SON PEACOCK. Editor.
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Seturxr.NLIN—DELAPLAINE.—At New York,
:Ilay 19, by the Rev. Dr. Hawks, George R. Behleffella
and .Talia M., eldest daughter of Hon. Isaac 0. Dela,
. plalne.
DIED.
DAWBON.—At • rfewportville, ThiCks county, May
"Oat, 1866, Alexander Dawson, in the 60th year of his
agemy., son of the late George B. Dawson, of the British
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FLOBENCE.—In Washington city, 20th inst., Mrs.
Lucy E. N. Florence, wife ot Hon. Thos. B. Florence.
KEITH —On Sunday, the 20th instant, Washington
:Keith, in the 06th year of his age.
Her malefriends,andthoseof the family, are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral, on (to-morrOW),
Thursday morning, at 10 o'clobk from his late residence,
No. 1414 Spruce Street. Interment at St. Peter's
Church.
SUMMERS.—At 7 o'clock, this morning, Philip L.
Summers, in the Seth year of his age.
Due notice will be given of the funeral.
Sir FIRST TROOP PHILADELPHIA CITY
CAVALRY.—The Troop will assemble at the
Armory on THURSDAY, May 24, at 10 o'clock. A. M.,
in citizen's dress to attend the funeral of WASHING
TON KEITH, Es q.
Non•active members are requested to attend at the
:same hour. By order of the Captain.
it* E. Z. REAKIRT, Orderly Sergeant.
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NIGIIT LINE OF CARS.
On and after Saturday, May 19th,
The UNION PASSENGER RAILWAY COMPANY
(Seventh and Ninth Street%)
WILL RCM A NIGHT LINE OF CARS ON THE
FAIRMOUNT and NAVY YARD BRANCH OF
THEM ROAD.
' GOING DOWN—will leave Depot. First Trip at 11.43.
Second Trip at 123, and continue to run at intervals
of 30 minutes through the night, reaching Fifteenth
and Wallace •streets 10 minutes; and Seventh and
Chestnut streets.B7 minutes after the time of starting.
COMING UP leave Navy Yard, First Trip at 12.40.
Second Trip at 1, reaching Ninth and Chestnut streets
22 minutes, and Ninth and Spring Garden 32 minutes
after the time of starting.
FARE, 10 CENTS.
WM. H. KEMBLE,
SECRETARY,
: - Kiyl9-5t
ipPAILDJEE SCIENtIFiC COIOBSE
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE.
In addition to the general Course of Instruction in
this Department, designed to lay a substantial basis of
'knowledge and acholarly culture. students can pursue
those branches which are essentially practical and tech
nical:lam.: ENGINEERING, Civil, Topographical and
Mechanical; MINING and META.LLURGY; ARCHI
• TECTUItE. and the application of Chemistry to AG.
IEtICTILTURE and the ARTS. There is also afforded
atrar E rtuniq• for special Bundy of TRADE and COIL
.is ,of MODERN LANGUAGES and PHILO
LOGY; andof the HISTORY and INSTITUTIONS of
•of our own country. For Circulars apply to President
• CATTELL, or to Prof. R. B. 'YOUNGMAN,
EASTON. PA., April 4; 1868. Clerk of the Faculty.
raYll.6moi
lINIVXRRITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, DE
PARTMENT OF ARTS.
he final Examination of the Senior Class will be
held in the following order, beginning each day ta. 4
o'clock. P. M.
WEDNESDAY, 23d. By the Provost (Carey's Social
Science and Cbnstittition of the liniled States).
THURSDAY, 24th: By Prof, Frazer (Physical Geo
graphy).
MONDAY, 29th. By Prof. Allen (Xenophon's ifemo•
nal T tai
AY, 30th. By Prof. Kendall (Integral Calcu.
/us), written.
EDNESDAY, 3lst. By Prof. Jackson (Horace':
lipistles and Art of Poetry.)
GEORGE ALLEN,
Secretary.
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100 TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May 22, 1868.
.tvOTICE is hereby given to holders of Certificates of
Indebtedness issued under acts of Congress, approved
March Ist and 17th, 1862, that the Secretary of
the Treasury, in accordance with said acts, and
the tenor of said Certificates, is prepared to re•
deem, before maturity, all Certificates of Indebted
ness falling due in June, July or August, 1866. with ac
crued interest thereon. if presented for redemption on
or before May 81st, and that hereafter such Certificates
will cease to bear interest, and will be paid on pre
sentation at this Department, with interest only to the
said 31st inst.
(Signed.) HUGH McCULLOCH,
my23-6tl Secretary of the Treasury.
Fr THE FORTY-SECOND ANNIVERSARY
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of the AMERICAN STINDAYSCHOOL - UNION
vl f be held at the academy of Music, BROAD street,
en THURSDAY EVENING, the 24. th Inst., at a quar
ter to eight o'clock.
Hon. Chief Justice CHASE will preside.
Addresses will be delivered by EPV. B. W. Chidlaw,
Rev, John litcCuhaah, and others, The singing will be
'by a chorus of six hundred children from our various
Sabbath Schools.
Parties who may have tickets, and do not intend
using the same, will confer a favor by returning them
to the Society's Buildings, No.. 1122 Chestnut street.
All reserved seats unoccupied at 815 o'clock will be
thrown - open to standers. my22,2ti
PHILADELPHIA AND READING BAIL
.
lU ' ROAD COMPANY, Office 227 South FOURTH
Street, PEEELADELPHIA April 28, 1866,
Notice is hereby given to the Stockholders of this
Company, that the option of receiving their Dividend
in Stock or Cash. under the resolution of the Board of
11th December, 1865, will cease on and after the list of
May,lB66,and that such Stockholders as do not demand
'their Dividend to be paid to them in Stock on or before
that day, will be thereafter entitled•to receive it in
Cash
ap2B tojelipi
B. BRADFORD, Treasurer
OFFICE OF THE LIWIGH COAL AND
NAVIGATION COMPANY, Pnitannf,pme,
ay2d,
Tbe Board of Managers . bave this day declared a
dividend of FIVE PEP. CENT., or TWO DOLLARS
AND A HALF PER SHARE. on the Capital Stock
of this Company,payable on demand, clear of Na
tional and State Taxes.
- SOLOMON SHEPHERD,
Treasurer.
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B:#WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT
, b ltev. HENRY CLAY TRUMBULL (formerly
Chaplain in the Army 01 the James) will speak at the
42d ANNIVERSABY_of the AMERICAN SUNDAY
SCHOOL UNION, at the ACADEMY 01' MUSIC, on
THURSDAY EVENING, my23-2te
UTHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PEAR
SON PETROLEUM COMPANY, will be held
on the first Tuesday in June, at 12 o'clock, at Room
No. 7,N0. 524 Walnut street. The attention of Stock
holders is particularly called to this meeting.
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lU'CHURCH OF 'lair, COVENANT.—This
charch will be open for divine service this Wed
nesday evening, at eight o'clock. its
10. HOWARD HOSPITAL, Nos. 1518 and 1520
Lombard-street, Dispensary Department. Me
dical treatment and medicines furnished gratuitously
to the poor. . se2.B
CRIMINALS PARDONED.—The President
of the United States has granted pardons to
the following persons, held for criminal of
fences—Charles E. Mould, of Illinois, now
under arrest for stealing letters from the
post office at Chicago; George Coats, of New
York,convicted of smuggling,and sentenced
to thirty days' confinement and to pay a
fine of $lOO, and James W. Bowling, of New
York, also convicted of smuggiing, and
sentenced to'pay a fine of $lOO and to be im
prisoned for sixty days. Coats and Bowl
ing having served out their periods of con
finement, and being unable to pay the fines
imposed'upon them, they were pardoned on
the recommendation of many respectable
citizens of New York.
THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION.
Graphio Desoription of the Scene,
Origin of the Fire.
THE LOSS OF LIFE.
Recoyery of the Bodies.
[From to-day's N. Y. Tribanal
A more magnificent. conflagration can
hardly be imagined than that which, in the
space of a few hours, devoured the entire
block between Irving place and Third ave
nue, on Fourteenth street. In the coarse of
an hour, upward of twenty thousand spec
tators were Congregated in the adjoining.
streets. The light in the Academy bright
ened into vivid flame, the reflection of
which, on the adjoining houses, was
wonderfully lustrous and beautiful at
the time. The heavens were somewhat
overcast, but, just before the fire
broke out, the moon shone bright and-the
sky was filled with stars—which, however,
soon hid their diminished heads in the
mighty blaze which broke from the doomed
edifice when the fire reached its height. The
streams from the engines seemed nothing
more than mere fountain jets, and appeared
ridiculous in contrast with the rushing fire.
We never saw a fire operate with the same
force.. Hardly ten minutes had elapsed,
after the alarm was given, before the whole
vast edifice was enveloped in flames. It be
gan in the parquet, or beneath Section F,
and must have shot up to the dome with
wonderful rapidity.
A spectator who had a glimpse of the in
terior at the time describes it as having
been inexpressibly grand. The curtain,
which concealed the stage, was gone in a
twinkle, and the rich scenery behind it was
also quickly consumed, the inflammable
material feeding the flames with wonderful
rapidity. The scene which lay behind the
curtain, at the time of the fire, was a repre
sentation of Italian scenery, very beauti
fully painted, and in a few seconds it was
destroyed by the flames. They went from
tier to tier, licking up everything. Balcony
after balcony went down with a rush, and
the interior of the theatre, which a short
time before had contained a large audience,
was nothing but roaring, living, crackling,
howling fire.
Outside, the spectacle was not the less im
posing. The flames appeared to reach the
heavens themselves ' and there was the
greatest danger that they would communi
cate with other buildings. In the street,
there were fears of an explosion, and even
the police were terrified. In the meantime,
the industrious engines played their little
streams upon and into the fire—apparently
having as much effect asa syringe, if exer
cised upon the eternal fire of Pandemonium.
Half-consumed pieces of scenery floated
through the air, alighting upon the adjoin
ing buildings. The air was glled with fly
ing flame. Great balls of fire rushed
through the atmosphere, and the high wind
which was prevailing, wafted them afar.
In less than an hour after the commence
ment of the fire, a dozen buildings adjoin
ing were blazing, and the efforts of the fire
men appeared to be in vain. Two piano
manufactories were destroyed, one of them
being caught on the outside of Third avenue.
But one of the grandest features of the con
flagration was the destruction of St.James's
Church, on Fifteenth street,between Second
and Third avenues, which,notwithstanding
its distance from the place where the fire
began, was one of the first buildings to take
fire from the flying timbers and canvas.
The steeple, which was built of wood, was
completely enwrapped in the devouring
element, illuminating the scene for miles
around. At length it fell with a tremen
dous crash, covering the building next to it
with blazing material; but through the ef
forts of the firemen it was saved. But
gradually the firemen conquered the fire,
and the blaze which had illuminated the
city for several hours grew dimmer and
dimmer until it finally died away at
about daylight, and the Academy of Music
was asmoldering ruin.
The Origin of the Fire.
Chief Engineer Kingsland and others with
whom our reporter conversed, state that the
Academy was undoubtedly fired in three
places, by some person or persons. The
Chief Engineer entered the building soon
after the alarm of fire was sounded, and
fodnd the flames bursting out in the base
ment beneath section F of the parquette.
He at once directed several streams upon
the fire, and in a short time there was every
indication that the fire would be got under
before inflicting much damage. He then
went up into the body. of the building and
advanced down toward§ the footlights. On
looking toward the tiers he was electrified
at discovering flames rapidly darting up
ward from fires which had been kindled by
some person in the second and third circles.
Almost at the moment of making this
terrible discovery, the gas which had been
lit to enable the firemen the better to work,
went out, and all were enveloped in dark
ness. The Chief succeeded in groping his
way, with considerable difficulty, to a
window on the Fourteenth street side, and
through this he emerged on the street. By
this time the smoke had filled the entire
edifice, and the flames were bursting
through the windows. Orders was at once
given to the men to vacate the interior of
the building, and play on the flames from
the doorways and windows.
An Exciting Scene.
When the gas went out a rush was made
by those inside for the doors and other
modes of exit, and a number succeeded in
making their escape by that means,, but it
was known that there was still a number in
the burning building. While discussing
the means that should be adopted to save
them, so perilous a task was it considered .
to enter the burning building, cries were
heard proceeding from beneath the steps
leading into the - Academy from Irving
place. Axes were at once procured and the
wooden steps were dashed away by strong
and willing hands, and from the gloom and
smoke were drawn 18 half suffocated fire
men amid the cheers of their comrades.
Loss of Life.
The rescued men ' we are pained to say,
did not comprise allwho entered the build
ing. In a few momenta it became posi
tively known that David B. Waters, Fore
man of Engine Co. No. 5, and one of the
members, named Peter H. Walsh, were
missing. The Chief Engineer states that,
just previous to the gas being extinguished,
he saw 'them in advance of their pipe, on
the stage. Without doubt,'in the darkness
they had become lost in the labyrinths of
the stage, and were soon reduced to uncon
sciousness by the dense and blinding smoke
which filled the building.
Both of these men were insured against
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1866.
accidents in the New 'York Accidental In
surance Co., for the sum of $l,OOO.
in common with the other members of the
department, having recently been presents, l
with a policy in the above Company by the
Board of Fire-Underwriters. By this timely
gift the families of-the men receive $l,OOO
each. John Dennin, badly burned,receives
$5 per week from the same Company, while
disabled.
The Bodies Found.
Shortly after 11 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, the body of Walsh was found near the
spot where he was last seen by Engineer
Kingsland. It had become covered by a
mass of rubbish, and was thus ' somewhat
protected from the fury of the flames, The
intense heat had, however, so shriveled the
corpse that scarcely a semblance of human
ity was left to indicate that the shapeless
mass enveloped in the remnants of a rubber
coat bad been at one time a hale, hearty
man, endowed with life and mind. From
the position in - which the corpse was found,
it would seem that in the confusion he- had
attempted to regain the street, but mistook
his way, and instead of attempt
ing to reach the Fourteenth street
entrance had gone to the Fifteenth
street side and sunk unconscious at the
door of one of the dressing rooms. Later
in the day the body of Wateis was found.
He bad apparently sunk down on the spot
on which he was standing when the gas
went out, not knowing which way to go, he
apparently made no effort to escape. The
body of Mr. Waters was almost entirely
consumed. So little remained, in fact, that
it would have been impossible to have re
cognized him but for a knife and a key
which were found in the pockets,
and were
known to have belonged to him. The bodies
were exhumed by a gang of men from En
gine Company No. 5, and Truck Company
No. 3, acting under the direction of Engi
neer W. W. Rhodes.
The remains of the unfortunate men were
conveyed by their surviving comrades to
the Seventeenth Precinct Station House.
Coroner Gamble was notified to hold an
inquest. In order to obtain their evidence
in fall, he concluded to postpone the
inquest until the ruins of the Academy can
be thoroughly searched, in order to ascer
tain if there are any more bodies buried be
neath them, many persons being of the
opinion that there are. It is stated that the
remains of Mr. Walsh will be buried from
the Church of the Natvity, at the corner of
Second avenue and Second street, at eleven
o'clock this morning. Mr. Waters will be
buried from the engine - Louse of the com
pany he so lately commanded, at No. 186
East Fourteenth street, on Wednesday.
The funeral cortege, composed of the offi
cers of the Department an representatives
from each company,will start atone o'clock
P.M.
The deceased were single mon, and were
well liked by their comrades. Mr. Waters
was a native of Canada, aged 26 years, and
an engineer by profession. He was the only
support of an aged parent, who lives on the
corner of First avenue and Tenth street.
Walsh was aged 23 years, a 'butcher by
trade, and a native of this city. He resided
with his mother at No. 82 Seventh street.
Statement.
Michael Stapleton, a member of Engine
Company No. 5, states that he and the
deceased were on the stage with the pipe of
his engine, near the footlights, when the gas
was shut off so suddenly. He sprang toward
the door, and sinking on his hands and
knees, found the hose. Following this, he
finally arrived at the stage door on Four
teenth street, completely exhausted. He
reported that Walsh and Waters were
inside, and efforts were made to reach
them, but without avail, the smoke and
flame coming out of the entrances in blind
ing volumes.
Other Casualties.
Alexander B. Grant, the stage carpenter,
in attempting to extinguish the flames, had
his face and hands badly burned. He was
taken to Bellevue Hospital.
James Weming, a member of Engine
Company No. 19, was also badly burned,
Officer Van Ranst,of the Eighth Precinct,
while aiding in removing property from the
Lutheran Church on Fifteenth street, was
struck upon the head by a piece of the fall
ing ceiling, and was badly damaged. He
was conveyed to Bellevue Hospital. His
hurt is not considered dangerous.
The Pollee.
Within a short time 'After the commence
ment of the fire the police telegraph sum
moned to the spot the reserves from nearly
all of the police stations below Forty-second
street. Lines were formed around the block,
and the immense throng, which had con
gregated even at that late hour, were kept
back, enabling the firemen to work to ad
vantage. The force was under the command
of Capts. Cameron, Caffrey and Speight;and
remained upon the ground until long after
daylight; they were unremitting in their
exertions, and succeeded in removing and
preserving considerable property, often at
the risk of their lives. One of their num
ber, as is mentioned above, came near fall
ing a victim to his well-meant efforts.
The Firemen.
It is the testimony of all with whom we
have conversed that on no previous occasion
did the firemen work with more vigor, or
expose themselves to danger more freely in
their efforts to stay the progress of the
flames. This is evidenced by the fact that
two, if not more, of their number fell vic
tims to their devotion, while a number of
others had narrow escapes. Chief Engineer
Kingaland was early on the ground and
took charge of the fire, and to his good
judgment may be ascribed the fact that no
more buildings were destroyed. He was
ably seconded by Engineers Percy, Rates,.
Orr, Sullivan, Rhodes and others.
That the large piano -forte manufactory of
Worcester & Co.,- on the northeast corner
of Third avenue and Fourteenth street, was
not destroyed, causing an immense loss,was
owing to their exertions. The front of the
building, owing to the intense heat, was
on fire several times, and as often extin
guished. In the rear a large amount of
seasoned lumber was burned, and all of the
rear window casings were charred, but the
interior was scarcely touched. To render
it worse, the Lutheran Church, in the rear
of the manufactory was burning at the same
time, so that it was literally between two
fires.
Further Particulars.
(From the N. Y. Times.)
STATEMENT OF MAX 31A.RETZEK.
The first I knew of the fire, -, a
friend, came to my house at Staten Island,
and told me the Academy was burned down.
I am a loss to understand the cause of the
fire, unless it was the act of an incendiary.
I am convinced, indeed, after careful ex
amination, and upon a review of all the cir
cumstances attending the fire, that it was
the deliberate act of interested parties.
That I was not interested is evident from
the fact that I have lost $17,000. The fire
was first discovered under the parquette,
and almost at once it appeared at the roof
of the Academy. The place beneath the
parquette has not been used, to my know-
OITR 'WHOLE COUNTRY.
ledge, since the Bal d'Opera, and no fire is
ever needed there. Mule. Gazzaniga was,
it seems, somewhat tardy in leaving the
house after the opera, and while yet
in her dressing-room, was accosted by
two men, who said to her, "Come, hurry
pp, Madame, you are late." At that time
Eryen, the house smelled, Zinn told, as if it
4 ;
14-8.9 filled `with brimsty ~ All the ward
robe,- properties and m SO of my operas.
including the new and 0 kneive material
used in th e productioU i,"LlAfricaine,"
"L'Etoile du Nord" sad "Crispin"'were
destroyed. A valurCole :library which I
bought of Ullman •it Ptrakosch, and to
which numerous valuable/additions , have
been made, has ;one; and. In 3 a loss. of $25,-
000, but $B,OOO is banned. But numoney
can represent the abslclittte value of this
property./ lane
I had a MilliOn of dollars I
could not(estlonce replace' the scores or the
propertie ' • • 2
In madness thereia sometimes a method
you know, and last November Stephen H.
Branch met me and said, "My dear Max,
before a. ye:a- is passed every one of the
managers : in -the Managers' Association
will be assassinated or his house will be
burned down." Well, Mr. Barnum's Mu
seum Was burned, and Butler's, 444 Broad
way, was burned, and now the Academy is
gone; so Stephen, it seems, was a pretty--
good prophet. At any event, the work was
well done—all is lost that could be reached,
but as Webster said, "I still live," and if
anybody has ti. claim against me let him
present it. The arrangements for next year
are good as ever, and let him laugh who
wins. As for myself, let us wait awhile.
Fortunately my insurance runs from Jane
to June, so that I am covered, and my
sympathy is extended toward our incen
diary friends who would probably have de
ferred the fire until June, if they had
known it.
The stockholders of the Academy are of
course not benefited; they have lost their
entire interest. lam not free, I have lost
$17,000. lam glad to believe that Mr. Gran
has lost but a few hundred dollars. The
Academy was rather large for him; he has
engaged a new house for the next season for
Ristori and his troupe, and I hope his
friends will make up his losses. So that,
all things considered, he perhaps is bene
fited rather than injured by the fire. .And if
any other person by any ch ance should haven
grudge against me and the Academy—as,for
instance, if I, in common with Butler, of No.
444 Broadway and Barnum, of the Mu
seum, should have taken an active part in
a crusade against anybody inany way, why
of course, he or, it would be glad to have
me burned out as Barnum was and as But
ler was, (queer coincidence—wasn't it?)
But, of course, there is no such person—oh,
no—"not for no money." It is possible that
the bre was accidental, but not probable.
Quite naturally I look, and so will the
public, thank God, at both aides of this
affair, and it there are any parties whose in
terests could be served—personal, profes
sional or general—by this mcendiarlam,
they will be closely scrutinized, and, if
guilty, brought to retribution. lam glad
to say the musicians lost but little—a few
instruments perhaps, but on the whole, an
insignificant loss.
3lneting of the Academy Directors.
The directors of the Academy, who rep
resent the wealthiest houses known to New
Yorkers, acted promptly.. They met yes
terday afternoon, at the office of Mr. Leo
nard W. Jerome, in Exchange place, and at
once resolved to reconstruct the edifice.
One-fifth of the entire stock is held by the
Board of Directors, and the rest will, we
doubt not, be controlled by its action. The
unanimity was complete, and we may look
forward with certainty to a new Academy,
where every defect—and although many at
first,tbey were few at last—willbe remedied.
The building, it is expected, will be ready
by the Ist of October—certainly by the Ist
of November. The directors present ves
terday were Messrs. Chas. Augustis D avis
(President), Mr. H. G. Stebbins, Mr. L. W.
Jerome, Mr. Russell Sturgis, Mr. P. C.
Schuyler,Mr. Wm. B. Duncan, Mr. Daniel
Kingslan and Mr. R. L. Cutting. The
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Board
to proceed at once to rebuild the Academy
of Music. That a committee of three be
appointed to ascertain what portion of the
building at present remains intact; to pro
cure plans and specifications for its entire
reconstruction at the earliest day, and lay
the same before the Board.
On the heels of a great calamity we sel
dom look for the action so prompt and deci
sive as this. It is the more creditable, in
asmuch as the "Street" was considerably
disturbed by the European news. Our rich
people, we are glad to know. can find a mo
ment, oven in their busiest times, for the
cause of art.
Attempted Assassination of Bismarck.
An attempt upon the life -of Count Bis
marck was made at five o'clock in the after
noon of the 6th inst., as the Count was re
turning on foot along the tinter den Linden,
in Berlin, after having had an audience with
the King. Upon reaching the Sehadow
strasse he was fired at from behind by a
man, who discharged at him two barrels of
a revolver. Both shots, however, missed
the Count, who immediately turned and
seized the man.
In the struggle which ensued between
them the assassin fired three more shots
from his revolver. Count Bismarck re
mained unhurt, with the exception of a
slight contusion. His clothes were also
burned by the nearness of the three last dis
charges. The assassin who was immedi
ately arrested by the police, is a man thirty
two years of age. It appears that he came
from Hohenheim, in Wurtemberg, with the
deliberate intention of assassinating Count
Bismarck.
The London Daily News states that "the
family of Karl Blind have been profoundly
afflicted by the intelligence from Berlin.
The earliest telegrams state that Count Bis
marck's assailant, who has since died, was
son of Karl Blind; and subsequently others
have been received denying the relation
ship. In truth, he was the son of Mrs.
Blind by a former husband, but has borne
his stepfather's name. He was thirty-two
years of age, and left England four years
ago, but paid a visit to this country two•
years since. 'When here he was a rifle vol
unteer, and won a prize at Wimbledon.
For the last two years he has been stadying
political economy at Hohenheim, in Wur
temberg. His family had so little reason
to suppose that he was engaged in despe
rate projects, that they were expecting
shortly to see him, having lately received
a letter announcing that he was coming to
England.
"In the absence of direct and authentic
information they can only suppose that,
living in that part of Germany where Count
Bismarck is hated perhaps more intensely
than anywhere elseon earth, he was carried
away by the political influences that sur
rounded him, and led him to commit an act
to be
. reprobated by all honorable men
I .
and regretted by none more than the pa
triot whose name he had been permitted to
Lear."
EUROPEAN NEWS,
Thy Warlike Aspect of Affairs in
Europe.
Speedy of the Emperor Napoleon at
Auxerre.
[o:irrmortdenee of the N. Y. Times. 3
PABIs, Tuesday, May 8, 1866.—Europe
now presents a curious spectacle to the rest
of the world,The demon of wayhas
stamped his foot on the ground, and mil
lions of men are' rising up to the call. Bat
a short time ago.profound peace reigned in
Europe, and men were in the habit of re
- proaching the people of the United States
for carrying on"a useless, a murderous, and
'a cruel war." Now the tables are turned,
and we see a war brought on by the ambi
tion of one man, in which-no great prin.
ciple is involved. and which is going-to en
tail on the innocent masses-a chain of un
told miseries.- M. de Bismarck wanted' war
in order to round oft and give amplitude
to his frontiers; and the men who justify
this policy called the war in the. United
States cruel and useless. It is, perhaps,
well that all the world don't see things in
the same light.
Yon may well imagine into what a state
of ebullition we have been thrown here by
the Emperor's speech-at Auxerre. It was
not that he repeated his stereotyped phrases
against the Treaties of 1815, for every one
knows that he hates and has a right to hate
those Treaties, and also that they have-been
violated by the respective parties to them
whenever they stood in the way. Itiwas
the time and dramatic manner of the thing
which caused the excitement, for the visit
to Auxerre seemed to be made for no other
object than to find a place to plant the
speech, and the allusion to the Treaties of
1815 was planted in its- tarn in a place in
the speech where it did not belong. The
peasantry of Auxerre cared little for the la
bors of the Holy Alliance, and when the
Emperor talked to them of that, he was
looking over their shouldep into the heart of-
Germ any.
It is the general understanding, therefor%
that the speech means that France, also, is
going to take part in the war which has set
the French heart to beating. One can see,-
speaking figuratively, the whole nation.
straightening themselves up and twirling
their moustaches, proud and overjoyed that
the time has at last come when they can re
claim their natural boundary on the Rhine.
M. de Bismarck commences the war, not
Napoleon; it is commenced by a dispute
with which Napoleon has nothing to do;
therefore, the old bugbear of the Bonapartes
—a European coalition against France—is
not to be feared.
In France it is believed that the Austrians
will whip the Italians in Venetia, and but
for the fact that Napoleon is known to be
favorable to the Italians, there would be
sad misgivings as to the fate of Italy. This
opinion of the French, there is good reason
to believe, is not just, and for those who are
not prejudiced against the Italians, a better
fate awaits their present attempt. We will
not, at least, accept the estimate of the
French, that one Austrian is as good as three
Italians.
The Emperor's Auxerre speech, if , de
livered a month ago, would certainly have
stopped the war, and if the war at this late
hour should be stopped, it will be due to
that speech. A Berlin paper says, very
justly to its own and to the Austrian
Government, that however the war may go
between tha German Powers, it will be still
Napoleon who will have the last word; it
will still be he who will decide how and on
what terms the war is to be ended. It is in
credible that the Germans did not see this
sooner, and if the fact is so palpable to
every one else, it must be, if the war goes
on, that Prussia has an understanding with
France. This at least is the most logical
inference in the es,qe.
But Austria, contrary to the expectation
of every one, appears to be gaining allies
where it was least to be expected, and now
it begins to look doubtful whether the Count
Bismarck is going to have his own way or
not. If the Hungarians and the Creates
prove faithful to the Emperor of Austria,
and if Austria, by promising to aid.the Ger
man Secondary States in protecting,
the
Rhine, can not only detach these States from
their federal obligation, but actually drag
them into war, Prussia and Ttaly alone
could not defeat Austria; on the contrary
they would be defeated, and this again-leads
to the inference that France is going. to take
a hand in the struggle, and that there is a
bargain between her and Prussia. and. Italy.
The Emperor of Austria is said to be de
voured at this moment by a deep melancholy,
which he only shakes off in moments when
most occupied by business. Abandoned by
so many in this hour of trial, surrounded by
dangers of which he cannot fathom, the
depth, and made to bear the burden of poli
tical sins he is not responsible for, it is not
strange that at his age he should feel so
heavily the weight of his position.
The attempt on M.de Bismarck's life will
help tq pass the name of the great intriguer
into history as a legendary character. We
had already songs and sayings, and jeztx de
mots about him enough to immortalize one
man, but his biography, it may be said, is
only commencing. Even his name is made
to lend itself to all sorts of double entendres,
and it is thus that we hear of a gentleman
saying to his friend, whom he caught count
ing too fast in a game of cards: "Mon anti,
tu bismarque!" - (" My, friend, you count
twice, you cheat !"),
The Count Gasparin is publishing a long
article in the Debuts, one on the dispute be
tween Congress and President Johnson; and
John Mitchel, the Irish patriot, is publish
ing in the Opinione Nationale, of this city, a
series of articles in defence of Fenianism,
and in which he, says that he and all the
order have sworn to succeed or die.
Insurance.
A movement was inaugurated in the early
part of the present year to procure from
Congress a National Insurance Law, and
there is some prospect that the petition
praying for the establishment of such a
Bureau, which was signed by all the promi
nent Insurance Companies of the North,
will be g.ranted. At present it is almost
impossible to obtain any statistical informa
tion of the reports of certain Companies
which cover an;estimated value of two and
a half billions of property, and parties in
isuring in these Companies can have no posi
tive knowledge of their solvency.
In the State of New York, the Hon. Wil-
F. L. FETICERSTON. Publiftr
DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENT.
Liam Barnes, the Superingendent of the'in.•
surance department, furnishes a tabular
statement of the abstract accounts of the
stock Capital Fire Insurance Companies',
from which the condition of each coriaor—
tion may be perceived at a glance, an&
among other Interesting items. he presents'
a table of their actual percentage of ea--
penses to income. For instance, of the cor
porations having assets of over (me million of
dollars, the ratio of expenditurato receipts
is as follows:
Metropolitan, - - - - - 15.91
Lorillard, 20.36
Continental, - 20.87
Home, - - - - - 22.30
Ph cenuc t - - - - - - 23.66
International, - - - - 24.51.
Niagara, - - - 25.01.
Security. • - - -
• - - - 32.03
The amount of premiums reediied ,by
these Companies on the island of Ireyer'York.
for the year 1865, as appears by the report of
the Treasurer of the Board of Fire-Insni
ance Companies, was as follows:
Home, of New York, - - - $ . 122,200
Metropolitan, of New York, - - 120;200
Continental, of New York, - - 92,500
Lorillard, of New York, - - 90,906
International, of New York, 82,2061
Niagara, of New York, - - -75,906 P
Security, of New York, - -6.50 r.
Pheafix, of Brooklyn, - - - e 68 , 425111
And the report of ths• Insurance Commis—
sioners of the Commonwealth of AfFs• s„—
chnsetts gi - res the following figures as then
amount of premiums received by several:
large Companies in that State, daring the.
year 1865
Nfetropolitan, of 'New York, - $207,318- I Ti
Home, of New York, - - - - 101,589 53-
Security, of New York, - - - 91,822 2V ,
Piscataqua, of Blaine, - - 89,407 68
of Hartford, - - - -. 80,883 33 •
Home, of New Haven, - - - 61,716 64
Phoenix, of Brooklyn, - - - 60,902 IV-
North American', of New York, 40,673 71 -
Lorillard, of New York, - - - 22,912 77 -7-
-N: Commercial Affeertiser.
lINII3SITAS, PRIBTES 'WANT: CEREMONY.
The • New Episcopal Sisterhood, of St.
Einry—Conseeration of a Candidate, by
Bishop Potter—She Receives the Title
of-" Sister agnes"—Novel and linposinc
Serviees isht. Luke's Charcti,ae., (Be.
Mrerathe ?few York WerkLl
Two-years since;a new religious order,
called the Protestat Episcopal "Sisterhood
of St. Mary," was established= in this city,
under the auspices of the Rt.. Rev. Bishop
Potter, and some of the leading clergy of the
diocese: The rules of the organization pre
scribed that its members should devote
themselves exclusively to works of mercy,
by attending the Rick, aiding the poor,
and disseminating Christian instruc
tion among the young. The mem
tership was limited to unmarried ladies,
or
widows, over thirty; and, ha order to be ad
mitted, it was necessary for them to make
a profession that they would be subject to
the rules- of the institution, and continue
their pious labors till either the urgent ne
cessities of their kindred or some special
providence called them from their sphezu
of duty.. In such cases the bishop was em
powered to release them from their obliga
tions; There are now seven sisters in the
society,: and there are several on probation
in the House of Mercy, St. Barnabas House,
and the asylum for children, known as
"The Sheltering Arms." The members,
and those anxious to devote themselves to
the same work, reside hi these institutions.
Yesterday was set apart for the reception
of a lady who had been some time on pro
bation as a candidate for admission to the
sisterhood, and the ceremony, which was
peculiar and imposing, took place before a
large congregation in St. Luke's church,
Hudson street. The service on the occa
sion was one prepared specially by Bishop
Potter.
At 11 o'clock, amid a solemn voluntary, a
large clerical procession moved from the
robing-room to the chancel. Among those
near the altar were the Right Rev. Bishop
Potter, Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, Rector of
Trinity Church; Rev. Dr. Richey, Rev. Dr.'
Tuttle, Rector of St. Luke's; Rev. Mr.
Doane, of Conn., son of the late Bishop
Doane; Rev. Mr. Shackleford, Rev. Mr.
Cookson, Rev. Dr. Johnson,of Brooklyn,and
Rev. Mr. Hillyard.
The members of the sisterhood, with the
new candidate for reception, each attired in
the black habit of their order, which re
sembles that of the Catholic Sistep of
Charity, occupied seats in the front pew - ,
near the-Lectern.
The ceremonies were preceded by the -
ante-communion service, after which the •
sisters knelt before the altar, while the choir -
and congregation sung the grand hymn of-
Whitsuntide, commencing .
When the sounds of the Gloria Petri, _
with which the hymn closed, had died away,
Bishop Potter rose and addressed the new%
sister in words of exhortation. He said she...
had voluntarily come to devote herself to.
the offices of charity and mercy in the Sis-.
terheod of St. Mary, and to consecrate her-.
self to the high and holy duties of her new
profession. He then offered a prayer that
God might bestow on her the grace neces
sary to fulfill the self 7 imposed and pious
obligations.
The Bishop then asked the new sister if
she was ready voluntarily to devote herself
exclusively to the work of charity, and she:
replied in the affirmative. The Lishop's•
next question was if she would be subject
to the rules of the sisterhood of St. Mary,,
and she answered yes.
The Bishop, after some farther waestions,
offereda Drayer, and at the close pronounced
that the sister was solemnly set apart for•
the christian work of the organization dedi-•
sated to St. Mary.
He then took her by the righhand,, and;•
acknowledged her as a member of the sis
terhood of St. Mary, and at the same time.
gave:her the title of "Sister Agnes"—a name.
different from her own, and by whiOti she.
will be known in future.
When the Bishop had ended this portioni
of the ceremony, the clergy in the channel.
formed a semi-circle round.the new sister,
and sang antiphonally the hymn embodied:
in the service for the Ordination of Priests t
"Come. Holy Ghost, our souls inspire.
And lighten with celestial fife:
Thou the announOug Spirit art,
Who dost thy seven.fold gilts impart.,"
14IALAKorr.
The Communion Service followed, the
Offertory being devoted to the sisterhood..
After the Bishop, assisted by Dr. Tuttle,
had consecrated the elements, they were re
ceived by the clergy, a portion of the con
gregation, and the sisters.
The services closed with the benediction..
A cormszaposamysays that Widow Joanna,
Bradley, of Freetown, Mass., "ought to have
the right of suffrage." She performed her'
labor tax on the highways this spring in
person, She carries on farming operations
as well as other farmers, and during the last
winter, assisted only by a boy, cut , thirty.
cords of box hoard logs in the woods. _
Come, Holy Ghost. Creator, come
inspire these souls or Thine.