GffiSON PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME XXII.—NO. 268; THE EVENING BULLETIN; PUBLISHED KVKRY KVEHISO, (Snndaya excepted), AT THE HEW BULLETIN BEILDINQ. COT Cbcatnut Street, Philadelphia, BX TUB evening bulletin association. . SIBSON PEACOCK. - CABPEU SOJJDER, Jo., Tbeßumnw if eerved to subscribers In the city at 18 tent* per week, payable to the carrierw, or 88 per annual. SOLICITORS Aliii LIFE COMPANIES having Insurance to place, will find the New England Mutual anorgantxatlon thoycan confidently recommend. Assets, 97,000,000* STROUD A MABBTON, General Agents, feßmwftßtfl 82 North FIFTH Street. WEDDING CARDS. INVITATIONS POR PAR TV ties, Ac. New styles. MASON A CO., eoSStffi 907 Chestnut street. WEDDING INVITATIONS ENGRAVED IN THE V" Newest and beet manner, LOUIS DREKA, St a- Conor and Engraver, 1082 Chestnut street feb 90,-tf DIED. ARMSTRONG.—SuddenIy, February 20th, Margft rpt M., wile of Cbos. £• Armstrong, and eldest daugh ter of Robert Hayes. The relatives sod frirsde of the family arc respect fully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her husband. No. 622 North Sixth street, on Tues day 23d Inst, at 2 o’clock P. M. Interment at Laurel BANKSON.—On tbe morning of Sunday, the 21st instant, of heart disease, Salome Wharton, wife of Lloyd Bankfion, in the 71et year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are respect fully Invited to attend her funeral, from the residence of her husband. 1016 Wallace street, on Wednesday, the 24th instant, at 10 o’clock. BKNNKR&.—On Friday morning, 19th inst., after a lingering Ulncie, Anna Rebecca, wife of James Benners. The relatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, from the resloeoce of her husband, C 56 North Broad street, on Tuesday morning, 23d Inst., at 8 o’clock. High Mass at Church of Assumption. To proceed to Laurel High. FlNN.—This tnoruing, at YIV, o’clock, Walter H., son of James C. and Catharine w.Flnn, aged 26 years. Duo notice will be given of the funeral. • GARDNER.—At Wilmington, DeL, on Friday, the lfilblnfet, Brevet Brigadier-General John L. Gardner, U. 8- A., In the 76th year of bis age. * ElAttßl6oN«—On the afternoon of February 20th, Charles C Harrison, in »ho Gsih year of his age. His relatives ana male friends are respectfully in vited to attend the funeral, on Wednesday next, 24th Instant at It o’c’ock A. JL, from the residence of hU sister. No. 1405 Filbert street. {; LEbTKIL—On the 22d inst , Frank, infant son of K. Jones and Elizabeth Lester, aged 8 weeks. from the residence of his parents, No. 822 North Seventh street, on to-morrow (Third-day) af ternoon. at 2 o’clock. TEVIS.—On Monday, February 22d, 1863, iu her 25th yesr, Delia Fairman, wife of Edwin L. TevU Tbe fuDeral will take place at No. 721 Locust street, on Wednesday next, at 2 o chick P. M. *■ WATTH._On Saturday evening, February 20tb, at Carlisle, Pa., is the 90th jear of her age, Mrs. Jnliana Watts, relict of the late Davtd Watts, Bscj .and daugh ter of General William Miller, of Baltimore—of the Army of the Revolution. ; • WHEELER.—On Saturday evening, 20th instant, James May. infant son of Andrew and Hally C. Wheeler. « MAGNIFICENT BLACK DRESS SILKS. satin faced grograins. HEAVIEST CORDED SILKS. widows* silks, new lot. BLACK SILKS WHOLESALE. EYRE A LANDELL. Fourth Arch Streets. IPECUL NOTICES. -GEO. B. WOOD, Jr., S. F. Corner Sixth and Walnut, least ip* pijjg- EEV. HENRY WARD BEECHER Will Lecture under the itusptooe of the YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. ACADEMY OF MUSI^ THURSDAY EVENING. February 26, Subject—RATIONAL AMUSEMENTS. Admission to all parts of the house, SO cents, ito extra charge for ReeervedtSea’e. Tickets for sale at J. E. Gould's Plano Rooms. 023 Chestnut street fa aa-3tg ■ai» OFFICE OF THE IRANKLIN FIRE INBIR w ance Company. PmULDELruiA, February 20, 1849. At a mention of the Board of Directors held this day. Mr. JAMES W. McALLISTEB was unanimously elected Secretary. WILLIAM (SHEEN. fs3S-gi| Assistant Secretary. tag- CLINTON STREET CHURCH.TENTH STREET, 9 " below Spruce.—Three Services this week. —Rev. Or. BERIUCK JOHNSON will preach THIS (Monday) EVENING; Kev. Dr. MARCH. WEDNESDAY EVEN ING: Bey. Dr. WHEATON SMITH. FRIDAY EVENING at 7M o'clock. All Invited. It* wap ME. CHARLEB F. HASELTINE’S ART GAL *- u LKIUEB. 1124 Chestnut street, will bo OPEN THIS EVENING. Several choice new Paintings on exhibition. It* IWW- LANDSDOWN—LANDSDOWN.—WiII not tho owners of this Estate convene, and adopt some measures to prevent the sacrifice of their property? 22 3t* ntg- HOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. IMS AND .153) "TT lombard Sb-eet, 'Dispensary DepArtment-Modi. cal treatment and medicine (arnlshixl witultoaP - to the poor. Yellow Fever on tlie South Pacific Const—A Terrible Epidemic, Tbo United States Consul at Valparaiso writes to the Secretary of State as follows: “United States Consulate, Valparaiso, Jan. 16, 1869.— H0n. IVm. Seward , Secretary of State. —Sir: I regret to be obliged to report that the yellow fever, which caused such fearful loss of life at Lima, Callao, and the ports south In Peru, on this coast, has again made its appearance, In a most malignant form, at the ports south ol Callao... The steamer due hero on the sth was quarantined for a few days on Its arrival.aa there had been two or three deaths on its passage, and others were sick. Finally,- one died tho harbor, and was buried at sea, when tho vessel was permitted to come to its anchorage, the passengers to land and tho freight to be discharged. Tho steamer of the 11th ar rlving one nay behind time, reported a clean bill of health and was permitted to come to Its anchorage without going through the farce of quarantine. The officers and passengers, as well as letters from the north of this, report the disease more virulent and fatal than last year, when at its height. “With proper quarantine and sanitary regula tions thia city hopes to escapo, as It did' last sea son, from this epidemic, though several persons were landed here who were sick with that dis ease. I have the honor, &c. “A. W. Clark, U. B. Consul." I?Ir. Beecher’s Healths Much to the surprise of the congregation as sembled at Plymouth Church yesterday morning, Mr. Beecher appeared at his usual hoar and took a seat on the platform. He did not preach, however, but offered up tho opening prayer, after which lie made a few remarks, say ing ibat no one knows what ltis to suffer until he reads what the papers say about him. The press had pronounced him dangerously ill, which was untrue. He thought it strange that he should be donled the right to have a cold three days unmolested. Ho saw no occasion for the newspaper fraternity to hunt a man down bo cause he happened to have a cold. It was bad SS!?2L K " t .° J BU SS r intrusion without bolng mls- Mahn B r, e uh C l' n „ Ho aa h , a PPy t 0 announce that „o , B°°d, and that he would preach asumudonthe following Sunday N. 'Y. Tri- —A Swedish Baroness has done ' her country a lasting wrong by translating Tupper. y StaUj) (Ebmtijr ffeUetftt r S e .^ rleßd,,,1 f Existing Between tbe Prince Imperial and tt>e Prince of Asturias—l no Candidates for tbe Ibrune. Madeii>, Jan. 18, 1869 —Great uneasiness is fell, especially among the republicans, at the entente cord tale subsisting between the Tuilerles and the Pavilion de Rohan—visits interchanged and an undonbted intimacy existing, especially between the Prince of Asturias and the Prince Imperial. On Uhrislmas day the lormer was In vited lo tho Tuileries, where a Christmas tree, laden with pretty pretents, was prepared for the amusement of the Prince Imperial and a few of his young friends, the sons of General Fleury, &c fbe greatest gayety prevailed. Prince Affonio climbed up the tiee with the others: and as the preset) Ib were very handsome,Queen Isabella,nol 10 be outdone in generosity, sent the little Prince to Ihe Tnileries the following day with some splendid gifts for his young companion. More over, the two boys ride together, are devoted to each other, and Prince Alfonso's partisaus here are much pleased to learn that he rides more fearlessly iban Ihe Prince Imperial, and is what tbe Parisians call tin petite demon on horseback. He is already enisled as a pnpil In the College Stanislas, one of the best schools in France. The revenge taken bv certain members of the republican party on the fallen dynasty is cer tainly of a most unworthy nature, and Is loudly condemned by all the respectable portion of that parly. The most obscene songs are sung abont the elrects, of which Queen Isabella Is the heroine. The most Indecent caricatures of her and her ad herents are paraded at the shop windows, so that I have seen many ladies pull down their veils and hurry by, that they may not see these offen sive exhibitions. With regard to the candidates for the throne, 11 may now be said that Ihe two most likely to snceecd ore Montpensler and the Prince of Astu rias. Bat the former is desphediand ridiculed by more than half the nation, while tho latter has against him all the enemies of the Bourbon dy nasty. Nevertheless, X believe that both Prim and Serrano are In his favor. Prim is now in great Intimacy with Queen Christina, who natu rally deairca the accession of her grandsoa to the throne. Her agent, Senor Carriguiri, and her son in-law, the Marquis of C&uipo Sagrado, are here at present with a mission from her to Gen. Prim. But strange to say, this plan may prove unsuo cesslni through the firmness, or, as some say tbe obstinacy of Quote Isabella, who pos itively refuses to abdicate her throne, even in favor of her son. Queen Christina, finding all her persuasions on that snbject of no avail with her daughter, left the Pavilion de Rohan in dis gust ana has retired to Marseilles. Senor Beltran de Lis. formerly In the Ministry and much es teemed by the ex-Qaeeu, made a journey to Paris for the same purpose and with a similar result Tbe Queen’s answer Is the same—she will not "abdicate the throne of her fathers." If she persists in this resolution it is probable that the union liberal party will compromise with Montpensler, who, avaricious as he is, advanced immense sums to help on the revolution, and that he wllj be the candidate proposed by them If so It is generally believed that a civil war wili be the consequence. Another Version of the Firing on the American Flag at haias;a-Prorress of the Mexican Conspiracy -napo leon’s Course Against the Madrid Loan and Its Effect. Madrid, Jan. 27, 1869. —The Igucddad , Repub lican paper, came out the other night and gave a true, statement of the firing on the American flag at Mhlaga during the recent lamentable occu> rences there. It quoted General De Rodas’ re port, in which the blame Is placed on the volun teers. who paid with their lives the insult offered the flog ol the UDited States. It then Btates that it was the soldiers, and not the people, who offered the insnlt, and that the troops were en tirely at fault lu the matter. It calls upon the Government to state the facts of the matter. Of course the Government will do nothing of that kind. General Pavla, the heroic commander who led tho gallant charge of the troops on the two poor nationals who were escorting the American flag down, and more substantially aiding the party by carrying the baggage, and who so splendidly pnt to flight two and killed one, thus avenging the Stars and Stripes fired on by his own troops,has made no further report; nor have we any more mention of the heroism displayed since the truth has come out. It Is a little strange, however, that Mr. John P. Hale, United States Minister here, has not made some investigation of the affair. He knows perfectly well that it is reported on the authority of officers of the United Slatesgun-boatSwatara, that Ihe troops, and net the people, fired upon our flag while in charge ol a commissioned officer,' and imperiled tho lives of women and children. Ho knows, or ought to know that an insalt to a flag from the officers or men of a government is quite a different and more serious affair than wonld be such an act on the part of a mob. One represents the .gov ernment and the law; tho other is an irresponsi ble mob. But Mr. Halo rests quite satisfied with the explanation of General Serrano, who apolo gizes for the acts of a mob, and not for the out rage committed by his soldiers. Mr. Hale says be has received no official report from the Vice Consul at Malaga of the affair, nor does he ap pear to have made any effort to obtain it. Ho ia quite satisfied to allow things to remain as they are, as it will save annoyance and trouble. I trust that the government at home will not re main silent concerning an outrage to our flag that has no palliation or excuse whatever. The provisional government should apologlzo for the outrage committed by Its troops, and our gov ernment should not rest satisfled with the false statements and the oxenses based upon those statements, which Mr. Hale seems to consider sufficient. The truth Is the legation here lacks force and vigor. The chief is unable, through bad health and other causes, to properly porform his duties, and the Secretary, Mr. Perry, is too busily engaged in canal contracts, telegraph enterprises and gnn contracts with tho govern ment, or Intriguing against Mr. Halo, to bo longer of servico to the United States Govern ment. EUROPEAN AFFAIRS AJLllernry Quarrel In France. The Paris correspondent of the //eraU writes. In the literary world we have the prosecution of the Naine Jaunt (yellow dwarf) for systematic attacks on the administration of M, Hauemann, nrd a letter from Victor Hugo, in which ho de nies that he proposed to become the editor of a new opposition paper. His letter is as follows, addressed to Mr. Alfred Strven: I hayd, as yon know, pledged myself never to co-operate with any French political paper until American, or at least English liberty prevails in France. The word ‘Emperor” excludes me, as the fact .“empire” exiles me. A cordial shake- Victor Hugo. This word exile reminds mo of a passage In Macaulay which I will quote, as, notwithstand ing all my veneration for Victor Hngo, I think applicable to his present situation : A man driven Into banishment generally se es the society whloh he has quitted through a lalse medium. Every object is distorted and discol ored by his longings, regrets and resontments. He cannot be convinced that his country does not pine for him as he pines for his country. The lapse of time, which cools the ardor of his friends, iQUames his, and this delusion becomes almost madness when many exiles, who suffer in the same cause, herd together on a foreign shore. The letter as above has not caused much sym pathy. Victor Hngo is free to come back if he wishef, and it Is thought this talented man could better eerve his cause by returning than by burst ing ont periodically with bitter reflections. Patriotism is too noble a feeling to be thwarted by a proud and stubborn resolve. Stoicism on the spot is required of him by his well-wishers, for an exile la apt to let his time get ahead oi him. SPAIN. PHILADELPHIA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1869. The vigilant legation is not yet aware of the operations of General Toboado against 1 Mexico. Of course, it does not represent the republic of Mexico; but as the United States has before this t-fcown considerable interest In the welfare of oar neighbor,especially that it should not be overrun by foreign troops, it might be well to watch proceedings that have the same object in view Na poleon started out with when he senthla corps to Mexico. This conspiracy is still going on, receiving its funds and advice from Paris. Napo leon Is unquestionably an ardent supporter of the scheme, and the provisional government ot Spain la aiding It too. The Count de Girgentl is the avowed candidate for the throne in caso Juarez Is overthrown, and ex-Queen Isabella Is ad vancing funds. The Mexican General Toboado Is meeting with continued success here in his recruiting eervlces. He offers two hundred dollars for expenses, throe months’ ad vanced pay-antMwo grades In tho line of promotion. A large number of officers have ulreadv been secured, General Prim having Issued a circular granting two years’ leave of absence to any officer who chooses to travel abroad or en gage in foreign service, and assuring them that ihey will retain their places in the line of promo tion while absent. I understand that General To boado has secured all tbe artillery and engineer officers that ho needs, and he is now engaged in recruiting officers from the cavalry and infantry, which is not difficult. One report that I have la to the effect that seve ral hundred officers and men, too, as the latter are being enlisted, will sail tn the latter part of tha month or early next, from Algeclras, near Gibraltar, where the three sailing vessels that are to take tho expedition to Mexico will rendez vous. One of the vessels flies the Chilean flag, and is commanded by a Captain Angler. Of the other vessels I know nothing as yet. General Santa Anna is mixed np in the conspiracy, which seems to have extensive ramifications. Mtore concerning It will doubtless be developed In a few days. The bad faith of the provisional government in the matter, when it is so anxious to see the United States preserve neutrality in the Cuban question, is really astonishing, but it cannot surprise any one who thinks. General rrim is about to promote the Generals who be haved so gallantly at Cadiz and Malaga. He is strengthening blmsell In every way with the army, In view of future contingencies, as it is Dot improbable that he will become Regent of Spain.— Herald. KOIUIi. rite Papal Exchequer -Origin of the Annual spanlih Donation—Address to the ex iting of Naples. Rohe, Jon. 19, 1869.—The most important oc currence In Rome since my last letter, especially for his Holiness's exchequer, has been the arrival of a despatch from the Papal Nuncio at Madrid, Monslgneur Franchi, announcing that the Spanish provisional government has decided to continue paying the annual tribute of 818,000 t ( >minally for the Basilica el Bt.Peter,as customary with preceding governments in Spain. Theorigln of this tribute was a payment in'the middle ages oy Spanish sovereigns for exemption from serv ing in the Crnsades,and for certain dispensations from the rigors of Lenten fasts. In the first ex hilaration of revolutionary triumph the new gov ernment lopped off this antiquated item front the Spanish budget; but now, finding it more pru dent in election time to keep friends with the priests, it has determined not only to resume the annnal tribnte, bnt also to pay ihe six months’ arrears which have remained due siDce the dtcheance of Qneen Isabella IL This fact, coupled with the cordial reception of the new Spanish ambassador bv the Pope at the Vat ican, demonstrates thßt bis Holiness will not break off relations with the Spanish government, although a revolutionary one, so long as it con unnes to pay punctually, and Qneen Isabella will have to plead her divine right in vain. It is customary for the ex-King of Naples to re ceive occasional addresses and petitions from the most zealous Bonrbonic partisans among bis quondam subjects. His Majesty’s birthday, on Saturday, the 16lh Inst., afforded an opportunity lor one of these demonstrations, which came in ihe form of a loyal address signed by 11,956 Paler mitans, to act os a kind of contradiction to the official accounts of the enthusiastic reception which Prince Humbert met with on his recent visit to Palermo. This address alluded to a proximate glorious restoration of the Bourbonic liynasty with rather more certainty than appears jnstifiable by the present prospects of the royal bouse in other parts of Europe, as well as in tbe kingdom ot the Two Sicilies.— Correspondence Herald. rME IHTSXUBIOrS CUBtIV PARTY lIV Florida. (JaaccountabjleJQoTemeiiis-Are Ttiey Filibusters'? The Floridian has the following editorial spec ulations about a party ot Cubans who recently appeared and disappeared verv mysteriously in Jacksonyiile, Florida: FILIBUSTERS, What visitors were those here ? What are they going to do ? Where did they come from, and w huh or are they going? These are the questions which have been rife on the street for the post wttk. The occasion was the arrival, very suddenly and very quietly, of a large number of gentlemen, evidently of foreign extraction, foreign names lorclgn language and foreign manners. ’ They scattered themselves about town in a manner to attract the least attention, and were veiv reticent and very liberal. The day before their departure they paid their bills, leaving the landlords to suppose them about to take the cars in the evening. Contrary to ex pectation. bowever, they all remained nntll the next day, when the. Henry Burdon steamed up 10 Dibble’s wharl and took them all aboard, hav ing previously cleared for Nassau, and steamed away. Upon bearing of this we immediately disem bodied our devil and sent him in pursuit. Ho re turned this morning, just as we were going to press, with such information as induced us to suspend our issue until we could give his state ment to the public. He staled that he overtook the steamer just os she was crossing the Bar, and immediately mixed with the leaders of the expe dition, being himself, of course, invisible; and heard the whole of their plans discussed, but be ing an American devil, and their conversation in Spanish mostly, he could understand but little. The boat, he says, after standing out for “ “ w hours, made directly for the East of the Bahamas. In a few honrs more they were overhauled and joined by other steamers similarly ‘J'tjghtcd, to whom orders w„ere sent to leave the Bahamas at least ten leagues to westward, until ojinosite tho Crooked Island Passage, then to lake that passage and make with all despatch for Nuevitas, at which place they would receive further orders. He further states that there were twenty-seven large steamors, capable of carrying from 600 to 1,000 men. He remained in the Burden until she entered tho harbor of Nue vitas, in which were two armed steamers, that appeared to be friondlv to the expedition. Gen. Gonzales, who he inferred was to have led the exptdition, and to have met it at Nuevltas, had been arrested on his arrival at Havana, for which placo_ he started a week or ten days since, and was then incarcerated In More Castle. Not wish ing to risk on attack of yellow fever, to which he is peculiarly subject, our devil says he left the Burdon shortly after her arrival In tho harbor. Our impression is that the smell of brimstone in the powder to which he had been so accustomed, was not oa agreeable aa it might be. He says there waa something said about ‘'annexation,'' but to what he could not mako out.most likely to Alaska, tn order to secure a supply of ice. Of course wo do not guarantee this statement, but give it to tho public for what it Is worth. Tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad monopoly, says tho livening Star, adds $3OO per annum to the living expenses of Washington families whose incomes amount to $2,000. OUR WH OIiE COUNTRY. Some tmerenting Conjectures. v i?ri a ? 5! D ? t ° n correspondent of the New xorK Herald indulges in the following: talk,which pnr readers can accept os reliable, or not, os they please: J As the day of inauguration approaches the seal ?wvs^l»f c ?: Ee(l 5 8 J; 0 gradually wearing; away Irozn the lips of President Grant. Every day now some little remark or act of the coming man is noised about and made the basis of specula 7io" B aD< * designs of his adminls tration. lne significance of many of these aete °f coarse greatlv exaggerated, and no weight whatever should be attached, to them. Ab, tor instance, his social movements. Everybody he goes to see la-put down for a Cabl net posiiion or as having influence Cablnetward. " dines out with anybody or any oody dines with him, according to a certain class of quidnuncs and political speculators here, II Is lhe state of the nation Instead of things edi ble or drinkable that is the principal topic of dls cnseion, and some deep seheme of governmental polity is at the bottom of the movement. Nay, more, it has got to be so bad that Mrs. Grant her pelf cannot go out now without some political significance following in her steps; whether she sallies lortn to make a friendly visit or merely on i shopping expedition matters not. The politi cal wleeacres will after her and make her respon* fiblo for plotting and schemlngs that never en tered into her sensible cranium. MO MILITARY OR NAVAL MEN TO GET CABINET POSITIONS, Bot thongh thus Independent in hia dealings witn tho politicians, Gen. Grant is becoming quite free in conversations with his old friends. Thus yesterday he had a long interview with an old Connection acquaintance, a gentleman who was his touted and trusting friend before he had become the pet of fortune, and when, indeed, friends were scarce and needed. In his commu nion with this triend yesterday General Grant appears to have been more unreserved than usual. He spoke freely of bis views on public questions, and about his Cabinet, and without giving names, stated the kind of persons be should try to select. From this unfolding of bis views, which I get in such a way as to leave no doubt as to their reliability, it appears to be fixed tbatno purely military or naval man will be invited to a seat in the Cabinet He remarked on that point that he considered it would not be for the benefit of (he government, the army or the navy to appoint an armv or navy officer to a Cabinet position. He regarded snch selections as detrimental to the military and naval service and not beneficial to the civil branch of the government. “ I shall invite civilians to fill all the Cabinet positions,” said-Gen. Grant, “ and If my selections should not prove judicious in lhe first instance, I shall feel myself justified in cor recting the mistake by making a second or third selection if necessary." These are said to be almost literally his words, and bear out his utter ance to the Congressional committee that waited on him the other day. This wonld seem to set at rest the stories in circulation aB to the eertatn appointment of Porter and Schofield respectively to the direction of the War and Navy Depart ments. General Grant's relations with these two officers are of the most friendly character, but under this latest and perfectly reliable enuncia tion of Grant's intentions it seems settled that even those distinguished gentlemen cannot walk into the Cabinet, unless,lndeed, there is an under standing that they will resign their present posi tions with a view of accepting office under the eoming administration. On this peint Ido not profess to be advised,and therefore do not hazard an opinion. A FIRST CLASS MAN FOR STATE SECRETARY. For Secretary of Btate Grant intends to select a man of the most eminent ability. According to birdescription of the kind of man he desires tor the. post the Connection t gentleman believes there are not more than three men in the coun try who will come up to the mark, so that the material from which to pick is reduced down to a very small quantity. The Maine men hercpretend to have good as surance that Senator Fessenden is the man who is destined to be offered the foreign portfolio. The Massachusetts men as confidently state that Motley, Adams or Sumner will be honored with the appointment—so that it is really quite difficult to come to any conclusion as to who stands the best chance. EVIDENCES OF A COMING STORM. Thus his response to the Congressional com mittee that informed him of his election shows that in the matter of the selection of his consti tutional advisers he does not intend to be dictated to or embarrassed by any of the customary in fluences. He indicates plainly enough that he wants to be let alone on that subject; that he does not invite advice from any quarter, and that in fact he will regard volunteer contributions in that line as simply Impertinent. Of course he did cot say this so plainly as I put it; but it is un doubtedly what he meant, and what the leaders of the Repnblican party believe he in tended to convey. I sav they believe it, but they do not at all relish it. Some of them already say he is monntlng too high a horse, putting on too many airs, and treating with contempt the old and tried statesmen of the country. Is he any better, quoth they, than former Presidents, that he scorns to consult with Senators and Kepresen tauves, whose fidelity to the Union has been tried over and over again, whose wisdom has been acknowledged on all handß, and whose hoDeaty is above suspicion? The evidence of mortification and disaupoint rnent on the part of some of the old leaders, and ihe bulk of them at that, bodes a coming storm. Therein a rambling in the political elements that pietty certainly indicates a thundering timo ahead—a thundering that cannot remain pent np leng alter the 4th proximo. MIBBEPRESKNTATIONS. _ f “°_Wash!Dgton correspondent of the Now York Tribune says: I notice that some of the Copperhead news papers studiously attempt to misrepresent the position of General Grant, especially in regard 1? tb ui« °* ne * 5l d< * relations with prominent Republicans. General Grant does not avoid nor decline interviews with prominent gentlemen who wish to converse with him, on the Cabinet or any other subject. He receives all, seems anxious to be informed of various views, to weigh carefully all opinions advanced, and gives respect to those especially, whose position in the party which elected him, entitle them to consideration. It is well understood here teat his principal reason for withholding from ah, 6 *rom the gentlemen themselves, the names of those whom ho intends to iuvite to seats in bis Cabinet, Is that it is possible that in some of the many interviews he dally holds something may be said which might induce him to change his mind; and his silence will enable him *°- ** • without giving offence, or wounding natural susceptibilities, if he shouM announce the members of his Administration now, he would be compelled, even if he saw rea sons for a change, either to break a promise after it was given, or to retain a man in his Cabinet whom he was unwilling to bog there. So far from hie action being offensive—as the enemies of the (icnerai ana the Republican party would have ue be)ieve--lt is regarded here as coming from abso lute delicacy toward those most concerned. —Life, according to Herbert Spencer, is “the definite combination of definite composite heter ogenous changes, both simultaneous and succes sive, in correspondence with external co-exlst ©nce and senuenees!" Can Spencer be the Azoic man of the/Vrn? —The 50th anniversary of tuo ordination of Pope Pins IX.wiHoccur on the 10th of April next He f minor orders in 1818, the Subdeacon *teln 1818, the order of Deacon in 1819, of Priest ob the 10th of April, 1819. . .. Wearaph calls the exhibition of the Siamese twins a contempt of a 4 hat is reverent, oU that Is pitiful, all that la ordinarily human,' and calls upon the authorities to forbid it. GUESSES at grant. the isxoinus. TEc Proponed Darien Miip Canal—Eel ter from Mr. Seward* i 0F State, Washington, Feb. 10, 1869 —Frederick A. Conkling, Office of the Isthmus Canal Company, No. 170 Broadway, New xork — Dkak Sib: xoar note of the 15th Idbl. has been received. The treaty to which you refer has been signed and submitted to the Senate for approval. It is Impossible for me to comply with jenr request for the details of the treaty, for reasons which, although they may seem techni cal, are nevertheless absolute. Treaties are held and treated by the Benate of the United States In Executive session—that is to say, under obliga tions of secrecy. The Department of State is always expected to practice reserve in con formity with this rule of the Senate of the United States, for the reason that publicitv given to the treaty by the Department ef State would defeat the policy of secrecy which the Senate prescribes to itself. Under these circumstances, I can only say, in genera] terms, that the treaty does not materially differ, especially in financial matters, trora the projet of this Department. Should the treaty be approved and ratified, it will then re main for Congress to decide whether the canal shall be constructed by the United States Gov ernment directly, a course which is not supposed to be probable, or whether Congress will devolve the construction upon some citizen or £brpora- Uon to be created by Congress, or adopted from »i? Iffcklative action of some one of the Btates. All citizens and all possible corporations will of course be entitled to present their advice, claims and wishes to Congress. What seems to me not merely expedient, but Important now It, that the patriotic aid public spirited men who constitute the Isthmus Canal Company, as organized nnder the New York charter, and any other patriotic citizens who may take an Interest in the subject, should lend an effective support to the treaty while it remains under consideration in the Senate, with a view to secure its ratification. It la not snpposed that it would be expedient for me to visit New York personally with refer ence to the ease as it dow stands. I think, how ever, that my friends in New York City who are desirous to favor the enterprise might find it not unimportant to come to this city and confer with me here. Jndging from the general course of business, I have though t it quite likely that the treaty wonld bo taken Into conaiderntion before the adjourn ment of Congress, which Is so near at hand. But of this others are as well qualified to judge as I am. Thanking yon sincerely for yonr personal congratulations, I am, dear elr, your very obe dient servant, William H. Seward. AHBSEMBNTS. —An immense audience attended the Sentz- Haesler matinee at Musical Fund Hall, on Satur day, attracted, probably, by the announcement that two children would appear as performers. After the rather tiresome No. I Symphony of Beethoven, Master Willie Hess, a very small boy of about eight years, came out with a violin nearly as large as himself, and played David’s Le Petit Tambour. His execution was very remark able for so diminutive a child, and that is all that can be eald in praise of it There was, of course, not a particle of expression, and there were al most as many flat as perfect notes. But no other child could have done any better, and very few could have done as well. Little Miss Hess then sat down at the piano and played a duet with her brother. The young lady has probably seen ten winters,and her playing was just about two years better than that of her brother. Her execution was very good indeed, bat of coarse she has only mastered the mechanical part of the science yet. Infan (phenomena, as a rule, are bores. We are expected to wondor at them, not to enjoy their performances. Sometimes, however, we forget their present proficiency In reflecting what their past practice must have been. It required years of severe, perhaps cruel training lo educate theae two little Hesses up to their present skill; and thoughtful people listening to them, could not help thinking upon the cracked knuckles and the crying spells which must havo preceded this exhibition. The result does not compensate for the tronble of training them; for the hard work imposed upon their childish bouls and bod ies, and for the loss of that know-notbimMsm which is the delightful characteristic of cnlld bood. —Prof, Wm. Fischer annonnees apwformair of Mehui's oratorio “Joseph and his Brothers,” at Mnsical Fund Hall, on Friday evening next. A powerful chorus and an excellent orenestra will assist. —At the Arch on Saturday night the parlor comedy A Lemon in Lore was given, with Luke the Laborer as an afterpiece. 1 1 the first, if it be cot invidions to Belect whero oil were good we would particularize the acting oi Mrs. Thayer in the part of an old flirt, “Anaetusia Win ter berry." The perennial artiste threw the utmost conceiva ble fun and vivacity into her representation, and repeatedly convulsed the audience. There is no Leed of crossing the ocean to see the Dejazel, while we have an actress amongst us equally im mortal, equally cultivated, and inspired with a similar spirit of unquenchable youth. In the afterpiece Mr. Everly was admirable in the title rule. It is a drama of r-r-revenge of the olden school, with virtue usually in tears and In prison, providence turning up at the end of each act in lhe form of a sailor, and the villain, after a brief satisfaction, doomed to a porpeiual nemesis of broken heads and violent prostrations on the ■ cards through the rest of the piece, and an ex ceptionally hard death at half-past eleven. Mr. Everly, by the intensity of his acting, redeemed and almost created tho part. Craig guve a coun try bumpkin with that knowing slmplicit/ln which he is so irresistible. The Arch announces two good things for to night. A French adaptation, entitled A Victim of Circumstances —said to be a very jolly comedy —and Brougham’s first-rate burlesque Pocahontas. Mrs. Drew announces an original five-actcomedy entitled Women's Rule. The author Is said to be a Philadelphia lawyer. The name Is not given and every member of the bar, from Judge Shars wood down, rests under suspicion. Can It be the O'Va—? but no; for how then could Mrs. Drew’s company remember all the hard words? —The American announces a miscellaneous performance for to-night, with extraordinary feats by the Japs. —“An Arabian Night's Entertainment" is promleed at Concert Hall on the evening of Thursday, March 4th. —Fisk’s French opera company will begin a six night's engagement at tho Academy of Music on Monday evening next. Tiokots can be pro cured on and after to-morrow, at Boner’s, No. 1102 Chestnut street —The Galton comic opera company will appear at the Cbostnut, this evening, in the operetta Fanchette. Offenbach’s Robinson Crusoe is an nounced for the early future, and wo doubt not it will be admirably performed. It would be judi cious now lor the Gallons to devote themselves for a while to the production of a succession of new pieces. Nearly everybody has seen the old operas oneo or twice, and they can bo safely laid aside for a few weeks until thev are forgotten. The number of pretty lyrical dramas lu existence is very extensive, and there should be no diffi culty in selecting those which will uttraot the public. —The Barney Williamses have been doing an Immense business at the Walnut. This evening the programme Is attractive, and thore will, of couree, be anothor crowded house. The dramas Shandy Maguire , end In and Out of Place, will be given. There will be a concluding tableau, repre senting tho Immortal George Washington, sur rounded by goddesses of Liberty, and other voung ladles, who will sing the “Star Spanglod Banner” In a patriotic manner. Let every man who loves his country, and rcvorencos the memory of the Clndnnatus of the West, be present to join In the chorus. F. L. FETHERSTON. PaMisher. PRICE THREE CENTS. FACTS AND FAHCIES. Bf—Many citizens of NashyiUe.lt is said, are pity paring a grand reception for Andrew Johnson. lre fs 0D the Paris boulevards are dying? by the hundreds. ~ M . ißDeaota baa reduced the bounty on wolveo seventy per cent. - r 7™\ orleanB , hotcl has foi" a- table-waiter a peasant would be U “° betterwMtw than • It7br, meD « m P'°yed oil tho Sandy jears light ' fihip has n9X been on shorn for l 4 missed hto y he tt ai enlalinßnrgent In <WW»* „.7? Ic ? ca . 8 i 8 P rc ®ldent of a Newsvendi>ni r Be nevolent Association of London, The dismal dpties »f that function are to eat their" annual dinner and to make theman-aunualspeedn _ —After the acquittal of a man In Cincinnati. ihnt D w&, ODe °^, lh , e J nr ymen arose and suggested that the acquitted now be to- tha merciful consideration of the court.” w —A burglar in Bt. Joseph, Mo.,ntadea serious hiiww a £ e j W 1118:11 “K°- He caretully seoreted 2 nd woald havobeoaon tirely successful had he not fallen asleeir&nA awakened the people by h!s snoring. ■ -In the streets of Boston they drive theirveto cipedes so fast that, as the Sunday.- Timet says, e i e /y collision results In tho total disappearance eveHVjund 6 ” ° nd machineB- No fragments are wealthiest man in America is young Stevens, son of the late Edwin A. Stevens, who; ri h ao n nno e n^ a H he f fc mojority will be worth $160,000,000, by the advance of his estate in New Jersey. • —The Abbot of the Russian monastery of Jeru salem has lately .purchased the celebrated'old oat tree near Hebron, said to have been planted' during the lifetime of Abraham. A suitable Wall win henceforth protect it, and it will become; the object of pilgrimages. The failure of the Bank of Rome was recently prevented by the timely intervention of Prince Alexander Torlonla, who by his effective asalat ance and eound advice, avoided a calamity that would have been disastrous to the general Interests of the Pontifical government and' its subjects. —A Democratic member of a lecture com mittee at Saratoga made a ludicrous blunder re cently by inviting the Rev. Petroleum V. Nasby to deliver a discourse. He was quite astonished when tho evening came, but had enough-good' nature to join the laugh and shake hands with Mr. Locke. —- _ _^l h 7 q ?. esli ? n whetller the new city on the Pacific Railroad at the point nearest to Salt Like la to be “Gentile -1 or “Saint” promises to boun n teresting one in U tah. The Mormons hold the land, and have the power, apparently in their own hands. The Railroad Company itself, how ever, possesses strong influence, and the Genuiaa appeal to them. —The manager of the Paris Hippodrome re cently sent an agent to Southern Russia for tho Durpoae of engaging a number of the Cossacks ot the Don to give equestrian performances at' the- Hippodrome. The agent had been quite success mi, but tho Russian government interfered an* peremptorily ordered tho Cossacks to stay at home. ' —Here is an extract from the old Massachusetts Colony Records, showing that breach of promise used to bo less costly than it now is. In the General Court, at Boston, April 1, 1033, it was ‘ordered, that Jovco Bradwick shall give unto Alexander Becke, the sum of twenty shillings for promising him marriage without her friends’con sent, and now refusing to perform the same.” —Walt Whitman, says the Springfield Itepubli can,never carried his eccentricities of appearance to greater length than at present. He wanders up and down the avenue In Washington every day His hair, to whieh the old phot gives free scope’ falls below his shoulders, and his head is cTbwned by an immense, weather-stained hat, broad brimmed as a Quaker’s, and “skewed” oil out of shupe. —A woman in very reduced circumstances was recently admitted to the Fonghkeepsie alms honse. Shortly after a male vagrant was also taken in, who manifested such an attachment fop the woman that his affection was reciprocated, and on elopement planned and carried out. It now appears that the woman had fallen heir to- some $BO,OOO, and that her romantic snitou had learned of It, procured a commitment to the almshouse, and won the prize. —Prince Solms, the Prussian Minister at the Paris Conlerence, quoted a sentence from the London Cosmopolitan newspaper as coming from' a speech delivered by Gen. Grant, urging peace. Tbe error occurred in consequence of the Metro politan quoting the General's words, “Lot us bavea peace,” atitho commencement of its com ments upon peace. The Prince confounding the quotation with lhe remarks, supposlng.all to be froin Gen. Grant. Tho mistake produced a sen sation in the Conference. —Some years since a wUd goose was shot- in> Washington Territory, and a few grains of wheat were taken from his craw. Being verv largo and full, they were preserved and planted? The yield was found to bo so great as to lead to-its propagation, until this variety, which Is known In the Territory as tho “Goose Wheat,” has be come a standard one in that section of the coun try. Samples of this wheat were recently sent to the Agricultural Department at Washington. Upon examining the samples at the Museum* of which there are some 2,000 varieties, tho same wheat was found, being one of the samples sent from tho Paris Exposition, and grown in-Cuenea. in Spain. . —Apropos of Washington’s birth-day, the fol lowing, from an old paper, may be interesting: “ Washington's mother's name, when she was a eirl, was Mary Ball. She was born la the latter part of tho year 1706. She was married toWash lngton’s father (then a widower) on tho 6th of March, 1730. Her husband died on tho 12th of April, 1743, at tho ago of 49 years. George Washington was then in his twelfth year.. Mrs. Washington (the mother of George) was a womaa of great good sense, of deUcate conscientious ness, of unyielding firmness, and of Inflexible pertinacity In whatever ehe believed to bo the right course. Her husband had such faith In her, he directed that the proceeds of aU the property of her chUdren should be at her disposal tilt they should respectively come of age. The inoidon name of Washington’s wjfe was Martha Dantf rldgd. She was born in May," 1732, and was only Bbout three months younger than her Illustrious husband.” —Wales having struck work for ahlghersaßwy; and being now Junketing with hls wife in Egypt, pursued by Cook’s tourists and a small army of correspondents of London papers. It looks os if hls royal mamma had determined to show that she can dispense with him, and carry on tho business in tho old orthodox manner—in which hope West End tradesfolks are preparing to bo delighted. Young Arthur, too, has,no to speaks levees in March, at St. James's Paface;* apropos of which young gentleman I was told a curious circumstanco by a knowing man about town, who professed to havo personal knowledge about it. The Prince, then, is not only eo pro digiously interested in all that haphhns to him as to obtain photographs, engravings, lithographs or sketches of every locality ho visits, EugUah or Continental, public or private, for preservation in a huge album, but also poisesaes a similar volume filled with Innumerable portraits of him self, from his eurilestbabyhood-upwards— -Them are hundreds of photographs, in all sorts of coa tumes—some to character, as Henry VIU, Charles 11, &c., and at least one in the attire of Adam before the Fall—only os the subject is represented as leaning over htsbalh.'you only see the upper half of him, so conventional notiousof propriety ate not outraged.— London Letter,
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