Meg PgACOCK.
FARTH CLOSET COMPANY'S COM
MODES arid upiparattut for fixed closet,. at A.
NOIRJUS & 513 Market et. dealtu th WOO
WWEDDING .CARDS, • INVITATIONS
for Parties, &o. Now styles. MASON & 00., 007
Chestnut street. de3ofmw sti
rDDING INVITATIONE) RN
ifritiotohneernewa ti lgar b ztr ina .. Ar . Oregg
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MARRIED.
A LLEN--COLYOI.I.—On December. 29th, UM, by the
Rev. Dr. It umphreye, Dr. Harrison Allen to Julia A.,
youngest daughter of 8. W. Colton, ail of this city. •
ARCH EIt—GOLDISROROUGII.—In Baltimore, on the
28th of . December , by the Rev, Dr, J. E. Grammer, Wm.
11. Archer to Miss remote V. W. Goldshorongh.
• BUNSTER—McCREA.—At Conception, Calle, South
America, on I:lentstuber 21st, 1.9e2,_ Honor Don Enrique
Ettinator to Katie McCrea, of Ellicott City, Maryland.
GRAFLY—DAY.—At the sidence of the bride .01
father, on Monday, the 27th lost,, by the BAY. 11. 0. 11111.
lets. Dolniesburg, Mr. David H. Grady, of this city,
to iitsio Mary, daUghter of Jacob Day, Esq., of Flour
town Pa. '•
fild IT 11— PU ILLIP 8.-011 the 29th list...tit the Ohurch
f the Holy Trinity, bY tho Right Rey. William Bacon
Bieycns. WM, P. Smith, of Ulla city, to Gertrude J,,
daughter of Edward Phillips, Esti., of Baton Bona.",
Lodisiatia. - •
OOPPIILIK .—Mocember 29th, 1809, Peter. V °much,
in the o,sth year of his ago,
The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully
ins ited to attend the funeral, from hih late residence, in
Mount Molly, N.J. on Saturday next (Jan. Ist), at 12
trelock M., withou t notice. Line leaves utter
bido of Market _street at 10 o'clock A. M.
DEMI ONo.—On the 29th Inst., Mary Deshono, in the
ot.th year of her age.
The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral, front the residence of her
son. John 0. bestw, Chester, Pa., on Batdrday after
noon next, at I o'clock.
ItUititliSTKlNl4r; the 9th of December, at the
13ehod tttates hospital . Pensacola, Florida, Burgeon
John Rudenstele .U. B. sr teed 45 ears.
JOUVIN & CO. BLACK KID GLOVES
—Prices Reduced !—Ladies' plain Black, 1111 75; NIXI
broldereel. 81 85; Plain, two Dutton. 82 001 Gentle
wen s, 82 IS.
GEBSON & BON, Mourning Goode.
de301115 ;918 Olwinant Attest.
log t ACK MOHAIR TA M ISE,OII. FRENCH
ALPACA.—Just rewired. one case of Mohair Ta
milli*, from Otio. to .1 a yard. BESSON tk BON,
Mourning Dry Goads House.
Je+J~t¢ IPlNCheetnut atroet.
1 1 , 4 CAM ELVoietstICAFt.I6S
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
OF VALUE.
FOURTH LANDAELRCL.
FOURTH AND H.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
18'TO!
THE NEW YEAR BEING NEAR AT BAND
THE GRAND CLEARING. SALE
NOW PROGRESSING AT
818 and 820 CHESTNUT STREET,
Vigorously Pushed
FOB VIE YEW DAIS RIMMING
Of the Old Year.
Still Further Accommodation of Prices
Chestnut Street Clothing
Below Market Street Prices
BOYS' CLOTHING
BOYS' CLOTHING irisE§T QUALITY
BOYS' CLOTHING
BOYS' CLOTHING
BOYS' CLOTHING
BOYS' CLOTHING
BOYS' CLOTHING
BOYS' CLOTHING
BOYS' CLOTHING
BOYS' CLOTHING
All Our (lathing
Must be Sold Out
for
We will Carry None
01 this Stock
Over.
JOHN WANAMAKER'S
Chestnut Street Clothing Establishment,
818 and 820 CRESINET STREET.
10 , CARD.
BROWN'S COLOSSAL BRONZE STATUE
LINCOLN
Will be on EXHIBITION for a few days In front of
Robert, 'Wood & Co.'s Ornamental 'lron
Works
For the inspection of the Public
ROBERT WOOD ik Co.,
N 0.1136 Ridge Avenue.
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Bob THE SOCIETY FOR SUPPLYING
THE POOR WITH SOUP,"9llBGriecom street,
appeal to theublic for the usual annual aid , by which
they are enabl ed to carry on their operations. In add!.
' tion to a daily. delivery of Soup, Corn Meal and Bread
are distributed:each, twice weekly. A visitor is em
ployed to examine into the fitness of each applicant to
receive aid. The Society has no paid collector, but
every member le authorized to receive feuds for the
treasury.
JOS. S. LEWIS, President, 111 Walnut street.
WM. EVANS Treasurer, 61.3 Market street..
JAB. T, SHINN, 8, W. cor. Broad and Spruce streets.
WM. L. BERN. 616 Walnut street.
CIALRB WOOD 624 8. Second street.
JOB. K. WHEELER, 20213 Chestnut street. [de2l-12trp§
orOFFICE llTSUitagbEiateAßV
OF NORTH AMERICA,232 WALNUT . STREETi
PI ILADELPHIA.
The annual meeting of the Stockholders will be held
on MONDAY, January )0;1870, at 12M., at the office'of
the Company,and on TUESDAY, January ll,an election
will be held fdr Directors to serve the ensuing year.
dc3o-t jab § MATTHIAS MARIE, Secretary.
THE ANNUAL • ELECTION OF
0111cers and Members in 'Council of the American
Philosophical Society will be held in the rooms of the
Society, N 0.104 South Fifth street,-liesi" seen the hours of
2 and 5 in the AFT.ERNOON Of FRIDAY, January
7, 1870. deSo,la3 21*
1109, GIRARD STREET. - 1109
irdINISH, RUSSIAN AND' PERIM/11BD BATHS,
Departments for'Ladies.
Baths open from 6 A. M. tog P. M, ,
n- HOWARD HOSPITAIi t NOS. 1518
Y t Y and MIA Lombard atreet,.Dispeasary Department.
—Medical treatment and mediclinfuraishodoratultoMir
.to the poor.
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It is the, /Finest
Philadelphia
and can
Be Bought now
Lower Prices than
SPECIAL NOTICES.'
• NATIONAL BANK; or, Tag- ;11E 7
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P. IT44G.'
bith Dec..lo;
The Anneal Election for Di ree ttwo Is Bank' Will be
held nt the .11oute, .on TURODAlrennarY
11th, WO, between the hours of 11 A.lll, and,
' ( ORD,
Wet° jail§ ` nobler.
EITZREOPTICONAND' 'MA4I.O.
Lantern Szhlhltions given to Sunday Schools,
Bc ool__,• Oollexes, and for private entertainments.
MITCHLLL IicALLUITZ.II,729 Chestnut street, s econd
story. oaf 2Junr4
AMUSEMENTS:
AMEIirdAN ACADEMY OF MUNIO...—
LAST , THREE NIGHTS,.
THUDSDAY. FRIDAY AND SA T'URPIAY.
GEORGE HANLON, WILLIAM HANLON,
ALFRED HANLON - . EDWARD HANLON,
And FRED. HANLON.
VIE HANLON MIDGETS. •
FRANCOIS HANLON, VICTOR HANLON AND
LITTLE 808. LITTLE 808,
THE , HERO OF THE GREAT ACT,
The Wonderful Act, the Extraordinary Act, the
GREAT AOT OF THE 11ANLONS.
'J. LEVY, .1. LEVY. J. LEVY.
The Renowned Cornet Soloist,
Lev 'e Popular Maud Waltz.
MAUD WALTZ MAUD WALTZ
PROF. ROBgwis: PROF. ROBER+S. '
DREAMS OF ILLUSION.
The Beautiful and trifled QUEEN SISTERS,
MISSES LAURA, JULIA and reziptix -
The Queens of Song.
TicketsON GIAVE, icker:lash, Dickaadash.
for sale at O. W A. Trampler's Music Store,
92e Chestnut. street, and at the Box Oak* of the
Academy.
Admission to the Parquet, Parquet Circle and Bal
cony, 75 centa.. Itesenred beats, Si. Family Circle, 50
cents. Amphitheatre. 25 cents.
LAST LITTLE 800 MATINEE,
For Ladies and Children, on ' '
SATURDAY, JANUARY fgt.
At 2 o'clock. Admission t o a ll parts of the hPuse•
tents.- ae3o.3t
IPoREIMN CORRESPoIIDENCEi
Limiest 'Hoff PARDO.
,
, Correspondence of the Phltadelohlo Evening Bittletin.)
Pan's, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1869,--Rocbefort
has made hie first serious debut in. the Cham
her in a manner highly characteristic and
quite dla Lanterne. The whole town has been
making merry with the sarcasm he launched
the other day against the Emperor, from the
summit of the " Mountain," on which he sits
in all but solitary grandeur, and with Only old
Rarpail at his side. It appears, however, that
he was not a' little nettled at the "sardonic
smile" which, we were told, curled the lips
of the Emperor 'and broke out into a laugh
on those of the Prince Imperial, when 'his
name was called on the day of the oierting'Of
the Chambers, and that he was only -waiting
for an opportunity to reply. He has certainly
taken his revenge in a manner worthy of the
editor of the Laidenie, and ahbwn that he can,
contrary to what was expected, be dangerona
even as a deputy as well as a writer. Ridicule
is a strong weapon in France, and the Ern
peror, no doubt, thought he reduced Roche
fort to impotence when he gave lam the Op.
portunity to make himself ridiculous, and
then laughed at him. But there
is a proverb which says that ."they who live
in glass-houses_ shouldn't throW'stones ;" and
Rochefort has just illustrated the troth of .that
saying,, at the cost of his imperial adversary.
" I was ridiculous, was I he burst out the
other day,to the astonishinent of the Chamber;
"and the Emperor laughed at - ine. did be ?
Well,theri,"he continued, "let me tell you thin:
1 never made myself so ridiculous as the man
who - floundered about in the water at Boulogne
with a tame eagle on his shoulder and a bit of
bacon in his hat l" The roar of laughter which
followed this jibe from the Left of the Cham
ber, and drowned even the rage of indigna
tion which burst from the Imperialist Right,
showed that the blow had told, and that
Rochefort had made " a hit, a palpable hit."
It is acknowledged, indeed, by all, that the re
tort was fair, and the fairer because it was
trne,—true at least in the main. I will not
quite answer for the "bit of bacon in the
hat; " but for "the eagle on the shoulder," and
the " floundering about in the water,"
there is abundant witness. I had
the whole story at the time it occurred from
a friend, an English naval captain (and a well
known writer) ou half-pay, who happened to
be living at Boulogne, and was an eye-witness
of the whole scene. Indeed, he always pre
tends, to this day, to have "saved the future
Emperor's life" on that occasion. For, when
Prince Louis Napoleon's first madcap adven
ture at Boulogne failed on the beach of that
place, where he attempted to land, he did ac
tuany take refuge in the water, and there
floundered about with his eagle. The soldiers
who bad defeated the attempt were popping
at him in all directions, and would most likely
have winged either him or his eagle, when
my friend, who was standing by, hastened up
to them and remonstrated against the folly of
shooting him in the water, when he could not
possibly get away, and must come out when
he was tired of wading about-;,which he
accordingly ; , did soon after ti ond was. taken
prisoner. But does not the whole scene 'rise
up vividly to one's mind's. eye,, and was, not
Rochefort right when he told the Chamber
that lie had never looked so ridiculous as that?
H. de Lesseps, whose age is, fhelleve,about
66, with his young and pretty with (age not to
be mentioned), has arrived in Pans, and was
immediately received by the Emperor and
Empress at the Tuilbries. I have lately seen
a good many Americans on their return from
the opening of the Canal, and have heard the
expression of their opinion.s on the subject.
Almost without exception, I think I may ven
ture to say, their opinions are favorable, and
declare both the enterprise itself ind the open
ing ceremony to be a complete success. The
Canal is universally allowed to be so far ter
minated as to be really in working order; that
is, to be fully capable of permitting the transit
of all such vessels as de not draw more than
25 feet water, and to be able to begin at once'
to realize such a revenue as can be derived
from that source. I inn' especially assured,
and on very good authority, that the danger
to which its bank, are conjectured to be liable
from the wash of steamers, if• used
in their present state and without stone
facings is purely chimerical. As I have
heard M. de Lesseps himself represent the
case, these banks are stated to me by eye
witnesses to be aa hard, as firm, and nearly as
Mat as the' sand on the sea-shore. .The sand of
which they are' formed is of that nature
which hardens immediately under the least
application of water, like those firmer aea-'
beaches which, when you ride over
them at low water,
scarcely receive
the impress of your horse's hoofs. And
the slope of the banks of the
Suez Canal is so great as almost to resemble
a sea-beach. The prevailing idea hero, and
that which has brought the 500 f. shares down
to about 370 f. (from 600 f., at which they once
stood), has certainly' been that though the -
Canal was "opened" and "passable," yet that
it was not in working order"--in a condi
thin, that* to earn a revenue—nor could be
so until 'a large amount of further capital had
been expended tm it. So far from this
being the case, I Lam ! assured by com
petent and unprejudiced persons, that what is
now required is in the way rather of improve
ments, enibellishments, and finishings-off;"
which can, of course, be carried out to almoSt
any extent, as they' may be pernaltted,ned de
manded by increasing; revenues and the neces.'
MEM=
PHILAPELPIIIA THURSDAY DEOEMBEIt 30 1869
Pities of traillo and'' navigation. As to. the
Canal being choked up by the sand rirtft—tha
danger I have always regarded as a thyth, for
the'same thing was said of the railway vases,
the desert from Cairo to Suez (a journey I
once made myself' in an omnibus),' abd
which, ft was asserted, would never be open
for two -days together; and whloh, on the
confrary, has never to, my knowledge , been
(Mee closed. I eould mention many more
favorable details' and circumstances whicl
have been represented to me ; but all r wish
to convey to you is that thegeneral
sion of American visitors to the; opening, has
been highly in its favor. You will have learned
long since that'all apprehension' of a` conflict
between the Khedive and the Sultan has beeti
completely removed. '
Politics are still fluctuating here and we do
not yet know whether the old Ministry is to
go out or the now one to come in. In a few
dayti, however, that &int' will probably be
decided
VROPEAN ArIOAMO
English "Report of the Empress In Perm«
"Plotting" Against the Country . .
[From, the London News, Doc. L3.J
The Empress Eugenie has returned 'home
from a new Egypt to a new, France. In that,
Eastern land she personified with intlinte
grace and charm the daintiest and most delicate
civilization of Western Europe. Wherever
she appeared her gracious presence was hailedas the happiest of auguries and her winning
smile as the sweetest of benedictions upon the
great enterprise of her kinsman's genius.
* * * To what, ill chance mast we ,at
tribute the sacrifice of this inestimable advan
tage? How bappens it that this lady, exempt
by birth, and by her earlier fortunes, from, the
perilous and bitter isolation of one born in the
purple and on the stew of a throne, a French
woman by adoption only, find—what IS betteS
—a sovereign only by accident--comes back
to the capital of her husband's empire to And
herself assailed by anery suspicions, by injuri
ous rumors and sullen looks? Something of
this ominous and ill-starred, reception may be
charged to the prevailing and increasing public
dissatisfaction and political mistrust ;,to• the
reviving republican and revolutionary spirit;
to the general irritation at the vacillating insin-,
earl* , and uncertainty of the governingwill; to
the vehement denunciations by. an implacable
press of the
_prodigality:of the Court, the
enormity of the budgets, the pressure of. taxa
tion ; to the reaction of disgust at the, high
living and wasteful Social luxury of the last
eighteen years, recalling to austere :malcOn--
tents the excesses of 'the ancient monarchy:
Yet in all this there Is nothing that should
affect the popularity of the gentle lady who
had no lot or part in the " inexpiable'. maw. ,
patios ; who was unknown out of private
society when the republic was destroyed and
the second empire was established, and who,
according to the express terms of the message
by which the Emperor announced his mar
riage, was chosen from a private station on
account of her personal qualities, and not
from any dynastic motives or "reasons of
State."
* * Poor Marie Antoinette, it is
now an historic certainty,, was compelled by
fear and anger to plot against her adoptedcountry
and the revolution. But why was she, a pure
and proud woman, assailed with the most
abominable insults, and why were all her most
innocent gaieties turned to foul calumnies by
the,popular rage, before she was ever sus
pected of Anstrian - conspiracies? For no
other reason than that the King was noto
riously infirm of purpose, and her's was
the higher spirit awl the stronger
will ; and to her, therefore, was at,
tributed' every counter revolutionary
manifesto and manteuvre, every sign and
symptom of resistance and reaction. Hence
the murderous rancor that surrounded her,
the once radiant and happy Daupbin.ess of
youthful years, who had become " the Aus
trian woman," the enemy of patriots and of
the public liberties, and that pursued her to
the death. The Empress Eugenie is knoivii to
cherish with the fondness of an almost super
stitious devotion every relic and memorial of
that martyred _Queen. There is, of course,
nothing in common' between that daughter of
Emperors and this wife of an Emperor. except
a palace, a throne and—the revolution. Tragic
examples - posse.ss sometimes a morbid fascina
tion tor frivoknis natives; for" noble minds
they are solemn admonitions. The Empress
Eugenie has many sincere personal well
wishers on this side ofthe -Channel who, caring
nothing for the second empire, but very much
for the happiness and freedom of France, are
concerned to hear that the funds fell on the
return of the Empress to Paris, anti that her.
influence (to which the_'lexican expedition.
and, the second occupation of Rome bad
already been asscribed) is held' esponsible for
,all the difficulties and delays which prevent
the restoration of parliamentary government
and ministerial responsibility. it is a most
cruel weakness that takes shelter behinda
woman's generous infatilation. And it, is a
weakness that can only , prove fatal to a
dynasty, for thn nation, at all events, is sure to
survive it. , ,
THE LATE Dom. smarroxr.
Further Interesting- ‘, Reminiscencei...
Stanton's
To the Editors of the Boston Daily Advertiser'':
On the retirement of Secretary Stanton'froin
the cabinet t he took a trip to the Eastern States
to spend a few weeks with his friends there,
for the purpose of recruiting 'his health. Ar
riving in. New York from Washington, he
took passage on one of the Sound steamers
for Boston. The eircurnstanec-s connected
with his retirement from office are
well known ; he looked care-worn and ex
hausted—nevertheless lie appeared social and
cheerful,• although he remarked that the
strain upon his nervous system had been such
as nearly to prostrate bim—and the reaction
produced by a siidden cessation of the respon
sibilities under which he had been laboring
was almost bewildering. He convened freely
during the evening upon all matters connected
with the war—alluding to the trials, reverses,
mistakes, losses and defeats which we strs
tained, and the many dark hours of
our history. I remember well this
impressive remark which he made—
'2 Ite hand of all overruling Providence teas with
vs through an—anti nowhere was his presence
more manifest than in the preservation of the
thousands of men who were sent down South'
by sea." He then spoke of the character of
the vessels, which were engaged as transports
for our Soldiers—how ill-adapted they were
for the setvice, and how wonderful it was that.
so few accidents occurred. "Such was my,
anxiety," he added, "for those on hoard, that
during those nights when a storm was raging,
I found sleep impossible. I have risen from
my bed and spent hours with my face against
the window, looking out in the darkness,
thinking of the soldiers 'at sea on the coast,
and in the morning dreaded to take up the de
spatches lest I should learn that some unfor
tunate vessels had gone, with all on board to,
the bottom." After sitting in silence fora,
Moment, with his eyes fixed upon the floor,
he said in a slow and solemn tone, .Nothing,
sir--nothing but the hand'of God crave t d them." ' •
A Letter from Mr. Stantonc..Arnectationa
Concerning° Illatiself..i.h 'Reference to
the rase. -
General . Moorhead, in his remarks tit the'
citizens' Meeting 'on Monday, at Pittsburgh,,
read the followtng letter from Itir, Stanton:
WAsnitratort, Nov. 29, 1869.—tify ',Desn?
Friend: Your favor was received this ;morning.
This will enable me to enjoy that rest frOut.'
labor and professional toil which the restora,
Lion or toy health requires, and that,
hope, contribute to ' , establish,'
merit'. The yeeemt in?Proyement' Yety,
encouraging ; and; .my A strength' 're=
stored, I shall need help front' , no I .,Orte'
beyond 'the invigorating cordial - ' frietidirlitp
and good wishes of good peOple
ID
OWk,NMOLE COMn:tY.
FRANCE.
,
or which, thank Providence,' I Baehr to have
no lack. In respect, to' the subscription `you I
Mention and the generositY' of the poople of
Pittsburgh, I- ave no doubt of *their' liberal
kindness, , and that Many Would rejoice at the '
opportunity to evince it; bid, I know of ho ex"
tremity that could reconcile Me 'to it, While r
am capable of earning my 'daily ' hread by
daily lablir, and short of Starvation' of
my family , ,, To such extremity' I ' hope'
never to reach. ' 'Although my health
and the lager of my at the period of
itsgreat.ease and professional prosperity arid
social corhfort, have been' lost in the public
service, the Consciousness of high, duty fidflilird'
takes away-iamb of therv a i i iret suohlotialnight
have occasioned-especially as official Sta
tion•was Mit sought after; at' Was Cast 'upon
me by :Unexpected call in the day of
ger. In all the dark years of discouragement,
disaster,persecrition and caluMny my 'heart
was strengthened 'and' my courage upheld
by the refiection w that such troublea could
only be for a brief period compared - with the I
great hereafter. am, therefore, cheerfully
rgnedie my own lot for the short tetra of
service, that remains, not envying 'the a
-
-
arent prosperity ofthose Whohirve prospered
the fbrtnries of• war, anal' I trust that
strength will' be given ' for int to'
march on," however rugged and weary the
rearch..l' , * - * •• * •• • *
That the blessings . of ProVidence may la
bountifillly bestowed upon you and yours, is,
the earnest prayer of yotr sincere friend, -
' "EDWIN M. iikrANTON.
To THliu..T.'IK. MOormiAD. j •
THE ERIE WAR.
• 61-3. New Developments, • •
Thee few York World says:.
A nevi phase in the internecine warfare now
being 4 Waged between , the Erie Railway and
the Great Western Railway Corupsinies was
developed at police heatiqtarters last evening.
It appears that at about 8 o'clock last evening
Officer Woodward, of the Fitt Priseinekwhile
on patrol, obeerved a gentleman attempting to•
force open the door of the premises No. 40
Broadway. The officer, of course; arrested the
Eurglarionsly inclined gentleman, and escorted
him to the New street police-station, where
he was arraigned before Captain Garland. He
then 'stated that , his' name was William A..
Dougherty, and that he had been legally ap-L
Rointed the receiver of the Great Western
ailway 'Company by Judge Barnard of the
Supreme Court, and that in pursuance of his
instructions he was endeavoring to obtain
possession of the books • and
_papers of the
company, as per order of the court. ' Captain
Garland not knowing how to deal with the
case, sent. Mr. Dougherty ttitlie Central Office,
where he was- brought 'before Inspector
, son; and reiterated the . same state
ment he bad made to Captain Garland.
In the meantime ,Indge Barnard, accom
panied by Mr. James Fisk. Jr, arrived,at the
Central office and had an intervieir with - the
Inspeetor, dnringwhich he stated that he had
appointed Mr. Dougherty the receiver of the
company, and that Dougherty went to the Of
' flee 'of tile company' by order of the Court, arid.
that alt his acts were legal and proper. On
this statement ofJudge Baniard the inspector
' released 31r. Dougherty from custodY.
Judge Barnard then requested InSpector
Jameson to instnict the police to prevent the
removal of any books and papers from the of
fice of the Great Western Railroad Company
until 11 o'clock this morning. ' These instruc
tions were given to the police of the First
Precinct, and. all the parties then left.
THE FINE MITS.
BRONZE STATUE OF LIN - cord. Fon 3rFtv
YORK,—Messrs. Robert Wood & Co. have
cast in bronze the colossal figure of Abraham
Lincoln, by Henry _Kirke Brown, intended.
for Union Square, New York. It is now set
np in front of their establishment, Ridge
avenue, below Spring Garden street, and is,
constantly examined •by fresh groups - of
passers-by. It is a statue of eleven feet high,
including the bronze soole from • - which the
figure springs. It is not unnecessarily heavy,
but it contains three thousand pounds of
metal. 'The precise thickness necessary for
strength, without unmeaning ponderosity, is
understood by 3lessrs. Wood & Co. from
their long experience, and, is sought for in
their castings. The bronze is of fine quality,
as may be seen on the feet and other points,
expose(' to attrition, where the unoxidized
metal is developed. The external tint of a
Bronze, as our readers understand from our
repeated explanations, is a superficial stain,
intended perhaps to anticipate the action
or the atmosphere, but at any rate artilicial
and ,tending . to mask the quality of
the metal ; a goodjudge ,always
eXamines a sharp or peint in the work,
where the brighter color of the alloy comes
fbrward and reveals the composition. This
piece of bronze is another ;of •those superb
specimens of even 'and uriflaived casting in
which Messrs. Wood & Co. are the peers of
any roundels in the world. , Not a pit, or patch
breaks the fine cobsistency elate surface from
head' to feet. The dolor,'especially on' the
fiesh_parts, struck,us as a little dark; but this
is a matter of taste, and could be changed in a,
few minutes. As a vibe° of streng, well-fused,
PerfeCtly-east, metal, this ' figure is fit to
stand 'beside the 'Work of 'masters ill the art.
The statue represents Lincoln holding in his'
reft hand a sealeddoeuinent supposed to be
the Emancipation Proclamation. This arm is'
nearly straight, and hangs at the side. The
other elbow is bent, the hand being used to
draw a. cloak partly over the' person. The
figure is supported on the The
leg t the left.
foot being thrust forward. 'The head is rough
and' homely, but ;satisfactory, ,as, a likeness.
The design is one rather below than above
mediocrity, and in the hands of artists less
competent to give it every advantage of sharp
casting and ta.st,eful c lasing, would not be
thought to' enhance the reputation of the
sculptor. Mr. , Brown, now in his fifty-sixth
year, is the artist of the equestrian Washing
ton already in Union Square, N. Y. near
which is the destined site of the present figure.
Ile also executed the colossal statue of Clinton,
in Greenwood Cemetery.
J.'Nto.trr's PAINTING OF Mumm.—Daniel R.
Knight, our rising and talented figure-paiuter,
has now finished his likeness of General
Meade, ordered by voluntary subscription for
the Union League House. It is his largest
painting, and in every way a work of signifi
cant importance to the city and State.
ocßryd last
as u f m ew m en tweom be n l i b e e v l e on t g h i e n g th o g h h e t
League that, the presence of Pennsylvania's
great , ger,ieratirkehtigy upon the walls would
be a fine acquisition, whilo•its absence was a
digrace. ,The ready, responsernet wherever
this idea was spread, proved that our citizens
were in the most pertect sympathy in their
appreciation of •General Meade 's services, and
eager to answer to any suggeStion for putting
this feeling into • visible expression. The
merits Of =Mr: Xiight being well known to:;
the , mere artistically-disposed members of the
organization;, a few gentlemen ,waited on him
and requested his design for a painting to, be
in some *ay commemorative of the general's.
career. The; epnception was left, entirely to'
him, *b l ether battle-piece, single figure,' civil
or warn te. OiE;nie tent-interior, with a scene ,
of receiving' destiatehes, delivery'ef orderti, or
study of maps, was belleVed to be a ranoy of
the distinguished subject himself for the,
of this memorial. , Knight, hew ver,
throwing oft a rapid 'sketbh ,in color, stanMed,
the form in which comphsitiOn now exists;
The general, having alighted front horse,
which is held ,netir at band by the Orderly„
stands alone Upon prominence of,Ceineto7
Ridge, towards the - close of the third.; day ,
fight at qettyfilfurg.,, , 1 3e,. fills the ; Whole
! scene, 'yet the, '
trop
thiotigh the artillery stnotie' 'hi' li3leorly
;indicated, drawing re attAntion,ont „ &Vend
the limits of titi9, landliuggeating the,
!motion' of the Whole pie; Intitenad;
t .'r~, ,
is about three in , the afternoOn, when 'the
trained Virginia troops .• of Pickett's dlvlAion
stormed Cemetery Hatand when Bfeade,With
the,anxiety of the last critical - day 'llion him,
dismotinted t6'Wateh'hoW the feu d'enfer front
liays'aline was 'telling on the invaders. ' Lee's'
meanie of the Centre of our p'osition, supposed
to' have • been' inaltated4 mro the action of
%Vagrant, was indeed the test incident .of the
fight, and the representation of tnis episode of
it is a chosen event.
Meade,. with hip tine head bathed in the
lurid light of battle; his field-glass id his hand,
and his faces et in an expression of grave con
sideration,.stands in an easy attitude, his.dark
blue uniforin relieved against the 'bulk of his
bay charger standing behind. That is all the
' picture,' except the subordinate figure of the
orderly, and the sweep of troops arose dt the
lower part of the hill. Yet it seems to tell the
story of the whole action. Pennsylvania's' de
fender, planted upon her threatened -soil,
stands like bulwark amongst the confusion of
the battle, a spent 'bomb rolled harm
lessly against his toot and the effort
of the aaaauit waste d epon the air
in idle fume and vapor. It is a
tine,commanding, heroic tribute to a hero Of
singular ruodwty, plainness and worth.' As a
likenesstheligure is truly satisfactory', both
in the features and the earriage and habit of
the person. The painting is exceedingly care
ful, and though it indicates that Mr. Knight's
brush is not accustomed to so 'large a scale,
and though the flesh-tints are not remarkable
for transparency and
,' quality," yet there is
enough care a n d talent in every inch of the
work toprove how coMeientiously the artist
has tried to rise to the dignity of the occasion.
The picture is tenvorarily set up and draped -
at the Academy of Mine Arta, vvberq a select
company of invites will exarnitie it this
evening.
A HOGLIS LOUD.-
_
Flight, of "Lord /Linsley" from New .
York.
The New York Sun of this morning has the
following;
Fashionable society haa - been excited by the .
sudden and unexpected departure trom town
cif the 'notorious scamp' Dick Radford, who
passed himself off as Lord" Hubert L.
Allisley. He hail left behind his young and
beautiful wife, and a small, sorrowing army of
creditors. About two weeks ago the world-'he
turd and Lady left their elegant reifidence on
Madison'aVenue, winch they had occupied but
a few weeks, and repaired to an - obscure board
ing 'house' in "the iMighborhood of the St.
James Hotel. Previous to vacating the man-
SiOn, the festire Dick gaVe a splendid dinner
party; which' Was attencied . 'by a number of
young gentlemen, and this was followed by a
soiree dansante, given by.bia wife. The latter,
entertainment proved an utter and 'mortifying
failure. and the couple are said to 'have been
disconidlate for a - few ancdeeding days: Yes-,
terday, previous to the dinner hour-.; P. M.L-
M
r. Radford informed his wife he had an en
gagement' to dine with- William' B. Astor,
Leonard - .Teroine, or A. T: Stewart (he' for-'
got Which, "" but - then, you know, my dear •
wife, that it's of no consequence"), and would'
not ite at home until late. As his lordship's hour s
were not unfrequentiv irregular and late,Birs.
Radford thought nothing of it, and retired at
her usual hour, about eleven' o'clock. In the
morning she rushed into her husband's apart
ment, to find liiinnot there. The, bed was un
touched, his nubby English trunk gone, his
wardrobe empty, and her watch, diainonds
and jewel cases also ! It was too palpable
that she was deserted, and the convic
tion came so suddenly upon the
young woman elle' uttered a scream and fell
fainting to the floor. The boarders rushed up
stairs and burst in the door. On the table was
a note from the wretch addressed to his wife,
in which he gave her to understand that he
bad left never to return, and that she need
never expect to see or hear from "Lord Hu
bert L. S.. Ainsley again." Mrs. Radford has
returned to her mother on the advice of her
friends, and - will soon make application, for
divorce. Mrs. Grundy says she has been very
badly- treated by her husband, who fre
quently reached home drunk and beat the
hapless girl in the most shamefuland heartless
warmer. 'Where the arrant irnpostor tied to
no one knows ;,but there is reason to think he
has returned to England in a sailing vessel, or
in a steamer under an assumed name. Not
coming into possession of his wife's . property,
as he bad hoped, is said to have been a severe
blow to the fellow, who thought to possess
himself of it, and then desert, his wit'e. _Mrs.
Radford is very ill at her mother's residence
on Staten Island with brain fever, and grave
fears are , entertained that she may not, recover. '
ARIIISEBIENIriII.
—Miss Laura Keene will repeat the very
excellent dramatization of The Christmas Carol
at the. Chestnut this evening.. Champagne; or
Step by Step, will be produced shortly, and an
other new play by some member of the Thila
delphia press IA announced. for early pre
sentation. • •
—At the Walnut Street. Theatre to-night
Miss Bateman will appear again in .Leah, the
Porsakeit„ On. Friday night. Miss Bateman
Will have a farewell benefit, and at the Satur
day matinee she will appear in The Lady of
Lyons.'.. On. Monday Mr. Hemphill 'will pro
duce the new romantic drama Not Guilty.
.—Little Dort it will be repeated: at , the Arch
Street Theatre this evening, withan.excellent.'
cast,..new scenery tinda fine ballet. Mrs. Drew
announces the drama Little Em'ly—a dramati
zation of David. Coppelield—for early presen
tation,
—Signor. Blitz and his 'don Theodore will
give exhibitions of legerdemain at the Assem
bly Buildings every afternoon and evening ,
this week. • - • •
—A very attractive programme will be' of
feredut the' American theatre this evening,
including pantomime, acrobatic feats, ballet,
singing, farce, negro comiculities, and miscel
laneous performances.
—Messrs. Duprez & iienedict offer a very
attractive bill for this evening, at the Seventh
Street Opera House.. They have prepared a
number of new burlesques, in which the prin
cipal members of the company will ,appear,
and besides these there will be' the customary
variety of songs, dances, &c.
• —At the Eleventh Street Opera House to
night a minstrel entertainment will be given.
—The Hanlons, will give another entertain
ment at the Academy of Music this evening.
All the brothers will appear, and "Little Bob"
will perform'several perilous feats. Mr. J.
Levy the famous cprnet player will give a
number of airs upon his instrtunent. •
—Mr. B. F. Duane will give a humorous
entertainment of a very superior character in
the amateur's Drawing Room, Seventeenth.
street, above Chestnut, this evening. The
performance will be of a varied 'character, and
we are assured by 'those who have seen Mr.
Duane upon the stage, that' he possesses re
markable powers, and always delights his
audiences. A correspondent has addressed to
us the following communication upon the. sub
ject of this entertainment: •
Mr.,Editor—i observe ,by your advertising
column of to-flay, thatlfr.D. F. Duane makes
his first appearance at the- amateur 'private
theatre -in Seventeenth street; to-morrow
(Thursday) evening; and it is a natural im
pulse to ask for him the patronage and encour
agement of his felloW;ditizens. Let me recom
mend the occasion' espeeiallY to those who , love
to laugh, and in whose hearts there exist; not
0n1y.% lovt. Of- 'mirth,. but, who also • have a
sympathetic feellm , of interest - for native
talent. This' 'is .the e° More - worthy to have the
helping band extended to it when it is sensibly
brio to help itself . ."Fax.,srdtp.v."
--The Allentown Donocrat says : • "Joae . p
Lazarus, of Catasaiiq ua. has been reading opr
paper since, August 1, 1t360, without paying
fOr it; Would Ake to, see you comedown with
$lB 17, aosePh., , yoixf wp are going to
mince the beat o you that our, readers
baye,seen au. a long time, So take your choloe,
February.
1. Hanlon, Newman &. Co.'s distillery in
New. York, burned; loss, 5120,000.
'Money Order System between large towns,
of North Germany and 'United States inaugu
rated.. • , .
- 3. International Hotel at St. Paul,"Mitin.,..
burned. Loss, $lOO,OOO. ' •
Senator Trumbull reported from the Judi
ciary Committee his bill to amend the judicial
system of the United States. . . .
4. Sprin_g Hill College at Mobile, Ala., •
burned. Loss, $lOO,OOO.
5. Act to rearrange boundaries of Second,
Third and Fourth Wnr d s, introducedin Penn
sylvania Legislature.
Twelfth and Sixteenth Streets Railway
~bill
introduced into-Pennsylvania Senate.
7. Frame factory in NeW York city burned.
Loss, $lOO,OOO.
8. Mrs. Surratt's remains, by order of Treat
dent Johnson, delivered to her daughter.
9. James T. Brady died In New York.
$lOO,OOO loss by a lire in Liberty street, New
York.
10. Twelfth and SiXteenth Streets Railway
bill passed by Legislature and signed by Gov
ernor.
Counting of the electoral votes. Grant and
Colfax, received 214; Seymour and Blair, 80
votes. ,
11. Steamer 31illie Stephens burned oiii,
Caddo Lake, Texas ; 63 lives lost.
kg Pieshlent johnson pardoned Dr. Mudd, one
of the Lincoln conspirators.' • '
In the United. States District Court t at Rich
mond; a nolle pros. entered on indictments,
against Jett: Davis, Lee, Breckinridge, Long
street. and 36 others.
12. Whelan, whonaurdered D'Arcy liCcGtee,
hanged at Ottawa, Canada.
13. Remains of Harold and Atzeroth orderedg
to be given to their friends.
Fire in Norwich, Connecticut. Destroyed
buildings tq the value of $200,000.
Steamship Hermann wrecked near. Yoka,-..
barna. 270 lives lost. .
14. Grant and Colfax ' officially * notified, ag'
their election.
L. United States Supreme Court decided.
the steamship Georgia a lawful prize of war
when captured by United States frigate -
Niagara, August 24, 1864. -
16. Remains of the assassin Booth ordereib
to be given to his friends.
Parliament opened. ..
Pennsylvania Senate passed.* bill limiting
fees of row officers. ,
Fire at Singapore, India. Loss, 5200,000;:
17. 17. Senate Judiciary Committee reported.
President Johnson's amnesty psoolazeutti3n, ,
of Dee. 25, 1868, uncOnstitutional.
Philadelphia, Commercial Weighing "job.' '
introduced in State Senate. , ...
19. Senate Foreign Committee agree to, re-
port against the Alabama treaty.
20. Hou.se of. Representatives adoptedlerm
of Fifteenth Amendment.
22. l'resident 'vetoed Copper Tariff bill.
23. Senate refused to <Alien? with the Mown!, ,
lean of Fifteenth._.Amendment.. cOafervnce
Committee appointed. House passed Vopper ~
Terabit] over veto.,
24.
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24. Itemains of Wirz ordered to be delivered #
to his friends. ~' • , '' -'''
Senate passed Copper Tariff bill over veto; . • !-,
House passed Schencat's bill to streagthert - „
public credit:
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25. Attorney-General 'of rennsylvania. 1
re
ported to the Senate an opinion that the law
repealing State taxes On real estate Wag "eon- . ,
stitutionat'. '-' ' f ''',•'' .
Conference Committee of Heise reported
the follovelag'fSl i ixt.'Of ;10 riftreenth 4 1 mend- ~
meat; passed by a l'Otis,of, 143 tO 48:
" Anx.l.l•The right of eitlicds ofthe Oat
Ai
States to vote shall not'be denied or abritlg
by • the . United States, or by guy State, o n ,a 0.,"
count of racknolor, or previous cottdl4o4
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SUMMARY OF Tat 'YEA
FOREIGN AND DOIViESTIDAV
Casualtie and CPlll*-
FIRES, .FLOODS AND P 91,4814,
DEATH OF EMINENTIStMC
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Progress of American ReconstructioiF:
lUMS OF HISToitYAMIo
&c., &cL,
January.
1. New suspension litidge -Niagtira,forta.'
ally opentsl. t. •
Fire in Bangor,Maine.,l.4oss, 15260,069."' -
New York and 11ew Haven Railroartdepet
at New Haven, Conn.., burned. L 055,11109,11109.
2. ss6,ooo.stolen from a brokers office4u
3. Four men killed and others injuted.bi..4
preruatnre explosion while operating on the
wreck of the steamer Scotland.
s. BennsylVanin Le . gislature met "end Or 7
ga id zed.
6. GoverrigSt! Gearrs message Was, read
the Legislature.. ' r.
The roof of the' school-honse of St. Peter's
and St. Patin Chfirch, et Rochester, New York,„,
fell in, killing eight and wotinding fifty.
7. General Rousseau died at NearlOrletink;.;
John Minor Botts died at Culpeper,- Va.
11. House of Representatives passed bill r6 , -/
pealing Tenure-of-oißce la*, by a vote of 119
to 47. •
12. Steamer Clyde, from New Orleans' TO•f/ 1
Red River, exploded boiler, killing 6 persons.
14. The Alabama Clainss treaty ,Signed
Reverily Johnson and Lord Clarendon. /.
18. United States Supreme Court decided
the Girard case in fat or of the Clty'dist
Philadelphia.' • '
French Coips .Legislatif oPened: ' ' ' ' "'';
20. Metropolitan - Police bill iiitsMuced.ba'
Pennsylvania Senate; • • ' •
John Scott elected a tr. S. Senator,ftoin pehn
sylvanin.
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21: Desbarat's block in Ottawa, Canada,,
burned. Loss $'410,000. ,
In the Pennsylvania Legislature ArAisiat,
withdraws from his contc,st again it Judge
Hare.
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22. Bankof NOW tVindior, 'Carroll cOartity;'
Ald, robbed of $lOO,OOO. ' • ;
24. Chinese embassy had 'an interview With.
the Emperor liappleon.
Terrible riots - in Havana. Soldiers ttini)it
the people indiscriminately:. Many killed.
Fire at TrOy, Bradford county, Pa. 'Liosi
5145,000.
25.. Governor of Burgos, Spain; assassinated
in the cathedral at that place. . • •
Fire in Lynn, Mass. Loss . $.200,000.
28. Governor Geary signed Gerald Eaton's
death•warrant.
29. In thci Pennsylvania Senate a negative
report was presented on the bill creating
State Inspector ,ofDrug. '
30. Premature explosion of nitro-glycerine:
on the Lebanon Springs Railroad; y.; three'
killed; several wounded. '• ' •
Robbery era bank in Paoli, Kansas, $16,00.
31. Bursting of dame, in Danbury, 'Conn. ;
fifteenpepple drowned,: and a large amount
ofpropertydestroyed. •
Jewelry store iu Davenport, lowa, robbed'
of 516,000.
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