Daily evening bulletin., March 06, 1866, Image 1

6IBSON PEACOCK. Editor.
VOLUME XIX.---NO. 274.
EVENING *BULLETIN.
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PROPIILETOES.
GIBSON PEACOCK, CASPER SOLIDER,
L.I73THERSTON, [ERNEST 0. 1 77ALLACE.
THOMAS .T. WILLIAMSON.
The Bums= is served to subscribers in the city at
10 cents per week, payable to the carriers, or .8 00 per
Comm
DEED.
BABER—Oti the sth instant. Paul E. Baker, in the
--24th year of. Ws, age.
His remains will be taken from the residence of his
aunt, 702 Noble.street, on thursday morning, at eight
e'clook, for interment at WoodstOwn, N. J. Services
at the Presbyterian Church, Woldstown, N. J., at 12
-o'clock.t end. His relatives and friends are invited to at
. - •
GODWlN—Departed this life, March sth, at Milford
Del . Rev. Daniel Godwin, in his 92d year.
GRANT--This morning, 6th Instant, Judith R., wife
-Of Samuel Grant,' in the 75th year of her age. •
GRICR—On the 3d instant, at his residence. No. 129
Clinton street, Brooklyn N. Y., Joseph Grice.
His relatives and friends are affectionately invited
to attend his funeral from his late residence, on Wed
xiemlay next, 7th Instant, at a o'clock, P. M.
JAYNR—On Monday. the sth instant, of typhoid
l neumonia, David Jayne, M. D., in the 67th year of his
relatives and friends, the friends of the fa
2nily. and his Masonic Brethren , are respectfully in •
vited to attend his funeral from S late residence, No
282 South Third street, on Saturday morning next, the
Tots instant, at 10 o'clock, without further notice. To
lorsoceeti to_Woodlands Cemetery
**:
LAW—On the sth instant Henry M. Law. after a
abort illnesss, of Pneumonia, :in the 60th year of his
age.
The relatives and friends of the family, are re-
Bpectfally invited to attend the funeral from his
/ate residence, No. 1375 Ridge avenue, on Thursday
afternoon, lithe Bth instant, at one o'clock AP. M. To
proceed to Monument Cemetery. •c
SHREVE—On the morning of the sth instant. Mary
Augusta, daughter of Benjamin B. and Mary ishreve,
aged 6 years.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
sully invited to attend the funeral from the residence
f her parents. Mill street, Mount Holly, N. J., on
Thursday, .Bth intent, at 12 o'clock. without further
noti e. **
TUCKER—On the 8.1 Instant, Beulah, wife of John
u ck e r.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect-
Tally in.ited to attend the funeral from the residence
of her husband; at Bridgeport. Pa., on Fourth day
[Wednesday), at Ba. hi, Funeral to proceed to New
•Zo wn, Bucks cotuity.
ETRE LANDELL' FOURTH. AND ARCH, AR
OPENING TODAY FOR
SPRING SALE',
FASHIONABLE NEW SILKS,
NOvELTIES IN DRESS GOODS,
NEW STYLES SPRING .sHAWLs.
NEW TRAVELING DRESS GOODS,
FINE STOCK OF NEW GOODS.
• ilUe AFTERNOON FRA.F.aR itrEFTING. TO
marrow. Wednesday. at 4 o'clock, in the Sixth
'Presbyterian Cburc.h, Rev. F. R. Harbaugh's, Spruce
-street below Sixth. it;
icrHORTICULTURAL HALL, S. W. corner
BROAD and WALNUT streets. Essay THIS
ENING, on "Ornamental Planting of Grounds."
Also, the report of the Committee on New Hall will be
presented for adoption. It!
GERM..A.N—Fitippi.wwENTARY.—PROP. C.
5' C. SCHAZFFER win open, a new comae on
:AstAY, March 9th, at the University, NINTH
street above Chestnut, at 714 P. M. Admission as
Above; to introductory, free. it*
LTELE PENNSYLV.ANIA FIRE /NSII
RANCE COMPANY, MarchSth, 1866.
Directors have this day declared a dividend of
SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS per share
on the stock of the Company for the last six months
which 'will be paid to, the stockholders or:their legal
_representatives after thelsth inst.
WM. G. CROWELL, Sec'ry.
0.. TARE NOTICE! TARENOTICEU _
• GRRAT LITERARY TREAT !!
in 'CONCERT HALL. FRIDAY EVENING. March
Sth, Rev. T. DEWITT TALMAGE, at the request of
- many citizens, will deliver his 'popular and amusing
Lecture, entitled "GRUMBLER & CO." for benevo
lent purposes. Admictsion,ai Cents •,-Reserved Seats, 50 -
.cents. Tickets at T. B. Pugh's Book Store, Sixth and
-tChestamt streets. mh2-.strp.
CONCERT TTA T
Frofessor Wm. H. Day will deliver the FIFTH LEC
"TURE, of the course before the Social. Civil and Sta.
tistical Association, THURSDAY EVENING, March
/3, at Concert Hall, Subject:
EQIp!ALITY BEFORE THE LAW."
The BLACK SWAN will sing a few select, airs.
TICKETS, 35 cents, to be had of T. B. Pugh, Sixth
and:Chestnut streets, and at the door.
Doors open at 7. Begin at 8.
. NORTH Am - a:RICAN
MINING COMPANY.
Office. No. 527 WALNUT street, (Second Boor.)
100,000 SHARES, CAPITAL STOCK.
Tar Value .$lO e 0
This Company owns in fee simple several valuable
ellver Mines in Nevada.
50,000 SHARES FOR WORKING CAPITAL.
. 25.000 TO BE SOLD IN 25 LOTS AT g 5,000 EACH.
' , Subscriptions received at the office until March 14th.
• BIY ORDER OF AE DIRECTORS.
, . - fen-18trp T. S. EMERY, Treasurer.
PHILALETEURAN LITERARY ASSOCIA
TION.t a meeting of the above. Association,
—A
2d. 1868, the following was adopted, but
-eight members voting in the negative,
nereas, At a Stated Meeting of the Association,
held December 15th, 1865, a resolution was passed in
--strocting its delegates to the Literary Union to vote in
ormeition tolhe admission of any colored delegation
go .eld Union,
And • Whereas, The passing of said resolution was
'highly impolitic and in opposition to every principle
aright and justice. There:ore, be it
Resolved, That we hereby revoke and annul said
resolution, and' furthermore, withdraw our delegates
trom the Literary Union.
CHARLES A. DIXON, President.
GEORGE E. .TENRIIIS, Sec'ry. its;
OFFICE F THE COAL AND
NAVIGATION COMPANY,LEHIGH
PHII,ADELPHIA,
December 21st, 1865.
LOAN FOR SALE.
IN BUMS TO SUIT PURCHASERS.
'The Loan of this Company, dne April Ist, 1884, lute
test payable quarterly, at the rate of six per cent, per
umunx.
ThipLoan Is secured by a mortg age on a all the Com
,Canaalus,i:iliet Lace ° ter ,
Tri ai ge G T ,, bigh riv as ei cO a nstruc ti t o ed
end to be constructed, between Mauch Chunk and
Wirlikesbarre, and branch roads coneected therewith,
Und the franchise of the Company relating thereto.
Apply to SOLOMON SW FIPHERD, Treasurer,
de2l-rpta '• 122 Smith Second street.
NORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
AND
&LEEN LA_NE STATION.
The undersigned have on hand a snowy of
T,EHIGH COAL, equal to any in the market, which
rthey prepare with great care and deliver to the
presidents of GERMANTOWN and its vicinity at the
°Following prices, viz:
61tRORE1NT OR FURNACE COAL ge 00 per Ton.
EGG OR Sl,fa T.L FURNACE 9 00 "
ISTOVE OR RANGE 900 "
ISiidavx STOVE OR CITY NUT 900 "
ZIUT OR CHESNUT 8 50
A deduction wf FIFTY CENTS PER TON will be
=lade when taken from the yard.
Adhering strictly to ONE PRICE, an order by letter
will have the same effect as a visit in person and will
qbe promptly attended to.
Address to the Office,
FRANELTN INSTITUTE BUILDING,
- 15 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET,
.Or to the Yard,
RENEE. & BREAFF,
Green Lane and North Pennsylvania Railroad.
PICELAD A, Feb. 24, 1866. fe26-Imrpi
i' i' :: : ' O'••g I .
A Stated Convention will be held in the
Mall of the HOMO of Representatives, in
Harrisburg, Pa., on WEDNESDAY, THE
ISEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, A. D. 1866,
-lit 12 o'clock, M., for the pur'pose 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
Auf our. GOvernment. Its fire has purified
-the nation. The defencs of the nation's life
3 1 . um demonstrated who were its friends. The
principles vindicated in 'the field mustbe
- preserved in the councils of the nation. The
-strch-enemy of freedom must be struck once
3nore. 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 Coin
-rnittee. Joux CEssNAL, Chairman.
GEO. W. lIAM:tp,RSLY,
A. W. BENEDIO'I', j 114eoretarieS•
SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE,—THE ANNUAL, MEETING OF
the Congregation of North Broad street Presby
terian Church, ibr the election of Trustees, and other
,business, will be held this Evening, In the Lecture
' Room, at 7**,. o'clock. It*
Bassinrs "William 7011.'1
A vast assemblage filled every part of the
Academy of Music, last evening, when Wil
liam Tell was performed for the first time
by the German. Opera company, As a
whole, the performance was the best of this
opera that we have ever had here. The or
chestra, led by Mr. Neuendorff, was excel
lent, and the glorious overture was heartily
applauded. The cast of charaeters was
good. Mr. Habelmann took the modest
part of the fisherman, and sang the opening
song, deliciously. Mr. Himmel. played
"Arnold," a part written for an exceptional
tenor voice, and he was obliged in several
cases to transpose or resort to a falsetto. Bat
he sang carefully, expressively and' , intelli
gently, and in the concerted pieces espe-
cially, his voice 'was effective. Mr. Btei
necke played "Tell;" but, giving-him fall
credit for his earnest efforts, we are con
strained to say that his voice is not now
equal to the music, and it is a matter, for
congratulation that this evening, when the
opera is to be repeated, the part will ba
taken by Wilhelm Formes, who is said to
possess a fine barytone voice.
The fine voice of Mr. Hermans showed to
great advantage in the concerted pieces,
though he had only an unimportant part.
Mr. Weinlich was good as " Gessler," and
Mr. Armand and the other gentlemen of
the company did their parts well. Mlle.
Naddi appeared to advantage as "Mathilda.''
The exquisite song, " Sombre fora," was
sung by her with great grace and tender
ness, but there was a misunderstanding
with the orchestra towards the close, in
both verses, which ought to be corrected
before this evening. Mlle. Dziuba was ad
mirable as Tell's son, and Mine. Picconazzi
was good as his wife. A lovely trio for the
three female voices, in the third act, which
is usually omitted, was sung last evening
with beautiful effect. The original opera,
which is . extremely long, always has to be
" cut ;" but the Germans do not make the
same cuts as the Italians, and their version,
last evening, made so very good an impres- .
sion, that it is fair to presume that, it is
the most judiciously arranged. With all
the cuts, - the opera was not over till near
twelve o'clock.
As a mushial study, and as a musical ex
perience that will always be remembered
with delight, William Tell is the grandest of
operas. The overture itself, when played
by a good band, is unsurpassed in variety,
beauty and originality. The noble duo in
first act, for tenor - and 'barytone, the
delicious one for soprano and tenor, the
glorious trio for male voices, the magnifi
cent concerted piece of the gathering of the
Cantons—these and - other numbers of the
opera reach the highest degree in the heroic
and romantic of music. It is nearly forty
years since Tell was written. Rossi& still
lives, but he has attempted no opera since,
apparently satisfied with it as the best he
could do. All who are familiar with the
works of Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi and
Meyerbeer, written since Brilliant Tell,
will see` ow each has striven to imitate the
style. Meyerbeer has come nearest to it:
but his great opera' all show marks of
severe study; they have none of the spon
taneous inspiration of Tell. We must thank
Mr. Grover for the opportunity of hearing
this grand production, atid thank his artists
for their conscientious endeavors to perform
it effectively.
nab:3-strp7
The Reynolds Monument.
We have learned with a great deal of sa
tisfaction, which will be shared by a large
number of our citizens, that the contract
has just been closed, on behalf of the Gettys
burg Battle-field Memorial Association, for
the purchase of about five acres (the eastern
portion) of the grove in which Major Gene
ral John F. Reynolds fell. The Board of
Directors of the Association authorized the
purchase of the grove, and the tender to the
Committee of the old Ist corps, of the spot
on which the brave and lamented Reynolds
fell, as the site for the erection of the histo
rical column which it purposes to build to
his memory. The offer has been communi
cated to the Comlnittee acting on behalf of
the corps, and there can be little doubt that
the commendable purpose, common to the
corps and the Battle-field Association, will
soon be carried into effect by the erection,
on this site, of a suitable monument to the
memory of General Reynolds. The sub
scription for this, made throughout his com
mand, reaches a sum quite sufficient to
make a lasting and creditable memorial of
the General and of the love and affection of
his soldiers.. The citizens at large, and
those especially who served in the militia
under Reynoills, will have the opportunity
of contributing to the fund for the purchase
of this piece of ground. When the Battle
field Association shall make their appeal to
Philadelphia for this aid, there can be little
doubt that the result will justify their effort
to secure the site of the Reynolds Monu
ment.
DEATH OF Da. DAVID JAYNE.—We yes
terday announced the serious illness of Dr.
Jayne, and have now , to add that he died
last evening. On Wednesday. last he was
apparently hi good health, tut a cold taken
on that evening has hurried him into the
grave with terrible suddenness. Dr. Jayne
was a native of Monroecou.nty in this State,
and was born" July 22, 1799. His father was
a Baptist clergyman, and during Dr.
Jayne's youth he removed to Salem, N. J.
Here Dr. Jayne learned a mechanical trade
and also acted as salesman 'in a store. On
becoming of age he studied medicine, and,
as we stated yesterday, he came to this city
and entered the drug business in 1836.
Though not without trials and difficulties,
his business career was unprecedentodly
successful, and his reputation was world
wide. He practically retired from the active
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1866.
management of the medicine business some
years before hia death,though hie pecuniary
interest still remained sa large as to.be con
trolling. It now falls Into the hands of his
relatives and partners, who have nibilrly at
tended to its details' since lib retirement.
Dr. Jayne's character stood• very high,. and
his death is a public loss which will long be
felt in Philadelphia.
ME. SCOVEL'S SEEECH, lEfinother part of
to-day's paper, will attract attention. We
dC not endorse it all, but, as an expression
of opinion by a leading "Espubiltan of New
Jersey, it is entitled to consideration; •
Rilst3Trumw.—Messrs. James, ItrentrSan
tee & Co. announce that they wal resume
business at their old stand, North' Third
street, on Monday next.'
THE BRIDGE STREET AIM
Total Destruction of a Cotton
Warehouse.
VERY HEAVY LOSS.
(From To.day's N. Y. Times.]
Brief mention was made in yesterday's
Times of an 'extensive conflagration in
Bridge street, but the lateness of the hour
at which the fire occurred did not permit of
any extended account. The fire originated
in the large storage warehouse of Edward
C. Johnston & Co., at No. 4 Bridge street,
and ran•through the block to Pearl street, at
No. 7. The first alarm was given a few
minutes after midnight, and by 2 o'clock
the entire edifice was wrapped in flames.
About 3 A. M. yesterday the roof fell with
a sudden crash, and with its weight hurled
the lower floors to the ground, with their
contents in a sheet of flame. Advantage
was taken of this occurrence by the firemen,
and in a few moments after they succeeded
in throwing on the burning building several
large streams from the heaviest engines,
which gave them full control of the fire.
Soon after the fall of the roof the side-walls
fell in thus completing the destruction of
the warehouse.
From this time the progress of the flames
was held in check by the firemen, and dur
ing the whole of yesterday severaa streams
of water were kept playing on the smoulder
ing ruins. Great credit is due the Fire De
partment for their exertions ID checking
the flames,and in saving the adjoining build
ings from destruction.
When the fire was at its height the heat
was moat intense. Chief Engineer Kings
land and Assistant Engineer Pbriey. di
rected the movements of the firemen. Two
alarms were given during the night, calling
out two divisions of the Department. De
tachments from the First, Second, Fourth
and Twenty-seventh Precincts of Police
were present, under the general command
of Captain Warlow, of the First Precinct,
and perform , good service in
_protecting pro
peny.
The building destroyed' was filled with a
large number of bales of cotton and a great
quantity of other valuable goods, the value
of which is estimated at ;350,000. We pre
sent a complete list of the property de
stroyed, with the name of the respective
owners:-
Thomas Eakin, 400 bales of cotton; Riggs
ck. Co., 156 bales of cotton; Swepeen, Men
denhall & Co., 300 bales of cotton; Rivera,
rardoza (k . . Co., 190 bales of cotton; Voor
bees ctr, Garrison, 42 bales of cotton; Sayer,
Wallace A: Co., 43 bales of cotton; D. R:
.Nfullany 3 Co., 90 bales of cotton; Thomas
H. Mayhew, 160 bales of cotton; C. Durand
& Co., 50 bales of cotton: Charles Luling. 6
bales of cotton; A. J. Solis Lt Co.. 33 bales
of cotton; B. C. Baker & Co., 14 bales of
cotton; "3. S. S," 26 bales of cotton; "M"
and various others, 7.5 bales of cotton;
Beurimo & Co., 16 bales of cotton; 0. K.
King S. Co., 17 bales of cotton; H. Lewis, 10
bales of cotton; J. H. Draper & Co., 19 bales
ni cAton;.C. H. Howard; 10 bales of cotton;
Price & Mann, 5 bales of cotton; 0. J.Egger,
5 casks camomile flowers; Otto Schlover,
pipes of gin; E. B. Kellogg, 94 pipes of
wine; E. B. Kellogg, 14; pipes of wine;
James Dennis Co., 19; pipes of brandy;
Rivera, Cardoza S. Co., 1 tierce of lard; Ed
miston & Bro., 36 kegs of paint; Edmiston
tk . Bro.,_ 30 kegs of paint and bricks.
The loss sustained by the destr' tion of
the warehouse is estimated at $30.10. In
sured for $20,000 in various city companies.
The contents are understood to be insured
for $250,000.
A man named James Courtney, who was
formerly in the employ of Johnson & Co.,
was arrested yesterday by the First Precinct
Pollee, on suspicion of having set the pre
mises on fire. Some two months since
Courtney, while partially intoxicated, let
fall a case of goods, damaging it, and in
consequence was discharged and paid off.
Since then he has been importunate for the
payment of,an alleged balance, acting in an
abusive manner. No other evidence ap
peared against the prisoner, who stated in
defence that he had been to the Fenian
meeting at Jones's Wood, during Sunday,
and denied the charge. He will probably be
discharged.
Another Fire
About 5.30 o'clock yesterday morning a
lire broke out in the coffee and spice manu
factory of Messrs. Packett 6r, James, No. 103
Furman street, which. resulted in the de
struction of the building, with contents. It
appears that the ashes of the furnace were
placed in barrels on the first floor, and the
fire originated therefrom. The building is
owned by Mr. George Collins. residing at
No. 86 Columbia street, immediately above
the manufactory destroyed. The office of
Messrs. Packett dr. James is at No. 123
Maiden lane,N. York. Their loss amounted
to about slB,ooo,povered by insurance. The
loss on the building is $3,500, insured for
$1,500. The insurances are as follows: On
building, $1,500 in the Lamar Company; on
stock, $1,500 in the Globe, $1,500 in the Al
bany City, and $3,000 in the Market; on ma
chinery, $2.000 in the Market.
A NEW CITY CONTEMPLATED.—The
movement • recently started on the other
side of the Monongahela river to consoli
date the adjacent boroughs of Birmingham,
South Pitts'burgh, Monongahela and Temp
eranceville into one municipal corporation,
meets with very favorable success. The
g.reat,majority of the residents are said to
be in favor of it. In fact, it is stated that
thus far there has been no opposition met
with, as all are favorable to the erection of
anew city to rival our own. The actual
feeling of the people upon the subject will
be made known at an election soon to be
held,—Pit(Ourgh Despatch. , ,
OUR 'WHOLE COUNTRY.
The centres of all the circles in Man
hattan and other districts are now engaged
in raising subscriptions for the Fenirdt trea
sury. in accordance with the instructions
received from Colonel O'Mahony. Tester
day. the presidents of the Father Matthew
societies, Numbers 2 and 5. presented' Mr.
Killian With $530 each, on behalf of their
respective organkstions. The presentation
w a eaccorepanied with an address expressing
the devotion of the members to the causeef
Irish liberty, forthe advancement' of which•
the amounts were given.
Last evening Mr. M. E; Perry, an at
tache of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, headed a
subscription-list in behalf of the Fenian
movement with $lO, and soon after, the por
ters, waiters, and other employes of the
establishment, swelled the amount to $3OO.
When the domestics of the hctel subscribe,
the sum will reach over $500.. Some of the
chambermaids offered their salaries for the
past month toward the movement. rn ad
dition to the above, about $1,030 worth of
the b .ds of the Irish Republic - have been
sold in the house. Other hotels are also
raising subscriptions for the same purpose
Some of the Fenian leaders 117 P to make
tours in the New England, and Western
States immediately, in order to appeal Sbr
aid to carry on "a vigorous prosecution of
the war" against F.nglancit Efforts will be
made to sell large numbers of the bonds in
the places they are to visit.
Feninnisne in Broaiklyn.
Rest evening the General Shields 'Circle of
thc Fenian Brotherhood of Brooklyn, met
at their rooms in York street to testify their
sympathy for the Irish Fenian prisoners,
and aid the cause of'lrela.nd'a independence
by purchasing the bonds of the Irish Re
public, Among the prominent Fenians
present were General F. B. Mullen, Secre
tary of Naval and Military Affairs; Senator
I. J. Meany, of Ohio.
The meeting having. been wiled to order
by the Centre, Captain J. r McHenry,
Senator Meany briefly explained the object
of the call. His remarks elicited the wildest
applause, and at his conclusion no less than
:3500 were instantly invested' in bonds.
Generalß. F. Mullen was the neat speaker.
His appearance was greeted with tremen
dous cheering. He boldly proclaimed the
intentions and military condition of the
Fenian army, and now only required the
assurance of three mon'ths' provisions for
his men to secure the freedom of Ireland.
Other speakers followed with stirring ap
peals to the liberality of their 'brothers
present to come forward and take the bonds,
whose sale at the conclusion of the meeting
amounted to upward of one thousand dol
lars. Revolvers and rifles , were presented to
the circle by those who were unable to pur
chase bonds.
Alderman O'Keefe presented an invita
tion to the Brooklyn Common Council at
the meeting last evening, to attend the
Fenian demonstration tobeheld on Wednes
day evening in the City Hall Park. The
invitation was accepted.
A large and enthusiastic , meeting of the
Fenian Brotherhood was held last evening
under the auspices of the Richard O'Gor
man Circle, in Tammany Hall. The hall
was densely crowded with members of the
circle and their lady friends belonging to
the Fenian Sisterhood, a branch circle of
which was organized during the evening.
The Centre of the Circle, Mr. Bryan
NlcSwyny, presided at the meeting. Col.
O'Mahony, Mr. B. Doran Killian. Senator
J. J. Rogers, Rev. Dr. Shepard, and William
Griffin. Treasurer - of the Fenian Brother.
hood, were present on the platform. After
the meeting had been called to order, the
Chairman tntroduced to the meeting Col.
John O'Mahony. who was received with
tumultuous applause. Col. O'Mahony on
being introduced made a few brief remarks
concerning the Fenian organization, its
strength, latent power and earnestness of
the members-of the Brotherhood. He said
that they did not want men, but money for
the liberation of Ireland. He asked them to
subscribe for-the bonds, and that they would
soon cease to trouble the members with their
appeals for assistance. He said that while
they wished the Brotherhood to take the
bonds, the officers of the organization offered
their lives and reputations as equivalents.
col. O'Mahony then concluded amid loud
applause, by urging his hearers to subscribe
for the bonds orthe Irish Republic.
A number of subscriptions were then
handed in, the subscribers being greeted
with loud applause as their names were
called out. The Rev. Dr. Sheperd, a Pro
testant clergyman, was then introduced,
and made an eloquent speech, in which he
stated that:the Irish race had noblysustained
the cause of liberty during the war of re
bellion, and that they deserved well of the.
American people. The ideas of freedom for
which Irishmen were earnestly laboring
now were more dear than life. [Cheers.]
The speaker advised his hearers not to allow
themselves to be manipulated by the politi
cians. Their cause was the cause of hberty
and of the age, and should triumph.
[Cheers.]
Mr. B. Doran Killian was then introduced
to the audience, who greeted him with en
thusiastic cheering. Mr. Killian made an
eloquent address, recommending that the
bonds be subscribed for, which request was
enthusiastically complied with, several per
sons coming forward, and subscribing in
various amounts, over $2OO worth having
been subscribed for in a few minutes. At
this juncture a drunken rowdy, who had
strayed into the room while under the in
fluence of liquor, rose and said that the
meeting was all right, with the exception of
the presence of a reporter. of the New York
World, who had done more to harm the
cause of Fenianism than any man in Ame
rica. After staggering about for a few min
utes, this individual recovered his equili
brium, and moved that the reporter of the
World be ejected from the meeting: The
utmost confusion prevailed, and the ques
tion was about to be put whether the repor
ter should be allowed to remain or not,when
Colonel O'Mahony arose, and in a dignified
manner rebuked the interloper for his inter
*ranee. The remarks of Col. O'Mahony
were loudly cheered, and 'the rowdy was
forced to keep quiet during the remainder
of the evening.
No sooner had this excitement subsided
than a funny looliing personage, with a
swallow-tailed coat adorned with buttons.
:of English manufaclure, kid gloves, and a
faint attempt at a neck-tie, jumped on_the
rostrum, and after going through. a series of
frantic contortions and evolutions, . corn
ineneed an attack on The World newspaper.
`its edito.r and staff.. This fanny personage
LATE FEB lAN MOVEMENTS,
Meetings in New York, Brooklyn, &c.
Speeches by Colonel O'Mahony
and Others.
['tom to-day's N. Y. World.]
said that he had just been at the opera, but
did not state whether he had paid for his
ticket or not. He complained to the audi
ence in an abject manner that the editor of
The World would not puff his quack oratory
by abusing him in the columns of that
newspaper. After a most terrible speech,
in which he by turns frothed at the month,
and then again recovered his self-posses
sion, he concluded his speech by sil gym
nastic bow to the audience, having fur
nished the audience with food for merri
ment for half an hour. An able address
was then delivered by Mr. JamesJ. Rogers,
a member of the Central Circle of the
Fenian Brotherhood, and the meeting ad
journed after listening to aseries of remarks
from Mr. William Griffin, Treasurer of the
Fenian Brotherhood.
The Rochester TeniEin.s.
_
.ItourEsra:a. March s.—The• Rochester
Circle of the Fenian Brotherhood to-night
endorsed General Sweeny, and sent him
five hundred dollars. A large number of
v.olumteers offer their services at a momentra
notice.
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM MEXICO.
Trouble on the West Coast---The
French Traeps Driven to their
Vessels---Threats Against
Americans--" The Em
pire is Pens."
[Correspondence orthe Yew - York World.]
S'Atlg FRANCISCO, March 5.—A crisis in
Mexican affairs on the Pacific - Coast is im
minent—so near, in fact, that the United
States Government may be aroused' from
what is here boldly termed a shameful
lethargy, to act at any momentin behalf of
the rights and lives of its own citizens.
The French troops in the northern and
western Mexican States have been driven
ignominiously'to the coast, and are hemmed
in a few port towns, whence they are liable
to decamp on board their vesselsof war for
safety and in disgust. Mazatlan i 3 besieged,
its streets barricaded; the Liberals under
Corona pressing close upon it in the rear.
Fighting has occurred in which the Liberals,
;tided by Americans recently enlisted, have
been vietorions.
The antipathy of the I?rench and • imps
rial Mexicans to Americans is increasing.
There are instances of Americana having
been thrown eauselessly into prison, and
all are subjected to growing insults.
Threats of the indiscriminate slaughter of
Americans are boldly made by Mexican
imperial authorities m certain- towns: It
isltime, it is actually necessary, that war
vessels be dispatched here by the United
States Government at once, to prevent trou
ble and demand a decent respect for United
States-citisens and the American fin.. It
may even now be too late, but longer ta
xying will be a crime.
From ILazatilessr.
MAZATLAN, SINALOA, Max - leo, Jan. 14.
—I have only time tell you in a few - lines
bow badly tbiennfornanate country is still
faring under the shifting rule of Imperials
and Liberals. It is as I remarked before—
nothing permanent or good can be effected
here on either side, so long as the United
States holds only to its present polioy.
That policy, if pursued, must weary the
empire to death in time, of course, for it is
such a moral justification and encourage
ment to the Liberals as will insure-their
keeping up a desultory warfare and resist
ance to an indefinite period. The absolute
dictum of the United States is only needed
to definitely establish either empire or re
public within a year.
Yet, I suppose we all feel pretty certain,
by this time, how the matterwill end. The
l'nited States, while it does. not want the
eptpire, does not want war; so Maximilian,
who came here first on a "mission cf bene
volence," will eventually resign, acknow
iedging his mistake in supposing that the
Mexican people desired to make so radical
a change in their form of government, and
give Louis Napoleon a very „eraceful and
reasonable excuse for wilhdrawing his
troops. God knows the latter potentate
needs such an excuse, and must by this
time, under present circumstances, desire it
very much. His generals here are taking
excellent care that none of their soldiers
shall get hurt. They are quietly lying
about in the large cities, leaving the coun
try at large mostly to the Liberals. There
has lately been an utter lack of enterprise
and movement, an aspect of waiting for
something to turn up among the foreign
battalions in Mexico, which is quite signifi
emont. The Liberals, who are weak in arms,
in numbers, in tightleg qualities, and in
generalship, have nevertheless plucked up
considerable confidence of late, and still
look toward the North with expectant eyes.
The condition of affairs in this immediate
neighborhood is very deplorable. The
French occupy Mazatlan, thereby retaining
a port, but I believe the whole State ofSinae
loa, outside,
is in the possession of the Libe
ral forces. Corona is in chief command,
and Myers near the city with a force of one
or two thousand men, among whom are
several Americans, and other foreigners,
recently enlisted. He has made some de
monstrations outside the fortifications
within the last fortnight, which have re
suited in one or two unimportant scrim,-
mages. The bitterest imaginable feeling
exists between the two parties, particularly
among the Mexicans themselves; and hang
ing, when prisoners are taken, is not rare.
No merchandise or provisions are permitted
to leave the city for the interior, and of
course the interior trade is quite ruined.
Heavy importers in the coast cities, who
have recently received large cargoes from
Europe, upon which they are obliged tope
enormous duties, suffer very heavily.
Robbery and Probable Norden—Mugu
lar Case.
[Prom the New York Times, to-daY4
Mr. William Collins, who 'was found in a
bleeding and insensible condition in his
watch and jewelry store, No. 98, Fourth
street, Brooklyn, E. D., on Saturday evert
ing last, still lies in a precarious condition
athis residence, No. 168 Washington street,
W. D. One of the gentleien who found
him in the condition stated, says that Mr.
Collins exclaimed, while his ..sition in his
chair was being made eau, " " s at are you
going to do with me? Won't some one pro
tect me V' He was unable to say any more,
and watt removed to his .residence. An ex
amination of the store then showed that it
had been robbed of over twenty watches.
On Sunday Mr.Collhishad another lucid mo.
ment, when he stated that during Saturday
afternoon a man called at his store to havea
breastpin repaired. When it was done the
stranger tendered a sa bill in payment,
which Mr. Collins took out to get changed.;
He remembered *ettVag the change an re-.
F. L. FETIEMSTON. Piaster.
DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS.
turning to his store, but all memory shies'
then left him. Yesterday, while Iris wif e .
was sitting by his bedside, he said, quite'
audibly, "Ma r them robbers, them scown--,
drels P He again relapsed' into a state. of
mental torpor, and continued so at 7 o'clock
in the evening. Drs. Johnson and Blefful
len, who attended Mr. eollins; express-the
opinion that he received' w blow on the..
head which affected his brain, and they ..!'r
have very littlerhopesof his recovery. His
sight seems to have left him:. This outrage
was committed, if at all, hfr the alternoon,in.
one of the leading thoroughfares, while no.
one was aware of it whoeoula giveany-as
sistance. Mr. Collars is nearly 69 years of
age.
Three Young Girls Frozen , to - Dmth.
At Chain Lake Centre, Martin county, •
Minnesota, on the 13th of last month, seven
children—four boys and three girl—between
the ages of ten and seventeen, belongingrto 4
the families of Messrm•Landakerand-Prest
ler' started from a singing school with an
ox team for home, some two miles distant
en the prairie. A heavy snow storm had
just set in. Before proesedincr half a mile
they lost their way, andAfter7iriving about
for a portion of the nighti,the oxen stopped
in a snow drift. Soon otmrof.the girls froze
to death. They remained in the drift and
storm all the night and nerd day, although -
they were not a hundred rods distant from -
a house. The second night, the coldest of
the season—thirty degrees below zero—
overtook them. Two girls- froze to death
that night, and the boys - were nearly
rendered helpless. The rext morning
two of the boys, the one next to the oldest
and the youngest, ten years of age,
undertook to start the team. The
oldest boy begged of them not to halloo, as
it would be of no use, for they must all
perish there. "No," said one of the boys,
"we shall yet be rescued," and he crawled
to the front of the oxen, and, witblais hands
frozen stiff, wiped off the ice from their
eyes so that they could see, and kicked their
legs till they bled, and then, by desperate
hallooing,, the oxen put forth their strength
and moved the sled from the drift% Going
half a mile they came upon a swell on the
prairie. The father saw them halting a
mile off. At once he liew to their relief.
The sled was brought to the door of the
pa 2ents, containing- the frozen bodies of the
girls, one of the little boys insensible, and
the others badly frozen. The limbsof the
two older boys were frozen apparently solid
nearly to the knees, while the hands and
arms of one of them were badly frozen.
The limbs of one of the , little boya•were
frozen above the knees. The other little
boy i 3 not froen much, thoughhe was more
thinly clothed than the, other. He had no
mittens for his hands, though he wore a
blouse, the sleeves of which came over his
hands.
Facts and Fares.-
We received the following Tellegrams from
the Academy of Music last night. The r-4=r
man opera has become &Yankee one, judg
ing by the way they "du Tell."
In the apple scene the boy made quite an
arrow escape. Of course the apple was en
cored. • ft
The anxious parent on being asked ho*c o tte
he could bear to shoot - at his son, declined
to explain, referring for particulars to his:4
small Bill. •
The w!fe of Tell sports such an immense
waterfall• that she is waled Eedwig.
They tell of an enormous pigeon roost in
Martin county, Indiana. It covers a terri.,
tory of ten miles long and two miles wide,
the trees being literally broken down by
the weight of birds. When , they take wing
the roar is heard 'for- miles. A single
pigeon wing will sometimes bring dower a
large house with a roar—at Carncross and
Dixey's.
The London Athenteumhes condescended
td say that "Mr. Saxe,. as- a writer of
sparkling, rers de societ., has for many
years had a wide popularity in the United
States, and ought to meet with a similarac
ceptance in England," which, on the whole,
is very handhome of the Athenaeum, and a
regular Same-on compliment.
Mr. Paul Bedford proposes to raise -in
London a voluntary benevolent fond for
guards, engine -drivers and stokers on rail
ways, men who daily risk life and litrib yin
the public service.. In this country a simi
lar fund might be raised for the passengers
who daily risk their lives on the railroads.
The R.ichmond•(Va). Sentinel is mergeclin
the Richmond Enquirer, one of the pro
prietors of each paper going out. Mr. Nat
Tyler, of the Enquirer, in a valedictory
card, gives, as his reason for withdrawing
the recent order to forward to Gen. Terry a •
copy ofeach number of his paper. We don't
believe the General allows Nats to annoy
him. much.
• •
The Toronto Leader• tells of an oil well• at
Oil Springs that discharges fourteen barrels
of oil every eleven minutes. That• well
must be a regular revolver.
ROBBERY .L5l) MIIRDER.-At Ecking,ton,
near Washington, D. C., a white man and
two negroee robbed the house of J. W. Cord,
keeping Mr. Cord a prisoner while they ac
complished the crime. Mr. Henry. Raise
and Mr. Mr. J. Oxley attempted to drive off. the • ••
robbers, when Mr. Seise was shot dearlby •
one of the negroes. The scoundrels then.
escaped. An inquest was held. The jury:
went to9the room of the deceased, in the
rear of the Gales konse, where there way
found the effects of the deceased, andeotne
money, of considerable value. His papers
were examined, and among others werw.•::•.4
strong recommendations from various pare
ties, including one from Dr. Pancoast, lately
in charge of Finley Hospital, where the de
ceased fora long time was commissary, and
subsequently steward. His honorable dis
charge from the 12th Pennaylvania Re- •
serves, giving his age as twenty-four years, .4.
and his residence Lancaster Fa •1 was also:
found.:
The deceased was of French parentage,,
and served in some capacity in the Cri
mean war. He ,hailed nom Lancaster, Pa.,
where it is believed he has a brother, and
entered the service in the 12th Pennsylvania
Reserves. ,He was wounded in the hand at
the second battle of Bull Run, and sent to.
Trinity Hospital in this city, from Which, at
its discontinuance, he was .sent to Finley
Hospital on Eckington Faim, where he
acted as Commissary until a short time
before that hospital was discontinued, when
he was made a steward. Since his discharge
he has been boarding with Mr. Oxley, at
Eckington, in whose family, as well as that
of Dr. Edwards, he was highly esteemed
and his death caused among all who knew
him much sorrow. As yet there is no clue
to the murderers.— lirtmhinoo3 Star
Po.tireem - r is not very fruitful of revenue
whatever it may be in other respects. Utah,
lane hundred thousand inhabitants, only
pays thirty:seven thousand dollars into the
United States Treasury this year, whilst
Colorado, with thirty thougand inhabitants,
contributes four hundred thousand doUttra.