GBSON PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME XIX.---NO. 240. EVENING BULLETIN. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING, (Sundays excepted) at No. 329 Chestnut Street Philadelphia "Evening Bulletin Association." REOPRIETOES. GERSON PEACOCK, CASPER SOLIDER, Jr, T. L. FETHERS:TON, I ERNEST C. WALLACE THOMAS J. 'WILLIAMSON. The Burin.vrar is served to subscribers in the city at 18 cents per week, payable to the carriers, or 0 so per annum. NIFARRIED. ASHHURSTPOTTER—On • the 2ltd of January, 1866, by the Rev. Wm. Rudder, D.D., Henry Ash _burst to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Thomas P. Potter, Esq., ()CP/Mouton, New Jersey. BHARPE—HILSZIAN=tin the 23d instant, at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Westchester, by the Rev. Dr.. , DErtvton. Lewis •W.' Sharpe. of , Philadelphia, to Ada A.., daughter of Hon. John Hickman. DIM% ADDICITE4—On the morning of the 22d instant, Fan mie, wife of Charles H. Adoicks, and youngest daugh -ter of JohmV. Patrick. Esq. . . _ The relatives and friends of the family are in - vited to attenrt the. funeral from the residence of her husband, No 1611 Filbert, street. on Thursday -morning next, at 11 o'clock. • • .it GOBRECHT—EarIy, on Wednesday morning, Jan. 24th, in the lid year of her age, of pneumonia, Mrs. :vary Gobrecltt, widow of the late Christian. Gobreciat, Due notice of the funeral wih be given: HAlts WRAT,Y—Ort the morning of the 24th instant, at Germantown, of membranous croup; Lindsay Ward, only child of 0. Wharton and ttosalie Ola mixoh_l4 apersly, aged 11 months. _ *** , BAYS—In this city, on Taesday evening, Jan. 2.3 d. Wm. D. gays, second son of Dr. Isaac Rays, aged 29 ORD—This morning, 24th instant, in the 85th year of his age, George Ord. Ills male trends are invited to attend his funeral :from his late residence. No. 784 South Front street, ...on Friday morning, 26th instant, at 10 o'clock, ** PEA RSA the morning of Third day; the 23d instant. Robert Pearsall, in the esth year oh his age. His relatives and male friends are invited to attend his funeral from his late residence, No. .1615 Arch . street, on the '2sth instant, at 2P. Ai. To proceed to Laurel Rill. ) RICHARDSON—On the morning of the 24th instant, Wm. Richardson, in the 73d year of his age. His relatives and the friends of the family are re mpectflully Invited to attend his funeral from his late residetice,'No. 1426 Spruce street, on Saturday, 27th instant, at 11 o'clock. RICRARIXSON—On themorning of the 24th hastant, Hannah Richardson. The relatives and friends of the family are Invited to attend her funeral on Seventh day morning, the =tit instant, at LI o'clock, from her late residence, No. 1.34 North Tenth street; without further 'notice. TROMPsON—On Tuesday morning, Jan. 23d, Os wald Thompson. His male‘relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, Market Square and Mill itreet,ttlermantown. on Friday next, Jan. Se. .at 105; o'clock, A. M. urkik.t'S MORE.MCS FOR SKIRTS.' V . Green Watered Moreens. 6-4 and 5.4 Omen Baize, White Cloth for Sacks. Wnite Evening Silks. EvRE k LANI)RLL, Fourth and Arch 'SPECIAL NOTICES. HOWARD HOSPITAL. Nos: 1518 and 1525 Lombard street, Dispensary Department. Hod -4 g he poo rreatment and medicines Punished gratuitously oltr. semi n - O FFICF OF TIIX WOLF CREEK. LI.A.MOND llty COAL COMPANY.—.E'nu.ADEJ.e.Eua, January 23, 1866. The annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Company, to elect Directors, to serve for the ensuing „year, will be.beld at Februarye 5 WALNUT Street, .on WEDNESDAY, 7. at 12 o'clock. noon. Ja24-tfe7f it. R. BAAS, Secey. fob OFFICE OF THE WEST BRANCH AND SUSQUEHANNA CANAL CUM?ANY, JERSEY SHORE, PA. JANIYAaY 20th, 1666. The annual election for President and Managers of - this Company will be held at their office in Jersey :Shore, on WEDNESDAY, the 7th day of February, between the hours of 10 A. M. and 2P M. F. T. CARPENTER, 'Secretary and Treasurer. ja24.w,fxcati MDIVIDEND NOTICE.—OFFICE OF THE OCEAN OIL COMPANY, No. 411 CHESTNUT ET, PICILDELPILLA, Jan. 23, 1666. The-Directors have this day declared a Dividend of FIVE PER CENT., being Fifty , Cents per share on the Capital Stock, payable on and after the tat oz February next, clear of estate Tax. Transfer Books will close on the 25th; at 3 P.M., and -openiFebruary Id. ja24 25 27 29 31 fe1.6t.1 EbOFFICE OF THE LEHIGH COAL AND NAVIGATION COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, Wecembenist,lB6s. LOAN FOR BALE. IN SUMS TO SUIT PURCHASERS The Loan of this Company, due April Ist, 1884, inte zest payable quarterly, at the rate ofsix per cent. per This Lban is secured by a mortgage on ail the Com ,ll3llllrB Coal Lands, Canals, and Slackwater.Navigation In the 'rehigh river,and ail their ktailruads,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 S'FfRP.S.RELD, Treasurer, de2.l.rptfi 122 South Second street. Us SOUTHERN DISPENSARY.—At the annual meeting of the Contributors, held on the lid in stant, the following persons were duly elected Man -agora for the ensuing year, viz.: ..TAS:CARSTALBS, !JOHN CAST NER, .70EN THOMSON, JOHN KINGSTON, H WHARTON. Esq.. JOHN W. HICKs, -Jo:ill's: IF CO LL0.1)1,, ARTHUR HUGHES, ROBT. CLARK, iS. F. FLOOD, Esq.. .JAS. N. STONE, [PETER WILLIAMSON. And at a meeting of the Managers on the 9th inst.. the following officers were chosen: PRESIDENT. JAMES CARSTAIRS. Jain: THOMSON, Treasurer. PEI Els WILLIAMSON, Secretary, The following appointments were then made: Physicians—Dr. DUNCAN WILLIEL3IsON, Dr. W, .F. PATTERSON. Resident Physician—Dr. W. NOTSON. ja23,2trp* W'UNION LEAGUE HOCJSE. NUARY 23 At a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors, 0f1866. the - Union League of Philadelphia, held January 23, 1866. it -was Resolved, That the Directors of the Union League of .Philade'phia have learned with the deepest sorrow the •death of their fellow member, the lion. OSWALD THOMPSON", for fourteen years the President of the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia; county. Resolved, That in Judge Oswald Thompson high pro fessional attainments were united to spotless integrity ..and a firmness which nothing could shake. In Ins manners on the Beach modesty and dignity were •blended. In his honest heart and candid mind the pre judices of station, caste or race found no dwelling place. In his tribunal all, whether high or low.-were equal before the law; and In his steady hand the bal ance ofjustice never trembled. Resolved, That in uniting himself to our association slits very outset, Judge Oswald Thompson gave to us a countenance and support of great value, and to the world a proof that membership In the Union League of Pbiladelnhia had no stain for the ermine of the purest Judge. It gave, demonstration that to his temperate judgment our purposes offered themselves as pa triotic and not partisan, and that the public profession -of loyalty to the Union was compatible with the fullest independence of the Judiciary.' • Remived, That a committee be appointed to commu nicate the foregoing resolutions to the family ofJnage - Oswald Thompson, with the sincere assurance of our sympathy and condolence. Resolved, That It be recommended to the members of :the Union League to attend the funeral of their late - fellow member Judge Oswald Thompson. Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions be published 'n the daily papers of this city. It GEO. H. BOKER. Secretary. TROOPS TO BE MUSTERED OUT.—The.fol - list of volunteer organizations which have been or are ordered to be mustered out .of service, not included in previous circu lars, has been officially promulgated by the War Department. California—Cavalry, Native Battalion. Indiana-20th infantry; Ist heavy artillery lowa-12th infantry. Independent:Organ -izations of Tn • ntry-2d 13. S. Voluneers. Maine-11th infantry. Massachusetts-29th - infantry. New York-80th, 96th and 193 d infantry. Nevada—Companies D and E, Ist .cavalry. Pennsylvania-58th infantry. Washington Territory—Company E, Ist in fantry ; this completes the muster out of the regiment. United States colored troops-18th, 42d, 49th, 50th, 53d, 64th 66th, 68th 70th, 96th, 108th, 110th and 136th infantry regiments ; 4th cavalry; battery P, 2d United States colored light artillery, consolidated with the 3d United States colored heavy artillery— and not mustered out, as heretofore re . ported. The Bth Illinois infantry and 7th Ken tucky are still in service, the order for their muster out having been revoked. .. t. '3, . •.. . ...."_'.'",' - .1'. , ,',. :-.'; ''.--,. 'i." - ..::' •:'. _'.:-..7. . . . , . . —... . . . ... .- - ..;:::, - .. - i- - ----. ..- . 4 . - ::-:. .---•-• I ~....,.• _ .. r. . ..... _. ... . . . . . ..... .• ... •. : •.: .. • • .... . . ..... . i...),. ..,. , : . I, .. 7' , lfi '.-, - ---- . - ' i•:...:.? - - , , i , /kr- .. : ; ” 7 " , ,, . • '. l . - ' '....• '..'ff: l''' .„., ~ ~ . . : ./,:,-'..:.,,::,....,:-', -',. “' ' 1 . , • ' ~... • 1,, - ,ii -.!-:; t ' ... .. .... , .. . . . , . . . . . ... .. _ ~. ... .. . .. . . . . ... ~.... ~.. . . . .. , , „ . ... .. . . . ......., . . .. '.. .. 0114,1 . ..f' . -.;. , ..-... ...,,.'.. ~ .• ' -'.' . 1.... t, ' - .!, , ,T.: ' -.. • ‘...- , 1 ..'---;,. ~. .....-4 - . ..... 'l. " . - ;,,-i ~3 ~- ..i . ' s ,-:',. ' ~. ' .. ~ . . <1 - 4, ; - P. ' . ~.. ... .. ~. _ - . P.- ... '4 , 'Mr '''.. •.. - .' ~. - -k',' --' ,-, :. .'. , !.- , 1 .S -, -„P-...--•.' ~. ~ ;-' ''' . - . . fit . ' ' .'!:-:. . . ... .... , . • • . .. .. . . , .... , . . .... .. . . . . . , .. . .• . 1. . . . . , . • . ...,- . - • . . . . . , NEw 'YORK, January 20th.— Beard has struck out one or two fresh fancies with owls. "Owls and Bears," he says candidly, "are what I comprehend. I used to keep la great many owls." He held up one stretcher on which he had depicted a mystical twi light landscape, the last stain of 'color just dying out of the sky: Two dark, fluffy figures,: laying their heads together as they clung to a straggling branch, put you in mind of &pair of bravos in cloaks. They were a brace of owls—"the conspirators." Their enormous .cats' eyes were rolled on each other with an immensity of diabolical suggestion. All around lay the darkling landscape, without a listener. Even Land seer could hardly put t so much intelligence into a pair of fOwls. Owls,again played the villains in a little group called "Susannah." There is a bay (as the ?Enid would put it) overhung with frowning woods. It has the very spirit of seclusion, and not a leaf is suffered to drop into the dark wave to alarm its absolute repose. Thither floats Susan nah, a queenly swan; her white wings erected and her bosem puffed to the sem blance of an apple tree in fall blossom. She is got up to look incredibly macro nly Junonine, aristocratic. On the bank crouch a pair of vile owls again, ranning their big heads well forward towards her throngh the leaves. Their faces are Jilted with sin, like Dere's harpies in the 'Dante.' Pictures so witty as these disarm criti cism. So long as the meaning is. made bright and clear, what matter if the botany and the anatomy are not all they might be? Yet Beard's honest and handsome eyes were filled with a vague trouble as he re ckunted some half-understood conflicts with the literary people. They had misunder ; • stood his aims and slandered him, and he had not precisely the weapons to meet them. So, of course, they were the vainest, most conceited race on the face of the earth, "delivering brawling judgments un ashamed on all things all day long." Taking up the "March of Silenus," which he happened to have by him, he indicated the head of a drunken bear, and quoted some remarks of Cooke's, about it express ing abysses of villainy, beneath the pre cinct of Art, being a libel on human na ture, dze. Cooke is a very clever writer on the Tribune staff, who plays art-critic, and sometimes raises a rumpus among the painters ; endowed with plenty of shrewd ness, he is good in picking out the faults which exist in the greatest pictures that ever were paintea, and telling of his dis coveries with a sparkle ; he only reveals his utter incapacity when he is selecting pictures to praise. Stung with the gnats of criticism, Beard fought his annoying battles o'er again, and gradually confided the sort of thing he would like to paint, only they wouldn't let him. Herds of deer in innocent pastoral glades—these are the creatures of his first love, to which he is striving to return. He pointed to several such subjects, painted with warm affection, but unnoticed by all. The bear fables are the rage. They were an accident. Coming in from the West, he saw old Adams and his grizzlies, and painted the renowned "Bears on a Bender," for an indefinite order he had. He is now tor bidden to paint outside of the vein he struck that time. But he is preparing a grand stroke. Assiduously working in private on myriads of soft-faced does and fawns, he beguiles the public meanwhile with a huge bear-composition, in which every attitude and fancy shall have place, and the subjec be exhausted. He showed the picture, which made my head ache; a maelstrom o, bears spinning round a sort of maypole; a cloud of bear witnesses in a woodland am phitheatre; and galaxies of bears eddying towards the scene from every part of the landscape. Bruinology can no farther go. This exhaustive fancy is to play the part of the treasures of Sardanapalus,and give dis tinction to suicide; tye fabulist will die, and presently Beard shall re-appear in a fresh avatar, tranquilly grazing among his herds. WM. M. CARTER, Treasurer Beard, a magnificent young Anak, froth the West, lay back on cushions in a cache 4 mir robe, and railed at the world. He heaved his great breast with indignation, and he crossed his model legs with ennui, at the treatment of the world—both breast and legs being cased in the choicest broad cloth the world affords. Nobody under stood him, and Cooke considered him a buffoon. Meanwhile he was a poet, teem ing with bncolics. A maid came in with his luncheon, daintily set out and covered with a damask towel, but he- could not eat, he was so sore with the world. Am I not relating an apologue, or a morality, or something? Here was a comedian, sure of, applause, and fed with white bread, a man who had at last found his market; and 111: must throw the bread all about the stage; because they will not listen to him in tra gedy for which he is sure he has a vocation, Alas, alas ! what was it about Matthews and the doctor? "Alas, alas, lam Mat thews !" The Chestnut—"Arrah-Na-Pogue." The Walnut—Clarke in "Babes in the Wood" and "The Fat Boy," together with "Who Speaks First?" The Arch—Miss Hosmer in "Fazio," with "The Eton Boy." The American—The Cirotu3 troupe and the, Bedouins. Concert Hall—Heller's mar-, .velous feats of magic. Assembly Building —Signor Blitz. Also, at Assembly Build-, ing, the Peak Family, the most famous bell ringers in the world. COPIOUS SPRlNGS.—Probably the largest spring in the world is one in the centre of. Huntsville, Ala., from which a, stream of water flows sufficient to float a thirty ton bateau. It is an.,object of great interest to the people of the neighborhood and visitors. Another spring in Florence, in that State, throws out a body of water estimated at 17,; 000 cubic feet per minute. ART IN NEW I'ORIL [Correspondence of the Phila. Evening Bulletin.) AMVSEHENTS. PHILADELPHIA, WEDNETY, JANUARY 24, 1866. Invone Deportment of the Annshonme. In his annual report to the Board of Guar dians of the Poor, Dr. S. W. Butler, Physi cian and Superintendent of the above in stitution, gives the following account of its operations for the year 1865: On January 1, 1865, there were in the in stitution 562 patients. 202 men and 360 women. There were admitted, in 1865, 165 men and 194 women, 359 in all, giving a total of 921 who were under treatment during the year. The daily average of patients was 198 men, 378 women, 574 in all. Few per sons, perhaps, have any idea that there, are so many insane people in Philadelphisi; yet this is only one of several institutions of the ind. During the year there were 353 patients discharged; as follows: Men. Women. Total. ,Discharged cured, 82 92 174 " improved, 27 . •24 51 " unimproved, 7 9 16 52 60 112 Total, December 31st, 1865, there remained in the institution 199 men, 369 women,. 568 in all, sowing an increase for the yearvf only six,, there being an actual diminution of three Men, and an increase of nine women. In the care of these patients twenty-six persons are employed, who are aided by the labor of thirty-two paupers. 1 In his report the Doctor gives tables show ing the admissions and discharges for each month during the year. 2. The daily aver age of patients treated during each month of the year. 3. The nativity of the patients. 4. The percentage of nationality. 5. A table showing how many were discharged, cured, improved and unimproved, and who died during each month. 6. Time of residence of those discharged. 7. Causes of death. 8. Report of the vegetables raised by the pa tients in the garden. 9. Report of work done in the shoe shop. 10. Report of work done in the sewing room. Ever since his connection with the insti tution, now more than six years, Dr. Butler has been an earne.st advocate for the em ployment and amusement of the patients as means of cure. He wishes to have the in stitution regarded as a hospital rather than as an asylum, and desires to avail himself of every means of cure, and he regards em ployment, exercise and amusement as among the most important. He has estab lished a shoe shop and sewing room, a read ing room, which he himself furnishes with newspapers and magaines; a library,which now sadly needs replenishing, and many of the patients are employed in the wards.and a few in a small garden. • In this report Dr: Butler urges, as he has done before on several occasions, that the building now occupied by the insane poor of Philadelphia be devoted to the purposes •of a House of Correction, and that new buildings, better adapted to the curative treatment of the patients, be erected on a farm, further removed than the present location from the city. He thinks there are men enough among the patients to work a farm of fifty acres, and that with proper facilities, a large part of the labor of the institution, of all kinds, can be performed by the patients, both male and female. Many instances might be given of remarka ble cures in the institution within the past few years, showing that under the most unfavorable circumstances there may be hope. One man who had for years been one of the most violent of the patients, came into the Doctor's office one day, and asked if he might go out and see if he could find his children. The Doctor, at once per ceiving that be was in his right mind, said tu him, "Why Charley, do you know how long you have been here ? " "No," replied he, "but I came here when Polk and Dallas were candidates for President and Vice President." "Yes, and that was more than twenty years ago, Charley." Charles was discharged, found his children who had both been married and were doing well, imme diately got employment at his trade, at two dollars and a-half a day. The read ing-room was of incalculable benefit to Charley. A young lady, a school teacher, v./10 had been insane about seven years, five of which were spent in another institution from which she was discharged as incur able, was restored to reason, and is now again engaged in teaching school. The doc tor, in his report, acknowledges his indebt edness to several amateur musical associa tions for volunteer concerts for the enter tainment and amusement of the patients. This is a labor of love on their part, and it will• be some comfort to them to know that their efforts have been useful and highly appreciated by those whom they were in tended to benefit. Religious services are kept up by minis ters of various denominations, assisted by an excellent ,choir, composed of ladies and gentlemen from various churches in West Philadelphia. In fact, the doctor thinks he has one of the best choirs in that section Of the city. It is interesting to see the patients attending public worship. The order and decorum are generally unexceptionable. We trust that the public will take an in terest in encouraging the doctor in his efforts to place this important institution on a better footing, and that he will receive Contributions of books, magazines, and Means of improvement for the library. There is also needed a good concert piano, and contributions of money toward the purchase of ' one would be gratefully re ceived by the doctor. THERE are now three millions of slaves in Brazil, and the Parliament is now occu pied with the consideration of measures in creasing their privileges, looking to eman cipation as early as the interests of the country will allow. The Government has long been extremely desirous of putting an end to the external slave trade, and. its cruisers have effectually abolished it. The Brazilians are said to be anxious to see slavery extinguished from their shores. OUR WHOLE COUNTRY. ALLEGED CHILEAN PRIVATEER FIT TING OUT AT NEW YORK. Complaint of the- Spanish Seizure of the Vessel by the United For the past feW days the Spanish and Chilean residents of this city have been making inquiries as to the destination. of a large steamer lying in the vicinityof Brook lYn; and - supposed to be intended to sail as a privateer, with a commission from the Chilean ecovernment, to destroy Spanish commerce on the high seas. The mystery was partially unraveled yesterday, when the Meteor, the suspected vessel was taken in charge by the United States Marshal and prevented from leaving this port. , The facts of the case, as gathered by the reporter, can be thus summed np—lt ap pears that some time since the representa tive of the Chilean government in this city entrusted a certain party with a special mission. .This person , was to examine All vessels for sale in the harbor, make in qiiiries as to their tonnage, swiftness And price, and report the result of his investiga tions to those who were empowered to transact the financial affairs of the Chilean government The delegate performed the task required of him, and drew up a list of available steamers, such as seemed best fitted for the purpose the purrhwiers had in view. Last on the report was the propeller Meteor,a vessel of great strength and speed, and possessed of all the requirements of a privateer. The document descriptive of the several vessels was at once placed in the hands of a certain delegate of the Chilean government, and it is alleged that he, after inspection of the Meteor, at once purchased the vessel. A crew was immediately placed on board the steamer, provisions in abundance sup plied and the supposed destination of the vessel made public. On Monday last a clearance for Panama was requested of the Custom House authorities, and after due inquiry had been made by Surveyor Wake man the required documents were duly made out and placed in the hands of the interested parties. It was at once deter mined that the Meteor should get up steam and leave the port at an early hour yester day morning. On Monday afternoon reliable information was conveyed to the Spanish Consul and re presentatives in this city to the effect that the propeller Meteor, that was to have sailed on the morrow for Panama, was in reality aestined to be transformed, twenty-four hours after her clearance from this port, into a Chilean privateer. Acting upon this in formation, a Mr.Podestat, one of the attach6B of the Spanish Legation, at present in this city, made affidavit to the effect that in the belief of the deponent the Meteor was fitted out for the purpose of seizing and capturing ships and merchandise, the property of the Spanish Government and its citizens upon the high seas, the vessel being under a com miggion from the Chilean Government, with which Spain is now at war. The deponent further stated that if the Meteor was allowed to leave the port of New York. such act would constitute a violation of the treaties between the Spanish Government and the United States. The affidavit was placed in the hands of United States District Attorney Dickinson, who at once issued his monition to Marshal Robert Murray. This official proceeded to Brooklyn, boarded the Meteor and took the vessel in charge. Yesterday afternoon ex- Governor Andrew and Hon. Wm. M. Evarts appeared as counsel for the owners of the vessel and endeavored to obtain her release, but the District Attorney declined to give the permit until satisfied that the pro peller was destined to the uses of a merchant vessel. It is stated that appraisers have boardeded the Meteor for the purpose of ascertaining the value of the ship and fixing the amount of bonds to be given by the owners; but nothing definite as to the dis position to be made of the case has yet transpired. The steamship Meteor is a long, low, rakish looking craft, painted black, and sitting most gracefully on the water. She is such a vessel as any old sea dog would feel proud to command, and such as the knowing ones would select for privateering purposes; but just at present it must be ad mitted she appears quite harmless, and looks like anything but a buccaneer, not so much as a popgun being visible. The following are her diminsions : Length on deck, two hundred and sixty-one feet; breadth of beam, thirty-four feet eight inches, and depth of hold, sixteen feet four inches. She is one thousand four hundred and eighty tons burden, was built at Ports mouth, New Hampshire, in 1865 t and is owned by J. M. Forbes dr, Co., of Boston, Mass. She is furnished with two double English direct engines, of sixty-two and a half inch cylinder and three feet stroke of piston. The machinery was built at Green ock, by the Messrs. Horn. The Meteor is a propeller, full ship rigged, with three decks, the main deck being what is known as "flush," from stem to stern. She is constructed principally of oak and chestnut and is copper and iron fastened. She was originally built by the mechanics of Boston, for the express purpose of catch ing the Alabama, and it is said that she can, under ordinary circumstances, steam easily fifteen knots per hour. The notorious Ala bama meeting her fate before the Meteor was ready for sea, she was chartered by the Government and employed in transporting troops from one point to another along the coast, besides which services she has since made one voyage to New Orleans for purely commercial purposes. She is clipper mint and clipper rigged, with round stern and sharp bow, and her lines are indicative of great speed. The steamer was in charge of a deputy United States marshal during the afternoon and last night; but the captain of the Me teor hoped `that his vessel would be bonded at an early hour this morning, when she would proceed up:in her voyage to Panama. The fires *ere banked up, but the ma chinery was kept in motion throughout the entire afternoon. The men were at work and the officers were walking to and fro on thei quarter deck, the vessel presenting no • suspicious appearance whatever. . There were no curious persons upon the wharf, no . noise about the steamer, and everything betokened quietude and peace when the , reporter left. Captain Kemble claims that his vessel , was about to start upon a regular and legitimate voyage, and that he had nothing but provisions for the ship's nse, and seven hundred tons of Coal...upon her when she was seized by the authorities. The following is a list of her officers: Authorities. States Marshal, [From to-dai's N. Y. Herald,] .. _ . _ . ........ .. ..., ~.. . ._ Co li mender, E. Kemble; first officer,. J.. Be 03; E. c:omi officer, R. Bullen; third oftl4 cell. Kemble. e crew including officers and men, nu bars fifty-seven, all told. 1 1 Sh eking Altair in . 11 tiebigun-Four Chil dren Burned. • , [From the Shakopee Argue, Ilth] 0 eof the most heartrending accidents by fire that has ever come to our notice took pla e on the opposite side of the river,. and abo t two miles from Belie, Plaine, on the nig t of Thursday last. The name of the unfOrtunate family was Shilock, composed of Mr. and Mrs. Shilock and five children, the toldest some eight or ten , years of age. During the night Mrs.' Shilock awoke and found the house In flames, whin she imme diately sprang from the bed, andremember ing the four children in the other room tha wfts . si reached by a passage, she rushed to th i e s irescne. ' M. Shilock followed an instant later, ha. in , passage broke through the burning floor into the cellar. By a desperate effort. almost Suffocated by heat 'and smoke, he again reached the 'bed which he had left land grasioing the sleeping babe dare* it through the . window which he roke out; but upon turning to see *hat had become of his wife, he was met by. ibe flames, and but barely escaped by the window through which he had thrown his hild. Upon reaching the outside, he hear the cries of his wife from the entry way or narrow hall. She had been franti call endeavoring to gain the room occupied by e children, until she herselfhad become surrounded by tire. Through almost superhuman exertion he succeeded in bursting in the door and rescu ing her, although both were terribly burned. They now used exertion to save the chil dreny but all to no purpose, and soon they were enabled to see the four standing toge ther in the middle of the room, clinging to each other, with their eyes raised to heaven, in which position they were consumed by the flames, in full sight of their agonized parents, who could lend them no aid. 'What must have been their feelings? Nothing, of course, was saved, and there they l were far from assistance, left almost childless in the manner described ; theniselves badly burned, and exposed to the titter cold weather, with no protection but theietigbtclothes. They succeeded in reaching a neighbor's house, where they were, cared for in a proper manner. The charred remains of the four children were afterwards taken from the ruins of the house. The Recent Fire in London—lntimations of its Origin. [From the Pall Mall Gazette, Jan. 5.] The great fire at St. Katharine's Docks presented many points of interest untouched by the reporters. The sight itself was won derful beyond description; but the lounging croWds who collected to see it presented as curidus, and, in some respects, as awful a spectacle as the fire itself. The greater part of them were of the lowest laboring class —men willing to work for their hying, bat getting little to do. Arnowg these not one expression of regret was to be heard; though the women sometimes asked anxiously whether any one was likely to be hurt. The men looked with interest on the spectacle, and Were sorry that they should have to move on when " the night slops 'come out"—that is to say, when the night police were turned out to help. But the feeling most commonly ex pressed was this of an old woman,—"Ah, now there will be work for poor men." A tire like this makes plenty of work for laborer. No oue ignorant of these neigh borhbods can understand the weight of those words. Day by day, year by year, hundreds of men—a score or two at the dif ferent gates of the dock—may be seen wait ing in stolid weariness for the chance of a day's work—the wages of which is half a crown. When a foreman comes to the gate to take on a few hands, the press of the men, and the faces—hungry, eager beyond description—make one of the saddest of the sad sights to be seen at the east end of Lon don. , We make no suggestions as to the cause of the tire, though that one should break out twice in a few months in the same warehouse looks ugly. The Alleged Attempt to Assassinate the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. [From the Dublin Mail, Jan. 31 We regret that an outrage of a very grave character was attempted this morning on toe Midland Great Western Railway. The train Whiqjg conveyed the Lord Lieutenant and Lady Wodehouse to Carrhik-on-Shan non liras "hauled" by an engine not having a "hood" for the driver and stoker. On the return journey the engine brought the mail train as far as Athlone, but an acci dent having occurred on the way by the bursting of a feed-pipe, it became neceqqary to exchange it for another locomotive. As this event turned out, this exchange was most fortunate. The engine substituted had a hood, and when the train emerged from the tunnel between Castletown and Mullingar, a shot was fired at it, the missile striking the hood. Had the driver been tua protepted, there is no doubt his life would have been sacrificed. No clue has as yet been obtained as to the perpetrator of the outrage, but it is to be hoped that he will not long remain undiscovered. It is worthy of remark that the place from which the shot was fired is contiguous to the spot where a rail was removed during the past summer, causing the running off the line of a mail train. By this act .a Mr. Kelly, of AthlOne, was seriously injured, and at this moment the Midland Great Western Railway Company have a claim on account of it against the* county of Westmeath for .4:2,009 for malicious outrage. :ysterions Explosion in Paris. (Parisi January 4th, Correspondence of the London Times.] A few evening ago, the groups of persons collecied in the vicinity of the Madelaine, or walking on the Boulevard, had their atten tion roused by an explosion which was heard near that part of the square which is sometimes used as a flower market. The exploSion was as loud as that of a cannon, and shook the windows of some houses in the neighborhood. As it was not repeated, crow a collected on the spot, and the ser gense ville hastened to discover the cause or th authors of the explosion. As it had ,h been announced that the Emperor would go to, e opera the same evening—which, however, he was prevented from doing in consequence of having hurt his foot when descending the staircase of the Tuileries— there were various rumors afloat, all whi , however, are stated to be quite un form ed. The square of the Madeleine was caref lly examined by the police, but it apps nothingwas found, and no injury occurred to anybody or to anything. It was supp sed to be a petard, let off, out of sport ;I by robins, to frighten the people Who' were in or about the church; but the explo- - siszt. as too flrest.tss admit of such an ai le plan tion. The papers • have passed - the ma r over In - silence. It, is paid' that 'a F. L. FETHERSTON. Mather. DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS. similar explosion was heard in the square of St. Clohide not long ago. - - - The battle of New Orleans was celebrated in that city on the, Bth inst., without the firing of a single gun, for the simple reason that not a piece of ordnance could be had' in or about the city. The last piece they bad was the Ordinance of Seepqmion, and that was exploded by the Convention. Senator Sprague employs about 6,0011 cotton manufacturers, but says he "has no particular interest in the business." The idea is that he has a very general one. The rebelgrand jury of Lafayette countvs Mississippi, have found "a true bid' ? against General A. J. Smith, United States Army, for burning the court-house and town of Oxford, •in the summer of 1864. Ibis brilliant 'movement will probably be followed up by a suit against General' Sherman for trespassing on the' sovereign States of Georgia and South Carolina, and General 'Grant will probably be sued for.the grand larceny of Richmondand Petersburg, which he took without leave from Lee. - - - ' The New York hide importers had to swear that the cattle from which their hides were taken did not die of the cattle disease. The proposition to make the rebel General Rust Inspector of Gs-hides/I:wets With little favor. • Heller's Head of the Sphytm is an "ile7 speculation. • "Look," said an enthusiastic Bostonian to a stranger, "at our State Houser , on Beacon Hill, standing out like; like—" "Like an. em-Bossed-stone ornament," suggested the listener. Young ladies studying French will please notice that afternoon concerts are now called in New York not inatintles:but ages midii Ah, pray, mid ease, my dears, remember! • The Queen of Spain, when she reviews her troops, treats them to cigars. This is a sure way to get her soldiers to-back-her. Is there an ogress about? A lady adver tises in the New York. Herald, under the head of "Wants—A gentleman and- wife for breakfast and tea." The most uncertain of all wine is a butt of Tener-¶e. A 55 pound beet has arrived in New York from California. We should like to see that beat. • Gustav Werner, the proprietor of the Zoological Gardens at Stuttgart, has been very nearly killed by one of his own lions. His life was only saved by the presence of mind of his daughter, who seized a wooden bench, and smashed with it the gIPqR win dows surrounding the cage, This diverted the animal, and caused him to release his hold of Werner, who was instantly rescued from his perilous position. Now we shall have the daughters of America smashing the windows about our ears, every time they wish to divert their husbands. Seventh and Ch.rstnnt Streets. To the Editors of the Evening Bulletin:— Glarnmuezi:—ln your cob - Tiring of last even ing while on the subject of "widening the business streets," you inadvertently sum marily dispossessed very worthy parties of their property. The "Girard Fire and Ma rine Insurance Company," were the pur chasers, and are now the owners, of the premises at the Northeast cor ner of Seventh and Chestnut streets, and not the "Girard Life and Trust Company." It is to the former, that yon must look for those improvements, so ranch_ desired, on the north side of Chestnut street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. They as soon as possible, remove "the sole remaining relic of the old order of things," and substitute therefor a good building, corresponding with the corner property. When completed, and the BULLETIN re moved to their new quarters, the Bank that is to occupy the new building, near Seventh street, their's, and the "Girard Fire and Marine Insurance Company" in possession of its new office at the corner above, lively times, with the "Press" atleast—may safely be anticipated, and I hope the "Ledgers" on either side the street, will show the advan tages of having such good neighbors. THE DIRECTORS' CAR.—The new car just completed at Altoona for the Direc tors of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is a very grand affair. It is twelve feet longer than the passenger cars used on the road, and about the same width and height of the sleeping cars. The plat forms at each end of the cars are enclosed with large lights of glass, so arranged that they may be opened or closed at the pleasure of the occupants of the car. The glass is remarkably clear, and as perfect a view of the road and adjacent scenery may be had through it, as though the platforms were open. At either end of the ear are saloons furnished with arm. chairs of thelatest patterns,some of them of rustic; and others of the mostgorgeous styles—all comfortable—together with beautiful mirrors of heavy clear glass, neat centre tables and stands, conveni ent and neatly arranged water tanks, etc., all going to make up a most com fortable and beautiful parlor. In one of the saloons is a beautifully finished bureau,the top of which turns out, form ing a writing desk, covered with black velvet. The interior finish of the car is Yankee maple, highly varnished, with a relief of silver brazing. On each end of the panels, between the ventilators, are sketched sceneries at different points on the road. They are true to nature, and are the work of a master hand. In the centre of the car are two state rooms, between which is the washing and dressing saloon. There are double doors to the washing saloon, which open from the centre to the outside of the car, and when so opened they close the state rooms, making them entirely separate. When the washing room is closed up, as intended, in daylight, the state rooms are thrown into one. The decorations of the ceiling of the car, in either saloon, are gorgeous, Two ,large" lamps are arranged in each, surrounded by cud& of rich tapestry of red, green and blue colors. • Outside the circles the ceiling is handsomely frescoed. The car is'; the`; • most beautiful and costly ever. Wilt in , this country. ' - , TICE DloyesreamWszT.—Asan evidence of the surprising irapidity with which tha-, great West is being populated, the Commis-: stoner of the General Land Office states:thav i , at one land (Mee in Missouri, during the Month, of December last, 20,250, acres;were: taken up for . actual land sales made at the sable' effies, for same period, amount Facts and Fancies. ' PROGRESS
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