.: { r• ~ G."~ ~it:a:". . i I:1.:i .:si,,, ~ .. ~i.r ON' • PEACOCK.. Eflitor. V t LUNE XXIII-NO ."228 . ~r, ARTII 'etbaiT dokrAivirs 'cox- MODF.H iinitokraraino for flied 'eleifets: IT.NOVPJUd COA, 613 rdarketit. • , dealtu It a3Oti VNrDDINI% I:NVITA,TIONS' ' ' _grated in the nowede and best manner.' ' LOUIS KA. dtatinner lgnsraver. Ohestnut ~ ~ • ,-, • ' ', otsp.. . •, . - DENlfEltfl.—On the 2d lust., Sarah Woman, young. rost• i . :411)1111of George W.:and Amite M. Denture: • jk , T y H tlE .l. lt i t t f b iO er D w . o -4) o e i t u li t e i l e s' i t n li ti lsta yea ut r , w of g h a in it o r g lc e. faVor : est", , Die itdatives and male friends are Invited to,attend •kthe funeral: frent his late residence, Tulpeltocken street. 4', ,,,, ':AGennentotru,,on , 'Wederirelay; the titlf filet.. tit 2 o'clock.' ,i • P. M. To proceed to Laurel 11111. Carriages will he in ~.. - waiting at the Germantown Depot, upon the arrival of she I and 2 1'. M, tralna from the city. ~ EliElt3lAlf .—ln Latressier, Januar) , 2 di Pearg 6 U. }Mermen, In the 52d year of hie 2go. . MILLEItr-G o n January 1,4,1070, Mary, wife of V. Ililler. - n _ The relativesand friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral, from tha resid-nce of- her husband, art North Thirteenth surest, ou We 4 PeoltuY mond rF, sth lusts t, at t 0 , ' :dock. SLALGHTER..—In Lane/toter. January' 2d, John Slaughter. ageo SO years, 7 months and 2 days—an old defender of the war of ISM • , . '. TA C ART : —tiuddenly. mi the tnern ingot the 34 inst., 'Walter, only OH of .Elwin R. and Elisabeth A:Tag gart, In the twelfth year of his age.. . . . • Funeral to Mite place from the residence of hie pa rents, 1700 Alcit. street, on Wednesday afternoon. Stlt inst., at 2 'O'clock. 'Tile relatives and friends of the family are riamectfully 'invited to attend. - V. LA Vliii.—On the 2d Inst., Margaretta Lm, wife of Vu illifilet V.,Weever. The funeral sery kris will take place on Wednesday morning. stlt inkL, at 11 o'clock, at the residence of her brother.iti.law. Thom. E. Ashmead. letri Pine strati,. WILLIAM.--A Little Ilack L: Atkansas t ou the 27th Tat., Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel whoniaa 0, Williams, of the 19th U. P. Tufintfr. - 'His male friends sod those of , the ,family . are respect fully invited to attend his funeral. froMlhe office Of Wco. 11. 'Moore, No, ,505 Arch eireet. above Ififtlt,on Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock- To proceed to Law e itel JIM.' ,., . , , .., •,:t " OfirlfliEftNfAN 140CIETY,— , THE ItElidgititg , Gy this' Psadety *re !requested to , meet at tantb sad Green streets. en WY,DNEtiIidLY AVTEHNOON,Sth inst..'to proceed 111' the 2 P. H, train to Gerinantown, to attend the funeral of their late fellow member, A .1. CA.TUSII - WitOD, F . ,ii. _, L _.,_ .....,_ , It lA. 8 It" ~. , Ptllbir Pins ~_ __, ecretary pro tem, •;iij f4u.VIN - VCO:lfia.o.K --Prick, et 76; Zia broid mid; fif B : s l - Mii,irWM l " l " 4ll 4 4 •;s l3 • 4 ol l o* - .. at el, 32 Is cn' BtI4SON & blonrarna Goods dad' at§ , ' •, • • • • -N0.916 Ma stout Writ, • Oi 7 i;M:9)CMOTtAIItTAMISR,OR , ItREA , U ALPA , ON:4-Qtmertctived.onkcatie of :Mohair Ta. . 311. : 14 1c:Z um il re "' Y4l4ll9ll4"4ll;69strbsoitnntt°o„Lt : , , J.-AN-VARY '',l; v, A kiksp z u rn a l. , -9QtWycw , :to . prepare Oilifgra'a(ielfig ' ~'~. ~,1,~7,t'4d. ::z‘,_* . .'.. ) xtOtk•:„ W • •' E 11, The low priwi at which we have • ' ' s ' • beOrt telling:f o :weeksr t 1 fit still , pre,vaii . until our whiter stork if) all cleared out and we are ready for our Sining Importations Joust *ArtAmiiiit* Fine t Clothing Establishment, 818 & 820 Chestnut St. Utirs is the rinest Beady-lrade Clothing . Ainerica .fnefinperior in every way to all ether'Reaily- Made Clothing and equal to .the best Custom Wqrk , pc most merits ; but in e (wag out our. pi"- sent stOck *e'kith* 3La cheap , as any .house either on Market• or Chestnut streets WANAMA*E R, Finial -Clothing Establishment, 8 820 .Chestnut St. Clothing and Gents' , , • do*tv, and 1:1, be bought now at 'Mg Goods are all marked prices winch would justify any one in laying in a stock for future use 0 49,11 N WANAMAILER, Best Clothing Establishment • 818-& 82 Chestnut St. " THESOOIETY FOR SUPPLYING 8 : 0 1. THE roQp. 50ur,"338 Oriscom street, appeal to the public for the usual annual aid by which ',they are euabled to carry on their operations. In addi tion to a daily delivery of Soup, Corn Meal and Bread are distributed, each, twice weekly, visitor is em- T , " aployed to examine into the fitness of each applicant to • receive aid. The Socisq,luut ~ ...IJuxers.mitthlarple•ntilittorized lo — recwris ' Undo - for The treasury. Jo 8. B. Lir, Yreeldent, 111 Walnut street. • WM. EVA 8, Treasurer,ol3 Market etreet. ;JAS. T. SHINN H. W. cor. Br.eadaatt Spruce streets. BERN.'dir Walnut street; verlt w00rp,534 iliSecond street. . K. ww.ELER, 2026 Cheethut street. ide2l-12trp§ . —•--- --' --- TEMPLE OF WONDERS, • ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS. TENTH andIIFIESTNUT streets. ,A1917G8 BLITZ, assistedby THEODORE-BLITZ, Will give a_z GRAND • 'ENTERTAINMENT in the . Xi - ARGE HALL, on WEDNESDAY ANTERNOON, Ith Spat.,.lat-,.trOd - tr - ther E VENINO, at -7)(r &clock for the ' Leman of 4 Second Unive_rsalist Sunday fibbed): :On thie occasion SIGNOR BLITZ will present all the new tnys ,teries brought from Europe, and a grand eutertaininent ruay.be expected. , , Iti4 2trp§ -M IT , T UA L , FIRE INSURANCE pr.. 7 COMPANY OF P l l ll .l .b 3 l s3 oVgi i :l S t'it )4, lila. I The Annual Eleotion for Directors will be held at .t he ' 4effice of the Company, No. 701 Arch street, on , 8E00211) SAY (Monday), 10th Inst., between the hours of 02 and o'clock. , T. ELLWOOD °HANNAN, ja4,4t". Secretary. t ‘ t• A QUARTER Y. MEETING, OF the Woman'm Branch of the Society for . Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals will be held at there6:lll4'Mo. 3320 Chestnut street, WEDN WRAY, January Wi t •iit 12 o'clock X. All who are intereatedin the cause are in •vited to attend. • • E. MORRIS, Jai 2t rp* ' ' Recording Secretary. irWEEK OP PRAYER r AIWII STREET M. E. 0111.111C11.=—Bervices at 7%P. M. 11 OR 4/VENING of this weeit f , adtcept , „Eatarday, - Ititrangere invited. Beats free. ja3-6trp* „t* 1109 GIELAITTS spz.r. 4 .47. 4109 AND 4 ,, ItiIinSIED..I3A.TIIS, Deitutriente ' flir.ladles. • Malls open from A. DI. to 9P. /1.• $U WARD HOSPITAL, 1 , 11)8. 7 - 4748 a* MD 'Lombard street Dispousark ThipartmMit. ' . odlata trootmout and medicitioN ratified gratuitously pror. cuff . • i„ i ;1 41 'i t • 1, ; ' ' ,r'( ' ; • I tt - ,; I t 't ' f)or; ^. 1)IVIIIEND NOTICES. ...... ANCE COMPAN.Y - 01 , TIIE COUNTY ON' PIIII.ADEL.PIiIA • . 7 - • The.lllriettorfr have this day declared' a diviCni ofi Marge Per Cent„ Davit& fel the *tookholders or their legal representatives on and after the Ilth Jost.. • • _ A JO ti-ral meeting of the Stockholder,' be held on .111014 PAY, the 17th inst. at 12 o'clock, nonn,•at the'onide of. the Company, .No," 110 South Itourth, street. for the ,parpose of elect logien Directors for the mantilla rear. ja4 tn 'BENJ., F. INJECK Y, Harketary. ' Us Tll4 BANK "NQRTEE ANSE . Putt ADVI mita 3.1869. lrhtt , Direotorit this - day declared aMt blend of Ten Per Coat; for the last six Months,Mtse from United States and State taxi payable on and after the bth inst. ja.4.otk . JOIIN .11- WATT, Cashier. OFFICE .AINTILRACITIII Ifr.D' ANC , C 0 31 AN Y. • , . • PIIILADELTTIA,.Tan: 3. 1810.. • Beard of Directors ' have TR S DAY declared a •Divilmad ef.Twelve Per Cent.on thecepitel stock pad payablo on demand, free of tstace,_ • , • . .jag Ott • . • W 31.111., SKITS, Secretary. THE GIRARD LIFE INSURANCE, 4.'NNurrY AND TRUST COMPANY OF ; PILAU WELPDIA, .N0.•408 CTIESTIWT . STREET. ' , December 31,1869. The Com pony-fres this day &clawed a disidead of row per cent.. and Ad extra dividend of Five per,cont.,ott the enpital stock. pnyrible to the SWlF.lioldert, Glint, of, the State mid United State ff taxes, on detrain& in/ Strp* IFU.Y.JAbBEA; Actuniy. . • COIt RES i!l)NlitiC A DAY AT NICE. .(Correspondence otitis Phandetoms Braider cultettn J NICE, Dec. 15,1849.—"Etorybody goes to Niee in winter," was the stigge l ptive remark of , a friend whom we encotudered on one of our many aimless trips: After that there was, no 'help for it ; to Nice wqmtnit go. One might as well stay at .home* to go where every body else goesi. We also confess that there were certain , other reamer:el. which we Have a delicacy in nainizt' g that compelled us to !W. 4afist,reasons every one' will dbiceverfor himself - I Suppose ifw triad ,CAarried and his Wife wants to, go to :tiic s, ' lm rrAf be said to be-compelled to go. Or, if nab hat an .in valid aunt of vast who is ordered to Nice by a discriminating' phySician, that man is OW eompelial, by his natural solicitfide for his aunt's, welfare, to go .to Mee. Mee. Or a man may be sent for by a :tierVou.s client; or to look after a yOUngrelative going to the bad" atthe charmingaetreat i of Monaco; or a thousand other things May compel a'man to go to Nice—or sinywhereise. Any person anxious tn:diiinoV , 4l. Khe preetse•Wson why toe went to Nice, Insides , the.-general one fur nishetkimparfrigmtabove,MVpelect. the one that pleases hint fyotn,tN. others, which we have natneo, om,llA.y:frawit a.n...layp t 9thesis to suit eivnts,'Wee*ene to Nice. " Everybody ;MI id Niceict wlatec,"jast as • everybody 'goes' . ter New,POrt' or Aaratoga, or Cape blay in Hummer io Thia willindicate ono characteristic of thotpwn. • It is ( a resoytefor that large iloatiag•gipsy tribe o - hich 'springs from wealth an!seeks out the fairest spots on ,whichto . pitch its tent's. Hence its numerous hotels; peasiona, easimrs; its walks and drives, its gay shops, its adventurers,male and -female, and all the appliances of 'wealth and *Of tlfese folio* in the train - Of f6r tune's favored 010113,1L4 the eagles gatheovrhere the carcass is. ' ' - Of all fair spots, perhaps none is fairer than thonpuntaira-protecteil m* in Which Site is situated. In front is the blue Mediterranean,, open towards the south, to the distant horizon, while toivards the east thtl broken coast tends away to the Gulf of Ville Franche, two miles distant. With an immense sweep to the west the coast line projects far out to sea till 'lt is hard to distinguish between tlie sea, and the sky and the equally blue land. In front of the city the, laughing waters receive the euphonious and aPpropriate name of the Ba i a of Angels,whichlaumucs gently apon the'ear, telling tales of tar days gone by,when Tyrian, Phocean, Carthageniau or Boman keels rip pled its waves, and the red blood flowed in streams; and 'unnumbered herbes found in them the path to Hades. Now the pleasure boats skim lightly over its surface, and busy little steamers, Cattle,' and ,go upon its bosom, hardly heeded 1.) - y the lazy idlers who lounge or drive up anti down on the Promenades Alights. ~ • Back of the city, and inclosing it in like an amphitheatre, are the Maritime Alps. Three concentric arcs of hills, the more- distant be ring the'higher, protect Nice from the cold winds and keep the - flowers in , perpetual bloom and the trees ever green with leaves. Willie we can see from our windows the mountain-tops covered with snow, we can also see on, the ,street below us ladies and gentlemen, walkingnr riding, carrying Para ;gobtand umbrellas to protect them from the heat of the sun ; and •this in the middle of December. The orange trees are loaded with fruit and thehomely pea is now in blossom. Janus seems to, have gotten termed around suddenly awl to have next year's face looking on the present.' This mild climate, in the midst of a' region suffering generally from %rite vigorous cold, inakea Nice the resort of tho s e ,favored sons of fortune , at whose existence , we hinted. above. But as , the rose and the thorn are formed in social proximity, as good and evil ,are ,are inextriaahly_ mingled,' so pleasure and pain, joy and norrow-,-the most, opposite and apparently incompatihle'ariotives—driie men to the aarne i tesort. The genial elitnate which drawn thrpleasiure.seeker draws also the Ixtittl"reirker The wealth which is possessed by ones class brings all the appliances and ministers of a luxury which makes life a per petual helfday, tvhiN:that Priesrlaaell hy others surrounds us with constant reminders of the uncertainty of health dud the shortness of life. Thegay throng that jokes 'and laughs under ' the paha ih likelrenough jarring the t iveillt nerves of,ap itivalid,who sits pear them to 7- eilve the grateful" sunshine. The dashitg phaMtertpaasesrand repaaseatheslowly-drairn_ carriage of the cripple or consumptive. Time - would fail to tell of the contrasts seen . in a' single hour, on a pleasant day at Nice, on the ; Promenade des Anglafs, the chief drive and walk of winter visitors. , • Nice may be said to consist el three towns!: First, the,Port, where, with , much difficulty, a small harbor has been formed by digging out the mouth and channel of a small stream, and then building Ireakivaters to. pro tect it from, the sea., One• of these breakwa-- tera rune along the ilfora, and the' other pro jecta out in,the form of a bow; lapping it, and leaving **arrow entrance. It is- needless 'to say that IVY epaii vessels cani,enter into aria harbor. The largri ships anchor in the Gulf of Tille-Fratiolmi almut two miles distant, where there is a Jame harbor ' protected oa three sides .1),V• ; vhillsi Garibaldi was born in the Port of Mee, and the people seem as proud of him, as though they were Italians. tA• few dingy , , old. buildings form the and that in which the liberator 'of qt* =NM eIIEIMEI first drew breath is tho;,first' object Pointed out to any traveler who liapperiS to stray into those almost unknown regious,. ; ' A high bill stands solitary and alouebetween the Port and the rest of Nice, It was folini, eraly. precipligis to the sea waves,. but now al, erirriage roafflEsa been cut, around enabling ' w ; a,gorts to „reach the,bieffness part "of the town by a muctr'sboVtetimtie than fofinerly, From 1 thiS hill a magnificent Tiew maybe had of the basin of Nice,; with all its. midubitiOna, aijd one inayreceive an. exact idea of the triple range of mountains which. Surrounds it ; and on l'elear` morning it is Said that the moun tainsi of Corsica appear as _a dark point' upon the vast horizon of the sea, These mountains we have net yet seen, ;IS we have a chronic objection to early rising. The history of this hill wwld fill a volume. It: may almilst be said tffhave given Nice existence, as it cer- ; .tainly has preserved it in, times past, on many occasions, from ruin. Nice, without this pro-- montory, called the Chateau, would be an im possibility. Jt is a natal% rampart, which 1 ; one man 'could 4.lefend against a thousand. it' defended Nice successively against the Lign- ' /inns, Lombards 'and Saracens. It has its cherished feats of heroism, as see the follow ing, On tbe rith of 1-512,Earbarossa, the ally of the French, at the beadof 174 ships.and 26' French galleyi, eritt4ed - the port of Ville .Franche, having on board-,241,060 soldier;.: `Niee, closely -besieged; daPittilated: But. neither the valor of the Freneb nor the Turk iHlt batteries on 3lcinthorott, a neighboring! height, could subdunthe fortress. One night the Turks attemptea ',to - surprise it, and had! nigh tiuceeeded-, *heti a woman, a' new ,loan,Of 'Are,,,named Catherine Segiarane, covered the attempt, tore, down the Turkish flag, gave the, alarm, and so: rescued the town; ' for' without. the Chateau Nice could not be I held., The Turks and French were obliged to raise the siege,, and'soon , a ,tre4ty of .peace' enabled the.-garrison to degeend ;froth its stronghold., , -; • • .After more than the ttSual vik,ssitude-s of: fortified plaCes, being alternatelythe defence and terror of the Nieois according as it 'was held 'hy friend or foo;the, Chateau. was ,con 7erted- into a chart:tang patine promenade in :183'4 and so remains tit - this 'day. • On the west of the Chateau stands the city, ; as tlistinat from the port. The wide bed of" the river . , or, .rather torrent, Paillon, separates ; the old city from the new. People now living ,teli of the time ,w,hen it 7 tvas 'looked upon as t • chimerical to prophesy an extension of Nice, across the riVer,, where are 'new the hotels, villas,'.' ph - arches, 7 / I rives and walks of the' 40,060 annual visitors, in search of pleasure or ; health; but the prophecy has been fulfilled, and still the axpansion continues. Although the land is held at fahulons price.% all that conies into market is eagerly bought up, and building goes on with inconceivable activity- It is hard to fix a limit to the growth of the city. In: advantages arc natural,and therefore permanent; and while there remain idlers and invalids, the elements of Nicene prosperity Will be found, Of late years, it is true that ca pricious Fashion has waved over this valley her enchanter's wand, and given a prodigious impulse 'to Nice. • The Einpress of Russia owns a beautiful villa, which she occupies during the winter, and oth'Pr notables of lesser rink fiaiily swalin. It is confidently stated that the Crown, princess of Prttssia at* the Empress Eugenie will be here this ftason ; also, that. His Majesty Napoleon having transferred a goodly portion of the weight of governmental responsibility to the deputies of the people,will have the time to come down to Nice to meet his augustniether, the Em peror of Russia, who, it is said, has Made+ a proposition to that effect. Whether all Of the great people expected will really come is doubtful; but one result of, the rninor:s - has been to frighten away many of the usual visitors of ordinary means, who, anticipating a large increase in the oast of living, have sought , other places for this 'winiet: The opening of the Snez Canal drew away many ;persons to Egypt and . the - East, who will not return till spring; and many others have been attracted to Rome by the Conned now assem bled there. ' Hence an unusual number of , vacant villas for rept and large hotels almost empty. NeVertheless,one meets aequaintanees at almost every denier, and you are certain to encounter "the last person you expected to see" any day that you choose to walk Or ride out to the public places. ,We lime said nothing of the mineral waters, whicalkre found in great variety, and are recommended for numberless complaints ; and nothing of the many interesing ruins. Mo naccNve propose to speak of at some' rutu're time. But the archmologist, the botatist, the geologist, and men interested in every branch of Science, will'find a large field for the exer cise of the activities that arestimulated almost , to excess by the air and climate of _Nice. Alleged niseevery of the Akeletea of a Giant In the Oii .Regpene. The Oil City Tiin'es' of Friday is responsible for the following : On Tuesday Morning last, •• while Mr.' , Wm. Thompson, assisted by Robert It. Smith; was engaged in making an excavation near the house of the former, abbot half a mile north of West Hickory, preparatory to erecting a der rick, they exhumed an enormous helinet i e iron s which was corroded with (inst. Further digging brought to light a sward which mea. Bared nine feet in length. Curiosity incited them to ) enlarge the holes and after, some little time thOy discovered the bimes of two enor mous feet. Following up the " lead " they had so unexpectedly struck, in a few hours time•tbey • had 'imeartitecb a well-peogerved skeleton of an enormous giant, belonging to a species of the human family which probably inbabited•thislind othei-parts 4 or tturrtorld that time of which the Bible tipeaks, when it says, "And there were some giants im those days." The heknet is said to be of the shape of those found among the ruins of Nineveh. The bones of the skeleton are remarkably. •white. Tho teeth are all in their places, and' all' f them are double, and of extraordinary size, These relics have been taken to Tionesta; where they are visited by largo numbers of people daily. • When his glantship ,was in the flesh, he must have stood eighteen feet in bis stockings,. These xemarkable • relics, will be forwarded to New York early next Week. The joints of the skeleton are now beitiggltied together. These' remains were found abobt twelve feet below the surface of a 'mound which bad been thrown up probably centuries ago, and which was not more than threefeet above the leVel of the ground .around it. Here is another nut for antiquarians to crook; • - . iA curious infithod of celebrating the tie= couebemeht of the' Princess Margaret Adopted in Naples. EV,Orything pawned t loss sure than lave frnneti was r9cleelued, d presented'to the original owner. ' , —The ciroulatign•of ' the ' Liintron it 4 ituls , half whatit'•Was'thr'Sn years' ago. • I'#,IVADStp:KOPASII., ~,y:::,,A4b!.V..-:tei.A,Y;:r:i.7!),-.;,.,, THE CARDIFF GIANT OUTDONE. OU t WHOI E COUNTRY: IfiG Or. TIO:0 ITALIAS OPERA ONABON. . , is the fashion to begin a season of Italian opern4ith .11 Trovatare. . It is a piece„ that gives "good 'Opportunities to soprano„ 'Con tralto, tenor and bar - ytone: So the "season" of 1870 " iriattguratbd"' 'last, evening at the Philadelphia Academy of •Mtibie; with II Tro vatore, the cast being as follows: "Leonora," Mme. Brio! ;'",Azheetla;" BriBBElizaLumleY "_Manrieq,"; Signer Le_ Frane,;)" Conte di Luna," Signor Reyna _ ; "Ferrel:le," Signor Barili. The "inauguration" of " the season" was quite a success; for the house, if not troWded,wm at least handsomely , filled, and the performance had enough merit to ex cite entlauslatonatifitnes. At other times there was`the reverse of enthusiasm ; for the com pany is net; in all respectsi first rate.' ' • Of the, opera ofjl, Trovatore one need say no more thati oat need say of the alphabet, for it is pretty nearly as well known to the musical public here, And of its. performance, in all .c-ntties, a few sentences suffice. The prima donna, Mine..Briol„has a - voice of no great poiver - or compass, hilt' of truly.sytima thetic quality. Its loss of freshness is com pensated for .by 'excellent 'management, espe cially in paiwages'sung in , inez.za• voce. : 'face is aggreable, - bitt wanting in the variety of expression that is essential to a dramatic singer. Butske moves ;well on the stage, and makes?' most effectige " use' 'of a hand some - pair of arms. In several 'of the' airs, particilarly, in the allegro of the cavatina in the first act, she ijroducsd a de cided effect.. Of the other lady,,MissLamle3r, it may, be sii4(ll that eke agreeable voice ; but last night she sang' flat to a de gree that was painful. Perhaps this was owing `to embarrassment, or want of familiar ity with the theatre. Signor Reyna, the bary lone, has , a light and thigh voice, of-rather metallic quality, which is not quite equal to the passionate nittsidOf the ‘k Centex di Luna." • Signor Barili, was quite good as "..Ferrando." The chief honors of the evening were carried oil by the ne7 tenor, Le Franc:, who, with a French namei--khas a voice of real Italian quality. -.of ,great compass,' aud, „manly anti 'vigorous- trent 'the highest,'" the lowest note. In the more boisterous passages, especially in the !eoneerted . ,piecesjit told with , splendidieffeef. :Tint it is capable„loo,7of eitinisite fendertiesi; and some of the piano passages of recitative were quite as wortlty-of applanse as the grand manner in whichhesang ntorte. This created a most extraordinary excitement for a Philadelphia opera audience, and the whole performance of Signor Le Franc was so fine as alMost to atone for the' deficiencies of the other artiks.- The chorus 'and' orchestra` Were both good: • This evening Crispin* will be prOduced,with Miss Kellogg and Signor Ronconi in the lead ing parts:,. To-morrow we, are to have Ros sini's most magnificent opera, Brilliant Tell, with Le Franc as " Armtld, 'in which part he has made a tremendous senSation iii tiew York. f • t • - —The new play Champagne ; or, Step by ,Ytep, 'by Miss Laura Keene arid 'Miss 'Afatilda Heron, attracted a very large audience at the Chestnut last night; and we hope sincerely this was only the first of a seriesof full houses. Certainly the fault will not be with the play if such a good result is not secured. Champagne is not by any meama, a brilliant drama, . hut it belong:, to a class !Mt has been very popular lately and it' Daly's realistic sensationalism attracts multitudes, e, do not know why the realistic placidity of .this-should not be equally successful., There seems to be a deniaad for dramatizations of the conlmon-place occur renices of modern every-day life, of the crimes which engage our police courts, • and of the ' events. Of the streets. Nobody cares any longer for heroes in velvet mantle and yellow tights, or for villains in slouched hats, with poniards in their grasp. Your hero of to-day must be a , broker, or dry goods dealer, or a horny handed mechanic; and his fair enslaver, in stead of sighing at him from a balcony, merely climbs down the water-spout and flies with him in a wretched parody of a horse-car; while the villain forges a check and is im prisoned, or else blows out his brains in con sequence ofjosses incurred by. reckless in dulgence in seven up. ' It was in response to this demand that the fair anthem wrote this play and we hope they will be rewarded be yond that' most Slill4lllllo eXpectations. It is somewhat surprising, hciwever, that two Such bright wits should not have done better with the material selected. The play seems ,- to be the result of an attempt to moderate the red-heat of violent sensa tionalism with the gentle temperature of the domestic drama, so that while we have some exciting incidents—a run upon a bank, wing ing up with a riot, for instance—we have also a great many , piettires of social and domestic life, some of which are satirical and wholly unnatural, while others are truthful. and tire , some. if one of the most soothing_of„Mrs. Southworth's novels should be dramatized by the author of A _Flash of Lightning, we suppose the consequence would be something like Champagne. It is the story ofayounginan,who, upon his wedding.day dunks for the first time, (0, singular young man ;) a glass of wine. The consequences which are to ensue are imme diately_apperent. • This youth acquires a taste for strong drink, and, forsaking champagne, comes at last to taking brandy unsweetened. Of course he goes to ruin, and from affluende and - respectability sinks to poverty and degra , dation, dragging his wife , with him. Of course he is saved at last, and returns to wealth; health: happiness and the Temperance . Society. This result is secured partl3r through the instrumentality' of his .aunt from the coimtry, one of the Sonthworth species of aunts,--one of those extremely -improbable Maiden aunts who browse around the land attired in singular garments,carrying bulkyina breilas and a bag, b tang addicted to oddraethods of slang, and pOSBCBBI73g large wealth which they,thspense „always at the crisis of the hero's fate. This aunt does the comic business in Chambagne, and so affords some relief to the sad side of the story. It not necessary to auestion her truth to nature. There are things in dramas ,of this kind at which we must *ink ; so we shall, not ask if real, banks are ,saved from ruin by maiden aunts rushing in with private coupons at the last moment; if a villain. can commit a forgery with such in genuity that, suspicion will fall upon the banker from whom lie receives the money.; if a man can get so drunk upon a tablespoonful, of champagne upon his wedding day_ that he 'will curvet Over the floor singing "Captain Jinks of -the Horse Ma rines;'' ,if another man possibly could get down on his knees before a woman, in 'the presence of "a' large - pomp:my, and swear his devotion, while the said company cheered him, • on-; if the samer• individualeould , make love to another man's wife in the very room where that other Wan was, and not hear from the other man:; these, and many other like absur dities, we submit to as clearly allowable in drama of this character.lf the test of severe and serious criticism sliouldhe applied to this play, and to others of the, same kind, they would go to pieces like a Chinese - puzzle. C'hizaipagne. has about it a very remarkable flavor of New York, and we incline tw the Apinior4hat it was written by Miss Heron origin for that market, but that Miss eerie bought it, brightened 'it up, (there are, in, itni aoe k some smart and apt things and some powerful situations, which aroworthy of the reviser), and produced, it as ajoint work, It is placed upon the stage very harithOinely, and it is acted by the company in an Uneiceptionable manner. Miss Keene, Mr. Oils;:ldies Danrena, Mr. Mordannt and Wallis carried oft the most houors, the two particularly, acquitting themselves handsomely., • • .f 4 NOT GITXIIIIC AT, WAIINUT. , . —The Walnut last ,: evening was fav ett mitlititr audience whose entliuslitarn was e I ao, tip' laiegnitude; to witness the niiii t mine, Not auilty,whiell was performed- or e 'ABINSWIMML, CH.CM.PAGNE"AT THE CHESTNUT 11.1.1 first time after montha of elaborate preparar tion, The piece achieved ,a Millard success ; and althofth it cannot be: classed among the peat works of oar„ dramatic :literature, it has many claims consetation' as ad, effective popular drama', kl a, and fairly "deserved all the 'applatuSe that it received: •Mr. Watts Phillips is an experienced playwright, and he milder stands quite as well as most, of his contem poraries the art of weaving an interesting plot and arrangingatartling climaxes.. Not Guilta:depends largely upon• the military element that forme a predominant feature,and upon - the' terrific combat' in the -third act,` winch certainly surpasses anything of the kind 'that we remember to have seen on the stage before, But its real claims.to favorable notice are based upon the fact that it tells an interesting story, and tells it well. The mull once is lot into just enough of the •mystery sr the plot, as' the drama advances, to keep the excitement alive to the last, and it is not tm •til the curtain is about to descend ;upon the finole, that everything is made clear, and the whole affair rounded off in the most mittisfat> tory manner. Where so much depeteds upon the spectator's being kept upon the qui move we would scarcely be doing our readers a ser vice by giving ah °Milne of the story, and it, is sufficient if we merely refer to the general 'etite of the piece. If not strictly original in all respects, sl ot Guilty 19 at least something out of the usual line, and it .presents a serial of picturesque scenes and exciting incidents, together with a number of excellent acting characters. The leading idea'or an innocent person charged with and convicted of a crime conimitted bv another, will suggest to many the drama of t Nary Warner; but as Not Was the first written, its author •is entitled -to whatever 'credit belongs to him who ,occupied tire • ground. Indeed,, it seems not unlikely, although the two pieces are entirely ditl*erent in style and, spirit, that Mary,Weriter was suggested by Not Guilty; and Watts Phillips has certainly made the' best nee of a good subject. ,The adventures of the lead ing character are said to be founded upon tact; and romantic and improbable as they seem, they are clearly within the bounds of possi- • bility. The incidents of the play shift from England to India and back again, and by making the great: Sepoy rebellion one of the means of bringing about the , complicatiOn of the plot, an opportunity is afforded ror a grand militaiy display, and a noisy battle scene, in' Which the 'muskets are fired. oft' with a -reckless .disregard of eonsequencew that ex.- ' Bites the audience to;the , highest pitch of•en thusiaata., , „ , , • The management have placed the draina on., the witb great cafe and ,goed taste, and 'the' scenery theoughtlut is more 'than corn- manly meritorious. A military band; a drirta corps, and a whole army of young females in -military garb, who go through. a variety of evolutions with much skill, are features , that .appeal strongly to the popular fancy. The acting is also very good,, indeed, most of the characters being exceedingly well , presented. ,` Mr. Walcot has . a double part •to . play, • and ' as ” Captain Willoughby" and " Silas Jarret," he diecrind- , mates in a truly artistic manner between, the high toned gentleman and the low vagabond. Mr. Morrison gives a spirited ;personation ~ of " liebert Arnold," and the two comic heroes of the.iece, "Jack Snipe" and "Joe Triggs," 'are tepresented in good style by Messrs. Faw cett and Bradshaw. 31r. Chapman as a tether unsavory personage by the name of 4 Polecat," gives one of the best bits or acting we have had from him for many a day, and the remain ing parts are all sustained in good style. Mr. Hassler has arrad some excelhut music for the drama, an ds overture entitled" Mil itary" in particular, was applauded with more than usual heartiness last evening, —Mrs. Drew and Mrs. Wallace will appear at the Arch, this evening, in Little Dorritt. A final performance of this play will be given to-morrow night. On Saturday night Mr. J. L. Cathcart will have his first benefit as bray lock,"anci as "Luke Fielding" in the Willow Copse. For a just interpretation of the latter pathetic character Mr. Cathcart is, we think, peculiarly fitted. , —At the American Theatre this evening a first-rate bill is 'offered, including ballet-- dancing, burlesque, farce, gymnastic feats, negro comicalities,and miscellaneous perform- antes. Mr. F. A. Gibbons, the famous acrobat, will appear nightly, in his perilous feats. —Messrs. Carncross Si Dixey offer a very at tractive 'entertainment at the Eleventh Street Opera House this evening, ineludiug . singing, • dancing, burlesque, and the pantomime The Old Wotn.an no lived in a Shoe. —At the Seventh Street Opera HO,llBO Messrs. Du prev. 8z Benedict announce &num ber of novelties in the way of burlesque and - Ethiopian delineations ; and besides these there will be, good vocal and instrumental music every evening, with .. the usual miscella neetus performance. • • -Signor' Blitz' and his son will give an ex hibition of their wonderful skill in art-tragic and ventriloqUismiat the Assembly Buildings, every afternoon and evening this week. —On Tuesday evening, at Concert Hall, Charles W. Brooke, Esq., will lecture upon' the subject "Irish Bards and Ballads." iktr.: Brooke is an eloquent , speaker, and he will not only treat his theme with ability,- but he will present his lecture in a most . agreeable manner. . =Pamela, daughter of the unforttinate Lord 'Edward Fitzgerald, the Irish patriot' of '9B; has just died in Ireland , at -an advanced 'age: Her mother, the more famous "Pamela, !I was the reputed daughter of Madame: de Geniis and the Duke of Orleans lEgalitt"3). Madame's denial of the story is not, credited. , Pamela' was the companion of the Duke's 'children ;• and her marriage with Lord Edward was one of intense affection, although, after his tragic death, she married a'Mr. Pitcairn; American Consul at HaitibUrg, bnt the parties were soon divorced, Her daughter, just deceased, was the widow of Sir Guy Campbell, and a lovely and accomplished woman. —At the Battle of the Wilderness, gay, 1861, John B. Smith, Fourth Maine Infantry, was struck by a,Minie ball directly over • the bridge of the nose. It went tearing through the hones of the face, , smashed ,the bony' case of the left ear at the base of the . brain, and lodged somewhere in the back. of .the: skull. He was picked up as; dead . , but partially re covered, and last week Dr. Sanger, of, Bangor, adviSed of the position of the intruder by the' Melling of the tisanes at the.liaolc. of the ear,' cut down throughthe Critical' region behind' the left ear and extracted a bullet imbedded in the bones of 'the skull, two' inches fromthe outer surface. Though retaining its conical shape, it had been strangely- battened and hacked hi its passage through the bone. —A South American traveler thus deseribm the favorite weapen of the prairie-ranger—the laso : " Thesueople of the Campos are seldom seen with tirWfms ; but they always carry a long.knife in Me Itirdle - , and a coiled Jaar at the saddle-bow. Sometimes, too, they are armed with a.laso having three leaded balls, or other heavy material attachVitto the main cord by three lesser thongs. One,tif theseballs they grasp in the hand and swing . the other two'a few nmes over the head to give them velocity and aim, and then sling them with such force and precision that they wrap 'around :the legs of any animal— they Nal) pursuing, iu such a manner as to hamper it, till they can come along skte. lir the Spanish South American 'countries men are freguently garroted in this manner, with a facility that would astonish the ehevaliers cl'industrie of ,our larger cities. In the — early ,days of.therPara payan war ' a company 'of Southern triad tans capthred one of the erietny'S , steamboats' ,with lasees! They concpaled ; themselves ill .the 'nano orthick bushe.i,ou .the hank of the river, where they Itnew that. the vessel must come cies° ;the shore, and when it, wa s within' 'their, teach, a party sof theta throw ropes around the. figure-head and everyavaihr; hie projection; while the others, with their lire-arms, drove the Paraguayans from making 'any resistance, till the lase i?arty: hauled th e n;ize. to land and the Braztlians poseu; ' sion of it." J r' El FETIIERffOg, Publislier -4 '7 „ I Pil) 'et eitIOFETHRKOENT.EL t hot. MTH By TELEC..4RAPTI, LATEST FROM WASE{MTON Returns from the Texas Eieetini Naval n - te I lig:Omeo Additional Cable Quotations From Washington: • 'l ", . WAIMINGTO.N, Jan. 4.—A. .despatolk.,4from General Reynolds, received by the President this morning, states that all but four countlet in Texas have beenleard from,itivingDatte 775 majority. ~ ' ' '• ,1 , ~; >t The following officere have been detacit,e4 from the V. S. steamer Albany and placed obl waiting orders: Captairea:D. Balch, front 00 command; Lientenant-CommandoFs,R4).4o - D. F. Day; George. W. Arthentiout ell G. P. -Wilde; MasterG. C. IttowrY; 'Bits' lit E. D.,F, H e ald;, Surgeon' dames lVf °Masi it Assistant Surgeons L. S. Pilolmr and AlFaxii Griffith ; Chief Enginciir J. W. ,Thoroptiiii; First: . As -.Engineer lit 1 . 1'.' Moßtremil ti i Second. Assistants j: • F: ;Watts and.,llarelso Spear, and Cadet Engineer Charles I'. ?Awl) . • A coloredi child 'having 'been adniittett h'l one of the'_public schools .yesterdayi. sire n white children were in ,consequence with drawn' by their parents. The •lirsr regular Meeting 'of 'the Cliblilet , since Congress took its recess was !helth - to; , day, all the members being present., t r, 4 .. . 7 thnalaiatao Ca Yie. af ` Lor.Dog, Jan. 4, 4.30 P. Mt— Coniols-closed at, 92/ for both money and aces:nit. Ariug : ican securities quiet and steadY. .Pivo• twentlea ,of ,1862, 871 ;. of 18645, lA - 11,2:4Q ;,f, of 1867,',86 i 1 ;1868, 85. 1 . Ten-forties 841. Illinois Cetitral, 10:#; (3reat , ' Ilivitairoor., Jan, 4, 4.20 P. M.--CottOtt Snit Uplandsll 1311 ; .Orieans t 11 iplif. day 12,000 bales,'includs 2,000 for expor,t speeralation. Spirits of etrolOitit; Is: 3d. LbNoobr, Jan. 4, M. Refined' iNairbo leilln 8111.als. 81d. Linseed. Oil £23,15. 28s. ;34.a2.581E1ti: 'Clovekseed Tallow 465. Calcutta Toinseed Ann., Sugar firm both on thespot aud afloat . Ont,t i to spot 395. Eda4os. ' Natter! In yl mthiffr.6l.lse. New ' cnntem House. 1 . 10 ') hi 1 ray - nhwisou'ri fitiwe Adeney. I WAfigni GTOII, dam 4 , ---finpervisoF;rxeskrdf Virginia, is in town today, and,he roporteiSa— i%orably'upon affairs in'that''State. ' says that the excess of collections foe the ehrithit year over thela,st „fiscal year mill anaomit.,te 'four million dollars. The apple-brancly„ tillation will grow to be' an important and fitable industry Land will be looked after tfiglii+ ously hereafter by revenue officers. , „ Collector. Casey, of Now' Orleans, 'is ',Cow here to submit a plan for the reorganization, of the Custom House in that city, Which templates the removal of all the emploYeliap pointed. by, the Johnson administration. - FIiANCISCO, Jan.4..—Thern hes been. no. general strike of the. Western. Union Tele graph operators in consequenee of atv,:illegol attempt to reduce salaries, as ..lias been 4:0-' ported. No reduction• of • salaries has • bOeft made, attempted or contemplated. • .Two' . opd raters were dismissed because ,tbeir..serviuqs. were no longer required, but no offer of re duced compensation has been made to theln. .'These dismissed .employiis appearto havelnis represented Unease at the east with, a vieyrto revenging their discharge. Their former 'as sociates hare do • not sympathize With • the& nor fear their movements; and.busiiiess iug forward promptly. as usual. • From New Irtfrk. • •It • ' fAr Basun ra News A sowNr.:l , . , . • Nnw Yolti January 4, 1870. Londtin• ady'ices saj , that 'the anti-rdpudiation reeolit tion in the ,Holise. of Representatives asa given an impetus to United State§ bonda, bigt has damaged consolidation. . , Belmont isjnot anxious to draw in 8f; brit quotes the market very }lull. ' • )1 The New Appointment. • E3pectal Deepateh to the Phllo.kieidne Hai!Mirk? BARBISBVAG, Jan. 4.—Ltne of tbe.sl.l4,llo.eft, of Adjutant-Cieneral RopeH i just appo4o4. will be to visit Philadelphia and tetirgalii`zt. the militia. • • ' • % • ' Ft ona Ctuchutati. CINCINNATI, Jan. 4.—Thero id no partfenlar bang in the telegritplr opetators' Strikis. Tile operators that are on ; ,the strike tard,l l / 1 Session and receiving despatches; from (TW tOrs at other points. The olliderS of the to graph company here have (xintidence in their ability to attend, to all the business. . A:meeting of the Bar was held thismOrp ing with reference, 'to the death • of- Getter . 1 499rulirtY • . . • . /...,!! t Bowron, Jan. Cup in airrktittidl at, the :railroad depot, last ilgAt,, as he, mas starting fox New York, on the ,chargq of Meta log watches and jewelry from • 'the various dealers. • • • • ‘‘. l - • A reduction o,f WagnS-,of the laborers employed in digging down, gort 144 led to indications of a riot yesterday afterilobn; hitt the excitement wag 'stipPressed by the pres ence, of, a strong police,feroe. , Fvenx Albany. If,eyr6 Agency.) " A LBANY,,IC. Y., 'Jan. 4,—The , Go remorse message recOminends the payment' of interest, on the State debt incurred before the war in coip The debt of Stete has been re4neett $4,000,000 durmg, the - year. •' - ' ' • • • ' .Hasson'a Now 4gencyj 110701 i, Jan. 4.—. The Legislature nieetti,lo - It is probable that the fallowing officers will be elected.: Harvey Jewell, SP•eaker of the House'; W. S:Robinson,`Cler of the House ;H. H. Coolidge, President of the Senate ; Gifford, Clerk of the . Soikate• • Tits Spanish Ortalboata. - NEW Yontr, Jan..°4.--The 'steamship. htout gomery, front , 'Savannah, raports passing,l4 miles south of Charleston, the fleet of Banish gunboats,,bouud south, . BoneALo, Jan. 4.—Lemmrd CroeksF,pro- Prietor tbe New York Central Railroad Cpttle Yards here, bas been lost in * snow storm, and is supposed to haveperiekitt --Edwin Adams Made about sl6,ooo,inp , , fotnia ' ~.,. —A Michigan paper - gives, theaollawing itemsillustrating the_mardage reintle*l44,9lo West: " A widow married a few mon , 44194 'Upon eight or ten, weelor trial $114"141:. ~,),, her husband'ho didn't ialt,"and'ho /+) 0 ecrnedly; as a - hired hand not longer Xore lately another . left , 'npon 'sivllli .'' cation from his better half, only.ho _ at the loss of a situation.; And, still, YtAtiiirettii '' eently, another said;he :Wertht- leatrisit4 wife would raise him seYlPil ' thl thereupon she mortgaged her oMilos y the money Fie had to sigithe ma her to make it valid. She then 'hal' the non and he left." ,s ;Ail 4 9.4 r " 'tft I ,A ° i D i r„ : - . E . 4:30. croloalud .!° irrom vastrornia. From Besiori. From; Bp9 ` 1•. , , , MED a, . ,I
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