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PO.LTGADIT AkTrAcKED IN ITS
STRONGHOLD.
A Methodist Sermon in Solt Lake City.
A letter from Salt Lake City to the Corinne
(Utah) Reporter. gives an account as follows
of a sermon preached by Dr. Newman, a
Methodist minister, against polygamy;
On Sunday,' at 3 P. M., 11 , 'aust's Hall was
densely crowded by an audience about half
Mormon, to hear Dr. Newman's sermon on
polygamy; and for three hours and a halt this
mingled mass was held in attentive silende by
an exquisite mixture of argurnent and &o
quence. We cannot, in this brief space, give
anything like a faithful report of his exposi
tion of the entire . subject of Christian
marriage ; much of if was' necessarily on
points which have grown old to residents of
Utah. The entire scripture, ground was care
fully gone over, from the first marriage in
Eden to the last of St. Paul's instructions upon
the sUbject, and every sophism in favor
of polygamy ' completely punctured. No
printed words can convey: more than a
feeble idea of the thrills• which ran through
the audience'consequent on the force, and ef
fect with Which he summed up the 'history of
Bible characters, polygamist and monogamist;
and'when he proceeded to call the long roll or
Loner of those who remained " faithful to the
wives of their youth," Adam, Seth, Enoch,
Noah, Samuel, Joshua, the prophets and
call the apostles; and contrasted them with the
polygamists, Lamech, the murderer, David
committing both murder and adultery, the
Prince who slew his sixty-nine half-brothers,
and other bloody examples, and proved con
clusively that nine -tenths of the good men of
old were monogamists, it seemed amazing
that men could ever have perverted, the scrip,
• tures in favor of this relic of barbarism.
realize it you must have heard it. The subject
-:3.las.ran away with usboycitid: the tici,ands
editorial column—and we base lio:eSouce:
----M*-th=shortsi-cip. .
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—A-young-lady named O'Donnell recently
sacrificed her life at Strawberry Plains, Tenn.,
in the effort to save -her- -two- little brothers,
who had gone out to bathe and •• were • drown
ing. Her body was *subsequently found in the
bed of the river With Nig arm tightly clasped
round each of the brottibrs.
—A young woman in a Virginia convent
has Ruch a marvelous voice that she is both
fered with (mores of managers and - agents Who
want to "bring her out." But she won't ,be
brought. Can't-be much - of - a musician if She
is bothered with scores.
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1870.
THE WAR IN' EITROPE
FURTHER DETAILS OF SUNDAY'S BAT
TLE.
Marshal Mainline Sarpprleed.•-The Prus
sians Likely to Cut Msm on (rout Cho
lone—The French Signally Outgene.
ro - NboN, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1870.—The Tri
bune correspondent at-Paris writes on Monday
night (15th) : "Sunday's battle was only the
semblance of a success, or the mitigation of a
disaster. The Germans haying cut off all
railway communication whatever with Metz,
MarShal Bazaine commenced a retreat
across the Moselle, and proposed to follow
the ordinary high road toward Verdun, whither
the Eniperer - and the Prince Imperial,
leaving Metz to its fate,- had preceded him.
When only half the army bad 'got over the
river,- the Generalissimo, upon whose pre
sumed skill the hopes of France are now fixed,
was surprised. Just like the other French
commanders, he, by. reconnoissances, had
found no inkling of German corns in the
neighborhood . ; but, nevertheless,. when one-.
half the army had gone across the river it was
attacked by a great force. We have the Etn,--
peror's word that after four hours' hard fight
ing
the enemy was repulsed with great loss;
but it is not asserted that the half Of the army
_which--wanted - to , geaeross - auccceded. -7
"Taking the view most favorable to the
French it is obvious that a movement thought
to be of capital importance must have been to
a considerable extent thwarted and impeded
by an attack for which .it Was not prepared.
The Emperor tellif the Empress of the great
-
losses of the enemy, but says nothing of..his
own, which, however, after a four hours'
struggle with such soldiers as those of Wis
sembourg, Forbach and Freischweiller, are
not likely to have been small.
" What is the exact meaning of a repulse in
the respective positions of the two armies?
It the Germans had attacked Metz from their
1.(1,11 side of the Moselle and been driven back,
the repulse would have been intelligible
enough. But, on the showing of the Emperor's
itespatch, they unexpectedly appeared in great
force on that side of the river by which Mar
shal Bazaine meant to retire, and checked his
retreat. The further the French were repulsed
to that direction,the further they were pushed
upon. Verdun, the more likely the Prussians
are to prevent Marshal Bazaine from joining
the Emperor or going on to Chalons.
"Some French papers call this affair the
Wombat of Eorgeville, hut they _hav_e no other
crouudit r this designation than that the Em
peror's telegram is dated from Longeville.
'I he Emperor does notsay that he was present
at the tight; and- probably he was not. - The
oflicial despatch to the Ministerof the Interier
from the Prefect of Moselle states that the
Emperor left Metz at 2 yesterday afternoon
for:Verdun. - This despatch is dated Metz,6.lo -
in the evening. The Emperor's telegram from
„ ...akgrville — is - • - dated — etily - tWO - Tiblirs later,
Lougeville is a village only two and a half
s from
.tbe. left bank Of the-Moselle, -The--
tsi , oice assumes, but I think incorrectly, that
:he Emperor hearing the sound of cannon,
eons hack and took part in thelxittle.
•' All this has to - be cleared up; but according
to. present appearances, the Prians_have
once inerre outgeneraled the French. if it
0 ere otherwise, and if a really importaint ad
vantage ;lad been obtained . , the.: Laletails
,prfaniseci by M. Chevreau Arourd not fah Lobe
oublisted : but up to this hour, 7 o'clock, we
.ire told 'nothing more than that the corps
, i - armire of Gens. Ladmirault and De Caen,
too of the most eminent generaLs in the ser
vice. and Marshal Bazaine in person,took part
lu the erigagerifent. This 'bows that the affair
as very important, but throws no light upon
the strategical result."
MEIZ BEFORE THE RECENT BALTTLES
two Hundred Thousand. French Soldiers
Concentrated in the Neighborhood.
LONDON, Tuesday, August 16, 1870.—The
Tribline%s correspondent at Metz writes on
Friday evening (12th): "For nine days there
has beennothing but marching anti counter
marching. The troops aro utterly weary.
The whole of Canrobert's corps has arrived.
With the remaining regiments coming this
evening, by to-morrow 200,000 men will be in
line between Montigny les Slablons, Grigny
anti Verney. The soldiers, though complain
ing of useless fatigue, are full of ardor and
impatient of the prohibition to tire on Prus
sian scouts.
" The Prussians occupy the whole country
in front, and use the French railways to bring
up troops. The whole country is abandoned
to them. They occupy the villages and towns
in parties of hundreds, and even twenties. It
is believed here that a comparatively small
Prussian force is opposite Metz. The•Pros
-ian army is reported as getting a position in
the rear of the French.
" Gen. Frossard bas been ordered under ar
rest.
" The French soldiers are kept in constant
readincss. They are ordered not to take MI
theirfclothing at night./ shirty Prussian Prison
rs were brought in from Pont-a-Monsson last
night. The railway that was cut at that Point
;s now repaired. Four spies were taken to
day. The dragoons of the Sixth Corps are
iist returned from a series of reconnoissances."
111 E SIIUATION AT PARIS.
Activity of the New 'Ministry—The Ye°.
ple heysildered nt the Silence of the
Governmettt—Pireporations fur. the De.
fence of the City.. .
LoNDON, Tuesday; August 16.—A corres
pondent at Paris says : " All parties scum to
concur that every Consideration must give
way to the necessities of the hour. The Min
istry is desirous to be designated as the Minis
try of-Action. They work unceasingly. The
new Minister of War Las done wonders.
Wit hin the last few daysle has sent enormous
reinforcements to the trout, and others are
following rapidly. Munitions of war• and all
hinds of provisions are despatched as fast as
trams can convey them.
"The levy en mama proceeds now with im
mense rapidity, to close the organization of
the National Gnard. For this meaeure, on so
vast a scale, no adequate provision had been
made. Routine would probably have accom
plished the same operation in time, but the
new War Minister says, and the Minister of '
the Interior repeats:-•If yon cannot get tint-.
forms, go in blouse, shoes,, gaiters, 'and skep.i.'
(military cap). 'Your ancestors drove batik,
fourteen arinies, and had' 110 shoes, scarcely
bread; do as thoydid. Corps of free•shooters
are organizing all - over the country, and those
of Vosges are already beginning to torment
the enemy.
"There is to be an immediate issue of twenty
live, franc notes. Change for notes of over
fifty francs is difficult to procure; one hun
dred franc notes are useless for ordinary pur
"The:peOpleheraarci bewildered at the ai
fence . of the Government.: The_Preparatiime_
cirilieedeleuce — o - FPATis are progressing rap
idly.. The beautiful iron gateway at the en
trance of the - Bois de - Boulogne, at the end'
of the Avenue, de l',ErriPeratrice ie removed.
Blocks. of trees have been cut ' down. The
wall of cireunavallation id nearly finished,unit
ing the two formerly open spaces . , and pierced
with loopholes. • The great ditch is dug';
across the road, and ;a drawbridgeie ready to be thrown &rose it. Earthworks
are also in process of .construction :in front of
what were ' the :gates, and will now contain'
the only entrances, guarded., by sentinels in
stead Of Custom4louse offiettl43.- - Some of the'
big guns are mounted and the' little ones are
craftily . 'Concealed in.•unsaspithoits' corners
(By' Cable.)
Many of the barriers are entirely closed, and
the people throng the ramparts, holiday-mak
ing and commenting on the novelty of the
thing.
"Notwithstanding all their preparations, an
impression prevails that after a French vic
tory—looked upon as quite certain—the neu
trals will interfere add make peace, and Paris
will not he bombarded.
The French Engles.
A German paper calls attention to the fact
tha“lie French troops carry but one eagle in
eaclr regiment, and that in September last the
French Minister of War issued - a regulation
according to which the standards of the
second, third and fourth battalions of the
French regiments are to bear neither the na
tional colors, nor, as heretofore, the number
of the- regiment or any inscription wbatso;
ever, so as in case of loss not to' serve as a
trophy. Every German battalion has a stand
ard-with the full- significance of a field-sign.
The numbers of conquered trophies will,
therefore, have to be carefully distinguished
in each case,nor will the heavy sums promised
by the Germans for the French eagles be so
easily gained under these circumstances.
' The 46 1 1 .1nrsellInise"' '[tie Field.
, A correspondent of the Opinwn Nationale_
- .Fast, that, grand as is the effect of the "Marseil
laise" when/sung by Mlle. Sass or M. Faure, it
is tame:compared to the performance he heard
close-to -Forbach. A regimental- - band -- ;wasZ
playing before headquarters- snatches of
opera.s,&c., when suddenly it - began the - " Ma
rseillaise." The brass rang out with a strange,
warlike sound, when it was overpowered by
the voices of the soldiers. Singing, as they
did.So near - the enemy,the - great war-songhad -
a character of reality which greatly enhanced
its magnificence. Some false notes there wore
in the chorus, but it-was on such an occasion
that a French officer observed of his men,
"They sing false, but they aim true ;" or, as
we might say, they sing fiat, but are sharp.
hooters.
• — But Is It al ?
A military critic in the Areue Freie Presse
thinks the Prussians have made - a - mistake in
dividing their troops into three separate ar
mies instead of keeping them together. This.
be says, is owing to the traditional Prussian
policy of brinoing up as many members of the
It oh en zolleredynasty as possible to the art of
ar. The King, who fought at Waterloo in
is youth, naturally wants a separate Com
mand for himself; while the Crown Prince,
who has a reputation to make, and Prince.
Frederick Charles, who showed such great
military; qualities at the battle of Missunde,
are also ambitious of a Similar position. But
,uch a division of commands, observes the
critic, is very prejniliciallo - the movements Of
an army, and has often cans ed its defeat.
•lausewitz says : "There is nothing more un
manageable than an army divided into three
parts, except one divided into two parts."
A 'premed Will.
M. Moreno, a Madrid publisher, has pub
lislied a document entitled " The First Battle
tietween the French and the Prussians and the
i or "the7Einperor Napoleon." After -de
seri bing the battle, it gives the supposed will
as follows
"I, Napoleon - fIT., bY the grace of God Scc.,
about to undertake a struggle on the success of
which depends not only the future of France,
ut of Europe, declare my desire to be that the
policy of the empire and that of my successor
after me should be as follows: 1. Prussia
to be reduced to her former limits, and
'be German Confederation to be
placed tinder --the protectorate of
P. ustria. ?. Hanover and the other small
:totes of Germany to be reconstituted as be : .
fore the Treaty OfTragne. — M"France to be in
demnified by the Rhine provinces. 4. The in
.iependence of Poland to be negotiated for
with Russia and PrusSia, and to ba ruled by a
King of the Bonaparte family. 5. Belgium to
tie annexed to France, and King Leopold to
be made King of Bavaria, who is to be de
irired of his kingdom and throne.
a Russia to be indemnified for the
loss of Poland by the Ronmanian pro
vinces, but on the condition that she
will respect Turkey. 7. The policy
towards Rome to depend on circumstances.
Prince Alphonso, if his legitimacy is not
disputed, to be placed on the throne of Spain;
Prance to receive by way of compensation
the Balearic Isles as a counterpoise to
England, which.' possesses M alta and Gibral
tar in the Mediterranean. 9. Portugal to be
annexed to Spain. 10. France to be ruled by
a regency composed of the Empress, two
Princes of the blood, two Marshals, two
senators and two Deputies till Napoleon IV.
has attained his twentieth year.
That Precious Boy.
It was expected, says a war correspondent,
that the presence of the Prince Imperial would
, tilist the sympathies of all on behalf of the
imperial family. It has had a contrary effect.
The cruelty of uselessly exposing this poor
child to the fire of the enemy is severely criti
,tised. Thee Emperor is compared to one of
t hose beggar women who carries about a half
:lad infant, on a. cold day, in order to provoke
:he compassion of passers-by. •(,"est tottehant,
7 / I , li` CC !mow. A newspaper say.; :
When the first Napoleon, that man of war,
wcut forth in 1813 to defend France against
Europe in arms, lie tdok neither the King of
home nor an ornamental Cent Gardes with
11ALISIONZ ON THE ERIE
'O3-kerall Eilieu
Wounded..
From the Eiruit a Advertiser, August 15.]
aturda,y morning- last that portion of the
Erie road which lies two and ahalf miles west
Allegany; Ca ttaraugus county, was the
scene of a terrible collision, which resulted in
he :mashing of cars, wrecking of engines,losS
of life, breaking of limbs, terrible suffering
and heart-broken anguish, the, particulars of
which are as follows :
At twenty minutes Past seven on Saturday
morning, No. 2 express east was reported fif
teen minutes behind time at Allegany station,
and the engineer of a construction train lying
at that point, thinking he could make Vauda
lia switch in time to clear the express, tired
up. and, without orders, made for Niandalia at
a high rate of speed. When within about a
quarter of a mile of the switch the fast flying
express hove in - slght . The engineers of both
trnins discovered their perilous situations
about the same time, but too late to prevent
the collision. The fast-moving engines came
together with a crash, the effect of which can
better be imagined than described, when
taking into account that both were •drawing
heavy trains and running at a' high rate of
speed. The following is a list of the killed
and wounded:
Killed—William Whitman,' Michael Correl,
Carten. •
Wounded,seriously—Patrick Gritrin,Patriek
'Wyman, Michael GrantieldiDerMlS:Galovin,
Mrs. E.,Grove, New: York • Mr•A. A. -HaSinge
H An rs-Alillard-=--and—wife
Hinesdalo, N. Y.
The wounded were convoyed to the Ward
House, Allegany, where every attention is
being paid them. The dead were taken to the
depot at Allegany. The engineer and firemen
of both trains Jumped from their stations ere
the engines,Struck, and by so doing• escaped
serious injury.
Collision Number Two on the Erie•-. Two
Persons
Through the blundering of somebody a col
lision occurred, yesterday morning, about two
o'clock on the. Buffalo division, two miles
above Hornellsville. Two trains, a freight
and emigrant, collided, resulting in the death
of two persons and the general Smashing up
(By Mall.)
Others !Severely
of freight ears and the breaking up of two
engines. The engineer and firemen of the
freight train jumped off and escaped with
slight injuries. Engineer Chapman. and the
fireman Cbissam, of the emigrant train, stuck
to their engine, and at the post of duty lost
their lives. Both were instantly killed. Trains
were delayed about four hours on account of
the accident.
GA DSH
The Home of Charles, Dickens In the
Possession of Ills Eldest Son.
[From the London Telegraph.]
The public will learn with satisfaCtion that,
for the present, at least, n 6 strange owner will
take possession of the. - house at Gadshill,
famous as the residence of Charles • Dickens.
The property was put up for. sale by auction
yesterday by Mr. Trist, of the firm of Norton,
Trist & Watney, at the Mart, in Tekenhouse
yard, and was bought in by. Mr. Charles
Dickens, the eldest son of. the late distin
guished novelist, for £0,500, It -was scarcely
to be expected that anything like the Same
eagerness would be shown to get possession of
this house as was exhibited tosecure some one
or more of the _articles of :-vertu- which-be
liniged to Mr. Dickens. An Ameridan gentle
-man had, it is said oet_his_reind ott_pur
chasing the Swiss chalet, provided that it
were sold as a separate lot; but the executors
and auctioneers decided to include it in the ,
_same-parcel-as - the - residence -- and grounds.
The attendance at the rooms was-not-mitch
larger than at sales of ordinary property. Mr.
Charles Dickens occupied a front seat near the
auctioneer. Mr. Trist began the proceedings
of the sale by, saying that it.was unnecessary
for him to attempt to add any:remarks of his
to the praises that had been written of Mr.
Dickens and his works. It was enough for
present purposes to state that Mr. Dickens
Jived at Gadsbill many years, and that the
place was likewise famous as a scene im
mortalized by Shakespeare. The grounds
consisted of 17a. 2r. 14 . p.; the house was
commodious, contained eight bedrooms, two
servants' bedrooms, a dining-room twenty-six i
feet by seventeen, a handsome -conservatory-,
and a small billiard-room. Having mentioned
the gardens. he proceeded to say that he had
been asked to detach the Swiss chalet, which
was presented to Mr. Dickens, from the pro
-I,ert-y—and no doubt a large , sum - of - money
would have been realized from it; but such a
course appeared to be almost sacrilege, and it
bad been determined .to -sell all as one lot.
The house was a mile and . a half from Higham,
two and a half miles from Rochester, and was.
well supplied with pure spring water. It was
in substantial repair, and in every respect fit
for immediate occupation. The late' Mr.
Dicke.ns must -liaye spent-thousands of pounds
upon it ; and be did not think that any one
entering on it need spend an additional shil
ling. What should he ask for this property?
It bad been reported that an Anierican gentle
man was determined to have it - at any - price ;•
but he trusted, for the honor of this -country,
that an Englishman would become- the
possessor of the estate which belonged to
charles Dickens. He had been told they would
°et £20.000 for it. Should be commenee,.witli -
L 10,000? No answer. £8,000? Still no offer.
What was it their pleasure, to start with? A
voice.—"l will give you £5,000.'t Five thou
sand pounds otiered—five thousand five hun
dred—..is thousand—six thousand one hum
di so on, by the silent nods of bidders,
up to ix thousand six hundred pounds, and
ben a pause.• In vain did Mr. Trist try all the
arie.i forms of. the auctioneer's art to secure a
Lieber oiler: They would not go on. And so
Ihe bammeffell to a bid by a gentleinan who
was acting for Mr. Charles Dickens. A plot
eightacres of land, forming part of the es-
Tate, u-as boo ht by Mr. Dickens for £1,500.
Thr property had been put up to sale by order
t the executors, and will now, pass into the
;.u-session of Mr. Dickens.
VP IN A BALLOON.'
Fatal Result of a Balloon Ascension.
The Saginaw (blicb.) (An4rier of a recent
(I ate says :
• • The sports at the grounds of the Germania
society, where a balloon was to have made an
ascension yesterday, were interrupted by an
unexpected fatal accident. The furnace for
generatinr, hot air to inflate the balloon, to
gether with apparatus pertaining to the bal-
Icon, were located ou the east side of the
grounds, on either side of which were two
high poles similar to those used as tent,
poles for circuses, stayed up with ropes.
As the preliminaries preparatory to in
flating the balloon were commenced several
men attempted to tighten the stay-ropes.
Whether the rope broke, or became
I , ,escued, the effect was the same. The
Fele toppled, and as the rope supporting it
loosened, it fell with a crash among the crowd
that had gathered around to witness what was
going on. All escaped but one, she a woman
ho still kept her seat on one of the benches
scattered about the ground, the pole striking
her on the :back of the head and neck, and dis
h 'rating her neckiand probably causing instant
d (itt h. The crowd gathered around the fallen
N.fnan,and she was conveyed into the Gernia-
Lilt School building, near by. Several phs.si
ie.. were on - the groinnl, but the woman was
end all medical assistance. Deceased was
pi.diably twenty-live years of age. She was a
w. , inan of rather questionable character, and
,
I, flown as the wife of Benito Kattanie, pro
:‘,r of the Kew Orleans Saloon."
CO.NI4ECTIEET PRISON MURDER
. spiTglar the Murderer.
(From the Itiii - hosti:T Union, Anoint 15.]
In the rear 1859 the dry goods store of Hub
!aid -I"lci4ibrop,',l l / 2 tain Street, was visited by
I burglar, who stole therefrom a large quail
silks_ !land ,cloths: Subsequently the
wiods were found in• South St. Paul street,
v. here they hall been Noted ready for shipping
hy tile thief, who was known at one time in
custody, but who gave the police the slip and
insole his waytoj..letroit, where he robbed a
store, was arrested, convicted and sent to
State PriSon to :escape shortly afterwards.
H e next turned up in New Jersey, where he
v. as convicted of burglary and sent to State
'rison, to make his escape once more. At Hart
ford, Conn. he committed a burglary and was
st rt to State Prison for the crime. Tho tele
gi ph this morning brings him to recollection
as the murderer of the warden of the prison
Saturday last. Be is in prison there under
the n:iine of James 'Wilson. Here he was
known as David Kelltly. Messrs. Hubbard Sc
erthrop, who have kept watch of the rascal
ever since his escape from here, have know
ledge that flames Wilson is David Ket ny.
kenily, while here, pretended to be a sort of
produce buyer,- and at one time was arrested
by Policeman McLean for having in his pos
session a number of fowls which had been
stolen. He was a shrewd, sharp fellow, of
good address, and one able to wear the garb of
innocence most adroitly
. ,
The-ii ex.dAresident—ofj:trie---Acadein3—o
Chile," who is now in London, claims - to be
"the swiftest painter of the age," and chal
lenges any Enghill artist to a painting contest
for live thousand.dollars a pidti, the perform
ance to talte.place in public, and the Sp,ectar
tors to decide, the wager by ballot, the stakes
to be awarded to the artist who shows tho '
most " rapidity and excellence."
—James Garnet, an imprisoned thief, at
Virginia, Nev.,' was discovered, some time
since, while in- the act Of drinking his own
blood from a vein •in the right arm. He in
formed the jailer that be bad been in the habit
of existing on that kind of fare, at certain in
tervals, tor, years, . A blood-thirsty fellow
truly.
FROM CAPE EMT.
The Coudortors'. Hop.
[Correspondence )it the Phila. Evening Bulletin.]
CAPI.: MAY CITY, Auguist 17th, 1870.—The
complimentary hop to Messrs. Richard T,
Brown and H. C. Mulliner, the conductors of
the West Jersey Railroad Company, tendered
by the cottage residents and sojourners at this
city, took place, last evehitig,at Congress Hall,
and was a Most delightful affair. There were
about one tbousandpeople hri itTflie ladies
being elegantly and richly attired,and the gen
tlemen generally appearing in full dress suits.
Dancing commenced at nine o'clock (Mark
Hassler acting as Floor Manager), and the fol
lowing
.programme was observed: L -- Qua--,
(trifle; 2. Waltz; 3. Landers; 4. Galop ;
Quadrille, La Tempete ; 6. Waltz ; 7. Galop
8. Polka Quadrille ; 0. ktedowa ; 10. Landers ,
11. Quadrille Mozart, and 12. Galop.
The dancing was concluded about twelv
:o'clock. During the intermission of .th
dancing Messrs. Brown and Mulliner prorne
naded• around the room, accompanied nyl the
Floor Director, andthe veteran, affable • and
obliging conductors of the West Jersey Rail
road wertgreeted_with_raptu ro us-a-pDlawie by
the ladies and gentlemen present, which was
duly acknowledged by them.
Col. J. F. Cake, of Congress Hall, one of
- the - originators - of this testimonial,is entitled to
the credit of having volunteered his spacious
house, as well as the music attached to it
(Hassler's Orchestra), for the occasion: The
other hotels having hops advertised for this
evening very kindly postponed them, George
F. Bolton, of the Columbia • HOUSe, going so
far as to have a large placard printed and
posted in all the principal places, notifying
the residents that the hop at his hotel had
been postponed, and calling upon his patrons
to attend the one for the benefit of the con
ductors.
Messrs. Brown and Mulliner have reason to
and do feel proud of the manner in which
they have been jitreated upon this occasion.
Italeed the of air was a- complete success in
every way, and especially in helping these gen•
tlemen to make a sub,tantial addition to their
salary for the present month.
The Weather here is rather warm, or, at
least,-we felt it so after the - cool ii - Ottheast
storm we had on Sunday last, and it has had
the elect of driving a good many people
home.. In another week or so this city -will
resume its wonted quietness and be given up
- to its regular denizens. The season has. been
a profitable one for the hotel and boarding
house keepers, and it is asserted by those that
know that there were never as many people
-on-the Island-before as thero -- are --- :thiS• season.
Stockton,ilia Congress Ball, Columbia and
A tiarliiC Hotls have done the largest business,
and - thelf proprietors al, wear smiling counte
nances.
The West Jersey Railroad deserves Mention
for the manner in which if has 'supplied the
.demands made.upon it. The trains have all
run very heavy ; especially the express trains,
which run the distance in two hours and three
quarters,. and invariably make their time. Por
this goon management and complete arrange
ment we are indebted to Judge Yorke, the
President; General Sewell, Superintendent,
and Geo. S. Robbins, Iscj., the Secretary. The
baggage and express departments are still in
the charge of Major John C: Markley, assisted
by Mr. Shoeli, who are adepts as well as vete
rans in the busi both of them having been
connected with the road since its commence
ment. yours, &c., McU.
THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA
People and Piroduets of the African Re
public—Developing the Country.
President Ro3 - e and his Secretary of Liberia
Mill continue in the city (preferring the court
esies of a private family to the rebutli, of hotel
keepers), but will probably go to Washington
to see President Grant within a week. They
will remain in the United States several weeks,
at the lapse of which time they will return to
England, and from thence sail, about the 24th
01 October, for Liberia, to be present at the
opening of the Liberia Legislature.
Mr. Rove is a pleasing-looking colored gen
tleman, about 55 years of age, a native of
Ohio, a graduate of the University of that
State, and was for a time a student at Oberlin
college. In 1846 Mr. Roye took a stock of
goods to Africa ; in 1859 he brought the first
vessel that sailed under the Liberian flag to
this country, and has been engaged in com
mercial pursuits since.
Mr. R. R. W. Johnston, the private secre
tary of President Roye, was born in Liberia
in 1837, of American parents, and under the
administration of President Warner was See
-1 etary of State, and is now Secretary of the
Interior..
He is a graduate of. Alexander High School
at Monrovia, Liberia, and is at present Pro
fessor of Mental and Moral Philosophy and
English Language in the College of Liberia.
Both gentlemen expressed themselves well
pleased with their visit to the United States,
but are not partial to the exclusiveness of a
hotel proprietor, inasmuch as they claim that
the. courteous treatment-that-they had recetved
I Mal the nobility of England was all that
could be desired. The emigrants from the
United States, they say, prosper very well in
the African Republic, and they think that the
condition of the negro in Liberia was infin
itely superior to the United 'States, as iu the
former place there were no social or mental
_disabilities, and eyelynian could aipire to the
highest offices.
The slave-trade had ceased to exist ou the
western coast of Africa, but was in some de
gree carried on by natives professing Moham
medanism, on the eastern coast.
The friends of Liberia in the United States
had been instrumental in forwarding the work
of education, having created several schools
and erected a college. Self-government iu Li
beria among the negroes bad proved a success,
and although 'there were the usual factions
and parties incidental to such - a govertinaeut,
the people: were; as a rule, Ye,ry well pleased
with their condition ; so much sothat upon the
passage of the XVtli Amendment sonic of the
disallected proposed annexation to the United
States. The Republic was canvassed unoffici
ally, and when it came to an - actual count but
three voters favored annexation.
Religion was progreSsing favorably, the
principal denominations being the Methodist,'
Baptist, - Episcopal, Presbyterian and Lu
theran. The Methodists bad about twenty
four churches; while the other denominations,
not being so great• in numbers, had fewer.
The Roman Catholics had attempted to estab
lish a mission, but, not succeeding, had aban
doned it. 'According to Secretary Johnston,
there were about 500,000 inhabitants, of whom
20,000 were colonists and their descendants.
, In reply to a query as to the resources of
Liberia, President Roye declared that the only
obstaeleto the development of the wealth rOf
the - country WaS the Jack of eionimitnication •
with-tlis, interior— T,iheria-was-almost-iintirely
destitute of layge navigable, rivers or canals,
and where 'indigenous and -spontaneous
wealth covers the ground, the advantages of a
railroad must be apparent. The erection of a
railroad would do more to break down the
barrier of superstition' and heathenism than
. any other means that could be used,and would
• be the surest way to, evangelize and Chris
tianize Africa. The. railroad to be built
will probably be from 80 to 100 miles long, in
easterlydlrectionfrom Monrovia, into, the
camwood and 'palinwObd diStricts, and . the
wood necessary for its construction can be ob
tained on the spot, while the natives are will
ing to do all the manual labor for small pay,
kind usage and enough to-eat, and. upon the
Completiott of the road Would become the beat
of customers,
to bring the camwood, palm
oil, Id
ivory, andiago gold, cotton, country
cloths, pea -nuts, iron ore, hides, bullocks,
sheep,. goats,- rice, and other things, which
are at present carried to market on the backs
of the natives, The Legislature is taconosive
such a sstem f legislation on the ect
of railroads o
as shall make it t up o the interest
subj
of
foreign capitalists to furnish the money, and
to build up Liberia, that her light may il
lumine the neighboring and remote portions
of Africa. ScientificAnen. are also to be in
vited,-bitlie same means, to survey the short
est and most appropriate route to the calla
wood and palm oil forests, and to superintend
the progress of the railroads, until passenger
and freight trains shall have plied on them
long enough to enable them to be left in the
hands of skilled managers, engineers and em
ployes from among the people of Liberia whit
can take their places.
The builders of this railroad will have every
opportunity to fully remunerate themselves
and-make ample profits off investmente, and
all that is asked in return is that the road will
be delivered into the hands of the Liberian
Government.
A National Bank is in ebnietiaplation, and
additional common schools , are proposed, but
the--principal - objectof - the -- President in this'
country country is to further the development of their
country—Tribune.
DELANCAIRE AND CHESAPEAKE
CANAL.
Stoppage of Travel.
The Wilmington Commercial says : During.
the heavy rain-storm, on Thursday last the
rush 'Of water' down 'the banks of the canal,'
below the Pivot Bridge, washed the' sand into
it, forming a bar across, stopping navigation.
The boats continued to pass through the
locks both from the Delaware and Chesa
peake. until they came as near to the bar as ,
they could, and soon it became a perfectchaos
of Floats and paSsengers.
A large force of men were immediately put
at work to clear the passage, hut it was - inapos- - --
Able for any boats to pass until Friday, - when
they commenced to go through. But the jam
of boats was so great it stopped the progress
they would otherwise have made, and fre
quently the exitrfromthe.cariatw-as very slow,
and it was thought the last of the boats which
went into the canal- on Tuesday, coulttnot
pass, through-until this evening.
N eantime a great
,many persons were on •
board of thee boats who were loath to stay in
the canal a week or so. Stages were procured
as soon as possible, and the passengers' con
veyed to St. George's Station, on the - Delaware
liailioad,_whence_they were- shippedto -- their -----
points of destination.
The bands on the canal worked night and
day to clear the bar away, and it was only .
with the greatest exertions it was cleared
away by Friday.
FACTS AND FANCIES.
—An English earl lately lost a - hundred
thousand pounds at billiards.
—Gustave Dcire's middle-name is said to be
flunke.
—Maltese cats in Tutliana are trained to fight
black snakes, and like it. -
-The wife of President Juarez is hopeless
ly ill with cancer in the stomach.
—Erie has an old inhabitant who fought
under Blucher at Waterloo.
—The man who,by mistake,took a drink from
a bottle of mucilage,says he has felt "btu* up"
ever since.
—A barber's shop in 'Boston has a sign
which reads: "A Clean Towel for the Mil
!bal."
—Three girls in the Michigan Agricultural
College are hoeing corn. That might be called
hoe•maid industry.
—"The Columbus, Ga., negroes are so excited
about ghosts, that one seeing his shadow, the
other night, fled from it into the - rpver.
—A New York woman laid her baby on a
table by a four-story window, and went out
for a walk. She has no little Charlotte now.
—An Arkansas paper starts the story that
Gen. Pemberton was bribed to surrender
Vicksburg to the Union army.
—One of the French corps, it appears, is
called "The Zephyrs." It is better known now
as Zephyr worsted.
—A New York tailor was startled the other
day by the return of a bill which he had sent
to a magazine editor, with a notice that the
" manuscript was respectfully declined."
—When a Fremont (Ohio) editor speaks of
" the most delicious, delectable, luscious, nu
tritious of all harmless food," he means water
melons.
—The latest joke on Greeley is that he is
writing a series of articles on What I linow
about Running a Saw-mill,"' in which the al
lusion to dams will be frequent.
—A young luau recently married, in Beloit, ‘,,;,
help, d his wife, while courting', to sew' to
gether rags enough tomake sixty yards of car-
—The express messenger on a Wastern road7L-::
thought a carpet sack in his charge 'rather ' -
lively, and opening it, found a• young infaut
with litnitedtrousseau.
—They are building iron river steamers at
Dubuque, lowa. A. very hand Some vessel,
nineteen feet beam and three feet depth of
hold, was launched there last"week.
- 1n Indiana,paper. begins fci telhyhat
rilltwtfrom an attempt' to use kerosene fOr
kindling, by quoting the couplet
" The old, old story was told agaiu
At five o'clock in the morning."
—The New Orleans Republican would have
it , believe that " crops about the French seat
of war are looking better since the soldiers'
wept at the tranquillity of the Prince Impe
rial."
—.The Findlay (Ohio) Ceorier remark's : "It is
pleasant for lovers to sit on the porch these
evenings and be happy in the thought - that
their blood is commingling in the same mu.-
quite."
--No such dry time has been seen in Clare
mont, New Hampshire, since the editor of
the Euvle of that ilk, twenty-five years ago,
had to soak his pigs to make them hold their
food.
—French papers recently received literally
empty the vials of their wrath on Bistuareles
head. The Paris Jou rucil calls the Count liar,
fier,.corrupter, land pirate, man slaver,
crown robber, Colossus with feet of clay, es
ecutionerWitlr bloody hand, &c.: anti then in
forms its readers that during the, war With ,
Atr the Prussian Minister distributed to
the English; German, Italian, Swiss, Ameri
can and Austrian press 7,800,000 francs.'
—ln New Orleans, recently, a well-to-do
citizen was down town until late in the eve
rg;atid the society of a. number of friends
h ad - somewhat disturbed tho'serrniitytOt his
getting inteiteMY - to - return' hOme,
he staggered a little; and tangling his heel in a
lady's skirt, measured his length on the floor..
Ile struggled to his feet, and looking around,
indignantly; demanded to know who struck
him. A gentleman :present reinarked; - sotto
mice: " YQII fell over that lady's feet; nobody
struck you." • The- indignant citizen turned
around and surveyed the cause of his accident
a moment, and then, as If by no means satin
lied with the' reason' of his mishap, said:
"Madame,you've got the biggest feet I ever
saw." ",Sir I" aspirated the lady, - flushing,'
With anger. "Pray, don't apologize, it ain't
your fault; but take my advice; sit sideways
in future, and give them the full range of the
car.".- -.-Aud taking . a seat,- he looked Wit
C'euee of Mute indifference. -