GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor. VOUME XXIII.-NO. 211. • LADIES' IaItARAT . GOLD WATCHES, -LA fullkoweled duo Jewelry, at reduced rates, at T. W. DAILY' . 622 Market street, Splendld presents for Chriatmas. It§ - • 18INO 10)17R FUgii . Jui protect them from mottle. Ineectie, &c. (at the ttatne time imparting a. very pleaeant odor), by buying if/TZOIHBONS'iI. Patent Godar Lined foxes, for furs and clothing. Sold by the principal furriers In the city) • •32027-e to th.l3t• jrETEI-CLOSETS, COMMODES 4.ND Privy Fixtures. Saleroom with A. ll.' FSAN -118 & C0..613 Market street. ocl4 th.s.ttt-Ztit, XV ED DING. CARDS. INVITATIONS v Ircy Partici, &c. New *Wee. MASON kOO ariMin 907 Chestnut street, VEDDING INVITATIONS EN- D lc dry et t i t a i t o h n e er lseze t : l t and ber er. i manner, „ ll l+ e ? lt U n g street, - ' - - ' •- ” . - fele if Sunday morning, focemlier 11, He len Viotoria, youngest daughter of J. 11. and Adeline A. Bulk ley. Iler friends and these of the family are invited to at tend the funeral services, at No. 120 t Race street. on Wednesday afternoon next, at 2 o'clock. Interment at idonument Cemetery. 2t CARO U.—Suddenly, on the 13th Inst., of membraneous scoop. henry Bu , sell, only child of Louis F. and Helen A. Carom, aged Id montha. 3 week!' and 3 days. The relative* and friends of the family are regretfully Invited to attend his funeral. from the reaideoce of Ids grandparents. No. 1031 Parker stmet, ou Wednesday, /sth inst., at 2 o'clock P. M.. • CARVENTElL—Decembertitb, in the city of Camden, M. J., Anna 8., daughter of Thomas P. and Rebecca Carpenter, aged 21 yearn. Due notice will beven of the funeral. COCIIBA N.—On the 11th instant, Herman L., HOD of John and Kate Cochran. Ills relatives and friends are invited to attend his fu neral, from the residence of his parents. in Chester,Dela rare count', Pa., on Wednesday morning, the 10th inst., at 10 o'clock. , IRVINO.--Buddenly, near Chester, on the 11th Inst., Nettie H..youngest daughter of James and Christiana Irving. in the lath year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are Milted to attend the funeral, from the residence of her parents. at Crosbyville, Delaware county, Pa., on Wednesday, the llth inst., et 1 o'clock P. 11., without further notice. Carriages will be iu welting at Chester, to meet the II A. At. train from Philadelphia. KlRTlY.—On"Aunday, December 12t h. at A Iblottai T., Virginia Dowlaud i wife of Rev. IL M. Kirby, and datigh• ler of Benjamin Rowland. The relatives and friends are invibsi to fitbari the fu neral, train the residence of her father, Cheltenham. Illontgoniery cotaty, on Thursday. December leth, at 12 o deck. To-proceed to Trinity Church, Oxford. ** LAW H ENCE.—On the 11th inst.. Edith Lawrence. - . . . . . . The relatin. and friends of the family aro respectfully invited to attend her funeral, from the renitence of Mr. Jacob Yoke. No. MCC Green erection Wodnecility, the 75th inbt.. at Pi o'clock. To proceed to flitrodiniorouiti, Wow .liinicy. SAPPINGTOI4.—On the 13th Meant, Bertha. infant +laughter tit Thomas and Fraucca Bapplogton,lig,e , F23 pacific. _ WIIITESTDB.—On Monday afternoon, at the mil deneo of her brother, Nu. 2tlo Brandywine street, Eliza :will D. Whitei•ide. Funeral from her late re6l4.nce, Itt Parkeabnrg, on Thuraday womb - 1..16th Snot. at 110'004'k. BLACK ALL Annum Royal. 81. 1)rap , 1110H-r, 82 25. Poplins. 621 i centa to 81 ottoman Poplins. k 1 25 to 82. French Merino. . Ito 8.2. Poplin iliarritz, Al SO to $2 0 0 11•1 BESSON /(SON: gIS C 41: 6 , hoatnut stre^t D/A. CAM EL'S HAIR SCARFS FO CHRISTMAS R PRESENTS OF VA.LtiE. EYRE k LANDELL. • • FOURTH AND ARCH. 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WHITE MD Gloves I, 2,3, 4,5, and 6 Wittons. Light Evening Colors, 1, 2,3 and 4 buttons. GENTS' ICID GLOVES. New Colors, White and Light, Misses' Kid Gloves. imported direct and for sale at retail only for cash, by GEO. W. VOGEL, 1202 Chestnut street. H P. & C. R. TAYLOR, a PEBEURIEBT AND TOILET•SOAPO. 41 and 643 North Ninth street. . , , ..• „ . , . .. . , . ~ . ' ' . &• . , . . . _ , , . „ -• • . .. . _ . .. . .. .. --' '• . -t• ' ' ' .' - ''' •.•- ' . • COW ... •I ~'• - • ._ - ..• •1 - - . .., ..' ~ , ..- -., . • ' , ~, .. -:. f „ ;.... , ~)••••+,, n, ,' -',, ~, .•1 ~ - ,!. T ~I. I' , .. V',, ' .l '. t' .;,' ,-. -''. ', .• ', jill . ' .'',.• ; ,•, , , ... '. . ','. .: -• . ~, . .. .. -,, : ' ' ': ~', ~.;-..,•., ~":.-:' ' :. , ' .; ~, i , , ,;, ,,.: ,', ~ i - i'' ,' t .": '. I ,rt • . . • -., 1 • • , ' , ~ ' 1 . , 7 ' . *.(:_. . I , il-,,.. , i •'.4 ", . ~‘ '4'.- J's-:(.- 11 1 : ' : I , 1 - , . . . , . I, . • 1 11 ii Ili ' ' -' " ' , • • ' ' " • • ' ' ' ' , ' ' ' • i ' , - .-::', . • - . „ . . ~ . ..- . ' ,:: : . ':' : : .- : - --- , - ', ' '.: :- ; ; " : ' ' • ''', " , k'' ''..--;" ,f , , ,- ;',.'.'.', -L `',.'''''' -'' '' --- ' ' . 71 - - •' i -. ,-- -,.... .:, ~ , .-,,-,...:, • ' • . •• • ' • : ' •-•- ' !.- • ' •• • ' ' ' ' . , .. ... -. DIED. EUROPEAN"AFFAIRS siecOM Ooss* fy* From the letter of a Philadelphia lady resi dent in Berlin,wernake the following extracts, relative to that capital and the details ,of life there: The furnishing of a Getman apartment is pecubar, although generally attractive, and, in order to Americanize our own, theaending away of numerous articles of furniture was, after a re-arrangement, necessary. Of tables, in particular, we had no less than seven car rieo. out. Indeed, the Germans appear to have a mania for them, and the seat of honor in the parlor is invariably upon a sofa behind one. The Linden, a prominent street of Berlin, is lined with flue public buildings—the .King's Palace and that of the Crown Prince, the Ar senal, Opera 11011.4 e, &C. It has at one end a tine arch, called the Brandenburg Gate, open ing into the Thiergarten. This is a second West Philadelphia and Fifth Avenue com bined, having houses of palatial size and splen dor, with something of, country effect and beauty about them. The Thiergarten is the fashionable promenade in fine weather (which we have had but little of), especially on Sun days, and the few wooded walks are the fa vorite resorts of lovers. Sunday is a general holiday,and in the evening the finest operas and ballets are given. There seems to be no religious principle whatever here. The King attends ballets, which are his passion, upon Sunday; skeptics abound, and free thinking is com mended. We find no pleasant English churches here ; the American chapel is for lorn. Sunday scarcely seems sacred. We have seen the King several times, and think him quite tine-looking. The palace we went through a few days since, while he was upon a hunting expedition. It is not large or even costly for a royal abode, brit there is an air of refinement and comfort about the rooms which is charming ; books,pictures, maps and charts ty r e fill e room, _piled. even upon the floor and chairs. There is a, grand Schloss called the "Show Palace," ut the Kingpre; fers this smaller one, as his two children are both married. His daughter is the Grand Duchess of Baden. The Crown Princess, Vic- toria's daughter, is too domestic to please the haughty Prussian Court, examining, accord ing to report, her own linen, and visiting her kitchen. She rides upon horseback constantly —rides fearlessly and well—appearing better then than under other circumstances, as in the reception-room her plainness and stoutness are more evident. Count Bismarck speiuls much of his time at his country-seat, to avoid interruption. The musical treats here arc many and rigid—the opera, first of all, being very tine. Lucca is the Patti of Prussia. She is short, slight, pretty, coquettish, a fine actress, with a voice of sweet quality; but not equaling l'atti'e in purity or compass. Itecentlya rival has caused her much uneasimms. Thisis linger, a tall, graceful blonde, of good voice and snperb dramatic capacity. There is much feeling between them. But the star of the troupe is the tenor, .Nlemann, who is a rare combination of all requisite attractions. He is fair, regular in feature, tall, graceful; splem didly formed ; has a strong, clear, musical,im passioned voice. and his acting is beyond de scription. This theatrical genius is soon to have a rival of reputed finer voice, but wo await him in utter skepticism. A course' of symphony concerts is almost, if not quite, as enjoyable as the opera. There are quite a number of Americans ' here—many students among them—who have profited by continental etiquette as well as continental learning, and greatly add to the pleasures of our society. Its latest occasion was the celebration of Thanksgiving, by an appropriate dinner, at which speeches were made by Mr. Bancroft, who presided, and noted Germans present. Toasts were drunk by the company standing and touching glasses at each. Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft live in fine style upon the Thiergarten, and are very cordial to a select few of their countrymen,although our minister is thought to be somewhat eccentric in his social relations. SPAIN. Intriguing for the Throne. The Madrid correspondent of the Pall ilall Gazette writes as follows: The monarchical question still continues to be the cover for private intrigues. Ali honest Spaniards not mixed up in political intrigues are in despair at seeing the future of their country at the mercy of a few greedy and am bitious political adventurers, with General Pniu at their head, and at the sorry figure it is making before Europe. An ominous silence has fallen upon the claims of. the Duke of Genoa; it would seem as if the very men tion of his name offended the national ear. There is no doubt. that Prim and his Progre sixths brought forward the Duke in order the better to discomfit the Unionistas and their candidate the Duke of Montpensier.. The Progresistas declared themselves monarchical, but had vowed at the breaking-out of the revolution that the last Bourbon had reigned in Spain, and .1 have been assured by an eminent Progresista that they never expected nor wished, the Harrow schoolboy to become their sovereign;„ all they desired was a name wherewith to oppose the candi d. e of the Uniohistas. Even Prim, his in tended political Mentor,would be disappointed if the ruse became a reality.' That caricature of the Great Napoleon aspires higher than to be a Mayor- of the Palace, and expects the lion's share of the political . pudding he is mixing for Christ Mas. The Progresistas have Prim for their head, and consequently the army, and as they prefer a Unitarian Repnb lic to a Bourbon monarchy, and as the army decides political questions, it follows that Spain will, according to these signs, become a Unitarian Republic. The Progresistas or Unitarians, whichever you like to call them, - tor they are virtually one ate no longer the Party of the future, but of one,-are present. Although no open rupture has taken place between Serrano and Prim, both being bound to each other by political interests, another dispute respecting the monarchical question has, widened the breach. Serrano and the other Unionist generals see, without being able to prevent it,that Prim is depriving them of their influence with the army by naming his own partisans to almost every post of re sponsibility and power, whilst his friend Sa gasta, the Home Minister, is doing the same with the civil governors of the provinces. Prim is preparing for thefuture, and Serrano, who does not object to greatness if thrust upon him, is too sensible and unambitious tolight or intrigue for it. • FRENCH HORRORS. Clue To Another Great Tragedy. They appear to be unearthing a considerable number of horrors just now in France. Be. sides the body of the elder Kinck the corpse of a man has been discoveied at Lovaßois- Penet with one leg frightfully mangled, which appears to have been sawn with a hand saw. It is also stated in one of the Paris . papers that during the works of demolition rendered necessary by the construction of a. new street in the Quartler Saint• Marcel, a cemetery used in the days of the first revolution has been uncovered. Among other human remains was found a remarkably beautiful head of a woman in a wonderful state of preserva tion. The' fair. hair still adhering to the skull bears the coiffure in fashion in 17934, with twisted and powdered tresses. There is no doubt that the head belonged to one of the victims of the revolutionary tri bunal, but it is a singular circumstance that the eyes are covered with a black frontlet. As no mention is made in the chronicles of the time of any one among those executed being blindfolded before mounting the scafibld, this discovery has much puzzled the workmen who have been conducting the excavations, Le Revell says they have sent the head to M. PHILADELPHIA, Tp r OpiYiDEOEMBBIIe 14, 1868 Jules Claretie, who has made the customs and partiOulars of the Revelation his especial study, on the chance of his being able to solve the myFtery which at present envelopes this accidental discovery. IRELAND., Cardinal Callon! asa Duelilac and Een!minium. In his pastoral published before leaving for Eome to attend the Couneil, Cardinal Cullen puts his flock on their guard, first against duelling,' and against continued efforts, under variouspretexte, to revive and spread the seeds' of Fenianism. The practice of duelling ,(says his Eminence) "has been abandoned by all really brave and'highly-spirited men." The Fenian association is at present (the Cardinal adds) " altogether occupied in preventing the adoption of good measures to promote the welfare and peace of the country." It was "disposed to uphold the Protestant Beals lisliment, and is now hostile to a favorable settlement of the laud question." Its leaders "seem to have formed an unholy league with low Orangemen and interested land-agentsto prevent all useful legislation, and to drive, if possible, from power the statesmen who have rendered such signal services to Ireland during the last session of Parliament, hoping in this way to prevent the redress of great evils and grievances, and to keep the country in a state of chronic discontent, in .order that they themselves may have grounds to justify their conspiracies and revolutionary, move ments, and may cast their nets more profitably in troubled waters." The Cardinal hopes that the wicked machinations of the few will not be allowed to blast the fair prospects of the whole country, and that 'the mischievous in gratitude 'of a reckless party will not prevent the great statesmen now at the helm of " the State front carrying out the wise and benevo lent measures which they have in centempla, tion. His Eminence especially condemns tile " continued attempts made by Femanism to use as a means for promoting its own opinions even the burial of the dead, thus degrading to the level of an unworthy party demonstration the sad ceremony of committing the , remains of Christian men to the cold graye." The Cardinal says the design of these processions is to spread the belief that "the Fenian organization is powerful by its numbers, though in reality the great masses of the peo ple who take part in these exhibitions do so merely for the sake of a: fantastic display, or of seeing a crowd, or enjoying an hour's amusement, and , care little and know . less about the object." "It is painful," the Car dinal continues, "to see the lifeless body of a ChriStian borne to the grave, accompanied not with the prayers of. pious, loving hearts, but with the muttered pass-words of a condemned secret society. All I shall now add is that hone the Catholics of Dublin , will take mea sures to protect their magnificent cemetery from further profanation. CUBA. A Suspicious Steamer.-Supposed Land tag of Arms—Fighting. at Margate. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. 8, vie Dec. 13.—0 n the Zld inst. a steamer arrived at this port and reported having seen a suspicious steamer, flying the Haytien colors, anchored off the' mouth of the Bicana river, a small stream situated between 3lanzanillo and Cape Cruz. A Spanish war veisel was immediately despatched to the locality, and on the evening of the following day (4th) she returned, hav ing' in tow the Haytien steamer Mary Anne, in whose hold there is a va cant space, which the captain reports was caused by his throwing part of the cargo overboard in a storm, which also damaged the machinery of the vessel. He attempted to make Santiago, and, failing, was compelled to anchor ()tithe mouth of the river. The Mary Anne has a cargo of logwood on board. She is still detained, as the authorities believe that the lauded a supply of arms for the insurgents. Seven hundred men of the Valmaseda bat. talion have arrived here. Fightiugat 3.,10g0te still continues, and some of the Spanish wounded axe coming in. The cholera is de- creasing. HAYTI. The Revolutionists Preparing to Attsek Port an Prinee--Wheresbouts of Sal. nave—Miscellaneous News. Sr. Maass, Hayti, Nov. 27, by way of Ha vana,Dec.l3.—The Cacos are in full possession of the northern part of the island, and are making extensive preparations to attack Port an Prince. Five steamers belonging to the insurgents are coaling here for the purpose of joining in the attack. Salnave is reported at Petioxville. The French war steamer Terror is anchored in the harbor of Port au Prince. Sitfla (?) is reported having been captured by Salnave and court-martialed. The British war steamer Cherub has arrived at St. Mart., with Mr. Basset, the American Minister, on board. Port au Prince is reported in a wretched con dition. One dollar •in gold was selling for ii4,OUU in Hayden currency. Trade at this port (St. Mares) is brisk. Gold is selling at LOU. Nissage proposes a conciliatory policy. THE FIFTEENTH JUIENDHENT. Its Exact Condition. There being thirty-seven State,s in the T_Tnion, and the. Constitution requiring the assent of three-fourths of the States to gtve effect to a proposed amendment,- the ratincation by the Legislatures of twenty-eight is therefore necessary. - The action - of the several States during the year 1869 has been as follows : :TATES WHICH HAY]; RATIFIED THE 4.IkIE;iIXISENT I.4leitttin' - March 1 iii-4 3 euneylvania...March 11 2.:-Louisiana March 1 11-Massachusotts.ffarch 12 3-Neat V irginia...ldarch 3 12-Arkansas 'March 15' 4-North Carolina...March4 13-Connecticut.. May 13 5-Illinois.... March 5 14-... Florida June 14 ti-Michigan' March 5 15-New Rampshire-July 1 7-IViaconain March 9 15-Virginia October 7 e-Maine March 11 17.‘Vermoat .... .• . ;.October 13 9-8. Carolina March 11 18-Alabama ... ......... hi sTATEs WIIOsE RATIFICATION HAS BEEN DEFECTIVF:. I—linmae.........February 2712-Mlosourl... March 1 STATE WHOSE RATIFICATION HAS BEEN ILLEGAL. 1-Indiana. ' ' ' ' - - -' .. May 14 STATE WHICH HAS RATIFIED RUT WHICH WIT.rL RESCIND. I-New York April 14 STATES WHICH /IA VT REJECTED THE AIIENDMENT. 1-Delaware March 14-Ohio Ipril3o 2-Kentucky Mardi 12 5-Tennessee.,..No vembor 16 3-t1e0rgia....,.......,Dbarch 15 . . 7 • . sTATES WHICH IIAVI: NOT YET VOTED ti—Nebnu3ka. lowa 7—New JorpoY. Maryland. Minnenota . ..... 10—lexam. In the above list the States of Missouri and Kansas . are classified a 8 havin imperfectly ratified the amendment. The Legislature, of Missouri failed to act upon the second section, and in Kansas the same section was imperfect when ratified. These defects will be remedied when the Legislature of both States convene nest mouth. This will give the amendment the assent of twenty States without further question. ' _ Of those States which are yet to take action, lowa, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Rhode Island and Texas may be counted upon for ratification. With these twenty-six States in all secured, but two snore are required to make the amendment apparently a part of the Constitution. These the Radicals undoubt edly expect to obtain from Indiana anti from New York,,whose right to rescind may not be recognized ; Ohio, which is expected to re verse the action of its last Democratic Legisla ture ; or Georgia, about which further recon struction is in progress.--11rortd. —On Miss Mitford's Mg. copy of her tragedy of "Julian" the great Macready himself marked the " business." That intended for the other actors was in Eng. lish. His own " business" - was set down in Latin,—the lady could never tell wherefore, unless that it was to show a certain literary taste. —The old story about Canute rebuking the sea omits to state that the obstinate king got well soaked by the tide, caught cold, and that's the reason he was a Norse King. This bit of arelecology is given by the Telegram. But was the old fellow really a Nome King or a Vi-king. We cannot tell. Canute-II? OUR. WHOtE COUNTRY; B—Oregon. 9—Rhode Island -,=== . . . A NOTHIM. WALL 11111SEET SEMLIIIIIOIII. getairter olio At Ittion of Dollar* 41- tiered United Mattes nett Hosint.y. Sondhi Pitt An eiretilistion—laiseovery of ti e Stupendous Frands--The Operators Leave for Parts Ilinknown•e4 ,Reward of SlO,OOO Offered (Or their A 'rent. The Wot : id has the following detail% of a sen sation of which we.gave account by telegraph yesterday : Dire rumors were afloat early last Saturday Morning among the brokers in and ar - onnd Wall Street. It was said.that some oft the old est and most substantial firms had been vic timized to the extent ,of upwards of 52150,000. The delinquents were named as W. E. Gray & Co., of 44 Broad street, and their crime the Alteration of a number of 11000 certificates of the New York &ate 7 per Mt. Bounty Loan, issued during the late mar, to $lO,OOO each, and obtaining loans on the same. Subsequent !qui ri es proved these statements to be true. Mr. W. E. Gray is said to be the • son of the Chaplain of the United States Senate. Ho came to this city from Washington, was at one time Cashier for the firm of Marguand & Dinnock, and has been in business with Mr. J. H. Pratt, Whose antecedents are unknown, prior to June of this year.. THE BONDS orRitATED lIPON • were part of 516,000 worth, which were stolen from the office of Mr. E. I. Woolsey, in Broad way, a year ago,' and subsequently rendered worthless by the -issue of duplicates to Mr; • Woolsey; five genuine bounty bonds, pur .chased as recently as Wednesday last, by Mr. J. H. Pratt, Mr. Gray's partner; and United States registered bonds to an amount that fu ture investigations will have to determine. These financiers, by the aid, of chemicals and other unknown applianees, altered •the State Bounty bonds from $l,OOO to 510,000, substi tuting Gray's name for those they erased, and changing the numbers. This operation was also performed on the Government securities. :A . TI.IEIiIM; IN THE HARVEST. Mr. Gray having altered the five bonds bought by Pratt on Wednesday, and also a number of Woolsey's missing bonds and some of his " improved" Government stock, all to the denomination of $l,OOO each, proceeded, as it appears, to obtain extensive loans on the same, and succeeded in doing so on Friday, on which day the alterations were discovered by*the 'Manhattan Bank. On the same day a man called at the Bank of the Com monwealth, and offered for sale • State Bounty Loan Bonds of 510,000 each, payable to William E. Gray, and, bearing date April 8. The clerk of the bank, before paying for them, called on Mr. Harburger, the cashier of the Manhattan Batik, to ascertain if they were all right, and learning that they had been altered, bronght, • the owner of the spurious bonds to Mr. Harburger, who identified him as Mr. W. E. Gray, to whom other alterations bad been traded. Gray had a plausible story ready, and was permitted to depart in peace, leaving' the bonds with the Manhattan Bank, the orilicers of which did not apparently deem it neceseary.to inform the public of the for.. geries that had been discovered. THE PRINCIPAR SUFFERERS. • Last Saturday, Mr. Gray, undaunted by his ill-success with the State Agents, succeeded in obtaining 530,000 from the Mechanics' Bank, depositing there 510,000 certificates as col lateral. Visiting Messrs. Vernailye & Co., he borrowed $50,000 On $40,000 ' of his altered Bounty bonds, and 1,000 United States bonds altered to 510,000. Messrs. Howe & Macey loaned him, • on similar securities, $75,000; Coleman Benedict, $35,000; J. N. Newell & Co., $.-25,000; E. P. Scott, $40,000; and Messrs. Justhe & Co., $40,000. Several other bankers' and brokers' names, it is expected, will be added to the black list, to-day. Safes, boxes, and • books are being carefully examined in most of the offices adjacent to the Stock Ex change. • THE DISCOVERY OF THE FRAUDS, by those outside of the Manhattan Bank and Bank of the Commonwealth, did not take place until Saturday morning, when Mr. Cole man. Benedict, whose suspicions had been aroused, while pondering over the transaction he bad made through Mr. E. Finck, who is Gray & Pratt's broker, more carefully ex amined his securities, and became aware that he had been gulled. " DISAPPEARANCE OF THE OPERATORS. Mr. Benedict then hastened, to Gray's office, and found that Gray and Pratt had left for parts unknown. All he could get in the way of satisfaction, for the moment, was an attachment upon the furniture and fixtures of their commodious country house. He added fuel to the tire of conjectures, which was smouldering by Saturday afternoon all down the street, by the recital of his losses, and ere the day closed there were plenty to mingle their sorrows with his. THE PROBABLE WHEREABOUTS OF THE FUGI TIVES. It is thought by many that Gray left on Sat urday by one of the ocean steamers, but this is probably not the case, for late on that day he bought $30,000 worth of Five-twenty bonds over the counter of Jay Cooke & Co., giving the check on the Mechanics' Bank in pay rnent. It is said that Pratt was at his office for a few moments on Saturday, and stated that he had been duped by Gray, and in tended to give himself up, as he could 'clear himself. He has not, however, been seen since. TUE DETECTIVES AFTER THEM The several detectives searching for them lielieve the parties are still in the city, and being famihar with Gray's appearance, are confident that they will soon have him and Pratt in their custody. REWARD FOR THEIR ARREST The New York Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon offered a reward of $lO,OOO for the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties. Mr. Vermilye, a victim, left yesterday for Washington, in order to ascertain at the Treastry whether the United States bonds he received from Gray have been tampered with. At the Treasury here be was informed the bonds were not yet recorded as stolen. The extent of the frauds cannot be definitely ascertained at present. It is feared that further investigations will reveal some start ling depredations in quarters little dreamed of. Mr. Gray, Who was broker for the "pool" in the Quartz Hill Mining Stock, is said to have lost considerably thereby. The money real ized,by, his bounty bond operations is be- Ifevedto have been invested in Government bonds. , A ,GENERAL DIVORCE LAW. Movetnent In Favor 01 It. The Toledo Blade, in referring to our propo sition for a general divorce law, declares its belief that the tendency of the times ie toward calling Upon Congress for a uniform law upon that subject. , _ "Without being friendly to an undue increase of the powers of the Federal Government," it says, "we do think the cause of morality and-social order demands a change in the direction we have indicated." The plain truth is that the spectacle of people jour neying from one,State to another in the hopo of getting rid of marital obligations by finding some local divorce statute. lax: enough to suit their needs, has long been a scandal and disgrace to the country. 'More than that, under these con flicting jurisdictions and diverse statutes, chil dren may be legitimate in one State who, would be illegitimate in'another; clergymen are Puzzled and deceived in solemnizing second marriages ; and the rihts , of inheri tance and the. canons of moralsare alike put in peril. We believe that the tide of public opinion will soon sot in strongly toward a na tional divorce .enactment, and, that It only needs the bold advocacy of such a procedure by the influential Press to speedily bring it ahont.—N. Y. Times. —Savannah newspapers notice very good specimens of shad now coming to 'market. Fishermen are arriving from the North and from Florida to prepare for the season, which opens in Jamotry. FIFTH EDITION. BY TELEGRAPH, IMPORTANT FROM HARRISBURG Withdrawal of Dr. Sohappet Death Warrant. Dr. filehoeppe's 'Death-Warrant With [Special Despatch to the Philads. Evening Bulletin.] Hannlsnuna, Dec.l4.—Goir. 'Geary will is sue to-night or to-morrow his official order to the Shenff of Cumberland county withdraw ing the death-warrant of Dr. Sehoeppe, Pend ing action of the Supreme Court. This place the whole matter as before the death-warran was issued. Bold Bobber?, fn New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Two men entered the ffi oce of Mr. ibley, No. 22 Pine street, to-day, and, while one of them engaged bim• in con-: versation, the other picked up a tin box• and made off with it. The box contained a va riety of bills and stock certificates, valued in all at about $lO,OOO, none of which were ne gotiable. Halkan hour later the box was found in a wsite'r.closet, where it had. been broken open and the contents examined, but being of value ,to the robbers, they, were not disturbed. Eighteen of the Spanish gunboats will • sail to-morrow. , • From Montreal. MONTREAL; Dec. 14.—The case of Caldwell, who was committed for extradition, has been again before the. Court. Judge Coursol ruled that the decision of Jndge Mondelet on appli cation to him for arrest of habeas corpus was final, so far as he (Judge Coursoll was con cerned, and that therefore be dismissed the motion for the prisoner's discharge. A destructive fire broke otit at Point Levi last night, by which a large hotel and several other buildings were de4royed. From Indiana. INDIANArotts, Dec. 14.—The Republican State Central Committee has issued a call for a convention on February 22d. Arrangements for, the reunion of the Army of the Cumberland, which will meet here to morrow, are all complete. The indications are that a large number of officers and soldiers will be in attendance. XLlst Congress—Second Session. (flousa--Continued from Third EditionJ The "House went into Committee of the Whole on the Census bill, and the discussion VMS resumed on the amendments offered yes terday by Id essrs. Judd and Coburn, providing for an apportionment of Representatives next August. Finally the discussion was closed, •and Judd's amendment VMS rejected—yeas sd, nays :14.. After further discussion the section was struck out. • ANVSEMENTS.-- —At the Walnut. this evening, Miss Bateman will ap• pear as "Mary. Warner" in the drama of that name. • —The Overland Route will be repeated at the Arch.this evening. For the Christmas piece Little Wallace, orrit. an adaptation of Dickens's story, by Mrs. E.l). Wis announced, in which Mrs. Wallace will make her debut as "Little Morrit." —At the Chestnut Patrite will be performed this evening. At the Children's-iitatizthe, on eaturilay, The Babes in the Woods will be presented. —At the American a variety entertainment of.tinusoal excellence will be preeented. —This evening, at the Academy of Music, the Han del and Haydn Society, under the leadership of Mr. L. Engelke, will giro its first concert this season. Men delssohn's "Hymn of Praise" will be snug, together with a selection from " The Forty-second Psalm,' and a chorus and chorale from the oratorio of " Saint Paul.'• The solo parts will be taken by Miss Maria Brainerd, Mho Nellie Lackenback and Mr. Jacob Graf. A full chorus and a large orchestra will be in attendance. Tickets may be procured either at Boner's, Trumpler's or Goulds. —At the Seventh Street Opera House Duproz & Benedict's brilliant troupe will appear in a number of amusing novelties. —A first•class bill for this evening at the Eleventh Street Opera House. —Signor Blitz gives another of his pleasant entertain , monis at the Assembly Buildings this evening. —The second of Mr. Carl Wolsohn's matinees (the Schubert matinee) will be given in the foyer of the Academy of Music, on Friday next, at 4 o'clock. —A series of lectures has been arranged by the Teacher& Institute, and will be given in the Central Ili,gh School Building at Broad and Green streets. Ten lectures will be delivered by Prof. Janice McClune upon " Astronorny and Geology," and ten by Prof. Edwin J. llomten upon " Chemistry and Physics.' The ,former will be given on Monday evenings (except Dei2ember 27), the latter upon. Wednesday evenings (except December 15 and 29.) —On Thursday evening of this week Mr. Wendell Phillips will deliver the next of the Star Course of Lec tures at the Academy of Music. His subject will be " Daniel O'Connell." Tickets may ho secured at Gould's, No. 724 Chestnut street. The next lecture of the juvenile course by Du Chaillu will be delivered on Wednesday afternoon. Subject—" Among the Count- —On Friday evening last, the testimonial benefit givrt at the Academy of Music to Mr. Rufus Adams, attracted a large audience. Mr. Adams read a number of popular selections in a very 0N cellent manner, and was fre quently applauded. BI r. Adatrof is ono or the very beet elocutionists in the country, and we are glad to know that his benefit was a pecntiary succese. THE COURTS. conviction of Neil McLaughlin. QUARTER SEASIONS—Judge Paxson.—This morning, on motion of the District Attorney, the Sheriff was sum moned into court with the wheel, in order to draw ad ditional grand jurors, there being but thirteen in attendance. The jury in the case of Neil McLaughlin, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill Detective Brooke, retired last evening at 7 o'clock, and at fifteen minutes past 12 o'clock to-day returned a verdict of —The Vice President tells this story about the Hon. John Morrissey, M. C.: Shortly after the opening of the Fortieth Congress Mr. Colfax was engaged in his room busily - mak ing up the committees, when Mr. Morrissey stealthily crept up to the door, took a peep, saw that no one was there, and entered. Ap proaching Mr. Colfax, he said : "Mr. Speaker, I have a tine box of Havana cigars lam going to send you. Will you ac cept them ?" "Oh yes, certainly," replied Mr. Colfax. "Anything in that line is acceptable." "All right," said Morrissey. After a pause, be suddenly broke out : "Mr. Speaker, I have a favor to ask. I want you to put me on a certain committee." "Leave the cigars one side, and tell me what one it is," replied Mr. Colfax. Morrissey made a strenuous alert, closed his fist, and, as he brought it down- on 'the desk, said : "I want you to put me on that committee where I will have d—d little work to do." "All right," said Mr. Colfax. when the committees were 'announced the name of the lion. John Morrissey was found bringirig up the rear of the committee on revo lutionary pensions. =The latest western editorial epithet is "flannei•cyed." It is probably a contraction of an old army phrase, which described the red eyes which followed upon a late and lively evening, as "two burnt holes in a blanket." —The Hungarian Nazarenes,or, as they oat themselves, Successors of Christ, ' have, ap plied to the Minister of War for the purpose of being released from the duty of doing military service'. Their application was re 'eeted. 4:30 O'Cioolc drawn. F. L. ININERSTON:PAIOvt; 'RUE THREE CENTS., WOREIGI CORRESPONDft(IIII LEVIEIgIi FROM Collations of is New. Cardimusl. , 4lie Cheek.' seoniee—besosiptioo or she 0111111 inlnce Schwarzenburm4, Iteeoptity4 at Cardinal ltforessa'a T tlouse or the Vow. Pfftnir,Occ., , dre. (Correspondence of the Philadelphia Even DXltuilsttasJ' L. ItottE,4 Italy, Nov. 25, 180.,--,On Meadar' (Nev. 22) there was a public consisiory at, titer , Vatican for. the Collation (as presentation tie called in canon law) of a Cardinal's hat. Thee new Cardinal wax elected two years ago, aatilr'' arrived in Rome last week. He is John 14/4 natius Morena, Archbishop of Valladolitit, x , The Sala Regia of the Vatican had balcontee., draped in crimson damask, erected: around three sides, and against the Pauline chapel - 4 door the Pontifical throne and Cardi'nals' dais were arranged. This beautiful Hall , wati4 built in the time of that splendid Barnes*, Paul 111., as an audience-chamber for static receptions. Sangallo, the architect ebt, the grandest palace in all Italy—the Fernese Palace at Rome—designed it. Its fresco decora. tions and ornaments were made by del Vagiir andda, Volterra; and the . Ziamberi brobhere, Porta, and Vasari, painted its pictures. There'was' great pomp and splendor in. the. Monday ceremonies, and the rich oriental , dresses of the Eastern Bishops addedgreatlif;''' to the picturesque effect. But the presence. . of several distinguished men and women gave me especial gratification. The Queen of War ternburg and her suite sat in one of the balco nies. She was , the Archduchess Olga,, Russia, the favorite daughter of the Emperor Nicholas, andsister of the present Czar. Fit teen years ago the Queen was a great beauty, She is now a quiet, distinguished-looking, woman of about- thirty-five, slender, good,. height, well made; has smooth, silky, brown. hair, at ranged just enough in the mode not to look peculiar. I am sure I should have no ticed her anywhere; she has such , a queenly.. kindly manner, dignified and graceful--not cold, and yet self-contained, enough Co seep : just on the verge of it,; a trne,royal air,such..sa we are apt to think should belong to these.' who have had the advantages Of, priyilegcai surroundings, fine edncation, high eulture-Ow all that which old blood, rank and *svealtia. ought to, bid mifortunately does not alWayo, , give. Of course there are a 'great many dis. tinguished prelates assembled togethet now in Rome, and one of the greatest pleaSnres had on Monday morning was the chance et looking at each and all of them leisurely;.l. , they walked through the Sala ,Regia. , 1231 t place was an .excellent one,—so near to the Cardinals and BlShops that I could almost touch them as the various ceremonies took. them several times in front of my balcony. Thus I was able to select out certain ones and see them fully. " Cardinal Prince Schwarzenburg,Archbishopi of Prague, attracted the most of my attention. He is a tall, tine-looking man, of about fifty five or sixty. Fifteen years ago, when this. Cardinal was last in Rome, they tell me, ha was very hand.some, and I can well believe it.. They tell also a droll story of him Wifiob. represents capitally the German royal indiffer ence to the feelings of others. The Prince was made Cardinal by Gregory XVI. Fifteen. years ago he came to Rome on a visit. VlChen. he paid his ceremonial visit of farewell to the Pope, Pius IX. said: "When shall we have the • pleasure of seeing your Eminence again ?" "Indeed I cannot say. I do not know of any business that will call me back to: Rome before the next Conclave," replied the Cardi nal, bluntly. There were a few instants of silence; then the Pope said, with gracious self-possession of a. Christian gentleman : "It appears that your Eminence wishes us well." Cardinal Schwarzenburg is tall and slender, has light hair—now gray—fair skin, high, beautiful temples, a keen, cold eye, thin lips and delicate features. We laughingly com pared him to some of our intellectual, cold looking American lawyers. , The Cardinal's history is a sad one. He is a son of that fa mous Prince Schwarzenburg who was the commander-in-chief of the grand army (Bo hemian) in the war' of the allied Princes against the first and great Emperor Napoleon. Of this General, Heeren says in his Historical Researches—" History consecrates the name of a Schwarzenburg, a Blucher and --a Bar --- clay de Tolly." His eldest son, who is now Cardinal as well as Prince, in his young roan= hood was disappointed in love. It was a sor- rowfui story, and the heir of great estates and an old andirineely name sought in religion that resignation and couscilatiou which - the loss of his dearest hopes required. In Hoibein's "Dance of Death," when Adam leaves the. Garden of Eden, we see Death quietly walking along with him; and where our'first father delves the ground there is Death laboring close beside him, stroke for stroke, not as an enemy, but as a constant companion. And thus it has been with Prince Schwarzenbnig. Ever since his youth, when disappointed love drove hini out of his Paradise, sorrow has been his constant friend. Jll mothey,Whom he loved fOndly,was burned to death at a theatre conflagration; and a dar ling sister, the Princess Windiscligratz, was shot in the Austrian revolution of 184$. Thar Princess went to the window, and received in her heart the ball that was intended for her msband. So no wonder I looked at this stately, ordly prince, and recalled his own sad life-his ory while I reihembered that of his ances- tors. When we see the representatives of famous Emperors, Kings, Ikfarshals and Gen et als, it is as if tho pages of history had taken form, and flesh, ,especially „when these repre- sentatives are such truly regal persons as Olga. Nicolaiewna of Wurtemburg and Cardinal Prince Schwarzenburg. This German princely prelate made many whom Nye had formerly admired appear shorn of their grandeur .-• Cardinal 13onaparte,for-example,looked more. . like a stage prince than ever. The bril/lant' Parisian chemical diamond paled in the ante of the teal gem. ()it Monday evening (the night of the rurap k io, day of the Consistory) Cardinal Xenia . a private reception at the Palazzo Painpid#'.7i: , ..-, in the'Piazza Navona. Be had public roc • 1 • lions on'the preceding 'Friday and Sat= evenings, to which I had cards, but could 40. On • Monday- evening my op:maul and I arrived in ti;e anteroom or ;s • palate ' just before the all , importa Hat came. While vi - e were (4k,ing IA 0 i, i 4" =IEEE
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