OBSON PEACOCK. Editor.
EVENING BULLETIN.
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esormacrons,
GIBSON PEACOCK, 'ERNEST 0. WALLACE.
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AKES)/ SOLIDER, Jr., FRANCIS WELLS.
The SoLsackus is served to subscribers in the city at
Centa per week, payable to the carriers, or is 00 per
annum.
NOTHER AUCTION LOT of CURTAINS at One
ti Dollar.
apron
PATTEN'S, 1408 Chestnut street.
MARIMIED.
JUDSON—BO' CE—At Bt. John's Church, Washing.
- ton. B. C., on the 19th inst., by Rev. John Trimble. Jr.,
D. D., Dr. Oliver A. Judr,on, of Philadelphia, to Eliza
tt',
te daughter of the late Captain W.H. Boyce, II 8,
Army.
KNOBR—BREADY—At St. Luke's Church, on the
19th Mist. by the Rev. William Ely, assisted b, the
Rev, Dr. Howe, Geo. P. Knorr, of New York.to Louisa
Mly, daughter of the late J. Ball Bready, of this city.**
NORBERG—BIRNBA.IIOf—On Wednesday. lath
Inst. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, by the Rev. Dr.
g r ot e L Carl C. Norberg, of Porsgrund. Norway, to
Philama 8., daughter of the late Charles Birnbaum, of
Phi elphia.
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ALT , VN—On the 18th inst., Harriet Turley, eldest
daughter of James T.. and Harriet D. Allen.
The relatives and friends of the family, are respect
Italy invited to attend the funeral, from the residence
.of her parents. Fortieth street, above Walnut, on
Saturday afternoon, 21st inst., at 8 o'clock. Services at
the Church of the Savienr, Thirty eighth street, below
_market, at 4 o'clock. *se
FRY.F.B.--On Thursday morning, April 18, Armer
patron, son of George and Jennie Fryer, aged 10 years..
The relatives and friends of the family are respect-
Sully invited to attend the funeral, from the resi
dence of his parents, 1306 Walnat S.reet, on Saturday
afternoon, at 4 o'clock. se
RIDGWAY—On the evening of the 20th inst., Henry
W., son or the late William and Hannah Ridgway, in
the 47th year of his age. Due notice will be given of
the funeral.
MITRE a LANDELL are prepared to supply am(
_YU' lies with Dry Goods, at the lowest prigs.
LINEN &MEETINGS,
MARSEILLES QUILTS,
TABLE LINENS. DAMASK TOWELS
r.OUsEHOLD GOODS.
"tITLEDOW SHADES One Dollar. More of them a
V, PATTEN'S,
1408 Chestnut street.
"VALTM. ECM COCK . GENERAL FURNISHING
V UN
Eel,
No. 18 North Ninth street.
stbove market. ap2l-Im*
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
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IV . Eleventh and Wood streets. T. H. Stockton,
_Pastor, Sabbath, 3,'•¢ P. H. It*
twBROAD AND ARCELRev. S. L. Caldwell,
D. D., of Providence. B. L. will preach in the
First Baptist Church, To morrow Evening. its
10. BEV. G. D. CA_RROW WILL PBEtCR IN
Union bt. E. Church to-morrow morning at 10%
• • - • • tqu .
,jfm-- •t • : e s :sot 'a :1 : a a :
Green street near Stxteenth—Services on Son
•day by the Pastor, Rev S. H. Giesy, at /ON H., and
1,7,1" P. H. btrangers are welcome. its
THIRD REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH
corner Tenth and Filbest atreets.—Rey. J. F
Berg, D. D., will preach to•morrow. Service at 103i*
o clock, Morning, and 4 o'clock Afternoon.
IU'ST. CLEMENT'S CHURCH, TVir.ICNTIETH
and Cherry streets.—To morrow being the fourth
onday of the month, there will be no service in the
Afternoon. service in the evening at 7% o'clock. Its
IzZt. Tar.. BEV. B. E. HA.L.F, of Boston, will
pleat% at Langstroth's Ball, Germantown,
to-morrow morning, at 10% o'clock, and even:due at
.714 o'clock. lts
TELNITY CHAPEL. Twentyeewnd and
Loctut streets. Divine Service and Confirms
eon, by Bishop Vail, to morrow evening at 7%
o'clock. it*
.•••• : • :1:0:,.. t.
"S ' Wrest above Green.llev.R.W.Henry,D.D.Pastor.
Services Sabbath Morning at lOyi, and evenings; 73i.
S rangers welcome. spit-s St*
lUD CktirrEala, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Eighteenth and Grean.—Rev. A. H. Clapp, of
the American Home Missionary Society, will p , reat.h ,
to-morrow at 103;A. M , and 735 P.M. Sabbath School,
.at 2,4 ii P. M. its
Er . -ie GOD'S MFRCIES TO SINNING MEN
Bev. T. J. tibepberd, D. D , will preach on the
.above subject, In First Presbyterian Church, N. L.
Buttonwood street. below Sixth to-morrow (Sabbath)
evening, services commenceing 7S o'clock. its
lUe TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH—TEE
Pastor, Rev. George A. Peitz. will preach the
annual sermon on behaltof the Sunday School, in the
Church. Chestnut street, west of Eighteenth, on Sab
bath
morning, April zz,d, at wio,clock. Singing by
the scholars.
It*
REV. GEORGE DANA BOARDMAN,
Pastor of the First Baptist Cm:mai, will preach
in Green Hill Hall, Southeast corner of Seventeenth
and Poplar streets, to-morrow afternoon at quarter to
-4 o'clock. Seats free. All cordially limited. Sunday
School at 23f o'clock, P. M. its
-
late. SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF
the !Sabbath Schools of the North Broad street
"Presbyterian Church. wilt be h&c' to-morrow, at three
o'clock R. M., in the church, corner of Broad and
-Green streets. Addresses will be delivered by Rev.
M. R. Peadie, D. D., and Bev. J. H. A. Barohnr
ger, D. D. Iti
ST. PETER'S CHETRCM, THIRD and PILNE.
—A general Missionary Meeting will be held in
this Church to-morrow Sunday evening, April 22d at
8 o'clock. by the Southeastern Missionary Convoca—
tion. Addresses by Missionary Clergy of the Episco
pal Church in the southeastern part of this city, and a
Collection in aid of their respective Missions. its
MERTRVG IN BEHALF OF .litin, FREED
men's Commissi n of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, will be held to-morrow (Sunday) evening in
the Church of the Epiphany, at 714. o'clock. Addressas
by the Rev. Dr. Rowe, of this city, the Rev. Ohs.
- Haight and Washburn, of New York, and others. A
collection will be made. The public are respectfully
invited. ft*
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CHURCH OF THE INCTRRCEsSOR, Spring
Garden. below Broad.—The First Quarterly Ser
-tiTe of the Protestant Episcopal Sunda', School of this
Church will be held Sunday A. M. at 10.80. Singing by
the Children. The Rector. S. W. Ronhama, will deliver
:an address on ,he 'lnfluence of Children," as Was-
Crated by the efforts of the ' Woolwich Boys," in the
:British Revival. It*
;==.
• REV. I. H. SUYD ..n.M. PASTOR u.B"I'RE
First Reformed Dutch Church. corner Seventh
:an Spring Garden streets, will nreach To morrow. in
the morning, at 10% o'clock, and in the evening, at 3.
'before 8 o'clock.
'I he 32. d anniversary of the Sabbath Schools con
mected with the Church, will take place La the after
noon, at 3 o'clock. Singing by thechildren. Addresses
- will be made by J. T. F. Stites, of Camden, N. J.;'-An
drew A. Su. ith, of Brooklyn, and the Pastor of the
-Church. A collection will be taken up to aid the fends
of the Mission School. Itf
.Iu:7PENN SY
- AMERICAN UNION COMMISSION OF
LVANIA AND NEW JRSEY.-A
-meeting in behalf of the American "Union Commission
- will be held To morrow (Sabba. h) Evening, in the Cal
vary Presb) rerun Church, Fifteenth and Locust
streets, at o'clock.
Bev. W. Calkins, Pastor, will preside. A statement
• of the Commission work will be m.de by the Secretary,
Joseph Parker, Esq. Addresses will follow by the
Rev. James ht. Crowell, D. D., Charles E. Les, Fsq.,
.and William N. Cornell, M. D.
All who feel the importer= of educating the Poor
Children of the South. as a means of blessing the coun
t:Q., and honoring God, are invited to attend this
3neeting.
A collection will be taken in aid of the Fands of the
'Commission.
FORM_AJ., OPENING
OF TEM
-l a iLD ORGAN IN . RT. CLEMENT'S CHTIRCH,
Tickets , O
FRIDDoIAY EVENING, May 1366.
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10. WEST BRANCH COAL. IRON, ORE AND
LUMRER COMPANY, Office 308 WALNUT
-Street, P HILADELPHIA, A p.il 17. IM6.
The Annual Me , tine of the Stockholders of this Corn
-pany 'and an election for officers will tike place at the
othce.of the Company on MONDAY, May 7th, at 1
o'clock P. M.
ap 2 l-e,ta,th.my7l J. HILLBORN JONES, Sec'y,
WNOTICE.—The Annual Election for President
and Manage cf the ELMIRA AND WIL
2. MSPORT RAILROAD COMPANY will be held
at their °ince, SOS Walnut street, on MONDAY, May
Int. at 12 o'clock M.
ap2l•a,tn,th,tnly'id
lO'DEPARTMENT OF STRKET-CLE&NING
OFFICE 27250DT11 TRLRD STREET, PEDIA
MELPEECA, April 21,1866,
In answer to numerous complains relative to the
neglect ofthe contractors to remove ashes on the day
named, and also In regard t 3 dirty streets, I would In
form the citizens that measures are befog adopted to
remedy all such neglectwhen brought to the notice of
this department, GEORG C F. GORDON,
Mud inspector of Streets.
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"THE SACEELNG OF ALTAXERA" is the sub
ject of a large and very effective painting,
now on exhibition at the gallery of Mr. F.
Gabrylewitz, No. 1305 Chestnut street. It
represents the captuxe and sacking of the
town by the royalists, under oardinalßuffo,
in 1799, and was painted by Michael Cam
marana, in 1863, at the instance of the
Italian government. The style of the paint
ing is somewhat sketchy, but many of the
figures are drawn with mush vigor, and the
general effect is very good. It is proposed
to publish a steel engraving of it, to be ex
ecuted by Mr. John Sartain, and subscrip
tions will be received at the gallery of Mr.
Gabrylewitz.
THE RAVELS.—An evening can nowhere
be more delightfully spent than at the Aca
demy of Music, during the engagement of
the Ravel troupe. Gabriel, Francois and
Antoine are as active and funny as ever,
and "Young America," by his agility,
strength, beauty of person and drollery, de
lights as well as astonishes. The Marzettis,
the Martinettis, and the other acrobats and
pantomimists are all admirable. The corps•
de ballet is tht most complete we have ever
had, Mlle. P pita, the premilte danseuse,
being particularly graceful and agile. The
repertoire is 'so very extensive that a new
and fresh bill is presented each evening.
SALE OF PAINTMIS.-By an advertise
ment in another column it will be seen
that the well known collection of pictures
belonging to Robert Smith, Esq., of this
city, will be sold by auction at the Dussel
dorf Gallery in New York, on the evenings
of April 26th and 27th.
Tair WnimilY FRAlms Trir NEW Yonx.—
The number of defaulting distilleries, in
New York, recently seized and held by the
Internal Revenue Bureau is 22, and the es
timated amount of which they had cheated
the Government is $500,000. Of this amount
at least $200,000 for fines and taxes will be
recovered. Other similar frauds in - other
parts of the country continue to be disco
vered.
L. P. GEIGER, Bee 3".
L'EmArt DE Roma is the only real beau
tifier of the skin.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Us , SOLDIERS' PRIT.AI)FILPHIA. CITY MES
SENGER COMPANY - This Company has been
formed for the purpose of supplying the Public with
reliable,trustworthy men, ready to execute any orders
that may be given to them, vii to carry messages,
packages, baggage to any part of the city; to acr, as
guides to strangers, in short, to be at the disposition
of the Public in any emergency, where the services
of a trustworthy man may be required.
The Messengers can also be engaged for a certain
time, to clean offices, move furniture, watch Mer
chandise. Stores. Ships and Buildings day and night., c,
The Company is responsible for the faithful execu
tion of any order given to a Messenger, also for the safe
delivery of Messages, Packages or Baggage intrusted
to them. Especial care has been taken to engage none
but men of good character and with good references,
and the Company feels confident that their men 'may
be relied upon with safety.
The Messengers wear a red Cap with the Number. by
which each Messenger may be identified; and a Badge
with the inacriptien
SOLDIERS' PuttaIDELPRIA CITY lkt - PsSMiGER
00M_PAN Y.
Each Messenger is ftumished with a printed Table of
Charges and Ticketa in place of written receipts, the
Table showing the amount the Messenger Is allowed
to charge, and the Ticket the payment received for
any particular errand or for &certain time.
Every complaint against a _Messenger must be proven
by a ticket and the public are therefore earnestly re.
quested to insist upon the delivery of a ticket when
ever Ablessenger is employed, therebygaarding them
selves and the Company against fraud. The advan
tages intended to be ed to the Public by this
new iruittution are DffiPATCH and SAYETYIn the
delivery of Messages or small Packages and facility in
procuring the assistance of any Number of Men for
tlny_purpose. The Messenger-Corps being formed by
EETVEINED SOLDIXMA the Public will certainly
assist these men in their endeavors to earn their live.
libood by honest labor, at the game time promoting
the comfort and extending the means of communica
tion in this large city. Similar institutions have been
in successful operation for years in all the larger cities
of Europe. New York and Boston. and the company
feel satisfied that their efforts to introduce In this city
an Institution beneficial both to the working classes
warye public generally will be appreciated -and re
d by a liberal patrona,ge.
TABLE OF CHARGES.
L Single Errands with a 11. Work for Certain Time.
Package Honr . . . . .... cents.
5 5 cents. 1 How._ 35
10 Blocks.— .10 " 13.4 "
15 Blocks ..... ...a5 " 2 "
20 Blocks
hach additional hour 30 cents more.
Half day from 7 A. M. to 12 noon, or from IP. If
to 6 P. M..
One 2
N. B. —V,Then more thantwo men 6 3 .--- watrted.order3
should be left at the office of the tompany on the pre.
clone evening.
W. C WHITEMAN, Agent,
(Vice No- 423 Walnut street.
apr-strN
TELE ANNUAL ICILETING of the •une.k.
holders of the BINGHAM MLNING AND
1-1...1.133E51NG CO., for election of Directors, will be
held on Tuesday. ist Mao, atlsll Arch sC .Prca..anst..
rims, April 16. [lts] THOMAS F. BAYARD. Sec.
NEPTUNE HOSE COMPANY.—The Active.
Honorary and Contributing members are re
quested to resemble at the Hose House. en TO-MOR
ROW (Sunday) AFTERNOON. at 2 o'clock. to attend
the funeral of our late fellow-member. ERHARD
JfElltiHß, Dress, black suits.
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n - . PHILADELPHIA. AND SOUTHERN MAIL
STEABISITTY COMPANY, PIEELADELPICLA,
A pinb, 16116
Notice ishereby given that= Installmentof THIRTY
PER CENT. on the Capital Stock of this Company
will be due and payable on April 25th. IU6, at the office
of theThaanrer, No. 115 Walnut street.
apatti .lAMMEt A. WRIOHT. Treasurer.
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re.'UNITED STATES TREASURY. Pma.somt,
r3nA, April 20 U:L.18 6
olders of twenty Coupons, and upwardi, of ratted
States Loans. due May 1, 1866, are hereby notified that
they may present them for examination and count, at
this Office, on and after the =I inst., to be paid on and
aster May lat, ISM Blank Schedules may to obtained at this Office. N. N. - 1 1 WN,
apetrp Assistant Treasurer United estates.
W '
A LECTURE WILT, BE DELIVERED
before the "Numismatic and Anidquarian So.
ciery of Philadelphia," by Hon, JAli 11.0.
SNOWDEN, at the Hall of the Univiesl* , of Penn
sYlvanla, Ninthstreet„ above Chestnut, on TVESDAT
.I'VENDNO. ApriLeith, at S o'clock.
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Suea of Lecture —" Evidences of Christianity; with
some notices of the Coins and money terms of the
Bible, which corroborate he authenticity and credi
bility."
Tiaieta of admission, 50 cents. To be obtained at the
principal Book storm, and at the University on the
evening otLecture. Doors open at ' o'clock.LeplB-61rp
fjV l .fP , ttfls7"tcTll:i LIBRARY NOTICE—
Whereas, Much complaint and great incon
venience continue to exist, owing to the crowded state
of the Library Room on Saturday afternoon's, and as
the President and Dlrectons deem It a duty fneumbent
upon them to obviate all apparent and well substan
tiated causes of Ws- nt Arsrlion to our stockholaers and
subsribers, it is
Beso/ved, That on and after the first day of May, 1866.
the Lib urdaysrary Boom be open from 2P, to 7P. Ef_ on
Sat, Or Lathes only, and that during the said
hours on the aforesaid day access to the "Newspaper
and Chess Boom," be bad by the door on the front
stairway.
Arrangements will be made by which gentlemen can
return and procure books,
apl4-s&w-7trpt
GERMANTOWN ! GERMANTOWN
GERMANTOWN !!!
The n.ndensigned 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, via.:
-tove or range Coal, 4 7 75
Broken and FAg.g for fornace,....-- 7 50
Chemist,- ,7 25
It Is believed coal cannot decline further this season,
therefore the present time seems the best, for purcha
sing the winter's supply.
Adhering to one price, orders by letter will procure
coal as low as a Visit in_ peraon.
Address Office, Franklin Institute Building, 15 South
Seventh street, Philadelphia.
Box M, Germantown Post office, or at the yard.
Green Lade Station, on North Pennsylvania railroad
ap2-26trpf BINF3 fi SFLEAFF.
e. HOWARD HOSPITAL, Roe. ISIS and 120
Lombard street, Dispensary Department. Med
treatment and medicines Yoruba' ed gratnitonely
Etthe poor. se2B
T. MORRIS PEROT,
President.
As soon as the first great explosion took
place, or in leas than three mufhtes after,
the American war steamer had four boats
manned and in the water, and the executive
office was away to the scene of disaster, to
ascertain what assistance could be rendered,
and there, under advice of Captain House,
of the shattered steamer Caribbean, went
olongaide of the burning vessel and suc
ceeded in rescuing nine or ten of the crew,
among them the second officer and boats
wain—some of whom were horribly.muti
lated, and lived but a short time after reach
ing the Hospital; assisting thus with some,
other boats were away to help get such ves
sels as were near the wharves, to a safe
anchorage in the bay. Some of the men
also volunteered to get on the burn
ing vessel and assist to lift her an
chor, so that she could be towed away,
and bis was successfully accomplished with
the fire raging only six feet in their rear,
at the time these and the volunteers from
E 4 Ili.
steamship
Caribbean left. At abou 9.20 the R. M.
steamship Tamar, at the req est of the Har
bor-Master, as well as that the Superin
tendent ofthe Panama R ad Company,
had gotten up steam, and too up a position
where lines could be run to her, but the ship
was then so enveloped in fames, that if the
tow-ropes had not been fastened to the chain ,
cable near the water edge, all efforts to get
the ship away would have been fruitless.
It is gratifying to bear testimony to the
efforts' of those who directed the endeavors
to save life and property, without expecta
tion or desire fee or reward, and your
correspondent'has no hesitallon in naming ,
some of those who particularly distinguished '
themselves in efforts to do good all through
this sad affair. Capt. House, of the British
steamer Caribbean, while sending his own
fine steamer into the bay all shattered and
torn, as she was, remained near the wreck
with a portion of his crew, directing and
aiding m nearly every movement tending to
save life and property, up to the latest mo
ment ;. he and his officers and crew ought to
be well remembered by all who had any
interests at stake near that scene of de
struction. The officers and crew of the
H. S . Steamer Adger labored effectually,
and were successful in several instances
LATER FROM ASPINWALL.
THE LATE FATAL EXPLOSION
Full and Interesting Details
Bravery of American and British Sailors
[Correspondence of the !Cyan inn nlletinj
AispameLL, April 9th, 1866.—0 n the 3d
there occurred a sudden and great catastro
phe in this place, whereby property to the
amount of oversl,ooo,ooo was destroyed and
many lives sacrificed.
The Panama Railroad Company owned a
very substantial depot for freight with a
long covered wharf extending from it into
the bay, on each side of which the steamers
of the West India and Pacific S. S. Company
discharged and loaded their cargoes. On the
morning above mentioned the Caribbean
occupied one side and the European (just
arrived) the other; labor had commenced
upon the latter at the usual hour, and cargo
wasbeing delivered from her after hatch, it
being that part of the slip nearest the freight
house. A large number of hands were about
either as laborers or lookers on, when, pre
cisely at 7.o'clock, a fearful explosion took
place in the hatch-way where the discharg
ing was being done; flagments of human
' bodies, bales of goods, timbers, Vic., were
hurled aloft, the iron and slate roof of the
freight., depot was lifted off, only to fall
again and crush the stone walls, and mer
chandise under it, - the spars, boats, beams
and knees of the opposite ship the Caribbean
were shattered, two-thirds of the wharf des
troyed, nearly all the buildings in the
town as well as many of the vessels
in the harbor were seriously injured; all
done in a moment of of time, and the Euro
pean, with the wharf, was immediately en-•
veloped in flames. A scene of terrible fright
and disorder ensued; boats from the nnin
j ured vessels promptly hastened to offer as
sistance, and quite a number were rescued
from the burning wreck by the boats of the
U. S. S. James Adger and the British steam
ers Sans skr and Caribbean, few of whom,
however, survived their injuries, notwith
standing the exertions of the many
physicians that were soon on
the spot from both sides of the Isthmus; the
majority of the rescued were however so
badly injured that no exertion could save
their lives.
The only fire engine in the place was
promptl,y set to work, and hundreds of
willing hands exerted themselves to subdue
the spreading flames, but in vain, and at S
o'clock another small explosion took place,
said to have been the magazine, containing
only ten pounds of powder.
The flames continued then to increase
along the European's hold and deck, not
withstar,dthg she was built of solid iron
plates,t it was determined to try to haul
the burning mass to the opposite side of the
bay, clear of all the shipping.
The Royal mail steamer Tamar, hav
ing steam up. came as near as
was prudent and after some delay suc
ceeded in getting hold of two stout ropes
previously attached to the burning vessel,
Soon after starting she got foul of some
mooring buoys, and the wires parted leav
ing the fire as it were in the midst of the
vessels at anchor in the bay. An half hour
of great suspense and anxiety now ensued,
for if the European should break adrift
before the Tamar took hold again, there
was iminent danger that every vessel in
the bay would be destroyed. The U. S. S.
"James Adger" lay within two hundred
yards, with everything in readiness to slip
her cables and move out of danger, at the
same time a large portion of the men were
away in boats rendering assistance wher
ever it was required and practicable:
At noon when the ship on tire had been
hauled halt across the bay clear of contact
with any other property, and while a burn
ing mass from stem to stern—another heavy
explosion from her midst took place, shoot
ing the iron mainmast a great distance up
wards, which to this moment had clung to
the vessel.
Half an hour _after this, the hull gradu
ally sunk and shortly nothing was seen of
the noble ship, but a portion of the smoke
stack and the bows above water.
It would be superfluous to speak of the
exertions made to prevent further damage,
after the explosion, seeing that it was a
matter concerning the general safety; were
it not for the efforts made by the local pa
pers here to give an undue quantity of
praise to those to whom only an ordinary
share belonged—to the entire omission of
those who worked in peril for hours, and
who thought only of the approval of their
own conscience.
01:IR WHOLE COUNTRY
On the shore, Anterican citizens so well
manoeuvred the fire apparatus, and its fore
man, Mr. Rosenthal, so well directed every
effort, that at the time of the latest explo
sion (noon) the flames on the, wharf were
nearly extinguished, and this by the efficient
working of our first-class engine.
The cause of the explosion is now attri
buted to some cases of blasting oil, known
as glonoine or nitro-glycerine, the effects of
which were felt not long ago by the explo 7
sion of one case in. Greenwich street,. New
York; this, no doubt caused the first explo
sion, as several cases of such Roods were
upon the steamer's manifest—but there is
no doubt in my mind that a great deal of
powder was also being smuggled in the in
terior of dry goods packages—proved by
the fact that cartridges were picked up in
quantities on a vessel's deck, and one of the
bales taken out of the water was found to
contain, well packed in .the middle of a
large lot of quilts, one hundred thousand
percussion caps:
There will be various reports of this ca
lamity forwarded to Northern papers, but,
as far as I can ascertain,your correspondent
is the only one of those who write that was
actually present from the beffining to the
end of the occurrence. Articles that have
appeared in the "Panama" journals were
made up from the tales of others, as none of
the fraternity arrived here until ten hours
after the explosion, and as their time while
here was passed on board the R. M. steamer
Tamer their sources of information can
easily be traced.
The Tamar, I am informed, lays a claim
for salvage; but against what or whom I do
not know, but it is surmised the towing of
the wreck while it may have damaged the
underwriters some will tend-to the pecu
niary profit of the R. M. S. S. Co.
Fifty-four bodies have been recovered and
buried, but in: such a floating population
therewere no doubt many others lost whose
names will never be known. H.
rporthepbnAdelphia Evenizz Itallena.3
ASPINWALL, April 12.11 a, 1866.—0 n the
morning of the 3d inst., this little town be
came the scene of extraordinary disaster
and excitement. The previous day the iron
steamship European arrived from Liver
pool, and in the afternoon began to dis
charge her cargo in the usual way. Most of
the cargo designed for the immediate use of
the people of Aspinwall had been delivered
as early as seven o'clock, of the morning of
the 3d inst., when on board a terrible explo
sion took place, instantly killing the . Cap
tain and most of the officers and crew, to
gether with a great numberof the workmeni
employed in discharging the cargo, and of
of peopl e standing on th e wharf or passing
by at the time. The wharf was four hun
dred feet long and belonged to the Panama
Railroad Company. It was complLejl
shattered—not a plank remaining uniztj
Just opposite th e place where the explosion
took place, it was cut clear through, and the
Caribbean, which lay on the other aide of
the wharf was greatly damaged. Both yes
ails belonged to the West India and Pacific
Nteaniship Company. The splendid freight
house of the Panama Railroad Company
was completely , dismantled and left a heap
of ruing. The roof which was raised and
then forced in, was constructed of heavy
plates of iron covered with slates.
The fire from the burning ship was com
municated to the wharf. and it was with the
greatest exertion that what remain of it was
saved. It is remarkable that the American
brig Kremlin, belonging to the Boston Ice
Company, lying not more than one hundred
feet from the European, when the explosion
took place, and immediately between her
and the freight house, should have escaped
almost uninjured. The whole amount of
the damage sustained is roughly estimated
at over $1,000,000. When fully ascertained
it will be probably considerably above this
estimate. The most heartrending part of
the disaster was the loss of human life and
the terrible sufferings of the survivors. Ac
cording to the latest report, the killed
amount to about fifty. Twelve are missing
from the ship, and eight from the shore.
Still seriously wounded in hospital seven
teen. Of these live will not probably re
cover.
A second explosion,
though of no very
formidable character, took place in about
, half an hour after the first. This showed
that the European was no longer to be
trusted near the wharf, so Captain Moir,of
the steamship Tamar, towed the burning
hulk into the opposite aide of the bay,
where, in a short time, another fearful ex
plosion completed the wreck of the once
stately European. For this courageous act
of kindness too much praise cannot be
awarded the accomplished captain.
As none was saved from the wreck to give
clue to the course of the terrible disaster,
much probable and improbable conjecture
was hazarded on the subject. Not being
under steam a boiler explosion was out of
the question. It could not be gunpowder
because no smoke or mark indicating such
a material could be seen. On examining
the ship's manifest, it was discovered that
some seventy cases of glonoine, ornitro
cerise were on board under an ordinary bill
of lading, shipped from Liverpool for Cali
fornia, probably for blasting purposes. And
these cases were to be sent over the Isthmus
and then in a steamer fall of passengers—it
may be from seven to eight hundred souls—
across the Pacific, where illtellfie heat alone
might produce an explosion. It is fearful
to think of such a risk. Read the nature of
the article in question, and then try to con
ceive of the callous indifference, if not the
diabolical malevolence of the shippers.
"Glycerine, as we all know, is the sweet
principlei of oil, and is extensively used for
purposes of the toilet; but it has now re
ceived an application of rather an unexpect
ed nature. In 1847 a pupil of M. Pelouze's,
M. Sobrero, discovered that glycerine, when
treated with nitric acid, was converted into
a highly explosiveeubstance,whiah he called
nitro-glycerine. It is oily, heavier than
water, soluble in alcohol and ether, and
acts so powerfully on the nervous system
that a single drop placed on the top of the
tongue will cause a violent headache,which
will last for several holm This liquid
seems to have been almost forgotten by
chemists, and it is only now that M. Noble,
a Swedigh engineer, has succeeded in apply
ing it to a very important branch of his art
—namely, blastirg. From a paper ad
dressed by him to the Academy of Sciences,
we learn that the chief advantage which this
substance, composed of one part of glyce
rine and three parts of nitric acid, possesses,
is that it requires a . much smaller hole or
chamber than gunpowderdoes, the strength
of the latter being scarcely one-tenth of the
former. Hence the miner's work, which
according to the hardness of the rock, repre
sents some Rye to twenty times the power
in saving life and assisting to get vessels
most in danger to a place of comparative
safety, while at the same time a good and
sufficient gpard was kept over their own
vessel, which, with the quantity of powder
known to be on board, was a source of
great apprehension to those vessels in her
vicinity.
of the gunpowder used, is so short that
the cost of blasting is often reduced by
fifty per cent. The process is very
easy. If the chamber of the mine
• presents . fissures, it must be
fined with clay to make it water-tight; this
done, the nitro-glycerine is poured in, the
water after it, which, being the lighter
liquid remained at the top. A slow match
with a well charged percussion cap at one
end is then introduced into the nitro-glyce
rine. The mine , may then be sprung by
lighting the match; there being no need of
tamping. On the seventh of June last,
three experiments weremade with this new
compound in the open part of the tin mines
kix
of Altenburg, in 1
ni ony. In one of these
a chamber 34 etres in diameter was
m •
made perßendic ly in a dolomitic rock,
sixty feet in len , and at a distance of
fourteen feet fropi its extremity, which was
vertical. At at depth of eight feet a vault
filled with claywas found, in consequence
of which the bottom of the hole was tamped,
having a depth of seven feet. One litre and
a half of nitre-glycerine was then poured
in; it occupied five feet; a match and a
stopper were then applied, as stated, and
the mine sprung. The effect was so enor
mous as to fissure fifty feet in length, and
another -twenty feet—Galignani's Messen
gen',
BABBACOAS GOLD MINE.
The return of the Parkeraburgh, which
took a great number of miners for Barba
coas, who had come from California for the
purpcse,brought very unfavorable accounts
of the climate, and though plenty of gold
was found, the - white man could not,in such
a sickly country, gather it.
The Favorite, recently returned, brought
back the remnant left, many of whom
will probably never recover. Captain Wat
son showed great humanity in rescuing
these deluded men from an untimely grave.
For those that had something left he only
charged a nominal price; while to those that
had nothing to pay he gave a free passage.
Our countrymen ought to be cautioned
against such false reports as led these men
to ruin themselves. ASITYWALL.
THE FENIAN - FLURRY
U. B. Troops Ordered to Eastport.
Reception Speech of General Meade.
Affairs on the Canadian Border.
Troops from New York.
Nov Yonu, April 21.—The present garri
son at Fort Hamilton. consisting of the
Twelfth infantry and a portion of the First
artillery, regulars, are under orders to pro
ceed to Eastport, Me. The First artillery
was tinder the command of Major Anderson
at Fort Sumter, and has been at Fort Ha
milton ever since the capture of that place
by the rebels. They will be conveyed to
their destination in a steam transport.
General Meade at Eastport.
EASTPORT, Me., April o.—General
Meade, at a public reception to-day, stated
that his mission here was the simple per
formance of his duty, which included the
enforcement of the law as to neutrality, no
matter what feelings we might have with
foreign nations.
A warehouse on Indian Island was
burned and destroyed last night by sup
posed Fenians, to whom its owners, Ameri
can citizens, had become obnoxious.
• Another English gunboat arrived to-day
and came to anchor off Indian Island. Two
companies of 'United States regulars have
arrived for frontier protection,and more are
expected.
Affairs at Calais.
ST. STEPHENS, N. B. via CALAIS, April
20.—General Doyle to - day condemned the
barracks prepared for the soldiers here. It
was unsuitable, being too near the water
and in an upper story.
No new Fenian arrival by the boat to
night at Calais. The forty Fenians at the
• Calais Exchange are quiet and orderly.
Gen. Meade is expected here to-morrow.
Affairs on the Canadian Border.
CORNyVALT., Canada, April 20.—Colonel
Wheeler was brought up for examination
at half-past nine this morning. He acted
in the most defiant manner, daring the ma
gistrates to detain him longer. He stated
that as an American citizen he would claim
protection from Andy Johnson if they con
tinued to keep him under arrest without
producing the evidence they possessed
against him. The magistrates were seriously
frightened at his threats, and almost unani
mously decided to let him go.
Col. Wheeler left for New York by this
morning's train.
Toricairo, C. W., April 20.—The Globe's
Cornwall despatch to-night says that great
dissatisfaction exists among the magistrates
by the singular course of the Mayor of Corn
wall, who is an Orangeman, and who, in
forming his court, excluded all Catholic
magistrates from the bench. This fact, to
gether with the exclusion of the press and
other circumstances, lead people to believe
that, whether guilt y or not, a diabolical at
tempt is being made to punish theiarisoners.
Wheeler was very insolent, and threatened,
if not instantly released, to apply to Presi
dent Johnson.
A special despatch from Cornwall also
says that a very unpleasant rumor is afloat,
as follows: Detective Clark, while here as a
witness, by speaking Irish got into the con
fidence of one O'Donohne, of Cornwall, and
indulged him in whisky. He represented
himself as a Fenian sympathizer, and drew
from O'Donohne the names of other sympa
thizers here; also that if any movement was
made, Mayor Allen would be the first vic
tim. Clark made affidavit that O'Donohne
gave this information,
.and the Mayor says
he has it in his possession.
The citizens kindly offer to supply priso
ners with newspapers, but the. magistrates
refuse to allow them to receive them. The
magistrates already declare that the priso
ners will be committed to the fall assizes.
The people consider this cruel persecution
shameful.
The Globe's Eastport despatch to-night
says small squads are moving to Calais and
other Maine towns. Killian has gone to
Portland, and Sennott is in command.
II CE WAB-IN MEXICO.
The Situation on the PaelSe Coast.
Passenger who left San Francisco, March
30, state that on their arrival at Acapulco,
April 6, they learned that a collision had
taken place between the Liberal forces, un
der Corona, and the French troops occupy
ing.Manzatlan. It appears that Corona had
for some time closely invested the place, but
finally withdrew, when the French marched
out with the intention, it is presumed, Of
giving Corona battle, if he could be over
taken. Corona let them get well oat
F. L. FEMERSTON. Mtke•
of the city, when he fell upon- their
rear, and commenced a vigorous- .at
tack. When the steamer which brought ,
the news to Acapulco left Mazatlan the
fighting was going on, the officer in
command of the French troops having beets
killed while endeavoring to rally his men,
who were being severely worsted by the.
Liberals. It was thought the entire French
force would be killed, as prisoners are
tahen on eitherside. Yet, as the last ac
counts- from. that quarter stated that the
Imperial General Lobasas was marching a
force of from three to four thousand to the
relief of'Mazatlan, he may come up in time
to turn the tine of battle. The military
situation at Acapulco remains the same as
it had been for the p ast year. The French
troops have a garrison in the fort, and e
man-of-war in the harbor, while the
Liberal General Alvarez commands
a force which occupies all the
surrounding hills, and prevents
communication with the interior. His
encampment is in- plain sight from the
harbor, but the French manifest no desire
to dislodge him. Indeed, the French are
obliged to keep close within their lines
during the day, and: at night to lock them
selves up in the fort. The town,which never
numbered more than a few hundred souls,
has but about one hundred in it now, and
these are of a class too poor and miserable
to get away.
The 'United States gunboat Saranac was
lying in the harbor on the 6th—officers and
men all well. .The officers appear to be
much amused at the situation at Acapnlco,
and commiserate the French who, despite
their inability to dispense with their cus
tomary airs, are, nevertheless, not a little
humiliated at their position.
Facts and Fancies.
The Paris physiriwnsi are making expert..
manta in grafting the tails of rats upon
other rata. They say the new tails live and
flourish. The Paris doctors must be easily
amused, if the flourish of a rat's tail pleases
them.
The Albany Argus says that at a recent
trial at Auburn, in this State, the counsel
for the Government, after severely cross
examining a witness, suddenly pat on a
look of severity and exclaimed; "Mr. Wit
ness, has not an effort been made to induce
you to tell a different story ? " "A different
story from what I have told, sir?" "That
is what I mean." "Yes, sir; several persona
have tried to get me to tell a different story
from what I have told, but they couldn't."
"Now, sir, upon your oath, I wish to knovr
who those persona are." "Wall, I gams
you've tried 'bout as hard as any of them."
The proprietor of a restaurant in Blaine-.
ville, Indiana, well-to-do in the world, and
with no family troubles, cut his throat a
few days ago t because a new liquor law for
the county in which he lived had been
passed by the last legislature. His idea
seems to have been, that if his liquor was to
be
throa t. regulated by law, he had no farther use
for his •
The Preach Prince Imperial speaks Eng
lish nearly as well as he does his own
language. The remarkable part of it is
that he could do it before he was a year
old.
Why is the James River like a keg of
lager beer? Because it flows into the Dutch
Gap.
Since the "left wing" of the Finnigan,
seventeen in all and several gun boats,
have reached Calais, quite a number or
people have gone thereto see the squad run.
THE
Fenian prisoners at Cornwall, C. W.
have been ;remanded till Wednesday next,
awaiting important evidence. The most
complete detective system is in operation,
and further arrests will be made unless the
suspected parties succeed in escaping.
THEGizi-xxsatato Railroad Company
wild build a branch from New Oxford to
York. as soon as the line is located.
IMPQB.TATI_O e M.
Reported Tor the Philadelphia n't
liivapoOL—Ship British Queen—.Z3 casks sods
ash Yarnell & Trimble; 109 do do C W Churchman &
Son: 30 do do W Breckie; do binning powders Jessup
1oore; 42 do soda ash tat Cgs al carb soda 33 boxes
ultra marino EC - Karsten; 42) bxs tin plates 841 bdls
iron It &. G Taylor & Co; 539 do W F Pat.: 1455 bxs
plates N Trotter &- Co: MO tons pig iron S .t W Weigh;
2a2 bdls strip iron Morris, Tasker & Co: 1455 bars 1960
bdls iron Sievrer & Whitaker: 240 bdla iron A C
Roberts: 325 bbls 29 bars steel A MP Watson; 233 boxes
tin plates A Trotter & 00; 55 ptp steel Walter Swifk
42 do earthenware Burgess & Goddard; 24 do do A TOl3l
- 34 do do W G Pierce; 10 do do Huntingdon dr.
Brooks; 76 do do A PEbermat.; 30 do do Stirk & Hoare;
11 do do Marsen A Witt: 41 do do Asbury Young;
650 sacks salt J Penrose: 33 bales blankets biter.
Price & Co; 33 tags m&e D Landreth & Son; 66 do R.
Bunt; 4 pkgs mcne B Richardson; 3 Dolan H Horst
mskiD & Sons; 1R D Wood; 3 Thus 9 Truitt &
Co; 1 C B Dunn; 1000 Div lead 244 cke soda ash 23 ckg
Drums caustic soda 90 cs machinery 116 pkgs ethw 280
bxs tin plates 1170 bdis iron order.
TRLNIDAD—Brig Maria p 94 hhds
sugar 350 ica do 100 bbis do 143 Us 3 molasses 37 bbls do S
& W Welsh.
Buil.uwraN.
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ARRIVED THIS DAY.
Steamer Sarah. Jones. 2.1 hours from New York..
with mdse to W W Eaird & Co.
Sen. 'Yankee Made, Cbombs. from Charleston, SC.
via Wilmington, Del. 1 day, in ballast to T.E Barley
& Co.
Schr Farmers Friend. Hearn, 4 days from Laurel
Del with lumber to Bacon, Collins
Behr Extra, Taylor, :4 days from Laurel, Del. with.
lumber to Bacon. Collins & Co,
Schr Jos C Atkins. Atkins, 1 day from Milton, Del.
with mdse to Jas L Bewley & Co.
Schr S T Wines, Hulse. from New York.
Schr Silver Magnet, Barrett, from Boston.
Schr J Shaman. Banks, from Boston.
Schr Ida V McCabe, Pickup, from New Haven.
Schr R RR B o 45. Powell, from New Haven.
Schr Henrietta, Anderson, from New Haven,
CLEARED Tars DA 1.
Schr Eleanor Ann, Coakley, Washillgtori,DC, Bacon,
Collins ,k Co.
Schr S T Wines, Hulse. Providence, Mammouth Vein.
Coal Co.
Bohr E English, Potter. 3 do do
Bcbr Mars Ann Grier. Ronson, Thompson Cove, Van
Innen. man & Co.
Behr R RR No 45. Powell Hartford, Tyler & Co.
Scbr Wm B Thomas, Winsmore, Bosto n . cam ."
sobr Flyaway, Ciowell, Bosioo, Rothezmel t Co.
Behr E A BeHart, Low, Boston, W Hunter, Jr. & CO,
Ship Lady Emily MENORAND.A.. Peel, Penny, sailed from London
derry sth inst for this port.
Ship Cites Cooper, Jordan, from Calcutta loth Dee. at ,
New York yesterday.
Ship Helene (Br. m), Plaschen, cleared at New. York;.
yesterday for Melbourne.
Steamer Westchester. Ingram, cleared at New York:
yesterday for Wilmington,Del.
Steamer Hibernia (nr), Craig, from Glasgow 7th inst.
with 540 passengers. at New York yesterday,
Steamer Hansa (Brem), Von Santen, cleared at New
York yesterday for Bremen.
Steamer Sarcoma (Ham), Meier, cleared at N York
yesterday Hamburg'.
steamer Pereire (Fr). Duchesne, cleared at N, York
yesterday for Havre.
Steamer Gen Costar Harris, sailed from Charleston
19th inst. for Baltimore..
Steamer NneYaCubsuro, Kelso, cleared at New York
yesterday for Havana.
Bark Ann 'PlPmbeth, Norgrave, hence at Aspinwalll
7th inst.
Bark Z11112:18. Hewitt, from Messina for this port, at
Gibraltar Seth ialt.
7th ßar n k W A Platenius, Pinkham, hence at Aspinwall
i st. - -
Bark Lord Palmerston (Br), McCready, 101 days
from Calcutta. at blew York yesterdW.
Brig 8 / 1 1e Wave (Br), Carroll, hence at Barbados
25th alt.
Brig Sohn Geddes (Br), Seabrook. hence at Barbee
boa 29th ult.
Brig Nellie Mows. Leeman, hence, sailed from Bar
bados =oth ult. for Cuba.
Brig Fanny Foulke. Townsend, sailed from Aspin
wall ad inst. for Nevoasa.
Brig Itebecas Sheppard, Beastsn, for Nevasaa, sailed
froro Aspinwall sth inst.
Brig Agent. Bradshaw, from Messina for this p3rt,„
at Gibraltar 27th ult
emir B m Dyer, Bich, sailed from City Paint 13th
wt. for this port.