'GIBBON PEACOCK. Editor.
VOLUME XXIL-NO. 29.
'TINE EVENT GE BULLETIN
puimastato EVOKE EVENING
(Sundays eicepted).
AT THE . NEW HIMILLETIAI 1117,1ILDING e
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EVENING BELLETII4 ASSOCIATION.
rsorsarroEs.
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.GISSON PEACOCK. osNEST WALLACE.
V. L i _PETHEIifiTUN,_ THOr. J. WlLLLimsom
CARPER BOUDEE. at, FRANCIS WELLS,
The Illtrzazritt Is eeriefl to subscribers to the city at 18
.tents • wee . a able to the curie or $8 • r atuntra.
INVITATIP,NS BOR. WEDDINOB. PARTIES. A0 4
Jr. e7[eCtltel3 m a elor manner, 3 , 0
DREKA u a CHEM NET STREET. 1e20411
DIED.
VTLter—On Tuesday evening, at 10
Alexander Ilettosi tho 72d year of his ago.
GUST the 11 th Inst. Mr. Michael liorety. in the
20th year Ids age, • ,
The ref stletre and friends ef the family, and the mem.
bets of the Samforince of et Vincent de Paul, of St.
Atigestrue's ftrish are respectfully Invited to attend his
funeral. from his late realdonee, 764 fluttonwood street,
.on Thtuaday morning, st 834 o'clock, Ilervicas at Bt.
dognstbee's Church. Interment at Uathedral Cemetery.*
ud7.l.ltliUltt3T.—On the 11th teat, st Macon, Georgia,
;b Merritt 0. Mewing, daughter of the late Robert hale*
unt.
•
IgoDONNELL.—On Monday. the filth Inst.. Matthew L.
240,k/tun'', in a3th year of his ag
The mate relatives and friends of the family are respect.
fully invited to attend his funeral, from his late resi
dence 1118 Green street, on Thursday morning next, at.lo
o'cliork without further notice.
MRIIEAD.—On ttie Ilth Ind.. Sarah E. G. wife of
Win- G. Moorhead and daughter of the late Honorable
illientheros Cookei and Mirth& Cooke. of Ohio.
Funeral on unsday, 14th In.. at 11 o'clock. from 1612
Walnut street Relatives and friends of the family are
invited, without further notice.
LE% EPJ24O.—Cin the Ilth Inst. Lemuel S. Leverinit, o in
the MI year of We age.
Ms relatives and friends are requested to attend his
funeral, from. his late residence, 1113 Walnut street. on
Friday afternoon. at 2 o'clock. To proceed to ltoxborough
Baptist Church.
' PENNOCK—In Upper Darby, on the 12th of Fifth
Month, 1863. Abraham L. Pennock, in the 62d year of his
a Mie relatives and friends of the family are respectfully
Invited to attend his funeral, horn his late reetaence, on
litxth•day, nth instant. at o o'clock. without further
notice. Interment at Darby. .•
EYRE LANDELL. OPEN TO-DAY THE LIGHT shades of Spring Poplins for the Fashionable Walking
Dresses.
Steel Colored Poplins.
Mode Colored Poplins.
Bismarck Exact shade.
is 0 VS - NOTICES;
cor INSTALLATION SERVICEB.—THE REV.
Peter btryker,., formerly Pastor of the Thirty
fourthCh Street iteformed eh, to zifsw York city. (V.v.)
whl be Installed Pastor of the North Broad Street Pres
byterian Church. corner Broad and Green streets, by the
Third Presbyter) , of Philadelphia, TIIIiIiSDAY EVEN
ING. 14th inst.. the exerciser to eommence at before 8
o'clock. The Res. 11. B. btryker of the Climb , of New
York, (father of ,the Pastor crect). ev. E. E. Adam , . D.
D.. Rev. Daniel March, D. D, and they. 6. F. Wiswell...D.
D„ hill participate in the a:canines . It'
THE FORTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF
allir the American r (today School Union will be held at
the Academy of Musk, Broad street, on THURSDAY
EVENING, May 210, at 7 45 o'clock.
Addresses may be expected from Rev John Hall. D.D.,
Eel . . D. C. Eddy, D.D.. and Rev. Stephen H. TYIIX. Jr.
A choir of 406 Sunday School children, under direction
of D. W. B. Aloore. Esq will ring.
Ticket* of admimlun (to cover expenses). Reserved
Seats in the Parquet. Parquet Circle and Balcony, Mc.
each (other parts of the house free). Hay be had at the So
ciety's Building: No. 112. - t Chastain et my 9191619 29 214
WrroSTY-FOIFETII ANNIVERB sRY OF THE
American Sunday.scbool t Won. Cterwrinen will
be famished with tickets fit called for before 18th inst.) at
Society's Buildin No. 1122 Chestnut greet mey 13,15
X PIMA AL Ntril V IS.
$ REMOVAL.
WILLIAM W. ALLEN,
Agent and Attorney for
'The Traveler's Insurance Company,
OP
HARTFORD, CONN.,
HAS REMOVED
mom
407 Walnut Street
TO
THE FORREST HIL7ILDING,
No. 117 S. Fourth Street.
Life end Accident Policia/ combined. or either eePerate.
m-limwiet
air HENRY VINCENT
WILL DELIVER HIS GREAT =MT=
Home Life ; Its Duties and Pleasures,
UNDER TUE AUSPICES OF VIE
YOUNB IMPS 01111811111 /1160CIATIO11,
AT
MUSICAL FUND HALL,
Tuesday Inning, Nay 19, at 8 *WA.
Admlision. 50 cents. No extra chard° for Reeerved
Beam Tickets will be for vale at tr" Plano Ware.
rooms, MI Chestnut street, on and after fueadaY. May LI
m Ilmwfdirp
()n corn ORP &NY,
a l ar ice bi. E. erELESTPI
CCT and C SEVENTH
streeti , .
Pumart.rirra. fday 11, 1868.
DIVIDKhD No.ll
The Directors of this company hare declared a semi
annuall dividend of FIVE DOLLARS PEK SHARE.
clear of all taxes, and payable to the Stockholders on and
after this date,
ALFRED B.I(ILLETT.
insi3 w t to 6t
mir LITERARY AND MITICAL
ENTERTAINMENT.
AT TUE
SPETNG GARDEN ISTRZET M. May CII,
WEDNESDAY EVENIN4. l3th.
Select readings. by Miss E. A. STETSON.
Admittingg tars. ANNIE E NEVINS.
,50 cents; children. 25 cents. myl2
air , d u r4 , I 7E O R F EII AVr ' S )F VINNSYLVILNIL—DEPART.
.witibtepgblir
from
of the
Senior Mass for Dosroee
„,,_. 22 d• beginning each day at 4 o'clo e ck, 131a3r Bth to May
'Tuesdays, at 11.,ic eviock. A. M.
P. , and also on
!aerials J
,n,B42t§ ' .
uuy of e Townley. .
HOWARD HOSPITAL. NOB. 15L8 AND IMO
Lombard street. Dispensary Department,—bielical
atmeut and medicines iturdshed gratuitously to the
.r.
PHILADELPHIA ORTHOP.EDIO HOSPITAL,
No. Ili South Ninth street, Olub-foot. hie and sp.
diseases and bail) , deformities treated. Apply e l gy .
19 o'clock. • ••
-• • " : • .%• V•et :4:. • 1•. • • " . :"
paper, dm, boufht by E. Hubern.
&DOW No. friB awns 'treat.
iLMIUMENUENICB*
See fisiatA Page fo► Additional Anagernente.
MERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
THE RD NIGHT OF' SE
PREKW TEMAT KBABON OF Of BOLTFE
BY BAN'S PARISIAN lIIPANY,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, Mar L%
The one hundred and eleti•kixth night of the
GRAND DUCHE 8 Or GEROLEITEIN.
UCHEStt ~ . . . ..... TOSTEE
WITH ALL THE itIGIR AL ART/STS.
M. GUFFBoY. ILEOIJO, LAGRIFFOUIA
DUCHESNE. BENFIIRM, MONIER,
Mlle FLEURY LONGUHAMPS,
NEW YORK_OHORIIB Ir IF CY VOICES. •
EW AND BRILLIANT Ci UJIES.
AUGMENTED AND EFFMTIVE ORCHESTRA.
SATURDAY. at I O'CLOCK.
wit time during the present season of
IHHORAND frit:CHESEL
THURSDAY EVENING, May 14,
FIRST PRuDUCTION HIRE OF OFFENBACH'S
= LA ZIJ.P HEE,
minced to be th IF
e moat bri llian L t EN
satire on the exag
ration of Italian Grand Opera. •
THE QUEEN BY OPLLE TOSTEE,
mported by tie
ENTIRE C MPANY Or PARISIAN ARTISTS.
RIDAY EVENING—LA BELLE HELENE.
SA_TURDAY NIGHT—LA BELLE HELENE
SAT(' RDAY—M A. FINED; at TWO.
FINAL GRAND DUCHESS REk'RESEN'rATION.
OMISSION (Reserved Beata) . . .. .Ob E DOLLAR
Tickets for any performance at . J. * E. Gould's Piano
rareroom, Chestnut. street, below Tenth.
LEGAL NOTICJiMis
THE OP.PHANIV COURT FOR THE WY AND
County of Philpd_elphia.—Estato of BLUM( iiTatoisi.
)c oneed.—Tbe An dßor appointed i be the Court to audit,
tie and &Abet the aocount of N SON STRILN_I2I and
ORGE KILLER. Executora o the will of MARY
'RANG,Iate of Philada.. two'd.. and to report distribution
the balance in the hands of the accountant, will meet
e parties interested for Umpurpose of his appointment,
TUNSDAY. May 26th, lem, at 4 otelood. P. M., at his
lee, No. 524 Walnut street,. in the city of Phila.
iphi, JOHN D. COLADAN,
w,f,msP ' Auditor.
[Correspondence of the Philadelphia Evening MiLlethL)
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, May 7th, 1268.—Few
visitors to this State are satisfied to leave it until
they have seen
Impelled by the common curiosity, I started
last week on a - pilgrimage to the venerable city—
the oldest, I believe, in the country. There are
two routes from this point to that, one by steamer,
the other by stage; and as my friends who were
to accompany me preferred the latter, we all
started off on wheels. But such ajoarney! In vio
. ,
latiou of a previous arrangements only one stage
made Its appearance, and we had to substitute for
the other a respectable looking cart. In this a
part of our company ,seated themselves on rough
chairs. When the first gully was reached, over
went the mut, tumbling some very nice ladles
and a distingu ished literary gentleman of New
ti
York into " a ddle of Water. Nothing daunted,
and nothing Jared, they soon rallied, and re
sumed their seats, having the comfortable as
surance that their dripping garments•would soon
be driedby the rays of the scorching sun. As a
generous friend, Dr. L D. Mitchell, the most
eminent physician of this city, had supplied my
wife and myself with a buggy, we were able to
make a little better time than our companions,
with their heavy loaded vehicles and skeleton
looking horses, and so we drove ahead
to meet the additional stage, which was expected
to be oh the ground four hours before, and send
it on with all possible speed to take up the cart
passengers. After traveling about twenty miles
through a dense dark pine forest, with, not a
cabin to be seen in every five miles, we mot the
looked-for stages , creeping along, and on
inquiring for the cause of delay, we learned from
the driver that he had fallen asleep, and his
horses had wandered into a stream of water, so
that his life and theirs were imperilled, and a
little rest was rendered absolutely necessary. On
n little farther investigation, however, we die,-
covered that the charioteer was drunk, and
hence the disaster and delay. Urging him to
hasten back 'to our friends as speedily
as possible, we stopped under a huge pine
tree, took our lunch, and fed our horse with
core, or rather hominy and hay, which we had
the forethought to carry along for the purpose.
Once more on our way, we soon passed two
Catholic priests, resting themselves and their
horse by the roadside, on their return, as• we
learned, from a mission of mercy in the dreary
solitude, which we could not but think reflected
very creditably on their zeal. After this we
traveled for twenty miles on a grass-covered
road, amid the talLwalling pines and palmettos,
without seeing a human being or the semblance
of a habitation. An occasional wild turkey,
with other birds of similar size, sitting on the
overhanging branch ur,funahrhed the only evidence
of life within the range of our vision. Every now
and then we would pass through a lovely glen,
gracefully constituted of rich vines and brilliant
flowers, and we could not but deplore that so
much beauty and fragrance should be wasted in
so secluded and lonely a place. Soon the shadows
of night gathered around us, and as we moved
on, now hutrdeep in water, and then again drag
ging through heavy sand, you can easily imagine
our feelings in view of possibilities. The break
ing of our vehicle, the appearance of a beast of
prey, or of a robber or assassin, all these things
occurred to us as events that might happen, gave
us some little uneasiness, and as we were unpre
pared for" such emerge.neleit, made na rather
regret that we were separated from our
company. Still we pressed on and on.
until a little wicket "fence, seen under
the bright moonbeams, assured us that we were
again within the range of civilization, and enabled
us to breathe more freely. We were now, as it
turned out, within half an hour of our destina
tion,and nothing annoyed us except some sleepers
by the wayside, who had tied their horse in the
fence-corner, and were in this strange way trying
" tired nature's sweet restorer." As they
up their heads when we passed them, I inclined
to improve the first opportunity we had had for
six or eight hours, to ask where we wore; but lest
such an inquiry might show that we were stran.
gers, and lead to some trouble, I preferred
moving on as if I was perfectly familiar with our
whereabouts, and master of the situation .
THE CITY
A few twinkling lights soon convinced us that
we were near our Journeys end. As we entered
the massive, though dilapidated and hoary gate
of Augustine, we supposed we had gotten into
one of Its alleys. But on inquiry, we soon
learned that this was one of the main streets,
being Like all the others, very narrow. It often
happens that gladness succeeds gloom, and so it
was with us on thivoccasion. A gentleman,
who was expecting the arrival of our company.
ascertaining by inquiry who we were, escorted
us to the hospitable and happy home In, which
we were to be entertained during our
visit. Never shall we forget the cordial
and elegant reception given us by
Mra. Dr. Anderson. Her mansion, just
on the border of the city, is in palatial style, and
the surrounding grounds, amounting to 'twenty
acres, are in the highest state of cultivation both
for fruits and flowers. The prospect is that her
orange groves will next year yield fifteen hun
dred thousand oranges. Mrs. A-, though a resi
dent of Augustine for thirty years, retained all
the loyalty iriculcated in her earlier years In New
Hampshire. On the evening after our arrival
she invited the rest of our company, also some
of our Northern resident friends, to a handsome
entertainment. Among those present we were
pleased to meet the Rev. Dr. Reynolds, the
esteemed and popular pastor of the Presbyterian
Church of this city, also Dr. and Mrs. Benedict,
and Mrs. Charles Wurte, of Philadelphia. The
reunion was a delightful one. All seemed toentoy
it greatly.
Augustine has quite an aristocratic air. Many
of its buildings are grand and imposing. The
Plaza, in the centre of the city t is quite an orna
ment and a great comfort. Our soldiers were
parading in it in fine order an hour or two of the
day we were there. It did us good to see the
Stars and Stripes floating, and to bear our noble
old national airs in this distant region of the
South. The old fort, Marion, built by the
Spaniards in 1706, of coquina, and repaired
in 1750, still stands; but may be said
to be almost a heap of ruins. A deep
historic interest lingers around It. We
wandered through its dark recesses, feeling
special interest In the one in which,ten years ago,
a human skeleton was found, and about width
there have, been so many strange surmises. It
must be acknowledged that Augustine has a
sleepy, dull appearance. This, however, cannot
be wondered at, when it is recollected that it is
cut off from 'all direct and easy communication
with surrounding regions. A railroad from this
place to that, or from Palatka, about thirty miles
up the St. John's, would soon wake up the old
Spanish city in Rip Van Winkle style, and glve
it new impulse and energy.
=III
JACKSONVILLE.
Last week the bodies of our soldiers buried in
the cemetery here were disinterred, and conveyed
by the steamer Ajax to the National Cemetery.
Whilst sadness clouded my spirit' as I saw the
boxed bones of the brave men carried in drays
and wagons past my window to the vessel, I
cold not at the same time but rejoice that this
tribute of respect was at iast being paid to,the
brave men who fell in defence of the flag. It is a
pity that these bones are not suseeptibio of iden
tification, for then would many a Inneaved rein..
tive visit their last resting place to bedew it:with
tears and plant/ it with flowers. As it , is, it is a
comforting reflection that the honored duet is to
sleep beneath the soil which traitors could not
tread without repulse and defeat.
CRACKERS."
This is the cognomen of a queer class of popu
'Atkin In these extreme Southern States. It seems
to Me to be a necessary outgrowth of the system,
of slavery, now happily numbered with the
things that wore Slavery produced an atistoo
AFEALIIII IN IFILOBIDA•
ST. AtTGUS'fINE.
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1868
racy, and the natural consequence was that
those whites who had not the dignity (I) and op
ulence of slave property sunk into an ignoble
and plebeian stratum,little elevated above that of
the Degrees themselves. The stratum still re
mains, and, I suppose, will do so for some years
to come, gradually melting before advancing civ
ilization. These "crackers' live out in the forests.
in very plain log huts, surrounded with two or
three acres of cleared land. Their property
' generally consists of a horse, cart, cow, and , a
few pigs and chickens. They raise their . own
corn, and generally grind it as this was done
when two women were seen grinding st,the
mill. They grow potatoes and some vegetables.
They bring the products of their "farms" to
town for sale, in their carts, some huge strap
ping fellow being astride of the pcior horse,whien
has load enough to .pull without the inperineum
bent weight of a large and lazy rider. 'Their
dress Is quite of an antediluvian order. On the
whole. this class of people Ls ruigeneris..and pre
sents a problem worthy of consideration when
no better subject is conveniently at hand.
THE ELECTION.
Yesterday the last of the' three days devoted to
the election was concluded. I suppose from the
want of facilities for speedy communication, it
will be several weeks before the result is accu
ratejy known. A good deal of interest , was
manifested. I think the adoption of the Consti
tution is somewhat doubtful, as the Radicals
united with the rebels to defeat it. The negroes
in this city turned out to the polls in strong
numbers. Some little disturbances occurred, but
these were soon quitted by the intervention of
military force, which General Sprague had at
hand for this purpose.
SOUTHERN ImilortATlON.
It Is more and more evident that this Southern
Legion is to be tilled up by settlers from the
north, and foreigners when reaching our shores.
Much of the land south of Mason and Dixon's
line is rich, susceptible of high culture, and pre
eenta strong inducements to men of enterprise
and moderate capital. lam confident that the
tide of migration must soon set in this di.
recticn. The incubus of slavery being removed,
and social order being guarantied, many will
come south, and possess and develop the ample
tracts of territory now barren or desolate, yet
capable of being easily made richly productive
and largely remunerative. People from the
North will find the social state existing in the
South much more favorable and friendly than
they imagine it to be. Judicious and prudent
persons in any of the regions which I have seen
have nothing to fear. I hear already of colonies
about to be formed for settlement, in the many
healthy, fertile and beautiful districts of North
Carolina and Georgia. By , such settlements, so
chit comfort and safety will be secured beyond
peradventure. Now is the time for .men with
large families and moderate means to consider
this matter. VLATOR.
CRIME.
THE BOST N • 111BEZZLEAIEHT.
'Account of the "Financial Irregular-
Hy') in the Hide and Leather Hank.
We find the following detailed statement of
Mr. Martin's "Financial Irregularity" in, the
Boston Journal:
A few years since Mr. A. C. Felton, signing
himself as Treasurer of the Eureka Company,
opened an account of the bank in the usual
reaper by depositing sums of money from time
to nine, and drawing his checks against the same.
fie made application once or twice for disconnta,
but his requests for accommodation were always
denied. his connection with the bank would
probably have been limited to legitimate
transactions but for the unfortunate fact that
in the haste of business and through as
oversight on the part of Mr. Martin,
Mr. Felton overdrew his accounts to
the amount of a few thousand dollars. Mr. Mar
tin, instead of notifying the President of this
overdraught, fearffil that the disclosure would
cost him his situation, called upon Mr. Felton
and requested him to make his account good.
This Mr. Felton promised to do, and when re
peatedly urged to attend to it, he pledged himself
to make everything' right. The withholding of
the fact of Felton's irregularity from the officers
placed Mr. Martin in a false position, and in the
hope of covering up the error, and with the un
derstanding that the idm should be reimbursed,
Mr. Martin states that he permitted Mr. Felton to
repeat his overdrafts.
Checks varying from ten dollars to eleven and
twelve hundred dollars were paid, and as they
came through the clearing-house, he was able,
when in the position of book-keeper, to suppress
them. When he beelme cashier he still con
tinued to take charge bf • e accounts with other
banks, and it is auppdeed k , • fraudulent checks,
being invariably made payab : to a number, were
retained by him, thus prev . ting them from
being entered by the book-keep -. By falsifica
tion of the accounts he was able o present the
daily digest of the condition of the bank in an
apparently correct form.
Among the papers of Mr. Martin - . ch were
found in his private box, were lettered ted to
the officers of the bank, some of wi • • were
unopened, while others contained alters % .ns,
but had never been shown to the Presiden or
Vice President. There was found a large pi eof
checks drawn by A. C. Felton, Tusstrer, a
portion of which had passed through - the ',WU
mate course of payment, and were charged to
the account of Felton. There were others
which had been paid and not charged,
but, by forcing balances he rendered the
possibility of detection very difficult. Let
ters were also discovered written to the bank by
private parries complaining of inaccuracies,
which were either withheld entirely from the
ofticerk'or by skillful erasure the complaints
were made to appear as acknowledg
ments of the-Correctness of official statements.
In one instance, a letter, purporting to have
been written by a distant firm was found in
Martin's handwriting, the original letter,
probably finding fault with the bank for er
rors, not having been discovered. The com
mission of the first error led to a complication
of affairs, and every step only added to the dna
ctdties of the Cashier in his attempt to cover up
the defalcation. As the first fraud was perpe
trated when he was book-keeper,his anxiety then
may be imagined. Not one dollar, however, of
the money taken has been used by Martin, "if his
statement is to be credited, for his personal
benefit.
The investigation which is now taking place
shows al positive ascertained loss of sixty thou
sand dollars. Martin asserts that It will not ex
ceed a hundred thousand dollars, but Felton ad
mits that it may reach one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
The Force of Ilabit—Greenythe "Re.
formed ttuabler t l , Arrested for Em.
bezzlement• •
(Prom the Cincinnati Commercial, May Ittb.l
Yesterday afternoon the officers of the law,
armed with legal authority of all kinds, arrested
on a charge of embezzlement, Jonathan Green,
the gentleman who, some time ago, wrote an ex
tensively circulated book, in which he narrated
his adventures as a gambler before reformation
claimed him as her own. It is charged that this
individual, while enjoying the confidence of "a
lady of fortune in Atbons, Ohio, and while col
lecting dues from her possessions, defrauded her
out of about 116,000. His employer, finding her
revenue losing some of its bulk. went Into an ex
aminatien of the condition of her affairs, and
swore out a warrant, charging Green with the
crime of embezzlement, and ga ve it into the
hands Of the Sheriff of her cou n . The officers
have been on his track for some me, and having
traced him from his place of abode in Lawrence
burg, Indiana, to this city, arrested him in the
Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad depot,
yesterday, and with the assistance , of private
Watchman Arthur Orippin,' took him to the
Station-house. He was handcuffed at G o'clock
and started for Athens.
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY.
Railroad Accident near Chicago.
[From the Chicago Republican of the IltlO
The usually clear record of that model road,the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, has been in
vaded by an accident, the worst r6Sult of which,
happily, is the destruction of the Company's pro
perty. The disaster in question befel the train
which kit Quincy at 6.35 on Saturday evening.
Near Altoona Station, sixteen miles northeast of
Galesburg, about half-past eleven o'clock. when
running at ordinary speed, the engine and cars
following were thrown down a lour embankment
by a broken rail. The two baggage cars and first
three passenger cars were thrown together in a
manner that did much to attest the value
of strongly-built cars for the protection of the
paesengers they carry. There are, no stronger
built coaches in use than those of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, and, In this instance,
they served well the purpose of security, for, be
yond a fhw bruised by the severe sdaking np,
none of the passengers were injured. Four of
the employes of the company received slight
wounds. Shortly after the accident a fire broke
out in the wreck, and the three front cars were
destroyed, with their contents, of baggage, knalb3
and express matter. The train which was due in
this city at 6.10 A. M., yesterday, was delayed
nearly twelve hours by the accident, reaching
here about 7 o'clock last evening.
A Sketch of Johnson Ad Interim—How
he Opende his Mae at the White
If Once.
[Washington Correspondence Chicago Tribune.)
Mr. Johnson, during the interval between his
impeachment and his fate, lives at the White
House. perfectly confident of acquittal, perfectly
sure of his righteousness, and only disposed to
quarrel with his counsel every day, because it has
not occurred to them to tell how many positions
he has filled from Alderman up.
The daily life of the President, during the trial,
tot it is related to me by one intimate with him,
is much like the following:
Ile arises as early as 7 o'clock, takes a drop of
corn whisky and lemon peel, and has a subordi
nate to present him with the papers of Baltimore
and Washington, where all matter referring to
himself is marked. While his hair and beard are
dressed, such portionit of these are read to him
as be has indicated, and also selects part of the
Globe containing admired passages of his corm-
Eel's remarks of the day before, or the more per
sonal parts of speeches for the prosecution.
Afterward a friend drops in, and one or more
members of his counsel, and breakfast is a
grand council, where they sum the actions of the
day before they do them. After breakfast the
counsel go to their hotels, where the state car
riage is sent for them at eleven o'clock. Mr.
Johnson then begins to receive people, most of
whom condole with him, and get his blessing.
He takes to scrap-book collections of his own
speeches between times, till the mail comes at
one o'clock with the Western newspapers,
when the Secretary picks out the editorial
and correspondence pertaining to Mr. John
son, and reads it. Meantime, half-hourly
messengers arrive from the Senate with news'as to
how the proceedings stand. The President ques
tions them less upon the situation than upon
the argument, for he is one of those sublime self
abnegations that would rather get a syllogism in
his favor than a new friend. As to the newspa
pers, he is an extraordinary Interpreter of them.
He will calmly listen to a whole column of scathe,
and obeerring one fraction of consideration
sowed here in the column will pick it out and ap
propriate it to feed las indomitable conceit.
"There," he says; "That writer comprehends
me; the rest of his article is immaterial.'
People come in at intervals up to the time of
'the arrival of the New York papers at half-past
sor 6 o'clock. Mr. Johnson dlelikes the World
more than any daily paper in New York. He has
a aueer hankering for the good opinion of the
Tribune—probably supposing that a concern
which could he merclful to Mr. Davis, might,con
sistently, relent to him. Dinner at 6 o'clock, gene
rally, has one or more of the counsel at It; but Mr.
Johnson has not the power to retain even the
regard of his counsel. Mr. Nelson is with him
more than any other one. Btanbery seems to
have most faith in the President. The more
"shines," surprises and ingratibides Johnson
cuts, the more IStanbery looks upon bim as an
errant son, to be forgiven and fondled. Nelson,
on the contrary, regards Mr. Johnson somewhat
as Las Cases or Mon tholon regarded Nspoleon,or
rather as David et:ri:lod regarded,in his early
youth, the distinguished Mr. Peggotty. To Mr.
Nelson, Johnson all history,all art, all example
and all deportment. It is well for our human
nature that a Nelson exists for every man, who,
when the signal for retreat is hoisted will shut
every eye but his blind one, and say: "I don't see
it!" Nelson sees nothing but Johnson, the Ten
nessee archetype! Johnson picking s teeth is
to him a spectacle in story. To him ) Johnson
consecrates bad English and makes it inimitable.
Delightful old mushroom! Johnson's whole heart
and history are not worth one tear like thine!
The evening at the White House is generally ,
free of gentle company, for the President's na
ture requires a good.deal of the hall-fellow-well
met sort of company. With Kershaw and some
of the Washington boys, he sits up till late, ex
changing interjections upon the shames of his
enemies, and three drinks count the three watches
between dinner and bed-time. During the late
half of the night the Globe is often brougkt in In'
proofs, and the speeches of the day read and re
marked upon.
Andrew Johnson is wonderfully like General
John Charles Fremont in this: he believes that all
his ill-success is attributable to other causes than
himself; that all success came out of his own re
sources. Defections and failures come to him
philosophically, therefore. He sits down awhile
after each of them, indulging in a blind hate of
somebody, and then, with his treacherous perti
nacity, makes another push in the same direc
tion. He is a man without method, and yet
with some desultoriness of will, so that nobody
knows when to trust him or when to respect him.
He has lived in the city of Washington for twen
ty years, more or less, but his personal friends
here are of a sort that, leaving the President,
their next friend in point of rank is a bar-keeper
or gambler. It is this medley of man that is said
to, turn to the Constitution like arpllot to his
compass. Full of smatterings of charters, he
has bungled his way to eminence sheerly by the
power of words over ignorance, and he believes
now that ke is the closest constitutional lawyer,
the greatest stump speaker, the author of the
best policy, and the meet popular public man in
the United States. He is displeased with Mr.
Groesbeck for saying that he don't know much,
and he called Mr. F.varts a "little squirt' behind
his back for expressing the same opinion. John
son, it is said, requested Nelson to meet all the
points made against his policy by the managers
of the House, whether the other counsel agreed
of not. It was all 'the latter could do to keep
Nelson off the floor.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, discoursing of lecture
going people, writes as follows:
I have been kindly treated by a great many A and
may occasionally face one hereafter. But I tell
you the average Intellect of five hundred persons,
taken as they come, is not very high. It may be
sound and safe, so far as it
. goes, but it is hot
very rapid and profound. A lecture ought to be
BlmethYg which can Uukratand about some
thing which interests okverAC. I Wok that if
any experienced lecturer es You o'dlfferent
account from this , it will betty be one of
those eloquent or forcible tgatakers who hold an
audience by the charm of their manner, whatever
di ll talk about, even when they! don't: talk very
But an audience which waS,Wttat I miantlo
speak about, is one of the most extraordinary
subjects of observation mid: s . It is awful in
itsnnifo enteenatinneciendur of ection.
Two communities of itio-olo si c are exact l y
slike in ail their actions, so -far as we can see.'
DISASTER& •
Audiences.
Two lyceum assemblies of five hundred each, are
so nearly alike that they are absolutely undis
tinguishable in ninny cases by any definite mark,
and there is nothing but the place and time by
which one can tell the "remarkably intelligent
audience" of a town in New York or Ohio
from one in any New England town of
a similar size. Of course, if any prin
ciple of, selection has come in, as in
these special associations of young men which
are common in cities„ it deranges the uniformity
of the assemblage. But let there be no such in
terfering circumstances, and one knows pretty
well even the look the audience will have before
he goes in. Front seats, a few old folks—shiny
headed—slant np best ear toward the speaker—
drop off asleep after awhile, when the air begins
to get a little narcotic with carbonic acid. Bright
women's faces, young and middle-aged, a little
behind these, but toward the front —(pick oat
the beet, and lecture mainly to that.) Here
aid there a countenance sharp and scholar-like,
' and a dozen pretty female ones - sprinkled
about. An indefinite number of pairs of young
peciple—happy, but not always very attentive.
Boys in the background, more or less quiet. Dail
faces here, there—in how many places! I don't
say dull people, but faces without a ray of sym
pathy or movement of expression. They are
what kill the lecturer. These negative faces with
their vacuous eyes and stony lineaments pump
and suck the warm soul out of him; that is the
chief reason why lecturers grow so pale before
the season is over. They render latent any
amount of vital caloric; they act on our minds as
those cold-blooded creatures I was talking about
act on our hearts.
Out of all these inevitable elements the audi
ence isgenerated—a great compound vertebrate,
as much like fifty others you have seen as any
two mammals of the same species are like each
other. Each audience laughs, and each cries, in
just the same place of your lecture; that is, if
you make one laugh or cry, you make all.
Even those little indescribable movements which
a • lecturer takes cognizance of just as a
driver notices his horse cocking his ears,
are sure to come in exactly the same place
of yourlecture alwayb. I declare to you
that as the monk said about the picture in the
convent— that he sometimes thought the living
tenants were theshatiows sand the painted figures
the realities—l Have sometimes felt as if I were a
wandering spirit and this great unchanging
multiverbrate which I faced night after night, was
one ever listening animal which writhed along
after mo wherever I fled, and coiled at my feet
every evening, casting up to me the same sleep
less eyes which I thought I bad closed with my
last drowsy dissertation.
FOREIGN.
A.N ARTIST AGREEAILX MYSTIFIED.--B 1 the
Paris Correspondence of the BULLETIN, published
yesterday, allusion is made to the monstrous in
demnity of two millions paid to M. Didier, the
Deputy, for the demolition of his property at the
corner of the Rue de is Paix.
The French papers give details on the will and
succession of the said Henri Didier, deputy of
Allege, first maddened and then killed by this
stroke of good luck.
Alexandre Dumas fi/s is named testamentary
executor. The fortune of M. Didier, when re
alized, will form a capital of three or four million
francs at least. This sum will be divided in
equal parts, distributed as follows :
An annual income of 24 000 francs to M.Didler,
former prefect, brother of the defunct.
Twenty parts to Alexandre Dumas ji/s.
Three to Edmond About.
Three to M. de Beaumont, the painter.
Five to M. Darimon.
Twenty to Mademoiselle Denaln, who has been
a star at the Comddie Frangaise.
Three to M. Pengailly-PHaridon, an artist,
with this note, according to report: For a ser•
vice which he rendered me twenty yeure ago and
which he never alluded to afterwards.
M. Villemot the other day asked the happy
legatee what was the mysterious service in ques
tion.
" Didier was always talking about it," re
idles the artist, "but I never knew what he al
luded to!"
ART ITEM, NEW 'YORK.
Messrs. Leavitt, Strebeigh& Co., announce that
they will sell by auction, on or about the 20th of
May, the entire collection of paintings of the
late Mr. A. M. Cozzens. Due notice will be
given when Catalogue is ready, time of sale, etc.,
etc. The collection contains seventy-five paint
ings, nearly all of which are by American artists,
comprising the choicest examples of the respec
tive masters, collected by Mr. Cozzi:ma during a
period of thirty years of the most intimate rela
tions with art and artiste.
THEATRES. Etc.
Ton THEATIMS.-At the Walnut, this evening,
Mr. John Brougham will produce his own bril
liant comedy, Flies in the Web in which he will
sustain the character of "Mr. Foxglove." It is
not very creditable to the play-going public of
this city, that while the theatre 'was crowded
upon every night of the performance of the
wretched trash entitled The Lottery of Life, the
audiences have been unpleasantly small since Mr.
Brougham has produced the excellent comedies
of which he is the author. Under these circum
stances It is very hard to find fault with Mr.
Brougham for writing sensational balderdash.
To persevere with the legitimate drama and lose
money, when the bastard drama fills the ex
chequer, requires a greater amount of moral
courage than, we fear, falls to the lot of Mr.
Brougham's or his fellow-men generally. The
performance to-night will certainly be a very
excellent ono, and we hope the audience will [be
large.
At the Arch this evening the comedy The Fast
Family will be prsented in handsome style,
with Mrs. John Drew,
and all the leading mem
b ors of the company in the cast.
on Saturday night next Mr. Robert Craig, the
comedian, will have a benefit. We have already expressed' a very decided opinion of this young
gentleman's talents, and the extraordinary popu
larity which he has acquired within a short space,
proves that the public fully recognize his merit.
He presents an extraordinary bill for his benefit
night, and without doubt the house will be
densley crowded. Those who desire to attend
must secure their seats at once.
The Black • Crook will be presented at the
Chestnut this evening, with Diorleech', Dian!,
Banda, Leah and other great artists in brilliant
dances. The spectacle will be withdrawn at the
end of this week.
A mismllaneous entertainment is announced at
the American to-night.
ELEVENTIT STREET OPERA HOUSE.—Tho pro
gramme for this evening's performance at this
popuhtrlace of amusement, is an excellent one.
The Bla e L Crook ballot is a leading attraction in
the way of an extravaganza, and Tho Impeach
ment Trial, with a capital burlesque of Tangled.
Threads, also, are very amusing, and cannot fail
to please the large audiences which nightly at
tend these minstrel performances. Kr. J.
L. Carncross will shag several pathetic
ballads this evening, and there will he elegem
dancing, and negro comicalities by the company.
WYNAN.—Wyman, them agician, will give an
entertainment at Assembly ulidingn to, night,
when he will perform fog a of legerdemain and
ventriloquism. At the conclusion of the put:nu
ance gilts will be distrihMed among the Mt*
Acaammy or Zd'unct.—Thl Grant Duchess of
Gerolatein will be, performed at AeademY of
Mualo, this evening, bYßAOleforta Fungi; Qom.
,
MeAlentl Riga Bonor Edg"4°
Chalmers has tosk kap "Duke of Gloater"
in Richard III'; of 4 33 /4 PlAttrei
and hats been ' quite tilitMe
F. L. FETHERSTON. Publisier.
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FIFTH EDITION
BY TELEGRAPH:
LATEST CABLE NEWS.
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Reconstruction Before the Ifonate.
TRIAL OF SURRATT POSTPONED
By the Atlantic Cable;
LONDON, May 13.—Accounts received by mak
and telegraph give proralp43 of an unusually large
and fine crop of wheat in the country about MI.
Black Sea.
VIIVINA, May 13.--A bill guaranteeing the righ
of trial by jury passed the lower house of the
Austrian Reiebsrath yesterday.
fleconairaction_ Batters Before the
L3pocial Despatch to the Philadelphia Evenhia
WASHINGTON, May .13.—The Senate,at an early
hour, adjourned over WI Saturday.
The Constitution, of South Carolina was laid
before it, and the House bill admitting Arkansas
was called up, and referred to theJudlelary emit
m I ttee.
A communication was received from General
Grant in answer to a resolution of inquiry, passed
in December last, calling fora report of the numr
ber of voters registered in the Southern States
under the Reconstruction acts, and of the prow.
portion of whites and blacks, the number of each
color voting for or against the Conventions, and
the number of each color disfrancuised or refusing
to register.
The General encloses reports from the District
commanders upon th , fle points.
Gen. Schofield's report gives the whole numr
ber of votes registered in 'Virginia at 225,933, of
whom 120,111 were whites, and 105,832 colored.
Of these 4,417 whites and 12,687 blacks failed to
votoon the quest Jon of the calling of a convention.
Judging from the tax lists and other data, the
number of whites who failed to register is
16,343.
But they cannot say how many are diefran
chised under the reconstt action laws. '
General Canby- reports 108;721 'white, and
72,932 colored voters in North Carolina, nearly
all of whom voted. He estimates that 19,477
whites, and 3,289 blacks failed to register, and of
these, that 11,686 whit,s a-e disfranchised.
In South Carolina the:a are 46,882 white, and
80,550 black voters registered; 10,992 white, and
4,167 blacks failed to register, of whom about 75
per cent. of the whites are disfranchised. In.
Georgia 96,333 white:, and 95,168 colored voters
were registered, of whom 60,333 whites and 24,758
colored failed to vote. 10,000 whites aredisfran.-
chised, and 8,500 refused to register. Alabama
shows 61,295 white and 104,518 black, of whom
37,158 whites and 82,947 colored failed to vote
There are no data -to show the number disfran
chised in Florida A few are disfranchised, and
neatly all registered and voted. There were—
whites, 11,914; blacks, 16,079.
Gen. Gillem says no data were kept from which
b ascertain the number of voterwof different
colon: who registered. The number of voters of
d:fferent cc!ors who reeistered, voted or were
disfranchised in Mississippi, was 63,674, and in
Arkansas 25,697 failed to vote.
General Hancock reports 45,218 whites awl
84,426 blacks registered In Louisiana. Of this
number 50,180faiTed to vote, but what propor
tion, be - is - unable to say, nor can he report how
rrpny are disfraueldied.
In Texas, 59,633 whites and 49,497 colored
were registered; 7,757 wlotes and 36,932 blacks
voted. The number disfranchised cannot be
ascertained.
From Washington.
' WASHINGTON, May 13th.—In the . Criminal
Court this morning the motion for bail in the
Surratt case was argued by Mr. Merrick for the
mot'on and Mr. Riddle In opposition.
Mr. Merrick urged the release on bail because
Burma had been lon:t confined,and was suffering
in his health,and nredealiberty to raise funds for
his defence. The counsel for the defence, ho said,
were not volunteers,but had Rot received, and dld
not expect pay, for the utmost efforts ofiElurratt's
friends could barely raise sufficient funds to pay
the board of b's witneseri, during the trial, dte;
Chief Justice Cartier refused to bail giurratt ore
the g..ound Plat the, prosecution Pratt ready -to
proceed at the present time, but that the case had
been continued until the next term at" the in
stance or at least with the ready consent of Bur
rates counsel. . •
From Boston.
BOSTON, May Li—Thonsas Bronson, who waft
mtrderously assaulted at Hampton Falls, N. IL,
died today.
The Massachutltts State Tempemme Conven
tion astembled at Tremont Temple, in this city,
tu-dtiy. Judge Pitman, of New Bedford, •was
elected President of the convention. There is a.
gcod attendance.
XLth Coupgrest...Secoud Xesshm.
limed from Fourth Edition.]
Mr. Schenck (Ohio) made a statement in refer
ence to a telegram in the morning papers an
nouncing the arrest in New York, of Collector
Bailey, of the. Fourth Revenue District of that
city, on s charge preferred by a detective in the
employment of the Committee on Ways and
Means. He said that neither himself nor this
committee knew an thing as to the merit of any
complaint against Mr. Bailey, and certainly had
no person employed in any 'secret de
tective service. The committee did "
not claim to have the authority, and certainly
have not the • disposition to enter on that bust
netts through the agency of Mr. Davis or any
body elan. All that was known by the committee '
about Mr. Davis was that in the course of its in
vestigations he appeared as a witness on one
casion, but no particular Importance, as he re.:
collected, was attached to his testimony.
Mr s Garfield (Ohio) introduced a Nit antborig. '
ing the Whitehall and Flensburg Railroad, Coin-
patty to construct and operate its NMI
lands belonging to the United States, at Flatsg4
burg, New York, subject to such reatiletlotto 'AO
the Secretary of War may finpoile, arid 10,tod to
four rods in width. Farmed.
—.Beyore Old Party.—Going to a Ika =.l
e h wall, chalk your head and ;OM
—The fact that the Oxford eiedt had beaten that
cif Cambridge watt known la tho United Slates
in less than three-quartena of an boa tar , tita
TACO wee over
4400 O'Olook.
Senater.