PHILABSLPHIA,
Dee. 15.—Mr. Curtis lec­
tured to-night to an audience of 200, while
about 10,000 attended the outside meeting.
The latter party was addressed by Gen. J,
D. Mills, Richard Peters and others. Soon
after Curtis commenced, several of the mob
threw stones at the building, breaking win
dow glasses. Five hundred police stationed
in tbe vieinity made a rush on tbe rioters,
and arrested several. Tbie summary pro
ceeding had a tendency to oalm the excite
ment, whloh, at first, threatened serious con
ferences. May or Henry and the Sheriff
were on the spot direoting the police. Du
ring Curtis' lecture be was several times
hissed by tbe inside audience. The hissers
were immediately ejected by the polioe. The
excitement is subsiding, and possibly the
trjmbi* is ended.
rren BrswsstlllCu
CHARLESTON,
T5ec.
14.
The Courier of to-day contains special ad
vices from Brownsville, which state that Cor
tinds bas quartered the dead bodies of the
Texan troops killed in the late skirmish, and
suspended them to the saddles of his own
men. Tbis had oreated tbe greatest exoite
meat at San Antonio. The Mtimnin mm
favoring Cortinas.
ft rc an n»les
NKW ORLSANS, Dec. 19.
Advioec from Brownsville have been re
ceived to the 14th inst. Tbe town is now de
fended by 300 men. Cortinas bae received
reiaforcements, but no fight had taken place
sit.ee tbe previous advices. A letter received
from Vera Crus, states that Gen. De Galla
do lost half of hi* army and all bis artillery
at the recent battle with Miramon near Que
retaro. He was pursued by the Churob par
ty and retreated to Monterey, but was sub
sequently foroed to sbandon that point.
