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Christmas. tt would seem a remorseless piece of irony to extend to our people the usual greeting of •' A Merry Christmas." In the midst of a land desolated by tbe iron foot-prints of war, with half a million of their best and bravest sleeping iv bloody graves, with a funeral pall hanging in every house where the Christmas garlands once were wreathed, with universal poverty in the place of universal plenty, and dark and threatening clouds still brooding over their future, it seems like the utterance of heartless sarcasm to exclaim, " A Merry Christmas." Yet, it was in the moral midnight of the world that the Christmas star first rose. It was upon an altar whose prestige had de parted, that its mild lustre first fell, illumina ting it with a glory such as the first temple had never known. It was amid the jam ag discords of political and civil strife that melodies of Heaven first broke upon the air— ! *• Peace on earth, good will among men." Our modern mode of celebrating this great I Christian Anniversary may be incongruous j and inconsistent in times like these; but Christmas, in its true method of observance, ■ is the very festival for periods of darkness and tribulation. It brings its gold and£rankinccuse ] and myrrh not to kings in their purple, but to ' poverty in its lowliest estate. It converts the i stable into a palace and the manger into a j throne. It leads us to the feet of Him who \ came to '« visit us in great humility," who re joiced in the companionship ot* the sorrowful j and meek, whose miracles were performd not I only to attest his mission, but to relieve hu man afflictions, and who will come again, in . glorious majesty, to reward suffering virtue j and to vindicate the ways of Goo to man. If, then, we are not able to celebrate this j anniversary with the exuberant joyousness of j former years, it may, at least, bring us conso lation in our sadness; it may teach us the lea- j sons of charity and praise which the hosts of Heaven chanted ever the cradle of the Sox of God; it may inspire us with hope of a day when the sword shall be beaten into a plough share and nations shall not learn war any more ; and it may admonish those whose hab itations yet echo with the voices of joy and gladness to arrest the melodies of their mirth tiU they have heard and stilled the wintry Wails of poverty and sorrow at their doors.

A Bold Avowal. When the Missouri controversy was raging, Kcrrs Kixo, one of the ablest and purest men ever sent to the National Councils by any Northern State—himself the author of the resolutions—scornfully rejected all imputa tions of superior humanity, and boldly de clared that the struggle was for power and for i nothing else. Thad. Stkvexs, without, proba- j bly, designing to be very honest, made a simi- : lar avowal in the Committee of the Whole the j other day. The following are the words he j used, if his speech be correctly reported: " In the Territories, Congress fixes the qualifica tions of electors, and I know of no better place nor better occasion for the conquered rebels and the conqueror to practice justice to all men. and accus- ; torn themselves to make and to obey all laws. As to these famed rebels, they cannot,"at their option, re-estef the heaven which they have disturbed, ! nor the garden of Eden which they have deserted, as flamiriu swords are set at the" gates to secure their exclusion. It becomes important to the na- ; tion to iuquire when the doors shall be opened for their admission. According to my judgment, they ought never to be recognized as capabe of acting in the Union, or being counted as valid States, un r til the Constitution shall have been so amended as 'to make it what its framers intended, no ms to te cure a perprtual ascendancy to the party of the F"/4t'|aßkan<J so as to reWer republican government JJnnwna stable forever. \ ..W * * * . * * * * ! •' If they should grant the right of suffrage to persons of color. I think there would always be Union white men enough in the South, aided by the blacks, to divide the representation, and thus continue the Rejmblican ascendancy. If they should reuse thus to alter their election laws, ft would reduce the representatives of the late slave States to about forty-five, and render them power less for evil. It is plain that this amendment must! ' be consummated before the defunct States are ad- j mitted to be capable of State action, or it never can . be. * * #♦****! "The whole nnmAyr of representatives now | from the slave States is seventy. Add the other two-fifths, and it will be eighty-three. If the amendment prevails, and the States withhold the right of suffrage from persons of oolor, It will de duct about thirty-seven, leaving them but forty five. With the apportionment unchanged, | the eighty-three Southern members, with the Demo crats that will in the best times be elected from the , North, will always give them a majority in Con- \ gress and in the Electoral Ckdlege. They will, at the very first election, take possession of the White House and the halls of Congress. I need not de pict the scene that would foftow." The words italicised at the end of the first paragraph contain the whole pith of the speech. "To secure a perpetual ascendancy, to the Republican party " is the object of ail j these violent revolutionary movements. Party goes with Thad. a long way before the Union. He does not hesitate to break down the Union in order to insure the success of his party. What a wonderful statesman! What a pare ' public man! * President Johxsox thinks differently ; his doctrine is, perish party, save the Union; and of course he is consigned by Thad. to the "ex ecration of history." The scene which Thad. declines to draw of the condition of affairs likely to exist should the Democrats come in, is well calculated to horrify the radicals. If these radicals love the spoils as well as Hobace Gbeeley says they do, it will be a sad day for them, no donbt.

The speech of Mr. Raymond, a part of which we published on Saturday, has, no doubt, been read with interest by every person who feels j any Anxiety with regard to the present condi- \ tion of public affairs. It takes the ground held by the whole Union party throughout the war, with the exception of Thad. Stevens and j a few followers, who were then, and continue to be now, quite as good Secessionists as Jef fkbbon Davis or any member of his Cabinet. If the promises of Mr. Raymond be sound, his conclusions are certainly correct. He differs from Thad. Stevebb in both, precisely as, du ring; the war, any Union man would have differed from any Secessionist. Mr. Stevexs contends that these States are j not in the Union—that they are territories, as i New Mexico is a territory—that, as such, Con- : Cress has a right to treat them, being, as such, subject to the discipline and tutelage of Con gress. In thia condition of affairs it is his de sire to have the Southern States in a state of pupilage for an indefinite time—the shortest period he speaks of is thirty years. Gene ral objects are to be accomplished by the re commended legislation. In the first place, j the South, being conquered territory, is to he turned into a vast field of plunder, from I which Stevenb himself is j© have the value of j « i?™! . mil! * repald ° no h «ndred fold, and ! all his followers are to grow rich. As to the | fate that is to await the white ruce/W ire told by him to look at the massacre and de portation of the inhabitants of Latinm by the I Romans—with the exception of the massacre ' of Melos by the Athenians—the most atro cious crime ia nil ancient history, perpetra ted, too, five hundred years before the birth of Cnmiat. They are to be robbed of everything hy repented spoliations and confiscations. Kant, they must be kept out of the Union for thirty years, and degraded by mixture aud association with the negroes until thsy become no better than the negroes. Above all things they most he kept out of the Union, in order that the Republicans may retain their party power. y fhjeh is the programme and such the avowed •hjectof T*ai>. Stbvbbs. If these States are oat of the Union, his deductions are logical enough. Tmai>. aaya they are, and in this he is |

j Is. hdW did they get out, for they certainly j were in at one time. Vlt must have been by Se cession ; and this, we believe, is a part of Thad's creed. If the States went out by se cession, the war was against an independent power, and JBrFBBSoa Davis and his compeer*, m» far from being traitors, and liable to bo tried and executes* as such, are patriots, deserving the applause of mankind. Yet Trad. Stevkxs and his followers are continually howling for the blood of Jsrr. Davis, and are endeavoring so to alter the law as to Ourwre his conviction, whether pron-d guilty or not. They are con tinually crying out for confiscation—less than the whole South will not satisfy them. Yet the Southern people, if the doctrine 01 Tiiad. Stbvexs be true, deserve reward, not punish ment, for the valor and constancy with which they defended their native land. Admitting that the South is conquered terri tory, did any modern nation ever confiscate' the lands of another nation after havingconquer.-d ; it? Did even Katherixe, of Russia, do it? ! England, we know, served Scotland in that i way, and even executed Wallace for treason. But It was after Edward had made Baliol swear fealty to him by n gross fraud and de ception. Napoleon, wo believe, did the snme thing in Spain. But it was after he had in duced old Ciiari.es to surrender the crown into his hands. Both these monarch* confis cated, under pretence of treason. Oosnteea- Hon is,, indeed, the peculiar punishment of treason; and if the South has committed no treason—as it has not. upon Hie Stevens theory—how can it be p.nislied for it? Only upon the theory of President Johnson—that theVnton was never dissolved—can a case of treason be made out.

The industrial problem of the South, now awaiting solution, is beginning to arouse the attention of the whole country. The Boston Journal justly remarks that, in truth, it is hardly less the problem of the North than of the South. The American Consul at Liver pool has ex-pressed the injby I the Secretary of the Treasury, that the amount j of cotton now on hand in the United States, j iuclu&ive of the crop of the present year, does not probably .exceed seven hundred and fifty thousand bales. This statement would not be , so significant if there were a fair prospect that , the next crop would be an average one. But j who believes it will be even one million of j bales ? The time for planting is close at hand. ; i What is done at. all for the next crop must be J (done within a few weeks, and yet the industry j !of the cotton States remains disorganized. The . old order of things has passed away and the , | new is not established. Thei*e is a deficiency jof capital. Tools aud implements are want-! iug. The laborers are distrustful of their old masters, and the masters are in many cases discouraged. L; is hardly the part of wisdom for Con gress to be discussing abstract questions of po- j litieal philosophy, when industrial questions, rather trdah political, demand the immediate | consideration of all who are interested in the prosperity of the country. With the wheels of , industry once more sot in motion in communi- | ties now desolated and disorganized, content 1 , and plenty would soon be restored. Is not the j North as much interested in the result as the South ? What is to become of Northern com- I merce and Northern manufacture, of the re venue and credit of the nation, if confidence is j not encouraged between the white and negro j races, if the one is not stimulated to enterprise j as well as the other protected in his industry ! National bankruptcy sind universal ruin can be the only consequence of giving over the most • fertile territory in the Republic to the barren ■ma and desolation of a desert. The only way to rescue the country from impending ruin is to sustain the President in his patriotic and : conciliatory policy, to put an end to sectional ' jealousies and hostility, and to make the people of the South feel that they are not regarded as j aliens and strangers. * j

The Effect of the Bii.t. Basixo. IJepresex tatiox it-ox Voters.—The radicals, who are now clamoring for an amendment to the Con stitution changing the representation in Con gress' from a population to a voting basis, [their object being to compel the South to make the negroes voters] do not quite realize the effect of that measure were it adopted. True, it would largely reduce the representa tion of the Southern States were the negroes not allowed to vote; but it would also have the following consequences: 1. It would cut j down the present and future representation of New England, on account of the excess of fe- ■ males and oltl people, as compared with the Western States. 2. It would deprive the At lantic seaboard and manufacturing localities of Congressmen wherever aliens were largely employed. • :}. It would add very largely to the representation of the Western States, where the male population is largely in excess iof the female; and 4. It would giv» a dispro- I portionate representation to California and I the mining regions, where the males are ten to one to the females. In short, it would j make the West all-powerful in the Govern- I ment almost immediately upon the adoption I of the amendment.— New York World.

News from the Virginia Lehislatire via ! New York city.— The Herald's Richmond cor respondent says there is a strong feeling among the " pure Virginians " in the L.egisla tare in favor of going into an election of j United States Senators. But the majority fear the powers at Washington. J. It. Tucker, It. \ M. T. Hunter, Governor Peirpoint, General r Strother, John M. Botts, O. H. Lewis, A. 11. ■ H. Stuart, J. B. Baldwin and L. O. F. Cow- i per are, according to this correspondent, the ! candidates. Mr. Grattan, (" the leader of the House,") Mr. Sewell and Mr. Garnett are for Hunter and Tucker : Mercier, Steams and ' L.emosy for Botts : Gilmer for Peirpoint.— j " Messrs. Segar and Underwood do not seem to have any friends in cither House, though '• they deserve many." j ["We give this gossip for what it is worth. It ! is surely new to us.] The correspondent of the New York Hate* \ writes that a growing sentiment exists here in j favor of so altering the Constitution of Vir ginia as lo make the possession of a certain amount of property and a knowledge of the arts of reading and writing necessary qualili- i cations in every voter. So that, even if negroes were allowed to vote, but few would be quali fied, and these very "conservative" ones. Also, in favor of admitting negro testimony in court. He says the great fire will prove to have been a blessing in disguise; that though the Freed men's Bureau have surrendered forty thousand acres of land to its owners, sixty thousand re main unsurrendered, besides city property : that the probability of Governor Peirpoint * officers being re-elected increases daily ; ami, finally, does not hesitate to predict that a M tho rough, uncompromising Union party will eventuaHy rule the Old Dominion.'' Dtoctin ok the New Toast Herald.—The fact is, the Herald has had its death-blow as a newspaper this full arfd winter. Its job office has been ruined, and will be discontinued ; its advertising is diminishing; its circulation is steadily lessening—other journals, tho World chiefly, taking its place. When we say that the Herald has had its death-blow, we do noi mean that it will cease to be published at once. It may continue many years to survive, but iv surpassing prosperity has gone. It has entered upon its period of decadence. Its his tory is hereafter that of a decline and fall .—At w Tort Workt. ■ *■ mm Gkeei.et's Tebus?—We would proffer to the late rebels universal amnesty, an oblivion of the past, and the treatment of brethren, on J» c single condition that they should acton Ito their black fellow-citizens the rights and the k i ment of m **»—1« other words, tha- they BnoHid treat them exactly as we do.— Mm York Tribune. * awl^ I< tey3^ i < ni, » l »»l Virginian un- Pou,tvfi. a p fIU thw the Campbell iw?sL OU C . om P an y »»«" been taken, and mat tftey will commence borinir for oil an soon as practicable. We hope ami believe they wiU find it. ~ oeut*o | Bur. Doctob Boyd, a distinguished Pres byterian clergyman of Winchester, Va., died on the Kith instant. Dr. Boyd once received but declined, a call to one Of the Presbyterian chUiiUcsittjUivUwond.

njT Personal. The friend* of TOM and JEBBY, Who wish to be merry. Will have a chance to-day. To MACPIIERSoN'rf lot them come, Where WHISKEY, WINE and RUM Will make 'cm all feel gay. The drinks are mixfd by MOSES, Who, everybody knows, In the MASTER of hia art. Remember time is neeting— Ho, in this MERRY MEETING, Come and take a PART. . JOHN MACPHER6ON, Congress nail, comer Governor atreots. ,lc 25_M

B>sJ" Itemovnl. The anderslfued, AGENTS OF THE HOME IN SURANCE COMPANY OF NEW HAVEN, have removed to their NEW ROOMS, OVER WILLIAM & CHARLES EUKER, ON MAIN STREET, BE TWEEN NINTH AND TENTH STREETS, where they are prepared to ISSUE FIRE AND MARINE POLICIES ON BEST TERMS. THOS. M. ALFRIEND & SON, Agents, for above and other companies.

my Eleenut Cawaatßßas Presents! Uasarpassed in variety and elegance. 818-GOOD & RILEY, wholesale and retail . BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, Governor street, respectfully invite attention of the community to j their and other articles suitable ! FOR PRESENTS DURING THE COMING | unsurpassed in richness and variety. ' FRENCH, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN TOY BOOKS, (plain and colored.) JUVENILE BOOKS, with fine illustrations. A choice and.extensivo collection of ELEGANTLY ILLUSTRATED WORKS. Fine English and American editions, richly em bellished and beautifully bound. Standard editions of the BEST AUTHORS, POETS, HISTORIANS, &c, superbly bound in Morocco, calf and antique styles: foramina, an assortment of aneqaalled variety and beauty. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS— ] a splendid collection, embracing every variety of j Call and examine our stock before purchas- j

KIT China and Crockery- GENERAL HOUSE-FURNISHING STORE, Sixth street, xear Ci.ay. Just received direct from Europe a FIXE STOCK »F WHITE GRANITE AND COMMON GOODS—! HRISTMASj PRESENTS—such <is TOYS, DOLLS, ! Aic—which I Offer to the trade at a SMALL Al>- i *AXCE (>N C< »ST AT WIK >LESALE AXD RETAIL. de2l-iw FEED. T. ANDREW. a. . ___ &£T SelliiiK of!' at Co*t. CLOAK AND FUR DEPOT, A. SAMUELS, vcr A. Plzzini's, Broad street, between Eight! and Ninth. has a large and weU-seleeted stock of CLOAKS AND PDUE f the the latest styles, which be is determined to BeU off at cost within the next two weeks. de 11—lm . SHIPPING. FOR NEW YORK.—The new and ele gant Bids-wheel steamship lIAT TEKAS. Captain Parbibh, will rleave her wharf at Rocketts on TUESDAY MORNING si 10 o'clock.! Passengers ate requested tube on board prior to that hour. _de_23— It SAMUEL AYRBB-A CO., Agents. TK>B NEW now and olt7- Jl gant side-wheel steamship NI AGARA, Captain COCCB, will leave her berth at Rocketts on TUES DAY MORNING at P» o'clock. Passengers requested to be on board prior to that hour. , Freight received TO-DAY (Saturday) and MOX- No trans-shipment by this line, as by others, ; which is so very injurious to cargo. Hates moderate. OAK MET F. WATSON. de -ss—3t HMTABLISHED 1837.— JOHN MTJR JTj PHY k <<>~ PUBLISHERS. BOOKSELLERS, PRINTERS AND STATIONERS, WHOLESALE and RETAIL DEALERS IN SCHOOL BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS, PAPER, STATIONERY, Ac, 182 BALTI MORE STREET, BALTIMORE. PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL BOOK AND JOB PRINTING, in superior styles, at low prices. Particular attention given to RAILROAD anil COMMERCIAL PRINTING, FINK WORK FOR BANKING and INSURANCE COMPANIES, Ac. &c Extensive facilities, combined with upwards of twenty-five yesrs 1 experience, enables them to of fer .superior' advantages in the execution of this class of work. BLANK BOOKS of every description made to order in superior styles. (areful and prompt attention to all orders. * , 'HE RICHMOND ENQUIRER Ft >X CHRISTMAS DAY NTAIN-S- THREE BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS I stories: "THE PEAL OF HOPE!" A BELL-RINGER'S STORY. f'HE PICKWICKIANB AT DINGLEY DELL.'' BY CHARLES DICKENS! YOP-TI-HF, OR THE THREE WISHES:'' esides, an elaborate and spicy account of Christ i customs in many lands, inelnding Bng d, France, Scotland,"Wales, Ireland, Italy, Ac. ALSO, CAROLS, ANECDOTES, SKETCHES, Ac. Our Holiday Directory is continued in this num ber, with additions. To meet the demand nlrendv ordered for the Christmas number of the ENQUIRER, we shall issue a very large extra edition to supply toe city, Conies may 1>«- had of all reliable NEWS DEALERS, and at the ENQUIRER COUNTING-ROOM, Corner Frank iin and Twelfth streets. deSS—it FAMILY GROCERIES.—We Invite the attention of the public to our well-selected IAMILY SUPPLIES, consisting, in part, of CE TEAS, COFFEES, LIQUORS, INS, CITRON. t'URUANTS, PICKLES. RRYES, PRESERVED GINGER, INES, SUGARS, FLOUR, iSSKS, HAMS, S, CANDLES, Ac, Ac. i* DRINKARD A- KAWH. CAM NET EBTABLISII MEN T. oust respect fully call the attention of our nd the public to our establishment, <>n Broad street, third door from Trinity Chareh. We | are old cabinet-raskera of Rlehmond, ami have i been engaged at Lhe business for the last twenty years, in all its branches, and can assure our pa trons that all work done by us cannot be surpassed in Workmanship and siyle. No pains shall be spared to rive entire satisfaction. Hire as a trial and you will sanction what we say. FURNITURE MADE TO ORDER. FURNITURE REPAIRED strongly and neatly. BoXJNG care folly done. UNDERTAKING prompt ly attended to. Do not forget tl>n place—Broad street, third door Irom Trinity Church deH-stawta L. w_. ft W. A. BILLUPS. MErROPOLITAN WORKS, eoanna of Bavaßra ami Canal htreeth. Having supplied ourselves with the necessary patterns, we uro prepared to execute, at short no tice, order* for • EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CASTINGS, BRASS OR I RON, h»v IRON FRONTS, FOR STORES AND WARE CASTINGSFOR RAILROADS, all kind* ; ! CASTINGS FOR MILLS AND MACHINERY GENERALLY, WAGON AXLES COMPLETE, WITH BOXES ; i SASH WEIGHTS, GRATE BARS, Ac. Ac. ' Having erected a commodious Smith Shop, wo are prepared to do BLACh>MITHS' WORK of all kinds, including WROUGHT IRON GRATINGS for DwilliiiKs, warehouses, Ac. Also. FINISH ING BRASS OR IRON WORK. j in addition to the above, we are prepared, in our ' Wood Shop and Sa»h Factotv, to supi.lv SASH GLAZED <1H UNCLA2ED, BLINDS AND WIOKS Ordara solicited. TA NNER A EHBETs'. < ..VilSftlS 1 i ttsu P*****, l»y for OLD IRON, BRASS, COPPER, Ac. T. ft E, j

BOOKSELLBB, STATIONER AND DEALER IN FANCY GOODS, No. 102 Main street, has for sale, suitable for CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR PRESENTS, HANDSOME BIBLES AND PRAYER-BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, I WRITING DESKS, WORK BOXES, PORTFOLIOS. A great variety of GOLD PENS, OF THE BEST MAKERS; BEN'S BOOKS, OF EVERY VARIETY; I ESS BOARDS AND CHESS MEN," together with as large a stock of ' OKS AND STATIONERY cau be found anywhere in the city. E. P. TOWNSEND, de 22—Iw 102 Main street. CHRISTMAS BOOKS AND PBJ3- SENTS.—We would call tho attention of those making Christmas presents to our fine selection of STANDARD BOOKS, in antique and morocco bind ing; PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBTMS, in groat va riety. Juveniles, OUT stock is well selected and unsurpassed. LADIES'DRESSING CASES, Wkl- TING DESKS. PORT-FOLIOS, POCKET BOOKS, GOLD PENS, Ac All we ask is v call from those in want. A. 11. CHRISTIAN & CO., ! de 22—3t amain street, opposite Bpotswood. aOHRISTMAS and \j NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS. ! ««Why. Christmas, 'tis the very time for gifts, i Heart and hearth commence, Where oath kindly pledge • | Brings gentle memories of lovo and home. WOODHOUSE ft PARHAM. | (LATE JAMBS WOOBMOirSS Si CO.,} GOVE R N 0 R BTRE E T. NE A R MAI N, I have for sale, suitable for presentation, BIBLES, English editions, various sizes, in beau tiful bindings ; PRAYER-BOOKS, choicest edition*, in elegant HYMN "BOOKS' of several denominations, beauti- THE STaVdaRD'POETS, illustrated, and in ex quisite bindings : I LADIES' WORK-BOXES, uniquely ornamented; ! also, plain styles ; i PORTA«LE WRITING-DESKS : TOURIST'S GASES, very pretty,containing imple ments for writing and other conveniences ; I PORT-FOLIOS, in grout variety ; i SATCHELS, OF MOROCCO, for ladies ; iBEADTI F V I. 1N KST A N OS, ! THE FINEST COLD PENS, i PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS,. ELEGANT NOTE PAPER and ENVELOPES, SUPERIOR POCKET-KNIVES, ! WALKING CANES, I SUPERB GUITARS, together with a choice collection of t CHILDREN'S BOOKS ; some entirely new and pleasing. WOODHOUSE ft PARHAM. de 21—lot The new store, on Governor street, j I T?OR THE HOLIDAYS. " T~ | HALL & HUTCHISON, No. 7 Fourteenth street, below Main. HOSIERY and GLOVES, LACES and EDGINGS, SUSPENDERS, LACE VEILS, NECK TIES, VELVET RIBBONS, HOOP SKIRTS, LADIES' GARTERS, CORSETS, BELTS. j LINEN-CAMBRIC AND HEM-STITCHED HAND KERCHIEFS, SHIRT FRONTS. PINS, NEEDLES* BUTTONS, in variety; LINEN THREADS and SPOOL COTTON, P coMBS, in variety j HAIR, TOOTH and SHOE BRUSHES. TOILET SOAPS, COLOGNES and EXTRACTS, j HAIR OIL and POMADES, FANCY BOXES, CLOCKS, PIPES. &c, with an endless variety of FANCY GOODS, to which the attention of the trade i» directed. I Prepare for uirmsfl MAS.—RBID'S O V S T E R AND GAME DEPOT; ALSO, STABLING FOR STOCK.—The public can be supplied wiHi OYSTERS and GAME in any qnan- | tity, wholesale and retail. Family orders careful--) ly put up. All orders promptly attended to ana delivered at the shortest notice. Gentlemen can be served by the dozen, at the box, with the BEST OF OYSTERS, at alow price. ROBERT REID, Game Depot, Sixth street, near Clay, . 20—6t formerly Verandah Hotel. FRESH SUPPLIES FOR THE HOLI- ! DAY'S.—We call the attentaAof ow eustoraera and others.-ho are making preparations for the Christmas and Now Year's holidays, to our block of COGNAC BRANDY, SHERRY WINE, BUM, RYE WHISKY, DUTCH CHEESE, PINE-APPLE CHEESE, ENGLISH DAIRY CHEESE, LONDON MUSTARD, LONDON PORTER, SCOTCH ALE, GREEN and BLACK TEAS, | •MACCARONI, BUCKWHEAT, \ TABLE SALT, in boxes : \ MARSHALL'S SALT, ! JAVA, LAGUAYRA and RIO COFFEES : i CUT. LOAF, CRUSHED and COFFEE SUGARS ; | BUCK-EYE and PEACH-BLooM POTATOES, FAMILY HERRINGS, in half barrels. de 19—2w No. 58 Main street. FOR RENT. T>OOMS FOR RENT.—TWO PLEA XV SANT ROOMS, on Twenty-eighth street, ijel two doors from Broad, between Broad and Grace. Inquire of .I'-UIL CARDOZO & GATES, 1 eocner Twenty-fifth and Broad streets. j ' del*—stood FOR RENT OR LEASE, THE OAK DEN FARM known as " Tails vers," contain ing about thirty acres of land, situated one and a half miles west of the city of Richmond, on the ox tension of Broad street. Application to be made to ARCHER ft GOODWIN. Vulcan Iron Works, de 21—eod3t* corner of Byrd and Sixth streets, i REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. ! KE VERY VALUABLE PROPER- I Y. IN POUT MAYO, ON JAMES RIVER, j »VN AS THE RICHMOND CLASS WORKS, SALE.—We Offer for sale this very valuable! rty. It fronts on James river at Rocketts, rnwiTßCfrn a square of two hundred feet, with streets running on every side, and on each of which there is a BRICK BUILDING COVERING ■ WHOLE OF BACH FRONT. On the river there are NINE TENEMENTS, suitable for 1 families. There are FURNACES FOR MA KING GLASS on an extensive scale, and a quan tity Of MACHINERY, TOOLS and RAW MATE RIAL appertaining. to the manufacture of glass. For several years prior to the Bd of April last these works were in successful operation, and glass, to a B extent, was furnished to the community. ocation is a most advantageous one, and with itlay of a small sum, glass can be maiuifactur an extensive scale. It is believed that no en ise oners greater inducements then does thia ami in the hands of capitalists, money can be j ly made. " I I' It is "offered for sale because those who hereto [ foro had the management of ths works have net capital to resume Business. Persons disposed to i embark in a really profitable businesa are respect fully Invited to examine this truly valuable pro perly. For further particulars, apply to i HARRISON, GODDIN ft APPERSoN. I do W rtawtw I i TpORCELAIN WORKS. AT WYL- X LIESBURO. CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VIR GINIA, FOR SALE—We offer for sale these WORKS, with the necessary implements fur the manufacture of PORCELAIN, FIRE-BRICKS, <S.\S TILES, Ac, and about TWO HUNDRED ACRES op LAND, containing an almost unlimited sanely of Clay, agreeing very nearly itevhemieal analysis, (17 per cent, silica, 37 percent, aliuiiiina,) with the Serrea Porcelain, in France, making the best Rock ingham or Qaeensware, with lesa manipulation than any other known. There are on the land a number of Minora! Springs of medicinal qualities, a Steam Engine, Saw. and Grist Mill, throe small Dwelling Houses, with necessary out-buildings, sheds, ftc. About two-thirds of the Land is In fine rarest. These Works furnished nearly all the tire-Brick used by the Foundries, and much of the Earthenware used by the Confederate Government and people during the late war. Tho property lies ninety-five miles from Richmond and Petersburg, I about Jive miloM from Roanoke station, on the Richmond and Danville railroad, and about thro** miioHof Staunton river, navigable by hatteaux to Weldon, North Carolina, and at tlie junction of live large public roads, miming through rich audi Bonasoaa districts. Its location and actual value j offers very groat inducements to capitalists and mechanics. For further particulars, apply to de22—3t HARRISON, GOMHN ft APPERSON. — , . — _-A ___ __ HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS." FINE IVORY-HANDLE DINNER KNIVES, Fine Ivory-handle DESSERT KNIVES, Fine Ivory-handle CARVERS and FORKS, POCKET KNlVES—aoiuo beautiful pattern*. I TEA TRAYS, WAITERS, SAUSAGE CUTTERS, J Beat quality SCISSORS snd NEEDLES, I for aale by R. L. WILLIAMS, No. 07 Main atreet, near St. Charlea Hotel, de 25—at jjoneyThonky, honey. Ten cans beautiful TIuNEY, strained snd in

of Christmas goods. RGEST STOCK IB THB CITY or CTIONERIEB, FANCY GOODS ABD FIBE-WORKB ! >. SODINI ft CO., EBALE ASD RETAIL OBALBBS IB D AMERICAN CONFECTIONERIES, ilreet, under Spotswood Hotel, RICHMOND, VA., he attention of purchaser* of IAS AND NEW-YEAR OOODS to hi* largo Mock of D AMERICAN CANDIES, RAISINS, f. FIGS, CURRANTS, MALAGA iPES, ORANGES, LEMONS. All kinds of IN AND FANCY FRUIT, AND SPONGE CAKES, 1 WINES, | V AND WHISKY, OR SARDINES AND FICKLES, AVANA CIGARS, \ and all kinds of ; OH CHILDREN, RUBBER BALLS, DOLLS, ES, Ac, HACKERS, ROCKETS, !)OES, Ac, tVED GINGER, V PEACHES, tVED FRUITS, NUTS, AGNE, SCOTCH ALE, iG AND CHEWING TOBACCO, PORTE-MONNAIES, r-BOOKS, J, and an endless stock of OOODS. de 20_10t ■ ..yih, l A GENTRY, J-* Maix street, BETWEEN NINTH AND TEXTII, XOKTn SIDE, have on hand for the holidays a large assortment of ' GENTS', LADIES', MISSES' and CHTLDRBNS' BOOTS, GAITERS and SHOES, selected from the BEST FACTORIES IN THE UNITED STATES, all of which we are determined to as wo wish to reduco onr stock—a great induce ment for country merchants and all others who wish to buy THE BEST GOODS. , To persoirs who wish to make their friends a nice Christmas present, DARBY & GENTRY'S is the place to get them GOOD and CHEAP. We have nice CONGRESS GAITERS at TWO DOLLARS; MOROCCO BOOTEES at TWO DOLLARS; misses'congress gaiters at one dollar AND FIFTY CENTS. CHILDREN'S MOROCCO BOOTS at SEVENTY FIVE CENTS and ONE DOLLAR; GENTS' CITY-MADE BOOTS from TEN to FOUR TEEN DOLLARS. We also offer a nice lot of FINE FELT HATS. All of which we will sell at cost. And we pledge ourselves to do what we have stated. All we ask is to give us a trial. de 20_2w TTOLIDAY SUITS OF CLOTHING. JULIUS KRAKER, .' MERCHANT TAIL >R, 43 MAIN STREET, 43 has selected from New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore a fine assortment of. R E A D V - M A D E CLOTHING, which he can sell cheaper than any other house in this city. They consist of CASINET PANTS at *2 IS CASSIMERE PANTS at .\>r, CASSIMERE SUITS at $15 and #28 SILK-MIXED SUITS from *20, 23 and *lo H< >YS' CASSI MERE SPITS from *6 to $12 BOYS' OVERCOATS from *5 and ui> GENTS OVERCOATS from (IBand up BLACK FROCK COATS, fine quality,.. .*l2 and up FINE SILK-VELVET VESTS.: *« GENT'S NETTED UNDERSHIRTS at *1.25 BLACK FELT HATS at $l.Sa Coma and get your bargains at 43 Main street, where you can got the worth of your money. I keep always on hand a well-selected stock of CASSIMERES AND HEAVERS for MERCHANT TAILORING, to which depart ment I attoiuljmyself. I guarantee a nice fit, and made an at the shortest notice. do2"-let JULIUS KRAKER, 43 Main street. SOLIDAY PRESENTS, j AT | G. B. STACY & SON'S CARPET AND FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, no Maix street. CHILDREN'S CHAIRS, In great variety ; CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES, superior to anything ever offered in this market; BABY JUMPERS AXD SELF-OPERATING SWINGING CHAIRS; BRACKETS, &c. de 20—lot j 7IMMERACO.. WHOLESALE | Ml Manufacturers of AMERICAN, FRENCH audi ITALIAN CONFECTIONERY, PLAIN and ORNA- ! I TAL CAKES, and dealers in FOREIGN and ESTIC FRUITS, No. 17 Main street. Rich- ! I, Vs. de 20_lw [RISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S. LA DI ES' A N D G ENTM' PAPER COLLARS AM) CUFFS. aving been appointed Sols Agent of the BOSTON PAPER-COLLAR COMPANY for the State of Virginia, I am prepared to furnish LADIES' AXD GENTS' PAPER COLLARS AND CUFFS, of all styles, AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL. What more appropriate gift for a lady. at this season, than a box ot those COLLARS or CUFFS— being useful aa well as ornamental. The Collars of thia Company are made of THE FINEST LINEN PAPER, and are " warranted" equal to, and cheaper than, any in ths market. RETAIL" PRICES OF COLLARS : Boxes of ten t 23c. Hum lies of ton 2oc. | LosI os of ono hundred %"i iKs at all prices. Liberal discount made to the c. Parties desirous of purchasing are request o call and examine these Collars, as money be saved by purchasing from first hands. JESSE J. UNDERBILL, Agent, eventli street, between Main and Franklin, D»— ts at the Shoe Store off John Pollock. ENTLEMEN LOOKING FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS snori.D ftatt ox A . SAMUELS, over Pizzlni's, Broad street, between Eighth and I Ninth, and buy their wives and daughters one of his BEAUTIFUL CLOAKS, or a set of those IVPBII IVIO, all of which he is SELLING OFF AT COST. de 21—lw I riHOICE LIQUORS, Etc., FOR; Vy CHRISTMAS.—In store for sale SUGARS-BROWN and CLARIFIED; BAKER. RYE, MoNONUAHELA, SCOTCH and IRISHfWHISKY, PURE FRENCH BRANDY on draught aud in | carboys; sno bales HAY, < 1,000 bushels! oRN, a,ssa l>iisb.-U OATS, 2,o<m bashelß BRoWNSTUFF, i sco bushels MEAL, BACON-HAMS, SHOULDERS, SIDES aud IBR EAST PIECES: ! OFFER-JAVA, LAGUAYRA and 810 ; , 'rime orange County BUTTER, ARD, in kegs; ANDLES, TEAS, ♦ ICKLKS, PEPPER. RICE, trORCEBTBR.BAUCB, • LACKING. INDIGO, ! lURHAM MUSTARD. I'INES, Ac, for sale by STYLL k DAVIS. nklln atreet, three doors below Fifteenth. VPER, MS pro red to furnish the trade with a annerioa ar f BLASTING aad SPORTING POWDER of all grades. C. D. YALE A CO., de W lvi Iron Block, Governor street. JJAY.-A 'mnalit lot choice Northentj

ByET OaihrtgntTaaotloneeT, HMsinstrsWt. T AROE AND ATTRACTIVE RALFS Lj of DRT AND FANCT GfK)DS. BOOTS, SHOE*. MENS WEAR, WATCHES, PMTlDWarVjfw.' ELRY. AND GOODS SUITABLE TOR f,H>.iHT. MAS AND NEW TEAR * OIPTB.-I wilt M || ~„ TUESDAY, the »«th instant, st M o'clock, at sir atore, M Main street, a fine assortment of the ala>4 00ODH, just received per ateaiuer from New York besides an endless variety of BON-BONS s<>' TIONS, Ac. * The public and trade are Invited to attend, aa the ; Goods will be sold without the least reserve, and great bargains be obtained. de2s B. GATHRIGHT. Anc tlnneer. WOOD FOR SALE.—We will **11, a| New Kent Courthouse, on the FIRST PAT* OF JANUARY NEXT, abont FOUR THOU*aso CORDS OF PINE Wf>OD, aituated on the p,„, r . house land, near New Kent Courthouse, and with. in two and a half miles of a good landing on the Pamunky river. Tebbi< : Made known on day of «al». JOftN T. HARRIS, JOHN MAYO. JAMES N. O.ODDIX. WM. I.TUN9TALL, de Sl—Jtawtd Overseers of peer.

LOST. J.OUND. StBAY HORsi-m_/ip, vV-st.'r'- kl day, on Franklin strf'-'-r«^pninj:sr",* > «»_ with WAOOS attached, whifi rhe owner 2£jf> can get by calling on Franklin, third d'*>r._j7V 1 from Sixth street, proving properly and thia advertisement. * de'-J— .*_

NOTICE.— Application will be made to I tho Second Auditor of the State of Virginia to issue new certificates of debt of thenaid State in place of the following, which were lost or se« stroyed in Richmond at the time of the lire which occurred on the 3d of April, ls«5: In the name of OSCAR CRANZ, No. at, for OS | THOUSAND DOLLARS, dated May 1, 1««l i*,ue,i under the act of March If. I*jß. In ths name of OSCAR CRANZ, guardian of X M. CRANZ, No. 2,221, for FIVE THOUSAND D«>L-' LARS, same date, issued under sam«> act. In the names of E. O. NOLTING and OSCAR CRANZ, executors of F. CRANZ. deceased, for th. benefit of (J. F. T. STRECKER, No. 2,220, for«0»K THOUSAND DOLLARS, same date, hwuej same act; No. 32.., for ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, same date. Issued under act of January 25, I*so. In the names of said EXECUTORS, for the bene fit of the CHILDREN OF LOUIS LOTZ, Me. ABM, for SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS, dated May 20, ls«>. Issued under act of March 21, 1*37 ; No. ABM, for FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS, dated same date, i,. sued under act of March 17, I*sß. In the name of JOHN PURCELL, trustee for DELIA A. CRANZ, No„ 2,0*. dated July I, l<»9, for THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS, issued under act of March 29. 1151. de 14—law.iin* VTOTlC'E.—Application will lie nnulo -Li to the Auditor of the State of Virginia for tlej renewal of the following lost certificates of Vir ginia State Registered Stock, issued May 13th. MV, to John L. Tate, trustee for Mrs. A. M. Coward in, under resolution of the General Assembly passed 31st March, 1*62, authorizing the issue of registered stock In lieu of coupon bonds, viz : Certificate So. j 28, for *13,000 : certiflcate No. 29, fors2,«oo.

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