The press. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1857-1880, October 30, 1858, Image 2

JtErtw 'ln' allJU.dm^tments.< We are at peaoe
,> fill foreign nations, and the noise of vioienoe
■ ■ bofderai "White-all enjoy
' .;optnion;t'tbe gonial in ®?:
: foeO " Institutions,' 'and. the mild
• . hOly' religion,; afejiporo ana
«.’* - inore J in -one brotherhood;; ‘Oar edu
' '/ . are diffusing intelligence
? rvVtaßphK.tho.masses.of onr,6lti*eus, inducing a high*;
'5 i,er.uppTW)iati6n v oE tho\i;ptV^i®g« B i iis!? r
~;. • Wn>9Wtheir oblig»tiOTfc ; Thongh In som,o_l«ali
--- I !l 7 tics the.peaflienoeha. provoiled.oarooantryat
. . • ; >- x Jatae has 'anioved' unusual- .health, and wo are,
'bleated with a/.abundanoe of *;' * ta are
' , mill botDfo>(< of life.'' Oorludastrial purralts are
fast recovering' from; the torpor induced, by-the
' • ■■ reboot cfinahoTsl.'embarraSsmenta I oonffdenoe -le
' bbloi* reatbredi'and buainofflw resuming ite wonted
„ activity- - Meroies crown al\ oor relnltOM in life.
■=- and tho' hopes pf a glorious’ immortality wait to
" and blew avery heart. . . ■ -
> by ioy own oonviotlona of doty, and
■ -i- 1 .‘ih coifformitV with thejsxpreasod wishes of many
■ > Of liny ttllow-oltisDna. I; WiLLiiit P. Packer,
: Odfornbr of .ttie Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
- do hereby appoint Thursday, tho eighteenth day
of November neit, to be observed as a day of gene
‘ '■ ralThap'kegiving and'Prayer, end recommend to
i. -ofir jdople that, Betting aside On that day all
i'K VWorldlypnrSttita, they nssomblo in thoir respective
;-- planes oOrorahip, and unite in offering thanks to
hia goodness, imploring his gracious for
■'V 'giycncss, and'.the 'oontiuuarioe of bis meroies
: /. And whiloour baarta tbrob with gratitude to God
; for hiS übrinmbered Moseinga, let a liberal obarity
?:! b‘e exf6nded to'ail upon whom havebecnlaid the
*' * '^bbrdoitfofmisfortune 1 and want. r • ' ' ' .
- Given -under my hand ,and tho Great -Seal
'? i of the Stato. at Harrisburg; tbis.twenty-v
• " ’ i ’• cfgiith dey of- Ootoher, in the'year of our
/ ' ;; hundred and flfty*elght,
-.; and of the Oommonwealth the eighty-third.
WilliamF.Packer, .
• Governor of Pennsylvania.
„ -V' 'WILtiAMM. HrBSTBBr _ .
; V 'Y B&protary of the Commonwealth..
;> - ‘ J , .Fibst.Paob"— Aoross the Water; Relfgiouß In
"vtelllgen<Se;; Tbe'Kentuofcy and Indiana Kidnap
:*-:piDg Excitement; Fire, in New York —Two Lives
from Texas; General News; Weekly
of.’the Philadelphia Markets. Fourth
Page.— Tbe' aospel Illuminated, by Prof. Wm.
- - - •* -*
. / <*■ J ■ . •
Bixty-fourKapro«ontativos in Congress—more
than one-fourth of the entire hody—are to be
! - :i elected. next Tuesday—namely, Thirty.-threein
eleven in Massachusetts, five in New
,{■ -Jersey, four in Miohlgan, nine in Illinois, and
1 ,-.s three In Wisconsin.' *■
> At a fire in New York, on Thursday night,
'/ Miohael Bertel and hU daughter Catharine .were
’ “'bhriied fa deaths- Twelve horfles were also burned,
three thousand dollars. ,
‘ "" t partioulars of the late kidnapping
*pase in a short account.of whioh we had
l_bytelegraph % a few days ago. The latest news
.from, Louisville states. that the expedition ■ that
. -startedifrom New Albany for the. rescue of Bell
a ; had returned borne, having been assured- that be
" would jSe released was accordingly
- ' done; anaßell la now with his friends,
Mrs. Gardner, convicted ef poisoning-her bus
" band, late postmaster at Hlngham, Massachusetts,
d-k' has boen'sentenced to tie boose of correction for
?-r;; * -
; The Franklin Institute exhibitioncontlnnes to
/' orowdS-- each-day and evening." There are
manynew- piecesof mechanism inthe display,
> '< while the specimens in all the mo*
' :dhahio'orta!aro ? orcdiUblo to par artisans, display
■ iogV great improvement over former
exhibltionaV''' ' -
,f The; Navy Department invites proposals for fur
* wishing machinery for tho now ficroW-propeller
slopp.-of-war now buildingatGosport, Virginia.
' keeps op its character for ruffianism
,- At the cattlo show bold recently there, a man
( ~,trodjon another?* foot by accident, and apologised
•, therefor; bat the person trodden on, sot being
; Batiflfled, drew‘s revolver}, and fired three shots at
” ,i t J»|m,'Vne; ! of wliiob grwedrbis pbeek. Tbo rof
: uflan.ibei walked leisoroly away, there being “ no
- .there fco /
’ VlCfSneral Paes had an interview, with the Presi
• d ent yesterday, and.made a neat speech, bidding
v farewoll te thq United States, which be ooosidered
liißseocnd- home* and hoping -that the' sympathies
' iasfowed.onMm in hi«.exife wonld Je •ittaded,
10-ysn»w9fil^fleneril,j’/will.ietnra : 'tb iVro®-
nuela >in a national vessel; ■
' M(iM«ohiUBttB; h'«Hls.»p-,
a iij of
y'ThanltJglving." '"- \ -.4" ' j '
DoapitoMa'woolTed.atTrMhliigtpnJlrom Gene
f ral 1 iiimar. annonnao: the. gratifying.intelligence
Costa.Bios, promptly retracts. her offenßive
''language, and says that if Monsieur Ball; had
o been' M well 1 hobwn as he is now, the language
. 'woflJdJnoferhaVe .been' used. •- - :
; . Hoenan, tho fellow who fou'ght’wlth that other
ftaohgaerdgHbrriaßey, indulged his fore- fortht
Vmaitly nrt of fclf-defencp,” on Thursday night,
■ in York, by pnmnioUinga man known eg
„*' Dublin Trloka,” who cast a alar upon hla honor
-by intimating that he noted unfairly In Ms fight
„ with Morrissey.; It ia auppoaed, in 1 the regions o
priae-flght trill grow oul*
ofthe affair .1 1 ' ''' ■
ysUdir,-fetijr, ia«' ibirfed considerably fa
7 ” NW ’ Ojleanj, bat 'stranger*, bad better, ae yet,
avoid going there. '
• ' 'The rumor that Mr 7 Preston, of Kentaoky, bat
, declined tbs-m Won to Spain, is untrue. Ho ac
cepted and ,ia,preparing for hie
- ,'Jepartnre. 5 • ‘
t CaraHna ahd Mr. Everett.
Afterthe reat'required by the boats of the
V*eflbnai7illneM,.we are glad to
'pbrcmve that - ibo Hon/EDwjoin Eveuexx’ is
jagalpi able tojienune .the, repetition of his
on the Cbsracter'bf Varanra
/ '.Wherever/ this distinguished orator and
- atotesmais gbesj he ls received with the honors
du'e/hot .bnly to 'his public talonta, but to hie
, pt t?i th, . as a'true l eulttvatod
. - scholar, an<l a r^EaedrgeQtlenaan.
arid>’ howover; asliavobeoh tho.demon
- .®| r MIqDB other States, nowhere
•: than in South • Carolina. So
deeply w&e ,ako touehed 'by the object of bia
migalon,',:that 7110 ’.sooner ;did be enter her
.•; he'wM .presented,'by the presi
, '?f n |.? f i*. h f e o “l'a“y, wi t h the freedom of her
and ; at bercapi
•• ' talthe*eommltteejprompted byffiechiyblric
cbnttesy -belonging; to - the Palmetto. State;
daughter wtio had so' .’nobly fnangnrated ihe
' Extended to' one l of. broad
nationality) ifor-tho preservation of ’Mount
%£Pfy?JiWMP& warmest ally'the generous
, Eyaßsiibadbecome.
■/. '•This' demonstration oil': the part of South.
Carolina is nil the more to be appreciated be
•; qaiise, pg(Uically t ahQ has takenopposlto sides
g ™ 1 * ta .teßinan, and we, hail with
pleasure that nobility of soul that can, give
■1 %P>iT»idylrtue/nnb(iised
, bypart^prqjadices.V,,-.'
' .her; roads is
Of .hospitality that we
try. <;Tbq mission ito whicb Mr; Evkbeti has
,
deserves a
.f>ratdnil,'‘^cogpltfon. .It is for a future, in
.7 •r=7^ieK i be <San f have ’no' career, that he labors,
:-/■ -' yaAd posterity alone will- reap the benefit of his
: thycall of the people, the venerated
thoquiet of-bis home, and endures'
’'qf extended trayel throughout the
■ to it Mount Vernon—
—-a-$ s£Oh-J-n<>M;, of, onr national diadem,”
- ■ ovenahigtiervalue to tbe gem,by show.
. I'i SW, I than bid qiui hcoth atn 0 n u but be can com
, inaml how much of Ita lustre is reflected not
oiiljtf hut also from the virtue
name has become the
’ palladium of.oiir liberty, and by this means,
. ... . hd; ijuicktsn the realization of wherein
,7.. . . d‘® Onrtrue strongth and dignity as a nation.
. -^Y.i I, ?ff' , i!^ ; “*&.circun(atancca, not Sonth.Oaro
:lina;alono,but‘all the States, should extend
by an decision—unique
‘ Md|;generation—and throw open their roads
from east to west, to him
timo,; 6 h o ald bo' considered a
■ may'bo invited to
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The News.
T ,a#pMovernment do not make an
ABfiiton, one of the companies (wholly |
'ififfij of a New York regiment, will go over
to Ireland, next spring,'Sp a Galway steam
boat, to make a tour through the lslan .
Three months, it is supposed, will elapse e
tweentheday of thetr departure and that ot
their return. . . _
Such of these citizen-soldiers as have been
ten years on this side ot the water will find
Ireland greatly changed. The Encumbered
Estates act of 1649, which authorized the com
pulsory sale of landed property, whether held
by peeri squire, or squireen, to pay the just
debts of the nominal owners, has wrought a
great change. It has substituted a solventfor
an insolvent proprietory, a paying for a much
indebted dynasty of landlords. The measure,
originally temporary, is permanent now, and
the Landed Estates Court is as much an insti
tution as the Conrt of Chancery itself.
In the nine years since the Commissioners
first 'sat, 3,647 absolute orders of sale have
been made. The estates thus sold were dis
posed of in 11,024 separate lots; the number
of conveyances executed (each giving an in
contestable title) was 8,364; there were 8,268
Irish ’ purchasers, and only 324 English,
Sootch, and foreign purchasers. The money
produced by tbe sales of encumbered estates
was over £23,000,000.
Large as this amount is, £20,000,000 have
been paid by Irish purchasers. Here is the
cause of the happy change which has im
proved,.lreland so very much of late years.
The former tenant has become the purchaser
of his own holding, in numorons cases, and
doubly thriving under the change. Political
agitation is at a discount —a nation which is
prosperous does not care to go in for re
bellion. ’ .
' The following, which we take from a Dublin
paper, shows that even Railroads, which are
unprofitable in. England, are remunerative in
Iceland.' It says: , ’ .
•< Good dWidsnd-paylog Irish securities, as well
as Government funds, are improving in prioe ; and
we may remark that Dublin and Kingstown stock
has experienced a still furtbor advanoe; the quar
ter shares (£12.105. paid) having renohed £23, ex
clusive of the dividend, at the rate of £9 per oent.
just paid. At the present prioe of the quarter
share, the value of the old £lOO share of this com
pany is £lB4, ex. dividend. The Dublin and
Kingstown is, to be sure, an exceptional stook;
but it is our conviotion that other Irish lines
would, before long, pay a dividend of six or bovod
per cent., if tbe .evils now so much oomplalned of,
in the shape of imprudent competition, and un
warrantable meddling one line with another, were
effectually got rid of.”
■Who will despair, alter the change which
the last ten years have seen, of a bright future
for Ireland 1 Not we. Had Moose lived to
see this day, how prond would he have been
of the prophetic character of his patriot-strain:
The nations hare fallen, and thou art still young,
Thy snn is but rising, whsn others sre sst;
And tho* Slavery)* eloud o’er thy morning hath hung
The fall noon of freedom shall beam round thae yet.
Erin, oh Erin, tho’long in the ehade,
Tby star wilt Bhine out when the proudest shall feds.
Thanksgiving Day*
A proclamation from Governor Packer,
just Issued under tbe great seal of tho State,
appoints Thursday, the 18th of November, to
be observed as a day of general Thanksgiving
-and Prayer, upon which all worldly pursuits
shall bo set aside. There is wisdom in this
dedication of one day to praise and prayer
one, day out of the many which make up the
circle of the year. Truly, we have great
cause for national gratitude to God. Every
day brings practical proofs of the extraordi
nary wisdom and’ forethought which framed
the Constitution under which we live and
flourish. With God’s sustaining aid, we have
grown into a mighty nation, nor, among the
numerous States which compose our great
confederation, has any Commonwealth more
especial cause to ho grateful to Divino Provi
denco for blessings vouchsafed, than this noble
Pennsylvania, truly. tbe Keystone of the
Union.
The Washington Monument*
Some days ago we noticed tho project of
erecting an equestrian statue of Washington,
fit Washington Square, and expressed a hope
that, as the very best talent should be em
ployed, the best artists should be invited to
send in,models and drawings; iitfa word, that
it should be thrown open to pnblic competi
tion. But the artist, it appears, has already
been selected. The Bulletin announces «that
’ho model of tbe horse and his rider reaehed
the citythis (Thursday) morning, from Boston,
where it was modeled by Mr. Ball Hughe*.
Ab soon as the necessary arrangements can be
perfected (probably in a few days), the model
will be exhibited in a building on Chestnut
street.” In a case of such importance, in
volving not only a tribute to Washington, hut
iu additional ornament to the city, not one
model « from Boston,” but a number from
various eminent artists all over the Union,
who would he proud to compete, should bo
invited, that the best might he selected.
Complimentary Notice.
The penny-worth of dirty typo, on brlttlo and
Decolored straw-paper, has evidently a desire to
rise In the world—intellectually. It talked) the
other day, rather aristocratically, of “ the proper
instincts of gentility In the Individual who con*
ducts a journal,and came out, on Thursday, in a
new capacity —the poetic !
Half a column upon “The Fall,” (in a shoot,
after reading which, one must wash his hands,) Is
& charming relief, in these times of polltioai ex*
oitement. On Thursday we were surprisod by this
sentimental vein, with a serious poetic tinge. How
It mast have doubly astonished the market women !
the writer bos simply taken Bryant’s fine Iyrio,
commencing,
The melancholy days have come, the saddest or the
, 7*M,”
and converted it into prose, yet not entirely pro*
iaio. For, as
“ You may break, you may roia the two if you will,
Bat the scent of the roses will hang round it still,“
to the dirty-typed writor, owing to his “ instinots
>f gentility,” cannot wholly get rid, however he
dilutes it, of Bryant’s pootlo expression. Hore,
for example, is the second paragraph of this ro
markable artide:
“ Boon we shall all fade as the leaf, and some
fall of the year will be our last, and the cold wind
of death will carry ns away, and the snow will
cover our graves when winter comes, and the rain
wIU beat upon them* and mix the proudest of us,
like dead and withered loaves, in the dust of our
mother earth.”
Very sentimental! Is It not? It Is evidently
vtrsCy though the oruel compositors have set it up
as prose. Here, without the transposition of a
word, we restore it into (very) blank verse:
<< goon we shell alt fade as the leaf,
And some fall of the year will be our last,
And the cold wind of death will carry us away,
And the snow will cover our graves when winter comes,
And the rain will boat upon them, and mix
The proudest of us, like dead and withered
leaves, in'the dust of onr mother Barth.”
How, after the oold wind of death oarrles us
away, (pretty idea that, for the apple women at the
street corners and in the markets,) and wo are after
wards to be covered in our graves, is not quite
clear. But some people think that to bo obscure
is to be sublime.
Filled though he may bo with “ tho Instinots of
gentility,” our poet Is not quite accurate when
he deals with facts. For example, he commenced
a,leader, on Monday, with these words:
“A poor lad is often brought up—say In Ireland
—upon hard work and half-boiied potatoes.”
We confess the poverty. We admit the hard
work. But “ the half- boiled potatoes” make a
bad climax. Why pile up the agony overmueh ?
Hard work and potatoes are poor diet—bat why
represent ’ the potatoes as only Aa?/*bolled, when
turf is so plenty In Ireland that the “ poor lad ”
needs only to out a few sods from the next bog to
havo a rousing fire ?
In the same column with tho potatoes, the wri
ter (who lately proclaimed that he had “ a true
appreciation of his position and responsibility as a
public instructor”) has a good, strong, sensible
diatribe against fortune-tellers, psendo-ZAitolo
gers, and ill-minded persons wty pretend to tell
fortunes by cards.
The writer is apparently so muoh engaged in
cultivating his “proper instincts of gentility,”
that he evidently has not time or taste to look be
yond his own effdaiond in the straw-paper sheet
which ho affeots to oall“n journal.” TTiehave
looked, however, and find, in tho same number
which thus attacks the fortune-telling oheats,
several advertisements from them, viz: 1. Madame
Albertine, “ the world-renownod Aatrologist,” who
“ is performing wonders at her quiot and retired
residence.” 2. Mad. Adolph, “ the universally
acknowledged most celebrated Badyin the world.”
3. Miss Camilla, “ the wonder of tho world, who
aStpnlshbs her numerous visiters with Truthful
Revelations, past, present, and future, and helps
all in troublo or difficulties.” 4. Dr. Somore,
“ the great Planet Reader of the day,” (why not
of the night?) “who tells the name of the
person you will marry, according to the solenoes ”
among, whioh'Syntax oertainly does not count
with him—and “shows a corroot likeness of your
future husband, wife, or absent friend.” 5. Ma
dame Van Colmar, who “being in possession of
the oldest Egyptian.Mysteriea, gives true informa
tion of all affairs through life* on the past, prosont,
and future evonta, and interprets dreams.” 6.
Md’dam Somoro, (apparently wife of No. 4, as the
address is thejamc,) Boctress and Astrologer, who
Bays.that “she was born with a natural gift.
Bhe.tells tho past and the future; she' was never
known to fail; she otto'tell your Very thoughts,
and oause speedy marriages, and bring together
those separated. She gives numbers free of charge,
and is the only person that ban show a likeness of
yqur future husband or absent friend in reality.”
7. Dr. L. D. and Mrs. S. D. Broughton, who “ oan
be consulted in tho above useful and delightful
eoienoo on all affairs of Life—such as Courtship*
Marriage, Travelling, Removals, Lawsuits, Ob*
taining Situations, Partnerships, Slokness, Absent
Friends, &o.”
That any writer should hesitate to fatigue his
eyes, by searching through half-illegible adver
tising oolumns, may be natural enough—but the
loader, or somebody else In the office, should have
pointed out the anomaly of writing against as
trologers and fortune-tellers, of oalling them had
names, and of simultaneously taking their money,
and publishing their advertisements. It really is
unkind thus to abuse the favorite customers, whose
payments are daily posted in his Ledger.
This fast and looso play soarooly shows that
“ true appreciation of his position and responsi
bility as’a public instructor,” of which he lately
boasted whon assailing the Editorial Association,
and personally attacking that exoollent man,
Major Freas, of the Germantown Telegraph—
whioh really is a nstos-paper, and very legible
too. The “ public instructor ” lately gave a moral
lesson on tho impropriety of a newspaper’s pub
lishing, among the events of the day, an account
of a prizo-fight. There is a good deal of raook
morality floating about, on this head. We have
heard, and we bolieve. that this self-same straw
paper penny-worth aotually waited until four
o’clock, the other morning, in hope of getting the
result of the flght between Morrissey and Reonan
into that day’s issue, and. being disappointed in
its (> Moraeotype, 5 ’ gave a moral lecture the next
day, against notioing euoh fights at all!
Stephen Massett’s Song and Chit-Chat.
Yesterday evening was inopportunely wet. Good
for many purposes, no doubtr-but bed for theatres,
bad for tbe entertainment of “ Jooms Pipes, of
Pipesville,” and very bad for those who were there
by prevented from going to Conoert Hall to see
him and hear him. Mr. Massett, a gentleman of
very great and varied talent, has literally travel
led in the four quarters of the globe—lf not beyond,
seeing that he.has also been in Australia. Lastnight
he gave hlivoly sketch, illustrated with singing
and recitation, of some of his adventures, and of
the notable persons and things he had encounter
ed. He opened, after a short preface, with the
following pretty Bong, words as well as musio by
himself:
When tbe moon on the lake is beaming,
And tho night is oalm and still,
And the stars in their bright light gleaming
Shine forth on some distant Bill—
Wilt thon cotoe, lore, come?
Oh, come with me,
And I’ll give thee a happy home,
Where a true heart waits lot thee!
When the vesper bells are ringing
Their evening melody,
Or maidens sweet are singing
Their simple minstrelsy—
Wilt thon come, love, oome ?
Oh, come with me,
And I’ll give thee a bappy home,
Where a truo heart waits for thee.
After this wo oooompanled him to Australia, and
divers other plaoes. His reoitations are equal to
his singing,'whioh is capital. Hood’s Bong of tbe
Bhirt, and Tonnysen’s Charge of the Light Brigade,
wore' most powerfully, most thrilHngly
Not thoatrioally, whioh usually involves some bx
*gg*r&tloD) hut earnestly, and with intense feeling
in one case, and with fire and animation in the
other.
His imitations wero also first-rate, especially
that of Charles Kean. He gavo vocal imitations
of Henry Russell, Madame Bishop, and Mr. Demp
ster. whioh surprised us, so olose was the resom
blanoe.
He fang half a dozen songs, inoluding a new one
with musio by himself, and the verse (it really is
not poetry) by Mr. George P. Morris. The air is
beautiful, and will pass the song into
Of the songs, tbe best were “ I remember, I re
member,” by T. Hood, and “ The Irish Emigrant’s
Lamenty” both given with feeling and effeot. Mr.
Massett has a good baritone voloe, and uses the
falsetto with good taste and good effect. He is emi
nently a dromstio vooalist. He aooompanies him
self (If wo may uso such a phrase) on the piano.
An account of tho shooting of two of Nana Sa
hib’s frio&ds from the mouths of oannon in India,
last Ootobor, whioh Mr. Massett witnessed, was
most intense. The brief description of Bombay
and tbe surrounding scenery was aotu&l poetry in
proso.
Mr. Massett has established a reputation horo,
even by this single appeataooe. His seoond and
final performance will take place, at Conoert
Hall, this evening, and he it dry or be it wet, we
have no doubt of finding the room crowded to the
doors. Without ovor-working his voice, Mr. Mas
sett manages it so that ovory syllable he fitters is
hedrd by every one. We have rarely seen a more
attentive audience—we may add, or one more
gratified.
I’nblic Entertainments.
Academy op Music.— Everything connected
with the undertaking seems 1 to confirm the gene
ral Impression that Maurice Strakosoh will have
as successful an opera season hero, as he has had
at New York, Boston, and Baltimore. His com
pany consistrof established favorites, all of whom
arc highly appreciated here, with the addition of
Madame Colson, the star of the Now Orloans Ly
rical Drama, and Madame de Wilhorst. The oth
ers are Parodl, Amalia Strakosoh, Junes, Amodio,
Brlgnoll, Laboootta andjßarili. The opening opera
will be “LaTraviata,” to be followed by LaFillo
du Regiment, Martha, Robert lo Diablo, Don Gio
vanni, II Trovatore, Lucrezta Borgia, Lucia dl
Lammormoor, La Sonnambula, and .I’Puritani.
It Is probable that L’Etoile du Nord will bo pro
duced. Tho sale of subscription tiokets, at the
Academy of Muslo, on Thursday and yesterday,
is reported to be extremely satisfactory. This
day, the sale of seats for Monday night only, will
oommenoo at Book A Lawton’s, and Lee A Walk
er’s, in Chestnut street; and at tho Academy on
Monday, the box offico will be open for the sale of
four nights’seats. The subscription covers twelve
or sixteen nights, and also three opera matinees
and two oonoerts at tho Mnsioal Fund Hall.
Walnut-st Theatre.—Wo are informed that
Mrs. Bowers s first benefit, this season, will take
plaoe next week, and we earnestly hope that the
public will liberally respond to the call on behalf
of an excellent actress, an enterprising and liberal
manageress, and a most exemplary and amiable
gentlowoman.
Aboh-st. Theatre.— Mr. J. S. Clarke, oo
managor, will havo his benefit here, this evening.
If it bo only ae good as Mr. Wheatley’s, last Mon
day, Mr. Clarke maybe wolloontent. The pro
gramme for the evening iB highly attractive.
Signor Blitz.— This renowned magician, whose
popularity is permanent, booause deserved, con
tinues at Assembly Hall, and gives an afternoon
performance to-day, for the entertainment of
oountTy oonslns and young folk.
The Ravels,— This evoning, at the Aoademy of
Musio, the Ravels give their final performances
here. They have bad a very successful season, and
have produced some laughable and well-got-up
pieces.
The Government of Liberia and the
French Slave Trade.
President Stephen A. Benson, of the Government
ofLiberia,oommunioatesto the Rev. J. B. Piouey,
Corresponding Secretary of the New York State
Colonization Society, a straightforward denial of
the sUtemonts which have appeared in European
and some American papers, respecting the polioy
of the Government of Liberia in reference to the
Fronoh so-called Emigration System, and especi
ally to the Regina Cosli affair. He says that the
following statements are downright falsehoods,
and can no proved suoh by a hundred living wit
nesses. His assertion be supports by documenta
ry evidonco;
First. That the chief of Cape Mount accompa
nied Capt. Simon to Monrovia to arrange for the
procurement of emigrants.
Second. That the President of Liberia urged
Capt. Simon to procure his emigrants within the
jurisdiction of this Republic.
Third. That the President or the Government
of Liberia became a party to a contraot to furnish
ODy emigrants whatever.
Fourth. That $1,654 bad been received by this
Government as passport monoy.
Fifth. That tho emigrants wero procured under
tho immediate suporintendenoy, or by tho agency,
of this Government.
Sixth. That any of the emigrants were Amen
co-Liberians, or persons of color from the Unltod
States, or their descendants.
The Thirtieth-street Tragedy*
It has been ascertained that Mr. Gouldy
brightened up a little thiß morning, and asked for
his eldest son, Frank, (the parnoide.) Tho old
(entloman’B language Is confused, and ho appears
:o have conceived tbo idea that his son (the par
ricide) Is in eonio difficulty, with which his pre
sent condition is in some manner oonneoted He
has not the slightest idea of having been struck
by the deceased, and, of course, knows nothing of
his death, and the answer to his Inquiries oonoern*
ing him was oarefully evasive.
It is said that one of the physicians has stated
that in oonsequenoe of a large portion of tho skull
having been taken from Mr. Gouldy, (who is yet,
comparatively speaking, a young man, only forty
five years old,) he will only awake to life, should
he survive, as a porfeot idiot. Indeed, it is hardly
expected that any of the family will ever regain
possession of their mental faculties. Mrs. Gouldy
is muoh better than she was on Thursday, as is
little Charley (five years old;) bat the boy Na
thaniel (aged fourteen) is in a hopeless condition,
and is sinking rapidly. The servant girls remain
in the same state as on Thursday.— N.Y. Express
last evening.
The Impiety op Crinoline,— Tho resolu
tions of tho Miami Conference of the Chujoh of
United Brethren, declaring tho wearing of orino
line incompatible with a true Christian’s profes
sion, seem to be rigidly onforoed by the authori
ties of that denomination. At a camp-meeting of
the United Brethren Ohuroh, reoently held near
West Baltimore, Montgomery oounty, Ohio, Bishop
Russell forbade any one with hoops on to partake
of the sacrament, affirming that they would not
be welcome at the table of the Lord.
Crinoline Dethroned in Paris.—The Paris
correspondent of the Boston Traveller , writing
OtUobor 14th, says “ Crinoline Is dethroned,” and
writes as follows of tho now fashion of a train :
iC I almost like the new fashion, although I bus
peofc it may prove no gentler enemy to man’s purse
than Its predefeossor. It is long and draped and
floating, like a Muse’s costume, or like the attire
in which Milton robed the ‘ pensive Nun, devont
w$ pure*’ ”
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 30. 1858.
Letter from New York* 1
A GREAT OPERATIC DEMONSTRATION : ALL THE PRl*
MADONNAS, BASSOS.AND TENORS IN DON OIOVANNI
—SDCOBSS OF THE JEWS* BALL : $12,000 DONATED
—THE MEETING IN FAVOn OF HORACE F. CDABK’
COD. FORNEY—GRAND REUNION AMONG “ THE
FANCY:” MORRISSEY AND HEBNAN TOGETHER—
NEW EXPERIMENT IK CANAL NAVIGATION.
[Correspondence of Tho Press.}
New York, Oct. 20,1868.
Wednesday evening next, at the Academy, premises
to be the most brilliant Opera night the country ha®
enjoyed. Don Giovanni is to be prodnoed with tmo fol
lowing oast: Piccolo mini, Labotde, and Gajxintgas
Formes, Gassier, Stefan! and Tamard. That will he
something like! Something such as they give you In
London and Paris; and, oace given, the people will he
in a state of unrest until they hear it again, or some
thing ns well cast. Yorkers will pay.
The banquet and ball in aid of the Jews’ HoipHal,
ast evening, was attended by a thousand persons. Af
lat the edibles and potables had been properly dis
cussed, and “ Blessing after meals” chanted by the
Rev. Mr. Kramer, the president announced that the
treasury of the institution was now empty, and, believ
ing that they would relieve its wants, reed the
first toast: “The Jews’ Hospital in New York.”
This was responded to by the Rev. Mr. Isaacs.after
which a list of donations was read amounting to twelve
Iftousoml dollars ! That’s the way the Jews attend
to those of their faith, who,’ as Mrs. Partington says,
are in indignant dlrcum tances.
As wss intimated in my letter of yesterday, the meet
ing of citizens of all parties, In favor of the re-election
of Horace F. Clark to Congress, was by far the largest,
most respectable, and most enthusiastic of the cam
paign. The immense hall of the Cooper Institute was
thronged, paoked with people. The speecheswere of a
superior character, and were reoeived with marked
favor. Colonel Forney was received with a regular ont
.bnrst of cheers—loud and prolonged—and his remarks
were listened to with profound attention.
The“Fanoy” bavea “reunion” on themyt>,in
honor of Aaron Jones, the English prize-fighter, and
engineer of Heenan in the recent bout with Morrlisey.
The latter—
“ With vigor of musole, and grace so combined !”
has, in tbe most gallant manner, volunteered to appear
on tbe oooaslon, to give it additional eclat. Jones is re
presented as being a quiet, intelligent, rather gentle
manly person, and a fine specimen of the old style chi
valrio British boxers. He has fought seven distinct
and speoUL fights, and by those who are Just beginning
to bark their knuckles in tbe *“ manly art ”14 looked
upon as the Bayard of shonlder-hitters. T£e crowd
who went from this city to witness the ’ battle was un
questionably the largest aggregation of ruffittlsm ever
collected tf gather in the oountry.
Morrissey’s friends were largely in the 'aMeendanti
and, fair or fonl, appeared determined their man shonld
be victor. Tho jeers and taunts, the disgusting epi
thets, and the unmitigated nastiness that pervk 'ed their
who’e talk is sa’d to have been unprecedented. The
Spirit of the Times says: “What Aaron Jones, the
Englishman, who has fought in the honest atmosphere
of the BDglish ring, must have thought of this con
gro*a of assassins, may readily be imagined. What he
felt is equally well known. Though a civil stranger,
quietly performing his duty tohis man, he was showered
with the most indescribable inventions of abuse, and
warnsd more than twenty times, before proceeding to
the ground, that he would not be allowed to leave that
ring alive. It does credit to his heart that, after these
well-meant threats, he had the courage to go in and
loyally fulfil his task; and it is no impeachment upon
that courage to state that he admits he never felt so
frightened in all his life as when standing, according to
tbe terms of bis engagement, on the 20th October, by
John Heenan’i side. I’
An interesting experiment fer our Inland navigation
was started on Tuesday last from Cuentles slip, in this
o\ty—namely, the despatching of a strongly-built steam
csnal boat on a trial trip to Buffalo. She Is called the
l Niagara; has two engines of forty-horse poVer; car
ries one hundred and forty tons dead weight,'but is ca
pable of carrying two hundred and thirty tons] draws
four feet of water forward and five feet aft. The mo*
tive power is an improved plan, invented by Captain
James L. Oathcart, by which the propeller Is hung in
the rudder, and connected with the driving-shaft by a
universal joint; so that when the rudder moves tho
propeller is moved laterally with it, thus giviog more
speed to the vessel and perfeot steerage. It. is calcu
lated, from tests already made, that boats like the
Niagara will make three trips for every two made by
the ordinary horse-boats, and at an expense less by one
third. .. •
NBW YORK BTQOK BXOEANGB-Ootober 29.
6000 & 8 6s 1874
18000 do 10* V
1000 Cal 7f N bd 80
22000 Missouri Bt 08 89*
6000 do 89k
4000 N Carolina Os 98
60 Oanton Oo 21Y
60 Cumberland pref 10 i
200 Paeiflo U Oo boolo6#
200 Ohio & Book I B 67k
100 do *BO 67 k
60 do MO 67k
160 do 67k!
100 NT Cent B b3O 88
160 do bBO 85T
260 do 85k |
100 do 66Y
200 do 85$$ |
60 do e6O 86vj
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600 do 86k I
600 do alO 86k
1000 do *lO 66341
TUB MA
Agues unchanged,
, Futon.—The marketer State and Western floor la
6o lower. Bontbem Floor Is dull; sales of 8.000 bbls
at ss©6 86 for common mixed, and $& 4005 60 for
extra, fftTorlte.snd fancy brands. Canadian Fiottr is
firm at $4 60©8 for extra. Receipts are moderate:
aalea of 6.000 bblsats4.l6©4 85 for superfine State!
$4 46©4.W* for extra; s3®4 for rejected do: $4 20©
130 far superfine Western: $4.40©4.00 for common
to medium extra; $5.25©6.86 for extra round hoop
Ohio,
t Gtuitf.—The Wheat market fa unchanged-, with but
trifling sales at 600 for unsound Chicago Spring; $1.45
for white choice Western, and 980 for Canada Club
Corn Is steady, with sales of 20,000 bafl at 66® 67c for
mixed Western. Bye is dull at 700. Barley is very
quiet at yesterday’s prices. Oats are steady at 3fl©4&
for Southern, Peoosjlvaola, and Jersey, and 44©61c for
State, Western, and Canada.
Provisions —The market for Pork Is hoaty, Sales
260 bbls at $l6 PO for mess, and $13.80 for ferirae. Uflef
is rather firmer, with sales of 800 bbls at $?.60©8 for
oodntry prime, $9.6Q©10 for ooiintry mess, slo©l2 for
repacked Western, and $13©13.60 for extra do. Cut
Meats unchanged. Bacon is quiet Lard firmer, with
sales of 600 bbls at 10©10Y<> for new, and 10Yo for old.
Butter and Cheese remain firm, without quotable
change.
Thi.—The auction sale to-day was fa’rly attended.
The offering consisted mostly of Oolongs, with but a
small part of Greens, and the Greens were sold at about
last prices, while the Oolongs were mostly withdrawn,
as they did not bring prioes which met the views of the
owners.
Wbisekt dull at 22c, with small sales.
A Row Among the Pugilists—Another
Prize Fight Talked Of*
It appears that the reoent prize fight between
Morrissey and Heenan failed to settle the ani
mosity whioh existed between the Morrissey party
and the so-oalled American party of tho “fancy”
or “sporting” gentlemen of this olty; Thdold
grudge had, in foot, existed long before the killing
of Bill Poole, which was one of its manifestations,
and will not be settled, it is averred, until Mor
rissey and his adherents have been “ whipped out
of sight.”
About midnight last night, while William Hast
ings, alias “ Dublin Trioks,” a notorious bruiser,
who was one of Morrissey’s seconds in the reoent
“mill,” was enjoying life with a number of his
friends and admirers, at Lafayotte Hail, in Broad
way, near Houston street, (a noted resort for
shoulder-hitters), John Heenan, alias the “ Beni
cia Boy,” oame in. accompanied by several of his
baokors, and walking up to “Dublin Trloks,” de
manded if he, the aforesaid “ Tricks,” had report
ed that he, the “Benicia Boy,” fell on his face,
pretending to faint, in order to sell out tho fight to
Morrissey. “Trioks” replied, blusteringly, that
he had so stated, and furthermore, was roadyto
bet $5O that he oould prove it. The “Boy” then
turned to Jerry Bryant, of tho Negro Minstrels,
who was playing billiards near at hand, and
borrowed $5O, with which he offered to cover
the bet. “Trioks” then refused to bet, where
upon the indignant” Benicia” pitohod in his right
and left, drawing the “claret” from Hastings’s
nose. All in the room immediately rushed in pell
mell, prepared for a general row, but just at that
moment several of the Eighth ward policemen,
who are constantly stationed in the neighborhood,
walked into the room, and put the whole orowd to
flight. The “Benioiaßoy ” and bis party retreat
ed to the Fifteenth ward, threatening to “ liok ”
tho “DublinTrioks” party on some future occa
sion. No arrests were made. The affair has crea
ted a sensation in the Eighth and Fifteenth wards
drinking and gambling resorts, and this morning
there is a report that negotiations are pending for
another fight, somewhere beyond the reach o
“magisterial interference.” We were notable,
however, to traoo tho rnmor to a reliablo souroo.—
New York Evening Tost.
Tho Accident on the BulTalo and New
York Itailroad--Five Persons Killed.
[From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, Oct. 28 1 ‘
The night express train from New York, coming
west, met with an aeoident this morning about
nine o’olook, about a mile east of Conesus, by
whioh the engine- tender, baggage, and two <pas
songer oars were smashed up, involving a loss of
five lives, besides inflieting dangerous and serious
woundß upon others.
The train was running at the usual speed, tho
track being on nn ordinary ditch embankmont, a
fow feet above the level of the country. The pas
senger and baggage oars, it was found, were off
the track, and, before the speed of tho ongiuo
could be oheoked, they wore oomplotoly wrecked,
the material composing them being scattered over
considerable spaoe. The engine remained upon
thetraok, the spreading of whioh caused tho
dreadful calamity.
The acoldout was soon telegraphed East and
West, and medloal and other aid was promptly
despatched to the scene of the aooident, it is hopoa
in time to be of avail to some of tho injarod per
sons.
The following five persons were instantly killed,
gome of them being dreadfully mutilated :
0. Hurd, a drover from New York olty.
S. M. Reed, Greene, Chenango oounty.
A woman and infant, who are unknown.
THE SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
11. M. Valontine, New York olty.
Ellas Kuhn, New York city.
J. R. Paddock, Terre Haute, Indiana.
David Treewellenger, Green oounty, New York.
Mrs David Treewellenger, Groon oounty, New
r ork.
Mathias Fox, Avoca, New York.
W. Willis, St. Johniville, New York.
Wm. MoEwen, Ashtabula, Ohio.
There are several others badly wounded, whose
names we have not learned, and the number
slightly hurt—that is, entailing nothing worse
than temporary illness and inoonvenionoe—we do
not know, bnt it is probably considerable, though
there were but two p&ssengor oars, in tho tram.
None of the employees are mentioned among
either the killed or injured.
Elopements. —A short Umo since a very in
teresting widow left her home at Froomantown,
between two days. Four days after a well-known
hat manufacturer left the plaoo very suddenly,
leaving his wife behind. Neither ho nor the widow
has been heard of sinoo. It is supposed that they
are living together in Texas.
A fow months since, an elderly man residing in
the upper part of the oity left town in company
with a young girl, leaving a wife and ohildron
behind him. Intelligence has lately been received
in this city that this gentloman had died off sud
denly in a far-off plaoe, and that the girl has found
a protector, and is far on the road to ruin. Some
doubts are expressed as to the truth of tho report
of his death.— Evening Journal.
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THE KILLED.
T$E LATEST NEWS
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iGen. Paez at the White House.
WiBHjJMTOH, Oct. 20.—General Paez, accompanied
byßfnor P. J. Rojas and two other member* of the
Ven4«uelan Government, and also by General Herrao.
the new Granadian minister, and M. Pombo, hie secre
tly proceeded to the Executive Mansion to day. and
was there Introduced to the President by Secretary
Oa*d, in pursuance of previous arrangement.
General Paez aaid he came to bid farewell to this
nation, through its President. Reconsidered the United
States his eeoond home, and expressed the hope that the
sympathies bestowed upon him in his exile would be
extended to Venezuela. The high re«paet and gratitude
he felt for the United States would daily increase at his
fireside, and when justice, or the good name of the
United States, required it, his friendship would be
abundantly manifested as a tribute which he owed to
this people, whose illustrious chief now received his
aditu.
The President, in reply, raid he was happy to see
the man who won so gre*t a name in the Colombian
war of independence, and who had made so many sacri
fices for his country. Gen Paez beiog known as the
Defender of Constitutional Liberty, it was gratifying to
the President that he had received the nation’s sympa
thy. With all his heart he wished him a triumphant
success on his return, and that Venezuela may
consolidate her Ilbe ties under such an eminent leader.
Entertaining , the warmest feeling for the prosperity
of Venezuela, he desired the two countries should
maintain the most friendly relations, and if Any diffi
culty should arise between them, he entertained no
doubt it could be amicably adjusted
The interview, as General Paez subsequently remark
ed, was of a highly gratifying character.
General Paez will dine with the President, and also
with Secretary Onss. before his departure; and, as a
further evidence of the friendship of our Government,
he will return to Venezuela in about three weeks, in a
national vessel tendered him ffirthat purpose.
From Washington.
Wabiiinotor, Oct. 29.—The State Department, hav
ing reason to suppose that some irresponsible persoos
in England, writing under assumed names, have induced
)at ties In this country to forward remittances thithor
or the recovery of estates to which they are led to be.
l'eve they are entitled, cautions persons to whom such
representations are made to as to the iden
tity and character of their correspondents
Emory D. Potter has been appointed collector of the
customs for the district of Miami, Ohio, in the plaoe of
Mr Oochltn, removed.
The Navy Department invites proposals for the steam
machinery of the screw propeller sloon-of-war building
at Gosport, Virginia.
Indian Battle in Oregon Territory--Tlie
War Ended.
Hartford, Oct. 29.—A letter has been receirod hero
from Lieutenant Tyler, of the Oregon Army, dated
Goour d’Alue Mission, Washington Territory, Septem
ber 16th, giving intelligence fifteen days later than pre
vious advices, stating that the Bpokan and Peluso In
dians had been defeated after two days’ fighting. An
Indian chief, of the Spokau tribe, has been captured by
the United States forces, as we 1 as nine hundred horses
belonging to that tribe.
All the plunder taken at the time Colonel Steptoe was
defeated has been recovered. Colonol Steptoe’s pistol
was found on the bady of & dead Indian. The army
lost not a single man. The Indians were begging for
peace and complying with all the demands of xhe offi
cers, so that the war was considered as ended.
The letter containing these facts was addressed by
Lieutenant Tyler to his father, residing hero, and hav
ing been expressed to Fort Taylor by Indian runners,
it is probably the only letter from the seat of war re
ceived by the last California steamer-
Costa Rican Affairs*
Nbw York, October 29.—A despatch received to-day
from Washington at the Timet Office, ears that the Go
vernment has received despatches from General Lamar
announcing the ihtelligence that Costa Rica promptly
retracts the offensive language made use of, and ssys
that if Monsieur Belly had been as well koown at the
tipe as he Is now, the language would never have been
iised.
The Lake boats had proceeded Up the river without
Interference.
The New Albany Kidnapping Case*
Looisvillh, Oct. 29.—The New Albany expedition
returned yesterday, having been pacified br the as
surances of the citizens of Brandenburg that Horace
Bel! would be released on bait.
New Ai-bant, Ind., Oct. 29—Horace Bell has been
released on ball. He has just arrived here, and was
received at the theatre with tremendous applause.
Sentence of Mrs. Gardner.
BoaToH, Ootober2o —Mrs. Gardner, convicted of mur
der In the secoud degree, for poisoning her husband,
late postmaster at Hlngham, has been sentenced to the
House of Oorrection for life.
Health of New Orleans.
Nr.W Orl&akS, Oot. 29—The deaths from forer yes*
tetdty were duly ttfrentv-flve, being a considerable re
auction in the mortality':
Markets by Telegraph.
BaltimoKb, October is dull but unchanged.
Wheat steady. Red $1.18©1.22. and White $1.260l 42.
Com—zales of old white at 13c>T6o, and new at 85©87c.
Whiskey is dull and heavy. Provisions steady.
Bavarnah, October 28 —Cotton.—gales to-day 2 000
bales at lift for middling fair; sales of the week 8,000
hales; receipts 18 600 bales! receipts ahesd of lost year
6*,000; stock in pbtt 66,000 baler, againstB OOOlsStyear.
Freights on Cotton to Liverpool ftd, to Havre %.
Nbw Oblbars, Oct. 29.—Sales of Cotton to-day 6,000
bales, at llftallfto for middlings, gales of the week
46,000 bales. Receipts of the week 65 600 bales In
crease of receipts overlastyear3l9.ooo bales. Increase
of reoeipts at ail Southern ports over last year 807,000
bales. Stock now in port 195,000 bales. Stock in port
at the same ti/ne last year 180,000 bales. Sugar has de
kilned )<• Holassss Is 2c lower. „.Oorp advancing;
sales at 70s. Mesa ?o*k i* held at $l7 25. Lard firm
at 10ft. Coffee—Sales for the week 7,760 bags; fair
good Rio quoted at lOft&lOft. Btock in port 21,500
hags, against 100,446 b«ga at the same time lastyear.
Freights have slightly declined.
Omcieo. Oct 29.—Flour Bteady. Wheat dull at a
decline of 2o; Sales at 65e Corn steady at an advance
ot 2c t sales at 660. Oats steady. Shipments to Buf
falo—l,6oo bbla Flour, no Wheat, 17,000 bushels Corn.
Shipments to Oswego—No Flour, 16,600 bushels Wheat
Receipts—l.4oo bbla Flour, 20,000 bushels Wheat,
4,80 Q bushels Qprn. ...
Oct 29.—Flour Is dtill.but uncharged.
Whiskey dull at 18jfc. Hogs dull—thero is a number
offering. Wheat dull.
Row in A CnunoH iff Nuyr Bedford.— The
New Bedford (Mass.) Mercary, gives an amusing
aaoount of a difficulty wfaloh ooourred in a Calvan
iit Baptist (ooiored) Church of that plane. It
seems that some six months shoe, some of the
trustees nooaaod the pastor, Rev. William Jackson,
with having appropriated a portion of the funds
of the oharoh to his own use, without their con
sent. A counoil had been held, and it was voted
that the oharges were without foundation. On
the evening of the 25th instant, a business meet
ing was held, when friends and opponents of tho
roverend gentleman met in battle array, and an
eioiticg soeno was gotten up.
As soon as the membors had all convened, ono
man arose from his seat, rushed to the secretary's
table and seized the records, and others proceeded
to render him aid, if any wero required. The
secretary tried to regain them, but was unablo to
do so. It now seemed ss though all Bedlam was
let looso. Some were yelling at the top of their
voices; somo running ono way, some another, and
there was every indioation of a general knook
down. The pastor endeavored to get into his pos
session one of the churoh records, whioh so excited a
Mrs. Nelson that Bbe seized hold of a orickot, and
with upraised hand, and hair standing oat liko por
cupine quills, attempted a violent assault upon him,
whioh so frightened him that ho immediately took
tohisheelsandwaeseoQnomoro. A member, while
talking rapidly and inoohercntly, was upon the
point of emphasizing a “big word/' when his arm
oame In contact with a shaded lamp, breaking the
glass, und scattering oil upon tho “now rig” of
the secretary, Mr. Dunlap. Several persons
“ fastened ” to the seorotary, while others came to
his assistanoo.
Blows were freely interchanged insido tho
church, and one woman, a Mrs. Castle, was
“slapped” outside. Suoh expressions as “Put
him down;” “lie shall not stay;” “Stand
baok;” “Keep hands off of me;” “Who are
you?” “To the devil with ye;” with not un
frequent ories of “Murder!” were hoard in nil
parts of theohuroh. Finally, it was deemed ex
pedient to oall in tho polico. Somo of the parties
got wind of it, and slowly but reluctantly left.
Thepolioe came, but the “ourtain” was falling,
and tho last aot in the drama was over.
During the melee an inoffensive girl was vory
seriously injured on hor sides and abdomon. Sho
stated to her attending physician that she received
her bruises in attempting to soreen Rtohard John
son, under a sent, from tho peltings of four burly
full-sized pugilists, one of whom had got him, as
the “fancy ” have it, in “chancery.” While this
was doing she was pitched into by tho wife of Wm.
Bush, and her four enraged daughters.
The minister, it appears by the statement of the
girl, was eithor frightened, or his Christian graces
so muoh abounded that he ran from tho field of
battle.
Por or Kitten. —A friend, says the New Bed
ford Mercury , tells us a story, whioh he says is
quite authentic and haß been in print. As wo
have not access to the printed authorities, we tell
it ns he told it to us :
Inaoertain flourishing village down eastward,
where flourishes a literary institution, a gentle
man took one of a family of infant puppies, and
gaining ontranoe into a neighbor’s house before
the folks were wido awake enough to know what
he was about, chucked the little creature among a
litter of kittens, of a liko tendor age. Puss made
no distinction botwoon tho etrftngor and hor own
offspring, and he on bis part took kindly and con
fidingly to his newnurso. Great was the astonish
ment of tho household whon it was disoovored (as
they supposed) that their oat was the dam of a
1411 nows of so portentous a birth sproad over
town like wildfire. People came in Hooks to see
the sight. Tho fortunate possossor was offered
fifty dollars for the little monster, but declared
ho would not part with it for five hundred. That
tho oaso might not fail of due authentication two
physicians of the first respectability were sum
moned to inspect and report upon it. They jointly
and severally scrutinized tho animal, and found
that it was cortainly a puppy, having all the cha
racteristics of thodograco, except the paws. Those
wero pronounced to rosomblo oats’ daws. Tho per
petrator of the joke couldn’t hold in any longer.
The oat was out of tho bag in a twinkling, ana if
tho doctors outlivo tho memory of thotr essay in
comparative zoology they will bo more luoky
than most viotims of a “soil.” —Troy (iV. Y.)
Whig.
MYarEßious Discovert at Sea.— A most
horrible and mysterious discovery of a wreok at
soa is reported by Captain Farley, of tho ship
William Singer, arrived yesterday from London,
lie Bays that on tho 26th of September last, in lat.
38 44, long. 45 57 W , ho disoovored a wyook to
the northward, whioh proved to be tho barque
Mayflower,' of New York, with hor bulwarks gone
and nothing standing but tho mizzou mast. On
sending a boat on board, thoy found human bones
strewn about tho deck, and tho bodies of a woman
and child in tho last stages of decomposition. The
only articles on board whioh could bo identified
were a bundle of shirts, Books, and handkerchiefs,
marked A. in red, and B. D. J. and J. D. J., in
blue thread, a ohronometer dial marked “Two
dayß, Leavott, Loadenhall street, London, No.
279,” and several articles of little valuo, belong
ing to the master or mate; and a silver watch,
“No. 9050, G. J. Oram, maker, London.” She
was loaded with stone, and had, ovidontlv, boen
boarded before, ns sho was stripped to the gun
wales. The imagination shudders iu picturing the
story of horror, a sequel of whioh is shadowed
forth by this discovery of Captain Farley’s. —Nevf
Orleans Courier % Oct. 21th.
Deep Snow.—On last Thursday night week,
tho 14th inst., says the Cincinnati Enquirer , there
was a heavy fall of snow in Richland and adjoin
ing towns in Ashtabula county, Ohio. A gentle
man who resides in Riohmond informs us that the
snow was nine inches deep early on Friday morn
ing. Ho says that the storm on the night pre
vious was very sevore, and snow seemed to fall in
“ chunks.”
Tho Freeman’s Journal contradicts the
statement, now making the rounds of tho papers,
that the Pope has forbidden, on penalty of excom
munioatios, the uso of the name Mary for ohildren.
THE GTtT.
AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING,
Academy or Mpbio.—The Ravels.
MSS. I>. V. BOWERS’ 'WALHUT.BTKBIV THI ATOM.—
<• The Stranger”—“ The Honey Moon.”
Wbhatlbt A Olabkh’b Akoh-stbbet Thiavii
•* The Two Gentlemen of Verona” “ The Rake’fl
Progress.” .
National Hall.—Williams’ Panorama of the Bible.
Assembly BoiLDrsaa.—Signor Blits.
Thombof'd Vabibtibs, Miscellaneous Concerts
Nightly.
The Franklin Institute.— The attend mce
at the exhibition, yesterday, was not quite so good as
on the two or three previous dayß. In consequence of
the inclemency of the weather - Had the weather bsen
favorable, there wonld, doubtless, have been as fall, if
not greater attendance, than the Institute was favored
with on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. There is,
hO EtT? p » no of interest, either on the part of
exhibitore or visiters, and throughout the continuance
of j.j i^l on ' we confldeDtly espeot to see the same
crowded attendance which has been recently seen
Among the objects or interest, not yet noticed in our
reports, the tobacco knife, may be noted. It will
be found in the second story of the main building,
fourth range, and about the centre of the building.
Another object of almost universal attention and
commendation is the smoking couch, composed of a
very comfortable frame and oovered with a most magni
ficent lion skin, with life-like head and position The
affair is calculated to throw a baohelor into ecstasies;
and the only wonder with ua ia that the -maker of It
abould have been permitted to keep It ao long on hand
aa to exhibit it at the Institute.
Immediately above the couch ia a lithograph in oil,
which commands general attention. The subject is
Washington entering New York, and ao admirably are
the characters drawn, and ao life-like, that the behold
ers ent-r, at once, into the spirit of the picture.
A bedstead, carved In oak, uniquely and beautifully,
the coat of which is $ll2, comes in for its due share of
attraction { and were it not that the cost is a little
above our figure we sbonld at once order it for our
chamber, after having undergone slight decorations
from the painter’s brush.
In the same range are some beautiful specimens of
dlsphramio paintings, for ornamental sewing stands,
what-nots, etc , which will long chain the Interested
gazo of the visiter.
A beautiful bridal bed,-in connection with a display
of upholstery, next to these specimens, claims the at
tention of the lady visiter: and even bachelors and other
Benedicks are not disposed to slight its heanties.
There is, perhaps, no spot In the Institute which is
more thronged, it we except the sewing machine da
pertinent, where ladies and gentlemen, alike, linger to
watch the magio powers of these little implements of
housohold convenience, than the lithograph depart
ment. a There is a lithographio press in almost constant
operation,and with a series of nine plates, which they
constantly pat throngh the lithographing process, they
turn out a succession of pictures, whloh they distribute
gratuitously to the visitors. These pictures—“ a dream
of heaven’’—are roally beautiful, and receive univer
sal commendation.
We hare not time to notice the exhibition farther to
day. but as It remains oj>en throughout the coming
week, we shall have occasion to extend our notioe of Us
attractions.
An Acknowledgment W 0 referred to
the fact some time since, that a resolution, passed
by tbo New York Fire Department, denouncing the
act of the company which threw water upon the Phila
delphia Hose Company, at a fire, during the recent
visit of Ihe last named company to New York, had been
received by the Philadelphia through a committee ap
pointed for the purpose. The resolution of the New
York Department, which also emhraoed a cordial invi
tation to the Philadelphia to again visit New York,
was h&ndaome'y engrossed & n< i enclosed In an elegant
frame. A committee was appointed by the Philadel
phia Hose Company to respond to this invitation, and
they have proceeded to New York, bearing with them
the engrossed resolutions of the Philadelphia, elegantly
and appropriately Iramed The preamble and resolu
tions, after reciting the circumstances of tho case, ex
press the gratification of the company at the reception
of the testimonial from the New York Department, and
after 1 declining the invitation to visit that city, at the
present time, express the hope of being able to do so at
some future period. The resolutions, «kc., are beauti
fully engrossed, and signed by the president and secre
tary of the company.
Tlie Mass Tehperangb Meeting of tho
Grand Division BonS of Temoeranee came off last even
ing at Jayne’s Hall. Notwithstanding the Inclemency
of the weather, there w-ffl a large number, about five
hundred ladies and gentlemen, presSrit Sixty members
of the Grand Division, clothed in the regalia of tho
order, were on tho platform. An ode was sung by the
members, and prayer by Bor. Mr Cardin. Addresses
were delivered by Rev. A. A Willltts, William Nichol
son, Esq., Dr. Flckardt, and others. A series of reso
lutions, cammepdiM the order and tVe cadets, were
adopted The Grand Scribe, Wm. Nicholson, Esq., gave
an account of the increase of tnd ofder Iff this and oth*r
Btates Dr. F. A. Fioksrdt of Bethleheni, the Most
Worthy Scribe of the National Division, presided, and
the members of the National Division acted aa vice
presidents.
Correction An item appeared in our to-
Cal column a day or two since that is calculated to do
great fojustiCd to Mr. P. Kaue, the proprietor of a res
taurant in Locust street, below Twelfth It was al
leged that Mr. Kane kept a gambling establishment,
where a large sum of money had been fraudulently t«-
ken’from a gentleman. This, We are assured, on the
authority of reliable information, Is a gross efror. Mr.
K. keeps a very,respectable place, and anything like
gambling is unknown, and strictly prohibit'd on the
premises. This correction we m*ke most cheerfully,
knowing, as we do, that the gentleman referred to Is
worthy in every respect, and incapable of the base ac
tion which, through some inadvertence on our part,
was alleged against him.
Incendiary Attempt.— About 7 o’clock,
Thursday evening, flames were discovered issuing from
the cellar of a dwelling-house in Catharine street, be
tween Eighth and Ninth. Fortunately, the fire was
extinguished before any damage had been done. The
Are was undoubtedly the work of an Incendiary, as a
man was seen by the next-door neighbor leaving the
premise* a few minutes before the discovery of the
flamds. The same building was died some time since,
and the repafrd to It had just been completed. A quan
tity of shavings tihiflh baa accdmulated In the cellar
were sot on Are. A family Commenced moving Into the
house on Thursday.
Accident at the Butler House.—Yes
terday afternoon a stone cornice fell from the Butler
Hotel, striking a scaffold upon which two men w ( ere
working, and fell downward into the cellar. The names
of tho men upon the scaffold were Martin Purcell and
John Moore. Purcell received a severe flesh wound,
and Moore was injured less seriously. Both are now
doing Well at the Hospital. The accident is an unac
countable one, as the stone had been placed In position
twenty minutes before it fell.
Hie Name. —The nafno of the individual
arrested at the Arch-street Theatre, on Thursday night,
noticed in The Prets yesterday, is John Jones, alias
“ Little Chucks.” He Is said to be an old hahd at the
business, and the police have some old scores to settle
with him. *
A Threat to Shoot. —A rough, named
Felix Connell, was arrested in a hotise at Seventh and
Bake* Btreets, on Thursday night, on tbe charge of
threatening the inmates. A loaded pistol was taken
from the accused. He was committed to answer.
Counterfeiter.—A man from Lancaster,
who is lodging at a hotel in Market street, was arrested
on Thursday evening, on the charge of attempting to
pass counterfeit gold dollars. He was held to bail to
answer.
Passenger Railway.—"We understand that
It Is expected that the directors of the company will
commence running the cars upon the Spruce and Pine
street Passenger Railway on Moudaynext
Fire An alarm of fire was sounded at six
o'clock yesterday afternoon. It was caused by tbe
slight burning of the house of Mr. Lewis, corner of
Main and Harrison streets.
THE COURTS.
yesterday's pbooiioiitss
United States District Court—Judge
Gadwalader'Yesterday morning the court was engaged
in hearing the ease of Charles Harris alias Charles
Hcuofc on a writ of habeas carpus to reduce the bait of
$2,600. Tin defendant in the caso is now on hail
charged with attempting to sell a lot of counterfeit
money to George Valentine. He waa committed by
Commissioner Heatl tt, some time since, for trial at tbe
next term of tbe United States District Court, who hold
him in the amount of bail above stated
At the hearing, yesterday, George Valentine being
duly Bworn, testified—l wont to the house of the de
fendant, where he was boarding; while I was there he
showed me some counterfeit $1 gold pieces; be did not
offer to sell them to me or any person, to mv know
ledge ; ho eaid they were worth from $36 to $4O per
hundred ; I did not offer him any price for them; he
said he would soil them to me for the price above men
tioned ; while I was there I saw some counterfeit quar
ters of a dollar, but I saw no halves ; tho defendant at
this time was boarding at a public house, kept by J.
M. Young,'in Spring Garden street,above Seventh;
there was no one with me at tbe time I went to see
tho defendant; I cannot say which room it was in;
I know it was in a bedroom that I saw him, and
ho told me it was his room, but I cannot say whether
it woe on the second, third, or fourth floor; I
know it was above tho first floor; I went there to see
him for the purpose of borrowing some money ; he did
not cffjr to sell me the counterfeit quarters ; he never
offered to soli me any other money than the gold money
that I spoke of.
United Btates Distrlot Attorney J.O. Vandyke for the
United States, stated that he had a number of other
witnesses in court if they were required. The court
then refused to reduce the bail.
Security was offered, but tbe case was continued over
until this morning, when tho bail waa requested to
bring his deeds with him.
At the time of the defendant’s arrest a small quantity
of counterfeit money was found in tho room that ho oc
cupied, but there was none found on his person.
District Court— Judge Sbarsweod. —Mi-
chael Sutter vs. John Devlin. An action against the
defendant, who is an alderman, to recover damages for
not allowing the defendant, who is plaintiff in this case,
to appeal In a case of trover and conversion, and send
ing the party to prison. The defence allege that it
was a mistake tbe alderman made, aqd that the plaintiff
offered to tako $2O, which was tendered to him, and
that he then refused to accept it. Longhead for plain
tiff; V. O. Brewster for defendant. Jnrvout
B. H GreenwAld vs. Tbe Continental Insurance Com
pany. An aotion on a policy of insurance given on a
property in the town of Americus, State of Georgia.
Phillips for plaintiff; W. 8. Price for defendant. Jury
out
District Court —Judge Stroud.—James
Beckman t>j. Richard M. Johnson. Before reported
An action to recover the value of keoping and feeding
some cattle in the State of Virginia. Verdict for the
plaintiff for $3,697 74. finllilt for plaintiff; F. 0.
Brewster for defendant.
Francis K. Shippen, Abraham Deitweiller, and Isaac
Deltwelller, trading, Ac., vs R. R. pecan. An aotion
to recover the amount of $6>OQO for a shipment of wheat
on board of the ship Westmoreland. George M. Whar
ton for the plaintiff, and Biddle and P. Kane for the de
fendants Verdict for the plaintiff for $1,184 29-
Jesse Stanley vs. Patrick Reddy, to scire facias sur
mortgage Sargeant for tbe plaintiff; A. Thompson for
the defendant. Ou trial
Comsion Pleas— Judgo Allison.—Thomas
Goldsmith vs. Samuel Smith. An action under tho
landlord and tenant act to recover possession of certain
premises in Bridesburg. Before reported. Verdict fur
the plaintiff Lawrence for the plaintiff; 3. Panooast
for defendant.
Quarter Sessions —Judge Thompson.—
Yesterday the conrt was engaged exclusively in hear
ing desertion oases. There were a great number on the
list, and on application of counsel, some few were post
poned
The City of Philadelphia vs Metier, was called op.
In this case Mrs. Eliza Metier alleged that she had
been married to Mr. Metier for a number of years; ih&t
some five or six years ago be went to Oaliforola. and
returned some four years ago. He then had her placed
in the Insane Institution, under the oare of Dr. Kirk
bride Metier went again to California, and on his re
turn he refused to live with or support her
The defence allege that at the time she was placed
under the care of Dr Kirkbrlde, she was insane, which
was partly produced by her intolerable disposition;
that she was released by Dr. Kirkbride at the expira
tion of a year, and that Mr. Metier seat her money
from California, and she had deserted him. Her habits
were also alleged to be intemperate. After a full ex
amination of witnesses on boih sides, and arguments of
the counsel. Judge Thompson held the case under ad
visement. Several other cases of no public importance
wero heard.
The three judges of thiß court will [meet this morning
in court-room‘No. 6, for the purpose of hearing ana
disposing of motions for sew trials and in arrest of
judgments.
Tragedy in Earnest.—Tho Richmond cor
respondent of the Petersburg Express writes : An
inoident at the theatre a few nights ago oame very
near making a genuine tragedy whore only an
imitation was designed. Edwin Booth was playing
in the last aot of “ Macbeth” with thrilling effect
—the audience, almost pbrensied with excitement
rose and applauded the young actor with vooiforous
oheera; Maobetb, having lost his sword, seized his
dagger with tho purpose of finishing Macduff at a
single blow, and pluoging forward, it flew from
his hand disappeared behind the wings, and
• jnssed through tno hat of an employee who sat
here attentively watching the soeno on the stage.
The idea of a glittering blade in euoh olose prox
imity to his skull was anything but pleasing, and
the scene-shifter thought it about time to shut his
position. i
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Tie Money Market.
v*'? Philadelphia, 00t.29,1858,
The reaclion ln the stock market, consequent upon
the sudden rise ln prices, continued to depress Reading
Railroad shares & little to-day, and to limit the amount
of business, but good securities of every kind are firmly
held, and it continues to be the general impression that
the advance will not only be maintained, bat that stocks
will continue to sell actively, and to Improve in price.
Notice is given that the Sunday trips on the Frank
ford branch of the Banhford and Southwark Passenger
Railway, are to he discontinued.
The Bchnylkill Navigation tonnage for the week has
increased 9,636 tons, Which brings the receipts for the
year up to 5,649 tone more than they were daring the
same time in 1857. The Reading Railroad Company
also gains on the corresponding week of 1867, the in
crease being 10,704 tons. The gross receipts for 1868
are to this time 174,181 tons less than for the same pe
riod in 1867. For the year the Lohlgh Canal has fallen
off 29,727 tons, while this loss is more than over-bal
anced by the gain of 01,760 tons carried over the Lehigh
Valley Railroad.
The exports of treasure from San Francisco for the
quarter ending September 30, were as follows :
,sB,69l,l32|Englaud $2,133,627
73.691iChina.... 718.837
, Sandwich Islands 17,750
New York...
Panama.
Manilla’,....
Total ....$11,657,537
The following ia the amount of Coal transported on
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad during the
week ending Thursday, October 28, 1868:
From Port Carbon
•*,“ Pottavill*
“ Schuylkill Haven.
“ Auburn
“ Port Olinton
Total for week.... ~
Previously this year.
To same time last year.
The following is the amount of Coal transported on
the Schuylkill Navigation, for the week ending Thurs
day, October 28,1868:
From Port Carb0n.......
‘‘ P0ttavi11e.........
“ Schuylkill Haven,
“ Port Olinton
Total for the week,........
Previously this
-To same time last year ...1,053,168 13
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES,
October 29, 1868.
ISFORTXD BY MAULEY, BROWS, & GO., BASX-XOTE, RTOCX,
AKD gXOQASOE BROKERS, HOBTHWBST CORNS* THIRD
AND CHBBTNDT BTRBBTS.
FIRST BOARD.
6 Penna R....0AP 43#
60 Leh Zinc... .cash 1
60 Read B.s6wnAin 26#
100 do s 6 20#
100 do 26#
100. do 26#
60 do 26#
100 do b&wn 26#
50 do - 26#
100 do .....sswn26
100 do 26
.100 do 20
10 do 26#
100 do 26
100 do 26
100 do 26
60 ‘do 26
200 do 26
BOARDS.
1000 Penna 65....c0up 95#
1000 d0....ccnp96
1100 City 6»5., 102#
400 do 102#
2000 Elm R 2d m 7a.. 48#
1000 do ......b6 48#
1000 Oataw R 7s sep on 43#
1000 do. .scrip on 43#
1000 do..scripon 48#
2000 N Penna It 65.... 00
1000 Cam & Am 6s ’B3 86#
1000 Obes Yal R 7«... 88
26 Richmond Gas.. 9#
10 Beav Mead 68
12 Norris’n R.bswn 66
8 MfAMecßk CAP 28
7 FrkASouth B esh 66
6 do 66
BETWEEN
1000 Penna Bs 93#
1000 do 93#
100 do ........ 93#
1324 do 4 certify 03
4000 Sob Nar Imp 6s. 73
1000 Leh Nar 6s ’70.. 97
3000 N Penna R 6s 60. 60#
SECOND
26 Penna R 43#
2 do 43#
10 do 43#
2 do 43#
10 Keng’n Bk. .CAP 67
16 Penn Town Bk.. 35
30 ManAMechs Bk. 28
BOARD.
1000 City 03 102#
1000 Oatawß7s.scpon44
10 Richmond Gas... 10
10Girard Bk..CAP 12
6 Mioehill B 61#
2 do 61#
5 do ........ 61#
1000 Penna 6s .94
10C0O do 96 :
1000 d0,...„b5 95
1000 d 0........ 96
4000 do 96
2000 do 96
600 do 94#
000 City 0s 102#
CLOSING PEN
Hid. Asked.
U. S. 8s >74 104#
Phil&e* 102#103
do B 102# 103
do New. .IC6#IG6
Penna 6a ....94# 06
Reading R 20 26#
do Bds ’70..82# 83#
do Mtg6s ’44.92
do do >86.73# 74
Penna B dir off ..48# 43#
do 15tm65...102#104
do 2dm 65....90# 91
Morris Oan C0n..46 60
do Pref 106 110
SohnylNay 6p >82.70 70#
LATI
Reading closes
[CBS—STEADY.
Bid. Asked.
BehNavlmp6s...72# 73
do Stock 9 9#
do Pref 17# 17#
Wmsp’t A Elm R.lo# 10#
do 7slstmtg.73
do 2d 48# 49
Long 151and......12 12#
Girard Bank 12 12#
Leh Goal A Nar...6l# 61#
N Penna R 9 9#
do 6s 00 60#
New Creek #
Oatawissaß 6# 6#
Lehigh Zino 1 1#
CITY ITEMS.
“ A Thing of Beauty rs a Jot Forever.”-
That beauty Is a joy-inspiring quality oannot be dis
puted, and we are pleased to find that In Philadelphia,
porbaps more than any other city in the Union, public
taste for the beautiful is being studiously cultivated
Our artisans seek moat jealously to outvie each other in
making beauty. Convenience, and durability the triplet
qualities of their proluctlons. We have been especially
led to these remarks by a recent visit to the cabinet
ware-rooms of Messrs. O. B. Menoh A Co., No 251
South Second street. Th»se gentlemen, in kindly ehew-
ing us through their immense establishment, pointing
out the various processes employed iu producing the
elegant artioles they manufacture, .enlightened us in
the art of rendering the beauty of furniture more en
suring, and satisfied us also of the advantages, in point
of prices, which an extensive factory in that line has
over those more limited in their operations. With one
feature of-this old established house we were especially
pleased, and It deserves the emulation of cabinet
makers generally, viz: that tbe stock of materials,
from the great quantity they retain on hand from year
to year, is always allowed to become so thoroughly
Reasoned that further shrinking, after an article is made,
is impossible. There are other advantages attached to
such a policy which, as a hint to buyers or fomiture.
ws may hers stats : It is clearly evident, for Instance
that a house adopting this “ supply” policy need never
be obliged to rash into the market and buy materials
at speculators’ prices; and watching themarket will al
ways enable a shrewd business, man to lay in stock at a
handsome per oentage less than average market prices.
At the approach of the panic, last fall, the house
above referred to, finding their stock of materials
ample, and having full confidence Iu the recuperative
powers of the future, retained their quota of workmen,
notwithstanding the dreary present, and accordingly ac
cumulated one of the finest stocks of furniture in this
country. For obvious reasons they are now enabled to
sell at prices highly advantageous to the buyer. lo
doed, we have reason to know that they are selling
ware at much below average prices; and we have no
hesitation in recommending our Meads who are in want
of furniture to their roomß. Those who may drop in
with the view of looking, merely, we are sure will be
shown through politely; and if they purchase they
may feel equally assured of proper care and attention
in the delivery and locating of the articles. A word to
the wiso, &e.
We have said this much in favor of the above house,
on the b»et authority imaginable, as the intelligent
reader will no doubt infer.
Value of Phrenology —Tho three thousand
persons who beard Mr. Boeoheron Thursday evening
could not but have realized the high estimate placed
upon phrenotrgy by that distinguished orator. As an
illustration of this fact, we may state that the office of
Messrs. Fowler, Wells, & Co.. No. 922 Chestnut street,
was thronged yesterday with applicants for examina
tion. Mr. John L. Capen, the professional examiner
in their office, is a gentleman of talent, and thoroughly
Acquainted with his subject. Apropos of this, we would
Inform our readers In general, ana medical students in
particular, that these gentlemen have recently pub
lished a “ Pronouncing Medical Lexicon,” by 0. H.
Cleveland, M. D., which should be In the hands of all
who take any interest in theeubjectof medicine and
the collateral sciences. To all who have occasion to
write or speak on these subjects this Lexicon will be
found an Indispensable aid, and as it has become a part
or evory intelligent man’s education to possess a decent
acquaintance with medical terms, this ne&tly-gotten-up
volume should find a place in every library.
Interesting to All.—There is no branch of
business in which our citizens, of all classes, sexes, and
ages, are so deeply interested as that which caters to
the palate. That things “ good to eat ” are popular,
may be Inferred from the rush of customers that may
be found every day In tbe week at the oonfectionary es
tablishment of Messrs. E. G Whitman &Co.,Beoond
street, below Chestnut. Their candles are not excelled
in the world, either for richness of flavor or purity of
materials.
Preparing for Winter.— A reoent visit to the
gents’ furnishing houso of Messrs. R. 0. Walborn A Co.,
(noir) Nos. 6 and " North Sixth street, brought to out
mind even more forcibly than the weather, that winter
is approaching Their stock of under olothing, gents’
wr>ppers, hosiery, and everything that a gentleman
needs in that line, is gotten up In this establishment
with the greatest care. Their new style enamelled col
lars, at two «rtii a half[cents apiece, are creating a sen
sation.
Fancy Names—The following are the names of
some of the rowdy gangs whioh infest the principal ci
ties Short Boys and Long Boys. Croppies, Dead Bab
bits and Live Rabbi e, from New York; Fly-by-n’ghts
Killers and Vampires from Philadelphia; Blood Tubs,
Plug U?lies, Rip R»ps Hough Skins, from Balti
more ; ThogSj from New York, tt id omne genus from
ail over. It Is strange that men do not eschew such
titles, and try to at least look like gentlemen by ob
tainfng their garments at the Brown Stone Olothitg
Hall of R.ckhill and Wilßon, Nos. 603 and 605 Oheat
nut street, above Sixth.
Fall Importation of Tea Trats.— Mr. B. W.
Carry!, 714 Chestnut street, has just received his Fall
importation of fine Japanned Tea Trays and Waiters
Among his stack is comprised every grade ani quality,
varying in price from a dime each to thirty dollars per
set. Ameng the finer qualities are several patterns
Of an entirely now style of ornameoting, iu which
leaves, &c., appear to be made of grains of fine gold
And pearl—considered among the moßt beautiful pat
terns ever imported.
Facts worth Knowing.—The readers of The
Press should not forget the Important fact that the
largest, be t, and cheapest assortment of fashionable
reidy-made Clothing to be found in Philadelphia is at
the “ Old Franklin Hall Clotbiug Emporium” of E.
H Eldridge, No, 321 Chestnut street M T. Willis,
the popular salesman of the establishment, will be
happy to see his friends.
A Japanese Prince and Suite Coming to the
United States —Com. Tatnall has forwarded despatches
to Washington, announcing important t.eaties with
Japan; and also, that one of the Imperial Princes and
suite will visit our country for the purpose of looking
round and seeing “ sights.” We learn that one of the
first places to which his Highness will be conducted is
the Palatial Clothing Establishment of Granville
Stokes, No CO7 Chestnut street.
Ladies' Workstands and Sewing Chairs,
Heavy Plated Tea Sets, Forks and Spoons,
Fine Ivory-handled and Common Cutlery,
For sale at the new Houae-fnrnibhing Store, South
west corner of Seoond and Book stre.ts.
> £.B. FajSON A Co,
Christian -Union will be the subject of a dis
course in Bt. Matthew’s Lutheran Church Near street,
below- Fourth, by the Pastor, Bar. E. W. Hotter, on
to-morrow eveniog-t-seiviceg commencing at half-past
eeveu o’clock.
It ia admitted by those who use Henry W.
Hpy’e Self-raising Flour that it is readily kneaded, and
gives more satisfaction than the ordinary flour. It la
no necessary to use yeast or any other artificial means
omx . The directions on each package are compre
hensivo, and If hoiuuik««p,r. fo u ow , heitl) tbßj will
find the breed, roll. pa.try, of ill kind., mode from it
sweeter and more pWing , 0 the tsste. Persons snffer.
ing from dyspepsia derire the utmost honest from its
nsa,!t being easy of digestion, oren when osod hot.
His Buckwheat Meal la also self-nlsing and appears
to he of a very superior quality, and to those who de
sire to indulge in an old-fashion'd Buckwheat cake we
say try Henry W. Hey’s Buckwheat Meal He has a
grand display at the Franklin Institute Exhibition.
The moat economical Pnmp we hare seen for a
long time is on exhibition at the Franklin Tna'ltute.
Its economy of’space, and its effectiveness for every
purpose for which a pump is required, will, no denhf,
increase the'demand for them- It la a cheap appliance
for raising or throwiog water. The one we saw was a
small size, hat is ab’e to throw a stream of water on
the roof of a four-story building. It will, no doubt,
be appreciated by farmers, or those who have country
residences. Mr. W. H. Harrison Is the patentee, and
can he found at 705 Lodge Alley, in this city. On look-
ing over h : s circular, we find references 1o those who
have this Pump in use, which will, no doubt, prove sa
tisfactory to those who sre about to purohase a Pump.
Cristiaki’s Hair Dye is the best, aa it pro
duces the most natural black er brown color. Bold at
Buchanan’s Drug Btoro, corner of Seventh and Spring
Maiden, the Betali Agency for Orlstlani’s celebrated
Perfumery.
Tons. Owt,
10.011 It
2,637 09
16 203 11
2,622 03
6 804 16
B3 279 10
1,335,866 19
.1,874,146 09
Jackson, Check Printer.
JAOKBON. CIRCULAR PRINTER.
JACKSON, BILL-HEAD PRINTER.
JACKSON, CARD PRINTER.
JACKSON.JOB PRINTER.
oc3o-12t CHESTNUT A FIFTH Streets.
.1,648,827 03
Tons. Owt.
12 894 14
2,659 19
22.488 00
4;021 00
Burnett’s Cocoaine.
BUBNETT’O OOOOATNB.
BGRNSTT’S QOOOAtNH.
A single application ie iders the hair (no matter how
stiff anl dry) soft and glossy for several days. It is the
beat and cheapest Hair Dressing In the World. Pre
pared by Joseph Borhbtt A Co., Boston. For sale by
Dealers generally, at 60 cents per bottle. 0025-61;
. 42.063 13
.1,016 754 15
.1,068.818 03
The Man with Black Whiskers has at lash
revealed the secret of his success in changing them
from their origti a\ color of red. He confesses to have
made use of the only true Hair Bye known—Julbs
UtUßL’s Tbobtabli Hair Drs. For sale by all re
spectable Druggists, and at the Laboratory of Jdlbs
Haobl A C0.,704 Chbstsdt Bt, Philadelphia. 0c25-6fc
Gallagher’s Celebrated Morning Star Ctek-
ING STOVE.
The celobrity of this wonderfully popular Btove, pos
sessing, aa it does, such a combination of superior ad
vantages over all other Stoves now In existence, has
spread its fame throughout the whole United States.
Its advantages are aa follows: It has two large
Ovens for baking «nd roasting; It Is more eeonomloal;
it possesses far more conveniences j it never falls under
any circumstances*, and is more durable than any other
Stove now in use. It will bake Bread, roast a Turkey,
boil a Dinner, broil a Beefsteak, and fi¥at wash-water,
all at the same time.
I warrant this Stove to operate n the most perfect
manner, or the money will be returned.
NuTICE.—I am the original inventor and patentee
of the Stove called the “ Morning Star,” and U la for
■ale only in Philadelphia, at my Store, No. 305 H. BE
OON D Street, first Store Btoro above Tine.
Take particular notice that the name of the invent
tor, A. J. GALLAGHER, is cast, In Large Letters, on
the front and side of each
“ MORNING STAR” COOKING STOVE.
GALLAGHER’S SUNRISE AIR TIGHT.
A new large Oren Flat Top Oooklng Stove. The plate*
are very heavy, and the whole Store la finished la a su
perior manner.
This Stove to be superior to any other Flat- Top Btove
oow In the market.
I respectfully invite my friends and'the public to call
and examine the above Stoves.
I have also a great variety of other Cooking Stovea
of every style. Parlor Stoves, most beautiful patterns.
Together with a heavy stock of Stoves for churches,
stores, offices, hotels Ao.
, Repairs for the Morning Star and Sunrise Stoves, to
be had only at my store. A. J. GALLAGHER.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer In Stoves, Ranges, Cast
ings, Ac., No. 305 North SECOND Street,
ocll-mwsa26t first Store Store above Vine, Pbtfe.
.26#®26#
The Human Hair.—How many persons abase
this delicate and beautiful ornament, by burning It
with alcoholic waskes, and plastering it with grease,
which has no affinity for the skin, and Is not absorbed.
Bobsstt’s Oocoaibb, a co npound of Coeoanut Oil, Ao.,
Is unrivaliea sa a Dressing for the Hair, Is readily ab
sorbed, and Is peculiarly adapted to its various condi
tions, preventing its falling off, and promoting its
healthy growth. oe2S*tu th s-3t
Silver’s Gas-Consuming Stove.—l respect-
FULLY invite my friends and the pnbUe, who are about
purchasing STOVES, to call and examine my assort*
aren't of
Knowing fall well, that unless these ‘tovesare mad
in the.eery test manner, they are no better then the
ordinary heating Stoves . I employ joaly.'fHe heat
workmen, and select the choicest imported Russia Iron.
A sample ef my manufacture will be found In the
Pranklin Institute, and all tub stoves I sell are
equal in every p rtlcular to those on exhibition. Be
fore purchasing please call and examine ay assortment.
A. J. GALLAQHEB,
No. 805 N. SECOND Street.
0c27-wsmtf
To iU who Want Money* - Ju*.e» k
00., Brokers, Northwest corner of THIRD end
GABKELL STREETS, below LOMBARD, advance
Cash liberally, in large and email amounts, op on
deposits of 'Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Hons,
Clothing, Ac., on moderate terms. Office hoars from
3 A.M. to 7 P.M. oc2Mm
New Trimmings and Zephyr Store and Fac-
TORY —J. G. MAXWELL & SON, Soatheast Ele
venth and Chestnut. oc2l-lm
£5O, g5O, $5O, 850, 850, $5O, 850, 830.
SINGER’S SEWING MaOHINJSS.—PRICES RE
DUCED.—A new and elegant Family Sewing Ma
.hlne for $5O, and the general scale of prices greatly
•edaced. AU who want a substantial, sicpie.and re
liable Sewing Machine, which has an established repu
tation for doing the very best work on every kind of
naterial, are invited to call at our office and examine
the new machines, at the reduced prioes. They c&n
lot fail to be satisfied. I. M. SINGER A 00.,
ocl-lm No. 603 CHESTNUT Street.
Thomas W. Bally, No. ««« Market Street,
Importer and Dealer in Fine Watches, Jewelry, Silver
*sd Tlated Ware. First-class goods constantly on hand.
Ch subscriber, paying cash for every article, Is enabled
to il at a small advanoe. Those about purchasing
vonld do well to call. All goods warranted as repre
mtaed. sei-Sm
St. Vitus's Dance.—This distressing and
mortifying nervous affection is'left generally either to
take its natural oourse, er Is treated on general princi
ples with Very little success. The nervous symptoms
ire not the disease itself, and proceed from functional
>r organic derangement In the nervous centres. No
medicine has been found equal to the PERUVIAN
SYRUP, in checking the involuntary nervous trem
blings known as St. Vitus’s Danoe.
For sale tn this city by F. Brown, oomer Fifth and
Jhestnut, and Hassard A 00., oomer Twelfth and
Chestnut. 0020-dAwtf
Saving Fund.—Five Per Cent* Interest*—
NATIONAL SAFETY TRUST COMPANY, WALNUT
street, B. W. oomer of THIRD, Philadelphia. Money
received in any ram, large or small, and interest paid
'rum the day of deposit to the day of withdrawal,
doney is received and payments made daily, without
totice. The investments are made in Beal Estate,
Mortgages, Ground Rents, and such first-class seouri
iesaath charter requires. Office hours, from 9 o’olock
n the morning until 6 o’clock in the afternoon, nd on
Monday and Thursday evenings until 8 o’clock. fed
Singer's Sewing Machines —That Singer's
lowing Machines make the b at etiteh ever Invented,
bas been widely known for years. Other machines may
make a similar stitch upon a few light fabrics, but
dinger’s alone are competent to do every kind of work
ipon every variety of fabric. *
Singer’s new Family Eewing Machines have the same
elative superiority aa his machines for manufacturing
purposes. They are also more beautiful than any
it*r.
Hemming and Binding Gauges of the most improved
ityleare applied when desired to any of Singer’s Ma
chines. . I. M. SINGER CO.,
sel6-Ijan22
One-Price Clothing of the Latest Styles, and
made in the host manner, expressly for bstail balbb.
We mark oar. lowest selling prices in plais piquus
on eaoh article. All goods made to order are warranted
iatisf&ctory, and our OSE-PRIOS ststbk is strictly ad
hered to. W« believe this to be the only fair way ot
dealing, u thoreby all are treated alike.
JONES & CO.,
604 MABKET Street.
w. Henry Fatten, Manufacturer of Window
SHADES, and Importer or CURTAIN and UPHOL
3TERY MATERIALS, LACE and MUSLIN OUR.
TAINS. BROOATELLES, BATIK US LAINE and
WORBTED DAMASK, RAPS, MOREENS. PLUBHES,
GIMPS and TASSELS, GILT CORNICES and CUR
TAIN ORNAMENTS. GiU Window Shades, -with all
the trimmings, *a low as 75 cents each. Just received
from Auction a large invoice of Curtains, which are
offered at the following unprecedented low prices:
Muslin Curtains, $1 00, worth $3 00 a pair.
Law “ $2 GO, “ $1 00 “ “
Tambour Lace “ $3 00, “ $5 00 “ “
Quite heavy “ “ $6 00, “ $lO 00“ “
ElegantrichEmbroldered,slooo, “ $2O 00“ “
Damask Curtains from $lO 00 to $l5 00 per window ,
complete. Curtains made and put up at the shortest
notice, by competent workmen.
"W. HENRY PATTEN, 6SO CHESTNUT St.,
0012-omea Opposite Jayne’s New Hall
Timm’s Patent Case Shoe Brashes, compact
AND OLEANLY Just the thing for Travellers, Board
ers, and House-keepers. Bold by Grocers and Shoe
Dealers, Charles D. Thum, Manufacturer of every de
scription ot Brushes, No 150 North THIRD Street.
Grover & Baker’s Celebrated Family Sewing
machines.
A NEW STYLE—PRICE $5O.
730 Chsstkot Btrbst, Philadblpbu.
Theso Machines sew from two spools, and form a
seam of unequalled strength, beauty, and elasticity,
which will wot rip, even if every fourth stitch be cut,
They are unquestionably the best in the market for
family use.
od6-tf JX7* assn /ox a -TR
Special Notices.
20,000 NOW IN USE
WARRANTEE.
I WARRANT
QAB OOHSUIUSO BTOTIS.
No. 602 CHESTNUT Street.