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f If ©tran n rvauswr* nur »«»im*T, at 2 S. R. MAOONAGLE, [• kait*» »4 pi'«|iii»im, Cap* Island, Gape May Ccronry, ff. J. 1 ' r nre mujjj rr» jeeajl ' •- ■ --— - ■■ - - ... ... ,■ i Wrtfneiiluy, February 1.3, 1*65. . Great itnow Stormr TU# HTirtu mow storm of the pre*- | j •at wieter visited tbii section on San day I la«t. Tb« storm «»i io sometime during | Saturday night, and continued through- ) out the day without iqteraission — tba <■ wied blowing a gale from tba northeait, J caaiing the mow to drift considerably. j t Quarter* at home ware fur mora com- ' forulil# tjiaa out-doag calling*. In the • J eteniog, howerar, the storm had ceased l fta fury, and tha twinkling atari abooa 1 aa brightly aa eier, Sunday night wai ( the coldeat light of the winter. ( Promoted. John C. A. 8tackhonae, formerly a ] resident of Cold Spring, baa been pre- 1 moled to a First Lieutenancy in the 82d J PennayWdnia Volunteers, far gallant j condnct oi the Grid of battle. He en- 1 tered tba army aa a private in 1861, and J hat riara to hi* praaent poaition through i hia own merit*. He *ai severely wouud- •' ad at the battle of Gettysburg io July, j 18G8, from which he soffereJ a long .1 time, and waa again wounded at the *j battle of Cold Harbor, Va., on June 1st, j 1864. He ia wall worthy the position 1 be has attained in the army.

The Concert. The concert given at the M. E. Church. \ . in ibis city, on Wednesday evening last, J 8tb- ioat , wit certainly a vary commend- j able affair, and did credit both to eing- i era and teenagers. Tha exercises were j of a moat interaating character, and was '■< listened to by a large and appreciative ? audience. Long before the hour ap- , pointed — and notwithstanding lhcjin to- j viting aspect of thn sidewalks, which I were in n pitiable condition from the «f- j fecta of tha recent storm of mow and I rain — people could be aten making their ■ way, aai beat tbey could toward tbu j Church, and before 7 o'clock every av ailubletaat waa occupied. Our columns will qotallow ua to cuter npnn criticism*, therefore, we give below- the order of - exerciser, with a few reaarkr aa to the ! merit of each piece aang. * i The*exercises were comtaencpd by u ; r Duett an the piano, after which a Chorus j entitled "Creation'* was tang by the whole troupe, which elicited n general, bnt subdued applause from the audience. The next piece wo* a Solo, entitlad "The Old Sexton," which was sang in v* excellent style by Mr.. Stranger. Quartette— "When I can read my title clear." The rendition of this old and familiar bymii was different from anything we have hitherto listened to, and we think much better. Solo — "Take me angel* to year care," —a beautiful piece of muaic, and well aang by a lady of the troupe. Chorus — "Whetr the summer rain ia over," a lively little affair, and admirably tang. Duett — "I wonld fyat my love." This was a most delightfulWi beautiful place g and rendered io a style not easily sorpateed. Duett — "Master and Scholar," an in.teraatlug and amating piece, given in the form of a dialogue between a music teacher and pupil. Solo — "Siaep well," very pretty, and I was listened to with marked attention. The next piece waa eetiilad "The Laughing Song," 'in which the whole . troape participated, and waa decidedly th* piece of the evening, censing every one to enjoy a hearty laugh. After a abort intermission, during wbicbTt Duett was given on the piano, the "Sleighing Glee" was song, which ; met with mncb approbation. Than came another Glee, which was •omething similar to the "Master and j Scholar," only, we think, a little hatter. ■ . 8olo— "Dairy Meld," a pretty little "ditty." . Solo — "Old iriah Gentleman," sang; by Mr. Btranger, was vary good, the assemblage enjoying It ranch. Song and'Chorus — "Wake Nichode- j tans," an excellent piece of mnsic of a lively chiracter, bat Betraying much melody. Solo — "Captain Jiokt," a good comic nong, exceedingly w«M aaog. . Quartette — "Come where my love lies dreaasiag," rendered in gto«d atyla The exercises closed by the singing of Ike Chorus entitled "Away, Away," af- i tor w bleb the aadieaee diapemd, wall pleased with the ealerUiament. l^y request. the /tot cert was repeated" 'oa 'i'tnradiv evaniojjt nod we leara wasJ wall attended an^WTIy interealing ; \ bot beiag aeabls to beVraant ourselves, j ptavaaU aa lion untieing the axercises | « more Isogth. -

I Tire DRAFT. Balow we give the Baron of the citi- 1 z«aa of the coaaty #ubjeot to the* draft. ' I together with the number . f year* of| I service du- from eseh district, the quo- ! ta* and credit#. Ia another coiumo will j i he found a letter from Dr. J. F. L«am- ■ j ing on the- aabjecl, axplanatory of the j i method of calculating quotas, which is I very iatrmiitg and well wor'tv reading, [ DENNlri TOWN'SHI!'. j Year# ot Sarriea'dut— 19. | j Enrolment — 144. | Quota— 27. Credits— I. ; Bbaeard It Snt-a U Dlizzvrd TV SmiiliJ I. I j Blatikow C H 8prinper J T I Brooks T TIhuib.i o C I llar.nalt H TV " . Towaseml AS ! ChMl'i J J Tons on J |. Chaster J R ToftosaodNC j : Cheat»r 0 Vankirk T S - : Christian TV Vnnvent T • I ! Christian J B Wallace T ' ' i Gorton J U'eatcdtt S Creamer T Wraicott .1 ' Crawford I. **wltott K E Cresve D Ljr Williams F Camp H Waldan J il . Cameron It Wentz.il A i Christian J W Nelaon J It Cahalry J Willeta ii Y j, Cain Morris Weldon 1' 1'ivertv W Y rente K T 1 tonally O Week, f ; Diverty J il A'oss A • W Bright S Edwards L Mason W II Fisher Dunui* Overs W J TiffaosaJE. L Heritaea A Cu-h./.-lTfijU ll.ilcbiason It CarroUT!^ llicknao C UrexaL.1'* .lames (j ErurUaon,l"> James K L Elliutt J Jsmef F Gandy W .leiTerson 8 Gr»c« J W ames J oua Foster J James J * Jaggera J C I Jacksuu Nat l.ano T It Lewr-nce U Moore It Lord W , l'ow.11 J Lord F ram is Taylor W , : Lord Z Ty'er Learning | Ludlam Ft H Tyler L«»i Lloyd J Vankirk N Lawrence T Warwick M Ludlam K Blnckann J Ludlam It Fidler II Ludlam J M FWIerWT T tira;w W . McCarty B tJrace A Moore \V GoffaBjr j Mallhaws E Uoff I'ar. Moor* I) GnlT J V Grace Jar t^»iciarann_G_F. .Golf S M «r i K Gaudy J J Nirholsou H II G.dfrey J S 1'eterson H Godfrey J I' ; Itobinsou G 8 GoG* U Bobiuson S Goff E U ltiiodan S Goff L It Hile W GeffJ A itica C Gaody J U W It-ca W Uoff A HiceLM 1 1 ess K C Sears G liel.JD Sutton Alex* . Holmes f> • .Sutton W Hickman .1 f» ■ Shelam F Hickmsu T . j Scull J. Hewitt T II Scnll A 1 1 did I. Stilus T » Smith K Smith T W Sharp K UPPER TOWNSHIP. Y« ars or sari ir- due— IV. . I Enrolment— leC. Quota-40. Credits— It. Bauer <1 Miller P Huzhy L I'hrambe* N II Buzhy E i'arker T Bwdd K l'owoll C R Brown K M Hot* T 1 Jtabeork J W Itoaihel C i Kshcock T F. Robinaqn K Blaekmaa K Rohiaa B U Illackman Vf Uhodan J lllsckman C' Ross it Bacbtlor J Hobinnou J 1 Corson J L Kteelman N 1 Corson 1' 0 Smith J ; Corson J II Stephens P i Carson Ale* Stephens S U ■ Champion It S Swain K Y } Clarke G • . Sleelman A Corson T Steelwan .1 Corson L Steelman J J Corson C E Steelman C ; Corson 8 Steelman W : Corson I) Stockley J 'reamer C Smith It Clark A B Still. W W Champion T M St.e'imaii J 0 ; Corson T Smith It Curaoa H Sladdler A Corsoa I Staelronu A Kaign J - Stephana M : . Coram A Smith K G ; Coraoa \V htej.heuiqn \. I ! Coraoa Y S.pp A M . " t'orson A Stna»U O" "J Corson I) K Stiles T It i Corson G Siuith GriOin Corson P ^Vuiith Unffiiba Corson G Smith Francis ' . Corsou L K f in.paon W , Cornoa J ti Ft.elman A Chat tin S R Smith L Corsoa >C -j Smith J i, [ Coraoa T Simpaon A V Corson C H Towneend R 1 Corson B Tomlia R M I i Corson J 8 Taylor L i Corsou H Toyafrad S Y ; Corson U W Townkaod fi ! Clooling G S Taylor_K I I Eiaenhart J Tewnatnd E , i Knl/ikao FM Williams M ! Godfrey T Williams I ; I Godfrey P S Williams L 8 Ublding J M'illiam* J M . Godfrey 8 T IPbeatcn S E (JandyBB ll'e.iharly B » Godfrey 8 IPillatn I Gaody S ll'illlams J i Godfrey F li'orth F ' Gandy K ll'illltts J L t Gandv \Y H'llliams M , Genoa T Young BO Haaa OC Yonug 8 T flesa J Yonag A B llaoderaon Alex Yooiig 8 //and 8 YiwokHJ/ ffoaiaa S ¥«wr'f E 1 1 //eory GoWaai- > Hlephrnsoo B ; //ortoa M Uooghty J R . ! Hagbea M Gaston J | Hvta J B . J/arviaR • : Hand J 3 G shorn IF B ii : logeraoll J G Plait If \ Jaffera J IWstoott J B . Law G //.an J T d ] Larlu %U v Jantea S , I Little J k Rwaaill T W J L Sack A 1 1 Marshall 8 T Stump H ■ j Moor* A Thomas B ' Maruby K VoatJ • I Blade ra J H'Lealto K I Miliar W

cape island. ' • Yaan of sarvica doe— 5. * | Enrolment— »3:i. £' Qo<4a— *j. . tfradi'.— d. l-...|.na% A O ngwna Or* W Bennett Wai J ftofr'M F .lienodttJC llVhrsJB jl Cassidy W F l.edlii J G. u j Church H II HtilM J 11 J j Cbnrcfa ti C 1LwB«! II ! 1 I Cos W col d ilacd R, Jr - , I t'hurrh J Q Hsvhas It i Urdris Ed L Keeaan'T j' I Hildrvth A P HchalUnaer Jer I Johnson Ed Smith Ed B j tJ i !(.<•* n.. in K. Ware J G W v I Smith N It Ladlaw II F 1 Stevens II, Jr M»cr»v J. Jr jl ! Beunatt J IUft Curia ; j Siitea S R. LOWER TOWNSHIP. ! Years of service doe— 20. i I Enrolment— 91. j Quota — !•}. Credits— 3, Harnett F Russell Jot 3 j Harnett P J Suplee A W j Clark Ar Stiilweli S i Church Theo Taylor Thoa j Grease G H Teal Eli i Creiao UJr .Weeks Stephen j ; Creeao Jos Whilidiu 1 jr j Chambers Jno Walker.! P. J Chambers W GarM-ion Jos ! Cooper Tbu* Kitnfrv David j Crow *11 A 0 Kimaey John Eldrrdee T«"* McKleen Thou 1 Edmonds A H 1'rigartl Wm . CT j Eidredge F Reeves Abijaht/^ ! Foster Al tichell 1 1. (r-r J P 1 Hughes W \V. Shaw P K | Hoghas II C 8niilh W F j Hell Jot jr Snydar Wm Humphreys Sam j-cludleotrer V 1 1 oilman 8ila* ritaren. W T : Hoffman Jou No 2 Church 8 D ; K -urns B J/"JVinaJa« ; Matthews IV II Crease Anthony j Mat haws 8 W tipniaiinka S ! Obokiali John L«ing-Liv Patterson T Elliott tJlartt lieeve. C 11 . Fo«ter G A : Swain Darid Foster S L j Sharp B S Rev llaod C il Snyder A, II Hoffman Jcqe ♦ Smoilwiiod J Hand PJr ' j Thomas Sam Johnaon Win. j : Towaaend Sam Hereon Spencer ! Wenzell N A Hate W f i Wale* T K Richardson T Whitekar F Show Soc ; Hateaet Jno Harrwciiff.Jer j Barar^EIi Kldredge Ja» S j Dickinson Geo KJmunda E R - Eld red go W T liugbas J H j Eidrcdita Joaa Hand Thoa ' Ciodfrey Toactend Head Thoa j llaiUd U W I.opar A ' lrrlaod Joa Long Harry i J..bn«on Juhn * Miller Sell. ! Nral Nelson Souder K'C i Rntberfoi.d J jr Snew C L j Ware 8 F Waaka John Snvdor Jaaioa MIDDLE TOWNSHIP. | Years of *arvica%ue — 19. Enrolmeot— is'.'. I Quota— 37. No cmlits. j Bennett C W. Brewer Syl | Henezet Sam BaUhett J. Jr j ltatsmao 1» Gortoll J F Crawford t* v- Chaster OLas , Cheater .1 V Corson Alex ' Crete ,le»e Ghe.-ter .V Doovlaa. R Uallea John Deugleis Page Crawlord W S Eirickaoa Gen PuivitT Ii l ister James Dickinson J. K. Godfrey •" P Dnugiaa* W II * ' . Crawford P R Davis W I. •Hewitt Step F D.'uigla** N lliidrath D Hmcksoit Sam ■ liiidreth Cbaa Foalar W i Hallahau J . • Farrow J H , Harton II llraeo H It • High M Getr*Uson TV F lietmrly W Mawill W II ' llildretii Geo llulmfsGH j i Haaitt Geo lluiiu H P • Hoffman F He*m 11 F I Joknanu W High J ! Katis Francis Harrin 8 * j ' l.udiam Alex High . I G j l.n ilam R II Hand E ; McCarluev .) Hand EE McDonald* M Hand J If ! Millar A . Haud Hugh ; Morris R °» Hildratb F ! Ogdaa VV* Hewitt T ! Powell T Holme# .1 J j Stitoa J 11 Holmea W B 1 Swain R B K«tu 0 . Sw.in Zob Kali* T j Sloan K Ludlam R * i rhonqisun J K Lively 8 ; Welain VV Ludlam J i Williams W Lb. yd J Willi* John McGrsin Ed j Stnttb J Newltu John j Grace Jesse NoWtoU N I Ureas* David Norton Geo ! Hand N G *" I'.terson T. Jr ! Povrll N - Uaiiardiou J*s | Thompson II P Scagreavwa U J Rrown TV. Scuii Jacob i Foster L Spriugor J 1 Scull A Springer B , Scull W Swain i*aae SelovarJ Sllte* D ; Yost John Springer A TV I Chambers D Tutnlia 1, Jr j Douglass S Thompson J 8 i Edward* Elmer Thompson W i Hand K Thompson 0 Hand F Tnwn»eod E 8 1 Willi* 0 G Towoaaod TV G I 8*pp G Willis .Syl . Stephens G D Willie J j Tow stand B Wtldeo 1 ' ! Willi* Alonzo Week* T 8 ! Willis Elmer'- York Zeb Boa nail H Jones K Baruard O Swain T U ColWell K A Douglass Alex Cbampiou J Cretse Hen Corson C VV Grace L C Errickion R Grace J'*»* Gallahar J D liiidreth Wm UriOVa K Hand J Godfrey P laard M P Grace J VV Ludlam R S Huffman J B Norbury Civms Hand J Rirharuaoa'K F Izard Dan lLibinaou J \( KalU Casper Ron L McCarty J A Roaemaa 8 Morns Constant Shivers E M I'e'uchcy J Swain J ! Iloaa 8 r* rate* Jr Swam G Sayan K J Tho&qwoa (1 N Swain E T • Tomlia 8 M ... Shepard W M WaUow tl Tomlin E M Long U W addiogt oa W R Orasae Fzaocia Taylor E Crawford J N Armor G Hildrwth D Bowlin R llawitt F Ball John Learning J I) Bark W I«op*r E Brower T Pnce J D 8 rower C M . TfeompWQ B G Brower W U

BSonvwpuodeoc* of the o>eea vt aze ] ^1 1 Quolaa— .* P«pleiin{ Quit- > tton. Ma. EDrroit TV quotes aaaignad ; to the sub districts ander tha call of." | December 10th, 1864, for300,0<W troops 1* j has taken oar cotumnaity ao by sorprise, j tJ that it aeemt proper That every effort 1 iboolii be mode to satisfy the almost con- .. •jsUat ietju^ry, ^How ia ft. that the qnr*r ; i ] tat on 300.000 voluntavrv arc equal to, , ■ noil in many cases larger than ou 600,- | 'j • 000 It it a difficall question to an- ! * j *war, zatfsfaclorilv, and after dillgcr.t j inquiry at three different Provoal Mar- i J 1 ahal'ti office*, one of wliich waa the Act- ! j. ing Assistant I' M. General'* office for r ! New Jinay, it ia but proper to say thai p | high officials explain mailers cotuowbat h differently. j On i he 1 8th of Jniy, 1864 the Praai- 1 ! dent cf the United State* coiled for 600,- ' ' i 000 voiuntevra, — which, if not furnished ■ by a tpehiGed date, a draft would bo orj tiered to make up deuciancier. Il «:.* . auhaeqai ully dactdod by the Prqroal j , j Marshal Gener.il that voluntrcfa might • i m>. furniabed for one, two or three years, : i and that any sul>-0i*trict would on a fi- | j ture call, be acervditvd with any surplus •' i of years which they might thoa furnish, ' that u voluutecr for three year*, rotated ' i one on that call and gave a surplus of . two years served to be credited to the j sub-diatrbi furnlsh ng biui. j , i It Witt also annouoced, that no -crod- , j^^ad barn given previous to February 1SC2, forthese who bad entered the navy, and thst cash locality woltld be crtdit-d j with such anlfetrao.nts, on proper proof. 1 , In tois way, 340.000 credits wero given j ou the 500,000 call, making a corresI ponding drfiuieepy To supply this-de- ■ ! ficieoey, <n>AUi I9;h of Dcceinbtr, 1 804, j the Pfaroent again issued his I'rocl*1 malion for 300,000 rclunteefb, to be ; -.applied by draft if not furthcoming by : the 15th day of Fibruarr, 18C5. ; In-on official LW-r of P. M/OeDtr.l ! Fry, of February Gilt, he thus explains the assignment of quotas to the districts : "Ucder vW ail or December 19 it it rcj quired : i First. That thre^ hunilrciLth.iuiand men i (300.0W). out cradils aloue, shall ho ohj tained. The acts of Congiris require that - the distribution thsll ha made in protior. i I Hon t«> the number Of man iiable to duty • in the different districts, anil that due ronj sideratiun shaii hu given to every local My . fur at^r excess it may have under former j call#. To carry out the fure going condi- ; tious, th* total ezce.'a in the United Stater w * added, in gross, to the call (for 3tl<t.j MOO), anil the sum distributed- wmor.g the i districts in proportion to their enrolment. [ thn giving the gross quota of each district. | The actual rices* uf each district was then ; ; riaductadTreni Ihi.' grtict qui'te. >ind the re- ; • j. miiinder given a« the nut quota of tbelocal- •| ity under the call of December 19."' 1 ! It will be observed that by the entisl- ; meat of two and thrre years men, a large j number of credits were already due, uad ' if these credit* ware given aboncc, they ; would about npiol tlie whole number ' ceiled for, and the. 300,l>#0 turn would I he nowhere. Rut the Gwrrnment must : have the men, and give tlm credits alto, j uud at the eleventh houi\)jctenoiue to j reduce everything tsrtf^rcr year* basis j Thus a call Tdf3j)H, 000 men, means 300, i t'OO thro* ; oars mea, or 900, COO years

| of service. | Under liiisvjnil. the quota cfkth# First : | District three yeara fficn, vqual i | to 573G jears Ivrvice. Hot Jhe Firat j District had furciskcd an excess of tSG.Mi *' years service on the previous coll. Xow if) order (o obtain the full .number of ! men called foff. viz, 5"3G year men, add i tke exf-aa 2G5G. bvfute Ukiog the proI |M)rtion, cud »e have the following:— I (junta onder call iiT December 19. k : j 1912x3*2C5G*=3892 Taka tiii y town*hip, say the Upper, whieli has *u enrolment of ISG.and a ' surplus of' 10, tbe district enrolment hebeing 12085. Then wa have j - 13085 : *8392 :: 186 : 129.16 Subtract excess 10 I And wg have 119.16 | which i* the quota of Uppe'r.Townahip io jeara aartlca. Divide by 3 and we | have 31*72* ao that ber quota ia 40 three , o^firs man. ' From the above it -will be iron that it ] ia worts than foolish for any township • to fill its nominal quota with one year's J men : myrr especially aa a littln addi- , I tional bounty wiil procure -a volunteer ^or aabslitaie for three years. • Allow me to suggest, through your ! paper, to tbe several township eo'ximii-tee»>f-4he,coun:y. that the only rcooom- | -vCarmetiidtl of filling quotas, 'ia by personal aubatHute* Lat the committee.* offer to any oue aohjrci to thr draft a bounty of livo or »ix huedred dollar#, • provided ha wiil add to K a sum sufii- , <-irnt to put lu a three, year's substitale. j Tbe township will then be credited with j three years service, and the principal's - nam# atrickan from tke enrolment — by ! that menus reducing its quota oa any j subsequent call. Tba abort method- of calculating quota* is by no oraaa* equal or juat, a* any ( one will feel satisfied who ponder* it 1 wall. Undoubtedly tke. object of the i Government is to deal equally %od fairly ' with avary part of the whole country. Perhaps the above aMlhod will work ; out as squally aa soy other in the end. ; At all events, having been adopted, our i only .remedy is again to put oar should- ! era to the wheel and fill the qaolas. Vary reapeatfullj. Yoerv, J. F. Ltamxe. '

The firea't Ore lis Philadelphia, a lira** Bkixgb 6oa»tzo Ami. b That #v*ry depot for the mini) facte re * ar aturag* of crude petroleum ia deddoed ^ aounar or later to make a,co*fla(ralion was illaitrat- d bn tv ednesday mtrnrtng. by a fire . meat aerioua In axtent uf gronnd-burnad "cucr. ar.il — los* of life, that has occurred ; since th« great burning in I' ladvipbia in i -'uo. i * It began in an extensive depot for the j i of petroleum, in Washington avenue I c 1 sbovFsSnU street, and waa Eral uwrovarad I by ppliermau t)rr, of thejir.-t p lira dis. i * j Irict. Til* holldiugs'coniiited of fun^larga j 1 | »h>u*. and the lot axlulidad back lieaMy to . j Ellsworth street. Th* vxtenaive lot wa* ' ; nearly all occupied by barn-!* of cual -oil, j ! piled tier upon tier. Tba plica vras a sort of ! 1 j bouded warehouse fur this product, and w as ' * ,in charge of tha firm of lllackburu A Co. ' i Three thousand barrels of cca! cii were j stored here. I'olicetnhc Orr, who is a very iutuiiigtul j 1 . wild faithful man. raya that nboal half pu*t i 2 o'clock, while walking hia beat ankle deep . 1 i in ulusb, he saw the lire tlaabing front one ' of the spacious shads, among tho barrals. ; f 1 He gave tbe alarm upon the irftaut, and J wilt, uiraful furebodinga. »» he knew ail tbu ' " I pirils u( the -plage ,-oad al-o thafi-eliog that 1 , esi.iid jA the victn-ty Cunrcrniug i'. Ilia 1 ; misgivings proved bnt loo well founded, j j Helut- the ncarnt eigint could reach that j ' - rpot, one shed wts filled wiih flame#, ihil* ! 1 unth-r . the eaves oT the abed aicrudcd an : ' ominous colu on of ntnoke blacker than the > Ihundrr clouds of the tropics. Th- boat cased tbe upper tier of'hsrrrla to buret ; 1 the oil ponied down over tlie rest, r.ro blaz- ' tirebien r.-achod lbs spot all four of th* slye- o were sending up colnm* iff dork red '. iLiue that i-r printed ih glare upon tbe en. tiru.spuilitrn «ky. Wild excitement and ] ; deadly fear f.'izrd upon all ih this vicinity. 1 Every whorVtiif re na» cuaimottunand aiirm i Lat the reader light a siugl-* cold oil lamp ' wick ut sntuktng height, l.et him multiply i tho vtilnmc of that light by the iuiinniaiiblo , * product bf two thimtand kan*!' Oiled with . co d oil, and ha will no^T«lu.-i' to credit our I sialeuiout that email priftt could be read by , . tho light (filiit terriblu btus at tbe die- » • I'euplu in tho immediate neighborhood | rns&ed from Chair hog-os as best they could, j , Dozeus of people ran in utter pinic into the : . j streets, just aa they left tboir bade, all on- 1 ' mindful of the slush, six inches deep, that ; * | covered the sidewalk# as well as llie «treet#. 1 j i Thoa* who were moil, prompt saved their ' r ' lives, Lut terrible to relate, a number who ' * Client ofssafoty, perished. Too street* alter ttfe enow norm of tha day previous. i and of rain that followed the snow iiiTmr . hours' duration, were io'extremely bad rorr ■ ; tiilion. The firemto raw ttiel the coul anq [ i-dtftrol the spread cf the Panics. n^Hhut„ . ' tu exirt.giiiah the fire wis iAipesrihle. jV As.aioiteii l»va would" course duwiv the - ' sidta of Vesuvius, did the burning coal oil. ,

» liouliog upoa the water f5 the awollea got - ' i tore, cunnm in its gradual da.-cent until it J found the level of the sewers. This liquid r lire thu# found u channel into Ninth strvot. , ^ and dawn Ninth pan Ellsworth. lb«3C« ! down lu the newer iu Federal street, aa i j a'otig^ all that courau -it set Cr# to the j '■ ' houses on both aidus of t&» streot, spread- [ 9 mg equal da-trnction JU Washington, EiL- 1 i wcrtb «i.«l F.deralatrvoif, buttrnljQvo Njsili ' l, and below il. The arsa is now a mass of j , j blackened rams.

The space between the railroad tracks on | ■ Ninth strict was literally a canal of Tar- i » ; tureao fire. The iuten»a heal of tbe cur' j sent can be loeu in tha rails, warped and ' hem. ami in th* cobble yioncs crackod and i ! riven by the same agency. The fronts ot j , the huusim many yards di-lan*. (rum any Urc i j ure blit tared iKtytrod rrcoguilion by the heat, j ( so far ran tii« blazing oil. that to *a*a ^ any proj>*riy .0 the vicinity of the yardH j waa impossible. It ia the property of coal : oil, wban burning, to nvplvo imp. ncttablo j 1 ! smoke. 8o dunse is II thai the.tiie hensath | 'is al time* obscured.. U was tbut that in ; ' i ruibing from thoir bouses into the-rmoka j men, women uud children stepped from their , i very door- into the fatal fire. Tnere stand* i , j cow in Ninth Street, betwarn Washington | ( i nod Federal atrecU, scarce a housa of which anything lenisius but tottering walls. Fur- , nitora, clothing, everything ia these houses was gon w. Etmi farther down the street, I where families were taking out their hoose- ! hold goods, tbe liquid fire came upon tliern, ; and- the hall-rescued property waa lapped j u p by iu thirsty luagut. Thu coal yard ad- : ' joing tho oil yard was Gllad with pile* Of j ' coal, and among them ran the blazing oil. ; At four o'clock tha solidtinbrokea sheet of ■ tlame covered this whole gronnd. There : was not in it cue single break. No such I fire has ever occurred iu Phil*' alphia. Il ' was aa lb* funtece of N*kuctiada*zz«r, into wiiicb tb* water throw u by tba steamers did ; bat siak, like tba water of tha snow that j had pienoutly covered the ground, to awtl) ' the remorseless current that bora upon il* | busoin the clean nl of destructioo. There J were a* inaoy houses oo fire at one moment as would have slrauchsd a continuous length I of five squares! and of thasa fifty ar* wrecks, -j Many of tb* standing walla mu: t ba.JtTalciL ■ and aiuca, Condon# of police have prevented | pedestrian* from passing lb* fatal apot.— Tha Ninth street cars moet of court* pats | through, but tbe iovxorabl* rope* are re- ; plucqd the inataot the vabiela* have gooa ' beyond them. biz dwelling* oa th# south aids of .Ninth j street, oazt to tba corner of Washington j itraat, aiijuimag tha coal^ard, wtra"anni- ' j filiated ay tba first (tart. V j In iky front of the oua ucarraC Washing. ton sirtot three parsons ware burned to '

death, and mote hodiea ardjhppo'ed to bo in tba rain*. Tbe oexi boas*,' No. 1138, waa occupied by Ceptain Joicpb H. Wy#. Tbe occupant of ana of the other threw hia wife from tke window.— Her back was broken by tke Ml. and aba reported to have pArisfied in tbe fiamea. Captain Ware's family consisted of bimtaK, ; wife, five daughters and two eon#. Tbey. | ail rushed into the street just a* tbrj lets | their beds. Mr'. Ware bad her youngest I child, a girl of about five years or age. iw* ! liar arras. She fell, nod Leal* C. Williams 1 member of lbs M oyaiiitniing lime Ccni- . made a dvtperat* effort to save her. I la grasped bar, hut was compelled by tho * j liarctuass of the Same* to aheudon her to ber fate. M rs. Wate, hrr child and a daughter about fifteen or sixteen years ef ege, Earned to dca'.h iu ibe street, aud so horribly mu ilatad that their remains cea , only be identified by clrccmtlancsa. C'ap- ! ta:u Ware and bis two foos escaped ; but three of the daughters ar>i musing. Both himitlf aud rona were badly burned. Six -l,odi*s iu *11 ware her- recovered; they w*re taken to the .Second district Slalien* , Three we ra of tb# Ware family. . Duo was a body supposed to be that of Jit." illume* Gibbous, proprietor of a dry good* stort, 1133 south Ninth -treat. There w„a nUo saved the body of a boy not yet recognized. aud a wan whoae body was found in ; Ninth street, a rhort di-lance below Washington Strdet. A fragment of rad cloth, lesambling the liniug of a fireman'* eviat, j Wads to the belief that the victim was a fire man. It vve« here that the Same# bnrned most fiercely and spread with such rapidity. ; It seemi a miracle that any one nt nil , coped. Gaa thing is certain, that had is' ( not been for tbe extra exertions of the fire- / I . men. mar y more would liwvp peri-bed. A# an instance of tbe rapidity with which ' llm tlamv# apreaJ. we inigbt state that the 1 who!" equate was enveloped before one-half ' the people were nrnn-ed. #ad many of them , were awakcurd by the fifbiuett. who burst t in doors, ami ro-lieil in to the raacite of the • lumbering occupant#. An infant about I tw« year# niit «a« found lyirg on lb* op- » pnaitn aide of the street, burned to a crisp. , : TI:o wiill# soon Ml in; and it" is feared many mor have perished. The firemen and others were busily at work, endeavoring to f remove the rum-, but tho work progressed •very slowly, as tho brick# were very much - I hculeik and wonld cut bout hundling. ^ —Gen. A'frod Howe Terry, the hero of - , l'ort Fitber. is about 37 years oldA lawyer B by profession, and unmarried. Ilu i\aTill!o over six Ret high, very slim end straight, ' > with a large head, brown hair and bluatiyes. ■ A sitter of the General ia a hospital nurse ' in the depaiHnvnt of the south, and a 0 j cousin is Mi» Roso Terry, the well-known authoress. y * ; — K.n.ont effort* ar# about to bo made in Spain for tbu abolition of alarery in ber lf colon. 6». In Madrid an aiiti-ilavciy society fiat bean formed. In Guh* ■ aflli-alavery 1 •viilinieul'ari. rapidly spreading among the . e| native population-. A cutisidrrAble number i 6f newspapar* advucaia emanripation, the ' probability uf whicti :» improving from day

— Knur m*n recently had a figkt with axes, revolver# and gnus in 8 hoi by county, ■ Tetiuessee. where oue man'* head was split open, another's bowels wore blown out, and ; a third who hail fallen Over. a log. Wai ; being hacked to pieces, when his dog came j to his re»cue, and, dreadfully mangling . the assailant, saved hia matler.a life — United Scales Senator Thotnae Hot- , liday Hicks, ex-OoTeruor of Maryland, [died in Wavhihgtnn, at * o'clock on I Monday morning, 13;b lie (sirs struck with paraljais on Friday last. NIMHAUT OF WAR Tllrfil. Rebel telegram* inform us of addiiiooj al *ucc»s»ss of General Sherman's army : South Carolina. I'revious to Tliurai day last the South Carolina Railroad *j #d been stru I; nnd cat by it at different poll tv between Hrauchville and Augusta, thus sercring contmunicetioii by rail brtween tha loiter place and Ctmrles- •; tou and Richmond. On Tuesday, "th init., a portion of Kilpgtrick's cavalry - drove the rshal* from Hlackviile, a sta-r-^V-tion ou this road forty-seven I of Augusta, twenty- eiglH miles Vesl-o(| Brancbville, and furty-ni#f wiles sauth-1^ west of Columbia. TlfeRichroond papers of last Fridsy ripest tbe report that Cbarie ton has been evacuated. Th# late operations in tbe vicinity of : Hatcher's run and the battle of Debnay's . 1 mill, which were at first supposed to be ' I merely e repetition of tbe usual rrcouiioisiancee in thai vicinity have resulted in a permanent extension of Grant's | lines, making Hatcher's run the line ef defeuce for the left flank. The fighting was severe, and on tbe second buy matI tern closed rather unfavorably, though . ai: offensive movement oo tbe third day I d-mimstrated tb/ fact that the enemy > Uad ao inclination io resume th* actioo, ' Miid atl tbe lust advantages of tlie prermmfiag dsy Were recovered by oar forces. Tke conduct of officers and men throsghout wet excellent, end. despite the inclemency of lb* weather dorteg the greater portion of tbe time, their ardor never abated During the aeeond day'#, fighting General Meade waa present, Oa (tie 8th rust., the troope commenced e_ series of regular and permanent fortifications, end wera engaged in erecting comfortable quarter#. Up Is Friday night, lO'.b, thsra bad been no fighting in that vicinity, since Tudod«, ,