N PEACONC. Editor. OLITIVIE XXI.-NO. 228. ' EVENING BULLETIN • PUBLIRIIED EVERT EVENING (auodaya excepted). 1111 1 : . NEW UtILLETIN IBUILDING, Chestnut Street, Phitadelphist i BY THE ;: 7 VENING EULLETIN ASSOCIATION,, /MOMETOP.R, PEACOCK, ERNEST C. WALLACE, ,TIIPSKTON, THOS. WILLIAMSON. r 130UDEll. Jr„ rutops WELLS. ULLET IN le served to subeerriters In the city' at 19 r week, 'payable to the carriere, or $8 per annum, YEAR PRESENTS.—THE STOCK OF FANCY Juvenile Books, Albums, Diaries and-Writing toeing out at very low prices. PERRY. Arch G. DERRY. na Arch 'street. MARRIED. I;f:TON—bIEMIIINGER.--In Charleston, S. C., bby the Rev. J. G. Drayton .' Ralph Izard Jr.. to Sarah Virginia, daughter of lion. C. 0. nger. DIED. I.—On the 2d inst., Michael Barr, in the 26th year d ge. atives and friends of the family, also tho lithe r. lety, are respectfully invited to attend the . from his late residence, No. 141 North Third on Baturdarmorning, 4th instant,'at 8,1*; o'clock. i services and interment at Bt. Augustine's Church.* IL-4)n the 26th ult., Mary Josephine , daughter ore and Sarah L. Fitter. of Tallula, 31bys., and ,aughter of Mrs. Eliza Fitter, in the 16th year of elatives and friends of the family are respectfully to attend her funeral, from the residence of her other, No. (s 9 North Second street, on Friday next, net., at one o'clock. P. M, interment 'at Laurel irriGToN.—On the 25th tilt., near Chambersburg. Fairfax, youngest soy. of the late Major E. U. gton, U. S. A., in the 12th year of his age. • L CASKET. PATRINT FOR DIMON GRANT= ICLT P, Z. B. FABLCY, ONTLETANEFIS, , B. Z. sionarrn OF TENTR AND Oatlit STIILLTIS. that my 00W Improved and only patented L CASKET is . far more beautiful - in form it than the old unsiglitly and repulsive coffin, Its construction adds to ita strength awl dura. . a undersigned, having had occasion to nee in our E. B. EARLEY% PATENT BURIAL CASKET„ not In the tutus use any other if they could im oh. M. /Maroon, Rev. 3. W. Jckeon„ tienck. M. V. E. J. Crippen, Marton. U. 8. N., Jacob 8. Hi rd4al4 W. Bartine, D. D.,, Geo. W. Evan. Lorne, Wm. lag/Lorne. D. N. dlnn. & LANDELL (AYE THE FIRST QUALITY Lyons Velvets for (lonia+. Lyons Velvetn,SMuch. for Snag. E dt CANDELA.. FOURTH AND ARCM. KEEP A imam talent of eassimeres for Boys' Clothes. Car. for Business Butte.. SPECIAL NOTICES. QUAKER CITY EXCURSION CONCERT HALL. I'ATN DUNCAN, Manager of the Great Ey,careku, eliver a Lecture in Concert Ball on Ea onday Evening, January 0, icloek. under the auspices of the YOUNG .:%.1 EN'S BTIA2I ASSOCIATION, sect—'oV ER THE MEDITERRANEAN TO ' EY, THE CRIMEA AN 0 HOLY LA N O." ; Lecture will embrace all the important incidents or oyege. and will be Illustrated by a LAR.LIS. MAI' HY DAN VARD. Hundred seats only will be reserved. ,_ of tickets will begin at Concert Hall, Thursday ng, at 11 o'clock. Admission, 21 cents. Reserved 50 cents. . la 2 ilt HALL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASS'. elation, 1210 Chestnut street. •ntitic Leeturea at 8 o'clock F. K rutty!, Jan. 2,16x8. Prof. Heary Hartshorne. M. D. -et— .kn. Egy pt." Illustrated with Mummies, Diu. wsday Evening. Jan. 9, Doctor Ezra Dyer. Subject uatcany of the Eye." Irsda.V..Dlll.l6. Rev. Daniel Marsh. D. D. Subj.ect— tzerlsrin and the (simian." - . eta free to members and subacrittre. To be had at omits. )al 2trp; k. THE INDUSTRIAL HOME FOR GIRLS HAS been removed to N 0.618 South Broad street, below ittreeL Poor girls over twelve years of age, who ,apbana or are neglected by their parent,. are re. d and itatructed in housewifery. and finally bound Donations in fuel and provirlow will be Yfnllgteceived a: the Ho , e and in money by the •urer. JAMES T. SHINN. S. W. corner Broad and ce erred& jag 6:rpl SCHUYLKILL RIVER PASSENGER WAY GOBI PAN Y, WENTYS2:I:OItin STRI:E . G W SPR • . PI!I TAI•EI.V.I/1/4. January-I 18t9. e Annual Meeting and Elettion of a Proddent and Orectore ail' be hod at tale rilice.on MitZillAY, ;;. ary 13.16614 M 4 F.M. EMI 0 1; 5 1.1 p ILA AN Tir.911 e IA AND , DARBY RA I LP,' PAD 'dent and Fix Directory t v i c - ill'l l :. ( e 'e l t i i e n itl aaVtlir:Oleociiign• } or nty ;i e i e . e . o p nittreet. below Spruce. on MONDAY, Jan JA , 31111 M. FADDEN, ,TE„, Secretes" th ea tn•tjaU; PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY A C ADERY 1:I:OPENS THURSDAY. January 2d, 1 r eirculaza apply to COL. THEO. HYATT, Cheater, Delaware county, Pa 7Ndmrp* r'ft. SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED LECrr6 MANIK NS and 31ODELS ecetiug over &23.0(kt. (ILEASOS will continence his celebrated coureeNef "tree on "Physical Culture o now i, Ac. 11.14 Strength. tiracc. Beauty and Long Life," at ASS b MIMI" DUI Lt)LNG& MONDAY 1t.% t.NING, January nth ire Lecture, Seats Free. THE CONTINENTAL HOTEL COMPANI.7 • Tao Annual Meeting of the Co, ' , orators of "The tinintal - co,npany" fertile election of :lye lagers and the transaction of other buoines.. will be on MONDAY, January eth, lgeB. at LI o'eloek M., at Hotel. J. SERGEANT PINCE, 2330 Secretary THE A N-N I; AL - MEETING OF -pi - STOCK; holders of the White Oak oil Company- will be held I Ul:l3lba Y the flth day of Jar eal7.ltte, at H o'clock. a., No. 423 Walnut etrcot. J. S. M ,- MULLIN, Secretary. ja2.2t* inunry 1, LADIES' FAIR OF NICETOWN BAPTIST Church—Beim now Held - In the Market • Donee, wantown. every afternoon and everting. Sale of do at auction on Fridoy and Saturday evenings. Jan. y2d. and 4th. 1868. j 4.2 V r BETHLEHEM MORAVIAN CHRIST MAS "Pate' on exhibition this week, at National Hall, ket, above Twelfth. de.3lstrp* "PUTZ."— .VERY ONE DELIGHTED WIT this beautiful representation of natural scenery Amission 25 ctn. Children lb cts. dell WO r rio "PUTZ.”—DON'T FAIL TO VISIT THIS n ade evening.lan interesting exhibition. Oven ire•lryisglr- sts , HOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. 1518 AND 1521 Lomberd street, Dispensary Department—ldea treatment and medicines furnished gratuitously to the 39.• NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, WASTE Paper, &o. Bought by E. HUNTER, ~l7lmq No. 8111 Jayno street Aran's AMERICAN ALMANAC for 1868 has been olveci, by all druggists for delivery gratis to Iwho call for it. This number contains proofs show that some of the stars have existed for 2ty millions qf yours. We had not supposed pip'At proofossible but the Doctor gves it in which p seem indisputable. Hi i witticisms gve long made his book acceptable; his medical vice makes it indispensable to families, and w he adds the most startling 'problems of ab act science to its attractions. .. / r iII.TIAIILE COIN COLLECTIONSpresent.-4 Paris paper , ns: "The citof Par is at hi treaty I , •' l . the purchase of two is collections of coins re ;.ing to the history of_ the Freuch capital. The :it. belonging to MM. Rollin and Fernadent, tprises eight hundred and sixty-six gold, ver or bronze pieces of money, struck in Paris nu the time of, the Gauls down to the present lin t y. The second collection, behinging to dame Fellmano, consists chiefly of coins and dals subsequent to the year 1789, and joker tunics the recollection of political events since at period. None of the two thousand two 'mired and five of which it is composed arc in ided in the other collection. The price asked r the second is two thousand , four hundred :nes, which is very moderate, considering the Itnber of the pieces and the many years' re .l-ircbes which they must have cost their author, i. Fellmann, formerly Sub-Director at the Min n of War, but now deceased." . , . . , ' 1 • 4,0, .r- C l° :, )‘. ~ ' :t . ' F 4 :', '':: C. , 41- 66r ..... , \ . 1 1 . . . , • . ' •.. q , 4', w.- t ecti . ~ • , , .. ..da'ailioixttni ' mlttacAlq4sll:. . • I , IItBEE, Aoz, E. , GRamul,Pititotuf ......„...., at the)4,uc , g , ,'. , F. L. FETEEEIF2IO , The Tycoon Resigns His Govern ment Functions---The Mikado Inf.tailed in Power—Opening of the New Ports—A. shot Delay—lnoreaSe of Ame rican Trade---Marriage of the U. 8. Minister Death of an Ame rican Officer— Tr ade Ri3port. YOKOILI3IA, Japan, Dec. Gth, by way of San Francisco, Jan. 1, 1868.—The Tycoon of Japan has resigned his governing power into the hands of the Mikado. 'The government of the empire will henceforth, be carried on under the Mikado, by a council of Damalos, or nobles. There are many rumors afloat of troubles at Kiato, the metropolis of the empire. Some assert that the death of Stolz Vabbi has taken place, but It is not generally believed. Osaca and Viogan, or the inland sea, will certainly be opened to for eign commerce on the Ist of January, 1868. The United States Minister, with several of his col leagues, will proceed there in a short time, to be present on the occasion of the opening. An army and a large naval force will be' present in case of trouble. The open ing of Jeddo le deferred until the Ist of Aprilnext. The new port to be opened on the west coast of the empire is Neagata, as named in the original treaty; but the harbor at that place being nosafe for foreign ships coming in, that of Ebisunito, on the Island of Sado, thirty miles dis tant, is to be made the port of entry in its stead. This port and harbor are to be Opened on the Ist of April. The reason' for' the delay given by the Japanese is that they cannot prepare the settlement before that period. There are a good many robbers in Jeddo, and some fear lest they should come to Yokohama. Several mercantile houses intend opening branches of their establishments at Osaca and Hinge. among others three American houses whose headquarters are here. Many new American hands are waiting here to go there by the first opportunity. General Van Valkeitburg. the United States Minister in Japan, was married on the 2ritli of November to Mrs. Scheyer, widow of the late Raphael Schaver, ofNew York. A concert was given here a few nights since for the benefit of the poor of Yokohama,of which there are a great many at present in the city. Stephen Massett is here giving his "Drifting About" entertainments. The tree under which Commodore Perry, United States Navy, signed the original treaty with the Japanese,has been cut down, to make way for the residence of the British Consulate. Commodore James T. Watkins died oit; board the steamer Costa Rica' on her passage from Yokohama to shanghae, from injtfries received from falling down a hatchway. Yokohama is approaching her former size as seen before the fire which took place last winter. lit the- 'markets the prices for imports are the same as in the last report—nordinal. The de mand for arms and ammunition has been good since the receipt of the news of the abdication of the Tycoon. Woolen mills goods, yarns and ainletß. arc dull, and the quotations nominal. Sheet'linen and bar iron have been sold for ex portation. The Swanley takes one hundred and thirty-five piculs of tin and the Crisolite one hundred and thirty-three piculs to New York. • oclll- 9 tnrp The Case of Cross, the Forger from the Chicago .lournal of Dee. 31, , t. I to accordance with the announcement made yesterday, the case of Colonel Cross, the forger, recently sentenced to the Penitentiary at Joliet, was brought up before Judge Williams, of the Circuit Court of Cook county, this mornin * g. As was stated yesterday, the easels one of con siderable interest and of somewhat peculiar com plications. At the instance of Judge Walker, of Milwaukee, who is counsel for Cross. a writ of xoperssdecu. was Issued by Judge Lawrence, of the Supreme Court, in order to giro the prisoner's counsel an opportunity to argue for a new trial, on a writ of errer. This soperscdeas, however, declares that Cross shall not be released from cus tody nor admitted to bail until the argument for new trial can be had before the Supreme Court, and the question decided. Immediately upon the issuance of the Btiperscderrs the counsel for Cross obtained from Judge Williams, of the Cir cuit Court of Cook county, a writ of halscas car pus, requiring the prisoner to be taken out of the penitentiary and restored to our county jail. This writ the Warden of the penitentiary, Gen. Dornblaser, declined to comply with, ho not tind ing any precedent for such a,procedure,and not be- thving that the Circuit Court had the power. to I take a prisoner from the penitentiary while he was serving otit his sentence. This morning the questlon as to whether the Warden should be compellod to' obey the writ of tabeus corpus came up before judge Williams for argument. E. A. Rucker. Esq.. and State's At torney Reed appeared for Warden Dornbiaser, and Judge Walker for Cross. Judge - Walker argued that the Warden was guilty of contempt of court and should be dealt with accordingly. Messrs. Rucker and Reed eon tended that it was not neeessary_that,Sross should be brought here to hear—the argument, and that the written stipulation entered into he twee!). Mr. Rucker, counsel for the Warden, on the one hand, and Judge Walker, counsel for Cross. on the other, provided simply that the I Writ should be argued on its return. Judge Williams said there were a very few cases on record In which writs had been argued without the prisoner, being present in court. but those were extreme cases—exceptions to a well-established rule. He thought such. an_ irs regular mode of proceeding calculated to virtu ally nullify the writ of habeas corpus. In the present case ho confessed that he had much rather hear the argument without having Colo nel Cross present, for ho did not. desire to cause . any, unnecessary trouble to officers of the :law. Nor did he feel disposed to proceed against the Warden of the Penitentiary for his refusal, thus far, to obey - the writ. Nevertheless, he consid ered that Cross had a legal right to be—present, under the writ, and the case could not be argued till the prisoner was brought into court, unless his counsel thought fit, in his behalf, to waive that right. Judge Walker stated that so far as his personal feelings were. concerned, he was not particularly desirous of having Cross brought into court, but as his counsel he had been instructed not to yield a single one of the prisoner's legal rights, and he must therefore insist on the writ of habeas corpus being obeyed to the letter. Judge Williams accordingly set the case for final hearing at 9 o'clock on Thursday morning next, Mr. heed announcing that the prisoner would be brought Into court at that hour. The question to be then arn,:i&l and decided is whether the prisoner shall be confined in the jail of Cook county till the writ of sirpersedeas shall have been argued and decided in the Supreme Court, or be sent buck to the Penitentiary and remain there during the interim. A. W. ADOLPH, Secretary ROME.—The government of Rome has recently published the vital statistics of the city for the year. Rome and the suburbs are divided into 59 parishes containing a population of 215,573 per sons, being an increase since 1866 of 4,872. There are 30 resident cardinals, 35 bishops, 1,469 priests, and 828 seminarists. The occupants of religious houses are 5,047, 2,832 of whom are monks and 2,215 nuns. These appertain to 61 different congregations or orders. " There are 49 seminaries or colleges, among Which are the French seminary, tenanted by 48 pupils; that of South America - by 50; that of North America by 38; the German by 58; 'the English, 21; the Scotch, 12; and the Irish, 52. The number of families is 42,318; 7,360 persons follow the mili tary profession, and there are 4,650 Jews. —Says the Toledo Blade. There E a sign or; Michigan street, announcing "Mrs. the 'Celebrated Female Doetress." Now of all doe tresses, we say there Is no doctross like a fe male doetresa—especlally if ho or she be a woman of the feminine gender. Male doctresses don't go down with us any more. We know not what come others may take, but for us, give us a fe male doctress, or give us death. FROM JAPAN. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1868. FR- 1W MEXICO. The Gubernatorial Question in Sinaloa Peaceably Settled-•-The Gover nor of Lower California--- The Flagship Pen sacola, &c. MAZATLAN, Dec. 14, VIII San Francisco,. Dec. 31, 1867.—According to a despatch sent from Culiacan, the capital of this State, dated Sunday last, December 7, one P. M., Governor Domingo - Rubs was on that day inaugurated Constitutional Governor of the State of Sinaloa for the next four years. As the Legislature has the appointing power in this State, they remained in session three weeks, and still re fused to name an executive. But the people as-, sembled en ?mime on Saturday, December 6, and politely forced them to make a choice. This fell upon Senor Domingo Rubi, who, as successor of General Antonio Rosales, had filled the office of military as 'well as civil governor, by virtue of appointment from President Juarez in the exercise of the discretionary powers conferred by Congress at the beginning of the late war against the inter vention. There is a grand celebration and general festivities over the prosperous situation of affairs in general. Gen. Martinez acquiesces- In the action of the Legislature. Judge C. F. Galan, President of the Lower California Legis lature, a printer by profession, and editor of the Baja California, is to take his scat as Governor of f the Peninsula in February next. Judge Galnif resided for a number of years in San 'Francisco, and speaks English perfectly. He is a true friend of Americans, and is highly favorable to the interests of the United States. The flagship Pensacola sailed last evening for San Francisco, with *400,000 in specie. Doings of Congress—The Constitu tional Reforms—The Revolts in the Republic—• omoliforne Remains at the Capital. HAVANA, Jan. 1, 18(b.—The steamer Marcella, Captain Garl, from Vera Cruz December 27, has arrived. She brings mail. dates from the capital to the 22d ult., and telegrams to the date of her departure. The Congressional canvass of the votes for the Presidency of the republic had resulted in favor of. Juarez. On Wednesday, December 25, Con gress was occupied with . the constitutional re harms proposed by the government on the 13th inst. These reforms are: let. The legislative power to be vested in two hotises. 2d. The Pre sident to have the power of veto, subject to the two-third majority rule.as practleedin the United States. 3d. All - communications between the Exe cutive and the Legislature to be held in writing, tither by messages from the President or reports from his Ministers. .Ith. A detinite number of the members of both houses to. have the right to order the calling of an extra session. 5&. To provide who shall be President In case of the death, resignation or removal of the Presi dent and Vice President. The remaip.s.. of General Comonfort had been ex humed and brought to the Capital from Quere taro. The branch of the railroad extending from the Capital to Apizacco had been inaugurated for .passenger traffic. The rebel partisans of Borrego, who resisted the authority of his rival, Governor Palacio, of Durango, had been dispersed and the insurrection put down. The ringleaders had been captured and were 'to be tried by court-martial. The hostile force under Gallegos that was raiding in the vicinity of Acnyacan had been routed and dispersed. The district bad been restored to ,imet. The chief Chit:don had taken flight, and agreda was wounded in a fight with the national troops. The Yucatan revolt bore a serious aspect. Some exiles who left Havana for that peninsula could not secure a landing. The rebelsgained control of Merida, the capital, by seducing . the garrison. They then planned a descent upon Sisal, but bad not at last accounts succeeded in • capturing it. There bad been factious disturbances in some parts of Tabasco. The authorities of the neigh boring State of Chiapas offered their cooperation to restore order. The land mail from Acapulco bad been reestablished. We get mail news now from the capital in seven days. The America of the Future. As one looks forward' to the America of fifty years hence, the main source of anxiety appeals to be in a probable excess of pros perity and in the want of a good grievance. We seem nearly at the end of those great public wrongs which require a special moral earthquake to end them. Except to secure the ballot for woman—a contest which is thus far adl;ancing very peaceably—there seems nothing left which need be absolutely fought for, HO great influence to keep us from a commonplace and perhaps debasing success. There will, no doubt, be still need of the statesman to adjust the details of the Government, and of the clergyman to keep an eye on private morals, including his own. There will also be social and religious changes, perhaps great ones; but, there are no omens of any very tierce upheaval. And seeing the educational value to this genera tion of the reforms for which it has con tended, and especially of the anti-slavery en terprise, one must feel an impulse of pity ' for our successors who seem likely to have no convictions that they can honestly be mobbed for. Can we spare these great tonics? It is' he experience of history that all religious bodies are puttied by persecution, and materialized by peace. No amount of accumulated virtue has thus far saved the merely devout corn munitiea from deteriorating, when let alone, into comfort and good dinners. This is most noticeable in detached orgsnizations—Mo ravians, Shakers, Quaken, Roman 'Catholics —they all go the same way at last. When persecution and missionary toil are over,they enter on a tiresome millenium of meat and pudding. To ;guard against this sniritual obesity, this carnal Eden, what has the next age in reserve for us ? Suppose forty mil lions of perfectly healthy and virtuous Ame ricans, what is to keep them from being as uninteresting as so many Chinese? I know of nothing but that aim which is the climax and flower of all civilization. without which purity itself grows dull and devotion tedious—the pursuit of science and art. Give to all this nation peace, freedom, prosperity and even virtue, still there must be some absorbing interest, some career. That career can be sought only in two direc tions—more and yet more material pros perity, on the one side, science and art on the other. Every man's aim must either be riches or something better than riches. Now the wealth is to be respected and desired. nor need anything be said against it. And certainly nothing need be said in its behalf, there is such a vast Chorus of voices steadily occupied in proclaiming it. • The instincts of the American mind will take care of that; but to advocate the alternate career,the striv ing of the whole nature after something ut terly apart from this world's wealth—it is for this end that a stray voice is needed. It will not take long; the clamor of the market will reabsorb us to-morrow.—Atlantic Monthly, December. ' —A Chicago paper says: "Time has dealt kindly with Ole Bull. The ten long years have passed him without leaving a trace of their pres ence upon him. He is as tall and erect, his atop is as firm and elastic, and his face, If anything, clearer and younger than when he made his first ,bow to an American audience, twenty-Glve years ago." OUR WHOLE COUNTRY. iloxo Koxa, NOT. ilii,ViaSAsFnAxcisco, Dee. 31, 11317.-1 . have to report the death of Mr. L. R. CaMeld, Consul of the , United States at Foo Chow, which event took place on the 28th of October. The banks of the Yellow river, in the Shan Tung province, have burst at some point, and the entire country hi the neighborhood is submerged to. an (=teat of thirty miles. A party of gentlemen have explored the Island of North 'Formosa. In Hankow fears are entertainec. that the city will be submerged, the water. in the river Thin being very high. Mr. E. B. Drew has been ap pointed Government Secretary at Pekin. The United States 31inister at Pekin was to leave In a short time to inspect all the ports open to foreign trade. Advices from the northern por tions of the empire state that the Imperial troops have sustained a severe repulse from the Nienfei, who took six camps and captured a battery organized and placed at the Nanking arsenal. The Prussian corvette mended' on set unknown rock In Spex Strait, but has been got off in safety. Steps are being taken to. erect a church at Hankow, a grant from the home government having been obtained In aid of the enterprise. Owing to the failure of the crops great distress prevails in the extreme north. The country around Trenkeln is now flooded with rain. A mission school and chapel have been opened by • th Casio Missionary Society. The Bishop of etoria was present at the exercises and took, part in the services. Exposures of "squeezing " cr taking britx a on the part of the police force have lately been made, and it is said that the bribes are more readily taken because of losses at the gambling table. The natives in Canton use.the fact of the granting of the Hong Kong gambling-house license by the Christian authorities as an argu ment with the missionaries of their superiority over the foreigners and their system. The latest market review states tleSjimport trade in cotton fabrics is very dull. Yrn active, but low. Gray shlrtings limited. Sans, nominal. White shirt lugs and fancy cottons, no improvements. Raw cotton very quiet. Woolen goods nominal. Metal railroad iron to arrive at adecline of 150..1 20c. a picul. Lead firm. Malacca tin high. The Phanghae Degrana-Turf pairs and Contest, tar the Derby. Sii.tNoir.vs, • Nov. 27, 1867, by way of S. Funxcisto, Jan.. 1, 18G8.—Thegreat interna tional regatta was held here on the days of the 28th and 2fith of October. The eight-oared race this year was won by the English boat,' the Ame rican being beaten by about a length. In the men-of-war's boats race the Ame rican boat beat the French and English contestants. The Shanghaa turf races were opental on the :10th of October, and continued on the Ist, 2d and 3d of. November. The Shanghae Derby ;was won by Joll Carver, the Oakes Cup by Traveller, and the Challenge Cup by Haven nab. The nttieleation of the Italian commercial treaty with China was exchanged, here on the 12th instant, his Excellency, Count de la Tour, Plenipotentiary , for Italy, acting for the King, and Heting Fanti on behalf of the Chinese imperial government, TheBl-Wang one of the few remaining, chief tains of the old Nanking rebellion, has been ar rested by the Chinese Government in the Hong vie district of the foreign settlement. A destruc tive fire.broke out in the Oil Buick godowns, situated in the Chinese suburbs, on the night of ' the 15th inst. It was extinguished through the exertions of the foreign fire brigade. The esti mated loss of property runs up close on $lOO,OOO, Another fue broke out in the Kin-Le-Youen down, the property or the Shanghae Steam Navi gation Company,on the 17th,but it was promptly suppressed by the exertions of the officers and crew of the company's steamers Urado and Myune. A fearful explosion of a powder maga zine took place at Wychting, a Chinese dry. opposite Hankow, on the 20th instant. It was attended with great loss of life and property. The 'Viceroy's palace was blown into the air. The French Consul at Hankow, having had a difficulty with some villagers about twenty miles distant from there, has taken a force from the Lebrethon, a French gunboat, with a large de tachment of Franco-Chinese troops, to assist a Chinese magistrate who has been deputed by the Hankow Dapota to adjust matters. General Le Gendre, United States Consul at Amoy, has made a treaty with the pirate savages on the south coast of 'Formosa, under which ship wrecked seamen are to be protected. The body of Mrs. Hunt, wife of the captain of the bark Ro ver, who was killed by the savages, has been re covered. The bodytof Lieutenant McKenzie, of the United Statesahip Hartford, who was killed, by the savages, has been removed from Tai Wing . to Hong Kong, and will be sent home to America. • The latest market review gives the following : Of American cotton, goods, a small lot for con sumption, and continued unfavorable advices from the' Entharts. Buyers of drills are with little disposition for transactions of any magni tude, and deliveries, including those re-exported by foreign holders, do not aggregate over ten thousand pieces. There is a slight demand for Tiensten, but at low values. Freights dull to New York at 13 per•ton. The following tea ships have left here for New York: Wild Gazelle, Resolute, Burnside, Silome, Fairleader, Madura,R uthmers Ensign, Dilphusand; Royal . Berkshire and 411 a Five Other vessels are still loading. B. J. L. sends us the following table of the weather at Germantown _for the mouth just passed .g. ' '4 '.. t,.. -1-1.,:,...1 2 14 3 4 4 7 5 2e 6 19 7 IS 8 26 Lowea 4 Potnt. Elqht clock. Tv - eelvt,o'elbe ThreeVlock Depthß ArlarnaTlAN] show tbit last Victoria], Thy was £5174. expf (led CHINA. Death of a' fnfted Cates Consul—River In undations—Relent of the Imperial Troops—Pnbile Dlastera—Con hulas lgainat Christi anity on Gambling. MARKET REPORTS. The Weather for December. DECEMBER. 1867 Wiiid and Ir, athet. 26 2S 23 B 4 3634 :36 ;5 24 18 28 W. Clear. S. Cloudy. SnoW. N. W. Clear. N. W. Snow claude. N. E. Clear and cold. S. W. Hall. Rain. N. W. Clear. N. W. Clear. High wind. N. W. Clear. S. W. Cloudy. N. E. Cloudy. Snow. N. E. Cloudy. Snow. Hail. N. Clear N. E. Cloudy. Snow. N. W. Clear. N. Clear. . W. Cloudy. N. W. Clear. N. Cloudy. N. Cloudy. Snow. N. W. Clear. S. Cloudy. Rain. N. W. Clear. S. W. - Cloudy. IW. Clear. Evening, TZ2,ick, S. W. Clear. W. Cloudy. Rain. W. Cloudy. N. W. Clear. B. 'Cloudy. N. P Cloudy: 30.1 29.8 30.1 30.2 ii.VEll.l6Eff.' MQ9UI.Y . .. p.llO 8-10 .. 6-10 32 6-10 ......... ......... 1-10. „ 14-10 la Immo& yoar 4,1 coat to I In tho il zE411,"32 • WI:W.-001dd accounta 94 immigrants arrived in the Colonial . Government aat five years this colony in &nista; inutagrants AfrllllB.lßl7llElVlrti. Mu. Tr6I.I':' , .OIFPCS FIT:"T BEETHOVEN MATMEr i , Friday, at 4,y, B. M., In the Foyer of the Aca demy of Music, Is an eatertainment which will he gladly welcomed by the connoisseurs in music. The singing of the A ck'aide of Beethoven and the Hoist of Mozart could not be heard from a better exponent than Mr. Habelmenn, and the conert giver is just In his element whep' interpreting the musreal thoughts of bin faverite master, Beethoven, as given to the world in his piano forte Sonatas. The.three Sonatas annontirf are the opus 2, Ice. 1,. the opus 28 , and the opals 81. The classi fication of Beethoven's compositions in three styles gives the F' minor, opus 2, No. I, to the first 4 perkid, wherein ho , followed the models of Haydn and Mozart more or less closely, accord ing to his individuality and modifying influences. The three Sonatas of this opus 2 were' dedicated to Joseph Haydn, who said to the young aspirant for fame, "that -they did • not lack talent, but that metre study wito•yet necessary." , Beethoven lived to surpass Haydn and equal' Mozart in his compositions for pianos, beyond: which we do not wish to.discuss, forour present interest is confined to that instrument. The adagio of the first Sonata et this opus is Justly celebrated; it Is full of sinning melody sunshine all over, and rises nearly to the height of Mozart's adagios, beyond which Beethoven. had not dared yet to soar. We have now to-considertis second style, to which he was approaching by 'such uncon scious steps that it isdifficult to say, as applied to his Sonatas, at what " point the first ceased and , the seeoud Binfonia• I;toica is the first among the. • Symphonies, and the, three Quartette dedicated to Count Rasoumaysky (as compared to the six first,) indicate departure from one, andentrance into another style; but there is nothing of so pro nounced character in any of his Soriataie(as an entire composition) as to , enable the critic to place his finger upon the Identical one which leaps the barrier of the olden form and enters' the new created world. "But there are isolated movements tendine• future ward in several of his Sonatas, which thus may be said to partake of the two periods. So great a change in the ideas of a master, such a complete parting-company with the past, could • net operate otherwise than slowly, just in degree that he found himself bound too closely by the leading strings of infancy to be able to jump and wrestle as the impulses and vigour of youth ful life prompted him, and as his mind grew to loftier aspirations and mightier desires. The Sonata opus 26, in A flat major, like the symphony in B flat,' presents perhaps more unity' among its parts and is more perfect than any of his Sonatas. A work so great, so entire, is an inspiration, and comes but once in a lifetime.• The form and idea are both to be admiredin this Sonata, for it is not eampheniasie like the Sonata in C sharp minor, for which the tonality of the piano does not Wilco; the largest scope of in vention does not here go beyond the means of execution. The first part la an origlnaltheina. followed by five variations, each: of which is but a ravishing chapter of the subject, which has already engaged your affections. These varia tions, those of the Septett. of Beethoven_, those of the Quartett in A of. Mozart, those of H,aydri'a Quartette on the "Hymn to the Emperor," are probably the most beautiful known in music. These variations are a true touchstone for the: artist. You soon are made to feel if the pianist who, interprets them 15 of pure race and blood; a. mechanic or poet; this theme which children play can only be delivered satisfactorily ,by W s, cats the most perfect and mature.. The March; Fun?bro, so celebrated, forms the third ;notable of this Sonata, and is cast in a grand mould of thought; it Ls-equally sad and grandiose_ Other Funeral Marches have been written, but this survives them all, excepting, perhaps, that of Chopin, and both. have been transferredfrom the piano to the orchestra, where they fit so ad mirably that they seem, to have found their niche.. A march in Peer's opera of Achilles is said to have been the immediate inciting cause of this. composition, for Beethoven was .vexed at the moderate applause it received. and determined to overwhelm it by an effort of his mighty genius. The Sonata opus 81 was dedicated to the Arch duke Rodolf, Cardinal of Olnautz, who was his pupil, friend and protector, and is said to have suggested to Beethoven its composition. Ita title runs thus: Les Adieux, PAbstnce et k iletoter; So. nate C'aracteristiper. This programme title is said to be the only one dictated by the great master himself, for he wasnot given to words, and diallited them. The subject is aauggestive one, and has_ enabled Beethoven to write a work for pianos so Symphosissie in character that it has been ar ranged for orchestra in Germany, where lb is often performed thus THE THEATRES.—LuciIIe Western will appear this evening, at the Walnut, in East Lynne. Cen drillon will be repeated this evening,•at the Chest nut. At the Arch the drama Light as Last will be performed. The American offers a varied enter tainment. TUE ITALIAN OPERA4---A gram} combination of Max Maretzek's Italian Opera Troupe and Ilarrison's Oratorio Company will begin it brief 'eason at the Academy of Mask on Monday evenining next. The array of artists is a bril liant one, and the programme very attractive. Tickets are for sale at Trumpler'e. • Tarr Bnimorts.—The tlanion Brothers will con-. elude their engagement at the'Academy with this week.. This evening an immensely attractive per formance will be given. Two new nets will be introduced by the famous brothers; Guru- will do several more wonderful things beneath. the ' water and the famous poodles wilidistingnish themselves in novel feats. Everybody should see the Ilanlons. Their performance is so, noveland remarkable that it cannot fail to give pleasure even to the most blav: seeker after amusement. MTN TAN TAIILEATV.—This splendid panorama will remain In National Hal/ during this week. We advise all who have not seen it to .embraae this opportunity to do so. The pictures are from the bnishea of some of the greatest artists in this country, and they represent the familiar events of the famous agrita's Progress. As. a simple work of art this is well worth seeing but It is doubly interesting to all who are acquainted with the incidents depicted In it. Brarz.--.Bignor Blitz's last season upon the stage is proving very successful. At his Temple of wonders, in Assembly' buildings, he is con stantly producing novelties In the magical line, and he manages to amuse and please large,andi enees nightly. He will give a perforinanco every afternoon and evening. ELE'L'IS NT II STREVIT OPLICA Housr..-LThe. Christmas pantomime, The Magic l'earl, will repeated this evening, with magical transforms,' Lions, line scenery, handsome costumes, local hits, humor and Jollity. Mr. Carneross will sing several of hie choicest ballads, and there will be the usual mihcelitineous entertainment.. PIRLADELPIILI OPERA BOU'iR..--An a ttractive bill is offered at this establishment this evouing, Johnny Mack !.t.nd Budwortlt w ll appear in some of their favorite irapenonations supported by the entire company in farce, huriesque, song, dance, and negro cotnicallties generally. A l'trge number of presents will be distributed to .he children in the audience. Pwrz.—The Moravian•"Pntz" is still 011 exhibi tion at National Hall, and is attracting large au diences. It is a very beautiful representation of natural scenery, constructed with that careful Ingenuity for which the. Moradans are_pecullar. We advise every one to see it. It is a unique and nol.el work of art, such a. one as cannot be seen twice. In a life-time. HAMM'S SUNDAY CalitiftllTS.—The second concert of this popular course will be given on Sunday evening next, at Concert Hall. A most attractive programme has been prepared, and an unusually nue petformance may be expected. A Nuw RAILROAD.-By a treaty between Franco and Yrusriu, which was ratified only last sunk. mtr, a railway is tobo built from asarbrucir. to Saar-Quctoutid. This road will connect the rail way systems of the two countries. • —The ex -King of Ilanover, iiko sold out Ids "divine right" to Priamle', can't got Ws mosey. PRICE 12tot'I tt :: : 7 14 f A T . . --folifa , Libta, vv,•,•; ~ ill Co. e.d.. ii.v on co. . ----lon Loan. it 8074.8 --v . ' --The Baptistar complitm Motliga? g''' —Doesticks still eticksATE SALE JAN. " . :ate or Ht:illi —The Prince 01 4 Wales AR K y„ • •d, wounded Garibaldians... ..• ...... ---- • " tate Dun. i —Freemasonty., fa i said itegl• , ' 4,. among the, Chinee f n,hl.4i4ass. i i ii ~, Lander is th?Aanme n.qi t aew ti' , War. \ ' . '..lstY I —llenan has completed'eta\t, J i P 11111." i has y •.,, , ,,t , D ' 9%, —Wm.. 13.-MtOr,pqeso 74 . + " T. ettewartiffiLlows with Cate'', IA 4 —Carl Fams, the will-knoviVad bid farewekto the operntiestagrerny • • • forth appear on4y in ( ernsiedies and state, 1 a —A young Englishwoman lig m or. a r e , propriety by smoking efgarettqatbartne if IR . ear °fa r a il w.ay a l!atn.„ ~.- •lisA l ifi cs ilg i e ( o l 1 , --In driwineeolT the water frcr.„, ~,, ; ,d in Regent's Park, London. r ecentin'e;7•;;; l ''''it ' three little children were fOundkincie fy.•• • -''''l, ' . i . : , —A Vermont .barek which Ira% 6 .tr,0 Mt-ethnic, redeemed 43;850 More typi D'Ma' 7 7 4;.• issued. ' r 7.-4 " t, ' "iti l l;' / A ' —Two New Eaverii oyeterboate**44i . to sea in one of Ilre'recent gahesa rief L tirl. • ~.. ` 4 been heard of them mince. A ' l,,n,„,aa p ir —A million and•selbalf mtaillieet&Pfethieuatlin • N returned to their writers _dming ‘ ithe , ,ipa,i 3 C•ise; ‘•-• -,,, through the dead letter °Mete, irk .„iii 4,, L'LIIPE•TiI; ~ —The health' of the lerincess•of WaleacOmilal s ." -,,, ''• to improve. She ii well‘enougb ntiow.ttii t lxik ee ail tremely jealous of fier royal spouse./... } —ln the open streete of '' MexieefeeltigeneA A M seized by eande r -and held in bore i Av.,: tortionate ransoms are paid.•'4oaPlienv —Greenbrier county,'.' G liirginia,l.lia ,Mycill'; - marble, espial in everyzespectitoParkr,dtea - ' ravezza marble. , ,ii , ''r ) 1 ` ' ''''`i ' "•"- ,,, ,i ', ', ' —A New Orleans thletwas infdi;tteed tints, would return a wateh'''* should be fifes! :*43 ` , where he could steal ohne-worth two of iti a' . le c4 iY,:- questions asked. * . ' 1 ,„„;;1:`.4 in;n.'• ' —Fred. Douglass ,wast. indirtavit W4109 10 ' , Connecticut landlord wouldn't)atiow tintfeitd A •:*'. : . , public table,. mid ate 14.1„na . s eals in , Ulf '4: ' ' v e . • and in wrath. ar,6.1...„,,,115.....414,1,. -) ' 1 1 `: —A Providence merchant was alit& . • 7 . .,' ) former clerk a few.days.sinee,,wbotaid,h 7- . -1, to restore .s2oo'he he'd stolen wheniterihie-';.`,, '`,,,i,;.;, a few years before. , Ndithjectiett weEl4 ~, i‘ —Halifax evidentlyi.d3ea not vap: ~,,, ~ 2 blessings of horse caremr• Theillnes , ~ , . „d ,• because the citizens .will throw/ i „.A'* ve sidewalks and sides of the striee4to —A 73 egro delegate' etre ed filreg4 -sato"Fic ... 1 Georgia Convention tool.) effeetitlitPb/ ~' ' ' or woman, a either tratte r beliqloWS . ~,,,,.. s g marry, unless he and shv, , the eopixaese:•Me eines ' wants to." ' l' *s "„r? ' - .4.,' , t,r cte,'" . " —Anxious mother to' fgrandku,ea,l'•.* i where's the baby? Nurteio astMenee „_!=',,-4,:,"„f 4 you." Grandpapa A - "Blessemq seget -1 4 iVi.,7; me see : I've on 4 lieenr - tii 4 ,thereitibWMLn l eie nave en„, I suppose I must hate laftletbeien, ifo. Flesof ano . , nav e Ai ' E- - nty of Cor' —The. Davenporte ma n , TeaCpp ' • 4der cover o and throughout Bout' ern el A 7 , c of clever fenowelfrom• I resat --• .1 `''' t9, •'lk e, n ßr° vr ther .ll country and showo i Ifteiillo4 in AL..11 4 : / .0 ": 11 'wear delig,hted audiences, : in- /MO , `s. P, —Dariiig the-reigrivf rem" ~,,a 7 , -,f,i ample ti London petitioned. Parliament •gilra . „ re aneee, the use of Neweastle4coil gonevilb-Int il the smell, and opening, the,tratelivernriate,enii 4 , hops hilt. I ~-.4. ot ftsgarq.',4B; —An Inquisitive chap nekerkst e die ea, Nip empty sleeve wheee ho Host '''' -In, . thrashlng . machit e,"answereddi of eki e ei-plead you running tire machine?;' '4'o 11.-mi,„ iieteas,f, Grant had charge.' •', 1... • , if e .4 4,,7 1 , 14/4 k . —The recent cheek, robberyliule one not for plunder,. but for slgnatunp lAg ft er , doubtleserlior neatly • photograph . . .., probably - make tholehpp,_ "" , .** proof paper. ,4 . ''' - ' fin lr! „. e rtti i , -watt —A Plasm-11=h mechanic crap I a, repair the inside. Whentin;lhe win; taken tWitic r• internal' erampa-and began "nes ell, •so"th - - 1 ,•. required the exertion of nine men to pall hiin •:: of the bole at which ho west in. ~...4 0: ,r c —A chaplain in Arkansa's soyelhatga my a ' -„ Mg furs was conversing witiCa woman at wh - : house he called, and/I - liked her , lf there were ----•:,; 4 ;13 Presbyterians about there. ' She hesitated• 4 for .:t4,,,,., moment and said she guessed not--- 4 1h - er ku 7 / 6 4,eie ' hadn't killed any sinceithey liveckhetv.',l, ‘ ~-1 00. . . ..,..„ . _ , lii) , —Znmala Carregnay, the blood-thirsta3panit, guerrilla chief, now lives as a yet'y peaceable.9lo. l •7° ,OR , zen and stockholder of a ,savingei,bank ~ i tilLottill ' a rk L4 ,l -don. Although be is already qiiiltefOld, he tatir,4l !led, two years ago, a beautiful' young Engihdi..) , .. girl, who recently gave birth tp.ma‘,.heir.fir,„ ettr • —Two Staggerses in •Scath-Carelina'icithavev . r - • I changed their ancestral Staggem• tei ''fitandarde o . , c ,.. q their freedmen having by' adopting it, brought disgrace on the former name, and• being to tot. • ~ • , Staggerses, as Quilt) to Swiveller,,",a mosto,l e.O, 1 whelming and unmitigated staggerer:V. 4 ,4 4 " —There is certainly a psycholoiwalmystearyeX i V ', •, the fact that brides and bridegrooms inqaeriV, Y "., 1 cars parade before the eyes of crowds of etre n'• . I- who they must know are laughing atlip3 ets a tdit ; 1 .:4 1 ' dernesses and familiarities which• they t A I dream of committing in a family par oiTADbir-r -erhuinating justice also observes—and thisnitele...' stillgreater psychological myatory—thatin.eheft social offences it is oftenest the woman whipbee gins.—('or. Jew York Post. . . 1 .0.611.`" ~, oe —o,ti conferring the large golden medalrfor tzn art and literature,upon Louisaldiihlbaelff t • nn , r",, ; William I wrote tie popular German auth6 ; 1,1 - 2 aiiiit i, flattering lettet, in which -he , ' told 'her' WI 6 _ 4,,ne skill with which sheladdeplated the eV n ' r',_._.- leading actors of one of the- most ;r .th - W , "": ,;:, periods in. Prussian history,,i ' n, her "I, o t ' itit Prussia" add "Napoleon and Bluebell" de' ff entAled her to an honor not 'hitherto ,Minfer , on any other German authoress. 57 4 : ‘) —There le great excitement at Florence gam] to the fate of young Cairoli , wheintipok- •, :, badly to the Pope at the poison of thnii,thiri diens. He was on the time day repelYild cell at the castle of San Angelo; and A.•,,,,, MO • 1 notwithstanding their e ff orts to uses' ..)., iii` 71 ' thing about him, have ben. unable t ' .0.40 three of his brothers have fallen for n e'er sr _ltalian independence and unity, great he have been paid, an a national SWAMI opened for hit mother,-Bignort‘Cano prate. i , , —Dr. Abernethy rarely met ItisAilitte :- one occasion he fairly owned that he was sent for by an ;innkeeper who • quarrel with his wife, who had seiv, - • with•her nails, so that the poor and ,* Ina and much disfigured. Aber . ... * . this an opportunity not ton Irf Mg the offender, and said"4M4' olo •fi ashamed of yourself to ,I."'7=lee thus—the husband who is the;7,7, -,,/ head, madame, in fa .t?" "Vire'r.7' returned the v . ir, o; ), "abil •_i own head ?" ~ '.itanti, r i' d '''`- —The Parlfi . :4 41,ndies* 1) L, to appear in /iv'AtAene i n.i . , following:—Tare''" era are to be of .L.1. 1 u, i n ,e, the toque to man. . 01 , 1 , 0 .,,,, , , .*, * tame be of black vA . ..,,,, 1 i r;Yig . Nkk g infa velvet, and itiable it at ;t.'ltHeeelo're ever that shade rila , 0.11,' ,00 ',. 111 - Itur ,, d lea „ of the ex•Minist4.,""lilry, beiVii•t' Paris as Princess, tiolm. le gi t° appear ,ft of the Ice in a olleh costutne of bl*,,, lined with violet satin and trimmed ,' will chilia,a costume which she purchased fo at the Universal Exhibition. e ,, A , I Mfflt THE COLIR DtlrnicT Counr—Judge ' 4 11. 4 7 Johnson vs. Jaraes P. Bruner. 4 : cover damages for the 'put of ' f ir was killed In defendants reek , June, 186 G. The boy WAS tors and on the day In gut the batchway from 'th. killed. It was a ,• 4 used for lowertnV opened,but had Dcanter 10;4: Binder. Boll} fendaut.‘ •-•
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