GIBSON PEACOCK. Editar. VOLUME XIX.---NO. 262. EVENING BULLETIN. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING, (Sundays excepted) at • Igo. 329 Cheetnet Street, Philadelphia. BY 9310 "Evening Bulletin Association." IMORRIETOI3.B. GIBSON PEACOCK, CASPER SOLIDER, Jr., IF. L. PETELERSTON;.I ERNEST O. vre.LLAon. THOMAS J. WILLIAMSON. The Iltrza..wrix is served to subscribers in the city at 18 cents per week, payable to .the carriers, or 4.8 00 per annum. MARRIED_ BONNAFFON—WALTERS—On the 15th Instant„ 'by the Rev. D. Otis. Kellogg, Tr., Sylvester Bonnaffon, Jr., and bliss Virginia V., only daughter of the late A. G. W ,alters Esq„ both. of this city. CIUMMINGS—EINO---At Cincinnati, Feb. the 14th, by the ',Rev. J. E. Homaus, Rector of St. John's Church, and Rev. E. Wright. Rector of St. James' Church, Mr, Wm. Augustus Cummings, of Philadel phia. to• Miss Emma Louisa King. CIIMMINGS—KING—AIso, at the same time and place, by the same. Mr. Henry Martyn Cummings, of - Philadelphia. to Miss Ida Virginia King, only dasgh ler of. David C. King. Esq. . , DIED. • ' OARFORD—On.the 18th instant, Hannah Ann Oak -ford. in the tooth year of her age. Her relatives and 2; lends are respectfully invited to attend her • funeral from the residence of her ne phew, W. L. Oakford, No. 2 Woodland Terrace. Wea Philadelphia, on Fourth day afternoon, the 21st, at 2 O'clock. Interment at Darby. ms PBOVEST—On the 17th Instant, Mr. John Provest. 'The relatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend his funeral from the residence of Chas. B. Engle, Main street, Germantown, on Toes- AIRY. 20th instant, at 2 o'clock. P. M. SCOTT—On Saturday, 17th instant, Edith, infant daughter of James W. and Mary Scott, aged 22 months. __ The funeral will take place on Tuesday mornin'. lß at " ID o'clock. SMEDLEY—On Sixth day evening, the 16th instant, hiaty Smedley,in the 37th year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are re spectfully-invited to attend. the funeral from the re aidence of her father, Wm. Smedley, near Media, on Third day, the 20th instant, at-1 o'clock, A. M. Car xiages will be in waiting at Media, West Chester.and Philadelphia Rairoad, on the arrival of the 8 A. M. train from the city. • STOEVER—AnnIe .111., wife of Win. B. Stoever. `Her relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral from the residence of her husband, corner of 3fain and bfehl 'streets, Germantown, on Monday afternoon,at 3 o'clock. • WALKER—On Sabbath morning, the 18th instant, 7sCatthew Walker, in the 11th year of his age. His relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his tuners! on Wednesday afternoon. - the 21st instant, at 2 o'clock, from his late residence, No. 1224 Sring Garden street. Ss OBITUAIIY. Died, at the residence of the Hon. George D. Short ridge, in Mentevallo, Aia, January 5th,1866, of typhoid fever, First Lieut. WILLIAM. J. GELSTOIs.T. CS. F, 84th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers, aged 41 years. In the death of Lieut. Gelston our country loses ano ther of its able defenders. He freely gave his services to his country In the early part of tne rebellion, and upon numerous battlefields his prowess attested his bravery. Re entered the three months' service In April 1861, in Col. Gosline's Regiment. On the re-organiza tion of the 95th Pennsylvania (Gosline'e Zonaves), he again entered the service as a private, and was pro moted to First Lieutenant for his bravery. Re parti cipated in the battle of West Point, Va., May 7th, 1812. Gaines's Mill, June 27th, INS. and in all of the actions during the seven days operations in front of Richmond, Again at Bull Run, August 29th and 30th South Moun tain and Crampton's Pass, September 14th ; Fredericks burg. DecemberiStb. 1882 and again at Fredericksburg, Jinni 80 1 h irKI May 2d and 3d, 1863, ' at which battle he was severely. wounded, and discharged for disability. ljpon recovering from his wounds, he again entered .the serviceas a privatein the 34th Iseglment New Jer sey Volunteers. in the fall of 180; he proceeded with this regim.nt to the Southwest, and participated in all the skirmishes, Ac„ .that said regiment took part In. :He was promoted to Second Lieutenant, and was en gagel in the operAtions around Nashville, Tenn., in Iles:ember. 1861, was promoted to First Lieutenant, and went stint-idle-regiment to the Department of the Gulf, mind was in all the batt.es In front of Mobile, in April, 1865. He being one of the first officers who entered the works at Fort Blakely. Ala. With his high qualities of mind, his nobleness of ffieart and generous nature, he was, indeed, one to be loved, and of him it may truly be said, • • None knew him but to love him, None named him bat to _praise." - The writer of this—one of his fellow-officers—deeply Seels his loss, as he was endeared to him as a brother. MONTEVALLO, ALA.., Jan. 8, 1866. H. P. R. Tx - MITE MOREENS FOR SKIRTS. Green Watered Moreena. • 64 and 5-4 Green Baize, White Cloth for Sacks. White Evening Silks. EYRE & LANDELL, Foarth and Arch RELIGIOUS NOTICES. [U.. "SOCIAL ITNIO.N." 'SOCIAL UNION." [Oa UNION M. E. CHURCH. Pr aching by Rev. L. C. Matlack, Monday evening; Rev. Alfred gCcokman, Tuesday evening, R.v. L. 0. Matlack, Wednesday evening; Rev. F. Scollin, M. D., Thursday 4evening; General Class, Friday evening, commencing .each evening at 7% o'clock. ' lt* ItU. "SOCIAL lINION"—PUBLIC eaESTING.— Monday Evening. February 19. Church of the 'Nativity, corner Eleventh and Mt. Vernon streets. All Invited, W. M. ABBEY, I'o7 2t Bac. Secretary. 10' TEE SEASON AND THE POOR ANION BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. For thirty-four years this society has been going an and out amongst the citizens of Philadelphia, ..giving and receiving their alms, and it has never ap pealed for aid in vain. At the present crisis it - needs all it can obtain to enable it to carry on its work. With a hundred lady visitors distributed over the entire city, it reaches nearly every family, and the experience of the visitors enable them to discriminate - between the worthy and the unworthy. The principle of the society is to distribute favors with a cautious liand,being convinced by long experience that this is the only true plan of right charity. Numberless or ganizations have risen and fallen upon a different ,principle since its toundation, and numberless others will rise ann fall whenever they fail to recognize this principle. Indiscriminate alms-giving is the foster•father of pauperism, and it - will eventuate is filling any community with beggars There are nu - bads of poorwho now labor willingly for .a living that would not do so If encou, aged in idleness by a mistaken philanthropy, and there are myriads - who no ra - vir without labor upon the gains of their chlr , dren, sent through the streets to beg. At the same time, there is and always will be a very great deal of rea - , :suffering, which it is the bounden duty of the, good to ;seek out and relieve. These are principally women .and children, not often men, whom women can bast minister to At this crisis many of these are families •of discharged soldiers, , who would Buffer and ;die In their garrets • and cellars - unknown to' .the great public, but for the efforts of our benevolent'women, who , thread the byways :and alleys of the city, to seek out and relieve them The number of visits made by our visitors last year :was 17,166„ntimber of families relieved; 7,750, number •of sick cared for, 1,090, number of persons found ern- - ployment, 817; • amount of cash distributed, 85,684; mamber of tow of coal given ont, 1,740: number of :garments, 800; number of stoves loaned, 850, and 30 women were found constant employment. In all this' - visiting there have been, of course, numerous Instances i n t ense hiadship brought to light, which; if related, - Would appeal to every charitable heart; but it has nester been the - practice of the society to obtrude 3 / a rrowing cases of suffering hefore the public to excite, ;sympathy. It lima relied rather bpon the intelligent judgment of the public ti/sustain Its steady work.q,lts zespectable Board of'llimiageri, la a guarantee of rte j ~ .aporisibitity, and they all now urge upon the nubile no- :Zee the wants of the poor at the close of the season. Messrs. COOPER and EVANS, the authorized col. .lectors, will kmMediately make their final call for the '' -- 3 -, ear. -- Money may also be tett; withTEDMIIND WIEe 4COX, Treasurer, , 404' Chestnut street; -or -with JOHN 331CILS, Agent, at the Office of the Society, corner of ‘l3mand Seventh streets. . . 'SAMUEL Et:PERKINS, President. ; Tow; H. ATW9OD, Secretary. fel2,-m,w„Mt ItiIIROANTELE LlBltAlty,—Nearly 40,01 veltunal; over 200 newspapers and 100 other perli o eels fronsall parts of the globe are regularly sub. , elerlbed for. Theme of the above as well as of the nu =emus chess tables is afforded to Stockholders -at :$l3, and to Subscribers at $.5 annually. Shares of Stock only 1110, to be had at the (hex. :tel7.sa,wetti . . . . . . . , . ...... , . . .... . . . . . .. .... . ~ .. . . ~.„ .. •... .. . . . " ~. ... . .. .. . . . . .. .. . , ii , • . ..,....,.., ~,„ . .. . . , ~. , .. . ...„ . . . . . ~ . ... . . . .. . . .. , ~..,_ .. . . ..,. . ... ..•...• . , . I . 6 . • • . . . . . , . . - ::1 ' . •- " . • .• , : r ~• ,' . : , . . 1 ::..- : : • ' .'' - ' . .., .. , .:' .. . ,: " .• . , :• : .. 7 .., , : • . ~''', , ...- iti.,. . , , i 0 I . . . . :• . .. ... . • . . . .. ~ . ..... . . .. . . . .., , .. ... ...... ~. .. . . . ....,,..::._..-.....„__,. _ ...... . . ... . ~....,. ....., ... • .• • ..... . • . ~, ..... ~... ~..., . ~... ... . ._. .. . . ._ .. , .. . .- . ~..... . . , . . . (0° GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN At the American Academy of Music, TUESDAY,. Feb. 20th. SUBJECT: Down with Free ' Trade and Toadyism to England and Up with Irish Nationality and American Industry. Ender the auspices of the PRESS CLUB of Philada. Admission 25 cents. Reserved Seats 50 cents. To be had at Trumpler's.Sevt nth and Chestnut att. Kromer's, 403 Chestnut, [twist the'EuevEnc ProgrcrnwThe Oftioe; 491 Chestnut street Doors open at 7Ni. Begin at 8. fel7-3t U'REV. HENRY - WARD BEECHER AT CONCERT HALL. • The subject or REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER, ON WEDNESDAY EN xectso. r r ii. 21st, Will be "WORK AND WORKMAN." Sale of tickets will commence at 12 o'clock, SATITIIe DAY the 17th 'natant, at CJ. XTOIVSAIate Martians' ), Price 50 cents. A liralted number of TICKEP6 FOE RESERVED SEATS wlll be sold at 25 cts. extra, fell-it rp A Stated Convention will be held in the Hall of the House of Representatives, in Harrisburg, Pa., on WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, A. D. 1866, at 12 o'clock, M., for the purpose of nomi nating a candidate for Governor, to be sup ported by the friends of the Union. The ordeal of war has tried the strength of our Government. Its fire has purified the nation. The defends of the nation's life has demonstrated who were its friends. The principles vindicated in the field must be preserved in the councils of the nation. The arch-enemy of freedom must be struck once more. All the friends of our Government and all who were loyal to the cause of the Union in our late struggle are earnestly re quested to unite in sending delegates to represent them in said Convention. By order of the Union State Central Com mittee. joax CESSNA, Chairman. MERCANTILE LIBRARY.—The Election jT for Officers wl4l take place TO•MOREOW Taes day.) The polls Will be open from 4 to 8 o clock P. M. fel9-2trp HOWARD HOSPITA_L. Hos. MS and use Lombard street t Dispeneary Department. lied. treatment and medicines tarnished gratnitotudY o Ore poor.- AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE liIILVEM. RON OIL COMPANY for the election 01 !rectors, dc., will be held AZ the office, NS Walnnt street, on MONDAY, Feb. 26,1666, at 4 o'clock P. M. C. D. RITCHIE, fel9•ni,w,e-3t• Secretary. it PRESTON COAL AND AMPROVEMENT COMPANY, O. 20% WALNUT ST.LIEET, PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10,1866. The aannal meeting of stockholders and election for Directors of this Company grill be held at the office of the Company, on WEDNESDAY. March 7. 1866. fel9 tmtai H. P. RUTTER, Secretary. PENNSYLVANIA HOSTIC ULI 'URAL e3O- 01ETY—STA PHD At niNG and MONTHLY DISPLAY on TUF-SDAY EV KNING, February 20, at 8 o'clock, at the Hall of the Society, S. W. corner of ISroad and Walnut streets. Band articles fur competition—Floral designs. Band and Button-hole Bouquets, Baskets. Displays of P ants, Cornelius, Chinese Primroses, Acacia Azaleas, lowering Bulbs, Apples, Pears, sweet Potatoes, Radishes, Mushrooms , &o. fei9,2t4 W , TTELE OFFER OF A. GERMA.N FIVE WEEKS' COURSE, c'•mplete, so as to secure SPEAKING by t not having been accepted, Prof. SCHAEFFER will organize his (pablic) courses, at tee University, Ninth street, above Chestnut, north building. on the terms as published before, on THIS EVENIN 4, at 7 o'clock P. H. Class Tickets from 0.0 to $25 each: pub lic courses, hereafter, at 8, 7 and 3 o'clock P. M. The reduction in price,published as by circular, for teachers is hereby rescinded. Members of the press and Gentle men and Lady Teachers present on late occasion. free. iv+ n- DIAJORUTNERAL CARL SCHURZ WILL deliver the third Lecture in the course before the bocial, Civil and Statistical Association of the Colored People of Pennsylvania, Thursday Evening: February 82d, at CONCERT HALL, Subject—" The Problem of the Day." 4th Lecture by Mrs. F. E. W. Harper, 'March Ist. sth " Prof. W.H. Day, March Bth. 6th " Hon. W. D. Kelley, March 15th, :Miss E. T. Greenfield, the celebrated Black Swan, will sing on each evening Season Tickets, for the four remaining Lectures of the Course, $l, Single admission, 35. May be had at T. BPUGH'S Book Store, Sixth and Chestnut, and at the'donr. felSAtrp .EIGHTH 4 1au...5.44., PARTY of the EIGHTH WARD will assemble at their respective precincts, on Win SDAY EVEN LNG, February 20th, if , tween 6 and 8 o'clock, to vote for a Senatorial and Representative Delegate, to meet to Convention, to elect Delegates to the Gubernatorial Convention. Ist Precinct-810 Sansom street. 2d " S W. corner Twelfth and Locust. 3d " Broad and Locust. 4th " Thirteenth and Sansom. sth " Twenty-first and Locust. 6th Sansom, above Twentieth. 7th " N. E, corner Twentieth and Spruce. ALI, X. J. HARPER, President. CHAS. W. SMITH, }Secretaries. fel9-2trp EDWARD M. VINTON OFFICE OF THE LEHIGH COAL AND 4.rp" NAVIGATION COMPANY, • PiOI4..DEL.PILLt, December 21St, 1865. LOAN FOR SALE. IN SUMS TO SUIT PURCHASERS. - - - The Loan of this Company, dne April let; 1884, inte rest payable quarterly, at the rate of six per cent. per annum. This Loan Is secured by a mortgage on all the Com pany's Coal Lands, Canals, and Slackwater Navigation 1.13 the Lehigh river,and all their Rallroads,constructed and to be constructed, between Mauch Chunk and Wilkesbarre, and branch roads connected therewith, and the franchise of the Company relating thereto. Apply to SOLOMON SHEPHERD, Treasurer, de2l-rpttl 122 South Second street. MENDELSSOHN!S ELLTAia,—The repetition of this grand Oratorio, on Friday next, by. the - Handel and Haydn Society, promises to be a brilliant success. One-half of the house has already been taken, even at this early day. The' managers have made a' very judicious arrangement of the stage, by which the whole body of performers, , in strumental and vocal, will be placed in' front of the curtain, thereby obtaining a great advantage in acoustic effect. As this is probably the only opportunity that will be afforded, for a long time, of hearing thia grand composition, no lover of music should fail to•be present. . , ' MR. GROVER'S GERMAN OPERA ' wary, after a most brilliant success iuother' : cities, will begin a season at our Academy of Music next Monday. The sale of season tickets began this thorning,and the numbei taken is, we are.told, quite unprecedented, so there.is no doubt of a fine season. Mr: Grover's new announcement, in our adver tieing columns to-day, deserves attention. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. inuori • STATE CONVENTION. GEO. W.' HAarannwi P Secretaries. A. W. lisicEmicr, PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1866. MEXICO._ Rumored Franco-Austrian Treaty fo the Withdrawal of the French Forces ---Austria to Supply Their Places with One Hundred Thousand Troops--Belgian and Hunga rian Volunteers to Form the New Army of Occupation --The Liberal Govern ment at El Paso and Its Troubles--Ju arez and His Ca binet in Their New Capital. On the second page of to-days double sheet will be found a New Orleans despatch of late date, giving some interesting news rom the Rio Grande. The New York Herald, of to-day, has the following inter esting details of Mexican news, mainly viewed from the Liberal stand-point. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 1866.—Private let ters received from Europe by government ex-officials in this city state that a treaty was concluded between France and Austria last month, stipulating that the French troops shall be immediately withdratvn from Mexico; that Austria shall furnish one hundred thousand troops, if necessary, to take their:place, fiftePia thousand of which are to be dismounted cavalry, dragoonsor hussars, and that France shall furnish transportation and commis-Rry stores for them until landed on Mexican soil. These troops are to be raised by volun teering, if possible, in Belgium and Hun gary, and to be commanded by regular officers in the Austrian service. .1 It is further stated that the Austrian Em peror will induce Hungarian volunteering by promising to restore a portion of their old laws and nearly all their confiscated estates. The next steamer is expected to bring confirmatory dispatches from our French and Austrian Ministers. EL PAso, TRxAS OPPOSITE EL PASO, MEXICO, Jan. 24, 1866.—President Juarez and suite arrived in El Paso first about the 15th day of August last, where they re mained until the 12th day of November. The French entered Chihuahua soon after Juarez departed, about six hundred strong, commanded by Captain Billet. The peo ple of El Paso did not receive their clis tinguished President in a manner becoming his rank and services but rather gave him the cold shoulder. In fact, at that time there was considerable French feeling here, 'assisted and encouraged by the resident curate, who, of course, was thoroughly am vinced of the justice of the French invasion and the stability of thegoveniment by them established. A portion of the citizens, 'wind ing the family of the curate,left El Paso,fefu.- ing the wrath of Juarez, and the latter was spoken of by some in terms not at all com p) entary. Shortly after the arrival of the Presidentand suite quiet was again restored, confidence returned, and with it the fugi tives who had so precipitately fled on the approach of liberal principles. The good order which followed the advent of the President, and the entire absence of any thing like revenge on his part, soon pro duced a remarkable change—the very persons who had been his revilers and tra ducers became his warmest admirers. A change came o'er the spirit of their dreams, and they soon discovered that the abused and outraged Juarez was a man of eminent ability, of unswerving integrity, and a true patriot; one who came not to destroy but to build up; one who came appealing to the noblest feelings of honor, and determined to maintain them to the bitter end. From this period commenced the greatest revolu tion in sentiment that has ever been wit nt seed in this part of the republic. l'pon the evacuation of Chihuahua by the French, Juarez, ever mindful of his cause determined at once to return, which he did. He left El Paso with scarcely an enemy, but with many fond regrets. The evacuation of Chihuahua by the French at this tipie, although wondered at in the East, was not at ail surprising to us here. In the first place the French troops had been greatly demoralized, and deser tions were so numerous that the entire lbss of the army of occupation was at one time feared. The spirit of liberty and love of free institutions pervade the breasts of the French also, and, being for the first time so near to American soil, they were determined to take advan tage of the opportunity; they fled in allldi rections, to Sonora, Sinaloa, and a small portion came this way. They are now scattered all over the country. About thirty , reached this place, and most of them have enlisted in the sth' infantry, United States army, stationed at Fort Bliss. They are heartily tired of the war, and were in ecnta sies of nelight at beholding the flag of free America. From what can be gathered from the French deserters here it is evident that the army generally has no heart in the war, but, on the contrary, are more friendly dis posed towards the maintenance of free prin ciples; but the iron heel of despotism which , knows no law but might, has thus farcon trolled their sentiments and obtains by Ore° that which if cannot accomplish by an ap peal to an unrestrained judgment. Soon after the President returned to Chi huahua, he learned that the French were advancing again from the south, with new , troops, recently arrived, to permanently occupy the place. As he had no force With which to maintain' his position, he again' started for El Paso, and arrived about Bec. 14, where he still remains, The French, be-. fore entering Chihuahua a second time,were encountered at Paral by a detachment of Mexicans, when a slight skirmish occurred,, which served to delay them temporarily, and the Mexicans then retired. The French' are reported to have in Chihuahua now 8008 picked - tropps, and they are fortifying the . place for permanent occupation. No other French troops are in the vicinity, the near-; est being at Durango, over 400 miles dis i tent.... The last arrival of the President , anhis reception by the citizens of El Paso was so: different from the first that it is worth'y of note. On the present occasion he was met, outside of the town by a cavalcade of Citi zens, and not a few carriages, filled With the elit'of the place; shoats and ,vivas rent the air, and great enthusiaira Prevailed: Since then Juarez has , been gradually and. surely gaining in the affections of the peo ple, but whether permanently or not, it is impossible to say. Such manifestations OUR WHOLE COUNTRY. certainly are not dictated from policy, for the government is poor, it has no rewards to give,, but must ask assistance from its friends. The lower orders of the Mexicans are veryignorant and time-serying,and have not sufficient intelligence to understand or appreciate the principles involved in the controversy; cetrainly very little constancy can be expected of them. But the more in elligent classes of the community have dis played recently great attachment to Juarez and the noble cause he represents. Without doubt the policy of the President, his deter mination and unfaltering adherence to prin ciple, together with his unswerving faith in the justice of his cause, have wrought a change in the minds of large numbers who were hitherto unaccustomed to witness such noble traits of character. The town of El Paso has become rejuvi nated in a sobial point of view. It has to a great extent shaken off j the ancient preju ices and antiquated customs that have sur rounded It for a century at least. The ladies, instead of being barred within their espective castles, day s and night, from the vulgar gaze of manly eyes, now walk, ride, dance, sing and have a good time generally; in fact, at present, paseos are the order of the day and dancing the order of the night. t.tn the 16th of ' September (the Mexican Fourth•of July) a grand ball was given to the President in the house of one of the most prominent citizens—a relation of the aforesaid curate, and formerly suspected of strong French sympathizes; but on this occasion all met freely and cordially, and received Juarez with every demonstration of delight. The ball passed off with great eclat. Since then nu merous parties have been given, and ge niality and general good feeling are begin ning to prevail. The American officers and citizens from this side of the river are al ways specially invited and generally attend. This much has the President accomplished in a social point of view : he has grappled with ignorance and burst the barriers of an ancient but contemptible bigotry. He is gradually infusing liberal principles where previousty prejudice reigned supreme. He is laboring to kindle the spirit of liberty and arouse a generous emulation. He is en 'deavoring to destroy ignorance and to es tablish enlightenment and toleration. To accomplish this be is striking at the root of the evil. Our great internecine struggle was a cala mity to Mexico even more than to ourselves, and its happy conclusion is by none more highly appreciated than by Presiden t Juarez, sho sees in the result of our contest a new era dawning for Mexico. He is emphatically a representative man, and the principles he loves and cherishes, although vindicated on other other soil swell his heart with joy and pride at the grandeur of our triumph, No one that knows him Well can fail to ad mire his character. Temporarily beaten, but not vanquished; poor in resources, but rich in the noble principles which actuates him; occasionally sad, bat never despairing nor doubting, he presents a remarkable ex ample of fortitude and endurance under circumstances that would pall the stoutest heart. His cabinet ministers' are also men of greatability and eminent capacity. Senor Lerdo de Tejada, Secretary of State has been for years one of the most prominent men of Mexico, and forquickneas of percep tion and penetrating discernment has no superior in the country. Senor Iglesias is the Secretary of the Trea sury, but as that institution is not plethoric at the present time his duties are not very onerous. He is a gentlemen of fine attain ments and exalted patriotism. He is labor ing assidonsly to replenish the exchequer. and if he succeeds will have accomplished more than even a Chase or McCulloch is ca pable of. At the present time Senor Iglesias is translating the President's Message into Spanish, that it may be extensively circu lated. President Juarez is much pleased with the document, particularly the refer ence to the Monroe doctrine. He has great hopes of ultimate assistance from the United States ; he consider it inevitable, and as the government has always maintained this doctrine inviolable heretofore it is reasonably expected that it will never depart from the course of action so generally pursued. Juarez has with him about five hundred men, officers and soldiers. They are at present quartered on the plaza in El Paso, and are daily performing military exer cises—drilling, and evidently preparing for something. it is understood that he has now in this vicinity one thousand eight hundred men, who are being rapidly put in a state of efficiency. Since their last re turn they have been completely fitted out with clothing from the sutler's store on this side of the river, and present a very re spectable appearance, as most of the cloth ing consists of United States uniforms. They might be taken for Uncle Sam's veritables. A large portion of Gen. Patent's troops are still hovering around in the vicinity of Chihuahua endeavoring to cut the commu nications of the French with Durango. It is rumored that Zacatecas is 'n possession of the Liberals also. The Pres' ent has no fear of the advance of the Fr ch to this point. As they are fortifying C ' uahua it is not probable that they will make their appearance here, but are rather content to hold what they have. Ii they come they will be warmly received by the troops in El Paso, most of whom are veterans of the war,and as they are being rapidly equipped they can make a good fight; besides, nearly all the Americans hereabouts are likewise ready to take a hand, and as most of them are discharged California volunteers they are not to be despised: General Mejia, who recently returned from Paris, where he was a prisoner for some time, has reported to the President. He has been appointed Secretary of War. We are expecting lively times here soon, particularly if the French oome, and you can rest assured that there will be a fight, and a good one:,The French cannot take El Paso with the force tlieY have at present. If the enemy does not make an advance in this direction, Xuarez wilt assume the of fensive and attack Chihuahua. Ife is con fident of success, and not without reason. With Juarez re-established in his legitimate rights as. President of the Mexican repub lic, the United States would have a faithful ally, a true friend, and One whose admira tion for our great country and its institu tions is only equaled by his ardent attach ment to the same great principles. WOBLD w E LIVE IN."—Frofessor. Rogers will doubtless attract another crowded audience at.the Academy of Music , this evening; This clasS of entertainments, presenting scientific subjects in an intelli gible and popular forth, are becoming every, year more popular, and the patriotic object to 'PO:doh Dr Rogers haS devoted his talents and scientific acquireinents, adds a power ful inducement to the best class of our citi zens to attend his lectures. ri]aiE Convening of the Congress in Pitts burgh---Arrival of D elegates. PITTBURGIE, Feb. 18.—The Fenian Con gress which is to assemble in Blasonie-Hall, to-morrow, promises to be one of the-most important conventions of Irishmen that has ever met together in this country. The delegates from the various States are pour ing into the city on every train. It is ex petted at every State and Territory will be reffesented. Delegates from the fol lowing States are already here, but find it difficult to get hotel accommodations, as the hotels are crowded: New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky,TeD n essee, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, District of Columbia, Kansas, Massachu setts, Maine, Wisconsin, Vermont, New Jersey, The British Provinces. The delegates to this Congress, as far as I can judge, are men of more intelli gence than hose of any previous Congress, most of them being military men who have won laurels for themselves in defending the flag of their adoption during the late rebel lion, and all of them express. themselves ready to grasp the sword once more in de fence of the land of their birth, and follow, to use their own language, "The General of the Armless Sleeve to deah or victory." Senator Michael Scanlan has arrived, ac companied by the delegates of the District of Chicago. The Western men seem to be brave determined men, and are fully alive to the work before them. One feature of this Congress is that all men are instructed to bring the largest amount of money possibly with them. It is said by some that they brought very large amounts with them from their circles. New York, the stronghold of the O'Ma bony party, is well represented here—Capt. John Warren, of the George Washington Circle; Captain Magee, of the Wolfe Tone Circle; John W. Maguire, of the General Sweeney Circle; Gen. Tavis, of the John A. Logan Military . Circle, and others. Col. M. C. Murphy, of New York, is present, and is very busy in preparing papers and docu ments in relation to his position as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Tne Feninns In Ireland. The New York Tribune's correspondent writes from Dublin, Jan. 28th, as follows: Fenianism Is still the absorbing topie in Dublin, and I might say all over Ireland. After an extensive tour through 28 of the 32 counties, I am in a position to give a correct appreciation of the subject, as it stands at present. During my tour, which occupied nearly four weeks, I conversed with hun dreds of people of every grade of society, Catholics as well as Protestants, Fenians as well as Orangemen, editors, Church of England ministers, Catholic priests, British officers, head - constables, " peelers" and ►country gentlemen, merchants and shopkeepers, tradesmen and laborers, and most extensively with the peasantry—who are looked upon as the rank and file of the Fenian Brotherhood, and who of course should constitute the Fenian army when such was to be called into existence—l have carefully compared the opinions and ideas of the different a assns of society, and have found that so absorbing is the interest which all feel in the movement that the ignorant laboring classes, who never see the newspapers, are as well in formed on the subject as the merchants and shopkeepers. The uniformity of opinion existing among the people of the same class living in counties remote from each other is surprising. They express their ideas in al most the same words, and all who truly sympathize with the movement say, and hold it firmly as their belief, that as far as Ireland herself is concerned, Fenianism is "played out," or, is other words that " it does not pay" to be a Fenian in Ireland. Ten, tifteen or twenty years penal servitude, or, us Mr. Butt calla it "imprisonment in a living tomb," will it is to be hoped, soon coil the ardor of the more foolish Fenian. The most important aspect of the Fenian question relates tope influence the excite ment caused by it has on the condition of the country. There is only one opinion expressed on this subject by all classes and creeds of the Irish people, which is that an irreparable mischief has been done to the country and her prospects. Capitalists and trade have been driven out, and are now leaving daily, and new enterprises, which would benefit the country, and afford em ployment to the aimost starving people, have been abandoned, and such as were about being started, indefinitely postponed, Employers who discountenance the move ment, took on their laborers and servants with suspicion and distrust. An uneasy and embarassing state of feeling prevails and pervades the whole community. Busi ness to a very great extent is deranged, and where more than the ordinary excitement prevails, as in Cork and Dublin—owing to the qui vire of the military and police—almost ruined. Many who were able to struggle along her-tofore, are now looking toward the emigrant ship as the last resort. And many, very many,would now leave the country if they only had the means. A shopkeeper said to me the other day, "My dear sir, they are all feeding on the prostrate carcass of poor Ireland— Judges Keough and Fitzgerald, and the councillors, and the military, and extra police, and swarms of detectives, and, I am afraid, your Fenians in America; and un less a blow is struck at Canada this winter I will be bound to believe that your Amer ican Fenians are about to gorge themselves on my truly unfortunate country." This man uttered these words with the deepest feeling, and when I said to hlm, "How do you know that you are not taking to a go vernment detective?" he answered, "God knows there are plenty of detectives, and you may be one of them; but if you are, I care nothing for that; I have nothing to lose; I can hardly be worse off than I am." Personal liberty is very precarious in Ire land just now. it is a notorious fact that no man is safe from arrest on the flimsiest, charge of suspicion and detained as long as the police desire. Your correspondent only. escaped arrest by adopting the "dodge" used by the people themselves when they want to indulge in a Fenian talk. The way! this is accomplished is by ridiculing and abusing the Fenians, while you can, under cover of the abuse you heap on them, dis cuss their prospect of success or failure: from every point of view, while at the same time,•as a straw shows which way the cur .rent goes,i a stray word will reveal the sympathiser or his opponent. All the jails in Ireland are at present overflowing, with prisoners, and in Cork an additional buildings well guarded by mounted troops, i has been leased by the government, for the incarceration of suspected persons. • Detectives, to use the word of the people themselves, are "as thick as blackberries," the railway stations, hotels, cars and steam- F. L. FETHERSTON. Pul3l:l2kr DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS. boats teem with them. "There must be a very small army of detectives in Ireland, • I btarnied myself ieto•the good graces of a Government officer stationed at the Castle, who informed me of a fact I had previous's , learned from other sources, namely, that the British Government has recently em ployed a large number of very modest looking young English ladies to travel in Ireland, and pay particular attention to the conversations going on in the cars,.steam boats, hotels, ac. The offieer spoke very highly of their services, and said that through their exertions several important leaders had been capured. Re•went as far as to offer to bet me a pound that Stephens would be arrested through the exertions of these women detectives. With regard to Stephens there- is but one opinion, and that is that he is ire Ireland. Yesterday it was strongly reported. in Dab lin that his whereabouts was known to the , . police, but this is doubtful. Search-is being made for him every day in various parts of the country. I believe it is unknown in ! what part of Ireland he is, and it is rather strange :that such a bit of trilling information cannot be , procured for M,OOO. The people of ITeland who sympathize with Fenianism say that "if the real object of the extensive organization in America is to procure a rising of the people in Ireland,. then, indeed, the case of Ireland is hopeless, and the sooner the organization is disbanded the better it will be for Ireland." They say' they have only one hope—the only bright side of the picture that they can find to con- - template is that Canada may be captured. "If," say they, "our friends in America really intend to help Ireland, let them go to 'work at once, and without further talk take Canada." They imagine that there are Irish enough in the United States to, actually swarm and overrun the country.. They say there is no law against having arms in Canada; therefore, when you are ready, let every Fenian repair to Canada, with his gun and his ammunition,. and when the de sired number of men are across the border,, let them, on a given day, point 60,000 guns at the garrisons of Canada. Let them have a few skillful generals, and Canada will, soon be theirs. It will be a rising of British subjects to establish a governmentfor them setves, to be called the Irish Republic or North America. "Then Irishmen will have a chance of testing themselves and proving : to the world whether they are capable of governing themselves or not. If they are able to govern themselves and maintain friendship with the United States, then old Irelands would swell with joy from the Giant's Causeway to Cape Clear, then Laby and the rest of them would be exchanged. A good landlord and tenant bill would become a law in Ireland. Poor-houses and tithes would be abolished. Her school system would be of her own choosing.. In a word, all her grievances would be redressed, and, perhaps, after years, the blessing, that flow from a well regulated Republic would be hers. But an attempt to free Ireland will only degrade her more than she is in the eyes of the world; will bring death and ruin to thou sands of her sons; will only tighten the chains around her neck, and reduce her to actual wretchedness. "Try Canada," they say, "if you fail in being able to govern yourselves, you can ask to be admitted to the Federal Union. Canada will make two good-sized States. But we believe if you bring all your energies to bear you can't fail, and in any case the question of Fenianism win. have received the only solution that it can ever receive, and the sooner the consummation is reached the sooner Ireland will cease her sufferings." Lord Monck goes out to-morrow by the Australasian. I have learned that he has been instructed to be very watchful as to the ,ingress of Fenians from the United States, and in the event of any organ i7ed bodies of men being found crossing over the line, to appeal strongly to the United States Government rather than make any display of force himself, but at the same time to see that the Commander-in-Chief of Canada keeps his army well in hand, so as to be able to hold out and maintain the strong garrisons until re-inforcements could arrive in the early spring. I will close this letter by calling your attention to the arrest in Dublin of three young men on the very serious charge of having in their possession a few dozen ex ploded percussion caps which they aver they picked up in the Phcenix Park. I can only say that one day last' week, after a review, I picked up more than a dozen myself, and they were not even exploded. Had one of Her Majesty's detectives (male or female) been acquainted of this fact, I presume I would be about this time commencing to serve ten years at least. The following is the story as told by The Dublin Mail: ARRESTS Oi CHARGES OF SUPPOSED FzisziAmsm.--Yesterday morning, between S. and 9 o'clock, Inspector Doran, Detective Officer Rotheray, and Police Constable Doyle, 138 E, proceeded to the house No. 8 John's lane, which they proceeded to search. They found living in it three young men, who subsequently gave their names. as William Shee, 22, bookbinder; Win. Landy, 20, shoemaker;.and Joseph O'Neill,.2o„ma-. chinist, who had formerly resided in. Man 7 chester, but who within the last three months, had come to Dublin, where they had since lived, without any ostensible em ployment. The parties, =being questioned, denied that they had any arms or treason able documents in their possession, The cfficers immediately went on to search, but all they found was a drilling book, pub lished according to Her Majesty's regula tions, and a considerable quantity ,of ex ploded percussion caps. On being asked to account for the possession of the latter, they said first that they had been left on their chimney piece by a little boy, bat subse quently they stated that they picked them up in the Phcenix Park. Thereupon they were arrested and charged with the posses sion of those articles, and also on suspicion of being members of the Fenian conspiracy. In the course of the afternoon they 'were brought before Mr. Allen. The charge having been read. Inspector Doran deposed to the above facts. Shee—May I be allowed to speak. Mr. Allen—Yes. Shee---The drill book was lent to us by a woman. Air. Allen—Was she in the army, [a laugh] Shee—No, but a young man who lodged. there left it behind him. Mr. Allen—That will be a matter of in vestigation hereafter. You are remanded until Tuesday next. The prisoners were then removed, to en jow y the osmforts o a dam a few eeks, or may be f months.p cell Free Fr country that ! THEpecuniary losses of Hinds county, Mississippi, by the war, are estimated at the solid aggregate of $15,926,500. The papers add another tenniillions for the depreciation in the value of the lands. It would require large inducements to persuade the people of that county to go into another war in search of their rights.
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