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VOLUME XXIV.-NO. 87.
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CgIXED EARTH CLOSETS 0N.4
floorfloorln or out of doors, and PORTABLE EAR ti
!MODES, for use In hed-chambers and elsewhere.
Are absolutely .free from °Renee. Earth Closet Com
panyAs office and salesroom at Wj. G. RHOADS', o.
=1 Market street. . ap29-tf
MARRIED.
JAOH-8110ENAKEIL—On the 20th blatant. by Rev.
...Y.—Barrett._De_..-Louic Jack- and—Miss Caroline Sloe--
xuaker, all of Philadelphia. .
DIED.
BABBETT.—In NeNV York suddenly, on Tuesday,
July 19th, Henry D. Basttett, in the :ifo h year of hte age.
RIDDLE.—At Havana, on the .morning of the lath
instant, Sarah Prederika..wife of Thomas Biddle, in the
2211, year of her ago.
GARTLAND.—On the 20th instant, James Frederick.
won of lihnon and Caroline Gartland, in the sth year of
his age.
The friends of the family are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral, from the 'residence of his parents,
No. 45 South Thirteenth street, on Friday afternoon
. at
4 o'clock.
HOWI , -LL.—Stutienly, on Wednesday.l 1 . evening, ,
20th. Beb eemsde of ZC 0. UOWeie
Due notice of the funeral will begiven.
. 11 UTTON —On Monday, July 19th, at .Bturvesant,
Columbia :connty,bl..Y .1 -Abraham ll_ 'Hutton, Princi.
tat of the Penns) , ifenta Institution for the Deaf and
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NEWMA N.—Suddenly , en the 20th inst.,Catharine,
I,lw, of the late John A.C. Newman, the filth year
of ege.
The relatives and friends of the famili are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her
nghter•in-law,:ldrs. •John A; Neuman, N 0.433 Green
street on Saturday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. • "
OVERMAN.—At Heidelberg, Germany, on June 27th,
William W. Drennan Es, .. of Philadelphia.
UTILLTAM HEACOC K. . F URN ISHING
111NDEETAKIER, 9t17 Filbert street, I have pur
chased the right to use Cr. A. G. litseql & Oo.'n Patent
Corpse Prsserver, which does "away with the repulsive
*feeling of having one's friends parked In ice. jyl4-6t*
400 ARCH STREET. 400
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DEPARTPENT I.,blEli' L S
WEAR. 1870.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE
TRAVELERS.
Everything belonging to Gentlemen's
Attire, necessary to comfort in Summer
Travelirg, can now be found in full variety
at' Mr Wanamakeea_ _Establishment, __on
Chestnut _Street, to gethei! with Summer
Suits, Dusters, Linen Overalls, dm. There
is a large - assortment of Valises, Dressing
Cases, Toilet Articles in traveling shape,
and Gents' Furnishing Goods generally,
with 'nary novelties of French and English
make. .
--S-1-5-and-S2O-Chistnutlitreet
July,
ROCCA PAVEMENT
This-new-pavetner,t-for-Sldawalks,Court-yardsi-DamV
Cellars, Flours for Breweries. Malt. Houses, has
been very successfully tested In New York, and IS now
heing laid on Green street, west of Twenty-third. It la
handsome, durable, and cheap.
Property owners ure. respeCtfully requested-to- ex
amine it.
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oh THE LEHIGH. VALLEY RAI C-
R 0 ATY COMPANY will, until August Ist next,
pay off at par and accrued interest any of their first
mortgage bonds. due in LS73, on pramunstion at their
Office, N 0.303 WALNUT street.
L. CHAMBERLAIN,
,Tressurer.
Je24 Imtps
JOSE 3,1870
u.CEDAR CHESTS AND FUR BOXES
ON HAND AND MADE TO ORDER.
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to the • .or
DIVIDEND NOTICES
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PHILADELPHIA AND TRENTON
RAILROADCOMVANY, V-1 SOUTH DELA
-1% ARE AVENUE.
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PAILADELPHIA 4 July 03th,1870.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
The Directors . have declared a Semi-annual Dividend
ojFive (51 Per Cent. upon the capital stock of the Com
pany, clear of all taxes, from the profits of the six
months ending June 30,1370, payable on and after- Au
gurt 1 proximo, when the Transfer Books will be re
opened. J. PARKER NORRIS,
j) Treasurer.
11- - PHILADELPHIA AND READING
U RAILROAD CLLALPANX-OFFICE 227 SOUTH
FOURTH STREET.
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PITILA6ELPIIIA, Juno 29, 1870.
• • • DIVIDEND NOTICE.
The transfer books of this Company will be closed on .
the 7th ofJuly nexti and reopened on Jnly 'M.
A Dividend of Five Per Cent. has been declared •on
the preferred and common stock, clear of National and
State taxes. payable in slosh on and after the 221 bf
July next. to the holders thereof, as they stand regis-
tered on the books of the Company at the close of bush
mess ou the 7th of July tiext. All payable at this office.
All orders for Dividends must ho witnessed and
stamped. S. BRADFORD,
e29.1m . Treasurer.
CUBA.
War News—Yellow 'Fever In the Ameri
can Consul's Family.
A letter to the New York Times, dated
Havana, July 16th, says :
Sklrunshes continue all over. the island, but
with the exception of some encounters near
Sancti Spiritus, where the insurgent Gen.'Ma
rios Garcia operates With about one thousand
menafotbing of any impoyfance is taking place,
Valmaseda was compelled to leave"forSantiago
de Cuba and infuse some lite into military mat
ters. Merelo,the commander at Santiago,gen
erally known by the name of Merelito i on ac
count of his diminutive body and brain, did
not know what to do, although he had the ad-,
vice of General Detenre t a Frenchman com
manding a Spanish division. , A very remark
able fact has to be observed, namely,' that the
best lighting and administrative ,asnerals in.
the Spanish .A.rmy, are natives of .Cuba—Am
pudia, the General pf Bayern°, Tiguani and'
Manzanillo, and General Ferrer, ,of
Holguin. One-half of the commanders
of the gun-boats were also born ori''the
'island. Among the persons killed by 'Mon
tarter in his last march from yera !Cruz to
Puerto Principe was Carlos Loin, an uncle of
ex-General Quesada, and-one of his sots. 0.•
'son of the - Marquis of Santa Anna, and ,Santa
3.faria, Mr. Juan C. Aguilera, ,who had been
•captured by the troops seine time ago, Was,
executed in Puerto Principe on the 30th ult.,
and. Manuel Lain on the oth. The Captain.
General pardoned nine insurgents sentenced
to death, ,instead of nineteen,as had been orig.
inally.stated.
The heat for the past fourteen days has been:
oppressive, and not a drop of rain has fallen,
although we are in the rainy season.
Mr. Biddle, the American Consul-General,
has • been seriously ill, with yellow fever, but is
now improving. His, wife, Mrs. Biddle,:is alSo
ill and notexpeoted to recover. A' colisulta-•
tion of the"physicians held yesterday report ,
her case to be very critical, — Kr. and Mo.,
Biddle are Philadelphians, and they have the
sympathies of the entire population. The chit;
-then of the Biddies are being cared for by
:some friends.
TUE , WAR 'IArEIUROP
GREAT MEETING IN. NEW
YORK.
The German Seaports
[From the New York Woodard.)
It is a common thing among, writers and
talkers to speakofthe Teutonic nature as being
heavy and plethoric. ,If any one, holding such
an opinion, had happened to have been present
in Steinway Hall last evening, his preconceived
Ideati would have been rather rudely. shocked.
It is impossible - to ex aggerate the unanimity and
_ enthustatim .of the _ifermats3, at their-- masa
m e eting -last night to denounce what a speaker
called a fresh Bonapartist attempt to tyrannize
over Europe. The stream of humanity flow
ing into the. hall .was more like a flight of
ducks than any thing else: — it WAifeotitiniicius . .
The assemblage . was;. most mixed Sub
stantial nierehants and artisans in their
'shirt ElleelMi sat side, by side -.and would'
occasionally shake bands with enthusiasm
vklien some telling allusion to Fatherland was
Made, - Any cutting satire - on Napoleon created
a storm of applause, only to.be surpassed on
an exclamation that -Prussia had both " the
right and the might on her side," and that she
-- could net - rail to - Conquerlidiivolild-b - liippres:- --
sor. There was more than a tone of indigna
tion in the buzz of conversation before and
after the addresses,. Staid, respectable.looking,
middle-aged men were excited into using ..
strong language,While the younger, ones lonked
as though they -Could commit unlimited murder
if a score -or-two of Frenchmen-had but ap..;
peared on the scene. -
The opening address by Governor Salomoi3,
of Wisconsin, was:earnest, dignified and man
ly, and tgh hou dalculateti to appeal to the feel
ings of t his audience, had not the slightest
tendency to demagoguism. It was the ad
dress of a gentleman, of one who feels deeply
outraged in ; his most sacred - sentiments, and
who would perish rather than not ritiut . such
an outrage. Long before the account, of this
meeting is i - nfore the readers of the New
York - the :telegraph- - - will - --have
flashed to King William, in Berlin, its grati
fying,' complimentary and intensely patriotic
character. Such a message, arriving - in such
.an hour ftorn former subjects—from men who
have not forgotten the land of-their birth in
the land of their adoption—must have a sus
taining effect, and will -- be received by the
G.- rman nation at large with grateful feelings.
The hail was filled to overlio.wing,andmany,
peonle had to leans_again. they_belng_umille_
to end
.even standing room. - • — - 7
_-At Cclockthe meeting was called to order
by Mr. Petrarch, who hominatect for chair-,
man Ex-Govenior Edward - ;Salomon, and - a
:ong list of viee-presidents.
- On taking the chair; Ex-flovertier_Salonion
remarked :
Speech of Governor Salemon.
r Every German American would recol
lect the time when a bloody war was
waged in our beloved adopted country, but it
was a pleasing recollection - for every German
to think that they stood truly to the side of
this_adopted-land
Though true to the new country, the Ger
man still clings to the love of his earky ,youth
- and ofhis - fathersr. America is his - bride and
Germany his parents, and who was there who
could forget the fathers or the mothers while
nsi ble reason for the war is one of the most
trivial and fallacious that was ever given. The
presumption that a distant relative of the
King of Prussia - had - been Chosen forJhe
Spanish tbronewas the pretext, but it was an
exceedingly weak one.
The true cause of the war was to be found
in the people itself, who are led by false
vanity to follow the Call of their oppressor.
The jealousy of the — French, and their opposi
tion to the efforts to establish a united Ger
many, were the true causes which impel the
French in their present war course. [Ap
plause.] Napoleon has declared war not to
Prussia, but to all Germany, and the whole of
Germany should take up the gauntlet so im
pudently thrown at her feet. The Germans
on this side dfAthe ocean were all united. In
New York the Germans could be counted by
the`hundred thousand, and in the United
States by millions, but all these people were
united in their love for the land ot their birth
Immense applause greeted the speaker after
he had finished his remarks. and it was quite
a while ere Mr. Willy Wallack was enabled
to read the following resolutions, which were
adopted unanimously, amidst the wildest en
thusiasm :
1. That we herewith organize a society for
the purpose of furthering the cause of Ger
many, and more particularly for the purpose
of nursing wounded German soldiers, and of
a&dsting in the 'support of the surviving
widows and orphans.
2. That an Executive Committee, consisting
of Philip Bissineer, Dr. H. von Hoist, F.
Kilian, Dr. E. Krackowizer, Henry Werz,
Oswald Ottendorfer, Theo. F. C. Petrarch,
Edward Salomon, Emil ,„Sauer, Prof. A. J.
Schen], General Franz Sigel, Win. Steinway,
L. J. Stiastny and Hugo Wesendonck,_be en
trusted with the management of all affairs of
bis society.
3. That every German society- of the city of
New York andvicinity be invited to send one
delegate , to the General Committee, whose
duty itsball be to make proper arrangements
for the collection of contributions of money,
clothing r lincn, ctc.; during the continu
ance of the war.
4. That both the executive and the General
Committee be authorized to increase their re
spective members as they may deem proper
and to enter into communication with similar
societies of other citiea and towns.
In accordance with the _Wriciples above
enunciated, it is further
Respired, That, humanity and modern,civ
ilization demand that the inviolability , of pd g
vate persons and private property be recog.
nized by belligerent powers also at sea ; that
the exertions of the United States and of other
powers to embody this principle in ;the law of
nations deserve the highest regard, and that,
considering that this principle was first
brought to recognition by the United, States in
their treaty with Frederick the Great in the
Sear, IM, 'was subsequently, after various
other • efforts, brought to the attention of the
powers of Europe by the well-known amend
ment proposed by Mr. Marcy to the treaty
of Path( of 1856, and has thereby obtained in
histoiy the name of the "Amer ican meat; ' considering further that principle
has already heretofore • been recog,nized by all
the great powers, of Europe with the ek.cep
tion-of England; that particularly Napoleon!,
and also the Present Emperor of France, have
kiVen ,their unconditional adherence to its
rtghteousness, and that the King of Trussia
has even, in case.of reeiprocitY, elevated it, in
the year 1866 to a permanent law, we deem
this the proper time for 'the Government of
the United States. to use at once all peabeful
means at their' command to secure the adhe
rence also of Fiance to this.principle and its
respect by belligerents during the present
war, and also as soon as possible the, recog
nition by all ciVilized nations for all 'future
time as a principle of international law. •
Resolved further, That to this end this meeting
do appoint a Committee, consisting of Edward
Salomon, Joseph Seligman and Oswald Otten-:
dorfor, whose duty it shall be to lay the fore-__
going resolution before the.iProldent .of,the
United States and the. Secretary of State, and
generally to take such action as they may,
deem proper to obtain front the dc•yeruutexit
a fulfilment of ' its 'great traditional duty to
-humanity.
Ihe German Liederkranz and Anon Sing-
Societies then sang a battle song; "The
Wacht am.' Rhine" -by Carl Wilhelm ~ The
Watch on the Rhine), which was loudly en
cored by the audience..
The cbairtaaii-then-introduced- Senator-Carl
Schurz, of Mhisciuti; whose appearance was
the - - Signal for loild and prolonged applause
by the audience.' After quiet had been par
tially restored, the honorable gentleman, in a
quiet,. dispassionate, statesmanlike manner,
spoke . as follows
OpeirOla of El.mo, iCorl Schurz.
The gentleman remarked at'fhenpeiting that
though desirons of enjoying it - few days' rest
after the long sessions- of Congreas, still the
cry of war had been heard'from the-old Coun
try, and no German could remain quiet at that.
But not- alone .the - Germans. the , Ainerican -
also was in a measure affected - by this cry of
war. One: - thought had animated all. A
bloody war will soon be enacted; a war which
perhaps will last a langliine and 'will cost
many and many valuable lives. Napoleon
charges, as one of the.eauses for_the war, - .that
a German piitteo;. a. distant relative' of .the
King of Prussia,:was elected to .the 'Spanish
throne, and that by this the interests of. -France
wouldbejeopardized. Now, : whose burliness
is this but that of Spain? The second .cause
put forth by Napoleon - was;thesd-calledinSult
to his minister at Ems. This insult - Was
not by the King of Prussia but by Count
Benedetti, who, while the King was. enjoying
tbe_waters, insisted ._upon_an..iiltimatum, and..
was promptiy checked by the King. We in
America were not in the habit of calling Kings
gentlemen, but "old King had acted
like a gentleman." [lmmense Cheering.L . Ev
ery German should be glad to have a ntortafefi
on. a German-throne who was able - to' show - his
teeth to the ' , saucy, Frenchmen. - Every - one
who - knew the historyOf ErtrOlte is aware that
France—anal especially Napoleon—was en
deavoring to,establish France as dictator over
all Europe. Everybody knows also that it has
ever been the policy of - France to consolidate
the Latin race, under the protectorate of
France, while she ever strives to disseminate
discord and contention among the Germanic
race. Napoleon did .not object to a united
Italy, butte is endeavoring to divide the Ger
man people, an assertion which has even been
made on the floor of the Corps Legislotif. The..
war before a:
be - baid one. It will seal
the-fate of nations for generations, but Ger
many will be victorious - . Our hopes are, with
Germany,who is fighting for the liberty of the,
world..
The speaker closed as follows+-Let us stand..
together and act,but let us act within the laws
of our.adopted country.
The wildest cheers greeted the speaker when
he concluded hia remarks,-Which were followed
by-a-song 1)y-the Liederkranz and_krion,
The Hon. Oswald Ottenderfer, followed.
It was stated by antbority that upwards of
5.20,000 had been collected at the meeting, and
that by to-night $lOO,OOO Would be raised.
THE 61/2iNAN SEAPOIITS.
Probable Beene or Nttival Operations--
'tbePorts Liable to •be Blockaded.
Prussia has an extensive coast-line on the
Baltic and - North Sea, extending from the
Russian frontier to the late Danish
.province 1
, ffiehleswig , ---These-portsras-orglance-at-the - 1
leap will show, are only accessible front the
Atlantic by sailing round the Danish penin
sula anti passirmthrough the Sound or either
the Great or. Little Belt. A canal has been in
contemplation, by which the voyage between
.e-Atlantle-rind-the Baltic would - tre - muchr- -
dueed, but the breaking out of hestilities haS
prevented any progress being made in respect
to it.
Thee - principal German ports in the Baltic
are Memel, Pillau, Kiinigcburg, Dantzig, Col
berg, Switreiniinde, Stettin, Wolgast, Stral
sund. Kiel and Flensburg. On the North Sea
PrusSiall has Altona, Harburg, Geestemunde,
Leer and Emden, while the North-German
Confederation has also many important com
mercial seaports.
Baltic Ports.
'Memel is defended by a citadel consisting of
four bastions, with randines and half-moons,
~nd is divided into three-quarters--The Old,
New, and Frederick's Towns, with three
suburbs. Its trade is very extensive, and con
sists chiefly of timber, corn, flax, hemp, pot
ash, linseed and colonial produce. These are
exported principally to the United States and
England.
Ship-building is carried. on at this port,
which owns 106 vessels,\ aving a total ton
nage of 47,164 tons. Ship. to the number of
2,500 *(of 550,000 tons) annua ly enter and leave
t i
the port, and numerous steam packets plain
tain communication with many of the other
Baltic ports. The harbor is large and Safe,
and has a depth of water of from 14 to 17 feet.
It is provided with extensive docks, and has a
good lighthouse.
Pillau is a small, seaport, at the entrance of
the Frische Haft', 25, miles west from Kenigs
berg. It derives a thriving trade on account
I of vessels of large burden unloading, there, as
the inlet to the Haff bas not more than 12 feet
of water. Vessels of light draft usually proceed
to Konigsberg. -- The - number-of- vessels-arri
ving annually is, about 700 (of about 100,4300
tons) ; of these about one-third are British.
Konigsberg is on the Pregel, rive tulles from
its mouth' in the Frische Haff. It is in railroad
communication with Berlin, from which it is
distant 338 miles. This fortified city consists of
the town proper and four suburbs. The for
mer is divided into. three parts, the Altstadt
,Or Old Town, situated on the west : Liihenicht
on the east, and Kneiphol, situated, on an
- islandy,formed by the Pregel, which, before en
tering the ' town from the east, _ divides
into two arms. There are ' seven
bridges betwen the island and
the opposite banks. The trade of the port is
principally the export of gram i and in its ship
building yards a considerable number of small
vessels are annually constructed. Much at
tenden has, been, given to the fortifications.
The general principle kept in view, according
to the Prussian engineers, is that the fortress
may be composed of 'detached ' parts, each
having its separate commander and garrison,
with. separate and independent •detached
works. Thus, the bastions are detached from
the curtains; redoubts are in like manner de
tached ; the scarp is detached on all parts ex
'cepting the faces and parts of the' flanks of
the bastions. On some of the fronts the ditch
is filled - with water from scarp to counter
scarp, when there is a masonry casemated ca
poplar° in the centre of the curtain (instead of
the, flat earthen bastion), flanking the faces of
the bastions with five gung.
Dantzig is a fortified city and seaport of
:West Prussia acquired by the dismemberment
of Poland. It Is connected by railroads both
with'Berlin and Konigsberg: It is situated
on the left bank of the Vistula; 31 miles from
its outlet at' Weichsehniinde, and at the Junc
tion of the Mattlan and Itandamne. Vessels
drawing 13 feet.ofwater can reach the city ;
others lie in the Xeufahrwasser, at the mouth
of the'.river'oi .n the roads, which Offered
good anchorage' for' essels of ariy, bUrden. It
li ii
as a population . of 05 1 000, and is largely en
gaged in the export of grain and the manu
, factnre _ of general', ' products. .=:' It -hrLs
144 ships,-'having.:a total , tonnage of
78,000 tons. The city is of nearly circular
form, and is a fortress of the first class, At
the eastern outlet or mouth of the Vistula
is the small Fort Nenfahr, finished in 1,848 for
the defence of this pass. On the water front
it consists of a circular' casemated battery and 1
_two_dhort branchea_of-solid--rampartr-with
gateway eaponiore.s connecting , with three
fronavinclostpg.the work on .the . : land - sides,
which have solid earthen ramparts ,and para,
pets, with crenated palisades and wasqury
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THURSDAY, JULY, 21,1870.
Colberg is a strongly, fortified' seaport in
Potnerania, 25 milea west of Coslin. on the
Persante, near its mouth, in the Baltic. It
sustained a siege in , 1806. .The population
number about 120,000. A Moderate trade is
transacted at this port. - •
The Oder is not unlikely to be. the, scene of
naval operations and to be selected for, if pos
sible, effective blockade. Swinetniincle, near
the mouth adds river, is the port where large
vessels bound for Stettin 36 miles inland, un
load. The entrance to >the Oder is defended
by two sea -coast batteries, 'one- 'on the right
and the other on the left .bank. The latter
consists of a circular brick redonbt of 80
eet diameter, 'in , the , centre of a
pentagonal earthen Work. The lower
story of the redoubt is arranged
With loopholes for musketry, above which are
two tiers of 20 guns each, under bomb-proof
casemates, above which is a barbette battery
of the same number of guns. The fort on the
right bank is a much :larger and more impor
tant work than the other. It is a brick Case
mate& - battery of three faces,.bearing on-the
channel, having two casemated tiers, and an
open embrasure battery of three fates, bearing
on the channel, having two casematdd tiers,
and an open - embrasure battery - over the: casc; - •
meats, with brick parapets, the only one seen
exposed to a ship's battery. This fort mounts
63 guns. It is in a bend, mid so directed that
a vessel has to come bows on to the lower
front until quite near it. -
Should war vesselS of Tight draftitaSs these
forts, and escape the torpedos, which will no
doubt be used, they woulu be confronted at
the important city of Stettin by its formidable
fortifications. It has been a fortified city for a'
long, period, and undergone several siegeS. It
was, occupied by the French from 180 G to' 1813.
About 2,000 ships enter and sail from the Oder
annually. The population of Stettin is about
65,000, and its trade- is principally in general
produce. It is connected by rail with Berlin,
from which it is 79 miles distant, or somewhat
less than the proximity of New York to Phila
delphia. .
olgast is in Pomerania, near the-mouth
of the Peene, in the Baltic. It is about 33
miles from Stralsund, and 'has a population
of about 5,000 persons. - •
Stralsund is the capital of Pomerania, and
is strongly fortified. It is situated in the
strait which separates the island- of Rugen
from the mainland, and so completely sur
rounded by water as to be -approached: .only
by bridges. It is 120 miles
`has been - four times besieged: Since - 1815 its
defensive works have been greatly enlarged,
and it is now one of the strongest towns be
longing , to . Prussia: - About 500 vessels enter
this port annually. '
Rid in Holstein has 'been - acquired' from
Denmark, and will doubtless be the scene of
naval and military operations at onet, should
that power ally herself with France. It is 53
Miles from Hamburg and in railroad commu
nication with Altona. Upward of 2,00(1 yes
! sels arrive and depart annually, and its com
merce is rapidly increasing. Since acquiring,
Prnssia_ha&_centinenced_to_fortityt hi port,an
trom the importance of its situation will te
naciously defend it.
--Flensburg-has also, beert recently acquired
from Denmark by the war of 1864. It i 9 an
ancient town, and was the scene of hostile
_operationain_lslB, whet the._Germanstook--
possession of it. It trades with the West
indies,and does a moderate shipping business.
Harbtirg is on the south bank of the Elbe,
and is 4¢ miles below Hamburg. It is sur
rounded by walls and has a citadel.
Leer and Emden are Hanoverian seaports
of minor importance; the latter is fortified.
Hamburg has since 1866 been in the North
German Confederation, and is now regarded
as subject to all the fortunes of war. The
State embraces a territory of 146 square miles,
with a population of 805,507 inhabitants. The
city, which is situated on the right bank of
the river, 70 miles from its mouth, is not forti
fied. In 1866 there belonged to the port of
Hamburg 509 vessels, having a total tonnage
of 241,000 tons The mercantile navy of Ham
burg is.more than eight times that of Belgium.
lier trade with. Great Britain alone amounted
to $140,000,000 in 1868. The emigration to this
country from Hamburg is very large. 'ltt 1867
there embarked 38,214 emigrants, in 93 vessels,
at that. Port. ' Through it and Bremen almost
all our trade with Germany is transacted.
Bremen, so well known as the chief port of
the German-American mail steamship traffic,
is situated on both banks of the Weser, 59
miles southwest of Hamburg.. In . 1857..16
steamships. making 37,921 tons, and 287 sailing
vessels, - Midang 231,174 tons, belonged to this
port. In 1867'73 2 971 emigrants embarked at
Bremerbaven for the United States.
Lubeck, on the 'Trave, 10 miles from its
mouth, was stormed by the French in 180(3,
and subsequently. annexed "to France. Thq
state comprises a territory. of 127 square miles,
with a population of 48,538. Lii heck possessed
at the commencement of 18138 59 sea going ves
sels, amoiig them 13 steamers.
. .
G. W. Curtis Dines with the Novelist.
Mr. Curtis says •in the Easy Chair" of
-Harper's Monthly : •
Even those who did not know him well; of
whom the Easy Chair is one, may recall many
a pleasant instance of his heartiness and pro
' fuse humor. One bright June day in London,
several years ago, there was a little dinner at
Catterrnole's, the artist, at which Dickens had
promised to be present. The company as
sembled and every thing went pleasantly until
the dinner hour •arrived. There
was then some pause of expectation,
for Mr. Dickens had not come.
Conversation became a little 'more difficult;
and as the conviction gradually ' seized the
party that nerhaps he would not come at all,
there was a very obvious disappointment.
`When it was impossible to wait longer the, din
ner was served, and the gueks descended• to
the dining room;.butltswarcurious to remark
the blight that had overspread the . feast.
There was, the usual gay murmur of a dinner
all around the table, but it seemed as if every
body were secretly looking for something or
somebody else, Suddenly, when the business
was well advanced, there was a lend
ring at the door, which everybody heard, and
the cloud instantly lifted. " There's Dickens !"
said several of the guests, with an, air of_ de
light and relief; and those who did not say it
looked it. The next, moment a noise was
heard in the ball above, merry voices, pleasant
laughter ; and , then there seemed to be a charge
of school-boys or light cavalry down the stairs,
and Dickens and his friend John Forster
burst Into, the dining-room, each loudly ex-:
-ousing----hiniselC- 2 -anct-ticeusing—theiother-as--
having eawled the'delay. _ '
Ditilteniiseated'hinnieltby the mistress or the
house and instantlyi as it were, took .:up the
conversation aid carried-it along with litt/0
caponieres flanking the wet ditehesL The . city
'is surrounded by walls and bast Ons, defended
-by a 'citadel and several outworks; and pro
vided with the means of laying it considerable
part of the country under water.' - Its • fortili
.cations were commenced as far back as 1831,
and it was held and defended by.. the French
from 1807 - to 1814.
•
Ports In the North deft.
Altona, situate on the right bank of the
Elbe, alittle - below. Hamburg, was acquired
by Prussia from Denmark in the war of 1.864.
lt has extensive railroad communication, and
has made rapid•pronTess in shipping and com
merce. About 5,000 ships visit the port annu
ally. It was occupied without resistance in
156.1.
ANWERED MEMORY OF DIEMEN'S
sallies of fun; and his " carrying on" with the
waiter *ben he wanted a piece of bread was
like a rollicking scene from "Pickwick." It
was the overtiow of the highest animal spyits,
and was as electricalin his manner as it is in
his books.— He felt entirely at home ;`and
the feeling_ that the solemn English waiter
would - be confourded by ~such antics--
which,;bOwever,_ did not in the least turn
him into ridicule—was part of the humor.
Dickens made a mock apology for his delay,
founded Upon a promise to attend a picnic in
the earlier part of the day given by the mana
ger,of the Opera, at which Grisi andthe other
singers, with the dancers, had been present.
He sketched them
-all with a word and a smile.
They were all vividly before the company.
He took the dinner guests also, as it were, to
the picnic. " But oh! the eating !" ex
claimed' be. "Dear Madame, do you
know • the eating .at •au operatic pie
pic--I.,mean,.el course," . he added, with a
solemn sly twinkle in the eye, " when the, la
dies of the ballet attend ?" It was sheer ex
travaganza ; and however fciolish and flat it
seems in the tame telling, it was delightful
and memorable: After dinner. when the la
dies went up stairs, and the children ,
peeped
in, Dickens beckoned to. them ; and seating
one on each knee, took a slate and pencil, and
drew the moSt grotesque figures as illustra
tions of the-most absurd story; then sent the
young folks away as merry as the elders. \
What he did at that table he did in the
world. He told the - Most delightful stories,
he made Abe Most harmless fun; and all his'
story - -telling Md. — Jan:triaking Were 'inorally
"washealthful. He"wasa great civilizing and
Christianizing power. during thirty years.
He was one of the men of the most unques
tionable genius and_ positive influence that
have - appeared in Eng,lish - literature, .:;and,
meanwhile it was almost as good as his own
fun to hear the comments that were made•
upon the man and upon his works. Sir
Plercie Shafton, especially, was obliged to use
his pouncet-box whenever the name of Dickens'
was mentioned. " Such a snob, sir; really no
gentleman at all, I assure you."
lIINOEITY CONTENTION.
A convention of delegates from the several
counties of the State of Pennsylvania of such
persons only as are faVorable to the movement
to secure minority representation will be held
at the city of Readingriin Wednesday, the 81st
day of Augutit next, at 11 o'clock - A. AL -
The convention will - consist of two delegates
for each representative in the lower House of
the State Lei;islature, provided that each
county shall be represented by at least one
delegate.
_py order of the Committee,
- E. J. IklonE; Chairman.
J. W. WOOD. Secretary.
Allentown,' Pa:, July 17, 1870. '
To the Republicans of Pennsylvania:
In calling the attention - oLthe_Republicani
of Pennsylvania to the convention to meet at
the city - of Reading on the 31st of August next,
we desire to presentlhe - following con.sidera,
dons concerning its purposes .
The Republicans of Pennsylvania who live
in counties in which they are in the minority
number one hundred and twentplivethou_sand
_ .
• r.s,naore_thlto
publican vote. They own • and control very
large and varied material interests, requiring
-the care and protection afforded by- wise- and
salutary laws.
That these people aro wholly excluded from
..participation.in_the_managetrient=and-control
of their respective county governments does
not in the least estrange theirdevotion to re--
- publican - principle.sT or cause them to abate
their eflbrts in: behalf of the success of the Re
publican party., They havejust cause of corn-.
plaint. however, in the fact that, while their ,
politica 1 brethren are and for many years have
been in the ascendency in the State Legisla
ture, they are entirely unrepresented, and by
an unjust rule established by: a Republican
majority, they are continually subjected to un
just and oppressive laws, while they are per
sistently denied such legislation as their ma
terial interests require.
That so large a body of the people should
find themselves unrepresented iu the law
making power is evidence of a defective fun
damental organization. A republican or dem
ocratic form of, government must of necessity
be repieSentative, and to Jill the requirements
of a repreSentative government it should be
so framed that all the people, as nearly as prac
ticablycan be, should have a voice in the en
actment of the laws which govern them. If
the government is -so shaped that a majority
of thepeople only are to .be represented, then -
it cannot be a free and republican state, but a
mere despetism of one portion of the people
over the other: Such a government is despotic -
in principle as
s well as in practice, for it can be
of very little consequence to the minorities
whether the laws which govern themure made
.by a .particular class- of men or by. a single ,
potentate, the minorities, who are excluded
from all voice or hearing in the law-making
branch of the government t bearing about' the
same relation to the majorities as do subjects
to au absolute monarchy.
__According to_the_mode of _repiesentation,_as_.
established by the Constitution and laws of
Pennsylvania, more than one-third of her
'voting and tax-paying citizens are excluded
from any yoke or power in the law-making
department of the State, and the same re
mark will hold true as to the General Govern
ment.
We most
.respectfully and ealthestly plent
this subject to the candid and considerate at
tention of the voters of Pennsylvania contir:
ilently relying on their intelligence and' sense
of justice for a reform in amatter so vital to.
the welfare ana prosperity of the whole peo
ple, and the safety and perpetuity of the Gov
ernmwt.
•It is gratifying to observe that this move
ent is not without preCedent in our own
country ; for the people of Illinois have quite
recently : , amended. the organic law of that
State so that minorities, will hereafter be
fairly represented, not only in the State Legis
lature, but also in all, corporations authorized
by law: In other States the ipie.stion has been
favorably - entertained, and even in some of
the European govdrnments it is discussed - by
the people,'.and, in one instance, partially
adopted,'while learned political writers every
where have commended it to public atten
tion,
-
In view of this subject, and because the Re
publican minorities have suffered long and
much for want of a proper and equal repre
sentation, the members of the Republican
State Central Committee held a meeting in the
city df Philadelphia on the 13th inst., when it
was resolved that a State Convention of dele
gates from minority counties be held at the
city of Reading, on Wednesday, the 31st day
of August next, with the view of concerting
measures to secure representation for mino
rities in fall matters wherein they are jute
restdd, and 'Consider other Matters interesting
to minority Counties.
It isfirmly believed that if the people of
Pennsylvania were more generally and equally
representdd in our State Legislature, that the
character of legislation would be vastly im
proved, while the danger pf corruption would
be very materially lessened, if not altogether
avoided.
The minority districts in Pennsylvania are
most earnestly enjoined to send able and influ
entiailepresentatives to the Convention which
will meet' at the city of Reading, while all
othyar counties in the State are also requested
-to-send-delegates-to assist-in-the-objectsiaf the-
Cetivention, in accordance with the resolu
tion passed at the meeting of the Committee. •
E. J. Mona, Chairman.
July 17, 1870. , •
PRI,OK;T:HEVA'. - CEN'i:::-''
FACTS AND FAIiCY4D.
(From the Oalex.Y.}
Ike Dumb Poe ,
BY MARGARET J. rienivrox
- He does not - wind about - his thoughb
latuhies s flexile as the willotv;
His surge of feeling is not wrought
Into a pearl-rimmed line of billow.
He cannot strain the robin's, btlef,':
One-thougbted song into a sonnet;
Nor catch the wavering maple-leaf,
To trace an autumn pastoral on it:
Vet never to the poet's view 15 5 111
Did liberal Nature e'er discover'
More of the secrets s wee& and tide
She tells to none hut those who foie h
The break of morning holds for hint-
Too fine a thrill for words' revealing;
And pictures vast, mysterious, dim,
- Illumine twilight's freScoed ceiling
Like worship swells the murmurous
Cathedral-tennee, grand and solemn.;
hearg^the myriad-voiced ' Amen
Beneath each rattling arch anolcolums.
The wheat that bows its ripened head,
The clover steeped in purple glory,
The landscape-page before him spread,
Are cantos et his epic story. , ,
From Nature, true Pertna4;sian:source;
Wells; the pure joy of feelhm, seeing;
But Love inspired the lyric force
That Wrought the idyl of his being.
The sacred missal of the Past - •
IVith rich illumination burning— - -
Love blazons it from first to lar,t,
And, see! its leaves are worn with turning!
, ,
He lives his poems: day , by day
Its choric chime his thought engages;
And hope has songs yet stored away
Within the future's uncut pages
O my dumb poet! in whose soul
Love still the mystic psalm rehearses,
Make thou mine open heart thy scroll,
And till it,With thy marvellous verses t--
—China has 30,000 49ds• . .
—Diamonds have: recently increased in:
•
value seven or eight per cent.., •
—The bones of 1,200 'Chinamen liavejust
been sent home from San Francisco. 2.
—Wales anti his friends disport thenaselvea
on water velocipedes.
—nrs. Tabitha McGrath, of Ohio ; is dead.'
- She - left - 109 years and=-180 descendants -behltut
—A bookseller ,announcing.." Wild Life-.
Among the KurdsPls acc,us e d.of surreptitiously.
reprinting the ' Dairyman's Daughter" in'
disguise. _
—One ofti4mosi.alarming features, of' the.
war is the, threatened revival of the European
"What is it?!'-the Schleswig="Holstein ques
tion.
.
—A lady who wai a, not %Shakespearian.
scholar, hearing the " Merry Wives or Wind
sor'' praised, inquired howmaany wives Mr.
W-indsor-had. • •
—The New Bedford Mercury says : In this
country the nephew of Iris uncle , has fovr if
any sympathizers. The cry of almost every
one is : I fight mit Sigel!
—A negro bey_in Columbus rashlywenfin_
bath the ether day and Wii.kdrowned. •His
mother said it served him right for taking up •
new-fangled notions. He nebber was washed.,
befo'.
—Among the personal privileges Which na
ture has accorded to women, there are surely
none mere enviable, says Wilkie Collins,
"than their privilege of always looking their
best when they look at•the man they love."
—" We were slightlY \ mistaken the other
day," says the Nets Era, "in Stating that
John' was to blame for the bloody massacre
at Pekin. It now turns out that Demi-John
had something to do with it."
—A one-legged woman,who claims to be the-,
daughter of a very distinguished Confederate
General, and to have lost her leg while acting'
as a rebel spy, is soliciting pecuniary contida
butions in Indiana. , •
—Louis Napoleon's sick spells, remind the
Atlanta New Era of Richelieu. The witty car
dinal was in the habit of feigning illness just •
before the execution of some brilliant coup
d'eted which was intended toamaze and in-,
. ,
timidate.
—A story is told of a jolly fellow who
re
sided in Chicago about four years, and while
on an eastern visit was asked how he liked
the water out 'West. "By George; •'Mr.
Jones !" said be, after a moment's reflection,
" I never thought to try it!"
—A;Milwaukee German,,in Moving an old
table which he bought at auction, last week,
knocked off ib leg which proved to be hollow
and to contain $350 in gold. This has led te•
the destruction of all the old furniture in Mil-
waulree auction stores.
-t-There is shortly_to.arrive in Paris a dwarf'
aged about fifty years, having a beard reach
ing to his feet, with only one arm and a com
pletely bald head. He possesses 2,000,000 francs
(3-100,000),which he is willing to share with any
younggirl about twenty years oldw
,ho is good:
tempered and pretty:
-After. Goldsmith :
• When lovely Woman reads Le Follet,
And finds too late, her hair igAraY
She's apt to feel some melanchol
And grieves she's out Of Fashion's way.
The only art Time's flaws to cover,
And hide that shade from,exery eye,
And'Oin at, length, perhaps, a lover, 4
A ring and jointure,—is, to dye.'
—The mortal remains of Augustine, the'
celebrated heroine of the siege sustained. at
Saragossa against the French, , have been . re-' .
moved from Cleuta,where she died a few years.
back at a very advanced age, to her native . ;
city. At all the towns through which they 7
have been carried, including .Madrid, they
have been received with military honors, at-'`
tended by commissions of the several corpo
rations.
—The number of Chinese in the country at
the end of 1869 is estimated at 90,000, among ,
whom were but 5,000 women and 2,000 chil
dren. Since immigration began in 1848, 138,-- . .;
000 have come to the United. 4tates e of .whouv
38,000 have returned to China, and about 10,-
000 have died. Of the number at -present 'in
the country, about one-half are in.
'25,000 in other Pacific States and Territories,
while fully 15,000 have crossetlV the Rocky
Mountains. - • •
—About the time of the death of Lord Clar
endon, the cable telegrams referred, - to. an -
anecdote about him and Louis Napoleon, -
which the Figaro published, and which was`
declared to be false. Here is the story: "In
18 : 17 Lord Clarendon received a 'visit from au ••
exiled Prince. My Lord,' says the visitor,
will go straight to the Toint. I want 400,000
francs-($1.00;000); which retnrn to you if
the dream of my life is realized. Lord War- t
endcin, Withott a word, gives the visitor.,
check for the amount. Three vears afterward,
the dream being realized, the 'Prince tells tha. =
noble Lord that the borrowed half million is, ,
now at his service. Butas to the interest,
says, laughingly. Ohl' replies Lord Olaren. '
don - rgwe'will7speakc&that
interest, remarks Figaro neatly, was paid
1880; at the request of Lord Clarendon', and ,
noosisted in the commercial tregy:betweert
ai2d England; ,
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