54,fratigoter guttingillar, PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY H. 0. SMITH * 00. A. J. STEINMAN H. U. SMITH sZt. TERMS—Two • Dollars per annum, payable all cases in advance. , lac DANOASTZR DAILY DiTZLLIGENCIat published every evening, Sunday excepted, at 55 per Annum in admince. uFFX.CE—Boumuriar CORNER. or Cmgras Soms.r.E. • petrg. A PASTOR'S PLAINT IN LENT It Y TICK REV. WILLIAM AUGUSTIIS WHITE Sanctify ye a feat+ call a solemn assembly into the house of the Lord your God.—Joell. 14. Is It nothing to you all ye that pass by ? Lam. I. r 2. Heard ye the call to fast and pray? Why, then, from holy courts away, Where Priest and People humbly bent Begin the solemn days of Lent The world Invites with wary art, To banquet hall or busy mart: And deems the hours but idly spent, Which mark the sacred scenes of Lent. But they who love the righteous law, With lowly mind and grateful awe, In dust and ashes now repent, And keep the ancient Fast of Lent. Between the altar and the nave, Thy mercy, gracious God, we crave; "Spare us, Good Lord," whose hearts are rent For faults which cause our mourning Lent. In sinful splendor Ninus lay, Proud of rich treasures and wide sway 'Till thro' her streets the prophet went, And bale the oily to. her Lent. With faith etneere with anguish deep, Her thousands, then, In sackcloth weep To Heaven ono mighty cry is sent, And God accepts their contrite Lent. Air, will not they In Judgment rise, Condemning us, beyond the skies, Whose thoughts of wealth and merriment Despise the bitter things of Lent. Whose wayward steps, long uncontroli'd Reject, the rigid rule or old ; Aud gain no more the bright ascent, Which crowned the early days of Lent: U Thou, whose gentle words of pence, From nosiness cheer, from sin release; By all Thy griefs, our woes prevent, And bless these LtLIXIOCUI hours of Lent So teach as by the Holy Cross, To suffer shame, reproacn end loss; If Heaven be ours—ou earth, content, To keep a life...lone Fast of Lent. ~izcx~~x,~. The Fatal Card Some years ago the Mississippi river was famous for its floating palaces as the large steamers plying hetweenNew Orleans an d the ports above, were called. Now the railroads have driven nearly all the fine boats off the river, and left the field to the freight boats, whose ac commodation for passengers are by no means palatial. The former class of steamers were in many respects delight ful, but they never ceased to be the ob jects of dread to timid people, for if the racing, which on that stream was re duced to a system, did not result In the loss of the boat, there was sure to be one or more encounters between the more lawless portion of the travelers, in which pistol bullets would fly rather too thick for the comfort of steady go ing people. —The cause forsuch disturb ance was generally a quarrel over a gaming table. The regulations of the boats usually required that all such amusements should be conducted in a saloon provided for that purpose in the "Texas," "officer's cabin," situated on the hurricane deck, but the sporting gentlemen were by no means careful to observe this rule, and the gaming was most commonly carried on at the din. lug table, in the main saloon on the steamer, to the great annoyance of two • thirds of those on board. Many professional gamblers used to make these boats their home, traveling back and forth with them, fleecing all who were foolish and verdant enough to fall Into their hands. So well, indeed, was the system managed, that the vari ous members seemed to have their dif ferent steamers marked out for them by `emmon consent, so that no one would trespass upon the domain of the other. Ot course these men were warm friends of the officers of the boat, who were either too sincere in their friendship to put a stop to the practice, or too much afraid of the gamblers to care to pro voke a quarrel with them, for in those days it was a common affair for such men to resent any fancied insult with a pistol shot. One of the most remarkable men of this class was named Daniel Sturdivant, a Frenchman, the son of a broken down scion of nobility who had setttled in New Orleans before the transfer of Louisiana to the United States. Stur divant had been 'raised a "gentleman" by his aristocratic father, but on coming of age, and finding his fortunes very bad, had taken to cards as a means to better them. His success in this field was so great that he was induced to con tinue it, until at the time of which I write he was one of the most notorious gamblers between St. Louis and new Or leans. He was a man of fine personal ap pearance, and of greatphysical strength. He was also noted for his personal courage. As a gambler he was moat, expert and successful. There weredark, stories of deeds which he had commit ted while under the influence of play' and liquor, and It was said by some that he had killed half a dozen men in his life-time. Yet no one dared to speak of these stories openly, for no one cared to bring upon himself the auger of such a man. There were few that know him that really cared to play against him, but they learned that a refusal to do so might involve them in a quarrel with him, and rarely declined his invitation. About fifteen years ago, the time of which I write, he had attached himself to one of the magnificent steamers ply ing between New Orleans and Vicks burg, and had publicly announced his determination to shoot any man who encroached upon hisscene of operations. Of course this left him in undisputed possession of the field; and he reaped a golden harvest during the one brief year lie conducted his operations there. It was my lot at That time to be com pelled to make frequent trips between New Orleans and Vicksburg, being heavily engaged in cotton speculations. I preferred the steamer of which Sturdi vent had taken possession inasmuch as It was not only the most comfortable, but also the swiftest, and time was of the utmost Importance to me. It was known that I carried large sums of money, and I-was always apprehensive lest Sturdivant should ask me to play. I had made up my mind to refuse him, and if he attempted to draw me into a quarrel, to shoot him without mercy, as I knew that the only chance of my life lay In getting the advantage of him. Strange to say, he did not make any such proposition to me, and I gave him no chance to do so. One night we had started out from Vicksburg, and wore heading merily down the river, when Sturdlvaut came to the groupwhich had gathered around the stove. He bad been drinking, and was smoking a flue cigar as he ap proached. All made way for " Well, gentlemen," said twin an un steady tone , "you seem to be terribly dull. Who wants to play for twenty dollars ante?" There was no reply. All preaent s sein ed to know the man, and no one cared to volunteer to place himself In his clutches. "Umph!" he exclaimed with all ex pression of contempt, "afraid to try your luck with Daniel Sturdivulit, oh'? Or may be you want a coaxing. Some Of you must play with me, I can't stand such treatment. Come, let's see who it shall be." He glanced around the crowd as If to soled hi victim. For the first time I noted the gaze of one of the group fixed steadily upon him. lie was a stranger to me, and was dressed In a plain home spuntand his face was partially con cealed by, a broad-brimmed sombrero which was drawn down over it. Ho was a Small but powerfully made man, and in the decided expression of his ;troll-shaped head I read an unusual firmness and intensity of purpose. "Aroyou Daniel Sturdlvant, the gam bler ?" ho asked in a calm tone with out rising, Sturdivant flushed darkly, and gave the stranger a dark glance. "Some persons call me so behind my back," he said insolently, "but no one would care to apply that term to me be fore my face." "Nevertheless," said the stranger, fluidly, "I want an answer—yes or no." "Well, then,l am," said the gambler, angrily, "what of t?" ' Simply this," replied the stranger, "I have heard it said that you claim to be the best card player in the southwest. I have come two hundred miles to prove you a liar." Sturdivant strode forward a step or two, and thrust his hancljtito his breast, as if to grasp a weapon. "Stop," said 'the stranger. ." If you shoot me you will simply prove yourself afraid of me. 'Take ryour seat at the table and I will make sly words good." There' was something in the calm, stern Manner of the stranger that seem ,ed.to render the gambler powerless. He binged a moment, and then said, bul• *WY: . ' ''. • • .... ..... i. : ...1- ...I. : . . • , ~ .;- . 7' Z . ..; :- r . t. 10rv..; 14 .-c-, , .:J -,:.= '_ • _ . I _ ..:;• ~-.. .i. .. :, . D , ~ " .... . _. .. ~, ~ .;....: „. 1 ~:„ 4 , 4 .:. , i ,„...., ..,.... ~..-,..... A ~-.. ~ , . . , ,:. -• ~... .. I% ' . . i.:.: ' .-(-:. ' 1 PI . . . . .. . . . . ... .. . . VOLUME 69 , • " I never play with a man whose face I cannot see." "Never mind my face," said the stranger, "If you are not afraid of losing you shall see it when I am done with you." "But how do I know that you have money for such sport ?" persisted I:3tur divant. "You look seedy enough, my fine fellow." " There," said the stranger, " I have ten thousand dollars there. If you can win it you shall do so." With an oath Sturdivant placed him self at the table and bade his challenger to do likewise. Those of us who had listened to this singular dialogue now gathered around the table, expecting to see a scene of more than usual Interest. The stranger had not raised his hat brim, and none of us had seen his face ,• but we all felt from his general air •and manner that Daniel Sturdivant - had at last met 'his match. It did not take long to show us that the stranger was an unusually good player. For an hour , 1 or more the playing went on in silence. The stakes were high and the contest arked with rare skill. Sturdivant ex ! ted himself as he had never done be 'Tore, but in spite of all his efforts he lost steadily. By the expiration of the time indicated above he had lost over two thousand dollars. I noticed the flush upon his face deepen and estrange light come into his eyes. At last, with an exclamation of triumph he drew toward I him the heap of notes. " That was well done," said the stran ger, "you are an expert in cheating. But go on, I can beat you whether you play openly or dishonestly." Sturdivant said nothing, but dealt the cards again. The hand played, and Sturdivant was about to seize the stakes again, when the stranger laid down a card and checked him. The gambler uttered a sharp cry and sat motionless with his eyes fixed on the card ; a worn and faded "ace of hearts," with a dark stain across the face. Sturdivant's face worked convul sively as he gazed at it, and the specta tors gathered more closely around the two, wondering at the strange scene. "Look at me," said the stranger, quietly. As if powerless to resist, Sturdivant raised his eyes to the speaker. The stranger had raised his hat and sat looking at the trembling man with eyes which fairly blazed with fury. Sturdivant uttered a groan and sank back in his chair with his face white and rigid. Thestrauger with one sweep gathered the money from the table and thrust it in his bosom. "The ace of hearts is an unlucky card for you, Daniel Sturdlvant," he said coolly. • "You played it once when you though t it to your advantage. Now, God help you, for that play is returned." As he spoke he raised a pistol which we had not seen, and before we could stop him aimed it deliberately at the trembling man and fired. The gambler fell heavily upon the table a corpse; and the bright blood streamed over it, hiding the fatal card from sight. "Gentlemen," said the stranger, ris ing to his feet as we stood paralyzed with horror at the dreadful scene; "that man ruined my wife and tried to mur der me. I have been hunting him ten years." He walked slowly by us down the stairway to the lower deck. Just then, as the steamer touched at a landing, he sprang ashore and vanished in the dark woods. I never learned the history of the mysterious affair, for the dead gambler was beyond human questioning; and I never saw the stranger again; but I shall not soon forget the impression made upon me at the time. Dodging a Creditor The following authentic anecdote, in connection with the Drury Lane The atre, rebuilt by Holland, the architect, in 1794, and ty him leased to Sheridan, will, we doubt not, be new to our read ers: " Holland could never obtain a settle ment, or even au interview on the sub ject with Sheridan. He hunted him for weeks and months at his own house, at the theatre, at his usual resorts; but he was nowhere to be seen. At last he tracked him to the stage door, rushed in, in spite of the opposition of the burly porter, and found the manager on the stage conversing with a party of gentlemen whom he had invited to show them the theatre. Sheridan saw Holland approaching, a udknowing that escape was this time impossible, put a bold face on the matter. "Ah ! my dear fellow," exclaimed he, "you are the very man I wanted to see—you have come most apropos. I am truly sorry you have had the trouble of calling oil me so often, but now we are met; in a few minutes I shall be at liberty ; we will then go into my room together, and settle our affairs. But first you must decide an important question here. Some of these gentle men tell me there are complaints, and loud ones, that the transmission of sound is defective in your beautiful theatre. That in fact the galleries can not hear at all, and that is the reason why they have become so noisy of late. "Sound defective? not hear!" reiter ated the astonished architect, turning pale, and almost staggering back ; why, it is the most perfect building for sound that ever was erected; I'll stake my reputation on it, the complaint is most groundless." "So I say," retorted Sheridan ; "but now we'll bring the question to Issue definitely, and then have a paragraph or two is the papers. Do you, Holland, go and place yourself at the back of the upper gallery while I stand here on the stage and talk to you." " Certaiply," said Holland, " with the greatest Pleasure." A lantern was provided with a trusty guide, and away went the architect through a labyrinth of dark and wind ing passages, almost a day's journey, until he reached his dlstantand elevated posh "Now, Mr. Holland," cried Sheri dan, "are you there and ready ?" " Yes," was the immediate answer. " Can you hear me 7" "Perfectly, perfectly, Mr. Sheridan." "Then I wish you a very good morn ing." ' do saying, Sheridan disappeared, and was two or three miles off before Hol land, could descend. Another long intervaloccurred before he was able to chase the fugitive to his lair again. A Singing Mouse The Dayton (Ohio) Ledger has the following: 'One of the greatest curiosi ties of the age may be seen at Julius Bornstein's cigar store, on Third street. It is no more nor no Jess than a singing mouse. On several occasions Mr. B. had heard something singing and whistling about his store after the man ner of a canary. He was much puzzled to know whence the strange sounds came. A few days ago, ho discove'red the object of his curiosity, It was commoti• sized grey mouse, and having duly set hls trap, caught he little ani mal. He now has it caged and onexhi bitten, and hundreds are flocking to see the little singlet and hear Its 'sweet, musical notes.' This after noon, the little creature became tired and refused to sing, when Mr. Borustein's brother commenced play frig on a violin, and the mouse at once fell to and did the best it knew how to fill its part of the programme." Little, we presume, did people think who flocked to see and hear the mousetbat tie musical cry was the cry of pain, We believe it is now generally admitted that the mouse never sings only when he suffers the most acute agony. The cause of his suffering is a parasite in the liver; this parasite bores its way into the delicate organ, making it the seat of pain; and when' in deep distress, the little animal crouches down and gives utterance to a soft, plaintive cry, re. sembling in cadence a low, bird-like song. Ms pleasant to think that from the very depths of woe and misery often bubble up the sweetest harmonies. The murderer Walker, alias Watts, alias Powell, who killed young Bicknell, fell a victim to the Kuklux Klan, at Columbia, TOUt2OIIIIOO, last Tuesday night. About eleven o'clock at night ho was taken feral. bly from the jail by o body of seventy.five or ono hundred men in disguise, placed on a white horse and taken a abort distance from town and hung. The body was loft hanging the greater part of the next day, and was visited by almost every person, white and bleak, for miles around, The balance of the diamonds recently stolen from Caldwell's store, in .Philadel phis, have been restored through the thief, who was arrested at the time of the robbery. ilg-heaves,4 Bißliant Review of the Naked Drams. An article malted "The Farewell of the Fig-leaves, " in the March number of the Northern Monthly—attributed to Olive Logan—is by far the ablest attack on the ballet that has been elicited since the Black Crook first displayed Its de moralizing attractions. The writer who has evidently had an extensive stage experience, assails not only .the ballet, but the exposures tolerated by the ex treme fashions of the day. We are sure that we shall not weary our readers by quoting the whole of it, long as it is.— All of us are tired, or ought to be, of impeachment, and variety is the spice of life. The "Farewell" opens with A SCRIPTURAL ALLUSION. Once upon a time, as stated by au • thority much more generally received than obeyed, there was a lady named Eve, who upon that authority and others more apochryphal, beside the fact of, havinglust sprung direct from the Dil. vine hand, was the type and pattern of her sex, possessing all the graces of form and seductive witcheries of man ner that were to come down in inevita ble dilution to her descendants of ail ages. This lady, for a time in blissful Ignorance, pursued her way through not over-populous Eden, in a condition only permitted to the entirely innocent and the absolutely unsophisticated; but one day becoming wiser, and learn ing that there were sacrednesses of per son which not even the eyes of un thinking beasts and far-distant sun could be allowed to gaze upon without infringing the holy patent of modesty, she, the first seamstress as the first housewife, made for herself and hus band aprons of fig-leaves, wherewith the most sacred of those sacrednesses of manhood and womanhood could be entirely veiled and hidden. This adoption of a convenient natural growth to sartorial purposes may prop erly be spoken of as the Advent of the Fig Leaves. Many centuries have gone by since then ; and the anxieties of per sonal concealment that day inaugurated by the first mother, have grown and changed, and ramified, and contributed toil, cost, worry and pleasure to the great sum of human occupation, until, in the inevitable course of events. the 1 second stage of progression seems to have been reached. History repeats itself, extremes meet, and ideas travel in a circle, three facts which the Egyptians aptly indicated in their symbol of the serpent with tail in Ills mouth. Begin ning with absolute nudity, as indicative of barbarism and ignorance, the world has progressed until, in what is believed to be the highest attainable stage of civil ization and enlightenment, partial nudi ty has been reached, and absolute is con ceivably the next step in the onward way. As is only fitting, the female, first to provide the concealment then believed to be necessary, but now proved to be so only in certain conditions, bas been the first to emerge again into the glorious light and true liberty—the "chaste indecency," as Victor Hugo would be likely to style it—of garments the thinness of whose texture is more than matched by the abbreviation of their proportions. This second stage follows naturally upon the other, though at a somewhat long distance, and may be properly designated as the "FAREWELL OF THE FIG LEAVES." There are two forms in which this shameless exposure has been gradually increasing, until one would be glad to believe that it had culminated: in " so ciety," more or less respectable in all other regards, and in the demi-mode, and that approach to it represented in the broader description of public amuse ments. The first manifests itself in the ball-room with the boxes of the opera as an appendary opportunity . ; the other has its place in the ballet, with other theatrical performances more or less taking tone from that extreme. In the name of all the corrupting in fluences under the broad heaven! for what do so many women who call them selves respectable, and who certainly move in the first circles, from Paris to New York, make such melancholy shows of themselves? There is a shadow of excuse for the others all the way from the mere ballet girl to the recognized lorette ; for the exposure may be made to " pay," in however a melancholy mode. But what do they expect to reap from it? Are they really in the mar ket, to the highest bidder—wives, daugh ters—the whole parcel of them? Have the great cities been turned into exaggerations of the slave markets of Constantinople and Trebizond, where human flesh goes by the pound, and the goods need to be freely exposed for the sake of finding a purchaser? Has the gross indecency of " Madam J 's Mammarla Balm" really a foundation in some just•out cropping need of hu manity, requiring " development," be cause " there is nothing hidden that shall not be known ?" Are we mere cattle-fanciers, and our women only a superior breed of animals, to be publicly discussed, boasted and betted over, marked as to " points," and patted (in imagination, if not physically,) with all for sale, and no purchase until the prop erty is found satisfactory ? QUI.] VOULE7 VOUS " But," says madam, "good gracious ! what a fuss is being made about nothing! Where do you see any such exposure as that, demanding thie wholesale repro bation ?" Ah ! madam, the truth is, that within a very brief period, proba bly pat has happened to you in another degree, which many a lady unavoidably experienced when she made the hazard ous journey to California in the early days following 49! Those stark nude Jamaica negroes poling the boats on the Chagres River— how the veils went down during the first half hour, to avoid the shock to all decency ! How they were less carefully kept down when an hour or two had worn away the first painful impression! How they were scarcely lowered at all before the end of the river voyage was reached! And how, if there chanced be a return passage, there was even a laugh ready for the verdancy of some other neophyte! You may have already learned, madam, the difference in "at mospheres," mental and physical, and come to think that Pauline Borghese (Bonaparte) was more witty than wicked when she responded to the anx ious inquirer how she could have sat unrobed to Canova for her full length statue, without "feeling very uncom fortable"—"Why, the room was warm; we had a fire in it." You have been 'educated up," in sort, to that point at which you do not quite know when you are decently dressed, or when the re verse, so that there is only the requisite amount expended on your silks, velvets, laces and jewelry. There are some who make such ex posures (rarely, and under partial com pulsion) who do not quite forget the im propriety, or lose the blush of shame which belongs to the cheek of modesty, however outraged. Listen tq, some of them, speaking of the Czar's gall at the Tuilleries,during the Paris festivities of the past summer, and think how much or how little some of the displays of the Western world are transcended. " But Imust pause here again to make an explanation, covering, or, perhaps, the opposlte—others than the Empress," says the lady, in a recently published volume of French experience, ".T have spoken of her as being " VERY DEC OLLETIL "There is rio occasion of repeating the terms for each of the female note bilities present, though I might do so with propriety for most of them—ail, certainly, except the very young. Very dooolleto does not express the whole fact at all with the Empress. She had about four inches of waist above the belt. She was, to use plain words, half naked. So were her guests; so were her maids•of-honor ; we were all more or lees half naked. Either I should not much have oared to have my husband see me at that juncture, or I should preferred to have him see me only!" There lea dash of merry mischief lu this brief description, calculated to soften the humiliation of the fact re corded; but sweep away that glamour, and what a startling picture is pre sented to the eyes I The women of half the royal families in Europe, and the families of every European land, with many Americans scattered among them —some three hundred in all—literally undressed, as if for inspection, before five hundred iffale inspectors! Not only an opportunity given to =amine and comment upon the water of the diamonds of France, Prussia, Russia and Austria, the texture of the vel vets and elaborate shaping of the satins, bUt the shape, texture, and all the sacred details of person at the very casual disclosure of which to one pair of eyes, and those belonging to lover or husband, the trulymodest woman would LANdASTER,PA. NMNESDAY'MORNING MARCH 18 1868 be 'expected to blush rosy-red in any stage of society not yet." educated up" to the modern standard ! Degradations voluntarily assumed, in the wanton ex posure to unnumbered eyes of that for the mere attempt to gknce at which elsewhere than under the blazing wax lights of a ball-room, royal revenge, to the extent of death, would not haim been considered unduly severe. An im perial and royal orgie, in that regard not a whit less shameless than some of those which have made the Moulin Rouge, and other resorts of thedenizens of the Quartiers Latin and Breda, in famously known over the whole world fop their indiscriminateness. Can any thing in America match this, so reptehensible in France? If there were nothing here equalling this, or so nearly approaching that not even one of Lady Godiva's hairs could mark the difference, this paper would never have been written. The humiliating truth is, that many of the fashionable balls of the winter just closing, and of the season. preceding it, have only lacked the splen dor of the Czar's ball at the Tuillerles to entitle them to equal notice. All the disgusting, all the inde cent features have been there in due prominence. Mothers and their daughters have vied with each other in the "economy" of trying how little material would serve for the up per end of the robe, so as lo leave no deficiency at the lower; vied, too (0, double shame!) in wanton exposures which should have made either disown the other. Husbands have expostula ted, or, growing careless and, so to speak, " case-hardened," ceased to see what others saw only too well. Lovers and prospective husbands have either grieved at demeanor which promised so much of ill and so little of good for the future, or been lured by those who, should have been the very last to tempt them toward a certain flower-bordered abyss, too well-known to need naming. And fashionable libertines have corn. pared notes, jested coarsely, made bets whether Mrs. B— did or did not "blossom " more magnificently than Miss F—; doubted and prepared to assault a few hundreds of purities that they would otherwise have no more thought of suspecting than the honor of their own mothers, and gone from the " exhibitions " greatly strengthened for the great work of keeping down fallen womanhood, while adding to its sorrowful number. And around the young girls thus tempted and tempting, meanwhile has been falling barrier after barrier of modesty, if not of purity, never again to be erected by any hand less mighty than that of the Maker, through heavy affliction. They have seen their elders setting the bad ex ample ; they have learned to seek for general admiration in the cheapest way; they have given up their first blushes, and come to endure, without a pang, and almost with pleasure, exposures that once would have crazed them with shame and terror; they have sacrificed at this most hollow and unworthy altar, the first fruits—the dearest, purest and best fruits of girlhood. UNDER THE MICROSCOPE. Not only in the ball-room, as has been already said. No frequenter of the opera but realizes how the boxes have gradually changed from being favorable positions for seeing and hearing the work presented upon the stage, to be mere frames, in which a certain amount of feminine attractiveness and male W magnificence could be exhibited. ith the male inanity, or even with the rouged and over-dressed female ugliness there so often shown, without the least suspicion on the part of the victims of the effect they are really producing, we have nothing to do In the presen in stance. But pity blends with reproba tion, in remembering the indecent per sonal exposures which, on fashionable nights make half the popularity of the opera, and fill the passages with rouea of older and younger growth, intent to see more nearly what they have only been able to catch somewhat dimly at a distance, through the lognette. To think that women of respectability and station ; wives not yet divorced by indignant husbands; unmarried girls and widows who have certainly some creditable hope in life, and expect to become honorable wives cue mothers ; to think that such representatives as these, of that sex to which every true man turns for all that is soothing and ennobling in social life, should allow themselves to sit in those boxes, hour after hour, so scantily robed, as to all the upper portions of the body, that a husband would blush to ask or expect so much in the privacy of the marriage chamber ; and all this exposed to the eyes of stranger men within three or six feet—sometimes at the very shoulder, and to the inquisitive lorgnette-gazers over the whole house ! There is only one comment upon this spectacle—it is I simply sickening. Alas! that here at the opera is some time given a more painful illustration of the deterioration of budding girlhood than even the ball-room can supply, the comparative impunity of frequent motion being wanting, and the victim all the while a startling, motionless, patient, willing (God help us! even proud) human show and spectacle.— There comes up, at the moment of writ ing, the remembrance of an instance of this character occurring at the New York Academy of Music, early in the late opera season, to which no words can give adequate description, but which however, freely limned, may serve as an extreme type of the fashionable atrocity. It was one of the early nights of Romeoe Guilietta, and the house was crowded with beauty, wealth, pretence, fashion and foppery. In one la t the proscenium boxes sat a girl of ap ent ly about seventeen, blonde, handsome, modest looking, (in face,) richly dress ed, one wall flower female companion in the box with her, and three gentle men of different ages and evident con dition. She had handsome shoulders for one no fuller in form—and she had evidently come to the opera not to learn anything about Romeo and Juliet, but to exhibit those shoulders, and what the geographers would have called " parts adjacent." NOT BORN TO BLUSH UNSEEN The handsome blonde had straps a the shoulder-tips, such as are commonly supposed to be used for bolding up gar ments—nothing more ! The arms were I bare to the arm-pits, except as the white gloves hid the hands. From these shoulder-straps the dress was out in a long sweep in front, to quite as the near the belt as the Empress "four inches," and no concealing lace offered even an apology. Sitting at the very front of the box, in the full blaze of the lights, with first one and then another of the gentlemen leaning over her in conver sation, and sometimes herself leardhg a little out of the box to survey friends below—" the effect," as the sensation writers Say, " may be imagined, but can not be described." Not a flush on her fair cheek, at being surveyed by two thousand people, when in a state of clia• habillc far too complete for the bed chamber—laughing, chatting, flirting her fan, playing with her diamond bracelets, well-bred, at ease, and with the most perfect aplomb, which seemed •to say " am here to be looked at, good people ; how do you like this general effect? Now and then wearying of displaying one array of charms, and making excuse to ohnt with some one beside her, Sc, that she could turn her back to the au dience, and show that there was even less concealment there, almost the whole rounded white torso showing to the, belt —certainly the picture was one to be remembered, to be astonished at, to be grieved over, to provoke the inquiry, whether from such girls, daring and feeding wantonness as scarcely a recap. nized Anonyma in the world could be found to do, are to come the wives and mothers of " society," and if so, what that "society," will be within the next two generations I * * * Once more—this whole contemplation is sickening, as the whole fact which has induced it is disgraceful. Let us have very little more of the one, as may heaven send that there may be brief longer existence for the other! The moral omens of the times are terrible everywhere, but especially so in Ameri ca, peopled by a mixed race, that of all others has least need of any impure incentives to voluptuousness. We do nothing by halves; and it is no half-way work that we are mak ing in this madness of thoughtless female exposure, and its concomitants —whether it be true or not that, because we have lately freed the limbs of the slaves from their chains, we feel the ne cessity of freeing all limbs from every thing—or that there is a spider in the Cancan more maddening than that of the Tarantella, under the influence of which all the [speculators go mad with the prancing, wriggling, squirmingand flinging Idctim. But what marvel, with the two prin cipal conditions already named allowed to continue, with Eve denudliji above by the lady and below by the &mews, if Newark originates something before which the pen falters in very horror—a sect whose last rag of clothing falls with the last ray of reason? What marvel that our news' stands are load ed with new pictorial fungi, their spe ciality and whole dependence for sale being pictures of women, only not wholly nude, when a film of clothing can seem to make them worse? And how long•will it be, at the present rate of progress, before that spectacle is rep resented in another shape, which France saw at one of the principal churches of Paris, in the wildest hour of the Reign of Terror—modesty, purity, ,decency, all dethroned, and a naked courtesan, set up and worshiped as the true cy nosure for human eyes, and the proper substitute for an outlived and exploded God? porellautouo. THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET What Senators Said in 1567 Flow Far the ClvU Tenure 11111 Applies to the President's Seeretariei, From the Congressional Globe of January 11, and February 7 and 20, 1867, we select portions of the debate upon the tenure-of office bill, which will prove very interest ing to our readers at this time. Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont, a member of the committee having the bill in charge, said : It did seem to the committee, after a great deal of consultation and reflection, that it was right and just that the Chief Executive of the nation, in selecting these named sec retaries who, by law and by the practice of the country, and officers analogous to whom by the practice of all other countries, are the confidential advisers or the Executive respecting the administration of all his de partments, should be persons who were per sonally agreeable to him, in whom he could place entire confidence and reliance, and that whenever it should seem to him that the state of relations between him and any of them had become so as to render this rela tion of confidence and trust and personal esteem inharmonious, he should in such case be allowed to dispense with the ser vices of that officer in vacation, and have some other person act in his stead. We thought that so much discretion, so much confidence, so much respect, ought to be properly attributed to the Chief Magistrate : of the nation. It may happen that at some particular time—some people may suppose that it has happened now—the Chief Magis trate, for the time being; ought not to be invested with such powers; but the com mittee have recommended the adoption of this rule respecting the tenure of officers as a permanent and systematic, and, as they believe, an appropriate regulation of the Government for all administrations, and for all time; and it did appear to them (whether the reason may commend itself to the Senate or not) that it was just to the Executive, and, on the whole, best for the interests of the nation, that be should be allowed during a recess of the Senate to change his confidential advisers if it should appear to him to be fit, subject to that gen eral responsibility which every officermust be held to the public and to the Senate when they meet again. That was the reason of the committee. Mr. Williams, who prepared the original bill, said: I prepared the original bill in this case, which contains in different words the ex ceptioh contained in the amendment re ported by the committee. Ido not regard the exception as of any great practical con sequence, because I suppose if the President and any head of a department should dis agree so as to make their relations un pleasant, and the President should signify a desire that that-bead of a department should retire from the Cabinet, that would follow without any positive act of removal on the part of the President. Ido not think that in many cases which have occurred the President has peremptorily removed any members of the Cabinet ; but I understand the usual practice is, if the President desires to dispense with any bead of a department, and to substitute another for him, to signify in some way a desire that there should be a vacancy in the office, and the office, when it becomes vacant by resignation, is filled by the President, according to his own wishes and views. 0 aa a a The heads of the departments are a part of the executive power of the country. Ac cording to the theory of the Constitution, the executive power is vested in the Presi dent of the United States, and these heads of departments are subordinate officers of the President, immediately under his su pervision. They are persons under his im mediate direction, except so far as their m e t e ce President%lu consults be providedwih theseby b law. e of departments as to all measures of his ad ministration. They ure regarded as his confidential advisers; and, certainly, the law which creates that relation between the President and the heads of departments contemplates that there shall be a state of• harmony between all of them; that there shall not be a state of war in the executive department of the Government; that it shall not be divided against itself; but that the subordinates or the heads of the differ ent departments shall be in harmony or practical agreement with the President by whom they are appointed. The chief reason that influenced me to make the exception was, that I thought something was due to the President of the United States—to that office. This bill un dertakes to reverse what bas heretofore been the admitted practice of the Government; and it seemed to me that it was due to the exalted office of the President of the United States, the Chief Magistrate of the nation, that he should exercise this power; that he should be left to choose his own Cabinet, and that he should be held responsible, as he will be, to the country for whatever acts that Cabinet may perform. Mr. Pessenden said: It seems to me very obvious that with reference to the transaction of business which was peculiarly executive, the confi dential advisers that we put about the President should always be men who, for the greater part, aro satisfactory to him. " It is exceedingly important that there should be a cordiality of feeling, and an agreement upon important matters of State policy and State conduit between the President and those who are his confiden tial advisers. The President naturally would not want a man in his councils who was unfriendly to him, upon whose discre tion he could not rely in the first place, and upon whose faith in keeping the secrets of the Executive liovernment be could not rely in the second place; and if he was un friendly, the President might naturally both fear of consulting him and taking , his advice. A man who is the head of a department naturally wants the control of that depart ment. He wants the control of his subor dinates, that they should be subject to him, and that he should have the power to remove then from office in case they are insubordi nate, and are such as he cannot comfortably get along with, and to remove them on the instant, at the moment, if it be necessary. In my judgment, in order to the good and proper management of a department, it is necessary that that power should exist in the head. of it, and quite as necessary that the power should exist in the President with reference to the few men who are placed about him to share his councils, be his friends and his agents. Mr. Sherman said: Now,l say that if a Cabinet officer should attempt to hold his office for a moment be yond the time when he retains the entire confidence of the President, I would not vote to retain him, nor would I compel a President to have about him, in these high positions, a man in whom he did not en tirely trust, both personally and politically. It would be unwise to require him to ad minister the Government without agents of his own choosing. * • • • There is no public exigency requiring such a rule. What is a Cabinet officer, attar all? The President's more clerk, because, although these Cabinet officers are con sidered as high officers of the Government, they are the more clerks or recording agents of the President, having scarcely any power except that which is given them as a part of the Executive authority. It seems to me that when there is any unpleasant relation, any unpleasant differences arising _between the President and any of thestroilicers, he ought to have the power to discharge them. I would as soon think of imposing upon the President a private secretary with whom he had no kindly relations personal and political, as to impose upon him a Cabinet Minister with whom his relations were not • • kind. 'l' • • Any gentleman fit to be a Cabinet Minis is, WIIO receives an intimation from her chief and his longer continuance in that office le unpleasnnt to him, would neces sarily resign. If ho did not resign it would show that ho was unfit to be there. I can not imagine a case whore a Cabinet officer would hold on to his place in defiance and against the wishes of his chief; and if such a case should occur, I certainly would not, by any extraordinary or ordinary legisla tion, protect him in the office in defiance of what would be regarded in every constitu tional govOrnment as the proper ono name. ly, to retire when he separates or differs In opinion from his chief. When the bill wag under consideration as late as February 28, these Radical Senators still urged those same views, which now so fully sustain the President, and fall with such crushing weight on Stanton. Mr. Williams said: I have no doubt that any Cabinet Minis ter who had a particle of self-respeck—and who can hardly suppose that any man would occupy so r_ e s ponsible tux ofltoe with out haying that Me. U--would deoLte to remain in the Cabinet after the President had signified to him that his presence was no longer needed. As a matter of course, this provision will amotmt to very little, one way or the other ; for Ipresume that when ever the President sees proper to rid him- self of an offensive or disagreeable Cabinet Minister he will retire, and a new appoiht 'ment be made ; but it was considered by the committee of conference that this report was in accordance with the spirit of the bill, and the only one on which we could agree. So far as I was concerned, I would rather have receded entirely from the position taken by the Senate than to have lost the bill, for I consider the bill of great value, and I am very anxious to see it pass. Mr. Sherman said : I agree to the report of the conference I committee with a good deal of reluctance. The Senate had by two deliberate votes de clared its purpose not to make the duration of the Cabinet officers fixed by any time, but that they should hold their offices at the pleasure of the President ; and that was the original design in the creation of their offi ces; but the general purpose of this bill is so very important, it establishes so salutary a reform that I thongt it ought not to be en dangered by a dispute on a collateral ques tion. The House conferees and the House by two votes were very tenacious upon the subject, and there seemed to be a probabili ty that the bill would be lost upon a question that was collateral and unimportant I take it that no case can arise, or is likely to arise, where a Cabinet Minister will attempt to hold on to his office after his chief desires his removal. I can scarcely conceive of such a case. I think that no gentleman, no man with any sense of honor, would hold a po sition as a Cabinet officer after his chief de sired his removal, and therefore the slight est intimation on the part of the President would always seonre the resignation of a Cabinet officer. For this reason Ido not wish to jeopardize this bill by an unim portant and collateral question. Upon the question whether the provision in the bill which the Radical Senate had so strenuously opposed did or did not prevent the President from removing those Cabinet Ministers who had been appointed by him, Mr. Sherman said: That the Senate had no such purpose is shown by its vote twice to make this ex ception. That this provision does not ap ply to the present case is shown by the iact that its language is so framed as not to ap ply to the present President. The Senator (Mr. Hendricks) showed that himself, and argues truly that it would not prevent the present President from removing the Sec retary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of State. And if I sup posed that either of these gentlemen was so wanting in' manhood, in honor, as to hold his place after the politest intimation by the President of the United States that his ser vices were no longer needed, I certainly, as a Senator, would consent to his removal at any time, and so would we all. THE FINANCIAL QUESTION Notwithstanding all that hes beau writ- . _ ten on this subject and the many plans which have been proposed as a solution of the problem, no plan yet suggested seems to have been accepted by the public us sat isfactory or as fully meeting the case, which, all who think carefully and intelli gently on the subject, feel and admit is in volved with many complications and diffi culties. I trust, therefore, that the present effort to point to a way out of this laby rinth will not be regarded as presumptu ous or untimely. There are conflicting interests to be con sidered, and, if possible, reconciled. How to accomplish this and preserve intact the national faith and honor presents the real difficulty. It must be gratifying to every true man that not one of the many who have written and spoken on this subject has (so far as the writer has observed) ad vocated repudiation. Nor has any voice come up from the people favoring in the slightest degree such, a mode of relief. On the contrary, writers, speakers and people regard the preservation of the national faith and honor as of the first importance and to be kept steadily in view in any ad justment which may be made of our finan cial difficulties. True, there is a wide di versity of views as to what is demaiided by a proper regard for the national faith and honor, and on that point there is room for an honest difference of opinion. One class of writers claim that every obligation put forth by the Government calling for dollars can be honorably discharged only by pay ment in coin of standard weight and fine ness. Others contend that a large portion of the public debt may be honorably paid by the Government with "lawful money of the United States." I now propose fairly and candidly to ex amine the latter view. The first inquiry which arises in the eonsideration of this subject is, what are the provisions of the several laws, under the authority of which the United States bonds and notes were issued, and the circumstances under which they were passed. An Act of Congress, approved February 25, 1862, section 1, authorizes the issue, " on the credit of the United States, of one hun dred and fifty millions of United States notes, not bearing interest, payable to bearer, at the Treasury of the United States," and provides that "ouch notes herein au thorized shall be receivable in payment of all taxes, internal duties excises, debts and demands of every kind duo to the United States, except duties on imports, and of all claims and demands against the United States of every kind whatsoever, ex cept for interest upon bonds and notes, which shall be paid in coin; and shall also be lawful money and a legal tender in pay ment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except duties on imports and interest as aforesaid." The second sec tion of the same act authorize, the issue, on the credit of the United States, of five hun dred millions of dollars of what are known as five-twenty bonds, and authorizes them to be sold at their market value for coin, Treasury notes, or United States notes. The language of this law is so clear and plain that it would seem impossible for can did minds to differ as to its meaning and application. At the time of its passage specie payments had been suspended all over the country except in California, where they had nothing but specie as a currency. It makes the United States notes to be is sued under its authority " lawful money" and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except duties on imports and interest upon bonds and notes; and then author izes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue additional bonds to the amount of five hun dred millions of dollars and sell them at their market value, receiving in payment thereof the United States notes which the earns act had authorized and made lawful money. Now, if when these bonds were placed upon the market any one had taken the trouble to examine theprovisions of the law under the authority of which they were issued and offered for sale, and the circum stances under which the law was passed, could he, after such examination, have had any reasonable doubt as to the right of the Government, under the law, to pay. the bonds at maturity with "lawful money"— the same kind of money which the pur chaser was authorized by law to give in exchange for them? I think not, and, as a matter of fact, I may state that every one with whom I ever conversed on the subject and who had made the examination (and they were many,) reached the same conclu sion. The great majority of those who pur chased the bonds did not purchase them because they believed the principal as well as the interest to be payable in coin, but be cause they regarded the bonds bearing six per cent. per annum gold interest as more valuable than the United States notes which bore no interest. Some believed that be• fore the maturity of the bonds the country would be out of its difficulties and have re turned to specie payments and therefore did not consider the question of any prac tical importance; and many purchased them because the Government needed money and without staying to inquire into the authority under which they wore issued. Subsequent acts of Congress authorized additional issues of bonds and United States notes, containing the same general provisions as the law referred to above, and it is unnelessary therefore to quote them. But although the question as to the pay ment of the principal of the bonds in coin had been publicly mooted and extensively discussed, Congress carefully avoided mak ing any change in the laws or taking any action whatever that could be construed into a recognition of an obligation to pay the principal of the bonds in anything else than "lawful money." On the contrary, hi an act approved 8d March, 1868, which provides for a new loan and authorizes the ISSUE) of bonds known as the 10.40 bond., express provision is made fbr the pay ment in coin of the principal as well us the interest of that class of bonds, showing as clearly as It is possible for legislation to exhibit the mind of the legislators that they intended to make a difference in that respect, between the 10.40 bonds and the bonds respect, under the sot of 25th February, 1882. and other similar acts. If then the laws under Which the 5-20 bonds were sued, clearly provide for the payment of the principal of that class of bonds with "lawful money " , add if such the man!. het intention of Chagrin, with what pro priety can those who advocate the payment of the bonds by Government in accordance. with what they believe to be the letter and spirit of the contract, be anoterized as , Mapudiators," "Dishonour and,','Enenales to their country," dui. (to, I and how could the Government bo dishonored or injured in its credit by a faithful compliance with its engagements? Doubtless it would be very pleasant td the man who holds five hundred thousand dollars of the bonds .to know that he holds the full representative value of five hundred thousand dollars of United States gold: °oho. But the people, the producers of wealth and the only roll. ance ,for the nation's rosperity, are writh ing under a load wh toh is crushing them to the earth and fast deetroyingtheir power to produce ; and their ory 1s for relief, anti that orLmuat be heeded. The heayy debt of the country Imposes vittetarablarey already crushingweight of taxation 7 the necesalti for heavy taxation and as in n ere ow ase p7 an gressi nd that wi g thita iebt wee will ti inevitably e ea Must renders borne is thefact that it bears unequanlyupon gro th w is st b i tutb ilmo e re nth op o p m ressi on v diffi e. An eui d t w to h te at the bonds of the s th ig e hred r4 prtioly ßy of Co the ngreas mistak , az° &It'll' United States were - exempted from State and municipal 'taxation. The amount-of United States bonds held by citizens of the United States represents just that amount of the capital of the country; and that amount, very large in the aggregate, proba bly not less than twelve hundred millions, being exempt from taxation, reduces tothat extent the basis of taxation and necessarily increases the ratio of taxation, thus compel ling the non-bondholder to bear the bond holder's just share of the expenses of gov ern men t. A man may own half a million in United States bonds and live in a town the whole taxable property of which does not exceed five millions of dollars. Upon this basis a tax of two per cent. may be n to furnish means sufficient to to meet e expenses of the corporation.— Now although the bondholder enjoys all of the protection and advantages which every other citizen of the town enjoys, he does not or is not required by law to contribute one cent to its' funds, notwithilanding the fact that herepresents one-tenth of the entire wealth of the town. The other citizens have to carry his share of the burthen on their own backs: This I conceive to be wrong In principle and contrary to the spirit of our republican institutions, which demands Oust all capital:shall bear (equal its share of the public burthens. Another evil may be men tioned, as growing out of the exemption of the United States bonds from taxation. It greatly embarrasses and retards the prime cation of the various public enterprises which have to depend in part upon the use of credit for their construction, by compel ling those engaged on them to pay ruinous rates;ofinterest on the money they borrow. And this is no small matter when we con sider the magnitude and importance of the interests affected by it. But as the bonds have been issued with this exemption at , Cached to them, good faith requires that it shall not be interfered with. The only remedy for these evils Is for the Govern ment to pay off the bonds in the manner provided for by the laws under which they were issued, or exchange them, at the op tion of the holder, for other bonds more in accordance with sound political economy and a wise policy. But it is objected to this view, that if accepted and acted upon the amount of irredeemable currency it would set afloat would so unsettle values and die- curb the business of the country and delay the return to a specie basis to a period so remote that the remedy would cause greater evils than those complained of. Well, it oftentimes happens that a person suffering from disease has to be made worse before the malady can be cured. And so, some times with the body politic. But I appre hend that the fears expressed in the objec tion are to a large extent groundless. I If it were authoritatively fixed that all of the United States bonds which have been issued since February, 1862, and which do not contain a stipulation that the principal shall be paid in coin, will bepaid at matu rity, in " lawful money" of thee United States, and at the same time a law were passed authorizing the issue of bonds pay able after twenty, thirty or forty years, at the pleasure of the government, not exempt from equal taxation, bearing say four per cent. interest, principal and interest paya ble in coin of present standard weight end fineness, and exchangeable at par for any of the United States bonds now outstanding, and for United States notes ; making ample provision for the prompt payment of the interest, and providing also that the tiro per cent. per annum interest thus saves to the country (which would amount to nearly forty millions of dollars) should be sacredly set apart as a Sinking Fund and used ex clusively for the reduction of the national debt, the exchanges would be effected so rapidly after the maturity of the present bonds, that at no time would the volume of United States notes in circulation greatly exceed the legitimate wants of the com merce, trade and industry of the country. The surplus of currency, if any, would be absorbed in bonds. And more especially would this he the case if provision were made for the legal enforcement of contracts based upon coin payments. The disturb ance to the business of the country, even ff severe for a while, would be but transient. Every one would feel that the crisis had been passed, and with a lightened burden and buoyant hopes would press on the halcyon days of gold and silverand apure currency, convertible et all times into coin without loss to the holder, in the confident expecta tion of realizing their hopes at no distant It is further of acted to the payment of the,. bonds with "lawful money," that the United States notes are not dollars nor the equivalent of dollars, but simply promises to pay dollars ; and that to claim the right to pay a bond calling for dollars, bearing interest and payable at a time fixed, with other promises to pay dollars, not bearing interest and payable at no definite time, is simply absurd. This objection is more specious than sound. It will be observed that the whole force of it lies in the form of the legal tender notes. By reference to the laws which authorized the issue of United States notes, and make them lawful money and a legal tender, it will be found that it wee left to the Secre tary of the Treasury to determine the form of the notes. The law levee them their character and attributes: the Secretary of the Treasury gave to them their form, and the mere matter of form cannot change, nor in any way modify the qualities given to them by the law. The form of the notes is merely an incident—a different form might have been adopted. For instance, they might have read " Ten dollars lawful money of the United States, receivable for all debts, dfc., and a legal tender for all debts, public and private, in the United States, except," dtc., and have been signed by the United States Treasurer, counter signed by the Register of the Treasury and impressed with the United States seal yet the notes would have possessed essentially the same attributes they now have, nothing more—nothing less. The objection, there fore, is a mere sophism, and cannot be sus tained. It is also objected to the payment of the bonds with "lawful money" that it would involve the necessity of issuing a greater amount of United States notes than four hundred millions of dollars, to which amount the laws authorizing their issue and making them lawful money and legal tender expressly limit them; that to re move that limit and increase the amount in circulation, thereby reducing their value, would be an act of bad faith, and therefore inadmissible. To this I reply, that, notwithstanding this limitation, Congress did, subsequently, au thorize the issue of two hundred millions in notes known as compound interosttreasury notes, and made them a legal tender, also three hundred millions in national bank notes, which, although not a legal tender, had precisely the same influence upon the currency of the country as a like amount of United States notes would have had.— In addition, one and two years treasury notes were 'issued and circulated as money ; thus, in various ways, swelling tbeamount of notes in circulation and performing the functions of money to nearly one thousand millions of dollars, and that, too, at the very time the bonds were upon the.mar• ket. Indeed, one main design of the gov ernment in causing such an inflation of the currency at that time was to enable it to float the bonds and make them bringpar on the market. There may have been bad faith in that course of action, but surely there can be no bad faith on the part of the government in availing itself of the same lawful advantage in the payment of its bonds which gave It to the people in the purchase of them. Other objections have been urged to this view of the question, but those which I have noticed are the principal ones,'and I need not notice others. But It maybe ask ed what would our foreign creditors say to such an arrangement? Well, thej would probably say some hard things and think worse. But they would not lose anything on their investment, and would soon got Into a good humor again and come to the conclusion that a four per cont. United elates gold loan was about as good a Gov ernment security as any on the markot. Now let us inquire what our own people will gain by the arrangement. They will save about forty millions of dollars a year in gold, and thus create a fund which will rapidly reduce and in a compara tively briof period extinguish our nation. al dobt; and will secure an equal dis tribution of the burthens of taxation upon the property of the COU7lll—results demanded Rllko by sound policy and common justice. And this too, as has WOO shown, by a pro cess involving not the slightest stain upon our national faith and honor, and with less of positive injury to tho business and in dustry of the country than would result from any of the short outs to specie _pay ments advocated so strenuously by Wall street, Broadway, Washington and other bondholders, who seem to regard only the interests of a class, ignoring entirely the toiling millions, upon whose shoulders the burthen mainly rest. I desire to say that I am no advocate of an irredeemable paper currency. I am fully aware of its damaging effects upon the oom meroial and industrial interests of the coun try, and freely admit the desirableness of getting back as speedily u practicable to a sound currency, which shalt be free from party control, posseu a uniform value in all parts of our land, and be convertible into coin at the pleasure of the holder, without unreasonablo delay or expense. But we have not now such a currency, antratnnot have for years to come. The problem is how to reach that point, so aesirable in it self and so indispensable to the real pros perity of the country, In a way that shall be just to all parties and the least damaging to olio! the interestainvolved. If whati have , written shall contribute in the smallest de gme to.the solution of that my ob.. Will be:attained. War. Ibsen ClovztterroN, Sy., Feb. 25, 1668. NUMBER 11 News The liiisstsslppi ricer is open nt Boding ton, lowa. lifisa, Kellogg ip visiting Florence and Naples. New York city has twenty-one daily pa pers. Ball Hughes, the sculptor, died in Boston on Thursday: New York has tomatoes at four dollars a peck. Expensive pecking. There were two hundred and sixty-five interments in Philadelphia last week. A lady principal of a school for girls in St. Louis receives an annual salary of $2,- 000. One hundred Germans have settled in South Carolina, about twenty-four miles from Columbia. Over $lO,OOO have been subscribed to wards building a new Episcopal church In Bloomsburg. Wm. W. Selfridge, Esq., has been ap pointed Notary Public for Northampton county, to reside at Bethlehem. Samuel J. Butterfield, of Erie, has been appolned engrossing clerk, in the United States Senate. General Lee has completed the manu script of his long meditated memoir of " Light Horse Harry." The aggregate receipts of the passenger railway lines in Philadelphia for the year 1867, were V, 923,779 59. It is stated that the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal will be open for navigation about the 20th instant. H. M. Albright, Secretary and Treasurer of the East Pennsylvania R. R., died at Aiken, S. C., on Saturday. Louis Schaffer, Cashier of the Milwaukee County Bank, committed suicide by shoot ing himself on the 9th inst. The daily receipts of Wheat at Milwau kee since February 1, have averaged 14,000 , bushels. West Point has furnished twenty-siz col lege presidents and thirty-five railroad pro- Drdenta• Dr. James Wade, a brother of Senator Wade, a citizen of West Troy, N. V. died on Friday last. It is stated that Congressman Morrissey has gone to the Arkansas hot springs to get rid of rheumatism. A tax title question, having been In iiti _atoll 48 years In an Ohio court, has just •een decided. After three trials for the murder of Mary Geary, in Boston, McAvena was yesterday discharged from custody. The Maine Legislature, Just adjourned, passed 827 acts and 101 resolves, against 307 acts and 107 resolves last year. Tho liquor law is enforced at Honolulu. A. Portuguese victualler, for selling liquor to a native, was fined $3OO. The Great thaw of the last few days has created a great freshet in the creeks and rivers in the vicinity of Buffalo. An English magazine estimates the an nual money transactions of Wall street, New York, at $15,000,000 to $10,000,000. General James B. Stedman has been chosen one of the delegates at large from Louisiana to the National Democratic Con vention. From 1800 to 181, the winters were re markably cold, particularly the latter, in Ruasia, which proved so disastrous to the French army. Madison county, lowa, has over 30,000 sheep, and the woolen mill at Winterset has manufactured 40,000 pounds of the wool produced by thorn. The Funding act of 1807 has put the price of the 6 per cent loans of this state up to 108, equal to those of the bonds of any other State paying interest In legal currency. The people of South Danvers, Mass., have voted to orange the name of their town to Peabody, in honor of its illustrious bene factor. An Motions° in Woburn, Maas., tho pro party of the Boston Ice Company was de stroyed by tire yesterday. The loss is V. 5 000. Mrs. F. Noyes, of Amesbury, Mass., re cently killed a Brahma rooster which had thirteen nickel. cents in his crop, two two cent pieces and other indigestible artices. The wife of Mr. S. F. Clay, of Waterville, Me., died very suddenly on Thursday of last week. Mr. Clay is on a stumping tour in New Hampshire. The United States soldiers of Company B, Fifth Cavalry, Fare killed on Monday in an encounter 'with illicit distillers in Clayborn County, East Tennessee. Gov. Brownlow has, appointed James Summer Commissioner of Claims for David son County, and H. W. Key for Summer County, Tenn., both colorecimen. Michigan has 144 newspapers, of which 73 are Republican, and 37 Democratic. All are printed in English with the exception of 6 in Dutch and 3 in German. 'Three-fourths of the town of Jefferson, Texas, was burned on the 3d inst. Fifty or sixty stores were destroyed and 700 bales of cotton. Loss, $400,000. Mr. John Norris, 08 years of age, died in Urbana, Ohio. on Monday of last week, and on Thursday his widow, aged 88, followed him. They had been married 59 years. The safe in the Court House at Murfrees boro, 111., was blown open on Monday night last, and $6,000 In greenbacks and a large quantity of county bonds atolen. Russia recruited 102,260 men during the month of January, of wham less than 9000 could read and write. Poland furnished one-tenth of the whole number added to the army. Prof. Loomis, of Yale College, states that this winter has been the coldest, in New Haven, of any in ninety years, excepting the winter of 163.5-6, which was one degree colder. Albert D. Hager, of Proctorville, Vt., the State geologist, recently skinned and stuffed a large bald eagle, in whose crop he found a piece of halter chain twenty-four and a half inches long. daisy of the hotels of Pith°le, this State, built during her palmy days have been pull ed down and moved. The Bonta House, built at an expense of $BO,OOO, was recently sold for $5,000. There is a great freshet in Bock river. The ice has carried away the new bridge at Dixon, 111. Much damage is also being done at Sterling and other points along the stream. During the siege of Vicksburg it is re- ported that two balls—one a Minie and the other from a Belgian rifle—fired from op posite points, met in mid air, and were al- most completely welded together. The supply of prairie furs will be smaller han usual this year. The buffalo robe ' orop" has been only one-half the quanti y that is generally hunted up (or down) far be market. A woman named Morrison woe arrested In Toronto, on Sunday, ou suspicion of poisoning her husband and three children. One of the children is dead and the others aro not expected to secover. A large tire occurred in Rockland, Me., on the Bth last, by which $120,000 worth of sheds, limo and materials were destroyed, belonging to Cornelius Hannahan, .1. W. Soule and Warren. Insurance $5,000. A man in Son Francisco attempted to shoot a fellow who had thrown vitrol on a lady with whom ho was walking. The vi trot •thrower escaped, but the injured men was tined $5OO for shooting 1u the streets. Connecticut is said to be, in proportion to its population, the richest State in the Union; the average property of every in habitant is over $9OO, which is about one hundred dollars higher than the average in the State next highest—Rhode Island. The medal ordered by the Wisconsin Legislature of 1867 to bo presented to Cyrus W. Field has Just been received at Madison. It is of solid gold and cost $l,OOO, and is in scribed, "To Cyrus W. Field, the original progenitor of the Atlantic cable." At the Louisville Theater, Monday night, Edwin Hanlon, of the Hanlon Brothers troupe of gymnasts, while making an two. lotion on the horizontal bar, foil heayll y upon the stage, dislocating his arm and badly bruising his hood. Very little is being done In the way of coinage of money at tho Government mints, except, however, In producing copper,, and nickels. During the month of February, at the Philadelphia mint, the coinage VIM as follows: Gold, $160,631 00; $50,• 000 10; copper and nickel, $155,700, Advlces received from South America announce that the cholera is making ter rible ravages in tho Argentine Confedera tion. At Buenos Ayres much indignation is expreued at the cowardice of the phyla. clans and people, In flying from the coun• try. In Cordova the victims number seven thousand. A legislative committee has been lnvee• ligating the atthirs of the Quartormaater general of Rhode Island, and moan that the State has boon cheated out of over 114,000 since October last, by parties conneeted with the °Moe, who have, however, flied() restitution. It is intimated that similar practices have boon going on since 1805. In Spring, Crawford county, on the 10th ult., a gentleman upwards of eighty years old was married to a lady over seventy. The chances of the happy couple celebrat ing their golden wedding being regarded as rather uncertain, they will probably take advantage of the latest novelty and celebrate their sugar wedding, which occurs Just thirty days after the first ceremony. Jacob Creswell, Esq., died at his real• dance, in Cusville, Huntingdon county, on Sunday of last week of paralysis. Mr. Croswell was a candidate for Surveyor General at the late Democratic Convention, and was balloted for several times, his death not being known. In 1864 be was an independent candidate for Congress in that district. Mr. C. was an experienced sur veyor, and a gentleman of extensive read in_g and information. He was near 70years asap. , Briancon Arivzonaziorm, WS • year pie ours of tan lines; .0 per year far each ad ditional square. RLL EMU Aamorrxmora, 100WL ItrisMo. Um trek MA a Notts for moolt inbootooot In motion. G 777111117, 6DV1101778.1370 T anti • Ul7O fOll. tti first, Ina 4 outs for eact4 ambieqUen4 War tion. Spncrun Norio= Inserted In Load Column' 15 =ma per atm BMUS.' Norms preceding =Mega and deaths. 10 omits per lino for Mit insertioni and 5 cents for every subsequent insertion. Ifsosz e A cu nn s It toes senol Executors' ............ 2.60 Adnabgetratcus notices, 150 =ess' ors' witless," %bp Other "Notices ," test lines, Or Wag threeapp The Yield of Precious llfeuds West of the Rocky ilostotaltis. • The Seoretary'of the Treasury has trans mitted to Congress the report of J. Rata Browne, on the mineral resources of the States and Territories west of the Rocky Mountains. This work has been In pro gress for upwards of a year, and embraces a complete summary of everything essen tial to a correct understanding of our great mining interests, including the geological formation of the mineral belts the number of mines in operation, their yield and con dition, the treatment of ores, and some gen eral considerations of the precious metals. The report will make about six hundred printed pages. It will probably be stereo typed, and a large number of copies print ed for general circulation. Mr. Browne 'es timaiea the yield of the different States and Territories tor 1867 as follows: California --....-- Nevada.. Montana Idaho Washington.. Oregon Colorado_...._ New Mexico.. Ariz0na.......... Miscellaneous Total 576,010,e00 The entire product of tho precious metals from 1848 to January 1, 1668, is estimated as follows: "alitornia Montana Washington Oregon Colorado New Mexico and Arizona Miscellaneous Retained for plate, Jewelry, die Total $1,165,600,006 Placer mining is on the decline. Vein or quartz mining is progressing favorably.— ' There is a general decline in the bullion product. The population actually engaged in mining has greatly diminisned la the past few years, and does cot now exceed fifty thousand. Agriculture, manufactures and commerce are assuming the prepond erance over the mining interests. The area of land suitable for cultivation is much larger than was originally supposed. im portant results aro anticipated from the opinions upon the subject, and also of the fact that a change has been made that General Howard has illirtually continued the Freedmen's Bureau in the Border States, notwithstanding the order closing its oper ations there, the Conservative Republicans and Grant men aro agitated lest the Com missioner of Freedmen's Affairs should be completion of the Pacific, Railroad. The miscellaneous minerals of the Pacific elope are elaborately described. Copper mining is in a depressed condition ; also quicksil ver. The report embraces detailed deaorip tions of the mineral resources of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, Washington Territory, and Oregon. In teresting statistics are also given of the history and condition of the mining In terests in Europe Mexico, South America, Australia and British Columbia. Wtoofland'o Otrinan gittni. H OOVLAND'S GELIIIA LITTERS _HOOPLA...VD' S GERMAN TONIC. The Great Ramillies for all Diseases of the LIVER. STONIACII, OR DIGESTIVE ORGANS. HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS Is composed of the pure J niece (or, as they are medicinally termed, ljr .liitractri of Herbs, and Barks, la maisiug a prepara tion, highly concentrated, and entirely free from alcoholic admixture of 4ny kind. HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC, is a combination of all the ingredients of the Bitters, with the purest quality of &mks Cruz Bum, Orange, itc., making one of toe moat pleasant and agreeable remedies ever oTerea to the public. Those preferring a liedielne free from Alexi• bone admixture, will use HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS Those who have no objection to the combi nation or the Bitters, as stated, will use HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC They are both equally good, and contain the same medicinal virtues, the choice between the two being a mere matter of taste, the Tonle being the most palatable. The btOTllB.Oll, /rOM a variety of causes, Inch as Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Nervous Debility, etc., is very apt to have Its functions demnged. Th e Liver, sympaUnclog as closely as it does with the l„,/ Stomach, then be comes affected, the result of which is that the patient suffers from sevemi or more of the fol• owing diseases : Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Piles, Ful ness of Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nausea, Heartourn, Disgruit for Food, Fulness of Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eructations, Sinking or Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head, Hurried or Difficult Breath ing, Fluttering at the Heart, Chokin or Suffocating Sensations when in a Lying Posture_,Dim ness of Vision, Dots or Webs be fore the Sight, Dull Pain In the Head, Deficiency of Perspiration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Itilde, Back, Chest, Limbs, etc. , Sudden Flushes of Heat, Burning in the Flesh, Constant Imaginings of Evil, and great Depression of Spirits. The euiterer from these diseases should ex ercise the greatest caution in the selection of a remedy for his case, purchasing only that which he is assured I - 1 from his investiga- Gloom and inquiries ‘J possesses true merit, is skilfully compounded, is Dee from injurious Ingredients, and has established for Itself a teentation for the cure of these diseases. In this connection we would submit those well knowh remedies— HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS. HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC, PREPARED BY Dr. C. N. JACKSON, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Twenty-two years 1111:1C0 they were Brat in. trod md into thin country from Germany, dur lug which time they have undoubtedly per formed more cures, and benefited suffering humanity to a greater extent, than any other remedies known to the public. These remedies will effectually cure Liver Complaint,Jaundice, El Dyspepsia, Chronic or Nervous Diarrhoea 12 Disease of the Kid neys, and all Diseases arising from a Disor dered Liver, dtomach or intestines, DEBILITY, Resulting. from any Caine whatever PUO.VRATiON UP SYNTEII, Induced by S yore Labor, Hard. ships, Exposure, Fever'', Ste. There hi no medicine extant equal to these remedies in such cases. A tone end vigor Is imparted to the whole system, the appetite is strengthened, food is enjoyed, the stomach digests promptly, the blood is purified, the complexion becomes sound and heaithy, the yellow tinge is eradicated from the eyes, a bloom is given to the cheeks, and the weak and nervous invalid becomes a strong and healthy being. FERBONS ADVANCED IN LIFE, And feeling the hand of time weighing heave. ly upon them, with all its attendant ills, will dud In the use of this 13ITTElifd, or the TUNIC, au elixer that will Instil new life Into their veins, restore in a measure the energy and ardor of more youthful days, build up their shrunken harms, and give health and happi ness to their remaining years. NOTICE. - - . It is a well-established fact that fully one hall of the lemalo portion of our population are seldom In the en r J o-y men t of good health; or, to use Jj their own expression " nover feel well." They ate languid, devoid of all energy, extremely nervous, and have no appetite.lk7 this class of persons the BITTERS, or the TUNIC, to especially recommended. WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN, Are made strong by the use of either of these remedies. They will cure every case of MAR, AMMUt3 without fall. Thousands of certificates have accumulated in the hands of the proprietor, Out space will allow of the publication of but few. Those, It will be observeu, are men of note and of such standing that they mast be believed. TESTIMONIALS. HON. OM W. WOODWARD, Chief JurllCe of the uprema Court o/ Pa., writes PhiWelphia. Moron le, 18E17. "1 flnd ' Hoofland's (Jarman Bitters' is a good tonic, useful In die- A oases of the digestive organs, and of great A. benefit in c,uses of doullity, and Want of nervous action in the system. Yours, truly, On. W. WoODWAtim.'s 110 N. JAMEB TH9I4PSON, Judge 4111 1 i nia. Philadefpnla, April 1886. ooneldor 'Hootland'a lierctuin 1111te , e ' valuable medicirut in cue of uttackn of indigos. lion or Dynoepela. I eau certify fah; front coy explainig) of it, Your', with respect, JAM.2I TnomrsoN." FROM lixv. JOMEPII H, KENNARD, D. I' • Pcifior qt the Than .11aptat Church, Philadelphia, De. Juakscm—Deer rat I have been frequent ly roquocted to con man my name with mom• inendations of difilireut kinds of medloines, but regarding the practice its out of my appro. priate sphere, I have lu all cases declined; but with a clear proof in va rloue instanose and particularly lu IA my own family of too uselulness of Dr, tioofland'a German Hit. tars, I depart for once from my usual ootirso, toilsome my full conviction that, for general &Ny W fhe aystem, and srpaaaliet for Lever Cbmplalne, u Is a sale and valuablepreparallon, In some cases It may fall; but usually, I doubt uot, it will be very bene fi cial to those who 111111* ter from the above mules, Yours, very reveal Illy, J. Lt. RiaralAnD, Eighth, below Watt's St. nob( Ray. E. D. FENDALL. Witting Ilttiior Chridian Chronicle, Phikide/phia I have derived deolded benefit from the nee of Hoolliand's (Nyman Bitters, and feel it my privilege to recommend them as a most Talus the tools, to all woo are atilfering from general debility or from diseases arl Nina Prom derange ment of the liver, Your.' truly, N. D. FISDALL. CAUTION - - lloolland's German &media are muster felted. nee that the n elanatnre of O. M. JAUKSION la on the 1.! wrapper of Mich bats tie. Alt others are counterfeit. Prhoolpal °Moo and hientiantm7 atAbe cha , man Medicine More, No. Nit ABOB Wrest, Philadelphia, Pa. • CHARL)2I M. EVAN % PToprietar, Formerly a, M. JACK.= VIN PRIOIIB Hoot:Wad's Glermw Autlort, cipottle,—...sl.o) . s:irdo■en-4 Itoottand's German Tonto.tnatyP au Out tato, 11.60 per bottle, or a mg oasql rot Ir wpo vic4 forgo WIWI moll Tal &NS* you Ibu, In ardor to gips amine. . aan n , • litawdassinr -1125,0M,000 ..... 0,600,00140000000 ... 1,000,000 ..- 2.0 0,000 600 . 2, 00 600000 60000) . 6,000 uuo swoop° 136,000,000 45,00U,W0 10,000,00 D 20 000 000 5,00 0,1/ 5000,000 45,000.000 80,000.000
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