BISON PEACOCK. Editor VOLUME XIX.---NO. 300 EVENING BULLETIN. ITALDHEIKD EVERY EVENING, (Gtmdaya excepted) at No. MI 9 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia "Evening Bulletin Association. PROPRLECTOIIB. C-IBSON PEACOCK, !ERNEST C. WALLACE -F. -L. FETERRSTON, THOS. WILLIAMSON pASPER SOLIDER, Jr., FRANCIS WELLS. The Bourarrut is served to subscribers in the city at ]8 cents per week, payable to the carriers, or $8 00 per 11011111111. ' HARRIED.. LODGE — SIMMONS—On Wednesday morning, 4th .of-April, by Rev. G. D. Boardman, John W. Lodge, M. D., of Lower Merlon, to S. Jennie, daughter of the late A. H. Simmons, of this city. MATLACK—EAGLE—On the morning of the 4th instant, by the Rev. M. P. Martin, Isaiah Matlack to Mary H., daughter of the late D. Eagle, of Philadel phia. WILT—DAVISON—On the 22d March, in the Hen. -aington M. E. Church, by the Rev. J. H. Alday, John F. Wilt to Belle C. Davison, of Philadelphia. as DIED. - - - BAILEY—At Pittsburgh, on the 2d instant, in his 14th year, George Bailey. dr. BARBER—On the 4th instant, Joseph Shermer, son 40fJames and Susannah Barber, in the 13th year of his "Ile relatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his parents, No. 932 Lombard street, on Friday af ternoon. the 6th instant, at 2 o'clock. • BEDELL—At Greenpoint. L. L, 4th instant after a Jong and natural illness. Elizabeth, widow orStephe n Br dell. in the 78th year of her age. • CARR—On the 4th Instant, Fannie Elizabeth Carr, daughter of Geo. W. and Fannie H. Carr, aged 6 mos. sod 9 days. The relatives and friends of the family are respect tfully invited to attend her funeral from her parents residence. No. 5360 Germantown avenue, on next Sa tueday afternoon, 7th instant. at 2 o'clock. To pro ceed to Small Laurel Hill Cemetery. s.* FOX—On the 3d Instant, Man nah W., daughter of the late Samuel N. Fox. It MOTT—At New York, April 1, Eliza Mott, daugh ter of the late Dr. Henry Mott, in the 74th year of her NESBIT—In Allegheny City, Pa.. March 30, Charles - Wesley Nesbit. youngest eon of E. J. and Rev. Dr. S. H. Nesbit. Editor of the " Pittsburgh Christian Advo oete." aged 2 years and 2 months. PENN-GASKELL—On the 3d instant, Peter Penn- Gaskell, aged 66 years. His male friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from his late residence. No. 1613 Chestnut street. on Saturday next, at 11 o'clock. A. M. services at St, Stenben's Church. .* RUSSELL—On Wednesday morning, 4th instant, Miss Ann McNee'y Russell, daughter of James Bus se)), Esq., and the late Eliza W. Russell, in the 18th year of her age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her fu neral from her father's residence, No 1326 Brown street, at 3 o'clock, on Friday afternoon, the 6th Instant: WILLITS—On the evening of the 3d instant, Lydia S. Willits, relict of the late Joseph B. Willits, in the 75th year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are In vited to attend her funeral from her late residence, 1118 Vine street, on Sixth day afternoon, at 2 P,M.. -without further notice, Interment at South Laurel ,Tll.ll. • EYRE & LANDELL' FOURTH AND ARCH, ARE, OPENING TO-DAY FOB SPRING SALES. FASHIONABLE NEW SILKS, NOVELTIES IN DRESS GOODS NEW STYLES SPRING SHAWLS. NEW TRAVELING DRESS GOODS, FINE STOCK OF NEW GOODS. T ARGE ASSORTMENT OP VULCANITE JEWELRY CLARK & BIDbLE, 11? 712 Oi r MsTNUT STREET , „ ray op) K 1 FIV[III M (I) NM iLe ---- Etciwiaito — ifizikr - Al, Pica. 1618 and 154 e 'Lombard street, Dispensary Department. Ated acal treatment and medicines furniEihed gratultorully Ceithe poor. 6828 THE, UNION SCHOOL AND CHILDRESS' IL-7 HOME," Southeast cort er of TWELt , TH and FITZWAI Ex streets, will be thrown open to the pub lic on FRIDAY, April 6th, from 10 o'clock. until 2, at which time there will be interesting Exercises and Binning by the Children. E. L. LARD, • It Secretary. COMPARATIVE ANATOMY.—The intro• ductory lecture to a course of lectures on COM • PARATIVE ANATOMY by DR. J.H.McQUILLEN, will be delivered at the Philadelphia DENTAL COL .I_,EGE, No. 108 North Tenth street, at S o'clock, THIS .(Thursday) EVENING, April sth. The public gener iclyind * 1r GEBILANTOWN ! GERMANTOWN ! ! GERISLANIOWN ! ! ! The undersigned are delivering to the residents of Germantown and vicinity the best quality of Lehigh coal, prepared with care for family use at the follow ing" greatly reduced prices, viz.: Stove or range Coal .$7 75 - Broken and Egg for furnace, • 7 SO ,Chesnut7 23 It is believed coal cannot decline fut cher this season therefore the present time seems the best for purcha :Mpg the winter's supply. Adhering to one price, orders by letter will procure .coal as low as a visit in person. Address Office, Franklin Institute Building, 15 South :Seventh street, Philadelphia. ' Box 62, Germantown Post office, or at the yard. Green Lane Station, on North Pennsylvania railroad ap2-2611p1 EINES SHEAFF. The "Conservative" Party. From the Clarksville (West Virginia) Telegraph.] We desire to call particular attention to the fact that every returned rebel soldier, •every draft dodger,every ex-Camp Chaseite and every rebel sympathizer is identified with the so-called Conservative party. We further wish loyal men to remember that aside from such as we have mentioned above, there are but few that belong to the organization. They must also remember that it is such men as we have described that are now de nouncing the acts of our loyal Legislature as unconstitutional. Men who used every exertion in their power to overthrow the , Constitution and laws. All the bush whackers and raiders that during the war - waylaid and murdered their fellow-citizens .and stole their property, are now identified - with this party. We ask loyal men if they can affiliate and •co-operate with such men? Notwith standing some of the measures of the Union party may be objectionable, for all things human are attended with some degree of imperfection, yet can they possibly be as .objectionable as the infernal schemes con • cocted by the rebels and their sympathizing friends? .We ask Union men to ponder - these matters seriously. They now have to • cast their lot with the men who stood side by side with them in sustaining the Go vernment during the war, or with the rebels. The alternative is presented to them, and we are happy to believe from the indications which we have seen, that the honorable discharged soldiers and Union citizens almost to a man will co operate with the Union party, and will, aid and sustain our loyal Legislature in carry ing out its measures. They fought the rebellion during the war, and they cannot sympathize with those who murdered their sons and other relatives, and who destroyed their property and did all in their power to destroy the Constitution and overthrow the Government. TOUGH SWALLOW.—Hon. Chas. James .7aulkner, quondam lieutenat-colonel in the late 'Confederate army, has been admitted to practise his profession in the Circuit Court •of Berkeley by Judge Hall. In order to do this, Mr. Faulkner has been obliged to take - the strongest West Virginia test-oath—lias lead to swear that he has not, since the 20th day of-June, 18G3, "voluntarily borne arms against the United States," including a de claration that he had never aided or sympa tldzed with rebellion, dLc.—Richntond Dis patch. TRADE IN THE FAR WEST.—The Ma sotti". Democrat of the 27th ultimo says: "Within two weeks from to-day, two thou sand passengers, principally miners, and three thousand tons of freight, will have left this port on steamboats for the Montana Stud Idaho mines." BY T/33 LATER NEWS FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the Cuba. Death of the Ex-Queen of France. ESCAPE OF STEPHENS CONFIRMED. The Austrian - Prussian Troubles. THE ENGLISH REFORM BILL Commercial Intelligence NEW YORK, April sth, 8.30 A. M.—The steamship Cuba has arrived with Liverpool dates of March 24th,via Queenstown, March 25th. The advices from Germany continue war like. It is rumored that England and Rus sia will tender mediation. Head Centre Stephens is the guest of John Mitchell. in. Pari s . The North American reached Liverpool on the 25th. The ex.-Queen of the French, the widow of Louis Philippe died at Claremont on the 24th. The French Corps Legislatif adjourned on the 24th till the 4th of April. The Bourse was dull at 68f45c. The Belgian chamber, by a vote of 59 to 45,has adopted the reform bill increasing the number of Senators by four, and the repres entatives by eight. Shanghae advices to Feb. 21, represent the Nienfi rebels less threatening towards the northern parts. They have occasioned great alarm, and various plans have been made for resistance. The French Municipal Council of Shang hae has been imprisoned for refa sing to give up certain documents. - Arrived from Philadelphia ship S. L. Tilley, at Antwerp. The Vienna and Berlin journals continue full of warlike rumors of military prepara tions, etc. It is reported that England, France, and Russia have resolved to tender mediation, and it is asserted that an Eng lish note has already been sent to Berlin in the interests of peace. It is positively asserted that Stephens is the guest of John Mitchell in Paris, and will leave Havre for New York shortly. He left Ireland in a sailing boat via Gal way. Fenian affairs have received some attention in Parliament. The Attorney- General for Ireland said with respect to the parties under arrest who had come from America, be was ready to give a favorable consideration to their applications for release on their promising to leave Ireland and re turn whence they came ! In the House of Commons, Mr. Watkins asked if any discussion had taken place be tween the English and American govern ments relative to Mr. Chase's proposal for an international coinage between England, France, and America. Mr. Gladstone said he could find no evidence of any such ques tion having been raised. Mr. Gladstone announced that the Govern ment intended to proceed with the reform bill, regardless of suggestions and proposed amendments. They would resist Grosve nor's amendment, as it implied a direct want of confidence in the Government. The House adjourned until the 9th of April, for the Easter holidays. The stock of the Anglo-American Tele graph Company, £600,000, is all subscribed, and the books closed. The cable progresses at the rate of nineteen nautical miles per day. The great annual University boat race re sulted in a victory for Oxford over Cam bridge, by three lengths. Napoleon received the address of the Corps Legislatif, and made a speech, accept ing the vote of the great majority as a con tinued endorsement of his policy, and spoke in favor of the extension of liberty calcu lated to strengthen and enlighten govern ment; not a liberty which may become an arm to undermine and overthrow it. The weekly returns of the Bank of France show a gain of 2.2,0,000 f. in cash. The bank has reduced the rates of discount from 4 to 3. Commercial Intelligence. COTTON.—The market is dull and deelin ng. STATE OF TRADE.—The Manchester ad vices are unfavorable. • Breadstuffs very dull. Corn firmer. Messrs. Waterfield, Nash dr. Co., and Rich ardson, Spence dr, Co. report Flour heavy; Wheat heavy and unchanged; mixed Corn has an upward tendency; sales at 28s. 6d.@ 295. PROVISIONS.—The market is declining. Beef quiet; at a decline of 2s. 6d. @ss,; Pork easier at 2s. 6d. decline;;Bacon inactive and 2s. lower; Butter dull; Lard 2s. lower; Tal low steady. PRODIJOE.—Ashes firmer, pots,34s.;pearls, 355. 6d.; Sugar easier; Coffee steady; Rice firm; common Rosin has an upward ten dency; Spirits Turpentine quiet; Petroleum firm at 2s. 2d. LONDON MARKETS.— Breadstuffs quiet. Sugar quiet and 6d. lower. Coffee steady. Common Congou tea steady. Spirits Tur pentine firm at 495. for American. Tallow irregular. Petroleum firm at 2s. 3d. for re fined. Consols for money 86.i(4)87Z. U. S. 5-208, 71,1@71i; Illinois Central, 791@79.1; Erie, 55:1(4)55i. The bullion in the Bank of England has decreased £127,000. Three Spanish screw frigates are in Cadiz harbor, ready for sea, in case of Chilean privateers appearing. Latest Commercial Intelligence. LIVERPOOL, March24th, Evening.—Cot ton dull and declining; sales of 6,000 bales, including 1,000 to speculators and exporters; Middling Uplands, about 19.1-d. Breadstuff's dull and unchanged, except corn, which is firm. Provisions Inactive. Tallow easier. LONDON, March 24th, Evening.—Consols, 86 , 4@87; U. S. 5-20 s, 71*@711; Illinois Cen tral, 791@79i: Erie shares, 52055 i. DATH OF AN AGED COUPLE ON THE SAME DAY.--On Wednesday week,in Mount-Plea sant township, Adams county, Pa., Mr. Peter Weaver and his wife breathed their last, within a few hours of each other. They had been married about fifty years; and dying on the same day, their remains were deposited in the same grave. Mr. Weaver was in his 77th year, and his wife in her 70th year. , UNIMPROVED LANDS IN .TOWA.--The Da venport (Iowa) Gazette says that at least twelve million acres of arable land yet lie untouched by spade or plough, within the boundaries of lowa. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1866. THE 3F.IEN lA. Startling Reports of Aggressive Movements. Threatened Invasion of New Brunswic Bermuda, &c. , Two Expeditions Said to Have„Started. Organization of the Fenian Army, &c [From To-day'a Ic. Y. Herald.] The Fenian circles are in a ferment over the rumors of warlike movements on the part of, the O'Mahony party. It is difficult to ascertain the truth of these reports. Fe nians shrug their shoulders and appear so full of important news, when asked any questions on the subject, that our reporters are bewildered and shrug their shoulders too, and appear ready to burst with some thing startling for John Bull. Here are the rumors which they report to us, and which form very sensational reading matter: On Monday night last, at twelve o'clock, B. Doran Killian sailed with an expedition for the capture of the Island of Bermuda, and on the following Tuesday night, at about the same hour, Col. P. :J. Downing bailed at the head of another expedition destined for the same place. Mr. Killian's expedition was composed of three magnifi cent iron steamers, with altogether three thousand desperadoes, all of whom had been soldiers in the United States Army. Col. Downing bad two steamers and two thousand five hundred men. Not a single man went with either expedition who hadnot been a tried soldier. Strange to say, the mat ter had been arranged so cleverlythatnothing whatever was known of it until all was ccmpleted. The name of the steamers have not as yet been ascertained, and whether they sloped off without clearance or under very pacific names, is not yet known. So many times have strange rumors been cir culated in connection with Fenian ships, that the present matter's looked upon pretty generally as sensation only. All the offices in the upper part of the building occupied as headquarters were yesterday empty of officials, and during the greater portion of the day kicked. Pens, ink and paper lay about idle in all directions, and the head quarters altogether presented a gloomy and lonely look. However, other officials are destined to fill the places of those who are gone, and probably in the course of a day or two, the scene will be as busy as ever. Early in the morning and late at night wagons were coming to and from the Moffat mansion, bringing away large cases of arms and amunition,or some thing else, and were observed going in the neighborhood of the North river. It was only too plain that something of a very urgent nature was going on, judging from the amount of whispering and the excited manner of all the former officials in the civil department who have_now bid farewell, probably forever, to their laborious duties in the Moffat mansion. Bermuda and not Canada, it is said, is destined to be: pounced upon by the Fenians, in order to make it a basis of supplies, and as a means ofdestroy ing a large portion of British commerce. There is a good deal of disappointment among those who were left behind. How ever, they were somewhat consoled by the intelligence at headquarters that ere long another expedition would leave, followed by another and another, so that all, or at ?east a large number of them. would have an opportunity of getting the worth of their money in fighting. It is asserted at headquarters that the steamers are able to run eighteen knots an hour. The rumor about Stephens being in New York was 'without any foundation, and had been thrown out by the Fenians them selves, in order to try and put the British authorities off the scent. The most efficient seamen that could be secured are on board the vessels. Expeditions' are reported to have sailed from other ports in the United States, all bound for Bermuda, from which point the final expedition to Ireland will be started, commanded by Colonel John O'Mahony. This is the O'Mahony side of the situa. 'ion. Now for the Sweeny view. There is rather unusual news going the rounds of Fenianism. It was started by the official organ of the Killian-O'Mahony party, which declared that "the actors were getting in their places," and the cur tain would rise at once and show action to the bondholders, when it was assumed that another large sale of bonds would result. The public comment is that the Killian party gave up the idea of fighting in Ire land, and seeing that the Roberts-Sweeny Canadian policy is going to be the winning one after all, determine to checkmate that movement by making a sort of premature rush on the intended theatre of Sweeny's operations, thus forcing that movement to strike before thoroughly prepared, and hazard defeat. It is the common talk about town that the announcement of O'Mahony's organ yesterday means that these leadeas are actually at this business and really give up Stephens and the I. R.B. after all. Before the lapse of a week it is assumed that the press will be sending Killian's proclamations from some patch of a snow peak where the two or three hun dred of the forlorn hope will camp until the United States Government is provoked to paralyze the military movement so well elaborated and so nearly perfected by Gen, SweenY and his veterans. The temporary "sensation," however, is set down as good for the sale of another million of the Killian O'Mahony bonds. The military movement will strike home at an early day. (From To-dars fore World.) In all probability b this morning's edition of The World can reach its subscri bers in the more distant portions of the United States, the American people trill hear of the long-expected and often-deferred invasion of British soil by the military forces acting with and by orders of Head Centre John O'Mahony. However, by a little strategy, our Fenian- reporter suc ceeded yesterday in obtaining information of the most startling nature, in regard to the movement now on foot against the British empire. Plans have matured, and forces organised, and it is probable that the first blow has already been struck. The point of attack is the island of Cam po Bello, in the Bay of Fur4y, at the en trance of Passamaquoddy Bay. The Island of Campo Bello is about eight miles in length by three in breadth, and is a,part of a territory of New Brunswick. SL Johns, with its rich shippirigwand com modious harbor,is about forty miles distant from Campo Bello, and can be reached in a few hours by means of steam communiction Directly opposite is the coast of Nova Scotia OUR WHOLE COUNTRY thirty-six to forty miles distant, with good harbor for light - vessels capable of transpor ting two or three hundred men each from Machias, Belfast, Cortine, Baton, Bangor, Portland, or the small cluster of islands in Penobscot bay.. The plan of operations, as far as can be ascertained in the hurry of the moment; is to have five or six hundred men• trans ported, in, small squads or a hundred each, by railroad from New York and the East ern States, in order to prevent notice by the United States government,. to Machias, Maine, and to march the men, who are to be well mobilized, to Machias during tne night for embarkation at Machias, where several schooners are waiting. As soon as the men are embarked, the vessels will leave Machias for Campo Bello Island, which is about 2.5 miles distant, and a land ing will be effected. Should an army inter-, fere to prevent fhe sailing of the vessels, the march will be made overland along a point of land to Eastport, 12 miles distant from Machias, or to Perry, directly opposite the island' of Campo Bello, where the ship channel about three miles in width, will afford easy means of landing by means of small boats, or a bridge of boats as the case may require. A couple of printing presses will accompany the raid, and as soon as a landing is effected in Campo Bello, procla mations will be issued and telegraphed throughout the United States, calling upon the Fenian Brotherhood to respond to the call, and it is expected volunteers in great numbers will flock to the standard of O'Ma bony., who is not to accompany the expedi tion in person. It is also expected that the occupation of British territory by armed Fenians, will cause an immense sale of bonds, to to the amount of two or three mil lions of dollars. But it is not expected by the Fenian lead ers in command of the expedition that Cam po Bello can be occupied by their *roes without a fight, and a first engagement may be expected when the landing is attempted with the British troops already stationed there. It is the intention of O'Mahony to attack and defeat the inadequate force sta tioned at Campo Bello, and then hold the island and wait until reinforcements can, be obtained from the United States. The government of New Brunswick have been in possession of information in regard to the proposed attack on the island of Campo Bello for ten days past, and as a precaution, have sent a small body of troops to defend the island. Major-General Doyle, in command at Halifax, under the instruction of Sir William Fenwick, Wil liams,has detached body of volunteers and regulars to Campo Bello, it is understood, and field artillery and stores have also been sent to that point. How the Colonial au thorities became informed of the movement is unknown, but it is claimed by the Cana dian journals that information is furnished regularly by some person at Union Square, who is in the confidence of O'Mahony. It is also said that a high official of the O'Mahony government is a most intimate friend of Thomas Darcy McGee, and that the move ment has been planned by the high-con tracting powers, in order that the Roberts- Sweeney movement may prove abortive, as it is expected that President Johnson will issue a proclamation enforcing the neu trality laws between Great Britain and the United States, and by doing so effectually put a stop to all future Fenian aggressions on English territory. It is the intention of the Fenian leaders, immediately on securing the island of Campo Bello, to organize a provisional go vernment, and proceed to the election of a President. New- Brunswick is to be con quered and held by twenty-five thousand Fenians from the United States, and as soon as St. Johns is in the possession of the revo lutionists, John O'Mahony will undoubted ly be chosen head of the new republic, which is to be called "The Republic of Etn metta," in honor of the Irish patriot, Robt. Emmett, who sacrificed his life in an at tempt to liberate Ireland. New Brunswick will be divided into four provinces, after the manner iu which Ireland is divided. The provinces will be named as follows : Alabonia, Killiana, Stephanie (in honor of James Stephens), and Fenia. There will be a House of Congress composedof two bodies, Senate and House of Representatives. All offices will be, elective, and the President will bold office for eight years. It is sup posed that the greater part of the Irish popu lation of the United States will settle fm Eta metta, and thus a great power will be form ed on the border of this republic, friendly to America and Americans. The army of invasion will be under the command of officers who have won for themselves imperishable renown -on the gory fields of battle during this war. Lieu tenant-General B. Doran Killian will com mand the expedition, and will be assisted by a magnificent body of officers. The offi cers will be assigned as follows: Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant-General B. Doran Killian Chief of Artillery, Major-General Edward Murray. ' Chief of Ordnance, Major-General dames Kelly. Adjutant-General, Major,General P. Mal cane. Chief of Staff, Major-General P. J. Down ing. Chief of Supplies, Major-General James McDermott. The army, after leaving Campo Bello Island for the nearest point of land in New Brunswick, will form in the manner of the Macedonian Phalanx, and will move for ward on the enemy's forts, unless they pre fer to make an unconditional surrender, in which case they will have allotted to them liberal grants of land. The Lieutenant- General in command will be attired in a gorgeous suit of snuff-colored velvet, trimmed with green silk, and will ride a splendid horse presented to him and now awaiting transportation in this city. The army will deploy on St. John's in three columns, while a fleet of Yankee skippers will follow with arms and ammunition. It is understood that the principal officers in command of the expedition left last evening for the scene of hostilities, and it is expected that President O'Mahony will follow in the rear guard as soon as Campo Bello is cap tured. It is claimed by the Lientanant- General in command of the expedition, that "he is able to organize a revolution at any time, with the aid of the printing press and the telegraph." Ere this week has passed, the people of the United States will have a grand sensation to add to the innumerable ones which have already transpired. But a few days Since orders were pub lished in the Canadian journals, by official authority, disbanding the greater portion of the volunteer, forces, but already they have repented of the hastiness of the order, and new orders have been promulgated by the gpvernment recalling the volunteers.. This is an intimation that stern and bitter work is in store. , THE CHICAGO TELESCOPE.—Chicago has at last received its great telescope,the largest ever made. The aperture of the object glass is inches. The instrument was packed in nineteen boxes. THE TORNADO IN INDIANA AND 'LEI- Loss of Life and Great Destruction of Pro• We have alreadypublished accounts of the tornado which lately visited Southern Indi ana and Illinois. The Connersville (Ind.) Thnes thus speaks of its progress and its ravages : The first notice we have of the tornado is thal it crossed the Connersville and Rush- Ville'turnpike road, two miles west of Vien na. From thence it proceeded southeasterly, crossing the countyline road nearly one mile south of Vienna; thence to the Justice farm, where it took a northeast coarse until it reached the farm of Thomas C. Marks. From Marks's farm its course was almost due east until it reach ni the hills west of Con nersville, which the tornado rolled over and came down like an avalanche upon our de voted little town-booming, dashing, tearing, hurling fragments of trees and buildings in every direction. Beginning at the south end of town, which is. inclosed within an acute angle, wedged in between the hills and the river, the storm seems to have divided, part of it taking a northerly course, until it passed beyond the town, the centre of it striking the foundry of Messrs. Roots, sweeping up the river and tearing away part of the railroad bridge ; while the right wing crossed the river, bearing about due east. Had the entire force of the storm passed through town, we have no doubt that its site would now be marked only by ruins. The heaviest loss has been in the way o f timber, and the damage, which is as exten sive as irreparable, is hard to estimate. Much of the fallen timber will probably be lrst on account of the inability to Procure hands to work It up into such a shape as will make it available for the market- The track of the storm through the tim bered land is as clearly marked as if the trees had been felled for the purpose of opening an unusually wide public road. Long aisles have been cut through the woods, on a grander scale, such as a reap ing machine would make through a wheat field. A. sight of these immense aisles alone can give an adequate idea of the tremen dous power of the tornado. ; A correspondent of the Chicago I?epubli can, writing from Shelby, 111., says: On Wednesday afternoon last, about five or six o'clock, the citizens of this place saw a singular, dark, funnel shaped cloud, which passed about five miles north of this place, going from west to east. This seemed, on inquiry, to have been a very unusual whirlwind, which bad started fifteen miles west (that being as far as heard from in that direction,) and passing north of this place over a space varying from a quarter of a mile to a mile in width, and going east, we know not how far,•but widening and ex tending as it went. Literally, nothing was left in its track, except the drifts of timber and other things left in the way after being whirled and tossed about in every direction. Houses, trees, rails, timber, horses, cattle, sheep, and men, women and children, were picked up by the storm and dropped down in that mysterious manner, which none but the God of the storm understands. Trees were pulled up by the Sroots and carried away, while others appeared to have been twisted off and borne along in the current. The ground is described as appearing as if it had been swept, but occasionally the hur ricane seems to have let go its hold and un burdened itself by leaving immense quan tities of timber in its wake, looking like drift wood in a river bottom. It is impossible to describe such a storm, or to estimate the extent of the damage done. Suffice it to say that literally nothing is left uninjured in its track, except in iso lated instances. There were some strange instances, however, such as lifting a stable up and carrying it away, every stick of it, the horses remaining in the stable unin jured. Persons looking at the cloud at a distance describe the scene as terrible in the ex treme. 0mo:tonally a portion of the cloud woa]d shoot off, like an arm, for a mile. It is said that the Okan river, which was high at the time, was swept dry of its water, and the smaller streams were also emptect of their contents. It is said that even the crass was sometimes carried away, and huge timbers of immense weight were picked up and dropped down, as chance seemed to dictate. Chaos, or worse than chaos, seemed to reign supreme. A farmer by the name of French was among the staferers. His house was torn down, and his son, who was thirteen years old, was killed. He seems to be the victim of the storms, having lost one son before by lightning, about a year ago, and another son killed in a storm about- two years ago, making three deaths in all in one family by similar providential occurrences. Another farmer by the name of Niles lost one his children, who was mortally wounded, and has since died. A Late Virginian View of the CapitoL [From the Richmond (Vs.) Despatch.] It is stated in the notices of the death of Senator Foot, of Vermont, that just before his death he requested to be lifted up in bed that he might take a last look at the capitol. He was gratified, and just as he had raised himself so that his eyes rested on the build ing, he expired. This lingering sentiment, at the verge of the grave, is not by any means wanting in dignity or patriotism. It is entirely worthy of one.whose education and opinions placed the Central Govern ment and its power, its palaces and temples uppermost and supreme in his affections and reverence. or was Mr. Foot singu lar in this feeling. The force and tenacity I with which it was blended with his nature and predilections ao not surpass the strength and endurance of the same feeling in the hearts of the great mass of the Northern people. State 'Rights, which originally were stronger in New York and the New England States than they were even at the South, have been dead there for fifty years. The people there, from near the beginning of the present century,.have sub sided into Federal notions, which have 'grown stronger and stronger with time until the State Governments have sunk into in significance, and have attracted little more notice or respect than county courts. Mr. Lincoln's idea, originating from Patrick Henry, that a State was no more to the Federal Government than a county was to a State, has become impressed upon the public mind, and the Federal Capital is the Mecca which all desire to visit before dy ing, and the capitol the building which they would like to look upon as they die. We speak of this very calmly as a simple political feature of the nation. While the sentiment here described has grown in strength, the• Federal Government—the ob-. ject of it—has grown in power until it has become, at least in vigor and grandeur,' worthy of the devotion paid to it., The two' forces, centrifugal and centripetal, State rights and centralization, which were deve loped in the convention which framed the Constitution, have struggled' against each other ever since with =grated ardor. lira DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS perty. GAS GLADE FROM PEAT.—Superintendent Hanford, of the Lansingburg (N. Y.) gas works, has recently made some interesting experiments in the manufacture of gas front peat taken from a bed in this State. The peat used was dried in the sun, without pressing, and tlen thrown into a retort, The gas was pronounced to•be in every way • superior to that made from the best coal; It '- gave a whiter, clearer and much stronger light, and stood the chemical test well. 'WHEAT NOT KILLED /N GEODOLI.--1119, Athens (Georgia) Watchman of thel4th reports that althoneh the very cold weather some weeks ago killed everything, green. the wheat crop of that section now, ern promise of doins woll, . • • F. L. FETHERSTON. Publisher the central power has proved too strong for the States; and that conserva tive check in the reserved rights of States which the fathers of the nation had fondly hoped would keep up the balance of power in the system they established has failed. So that the sentiment so touchingly exhibited by the dying Senator is not at all inappropriate to the times, but really a, striking illustration of the present moral and physical condition of the nation. Should there be no unforeseen change in the affairs of the nation to alter this tendency, the dis position to look to Washington, for every thing will grow upon the people, and after a time it will be no uncommon aspiration of the dying citizen "for one last look at the Capitol!" Facts and Fancies. "A man with an empty pocket can defy the world, the flesh and the devil!" (&o vel's Letter.) Sehr gide! But if the party of the first part defies the party of the second part to fill the aforesaid empty pocket, there can't be much doubt who will win. Toast for the next meeting of the New Jersey Agricultural Society: "James M. Scovel—the Cattell Plague of the State." THE:TURN-COAT. " Tempora, mutantur, et nos mutamur." "The Times change, and the Fashion of oar gar• ments clthnges also." Said Sumner to Stevens, "can this be the Raymond W o served us so warmly but two years ago?' " 'Tie, only," said Stevens, "a changing of Raiment, Done by the great tailor, that turns his old clo'." The price of tobacco in Montana Terri tory has recently been as high as five dol lars a peund. It must be a consolation to the Montanese that they need not bay it unless they chews. Princess Louisa of England has a bad cold in her head. The consequence has been to make the Princess Lon wheezy. In view of the closeness of the Connecticut contest, the New York .Times advises Con gress to conciliate the President, Another planwonld be for the President to conciliate Congress. A Richmond paper states that Castle Thunder is being thoroughly repaired, pre paratory to being turned into a "grand mercantile theatre." We can't imagine what sort of a building that is, but Castle Thunder during the war was a series of cells all round, which may be another terns for "mercantile amphitheatre." A bill passed the State Legislature yester'— day incorporating The Citizens Inebriate Association. This is the first time that drunkenness has been legalized in this State. How do we know when there has been a by new the term discovery of Petroleum? We know it -Oil. It is said that the Fenian have sailed for Bermuda. Very likely, for the Bermuda potato is one of the finest in the world. They will almost persuade themselves that their feet are on their native soil and that their name is Ificawber. It was Brown who asked Robinson "what two words in the English language begin with Sco and end with en" Robinson, after studying several dictionaries, said that one 1- of the words was Scoundrel, but he could not guess the other, and gave it up. So do we. I Air EAETHQuARE AT SEA.—The English papers received by the City of Paris contain the following: Captain Morse, of the ship Syren, Boston, L'nited States, which re cently arrived at Birkenhead, states that on the 18th of November, 1865, at 6 o'clock, A. M., in latitude24°S.,longitude 173°30' W. while on his passage from Baker's Island to the port of Liverpool, he experienced what he sopposed to be the shock of an earthquake. At first was heard a heavy, deep, rumbling sound, accompanied by a vibration of the ship, which increased in violence until the vessel seemed as though driving over a reef. There was a strong breeze, with rather heavy clouds; the sea in the vicinity of the ship appeared as if sud denly fixed, a phenomena which lasted ap parently between three and four minutes. The compass card during the time of the shock was rapidly revolving. The man at the wheel was violently and visibly shaken, and those on deck generally were scarcely able to keep their feet. One man engaged in connecting the hose pipe to a force pump upon the topgallant forecastle was thrown backwards against the bits. The sound at first resembled distant thunder,. and in creased in intensity, till at its height it could only be compared to the deafening roar of innumerable pieces of the heaviest artillery. Two sailors on the fore royal yard at the time stated afterwards that they did not hear the noise nor feel the vi bration." A PETRIFIED AusTaxmax.—The Lon don Daily News says that a petrified Aus tralian male aboriginal has just arrived in England. This singular specimen of petri fication was found in one of the stone caverns which abound at Musquito Plains South Australia. It was lying in a natural position, as if having fallen asleep; and a Mr. Craig, who was in the colony at the time in search of curiosities, got possession of the "black fellow" for he purpose of adding him to his collection. Travelling with his singular burden wrapped in a • blanket for nearly one hundred miles, he reached Mount Gambia, where his move ments attracted suspicion;.and the Crown Lands Ranger ascertaining that his bargain was a human being, sought the advice of a higher power and relieved him of his,prize. An action of trover was immediately com menced, and Mr. Craig succeeded in ob taining a verdict, with damages one farth- - ing. The government, however, refused to give up the "stone or other material," which was again placed in the cave. Mr. Craig, however, again went to work, and despite the heavy iron bars with which it was guarded and the hardships he endured, managed to regain it, and brought it in safety to England. THE APREAN. ESTATE.—On the death of Governor Thomas APRean, he left, among other estate, twenty-four hundred acres of land in Sewickly township, Allegheny county, Pa. This was inherited by his only child, a daughter, who married a Spanish gentleman, and became a resident of Madrid. It seems that in.default of issue it has become an escheat to the Common wealth of Pennsylvania. Mr, Samuel P. Ross, of Pittsburgh, has been appointed es cheator on the property to attend to the in terests of the State.
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