GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME XIX.---NO. 257. EVENING BULLETIN. PUBLISHED &NARY EVENING, (Sundays excepted) at ago. 329 Chestnut Street, Philidelphia. BY IFEIC "Evening. Bulletin Association." PEOPHEETORS. &IBSON PEACOCK, CASPER SOLIDER, Jr.. P. L. PETHERSTON, I ERNEST C. WALLACE. THOMAS WILLIAMSON. The BULLETIN is served to subscribers In the city at 18 cents per week, payable to the carriers, or to per ELLTIUM. manitml. BOOTH—CASSA . BY —Onthe 29th day of Jan., 1666, .st the parsonage, No. 129 South Thirteenth street. by Bev. Kingston Goddard,-D.D., James Booth to Lida N. Classatly, both of Philadelphia. • ./SISCHEICER—This morning, isth it Mary L. .datighter of Amos J. and Anna de B. Michener. aged 2 ears . ' , • Atira" FlEt—On the morning of Third day; the 13th instant. Daniel L. Miller, aged 78 years,' His relatives and friends are Invitedito attend his funeral from his late residence, No, 105 North Nine Aeenth street 'on Fifth day afternoon, 'at two o'clock, withent further notice. Interment at ;Fair. 2t -POULSON-70mthe morning cf Feb. Sth, 1868, Chas. A. Poulson, aged 77.yea.rs. The funeral. - - services will be held 1 1 at St. Peter's Church, on Thursday , the 15th instant; at 11 o'clock, precisely', and the interment take place at German town. His relatives and friends are invited to at tend. 2t FUNERAL NOTICE.—The Officers and Members -of the' Grend Lodge of Pennsylvania are invited to meet at the Masonic Hall, Chestnut street, on Wed meSday next, at 2 o'clock, p. m.., to attend the funeral G -of the late rand Secretary, brother WILLIAM. A. • ' Luorus H. SCOTT, Grand Master. vir.tirr.b MOREENS FOR SKIRTS. Green Watered Moreens. 6-4 and 5-4 Green Baize, White Cloth for Sacks. White Evening Silk - s. EYRE & LANDELL, Fearth and Arch SPEC/LULA NOTICES. MASONIC' NOTiCE.—The compel:dm - is of .re- U.,Y rilsalern, H. R. A., Chapter No. a, awl neyal Arch Masons in general. sae Lucked to meet at the Hall, Chestnut atreet, on WEDNESDAY, 14Ln lust., at - 2 o'clock, P. M., to attend the funeral of oar late com panion, P. H. P.WM. H. ADA MS. th order of the at, E. H. P., DENNIS F. DF a LY,Secretary. ltd 11.01VA_RD HOSPITAL. Nos.l iSlb and 1520 Lombard street, Dispensary Department, Mei- Mal treatment and medicines furnished gratuitously Icethe Poor. Beg?. REVEREND PLENRY WARD BE itiCIIER LFty AT CONCERT HALL.—This distinguished divine and popular lecturer will deliver a lect_sre at the above hall on Wednesday r centrig,f February 'List. Places for the sale of tickets will be announced in a few days, fel3-1f al LE TWENTY-FOUL TEI ANNUAL OR A.- TION before the SOCIETY of the ALUMNI of the PHI LeDF NrEAL MOH ,CIIOoL, will be delivered on TELTIkstD EV.n NING, Febru rary 15th, at MUSICAL FUND BALL, by CILIA ELMS .13:b.NRY BROCK, Fact. 1 fei2-arp• (Os TILE AtIfXBICAN SYSTEriV—Horticulturat Had, Broad and walnut.—Lecture of Tunrsday last -to be repeated or to be given [ln full, idtt•xt, THURSDAY, February 15, at quarter before s o'clock P.M.AduAssion 23 cents. ,Tickets issued for the former occasion, will ad.mit on the latter. LECTURE ON .151ERCAN VILE ARM RULES.— Tbe next Lecture of the Course, on Commercial Law, will be delivered at Crittenden's Commercial College, by Joseph C. 'Turner Esq , on TUESDAY EVENING, 13th inst. at 7% o'clock. Subject—• cantile Remedies." All former etc dents and business men are cordially invited. feio-at WTRIRTEENTH WARD.—A Meeting ofthe citizens favorable to the Mrion party will be on TUESDAY EVENING. February 13, at half pset 7 o'clock, P. ,at the UNION LEAGUE ROOK. corner of FRANKLIN and B11.1."20.NWOoD Streets. for the purpose of selecting Judge.. and nepectors to conduct the Delegate Elec-lon In accordance with the call of the City Executive Committee E. HARPER JEFFRIES, Prßil it eat. M. C. CeSIPIICK, Secretaries. it; TO. THE SOCIETY for supplying I the Poor with SOUP, N 0.338 GRISCOM etreet, find themselves , nithout sufficient limas to meet the current expenses of the season, and make this appeal to the public to enablethem to supply the more than usual demand for Assistance. .TEHRIwr • H HACK President. 316 Southfourth street. W - 151. "F‘ , " •-- feB-6t/rp WM. EVANS,Jii:;Ti•et 25:1 South l'qe UNION MEETING—EIGHI H WARD.—A meeting of the Unfrn citizens of the ETU LITH ARD, will be held at tae Schuylkill Hose House, on TIT"..DA - 1. - evening February 13,at half-past 7 o'clock. .for the purpose of electing a Jut ge and two Inspectors, 0o canduct the delegate e'ectinn, to be held in toe vari ous election divisions, on TUESDAY evening Feoru ary 20th between the hours of 6 and 8 o'dlock,tri accord -once with the call of the City Executive Committee. fel2,2t AMEX. J. HARPER, President. abOFFICE OF THE LEHIGH OVAL AND NAVIGATION . COM PAN Y , ParnaincLanna. December 21st, 1865. LOAN FOR BALE. IN BD - MB TO SUIT PURCHASERS. The Loan of this Company, due April Ist, 1684, Inte rest payable quarterly, at the rate of stir per cent. per antiufn. a morr re on all the This Loan is securt._ and ~ pany'e Coal Lands, Canals, and Slack water Navigation In the Lehigh river,and all their Railroads,constractea and to be constructed, between Madch Chunk and Wilkesbarre, and branch roads convected therewith. and the franchise of the Compaay relating thereto. Apply to SOLOMON SHEY.HERD, Treasure:, 122 South Second street. CONCERT HALL. WM LLOYD GA.P.RISON will deliver the , Second Lecture of the Course before The Social, Civil, and Statistical Association," on THURSDAY EVE NING. February 1 th. Subject—" Liberty Victorious." February 22d.-4,- nerarCeltL b um. uaz. Subject— " The Problem of the Day." March Ist.—Mrs. F. EW. HARPER, Subject—" The Nation's Great Opportunity." DAY. March Bth.—.Prol. W. Li. DAY. March 1503.—H0n. W 5.1. D KELLEY. Miss E. T. GREENFIELD (tne Black Swan) has kindly volunteered to furnish appropriate music on emrlt evening. Tickets for the course $1.25; single tickets sac. To be had at T. B. PUGH'S Book Store, Sixth and Chestnut, end at the door, Doors open at 7, lecture to commence at 8. fel2-4trp3 A. Hip BACK.—The Durand (Wis.) Times tells a story of the way in which a returned soldier attempted to avenge himself upon a Norwegian. against whom he had long held grudge. Soldier, in true warrior style, having procured a shell, conceived the idea of bombarding his enemy's house, but having no cannon he was compelled to ex temporize one by boring a hole in a log and banding it with iron. Having carefully loaded -and primed his wooden gun, he pointed it toward the dwelling of his neigh bor, and when night had rendered discovery -of his intentions improbable, he crept out to his battery and applied the match. A terri ble explosion ensued, but instead of demol ishing the Norwegian's house, the shell -exploded prematurely, and blew the gun to slivers. It is farther ated that the gunner :had to send for a surgeon immediately, to -set a couple of fractured legs for him. DEATHS FROM ECHOKING.—At Stauffers town,Franklin county, Pa., the other day, little girl named Eberly swallowed a but ton while at school, and xvasalmOst instantly choked to death. A child named Sharp, on the sameday, while playing with some as sociates, in Ebensburg, sank down and ex pired. A.post mortem examination of his _remains was made, which led to the discov ery in bis windpipe of a piece of wood about two inches long, and nearly an inch wide, but how it got there is unknown. It is pro bable, however, that in the excitement of playing the child swallowed it. TIMBER GROWING IN lOWA.—A bill to en -courage the growing of timber in. lowa has been introduced in the Legislature of that State. It provides that any farmer who shall plant five acres of timber, or the seed of timber, and cultivate it in a farmer-like manner, shall have twenty-five acres of his land exempted from taxation, and any larger number of acres so planted to timber, shall exempt from taxes a pinportionate number of acres. One would think 'that there were "continuous woode" enough left in lowa to make such a law useless. , - •,, . . , . . , • - •..1. , ... -1 7 , --' . _ . . - . . .. , . , . , 4 ' •.' Ilii • - - •“i ' ' ' t. '':' '' .. 4 . " _. . , • : , 4 . t S :•. . 4 \ ~ : -.. . . li. '' -, ) ; . - ' II. : ~ • , . j .'. , 2 :' , ‘... 4._ " •,- -, . ~.., 2 , , 4-.. . , . . . , .... 1 , • 1, ] , -.. - -7 tr ,-.5 ° -'' 4; t'. • :f•.:* - , l', • ~.. -, 4 :c -4e ~.$. v , ~... . , ~, ..., ,-r. 6 . - , _ ft •-i ‘ ~ ..",;• .1 ..- •- •,;, A • ,T.s.. '* -1 ' •,;r: '"-. . ;`: . '..!., . .., 3. '.1.7- • , . , .. . ~:iir- . „.. • A . -, i„-w....e...- , - , ' - ...- •'- . ....: , 4i , : . , .... .....,,,.".„,-,:::*.;,., . , inter, IFront street. NEW PUBLICATIONS. "Mind in Nature or the Origin of Life and the mode of Development of Animals" by Henry James Clarke, Adjunct Professor of Zoology in Harvard University, is a most attractive volume from the press of Appleton & Co., N. Y. It comprises the substance of a course of public lectures which were delivered by the author in the hall of the Lowell Institute in Boston, somewhat altered in the sequence of the subjects, - and augmented by copious notes giving the results of the author's original observations, as well as extracts from other authorities. In the limited space of this notice, it is impossible for us to give more than an out line of the scope and character of this in teresting and instructive book; and in doing so, we prefer as journalists to notice it from a popular rather than a scientific point of view; leaving it for others, interested in the questions raised by the author, to dis cuss its claims to rank as an authority, simply saying in this connection that many of its assertions we think must be subjec ted to the test of further examination. The book is divided into three parts, the first of which treats of the Origin of Life, and opens, in Chap. I, with a statement of The Theory of Development from Physical laws, such as electricity, magnetism, chemi cal affinity, etc.; showing that this theory insidiously leads to materialism. "Many," says our author, "meet the difficulty through their belief in the revelation of the existence of a God, but then there •is still a great body of readers and thinkers, inquiring minds, who would like to know more about the manner in which the Creator manifests Himself. What did the King of Israel mean, they ask, when he said, 'The Heavens deolare the Glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork r " In answering this, Professor Clarke pro ceeds with an argument to prove "that there is a power at work in the Universe which possesses foreknowledge; the design of a forecasting, foreordaining mind, a thinking, intelligent, animate being; such a combination of powers that no form of physical law could ..possibly be conceived to represent." (pp.-4 and 5). The chapter terminates with an account of the interesting experiments of Professor Wyman, on Spontaneous Generation; de ductions in favor of which theory are pre sented in the second chapter, after which the "Egg State" is compared with that of of the Anlcebas, Dilliugicr.s,etc., beings of the lowest and most simple form,and then with the lowest forms of adult life. Next is con sidered the relation of the Egg to "second ary causes," and our author conducts us through a world of waters, so far as popu lation is concerned, and feasts our%yes with the wonderful revelations of his micro scope, bringing to our views facts more wonderful than the fictions of Mythology. We see the fresh water Hydra, whose pro geny first appear like the bud of a plant, and which finally, after branching out in imitation of its parent, cuts itself loose to take its turn at budding; also the Sea Anemone, or exquisite so-called "animal flower," multiplying itself in a numerous offspring blooming at its base; and we read with wonder, as we did our fairy tales, how a certain sea Worm, called 2lfyrianda divides himself into several parts, each of of which has a separate vital existence; and at page 89 is a most graphic account of the tortures of the Hydras, one of which was put inside of the other: another turned wrong side out; another cut across into minute rings; another sliced longitudinally; others cut into pieces, and in each the little creatures soon righted themselves, or their mutilated bodies supplied the missing partF. We would like to linger here and revel in the little world that is revealed in a drop of water, where our author seems as much at home as if he had lived there always; bu he takes us "from nature up to nature's God," and asks (page 103) "Shall we fail then to recognize that Creator, who works by a method Which we can see and understand as a higher order of being, less than one who works in ways mysterious to us all?" Then follows the proposition that it he creates by an egg system,as by a budding process, or by fissigemmation, or in the case of the worm above cited, he may also create by Spontaneous Generation—its theory, "as a fact, has nothing to do with the how it is brought about; but simply does it occur?" But we have yielded too long to the inte rest of the first book, and regret to be obliged to pass over the second so hurriedly. After drawing the distinction between ani mals and plants, and reviewing the plant like Infusoria ' and their relation to un doubted animals, all of which will amply repay,perusal, Prof. Clarke devotes a chap ter to each of the five grand divisions, viz: the Protozoa, Zoophyte, Mollusca, Articu late, and Vertebrata—each of which, in op position to many naturalists, he considers an entirely distinct division, although (chapter xv) there are imitative forms of diverse types of animals, in consequence of which animals belonging to one division may, under certain conditions, be mistaken for those belonging to another. The last chapter, comprising the third part, is an excellent presentation of the.sub ject of the Embryology of the• five grand oivisions of Natural History, and we think, may be read with interest by almost any one. '• We lay aside the book wishing only, as we had been led by the Professor to antici pate, that it might be in a more popular form. We think it is too generally the case, that scientific writers fail to promulgate science by aiming to interest the ignorant, and at the same time to bring out something original for their eenfrares. It is just here that the subject of this notice disappoints us. In spite of this, however, no one at all inte rested in the study of Natural . History, or familiar with the microscope, could fail to enjoy this book, while its original contriba- PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1866. tions to science will insure its being sought for by our &vans: Messrs. Appleton have fully sustained their reputation in this publication. It is richly embellished with upwards of two hundred drawings, both original and se lected, in which, for the most part, the figures are exceedingly well portrayed; these add greatly to the appearance and in• terest, as well as to the value of the book. For sale by Ashmead it Evans. Miss Moloch's fame is so thoroughly es tablished, that the mere announcement of a new work from her pen, is sufficient to se cure a host of readers. Harper tit Brothers have just published her new novel, "A Noble Life." It is a touching Scotch story. founded, we judge, upon fact. The hero of the book is a poor deformed and crippled boy, left an orphan at his birth, and the heir of an ancient title and a large estate His dwarfed and mis-shapen body proves to be the casket of a noble soul and a clear and lofty mind; and his lonely life is de voted to the welfare of his adherents, and the improvement of his broad estates. The one light of )ifs life centres in the minister's daughter, who grows up beside him as his companion, his counsellor, his familiar friend. Helen Cardross is a beau tiful character, and her devotion to the "wee Earl" is touchingly drawn. He secretly resolves, in the absence of any lineal heirs, to make her his heiress. This resolve is suspected by a distant cousin, a worthless adventurer, who ingratiates himself with the Earl and with Helen, and at last,during the Earl's absence from home, persuades her, by a feigned message from her friend, to marry and go off with him. She returns to the neighborhood, after a year's absence, with a dying husband and a new-born son, and her noble friend closes the miserable adventurer's eyes, and then re-instates her and her son in her old home. We will not trace out the conclusion of the touching story. Helen's son, with a noble character, moulded by the hand of the man who had always loved his mother, though with the purest Platonic affection, succeeds to the estates of Cairnforth, and the "Noble Life" ends with a death, told with all that ex quisite pathos which has made Miss Mu loch so much fame. The grand lesson of the book is that no life is so unfortunate that it may not become great and noble, if there is a noble soul within, to incite it to nob le duty. The work is for sale by T. B. Peterson 3, Brothers. Sheldon & Co., New York,. publish "Esperance," a novel by Meta Lander. A good American romance in these days when we depend so largely upon English reprints for this department of literature is quite refreshing. The authoress is well-known by her preceeding works, "Light on the Dark River" and "Marion Graham." Her present book tells the eventful story of a woman's life,filled with lights and shadows, the shadows taking,as human life generally has it, the larger share, until the happy breaking away of the clouds at the last- The story is an earnest and natural one, and deserves the extended perusal which it will undoubtedly obtain. For sale by J. R. Lippincott & Co. Messrs. Dick (t. Fitzeerald, New York' have just published " Day's American Ready Reckoner," containing a great va riety of tables for rapid calculations, finan cial, mechanical and arithmetical. The work has been carefully revised by an ex pert mathematician„ and will be found a very valuable aid to mechanics, employers and accountants. The same publishers have also issued a little volume called "Martine's Sensible Letter Writer. "We were under the impression that the days of "Letter Writers" ban passed, but if people still desire models for their correspondence. this little manual will furnish them many practical and useflll hints. For sale by T. B. Peterson cit Bro thers. J. B. Lippincott Lt.. Co. have received the fourth volume of Little, Brown Lt, Co's. beautiful standard edition of the Works of Edmund Burke. The principal papers in this volume are his "Appeal from the new to the old Whigs," "Thoughts on French Affairs" and "Remarks on the policy of the Allies." We know of no more valuable addition which has been made, of late, to our American libraries than this elegant work. Ashmead & Evans have just published a pretty little juvenile, containing two stories for children, "The Dove's Nest" and "Benny Averet," by E. L. Llewellyn. Both stories are prettily told, and the nu merous illustrations are very handsomely ',Routed. LEVEES ON THE - MISSISSIPPI.-A. letter from New Orleans says—a recent conversa tion with Col. Claiborne, of Pointe Coupe reveals a state of desolation in the sugar country of the upper river which is really incredible, but that it is communicated by a gentleman of undoubted character, who visits the city as a member of a committee to ask aid from the military commandant in the restoration of the levees. From Pointe Coup6e to Baton /Rouge, a distance by the river front 8f about ninety miles, the sugar crop has been 'reduced by crevasses from forty thousand hogsheads to twenty-five hogshead. The State Legislature has ap propriated a million of dollars in State bonds for the reparation of the levees. The Commissioners have I of been able to sell any of these bonds.' An appeal has been made to the Federal Government for aid, and it is replied that Congress having made no appropriations for this purpose, no aid can be afforded. •In the meantime the con tractors, etc., have given notice that, they. cannot continue their work muoh longer without funds. As the utterinability of the people to save their property is thus demon strated, will not those interested in the home staple come to their rescue? ARRESTED FOR TREASON.-. 011 Friday last, Gen. H. E. Read, of the late Con federate army, was arrested at Louisville, Ky., upon the charge of',treason. He gave 810,000 bonds to appear on •the 2fith of February, the first day of the United States Court. tiva:to v ;4'41 rr E I F. VIE T4TIALN-S. Gr6at Demonstration at New York--- America to Remain Neutral in the Fenian War---Speeches by Ferrando Wood, B. Kil lian, George Francis Train, Father Curley, and Others. A Fenian demonstration of gigantic pro portions was held last °veiling at the Cooper Institute. Every nook and corner of the large hall was densely packed with men, women and children, all eager and enthusi astic dreamers in the establishment of an Irish Republic. The doors of the Institute were thrown open at 7 o'clock, and in less than twenty minutes entrance to the busid ing was almost an impossibility. Fainting women were borne out in the arms of ac commodating policemen, and hundreds un able to endure the intense heat were forced to leave even before the proceedings of the evening were commenced. Inside the "Irish heart was thoroughly fired " by the strains of martial music, the sight of their own beloved "green," together with the patriotic and suggestive scrolls which were emblazoned around the plat form. The cheers, shouts and yells were absolutely deafening and terrific ; and were that royal brute, the British lion, present or anywhere within hearing, he would most assuredly choke with envy and vexation at the thought that he could never hope to sur pass the roarings of his Celtic enemies. About S o'clock, when the meeting was worked within a few degrees of "sponta neous combustion" by the performance of such airs as "The Wearing of the Green," "The White Cockade," the Committee of Arrangements appeared on the platform, and the meeting was organized by the ap pointment of Mr. C. Spencer as Chairman. The enthusiasm of the audience was in describable. As Mr. Fernando, the O'Mahony, Killian, Train, and others less distinguished appeared successively on the platform, hats and handkerchiefs were waved and cheer upon cheer rang through the building. Mr. Spencer came forward amid immense cheers, and commenced a stirring speech in favor of the Fenians by stating that during last April, while addressing a meeting in Washington, he expressed himself in favor of the Fenian movement. Mr. Spencer pro ceeded to read a letter received from Major Fitzgibbon of Michigan, thanking him (Mr. S.) for his expressions of sympathy and good-will to Ireland. The Irish had contri buted an immense army of volunteers for the preservation of the Federal Union in the late war, and had a claim on the American people. He was there to-night because he sympathized with oppressed humanity in every place, no matter whence they came or who they were. He was there because he hated Eagland, and he believed she had treated Ireland unjustly. He could not forget England's policy during the late war —how she bad built ships to prey upon oar commerce and sent them armed from her ports, and now she is flogging and imprison ing in the city of Dublin men who claim to be naturalized American citisens. [Hisses. Mr. Spencer concluded by painting a gor geous picturelof an Irish Republic founded on the overthrow of British power in the Green Father:Curley, who was the next speaker, was received with a storm of applause sel dom equaled. He said: Be it mine to state to you that independence—republican inde pendence—is the desire of the Irish people, and the sword once drawn, shall never be sheathed until their purpose is attained. The Irish desire two things to-day, that they should possess the land and have a government suited to their circumstances. This instinct, my Fenian Brethren, is the common heritage of our race,not the growth of yesterday or to-day. It dates from the time of Strongbow. Father Curley then went into the doctrine of feudal sovereignty —alleging that each man under that sys tem had an inalienable right t ) the soil. [lmmense applause.] It is strange, but nevertheless true, that the Celt wherever he went carried with him the natural instincts of republicanism. His ancestors, according to Dr. Bronson, mo deled republicanism in Greece, crossed over into Italy and gave the world republican Rome, scaled the Alps and established Switzerland, the oldest and best established republic in the world, and see how easily the Irishman enters into the spirit of repub licanism in America, fights its battles and conserves its rights. [Cheers.] The speaker then alluded to the present prospects of the Fenian Brotherhood, saying amid intense excitement,that it may as well be attempted to turn the tide of the Hudson as to stop the progress of the Celts in their efforts for Irish independence. At any time you may hear the intelligence that the Irish are in arms, and the tight shall never cease until Ireland is a republic, based on the great model of America. Mr. Spencer then introduced Mr. George Francis Train, who said: Fellow Americans, on Wednesday last I addressed the solid men of Boston on the Exchange, and in the evening, in company with Killian and other Fenian chiefs, I addressed another meeting on the subject of Irish nationality. [Cheers.] Old Ireland has foes on every side that envy her race, her fame and her pride; but she has 'sons on every side who will emulate the bravery of their ancestors. "The deeds old Ireland'. sons have done They yet, can do again." He was at the great ball in Washington, when 100 Generals and the Ministers of England and France were present, and he saw that night that France was no longer the enemy of America, and that she, the land of Rocliambeau ' will do all she can for Ireland through John Mitchel. [lm mense cheering.] The moment Ireland fires a gun America must declare her belliger ency and remain neutral, nay, more than that, fit out 100 Alabamas at New York, Philadelphia and Boston. Mr. O'Mationy must not go to war with England, but re main strictly neutral. [Laughter.] The only way to fight England is through her stomach and her pocket. Mr. Train offered a resolution,which was carried, to the effect that France was the friend of Ireland, and that the headquarters of the Fenians were in the Tuileries of Paris. [Wild cheers.] Mr. Train then offered the following, which was adopted, and from. which Mr. Spencer subsequently took occasion to dissent: Resolved, That the secession fraternity of Stevens, Sumner, Anarchy, Samba and Hell do not express our sentiments, and rZrora to -day's N. Y. Tritrtu3e.l that we Indorse the policy of Andrew Johnson. [lmmense applause.] The Mcnroe doctrine was not an Ameri can, but an English idea, and for America to go to war to please England is not the doctrine of the Fenian Brotherhood. All who are in favor of pronouncing the Monroe Doctrine an English swindle, say "Aye." Carried. Mr Train proceeded at much greater length to discuss some of the preceding and other questions, and concluded amid ap plause, cheers, to. The. Hon. Fernando Wood on coming for ward received a regular ovation. The vast assembly arose_ en masse, cheering again and again. He said: There are three duties imposed upon man: To his God, which re quires obedience and reverence, looking to his welfare hereafter. To his family and himself, looking to his welfare on earth;and to his country, requiring sacrifices and en durance in the maintenance of its Govern ment, institutions and laws. In this latter obligation is comprehended the duty for Americans of sustaining the theory and system on which this Republic was founded. It is not only incumbent upon us to main tain free government here, but to uphold it everywhere. This is the duty of the Ame rican citizen, and in this spirit, as an Ame rican, I am here to-night. And such has been the practice of oar people. We have always hated despotism and encouraged Wherever the down-trodden have turned upon their oppreeerns, and endeavored/ to relieve themselves of bondage, the Amer .an heart has beaten in sympathy. We di it when Poland struggled to maintain her nationality against fearful odds. We did it when the South Americans raised the standard of revolt, and erected republics upon the downfall of Spanish authority. We did it for The people of Greece—for the people of Hungary. We did it when France, in a moment of national impatience, shrew off the kingly yoke to assume, alas! but for a day, the right of self-government; and we do it now even for use people of Mexico, who, with questionable capacity for se f-rule, are, nevertheless, entitled to our best wishes and support. And why should we not feel thus? Was it not manifested for us in the day of our own sad trial? When the people of this then distant land first commenced their struggle for this same glorious principle were we not sympathized with and aided? Did not France send us her Lafayette, with his troops and his treasure? Did not Poland send us her Kosciusko, Germany her Steil ben—and did not Ireland send us her Mont gomery, whose remains now lie near those of the lamented Emmett in St. Paul's church yard, and whose tombs will nerve the Fenian masses as they pass down Broadway to embark for the redemption of their country. In this view, and with these feelings, I have wondered that the Fenian movement in this country has been confined to natives of Ireland and their immediate descendants. Why shouldit be an Irish movement? It is the same cause to which I have referred in other countries. The principle is identicaL If there is any difference it is in favor of Ire land. Neither the American colonists, nor Poland, nor Greece, nor Spanish America, nor Hungary have suffered as has Ireland. Nor has any people on the face of the earth, Christian or infidel, so much claim on our substantial aid and heartfelt succor as has those whose blood has been spilled in our own struggles; and whose industry and toil has done so much toward our own national prosperity, thrift and greatness. Now, my friends, what is the cause? Of what does Ireland complain? Is that peo ple oppressed ? Do they enjoy or are they allowed to have these requirements which make a people happy, or contented and prosperous? In short, of what do they complain? and are those complaints well founded? lily answer is a short one. It may be sufficient to reply that they are denied the right of self-government—that the ordinary and now generally accepted idea that every people should be allowed to participate in the formation of the laws under which they live is not vouchsafed to them. But I go further, and say that not only are they bereft of political, commercial and social equality, with the people of England and Scjtiaud, but they are positively discriminated against. Laws and regulations are made for them purposely to injure them. They are obliged to recognize and to support political and religious principles repugnant to them; they are deprived of the fruits of their own industry; they are not allowed to peaceably assemble and petition for redress of griev ances; they live under continual martial law, with a military constabulary holding surveillance over their domestic and reli gious sanctuaries. No pEa-sant's cabin, no man's house, no institution of learning or worship is safe from this intrusion. An Irishman's house is nut his castle as in England, provided he is not either. a traitor to his country or to the faith of his fathers, which in his conscience is being a traitor to his God? Those things "I have seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears" within six months past. Mr. Wood concluded his speech by saying that " So help his God, he would use all his influence, personal and political, for the furtherance of Fenianism." [lntense ex citement]. Mr. Kiernan addressed the meeting in a patriotic strain, and on the conclusion of his speech Mr. Killian stated that the object of the meeting was a political one. They had heard two representatives of political parties speak there ..to-night, and it was intended that that significant part of the spirit of the country should be laid before the Cabinet at Washington, and perhaps something start ling would occur in English affairs before long. He wished the audience good evening. Mr. Spencer said the Head Centre felt too indisposed to address them, and adjourned the meeting. ALL FOB Two CENTS.—The Treasury De partment, in settling a balancaof two cents due to Erastus Foote, sent a draft to him worded and numbered as follows: "Draft 2,950 on Treasury warrant, Treasury of the United States, No. 1,954. Washington, Jan. 8, 1866. At sight pay to Erastus Foote, col lector and disbursing agent, or order, two cents. F. E. Spinner, Treasurer of the United States. Recorded Jan. 8, 1866. S. B. Colby, Register of the Treasury. As sistant Treasurer U. S., Boston, Mass." On this important document there were seven signatures, and all for two cents. The gen tleman who owned the draft was offered a dollar for it, but said he would not sell it for five dctllars. THE STATE PRISONS OF NEW Yong.— By the report of the Controlter of the State of New York, we find it announced that, while the State prisons have had an income of $211,191 82, their expenditures have been $505,806 03, showing a deficiency or $344,61421, arising from the clifficcdty of procuring employment for convicts, and the advance in the cost of the'ir support. F. L. FETHERSTON. Publister. DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS. LETTER FROM PRESI DENT JUAREZ. AFFAIRS AT VERA CRUZ AND Liberal Successes in Ta maulipas. [Frew to-day's New York Herald. I President Juarez, in a letter recently received from him by a friend in this coun try, speaks in the most hopeful manner of the republican cause in Mexico. The great moral support which it has received from the position assumed by the govern ment and people of the United States will, be is confident, lead to its ultimate success, even without any armed aid on our part. Alluding to the marches and counter marches of the imperial forces, which have compelled him and his Cabinet banscillate between Chihuahua and El Paso, by says that these movement have in no manner impaired the strength and stability of his government, but only tend to exhaust the military resources of the enemy. The progress of affairs at and in the vi cinity of v era Cruz and Tampico isdescribed by our correspondents in those cities. In the former it is stated that while there is an appearance of great commercial activity, there is little reality about it, as nearly all the merchandise that arrives is for the French portion of the imperial army, and is therefore impoverishing instead of enrich ing the country. Immensestocks of ordnance stores have recently arrived there and been furw aided to the capital, which now contains six great depots of these supplies. As all these goods are admitted duty free, the French merchants connected with the army have, it is said, taken advantage of the circumstance to carry on a heavy con traband trade. All the Vera Cruz mer chants, excepting the French, are open in their condemnation of the imperial establish ment, which would be considered farcical, were it not that it is robbing the country of its life and treasure. In the' ,State of Ta maulipas the republican forces are meeting with much success. The Charleston and Savannah Railroad is in apple-pie order again. We were under the impression that Sherman left it in a state or "pi." A few days ago a highly respected Friend was disowned by the monthly meeting of New York for having a piano in his house. He resorted to various technical excuses, but the Society would not listen to his Stecknicalities. Joe Crele, one hundred and forty-one Sears old, as shown by the records of his birth in the Catholic Church in Detroit, died recently in Caledonia, Wisconsin. This Joe Crele sounds to us like a real joke. "Mr. Jones has a very fine eye," said Mies Smith. "Only one?' said Mr. Brown, "then he must be your one-eyed dear!" We have discovered an important error in Louis Napoleon's speech about with drawing the troops from Mexico. It was printed "Je m' entends avec l'Empereur For "Je entends," read "Je mentai." A bale of cotton containing $27,000 in gold is in litigation in New York. The buyer proposes _to forfeit his bale, and keep the specie. A letter from a traveling correspondent of one of the Eastern papers, sacs: `•Here I am at home again, atter a pilgrimage of six thousand miles, having girdled the late Confederacy in a trip undisturbed by acci dent or rudeness.' By which he means that he has been all round the waist places of the South. `:The rows that all are praising," with some except!ons—the Negni and the Freed men's Bureau.—Boston _Herald. Airs. Henry Johnson see Miss Harriet Lane, who preslded,the graceful lady of the White House during the Buchanan admin istration, is to be the recipient of a baud some bridal present from the Prince of Wales, which is now on its way hither. It is described as one of the loveliest de Lane wails. Omer Pasha is writing a life of Alexander with the purpose of knocking Julius Ca , stu's reputation out of time as the largest toad in the ancient puddle. Alexander's life, by 'Omer ought to be a classical work. A hatter in Pesth has invented what he styles a " dualist" hat. It is either Hunga rian or modern. It is called " duellist " either because it gives one a trigger appear ance than usual, or else because it shoots up into the air, we don't know which. Sir Frederick Bruce, on being asked what he thought of Mr. Bancroft's oration, merely shrugged his shmilders, and said, " Um peu trop de Bruce-quo - 1e 1' The Empress of France is causing girls to be employed in the telegraph offices. If they remain there long enough, some of them will be telegram mothers. THE POWER OF A POUND OF COAL.—The best anthracite coal contains 98 per cent, of carbon. Fevre and Silberman found that if all the heat is utilized, one pound of carbon in burning will generate sufficient heat to raise the temperature of 8,080 pounds of water one degree of the centigrade scale; and, according to Andrews, it will heat 7,900 pounds one degree. Taking the smaller of these results, 7,900 pounds, and reducing it, we find that one pound of carbon will raise : the temperature of 14,220 pounds of water.- one degree of Fahrenheit's scale. litultiplyi• ing this by Joule's equivalent, 772, and we' have 10,977,840 foot-pounds as the quantity of work which one pound of carbon will, perform. If we suppose it burned at the rate of one pound per hour, by dividing the foot-pounds of work by 33,000 and by ea, we shall have the horse-powersl. If all its heat could be utilized, therefore, we should have a power from 2-11ths of a pound of coal per hour. This point is Worth remembering— that theoretically we should have a horse-. power from two-elevenths of a poundof coal per hour. The very best engines give a parse power from about two pounds of coal . !,oer hour,. and it. is a good engine that produces rthorse power from four pounds of coal per hour, An engine that gives a horse-power with. two pounds of coal per hourutilizesin work about nine per cent. of the whole power of' the coal; and one that yields a horse-power for four pounds of coal per hour, utilizes, about four and a half per cent; of the power of the coal. —Scientific Amer i can. THE name of General Burnside is strongly pressed in Rhode Island as the Republican, candidate for (oyernor at the ueist,,,Aeotkwa. MEXICO. TAMPICO. Facts and Fancies..
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