rii7.7.71E-Am3wrn VOLUME XLX.---NO. 232. ~ '~ ii iej au~~ ui~~ .EIVIERY EVANINEro (Except Sunday) at No. 32,9 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, BY THE cFM3IM:NG BULLETIN 9I3ENXEATIOBPP. PBOPPSZTOBEL PEACOCK., CASPER BOUTrt, IfETICRESTON, ERNEST C. W THOMAS I. - 'l7 The Bursarrnv Is served to sabscribers In the cdty at eents per week. payable to the carriers. or it 00 Per annum DIED. SHARP—On the 15th instant. at the residence of "Jars. W. Sharp, No. 1518 South Fifth street, Mrs. Eve- Tina Shs,., in the 7191 year of her age. STAVM.X—On Saturday, the 13th instant, Sarah "W,Stavely, wife of y. T. Stavely. Her remains will be conveyed to Doylestown oa Tuesday 'morning, ysui. lsth, where the faneral will 'take place. Train leaves N. Pa. Railroad Station, 'I bird and Thompson, at 8 o'clock and 36171. A. M. * WILLS—Mary Lehman, daughter of Mr. Edward and Mary Louisa Wills, aged 5 months. 91 TXTBITIc MOREEITS FOR SKIRTS. 1Y Green Watered Moreene. 6-4 and 54 Green Baize, White Cloth for Ilacies. White Evening Gilks. EYRE & LANDELL, Fourth and Arch RELIGIOUS NOTICES. 10°SECOND WEEK. OF PRAYER.—Monday, P. M., at 4 o'clock, Tenth, below Spruce, Dr. March. 'Tuesday, at the same hour—Eighth, above Green, Dr. }Kennard. Wednesday- Twentieth and Spring Garden, Rev. Alfred Cook_man. Thursday—Broad, below Spruce Dr. Wiley. Friday—Green, above Fifteenth. Rev. Mr. Giesey. Saturday- Epiphany, Chestnut and Fifteenth. lt• qeITHE SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF the 'Union School and Children's Home" will be d in St. Andrew's Church. Eighth street , above :Spruce, on Monday Evening, January 15th. at half past seven o'clock. The annual reports win be read, and addressee de livered by Rev. Drs. Beadle and Butler, Rev. Mr. Boardman and others. jal3.2t rp SPECIAL NOTICES. F7treHOWARD HOSPITAL, Nos. 1518 and 1520 Lombard street, Dispensary Department. Med. atment and medicines furnished gratuitously &paha poor. gratuitous VTHE ANNUAL MEETLNG of the C intribu tors to the WOMAN'S HOSPITAL of Philadel will be held at the Hospital Building, North Colleje avenue and .fwebtraecoad street, on THITR.S DAY , January 10th, at 3 o'clock. P. H. jalo,3trps E. F. HA LLOWAY, Secretary. tOs CITIZENS' VOLUNTEER HOSPITAL.— FELCaL NOTICE.—AII persons having claims against this institution, are hereby notified to present their bills before the first of FEBRUARY next, as the organization is about to ceas-. CA ART ES P. PEROT, Treasurer. S. E. cor. Broad and Christian streets. THE ANNIIAL MEETING of the Stock holders of the 'Gibson Oil Company," of l lh adelbhia. will be held at the Office, 532, Walnut street, on Tuesday, February 6th, 1866, at 11 o'clock, A. M. At this meeting the question as to the propriety of reducing the Capital Stock of the Company will be submitt e Stockholders. B. M. WEAVER, jals.Bwi Secretary. WOFFICIO OF. THE HAZLETON RAILROAD COlll - PAIsri—PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13, 1666. e * Anneal Meeting of the Stockholders of the Hazleton Railroad Company will be held at their office, No. 303 WALNUT street, on THURSDAY, the 15th day of February next. at 12 o clock M., when an election will be held for nine Directors to serve the ensuing year jals-3ti 10, SPECIAL NOTlCE.—Tbe4Annual Meeting of Stockholders of tb e NORTH PENNSYLVANIA Ci•ELL C)MPANY will be held at the office of the company, No. 213 WALNUT Street. second floor. in the City of Philadelphia. on WEDNESDAY, January 31st, 1866, at 3 o'clock P. M., at which time and place an election for officers and directors for the ensuing year will take place. WM. H. GORDON, bec'y. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15, .866. jals-m,w,f6t* U. OFFICE NV.k.ST PHYLADELPHIA. PAS SENGER RAILWAY' COMPANY, Northwest corner FORTY-FIRST and HAVERFORD streets,— Tqate.DELPSUA, Sen. 9th, 1866. The Board of Directors have this day declared a Dividend of FIVE PER CENT. on the capital stock for the last six months, clear of all taxes, payable on and after the l9th inst. The books for the transfer of Stock will be closed until that day. jall-f-m-w-s-rpit 2,ICT tUAL FIRE I OF PHILADELRHI street, First month Mb, 18. At an election held on Lug named persons were el any. Caleb Clothier. Benjamin Malone, Thomas Mather, T. C. Chapman, Simon Matlack. _Aaron W. Gaskill, At a meeting of the Boar Caleb Clothier was unani.. Benjamin Malone, Vice. • 'Treasurer, andi T. Aljal.s-3tl ll;?* OFFICE OF THE LFRIGH CuAL AND NAVIGATION COMPANY, PHLLADBLPHIA, December 21st, 1865. LOAN FOR SALE. IN SUMS TO SUIT PURCHASERS. The Loan of this Company, due April Ist, MSC inte rest payable quarterly, at the rate of six per cent. per annum- - This Loan is secured by a mortgage on all the Corn .pany's coal Lands, Canals, and Slackwater Navigation In the Lehigh rlver,and all their Railroads,constructed and to be constructed, between Mauch Chunk and Wilkesbarre, and branch roads convected therewith, and the franchise of the Company relating thereto. Apply to. SOLOMON STIRPHERD, Treasurer, de2l.rptfa 122 South Second street. Oht. , AMERICAN ACADEMY OP MUSIC.— SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' 11051 E Prof. A. E.RODGERS, M. D., of the University of Pennsylvania, will deliver A LECTURE Sot the , . Benefit of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home on Snb..ONESDAY EVENING, Jan. VW, 1868. . ) "4 GLANCE AT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN!" rzWiYaiilAitsiitiFiiA.474;4s:4Al The simplicity and unity in the plan of creation. Sketch of the former condition and constitution of •our Planet and its progressive stages in becoming the -abode of life. Earth, air and water, in their relation - to vegetable and animal forms. The Indestructibility of Matter and its Forces. The true meaning of Fire, or Combustion, illustrated .exPerimentally: for example; the burning of various substances—solids, gases, the atmosphere, the human ' breath, with the recovery of the elements of the bodies destroyed by fire, The ri g ne rod action of Heat by Cold. Familiar illustrations of Motion. Proofs by experiment, that Bound, Heat. Light, -Electricity, Galvania , lion are but varietiesmof mostgitle. and Chemical Ac- Magical Transformation of Colors, with the exhibl- Mon of the magnificent Magenta and Solferino Dyeell among a variety of Sound producing Instruments, the novel and curious "Chime of Musical Bells,' the invention of our talented fellow-townsman, Mr. E. N. Scharr. will be Introduced. Admission to all parts of the house, 50 cents. Secured Seats without extra charge. Tickets for sale at PUGH'S Book Store, S. W. earner Of Sixth and Chestnut streets. Doors open at 7 o'clock P. M. Lecture to commence at 8 o'clock. jais st? MErmo.-officlal intelligence from the -city of Chihauhan to the Bth ultimo has been received. President Juarez, instead of being at San Antonio, in Texas, am has been . reported, was resting quietly at Mihnahua. He writes to a friend as follows: "The corn :mending officers of his State, the frontier, 'States, and political leaders, have all ex pressed their approval of the extension of my term, and I have reason to believe that -the- same will happen in the other States of the republic." The French, it seems, had sent another expedition to Chihauhua, and should they be in great force. the Mexican .Government will again abandon that city, and go to some other convenient part of the republic. Iztallots.—lllinois has 2,250,000 inhabi •tants by her late censun--an increase of 5391 1 - 4000 since 1860, though she meantime sent 256,090 men to the war. The Chicago Tribune thinks she will, in 1870, be the third State in the Union, having passed Ohio, as Chicago (it is presumed) will then have passed Cin cinnati. To fill this programme, Illinois must have in that year not less than 3,000,900 inhabitants, and Chicago at least .300,000. .. .. , i ...., • . ..... * . . . . . . .... ® : • . e. , • .., ~ . r - .... - -., 1111/ . . . . 1 11 0 . 1 :.. -- 41:i . .1 : 1 -.....': : 1 1-',.: '':.,.: . , • . . .... • ~ • ~,,,, .... . , _., i% .. . . .. : . ..„..,., ,s. • , :.,... ~ -- • , , AS LER" G. GAtcr. Secretary SAMUEL P. lEITEUN, Treasurer NST3RANCM COMPANY A, Office N 0.5 South Fifth he Bth instant, the follow ted Directors of this corn William P. Reeder, Joseph Chapman, Edward M. Needles. Wilson M. Jenkins, Lukens Webster, Cearles Evans. d of Directors held this day, only reelected President: resident: Thomas Mather, LWOOD CHAPMAN, Secretary. rM'n ' MF ' TM . ME . TM I I No. ra.l [Correspondence of the Phila. Evening Bulletin.] DENVER CITY, COLORADO TERRITORY, Nov. 30th, 1865.—The fifth day of our pas sage dawned clear and plasant; at 3 A. M. we passed Julesburg, one of the many stations which were severely treated by the Indians last winter. During the day we pased two "friendly" Indians; the .term friendly being, on• the plains, applied to those Indians who have, i l . in their own lingo, " one to the happy hunting grounds of the spirits. Those we passed had been killed - an attack upon a freight train some three weeks before we passed, the teamsters had been too strong for them, and had killed in all, some eight or ten of the Indians. They had, however, with their accustomed care for the bodies of their dead comrades, succeeded in carrying off all the bodies but these two. One, an immense fellow, who must have stood over e) . six feet high, was nail r up to a telegraph pole, his fellow wanders in the spirit land was lying on the group . They were not, probably, quite so plea ant to look upon when in this state as when alive, but were certainly more harmless. Towards evening a few Indians; mounted on their ponies, were visible back in the bluffs; we kept watch for them 'all night, but were not molested. • At SA. M. the next morning we passed Junction, at this point we left the Platte river road and took the cut off road running directly into Denver. As the sun rose we had a most beautiful view of the Rocky Mountains; the snowy range,:with its white peaks glistening in the sun, a fit welcome for a stranger to this land of gold. The sun, as it rose higher, touched each snow-clad peak with its beams, until finally the whole range was bathed in the rosy light. To our right lay Longs Peak, with its dark sides and white capped top, to the left the famous Pike's Peak; between them was the long snowy ranges; below was the range wherein lay Nevada, Central City, Black Hawk apd Golden City, the principal mining towns of the Territory. So clear was the air, that we could hardly believe they were a hundred miles away, so near did they appear. Our road now lay over a gently rolling country, abounding in game; herds of ante lopes could be seen grazing on the bluffs, prairie wolves were on ell sides, while whole colonies of prairie dogs lined the road. The prairie dog is a most comical little fel low, about the size of a squrrel, and is adorned with a little white tail like a rabbit. They are perfectly harmless, living on the roots of the prairie grass, and are easily tamed. They are, however, difficult to shoot, keeping near their holes, and even when mortally wounded they will contrive to fall into them. Having no further use for our surplus ammunition, being now safe from Indian attacks, we amused our selves during the day by firing from the coach at the game on all sides of us. The motion of the coach not being conducive to good marksmanship, we met with but little success. About dark we obtained our first vie of Denver. As the road mounted over the last of the slight bluffs we caught sight of a few twinkling lights below us. This was our destination. At 10 P. M. we drove up to the Planter's House. five days and fourteen hours having been consumed in traveling 653 miles. Por the first time for nearly a week we had the pleasure of sleep ing in a bed, and of enjOying what Western men style a "square meal." The next day was spent in looking over the city. Denver lies on the bank of the Platte, about twenty miles from the mountains, and is a city of about six thousand inhabitants. The set tlement was first begun in 1859, by the Pike's Peak gold hunters, and was named after the Governor ofd Kansas, Colorado being at that time part, of Kansas. It has rapidly increased in Bike since that time, and is now the largest city in the territory, of which it is the commercial capital. It is the metropolis of the mining country, large numbers of the miners spending the winter here. It boasts of a number of hotels, and has one theatre with a good stock company. all the new plays being produced here a soon as in New York. Two daily news papers furnish the citizens with the news of the day. There are a plumber of churches here, one of which, the Methodist, is quite a large edifice, tastefully, built of brick. A National Bank and several private banking houses afford monetary facilities; money is here worth from three I to five per cent. per month, and often brings much higher rates of interest. A branch Of the United States Mint is located here; it does not, however, coin the gold, but merely assays and runs it into bars. Of the morals of the city but little can be said, but that they have improved of late years. In the early days of the country it was a common occurrende for several men to be nightly killed in the gambling saloons of the city. These saloons are still extant, their large halls being nightlY filled with miners and others who in a fewininutes hazard the results of weeks of hard abor. The attractions of the view gulch mines in Montana and elsewherbhave carried off many of the more turbulent spirits, and with the exdeption of a "garrote" every two or three nights the city is quite orderly. It is, however, considered eale to carry a re volver after night fall. One great drawback to living in Denver is the excessively high ;price of articles of living; All, or nearly all, the population eat, wear i or use in any way is transported nearly seven hundred miles in mule or ox trains. Four is sold at from $l5 to $2O per sack of one hundred pounds, potatoes twenty-five cents per pound, eggs two dollars per dozen, horn ten cents per pound,lpples fifty cer to one dollar a piece; all other articles a similar rates. The grasshoppers usually m age to eat two out of three of the crops plarOd. The one cheap article here is beef, being both very good • and very cheap, the prairie grass being fit for grazing purposes all the year. There is much business done in the city. Long trains of wagons, arriv h and depart daily, loaded with food, clot ' g and machinery. t.l ll, The streets are filled wi busy crowds, and the idle spectator can h dly believe he is; 650 miles from the rest of e world. Denver, however, does not offer any attractions to make it popular with a stranger, so after '.a'. few day's rest from the atigue of our over-' land stage trip, we left or Central City to , visit the mines in that vi inity. 121 Leaving early in th morning in the mountain coach, we forded the Platte and began the ascent of the ountains. Oa our I way up we passed thro gh Golden Gate, 'a pass in the mountains, c t out probably, at some day long passed by the action of water. The mountains here tower above the traveler on either sid , leaving a narrow and winding road at their base. Timid travelers should avoid Colorado; the roads are too precarious for `weak nerves. At times our road would •• • d around the top . : , 1 . : : t i I►l : ' , JANUARY 15, 1866. f some of the mountains along the edge o f a precipice, affording us a view of the valley, one thousand feet directly beneath us, with but six inches between the wheel track and the edge. Going at a fast trot over roads of this description is an everyday affair in the Territory. In the afternoon we passed through Black Hawk, a mining town of some importance a mile or so below Central City, which place we reached about four P. M. Central City, Black Hawk and Nevada are towns built in the same gulch, which how ever, bears different names at each place. They lie between two ranges which here meet. They boast of but one street—if more, room be required, it is necessary either to blast it out of the rock, or to build one's house above the. one facing the street, thus giving your neighbor, from his garret window, a good view of the condition of your cellar. But little mining is carried on in the immediate vicinity of Central City, it is more of a commercial city, and engaged in furnishing supplies of every kind to the miners. Nevada is the smallest of the three places. It is at Black Hawk that much of the mining is carried on, the richest leads, or veins of ore, having been found here. The sides of the mountains are dotted with shafts, each of which is the entrance to a valuable mine. In the early days of min ing in the territory, the process of extract ing the gold was a simple one; the "torn," "cradle," or more simple pan, was used. The gulch mines, however, were soon exhausted. It then became necessary to devise some means by which the gold could be extracted from its veins. Some account of these processes and of the more celebrated mines will constitute the next letter, until which time I am, yours, BREAKING OF THE ICE BLOCKADE AT ST. LOUIS. Further Particulars of the Losses. The Cincinnati Commercial, of Saturday, has the following additional details of the loss by the moving of the ice at St. Louis: As was anticipated, after a forty-eight hours' rain, with a south wind, the ice in the river commenced showing indications of breaking up, about 4 o'clock this morning. The signal for such a catastrophe was a loud, crashing noise,andlong-continued rumbling sounds, heard by people in their beds. The mail steamer Belle Memphis, which has been ice-bound near the centre of the river, for several weeks, had the ice cleared about her last evening and at half-past four, an Ice cake struck her on the starboard side, breaking in a large hole, when the hold of the steamer commenced filling with water, and she sank down to her guards. Captain Musselman, the engineer and crew, who were on board at the time,imme diately sought safety by abandoning the steamer and pushing, lbr shore. They brought off her lamps. The engineer fell into an ice gully and got a ducking. This morning at two o'clock the weather was spring -like, with a warm breeze from the South. A large crowd of spec:ators lined the wharf, in momentary expectation of a general upheaval in the body of the ice. The Belle Memphis was still seen, up to her guards, supported by the ice, with a prospect of sinking in about thirty-five feet of water, when the surrounding ice gives way. Since last night, up to the hour above mentioned, she was moved down about half a block, and remained fast opposite Vine street. About fifty men were em ployed in the morning in bringing on the wharf all the furniture from the sinking boat that could be got at. The plank ice bridge at the upper ferry had moved down the distance of four blocks from the foot of Carr and Ferry streets. Footmen were still passing in crowds at 9 A. M. The ice-bound steamers hugging the levee from the Big :Horn down stream were in static quo. At 11 o'clock, in addi tion to the Belle Memphis, the following I oats were sunk: The Warsaw, a stern -wheel steamer, be longing to the Keokuk Packet Company, was lying sunk at the foot of Miller street. The General Grant, also a stern•wheel steamer, belonging to John J. Roe 41S: Co., running in the Upper Missouri Mountain trade, was reported sunk near the sectional dry docks. The John Friendly and another ferry-boat belonging to the Waggins Ferry, are lying on their sides near the Illinois shore. The Prairie Rose, above the grain elevator, has also sunk. She belongs to the Ohio River trade. The Sub-marine No. 8, a wrecking boat, is wrecked on the Illinois shore. The Memphis Packet Company's wharf-boat at the foot of Pine street, has been pushed up on the wharf. and has careened over. The Nebraska, which started from the foot of Spruce street this morning, has cut a channel up to Olive street outside the fleet. She is working beautifully. The Mary Forsyth has backed out and run in back of the wharf-boat. The Omaha was swept down from above the Big Horn a full block. She lies at the foot of Pine street, a perfect wreck, her machinery having been taken out. The guards of the Cora, one of the finest of the Missouri River boats, have been smashed. The Argonaut and Molly McPike have been carried down a full block, lying at the foot of Market street. At least ten thousand people were occu pying every conspicuous point on the levee. The river has risen three feet, with a rise of four feet coming down from the mouth of the Missouri River. The banks of the Osage, Gasconda, and all the upper rivers, are fall. At half-past twelve the ice broke near the foot of Cherry street, making a channel some twenty feet in width. The whole field of ice below moved that distance. Two or three men, crossing the plank bridge just above, went in, and had to swim ashore. The Belle Memphis broke, about the same time, amid ships, and it is reported that two men jumped from the stern and went under the The Nebraska, which is employed by the Underwriters, at $l,OOO per day, at half-past 1, had cleared' a channel up to the foot of Vine street, and within a hundred yards of the clelle Memphis. A small ferry boat ran in the wake of the Nebraska, picking up the small crumbs. At half past four the Belle Memphis had been pressed several blocks down stream by the ice, and is apparently a total loss. She is insured for $40,000, mostly in foreign offices. At that hour the river was free from this side to within a few yards of the Illinois shore, and many railroad passengers were coming over in skiffs. The Chicago passengers attempted to cross about one o'clock, on the ice, but when near this side were frightened, and returned to Bloody Island, at full speed, men and women, alike. The New Admiral was carried so near to the shore that she now lies quite easy and will be saved with small damages. She is the boat reported as a total loss on the occa sion of the former smash up of the ice. No additional casualties have been renorted. Despatches received last evening, from St. Joseph and Leavenworth report a consider able rise in the river from heavy rains, which has been pouring down incessantly for forty-eight hours. A similar state of affairs, no doubt, exists in the upper river, which is bound to carry off the ice and affords a good boating stage of water. To-day's despatches represent the Missouri River open between Washington, only fifty miles above St. Charles, and Kan sas City. A heavy rise is expected from this stream. THE 10.1ENIA:NS. The Excitement Among the Loyal and Rebel Brothers---The Issu ing of the Bonds. The London Times on the The Fenians of New York and the sister cities were in a high state of excitement on Saturday and yesterday, occasioned by the publication of the letters of Stephens, the Chief Executive of the ;Irish Republic, in dorsing the action of O'Mahony. The Sena torial party, who, it appears, are still in a state of rebellion, and show no sigas of re pentance, pronounce the correspondence spurious, while the adherents of O'Mahony believe the documents in question genuine, and regard them as putting an eternal quietus on the alleged traitorous machina tions of Roberts. The Chief of Union square, who sits in "awful state" in the Moffatt mansion, was besieged yesterday by hun dreds of Fenians, some of whom came to congratulate the Head Centre on his victory over the "traitors;" others to inquire fur ther about the Stephens's correspondence and the issuing of the bonds, and a few who had clung to the Roberts's fortunes, but were now determined to abandon the Bowery Chieftain. The last named came to make atonement for their recent seces sion, and professions of loyalty for the future, earnestly begging to be al lowed to take the oath of alle giance, and become "reconstructed" members of the Utopian Fenian Irish Re public as soon as possible. It is stated, on what assumes to be good authority, that the bonds will soon be issued With John O'Ma bony's name as agent engraved on them, and that some Wall street brokers have al ready made applications for large quanti ties. They wilt be regularly quoted, it is said, at the Stock Board, and will be rapidly ••taken up" when put in the market. The treasury will be replenished in a short time—as soon as the four or five hundred delegates who attended the late Con gress shall have reached their respective circles and thoroughly aroused the enthu siasm of their constituents. The proprie tors of the hotels and saloons in the vicinity of Union Square anticipate a large patronage for the next twelve months, and have made extensive preparations to meet the expected demand. Altogether the affairs of the Brotherhood look flourishing at least on this side of the Atlantic, and the storms of the early springtime promise to be suc ceeded by a golden harvest in the kingdom of Fenia. (From the London Times, Dee, ILI KINGSESSING We are not sanguine enough to believe that Fenianism is the last burlesque of pa triotism that will impose upon Irish cre dulity. It is strange that a nation so highly gifted with a sense of the ludicrous should be so destitute of the power to distinguish between shams and realities. A conspiracy of bagmen, as it has been called, to establish a Republic in Ireland, of all nations in the world, auggests to any mind but that of a genuine Irishman, a whole train of absur dities. There is not on the face of the earth. a people less qualified for a Republican form of government, or so incapable of the political action which, even if Great Britain were passive, could alone render its success possible. Large towns, a powerful middle-class, the predominance of commercial interests, the habit of harmonious combination for pur poses of local self-government, mutual confidence and respect between the various classes of society, and, we may add, the influences of Protestantism—such are some of the more important conditions under which Republicanism has been known to flourish. In Ireland we not only do not find these conditions, but we do find the very reverses of them—a rural population which is only dense by comparison with the fertility and is sparse by comparison with the area of the country; a remarkable want of commercial activity and of any middle class except the farmers; a standing feud between these and the lanlords, as well as between the landlords and the priests, the peasantry and the employers of labor; a rare aversion from combination for any but clan destine and illegal purposes; a deep mis trust of each other,not only among different classes, but among members of the same class; and a body of Roman Catholic clergy, peculiarly jealous of political independence, exercising a paramount authority over the minds of the poor. In America, it is true,the circumstances are somewhat more favorable to a Fenian Republic; but our American cousins have no intention of allowing a po litical parody on Mormonism to be estab lished on their continent. It must be founded in Ireland or not at all, and Ireland is the very last place in which such an experiment could be successful. Let the Irish Fenians, if there be any who still be lieve in Fenianism, only look at the ridicu lous figure which their brethren in America are now cutting. Let them consider how far below the cabbage garden level the prestige of Irish nationality has fallen in the persons of those patriots who are now making themselves the laughing-stocks of the American public, and the whole world the confidant of Fenian baseness. Let them lay to heart the lesson which they are thus enabled to learn without risk to themselves or ruin to the country, and then reflect on the incredible madness of defying, with divided counsels and traitors in their midst, the whole power of England, united as one man. • SOLDIERS' Morandrarr.—The citizens of Franklin, Venango county, have subscribed the sum of $2,349, all of which has been paid in except $l6O, for the purpose of erecting a soldiers' monument in one of the public squares of that town. To this is to be added the one thousand dollars voted the county by the Pittsburgh Sanitary Fair managers. Fenians. [From today's N. Y. Tribune.] Jr.S Scorers Inaugural Speech. On accepting the position of President of the Senate of New Jersey, Hon. James M. Scovel made a speech of which the following is an extract: "In my political career, however, much misunderstood by friend or foe, I have endeavored to act in accordance with the light within me. I hold what is wrong in morals cannot be right in politics; and I trust ilist I have been and am able to respect the honesty of sentiment in those with whom I most widely differ in political opinion. If I err as I frequently will, it shall not be from any intentional injustice . to any man representing a constituency on this floor. With those in .the Senate with whom I have been for many years closely associated, what shall I say? With them I am connected by the strong and tender ties of political friendship, by every faculty of mind and in every impulse of my heart; and I trust to day, that I will be joined by all the honorable gentlemen who occupy seats in the Senate in expressing our unspeakable joy that, since the clash of arms has ceased, the land we love, dearer to us by the sacrifices our sons and brothers have made for it, stands stronger and more beautiful than ever as the Republic emerges from the barbarism of slavery into the light of purer civilization. ' America becomes again what Cavour said she was five years ago, the admiration of man and the wonder of the world.' For getting the present and glancing at the past; we recall almost the latest words of our lamented Chief Magistrate. 'Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray,' said Abraham Lincoln, the kind-hearted gentleman, the first statesman and the foremost patriot of the age, so lately lost to the land he loved so well, and in which he w as so well beloved, fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.' " The Stateman's prayer has been answer ed. But he, like Moses, lived to see a pro mised land he never entered. He died the loftiest but not the latest victim to the ava rice, the rapacity and the despair of a dying rebellion. He sleeps, our Com mander-in-Chief, beside the lowliest soldier who gave up his life for the Republic. We who wanted peace the most won it by the sword ; and now, like a bow of promise, it spans the land; with it comes new blessings and added burdens. The Legislator is merely the servant of the thinker and the people who think, as well as toil, have sent us hereto lighten the burdens which press upon the springs of industry; that we may guard the honor, develop the interests and extend the influence of New Jersey, now, as fair a star as shines in the firmament of the nation. Let us as the trusted representati7es of a constituency, many of whom we may never see, so far as it is in our power, strive to bind up the na tion's wounds. Let us proclaim our faith in the Declaration of Independence which is not for us 'the passionate manifesto of a Revolutionary War,' but the living and breathing utterance of immortal truths. Let us 'care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widows and orphans,' and above all, while we listen to the mate rial interests which daily appeal to us, let us never forget the sacred and everlasting in terests of justice and humanity." [For the Philadelphia Evening Bullegn. I Soldiers' Families. Having charge of the Clothing Depart ment, I appeal urgently to our ladies and gentlemen to send everything in the shape of clothing you can possibly spare. I have received upwards of 5,(00 pieces and need more—still more. The wives and children of our soldiers— yea, even the soldiers themselves, have been clothed by your contributions. Children lave come here this cold weather without either shoes or stockings, and ;but a thin outer garment to cover their naked ness. My own hands have put your stockings on their little red cold feet and limbs and supplied them with other outer garments to keep them from 'freezing. It would melt your hearts to see them. Surely there is much spare clothing that could be sent.. All sizes, from the infant to the man or woman, needed. Lincoln's mourning alpaca or muslin is very service able. All kinds of food that will keep, or that will keep a few days, send on. You do not know how thankfully these poor mothers receive a loaf of bread, or some rice, or beans, or potatoes, or crackers, or meal, or fionr, or anything to sustain life. Ladies, come and see us. Take a peep into our parlor, turned into an office, into a corn mis,_ary deparment for Soldiers' widows and orphans. Please send all articles that can be washed, clean and ready for use. Keep up our treasury, too, for City Pastor, with the aid of an expert clerk, has his hands full from early morning till after dark, writing orders for food and groceries. and distributing greenbacks. A little effort and self-denial from all our ladies will bring blessings to our sisters in suffering. The war is over, but their battle is going on still. Cold, hunger, nakedness, want are cruel foes. Come, come to the rescue. Let there be no exempts. Let us all do a little,and God and suffering human ity will bless our efforts. Yours, ttc., Mrs. CITY PASTOR, 1341 Lombard street. Philadelphia, Jan. 15, 1866. AMUSEMENTS. THE CHESTNUT.—We are to have a change of programme at the Chestnut this week. "The Sleeping Beauty," which still pre serves its popularity, will be retained as an afterpiece, with all its fun, wit, gorgeous scenery, and magic effects. The opening play during each evening will be the exciting nautical drama of "Red Rover," taken from Cooper's novel of that name. Many and varied attractions will be pre sented, the first of which is a splendid pano rama of Newport, R. 1., by Richard Smith, said to be one of the most beautiful pano ramas ever presented on the stage, and it will create a great sensation. There will also be new mechanical effects, new and brilliant music, and a cast comprising the strength of the company, including Mordaunt, Lennox, Young, Foster, Dailey, Fisher, Bradford, Miss Cooper, cte. No alteration will be made in the cast of "The Sleeping Beauty," and it will still comprise much of the finest talent in Mr. Sinai's com pany. On Wednesday and Saturday after noons "The Sleeping Beauty" will be given at the matinees, and on Thursday evening Richard Smith takes his benefit : Next week "Arrah na Pogue" will be revived. Tux ABCs.—This evening Mrs. John Drew revives "Fortunio," taking the main part herself. The rest of the cast has been selected with great care, and comprises a great ideal of talent. Among the artists named are Messrs. Fitzgerald, James, Ever ham, Molt, Gale, Wallis, Crease, Savage, Stuart. Robson, Goldson Roberts, Worth, Mackay; Mrs. Crease, Mrs, Jones, Mrs. F. L. FE'DIERSTON. Publisher. DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS. Styles, Mrs. ,Thayer, Mrs. Reeves; Miss Reeves, Miss Summerfield, and Miss Rosa Wood, formerly premier danseuse of the theatre,who will appear in two grand dances. Nearly all the scenery will be new, the work of Mr. Hawthorne, and the music will be fine. "Fortunio" will be given during the week, with two other pieces each eve ning. Mrs. Drew has a benefit on Friday, and Miss Jean Hosmer appears next Monday. THE WAtaiirr.—Mrs. John Wood has been re-engaged, in accordance with the unanimous public wish, and will appear in "Pocahontas" this evening. Other attrac tive entertainments will also be offered. The present engagement of Mrs. Wood has been immensely successful, the houses being invariably crowded and fashionable, and the burlesque performances especially delightful. In "London Assurance" Mrs. Wood made Lady Gay Spanker a mere burlesque, which, while it was very funny, was not aropropriato„ but in everything else she has played she has been really charm ing. Her heartiness, wit, dash and mellow humor put spirit into the entire company, and when she is on the stage the house is sure to be one glow of animation. HELLER.-11 gives us pleasure to an• nounce that Robert Heller continues his soirees at Concert Hall during this week. He changes his programmes nightly. This evening "The Sphynx" will be introduced. It is said to be one of his most entertaining affairs. He has delighted the lovers of music as well as the admirers of magic, and his audiences have increased in. numbers every evening. A prominent and amusing feature of Heller's entertainments 'is the capital way he has of interspersing witty sayings among his odd tricks. These puns and jokes lighten the soirees amazingly and add a hundred per cent. to their populart3r, SIGNOR BLITZ at Assembly Building ap pears every evening and on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. He has added some new features to his repertoire lately. MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—Frank Morris was before Alderman McMullin, on Satur day, upon the charge of having committed a murderous assault upon James Perry, at Tenth and Locust streets. It was with the greatest difficulty that Morris could be arrested. Wben the policemen went to his house, at Tenth and Shippen streets, he went out through the trap door and ran across several roofs before he was captured. He was sent below. He has been in the hands of the police before, and several months ago was charged with having assaulted Rev. J. Wheaton Smith. A CONSTABLE IN TBOUBLE.—Frank Mor gan, Constable of the Third Ward, was be fore Ald. Tittermary on gaturday, upon the charge of the larceny of about $1,830, the property of ex-Alderman James T. Harner. The two had been out riding to— gether, and Mr. Harner alleges that the money was stolen while in the carriage. Morgan was committed in default of $4,000 bail for a further hearing. AN ExcrrrNG SCENE.—There were quite a large number of skaters on the Schuylkill yesterday afternoon. At two o'clock rather an exciting scene occurred on the west side. Where the cutters had been at work a large cake of ice broke loose and floated down the stream, with a boy upon it. A boat was procured and the youth was rescued from his perilous position. ESCAPED AGAIN.—The young man Don nelly, charged with stabbing Sergeant Broomell, who was arrested by the First Ward Police, has again escaped. While on the way to the Central Station, he broke away from the officer having him in charge, and although several shots were fired at him and be is believed to have been wounded, he succeeded in getting away. ANOTHER Russ.—The number of appli cations for appointments on the police force is becoming quite large. The petitions are received on Mondays, and this morning there was another rush. The applicants were formed is line by Chief Ruggles, and each one presented hio documents in form to Mayer McMichael, who received them in the ante-room adjoining his private office LARCENY OF CHICK ENS. Abraham Jackson and Thomas Johnson, colored, were arrested this morning at Sixth and Pine streets, on suspicion of having stolen a lot of chickens which they had in a bag. The men were committed by Ald. Butler, and the chickens await an owner at the Fifth Ward Police Station. lOWA SENATORS.—Ex-Governor Kirk wood, of lowa, has been elected, by the Legislature of that State, United States Senator to fill the unexpired term. As his successor for the long term, commencing March 4, 1867, the Secretary of the Interior, the Hon. James Harlan, has been elected. ROBRERY.—Some time during last night the clothing store of J. Ezekiel LC: L.Shumpp, No. 3118 Market street, was broken into and robbed of a lot of clothing. The furnishing store of Mr. E. A. Wall, at Fourth street and York Avenue was en— tered and robbed of goods valued at about $3O this morning. PASSENGER RAILWAY ACClD'Erci.—Pat— rick Daily was found on Saturday night. lying upon The railway track on German town avenue, near Broad street. A car had passed over both of his legs below the knees. The wounded man was taken to the Episco pal Hospital by Officers Miller and Haas, and subsequently died there. ANOTHER DISCOVERY.-A lot of silver spoons bearing the initials of Miss Mary Watt were found yesterday in a field on the line of the North Pennsylvania Railroad, near Fisher's Lane. The spoons are sup posed to have been stolen from the house of miss Watt when she was murdered. Tus 1,11 rix. WANDERERS' Homm.—We acknowledge the receipt of the following sums in aid of the funds of this charity: S. C. Al. $lOOO Previously acknowledged, . . 55 00 Total, $B5 00 GAMBLING.—Four boys,whose ages range from fifteen to eighteen years were arrested on Vine street wharf yesterday afternoon, while engaged in gambling. They were taken before Alderman Toland, and were held for breach of the peace. BROKE HIS LEG.—Michael McCabe, aged 45 years, fell on the ice on Main street, Ger mantown, this morning and broke his leg. EM"LOSION AT A GAS HOUSE.—The gas manufactory at Jamestown, Mercer county, Pa., blew up on last Monday evening with a tremendous report. A hole was made in the gasometer and the contents took fire. The accident was occasioned by the burst ing of a pipe from the cold weather. Work men are already clearing away the rains, and as soon as possible the place will be rebuilt.
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