GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor.
VOLUME XXII-NO. 265.
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PHILADELPHIA. Jen. 18, 1863.
This Company, incorporated in 1856, and doing a Fire
Insurance bueineea exclusively,* to enable it to accept a
large amount of busineea constantly declined for want of
adequate capital, will, in accordance with a supplement
to its charter, increase its
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VICE PRESIDENT.
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SECRETARY.
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on the JCih insi., Henry Darling, son oi the late Rev.
Samuel C. and Mary S. Wilcox, in the 17th year of
hi* age.
Interment at Reading, on Friday, 19th ins*. The
friends of the family are invited to the funeral; they
will leave the Heading Railroad Depot on the S. 15 A.
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laat quarter of the Gymnastic Season begins
THURSDAY, the 18th Inst. Classes of Misses and Young
Ladiee meet Mondays and Thursdays: Classes for Little
Hoys and Masters, Tuesdays and Fridays; Private leß*
sons, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The Swimming Department opens as usual, the Ist of
Way. feiastlp
CONCERT HALL.
THIRD AND LAST LECTURE
BY DE CORDOVA,
THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING, Fob. 18.
Buujkot— THE SPRATTS AT SARATOGA.
Admieelon 50 cents. No extra charge for Reserved floats.
Tickets may bo obtained at Gould’s Piano Rooms, 933
Chestnut street. Also, at the Box Office In the evening.
Doors open at 7 o’clock. Lecture at 8, precisely.
REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER
Will Lecture under the auspices of tho
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
tf THURSDAY EVENING, February 25,
Subject—RATIONAL AMUSEMENTS
w ‘OiSrH 1 Tlckots will begin at J. E. Gould's Piano
Chestnut street, Saturday morning, 20th Inst.
Sf^M 04 8 . 0a . t " °“ first day Of sale. 75 centa. After Satur
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“H. McCulloch, SCc’y of tho Treasurv.
“Hon. Bchuyi.hr Colfax, Speaker of the House
of Representatives.”
The circular referred to by the Secretary is tho
following circular instructions to the collectors
of customs, issued In 1829:
"Treasury Department, July 20, 1829. In
consequence of some Irregularities which have re
cently taken place in regard to tho employment
of subordinate officers In some of the collection
districts, It is deemed proper to state, for tho in
formation of the collectors generally, that no
enbordlDate officers of tho caßloms can bo re
moved or appointed withont the approbation of
the Secretary of the Treasury previously obtained.
When the removal of any such officers is thought
necessary, tho collector will report tho samo to
the Secretary, with his reasons-, and will at the
same time nominate the person whom he desires
to employ In his stead; and on receiving the Sec
retary’s approbation, he will proceed to admin
ister the necessary oath, and the officer will then
bo legally qualified to enter upon tho duties of his
office. Compensation cannot bo allowed until
these requisitions are complied with; and cannot,
In any case,commence before the date of tho oath.
“ When additional officers are thought neces
sary, the collector will report fully to tho Secre
tary tie grounds of such necoßsity, and the rate
of compensation proper to bo allowed. After he
has received the Secretary's approval of the pro
RPEOUIi NOTICE*.
OF THE RELIANCE INSURANCE
dTL COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, No. 303 WaL-
Is LT street.
. . .. Philadelphia February 17.1863.
At a meetfug of the Board of Directors of the KelUnco
Conipaor of Philadelphia, held this day.
1 110 M A 8 O. HILL. I'.rn ~u ananfmouflly elected Preel.
dent, and W IILIaM CH L* HB. Secretary.
fclßHtjp; WILLIAM CtIUBB. Secretary,
HOWAHB HOSPITAL, NOS. lye AND 1630
"" Lombard street, Diapenaary DopartaienL—Medi
cal treatment and medicine furnished ixatuitou* l - to
the poor.
LETTEU FBOa WANHUVOrOT.
Tbo Official Correspondence Gonoern-
Ingl tbo Hcmoral of Inspectors in tbe
Philadelphia Custom House—Xbe
i Precedents of bis Predecessors (Celled
on by Secretary HcCulloclt to snstain
bis Action in tbe Hatter—Fhtladu.
Wbiaif men tiklnf Congresa to ex.
tend 'lime for Withdrawing Spirits
In Bond Probable Hcdactfon of
Passenger Hallway Fares fhe
Bpealter of tbe Next House, Ac., Ac.
(Correspondence of the Phfla. Evenln* Bulletin.)
Washington, Feb. 17, 18G9.—The correspond
ence relative to the removal of Custom House
officers In Philadelphia, cal;cd for by a resolution
ofTered by Judge Scofield, which was trans
mitted to the House of Representatives last week,
has been printed, and was to-day presented to
the Members ol the Honee, in pamphlet form.
The substance of the correspondence "TSas been
stated In former letters, but the letter of trans
mittal from Secretary McCulloch seta forth in
brief all the facta in tbe case, In a condensed
\foim; and as it will be Interesting to many of
your readers, I append his letter :
' TrkasfkV Department, Feb. 8. XSG9— Sir:
In reply to the preamble and resolution of the
Home ot Representatives of the Ist Instant, I
have the honor respectfully to say that, with a
view to the reducing ot the expenses of collecting
'he revenue from customs, instructions were la
med to special agents of this department to in
quire into me practicability of accomplishing
stub reduction in ail the collection districts of
tbe Undid States, and to report results for con
sideratiou. In pursuance of that object, Mr. Ed
ward Hartley was instructed to make sneb inquiry
at the port of Philadelphia; and he reported in
favor ol a considerable reduction of the customs
officials there, whereupon the Collector of the
port was directed, under date of the 9th of Bep
umber, 18G8, tf> report to this department tbe
' names of the piersons whose services could be dis
pensed with.
"the Snrveyor of the port, who by law has the
sopervisiou of Inspectors of customs, was also
directed by a letter of same date (September 9)
'o lurnish such information in regard to the re
dticilon of the force of Inspectors: touching the
■ burnt ur of those whose services could best be
spared, the object of the department being todla
cfaarpe those wboso services were of the least
V slue to the- government To that letter tbe ser
ve vor responded under date of September 11,
IsGs, giving the names of such inspectors as he
considered Inefficient, and whose services eould
best be dispensed with.
‘ The Collector, nnder date of September 12,
reported that he had dlscontlnned 12 inspectors
of customs; whereas he was instructed in depart
ment's letter of September 9 to submit the names
cl such Inspectors for consideration.
"On the 15;b of September a letter was ad
dressed-to the Collector, disapproving his action
in discontinuing 12 Inspectors, directing him to
restore them to duty, and reserving for future
consideration the subject of reduction.
"The Surveyor on the same day (September
lo) was Instructed to retain on duty the inepee
lors illegally dlscontlnned by the Collector.
"Special Agent Edward Hartley was. on the
12th of September, instructed to fnrniah a list of
the most Inefficient persons on the force of in
spectors at tbe port of Philadelphia, and on the)
Hlh of the same month submitted the list, which
was concurred in by tbe darvevur, and on the
17iti ol November, 18G8, the Collector was di
rected by letter to discontinue the services of
twelve inspectors named therein, being the per
sons reported by the Surveyor and Special Agent
Hanley as the most Inefficient on the torce of
ins[>ecton».
‘ On the 20lh of November the collector re
ported that be had dismissed 12 inspectors; but
instead of the 12 named by the department, had
substituted the names of 12 others, in violation
of the instructions of the department.
"Upon receipt of .the collector's letter stating
the action he had ta&eß, a telegram was sent to
the surveyor to discontinue the services of the It
Inspectors named in department’s letter to the
collector, and retain all others until the depart
ment approved of their removal.
"The collector was Informed by letter, under
date of December 2d, that his action in dismissing
the 12 Inspectors as roported In his letter of
November 20th was disapproved.
"Under dale of Dee. 5 the. surveyor reported
that the collector refused to pay the inspectors
whose dismissal the department had disapproved,
and qn the 11th of Dec. a letter was written to
the collector directing him to pay those officers,
on tbe proper certificates of the surveyor.
"The collector refused to comply with this
order of the department, and the surveyor, in a
letter dated Dec. 18, forwarded the accounts of
those inspectors, properly certified, to tbe de
partment. These accounts, which were for a
part of the month of Nov., 18G8, were paid by
tbe deparftpenl, as well as their subsequent ac
counts for'tthe month of December. The ac
counts for the month of January. 18G9, are sus
pended in conformity to the resolution of Con
gress,
‘ Referring specially to the following lan
i-noge of the preamble, ‘which aetion on the part
ul the Secretary of the Treasury is believed
to be without precedent or warrant of law,’ I
Jeslre to draw jour attention to the enclosed cir
culars relative to the appointment and removal
of subordinate officers of the customs from thla
department, signed by S. P. Chase, then Secre
tary of tho Treasury, boaring date October 1,
18C2, extending back to July 20, 1820, and em
bracing the opinion ol Attorney-Goneral Wirt,
uDd the circular issued nnder date of September
0, 1805.
“Iu conformity to tho resolution of Congress,
topics of the correspondence upon the subject
of the removal of. 12 Inspectors of customs at
the port of Philadelphia, between the Treasury
Department and the collector and surveyor of
said port, are herewith transmitted.
“I ana, very respectfully, your obedient ser
vant,
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1869,
poMd increase, he will nominate the person
whom he desires to employ, and will pursue the
same course as is above prescribed.
“ Where the urgency of the case requires that
Iho employment of an offioer be discotitinned bo
iore the special sanction of the Secretary can be
obtained, the collector will suspend the officer,
and report tho case to the Secretary for approval.
“8. D. Ingham, Secretary of the Treasury."
“Treasury Dur aliment, November I, 1843.
The above circular still remains inferce.
“J. C. Sikncer, Secretary of the Treasury."
“Treasury Department, April 15, 1845 The
above circular still remains in force, except that
the clause as to additional officers is superseded
by the seventh section of the act of June 17, 1844.
“It- J. Walker, Secretary of tho Treasurv.”
“Treasury Department, April 16, 1849
The above still remains in force as amended.
“W. M. Meredith,
“Secretary of the Treasury."
“Treasury Department, October 1, 1862
The above, which Is in accordance with the
opinion of Attorney-General Wirt, as declared
January 27, 1821. (L, 459,) still remains in force
os amended. 8. F. Chase,
“Secretary of the Treasury."
Collector Cake came down a day or two ago
to advocate his case before Congress, but it is not
likely that action will be taken upon the matter
during the present session.
postponement op time for withdrawing
WHISKY IN BOND.
A delegation of the dealers in fine whiskies in
Philadelphia, eon Eistlng of David Giltinan, Ed
ward Walden, Henry S. Hannis and John C.
McCall, have been here this week advocating the
extension of the period fixed by law for withdraw
ing whisky from bonded warehouses. They
waited on Judge Kelley, and ©n Tuesday evening,
when the tax bill was under consideration in the
House, an amendment offered by Mr. Kelley, ex
tending the period for one year, was passed, and
(here is a fair prospect of Us passing the Senate
when the amended tax bill is taken np in that
body.
LMPOETANT TO PA6BKNGERS ON HORSE RAILWAYS.
In the House last night, when the tax bill was
under discussion, an amendment was passed, re
pealing the clause giving passenger railway com
panies the right to charge one cent additional
fare, on account of tho Government tax of one
slxleenth of a cent; and if this amendment passes
ibe Senate, the practical result will be a reduc
tion in fares on horse railways of one cent each
passenger, as the companies Wifi not be justified
n exacting a full cent for the Government tax,
unless by combinations, one company with
another, to keep tho fare at present rales.
THE FUTURE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. Blaine, of Maine, who, it is conceded, wifi
be ihe Speaker of the House in the Forty-first
Congress, has presided recently on several oc
casions. during the absence of Speaker Colfax,
and it is noticeable that be has acquitted himself
with marked credit and ability. He is as rapid
a talker as Colfax, and displays great readiness
In promptly disposing of questions of order,
which arise unexpectedly. He is much more im
pulsive than Mr. Colfax, and seems disposed to
curb members inclined to be disorderly, and raps
them to order in a style that indicates he will do
his dntv firmly and resolutely. Mr. Dawes, of
Massachusetts, the other Republican candidate
for Bpeaker, has also presided on several occa
sions lately, and displays considerable ability
ind coolness, bnt does not seem to create as'
favorable an Impression as Mr. Blaine.
Susquehanna.
THU IBDUB WAR.
movements of Hostile Savages.
Tbe Central City (Colorado) Register of the
tUb instant says :
Tbe latest Indian news from the border is to
tbe effect that three columns of troops are
moving npon the villages located near the head
waters of the Republican and Beaver. The
savages appear to be there in force, though it is
unknown to wbat tribe they belong, bnt moßt
likely the majority are Sioux, and in addition a
lew (struggling bands belonging to tbe tribes
which Sheridan has undertaken to thrash.
It was from this region the sally was made
which rcsnlted in the killing of Cisco and Voor
ueeß, a few weeks ago. We had a visit from Jim
Baker, a celebrated mountaineer, lastlweek, in
Denver. He had just returned from the Bijou,
and gave his opinion that the Utes who had gone
o the Republican a few days previously, would
otrike the hostile camps and get whipped.as they
were not tnlly prepared for war. It was his im
pression that the hostile camp was very strong,
and if not crushed by the army within two
months, would desolate the entire frontier next
-priag.
Col. Bankhead is moving np from Wallace
with a considerable force, but very slowly. Tbe
Colonel is an old line officer, grown white and
' enerable In tho service, and it is not probable he
will do much heavy work. It is said another
column had taken another route from Fort Lyon
to (he same destination, and a third from Fort D.
A. Russell, directly South to the same points.
Bbonld these forces effect a junction, and the
Indians remain, and the campaign be pushed
-tiler the manner of Sheridan’s late movements,
*e shall ’ have peace." Otherwise the bordor
uitllers must prepare to fight all next summer or
have. Everything depends npon Colonel Bank
bead’s energy. If that fails onr territory must
-utler all the horrors of another bloody visitation.
AMCSEMENTS.
—This evening at the Walnut Btreet Thoatre
Mr aLd Mrs. Barnev Williams will appear in
Ire land as it ITun; The Rough Diamond and The
Haypy Man. Mrs. Williams will have a benefit
10-moirow evening.
Tame Cats will be given for tho last time at
ihe Arch Street Theatre this evening. To mor
row night A Lesson in Love and The Honey-Moon.
—The American promises a varied entertain
ment, with a performance by the Japanese troupe.
—Mr. De Cordova, the humorous lecturer, will
discourse at Concert Hall this evening upon “Tho
Spruits at Saratoga."
—At the Chestnut Street Theatre this ovoning
the Galton comic opera company will appear in
two very pretty operettas, La Rose de A 7. Fleur
unri J.isc/nn and Frilzcken. Theso are two of the
most entertaining dratnaß in the Galton reper
toire, and Miss Snsan is absolutely Immense in
both of them. To-morrow night she will sing
.! mi ua In Stomambiila, upon the occasion' of her
oeni fit. Her last performance of this part was in
every way first-rate, and while the deficiencies of
the other members of the company wore very
marked, her Btiperb acting and Binging sufficiently
rewarded the audience lor their attention and
patience. We bope the house will be crowded.
—On Saturday afternoon next, the regular
weekly concert of the Sentz-Hassler Orchestra
will be given in Musical Fund Hall. The child
artists, Johanna and Willie Hess, will appear.
The following is the programme:
Overture—Merry Wives of Windsor.... Ntcolui
Grand Symphony No. 1, (by request.) Beethoven
1. Adagio molto—Allegro con brio. 2. Andante
rantnbiie con moto.- 8. Allegro molto vivace. 4.
Adagio—Allegro molto o vivace,
Violin Bolo—Le Petit Tambour
Willlo Hess.
Duo fur Plano and Violin, (On themes
from La Favorlta) Osborne & Do Beriot
Johanna and Wtllio Hess,
r lamoeau Dauco, (by request,)
—The editor of the Journal of Padua (Italy)
recently received an anonymous letter staling that
the writer boro him no personal 111 will, but un
fortunately was compelled to take his life within
a given time and advised him to clear out at
pnee. The letter closes with many effusions of
regret, and the writer begs to bo excused under
extenuating circumstances ovor which he has no
control.
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY.
I Tb© Greet* Conference—American In
fluence Abroad—Efforts Co Enlist
I American Sympathy—fuff. DaviM at
I &t« Cyr—Tbe vjf»it a Private Onc-lbc
Prince Imperial.
I [Correspondence of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.]
I Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 2d, 1869.—1 terminated
I my last letter with the observation that the causes
I of the delay ol the Greek answer to tho appeal of
I the Conference might not be altogether unconnect-
I ed with American Interests. Yesterday evening a
I telegram reached us from Constantinople, to tho
I effect that Mr. Seward has authorised tho Amori-
I can Minister in that city to lend ilia good
j offices in favor of any communications be-
I tween Turkey and Greece in the event of a
I rupture; and this morning, on taking up the
I Journal dee Debate, what is tho comment that I
I find there made upon the above piece of intelli-
I gence ? Why, just this: The terms of the des-
I patch, says the Debate, are somewhat vague, but
what we diecern moßt clearly In them is this fact,
I viz: That.the United States persist in their sys-
I lem of no longer allowing any Important polltl-
I eal incident to occur in Europe wtth-
I out interfering in it more or less
I directly. This is new language
I indeed, to be addressed by Europe to America,
considering that the previous allegation used
generally to be that Americans turned their backs
upon “political incidents” in Europe altogether,
and refused to have anything to say to them,or to
mix themselves up with them in any way. And,
observe, the remark of the Debate Is by no means
intended to be made in a hostile or unfriendly
sense, or In a tone of remonstrance. On the con
trary, the Debate and its principal contributors,
snch men as M. Laboulaye and M. Provosi-
Paradol, for instance, desire ardently to see
American action and influence Increase in Euro
pean affairs, and American example and Ameri
can institutions weigh more directly upon public
opinion in Europe. The question is only how
far and in what way can snch influence be best
exercised with a view to American interest, and
bow far can such a “systematic interference” in
European political questions as that above inti
mated by the Debate , be made consist
ent with those fundamental principles
of non-interference which have here.
1 ofore formed the basis of the foreign policy
of America, and the grand rule of her statesmen.
And this leads me to the fact which has given
rise to the above observations, and which is pro
bably not unconnected with the telegram from
Constantinople and the comment made npon it
by the Debate. It has been weU known here for
pome time past thel the Greek Cabinet at home
and, I have reason also to believe, the Greek Mini
ister here in Paris, have been making the most
strenuous efforts to enlist the Government of the
United States in their favor. The position of
affairs, do doubt, naturally pointed to such ef
forts, and the sympathy known to exist between
Russia and America promised, perhaps, to aid in
rendering them successful. At all events, the
Greeks have spared no pains to arrive ot a favor
able conclusion for themselves, and I understand
that their latest appeal for American sympathy
has been backed by the offer of a port
in Crete to tho United States, in case
of that island being flnaHy acquired to the Hel
lenic Kingdom. Of the authenticity of this latter
fact I entertain no doubt, though U may not be
capable of direct or official proof. The Greeks
have held out . the above inducements for Ame
rican aid and interference ; though how theintL
mation has been reoeived, or what reply has beon
made to it at Washington, 1 am usable* at present
lo say. You will perceive, however, that
nnder this aspect the m&tttr becomes
more serious. I have hitherto made some
what lightj of this Turco-Ureek quarrel
or rather squabble, because I have alwayg
felt convinced that, single-handed, Russia would
not, under present circumstances, pnsh it to ex
tremities—even if so inclined; and that if left to
itself, and confined to the two insignificant prin
cipals, it would speedily burn itself out. But if
the great Republic should be really inclined se
riously to interfere and have a hand in the mat-
ter, the aecect of things would be very speedily
changed,and tho “European Powers" would soon
find that they had another gness sort of affair to
deal with from what they had anticipated. Snoh
is the new phase whioh the Turco-Greek ques
tion might probably assame, and which lat
prescntonly indicate,without venturing to haaard
a solution.
A foolish paragraph has been going the round
of the Paris papers, to the effect that Mr. Jeffer
son Davis, having visited the French military
school of flt. Cyr, and met with something like
an “official” reception there from the “authori
ties,” General Dix had “remonstrated!” General
Dlx is not such a fool as to have done anything
of the kind, even if the French “authorities” had
made themselves as ridiculous as above supposed.
Mr. Jefferson Davis visited St. Uyras a private
American citizen, though of course a well-known
one, and was received with civility, as is always
the case in France, and naturally, no doubt, also
with considerable curiosity. But tho totter con-
stituted the only “official” character of the pro
ceeding.
General Dix’s last reception took place on
Saturday, and was even more crowded than be
lore, every one being anxious to pay their-re
spects to his daughter, Mrs. Walsh, previous to
her departure for Japan, and express thejg'jfegret
for the loss of her elegant and graceful cordiality,
which has left a deep impression npon Parisian
society in general.
Prince Napoleon, though quite recovered, has
left for the South, Intending, I believe, to stay
some time at Nice, and thence proceed to Naples
:md Italy. The Prince Imperial is every day
brought out more and more into public life.
\tsierday ho went down to the groat school of
Charlemagne, at Vannes, on his own hook,
attended only by the Miniator of Pablic Instruc-
ion and other dignitaries, and “presided” at a
,raDd banquet given to celebrate tho f'Me of St.
Charlemagne. We are told that the Prince
row also takes horse exercise alone in the Bois
de Boulogne, attended only by his own “officers
In service,” Instead of going there as formerly.
shut up in a carriage aud surrounded by guards.
He rideß well and is a pretty boy.
Balls and parties are the ordor of the day
there being a sort of rush to get through official
entertainments of the kind buforo Ash Wodnes*
day and Lent partially interrupt them. At a
grand ball at the Hotel de Ville, on Thursday,
Mr. Burlingame and bis suite of native Chinese
.Meycrbeor
were present.
The Pope .has sent a lettor and biß blessing to
the editors of the Paris Union, congratulating
them upon the ardor with which they combat
“the spirit of iniquity” and defend the cause of
the Church.
LEITI.II FBOH PARIS,
Blessed editors.
tub hush church.
Tile Privilege of Convocation Denied
irisli Bisbopg.
Tho following memorial has been presented by
Ihe Irish Bishops to the Queen;
/ u .Queen's Most Excellent MajestyiVfQ, tho
Archbishops and Bishops of the Irisu branch of
tbe United Church of England and Ireland, re
fptctlnlly approach your Majesty, humbly pray
ing that your Majesty would bo graciously
plensfd to grant to ibis branch of the United
Church tho .same liberty of meotiDg In convoca
eojoyed by tbe English provinces.
’We have felt it our duty to lay the same re
quest before yon r Majesty already, but we do It
ihe more urgently at tbe present instant, seeing
that measures are pending which most nearly
affect the welfare of this Church, on which, while
yet In debate, it seems only jnst that the Bishops
and clergy should be able In a regular and con
stitutional manner to deliberate and express their
judgment.
"We are further persuaded that, in the event of
sciions changes being made in the ontward con
ditions of our Church, the consequences wonld be
most disastrous If there were no such body
Already in existence, able to consult and advise
the whole Church with authority in a crisis
which, at the best, must be full of difficulty and
danger.
“And yonr petitioners will over pray.”
It has received the following repiv:
“Whitehall, Jan. 29.— My Lord: I beg to in
form your Grace that I have had the honor to lay
before the Queen tbe memorial of the Arch
bishops and Bishops of the Irish branch of tho
United Chnrch, transmitted by your Grace to the
Secretary of State on the 23d of December last;
and praying that Her Majesty wonld be gracious
ly pleased to grant to that branch of the United
Chnrch the same meeting in Convocation which
is enjoyed by the English Provinces, and I regret
to inform your Grace that Her Majesty's Govern
ment,after mature consideration of the memorial,
do not feel justified in advlsiDg Her Majesty to
accede to its prayer. I have, &c.,
“H. A. Bruch.
“His Grace the Archbishop of Armagh."
An Italian Loan
Several leading bankers and financiers of
fraDkfort, Berlin, Amsterdam and Brnsseis have
combined with a view of launching a loan for the
Italian government on tbe security of crown
property.
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Railwars in Buuia
News from Bt. Petersburg, Russia, conveys the
anuonneement that an impeiial nkase has been
issued approving of the formation of a private
company to commence the levelling work for the
projected railway line from the Caspian Sea to
ihe Lake of Aral.
A Spanish Directory.
Tbe intention of tbe Spanish Government to
establish a Directory i 6 regarded by the French
papers as a fact of considerable importance.
I tie Debats expresses the opinion that the idea is
not a happy one. Tbe Presse Libre, a younger
and more advanced journal, holds a different
view. Tbe Siecle thinks that while royalist in
ti igues are being carried on the republic will be
at work, and will end by convincing all upright
minds that it is not only the essential form of
democratic liberty, bat the only solution calcu
lated to reconcile all the friends of liberty.
SOUTH AMERICA-
The Paraguayan Wur-'l li t- Attack on
Au^obtnra-Terrible FlutiUnir, null
Beaty JLontei of the Allies.
Boesos A HUES, Dec. 28.—The war with Para
guay appears to be drawing to a close. The
capture of the stronghold of Villeta has been
followed by an attack upon Angostura, of the
fall of which news is now momentarily expected.
According to the latest acconnts from the seat of
-warT-reachlng to the 22d instant, there had been
already, up to that date, some terrible fighting
around the doomed fortress, and it is asserted
by some that letters have just been received an
nouncing that the Brazilians have actually
taken Angostura. Be this as it may, we
have advices giving an account of operations on
the 21st Instant and the following day, and their
whole tenor goes to show that there was bloody
work on those two days, the Allies as well as the
Paraguayans having suffered terribly in tin
struggle. The bombardment of Angostura Was
commerced by the Brazilian squadron at shout
2 o'clock on the morning of the 21st, and at dawn
uf day the land forces ol the Allies opened dre.
The Paraguayans behaved with their usual
bravery, making several attempts daring the
day to break through the besieging lines, all of
which failed, and at nightfall they retired into
the fortress, the fight having lasted
the whole day. At 930 P. M. the fir
ing had commenced, and lasted, with
out intermission, until 2 o’clock the next
morning. Shortly after daybreak the attack was
resumed, the tleet shelling the fortress in front
while the Imperial Artillery played on It from be
hind. This was intended to prepare the way for
the grand assault which is reported to have taken
place on the 22d, and to hare been completely
snccct-sfnl. This, however, as already intimated,
requires confirmation; bat no doubt whatever is
felt here that Angostura has been taken by the
Allies. It is asserted that Lopez succeeded in
cutting his way. wilh 500 men. through hostile
lines,and gaining the centre of the Lomas, an
other strong position defended by three redoubts,
crowned with heavy field guns. The carnuge on
the first day was frightful, the fortress, which was
well supplied with aitillcry vigorously and skil
fully worked, keeping up a murderous fire on the
Allied columns, the Brazilians alone suffering in
killed and wounded to the extent of fnllv 8.000
men. The following description, taken from a
private letter received from Villeta, and published
in one of the Buenos Ayres papers, will give
some idea of the fighting:
“The Paraguayan infantry charged oar lines
with Ibal headlong and desperate valor for which
ihcy have ever been distinguished; on, like a liv
ing wave, they came, cheering wildly, and liter
ally sprang on the Brazilian line. Those latter
were prepared, however. Foot to foot and breast
lo breast, the issue was decided; again and again,
with headlong bravery, their officers, with wav
ing swords, leading " Ihtrn on, they charged;
bayonet and butt end renewed their deadly
work, bnt the result was ever the some. At last,
after three hours' desperate fighting, they retired,
followed for some dislauce, hewn and ridden
down by the Rio Grande cuvalry."
It will bo seen that the Allies are paying dearly
for their victories. At the tukingof Villeta their
losses were very heavy, esnecially in officers, who
were nicked off by the Paraguayan marksmen in
considerable numbers.
Gen. Gellv y Oboe, the Commander-In-Chief of
the Argentine army, has resigned, and Gen.
Emilio Metre has been nppointed in his stead.
It is said that political differences with the Ar
gentine Government have boon the cause of his
taking this step. Dr. Vasela, the National Min
ister of Foreign Affairs, has left on aspuclai mis
sion to the army, which is believed to be con
nected with the arrangements for the peace which
is immediately to follow the fall of AugOßtura
and the occupation of Asuncion by the Allies.
Gen. McMahon is praised by the press for the
manner in which be has fulfilled the delicato
mission intrusted to him by tbe United States
Government, bnt astonishment is expressed in
some quarters that he should have consented that
Masterman and Bliss should be considered as
prisoners of war, and that they should not be
allowed to land from the vessels taking them to
the United States, in any port either in the Plato
or Brazil. Gen. McMahon remains in Paraguay
as United States Minister.
President Sarmlonto has named a Committoo
to carry out the necessary arrangements for tbo
National Exhibition to be inaugurated at
Cordova on the opeuiug of the Central Argentine
Railway p to that city— Tribune.
P. I. EETHERS3M. Poblislier.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
FACTS AND FANCIES.
—“ St. Elmo ” netted Miss Evans #9,600.
Rhode Island proposos to abolish Imprison
ment for debt.
—The Pope spent 6,000,000 llvres more than his
income lost year.
—-ITie ex-King of Hanover is dictating his “Re
cojiections to his private Secretary. The book
Tnd EnKllBh 18hed nuxt yCar ’ in Gorman > French
—At Gratz, in Austria, the body of a woman
wa j l recently borne to the grave by her six sons,
and the seventh performed the burial service in
his capacity of priest.
>K7,^ eo fK Cnstom , of Piloting for members by
the use of beans and corn is still retained by the
Massachusetts Historical Society. The beans
reject, the corn admit. ““
—Henry Johnson, near Adrian, Mich climhpd
into an apple-tree back of a farmer's hoSse?tho
oiber night, and imitated the hooting of an owl
to accurately that the farmer rushed out and irut
nine buckshot into him. 1,111
-A Pope/ published in Kendallvllle, Ind.. ob
serves : If Mrs. Grant should happen to got the
measles, every fool woman in the country would
pu t lire and red spots on her face, and commonce
taking epsom salts.”
—At a recent lecture delivered at the tyceum
? *,—■ Berkscounty, Pa., Professor X. stated
uni Batnrn “ a “ a rin k six thousand miles broad
Himmel!” Hans Zimmerman was overheard to
exclaim, “what for a finger he must have!”—
Lippincott'a Alagaaine.
—The coachmen of Paris found out, before
Bismarck announced the fact, that the Revolu
tion in Spain interfered sadly with Napoleon's
plans, and as they pass each other, if the gens
d armes are not in sight, they put their thumbs in
their months and cry La Heine tTJEspagne mean
ing that the Emperor has been taken in and his
plans interfered with by the appearance of Her
Majesty in Paris.
—The Duke de Moray was, as is well known,
a keen observer, and his eplgrammes were, if
curt, extremely appropriate. On one occasion
bearing some one question the superior intelil
gepce of a Russian diplomatist, ha exclaimed.
Well I cannot say I think him a fool, but—he
is rosily too pleased that he should have become
a Minister."
—We ore told by a friend, says the Reno Cres
cent of Jan. 30, that night before last an engine
a ?7.H nder was comin g from Verdi to Renoia lot
of Chinamen had to be brought, and there not
being room for all on the engine, a few got on
tho cow-catcher. The engine started; a switch
had been carelessly left open, the engine ran into
an iron car and broke a dozen China legs. They
were only Chinamen, it was no matter, you
know. '
—A certain Quartermaster in one of the French
regiments has just died, who was well known for
the following, which he delivered with imperturb
able gravity for as many years as the oldest cava
liers can remember: “To-morrow at eight in the
morning, horse-dressing; the first who arrives
last will atralghtways march to the station
house." He never could discover why this an
nouncement Instead of exciting dissatisfaction
caused stifled laughter.
—Men who three years ago were barbers and.
gentlemen's valets, now strut the Btreets of Ma
drid with the stripes of Colonels on their coat
sleevce; and, notwithstanding the boasted equal
ity, which allows a Btreet-porter to light his
cigurette under the nose of tho Duke of Ossnna.
there is rankling bitterness in consequence. The
ladies in provincial towns where troops are bil
leted, Inquire whether the officers are of the old
or new regime, and if the latter they order them
to the kitchen.
-A rustic,visiting Frankfort,Kentucky,bought
a ticket for the theatre, and through a blun
dering about doors found himself in an adjoining
billiard saloon. Seeing a novel performance
going on, with a goodly attendance witnessing
the same, he settled himself in a chair and
patiently looked on at the games for an hour or
more. Having satiated bis appetite for novel
ties, he left the room, and, going on the street,
was asked if the show was out. "Oh, no,” said
be, “its a goin’ on yet. They are a knockin'
awßy like h— up thar!”
--Young Bouta Workeey, who is at present
traveling through the counties of England with a
menagerie, is, it is said, no other than the third
son of Theodoras, who had disappeared at the
time of the full of Magdala, and who preferred
leading a wandering life and to tame wild ani
mals, rather than accept the position offered him
by ike Englifii ■government. Young Boots is
very skilful, jfnd gifted with much daring. Ho
far surpasses ail the Battys and Van Amburghs
oi ihe world, and boasts of having no other
courser in his childhood than his father’s favorite
lion.— English paper .
—The Archduchess Ghisela, the daughter of the
Emperor Francis Joseph, whom the Empress of
the French is desirous to marry to her little Prince
Imperial, is a handsome little girl, bearing a
strong resemblance to her imperial father, but
with the charming eyes and sweet grace of her
beau liiul mother. The Austrian Court is strongly
opposed to the match; but, owing to the preca
rious diplomatic position of Austria toward the
oiber Continental Powers, tho wishes of the Em
press Eugenie in this direction have hitherto not
been discouraged, although the Empress has said
repeatedly that sho never would consent to the
match.
—A California paper has this: One day in
1862, or along there somewhere, a dusty, sun
browntd, freckled little girl tramped wearily
over the mountains sheltering the town of Shasta,
California, accompanied by an equally dusty,
eunbrowned old man, her father. The little girl
-received permission from a band of traveling
minstrels to dance on their stage that night, and
i-be clogged away to the delight of the rough
miners. The Shasta diggers rewarded the youDg
dancer with a shower of silver coin, which she
gratefully gathered In her apron. The freckled
little girl was tho vivacious “Lotta.”
—Beside a large number of bogging letters
which Bismarck receives every day,' there are
sent to him all sorts of insulting missives, most
of which arc mailed in Vienna, and in the pro
vinces lately annexed to Prussia. Strange to
say, the Prussian Premier is ottentimes greatly
irritated by these scurrilous letters, and for some
lime past his wife has been opening his whole
mail before it is submitted to him. The most
agreeable part of Bismarck’s correspondence Is
that coming from the United States. 'The lotters
which reach him from thence are not only writ-
It'D by German admirers residents In the Now-
World. but by native Americans, Brazilians, &c.
—A neat specimen of the slashing style in lit
erary criticism is tho following notice of Captain
Clayton's booli on Spain from tnc Pal! Mall
Casette: “Not worth the tronble of cutting the
leaves. An utterly uncalled-for account of a
rapid railway jonrney right through from Havre
to Valencia, with a snatch at the Balearic Isles,
and a dash home by Barcelona and Pepignan.
The mere Idle scribbling of a chattering traveller
on u beaten road, doing towns In the intervals
allowed for refreshment, and eking out his
original matter by bashed guidebook. Occasion-
ally vulgs/r, often flippant, generally silly, always
stupid.
— Lippineott'e Magazine says : The late Douglas
Jorrold, with somo friends, was onee invited to
a gentleman's bouse somewhere in Sussex. A
new kind of rouge-vinaigre was in vogue at that
time,and Jorrod, being young and fond of a lark,
got some of It and pat It on his cheeks. Not
knowing how to do the business artistically, he
made his face as red as a lobster’s back. In this
condition he went down to dinner. There was a
very smart and snobbish young fellow, present—a
sort of Barnes Nowcome—who acted funny man
on the occasion. Jorrold listened to his cackle
quietly,until Barnes,observing the flaming paint,
cried out:
“ Oh, Mr. What’s-your-name—-Mr. Jerrold,
what’s the matter with your cheeks ?"
Jerrold looked at him angrily and answered t
“I am blußhing at your impertinence, sir."