IBSON PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME XXIL-NO. 128. THE EVENING BULLETIN. PUBLISHED EVERT ElrMatia, Olen dip) excepted), AT THE NEW BULLETIN BUILDING. CO7 Chestnut, Street., Philadelphia. 111211 E EVENING BULLETIN ASSOCIATION. reornterons. GIBSON PEACOCK. CASPER SOUDEB, Jis.. F. L. FETBESSTON, THOS. J. WILLIAMSON, FRANCIS WELLS. Tt e BULLETIN Is terra to eubucribere in the city at 18 •cents per week. payable to The carriers. or $8 per annum. AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, of Philadelphia, L Oorner Fourth and Walnut Ste. ei`This Institution has no superior in at, United 1510111114 L WREATHS. BOUQUETS, &e. FOR WED ..", Slam Wreaths, Crosses, for .Sunerals. B. A. DRESh. e'lotist. 714 Chestnut street. sae LW IDVEDDING .04.11D8. INVITATIONS gin PAR. IF V tlim. dze. New styles. MASON /V cO.. su2Gtf§. 1407 ettestant street. • • t a •I : • :co 11 t : • 4: I:4: exacta:l in a t .4 . : TiktmLor i 1 6. 1 1 7 :, • ••••• f••• • • t DtABIZILED. PURCELL-MASHIN.--on September 1. at Fort Schuy ler. bow York Harbor, by the Rev. 11. J. nattery. James J. Purcell to Slade *lade. eecond daughter of Brigadier. General J. A. liaeltio. U. B. A. BIRD —Atulmovil'e, September 7.1. ea. him. Lydia , Bird, relict of Albert G. Bird. E. JOLINEOI , 7 —.At Germantown. on Smutty morning. September 6th. Francis Norton. Con of Norton and Emily If. Johnsen. aged frjears and 4 months. 11AECElt.--On e 6th inst.. bum 11. Mercer, aged 68 yeIITP. The relatlrcs and friends of the family, Neptune Hose Company; Union Inchion No. 1.2. S. of T. and Harmony Lodge No. Id, 1. 0. of oi. F. F. are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence. No. 915 North Twelfth street. on ‘Vcduesday morning. at 10 o'clock. To proceed to Laurel Hill uemeteri WILSON.--I.ln the 4th instant. Lille filter. daughter of Winfield B. and Emma J. Wilson, In the llth year of her / "he relatives and friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend her funeral, from the residence of her parents, No. 1609 North Tenth etreet.on Tuesday morning. isth instant, at 8 o'clock. Funeral to proceed to Chester Valley AN ESSENTIAL ARTMLE IN EVERY IL=nl COLGATE dr CO.'S TOILET' SOAP Is an essential artlele in every family. We feel safe in saying that a better - article cannot be obtained.—Sorthern eh> («Han Advocate. aulD in w tf GOOD BLACK AND COLORED BILKS. WI OM EILK. CORDED SATIN FACE GRO GRAIN PURPLE AND GILT EDGE. BROWNS AND BLUE GRO GEAIN, MODE COL'D PLAIN SILKS. aul2ll EMS & L&NDELL. Fourth and Arch. SPECIL4I, NOTICES. .) )0 4 v 4:41 LAFAYETTE t:Cd,LLEGE. The next term eamramoes on THIMSDAY. September 0. Dexteddatee for admileion may be examined the day before (September 9), or on TUESDAY. July m, the bay before the Annual Commencement. For circulars. apply to President CATTELL, or to Frofeesor B. B. YOUNGMAN. Clerk of the Faculty. Jytt ti &tarot+. Pa.. July. 1868 per REWAhD FOR THE RECOVERY OP the tot of Black Velvets and Black Satins (or in proportion to the quantity reetored.) stolen from the ,pTalniBe, Noe. 60 and 6:1 Howard. and 16 Mercer duets. New o Y o rk. GO between lut Saturday DO niNE ght & DIETZ. and BiondAY m NEW YOEK. Sept S. 18- eel rp3t ger PHILADELPHIA POSTVFPWIL ' Sra 6. 18611. Mafl for HAVANr rteamer Stars and i-mam Stripes, 3011 close at tkis office, TUESDAY. Sep tember 0, ate A. M. It HENRY H. BINGEJAK. P. M. MISS RLIZA W. 133.1K.1111 BOARDING AND Day School, No. LEN Spruce street, will reopen September 14th. ee7•l2trp* wir HOWARD =apnea., NOB. 1518 AND UM R oatmen Lombandard co 'tre aodict. Disp=rpartoarmr,—Modleal titee arab:atonal/ to the poor. ". • . • : :•: • •.s. :I : rozAVEXelptVa i ßoffitialllettn. ST!VrE t AliEc..Nß.—Elcbr Jobs Imeburner. Omit— W.( 00 laths 211.000 pickets J W Ossokill itc Sena. iF~:4A.I :1 oil I;:ej:vj4:aw:taw.ll):4ol4:orts:o=7Mrl tiarßee Marine Bulletin en Irurida Pam ARRIVED THIS DAY. Steamer Brunette, Howe. 24 hours from New York. with rodeo to JohnT OhL Bark Wm Van Name, Craig, 4 days from Bolden, in bal. & last to L Westergaard Co, Behr John Lymburner. Orcutt,il days from St Stephen, NB. with laths and pickets to J W N e w & Sons. Behr Sarah, Cobb. 5 days from New Bedford, with oil to Shober & Co. Behr N Jone , . Ingalls, 3 days from New York, in 'salad to E A Bonder Co. Behr Hiawatha, Newman, 4 days from Newburyport, with mdse to Knight & Sons. Bchr F B Faird, Ireland, from Georgetown. SC. with lumber to certain. Behr St Fillmore, Chase. 8 days from Bangor. with lumber to S B Batley dt Sono. Behr S L Crocker, Presbrer. 3 days from Taunton. with mdse. Bahr Thomas Borden, Wrightington. 2 days from Fall 311ver. CLEMOKO TELS DAY Ship Colombia (NG), t , oas, Bremen, L Westergaard & Ca. Steamer Stara and tltripea, Holmes. Havana, 'rhos Watt. son & Sons. Steamer Brunette. Howe. New York. John F Ohi. Hark Louise (Notes), Hatay, Cork for orders, L Wester. gaard & Co. Bark Roanoke. Davis, Laguayra, J Hallett & Co. Bark Orchilla. Havener Leghorn, J E Baxley & Co. Behr N Jones. Ingalls. Machias, P. A Bonder & Co. Bohr S L Crocker_ Preabrey , Taunton. Mershon & Cloud. Bahr T Borden. WrigbtLogton, Fall River, Westmoreland Coal (:o. Bohr B Steelman. Robinson, Leechville. H CroskeY. af.I3SSORANDA At St Jago do Cuba. 20th ult..* barks John Boulton, iLindsayjust arrived,to load for Antwerp; Annie Augusta. Irom Philadelphia. dischis; brig Concord. for Baltimore tin days . —neported by Cantata Almeida. of Schooner Blbyl, at Delaware Breakwater. Steamer Fauna. Freeman. hence at N 'York yesterday. Steamer Saxon, Boggs, cleared at Boston 6th instant for this port. • • Steamer Yazoo, Bodges. 734 days from New Orleans. tat New York yesterday . Steamer America (NG). Ernst, from Bremen Old ult. and Southampton 26ch, with d 62 passengers, at New York yesterday. Steamer Cohuabla (Br). Carnagh an. from Glasgow via Neville:2d ult. with 74 cabin and 814 steerage passengers, st New York Yesterda.Y. ES steamer De Sota,Commodore C B reßoggs, hence at New York yesterday. Bark Annie W Weston. Bailey, hence 9th July for San Franciscor, was spoken 31st July. let 85 N. ton 87 W. ) Burk John Wooster. Knowles sailed from Singapore sth ,July for Bong Kong. Brig _lda hi C'ormery,McNivey 10 days from Cow Bay, at New York yesterday. B r i g Clara P Gibbs, parker, hence, cleared at Gibraltar 36 8 r i u E f c or r G t,Bke r, hence, cleared at Gibraltar 17th ult. or Trieste. Behr William &James, Outten, hence at Richmeaul 6th instant. MIZMO== Bchr Emma M Fox, Case, sailed from Norwich 4th Inst. for this_ port. Rehr North Pacific. Ericsson, bence at Warren lid Inst. Behr Glenwood Smith hence at New York yesterday. Ochre Isabella. Endicott, hence for Boston ,• Brown. ISmall. hence for Fall River; Carper Heft, Shiite, hence ;for Portland. and Beni Strong. Brown, from Fall River for this port, at New York yesterday. ' ' ' "PINE APPLE CLIEESE.—NORTON'S CELEBRATED Brand on consignment and for sale by JOB. B. BUS BIER & CO.. 108 South Delaware avenue. - • QA I iDINES.-100 CASES. BALE' QUARTER BOXES landing and far sale by JOS. B. BUSSIES, 108 South ,relavvare avenue. say274f6 DIED. PACIFICATION Extraordinary Historical Coincidence, Much, and some think unmerited censure, hay. ing been cast upon Generals Rosecraus, Lee and the other distinguished gentlemen who were con cerned in the recent White Sulphur Springs cor respondence, we have felt it our duty to come forward to their defence, and as a step in that direction to instance the case of John Brown and his "little onpleasantuesa" with the author ities of Virginia, in the autumn of 1859. It will be remembered that Brown and twenty one other individuals of his own peculiar persua sion, attacked Harper's Ferry on the night of October 16th, in the year named, and after a desperate struggle in Which most of his followers were made to bite the duet, Captain Brown and his few surviving comrades were captured by Colonel Robert E. Lee, then of the U. S. Army, but more recently Generalissimo of the Con federate forces. The parallel between the deeds of Brown, in '59, and of Lee in '6l, '62, '63, '64 and '65, is not very decided, inasmuch as Brown was an insignificant felloW, who merely made war upon 'principle, and who, moreover. had never received any special favor from the State of Virginia upon which. he contrived his on slaught. Lee, upon the other hand, was "a gen tleman born;" be was educated at the expense of the United States, and held a military commis sion under the Federal Government at the'time he concluded to go over to the other side. Un like *Brown, he made war in the interest of Slavery, not because be thought Slavery was richt in the abstract, bat because his native State found its profit in breeding and trading in black chattels, gentlemanly considerations that were beyond the comprehension of such a mud-sill as John Brown. But Virginia, always magnanimous, set us an example of kindly consideration and gentle for bearance in the case of John Brown and his few surviving followers who had found at once their Bull Run and their Appomatox Apple-tree at Harper's Ferry. It is not generally known that soon after the affair at Harper's Ferry, Virginia became very anxious upon the subject of reconciling the way ward Brown and of compensating him In every possible way for the loss of his pet cause. As a means to - wards the accoinplishment of this praise worthy end, Colonel Rosecrown, of Accomac who had been commissioned by Governor Wise to look after the Pennsylvania and Maryland fishermen in their assaults upon the "Oyster Ftuidum" of the Old Dominion, took a run over to Charlestown to have a talk with the Harper's Ferry ex-rebels and obtain their views as to what they desired for themselves, and to learn what their opinions wertkin respect to the Government of Virginia. Also, as to who they would like to have chosen for Governor of the State at the election next ensuing. .The written correspond. ence which ensued was (or might have been) as follows : COLONEL ROSECROWN TO CAPTAEI BROWN. "CturthEsrown,Va.,November,lB:s9.—Captai n: Fall of solicitude for the future of oar State, I chine with my heart Li my hand to learn the condition, wishes and intentions of the abolitionists of the Northern States—espe cially to ascertain the sentiments of that body of brave, energetic and self-sacrificing men who, after sustaining the fight at the Harper's Ferry engine -house for almost three days, laid down their arms—whose trusted and beloved leader you have been. I see that interpreting abolition of slavery to conflict with State quiet has pro duced a violent reaction against it which is drifting ns towards the opposite extreme, and also that so great a State as ours even now Is, certainly is to be, must have a government to attend to local details, or go farther and fare worse. " It is plain to us throughout the State that the continuance of confusion and uneasiness such as has existed for the last month largely increases the danger of arbitrary government at Richmond, swells our State expenditures, diminishes our productions and our revenues, inspires doubts of our political and financial stability, depreciates the value of our State bonds and currency, and places the credit of the largest below that of the smallest State of the original Union. "We know that this difficulty must continue to exist until we can remedy the evil condition of things in Abolition circles in the North. We also see other mischief quite possible, if not probable, to arise; such as from failure of crops, a local insurrection, and many other un foreseen contingencies, which may still more de pre date our credit and currency, provoke discontent and disorder among the people, and bring demagogical agitation, revolution, repudia tion, and a thousand unnamed evils and villanies upon us. We know that the interests of the peo ple of the North are for law and order, and that they must share our fate of good or ill. See ing these things, and how alljust interests con cur in the work—l ask—the officers and soldiers who fought for the State at Harper's Ferry— every thinking man of the great State of Vir einhi asks—why we cannot have pacification and prosperity ? "We are told by those who control the State governthent at Richmond that if this result is attained it must be by the aristocratic class which for several years governed or misgoverned Vir ginia. We are told that this kind of government must be continued at the South until 'three or four millions of colored people give into it cheer fully or consent to be flayed alive. 'Nowa think—the Harper's Ferry army thinks and the people of the State, I dare say, believe— , there must be, or there ought to be, a shorter or surer way to get good government for the coun try at large. "We know that they who organized and sus tained the Harper's Ferry raid for three days against gigantic efforts, ought to be able to give peace, law, order and protection to the whole people of the country. "I came over to Charlestown to find out what the people of Kansas and Massachusetts think of this, and to ask what the officers and soldiers who served in the Harper's Ferry onslaught, and the leading people who sustained it, think of these iltings. `1 come to ask more. I want to ask you, in whose purity and patriotism I here express un qualified confidence, and as many good men as you can conveniently consult, to say what yon think of it, and also what you are willing to do about it, "I want a written expression of views that can be followed by a Concurrence of action. I want to know if you and the gentlemen who will join in that written expression are willing to pledge the Abolitionists of the North to a chivalrous and magnanimous devotion to restoring peace and prosperity to our distracted State. "I want to carry that pledge high above t. level of party politics, to the late officers of he Harper's Ferry raiding party, and the people of the State of Virginia, and to ask them to consi der it, and to take the necessary action, confident that it will meet with a response so warm, so generous and confiding that we shall see in its sunshine the rainbow of peace in our political sky, now black with clouds and impending storm. "I know you are a representative man, in rever ence and regard for SlaVcrY. arVI the integrity of the sacred soil,-of Virginia, and that what you would say would be indorsed by nine-tenths of the Abolitionists; but I should like to have the signatures of all the representative Abolltionits here who concur in • your views and expressions of their concurrence from the principal officers PHILADELPHIA, MON and representative men throughout the North, when they can be procured. "This concurrence of opinions and all tending to peace, order and stability, will assure our Virginia soldiers and businessmen, who want substantial and solid peace, and cause them to rise above the lovel of party politics, and take such steps to meet yours as will insure a lasting peace, with all its countless blessings. "Very truly your friend. "W. S. Rosnatown. "To Captain John. Brown, Charlestown jail, Virginia." REPLY OF CAPTAIN DROWN. "ICIMIILEBTOM'N JAIL, Virginia, November, 1859.—Colonel: I have had the honor to receive your letter of this • date, and, In ac cordance , with your suggestion, I have con ferred with a number of abolltionists,from the North, in whose judgment I have confided, and who are well acquainted with the public senti ment of their respective States. They have kindly Consented to unite with me. In replying to your somniunication, and their names will be found with my own appended to this answer. "With tide explanation we proceed to giveyon a candid statement of what we believe to be the st ntiment of the Northern abolitionists In regard to the subject to which you refer. "Whatever opinions may have prevailed in the past in regard to the right of a party of men to invade a sovereign State, or to seize its strong beide, we believe we express the almost unani mous judgment of the abolitionists when we de clare that they consider that those questions were decided by the affair at Harper's Ferry, and that it is their intention in good faith to'ablde by that decision. At the close of that struggle the raiders laid down their arms when they could no longer help themselves, and, not only magnani mously forgave Virginia; but they at once sought to renew close political relations with a generous view to controlling the policy, politics antidestiny .of the State. "They not only forgave Virginia but they gave up their design of freeing her slaves when they found the thing to be impossible, and were wil ling to try' the experiment of redeeming the "lost cause" through the, agency of the ballot box. If their action in these particulars had been met in a spirit of frankness and cordiality, we believe that ere this old irrntations would have pftssed away, and the wounds inflicted by the Harper's Ferry affair would have been In a great measure healed. As far as we are advised,North ern Abolitionists entertain no unfriendly feelings toward the Government of Virginia, but they complain that their rights under the Constitution are with-held from them In the administration thereof. "The idea that Abolitionists are hostile to the slaveholders, and would oppress them if it were in their power to do so, is entirely unfounded. They have been so accustomed to their warm at tentions everytime they ventured South, that they have become quite used to it Slaveholders are doubtless essential to the interests of a,gricial tore' and to the growth and increase of the col ored race, and labor is the great natural want of the country. Self-interest, even if there were no higher motives, would therefore prompt us to torgive the slaveholders and live in harmony with them, particularly those who reside in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry. It is true that the people of the North are, for obvions reasons, opposed to any system of laws which would place the political power of the country in the hands of the slaveholdhig race. lint this opposition springs from no feeling of enmity . , but from a deep-seated conviction that at present the alaveholders have neither the virtue, humanity, or other qualifications which are neces sary to make them safe depositories of political power. They would inevitably become the vie- . dins of their own selfish Interests, which would mislead them to the serious injury of the public. " The great want of the Abolitionists is peace. - They earnestly desire tranquility and the restora tion of quiet. They deprecate disorder and ex citment, as 'the most serious obstacle to their prosperity. "They ask a restoration of their rights under the Constitution of Virginia. They desire relief from oppressive imprisonment. Above all, they would appeal to their countrymen for the re establishment of that which has justly been re garded as the birthright of every American—the right to do as he pleases. Establish these on a firm basis, and we can safely promise, on behalf of the abolitionists, that they will faithfully obey the constitution and laws of Virginia and treat the Slave-holder with kindness and humanity and fulfil every duty incumbent on peaceful citizens !oval to the constitution of their country. "We believe the above contains a succient re ply to the general topics embraced in your letter, and we venture to say, on behalf of the Northern abolitionists, and of the Harper's Ferry raiders, that they will concur in all the sentiments which we have expressed. "Appreciating the patriotic motives which have prompted your letter, and reciprocating your expressions of kind regard, we have the honor to be, very respectfully and truly, "JouN BEowN, OSSAWATOMIR; "AARON L. STEPILEWS, "J. E. COOK, "WILLIAM liazurr, "(Officers and men of the late Harper's Ferry raioing party.) "To Colonel W. 8. Rosecrown, Minister o th Wise Oyster Fund= Raiders, Charlestown, t Va." e The parallel does not hold good any further than the taking place of this correspondence. John Brown and his fellow prisoners were hanged a ithont mercy. But they were observe and in significant adventurers who had a quixotic idea in their heads of doing good by very questionable means. They directly cost Virginia very little besides a huge scare, and hemp was the natural result. Lee and his associates, upon the other hand, did things in a larger way. They turned the military skill, which a fostering government bad taught them, against their benefactors; they stole all her means of defence before they struck the traitorous blow; they piled up hecatombs of victims, and rolled up mountains of debt. By all means, the gallows for such small rogues as John Brown; for Robert . g. Lee, a special mis sion from a Minister Plenipotentiary of the United states, to know gust what will please himself and his associate traitors, and to ascertain their views concerning the next presidency! What must the world think of us ! What will our own posterity say of us? THE COURTS. QUARTER SESSIONS—Judge 6111 son.— he Sep tember term of this Court commenced : morn ing. During the short recess the Co t-room has been cleansed, and new matting h : taken the place of the rags -and dirt that disfi t.. red the room so long. Workmen have also been engaged In the upper portion of the building Co. :tructing three additional jury rooms in the - spac between the ceiling of the Court-loom and the roof of the building. But fourteen giants jurors answered this morn ing, forming but a bare quorum. One was ex cused, and it was then discovered that the return to the venire was not in form, the signature of ildge Stroud not being affixed. The Court then discharged the grand Jurors until one o'clock, in order to have the defect remedied. Pet't jurors were called and excuses heard. Pendleton's Electioneering'. Mr. Pendleton's visit to Illinois Is indefinitely postponed. He has his hands lull in. Ohio. The following despatch "explains Itself": " CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 1, 1868.—T0 Hon. John A. AlcClernand: Just arrlved - ot - home. The condition- of our canvass in Ohio iequires me to withdraw all my appointments in Illinois. PEON." .A flag of distress ! "The condition of LETDemo cratic•canvass in Ohio" is exceeding alarming, if we may trust the report - of State Central Com mittee there. OUR.WHOLE COIMITRY. AY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1868 The Ness Irons lEtrittah and French Irssironomers Seat to endive. • [F newse London Daily bay whic h :still The from Bombay which we published yesterday may have led ninny of our readers to suppose that the hopes of astronomers, with re spect to the great solar eclipse, have bean disap pointed. At Bombay the eclipse was nearly total, as predicted, but the weather was very unfavorable for observation, and rain fell at the time of greatest obseuration. We are glad to be able to announce, however, that the eclipse has been niece ssfully observed by two expeditions at least, though little is known aa yet respecting the results which have been arrived at by the oh serveni. • Telegrams have been received almost simultaneously from Major Tennant, who com manded 'the expedition sent out by the Astro nomical' Society, and from Dr. Janssen, who commended the French expedition. Major Ten nant states that light fleecy clouds covered the sky, but that the eclipse has been, in the main, successfully observed. This news Is very pro mising, because his party had undertaken the duty of photographing the eclipse. The Govern ment of India had obtained from England a New tonian ,reflector, specially constructed for the , occasion by Mr. John Browning, F. R. A. S., the optician; and arrangements had been made by means of which it was hoped that six photo graphic pictures would be taken during the "scribed the Tennant would hardly have de "scribed the observation of the eclipse as successful unless several trustworthy photographs had been taken. From the careful manner in which Major Tennant's party had been trained in astronomical photography we may safely assume that the pho tographs they have taken will be eminently valuable and instructive. The communication of M. Janssen is singular ly interesting, and astronomers will await with anxiety the receipt of faller Intelligence respect ing the'observations made by the French expe dition. Ile states in a telegram forwarded to Paris, and thence to the 'Royal Astronomical Bociety,that the eclipse has been successfully ob served. The spectrum of the red protuberances, which are seen around the black due of the moon daring totality, and which have long since been proved to have belonged to the sun, has been found to present a very remarkable and unex pected appearance. What this appearance is he dues not tell us ; but one conclusion drawn from the nature of the spectrum is that the pro turberances themselves are gaseous. It will interest our readers to know that whatever dubiety must still be attached to the results of the observations made by M. Jansen, we may accept at once this general conclusion of his as beyond a peradven ture. There are few observations more simple and conclusive than those by which the general character of a self-luminous object is determined by spectroscopic analysis. The rainbow-colored streak of light which indicates that the source of light is a luminous solid or liquid; the colored streak crossed by dark lines which indicates that before reaching us the light from such a source has passed through absorptive vapor; and the spectrum consisting of bright lines only, which indicates that the source of light Is a luminous gas—all these spectra are readily dis tinguishable inter se that it is impossible for the veriest beginner to mistake 'one for another. Thus it may be looked upon as absolutely certain that' the nature of the colored prominences has now been definitively settled. Those enormous masses of, luminous matter some of which exceed the earth many hundred of times in volume, are now known to be great gas heaps. It had been supposed that they were solar clouds, formed by the con densation of the metallic vapors which exist within the solar atmosphere into liquid globtites, in a manner precisely corresponding to the for mation of aqueous clouds in our own atmo sphere. This view will now in all probability have to be definitively abandoned. Yel that the , prominences are formed by some sort of con densation taking place within the solar atmo sphere seems almost indisputable; so that the evidence we now have would seem to show that, as a modern astronomer has suggested, the fierce heat which exists in the sun's immediate neigh borhood is sufficient to "melt solid matter, turn liquids into vapors, oven vapors into some still more subtle form." In a few days, however, we shall receive the de tails of these observations—the first ever made with the spectroscope upon the solar protuber ances. We shall also, doubtless, soon hear 130111C thing of the expedition sent oat by the Royal Society under Lieutenant Herschel. This expedi tion had especially undertaken the spectroscopic observation of the protuberances. The mere tact that rain had fallen at Bombay during the greatest obscuration - need net lead to the suppo sition that any of the expeditionary parties have been unsuccessful. Along the western coast of ludia rain nearly always falls during July ar,td August; but east of the Ghauts the weather is nearly always fine at this season. The progress of the eclipse may possibly have produced atmos pherical changes sufficient to disturb tho usual order of things, but it is very unlikely that such changes can have sufficed to overcloud the usually clear skies of the Indian fine season. _ _ Arrest of French Officers Taking phetchos of Peculiar Localities in 4 or many. (Berlin (Aug. 24) Correspondence Lendan Daily Herald.) lo a recent letter I mentioned the arrest of a French officer at Hersfeld, in Hesse Cassel,on the ground of his having taken sketches of the neigh boring country, andmtide memoranda of its to pographical peculiarities, which pointed to some other object than a mere study of art. Since then two other French officers have been detected in a similar occupation, and in the same part of the country, the one at Schluchtern, about twenty five miles southwest of Fulda, and the other near Birchofsheim,about fiteen miles southeast of that place. These arrests do not create any great anxiety in the German mind at present, and per hap they may afford Gen. lioltke a valuable hint as to the particular direction of some future visit with which. the French may intend to honor this corm try. The Mew ILoatt-0111etal Report to the Emperor. The Minister of Finance has addressed a report to the Emperor, concerning the final results of the subscription to the new loan. Jae states that the calculations put forth in his previous report have not only been confirmed, but even sur passed. The total amount subscribed represents a capital of more than fifteen milliards. The subscriptions not exceeding the minimum of sf. of Rentes.reach the sum of 3,360,000 f. in Rentes, more than three:fourths of which were forthcom ing from the provinces. The total amount of money received by the Imperial Treasury in the shape of deposits is ascertained to have been 665 609,725 f. The basis of allotment will be fixed at 2f. 37c. for every 100 f. in Rentes subscribed - for.-The whole amount of Rentes which, according to the provisions of the loan could be discounted, is but 4,619,785 f. The Minister purposes to increase this amount to 4,880,615 f. by adding to it 260,830 f. of Routes. This decision would have the advantage of treat ing all script of a smaller figure than 100 f. on an equal footing, and would render the task of liquidation more expeditions. The Minister con cludes by pointing to the above results as telling evidence of financial power of the country, and says : _ 4. The results do not prove our resources to be inexhaustible, but they:testify to their . immens eexpansiveness. Every good 'citizen should re joice to see this state of Mingsztb.e_most effectual means of guaranteeing the maintenance of peace, and of rendering it a source of prosperity!"- Eruption of Venoving. A communicauon from Naples attires that Ve• Burble is again showing 'disquieting symptoms; for some days past eruptions nave taken place at the upper cone. Deep rumbling sounds are fol• EUROPEAN APFAMB 'PRE GREAT SOLAR ECLIPSE. EftALAI CE. lowed by jela of incandescent matter thrown to a great heicht. The lava frequently appears at the brink of the crater, and 'then stops. About three In the morning of the 17th the spectacle became imposing. Columns of thick smoke rose high in the air, followed by burning atones. After shining a moment they fell and rolled, still red hot, down the side of the mountain. This erup tion lasted so long as the darkness permitted It to be seen, as at daybreak the fire paled. The smoke was, however still thick, and showed that, even after sunrise, the same volcanic phenomo non continued. A Polish mon„. On the 17th' of Augusttwo stragfort hundred Polish emigrants, with about twice as many aympa- I thbere from various countries. assembled at Rap perswyl, Canton BC Gall; Switzerland, to inau gurate a monument commemorative of their nation's long and unsuccessful struggle for Inde pendence. The Burgomaster of Rapperawyl and M. Schmitt, from Leinberg, ,expresaed their hopes for the raising of the oppressed race, and M. Danielewskl, one of four .Poles present from Prussia; be to assure Germany that the Poles were hostile not to her, but to Russia; that the coming battles of Poland would be fought, not on the Vistula, but the Daleper, and that his countrymen means to rotect. all Rarope from the incessant en croachments of , the "Moscow Orson." Mr. Pedge, United States Consul at Zurich, told the meeting that to suppose America partial to Russia was to misunderstand her feel ings completely. • • Conspiracy Against MG Deals. The Wanderer, of Vienna, states that a con spiracy to murder M. D h been discovred at Pestk. The person w ea ho k was as to commit e the deed has been arrested and confined in the Hotel de 'Ville. A list of the conspirators was found upon him, the plan of execution, and a revolver. There does not appear to be much, however, in the reported conspiracy, the oldest of the con spirators being only lb years of age. M. Desk himself, when he heard of it, laughingly : "If it were true, I suppose I should have to buy of my tailor a gaiety shirt and inside waistcoat a la Bistr.arck." Crete. The Cretans in Athens have addressel the fol lowing letter of thanks to the Americ.in nation through the United States Minister to Greece, Mr. Tuckerman : To the Honorable Charles K. Tuekerman, United Slates 3finister, etc.—Site: The undersigned Cre tans who have come from the seat of war, and aro staying here temporarily, having hoard of the motion of Mr. Shanks to recognize the Cre. tans as free and independent, cannot do less than inform ydhr Excellency, as the representative of the United States in Greece, that this motion sounded to those fighting on behalf of the freedom of Crete as a voice from Heaven full of comfort and hope. May the Most .sigh ever preserve your nation in the height of power, that she may maintain the rights which Divine Provi dence has granted to man. Hoping that the motion of Mi. Shanks will be - legally ratified, the undersigned have the honor to express through you their deep respect and gratitude toward the noble American nation for all their assistance on behalf of the unfortunate women and children, and alto for being pleased to place under their powerful protection the Christian people of Crete, who only ask of the mighty, the recogni tion of that freedom by which they may live in accordance with the Divine precepts. Be pleased uactonsly to accept this letter, which has been dictated by the most sincere sentiments of respect and gratitude toward your nation. We have the honor to sign ourselves, etc., etc., etc. Athens, Aug. 24, 1868. Swiss i xtortion. A Bale paper states that the keeper of the buf fet at the railway station charged Queen Victoria and a suite of thirty persons 700 francs for a breakfast of coffee, eggs, and cold meat, being at the rate of 23 francs a head. The Bale people are very indignant at this extortion; but, says a London paper, the restaurateur would probably justify himself as the English Innkeeper did who presented George In. with a bill of one guinea for a slice of bread and one egg. The king, while paying the money, observed that eggs must be very scaree in that part of the country. "No, your Majesty," was the reply, "eggs are pleuti WI enough, but kings' visits are rare." [For the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.) lapsecranars Witssio ast. Gen. Rosecrans's voluntary mission to the so called "representative men of the South" has elicPed from them some ideas which it is well fur every loyal man at the North to remember. Ode which the great arch-rebel Lee uttered coin pletely shades all others for its impertinence; That nothing prevents prosperity in the South except the Personal Disabiltty d ct." The dis tinguished warrior fails to state in what parti cular this act prevents Southern people who are disposed to work from engaging in any lawful pursuit, or how it is operative against the farmer, mechanic or merchant, in following their re spective pursuits. The old slavehoiders despise labor in any form. They wish to have their per sonal disabilities removed, and the way is then easy for them to step into office again and plot out new mischief. One solid fact mast be Fuel tively impressed upon them; that is, if they want their bread, they must labor for. it—that even a chance for holding office is forever passed from their grasp. They are as useless to this land as the Indians, and, like the last narded,will have to die out, without issue, to make room for those whose habits of industry and character lend force to a government instead of being an incubus upon it. So far as their kindness to the negro is con cerned, that kindness is not appreciated by their late slaves, who, having tasted the sweets of free dom, are able to maintain their rights and pur suits independently of any supervision. Gen. Roseerans by his mission has rendered a service to the Republican party that they must thank him tor. If any one before doubted how he should vote in the coming contest, he need bat read the preeumptuois manifesto of these in eclent traitors, who stigmatize the acts of a loyal Congress as "oppressive misrule;" and if that will not convince him of a duty if he has one spark of patriotism in him, then let him still cling to his idols. Remove the personal disabilities, dis franchise the negro, elect Seymour and Blair; nothing then stands in thc.way for Gen. Lee to be Secretary of War; Wise, Attorney-General, and, at the expiration of four years. with depleted arsenals and an empty treasury, the North will be in the same condition as it was In 1860. A REFOMED DEMOCRAT. Robert Onld9o Argunient.forbeyinour (Fro Ovidartford Poet of Sept. 3 1 Mr. Robertre-opened a rich political mine when he started the discussion of tue ques tion of responsibility for the cruelties pracuced upon Union soldiers during the rebellion. The intent of Mr. (Rad, doubtless, was to fasten it upon General Grant and the Federal autho rities. The Democratic press have vigorously seconded the effort in that direction,and through it his communication has been widely circu lated throughout the country. The re sult is that the boys who enjoyed the hospitali ties of our Southern Democratic friends in Bede Isle, Libby, Andersonville, Millen and other places, have taken hold of the subject, and have given it more of an airing than Mr. Oald and his associates contemplated or desired. They are pressing the inquiry through the columns of Republican papers in various parts of the coun try. They have a keen rtmettibrance of the joys of their captivity,---and are exceedingly anxious to.know what has become of their good friends who fed them so bountifully, treated them so handsomely, clothed them so well, provided "dead-lines" and blood-hounds and other such comforts for them, and generally earned the gratitude of the Union prisoners. They want to know how their •old keepers are going to vote in the coming election. They F. Z. FETIIERSTON. Pabhaw. PR ICE THREE, GENTS ` remember heiring, from their stoetredes and prison - pens , the humane and benevolent men who stood guard over them rend the air with cheers at the election of Seymour as Gov - emir of New York in 1862, and they are curious to know if these men are as loud in his Oraise'novr as then, and whether, now that they have the opportmlity, they will vote for bim fbr.T're3itient, FACTS AND• FANCIES. —A paper mill—an editorial coMtrovezny. - —ltosecrana 'a trump card—the "heart in his , hand." -Miss Bateman is about to n3ake a tour of the English provinces. Hudson, - formerly manager of ther NOW' York Herold, is writing his "Recollections:" -It will cost $40,000,000 to Join Lakes Heron, and Ontario. -A baby elephant in Tennessee cleaned'out a. saloon of ice, sugar and peaches,. , -English Quakers are abandoning their dhi tinctive dress. -It is saggested to raise's monument to Elliott, the artist, and to procure the funds by exhibiting: his paintings. - • ' -A dissipated accountant says- that footing up-- a long column of figures withoat•a• drink is des- - steal. It is a dry-ad. -Miss Louisa Pyre' has signed aneentract to come to this country this year and giveracncerta in the principal cities. -The incendiary fires at Cork, Ireland, :are supposed to be the work of Pentane. diagetlead as negro minstrels. They want burnt CO& -A German philologist, at Jena, predicts • that In five centuries English will' be the rinivemsal language. -Renter, the English news pedlar, lately sued a Brussels paper for charging "inexactitude' • on one of his despatches, and won his case. -The Pope hassent a letter Archbish of Paris explaining why he did to not the make the lateop ter a cardinal. -London has the "Champion Female Walker in the World," a mulatto woman, who- does a. mile in eleven minutes to music. -A ruralist, visiting Music Hall, Boston,. pointed out the statue of Beethoven as that of Wendell Phillips. -Three Belgian nobles were recently myste riously poisoned by some one who put pruseic acid in their champagne. The cause of the mar der is unknown. -Some plausible Democrat calls the defeat of the Yacht Sappho "another result eight . yearn of radical misrule," and he is not much further wrong than the rest of his party. - -It is proposed to start a subscription among: aliens born to buy a homestead for ex-Governor Wise, in recognition of his services spinet the • Know- Nothings. -Chicago is getting tired of wooden pave ments. and stone being scarce and dear in that re glen, they are taking up with aaphaltum or con crete pavement. -M'ile Ellison, the new Parisian prima donna,. It is thought, will, by and by, eclipse both Nils lien and Patti. _Eihri - g a very good-looking girl, and plays better than those two great queens - of the operatic stage. -Medical science flourishes at Louisville. A negro woman was inoculated with hydrophobia and went mad. The authorities at first 'ordered: ' her to be shot, but finally only knocked-her teeth out and locked her up. -.lf the word "cabled" is allowed, an exchange is of opinion that we shall then have people "steamboated" to Albany, 'tarred" to Bhiladel phia, "schoonered" to the oyster beds, and Bleeped" through Plum Gut. -The latest thing in championship matches is a "grand convention and tournament" of all the brass bands in Indiana. A pure sliver cornet is to be the badge of championship, and the match takes place near Franklin early next month. -A Paris newspaper contains the following interesting advertisement : "A to dud-for-his soil a sch - 001 w ere he could get a healthy and manly histruction, and where the teachers do not fill the heads of the boys with_ humbug stories about nations which died and were buried thousands of centuries ago." -At a recent reunion of the Seventeenth Con necticut regiment at Norwalk, several officers on, the stage were attempting to fix the basket ,sf flowers on the top of a stack of muskets, when the stack fell, and not one of them could re adjust the musikets,so they were permitted to lie on. the floor. -The Roman Catholic Bisop of Montre hs. caused a pastoral letter to be h read in the chu rc he s, forbidding Catholics to attend theatres where such "immoral and indecent" plays as Offen bach's • . La Grande Duchesse," "La Belle Helene,7 and "Barbra Blene" are performed. -In wealthy and recently Joseph Becher, a very wealthy and eccentric musical enthusiast, who, on account of the intense admiration he felt or Meyerbeer, was called Keyerbeer.Bacher. He was a faithful friend of all talented musical composers, and made heavy sacrifices in order to protect their interests. He had written a his tory of music in Austria, and handed it for pub itch tion to the Academy of Sciences; but the manuscript was so illegible that it had to be re- turned to the author, who refused to have it copied. Becher finally became a hypochondriac, and spent the last three years of his life at the Vienna Lunatic Asylum. -A Kissinger' correspondent says E mperor Alexander 11. like his father Nicholas, is an early riser. He is on the promenade \before 6 in the morning, generally alone, walks with a very slow, heavy step, and frequently sits down on one of the stone benches, callshis magnificent black dog, who lays his head on the Emperor's knee s, and Alexander moodily gazes into vacancy. I watched him the other day. He lookedem if be had unlearned' to smile, and when he rose, I ern sure he heaved a sigh. He generally wears a faced black snit, and looks more like a gen- • thwart in reduced circumstances than like the autocrat of all the Resales. No greater difference can be imagined between two mi n than that between Alexander and his father Nicholas. There is some resemblance between ' their features; but Nicholas, even a few days pre vious to his death, did not look near as broken down and desponding as his son, who is not w, iglied down by a European war. The police gent rally keeps the beggars off the promenade; but occasionally a poor woman steals up to His Majesty, who then immediately puts his hand into his vest pocket and gives her a gold - piece with a sad smile, and almost respectful manner. But he never exchanges a word with any one on the promenade." I —"Hats off.boys!" cried the schoolmaster to his twenty boi a, whom 1 bad met in the large poplar alley near nottenschwangna (says a correspond ent of the Vie Parisienne). "Here comes _his__ Majesty, the King!" Bare enough, the tall youth in the comfortable gray summer snit and with a fine Panama hat on his head was no other than the sovereign of Bavaria. He is, by all odds, the finest Sonng sovereign prince your correspond ent has ever seen. He wore no kid gloves, and held in his band a twit; he had torn off from a tree, and plucked leaf after leaf from it while bumming a ditty. When he came up to the teboolmaster and his boys he stood still, told the teacher to cover his head, exchanged a. few words with one or-two of the boys„and asked then all of them in a loud voice, "My children, are all of you industrious at school?" The schoolmaster replied that he was satisfied witlr the application of his pupils. _"Then, air,"sald - the king,-turning to him, 4 !.1 hope yon.willlet the -- boys have a free afternoon to-day.' _The school- Toaster was only too happy to comply with bill Majesty's request; the boys shouted "hurrattli' and the King, bowing and taking off his hit, passed on, humming again and plucking the leaves from his twig. He looked like a student_ of a German university, rather than the sover eign of nearly live mil ion people.
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