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POLITICAL. NOTICES.
ser FOURTH W ARC. —TII REPUBLICAN
'Voters of the .Ward are requested to meet 'flllB
EVENING, at 8 o'ciocki MPassyunk BoadJor the our
pmte of organizing. fi e ,A..l. i er,
W. IL litita-aza S yr 23 President Ex.-Com.
JACIOU S. Bavou, Bearettat, It*
EIGHTH WARD.TIIE UNION REPUBLICAN
Iller ---
CITIZENS of the Eighth Ward will meet at the
OLD HORTICULTURAL HALL. southwest corner of
BROAD and WAt.NUT Streets. on MONDAY EVEN.
Gr, 4th instant, at 8 o'clock, to commence the organize.
Lion of the party under the now rules lately adapted.
By order of JOHN C. MARTIN,
my2 r 2t rpf. President of Ward Executive Committee.
TENTH WARD. , A greeably to the call of the UNION REPUBLICAN
CITY EX.b.CUTIVE COMMITTEE, the citizens of die
Tooth Ward will assemble at the northeast corner of
BROAD and RACE Streets, on
MONDAY EVENING. MAY 4TH,
. At 8 o'clock, to form a
UNION REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION.
HENRY C. HOWELL,
President Ward Ex. Com.
HENRY HEINS, Secretary. ruyilat re.'
TWELFTH WARD.—A MEETING OF THE
lir Republican cittzenil of the above NYard will be held
.at Rhea, Po. 428 Coates aired, on MONDAY I+ VENN°.
May 4th, at 8 o'clock, for the ',atom of organizing in con.
tenuity with the new rules of the Party.
CHARLES SPERING.
It` Secretary.
THIRTEk NTH WARD.—THE UNION REPOS-
Roan tAtizens of the Thirteenth Ward Will meet
THIS (Monday) EVENING, 4th instant, at 8 o'clock, at
the League House, northwest caner of Franklin and
.Buttonwood streets, for the purpose of forming a Ward
Association. THOM dt3 COCHRAN.
It 4 l'resident
THE UNION REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF THE
Twenty-seventh Ward will meet at the hall Thia ty.
seventh and Market street, in accordance with Hutu lid
•of the new rules, on fdONDAX EVENING, May 4th, at 8
o'clock, for the purpose of organizing a new Ward. Assoc',
ation.
JAMES !MILLER,
President of Old Association.
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PAihs, Apri 17th, 1868.—Tbe musical Held was
rather fertile in the months of February and
March, and brought two works to light, great at
least in dimension if not in value, but,
as works of renowned composers, having
p certain interest attached to them, and creating
a momentary excitement. Anber and Atneroise
Thomas ' after enormouspreparationa and tut king,
came at last before the judgment seat of the pun
lie and placed the youngest children of their ire -
agination under its senitinizing eye. Alas! the
eye of the public is enormous, and composed of
a hundred thousand independent o irts,
with each of which it beheld or believed
to behold a different defect; so that, like the an
cient Germans, who killed all ugly children out
of pity it condemned the new-born works to
death. Desperate at first were the struggles of the
innocent vicome,but us the many-eyed and many
handed public became too strong for them, they
resigned themselves to their fate, and calmly and
mildly they died, with a smile of bliss upon their
faces, just as if they were asleep. The prime
cause of the failure of the two operas Is the
same in principle—the choice of an un
happy subject. Ambroise Thomas struggled
with the great spirit of Shakespeare, and in rain
—be sank under the load of his own ideas ; yet
the very essay ennobles him. Auber stooped to
the common place, and abased himself, In
"Hamlet" we find a vague searching of some
thing undefined, and ambulating in unknown
regions, a glance which awakens cariosity,, a
Mete Whiceaggravittes "Les Premier jour
dc Bonheur" is a vaudeville. In the one wo can
admire a failure; we would have been indifferent
at the success of the other. The former is art,
the latter routine. •
At the, same time that the theatres were filled
by the spectators and critics of the above-named
operas, the salons Plevel witnessed the (Abut of
ti.? Wel/rated pianist Rubinstein, at ?aria, before
a brilliant audience,composed pnnelpally of eon- •
noieseura, I will only gay that he gained such
success as almost to efface the memory of Liszt.
lu one evening his reputation in Paris was cre
ated, established and assuied, and now, in the
whole musical world, there is no conversation of
which he is not for a great part the sub
ject. His concerts arc not only crowded:
hundreds are sent away unable to find even stand
ing room. Ile is really the moot extraordinary
virtuoso of Europe. In the very first line we
must remark his touch, which is magical, and
often grand. Ms conception of great works is
unrivalled, and never have the - light and the
shadow colorings of a musical composition been
so dittlnelly translated as by him. Where force is
required, he exhibits tremendous power,
while he has his fingers under his command
to such a degree that it is impossible to recog
nize him when he performs rondos of Mozart
and notturnos of Chopin, so gracefully and so
exquisite:ly as to draw unfeigned exclamations of
surprise from the Parisians, accustomed as they
are, for a century. to graceful and exquisite
executioe. Still, there is no doubt but that he
often exaggerates, to display his force. One is
inclined to consider the piano as a musical anvil,
as he hammers away, deafening the ear, and
often permitting false 3notes to escape, which
be hopes - tb drown in the general fracae.
However well, for instance, a Steck piano
might support this treatment. the French Instru
ments often sink under it, and are not rarely at
the end of the evening considerably out of tune.
Rubinstein is also of much Importance as corn
poser, being, so to says the genitor of Russian
national music. •
Banquet of the Knights of St. Patrick
---sperches by the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland and the Prince of Wales.
On Saturday, April lfith. the Prince of Wales
was invited to the Order of the Knights of St.
Patrick. In the evening of that day the Lord
Lieutenant entertained the Knights, the Royal visi
tors, and a select company numbering . over 120
guests, in St. Patrick's Hall. All the Knights wore
their mantles, and his Excellency displayed on
his breast the badge of the order. The banquet
was given upon a scale of splendor befitting the
occasion and the munificence of the,
Viceroy.
The band of the Grenadier Guards was stationed
In the gallery and played several Irish melodies
during the evening. After the toast of "The
Queen" had been proposed and drunk with loyal
corciallty,
ins Excellency the Lord Lieutenant rose and
said:
FINE AIRES IN Pniiay
Worreapowlence of tne Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.)
However, not only in music, but 8160
in paintings and drawings has Paris been
more than of ordinary interest since several
months. For divers reasons the timest private
collections of paintings are now sold, and works
for years and years burled in the galleries of
smateurs have now a chance of becoming ac.
quainted with the world. Among thesecollec
dons a very remarkable and rare one is the one
of M. Marmontel, to be sold the 11th, 12th, 13th
and 14th of May. It consists of the finest paint
ings of Thealore Rousseau, Jules Dnpri - i, Dela
croix, Millet, Heber, Troyon, Gerieatilt, Jenkins,
Pile, Meissonier, Ziem, &c.; also, celebrated
drawings of the ancients, such as Van linissem,
Gerardi, Sebastian di Plonabo, Perino del Vaga,
Albrecht Durer, Salviati, &c., as well as exqui
site drawings of modern artists, such aeis3gres,
Melseonnier, Delacroix, Prudhon, David, Millet,
Giqicault,Dujardin, Caravaczgio, Josepin Heinen,
Be hem, &c.
M. Marmontel has btstowed many years to the
collection of these masterworks, and It is now
altogether the sole one of its kind
J. L. Rtex,
Pupil of the Conservatoire.
EUROPEAN AFFAERS
ENGLAND AND IRELAND.
Your Royal Highness, My Lords, Ladies and
Gentlemen : I have now to ask you to join with
me in doing full justice to the toast which it is
my great privilege and honor to propose—a
toast, I may say the most important and hate
resting that has been proposed in our generation
in this hall, dedicated as it is to the stately cere
monies of Itie Knigh.ly Order of which so many
distinguished representatives are hers to-day—l
mean the health of our illustrious guest and Chief
Knight who has honored us with his presence
this evening—the Prince of Wales. (Applause. I
My Lords and t .ffentlemen, I need not tell you that
the presence ot that illustrious Prince hero :is of
no ordinary significancd and import, still less
need I offer a welcome to our illustrious guest on
behalf of Ireland—that welcome has already been
fully and unreservedly given by the Irish people
themselves. LEfear, hear. I The shouts of accla
mation that for four successive days have rung
in our ears, the thunders of applause and con
gratulation that have greeted the Illustrious Heir
of these Kingdoms in the streets to-day, will have
shown him, better than any words of mine,
the kindly nature of the Irish. people
and the attachment that may be awakened in
their generous and cordial hearts. [Applause.l
They know and believe that in assuming the
Mantle and Collar of the Patron Saipt of Ireland
our illustrious guest has inaugurated no empty
pageant. but rather the promise of an era of
increased and mutual attachment and,
confidence between the people of
this country and his illustrious
House (hear, hear;l a hope enhanced, if I may
be permitted to say so in his presence, by the
cordial bearing and great and universal personal
popularity of his Royal Highness: I Applause.
But, my hada and gentlemen, I should say that
the days of chivalry were indeed
gone by were it possible, in an assem
blage of knights, on this occasion not to
proffer also our heartfelt ' thanks and homage
to the illustrious and noble lady, the consort of
our royal guest, on this the first occasion of her
visit to Irish shores. I Applause. There is no
man worthy of the name of Irishman, whether
he be the coroheted peer, the installed knight, or
the hardy and stalwart son of the soil, who has
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1868.
not felt the fair presence of that illustrious 11(13
no a ray of sunbeam gilding the Irish horiz Hi.
I (heat tipplause.l I ask you then, my, Lord
:ad gentlenien, to join me in drinking hetilth
;ong life and every happiness to our illustriout.
gu:st taw Knight, and to the royal and loveq
lady pho tears his'natne and shares his honors.
1 giveyou ihe health of "The Prince and Prin
cess of Wales," Applause.;
The toast was drank with enthusiasm.
Ills Royal Highness, in returning thanks, said:
" Your Exerllency, your Royal Ilighneeses, any
Lords, Lades, and Gentlemai: In the name of the
Princess of Wales and myself, I beg to tender
you my warmest thanks for the very kind and
flattering manner in which this toast has men
proposed, and for the cordial way in which it has
been received by the company present here this
evening. Under any circumstances I should feel
It a great honor to have my health pro
posed by his Excellency the Lord Lieu
tenant, eut to-night the circumstances under
which it has been proposed are peculiar, for I
appear here as a Knight of the Illustrious Order
of St. Patrick. [Applause.] I can assure you
that I feel very proud to wear this evening for
the first time the star and ribbon of this illustrious
order; and I am very grateful to Her Majesty, the
Queen, for having given it to me. On former
occasions I have received the Orders of Great
Britain from Her Majesty's own hands; and,
although I cannot but regret that on this
occasion she has not been able to give this
Order to me herself, still it was the Queen's
wish that I should receive it on Irish soil, from
the hands of her representative, the Lord-
Lieutenant. ['Applause. J This Order was first
fonnded, now more than 80 years ago, by my
great-grandfather, King George La, and was in
stituted by him as a mark of his goodwill and
friendship toward this country, and it is my hope
that, as his great grandson, having to-day re
ceived it on Irish soil, I may also be instrumental
in evincing in this country, in the name of my
so‘,ereige and my mother, her goodwill and
friendship toward Ireland. [Applause. I I feel also
proud that I have been not only invested with the
insignia of this Order, but installed in the mag
nificent Carhedral of St. Patrick, for the restore-,
lion of which we are indebted to the great amid
hcence of a private gentleman of Ireland, whose
name is so well known that I need not mention
it to you, more particularly RS I have the pleasure
et seeing him at this table. [ Applause.] My
Lords and gentlemen, I am very , glad to have this
opportunity of stating to you, on behalf of the
Princess and myself, how deeply gratified we are
by the reception which has been accorded to us
iu this country. not only, as the Lord-Lieutenant
has observed, by the higher classes, but by the
-ons of the soil as well. [Applause. _I After the sad
hues of the past year it might, perhaps, have been
thought by some that our reception would not
have been all that could have been wished. I
myself felt confident that it would, and my hopes
have been indeed realir,ed. I beg, therefore, to
oiler, not only to those present who participated
wore immediately in our reception, but to the
v. hole Irish people, our thanks for the cordial,
hearty and friendly welcome which we have re
ceived. [Applause.' I will not weary you with
more words, but thank you once more for the
honor you have done us in so heartily drinking
our health.
His Royal Highness stoke with an unaffected
earnestness, which deepened the impression left
by his words.
Ehe Irish Church Question—Disraeli
and Gladstone
The London correspondent of the N. Y. Times
gives the following interesting particulars of the
tclartle of Disraeli arid Gladstone on -the Irish
Church Question :
When Mr. Disraeli first proclaimed ,his dis
covery of the new Popish conspiracy, It was
under circumstances which led people to pass
over his remarks in a spirit of charity. Had he
;et the mischief stop there it is probable that
bothing, further would have been said on the sub
ject. But he seems to be suddenly pos
,essed with the idea that what he says
cow he must stick to. He is the
very last man we expected to do any
thing of the kind. We are used to his swift
changes, and after forsaking great principles
why should he hesitate about eating a few im
prudent words? Apparently, he thinks he must
stand firm in future to every.statement he makes.
Ibis, to be sure, is a poor motive to ascribe for
such an act of folly as he has been committing
now, but any other explanation of it
passes conjecture. I have already told you
that when Mr. Disraeli made his concluding
speech on the Irish Church debate he was excited.
the real facts may now be mentioned, for the
Premier seems resolved to make the occasion his
orical instead of suffering it to be forgotten.
When he began his speech he was very much ex
hausted, and after a time he turned to a friend who
-at beside him on the Treasury Bench and asked
for a glass of weak brandy and water. Finding,
it is to be presumed, the benefit of this mild po
tation, ho had it repeated, and before he had
finished he drank three glasses of the mixture.
His speech, at the beginning, promised to be one
of the finest ever delivered in the House of
Commons, and members of all parties were
warmed to enthusiasm, in spite of themselves,
by it. It soon, however, began to be ahnost in
coherent, and moved by compassion for the
Minister, the House cried, "Divide, Divide."
Mr. Disraeli took the hint, but, before he sat
down, he, in the most confused and excited
wanner, made his now celebrated charge, that
his rival opposite, Mr. Gladstone, had made a
formal alliance with the Ritualists and the Papal
tarty for the overthrow of the English institu
tions. The House is somewhat disturbed by the
,cene, but as Mr. Disraeli's thinking had all been
done under their own eyes, and the circumstance
of his being In ill-health was by this time gene
rally known, there was no disposition to treat
what was really a misfortune as an offence. It
was exactly the incident connected with President
Johnson's installation repeated In the House of
Commons.
DISRAELI AND GLADSTONE
But our Premier, moved by obstinacy or a spirit
of dare-devilry, must needs sit down some days
after and write a letter to a country rector, ono of
his constituents, in which his absurd charge
against Mr. Gladstone was 'solemnly repeated,
and the wild remark added that the separation of
Church and State would cause a greater re
volution in England than foreign con
quest! It is felt, and very justly, that this de
hberate act ought not to be overlooked and
forgiven as readily as the speech was. Mr.
Disraeli's superiority to small spites and animosi
ties has always been one of the points in his
character for which I, for one, have admired him.
But now ho is sacrificing a • national policy in
order to indulge an uncontrollable outburst of
rage against Mr. Gladstone for bringing up this
Irish Church question,. We can understand his
annoyance and disappointment. He abandoned
the convictions of a lifetime in passing the
Household Suffrage bill, in the hope of gain
ing thereby a calm and secure hold of office. He
has scarcely had time, however, to look round,
buforeMr. Gladstone comes out upon him, "like
a thief in the night," with this most impracticablp
question of the Irish Church. His patience but
given way. Moreover, he sees plainly that he can
not solve this problem, and that, as he cannot, his
downfall Is certain; and then farewell to power
forever! No wonder ho is acting like one half be
side himself. The nein* st piece of criticism I
have ever read or heard upon Mr. Disraeli ap-
Mpeared in the Saturday Review on the 7th of
March last—and I advise any of your readers
who wish to obtain a subtle insight into the
characters' of both the Premier and Mr. Glad,
stone to read that article, in the course of it
the writer said: "There have been epochs in his
career (Mr. Disraeli's) when he was on the very
verge of destroying , his Own influence, and of
fatally ruining his chances forever; bat he had
the rare power of secing.this as well as bystand
ers, and his masterly recreate from himself, and
his mar cenvres in the face, of his own blunders,
are, in a certain sense, the most remarkable iett 7
tures of his political strategy." • It': is quite titri
that ho brought this quality into play my
OUR WHOLE COUNTRIC
for people arc beginning to get very tired of his
sh its and contrivances, and he will not see this
heEslon out unless he recovers his common
The Fremeh army heady-- . 4. Challenge
[From the Journal dee Debate, April 20.1
The Nationbi Guard Mobile has bevu organ -
zed; the whole of the army has been armed witu
Chassepots, which have no reason to dread a
comparison with the Prussian needle-gun. • The
fortresses on the eastern frontier have been put
in a thorough state of repair; and in order to
dispel any apprehension, it is announced that
this year five camps are to be formed simul
taneously. In short, France• is prepared for any
contingency, and the power which assumes an
aggressive attitude will be very ill-advised.
hisquietode -in France Prussian
cope. Concentrating on Ike French
frontier.
)Paris (April 20) Correspondence of the London Times.)
In spite of M. Baroche and the dfoniteyr,F =co
Is not tranquilized. The Bank reserve increases—
this is a symptom of the filsquietude. The
National Mobile Guard is being organized with
feverish haste, Marshal Niel refuses to adopt
the recommendations of the' , . udget Commis
sion for a reduction of army expenditure, and
the Franc ("Journal do r•. Oro") speaks of
11
Prussian armaments being -a menace to
France—these are the causes of the dis
quietude. The Presse says : "It is a matter of
a ou bt to no one that the accumulation of Prussian
lorces on our frontier is a danger for our Eistern
provinces.. It keeps up agitation and disquiet in
them which our Government cannot be indiffer
ent to, and it justifies all our remonstrances.
Has the French Government replied to the Prus
sian proposition for placing a certain number of
soldiers on furlough by a counter proposition for
the disarming of a certain number of strong
places, the reduction of their garrisons, and a
dirnunition of their war material? We hive
1 euson to believe It has done so." If it has, the
proposition Is, the Pi esse thinks, a little tardy,
out it will enable people to judge if. Prussia is
sincere or not.
(Path, (April to Corrertiondtuee of the London Morning
dvertinerj
The Ministers are dividtd on the great question
of the day. M. Ronher and lour of his colleagues
are all for_ peace, and Marshal Niel ig as openly
for war. The Marshal told his guests at his last
party, when they asked him his opinion of M.
itaroche's speech, "that he had not seen it ;
that such matters did not concern him.
If the Emperor thought it necessary to put the
country into an efficient state of arma
ment, it was his duty to carry out his sovereige's
orders, regardless of any clamor. The Marshal's
certainly having his own way, as far as-the prep
arations for war are concerned; and the enor
mous military expenditure, and the anxiety to
which it gives rise, dam up the sources of com
merce. It is expected that the Emperor will
shortly go to Orleans, to attend the Joan of Arc
fetes in that city,and it is hoped that he will make
a speech there.
A More Hopeful View.
[Pads Correspondent of London Telegraph.]
While there is danger in the present armed
truce of all Europe, and a very small thing would
cause a Sg,ht . when both sides are ready, and
perhaps wuling, the Emperor will do all that he
can, consistent with the honor of France, to
maintain peace. If France should be assailed or
insulted, it would be too much to expect that slut
would remain quiet.. She - has been caught nap
pW: once; but never will be again, and the rig
g-*wr had better remember that nearly two
yeiri - 3 have elapsed since Sadowa.
The Cloud in the East-Review oUthe
[Berlin (April 18) Col - respondence of the London Tinie: , .3
Subjoined is a communique on the Eastern
question, widch has appeared in the St. Peters
burg Birjeviga Fedohusti, and, apparently,is from
a well-informed and authentic source:
"An opinion has lately arisen in Russian sc
ciety that the present is a most favorable moment
for solving the Eastern question in a way
advantageous to ourselves. 'Now or never,'
is the watchword that may be fre
quently heard. This confident belief is based
on the consideration that Austria is too
weak to.offer us any serious resistance, while
Prussia is supposed to be little interested in the
'Pastern quesuon, and ready to allow us full.play
in Turkey, if only we do not prevent her unifying
Germany. Of Napoleon it is assumed that, how
ever eager to interfere in the East. his hands are
tied by the German and Roman difficulties. Let
him, it is said, meddle with Turkey and Prussia
will cross the Main. while Italy will no longer
respect the Roman frontier. Thus com
pelled • to divide his forces, and
operate on three points at once, Napo
leon would run the risk of being defeated on
all. Should he, then, think this too
venturesome and keep away from Turkey alto
gether, England, it is farther argued, would
scarcely take upon' herself to interfere single
handed. Why, our sanguine friends wind up,
why not set to work without delay? Would it
not be unpardonable to allow such an opportunity
to slip by unimproved? But is this reasoning
well-grounded? Is it true, for instance, that Prus
sia has no interest in the East; that she will not,
directly or indirectly, interfere, but will adopt a
strict and impartial neutrality? We doubt it.
We doubt whether there is any power wholly
unaffected by the state of Eastern affairs,
and prepared to submit to Turkish re
arrangements with perfect indifference. Europe
has too little life left in her to afford to dispense
with the new country of the Balkan pdninsula.
As regards Prussia more particularly, she now
represents all Northern Germany, and is ondeav
orirg to devour Southern Germany also. Is itso
very probable then that she will permit the mouth
of the Danube, that South German Volga, to fall
into foreign hands? Such a policy, at any rate,
would not contribute to make her a favorite with
the Southerners. The eagerness, moreover, with
which she placed King Charles on the Rou
manian throne proves very clearly that the
,luestion who is to rule on the Danube is one that
she has thought of. Her neutrality, as far as we
are concerned, would be a sham. If by keeping
aloof she unites the hands of Russia, she equally
trees Napoleon. For her to abstain from action
while war is rife in Turkey,means two things—not
to b ind erßussia on the Danube nor herself to cross
the 3lain. But by inactivity in the latter direc
tion she would permit Napoleon to concentrate
all his forces In the southeast. Would.
this bo neutrality towards ourselves?
Again, as to the Roman question, Austria
alone will be strong enough to hold Italy in
chick. It needs not France for that. The thing
was most likely discussed as far back as the Salz
burg interview, since which Italy has begun to
strengthen the Quadrilateral. The inference to
be drawn from this is that we ought to take up
the Eris tern question, not from any confidence
in the weakness or disunion of our antagonists,
but only because we feel strong enough to en
counter the many difficulties in our way. If we
feel so, then,
then, and only is our time.
There is no denying the fact that as
soon as....we ~approach this unfortunate
affair again .Eiirope once more will be
united against us. at it is urged, even if Bis
marck promise not to cross th‘i Main while Na
poleon is engaged in the East, Napoleon will not
believe him. All we can Say in reply is that, in
our opinion, he would be safe were he to believe
him. The unifleadon of Germany is a mere ques
tion of time, and will be completed, if not now,
.on some future occasion. Bismarck can afford
to regard the date .of this inevitable event as a
matter of comparative indifference. It would
certainly not !Acorn& retarded were France'
to weaken hermit' blood Shed In the East. But
is it so Ira that France will oppose
German un qr . ? , it certain that France ob eets
to the aggrandi t Of Prudebi if she is offered
anUndemulty •a rats and Italy having been
elefated in 'co • arable powens, nothing is
more naturiiithW ;, ' t France shoald demand a
..correspoudiOLlMASlUttf of laud and mom We
PEACE Oa WAR.
to "Come uii.9l
Marshal Niel Openly for War.
may depend upon it that Napoleon wilt be re
warded—not, indeed, with the 'left bank,' but
with Btigium, Piedmont, and a portion of Swit
zerland. Such will be the consequence's of Prus
sian neutrality.
CRIME.
neeirtletirre Fire in Harrisburg—Less
sao,oou.
[Fen fibe Harrisburg Telegraph of May 2,1 •
About' two . o'clock this morning our citizen
were aroused from their slumbers by the alarm
of fire caused . by the burring of the Franklin
Works, situated on the corner of South and
Short streets, Messrs. Jennings; Stevenson &
Stoever, proprietors. We proceeded to the scene
of conflagration, and found the works enveloped
in flames, burning' with great vehemence and ra
pidity. Our firemen, as usual, were promptly on
hand, but, owing to some difficulty in ob
taining water, were unable to play upon the
flames for a considerable length of time, but
when they did get their streams in ope
ration the fire vats soon subdued; and
by their energy and vigilance; a number of
houses in the vicinity, which had caug ht from
the sparks carried by the wind in every direction,
were promptly saved. The buildings burned are
the Franklin Iron Works, a three-story brick
building, on South street, the foundry adjoining,
which was frame, and the pattern shop on Short
street, a two-story frame building. Several build
ings in the immediate neighborhood were more
or less injured. At about a quarter before three
o'clock the walls began to give way, and
shortly afterwards the front; on South 'street fell
to the ground with a great crash, scattering.
bricks in all directions. It was rumored
that a man was injured by the falling wall, but
upon inquiry we found it was incorrect. A
building on State street caught fire from some of
the sparks, but it was soon extinguished. The
IOt , E, by the tire is estimated at $30,000, upon
jybich there Is ioy6oo insurance, divided as foal
''fblVs: In the .14 coming Insurance Company,
$2,500; in the Columbia, $2,100 ; in the York
Mutual, $3.800, and in the /lien and East
Penneboro,sBoo. Mr Stevenson's individual loss,
exclusive of that of the firm, will amount to
$3,000, in the destruction of a number of steam
engines he had on hand.
The fire originated in the back part of the
foundry, and is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary, as there was no fire in the
building during the day. We have been informed
that the firm expect to. commence immediately
the erection of new works, and will be able in a
short time to fill all their orders and contracts.
31r. Bering, the designer and architect, has gone
to Philadelphia to secure a full corps of pattern
makers, and we have no doubt that ere long
the works will again be in successful operation.
[For the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.]
44 1.1steitt to the ➢locking-131rd.»
PUILADELPIIIA, May 2, 1868.-:-The historical
nuisance of "The Performer on the German
Flute" has been the occasion of about as much
decorous public complaint, and indecorous pri
vate abuse and profanity as it is possible to be
stow upon a single object. The published - articles
upon the subject have embraced every possible
degree of humor and temper in their exhaustive
anathemas against the unfortunate monomaniacs
who, fancying themselves perfect musicians, have'
filled the air with mourning and rendered other
wise eligible localities un tenantable by their inter
minable and abominable practising exercises upon
the French horn, piano, the Cremona violin—it is
alwrhyS a Cremona—and on that much-abused
organ, the human voice. These things are all
bad, very bad ; but they have their limit—for hu
man lungs and human elbows mast take some
rest.
But to excel them all there has been introduced
in a respectable neighborhood in the Eighth
Ward, a species of torture which combines the
meloeles and discords of all those recited with a
power of duration which has excited at once the
wonder and the horror of the whole vicinity.
This exquisite tormentor is believed to be a Mock
ing bird whose education has been sadly neglected,
though perhaps possessing fine natural abilities.
The leathery-clad spirit' is willing, but, nufnrtn
nately, the flesh is not weak. The ambitious,
and maybe conscientious, bird more, far more !
than makes up for every deficiency in quality by
permitting no lack of quantity.
Whether the owners of this expressive creature
put the cage out of the window before sunrise and
keep it out until after sunset for the gratification
of the residents within a radius of half a mile or
so,or whether it is done because they cannot stand
the din indoors, is unknown; but there seems to
be a general impression that no complaint would
be made if the songster were withdrawn.
To "listen to the mocking-bird" once in a
while is pleasant, but in this case
"Methinks tho birdu doth protest too much."
San
THEATRES. Etc.
TILE THEATRES.-TIIC Black Crook will be pre
sented at 'the Chestnut this evening with new
features. The dancer Morlacchi will make her
first appearance in some of her most brilliant
parts. The Bee, dance, and the Can-can are
announced among others to be produced in
splendid style. This artist comes well recom
mended by the press of other cities. At the Wal
nut, to-night, Mr. John Brougham will appear in
The Lottery of Life. Tangled Threads will bo re
peated at the Arch this evening, with Miss Fanny
B. Price in the character of •hose Clinton." A
miscellaneous performance will be given at the
American.
RICIIINGS OPERA TnoupE.-‘-.This evening at
the Academy of Music the Etchings Opera
Troupe will present Donizetti's beautiful opera,
Linda Di Chamounix, with a tine cast. To-mor
row night Maritanu will be produced, and on
Wednesday evening, Mr. Wm. Castle will have
a benefit. • On this occasion The Bohemian Girl
will be performed and a clew prima donna, Miss
Edith Abell, will make her first appearance on
any operatic stage.
ELEVENTH STREET OPERA HOUSE.—An attrac
tive performance will be given at this popular
place of amusement. The Impeachment Trial
will beOM, with the most accomplished mem
bers of the company in the parte; a burlesque on
Tangled Threads is also announced, together with
other burlesques, farces, singing by Carncrosa
and the company, negro eomicalitles, and a mul
titude of other good things. • - •
CONCERT BALL.—This evening at Concert Hall
a panorama will be exhibited descriptive of a
journey through the Holy Land Egypt, Syria
and Turkey. The pictures are of the handsomest
description, and are painted from photographs
and sketches taken especially for this purpose.
An eloquent speaker will deliver the descriptive
lecture.
Tux, NEW WEST.—To-morrow evening Major
Calhoun, who has just returned from an extended
tour in the far west, will deliver a lecture upon
the above theme, at Green Hill Hall. corner of
Seventeenth and Poplar streets.
WY3IAN.—The magician W,yman will give an
exhibition at Assembly Buildings to-night.
Legerdemain and ventriloquism are on the pro
gramme. Various articles will be distributed to
the audience. •
—The manager of a country theatre looked
into the house between the acts, and turned with
a face of dismay to the prompter, with the ques
tion
"Why, good gracious, where's the audience 2"
‘131r," replied the prompter, without moving a
muscle, "he is just now gone toget some beer."
The manager wiped the perspiration from his
brow, and said, "Will he return '
do you think?"
"Most certainly; he expressed himself highly
satisfied with the play, and .applauded as one
man." •
"Then let the business proceed," exclainzed the
manager, proudly; and it dld proceed.
—An Irish monk once called on hie' congrega ,
tion to thank God that be bad placed death at
the end:of life ttuateed of la the middle.
F. L. FETIIEIiSTON. Publighen
PRICE THREE CENT.
&ACM X tD/) £4 (AIRS.
—Jean Ingelow is one of eleven children.
—Quebec groans over her taxes.
—Maggie Mitchell Is playing In Plonked. •
—The British subjects rescued from KingTheCi•
done cost nearly a million sterline apiees.
—Francis Joseph is suffering from perleart!",
and cannot live long.
—Canada is to have a volunteer army of 40,00er
men, to cost the D 0011131012 $900,000 a year.,
—A blue horse with a buff face is extdbitedi bu
London—not s by }3arnnut either.
—October will see the completion of the Baer,
canal.
—A Hartford widower of three months has just
married a widow of four days.
—The Havre journals -announce that the Ger—
man emigrants embartilog at that port for Ame
rica are more numerous this year than usuat.
—The indictmen aainst Feanners ,
in Newgate Prison, t
Logndon,the
is said ni to p be
&AV
feet long.
—The pions Mrs. Hannah More says in one E
her letters that there aro only two evils it the
world—sin and
—De Bar, who has already one theatre is sc
Louie, is about to erect another, to be very ele
pant.
—The son of the late ea-President Tyler. who.
has by •some Inexplicable means become "Ilen.'•
John Tyler, Jr., has been lecturing 1n..% Loma.
—ln the new opera of Dante, by the Dae
gato ry
Mas sa,.are two scenes representing Hell and Par-
—Among the gifts at a recent wooden wedding
at the South Ena, in Boston, was a fashionable
bonnet made of shavings- A very small shaving
will make a bonnet.
—GrantWhite speaks of a portion of Offenbach's
.operatic airs as a joke in music. We should ttuuk
a joke evolved by a strain rather paltaril to listen
to.—N. Corsi. Adv. '
—A laborer in Clinton decided to seal: relief
from a troublesome stiff lingcar by amputation.
"1 he doctors etherized him and neatly cut off=
the wrong finger.
—A young American actor named Freeman
is
playing with success in Germany. -He is said to
have thoroughly mastered the language. He.
plays Schiller in the original.
—The editor of the Richmond Examiner writes
a column-and-a-half editorial favoring the twat
nation of a baboon for Vice PrerAdent With Gen.
Grant. But why should the Ricamond editor titr
nominated for the Vice Presidency?
—A Rutland, Vt., marble firm have received,
from Georgia an order for a tombstone, to the
usual inscription on which Is to be added:, "Height,.
seven feet; weight, four hundred and tarty
pounds."
—A paper-dealing firm in New York has nine
ledgers containing copies of letters written during
the Revolution, by the War and Navy Depart
ments, for which they demand $5OO. The books
were originally sold for waste paper.
• —Mr. Heber,the great English book-collector,
once purchasd an exceedingly rare copy of
Shakespeare's "Venus and Adonis" at a stall in.
Lincolnshire, for ten pence, and afterwards sold
it for .4:110.
—Last year a reward of about one dollar a hun—
dred pounds was strered in France, for Me car
ceases of June bags, which have multiplied
greatly and have become very destructive. Over
eight Attntirtd thousand pounds were delivered to
the authorities.
—A Chicago mother who doted on her son be
came convinced the other day that a dogging
could be no longer dispensed with. To the in
finite credit of her maternal tenderness, she had
him placed•under the ielluence of chloroform be
fore commencing the punishment.
—English papers are quite indignant that the
entire collection of Handel's conducting.scores,
comprising one hundred and twenty-four
volumes, has been allowed to be taken to Ger
many, when it might have been secured for the
British Museum.
—"Papa," said e t little boy to hioparent the
other day,"are not sailors very, very small men?"
"No, my dear," answered the father; "pray, what
leads you to suppose that they are so small?"
"Because," replied the young idea, smartly, "I
read the other day of a sailor going to sleep in
his watch.".
—Mr. W. J. Boothe, of Mount Vernon, Mo., in.
digging a well, at the depth of eighteen feet err
countered - a limestone rock. Eight feet more
passed through this into a cavern, fourteen by
bixteen feet and eight feet. Liman apertures, led
from this room east and west, but they have
not been explored.
—The crew of a Portugese vessel in Havre per
formed on Holy Saturday the ceremony of the
flagellation of Judas. An efflgy of the apostate
was made and soundly thrashed by all the crew,
and the fragments into which it was torn In taus
process wore eagerly seized by the waiting and
watching rag-women.
—The Cincinnati Catholic 7elegraph of this
week says : "Had any other than a scion of the
royal famlly.brought shame and ruin ,upon half
the number of families -that Prince Alfred has,
he would have long since occupied a. felon's cell,
or been shot down as any other beast that preys
upon society."
—Apropos of a remark that Russians are abso
lutely incapable of understanding or appreciating
a joke, this story is related: "An Engllsnmart was
relating to a Russian friend that he had orme seen
on a country road a post with this inscription:—
`This road leads to the town; all persons who can
not read this. may apply to the blacksmith.' To
the great anguish ‘of the narrator, his triend re-
m ain ed perfectly composed, and thanked him for
his story with a studied politeness whieh showed
that he had not understood it in the least. But
the next morning the Russian burst into his
room in convulsions of laughter, exclaiming,
'My friend, Ido understand it now! Fool that
was not to think of it! As if the blacksmith
might not be away from home!"
—The Giornale di Roma says: The excavations
now made by the munificence of the Pope are
producing the most interesting historical results,
and bringing to light a large number of the an
cient masterpieces of art with which the Holy
City was formerly embellished. Up to the present
time there have been found one hundred and
eleven blocks of African marble, two hundred and
forty of antique yellow, and as many of serpen
tine. Other varieties are mot with in smaller
quantities, such as antique red and green, breccio,
and even Chaleedonlan. At Ostia. where the re
searches are being made by a commission of anti
quaries, some remarkable monuments have been
found, throwing a new light on the worship of
Cybele in that place. Among other things there
is a series of votive offerings In the ground conse
crated to that goddess.
—The Denton (Ind.) Journal says: A short
time ago mine host Stewart, of the Denton Ha
tti, purchased a rock.tish weighing about sixty
pounds. Upon opening it, he found in its belly
a certificate of membership of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which we read as follows
"affintanit.
"METHODIST E. CHURCH,
"Fco A. D. Mi.
"QUARTERLY TICKET 18
"Our light affliction, which is but for a mo
ment, worketh fur ua a far more exceeding and
eternal weight of glory.-2 Corinittion.t,iv. 17.
,
"Oh what are all my sufferings here %
If, Lord, thou count we meet
With that enraptur'd host t' appear,
And worship at thy feet !"
The paper was, of course, in a crumpled and
wet condition, but. upon, exposing it to the sun,
and ironing the kinks out of it, it became quite
legible. Wise beads are puzzled to learn how
and when it got there. Some think the flsh was
originally a missionary who was drowned and
transformed, or that the rock has been picking
some dead man's pocket. Who can solve the
-mystery?