PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED)
BT lOHH W. roKHET.
omoi 90. 11l SOOTH fourth strut.
the daily press,
To City Bubeeribera, 1» Twr Donnas rn inn, In
Mum; Twuni Owib ?w Wms, payable W tha
BaMn. Mailed Is Sub.erlbsr. onto! the elty, Him
Domna ran jkmsus Four Doi.la.kb AKl> Ftftt Ckets
Won Six Months j Two Dollars asp TwiNTy-riYi
Bun vox rsaxi Moxths, lnyarlably U adTanee for
tha lime orders*.
MV* AdvsrtUamrata Inserted it tbs usual ntn
fHI TIM-WEEKLY PRESS,
Mailed to Subeerlbera, Im Doughs PXK draw. la
Sdraote. ' -
WM i PET 600DS JOjBjBKKS.
1865. BP f N « 1865.
HALLOWELL, GARDNER, fc CO.,
BIS CHESTNUT STREET,
MTBVB MARBLE BUILDING,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
SILKS AND FANCY DRY ROODS,
Hava now in atoek an assortment ol
BLACK AMD COLORED DRKBB BILKS.
BLACK ABB COLOBBD HOOK DB LAIHKS. 3-A
AHD B-A
‘BLACK ABD COLORED ALPACAS.
'CRAPE MABETZ, BABKOS HBBRABL
IMOZAHBIQDB. TOIL OS HOHD.
TAKIB PBISTKD AHD PLAUf JAOOHKTB ABD
ORBAKDIBS.
PACIFIC LAWHB AND OKOABDIBS.
SHAWLS. MAVTLBS. &l.
gPRING. 1865. BPRIMO.
JAS. R. CAMPBELL & CO.,
: IMPORTERS ABD JOBBXBB OF DRY QOODB.
737 CHESTNUT STREET.
OFFER TO
GASH BUYERS AT WHOLESALE
Am axteaily, assortment of .bole* fabriee la
IQUDDE IXD UDKKIU 081 600 DB,
At andaader market rate..
Aethelietoehle dally replenished with Du taoet de
sirable oßarlnfft of tble tad other markets. U xrlU
always prorA wortby of lnepeetloa.
■B-la WHOLESALE ROOMS DP BTAIBB.
gPRING, 1865.
aniLOR, BAINS, A MELLOR.
Bo*. M tad BE HORTH THIRD STREET,
IKPOKTHK9 or
HOSIERY,
SMALL WARES.
ahd
W HITE GOODS.
KAxnr Aoroaaae or
ÜblO-tat SHIRT FROUTB. '
IgPRING—IB66.
EDMUND YARD * 00.,
■fK7 CHESTNUT AND MU JAYNE STREET,
HAYS HOW nr SIOBI A FULL STOCK 1
- SILKS AMD FANCY DRESS GOODS,
i AMERICAN DELAINES,
BALMORALS,
SHAWLS AND GLOVES,
WHITE GOODS AND LINENS,
IWMeh we offer to {ho trad* at tie lowest market
oorleea. ahlS-iraW
JAMES, KENT, BANTER, & CO.,
OIFOKTERS AND JOBBERS
DRY GOODS,
■ ««•, mb and Ml Sortb Third Straat,
PHILADELPHIA.
BiloUt, Print*,
OwMnmant, Delaines,
BaUlnete, AlpaoM,
jeans, Fancy Dross Goodl,
Cottonndee, Brown and Bleached Sheetlnirt,
BtadiM, i Brown and Bloaobad Shirtings,
Stripes, Ornish Chambrae,
Cheaka, Omiah Tweoda,
Wnghama, Flannels,
EHapere, - Linens,
FURNISHING) GOODS.
IWHITX OOODS. BOTTOMS, Be.. *e. Mfi-Sm ■
CARPET* AND Oa-CLOTHI.
.gPBING 1865.
CABFETmGS.
ARCH-BTKHT CARPET WAREHOUSE.
NEW STOCK,
AT BED CO EI) PRICES.
JOS. BLACKWOOD,
mho-thstulm
SPRING.
■1865.
GLEN ECHO HULLS,
GERMANTOWN, PA,
M’CALLUM Sc CO.,
MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTEBS OF
CARPETXNOB,
“OIL CLOTH, MATTINGS, <ftc.
WHOLESALE DEPABXMBSI,
RETAIL DEPARTMENT,
Bihiffagan
TWOOD, RALSTON, * CO.,
auiruTAOTUßixe add comhissiov MBKoaurra
' CABPKTmGS,
OIL CLOTHS, MATTINOS, BUSS, &0.,
vo. oia ohksmot stebbt.
Fmuiia&ratt. mMO-im
HOUSE-FURjVISHIKtr ROODS.
BEFBIGEBATOBS, f?nn
WATSS coolbes, UUU
ISOSIMG-TABIiS, •
BTBP-LADDEBS,
'WALBUT BRACKETS, in treat varlotT.
%1A » GRIFFITH At PAOK. SIXTH AH i ABOH.
HILDREN’S CARRIAGES, BN
TIEBLT KEW STYLES POB THE SFBIBS
U>B.-A Sawrior
ilB-if 157 and 159 north THLRD Strooi.
•LD’BPATBNTIMPROVEDSTEAM
ER-HJEATfKO APPARATUS
TriAMura a»» vEKTiumra public
BtnXAHISS JuBD TSIYATJ BXSIDBROBB,
ununnontai '
■UKISH BfSUK.Aini V&TBK-SEime
CGM7MY
• . or r**fITBYI.VAKIA.
P. WOOD Sc CO.,
% BoatkrOOßTß BTSIBT.
B. M. FELTWELL, Supt.
iuo-sv-i, __
ITE VIRGIN WAX OF ANTIL
LES —Anew French Ooemeilcfor beautifylnar an*
■Tin* the complexion. It Is the moat wonderful
mod of the axe. There 1* neither chalk, powder,
)*ia, bltmnlh.nor tale in ita compoaltion, it beta*
sed entirely of pnre Vir*irf Wax ; hence the ex
inary qnalftlee for preserrlnc the akin, makina
tzoooth, fair. and iranspard&t It nakM ih« 014
ryonnx, the homely hanaaome, the handeome
leantiful, and the moat baantlfol dlTiae Price*
Prepared only by HOST it 00., Per
, M Bonth EIOBTH Street. two doora abOTe
mt, and 133 Sooth 81VKHTH Street, -aboyo
it. apg-8m
iCIAL NOTICE TO BUSINESS
18.
anderiifned Inter! advertleementa at the lowett
In the newemsen ol Harriebnr*. Ftttebais.
ir. liaaeuter, Ohtmberebtirt, Potterille, Horrlf
We»t Chertei, Cojleetown. Trenton, Salem,
<*«». WUmintton, and of dverjr other elty and
' fbeUnlted Statea, (IncladlarSavannah,Charlee-
Umlntton, and JUehmoma,) Adyertlrint at*
for on enmjmnlte. Papers on Heat the ofSee.
WILMIH ATKXBSOa & 00.,
*ll CHBSTn U'r Street, (s#eond floor),
‘ Philadelphia.
AM kvanb, jk.,
M» HODTHfadHT sHtOT.
D«»l« In
ATIA^SBSS?’*!™.
it TATXWT OLABB LBTTBBB mM-Srnf.
. EVERY LOYAL BREAST—LIR
!OLH MODBHIHB PISS, In «11t« plat*. Haw
t 0 Urt «0t«
. Proyidanea, B. I.
A^arefe” 1 ” iM * {ot,mtllm &riSo m
jMBOLD’S EXTRACT OF SAB
•APiJHLIiI. tlwima ttd XMOT«U» the blood.
Tifot ofhiuS Into ih« «7»k«a. iad »MSM
han«n tlict sale* 4Umm>
SPRING
No; 883 AEOH Street.
1865.
•09 CHESTNUT STEBBT.
•19 CHESTNUT STBBBT.
VOL. -&—NO. 236~
CURTAIN GOODS.
X. K. WALRAYBN,
MASONIO HALL,
Vl9 CHESTNUT STREET,
HAS OPENED, HIS
BPRI N Or STOCK
WINDOW SHADES,
01 EMTIBKLY *BW DBSIGHS.
LACE COBTAINB,
IK KBW AKD HIGH PATTBRH6.
NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS.
IHTKHDRD BBPECLALLI FOR SLBBPIKO ROOMS.
BELOW GOLD RATES.
• ■ : * apB fptf
MERCHANT TAILORS.
JJDWARD E. KELLY,
JOHN KKI j] .V,
'X' aAk.XXdid^JtC'Sj)
618 CHESTNUT STREET,
KATB VOW IV BTOSI
A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
„.. SPRING GOODS.
athX-H
RENTS’ FURNISHJNR ROODS.
DINE SHIRT MANUFACTORY.
I- The subscriber, would invite attention 10 their
.. IHPBOTBD CUT 07 SHISTB.
»M«a ia*T mako a ttMLalty la, tholr biulneu, AIM,
waitaatlT rscelTtn* -
■OYSXiTIBS 808 GBNTLIHBH’S WBAB.
/ J. W. BGOTT * 00..
QBHTIiIHBJTS PBBNISHISa STOB*.
Ho. 814 OHSSTNOT BPE BBT,
Boor doori below tba OoutlnoataL
»B®eS AND CHE9UCAIS.
£IBGLBB & SMITH,
WHOLBSAIiB
Drug, F»lnt, uid Glass Dealers,
Prowietors of the Penn»TlTanl» Faint and Color Work*,
Hurafretnrera of
BEST WHIT* LEAD, BEST MHO,
PURE LIBERTY LEAD,
ised for WMtenos*. Pino Gloss,
linrmesa, and Xrenness of Snrfaoo.
FTJKB LIBERTY LBAD-Warrantod to tmt mo;*
nurfkae for urn* wslcht Bum ut other.
TRT IT, AMD TOO WILT, HATH Mo OTTOS!
PURE LIBERTY ZING,
B*U*t*d Zlne, ironnd In Refined Unused OU.nnsanaled
In ouaJLltj, alwaya the urns.
PVBB ÜBSBTT ZISOi
Wamntsd to do mors end bettor work at a liyan sort
tlum an* other.
GST THB BBSTI
Bon and Offin-Xo. 137 Bforih THIRD Stmt,
PHILADBLPHUu
ROBERT SHOEMAKER & CO.,
IT. E. Corner of FOURTH and RAGE Streets,
7HILADKLFHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS.
KFOBTEBS AKD DIARIES IK JOBAIa* AJtD
DOHBBTIO
WINDOW AMD PLATE GLASS,
KAHTrVAOTUBHBS 0»
warn l*ai> amt> ziko fauthb, pdtti, *o.
ABBM*PB WOUt TSS QI&HB&ATSD
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
£Ml«ra and «enrnment anpplled At
M 0 8m VBXY LOW 7SICXS POX GASH.
WALL PAPERS.
SPUING STYLES
PHILADELPHIA
WALL PAPERS!
HOWELL & BOHRKE,
N. X. COB, POUBTH AND .MARKET STS.,
HANUPAOTUKBES 07
PAPER HANGINGS
WINDOW SHADES.
sabSS>tbBtu 3m
RETAIL OKI ROODS.
“JJABRIB” PINE OASSIMEBEB.
OASSIMERES FOR BOYS.
BLACK FRENCH CLOTHS.!
LADIES’ ZEPHYR S ACKINGS
FINE FRENCH COATINGS.
NEW LOW PRICES.
COOPER Ac COWARD,
S. E. Cor. Ninth and Market Sts.
epIB-tf
10a* QHjßTjror mtbbut, ~~ !<
E. N. NEEDLES, • -
1034 Cbestnut Street,
£ Btt reduced’ ’Ui "entire stock ”to sorra- S
m spond with. the reoent beary B
| ** DECLINE IN GOLD,” a
g 4JTD »ow oyyang fitljlj im 01 £
£ WHljra gQflgB. LAGM, BMBEOIDKBIBS, 1
£ . HAHBKJBCHIBFS, VBILd. BLKBVBB, 3
« * 00LLAB8, 8BT& BABBIB, BtO. 9
° Alec, * greet yariety of Piqngi, shirred,puffed, SI
4t striped, plaid, Stored, sad otherfancy Moiling, H
B anltsbls/or §
Jnst rescind, a vary large lot of choloe styles
needlework, Edgings, andlnsertings, Terr low.
Also, Bnsbaes, Empress, Queen Bess, sad
other new styles Collars sad Sets.
~ ’ 10104 OHBgfBOT STBBBT. ~ "
OROM AUCTION,
1- 1,000 yds. AA Bleached Muslla, J
1 000 yds. 41 Bleached Muslin!
Only 30 Cants.
Only SO Cents
Pillow Case Mtulln, 28 Deals.
_ .. Pillow-Case Mnslin, 28 Cents.
They will all go la a conple of days.
spH-tt J. H. STORKS. 703 A-BCH St
rWIN’ B BLACK DOUBLE-WIDTH
t «d $1 IS—nearty old trice!
BestAroerlcan Print,, so sno.eßW.
WMt *'°“% t^B < ‘B%lc^» ] "
Tory lowest market prices for our full and Hrely
w „ Jporaa * conabb.
apl»tf B. B. SOT. HIHTH and BASKET Streets.
S’ r pßioM GKBAT ' ER R:E3DU CTIONS IN
We hive made nreeptaf reduction* i& tbe bilmr af
IOBBSTIOS. and oar enflre Stock of Fancy andHtipii
try Goods, so as to meet the last fall la gold, andslael
he prices of all our Stock far below the fcicest uisrket
BILKS, every variety, at reduced prfoea.
BBEBB GOODS at reduced prices.
• HUBLINS, all the best meres, reduced,
CALI COBS at greatly reduced prices.
Our entire Siring Stock at reduMd^^mt
®h3S-tf Bos. 713 and 715 North TBSTH Street
SPRING DRESS GOODS, OP NEW
3 BTTLIS. OPBBIJfG.BAILT.
Spring stylas Vilsnelsi.
Spring styles PoU de Chevies.
Spring styles of Foillas.
Hammer Poplins.
Splendid Organdies. . „
i&M&s**- -f
»yi-of
afeMf - South SlOOrfD Btr—fc.
gNGLISH BKOWM STOUT,
SCOTCH AUE,
I* BTOMIAJTD 61^88.
ALBERT O. ROBERTS,
sum nrnvi obocbhub,
OoiMT of BLIYBaTTH md TIHM B*«-
CTSLMBOLD’B FLUID EXTRACT
*VT ,*OOHD Upleauatln taste end odor, free from
dUnjarlou>roiertl<e,ud Immediate la m Mttoft..
TUESDAY, MAY 2,. 18*5.
literary Criticism.
Some time ago Mr. J. P. Wlokersham, Principal
of the Pennsylvania State Normal School, at Mil
lenvllle, Lancaster county, published an eminently
practical ednoaHonal book, entitled “ School Econo
my.” ' We expressed a decidedly favorable oplntonof
.the work,-whet firot published,and arenotsurprlsed to
find that Its sale has been so considerable as to war
rant Its author’s completing a new volume, entitled
“Methods of Instruction,” applying to that part
or the Philosophy of Education which treats of the
nature of the several branches of knowledge, and the
method!, of teaching them, according to that nature.
Mr. W. states, In his prerace (what, indeed, his book
shows,) that very great labor has been expended on
it j that “It formed a' dally subject or thought for
the past ten years, and mubhof It was written over
three or four times.” To this (which,ls the “limes
labor etmora” of Horace), the compactness or the
work, we might say Its completenes, is due. The
author has made a valuable book by condensing his
materials. Teachers of every grade will pro&t by
BtudylDg what Mr. Wlokersham has thoughtfully
prepared for their consideration, He Indicates that,
perhaps, he may yet write of Modes of Culture and'
of the History of Education. Of his fitness for snoh.
Works what he has written Is substantial evidence.
Published by J. B. Llpplnoott & 00,
Mr. Joseph M. Wilson, of this elty, has just pub.
Ilshed “The Presbyterian Historical Almanac and
Annual Remembrancer of the Church, for 1861, ’’
being the sixth volume of a valuable series. This is
an octavo volume of some 400 pages,.print and paper
good, with seventeen portraits, ohlefly of deceased
, clergymen, engraved on steel by John and Samuel
Sartaln. This Almanac really gives the history of
the Presbyterian Church throughout the world for
1893—the American portion being more in extenia.
The proceedings of General Assemblies and Synods
are given fully, and the other leading contents are
Histories of Churches and of the Union Theological
Seminary, In New' York city, biographies of efghty
five deceased Presbyterian Ministers, and discus
aloes on the Manse questions, and also oit Libraries
for Manses. This volume has beencarefully and
jndiolensly edited. We would suggest that, In Tatars,
the publisher will refrain from disfiguring the book
by pasting advertisements upon itsbaok.
T., B. Peterson & Brothers have added “ Sol
Smith’s Theatrioal Apprenticeship” and his ’’The*
atrleal Journey-work,” both Illustrated by Darley,
to their Library of Humorous American Works.
They are crowded with amusing anecdotes or lead
ing performers, before and behind the curtain, and
among the author’s reminiscences are many of Mr.
Edwin Forrest's earliest histrionic efforts.
Mcsßrs. Peterson have jnst brought oat a new
edition, with engravings, of “Vldoeq’s Xlfe and
Adventures.” The. work Is autoblographleal, and
the hero of his own tale was head of the police of
Paris tor many years. We can scarcely declare,
critically, that It Is precisely a hook for the.parlor,
but itlß at the head of Its olasß, and, as subh, win
always find a place In the library. Strange as are
the adventures related by Yidooq, It is admitted by
the French themselves that they are true.
J. E, Tilton St Co., Boston, whose previous edi
tions (Illustrated and plain) of Tennyson’s “ Enoch
Arden” we have noticed, lust a neat pooket volume,
a size larger than the blue and gold senes, and In
largertype. Inaddltlonto the contents in the origi
nal'English Issue, here are given several minor
poems, most of which are new to us—“ The Cap
tain, a Legend of the Navy,” oertalnly Is., This,
in ballad metre, consists of seventy-two lines, In
which Is told the story of ssn English captain, brave,
but a terrible Martinet, who drove his crew almost
mad by ,the perpetual torture of the lash—so; mad
that when they oame near an enemy’s war-ship
they stood with folded arms while the foe fired Into
them, and ship, oommander, and seamen went do wn
Into the ocean-depths. The other additional poems
are “ Come not when I am Dead,” “My Xlfe ts
Full of Weary Days,” three sonnets to a coquette,
two seDgs, and stanzas “On a Mourner.”
Of “Military Bambles,” published monthly, at
Chicago, and written by John B. Tdrchin, late
brigadier general United States volunteers, we
have received the numbers Ter February and March.
The author, we are informed, Is a German, who re.
etlved his military education in Russia, became
colonel of a Cossack regiment, and was on the staff
of the present Czar, then Grand Duke Alexander,
during the Crimean War. Coming to this country,
he was engaged as engineer of the Illinois Central
Railroad, At the commencement of the rebellion
was placed In command of the Chicago regiment of
volunteers, of which Ellsworth’s Eouaves formed
the basis ; was subsequently promoted to the
rank of brigadier general, and served until the
taking of Atlanta, when he resigned. His
“Military Hambies” eonsist ohleffy of comments
upon the events of the war here, with, criticism
upon the conduct, capabilities, and character of our
leading generals. The anther writes, very conside
rably, by the lights of his European knowledge and
experience, and. though sometimes very trenohant
in his criticism, has produced what military men
may, and probably will, read with advantage. In
his fntnre i vrataons he Bhould avoid putting Into
his table of contents what he emits In the text; for
example, in the March number “ Great and Lucky
Generals” are so announced, but not a single sen
tence about them Is to oe found In the letter-press.
To that adml ssedsiuj suouhtawvu) imp “ bine
and gold” series, which originated with Tioknor &
Fields, of Boston, now is added Dr. Holmes’admi
rable volume, “The Autocrat of the Breakfast
‘Table,’’ In which practical common sense, keen
.observation, quiet humor, gentle pathos, true
poetry, and genial philosophy are more intimately
blended than in an; other volume of prose pub
lished since, Washington Irving produced “The
Sketch-Book.” Indeed, it possesses power, or rather
force, In .which Irving Is deficient. It Is printed
with very, clear type, and has a full-length portrait
or Dr. Holmes as ita frontispiece.
As a whole, Gall Hamilton’s new volume, “ Skir
mishes and Sketches,” gives ns a better opinion of
her talents than we had formed from her previous
writings. -She has two or three faults which'mili
tate against the general acceptability of her essays.
She evidently Is of the “ strong-minded ” genus.
She delivers her didactics too much ex oathedrd,
She has so much command of language that she
often tuns Into dlffuaeneßS, and she indulges too
muehln politico-religions disquisition. On the other
hand, she gives ns many sonny glimpses of poetic
feeling. She shows close observation of nature, her
heart .Is filled with a tender humanity, and she
Is deoldedly an original thinker. In her new
volume she also shows that she. has a keen
appreciation of the humorous. Her paper on
“The New School of Biography,” In which she
does yeoman’s service to literature by satiri
zing snob books as “The Pioneer Boy,”-“The
Bobbin Boy,” “ The Ferry Boy,” Ac., Is full of keen
and witty satire; At the Bame time, In the artiale,
“Flotor Ignotus,” in which she gives a resume of the
life of William Blake, the utlst, she shows how
well, did she try, she oould write biography. Among
thebe&t sketches here are “Nathaniel Emmons, of
Franklin,” a marked character, strongly drawn;
the sketch of “Ellen,”'“A Ramble la the Old
Paths,” “Plotnreß and a Picture,” “ Child Power,”
and that most perfeot sketch of all “ Eddykay-Mur
r-phy,” the hero of which la an Irish child. We ad
mire, too, the sound good sense of “Brain and
Brawn.” And-so, thanking Gall Hamilton for much
pleasure, affordi# by half hor book, wo commend
her new production to oar readers. Her worst Is
better than many folks’ best. ’ Published by Tioknor
& Fields. '
Employment Tor tbe Freed People.
To tlie Editor of The Press ;
Sin: Of tbe' many thousand! of recently-freed
pecple of color collected in and about Washington,
a large proportion are women, with families of from
one to five children. In the strange and wonderful
mutability which has oesnned in their condition
during the past four years, a great many of the men
have been separated from their families beyond
the possibility of being ever restored to them; thou'
sands have been removed to the far South to pre
vent them from being captured by the Union foroes,
while their wives and children, finding themselves
within the lines, have been transferred to Washing-,
ion, there to learn their first lessons of .freedom
amid hardships and deprivations that would appal a
sterner and more self-reliant race. Great numbers
or the colored men have been enrolled as Union sol
diers, and of these many have lost their lives in de
fence of our flag, leaving their families without pro
tectors. We learn that there is a growing disposition
since the murder of the President, to whom the freed
people looked as their friend and protector, to leave
Washington and go to any place which will furnish
them employment and a home. In the Immense
demand which is experienced In the North for hired
help, It is to be regretted that this large class of
women, with children, should have thus far been
excluded to a great extent. They must either have
employment In the North, where they are most
needed, or they will become a charge upon the do-'
vernment, and perhaps, by their close and Insuffi
cient accommodations, breed disease and death In
the national capital. The South Is completely Im
poverished and desolated lit many parts by the war,
and tbe elrcmnstanesß of the negro, obviously niost
unpropltlons among his former oppressors, would
hardly be Improved by sending him where money is
almost unknown.
Thus It has become very desirable to appropriate
among as as many as passible of the freed people
now at Washington, and as the women with fami
lies seem to be the most numerofas class, the Inquiry
Has been raised—how far can these be made avail
able in supplying the demand of our farmers 1
Chose best acquainted with their capabilities assure
us that besides their in the ordinary work of
women, they are quite as efficient at ordinary farm
<abor as the generality of hands, while their powers
of endurance have been tested by compulsory labor
; uch as would not be tolerated in the North. The
expense oi feeding several colored children would
constltnte no objection to the employer, while their
presence may be supposed to have a powerful In
fluence in retaining the mother.permanently upon
'■he farm. The only real difficulty that would
operate against the general employment ft this
flass is i he want ' of convenient aooommofla
dons for them In the houses of employers. This oan
be obviate d by tbe erection of oheap tenements,
snch as they have been accustomed to, which might
be well and tastefully fitted to the purpose by our
Northern farmers. Any one who has|trav»lled at
all among the camps must have been streak with
the comfort which exists In the log huts built by
tbe solt’lers literally without expense. Moat of the
now thriving people of the Weßt ’made their begin
ning la life la a similar mode. The objection to
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1865.
the employment of women as field laborers Is amere
local prejudice, as It la well known that not only lit
England and all over the continent of Europe, but
throughout the West and In those parts of our own
State settled ’by Germans, it Is the general [rule.
They are well adapted to the truok farming, whlohis
so large an element in onr rural districts, and we
see no reason why they should not be more gene
rally employed In the Intervals of other: and
more distinctly feminine occupations.
XI The llilcngo Nanitnry Fair..
I™ public Is already aware that an effort Is being
made In Philadelphia to aid the Chicago fair for the
Sanitary Commission. All who are disposed to give,
something to the great Northwest should send In
tnelr contributions as early as possible- The fair
will open on the SOth of May, and It Is desirable that
articles'intended far It should bo sent to 1307 Chest
nut street or 400 South Ninth street by the aottof
May at the latest. It Is hoped that the Philadel
phia department will not be outdone by those of
New York or Boston.
The contributions from this State will be placed
1 on a table by themselves, and will be called the Lin
coln testimonial, the funds arising from their sale
to be applied to that purpose, whichever lay so near
the heart of our martyred President—helping the
sick and wounded soldiers. Articles should be
labelled with an estimate of value, and all packages
marked. “For the Chicago Fair.” ' ;
The following contributions have been received
by the Philadelphia- committee, of which Mrs.
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The Kcamr—'i’lielr rtrst Week in New
Torts.
[From the New York Times. Slay I. J
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean repeat two of their
' performances this week AS Queen Catherine Mrs
Kean is thoroughly good. Her denunciation of the
Cardinal is dignified, yet replete with womanly pas
slon and Intensity, In the comedy of the “Jealous
Wire” her rendering of the part Is effective and
thoroughly sharpened, Intellectually, to theeztreme
capacity of the text. The character, however, it not
free from exaggeration. A jealous wife as hare)
drawn—we speak of the play—oould not survive the
opinion of her husband for a day, unless, Indeed, he
were an Idiot and- blest with the faculty of living
without brains. We recognise the great- quickness
of Mrs. Kean’s noting, her ready perception of mo
tives, her lively suspicion of all that la.so strange to
her, hut we must add that she lends herself to a tone
ofmookety which Isanything buielevated. Neither
making laees, making mouths, or talking derisively
through the nose at people belong to a comedy (that
Is supposed to deplot polite life.
The public has acoepted Mr. Kean with almost
unanimous consent. He has appeared, so far. In
three characters, two of which will be repeated,
namely. Cardinal Wolsey, and Louis the Eleventh.
We have said something of both Impersonations,
but yet find our memory stored with unspoken ad
miration. We shall not attempt to expresslt how,
but desire to say a few words generally about; Mr.
Kean. An impression prevails that be belongs to
what Is called the old school of .acting. Except in
one particular, this ib • entirely wrong. 1 He
has certainly studied elocution—the exception
to which we refer. It Is not, we are : aware,
customary to do so In the present day;; fiat
we hardly think It Is a fault. The “ old school,”
as we understand it, was something absurdly
extravagant. It Was to play Macbeth In a court
suit; or—mere prone to ourselves—to die as Kirby
died. The dramatic voice ol the-past foams with
fury; It Is heated with the temper of mauy combats
where the code d'honne ur consisted simply la two
up and one down. We do not for a moment sup.
pose that the past Is yet burled, but It does not,
we think, survive In Mr. Kean. Nothing, surely,
can be easier or more natural than his mode of
speech. He does not Invariably commence'' In the
pit of his stomach, and so gradually'work his
way. up to that happy period,or vocal extinction
S hen nothing hut a whisper and a stab rechatn.
o actor who has ever appeared on our stage has
cared so little for first impressions. The weight
and movement that the text requires he supplies,
but there is not a breath for .the groundlings,
not a beckon for that cheap applause whloh so
maD; tragedians consult and court. The au
qience.on the first night, was surprized at an
abnegation so unusual in a “star,” and It,was only
as their feelings became gradually merged la the
moving current of misey's, fate that they felt how
Imperceptibly jot Irresistibly the true artist had
carried them away and vindicated himself. Tho final,
or farewell; soene between Cromwell and the Card u
•nal has never boon surpassed on the stage. Its quiet
j penitential earnestness was-, overwhelming.- - Tpese
characteristics cannot with any propriety as ascribed
to the old school of aoting. We have seen respect
able players turn black in the face before they felt
call, d upon to take their uneasy farewell o r the w orld,
and long after they lav dead cm the..stage we.hive
seen them pant wlth.the extreme effort of dissolu
tion. Like the •< Idle Apprentice,” described by
Dickens, they have, instead of'iaylng them “ dooa to
dee,” been much more capable of getting tUem oop
. and poonohing somebody’s head.- Mr. Kean’s ca
reer, In fact, has been one constant protest against
• the past; and It Is the purely modern temper oi his
style that keeps him bright and potent after so
many years, and when hta early associates have
long since rusted, and,broken: He is aided, toe, by
a Singularly prepossessing appearance. The.repose
or his faoe Is kindly, yet watchful. There is an air
of open acceptance abont it, which’ speaks of good
association, and the trustful habits of a gentleman.
Flchel, In all Ms .picture's, paints just such a faoe;
lor Flchel, with Infinite skill, has yet but a limited
knowledge of the human face dlTlne, and so far as
we know, repeats himself with unabated enthusiasm.
No one, It must be oonfessed, oan do It so well. This
remark enables us to add yet another word to what
iwe have already said or Mr, Kean. He too has his
'peculiarities, bat we have been unfortunate In hav
mg them repeated by others. Although Individual,
and, therefore, destructive to a sustained range of
illustration—lnasmuch as we detect the peculiari
ties through all. disguise, they are, by no means, so.
unpleasant as fils, as at others’ hands. We refer, or
course, to the singularly nasal an Interrogative way
in which Mr. Kean frequently expresses a sentence.'
With him It Is. a Arming natural defect. With
others It 1b a coarse And offensive mannerism. I We
have said, at greater length than we Intended; all
that need be said. It remains only to add that
Mr. and Mrs Kean will appear to-night in “ Henry
tho Efghttij” and to-morrow evening In “Louis the'
Parisian Civilization In a lengthy article In
the Opinion Nationale a very curious Illustration of
Parisian life Is eentalned. The article is entitled
“ Protection of Infancy." Tho extract to which we
allude Is ob follows: - - -
" It is a common practice in Fads, not only among
the working claesos, bat among the upper ten thou
sand. to Bond infanta oat tonurse. The smalt space
which in a Paris lodging can be devoted to children’s
accommodation is perhapß one cause of this’psr
nlcions custom. The tradesman’s wife sends liter
infant to the country because she shares her hus
band’s occupations, and the' femme du mande has
neither time to spare from her visits by day and her
halls by night to give to her infant, nor can she
convert the roomß in her residence required for the
purposes of reception «nto nurseries. Extremes
meet, and in both cases French,and most especially
Parisian, motherß send their children out to nurse.
In the case of the poor man’s ohfld this custom has
. created the diabolical trade of meneuses, to wage
war against which the writer of this article: Dr.
Mayer, Inspector General of the Board of Health,
&0., takes up his pen. These monetise* are very
Megteras, who come to Paris from the country
to collest the new-born infanta of small trades
,people, ÜBdortobiogr to put them oat to nurse under
the most favorable circumstances, and thus making
considerable sums of money. They are to rake the
infant to a distant country harm: the journey per
rail costs 40r , the meueuse will do it for 15f.; but:she
will take four Infants at a time, thus making j 30f.
clear. She agrees to put the child out to nurse at
the rate of 20f. per month, whereas she will pay but
l&f. to the country nurse. Stealing the oMldren’s
clothes, and bringing up half of the Infants confided
to her specious promises on bibaton, instead of giving
them ont to nurse, are mere items in the list of abo
minations revealed to the pnblic in this article: A
case was brought last week before the tribunal of
one of these monetises, who came up from the Nlfevre,
the result of her manoeuvres having been the death
of . several children. In reply to the interfogatjUms
of the Avooat Imperial De Thbvenard as to one of
tbe dead infants whom it was proved she had never
given out to nurse, hut had brought up by hand,: she
replied, “I brought one up, who died when It .was
perfectly healthy.” Dr. Mayer urges the necessity
of establishing a “Soeletc Proteotriee,” which
would preserve tbe children of the poor from such
disgraceful malpractices. As to the infants of the
fashionable world they must take care of them
selves,” : j
The Painteh and the Poet.— Joshua Bey.
bolds was apprenticed to Hudson, the portrait
painter, and while with Mm the happy boy met
with an unexpected delight. He was sent one day
to make a purchase for his master at a site of
pictures. The auction room was crowded, and he
was at the upper end of Uynext to the auctioneer.
There was a bustle near the door, and he presently
heard “ Mr. Pope, Mr. Pope,” whispered ;hrobgh
the room. The crowd opened a' passage for ’the
poet, and the hands of all were held out to touch
him as he passed along, bowing to the company on
either side. Keynotes, though not In the front row,
put forth his hand under the arm of a person Who
stood before him, andthe hand that had pennedlthe
Rape of the Lock was shaken by that which was to
immortalize on canvas the Belindas of the coming
age, as well as all Pope's successors in genius. j
in relating this Incident to Malone in after life
Keynotes described Pope as ’’ abont 4 feet 6 Inches
high, very bumn.baokeo. and derormed. He wore a
black coat, ana, according to the fashion of that
time, had on a little sword. He had a large and
veiy fine eye, and a long handsome nose; his mouth
had those peculiar marks whioh are always fount! In
the mouths of crooked persons, and the muscles
whioh ran aoross the cheek were so strongly marked
that they seemed like strong oords.”
Long after this occurrence Reynolds possessed
himself of ,tho fan that. Pepe presented to Martha
Blount, and on which the poet had painted a design
of his own, from the Btory of Oephalns and Proarls,
with the motto or « Aura Veal.” On being asked
bis opinion of it, Reynolds said it was such as might
be expected from one who painted for his amuse
ment alone—like the performance of a ohlld. • This
must always be the case where the work is (Aliy
takes up from idleness and laid aside when It
ceareg to amuse. But those who are determined to
excel must go to their work whether willing or un
willing, morning, noon, and night, and they will
and it to be no piay,.but, on theooutrary, veryiteml
labor.
Tbe Swuattbb’b Canoe andJthbTntbboolo.
niaa Tisiir,—a correspondent or the Melbourne
Argus, pointing out the large amount of smuggling
aoross the river Murray, and the impossibility of
having a sufficient staff of officers to prevent it,
states, that te a conversatlonrecently with a squat
ter on the border, he expressed his sympathy with
’hat person in relauon to the trouble he must have,
n«)ng so far from a custom-house, in reporting his
goods and paying the tax. « You are quite mis
taken,”, replied the squatter 5 “it is the list thing
chat troubles us i we keep a oanoe.”
/ ' ~T ' '
.New Tbbatbkai, Pkbvormanob.—The au
dience of the National Theatre, In Cincinnati, last
Saturday night, were favored with a novel perform
eneej-not ln the Mis. The play, a new one, proving
a failure, the author and manager appeared at the
ootlfghtS!* alleging that the actors had not fol
oved the text. Next an actress appeared, and do
tlaied some portions of the text too vulgar to he
used. The author retorted, reinforcements came to
*he support of the actressy and the na&aiirer rang
'own the cartain. In the midst oitha excitement
the gas was turned off, and the audience anally
groped its way outln darkness- r
Wbpi-Meeitbd hen o a.—Queen Victoria is
about conferring a baronetcy upon Mu Beniamin
Guinness. the brewer, who has completed St. Pat
rick’s Cathedral, Dublin, at his own expense—the
, a mount being £160,000. Mr. Guinness is a member
01 the phurch of England, and not a Roman Oatho*
lie, as has been stated.
MB. SEWARD 8 FOREIGN POIICT,
THE FALL OF RICHMOND.
[Prom tho London Timas, April 19 1
, Not a year has elapsed siboe it was possible for a
few advocates of peace and compromise to speak
and write In favor of both. Nora, however , there is
no itrtsible cause of doubt or misgiving. Charleston
and Richmond are again Federal cities. President
Lincoln la lodged in the house of President Davis;
and the army of Lee has retired to the Interior.
the catastrophe seems complete, and In all its ac
cessories calculated -to impress the people with a
feeling that the work is accomplished, and that the
ciml war is reaU at an md. , .
Suppose the whole nation Impressed-with that
conviction, and impulsively, aha at the same mo
ment, expressing what they feel under Its Influence,
and: wo cannot be surmised at the somewhat dsll
fjoua.format he jubilation of New York has taken,
w.e shall hear similar accounts from every great
olty or the. Onion, Baltimore, perhaps, excepted. It
must be reoolleoted that the reported manifests-,
tlons were spontaneous and improyited at the mo
ment. * * * * * * When we recollect tho
trlning Incidents that have safflobd to produce an
amoving sensation, we cannot wonder at the out
buratof feeling whloh has marked-suoh a crisis In
American history.
But no violent excitement can be very enduring,
and no people more readily reeover their faculty of
taking a cool and practical view of things. The
transition Indeed from the hot fit to the cold Is often
exceedingly rapid, and when the reaction sets la
topics ma ho dlbous led with perfect calmness,
which,.ln the excess of fever, would have excited a
paroxysm of wrath. We, therefore merely, regret
that the first suggestloi of the .public orators on
thlspocaston was that, one war being terminated the
whole nation should embroil itself in another, hay’,in
a series of wars. .But at the moment of utterance
much was overlooked that will, in a not distant fu
ture, ask-very serious consideration. • We also re
gret that, next to the Idea .of war generally, the
most popular suggestion was war with England. But”
we cannot regard these fiery denunciations serious--
l; \ln a bidding for applause there Is no check-to
the extravagaoe of promise; however wild it may
be, tfee speaker. Is always comfortably aware that
he runs uttle risk of being called on to fulfil It.
Passlont-oled the hour, and the orators would not
have boon,listened to had they not'compiled with
the time and spoken with the unchecked vehe
mence that suited it.
. /..*■ • * t • *• * «
The much truer expression of American feeling
was given, we trust, at Washington, * « »
Statesmen cannottodulge In the.“ Oambyses’ vein,”
living as they do In terror of after explanations.
Mr. Semqrd,' therefore, (did, not - encourage the New
York suggestions of vengeance and war. He adopted
a lighter mode of treatment for the crisis. He very
sklUully evaded the perils of a set speech, and
rather amused hls audience than stirred thorn. Hls
address served the purpose. He oould not let Eng
land oeuape. altogether, but he did. not threaten her
with extermination, or to annex Canada forthwith.
He dealt in innuendo, whloh, as It pleased hls
hearers, we have - not the slightest wish to quarrel
with. , Against the few reproaches Mr.., Seward
launched at us, we set the instances In whloh, by hls
, official acta, he checked the rashness of subordinate
offleers of the Government. If such inflammatory
harangues as those delivered at New York do not
a fleet the policy ol the Administration, it would be
'Unreasonable to attach too much Importance to
them., Yery,, possibly Mr. Seward oould not have
spoken so, temperately to the excited thousands ol
New York. • But we believe the more moderate tone
ol the- official addresses at Washington Is a more re
liable index of American policy.
[Froiu tho London Timer, April 17. ]
The fltat act or the American war has closed with
it tremendous finale. Richmond and Petersburg
are in the .hands-of, the North, and though Lee,
even In these desperate straits, has retired In good
order wlth the remnant or hls army, it is impossible
to anticipate thalhis resistance can be eJ’ectuaUy pro
longed. JChe Sowhretainedbut onegreat army,.and
that has now been half destroyed. The loss of Rich
mond misfit in itself have been, perhaps, sustained,
but, coupled with the defeat, of Lee, it represents a
ver it able 'catastrophe. f
The event has been anticipated not only in Arne
rloa, but ..in this country for sometime past,
and Vet It did not ooour In conformity with tho pre
valent speculations. Farragut had no part In it,
nor Sherman either. It is : due to General Grant that
his military, abilities should be recognised and his suc
cess admowledgid. It was hls army In the end whloh
captured Richmond. He did “ fight It ont on that
line,” as he had pledged himself to do. Often’and
often was he repulsed with dreadful losses, but he
clung-with' unconquerable tenacity to his'work,\and
never once relaxed the grip which he had obtained.
Be fotcedhis adversary into Richmond, and sat down
before Us-ramparts-with the resolution, which he' has
well maintained, that sooner or later the city should be
hts. It Ja true that he had the assistance of Sheri
dan, and (hat without that co-operation the final as
sault would probably not have been Attempted.i Sul
the whole work, substantially, was the work of Grant,
and it was.the work for which he had waited in sa
lience and confidence through nearly twelve months of
discouragement Be was the first General of the North
who refused to recognise defeat, and the reward of
■ fortitude ithis at last
After paying, however, this tribute to the con
queror, we are bound to give due honor to the van
quished, and the task wlll.not bedifficult. General
Lee baa.forfeited none of the renown whloh gives
him 6& distinguished a place In the eyes of-the
world. AU that a consummate commander oould
do underextreme difficulties he has valiantly done.
Be diq nohdecamp Jroffi hls.position,-nor try to’out
hls way out; still less did,he resign, as was prog
nosticated, all hope of resistance. He waited la hls
lines, received the great assault with extraordinary
Intrepidity, and fought to the last, Thenhewith
di»w .deuhprqrety bum .the field, -evacuating hls
stronghold# afid oarrslng off what remained of hls
army, if We may accept as unexaggerated tho estl- -
mate of hls losses, he can have but a slender force
left. A reoionlng of twenty-Ave thousand prisoners
ana fifteen thousand killed and wounded will ac
count for the greater part of what was not a nutne
rouaurmy re begin wltn. The Southern General Is
retiring, It'-pas supposed, upon Nynchburg, but a
Federal, force-1 as recently been advancing on that
town from-the west, and the road may be no longer
open.to.the.Confederates. - ” , •
* . , * * v a a *.
We must-now wait for what nothing but time call
teach us—.the solution of the great problem of ae
, cession, Has this terrible drama' baen simply a
war, oris It a revolution 1 If it is a war, thefend
must be near — if, indeed, it has not been reached al
ready—for, beyond the feeble- force under Johnston at
Raleigh and tfie remnant of the Richmond garrison
under Lee, the South has no organised armies in the
yield; nor is it probable that any can be raised. This
stageof tho great,struggle has boon accomplished.
The North, by its determined will, and lately, it should
be added, by the excellence of its generals, has over
come the South, has defeated its armies, and occu
pied its principal towns. It has had'far greater
. difficulty In doing so than was at first anticipated,
and it appeared, Indeed, at limes as If evan this por
tion of the work could never be accomplished at all.
But if the exhaustion consequent on this protracted
struggle should terminate tho resistance of the
South altogether,it may be fortunate for the North
that Richmond was- not oaptured tIU the fifth gear
of the .war., When President. Davis declared that if
Richmond were taken the war Could be prolonged
for twefity years in-Virglnla alone, he was specula
ting, perhaps, e» resources whloh five desperate
campaigns may have fatally reduced. Tho Oou
federaoy which for five years has proved so .unex
pectedly strong and resolute, may now prove unex
pectedly powerless and desponding. In that event
the work of the North will be easy, but if we have
now arrived at the end, not of a war, hut of the first
stage of a. political revolution, tbe real troubles of
the North are but just beginning. A fow more
months will disclose the econo, and it would be use
less to anticipate the spectacle by oonjeotnre or pro.
diction.
Mb. Gobdbb’s Fibst Entky into Public Lius,
—A Llverpooljpaper gives us the following incident
connected with the deoeased statesman’s first intro
duction to public Ufe’C “ Mr. Gobden’s first appear
ance as a public Bpeakerwas, it seems, at a public
meeting in Manchester-ln favor of the incorporation
of- that olty—a meeting to whloh he had been In
vited by the proprietor of the Manchester Times, to
whloh paper he had contributed some letters under
the signature of “Libra” After the opening speech
of the chairman, ho called upon Mr. Cobden to
move the first resolution. Hls speech, however, on
this occasion, waß a signal failure. He was nervous,
_eonfußed;and to faotpraotloaUy broke down, and tho
chairman had to apologize for him, but at the same
time expressed hls full confidence as to the suc
cess and usefulness of hls future career. Saoh was
Mr. Gobden’sde Mr before the Manchester public as
a speaker. So far ob hls own feelings were con
cerned, lbr some time,he was so discouraged by hls
maiden efforts that he never again would have ap
peared as a,public speaker. Mr. Oobden’s acquaint
anceship with the proprietors of the - Manchester
Times soon after led to hls introduction to the politi
cal oiroles of Manchester; and to a short period he
took an active part to mostpubllo matters affecting
the interests of the town; and was oho Sen one of the
first members of the corporation whose charter he
materially assisted to obtaining.” -
Eknest Renan in EaYhT.— A communication
from Egypt, written by M. Rdnan, the author of
tbe *' Vie de Jesus,” has just made Its appearaner in
the last number of the Jmue des Beat Maudes. M.
Bcnan believes that he has arrived at definite Con
clusions, not only as to the*period when Amenophes
and Rameses rolgued, when the Shepherd ,Kings
invaded tbe Delta, but ho also fixes au epoch when
civilization had attained a high state, and was go
verned by absolute monarohs, who constructed
some of-those marvellous works which astonished
Herodotus and continue,to be to this day the riddle ‘
of the learned. He has found in the museum now
established by M. Mariettl at Cairo, sculptures, in
scriptions,statues, and oartOuobes whioh must have
been In exletencafonr. thousand five hundred years
before the Christian era. , M. ROnan finds •'ser
mons In stones,” and believes that he has dlsoovered
proofs of the exlstenoe or long dynasties before Ma<
nethon had collected hls lkit of the kings who
reigned over Ibe land of Egypt. A chronological
succession 01 monarohs, he states, has been lately
discovered at the great temple of Abydos, whioh
mußt convince the most Inoredulouß that he is right
.in affirming that he has arrived at a certain know
ledge that Egypt possessed & continuous history
much anterior: to any that we have hitherto-' be
lieved, and which' proves .that the globe has been
peopled by numerous groups of mankind long be
fore former chrenologlsts * have Mtherto imagined.
MII Cnan very evia ently Is disposed to aooedit man
with'an infinitely longer history .than the Christian
believer Is ordinarily disposed torecoid.
The Italian Tbkojß, Gioglini.— The London
correspondent of- the Manchester Guardian, In
speaking of Gluglinl, lays that '* Mr. Mapleson
still holds out to the uninitiated hopes of hearing
once more the sweetest of 11 vleg tenors. I fear,
nevertheless, that this Is not to be. Poor Gluglinl
is said to be the inmate o( a private establishment
near Twickenham, to whleh, on his return^from
..-w-.~-a.uom>, w iriuuuj vu jus re turn .i*.
Buesla, he was, not without some difficulty, per
suaded to go for the restoration of hie health. Ho
has for some time been suflerlng from a nervous
malady of a most distressing hind, and the (inly
hope of his ultimate restoration Is said by his physt
oians.to oonslat in & long, period or seclusion and
freedom from all excitement. He walks about and
looks as well as ever, and charms those around him
by his constant practice of his art, la which he al
ways took genuine delight. We must.somehow con
trive to do without him, I fear, at the Old House
[her Majesty’s Theatre.—.Ed. /Vest.] this season;
and who Is fit take his place 1”
Egyptiak Oottok.—An Alexandria letter of
Mar oil 18 says:— u Discouraging advices from Eng
land are quite pnttisg a etop to business in tho yli- *
lages. The fellahs are holding back their cotton,
and will not listen to the prices offered them. 1 In
Zagflslk many of the factories are stopped. There
is no work at Zifta and Matailah. Gotten Is getting
much scarcer. Business at Uansoorah is almost at
a standstill, although it .is said there is still one
third of the cotton produced In thafdlstriot yet to
come to market. Cotton has been extensively cul
tivated there, and preparations for an extended cul
ture are being made. Bis highness the Viceroy
possesses large tracts of land in that vicinity, and
has evinced his Interest In the plans by building a
splendid palace, now hear completion. The pro
gress Mansoorah has made may be estimated by the
Met that frontage land has been sold at £1 sterling
the pie of 28 inches. It is oaloulated that no fewer
than 3C0,000 cantata of cotton were grown in 1883 at.
Mansoorah.”
Libbbty op thb Rubbiak Prbbb.—The Russian
Government has made a step In the right direction.
The chief olauees of the new law for the regulation
ol the press, lately adopted by the Council of the
Empire, and probably already sanctioned by the
Osar, are aB follows:
- ‘-The censorship Is abolished hpcn all bookß con
taining more than ten sheets of printed matter;
also, upon all newspapers, magaslnes, and periodi
cal publications, the editors or which are willing to
submit to the system of warnings. A. journal will
be suppressed after three warnings. Tho first two
will be given by the Administration, but the third
mutt be sanctioned by tbe Senate. The Govern
ment reserves to itself to addition the right of pro
secuting the delinquents before tho ordinary tribu
nals, and thgr will. In that case have to submit to
tii* verdict of the jury*”
Air AirpßcnoKATß Husbawd.—Titere is an un.
aertaker in Newbera who la also an emb&lmer, and
when hls wife died he exercised h!s art upon her re
mains to hls best style, and-mow keeps hsr to hls
-room to exhibit as a specimen of hls art, tapping
her upon tho forehead to show'its firmness, and
saying, “ Thlß Is all there Is of my poor Betsy.”
foreign items.
—-TheGoyernment of Prussia has submitted to
the chamber of Deputies a plaufor tho Increase of
the Prussian fieet* It claims for the country a posi
tion capable of Imposing respect upon naval Powers
of the second rank. Ten iron-clad frigates, 10 iron
clad batteries, and 20 corvettes and despatch-boats
are stated to be necessary for Prussia. The ex
penses for the whole Increase are estimated at
34,593,500 thalers.
—Amongst the passengerswho arrived to the last
Bombay steamer, at Southampton, was hls high
ness Ghohelshree Pratabalngh, one of the rajahs of
Western India. The object of Ms visit Is to make
some complaint to the British Government j and It
Is said that he has provided himself with £60.000 to
pay Us expenses. ‘ '
—An English sculptor, having ah order Rereot
a tablet on the grave of a fellow-Islander, In the
Protestant church to Rome, sent the design to tho
censors, as usual. Under It were the common words,
“ Requiescal in pace.". Through this the censor
struck hls pen with a tremendous burst of holy Ire:
“A Protestant In peace!: No! No peace lor a
heretic.”
—Mr, Charlos Knight Is preparing for the press
another work of a gossiping and retrospective kind,
to be entitled “ Shadows of the Bookseller#.” It
will include sketches of. Tonson, Gave, Dodsiey,
Wcodfall, and other bibliopoles of the last oentury,
and wlli no doubt be rich In curious anecdote. ’
Brother Ignatius and the brethren of the En
glish Order of St, Benedict have this year observdd
Lent with extraordinary rigor, and have fasted
themselves Into suoh a debilitated state that a week
or two since Brother Ignatius had -to he carried out
oftheehepel.
■ The estimated population of Ylotorla, In Aus
tralia, on the 3ist of, December last, was 604,858,
showing an increase during the year of 30,527. The
lnorease by arrivals over departures-was 11,377, and
by excess of births over deaths, 16,150.
—The Spanish troops to San Domingo are being
carried off by disease to hundreds. In one garrison
of 1,000 men 458 soldiers and 17 officers were at one
time under hospital treatment.
The London Lancet, at the oloseof an elaborate
article, concludes that the public need be under lit
tle apprehension as to the Importation of the Bus-
Man epidemic Into England,
The Roman police authorities have ordered Mr.
Speer, an Enlisghman, to quit Romo for having worn
a trloolored scarf at the Oampagna races.
The law throwing open tho navigation of the
Danish coasts to tliose nations reciprocating the
concession lias received the royal sanction.
The Oonfederate cruiser Tallahassee arrived in
tbe Mersey on the Bth, from Bermuda. Her cruising
days aire said to be now over,
Master Paul Fechter, alltlßson of Mr. Fochter,
was to appear as the boy to “ Belphegor,” at the Ly
ceum, with hls father, on Easter Monday.
Charles Reade has dramatized hls own novel,
“ It Is Never too Late to Mend.”
—A pure quicksilver mine, has just been disco
vered to Spain.
—ln one of the largest silk establishments In
Paris a lady’s crinoline, “ worth $400,” Is exhibited.
—The entry of foreign cereals into Portugal has
been authorized at a duty of 600 rets per quintal.
.- The Minister of Public Works at Madrid has
died suddenly from an attack of apoplexy.
HOME ITEMS.
A Mr. Randall, or Providence, Rhode Island,
has made a design for a monument to Roger Wil
liams, the founder of the State, and has deposited
to one of the Providence Institutions for savings
$l,OOO, to remain on Interest until the accumulated
fund Is sufficient to meet the estimated oost of the
monument.
—lt is’ estimated at the Treasury Department
that the expenses of tho. Government hare beau re
duced nearly one million dollars per day since the
surrender of Loo-s army. ,
—On Friday last, Mr. Dobroker, while digging a
well lbr water on hls farm, at Independence, Ohio
at the depth of thirty-eight feet struok 'a vein of
heavy lubricating oil.
A Nevada paper says that at night the streets
of Virginia City, in that State, resound'with the
screams of. women whose husbands are boating
them. Shame on the baby State. v *
They have a Chinese theatre in ' San Francisco
at which they have.been playing a plebe called
“ Hl-Fmn-Ming,” for a week, and had not got to the
end at the last acocunts.
Farmers along the lower Ohio,, living on the
bottoms, oomplata that the high water has greatly
damaged the ploughing, and preparations for plant
ing have been delayed several weeks.
Mr. Ephraim Potter, of Wantage, N. Ji, has a
breed of turkeys of extraordinary size, some of
wblob, at one year of age, weigh thirty pounds. The
eggs weigh over five ounces each.
Sam Brannan, one of the richest men to Call
fomla, on the reoelpt of the news that Charleston
had fallen, held a private celebration, and had a
hundred gunß fired under his windows,
We have now ten new territories waiting to be
made States. They are: Wyoming, Arizona, Colo
rado,. Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico,
Utah, and Washington.
The annual Fair of the New York State Sheep
Breeders’ and Wool Growers’ Association Is an
nounced for the tth, loth, and 11th of May next, at
Canandaigua.
A couple of scoundrels to Burlington county
N. J,, have been collecting subscriptions for a
monument” to President Lincoln, and pocketing
them. - .
A twelve-year-oM boy, who was punished to a
Roxbury school tho'other day, avenged himself hy
setting fire to theisehool house..
There is a paper collar manufactory to Spring
field, Massachusetts, that turns out ten thousand
oollars a day,
In San Fraholsco there Is a Chinese doctor
named Ll-Po-Tal, who makes an Income of $20,000
per year.
The Methodist Protestant denomination pro
pose to build a college to Ohio, audits location will
be given to the town thatmakea the best donation.
A State delegation will be sent (Tom Minneso
ta to Springfield to attend the funeral of Mr. Lin
coln.
An explosion to a firework factory at Green
ville, N. Y., set fire to five buildings, cauaing.a loss
of about $lO,OOO.
According to the message of Governor Brown
low; of Tennessee, the aggregate debt of that State
is $20,005,606,66,-and the annual Interest $1,185,048-26.
A man to Brewer, Maine, not being satisfied
with any known flag-staff, fastened an American
flag to a large klte, and raised It.
The Trenton (N. J.) Daily Monitor Bays that
“ no time must be lost to enlarging the State Luna
tic Asylum!”
An Albany dyer at a ball threw a vial of vltrol
upon the head of a musician, changing the color of
his hair from a gray to a bright scarlet.
A sum sufficient to erect a cenotaph In the
cemetery at Dubuque, lowa, to honor of President
Lincoln, Is being raised by dime subscriptions,
The mtoetß to California are domesticating
mountain oats.
Another silver mine has caved In at Virginia
City, Nevada.
The Ophlr-'silver mine, in Nevada, has been
again Inundated with hot water.
Petroleum has been discovered at the bottom of
the canal at Rochester, N. V.
The cemetery at Richmond is said to contain
sixty thousand now graves.
One hundred and sixty lowa soldiers died in the
. rebel prison at Anderaonvllle, G-a.
The product of the Springfield Armory is to be
reduced to five hundred guns dally.
General Hooker was serenaded, at Glevqfend,
on Friday afternoon last. w
The people of High Bridge, N. J., are re
joicing In an oil mine.
. The many friends of Gen. Banks are express
ing satisfaction at his return to his old position.
STATS ITEMS.
William Young, who was arrested in Harris
burg week before last, by the provost guard, for
making obscene comments on the death of President
Ltnooln, was on Thursday afternoon escorted
through the principal streets of the oltyjiy a squad
of the Veteran Reserve Brum Corps, who played
the “Rogue’s March.” The prisoner was elevated
on a board, npon which was painted words desorip
tlve of his offence.
—lt is stated, upon reliable authority, that oil
was struck last week m the Sander’s well, on Orbss
creek, about one mile from the Ohio river, and three
from the State line.
Some rascals recently fired the span of the
Milton bridge whloh bad lodged opposite Bowls
burg. A reward has been offered for their appre
hension.
Mr. Boyle's, the supervisor of the Beaver divi
sion of the Erie Extension canal, has a strong foree
at work on the Shenango dam, repairing the break
make at the spring freshet.
it 1b said that the only newspaperlu this State,
bearing no sign of mourning for the President’s
death, since the mUrderj Is the West Chester Jef
fersonian. \
Dr. S. S. Christy, of the firm of Ohristy, Tyler,
k Co., of Pittsburg, has been unanimously elected
mayor of Oil City.
The ndw well recently struck on Slverly Earn,
near Oil City, produces about twenty barrels : per
day. ' ,
—Three brewers in’FMtsburg have had their esta
blishments dosed for making fraudulent returns of
their sales.
The Lancaster Jnielligmcer oompl&lns that the
farmers do not lower their prices now that gold has
fallen.
Quite an extensive revival has ooourred In tbs
Presbyterian Church at Clarksville, Moroor county,
Penna.
The General. Assembly of the Old School Pres,
bjterian Church will meet at Pittsburg, May 18,
and continue In service for ten days.
The Lincoln Rolling Mill in HoUldaysburg
was totally destroyed by fire last week.
Owing to the high price of labor and stock all
the Iron manufactories of Pittsburg have suspended.
The Pennsylvania Coal Company will pay,
May first, a dividend of seven and a half per cent.
/ \ ■
FOPB CENTS:
Tfet Kfndxte** mr Mr. Unctfln.
Th* following; Incident, clipped from anexobange,
Illustrates tti kindness of heart and* the tenderness
of oar late President. ; In NovemberTast, a
delicate boy patiently waited with the anxious crowd
whloh had gathered in the room of the'President,
He was noticed by Mr. Lincoln, whoaaSdj” Come
here, my boy, and tell me what you went;” The
boy, trembling and abashed, stepped forward and
placed his hand Upon the arm of the chair In which
2he President was se&ted, and said:
Mr. President, I hare been a drummer in a reirl
mentTor two years, and my colonel got angry with
me and turned me off; I was takeusick, and have
bwn a long time in the hospital. This is the first day
*Ji ave ,been out loamete see if yon cannot do some*
thing for me.
Onr exchange continues : •
The President looked kindly and tenderly at him,
and asked him where he liyed. He replied that he
hadpohome." Where is your father V* said the
President. . “He died in the army,” answered the
boy, “Where Is yonr> mother *« My mother is
dead also. X have no father, no mother, no brothers,
no sisters,” and, bnrstlsg Into tears, the 1 boy said!
“ and unfriends. Nobody cares for me.” The scan©
was yery affecting. Mr. Lincoln’s eyes filled with
tears, and he said to him: “Can’t yon sell news
papers V* ” No,?’ said the boy, “I am too weak, and
the surgeon of the hospital told me I must leave;
and I have no money, andno-friends, and no place
to goto,” .... *
The scene was Indescribably tender and affecting,
and the Presid en t immediately d re w from his drawer
a card, on which he wrote his wishes, that the officers
chonld care (in his own affectionate language) " for
this poor,boy.” >
w hen the card was handed to the drummer boy,
a smite lit np his face, all wet with tears, and he re
turned ftally convinced that he had at least onewood
and true friend in Abraham Lincoln.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The following is a statement of the condition of
the Philadelphia Banks yesterday as far as made up.
On aceonnt of an omission from one bank the totals
cannot bo furnished till to morrow:
I i*k*i**jA llMfst! i H
: "C-mSS*
•* P-g Sg ©£r as tag £,£.§ ®© a fig:® £5£53.5
t gggsLgErESg: jgssg |Sm
; ££.s* £.• * r,o sg.s.ry
. &. &! ... J * ya. Egj- 2545.: 22825rr1 j±
= mljn.nruliifim I; ill!
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4® t*s* p 1 1*
§§§§• i§§§gisgiiB§siii§liiig I *
S°: s» : s*' 3SB: SsSSSmllSl
j:::i::: §: ilgig! s¥§l§SBjgg
5° J - ' b»k9«B
ms] fsslgSg|!!£SlJ*p3|s|§
iii§M§iigigg§lilgigi§Sg¥3
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1 §»«;,: Pii®sjsEtssgi§a w sgsS§Spi
i §g§§ : s§l§igSi§¥ll§gii§i'ig§
• h* -a to H^H^csi-iMotoaes
j iff SRißlSf?iFplSSiiip
: iiii: aiiiaSliiSl'gilg'iiiaSl
§5Ss: PllglSsgsislSSsgiSii
ii§i- iiii!silg¥isi¥ig'ig£gi
, „ Clearing. • Balan«e*.
APlil ffl- *6,591 118 40 #16,869 45
" —••• S.lSB.m 87. 6k!sm 91
“ » S 087.3M7* n.«)(0
“ 27 6,363,514 SI 4)9,724 31
“ 6;»38,093 « 640.987 ®
•* b.'mCMb m
*36.035,6® 34 *3.165,078 13
Thera was little activity yesterday inthc stock
market, the decline in gold having again embar
rassed the speculations of the operators. There to B
a moderate demand for Government loans at
steadily improving figures. The lWls sold at 110’i,
an . advance of X; the fire-twenties, ooup. oS, at
lot x, an advance of 2, and the ten-forties at tax.
State fives were In steady demand, with sales at 93,
which is a further advance of 1; the war-loan sixes
were dull at 100. There was less said In city sixes,
and the sales were confined to the new at six, whioh
Ib a decline of X- There is little' or no Inquiry for
company bonds, hut prices vary slightly; the sales
include Camden and Amboy sixes at 88X; Chesa
peake and Delaware sixes at*T, and Union Canal
bonds at 20X. Tho railway share list was rather
active, but at generally lower prices; Beading
declined 1, closing atS2X; Pennsylvania Railroad
was steady at 69X; Camden and Amboy at mx, a
decline of x; Philadelphia and Erie at 23, a decline
of 1; Catawisaa preferred declined x, and the com
mon stock IX- There were sales of Lehigh Valley
Railroad at 84, and Little Schuylkill at 3*. The
oil stocks are again doll and drooping. The only
salts of coal stocks were a few lots of Fulton at
*X- Bank and Passenger Railroad securities wore
scarcely inquired for. Of the former, we notice a
single sale of Kensington at S», and of the latter,
Race and Vine at 8X- Mining and Canal stocks
are utterly neglected.
The Directors of the National Bank of the North
ern Liberties have declared a dividend of eight per
oent,, payable, dear of tax, 6th Inst. '
The Directors of the Philadelphia National Bank
have likewise declared a dividend of six percent.!
payable on demand.
The following were the rates for gold yesterday at
the hours named;
lo.so A. M..
11 a. m.
11.30 A. M
12 M...
i p. at,.
*F. M.....
The subscriptions to the 7.30 Joan received by Jay
Coolie yesterday amount to *5,175.100, including one
or *160,000 from Chicago, one of *301,000' from Cin
cinnati, one of *132,6*0 from St. Bonis, and one of
*300,000 from Washington. The subscriptions in
Boston amount to *l,coo,poo. There were 3,625 in
dividual subscriptions of *5O and *loo each.
The 7-BO bonds are passing as rapidly into the
hands of the people as ever. Mr. Cooke has given
notice that the amount assigned for distribntion to
contractors, in discharge ef Government dues, has
been fully absorbed, and that no more will be issued
in this way. He will doubtless find, from this time
forth, that he was justified in {lris, for the proba
bility that this will be the last popular loanoflered
in this way will greatly increase the subscriptions,
and put the Government into possession of the
means necessary to disoharge the excess of its in
debtedness above itß current Income,
The following is a statement .of the receipts and
disbursements of the Assistant Treasurer of the
United States for New York, for April, 1865:
April 1, by balance.. *7,699,872
Receipts during the month:
On account of Customs.. ..$6.389 560
« of Beans... ..19,583134
11 of Internal Revenue. 604,666
'* ol Post Office Depart*
ment............ 169,760
“ . of Tran5fer5..........17,230,000
“ of Patent Fees 7,776
“ of Miscellaneous ....16,585,282
Total 458,270,153
Payments during the month: "
Treasury drafts..- *66,031,327
Post Office drafts 55,482
Balance April 29,1865 ,*7,816,656
The following is a statement or the business at
the United States Assay Office, at New Yorh, for
April, 1865 t Deposits Of Gold, 468,000 ; Silver, *24,-
000; total, *492,000 ; Gold -bars stamped, *481,617;
sent to U. S. Mint, Philadelphia, for coinage,
*014,231.
Tin failure of the great Birmingham banking
firm of Atwoods, Spooner, marshall & 00., Is a most
Important Item of financial news brought by recent
steamers. The house was an old one, dating back
to the last century, and It hat held the very highest
rank. It is said to have, at this time, 9,000 deposi
tors, ranging throngh an classes, from the largest
manufacturers to the humblest workmen. The
number of the latter class, both male and female, Is
said to be particularly large. It Is the habit of snoh
hanking houses In England to pa; interest on de
posits, and they, therefore, occupy towards the
working class the place held here by savings banka.
The disaster and dismay which the failure of one of
the largest savings banks herewould occasion, is
now experienced In Birmingham.
A movement Is being, made by ,the- merchants of
Pittsburg to organize a systematised «* Exchange,"
embracing all the manufacturing and commercial
Interests of the elty and vicinity. The plan Is to in
vite Into one organization banks, bankers, brokers,
stock operators, refiners, oil dealers, produce deal
ers, iron merchants, and manufacturers, and any
other elftßs of business men whose Interests weald
be promoted by a dally meeting with each other.
Thedestrnotlon of the sawmills In the vicinity of
Titusville, Pa., by the late freihet, has caused a
very great advance In lumber. Clear pine Is quoted
at *7O $ common, *45 5. hemlook, *4o.' At those
prices, it mußt cost a fortune to build anything of a
houße in that enterprising town.
New York la the largest market for sole leather
in the world, more being bought and sold In that
city than In Liverpool, London, and Paris com
blued. It Is estimated that 10, 000,000 hides
tanned in this country annually, requiring about
700,000 cords of talk for the operation.
Drexel * 00. quote: _
New U, S. Bonds, I*Bl .T. 110 @llOl4
New XI. S. Certificates of Indebtedness.
Quartermasters’ Vouchers - 06 @ ?7
Gold 142 @146
Sterling Exchange...
Old 5-20 Bends. -I®o}4@los
New 5-20 Bonds.
: 9«x<
10-40 Bonds...
galeaofHM^iV'Vl-
THB PUBLIC BOARD.
B'*S£S“h* V* 9 SSauaftEKSSL 1 ■*£
SCOCtldwell bW. fi 100 aiif'l9^
800 do •■•■«» m™o mi ‘
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«in ,50~U~.—28 d 0... do.im
fgw d0L....». -sBO. 2 1» Phil & Oil Cfc H
&A Hubert ....A..•*«- 28t ®0 do ........24ys. \
BSBk.~£= fofiS b .™:v.±“. 11l
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(POBLISHBB WEEKLY.)
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mell fpernanftmfeadvanee) at—gw W
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Larger Cluba than Tan will be aharged At the ana
ret., sa.oorerrepy.
*»e numet rmmt eOmweeieeamtiaW the order, mud
aL£ o hZ*, ana ’ th«A; U*y*» hejteofated from, at
****&<»* ■*»* little more than the eoet of pager.
«avr°etm*«ure u, reeueatad to net me ggaaia fag
. Tug Wau Fuaa.
To the gattar-ut of the Club of ta ar twantv. m
extra copy of the p aMr be” "
BBCOBB CALI,
500 d 0.... 1. :JOO do '
hXO Big Tank.......... 2>f 300 McCrsafc'dh?»
It’D Cardwell 0i1....... 4X-400 Eoril l.^.* 25 - M
100' doi.....—.b|i 4X,500 do „....~bM' f S
SCO Dunkard -iw. 174 600 Ttoneste..— ES ,5
100 do >lO. ISi 2CO Window off:.-. ,
,‘2OO d(l»o,«,»«..« 131 200 do. —.—, |,w n
[-2TO JunctionOil...*2o. <% 100 Tjr»,y Wea ..,M i'ffl
: ioo d.7..—w0. m 508 Hiii toii.~~.fii 1
£OCO KcC-Ml*Cli Rb3o- 2 100 do —t. i
1 ran PEOPLE'S STOCK XXCHABGE.
100 Atlaa..— llJieeWJiWiMlow —1 ..
100 Jerecy Wen..—.. 2 81UOO Montgomery «
SALES AT THE BBOHLAB BOABD OF BBOKEXS.
; UejKrrUd by Heme*. Milter, & (h., So. 518. Third Mt
FJLBBT BOABB.
; 2600tT55-20« inoff.no. 105 100 Beading 8—.,*69 gild
<l5OO do. ii) og live. 106 K 100 Pulton <Joal ik
I W(0 do. in off. .con IBS 100 Cherry Knn-., 3
i IKWIIBIO 108.-llAre*. se 30 J.iser Weil w
l.’TV'- 12 1C0....1C0 MB McSlbenr. &
10C0St*te6n.. „on 208 d 0... ........... Hr
•HflS 11 *«"• new. ..lotw Vty, IOOOHCk *Cherrrß3Sl
aCßOßnir.nOinalßonde jnjf 100 Sherman *
** mo Walnut bland.l 1-B
BOKace iVlne-sU b 5 igj 300 do 1
SOOBe.dlniß s6O 6» 100 B*nsm*rßi~.~~ sif
100 do cuh s»a 100 i0“.3
BETWhHB BO ABBS -
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3® do . gflo df, ..., bA IB
*gg rrif* iXiaz: ,£?» *1 ft grie B.b“. M
Qw Q pS'SOßoitds »«.«iO6 &uQ Winalaw Off i
. 10CO V S 10-40 Bond. ... 97 SCO Donkeys Greek*" 1 *
IHO <0 ........ lot.- 96M H»Deb B £S« . “f.:;; .«
200 Sugar Bale.—-b - SX-lO© do—S|
iro Attaa —r— 1 M® Hs 6k 'Bt—noun nm?
100 do 1 900 ITniwi-T.I.nA ,0
4CMCh>nftDel#>..sß. 87 200FiitonciSl ...£i Hi
« Celiiah Valley .... 05 100 JJaizeU Oil .'. m|
If Kensington Bk-bS 89 100BaarUnffB. St*
£OOO Cam ft Am 6«’76 b* 98« «
BXOO*ll BO ABB.
1000 City 6s Sew SIX: 100 Dal tell Oil— sa
„ ao.y---"* —.rSQi- HO MchJhany Oil .bS 3
HOOCatnwieea Fr 01... 2874 ino Maple Baade
600 BieTank—.. b£o. 2 100 da fcs. i»
IrS i®"— * 254 50 do —. if
g» Junction On..loti hi «o JteJttntoekietaM *l*
g£ctei-±!’: 1%
160 Peel)a E— 59Y
200 Beads *. .>2O lots. 62 I
100 do— >lO. 6?X
SSCO IT S 6 20 Bonds lO'-B:
»00 d 0........ lOf-X
l&O do -105X 1
SALES AT 2
100 Fhlla ft Brie B bSO 25
10 Wyomlnn V«l— 60
2100 City 6s mep >6wn. 9iH
ICO Juudiin— 2dys.
KOO B 86 21«..~~ ....186X
AO Boyal OU lg
ICO Beadint B—.lo- 61
2CO do- >lO 62
The New York Post or yesterday says:
Gold opiesed at 146 and gradually fell to 1421/.
The loan market Is active but easy at 6-por sent,
with fewer transactions at 6 Commercial naner in
more in request at r@BX per cent.
The bank statement is very soKgeitlve, and thosM
an increase of nearly nine railUons in deposits, and
In legal tenders an Inorease of eight muttons. Then
are no other changes worthy of special comment.
The stock market-opened strorg on Governments
and dull on railroad shares. Fire-twenties have
advanced %% per eenfc, and are In active demand
from country Investors. Ten fortles are firm, but
qniet. Sixes of 1881 ate active, with an upward
tendency. Railroad shares closed Irregular EHa
and New York Central being dull, and Hudson
strong, but Illinois Central is the strongest, having
risen five per cent, on the news from Europe.
Before the first session New York Central was
quoted at 10SK, Erie atB*«. Michigan Southern at
ISJf. Cleveland and Pittsburg at 80, Northwestern
preferred at 6*X, Ohio and ■ Mississippi Certificates
The following were the quotations at the Board,
compared with those of Saturday:
r? I' fV 0 ”® 02 *’ 81 "*™ MO - *fi' D *£
g. g- 620 MUPOM, ...-106k 10iX iSi_
!• 6-» eoopooß, new W% iw« jg
-11. S. 10 40 coupons... -87 X 37 w
B. 8. Certificatoa.— 99X 99X „
TenaemeeSs 6IJ? 6!IJ .. i"
Pacific Mai 1....... 301* . “
gewTorh Central.... -..103 VOX 2* ~
Brie S:?X at ..
Hudson Elver—— 114 113 X X ~
Michigan Central.— 110 IIBX .. if
Michigan Sonthem—.— 7J5f 71X \ *
lllineia Central.... IWX 114 fi£ Z
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Philadslphia Markets.
May I—Evening.
There to very little doing In Flour, and the mar
ket is dun at about former rater ; sales comprise
about 1,200 bbls, in lots, at *8.37X for extra, and
*9©9.75 ft bbl for extra family. The retailers and
bakers are buying In a small way at from 67
7.75 for 'superfine, *B@Bfio for extra, and *9@iip
bbl for extra family and fancy brands, as to quality.
Bye Flour sad Corn Meal continue doll at about
former rates.
'' 455i910 15
Gjraiw—Wheat I* without change. About 8,060
bnshelsgold in lots at frdm*2@2.lo » bushel fi»r fair
. to prime Western and Pennsylvania reds, and white ■
at from *2.15@2 40 bnshel, as to quality. Bve Is
selling in a small way at #1 25@130 as bushel.. Corn
Is rather BCaree at about former rates; small sales
of prime yellow are making at si 32 bushel, in
the cars. Oals are unsettled; 3 000 nnsuels sold at
80@83c ip bnshel, the latter rate for prime Penn
sylvania, ip store. > -- ; —‘
Bakk.—ln Quercitron there is nothing doing:
Ist No. lis ottered at 926 $1 ton. « “SS
Cotton is very dull* and prices are lowersmall
sales of middlings are making at 47c »fk, cash..
Gnoonniss.—The market is very dull, owing to
the decline in gold, andprleeg are unsettled.
PaTEOLEUM is quiet: we quote oruda at 8633701
refined in bend at 55@n6c, and free at atom 7saiBe W
gallon, as to quality.
Seem—Flaxseed is selling- In -»■ small way at
Bom *2 55@2 SB V bu. Timothy is dull and quoted
at *4@4 SO ba. Cloversetd is very quiet; smaß
sales are making at *16.60@17.60 64- Bs.
PnovisiONß.—Prices remain about the same aa
last quoted, bat the sales are limited.
Whisky continues dull; small sales are making
at from *2.14@216 f! gallon for Pennsylvania and
Western bbls.
The following axe the receipts or Floor ana arsis
at this port to uaj:
F100r....; . -
Wheat..
Core;
Oats
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
May I—Evening.
The arrivals and sales of Beef Cattle at Phillips*
Avenno Drove Yard are small this week, reanMiy
about 1,100 head. The market Is very doll, and
prices have declined l@2e s’a. First quality Penn
sylvania and Western Steers sold at fair
to good at l6@lso, and common at fiom ISQiic yi
a, as to quality. The market closed very dull within
the above range of quotations.
.145
l4s*
l44*
.......144*
...142*
144
Shbef are doll and lower; 6,000 head sold at from
7011 c a, gross.
Cows are less active; about 90 head sold at from
$3O up to *B5 TP head, as to quality. Bogs have de
clined ; 3,500 head arrived add soldatfrem *l2 50 up
to *l6 the 100 ®s net, as to quality.
The cattle on sale to-day are from the following
800 from Pennsylvania.
170 from Ohio.
140 from Illinois.
The following are the particulars of the sales:
80, P. McFUlen, Western and Lancaster, 18030.
80. P. Hathoway, Lancaster county, 16020.
, 75, Jas. MeElllen, Chester county, ia@2o.
34, A. Kennedy, Pennsylvania, 16030.
16. A. Kimble, Chester county, 16030.
77, Mooney & Smith, Ohio, 17020.
30, J. & J. Chain, Pennsylvania. 16020 if.
2ft, H. Chain, Pennsylvania, 14018.
60, Martin Fuller ft Co., Lancaster ennnty, 16029.
35, Chandler & Co., Chester county, 16019.
47, T. Cassoday, Lancaster county. 17020,
46, McArdle & Duffy, Western. 16020.
18, C. Etonian, Lancaster county, 18020.
22, J. Shelby, Pennsylvania, 16019;
46, HanDaber & Co., Lancaster county, 16020.
19, J. Miller, Chester county, 16020
24, Owen Smith, Chester county, 18020.
86,,S.tKnox, Lancaster county, 15020.
30, Dryfoos & Co., Lancaster county, 15020
62, Gust Sternberg, Lancaster county, 16020.
20, L. Frank, Lancaster county, 15019.
52, J. S. Kirk, Pennsylvania, 18030,
20, J, Latta, Chester county, 16018,
40. A. Christy A Bro., Western, 16020.
Cows.—There is less doing and prices are rather
.lower. About 90 head sold at the avenue drove
yard at from *3O to *5O for Springers, and *4O up to
ISO f! head for Cow and Cali, as to quality.
Sbkef.—The arrivals and sales of Sheep at
Phillips’ Avenue Drove Yard roach about 6,000
head this week. The market Is very dull, and
prices are fully 1c ft ft lower; dipped are selling at
ftom 7 to 9c, and wool Sheep at from w to 11c y »,
gross, as to quality.
Hoes.—The arrivals at the Union and Avenue
Drove Yards sire large this week, reaching about
3,500 head. The market Is very dull; and prices have
fallen off, with sales at *12.50016 the 100 B>s, net,
as to quality. 2,387 head sold at Henry Glass’ Union
Drove Yard at from *14015 the 100 fts, net, as to
quality. 1.300 head sold at the Avenue Drove Yard
at from *l2 50016 the 100 fbs, net, the Utter for
prime corn fed.
-$50,570,180
568,086,809
Flora, &c—The market for Western and-State
Floor Is a little more active, bat prices of all grades
are easier. The sales are 9,200 bbls afs6 6096.90 for
superfine State, $7@7.30 for extra State, the inside
for old; $7.8607.60 for fancy State, $7.2507,15 for
the low grades of Western extra, $BOB 26 for skip
ping Ohio. $8.3009.90 for trade and family brands,
and $8 90012 lor St. Bonis extras.
Canadian Flour Is ten cents lower. Sales of 60$
bbls at $7.160 7 66 for the low grades of extra, and
$7.70@0 25'for trade mod family extras.
Southern Flora Is more active, but prices are 10a
lower; sales of-3,800 bbls at $7.9008 90 for mixed to
good superfine oountry.’B<lmore, Sen, and $9.16®
12 for trade and lamlly brands.
Bye Four Is quiet and unchanged; sales of 10$
bbls at $6.4006.
QrtAis —The Wheat market is without material
change - The market Is very quiet. Common quali
ties are heavy, while choice are firmer. The sales
are 14,000 bus at $17301,86 for amber Western.
Barley and Barley Malt ore dull and nominal.
Oatß are unsettled and prices- are nominal.
Eye Is dull wsl.o3@l 04 ; for Western.
Com Is less active and heavy 5 the sales an 11-00 i
bushels nn. Western mixed at $1 45, and near yellow
at $l 47@1.48 on the.pler.
Pkovi©io»b.— The pork, market opened at a
marked decline, but under an active demand to
cover short contracts, prices recovered somewhat,
and dosed steady at our outside figures. The re
duction In the stock Is-ffinoh less than was autlol-
. „ '
Forfntnre delivery we Hear or 500 bbla jness, seller
/set half of this month, at and IiOOO do do,
fails! cash and regular, are 9 wobble at*26 25
@26.10 for old mess, »28@28-75. for new do, *25 for
prim© mfifiPe _ , - ___
Beef I? quiet at about former rate?* Sales of 200
hbla at *13@16 60 for plain mess, *»J@l9 S 0 for-entr*
do. Tlerca Beel Is nominally uaehanged.
Beef Hams are qalet bat steady. Sales of 100 bbla
at *M.75@26 for Western.
Cat Meats are scarce and steady- Sales of 400
packages at like for Shoulders and 190 for llama.
1 Bacon 1b -wanted, bat therein very little .Her* to
offer. -Prices are nominally the same.
, X,ard opened- steady, and. closes dall and heavy j
salca or 1,250. bb1s unites at MX@BJ4o, for Ko.l,
ir«®ts no for fair to prime steam ana kettle-ren
deiea, and ISJ4O for small lots, very choice, early In
the day. f
abhks.—The market Is doll, bat prloes are with
out change; sales at st.7S@B for Pots, and 08.60#
8.76 lor Pearl. _
' CoFJfBB.—Rio la to good demand, and prion are
well sustained.
Oottob.—Thole baa been less aodvity to the
market for this staple since oar last Prices have
declined, and are quoted at *S@tT for middlings.
Molasses.—Prices are well sustained, but we
hear of no sales.
• Petbolkum—Crude Is to moderate demand, end
.teady sales of BqObbls at 89@«o. Refined Is dm
at M@66c for bonded, and T4@76c for free.
RtoK.—No sales are rsportod, but prices an firm
and well sustained. , , ..
Scqab—Now Sugars arei to moderate demand 8
prices are somewhat heavy, but ““.without «sem
tlal change. Sales of 360 Uhds Cuba at UXQtee*
Refined are steady at 19X0 ®r herds.
WpVfIKT- The marltet Is a shade firmer. Sale*
Sat Western.
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i 1A Maaea ft Ch Bon- 1*
1 200 (iatawisee 8,...b5 121 f
i 6 Lehigh Talley—. 64*
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|£S?r;sS; s ll
200 do—
-109 dO-Mava.llOf]).. gM?
af 4
800 dO.v.atmre..., gQ
......... 1,440 bbls.
.3,350 baa.
4,100 boa.
-....3.600 bos.
Hew Tork Harketo, Kay I.