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VOLUME XIX.---NO. 288
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WILSON—TOWNSEND—on the 21st instariny the
Rev. G. D. Carrow, Mr. Williams Wilson to Marge
retta, daughter of Mr. Solomon Townsend, all of this
..city:
DIED.
BRFAMR—On the morning of the 21st instant,
Lewis Bremer in the 69th year of his age. Dne notice
it iil be given of the funeral.
EVANS—On the morning of the 20th instant, Jane
ALL wlle of Josiah Evans.
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Her relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral from her late residence, No. 1721 Mount Ver
non street, on Friday morning, 2.3 d instant, at ten
•o'clock.
EVICELY-4On the 19th instant, in the 92.9 year of
her age, Mary Everly, relict of the late Adam Everly
.p**. •
:one notice will be given_ of the funeral.
HUNTER-On the morning of the 22d, Ann Hun
ter, relict of the late Edward Hunter, in the 76th year
.of her age. it.
KOHLER-On the 19th instant, Catharine, wife of
„Tam Kohler.
Funeral from her late residence, No. 646 Franklin
street, on Frioay afternoon, 231 inst., at 1 o'clock. *
.I.AMBDIN—In Germantown, on the 21st instant
Idary Cochran wife ol J. R. Lambdin.
Funeral service at St. Luke's Church, Germantown,
on Friday afternoon, at quarter after 5 o'clock. 2t
PAYNR;-Suddenly, ou the 20th instant, of scarlet
fever. Warren Hammond, youngest son of Edwin W.
and Helen E. Payne.
Funeral from the residence of his parents, No. 850
Vorth Eighth street, on Friday afternoon, at two
o'clock.
• ROBB—gn the 21st Instant, 7amss Robb In the 64th
year of his age. Due notice of the funeral will be
given,
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SHOEMAKER-41 Germantown, on the 21st lust.,
_Florence Maria, daughter of:Franklin and Mary H.
shoemaker. in the 12th year of her age.
The frttends of the family are Invited to attend
her funeral from her father's residence, on Shah day
afternoon, at 2 o'clock. To proceed to Laurel Hill
Cemetery.
WILLCOX—On Wednesday, March Met, in the 70th
year of her age, Mary B. relict of' the late Tames M.
- .Willcox. F.:41., of Ivy Mills, Delaware county.
The friends of the family are invited to attend her
funeral on Friday, the 13d instant, at le o'clock, A.. M.
Cars will leave (per Media and West Chester Rail•
*road). Thirty-first and Market streets, at 7.20 A. M.,
for Ivy Mills. •
SrEuum NOTICES.
HOWARD. HOSPITAL. Noa. 1518 and 1520
Lombard street,Dispensary Department. Med
ical treatment and medicines Pirnitihed gratuitously_
tosithe poor. . eels
I:O'AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE
Non•commissioned officers of the First Regi
ment, - Reserve Brigade, will be held at the Armory.of
Co. A., No. 808 Market street, on Thursday. 224:1 ,Inst„
at 8 o'clock, P.• M. W., E. WIL
it* ' Secr,tary.
U 4 THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE RO
SINE Association will be held at Sansom street
Ball, on Thursday, the sth of April, at 33 , 1 P. M. Le
dies are invited. The Annual Report will be read. it
THERE WILL BE A REUNION OF THE
Members and friends of the WEST ARCH
MEET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH held in the
Sabbath School Room, on next FHIDAY EVENING,
23d Instant, at 7E o clocic.t
All are cordially invited to be present. Its
[Ua .THE ANNUAL fEE EH% OF THE
STOCKHOLDERS of the CHERRY RUN
pI..7IIOLEIIM COMPANY will be held at the Ottice
of the Company, 419 WALNUT street, second story
back, on„TUESDA:2, April 3d, at 4 o'c
PAUL,lock.
Secretary.
raht2-3t5
PICIMADA., March 22, 1866
10*DELAWARE MINING COMPANY OF
311CHIGAN.—Notica is hereby given, that the
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Delaware
Mining Company, of Michigan, will be held at their
.office No. 326 WALNUT street, Philadelphia, on
- w - EDis, -- 6%.RDAY, the fourth day of April. 1866, at 12 BL,
at which time and place an election will be held for
Directors, to serve the Company tne ensuing year.
mh 2.2.t,ap3.inc4 B. WV YA f T WISTAS, Sec'ry.
Philadelphia, March 21st, 1866.
iIU:ACADEMY OF Ai OSIC.—LEGTOR IL ON TaE
GLAC by Piot FAIRM AN ROG PBS. be
lore the Franklin Instittito, TUES vAY .EVESING,
March 27th, at 8 o'clock.
This lecture will ue extensively illustrated by phcs
tographs, diagrams and na ulat crystalization thrown
upon the screen witn powerful !luster ss.
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for sale at the Institute Building, 15 South S KV 81
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OF MICHIGAN.—Primaor.., March 21, 1866.
ice is hereby , given, that the Annual Meeting of
the Stockholders of the PIINNSYLVANIA MINING
COMPANY, Ot MICHIGAN. will be held at their
Office, No. 326 WALNUT Street, Philadelphia. oa
MONDAY. the second day of April, 1866, at 12 M., at
which lime and place an election will be held for DI
.RECTORS to serve the Company the ensuing year.
mh22-tap2l S. M. DAY, Secretary.
AbLEttICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. ,
.... • JOHN B. GOUGH, ESQ.,
litiill deliver TWO LECTURES under the atutpTees
,of the
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION;
March 26th, Subject—HAßlT.
March 2i/th. Subject—TEMPERANCE.
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AT A SPECIAL_ MEETING OF THE
TRUSTEES OF "THE UNION SC I HOOL
CHILDRENS' HOME " ('lwelfth and Fitz
-water streets,) held March 21,1666, the following Reso
lutionswere adopted:
Whereas, It has pleased God to close up and set His
seal upon the labors of His faithful servant, the late
President of "The Union School and Childrens'-
ome." Therefore
.besolved, That we humbly beiwt•in Christian silbmis.
Sion before the decree ofAlmignty God, watch has re
moved bieath our valued and lamented head, JOHN
- P. CROZ and deplore his loss to this Institution, as
a faithful friend. a wise coutusellor,a firm supporter and
a heavenly minded guide. Also,
Resolved, hat while we feel deeply the severance of
the tie Hutt bound this man of God to ourselves as fel
low laborers in God's vineyard, we will as a band of
-Christian workers, earnestly seek a new baptism of
the Holy Spirit, that like him we may be found with
our lamps burning ready to enter the marriage
supper oft he Lamb. Also.
Resolved Theta copy of these resolutions be sent to
the family of the deceased, as an expression -of our
,nnited sympathy in this - their great bereavement.
R es olved, That the foregoing resolutions be published
_in one or more of the daily papers.
JAMES H. HUTCHINSON, Chairman.
GEO. .TONRIN, Secretary. its
110' NORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
AND
GREEN LANE STATION.
The undersigned have on band a supply of
7,PFITGH COAL, equal to any in the market, which
'they prepare with eat care and deliver to the
or..:Wdents of G TOWN and its vicinity at the
- Srollowing prices, viz:
„23RorwN OR FURNACE COAL te 00 per Ton.
=:12:43G OR EimAT.T , FITI{NACE" 800 "
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:made 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
-tie promptly attended t 0...
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.PHILAD 41., Feb. 24, 1866. fe2s•lmrpi
ISPFATIAL NOTICES.
OFFICE 1%1 - A ArivrOTH VEIN COAL COM
PANY, 430 LIBRABY street.
'a e Annual Mee COAL the Stockholders of the
MAMMOTH VEINCOMPANY will be held on
WEDNESDAY, March 28th, at 12 o'clock noon, at Me
°Mee of the Company, 430 LLBRA.RY street.
LEWIS, Secretary.
March 17th,1866, mh2l.sta
SUPPOSED. CAPTURE OF THE
GUERILLA . QUANTRELL.
His Transportation from New York . to
Washington—He is Not
Identified &c .
Mom today's N. Y. World.]
Some time during last week Capt. John
J. Williamson,commanding the Fourteenth
Precinct policeof this city, received from a
private source the startling information
that the rebel guerilla Quantrell, far famed
for his outrages in Kansas during the war,
was then temporily stopping at a private
boarding-house in East Nineteenth street,
near Second avenue, which is said to be
quite a resort for Southern people. It was
also stated that Quantrell (as he was sup
posed to be) had adopted the cognomen of
Hamilton, and was meditating an early de
parture for Texas. Captain Williamson
immediately communicated his informa
tion to Superintendent Kennedy, who in
tarn telegraphed to tholWar Department to
know if Quantrell was wanted. He soon
received a reply that the guerilla was
wanted, as there were some twenty-six in
dictments for murder against him in Kan
sas for the part he took in the raids by his
band of rovers in that section of the coun
try. Captain Williamson was then directed
to procure the arrest of the supposed raider,
in as quiet and secret a manner as possible.
On receipt of this order, Captain William
son, accompanied by Officers Pickel,Simon
son and Liscomb, all in citizens' dress, pro
ceeded to the boarding-house alluded to
above, and inquired for Mr. Hamilton.
The latter was at dinner at the time, but on
being informed that a gentleman wished
to see him he stepped out into the
hall way. Captain Williamson took, him
by the hand as though to . greet him
cordially, and, at the same time told him
that he was a prisoner. In a moment he
was taken into the street and marched off
to the police headquarters, where he was
locked up. He did not make the slightest
resistance, and affected great surprise at his
abrupt arrest. His baggage was taken pos
session of and searched. A number of im
portant letters and other documents were
round and forwarded to Secretary Stanton.
A pair of well-wcttn cavalry boots were also
found among his effects. He strenuously
denied that he was Quantrell, bat -
he admitted that he had been a trooper
in the Confederate army. The Washington
authorities were again communicated with,
and Senator Lane, of Kansas, and his lady,
came to this city and bad an interview - with
the prisoner, but could not postively iden
tify him. Mrs. Lane had seen and talked
with Quantrell when he burned down her
esidence, during one of his raids in the
summer of 1864, but she was so nervous and
excited at that time that, - although she gay.e
a very accurate description of his appeirance
yet when brought face to face with the pris
oner she could not identify him.
The War Department desires Mr. Kenne
dy to send the prisoner to Kansas under
military guard, but as there was some doubt
in respect to his identity, the Superintend
ent thought best to send him to Washington
first, and for this purpose he detailed Detec
tive Neveir,
one of the most
_reliable and
determined officers ,on the force, and Officer
Simonson to proceed with the prisoner to
Washington. Although he protested against
being ironed,and asseverated that he would
not attempt to escape, the officers were
determined to give him no opportunity to
do so, and the steel bracelets adorned his
wrists during the journey. At Washington
the supposed guerilla chief Quantrell was
delivered into the custody of the War
Department. He is still in prison awaiting
identification.
The prisoner, in his manner and personal
appearance, bears a most striking resem
blance to the guerrilla leader. He is a tall,
wellmade man, about thirty-five years of
age, of a pure blonde complexion, golden
hair and beard, and bright laughing blue
eye. His manners are refined and gentle
manly, and he speaks with a very pleasing
address and quiet persuasive eloquence, and
in this respect more than in any other trait
does he resemble the guerilla Quantrell.
Whether he is the rebel they take him for,
or Merely the victim of an accidental resem
blance, time alone will discover. .
THE Corrox PROP.—In view of the gene
ral anxiety to procure estimates of the prob
able cotton crop of 1866, some of the princi
pal Southern journals have collected statis
tics of the expected yield which we give in
the following: , The Columbus (Georgia)
Sun estimates that the crop will yield from
1,200,000 to 1,500,000 bales. The-New Orleans
Times thinks it will be 1,500,000 bales. De
Bow's _Review, the editor of which has recent
ly made an extended tone through the South
ern States, also calculates the crop 1,500,000
bales. The chief cotton factories in New
Orleans estimate it from 1,500,000 to 1,800,000
bales, and the New York-News 2,000,000
bales. On the other hand, various letters
received by the Secretary of the Treasury
from Southern planters announce that the
crop will barely reach 1,000,000 bales. It is
of course difficult to make'any . reliable-esti
mate at this early day; for, in addition to
the uncertainty of the labor on which plant
ers depend, all the estimates made are some
what tinged by the interests of those making
them. A small crop will send prices up,
and the planters naturally wish to conceal
the extent of the supply; whilst, on the
other hand, consumers, who wish to cheapen
cotton, magnify,the crops as much as possi
ble.--.Eicat. Sun.
INTERNAL REVENUE.—The Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue has issued a
circular, calling the attention of Assessors,
Assistant Assessors, and of all other Inter
nal Revenue officers' to' the act recently
passed declaring the meaning of certain
parts of the Internal Revenue act, the third
section of which requires all persons making
returns to declare in such return whether the
rates and amounts therein contained are
stated according to their value in legal
tender currency. If the rate and amounts
are stated in coined` money, the Assessor re
ceiving the return must reduce them to their
equivalents in currency at the_ time, when
and the place where the returns are receive-
THE last charge made against General
Hawley, who, is now running as candidate
for Grivernor in Connecticut, is' that while
in service he played checkers "with white
beans." This of course is utterly inconsist=
ent with the Btue laws! ' • •
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAltdt22, 1666.
TEE FENIAN EXCITEMENT IN
CANADA.
THE VOLUNTEERING, DRILLING,
MUSTERING, &c.
Telegraphic and Newspa
per.'Accounts.
Toftorrro March 21.—The rumor gaine
strength that ten thousand more men will
soon be called out by the government.
At Montrealyesterday a policeman fired
on some persons, thinking they were Fe .
nians. Nobody hurt.
Though there is not a downright panic
here, the feeling is that the Fenian danger
is not over. Some demonstration is looked
for from across the line before long, and in
consequence the volunteering and drillinx
are uninterrupted. Great enthusiasm is
manifested by the forces.
TORONTO, March 21.-9 P. M.—lt is stated
here to-day on the best authority that the
Canadian government have received offers
of one hundred and eighty thousand men
for service in the field.
Orders havejust been given tosome of the
companies in the country districts to move
to the front, and to-day the Stratford Vol
unteers moved off, going as far as Chatham.
It is reported in official circles that, the
government has received information 'that
the Fenians have resolved to make an at
tempt to enter by Rouse's Point ands make
Isle Aux Noix their base of operations.
MONTREAL, March 21, 1866.—The excite
ment has almost disappeared here, although
a few points on the frontier still keep it up.
Volunteers show much enthusiasm in all
parts of Lower Canada. and a thorough or
ganization is being effected. The Grand
Trunk Railroad Company has organized its
employes into a defensive corps in all parte
of Canada. Fully ten thousand troops ap
peared here to-day on parade. The expense
to the Canadian government for defence is
now about twenty thousand dollars per day.
It is believed that the present force will soon
be relieved by new men to be called out.
[Montreal (March 19) despatch to Toronto Leader.]
It is stated that in consequence of the se
ditious speeches delivered by certain Fe
inane in Toronto, on Saturday, Ministers
held a Cabinet Council yesterday, and de
termined to take the most active measures
to put down the firebrands. I give the
rumor for what it i& worth that martial law
will be proclaimed in Toronto.
The complete success of the loyal proces
sion here on Saturday has caused much
gratification. I am told that Mr. Cartier
greeted Mr. McGee on entering the Council
chamber with the words,"Your procession
to-day was worth fifty thousand volun
teers.'
Arms and ammunition are to be allovivill
free entrance at the Custom House for a
limited period to enable citizens to purchase
them to defend themselves.
On Friday night there was a discreditable
Fenian scare at St. John's, a foolishiofficer
in command directing a company of volun
teers on the frontier to retire before an
imaginary enemy and destroy the railway,
The order was countermanded before any
mischief was done, and the volunteers were
kept at their posts.
The volunteers marchedyesterday from
the different armories to the Catholic and
Protestant churches, where loyal and
patriotic sermons were preached to them.
The Metropolitan preached at the English
Cathedral from the text "Be not high
minded, but fear." Father Dowd, at St.
Patrick's, and Father O'Farrell, at St.
Anne's, implored their hearers to have
nothing to do with the Fenian organization,
which had been denounced by the Church,
and the projects of which were hostile to all
law, to all rule and religion. They declared
the men persisting in such schemes to be
infidels.
A private of the" Victoria Rifles"has been
dismissed from the corps for absenting him
self from muster when his regiment was
called out for service.
Two additional volunteer-companies are to
be formed in connection with the "Prince of
Wales" regiment.
The run on the savings bank persisted in
during the last fortnight, in consequence of
the scare, has ceased.
Captain Burton, hailing from Pembroke,
C. W., was before the magistrate this morn
ing for having in his possession an unlawful
weapon—a fifteen shooter. Satisfactory
evidence as to his character and loyalty
being produced he was discharged and the
revolver returned.
[From the Montreal Gazette, March 20.]
St. Patrick's Day has come and
gone, and Canada has been nowhere
attacked or invaded. The demonstrations
in the great cities and frontier towns of the
United States which were promised and ex
pected seemed to have proved, for the most
parr, lamentable failures. The Roman
Catholic Church ha4everywhere spoken out
sternly, and the faithful of that church have
separated themselves from the freethinking
freebooters and desperadoes who from
the staple out of which the
Fenian ranks are recruited.
The cause has in this way received a heavy
blow and great• discouragement; and it is
further whispered among Fenian now,
that the 'United States government really
intend to prevent them from making
open was from that cduntry upon either
Ireland or British America. They know
also that the colonists are prepared to give
them a warm reception; that they must
come among us with a very large force if
they come at all. All these facts are patent,
and while producing discouragement among
our enemies, they may perchance induce
supiness among Canadians, or a false se
curity growing out of the belief that danger
is at an end. It is against this the-people
now require to be !warned. Knowing we
were on our guard, these men have. not yet
attacked us. But the very desperation to
which they: are being reduced by the diffi
culties gathering around and across their
path may lead to some mad adventure at
any point where they come to believe oar
watchfulness has been slackened. Untilthe
river is open, and. British gunboats in our
harbors, we cannot consider the danger to
us to be past, nor until the moneys out of
which the leaders have swindled their dupes
are all expended; or, perhaps more .cor
reedy, until even smallsums cease to come
into*the treasury will their enterprise be
altogether and definitely abandoned. We
must, therefore. still keep up our attitude of
watchfulness. . •
Tan CANTON (Illinois) Register says that,
a new cattle &Name, has made its appear
ance in.that State. Theanimals are per
fectly well one day, and 'die; the next. The.
d d from .Regi*r is
i informed that a number. have
iet.
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY.
rlhe New York Daily News has - letters
from Ireland which profess to give accounts
of the escape of Head Centre Stephens, of
the F. 8., from British soil. We copy the
material portions of the correspondence:
Drindic, March 8, 1866.—Stephens has
escaped! Will the intelligence be new to
your readers, or shall I simply be serving
up a dish of crambe repitita by retailing it?
I cannot tell; but this much I do know,
that while the news of the Head Centre's
•escape is not even yet generally known in
this city, there are not fifty men in Ireland
able to supply the particulars. It was only
on this evening that the simple fact of his
departure was permitted to be bruited about,
and up to the present instant, not a
line of information on the subject, save an
intimation that some false rumors were
being circulated in reference to it, has ap
peared in any newspaper. lam not able
myself to give an authoritative narrative of
the extraordinary event which is destined
to excite so much commotion in this country
and in your own, but I am able to supply
some particulars which I believe are correct
in the main and which reach me from
sources which I have good reason to believe
perfectlytrustworthy.
The intention of quitting this country for
America is said to have been formed by
Stephens as far back as Christmas last.
On Sunday evening last, about 6.30 P. M.,
just as the shadows of night were falling
over Dublin, a handsomely appointed open
carriage containing five persons and driven
by four dashing horses, two of which were
bestriden by postillions, drew up before a
second-class hotel in one of our best streets,
not a quarter of a mile from the General
Post Office. The occupants of the carriage
were quickly joined by a sixth person, a
compact, muscularly built man, with fair
beard and piercing eyes, and the
whole party then drove off at a
moderate pace through the heart of the city,
up Sackville street, along the higway lead
' nig northward from the city, past the spot
where Clarke, the suspected informer, met
his doom, andthen onward at full gallop,
the horses' heads still turned to the north,
while their hotrfs spurned the earth with
rapid motion as they tore along from the
city suburbs towards Drogheda. The lamps
were glimmering through the darkness that
overspread Dublin as James Stephens--for
Stephens it was who had last stepped into
the carriage—turned his back on the City of
the Pale.
The occupants of the carriage (Irish
'Americans all except Stephens) were each
of them well supplied with revolvers, one of
them carrying as many as four of these for
midable weapons in his belt, and the out
riders, both good Fenians, were also armed
to the teeth. Had a score of policemen
crossed their path that night I am inclined
to think Stephens and his party would have
been able to give a good account of them.
Fortunately for ail parties, however, no ne
cessity for resorting to these desperate ex
tremities arose, and Stephens with his
companions reached the end of their land
journey, a sandy cove about half a mile dis
tant from Skerries, in perfect safety,
at about 10 o'clock. Skerries is a pictu
resque little fishing village on this coast,
t,me 30 miles north of Dublin. Here they
speedily effected communication through
the medium 01 a fishing smack with the
vessel which was lying to a short distance
seawards, and which had been engaged for
the work of taking Stephens off, and before
daybreak on Monday Stephens was far at sea
beyond the power and jurisdiction of the
enemies who thirsted so ardently for his
capture. The bark Nthich carried "Closer
and his fortunes" was Nailing vessel, and
her course, after leaving the Irish shore,
was steered for "the sunny land of France."
Stephens, I may add, leftlreland unaccom
panied by any of those who had escorted
him from Dublin, the whole of whom drove
back to this city on Sunday night.
I am bound to state that, while the above
narrative is in perfect accordance with in
formation which I think is accurate and re
liable in every feature, another version of
the escape, differing from that I have given
in some important particulars, is supplied
by persons not likely to be ill-informed.
According to this account Stephens and his
friends drove not toward Skerries ,
but to
Kingstown . „ 'where the Head Centre em
barked on board a steam tug, which soon
placed him on board a large American
steamer, which then proceeded at fall speed
to New York. Whichever of these stories
is the true one, this much, at least, is cer
tain: that Stephens left this city at the hour
I have mentioned, on Sunday evening last,
and left it in the manner I have described;
that he embarked on. the same night on
board a sea-going vessel, and that he is now
far beyond the limits of the dominions of
her gracious Majesty Queen Victoria.
Another. Account.
DUBLIN, March B.—l am credibly in
formed that Stephens formed the project of
leaving Ireland for America about the Ist
of January, and has for a month or two
been waiting a favorable opportunity to
elude the vigilance of the police and make
his escape. The prospects of success in a re
volutlonary movement were at so low an
ebb as to offer him 'no reason for
remaining,. and, meantime, his presence
was needed in the United States to heal
the spirit of factious division which had
taken possession of their councils
in America. But there were difficulties in
th e way. In the first place, the police were
on the alert and swift-sailing cutters were
guarding every . port of.theUnited Kingdom,
no matter how insignificant; and• in the se
cond place, spies and informers in the garb
of Fenians were permeating the Fenian
circles themselves in every direction. Under
these circumstances the risks of attempting
to escape :were doubled and trebled, until
even the success of an enterprise of the kind
became doubtful,and,ifunsuccessfill,the re,
capture of Stephens was certain unless his
followers, armed to the teeth, should escort
him • in sufficient numbers to overpower
any posse.which could be set upon them.
The details of the 'manner of escape were
not. in fact, arranged until Saturdaymorn
ing, and the fact that a. fair outline of these
detalla r clune to the hands of. the police on
Sunday evening, during the very hours
Fli OM IRELAND.-
Reported Escape . Of Stephens, the
Fenian Head Centre.
Vi7onderful Story of His
Adventurs.
He. Sails Either for France or the
United States.
when the enterprise was - 13E411g effected, ex
hibits- in a light. not very', flattering to the
vanity of Irishmen the deception and perfidy
which have found their way into the inner-.
most recesses of the Fenian teEttple.•
On. Sunday evening, at 6•40f,7, or there
abouts, five men, seated an open carriage,
might be seen scouring along one of our
principal streets, in whicb, apparently with
no other reason than to.take a drink, they
carelesslyhauled up in front of a small hotel
situated by the most direct route from - half
a mile to a!mile from the Post Office. • The
men did notdisrnount, howeVer,butwithout
any preconcert, a gentleman emerged care
lessly from the front door, and after a mo
ment's parleying entered the vehiele and was
driven off with the party, as if for alSun
day evening's pleasure rideL They Were
soon on the high road, and, unless their
movements had;been anticipated, the Party
were in no danger of being- intercepted.
The longest distance between 'its and Dub
lin became the word, and the wheels of the
vehicle whirled rapidly. And there was
reason for this, for UHL sixth personage who
bad entered the carriage was no less than
the Head Centre, the daring of whose suc
cessful escape will, in a day or two, be the
theme of every tongue and the wonder of
every confiding Irishman.
The clock struck eight; Stephens was half
way on the road; and the police were still
debating the possible authenticity of their
information. On the whole, however,
it is, perhaps, well that they hesitated as
long as they did, for the occupants of the
carriage, with the single exception of Ste
phens, were all Americans, ,men of tried
courage, and armed to the very teeth. In
case of a scrimmage, therefore, unless the
police had been numbered by hundreds,
there is no probability that these men
would .have yielded, knowing, as they
must under the circumstances,
that the election, in case of attack
would be simply between death on the
spot and life-long durance in an English
prison. But there was now no danger ex
cept from pursuit, and on, on the carriage
speed with the speed of a railway train—
every mile lessening the danger and render
ing pursuit more and more problematical—
until the racers attained the speed of Jehu
or John Gilpin. This was kept up for three
hours, and at length the panting and
wearied steeds were hauled up when the
road led upon a low, sandy bit of shore
about three-fourths of a mile from a small
town, of which, if nobody in America has
ever heard of it before, I need not offer a
word in explanation except that it lies at a
distance of thirty miles or thereabouts, due
North from Dublin. And here, at this
point of the shore, as if conjured by some
magic of Stephens, no sooner had the party
alighted than a fishing smack made its ap
pearance suddenly, some few words of
recognition passed hurriedly between
the former occupants of the car
riage and the occupant of the boat,
and James Stephens stepped on board—hav
ing thus successfully eluded the utmost In
vention of the keenest detectives in Eng
land. Then the boat sped rapidly from the
shore further and further out, until the land
seemed indistinct in the darkness, and the
sleepy hulk of a vessel loomed out of the
darkness into view of the occupants of the
Castle. A few moments, and Stephens was
on board, the ship sped swiftly , out at sea,
and when Monday morning dawned the
Head Centre was beyond British jurisdic
tion
In regard to the destination of the vessel
in which Stephens sailed, information is
conflicting. Some, whose means of know
ing ought not to be doubted, aver that the
Head Centre is on his way to France; while
others aver that the vessel in waiting was
an American steamer. If the last be cor
rect, as I am inclined to believe it is, James
Stephens will probably land in America
nearly as soon as my letter shall have been
promulgated, or may be daily expected, in
which case, of course, a:tremendous sensa
tion will be excited among the Fenians on
your side of the Atlantic, and England will
growl a little at your hearty welcome of the
hero—but submissively.
Facie and Fancies.
Amos Tuck, the Boston Collector, com
plains of the neglect of official courtesy in
his removal from office; declares he received
nothing fraudulently while holding his
commission, and believes Boston merchants
were particularly pleased with the perform
erre* of his Custom House duties. Amos
Tuk nothing..
There is considerable grumbling among
the American residents in Paris at the re
fusal of Mr. Bigelow to participate in the
celebration of Washington's birthday. Mr.
Bigelow's reason for his refusal was, that
be represented the Government' and not the
people of the United States; and that his
mingling with a people's celebration might
lead to complications. Brilliant Bigelow!
He couldn't celebrate Washington's birth
day without a special order from Wash
ington.
A strong feeling iz; favor of the =leas
tion'of Jamaica to thld'United States is mani
festing itself among the people of that
island. Saulsbury would vote for it, any
how. He likes Jamaica.
A French translator of one of Mr. Bar
num's books makes an odd error in speak
ing of "Buy Warren, the ,great manufac
turer." The original quoted the famous
advertiseMent on, the pyramids,. "Bay
Warren's blacking, the best' in London,
and the translation has it, "The best Lon
don blacking is that of Bny Warren," and
the error is repeated in various ways.
One Mr. Hermann, a New York dealer in
milinery goods and trimmings, was robbed
by a woman in a sleeping car on the Michi
gan Central Railroad one day last week of
$22,000 in greenbacks find bonds. She said
she thought she had a right to the money
because he was Hermann.
The issue of the New York papers con
taining. Mr. Bancroft's recent oration on
President Lincoln was seized in the French
post offices. No wonder that Caasar should
seize such a tirade on him.
A Mysmax.—Considerable excitement
was produced in and about . the town of
Clayton, 111., on Monday last,' by the dis-
Covery of a man's bead in the creek running
through the farm of Mr. M. B. Kirkpatrick.
Mr. Kirkpatrick found the head among a
pile of rubbish that had drilled against the
fence crossing the creek. Summoning a
party of, his neighbors he made search for
the other portions of the body, following the
creek for a mile or two, and - found a leg on
Which, there was a 'boot, and some clothes in
the woods near the creek. Tbete was
nothing found, howeivr, that threw any
light upon the mysterious affair.
HEAVY FORGERY. -It is alleged that a
son of Squire Johnson, living three. miles
from` Meadville Pa., left home on Friday of
last , week with $lO,OOO, which he had
obtained from the Firat National Bank, the
Crawford County Bank and 'the bank in
Franklin, with•checks bearing his father's
sigpature, which the scapegrace had forged.
F. L. FETHERSTON. Publisher
DOUBLE. SHEET, THREE CENTS
A Lox% WrarnEN VOYAGE."-ThePitts
-
•
burgh papers speak of an enterprise which .
is destined to be of Muchimportsuace to .the
commercial interests of that city. The
Commercial says: It is the departure: of the
new steamer Peter Bolen, direct from - this
pert to the geld - .regions of Idaho and Mbit
tana. Thisis the longest water navigation
east and west on this continent, and per-,
haps in the world—the distance from Pitts
burgh to Fort Benton, on the head Waters
,of the Missouri, being no less than 4,600
miles. When the Pacific Railroad shall - be
built, and before the country along the
Upper Missouri becomes settled,an immense
trade, will, be carried on over this king
water ' course-the through Continental
route. This is the commencement 'of it
the . pioneer line. The Peter Belau, on her
arrival at St. Louis will be joined by the
steamers Gold Finch and Minnie, and the;
three will proceed together to Fort. Benton.
On account of the difficulties in navigating
the - Upper Missouri, for the want of pilots
who understan l the channel, the
boats will only be able to run
in the day time ; consequently, it will re
qrilre some four or five months to male the
round trip. The Peter Balen carries a saw
mill aboard to cut the wood necessary to
run the Upper Missouri. From Fort Ran
dall. 4,200 miles above St. Louis, there are
no civilized inhabitants along the river. To '
protect the boat Irma any hostile Indian.s
where she has to run for more than 2,200
miles on rivers along whose banks they
alone held sway, she will carry a small
swivel gun, with plenty of shot and slugs,
and a small armory, including muskets and_
rifles. The Balen is loading with all sorts
of Pittsburgh articles of manufacture, but
more especially iron and [nails. She will
take freight the whole distance at 15 cents
per pound. She will take cabin passengers,
to Helena, Virginia City, Deer Lodge, Ban
nock City, Hell Gate or Fort Benton, the
price of passage being $320 from this port,
or $3OO from St. Louis. Most of her state
rooms are already engaged from St. Louis,
from which place she departs immediately
on her arrival from Pittsburgh.
WLESSIs'ESS IN TENNESSEE.—The Nash
ville papers are full of news items pointing
to great social disturbance and lawlessness
throughout Tennessee. In Fayetteville, a
iady was dragged from her horse and hor
ribly treated, by some unknown person. In
Chattanooga, a white girl was shot while
cooking supper in one of the camps. In the
Jackson Whig, of the 10th - inst., we also find
the following: "On last Saturday night, a
negro staggered up to Mr. John Fry, and
told him that he was stabbed to the heart,
and fell dead. It is not known who did the
deed. We learned on yesterday of another
murder, where a negro boy was knocked in
the head by another negro and instantly
killed."
THE ice bridge over_ the Niagara River,
at the foot of the American Falls, still re
mains intact, and is crossed daily by hun
dreds of people at the point known as "The
Ferry," The ice in the river between the
Falls and Suspension Bridge could be
measured by the million cords, and it is
estimated that the river will not be clear
before the middle of May.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL GRANT has or
dered that commanding officers of posts
and depots will, as soon as possible after
the arrival of deserters at their posts, for
ward charges to the commanding generals
of the departments in which their posts or
depots may be situated ) who will, with' as
little delay as practicable, take measures
to have the deserters brought to trial.
(RE OR ABOUT THE CHOLERA.—At.dvides
from Montgomery, Alabama, dated on the
16th instant, received by Dr. C. W. Homer,
chief medical officer of the Freedmen's Bu
reau, inform him that a report was in cir
ctilation there that the cholera had made
its appearance in Mobile, Alabama, al
though the report was not traced to any
reliable source.
IMPQ#NLTIONS.
Reported for the PO phia EVering Bulletin.
ST. JOHN, Brig Ella. Steel-20,919 ft pine deals
51 270 ft spruce boards sto,B l lo laths D Trump, son a Co
z, "I :310 :II) 11 NI V IkA
I:o):teira4:tiff.lo: , lol4:4CMlAttM,
Bse Marine . J 6tin on Seventh Page.
A_RRIVICD THIS DAY.
Brig Ella (Br), Steel, 20 days from St John, NR with
lumber lo D Trump, Son &
Schr Joseph Maxfield, May, 5 days from Newbern.
NC. with cotton and naval stares to D S Stetson & Co.
cold H V: Benedict, Case, from N York.
Schr Reaper, Gallagher. from - Salem.
Schr Eliza & Rebecca, Price, from Richmond.
Schr America, Hoffman, from New Haven.
_Ear Boston, Smith, from Cape May.
Scbr JB4Diverty, Carroll. from Cape May.
Schr R H Wilson, Mull. from G. een port.
Schr Annie Magee, Ketchum, from New Loudon.
t IL/LAMED THIS DA Y.
Steamer D Wallace, Beatty, N. York, Hello & Co.
Steamer Ocean Bird, Massey, Baltimore captain.
SchrilW Benedict, Case, Fall River, Costner, Stick -
ney dc Wel'ington.
Schr R H. Wilson, Mull, Providence, do
Schr Annie Magee, Ketchum, Boston, do
Schr Clyde, Gage. Boston, ilammouth Vein Coal Co.
Schr E & Rebecca, -Price, Boston, New York and
Schnyl Coal Co.
Schr Guide, Lampair, New Haven. E V Glover.
Schr Boston, Smith, Stonington, Tyler & Co.
Scbr America, Heffman, Norfolk, do
Schr R I Capon, Norfolk. do
Schr Reaper, Gallagher, Salem, W H Job' s.
Schr Jot enbna dz .win.Bennett,Washingum, captain.
Schr Old 7'k, Reed, Petersburg, Audenried & Co.
Schr Artie Garwood, Godfrey, Savannah, D S Stetson
& Co.
Scbr Lizzie Taylor, Taylor, New herr'. captain.
Schr Wm G Andenried, Woofland, Charleston, Lath
bury, Wickersham & Co.
Schr Annie, Johnson, Taunton. Mershon & C.ond.
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Exchange..
LEWES, DEL., lliarch 24}-12 M. •
Brig Ella. from St John, NB, went up the bay this.
mornin g . The following vessels remain at the Break
water:-Steamers Ellen S Terry, from Newborn; Re
becca• Clyde and Star. from Washington: Cecil and
Manhattan. from Baltimore, all for New York; brigs
Jas Baker; from Philadelphia for bt Sago; Cosmos, do
for Boston; scl3re J C Brooks, from Philadelphia for
Boston; E J Irwin. from Georgetown for do; I' Van
sent, from Newport News; Sarah Green and Barbary,
from Norfolk: Jas Hoyt and .11 W Vaughn.from James,
River; S T Baker and Tilt, from Beaufort, and Susan
E Brown, from Baltimore, all for New York: C Shaw,
from Maurice River for Cardenas: W Long, from Bal
timore for Portland: Delmont and urace Girdler, from
do for Providence; W. Wallace . from Philadelphia for •
Plymouth; R Seaman, J Sparks and D Brown, from
Baltimore, all for - Fall River; Isabella Albertson, from
Georoetown for do: Nellie Brown. from Boston for.
Richmotich Elwood Doran and Ida L, from New York
for Charleston; Rebecca. from Baltimore for D_gi - hton:"
Davidsonyomers. from Philadelphia for Key Weak C
from do tor Wilmington, NC; A W
from New York for Hooer Straits: United Brothers..
from Fair Haven ;- Lucy Jones and Sarah Mills, from
New Haven for Chesapeake Bayt , Cleo; Walters, from
New York for Craney Island; Ida A Jones, from Bal
timore for New Haven; Wenonah; from New York
for Nansemond River; and Genl Lyon. fr. , m do for
York ltiver. Wind blowing fresh from East.
Yours, &..c. "frrr,v,yAßD BURTON.
1 501610BANDA.
Steamer, Australasian, Cool:, from Liverpool 10th
lost at .New York this morning.
Steamer Eaele, Lawrence, from Havana 17th that.
at New York yesterday,.
Park Eventide, Park, sailed from Matanzas" 13th
inst, for this port. •
Brig Den;Banks, Ketchum, sailed from Providence
20th-inst, for this port. -
Brig Matilda, Meade, sailed trom Providence 20tif
inst. fbr Bristol, to go on the marine railway'.
Schr Adolph Beget, Robinson, hence at 14Latanzas
14th inst.
Seht Francis M Loririlt, Knowles, from Chesapeake
Baylor Providence. at Is ew York yesterday.
Behr J D. McCarthy, Young, _hence at Beaten yes
terday. -
&btu It H' Huntley, Nickerson, front New Bedford:
nolden Eagle, Kelly, and Sallie Gay. Fowler, from
Providence, ail for this port, at New York yesterday.