GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor.
VOLUME-XIX.---NO. 272.
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SANTIM—DUNLAP—On the 28th ult., In the Re.
formed Church, Easton Pa., by the Rev. John Beck,
Charles Santee, of Philadelphia, to Airs. Carrie S.
Xnulap, of Easton, Pa.
Nur~~a
BOOTH—On the 2d instant, Sarah Ann, widow of
ithe late Thomas L. Booth; in the 46th year of her qv.
The relatives and friends of the family, are re
latet-laly invited to attend her funeral from her
residence. No. 155 Laurel street, below Second, on
'Tuesday morning, at 10 o'clock, without farther notice.
To proceed to Monument Cemetery. notice.
ELY—This morning, March Ist, Horace Ely, in the
1 14th year of his age.
Funeral from the residrnce of his brother, Semi. B
- Sly, No. 622 North Fifth . street, at 6:30 A. of , on Sa
turday, toproceed to Lambertville, N. 3., by the 7.3
train from Kensingn Depot. •
FOTTEFIALL—On to Friday morning. 2d instant,
Stephen G.Fotterall, in the 70th year of his agei •
GftrwElTH—On the 26th ult., Robert E. Griffith, In
the 37th year of his age.
The male relatives and friends of the family are re
lipectfully Invited to attend the funeral on Saturday,
''Sd instant, at 10 A. M., from his late residence, No. 1002
• Chestnut street.
LIGHTFOOT—On the 28'h instant, of pneumonia.
_Ruth Ann, wife of Wie. Lightfoot, in the 48th year of
her age.
The funeral will leave her late residence, No. 3708
Baring street, to meet the 8 o'clock, A. M. train for
West Chester, on Monday, March sth.
MlLLER—Suddenly, on the morning of the 26th ul
timo, Mrs Mary A. Miller, aged 69 years.
Funeral services at the residence of her son-in-law,
David L. Skilimsaa, No. 1316 Vine street, on Thursday
-evening, at 7,4,1 o'clock. Funeral to proceed to Pisca
taway. N. J., onßriday morning, at 6 o'clock. a
SILVEWYER—March Ist, suddenly, in this city,
Marianna Tasker. wife of W. V. Silvester, and daugh
ter of Hanson and Harriet Tasker, of Providence. B.
1.. aged 20 years.
Service at 9 A. M., on Saturday, at N. E. corner of
gilroad and Wharton streets. Funeral at Providence,
R. I.
VONKER—On the 28th ult., Margaret, wife of the
late Daniel Yonker, in the 96th year of her age.
Her relatives and friends are respectfully invited
- te attend her funeral from the residence of Chas.
Bobbins, 1733 Vine street, on Saturday, March :id, at 10
o'clock, A. M. To proceed to Trinity Church, Oxford.
Services at the Church. Without further notice. *
WRITE MORE:ENS FOR SKIRTS.
Green Watered Moreene.
5-4 and 5-4 Green Baize,
White Cloth for Sacks.
White Evening Silks.
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SPEOLLIL NOTICES.
t ` co " .
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
mating 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 defence of the nation's life
bail demonstrated who were its friends. The
principles vindicated in the field must be
'„preSellerin the conncils 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
'iluestbd to unite in sending delegates to
represent them in said Convention.
By order of the Union State Central Com
•lmittee. JOHN CESSNA, Chairman.
GEO. W. IiAMMERSLY, Secretaries.
A. W. BENEDICT,
HOWARD HOSPITAL, Nos. 151 and map
IVLombard street, Dispensary Department. Red
treatment and medicines farnlaheil gratuitously
Botha poor. seas
TAKE NOTICE! TAKE NOTICE!!
GREAT LITERARY TREAT!!!
I CONCERT HALL. FRIDAY EVICTING. March
•Sth, Rev. T. DEW ITT TALMAGE, at the request of
many citizens, will deliver hie popular, and amusing
lecture, entitled " GRMMLER &CO for benevo
gent purposes. Admission,2s cents • Reserved Seats, 50
cents. Tickets at T. B. Pugh's Book Store, SLitlm and
-Chestnut streets. rakeNtrPi
I:U*OFFICE OF TtLA ALLENTOWN IRON
COMPANY, No. 105 WALNUT street, PHILA
. 7.)ELPILEA, ISt March 1866.
NOTICE —A special meeting of the Stockholders of
-the .41J.LENTOWN IRON COMPANY will be held at
the Office of the Company, No. 105 WALNUT street,
Philadelphia, on THISRSDAy, the eighth day of
March, 1866, at 12 o'clock, M., for the purpose of taking
action on a supplement to the Charter of the Company,
authorizing an increase of the Capital Stock of the
-Company. H. CABOT,
mh2-7t* Secretary.
0.. NORTH AMERICAN
MINING COMPANY.
Office, No. 327 WALNUT street, (Second floor.)
Mak SHARES, CAPITAI, STOCK.
~ Par Value 41.0 00
This Company owns in fee simple several valuable
:Silver Mines in Nevada.
50,000 tail - nws FOR WORKING CAPITAL.
25.000 TO BE SOLD IN 25 LOTS AT ..15,000 EACH.
Subscriptions received at the office until March 14th.
~ .BY ORDER OF 'IHE DIRECTORS.
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.'W" QUAKER FATHERS."—See corres
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I PRICEC, L. A. GODEY, JAY COOKE, BISHOP
SIMPSON, and others, in the daily papers of Febru
al".
. The Lecture will be delivered on MONDAY EVEN
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cisely at a quarter before 8 o'clock.
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AND
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The undersigncd have on hand a supply of
'LEHIGH COAL equal to any in the market, which
, they prepare with great care and deliver to the
r=esidents of G O=..HA.NTOWN and its vicinity at the
%following price's, vi= •
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fIELHADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN
t MATT. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Stock
..holders of the Philadelphia and Southern Mall-Steam
,-ship Company will be held at the ROOMS OF THE
BOARD OF TRADE on MONDAYMarch sth. 1866,
zbetween the hours of 10 o'clock. A. M. and 3 o'olook,
P. M., for the purpose of electing SEVEN DIEREOT
4011S, in pursuance of a provision of the third section
of the act incorporating said Companyl_
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A. Jr. CHESEBROUGH,
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• GEORGE L. BU BY.
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JOHN 0. JAMES,
WM. C. HARRIS,
GEORGE N. ALLEN.
HENRY SIMONS,
A. M. CONOVER
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
WOFFICE OF THE LEHMIH COAL AND
NAVIGATION COMPANY, PEXLADELPICIA,
December Mt, 1865.
LOAN FOR SALE.
IN SUMS TO SUIT PITRCHADERS.
The loan of this Company, due April lA, 1884, inte
rest Payable quarterly, at the rate of six per cent. per
annum.
This Loan th secured by a mortgage on all the Com
pany's Coal Lands, Canals, and SI water Navigation
In the Lehigh river,and all their Railroads,constructed
and to be constructed, between Mauch Chunk and
Wilkesbarre, and branch roads connected therewith,
and the franchise of the Compap,y relating thereto.
Apply to SOLOMON SHE PHE RD , Treasurer,
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[For the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.]
The Other Side.
In order to seem wiser than other folks, it
is the fashion to abuse things of the present
time, and compare them disadvantageously
with those of the past, and this is a sort of
vanity or egotism, with some honest men,
after they reach about sixty years of age,
and become themselves a part of the past;
but they do not seem to know it. The ex
planation of this may be found, not so much
in any changes for the worse, whether in
people or in customs, as in the fact, that the
old have gradually withdrawn from the ac
tive scenes of life, and • but dimly observe
them from their distant retirement. It is
some consolation to believe that we do not
get more wicked and foolish as the world
grows older. In our own favored land, we
have just now high testimony on the other
side, in an able and experienced statesman
(Mr. Secretary Seward), that " These Ame
rican people are e great deal better and a
great deal wiser to-day than they were ninety
years ago. Those of the generation that is
now crowding vs, will be a great deal wiser
and a great deal better than we that are on
the stage to-day." Now this is looking at
the present and into the future, from a very
different point of view from that to which we
have called attention, on the part of some
con temporary newspapers. Their mourn
ful groans over our boys and girls, as the
hopeless representatives of future parents,
and the sad lamentations over the schools
in which they are being taught, seem partic
ularly out of place. When we recall our
own experience, under the exploded Pestal
lozian system, "long time ago," as compared
to the present rational and civilized institu
tions for teaching youth of both sexes, we
can but congratulate them upon their great
advantages over their fathers and mothers.
It is but recently we saw the note of a little
girl of fourteen, recommending the boarding
school at which she was,
in these words:
"Our parents could not pay more attention
to our deportment titan Miss does; we
are taught to be polite and respectful to our
schoolmates, and to know that those who are
older and wiser than we, ought to be treated
with great respect." This is perhaps the
very direction in which our people lack a
virtue, which is better cultivated abroad,
and brings with it happy influences into the
society of Europe. Deference and respect
from the young totheir seniors, and especi
ally to their parents, are not among the
common tendencies of our age and country,
nor is there sufficient deferential regard,
from the young, for high and responsible
station. We promptly find fault with pub
lic men 'if they fail in the dignity that be
longs to elevated position, but we forget that
the office itself and the incumbent should
command our respectful consideration, if
we hope to see the dignified speech and
manners that are becoming and appropriate
in them.
The schools and the press seem the right.
sources through which to remedy the evil
tendencies of the times (and all times and
countries have had their own share), but
let us not exaggerate them. "Let those who
possess influence over the public mind feel
that they owe it that their influence be
beneficial." G.
Old Books Again.
To the Editors of the Evening Bulletin : I
was much amused at an article in Satur..
day's Butammt, claiming old age for a
printed book of the seventeenth century,
It, however, called out a most interesting
account of' early books by another writer,
signing himself Bibliophile. We have still
Another article to-day, by "J. G. Frick," of
Pottsville, who is so confident of the supe
rior age of a book in his possession , that he
gives us the title page in full, verbatim et
literatim "et spokatim ."' It was made in
1610. But the climax is reached by another
writer to-day—"W. C. of Philadelphia"—
who has a book, published in 1535, and who
asks, with a flourish "Has any one a book
older than this?" This writer could not
have read the article of Bibliophile, which
gives an interesting account of early publi
cations. I think Bibliophile is in error,
however, in .saying that the first book
printed with a date was in 1465. That is
supposed to be the year in which the Maza
rin Bible was published by Faust, which
bears no date.
The next published book after the
"Mazarin Bible," I of which we have any
account, was the "Psalter," printed some
where about 1458. The first book bearing a
date printed with metal type, if my reading
is correct, was published in Germany in the
year 1462. Ten years later, in 1472, the
Caxton press commenced the work in hog
land.
Let no one plume himself upon having an
"old book" which was printed after the year
1500. Those published before that have some
value on account of their age alone, but
even they must go back of 1480 to be curious
on account of age. There are more than
twenty thousand volumes extant in the
United States, I think lam safe in saying,
published anterior to the year 1600, which
are not worth the price of waste paper,
unless they have some intrinsic value besides
their age. I have myself half a dozen
volumes—with no great library either—
which were printed anterior to 1500. One
of them at Paris in 1477,' only fifteen
years after the first book printed with
metal type, which ever bore a date,
and yet Ido not greatly value it, because
there are older books. While on this sub
ject, Messrs. Editors, I well recollect the
indignation of an auctioneer, some ten years
ago,
in this city, who had received, for sale
an immense invoice of "old books" from
England. He got up a splurging catalogue,
and made a terrific effort to get together all
the .book-buyers. When the evening of
sale arrived, quite a goodly number of per
sons were present, but no buyers. The
auctioneer made a long speech, getting no
bids, and fumed himself first into a scold
ing mood, and then into a fury, about the
"ignorance of the company" as to the value
o old books, extending his anathemas
Finally to all Americans.' He talked, he
scolded, - and he raved, but NARY A BID.
After scolding himself hoarse, he dismissed
the company, telling them to go home, and
"school themselves about bociks." As for
himself,',he was "so disgusted with their
ignorance that, he should not call them to
gether again, but , would ship the whole in
voice back to England, when they would
learn how much they had lost!" I never
* OUR WHOLE COUNTRY.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1866.
heard what became of the books, but if the
whole lot had been sent to me for accept
ance, I should not have taken them, and
paid the drayage. They were; many of
them; printed in the sixteenth century,
which issued a great deal of book trash,
especially "on the continent."
Very truly yours, L. M. B.
STEAMBOAT CONFLAGRATION AT
ST. LOUIS.
Loss Over $700,000---Other Property
Destroyed,
Telegraphic Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.]
ST. Louis, February 27.—The following
are the full particulars of the disastrous
steamboat fire: Shortly before Midnight last
night, the alarm was sounded from the
steamer Peytona, lying at the wharf; at the
foot of Walnut street, which boat in less than
five minutes was enveloped in a sheet of
flame, which spread so rapidly that all ef
forts to arrest its progress proved fruitless.
The steamer Luna, lying above, and the
great Leviathan and Dictator, lying below,
soon fell an easy prey, and in less than ten
minutes from the time the first alarm
was given, all four of the boats were wrapped
in a sheet of flame. The firemen, with their
usual exertions, worked to the ex
tent of their powers, but the nature of the
material was such that the fury of the fire
could not be allayed. The origin, as usual
in such instances, is beyond conjecture.
Some are of the opinion that it was the
work of incendiaries; brit the true cause is,
doubtless, from negligence. The flames
were first discovered near the cook-house of
the Peytona, in which there was a fire a
few hours previous. No lives were lost, so
far as known, but the pilot of the Peptone
fractured his leg in jumping down to the
hurricane roof. The Dictator was princi
pally owned it Pittsburgh, where she was
insured for $112,000. She was valued at
$160,000. C. J. Caffrey, of this city, owned
one-quarter. The safe of the Peytona was
recovered, with its contents uninjured.
Aar of of eight or ten firemen, led by
Charles Farris, clerk of the Leviathan,
boarded that coat after the flames had been
partially subdued, and removed the contents
of the safe, which contained about $2,000 in
drafts. The Adams Express Company's
safe was on board the Luna. It contained
nothing of value, the money from the South
having been fortunately sent up by railroad
from Cairo. The Dictator was partially
loaded, and the Luna had freight on her, all
of which was destroyed. The following, as
near as we can learn, are the losses: Dic
tator, $l6O 000; Leviathan, $150,000; Lunar
$130,000; Paytona, $115,000; freight on levee,
V 0,000; freight on Dictator, $100,000; freight,
on Luna, $20,000, making a total loss of over
$700,000, only a f-ille.of which is covered by
insurance.
The hulls of all the boats except the Lana
are sunk and rendered totally useless. The
War Eagle, Continental, Kate Reamey,and
Tacony, were moved away when the fire
first b roke out, and thus saved from a
similar fhte of the others.
The river is, still rising and there is more
than 90 feet. oficater to Cairo. The terrible
loss of boats, last night, by fire, will very
seriously embarrass our business commu
nity, as tons upon tons of freight have accu
mulated here tor shipment which must re
main untaken and inactive, with the inter
est upon its value accumulating for some
time to come. The loss to the Atlantic and
Mississippi Steamship Company is very
heavy, and, added to the late disasters this
Company has suffered, will no doubt, bear
pretty heavily upon them, but the Company
is composed of very wealthy men who are
not easily dismayed ordiscouraged.
Since yesterday noon, a malleable iron
works, flouring-mill, school-horse and
engine-house have been destroyed by fire,
making, with the steamboat losses, over one
million dollars worth of property destroyed
by the fire-king.
Facts and Fancies.
A story is told of a large cave just dis
cox ered near St. Joseph, Mo., in which was
a human skeleton, thirty-eight feet six
inches long, with a head six feet in circum
ference. Probably the remains of St. Joseph
—Miller.
The New York Common Council have
appointed a city railroad inspector, with a
salary of $2,500 a year, to see that the cars
are kept clean, to insure seats for all pas
sengers, require that conductors shall be
civil and drivers not profane, etc., etc. Poor
pay for a job like that. What an Argus the
iellow will have to be !
"Ha!" exclaimed Mr. John Thomas,
standing with his coat tails drawn forwards
and his back to the kitchen fire, "I've beer'd
a good deal about the cattle complaint, but
am 'appy to say it aven't yet attacked my
calves."
At the second ball at the Tuileries the wife
of Saviet Pasha, the Ambassador of the
Porte, appeared in a European costume
with her face uncovered, al* danced several
times. Her dress was very simple, and her
only jewelry a Turk-was.
Madame de Paiva, of Paris, has a stair
way in her house, each step composed of a
solid block of nalachite, and valued in
itself at $lOO,OOO. A costly Paivament.
What is the difference between an orator
and a vender of quack medicines ? One is
at night on the rostrum, and the other is
right on the nostrum. This is a conundrum,
—Boston Post.
The weekly rent of a large airy room in
the Peabody buildings, in London, with all
the necessary appliances, is only about sixty .
(tents, and the same proportion is charged
for more commodious apartments. We
wish there were ary rooms in Philadelphia
at that price.
The King of Portugal, during his visit to
Paris. heard that Senhor Fonseca, a Portu
guese author of merit, is eighty years old,
and steeped in poverty, and gave him an
annuity of twelve hundred francs. Let all
mere nseekers take warning from their
Portuguese senior.
The German Leuckard says there are no
less than 15,000,000 of . trichina in three
pounds of raw pork-5,000,000 to every
pound. "Look-hard" is a good name for
that fellow.
THE MALDEN MURDERER.—The case of
Edward W. Green, convicted and sentenced
to death for the murder of Frank E. Con
verse, clerk of the Maiden Bank; on the fif
teenth of December, 1883, has the present
week been presented by His Excellency
Governor Bullock to the Executive Council,
who have,. unanimously advised that the
sentence of Gri3en be executed on Friday,
the thirteenth day of April next, between
the hours of ten and twelve o'clock in the
foreimon.—Boston Advertiser.
THE IFENLANS.
The Suspension of the Habeas Corpus
in Ireland.
The Arrests of Suspected
Parties.
MOVEMENTS OF BRITISH
TROOPS.
EFFECT OF THE NEWS AT
NEW YORK.
Meetings of the Circles, &c., &c.
By the steamer Asia, we have the follow
ing advises:
In the House of Commons, on the 16th of
February, Sir George Grey gave notice that
on the following day (Saturday), the House
having agreed to specially,meet on that day,
he would:ask for leave to bring in a bill to
suspend for a limited time the habeas corpus
act in Ireland.
Loud and general cheers followed the an
nouncement.
In the House of Lords on the same day
Earl Russell announced the proposed sus
pension of the habeas corpus act in Ireland,
and asked the House to sit on Saturday,the
17th ult., that no time might be lost in pas
sing the measure.
Earl Derby said it would be for the Go
vernment to justify the course it was about
to take. If the House of Commons agreed
to the proposal he would not interpose a
moment's delay, but he hoped that at the
earliest possible moment the Government
would state the grounds on which they re
lied for the justification of th eir proceedings.
On the 17th uIL a special session of Parli
ament was accordingly held.
Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for
the Home Department, in asking leave to
bring in a bill suspending the Habeas Cor
pus act in Ireland, said that the Fenian
conspiracy had only recently assumed its
present proportions. It was necessary to
strike an effective blow at the Fenian
schemes, which were wholly discounte
nanced by the American Government. The
I"yalty of the British army was beyond a
doubt. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
earnestly requested the suspension of the
act, saying that he could not hold himself
responsible for the safety of the country if
power were withheld from him.
Mr. D'lsraell, leader of the opposition,
concurred in the remarks of Sir George
Grey.
Mr. Bright protested against the suspen
sion of the act, but said he wouldnot oppose
the government.
Leave was then given to suspend the Ha
beas Corpus act in Ireland s 'hy a vote of 364
to 6.
The bill was then passed through all the
stages and sent to the House of Lords, who
likewise passed it without opposition.
The royal assent was givento the measure
at eleven o'clock the same night.
The London. Times says that the Irish
government is of course better informed
than any private persons can be as to the
state of the country and the imminence of
the danger, but in the increased activity of
the movement during the past month, and
the presence of numbers of persons in vari
ous districts, with the scarcely concealed
purpose of promoting insurrections, thereis
ample reason for the strictest precautiens.
The object of the Irish government is doubt
to secure some of the emissaries of Ameri
can Fenianism, who are now numerous in
Ireland and working with disastrous effect
on the people. The measures of 184 S brought
the revolutionary movement to a crisis,and
the Times hopes that like proceedings now
will effect a similar object.
The London Morning Herald (the conser
vative organ) says that the government will
be supported in the measure.
The Army and Nat•y Gazette says that the
troops in Ireland are being distributed more
and,more among the small towns, thereby
giving a greater feeling of security.
Wholesale Arrests of fentans.
Upwards of one hundred arrests were
made in Dublin on the 17th ult., principally
strangers, among others Colonel William
Byron, of the federal army.
Many more arrests were expected to take
place.
[Dublin (Feb. 10) correspondence of London Post. I
The doings of the Fenians in the provinces,
and the efforts of the police to frustrate their
evil designs, are naturally the subject of
many communications to the Dublin press.
"Our own correspondent" has, in fact, a
busy time of it,. chronicling seizures of
arms, captures of supposed Head Centres,
and the like; and this morning one of them
goes so far as to declare that, a few nights
since, Fenian beacon fires blazed on the hill
tops visible from Mullylongham, in the
county of Armagh. Tile people of that dis
trict at once concluded that a "rising" was
contemplated, and they sat up until morn
ing. Persons at a distance may laugh at
such fear, but they should recollect that in
tnis city, where there is a strong military
force and a well Organized body of police,
the conspirators are daring enough to es
tablish manufactories of pikes and rifle
cartridges. .
A man named Fitzgerald, who alleges he
is an officer in the American service, has
been arrested in Fermoy. On the person of
the prisoner was found a pocket-book con
taining the names of six other soldiers.
The magistrates have been holding a private
investigation with reference to the names
found in the pocket-book, but with what
result is not known. It iiksaid the soldiers
deny ever having seen the prisoner.
Another double of Stephens has turned
up in the county of Nil trenity. He carried
a wallet stuffed with hay: his address was
singularly polished and gentleman-like, his
complexion fresh, his beard large, pointed
under the chin, and slightly fringed with
gray at the end, his hands and feet remark
ably small, his height five feet seven inches,
his eyes brown, his figure, stout, and over
his forehead quiteliald. Everything seemed
to indicate that he was the Head Centre
Stephen hinascilf, who was thus wandering
`about the country in disguige. He has been
remanded for eight days.
At the head police office yesterday,a man
who gave his name as John. Carey, but who
is supposed to be Sullivan, against whom a
warrant had been issued m Cork, was
. brought up on a charg,eing implicated
Ibe
n the Fenian conspire y. \The prisoner
had been pointed out the constable in
Dame street, on the previous day, as a per
son against whom a *arrant had been is
sued in Cork. Tne approver, John Warner,
was examined, and identified the prisoner
as the "Centre" for Mallow, county of Cork.
He also proved that he saw him frequently
attending Fenian meetings in Cork, in the
house of John G. Geary, and on one occa
sion he knew him to bring a subscription
of £7 from Mallow and give it,to Geary. He
was remanded.
[Dublin (Feb. 13.) correspondence London Post.]
DUBLIN; Tuesday Morning—The court
martial upon gunner Flood, of the Royal
artillery, charged with writing a letter to
the Irish People ' sat again yesterday. All
the evidence in the case, however, had been
taken on the previous day, and this sitting
was for the purpose of enabling the prisoner
to address the court. His defence, was of
course, written for him by Mr. Concannon,
his counsel, and clearly pointed out the
weak parts of the evidence; but it did not in
the slightest degree relieve Flood from the
charge of writing a seditious letter to the
People, and the court could only arrive at
the verdict it did, after a brief consultation,
that of guilty.
[From Boulders' Dublin News Letter, Feb. 12.]
An eyewitness informs us of a somewhat
strange occurrence which took place at the
Alagazine Fort, Ph'cenix Park, one night
last week. It appears that some time near
midnight the sentinel whose post of duty is
nearest .the entrance gate beard footsteps
approaching the gate on the outside, and on
his moving towards it to look out, the par
ties, evidently more than one, moved away
round the fort towards another sentinel
stationed on the works, who says he dis
tinctly saw four men, whom he challenged,
but received no answer. The men outside
at the same time crouched down and crept
along towards another of the sentinels, who
in turn challenged the strangers and aroused
the guards ancr inmates of the fort,when the
intruders probably thought that they had
carried their reconnoissance far enough for
one night, and scampered oil; and were not
again seen, notwithstanding every search
was made through the park by parties of
military and constabulary till far in the
morning. However, reinforcements were
sent the following morning, and suchorders
given to guard against surprise, that a
similar experimenwhether in frolic or in
earnest, will, in all proability, convince the
pae ties who seem so interested in that place
that gunpowder is a dangerous plaything
for children or fools, and the less they inter
fere with it the better.
[ üblin (Feb. 10.) correspondence London Times.]
With respect to the seizure ofiFenian mu
nitions of war, which I reported by tele
graph last night, there is little to be added.
It is the most extensive and important dis
covery of the kind yet made, and taken in
omnection with the three other factories, it
shows how formidable have been the prepa
rations made by the conspirators for actual
war, and pushed forward ,even while the
Special Commission was sitting. Assuming
that the police are right in their conjecture
that these four factories are only a small
portion of those which exist in the city, and
that there were similar preparations going
on in tfie provincial towns, we can account
for the swaggering manner and the
tone of insolent defiance adopted
by the Fenian convicts when their
sentences were being passed upon
them. Encouraged by the large remittances
from America, and deluded by O'Mahony's
magnificent promises, to which the release
of Stephens seemed to give immedittte effect,
they expected that a successful revolution
would soon compel an exchange of pri
soners, invest them with office in the Irish
republic, and crown them with glory. It is
a curious fact, however, that though the
word "discovery" has been applied to these
cases, the detectives never found any of
those armories by their own vigilance, long
as they had been in operation, and large as
the quantities were of the materials of war
which had been accumulated. In every
instance, I believe, the discovery was the
result of information privately conveyed
to them, either verbally or by anony
mous letters. In the last case, acting
on private information, Inspectors Doyle
and Flower and Constable Quin proceeded
yesterday morning to the house, 27 Earl
street, occupied by a widow named Kear
ney, and her nephew John Hayden, a boy
about sixteen years of age, who was taken
into custody. On his person was found a
number of rifle bullets, percussion cans
and a brass detonating bullet mould. lie
could not account for the articles found in
one of the bedrooms, which consisted of no
less than 1,700 rounds of Enfield rifle car
tridges, powder and bullets complete; 1,200
rifle bullets, boxes of cartridge paper cut by
machinery, numerous tan dishes and mea
sures for powder; a powder flask, and three
casks which had been emptied of the powder
which they contained to make cartridges.
He was remanded yesterday for further in
quiry.
An informer, named Clarke, was shot
dead in Dublin recently.
There is no doubt of the fact that it was
Clarke who gave the information about the
armory in Loftus lane. It is said that there
will be other victims. Government has
offered £2OO reward for information leading
to the arrest of the murderers. There were
tiveengaged in the crime. The names of
three are known.
[From the London Shipping Gazette, Feb. 14.]
The inquest on the unfortunate man who
was murdered at a place close to Dublin has
terminated in a verdict of " wilful murder
against a person or persons unknown, and
that John Lawler, Samuel Kavanagh, and a
man called ' the Doctor,' were present at the
time." The man whom the police arrested
as "the Doctor" was discharged after being
in custody for twenty-four hours, not a jot
of evidenee of any kind having been pro
duced againsthim.
[Erom the Dublin Evening Express, Feb. u.]
We have heard rumors relative to the
probability of new light being thrown on
the escape of Stephens from Richmond
Bridewell and the discipline and internal
management of this prison. in consequence
of the extraordinary revelations contained
in a diary fonnd on one of the Fenian pris
oners—Reyburne. We are informed that
most startling facts are mentioned in this
document, that the board of superintendence
have met and passed resolutions relative to
the matter, and that the circumstances in
connection with the withholding of the
document, &c., will come shortly before the
public, consequent on the action taken
therein by the Board of Superintendence.
; The Fenian Excitement in New York.
[From the New) ork Herald To-day.]
In this city the excitement created among
the Fenians by this intelligence was very
great, and on its receipt a meeting of the
Council of the O'Mahony branch was im
mediately held in Union square, and circu
lars were sent to all the circles, directing
them to assemble for decisive action. A
stirring address to all the members of the
Brotherhood was also issued. These calls
werefesponded to by largely attended meet
ings of all the circles which were held last .
night.
COVRTS.
QUARTER SESSIONS—Judge Ludlow.—
The Court was engagisiwith desertion oases
this mortar,*
F. L. FE'THERSTON. Pal%Abr.
DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS.
FALL OF A Rocx.—Ther Penneylm:ft
Iron Works of Everson, Preston.4c Co., at
Pittsburgh, were badly damaged by the fall
of a rock overhanging the buildinger, a day
or two since. The Pittsburgh Commercial
says: '.'When the Connellsville - railroallwas.
built, as it was necessary to run it past the
rear of the building, further excavation was
required. This left an almost perpendicular
bluff of stone and earth but a few feet re
moved from the rear end of the building.
We say almost perpendicular from the feet
that the top of the bluff overhung the•
the fbot of it. In this position any detached ,
masses that might fall, would inevitably fall
upon the roof of the mill. This was the case
yesterday morning, an immense rock gave
way, and rolling upon the roof,. it crushed.
through it with ease, breaking the engine
and fly wheel, and doing great damage to
other parts of the machinery. It will re
quire at least $5,000 to put the mill in proper
repair again, independent of the loss of time
which will be required to perfect the re
paifs. It is a providential thing that no one
was killed by the accident. This is the
third accident of a similar nature, which
has happened to this mill since its erection.
A FALSE ALARM. -.A good story is
told in Paris of a telegraph
clerk to whom a commissionaire
delivered a written message he had been
desired to despatch. On reading it the
clerk stared and inquired by whom the
message was sent, to which the messenger
replied, "A gentleman living in the Rue la
Fontaine." The clerk requested the man to
step into his office and take a seat. Mean
while a policeman was summoned and the
message shown to him. It ran thus, "I
have thought of a better and more expedi
tious mode of killing Faure," signed Mery.
The agent started for M. Merv's residence :
he was in bed, but was in the act of
announcing to his colaborator, M. Dulvile,
with whom he is writing Don Carlos, for
which Verdi is composing the music, that
be bad thought of another mode of des
patching the Marquis of Rosa (which part
was to be acted by Faure), than by a pistol
shot, as in Schiller's tragedy, and had tele
graphed to that effect to him.
THE GLOUCESTER (Mass.) Telegraph, in
an article on the extent of the fishing busi
ness on Cape Ann, says that that locality
not only stands at the head of the business
in pickled and cared fish, but in providing
fresh fish for consumption in New England,
New York and the Canadas, by no means
the least among the branches of the busi
ness. On Wednesday of last week three
hundred and eighty-rive boxes of fresh fish,
filling eight cars, were sent from the Rock
port station. These boxes would average
about five hundred pounds to the box, giv
ing nearly two hundred thousand pounds
as the:catch of the day (Tuesday), or four
times the largest catch of any day twenty
years ago. Thursday morning three hun
dred and forty boxes were sent from.
Gloucester, and two litingired and ninety
two from Rockport, maleng quite a re
spectable train.
Ascyssio2:9 os' Moivr Br L:co.—The Bul
letin de la SocitFiz de GPographie de Paris has
the following historical statistical statement,
which may be considered complete, of the
climbing of Mont Blanc: "From the year
1786 to the end of 1865. the total number of
ascensions of Mont Blanc was 293, of which
187 were carried out by Englishmen, 39 by
Frenchmen and Savoyards, 21 by Ameri
cans, 19 by Germans and 9by Swiss: , The
first ascension took place in 1796, by Jacob
Balmat and Dr. Piccard; the second and
third by H. B. de, Saussure. Marie Perlis
was the first woman who made the ascent,
in 1809; Mlle. Henrietta d'Angeville the
second, in 1838. In the year 1865 Mont.
Blanc was climbed by 35 persons, among
whom were four ladies.
BOLD ROBBERY.-A despatchfrom Alban'y
dated yesterday, says: About eleven o'clock
last night, three men in disguise entered the
house of Milton Whipple in the town or,
Riga, Monroe county, N. Y., tied Mr. 2,
Whipple and his wife and daughter wittx-:
cords, and under threats of death, compelled' :
Mr. Whipple to surrender the key of hitt:
safe. They then opened the safe, and took':
therefrom one hundred dollars in cash andif,
stocks and bonds to the amount of twenty'
thousand dollars, after which they left. Mr.
Whipple, who is a wealthy farmer, seventy
years of age, remained bound all night.
'His daughter extricated herself about five
o'clock, and then liberated her parents. It
is supposed the villains went to Rochester
and took the train east.
A curuous STORY ofa New York Custome:
House official finds its way into print. Not ,
long ago an English optician film manu
factured for a Microscope Society of New
York an object glass having a focal length
of one-fiftieth of an inch, and which was re,
garded as a triumph of art. The box con
taining it was marked "Glass instruments',
with great care," and consigned to the Sec
retary of the Society. On reaching New
York one of the Custom House officials, in
examining the contents, took the combined
lens for a bit of cemented glass, and, im
agining it to be worthless, tossed. it over
board. By this momentary! folly a year's
labor was thrown away.
T ;RAD 12.1-,WiscoNsiN.—ln drifting from
his old lea at Shollsiburg, Wis., Major
Davenport discovered a large opening whose
walls seem to be a solid mass of lead. From
his mine last year were taken 1,100,000
pounds of lead, worth $70,000 to $BO,OOO. A.
mine at Stump Grove in the same district,
was gold recently for $lO,OOO, and three days
after the sale the,new owners broke into an
opening eighteen feet up and down, con
taining a solid sheet of lead fifteen inches
thick.
LrrrLE ELLA is about four years old:.
One day she committed an act of disobedi
ence, and her mother, in correcting her,
spoke in no gentle tone of voice; the child
threw her arms around her mother's neck,
and exclaimed, "Dear mamma, pray for
give me! If I bad known how spunky it
would have made you I wouldn't • have
done so."
MAlrr of the best veins of copper ore at
present worked, in England, extend far
under the ocean. In some cases the miner
in s his pickaxe in galleries dug a quar
ter of a mile beneath the sea, and where a
few hours' work in the wrong place would
bring in upon his devoted head the mighty
flood above him. , .
Du. Gomm, the oldest practicing Pu9s l-
clan in Lynn, Mass., died at his residence
in that city on Tuesday morning, aged 58
years.
A HORSE in Newport, R. 1., died from
lockjaw the other day, produced by chafing
the skin on one of his lups.
FIBBING vessels of the Newformdland
fleet arriving it. Gloucester bring but par-.
tial fares, and represent herring aa very:
Swim 4,000 eigdrs were seized in Glotteel4: -
tel., Masa, on Saturday, for having counter, -;
feit revenue stamps on the Woo.- !liter
came 'from New York. . •