GIpSON':PEACOCK . EditeM
VOLUME ,XXIII.-NO. 102
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Trantiated for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.)
THE ARREST, .or WARREN' IN
PARIS. e
'There is a devil of ail American who: has
got flint° his head—through :the :Very hole
made in the skull by±theseroent . eiriPe'-±to de-
Ar
.7 - ="i'hutrid - of thekenelfgoverumentloo,o9o frane
fbt Slim brutality With Which he waa.treated in
the terrinle nprieing of June. They put :him
in Hi eiltre, just like a rreneh citizen. He was
-kept 'there . two, three: days. That comes to
ltitr,ooo francs.: If much difficultyisinatie about
payieg, he have the bill pmented by his
anibasklor; Government refuseS, ' Murmur ,
lug: , !W by, at that price,tt hundred thou Sand,
we migla'hitre knother - 7311altiteT,7 We have
just E.lll . ipresSial one, from Motives of
economy, the Minister of State.; If we
should have to accept your Claims, our people
will ia.k• that.we shall never amend our' prodi
galities. Uoine, take the cross . of honer and
quie t ,." In America, however, they: make
tun of the cross of honor, .So we shall,JiaVe
- to pay, as the alternative of having toidethrt
United States trot herself .out„ But eh4erve;
we are net fond.' of seeing the United States
rot herself ont. When -Admiral Farraigut
ounges through. the Mediterranean, we are
worried; We shall pay. We are hicky,' bcwi' 7
ever, not tO'have put our foot in it by aeon:Sing'
Mr. Warren, the Ainerin, in question, of
liming conspired against the peace of the
country. He is capable of asking, in such a
'case, two millions indemnity,.the allowance
of Prince Xapoleon. --French- _Paper.
PENNSTLYANIA'S SOLnICERS
PIIANS.
I :"I.ee!ei f.'orre. , nencierki r .4' the PLfla.t rruina Bulletin.l
11..kettiserite, August 0, 18a1.---As .already
i it t inte t ed in my last lerter,the tirst rear, of the
pres'eut Suiterinteialent'e administration. was
devoted mainly to securing the pentonal com
fort and physical care and development, and
the second to the more thorough literary- edu
eatiou of these interesting wards of the State.
Act ordingly, while attention. was . paid to
ever yrhiug pertainieg to their general Welfare,
buildings 11111'0 been enlarged and improved,
new bedding and rfurnitnre supplied, • the
grounds ornamented and beautified, and ,the
settee' frufne.r.nade to yield better crops. Full
corps of More competent teachers and other
employ iet have •• been secared, and these have
acquired valuable experience hi teaching, go
. .
v truing and. managing the children. The
graded ci.qtrzie of study hag been put into 811C-'
cesd-181 operation, and. one year's- results aster-.
rained and recorded during the recent ex;
arninations:' The quccese met with Is such that
it is claimed for
_these institutions that .they
.
furnish, ;it tmuch less cost, as thorough and ef
,
• eel eta- educational facilities; food •-•equal in
q cherape o er and variety, and attention
to the personaleonifort and physical improve
ment Or children :Superior to our hest scheole,
Let those Who, doubt ehis visit these inStitu
titJesand see for themselves.
Tij .
therefOre; seems to be the proper time
to give special attention to the other great
measure to be successfully 'worked out in these
schools,' lint which the printery importance of
those already spoken of caused to be deferred
temporarily. .1 allude 'to the systematic in
dustrial training of the children, including the
"mechanical and , industrial instruction' cure
tettiplated in the Law, and to this COI. MC
.
Farland will devote himself with energy dur-'
ing the year commencing with° the elceie of
the present vacation.
Heretofore., much attention has been paid
to the inetrnetion of the gide in cooking;, bak
ing, washing, ironing arid other household
. duties, and in sewing and the use of sewing
- loci hi 11f-k and wean*. have-goneoutrfrom-theser
institutiens hell fitted to become
.gooillionse
-Wi CS' and dressmakers: - 'The - beys, - too;' - liave
_been instructed, but.' with Much less success,
_in farming,gardening and :other suitable em
ployments. Several institutions have met
with - considerable - suaess in one or
-more of - .these - -particulars, and the
Lincoln • Institute of Philadelphia . is
now working out a very interesting experi
ment With ltB older boys, who are - learning
trades and other business operations. It is
now intended to introduce into the industrial
management Of these institutions the same
uniformity, system and thoroughness noticed
in the other departments. „And .whu ,it is re
membered that these ehildren are of peer
parents, dePrived of ththers by , the cruel rav
ages of war, with no start in lite but their own
Labor and unaided energies, and 'that they will
have to support themeelves whenever they are
tfiecharged from: school, ,the. importance of
their proper preparation t 4).• do So by the labor
of thetr. own heads become.e painfully_ appa-,
‘V.e learn from the Superintendent that, the
plans that will be pursued,thoughnot yet fully
matured, will embrace the following •general
features • ' . • • •
1. The instruction, as now, of all girls and
boys, in the greatest variety. poesitile, of 'Muse
hold duties and faieti and garden work, - eaele
child worldng,two lours per day and changing
work each .week, in order that all may become
thmiliar With every kind of work.
2. The choice,by each girl and boy, when of
a suitable age, say fourteen years old, of a
trade or entployment,ami the execution by the
mother or guardian and child of such written
agreement as shall give. he legatright to in
denture him or her as an apprentice to the
trade or. employment chosen, This done, the
programme will be so Modified' as to allow
those so agreeing four hours in scheol and,
four ho.urs' work at, the chosen•trade or ein;
ploymerit, under a master' or instructor who
shall have 'previously given 'satisfactory evi-'
deuce of, his corepetency to instruct by bentg
examined or Otherwise.
3. Satisfacttiry arrangemente by which those'
'commencing tradee may =dime their fie-
PrenticeshiP atter, sixteen •yearsitif 'age.- until
such tradetsiliteVe'. been thoroughly mastered,
When they shall, receive a Certitidatelto that
•
It IS bellevedly this means all can be ttnight'
to -do - well, - - - whatever - work they, do, while
many , may have made: the progress required
of apprentices the first year: And, this first
year, during which the work of an 'appren
tice will scarcely ever pay'his boarding .ancl
clothes, being now passed, it, will not berlittl- -
cult to complete the. trade at theinstitiithin in
accordance With a plan 'being matured, or to
get'snitable places where this can be done'. • ' 4
In pursuance'of this plan.' the' gids can be
practically taught every household duty, and
sewing„the sewing_Tinaohines,
:making, tailoring, -&c. The boys can as -
thoroughly be taught., practical farming. and
: gardening, with dreining,' improved modes of
,garden and field .Culture, planting,Arafting
And raising fruit; 'Care of stock; &c. The•neeri"l
of ekilful, practical gardeners ,artd•farmers• is
;so great that if every one of these boys•should'
learn4liese'usefulavocatiOns they would ..find'
ready • and permanent employment tete'ke4
f , ".: :•r , 4 tj -,: . „ AEA, - ,
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• murterative wages. . But to, this will • be added
.:such mechanical trades as the means•and Mat-,
- teen of the several 'schools will warrant and
the preferences of the boys require. ;May not
these schools be made to 'aid. largely in sup-
Plying the great stud increasing dearth of
Americairfannem gardeners and Mechanics:
noes causing So much - , uneasiness among
thoughtful men? . ' . . • ' • •
our
Since the establishment of u Soldiers' Or
plines' Schools five hundred and 'sixty-six
have been discharged Oil 'age, 'as follows
1865 • • ;..,.,- - ' :- • ' • 60
48
1867...... 5 .':... ~. .. ....,:,,v.., ... . .. -,. . .... 85
December 1;1867 to June 1,1868 - . ' ' - 122
June 1, 1868, to June 1, 1869 311
The most critical period in the history of
-- these - children - of the•Connnonivealth is when
they, one by one, arrive at the age of' sixteen
years. Their discipline haft , been 'good; their
morals, since their admission to school, have
been . constantly improving; their education
`has been such as to lit them for the battles of
young life, giving their
. tbo• ftnindatien Upon
• which to erect a good stiperstructure. and that
[sound- moral . and intellectual stamina neces
sary to keep in cheek the vicio,usnes.s of temp
.
ration and evil association. , Truth and virtue
are the 'cardinal ` points taught in the
institutions '
after all; No befitting occasions
I are allowed to pass by without a well-directed
I endeavor to instil into their youthful minds
these primary guides to an -upright life. Yet
1 when a 'young, bluithing, thnid • and ac
s complished, though inexperienced, girl, physi
cally Well developed, with rosy cheeks anti
engaging nsamuns, steps over"",leer sixteenth
Jear, and stands atilt.: threshold awaiting her
final discharge, there is cause for great solici
tude and .alarm. It may bethe grand turning
point in her life. 'Much then depends
upon those who will surround her. She may not j
choose to be apprenticed, and if she does, the ,
• great difficulty lies in obtaining a fitting posi
tion for her and in selecting her associates. In
any case, the danger of her getting into vicious
company is too apparent to require; argtunent.
Then, too, her mother may be dead, and if she
be living, is she competent to. care properly
for her daught,er's moral welfare?—for it is a
lamenitable fact that .ti few are not. All these
contingencies are enough to make one's heart
ache, in the contemplation of a young,
innocent and beautiful creature just launched
almost alone upon the voyage of. life at-the
tender age of 16. ', There is in the mind's eye
of the writer a girl of. excellent education and
training, who a short time ago,ssrmluated from
one of our hest schools, and who is 110 W CH-
I gaged to a worthless :young roan, utterly un
worthy oilier affections, and with the mother's
consent. There are now on tile in the Depart
mem letters' from several women in dens of
vice in Philadelphia, deviringthe,nreseuce of
their fair daug,hters! There is
,nit instance'of
a mother wpb has made - most decided steps.
from (Mecums-, and whose. (laughter, trained
strictly in the patli of virtue, refuses to return
to her disgraced homestead: These are pain
ful facts, but cher inust be recorded, and it is.
hoped they will be provided for. What a
Avoild of serious thought there is in the ques
tion: What W4)tild have become of- these girls
had,• it not 'Jeep for our soldiers' orphans'
schools? And how ninny have, througb them,
escaped a. destruction worse than death! -
With theboys it is somewhat different, be
causethey are differently. situated. They are
naturally stouter-hearted, and can better brave
the werld. • SituationS - for them are more
easily procured. They are naturally their own
proteotors; and .. will- prove a great advantage
to their poor, mothers and sisters. Yet, this
will abo prove' a trying period'in their lives.
Six' months'of idleness' and 'vicious association
may serve to uproot every .principle of
honesty and truthfillness implaMed in them,
and lead their into thriftless habits and crimi
nal practices. ,
Thus far, however, these children have
generally. done well. They have acquired
habits otiralustry, and . have learned how to
earn a livelihood Where good friends sur
-round them they cannotbutptospenand even
where this is not the case their tendencies are
upward and onward. Even if out of tlteseven
or eight thousand children taken frompoverty
and rags, with no. mental and. _little moral
training, who will be likely to have passed
through these schools before dilly become ex
tinct,. three thousand shquld pass into the
world better men and women than they would
otherwise have been, ' `of what a glorious
work will Pennsylvania beable to boast ! But
- _proportion—is--misch ' toas-small—Prom—
present information it is consideredto_.,
-- calculate_npon__the-Isrosperity of at least
eighty per cent. of those who. 'go out from
these institutions. They may increase as the
industsialistem becomes more perfect.
'hen wit this system, cease? The answer
_is, When the-last-soldiers' o rphan shall 'have-been
cared for and" educated. - • Dr. Burro Wes, .in his"
report of 18135, said that it u , as probable that
the maximum number of orphans-to-be main
tained and e(lneated would be reached in 1866,
and that it would remain stationary during
1567 and 1868; that in 1869 the numlier would
" begin tordecrease and - would ,aridly fall off
till 1884;t - When the schools would close for
want of inmates. 'This calculation is wonder
fully deficient: The maximum does not
yet seem to be reached. We have seen that
_tllis
there are now 3,715 pupils in the schools, and
'it must be recollected that there are yet on
file seven hundred mid one accepted applications
for admission; and these seven hundred and
one are not yet, admitted from want of funds
We then have at,this moment 4,416 children
yet to be provided for. Their ages were as
follows : ' .
At three , years . •
" four . , es
" live " ....0 53
64 six It •
119
" seven " - 230
" eieht i, . 368
s s
--nine 440
" ten -' 485
.
" eleven " 534
" .twelve ' " • ' 562
" thirteen " 572
" fourteen. " 478
." fifteen "..'.....- , 519
By this table it, would Annear as if the system
would have.to continue at least until the two
children who are now three years old should
have graduated; which would be thirteen
years, or till 181.12. But three things must be
recollected: First ; that the "applications and
admissions are diininishing each year satire'
rapidly; second, that discharges on order and
age are increasing each year more rapidly;
and third; that the number now in the schools
is larger than ever before, and the maximum
must be reached shortly, i • if'• we ' have not
alreadysTached it. SO that in the.. course of
eight or ten years theof pupils in the
schools will, •be, •sof Mandl.' as, •to render the
work almost imperceptible . and theOxpetise ,
insignificant;• Unless prevision to made . for'
those , . over sixteen, and for children of per-'
manently disabled soldiers, as is still indicated
in the, ,title Of. the act; 0f,1867, which ~reads :
"To. provide for. the, continuance Of the, edu
cation and maintenance ofi the. destittite or
phans of deceits*. soldiers and;Sailors and tile
destitute ~e iliktreit of Pernytnentlydisabled soldiers •
and sailors 'Of the State;'!. thouglCthe section
providing for. the 'children of'disabled soldiers
was Stricken out of
.the 'bill in the House, the
title remaining tinarnended. - ' '' ''
' • .
. ' Thus has triumphed ainable 'anti beneficent
charity, the salvation of ;which depended first
upon our Governer - and ti, few earliest legisla
tors, particularly in the Senate,'. and second,
upon a - few equally; earnest Inert'going into
debt over heat:rand Oars to carryout the plans
sanctioned •by. the .former, subjecting, their
credit to the utmostatrains Though the Pain
fut crisis bas .pasSed, - there is not even ;no* a
single soldiers' orplans= school, in the State
I
that s'not largely - in debt for property • that .
. ...
PHILADELPHIA; 1 SATURDAY AUGUST 7 1869
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will,' be' comparatively - valueleiis when...the
schools itnaity
The only drawback now is that the State
uperintendent is 'compelled constantly tore-,
fuse admission to the largc number of apiik:
cants, who come in at the rate of forty or :
.more permontli, , from• wane° f stAlittentrfandi4: .
When tare many improvements in contempb,-.
lion shall have been made, the Industrial De-.
partmwitis hilly systematii•ed, and all the in- .
structions of the Department are faithfully
obeyed at 'schools for advanced these
institutions; as plaCes of learning, and as an
-. .economical means' of Supporting pupils, will
be second • tO.no 'class of institutions . in the
cbmnionwealthi or in the wide world.
The Keystone State to-dav, , 'for this very
reason, rinds_healL•ind_ shoulders - above- an •
other State in the Union. Our proud sister
State of New . York boasts of her enormous
;wealth, and , - magnificent rile
fropolis, the commercial city of the Western
Hemisphere, but where are, the ten or twelve .
thousand destitute, orphans of the men who
went frOna her borders under the folds of her
State flag, never to return? Where is pro
gressive New England, with all. her churches,
schoobi and presses—is site grateful to the men
who died that slavery' might be blotted froth
the fair name of Free' America? Far down
in the sunny. South men 'who fought as on
many a bloody battle-field hold up their
hand S ... in admiration, and cry "ell
done, Pennsylvania!" We will not be
ungenerous in our pride. We are on thatvan
tage ground whence we may say to all, "Fol
low See! we have marked a path for you
far up towards the zenith of the noon-day sun;
your journey will Le easy,. for we are faithful
pilots. Show us by your imitation that We.
have not labored - 0i vain. Let the blessing of
our glorious charity extend over the length .
and breadth of the ridon, 'until wherever
there is an orphaned son or daughter of Amer
ica's loyal soldiers needing, America's foster
ing care and protection, there shall be found
such a wise and beneficent and generous pro
vision for that need as now forms the Just •
boast and pride of the Keystone State."
L. S.
31811 Detained at Santiago---Inhuman
Arrests—llnnt after a Hissing Spanish
Expedition-;-Desertions to the Izmir
gents. •
' HAVANA, .August 4, by way of KEY WEST,
August 0, l 8 '.—lntelligence from Santiago
de Cuba to the 30th ult. reports that the au
thorities there have seizeil the American mail
which was to leave for the United States by
way of Havana. •
Prominent citizens who had 'been released
from confinement have been again arrested by
order of Count Valmaseda% and sent to Man
zanillo, despite the fact that some of them are
liangerously sick. These are compelled to
travel by land to Bayamo, where military
courts are the only tribunals. •: • :
Three.hundred soldiers under Col. Quiros,
all that remain of the Reno regiment, had ar
rived at Santiago de Cuba. They form part
of an expedition 'which is' to be sent in search
of Colonel Torrero and 250 Spanish soldiers
who have not been heard from for some time;
and fears fire entertained for their safety.
Sixteen volunteers of the ntbbilized force
stationed on the Victoria fariu deserted and
went over to the insurgents.
• The negroes on the various estates are gar
tering from want of food and, pre becoming
troublesome.: • •
Cholera has broken out'among the Spanish
detachments stationed on the plantations.
The Madrid Despatehes.-Paelfying the
Mob—Denlal of Intention to Sell the,
HAVANA, A11g.1.--On the pOth the GoVern
ment published a despatch/which your cor
respondent knows.was invented at the Palace.
It read thus: "The Minister of War, General
Prim, adviSes the Captain-General that the
Carlist movement has been crushed, that tran
quillity prevails in the Peninsula, that he is
preparing rcenforcements for the island."
it is further denied that the Govern
ment had the least intention of selling the
island—this assurance being. necessary ,
pacify the excited mob and counter
balance the secret work of the Bourbon
party. Gen,Rodas proposes to- issue the order
for a general levy of. Spaniards, Cubans and
free negroes from 16 to al years of age. He
was visited the other day by Don .luSto Ger
, • n cantero,:ju.st-froinTrinuladovho-frankly
declared that every' native-born whiteand_
bianictittbothsexes-innitS 7 neighborhood is an
insurgent. He. had every reason to believe
such was the case in all other quarters, and
anticipated 210 pos.siblearrapgementorstieceis
on the part of the government unlesS it recog
_nized the. rebels --at- 1 -once --and -- granted - them
self-government. Mr. Canter° is a wealthy
planter Of Trinidad; who has a brother at Fey
naMlo Po•
A NEW .111 SING EXPECTED.
A Spaniard just from Vuelta Atiajo reports
that the Cubans of that quarter are ready to
move against the . Goverment the moment a
.favorable opportunity offers, and - nrges the
arithoritie.s to send troops there. Many think
that the opportunity has come.
Spirit of the Spanish Press.
HAVANA, July 31.—The Voz de Gabo argues
that a dozen executions in the Campo del
Marte, had they'oecurred the last or the pre
sent month, would.have done more toward
peace than the torrents of blood which have
been shed since last year. "Though the
hour is late," says the Yoz, "thdre is time to
repair our fault. Many traitors have , gone,
. but plenty remain who, like those of
Puerto Principe, maintain • close relations
with the enemy." The Diario • clamors
that the United States• owes it to Spain to
banish the Cuban Junta. The Voz • endorses
this opinion, and adds that a superhuman ef
fort must be made to put down :he rebellion.
The papers generally admit that the news
from the beleaguered localities of Trinidad,
'Sancti and Puerto-Principe is ominous, and
:confess that by reason of sickness and a want
of troops, the Government has been forced to
suspend op,erations at Gibara, Puerto Padre,
.Holguin t Santiago and Las Tunas.
' Brigadier Leteure, who, like Brigadier Men.-
lente, has sailed fOr Spain, says that he will •
return with 12,000 fresh troops by the Ist of
October. General Acosta writes' that all will
be lost unless a supreme effort is made. Esco
'sura,,Director of Administration, leaves for •
Spun. General Puello, at Puerto Principe,
has issued an order utilizing slaves. General
Marcano•Cominanded aCuban colored brigade
at the Cinco Villas; General Gabriel..l4'ortun
led the 1,0(H) Men, mostly colored, who made a
late attack on Puerto Principe. Valtuaseda
has.seut, a request Havanaßtr More troops.
il3enegasi •Is. in • Puerto,Padre, and is calling
-onthe Spanish:authorities for men and sup - -
lied
Through the United States Consul-Mineral,
a reclamation for damages has 'been sent for-
Ward to' Washington, by Seilor Ortega, an
American citizen, and a proprietor of Pina,
del. Rio. This gentleman. had , beeti nearly
nine month. in the public , prison - incommunt
cad°. He was seized by the volunteers with-
Out, a pretex4afterward relemied, and :.again
Seized and lodged in
.prison. The Muted
States Consul finally obtained his release.
• SANTIAGO.
Gens. Jordan arid Figueredo have: resolved
On attacking Santiago (le Cuba, and have ad
vised the Consuls of , the different nationalities
to hoist their flags.—Tribune.
—Eugene, Oregon, person; dinance for the
punishment .of any .,4 lying drunk
across the sidewalk." A.. man recently
arrested fOr the offence, but , was discharged
by the intelligent magistrate because the'testi
inony went to show that ho was lying along
the sidewalk in a longitudinal direction. •
ova AVIIOLE COMMIX
CUBA.
TIME,
(Arent :-. , Effeet of the GOveintor-detteirarii
ISpeech-The Independence IlLoirenitent
he Canadian Press.MoNrltlsni -- -
Auginit fk--4 translate the fol
loWing extracts from the . ,Quebec , 3/croft-lb a
Frenchpaper, ostensibly an official organ, in
commenting upon the' Governor-Generals.
speech at the Capital : "The intelligence that
Canada must henceforth provide for its own
defence has come upon us like the lightning
which •• announces the (nning thunder. A
monarch abdicates, an army retires,an empire
is dissolved, such is the situation, and as by
the wand of an
_r.enchanter,-,ther-edifice—of
-11MWTDOmnation in North America 440),-
i:ears."' , The article then goes on • to refer, in
sharp language to the remarks which fell from
Ms' , Ekcellency to the effect that should
Canada wish to sever herself politically from
England, the. Government would be ready , to
hear what -Would be proposed, and says: But
for what reason should we tell England what
we propose to do? An old saw assures us that
"the w.se keep their own counsel.".
TM curious article concludes: "In
one word, since England retires her pro
tection, she should leave Canada complete
liberty to .regulate her
,own fuuttire." The
3fereitry,seems to think a plebiscite bliould be
taken, and the wishes of the people thus
learned:
The Star thinks that from the date of the
Quebec banquet independence " can claim its
status as a legally recognized public question."
To that opinion I simply add r all the papers
are discussing it. When I first sent Intelli
gence of the spreading movement to the Tri,
Lune, not a single Canadian journal, as far as
I am aware, had ventured to broach . it. The
Montreal Sktr and the London Press were
the first, I believe, among the Canadienpapers
to advocate it, and they were instantly de
nounced a s treasonable, and their writers as
deserving something little short of tar and
Anthers. As for myself, I. was a" venal cor ,
respondent," and, also, a " Bohemian l'''and of
course, " bought by American gold," See
how the question to which none would admit
an existence is now the one question . of 'the
day.
Some of the provincial papers are humor
ously discussing who shall be the Emperor or
Empress of Canada. There are plenty of
royal personages in-want of a throne—Bombes
of _Naples and Isabella of Madrid, for in- •
stance. 3lr. Galt was knighted, thanks to the
Waterloo Advertiser, because of his advocacy
of independence last session: The Prederictou
Rfporter is among the latest additions to the
Independence press.
At the capital rumors are current that the
Dominion government are instructed that un
less they :a the control and bear the ex
pense of maintaining the Royal Canadian
Rifles the regiment will be shortly disbanded.
alThis Is another blow for the gushing loyalists,
nd a crushing one.
THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH AT THE QUEBEC.
BANQUET—CANADA FREE TO SEEK NEW
ALLIANCES.
In the course of Ads speech at the Quebec
Banquet, Sir John Young said : In the course'
England now pursues, and in the advice she
gives, she has no object of her own, no .views
hostile to, Canada; . she . consults no interests
apart from' those of the Dominion. Now, I
have heard lately, some expressions;andl-have
read' some articles of newspapers showing a
tone of despondency. They say the politicians
, of England do not place a high value on these
Provinces, and are disposed to relax their
hold on them. I
. am disposed to ask
what is the cause of such misgivings
and of such despondency? I have
traced them to the fact that
the number . of. the troops stationed in the Pro
vinces has recently been considerably, very
considerably, reduced. The reasons for that
reduction are such as, if enumerated, would
commend themselves to every intelligent in
diiiirual. In the first place, we are at peace,
and, looking to the strength' of England, never
greater than at present, and to her vast re
sources, never better in hand; and also bear-.
ing in mind the 'unanimity with - which }public
opinion on questions of foreign policy is er-,
pressed, it is not thought there is much danger
vf peace disbe or of our in
olved in the being
trials t find d,
calamities of wabeing
r: You
must recollect, besides, that in many
parts of Great Britain and Ireland, es
-pecially—in—the great centres .of indus
j_ry, in the.great_l_manufacturing—toWnsF.
' there are great masses of people, toiling from
year to year for a bare subsistence, and who
at every depreSsion of - commerce are plonged
in great want, while -- 'at - the same' dine - the I
country.is heavily taxed. 'lt is necessery,_, ,
therefore, with 'a view tiYrelieve those people,
to reduce their taxation- as much as-possible
by wise statesmanship. [Applause.] There- - .
fore it - is not desirable to keep up a, largernumberi of troops in any part of the Empire
than is absolutely ' necessary. But should an
emergency arise, should their presence be re
quired here again, I , think you may
rely with - confidence on the as
surance given in Mr. Cardwell's despatch
of Jime, 1869, that 'the Imperial Govern
ment would be prepared to sustain every part
of the Empire with all the resources at its
command. :Loud applause.] Now, every
person of intelligence in England looks at the
position and prospects of the Dominion with
honor and pride. At the present moment it
is in reality independent. It has 'its own
destinies in its own hands, and its statesmen
and people are recognized as competent to
judge el their interests, and of what course to
pursue ,to conciliate these interests. Eng
land looks to them for their guidance, and
Whatever their decision may be; to . don-•
tinue their present connection, or in due
time, and in the maturity of *their growth,
to exchange it for some other form
of alliance, the goad faith and intel
ligence of England will be prepared to accede'
to their wishes, and in the one case to act in
the spirit of her present obligation, and in the
case of change, to give effect to it, and consi
der any plan that may be proposed infer friendly atm generous spirit.' [Applamte.]
England has no interest of her own to consult
in this matter. The interest of her people is
this, and this alone, and it coincides with
their wishes, that so long as_ - , the Dominion
maintains its dependency,it should be fought
for; but that if the Dominion 'should 'wish to
change its condition, every step of thatchange
should be' so conducted that it may be con
vinced of the friendship of England; and may
remain forever a firm ally and attached
friend to the Mother Country: [Cheered
But, the choice of this measure rests entirely
.with the people
.and statesmen of - Canada,; -
whatever .way they may. incline, I am cond
. dent that the good feeling of England will
give effect ,to their. inclinations; and I trust
;their choke, whatever it may be, will be so
guided by a benign Providence that the ener
gies and prudence of the statesmen of the Do
minion, aided by the 'forbearance 'and good
feeling of the political parties, will enable them
to build .up constitutional system of which
the consequences may be, for gonbrations, a
general enjoyment of comfort, 'a
general culti
vation of reason, and a : widely diffused feeling
'of equality and of becomingself-respect. [Lend
applatise.j
=One California town jokes another upon
the excessive heat which prevails there, by.
telling a story that a man .having discovered
some ducks' eggs, carried them, home to
wife, who placed them lu a drawer with, the
apoons and forks!' A 'few 'lto 'afterwards, 'f
hearing a rattling in the , , drawer;the lady '
opened it' and, found a duckling paddling
around for food. The heat had booms° great
as to complete the incubation. ' •
TRAGEDY AT.IPOTI . ' J 1311 1 .415. tY.
A Mon Shot lleatlby:olien'Peddler
• - She Mtirderer Mortally 'injured' by
. - the bon of Ills' • •
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Om' JEnvis, Friday,' August 1869.—0ne
of the most slipeking tragedies ever - enacted
in this vicinity` , occurred list night in this vil
lap, in which I\ir. Alexander. Swinton, an old
and highly respectedcitizen Of , "this village,
AVII3 shot dead in his own storeyh a drunken
Peddler named Warren Fellows: The Par
ticulars of the murder are as folloWs : La St
night, abott 8.;:0 o'clock, two men,•_ one of
- whonr — was — this --- FelloWs m
. comittia an' ,
indecency nearlyln front of Swanton & Sorts'
hardware store on Front street. I%lr. John D.
S'ivinton, one of tlie proprietors of the Store,.
remonstrated with 'them, when Fellows
lowed him into the store and drew' a revolver
upon him. Jolin Swititem'then went out . of the
rear store door in search of a policeman to ar
rest Fellows. Mr. Alexander Swinton, an old
man about sixty-four • years of age, the senior
meinber of the firm„ took hold of Fellnwit
and requested him to leave, Whereupon
the latter fired his revolver ' the , contents
lodging Ili the abdomen of Mr.Swinfon, who
fell back against the comiter, exclaiming, "My
God, I'm shot!" David Swanton, a Son, on
seeing that :his father was shot), seized a
' . :hatchet that was lying on a stove, near-by, arid
sprang upon the mur,derer- with , the ferocity •
of a tiger. Fellows raised his revolver to •
shoot him, but with the rapidity of lightning
young Swinton wrenched the death-deallng
instrinnent- front his hands, and dealt two
Mows 011 the assassin's head, 'crushing in
his
skull, and felling him like an ox. • '.
FelloWs, although stunned, Managed to
arise, and left the store, reaching, his board
ing-hciuse at'the Fowler Ifouse, in au alutost
unconscious state. In ft short time he became
wholly insensible. Oflieers arrived shortly
after :Ind he was taken to Lis room and placed
in their custody. I)r.ie. M. Lawrence*" and
other physicians were called ,who administered ,
chloroform and perfcalued- an oyeration, re
inoving aportion of hid xvlnchliad been
stove in. fir. Swinton, on receiving . the fatal
ball; was conveyed to the house of 1113 30U,
ad
joining the store, where he expired in about
twenty-five minutes from the tittle he 'was
The excitement of the citizens was intense,
and the feeling is general that Fellows did not
fully get his just deserts. '
Swinton is a native of. Scotland, and
emigrated to this . country about forty,years
ago, and .has been a resident of this town
nineteen years. He was a mild and inoffensive"
gentleman,' was highly respectedi'and in his
business dealings bore • a reputation for in
tegrity and honesty;
Warren Fellows, the murderer, was born in
the State of VerMont, is aged about 40 yearli,
and has also resided in this town fourteen or
fifteen years. He was a. clever, free-hearted
person, when not' under the influence - of
liquor, but when in his drunken frolics he WON
abusive and quarrelsome not heeding the ad
vice of friend or, foe. He has been in several
scrapes, and in a riot in this town some years
ago shot two Irishmen,. His brother arrived
to-day, and in the event Of his death, which is
looked ior, he has .made a Will devising
property, of which he has considerable; to his
child (Lis wife,beingdead), Moth,' and broth="
crs and sisters. ; '
The funeral of Swinton will take place on
Sunday. Coroner Penney last night convened
a jury of inquest, Who adjourned and met in
the Fowler Rouse to-day, when after a patient
heating of testimony, the jury returned a ver
dict that Alexander Swinton came to his death .
by a pistol shpt fired by Warren FelloWsywith
out any just cause or provocation.—N.r. Times;
DISASTERS.
GREAT FIRE ON' LoNg ISLAND.
Destruction of an Oilcloth 'Manufactory
at Eolurnbusville, Queen's County-.-
Loss Estimated at $lOO,OOO.
"One of the mostdisastrous -1 - ires- that have
occurred for many years took place at Colmri
busville, Queen's county; L. 1., last.night, on
the premises of 'Messrs. Allan Sampson ".%
• Sons, oilcloth manufacturers, of that place.
About half -past ten o'clock last evening the in-.
habitants of New York, Brooklyn and Jersey
4-.lty---werealarmed-br agreat-glartmhiclinVeir-..
spread the whole of the sky; and which proved_
— that aTremendous cotillagration was going en
somewhere in the The conjectures
as to thevicinity of " the tire were - numeroni"
_and conflicting,the inhabitants of Jersey City :
believing it to be in New York, while the New
on-being questioned; that
it was somewhere in East ,Now_...York or_
Brooklyn. The ferry . .boats on the East river
were soon crowded with an anxious "throng;
and the streets of Williauisburg at midnight
presented "a very animated appearance, large
crowds of people hastening rapidly through.
the streets in the direction of Columbuitille,
' From the information Which our reporter
was able to gather in the Whist of the great ex
citement which prevailed it appears that the
fire broke out about ten o'clock, in a four story
frame building used for the purposeof a dry
ing house. Before the engine which was kept
on the premises could be got to - work the
flames caught another frame building which
was used as the storehouse of the works,
and which contained a large quantity
of
turpentine and other inflammable
oily.,Within hall an 'hour after the
alarm had been given, No. 8 hose carriage,
of Williamsburg, with a large body of firemen
was on theground, and in the course of an
hour the following engines' and carriages ar
rived in rapid Succession : No.:Mteum engine;
N0.,2 steam engine; Nos. 7, a and 4 hose carri
ages; engines Is oS. 1 and 2 of the new. Depart
ment, Brooklyn; and No.:, hose carriage.
also
soonnumber of volunteer firemen wore also
soon on the spot, and Chief Engineer Jelin
W. Smith, of the paid department,: Brooklyn,
took charge, and every exertion was used: to
conquer thy flames.: It soon became evident
that there was no chance of saving •the" two
frame buildings. The large quantity of ttlr7
pentine caught fire and the flames, speedily
shot up to an alarming height. _The exertions
of all present were then turned to saving the
adjoining property, and we are. very glad to
Fay these efforts wore very 'successful. A
third small frame building, used as an office;
caught fire frOm the inteaSe heat and WaS
Consumed. •
The estimated loss is s2.s,* for buildings
moo for machinery and $llO,OOO stook-total'
$lOO,OOO. It is believed that .a great portiolfol °
the IS. covered - hyiniglraisice;butthe natiteis7
_of the companies could not bet ascertained latit
night. Fortunately 'there: was a very large
available supply 01 water in a store reservoir
at, the back .of the.worke. -thlo not been
the case it is probable' that the. Whole of
the "WorkSl which
.cover. nearly the
roar, acres of ground,' ' would have
been deStroyed." . l The cause .of the
fire is unk*otrli. ' The frame building where'
it first broke out was covered only yesterilb
with a fresh coating of tar and of tar and gra;.•
vel on the roof. . The work Men engaged in
this work Left about. . o'clock, and it is thought
that they May_haire left some lights about, and
thus, through their carelessness, caused this
lamentable aceldent,
At one 'o'clock this, Morning," the time' our
repOrterJeft the,scene of the drtsaster the fire
Was'atillbarnittz but all danger of its spread ! .
ITT lunt • •
. .
, ,
:-L4tiottigita 110014 are - tough.' ,kihriner lately
etleOff ihe 'head of a pullet,whiehdived never
theless until the next day ' and , ' survived a
seccind decapitation three hours. Sits did not
lay her regular, egg after losing her,dlead, how
ever, which is. a great diawback,
C: R L-11L C
P IITAIERgAgi. Pal isl*,
THREEPittGE-otNfB
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VACIIIO'AND p'ANCIES
—Companions in arms-.'Twin bh'eb ai • -
—Scotland sends trout by the tsm,to,k,aris..,
Train Is salmon-bibMg, in Columbia river
, --- I'aper-,eufls--.llewspaper attacks. •
--A superior corn -extractor--the • '
—A little man Cannot le "long" in 'bed. '
Ringleader—the parson at the marriage?
—The bored of education—Soho°lb* on a,
stammer afternoon..
—A Frenchman on the plains *chaliged . '
his linen and i tut on whitald& before sulcid--
•
—An Englishman tried to pick ,Alustapha
Pasha's pocket at Homburg,
—The way to kill time (dedicated to the vol.-
unieers)-4hdot every day.---Tomahcaa.
—Thomas Holland, ,an Erie engineer, haa
fallen heir to $200,000 in England.
—The Viceroy."of Egypt is to spend 5,000,000,
francs for opera in . Cairo.
—C. 3forbus is announced among the arrhrati
at Bordentown, New Jersey. ' •
—A railroad injury was worth $25,00 s , O to a
English clergyman.
-The ,
Columbia House, 'at (jape May, is
having a prosperous season, numbering 60%
guests on yesterday.
—Abbe Lisit's new oratorio of "Chrisris said
to be the most extraordinary piece of so-called
descriptive .music ever composed. •
--God warns the earth with snow ; can He'.'
not also cairn the bon] with' grief?—Waysido
Thorghts.
. .
—Mayor Fox has. kindly.conseuted to ;at,
tend the eclipse this afternoon and to make a.
feW able'remerk.s. •
—An 'effort. was made by the Camden' 6oKti ,
mou Council to hare the' eclipSeirm4cined
until next Fourth of July, bUt. the necessary,
appropriation could not be secured:
-, . - 7Asthe . firstgliadoW of the ealitiSe enters
the Park this afternoon, it wilt be, , ireeted,by ,
Dr. Cunnington with our National Anthem,
executed on a 'riolonceOu and a hassum'dri
There-will
On account, of the Mayor having gone out
of town 'without signing : the appropriation' •
—lt is rumored that the residents Of the.
Fourth Ward hav,e applied to the pistriet
Court for an injunction against the eclipse, be
cause it will be black. '•
-.'Miss Wadden, the nov elist, is g,i . adnally
recovering' from the mental alienation 'caused
by excessive 'brain work, blit - is strictly pro
hibited from writing. Which is' a? good! . . .
—The - Boston Post 'sdys• - : "The Cincinnati ,
Con - nem/a/Inquires if itosecrans is eligible.'
It will diseover in October."' He will be elegy-.
tile, we doubt not.,Cincimiati, Commercia/.
—The young man of, the period says , there:
is one particularly good . point in voyage .
across the ocean,-whielms, that: one • can. get •
as tight as he pleases every day, and: every-0
body thinks he's, only sea-sick ,
—Hon. O'Vaux has arranged to greet the
eclipse upon its arrival in . Philadelphia to-day
with a speech of welcome. He will Ile re
strained b a p theypolice;who fear that: he 'Will
scare the thing 90 with hard' words. •
WhiSpered that the more aristocratic.
residents of Germantown - have • arranged , to
have -a select, private eclipse' of their own - this'
afternoon,apart from the common eclipse:. It
will begotten up :with z yellow dog and a darti:
Two Englishmen traveled, three days to--
getber in a stage coach withput exchanging a
word. On the fourth day One of them, ven.;,
tured to remark that it , was a fine' morning.
"And who said it wasn't?" was the 'reply.' ."
.
—An English naval chaplain was eagerly.
asked by a partisan on his return.froui along '
cruise whether his floating chapel was, hi h"
church or low. chtirch.-- , That," - he. - replied,
"depends entirely upon the state of.the
—The adage that, hose who-are born-to - be --
hanged can never be.drowned .is-.lardly safe. ,
to credit 'at Long Branch, as the .hempen cord
is often represented there .by thaundertow.—
Ex.
—All of SPrague's letters, whereYer Ithode
Island officers were suspended 'from . setviee
- art - being Lopiedlirthe 'War Department - fOr
_ S e r iator-Aullony__whohoweveri-deitiegi-tha
he - intends to 'attack anybody next winter. 'f •
—Tupper has made 'an - after-dinner speech --
in which he spoke of the "noble .Tennyson,"„
the "deeply - philosophical BrOwning." and the
"clever," he would not_stiy__moralsviqn___,
—The ,common school system of-Ohio is ;in
element in the. canvass of.. that State. The-
Catholic organ, calls for, the ab n olitio of the
system and thinks that 'under Itosecrans,, who':
is a Catholic, this might be accomplished..
—M Philarete 'Clundes, 'who was the pre
tended finder of several :spiiriouS nu/miser/ Tits
which have fora short time excited angry dis
cmsions among the sevens of Europe, is to bo
criminally prosecuted in Paris, for false pre- •
tcnces. Re has been in the :business for
several years. • ,
—Mr. Longfellow recently 'made a brief
speech in England, in which he claimed to
a Cumberland man. But when the
"Heart hear!" had ceased, he added, quietly, '
--"-The County 'of -Cumberland, in the State of
Maine, three thousand miles from here,"
which was followed by a hearty
—A Tennessee farmer ploughed Up.: a- keg
containing $5,000 in coin the.other day, .
following morning lie was. going out to 'Work
again, 'when, he found his. laboruseless. as
treaFure-seekers had dug-tbe
.field. over thor
angrily durhitthe night., '
:--The following ciirtificate about his cat has •
all the accent of tire great Victor: "This is he; - ;`
this is my cat; the same who inspired Mery,:i
on whose kneeste was swelling - Out his - full: t
with Ibis illustrious proverb : - GO made the-;
cat in order :that a man might have the'‘:
veasure. of caressing a tiger,- n " VicTay, .
Universalist minister who witkii theia
beirof the laitiOwa Legislature, WisheS to go'
again. Alocalpaker referring to tlic,fact uses .
up prosiip* with the following comment, ,
the'fltSt sentence of' Which must be shucking
to the Clergyman's theological senses
litically be is dead to all eternity. , Clever'
wan, though, and neighborly; but as
tician he scatters awfiilly. He's too :wide , . ,
the muzzle." ; • •
—A disgraceful young man fkom thci Muse
of Refuge tells us that a lager beer niugle au •
excellent medium through which to view au r
eclipse. It, should be properly loaded, then .•
elevated in a carefhl manner (the right hand, •
firmly clutching, the handle) until ~ the edge of
the glass touches the lips, when you pardally,
' close your eyes and gradually raise the bottom
of the mug; towards the sun. A dozen nitwit* '1
or so elevated in this manner, in raphi aucces:
sion will introduce a man-to an eclipse
pendent of any almanac predictions,:
Cis'rsent application of -the word ref
taunthus e.xplained. 'At this moment
they, are rebuilding, in the Rue des Penile%
the house *hare a certain Boulanger_ opened.
in 1765, he first restaurant mrhicit had been
seen in _rails. Up to that time there had only
been the auber,ge, - the hinel/erfe, and the traiteur.
Among tlie•soups in use at that epoch theta
was one called the divine 'restorer (restaurant). •
It was a mixture of the flesh of poultry , witir,
butcher's mgat,,dietilled in an alembic :wilt
peeled, barley, dried roses and .Dantescue,4
raisins. Per, our part we decidedly prefer the
potthges of Barim .trisse to this pees, an tha',
Restaurant,i3/6Quin, to the' ' reilaiiranC
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