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wise Lizzie Mitchell, all of Philadelphia. (No
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Rwt , TX—RNCTWRLL.--On May 6, in Harrisburg,
by the Rev. G. F. Stelling. Mr Samuel J. Felix. of
„Harrisburg, and Miss Maria Rnotwell, of Columbia,
DILED.
ALLEN.—In Brooklyn, May 6, David R. Allen, in
the 52d year of his age.
BRUNTEIL—On Sabbath morning, May 6th, Margaret
C. Naglee, wife of James P. Bruner.
The relatives and friends of the family, are, without
.further notice, invited to attend the funeral, from her
late residence. Bridge, above Thirty-fifth street, on
Wedrelne sdayH ill. afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Interment at
Lau
FISHER.—On the 6th inst., Henry G. Fisher, in the
.62d year of his age.
The relatives and friends of the fatally, are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral, from his late resi
dence, 80. 122 South Fifteenth Street, on Wednesday
afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Interment at Monument
Cemetery-
HALLOWELL.—SuddenIy. on the 7th instant, Alfred
Irving, son of Alfred and Emma C. Hallowell. aged 2
years, 3 months and 11 days.
The relatives and friends are invited to attend his
funeral, from the residence of his parents, No. 629 Mar
shall Street on Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock. To
proceed to Laurel Hill. **
JONES.—On Monday May 7th, 1866, Thomas Jacob,
only child of William and Elizabeth Jones. •
ROWLEY.—On Monday, May 7 th, Mrs. Abigail
Rowley, mother of ?". B. Rowley, aged 78 years.
The friends of the family, are. without further notice,
in vitedto attend herfaneral,at 0.41 Pine Street Church,
,en Weenesday; the oth inst.. P.: 4 o'clock.
sOMBLERS.—uft the 610 of May, at Washington, of
pneumonia, Alexander, second son of Israel and
Sarah Sommers, aged 3 years, 3 months and 6 days.
SHERIDA.N.—At Bay Ridge, N.Y.. May 5, Adis M.,
wile of Captain Andrew Sheridan, 11. S. A., youngest
daughter of R. W. Stamr. er. aged 22 years.
SEITZLNGER„—On the 6th day of May, Mrs. Ann
Seitzinger, relict of Jacob W. Seitzinger, deceased.
Her friends, and those of the family, are respectfully
invited to attend her funeral, from her late residence,
at Clear Spring, near heading, Penna., on Thursday
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11Z?•CONCERT
A grand cc , cert will be given at Concert Hall.
by the BLACK SWAN TROUPE, on WEDNRSDAY
EVENING, May 16th, 1866.
The time and place for the sale of tickets will be an
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clared a Dividend of THREE PER CENT. on the
capital loathe Company for the last six months (exclu
nive of ) payable on and alter the 17th instant.
WM. S. PEROT, Treasurer,
May 7th, 1866. [myee3t*] No. 314 Vine street.
GERMANTOWN .a ND PERKIOIIf RN TURN-
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Dividend of ONE PER CENT. on the capital of the
•Company for the last six months (exclusive of taxes),
payable on and after the 17th instant.
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re'AMERICAN ACADEMY OE MUSIC.—JOHN
33. GOUGH will deliver a lecture on MONDAY
E ENING, May 14th. Subject—"Pecaliar People."
The sale of tickets will begin on Tuesday morning, Bth
Inst., and no tickets will be sold or engaged belbre that
time. The north half of the house will be sold at Ash
thead & Evans' Book Store Music hestnut street. and
south half at Trampler's Store, Seventh and
Chestnut streets. Prolce,2s, 50 and 75 cents. mys-6trp/
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SUGAR
CREEK DEVELOPING COMPANY, for the
S election of nine Directors to:serve tor the ensuing
will be held at Company's Office, No. 217 THIRD Street, on MONDAY, May 14th UK at lig
o'clock, A. M.
Polls open at 12, M. close at 1, P. M.
The transfer books will be closed from the 10th to
the 16th of May, inclusive.
ruyBtuths3ti S. HENRY NOBBIS, Secretary.
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY
OF PILILADR - fpgui., MAY sth . 18 66.
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ditusnoe prohibiting persons from washing or causing
to be washed "any pavement in the City of Philadel
phia, between the hours of 7 o'clock In the morning
and 7 o'clock, in the evening," will be rigidly enforced
antil the first of October, proximo.
By order of the Mayor
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Chief of Police,
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Wednesday, the 16th day of May, Instant, at three
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4s earnestly solicited.
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in Stock or Cash, under the resolution of the Board of
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d addresses made by the Rev. Dr. Goodwin, Rev. Dr.
laxton and Charles E. Lex, Esq. it*
Dab - TB:EC GRAND : ORGAN,
J. C. B. ST.ANDBRIDGE,
FOR
ST. qL - pfEag ; r8 OERTR CH,
(Twentieth and Cherry Streets),
Will be formally opened on
FRIDAY EVENING, May 11th, 1866, at 8 o'clock.
This instrument is of the very largest class . , and was
formerly the property of the
H.aRMONia SACRED MUSIC SOCIETY.
It has been entirely rebuilt and much enlarged.
Its resources ;will be displayed by the following dia.
tinguished organists:
Messrs. M. H. Cross, Hugh Clarke,
Massa Warner, T. A. Getze,
.1 C. B. Standbridge and Frank Darley.
Professor THOMAS BISHOP has volunteered his
services, and the vocal portion of the programme will
be sustained by several competent amateurs.
Bale at ONE DOLLAR,
For sale at Trumpler's Music Store. 7th and Cheitnut;
at W. H. Boner et Co.'s. DO2 Chestnut, and at Lipoin
cotts's Drug Store, N. W. corner of 25th and Cherry.
No ticket sold at the doors of the church. my.s St
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Fifay 8, 1866.
n and atter Wedneeday, May Sat instant, the letter
boxes on FAIMEOI7NT BRANCH of Union reason.
ger Railway Company, will be ready for the use of the
Sworn messengers will be stationed at the corners of
Seventh and Ninth and Chestnut streets to remove
from these boxes all letters which may have been de
posited, and send them at once to this office !or distri
bution and dedvery.
If nelsons residing NORTH OF CHESTNUT
STREET will deposit their letters in the cars on the
DOWN TRIP, and those living SOUTH OF CHEST
NUT STREET on the UP TRIP, the delivery will be
greatly facilitated over those deposited as the cars are
going down, south of Chestnut, and those denostted on
up trip, north of Chestnut; as such cars must necessa- -
rily make a complete circuit before the letters can again
be removed from the boxes.
The Conductor of each car has been sworn in accord
ance with the Postal Laws, and letters may be handed
to him to be placed in the boxes whilst the cars are
moving. Parties wishing the car to stop thatthey may
pernmallv place letters in the boxes should do so at the
intersection of streets only, where the cars stop for pas
sengers.
It
TO. EX CRACT FROII AIR. MORRILL'S SPEECH
IN CONGRESS, MAY 7th, 1866.
"Savings banks, or provident institutions, by far the
most appropriate name, it will be seen, are to some
extent relieved from the tax on deposits, and entirely
relieved when such deposits are investel in United
States securities, or when made in sums not ex
ceeding Ms by any one person. It cannot be doubted
that it is sound public policy to induce those having
but small earnings to establish habits of thrift and
enconomy by using these saving banks as a place of
trust. Dons it not speak well for the character of Our
people, as well as that of our country that these ken.
tuitions now hold of these small earnings of the com
mon people, five hundred miillens of dollars ? Where
else can a similar fact be cited?
"Women, young persons, and those unskilled in
making loans and taking securities, who possess too
little to be leached separately by taxes. should not be
taxed when assembled together, bat rather deserve
the paternal care of the Government."
And to meet the wants of the public, the Old Frank
lin Saving Fund Society,
N 0.136 SOUTH FOURTH STREET,
Between Chestnut and Walnut, West Side, was char.
tered by the Legislature of the State of Pennsylvania,
to receive deposits in any amount, upon which they
alow 5 per cent. Interest on two week's notice, or on
demand without interest.
CYRUS CADWALLADER,
Treasurer
NEW ptraLicanows
"The Letters of Mozart," translated from
the collection of Ludwig Nohl, by. Lady
Wallace, are contained in two beautiful
volumes, published by Leypoldt it Holt,
New York, and for sale here by Louis
Meyer, No. 1323 Chestnut street. Much as
has been written about the life, the charac
ter and the works of the great composer,all
the books combined do not give as clear an
idea of the man as these two fascinating
volumes. They cover the entire period of
his lite, from the age of thfrteen till his
death at thirty-five. The autobiography
thus told is extremely interesting, but very
sad. The story of a struggling genius has
hardly ever been told so vividly. Mozart
had an exacting, jealous, suspicious father,
to whom he was a patient, faithful, devoted
son. He suffered from petulant or harsh
patrons, for in those days patrons were in
dispensable with artists and literary men•
The Prince Archbishop of Saltzburg was
harsh and unkind to him. Grimm,at Paris,
was offensive in a different way. The Elect
ors of Bavaria and Saxony did little for him
and the Emperor Joseph II of Austria less,
But his dignity, his pride and his conscious
ness of his own power never failed him, and
he struggled on through poverty and,
contumely, fairly earning, at last, the re
ward of fame that he aspired to, but earn
ing little more, and dying poor. These let
ters tell all this story as no other agency
could tell it. They mention also many in
teresting facts connected with his works and
his mode of creating them. The production
and brilliant success of his operas of Mo
nte-net) and the Entfiihrnng are particularly
described. The Marriage of Figaro, Magic
Flute and Don Giovanni are also alluded to,
but not so fully. The strange incident of
the Requiem, which was ordered by a mys
terious visitor, and scarcely finished when
he died, is told briefly but plainly. All ad
mirers of genius in any shape will enjoy
these delightful letters. They do not super
sede a biography, but they are an indispen
sable supplement to Holmes's excellent Life
of Mozart.
414
We can promise to those (four readers,
who, like ourselves, have not patience to
read a clever novel in serial form, which is
always more or less tedious and unsatis
factory, a rich treat in the finally -completed
adventures',of that wonderful young woman,
Miss Marjoribanks, now presented in com
plete book form, by Messrs. Harper &
Brothers. In describing her heroine's
eventful career, Mrs. Oliphant has struck a
vein hitherto nnworked in her inimitable
stories, and introduces a set of entirely new
and admirable characters. Lucilla is a born
diplomatist, and steers her way through the
various perils that beset a youthful aspirant
for popularity, with a soberness and decision
that of necessity ensure success. It is most
amusing to see her manage everybody in
her little world, and always accomplish her
own ends, in the sweetest manner, and with
the firm conviction that she is not pleasing
herself so much as doing what is best for
every one else. Her " only object in life is
dear papa ;" so she thinks, and so we cannot
help believing, while we listen' to the wise
little woman's orations. Barbara Lake and
Mr. Cavendish are both excellent charac
ters, and the story is , well sustained and en
tertaining throughout. For sale by T. B.
Peterson it Brothers.
, The complimentary concert to Mr. Carl
Wolfsohn, given at the Musical Fund Hall
on Saturday evening, was one of the most
delightful entertainments, and their name
hereabouts is not legion, that the lovers of
the best music in our city have been privi
leged to enjoy. We believe, indeed, that
there has rarely, or never, been given in
Philadelphia, and the consciousness of the
fact is somewhat humiliating, and by no
means to the credit of a locality caning it
self a great city, an instrumental concert,
under such auspices, and with the assist
tance of the superior talent that was asso
ciated together on this occasion to interpret
some of the finest conceptions of the greatest
musical genius the world has known.
We had supposed that such a programme
as was here presented, and the promise of
the presence of an orchestra such as has
hardly even been gathered together in this
city before, and under the direction of the
first chef d' orchestre , who is as well a vio
linist, without an equal in the country, and
the expected performance of the beneficiary
himself, would have sufficed, as the sequel
showed it did not, to attract an audience
that would have filled the hall to overflow
ing. As it was, however, the attendance
was quite large; and when it is borne in
mind that it was the night of Mr. Sinn's
benefit at the Chestnut, with a high pres
sure drama, and the irrepressible "French
Spy" as the attractions, and which,we fear,
for many of our soi-disant intelligent Phila
delphia people possess greater fascinations
than a Beethoven Symphony—the explana
tion of the several empty benches may. pos
sibly suggest itself.
Referring, critically, to the performance
of Saturday evening, let us say, in all sin
cerity, that' we were charmed beyond all
measure, or our deserts. The orchestra ;
composed, with but one or two exceptions,
of resident musicians, was, we think, the
eompletest that was ever heard in Philadel
phia. It was a revelation, indeed, to many
of us—accustomed, as we are, to the meagre
tones of one violincello, all, it seems, that
the "Germania" can afford for their own
rehearsals and concerts, which are invaria
bly noticeable for a pitiful lack of strings,
and.with which they essay with but poor
success, the most elaborate classical works,
necessarily failing to do anything like jus
tice to the music whose interpretation they
attempt,—to listen to the rich vibrations of
the four 'cellos, and the three supporting
double-basses—not to speak of the very fall
complement of upper strings, which was
the especial feature of the orchestra of this
concert—all of whickwas a novelty to the
majority of the audience present, and un
doubtedly created in their minds a more
satisfactory idea of the true nature of an
orchestra than they had - ever entertained
before.
C. A. WALBORN, P. lIL
As a leader, Mr. Thomas, it is generally
conceded, has not his superior on this side
of the water. A thorough musician and a
soloist of the highest rank, he is perfectly
familiar with all the best orchestral music.
and possessing the peculiailevenly-balanced
temperament, lacking which no musician,
however great his talent, can successively
sway the naturally discordant elements of a
great orchestra, Mr. Thomas wields the
baton with admirable vigor and com
placency. It was his first appearance here
in the capacity of conductor; we indulge in
the hope and belief that it is far from being
the last. Now that the attempt has been
successfully made, why may not efforts be
renewed in the next season to make a series
of such concerts a• permanent institution?
We have abundance of material in the way
of resident talent, and it is understood that
with the single guarantee that the under
taking would not result in absolute loss,
Mr. Thomas would be glad devote a por
tion of his time to shaping and directing
such material.
It would be ungracious to close this de
sultory and perhaps unsatisfactory notice
of what we trust will not be the only enter
tainment of the kind that shall be chroni
cled in these columns for the next decade,
to omit mention of Mr. Wolfsohn's per
formance of the jubilant and joyous piano
concerto, which, naturally enough, created
an unwonted enthusiasm, a spontaneous
burst of applause, such as rarely greets the
performer of classical piano music, follow
ing this accomplished artist's very perfect
rendition of this exquisite work,
AN IRON BREAKER.—Locked up ha a
cell in the Henrico county jail, in Virginia,
is a man named Chastain Hampton, who
bas been sent on by the Justices on a charge
of horse stealing. Hampton was fastened
to the floor with an iron anklet, chain and
ring, but in some .mysterious way he
smashed the. anklet as if it was only a wo
man's garter. He was ironed again with
the same result as before ; and so for seven
times in succession did this thing happen
to the great bewilderment of the blacksmith
who made them, who swears by hammer
and anvil that Hampton must be the devil.
No tools have been found in the cell by
which the smashing could be done, unless
they be concealed in his clothes, which, we
believe, have hot been searched. The
Clerk of Court, as son as Hamton is
left to hi th ms e
elf, can hear o the sound, p of his
work in casting off his irons,which, by the
way, it appears he does in derision of his
keepers, and not with any view of nvtking
ta*Cfv. •
PHILADELPHIA, T
Boiler Explosions, by Zerah Colburn, pub
lished in London. The subject is treated
in a practical way that will render it a very
Valuable work for steam engineers and
others interested in this important matter.
"Roebuck" is the name of a novel pub
lished by M. Doolady, New York. Like
numerous other books with which the
North has been overdosed of late, it is the
production of some Southerner who likes
rebellion well, but Northern money better.
The book is devoted to a glorification of the
Virginia chivalry and of the rebellion gene
rally, and possesses no other particular
merit. For sale by G. W. Pitcher.
NiusleaL
OUR Wfl ILE couNTRY
ESDAY, MAY 8, 1866
We are very sorry to observe that the at
tendance of visitors to the present exhibition
falls far below that of previous years. On
each visit to the galleries we are surprised to
find that the well-bred crowd of former sea
sons is no longer to be found. And although
that state of affairs was attended with a cer
tain inconvenience that rendered the calm
examination of works of art a matter of
difficulty, yet it was nevertheless delightfill
to witness the intgrest manifested by both
young and old in the study of the products
of a hundred studios. We deplore this state
of affairs on behalf of the institution : but
the connoisseur, whose sole object is to con
template the works of his favorites, may be
safely congratulated on the fact that his re
veries are not likely to be broken by any
irreverent remarks from inappreciative by
standers.
The display of statuary in the southwest
gallery of the Academy is extremely small,
and as a matter of course our remarks there
upon will be proportionately brief. The
first contribution to be noticed is by Mozier,
a former pupil of the celebrated Gibson.
The title of the work is "Spring," and it
certainly possesses merit of the very highest
order. It portrays the charmingly lithe
figure of a young girl stooping to gather
flowers. The modeling of the different parts
is in many cases exquisite, the left foot, for
example, is a masterpiece, and rivals in this
particular anything that we remember in
the antique. The face is likewise very pret
ty, and has an expression of naiveté that is
most pleasing; but it lacks decision in
drawing; the mantle, for instance, being
deficient in those delightful carves that lend
such an attractive grace to Palmer's
"Spring," that stands near the figure now
under consideration. .
In one word, however, it may be classed
as a remarkably fine production, and, as
such, deserving of all praise. We will ab
stain from making any comment in regard
to the delicate flesh tinting of the marble,
that question having already been fully dis
cussed during the years that have inter
vened since Gibson made the so-called in
novation. It may be observed that many
of the best works of antiquity were treated
in a similar manner, and that after the
lapse of centuries they are not the less ad
mired on that account. Concerning Mo
zier's statue, the hair has been awkwardly
colored and makes an unpleasant effect.
Miss Ida Waugh (daughter of the well
known artiat, S. B. Waugh) has contributed
another idea of the same subject, and it is
certainly a very successful effort; the points
of the creation that are worthy of the
greatest praise being, in -our opinion, the
head, the right arm, and hand. The face is
meritorious both in form and expression,
and is full of character. The modeling of
the hand and arm deserve to be earnestly
commended. The lower part of thp figure
is not so successful, yet the entire treatment
of the work may be classed as highly credi
table, and gives evidence of the possession
of talent of a very high order.
Mr. Bailey's model for a. monument to
Abraham Lincoln is quite good in composi
tion and arrangement, the bas-reliefs on the
side: of the base being modeled in the usual
energetic manner of the artist; It attracts
much attention and deserves theencomiums
that are liberally lavished upon it.
The Wept of the Wish-ton-Wish, by ',do
zier, is not to be compared in any degree
with the other contribution of the same
sculptor. The figure of "Spring" merits and
receives warm expressions of admiration;
but the "Wept of the Wish-ton-Wish" is
lacking the rare excellencies that distinguish
the figure of a young child, and unless the
catalogue assured us of its being the pro
duction of Mozier, we should otherwise
never have suspected the fact. There is
some delicate modeling of form and ex
pression in the face of the Indian girl, and
many pretty renderings of drapery through
out the entire work; but taken as a whole
it cannot be termed a success.
No. 801 is a statuette of the poet Long
fellow, by E. J. Kuntze, and is strongly
executed, excelling in character and draw
ing any work of this class that we have seen
for some time past. W. C. Bryant, by the
same artist,is stamped with the meritorious
traits that distinguish the first-named pro'.
duction.
E. D. Palmer's "Relief Head in Marble,"
of "Mercy," is full of sweetness - and sim
plicity. The hair is wondrously soft and
silky, this being a merit peculiar to the
works of Mr. Palmer.
S. 8. - Downing's bust of Albert Barnes is
a strongly modeled work and indicates the
great progress this young sculptor is
making in his profession.
In the rotunda the figure of a boy in
marble deserves especial notice. Our cata
logue does not contain the name of the con
tributor, but we infer from peculiarities of
style, &R., that Mr. Harnisch is the sculptor
of this very interesting figure. In the same
room there are a number of sketches,
drawings, 4.t.c., but we candidly confess our
inability to discover anything deserving
especial mention among them.
Before closing this article we may state
that a number of artists have desired us to
give publicity to the fact of an intended sale
of theirs which will take place about the
fifteenth of the present month. All the
works will be direst from the easels of
their respective painters, and as far as we
have had dpportnnities of judging, the dis
play will be a most creditable one. A corn- ,
petent committee will exercise a strict su
pervision over the character of the different
pictures admitted to partake of the benefits
of the movement, which may certainly be
characterized as a most excellent one.
The Pictures of the French Etching club
Forty years in the wilderness; forty years
of toil; forty years chasing an idea; forty
years of friendly ridicule; forty years per
haps thrown away; death before comple
tion, and do we progress in the.world be
yond? Such is Corot. Few can see forty
years of thought when first they look upon
Corot. Now and then, it finds its way sun
beam-like into unconventional purity. Such
instances are rare. Close communion with
.nature. the clearest refinement of mind only
can develop such a stride in the admira
tion of the beautiful. Corot's mind turned
artistward in early life. Corot, the father,
declaring that his son never should disgrace
the family by artistic vagabondism, placed
him with a farmer. Corot draws at night,
draws at noon, thinks of drawing always.
He is artist-born (who should call such a
one's pictures daubs, are they wiser, than
be?); from a farmer life to his uncle's shop.
Honest Corot, remembering his uncle's opi
nions of his wares: "this is good; those are
poor," sells not wisely but too well. Corot's
miele dicmi•zcee him. "He sells only my
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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS.
Sculpture Booms.
COROT.
Artist life commences. After these long
years of toil come honors; even that
of the Chevalier. Corot's father, one
foot in the grave: "Ha! Ha!! my
son receives praises for foolishness, he
has wasted his life;" and, reader, should
we judge forty years oflife in forty seconds?
Reader, should we not rather watch and
wait to imbibe the thought that loosed to
the world Corots inimitable style? Reader,
we have written with care, nothing but
truth. Reader, you shall judge for your
self. Take nature as your guide; study
Corot. If you cannot comprehend him,
perhaps it is not meant you should. We
must not all be Corots. See the tremulous
movement in the leaves of the "Ladies'
Toilet;" see the atmosphere near "Men
don;" how moist the air In the "vicinity of
Viroflay." In the sunset we first concede
him. Educated from the sunset we see his
kindness in mingling art with nature to
lead us naturewards.
ORE
Genius like Dore D .
has no history. From
Strasbourg he startles Paris with the grim
-deur of his conceptions, later 'with his accu
racy, and now and for all times with his
industry, versatility-, and his nearly 50,000
unimagined etchings.
This new light burns not without a flicker.
Jealousy, the canker worm of art, steals
into souls that should know that greatness
lives by self-sustaining power, and grows as
inevitably as the trees themselves.
In the salons 'of Paris, how fares Dor6's
reputation? "He can etch," "His work is
crude," "His conceptions extravagant," "It
is but the excitement of the moment," "Re
cannot paint." Dore hears them. Does he
care? No. There is a secret spring that
tells him he is their superior. For sport, he
sits at the easel. What does he choose? A
gorgeous sunset? A battle scene? A wreck?
Does he seek to portray the agony of death?
Does he intend to crush them all by a pic
ture such as they neverintheirjealous minds
could grasp? No. We imagine him stroll
ing upon the Champ Elysees. He pauses
before the mountebanks. The little wretch
is unjointing himself. His velvet-dressed
companion ties him up in her handkerchief.
He mimics himself, begs; the gamins and
idling Parisians laugh. He scream; "Pay
me, pay me; I am sold to the doctors; they
do not know how I unjoint myself; they
cannot tell bow I grow so small; why I am
so strong; they have bought me to cat me
to pieces when I am dead; I am sold to the
doctors; pay me,
pay me !" Dore's resolu
tion is taken. The mountebanks sit for
him; they are immortal. All Paris recog
nizes the old habitues of the Place Vendome
and the Boulevards of the Champs Elysees.
•Dore smiles in his security. Paris worships
him. Have we interested you? Shall we
tell you that this painting, one of six of
Dore's immortality, is now in Philadelphia,
exhibited under the,auspices of the French
Etching Club.
Facts and Fancies.
Young Mr. Schnapp, of Indianapolis.
killed himself from unrequited love. We
have beard of men killing themselves be
cause their wives had become topers, but for
men to commit suicide because young wo
men won't take Schnapps is quite a new
thing.
;Mlle. Marie Saxe (the Africaine of the
Paris opera), whose real name is Sasse, has
been compelled by the French laws to keep
the latter spelling. She was sued by Saxe,
the horn-maker, for damages, for spelling
her name his way, and hence the judgment.
There are a good many SP -qe Africaines,
as well aa white folks, in this country.
The Memphis papers report that a colic
is carrying off the mules in that section by
thousands. The disease was at first confined
to the low river country, but it now extends
to the upland farms. It is rather bucolic in
its character.
General Finnegan has located at Fer
nandina, Florida, and is devoting himself to
developing the future metropolis of that
State. Now John Bull will be in a panic
about the West Indies, when he hears that
there is a general Finnegan movement
towards the southeast.
Some lady up in Pike county, ifo.,thas
called her baby Veto. She will probably
call herself Congress, when she passes a
comb or brush over the baby's head.
Speaking of vetoes, it is a curious philolo
gical fact that a Veto isa Vote reversed.
Soon after the close of the afternoon ser
vice in the Congregational Church at Dal
ton, Berkshire County, on Sunday, the
steeple of the church was blown down by
the gale. Some of the worshippers had but
just left the spot when the steeple struck the
ground. The pastor declares that he shall
not be able to breathe freely again until he's
re-spired.
The Niagara hotels are making extensive
preparations for the coming season. Does
not their season, the Fail, last all the year
round ?
A menagerie in Norfolk advertises the
price of admission for boys at one cat apiece.
i it bad been a Mew-seum we could have
nhderstood it.
A NEW IDEA IN OILDOM.—The Titus
ville Herald thus mentions a new enter
prise now being inaugurated in the Oil
Regions: "The New York Legislature has
recently passed an act to incorporate the
Petroleum Fire-Proot Iron Tank Saving
Company. This company propose to con
struct lire-proof iron tanks, holding about
10,000 barrels each, and to locate them at
convenient points in the oil regions, and con
nect them by means of iron pipes with wells
and the wooden tubs now used for storage.
It is intended in this manner to insure the
millions of property which is annually de
stroyed by the fires and floods which so
frequently devastate the oil. districts. The
present rates of insurance are so high as to
be practically prohibitory, while with the
use of these tanks the proprietors can per
form, at a reasonable charge, the double
business of storage and insurance. The
company has authority to construct pipes
to connect these tanks with all localities,
and may, if desirable, purchase and de
velop oil lands, and buy and sell petroleum.
The capital stock of the company is $500,-
000, with power to increase to $2,000,000.
DRAMATIC Row.—Mr. C. W. Couldock
has been playing an engagement at Quincy,
Illinois, and got into a quarrel with the
manager of the "Academy of Music" there,
which resulted in the actor's appearing be
fore the curtain at the close of the first act
of a play and bidding a contemptuous good
bye to Quincy. In the excitement which
followed a capias was issued for Couldock,
enforcing the claims of the management
and audience upon his services. A recon
ciliation followed, and another performance
was given.
TOBACCO FAIB IN Lomsvitan.—A No
tional Tobacco Fair will be held at Louis
ville, Ky., on the2Bth and 29th of this month.
The following States, besides others, will be
represented— Vlrgitild, Yttattisylvatud, Onto,
ritnoh , , Missouri, TeuueiEee an d
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F. L. FEMEISTON. Pub
DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS.
Congressional Action in Regard to the
Cholera---A Strict . Quarantine to
be Enforced--Important Sani
tary Regulations---The
Epidemic Below New
York, &c.,
[Prom to-dAy's N. Y. worid.l
WestrmoTorr, May 7 .—Doctor Sayre, of
New York, at the head of a committee of
the most eminent physicians in the United
States, appointed by the Medical Conven
tion recently assembled in Baltimore, were
to-day' before the Senate Committee on
Commerce,
for the purpose of securing
legislation to prevent the introduction and.
spread of the cholera in the United States.
After a full and free conference with P...=
physicians, the Committee authorized their
chairman to report a joint, resolution pro
viding that it shall be the duty of the Seam
tary of War,:with the co-operation of the_
Secretariesof the Navy and Treasury, whose
concurrent action shall be declared by the
Cornmander-in-ChiefottheArmyand Navy,
to cause an efficient and uniform system
of quarantine against the introduction
into this country of the Asiatic cholera,
through its ports of entry, whenever the
same may be threatened by the. prevalence
of said disease in countries having direct
commercial intercourse with the United
States; that he shall also .enforce sanitary
cordons to prevent the spread of said disease
from infected districts, adjacent to or within
the limits of the United States. It autho
rizes the Secretary of State to open cor
respondence with the foreign powers whose
proximity to the United States will endan
ger the introduction of cholera into this
country through their ports and territory,
soliciting their co-operation with this go
vernment in such efforts to prevent the in
troduction and spread of cholera.
[Prom to-nay's Triban to
j
The epidemic which came o New York
bav on the steamer Virginia, although some
what less virulent than when it first arrived,
has not entirely ceased its ravages. There
was one new case on the sth mat., n man
named Anton Miller, 25 years of age, and a
native of Denmark, who has been employed
as nurse. On Sunday five new cases were
removed from the Virginia to the hospital
ship Falcon. Whole number in hospital,
May 6,112,
PersonaL
Ira Franklin Bird, who, for many years,
has been employed in tits New York
Tribune office, died on Saturday. The
Tribune says: In many respects Frank
Bird was a fair type of the American typos.
Shrewd, smart, energetic, intelligent, wide
awake, and generous to a fanit,he crammed
his mind with a wonderfugamomit of mis
cellaneous information, passed through an
unusual number of vieißsitudes, contracted
the consumption and went home a week or
two ago to die. Some printers become
great editors, others attain influential posi
tions of Stale, and:far more glide away into
oblivion, leaving as few traces behind as the
common mass of mortals; but, probably,
few, while paying the last debt of nature,
have left such a heavy account on tip other
side of the balance in the shape of kindly
rememberances of the past.
Coroner Edward Collin died at his resi
dence in Fifty-nintb,street, New York, yes
terday. The deceased had for many . years
past been an active politician, first in the
ranks of the Whig, and subsequently in:
those of the Republican party. He, at the
time of his death, held the position of Vice
President of the "Americus Club," an asso
ciation composed of leading members of the
Democratic and Republican parties in New
York city.
ARTEslitic WBLLS IN TIEZ WEsT.—There
is a bill now before Congress which pro
poses that any man who bores an artesian •
well on the line of any mail route in New
Mexico, Arizona, Colorado andthe Colorado
desert of California, where water is not
otherwise to be had, provided that the said
well gives forth a bounteous stream, and is
at least ten miles from any other well or
stream, shall be entitled therefor to a patent
for a section of land, six hundred and forty
acres, including the well itself. But this
artesian well must be tested by a three _
years' flow, and the water must also be dis
pensed without money and without. price -
to every one that thirsteth. No doubt this
will be found an excellent measure of en-'
couragement for an enterprise which will
be of the highest importance to the thou- -
sands of men and animals that throng the
overland routes towards the great mineral
regions of the West.
MME. GEORGE SAND Once wrote the
"book" of an opera. She had taken a great
fancy to a young German composer, and
wrote a "book" for hill'. He was not fam
miller with French, and bad an unbounded
respect for Mime. Sand; he consequently put
the whole of the "book" into music. At the
end of the first act a Chorus of male and fe
male peasants saluted the departure of the
village lord, and the composer made them
sing to a dancing air—" Exit lord centre
door back"—taking care to place a pro
longed trill on c-e-n-t-r-e. Whe Mme. Sand
saw these mistakes (for the score was filled
with such blunders) she burnt the "book,"i
and has never again thought of writing :
one.
A WOiIAN'S DINNER IN PARIS.—A
curious dejeuner was given in Paris on a
Sunday in March, by Madame M— ' whose
enormous fortune, a million sterling, alleged
beauty, seat on horseback, horses, carriages,
hotel, stables, ctc., are things daily talked of
and displayed in Faris. The guests assem
bled in a long gallery, draped with green
curtains. Breakfast was served—eaten;
coffee and cigars followed; and then a bell
rang, and all the draperies were suddenly
withdrawn. And where did the guests find
themselves? In the stable where there were
eighteen horses, who had also breakfasted,
but not off truffles and champagne, coffee
and cigarettes, and behind the curtains.
PROPERTY RESTORED. We learn that the.
Methodist church at Winchester, which had
been taken possession of by the military for
the use of the old Baltimore Conference, has
been restored to the Church South.--Bhep
herdstotvn Register.
Rion PRICE FOR TOBACCO.—Atthe Rich
mond tobacco exchange, on Friday, Mr.
James Thomas purchased a lot of leaf to
bacco, the property of J. M. Walters, of
Danville, Va., for which he paid $1.75 per
hundred pounds.
CHARGED - mum TREFT.—A young woman.
named Elizabeth A. Loy, has been held in
ff.5,G00 bail at Harrisburg, on a charge of
stealing $9,150 ill government bonds, front
Lauiet gamier, Vi i'err,y Anul, ra, ; • -
THE OHOL.ERA.