COIBSON PEACOCK. Editor;
VOLUME XXI.—NO. 260^
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. Howard Bnjdani, Edmund D. Wakellu* nod Annie C„
■ Aanehterof the Ute Au«n»tU» J, MlUer, of this city.
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ADAMB.-On the afternoon of the 6th iaf\, Emma
vttpka Adam.. youn«ift daughter or toe low
jttpSa, and wile if Itomrnaider 11. A. Adanu, Jt. 0. S.
. (relatlwe and) friapt of to lamllrai e Invited to
attend ithe lungral, from the refcfdencc of her bosband
No/JlMBonth Broad etreet, on Monday mania*. tolOtt
lnit, at 10 o’clock. To proceed to Laurel 1UU. .....
The rStlreTand Mend* of the family arorcapectfully
• Invited to attend the funeral, from her late realdenco,
• 3fo. HO4 Bummer atreet, tfata (Saturday) afternoon, Bth
ivrjßlTE PORE M i J £iyi^^ BVE!aNO DKEBiJEiS ’
wairE^M®«u
Fourth »d Atch streets.
BEUGIOBB NOTICES.
,WSr Sabbalh Evening Services
. CONCERT HAIL,
YOUNG SEN ? B OHRTfTIAN MSOOIATION.
Bcnuon by Lev.
<t 'Flfß D |JL > ll kindly volunteered to «ing.
All are Invited. Beat. free. It
—PENNSYLVANIA BABBATH-SCHOOL ABBO
- COATION. <
NORMAL INSTITUTE FOR SUNDAY-SCHOOL
TEACIIKKB.
• AT TH F. TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHU UUH,
Oicatnut .treet, weal of Eighteenth.
■ Opening Sermon TO-MORROW (Sunday) EVF-NJSG,
By Rev. M. K. VINCENT, of Troy.
: On MONDAY EVENING, February 18, MATTHEW
NEWKIRK, Eeq-< win prealde, : An Introluetory Ad.
■ dremton' - ;1
•TbaOblettof a Sunday Sol-eellnrtitrite," by Rev, G. A.
r .. ■ PK/rz. ->■ ■
An AddrenOß"Jl#wto_l*repan!a Lemon," by Rev. J.
H J YIKCfIENT» .
Ab Address ’on "Hooka end Other Help* to' be need
by -the Teacher*," by ANDREW A. SJiOTH, Eeq. of
o Brooklyn. ,l -■' :). .
QUEBTIOJIEOX.—QneatIon* to bp written on all pa of
•paper by theCbngrcgatlou. To be aniweredby Rty. AD
I’KRD TAYLOR ami other*.
The meeting* of the Inatltate wuibe continued on
TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY AFTER
NOOHS and EVENINGS, the proceedings of which will
be of a happy, intereatln* and lnatructive character, and
will be announced in tutors advertisement*.
JOHN K. F.VABB, Eeq., aadated by the chtldren’a choir
of the Sundayßehjol efto Tabernacle BaptDt Church,
win take charge of to muale at every aervice.
The Sunday Schoolteacher* and all friend* of Sunday
Schools bom aU denomination., are cordially invited to
be preaent. ' .
Jacob A. Gardner, Rev. Alfred Tajlor, John M. Evans-
Rev. Thom** M. Bcnlcdr, John S. Camming*. Hon,
jame* Pollock, and Rev. 0, A. Pelte, Committee of
Arrangement*. * ' -It
**3- REV. A. A. wnXITS. D. D., WILL PREACH
in the Weft Arch Street Prrebytertan Church, To
morrow. at iqX A. SI., on "King David’a Appeal for the
Temple,’’ and at7X P.M., by requcet, on 'The Yoon*
KolwV-repedaUjr adopted to fount men, who arc cor
dially invited to be present. It*
! mar? CHURCH OF THE HOI, Y APOBTLEB-—DIVINE
Service and cerroon hr the Rev. C. D. Cooper, to
morrow, Sunday evening. o’clock. In the lecture-room
of Tabor Precbjterian Church. Eighteenth etreet, below
Chriftltn street, entrance on Jlontroee atreet Sunday
School and Bible Clawee at 9 A. M. If
mar- REV. J. W. BCUEXUK (OP THE THIRD RE
*•» formed Church. Tenth and Filbert atreet*) will
preach To-morrow (tho9th) lOhi A. M., in the Kendertpn
Preabyterian Church, Tioga etreet. Rev. 8. W. Duiheld,
paator. 1*
-mar- REV. BAM’L W. DKFFIELD (OF THE KEN.
■w de> ton Preabyterian Chinch, Tiota street), will
preach to-morrow (thnStb).loH A. M-. in Ore Third Re
formed Preebjterian Church, Tenth and Filbert etreets.
Rev. J. W. Schenek. Paator. It
A MEETING. IN BEHALF OP THE SOCIETY
f or tho advancement of Christianity In Pennayl
- vania, will be held in Christ Glmrcii. on Sunday evening
•next. Addresaee will bo delivered by tho Rev. Dr. Mot
ton, tho Bov. Mr. Morris, and other*. Soatatree. It*
mgs*. “A NIGHT WITH JESUS AT JEHUS ALESL”-
W Fifth Sonron of the sene* on Night Beenes in the
Bible,” or Rev. Dr. Mareb. to-morrow (Sunday) cveulnK,
. at 7M o’clock. In the Clinton Street Church, Tenth below
apriice. All yersops are cordial’y invited to ationtl. It*
PRESBYTERIAN CmmCILCORNER
A* of Eighth and Cherry streets.—Preaching by the
Pastor. Rcy. Alexander Reed, D. D., in tho morning at
IPX o’clock, and In the evening at ,7X. lt»
—SERMONS TO WOli EN.-THE FOURTH OF
■Aw the bene* will bo prea. hed in tho Church of tho In
.terceeaor, Spring Garden, below Broad, hr
•Sunday morthm Efe/vico fit 10.30 A* JSI.« 7.3QP. 3L . Iffi
■waap. , FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. WASH
j**® ington Square, The Rev. YV m. J. 11. Taylor. D.D.,
of New Xerk, will preach tomorrow morning at lo><
-o'clock. and la tho aftenioon atSM o'clock. lt*_
a£p- CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. LO
“ east atroet, above I Iftcenth.— Preaching To-morrow
morningbyßev, M. H. Vincent, ofTroy,N. \. Evening,
Lyßev. B.W. Orittenden.ofthia citys t It*
■» ST. • MAUDS' CHURCH, THIRD STREET,
■a bolpw Walnut, win be open as naual to-morrow
7M o’clock. Sermon by Rev, Joseph N.SLiI-
'wa. CHURCH OF ST. MATTHIAS. NINETEENTH
■w and Wallace street*.—Roy, B. F. Chaco, rector elect,
will preach tomorrow fcomlng at 10)4 o’clock and Rev.
JB. F. Colton at 7M o’clock In the evening. .. It”
Mg>. SUNDAY SCHOOL SERMUN.-EEV. ALFRED
•W Taylor will preach the annual Sunday School Ser
mon. is the Bi»th Presbyterian Chnreh,. Spruce, below
.Sixth street. toJnorrow.at IP)* o’olopkA.M. , It*
MB). REV; J. F, MCCLELLAND WILL PREACH AT
TrinityiM. E. Church,, Eighth Bfroeh above Race,
tomorrow at 10J4 A.M., andW P.M. Strangers are
invited. . _____ lt
waw WEST SPRUCE STREET CHURCH, CORNER
dw of Seventeenth and Spruce atreeta.y-.Rev. Wm.
P. Brew.ED., will preach onBabbathev6nlng,mh teat.
at 7 >4 o’clock. A sermon upon Tho Theatre." It*
■fir OLD PINE BTREET CHURCH, FOUBTH AND
■** Pine. Eleventh ;Lectnre to young people by tho
Pastor, Rev. K. », Allen, to-morrow evening at o’clock.
Subject—"FamilyFaffing*," All Invited. It*
■<Sg- NORTH PRO,
Church.—Rev. M
preach at Ioj4A.M.an<
■naw TRINITY CHURCH, CATHARINE STREET,
above Second.—Rev.JolmW. Brown, Hector. Bor
vicoa To-morrow at 10J4 A. M. and 7 H P..M. It*
•preach Sabbath morning >ad iftemoon« • It* .
SPECIAL NOTICES.
c &<BF co i&ist? Hiaa coal asd
„, -. ! . ntoanku-nia, January 80.1888.
InISTO atpor* 7 ** prepared,to purchase its Loan due
wi» ' BoM,io aiamaa3& •
ISTEXTv February 10. at o&6q r oF tbt BAodvir of
* "™^“ J< aasisi£r
I*B Bts Receiver of Tone.
ffl site l#t«» ’lMihtm.
D STREET PRESBYTERIAN
SPECIAL NOTICES.
WBT THE DEDICATION
BETHANY SABBATH SCHOOL HALE,
Twenty-aeoond and Shippen St*.,
WILL TAKK PLACE
On Thursday Eveping, Feb. 13I1U
The orercieCß commence at V 4 o'clock, and will be con
ducted by ;
Major-General O.'O. HOWARD,
Rev. E.& BEADLE, D.D.,
r ••••••- Ber, JNO,CHAMBERS,
Her. 3. M. CROWELL. D. D.
Bcv. GKO. J. MINGINB, of New York,
Rev. &T.LOWRIE.
GEO. H. BTCABT, Biq.
Ticket, can be had gnvtaltou»ly. by adult* only, on ap.
*
CHAB. E MORRIS. «I6Waluat etreet.
J. H, COYLE, 08 Market street
GEO. IL BROWN. 80 South Fourth atreet .
Or At X R. GOULD'S Mutic Store, 923 Chestnut street
Passenger Can run within one square. fesdtrpf
mr MR. CHARLES DICKENS’S
FABEWEL.Ii READINGS.
CONCERT HALL.
An Office for to sale of RESERVED BEATB has been
opened at
CHARLES E. SMITH’S,
GENERAL STATIONER,
No. 100 South third finch near Chegtnnt,
where Scats can be procured for.either of to.two FARE
WELL READINGS at TWO DOLLARS each,
fettltrp
the republicans of the. tenth
Ward.—ln accoidance with tho roll, fort ha govern
roent of tho .UNION UEPUBLIUAN PARTY, to Dlvl
ston Kiccutivo Committee, and Election qffleem will
meet to! TI'ESDAY EVENING, Febrnary Uth. between
the hours of four and eight o’clock, to prep.ro a Registry
of the Itepublican Votere redding in the various Election
Divisions throughout tho Ward. (See Advertisement of
2d “ ** N. W. cor. of Ninth find Cherry Btreeta,
m •* “8, W, cor. of Eleventh sad Vine streets, »-
4th *• ** S. W. cor. Eleventh and Rsce streets, .
6th ** 1 M N. E. cor. ltroad and Race street*,
fith “ “ No. 233 N, Fifteenth ftreet.
7th ** “8. W. cor. of-ttlxteentb and Cherry,
ftth ’ 44 4 * 8. W. cot. Twenty-first and Cherry.
9th “ •* 8. W. cor. Twentyrsecond and \ Ine.
DF.NBV C. JIOWELL. Pres. Ward Ex. Committee.
Blnbv Htm», Secretary. feB ut*
sgß> HOWARD HOSPITAL. NOS. 151* ANDIS3Q
FAj rar
dsl7lh"t No.gl3Jaynogtarggt_
amusements.
The Tiieatbes.—At the Chestnut thi? evening
the Mikado Japanese troupe will close their en
eagemenc with an attractive performance. On
vOUbe prodOCed. Mr.
and Mrs. Bamey,. WlUlama .’wilU appear at the
Walnut in The Shamrock and l The hairy Circle.
MtbfrAxch the sensational play, Under to Gas
liaht. yi ltt t» Riven, The American offer* a mid-
Hll. J T.*
McaDO«H% Jas. E. Mufdodi,
the
atdcctlone at Musical Bond Hall this evening. .
Tcaisbjr& Pabsons’ BinnsFit.-rMewrg, Tanl
son dy Parsons, the popular proprietors of the
Seventh Street Opera-House, will have a grand
complimentary benefit (tendered them by their
fwmuuivV at their establishment this evening.
The personal: popularity of these gentlelden
Vonldof itself suffice to fill the house, but there
Is an additional Inducement in the shape of a
very attractive bilL
Old Folks.— This troupe of excellent mud
dans will condude their engagement in this dty
with a performance in Concert Hall this evening.
Eleventh Street Opera House. —Messrs.
Carncross & Dixoy announce for this evening an
entirely new bnrlesqne, entitled Ours; or Maxi—
miliums Avengers. The plece.has real merit It
Is filled with comical situations, sharp local hits,
tunny incidents and keen satire. In addition to
•this, Mr. J. L. Caracroes will sing several favorite
ballads, and there will be vocal and instrumental
music, Ethiopcan delineations, dancing, &d, by
the members of the company.
The Grand Duchess. —On Tuesday evening
next Mr. Bateman’s French Opera Company
will appear at the Academy of Music in the
comic opera of The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein.
The sale of seats has been very large this week,
and if it continues at the same rate tickets for
the whole house for event night of the season w _
be sold. The music of the opera is sprightly mid
pretty, and the plot itself is of the jollies and
most omnsing description. It will be ad nsabU
for every one to procure librettos be on*hami
and acquaint themselves with the out! ne* of die
drama. Tickets are for sale'at Goulds piano
store. ‘ j i - -
Philadelphia Opera House.— The laugh
able burlesque, The Black'Boole, will be given at
this popular establishment to-night, with all the
accessories of handsome scenery, eccentric cos
tumes and a first-rate cast, This drama is well
worth seeing. Besides this there will be a miscel
laneous entertainment, in which the members
Of the very excellent company will participate.
Mr. Frank Moran wIU give some of his most
amusing negro personations, there will be sing
ing, dancing, Instrumental music, and a pleasant
variety Of farce, extravaganza and burlesque.
The entertainment at this house is a good one
in every respect. , - ■
THE COURTS.
TneAnspach infanticide*
Oyer ■ ajto- Terminer— Judges Allison and
Peirce.—This morning Mr. Dwight moved for
judgment in the«ase or Margaret Anspach, con
victed of mhfder in the second degree, with a
recommendation to mercy.
Mr. Oelschlager,in behalf of the prisoner.urged
the Court to fully recognize: the force of the re
commendation of the jury, and he added that
sineb the trial he had been advised by the jurors
that they were .ready to unite in a petition for a
v“r ~r—t- ; “
JndgO Allison,’in pabslng'sentence,said thatal
■ though there wasconslderable testimony in re
§ard to the death, it'was not satisfactory to
im that the child came to its death in the man
ner alleged. : It seemed almost’ impossible that a
child could be thrown a distance of sixty feet
without having theiife atonce crushed out of it-
Wben found, Ithad but slight marks externally
of violence, and. it is possible and perhaps proba
ble that the child was born in theyard of the
Ashland House, and then thrown Into the
adjoining yard. It is probable that the jury took
this view of the case, and Aterefore rendered a
verdict of murder in the Second degree,' because
they might bellevethat In casting the child from
one yard to aßother. there was no Intent to take
its life. But no matter how if occurred! life was
taken. The Court had taken into consideration
the recommendation, and while not prepared to
treat the case as of no magnitude, thuActtoh'of
the jury would not be disregarded; The prisoner
was then sentenced to four years and six months
in the Eastern Penitentiary,
Nisi Justice Kead.—Caldwell vs. Tho
Catawissa Railroad Company. Before reported.
Verdict for plain tiff for ®l;6<W. ■
Exit Poland, —The Warsaw official Bzirmik
polishes a ukase, to which the “Kingdom of
Poland” is no longer accorded the name It has
held so long, but la designated as Ole “Vistula
Province."
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PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY % 1868.
THE PR'
Broad and Filbert Philadelphia.
We present Unlay the above excellent cut of
the magnificent Masonic Hall which is to be
erected upon the lot at the corner of Broad and
Filbert streets. The contract has been given to
Mr. J. H. Windrim, and he guarantees to lay the
comenstene next St John’s Day, and finish the
edifice five years hence, at a cost of three-fourths
of a million of The engraving, to
gether with the following condensed description
of the edifice, is taken from Messrs. King and
Bairdls psefitl Almanac:
"The new hall will be of granite, and in the
Norman style; the massive character of this
order of architecture, however, being well re
lieved by the arrangement of the buttresses,
balconies, balustrades-and graceful pinnacles
which form’part of the design. The four sides
ol the building will be of granite, the only
difference in the design being in the front on
Broad street, which will present one ofithe most
magnificent features of this thoroughfare, The
building will be three stories in height. . The
front’on Broad street will present two towers,
one at each corner, the Intervening space being
composed of a handsome portico, running to the
second story, and above which will be two niches
: t statues (one of Silence), the whole , stir;
mounted at the apex of the roof with a small
tower, at the summit of which will be a statue of
Charity. On the face of this, main front, in ad-
FKO.TI NEW YORK.
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.]
Nkw York, Feb. 7,' 1868.— About the fairest
statement of our . position to-day is to Jsay.that
we are quiescent. ‘ Those who can afford not to
“make” are thankful that things are no -worse;
and those whose necessities require that things
should be much better than’ they are sokce fthem
sclves with the possession which,'while it “denies
man’s skill, to draw-his horoscope,” is still the
unfailing as it is the last resort of humanity. In
point of fact, the well-to-do live iah this style be
fitting the importance of their position (if there
be anything important or certain’in"“position”
on thisglobe), and the poor live according to the
necessities, of their. siiuatlon^and— hope. The
one party can afford to look oh the bright side of
as much of the future as it is permitted to our
very circumscribed sagacity to see, while the
other, which cannot veiy well afford anything at
all, take the dark view and snllenly follow to the
widte of Mr. Micawber, Whither that exuberant
apostle of. uncertainty will conduct them they
know not, bnt they certainly do expect , “some
thing tomtom ug|’ before long, and a.wait realiza
; The estimate' made some time ago tkat there
are fifty-thousand worthy and cotopeterit persons
but of emplovment to this city was .considered
: an exaggmation. but.unfortunately,examination
only augments the-number of originally
too portcntonsfigures. lt is an unhappy con
: dition alike for the rich and the poor-that they
should be, as they are, crowded together to in
vidious and stultifying, contrast In great aities.
A man who is comfortably wen off. to the coun
try feels it to be hie. bonuden .duty to do his
utmost ,to alleviate every case'of distress
within his reach. Bdt to a human gre
’ gallonlike 1 New York ' the close and
austere contact, of competing ambitions wears
npob the eympathieeof the comparative few who
fare fortunate, and the todlvidoals of their num
ber turn from'a multitude of unfortunate brothers,
saytog, “Surely, I am not the keeper of all
these4' -But the first of March Is hear at hand—
fthe date of which those .■who ' hope most,' with
least reason to expect lt, fix for a general revival
of bustoess; and It is certainiy to be earnestly de
sired that me trade hnd' hOmhieree of the entire
cbuutry may be, wifh; the corning spring, far
.more vigorous than for the past elght mouths.
' As regards the marketvU wpuld Indeed be
difficult,to name one, except (hat of gold, to
which, prlcee do not rule very -low, with slow
sales. Those WhO bnyfbr'Mty consumptton, and
those who buy froto NOW; TCotk, gtire: only, very
small ordere-jußt enOßgh .to Bupjply (he most
OmtWHOliE COWt&RY.
id mAsonio temple.
iject:
dition to the ornamental windows, will be (in re-
Hefyemblems of the Order—the Bquare and com
pass, &c.
“The tower at the southwest, comer of the
bnQdiug *ifr te toe great feature.- It will be three;
hundred feet frond, too {pound to the top of the
'spile, or one hundred and four feet higher than
Christ Church steeple. The four corners of this
tower will be surmounted by pinnacles, while'
the buttresses extending up a considerable dis
tance, the balconies at the windows, and the ba
lustrades and general ornamentation of this por
don of the structure will add greatly to to»-
beauty of the yehole design. The remaining three
sides of the building will be relieved by buttresses
between the . windows, \ and the whole effect of
the exterior wlll be at ohpe' massive and graceful.
The portico ait the front/being twenty feet in ad
vance of the line of thedrailding, will still further
add to the beauty of the design.
“The bnllding throughout will be - fire-proof,
iron girders being used-at all the stories,-and
other precautions are being adopted to guard
against the destruction of-the edifice. Ventila
tion of the most complete kind has been provided,
the steam apparatus to be used for heating the
building being also designed to drive a ran to
keep up a circulation of i fresh air in all oithe
rooms. Provision has • also been made for a
bountiful supply of water at every story. The
entire building will be devoted to Masonic pur
poses,, and,'therefore will bs no residence
within the hall, as heretofore.”
meagre demands. A friend of mine, an agent in
in the Eastern States, for a New York flour house,
tells me that the Connecticut trade to his line
was-“hever so dull within the memoiy of the
oldest inhabitant”-as it is now,, and -the reason
of this is becanse so many operatives aro out of
work. Happening to at the Produce Exchange,
recently, I heard the question asked of a friend of
mine—-"‘What Is Fancy ?" “f 11 25,” was the re
sponse. “Isn’t that very high ?” “If I have to
sell at that figure for a week longer I shall give
up the bustoess,” was the answer. So that, after
all, a“bigh”or “low” price is nearly as much a
matter of opinion between buyer ana seller as lt
is of fact. ,
In political matters our leading daily papers are
exercising their “talents for the public good,”
principally about the Johnson-Grant corres
pondence and’the purchase of some of the West
India Islands. - Of course the commercial ambi
tion qi bur citizens will bring on the latter ques
tion a considerable pressure for the ratification
of the treaties already proclaimed, and for the
voting of the stamps for the islands, be the prices
what they may.
The theatrical line is ono of the most profitable
of all ltoes at present. The houses are large and
the managers of course buoyant. And os with
the drama, so, in the main, with music; New
York is a heavy Mark Tapley, and what with the
theatres, the opera, sleighing, skating, etc. 1 , con
trlvde to be-qufte jolly, despite all the difficulties
of the somewhat mixed bnslness situation.
DISASTERS.
Brewery Explosion—Additional Par
ticulax* of tJbc Beceat Disaster at
Dutmque, lowa.
fFrom the Dubuque Herald of FebrnarjMtti.)
lathe Monday morning edition of tho Blerald
we gave a very full report of a boiler explosion
at the brewery of TscUrgi & Schwind, known as
the Western Brewery, at IVest Dubuque, on
Sunday. ■ . . ..
As la the custom, steam was being got up Sun
day afternoon to run the brewery. It was sup
posed that Sufficient steam wOs on, and the men
were Just on the point of patting on the belts
wben the explosion occurred...
Mr. Tschliii was standing near the frbnt of the
boiler, bnt a few feet from it, with several of the
men employed about tho brewery. His son, a
youth of about fifteen years of age, hadjustgbue
out of the door at the rear or the boiler, and
turned to the right, when he heard the explosion
and saw the boiler, with engine attached, tear
thrtmgk the doorway, taking with it »por
tion of ffie eoUd waSF w ntasoiuy. He
immediftoty HMhed and
thereYriuieMed e
father, who, as we have said, was standing
near the front end of the jbqilerv Was badly
scalded in the face and about ther body: One of
the workmen, who had been at, his aide, was
lying dead, with a ghastly hole In his temple and
another In -his thigh. He was" also terribly
scolded.. The name of this mAh wad John
Groppe; Be waß A young man, twenty-three
years of age, and lias a father living near the
city on alarm, He has been employed aboatthu
brewery for some time, partly in the capacity of
engineer, yet doing other work, the engine not'
requiring all ’of Ms time. '
Frank<Fnrner, aged 28 years, was also terribly
scalded. From head fo foot he WAs parboiled,
his flesh dropping In many portions ef hls body
from the bones. He Uvea till nearly 7 o’elocfc ln
the morning, when death came'to relieve him, ,
Dominick; Schmitt Another workman,--waa also
badly scalded, chiefly about the head and breast.
He Was btill alive yesterday afternoon, bat with
slight hope of survivingthroagh the night.
POtCHHEEPSIK.
Burning of the Poughkeepsie Aims
taonae—Panic among the Inmate*-
> JUesperate PncOunter wUliaLßaattc
—ho fives Lost.
Feb. 7, 1868,—At abouthalf
paat twelve o’clock this morning George P.
Wert, a colored' cook attached to the City Alma
house here heard a yell, as he supposed, pro
ceeding from one of the crazy roomsln the build
ing, It was nOt thousuat style Of yell generally
heard from that department, but a mid unearthly
shriek. Becoming startled the cook ran ont from
the hltchen, when he was. met by a German
Inmate who said the building was on fire. Look
ing tip flames and smoke were seen issuing from
the roof over the crazy room towards the eiut
end of the main building. In an instant the
alarm became general, when a scene of the ut
most confusion and excitement was visible among
the eighty or ninety inmates therein confined.
The building being located on the suburbs some
time elapsed before the alarm reached the
city. When it did a general signal of
fire was rung out from the , various bells.
Firemen rushed in every direction, and
as soon as the exact locality of the fire became
known, a perfect stream of humanity commenced
moving toward the spot. All sorts of rumors
were afloat in relation to “terrible disasters,!’
“nnmbers burned to death,” &c.; but all such ru
mors and reports were- utterly false. The in
mates, every one of them, and even all the furni
ture and bedding of the building, Were, through
the coolness ana presence of mind of the colored
cook and Mr. Jacob Hitchcock, removed to a
place of safely.
When it was ascertained that there tvas no pos
sible chance of checking the progress, of the
flames the attention of the colored cook and it.
man named David Moore was. turned towards
resetting the inmates. Wert first rushed to the
closed room of' a crazy man namedFrear. , He
started him. out, when he ran down stairs.
Beaching the bottom he chattered liko an
Onimal, and then rah into the burning
building again. -He was ; again
started out and finally secured. Weft then broke
into another crazy man’s room, where a Germct
named Mead was confined with abail and.chair
to his leg. Mead took things rather coolly, and
deliberately 1 and laughingly walked out, carrying
his load oflron with him, Other lunatics were
removed as easily till the last one was reached,
and he a desperate, crazy Spaniard, who Wentby
the name of “Polly.” • ’ .
’ Both Wert an&'Moore, knowing the character
of thiainan, resolved to go into his cell together.
<They approached .the dqor cautiously and d£er
unfastening 4 shoved it suddenly open,-when it
was. as suddenly and more violently dosed by
! the crazy Spaniard. In thumeaptime the flamw
were'progressing rapidly and the smoke whirled
'throughthe corridor and about the crazy man’s
room in dense and suffocating volumes. Wert
soon decided: that he must act with great prompt
ness and energy, and immediately procuring ; ah
axe again pressed the dooropen and walking de
. liberately up to where the lunatic was chained to
the floor raised the axe on high and with one tre
mendous blow severed the chain. He then seized
■the Spaniard, who by this time had become tho
roughly aroused, when a terrific tussle ensued.
'ltwas apparent that the . lunatic was getting
the better of the Bane man, observing
which Moore, Wert’s companion, rushed in
and the two grappled with the creature. A„very
severe enconnter ensued during which the lunatic
got Moore’s hand in his month and lacerated the
skin terribly. After some further resistance tbe
lunatic was picked np bodily and carried in safety
from his dangerous position. Ail of the rest
of the inmates were panic-stricken, and ran
to and fro in every direction, but as stated
above were safely removed. The bniidlng was a
large frame structure, but very old and dilapi
dated. It was insured for $B,OOO, which is pro!-
bably about $7,880 more than it was worth.
During the fire the weather was intensely cold,
and the firemen suffered severely. A number of
the paupers have been brought into the city and
are at present quartered at the Court-house.
. Aa the Poughkeepsie way freight and passen
ger train, bound South, due here this evening,
reached Castleton, and while lying at that station,
an extra train, consisting of a locomotive ana
three cars, also bound down, ran into the passen
ger ear of the Poughkeepsie train, nearly demol
ishing it. One man—a passenger—had his hand
badly hurt. The engineer and fireman ,of tho
extra train. jumped from their engine, thereby
escaping injury.—iV. Y. Herald. ■■■: *
Kailroad Accident-Burning of Cars*
[From the Chicago Journal of tbedthj
. As tbe passenger train due here at nine o’clock
was about fifteen miles west of Fort ; Wayne, thci
baggage car was discovered to be on .fire ana be*
fore measures could be.taken for extinguishing
it, the car and its contents were destroyed. When
the idlscovery was made the train was stopped
and the burning, car was disconnected. The
ruins, after tbe fire had effected its ravages, were
removed from the track and the train resumed
Its way to this city, About two wagon loads of
mail mutter, tbe American Expressfreight, and.
all, the.passengers' baggage were, totally de-'
stroyed. The loss entailed is estimated at
$50,000. ■,4--
: Durlpg the burning of the car, several small
boys were rescued mom the burning car; and'
these constituted all that was saved. The baggage;
Was, the greater portion of it, owned by. through
passengers, and of this portion of the burden of
the car nothing was secured. The malls, were.
• the heavy through malls from Pittsburgh, the de
struction of which may be of Incalculable loss to
the business community, and the express freight,
though not heavy, was mostly consigned topar
ties In Chicago,.., ?...
In the car burned were the remains of Julian.
Higbee, late of Utica, Illinois. Mr, Higbee was
a nephew of Mrs.' John H. Klnzlo and Julian Ma
jrilli Of tMS city, A few days ago he passed
tnrough Chlcago. on hifl way to Philadelphia, for
the purpose ofbelng married. He was then In
good health, and radiant with bright hopes for
tbefuture. But soonafter his mnrriage, in Phila
delphla, ho was taken sick anddled.’ His young
ana grief-stricken widow immediately started
With me remains for Utica, Illinois. Sne was a
passenger on the train mentioned Above, and the
encofflned body of her husband was consumed
in the baggage car by the remorseless flames.
, —lt is reported in the London Grotto thatpe
. tiolenm has been found within the past few days
in the neighborhood of Brosely, Shropshire. In
sinltioga theft in afield adjoining the tnmplke
road, the men employed dlacoverpl, issuing
through a rook onlya few yards ftom thesur
; face, a quantity of tar. some of it ofthe corals
’ tenoy or treacfe. The shaft layabout half ajnile
from the out-crop of the coal measures, Imme
diately below whlch.onthe roadside hi dasccnd-
‘ :V F. 1. EETHERSTON. PnflKsher.
, PRICE THREE ENTS, '
—Cheyenne call Itself the *‘Maglc City."
—Albool is to appear in public again.
—The Lord Bishop of Toronto was “enthroned*
last Sunday.
—Fred Douglass was- dined In Detroit lost
Sunday by his colored admirers,
. —The Lieutenant-Goverflor of all the Canadas
gave a bail in Toronto on Tuesday|evenlng,
—Cleveland, Ohio, mannfeefurea four and a
half million cigars last year. ■
—jßishop Hopkins Is to have a nttmnmest in
Trinity Cnnrch, New York city.
—Gen. Burnside declines arenominatiott ; U
Governor of Rhode Island. ; .
—'Wteannea peace of Europo coata#l,6<3oi<KK>;-
000 a year. ... --
—Austria has had a paper currency for twenty
yean.' -'.v
; —Two hundred and ten novels were published
hyjhigland last year.
—Scarlet' fever Is raging terribly at New Bed
ford. ■ . -• • ,-f*
—Mr. Millanl Fillmore has just been elected
one of thecuratorsof the Buffalo Academy of
Flue Arts. *
—The standard of the French army measure
has been lowered again. They will now take re
cruits over five feet and omt inch high.
—Some South Germah Governments' are again
qnletiy engaged In sending their life convicts to
the United States. •
—The Ohio Legislature proposes to punish
wi th imprisonment .persons reporting the pro
ceedings at orizo-fights.
—One village! a Nassau sends every year one
hundred and City thousand dollarr, worth of
earthenware to the United States.'-.
—The number of daily and weekly journals
ißsued In Gera any was 3,556 on the first Of
January. • •.
—Mile. Htdwig Baabe, a most accomplished
and beautiful 1 German actress, will come to the
United States this spring.
—Maximilian is the 102 d member of the House
of Hapsburg committed to rest in 4he vaults of
tho convent of the Church of the Capuchins.
—Offenbach’s Income, during’the last twelve
months, amounted to the very snug sum of two
hundred and forty thousand francs.
—A woman at Nordenburg, in Prussia, mur
dered her brother at the instigation of his wife,
who promised to pay her a dollar for. the assas
sination. ' ■ '. -•’ '
—The wife of a journeyman carpente'r in Cin
cinnati deserted him because he did not buy a
bouse with freestone front, and a divorce has
been granted him.
—Dr. H. S. Mosenthal, the author olLeah, the
Fortaken (Deborah), has writteaa ndw tragedy,
The : Village Mayor, which is said to be much
superior to the former production.
—MOoby, the famous guerrilla chief is success
-fqlly engaged, as agent of the United States Emi
rmtion Compauy, in populating Virginia by Im
' o:‘*«iion.
Porte has decided on addlng a couple of* 1
rarre t ships to its Iron-clad squadron! Plum for
thenOw vessels have: been received from several
English and French builders, and are now Under
consideration at. the Admiralty.
—The new Episcopal diocese of Albany, in the
State of New York, la to he erected oh the north
of tbeaOtfthenf'hpundaxieaof I Columbia, Greene
oad Dfilaware counties.. thousand dollars
are to be ralsed for ah Epiacopol fUnd.
' —The Mobile (Ala.) ‘Bet/ufCr states that Judge
Bhstetidf lately atiot by IMetrict Attorney, Mart®,
baa nearly recovered; and" willhnld court’ again
at an early day, even if he has to do it at ids
hotel. . .
—After the .first edition of Queen Victoria's last
bookhad been printed and bound, a gross and
abominable typographical error was found ln.it,
on account of which a leaf had-to be changed , in
every copy. It was the work of amiaciuevona
compositor. ■ ".*
„ —Charles Mathews is said to be the author dll’
thefollowlngjeu desprit: -
“If horseflesu won’t suffice to feed the masses'.
The next resources will certainly be asses;-
And Heaven'only knows whbre that will end !
Some people won’t have left a single friend.”
—The Independent hopes Congress “will lay as
high a tax on sermon-paper as on whlsky-ln con
formity with Napoleon's rule, that the vices
should bo' taxed high.” It is, perhaps, needles*
to ' add that the editor favors extempore
preaching. ■ ' ‘
K —A San Franciscan has invented a means of
propelling vessels without steam or sails. He
connects three boats'together in a line,'and ex
pects the two on .the ends, by. the rise and fall of
the waves, to move machinery in the centre ves
sel which shall propel all three.
—A freedman attempted to steal a ride on a
Georgia railroad, but was discovered by the fire
man, who made for him with a pine knot. The
darkey jumped from his perch while the train
was running, landed’ on his head, split a sleeper
where he struck it;, then picked himself up and
went for tho woods. . >
—At Dresden the police lately caught a fellow
who spilled ink on toe dressefof the ladles. On
his person was found a book, containing a regu
lar account of his heroic exploits in the soma
line. On some days, according to his entries In
the book, he had succeeded In spoiling twenty
dresses in this manner.
—The Washington, correspondent of the Boston
Pott says; “Baron StoeckT was being jqked this
evening oh this probability of Congress refiising
the necessary appropriation to pay for Alaska.
He jocularly replied: ‘Very well; yon have it, aa<?
if yon won't; pay for It, very good; yoa shall have
it without pay/"
—The gossips at Berlin ore somewhat exerclg «*
about the rumor that the famous “white lady,’’
thoapparition which is said to announce import--
ant events dn the Hohenzonernfamlly, has again
made her appearance at the royu palace. The
old domestics at the palace flrmly believe In al)
the stones told about the ‘fwhltolady.”
htuadredthanhlverfcary of the birth:
of the grcatjpopolar leader andinsurgent chief/
Andrew Hoieiy.hasrecen tly been celebrated -with
a great deal or eclat tbroughouttheTyroi; which'
he bo heroically: ' defended in 1809,.against the
armlea of Napoleon. Several hew monnmento»
In memory of Hofer’s valor and patriotism, are tat
coarse of erection in. the T>rpL
i-john Qnincy Adame was in Rusela at the
time of the Invasion by bat he once
said that he never dowd discover precisely who
was the cause of the burning of Moscow. The
Governor of Moscow denied it and the Emperwn
deujed having ordered % Mr. Adams’s then**
yras thaf if the Govennhent had aehnovrledge®
that they caused : the fire they would have been,
Obliged to indemnify the sufferers.
• —Leopold de Meyer Wears exceptionally largo
aqd shocking bad bats, and when he lost one na
Connecticut, in despair at procuring another taf
the proper size, bis manager telegraphed back to*
baVe themisalnKartlde forwarded. The answers
came as follows: “ Down erpresetraln rjet hafe
lyintro ** NfiW
Mistool
neer
shall.
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