Daily evening bulletin., May 15, 1866, Image 1

GIBSOIf PEACOCK. Editor.
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MARRIED.
MONBLL—BLACE—On -the 75th Instant, by Rev.
„Alexander Reed, D. D. Joseph Morten, M. D., of
New 'lark. to Harriet , daughter of the late Thomp
son Black. of tide city. - *
DIED.
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CAMPBELL—On the 14th inst.. Mrs. Jannette W.
Campbell, relict of Galatia Campbell, Jr., and daughter
of the late George Banners, Esq.
The relatives and friends of the family are Invited to
attend her funeral from the residence of her mother,
Mrs, Sarah Benners. No 501, Brown street, on Thurs
day morning, the 17th inst., at 10 o'clock, to proceed to
.I,anrel Hill. • *
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GAIIL.—On Sunday evening, 13th inst., Mrs. Mary
Ann, wife of Frederick Gaul.
The relatives and friends of the family are invited to
attend her funeral from. the residence of her husband,
.No. 1317, South Broad street, on Thursday morning
next, 17th inst., at 10 o'clock. Interment at Woodland
GCemetery.
GELIKESHOPKB..—AIexander, third child of Moritz
and Sarah - Gelershoper, two years and eleven months
-cold.
The friends of the family are invited to attend the
funeral. from their residence, 811 Franklin Street. on
Tuesday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, without further
notice: "
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RENA —On Friday morning, May 11th, 1666, Miss
:Sarah L. Keene, daughter of Major Laurence Keene,
.of the Army of the Revolution.
Her friends are invited to attend ber funeral, from
.her late residence, N. W. corner Tenth and Chestnut
btreets, on Wednesday morning, the 16th instant, at 10
o'clock. _ _
Services and Interment at St. Stephens' Church. /
VISTAR.—At Hilton farm, on the 13th inst.,'W illiam
Wilberforce Wtstar aged 29 y€ ars.
The relatives and friends of the family are Invited
to attend his funeral, from the residence of his father,
Caspar Wistar, M D., No. 1321 Arch Street, on Fourth
-day, the lath, at 2 o'clock. o
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air A. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COEFS
'will be held THIS EVENING after drill.
It* W. C. WARD, Amt. Secretary.
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CIETY. S. W. corner Broad and Walnut.
streets.—Monthly exhibition, and stated meeting this
evening. It
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.18th Inst., clear Of taxes.
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01' FRANKLIN L.STSTITUTiL—The Stated
Monthly Meeting of the Institute will be held
.on .WEDN TiAY EVENING, 16th instant, at eight
o'clock.
A paper will be read by EMILE 317YELIN, Esq.,
en the Sonval 'lnrbine, with especial reference to the
works lately constructed at Montreal, for the supply
of the cit, with water.
Members and others having new inventions or spe
cimens of manufactures to exhibit, will* please send
them to the Hall, No. 5 South Seventh stree, before 7
o'clock P.M. WILLIAM HAMILTON,
myls-21i Actuary.
10. TH E UNION STATE CENTRAL COM"
7dITTEE will meet at the rooms of the Nations
Union Club, No. 1105 Chestnut street, Phlladelphla7m
Wednesday, the 16th day of May, Instant, at three
o'clock P. X.
The attendance of every member of the Committee
is earnestly solicited.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1,1666
WbOONCERT .H.ALL.—
A GRAND CONCERT
Will be even at Concert Hall,
BY THE BLACK SWAN TROUPE,
On WEDNESDAY EVENING, May 16th, 1866,
MISS. E. T. GREENFIELD.
The Celeb'ated BLACK SWAN.
.11115s1Cate Lanier, Mr. Frank Woods,Tenor,
'Mies Rachael Bennet, Mr. Win Morris, Basso,
Miss Rebecca Montmorency, Mr. Cliff; Barytone,
Rave kindly volunteered their services, assisted by a
Full Chorus. -
PROF. KING Conductor.
Admission 25 cents
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Select' Tickets to commence at T. B. 'PUGH'S Book
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this Department, designed to lay a sutetantial basis of
knowledge and scholarly culture. students can pursue
those branches which are essentially practical and tech.
zdcai. via.: ENGINEERING, Civil, Topographical and
Mechanical; MINING and ILETA.LLURGY;ARCHI.
TEOTURE. and the application of Chemistry to AG.
BICULTUBE and the ARTS. There Is also afforded
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of MODER LANGUAGES and PIM).
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
ON BEIDA.Y EVENING, MAY um
FRU:I=CT-"MY POLICY."
This is Miss Dickinson's most popular lecture, and is
said to have created the greatest enthusiasm in the
West, where she has been, for several months past,
addressing immense audiences on "My Policy," or the
Johnsonian dogma of Reconstruction. So great was
the demand for its repetition that she was compelled
to decline Innumerable invitations. -
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COURTS.
DisTmer CoußT—Judge Stroud.—Hughes
Ns. Ferry. Before reported. Verdict for
;plaintiff for $415 14.
Lewis Toland and wife and Jos: Brooke
^va. Franklin Detwiler. An action of eject
ment. Verdict for plaintiff.
Disminur COURT—Judge Here.—J. Ban
tpolph Price, who survived, &o.,vs. Felix
Tin. An action to recover for a quantity
, 4if cotton goods sold and delivered to defen
dant.- The defence alleged that there was
snotherparty interested in the purchase.
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"The Principles of Biology," by Herbert
Spencer, author of " The Principles of Psy
chology," itc. Vol. I. New York, D. Apple
ton & Co. 1866. Herbert Spencer, in the
work before us, has applied his great intel
lect so to classify the phenomena which we
call Life, as to present the subject in a new
and clearer light than heretofore, and while
all ,his deductions cannot be reoeived as
final, he has certainly brought to the inves
tigation of his subject a spirit of philosophic
inquiry, and an amount of profound thought
and careful reasoning which will place him
highest in the list of theovetical biologists.
He teaches us that Life is a correspond
ence between inner and outer actions, or to
take his definition, "the continuous djust
ment of internal relations to external rela
tions," " that it will continue only while the
correspondence continues, and is complete
proportionately as the correspondence is
perfect.
The Science of Life consists then in a
"detailed interpretation of all these func
tional and structural phenomena in their
relations with the phenomena of the envi
ronment." He first treats of structural
phenomena, then of functional phenomena
of organisms, then of the reactions between
function and structure, and next of the
phenomena attending the production of
successions of organisms.
Spencer is a type of the class of philoso
phers who belong to thepositive school, and
find their mouthpiece in the " Westminster
Review." They are all possessed with the
controlling idea that special creative inter
ference in the world of matter, is to be in
voked as little as possible, or not at all, and
that given one First Cause, all natural phe-.
nomena are explicable by mutual reactions
between natural forces and natural sub
stadces. Thus, matter being originally a
homogeneous mass, and composed of
unstable elements, such as oxygen,
hydrogen, and the like, must have
its various component parts differently
acted upon by the same force, and hence,
that which was homogeneous, becomes
heterogeneous, and this process of differen
tiation is the main subject before us, and is
denominated by the author the "Evolution
of life." This doctrine of evolution, through
the operation, of natural forces only, is
diametrically opposed to that of special
creations, and this is precisely the develop
ment theory, by development not signify
ing increase of bulk, but growing com
plexity of structure.
It is impossible in the few lines of a news
paper article to give even the roughest out
lineof- Mr. Spencer's system. It is cer,
tainly a powerful contribution to philosophy,
and were it not for the skepticism it conveys,
and the opprobrium bestowed on those
"ignorant" persons who believe in revealed
religion, it would deserve universal exami
nation. But when it assails the doctrine of
special creation, of course including that of
man, as "worthless by its derivation; worth
less in its intrinsic incoherence; worthless
as absolutely without evidence; worthless
as not supplying an intellectual need;
worthless as not satisfying a moral want,"
we characterize the statement as untrue in
fact, and one calculated to sap the founda
tions of the belief of millions, and by that
much render the world unhappy, which
last surely should not be one of the aims of
philosophy in its search after truth.
FR. JORDAN,
Chairman,
myl44ti
Reserved seats 50 cents.
A'EW PIIBLICA.TIONS
If Cotton is King at the South, Corn is
equally monarch of the North and West,
and every treatise that helps to develop the
resources which we have in our national
cereal is of great value to many classes of
the community. Messrs. Apple Pan Co.,
New York, have recently publi •hed a very
interesting little volume, entitled "Indian
Corn," by,Edward Enfield, whichis stocked
with all manner of interesting information
on the planting, cultivation and use of
corn. The author has evidently devoted
much study to thesubject and, as the result,
gives the farmer and the • stock-raiser a
great number of useful and practical hints.
The department of the book which shows
the value of a pound of corn when con
verted into beef, mutton or pork, is a very
interesting and valuable one. It is just
such precise and definite information as
this that our farmers generally need, and
this little work of Mr. Enfield's deserves a
wide and careful perusal. For sale by Ash
'mead and Evans. • .
Ticknor & Fields have just published a
new volume of Saxe's poems, under the
title of the "The Masquerade." Mr. Saxe is
too well-known and too popular as a humor
ous poet, to need extended notice of this last
productiOn. The volume contains, in addi
tion to the leading poem, a large number of
his other verses, some new, and some old,
familiar acquaintances that we are glad to
welcome in this new company. There is a
blending of Tom Hood and Dr. Barham in
Mr. Saxe's writings, that, of itself, accounts
for his wide-spread popularity. His vein o f
rollicking humor rarely deserts him and he
is rarely betrayed into any deviation from
sound rhythm or good rhyme. We do not
quite see how he gets a rhyme for "eighty,"
out of "acolletee" in "The Masquerade,"
but the exception only proves the rale, and
we have found no other occasion for S
similar criticism through the volume. It is .
printed in Ticknor (t Fields' good style and
is for sale in Philadelphia by G. W. Pitcher.
"Recommended to Mercy," is the title of
a well-written English novel, of which
Carleton, New York, gives us there-print.
The style of the book is very good, and it is
impossible not to feel interested in the for
tunes of the heroine; but we _ cannot help
thinking the morate of tbe story rather dour
gerous. The author compels the reader,
against his will and better judgment, to look
leniently on a very great fault; and we lay
down the book, fearing that Helen Lang
ton's career may be by teeny regarded, not
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1866.
so much as a warning, as an admissible
precedent. While we would not, in similar
cases, advocate the invariable exercise of
justice without mercy, we are of opinion
that this book renders so speedy a verdict
of "Not Guilty," as to make the saving
clause of " Recommended to Mercy."
scarcely necessary. For sale by J. S.
Claxton.
Wax-Work.
Mrs. Jarley once said sagaciously: "I
won't go so far as to say that I've seen wax
work quite like life; but rve certainly seen
some life that was exactly like wax
work." This was the language of a philo
sopher, if ahe was a show-woman, and her
sage remarks have application here as well
as on the other side of the Atlantic. A case
in point has recently attracted attention,
and it goes to show that wax-work has its
uses, not only to illustrate corporeal hu
manity, but as an exponent of political
principles and.the vehicle of a disinterested
desire to serve the public. The Jarley of
the case in question has discovered that by
the application of a proper amount of wax,
rejected politicians such as himself and Sco
vel may attach themselves to the executive
coat-tail, so as to secure themselves a share
of the loaves and fishes.
Jarley tried the wax experiment for a
time upon Collector Thomas, and expected,
by the presentation to that gentleman of a
vase of wax fruit, to secure impunity for
his omissions of duty. But the Collector
after a time discovered the true character of
his subordinate, in spite of his cerements,
and ejected him from office, and with his
letter of his dismissal he returned the vase
of wax-work. Jarley was not the man to
be daunted or discouraged, and having faith
in the power of wax, forthwith induced a
dozen children, connected with one of our
grammar schools, to accompany him to
Washington, taking with him the Collec
tor's half-worn vase of artificial fruit, and
with great formality, and with the eloquence
of speech for which Jarley is remarkable
he presented the 'same4o the Presidential
a
Presidential
Jarley is rthwith nominated
to the Senate for a good fat office, and the
Senate obligingly confirms him. Whether
the wax will be found to stick to the Presi
dent better than it did to the Collector re
mains to be seen. Mrs. J. was right when
she declared that there was some life that
was just like wax, easily moulded to snit
circumstances, and generally a hollow
sham.
LETTER FROZIE LONDON.
Afhdra 4n England—The Reform Rill—
The British Anniversaries—Mr. pea. .
body's lienefacidon.
[Correspondence of Mend:la:Evening Bulletin.]
LONIXra, May 2, 1566.—1 have now been
some weeks in the English metropolis.
Since we parted I have passed through some
of the more central parts of the kingdom,
and made my American notes on British
men and things. The state of affairs is
daily becoming, as the illustrious Mr. Wel
ler would say, "worry pecooliar," and there
is no knowing what will come of it. One
thing is quite certain—there is a growing
dissatisfaction among thinking men with
the present condition of British society. A
war in Europe was never more dreaded
than it is at thie moment in England. Such
a war, let it rise how it may, let it be fought
by whom and for what it will, cannot fail
to exert a powerful inflionce on English
legislation. The volunteer system has taken
so wide a spread among the people that they
are led to inquire more than they were wont
to do, why it is they are called to the
field of battle. The theory of a strong
military government is found to be an
tagonistic to the government of the
people; and the more thoroughly the true
nglishman becomes convinced of this
great national truth,-the more stubborn is
he in his course with regard to it. The rulers
of England find it a much more difficult
matter to plunge the nation into a war now,
in any pretext, than they did is the times of
the Napoleon and Crimea. It is a sign of
progress well worth noting.
The action on the Reform bill inthe House
of Commons has occasioned little or no sur
prise. It was generally
. thought the bill
would pass by a small majority. It will be
observed that there is a professed liberal
majority of about forty in the House, and it
is more than likely than the digit vote will
be increased by a considerably augmented
show of fingers and thumbs. The bill is
now to go into committee, in connection
with that for the annual appropriations, and
there can be no doubt that its prospects are
now growing brighter. But will it pass the
House of Lords? "Ay, there's the rub." It
has strong friends there in Lords Russell,
Houghton, and others; but its success in
that . body is by no means certain. It
is more than likely to be roughly
handled• there, and subjected to still
other amendments. But it is fair to pre■
mime that its violent rejection will show a
state of things among the people for which
but comparatively few of the aristocratic
rulers of England are prepared. Earl Rus
sell has been anticipating the result of dis,
comfiture in the Upper House, and will be
ready for a dissolution of Parliament and
an appeal to the people. There is not the
slightest prospect that he and his cabinet
will resign, or that the Bill will bp mate
rially changed, modified or withdrawn.
The friends of popular government could
or can wish for no better appeal. It will be
sure to show that the calm with reference to
the franchise now prevailing among the
great masses of the electors and non-electors
of Old England is but the calm that precedes
the storm. Sooner or later it is sure to come.
If the House of Lords know when it is well
off it will take warning in time.
We are now in the midst of the British
anniversaries. Some idea of their extent
may be formed from the fact that theyhave
begun on the 10th of April and continue
until the 26th of July ! They fall off daily
after the last of Miiy. The Societies
represent almost every < conceivable
object of benevolence, and aim to cover the
entire globe. Some of the titles are singular
such as:-'Midnight Meeting Movement,"
"Additional Curates'. Aid Society," "Church
Penitentiary Association," Asylum for
Idiots," 'Governesses' Benevolent Institu
tion," "General Domestic Servants' Insti
tute," "Ragged Church and Chapel Union,"
"Oinerative Jewish Converts' Institution,"
"Blind General Welfare Association,
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY.
"Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy,"
"National Society for Protecting Young
Girls," "Mendicity Society," "Friend of the
.Clergy Corporation," ac., &o. These are
all practical objects, and are doing a work
that is.creditable, though in some respects
peculiar.
Mr. Peabody's benefaction has given an
impulse that will never be forgotten while
London stands. It is likely to be followed
by reforms in other directions—such as
rates of wages and education. The national
school houses of England are nothing near
as good as those of the city of Philadelphia.
They are sadly defective in ventilation,
heating, light cleanliness, seats and books.
It is surprising that the last statement
should be true—but it is.
The general aspect of England at this
moment is extremely beautiful. The whole
of the south of the island is blooming like a
garden. Muucurtrus.
His Body FOund---Identification by
Relatives---The Body to ba Re
moved to Ogdensburgh---
Coroner's Inquest—The
Circumitances of the
As stated in the evening edition of the
2'i,ncs of yesterday, the body of the late
Hon. Preston Ring has at last been found,
and plaad in the possession of his rela
tives..
Yesterday morning, at 4:30 o'clock, Officer
Kenny, of the Atlantic Dock Police when on
duty there, saw,a bulky object floating on
the tide. With the assistance of Sergeant
Geischer, of the same force,
it was secured,
landed and found to be a human .body.
Captain Thompson was then notified, and
on arriving at the dock where the body
had been placed, at once recognized it as
that of the Hon. Preston King, and sent a
messenger to the Custom-house to announce
the fact.
The body was somewhat decomposed, bat
less so than might have been expeeted,hav
ing lain in the water six months.
The clothing, consisting of coat, vest and
pants, of dark blue cloth, overcoat, woolen
socks and calfskin boots, was frayed and
torn and otherwise mutilated, doubtless by
friction against the bottom of the river. A
cord was found over the inner coat, em
bracing the shoulders and the waist as if
placed there to sustain slime weighty sub
stance. The fact that a weight had been
suspended was shown by the appearance of
the cording, to which hung a number of
broken ends. In the pockets of the coat
and pants were found a pair of gold specta
cles, a gold tobacco box, a pocket knite and.
a pocket-book, but as the latter contained
no doctunents of any kind, Sergt. Thomp
son's was the only recognition of the body
until the arrival of Mr. King's relatives, to
whom the news of the discovery had been
sent.
Mr. P. K. Webster. a nephew of deceased,
Mr. Leydecker, of the Custom House, and
Mr. Thatcher, recognized the body at one e
by the clothing and the articles found in his
pockets. Contrary to the statement of the
evening papers the relatives of Mr. King
had no difficulty in recognizing the body as
his, and it was by no means so mutilated or
disfigured as stated in the sensational re
ports of several journals.
At 11 o'clock Coroner Lynch arrived at
the dock where the body yet remained, and
impanneled a Jury preparatory to holding
an inquest. The following gentlemen
formed the Jury: Messrs. H. P. Hart, Geo.
W. Meartin, Geo. Beard, Thos. Gallagher,
James McLod, S. Bromberg, F. Z. Tucker
and John Crokle. After examination of
the body by the Jury it was placed in a
coffin and sent to the Dcad-house, where it
will remain till 4 o'clock P. M. to-day,when
it will be convoyed to the family burying
place at Ogdensburgh, N. Y.
The inquest is adjourned till Thursday at
2 o'clock P. M.,at the Coroner's office,
Brooklyn Court ouse.
To refresh the memories of our readers
who may feel interested in the investigation
of Thursday, we repeat the story of the sup
posed shicide.
Prior to the 13th of November last, Mr.
King had been stopping at the Astor House.
On the morning of that day, about seven
o'clock he left his room, as it was supposed,
to take Ida morning walk. From that time
nothing further was heard of him, but cer
tain circumstances contemporaneous with.
his disappearance becoming known, the
conclusion was arrived at that the unhappy
gentleman had, in aAt of mental aberra
tion, destroyed himself. The circumstances
were as follows: On the morning of the dial ,
appearance,a gentleman answering the dia
cription afterward given of Mr. King, called
at No. 150 West street, the store of Messrs.
Morean & Parker, and purchased a quan
tity of shot, some twenty-five pounds. Un
able to place this in the pocket of his coat,
he obtained some string and secured the
shot to his persois, after which he left and
took a West street car. This person was
seen to leave the car at Christopher street
Ferry, and go on board the Hoboken ferry
boat. Then follows the statement of the
two Macy children who were on board that
ferry-boat, who said that they saw a man
come to the rear of the boat where they were
standing, unhook the chain, stand for a time
at the edge of the boat looking down upon
the water, and after some preparation plunge
into the river.
It will be remembered that alarge reward
was offered for the discovery of the remains,
even sufficiently so to tempt the cupididity
of some spiritualists who had
seen him when he lay at the bot
tom of the river "as in .a glass darkly," and
who made sundry efforts, in stormy weath
er, to prove their statements, but failed to
do so. The searches made by the friends of
the deceased and others were also without
success, and thus many persons were led to
doubt the suicide theory, and to hope that
the unhappy gentleman had wandered away
from the city in his insanity and would re
turn or be returned to his friends before
long. This hope grew weaker as. time
passed away, and no news whatever came
to strengthen it. Nolv, unhappily all doubt
has been set at rest by the discovery of yes
terday. The appearance of the body, girt
by the cords, confirms beyond a doubt the
theory based upon the circumstances above
narrated, that in the absence of his friends
Ina fit of insanity Mr. King left his hote4
and with the cunning so often characteristic
of madness, prepared himself for that fata
leap which brought him into the presence of
his Maker,.with whom we may leave in
safety the judgment of this last act of the
able statesman and faithful public servant.
THE LATE PRESTON KING.
(From to-day's N. V. Timm. I
[From the World.]
Preston Ring was born in Ogdensburgh,
St. Lawrence county, New York, in the
year 1807, and was, therefore, at the time of
his death, fifty-nine years of age. Generally
recognized, even when quite young, as a
man of great future promise, his native
abilities, added to his connection with pow
erful politicians, he soon rose to public favor
and renown. Until the formation of the
Republican party, he was ever to be found
on the old Democratic Platform. After
having represented his district in the State
Legislature for some time, he was elected to
a seal in the National House of Representa
tives frcian his own county. He was after
wards elected to .the Senate of, the United
States, and served out his term of office with
all that ability and energy , which was char
acteristic of the man. He was a strong sup
porter of President Johnson, whom he
nominated for the Vice-Presidency at the
Baltimore Convention, and his warm per
sonal friend. He was appointed to the Col
lectorship of New York soon after Mr.
Jobnson's accession to the Presidency. Mr.
King was a bachelor, but has left a large
number of relatives and friends to mourn
his loss.
FENIANISM.
Movements of the C, 0, I. R.---Posi
tion of Fenian Affairs---The Ro
berts-Sweeny Faction Unap
peased—Arrival of Sena
tor Scanlan, of Chi
cago-- Festival at
Jones's Wood.
We take the following from the New York
Times, of to-day:
But little of interest transpired yesterday
in Fenian circles. The rooms of the "Cen
tral Organizer of the Irish Republic," Mr.
James Stephens, continue to attract many
visitors, all of whom are eager to welcome
to America this representative of Irish
freedom. Many ladies are among those
who paid their respects to Mr. Stephens, all
of whom wish him and his cause the great
est amount of success. Yesterday his time
was divided berween those who came to
talk on matters of business and those who
came to gratify their curiosity. Much di
plomacy is neces%nry to reconcile the in
harmonious elements of Fenianism, but Mr.
Stephens seems to be in a fair way of ac
complishing his object. His policy is, ap
parently, to pacify the leaders of the opposing
factions, if possible, thereby securing
their influence and that of their adherents.
Meantime his efforts areffirected to winning
to the beet interests of the cause the rank
and file of the Brotherhood, so that he may,
if necessary,act independently of the leaders.
These latter gentlemen, however, express a
willingness to aconiesce in a union, if it can
be demonstrated to them that the plans pro
posed for the emancipation of the Irish pea
pte are better than those they entertain.
O'Mahony having lost his head is out of the
way, and the organization of which he was
the chief has given in its allegiance to Ste
phens. The officers of that body have offi
cially recognized him as the head and front
of the Irish Republic, superior in rank to
all others. Some of these, in consequence
of the late troubles, have handed to him
their resignations. Several have been ac
cepted, but in other instanees he has re
quested them to continue in the performance
of the duties of the offices to which they
were elected.
The Roberts-Sweeny faction is still back
ward in recognizing Stephens as the coming
man. They hold that in order to secure
the independefice oflreland, it will be ne
cessary to send to that : s country not only
money and munitions of war, but a large
force of men; that a movement simultane
ous to and cooperative with the rising in
Ireland must also be made by a Fenian
force sent out from America; they believe
in securing a foothold upon. Canadian or
other British soil from which to conduct
their movements.
Mr. Stephens takes a different view alto
gether. He says that every man at home is
enlisted in the cause, and that he has an
organized and well drilled army there suffi
cient to drive the English from the island,
provided he can get arms to put in their
hands and food in their stomachs. He
wants, however, several of our generals of
acknowledged ability to lead the troops in
action. It is said that overtures have been
made to Major-General Phil. Sheridan to
induce him to take command of the armies
of the Irish Republic, but his response has
not been received. Several other generals
of celebrity, who gained many laurels in
the recent conflict here, have been ap
proached, with a view to securing their ser
vices in the Fenian cause, and as we had
many who only desired an opportunity to
onee more flash their swords from their
scabbards, no doubt the required number
can be secured—provided the little matter
of compensation can be made satisfactory.
Mr. Stephen's has thus far treated the
O'Mahony faction of the Brotherhood as the
Fenian organization of America,
and has
attempted to IlOteraise no control whatever
over the Roberts-Sweeny organization. He
believes those individuals and their adhe
rents to be influenced by the best motives
and the purest patriotism, but to be pursu
ing a false and suicidal policy. He hopes
to be able to convince them of that fact, and
to induce them to adopt his views. To ac
complish this he is willing to make any
concessions consistent with the success of
the cause he represents. He claims nothing
for himself, but everything for Ireland.
Mt. Stephens feels confident that he is
more familiar with the wants and senti
ments of the Irish people than any other
living man.. In 1848 he was identified with
Smith O'Brien and John Mitchel in the
revolution of that year, and when they dis
appeared from the scene, became the leader
of the people. For several years he worked
quietly in secret, stimulating the revolu
tionary spirit, during which time he acted
as a tutor in private families. His know-'
ledge of the French. language and his gene
ral acquirements secured him a situation
whenever he wanted it, and in this manner
he lived off the enemy while perfecting his
organization in all parts of the country.
Subsequently he devoted one year to travel.'
ing on foot through Ireland, visiting, con
versing and sleeping with the poor classes,
and learning their sentiments. Still:
later he directed the movements of ' last
year, and made for, himself a record of
which all Irishmen are proud. He became;
the recognized head of the Fenia n Brother
hoodat home, and is also recognized as the'
chief by the faction of which O'Mahony was
Head Centre. The Roberts-Sweeny faction,t
however, never admitted this, and it is to;
F. I. FETHERSTON. Publizr.
DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS.
secure their allegiance that he has cymne tor
this country. While he has strong hopes.of
being able to do this, his labor to accomp
lish the end will not be the lightest. Tho
rebellious faction has thousands of ad
herents, and Gen. Sweeny has been for two
days in receipt of the telegram from Fenian.
Circles in all. parts of the country advising
him to take no concessions, but to stead
fastly adhere to the line of policy he has
hitherto pursued.
Mr. Stephens will in a few days start upon
a tour to the principal cities to ascertain the
sentiments of his countrymen. He will en
deavor to win them over to his cause by
conciliatory measures, but he-repeats to-day
the, assertion that he is prepared and willing
to "smash" things, if driven to such a
course.
A circular letter has been issued by order
of Mr. Stephens to the various Circles re
cognized by him, directing the officers to
forward him at once the funds they have on.
hand. One or two circles have complied
with this order, but the amount sent in is
not very large as yet. This does not apply
to the Roberts-Sweeny Circles.
Senator. Scanlan, of Chicago, acknow-%
'edged to wield the greatest power of any
individual of the Roberts-Sweeny faction
has arrived in the city, for the purpose of
consulting in regard to the position of
affairs. It will be remembered that there
has been a serious misunderstanding be
tween Mr. Stephens and Senator Scanlon
which became somewhat personal in its
nature. The latter gentleman was at one
time Eent to Ireland by the Brotherhood
of America, to ascertain the condition of
affairs there, and whether or not the home
organization possessed sufficient strength to
effect its purpose. Mr. Scanlon, by letter
and verbally, reported in the affirmative,
but at a subsequent period reported to the
contrary, and threw his influence in favor
of the Canadian scheme. For this, Mr.
Stephens, in his famous letter to O'lfahony'
denounced Senator Scanlon in the severest
terms, denouncing him as a traitor of the
deepest dye. Until a public retraction of
this denunciation of one of Ireland's
staunchest champions is made by Mr.
Stephens, he will doubtless find the repre
sentative of the great West a stumbling
block in his path, which he can with diffi
culty remove.
But while the O'Mahonyites have Ste
phens for their prophet, and are making the
best use of their stock in trade, the Roberta-
Sweeny faction is not idle. Preparations of
a mysterious import are going forward at
their headquarters, and whispered hints of
tremendous expeditions on the eve of de
parture are breathed in the ears of curious
reporters. When these gentlemen approach
headquarters they are saluted with the snap
of percussion caps, exploded on rusty mus
kets, and the jingle of metallic-headed ram
rnds as they plunge noisily to the bottom of
well-worn rifles. Yet all is mystery, and
the reporter departs with dim visions of'
bloody battle-fields floating across hie
brain, while mysterious Fenian, watching
his retreating figure, with thumb on nose
and fingers gyrating. mysteriously allude
to British lions encaged;with teeth extracted
and paws rendered harmless. Something*
the matter with the Roberts-Sweenyinns,
but whether it be cholera morbus or a sim
ple cello, the reporter saith not, because he
knows not.
The "pronunciamento" published by
some of our morning cotemporaries yester
day, as having emanated from the C. 0. L.
R., lacks every element of truth. No such
document has been issued by Mr. Stephens,
and the line of action therein set forth is
completely at variance with the policy con
templated by him. • He desires to be held
responsible for the only which bears his
signature,and that he will maintain,though
the heavens fall.
To-day at Jones' Wood, Mr. Stephens
will enlighten curious Fenian lIDOII all
points pertaining to their BrotherhOod and
the Irish Republic. An immense crowd is
expected to be in attendance, and ample ar
rangements have been made for its accom
modation. His speech of" to-day, contain
ing as it will, his views upon,lrish affairs,
a histoxy of the Fenian organization and its
ratifications, a narrative of his late' adven
tures in Ireland, and a description of his
escape from the Dublin jail, will be looked
for with great interest by all members of
the Brotherhood.
The following circular was issued yes
terday:
ExEcurrvE Commrrms Rooms, DEPART- -
MEET of MANHATTAN, May 14, 18136.—T0
the Centres, Treasurers, Secretaries, Commit
tees of Safety and Members of the Fenian.
Brotherhood: BROTHERS: The success of
the demonstration at Jones' Wood on Tuesz
day, May 15, will be due, in a great mea= -
sure, to your exertions. The ex.tremest
vigilance must be exercised.
Centres will obtain tickets from the Seers
terry of the Executive Committee, at the
hotel, and be assisted by their officers and
Committees of Safety in the distribution of
the same.
Brothers! let us show the world that
Irishmen deserve the sacred gift of freedom!
Long live the Irish people!
JOHN RAFFERTY,
Chairman Executive Committee..
Facts and Fancies.
Goats command ten times the price in
England that was asked before the cattle
disease appeared. A pugnacious goat pro
duced nothing but butter-milk.
Mlle. Mela, the daughter of a Milanese
composer of some local reputation, has a
pure tenor voice, and it is said, can imitate
Mario with great fidelity. She confines
herself principally to Mela-dramas.
Armagh Cathedral, Ireland, was searched
for Fenian arms. It caused great excite
ment. Who started this story that the Fin
negans were going to arm a Cathedral?
Jeff. Davis complains that he cannot sleep
on account of the tramp of, the sentinels.
Probst makes the same complaint on se—
count'of his chains and hand-cuffs. There
is to be a special medical report made daily,
hereafter, on dear Jefferson's case, and we
hope that Judge Allison will do at least as
much for the relief of Probst.
Now-a-days, if a politician wants to make
an impression on the President, he does it
with wax.
James Stephens delights to subscrthe him
self "C. O. I. R.," four letters which stand
for "Chief Organizer of the Irish Republic."
He prefers this title to "Central Executive
of the Irish Republic." It would be a sin
gular coincidence if C. O. I. R., which is a
species of rope, should be the termination of
James Stophens.
Poor old "Other-Wise" has been making
a speech in Alexandria. Amongst other fine
things he geta off this: "The war having
ended by . what is called 'a surrender,' the
air was now dark with ruin, and putrid
with the decomposing carcass of the coun
try; the rivers of plenty were dried up, and
grim want stalked. abroad among' the people,
while crime was rampant." "The decom,-
posing carcass of the oountry' is admirable«