rffiSOlff PEACOCK. Editor.
Uollyttry lo Annie M. Hlche, both of thto city. • *
Florence, Italr. on the mdrnlne of April
l«w\. el<l «*‘«>n of Henry and Fanny H.
- wnitnia l,B ?? tl, T <! n r °f hie nio. .*
c“?“. M® M?rrli. ,Mh «“•»*“»• Ann Jrak., wlfq of
-jj* l . o of tho family are invited to attend her fu*
S®*™ P* r l ftte reeldefic h.isd Spruce. street, on
in*tent. at 10 o’clock-A. M. - . »
t,ia Mth Icstaut, Thomas Boblnion,
»l»d 25 years, ■ 7 .
The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully
invited to attend his funeral, from the residence of hfg
HJ?P*9* John Bobluaon, 1722 Dace street,on Monday, the
Wth Instent, at 2 o'clock. * -
. bHABPLEBB.~On the lMhln«tant,fttOhelten Hills,
near Philadelphia, Henry 11. G. Sharpies*, in the 47th
year of his ogo.
The relatives and friend* of the family are invited to
attend the funeral, from the residence of his brother-la*
lam-, B,XfliDii, northwest Penn Squire, Philadelphia,
en Tuesday,ifm I9th instant, at 12 o’clock. *•
Hi:
m
* BLACK SIf«KS. (hi
$1 GOOD BNOUGH FOB DHEB9EB (S I
Hi DIMOK KILKB. 82 *
These are the same as tho
Last Tiro I«ote.
fcYBE A IvANDELL, Fourth and Arch.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
MR. WANAMAKER
luvltcfi tho “Ljtllo Ghnthtrnfin,” together with
their jiarehtH or guardians, to visit his Estab
lishment ou
EVERY SATURDAY OP THIS MONTH,
At which time there will be an
exhibition
Beautiful Spring Stock
FASHIONABLE CLOTHING
YOUTHS AND BOYS.
SIS and 820 St.
I'input Clothing Establishment
•V- hadle. haring Coy* ifrom five to fifteen year, of
net-) !.. clothe, should form the acquaintance of our
“ Vnnlh*' Department," where they can find all tho
latent and heat things In Coys'wear.
A M E RICAN
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF PHILADELPHIA.
Orgmized 1850.
BOAISD OF TBCSTFES
“of ILsl Mlk** G °' ' n ‘° r ° f
J d 5 3 L^ 1, ? 0,40n ' Breimdent Penisylvanla Railroad,
*35 a. Third ttrei‘t.
G»utleman. residence. Germantown.
DiV» C i rt «?-• Ex-President Fourth Nat. Bank.
Philip B. MinsD*,Seed Merchant, JO3 Market street,
lion. Alex. G.-Cettell, U. 8 Senator.
Isaac llnzelburst. Attorney at Law.WS Waloatstr^t.
D M. WUilldin. Merchant.29and22South Frent street
Jlenry K. Bennett, Merchant, 7*5 South rourth street.
George \\ , Hill, Lx-President SevoutlaNal. Batik.
•J t ?‘* B ,J** C,a * l,orn ’ President Commercial Nat. Bank.
Joajc iiaJJ D’ioain* House, 813 and 8»
Chestnut atreet.
TUB AMERICAN f*Bo** policies on all desirable
plinnat lo* rates,and for security and promptness in
writ lug losaes is unsurpassed by any Cempa&y in the
LnitedJstat#*.
S. E. corner Fourth and Walnut Streets.
ALEX. tVIIILbDIN. President
JOHN 8. WILSON, Secretary.
ffiF* Reliable tuen wanted aa Agents.
BJ?* ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS,
1035 CHESTNUT Street.
SIIEBIDAM’g RIDE,
GREAT LIFE SIZE PAINTING,
By thb Poet-Artist, i . .
T. BUCHANAN REAP.
' SEVENTH WEEK OF THE EXHIBITION
' THE INTEREST INCREASING.
THE rOEM READ TWICE A DAV,
M. JOSEPHINE WABBKN wijl recite each day,' at <
« ? SHEBipAN : 3 <tI P DE?'> tof
Chromos of the PalntiDg ( 20x55 inches), 3JO. '
ADMISSION..... : ;.25 CENTS.
Inclnding the entlro valuable collection of the Academy.
Open from 9 A. M. to 6 P. M., and from 7H to 10 P. M.
npll tf
irg» LIKRIG’S COMPANY’S EXTRACT
BocureH great economy and convonience
in housekeeping and excellence in cooking. Nono
genuiuo without the nignature of Baron Liebig, the
inventor, and of Dr. Mux Von Pettenkofor. delegate;,
ja26*w«*tf J. MILHAU’S SONS, Jd3 Broadway, N.Y.
ITS* NOTICE—THE ANNUAL MKET
r7rI.n i i'6v t ! f ‘h? Stockholder, of the BARCLAY COAL
COMPANY will be held at their office. No. 1M South
Fourth afreet, en MONDAY, May 2d, at 12 o’clock M.,
to elect oilicers to bervo tho entitling year.
„ 4 M HARVEY SHAW,
npia stu th tiilroy2* _ Secretary.
ITS* SMOKERS SAY THAT THOSE
JhSr Key We«t Cigars, add by McOARAHER, at
Seventeenth and Locust, are •uperior to thegonuiuo
liavanaa Conionndßee. apl(f3trps ,
its* 8- t; k. w. v. means smoke the
Key West Cigars, sold by McOARAHER, Seven
teenth and Locust. Smoko and bo happy. ap]6 Gtrp§
UO9
GIRARD STREET.
TURKISH, RUSSIAN AND PERFUMED BATHS
. Departments for Ladies,
Baths open fromS A. M. to 9P. M.
ITS” HOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. 1518
rtreet* Dispontmry Department.
*o the po t y ea^ aDC * me dicine furnished gratuitously
TO RENT.
1» TO LET-NEAR MOUNT HOLLY;
■liiN. J.. hondsomo Conntry Residence,containing 14
rooms, With stabling, largo garden of fmit and
shade.. , E. T. DOBBINS,
aplfl.s tu th At— H 22 Walnut street.
•fjfJ TO RENT-STOKE AND D\VeLlj-
JEnling, No. 811 Arch street. Will bo rented separately
or together. Apply at
apiS-Ht* No. 709 WALNUT street../
fOR SALE.
«§ ■EOR BALK OR EXCHANGE—A
■M “n» hoDBOi No. 5017 Ridge nveono. It has donblo
threo-Btory front, and double two-storr back buildings.
The house Is 20febt front, and lot 147 foot deep to Twon
tlothstroot-two fronts. Wi.HIKOKtE,..,
aplCTt§.' P 773Walnutstreet,- ‘
MILLINERY*
(Pta MISSES PERRIS,
BtICCKSSOHS TO MRB. D. IfEnRIK,
‘ RAVE NOW OPEN PARIS MILLINERY
lOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER,
U. - „At Their Rooms, :’ ' 1
... , No.KO CHESTNUT Street,2d Floor.
' , boio now ouljund, end aro. constantly receiving,
tlie latest styloH of French Bonnets nnd Round Hats for
Ladies mid Children. (
_ Also, Infants’Bonnetß and Hats. apldOtroS
REMOVAL.
SEMOVAL.— MRS. E. HENRY, MANU-
Cloak a and Mantillas, finding
R°‘ N. Eighth streets, ’ inadequate
iVf £9, r .te^ c i 1 y i l' lc ''oased business, lias removod to tho
WARE ROOM, at tho S.
Sr ARCH Strootsfwhoro sho now
orcioaks nnd Mantillas,
a choico invoico of Paisley Shawls, Lace Points an<f
Sacqueß. . ■ , mli23-3mreB
Making with indelible ink
Embroidering, Braiding. Stamping. An.
M. A.TOBIUBY, IBW Filbert ‘
OF HIS
Income 1869, 51.1*7,186 41
mb24 tb stu 13lrp
—A Connecticut, boyy who squandered $l5
in candy the other day, took arsenic noon aftw
preferring death to l(ia fathbr’e wrath: huka,
stOinaoh-jpuinp induced him to. stay a little
longer on earth. i ;
' RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
™ JB REV. H, A. OIiBAVELANb
U r V “ C j ,,lrc, ‘ nt 10>S in the
InvJud. 8 * 7 the ironing, strange™ cordial!/
O* KEi'ORMKD, OHUItOH,
street, above Browa,—-Be? Isaac 8
P^M 1 . 07 ’ t6 ’ ,nurro * r f&iuday), at 10% A. M.and 7>£
E - Uflte L germoD <D the morning. Htrangora Inrltwl. n*
nsgSKg&x ± &$£
B'3*,,fj’- CHURCH, twjcn
;\/ , * ff* 1 ?*L d Cherry itrHll, To-morrow Ermine
>«vko, J Seif« C fr»e 6 aDd Sormon Bt W o’clock. Choral
Jn=X uiinrcb, Hinetc«nlh and Green ttrMU,—Proach*
!'v*K». m r° rro S’ ?. 1 i°' '* o’clock A. M. and at 7i« I\ JL
tjyileT -_ Ogo - K Cain, Pouter elect. j t .’
REV. C: tIDSWORTHTi): D,
p “ e< o r ' w <ll preach to morrow in tho Third Ho
ni o cloca A k a'nd S n p.M lbCrt ' ,tre< :“- SerT,c I » , at
-'V-VAKY PRBBB YT KB IA K
f'l’orrh, Locust street,aborc Fifteenth, Bar Dr
Humphrey, Pastor. Servici. «t lu« T.M. "d 7«
1 .’.“i • • • .: it*:
inr FIRST PKKBBYTBRIAN
i, Wanhlnaton. Bonare.— Rot. Herrick
Johneon H D., Pastor, .wUlprrach to morrow at 10R
A. M. an,) Rci. A. A.tViUltf, atB V. M. it'
.‘‘ human debtinyT^b y "spr.
cial requeat. Rot Mo«e B Ballou will rOaoat Bln
Kl* Wh"nd D KSMr,& 0 '“° rrOW eTenlDg ’ at cb i’ t r . ch
ITS» NORTH TENTH .STREET" PEER
AN CHURCH (below bir.Td area
Ker.M. JSewklrk, Pastor.—Kor. E. D. Lodyard at io«3
A. 11,, I afitor at 7ra ¥. M. Btrangersinvited, it**
MATTHEW'S P." K""CUiUXtCH,
"vS iißhtctutb street and Girard arenuo. Mornlna
<A^k - HO-O*!’ Scho .t
BETH-EpEN XXAPXIST CHURCH,
Bp r n . c.° •tr«pt«.-BeT. J. Wheaton
P’ P” p *?to r , will preach Sunday morning at
CmnS «*<>'«**• fetranger/orJ
O?*,, WULDiUSN’S UHUKOIt PJI.N.N
r M H'-‘ I A Ui !i R " V U,!nr> ’ C - McCo<)k - Th,_ aeual
O*. EASTER SKRVK’KS.-UrrHEß
,h%u^.,s?*U sh ,. L ?‘ b T in . ohnrc, ‘. Twelfth and Ox-
K™ .1 • 1 rlc *> Pastor.—iu>,, Baptl«m,Con
mmatlou. aad Keception of Members ; JJi.Lord’s Sup
HEV ~ 11
0*1 14 ,f XOKI> ‘ WILL PREACH
B ? f o«“e<I Church, ccrner of Sercuth
?, ar .' !e " “LV* to », !Dorr '” f - Ka«»«r Sermon
“ llain. *’ M " '' l P - M ’ Emblemj
frs» FIRST M ORA VIA S' CHU K C H
f franklin and Wood street*, Bor. J. 11
Kutono-r, JPustor.—Easter Sunday. Early Berriefi
o cloids 0 ° Ck ' ‘‘ Tro,nl,,m • CUslr.” I’j-oaching at Uii
,7 - ! ' _, _ ' ltf
O*- ¥ . A „ K KwK L L SERVICES.—ON
Raster Sunday the Itcv. J.W. Bonham will Breach
(P?%. ■ STBBET. CHIJBCH,
c>iiT ,Btl !.? lrw i^* ,ow ®P r « c «* *«r. Dr. Allen, of
P-u*- filreet ( bareb, to morrow at 10;» A. II , and Rer
Dr. Haweii, Church, at SP. U Ev**nia"
Thl ' <‘t HflitTing (iod. ' All ccnliaH?
ITS* J^ 1 ’- makk's c~hcii(JhT jTocu.st.
iWMS^ : *f.ck :lt< '* n ‘ h etreet -- < - , ‘ ,nlirm '«‘o» ihi.»ren-
7xn hi FASTER SUNDAY.
c^*uußaolon.
"drcummunion.
nlifidcr**' -K,fU, “ S " orV ' l " e - Sfiriion by R«r. Dr.
EY^I
A. JbcslMcd
imimsly adopted 1 pr4llndl t Crt v,'er°nua'n
aiMW"“,r -Thtkot tho Pi
Ji'solvrd, That in accepting his resignation we do so
rj’ ,3ltr «?e regret, severme as it does the relation
that has existed fur the last fifteen years,of the most
genial and pleasant nature .between Pastor and congre-
Jiisitlt rrt, That, in retiring from this charge, lie has
our tamest prayers for his futnre health and useful
ness. hoping that in his new field his success will be as
abundant as it has proved in this parish.
Httolvid, That these resolutions be engrossed, signed
lorcw v ‘“ lr> ' #m * Presented to the Rev. Samuel Dur-
W-A. rM.bosq, . , ‘Edward Keflejr. ! '
Ileniy Nicholl, f.lanus Welsh,
?‘>ersl xAekley.. |Wm. H. Ranch.
i ,K> Vetlierell, |H. Vale Smith, M. D
‘ ' ! /i- 'V I nj* 1 v. .. Lwiuard Lower,
. iGt-orgc Lcndrczu.
A GREAT RAILWAY HOFTE.
" - - Lh. ' ' ..ft"
From St. Petersbniv to Pekin by Ilnll.
A correspondent writes from lvhatariueu-
Dourg in tho gubermum ot I’erno, that, a trims-
Enrorioan Asiatic railway is in contemplation.
Ihe I.nssian merchants, who assemble evert'
year at the great fair ofNijni Novgorod, have
addressed a petition to the Czar, prayin'' the
government to establish a railway line “from
bt. Petersburg to Pekin, in China, tiaversin"
the southern line of .Siberia.- Tho petitioner
say that merchandise of hmall bulk, as teas
lms, opium, &c.. will inevitably take the line
ot the Suez canal, which will tie of incalculable
advantage to steamers. So long'was tlie line
round Capo of Good Hopp, and so
great the deterioration to goods from
remaining in-a vessels hold, for ninety
days, that the Russian caravans were yearly
gaining upon the ocean steamers forthetrans
port of light articles. Iviabla, from a small
village, had risen into ft thriviug cominercial
town as the tlepot 'for merehaudlso, the mu
tual trading ground of Chinese and Musco
vites, audihe starting point of tlio caravans.
1 ho petitioners bhowfed that this inland traffic
was of the greatest consequence to Russia,
supporting her prestige among the Mongolian
hordes. But from tlie moment tliat this mer
chandise nan take the line of Suez, tho Rus
-9? n tmfflc is seriously menaced.
Xbereforo they demand the establishment of
a railway trom St. Petersburg td Pekiii. The
Cabinet of Ilussia has responded favorably.
THE (COURTS.
A Qaestlpn ot Cnlverto, ~
IJiki Pun:*—Justice Sh'at&tfdod.—TW moraine tho
Lan.hVlS V ° vi S ioa wo ," delivered iii tilo ea ™oT Me"
forlfuiverta K Invojriilg u question of bidding
Thnm o «. r „V r i cn li ri?,, “>i'oßinion of Chief Juatlco
culverts, which only occurs as the
wh t irh B nt! l ..S f i llo c 'l r demands, at the fullliier-iii of those
disno h se 0 » n o?th 1 s T cuse , :^‘ ,UlU ' ta,lCß pluce '” Thls *“»*
rill?f 1 ir r n^Ji'5 inn J ic £ of tlic ci ‘f of-May 28. 1883, tho
llO,l r and Hnrv ‘ ) /or, and tho Chief Conimis
nro»M2HfiS>h?i s ' w , oro d ! rcctwl to advertise for eealod
fn??r°at}a n°n,t , ! 1 ,?,? onat i I'nction 1 'nction of tho sewer in question,
Udder' +h?« n££,lS.* d {{*• ?“™° lo the lowest and best
u'FV', 0 'tlnm^a^ulcrotion'.
interfere lil'i 8 thie Court Jiannot
it It Bliiiill Appear not. to huvo belin hnn.
ostly, but corruptly, exercised. When I saV corruwiv
Ido not mean to confine that word to bribery -HutH
must appear that they were actuated bvloffl'motiyes
than for the good of tile city, iltwQUtd'liO' corrubt if 1?
manifestly appeared that the contrMt lind born awarded
on political grounds. I Seenotlifmr,however inthe
evidence, to Toad mo to think so. Tliero wal tonio raa
son to bollove that the plaintiff could not eirfoly bc ou,
trusted with the works. Ho had not executed a former,
contract in a skilltul and careful maomit ill lSi a
appears that the Chief Knuiuol? timS so, A a‘nd "
not herd to pass a judgmout as to whotW hia discrefioii
vftß Barely exercised. . , , •»«quui(«iwu
. Kill dißEuissed with costs; ' * ' '
A. J.’S POST OFFICE DEPART-
SOME OF P. M. 0. RANDALL’S MAIL
Report of the Joint Committee, on Re<
- Hon. J. J:Cruxat-Bn :-The Joint Select Com'-
mittee on notrenchmcnt baring under consideration
pout route No. 4,630 and its branebos, And tbat by adrer
ti»«u.nt dated October 31, 1660, the Postmaster-General
lurlted proposala for carrying tbo mails Of the United
•0?h O iOTi tl, o S i a, ° 0f Tvxa> ' from'Julr Ist, 1867, to June
V,,!,fi-.fr’ T,^, rCm , Ban ■*“‘onio, by Castroviile.New
Kountßin. D Harr's, Bibinal, Uvalde, Port Clarke,
Cattp Hudson,Camp Lancaster,Camp Stockton, Fort
Lat is, Fort Quitman Elizarlb and Ysleta to E
i ago, 700 nines, and back, once a week,”
1 ,V‘ e n , lrßot w “ s >w ‘ ,rdeti to E. Batos for 633,8 70,that
beingjhe lowest bid seasonably received. A fevr months
had gone into efTect, now routes were
ddrd under the name of branebos or the
“ rcbedulo time of the trips were changed, by
which tbecostof thesorticewas greatly increased. The
ebanses in the servlc. alter tbo contract was executed
are flbowi) by the following orders ;
" w * & I
Feb. C.—Cbange route as follows • From finn
U?d^k , F| I S^rS.h^K Sistordale, XireatJ
gtsAtsi s n l Y rte
: to E°agle' a pMs, wfmnea’'
and back, three tuucs a week. Allow rmitripinp en/ j
41S per annum additional, being pro rn.'o for is mile? for
.7i < 3-, c ‘M,:i'l n S?- To take effect itflSa.”
* i» 9 .* 4 7^ u f f 'b'24.-~Or«l(.T serrjco from Camr> Stockton I
to Presidio del Norte, 150 mile, and bachfonce a wee ,
as a branch of the route,and allow 87,263 additional nav
re . r .‘!!L n . u l'’ be,n *'"’° rniu from April Ist, 1863 ■ P /
.im B )^i^fu“ic le,,Q^ 1 e ,, Q^
" ie®, January ai -Extand route by a branch from
u;'n£" nd » l 5“
roe following samtnary will einw concisoly the in
" 2 %!" ' Jl,t “ nc " >DII “mpensation made by rh. above
Original contract...... 700 mil*., ft-?a«7nl
Additional vml?r order of i)ec. 21,1«W77 Bil *s7my
i t V -f’^b' 6 » IS2 u 26, UH I
,c k . l5O “ y’aS I
n tl * -A ll *. 1,1868. 93.3 DU
Jail. 20,1569. 625 •* 100,960
Totals ; _ t SiTvi rirc
iDabom eighieen montlw the contract hod been py.
from ef?ven hundred milw to one thousand blk
tuudred arid fifty-aeren Mile*, and the compensation
Dcreaeed from $33,/<7o to t'SXltft. wpensatiou
The new routes or branches, §37 mUet in length war*
not offered Tor public cotnpeiitian, but,without authority
“J, Vi W V wtra to •{‘Beoqjractor fur the main route
on the befcis of his original contract althnmrh mnneo
rartfit nfFmUS J* ost '^ cc ehow tfiatother
parties offered to p'.'iionn tho service on one of those
SfSSfif* L Q J ,esi ! tha ° oue-third the amount
allowed the contractor. Boon sifter comne infn nAator
. tha prrsant Administration instituted inquiries to aacer*
an. whether it was necessary to maiiiain all the write
ttien performed upon the route, and hr orders daief
24, ljxtf. lessoned the number of trips? „d rim
“o'Furi B,T, ad£
lance of <6 milea, at an annual compensation of S«j am
ritioi' to ,he P»»tractor wUhOtit c.mM-
th<,r ® arn , DOW in operation 1,732 mil™ of
post toads, at an annual coat of 5233/>53, based on the
original contract with Bates for 700 miles at 533,d70 tier
annum. The law makes it tha duly of the
General toadvertuefor proposals before entering into
t ides that Whenever it shall become n-ceraire ?«
Cistern:, uf any mating contract, in any
clber manner than that desiccated irr tlio
i‘i c i'.°!!n 0 c , nt ' T inl ? a °pt>tract for -the transport,"ioiio?
the mail .1 an} other time th.u at the annual letting'
the Postmaster-General shall give notice in one new.’
»* r <-r rob shed at >Va»biDgtos City, aid to o“ new*,
paper published an near asirfay befo the rout* on whTcli
he seme® are to be PfrfOnned, for at "east foWweeks
before making or changing soeb contfact, invitimr nrn
/T« B ?iVi‘T for c : w bicli proposals .hall be received and
opened and such proceedings theroon had in all thln.a
% -i h< V‘" n r? al ProTldcd,however, That the
Postmaster-General may make temporary oontriSa
until a regular letting can take place—dfStatntai.?
lar*e-0. 2711, See. 25-Approved Jufy £ ot
r.vmence was presented aud instances luriiishe l to
Show that,ft was customary with the J)epartVjin“* «V
-ivud routes already under contract and to provide tem
porary service without adfertisingfor proposali
to- authority given to the PostmaJter-(Ten"rUl“-w
«»W a, regular letting pa?
i lLiieiteof the instances furnished- was' eervibc-Tiro
iilvil for,any longer time.tlian until the cemmenceuient
ne.tr hostel year, and the Committe-Ttoe uuinb
r ha tt I lit is the utmost limit to which
tot ,enironirr *•*#*££
in engtff. cm, properlv be called catSrio.ii.
Me •h« ’V" °” Kinttl contract. * Tom ore than dou
ble lit© icntfth.ol n route by adding branches, and to
< uutruci for service, oxi tbi-in for lon# ncriixltt. atari »»n
Thl { , 1 a o y 'l™'* 4 be amount of*Vhe original'ctm
,ra?’» ! il h°ut oftoriiie an opportunity for competition
as has been done fn this case, would; if not corrocled’
liw^Hii'di 81 • Bng f ruus Precedent, under whose authority
• he smallest coritracumght be extended and increased
a t bout limit .and the object of the law prcrerlbtoe the
letting of Until routes be entirely defeated. S '
, iii*3 uiluiucuui cost to the (ioverurosDt. hv lAt
tiuff tbroi*. routes without compctlTiouV be
fiuitely ascertained, but may be estimated from oro
posals received in two instances. u trom pro
Fmt Da P v' > i 1 s C to‘iv n estdto t n e i ff°P <,nl “g of the.'route from
r orf Uavis to 1 rcMdlo did Norte wit* aeconiDiinicti bv a
proposal to carry the mails for S2.UOU per annum The
(■onto was rconeneil and given to tho contractor for the
i■" i? 'I 1 '?, P%* ! l for the distance, rrora Fort
n,e ofi‘.ls !.“[!, v i , 7 •ol’rosidio del Norte, at the
r ‘Uf;‘'VJilS per mile, or 67,253 per annnm.
r fbetomimtieo respectfully call yonr attention to the
fact that front Fort Stocktun to Fort Davis is a hart If
the route from San Antonio to El Paso! eo that sime
A Jiril Ist, lbfia, the contractor has been drawing do'ubi*
F>.' y /<wR“ at POfUnn of the route. An estimato of the
L < oc t bn l S e , 0 . 1 ! <, S :^ nt calls the distance between Fort
Stockton utid Fort Davis go miles, which shows ail an
until lose to the Government of S3AW by this itoutoe
e t ,"cat?! e n U ' r ’ I8 , C ?I *be iece" Jd
?;fn IStSn h?ifnJ l / 11 » ma?l t ‘] reo J times » week between
I , u f ix ?***' without mlliUry
fn? c “ o ?,?riri BiVU b ° ndS f ° r * h ° fttith -
The contractor was at that time i eceivine 5200,000 for
theeame number,of mails over thatwoutc St alesTrate
I o a V d DUmerull . o complaints were on file at the
I aop.ntnient, representing that he bad totally failed to
fhu'alTtilfbranfb?' e™9 0ID )“ i * kpe “rooftLiopinion
i tuait all too branches of No. 8 A3O. with th»
exception of that frotil port Arbucklo to Fort Sill
been and now are Illegally let, to tbo
meut ot tho interests of .the Government; and they trust
that ft will ho mcessary only to bring tVm facte In the
case toyourattention; In ordJr to bare them ull nut
po!tld_y B fr. COD t ftt th ° commencement of the next
i TbsAonnnittcaflhd that large portion ortho route
?°,l v , fn a l> *i rat i? n between San Antoulo aud Fort Stock
ton, end the branch from Fort Arbucklo to Fort Sill
hitvo never been. constituted post routes. In the first
case, it is salt! that it is only a change in the direction
of the authorized route, huf as it touches no point in
IstoTonT&crett
“ “ r w t ruut f’
J,l* is claimed that tho branch from Fort Arbucklo to
■ vi* Jv! H under the authority of a treaty
Vl 'm °,ty"i cll '";'.mb Chickasaw lediaus, proclaimed
July 10,1806, by which the United States aferecd to eetab
tb,li'rihocol‘l, ta i U ow > 'l t ' offlcuß “i 1 convenient places in
(bo Choctaw uiul Chicknßnw SAtfouH.
Papers on nie show that thblndlanh did petition for
the route from Fort Concho to Fort Smith, but thore is
CO evldeace that they ever requested the branch to Fort
Tho Cpmmltteo rcoommend tlmt thcDoßartmont ux
iwilnotlio authority under which' these iout“'rw£o
: h'’‘ dl ‘"»ntinuod if not
dulv ttuthori/e(|,ur r if it aoull bo Juund that,although not
w ? U H C 'P'eOvCta-acTOand ttieir coStlnS
.tncty tliat aJdili bu introducod into Cppgrotjs eetablieh
ipg them &b regular pOBt-routoa. .«>*•-
‘ '1 here appears to bo considemblo dlfroronoo of opinion
as to.thom-cwtinßof all M* route and the
frequency wuh whiehniailsshould bo carried over It >
! Tno changes from the original contract were made In
response to petitions, rnoro dr less numerously Biened,
ard iii making them the Department booms ivery nutur't
ally, in view of his official positiou, to have given great
weight Ip,the wishes and.roprosontutions or tho Btato
Agent; Judge Fiscal, of Toxas.who waa also, but pro
bably AVitbout tho knowledge or tho Department, attor
ney for tho contractor, and Tor tv putt of the liine at hast
himself personally interested in the contract. The foot
that tho present Administration has -'out'off* a 1 por
tion T of. the- service and reduced ■tho.conpenßatiou
#104,623 i? sufileiept ovidonco that all ,of the greLt In
e^easowaanot'qenianfled by tho puMfoTntdrosts, Tao
l r*ct‘iptfon this foutoaro very small in c'oinpiuisoh with ;
Committee recommend that tao 1
Deparimetif iwcortain from/roliaMo and dlsintoreati-d 1
, ffourcea 1 at-If further ions 'may not bo
Kudo,without depriving tkoso dopeUdiug oil this route
i 2* reasonable and postal
lijs ropresotitjd that ,
of tliieroiite are beyond tl\e limits qf settlements,ami
- are maiutslued for th© aooonuufidution of military poijtg 1
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY.
MENT.
CONTRACTS.
freachmeat.
A Cnnadiau Tlew of the Situation In Nova
? D & oa * ! «it>ure'd of an’arti
menlr *?PPtlan annexation inove-!
! NoVa'sentm'a* mi? T ®,' 5 e on o ral disaffection in ;
Th? 9 discontent has intensified
point, and we will fibf boftston
,W revolt bO the -prelude of'
,impprtan|.eyenfe. Eyery: <jne. regafiis aunmia-'
eklets,
for sdrai) 'years,
• a £ l *h has been i'diinod, and 1
t^auard. 0 ” allcarrl * r hl “ bo protectedby » mlll-
1 r oth T (h« Commit-
S.i.l l* 1 "? ,n such cases tho mill-carrier
SnSS* l * lo wall carried b/tho
fl 'r?v < thlt .S,k.f nu ? t sccompanr It lar proloction.
mrat‘anmmifvof wonldbonared tho Gsvorn
io tho le.A i-d JV tflou ‘ diminishing the mail facilities
entered h?fAl?i.fc 1 i?, T .w : ‘’ n '»? , ‘' n ‘ lttlatoori ' oi 'l> < > fa ‘ l<>nr< > l '»
Site
tho'«c6?its'from h nycemarih- «ntaff,nnd
m thn OTSi? Rii^f^. t gu ?Vi rolj nominal, while, owing
oietarcea.and tho nature of the conhtry
tthooxpQDsu tOr the • Department ia consider*
perfeottr norfnrtmwi tfiat ., tllo "“rsfeos wore not
Pniroa!,™?. ‘w"***'. * D< l, considerable .testimony was,
irreoTifarhv Wv *b® raall wa *,carried wi(h groat
i t „ y nfr„^. tbat n ho .? ont, ' actor had wholly foiled to
nrMjntteo.ml t -.na9?^ 1,00t I !! 0 I band,, evidence was
as waaao««?hi« m 1,10 ma 1 wan carried »b regularly
w*aafu^bfuny e ncrformcd? OUlltry ’ fttltlt * ,at 0 CMtract
mlnd«^o h b« 8 J iden 'i!. <in , fi)o ‘horo Is no doubt lit tho
Committee that tho charges were substan
! Sli T . rue VP t 0 th « latter part, of 18®, but after that
r™on (ntaPi* If.aotyiilfictu*, and thorn Is so much
la'*‘®oivtoI a '*‘®oivto belies 0 that tho,witnesses arc Influenced by
SelldamP. on Interosts, that the Committee caii
tlm.onSh l^» t ,^!- ,he ß* ,a sufficient ground to demand a
Umo"|h mvesUgation. In a letter dated May lath,
,n . rw P°DBO ta ah Inquiry from the Depart
the necessity of maintaining all
'. '"-"'n.y/oo ojor this route then contracted for, Geiforal
?-i,~ u * 9 . f l wou ld slate that all the service dow
Se conSmJS ‘V namod routs or branches should
weeknl? 1 »j£i. 1 .. W0 2 ,M S"J ospecially urge three times a
weeV w 1 ?,.f1.r 08 .’,,m " tra fc bo ‘ a ™, I'Pmmn thiit twice a
weJt Ibe m?n, ,wi c ri ? von with the schcdulo twice a
ar onage n mch more thatf once a
ormddedfnPte‘i th ?P ear - ! The sc lodule.at thnttimo,
i i r . w ?, kl) l service over all of those routes
him the branch to Frcsido del Norte.
v!!l n „ 11 ,!,'i , . e . nlio . na i V; s ‘im"ny of a disinterested wit
‘V I '‘omsntof Gen, Reynolds has great weight
cbl rlfd h» C i?fhe h Prw on ' ,n M B *! 1 , the mails wore "ot
J11',!.? - thd . ‘on* o regularly three times a week, as
was then required by contract, except for the branch
from Fort. .Davis to Presidio del Not to In a
an' ,D I,T '! ke thttt throngb which this route runs*
We hot“ 10 Ur ° 10 . nnavoidablo and excusa
.f can justify failures averadaK
nearly-half the tlrao. Complaint Is made that theso
&«?*■ to the last Adrninia
t H® 3r ' v ero ontire > disregarded, or only
a partial investigation was made, nn»l the reproienta
tions of interested parties accepted as sufitekui refum
tlon. It is also charged that the Mail Company, consht
lug of thecontractor and associates, has oufiki. nt in
fluence with some of the po’tnmi'fors to procure from
certificates of tho arrival of the mail
• ♦irrD' onil,l,t Vw- W thut Edward Stone, Postmaster
at bi Pqjo, certified that out of 3/ mails duo for a p-riod
ending April M, im, only lu arrived, and afterward,
eent a certificate to tho Department that the mail had
arrived regularly forthewholo ofthatperiod. flowss
rt'moved.hutYas restored before his successor was com
missioned. n. In alleged by the influence of tho Mail
Company. For the above reason and others presented
* <J testimony, the Committee aro satisfied
tnat i„ unfit for the position, nnd
recommend Ids removal. All the evidence
C ,'l r “, ln representing ‘be mails in Texas as,so un
safe that no one dareß trust money tb them, aud that it
It'.Vi'bS- 6 !* 1 Bto ".iP'. 1 a registered letter any conilds
ratile distance, , This state of affairs stows a lack of
efhciept supervision, which can, perhaps, be accounted
ior by the faci that there is but one special agent for
Texas and Louisiana, lie is also n member of the Texas
Legislature, which he attends, to the neglect of his
duties as amail sgent. The Committee recommend his
' all< f t ie a PP O| ntmeut of so many faithful and
aWe nsfely to fiiemaTls ne « i8;lr >'>» s°mtre reason
• The Coinmutve have pursued their inquiries in rela
tion to the manner m which service has been and is
now performed oh this route only so far as to satißfy
themselves that u thorough investigation is noccs-ary,
I which can be best made on the spot and by an agent of
the Post-Oflicelifnartmcnt. It is evident that much
ieeliug erißte, and powerful influences nro interested
both for and against the. Mail Company, and the Com
mittee cannot teo strongly urge the importance of se
lecting to conduct such an investigation a eaoable
"w.i „! rUftworthsr tnan, who will not be
deceived or swerved from the path of
duty by interested parties. Believing that all the «üb
jects referred to are within the control of the Post-office
Department, and trusting that they will receive voiir
prompt attention and action, tlio Committee resnectiallv* *
puLnut this report for your. conßicieratioa s Should it
l»o found, however, that legislation la necessary in ordur
to ♦'nable the Department to carry out any of the recom
mendations herein contoined, tlie Committee will unon
a suggestion of tba nature of the power reuuirod, intro
dnee a bill into Congrcea granting the requisite uu-
]Jy order of the Joint Committee on Retrenchment
J. iT-PAlTEßtiONiChairniaii
Washington, D.C., April, 1870.
THE BLOODY FESUHB.
Ifreparlng to Sleet the Inemy.
{From the. London (Out.) .Advertieer.l
Late last evening orders were, ieceived at
the District staff offices We to call out for
active serrice two guns of the Loudon Volun
[ tcer Field Battery, th.: 27 th LamOtpi Bat
talion of Infantry, with the Jlooretown
Mounted Infantry Corps, to be stationed'at
Sarnia, in anticipation of it Fenian attack
trom that quarter.: In-a few hours after the
receipt of the order by Colonel Shanly, the
two guns, with their complement of horses
anil men, were reported ready for duty, and
orders were issued for the parade of the
detachments at the drill shed at I P
M. to-day in readiness for the embarlo
ation ■ at 2 o'clock. The .command of
the brigade at Sarnia lias been consigned to
Lieutenant-Colonel Shanly. Captain Peters'
takes command of the half battery of artillory •
Colonel Davi9 commands the Twenty-seventh’
and the Moorotown lutantry are under,Cam
tain Bridgewater. The duty of the brigade is
to keep a lookout along the whole of the
bt Clair frontier, and to prevent the erossinir
ot a hostile force, should any he attempted. So
jar as observati<>ngoe.s,weiiavo.beeninformed
tiv a gentleman thoroughly acquainted in Port
H uron and neighborhood, that there had been
nothing to indicate a 4 Feuian movement in
that quarter. And further, that the Ameri
can troops at Fort Gratiot would be as active
as our own Canadian volunteers in prevent--
liigtlio crossing of the marauders into the
Dominion. At the same time that the orders
were issued hefe for calling out the artillery
amt Twenty-seventh, Major Cole’s: troop of
cavalry, at St. Thomas, received instructions
’.<> at once to Amlierstburg, to per
lorin patrol duty along the Detroit river. W>
leam to-day that the troop vpajj .stuninojmd
fogetber and thin afternoon started by the j
wagon road for their destination. In addition
10 the cavalry troop, on the Windsor frontier, 1
the Leamington and Windsor independent in
lantry companies have been called out aud
stationed at Windsor. Miyor John Walker
of the Seventh London Light Infantry has
been appointed to the command of the volun
teers on duty in the section, and will leave
liere to-night or to-morrow to commence his
duties
Throwing Dust.
. | From the Montreal ’Witness, j
The opinion is very general and very stromr
hereabout tlmt all the rumors of Fenian in
vasion are got up to order by the hired spies
ot our government along the frontier, in
order to distract public attention from the
Bed river and Scott murder. Sir George
Cartier, it is said, is determined to allow no
Canadian force to be sent tb ; Red river, and
Sjr John A.'and the Ontario members must
give in, as they have always heretofore done
to him; but they want some pretext forso
doipg, and lienee these alarms, and the
callmg out of the militia at an enormous ex
pense. This view may he correct, but there
are some things that can scarcely be accounted
tor on this theory, and there may really be
danger of awinvaiiion; at all events, the coun
try must be prepared. The volunteers have
been called out by the Government, and'om
ployers should give their employes tho neces
saty time fop 4rrll. The hours to-day are the
afternoon, and to-morrow it may be
both mqrmng and afterd'ooh. If the volun
teers don t turn out the militia will, in case of
need, be called ddt and compelled to obey. 1
SOU SCOTIA.
T»e American Bishops at the Connell.
dent^tho**!^ othe 0the liondon Times’ corrospon
an T?^ I,ops a^ e getting tired of Homo
Mdinarr P relate *“There never ia an
wS without application for
leave to return home. Twelve American
if thev S couTd B w?tu ° ff ’ a n,i aU ‘he rest would
without , h an f dec enc,v. Thev avow,
with thi rMcrvc, that they are disgusted
Hne Ti.evV 0 ,?, f l ".,, 1 * out ofthei"
iine. AJiey can do nothing except sav ( AmAn’
hut iT- T ! JBy want tlie
uecrees, but know that they most holn
<?iTi bey Lave a] way« most faitlS
fnfniMMo honestly assumed the Pope to be
n!ft b in and don taefl the necessity of say
re anner™H “ ex P. ress and ostentatious
" I , an . , '® r * anfl 80 provoking a quarrel with peo- I
Pfc&S n °wget on welf with. As for the
and prelates really doing the work
arn ’ tho Americans admit that they
are wonderful men in theology and the Canon
law in books, and in Latin, but call the°m
children in business and In the affairs of the
acting th^ h n^t e< f them3elves humbled to be
acting the part of mutes and dummies when
sueh peraons have the lead,and most certainly
will carry oil all the honors and prizes. Any
'll 10 made ? his business to culti
sate the acquaintance of either the
American or the Irish bishops
could send you columns of suoli complaints
hat of course you would never learn much of
the intentions or the strategy of an army
from those who admit themselves to ho com
mon soldiers and no more. I see it boasted,
by the by, not only i n the ultramontane papers,
but ajso in the liberal Italian, that all the
~ a i!, ihc. learning, all the eloquence of
the Council, is in the Italians iirst, then the
Spaniards, and after them the French and
Germans; whereas, they boast, the English,
Irish and Americans don’t know what to do
tI 1 ' 0 .! 10 t lll f’ *° sav » and aro simply lost here’.
It is the, Latin race, they conclude, that is the
soul of tliu world.”
The First Colored Jury Id .Uiclilgnu.
f From the Detroit Post of April «.]
For the first time in this State, and perhaps
for the first time in any State in the Union, a
J. ur -y. composed entirely of negroes gave their
■\ eraict upon a case in court yesterday. • The
w C !'i- tti iS e ~ . Irishmen, Thomas O’Brien,
K»n M p'r" r V?" d A| bert Blank, charged
before the Police Court with assault and bat
tery, and in View of the well-known antag
onism between the two races, it was freely
given out m advance that they would stand
no chance whatever beforea negro iurv Tliev
were, however, acquitted of the charge, the
jury showing themselves entirely capable of
treating the case upon its merits, as shown bv
joc.evidence, without any influence from pre-
Whetlier negro prisoners, before a jury com
posed entirely ol Irish Democrats, would
have fared, as well, may reasonably bo ques
tioned. There was at the Court quite an
assemblage of bar-room loafers anil Police
;,u, 'l e . cts ' prepared to make fun of the
darkeys, but the intelligent appearance and
seif-possession and correct bearing of the jury
men left no occasion for either sport or ridi
culo. During the first portion of the trial the
counsel tor the prosecution spoke ot the iurv
as “my colored fellow-citizens.” but one of.
the jury raising an objection to this style of
address, the olfi-nsive and needless adjective
‘colored was dropped. Aside from this
there was no noticeable incident connected
with the trial.
THE LEHIGH COAL THAME.
Report for (he Present Week. ■
[From the Jlancb Chunk Cotil Cazette of April 15th 1
There was transported last week over both
railroads 99,440 10 tons, against !),'(,050 07 tons
the corresponding week last year—an increase
ot 0,390 09 tons. Of this, 5,908 1«- tolls 'were
delivered to other railroads for .shipment
north, and 90,502 tons came south for deliveiv
along tjie line and at tide. Our reports show
a decrease of 8,375,08 tons from the tonnages
ot the previous week, arid an increase of 241 -
5:0 08 tons over last year—giving an ag^rc
n.Vn, 0 CULTCIIt y° ar > to last. Saturday? of
1,244,.-,42 01 tons.
It.will he observed that the canal tonnage
which in fortrier.seasons has been reporteu
M parately, is now incorporated in the Lehudi
and tiUMjuehauna statement, under the head
xs^;- y : oa o T P^ p -? rted , , *y 1 'eWBl> Coal and
Navigation Co.'s Railroads and Cauals.”
The Trade.
The heavy shipments of the first week 1n
tiie current month brought up tlm supply
which was a little scarce, and now, with the
excexition of Lehigh, the market is reasonably
lull. Thellne trade contiriue3bri.sk au‘d largo
miantifles of. coal are being forwarded to meet
demand With Schuylkill out of the mar-
Kct uie Carbon and Luzerne operators have
their hands full, and, as we have htpl no inti
mation that the men iri these counties will join
their Schhylkill brethren, we regard the situa
tion in this region encouraging.
The operators in the locality of Plymouth,
Luzerne county, are at present cut off from
•?. °* ear ? through some misunder
standing between the Lehigh Coal and Navi
gation Company and the Delaware and Hmt
stm Canal Company, relative to the right of
way ot the iorraer company across Plymouth
~ H fflfnie.F ri °iiU Wlla i We h,!ar we suppose the
difficulty will soon be settled, and the Plv
mouth mtftt enabled to forward their coal. J
IHK IBIBEME’S I'AUIOI'MSM.
A WornlDff.
The LT. Y. Timet, commenting upon the
Tribunes objections to its strictures upon Mrs.
Calhoun a freo-love letter, savs:
We warn the Tribune that 'it had better keep
cool. We say not one word about the side
issues of the pending trial now; but does
the Tribune or the IKorM suppose that the
public will not look to us for an honest ex
pression of opinion by and bv ? Cliques- of
one sort and another mav try to hush this
case up but they will 'find it an impossi
bility. Letters read during thoso proceed
ings are an integral part of the history of the
case, and it may possibly bo our duty to show
how much these very letters of Mrs. Calhoun
had to do with bringing about results with'/
which we are all too tamiliar. .Tournalisbr
neglect to the public - when,
for the sake 'of helping each other’s “jfotis,’’
they refrain frofti discussing events winch, in
various ways, conceal 'every dccenfTfamily
throughout the length and‘breadth of tlie
United States. .
AMERICANS IN'vEOYmt
American Officers Going; »© Serve In
J srypt.
(From tho Spirit of tho Tim'd*.]’
I But the most signiticaut of HU tho signs
which tho Pasha has given of the friend Who
instigates.ftnd oouusels hirn is to, be found in
• °. Jj? vV ha i s ftPWht his. anils
• “ United States.hut has soughtanidlig tlie
Jfeuerafofflcers who tlguredinthelate rebellion
thd chieftains for,his armyi -Prominent among
the oflicera whom he has seleetsdlsfjen. Stone,.
wl y 1)0 /recollected,commanded at-Balls
.hnd. Wlio takes ship' this week to
assume 1 either 1 the ddmmaudefsbip of 1 Ills
avmies.ior tlio rauk next to it. 1 On j
tbo'Hfivetia. which sailed last Saturday,'and
Egypt,
,Mo];.^,e<)f t K. were three
oy tburypnnfe Amerlcail officers, also outlie
wav to JEgypt, among whom wo may mention :
Coh ■ Sparrow Purdy, formerly of /Newton’s
“hd B'l'mdcltu’astall's, who.enters, .the Pashas,
seryme with the full rank of Colonel of .En
gineers. :
SOME.
0», Monday Will bo oponed.attho GanovfM nr/*. u«*,
peculiar, muTo?^
> Beelea t ßojrnb?bitia C^bo^t^^^*^^^*
n-mieh each of them with
Baum has painted tho iw..,». „„„, “ U ; M0 » m-pmee. Mr.
,d ■;;'«*»• y°»r’« «»Wehcoat'to DelaW^rwX^t
EHrSrHKiS
gassseaasss
B r A'
‘r^Td’-*»-?«-? d *»£
2 Eureka o *®’ bef(>r ‘> tho **rOHhdt. ' i
3. Analomlnk River. i •
4. Delaware Water Gap. , ..
I’ Oo"» "r^Cliff 4 ‘° De > awar ? Water Q W ;
7. Mossy Grotto '
?! &a®,s G “»from Borers’Leap.
JO. Bloom’s Hill.
>• hmlthfipld’a Bridge,
u. Lnko Linnops.
13. Laurel Hill.
11. Brondhoad’aCrook.
]a- U" m ; h of‘he Mountain.
10. View from Bloom Hill,
2i:F“oL d rTtffi: ttftor ‘ ~ul' r o3hot' liff<TCU':M
' Iiff<TCU ' :M of taerit in Htcse picture*,
trrnh fIP * C °, n9l ; iontiouf ' fld»H‘r,an erfdontfr
out ail i th . ranacri P Uon th “t make them-an excel
lent and elevated sort of school-decoration. The artist
who is content for his part with the mere pecuniary «-
turns of his exhibition, deserves a liberal encourage
ment, and wo hope that result may be produced hr fh.
“■ io sa -'
lures are on exhibition nowtnud will bo sn unfit no *
Tuesday .renin* when tho
reserve. Mr. Scott considers this his great sale of the
present season M. D’Huynotter, tho export. is now iu
his own city Of Antwerp; from whence ho has sont a part
of the collection, which his son has just withdrawn from
the tiistom House for tho present sale. Several or the
Pic .ires are exceedingly line. Van Berios, of Antwerp
s the author ot a striking life-size subject taken Trom
Notre Dante de Pane. Esmeralda, tho dancer, Is caress
ing her white, gilt-hoofed goat Djall, In a moment of
abandon and pensivencis. Her skin, darkoned by the
Hrnfniof> Blla f r p ' onlyc *ssedhere andtheroby
1,15, f 0 v• f h „ gan,ie,lt ‘he Plaits of her long
black hair. Her nudo Jimbe are of a beautifnl sinuous •
roundneßS, her expression dreamy and sad. She in
thinking of her eaptain-lover, Phoobus de Chiteaupers
r !o r ,ZT‘ h t ° hBS !? nRh ' tbo cunnlng “nlmal to speli:
The figure betrays throughont attentive study from a
model, yet is not everywhere In perfect drawing; the left '
eye is set too high in the head, the torso is flat, tho foot ■
Impossible-demcr! s which it wonld he idle to notice in
an inferior painting, but which certainly separate this '
picture from the work of Titian. Anbther fine Work in
by Dendrich ScbaefelHypnpil ofßaronLoys. Dho eitua
t on, a complicated one, is described in Motley’s Dutch
S h C v : ,w r i tnU ""?, fJent rrom decoyed In
o port by the insurgent Dutch; in the foreground a-hiat
loail of Sturdy, jerklued Hollanders, one of whom has
sem-d the Cqstilian colors, are’lighting another boat, v
manned with dark and desperate Spaniards ; in the dis
tance are the towering galleons being boardod by tlio re
publican insurgents, and the quaint pinnacles of the
Dutch fortress. A third picture; a populous banquet
scene with a minstrel, is by a kind of Antwerp Mais
souier and a very fine thlug. A splendid flower piece, a.
graphic and adnurablostablo-ecene, Have been bofoie
described m those columns. There am 131 sub
jects in all, and our citizens, appreciating the rea
sons for pressing .he sale; : will take advantago of
the hmlted period allowed lor cxeamiqation; By the
by, can M D Hriyyctter inform our
are a pretty well pooled set of gentlemen, about Aniueie
Coemans, of whom they have novdr heard, blit -who !
paints a Pompeian subject so much like the; well known
ono of Joitidi t-oomans, whoso studio ip at 63. Boulevard
I*?hi Ch p P *l i,f Thereb 7.lmnga an explanation, no
doubt Purchasers must not dorget tho tlaims of the
American «‘ Ms represented; Tims; Moran’s Sunshine
on Snow, a little in the manner of Jacobsen’s favorite
pic-lure, Ib one or tho best landscape)! ho has lately turned
out.and E D Bowis’s largo snbjfct from the Atjiron
clacks, with lake and rustic bridge, has' air his famous
.facility in painting the.glowof natural light. Rdthermiil
Hamilton, T. Henry Smith, and other Philadelphians
are likewise represented, and in most cases, exhibit a
more conscientious style or work, than' tho ariiathstere
(to coin a word) of Europe/ -"i .> -i .
Our artistic friends are doubtless remembering this !
ri-murkuble forty-ycars-fornled collcctiorcof J P lteau
mout, Iho expert from England,, long: residing in New
York, to beam next Moiiday,n,t tho gallery of Honry H
Beads A Miner. New York., Among the -four hundred
subjects there are (for old masters), a Buysddsl of 1670
a More of IiSO, of 1619, a-Vander Pool
of 1600, a Minevc-ldt of 1641, a Murcellus of. 1673 a
Valaeqiiez, a W ouveriuana, a Htmskerck, uDomeul
chlno, a Tiiitorctto, an Alexander Veronese, 1670; a
lunl Bril,aCuyp,l6So; a historical tingo is given to
even American work in thlssingnlar>sti-o.vprri,-(,euaaem
hlago of art.; Stuart's head of Mrs. Robert Morris and.
portrait of George Washington are gems in the -aliury
Siilly’s portrait of President Madison, tho picture from
which tho engraving was made, lie counted among his
treasures. Tho works of more recent artists are neither
numerous nor striking.' There is a picture of a tipsy
limn, by Eastman Johnson, tho authorship of which wo
should not have suspected, so unliko 1b it in character to
Mr. Johnson’s later productions; Boiitzo is represented
liy the Portrait of a Body, painted in MI3; Huntington
by a pieco of •* New Hampshire Scenery,” which fifteen
yeare ago “ received the most unqualified approbation
of d ist logo (shed foreign art criticsw ho were probably
surprised to find that Americans could make any other
1180 of colors than to tattoo their aboriginal skins; aud
the F E. Church of 1647 appears modestly in a picture
uf Sylvan Lake, Catskill Mountains. Thomas Cole’s
' Valley of Vaucluse,” painted in Rome In 1811, anil ex-
bibiti'd at the annuul exhibition of the Now York
. Academy in Mf9, received at that time high encomium*
from the Press. The gallery is compioted bychoicospe- /
mens of Mr. Beaumont's well-known line of .English,
Dutch and German importations, among which ore tho
name, of Verboeckhbven, Zlem, Willems, Bobbe, Van '
Schcndol, Bylandt, artists whom lio taught our pooplo '
to appreciate. Carl Buhner’s •• First Grandchild” Is.
among the best evor imported into this country
■Altogether, tho dispersal will ho such a chance as does
Pnot come qften in a century. . 7 .
f Among the treasures whicii tho Pennsylvania Academy '"
' enme into at tho separation of Joseph Bonaparte’s Gal- ‘
iery.were aeetof proof«, lu the most;sombre-magnifl- ..<
cent condition, of Jol)U Martin’s griindiosa blbla anb
jects, Mr. John Dainty, engraving-publisher, of No,SI V
| South Sixth street, conceived tho idea of treating one of
these splendid compositions in a more popular manner ■
and on a more aocommpdatiug scale; and applied forth* ;
loan of a proof, which the Academy, glad to farthoy the*, v:
progress of engraving, promptly granted. ,Tiie subject
chosen wub the“BelaUaszar's Feast,” Hild a copy, very :
carefully engraved by Mr. A. B. Witter, lids befcrw dsv •”
it is one of tho best engravings evor prepared In Phi la-, nr
‘ delplda. Must of our ruudors know the ipinpabig. char-., v
actor of the picture, which was the mßsttrpjee'o of its
author, ami huß hover been exceeded for ueortalu Hpleu'- 1
■ didli -theatrical perspective of Persian orichHobtiintaSltli L
multitudinous troops; of: figures.;, Tl»« isfflctww ;<*.,•>
Charles Lumb, who devoted to it out'.of his *
says, cannot deprive It of tho scenic.ond%«‘derous ; BWe’ ’
ofjuerit which It emulates Tho sfrAhfce and oomW ■’”>
-tlrepms,of .Martin are after alif *h R ; W q s t iimpros«ve da-/
lineations of Hebrew grandeur, wifli,which mamhlwyet.
brought the inspired recor.d hpfore ffnibyo. s Doirc iiiin- '
self seems tamo and mebfcanlodrbesldi'ttie himiity of "
thcao serried detoils.., Wei congratulate 1 Mil. Walturou ,
,his intelligent.managemeht of moxuoljijt; and line, npd ~
Mr. Dainty upon his /excellent choice. ~ ' ‘ ■ ,
,■ —Au pliio.vfidoyrer Wears fivewpW* <W
laat, for ns tnauy ; '•’. - ' > r -
F I. FETHERSOT. FiiKWr,
the hub arts.