ffiBSQN PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME IX. —NO. 219 THE EVENING BULLETIN, PUBLISHED EVEBY EVENING, (Sunday’s excepted,) AV THE SEW BCLLSTIS BUILDING, 607 Cbestnnt Street, Philadelphia. BY THE! EVENING BULLETIN ASSOCIATION. mtoraonoßs. «<?IBBOypgACQCg. ERNEST C. WALLACE, F. L. FRTHERBTON. THOS. J. WILLIAMS JN, '■CASPER SOUDEH, Jr. FRANCIS WELLS. The But.t.tctix is served to subscribers In tne city at 18 cents per week, payable to the carriers, or $3 per .annum, BPECIAX NOTICES. ■grp. OBGANS FOB DBAWING-BOOMS, SUBSTANTIAL IMPBOVEMENT. A uabob portion of the musical public are unaware of the very great improvement which has been effected in reed Instruments within a few years. Almost dally emprise Is expressed by callers at the rooms of Mason £ Bautin' at the fine qualities of tone of their Caui -xei Oboaus . and the admirable effects of which they are capable. Snch persons had not conoeived It possi ble that snch excellent effects conld ever be obtained from reeds. Indeed,the undeniably disagreeable quali ties of tone of reed instruments of the past, and the consequent prejudice against them, Is the greatest obstacle which the Mason A Hamlin organ have to contend with. Under these circumstances, the great success and . rapid Introduction of these improved Instruments are among the beet evidences of their Intrinsic excellence, A few years since, the sale and use of roedinstruments was confined to snch Bmall churches and schools aa.be ing obliged to have something, could fine nothing bet , ter; and to snch individuals as, from choice or neces . slly,limited themßelves to a very moderate expense lor a musical instrument. They were sold, not somnch from their merits and attractions, as from their low . prices. The Improvements which resulted In the production of the Mason A Hamlin Cabinet Organs have already effected a great change In this respect, and are undoubtedly destined' to work a yet greater change In the future. The time is not . far distant when one of these Instruments will be deemed at least as much a necessity in every , household of taste and refinement as a p,ano forte. The sales of the larger and more elegant styles of the Mason A Hamlin Cabinet Organs (the prices of which correspond with those of first class ptano-fortes) are it creasing very rapidly; each Beason bringing a . demand for tbese styles several times as great as that of the preceding season. They are now regularly em . ployed and deemed a necessity in the operas, and many first-class orchestras and concerts, and are In constant nse In those private houses where music Is . most cultivated and beat appreciated. Alone, or asan accompaniment to the voice, for sacred or secular music, as a solo instrument, or In concerted pieces with the piano forte, violin, and violoncello, the cabinet Organ is appropriate and effective. From Us sustained tones, It is capable of adequately rendering very much music which cannot be well presented by any other one Instrument, as well sa of performing an Important . part In combination with other Instruments. Mason A Hamlin have the honor to refer, for hearty testimony to the great Improvements wnich have been combined In their Cabinet Organs, and of the general Justness of these claims In their behalf, to the most prominent aril its and composers of Boston and Sew Fork, as well as other principal cities; to the most distinguished organists and pianists; to the artists, conductors, and managers of the Italian and German Operas; and to those generally of recog nized highest musical proficiency, a large portion of whom are acquainted with the Mason A Hamlin Cabinet organs, and can speak advisedly as to thtlr excellences. Mason & Hamlin rater also, with grattflcuion, to the not that they have, within a tew yean, been awan-ed riPTr-TWo sold ob silveb medals, or othei highest premiums, for Important Improvements in liißtxnments of this class, and for the superiority of their work. In all that time they have failed to receive the highest premium In but three or four Instances. Bat that test o f the merits ef these instruments which will prove most satisfactory to musical con noisseurs, and which Mason & Hamlin are therefore me st anxieus to have applied, is a careful examination and comparison of the Instruments themselves. They therefore Invite all whohave any Interest or curiosity In the matter to visit their ware-rooms, where it will always give them pleasure to exhibit their Cabinet Organs. The amount of space on the floor occupied by one of theie lrstruments Is from 18 Inches by 3 test, to 8 feet by 5 feet; In height, they are from 3 to 9 feet. They have Horn one to twelve stops each. Prices, $75 190 }UO, $l3O, |l6O. |l7O, s£oB, $250, »300, $360, $425 $5OO ’ssso jeoo, $760, $l,OOO, &c„ each. A complete assortment of the charming Parlor or gans may always be found at the exclusive sales' rooms In Philadelphia. J. XL GOULD, Corner of Seventh and Chestnut streets, AH EVENING WITH THE POETS.— „ - Mr. L, H, MINER, of New York, -Having been requested by tbe undersigned, to vivo an Entertainment to the citizens of Germantown has the pleasure to announce that he will give SELECTIONS FROM THE POETS. At the TOWN HALL, on. THURSDAY EVENING Uec. 20th, 1866. Doors open at 7E, to commence at 8 O’clock. Tickets. FIFTY CENTS To be hid Zt Par* and at the door on the Evening of the Entertain- We bespeak for Mr.' Miner a reception such a* hla brilliant talents merit, Charles Spencer, W. C. Houston, J. M. Gertsen. E. W. Clark,- —B. B. Cepe, . C. S. Pancoast, UFFIOE OJf VTHR Kin.rtMntf ANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA,” , aTBBBT.-PHl^ELP^^’e- At the annual meeting of the Stockholders of “the Reliance Insurance Company of Philadelphia ” held at their Office on MONDAY. December mn’ isss tne ' following named gentlemen were elected DIRECTORS for the ensuing year, viz.: 'gLEMTISQLEY. MARSHALL HILL, ' CHARLES LELANJD, v THO 3. S. MOORE, H.L. CARSON, SAMUEL OABTNER ALFRED ENGLISH,’ BENJ. W. TINGLRY, JAMES T. YOUNG . . . ISAAC F. BAKER. . othtobtivV tte Dlre cton held this day S§MeS N&LISY ’ aq " WM nQa £“f jtul Ctei de2o ’ Bti ' Secretary. XJIIB m XO UERTIPY THAT Wtt » nra used TAYLOR & YOUNG’S PIONEER YEAST ’ POWDER for the last two years, and And it [superior . to anything of the kind that Is offered In the Imarket. J. C. KINGSLEY &• C O, CONTINENTAL HOTEL. PBTT.ATIWT.PgIA, NOV. 24,1666. GENERAL GRANT’S DONATION.—A relic ' ahgr worth having. At the FAIR of TRINITY PF ' ICRURCH, now being held at the WASHINGTON BUILDING, Third street, above Spruce, they Save really a valuable relic. It is a lock of hair from the head of General Grant, enclosed In a fine gold locket • which will be disposed of this week. Chances are now S2sf«? 1 i l , andth ?^ ar6 eolng off rapidly, at the low Pa, l £l?L ? L, pet Persons wishing chances in 5£?!,y? 1 !!! ble reUo Btonld call early, as the fair closes • on eainxaay, FA3B! BEG ALIA!—AT THE FE3TIVAL SiCi. a S a . F* nc y Fair, now holding In the grounds of SS I^ I A oM » Sw^S-es !? Cdnrch, are myriads of artl /of Holiday Presents, and edibles of SISSl va I le s’ t° administer to the graUficatlon of the -a Begalla of the A. P. A., pronounced by IShlhfthSf i na ,£ eBto be the most magnificent ever on rtt«i thi o ™™ » v ef , n ', r l of great attraction, and ex- Sg?/he envy of beholders. Pair, &c.. closes Friday deZo-2trp« SPBEBB CLUB OP PHILADELPHIA. D ANNIVERSARY BANQUET, DBCEM ■csnnrocS < th?m tr S O Jif E “emo'ere desiring tickets, wnrPiXF of . the Committee, at the ElßChestnntstreet, Honrs from 10 A. <4 to r ‘ rtl ' delMt.rpJ of * iob ' psiladel on that date wUlbe pkd onandaiC Janua&’iifiw! henry bumm, CityTreasnrer. delMtrpl Norton Johnson, W, G; Spencer, J. L. JSrringer, J. Gates, ' Benjamin Homer, J. S. Haines. . it* An American "Vessel Wrecked at Hayti.— lnformation has been received from H. E. Peok, United States Minister resident to Hayti, of the coming ashore at Borage, about twenty-five miles west of CapeHaytiein, on the 11th nit., of an Ameri can brig, laden with lumber, in a dismasted and abandoned condition. There were no indications as to her name or the place of departure or destination. Her place of hail was shown by the word Norfolk painted on her stern. The vessel and cargo will be sold, and the proceeds held by the govern ment, subject to the claims of parties in terested. • Woi/F Island.— The ownership of this island has long been in dispute between Kentucky and Missouri, and the question has on several occasions engaged the atten tion of Congress; The late J. J. Crittenden took the matter in hand in 1856, but nothing came of it. The special phase which the dis pute now presents is an attempt to determine *“22.island the main channel of the Mississippi has been for the greater number of years. For this purpose the de positions of old steamboat men and pilots have been obtained, and it is thought that they will be submitted to Congress at an early day. [From the N. O. Times.] SEA SICKNESS. BT J. D. JOHNSON. Sea sickness! tribute that grim Neptune wrings Prom embryo voyagers o’er his aqueous realm! Which pumps the stomach to its utmost springs! Knocking it round as storms ships lost to helm! Who shakes the legs with aguish trem blings, As the harsh blast the slender, quivering stem; . Long had I heard thee spoken of with hor ror, And now, at length, I know thee to my sor row. Thou art not the companion of smooth seas, And gentle winds, that move the ship along; But comest with the loud-voiced, angry breeze, That frets the waters and plays with the strong! And when the doomed ones quake about the knees, . O’er the uncertain deck—then, midst the throng, Thou may’st he known by various signs— pale faces, Hiccoughs, cascadings, and uncouth grim aces! Thon’st kept, for three long weeks, my stomach dancing To thy dread music! lively was the step! Much as the kangaroo’s mode of advancing, That o’er the ground in sudden jerks doth skip; Or like a colt, when first in harness prancing, With every now and then an extra leap' Or like one with St. Anthony’s dance af flicted! We are not for comparisons restricted! Yet, if these similes shonld seem to he Too far remote, let’s take what’s nearer home; I’ve several at my hand, as you may see, Where Madam Fanov may at pleasure roam. What say you to the storm-whipped, raging sea, Its trenghed abyss, and towering crest of foam? You’ll ask, perhaps, what likeness can exist Between sea sickness and a thing like this? Not much—but they who’ve been to sea well know That, from the abyss to the crest on high, The ship glides up with a smooth, steady flow, Like smoke ascending to a quiet sky! But, when she gets upon the mountain’s brow, She finds she’s there “got other fish to fry!” The waters shake her, e’en as hounds the roe,, And hnrl her, trembling, to the gulfs be low! Now, as the waters, going np, are calm, And the ship steady, as already sung— The stomach is as quiet as a lamb, Or, by the gentlest twinges, gently wrung; But on. the top, it sings another psalm! With notes of woe and suffering, thickly strung, And, going down, it gives a kind of gush. And up, at once, the hurried victuals rush! Physic most strange, prescribed for thy con dition, A lump of pork, secured to a long string. Sea captains are but primitive physicians! Nor do they much to college systems cling! Besides, in virtue of their high positions, Each rules his ship, a despot, czar or king! And so, t’wont do to cavil at their decrees— ’Tis something like disturbing angry bees! A lump of pork, secured to a long string, The patient then must down his gullet strain, Which the performer up doth quickly bring! Kepeat the process—time and time again! This pumping action doth the stomach drain Of its contents until naught more remain! Sort of hydraulic, piston operation— I do not answer for its moderation! Wemust admit this treatment rather handy! The pork is greasy and the gullet smooth! But yet I found that exeroise and brandy, In my case, best did my afflictions soothe. My modus operandi acta more blandly: ’Tis not, by far, so painfully uncouth! Besides, if the poor patient be a Jew, To swallow Dork on no account will do! Such art thou, sea sickness! but let ns part Fair foes. Ido not love thee! sail, ray lay Is not to paint thee blacker than thou art! And thuß, in honesty, I needs must say, Tbou dost not reinflict thy torturing smart! But on fresh victims ever seek to prey! Like to the lion, in thy tastes so nice, Scorning to dine from the same carcase twice! We’ve hobbled limpinglyalong, my theme! But go thon forth, my unpoetic strain! And, floating down the future’s mazy stream, E’en thou, though crude, may not drift on in vain; And if, per chance, thy lines do passing gleam Across eyes destined to the billowy main, They’ll tell, sea sickness you can soonest check By drinking brandy—keeping np on deck! PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20,1866.-TRIPLE SHEET. [For the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.] The Late Professor Vethahe . “Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaketh.” Prof. Vethake waß buried this morning. He was for nearly twenty year s Professor of the University, and .for a time Provost, and therefore head of it. He was also for a time, after he had ceased to he an officer of the University, a Professor at the Polytechnic College. At his funeral; this morning, there were present a respectable number of the students and officers of the Polytechnic College. There were present two persons, who had been students under Professor Vethake, at the University, more than ten years ago. Of the faculty or trus tees of the University, of the students there now, of any of the societies or organizations connected with it, there was not one single representative. The two men who dia attend were there because their old ties as Btudents had grown into friendship, and their presence was a mark of respect for their old master and constant friend. The want of respect on the part of the Uni versity authorities, was to themselves, to their own sense of the importance of their offices, and to the dignity which attaches to every one who has held them, All the out ward show of honor that they could make now would notadd one jot to the reputation which Professor Vethake leaves behind him; his learning was prodigious; hiß thoroughness in knowledge of every sort, was wonderful; his facility in its use, re markable ; he wrote and he spoke on so many subjects so well that It was not easy for him to work in one direotioa only, and hence the fact of the want of any one lite rary production that will especially trans mit his name. Professor of Chemistry and Natural History, at Columbia College, over half a century ago—of English Literature, at Dickinson College—of Mathematics and of Moral Philosophy here, in the University and of Engineering, at the Polytechnic Col lege; author of a work on Political Econo my; of a volume of the Cyclopedia Ameri cana; of articles on Military History—on Political History—on Literature; and yet the University could not send a single re presentative to his funeral services. Why, if such a man had lived in Ger many, his life Would have been full of honors, and his death would have been the occasion of doing fresh honor to his services and to the University with which his name was identified. Professor Vethake was of German descent, of noble and honorable descent—his grandfather one of Frederick the Great’s generals—he enjoyed for many years the income of a Barony that was given as a proof ;of the King’s regard for his snhject; his learning and his modesty were alike characterized hy his German blood. At any University in our own country, except this, the Profes sors, the Trustees, and the students would have vied with each other in doing honor to their Alma Mater on the occasion of the death of one of Its most faithful sons. Here however, not one voice has been heard yet from the University Hail; not a sign has been made by any of its officers, to show that his loss is felt there, or that there is any desire to perpetuate his name and his fameaspartof that of the University. How can such a college have or deserve reputa tion, when It takes so little pride in the reputation of those who alone can make it famous? The professors of a University are its real pride—the students can do little to make it famous—and that Profes sor Vethake deserved to be honorably remembered by our University, every man who was under him there can testify. It is not pleasant to speak harshly of these things now; it is not ,doing honor to the dead, and it is telling that which is discre ditable in the highest degree to the living, to his associates, to his electors, to his stu dents; and yet it seems to be a duty not to be omitted. Philadelphia has plenty of characteristics— and its modesty is not the least of them—very creditable to it; but this fashion of forgetting the dead at the very threshold of the grave, who have honored it in their lives, is very like a pride that apes humility, and it ought to be amended. jj_ Walnut St., Dec. 10,1866. Important to Families.— We advise all desirous of obtaining a first-class family sewing Machine to examine the “Florence,” sold at 630 Chestnut. Btreet. It has many important advantages over other machines. The feed may be reversed at any point with out stopping the machine. Changes for the various kinds of stitches are made while the machine is in motion. Its stitches, for beauty, strength and elasticity, are the wonder of all. The beauty of it is unsur passed. No other covers so large a range of w °rk. Bght and heavy fabrics with equal facility, and without change or altera tion of tension, thread or needle. For beauty of work, and the wide range of work which it accomplishes, as well as the ease of operation and economy of thread, together with its elegant appearance as an artiole of household furniture, the “Flor ence” has no rival. On account of the many advantages and improvements it possesses over others, we feel sure that it merits the appellation of the Best Family Sewing Ma ehine m the world, and that we but speak the minds of thousands of families in Phila delphia, who have them in practical use, in endorsing the Florence, sold at No. 630 Chestnut street. A Belligerent Congregation.—A por tion of the Methodist Society at College Corner', Franklin County, Indiana, were|re cently moved by concord of sweet sounds” to some unusual and not very commendable actions. A melodeon was Introduced into the meeting-house against their strenuous opposition,. Shortly afterwards it was taken out, nnder the cover of night, by “unknown parties and burned to ashes. A second melodeon was purchased and put in place. Troja/uit... On the 20 th of last month it was hammered into minute fragments with a piece of railroad iron. The perpetrators of these outrages will probably go unpunished. They ought to be chained to hand-organs for _There are now over seven hundred con victs in the Maryland penitentiary, and keep increasing beyond the capacity of the prison to hold them, , 1 OUB. WHOLE COUNTRY, Willrox «fc Gibbs Geld Medal Faint I v Sewlng Machines. Wherever exhibited in honorable compe the Willcox & Gibbs Improved Family Sewing Machines have been awarded the highest fbemiitms— of Gold or Silver Medals, or of Diplomas. The most remarkable Sewing Mochine contest on re cord lately occnrred at Island Park, New Y « <■ Here, each machine on trial was re quired to demonstrate by practical tests the various points” npon which superiority was claimed. The result of the contest was that the Willcox & Gibbs won the victory and the prize, by fully sustaining every claim pre sented. LIST OF POINTS ON WHICH BUPEBIOBITT WAS CLAIMED FOB THE WILLCOX & «rnT»s machine: 1. It is the simplest. Claim sustained. 2. It is the least liable to get ont of order. Sustained. 3. It is the best made machine. Sustained. 4. It is the cheapest. Sustained. 5. It runs the stillest. Sustained, o. It runs the easiest. Sustained, o t the fastest. Sustained. 8. It has the best device to prevent the wheel running backward. Claim sustained. 9. It requires less mechanical skill to od erate it. Sustained. * 10. It requires less time and instruction to learn to use it. Sustained. 11. It is the most certain and reliable in operation. Sustained, Note.— lt is a fact worthy of remark that dnnDg the entire trial—which continued without intermission for nearly seven hoars —not a stitch was missed, nor the thread once broken, nor a needle broken or bent by the Wilcox & Gibbs machine. No kind of work was attempted to be done on it that was not accomplished, and done in a perfect and workmanlike manner; and no effort was made on it that was not entirelv suc cessful. 12. Its needle is the shortest Sustained. 13. The needle is also straight, and lees liable to be broken than one curved. Sus tained. 14. It is beveled, and therefore stronger than one with a small shank. Sustained. 15. The needle is secured in its place by a patented device, which renders it self-adjust mg, so'that neither skill or experience is necessary in setting it. Sustained. 16. It uses but one thread, and thus avoids the necessity of complicated machinery which is required for two threads. Sus tained. 17. It sews directly from the spool, thus making it unnecessary to re-wind the thread and adjust it in the shuttle. Sus tained. ; IS. It makes the “Willcox & Oibbs” or ! twisted loop-stitch” —a stitch original with this machine, and made by no other— which, for general purposes, is superior to the double-thread “lock.” Sustained. Note.'—The trial npon thiH claim was very thorough, and the practical tests minute and accurate. Each machine was required to use thread from the same spool, make the stitch of the Bame length, and perform the test-work on the same piece of goods, with the lines of sewing side by side. The results were all decisive, and in every test in favor of the Willcox and Gibbs Machine. 19. Its seam has the peouliar advantage of being readily taken out when it is de sirable, while it is less liable to rip, in use or wear, than the lock-stitch. Sustained. 20. The seam is more elastic and stronger than the lock-stitch. .Sustained. 21. The seam is also the most even and beautiful. Sustained. 22. The seam is always self-fastened, thus avoiding the necessity of a “reversible feed,” or any other complicated devioe for that purpose. Sustained, 23. Its tension is more simple and more easily adjusted. Sustained. 24. It will do a greater variety of work. Sustained. 25. The machine is more easily and speed - Uy changed from one kind of work to an other.' Sustained. 26. More work can be done with it in a given time. Sustained. 27. It does beautiful embroidery. Sus tained. 28. It has a shield to the wheel. Sustained. 29. The needle being carried in a perpen dicular bar, it has important advantages over machines with curved needles attached directly to the needle-arm, one of which is non-liability to derangement from altera tions of temperature. Sustained. 30. In consequence of the shorter Bweep of the needle, their is much less wear of the thread from its vibrating through the needle’s eye in the act of sewing. Sustained. 31. A smaller needle can he used with the same size of thread, which adds to the strength and beauty of the seam, especially on linen and other hard goods. Sustained. 32. It has the best hemmers. Sustained. S 3. It has the best feller. Sustained. 34. It has the best braider. Sustained. 35. It has the best belt. Sustained. To Prevent Gas Meters Freezing. Now that the cold weather is upon us, it may be well to know the best way to pre vent the water in our gas meters from freez ing, and thus avoid the consequent annoy ance of want of light. One or two pints of glycerine, well mixed with the water, are sufficient for a middle sized meter, but the quantity must be increased in proportion to the degree of cold to which the meter is ex pected to be exposed. It possesses another advantage, namely; It retards the evapora tion of the water, which continually takes place, and also results in the sudden - ex tinguishing of the lights when the quantity of water becomes too small. A sufficient amount of glycerine in the meter will pre vent this evaporation entirely, and obviate an accident not rarely seen in a place where a great many gas burners are turned on— for instance, in church during service, or in the house when there is a party. Glyce rine will remedy all. It has been in use for the purpose for some time by the gas works. A Missionary Prelate’s Stock Outfit. —Mr. Ganlv, “the Bobins of Ireland,” is abeut to Bell by auction the farm stock of the late Lord Plunket. The Dublin Free man's Journal, under the head of “The Out fit of a Missionary Bishop,” publishes what it calls “a characteristic inventory of what in evangelical circles will, no doubt, be looked upon as the complete Episcopal outfit of the late Arch-hierarch of the Church Mili tant in Connaught; Item first—Bl7 head of cattle. Item second—29 short-homed Kerry cows. Item third—s Durham and Kerrv bulls. Item fourth—77 ditto bullocks. Item fifth—2o4 ewes. Item sixth—ls 9 hoggets. Item seventh—242 lambs. Item eighth—Bl two and three-year-old wethers. Item ninth —242 latobs. Item tenth—B2 wethers. Item eleventh—l 7 rams. Then comes a long list of 'carriage horses,’ ‘Weight-oarrying’ cobs, ten family and farm horses, sows and litters, fat pigs and boars, carts to the number of 11, ploughs six, and harrows -four; single and double Broughams, phaetons, jaunting cars, chariots and saddles; grubbers ana bydropults, scales and ladders." WASBY. . nnd the Circle ol'TMends or S"*'* 1 he is tbe Mentor, Omaaießt and enide, reeling the need of an Xnstltn of learning for tbe Youtto of Ken tucby, project a College. [From the Toledo Blade, j Confedemt X Roads, (wioh is in the Stait of Kentucky, Deo. 9, 1866.—Square Gavitt, Deekin Pogram, Captain McPfeUer and myself wnz in the Post Offls last nite, wich, next to Bascom’s, hez got to be-the cheef resort nv the leedin intellex uv the Corners, a talkin over matters and things,, when the Deekin happened to menshon that next week bis second son, Elijer, who heir ** mto him > wnz a goin to start for Michigan to enters college. Sw^*™? y< 2? P er Pose to send that noble youth, Elijer Pogram, to a Abli- Center a Ablishn college, to suck his knollege from a Ablishn source. Good Heavens! Frailty, thy name is woman.” [I hedn’t any ijee that this las remark was appropos, but it sounds well, and I hev notistthatit don’t make much difference wat the ootashnn is so as yoo end a remark with a cotashnn,] The Deekin remarked that it wnz pain ful, but the feet was Elijer must hev a edjocashen. He didn’t bieeve in edjuca sheD, generally speekin. The common people wnz better off without it, ez edjuca ehnn hed a tendency to unsettle their minds. He hed seen the evil' effex nv. it in niggers and poor whites. So soon ez a nigger masters the spellin book and gits into noosepapers, he becomes dis satisfied with his eondishen,and hankers af tef a better cabin and more wages. He to wunst begins to insist on ownin iandhisself and givin his children educashen, and, ez a nigger, for our purposes, aint worth a soo markee. Jes so with the poor whites. He knowed one melloncolly instance. A psor cussup toards Garritts town, named Ramsey learnt to read afore the war, and then com menst deterioratin. For two years he re loo zed to vote the Dimocratio ticket, then be blossomed out into a Abliahonist and tried to make the others nv his class discontented by tellin nv em that slavery wuz vrhat kept them down,and finally,after pashense ceased to he a yirchoo, and we tarred and fathered Mm one night for a in cendiary, he went to Injiany. That cuss cum back here dooring the late onpleasant ms, kernel of a rigiment, wich he campt on my ferm and subsisted em off it. Sum educa shen is, hoowever, neesary. I design Elijer for Congress, and he must hev it. He’s a true Pogram, and nothin will strike in wich kin hurt him. “Why not,” sez I, “that the Southern yooth may be properly trained, start a col- Jege uv our own? Why, Deekin, run risks uv hevin the minds of young men tainted with heresy?” The entire company wuz struck with the idea, and it wuz earnestly canvassed, and finally decided upon; and I wuz deppytized to start it, wicn I immejitlydid. Thename bywieh the new college is to be known is: “The Southern Ceassekxe Theolobicee and Military Institoot, Uv Confedrit X Roads, (wich is in theStait uv Kentucky.”) The college grounds is to comprise one hundred akers taken from corners uv the farms uv Deekin Pogram, Square Gavitt and Capt. McPelter, wich ground they sell the college, seein it's for that purpose, for $3OO per aker. The faculty will be, if we kin sekoor em, composed of these trooly great minds: Genril Forrest, late C. S. A., Professor uv Moral Philosophy. Kemell Mosby, late C. S. A., Professor uv "rie and Belles Dettres, Cape. McGee, late C. S. A. (in command at Salisbury), Professor of Natural Sciences. Genril Magruder, late C. S. A., Professor uv watever is understood by them ez is posted in college matters, ez Classics, wich 1 shel look up ez soon ez I hev time. This is a killin two birds with one stun. Wenot only pervide educashen wich is safe for our young men, but we pervide com fortable places for the heroes of the late un pleasantniss. In addition to these, Deekin Pogram Square Gavitt and myself each pledged our selves to endow a Professorship in the The ologikiie Department, to be known by our names, and we to hev the appintin uv the Professors. The Pogram Chair uv Biblical Theology will be offered to Rev. Henry Clay Dean, uv lowa, provided he will stipulate to wash himself wunst a quarter, and change his shirt at least twice per annum. The Gavitt Chair uv Biblical Literatoor will be offered to Rev. C. Chaunoy Burr, uv Noo York; and The Nasby Chair uv Biblical Politicks wtll be filled by Rev. Petroleum Yesoovius Nasby, whose eminent fitniss for the place is undispooted. In the Scientific and Classikle Depart ments the text books will be keerfnlly re vised and everything uv a Northern or levelin tendency will be scroopulonsly ex pergated. In the Theolojikle Department speshl attenshun will be given to the highly neasary work uy preparin the stoodents for comin out strong on the hollnis uv Sla very , and to this end the three years’ course will bedevotid thus: Ist year—To the cuss uv Noer. 2d year—Te proyin that the Afrikin nigger was reely the descendants of Ham. 3d year—Considerin the various texts wich go to show that Afrikin slavery is not only permitted by the Skripters, but es pecially enjoined. I shall myself lectur, from time to time, on Ham, Hager and Onesimus, that the bearins uv these individooals upon our sys tem may be fully understood, and also on sich subjects ez the inflooenseuv stimulatin fiooids npon the human system, the cat-o nine-tails ez a evangelizer, and sich other topics ezmay from time to timesejest them selves. The young men confided to our care will receive not only a solid collegiate educa tion, ez it is understood at the North, but careful attention will be paid to the accom plishments so neoessary to the troo Southern gentlemen. They will be taught draw poker, pitchin dollars (real Spanish dollars will be provided for the purpose), spittin at a mark, revolver and bowie-knife practice, tourna at rin e s (real injy-rubber rings will be provided; this’ll be extra), and cat o’-nine tails. The morals uv the stoodents. will be scroopulonsly looked after. No card-play in will be allowed afore service on Sunday, and none whatever with the ser vants. They will be taught to respeck themselves. ( Uv course, there i will hev to be a large outlay uv money, wich it stands to reason can’t be outlayed till it is inlayed. We therefore, formed an Executive Com mittee, whose dooty it wuz made to solissit funds for this purpose, and to inaugurate a series uv Gift Enterprises, andsioh, wloh is ez follows: Deekin Pogram—President. Elder Slathers—Vice President. Capt. MoPelter—Corresponding Secretary. F. L. FETHERSTON. PnbMfiS. THREE CENTS. Myself—Financial Secretary and Trea surer. Tb® Sigh standing nv the Board partikor- • the Secretary and Treasurer, wich h3z the handlin uv the funds, is a sufficient' guarantee that all money subscribed wilt* be faithfully applied. It wuz resolved, lm order that the Board may present that re-- specteble appearance wich their posishun demands, that the first fands received should be applied to the ptErcbfe , uv each uv em a new soot uv clothes—a step-1 am con fiaenty the friends- uv Southern educasheut ri? PF l ove uv and heartily endorse. I hev hopes ia the course uv & week to i Te Pprt progress. Every subscriberwv 82 25 and upwards will hev a Honorary Profes sorship named after him, or will be-made a Honorary Member uv the Board off Direc “*s,’ t z ? e e .^°? s , es - We regret that ww wuz too late te git Admiral Semmes to filone uv the chairs, but we pledge our friends to sekoor his fnst lostenant, or sekkond at farthest. We hev high hopes uv a- liberal support from the Dimoerisy North. They cannot bat realize the dangers uv sendin tbeir sons to sich institutions of lernin North ez must turn em out Ablishnists, or ohm* at least, the ardor uv their Dimoerisy. 10 be hoped that contributionsfor the buildm ot the mstitooshen and its proper endowment will be commenst imtnejittv. ez there is a morgage on Deekin Pograaff® farm, and I am m pressin need of a sub stasshel soot uv winter clothes. Petboleum V. Nasbt, P. m., -pa 11*1.- t (wich is Post Master). ±". S.—llth xnst, two days later, Th& su<r»- cess nv the institoot is ashoored, H. Rives* Pollard and his 3 brothers, Ginral Henry- A. Wise, John Mitchell, Lootenant Maurv. Geo. Sanders, Bell Boyd aHd Ginral Eariv hev all telegraft for Professorships. They" mi? ,fbe first year to board round. They didn t prepay ther despatches, wich hez, to sum extent, embarrast the inatooahn fin an shelly. But wat an array uvintelleckfr _ P. V. N. Singulab Case. —The Delawarean says: Yesterday was the day fixed by the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Sussex county for Ihe execution of John Green, a negro boy, con victed of the murder of another negro boy named Solomon Potter, last September. Green is only about sixteen years of and his case has excited much sympathy in Georgetown, not only on account of the manner of the murder, but on account of his youth and simplicity. It appeared from the testimony that Green had a pistol without a trigger, which he fired by pulling back the hammer and letting it fall on the cap. At the time of the murder he rode up to a place where Potter was tussling with another boy. Green told Potter to let the boy go. Potter refused, when Green got goff his horse took hold of Potter. Potter, it seems, was mors than a match for Green, who be ing handled rather roughly, told Pot ter he would shoot him. Potter said, “You can’t shoot anybody.” Green said Let go of me and I will show yon.” H» then pulled out his pistol and fired it. Pot ter fell and Green rode off very much fright ened at what he had done, stopping at ths next house and telling the people that hs was afraid he had hurt Potter badly. Green drdares he did not mean to shoot Potter, but that the pistol went off accidentally, or through carelessness; however, as he had had a quarrel with Potter previously, and. some threats had passed, the jury deemed the circumstances sufficient to warrant & verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. An effort was being made, early m the week, to procure a reprieve or a par doD, but with what success we have not learned. Breach-Loading Arms.— The War De partment has published the final report of the board appointed to examine breach loadingarms. It is signed by General Han cock, and approved by General Grant The conclusions of the board are as follows: First—That the 45-inch calibre ball has given the best result as to accuracy, penetration and range. Second—That all rifle muskets and single-loading carbines used in the military service should, if practicable, be fitted for the same cartridge. Third—That the charge for muskets should be from 65 to 70 grains of powder, and from 480 to 500 grams of lead. Fourth—That the board recommends the plan of alteration submit ted by H. Berdan. This gives the stable breach-pin, secures the piece against prema ture discharges, and involves only a slight change of our present pattern ofarms. The bore of our present barrel (as has been proved by experiments before the board) can be reduced to the desired calibre by reamingout the groves and inserting atube. The board is unable to recommend any of the new breech-loaders presented to it for examination. The Spencer magazine-oar bine is recommended as the beat cavalry arm. Sharing in the Profits.— Lord George- Manners has made an important speech. Speaking to the Farmers’ Club at New market, England, recently, he suggested that it was becoming necessary to tempt tha. laborers to stay at home, and he thought the best way to do it would be to promise them a share in all the profit of the farm above ten per cent, on the capital invested. As the average yield of a farmer’s capital is barely eight per cent that promise will not add much to wages, not half so much as a ten per cent reduction in rentals would. The London /Spectator remarks: “Lord George, Ib, however, the first of his to see wnat we believe to be a truth, that the laborer must in one way or another share in the farm, either by cultivating bits of it for himself, which will probably be the first attempt, or by becoming himself the farmer, as he is at Assington. There the laborers hold direot of the landlord, Mr. Guidon, farm very well, pay a good rent, and are about - twice as well off as if they took wages.” Horse Meat in New Jersey. —The citi zens of Newark are decidedly unfavorable to horse meat as an article of steady diet, judging from the sensation produced among them by the discovery of the skin of an old foundered horse in a butcher’s shop, famous for selling cheap beef. The butcher admit ted that the carcass had been cut up and put in brine as corned beef, and sent to a shop kept by his son, which, it has since been ascertained, is one of those places where meats are obtained at prices so much below the regular quotations as not only to puzzle purchasers, but legitimate dealers them selves. An examination of this latter Dlaca was made, and a barrel half full of the new fashioned beef found, together with the bond °L the , an J“al, and legs, which had been stripped of the flesh, the latter to be sold to the manufacturers of Bologna sausage. The hoofs Bull b&d the iron shoes, on*. The or** fender was fined $25 for selling diseased, meat, on his own admission that the had the founders, and was let go, as there ia no ordinance against selling horseflesh fast food ip New Jersey.
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