=IEEE ,GIBSON PEACOCK. 'Editor. VOLUME XXII.-NO. 279. THE ‘ . EVENING. BULLETIN; r unworn EVER?EVENING, -t '• ide:natio excepted). agiraritro NEW lIIIILLEILIN 210ILDIN6I. 607 Chestnut Street, Plilliatlelptatt. EVENING-BITLEETIN ASSOCIATION. mkorstrroza. • OIKOON PEACOCK, CASPER SOMER. 1/. INMLKINSTON. • Tag% J. - WILLIAMON. FRANC'S WELLS. The Ituturrtr Is served to enbeeribere in the eitY at 18 rents per week. payable to the canters. or $9 per annum. SCOLICITCIELIS • OP ALIA,LIFE COMPANIES Alumni ----- uommuce to place. will find tho New England Mutual sn organization they can confidently recommend. Aitsets, 37,000.000. STROUD do MARSTON. General /tient% teem W f 1814 /N North,PlFTll.Btreet. IVRODDIO CARDS. LIMPATigIiEI FOR PAR OM &a New ityles. MASON & CO.. *WPM . 907 Chestnut •traet. II Al I • ll4l' ' t • ' : Vowed and bee tmanner, LOUTS DEEICA. Sts- Mute and Engraver. 1.623 Chestnut street. fob 20..tt ARNOLD—FOOTS.--ln Washington City, on the Etlifcet, at the First Presbyterian Church, by Rev. Dr. Sunderland, Francis B. Arnold, of New York, to Augusta Foote. of Washington. daughter of Judge Man FOote„VoirindssiOner of Patents. DJEM]P. BLAKE. --In Providence, R. 1.. on the 27th ult., Helen Mary.' wife of Professor Ell W. Blake. of Cornell University, and daughter of the late Rev. Anson Rood, of Philadelphia. DENCIILA.-On the Tth !wt., Ann, relict of the late Augusta* U. Dena's, in the GRh year of her age. Lae notice of the (anent! will be given. •• EYRL-On Beventh•day morning. Third month Bth. 18139.; Jonas Preston Eyre, in the lath year o f . hie age. To be buried from the residAbee of his eon-in-law, George Wilaon Cheater , Pa.. on Third-day, 9th inst., at o'clock. 'Relative* and friends are respectfully Invited FA iIiGRIEVE.- On the Gth Inst., Mary, wife of the late James J Fairgrieve, 114 CD 53 yearn. The rtiutives at d felted,' of the family are respect ,fully Inv led to attend the funeral, from her late reel 'dance, 416 Smith Eleventh street., on Wednesday trwning. March loth, at c.2d o'clock. Services at Bt.- Joserth'• t earth. Interment at Cathedr tl Cemetery. G lIIMBER.- At tioverford, on the morning of the Ot h inst., Caroline F— Mintier, wife of Joshua liimber, of FlUbbirig. Long IPIADO, and daughter of Samuel J. GDMI:Drie am d 33 yaara. lier friend's arid the friends of the family are Invited to attend the tutarral, to meet at the reattlenee of her f i th,..r. ntt Third-da7. 9th Ina:. et !I o'clock A. M. ' PRICE.-At_ Minneapolis, on the 2d that. Richard Pticeo. lu the 37th year of tilt Age. Fem. el from the reed. nec of hie father-tu-law, Hon Dunbsr, 1822 I.3llenttnt 2itICCL on TtlettijEty. the 9'b fiat., at Id o'clock. rEEt IN 0 GLOWI6—n HST CIL' A LITY o N Ll' . PARR h., LANDELL 04.;1;TH AND Ancli "P ONLY TB , BE6TO , Oilvs • WIC rwRi•G CoLOREL BLACK AND W 3ITE. BIZLE FROM 6 TO b. DILA( K SILK PARASOL I '. JI/ Just opened, /3LAUK BILK PARASOLS and SUN LMItRCLLA§of the Wart mourning stelae. HESSON & SON. No. 918 Chesetnut street. lye II ITP. AND BLACK PERCALES. Just Ri ess elms of Vi U 1 ASD BLACK Elia LBW PEW:ALP :8. BEASON d SON. No. On Chestnut street. SPECIAL IIOTICEIS4 a American Academy of Music JAMES. E. MURDOCH deliver en *adze,' tor the Etrneftt of the SOLDIERS• ORPHANS 4:1 the LINCOLN INSTITUTION and the NORTHERN HOME on TUESDAY EVENING NEX r. March chit. at B o'clock. Subject—"RECOLLECTIONS AND IMPRESSIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN." illustrated to Poetry and Prose. Reserved Seats. Pirouette. Pirouette Circle and Bal cony. One Dollar.. AU other parts of the house. 50 cents. To be had at TRUMPLEB' S, 92d Chestnut street. inl.9 tmbeine . • OW The Directors of the Fourth National Bank, Philadelphia, With the sanction of CILAB. CALLENDER. EEO , . the Special &teat of the Comptroller of the Currency. hereby iiTO notice that the beatneee of the Bank will be Reamed on Wednesday,. Marsh 10th, with a UM capital of 8200000 paid in. Am H. RASSIN, Cashier. M* an 6, 113131 s i r APPRENTICES' LIBRARY COMPANY.—THE Annual Meeting of this Company will_be held at the Library B. W. corner of ARCH and FIFTEI atreets, 'on THIRD bAY (roetiday) EVENING NEXT. the 9th inst., at 8 o'clock. The Annual Report will be read and an election for Managers held. A general attendance is requested, to pee the new ar rangement% &c., which are now very handsome and con ventent. TIIOI3. RIDGWAY. Secretary. Third month (March), 1849. mhb Map* sir PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD OFFICE OF GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT. LW. 13CGMARKET STREET. Pintantaxnu, March 4.1814. r °TICE. The rates for the trarrapvtation of Coal to take effect Ma rch 15 1 1869 . can be obtained upon application at the office. 8. B. KINGS EON, General Freight Agent. mlaMl.Mrp u 414 . FOR 8 J.RMIGIeVALLEY R. R. 00.'8 00- BLx Per . o x . rv ety. Aldo — Pennsylvania end New York it ewe Co.'e Seven Per Cent. Siortmige Benda ! , g Ire od tie) Lehigh Valley Rail road Lemony: _,_ THE LEHIGH VALLEY lAD BONDS, SUBJECT CO TAX. EN.OH.MiGED FOR NEW ISSUE FREE FROM. TAX. , OITART.PB O. LONGBTRETH. mts4 let§ rp ! Treasurer. tsar THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE Young people's Aseoelatton: of the Tabernacle 3aptist Charon,. Eighteenth and Chestnut streets. be ield ESDaI. EVENING, Hanel 9. T .D. ,auder , I? on. D. 11.. of New ircrtk, deliver an address.. Sub. set 'tiucoess." mhtl.2t• taw. UITY TREASURES'S OFFICE. Marcb 8.1889. City Warrants iv:teaming to 14,000 paid on presentation nterest oeasingtrom this date. It 4 -' 'JOSEPH N. PEISSOIh City Trea•nrer. ;91: • • J J • I - Weal college will be held at Concert Hall.on THURS.. JAY next, March U, at 12 o'clock. Valedictory by Dr. I. B. Wilson, Protector of Surgery. Public are respect. oily invited. mbil-e.m,watrp• VF ourtht°,,ga N lMlL N 4 7,fig .7.9I NS AYMEN. the leading announced for .AlllB EVENING has been un• voldably postponed fora few days. It• 'hoe- FOR THE GREAT' MURDOCEVENTERTAIN •••• ment at RoIITICULTURAL HALL. THIB EVENING. :very ticket securer a seat—only 50 conic it. IerWEST SPRUCE STREET CHURCII, SEVEN . teenth arui Spruce streets.—There will be special arvices io the lecture-room every evening this week. omen this evening by Rev. T. M. Cunningham, D. D. .11 are invited. It. LIWARD BPTPAL. N 0 18 43.4 AND 15d) mbardetroo Disport ary De ent.---Idedt al treatment end i ldleine tarnish tnitonitY to oe poor. —Freppel, the French theologian, who was re ently summoned to Rome for the purpose of as- Jsting the Cardinals in preparing certain papers 3 be laid before the future Connell of the Catho ,c Church. related recently to some of his friends ,ae following anecdote. He said that every aturday, at the close of his lecture on theology, ..0 received a note reading as follows: "All that "ou have said to-day is not the Teal question at . 1 1sue; explain to us rather why the Bible says liat God created the sun two days after he reeled light." Those notes were always mitten by the same person awl in the same ords. • . . • •, . . . . . - ._ •• - , , , ~. , . , „. . . . . . . .• . . ~ , x t. . • . ~. .. .. ... . .• • - '` ` ` 4 0 - --•' ' ' ' ` - ' '-• ' ' elitill'l":'' . ' - 7 • • ',.'. !?".;.. , • •••' , .'•:: . C : ' :- .. - 1. - ... •' • - ' •••• ••• •-•' ••'• • •'••• '•••''''• , . . _ . ... . . __ ~ • .. • . . . . .... ....., _. . . ~ .. • . . . ~., • • • • .., . .. .. _ x. ... . .. ~.... • • . :- -c• •'-• ?"..-. •,-. . . . _ ... ~.. • •- • -' ' - yg,• ', ' '• • . • ' • c 17 . , ••,., c •-'•' 'Ol .. •••'..c - ;- • ,•' ,• --. .' . . ...... . ~ . ~ ~ . . . . . ~ , . . . ..... .t .' •• . 1 ',.. '".' •: . , !; , C :•., ..: ~-,...: •,•-:. :•..: . • :. . ,•,. „. _ .. .. . . .., ••. . . ... , . • . ~ .. . .. -,•„.,• 7 , . . ' . c .., , . .. •',,' ' • . .... .. . - . • .• , • 1 . . ' ' ', ... • . -:', . ' .. , ..., ... . ~ , . , •,.. .'. • ; .' "" . , ..• .1 . e. , , , . . • . .., • . • „ . e. .• • . . , ~ . . - .. ~. .. ~,. . ~ ' , . :. : „ .. , , '. , ~•• . . . .. 1 ~ - • . . • . , ~ . I , . ' ~, . , , .1 , , , • . I '• , -.. ' • ' .• . -. ' i V •• ~ .! '.., - ..' 1 ' , . . ,0' . ~,,, , . ~,.,• .' 4. • , ' ' ' . •'...'. mbß etrvi DISASTER& THE GICEAV omomm winz. Four Men Burned to Death. The Chicago pupae contain the following par tici:dare of the great, calamity of Friday night last : During last fall and winter this city suffered ex traordinary immunity from fire. The firemen a • insurance companies have, respectively, ht' leisure and enjoyed pecuniary profit. All we• however, of opinion ! --basing their expectation on experiences of fore:ter times when like Immunity had existed—that sooner or later a visitation awaited the city. Their forebodings were realized last night and this morning, and to a degree al most appalling. The night of the sth of March, 1869, will be classed among those so memorable for catas trophe which have preceded In the history of this city. Bide by side with the record of tan great Lake street fire of 1857, in which so many mem bers of our brave Fire Department lost their liven, and the South Water street calamity of the night of May 3, 1867, when three. firemen were slain and three others were injured for lite while in the performance of their duty, will be written the record of the great disaster of , last evening, which narrates the death of four brave men, and the destruction of tens of thousands of dollars in property. About half-past six o'clock an alarm sounded from box 278, corner of Canal and West Madison streets, and it was soon discovered that flames bad broken out in Wisdom (lc Lee's great planing mill, occupying Nos. 41, 43, 95 and 47 Canal street. At the same time the alarm was sounded the wind was raging almost to the extent of a hurricane, while the air was filled with drifting EDOSS , and sleet. The firemen hastened to the scene, and by the time they reached it the flames bad gained great headway, and were spreading with terrible rapidity all over the structure. The larger portion of the structure was stored with the most combustible of material, there being beside the regular stock, an unusually large quantity of pine shaviegs strewed under the benches of the apartments °caroled by Wis dom A; Lee and . William Phillips. The strong wind that prevailed was also another thing that a°f lied seriously against those who were striv ing to subdue the confl4grailon, and for a time it was feared that the burning building would not Only be destroyed, but that many of the adjacent strnctures would also suffer. • The roof was believed to be still sate, and ac cordingly. at a few minutes past 7 o'clock, five men mounted to it by ladders. The names of eLese heroes were Charles Miller and Peter Mo riarty, of Rook and Ladder Company No. 1, and Thomas O'Brien, Charles Willits and George rgb, of the A. C. Coventry Engine. THE TERRIBLR CATASTROPHIC. Miller Dna Moriarty were armed with axes, cith which they at once began to cut holes through the roof for the pipes of the firemen. The other three men dragged the long sinuous LA( st... after them anti anxiously awaited the finale of the labors of the men with the axes. Bud seiv, with a fearful crash, the entire roof gave way, and the five men disappeared from the hor rified spectators A moment after a man was dis covered clinging to one of the wires of the West ern Union 'Telegraph Company, that stretched across the building. From here ho was seen to work his way slowly toward the southwest corner of the blazing structure. A ladder was quickly run up. and he was itamediately_reseued from his frighoully perilous situation. He proved to be a Frenchman, Miller, of the Rook-and-Ladder. A CAT HOE lIIMP. A few moments after Miller wait rescued, a voice was beard apparently proceeding from the boutb end of the third story of the fast oon •uming edifice. The word "Help" was vocife rited three times, growing weaker on each , Ce9f4013. A ladder was immediately put up, Jn d men were detailed to smash away the iron butters that covered the windows on that portion of the building. But before this could be effecttd, the flames and smoke had gained such a headway that it was impossible to discover anything, and as the floor was entirely burned away, it was evident that the person from whom the cry proceeded must have perished from Eire or suffocation. He probably had escaped from destruction by the falling of the roof, only to suffer a lingering, hor rible death by the flames or strangling. Re must cave been so injured that he could not have crawled to the window, and before any succor could be afforded,4l9 doubtless. was again pre cipitated into the blazing rules beneath, only to onet a death all the more terrible for a mo mentary hope of safety. _ LOS8:017 PII.OrIIECTY. The total lose willreach about 940,000. The building was occupied conjointly by Spalding Brothers. manufacturers of patent saw teeth;. William Phillips, last maker Pollard & Davis, machinists; dealer, and by Wisdom & Lee as a planing-milL The following is the list of insurance held by the latter firm: Home, New Haven $ 1.000 Republic . 1,000 Mutual Security 1,000 Firemen's.... 1,000 Illinois Mutual 1,000 Firemen's,on machinery . 1,000 National, on stock 2,000 Manhattan. Now York 1,500 Security, New York 2,000 Enterprise, Cincinnati 1,000 Illinois Mutual, on stock 1,000 Springfield ... 1,000 Germania, on stock. 1,000 North American.... 1,500 Hope, of Providence 1,000 Republic, Washington 1,000 United States 1,000 Narragansett. 1,000 Firemen's, on machinery 1,000 Total $22,000 Mr. Spaulding's lose is about $6,000, Insurance, $5,000; Mr. Wllkohelsky, lose, $2,000, insurance, $l.OOO, and Mr. Phillips, lose, $2,000, Insurance, $l,OOO. During the night there were no less than ten other alarms. T Jit PITTSBURGH BROWNING CALA IT T. Later Important Particular.. The following additional particulars relative to the unfortunate occurrence on the Monongahela river, between Morgantown and Geneva, we clip from the Waynesburg Messenger of the 3d inst.: "On Friday night, the 19th ult., Mr. Johnson, living at the month of Dunkard, in this county, heard some persona passing down the river in a skiff. One of them asked 'What stream is that?' and another answered 'That is Dunkard creek.' A short distance below this point is the rime in the river, with a schnte about the middle of the stream. In the middle of this schute is an ugly snag, which it is now believed, beyond doubt, upset the fated skiff and throw the doomed men Into the water. A Mrs. Thompson, living on the hill opposite the above-named snag, was on the porch and heard the voices of several men apparently in distress, in the direc tion of the point where the accident is supposed to have occurred. Her husband was from home, and she started to go to the aid of the sufferers, but her little boy told her not to go,aa it was only some drunken fellows, wanting to fool or scare the people in the neighborhood. The number of voices. seemed to hrow less. Another lady, Mrs. Chisler, living alf a mile further down, (who was also alone,) , asserts that she heard splashing in the water, and the voices of two persons, as they seemed to be passing slowly down the stream, evidently in great terror or distress; one "of these voices seemed feeblebr exhausted, while the other was strong and encouraging, as if a young, strong man were striving to aid an aged and feeble ono. It is now supposed that these two persons were still clinging to the upturned skiff" as it floated PHILALDELPt A, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1869. down the current. After they had passed the residence of the listener a few hundred yards all became still, and nothing more was heard from the unfortunate men." rs) D 7 : 31 41.4r.i I THE •"ALAIWI&' FIZZLE Jfirigllsh Opinion of Mt, The London Spectator is not surprised that the committee of the United States Senate on Foreign Relations haVe almost unanimously rejected the Alabama Convention, but it is sorry." Mr. Rev erdy Johnson, whether he knows it or not, has beep working hard to obtain this result ever since he began his jocular progress through Great Britain, and devoted himself to telling Englishmen how dearly the Americans love us, when they wish us tel feel painfully their reserve and displeasure. The Convention, indeed, began badly, inasmuch as it originated with a very un popular President, who was believed to sympa thize with the South, and, therefore, not to bear much grudge against England for her Southens proclivities. The. objection believed to be felt to the Convention by the President-elect was another weight in the scale against IL Still, the American Senate has not been wise. Mr. Seward has practically obtained a decided conces- Mon !romans—a reasonable concession Specta tar holds—and unless the Senate mean war— which they don't—they will not easily get as much again. An attitude of dignified displeasure is all very well; but a diplomatic success and a fair chance of large damages are much better. America can't sulk forever, however naughty England mitt have been; and sulking, when It is MI on one aide, is not a very remunerative busi ness. BOMB. Austria-The Papal Prussia and Forces. "The Prussian officials here," says a Roman correspondent in a letter of the 14th of February, "are talking of an approaching war with Austria, and the struggle maybe said to have begun-at the Vatican, whore Baron d'Arnim uses every effort 'o defeat the negotiations of Count de Trautt mansdorff. In this design he is zealously sup ported by M. de Walonieff, the envoy of Russia, and even by the ambassador of France, that Power desiring that the Holy See shall have no other ally but herself. Count de Trauttmans doff, however, is energetically aided by the Min ister of Bavaria. . _ The outrages committed in the street by Pon tifical soldiers have at length been noticed by the Minister of War, and a circular to chiefs of corps vnjoirs that steps should be taken to prevent ,ich disorders. At the same time the Minister has adopted a measure which, when carried into ..xecrition, must increase the risk of collision be careen the population and soldiery. He has de cidtd to reorganize the Urban Guard, increasing it by a fourth battalion, so that the corps will JJ tt mbe r 800 young men. These are to be officered only by Roman nobles of the most ultra-clerical -tamp, and their names might be anticipated from ;he number already appointed, which includes Doke Salviatl, Prince Aldobrandini, Prince Lan celletti, and Marquis Patrizi." SPAIN. ively Prospects in the Cortes— thances or the Prince DI isragaaxa as Kiang of Spain. ki.totun, Feb. le, 1869.—The Cortes has not yetcompleted Its permanent organization. It is bull passing upon cases of contested elections, and the debates are growittg rather warm. The cpublicans are beginning to hold up and exlti else severely the acts of the provisional govern ment, and it is clear that we are to have an abtin ,tance of lively and spirited debates. The govern ment is consolidating the various "liberal" forces (as they call every phase of political opinion that is in any way reactionary), and we shall ~non have the monarchical question np for de cision. The republicans present a solid phalanx of sixty or seventy members, which is not to be despised even by the vain provisional govern ment, as It will discover. There is an unusual amount just now of Intrigue, wireepulllng,nndsr giound operations of all kinds and venality in political circles. Like a gambler who has lost ceavily but striving to recover his losses, Ylontpensier spending his money with a lavish hand. It is asserted that his friends are uow engaged in buying up the members of the Cortes, and that they feel confident of success. There can be but little question that Montpensier is making decided headway in his candidature. The press is becoming more unanimous for him, out their power's really very littie,and will affect ,he result bate trifle. The Prim-Sagosta combi nation is now said to be Dom Louis, present King of Portugal, as King of Spain, and Dom Fernando as regent of the youthful prince of the House of Braganza. now about four )eara old. This 'would bring Italy and Spain - loser together, because the Queen of Portugal is the daughter of Victor Emmanuel of Italy. In many respects it has elements of strength; but it is doubted whether it can be brought about just nOW, as Prim finds he has not the strength in the Cortes that he anticipated, as proved by the ire mendous and ignominious defeat of his co worker, Don Senor Sebastian Olosaga, for Pre sident of the Cortes. The question will be up in a lew days, it is thought, and then both sides will develop their strength, so that we can pretty -utely ascertain POLITICAL. Cabinet News in Washington. The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune says : No spirit of captiousness or ill-feeling towards Mr. Stewart is expressed, but members seem ad verse to establishing a precedent so dangerou s and, apparently, so unnecessary. President Grant, on the other hand, has sought advice, and shows no signs of obstinacy, or over-desire to push the matter when so much opposition is :manifest. Some of the most prominent Congress men have been advising with him, and to-morrow a new turn of affairs, which will free from em barrassment all concerned, will probably take place. It is understood that Mr. Stewart, fully appreciating the peculiar situation in which be has been placed, will to-morrow formally offer his resignation of the port folio of the Treasury,thne iblieving all concerned from the embarrassing and delicate position in which , the force of circumstances had placed them. Gov. Bontwell will be offered the Tree ury DepartMent, and be will undoubtedly ac cept. This turn of affairs has been communi cated to Judge Hoar, and it is expected that he, u u,will tender his resignation to President Grant 10-morrow, and the Attorney-Generalship will !hen be offered to Judge Plerrepont, of New York. The President will to-morrow send to the Senate a message withdrawing his message of Baturday, and will at the same time send in the new nominations referred to above. An error in these despatches in Saturday's paper made it appear that Mr. Bontwell had been offered the appointment of Secretary of the Trea sury by Gen. Grant, and that he had declined it. The Secretaryship of the Interior was the posi tion which Gov. Boutwell declined. Your cor respondent is now enabled to state that Mr. George H. Stuart, of Philadelphia, was tendered the Treasury Department, but declinrd on ac count of ill-health. The declination of these two gentlemen necessitated a change In the Cabinet at the last moment, and hence the substitution of the names of Alexander T. Stewart and Jedge Hoar for those above named. Attorney-General 'goitre [From the Bosfon Evening Transcript, March 6.1 Judge Hoar is the third Attorntiy-Genoral from Massachusetts. Levi'Lincoin (father of the Gov erner) served in Jefferson's Cabinet during his first term, and Caleb Cushing was Attorney-Gen-- mai through the Presidency of Franklin Pierce. OUR WHOLE COUNTRY. Theophtins Parsons_was Invited to the position by John Adams, but declined. ' Judge Boar is sitting among his imsOchtes:on the Supreme Bench In this city to-day, quietly listening to the arguments of counsel in civil cases befote that tribunal. Congratulations from tflarylo.nd. The Baltimore American says: pbortly after bin appointment became known his rooms at Willard's Hotel were crowded by his personal and pollticll friends, who congratulated' him upon his appointment., Prominent members of Congress from all sections of the country crowded his rooms, and expressed their gratifica tion at Mr. Creswell's success. During the after noon and evening be was the recipient of a large number of telegrams from prominent Republicans of Maryland and elsewhere. Singular to say, the Democratic Governor of Maryland also expressed, by telegraph, his pleasure at Mr. Creswell a nomi nation in the following despatch: "Savers OF MAIIYLAND, EXECUTIVE DISPAIIT MENT, ANNAPOLIS, March 5, 1869.—d0n. J. A. J. Creswell, Postmaster-General, Washington, D. G.- 1 am glad, that President Grant has taken a rep resentative In his Cabinet from Maryland, and I congreftulate you upon being his choice. • - "Gong BOWIE." To this despatch Mr. Creswell replied is fol lOWS: • "I: gratefully acknowledge your, coagr tale- Bona Tbpidndttess manifested by your de patch offer& me much pleasure. "J. A. J. Onus ELL." 'DeMairratte Stampede la midmost'. The Democratic members of the Indiana Leghi laturtvon the 4th inst.. resigned in a body, leav ing only one or two Democratic representatives in each ,Ifoute, and each House without a quo pm. The reason assigned for this revolutionary aim disgraceful proceeding was to prevent a vote being taken on the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, a very :Democratic reason, no doubt, but still one which will hardly commend itself io the .calm judgment of citizens Who regard this as a country of laws ; a country where the larger number of voters are supposed to control legislation. These bolters, in their efforts to de feat a jinn measure for the establishment of the equality of all citizens before the latV, interrupt seriously the necessary legislation of the State of Indiana. Nearly all the important bills of the session had been matured, bat none of them passed into laws. None of the appropriation nine had been passed. So these model Demo crats in their hatred of equality of rights (real Democracy) are willing to sacrifice all the inter ests of the State, and leave the Insane, deaf and dumb,and other benevolent asylums, as well as the public schools. without support. As no appro priation has been made for the payment of the otate debt, the disgrace of repudiation is involved in this proceeding, rie far as these recusants are concerned. But It is quite possible that they may all come to grief. Gov. Baker has already issued writs of election for all the districts made vacant by this bolt, which election is to take place on the 23d inst. We shall be disappointed if as many Democrats are returned from those districts as deserted their posts of duty at Indianapolis on Thursday last. A special session of the Legisla ture will be called to meet early in April next. A 'Wonsan Brutally tElnrdered—The In vestigation, Commenced the puma Burderer in Custody. The e 4 . -. Y. Tribune says : For over four years past John Hilbert, a Ger man scavenger, has occupied a miserable tumble down shanty in Sixty-sixth street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues. Hilbert occasionally drank to excess. Two years ago his wife died, and soon afterward a woman named Eliza Callahan came to his home and of letated as housekeeper. The woman was of very intemperate habits, and often when Hilbert returned home, he would find her lying intoxicated on the floor. For the past few weeks her conduct' has been even worse than usual, and as a consequence quarrels between her sad Hilbert have been. of frequent occurrence. On Saturday night Eliza was seen by some of the neighbors in an intoxicated condition, end it was ascertained that she returned home about 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Soon after five o'clock, on Sunday morning. Mr. Martin Meh Was called by Joseph, a young son of John Hilbert, who said that Eliza was dead. On entering. the shanty Mr. Men found the woman lying on the floor dead. Hilbert was in the room at this time, but volunteered no statement as 10 the cause, of the woman's death. On examining the body it was evident to Mr. Meh, from the wounds and contusions on the head, face, and body, that she had come to her death from the efie.et et violence, and accordingly he went and informed Patrolman Rooney of the Thin) -first Precinct of the occurrence. The offi cer accompanied 3feh to the shanty, and arrested Hilbert on suspicion 'of having murdered his paramour. The son of the accused was also taken into custody as a witness, he having admitted that be had passed the night in the shanty, and must, therefore, have been cognizant of the affray. There was a quantity of blood on the door. A heavy stick, about threefeet in length,a heavy glass bottle and a broken broom were found near the body. All these articles were covered with blood. The coal of Hilbert, with the collar besmeared with blood, was found con cealed near the shanty. The interior of the hovel presented all the evidences of a desperate struggle, notwithstanding which the neighbors say they beard no unusual sound, nor any evidence of an affray. The accused volunteered no explanation with reference to the affair. The Tragedy at Quebec—A Lieutenant snot at a !Mating Rink. [From the Top:nate Leader.) (Immo, Wednesday, March B.—An officer of the 53d regiment was shot while skating here to night. Just at dusk, when a number of our lady and gentlemen citizens were enjoying themselves in the art of Awing in the fashionable skating rink on Lewis street, a most horrible tragedy was committed iu their presence—that of the shooting of one of Her Majesty's officers of the 58d regiment, named Whittaker, by the son of a very respectable and highly esteemed citizen, Mr. B. J. Chaloner, Whittaker, in company with Dr. Eledley, of the same regiment, left the nressing-room, withtheir Fk a tee on, to skate on the rink. The distance is about three yards. As soon as Whlttakeir, who first reached the edge of the rink, was met by Uhaloner, a young Man, the latter drest a revolver from his pocket in a cool and deteimined man ner, and shot Whlttaker.twice in the head. The first ball went clear past the bridge of his nose, but the second entered his skull, causing Whittaker to give way under his feet and fall down. All was the work of an instant. The lathes and gentlemen screamed amid the horrible set ne. Whittaker was taken into the adjoining room, and Dr. Itiareden called in, who pronounced the wound mortal. No hope is entertained of his recovery. Judge Dotted has tried to take his declaration, but ho is unconscious. Chaloner has given himself up to the authorities. Whittaker is accused of having seduced the daughter of a highly respectable citizen, which has, we believe, been the cause of this rascality. He is also accused of having brought trouble, affliction and sorrow to the door of another re spectable ramify In London, Ontario, by the same weans. The afflicted father In this case me to Quebec but a few weeks ago, to release his daugh ter from q life of Infamy. Whittaker was to'have been arrested by the pollee authorities to-day for his scandalous conduct; but through some delay the warrant was held over by order of the Court till to-morrow. It is now declared a fact that the ptleotter's sister matlys deposition before the Judge of Bed . CRIME. WEAGEDY IN NEW TORE. alone, the day previous to the'oe6urrenee. charg ing _Whittaker with hutting taken improper liber ties with her person while she was in a state of partial insensibility from chloroform, adminis lend by Whittaker on a pocket handkerchief. In Attgrtst, last. it is rumored that Whittaker promised marriage, and made an , appointment with the young lady to meet at A clergyman's house. The marriage did not take place then, owing to the absenso of Father Presence.. Whit taker told his brother officers that he Inended to marry, the girl; but they advised him not to do eo. The whole regiment is deno'uneed here for their immorality. The citizens generally are indignant against the Fifty-third,,and hope or ders will seed arrive, ordering their departure from Quebec. (Intoner is a lad of about 17 years of age, not more than four feet six inches in height, and has always been considered a manly and Independent little fellow. Crime in San Francisco• (From the San Francisco Alra, Feb. 13.3 Burglaries and highway robberies have become almost as frequent as in the "high old times" o 1850 and 1851.'1t is not unusual to have a hal dozen cases reported in a single night, but for all that, we rarely hear of an arrest and never of ex emplary punishment following conviction. The pollee appear to be either incapable or unable to afford that protection which our citizens have a right to demand as an equivalent for the taxes which they pay. If this state of things continues much longer, some movements must be made for the suppression of these crimes. It Is not the habit of Ban Francisco to put up with this plum? dering and robbing forever. ABSVSEDIEFIITS. —Shakespeare Is to have another chance at the Arch -street Theatre this evening, 'When Much Ado About Nothing will be produced. We had rather Mrs. Drew would produce Winter's Tale or The Tempest or As You Like It, because these dramas have not been given as frequently of late as Much Ado; but Mrs. Drew plays "Beatrice" with charming spirit and intelligence, and it Is quite natural and pardonable that she should wish to shine in it once more. •The cast for this evening includes Mr. Barton Hill as 'Benedict," Mr. Mackey as "Dogberry," Mr. Craig as "Ver ges," Mr: Everly as 'Don Pedro," Mr. James as - Claudius," and, nut least by any means, Miss Price as "Hero." New scenery of a very beau tiful character will be used as the setting for this jewel of a play, and that energetic worship per of Bt. Cecilia,Mr. Dodworth, will swing his ',Won to the rhytm of some excellent music. —The French comic opera troupe have gone, and taken away with them between ten and twelve thousand dollars of Quaker City cash. They be gin a mason in Baltimore to-night. Next month Gran is to be here, with his humorous Gauls, and two or three of Ofienbach's operas which have not been produced in this city, and which we could do very well without, considering their reputation for uncleanness. In the meantime,we do not hear of the approach of any company that confines itself to legitimate opera. There is a rumor that Max Maretzek will be along in a few weeks with his assortment of dilapidated and second-rate singers, but these are a poor substi tute for first-class Italian and German opera singers who should warble on the Academy stage. Perhaps we shall be in a position to demand the presence of Nilsson, Tietjens and Murska. when the number of ,people who are sick of French filth and farce is increased by surfeit. --Barney Williams and his graceful consort crowded the Walnut Street Theatre every night last week, with The Emerald /Wag; and as not more than half the theatre-goers in the city have seen the play, it is possible that the attendance will be equally large during the next six nights. There will be a matinee on Saturday afternoon, and during the performance each lady - will be presented with en emerald ring—value not given. —Pretty Miss Gallon has flown to Chicago, where we hope ehe will win as great popularity as she had here. It would have been ungracious to say so while she was here, but the truth is, Mies Gallon's fortunes are being ruined by her relations. They all seem to be ambitions to shine upon the stage, and Miss Susan permits them to indulge the weakness at the expense of her 'suc cess. She is the only member of the family who bee any dramatic and musical talent. and when she convinces her relatives of the fact, retires them on a pension, and joins a first-rate troupe of artists, her fortune will be made. ThLs eve ning, at the Chesinut—of which she is still the lessee—`•a sensational dramatic company" will appear in The Bidden Band. —On Tuesday evening of next week . Messrs. Hess 6r. Co., of Chicago, will open at the Chest nut Street Theatre with a burtesqe company, in the extravaganza, 7'he Field of the Cloth of Gold. This troupe has won considerable reputation in Chicago. It contains a number of actors of dome celebrity, and as they will be supported by anti:n un:nee quantity of well-trained supes, dressed in gorgeous manner and backed by magnificent sce nery, we may expect quite an attractive enter tainment. —The Theatre Consigns will be reopened this evening by Mr. John Donnelly with the famous troupe of Japanese jugglers, acrobats and throw ers of flip-flaps. This is the only genuine com pany. It contains that garrulous Oriental who comes down to the footlights and cracks two bones together while he informs the audience confidentially what marvelous things are about to Le done. It numbers among its members that agile young Bawler who has completely mas tered two words in the dictionary—" All Right;" and, besides, that sinewy parent who balances his entire family upon a pole, and kicks a pork tub around on his toes, there are the two mu sicians who play expressively on one-stringed lutes without their notes. The entertainment this evening will be varied, and, moreover, so strictly respectable, that even people who abhor theatrical exhibitions may attend it without pre sent scruple or subsequent remorse. —The American Theatre announces a various entertainment, upon which the curtain will not descend until it is time to go home. —At Concert Hall thia eve lag, "The Arabian Night's Entertainive will be given in fifty tableaux, to tha with singing, humorous imi tations, a a variety of other things. Presents will b istribated to the audience. .41r. James Pilgrim will have a benefit in the Academy of Mode this afternoon and evening. An attractive programme is offered, and several first-rate artiste will appear. —On Monday evening next Mlle. Janarischek, the famous German actress, will begin a season of six nights at the Academy of Music, with. Mario Stuart; on Tuesday Catharine' the Second, and on Wednesday ./Iforianna. On Thursday the sale of seats will begin at Wittig's, on Chestnut st., and at the Academy. —The third grardreorteert of the Philharmonic Society will be given in the Academy of Music on Saturday evening next. There will be a large chorus present from the Young hfaennerchor Society, and an immense orchestra under the direction of Mr. W. Gi Dietrich. The last public rehearsal for this concert will be given in Horti cultural Hall, on Friday afternoon next at 3 o'clock. —On Wednesday, the 24th inst. the Hess chil dren, who appeared at the Sentz-Hassler matinde a week or two ago, will give a concert in Concert Hall. JABLES E. MIIRDOOII.-Mr. Murdoch's reading, announced for this evening, is unavoidably post poned, in consequence of the severe illnces of Mr. Murdoch, in Washington. From • the same cause, the lecture at the Academy of Music, ad vertised for to-morrow evening, will be post poned. The tickets for both evenings will re main good, and duo notice will be given of Mr. Murdoch's Will meat of these engagements. —One of the soldiers who shot Marshal Noy, In 1815, died on the first of January, 180, at the ad vanced ago, of, ninety-two years, 'lit the poor house of the citrof Mets. F. I. FRIIihRSTON. PRICE THREE CENT; , FACTS AHD JIWIFIC9II, —An East Indian clergyman proposes*, 'Cid, up the surplices worn by his choir boyeforebira to begiven to poor children. Sensible Min thitt. -- -The presiding burgomaster of the free eitsr Hamburg was, in hie youth, a dry.goodexierk ; a Philadelphia store. —Robert Flondin, the famonsFrench magician, has lost his whole fortune at the Paris Hoarse.;: He make,s a living now by literary labor. , • —The eldest son of the Prince of Wales bent the most striking resemblance to his grandfatlter,-', the King of Denmark. —An English Judge. Baron Alderson, on being asked to give his opinion as to the proper lerigithl of a sermon, replied : "Twenty minute; with 8. leaning to the side of mercy." —Here b a concise but hopeful love-letter is written by a Colorado miner:"Cavan years rather long to kort a gal, but 'He have you ylt o : Cate." —Madame Vauges, the leading huckster, - woman' of the Parisian market-halls, La Reuse' des Halles , as she Is called, is worth half a million francs, buti is to, be found all day at herstalle," selling turnips and cabbage-heads. , —Of three applicants for the Post-oflice Dubuque, one , claims it because his wife is &- cousin of Grant, another says he can , "go ' hint two nieces better;" and the third wants it because he is a tanner. —A Southern paper is opposed to the ;,educa tion of women as surgeons. It says that sup pose one were put under the influence of ehloro?: form by such a doctor, "What is to, pre Vent the , woman from klasinz you ?") • • ' . _ . —A California restaurant keeper abtuallyie.. funded a boarder a dollar at the end of s a week; on the ground that "the board furnished was 'not. worth the sum paid." The example isrnOtlikehr to prove contagions. —Col. Czabad, who has published in Vans "and Vienna a "Life of General Grant," relates in it tt, number of anecdotes which were formerly'told:' of old General Scott, and of which ho makes Gen. Grant the hero. —The King of Wurtemburg, brother-fu-law the Emperor Alexander IL of Russia ' it is said,' has secretly turned Catholic, and this is said to'ber the reason why his Queen, Olga, who is a very ardent member of the Greek Church, has lately been estranged from him. • —They have in Wisconsin what are called "hard times parties." The invitations are , written on brown paper, and request the guests to, dread in their old clothes. Bean soup, crackers and dried hitrings constitute the refreshments, with, "cambric tea" and water to wash them down. The guests' walk home. —The late eminent English astronomer, Sir James Smith, made an eccentric bequest. Be' left a pocket chronometer each to the Earls or Shaftesbury and Bosse, in the fullest confldenCA that they will carry them in the place where ;her (the deceased) was in the habit of cartying hiss; • •namely, in the pantaloon pocket, properly irk called." —The editor of the Episcopal Church organ at Chicago, says: "Under no circumstances are these: columns open to discuss any ollicialsct of any, Bishop in the Church, or any expression of opin ion which a Bishop makes, or any advice which, he gives. As Bishop, he is utterly above , any , judgment of ours, or any other man's.", —lt has recently been advertised that Alextuk; ander von Humboldt died very poor. He unable to make good his bank account at Men delssohn's, which be bad considerably lover= drawn. 818 publishers, the Cottas at Stuttgart ; had turned. his well-known generosity to account, and paid him a comparatively trifling copyright for his "Cosmos," and other works. —He never told his Cabinet, But let grim silence, like a corn r•the foot, --- ' Torture their anxious souls; he smiled in thought; And with a rare and prudent understanding (of the situation), • He sat like a fellow holding four kings and ta ace, Calm and serene —The London Weekly Despatch concludes'a vare critique on•Semmes's book on his crulaings ict the Sumter and the Alabama, as follows -`f the 'Adventures' of 'Admiral' Semmes are now a mere tissue of boastfal and repulsive - stories of robbery and violence, spiced with some personal. peril, over which humanity and a cosmopolitan spirit would gladly draw a veil." • —Father Claret's theft of the valuables of the chapel of the Escurial is defended in the follow tug, naive 'manner by M. Veuillot in the Ultra montane Universe :—"lt is true that the Rev. Father Claret has taken with him from Spain certain very precious objects; but not only did he give a receipt for thsm, but he took them litC order to prevent thieves from stealing thine. —Since is the place where the traveler either loses or gain§ one day in , the week. A person going eastwardly around the world,gaina the day which is lost by the one who goes to the west, and Silks is the point at which the two reckon ings moot. The Russians who have Journeyed toward it eastward through Siberia celebrate their accustomed Sabbath, while the Californian, ~wiita has reached it by a westward journey across America, finds the shops shut and business aim*: pended on his Saturday. —There has been an open rupture between'thei King of Bavaria and his termer favorite, Etchard Wagner. A number of letters, abounding with bitter recriminations, have passed between these two distinguished men, and Hans Von Bulow, Wagner's most intimate fiend, has also been no tified that his services as leader of the royal or chestra would henceforth be dispensed with. Hans von Bulow is the teacher of gigs 411 do Topp, the pianist. • —This is how an alderman epistolarizes in St. Paul: "To the editor of the Pioneer in the issue of the St Paul press Wednesday the 24 thatlina accused of being the Cause of breaking Down Hose Cart No 1 And further accused for giwiint too false alarms which I deny and the. man that utters such words is a liar and the truth is not in him To the Proprietor of the St Paul Press should like to Ask a favor that is to keep your Calf Mouth shut till l drop him a Nubbin. "S C Madden" —The Emperor of Austria is said to have me ney by the arrangement which he made with the King of Belgium, in regard, to the financial effairs of his brother Maximilian. The Belgian ConrS is much displeased with the order which Francis Joseph has given that all of.the books,&e:, of the late Emperor of Mexico, shall be sold. Mann at these books contain the autograph of poor Car lotta, and these will be purchased by the agents of the King of Belgium at any cost. —Edward Labonlaye says that he receives al most every day .now and touching proofs of the attachment which Americans entertain towards him. When, in 1864, ha mentioned one-of his lectures on •the constitutional, history of the United States, which was semi after translated into English, the fact that be had never yet seen a copy of the Police Laws of Connecticut, he re ceived, in the course of the next six mouths,frout various Parties in the United States nearly fifty copies of the volume in question, all of` them ao companied by letters expressing the kindeat t , OK feelicga towards him. • , --The Queen of Belgium is a handsome Woman, with a very regular, though Slightly too- fleabY face. a elOail , mouth, beautiful teeth. a very dear complexion, and luxuriant hair. Her bands' are my small, but she possesses much pliValtied strength.. Her countenance bears a very , strong resemblance to, her ill-fated cousin and brother , : in-law, the tato Emperor Maximilian: • Her char racier is very energetic, and her husband, the King, is believed to be only. Lieutenant-Governor in tat, house. The Queen's great paisefon is riding on horseback. -She liridbti herself on , her akill in turning wild horses, and often plays; riding whip in band, in the court-yard of the palace of Lack en, with half a dozen.of her favorite homes with. out bridles and saddles, nausea them. to come to her and take pieces of bread from her hands, and acts the equerry with es much skill sareiblis.
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