scbfor&|nqutrtr.j neireijtt "PA, nuAii. Aran. ts. ImL \ Bl ftISEM MTHT. Mr. ius. a. 4m tic uuiWrnM-d gW ; ;-.r ISM 2*e> Mtr.k. v> rcc*i*c rto*ro*i- wfo-*- ; s >-• mmtnf .Jle<rtt>ccuM w*d kcwsjjk tor Urn Mawfc t Mr. Ac km* wiii c*U aptc ail ton:* IH> are i- ; d" H:d ts nasi pn-w-i.t 081 he in *! give tAiwt vhaee tut seripuaan vipir en (be :A cl April a ffcerine tv jarr ufi tor lite next ywj. THE EAST H AH , Vv'e find g 'Hif iLr riHimis oar Ix4,pw heatti eot-eteporaries a doleful Jctt. r from that venerable worshipper sod atMrt dtfeod-T of the? divine in*titatfon, I>r. Lord This, re® j crabSe aj*>logwt far that eui'-odi men tof I tie- effete idts*# of the aemt-barbarott', • middle ages, laments the good uld tin*..,- at j avery, blood-bounds. maaatdeg, rltaia ; gangs- and sou! drivers and a; ■'.•'iittrfe the ■ South in tLe following style : ""A chare given you adreadfol jemirirti-.ervi. ! at we have done it iE oorighteougcei -. 1 retntmtiw, some time, somehow. will • • perhaps to genera! ditwolotioß. * * 1 (Link thus, ike rather because J seea t . at: aij.roaebiog catastrophe c-f all lie na i ti •• "lie world ia* grown old in trawsgres 'b experiment of ; vain. * fe * * * ' ' ~~ 1 ' • he demonstration reeics no* almost coea ; te vait mas can neither he governed not *■ rera himself and list the lost foliar* will bow prove the greenest of all" How pniaoe and yet bow date-table -nek trwi# worship of the worst rial crime ' ha# carped modem dviiizutkttj. How "ied by partisan feeling and wedd'-d 03 1 *ri' wig iuiui they be, who can see nothing i •: t-vii a? the rtawJt of asserting the first | riucipkfof our glorious Declaration of In- ! - -i-endcoee. and the right- of man as set : ortb by the iaspiration of Holy Writ. . How different from this tLe manner in which ! tbe rebels of the Soarb accept the results of ' 1 ir appeal to arms. Finding -lavery abol j-ked by the stern decrees of war as well a? the enlightened sentiment of tbe nation. ' t!:"> aesept the situation without murmuring ! x.A them reiver diHgeutiy to work t bring order out of tfeecVaos that has sur r unded ibem for tl -.- last firt or six years. , > • a k-si repining oicr ihe defunct carcass ' a vraate that had well nigh sapped the fe u' the nation, characterizes tbeir con- The inrigsificant and powerless char n'-v of these cmenatious, woald lead as to pa-b them by as an wort by even nf a passing ! '.ice, but that ihey serve as a sort of land mark to indicate the progress we are mat A few years ago the deliverance- of thi ane man were the forty watchword of advocates of -lavery.and hi® argumfcots i. favor of the Divine Institution were repeated again and again throughout tbe it ngtb and breadth of the land. The tide f advancing dwilizattoo and a more intelli -ent christian cultivation ha- swept by aod kit him and hts ideas high and dry upon •be shores of time, useless lumber, worth - 'irifiwood, whose only ue hereafter -vil) be to mark tbe height of the tide and he impetuosity of the current of the revo a that uprooted and dewroyed them tor •r. Happiiy for the nation and for tie f' '- ress of cbriwtiari civilization the repre -n'arivesof these anachronistic ideas are few and those few are fast passing away. • OSriBXATIO* Of EXECI'TIVas, APPODiTMESTS. ilie I'nited States Senate under the •- rking of the tenure of office bill Ends its ■ if - more ardoons than many of the Sen ,:t'/rs anticipated. Many of them are e&- g-.r to Snighup the confirmations, or mtber 1-are them unfinished, and go home. With thi- vic-w two or three difierent day# bare •ecn appointed for adiournment. but the nival of each found 90 many important ' tnces still vacant that it was no? deemed rodent to adjourn aod leave them unfilled a the public interest would be greatly pre.i diced by each a course. We believe that the new bill will <k much to purify the whole system of public patronage, which has been for years M> flagraittly a fused by aH parties. We are therefore, ed to see SenaPrr Sumner assert tbe gation to remain in -e-sion until all up j ,ntmcnto are disposed of It is refresh rr.g n these times of general disregard of uiiicinter -t. to find,' a few left, who are wiling to assert the duty of public officer-. , ! discharge the duties to wnich they are appointed, eves if it be at the sacrifice of peraoaal comfort and convenieooe Now. that the Senate is required by statute ' t< exercise its constitutional prerogative, it i to IJC hoped that it will no longer shirk a duiy too much neglected heretofore, but in ■ pnrdtoce and moderation co-operate with the President in a manner calculated to be j ire- faithful and competent officers, and not • - part ban- for the furtherance of party ! purposee. Tbe public patronage has too n g l een used for tbe purpose of political ,rru; tion. Henceforth let us have appoint- it- made with a view to tree public wel ) tie. let men of whatever p arty he appoint i • on e of ihcii qualifications for the duties of tbe offices they are intended to and not as a mere reward for party ser v. Let the Senate insist upon such' aj j - ntments and confirm DO other, if they hav< to remain in session until December. -1 PEKI.ITKXDEHT Of SOLDIEKS' OKHHAS SCHOOLS. Col. GeoTgc F. McFarland. at present a elerk in the Sehcd Depart tmnt La., been ipp-inted Superiot-endeTit of tv-iMfer.# Or phan Schools of Pewylvani. <V>l. McF. ■ i- among the aide t and most experienced of the professional educators in the country and was for several year- at tbe bead of one •f our most fiouri-hing seminaries. He rendered gallant service during the war, ' and lost a leg while leading a charge at the battle of Gettysburg. He has done much towards perfecting the plan for educating soldiers' orphans, and will unquestionably render that great system a success and a ! • ! ; t to the CotiiU.onwes.hli. V,\ congrat ulate Gov. Geary OD tbisappointß-ent. alike ' ! -r it- professional merits and tic; ;,:,.;ora bl recognition it accords to a gallant sol di r. llarridt rg Tclfjraph Si ITS have been commenced ir. Cincinnati for "little bills'' contracted by the President while '"swinging around the circle" in that city. There arc many such legacies scatter ed along hia route. > - rOREIGJf H AH Although a war in Europe would beyond j j doubt largely aiiam, Ajset tean itr.ermAlt, it cannot i>e apprehended triat the disturwinoe | would operate so -xMowvely aod so seritrtig -Ilyas is c w suppoaod. A brief conre-4, OB a limited scale, wmiiseitmiy fie fek by thi* ! aourm-y at all; unless beneficially so. The 1 relax • n fiuences of the I cited Statu* aod ( Otij, i p-ier<-, at such a time are entirely diff-veut in most respects. Vt hfie those power - are largely dependent upon this wn*r\ firWCf things which cannot well k 1 r <curtd fcom other places, and would naiffv injury, discsimfort, and kiss, were the , supfdv interrupted by war. we are almost entirely independent of other nations; and. as was truly raid of ns. during the late re ! K'-lkon. we could be wboSy eat off from .. .ii-niacicatica with any other of , r riobe- for time indtfimafc- and not suffer .*!<-: row ; so surply provided are we witc j every;blag ttsToaghout the whole range oi ■ tf>- r< qsiiemeam of a great nation. Nature , hi- en iuunifieest to as ia this respect. | Of afi oountrie.-, we are the ody one that ] I u liaitu absolute independence of foreign i mark- Europe may jusdy dread a war to winch America is a party : but we are aok' tocaimtr regard any context that may take place in that distant region of crowd- d. ug Jfjacts. Trari, with, the CEV tod States, means to the test a f the worid — ! aiid jiamculariy tbe leading power? of the , eastern hemisphere—empty ports, idle i milk, taguani trade, and other results that ■ contribute to general disaster. So largely ; d-pvrrM-nT upon as are they for many of our ' prdi>-ti"n. that it would seem to be the i cwjtimid interest of all to maintain the pea>-foi ' ,-oduion of this country, from motives of commercaal interest alone. But : a war is Europe, or elsewhere, means a v ry different thing to the United States, who more qak: yon unchecked, and are even I 6k- ly u< k benefitted by it The trre-M Re ; puhfie. which has grown greater, and stron .• r. and wiser, from its own gigantic on . 3jet. triumphantly o-nduotod, stands rock Lm-si. and oonu-mplates unmoved the petty ! strotfle- (hat disturb lesser governments. It is feared that a war between two or more of tbe finst-class Eure-}>c-ao jxwer* will 1 result in serioo- damage to American intcr etv-. {.:ri !ie and private. An examination of (Ice -abject fails to show us wherein such an a,•prehension may vamntabljr find ori gin. That a first glance at the question does justify it. is true; but closer attention piic- tbe matter in a light which is actually fir. oralde 10 us, instead of unfavorable. o'uir. re would be eumuiated by tbe very wan'- which such a war would necessarily create. There is scarcely a single one of our leading commercial items that would not then be in increased demand. The eon timiita) crops, which are reported to have been not over plentiful the past year, would then be more rapidly exhausted- and Amer ica would unquestionably be called upon to furni-h fcread-tuSs. And although aS ck.n uvia of trade would not be stimulated, a- : n the ca- -if our own contest, there can be no d-mbt tl .t many branches of it would oe profitably employed, to meet the require .l, fOfißt. - <i? T.V -• aJ.*.ss*W*r>* L all this, wc w .uld -ecure a large gold credit abroad: in the very places we would desire it for use—a consideration of uo small itn portan ■. at a time of such an exhausting drain of the precious metals from our bands. Tie; greatest importance, however, in -onnwtion with this subjeet of a foreign war. has been j laced' with our finances. It is based up n the bonds that are held in Eu rope. sod nr.re particularly by Germany, -houid war be entered upon, it is said tb e bond- will be thrown upon the market, and a financial panic follow. 11should be b me in mind that the portion of our national debt which is held in Europe is sinali com paratively, and that it would be en tin ly j covered, perhaps, by the pecuniary obliga (ions to u- which would, in ail probability, • ! be incurred there should the rupture come. I ">Ve think undue importance is given to the j point, and that no such disastrous COB MI- ; qoenot- * uld ensue, as are fcored from t' i arte. Moreover it is our opinion that tbe whole question of the efkete oi a j foreign war upon this country, has b-xn j greatly au-i uuneofessariiy exaggerated ; and j that, if the dreadful moment really came, the people would dispose of the matter as they have disposed of much more impor- ! taut ones. It is in (he very presence of emergency i tW the vitalizing genius of the American nation a- ;rt itself most successfully; calm j ly meeting -evere -hocks, and overriding all obstack-s to a triumpLaot progress. -I'r- **. 11IE CHARACTER OF THE FEW SVLVASIA STATE LOAN. The fioancial security of a Common wealth res*- on the double foundation of sufficient refourees and popular confidence in the wiliitgrn - and ability of the State to pay its debt-. Viewed from these standpoints, we must a - ign to the aew loan lately nego tiated by Pennsylvania the foremost place among all the investments of the day for reliability. When we consider the vast re sources of the Keystone State, and the Jim- j , ited BL-ioutr of her indebtedness, which wb'fti (.--uipared with her assets, make? her liabilities as a drop in a bucket, we can im agine no tfor or more desirable form of per manent inre-tnient than the purchase of the ; bonds of the Commonwealth. Tbe total lebt amounts to 23,000,000; while within her borders are railroad and Government j -tock amonnting to over $500,000,000, with j an equally heavy sum employed 111 her man- ; uFaf Sure# and mining operations. With the j unlimited p- wer of taxing ail this capital 'except United States bonds,) which re-ts in the lature, there can be no question as to the foil ability of the State to cancel her debt before it becomes due, if she be so inclined. The second requisite to financial prosperity, public confidence, is certainly well attested by the eagerness with which the loan is absorbed. From all parts of the | State, in -mall sums came up the bids of the . suiaii real estate holders for a share of the , Laxi. Bui not on these alone does the proof of tlie advantages of the loan rest. We j actio? among the published bids the names of the three great banking-houses of our | State, -Ja.. Cooke & Co., Drexel & Co., aod E W. Clark & Co., the bids from whom alone more than covered the total amount 'of the entire loan authorized. When we j net men who hnve .-uoceodcd in the past. ! who hare snoectifcfully u-e tilted a vast ] ynited States ioac of thousaoile of millions, . *lk> are universmlly esteemed the wisest ! finanrierr ia the Ccmmonwoiltb, and hold; the foremc-t plac- far bum#®* tact—when we see these men inventing tlwii naUiotisia an eßtorpriwe itiay feel well aA-ured that that enterprise is good. And ia the case of •; the Stat- lean, #!f- •-' ',<*" were token by these hcusesi. Thus we find both tbe maw j Of of the people and the ablest finanricrt ! uniting in the desire to invest in die bood just isKued by our Corsm' nvealth. Covered as this loan i> by a ca; lUU fifty times its amount, reode-ed ce-'tite by tb gradual etttingul-hmtut of tbe debt by.the sinking fund, which pays from one million to nne million and a half ay ear. there can ) not exist a sba-io* of a Ala as to the p. r feet safety ot tbe investntent. Looking at tbe eo.-idition of the country, Wc- are ' net -urpri.vl at (he cateri •. - - v th wl • >h the lean is being f-rght for. With dl-trutu ' ir; i>i (Ik- iiss-rC trad' ■ wi'h ■ t doing, and a general feeling of ine-?urity iforthefutsuv, it! natuiJ i ! at pit should seksrt this invemeut ai cm* per msnent. -hould tfct y so desire. 01 in such a t-ooditJim a? to he rendered fo-iant!;, availn- | ble in money, AvnM cirasmstu<cst renJ<r \ it oecextetrfi■ The i jaa is fully apt nwiated by our poojiie, and is being taken freun ifee hands of the hankers holding it at s Tate • which will absorb it all within ninety days, j Tbe verdue loan will} received, principal and interest, when parties purchase the new. Com paring our State foaa with the other investments in the market, we do not besi : tote to state that, in our coovkiion, it is the safest and most desirable iBTt-.stent within the reach of tho-c who have capital on hand. — PltiladvlphJa Ev.-i.tg T.hgrapk. SYSTEMATIC FARM AOOVNTS. There is uot sufficient importance attach- : t-1 to the keeping of farm accrants. Many FE.IHM-TS carry on their farming j . ratiorn. ; i year in and year out, without making any daily or even weekly entries (exc r t f<l .i lar- and cents reeeivc-d or paid out.. refer- ' ring to specific operations and tb- ir results, j They cannot tefl how tbe aoeount Hand? , with tbeir farm. They d#> not know wheth er there is more profi tin raisirig hay or corn potatoes or cabbage.-, -auk or hi- a whetlier anything paytt Even the aggre gate of vearly expeost ?. paid out as money or it# equivalent, is not known to some': | though the income law. which ha- been in operation for the last five or six years, ha compelled the majority of farmers to keep and prepare rornr sort of an account to ex- j hibit to the assessor. They were driven 10 it, either from a conscientious regard for the correctness of tbeir sworn statement, or from cupidity, displayed in their anxiety to present ai the deductions admissible under ! the law. Merchant-, and other be -: ■ --men keep an accurate secouot of the deta9 if their tnuiian. They take fre- j icnt Invent .. -. and keep ep -uch a rigid -u, t.-vi-.-.a over the several departments of tbeir hu-ineaa, that they ks jw which are profitable and ~LKJ_ •**-O£>*WUT. £> XTRTYRR ' largely into tbe former, awi rvli: ,-;-hI g. or applying the pripcr eorrec-tiv -.. 11 tie j latter, tbeir L-asine-:- steadily in - and J pio-i-er®. Thisi? tbe reward of their armtch | fulnera—of their systematic method of do- j i iog bu-inc -. To such men the epithets of ! "sharp" an ] 'ahrewd' are not derogatoiy, i | Their -hrewdm --ii a k-gitiaaaf and pro ' j teetive result of their attention and pains- j ; h iiig. What is to prevent fanner- Sroto being t j equally as accurate and acquiring siinilar ; sbrewdne&s? Why should they not be able j to present th ir balance sheet and minute I detail of operations? "It i- ;■■••• <--insplica j ted," tayii one. TLi- is a mistake : the only j requirements arc. ol- rvatioi;. a' ility to | write, and a knowledge of the most simple ' operations in arithmetic. "I cannot spare J the time " say- another. Under this plea j we often neglect profitable things for unprof- I itable ones. A lew ruioun-- -jfot in an j evening in making up v-timat- . rosy J j ricce us that tnany hours of hard Lb't i being sadly misspent in some parti ular di j rectkin. "It is not important. ' remarks a i third. Above all others, be needs to be un ; deceived. The answer to the second cblc j tion will apply equally as well to Liu:. It I> j important, in a numl- r of respects, end j essential to Kteady, unfiuctuating c No man can be considered tohavc re tcht J the rank of a fir. tcia— farmer. wh • tks.- not keep an accurate account with hi- farm. We know of one farmer who has kept an accurate account of hi- farm operation for fifteen years. In bis blank I* fc. or diary, he exhibited to us the opent us aod yi< 1. income and expense, of each .-.j.a;a-'- fi - i; profits of the orchards; the coat of cadi stock animal rai-ed: poultry rtstwties. etc.. etc. Of course, a few of the < e-::n,nte-. from their difficult sunoundiri.-■ were but approximations, bat they were n'-arenongh for all practical purposes. In tim hook were also entered memoranda of ex per ments on various manures and . api-ii cation ; observations upon atmo-; herie hu midity : diagrams for grape arbors, garden beds and young orchards ; cleaning- from agricultural readings, etc. It wu- a perfect epitome of individual "bap- mishaps, and experiences." If ihousaD-ds of fanners would do this, while they would greatly liencfit themselves, intellectually and pecuniarily, they would ; also niaterially aid agricultural journals in j their laudable endeavor to -ift facts from ■ vappositions—the practical from the Aw | retical. If too far advanced in yre to it j tempt to follow this advice, be - u<- •<# instill liabits of and eorrectne-s in i your children. It will lie of incalculable I benefit to them, no matter wh re avocation j 1 they may eventually conclude to adopt. Th j men who succeed are those who are hon -t, j punctual, systemarie: wboare wat .ftil and j discriminating in the minnt' • 0 ' ■ils of j business. — Farm and. f tro-i>)<. A PniIAHZLPJIJA paper nays: Delaware ] shad appear to be pretty well played out. ! But Few have been taken so far this season, and the price a -ked for them is enormously ! high. The coal tar that escapes from the j ! gas works, and the coal oil or substance of it that mingles with the Schuylkill, and finally with the waters of the Delaware, have a deleterious effect upon shad and perch in particular, and other fish iu general. FROM MEXICO. New YOil*, April I9.—The !!■ rokf Mexico (at* oorrwqxsadfti:w, under date of Marub !",•■. Jaani bad riven order* to hic officers to grunt Mux ii3ian an e.v.ort and honorable treatmin! to any {toiai on the coast which he shall sehset us a point of \ embarkation. prw kUxl &e i* etfltrm. M o was vKRii? scarce in the luijte rial coffers, and tie Finutt" Minuter had throws ti; his port folk) in di-gust. Skirmishes took place every day at the gates of Mexico flity. The savage, order of Miraaum infitotiag dtath upon ail prisoners rai tared, *swa tertuaodei if Maximilian The WT ofEscobedo's defeats* behtrt-3 10 hare her is concocted at the capital. The Austrian garrison were iookiag oat for the earliest opportunity to have the country. ' , New York. April j'k— A special from Washington to the JltjuU says a rectieiiian who arrived by the steamer Eagle from Havana and left the Ci:j of Mexico on the ; th iast.j informs the Mexican legation that Maxkni&an wx:- at thai time ot rnu.lt from (Jacret are for Mexico, nomaspauh-d by about, i three th isand troops. He was wusded in :1 e right arte by a spent ball in the fight , at Qaereiaro, and narrowly escaped capture iti one of the mountain passes The capture of Puebi* ly lioerab , wa= not * cue rally believed a .J era Crux. | but ini duly celebrated bv the liberal forces cuuide tbt'city. The Isperialiits regard } the report ax a ruse cf the enemy. | The stage routes betjeea tbe capital and Vera Criu are entirely vat off, and it is with. ! t!>_ greatest difficulty that any eooveyauee shroiagb can be obtained, the roads being infested with independent marauding par lies and robber bands claiming no connection with the regtlar Brjublican forces. Sax Fra.ntmpo, April 19.—The egress .f Maximilian's forces without giving battk is impossible. The rumors thai tit-Liberal ! forces bare be-n defeated aDd arc suffering from a lack o. supplier. are directly con t radieted. Tbt rejvort of a revolution Lead | el by lien-era. stban Luis Potted, is denied. Letters from IVsidem Juarez, received to day, make no mention of disturbances- taken i lice or anticipated. Con : u! Godfrey has received a letter from 1 >• n. I" rona in eferen?i Jo operations at . Quejetero, Marehjfi, which states that the Liberals made xreeMutoissanee in fame. bringing on an engagement which lasted eight hours, and rtsoliet! in driving the Isn ! perii'i-t" from tw* <*f their positions. '., Liberal force wa- l&vOOO and the Impe , rial 10.090. Placido Vega xa- at MazatLn four days in disrobe, conspiring with his political li-iend. impressed with the belief that a party la .-'inaioa rodid proclaim hkuGover i nor. lie arms takes from here by Vega were bidden in the mountains, except a tusii ports ri given nj. to Gen Panes. Lett. • • from Lower California give an a> count of' an attempted revolution. Gaston Jf.Artois. April Ist., landed at Lap&z from Mazatian. and pr-•claimed that Navarretta, the revolutionary exile, would reach the former i>laoe on the next -teatuw with two hundred men sr.-j reinstate himself as Govern .r of tha Territory. On the route from Stan Jose towards Ltpaz. D'Art.ia en iisl'. i a f. w Navarratia ad!. r..-a- ana so k • 'an Am-,: by .• urprire, a!: i made priso . cr f the officials. * From San Antonio be ; went to Lapaz and attacked the house of j the Governor, but found himself surrounded by soldi--*, D'Artois's 'mail band fed and wert- pursued and overtaken. L> Aitois war (jr.;--rd to be shot on the 9th of April. A • . U these Jaets, it is jnyatM the Jr-Urr.oabt, contemplated a -cheme -f plunder, and in the event of success would i.a- made Au.-riean residents suffer among the rest. His o- -lacs were not countenao by he Juaret Government. The story ,c: i!m? , .tninr of Vavarretta is with - toat-aato a. Nt.ar Oj!U:an. April I?. —Advices from Mat# ..0 I!■ th 13th oh. s port that the L' -r:. ;bave raptured Puebla, and that Maximilian offered to surrtnier, but his "verWHW were rejected, the Liberals refus r.g to grant the U-rms deusanded by him. FROM JIEW YORK. ; (/Vet 13"; —Trtm' 11 (i-- Co'tot an ' I'ro rm''! Market* —.N r< .-V Hnrvy }'iih , ? Jit!:. —NfGOtt'.ttknf JOT the A'< TUPTJ I - t" of Mexico to the L'nit<d .N'-rte* — Brf 'ich in th> Democr'tfic Party Wide;■<- ing. New York, April 39.—This being Good Friday, there : w but lithe business done. Hoards have all adiourned until to morrow, () iis on ted on the stn at at J "~i. I'nd-t r ht threatening new frerri Europe, the 'l I'-ariet is easy. Huriness is dnll again. Thi reia some trouble it the cotton and provision markets. Several heavy failures are rumored. Th war ike news by the able has set everything at odds. It is rder-tsod here that the Secretary S : -i.< i in wegotiati -n ~;ih .Juarez : -r t • *-.• ~v*ti--i of the svh' of Mexico t> ■be I nit'-J States, to be divided np into i .en States at once. It ii by this means :hat the Conservative party hope to gain the next election. It will be an element of g- .: j wcr certainly. Tl: breach in the Democratic party here i- -- j-.- .-icg and fears areexpresMd that the slfci: wiJ seriously affect the election of Delegates to the Convention next Tues day. Ike I rutin Pa i6c Railroad Tht: cars of this road are now running three hundred and five miles west of Oma h i. and the work of grading and laying raii -1 eomcienced. The Rocky Mountains will b-- reached this summer. The oompaoy then proj>ose to put a second force to work at Salt Lake City, building the road esrt : ward. The di-tance from Sacramento to Salt Lake along the supposed route is about '~'2s miles: i era Omaha to Salt Lake, J,(ISS. Th'd; f run New York to Sacramento iiit* r - road route i miles, of which i s-7 si.'des hare been eotapleted and is now -I .- i-s-i -sfu! operation, leaving but 1.2J2 miies y<ft to be built. Studying these figures the Salt Lake I edctte is confident that the road will be completed within two years. In N w York basinet** generally may l>e -aid to be on the whole improved, an-i there is a more cheerful feeling among Lusines.- men. While it is conceded that at the best 'he gmount of the Spring trade will be lim | i'ed. and tnuch below even the. moderate '-xpeclation# entertained at its commence i uieut, yet it will be better than appeared probmffs two or three weeks ago. An itn presrion iand belief is general that the Fall rnde will be 2<x>d. anil that unless some unfore- en eompli.- -tion should intervene to ip-'A Aw; apparently well founded ealcula t ions which are now made, the year will Dot prove oa the whole to have been in unsuc cessful one to the genera! business. (JWNERAt Puxew is Cot rt. —An action oa.- -u brought against General Gideon J. Pillow, for goods taken by biin while in c.-io. : d of Confederate forces in Tennes see. during the war. The defendant's plea, filed by Colonel Haynes. sets forth the facts and circumstances of the war. the exigen cies and necessities of the case, and was a plea of confession and avoidance or justifi cation. The court held that the plea was bad. and said that the facte of the case and justification might be shown under the gen ral •• e. Both conn-*! in the case, viz : Colonel Mcß'-a for plaintiff, and Colonel llayn'-s and General Chalmers for defendant, cxprt - 1 th-.-ir conviction that the case would go to tbe Supreme Court of the Uni ted States.— Memphi* Pott. THE CO*FENSIOX OF iOBX H tst IIATT. ICurrcrj-ondtsoit of the Bonos Herald, j WAsSJWtiTOS. April 17, 1167.—Tbe evi dence taken by tic House Judiciary Com i oiitten r-Lt-iw to tbe finnpy and poreuit | of John 11. Surra itlajurt made j>oblic as j officially reported befcrt that ooaaai'tce. and ecu tains tr-itituouy etshntcing a partial OOBfessk ii from Sorrattae to his complicity in tfc- ii - -.simtl-.n plot, and of his mock disputed wticn-abauts on *he day the asssas riuatioa took plao; It apjtraxs fro® the ] evident*, -f L J. McMilian. of tbe stewoa-r Peruvian, plying between Momreal i and Liver;- >ol_. that Surratt earne on board that fteoo/vr September, 16, booked for Divert ; -oi, and that, becoming intimate, be ooatfitfaed to MeMifian who be was. Tbe snmdemental evidence, together with the official eorrespouießOfcof the State Depart taent with our foreign mm liters and consuls, sh r, that the confession of identity to McMliaa was the original arid sole cause which evcatualiy led to Surralt's arrerf.. This eoniboration fcavrg no rot'tn to doubt tbe evidence. ]>r. MeMilian testific-d that Surratt came on .• :r-.i the F< ."jvian at Montreal Septem ber II 1 S6&, and was iutrodvoed to him uatkr the name of McCarty. That, tieeom iug well aocjuainted in a few days Surratt eonffcts'-d to him that he had been from the bespi nine in the Confederate service, car r> ing disf/atehea between Washington and Riebmond, and aiw ae far as Montreal. That he at.-'l Bf- tb had j iai.ned- at first, the ab duction of President Lincoln ; that, bowey . er. they thought they could not succeed in that way, tad they then thought it waa ncees-ary to chance their plan. After this, and before the aarasmnaiiaon, Surratt was in Montreal, when be noetTed a letter from Booth ordering has immediately to Wash iugtt o ; riiat it wa l rjecessarj' to act and promptly, and be Surratt was to leave Montreal for Washington. He did not tell art became to Washington; but he told me he came as i&r as Elmira, New York, and that pke t<.legrat bed to the city of Ncw Y* ork to find out whether Booth had alrea-ly left Washington, and was answer ed that 1.-; had. He did not tell me whether be had gone any further than Elmira. The next place he spoke t < me of was Sc Albans. Vermont, where he said, be arrived in the morning -about breakfast time, and went to a hotel there for breakfast. While be was sitting there be beard several talking about the as sa s nation, and be inquired. "What * up' Thev asked Lira if be did not know President Lincoln Lai been assassinated, lie replied that be did not believe it because the story was too good to be true. On that a gentleman pulled out a newspaper and handed it tohiin. He opened it and saw bis own name as one of the assassins. He said this unnerved him so much that the paper feii out of his Land', and be immediately left the ro :u and walked oilt As he was going out through the bote! he heard anoth er party -ay that Suratt must hare been or was at the time in St Albans, because such a person mewiioning the person s name J hid f and a pocket handkerchief on the street with Saratt s name on it He told me 1 • : tnaWy looked in his pocket and f j;:d he had lost his pocket handkerchief. Fr. ro that ; lace he went to Canada, and was concealed there from April to Septem ber. Wh'-n be was on board the ship be call d ti - ;• -de. and again commenced to talk ab ut the assassination and one thing or the -b- r It was in the evening and we vet- a TK together, and he took out his rev • v hhe kept in L - pocket ail the tree, and pointed it to the heavens, and said be "I hope and wi.-h to live just a few years more, two years will do me, and then 1 ha back to the United States and 1 shall servo Andrew Jobs SOD as Abra- I bam Lincoln ha? been served.' 1 asked 'i - . -i.. . i ■— -I ...<■ i>3use ne nas oecD the cause of my mother being hung." Dr. McMiliaa farther testified that he ar- I rived in Liverpool on September 27. I*C5. j jnd went before the American consul, Mr. A" ill and made affidavit to the above facts, j An off: -lal letter from Con--al Wild shows lbs- this affidavit caused the commencement ■oi tbe pur-tut of Snratt, which resulted in his capture in little more than a year from that tune. How Bismarck Appear* in Parliament. A German paper thos describes Count j Sfemarok a' he appears in the North Gcr ; man Parßaxneot: "He usually enters the • Chamber a shun time after the debates Lave I opened, bows shortly tathe president, and -hen Fits down on the ministerial bench j where he occupies the firs; place. His | neighbors on the right, who arc mostly geo ! -*ra! nobi- - and high officials, rise when be ! c :n - to take his seat, hut their example is ■scarcely ever followed bv tbe Poles and Catholics, who sit on his left. Ills speeches ■ are very uncouth in style, and his voice is -harp and crating. When excited he loses the thread of his discourse, and not un | frequently commits faults of grammar and eon* tru -t'ion. At tbe same time there i- an | epigrammatic incisiveness in his short. sharp sen o -vs, and a pjctureaqneoess of expres : n in his style, which go far to redeem his oratori al defects; and if the form in which he dotiies his ideas is somewhat harsh and rej li ne, there can be no doubt as to the v siuc and effect of the ideas themselves. Hi - speeches are full ofdeep thought, of far reaching political insight, and of statesman {like vi-ws. His wit, too, is very remarka ble. ind its slashing effect has been felt by many an antagonist to his cost He is very -en ltive to attack, especially since he has been -ufiering from his present nervous dis rder, and his late altercation with Here von Munchhausen, the Hanoverian deputy, is -aid to have brought on an aggravation ot I: hi.-1 rntilaiot. In the North German Par dam: •-•t he invariably appears in the uniform of an officer of landwehr cavalry, while in thi Prussian parliament he attended in !or dinaiy civil dress—a feet which has given rise to much speculation among the quid j uancs of Berlin. " THE NEEDLE Grx. —Tbe net-die gun. which received so many praises for its needs ,ast summer, is not yet past improvement. Think of Springfield musket in eompari-cn with a weapon of which somebody who has tried it. says: i 'i fired a nc-adle gun. It was as awkward . a- the first pair of skates, and so heavy that " I thought it an imposition to be obliged to hold the whole of it myself. It seemed enough avoirdupois for an entire platoon to catry. There is a knob upon it as big and cs hard to turn as your door knob, when you go home from your lodge at Christmas midnight. You must hit this knob with the • aim of your hand, drive it down, draw it back, put in your cartridge, and it sends the hail about half the distance of a Springfield rific hall. Yon bruise your hand, swear, and after a dozen rounds have been fired the breech of your gun feels like a red hot poker. A regiment of men at work with this weapon Took as if tfcev were cracking walnuts, or opening oysters, or killing mos quitoes. You can certainly fire it six times s minute after six years' practice." Dvarsfl tbe recent passage of the steamer Chicago, from Liverpool to New York, an iceberg was encountered which stove ah m hc-r bow. and for several days she was : n imminent danger of sinking. During ti e excitement one of the steerage passengers furui-heda little melancholy amusement by following the officers about and offering theru money if they would let him go into the boats with tbem. He was perfectly willing that his wife should remain on the si in. ribe was a good Christian, be said, and prepared to die; but he was not quite ready to go, and would rather get to New York first, where he would have time for repentance. , The I inaßctul Future. Harpei e H'/. couclud'.- u edhoru look at tbe KtHxal Future as !Nbv: | "Still, tie aaaaofi wiS not pass wkh<-' trouble. Trouble may oohk- from quarter ! least expected. On. tits Ist of Jane tbe i 3aakro.pt Law willeutu*. into operation Many are no doubt jrepariug totals admit tafe of th at law sad the nalare* and peotiec- which ia*y tfeeo I* anoouofwd will be e-tartiiug, Many a strong boose which has (given exttmeive credits may find its debtors on the bankrupt list , and their asset , which had been oon-ldered undoubted, van isbed like -aioke. Then what beowu"* oi the supposed very strong houses? Oof I heavy failure can-its many, like a row of bricks which schoolboys net. up to tumble down. Shrew •■& and ernfiymen both deb tors and credit ,r- are shaping their worse to met the operation of this law. i->b per,--p-as ham kept their afleoauU ekn-e. who have no • vr stock of good*, and who havf r. •; kbhiy speculated for a ri.-e in .stodls. in spite of every pow-ibi.t presage again- 1 so ■ -iot seed not trouble thawselves about:!.< f';".:- There is a very ble portion of t he business wunamtr whose position is very strong. These wif weather the rale. But among borrowers and over traders who are unable to obtain aocommo dation there will inevitably be trouble, as we have lour predicted. The iirobabifitT is that business will now gradually fizxk out. and that a dull u a toe; rill be succeeded by a revival ia the falL" >t "AT . r says that -a making the purchase of liut-ia America, we enter upon ■ a new era. To th- i-iea. the uciiy of the Republic, we add cow the other idea, the value of our dependencies. We have at tachcd this new country by the strong cord of a treaty—cam we ever really make it a part of ourselves? Must it uA always re main a colony, or a dependency rather? Are the two to four thousand "inhabitant ' to receive a territorial government like that of Colorado, or shall we send them a pro consul a governor-general if anybody likes the terra better, with an advisory council of seren or nine or thirteen? THE Protestant tLeological school at Flor ence, Italy, is growing strong and siKtteasful, and Protestant mihsuma t&roagliout that conntry art r,- w prosecated with great vigor partieniariy Waldouee. An Ameri can sued For- ; e -n Christian Union 1b also do ing useful uii-t-otariati work, and Protestaa tuts in Italy is taking to itself a peculiar freedom in form and spirit. A large par t i of the people, jq stpaiating from tbe church , of Rome, prefer a sve'em of Christian life ware free utrl - mple than that of any Protestant sect wi never. A Set Dik ovkt. —An Australian pa per anDotitbe recent fctway of a new species of liquid gum. or oil, in that coun try. A tract of lkiid not less than ten miles square had been discovered, which every where abounded with bubbling springs : this gum, or oil. while all around were va.-t quantities of the yum Killdified info the oosautescy of Itiia rtibt>er Thh wbeD exposed to a fire, burns with a bright Saute, accompani' 1 by a thick smoke, and a iiaell like old grease. The substance is light, and Scats in water. lie New V rk. tbey suy tbe extreme live liness c: our sacred music occasionally affords seine strange occurrences. A recent operatic performance in one of the first class churches came near being enoored. and the •solo performer called out by an worshipper, wbo forgot his place and thought he w . in front of the foot lights. On arc. th • r the pcrf -rtuaftcc was so exciting t" it is said a geotkmao under took 'to walk a figure'" in the aisle. ME. Gu - ,f. j"be Loudon corres pondent ot •: t/? 1 TaU- says that "Mr. Gladstone t.;.- gained wonderfully by tl conduet in opposition, and is ci tainly be coming the most powerful man in the coun try. Hi- manner has been a triffe too vehe ment at time'. but it speaks rather of en thusiasm than ii; temper and he is the most undisputed hes 1 that tbe Liberal party has seen for year-. VIRGINIA WHEAI CEOP. —From all our exchanges we gc: glowing accounts of the prosper; ; thc wheat crop. So far as we can learn mc - versatioo with gectlexaen from the -urr. ;. Jiag counties, the prospect i-equally . -1 hereabout-. Thi-is cause for heartfelt ,-rarirade in tiew of the great cirri yv 0/ j-tuffs all over the land.— Pf'f.rtKurj Etj na..s. Ln New York both parties are bringing into the field for the Constitutional Conyen ; 'ion their best men. and the Trtb -nr think ;t will be a body of unequaled ability and purity. Letu-, in Pecnsnivauia. in selec !ting men for the next Legislature, for once adopt and rigidly adhere to the same rale. | THOSE pit tending to have some data for their opinions express the belief that the j demand for coal in the manufactories and j for steam marine purposes will fall off mate i rially from last rear and the year before, j All the indications at present favor the con clusion that the supply of anthracite coal will largely t' ei the demand. Acceptance of League Island as a Navy Yard. Pun-ADELPHIA. April 19.—The accep tance of Leu cue Island as a navy yard for iron cisd- b;- -he United States Government creates much c nversation here to day, and our dtixen- are pleased to find that the Government has not teen blind to its inter ests in this tiiatter. A Cough. A Cold or A Sore Throat, REr:*K iHMEftATK Arrxvriox, an shotlb as CHXCKXI). Ir allowed to c-sTt-vrr., Irrit.-ttkwt of the Lung*, a Pcrm.ucni Throat DiseaM' or Csßtaraplion, I' ETE* TBE ItESCLT. BKDWXN ; BRONCHIAL TROCHES j BAVINS A iIJULCT IXrLVEXCE TO TBE TALT,, si' E IXHF.DIATE mar, for Bmvvhitis tvihinn. Catarrh. Con samfiUtv and Throat Mwaan, ' TEOCSCS AUK ' HITS AL V ",T5 COOtl 5' - \ Ts-. SINGERS AMI FVBLIC SPEAKERS wOl 6cd Trot if ts.wful in clearing the voice when taken before Ringing or Speaking, and r cving the throat aft-r an nnnsoal exertion ot 'he vocal | organ*. The T ' are ncwmwil"-! and pre j seriM by I'fe. an*, and have had 'cvuxionials j froin et:. nent :uto tibrvnghont the c-untry. Be ing an article of true merit, and having pnrtd j their efficacy by a iert of many yeais. each year i finds them in new localities in varion - parts of the ; world and the Tr he, e-e universally ptODoun ' red better than other article*. Obtain only "Brown's Bronchial Troches." and do not U-ke any of the Worikit.tr that [ Di -v be offered. Sntn EVrnvWHtVE. I 4 FIFTT-FIYK DOLLAR GROTER A j\ BAKER SEWING MACIUNK FOR SALE. A new Slewing Machine of th* above kind and ; j-r c is offered for sale: one half oath and the ; lance in six mouths, properly secured. jgerfAddre.'s Eox fil, Bedford, Pa. POGR HOCSE CHECKS.— Person* holding por House - - are hereby notified to pre sent t ■ m for payment at the next meeting of the Director* on tbe Tth ol May, 1567, aa-i that after tha: time no intereu will be paid on the same. By order of the Board of Directors. E. F. KERR. A| ril 19-2w. Att'y for Directors. AGUA DE MAGJSOLIA A b-ilet delight. Koperior v. aajr eutogpe,mma la feaSh* the lint feet aoiff now • render the ttiU tuft and w ailsjr mtuciLU, 4. tune < otiuiig, ia: headache. kt~ It urmeuin tared triai the rich Southern Map, lis, until t. ia-u>4| patronage quae unpreradeiited. it i a fat :rite wAh actWM* and iipaia ringer*- It it iwjd by aii ntsiuers, at $).& us large hotties, and by Par as P/.taas -t Co., Sew 5 -rk. W ht-lesiA.t Agente. *arloga Spring Water, void fey all Ifraggivt S T.—IB6OX Pt r- ci of -sdcxitary habit* troubled with tal - nc*f ! astit ad. paip<taii9 <f the be*—, lack of appetite, diltrw after eating. torpid i.-ter, e . stipati'.-a, dr., desert e t ec!< r J Urn- l 6 „, try tbe celebrated PLAKTATIOS BITTERS, which are ow wcmi&enled fey the high**. sat 3. leal authorities, and warranted 10 produce an it* mediate beneficial effect Tfe'T are excet iingly agreeable, jmrfeetly pare. and must euptrwie a.." ytber tuniiM where a healthy, ge&Ue elaaiclt-st it if iiai. I bey fruriiy, -sreagtaea aodiati gvrtfte. Thtj cr**u a bc. Uiy appetite. Tbey areasa atidotete'.haEg of wa.er ard d-.tt- Tbtr strengthen the eyeterc ac-i etlisea the mind. They prrreat and interssittece fever;. They por.fy the 'rank and e ;.-y ••* sUucach. Tsey rare Py;;,t ,ia an J f r. -L.rat. They care Lircr and Swrau i'.i ache. Thvy uke Use weak wrvng. tsae .ixgwii fer' Uaat, susd arc czhaavted uatsre't great —sf;r>-r. Tbey are ewwpeeed of tbe ceie't.ratoi Cai hark, wisstergreet, aassafrae, rt'ftt and hert-.-. r preserved it perfectly part 6t- Cr- ;i r-m 1 • particulars, see rirretare and ten >m- r. t • a: each tnuie. Bewart of unjajriore. Hiauiine ever) t • <r j Set thai it hat cttr piivate C. r. efaioj ut.iti- ■ | ted ever the cerk, with plantar -a sect. . an ieigt-sturt a acne iter! plate side lab- r ocr bottle ii net reSlied -with i.r 1 terieu ettsS. Any person psreteading s I Plantar!.a Birfere by tbe gaulon • ■ • , , | taf-<er-sr. Any pmia imitating thi* -. -Je. - | felling any other material tisercin whether -a"fed i Plarstatio- Bitters root, is a erimitsl ti ••- 're jr. s. Law. aid win be sw pr -mcxtca by is.-. The iemai.d for Brake's Plaxtatiox Enters, fr ns -- -lire, clergymen, merchants, Ac.. t -.ner'-i ie. The riapk trial of a bottle is the erin v we present :<f theis worth and scteriority. They are i ferali rcrjectabie draggirte, gvcert riysi i rians, hotel*, saloons, Ftea*.->eat., and < :r.try | stores. P H DRAKE & CO Saratoga Spring W nter, , ;Iby a! i'rar.- Uave y.-ts a bnrt child or a iasse borer Use the Meiiean Mtsrtang Liniment. Fcrents, fpratns, fearne, ewrilinge and cakcl hnafte, the Mexican Muetar z Ltc.mest i? a -or, core. Tor rbeamatitos, neuralgia, riff i, intst, rtitgs and bites, there is nothing like the Xexv.-m Kv - tang Liniment, i i t tpaTineJ L.reee. the poi. -evil, r.ng one and sweeny, the Mtxi'-ac Lixiastat never fa2a. f-,tnl-pi;f<. big-head a' : . the Mexican Mastacg Liniment i, went, it, ; weight in gcdA j Cat*, hmims, sprains and sweUiags. are m cam ; tr 3 tusd certain to occor in every family, that a ; hot tie of this Liniment is the best in res-Men: that , can be made. ■ It is m re certain than the d -co r—it sarr ! time in or.i t- r tbe doctor — -ia cheaper thsix ; tbe doctor, and shot-id never be disj-osed" with. ''lts lifting the kettle from the fire, it tips-el ; over and scalded nsy hands terribly. * * J j The M 3-tsng Liniment extracted the pais, —it*- !4 the t re : leal rat idly, and left very tittle • scar. CEAr. F- cTER. 41' Errad -1-. i' Mr. f. Liteh. t: Eyde Park., Vu wr.tee "My b rse vet ewtuidered worthleas, spat 10. i hat six-.-, the est f tne Mtsetang Ldtstatest, I have t i him ! r$ 1 i-C. 1 oar Liniment is d-.-itg woad- r, ap- bert" AB gectire is wrapped it steel plate ecrraviEg-, signed ii. W. Wemnxik, I'ht-misi. and aieo has tbe private T. 5 'tamp of I'mas Barnes 4 Co. over the fey. Look - -Wyr. -ud * •* iectirrd fea Commfcr. i '!•. j Sold bv aii Ihraggists. at 23, 30 cts-, and 51.6. j Saratoga Spring Water, sold by aii 3>n;gji It - a most delightful Hair .'resting. It eralieate? scurf and dandruff. It Is , s tbe head cool and clean. It But'.s the hair rich, nctt and g! -sfj. It pre ii s hair turning gray t faiLng off. It re;: ytc hair cp -n ptematareiy bald heads. Thi- Just what Ltos's E*tii:r--o wa do. It is pretty —it is cheap-—dura.it. It is liters".}- sold 1 y tbe car-load, and yet its almost incredible ' -katnand . - daily increasing, until there is hardly a | count;.- • -re that does not keep it, or a family | that i v- : ' use it. ii. THOMAS LTOS, Chemist, S.T. Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all I'ruggistse Wh w.-uld n-;t he i>.eutlf- Who would not add to their beauty' What givrs that marl--le parity and -* - t • appearsncs we observe upon the stage snd in the city beil;.' I? is no longer a secret. Tbey use Hag&n's Mageoßnßalm. Its continued use removes tan, fre .- its, pimyles. ana ! rouehr e.-f, from the face e- I bsxds. cu-i leaves the 00m; U-xi.-Z smooth, tr.o- . arent. W ->tmag and ravi, hg. Cnlike many t- -met. -. it ron , tains no n ,-erial inyar: * the *fc;r.. Any liruggi.-t will order it for ■i: nt --: i aaai. at 30 cents per b ttle. VT. E. HAG AN. 1 v. X. Y., Chemist. DEM Vk ft A It M S A ( O. Whulcvalc Agent*. X. T. Saratoga Spring Water. sold by nil Druggists | Beim.-treef's inimitable Hair Coloring is lis' a i dye. All instantaneoos die* are composed of ' c 'littic, acini re or loss destroy the a i ty and beauty of the hair. This is the original Hair Coloring, and has been prowicr in favor Sever twenty years. It restores gray hair t-. its ! origina: color by gradual absorption, in a in ?: r- - i markable manner. It is also a beautiful hair ■ dressing. Sold in two site,—3o cents and sl—bv all dealers. C. HEIMSTREET, Cherni i. " Saratoga Spring Water. sold by all Drugg-- L row's Extract or Prsg Jvwvsca Gisgei. —for Indigestion; Nausea, Uearlborn, Sick Ht 1- aehe, Cholera Morbu, Flatulency. Ac- where a warming stimulent is required. Its careful pre paration and entire purity make it a cheap and reliable article for culinary purposes, s .;,j j. crv where, at 30 eta. per bottle. Ask for -l.Tos's ! Pure Extract. Take no other. Saratoga Spring M ater, sold by all Ir :r July 13th, ISSC-eowly
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