THE IT !K1TiB(Ij3R,APHo VOL. VI.-No. 21. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 2G, 18GG. DOUBLE SHEET-THREE CENTS, EUROPE. PROGRESS OP THE WAR. Another Great Battle Fought-The Austrians Defeated The Ad vance In Italy-Austria's Re port of Her Condition Situation Summed Up-London and Paris Cos sip, Etc. Wc have received advices from Europe to the evening of the 16th Infant: Tl funlilon f A IT I ra. The intelligence which we publish to dav from Europe ib important. The eiforts of Napoleon to t-ecore an annistice seem to have failed en tirely, and the Emperor acLs us if he had been perlectly paralyzed by the success of the Prussian. It is evident that only the most important concessions will induce'Williani to pause In his career of unprecedented military success. The battle of Aschattcnburg has pat the finishing stroke to tbe destruction ot the Austrian army; and we are prepared to believe that even the empire ot Francis Joseph is in dancer of disruption. It is quite probable that Vienna Is now in the posFession 01 the Prussians; and unless tne Austrians sue for pence upon condit oris the most flattering to the Prussians, there is no tell ing where the war will cease. It is very evident that Prussia will secure entire dominion in Ger many, and possibly in Hungary and elsewhere. Perhaps Napoleon may succeed with another scheme in securing peace, but the probability is that he is single-handed in tbls business of friendly mediation; and if so, he will take care that no important results ensue. There arc in dications, however, thai Napoleon and Bismark have a perfect understanding In the matter together, and in tbe end we may see these two leaders dividing the spoils of great empires be tween them. trance is ahead v extended to the Rhine, and Vcnetia will soon "be incorpt rated into its terri tory. More than this Napoleon scarcely desires at present. Bismark ib even more jealous ot his country's honor and glory: he is fighting to get possession of one great empire and ruin another. In tie occupation of Brunu and Iglau the Prussians have Struck mines ot wealth. Both are noted manufacturing centres, and the l'ormer is called the Mr.Tieheter Cf "Ol'avia. Although Francis Jorepli has declared Vienna an open city, its occupation by the Prussians will be of vast advantage to them in many ways, and Francis Joseph wiJl rind that bis campaign of the Danube will be as disastrous to him as has tern that of the Elbe. Unless there be a meeting between the con tending sovereigns before Vienna tor pacific purposes, it is reasonable to suppose that the war will continue during the entire summer and full, and if so, the "dark rolling Danube' will run with blood. General Cialdini is advancing steadily upon Venice, and as the Austrian army is retiring upon a very uncertain bnse, and has no commu nication with Vienna, we may look for its dis comtiture and capture in n very short time. It will be a glorious thing for Italy if, after all her reverses, she should succeed now in conquering ber unity. It she does, she should never ceaae to thank Prussia for the opportunity given and the assistance rendered. Tno Condition of Anstria Reviewed by an Austrian. Correspondence of the Augsburg Gazette. Vienna, July 8. In the course of a week we have lived years, and the tioudtide of events changes the situation with lightning speed. The lir6t reportB from the Northern army were dreadful; they produced the impression of a disorder such as hitherto was unknown with Austrian armies, and, according even to Prus sian reports, did not actually occur in the battle ot Komggratz (Sadowa). The several parts of tbe parly are joining again, and will stand uDder the walls of lilmutz by to-morrow. Bene dek sought death in the battle. Hamming and Gablenz, according to latest reports, have proved themselves worthy of their good name. Of the Austrian soldiers public opinion is everywhere convinced thut they light heroically. This fame will not be lessened by the campa'gn in Bohe mia. But the tactical dispositions of the Commander-in-Chief, the command of several cer tain corps d'armee, and partly tbe management ol the Subsisterce Department, was exceedingly faulty. Nevertheless, the loss ot one battle could never have had bo depressing effects it our rulers had been conscious that they are the representatives of the public spirit, borne up by the conbdence ot the people. However inge nious, experienced, and well meaning a states man may be to-dav, without a broad connection with the citizens; and without the consciousness that he is but the collective expression of their 'wants and desires, he ran achieve but little in modern times. The policy of the mere balancing of forces does no longer suf flee; want of initiative and ot develop ment, destruction of character and of material means, is the consequence. Austria, there fore, mu6t make ber electioD;it may not be easy, but put off It, can now only be lor a tew -weeks. History and the nature of things point us to the fact that Vienna and Pesth are the constitutional centres of the Kmoire; in other things we must advance to a similar grouping and arrangement of nationalities as exist in Switzerland. But of thi9 nerealter. For the piesent there is yet in Hungary an untouched tream ot power ana manliness; this to free from the ban should be our next task. And in other Srovinces the pf ople are much more courageous lan is believed; but it must not be looked udou witn the eyes of those Bohemian authorities, who were first in tight and behind in every thing else. Vienna also has higher and nobler desires than to be saved trom the danger of an invanon. Considering the enormous Prussian losses, the flanking posi tion of the arinv at Oimutz. the vast distance from there to the Danube, the prospective liberation of our Southern army, ana tne tnreat Piling attitude of Nanolpon. our military condi' . ttnn innoftm miTthinff else but hopeless. Our political and financial relations portend greater dangers. An armistice or six weeks seems .IIU. tnn lr.no nr Inn short. That Austria. exclusive of Venetla, should suffer a loss of oninn rin not hplieve: but in the future consequences lies the danger. Shall these not cionsume us, not a moment ought to be passed to tree the powers oi tne peopie, to cuirrcv mi .ooant ovil t.hrontrh a tree exoression Ot pub lic sentiment and opinion, and by the culture iniroiariop n mind, mid of labor, to con- ill m uv i - - - . 4 , .tttfitA t.ha wis for a sound organization ot too The headquarters of the Prussian army, under the King, have been advanced to Brunn. Iglau was reported to be in possession of the Prussians. Bit Ballon f the Austrian Army. Tbe limes ot the 16th says: Whatever forces the Austrian Governmsnt may have succeded in fathering around Vienna, it. is still doubtful wv,thr it tn iti.Pl f be eaual to the task ot Prussiani. who. ac .-Hn to all calculations, should assemble be fore Vienna to-morrow or the day after. It any tblntr needed to render the Austrian post it vim the tirtmffi of the irrepara- hie disaster at Ascbaffeiiburg, wbicb mast hove reached Vteaau. Tbe Brunt slattl to hi Fonsrnt Under th Wall of Vienna. Pressed by a deputation from the Viennese mu nicipality, inquiring tbe Emperor's pleasure in regard to the defenses of Vienna, tbe Emperor at once removed the people's apprehensions by answering that Vicuna would be treated as an open city, nnl added that he would limit his military operations to a defense of the line of the Danube, a plan which might bring the Prus sian attack on Florcdoff, a village two or three miles Irora the pates of Vienna, where the Aus trians have an Intrenched camp as a tete-dupotU. Should the Prussians, however, resolve to attack Vienna, they would certainly attempt to cross the river at several points, and in case of sue ct'ss the "open city" would unavoidably fall into their hands. The state of discouragement into which the Austrian army has been thrown by the repeated losses in Bohemia, The limes believes will deter the Emperur from a final encounter so close to the capital, and trusts that before the Prussians shall le ready for the onset, the interview be tween the two monarchs will take place, which mlcht have been more opportunely held on the morrow of tbe disaster ot Koniggratz. Tbe Situation. The battle of AchafTenburg, where the Fedora' army was so completely defeated by the Prus sians, took p'.ace near the town of that name, situated twenty-three miles east of Frankfort, at the junction of the railroads trom Frankfort and Daim.-tadt, and on the riirbt bank of the river Maine. The deleht of the Federal army at Ascbaf fenburg, and tbe previous retreat from Kissen gen. yields to the Prussians all ot Thuringia, the Duchy of Nassau, the free city of Franktort, the Grand J'ucby of Hesse Darmstadt, together with a portion ot Bavaria. The latest telegrams from Austria show im portant changes in the military situation. The Prussian headquarters have been advanced to Brunn, a fortified city of 60,000 inhabitants, about 70 miles north of Vienna on tne line of tbe railroad. Besides the column which occu pied Brunn, another had seized Oimutz, a city of 16,000 inhabitants, 40 miles northeast of Biunn, on the railroad from Breslau to Vienna. Auother column had occupied Ivlau, a town of 17,000 habitants, 49 miles northwest of Brunn. These three columns converging upon Vienna will meet before its walls. The Austrian army hal evacuated Brunn, fallen back upon the line ot the Danube, and assembled belore Vienna. The Emperor bad announced that be would endeavor to avert a direct attack upon the capital by confronting the Prussians at Florcdoff, a small village on tbe railroad to Oimutz, and lour miles north of Vienna. Aspern and Wagram, where two of the great battles of Napoleon I weie tougbt in 1801), may, however, become the scene ot new battles. Aspcm is a small village live miles northeast of Vienna; Wagram is eleven miles northeast. Tbe War In Italy Occupation of Padua and Vlcenzn. Cialdini has occupied Padua and Vicenza, towns on the line of railroad to Vienua. The Austrians in Venetia, except those iu Venice, thus have no railway communication witb Vienna, so that, unless Cialdini be dislodged, the Austrians cannot render aid in the impend ing battle with the Prussians. Cialdlnl's occupation ot Padua and Vicenza cuts off tne Austrian army in the Quadrilateral from reinforcing the troops at Vieuna. for these towns are upon the only line of railroad by which the Austrians could effect a rapid concen tration. Padua is a iortitied citv, with a popu lation of 63,000. and Vicenza 33,000. As the railroad leading north from Verona, occupied by the Austrians, is only completed as far as Bozen, tbe Quadrilateral cannot now be aban doned in the hope ot reinforcing Vienna, with out a battle with the Italian army under Cialdini. LETTER FROM MRS. A. C. M. RITCHIE. Dramatic Fair at tbe Sydenham Palace Mr. Watts Phillips' Kew Play, "The llognenot Captain" Princes Helena and Prince Christian at Osborne How tbe Nnptlaln of tbe Princess are Re garded A Mew Cure for Blinduesm t'atbnrlne Lather Singular Narrative of the C'onnt Tbe Original of tbe "Marquis" In Sardou'e Play of "Lea Vlenx Oareena." Lonoon, July 14. Fifty-two thousand five hundred and sixty-seven persons visited Syden ham Palace during the two days (July 7 and 9) ot the Fancy Fair, held in aid of the luuds of 1 the Royal Dramatic College. With but very few exceptions, the whole theatrical profession placed its services at the disposal of the active manauers of the The most popular actresses presided over stalls, and, lor the iniormation of ontneatrical visitors, tnetr names were traced upon the surrounding drapery. These fair beius had been gazed upon with rapture, tbrougb tbe glamor ot the footlights, by how many hundreds present ! But here was an oppor tunity for the enthusiastic admirer to have the supreme tirppiiiPesot actually speaking to queens ami Bviuiis, ueroic maiuenB ana saucv pages of speaking to them upon the absurdly inadequate condition of purchasing some elegant trifle, at a price which, however large it might seem wnen tne value oi tne ooiect itself was considered, was small indeed to insure that much-coveted privilege. The voice ot the fair saleswoman might be familiar enough to the happy purchaser's can, but to hear tbe words addressed to mm to mm in particular himself to have called forth that smile which so enchanted an audience when the fair one was summoned before the curtain to claim it a9 hi own especial tribute was that not worth golden coin? At all events, the youthful British public seemed to think so, while emptying their purses bi me rancy fair. It was remarked that those favorites of many. many years standing, Mrs. Stirling and Mrs. A. Menon (Miss Woolgar that was), were even more surrounded) and effected larger sties than members of tbe profession wno were still in their spring-time bloom. Mr. T. L. Toole delivered at the "Chinese Ex hibition" an instructive and highly imaginative lecture on China as it is aud as it isn't, but more especially the latter, to the great diversion of a crowd of merry hearers. He Introduced to the spectators a new "Chang," Mr. Paul Bediord, and "Mrs. Chang," otherwise Mr. C. J. Smith; and though tbe veritable Chinese giant, the real Chang, with bis veritable wife, were to be seen in another part of the building, they quite laded into insignificance were looked upon as by no means "genuine artists" or worthy of contem plation, so totally were they eclipsed by their extraordinary representatives. Then there was a "Richardson's shw," at which that most ancient favorite, Mr. Keeley, was money-taker, aud two dramas were enacted in hiph mock tragic style. Their names will Give tbe imaginative reader some Ideaot the thrillmgly sensational, heart-rending, startling, and appalling scenes which wre to electrify and terrify the audiouce. The Mysterious Monk, or Uie ecret of the Iran Jfidar, and The White witness, or tne lilaod Ked Gauntlet ana the Maniac's Moan. Mr. Buckstone and Mr. Sot hern presided over "Original AuBt Sally's." Mr. Felix Rogers very cleverly represented an "outrageous ourang outarg ," and reproduced all the familiar rn- msces of the monkey tribe. Then there were "White LULes or tne Prairie," represented by negro minstrels; a dog show and a cat sho, and necromancy, and numerous other enter tainments. Indeed, the multiplicity of amuse ments provided was absolutely bewildering, and not to be brought within the compass of any reason ane aeseriDdon. Ur. Waits Phillies' new vlav. at the Prlnceiw'. The Eueuemt Vuptain, must W chronicled as a success. Justice demands that; but in justice to oimelves, we are bounl to say that it belong to a school particularly repugnant to us. "Sen sational' is but a mud, inexpressive term when apolicd to the ' situations," which set at defiance all dramatic rules, and boldly ignore all proba bilities or even pocsibilitlr s. The scenery, how ever, is In the hisht-st degree superb, a perfect trinmph of scenic Brt; the electric light etfects are very tine, and the dresses and stage appoint ments magnificent. Onf Tcat attraction seems to be the lrantic Bohemian ballet, and the trench grotesque dancers imported from Paris lor the occasion, wro execute a series of wildly fantastic movements which bring their arms and logs into tbe most curious complications imagi nable, and awaken boisterous hilarttv. The public appears to be charmed, and the piece will doubtless run. It has been cast with the whole strength of a powerful company, and put upou the stupe in such an extravagantly liberal man ner, that it would almost be ruin to a manager if it had an ephemeral existence. The royal bride and bridegroom, Princess Helena and Prince Christian, are passing their boneymocn at Osborne, and by command of the Queen a dance was given on the lawn to all her Majesty's servants there. As early as 6 o'clock in the afternoon her Majesty, with the bride and bridegroom, and other members of the royal family, entered a tent erected lor their accom modation, and the dancing commenced, and lasted all the evening, only interrupted by a jovial supper. This is the first touch ot any thing like gayety which has stirred the heavy atmosphere that appears to sur round the rojal bride. Her nuptials were opiie6sivdy solemn ard grandly doleful. The union w ps an unpopular one, and all the Qaeen'j matf rnal exettious failed to disguise thai impor tant tact. The opposition ot the Prince of Wales wiiB well known. And the splendor of the nuptial procession, the gorueous attire of the fiiests, tbe rich aitts bestowed upon the bride which have been valued at sums that would have comfortably supported a small family), aud all the pomp and show, did not cheat any one into the belief that either the Court or the public in general welcomed Prince Christiau as an addition to the royal family. Catharine Luther, the last descendant of Mar tin Luther, has just died at Mariahilf. Her father was a devoted Catholic, aud the first of the family to deny the doctrines of the great I'rr.testant Reformer. Catharine Luther died a member of the Catholic Church. At her place ot abode, Marinhill, a celebrated pilgrimage in honor of the Virgin Mary takes place every year. A celebrated Frencn oculist, M. Blanchet, has recently discovered a new operation by which Mght has been successfully restored in cases wmch appeared to be beyond hope. The term helio-protnese has been given to this operation. The restoration ot the sight is effected through the introduction of light into the retina by means of a simple appltancu called the phos phore. The blessing ol M. Blanchet's discovery can only be mlly appreciated by those pro nounced iuctuable woo have, by Its means, been made to fee. It is rarely that one hears a narrative 60 extravagantly singular, so Juuicrous, and yet so teirible, as the history of a certain count who was once to be seen in all the fashionable salons ot Paris, and whose recent adveucures are now the theme of many tonaue m those very salons. His real name it would hardy oe proper to give while he has near relatives living, but all Paris knows who served Sardou as a model for the Mnrquif iu his play of Lea Vhux itarcons. The count in question had tv horror of age which almost amounted to monomania. He bad been an Adocis, an " irresistible," in his youth, and he was determined never to grow old. Long after he had passed the grand climacteric he believed that all bis friends regarded him still as a young man, and was quite certain that tbe ladies found him as dangerously captivating as ever. His figure was pinched in, and padded out, and braced up, and his wrinkled cneeks were painted and filled out with pumpers, and bis bald head covered with a juvenile wig. aud his eyebrows colored; in a word, all the auxilia ries which the most consummate art could de vie, to produce the appearauceof rejuvenation, were called into play. He was perfectly happy, because thoroughly sell-deceived. A few years ago he suddenly disappeared from Paris, and wrote to one of his friends that he had been carried off just like Helen of Troy, only that he was the Helen, and that he had been carried oil' from not by Paris, and that he had been taken to Troyes, In Champagne, not Troy of old. Nothing more was heard of him, aud his friends quite lost sight ot his locality, until some engineers were scut trom Paris to a certain little village through which a new railway was to pass, lu ex amining the proposed road, they found it must run through the park attached to a handsome chiitcau. They attempted to gain admittance to center with the master of the house, but were ietused. They came on business, and would take no denial. In answer to their inquiries the concierge replied that she bad no master, and s-caicely a mistress; there was, to be sure, a sort of governess who took care ot an idiot, but that was neither master nor mistress for ioIks in their senses. The engineers insisted upon 6 elng the chiel occupants of the house, whoever they might be. and the concierge pointed to the garden and disappeared. The engineers made their way across the lawn; it was profusely littered with balls, bright coloredballoons, kites, trumpets, hoops, and gaily painted dolls dressed in fashionable costumes, a laay was seated on a garden bench with her back to the intruders. Shy arose with a cry of alarm. Ther advanced to reassure her, and fennd that some accident bad terribly disfigured her face. As she was calling the gardpuer to conduct them to the park, which they desired to visit, there sud denly stood before them a most grotesque though touchingly sad object. A very old man, feeble and bent, but dressed like a child. In sky blue tunic, and short frilled trowsers, socks, and red morocco shoes, with a straw hat and blue ribbons on his bald head. He was dragging a torn kite, and cried out as he tottered towards the partvt "Where is ma bonne f Toto is hungry, Toto wants bis soup," and caught the lady's skirt and pulled at it impatiently. One ot the gentlemen started in amazement and horror. He bad seen that poor, withered face at many a Parisian ball he recognized it instantly, in spite of the absurd costume. He turned to the lady and said: "Surely, that is Ootint , who disapneared with the lenowncd M ile , of the Nollies Parlsiennes." The lady burst into a violent tit of weeping, and answered: It is Count , and I, alas I am Mademoiselle Soon after their flight the old man, whose raind must have Decome aerangea, vurongn the constant dwelling upon one thought tha unceasing effort to regain his youth suddenly aosed into complete childishness. He fancied biQiSelt a child, and insisted upon being dressed and treated as a child. Ia the commencement of this delusion, when his companion bad thwarted his wishes, and regarded his insisting upon being put to bed in a baby's cot by the tire as a ioke. fid grew furious, and. seizing a flam beau, set fire to her ihair. The flames caught her clothes, and her face and neck were fright fully burned. 8he had become Buch a hideous spectacle that she was glad to accept the otfer made by tne Count's brother, to watch over the poor luioi ior uu iw remaining years. Anna Cora MowATr Ritchie, Canada Discbarge of Fenian Prisoners .Movement ot ueaeral Hbeimaa. Toeonto, C. W July 25.-Four more of the Fenian orisoners. natives ot Buffalo, were dis charged this afternoon. Their names are Dillon. F.ilis. Carnev. and Kirk. Several more of them. who are American citizens, will probably be discharged in a tew days, the evidenco against them not being sufficient to convict. General tiberman Is expected here this evening. He will arrive in the 13 o'clock train. III I HI) EDITION THE STORM LAST NIGHT. Iinmcnnc Destruction of l'ropcrty. VESSELS SUNK AND BRIDGES WASHED AWAY. fte.. Etc., IZto.. E:to. to A private despatch from Perryville, Md says that the trestle-work of the new bridge ovor the Susquehanna was earned away lust nitrht by the force of the storm and surging waters Loss estimated at $1,000,000. The Storm In No m hern New York and Western fBBnjl vaula. Albany, July 25. The military returned from the anti-rent distr'ct to-nignt. A eevi re storm of rain and hail prevailed to day along the line of the Susquehanna Railroad. It was particularly severe at bperance. Within a mile of that place titty feet of the track was washed away, and an excavation made of twenty feet in depth. Collision off Absec-om Llghthoaso Be tweeu tbe Steamer "Wenielieeter" and ftcbooner "Pequonle" Itotn Vessels Nnnk-Ko Llvca I.oet. The steamer Westchester, commanded by Cap tain Carson, and one ot the boats belonging to the Naut lus Steamship Company, collided early on Saturday morning last wiih tbe schooner 1'equonic, Captain Barry commanding, aud sunk her instantly. The Westchester was bound from New York to Wilanington, Del., and the feqwnic was loaded with coal, Horn Philadelphia, and was bound for Boston. The collision occurred off Absecom lighthouse. At tne time the vessel struck, one of the crew of the Fequonic sprang from her torerlgging to the ktcamer, whd3 the rest barely succeeded in cutting away their boat in time to save them selves. They were picked up by the steamer, which was leaking badly. She was taken towards tbe shore, wtiere the engineers did all they could to stop the leakage, but she sunk in three lathoms ot water near Carbon's Inlet. The Philadelphia schooner was not insured, and is a total loss. The New York Wrecking Company is trying to raise the steamer. The SteaiUrr "Kennebec." Cape Mat, July 20. The steamer Kennebee, with about loot) excursionists lrom Philadel phia, was greatly delayed on her trip down the river, and did not reach the landing till after 6 o'clock last evening. She started on her return to the city about halt-past 8 o'clock. THE "KENNEBEC" PASSES NEW CASTLE ON HER RETURN. New Castle. Del . J ily 2t. The steamer Kennebec passed here going up about 6 o'clock this illuming, proms very flow, and listed to one side lrom the excessive crowd on board. later. Tbe "Kennebee" Arrived Safe Detained by Konicb Weatner. Yesterday an excursion started from this city under the auspices of tne Scott M. E. Church. In the advertisements there were stated to be only a limited number of tickets to be sold, so that tnere need De no tear ot being crowded. How well they kept their pledge, the deluded victims who relied on their veracity ran testify. instead of not oeing overcrowded, the persons having charge of the affair had sold tickets ad UOitum, and there were hundreds who were unibfe to go aboard, even alter she was so jammed with her human freight as to preclude all ideaot the excursionists having any emoy ment in their trip. Tho-e leit behind were doubtless the most fortunate ot all, as trom the moment of stai ting the miseries of the passengers began. Owing to the overcrowded state of the vessel, she was "listed" over to one side and rocked excessively. When they had got a tew miles below the city and fairly into the bay, tbe weather became very rough, and the boat coul 1 hardly make any headway. Most of the passen gers became seasick, and the usual pleasant scenes wre beneid on the boat trom thesuuerers' endeavors to pay old Neptune's tribute. i be rough weather and the ovt-rioadin? of the vessel, retarded hr so much that she did not arrive at Cape Island until 6 P. M., being twelve hours on the way. Ot course this ex cluded every reasonable idea of getting to the bathing-place on the island, and most ot the excursionists bad to remain aboard. Some who started off were lett behind, as the Ktnnebec started to return at eight P. M. On her way up she experienced tbe same severe stress of weather, but if anything, more violent than in going down the bay. Part of the time she "listed" so badly that one wheel was almost entirely out ot tbe water, ana she could only crawl along at a snail's pace. The passengers all this time were huddled together as close as they could crowd. in this most uncomfortable manner she took about thirteen hours to reach the city, landing at tbe Washington street whart about nine o'clock this morning. The passengers, as they landed, looked to be anything but in a bappv frame ot mind. Tired and jaded, aud wearied witb their long and uncomfortable trip, they came alons in crowds. No one who saw their faces would dream ot its being an excursion of pleasure. Too much cannot be said In censure of the w hole affair. It was gotten up In a manner that reflected great discredit on the projectors of it, if it does not subject them to a criminal prosecution. They deirauded the public by falsely representing that there would only be a limited number of tickets Issued, so as to in sure comfort and ealety to those going on the evcursion. C'fhe anxiety through the city this morning was very great concerning the safety of the boat and passengers, as she was reported all around to be lost. Tbe feelings of indignation were very intense, and justly so. Such outra geous frauds will be sternly Irowued down upon by the public. It was, to sum up everything, a moit disgraceful affair. On her way up the Kennebec passed the Swan going down, also very wuch crowded. Tbe Sterm In Maryland. Baltimobb, July 28. The was a terrific storm of rain, bail, and wind about Havre-de-Grace )at night, which did much damag. It is rumored here that part of the temporary structure ot the new railroad bridge across the ttutquebanna at Havre-de-Grace has been blown down, and other damage done. The same storm passed over Baltimore, but was not so destructive. Tbe painful rumor that the steamer Kent, which went out on a pleasure excursion with 600 persons aboard, bad been sunk, proves wholly untrue. She arrived safely home this morning. LATER FROMJUVRE-DE-GRICE. Destruction of the Sosquehanna Bridge. Havrk-db-Grace, July 26. A terrible tornado visited this vlcinitv about 7 o'clock lasteveninir. The threatening masses of clouds, which hung arouna tne horizon from northeast u wen during the afternoon, rapid!y concentrsted north ot this point, and at the above-named hour the storm burst upon us with irresistible tury, uprooting trees, prostrating, houses, aud doing TJiucn oilier auraae. The magnificent new bridge of the Philadel phia, Wilmington, and Baltimore itailroad Com pany, spanning the river at this point, some twenty-rive feet above tidewater, encountered the violence of the storm. It trembled for a moment, and then wa hurled down from its pi rs into the river with a temac crash. Ten spans of the bridge, each 250 teet lontr. the labor of months, were rendered a complete wreck, the river and bay being strewed with its aeons for miles, only one span, on the Cecil side, remains. The loss cannot tall short of flZOO.OOO. and Is perhaps much greater. Several workmen were carried into the river with the falling spans, but were rescued. Without tbis disaster, the Company confidently expected to have tbe bridge realy lor travel in ninety davs. To-day several tugs are travelling the river and bay saving the wrecked material, and the disaster, although serious, will be promptly met oy the energy of the t ompany. The wind lasted about fifteen minutes, and swept over the country in a belt about ten miles wide. We learn tbat considerable damage was done at Port Depot-it by the storm. Perryville, Md July 2G. During a violent tornado last evening, several spans ol the br.dgo were lifted from their bearings upon the stone work and thrown into the river. The wood work has all been secured, and most of it can be used again. The work of rebuilding has already com menced. The stonework is not in the least injured. There is every reason to believe that the whole work will be completed lor the pas sage ot trains previous to the first of January next. Commencement at Lafayette College. EA6TON, Pa.. July 26. The commencement exercises took place at Lafayette College yester day. Professor II. !?. Osborn delivered the introductory lecture of the Scientific School, endowed by A. Pardee, E.q.. ol Hazlcton. The Valedictory oration was delivered by George T. Kellpr, Esq., of Pennsylvania, and Master's oration by Rev. Moses Depue, of New Jersey. The degree of LL. D. was conferred on Rev. Dr. Edwards, President of the Washington and Jefferson College. The oration ot Rev. Dr. Plumer, on T.iesday night, before the Literary Societies, was upoa the "Study of the Ancient Languages." At noon yesterday the ladies of Eiton gave a dinner at tbe Masonic Hall to the Alumni. Ex Governor Pollock presided. The borough was crowded with the patrons and visiting members of Lafayette Collage. Ohio Politics. Cincinnati, July 26. The Democratic Conven. tiou of the Fourth District of Ohio, held at Piqua yesteiday, appointed delegates to the Phlladel phia Convention. The nomination of a candi date for Congress was postponed. The Union Convention for tbe Hillsborough (Ohio) DiBtrict nominated K. W. C'.ark for Con gress yesterday. Markets by Telegraph. Kew York, July 26. Cotton is buoyant bat un changed. Piour duil; sales ot 6000 ourreis at un changed prico-. Southern casior; salos 260 barrets at, $y-40l5'80; Canadian nominally unchanged. Wheat dull; the inferior brands have a declining tendency. Corn is unchanged ; 46 000 bushels sold at84a8&o. Bel quiet. Pork buoyant at $31 62 eg 81 70 lorUess. Letter lrom Harriet Ilosmer. Harriet Hosmer writes from Rome to a friend in Boston: "1 have been a good deal amused at a curt sketch of me, which, seems to be going the rounds of the American press the opinion of tbe Rev. Mr. Fairfield, ot Hillsdale College, Michigan, who savs: 'Harriet Hosmer is a fust Massachusetts girl, making $10,000 to $15,000 a year by her chisel, but nwver succeeds in living within her income, while she has long since exbau.-ied her patrimony. She drives the fastest horses in the place, and she ni ikes the most beautiful marbles ever looked upon.' Now, so far as the patrimony goes, in spite ot its having been long since exhausted, it Is all at the present moment safely invested in America; and so far as the last horses go ( which is never very far), it is q.iite true that I drive them when I am not in a hurry: when I am I walk; and and as to the marble ahem 1 well, we wi'.l let tbat go; perhaps it comes nearer the truth than any statement in the paragraph." The Feactional Curkenct Specimens. Trea surer Spmner is now prepared to supply appli cants with complete sets of specimen fractional currency issued since 1862. The specimens are executed in the neatest styles; have the faces aud backs separate, and are printed on tine Eng lish note paper, intended lor the Confederate Government, which was captured on a blockade runner during tbe war. The reverse of each note bears in water-mark the letters C. S. A. The specimens consist of one Issue ot the three cent, three Issues of the five, ten, and twenty five, and tour issues of tbe titty-cent notes, and may be procured for $1 per set. Those speci mens printed on both sides will be sold at $575 for a lull set, and are redeemable at their full face value, while the others are redeemable l fifty per cent, discount. The specimens may he had by addiessing Hon. F. E. Spinner, Treasurer ot the United States. National Cemetery at Culpeper. A site has been selected by Colonel M. 1. Ludiugton, Chiel Quartermaster of the Department ot Wash ington, lor a national cemetery at Culpeper, Va., and a corpslof workmen are no employed, under the direction of Major James Gleason, A. j. M., in laying out, grading, "d fencing in the ground. The cameterv i located oa a rising ground about one-fourth ot am.lefcjouinot thp tnuvn nn ihn form nf Mr. Hill, and can be seen from the Oranne and Alexandria Railroad at a distance ot two miles above and below Cul peper. It contains an area ot six acres, and Is intended to receive tbe remains of all those men buried between tbe Rappahannock river and Gordonsvllle. including those who tell in the battles around Cedar Mountain, estimated at about 4000 bodies. Sali or Campobbllo. We learn from the EastDort (Maine) txntinel that the Island ol Campobello, the erletoatad spot where Kenlan squadrens were "first set In the field during the lata attempt to capture British North America, na been sold to a Mr. Seymour, of New York, for $80,000. Mr. Bejmour has been encaged mining upon the island or rather In investigating the mineral resources ol the Uilaid for several years. Th esale includes the whole Wand, except about eighty acres owned by the Wilsons. Mrs-Mowatt Ritchie is coiirrg money in London witb tier pen. THE POLITICAL WORLD. Kenlneny Heneral Rwa and tbe Vacant? Ueneral llobsea'a Cble,et. Louisville. July 21. Gov. Bruroletto wil likely order a special election in September to dii the vacancy caused oy the not unexpected, jet, I think, ill-advised resignation of General Kousscau. If prevailed on to run tor it, though in questionable tate, he will likely be re-elected, though, lor obvious reasons, not with the aid of all his lormer political suppaiters. General Hobson, in his speeches, says: "I sustain the restoration poller or President JoliDton, and am no eleventh-hour convert to it. 1 to). eve it is the only po toy now presented that will relieve the country lrom radicalism, sooessioo, and disorder. Let me, however, tell yon, my lnondc, tint the chief issuo before yon now is whether the Union men of the 8tato, who stood by the Government, defending It in the oounoil and on the battle-field, sre to surrender the con rol of our flails to a party tnat was gotten np here by Hece nonlfts and sece-sion sympathizer alone. I am the candidate in this contest against that party." General Hobson, if elected (and he will be, I trust, by at least 10,000 to 20,000 majority), will win as the candidate of both wings ol our party, against that party, upon that issue. Many secession ' 'Democrats," as well as Union conservatives, will claim recognition as uoiejitttea lrom Kentucky iu the Philadelphia Convention. Letter from Gov. Jeaklna, of Georgia. Milleooville, July Is. Editor oi Macon Tewgraph. Kir : I have your letter of the 17lh. 1 have, from the first, disapproved of tho sug gestion ol some of your contemporaries that I should appoint delegates to the Philadelphia Convention. It has no connection with the with tbe duties of my ottice. I am not here for tbat purpose. Without a clear demonstration that a large majority desired it (which cannot be given in time), it would be arrogant assump tioh on my part. Under any circumstances it would be inappropriato and distasteful tome. I have said nothing, because I have seen that tbe people were very proporly taking this affair ol their own into their own hauds, by moving for the holding of disti let conventions. If they desire to be represented in that Convention, this is the proper plan. I speak out now, only because I see the propo sition seriously made that the district conven tions, by resolution, devolve upon me the duty of appointing the delegates at large. To avoid a false move. 1 beg to state through your paper that I respectfully decline making those appDlnt ments, for some of the reasons above assigned, and others not necessary to be stated. I hesi tate not to take this course, because it so easy to appoint the delegates at large through the district conventions in a way to insure conform- ity with the popular preference. Each district convention may nominate two delegates for the State at large, and from the number thus put into nomination the district delegates may be authorized to appoint lour delegates. It such a plan was approved by the district conventions, ibe district delegates could easily assemble and make the selection. I make the suggestion tor what it is worth. Respectfully, etc. Cbarler J. Jenkins. Train on Vallandlgnau) Tbe Pblladel. Coofullua. Quarrels Among the Bbethren George Franc s I rain met Valunguipham in waiting aw tbe bite House. Train tolls "Va ." bo must not come to Philadelphia, for he would only damage the President, and that men like him must take back seats. "Vai." got excited, said he represented the people ol his dmtrict, who are the oniy representa tives of the President in his political course, and when he wrs sent to Philadelphia he would go and make himself heard and felt. To the Editor of the Xew York Tribute: Sir: Latter-day correspondents are so active that a private conversation on the top ot the Pyramid of Ghizah, or at the bottom of a Hal la rat gold mine, you will no doubt report tho next . morning, when the cable ts laid ; cut what is that compared with the above paiagraph f Where a whisper in the antechamber of the White House is beard In the Tribune office the same day ? True, I met Vallnndigbam with hU Ohio delegation, and expressed a hope that extremes would not ornament the Convention. He asked lor names; ot course prseut company prevented it; but I stated that if twelve war a failure peace at any-price gentlemen should consent to be shut out. I thought it would make a great difference to the success ot the Convention. Vallandieham replied that Prussia and Italy combined against Austria; so parties may ally to overthrow an enemy, saying that btevens and Sumnej were obnoxious to their party. Tet they unite. And there may be Democrats ob leetionable to their party." Why cannot they also unite ior a common cause? Let us omit the past, be said, and commence de twto on the 14th of August. I believe that if a few of the present Chicago leaders will agree to sink office, individuality, ano personal ambition, this time the country will be better I for it. If I am of sufficient im portance to be offensive, 1 will willingly make rocm for others. As vou were so kind in your recent leader ("How Train Would do it") not to severely ctiticise tbe platform of the National Union party of Nebraka, perhaps you will per mit me to say that I would like to see a conven tion of delegates who could indorse the sixth resolution. Sixth. Tbat we most fnl ly and cordially approve' of tbe stern aad inflexible patriotism ol President Jolmton, displayed duriug tbe late He bell I on and warmli approbate bis untiring efforts In behalf of the vigorous and continued prsseoution ot the war under the war policy ot 1 resident Lincoln's Admin tration to its final result in saving tbe Union from dlsi option; and we a'so cordially approve the polloy pursued t the President in his efforts to restore harmony and kindly relations between the different btateiol tbs Uniou. Mr. Blair's conversation with me yesterday lends me to suppose that be made no such observation as yoar correspondent states. I hope the delegates will go to Independence Hall with the same honest nurpoMis their ancestors did 90 years ago. America is surely large enough lor all ot us. George Francis Train. ,Vetfj?orf, July 26, 1866. Another Letter from Em-Poatmastor General Onnlaon. Ex-Postmaster-General Dcnison bas written the following letter in reply to one from a friend expressing the opinion that he had withheld bis resignation too long: Washington. D. C, July 18 My Dear Sir: Pombly It would have been better for me, per soually, to have real fned some months ago, but my senile of duty to other parties in the country would not permit me to do so While almost certain for several months that I could not long remain la the Cabinet, because ot the differences of opinion on public questions between the Preeldont and myself, I aetermined. in view of all tbs circumstances surrounding tbe political situa tion, not to withdraw as long as there was a ray of hope lor a reconciliation betweon the President and our friends in Congress Not until the President's opposition to tbe Constitutional Amendment, and his approval of the i'hi adelphia Convention were manifest, did I teel that all nope of reconciliation bad tailed. Ihon I acted promptly, and would have retimed, as I have, It I Lad known that I was to leave alone. I am satisfied of having resigned at the right Urns, and with the right spirit. Whatever may be the consequences to me personally, 1 have done my whole duty to onr country, and I rtarn to my borne with quite as much satiffacUoB as 1 had In eomin here tt y sdminlstratioa of tbe Post-offlee Departmsn bas own as successful as ieoald reasonably expsst, aad I am content. Truly yours, W. Dkximx. "False Cahes" fuJ lovers (laito definitlon)-3ecelt-
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