iHSGBT SEACOCK. Editor
VOLUME XX.—NO. 214
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' BUI.tOOK-JAYNE.-On Tharsdsy. the 13th inst.,
*hyj. Wheaton Smith, D. D., James M. Bollock to
Matilda W„ daughter of the late Dr, David Jayne,
"both or this city, No Cards. *
DAVIS—CL'KMBNS.—On the 13th instant, at the
-Churcn of St- Matthew’s, by ?he Kev. G. P. Shetky,
33. D. G. Hairy Davis, Esq., to Miss Mary EL Clemens.
No Cerda. • _ •
HANfcOH —HOWELL.—On the llth of December,
7866 at the residence of the bride’s fatoer, by the Rev.
tamuelJK. fcmith T. Boss Hanson, of Middletown,
Delaware, to Anna J. Howell daughter or William
Howell, oj West Philadelphia. *
MEfcSICK—KAY.—On tbe 13th Inst., at the First
Baptist Church, West Philadelphia, by the Bev. J. T.
Messick, assisted by the Bev. J H. Castle, William P.
Mes iek to SallleH., only daughter ot J. Hutchinson
Bay, Esq. , *
Fifth day. the 13th inst..
At Friends’ Meeting Bouse at Fallowfleld..Chester
•coumy. J Preston Thomas of We3t Whitelands, to
Hannah J., daughter of Abraham Gibbons of Ooat3~
vii e. *
WESTCOTT—SHOEMAKER.—On the 13th inst.. by
the Bev. B. F. Barrett, Mr. Amos Westcott, of Camden,
. N. J., and Miss Mary Shoemaker, of Philadelphia. *
©MiSi,
'• CHEW.—At Cliveden,Germantown, on the morning
•of Wednesday, December 12th, 1856, Henry Banning
' Cbew, aged 66 years.
The remains will be interred at Ceme
tery, Baltimore, on Saturday, the 15th instant, at 3
- o’clock, P. M. **
PoLLOOK.—On the evening of 1 .th it slant, Robert
Pollock, in his 53d year \
His relatives and friends are invited to attend his
Xuneral.wlthont further nr.tio, from his late residence,
-comer Bidge avenue and Log House lane, on Saturday,
the 15th irst,. at 2 o’clock, P. M. Interment at Laurel
Hill. Carriages will be i<i waiiins at S. W. corner
Seventh and Buttonwood, to convey the friends to his
late residence, ur-til l alf-pasconeo’- lock. - *
RILEY.—On the 12th l/st.. Annie S, daughter of
»Benj *.min S.. and .Anna M. Riley, aged 20 years and 6
days.
r ihe relatives and friends of the family are resoect*
folly Invited to attend the fuDeral, from the residence
of her parents, 4215 Chestnut street, on Saturday mor
nlDg. at 10 o’clock, without further notice. To proceed
to Woodland Cemetery. {
SNYDER.—On the 14th Inst, AndrewManderson,
only child of A. H., and Clara M. Snyder, aged nine
• *
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January, A D. 1867, at 12& o’clock, P. M. on the sa «ae
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.znencmg MONDAY December I7tu. a Regalia or the
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The Hon. Caleb by onf Robbed "of - $47~b00.
Washington, Dec. 13.—Gov. Lyon and
private Secretary, late of Idaho, left New:
"York city yesterday noon for this city, stop
. ping a.t Philadelphia until the 11 P. M. train.
'They there took a sleeping car. Gov. Lyon
' occupying the lower berth. He at once re
"-tired, taking off his money belt, which con
tained $47,000, and placing it under his pil
low. Upon arriving in this city he discov
ered that he had been robbed of his money,
his empty belt being found near the head of
-his bed. Mr. McCall occupied the berth
above him, nobody else being
in the section.' Both gentlemen slept
"soundly until morning. A pecular feeling
-about the head, producing a dull; heavy
which Mr. Lyoa experienced
■upon awaking this morning, induces him
•to" believe that he had bean drugged.
Neither of the gentlemen has any idea by
whom the robbery was perpetrated, or the
hour of the occurrence. The money stolen
"belonged to the Government, which the
■Governor was conveying to Washington,
; Me was coming here to settle his accounts
■with the Indian Bureau, as Superintendent
«f Indian Affairs' for Idaho, having been
{'.superseded by Gov. Ballard. The matter
-has been laid before the police authorities
and the Government detectives.
I:'
barrack on Tacony
Toad above Church- street, Frankford, -was
set on fire and destroyed, abontnine o’clock
last evening. The hay belonged to Dr.
purged. t<OBßfl§o.
Elijah.— The Handel and Haydn Society
had a fine audience at the Academy of
; Music last night; at their performance of
. Mendelssohn’s grand oratorio of “ Elijah.”
The solo parts were sustained by Mian H.
M. Alexander, soprano, Miss C. McCaffrey,
contralto, Mr. George Simpson, tenor, and
■ Dr. C. A. Guilmette, basso, supported by a 1
fine orchestra and the full ohorns of the*
Society, numbering about three hundred
voices,the whole under the direction of Mr.
Carl Sentz. As compared with the per
formance of “ Elijah” last spring, there were
some marked improvements, and some
portions unequal to that occasion. Miss
Alexander sang altogether better than she did
on the previous occasions. She has gained
both in voice and style, singing with much
more expression and confidence,and.showing
that moßt gratify ing of all signs In a compara
tively inexperienced singer, an ambition and
a capacity for improvement, deserving al
encouragement. Miss McCaffrey sang as sh
always does, in a truly artistic method.
Her rich, sympathetic contralto neve; ap
peared to better advantage, and,.as usual
her “ O rest in the. Lord ” was rapturously
encored. We must not be considered hyper
critical, if we point oat a single slight defeo t
i.n the otherwise faultless performance of
“ O rest in the Lord.” It conslstedin Inva
riably falling into the common error of
making three distinct syllables of the word
"desires,” as if it were spelled “ de-si-ers.”
The effect is very bad, and Miss McOaflrey
can readily correct an error, in the commit
tal of which she unfortunately has thousands
of examples and authorities.
The gentlemen did their work in ■ ad
mirable style, Dr. Guilmette sustaining his
arduous and fatiguing part with a degree of
fine appreciation that marks him as one of
the very beat oratorio singers in America.
Mr. Simpson is everywhere a favorite, sing
ing with a clear, evenly-balanced precision,
that only lacks a little more fire to make it
perfect. The short solo passages for the
“Youth,” were assigned to a little girl from
the Institution for the Blind, Miss ,
with a sweet; voice, but whose nervousness
evidently prevented her doing herself or
her instructor fall justice.
The “Angel Trio” was looked for with;
much interest, as it was announced that the'
suggestion made some time since in this
paper had been adopted and that three of
the boys now in training by Mr. James.
Pearce, for the choir of St. Mark’s Church/
would sustain this difficult part. ’ The little,
fellows, two of whom were scarcely “knee-'
high to a grass-hopper,” undaunted by the
novelty of their position or the weight of
their responsibility, acquitted themselves
very creditably, the second-soprano, espe-'
eially, possessing a capital voice. The trio/
as every one knows, is without accompani-:
rnent, and the boys executed its difficult
movement without; losing time or pitch/
no easy achievement even with experienced
professional singers. The leading voice is!
perhaps not of sufficient power to give the
full effect to the harmony, but the experi
ment was quite successful enough to refleot
much credit on the boys and on their ac
complished teacher, and to warrant the ex
pectation that hereafter similar passages
will be performed, as the composers in
tended they should be, by boys’ voioe3.
The worst thirg in the “Elijah” last
night was the double quartette, “For He
shall give His angels charge over thee,”;
which was entirely and hopelessly bad. It
sounded like two or three of the so-called
“anthems,” with which unruly and unwise
organists and church choirs vex their long
suffering congregations, rolled into one. It;
was Bung without the slightest attempt at
any expression, and was received by the
house with a profound silence which sho wed'
that the audience was a cultivated and dis
criminating one.
Treasurer.
The chorusses were all finely given, al
hougb, in consequence of the bad 'arrange
ment of the stage, Mr. Sentz was compelled
■o occupy a position from which it was im
possible to command both orchestra and
chorus. The consequences of this condition'
of affairs, were near being fatal, at the com
mencement of the part of the Priests’ Cho"
rus, beginning, “ Baal! Hear and answer,
Baal!” The presto movement in six-eight
time was within an ace of breaking down
for several moments, on account of the
chorns being unable to see their leader dis
tinctly. Mr. Sentz brought chorns and or-'
cbestra together in masterly style, but it was
evident that he felt that he had made a hair
breadth escape from a disaster. It is greatly
'P be regretted that there is not a little more
flexibility in the direction of the Academy,
Instead of making every effort to facilitate
such fine performances as that of last night,
and to place their complete appli
ances at the command of the lessors
of the Academy, the very opposite policy is
too often pursued. Had the Handel\ and
Haydn Society last night been allowed to
■rtct their staging in an amphltheatrioal
form, as they desired, the comfort of the
: erformers, the ■ style of the performance
and the enjoyment of the audience would
have been greatly increased. -
Jarvis’s Matinees. —Ever since the pre
sent generation of young musical artists
commenced their professional career, ther e
has be6n a marked advance in the cultiva
tion of a good and pure taste in music, and
few pf-them have;devoted themselves to the
development of this taste with more energy,
judgment and success than .Mr. Charles H.
Jar vis, who,while engaged in enlarging and
instructing the musical appreciation of the
community, has made for himself a place
in the very front ranks of American musi
cians. He has commenced another series
of Classical Matin 6es- at the foyer of the
Academy, which was quite filled yesterday
. at ternoon, on the -occasion of the first couoert
of the series. Want of space forbids any
extended notice of this really beautiful en
tertainment. Mr. Jarvis, Mr. Schmitz and
Mr. Gaertner grp ftll aftistawhe neypr oeaw
nusicu.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14,1866.
to grow- upon their audiences, and yester
i day’s performance was no exception to th’e
. rule. We have rarely;seen'in audience
< evince so universally their real enjoyment
; of fine music; by that truest of all tests, ab
; solute silence .daring its performance, a
; great comfort to those who go to listen and
v not to chatter. Mr. Jarvis uses a very fine
j Steck piano at 'these delightful entertain
,meats. ,; ... . :
. . EIaOPEiU AFrAIBS. ~ -■
; 1 Correspondence of .tee Philadelphia Eve. Bulletin.]
P4BIB, Nov. 23.— A circular addressed by,
j the minister of war to the depots of regi
' ments at present serving- in Mexico, uc
; quaints them that the “Expeditionary corps
;in its entirety is to return to France 'during
| the early months of next year,” and direots
'all supplies and packages about to be for
' warded in that direction to be stopped. The
Palrie of yesterday,, when announcing that
twelve transports and'eight vessels of war
; were now appointed to bring back the troops,
'adds that these will not sail until the begin
ning of December, to “allow time for direct
despatches from Mexico down to the 25th of
October, to arrive.” This seems meant to
_■ indicate that the final intentions of the go
vernment may still be guided by passing
events in Mexico.
The Emperor’s health has been again the
subject of much remark; in private circles
that is to say, for the topic is far too delicate
to admit of publio mention, except in a fa
vorable sense. I find that the opinions'of
persons returning from avlsitto Compiegne
differ a good deal in this respeot, some
being extremely sanguine, others quite the
reverse. I should have been Inclined, from
nay own observation of Napoleon’s out
ward appearance, to side with the former
view, had not one’s suspicions been roused
by the pains the Moniteur takes only this
morning to 'convince ns of the Emperor’s
complete convalescence. Somehow or
other one never quite believes what the
Moniteur says off its own side of a question;
and so when it assures ns that the health of
the Emperor is “excellent," and that he is
transacting business and taking exerciße
and pleasure with even more than his
former vigor and activity, this assertion
brings with it more donbt than conviction.
The chief business going on at Compiegne
is still military reorganization, which ap
pears to be the mot cCordre just now every
where in Europe. The Imperial Commission
bas been sitting,with the Emperor atits head,
six and seven hours at a time. Some of the
results of its labors are Baid to be the follow
ing: Substitutes for the army are still to be
allowed;the period of service is to beredneed
from 7 to 6 years; the peace establishment is
fixed at 360,000, instead of 420,000, but the;
yearly draft Is raised from 100,000 to 120,000
half for active service, half for the reserve’;
Men in the active service will have to pass
two years in the reserve after their dis
charge. The result, on the whole, of the
changes proposed is said to bs that the gov
ernment will always be able to command a
disciplined force of over a million, and that'
the total duration of obligatory military ser-,
vice will be ten years for one-hair of the;
yearly contingent, and eight years for the
other halfi ;
Oar papers continue to discnss American;
affairs at great length, but not much is to be;
teamed from their contents. The Con
stiiulionnel thinks that the President;
will persevere in his opposition to
Congress . and be deposed; the
■S’iecZe upholds the Constitutional amend ~
ment with great warmth, and thinks the
President has nothing to jio but submit to
he popular voice, as declared in the late
elections.
Nov. 27.—The Mexican question is still
the order of the day, although the specula
tions respecting it have already assumed a
post factum character,- which shows that
the events spoken of ; are considered as be
longing to the past,' And, indeed, although
the Monileur still obstinately refuses to
promulgate the fact officially, no one any
longer doubts that Maximilian , and his
Empire have iallen to rise no more. Bat
ir stead of avowing this unpleasant result
of its policy in a manly way, and
acknowledging its mistake, ; the govern
ment has been ill-advised enongh to en
courage, or at least permit its semi-official
organs to defend it by presenting an act of
rdietment against the whole French peo
ple ! If, say these wiseacres, the nation had
only been , capable of appreciating the far
sighted views of the Executive in entering
upon the Mexican .expedition (that is, I
presume, the “regeneration of the Latin
races on the American Continent,” in op
position to the Anglo-Saxon, according
to the language of a celebrated imperial
letter)—if, say the France and the Pal
trie , the nation had done this, and supported
the imperial policy; instead of thwarting it
in every way, the conolnsion arrived at
would have been very different. In other
words, if the Mex ican expedition has proved
a failure, it is all the fault of the country
and the opposition. You may imagine
what an indignant torrent of replies such an
ill-judged accusation has drawn forth from
such organs of publio opinion as still
profess to represent the national will,
and not merely re-eolio the sentiments
of the government. It is, of course, at
once impossible and unnecessary for me to
reproduce all' that has been written- and
said on this subject. Bat one ot the an
swers which has been made to this singular
covert attack of a government against the
nation by whose will it professes to rule,ex;
presses so truly, I think, the realsentimentjj
of the French people with regard to Mexico,
and so completely corroborates what! have
often represented those sentiments to >baj
that I cannot refrain from shortly al
luding to it. ‘ The : article which
contains it is from the pen,ot Mr. Prevost-
Paradol, in the DCbals. What he says is
this’: That the French people, though tolera
bly Indifferent about .the “regeneration fif
ths Latin races,” yet looked on patiently -
enough at the Mwdoan expedition, and were
OTTO IfMOLES COUTOT.
willing to let the government (that is the
Emperor) have its own way, until an im
portant circumstance dispelled that indif
ference, and produced a sadden revolution
of public opinion in France. The ; circum
stance ailud ed to was “.the apparition of the
United States resuscitated frotn the wounds
of civil war.opeßly hosjile to the Mexican en
terprise and determined to oppose it.” Then
it was, says M. Prfivost-Paradol, that public
opinion began to’make itself felt in France
on the subject; for “no one could ever dream
; of founding the throne of Maximilian at the
price of a : war with America.” The expe
dition itself, he continues, was based/pn two
errors of judgment: first, that the majority
of the Mexican people were favorable to
monarchy; and secondly)' that the
American Union was irrevocably, de
stroyed, “The real date of> the abdication
“of Maximilian,” he writes with as muoh
irutb as force, “is that ot the capture of
Atlanta and Charleston, and- the snrrender
of Bichmond.” Kay, he adds, that abdica
uon might' be clearly foreseen from the time
when Frnssia and England-refused to join'
Napoleon in proposing a mediation and
armistice between North and Sodth. “ The
illusion of our government,” he concludes,
“was as to the probable issue of the civil
war in America.’? And this is quite true:
the whole of the Mexican policy of Napoleon
is explained by bis belief that the American
Union was at an end, and by his wish that
it Bhould be so; and the cessation of that
policy is due, partly no donbt to cironm
stances, but mainly to the firmly expressed
determination of the French people not to
allow its further prosecution to lead them
into a misunderstanding with the people of
America.
I believe there is no donbt that the French
instructions forwarded by Napoleon tJ Mar
shal Bazaine and General Castelnau, in con
sequence of the recent' intelligence from
Mexico, are to the effect that they are to
surrender the administration into the hands
of a native provisional government, and
come away as fast as possible, leaving the
ground free for American action, whatever
that may prove to be.
New York, Dec. 14.—Fine cold weather
has aronsed the skaters, and the parks,
rinks and ponds will be lively with them
to-day.
The Herald of to-day has the following
editorial paragraph:
‘‘lt is rumored.and apparently on goodau
thority, that Hon.'Ben Wood, State Sena
tor, in a trial of skill with Congressman
elect Hon. John Morrissey, at the scientific
game of faro, on Wednesday night last, re
alized the handsome winnings of $140,000.
The contest took place at the headquarters
of Congressman Morrissey, on Twenty
fourth street,”
The steam tug Fairfield, of the Camden
and Amboy Transportation Company, was
sank last evening, about five o’clock, by
colliding with the Fulton ferry boat Amer
ica. No lives were lost, although the crew
of the Fairfield had a narrow escape. The:
loss is estimated at $16,000, with no insur-i
a a ce. According to the statements of the
pilots of the respective boats, each one is to
blame.
A tenement house, in East Thirty-firs;
street was burned last night, and the in
mates had a narrow esoape with their fires.
Six of them were severely injured, five by
being burned and the sixth by jumping
from a window. The loss is estimated a;
§13.000.
The recent seizure of a large number ol*
distilleries has had the effect of closing
nearly every establishment in this city. The:
examinatiun ol the alleged wnlsky frauds
was continued yesterday before United
States Commissioners Newton and Jones,
and much additional testimony was elicited.
The Board of Aldermen met yesterday.
A communication was received from tbe:
Mayor withdrawing the name of John M
Hatey as Street Commissioner, on account
of his declining the appointment, and nomi
nating William Mc&lurray. The Board of
Councilman also met and concurred with:
the Aldermen in granting a portion ot the
Battery to the general government for a
barge office. An amendment to tbe report
of tbe special committee on the Post Office
Bite was carried, making the price §1,000,000
instead of §500,000.
One of the contestants of the ocean yacht
race was spoken at 4 o’clock on Wednesday
afternoon, by the Cunard steamer Cuba, 260
miles east of Sandy Hook. The color of the
yacht could not he distinguished, but she
was making good weather, with all sail set.
Franolsco Yiela, charged with being con
cerned in the murder of Senor Otero in
Brooklyn, in November last, will be tried
on Monday next,
“The Black Crook” continues its extraor
dinary ran at Niblo’s, and the other theatres
aredoing well. The Italian Opera Company
and Edwin Booth are playing on alternate
nights at the Winter Garden and at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music, with crowded
houses.' The other theatres are doing well.;
Secretary Stanton and Mrs. Stanton re
main in town, and are the guests of Judge
Pierpoint, at his residence,lo3 Fifth avenue.
The Secretary dined with a few friends at
William B. Astor’s, in Lafayette place, last
evening. He is to remain in town until
Tuesday next. His business is not of an
official character.
G. H. Gilbert, a popular actor of the
Broadway Theatre, died on Wednesday, of
consumption, aged 45.
Soldiers’ Graves.— A Washington letter
says—Daring the past year the Government
has paid great attention to soldiers’ graves
and cemeteries. Everything that a patriotic
respect for the dead could suggest has been
done. Every, grave has. been carefully
tended, and its occupant’s name and rank
put at the head as well as on the records of
the cemetery. At first this was done on
wooden headboards; but desirous to perpe
tuate .the record of its brave-soldiery. Go
vernment hgs now determined to make the
headboards more lasting, and have .con
structed them of iron.' The whole number
of bodies of Union soldiers reported as buried
is 341,670, at an expense of $1,144,791 61.
These are buried in cemeteries in the follow
ing Military Departments: » ,
Eastern, - - 6,498 Florida, -
Middle, - - 16,992 Tennessee,
Carolinas, - 17,885 Kentucky,
■Washington, -105,287 Georgia,
Ohio, - - 12,745 Alabama,
■ • •» owj *■ * *
Missouri, - 10,677 Mississippi,
FlaUe, - - 1,394 Pacific, -
Arkansas, - 11,629 ; -
Louisiana, -31,500 f Total, -
Texas, «• - 1,629
FBOJI HEW TOES.
Immigration for the Year 18GB.
Assisted by Mr.Casserly (office Commis
sioners of Emigration, Castle Garden), we
are enabled to present a statement of the
number of aliens who have arrived at this
port up to the 12th inst. The total to date is
235,111, and shows that the influx of popula
tion from foreign countries for the past year
will vary but little from 240,000. Only du
ring the great “Irish exodus,” when multi
tudes fled to the United States to escape the
horrors of famine,, has the number been
surpassed. At the present time the arrivals
are very evenly divided between the Celts
and the Teutons; but had there been no
G erman war, the latter would have largely
preponderated. The statement by months
is as follows:
. KOMBEB OF AifBIVAXS FOB 1866.
January, ‘ - - 10,132 August, - - - 20,059
February, - - 6,236 Septemoer, - 15,254
March, - - - 14,831 October, - a - - 16,793
April, - - - 17,462 November, - 18,06)
May, - - - - 40,049; December,to 12 4,899
June, - - - - 36,2421 s.. '• ■
July,- - - - 35,0891 Total, - -235,1 U
East year’s immigration is mostly made
up of persons who come to this country to
labor, and constitute a solid accession of
national wealth.; In health,, these- new
comers have been good; in pecuniary cir
cumstances, comfortable. ; So far as can be
gathered'from advices thus far received, the
immigration of next year will. probably
reach 300,000;
The westward flow of population from
Europe to the United States within the last
two decades is shown by the following:
1847, - - - 129,062 1857, - - - - 183,773
1848, - - - 189,176 1858,- - - - 78,589
1849, - - - 220,791 1859, - - - - 79,322
1850, - - - 212,603 1860,- - - - 105,162
1851, - - - 289,601 1861,- - -.- 65,529
1852, - - - - 300,992 1862, - - - - 76,306
1853, - - - 284,945 1863,- - - - 156,844
1854, - - - 319,223 1864,- - - - 225,916
1855, - - - 136,323 1865,- - - - 196,347
1856, - - - - 142,342'
By far the largest pi
FPDger business is d<
Journal of Commerce,
At the Chestnut, Walnut and Arch benefits tike
place this evening, the recipients being Messrs, Mo
rotonch.J. e. Clarke and Cbanfran. At the Ameri
can “The Black Crook” -will be repeated. At National
Ball Mrs. in. J. Nichols of the Old Folks, hasher
benefit. At Assembly Belldlng Signor Blitz appears
to-night.
The Qekhania- Obcbssibi will give their usual
public rebeassal to-morrow afternoon, with the fol
lowing r-rogremme:
1— ...Ylotow
2 Adelaide (by request) . Beethoven
s—Concert Waltz—violin Solo _Schloetser
By Wm. 6 toll.
4 Andante fircm Eleventh Symphony. Haydn
5- ure—MldsummerNlght's Oream.Menae:ssohn
s—linet from Zampa Herold
7—Dueppler Fortification Storm—Galop .„.Dietho
Casing Stage Robbery in Nevada.—
One of the most daring and successful rob
beries tbat baa yet occurred on the Pacific
coast, was perpetrated on the morning of
the 31st nit. Prom the looal papers - we
guther the following particulars: As two of:
the PioDeer stages were ascending the grade
within four miles of Virginia City, on the
Donner Lake Route, they were ordered to
stop by a band of highwaymen, numbering
from five to Beven, well armed with shot
guns and Henry rifles, The passengers—
about fifteen or twenty—were compelled to
leave tneeisge,and the robbers very system
atically went to work by blowing open the
safe of Wells, Fargo & Co., and relieved It of
about §2,250. Then they deliberately made
the passengers fork over the contents of
their pockefs, Judge Baldwin was relieved
of §6O and a valuable gold watch. A Miss
Crowell, the only lady passenger, was po
■itelyesorted to a seat on a rock aud fur
nished with a cushion by the gallant leader
of the band. The drivers claimed poverty
and hard-earned wages, and were not mo
lested. After detaining the coaches for an
hi nr the passengers were allowed to resume
their journey. One of the coaches wa3 con
siderably damaged by the explosion of the
safe.
An Indigo Mine in Colorado.—
Some of our readers, says the Central
City (Col.) Register, will remember an
item which was published extensively,
to the effect that an indigo mine had
been discovered near San Francisco.
Just such another may be seen any day
on James Creek. For a mile or more
along the banks of the stream fluor spar
in the impure form oT Ratoffkite has
been deposited, perhaps by an overflow
of lodes on the hill sides above, and the
whole mass is of an indigo blue color, is
quite fine grained and very closely re
sembles indigo. It does not dissolve,
however, so readily in water. Into the
beds of this mineral,perhaps forty shafts
have been sunken,each person supposing
that he had struck a silver mine. Most
miners there call it ruby silver ore,
though it probably does not contain a
trace of that metal. The striking of
these indigo mines will prove a disap
pointment to many a ’ hard-working
miner. These immense deposits of fluor
spar may yet become very valuable, as
fluorine will dissolve quartz and render
it liquid. . -
Old Lions.—When a young lion
reaches the age of two years he is able
to strangle or pull down a horse or ad
ox; and so he continues to grow and in
crease in strength until he reaches his
eighth year, and his talons, teeth, and
mind are perfect, and he grows no more.
For twenty years after he arrives at ma
turity his fangs and talons show no signs
of decay; but after that he gradually be
comes feeble, his teeth fail him, and he
grows “cubbish.” He is no longer
a match for the tremendous buf
falo;- he is overmatched even by the
peaceful ox, so he prowls around the
cattle krawis, and snatches a lamb or a
kid, just as he did when he set ont with
his parents, nearly thirty years before.
A woman or a child shares the same
' fate.. His strength and sight now de
clines more and more, till the mighty
lion grows lean and mangy, and crawls
about from place to place, eating any
offal he can pick up, and despising not
even so small an animal as the field
mouse; so he starves and dies, or is fallen
on by a few cowardly hyenas; or, dis
covered unable to move, beneath a tree
and knocked on the Lead by some wan
dering hunter. ;
A Monevdy,—Last evening we were pre
sented with a' one hundred dollar bill issued
by the “Confederate States of America.” It
had a portrait of Mr. Meminger on the left
hand corner, and the central vignette is a
portrait of Mad. Le.Vert, of Mobile. ’Tis
sad, but sweet, to linger upon these memen
toes of the past. Sad, because ’twas all
wfong.‘ .Sweet, because we have many,
many Mends who have made glorious
oorfls.— JwmoJ*
- 1,178
67,182
■ i - 17,772
- 27,500
- 1,733
- 11,000
v- 169
-341,670
DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENIS.
1866 j - about - 24o’(X>0
>roportlon of the pas
lone by steamships.—
AMUSEMENTS.
E. I. FETHEESTON. PabM®.
COMMERCIAL,
SALES OF BTOOKB,
$5OO U 8 5-205’62 COO 10S $3OOO o*s-20* ’65 CO JylOSSf
2000 U S Treae 7 8-los 290 sh Bead B 830 64 J Hod
Notes June , 10554 100 sh.•> do 5554
100 do. seo 10454 ,20 sh Penna B - 5454
two City 6a new C&P 99 ish Arad Suisic pf so
1000 do new 99 1(0 ah HchNav pf 34%
IB'*' do man 99 lsh Gam & Ambß 12954
465 Sch Nav 6s ’B2 85 38h Lehigh V-B- 6TJ4
900 do (70 90 ■ 60 ah do , b 5 67«?
loio Camd & Amboy * 200 ah Catawias pf 830 29(2
'B3 .b 5 92 loosh. do 2554
1000 do 'B9 ' 9454
PBICJBS OP STOCKS IN NEW YOKE,
t ß]> Teicoraph.)
WISBT nIT.TJ
American Gold.—.-. i37w"bi<i
Beading BaOroad'. „„ rei'lS bid
New York Central...., : He bid
United States 6s, 6-208 ..10754 hid-
KTIQ vlii. Md
Hpdaon Blver——— ...... im big
.Steady,'
Plnanee and Bnslnest—Dec. 14,1869,
There was a better feeling at the Stock Board tM*
morning, with some further Improvement in the spectt
laltye shares, but Government Loans were .dull. The
latter eTosedat 11254] ibr the Coupon Sixes, fhr
the "policy ” Bondsj 10654 for the old Plye-Twentfts;
10?54 for the ’sis; lbs for the ’6sa; 9934 for the : Ten
Forties, and 10534 for the Jane Seven-Thirties. Btst
Fives sold at 904 —an advance,, City Loans were an
chrnged. Beading BaOroad closed at 5554—an advanoa
of 54. and Catawisaa BaOroad Preferred at2Bs4—an ad
vance of 54. Camden and Amboy BaOroad sold. a£
12954, and Pennsylvania BaOroad at 6454—n0 change,
5854 was bid fi>r Mine HOI BaOroad; 2754 for' Nortlt
Pennsylvania BaOroad; 6734 for Lehigh Valley (Bail
road; 4254 fbr Elmira Ballroad Preferred; 29 for tha
Common stock, and 3054 for Philadelphia and Erls
BaOroad, Canal stocks were batter. Schnylklll Navi
gatton Preferred advanced to 3454—closing. at this
figure. 5554 was bid for Lehigh Navigation; es for
Delaware Division, and it for SusqnehanoaCanal. Li
Bank sbares'there was not a single transaction. Pas
senger Baliway shares were dull. Hestonvllle closed
at 1354.
jay Cooke & Co. quote Government securities.
to-day, as foUowa:
Baying. Belling.
D. 8.«’», ISSl___.__.__... „.__ll2 U 234
Old 5-20 Bonds— .K"
New 6-20 Bonds, 1864 .ICS& ICS
5-20 Bonds, ISSs___. lc-3 10SJ£
5-20, July, 1865. 11814 ICBSS
10-40 Bonds. ... 99* 100
7 3-10, Angnst.. — .IC4K us*
“ JofO .IMJi 10534 .
" July. —_ I'6*
Gold—at 12 o’clock,. ■, in* 13754
Messrs. Do Haven Brotner, JSu. io Soatn Julrd
street, make tha following quotations of the rsus of
azcbange to-day, at IP. M.:
Baying,
American Gold „_..:37'4
Silver- Quarters and halves 130
Componsd Interest Kates:
“ " 1nne,1864._ ie«
- July, !£«... ißjf »
" - “ Ane- 18«„. i£%
“ " Oct., mi... H,V
• . “ Dec., 1861_. 13)4
" " May, 1365 11
" “ Aug.,1865... 10
H “ Sept„lB6s_. 9)4
“ . “ Oci. 1865.- 9
Emltb, Bandolph & Co., Bannem, is Soatb n««t
street, quote at 11 o’clock, as follows:
Gold——
U. 8. IRSI Tfrmflw - , n ,
tf.s. s-so, mz—, —— :
: miMIQSX
„ * ~ ,„ 3sm —— 106. (flo6stf
0.8. 10-83 S9V<3 9952
C. B. 7-BPS—lst PPTifT Qlosif
“ ;jd series 105 Mioojf
“ Rd series , ... lire ®los>i
MO, Inly,lBes_ 1085i@lfl8J£
Compounds. Deo., ISM. _„113«a
M. Sclmltz & Oo„ Ho. 16 South Thlnl Btreev mnira
the following quotations ot the rates of- Exchange—ln
Gold—per steamer City of Peris:.
London, 60 days sign: _10554@10&54
“ - 3 days 109K(Slll3ia
Paris, 60 days sight. £ f. leyiSof. tsv
. 1L 133 s @sf. US
Antwerp, 60 dajß E£ ioystst 13*
Bremen, 60 days, . ... 7SVS3 79
Hanburg,6o days 36 j& 36j;
Cologne, 60 days. ... 72 (g 72*4
Berlin.JO days 72 : S 72K
Market dull. _ *
The inspections of Flour and Meal in Phlladelpnia.
daring the week ending Dec. 13, 1866, were as fol
lows:
Barrels of Superfine...- 5,257
M Fine ..
“ IHddlinga... „
*• Rye.
*' ' Coro M’fta.l.
11 Condensed
Total . '5.758
The Allowing Is the amonnt of coal transported
over the Schuylkill Canal, during the week
Thnrsday, Dec. 13, 1866:
From Port Oarbon MMaMMM ... MM . M . .............
“ POttSVllle.
•* Schuylkill .. ..............
M Port C1int0n......
Total for weefcu._ ii,3» rr
Previously this year. — T ,„,, T „_ 1 ,313 07
Total .. 1,292,674 u
Vo same tune last yean~..»....,..~......... 017,384 m
Increase * 275,290 .5
PbUadelpbla MarKeta.
Friday, Bee. 14.—There is » firmer feeling In the
Floor market to-day, some holders,asking 25 cents-
barrel advance, and more inquiry for h ome oonsumg
tjon, with sales of 1.000 barrels at tU@l2- B barrel for
Northwest extra family, §12@13 50 for Penna. and Ohio
do. do,—including small lots of farcy at §l3 75@16, ex
tras at £@lo 50 and superfine at sB@& 50 Rye Floor
sells in a small way at $7 25. In Corn Steal nothing
doing.
There is rathe r more Wheat offering,bat the demanp
is limited. Small sales of Penna. and Southern Red at
f 2 70@|3 05 bushel. White ranges from si'lo@ss>.
In the absence ofsales of Bye we quote Western and
Penna. at $1 30@l <O. There Is a steady demand for
Corn at yesterday’s quotations;: tales of 2.000 bosheia
new yeiiow at .95 cents to fl—according 60 dryness.
Old yellow is scarce and held at gl 15 to §ll7. Oats are
unchanged; sales 0f.1600 bu-*be‘B l. el a ware at 58 cents.
In Barley and M*U no salts have been reported.
There Is a firmer leeliog in Provisions; sai»=B or Mess
Pork at f22s barrel, Hams in pickle at 13>£@14 cents,
and Shoulders in salt at cents. Bard is held at
13 cents.
Whisky is dull and nominal ats2 35 for Penna. and
$2 43 for Ohio. .
OP PHILADELPHIA - PgCgMBKR 14
jgy 5m Marin* JBuleiin on- Sixth Bacrc*
ARKJ.V.&D Tii.lA LtA\
Steamer H A Adams. Bowen, from Bridgeport Ct.
Bark M H Culbert (Br). Culbert. 7 daya from Yar
moulh. NS. in ballast to. Workman & Co.
• B»Ig R B Gove,Rarkne-'S, 2C dav& from New Orleans,
with molasses. <&c. to Warren, Gregg & Morris.
Schr Fanny Shaw, Shaw. 15days from St John, NB.
with lumber to GaskiU<& Galvin.
srhr War Eagle, Kelly, 6 ays from Boston,withmdas
to Merehon <& CJoud.
Schr Martha Baxter, 6 days from Boston, with mdse
to Crowell A Collins.
Schr E A Bartlett, Smith, from New York.
Schr M P Hudson. Hudson, from Bor.too. ■
Schr 9 C Fithian, Tult, I day' from Port Deposit, Md.
with grain to Jas L Bewley & Co. . 1 , "
UWiABKD THIS PA'?'.
Steamer Stars and Stripes, Holmes. Havana, Thomas
Wattson & sons.
Schr Trident, Jameson, Cape Ann. Blakiston, Graeff
&Co. ,
SchrGertrude, Maffitt, ‘Cblrcoteague. Jas runner,Ja,
Schr Anna W tills, Young, Chincoteague, B Haney.
MEMORANDA
Ship Jupiter, Bradherring, hencaftr Hamburg off
Dover 29tn ult.
Ship Maria Adelaide, Storka. sailed from I*ive»ool
29tb ult; for this port.
Bark Tubal Cam, Durkee. from Nevasaa frxthla
port, was Fpoteen 2d inst off Inagua.
Bark John Dwyer, Killman, hence at Buenos. Avre&
25th Oct. • . •
Bark Union, Heard, hence at Pernambuco nth up.
Bark Eva H Fisk, for Galveston, was at Aspluwall
2d inst.
Brig MaryE Thompson, Warren, hence ferßoeton.
at HoimesVHoleUthinst.
Brig Rebecca Shepherd, bound H, Wf& aassed loth
inat iat£7, 10u74
Schr Danl Townsend, supposed tram,- New York for
Philadelphia, is ashore on Cold, Spring'Bar. wlth three
teet wat»-r In her bold - .
Scbr Dacoiah, Gratit.l cleared at Wilmlncton no.
10th last, for this port within. 000 1
111 *T* Seven Octaves.:bearAihßVOarye* Oa at*
: most charming tone. guaranteed dui -
.Vita ■ tJ* CHB§rSH,OX Street-, __.
Selling,
UiK
165
„ 214
TonaXJwt
. 3840 08
5,61» '19
1,833 00