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VOLUME XIX.---NO. 300
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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.
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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
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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.