€IBSON PEACOCK. Editor.
VOLUME XXL—NO. 254.
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EARLE—MATHEW-—On Nor. 19, at Buenos Ayre*, by
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ItIRNEY.—On the 2Pth ult., Agutba McDowell, eldest
daughter of the late Ma.'c-MJem r;U D. B. Birnoy, in the
2<>tb 7ear of her age.
‘iliarelatives and friends of tho family are reepcctinlly
invited tr. attend the funeral, from the residence of her
mother. No. 1910 Delancey Pin, e, on Monday afternoon,
at 2 o’clock. It
HERRING.-On tho 30th ultimo, of pneumonia. Mr*
I A. Herring, relict of the late It. G. Herring, in the
S7th rear of her age. ....
The friend* of tho family are regretfully Invited to at
tend her funeral, from her late residence, No, l.?>o \ Ino
*trett. on Monday morning, 34 inat. Funeral services at
.the Church of tho Atonement, at II o’clock A. M. Inter
mant at St. Andrew’s Church. ,
KENNEDY.-On the Slat ultimo, Laura Eva, only and
beloved daughter of Hugh, Jr., uad Hannah A. Kennedy,
aged y years, 2 mouths and 24 day-., A ~ it
Funeral irom tho residence oi her parent* iMo North
Second street, ou Monday afternoon. F' i b. :td, at lo'clock,
-intft rf cnf a» Monument Ccmct'-ry. *
Mi i-uWAK.- (*d Thmvday. Jan. In Now Tor*,
CMnariuc, daughter of Mrirtfn and the late Don they Me
c;.-vva*i, - native ol Ballyuhr.nnoii, county Lorn rsl. Lc
iMid.
OBITUARY
At Camp Wide, Tuan*, dan. L'lii, IKAMahT < II A WM.rJ
y, 1 \V.\ UT !(OU MAN, 4th U. *. Cavalry, l\ H. A.
Alav. de:\r Charlie, have ‘taps” indeed pontided for you,
•ind baa ‘>ui loved coxurado of the rainp.pickf t and battle*
!ic!d toiiudin? A brave joldi'T aad a noble gentleman,
nouehov-* left o briiilitor record.
A f*-ih'v v .oldicr of the brave Old I ourtb. on * who
-h >r< d • iili von the nod the j'r-rilflot tlie-trrb'e,
.»d-r- taiv -lijrl't tribute to yonr memory.
.I:.-* \h» Gnat t-'buimnud* r why hna ordered you iu,
u>t r- it-.' to the breaking hv.irt* that *nffer from thia
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t: t 11- l-’idi. l. is-;-.
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sscai:ij;toi'i:ka cloth.. ,
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JW-'T HE LOSS OF THE SOUL ”
SPECIAL UNION SEBIItBS
. •« SAlii'-ATK EVENING*. eojutneurtos at T'.oYloi.k.
CONCERT HALL,
CHESTNUT STREET. above Twelfth.
.1 n4tr ihi at'AClof- of tin:
VOl. , ME.V.S CHRISTIAN A»K»(iIATIOS.
flu.tnon TOMORROW EVENING !>■
ur.V. r. S. HENSON, B. D,
“TbcLoraof thf Soul.”
TV* lr*e ;><* of the Mull b* riven hv th«
‘1 huvius -.no statvd place of wo:-«hip optunlJy in
vited; .Vo'.* J7cc.
MP 111 f'ttCH OF THE" i lOLY A!-(»3TU«.-TIUS
VOO r .„. plI -i s |, will .-ontiunc holiHns their «to« in
the Lecture-room oi tbti Tabc/P Priebvtcrian ChurcfL,
we»t jddt? ol Hfibtcf nili etrcc?, below Chri*tisn rtiect,
«ntr*Bce on Montrose elreet. ovcrj* e veil lug, it
7’ o’clock rjitil lurther notice. iiev. S. H. Arpb’*ca,
Factor oi Church o< the Mediator, u iil preach ne-.tSmv
day creates. .Siuidaj School audible at t*
A. M. »»
■MTT- -i 111- THIRTEENTH OF THE feLKILo OI
Sermons to Medical Student* by the Bichors and
riergy ot tlie Proteataht F.niscopal Church, will be deity.
< red by tlic Iter. l)r. tltd-iohn. at the Church of .the f.pi
glfanv; Chestnut and Fifteenth etreite, on BL.NDaV
EVENING next, at 7,'4 o’clock. .
The seat, in the middle aide will lie reserved ter stu.
dents. ' 115
•d. ST. ANDREWS lilt 1:0H. EIGHTH srUl.Bl,
VO? .— jT „ Spruce.—The iuurlh of the Course m Scr
moo* being delivered in this Gmir:h. on the faret Sunday
evening ot the. month, ’.rill beßcJcercd To morrow 1 sun
day) Evening, at 7)4 o’clock. Subject ’’God. Itecmd
upon the Heaven?.’’ 11.
OF THE NEW TESTAMENT,
W? Eleventh and Wood ftrrW. 1. 11. Stockton, Pastor.
Rev. H. L lie ward. To-morrow, Sr.. I‘. M. Reread dim
«ottr.f of ••Seriea for the Pi on u” on Ibe Bible and
< amimon heme." Wc with to arc the people. - Come nil
and fed at home. “
WOo Second, Annlvervary oi tlic l.' hld of St Luke *
Oliutrh. Germantown. will tie held on Sunday evening,
the id A report will be read, and addrceeea delivered
br the Iter. Dr. Itndder. Bev. Messrs. Ilarria and Foggo-l*
La WEST ARCH STREET PREBBYTEIUAN
dW Ch' ich. -Rev. Mr, Nevius, late Missionary to Gains,
will preach To-morrow, aUO'i. A. JL: Kiiv.Ai A- Wi'liO.
D D. will preach at tie I*. Mi.Constcgationnl Bible t lass
at 9-, A. M. Strangers welcome. lt_
.ST. .HIDE’S CHUJtCHwFRANKUX, ABo YE
-Brown-Rev. Charier T. Kellogg, Rector, sen ices
on Sunday at 10M A. M. and VA P. M. The Pastor liejtuM
& pciie* of sermons on tst;nd*y Evening f«b. i!d» on tin*
‘Ground of the Chrutiauilor*." A cordial welcome ex r ;
tended to nil.
rfes- BELSHAZZAR’S FF.AST, OR THE LAST
JPSo Kicllt 0 f tbo Klnre of Babylen.-louith sermon ot
tho series hr Rev. Dr. March, to morrow ( Sunday) even
iuß, at 7 V o'clock, in the Clinton Street Church, Tenth
„tieri. below Spruce. All persons are cordially invited to
attend. . ; I:
OLD PINK STREET CIILROH, LORN EH UP
Fomth and Pine Streets. Caching by the Pastor,
Rev. 11. U. Alien, to morrow 10 h A. M., in the evening at
7k o'clock, tho tenth lecture to young .pcoplo.-&ublect,
4k Tbe Husband.” | **
ST. JUDE’S CHURCH, FRANKLIN CTRL!.I
■ww abOTO Brown.—Heroatterthe Sunday services will
be at 10!< morning and 7M evening. The sermon to.
monow evening will he the urst ot a eerie*' on The
Christian Hope.” , • u
MP SERMONS TO WOMEN -TIIC TIUUJ) OF THE
■“t eeriea will ho preached m the Church ot the liner,
oeesor. Spring Garden, below Broad, by the Lector, Sun
day evening. Service at 7.(10. » *
MORAVIAN CHURCH, CORNER FRANKLIN
I® and Wood streets.—Service to-morrow at 1014 .A. ,M.,
Rev. J. H. Summer. At 7)4 P- M. sermon by Rev. A. .1.
Lory, a converted Jow. u
OLD SPRUCE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH,
Sfe snnieo street, below Fifth, Rev. J. Wheaton Smith,
D D .Pastor —Preaching Sunday Morning,at 10)4 o'clock;
Evening, at 7)4 o'clock, by the Pastor. It*
•eas- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, WASH
■Wh ington Square. Tho Rev. Jamea Nolll will preach
Sabbath niorning at 10)4 o'clock. Rev. John McLeod in
the afternoon at o'clock. 11
SPRING GARDEN BAPTIST CHL'ROH, TlilK
teouthfltroct, above Wallace, law. L..J . Hornby
«rcr, Pftutor.- Preaching to-morrow ;ttlU>j A. M. and »%
P. M. __
CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURtf' LO
. oust street, above fifteenth. —Preaching io-inorrow
Morning and Evening, by Rev. Dr. Mcllyame, ot 1 nuc«»
■ ton, New Jewoy. u
m\ Paul’s church, third street.
below Walnut, will he open a# usual to-morrow
evening, at o’clock. 11
TRINITY CHURCH, CATHARINE STREET,
above Second.—llov. .fo/in W. Brown, Rector. Sei*
sdcea To morrow at IQA; A. M. and VA P« M. B
meg* western Presbyterian churcilseven-
etreeta;—Rev. Mr. Brldoll# will
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
* 6y " American Academy of Music.
SOIBEE QYMNASTIQUE.
nr THE PUPILS OF LEWIS'S GYMNASIUM,
Tuesday Evening, Feb. 4, at 7 1-2 o’clock.'
A rich programme of Gymnastics by tli£ pupils of both
fiorce, Acrobtitiecxercisen. Spurrings etc. Gfiorua by tho
Young Milnncrchor, etc. JUwerved Beat*, IXI cent*. Can
be secured at tho comer of .Ninth and Arrti, or at \V. H.
Bonur & Co'r.iloaCheatnut.wtrect, tivo days before the
Exhibition. r ja3l*4trps
PROF. LOUIS AGASSIZ
WILL LECTURE AT
HORTIC'IXTIBAKc HALL,
Kveriin:** February 5.
TICKETS .PIFTY CENTS.
Forealc at TIM MTLEU’S, 926 CHESTNUT Btrect.
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tgy* a CARD.--THE UNDERSIGNED TENDERS HIS
riDcere thanks to tho member* of the Philadelphia
Hose and Steamer, the Pho uix, Columbia, and America
iioHe, the Washington Hook and Ladder Company, and
to the Fire Department generally, for their successful
effort* in extinguishing the lire on hi* premises early thi*
morning.
ToObiet Fngineer McCusker his thank* are paricular
lydue for bis very judicious umnagementof the lire, by
which he prevented the contents of the building from
being deluged with water.
JAM? 8 B. RODGERS.
Fnn. 1, !*»*. It* No. f>2 ;iiid 54 North Sixth *trt*eL
REV. DIL \YILLrrs WILL'GIVEiIIs NEW AND
popular lecture mi “The Model Home; or, a Plea
for Marriage and Domestic Joys.” ou MOND i V night, at
eight o’clock, fur tho benefit of his old church, at tba
corner f»f Seventh and Spring Garden street*. f lhe pro
ceeds of this lerture will be appropriated to-dear this
beautiful church from it* last dollar of indebtedness.
Tickets, fifty cenG; to be bad at the drug store of li. A.
BOWEIh Northeast corner of Sixth and Green, and at tho
do*r the night or the lecture. jaGl-'itrp,
OFFICE OF THE LEHIGH COAL AND
w NAMGATJON COMPANY".
i’uii.AiiELi'HiA, .latnsry f;o. Jg#<.
'J hi-. Cou.rony i“ prepared to purchase it-* Loan duo
in l*7u, at t x\r. '
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No. 122 South Second Street.
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.- -
9%M * Th*-?c who dc/.ireto cuter their name* as pupils at
this Institution will please remember that next week will
he .the la*t opportunity for tbir before the begin
ning of th«- second half of the Winter quarter, jus per ad
voitiocmcLt under “Instruction.” It?
'J HE ADJOURNED MEETING OF STOCK
holder* of the Mercantile Library Company, to
con rider the proposed amendment to the Charter, will be
held on TUESDAY EVENLNG.Fobi ustry 4th, at VA
o’clock. JOHN LAEDNER,
jtt£o,tfe-1,fp,5 lUrcording Secretary.
HOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. 151*1 AND 1520
Lombard *treet. Dippensary Department.—Medh
cal treatment and medicine* fumiihed gratuitously to the
poor.
'■gB> o. S. IVVwLEU WILL COMMENCE A COURSE
of lecture* cn Phrenology and Rcyeb'logy.as ap
plied to human and *Hi improvement, at Assembly rtuiHk
utaTUIDAVEVENING, at 7.M, Feb. 7. Ibi.i;. ja2PtfrpB
NEWSPAPERS, BOOKSTPAMPHLITrS. WASTE
Paper, &c. Bought by E. HUNTER.
do!7 am} No. 613 Jayne street.
AMIJSKMFNTS.
lltt-KKtfsV Rkadings-. —lsaM. Mr. Dick
ens ifuve the last of the first eeriee of readings
from his works, at Concert Hall. “David
pcrfifcld” and “Boots at the Holly Tree Inn*
were the selections. BoUhof these were read
upon a previouri occasion city, and the
entertainment was commented upon at the time
i-y this journal. It is sufficient to say now, that
the reading last evening w;«s in the completest
sense satisfactory to all present.
Tub Tiiiivrra^-.: —At the Chestnut,this evening,
Mr. .John K. Owens will conclude his engagement
with a fine bill. To'tdles-. Vorhj HYn/.v; and Vick
Ttupiu mi't Torn Kin?/, will be performed. The
Mikado Japanese Troupe will appear at this
theatre on Monday. At the Arch this evening,
the sensational drama Ci>d< r th? (ntxlighi will be
L'ivcu. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams at the
Walnut will appear in ftnm to GW/ Lw-k; An
Hour id Nr/'iV/v, and Thr. happy Mav.. The
American oflers a varied performance.
The Japan use.—' The famous Mikado Japanese
troupe will infill an engagement of six nights at
the Chestnut Street Theatre, on Monday.cvenin"
next Tills is said to be the most accomplished
of any of the companies of jugglers which have
appeared in this city. Some of their feauof
sleight of hand, and of strength and agility are
said to approach the marvelous.
Oi.i • Folks.— At Concert Hall, on Monday
evening next. '‘Father Baldwin's Old Folks ' will
bodin' a'brief season. This troupe numbers
amor." its members several very accomplished
male and female sinecr-, the most marvelous of
them all being a boy soprano, of wonderful
power. The programme otl'ered for the first
evening is very attractive.
Ena kn in Stbket Omusa Hou*k This even
infr a very attractive entertainment will lx; given ,
at Messrs. Carucross it Dixoy’s opera house.
The pantomime of 'The Maui' Iharl will be per
formed, with all the accessories of handsome
scenery, costumes, wonderful transformations
and ludicrous situations. .JP burlesque entitled
Th> A rri’-ul of Vichnt will be given, with Lew
Simmons as “Charles Dickens.'’ Mr. Carncross
will sing several favorite ballade, and there will
lie a miscellaneous performance by the troupe.
Mk Jas. E. Mi nraii u. — On Saturday, Feb
ruarv/'th. this popular eloeutionis’. will read at
Concert Hall. " ‘ ."'"‘
Pnii.ADKi.iiiiA Onr.KA Horst:.—The famous
burlesque. The lit-ick Hook, will be repeated at
thi-theatre to-nifiht. The lilaek /)W.: is a first
rate burlesque of the HUn l: Crook stj’le of per
formance. It is full'of good hits, funny situa
tions and amusing incidents. In addition to this
there will be singing, dancing, Ethiopian eccen
tricities by Frank Moran and other first-rate per
formers, and a plentiful sprinkling ol' wit and
humor. > The entertainment at this house is al
ways excellent.
Car. i. Roesf.’s Coni krt. — Carl Roese’s grand
vocal and instrumental concert will be given on
Friday eVcning next at Horticultural Hall. An
attractive programme has been prepared and a
large number of our most popular artists will
participate.' Seats can be secured at Trumpler’s.
Caledonian Ball. —The ninth annual ball of
Die Caledonian Club will be given on Tuesday
evening, the Ith inst., at Musical Fund Hall. It
is expected that this will be a brilliant and ele
gant affair. The picturesque Highland costume
will be worn by all the members of the Club. The
arrangements are in the hands of well-known and
competent gentlemen, who will do all in their
power to make their guests comfortable, and the.
entertainment enjoyable, i
v
Saverc Famine In Tmii‘.■•ipyenl of tUe
American Consuls
To the. Editor of the Evening Bulletin — Sir : I
have this day received a second appeal from Mr.
Heap. United States Consul at Tunis, urging
contributions from America to save the people,
many of whom are dally perishing from famine.
The State Department at Washington has been
made acquainted with the facts, and from that
source the public may expect fuller information,
nnd be induced to lake more extended action. I
do not, howovor, feel at liberty to delay a single
day in making known this demand of humanity
upon Christian nations, not the less urgent
because thoso who ate starving are the followers
of Mohammed. Mr. Heap i writos': “I have
endeavored in ray letter, to give some idea of
judiciously nxpbndedwiU do an immense amount
ot good. Ikayiaplan in view which I can
cushy carry ont!f famished with the necessary
funds,.and whip will save many hundreds of
livcß. If ajymney is raised it should be ro
mltted wUhoutelay. Do not let yonr efforts
relax; for recollct that overyromittanCGwUlbe
instrumental ln»nng many lives.” ,
Donations wt be received at - No. 811 Arch
street, No- 9 Soto Bfoad street, and at the store
of Cornelius & Bter, No. 710 Chestnut street -
1 EuX Pmom.
PaHADBWHUJaa. 31,1848.
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY I r 1868.
9.ETTEH f HOJI PAWS.
OllenAneh’s Bobinivois Clrasoe.
(Corropondenco «i tno Philadelphia JSw«teg BuUotte.3
Pawls, Jan. i, 1868.—The Paris musical seasott
has returned, <md brought with it many old and
new works of bitr and email masters. It haa
given evidence of a strong determination to moke
its appearance a noted bn*. Indeed, it possesses
tho advantage of having a not very brilliant pre
decessor. The }jn7 1807, it is (rue, commenced
under bright auspices. The Athene was founded
and promised an excellent rcsalt. iUgmn
and /.< Vvyaifc r-n Chine were given to the
“Opera Comifiue." Ancient and long forgotten
partitions were reproduced. The Magic llute
and the VreytOmlz were introduced to the Paris
public of the present generation. Yet the year
1867 did not cominuo as was expected. The
Athene proved a failure, and is now turned into
a ridicule. One of- the tenth-rate Parisian bur
lesque dramatic companies has chosen it for its
theatre. The resurrection of ancient works of
great masters was but limited. The now ones,
with the exception of Kurnev and Juliet, were
mediocrities, and dscd a’slower or faster death.
The season of JB6B was therefore eagerly awaited
to re-invigorate the dormant state of the art, and
it ha- already, to a certain extent, fulfilled its
mission, In giving us two works of a greater di
mension,and perhaps of longer dnration, namely,
Cardillur, of Daubrceme, and liebimon Crams,
of Oflenbach..
There was more interest attached to the latter of
the two. on account of its being the composition
of a known musical author, although known
tinder different allure*.
No one could understand how Oflenbach, the
triumphator of the Opcrette, showered as he is
with glory and gold, should so suddenly become
ambitious of another fame, and turn his talents
into another channel.
A Parisian journalist at last discovered the
cause, and revealed it to his readers.
One morniDg, some time ago, Messrs. Garmon
and Cremicux .sat quietly in a room of Offenbach’s
rt-idence. smoking the cigars of their host. Cor
mon seemed to be prc-occupied, and paid mor«
attention to the smoke waving from the cigar
than to the conversation. On a sudden, how<-
ever. he arose, measured the room several times,
in rapid paces, and then, collecting himself,
advanced calmly to his astonished friends, andi
with a noble gesture, exclaimed, “Eureka!"
Offenbach and Cremicux looked dubiously at
each other.
“Offenbach, my friend, you are born to some
thing nobler than the Opcrette,'’ continued
Cnrmon.
“Yes. I am beginning to be convinced of
that,’’ interrupted Offenbach, considerably im
pressed by the flattery of bis companion.
“And I have been searching for a suitable text
h. an Opera Comique—"
“is it possiblecried Cremicux, envious of
the goodidca of his collaborator.
“Since nearly two weeks— ’’
‘■'ls it possible!” exclaimed Offenbach, ad
miring the astonishing perseverance o£ M-
Gormon.
“And now, while calmly smoking mv cigar—"
“ !/y cigar," replied Offenbach,
••I have found the long-sought subject, which
might combine the tragic with the comic, the
dramatic with the lyric, the serious with the bur
lesque ; in short, which would allow you to
continue in the form which you have made popu
lar and which has rendered you, celebrated, while,
at the same time, your yet hidden qualities would
therein have a chance of showing themselves to
the admiring eyes of the public. Gentlemen, the
i-übject I hare ehoßcn." continued Cormon, with
an air of importance, “is De FoeV celebrated
novel—"
“Robinson Crusoe," cried all three together.
“Robinson Crusoe," echoed Cremieux: “Robin
son Crusoe—that reminds me forcibly of- a little
popular song —
“Poor Robinson Crusoe!
Poor Robinson Crusoe!
He made him a coat,
Of tlie skin of it goat;
I don't know how he could do so.
1 don't know how he could do so.
“The subject is not at all ridiculous." remarked
Offenbach, thoughtfully.
“Because there arc savages and cannibals.in it?"
asked the imperturbable Cremieux.
“Yes,’’ responded Offenbach, “undoubtedly
this is one of its principal advantages. Original
and eccentric are considered as synonyms by the
present generation: but yon know verylvcU, my"
dear friend, that the composer must be inspired
by the scene which the poet presents, and adapt
his music to it. Now, if the scene is common
place. there are no means left for the eccentric,
and onr critics consider the music as wanting in
originality. The fitst requisite for making an
opera a success is, therefore, that the poem be
eccentric; and can we find personages and sceneß
more curious than those of the Caribbee
Islands?”
Cremieux was silent. He found no means of
answering the logical conclusions of Offenbach.
Cormon took advantage of Crtmieux’s confusion,
and said, good-naturedly, “You see, Cremieux,
Offenbach Jpartakes of my views. Obduration
leads to no good; so come, and let us drink
a bottle of champagne in company, to
hallow our union and our new ideas. Offenbach
and company then went to their club and drank
their champagne.
About three months after the event just de
scribed, the Paris music-loviug people wore as
touished bra placard,
H ROBINSON C-RUSOK,
. dc MM. Cormon ct Cremieux.
I Musique de
' | Jacques Offenbach,
and hurried to secure seats for the first represen
tation. Indeed they did well' to make haste,
since in less than three hours after the advertise
ment not a standing-place was left at the Opera
Comlque. I arrived among the lost at the ticket
office, and considered myself fortunate to obtain,
aftor considerable nudging, a small corner whose
modest and recluse position had escaped the at
tention of my predecessors.
.On th.o stated oven ins, .about, ten minutes bo-,
fore the beginning of the ** — 1 arnved at
oißHhvin “ . ,f ‘ M¥nor ' and fonndit occu
pied by the umbrella an d hat of an obstinate
th«f\h C n ° f ,bepublic > wbo “ttompted to prove
that the comer in question belonged of right to
the owner of the approximate seat. By dint of ,'
perseveranoe,however, I succeeded In -f?
him ofhia mistake,andjuBt .---motor raised
hiA baton, I took of doubly
gained cot”"' .
a. ueep alienee now reigns.
Krery one la searohlng a musical idea, or at
least an Intention, in the mass of sound contained
in the overture. If Dr. Johnson could have
oi/K whoiiF. co tamer.
The quartette, “To-day is iffenday,'’ is, however,
a beautiful morce&u, one of the best of Offen
bach's compositions.
The second act is upon the Caribice Islands.
There is a very agreeable air sung by Friday,
which does honor to Oflenhsch's ta'ent! The
duet between Robinson and Friday is also an
excellent and noble composition. It is, however,
astonishing that Friday, the young savage—very
savagely played by Mmc.Galli-Marie—who speaks
French with an astonishing facility, knows all.
nouns,verbs, adjectives and adverbs by heart, has
not yet overcome the very simple difficulty of em
ploying the first person, which, however trou
blesome it may be for old savages, must be a very
easy thing for such a bright young cannibal as
himself. The second act is very long, and more
than one scene is everything else than amusing.
Tho third act opens by a chorus of sailors, ori
ginal, eccentric, and excellent at the same time.
There is also a trio, veritably beautiful.
The impression of the whole opera is an agree
ble ©dc. - There is no comparison between Offen
bach, author of Kojinson Crime, and Offenbach
author ot /.« Belle JUline. The music of the far
mer is noble, and the vulgar portions in it are
but exceptional. It has created much excitement
in Paris, and an excitement favorable to the
author, and if Offenbach again offers an opera
con bjyu to the Parisians, it will be the work of
on<iwbo ; e merit has already been considered ac
cepted and established. Isaac L. Rick,
, Pupil of the Conservatoire.
Dying Declaration oftuhe Victim.
[From the Memphis IV,t o; Jan. 27. J
The terrible scene of violence, disorder and
bloodshed which occurred in the Criminal Court
room on Friday evening, during the examina
tion of Winters, McPartland and Costcllo, before
Justice Hall, has startled the cpmmunity more
than any occurrence which has taken place for a
long time. The subject has been a general topic
of conversation, and the opinion is universally
expressed that If something is not done to change
the state of affairs and Inaugurate a reign of
law, order and peace, our city .will be almost
ruined, and will be shunned by every
man who has any regard for his life. Aside from
the terrible aspect ot the case morally, the injury
which is done to our city commercially, and the
drawback which is given to its progress by the
state of violence and the disregard of law which
prevail, are incalculable in extent.. Can nothing
be done to change the present deplorable state of
affairs?'
Mr. Thomas Malone, who was shot in the court
room on Friday evening; died yesterday morning,
alter intense suffering." On Saturday attemoon
lie made the following declaration before Com
missioner Burditt, of the Metropolitan l'oliee:
I, Thomas Malone, believing that I am in a
dying condition, that dissolution is inevitable at
an early period, from the wounds iullietcd by a
piriol shot, make this, my dying declaration, to
vnt ;-.On the 2ffh 'day of'January? whilst In the
Criminal Court room, in' the. city of Memphis,
State of Tennessee, John Cosgrove shot the. I
did not make any attempt to strike hint, and did
not make any demonstration upon or against
him." lie has no reason for doing this. T’Ctis is
correct.
A. P. Buriuit,
Acting-Superintendent Metropolitan Police.
Cosgrove was arrested on Saturday evening by
Sheriff Winters, and lodged in jail to await ex
amination. v
Murder In Georgia—A man stripped
and Given Seventy-five Laslicst
[From the Kavannah Bcpublicau, Jon. K.J
On Wednesday a bloody murder was discovered
to have been committed in Effingham county.
As the talc is told, on the 2-lth of last mouth a
white man, entirely unknown and supposed to
be a foreigner, went to the cabin of a negro near
the Augusta road, seventeen milcsjfrom the city,
drew out the staple which held the padlock and
entered the place and stole a half peek of
ground peas. Ho was caught by the owner of
the cabin, who, in company with three others,
stripped the man, then tied him to a tree, and
with a whip gave him seventy-five lashes upon
his taro back and then turned the suflering vic
tim jooso. Nothing was said about the matter
until Wednesday last, when some negroes, who
were prowling in the swamp suddenly hnd re
vealed to their gaze a sickening sight.
There in the swam]), up to that time hidden
front mortal sight, lay the body of a white
man—or rather, the remains of the body. The
licst upon tho head and part of the body was
catca away. The negroes gathered up what was
left of the body and carried it out of tho swamp,
and gave notice of their discovery, and a coro
ner’s jury was culled to investigate the matter.
There wero twp bullet wounds in, tho head—ono
in’tho backTpart, thb other in the side: When the-.. , T „,
negroes lifted the-body- up tho bullet in tho baeV “ fK Sar3.vtakiixa Dxaoß»'^ 6M e lld A
part of tho head dropped out. The bod*-r£***““ This singular set of people
about a mile from where f'“cleat Aztecs oflou'T^” o^'^®^
ffio aTCStfrr,™
attached teJfctfa that led to the belief that the re- Ayer &Co emSJw £amtdl anny pf them in dhr
lAafflfe yrerothose of the_man who had been glng Sarsanar^* l ® o *’ ro, l™with Barrow
Useb wore- plainly and spaaee, a -{Lruf tope, and a bag of water, they
0 1116 J uar { iB ,P f leah, the welts are read'- the forest, where tho wild banana
ra H J? 2 R? W 8 etpicU by negroes. It is gen- fnmb*<* them food, and thick-leaved (tees their
erully believed that it is tho same person, antfthe on V-shelter- Few of those who find, themselves
nalural concluslon is th&t alter torthenting their this proanet know how much
ttetim those barbarous savages terminated falser I they aie indebted to the toll of these hnmblo 1»-
istence. A negro was jurosted on suspicion of I borord, who dig health for thousands of Doctor
been present, he would probably not have as
serted tint of all noises music was the most
agr/iCabU 1 .
The oyi Hurt continues.
Some ol the audience, after rnauy iruith-as re
searches of the above-mentioned idea, seek their
newspapers in despair.
The overture continues.
The majority of the milder females fair them
selves with surprising obstinacy.
The overture cdntfnT.es.
The angels in Paradise commence to eat
oranges.
The overture continues, continues, continues!
Will it never end ?
But hark! There is n loud, continuous crash:
the readers drop their journals, the ladies their
£ans, the angels their oranges,—tho overture is
finished.
The curtain is raised upon a scene representing
an English room in an English house, on a Sun
day morning. Its inmates cere engaged in deep
devotion. Between-each prayer they dance the
jig. It is probably on account of tills vicious
practice that the Lord has punished them with a
good-for-notbing son. This latter individual
amuses bimrelf more: with sailors than with
hymn-books, and although it is rather late in the
afternoon, has not yet returned from his riots.
Between the jig and the prayer, therefore, the
lather has tho habit of calling his son a scape
grace in presence of the whole assembled' com
pany, who alt join in chorus and say:
“What a seapc-grace!”
This chorus is musically insignificant, and in
tended to be so.
CRIME.
THE MEMPHIS TRACIKVr.
Witness—W. F. Green.
bis
Thomas X Mamins
murk.
Norman B..Shimer,- charged with tho murder
of Jobn;Smith, at Palace Varieties,was arraigned
and,a plea entered. William Wharton, colored,
was also arraigned-on a charge of killing Wil
liam Warms, ,'Esq. - John F.- vWhitagr, colored,
was arraigned on the charge of kiting James
Coles.
Mr. Dwight announced that he would. •A’’;
counsel in these eases ten days’ notice uu
time fixed far trial.
{■Woexlnseni in ('incinutili-A Di<f-
Da truest Cnaliicri
[Frnrn the anchraatt Gazette, Jan. J».J
About a month since Mr. A. M. Keoly, Agent
to the Merchants' Union Express Company in
this city, canto to the conclusion that some one
efhis employes had been embezzling the funds
of ®c Company. Suspicion naturaUv attached
itself to the Cashier, Mr. J. V. 11. Lott, who had
[ the entire melody of all the money of the Com
pany. Mr. Heoly kept biß suspicions to himself
for a few days, and then commenced a
rigid examination Of life Cashier's books.
In this he was assisted by Mr. Lott,
who seemed, os rather feigned, to be perfectly
ignorant of the eausc making the examination
nceessary. The investigation being' concluded,
it was found that the cash was $(>,300 short. In
regard t® this deficiency Mr. I.ottwaa questioned,
but at the time ho stated that he knew nothing
of it. Being hard pressed, however, he a few
days since confessed; that lie had appropriated
$9OO to his own use. Having acknowledged the'
cmbexrdcment of $909, it was fair to presume that
ho had taken the whole amount named' above,'
and it was determined to have him arrested.
Accordingly, yesterday morning Mr. Healy ap
peared at the oQce of Col. Murkbrcil, Clerk of
the Police Court, and swore out a warrant for the
arrest of Lott, charging him, however, with the
embezzlement of only $9OO. The warrant was
put in the hands oi an officer, and' Lott was
arrested and taken .to the Ninth Street Station
house, yesterday afternoon, where ho remained
foreevenl hours. He was finally released on
bail of $1,500 for his appearance bofore the
Police Court this morning.
It is understood, however, that he will waive
an examination, and allow his case to go directly
before the Grand ■ July, which meets on Monday
next. Mr. Lott is a young married'man, and l
has always borne a good character. What in
dued him to commit the theft, and what ho did
with the money, wifi probably not he known for
some time yet.
Rascality in Pltislwrfdi—A lUerctuint
CJiaieeii with limbeaßlemcnt,
[From tbs Fittsbarrih Post, of Jan. Sl.]
A very heavy business transaction of some
what nnestlonablc character haa been charged
against a Market street merchant, named Abra
ham Cohen. Tile charge is made before the
Mayor, by Marks Nathan, of New York city’.
Both prosecutor and defendant are members of
the firm of Goldanstan. Cohen & Co., hoop Blurt
manufacturers.and dealers. The firm is estab
lishcd Vj- Chatham street, New York, and futs
branch houses in this city, New Orleans, Mem
phis and other cities. The establishment in
Pittsburgh' is located at No. 00 Market street.
The defendant, it appears, had charge of the
firm business here, a position which he lias held
since May last. For some time past, as is stated,,
the other partners have had suspicion that the
bnsintss here was not all right.
The New- York partners came on here and
established the fact, as they say, that Cohen had,
during the past few months surreptitiously
disposed of goods to the amount of $4,000, the
proceeds of which he had applied to himself.
These- goods* arc- said to have been, packed in
boxes and shipped by him, under fictitious names,
to some parties in Uniontown, Fayette county.
Besides these goods, amounting; as we have said,
to $4,000, it is claimed that the books show a
deficit on the part of the defendant, which will
swell the whole sum to over $lO,OOO, as was learn
ed by taking stock. Information, was mode
against him before the Mayor Wednesday even
ing, and a warrant issued. Officers McCroady
and, Wrigley searched.lor him until a late hour
last night, but Yesffisßtdy nldtnlng
at about eight o'clock, they arrested him on
Fourth street. Ho states that the charge against
him is the result of a.business misunderstanding,
and that a careful examination of the books will
place him right before his partners and the pub
lic. The prisoner wa9 required to give bail in
the sum of $4,000, and being unable to procure
security, be was committed tor a. hearing.
THE COURTS.
TUE ItEMISSION -Of SENTENCES.
Tire I'arilau ((neHtion Removed to ttte
Supreme Court.
Quarter Sessions —Judge Ludlow.— As the
Attorney-General had appliad for a writ of error
in the Supreme Court for the purpose
ing the proceedings of the Quarter Sessions in
the case of Mallory and Keating, the keeper of
the prison declined to discharge them to-day, al
though thoir term, under the now sentence of the
Court, has now expired.
This morning counsel for the two prisoners
applied for a writ of habeas carpus, designed to
secure the release of the two men! ‘ Judge Allison
in reply, said: “A writ of error having been
allowed by the Supreme Court, this cause, as it
appears on our records, is thereby removed to
that tribunal, and is no longer aubjeet to our con
trol. This lias no necessary, connection with
the cause of detainer of the prisoners;
and upon a return to a writ of habeas
corpus by the keeper of the County
Prison, showing that the time named in the com
mitment had expired, tlio Court would perhaps
be required to set the prisoners at liberty and
no power, save that of the Supreme .Court,’would
have a right to hinder or delay the discharge.
To do so would expose the offender to an in
dictment for obstructing the due process of the
law. Bnt, inasmuch as this case, as it appears
on our records, is now virtually in the Supremo
Court, wo suggest that application bo there made
for the allowance of a writ of habeas corpus and
that the question be thus raised to the right ot the
prisoners lo and immediate discharge.”
The counsel stated that this course would be
pursued.
IloiuicictiM.
Oyer and Tekminkr— Judges Allison and
Peirce.—ln the case of William J. Ovens, charged
with the murder of Colonel Riddle, the jury yes
terday afternoon returned a verdict of not
guilty. ...
Tho ease of Margaret Anspach, charged with
infanticide, was concluded last evoning about
eoven o’clock, with a verdict of guilty of murder
in tho second degree, with a recommendation to
mercy.
Oyer and Termini;!-.— Judges Allison and
Ludlow This morning Thomas Comfort, who
pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter, in
causing the death of Francis O’Neil, wa? sen
tenced to four years and three months. In pass
ing sentence Judgo Allißon expressed his regret
that the prisoner, who had shown such a good
record, should have been guilty of this offence,
lie owed liis present position to a free indul
gence in liquor. Taking into consideration his
previous good character and the fact that it was
probable that the deceased had made the first
assault, the sentence was made moderate.
F.'Jj, VEMfflgaß. Fnblfcsbeiv
PRIOB THRBB-0B» T TB.
FACTS AWJDF'AKfcIKS*.
‘ Bellows is piifliD2*'the Ffioly il«»d.
Sapoieou'a boy wilt be tjweiwiei ManA
—■A company Urns been’formed in western New'
s’orlc to breed mink for their far.
—Leap Tear )>nllg are eniarenina; Salt L wlor
City.
—Twcfctc convict;! in tbe'Mitine iJtiittf Prist to
arc under sen lent? of death.
... rr-iidmUn. w,hen .. last . heard'of v/aa JaiAmater-'
dam, and ntvj appreciated.
—An- Ohio bn by swallowed it snake, arid' now
hisses in its sleep. It shuttled ?> its mortal >coiL
—Theodore tilts vrilit the “American- W’OMan"
In Cleveland on Monday.
—Engiand pays soo9'a -near for each ofite e.ot
dkirs.
—Blot has started eupeptic eating- UouAei itt'
Boston.
—Vesuvius is drawing crowds of sightseers '.-
Do they coma to lava-t it?
—The dog tax in Vormetit yields JtTO.OftO-aa*'
is very papular.
—Alptc casc3-of trichina .arc reported at St.
Louis. ;
—lncendiarism is alarmingly prevalent in east
ern Masecicbusctts. i
—A rival of Diokens, as a render of Dickens,
has dbwnad on Troy. iCa name-is-Claif.'- :
—Captain Alexander, the humane keeper Of
Castle Thunder, keeps a gin -shop In Liverpool.
Silk culture is very successful at tiia Cope
of Good Hope.
Americans eat yearly -15 : pounds of sugar
each, on an average—They musteat, more—why
one girl i 3 Bweeter thr.n that
— A Caban b in Louisville looking for suitable
grounds for the establishment' of the Spanish
pastimes of bull-baiting and cock-fighting.
—Miss Annie Clara Jagerisky hae akaled thirty
hours without rest, at Detroit. A kind of Jago
risky business for Anna Clara.
—Great preparations arc mailing at tie Ttiil
crie.s for the first-eommnnion of the Evince ini---
penal.
—White gunpowder which is entirely consumed
and leaves no residuum in the gun is the latest
military improvement in France.
—There in a digging machine its operation
among tho marl beds of Monmouth county, New
-.Jersey. wkich tukcs up atoaof marl a minute.
—The school teachers of Baltimore have started
a project for removing the remains of Jhde, the
poet, to Green Mount-cemetery, nsar ttttcity.
—A man in East St. Louis was avrestod-foe set
ting fire to ids own house, on which there was no
insurance.
An Irishman and a negro tumbled, iato a
well in Houston tho other day. The negro was
drowned; tho other stood on tiptoe and kept
his head above water. ;
—A portrait of Jefferson, said- to ba‘ the last
original picture since the burning of the Smith
sonian Gallery, is- offered for sale- to the Ken
tucky Legislature.' " '
—Three of the five Harvard students engaged
in- tho recent hazing of a freßhman-afchia board
ing house, in Cambridge, have been suspended
from the college for tho torm of onoyoar.
—A Quincy (111.) heiress, forced, to- marry
against her will, has run away from her husband
and been found dancing in a- ballet, at Nashville,
Tenn.
—The bride of the newly married heir apparent
of Persia came to hiia in a sky bids carriage.
Maybe the color expressed her feeling at the
prospect.
—The Philadelphians are greatly alarmed at the
accumulation ol ico in New .Pork harbor.—.V, T.
dun. Not half as much as the New Workers are. '
Don't whistle to kcop your courage up.
—Rev. J. Hickey, of St. Paul’s Cathedral,
Chicago, took poison by accident a few days
since, supposing it was toothache drops. HC is
; lying in a dangerous condition.
—Beecher, T. K., says that the more liquor a .
man drinks the less ho knows. Nevertheless, the
Beecher family are understood te> be total absti
nents.
—The Selma (Ala.) TYwieastates that it' ia in
formed, on good authority, that large laai
-1 holders in Greene county are offering to give
; the nse of their plantations for next year to>-any
one who will agree to pay taxes on them.
Here is a specimen.of editorial courtesy in
Nebraska :
[ “The Ham Fat Man of the Nebraska City
I Press ia said to have unhorsed Sugar Bob( of the ,
Omaha Republican,, concerning the call of the
black-and-tan State Convention,the otlierday.”
—Suez has a model Post-office. On the arrival
of mails from England and India, tho rush for
letters is said to be indescribable. Eackono helps
himself to whatever letter or letters he can lay
hands upon. In tho scramble many letters are
torn in shreds.
—H. Joromc Barr, an ingenious mechanic in
Bloomfield, Conn. , is getting up a combination
organ and piano that shall be operated by one
set of keys. Ho has been ten yearn at work.on it
already. It will consist of nearly IS,OOO pieces.
— li.r. Such instruments already exist.
—The sporling fraternity of .Sk Lonishas been;
recently related over two distinguished arrivals 7
from the Pacific coast, known as “Slippery Sim"
and tho “Great American Pie Biter.” The latter
gentleman stakes large sums upon his ability to
bite through twenty-four pies at one time.
—Tho number of candidates for orders in the
Protestant Episcopal Church does norkeap pace*
with the increase of the number of communicants.
At tho present rate of admission to holy onlers.
Bishop Williams, of Connecticut, says it ivonld
take ten years to fill the vacant parishes in his
diocese. /
—Last July the agents of the Merchants’ Union
.Express Company in Syracuse boxed' up a hen..
and started her oh a journey to tl* West, as a
joke., She has been traveling eveysmee, having
gone over nearly every route of; the company, -*
more than 25,000 miles in all, aw llB still
the transports of travel, ’
—Lord Stansfleld thinks/hat the education
laws of England aro good,;“°ugh, and therefore
that it is folly to think ofHianging. them. The
London Herald, with disrespect for
nobility, likens this sj?* 111 *?. to that of the man
who didn’t see the r/fat of the joke, and didn't
wantrto eee it. “H-ilked to be nice and stupid.’*
—Riding on a railroad for the first time, ;t
Western gentler oll ) whon the conductor called
for his fare h n(led him a five dollar bill, with
the remark the thing get. I don’t waut
any chane/ Never rode in tho kcers before,
and am Whins 10 P a f something extra for tho
inn.” 7
'Lily Maxwell, of Manchester, who did a
smaiumsincss in the gcocn-grocer line, before
she A*! herself put on the registry and voted for
j—)b Bright, which she did. not because she be-
I wired In woman’s rights theoretically, but be
-1 cause Bho wanted to help elect Mr. Bright, has
been splendidly advertised, and her business has
increased wonderfully.
—The only public library In Walrassia constats
of about 1,500 volumes, with Governmentre
cords, mppa. and manuscripts. The <»ly, Agaßrih
can volume is a copy of Wendell PWSrag’s
speeches. The other volumes are. printed lit
Russian, with a sprinkling of the awedwh, Ger~
man and French. Think of an Eaquiina'ux Lo
ginning bis American education With Php-pa’n
speeches!
—Recently, in Bridgewater, England, % mm
applied for relief, stating that ho was tumWa tn
work. The opposed,tfce.cl»itn r ftta“~
that to the man had riWlw.*
ried four V.yes,^ ttnreeof whom wera atfil H*.
and werw von .» and atoone woman. M SVSfI
P° rty The boars# d&cSbd to let Mr’tSo
bis wlToa for support, but no 1m
. won brought against bU» for P^;