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PIAILAI , mime Jan. 6,1869. The Directors have ibis day declared a semi-annual Dividend oft Six Per Cont.,_payable on demand, free of taxer.. MORTON IdoNIICLIAEL, Ja6,Bt Cashier. Britten Workmen and neverdy John. On the night of the 19th of December, a largo body of the workmen of South London assembled In the reading rooms of the Lambeth baths and indignantly repudiated the insult offered to the American Minister in the name of the workingmen of the metropolis. It was therefore resolved that an addreths to Mr. Johnson,gratefully acknowledging his truly Christian efforts for the promotion of peace and good will between the two nations, from the people of the southern district, be prepared for presentation at a public meeting or otherwise, as may beat suit the honorable Ambassador's wishes and convenience, and. „Oat the Rev. Newman HaILL.L. D., and the mover and seconder of the resolution, bo respeetftdly requested to prepare the same. —The St. Peter's (Slinnesota) Tribune says the supplies sent to the Fort Wadsworth Indians are still wasting and rotting in the vicinity of the Chippewa liver, while the Indians—young and old, male and female—are fasting, only fifteen miles away. VITATIONS _pOlit Pelt MASON et Co.. 907 Chestnut street. JANDA ILT 6. 18IV. ".:t is not my purpose to detain you with any lengthy address, tor this call has been to me so entirely unexpected that I do not feel that I am empowered to speak'to this Convention on the Issues which may be Involved in the coming election in such a manner as they should be dis cussed before a body of this character. We are met to make a nomination of a candidate for Judge of the Supreme Conti of our State, and whatever might be said of the impropriety of in troducing political questions into judicial elec tions, no man can or ought to shut his eyes to the fact that in all elections for, important offices, for some years to come, the poaition,which men who are candidates have occupied in' Vie late re bellion must enter into that contest. There aro fundamental_questions about the structure and power of government which are far more import ant than any questiene of mere political expedi ency can be; and we have arrived at a time in the history of our country when we cannot look with indifference upon:the opinions oar judicial ofbeers hold concerning the structure and pow ers of the government. Call it •polltics, if you will, it is the kind of politics which involves the life of a nation; and, in the language of Chief Justice Chase, in that admirable opin ion delivered in a North Carolina court within the last few weeks, 'there aro political questions to which events give the answer.' ji is highly important for Os, gentlemen of the con vention, that we place in nomination to-day a' man who will agree to.the proposition that there aro ligal questione to which events have given answer. Treason—traitors, that is the word-- traitors, in the interest of slavery, made an ef fort to destroy this Government. Loyalty, in the interest of freedom, resisted thu attempt, and LETS I 8 The Next IL 5, Senator from Pennsyl vania—How the News was ,Received In It mittingion—snxions Inquiries as to the Antecedents of the Vague° Senator--The League Island Naval Station-Serrettury rWelles Actively at Work, asking Congress to Improve the Property—The Girard Will (lase before the Supreme Court—Nomina tions before the Sena;e, 'll4 c. Worfeapondenee of the Philadelphia Evening Balletia.l WASII/rulli, Jan. 6, lea —Telegrams between hero and Harrisburg flew thick and fast to-day, and before. noop everybody knew that Atha Scott, of I:tenth:laden county, was to be the next United States Senator rfrom Pennsylvania, to succeed Charles R. Buckalevr, Sweater Cameron came dovin this morning from Harrisburg, and expressed himself well pleased at the manner in which the affair was settled. The universal questions were, "Who is John fieott?" "Is he any relation to Thomas A. Scott, of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company?" "Tell us who he is, what hu is, and all about him." These were the questions pat to Pennsylvanians by Senators, Representatives, and "private indi viduals" from other States, all of whom feel an intense curiosity about the man who is to repre sent the great Suite of Pennsylvania is the Senate cf the Unit, d States for the next 618. years. The responses to these questions were generally favorable on tae part of these who chanced to know Mr. S . antecedents. He was represented as - st ma. tine abilities, and one well fitted to repre. your State In the councils of the nation. Sena tor Cameron speaks well of him, Judge .Kelley endorses him, and every member from the inte rior of your State did likewise, so the prepond erance of approval was decidedly in favor of the selection which will be made by your legislature week after next. John Covode Is also enthusi letic in praise of the future Senator; so all hands on the Republican side at least, seem pleased 4lth the choice. TII P. LEAL UN ISLAND NAVAL STATION. Secretary Welles yesterday sent to the House of Representatives an official report, setting forth the ucceptance by the Government of the League 'mord travel Station, and, in conclusion, recom- ' meeding the organization of a Board of Engineers Lo !Dohs all nteestory surveys, and asked for an apprepriation of 0/0.000 to meet the expenses of .uch surveys. WILL OF THE LATE STEPHEN (HEARD. Within a few days past, the presence of several distinguished members of the Philadelphia bar has been observed here. They came down to , :.rgue the ease of the heirs of Stephen' Girard against the city of Philadelphia, which was com menced to-day In the Supreme Court of Lae United States, before Chief Justice Chase. I _'hatles Ingersoll, Esq., appeared on behalf of the heirs, and William M. Meredith and Edward Olmstead, Esqs., fur the city of Philadelphia. fhe areonnt of property involved is eevcral mil lions of dollars. rirE DEPATITMELNT or STEAM ENGIN'EHEING LN THE NAV Y. Judge Kelley, after a sharp contest, yesterday, succeeded in having passed a bill relating to the Bureau of Steam Engineering In the Navy De partment, which proposes that, In order to se cure the further efficiency of the Navy, a civilian may be appointed oy the President., by and with the advice:and consent of the Senate, to fill the position of ,Chief of the Bureau of Steam . Engl. tattling of the Navy... Department. This, if it passes the Senate, and becomes a law, wiligiVe the President the power to appoint a civilian to succeed the present ChirrEugineer IsherwOod, Of the Bureau referred to. if the President shall reel disposed to do so. At present the Chief En gineer of the Bureau Is selected from the Engi neer corps of the Navy Department, and no one can be chosen from civil life. NOMINATIONS DEFORE TIIE SENATE. It Is ntderatood that the Senate Finance Com mittee have decided to report adversely upon the nomination of Collector Cummings for Commis sioner of Internal Revenne Tele will bring the matter before the Senate, when the friends and opponents of Mr. Cummings will have an oppor tneity to try their strength. _ The Coming Hon. Job n The Republican caucus in the Legislature hav ing nominated Hon. John Scott to succeed Mr. Buckalew in the United States Senate, some ac count of him will be interesting. He was the eon cf a tanner in the town of Alexandria, Huntingdon county, and is now in the 46th 3 - ear of his age. He learned his father's trade, bat de voted his evenings to study, and was enabled to prepare for the bar at Chambersburg, where he was .dmitted an attorney. He began the practice of We law at Huntingdon, and soon took a high po -Ition. Having married and had a large family, tie do voted himself to his practice, which yielded nim a much larger income than he could have derived from polities. Mr. Scott was originally a Democrat, but when he rebellion broke out be joined the Repribli -uns, with whom he has ever since labored earn estly and cm rgetically. Ho was elected to the Legislature from Huntingdon county in 1861, and 3t once was recognized as one of the leading pirits of the House. But he could not be In duced to run for a second term, and returned to As practice at the bar. In the summer of 1867 he was a delegate to the Republican State Convention at Williamsport, ,nd was chosen President of that body. On tak- ng the chair,Mr. Scott made a speech as follows "Gentknaen of the Convention: I need hardly state to you that in this, my first appearance in the &ate Union Convention, I come to a peculiar position. I did not know what might be - said of me when my name should be mentioned; indeed, I do not recollect when I have been talked about so much as to-day. In addition to this, lam called to preside over a body in which are num bered many men qualified by their legislative ex perience to preside over a deliberative body, and I come before you having no experience of that character. I thank you,gentlemen, for the kind ness and partiality which have called me to this position,and I invoke your kindness and forbear ance if I Jail in the discharge of my important duties. INGTONi has preserved it, Thank God for It. And whether it be the election of a Gov.'s nor, of . Congressmen, of • a Legislator, of a President, or ofSupreme Judge, the question will come up to every man's mind, and upon it all Important elections will be decided for years to come. That question le: Is it eater to entrust the destinies of this Government in the hands of the men who did save it than to turn it over tato the hands of those'who either made the effort or ayrupattrizt d with the effort to destroy it ? That is the question that will be propounded, and it is a significant fact that the rebellion was preceded by the opinion of an Attorney-General which denied the 1 right Of the Gen eral Government to enforce obedience to the laws and Constitution of the land. It Is another rignificant fact that the candidate presented by the Democratic party within the last few weeks tor the same position for which we are called upon to nominate a candidate to-day, had his legal and constitutional views endorsed by the author of that opinion, and thus he goes into the contest saddled with the burden of Judge Black's anti-coercion opinion. He could not have a heavier weight to carry, for the opinion of that attorney-General has been buried as useless rubbish beneath\ the bones and blood and bodies or the loyal ‘ men who gave their lives to refute it. {Long continued applause. J We are met now when another opinion of another Attoetiry:General has been invoked to save the veto message which was attributed to his authorship, and given to the world through Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, that Congress had not power to legialate for the land it had saved, and who, the Logic of that message failing, now endeavors to construe the law so as to defeat the well-known legislative intent which passed and which formed it. But, thank God, again we are met, too, just following the time when Sickles and Sheridan [great ap plause, in which the voice of the speaker was drowned .I—we are met upon the eve of the meet ing of Congress, called for the purpose of nutting in unmistakably a law which no regal sophistry can sweep away. That we expect them to do. We have control, through the legislative depart ment of the Government, of the destinies of tee nation. We may say that we have control of the ship of State; and even if the man (it is an impromptu metaphor—l do not kuow where it may end); if the man who has charge of the light-house should seek to obscure the lantern from the vessel at_ sea, and ran it on the rocks, thank,God we nave a crew on the vessel that ave learned the coast and can save themselves. It is for us, then, to had among the distinguished gentlemen pro tented to this convention as candidates, one who accepts the logic of events, and one who will say, with that admirable opinion to which I have re ferred, that the man under this government who goes into armed resistance against it, tan come out of that reeistance only in two ways—tither as a enceessful revolutionist or a traitor; one who will say that crime is not absolved from its pen alty by either its magnitude or respectability; one who will rally to himself the conndenee and sup poi t and votes of all loyal men ; for, %bile we are here pressing the claims of our respective candidates, it is a gratifying feature to know that none are preaented who are not worthy of the support of me loyal men of this State. Let u come together ' then, in this spirit of generous rivalry for our friends, and keep in view always tbeimportanw of keeping together this organization. Whatever differences may ex ist upon minor or subordinate questions, we all will agree in keeping in view the issues watch are involved in the success; of the Union party." This speech, which was received with enthu siasm ty the Contention, will satisfy all Repair licana of the soundness of Mr. Scott's polittoal opinions. Since the foregoing was in type, a correspon dent has furnished ne with the following article concerning the future Senator: /d r. Scott was born at a small town called Akx andr:a. 7 miles from Huntingdon, Pa.. and is now about 47 years of age. During the early part of the pres.ent century his fattier (John &ott) represented his district in Congress. Mr. ecott, having resolved to adopt the profession of law, moved to Huntingdon, where he has ever since resided, and devoted himself to his profes sion. lie had always, up to the breaking out of the rebellion,acted wits' the Democratic party:but in 1661, having cut loose from his disloyal sea° (Lane, he was nominated and elected to the Legis- Jatute by the War Democrats, and took an :mitre part with the Republican party upon all ques tions having in view the curetting out of the re nehion ; and he has ever since been one of the most decided adherents and advocates of that policy which was settled by the successful ter re 'Lunen of the war and adopted by the Repub scan party. As a lawyer, he occupies a position el COW to that of no man in the State, and in the dish let where he is known and has always prac ticed he maintains the front rank among mem trern the bar of all parties. As a speaker. he is forcible and elm: pent, and by LIB convincing argument and persuu tie e manner holds complete control over his C carers, whether they be jurymen or a town ineetieg. Hie character lie above reproach, and as a citizen and Christian gentleman, his fellow citizens and neighbors speak of him with pride. Ile has never been what may be considered a elite:tun ; but from those who know him beat, e learn that he is not a mere machine to be 1.61 d by designing demagogues, but that, eiretarding the minor tricks and devices of the Se who make politica a trade, ho is a man of ideas, formed from convictions Mich he has the ability and determination to uphold and maintain. Altogether, we think int people of Pennsylvania have cause for CJll gratulation upon the prospect of having in the tigheat legislative brunch of the Government one ho will take rack with the first men of the country, and reflect (medic upon the wisdom and sagacity of those by whom he was selected, BtrS4l U Ell ANli A Pennsylvania ,ingdon CO. From another correspondent well qualified to speak of Mr. Scott, we have received the follow ing: Messrs. Editors: Pennsylvania rarely selects for high political station men whose ability has been developed in the pursuits of private life. Our habit has been to overlook merit conspicuous only in professional, literary, business or social circles, in pursuit of some political hack or vale t au Ulm-holder, as the more appropriate candi date for such nistinguished places. Hence,many pee pie who do not 14Low John Scott, of Runt ingoon, nominatedsiast night for U. 8. Senator, me curious to know what manner of man he is. Having known him from boyhood, I May ;grat ify their curiosity. Mr. Scott was born in Hunt h gdon county (his lather having many years ago represented use district of which that county was a part in Congress); he is about, forty-six years o'd, and has been at the bar some twenty the years. He never. held (Mice, except as Pros ecuting Attorney, and, in 1862, as Representative in the Legislature from Huntingdon. He was a Democrat of mild type, tatting but little part in politics, until the Rebellion threw him out of party tine over to the aide of loyalty, 'ince which time he has been an earnest, conspicuous and advanced Republican, the ac cepted sad trusted leader of the Republican sen timent in Central Pennsylvania. Although ho whirled at a Republican State Convention (held at Willianispnrt),and has done faithful and effec tive campaign service since his accession to the party, he has never followed politics as a trade. His life has been one of protesaional and social usefulness. The spontaneous popular movement in the central and western counties of the State, which bast resulted in his nomination to the Senate, with but little if any ettbrt'on his part, grew out of the universal , recognition of his admirable fitness for public life, upd was mainly conducted by gentlemen eminent in the development of the State's industrial interests. For fifteen years he has led the bar in his judicial-district, ,- and Fthink the lawyers and Angus who know him profes sionally will bear witness that he pan no, superior at the bar iu Pennsylvania, which is equivalent to saying that he will encounter no profee' sional superior in the United States Senate. Thoroughly versed in. ' the technical learning of the law, he has not neglected those higher- de partments of legal science which deal with the structure and working of governments and with international relations, or those principles of po-- Om WHOLE COUNTRY. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1869. Mica and social economy which are the basis of Intelligent statesmanship. Re has, besides, a clear and vigorous faculty of speech, winch, always interesting and effective. often rises into stirring and fervid eloquence. I have had fre quent opportunity to hear the best efforts In de bate In the United States Senate as now composed, and I do not think I claim too much for Mr. Scott when I say that in the art of debate,' as It is practiced in the British Rouse of Com mons, wbieb r untierPtangl to bo not the reading of long and often irrelevant essays, as our bad Congressional habit is, but the discussion of im pending questions by speech which, though not extemporaneous, is yet unwritten, he will, with practice, become a recognized leader in the Senate. But his fitness for public life is not merely In tellectual. Mr. Scott is a man of pare morals and steacfast integrity. No stain of jobbery in leg's. laden or brokerage in offices will soil his hands. He will assuredly to faithful to his friends and to the claims of his constituents; bat Ido not think he will fled much Joy in the modern usage nbich coronets Senators to cool their heel In Executive ante-chambers in the service of politicians seeking places and contracts. In whatsoever ho does,we may be sure that the State will be well and honestly. served, and that he will truly represent the opinions and wishes of that Republicanism which Is the friend of human rights and progress, and of the industrial inter ests of Pennsylvanbi,and be the enemy of all wpo would plunder the national Government or cheat the national creditors. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7. 1869. T. J. C. 111113 INDIA.N WAR. Western Opinion of crestaes Figgie' The Colorado Chil lain of December 24 has the following: As might have been easily foreseen,the spurious humanitarians of the East have raised a frightful cutesy over General Custer's victory over the savages. The pros and tuns of the business have found their way into Congressional debates and the probabilities now are that the most signal service which General Costar could have rendered the West will be 80 falsified and distorted,that a credulons , public will be led to call it a "orutal massacre.' Evidence Evidence lately collated demon stretts conclusively that these same savages were euilty of the borrlu murders and nameless brutal idea committed upon the settlers of Solo mon's Fork, in Kansas. There was fund in the camp of the savages a great variety of articles icentitua as the property of citizens of Kansas, abler was taken during the raid alluded to above. But if these facts were multiplied by thousands, and spread before the whole country, they would be entirely unavailing to silence the outcry already raised In the interest of the sav ages. A black, brown or red color is such a re commendation to these tender-hearted men of the East, that they would rather accuse their own conutrytnen of murder than believe a black or red man guilty of any crime whatever. Notwith standing these attacks the men of the West:will continue to defend their lives and to uphold the men who uphold them. iintesesttng Letters irons General Sher idan—What he Proposes to Do. The following interesting letters from General Sheridan were received at Gen. Sherman's head quarters on Saturday last: JEIDQRS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, IN TUB ED-LE, FORT Cane, IT. Dec. 19, 1868.—Breret Major-General W. A. Nichols, Assistant Adjutant- General, ..t Louis, .31a.—GENERAL: I have the honor to report for the information of the Lieu tenant-General my arrival at this place yesterday evening, with ..the command of Brevet Major- General George A. Custer, composed of the 7th Cavalry and ten companies of the 19th Kansas, the Osage and Kaw scouts, numnering in all about 1,500. We crossed the North Canadian border from Camp Supply, pro ceeding in a southerly direction across the main Canadian,striking the Wachita about eight miles south of Custar's battle-ground, and distant from Fort Cobb 113 miles. Hera we rested one day, and searched for the body of Major Elliott, which we found, and 16 soldieis killed in the battle. they lollowed in pursuit of some fleeing Indians, and, the warriors coming np from the river be• ow, surrounded them in huge numbers, killed them and mutilated their bodies in the most hor rible manner. We also found the body of MIS. Binn and her child in one of the camps about six miles down the river—Mrs. Binn shot through the forehead, and the - child crusned in ,he head by being struck against a tree. All the Indians heretofore enumerated were encamped from a point three milts below the battle ground for a distance of about six or eight miles. They abandoned their camps and lied in the greatest consternation, leaving their cooking utensils, mats, airee, lodge poles and provisions. As much of the property as we could spare time to destroy was burned. We then took up the trail of the Indians and fol ,oe ed it down the Wachita for a distance of six teen miles, and thii ty-eix front Fort Cobb, where we came near the camp of the Ktowas. who were unconscious of our presence, but discovered it lute in the evening, and hastened to Fort Cobb, and next morning presented a letter from Gen. Hazen declaring them friendly. I hesitated o attack them, but directed them to proceed with their families to Fort Cobb. This they assented to, and nearly all the warriors came over and ac companied the column for the purpose of de ceiving me, while their families were being hur tled toward the Wachita Mountains. But sus t.ecting that they were attempting to deceive me, as they commenced slipping away one by one, I arrested the head chicle, "Lone Wolf" and "So i ants," and on my arrival at Fort Cobb, as I eas t este d, there was not a Kiowa. I notified them ihst I would hang them to-morrow, if their families were not brought in to-day—and I trill do so. They have engage d in the war all the time, and have been playing fast aid loose. There are over fifty lodges with the Cheyennes now. They have attempted to brow beat Gen. Hazen since he came here, and went out and ordered the two companies from Ar t uckle for protection of Gen. Hazen to return. I will take mime of the starch oat of them before I get through with them. The Cheyennes and arrapahoee,,one band of Camanches and the fifty lodges of the Klowas are at the western base of the IVachita. mountains. The following IS what I propoee to do, and I have submitted it to Gen. Haztv, who approves; I will first punish the Klowas lit they coma in; if not, I will hang 'Lone Wo " and "Flatanta." I will send out "Bieck Kettl 's" sister to-morrow, ordering the Cheyennes 1 d Arrapahoes to come in and reedy() they punishment, which will be severe. She says the will come in, as they are now will ing to beg or peace and have done so already since Custai'e fight. If they do not come in I will employ padoes, the Wachitas and Ashabet'e band of Comanches against them with my own forces, and trill compel the other Camanches to go out against them, or will declare them hostile. They have all been working together as ate man, encamping together, and holding intercourse end trading in captured stock, and they must angst in driving them out of the coun try or compel their surrender. I will then have a sufficient one, with Gen. Hazen, to keep him from being_ browbeaten, as ho is helpless as he is. The Caroan.tes are now under my thumb, and the Elevens Will be, I hope; and I also hope that the thrytmles and Arrapahoes may soon be in the same cOhdition. In the trip down here—the distance watt 1137 miles—snow was en the ground moat of the Way, and the cold on the high table lands and crossing the rivers was intense. The country traveled over was terrible; the surface, of the earth Was defaced by canyons, hummocks, and suoptd out basins, making constant labor for the men. I lost some horses, but in this beautiful valley, with splendid grass, wil 800121 have the command in good trim. The Itt wane, for the first time, begin to realize that winter wilinot compel RS to make a truce with them. I on rt little eorryi did not hit the Kio swab; but hild not like to disregard Gen. Hazen's, letter, and perhaptiWecan do as well by . other • modes. Only two men aro sick in the',.7th Cass-' • alry, and SIX in'the 19th Kaneko: The whole Coat ' mend is in shelter tents, as five conld 'not Spare traneportation for Others; but Him= 3)OW -pre', ; 1 ; ter the "shelter,' - even at this season Of the year:? ' EVerybody, is feeling well and enthusiastic. Lain, General very respectfully , V. obedient seel vant, . r. EL 8111CULDAN, Major-Cionerni s U. 134 4, The following private letter to Gen. Sherman I was written two hours later : HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT ON MISSOURI.- My Dear Gen. Sherman: I have but a, - moment Wore the mail closes to say that we are all well here. We had a cold and hard trip. but no sal , terlrg. I have written you an official account of thernain.eireumetances attending the trip across. Custar's fight was 121 miles northwest of Fort Cobb. More Indians were killed than reported; as rear as I can find out there were 140 killed. It has made the Cheyennes very humble, and there is a prospect of their surrender. We now have a grip on all the other Indians. The Kip was, as I write, are corning in from the Wangs Mountains to save "Lone Wolf" and "agents," who would have been hung in the morning. Black Kettle's sister goes out to see the Choy,- ennes and Airapahoes in the morning. Her brother was one of the envoys they sent hi to ask for peace. Yours truly, P. H. Iducamex, U. A. tier the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.] • Mechanical 'leaden. Messrs. Editors :—ln your editorial In Mon day's issue, on the above subject, a very im portant point is not mentioned; one, too, which Eft-1418 to suggest a practical method by which to rid the community of the evils von have so forel bly portray( d. It is tho extortion practiced upon our apprentices; in other words, the high price ebargtd for the instruction conferred. Any per son of ordinary intellidence knows that a trade ought to belearnedJn less time than the ordinary period of apprenticeship includes. uomoaro the cost of a mechanical education with that of a professional one—the meacal for Instance. Matriculation, !Wares and graduation in our medical schools cost $236. Practical anatomy, dissecting material, books, instruments, &0 411165, a high figure; preceptor's fee, $lOO. The coarse of study is three years, but only eighteen months are devottd, usually, to the exclusive purpose of dical study. Board for eighteen wontas at $6 per week, in round numboce, $4OO. Total cost, $9OO. Now look at the other side. The apprentice pays for his instruction in labor. West is that labor worth? If 1 have been rightly informed, the bore charges half wages for the services of an apprentice. $2 60 per day, for one year of 300 days, Is $750. Multiply by 5, and we obtain $3,750 as the cost of a mechanical education. But, It st my figures should be grossly lucorrect, 'et us cut them down one-half, and we still have the fact before us that the mechanical apprentice pays twice as much for his trade as the medical student dote for his profession. • The remedy which seems to suggest itself is this:—Establish industrial schools ("mechanical colleges" is a better term), where young men can be instructed In the art and mystery of a trade In one-half the - time and at one-fourth the cost now required by the trades-unions. Let the course of instruction be both theoretical and practical. A thorough kno 'sledge of the use of tools, upon a scientific basis, laid broad and deep. Combine the lecture-room, the model room and workshop, and let them all be under the direction of men whose certificate of pro ficiercy shall , be to its possessor a passport to public patronage. Such a methoa has lone seemed to mo feasible, and there is little doubt that it would .add vastly to the dignity of mechanical labor and assist in the progress of mechanical invention. A PROFESSIONAL ?4AN. PHILADA., Jan. 6, 1869. DRAMATIC AND MAISICAL. ,—Madame Parepa-Rosa, fresh from triumphs among the Californians, and bearing Saintly honors from Mormondom, will appear in this city at Concert Hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings of next week. She will be assisted in these concerts by very excellent artists, among whom are Mr. Carl Rosa, the violinist, and Mr. J. Levy, an English player upon the cornet-a piston, whose praises are loudly blown upon the managerial trumpet. It is expected that a frightful rush will be made fol. tickets at Tramp ler's on Monday morning next, and it will be judicious for those who desire to hear Parepa to be present when the sale begins. —Offenbach's numerical opera, "66," was not given at the Theatre Combine last evening, ac cording to announcement; but it will be pre sented to-night, without fail, upon the occasion of Mr. J. C. Gregory's benefit. Mr. Gregory Is the lessee of the theatre, and a very worthy gen tleman. If the Offen bachers are disposed to turn out at all to hear "66," we hope they will do so this evening and crowd the house. —Mr. Carl Wolfsohn will give his third matt ee in the fo3 er of the Academy on Friday after noon of next week. The great attraction will be a Sonata of Rail's arranged for piano and violin. The admirers of the peculiar school of which Rail is a disciple claim that this duet is a fair ex ponent of the merits of its class. It certainly is cue of the finest of the many excellent compo sitions with which Mr. Wolfsohn has made us familiar. Two of Schumann's pieces will also be given for the first time in this city, and Mr. Wolf- F obn will play one of his own compositions. Mr. Colonne and Mr. liennig, as before, will assist. —The Walnut announces the withdrawal of the Or ange Girl at the end of the p r esent week. The English drama After !Auk wi ll be produced on Monday, with several remarkable effects. Mr. John E. MeDonough will upper in the piece, and will eaert himself In a surprising man ner, intellectually, :esthetically and acrobati cally. In the railroad scene, for instance, he en gages in a hand-to-hand combat with a horde of most degraded and ,ungentlemanly ruffians, all of whom are vunished in a manner most gratifying to admirers of honesty and virtue. One aban doned outcast, we understand, is knocked about in the severest manner, just in time to permit the Conquering hero try save a train of cars from imminent and deadly peril. —.At the Arch that mysterious and energetic Flash of Lightning con tinues,nightly, to fuse Jew elry in the coal scuttle and thus bring an inno cent maiden and her poor but otherwise honest lover into deep misery. 110 w long this kind of thing will continue at the Arch, or what is to come after,we cannot say. It Is to be hoped how ever, that these extraordinary electrical phe nomena will purify the theatrical atmosphere of some of its sensationalism, so that we shall have a Mile legitimate sunshine when the storm passes. —Among other wonderful things announced for this evening by the American Theatre, is a feat bearing the amazing name, Airlaodontoperi tization. This will be executed by a "lady gym nast," and if' he deed is as hard as the name, she will deserve much credit for getting through with it. —Neat Wednesday Mr. Renshaw, of the Nati nee, will have a benefit from the Germania Or chestra, at Horticultural Hall. Eorgery—lndicattons of Extensive On orations. The Detroit Post of Monday says . "On Friday a man called upon Major Dwight Bannister, United States Paymaster In this city, and presented a pay-roll bearing the name of John G. Hudson, Sergeant company C, 24th United States Infan try, signed Captain Thomas H. Norton. Ho represented himself as Sergeant Hudson, on leave of absence from his regiment. Major Bannister, suspecting that all was not rfi ht, lint off cashing the voucher on some pre text, and told the fellow to call again. In the meantime, he telegraphed to JACIEBOn..Misa., the headquarters.of the regiment, and received reply that there was no such man us Sergeant Hudson belonging to company C, or to the regiment. Do; tretivd‘ Sullivan was notified of the fiets, and when Hudson returned to the Paymaster's office in the.allernoon he.was arrested. "A search- of - his person dlaelosed several forged officers' pay accounts, and other ordera against the pay 'department, blanks and forms for making out discharges and pay accounts, forged discharges from • the U. S. army, three genuine post-office orders Of $5O each, drawn by the Posimatter of-St; Louis on the Postmaster of Boston, In favor of JOhn G. Want.