©BSOr PEACOCK. Editor.
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I»d, Dec. 18, by the Bev. G. M. MoCampbell, the Rev.
J. K. Demurest, of Palisades, N. Y., to Miss Harr J.
McOampbeli, daughter of J.H. Me Camp o ell, RsqT. of
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Helen, daughter of the late George Andrews.
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VICKERS- VALDrvxE'iO.— On November 15th.
1806, by the Archbishop, at his Chapel. In Santiago.
Brigadier-General David Vickers, or PhtLadelphlaTto
Marie Amelia, daughter or Francisco Valdivl&so, of
Santiago, Chile. *
DIED.
ASHTON.—On the 23d Inst., near liewes, Delaware,
Charlotte, widow or Thomas Ashton, formerly of this
city, in the 92d year or her age. *
BARRETT.-At his residence, in Lower Merion, on
the evening cf the 27th, Hugh Barrett, aged t>2 years.
His foneral will take place on Hoi.day, the Slat inst,
at 12 o’clock- M., without farther notice. **
RICHARDSON.—At Cincinnati. Ohio, Dec. 25,1816,
Nathaniel S. Richardson, late oi this city.
Bis male relatives and friends are respectfallv in
vited to attend his ftineral, from the residence of'his
Ihther-ln-law, Alexander McCoy, 234 North Twelftn
street, to-morrow,. Saturday morning, at 11 o’clock,
without farther notice. 8
RICE.—In Newburgh, N. Y„ Dec. 28, Mrs. Mina
Rice, widow or the Rev. Fhineas Rice, D. D , atea 67
years.
THORP.—On the 28th inst, James Thorp, in the 81st
year or his age.
—The relatives and friends of the family are Invited
to attend Ms funeral, without further notice, from
his late residence, 4726 Main street, Fraafcford, on
Second day morning, tne 3lßt last., at ll o clock. **
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SP'iSCIAIi notices.
fTS* AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THB
ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, of
Philadelphia, beld Dec. 26th, 1866. the following gentle
men were elected to serve as OFFICERS tor the en
duing} ear:
PRESIDENT.
ISAAC HAYS, M D.
VICE PRESIDENTS
WM. 6. VAUX,
JOHN CASSIJS,
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY,
JOSEPH JEANtS*.
KKCOBDLNG SACTE* ARY.
HORATIO C. WuuD, Jb.
LIBRARIAN.
J, D. SERGEANT.
TBEASUBER.
WM. C. HKNSZEY.
CURATORS
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WM. B. VAUX,
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EDW. D. COPE.
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3PHIA, December 28'h, 1866. '
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place an election will be held for a President and eight
Directors, to serve for the ensulDg year.
dt2Bijal4J E. A. LBBLBY, Secretary.
AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE AND
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ber 27th, 1866
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this Company, for the Election of Thirteen Trustees
year, wi 1 be held at the Office on
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cember 27th. 1866.
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-Oomoany will be held at thelrOfflce, N0.4i2 WALNUT
°d MONDAY, thel4tb day of January next, at
32 o'clock M., at which time an Election will be held
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HOSPITAL. Hos. 1518 and~lsH>
«nwiSsS.¥Jj?? e6t J? lsp ® n^fr Pepaitment, Medi-
SttsSf. 0 ' “ d mß<Uomßa tarnished gratuitously
_ The Pigeons op Venice.—A letter from
vmnice says: An immense flock of pigeons
cf the Place St. Mark had been from time
immemorial, as is generally known, fed at
ffeffFPfflgftoCAhe republio. They still as
semble from all directions at two in the af
.lS™and, alighting on the pavement of
the square, take the food thrown to them.
®fo one ever disturbs them, a ß d they, do not
they are saOTed.’^ lildrei1 ’ katw tbat
—an— • . V »
r Correspondence of the Phlla. Evening Bnlletln.]
[ Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 1866.—8 y this
time to-morrow it may be confidently as
serted that the French occupation of Rome
will have ceaßed de facto to exist. Even as
I write, the refuming regiments are arriv
ing at Toulon,' and all that remain behind
are fonr companies of infantry, jußt to look
after the last relics of the baggage. The
evacuation of the Papal capital may be said
to be complete, and the Emperor Napoleon
has kept his word to Italy in spite ofclerical
influences, whether at home or abroad. The
Frenchofficershave all taken their leave of
the Pope and received his benediction, which
was preceded by a short address. The latter
has been reported in a variety of forms.
But from an authentic version which now
lies before me, it would appear to be of a
very irresolute character, displaying at once
much vacillation of purpose, and muoh
wandering and almost anguish of mind. It
is quite evident that the Head of the Catholic
Cbnrch does not know at this moment either
what it Is best for him to do, or what he will
ao. He does not attempt to disguise his ap
prehensions of the future. It is no use, he
says, trying to delude ourself, “The revolu
tion will come here.” And again, further on,
he avows that “he fears the revolution.’’
“What can I do? What can I say?” ex
claims the poor old man: “I am altogether
without resources.” And here the Pope is
represented to have betrayed muchemotion,
Siting his eyes to Heaven and laying his
hand on bi 3 heart. The whole audience
melted,” as Sterne when describing
the effect of Corporal Trim eloquence, in
Tristram Shandy. And the scene was cer
tainly affecting; and would have been much
more so, had it not been for the feeling
which existed, as my letters mention, in
the bosom of every one present, that
do human being, either in Rome or any
where else, dreams of doing this good man
«»y personal harm, or treating him with
either disrespect or violence. The utmost
ill that can happen to Pius IX. is that he
may see the government of the city which
he inhabits, but does not really rule, fall into
the hands, first of the ancient municipal au
thorities, and subsequently, into thereof the
Italian government. If he will only stay
where he is, and submit tosee this, or rather,
. perhaps, pretend not to see it, he may carry
on his spiritual and ecclesiastical jurisdic
tion just as well, or better, than he did be
fore. There will be no disposition to inter
fere with him on the part of the Italian go- I
vernmeht. If, on the contrary, he should
abandon Rome, and thereby prolong inde
tinitely the breach between the Pope and
Italy, he incurs the grave risk of alienating
at least the Romans and the Italians from
iiis spiritual, as well as his temporal autho
rj ty.
A telegram of this day from New York
intimates that Mr. Bigelow informed his
government that the French will leave
Mexico “in March.” In my last letter I
mentioned the middle of February as-being
about the earliest time they could get away.
I trust there will be no difficulty made in
according them the extra fortnight, or even
a month, if they require it. There should
be no straw-splitting abont a wegk or two
more or less, in a matter of such weight and
moment, and where a return to a good and
cordial understanding between two old al
lies like France and the United States is at
• take. The French government, is making
the amende honorable in the shape of a great
-a crifice of its amour propre at Rome and
>f its prestige in the eyes of Europe abroad,
Do not run matters too fine, or incur.the
risk (which I have often jointed oat), of en
isting the susceptibilities of the French
“people” in favor of a cause in which this
“government” only at present feels any
interest.
Jußtaswehad made np our minds to hea r
of Maximilian’s landing in Europe, at Gib
raltar, it was said, on his way to Miramar,
we are assured that he has returned from
Orizaba to Mexico. It is to be presumed
that he has only done so in order to retire
more decorously an en riffle, and not to have
ihe air of rnnning away. We expect to hear
shortly that he has abdicated in form and
taken final leave of his ministers and em
pire.
General Dlx, after landing at Southamp
ton, has arrived in Paris. He has rented
the apartments of Mr. Dayton, on the Rue
de Presbnrg, which are very spacious and
handsome, well situated and adapted for re-
ceiving company. Our late minister has
held his last offioial reception, on the Rae de
Centre. Among the company present were
Professor Morse, ’W. C. Bryant, Lord Lyt
ton and the Prince of Portugal. American
adies manifested great curiosity to make the
acquaintance of the author of Pelham, now,
alas, no longer young !
The Prince of Wales passed through Paris
two days ago, staying only long enough to
do two “good” things: dine (on ne dine qu’
a Paris) and go to the Palais Royal theatre!
1 Benefits. —At the Arch, Walnut and
Chestnut benefits are given this evening to
Mrs. John Drew, Mr. J. S. Clarke and Mr
Harney Williams. The bills are as, below-
Arch—“ Griffith Gaunt;” Walnut—" Uncle
Zachary’” and “Naiad Queen;” Chestnut—
Mr. and Mrs. Williams in three pieces and
tourteefi characters.
At the Academy of Music the Christ
mas spectaole of “Tne Arabian Nights ”
with the Old Folks, will be given this even
ing and to-morrow afternoon and evening.
At the Ambeican the Christmas panto
mime is still the attraction. A matinee will
be given to-morrow,.
Bignob Blitz gives a new programme at
Assembly. Building to night and to-mor
row afternoon and evening.
The Germania Orchestra will give
the** usual public rehearsal to-morrow
afternoon, with the following /programme*
i-r.verture—Laiiazia Ladra..... • Raaiini
,3-j es AdieDx'w»uii.......:::z..::: -
J-J? a «*e*Pn6brefrom Symphony Krolcalßeelhovea
I -Overtiire--Naetiklavnge on 0551 an......„ ..Qade
6- from Faust (amt t1me).'..„_......... aonnnrt
7- tow* MarvUa (ant time)
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
AMUSEMENTS.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28.1866.
MEXICO.
THE MOVEMENTS OF
MAXIMILIAN.
What is Napoleon’s
Position?
On the third page of to-day’s double sheet
■will found some interesting details of
Mexican news. To-day’s New York Herald
says:
The attention of the readers of the Herald
is called to the letter from the city of Mexico
whioh we give below. It was written by a
personage whose position gave him free ac
cess to all the sources of information con
cerning the causes of Maximilian’s late con
duct. The statements of facts contained in
this letter, as well as the tone of the docu
ment, lead to the belief that a new line of
internal policy is all the change that the im
perial government contemplates. In con
nection with the official 'statement of Gen.
Castelnau, Marshal Bazaine and Minister
Dano, some of its statements acquire addi
tional importance, and give rise to serious
reflection:
Mexico Citt, December 10th, 1866.— 1 n
order to inform the country of his determi
nation to convoke a national Coneress the
Emperor published a few days ago a mani
festo, which you must have already seen.
On the otner hand he has also already
promulgated several of the laws for the
most urgent supply of the Treasury; and
be has given all the necessary orders for the
organization of the independent army
corps on an independent footing. These,
assisted by the French troops along the line
which the latter may hold during the pe
nod which they may have yet to remain in
ihe country, should be able to secure the
pacification of the country so much desired
;<y all patriotic Mexicans.
His majesty the Emperor has received
these last few days from Marshal Bazaine
the most explicit assurances that iu accord
ance with the orders of his sovereign he will
assist in the consolidation of order and
of peace; and that he will aid the govern
ment of his majesty in carrying out its
provisions during the time that the troops
of France may remain within the national
territory.
On accepting the crown of Mexico, his
Majesty the Emperor made it a condition
that the national will should bs consulted
and expressed in such a sense by the differ
ent districts of the country; and likewise
tliat the aid of the allied forces already ea
gaged in the pacification of the country
should be secured to him, as well as the
privilege of making extraordinary tax
levies, on account or the impossibility of
raising the ordinary levy in the regular way.
For this purposes treaties and agreements
were signed, which guaranteed in the most
solemn manners close and powerful al
liance, securing peace in the country. The
civil war, however, lasted longer than could
reasonably have been anticipated, notwith
standing the liberal offers made by the Em
perorto the dissidents. At the Baine time
the efforts of the Government to raise a na
tional army met with great obstacles, owing
to peculiar circumstances. Then again, the
military branch of the public service was
using up all the means obtainable, and the
Government was obliged to resort to bur
densome financial measures abroad, which
oniyipcreased the serious complications of
the Treasury.
In this state of affairs news was received
mat the Emperor Napoleon, from reasons of
State, could no longer continue aiding the
empire with troops or money, and that the
-trench forces would withdraw before the
lime specified in the treaties referred to
above. Indeed, they immediately began to
concentrate; and the effect of this action was
that the cities, towns and districts were eva
cuated before the government was in condi
tion to provide for their defence, owing to
the complete lack of organized forces at
hand. The majority of the places thus eva
cuated were occupied by the liberals, and in
many cases by bands of malefactors.
The operations of the allied forces in thus
retiring from the most important points in
their possession, the announcement of their
entire withdrawal from the country at an
early day,and the fact that the aid of France
was no longer to be expected, caused the
dissidents to rally new courage, and had an
opposite effect upon the friends and de
fenders of the existing government. The
revolution gathered additional strength—
not due, however, to its own elements, but
j t 0 1116 d6fen celess condition in which
different military positions had been
left, and to the confidence with which the
enemy was inspired by the knowledge that
8| should no longer have to fight the troops
°* -France. The bloody strife increased,
and the civil war marked its path by the
rums of property, the torch of the incen
diary and the destruction of towns. In the
midst of this lamentable crisis, advantage
was taken of the attitude of the United
btates—always averse to monarchy and to
European intervention—and his Majesty
the Emperor was informed that negotiations
had been opened between the governments
of France and the United States for the pur
pose of arranging a Franco- American me
diation, which promised to put an end to the
civil war now desolating the country; and
that, m order to secure such a result, it was
considered indispensable that the govern
ment to be established under such media
tion should be republican in form and libe
ral in spirit.
Theexpectations of the Government, which
bad- been founded partly on a sincere and
firm alliance with France lor the purpose of
consolidating the present order of things,
were thus seen to be frustrated.; ‘and, far
troin being pacified, the civil struggle had
only been prolonged. Defenceless towns
were left to the mercy of the dissidents; the
blood of Mexicans was being spilled to do
aval]; all the resources of the government
bad been used up in military outlays, and
the negotiations said to have been opened in
favor of a Franco* American mediation were
based upon a condition that was incom
® & continuance of the empire, as
well as with the integrity of the national
domain.
After having examined attentively, and
impartiality, this grave and extraordinary
situation of affairs, the Emperor deemed it
to be his duty to return to. the nation the
supreme power which it had conferred upon
“hf i seeing that the combination contain
-1 t’h® Pacification of Mexico ex
eluded the monarchical form. "Not wishing
to.be an obstacle in the wav of suohare
sult, he, with a self-denial even greater than
that which he evinced on'accepting the
crown, thought of resigning the same and
mskhtg the sacrifice on the altars of his
country. Still being unwilling to aot in a
matter of so paramount importance without
hearing the opinions of Mb of bis council
OTTR HTSLOJJSi COUNTRY,
T° f Mißister and Of State-he convoked
at *e city of Orizaba where he
I !!!„i>i? eeI L SOJ , 0, P7‘ 1 , 88 for the benefit of hfs
I ,if * laid before these bodies all
| the., senona considerations aforemen-
I nosed, and both of them advised him that
I f»r P f£™ nt his abdication
t °ff* an enti the evils which
bey all deplored, would, without fail,bring
total ruin on fee country, and, as a conse-
I qnence, would entail the loss of its inde-
Ef.o? e 2 ce * an< L nat ionality r as well as the:
total destruction of onr race. Daring the
consultations it was impressed on the Sov
ereign that for the blood that might be spilled
m * Boggle to sustain the interests of
society, and with them the being and life of
*h® Dal, oo> they alone would be responsible
whooDstinately kept up thescrife; that, in !
Interests .so dear advantage j
should be taken of all the resources of the
I w Dll .try H*r the purpose of organizing the
an independent foot
ing, curtailing the exorbitant mili
taty outlays hitherto made, and
making the utmost efforts which duty re
-9J ll st d ®r the salvation of the country: and
that> beshould not allow himselt to bs re
strained in adopting the measures required
by an honorable defence oat of regard for
any foreign policy concerning the form of
government; the nation alone should de
termme what that should be. Nevertheless
after this expression of opinions and senti
ments on the part of his advisers, the sove
reign wished to hear their opinions on the
subject of a practical solution for various
questions of vital importance relative to I
policy and administration, in order that the
sacrifice to which-he had become resigned— I
of still continuing in power—might become [
desired ca P ab!e of producing the result j
Among those questions the most promi
nent are the convocation of a National Con
gress on the most liberal and the broadest
basis, in which all the citizens of whatever
party or shade of political opinion may
take a part and decide whether the Empire
should continue; what form of government
the nation sbonld adopt for the future; all
the measures proper and advantageous for
the thorough and final organization of the
(Murtry; the creation of sources of revenue
that will suffice to cover the governmental
budget, and laws for an effectual'system
of colonization. The necessity of taking
into mature consideration all of these points
so vitally important to the country, having
been recognized by both councils, tbat of
State took npon itself to examine them and
to propose suitable measures with regard
to each point. His Majesty resolved, in.
consideration of his councillors’ opinion, to
continue in tbeexercise of the power which
had been conferred upon him by the nation
and, at the present time, he is occupied in
following np with ability and perseverance
the work of regeneration confided to him,
New York, Dec. 28. -Rain, snow, wind
I aria frost prevailed yesterday throughout
the entire day. The storm was very gene-
I re .'i cansiDg great damage to the telegrapn
wires north and west. 1 r
The obsequies of the late Minister Pleni
potentiary to the United States from Portu
gal, Senor J. C. De Figauiere e Mora, took
place yesterday morniDg from St. Peter
I and Paul’s Catholic church, Williamsburg,
as you have learned from the evening papers.
The ceremonies were very imposing. Rev,
Sylvester Malone, pastor of thechnrch, pro
nounced the eulogy on the occasion.
I An important action has been instituted
in the Supreme Court against Charles G.
Come!], ex-Street Commissioner,the Mayor
Aldermen and Common Council of New
Yoik, charging them with haviog defrauded
the city out.of, and unlawfully converted,
the sum of §239,013 35. Copies of the com
plaints and affidavits were yesterday filed
in the office of the County Clerk, and also
served upon the defendants. The papers
are drawn in the name of Christopher Poll
man and Joseph B. Varnum, Jr.
The case of John Develin & Co., charged
with extensive frauds upon the Internal
Revenue, was resumed yesterday by Com
missioner Newton. Theevidence was com
paratively unimportant, and the case was
adjourned until the 4th of January.
Frauds upon the revenue are not confined
to whisky distillers alone. It is known
that some of oar largest silk and lace im
porters have perpetrated huge swindles npon
the Government by means of undervalued
invoices or other contrivances which they
have invented to meet present emergencies.
One importing'honse alone was compelled a
few weeks ago to pay §SO,OOO in gold for an
attempt to evade the law.
Justice Bowling held an examination
yesterday in the case of Alfred Reitfier,
alius Rider, who is accused ©f having per
sonated a detective, and blackmailing Mr.
Thomas M. Taylor, a guest at the Everett
House, to the extent of $l,lOO. The com
plainant was examined at length, and de
tailed the proceedings of the prisoner, when
the hearing was farther postponed to the
7th proximo.
During the past month the agents of the
New York City Mission have made 11,489
missionary visits; held 356 meetings; 904 per
aonswere led to these meetings and churches;
303 children were introduced to the Sabbath
school; 88 temperance pledges were signed,
and 57,108 tracts were distributed.
The Select Committee on the new Post
Office site in City Hall Park have finally
agreed to let.the government have the re
quired ground for §500,000, and Postmaster
General Randall has signified his intention 1
of immediately applying to Congress for the
necessary appropriation to purchase the
ground and commence the building.
At a meeting of the Polytechnic branch of
the American Institute last evening an in
teresting paper was . read on the question,
Is the earth a solid?” and many new dis
coveries and inventions were discussed.
The Alpha Delta Phi Sooiety gave a din
ner last evening at Delmonioo’s up-town
establishment to the various members and
guests ot the organization. Theodore W.
Dwight presided. Addresses in response to
toasts were delivered by A. S. Sullivan
J. H. Choate, Clarence Seward, and others!
Flow of Milk and Honey.— The Grass
Valley (Cal.) National is informed by a
friend who lives in that neighborhood that,
early in the morning, several pounds of
honey dew, comiDg from the trees, can be
collected in the woods a short distance from
Opbir Hill. This substance is said to be ex
ceedingly pleasant to the taste, and is sought
alter with great avidity by people in the
neighborhood for table use. If the state
ment be true, all the inhabitauts have to do
to make their lands flow with milk and
honey is to hurry up a herd of the bovine
race with teemiDg udders. And then, what
with gold and greoious stones, this “land of
Ophir” would far outrival its ancient name
sake, of historic fame.y
A NUMBEB of Senators and Representa
tives have already arrived in Harrisburg
and taken rooms for the ssasiou
of the Legislating.
FBOS NEW TOBE.
TEE LATE ITBE AT EltfEBA,
JBEWIOBK,
loss Fiye Hundred Thousand Dollars
Cne-Third .of the Business Part ol
the City Destroyed.
rProii to-day’s New York World.!
111 State, wag'Ser
> oo & re on Sunday morning,
.^®^ d “ st * At 2 o r eioek in the morningof
that dayflamea-were seen issuing from tee
jCellar of a_ drug store on the east side of
.Lake street, between Carroll and Walter
streets. The alarm was ineffective. Many
minutes elapsed before tee citizens realized
the fact that the alarm really meant fire,
and in tee meantime the store underneath
which tee fire started was enveloped' in
It hnrnt- Tb< L, b^ U -s£ B was of P wood.
It burnt with fearful rapidity. Not
for more than half an hour affter its
commencement did the engines reach
‘*“ scel ? e - Soon after they got well to work,
some chemicals and liqnois stored in the
drag shop exploded with tremendous vio-
l e “ ce * Sowing oat the entire front of that
ad Jwning buildingsoa-either side, and
rolling billows of flame out in tee air, the
intense heat of which compelled firemen
?? d to take new stations further
off. The force of the explosion carried the
flames across the street, and set fire to
anthon’s Hotel and Turner Hall, town both
sides of Lake street the conflagration Bwept.
carrying oh bn lining after building in its
fiery path. Built almost solely of wood
against tee flames!
resides which the supply of water proved
tpiserably insufficient, the Water Com
pany s office being itself consumed, and the
key to the main trunk of the principal re
servoir being lost in the ruins. The stop
page of the flames was finally effected, not
by human labor, but by the fact that reach
ing with Concert Hall, a large vacant lot,
they could go no further, and they were
checked from want of ammunition on which
to seize. For over six hours the dreadful
scourge raged with ungovernable fury.
House after house went down. The whole
city was in the streets, working with the
energy that only common calamity can in
spire; but their labors were frivolous, owing
to the defection of the supply of water, and
noffiiDg they could do stopped the course of
the conflagration. Fortunately no lives
were lost during all ihe dreadful hours, and
considerable movable property was saved*
though mnch more was lost.
The buildingß destroyed are: The old Post
Office building, including four offices, five
stores one marketed the dwelling of Key.
5; T Kellogg rector of Grace Church. The
St. ISicholaß buildings, including four offices
three stores: the Bricwiddie building
including one large store and one dwelling-’
two wooden buildings and a tin shop; the
Cowen bmidiog, a large drag and medi
cal establishment; tee Pattison building
including three buildings (four stores!
two offices, and one Turner’s Hall); Dunn’s
Block; four stores two offices, three
la Hilly dwellings; Concert Hail, including
one hotel, one large Assembly Hall, one
store and several offices; Mechanics’ Hall
bunding comprising three stores! and tour
offices; Bolt s Place, a large eating saloon;
Bandy s block, a tobacco warehouse;. Bige
boot and shoe factory, and adjoining
sbtdSjin all comprising the whole of Lake
street, between Water and Carroll, with the
wsception of two small tenements.
A total of insurances of $277,500, leaves
cut of tee estimated loss of $500,000 a re
mainder of $122,500 to be borne by the suf
ferers.
_A PsosPEßoua Town. —The Green Bay
(Wisconsin) Advocate has an interesting
article, showing an increase of twenty-five
per cent, in the trade of that city during
'tieiast year, and a very successful year m
a business point of view. A number of
learners were plying from Green Bay bn
itie bay, lakes and river. There were five
hundred and seventy-seven arrivals and
oye hundred and seventy-three departures,
i he imports of the year, down to the middle
of November, amounted to §5,350 000.
Among the heaviest items of export by lake
,‘', c Ar? i i road were 166.370,000 shingles. 32,-
640,000 feet of lumber, 2,051,000 lath, 113,368
bushels of wheat, 165,915 of oats, and 75 303
barrels of flour. Tne weight of freight on
ibe Northwestern railroad to and from Fort
Howard is fifty per cent, more than in 1864
lihg 10*52,365,340 pounds received and
•t 0,024,100 forwarded. Green Bay is fast
increasing pp commercial importance.
On the- 6th there was every prospect
of continued navigation for weeks.
; The Suez Canal.—The Suez Canal, ac
cording to the Malta Observer , ia making'
good progress. An average depth of from
seven to nine feet ha 3 been obtained from
Port Said along the salt water canal, and
the rest of the distance to Baez is traversed
temporarily by a fresh water one about
seven feet deep, conneoted with the other
» nieans of looks and powerful pumps.
As far as sixty stations the fuU width of the
prroposed ship canal has been excavated to
sixty metres, but from that point to the
seventy-fith station and. Ismalla the width
is incomplete. All that has been done
'the Observer says) is done well, and refleots
the highest credit on the science, skill and
persevering energy of the French engineers,
lbe real difficulties in dredgiDg in a con
stantly dissolving sand are now commenc
ing; bnt well-informed persons entertain
but little doubt that these and all others
may be overcome by time and money.
Minnesota.'—The St. Paul Press esti
mates the present population of Minnesota
at not less than three hundred and sixty
thousand. It arrives at these figures ia the
lollowmg way : The number of children be
tween five and twenty-one in the State at
ihe time of toking the census of last year
™n 7,24 CT entir ® population was
200,000. Hence the number of “schoolable
-children” was one-third of the entire popu
lation. Partial returns in the office of the
Secretary of State show that the number of
such children this year is 102,218. Mulii
pl>it‘g by three the above result is obtained.
The growth of .Minnesota is well exhibited
in the following tabular statement :
1850, United States census, ,’5 354
Territorial census, 150j037
1860, United States census, 172,022
1865, June, ' State census, 250 000
1866, Deo., estimated, . 360 000
The Fenian Trials in Canada Con
tenue.—ln Crowley’s case, the jury brought
in; a verdict of guilty.' Sentence was de
ferred. Edward Gilman was then tried;
Gilman: was. acquitted and discharged;'
Gustave Morrill was then put on trial. ;
Colonel Sawyer, Adj atant-GeueraVbn
General Sherman's staff, died on Weddes
day night, at the Lindeli Hotel, St. lioukj,
E. 1. FETHERSTOW. im&er.
DOUBLE SHEET, THBEE OEMS.
A letter froEff Victor IYiig-o on tl)B’SAi%.
i arle in C atsos,
M. Victor Hugo has written a letter, of
which the foHowing is a t-anslation*,. ia
reference to the revolutionary contest ia
Candia:
A cry reaches me from Athens. In tKw
city of Phidias and iEschylcs an appeal is*
made to me—my name is pronounced!
Wbat. am I to deserve auch honor?’
Nothing but a vanquished maa And who*
are they who caU tozse? The-vaaqaishedi-
Yes, heroic CandioteSj.the falfeamf to-dav..
yon are the victors of the future. Persevered
Even if yon are prostrated, yoa- will tri--
nmph. TSb protestation of adyibg agon v"
is a powers It is aa> appeal to God.
who crushes—what? Those mighty'
olles .. who are now against,
you, those coalitions o 3 . blind fcfW and
stubborn prejudice, those-armed antique
tyrannies, have as their principal attribute
s remarkable ifieility of making shipwreck.
The tiara is on the poop, the- turban ca the
prow, the oldjmonarchioal’ship is leaking.
: it is at this very hour foundering in £f(Sxi
; co, in Austria, in-Spain, & Hanover in
Saxony, at Homeland elsewhere. Perse
vere! You vanquished? Impossible f
S, e^ BS . nrre^lo^, s:l PP reased s»w>t a princi
ple destroyed. There are no caove fails ae
there is only Kigbt. Pact is never
completed. Its perpetual incompleteness is"
the opening which is left to Eight. Bight
cannot be submerged', The wavesof events
pass over it. It reappears. Drowned Poland"
floats on the surface.- For 91 yaars Euro-'
pean palmy has tom this eorpso;, and the
world has seen its soul floating above the
fatfs accomplis. Greeks of Oaadia, you*
have right on your side, and you have, also
reason. Why a Pasha should exist) in Crete *
is beyond comprehension. That which’is •
rine of Italy is true also as regards Greece.
Venice cannot be restored to the one without
Crete being restored to the othen That
winch is there a resurrection cannot be here
a sepulchre. But in the meantime blood is
flowing, and Europe permits it She gets
accustomed to it. To-day it is the Saltan’s
to exterminate a nationality. Is- there
a Turk'sh divine rightvenerated as the Ohrls
tian divine right? Murder,rsbbery, violation,
are at this moment sweeping over Candi& -
as, six months ago, they 'dashed over Ger
That which would not be allowed
to Scbinderhannes is allowed to policy. To
have the sword in hand and quietly to wit
ness these murders, this is called statesman
ship, it would seem that religion is inte
rested in what the Turks are quietly doing
—the cuttrng of Candian throats—and that
society would be shaken if, between Scar
perto and Qytherea, little children were not
put to the sword. There the ravaging of
mips and the burning of villages is useful.
The motive which explains and tolerates
trat S ioif Xterlllmationa “keyesd uur pene- -
Alas! oneof thehumiliations of men whom
a long exile had made stupid fl am one of
them) is that they cannot-comprehend the
great reasons of the present assassins.
o‘ e^f r i niujd *-r The Cretan question is hence-
I . t ». will be 801 red >‘and solved
like all the other questions of this age, in
the sense of deliverance. Greece complete.
Italy complete—Athens at the head of one!
Eomeat the head of the other—this is what
France—owe to our brother-. It is a
debt that France will acquit; it is a duty that
J) ranee will discharge. When?’ Persevere.
_ , ViCTO-B Huso.
Hauteville House. Dec. 2. 18661
Kingly Remains,—APaxis correspond—
ent says: •We are now aboui to send to
Westminster Abbey, from Fontevrault, all,
literally, that remains of the Kings and
Queens of England. Westminster Abbev.
however, is not likely to be much enriched
by these mortal spoils, for the P hare-de.la.
‘There probably wiU be found
l uutovranlt no actual remains of Henry
11., Richard 1., or Queen Eleanor of Aqui
tame; for, like those of St. Denis, the tombs
* f Foutevrsulfc have been violated.- The 1
bones of Cceur de Dion were not more re
spected than those of St. Louis, but the
tombs have been restored andthe figures
are almost uninjured. They are. recumbent
figures, with hands crossed over their chests.
Ihese who have examined them deolare .
that every known tradiUon of resemblance
has been respected.’ ”
A Rich Couple.— The London corre
spondentof Saunders's A'eip.stetorflaysi-The
betrothal is just declared of perhaps our
very wealthiest marriageable lady (for Miss
Coutts I look- upon as already
wedded to her good works). Ea the map
riageof Earl Beauchamp with Miss Dandas
cnnstopher-Hamilton-Nisbett, each patro
nymicis understood to a. fortune.
Dord Beauchamp succeeded last year, by
the death of his brother, to forty thousand
a year. But his bride will ultimately suc
ceed tjo an income of more than sixty thou
sand a year, to say nothingof an immense
and increasing amount of ready money
The collecting of infernal revenue for La-.
. Ja ? k , aoB > and the adjsiqins counties
ot Missouri, have been suspended, and the
collector is a fugitive in St. Louis, iu cause-.
quence of the troubles in that region.
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buespts L B shower «& Co; 1 box rnrnitn»e HAntui, &
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threw tb * san,e Wire with <bes V
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