIAGE.-
i new Course Of Lectures As delIye.ed At the
81 rbjects:- How 10 Live and whst 70 Live for;
r. viewed The Cause OF II digeston; F1stuience AND
Nervuus Diseases Accounted For Marriage PhiIo-
tanning these Lecturea win he rded poet paid
on receipt Of e Ss1ss * s Fad.ssSSiS5 res w LEAR1
FhiladelphisA
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.skks1 PHILADELPHIA, RICHMOND
X&&AES AND NORFOLK bTEAMSHIP LINE.
ThRUUGH FREIGHT ALA LINE TO TEE
SOUTH AND WEST.
EVERY SATURDAY,
At noon. from FIRST WHARF ABOVE MARKET
olJeeL.
ThAoUGH RATES ana THROUGH REUEIPTt
10 ali poiu q In North ana SOulh Carolina via Sea
JoaId Air Line Railroad, connecting NJ POrLsmoufh
aud 10 LynchDurg, Va, Tennessee, and the West via
Virginia and tennessee Air Line and Ricnmond aud
OAnVnle RAllrOkd,
FreiEht HANDLED BUT ONCE, and taken n,
Low k.k RAIkS THAN ANY OTHER Linz,
The regularity, safety and cheapness of this routa
commend L TO the public the most desirable mo
iium carryn every description OF freight.
NO charge for commission, draysze any expense
Of transfer,
Freight received daily.
WILLIAM r. CLYDE 4 co.,
No. IA North and south WHARVEa.
". r. PORTER, Agent At Richmond and Cisy
Point - =
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eF6exs NEW EXPRESS LINE TO ALEX,
andria Georgetown, and Washington
u ~, via Uhess peake and Delaware CANAL. with con
lectionA NJ Alexandria from the most direct route
TOR L} nchbnrg, Brstsi, Knoxville, Nashville. DaltoS
and the southwest.
steamers leave regularly every Saturday at noOs
rom the frat wharf Ao0Se Market Atreel
Freight received daily. ~, =
NO. IL North and south WhArVos
J. y. DAVIDSON, Agent az Georgetown.
M EIaDRID0E Co., Agents at Alexandra, VII
tinia. n
6s2aSs NOTICE.-E0R NEW YORK,
kSS1sa4Es sSggegzh~ via aware and RariJaa CanAI,
sHsseSs-SsS-=.ss SWIFT kEThAN5 rOR rATION
COAPANY.
DISPATCH AND sNIFTsURE LINE.
The bubn eb by these lines Will be resumed on ana
alier tho san OF arch. For Freigh winch will 90
taken Oh accommodating terms apply To
W NJ. BAIRD d Co.,
8Y No. 132 south Wharves.
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nR, KINKELIN, AFTER A RESIDENCE
- and pTactice OF thirty yesra ~ the northwess
@oved 70 seuth ELEvENTH Street, between MAA.
KET snd CHksNUT. -. - -, ,.,u. M
81 Is superiOriIy In the pSompt ard PeKfeot oasT ~
all recent, chronic, local AND o9ns,iisuuo"A' "~
Enna ~ a specal nature is prOverDlAl 100000 x..
b seases Of the skin, eppeAring gnts, 10 snd nhxacni
1-aEnsns and All nervous derilttea eclentncatY
ana snocesn fully kxeatsH omoe hon" afom A. ~
to P.hn
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CONCERT HALL TO-NIGHC.-GO AND
~ hear the grea, GA RLk1oN sing the Whislllng
Thief'"lw with variations. 886t
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YMNASIUM, CORNER OF NINTH AND
VI ARCH etleets Tor Ladies Gsns,smen, and n. Unn
z ven in epaTrhg r. ncing Ual In persou or sead
iuI circular rs 6stuth3mol PROF, L. LEWLh
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GLORY HAILELuJAu.--Thc Wyoming
Tribune, published at Cheyenne, In its
issue Of December llth. thus rcjeiccs
over the passage of the Woman's Suf-
frase Bill:
%Woman Suffrage! Large Majority
IN Both Houses. Bill Approved by the
Governor. Wyoming In the Van. The
Infant Territory leads the Column
out of the Mouths Of Political Babes
and Stockings praise hath been Per-
fected.' All Honor to the Youngest
Territorial Sister.
..Wyoming, from her rocky eyrie,
sends greetingt to heragedS Sister States,
and invites them to come up higher
V e to that advanced position on the
question of human rights which she
seems disposed to occupy. Forgetting
heathenish p%reiudices, arising from
race or sex. she invites them TO stand
with her upon 'the skirmiSh line of
civilization The Genius of Liberty is
OH picket duty in Wyoming. Already
the advancing skirmisher has been
challenged, and required TO give the
c~ounterSign; he replies, Human
rights; equality before the law, to
which the sentinel responds, The
countersign is correct-pass on" Pass
ON, to. condition where all mankind
shall be politically r~esenerated. and
stand upon an equal plane, rs they will
before the Throne Of God!'
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FROM SACRAMENTO.

|. SACRAMENTO, December %, 1869.
CmIsTMAs-Christma Day was quite
generally observed in Sacramento,
business being to a great extent sus-
pended.
HEAVY RAINs.-Tlle recent rains
have raised the Sacramento river about
seven feet.
EARTHQUAKE SHocKs.-Two very Sc
vere shocks Of earthquake were felt in
the city last night about seven minutes
TO six o'clock, causing a great deal OF
| cXcitcment-onc shock followed the
| other ut an interval of about ten sec
ondS. The vibration in each case was
as near as could be ascertained from
north to south.
RAILROAD WORK. - Work in the
Sacramento Valley Railroad Shops has
been stopped this week, and hereafter
all repairs to the rolling stock of that
road will be doncat the Central Pacific
Works in this city. 1t Is rumorcl that
the extensive machinery in the Folsom
Shops will be sent to Oakland for use
i'm lie Western Pacific Shops ut that
place. -,
A FERRY BoAT.-A ferry boat will
arrive from San Francisco to-day OF
tomorrow, to be used in conveying
passengers and freight across the sac
| ramcnto River while the draw on the
railroad bridge is being put together
It will run frorl n point 4 short dis
lance above the gas works TO another
point on the Yolo shore almost directly
opposite. +,
Across TnE RAILROAD TRAcK.-A
number of workman were ycster-
day engaged cutting the track of the
Central Pacific Railroad near the Iolo
bridge and fixing it in such = manner
as TO admit of the passage Of the trains
of the California Pacific Railroad ovel
it. There was no interference with
the work OH the part Of the first named
company.
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The Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton, late
Secretary of War. died in Washington
City on Friday afternoon. One of the
very best men in our nation has been
called from earth-a noble and a true
soul has gone to its reward-and
the good and true of the land mourn
shis loss.
We received the following telegram
Yesterday, but as the News was not
published on Sunday, We insert 1t to-
day:
WAsruNGToN, December PA large
number of prominent citizens called ut
the residence of the late Secretary
Stanton to-day. The President issued
an order announcing his death to the
people, paying high tribute to the
official labors of Mr.. Stanton, N di-
recting all the Departments to be
draped in mourning and closed on the
day of the funeral. Secretary BelSnap
also issued an order announcing STAN
toms decease highly eulogistic of his
character and services, and directing
proper military honors to be observed
ON the day of the funeral. The funeral
will take place on Monday noon next.
The deceased will be inferred in Oak
Hill Cemetery, Georgetown.
BY direction of the President, Cen
eral Berdan is assigned to duty in
Washington.
WAsmNGToN, December 24.-The
Star says the death Of Stanton was frs,
announced to the President, who was
walking on Pennsylvania VENUE. by
Senator Williams. The President:
first remark was II Of surprise, and
when assured of the fact he showed
much emotion.
PmADEIPHuA, December 2i.-Tht
flags of Independence Hall and many
private residences are ut half mast, OH
Of respect to the memory of Secretary
Stanton.