VOLUME XXI.~NO. THE SiVfiNrNO ,J ‘‘fetjfcii&PlN FVBUBHKD BVBBT KVEMINO "jm&SStess&P- BX tub BVia?INOi BOttBTIN ASSOCIATION. The Bulletin Lb served to rafcecrtbere In the: city *t 18 cot** tt*r irwk, p»iv»bto to the per_annum, 1»T «i ■-. ' -f - •■' -■ :'■ , 783 Ariehitreet DEEP. ■«:. BKNTHAI/lk—On tMfith i»UElizabeth, tcllet of tbs late John 5. Bentlijll, In the 7Myoar of her, age. . The relatlvea ud frtcmda of the family arercaportfully Invited to etatai thefonCTal, from her tato rn N<>. 1704 Hummer ttreet, on Saturday afternoon, Bth Inst., or JohnM. Harlan, ««ed 24 yean. _ K EIJLSy-~On the 4th tiut, Catharine Perdriau*, wife of JohaigUy, in the itjrtVear of her age. • , ;.y -i Th«reuSma»4frießAt ofdw family are reijeetfuUy ri-uuMtesw' attend tbef lateral, from her lata realaence. No. 141 S Lombard street, on Friday, the 7th Inat., atBJ4 o’clock. Funeral aervico at SL Fatriclc’a.Church. • FHH.LIPB,—On the 4Bt tortant, JtaeWl, wlft «f Mr. AmoaFMlHt*. , i. , . Her relative* and friends are reepectfnlly Invited to attend lier r fnnerat. from her hnaband’a rcaidence, 51U Martha U atreet, oa Friday, 7th inat, at 10 o’clock. To Mary Minerva Mo’gan, The fricnJu'and reUtlrea are.lnvited to, attend the funeral, front her late rwldSiM. No. 400 CrnjTn atreet.on Saturday aftdrnoon, Bth Inal, at 2 o’clirek. WHITE.-Cto the evening of the M tortant. of albuml nurta, Kate It, eldtet daughter of Dr, J. Dellavcn. and attend the ftmernTon Friday. Feb. 7th. at 10 o’clock. A. M.. from tho rrSdenee of her- parents, Hta Walnut street, without further notice. To proceed to Monument the 4th inii., Sarah T. Zell, to the 53d year "VtnT relative*, and friend* ef tho family aro lnvitcd to attend her funeral, from tho residence of Edmund - t3 EYRE d: EANDEOL, ■ . ’Fourth and Arch street*. . -.. • SPEtIIAEMOTICISII. Wit THE DEDICATION ' r- ofthe; BETHANf SABBATH SCHOOL HALL, Twentyr second andShippen Sti., ,J ,wiLLTAKK>t*C« Oil Thursday Evening, Feb. 13th, MaJorGeneral O. O. HOWARD, Rev. E. *. BEADLE, D. D ' Rey.JNO.CIOMBBBS. Rev. J. M. CROWKLE, D. D , Rev. CEO. J. MINGINS, of New York, GKO. H. BTUABT.Eeq^ Vrn tarttafiiateomtMioeeailoii, .->■ _• Ticket* can be bad gratuitously, by adults tn v, on ap yllraUontoUtef^tmte*Committee; j CIIAB. E. OOKNRIHJ*, W 1 Cherry atreet. 0 H AS, E. MOBKH NS Watont atreet * J. u.COYLE,gtoMarketattest. GEO. Hi BROWN,4#Booth Fourth street. Or at J. E. {rOUED'BMttaUrßtore.sraCbeatoutetreet. aware, feitttpi *r mmkm FABEWELIi CONCERT HALL,. A a Office for the ealo of RESERVED SEATS hss been opened at. . V „• CHABLES B. BKITH’S, 1 GENEHAIjBTATIONZR. go, 109 Soolli Thlrd Kreet, nwr Ch«*t»nt, FABE tottUrp • * ■ - «®“ T »o Y ?^S® BTIA -^ SBOCIA r SCIENTIFIC LEOTCKES. , with nomerous and br Feh iV’lw w’. < and Nervous Sys- February 20, Key. K. R. BEADLE, D. D.— * ‘Molhißcan Life."- ■' -V •: -c : •> ,tefr3t,roS , T WE^Y-S ECON DBffi BEbOW»ni S | i , A special meeting of the. BtockhoMem will be held at tlii* office on MONDAY,- |Oth iiyit* at 4 P. M*« to take action inreferent-etaronniwthe Sunday. f... • .: JAB. KoFADl?yii JfctPftMiWry* MfvrynP. —THR fiTTY AND STATE' TAXeS 1®^ of 18® lrlll be received op' end .-after MONDAY NKXT. rcbmary to, et tbe office of the Receiver of ' T»xc», 8., ‘ “ v 'KecfclVef 6f Tilled.' mesr- OFFICE OF THE LEHIGH COAL AND .. vuo city iiouv- • • , , , ... . • House as late as half-past ten o clock at night; since thattlme nothlnghaa 'been seen; of him. The following letter, believed to he ’ In the haud wiltlng of Mr. TaylQr. phattlarked: ‘‘Quincy, XU., Jsnuaiy 14,” was received by his wile. from, the poßt-offlee at Jamesportoo Thursday following his disappearance.' . “.Qdxnoy, HUnols.—l think, and what to say I dotft know, my, dont know where they are going’ to take me. Mary, go bank to Ohio, andlf ever I get away I will come; don’t grieve If; you can help it. Let Arch have the new wagon ir he wants ft. Can’t write any more; my eyes is most out: I think they will take me to the Bouth p&rfioflhls Btate, I wUI write ypi) whenever I get a chanoe. Wewy, for God sake do the best yon can for my family till they, get back home, for God knows I don’t hnow what to do Mary, sign my name to that cheek and get the money. ■ “Yours In trouble, » _r “JojnrP. TAYCOR.” Although diligent effori, has been..ma4e* no further trace of Mr. Taylor can.be found. Fears are entertained that hehaabeeufonliaaealtwith. - or that Mb mind has become unsettled* ' We are authorized by Mr. Arch G. Taylor;brother or the missing iman, to say that he wlll pay . one hundred aoUars for any information of the whereabouts of his brother, if Uvlng-Or for the recovery of his body, if dead. Mr. Taylor, the . mlsßiug man, Is about thirty-six years of age. • ■ 'W l J \ \ . ; KETTEit JFBO# PABIS., [Carrtspondeiice of Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.] Paws, Friday,, Jan. 24th, 186«.~We pre BtlU laboi|Dg tmder the same '.‘plethora of emptlnew'' which I described In a fonner letter. No one seems Inclined,to do anythtiig to create a breeze and afford is little matter for observation and dis cnsulon-. unless, Indeed, lt be Mn Traln, who will doubtless make an attempt to “set the Thames on fire” In London, now that he has been dismissed from Qoeenstown. Whether he will immediately proceed to blow np, or rather blow down the walls of,Newgate, or whether ho will give the preference to those of the Houses of Parliament (beginning, of course, with the House of Lords), I do not pretend to say. I should be inclined, however, If I.werehe, to take my revenge for the indignities committed upon him, by planning, and, ,Impossible, ciurrying out a line of street- cars through' Belgravia', or St. James’s Square, or any other of - the'ipore arlsto crati6 4uanehf of thb Brlßsfi Metropolis.' This would her* splendid piece of pernimient anhoyancei to “'my lords anit ladles.” We think alrmtdy Wd e<Se; Trtdn himself seated prpudly op. the cara,as they dash past the ancestral mansions, effectually disturbing the ibe repose and tiie tem pers of the “upper Five-hundred!" Seriously, _ however, laying bold.of Mr. 1 Train seems to have* been, at once, a. blnuder and a,wrongful act, on the part, of the .British authorities;—a blander, because very likely it was Just what he Wanted to give additional eclat to his arrival* wrongful act, because no offenco seeuls .to be Imputable to him on British soil. I sincerely trust that the- proceeding will turn out : to have been that of some, over-zealous agent of the Po lice, and will bo repndiated by the British gov ernment, leaving Mr. Train to seek bis remedy and redresein an.action, tor false Imprisonment, such os he la said.to threaten, and In the conduct of which he wiil have fresh opportunities for the display of Ma peculiar eloquence! As to the news of Paris, It Is very much con fined toshch facts as that there was a second boll at ‘ the Tnlleries on Wednesday, and that' yesterday and to-day tho Emperor Is gone ont shooting. There was a large master of Americans on the first-mentioned occasion, and General Dix, as nrapl; found himself standing at the head of by far the most brilliant group, both as Kgaida beanty of person and tofletfs, In the Salon Louia XIV.,' as the Emperor ukd Emphns passed through and received the salutations of their guests. Miss Willing, of Philadelphia, it I may dare to mention any one In particular, was muchadmlredin the American circle. Her Im peril Majesty as usual, fn a wavy dress, lt appeared to male eyes, ln half a dozen dresaes ene bver the other, ma terial of same qulte (to limited understandings) beneath miles of lace, covered with accadas, and greenleavea,and whole chains ot emeralds,rubles and sapphires, which seemed at onco to light and loop np her Majesty's drapery i In all dlrecttona. Your female readers will laugh at this display of masculine ignorance, but l ean assure them that the general effect was fully ap- however imperfectly the mode of pro ducing ft mlght.be nnderstood. . But America In Europeis especlaßy disporting itself just now at Nice, whither Admiral Farrago t and his fleet have jnst returned. Yesterday evening theme was to a grind entertainment offered to, the gaUant Conummder and hla officers at the new casino, which has-’ jnst been opened, which could hardly be Inaugurated In a more worthy manner. The attracHon of the presence Of the fleet has been so great that many families have left Paris for the Southern scene of gaiety- The preparations for the above Jets oeem to have roofed all Nice to a state of enthusiasm. * It is desirable, I think, that I should mention that a gang of forgets and swindlers have been endeavoring to play off their tricks here upon onr bankers and merchants. The attempt is to pass forged bills professing to be drawn by the Anglo-Austfian Bank at; Vienna, upon. Glyn, Mills & Co.f London, payable^ to one Baron Patfmgarten. I have seen one of -these bills,-and it was admirably counterfeited. It was attempted to he palmed off. upon onr countrymen, Messrs. Norton & Co., of this city, who are now actively punning the forger. The individual who left it at their place of business was a person of gen tlemanly.demeanor and prepossessing appear ance; Speaking English perfectly, and very con vemantwlth Amerlcahaffaim and * well-known citizens of the States. Let bankers and .men of business beware of him. ; M. Magne, the Minister of F : " paring his.budl hU loan and,treai holders with tot erelniluSMcaadi them: 5 * Jfvjfiitf- BrtUMlB,iuul'beeD qnainU&.w}%> band’s fate. Bri. lady knows of manner of it,, j The Italian budget Is , uwdting tte numerous, French holders of ltalian securities look very blank, and inclined to accuse • tbeis government of havtagmlated them as muck la thatreapect as in the Mexican business.. Certainly, French citi zens who embaikedso largelyinltalianloans Snd speculations of all Jdndß In tbePenlUßnlahad 4 right to expect tbat tbsir government would' have aidedto accelerate,not jp.tbwarkltalian de velopment i and cbneolidatien. - The new Italiarf Minister of FlnancehSsihe 1 courage to rely upon 4he developmentofcommereiUoctivUy in,his; country. What he' can' found such hopes; 'For instance, lpoklng over thpmany Items of decreased returns in his ajcpcqdof Italian finance, I dad that Italy is the only country in the world, perhaps, in Which even the Post-office is'a loss to the State, instead of a source of ln 1866 the reve nue of the Post was 18,427,310 francs, and the expenditures U 6,828,293. There -were eeven and a half million fewer letters passed through the Itah« ian Post in 1866 than lei 1865,a fact almoßt nnique ; in the history of a the cen tury. Nor Is there any amelioration. In this re spect for. 1867, the number of letters and the revav due again alike showing a diminution.' ; In contradistinction to sttcha&ct as the above let me just mention the priced at which JotSof land haye lately been selling in favorite positions in Paris. One of them lathe ground in the vi- : etoity of the Tbdatre Fransals, and the new im provements around die Palais * Koyah There, building lots have fetched from 1,000 tol,Boofrs, iho equare yard. Again, roudd the new - Ghfad Opera, from 600 tol.lQQ have been paid; white close adjoining, an American banker, desirous of building himself new and more spacious premises, - wa6 asked 1,500 firs, Speaking of the opera re -S4 (M.\ mlnds me that lt ls now “posltively asserted” that the engagement between Mile. Patti and tho Mariptls *de Cauk.’ihasiet- of the ceremonies at the Empress’s private balls, is broken off. ; Pabxs,’ January 21,1868.—0 n the IMh instant, qftcr twCuty-seven days of dlsensslon, the Army bill passed the Corps Legislatlf by a vote of 199 against 60. Before going Into effect, It passes to the Senate lor approval, but there leno proba bility that its promulgation win be opposed. This law changes the duration of thoservice in the anhy from, seven to nine years, dividing It into two periods: five, years under the colors, and four years In the reserve/ i Tho reserve can be reviewed periodically, bnt cannot be called into activity in time of peace. So bstitutes are ac cepted; ; ''' . , Thp reorganization of the Garde Natlonale is provided for. The young men who escape the conscription pass into this body, where they remain five years. They edn be called together fbr instruction as- often' as fifteen times during the year, but never for more than one day. The Garde Natlonate Mobile can only be called into active service by o special laV- • • SUU tho Emperor, by decree, can assemble the battalions upon any point of their department during the twenty days previous to the proposi tion of ttie law. Substitutes ore not admitted. The army, as thus constituted, will consist of 800,000 men, making, with the 400,000 of the Garde Nationals Mobile, a force of 1,200,000. In. case of war, the latter body will be called upon to do garrison duty, liberating a like number of experienced troops. V ; That this law will augment the already heavy Charges Imposed upon the people for the support of the army, is not denied! The government de mands an increase of Its military fasces because, p> Its opinion, the attitude of the other conti nental powers renders this Increase necessary. Of course, the majority of the Corps Legislatif takes the same view; still the number of votes „caet against the hill -is significant. From the manner in which the elections are conducted, an opposition of sixty voices In the Chamber denotes (he opposition of a great majority of the people. It mnst. be remembered that three-fourths of ihese sixty votes represent the opinion of mem' bers who are habitually supporters of the Govern ! There is perhaps no other' Impost whose effect is feltso directly by all classes, whose.merits are So generally discussed. For the rich it implies Increased taxation, for the poor a diminution of the ehsnce to escape personal service. To appreciate the importance of the measure Which has just been adopted, it is necessary to took beyond its immediate effects, and to calcu late the nltimate result of the waste of force oc casioned by these, immense standing armies, , these standing protests ngjalpst the boasted civill ; Cation of the Old World.. Notwithstanding her wealth and resources, France is one of the na tions most affected bya system which has been kptly styled “the Impost of blood." The majority of the conntrles of Europe double their popula. tions in about sixty years. In France this in crease' requires one hundred and fifty years. Austria alone is behind, her in thls respect. It Would be a mistake to attribute this Blow rate of reproduction solely to cellbacyin the army. But {fit be true that the disposition of the people is Opposed to a rapid increase,ltlsonly another Reason why every obstacle should be with drawn. This may be giving too much im portance to mere, numbers; but in the future, pith United Germany for a neighbor, France Wil tieed all her strength. It is pleasant to look orward to the time when war will be remem bered as one of the follies of the past. Unfor tunately, any-calculations based upon, the sup position that we are soon'to enter upon this happy period will probably be found erroneous , S This comparatively slight increase of popula tion becomes more remarkable When it is remem - bered that it cannot be accounted for by emigra tion. The French do not emigrate; but this rule mav be reversed. A general movement towards tbe'great centres has been going on for some years. Ambition leads the peasant to abandon his Adds, and attracts him to the cities. Here the Government is obliged to find him employ ment; and itis to this necessity more,’perhaps, than to M. Haussmann’s taste for architecture that we are indebted for the beautiful boulevards of FaflS. “■■■■ ' injurious effect upon industry of this an .levy of 100,000 men—the sad condi of the conscript, who, after nine iQSWiIs forced to commence; his career at a i of life when his position would otherwise been all this has been lently described. Still, in the arguments of opposition, generally iso able, one very im nt point is overlooked. - If the-law render . OVRWHOLE COtSTRY. ; PHILADELPHIA, THDRSDAY, VEBUL ARy 6, JB6A. AFFAIR* IK FRANCE. [From » Occasional Correspondent] jndition of the young men unenviable, what words can express the jnat indignation of the Btonsands of young women compelled to choose from among those rejected by the recruiting officer? Surely, thereiano other portion of the Community thathas eo great a cause of complaint. | As> theßeaee Congresses donot seem to meet frith auccesa, would it not be a good idea to call | convention of deleptes firomtbe p&pu frtions of those countries nofr 5 burdened with surge standing armies? Werethe women of the Old World as determined in assertlng their rights as are A portion of their sisters in America, the projectcouldnotfailto.besuecesafnL 1 Serioualyythe result of thus leaving the duty of reproduction eo! largely, in the hands of those disqualified for military service, must' produce an iojurioue effect Upon future generations. I Some of the strongest of liberty, having lost all other hope, seem to desire that the measures of the Government may,, be .made as insupportable as-possible for the people, this being considered the only way in which a change can be brought about.;.’ The popular dissatisfac tion will probably show'itself in the coming Sections, bnt ruder the presentayatem, In which the .Government openly supports a candidate of its own, the majority, laßure. - B.; t The Hbusit'on Baaajs.r-The .British House of peers atpresenf eonalsts of one prince, two royal duKes, atfM B5, maf quiae& earta, 27r bishops and 164 baroruMihe totad .peers 449. The Bishop of BAth ahd Welk«t* Slao/as TJaron Auckland. ! Death im thib Loudon Snusiras,—on» htw dred .sad .elkty-fottr persona ware killed out- Hghtby hones oaamnjMMtMr in’London, end UispreaumedthatnolesvChan 1,476 were more or less Injured. This, says the Renew, would bring the stain and woundedup to a res pectable figure for a pitched battle. FETTER ' JACK SON VICE E, " (Correspendenee' of the Fhiledeljilus Events* BuHetln.] j . . .; ORICIR OF THE PLACE. j Jacksonville, Florida, :3a VlB6B.—As I Write the name of this city, lam reminded of. its founder. Col. Hart, aboutforty yeara-rigo, came to this region from another part of the State, And being a gentleman of Intelligence and enter prise, undertook to locate a town. Several houses Were erected by him, and- the vlllage waa called by the nameofthe Hero-of Hew Orleans, for Whom the Colonel cherished a sirring admiration ’ and warm attachment. Sinee that time tbe place has /steadily progressed* and now, with its five thousand inhabitants, five or. six churches, three newspapers, large stores, extensive saw-mills andrailroads as well aathe in creasing navigation of the Sb John’s river*, in de cidedly. in advance of any other town in Florida. It seems to be destinedto a much higher develop ment; Its local advantages, healthfulness, espe cially for persons predisposed to pulmonary af fections, and the commanding position whieh it occupies relatively to other sections of the State, mnet, I think, push it forward to touch more importance than It now has, Dartieularly as the abolition of slavery has removed the great ob stacle which formerly existed to prevent Northern migration Southward. j < ... . <IAMK. ■ • 1 It is almost impossible to refer to. the heating snd fishing of this quarter without subjecting One’s self to the. suspicion, of Munchausenism. Game and fish are exceedingly abundant, and on such a scale as I at least was a stranger to until arriving here. An intelligent and reliable gen tleman from New Efompshlre told me a few days ago that as he came down . the preceding week from Hibernia, some twenty miles farther south, a flock of wild ducks miles in length arid at least half a mile Wide followed the steamboat. The ducks, ! mean many of them, alighted on the boat and allowed, themselves to be! clubbed and captured by tte negro 'employes On the vessel. Otters were shot in very large quantities. They were as.fat as butter. The same boat caught two deers as they Bwato across the river. I cori]d not help thinking what a rash there wonld be among the sporting meD of your city, if they could get access to such game by the mile i I walked down to the St John’s the other day, but a few rods from my door, with a friend, and in a half an hour we caught with our hooks seven huge catfish, weighing altogether some fif teen or twenty pounds.. Every now. and then ! See from my window a fishing-boat at night sail ing on the river, with a peculiar red light in it. This light, lam told, attracts the fish, especially mullet, which leap into the boatln quantities suffi cient to fill it. In these'cases the look before the' leap don’t seem to be of touch practical utility. POLITICAL. ; Our State Convention is now; in session at Tallahassee, .but as ’“yet has : trans acted no important business, and makes hut slow progress; It ia surprising how little one hears of political discussion here, iflairs of State seem, py general. consent, to be dropped*' , Tber mwpr of f COttop list ? year’having failed,the people gririerallyflnd it necessary to de vote.tbmmeivea'earnestly to business, for a liveli* hood. A colored preacher whoma friend of mine recently heard preach in Virginia,; took fo# his text the lamentation, over Jerusalem, and after expatiating for some fifteen minutes on Jerusa lem, he said, “Now* my brnthren, for de hen.’’ 80 with a majority of persons hereabouts, arid, indeed, Is 1 suppose, ail over the South; they have had &jam satis of political matters, and now they want to look after a subsistence. It is well that acrimonies,which might otherwise work dis agreeably If not dangerously, are thus repressed, qnieted if not quenched. _ THE WEATHER. I have been waiting river since, last antumri for Christmas, but it hasn’t come; I mean the good old Christmas to which through life I have been 1 accustomed, with its skating, sleighing, cold, bracing winds, and comfortable fireside. Christ* mas used to be'one of the indices by which 1 marked the progress of time, but since it passed me this-year in disguise, with summer heat, 1 and green foliage, and chirping birds, I seem to be at sea without chart or compass, and really find it hard to tell just where lam In the year. Jesting aside, the season In' this latitude is exceedingly mild. At'least the Vpeople think so, for, there la but one church in the town that has a stove in It. What winter therehas been, seems to be ing up." Yesterday we had a moderate thunder- storm,:and« to-day the atmosphere is sultry and oppressive. Bhad, green-peas, lettuce, , &c.,: abound in our market. I strolledoutthe other evening to our necro polis oh the edge of the city. rThe paucity of its tenants gaveme increased confidence in the aalu brionsiiese of our elimate. Saddest of all that met my hyp, were thehumblehilloekawhich cov ered the mortal -remato ofsome fifty of our brave soldiers, with only a foot or -two of board to designate their graves,, and a brief inscription to tell theirnames andjregimenta. I may in a in tore letter as this may be the means of giving some sorrowing ones theead satisfaction of knowing where,their lovsd and loßt ones slumber. Looking at thesis' graves; andremerahering the disposition of our National Executive authority to undo or nullify the legislation of Comtress, and thus put matters statu quo ante bellum, I asked myself why, then, these and ’other hundreds of thousands, of precious lives were ■ sacrificed. Are all the strUgglbe,* sighs, sorrows, deaths,through wh|eh v the country has passed withweeplngand walling in maintaining Its integrity, to gd for nothing ? Is nohlgtier form of civilization to .be jreached— no surer and safer type of constitutional govern-: ment to be established?' How, then, can we jus tify before earth or heaven the hecatombs of our slaughteredcltizens? How cahwehuah.there buking voice of the fallen; who, belngdead, yet speak ?—-speak in tones of'tehderness and truth, and plead that what they began may bo finished; that which Coat theJn and thelrs so much may not now be 'ignored' by t)m»jservh>g states* monship as of no practical and permanent value ? ‘•. '~ HEtOHBOKteO POWtrs. •• ■ ■ LakeClty us ajiout sixty miles, pn the railroad toward Savannah. 'lt Is as yet a small place, butgtust reach a much' broader ex pansion. A|well-informed gehlloman who re sides &ktmm <»«, »>y, legion, BOtee InVailds prefer it as a place of resort. , Jacksonville attracts most of this class of visitors, probacy on account of Its conveni ence of access, and comparatively lively, bustling character. Enierprlfe.Hlbemia. Green ‘ Cove, Smyrna and Augustine have each their share ot persons in quest ‘of health ” from a warm climate. r ln several of these places fruit Is much better than It is even here. Oranges are very large, sweet, jnicy and luscious. Augustine 1b invested with many ancient and interesting memories. The huge Cathedral carries with it the hoariness of age. Its bells were cast one, hundred and seventy-five years ago. Its streets are certainly quite enough contracted in width to remind one of the narrow way which all are too prone to forget. But ! must not weary my readers with-prolixity, as I hope again, ere long, to have another opportu nity of repeating something from this remote but deeply interesting section of “the land of the tree.” . ’ • Viator. —• —: Highway RobbcryUa VlMsburgb-Sin snlar TrauMSlhxi) ~ [From the Pittatrargh PMt,F«b. sfh.] - A young man named A. J. Suiyards, from In dustry, 'Beaver county, claims to have been the victim of a singular highway robbery, on. Mon day evening, in Allegheny City. He stated that he came to tints' city on Monday, for the purpose of obtainingf'somC' money due him. Hemet the gentleman who was to pay him on Liberty street, near the. Union depot, and the money, amounting to $269, was handed over on the sidewalk. This occurred late : in the afternoon, and he states that, he Vent directly to Allegheny, for the purpose of visiting an acquaintance, re-, siding in the . building adjoining to ! the old Mayor’s office, on Ohio street. The first floor of the building is occupied as a banking office, and the entrance to the portion used as a dwelling is throngh a small alley, Bulyarda’ states that otter remaining in the houße a short time, he went out to makp some purchases. He states that he saw two men following closely him t but paid no attention to them, and proceeded up the. s alley. > Just as he reached the end-he- was suddenly seized from behind, a heavy cloth or bag thrown over his head, 1 and his arms pinioned to his side by a strip of muslin. The bag was filled' with dust or ashes, which choked him and’ prevented'him from . making any ontery, while the- thieves were searching his pockets. After securing his pocket-book, , containing the money, they left him, with his head, still en veloped, and his arms tied. He managed to free himself after some time, and succeeded In clearing his throat, eves and ears of- the duet, after which he visited the Mayor's * office-. He was nubie to give any description which would afford a dim to theldentlflcatlon of the robbers, but he is of the opinion that they had seen- the money transaction on Liberty street, and had fol lowed him for the purpose of robbery. 'He: colled again at the Mayor’s office yesterday morning and repeated his statement, stating, alto, that the person who paid him the money had gone to Ty rone. >. -..r-fTiV.-./-- Suicide in st* Leuia-A Baker Blows . outrun Strains. [From rte SClioniß Democrat of Ffcb. 35.1 !. The Coroner held ah inquest yesterday, at. the Arsenal. on the body of J ohn Behlarb, a baker employed at thebakeshop ih theUnltedStates Arsenal, who came to his death bv sbootingblm seHjrititofmusket. -About two vreelw ago the deceased went to Hr. Bice and complained that he ,waa afflicted wiihepijeptic fits ; Dr. Bice, in formed Gen. Callender of the' man’s condition, and the General ; bod him ; sept to the hospital inside - the Arfenal grounds. On Saturday, by permissiob of the- Surgeon, Schlarb went to bis quarters,wheiAmseUng with addend, he told him he had so much trouble on account of his family tkgt he believed; he would take pol- Von and put an end tohis mlsery. His friend dissuaded him from doing sb. telllng him not to make a fool of himself, asms trouble would come to an end and his affairs vronld come out all right Yesterday morning on getting outof bed he took down a musket, and declared that he could stand it no longer, and would shoot him self. His friend: again trieito argue himont of his resolntloii, and begged hinf to put the musket away; but he held on to it, and walked toward the cartridge box.’ The otherman, fear- Ing that he would really execute his threat, ran to Hr. Bice and. begged him to have Schlarb sent back to the hospital. .Dr. Bice hastened to the quarters, and when he arrived Schlarb was lying dead on thefipori/ He bad loaded the musket, placed the muzzle in his mouth and sprung the trigger by the use; of the ramrod. The ball passed .through the top ol his head, killing him instantly. Deceased was a'■ German, 88 years of age, ah<l leaves a family.residing somewhere iu New York. i The Theatres At the Chestnut this evening the Mikado Japanesetroupe will give a per formance. Under the Gaslight 'will be given at the Arch; to-night. Ur. and Mrs. Barney. Vfil liams will appear at the Walnut this, evening In . the Shamrock and the farce Latest front Nevriork. At the American a miscellaneous entertainment will be given. * \ ; i Mr. MußDOck’s Read esc.— This evening Mr. Jamea E. Murdoch, theaccomplished elocution ist, will read selections from popular authors,' in; the hall of the West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company. The proceeaa'are to be de voted to “TheChildren’sHoihe.”- Phixadelphia Ofeba House.— The laugh able burlesqne, 7%« Black Book; will be given at this popular establishment tonight, Wlsh ail the accessories of handsome scenery, eccentric qdsf tumea andafirst-rateeast. "This dramala=well worth seeing. Besides this there will be a miscel laneous entertainment, in which the members Of the very esneilent company will participate. Mr. Prank Moran will give some of his most amusing negro personations, there wdl be surg ing, dancing, instrumental music, and a pleasant variety of farce, extravaganza and burlesque/ The entertainment at this house to a good one in every respect v: 'f Cos cert Hall.— “ Father Baldwin's Old Folks” Jug. who attire themselves in ancient costume and sing. old time music, consisting chiefly of selections of sacred music. Several of the per formers possess great' 'ability, the boy soprano especially having a yoiceof great power and compass. . ■; '< Eeevesth Stbeet Opera Hous®. —Messrs. Camcross <fe Dlxey announce for this evening an entirely .new .burlesque, entitled Qurs; or Maxi- r piiKai's A vengers. The piece has real merit It Is filled with comical situations, sharp local hits, funny incidents and keen satire. - In addition to this, Mr. J.'L. Camcross will stag several favorite ballads, andlhere will be loco) and lnatnunenthl. mußlCjEthlopeah delineaUetas, dancing, ded/tor, the members of the company, __ •[ ) The 6ran» DccHEss.—Oh Tacaclay, the lint inßt, :Mr. Bateman’s Erofi& CompAhy will appear at the Academy- of Muajo in Offten bach’a comlo. opera Grand BwAm ofGerolstem, The wonderftri popularity whichibiaopere has Obtained in this country and in Europe, is a guarShtee that It will be immensely sitcmipl to T Itpnfll be ewws®Te?en ere oon verson me French lan- Bmrqhsse a hbntto aadbeodmo ao? twaotUW.auBfe*jmr Grmd.JDuckess L white has been a very*large saleorocketaalready. «ngi those who desire to attend should secure once. Tickets , are for salo at Gool^ 11 * - * atore. AMUSEMENTS. ' ' ‘ F. I. PcblisW hi !j. -i price .three cents. rAC'rs i Aw» ; rAWoito* —Mrs. Stowe has got out a new book. ) r -r—lt took three men toe hold Count GoltawhUer Dr. Nelaton enta cancorfrom his tongue, —The author of the “ Schonbqr2-Cotta"ser?eB > has published a volume of poems Xton^dq-,. —“Jnlfaa Ctesar " has been brought oqt as an opera in Hanover. ' ~ ■ ( —The editor of the Moscow Gazette gpeakeantf wntes seventeen different language. ■ <t - • : —Dickens Wears so much chalnto enatrtekint to survey his audience.—Er. , ) , . —A, Paris actress fell noar the caped injury from the circumstance that she had nothing on which could take Are. tors lord relating to the MeS.” *. “ • —A forlorn editor says It is hard to-Jlve without a wife—no gentle; heart to get inn mornings to' fmUd the fire. ' , : —Another Dumaa appears as a novelist It i . the wife of Domes Jib f and: the subjuct of he v novel is the late war m Austria. ‘ i —the new yoloine of poetry by Hon. Robert E. Iytton there la one sentence occupying thirty two lines. —Pennsylvania proposes to pass the elatfrtbiwe law of Illinois, which is of no effect In the letter : State. V., : —There Is a man In Kentucky who - was. bom. without ears, and a great many who were; Born with enough for two men. : ■ ;■ T ■ —An admiring Virginian haupresented to Gen eral Lee “the most magnificent hat ever seed in Alexandria, broad brimmed, high crowned felt ■ elegantly trimmed.” (7 »i —Within ten years more , than fifty lion cubs • > have been', horn in the. Zoological Gardens at Dublin.' One of the lionesses has just given birth ’ foslx. ; : —lt is proposed to conduct water from Chlcagw river,along certain alternate streets of the ' quantities sufficient to serve the purposes of the hire Department. —The late president of Hayti, In the uniform- 1 Of a general, wss tbe: attraction at the l*sl- state ■ ball m Paris. Two Japanese ladies were also present. : '■ - —Music was first printed with movable types. , about the year 1500. Tetruccl. the inventor of the ' process, printed first the lines and theh the notes.' The an.of printing the: two together was not in* use till about one hundred years ago. I —The Memphis. A miniKhe notices the arrival In that city of the ex-pirate Semmes, who has been having a;succession of. ovations;in Ken tucky: “justly due so. distinguished and historic an Officer.” | —There are twenty sOup kitchens in; Parts Which distribute, daily forty or fifty thousand;: portions. Others are spoil, to be put into opera tion.' Resides Softp, bread and wood are given ,; to the poor In larks' quantities, —A Ideal editor has just seen a man whom he . thinks was pretty well occupied. He had his wifieupononeainpababyontheother.abaaket’ and cane in his bands, a cigar in his mouth, and; two little hopeful helm hanging on to his coat' tails.' I .;'- •' -‘.'y- ‘ —A gentleman who wanted to make a speech to a Sunday school thonght he would adopt the coUoqpial atyle, nndi tfls, ; > is -what, happened: ‘‘Naw, boyjvwhatdoes n mon want wheri ho rs fishing?" A shrill voice in the crowd weht ct to the point,witti,'lWantsaJfitm?' —The Hancock Courier says : A widower was marrled-ajtythis -place, .a few days’dga,:.&t.'A • Church, making a ‘ibig. splurge” with a brass baud. After,rtte Interesting, ceremony the baud struck up that oldand familiar air, ,',“My wife’sdead and I’ve got.another'one.”' Appro-,; prlate.',', —WO find a, fish! story in, a western paper. : Beaver Lake, Wisconsin,froM over wholly this - year With only one small air hole, to whichtbe,; fish crowded In such numbers that manywere ; pushed out upon the ice, • so that the fanpers ' carried them off by the» sled load to feed thetr < hogs. ; ; -Hon. Mrs.-Norton, in her novel of “OkkRSJf Douglass,” ; winds up a highly wrought death scene thus; “ The anguishof mortal pain seemed .' to melt into peace. A great sigh escaped him,. such as bursts from the’bosomiusomesudden relief from suffering, ana the handsome man wap . a handsome cotjae. \ , —The Memphis A valanche announces that its editorial rooms will be temporarily removed, to tbc county jail.- The. editor takes his revenge by' ' styling Judge Hunter, who sentenced him for contempt, a, “swindljDg vagabond,” and. an- / nouncing that he intends, “ with our editorial pincers, to make the putrid fl’esb that covers-the rotten bones of our persecutor quiver like W worm in hot ashes." ~ ’".v. '' ' —Ah hrcbin üßconsclohaly perpetrated a great joke at the expense of his teachertheotherdayv ' The lady was announcing to her pupils the' hou-- day on the22dday of February, andaaking thettt some questions, concerning its, observance--, I among others why the birthday of Washington., should be celebrated,more than that of. anyone else. “Why,” she added,‘‘more than mine? Tom'; may tell me/’ she said toe littlefellow eager 1 to explaln.>”Because,” he excMdided, with 1 great vi- - v, ; ~ t-^—= —There la a story /told-'among the Indian legends, regarding; lowa* that once upon & > time a celebrated Indian chief, With a chosen;; band of braves, jonmeylng.through the lanO. rising upon the bluffs which overlook lowa City* ’ exclaimed in his native dialect: “fowat Jowat-~ beautiful! beautiful! " " f ’ \ j Antolne BeClaire gave as the . meaning'of the word lowa—‘‘This is theplace,” and stated as ita origin, the tollowing: “A tribeOfSaeknd For Indians bunting, were in search ofaWw.and when they ' crossed the Mississippi atapolnt where they fouhd aU they wished, they exchumed* Tpwa; l ~tbis 1b the place."’ Another derivation is as follows; “The Oma hasgavo the name of'GreySuow’ Indian* to' the tribe knoWn as.tho lowas. The original ''Omaha word, ‘Py-ho-ja,’ being readily corrupted into lowa, The Indian tradition is that a portton o£ thq tribe left in a anew storm, which,, presented the appearance of grey snow, by mlhgUug tha Sands of the sbore with its partisles. and thua sullying its parity. - ' ; —lna recent pastoral Arthur Cleveland Coxesays: -i-n.’".' . „ ■ “When I se© the tawdry fashions, thecpswr rutewity and the wicked extravagance of th» ' timee, I feel surethat thonasndß of American women 'are strangers tothe first law Of ment—eimpUcity ln manners and attire. “When I see thatthousonda of American wo men readtheimost,shameful romances and, m. most degrading newspapers; frequent the vimsS, diiuaaw wtertalDinenta and join in dancea tw., shbOhaigto be named among
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