VOLUME XXIV.-NO. 89. FIXED EARTH CLOSETS ON ANY floor, In or out of doom, and PORTABLE EARTH (01111510 DES, for nee to bed-chambers and elsewhere. Are absolutely free from offence. Earth (Beset Oern vain 's office and salesroom at WM. G. RHOADS', No. 1221 Market street. a .29-tfi MARRIED. BENEKE—SIICik 111 AKER.---On the 2lst Instant, at the residence of the. bride's parents, Mt Not tit Thir teenth street, by the Rey. Moses Bullou, Wm. A. Ihineke rind M , daughter of Thomas 11. Shoemaker, all of No cards. I'ATTEBSON—TOWN.—On the morning of the 21st instant. at St, Joseph's Chapel, John A. Patterson,.of /tell% ille, Illinois, to Lucy Town, of this city. BUCK.—At Gemantown, Friday—morning, 22d Instant. Maria V. - Buck:of Bridgeton, N.J. Ilex funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon.24th instant. from the residence of her mother, lire. Jane I'. Buck, in Bridgeton.. N.J. , COItIvEY.--On the 2 2d instant, Effie Harvey, only c bild of Barry B. and the late Eliza Corney, aged 4 months and IS days. FRANCISCUS.—This morning, at Cresson Springs, G. C. Franciscus. line notice will be given of the funeral. Portsmouth. vi.. on the 22,1 inst., Charles A . Orice, in the 76th year of his age, liQWELL.—Sudden)y, on Wednesday evening, 20th Instant. Itehecca L.. wife of 7:c platy C. Howell. The relatit ea and friends of the family are respectfully to attend tlie funeral, on blot:day aiternoon, 2ttb instant, at 3 o'clock, from the residence of her it us• band, Forty-fifth and Chestnut stree , s, entrance on Stlerkei atreet. To proceed to Laurel MIL LE ECII.-4 M Wednesday afternoon s William A. Leech, Itegiater of Wills. His male friends and those of the families are invited to attend his funeral, from the residence of his father-i law , Edwin Greble. No. M. Smith Nineteenth street. this (Saturday) afternoon, at a o'clock. To proceed to Wood lands Cemetery. MART —On the 21st instant, in Conestoga Valley. Pa., —of-cholera Infant um:Asset , -13enson,--infant--son-of - the -.Bev: !Isaac Ales t; aged stxrunntlia. Funeral servicea at Hwldington 31. E. Parsonage, on alonday. the 25dli instant. at 10 o'clock. McCULLY.—On the Z2cl InStant, John Welsh. eon of JSIIWS, Jr rind Susie McCully, aged SIX. months and twelve.days. It TAYLOR.—On the Mini inst., Florence C.olaughter of Allred-IL and the late Mary A. Taylor. in She 6th imer - id fl-old lie7r - ' fetid:es resldenee; Street, this (Saturday ) :ilterneon, at 3 o'clock. TINTIALL.—On the 21st instant, Thomas S. Tindall, aged 27 years. • The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully tuvitetl to attend the funeral. from las late reshienoe, 116 Pine street, an Monday afternoon, nt 3 o'clock. Ser.- - Vit./11M ht, Joseph's Church. Interment at Cathedral Cemetery. afi"NOTICE.--COMPANY B, FIRST REGIMENT InJt+utry', ti, G., will aeeetahle at the Amery. Bread and Race atreete, o'clock A. M., on the 24th int,t.. re MP tad the funeral 01 late First Sergeant THOMAS By C. G. CABWALA,DER, Captain. Commanding Companr. A MEi EW I . • , (•r•2 i•on t . • 400, AReH STREET: EYRE LANDELL, 00 .70. DEPARTMENT L, MEN'S -WEAR. CANVAS DRILL. PADDED DRILLS. SCOTCH OflEvirZ',it. CABSIMERE FOR SUITS. CORDU ROYS— AND TOWELS. 11)U E COD LIVER OIL, CITRATE 11 tellenia.--JOIIN C. BAKER & Có..7IS Market at. SPECIAL NOTICES,, - COOL COOL At 4C I COOL John COOL Wanamaker's, 'ID COOL 818 & 820 9r_ COOL _-Chestnut COOL— St, I COOL COOL COOL COOL COOL. MUTUAL, Yire Insurance Company Of Philadelphia, No. 701 Aroh Street. m y 7 fil3trp3 ROCCA PAVEMENT This now pavement for Sidewalks ,Court-yards. Damp Cellars, Floors for Breweries, Malt Houses, ,te., been very successfully tested in New York, and is now being laid on Green street, west of Twenty-third. It is handsome, durable, and cheap. Property owners are respectfully requested to ex amine It, . . _ N. Y. STONE WORKS, Office No WI Seventh avenue; je23 1p § Philadelphia Office, 412 Library street. 11124. THE LEHIGH VALLEY RAIL ROAD COMPANY will, until August lot next, 'pay off at par and aceriwil,interest any of their firer mortgage bonds, duo in 1673 V on presentation at their Office, No. 90.3 WALNUT etreet. L. CIIAAIBERLAIN, Treasurer. .3uNg 23, 1670. le2l' hnrpl [[?, 14i,LLAD E LPH lA, .1 Uhl' 23, 1810.- NOTICE.—Tin public or cautioned against pay ing money to a person whose t lune ie unknown to inc. who leterm to me and llSeb my name without authority. It C. lIEFI'II WHIPPLE. fr&.CEDAR C.ELESTS AND FUR BOXES UN BAND AND DADE TO ORDER. _ . M. TIIALIIEIhiER, may3-tu B3mrpg] 207 CALLOWIULL STREET .13 OWARD -11.0SPIT — AL, NOS.- 1518 Yry and 1520 Lombard atreet, Dispensary Department. edleal treatment pd mod Wino furnished gratuitously 2 o tho poor 71) - IVIDEND NOTICES. PHILADEL l'H IA AND READING I RAILROAD COMPANY-OFFICE 227 SOUTH OURTH STREET. RIIIIADET.rin, Juno 29,1570, DI V I Diel:7lr.gji ; ujill: The transfer books of this Company will be closed on the 7th ofJuly next, and reopened on July 20. A Dtvidend of Five O'er Cent, has been declared on the preferred and common stock, clear of National and tAato taxes, payable in chsh on and after the 22d of July next, to the holders thereof, as they stand regis tered on the books of the Company at the close of busi• Leas on the 7th of July next. All payable at this °dice. All orders for Dividends must be witnessed and 13 tampod• 13. R BRADFOD, ,jB2o.imrp • Treasurer, RELIGIOUS NOTI CES. fu. CENTRAL. PRESBYTERIAN Church, N. L. northeast • corner Franklin and Thompson streets, ti.emices at 193. i A.. N.. and 8 P.M. Sabbath School at 9 A. N. Itu. SPRING GARDEN STREET M. E. Church, Twentieth and Spring Gardon stroots.— Rev. L. C. Matlack,of New Orleans, will preach to-blur row at 10. FIRST REFORMED CHURCH, corner Seventh and Spriug• Garden streeta.r— iierThomas X. Orr, _Pastor. will preach toquerrucr, at 10 . 3!; A. M. and 8 P.M.. • Strangers welcome,— ' It* ' REV.. JAMES . N RILL ut~in the Arch 'Street...lC E. Church, - Broad ',trent, below Arch, Sunday unitsittng, at 1036 it . 3tranger9,invited. . . .r 'lt^ . CLINTON STREET • PRESBy terifin Much - , Tenth street, bolow kinrur,e ()eon for Union cervices With First Church, to-Morrow, :at 10%A . M.• Tho Rev. Stunuol Miller Flagman will :preach. -All persons cordially invited. •• •: • • ft* 10. BEA UTY-j-THE HIGHEST TYPE, io3l. 7g.—Our Debts and Debtors—forgive. Cau the do it? Laherbamiu English Lutheran. Church, Twelfth and Oxford, Rev. Noah M. Price, Pastor. This 1e tho let Sabbath Wore vacation. Como. lt*• 103. UNION RY-i (114°S__Q-P , NITRA.TA Prenbyterian and Third Reformed Churches.-- Rev. M. W, Jacobus, D. D. of Pittaburgh will preach do tho Central Presbyterian Church (Eighth and Cherry otroeto), to-morrow (Sabbath) morning, at 10% o'clock, and iu the Third Reformed ,Church (Tenth and Filbort streets in the evening at 8 o'clock. It' - It , v im .. P .21 . • _ __ _ - .....,. ....----...- ti 4 / • . .1 . .. . . _ ,_,..... ~ . • . „....,._._ ..,„ ....„.....„ . , 4.4 a:. ~.,-, ' _4,;,..--"--,------==.--- e - .. - , 1 1 11 . A , - , N. A-, . 111 f ~. , l ityars ., ‘ ..,, ~,,....„ . . _ DENc. --_ el., DIED. RELIGIOUS NOTICES ST. CLEMENT'S CHURCH, TWEN tleth and Cherry streets,—Service (Choral) sad Sermon, to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock. At this ser vice the seats will be free. jet-85t* OPEN AIR SERVICES UNDER lU.7.the auspices of the Young Blen'n Christian Asso ciation, SABBATH AFTERNOON (D. Y.), at the fol lowing places: Becond and South streets,3 o'clock. Cemetery Lane. Kensington, Second street, above York, 7 4 o'clock. Seventh and St. Mary streets, 11 Independence Square, Preaching by) Rev. 15. L. AGNEW. Gray's Ferry road and Bainbridge St., Nineteenth and Ridge avenue, Fourth 04111 Bainbridge streets; by the o Young Men's Christian Association of the First Presbyterian Church. Jefferson Square. 1 Broad and Master streets, Preaching by Rev. PETER STRYKER, D. D. Broad and Coates streets, cl 5 o'clock. Broad - and South. streets, Broad end Arch streets, Twenty•second and Federal streets, Almond street wharf, 7 o'clock. Emeline Street, rear of Ninth and Bainbridge streets, at o'clock. Little Wanderers' lionie,B23 Bainbridge street, at 3 o'clock. Wept Phil ad el pldn—Th Irty -biX di and Lancaster avenue, 5 o'clock. " • Coo6ervellle. 6 o'clock. It; TUE COAL 'TRADE. The Demand...L.4min Region—New Sys tem of tight Doors' Work---Suspended Regions.--INeeting of Schuylkill Dele gates...Luzern° and Wyoming' Regions-- New York Attain-.-Pittston Prices-- Shipments, etc. Tfeorreatedslehooofthe Philadelphia Eyelling The demand. for coal still continues active. The activity is not confined to particular sizes, but is shared by all. Prices, in conse quence, are good, with an upward tendency, .which, in all probability, will be realized unless-the suspended i Yegions ,shoniti,res.unie Work - at aarearly date"" - "'• Shipments for the week, reported below; have been largely in excess of the previous week, work having been pushed to its full ca pacity in the regions working. The large in crease is due more to the fact of the previous week having been a broken one, and little work done. The collieries in , the Lehigh.with the excep tion of Summit Hill and Nesquehoning, are working, and expect to continue. Tne an ticilate(l suspension did not take place, as the inen were di cidedly unwilling to stop and hit re the Scranton and other.regi oils work on— tiff).e regions hating 'declared their intentions to continue and not suspend ; the Lehigh was " unwilling to (to otherwise. A majority of the collieries kept on working the ten hours as formerly. A few of the others began the new system of working eight hours, with pay for tliat time. It was erroneously reverted that they were worki ng eight hours with ten Lour- pay, Which LS not the latt, - , - The . Mai' working on the new plan are tired already of the sy item, and are about to hold a meeting to re . consider their action and work on as formerly. :-hey will probably do so at the end of the month wben - the pay-roll, shows amarked dif lc-relict; in their earnings. - .The boys working st the places are delighted with the arrange 'bent, giving them two hours extra tithe ; but he heads of families do. not. share in their :eelings, and express themselves in favor of :lie old system. In all probability-, the men, :(fter having tried the exp&finent, will come Lack_t_ci their_old _hours sstiqftecL__that the eresent change is one that in the end will re ,llit in their loss. . The Luzerne and -Wyoming regions with iew exceptions, are working as usual, having ci used to enter upon-any suspension. Quite a ft eling amaug__the the German portion—against the tax hiptieed on them bytlm_W. B. A. for_th_eSups pert of those in the suspended regions. In st ibe instances they have refused to pay it. 1t :us reported that the men of the Wilkes horse Coal and Iron Company had struck on the 8 hour question. but such was not the fact. A stoppage of a few days took phee. caused by accidents. Some of the places ope rated by the company were working 8 hours and 8 hours' pay, and at others 12i hours' work was called and credited them as a day and ; but the latest advises are that they have re considered, and are now all working 10 hours. Affairs in the Schuylkill region are pointing to a resumption soon, though probably not be fore the Ist of August. Reports of the feeling of the men are contradictory, though it is believed many would be willing to resume work were they permitted. The delegates of Schuylkill Co. held a meeting on the 20th for the purpose of settling the question in their district. Nothing was effected that- day and the meeting attiom'ned to meet on the 21st, w hen it was expected something etinite would be done. John Siney, one of the officers f the W. B. A., is reported to have said the me would, he thought, resume work on what is known as the Thomas Compromise, which is, that the $3 per ton should remain as formerly the basis. When coal declined and was "stilling at $2 50 at that place, a reduction of 20 per cent would be made from the miner. Should it decline to 52 00, 40 per cent reduction would be made • and when coaiwent above the basis, wages should afivance in the same proportion. The feeling in'the regioia in favor of. work is strong, especially since the failure to cause a general suspension has shown the weakness of the W. B. A. to that end. Atiairs at Summit Hill and Nesquehoning (Lehigh Coal and Navigation Coal Company's places) are assuming some appearance of beginning to work. The men are anxious for work, though making no decided movement in that direction. Still it is not improbable that a resumption may begin next week. The men of the Philadelphia Coal Com pany, who have been working through thu s greater part of the strike,-the operator's' havineaccecied to their tetrasarti on a strike fur eight hours' work and ten hours' pay. The men show themselves in a very bad light, as they had their own terms all along conceded to them, and ,now, not satisfied, demand greater concessions. Trade in New York is very brisk, and all qualities of coal are readily taken, on arrival, at good figures. There isno reason to believe that prices will go much higher, unless the supply is cut off, which is hardly probable. The Vessel Owners' Association have failed in their attempts to saddle on the trade their bills of lading, the Eastern trade objecting strongly to it. As a counter to the new bill of lading cir cular, the trade have drawn up one notifying cnritains , that they can obtain freights, free of brokerage or commissions, so as to draw the business of chartering from the hands of the brokers. Vessels are coming ,in more rapidly, and plenty are to be had. In freights there is no advance or decline to be noted. An advance in prices is looked for at the Scranton sale next week. The Pittston Coal CoMpany have issued their circular of prices for August,'asking as follows for coal de livered lit Newburg: Lump., e• $4 70 Egg $4 90 Steamer—, 4 70 Stove 5 52 Broken, . ....... 4 85 Chestunt .........4 60 'These prices cover only those who have ben tracte with them. ". There 3verei transported over both railroads and canal 122,219.06 tons against 79,568.15 tons the week previOtis-an increase_ of 42,650.11 tons. THE COURTS. OnrunNs' COURT—Judge Allison.--In the case of Sarah E. Booth vs. Mary. Van Allen the Judge, this morning, delivered an opin on---de-c,larlirig the former - decree onhe Coat; granting to Mrs. Vim Allen &child nott-olaimed by Mrs. Booth, null and void. QUA/MED, SEssroxis—Judge sertion cases were before the Cogrt, TIIE WAR IN EUROPE MOVEMENTS IN NEW YORK Anti-War Meeting of Frenchmen Mom the N.Y. Tribuhe.l French. Tinton Republican Association. At a meeting of the French Union Repub lican Association, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : • Whereas, A state of war exists between France and Prussia; therefore, be it Resolved, That we, members of the French Union_ Republican-- Association, - sympathize with those citizens of Paris who have protested against war. Resolved, That all workingmen, whether French, German, English, Spanish or Italian, are and should b brothers, as their interests are the same everywhere ; and, as in every country the workingmen -are obliged to free themselves imp the double yoke of depend ence and misery, instead of quarreling among themselves they should unite their efforts to conquer and win with a common enfranchise ment. Resolved, That a war of people against kings, and of labor against prerogative, is just and necessary, but all war sustained by a des pot--whose only: object - :is - territorial - ag; grandisement or dynastical interest, is the worst scourge that can possibly afflict the hu man species. Resolved, That, in virtue of these principles, welppeal with all our voices for the overthrow of monarchies amithe abolition of standing ar inies;*- the . two Viar, and the rain of all the people. Rmlreel, That, lastly, and above all, we pro test against those who, being French or Ger mans, seek to divide the working classes in America, because of the passionate disputes of the despots of the Old World. Upon the free oil of the United States we are neither French nor Germans, but citizens and workingmen; when despots make war todivide us, our cry must be, "Let us unite." For the Republican Union. CoNsrANT, President. MILLOT, Secretary. . Emigration Bureaux. MO offices have been opened—one - in Broome and another in Houston street, where meal's arc furnished to go to France to all those desiring to enter the army. It is not known who supplies the necessary funds.. Flrstilleod In the 'afar. . . Jeremiah Mooney and . Charles Mello were hiOnglit',up at Jefferson - Market Police Court; - yesterday, charged with stabbing Frederick Walton. The three men met at the corder of Houston and Greene streets, and . engaged in .Aight over the Franco-Prussian war, and in . the course of which Mooney_ stabbed Walton in the bick and breast, injuring him so se verely as to make his removal - to Bellevue Bospital necessary. Walton nowlies there in a -critieal condition.- Upon application of ftic r. Dondiean, the prisoners were re manded to await the result of the injuries. The Carrying' Trade. The - ont-going - stearn_e_f_s_for Ruropean-_-p_orts .11e very deeply laden with. breadstutis and previsions. The Calabria left yesterday. with t very-heavy cargo, and. laden so. deeply. as .to attract even the attention of people who know ittle of shipping matters. The goods hitherto carried to Europe inthe German steamers _ co ice vesselssliying the - flags .)f nations no_tyet_engaged_isithe_war hrcoklyn Wenlane Preparing for Bottle: Foul companies of the Brooklyn Division *)t the I. R. A. assembled last evening, at Gothic Hall, to receive instructions and hear addresses from their commanding officers' in elation to the plans and operations to be pur tied to accomplish the liberation of Ireland, in view of tne present I....uropean crisis. The total number present did not exceed 53, and only half that number were in uniform or had military ac coutrements. They were mostly all young •.nen, their ages varying from 16 to 20. The drummer-boy present did not exceed 12 years. A quantity of clothes-pegs having been gath ered from the floor, and half a dozen clothes lines having been removed from the room,the men were drawn up in line under the com mand of Major Brown and Adjutant McDer mott, and were addressed by General D. F. Burke. On the conclusion of the address three cheers were given for the tri-color and the green, and it was announced that a pic-nic would be held on the 17th of August, when (leputations would attend from Boston and other places. While the officers were adjust ing their sabres = which they had discarded on account of their great weight, a Mr. McNa mara, a Bead Centre of the Erin Hope Divi 'ion, doffed his coat, mounted a chair, and , poke of the services rendered by Ireland to France in olden times, The Fenian then dis persed. (From the Heral3.l toaerlean Comtutesoners at the Seat of The government has concluded to send to the Continent boards of array and navy officers te witness the operations of the great armies on the thine and the naval movements in the North Sea and on the Baltic. In this the government followS old prece dents. During our late war scientific officers were detailed by the leading European Powers to accompany our great armies and to join our lighting squadrons. The headquarters of the Army of the Potomac was always throttgeti with distinguished foreign officers of the:Scion brancheS of the service, and the fruit of heir observation was not lost upon the commanding generals of the armies .engaged in. hot conflict on the . . banks of the Po and on the plains of Bohemia, in 1867. During the Crimean war General Mc ( lellan and other distinguished officers visited the Crimea during the operations of the allied lerces near Sebastopol. Others were enabled to visit the Russian army of defence, where they were received with all possible attention and consideration, which is more than can be said of the treatment they received at the hands of the allied forces. It is already well known to our readers that Lieutenaut-General Sheridan, with other dis tinguished officers, are to leave in a few days I'or the seat of war,to observe operations either on the French or Prussiai,u.sule,.as .the case may be.. The Emperor - has . tumounced.i offi cially that no foreign office •a or civilians will he permitted to accompa i riy the imperial or corps headquarters. This determination will doubtless be changed when Gen. Sheridan, the second officer in command of the United States- Army and one of the most brilliant fighting nien of the age, presents his credentiala.to the - French Minister of War, endorsed by Mr. Washburne. If General Sheridan should fail in attempting to reach the French "headquar ters he will doubtless find no difficulty iu join ing those Of the PrOsSian army, where_he will aneueStionably be - lable• to: witness plenty Of 'fighting under the most eminent . military leaders-of the times; , - The NaVyDepartmentwill send out a board; consisting of a commodore, captain, cora l-pander and lieutenant-commander, to observe the naval operations, which are likely to be' of great importance, on the North Sea and Baltic. The officers to be selected will represent the elite . of our naval service, gentlemen of the hi hest scientific attainments, of great ex perience an possessing powers of the keenest observers. As our navy will be represented at the scene of the conflict some` of the officers may accompany our own vessels; but, generally ? they will be expected to unite their SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1870. The Excitement at Emma ittan.:;-3TAw - - Wend struck•-• Oil Daryl ck Burned. There is considerable exciteme n t among the quiet citizens Of Raymilton and vicinity. over :i ten-barrel well struck on Friday last. The new strike is an old well which was -pored by A. W: Raymond, Esq.. the owner of - the - land; sonle - ninc: - Years - ago - , -- After - reaehitig - . a depth of some four hundred feet, with but slight indications of oil, work. was.suspended, A few rintoritM - Age Mr RaymoFfd leased this well to some parties, who put it down to a depth of 766 feet, reaching a third sand rock, - -:end - struck what-is certainly a -good paying -- well. lt is _now producing ten_harrelsa day,of— green oil of light gratity. The strong low of gas on Saturday was an obstacle in the way of pumping, but that difficulty has been overcome by conducting it out of the way. An attempt to make it useful, by turning it into the furnace under the boiler, nearly caused a general conflagration. There are eight owners in the working inter-- est, and they all feel correspondingly good of their success. Six hundred dollars were freely tittered far eighth interests on Monday, but there were no takers. The third sand was struck at a depth of 751 feet and 1.4 fifteen feet thick. The new well is about forty rods in a southeastern direction from the Mason well, struck some three months ago, in which twelve feet of third sand was found. Porker, No. 4, on the hill north of Church run, is pumping about thirty barrels per day. The button well, on the land of John Mar shall, on Church run, is pumping about six barrels. The rig of an oil well, and five hundred bar rels of oil, were burned on the Clermont farm, near Petroleum Centre, on the 9th inst. Loss, about four thousand dollars. The own ers were: Jonathan Watson, George K. An derson, Samuel Woods, D. 0. Wickham and others. Parties from Oil Creek are engaged in bor ing for oil in Mexico. The Corry Republican reports that a lot of sucker-rods passed through that city on Tuesday, billed- to C. Rivas Gon gora & Co.,Port Angelos,by way of Acapulco, Mexico. • The Lackawanna well No. 4, Shaffer run, truck several days ago, is pumping seventy barrels a day: The Hassan well No. 14, struck last week, was torpedoed on Tuesday last, and is produc iug one hundred and fifty barrels daily. This well is a few hundred feet from Lackawanna well. The Reno Company's big well is doing tiny barrels a day, and has been pump ing that amount steadily for the last three weeks. We learn from private sources that Gen. W. T. B. Brooks, a distinguished officer, late of the I]. S. Army, died on the lath inst., at untsville : , Alabama. General Brooks com manded a brigade in the Army of the Potomac during the first years of the rebellion. He dis tinguished himself at Antietam and several of the previous battles in 1861 and '62. He was subsequently appointed Post Commandant at Pittsburgh, an«lirected tbo military opera tions from this city, Which eventuated in the capture of the Morgan raiders. He was well known and highly esteemed by many of our citizens, who will lament his untimely death. Be had retired with impaired health, with his family, to a plantation near Huntsville, Ala bama. Be had gone to a medicinal spring, not far from his residence, whose waters had previously benefited him. On the recent oc casion, however, they only aggravated his dis ease, and ho was traveling homewards in an ambulance, when his suthirings obliged him to stop within six Miles of his home; where in a little • while . he' breathed_ his last. • General Brooks was married shortly befoe the war to a daughter of - Colonel • Drake, for merly Of Indianapolis, with .whem : and the General we beetimp acquainted in Octeber, .1862, When hhilitigade rested after the battle of Antietain.: Mrs: BfoOks was 'one of the Most elegant and accomplished ladies we ever met with. She was afterwards a teitiporaFy resident in this city where she endeared to herself many-acquaintances; , • While: here an .only and lovely infant sickened affd. died. - Our hearts wentut then, and still more intensely *iw, in deepest 4 - y l l:apathy . for her' sore and sorest bereavvhapht. Shots an humble Christ-. inn lady, and we trust every consolation of her "gion will be vouchsafed in her hour of over- whilming grief, The Brothers Springer and. William liar laugh, of this city, are uncles. of Goa. Brooks, andliave our cordial syrdpathy in their loss of their distinguished relative, fortunes with the combatants on their respoe tive ships. been Edward Simpson has already been detailed for this special duty, and the names of others are still under consideration. since the department desires to send out the very best for the. specific duties to;tie assigned tp each One. It is not improbable that .a rear admiral will be placed at the head of the com mission, and eventually Vice Admiral Porter will proceed to Europe in person. i Rear Admiral Radford s likely to leave his flagship (the Franklin) abroad and return to the United States by a mail steamer, as the Franklin is just now greatly'needed in foreign waters. The naval commission will probably sail for Europe by the last of the month, and will be able to arrive at the scene of operations before any serious naval blow has been struck. Gen. reoebn. The Army and Navy Journal says : .As Von Moltke was hardly known to readers out of Prussia anterior to the splendid campaign which ended at Saclowa, the man to whose brain will be due whatever of success ful strategy shall characterize the French arms in the coming war is as yet unnamed. General Louis Julea'Treeliu isto-day undeni ably the hest soldierof France. He ispow 55 years of age. A graduate of ,the,Staff - School of St. Cyr, he was made Lieutenant in 1840, and promoted to a Captaincy in 1843. His first staff service was with that fine . soldier. Bu geaud, in Algeria. Chef crescadron and Major in Isl 6- and :Lieutenant-Colonel - in - 1.853; - first European service was in the Italian 'cam paign. At the commencement of the Crimean war he was made Chief of the General Staff, and by reference to Kinglake's History, it will be seen that in all conferences with. Lord Rag lan, Trochu, rather than St..A.rnautt ,or. Can-, sober - 4 *as spokesman on -the-part of France. Throughout the campaign, having been made General of Brigade in 1854, he occupied this position of cciitidential staff officer- of the Com mander7in-Chief,.an ce analogous to that of Gneisenan under Blucher, given in just recognition of his military ability and skill. In 1864 he reached his grade of General of Division. Two years after he was charged with the preparation of a plan to reorganize the army. Instead of, as has been suggested, lacking the Imperial confidence, he has it in the most flattering degree.- His essay upon organization, "L'Amiee P'runcoise," pub lished in 1867, ran through ten editions. Trochu is known to have anticipated the event of a war with Prussia. A recent pamphlet from his pen, which unfortunately cannot be obtained in this country, devolops an immense deal of study • of the .Rhenish frontier as a fighting field, and palpably indicates the national impulse as occupying the strategist's mind— Should the-warAsurvive firstliattle a fortnight, and promise, as seems very likely, to be a long one, Trochu's name may chance to appear at-the head of the French armies. OIL NEWS. OBITI7ARY. General W. T. H. Broo ke (From tho Ptttoburgh Chmottoj THE SOLDIERS' ORPHAN SCHOOLS CLOSE OF THE ANNUAL EXAMINA TIONS. The Lincoln Instillation—The Church II otne—Tho Soldiers' and Sailors' Insti tute. Yesterday and to-day have been days of great Interest among the inmates and friends ofthe several Homes for Soldiers' Orphans in Philadelphia, the occasion being the close of the school year, and the annual visitation and examination by the Superintendent, Colonel George F. McFarland. 1 - Thursday was devoted to the examination of the Bridgewater School for Colored Soldiers' Orphans, an account of which. will be found in another column. Yesterday was divided between the Lincoln Institution, and the Church. Home, and to-day is occupied . with the Northern' Home, or; more 'properly, the Soldiers' and Sailors' Institute. The exercises at the Lincoln Institution were especially liderasting in developing the peculiar cludacteristios of that branch of the operations of the Soldiers' Orphan Depart, merit. The ge.neral history of, the institution 4s familiar- to- most of- our readers:- It - was founded in May, 1860, and has enjoyed a career of remarkable prosperity up to this time. The premises occupied by it have been, from time to time, altered and enlarged, and it now affords comfortable accommodations for ; one hundred and , twenty- bays, . the larger boys being lodged in small - roonis; ireatiy furnished for each boy and the others_ in large and well-ventilated 'dortriitories. The following is the present staff of the Lincoln Institution : - peri»teoileht—Mr. Wm. H. Billings. is.list«ntSuperintendent—Mr. Chas. Clark. Mati.on—..Mrs. E. Bcinyard. Teoeher of Night ,‘,;ohoot--Mr. L. McMichael Asgisiunt Tow:her of Night .'! , ' , ..hoot—Mr. Chas Clark. Teitehrr of Day School—Miss Embly. The peculiar feature of the Lincoln Institu tien is - its industrial" system. Up to twelve years of age the children receive a thorough education in the " Day School," and the pro- I ticiency at which they have arrived iu that 'department will be seen by reference to the report of the examination, given beloi . v.. At or soon after twelve, the boys are placed at suitable trades, or other occupations, retaining their residence at the Institutien, and gontinn, in g their-education threuglilhelnediltria (sf-tlier " Night S,chool." Until the "working boys" re.adh sixteen, their wages are appropriated for the general support of thelnstitu tion. After that - age r - they three. dollars per week for their board, wash-- -- ingi - Inending and tuition (if - they con tinue in the night scbool),clothing thernseßies with the remainder of their wages. This in dustrial system constitutes .the peculiarity of thej.incolnJristitution,- and differs wholly ft9;tp that of any other school or_ home iu the State. „Doubts are frequently expressed as to the soundness of the policy of" working boys all 11-ii-y-and--teaching-them—all---night,"--but practical experience proves these doubts to be greundless: If the boy - is of ordinary arid anibitious - , (ken - party erovivkd in a habit of study before reaching twelve years, he will come in from his shop or his - -place - of-work'Tand, - -refreshed-bY-the= good - wash -- and -- the -- good - supiscr - wliieh are ready for him, will go into_the night school-of the Lincoln Institut an,brighLand interested;- and ready for the play hour, or half hour, which awaits him before bed-time. We be lieve the sliskin to be a thoroughly sound one, although it is quite possible to abase its ap plication.• There is a very great difference in the degree , ,ofilmental waking -up which boys have attained when they reach twelve years, and no boy should be put to work at that age unless he can reach a certain moderate stau lard of examinati on in the rudimental branches of education. If he begins work before he has G,-pun to learn, he will! lag forever behind his comrades in the night-school, and never reach any intellectual attainment. But, guarding this point, and making the exercises of the night-school what the exercises of all school rooms should he, lively, varied and interesting, the industrial experiment of the Lincoln In stitution is perfectly feasible and very de sirable. In comparing the examinations of a school conducted on this principle with those of the other schools of the Soldiers' Orphans' De partment, there should be some way contrived to give credit for the whole, (anomie of the boy's progress during the year. While the boys and girls in all the other schools pass six hours every day in the school-room, ho spends but a fourth of that time there. Ent he spends eight or ten hours in another important schOol, and he should have credit for whatever attainment he has made there. If he has dis Played habits of honesty, punctuality, civility and industry; it he has exhibited satisfactory progress in the mastery of his trade or profession, whatever it may be, he deserves credit for it in his annual examination average as fairly as if he won his grade wholly with slate and atlas and the other tools of the school-room. This point was brought before Colonel Me- Farland's attention yesterday by one or two of thegentlemen present at the examination of the Lincoln Institution, awl was so self-. evident in its correctness that it was agreed that it shall hereafter be recognized as a -part of the examination of that Institution. Bat to return to.yesterday'S examinatipn:...• ' AMOng the. visitors- prekent were Colonel McFarland, the State Superintendent; Rev. C. C. Cornforth, State Inspector of Soldiers' t.irphans; Rev. Dr. E. W. Hatter and lady • Prof. L.H.Cause, of Harrisburg ; George L. Harrison, Esq., of the Board of Public Chari ties : Dr. Ourt, Corresponding Seeretary of the Board of Public Charities ; Mr. Francis Wells, of the Board of Counsellors of the In stitution, besides one or two representatives of the newspaper press. The exercises commenced at ten o'clock in the morning, and were conducted with prompt ness and ability. The boys met the questions bravely and showed that their liburs of study were not idly spent. There were character and determination in their responses, indica ting how well they, appreciate the advantages set before them, and how deeply they feel the duty incumbent upon them,, left fatherless thus early, to prepare for the uncertain future. In 'the practical branches—reading, writing, arith eti c, geography-and grammar,—they display ed much proficiency. 7I n reading they manifes ted considerable feeling. In declamation there is no school in'PennsYlvania that can surpass some of these boys. Daring the day: Minster Robert MeMenimen 'recited the "Lean for Life;" Dbvid Vondersmith the " Ship of State," and James Wilson " Hohenlinden," all of which were applauded and most favor ably noticed by Colonel McFarland and praiSed by. the visitors. , • -•- Music is also a feature of the institutiOn,and the singing of several hymns.and chants,.. at tested the vocal power and the musical talent of the boVs, Who are undOubtedly learning with-a will. In this building there is every possible ad vantage for a good school. In large cities it is seldom one- finds accommodations so well adapted to thepurpose asis•the structure used by this Institution. Each of the older pupils has a room to hiruself,and his opportunities for study, when he islitialickl - sureTarenorap tete — In tins' respect the establishment on Eleventh street is "superior to nearly, all or the other Soldiers' Orphans' Schools:in the State. Hence it comes that, although the pupils over 12 years PRICE THREE OEN - N nave but an hour or so each evening' for' reci tation, being afierded thaYattention whichen courages study, they are rapidly advancing educationally. The play-ground, too, is capa cious and every opportunity is offered for rar , - bona} tuathsem ent. alttileswativoutagea , the boys of Lincoln Institutitnt present the' appearance of enterprising young men, most ot them now prepared to meet the buffets Of the world. A glance around the school-room tilled with linen-clothed urchins, is enough .to convince one of the feasibility or the Wan adopted here. The system has alremityl Made its impress upon the inmates, some oil whom, approaching their sixteenth year, halve deter mined to remain in the Institution, vlrrsuing, their night studies so auspiciously begrin: 'T he examination yesterday' shows the fol lowing highly creditable averages .Day .School. • Fonrth Grade, lst Class... ... .averag.t 91,1 Third Grade, 2d " ' " • 'B7. Second Grae, id " " 89.4 First Grade, 4th & sth Classes " 7352' Total average.... ..... . . ......... • ......1349 Night Fourth Grade,. " A," Class, average • 00. ti ,Second Grade "II"- Total average. .. . ... 81. G In spelling, the fourth grade of the Day School made an average of 97, the highest , reached by any school in the State. At the close of the exercises, Francis Wells,. Esq., one of the Board of Counsellors, ad dressed, the_pupils,praising them for-their-pro- fidelity, and encouraging them in their edu cational pursuits. He belieVed that the Lin coln Institution would compare favorably with auy soldiers' orphan school in the State, not withstanding the limited time devoted each day to study; and he proposed theta challenge be made by these.boys -for a_ 'blue silk banner,- tO be tiieseinved to the hest school "at a com petitive examination, to he held some time next winter; the challenge to cover the whole State, east and west of the Alleghe nies. In making this proposition, he thought he_knew the strength of the material here,and felt confident that the Lincoln boys would win the banner. He also suggested that a prize medal be prepared for the best boy. or girl— white or black—in that examination. Colonel McFarland accepted the suggestion in good faith, and said he would do what he could to carry it out. It-.is therefore probable that quite a spirit of laudable rivalry will thus be engendered, and that theschools will profit, educationally, from Mr. Wells's suggestion. After Tsome further eloquent words of counsel and encouragement from Colonel Mc- Farland, the company separated at a late hour, the boys singing a chant, and the guesth well_pleased with their intellectual entertain- - ment. 17 a Chiir'Elti.Aliiiiiee; The Church Home, at The corner of Twenty second and Pine streets, was quite animated yesterday on the occasion of the examination of the sokliers' erphanii' there - by - Colonel:Mc- - Farland in the afterndon. This is a religions institution--(Episeopaly, -in -- which- there t -, are - sixty-two pupils, nearly all girls, ,there being i only fifteen boys—rangng in, age frqm six to fifteen years. One Girl.-has already .gerie Out on age - with credit, - being` - 110 - W a teacher in the tret : and - Harrison, of - - the Hoard of . Public Charities ; Mrs. Charles J. Stille, Miss C..N. 3tereclith - arul . Mts. -- M - PP - retwere present: The pupils were examined in all the btaiiches, from the A B C's,and received credits of from GO lio - exhibiting - great liriprovement. Miss Mary Foster, a girl of twelve years, read a very creditable essay, handsomely writ -tenTin-whick-she—expressed--hergratitude—te - th - lifstitiffiTeiViiiiillet out the fact, too, that new improvements are in contemplation, by which there an addition to -the Home - , - and plenty of room for play-grounds. Miss Grace Beresford deserves mention for her able services as teacher, as do also Mrs. Agar, Matron, and Mrs. Fernald, Assistant. The Northern Rom The soldiers' and sailors' qrbhans of the Northern Home for Friendless Children now form a separate department, known as the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Institute, and the annual examination of orphan schoqls; commenced by Col. McFarland on the sth inst., closed with this institution. The build ing is a very commodious one, at the corner of Twenty-fourth and .Parrish streets; and there are about 250 inmates, boys and girls. We shall give the results of this examination in full in our Monday's edition. PREQOBT•PARADOL Transfer of his Remains to the French tSteamer. The Work/ of this morning says : All that is left on earth of the brilliant joun nalist, the daring political philosopher, proni ising diplomatist and genial man of socrety, Prevost.Paradol, was brought here by the train which leaves Washington at noon and arrives at Jersey City at 10.20. Till within a few minutes Of the coming of the Cara the transportation agent in charge 4id not knOW whether he world bo anthorizedlo let the remains of the dead. ambassador be taken froth the station to the ferry 7 boat, and the bell was ringing for the approach ef the train, train, and the thundering of the - train' ialelf was heard when M. Rouhard, of the FrenCh Consulate in New York; accompanied , by Police Offieer Gaynor, ofAlip Twenty-sixth Precinct, arrived with the nertnit from the HealtluOilicer of New York - needful for the transfer of the body across the river. ' \ No-member of the. French legation aceony panied the remains from Washington, the 'legation beipg not now tilled to , its normal strength; and the' second secretary; . M. de Turenne, havino been detained in this eity'ito take charge of M: Pa orphaned- chil dren, and to await the arrival here of the re mains. These were in charge of itr. Harvey, the undertaker who superintended the obse.r ( - plies at tiMeanital. :Draping the hox which contained the coffin . was the, tlag of republican and. imperial France, the tricolor, under.which commerce 'has so marvelously developed, and unnt(tm ',erect battles have been so glorious.ly lest 'and won. Without ceremony or display of any kind, the remains were , reverently re moved from: the ear to the undertaker's wagon, the box in which the coffin was laid. being too large to be placed in the hearse which M'. Boulrard had provided. Immediately on reaching the Now' York side the hearse and accompanying carriages were driven to the dock near the foot of; Spring street, where the Transatlantic, Com panv's steamer Lafayette is lying. The opieeth of the Lafayette were drawn up as a'gtiard of honor at the gangway, and a:sergeant's file of eight marines bore the .sad burden to a state room tilted up for., the . eqcasion... Captain enssau, his otheers and men, M. ,Botthard, General De Barry, of the McMahon brigade of Disimein, recruiting here for Frenehser vice, and a few - - private citizens, Paid, what funeral respect was.possible to the memory Of the (lead, and Many of theth stied tears in ! , pealiting of' hie' manifold' excellenciee,' Mndly virtues and his ultimate' fath: To-day M. de jardiu .of 'the; legatiOn - 'aiiri Auguste Morten, .the valet ' : of l'revoet,. Paradol, will reach New York:from Washing— , ten. - The children of the lamented Mititstor will go to Europe on the Lafayette, under that PTOtecAion of Captain Rortssau; but they will- not know anything of the melancholy freight which the vessel carries. It has been jucbged Veit - that this' knOwledge should ha &Wired. them until they reach the arms of theiiftleintt . and kindred, in whose tender love Wad iiiet* they may_find such cotoplaticm possible to IfiNt yts so iTaTrlrbercaqOpinit ;SO ttiOroly — Wounded.' —A youth of 85 wOl4 the tekVat'A ctiartibion. dance in Georgia; , ~1, ''./I'VP
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