TIIE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH. PHILADELHIIAj TUESDAY- JANUARY 23, 18CG.
THE KOMXCE OF SKATim
The Belle of the Park-Her Dross
and Costume-Flirthij; and Co
quetting on Ice-Hlnta to the
Novices, Etc. '
, We are not disposed to couour with tltcm wli'o
arc coraplnmiDg of tho cold weather, much less
with those who find f-mll f-cncrnlly witfi th
winter aa a season. Ab.-traot the pleasured aud
comforts of the winter from the schedule of our
liapplncs, and we should iind that we had "of
fered a far greater loss than wo could readily
have imagined. The winter Is the season of
manly sports without mid firelde delights
within. Are there any bojtih memories that we
go'bnck to with keener zest nu i relish, thau
the recollection of the imps that were Bet
In the snow for linron or quails, the sled
that was brought iu at nightfall and so
careiully stored away, the nuts that were
cracked before the great ruddy blaze, and
tho histo'rlcal tale or goblin legend that whlled
the hours away? Iu warm countries where
they have no snow, the home feeling Is
hardly known. It tukes the etorm that beats
aeainst the pnnes and the wine-like glow that is
reflected upon tiiem from the genial fire to la
spire love for home, it broad hoarth, its secure
roof, its fond laws. Hut it is not alone the
apDle-checked boy, with hi fur cap and woollen
mittens, who ts privileged to find enjoyment in
thii fno bracing 'season. Go to our skating
pa kf, and see the men and women there al.
aglow with generous exercise, speeding along
tlnpoliHhcd surface of the ice, and describing
figures more aerial and in?tinct with grace than
the choicest meaures oi "dancers dancing in
tune," and confess that here in amusement far
more captivating and h' tilthful than the sum
iuei's promenade or tho fashionable dissipation
of the watering place.
Sunday's cold snap made splendid les at the
j'al t C nuvi J vrn-i j ci n va iv uny mvj aaca -w itua
crowded with tbe graceful and pretty skaters.
Every parkin town has Its acknowledged "belc,'
or "t-katorial queen," to employ a new tirm
coined to meet tho emergency of tho tew
iat.1 ion.
At the Philadelphia Park, Thirty-first ftnl
Walnut streets, Kis R. whin her own lauie.s
and wears them .i;:li all the grace of a queen.
Attired in a crimson bilk sslrl, a velvet ijasquine
trimmed with ermine, and jaiint.y skating cap,
her personnel is attractive in the extreme at
once a model ot simplicity aud aood la3tc. Her
evolutions are natural, graceful, and in perfect
harmony with the mu-ic. When she waltzes
around the enclosure, hundreds of gloved hands
beat applause. There is no assumption on her
pert; no skating for favor. She glides over the
icy mirror like a fairy, without effort. Her
piroveUe excels that of tho trained ballet girl
upon the sanded stage. It is statuesque and
beautiful in the extreme. Unlike most profes
sional skaters, ehe never misses a step. Her
"figure eights" are douo to perfection. If fault
she has, it is a lack of approbation of her own
ability. She teems not to know what beautiful
gyrations she makes, and what classical postures
(he assumes.
An enthusiastic writer has observed that no
more attractive picture than that of a graceful
and beautiful womwicii tkiites can bo conceived.
Tho assertion will be agreed to by all who ever
sa:i bright-laced, lithe-formed girl or woman
swinging over the suiooLu surface of a frozen
lake or stream. The skirts, which at tirst mieht
be thought to bo a hindrance, are by no means
so, because one foot is seldom or never perfectly
stationary, while the other is gliding. Some
times they both move at once, iu curves of beau,
tlful freedom, under the impetus ot several pow
erful strokef . When fancy skating is indulged
in, tho wide-sw inging foot is not like the blade
of a compass, with the other for a stationary
perpendicular, but both move at once, only the
one with a wider sweep or curve than the other
and thus the whole form ii always gracefully
undulating, never partially at rest
Hut we must not proceed upon tho assumption
that all who read this article have practical ac
' quaintance with the "glorious art." So far as the
. gentle sex is concerned, there are . a great manjr
more who cannot skate than who can. For the1
benefit of such, a few hints maybe appended
. here. The first and most important point for
the skater la to have skates of the best quality,
Learners generally ruin a pair while acquiring
the art, but it is much more difficult to become
proficient upon skates that are constantly getting
out ot order aud requiring adjustment, than it
is with those that, w hen once fixed upon the feet
are stiong, firm, and substantial. . The fluted, or,
shell skates, give a better hold to the foot at
first, but the sharp edges soon become dull, and
the bejiunerhad better learn to balance himself
on single runners, bci'oro he attempts motion
at all.
It is not advifable either to use skates that
have to be strapped too tightly to the feet It?
impedes the circulation, makes the feet numb!
and cold, and causes positive torture instead of,
glowing pleasure. If you use tho wooden skates,;
procure those which have screws to fasten to
the heel, or, better still, !et steel skates with a;
button on the heel-plate. Either of these, how
ever, is better than the old fashion of tight-strap1
ping, and seems to fix tho skate in the firmost
manner to the boot, inspiring confidence in
learners, and giving greater ease and efficiency
to tho adept.
Iu putting on the skate bo careful to tuck the
ends of the straps aw ay, tor if they are loose
they are apt to get under the runners, and throw ,
the wearer. A very useful piece of lurnilure for
every 6kater is a short strap, two or three
inches long, with a buckle at each end, so if a
strap 6houtd break he only has to Insert thU
doi ble buckle at the broken parts, and he is all
right again.
- The beginner will find, upon his first attempt,
great difficulty iu keeping his feet together,
f ienerally one foot slides off in one direction, and
the other in another, aud do wn he goes. But he
must not be disheartened. Perseverance and
practice will eventually bring r ertection. If the
lollowing plain directions we observed, the
proper motion will soon be acquired. Stand
with the right heel in the hollow ot the loft foot,
with, the feet at right angles. Pljice the weight
On the right loot, and press the Inside edge bf
the left foot to the Ice a push is then given with
the lclt foot, which is Immediately taken off the
ice. and brought parallel with its fellow. This
will send the skater forward a short distance.
The same thing is repented with tho right foot
and so allcrnati I?, until the learner get alonst,
clumsily, to be suie, and with his hand flying
about, but still getting along.
With many, skating does not constitute the
sole or even chief . attraction of the skating
parks. These fashionable reports have come to
be looked upon by tho young folks generally as
legitimate flirting grounds; and tho uninitiated
can have no idea of the amount ol coquetry and
sentimental twaddle here Indulged iu. Touch
ing the question the folio wm beautiful lines of
"Love on the Ice" are appropriate:
"Proud Ethel Vane, I loved hnr well !
She led me on my love to toll.
Then tieated it with cruel scorn:
I cursed the day that I was born.
"Alone upon the ice we met
Lone had I striven to torget;
i
One glance upon her face I cast,
Jly love hud turned to hate at lust !
" 'Proud Ethel Vane, I loved you well;
You led me on mv love to tell,
You treated mo with cruel scorn;
I cursed the day that I was born.'
. ' 'If you would win me for your bndo,
The i'co is cmooih, tho course is wide.
Tbcn match vour speed with mine,' she said,
And swliter than tho wind she sped.
"I followed her on eager feet,
' Revenge,' I cried, 'revenge is sweat I"
And tar across the broad lagoon
Our steel skates rang a ghostly tune.
"Her flowing hair streamed out behind,
As, fleeter than the envious wind,
A swlttl-movina shade she How,
Wtile more and more tbe distance grew.
"Still on and on she kept her way
The thinner ico beloro her lay;
1 turned m face towards the shore,
Hut Ethel Vane came back no morel"
Another love-cbase upon skates, but under less
dramatic circumstances, and with a maiden less
inconstant, has been, thus prettily described by
a nameless poet. We have seen his ideal in our
Philadelphia parks many a time and oft:
Down through the wintry woodlands
As to the mere we go,
Red berries we see or the holly-tree,
And pearls of the mimletoe;
And the ice is smooth lor the skaters,
For the winds have swept th snow;
Ana a maiden divine o'er the hyaline
Files fast, with checks aglow
Like a marvellous bird, whose plumage gay
glitters in Eastern skie:
Oh, to folio w her s ,v lit upon keel of steel, and woo
her as she lilts I
Bright hair and gay apparel
Stream back as she meets the breeze;
And away she baa shot like a la-ry yacUt
On the blue sott Soleut seas :
For the keen North-wind's her wooer ;
But she with dainty ease,
From his rough grasp slips ere her waist he clips
With an arm that to bind must freeze. ,
There's a laugh ou the daring darliug's lip, and
joy in ner oripnt Drown eyes :
Ch, to follow her swift upon keel ot steel, and'woo
ner as sne mes :
THE NEW YOKE PRESS.
Editorial Opinions of the Leading
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ant Topics of the Hour.
COMPILED EVtRT DAY FOE EVEKING TKLEOItAFn.
Finance iu Con
iress.
From t?& Tribune.
From tho outset we have not doubled that the
impoi ting interest and its organs would In due
time be found arrayed against resumption of
specie payments. We know that our currency
inflation, with the consequent high prices, ex
travagant living, etc. etc., tended directly to in
crease at once the business and the profits of
importers, and that they would be found,
through their organs, seeking to prolong this
inflation to the utmost. Hence, tho repugnance
to an early resumption evinced through the
Commercial Advertiser, the Herald, etc., seemed
quite a matter of course.
Tho Evening Post has traditions and instincts
from which we hoped better things; and its un
qualified, though tardy, indorsement of Secre
tary McCulloch's Tort Wavne speech for a time
justified our confidence. Hut its relations with
the importers are too intimate and confidential
tor even its most cherished principles; so that at
last we have it out square against resumption.
No, it will say: not agaiiist resumption ex
actly ; only against a particular effort looking to
resumption. Hut the distinction is illusory, as
we shall proceed to show.
Mr. Mcculloch, a banker of large, successful
experience, and ot unblcmisned repute, is Secre
tary of tne Treasury. He confidently believes
that our Government ought to and might
promptly return to specie payments that good
laith, national honor, and the true interests of
Industry and coinmetce concur in demanding it.
In all this he is backed, as we know, by the
President, his supenor. So he goes to Congress,
and says, "(Jive mo power to lund the demand
cr short-time indebtedness ol the ("overntuent in
six per cent, bonds, payable at such times as I
shall find best, not exci edlng forty years, and I
will endeavor to bring tLe country back to a
currency at par with specie." '
The proposition is very simple and clear. Of
course, it implies trust in the Secretary ; and so
does any possible alternative. Any Secretary of
the Treasury, during a period of suspension, can
eatily make his fortune out ot his position, if not
restrained Dy a senee or nonor ana auty. tit
may pocket a cool million an v month, and the
public be never the wiser. Mr. McCulloch is
anxious tor the earliest termination of this ex
ceptional and perilous condition; so are we. He
nas suDmiueu to -.cmiries a suori ana sinmie
bill, which, we are confident, would. If passed,,
bring the uovernmeui jto solvency anu tne cur
rency to par w tin specie wituin tne current
year.
Now see how the Post assails this most neces
sary measure:
' Mr. McCulloch asks in this bill that Con ires-
shall devolve uiouhiin absolute powcrover the tuouey
market, aud leave to bis sole decision, to be made
hereafter, what is to be the financial polity of tbe
Government, with power, of course, to ohanire and
vary that poiioy Just a oiten an, lor ruasonit satistao-
tory to liwiselt, lie nay cnoosu to change nis mum.
lie docs not inform CouKrens what it tha plan of bis
financial camiialifnt and, of course, tlie people, to
whose daily business and daily ooruiort it U import
ant to know wuat tne uovemmeui it about to uo
in Uiete matters, are left, wittilt;onirre, absolutely
in tlie dai k ah to t ie lntuw. It' w are not mlaiu-
totuied, Mr. McCullooh distinctly lngiied beiore the
Committee upon bavinir tins absolute poer, in order
tlat be might ex rt a uenuucial iuUuuce over tbe
money markc t. Ibo eatoe power that enables him to
do pood in this way, of course suiliue for do nir great
ltjory. Tbe bill kvcs biin authority to call in and
luud, at bis discretion as to nine, kiuu, ana amouui,
all or any of tbe outstanding debm and promises of
the doverumeiit not a ready converted into bonda,
and lor tin. purpose to issue 40-year six per oent.
loridH. Theite new bonds, amouutiug in ail to
1, 600,000 000 or more, bo way sell at any time and at
any trice, iio one U to know when be intends to
iuud, nor wiat kind of securities bo is to call in;
Whether thou wluel) bar interest, or those which
are in the bands lor the people passing dally at
wonty. He can make money soaroe when he wilt,
and let tip tbe utarut again when be wiU, Th bill
duo not provide that he shall fund tirst on kind of
security and then another, speaifyiuii the order in
winch they are to be taken in; nor doa it provide, if
those which pass tor mouey ae to be cancelled, that
tbpy shall be taken in at a certain rate ol projtreia in
six ciiied quantities, or regular periods. Jf it did, tbe
people ai lurve could adapt thoir business to what
was coin UK "
Let us consider thee cavils in the lliht of
rcHon. common sense, and truth:
Tbe ectetary asks to be empowered to fund
the public debt In order that we may return, so
soon as may be, to speclo pavincn's. There is
no ambiguity, no diseulse about nlm. There
lire tllteen hundred millions of demand or short
time obligations now hangingover the Treasury.
These ho wishes to fund and get out of the way
ot resumption, by offering the holders such a
long bond as they may be induced to accept in
exchange. This exe'haneo once effected, re
sumption follows ot course. The greenbacks
once funded, evert bank note bjcomes an obli
gation to pay coin; and the greenbacks will
be luiu'ed whenever the Secretary makes a
tempt'iig offer; for those who have balances In
bank or bank notes will draw the greenoacks
and lund them. And thus, without convulsion
or auy breach of faith, we return to soecie pay
ment, and the prices ol nearly everything fall
thirty to forty per cent.
Now. the Secretary's "iilnn" is lust what we
have here sketched: To fund the greenbacks
and short-time obligations of the (Jovernment In
six per cent, bonds, payable ten, fifteen, twenty,
thirty, or toity -,oare hence tho shorter the
better, so that they can be sold at par. Tho
object is not to enlarge, but to extinguish the
exceptional power he now wields over banks,
currency, and business. Of course, we all know
that he may temporarily do barm with it or
might, if h were a scoundrel or a fool: but,
even then, we should prefer that he wield such
power for a year rather than that he possess it
interminably.'
The 1'ost would have a bill that provides fo
the funding first of one seem it v, then another,
in a specified order; that they be redeemed "at
a certain rate of progress, In spccliied quantities,
at regular periods." Surel y there can be no mis
take as to the drift of all this. 8uppoe Congress
should prescribe that the greenbacksur tlie inter
est notes be all innded tirst; who does not realize
that it would put up the market value of the par
ticular security thus prelerred. and render its
redempton all but impossible? Hut give the
Secretary power to fund any and every torm of
demand of sl:ort security as be best can, and he
may lund this or that first, or all together, as
the state of the market shall dictate. And now
he has but to oiler for each, or any or all, a
bond worth a litlle more (by reason of tlie time
it has to run) than the market price of the out
standing obligation, and he will assuredly call it
In and extinguish it. And tbu we may advance
steadily and Burcly to resumption and specie
prices. .
Negro Suffrage in tho District and the
Stetes Congress uui tho I'lesidant.
From the 2'ime.t.
As our readers are tuvnre, the bill establishing
universal nearo suffrage it tho District of Co
lumbia passed In-; House of Representatives on
Thursday last by a vote t f 11G yeas to 51 navs.
It will probably also pass the Senate by a de
cided majority. It is generally assumed that it
will receive the President's signature, and thus
become a law; but we regard this as by no means
certain. It is Buid to have been asserted by
Judge Kclley on the floor of tho House, while
the bill was upon its passage, thnt ho knew the
President would sign it, and thi3 statement pro
bably had some eti'ect in swelling tho voto in its
favor. Whether Judge Kellev pretended to
speak from positive personal knowledge of the
President's Intention, or only by way of inter
ence from hi6 position and presumed opinions,
we are not native.
The passage of the bill iu tue House i claimed
by the Tribune as a decided triumph of tho
'radical majority. " The claim is pericctlv just.
But whether that triumph was achieved 'ov a
lair -exercise of its strength, or by an adroit
and somewhut unscrupulous alliance with tho
Democratic minority, may be open to serious
doub,t. The bill was oiitrinally introduced by
Judge Ke ley, of Pennsylvania, aud was referred
to the Judiciary Committee, ot which Mr. Wil
son, of Iowa, is chairman. It, provided for uni
versal negro suffrage in tne District. Jir. Wil
son reported it buck, aud the House entered
upon its discussion. After this had gone on for
a tew nays, a conterence of the Union members
of the House was called to consult as to tho
proper course to be pursued.
Alter tuli discussion it was decided, by a vote
of more than two to one, that the bill should be
recommitted to the Judiciary Committee, with
instructions to amend it so as to require all per
sons, both white and black, w ho should here
alter be admitted to vote in tho District, to be
able to read the Constitution of the United States,
or else to have served in the armv, or to pay
taxes on peisoual or real estate. This was dis
tinctly understood by all parties to be the divi
sion of the Union t arty, and bv none more dis
tinctly than by Mr, Wikou himself. No one pre-
icuueu mat it Dounu any one to vote in any par
ticular wav; but it was supposed that it would
have weight with Mr. Wilson and his associates
as to thejomi in w hich the question should be
submitted to the action of the House.
A very large majority of tbe Union members
desired the vote to- be taken upon granting to
the colored men of the District a suffrage quali-
nea uv tne uoiiiiy to resa; ana tney supposed
that, in deference to their wishes, thus disttuctly
expressed, this would be done. Tbey were mis
taken. Mr. Wilson and bi$ associates voted with
tne Democrats agaiust tne recommitment, and
thus brought the vote directly upon the Ques
tion of universal negro suffrage in the District;
and the great body of the Union majority pre-
lerred to vote together rather than separate
upon this issue thus forced upon them. Whether
they acted wisely or not will be determined bv
results; but we know that they acted from a
paramount aesire to save tne union party trom
dissension and disruption. If thev had been
met in.this eftort by a corresponding desire on
tbe part of Mr. Wilson and hi associates, the
prospects oi ultimate success would have been
more honelul than thev seem at nresent. t
'It this question were confined to the District of
t oiumuiu u wouia oe oi less importance than it
is. Congre-s has within that district the un
questioned power of exclusive legislation, and
however oppressively and unwisely that power
may De ex3rciseo, tue luinry mulcted is confined
within narrow limits. But this step is but an
entering wedge to a general system of legislation
concerning the negro race. The avowal has
repeatedly been made bv those known as radi
cals in the Union ranks, that its main purpose
w as to establish a principle in the district which
should afterwards be applied to the several
States. The admission ot the recently emanci
pated slaves to the right of unqualified, univer
sal suffrage in the Rebel Slates, is put forward
Dy in em as an indispensable condition to tue re
admission of these States to the Union.
Judge Kclley, of Pennsylvania, the author of
this bill, declared recently in debate with Mr.
Kasson, of Iowa, that Congress had the rignt to
prescribe tne nuauncatiou or voters "lor tue
nioht numerous branch of the Legislature" in
every Btato in the Union in other words, that
notwithstanding the explicit language" ot tbe
Constitution, Congress had supreme power over
this w hole subject, and he is prepared to intro
auce a dui lor its assertion and exercise, nr.
Stephens has given notice of a bill to give every
emancipated negro a homestoad, either trom
the confiscated estates of Southern Rebels, or
from lands in the South owued bv the Govern
ment. A bill is already before the House Ignor
ing utterly everything done by tho President
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relations in the Southern States, and proposing
to organize termors! 'Reverniiieuts lor tnein ail.
And the' same tactics are to be employed to
force esch and every one ot these measures upon
the Union party in the Houe which proved so
successful on this District of Columbia b Jl. The
same ,uso will be made of the machinery of
csucus. Decisions will be sustained and enforced
w hen favorable to these protects, and disregarded
and overthrown, by allinnce with the Democrats,
when adverse. Ami as the Democrats themselves
are1 slmplv plavrna their own nartisan game.
thy must naturally be expected to aid, by sucty
act on as these alliances' may offer, iu fastening
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uyvu, luu.umou AOUilliLsuuuou wuatevui uipii
eures may be most obnoxious to tho Dublin lud-r-
ment, and thus olfur them the best chance ol a
speedy return to nower.
It may fairly be presumed that President
Johnson wiil not overlook these consecration
ps well as others more directly involved, in his
action upon this bill. The quesiion ot negro
Ri'llisuc is one tipn which tho Union party, as
stn h, has never taken action. It has never cone
bcfoie any national convention, nor have any
cotisidersble number of State conventions taken
ground upon it. - Nor U it quite eauv 1o see w hat
c?.igcncles of the public wcllare force it, with
such peremptory authority, upon the Instant
Bdion of Congress and the country. While it is
a matter of comparatively little coiwequenco to
most of the Northern and Ksstern States, it
touches mo-t closely the sentiments and preju
dices of the West, and is absolutely a matter of
life and death to Unionism and lovalty among the
musses ol tho people in the Southern State".
The men, moroover, who know most of the
actual condition of the colored race iu the South,
do not hesitate to ascrt that no more latai step
for them could be taken than this thnt it will
intemifv, inevitably and incalculably, the hos
tility of rnces already strong enough to demand
tl'C " isest ana most care'ui treatruentr and the
chances avo three lo one that It will bring on
collision, insurrection, and rebellion that 'may
eventually wrap tho whole country in thellames
of a war tnfold more tcnible than that we have
list closed. These are considerations to w hich
no wise man should willingly close his eyes; and
they may well at len.it give paue to the etl'orts
of those most exclusively devoted to the wcllare
of the colored race.
It is well enough to bear in mind, however.
that President Johnson has nevor committed
himself in any way to tne principle of universal
negro sullraee, either for the District ot Colum
bia or for any State; and that is tho principle
w hich, u this bill passes the Senate, Is to be pre
sented for his approval. He has never gone fur
ther than to say that if acting within his own
Mate alone, be might lavor tne admission ot
qualified colored voters to the exercise cl the
right of suffrage; and even this was given merely
as a personal opinion, and in no sense as an in-
IlllUtlUU 111 U111CIHI BCIIUU. 11. IS KUDWU, H1MU,
that he regards the people of the District of
Columbia as having in no wise lost their rights
as citizens, or their claim to respect and roijarJ
(or their wishes concerning their own nfiairs.bv
their subjection to the exclusive luridicUon of
Congress: and it would bo unwise to asstimo
that he will (eel at bbertv wholly to diregard
tbe vote lately taken in the District on the sub
ject of negro suffrage.
Jt is possible, therefore, to say the least, tn our
judgment, that Piesident Johnson may withhold
his signature from this bill. We distrust the
expressions of confidence of his app.'oval, in
which these gentlemen somewhat ostentatiously
indulge, nicy may nave ground tor these ex
pressions in their knowledge ot his purpose
or tney may nope to influence ais action by them
or they mar merely seek to force tho party
into this position regardless of the co-oneraiioh
of the Executive and reckless of the fate of the
partyjisclf. In these da8 of difficulty and dan
ger wnen the peace now dawning may be dis
prsed by tempests still more terrible than that
whoso Inchiiul fury SHI sounds in our ears, we
cannot look upon indifference to tho late of the
t niou party as consistent witn love tor tne
Union or devotion to the welfare of our common
country. This is not the time when new
issues can be forced upon tho nation, without
liumment danger ot reopening those the nation
bus just decided.
1 he Telegraph System of the United States,
')(. m tlie World.
The telegraph system of the United States is
rapidly becoming very complete. Of course, the
Hues of telegraph, follow tho lines of trade and
travel, and consequently do not, as jet, cover so
closely the Southeastern States as they do the rest
of the country.
The American Telegraph Company, and the
Western Union Telegraph Company, by means ol
contracts w ith Canadian, Nova Scotia, aud New
foundland Companies on the one hand, and with
Southwestern and Pacific Companies oj the
ot her, have together a complete system of com
munication over tlie entire territory ot the
United States. They have, too, through the
Newloundland companies, practically an exclu
sive connection with the Atlantic cable, if it ever
De laid, their lines, ana tue lines with which
they are thu3 connected, begin at Capo Race.
Halifax, and Farther Point, on the northeast
they go to New Orleans, on the southwest: thev
reach San Francisco, on the Pacilic. and, through
Caliiornin, the British possessions to the north
ot Oregon.
There are two wires through the length of
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; three others
between liangor and Uoston; thirteen through
wires Irom Boston to New York; fourteen
through-wires between New lork and Washing
ton; two between New York and Pittsburg; ten
Between tuiuaio ana unicaso.
South of Washiugtoh they connect with all
the important towns on the Atlantic coast, and
Augusta; and -an inland , line connects .Lynch
burg, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Montgomery, Mo
bile, and New Orleans.-
In the Northern States there are stations in
almost every town, and between all the largest
cities there are several distinct routes.
West of the Mississippi river, they reach West
ern Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Salt Lake. Two
wires run irom St. Louis west to Omaha, Ne
bta.-ka Territory; one runs from, the same place
to Fort Smith, Arkansas, connecting with the
Imtn i TTrmdt iin an! inl io jf n Tovua
From Omaha west, one wire' runs to Denver1
City and other points in Colorado, and another
to Salt Lake aud San Francisco: thence north
ward to New Westminster in British Columbia.
A Becond wire is to be constructed soon from St.
Louis via Omaha, to San Francisco.
Under the same control is to be the Overland
Line to Europe, six hundred miles ot whijn has
been opened to the public, north ' oi Now West
minster, withia the last three months.
Of course, too, as industry and traffic recover
in tne sotitn, new lines oi telegraphic communi
cation will be opened there. The w hole country
wm soon oe a mere coo eo.
Progress of Constitutional Liberty In Italy.
From tht Herald.
The most remarkable political phenomenon
in Europe is that which we see in Italy. Tin
present state ot affairs in that country, vicwod
in contrast with, its condition a lew years ago.
and through the long night of despotism which
hung over it, shows one of the most surprising
revolutions in this eventful age. Italy, tbe most
Interesting rountry of the Old World, the garden
of Europe, 'the cradle of civilization, the reposi
tory of art, once the grandest of nations and the
ruler of the world, around which are clustered
tho most glorious and undying memorials ot
history, bet-ins to feel the inspiration of its past
glories and tho lntluence ot modern proerrens.
Alter ceuturiei of political and reih-ious despot
Istdi nndT which all it glory and beauty were
obscured, and from which no light of. promise
in the luture could be discerned, Italy rises
again, like the phumix from its, ashes, to new
lite. We have watched the progress oi this
renaissance with deep interett tor tome years,
and we are particularly struck with tlie evidence
of it in a recent political event.
Our correspondent in Ituly eave us recently a
lull account of the event 'referred to the defeat
of the Idlnistry iu the Italian l'arluimout, and
its prompt resignation In consequence. This
circumstance shows that the voice of the people,
as expressed through their representatives, is
recognized as the poverninsr power of the counj
try. . The importance of thin fact will be appre
ciated more in Europe, perhaps, than ia tiint
country, because under our torm of government
wo hold the chief ot the State the President
responsible; and not the members of hia Cabinet
who are only secretaries, as they are vroPr'J
called. The maionty in Congress may be ot a
ditlerent ptrty to the President and his Cabinet,
or may hold to a different policy, and Mill
the machinery of the Uoverment goes on. .We
have checks ' aud balauces- iu - the working of
our institution!! not tounrt in .monarchies, aud
the election of the 1'ieside it every tour years,
aud of the popular branch of Congress every two
years obviates the necessity t a renooiwiole
tuini.try, as it is In England or Italy. The
ministry there is changed to nuit the change o!
popular sentimerln supposed to bo expressed
by the representatives: and if there be a dcibt
an iut this, or tlie monarch wishes to ascertain
the sentiment ot the people. Parliament ts dis
solved, aud a new election held. Our represent
atives come fresh Irom the peoplo every two
vents, and we hold the Presidentin cheek every
lour years. Hut where theotlioe ot Chief or the
Stdto is hereditary or for lite, the only safeguard
to liberty is in having a min'Stry that represents
the views of tho malority of the people. i
A Government so ordered iH called a constitu
tional Covernment. In contradistinction to those
that arc absolute. Until lately England was the
only con-ddernblo Power in Europe which had
such a constitutional (lovernment: and even
now nearly all ' the great Powers have not.
Within n lew years, however, the democratic
principle of popular government has made gicat
progress, and particulate in Italy. The mon-
arcus and aristocracies begin to see the necessity
ot making this concession, in ordef to avoid
revolutions. Absolutism is fast dying out, and
nothing can save the old order ot government
and Eccicty Irom vlo'ent 9hocks of anarchy but
giving way to the enlightened spirit of tbe age
and demands of tbe people. The astute Em
peror of the French understood this, ana saw
tlie necpshlty ol lavorliig the cause ot constitu
tional liberty in Italy, in order to keep down tho
levoiutionary me.
wntie be exfrcped despotic authority at nome.
amusing the mercurial Frenchmen at the same
t me with universal suffrage and the name'ot
1 herty, he saw saiety only against revolution in
iiaiy ana its contagious lniiuenco in trance in
aiding the Unbars to establish a powerful con
stitutional kingdom. Young Italy, under 'the
influence ot such men as Cnribaldl, has taken.
perhsps, gtrater strides snd moved faster thau
Napoleon wished: but the movement was irre
sistible. Iialy to-day is the vanguard of tho
nations of continental Europe iu the march of
constitutional liberty.
It is true the young kingdom has some diffi
culties to encounter. The most serious, proba-
riy, is mat oi tne nnances, wnicn gavo rise to
the conflict between the, rppresentutives and the
ministry when the latter resigned. A deficit of
sixty millions of dollars tor the current expenses
ot tne uovernment in tune oi peace is an em-
hsrrasslne matter. Still the diflioultv may be
overcome. A people so full of new life, hope,
ana patriotism are cquat to almost any e uer
gtney. Tlie enormous army ot Borne three hun
dred thousand men might be cut down with
salety, and other economical reforms might be
made. From the vigor wiih which Parliament
lias commenced its session we may hope it will
find a solution for the financial troubles of the
Oovcrnment.
A people crushed down and divided by centu
ries ot despotic rme, ana suddenly piacoa in sncn
a novel situation, havo much to learn necessarily,
and many embarriiM-ments to encounter. Thuy
aro. bo we ver, on the right road to luture pros-
pentv and greatness. The people ot the United
States sympathize with them and watch their
progress with great interest. We should prefer
to tee a republ'C established over the classic
territory ol old Rome; but a constitutional
monarchy may be best for the Italians at pre
sent. At all events, we rejoice in the progress
ot liberty there, and hope the ancient glory
ot Italy may be restored as the consequence,
LADIES' FANCY FURS.
LADIES' FANCY FU US.
J0IIX FAREIRA,
No. 718. ARCH STREET,
ABOVE SEVENTH STREET
At bis old-established store,
1MP0HTEH, MANUFACTURER.
DEALER IN
AND
FANCY FURS
FOR
LADLES AND CnLLDliEN.
Mj assortment of Fancy Furs for Ladies and Chil
dren is now complete, embracing every variety tha
will be worn during the coming season.
Kcmcmber tbe name and number.
JOHN FAREIRA,
No. 718 AECH bTEEET, above fjoventa.
I have no partner or connection with anr othei
store jn this city. 10ii4in&p
No.; 1204 CHESNUT ST.,
' Have Inst tecelved
fcJ.W BBTHTFHKJI BUCK W 11 K AT,
Jjimi) PKACHB9. CKllirJ CHEBRIE8.
. JSKW YORK Plt-ds, 1 ' '
JiEW tilKHEJlYED GIBGEB U6m
ROBEUT SHOEMAKER & CO.,
U. I. Cor. of FOUBTH and RACE Sireobi, '
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS
Importers and Dealers in Foroign and Domostio
Window and Plate Glass,
MANUFACTURERS OF
White Lead and Zinc Paints,Putty,eto
AOKHTS FOB IHS1 CELKBBATJCD
FRENCH ZING PAINTS.
' Dealers and Consumers supplied at 1020 3m
' VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.'
' ', , i ;
SILBKRMAN & CO., IMPORTERS
OF
vi y""v : . ;
no. ij r. ruunin oireet.
rniLiVBLTHli,
f ortemonnalea, Pocket Books, jfaraea. Travelling Rasa,
Hatche s Dressing asea Ladles' Companions, Writing
Jjrsaa, Portfolios. Work Boxes. Jews, boxes, Photo
granb Albania. Opera Q asses, Field Glasses Wpectacles,
ri C asea Culna and Ciilt Ornament. Pocket Cutlnrrl
Kazors Combs, lirnsbes, Perlunierr. bonus. Fans. Hair
Sets, Ban Ornaments. Bteel Jewelry. Jet Oooda. f'or
Dellun Oooos. Bracelets, fteck'aees, Be't Clasps, Studs
Hleeve Buitona Hcarf Plus, Bcarf Klna, bilk Watch'
O oards, Leather Guards. 8tul and Plated chains, Wtuoh
Keys, Shawl Pine, Violin StriDtis. Beads ol aU kinds.
Polls Uubber Balls, l'ominoes, TJlce, C hessmen Chut
Hoards, nacKtcainmon Boards, Playing Cards. Pockit
riaske, Drinking Cups, f ouauvo Pipes. Tobacco Uoxea,
Tobacco Pouches
late a Boxes,
Pipe Stems, Vina
Tubes, Cigar Cases.
iisiy
rPO SHIP CAPTAINS, AUD OWNERSTHE
J undersigned UnrinK "leased the KENMINGTON
BCKJ-W DOC K.begs toiuiorm his friends and the uatror
of tlie Dock tha; be Is prepared with increasea is'l Hies
to accommodate ttio having vesse a to be rained or
repaired andibeftig a prauileal shlp-carpontor and
caulker, wi 1 gfv personal attention to tha Teasels, en
tniKteo to hint ior rpain. ' , .
Captains or Aleuts Shin Carpenters, and afachlnlsta
.having vessel! to .repair, are aollclted to call.
Having the agency for the sal of Wetterstedt'a
Patent Metallic I oinponitlon" for Copper Paint tor tha
, pieservatlon ol vessels' bottoms, for this city, X am Jira
paied to luruleh tbe same on favorable tonus.
JOHN IL UAMWITT.
. . Keus ngton Screw Dock,
1 11 DELAWARE Aveuus, above LAUlitL street.
K, . AND 50 $
H y
I TEA DEALERS,)r
AFES
JIIE FIRE IN CIIESNUT STUEUT
letter frcm 7ells, Tareo. Si Co.
610,000 SAVED IN IIF.URLNH'S MOT SAfK.
rnitADRLrniA. January 1, 19M.
Mms-is FABRKt, IlEUHiKO ft Co. Gentlemen i w
fiate Jnrt opened ours me, on a of your msnulMitars,
which patted tlironpli tho dvstructlva fire In Chesnitt
treat. iut night. T) Rata was In our office. No. tot.
wl.Ich building w is entirely destroyed. The Sice was In
warm place, a you niavwell suppose, and was r
hot when taken ot t of tli ember. W e are well aatlnflnd
with the remit of this tnnl, and And our books, papers,
and -onie ten thoumind dollars In mtmey almost aa pr-
fectaawben put in the Fafe. Jsottilns la Injured, it we
except H e icatber binding of the book., which am
ateamed t the money and papers are as good as aver.
Truly yours,
WELLS, FAROO CO.,
Per J. II. COOK, Agent
TbcnbOTe Pa'e enn bp seen at our -lore.
FARREL, HEURING & CO.,
"So. K9 CHESMJT STREET.
11
gEVEEE TiST OF MAIIVIN'S SAFE
At Charleston . Fire, Octoter 18, 1835
After removtnir my ar (on of Man-In Co.'s
Talent) from the ruin, wbete It bad Inln iot rirTT
TuftkR hurt njvi d 10 minur ft, at, I icund my boo lea
In a perftoi ataio of preiervation I -Xres mydoilyht
and entire aanmaetlon with the result, and beaitUaa
vlteali to purchase Jlurvm & Cu.V.-h.m.
(Signed) "W. il. UHAFEK."
A (nil aMortment of the above 8AFK8, the only per
fectly dry, aa well us thoroughly flto-proot ono la the
market, lor sale by
IV All VI N & CO.,
No. 721 CnESNUT STREET,
(Stasonlo Uall), Phlla ,
No. 2i5 BROADWAY, N. Y.
Dwelling House Kolcs. ornamental styles.
Safes ot other makes taken In exchange. Bend lor
descriptive elrrular. 128 Im
A
NOT
II
B it T K
8 T
or
J
HKBRTNO'S FIBK-PBOOT SAFES.
TUB FIERY ORDEAX PA SB ED TRIUMPH AlfTLT
- The 11 errl mi Pat naed In the office of onr warehouse.
drairuveu by tbe diMntioua tire ol tlie niKbt of the tth
liiHmnt, van subjected to aa Intense beat aa probably
any eeie win ever ue puuieciru in aiiy nre wi intenna
Unit tbe l.raja knot aud lnounllDKS of the exterior of
piinie were melted on. unil tlie --bole aurlace culo1 kni
hllgterrd aa il It had been In a hirnace aud yet when
nnened the Contrn ih books and Daoors weia lonnd to
be entire and uninjured
TUlshaieis now on exnimiion in oar wareaouiiao
Pcventb xtreet, vt'.h tbe hooks and paper etl'.i remain
Il 8 In It Jut an it waa when taken from tbe ruins. Mer
cbi.nn. Fnnkeis. and others interexteil in 'be protect!-
ot their books aud papers are inrlted to call audit-,
amine It J 1". MA I THOLOYY. .
V A cnt for He rrtnir's Sa ea,
1 1 No (ICS ftT.VT.KTIl Ht.. WaKbiDition 1. 6
weaWer- STR I PS.
K O W N E'S
METALLIC WEATHER STRIPS
AND
WINDOW. HANDS
IREVEN1 EATILINU OS" SASH, r
And totally exclude Dust, Poise, ond Odor In samtner,
as well aa Cold, W'ud, and to In in winter, from doors
and windows of every description, without Interfering
with their free uso at ail thnea.
WARRANTED GOOD FOR FIVE YEARS
For Chculars, wltb Tiico List, Selcrencet, Etc.,
address tbo lleta lie Weather Strip Company.
PAVID II. LOSEY, Sols Aqknt,'
' 1123tliPtu2m No 38 H. FIFTH STREET, Phllada,
PERSONAL. " ' ;
PKEAT
RKPUCTION IN COFFER. AT
JI
WILSON'S lea Warehouse. No. ZI& C:HkSNnT
Street.
on CENTS. ROASTED RIO
COFFER. AT
U WIJLSOl.'8 'ica Warehouse. Ko.
m CUEHNOT
Street.
JR CKNTS.PEST ROASTED RIO COFFEE,
JJ atWH BOVj, No. 236 C'HKbNPT Street.
A( CENTS-FINEST OLD JAVA. ROASTED,
HJ at Wll.SOJVS.yo. 23U1K8NJT Street.
yf) CENT8.-PLACK AND GREEN TEA SIFT
I ' ' ING8, in cuautitiea not less than one oound. at
WILBOft'8.
f OOD COLLAR TEA, BLACK AND GREEN,
Vjf at WILBON'B, No. 236CHI- BMJThtreet.
TEAS AND COFFEES AT WHOLESALE
1 prtcea. at WliSOfV 8 Tea Warehouse. Ho. 230
CHh.sM,'T Street.
121m
YSA
MANUFACTURER,
AND DEtER IN
pictcj)r;t)lt glbunis,
BOCKS,-BIBLESi PRAYERS,'
Uaga-.i;..j3, Nov-la, and ail the
New Publications.
CARD, MEDIUM, AND IMPERIAL
PHOTOGRAPHS.
S(ireo'-cGiM awl Sli:reoscoiic Views,
riilur.-.-. of Jl tinilj Framed lo order.
803 CHESTUUT ST. 808 '
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MANUFACTURERS OF" ,
.TRUNKS.'-
' VAIISES- , . ,
BAGS,
; ' : .ItETICULES;
And all styles ol jroocU suitable for
Travellers and Excursionists. '
.
A largo stock of ... i. .
MOEOUCO TEAVELLINO BAGS
; : i Aito eeticules,
FOR GENTS AND LADIES,
Ol onr own llanuluclure, suitable tor
HOLIDAY PRESENTS. -,'
11 26 No. 708 CHBSNPT BTEEET. .
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o. r E R K I N s;
LUMBER MEROllANT, l ,
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No. 024 CUIUSTIAN STREET, ", ' : ;
" Constantty on band )k large tM& yaried Mortmeni
of U-uJdmirXninber. , , , , 6 14 ly ,
XTiiW5 MU91C STORE. WILLIAlfli
i UOMB A CO..
o. 11W CHEHNUT Ptreet.
Dealers In American aud Foreltrn Musiei Ptanoa, Halo
drons,aiid Iduslcal IiiHtruinentHof a 1 klndai fOso.asupa
rlor quality vt btriuus ovnstantl on baud. 11 1 im
FIRE AND DURGLAR PROOFS
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