GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor
VOLUME XXI.-NO. 248.
THE EVENING lIITI,LET.IN
VII3I.IBIIISD PWERY EVE:NINO
(3undnye excepted),
,11/' TIRE NEW BUILDING,
,
6417 Chestnut htrocit, Philudelphitt,
DT TILL
EVENING BULLETIN ASSOCIATION.
PROPELIETOX“,
GIBSON PE,'ACOCS. ERNEST C. WALLACE,
F. FETHER NSTO A • T11014..1. WILLIAMSON,
A
CNPFR tiOUDER, Ms,
ie served to oohs 10 the city et 18
trEt444 I, WELLS.
The Ittru.trier
cants per week , pays blo to the card° .or tei per annum.
VgrEDDING ANDVISITING CARDS
TT Engraved or. Written. Neweat etyles of Wedding
Stationery. Call and look at mantalex.
W. Cr. FERRY. Stationer,
jai IP Arch street.
MLAIU=I.).
91li2DLETONI—Pftl'DDEN.---On the 22d inst., by Ilia
lionor. the Mayor Erlerldn. ceremony), Coward W.
Iliddleton to Emma C., youngest daughter of C. Praddeu,
all of Philadelphia!' No Carrie.
DIED.
(;o(.;A:ki. , -Suddenly, pxi the it'd hut.. WD7. T. Gegen.
tins Mende, membera of the F.abtern Star Lodge lgd. A.
Y, M., and Fraternal Lodge lgt , , I. O. of 0. G.. and the
ordere - In general, are reepoctfully Invited to attend hit
funeral, from tilrard College, at I F. SI, Sunday,Uth
inctant. •
KM N ERDINE.--At Lumberton. Bucks county, Pa., on
the morning of the 2.:;d that., John E. Kenderdlne. intho
Kith year of his age. -
The relatives and hien& are invited to attend his
funeral. on Etrat-day morning; the tigth gust at 10 o'clock,
and at Eolebury Sleeting liouge at 12 o'clock..
the 24th loft., after a lingering inneet,
.lobs ',Port:moon Norton, profeamor of murk. the
year Of nin age.
I tiafritnda are relmeetfully invited to attend the funeral,
trom the office of George A. Itreunau. undertaker, No. 331
S. Sixth etreet, on Monday. the 25th Inst., at two o'clock,
svithout furthernotiettr. 4--- : •
PA P.RY.--Oittlienternhig.of the gsth jnytant, Samuel
Pary, .'iged 5' year*,
Ilia ri lativice ;,sad 4 Olande lite invited. to the' funeral,
Irom lire late reattleNee t ; ; N*4624 Ile' Vern street. ou
Third.' of morning fthe goth„ atlitt'eloek. luterment it
Abington. ' 4
Its' 11ASet ? iIC NoTICEihe eiti cep. and member:,
.1 t otivordin Lodge the th7.-:".A. Y. M., and tho to der in
Iteral. are renueettully invited to meet at the Masonic
I lull. 1 21u:4ft:int street; on Mondoy aftcrnean, at 30'c:hod:.
attond tho.,iufferal our dose-ailed P. At... Brother
HI. HAI:, J. /lA.llO.Tvs. Hrordi.rot the W. I.
It+ HOIIT:RT ilk vii,i Neor:„ goaretury. •
1 A 111 -JANUARY 1. Lf.+++l...—Ele LANDELL, Fourth
ll cud Awl'. are arepered to t+ult
lit )1 :81..HOLD 08Y 6(v)nB,
+OD FI.ANN ELS AND .111.+SLINS_'
4 i( SOD TtallliK LIN 1+ NS AND NaIIKIN.
+ 'dui]) LILA( K AND ( 1.64 MED SILKS.
ItELIGIOIIB MOTIVES.
stir 13 MR VAN METER, WITII S
rat nt etu fdrtn: from the Howard 311esinu of New
T It ill be nt the hint Ruptlet Church. Bread end
A et, Tomorrow Af ternf,on, ate quarter pap.t three
he triends tt the Vinthm are insited to be prainent. ,
collettitn will be taken up to ai•l him in hl4 th,ble
ork, •
toe , Tut: TisTu - Tii 4 )1 , 11b'E
!war; to 'Medical Stedenb: bv th e 131dend ud
~f the Prot. taut Illdgeep.liTharch. n ill b.• deliv.
red b ale IN: v. A. 11. Vinten, D. D.. at St. Ambvsy'..
Church. on SLllnlay EV , 1111.1 , 4 next, at 7.15 "'cluck.
ip the iktbidle aloft: will iv' retcn ed for Stu.
ses- RES C. D. W. ISRIDG INA'S. PASTOR PRA ftl,
ifttert Baptist Chorth,..AUlany...N. Y., will preach
tho fourth of rho series of peanut's before the Young
Peonies Association of the Tabernacle Baptiat Church,
ohe,-trht Ptrset. svpit ef Eighteenth, Sinulay creniap.
532 b. at rf. o'clock. t übiect—"Ministry, the
YY'crkof the Chnrcti." It.
seeltLV. 1)14 N Vll a. ttiSSIONA Ffti
China,tirill - preach intim Tenth Preebytetionf.:ltreh
Dr. lteardroan'e). corner or Twelfth and Walnut, to.
morrow tflunday'r. Annual collection for the Foreign
Board of It.lipefon's wltl be taken ritf In the morning. 13er.
ri:t t Min) A. M.. and 3.30 P M. •
CENTENARY .M. E. Ili)lu.AN'S
11311. Canidrn. N.J. 4rn Sunday. January 2.6 th, the
Rea. t, . D. Lotion', L. 1), will peach in the morning, and
administer the loly Cenumunion. Service to cotrunence
at I.o}i o'cleck. Tnt- I:ev. I tenry Baker. A. M., l's.otor,will
preach in the evening. Sertice at ":..? , e o'clock. It'
ser CIIIIRCIFI or TUE: NEW TEsTAai ENT,
Eleventh and M'ood etrecte. T. 11. Stockton. l'ae:or.
Rev. 11. L.ward, To•nuvrow.:33:;. 4 )pening .
on 'll, Religion of the Bible, the Religion wCommon
sense. - Let the v; um.); come--workingmen and their
families. All seats free, and alt may feel at home. It'
REV. A. A. WILLITS, Eat. WILL PREACH IN
the. West Arch Street Preabytelian Church,
morrow, t 1111& A. M. Rev. Mr. You Meter, of the flow.
and New York; will be preeent, with a number
of "Little Wanderere," at 7.3 e Y. AL. and deliver au ad.
drere. It'
or WEST SI'RUCE `TREE'S CILIA :CH, CORNER
of Seventeenth and Spruce h t reetA. Rev - . Wm.
:Spear, D. Lk. will preach on Sabbath morning. 56th
inrt., o'clock. Ettel Ltn". Daniel March, D. D., nine
afternoon, at o'clock.
jar ..jACOB'S NICi lEr AT errn EL."—THE T
sermon of Um vertu on "Nifht &ends in the Bible."
by Ber. Dr. March. to morrow, (bundayi Evening, at 7):',
o'clock, in the Clinton Street Church. Tentb rtreet, below
flptuee. All persons cordially invited. It-'
jekir OLD I'INE STREET CHITRCH, CORNER OP
Fourth and Pine Street'_ The Fourth Lecture to
Young Ladies by the Pastor , , Rev. R. 11. Allen, tomorrow
at o'clock.—Suleeet. "The Rate." All in,
v Rod. It'
sire ST. CLrIdENT'S CI3CRCH. TWERTIETII
and Cherry' atrectr. 'l'o-morrew being the Fourth
Sunday in the month. the Afternoon Service will be
omitted. Service ip the Evening at 714. o'clock. It*
'll6r SERMONS TO WOMEN.—TIDE SECOND OF
the rurtoi will be preached in the Church of the In
t ereeebor. Spring Garden, below Broad, by the Rector, on
Sunday evening. Service at 7.30.
jpiar CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, LO
curt street, above itteenth.--Prencbitrl',..morrovr
Morning and Evening, by Rey. Dr. Mcllvaine, of Prince
ton, New JerSey. It.
give- Si'. PAUL'S , CHURCH, THIRD STREET,
below Walnut. will he open as usual tomorrow
i:veninr, at 736 o'clock. Sermon by Ecv. J. U. EPA , '" on*
of St. Matthew's Church.. It'
p- REV. J. BLASS, D. D. WILL PREACH - OB -
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'elock, at St. Btaphens's
Lutheran Church, kee , ieth and Arch streets, ',Vest Phila
delphia. Services at 10)4 A. M., by C. I'. Krauth. D.D. L•
stir FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CISITPJAL WASH.
ington Square. The Rev. James P. Wilson, D. D.
of Newark, ti. J., will preach To-morrow luks - A. M. and
4 P M. It"
illar COMM ILN
OF TUE EPIPHY.—SERVICES
taAnorrow evenine_nt halt put uovem The, next
Sermon on "Tho Model Men of the Bible." ' it*
iltir Ti tgli..i i. F t; 3let,ELLAND WILL PREACH IN
Trinity M. .
Lama Chu rch.
l Eighth street above Race,
on &nada .. 05 A. al.. and Mt P. M. It'
- .slam WESTERN PRESBYTERIAN VI I ti REELS P. VEN.
!acerb and Filbert etrecte.—Rev. Mr. Brldelle Will
preach Sabbath morning and !afternoon. It.
mgr. TRINITY OBURCII, CATHARINE., ABOVE
Sod etreet.—ltcv..John W. Brown, Rector. Ser.
%ices S o o Tow at 103 d A. B. and 7 P. M.
F•J J KIJ LI CH ,f,/,
itte r : !ig A• FJ9I N L G AD C I- 1 4.. P ' glk i ect i li D A ) (rE
d-
PANY, held January 23. Itch, C. COMET, Egg., in the
Chair, the following minute was unanimously adopted
nod ordered to be printed:
WhPreas, dt has ph ased an all wise Providence to re.
move from our midst the President of this It ard,Jo 3 if.N If
W. RYEBSS, 'Esq., ono who has been closely identified
with the Philadelphia Fzehange Company, as an active
and u ,•ful member of the Board, almost from the roan.
dation of the institution, and one whose many estimable
social qualities and great moral worth Davie him
a favorite with all who knew him: therefore
Resolved, That this Board of Managers have learned
with feelings of deep regret of the desth of thair late
esteemed President, Josnrit Watx HAT - ea% Fag.,
" Resolved, That in Mr. Ityons, whether no Intector or
"'resident this Board has always found a moat active,
faithful and energetic member. clicelfully giving his
tithe and valuable services to the best interests of the Er•
change.
le' R ty esolusd, Tliatthis Board will attend his funeral la a
.
"floolved, That the Secretary is hereby requested to
transmit a copy of the foregoing resolutions to the family
of the deceased." -
test. HENRY SIIERRERD,
It 4 At
Secretary and Treasurer.
Mgr. • MR. CHARLES DICKENS WILL READ, AT
THE CONCERT HALL, PHILADELPHIA,
Oti THURSDAY, JAN. 10,
•
"DOCTOR MARIGOLD,"
AND
M - R.. 808 SAWYER'S PARTY, - '-
(PRONt 'PICKWICK").
ON FRIDAY; JAN. 31.
11.18
_ r
"DAM COPPERPIEW •
• lt
ROOTS Ati
Tun IioLtv.TREE INN.
• THE READIN( WILL 0)1111IENCE EACH EVE.
IN(; AT h o , CE , CUK,.&Np „BE comPHISED- WITHIN
I'WaTIOUREE.
THE; SEAL
IS EARNESTLY RECrESTP.D TO
13E SEAI ED TEN. MiNUTEs BEFORE THE con-
AIEls CEMENT OF THE HEADIN(IS. jam•tranl
FOURTH NATIONAL HANK OF PIIILADEL.
PIIIA, 72.6 Alien STREET.
Plllll.Ablif.PlllA,r4anuary 94, 1868
And at it meeliog of the Boacd of 1/hectors, Field thin
sl residentl.oEßES Feq., was 'unanimously elected
:P w. }' HAMM, sq., haring reeigned, and J.
ABKIN,ZII N1:1' Esq., ice President.
SASPI..f: MAU MULLAN,
Cashier.
j.0.:4 Itrp:
ai ,
.
.
II + • 1 i *
4 )s•
stair- FOClrl'll NATIONAL BANK. OF PIIILADL(.•
Plll.l, 723 ARCH. fiTlilET.
Pi11T,A7,M,11111., JUL 24,
At an election held on the 14th day of January. 1868, the
followint•natned' Stockholders were elected Director' of
thins flank;
1.) Sll A. 04,6131%.
'Yfl Jocturor before tho Teachora' in.titute,•ltt
nor:TicuLTURAL
WEDNESDAY EVENING. Febir7 5 .
(The date of ads lecture was changed from .Tannary:33,
as at first announced, to February 5, by Prof. Ana , siz's
request.)
Wormed ' , eats for the remainder of the eourre (con
eletirg of Prof. itqamPhen lecture, and two illustrated
lecture by Prof. IL E. Rogue. of Philndelpbbo, may
he had. If applied for coon. for *1 50 each.
Evening Tickets (not rePervedp, fifty mite each.
For pole at TIO:IIPLER'S. 9'26 CIiESTNI:T
Street. jmn,let.roi
Rte• TILE DHLAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL;,
A4l. 1111:
CA Al IPE N ANI , AMBOY RS. !LIMA D AND TRANS-
PoRT ATION COWAN IFAC
en the Third dny, , of February, ISK% pt Dividend of
PI VE PEP CI:NT. , on full stock, and in proportion on
lat tletirl ctock , dear of tax, will be payable at Ut
nilewt In New Yorlt and Philadelphia tattle liteekiroldent
ul Ifpy above joint Dompatidt on the book. January 15th,
RICHARD riTOCKTON,
• Treaourer.
_
ileirlllE ADM tUItNI.II) MELTING or sToci
liolder.4 of the Mercantile Library Company. to
°wider the nropoed amendment to the Chatter. will be
held on 'II;LSLAY lilENl:4o.lreteuary 4th, at 71 , i
o'clock. JOHN 1 Aflf/SER.
nr.n.tletrp,f, Itecording Seerotary.
C , ,ompany ,, Will
he help et the ofhem '2lO South fourth Arcet, on WEIL
Nrisoel, .7.th proNlfno, et ll A. M.
•101 IN TUCKER, Je..,
ikeret
kir INWA RD HOSPITAL. .NUS. luts ADD 131
Lombard otre4A, Ltitmenaltry Department.»-?4ecti
c..al treatment and mecttetnent Itunt.liect gratulttimlv to tho
poor;
toi-gr. NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, WASTE
Paper, ac. Bought by E. uuNTr.R.,
4017 2m No. a.' Jayne street
(Correepondenco of tho Philadelphia ETening Bulletin.]
Cjilc,te;(•, Jan. 22, IP6B.—We are never without
a sensation. 8o- Accustomed are the public to
peruse daily Writing narratives of highly colored
and exaggerated evente, thattlieir desire for such
in the newspapers has become morbid.
The latest and most ingenious dodge to defraud
the revenue was brought to light in a strange
manner a few nights since. At a late hour In the
night, a policeman overhauled a wagon which
was being driven slowly through an unfrequented
portion of the city. As he approached, its speed
was increased, and a man jumped from the seat,
and running in an opposite direction, escaped.
The driver was arrest d, and with the wagon.
which contained a copper still, was
conveyed to headquarters. It was
then discovered that the prisoner, who
exhibited a stolid indifference, and would
answer no questions, was not, as supposed, a
but disguised with his hands and face
blackened. Upon removing the lamp black the
features of a notorious character were discerned,
who married the no less notorious Mrs. Groen
dvke, after a divorce from one of her husbands.
pon visiting his residence, where it was sup
posed the illicit distillation was carried on, a
large 'placard was placed over the door, bearing
the word-, "sn,all Po i ,!/rye, -it is supposed in
order to preient a discovery of their operation-.
Ibe sign having remained a sufficient time
without arousing suspicion, they deemed it pru
dent to move to more secure quarters. when
they were discovered.
The ingenuity and skill of the reportorial corps
lof till; city are pre-eminent. A Committee of
City Councils have for the past week been en
gaged in investigating charges preferred against
the Police Department. The sessions were pri
vate. None were admitted except witnesses, and
then only one et a time. Each day the newsps -
pas contained a lengthy report of its proceedings.
It was an unfathomable mystery to the City
Fathers how such was obtained. The testimony
was given vtibutim. At last the problem was
solved. One of the dtmi-inuck, who was present
as a witness,upon taking the stand,raised her eyes
heavenwards, discovering a pale, emaciated face
lookin at her through a chimney hole in the
wall, uttered a shriek and fell,faiming, into the
arms of a Councilman. Themilucky reporter
-beat-a-hasty retreat: The hole and tile room ad
joining were afterwards secured from intruders.
A daring andsuccessful robbery was committed
this morning on the incoming train of the Pitts
burgh and Port Wayne Railroad, as it was enter
ing the city. Two men, who had been engaged
in conversation with a fellow passenger, suddenly
seized him,and . wresting from his pocket a wallet
containing $l.BOO. jumped from the train and
made their escape.
The great event of the season was consum
mated last evening in the Grand Charity Ball, at
Crosby's Opera louse. It is conceded to havo
been tile most magnificent affair ever witnessed
in the West. Gillmore's baud, of Boston, fur
nished the music. The tickets were limited to
1,000, at $2O each, only half of which 'number
were dispOsed of. Financially, it was a failure.
The caterer, who had great expectations
bf his - wines, which were extra of the
supper, was dtsapp9inted, as but few
indulged in the expensive luxury. The costumes
were elegant, and in most eases exhibited admire
ble taste. But lam frank to say that, although
the toilette could not be surpassed, they clad but
few beautiful women, whom Chicago seems
greatly deficient of. lmore commences a se
ries of promenade concerts at the Opera House
this evening. John B. Gough is giving us " Pc
enlist People." I cannot vouch for the report
that this is the first of a series of eighty-five lec
tures which he is engaged to deliver to the quiet
people of this strictly moral city.
Bern Elvin Cotner—Chief Justice Thomp-on,
and Justices Read, Agnew and Sharswood.—This
morning Messrs. Wm. L. first and T. J. Barger,
counsel for Mr. Sterling, the contestant in the
First Ward Select Council case, applied for a
writ of mandamus to compel the Committee to
issue an attachment to compel witnesses to at
tend. Ctty Solicitor Lynd opposed the applica
tion on the ground that there was no power to
issue tho writ.
The Court-decided`that there - wWsittllcient
doubt about the question to warrant the issuing
of an alternative mandamus,returnable on Satur
day next, when the question can'be argued upon
its merits.
Such a writ was issued.
QUARTICIt BrAstossz-Judge AlLison.--3 number
of wilts of liobeds eOrpn,r were heard and dis
posed of during the morning.
NISI PlOUS—Amite° Strong.--Palmetur vs.
The Chestnut and Walnut Streets Passenger
way Company. Before reported. :Verdict for
plaintiff for 4132116.
Oynn AND Tonstuant—Judges Allison and
Ludlow.—ln the ease of John Hagen, charged
with the murder of
Wm. Furman, the jury ye..:
torday rendered a. verdict of Rot guilty.
•
SPEVIAI. NOTICES.
saw. MEECIIANT6' FUND.--TUE FOURTEENTIi
Anniversary, of the Merchants' Fund will he cele
brated at the
ACADEMY OP al CNC
On TI I URSDAY E VEN/ N February Rh, at o'clock.
Crellestra will be trader the direction of Marl: lir/431er.
AddresAce will be deliVcred by
WIN. MORTON MoMICIIAEL,
REV. A. A. ‘VILLITS,I). D.,
M.
.1. GILL/NGIIA FELL, and other distill
nabbed speakers.
Cards pi admission may he had gratuitously by early
application to
WM C. LIIDW/C, No. 1.'6 North Third street.
JAMES CJ., HAND, NO. 614 Market street.
11. MoFATtLANE, No. South Fourth street.
DELAWARE ML:TUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
Third and Market ets. jet t
. WM.. P. HAMM,
A. U. ROBERTS.
KEMAL •
WM. BROOKS.- •
j. HENRY AS/7N,
ROBERT CLARK.
SAMUEL BU/,LEY.
M. R. HARRIS •
ALAN WOODS
ED MCND SMITIL
C. PI:ANWAR:CS.
ill:43trlA SAMUEL J. MAC MI'LLAN: Ca:1111e;
FACOftlf
THE COURTS.
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1868.
CRIME.
MITEDER IN MEMPHIS.
Young Man Shot Through the Heart,
and luaolantils
(Frtn the liernybhl Poet, Jan. 21q
Memphis has had another fearful murder. The
victim is Michael Connell. v)cinnell, it is said by
those acquainted with him, was a quiet and Well
hi haw d young man ordlnarily;,* but on Saturday
night be was on a spree. About nine or ten
o'clock lie and a man known as Patsey McMahon
lad some hind of an altercation on - Main street,
and McMahon called . for the police. An officer
came and took Connell to the Adams street
Etation.houn.
Some time after Connell had been arrested, a
friend of his;James Mears, went to the station
boast: and putting up a forfeit obtained his re
lease. Mears and Connell, accompanied by an
other man named Thomas Grady, left the station
house after midnight, and started up Main street.
What 'Occurred "afterward was thus stated by
31ears before the Coroner's inquest, which was
held at the station-house by Col. Beaumont in
the absence of Coroner Cotton, between two and
three o'clock yesterday t -mornlng,
Owen McPardand met us on he street. This
was after twelve *cloelt. Be followed us up the
street, and.at.the . alley between Washington and
Adams :street: he struck Connell over the head
'with his pistol. Grady asked him what he was
doing that for, and .! Connell asked hinV , the
same. MePartland sakl;,"You I have it in
for you. and for your Miele also. shoot him
when I see him." Connell and
the
rest of us
wateh,r , aad .:when the Taco came
MePartland ran down .the alley. I asked the
t.olice why they (lid not go after him to arrest
him, and they said they would get him yet
and went away .Jack Winters and Tom
Costello came along}, anti followed Connell
to theOorner of .Washington and Main streets.
Grady asked them what they were following
Connell for. and Costello came forward and hit
biro, and then prcs , ..:ed Council into a door.
When he was against the door I saw Jack Win
ters shoot Connell. Ile tired two shots. COs
•iello had him up against the door when Winters
shot him. I was standing on the sidewalk at the
time. I don't know whether the first shot hit
Connell or not, I don't know where it strnek.
At the second shot Council fell. I went forward
and looked at him. He was bleeding on the
ground, and I ran away toward myhouse, corner:
t,f Main and Jackson streets, and then returned .
shortly afterward.
The jury returned as their verdict, that "Ili
( Intel Connell came to Ids death by a pistol shot
wound, the pistol being feloniously discharged
by John Winters."
\VI/Item and McPartland were arrested by the
police and locEed up In the station-house. Cog.
tullo went to the station and gave himself np.
A BOLD. FORGERY.
FSil Results of Imagination and Fa.
elle Penmanship —Three '
Checks
Forged and one Genuine—A Ph iladel.
phut Forger Arrested at Pirtsburgit.
[From the Pittsburgh Poet, Jan. 2ith.)
About the first of January a cheek Tor ii;3o,
Payable to David Hall, was presented at the
:-konthwark relational Bank of Philadelphia, and
duly cashed. The. check bore the signature. ap
parently genuine, of Mr. Alexander Young, Phi
radelphia. A few days subseqnently, another
check. bearing the same signature, and drawn
tor 4760 taf, was presented at the same bank and
cashed without suspicion. This cheek was made
Payable to another individual, whose name we
did not learn. The operator seems to have taken
r resting enell then Until the 20th inst. On
Wednesday last the following letter was received
at the bank mentioned:
"Pirrsnt - m;11, Jan. 20, MS.—PAYING-TELLER.
—Th or Sir—lnclosed you will End a check for
ii , 7so 70, which I got on Saturday afternoon. It
was too late to draw the money—l had business
to attend to here, and had to come on here. You
w ill please send a draft for the inclosed.
"Respectfully, Joins L.trottfis.
"In care of Evans's Novelty Works, &c."
The letter contained a check for $7BO 70, signed
by Mr. Young, and made 'Jaya] de to John Laugh
lin or order. Suspicion was aroused by the letter,
and investigation ensued. Investigation led to
the discovery that all three of the checks were
forgeries. The matter was immediately placed
in the hands of files-re. Joshua Taggart and
George H. Smith, detective officers in Philadel
phia, who took prompt measures. The follow
,ng letter was written to the bank correspondent:
• Pllll-11 , 1:1.1•111A, Jun. t 2, li9k Lau file?in_
Inclosed you will find all you desire froM me.
We take great pleasure in handing it to you.
Yours truly,
Gr:onw: H. SMITH.
Tie ineloFnre was a check which made payable
to "Forger" three or five years in the Eastern
Pertitenuary, oral the Judge shall order. The
whole wa• inclosed in au envelope directed as
ordered. and properly stamped and po,tmarked.
With this Mr. Smith started for this city,arriving
here about three o'clock yesterday afternoon,
lic Immediately secured the services of Chief of
Police 'Scott, and officer Rivers, who accom
panied him to Evans' "Novelty" on Fifth street.
There the letter Was given to the clerk with
proper directions._, and..- the_offleer—walted.--
shortly afterwards a young man came
in and-calledd-for the letter. It was delivered to
him and Chief Scott and- officer Rivers ap
proached him. He made a sudden dart out of
the door, however, and ran like a deer. Chief
Scott finally overtook him on Virgin alley, and
he was conducted to the Mayor's office. He had
thrown the letter away, but It was found on the
pavement. lie was searched and questioned.
Ile asserted strongly his innocence; but ad
mitted that the last check was forged in a room
in tho second-story of a building on
Sixth street. Another man forged it.
however,- -he states. - The • Others - were
both forged .in Philadelphia. On his
person was found a blank check on
the First National Bankof Pittsburgh. Tho pri
soner Is a young man, who gives his name as
Jo a a :argent, and says ho-resides in Philadelphia.
e and another young man arrived here some
two or three weeks ago, and made themselves
quite conspicuous by their lavish expenditure of
money. The friend stated that he had spent con
siderable time in Arizona, where he had struck a
rich lead of silver. lie was on his way thither
now with his Irleud Sargent. Their present
"lead" seems to have very little silver in it. The
"other young man" had not been arrested last
evening.
Sargent Is in the lock-up, and will be removed
to Philadelphia to-clay by Detective Smith.
YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY.
A Chicago Boy Bobs His Father's
House.
[Chicago Journal, 23d.1
A boy named &disc, the son of an eminent
physician In this city, has, been arrested for com
mitting burglary upon the promises of his father.
The juvenile criminal is scarcely more than
sixteen years of ago, if that far advanced toward
maturity. A few daysago, his father, Dr. T. C.
littehse, went to Now York city on business, in
tending to remain a week or two, Mrs. Sachso,
being left alone in the hou,se, whick_is located in
Hyde -- Park, prepared to guard against the
depredations of burglars, and se
creted $l6O, with diamond jewelry,
valued at 11,000 or more, in the piano where
she anticipated they ware safe. The' boy by
some means became acquainted with the where
abouts of tho treasure . and lost no 'opportaulty
to become possessed 4f It. On Tuesday night he
made his coup d' clue in the regular burglarious
manner. He broke a window pane, and so
arranged matters as to lead any, person to believe
th professional" had made a descent. After
securing the money and jewelry he went to the
Michigan Central railroad depot. And
awaited the departure of the first train, which ho
intended should take him where he con d not be
found by either his parents ex the pollee. fle
OUR WHOLE. COUNTRY.
A Tragedy in the Coal Region.
[From the ilarriebursh Telegraph.l
About a month ago, Captain E.- Godfrey
Rehrer, Eon of Major T. J. Rehrer, of this city,
mvaterionsly disappeared from his residence, in
Schuylkill county, and as nothing could be ascer
tained in regard to his fate, it was supposed he
had_been foully dealt with. Last evening a t ele
gram was rectivcffby the fatheriof the murdered
man, stating that young Albrightson, the son of,
one. of Captain Rehrer's partners,
bad divulged the facts of the murder.
From a relative of the deceased
we obtain the following particulars : It seems
that one of the partners, named Smith, had em
ployed two men who resided at Tamaqua, to put
Capt. Itehrer out of the way, which they did, and
threw his body into one of the slopes among the
mines, and by fastening heavy weights to it sank
it to the bottom, a depth of three hundred feet.
Shortly after the isappearance of Capt. It., Smith
rent a letter to the assassins, advising them to
leave. This letter maimed in the post-office, and
IV:t3 finally sent to the dead letter office, where
it was opened, and immediately Fent to
the police officers of the place where Mr. B. re
tided. =These officials at once charged Albright-
ECM with being connected with the affair. when
he divulged the whole matter, but said he knew
nothing of it until after Captain R. was missing.
The assas , ..as are now in the' jail at Buffalo, Now
York, one of them having in his possession the
watch of ti•e murdered man. The other parties
implicated are in prison at Pottsville. The mine
in which thu body was placed is to be pumped
dry, in order that the remains may be recovered.
Further particulars will be anxiously looked for.
King Theodormilin Camp•llebel Chiefs
in Reis Eront-aative Encouragement
to the Britesli A Battle Imminent.
Zoni.r..t. Abyssinia, Jan. 14, 1868; by way of
London, Jan. 21.Itiformation has been received
here—British expeditionary_loost No.l, in the
line of march from Annesley Bay—from thchead
quarters at Senafo, post No. 2, that King Theo
dora,- is in camp in a position situated between
Wadela and Dalanta, near the palace at Mag,dala,
where It is presumed all the captives are at pre
sent held. Native rebel chiefs have drawn their
forces in his front. and by this hostile attitude
aid the operations of the English. The power
ful Wagshum, or governor, Gobazyd. (or Ga
bazyse), of Tigni, is also near. plc is friendly to
the foreigners and has sent a message to this cf.
rect to Major-General Napier. the British Corn
mander-in-Lhicf. Napier will probably advance
from Senate to L'intalla, which will be designated •
as English post No. it. A fight will occur soon;'
perhaps before the English march over 'the
ground between Senate and Umtalla.
Revolntionftry Excitement In the Pro.
vinees—A Milting Against the queen
Expected.
LONDON, Jan 21, 3.868.—A despatch from Alad
rid, dated to-day, says that news has been re
ceivtd there from the provinces; of Aragon and
Catalonia that a speedy rising was anticipated in
favor of the eldest son of Don Juan. The widow
of Don Carlos had sent forty million rcals to aid
the insurrection.
The Imperial Army Ordered to be
VIENNA, Jan. 24.—His Imperial Highness the
Archduke Albrecht. In command of the Austrian
army, has been ordered to prepare and make
ready to take the field.
Reply to French' Assertions—Russia
4 onfident of Her Strength, but
Peaceful.
:•4 r. PETER:4I:I:I:C, Jan.' 2t, 1868.—The forovott/
t. Petenhur !h official organ of the govern
' went, has an article in reply to the assertions
Made by some of the Paris newspapers relative
to the attitude and intentions of the imperial
c•evernment,Tpartieularly towards the East.
- -The interim/ says that - the FruPire of Russia is
great, powerful and strong in its resources. It
1 ,. equal to Franee. AL the same time it is neither
her wish, nor perhaps her policy, to seek to ex
tend her frontiers, but on the contrary to en
deavor to maintain peace, so as to insure a con-
I tinuance of progress. She hears no ill will or
~bate to the other Powers of Europe but does not
wish to see any . one of them claim particular
preponderance in the Influencing of its affairs,
nor will Russia allow others to arrogate such a
• nosition.
" The artic'e concludes with the assertion that
whatever Power precipitates war in Europe just
now will insure for itself and deServe the execra
tion of history in the future.
DICKENS' READINGS.-- Concert Hall was
crowded again last night, upon the occasion of
Mr. Charles Diekena's fotirth reading. The his
tory of "Little Dom bey,' from ".Dombey and
.
Son," and the famous trial from "Pickwick,"
were the selections for the evening. The general
feeling in the audience was that the impersona
tions, for such they really were, of last evening
were the most effective of any Mr. Dick
ens has yet given. The trial had been read
before, and many persons present had heard it,
but soMehow instead of losing In effectiveness,
familiarity only brought with It additional power
and Intensity. Mr. Winkle end the stupid little
judge were beyond all question the most graphic
and life-like characters presented. But Sergeant
Buzfuz was very good, and indeed so were all the
others but Sam Weller, who never can be cor
rectly drawn while each individual retains in his
mind his own private and fixed opinion of
Samuel -
The story of little Dombcy was very pathetic.
Unlike nearly all of the other tender and sorrow
ful creations of the groat master, It lost nothing
by incarnation in his own person The Op
pressively dignified Donates , stood before us in all
his pompousness and pride. Mrs. Chick fussed
and cackled - by - the bedside or the-dylng !dm
Dombey,right there upon the platform. Mrs. Pip
chin glared upon us with those ogreish oyes of hers,
and smacked her lips 'over the hot mutton-chops
.required its' her constitutional peculiarities. Mr.
Diiruber and. Miss Cornelia, the leaden-eyed boys,
the miserably vivacious Mr.Feedor,and the stupid,
inane, good-natured Mr. Toota were all there, so
life-like and so in accordance with our Concep
tions that everyone felt that an introduction
would be entirely unnecessary. Mr. Toots, was
the finest personation of them ull; and Is, we
think,the beat Mr. Dickens has yet given In those
readings. It Watt obavrokble that the reader was
more oireetive in the pathetic portions of this
story than he lies been in, eaters he h" retd-
Heretofore we fear everyone "has felt Mr. Dick•
ens' simulation of feeling to be ant)°, and co.
failed to consult the schedule of the arrival and
departure of trains, and thereby laid himself
Open to detection and arrest. He remained here
o - ver Tuesday night, and his absence. from home
'being foundation for suspicion, his • mother
ranted the facts to be made known to the police.
Detective Simpson and Constable Hartman wore
on the lockout for him until yesterday morning.
They espied Lim at the Michigan Central depot.
They' took him 'in charge. and .upon searching
Lid person found only $5O left of the amount he
hod taken, and a portion of the jewelry. The
efileers took hint to his b ome,where he confronted
his mother in all the consciousness of guilt. Ap
preciating frill well the situation in which he was
placed, but little suasion served to draw from
him a full confession, and in response to the plea
of his mother, he was released. Ho. was yester
day sent on o New York city in charge of a
friend, and his father will 'probably see to his
well-being in future.
EUROPEAN "AFFAIRS
AhYSSINII&.
SPAIN.
AUSTRIA.
Beady for iho Eteld.
RUSSIA.
AItiVBEXILENTS.
thing more. Last night he somehow managed
to reach the hearts of his hearers, and to moisten
the Qt.> . of some of the more sensitive of them.
Altogether this entertainment was more enjoy.
able than an'y of the others, and we feel assured
that 31r. Dickens made a mistake intoof offering
it on the first evening - .
Tut: Tnr.vrnEs.—Mr. John E. Owens will ap
pear this evening in .Bolon 811infik and Every.
body:, Frirpd: This will be Mr. Owens last per
fotruance of these two dramas. Ou Monday.
Mr. Owens will appear in the original comedy of
Lady Don will conclude her engagement
to-night at the Arch with Single ., Lif e and the
Married Rake. At the • Walnut Mr: .
and Mrs:
Barney Williams will appear in,A 11 Hallow &e,
In and out ofplace and Harney 11w Baron. At the
American• a varied bill is offered. •
IlAsslArn's Arrunuoox Coxquuxs.—On Mon
day afternoon next Mr. Hasler will give another
of hie charming matinees at Concert Hall. The
following proramme haa been prepared :
1. Overture—Don Juan Mozart.
2. Waltzes—Fontaine Lumbye.
3. Song—The Maid of Inda Thicken.
4. Le Premier Amour (cornet solo) Neuman.
(Performed by Mr. Wm. Ewers.)
5. Overture--Der Freischiaz Weber.
Erinnerung an Tannhanser.... ...Wagner.
7. First Finale—" Martha" Flotow.
The last concert of this series will be given on
Monday, February 10th.
CAUL Slum announces a repetition of the
beautiful serenade;
by Tittl.which was performed
with such skill by Messrs. Busch and Kiistenma
che: at the last concert, when it created quite a
sensation. Mr. Carl Roes° will play the charm
ing "Invitation to the Danes," by Weber, one of
the happiest composers for the piano. -
Tort Ilir.Nor.i.gsoinv So(lE'ry has been busily
engaged in rehearsing several new works, and
announces its second subscription concert of the
season. at Concert Halt, on February 20th This
is a young and lively society, destined.to efrdet
much good in the cause of music.
CARL Worxholin 14 to play the Sonata ErOka
at his next Beethoven Matinee Friday. These
are very interesting converts. and Ehould be
beard LI . all piano students.
TIM FIII/NCII The- French Comic
Opera Company, of New York. will appear In
this city at the Academy of Music, February
lth, in Offenbach's opera Le Grande Duchesse
d. G, ref:at - in. Copies of ,the libretto can bo pro
cured at the Academy.
PIMA DI-n[4'lllA OPERA House.—The famous
burlesque entitled The Bleed Book will be Oven
to-night at this opera house. It is a humorous
adaptation of The Mock Crook, and is said to be
intensely amusing. It has had a prolonged run
in Boston and New York, and has been' warmly
eulogized by the press of both cities. It is placed
upon the stage here in first-rate style,and the cast
includes the most accomplished perforthers in
the troupe. There will be singing, dancing and
Ethiopian eccentricities and comicalties.
8/4tiOß BLIT7—The Signor has taken Commis
sioner's Hall, West Philadelphia, for this week
only. Those who desire to visit this great magi
cian before his permanent retirement must do so
at once.
Emcvnyrir STREET OPRRA HousE.—An entirely
new burlesque entitled The Arrivalqf Dickene,
will be given this evening.. It is filled with
laughable situations, local hits, humorous dia
logue, and the characters are personated by the
most popular members of the company. Lew
Simmons will represent Charles Dickens. Mr. J.
L. Carncross will sing several favorite ballads,
and there will be singing, dancing, and the usual
miscellany.
FROM MEW YORK.
NEW Yonie, Jan. 25.—Messrs. Charles O'Conor,
R. B. Minturn, D. D. Field, Jackson S. Schultz,
Parke Godwin, Royal Phelps, Wilson 0. Hunt.
Cyrus W. Field and others have Invited the vene
rable William Cullen Bryant to meet them at it
free-trade dinner at Delmonico's on the 30th inst.,
and Mr. Bryant has accepted.
Of the 241,85 , 1 immigrants lauded at this port
last year, 115,829 were Germans, and 69,958 Irish.
The Northern German Union is expected to
shortly take in hand the sanitary' regulations of
emigrant vessels from German ports. The assets
of the German society were increased $2,000
during last year, and the number of its members
increased by the addition of 200 to 1,017.
Charles lilondell, a clerk in the employ of Mr.
B. T. Babbitt, of No. 69 Washington street. had
6250 dollars stolen from a pile of bills which he
was counting in the Metropolitan National
Bank, yesterday, while his attention was tem
porarily attracted by a confederate of the thief.
Our gift lotter 7 swindlers, having been flanked
by Postmaster belly, who sends their letters to
the Dead Letter Office, have transferred their
business to the Brooklyn Post-office.
The names of 600 subscribers are recorded on
the books of the Blot Club, the lists being open
at the drug store opposite St. Paul's. Each sub
scriber may always be sure of having a seat,
though no special one, at the hour specified by
him; he will also enjoy the liberty of taking a
non-subseribing friend to dine or lunch with him.
Dealers lb whisky feel very confident of a re
duction of the whisky tax from $ per gallon to
$l, and, as a consequence, only slight purchases
are made of the bonded article. It is not so
with "free" goods, and these change bands fre
quently at legs than $1 60 a gallon. To-day, a
number of lading officers are to be relieved
from duty, and a reduction of the force
in other departments of ' the Reve
nue service is probable within a few
days. The seizures made are unimportant, and
the goods are generally hold subject to proof ,of
the tax having been paid. Ono or two distil
leries are in full operation in this city. How:tho.
proprietors contrive to manufacture' whisky
upon which must be paid to the Government $2
for every gallon produced, and'afterwanl dispose
of the same for $1 50, is a problem that distil
lers and Revenue officers may solve.
Tiii ABBE LISZT TO THE. MESSRS. Ciumompid,
—The Abbd Liszt, the greatest of European pian
ists, has just addressed to the Messrs. (.bickering
the following letter, the only testimonial in favor
of a piano-torte maker which ho has ever given
in Eurore or America:
I:TRANSLATION.]
"ROME, Dcc. 26,1867.
"Messrs. Chiekeriny : It is very agreeable to me
to add my name to the concert of praises of which
your pianos are the object.
"To be just I must declare them perfect, and
perfeetissimes (superlatively pelfeet).
"There Is no quality which is foreign to them.
Your instruments possess in the supreme degree
nobility and power of tone; elasticity and se
curity of touch, harmony, brilliancy, solidity,
charms and prestige; and thus offer a harmonious
ensemble of perfections to the .exclusion of all
"defects.
"Pianists of the least presentions will find
means of drawing from theta agreeable effects;
and in face of such products—which truly do
honor to the art of the construction of, instru
ments—the role of the critic is as simple as that
of the public; the- one has but to applaud them
conscientiously and with entire satisfaction, and
the other but to procure them in the same manner.
"In congratulating you sincerely upon the
great and decisive success obtained at the Expo
sition at Paris, I am pleased to amicipate the
hartnyontlnuation of the same in all places
where your pianos will bo heard, and I beg that
you accept, gentlemen, the expression of my
most distinguished sentiments• of esteem and
consideration
Wood) •
Norm DAMIL—Tho choir of thils grand old
cathedral has been restored,, The French
journals protest against the demand of ten sous
which la made by 'le Balms" an entrance foe,
They say that the cathedral belongs to the pets
pie,' and, all' the cost of'ita nwtoration was at
their expense, and that the demand of ten co std
to see it is a swindle, •
—Offenbach Is forty-nine years old.
—Snow-shoe races are exciting the Kautteks.
—Dade city is the latest western mushrooms.
—Queen Victoria don't like hash.
—Mr. Dickens walks ten miles in sal around
Philadelphia every day.
—The man who ran.up a bill fell off whett he
came to settle it.
—Some of our earthquake has visited Eng
land.
—A favorite dish of the Chinese is balls et
cotton fried in oil and stuffed:with heellea.
—Mario is not succeeding at St. RitershOrg.
His reception was as cold as the climate'
, •
—Mr. Charles Prancis"Adams has the• largest
private library in New England-18,000 Volumerl.
—The ruins of an Aztec city hava - been fount
twenty-seven miles frpm Santa Fd. -
-Ole Bull has had a torch-light prOcesdat
from the Scandinavians of Madison, Wisconsin.
—Mrs. Mary Clemmor Ames IS topublisii a new
novel in the Spring.
—Wall street was excited TiresdaY by a. report
that Wood and Washburne had shot each other.
4
—A young woman" flogged a Mail. On arNew
York terry -boat Tuesday morning, for insinuating
that her name was Mary Ann,
—The bed of iron recently found near Chester,
Morris county, N. J., has been tested and found:
to be of the finest quality. -
—There are twelve miles of solid ice le the
Missouri, above Cairo, and ice is still rtundirg
heavily at,Bt. Louis. •
—A rich mine of gold is said to have beea totted
in a coal shaft at West Middlesex, Pennsylvania.
capable of yielding $4,000 a ton.
—Madame Do Steel's "Corinne" has been trans
lated recently into Russian ,by a litterateur named.
Osgowithch.
—Thera are over a thousand American reed
dents of Paris who live by genteelly swindling
their countrymen that visit the gay capital.
—John Henry, the last survivor but one of the
children of Patrick. Henry• has lately died at Red
Hill, in Virginia, at the age of eeventy-one.
—Lord Ranelag,h has been made to pay treat
shillings and costs for smoking on the streier-caur
in London.
—They have a descendant of Charlemagne it
the Dominion Parliament. We have descendants
of an older fellow, Noah, in our Congress. r
—Austria is following the example of other.
European nations in importing breech-loadera
from America.
—San Antonio, Texis, recently had. a sale of
sheep in which they brought a quarter of a dollar
a head,
—The last veterinary medicine invented 1*
London is "Neurasthenipponskelsterizo." Hones
have been frightened at the name.
—Fells says the Cincinnatian:3 don't celebrate
the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans.
They are too much devoted to Packin-hate—N.
0. Crescent.
—Longfellow, it is said, is already dissatisfied
with the rendering of a number of the parts or
the "Divine Comedian.". Some of his readmi t
however, have anticipated him
-Professor Jensen, tho sleight-of-hand per
former, has had extracted from Ids ,eye the ballet
which was shot into it by mistake about five
months since. .
—Mr. Jones, the door.keoper to the North
Carolina State Convention, was one of Jeff.
Davis's servants. lie has a different kind' of
body to guard now—a more respectable one.
—The ex-King. of Naples spends eight hours a
day in playing cards, which is more harmless
than killing Neapolitans and eternally playing ,
the deuce.
—Speaking of leap-year, the Deseret Nara says
it does not make much difibrence out there, as.
the Mormon ladies have always the privilege of
popping the question to a marriageable saint.
—One of the reporters for the London Court
Jour:rut, who was engaged to. do. Society, lately
resigned his position because his salary would
not keep him in gloves.. Why didn't he go as a
waiter 2
—A Missouri editor remarks that while he
makes no pretensions as a "skatist," he believe&
that be can fall down on the ice and get up with
out being told as often as any other man.
—General Ponselet, the °Meer who arrested.
Louis Napoleon in 183(, at Strasbourg, died re
cently at Paris. He had become ono of the most
famous mathematicians of France.
—A Blississippi editor has been furnished with as
"album quilt" by the women of his county, each
one of them contributing a part and inscribing
her name on her work..
—Agriculture has assumed a new phase in Ne
braska. The farmers are all planting forests,
which will bless future generations if not the
present.
—The Chicago A'reuing lioBt urges that the pa
pers of that city shall discontinue the publica—
tion of divorce cases, and. rob Chicago of its daily
dish of scandal.
—The Springfield Rcprzblictua thinks that Mr—
civil authorities ought to arrest and punish diem--
dcrly college boys, and. let the professors "go or;;,
with their teaching."'
—Edinburgh Cagle is falling down. A few)
days ago a, rock, weighing several hundred,
pounds, fell into tife road, with a tromiwadocte,
crash.
—The .English people now talk of rtialdug
King Theodore pay the expenses of Virs Abysr
sintan wall; out of the profite of lb laraliot
trade.
—A very delicate arrangement has ueeirN in
vented to determine, with accuracy, the color
of various stars. The question is reg,arded by
many astronomers as ono of considerable I,napor
tance.
—Clarence E. Brown, tho Amherst freshmare„.
who remonstrated with a chisel when a sopho
more tried to train him, has got a teatAmoarts
scholarship from the facuty, and a dittculerfolver
from admirers among the Philistines.
—senor Antonio Honorio Ferreirs,,of,
has supplied Professor Agassiz with twilve lta,
dred fishes, among which are boiler:lMo bodily
new species. The sordid Agassia -4eelines to
hand. them over to Blot for thi) : purpom.of
science.
—Universe lgr/ef will follow thoannouneement
from Nassau, N. P., that the commerce of that
port is rapidly declining. The 'authorities of the
island and the inhabitants morio a good , thing
during the war by making thei,k harbor the head
quarters of the blockadoluraaing business, and
it is now too bad that any position of their earn
ings in that honorable (we...lllation should slip
away from them.
—An Austrian soldier was sentenced' for some
infraction of discipline le. roctive twenty live
lashes. The corporal charged with administer
ing the punishment nrale a mistake andlaid the
blows upon another, 'who received theta laugh
ing immoderately all the whLhL Haring dahlia
his task, which he performed with more than
usual-vigor, (rem tno slogsrlar demeanor of hia -
victim ho Inquired the caw) of his untimely' hi
r ty. "Bold, corporal! You Lem mistaken
me for another
—The London Court Journal sayg Um New
Year has found, Englishmen .very -thoughtful.
Politically and socially, society ia unhinged its
England. The .roarnat compiling of a "weak
vacillating and cowardly Executive:" it says that
a t e English are not prospering commercially
that th ey are to be taxed for their Abyssinian
folly, and there is poverty on all sides.. "Hark
to the cry of famishrti thousands on the openieff
of this eventful 1868 I" Money's wanted for km
land, and there is a falling off In the revenue of
the country.. Not the least of their trouble's la
the Alabama question, which grows in War.
woo with each succeed* year.
"P. bszr."
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