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•NBMMBBOiDAIM, (STODATB RXOKPTKft,)
OFfIOK SO. 417 OHBSTNUT STREET
DAILY PRESS.
*W“v». dnn rat W*«*. parable to the Carrier.
tß Bebeoribeni oQI of the Citr u Six DoLhaas
T»a ■M.tinut Fooa Brnuii aoa K»sx Moktsi,
Tsua Pouxae roa Six Moawte-InTariablT lo ad
•&* ths timvordsrsd.
TEI-WEEKLY FHK»S.
SUifel toSeheertben oat of theCitr at Thxib Ool
i au < raa'AaaoM.' iat afraaee.
* ■ COMMISSION HOUSES.
OLOXHINS GOODS.
STALtAK CLOTHS.
ALPACAS.
fefAIWSH, BLA.Y, Mb BLOUSE
WHENS.
>LAIN AND NANCY
BUCKS AND BRILLS.
_ , Ravin stobKi axd ?aa bale by
GEO. D. PARRISH,
goe-lm 31 a CHESTNUT Street.
H/VAAB.L h BUTOIHNSOft
so. tia onjarfita* *s..
herohants,
FOR TRB SiLK 07
PH4 LADELPHI A-MADL
GOODS.
V&6m . ■
yy ASHING TON MILLS
FORMKKLY HAT STATE MILLS
SHAWLS el all eisee, in treatre. iet.
Kabeaaed ana Pruitmt.TAßLE COVRK*.
HWON BEAVERS anti BROAD CLOTHS.
BALMOBAL SKIRTS.
DOESKINS, and Double and Twiatod COATINGS.
%4 SACRXNGSasd J>urr ZEPHYR CLOTHS.
Twilled and Plata flshnkls end opera flam
IKLS.
dieted FBLT OAHPETINBG,
ffeOTHINGHAN *i WELLS,
Id SoaUi FRONT Street, ana
, 38 LETITIA Street.
LM-g ,-
HATS AND CAPS.
: : V NEW, HAT STORE.
JOHN E. FOSTER,
OM» of MO Sooth Third .treat,)
. • Hava. taken the store at
no. 331 Chestnut st.,
mny«horstyle*invito* th*attention
tBEBB/&fA.ND EXTENSIVE STOCK
HATS AND CAPS.
vy Hie aewMl etrieaare much admired.
FURS.
pURSi FURS!
GEQRGE I\ WOMRITH,
MQ3. 41* AMO dir ARCH BTRBET,
Haa now Open
. A FULL ASSORTMENT
LADIES’ FURS,
TViThiehthaartentioaofthe Publioia invited. ooS-dm
»■ HILLINERY GOODS.
*l**loB. KENNEDY & 880.
7 3 9
CHESTNUT STREET, BELOW EIGHTH,
Here eeonM a SPLENDID ASSORTMENT of
FRENCH FLOWERS, HEADDRESSES.
FEATHERS. RIBBONS, STRAW GOODS.
BONNET MATERIALS,
- r ’ AT LOW prices: *eWm
CABINET FURNITURE.
PRENOH FURNITURE.
GEORGE ,t. HENKELS,
SS* WALNUT STREET,
• Jaft otesoAt larra invoice o!
QVADIM,LX,
MAKQUBTftIB, and
ORMOLU WORE,
Whiob he will teU at W REDUCED PRICES.
eiKST-CIMS CABISET WARE
ÜBO. J. HENKBIiS,
••.WALNUTSTEKET,
Offers at
VBBY &ISUOSP PBICBB
The iutwt wottment la toft Uniott, ell of New Dmik&s
J o*ll sad oxsaußofreforo purohatinc* —M 3m
PAKHH FURNITURE AND BIL-
V/ LIAMTABLBB. ‘
MOOBE & CAMPION,
Ko. MI BOUTK 88COND STREET-
Ia aonaaatumvith (hair extanaivaCabinet Bnainata,
ara aaw of .
w juijyi yropqepood, byellwholutremsedtheca, to
*2jfSniih of theee Tables thenuum*
ftctjiTcni refer to tkoir .muserot* M*rona throofbottt
UeCsiißiWli cure xjuauiurmtl! tbefUzsnotsr of their
««fr '
JVSItffcABIN XT , WABEROOMS
IE ofKMD TH£SWEEICBY_ - • ■
N(b«e South &<&>&> dtreat.
Foe? doors ftsor* street.
A e**e»ee<*ts»e*tof FUNHXTURB oTeTerj desorifc-
oft hMd» it tfao lowwt enh ynoea.
SPORTING. GOODS.
Q.UNS. FIWTOLS.
SKATES, &o.
PHILIP WILSON * CO.,
MAKOFACrBAKR* Of SCTEMO* 60HB,
<J ’ tauortan art lMin to
me com Aim bhootuo tackle.
CRICKET BATS, HUA Aa-,
BABE-BALL mrLKMEnTS,
SKATES Or EVERY VARIETY,
FINE FIBBING TAOKLB,
AT THS U>yrsgs rXICES.
482 CHESTNFT STREET.
oc» -tml.--.,-: . ■
BLINDS AKD SHADES.
JJIJNDSAND SHADES.
. B. J. WILLIAMS.
Ko. W NORTH SIXTH 4tBEBT,
v I> tb» annt * it* wire Munfluturar of
VENETIAN BLINDS
-■ ..i. _,■ ’ in
WINJDOW SHADES.
, Tfeo linart *Rd ficMt wortainit in the oitr. nt tk*
iovoottxuflin " ' ‘ \
STORR.BHADES.nutoud fettered. KEI’AIRIMO.
KCteeUrAttended to. ‘ 001-to
UMBRELLAS.
gLEEPER& FENNER
WHOLESALE MANWACTimEKB
UHBHIXXiAB A°HD PARASOLS,
-: - NO. n« MARKET SI*BBT.
■ VBUASttPBU*
• MS BOW Mt iißf |BOM titU
ym Btnromn stmamt yanim ov vKvsnxif
S&nmlacadMßiin Eomnti, iu( m*t ttUh
- ■ ■ v ■■- -- ’■ ■ ■ ”***»
REMOVALS.
REMOVAL.
THOMAS MELLOR& GO.,
HOSIERY HOUSE.
Hnr* rwoorid toth»Btor»fonn»rij oocujiedbr
TARO, GttLHORN, * CO.,
Ho. 4# AND 48 NORTH THIRD STREET,
IMHI MARKET usd ARCH Street*
aPARKUNG AND STILL CATAWBA
OwiHJSR. n '
J. E S H EDB V
oumubui.ouo,
*mn e* Uad. **4 iaWeteS®* **"*«•<>"■ *1 - ,
IIUTtiER HOUSE. :
'SOUTH’SIXTH : *«•*> "'
owirthlfgy Swum ****■. ~
R. IiCRKHA rtaitUiut.
foopi
VOL. 4.-—NO. 89.
SILK AND DHY GOODS JOBBERS.
MONDAY, OCTOBER BTH,
A Superb line
FRENCH AND GERMAN
DRESS GOODS
AUCTION,
Tbs attention Of outoaatomerj i* invited-
JOSHUA L. BASJSS,
CfiPOSTER AND JOBBER
No. 313 MAHKKT Wl\ %
•OMT
JFAUU
CH&FFEES, ft TOUT. & Oo
FOREIGN and domestic dry goods.
-MU-Sm . No. MS MARKET STREET.
CARPETINGS.
V tionof
CARPETINGS.
and consequent forced sales
THROUGH THE AUCTIONS IN NEW
YORK,
we art enable! to offer a [arse enotttaont oT
VELVET, BRUSSELS, and TAPESTRY
CARPETS.
OF THE NEWEST STYLES, AT
MUCH BELOW REGULAR PRICES.
SUPERB THREE-PLY tod INGRAINS,
IN GREAT VARIETY.
BAILY & BROTHER,
No. 930 CHESTNUT Street.
LOOKING GLASSES,
LOOKING-GLASSES
AHD
PICTURE FRAMES,
or every variety.
ENGRAVINGS, OIL-PAINTINGS, «■*,,
NO. BSG ARCH STREET.
(3EO. F. BKNKKRT,
HAnnvaeTttßXa era ixfoktxs.
PICTURE, CORNICE AND ROOM MOULDINGS,
ooi-is wboiwale and Retail.
KING-GLASSES,
PORTRAIT AND PICTURE TKAKSB,
ENGRAVINGS,
OIL PAINTINGS, *»„ *«,
IAMES 8. EAHLK k SON,
IMPORTERS, MANVEACTUHSRS, WBOLtk
■BAX.X AND RETAIL DEALERS,
GABLES’ GALLERIES,
n« CHESTNUT BTRBJBV,
SAFES.
ILLIES* PATENT
WROUGHT AND CHILLED IRON
DEPOT
715 CHESTNUT ST.,
UNDER MASONIC HALL,
M. C. SADLER, General A rent.
AND BANK LOCKS. DOORS, SO.
r the onlr Mercantile Safe made that h
Banlar proof. , H &.ti
SEWING MACHINES
& WILf-ON.
SEWING MACHINES*.
698, CHESTNUT STREET-SECOND FLOOR.
nod-im
J£ARRIS’ BOUDOIR
SEWING MACHINE.
«o! tA°i?svr SScJhuJe,' for quilting and
HEAVY WORK.
Both few from twoepoola without the trouble of re
mifei@HS3Ss-afai.-
F|IHG BEST MANUFACTURING AND
sWIN&MAGHINES
I. M; CO.’S,
<w»4a :.; n Ho.glO CHKBTMUT Streets
GAB FJXTUJRKS, LAMPS, &c.
g gBOBTOB OIL OJT SUPERIOR QUA
■ UTt ' XJJROiJBNB, or
OOALr<>IL LAMPS.
; ' CHANDELIERS. BRACKETS, SO.,
MunAsttrad'twd forjaM.'M.
LOWEST CASH PRICES,
WITTERS & CO,
No, S* NORTH EIGHTH STREET,
N. E, oor. of FilbOrt, Iwtwon Market nod Arab.
Mii-m .. . .- - - ■
gHOT WELL’S SWEET CIDER,
. MADE' EXPRESSLYFOR OUR BALES.
Thj&ritlnvoiMortM*
CELEBRATED CIDER
Jutt noetrod.
ALBERT O- ROBERTS,
DEALBttIN
PINE GROCERIES.
ooli-tf Goran ELEVENTH odd VINE Street..
J[. SHOEMAKER & Co
glass, PAINTS,
, o .. OILS. AND VARNISHES,
, Hortiwet Comor FOURTH end RACE gtreeU.
mrtHm'- •' '' '. 1 -
rjpHOMAB THOMPSON.
SON. & CO.,
j IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF
! CABINET-KAESR S’ MATEBIALB,
, mb South second street.
Mr Brooaielta, Hotboo, New, Domooko, and ororr
I Oeeorlttioß of Furniture and Cnrtain Good,. wlt-»m
jjUMILY FLOUR,
Made from choice white wheat,
O. H. MATTSON.
8. Wdoor. ASLOM a»d TKHTH street*. eel*
pMLADELPBIA TERRA COTTAMA-
WOOD-BURNT AND MARBLE LIME,
»'» ' Co>°(b»d Pluter. PloeterinJ ttur.Wlnte Send,
*&EPt H. MoINNES.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
THE enterprise
INSURANCE COMPANY
OP PHIL ADEPHIA.
fpiRE Insurance exclusively.)
*OarPANY*B BTTILDIN& . S, W u JJ.QRNJSM
VO WITH AITD aThsEra,
F. JEiYcHroftH GrA**, I MosnaeAi £» ZUwsOH,
William MoX*k. j flxo. H. Steaut,
flULnaO F&AZIXZ' { Johm H* Bilowk,
John jvi. Atvvoob. j B. A. Fahiibstoci,
. Andsjkw B. Cash,
Husky Whartoh, „! J A I/. JErbihosb.
„ F. RATCHFORD STARK, President,
CHARLES W, COXBe Secretary. feu
Fire insurance. mechanics^
INSURANCE company of Philadelphia. No.
139 North SIXTH Street, below Raoe. ?Sme Build
mgs, Goods, ana Merchandise generally from loss or
jdamage by * ire. The oompany suarontca to adjust all
loiaes promptly, and thereby hope to merit the patron
age of the public.
PIBHCTOSB.
William Morgan, Robert Flanigan,
Francis Cooper, Michael MoGeoy,
George L, Dougherty, Edward McGovern.
James Martin, Thomas B. MoCermiok,
James Purosa. Jonn Brora'oy,
Matthew MoAleor, Frauds Falls,
Bernard Rafferty. John Caafsady,
Thomas J.Hoinphill, -Bernard H. HuUeman,
T homas Fisher, Charles Clare.
Francis McManus. Michael CahiU.
_ FRANCIS COOPER, President.
BERNARD RAFFERTY, SOOretarr. ooiß-6m
MUTUAL SAFETY IN
KURANCE COMPANY
INCORPORATED RY THE LEGISLATURE Of
PENNSYLVANIA , ISM.
OFFICE S. E, CORNER THIRD AND WALNUT
Street*, Philadelphia,
»»V« S !f E ASKANCE
CARGO. > To all parts of the World.
FREIGHT, \ _
, t , INLAND INSURANCES
On Goods, by River. Canal*, Lakes, and LattU Carriage
„ „toall parts ortho Union
, ~ FIP-8 INSURANCES
On Merchandise, generally.
Onotores Dwolunr Houses, &c.
ASSETS OF THE COMPANY,
♦ November 1,1869,
8123 0150* Philadelphia City 6 oent. OO
siOO.OOO Pennsylvania State 6 oent. Loan. 93,655 00
821,000 Pennsylvania .State 0 oent. Loan.. 21.000 00
$15,000 U. B.. Treasury 614 oent. Notes and
_ . interestaue~—2o,2o3s4
830X00 U.S. Treasury 6 oent. Notes and
_ interest du0..... ......, 80,016 00
826,000 Temporary Loan to the City of Phila
delphia.—. 35,000 00
860X00 Pennsylvania Railroad Sd Mortgage
820,000 NorthTernmlvanla iiailt-oi'a ‘Mori- 00
«»mTr«RlSiUfAte'rVifiSf U,K)O 00
_ Company 7 & ot. coupon Bonds. 12,000 00
813X00, 300 snares ctook Germantown Gas
Company, interest principal
guarantied br tho oity oi Phiia
• dolphin- — 15,000 00
86,000 100 ohares Pennsylvania Railroad Com
-86,000,100 shares North Pennsylvania Railroad
„ , Company..— —. 560 00
82,860 shares Philadelphia 100 Boat and Steam
Tug Company, Philadelphia and
SjMtth&ah Stoam Navigation Com-
1800.
cany, Ooean Bteam'“Navigation
t/ompanyv
Havre de Grace Steam Tott Boat
Company, Philadelphia Exchango
Company... — 2,31000
0135.889 _ 0408,718 54
Bonds and Mortgages, and Real Estate, Of
„fioe Building., 75,363 as
Bills receivable for Insurances made......... 181,633 69
Balance due at Agenoiea— Premiums cn Ma
rine Policies. interest, and other debts due
the Company. _ 53,551 53
Borip ano*stook of sundry inßurafic's Com-
« 3,26 b 00
Cash on Itapout Ift ©ink... ... 67,060 Si
. directors.
Wiluam Martin. . Samuel E. Stokes,
Edmund A. Bonder, ' J. P. Penleton,
iheophiluß raulcLinr, Henry Sloan.
{°k S' n^- r0l!e ’ Edward Darlington, .
John C. Davi?, H. Joneoßroc&ai,
Jambs Tradufcit, hpcmoer M’JlVaino,
William hyfe, jr.» Thomas C. Hand,
Jiuues C. Hand. Robert Burton,
William C. Ludwig, Jacob P. Jours,
Joseph H. Real, Joraea B. M’l’arlami,
Dr. R. M. Huatoa, Joshua P v Eyre,
C. Loiptjr, John B. Semple, Fittab’g,
HnghCrstg, D.T. Morgan, "
C/ißrics Kelly, a. fj. Bcr?ar. •*
WILLIAAI MARTIfi, President.
uomov ■ w, ,i,THAND, Vioo President.
HENRY LYLBURN. Seoretarr. dl6-tf
QUAKER CITY INSURANCE COMPA
GEORGE H. HART, Premdect.
H. H'.coadMHAl,^ e BM ? r euu TreM.ru
9. H* BUTLER, Aoisfsnt Secretary.
. - „ BIRECTORS,
BeorgeJl. H&it, E. P.Rosm,
A.O.Ojttelji Fosters. Perkins,
E. W. Bailor, Andrew R. Chamber*
S&ffgfeSL
IN&URANOU COMPANY OP THE
STATEOF AKhNSYLVANIA-FIRE AND MA
JUNK INSURANCE - Noa. i AND 0 EXCHANOE
liuiupir. u3i
„ Chartered in 1794-Capital S2OOJX»-Peb. 1, 1860, cash
Value. 0488,792 77,
All invested in sound and available bounties—con
tinue to insure on Vessels nod Cargoes, Buildings,
stocks of Morohandise, &0., on liberal torins.
~ DIRECTORS.
Henry D. Sheirerd, George K. Stuart,
Simeon Toby. SamnelJPraftt, Jf„
Charles Alaoaleater, Tobias Wtiznar,
WilhamS. RpntU; Thomas B Wattson.
ymOfthm. „ asaftSsssp l
ten , TiM ,HENR? o D^'a C !II'RKKP,D, Fiesident,
WILLIAM HARPER, Secretary. s jgp-tf
ANTHRACITE INSURANCE COMPA
, N Jr.-Authorised Capitol etOO,OOO-CHARTKK
fiVlUcirilAllr
Offloo Wo. 811 WALNUT Street, betrreen Third and
Fourth Street, Philadelphia,
Thin Company Trill insure ngalnot loss or damage by
Frrft, on Uundmjr»,FurhJluro f end Merchandise gene-
Kfcfib© InVuranaes on Vowels, Cargoes, and
Freights. Inland of the Vmon>
Jacob K*het» Joseph Maxfiold,
P. Luther,. JDr. George W, Eckert-
L. Audenned, John K, Blakurton*
Davis Pearson Wm, F. Dean,
Peter Sieger, j. E. Baum.
JACOH K6HER, PrCßident,
_ WM,F.DEAW,Vioo President
W, ML. SMITH, Secretary. apB-tf
Philadelphia,
AJtEBIOAN FIRS INSURANCE CO.,
IHCORPOSATed IBIC—CHARTER FBRFBT-
KoVSIQ WALNUT Street, above Third, Philadelphia,
Having a large paid-up Capital Stock AndSurploß In
rested m sound and available ssountles. continue to
insure on Dwelling*, Stores. Furniture, Merohandiee.
Vessels in Port and their cargoes, and other Personal
Property. *H lowiea liberally and promptly adjusted.
*»HS<7TORB.
John *?. h#mn,
•feme# JEL Campbell*
Edraund S, Dutf I*,
„ Ghas. W. Poaltaey,
Israel Morrill
I’HOMAB R. AIAR/S, President
fcjfßLß*y v/, i.. CRAWFORD. Seorntarr. toSl-u
Thus. K. Marie,
John Walsh,
Samnol C. Moru>*
Droily.
EXCHANGE INSURANCE COMPANY
1~4 —Office No. l& WALNUT Street.
FIRE INSURANCE Ron Rouses and Merchandise
seneraliy, os favorable to ram, either limited or per
petual, *
. , DIRECTORS.
Jeremiah JJonsau, Edward D. Roberta
JohnQ. Ginnodo, John J, Griffith**
Joshua T, Owen, Reuben 0. Hale,
Tflomae Marsh, John McDowell, Jr-
Sami. L. Sraediey, Jas. T. Hale, BeUeionte
« «v*,£B§E M .JAH BONBALL, FrestW.
JOHN Q.. GINNOJDO, Vice President.
Bdwarp W. David, mb*l mtf
’* A Uttia,lint oitog, fill, the Pune.-
CTRAHKLIN SAVING FUND, No.
A lSOjßptith FOURTH Street,between Chest
nut and Wainut. Fkiladslpbia, pays aJI Deposits
ou demand.
Depositors’ mono* secured U Government.
State, and City Loans, Ground Rents, Mort*
gages, &o,
This Company dooms safety bettor than large
profits, consequently will run nonskwith depo
sitors’ money, but have it at all times Teady to
return, with e per cent, interest, to tho owner,as
they nave always done. This Company never
suspended.
Females, married or single, and Minors, can
deposit in their own right, and euoh deposits can
be withdrawn orl? by their ooncent
Charter perpetual, incorporated by the Btate
of Fennsylvania. with authority to receive money
from trustees and exooutors.
LARGE AND SMALL SUMS RECEIVED.
Orace open doily, from fl to S o’clcok, ana on
Wednesday evening until Bi>'olooh.
| .. SIRROTORB,
3 Jacob B. Shannon, Oyrus Cadwalioder,
S John BUmdier. 9eorge RusiaH,
a M&iacbi W. Sloan, Edward T, Kyat',
? Lawn Krnmbboar, Henry De/snr,
4 Nioholas Rlttephouw. Nathan Smeulef.
Jos. H. fi&ttertnwaito, Jones Yeikes,
Joseph w. Lippmoott,
JACOB B. SHANNON, President,
Otkvs C/.nwiLttAsax, Treasurer,
apS3-y
“ A Dollar **7ed in tulcn earned.”
CAVING FUND—FIVE PER CENT IN
KS terest.-national SAFETY trust com
’ANY, WALNUT Stroet, southwent corner of THIRD,
fhUauelphia. Incorporated by the State of Pennay:-
i« reoeived m Any earn, larpn or small, and in
terest paid from the day of deposit to tha day of with
drawal.
The omen is open every day frara nine o’olootin the
moraine till five o’olook in the evening, and on Mondar
ana Thursday evenings ti U eight o olock,
if on. HENRY L. BENNER, President.
ROBERT BELFRIDfJE.Yfco PrtsJdosi
ff n.pusf J. Rbbd, Secretary.
• DißncTona:
Son. Henry L. Benner- F.Carroll Brewster,
dward L. Carter, Josoph B. Barr
Robert SelfriiUe, FrnnoisLoe,
SainneiK. Ashton, Jonaph Yerkes,''
o. Lanoreth Mum:*, , James L. Stephenses.
Money is received and payments made daily.
The investments are made, in aonformlty with th*
govisipos of the Charter, in ileal Estnto Mortgager,
round Rents, and tnoh F. rat-class eeonrities os win el
ways Insure perfect scourity to the depositors, and
wliloh oannoi ftil to cive pormenenov and stability u>
this fnsrtfaßoc. • - aul-lr
CAVING FOND—UNITED STATES
£3 TRUST COMPANY, oorner THIHD and CHEST
NUT Street,
um and small sums,received, and JUftid Mok on de
ffqsspspsiffii
3&°fev^ ra “* •
. DRAFTS for saloon England,lreland, d oetUn*
from £1 upwards.
Preaideni—flTEFHEN R. CRAWFORD
■ S/?9fWr4AMK* it- ii untek
PAINY F[SK. Aotwurr ««ir
TMESDAMES OHEGAKAI AND D’HEK-
I-”-*- VILLY reepeotfuJiy inform their friends am
too public that they have removed their Boarding and
?tiltt{8 r 2?mUO)k e sfe LoS “ BtVale *° NM '
_ Pupils from fivo years of age upward prepared for the
fourth olasa. . JrW-fim
BKYANT, STRATTON,'^FAIRBANKS’
• MERCANTILE COLLEGE, 8. E. comer BE*
VENTH and CHESTNUT Street. -Dev aSd SMnTSir
gesstons. Individual instruction in Bookkeeping, iu
oladink,General Wholesale and Retail Business, Ikip
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ebange, Manufacturing, RaiiroadiuK, Steamuoatluß,
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Penn institute, , southeast coh.
N ®.i'!JW>"^ ENTH » , ' d .? iL S EaT stnou, ro
assxu MONDAY, Bsttomber la. Fcmr mors pnoik
will b, admitted. OataloenM »«nt to an, addrem.
antl-tf ■ it. BTEWAJRT, Principal,
i)iii.ac£oßß.
e5D1.553 C 7
SAVING FUNDS.
JBJ,«CATH)NAti
PHILADELPHIA,
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The Treason of General Charles
[From the New York Times.]
Two questions of peculiar difficulty have long
perplexed- the historians of the war of American
independence—the Conway Cabal and the singular
conduct’ of Charles Leo in the Jerseys and at Mon
month. The researches of Mr. Sparks have gone
far towards clearing up the obsoarities of the for.
mer; the first part, especially of the latter, and
In'ductlveiy ‘ the tfholb of It, forms tho subject of
the volume boforo us.
General Lee died in Philadelphia on the 2d of
October, 1782 His letter-hooks and papers passed
Into the hands of William Goddard, of Baltimore,
editor of the Maryland Journal, in which Lee’s
ill timed attack upon the character of Wsshin jlon,
under the title b’f “Some Queries, Political and
Military*'Humbly Offered to ihe Cohaldefati&n of
the Pabllo,” had originally appeared)' end one of
tho four legatees to whom he beqneafhedhls land
od estate in Berkeley. Soon uftor'th*. death of
Genoral Lee,- Mr. Goddard issued proposals for Che
publication of select portihnß oV his papers in
throe'volumes—a publication which, by the Im
portant ddfontofits it wouldhave contained, and
the no less important ones whlhh-it woulif uhdonbt
edly have oilled'-forth from authentic eed&ftS,'wi
der the form of ooifcbjentand answer* would have
rendered gfeat BOrvioc to American history. tJn
jbrtasately, the plan was never oarrlod oat, and it
was not till 1792 that an imperfect substitute
appeared in a single octavo of 439 pages, pro*
pared by Edward Langworthy, of Georgia, In
1757, setat' to England for pnbHostion,- and
. brought' out at last as a contrihdfclori to the his-"
tofy of the “ mother-revolution,*” under the excite
ment awakened by tho revolution Of 1 Franoe.
A biographioel sketch, a reprint of several essays,
traots, and squibs, and About a hundrod letters to
and from Gen. Lee* make tip the volume; too evi
dently the work of an ardont admirer to be ac
cepted as a trustworthy guide in disputed ques
tions. Many years passed away, and Lee seemed
to have taken his place in the history of the war,
as a iban of great military experience, fine talents,
and liberal Sentiments, but of a disposition so way
ward, each impulsiveness of passion, and suoh a
natural turn for saroasm and invective, as to have
detracted materially from the valuo of his services
as a soldior, and the pleasure of his sooiety as a
friend. This impression was confirmed by tho
elaborate biography drawn from family sources by
his matornal relative, Sir Henry Banbury, and
still more by that which Mr. Sparks, already
familiar with the subjeot through his previous stu
dies, wrote In 1845, with the Goddard collection
before him. And while a oertain diversity of
opinion prevailed concerning particular acts, the
severest censure phased upon him was, that he was
arrogant and vain, and the sternest condemnation,
that he had yiolded to an ambition too oommon to
be classed among unpardonable sins!
It was not, therefore, without a mlxturo of in
credulity and surprise that we learnt that Mr.
Moore had in his possession a paper in tho hand
writing of General Leo, which proved him to have
been a traitor to tho American oause under oir
onmstanoes of peculiar infamy. As librarian of an
important historioal'institution, Mr. Moore had
won for himself a reputation which gave groat
weight to his opinions. He was familiar with the
study of manusoriptdooumonts. He possessed too
sound a judgment to tako up on opinion lightly;
too sincere a lover of truth to bo led astray by the
search of novelty, and had drawn his ethtQß from
too pure a souroe to do wilful wrong to the ohar&o
ter of the living or of the dead.
On tho other hand, it seemed Btrange that so in
teresting, a fast should have been kept secret during
eighty-three years, and long after all personal mo
tives of oonooalment had passed away with the
persons themselves ; that men skilled in the inter
, pretation of humnn tflotitesj end suffering from the
mysterious waywardness of a collesgde ataoritioal
hear, should never have suspected that colleague
of anything worso than wilfulness and arroganoo;
that systematic treachery should have been so
uniformly concealed by oaprlolons bearing as to
have escaped detection evon when extended to acts
that hardly soomod to admit of any other interpre
tation; end that so many historians, writing under
suoh different influences, and seeing their subject
from such different points of view, should have con
curred In praising a man for qualities whioh he
never possessed, and attributing to him services
which he nevor performed.
Still it'was & question not of opinion, but of evi
donoo, susoeptible of demonstration by the same
processes that apply to other questions of faot, and
too important, noth in itself and in its bearing
upon other questions, to be lightly received or
hastily set »iie. The debt that wo owe to the
prat is a holy debt. The men who won tor us the
independence whioh has made us a great nation,
won for themselves a claim to that honor whioh we
oro especially commanded to cherish for the au
thors of our being, that our days may be long In
tho land which our God hath given ns. Woe to
tho country that forgets her great men, or suffers
an unmerited imputation to be oast upon their me
mory ! And woo, too, to her who permits arro
gance and presumption to usdrp. tho place of merit,
and makes hor praise worthless by bestowing it
without discrimination upon the corrupt and on
the pure!
In the oaso of Gen. Loo, tho whole question turns
upon the authenticity of the doenmont upon whioh
this startling accusation is founded. For, if it
oould be shown that tho letter attributed to him
was actually his composition, it would be impossi
ble to deny any of the conclusions whioh Mr. Moore
has drawn from it. And here the principles of
investigation are so simple, that it is difficult for
ono familiar with suoh inquiries to go astray.
In the winter of 1857-8, a stranger called upon
Mr. Moore .at the library of the New York His
torical Sooiety, and offered him several documents
relative to the history of the War of Independence,
among whioh was a paper in the handwriting Of
Charlos Lee, filling eight psges of foolscap, and
endorsed in the handwriting of Henry Straohoy,
Scorotary to the Royal Commissioners, Lord Howe
and Sir William Howe, as “ Mr. Lee’s Plan, 29th
Maroh, 1777.” It was evident that these papers,
if genuine, must hare bolongcd originally oither to
the collection of one of the Howes, or to that of
Mr. btmohoy, and had found their way to the
United States by one of those accidents to which
all private collcotione are.exposed in passing
through tho hands of heirs ana legatees, not always
sufficiently interested in thorn to watoh over their
weservaUon. They could hardly bo forgeries; for
orgeriea are never committed without a motive,
and there could bo no motive for forging a paper
UkoMr. Leo’s Plan/’ at suoh a distance of time,
and under oircumstanocs like those under which
it was first brought to light. Of the handwriting
thoro could be no doabt; for Leo’s is of that pecu
liar kind, whi«h though not hard to imitate in
single lotters, is of all the most difficult to imitate
successfully as a whole. The character which it
gives to a page is one of singular homogeneity;
drawn, you would say, from the ohar&oter of the
writer’s mind, and betraying thoso secret workings,
which thdngh unrevealcd by words, often find ex
pression in actions which we thoughtlessly call
meohanioal Thero is an air of boldness about it,
which at the first glance would give you the im
pression of a frank and open nature, Booming oon
oealmont, and going directly to Us objeot. But as
you look at it more closely doubts begin to arlso;
kero and there signs of hesitation shew them
selves, a certain dissatisfaction steals over you ns
you observe the sharp angles, the harsh outlines,
the uttor want of harmony, tho lotters that seem
every now and then to shrink away and try to hide
themselves from observation in the midst of their
blustering companions Compare it with the bold,
firm, seeure teach of Washington’s- the letters
clinging together like parts of an uniform whole,
and the line 3, though distinct and regular, sot
close, as if from fullness of thought, combined with
habits of prompt and decisive action. There are
few handwritings which it would bo more difficult
to imitate in a document of any length than Gen.
Loo’s.
Mr. Strachey’s, though not equally well known,
is enough so to leave no doubt as to the genuine
ness of the endorsement: a circumstance which,
as far as our belief in the authenticity of the docu
ment depends upon tho question of chirography,
would eoem to be decisive in itself; for why should
a forger add voluntarily to the difficulties of his
task and the ohances of detection by undertaking
to imitate two well-known hands instead of one?
Ihe booodA tost, the evidenoo of style, is equally
decisive. Geu. Lee’s style is that of a man of
good sooioty, familiar with the use of the pen, and
ambitious of saying smart things in a striking way.
His language Is rather that of a man of the world
than of asoholar; abounding in idioms and the
phraseology of social lifo, belonging to the age of
the Loungor and Mirror, rather than that of the
Tattler and Spectator, and betraying a leaning to
mannerisms of Junius which wo should naturally
look for in one who was willing to be thonght the
author of the most celebrated political letters of
tho ago. But an oooasion like this was not suited
to the display ef hia stronger points and more oha.
raoteristlo traits as a writer, bimplioity, perspi
cuity and directness, are all that we should look
for iu the more exposition of a plan of action; and
a careful comparison of the letter to Sir William
Howo, with the other compositions of the same class
whioh were acknowledged by Gen. Lee, would con
vince the most inorodulcus that they might easily
have come from the same pon.
It was by the evidence of the handwriting that
Mr. Mooro was led to purchase these documents;
having gained possession of thorn, he was enabled
to add to that first evidence, proof of another
character, drawn from the principal document it
self. This document is a plan of action drawn up
by Gon. Lee, to enable tho English leaders to
“ bring matters to a oonolusion in the most com
pendious manner.” It Is based upon the supposi
tion that, in “the continuance of tho war, Amorioa
has no ohance of obtaining the ends she proposes
to horself;” and proposes, as a death-blow to the
power of Congress, the occupation ef a new line
upon the Potomao Bivor and Chesapeake Bay,
bringing tho war to the doors of the wealthy Ger
man farmers of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and
effectually cutting off the communication between
the Northern and Southern States. New, as this
plan was the very rovers© of the one agreed upon
by Sir William Howo and the English Ministry,
disoussed and digested during the winter, and sud
denly changed within three days after the receipt
of Mr. Lee’s communication, are we not justified
In oonoluding that it was that communication whioh
produced tho change ? The Eoglish Goneral had
made his preparations to aotby the Hudson Biver,
and in conjunction with the army of Canada. He
did act by tho Chesapeake Bay, attacking Penn
sylvania from tho south, and leaving the army of
Canada to its own resources. That he did not
adopt tho whole of Lee’s plan may have proceeded
* Wa. Lee’s PLAX-March 25, i777.-The Treason of
Oh&rios Lee, Major-General, second in aommand in
the American Army of the Bevolutlon. BT Kge U.
V York Historical Society,
fee. r\ew York; Charles Bpnbnflr, No,lii Grand street,
TWO CENTS.
from a natural and even* unconscious distrust of the
aouroe from whence it came. /its outline, its fun
damental idea of ft separation botwefeuthe £outh
and North, by noting from the centre, was adopted;
and when-it failed, what morermtural than that
Sir William. Howe should have hesitated to tell.the.
world that he had been led into the oapftal,error of
his career by listening to the counsels of a tiilftb? 1
If we accept this interpretation,' the'conduetof
the British General in 1777, a,mystery to hU,co
temporaries and even to some of ms colleagues, .be- I
comes intelligible, We can see; too,
why n dootimeat of 00 mnoh Interest remained so
long concealed, ana why in tho discussions and ani
madversions whlohiho blunders of the war called
forth, no allusion ihoold hare been made to'the
real cause of, the greatest blander of all* -
We regard it as oznguJarJy fortunate that a paper. 1
of. Booh importance should have' fallen into the
hands of so able s scholar as Mr.' Moore'. 1 Sound •
judgment, thorough research,, ju*s appreciation of
character, and an acute perception 01, the logical
Connection of events ebVobol&giealiy disjoined,’find
a ready command of: cldaiv precise, and appropri
ate language, have enabled.him ov
olume whioh, taken in all its beafihgs, may unhe
, aitatiugly be ■pronounc*dth©mostlmp<sftftntino
noeraph ever contributed to the history of the War
of Independence. The conclusions at whioh he has
arrived rest upon so sure a basis, that they must
bftreoeivedas fundamental facts. Mr. ,f ßanftrMfc
hah accepted thorn in his eighth volume? Jrhiebj
wherevor X<ee Is mentioned, bears abundant evi
dence of his’ full appf eolation of Mr. Mbore’S la--
boMv,:.3fr. Everett has .accepted- th«m£ iakfisftft-c.
w “ ll ’ n |‘S 5j M"Jbi. -.&mctgrgfl**-
JStttanme *. And had they been made public a
few^months'earlier, b&rflncor*'
potated iip Jest grept {Witk of. 'ftring-rlhat
golden i Inkin the immortal chain-Which ; bi&di him.
fo»vSrt<f tne’hearts °f his'countryinen;- ' r " "
* Thebb tatritsaSfty bo sutUrdedhpin ft fetr words.*
faults, had aeid a place .by the eijfe-cf Greene and
Lafayette, Sullivan and Gates,’ MoDouoal find
lioath. Henceforth eot'sS'of
inferior only in desperste derihg. cnd unfalllng
presence of mind, with Benedict Arnold.
The Jixpltisidnof the Fropeller Glolpc.
r * , f s &f?. ,i : ,/j
■' The citlfi^B,,end,.tradesmen in {the, vicinity of
Clark -bridgedwere stertffta ata
teriificJreporfc, ;thts Corning aßAut nine'o’dhJclf,'
tho river. The' sanedev
fttaiit the. air', was choked, with beams, timbers,
splinter's, cord wood, and coal, which .descended in
ft perfoot shower. Tholreporfc was found r to' have
been caused by theexploeion of the boiler of the
Sailer Globe, Oapt. Amos Pratt, lying at Hale’s
, between Clark and Wells-street bridges.
. The Globe loft Buffalo one week ago this morn
ing, with, eight or nine passengers and a cargo of
3,000 barrels of apples, and a large quantity of
stovbs and other hardware. She'arrived at this
port this morning «fc half; past four. ,At the time,
of the accident ail of tho passengers had left the
boat. The engineers and firemen were in the en
gine-room taking off a cylinder head. The steam’
had been blown off from one of the boilers and the
fire put out. The other boiler had but little steam
on,, ss they had just commenced getting it up to
boiat freight. Too second mate-informs us that
there was net more than ten pounds on at the time.
labile thus engaged, the boiler exploded with
terrific force, tearing the propeller into atoms, and
strewing the housetops, streets, and the river with
the splintered debris. As soon as possible, a Urge
gang of firemen, under the supervision of Chief
Engineer Harris, aided by- oitise&s, commenced
olearing away the wreck. The steamer Atlantic
took her station on tho dock to be la readiness in
case of fire breaking out in the hulk, but her ser
vices were not required. ’ ’
Tho following were taken out dead from the
rains: Mary Ann Qolden, a girl about fifteen years
of ege, who was on the dock ploking up apples;
James Bobbie, twenty-one years of age, and for*
merly a conductor on the State-street Horse Bail
way. He was on board at the time looking for
seine apples which had' been consigned to him.
Another body was taken out, hut so terribly dis
figured, that up to the timo of going to press it
haajiot been identified. ‘ "
Patrick Donahoe, who was walking along the
west,sfdo of Wells street,near.the bridge, was
struck by a portion of the arch, and instantly
killed, his head being dashed to pieces. He lived
on West Harrison street, and leaves a large
family.
Another body was found upon the top of Hale’s
warehouse, but we have not ascertained his same.
He was ono of the deck hands.
The crew of the Globe numbered twenty-five in
all, and it is supposed that the most of them were
on board. Benjamin Wilson, first engineer; Blch*
ard 1 Yorsythe, second. engineer, and the four fire
men, are known to have been killed How many
of tho balance of the erew aro buried in the ruins
it is impossible at present to.estimate -
Peter Bombard, of Brie, Pennsylvania, was
taken out of the ruins alive and removed to the
Marine Hospital, but, we are informed, died this
noon.
i>avid Dunn, a drayman, was vary badly in
jured by a falling beam. John Haydon, or Bo
oheater, Hew York, wafi injured about the head,
but will probably recover. Julies Hatch, living
on Wells street, had his leg terribly oat below.the
kfiee. Michael Co sick was severely Injured about
the head, and lies in a precarious condition. 0. H.
Salisbury was blown into the fiver, but escaped
with slight lajaries. .N. Luddington, lumber mer
chant, who was driving along Wells street in ft
baggy, was knocked out of it by ft falling beam.
He was badly injured upon tho head and ride,
but will 'recover.. 0. H. Borns, the clerk of the
boat, was blown into the air some distance, fell
npon the hurricane deck, and,escaped with some,
slight injuries upon the head and hip Robert
Stoddard, first mate, was badly injured, but friH
recover. Gh&rlcs Vedder had his head severely
cut, and Is in a dangerous oo&dirien. A German,'
namo unknown, is lying at' the Marine Hospital in.
a comatoeo 1 condition. John Bolfe, of Buffalo, was
out about tbß hood and faco, but will recover.
Several others escaped with injuries too slight to
need particularizing.
Tho force of the shock was terrible. The long
block of buildings adjoining on the north side of
tho river was shaken ss by an earthquake. The
windows were all broken and oeilings destroyed.
Several buildings on the west side of Wells street
were cracked,and otherwise damaged. .The win
dows on the rivor ride of tho Board of Trade
building were all broken, and many also is Gil
bert, Hubbard, A Co.’s building, on South Water
street. Tho telegraph wires on Water street were
snapped in several places, anft roofs of buildings
at a considerable distance from the wreck were
broken by falling beams. The long shed or ware
houso on tho north side of the river, reaching from
Wells to Clark-street bridge, was broken through
in many places.
One of the fenders of the boat, weighing about
two hundred pounds, was blown through the air,
and hurled into the rear of Larrabce A North’s
dry-goods store, over a block from the dook, in its
oourse taking out a circular pioee, a foot in diame
ter, from tho centro of an iron shatter.
Tho Globe was an old boat, owned by Hr. He!
mer, of Lookport, N. Y. the was valued at
$15,000, and insured for $lO,OOO.
Thoro are many conflicting rumors upon the
street rotative to the caoso of this terrible disas
ter, bat the true one, as near as we can ascertain
ftom oonvcra&tions with the captain and mate, is
this: Tho engineer had received orders to get up
steam on the donkey engine, to hoist out freight.
Tho boilor was exceedingly hot, and but a trifling
amount of steam on. The pumps were set at work,
and the cold wator pumped In at onoe caused the
explosion.
The total cumber of victims to this new calami
ty will probably roach fifteen. The captain in
forma us that tho two engineers, four firemen,
and threo deck hands are missing, and undoubt
edly lost. This would giro a total loss of fifteen.
One of tho bodies stated in oar first account as
unknown has been identified as that of David
Gibbons, who lived on Division street. The coro
ner’s inquest commenced at two o’clock this af
ternoon, and a thorough investigation will be
made.
Will of the Into Senator Broderick.
A San Franclsoo correspondent writes: After a
long and'pfttient investigation before the probate
judge, tho will of the lata Senator Broderick has
been pronounced genuine. It will be remembered
that John A. MoGlynn, of this city, was left
$lO,OOO, and the residue bequeathed to George
Wilkes, of tho Spirit of the Times. Judge Blake
remarkod: “Having duly considered the proofs,
and if appearing to tho satisfaction of the court,
from the proofs, that said document purporting to
be tho will was executed by the said Broderfok,
and tho same is his his* will and testament, and
that it was executed in all particulars as required,
and that at the time of the execution, the said
Broderick was of sound and disposing mind, and
not under restraint, undue iofluonoo or fraudulent
representation, and that tho said attesting wit
nesses, Hoff and Phillips, duly witnessed and at
tested tho said execution of said willj and it ap
pearing to tho court that eaoh and all of the alle
gations and grounds of the opposition of the con
testants are untrue, and no proofs haying been
offered by the said contestants showing or tendi' g
to show that they were of tho relation to said de
oedent by them respectively alleged: and it not
appearing to the court that any of said contestants
are interested in said estate or will, or matters
thereunto appertaining, the will is admitted to
probate.”
Tho effort to impeaoh the characters of the sub
scribing witnesses, A. A. Phillips and J J Hoff
it will be seen, has failed; and though several wit
nesses declared the signature of Mr. Broderiok to
the will to bo a forgery, the oourt holds otherwise.
The property is supposed to be worths2oo,ooo, and
the first thing proposed to be done by the exeeu
tors—John A. MoGljnn and Andrew J. Butler—U
to pay off tho debts.
immediately after tho decision, the contestants
appealed nnd filed their exceptions, objeotlng to
ail tho proceedings. Tho appeal carries the entire
case before the Supremo Court. But even if that
court affirms the aofJon of the probate Court, whloh
is probable, tho contest mny not be over even then,
for pfter the probate new proceedings may be in
stituted. The effect of tho probate is to de
clare tho will valid, and enable the executors to act
urder it.
The Grand Trank Railway.
Many of oar readers will sympathize with the <
Missouri Republican- in the following:
“ We are pleased to learn from our backers and
others, that tho temporary stoppage of Majors,
_ Bussell, & Waddell, which was xn&iniy occasioned
General Lamoricjere.— The Boman corres* ! by the unusual delay of the Government in for",
pondent of tho Times, writing on tho 15th ult., j vrarding supplies to the interior, has beensatiefto
says :• “ The telegraph will hare informed you of torily arranged, and that the firm wUliiow so on
the return to Borne ef General Jbamonolere, who usual to completo their large contracts with
landed at Clrlta on Sunday, was there saluted by their usual enoreyand promptness- Wo are the
the Homan artillery, and received by Consignor mQtt gra tified at this .result, as, independent of
Merode, and oamo on in tbo evening to inis city, money involved, this enterprising firm have
where be has taken up hfs forisor quarters on the <j o ne more to develep the resouroes of the interior
Piazza dl Spagna. At first a guard of honor was 0 f continent, and to establish the practicability
placed at his door, as when he was commander*in- , 0 f a daily mail to the Pacific, than all others pat
ohlef of the Papal army; but thathas since been , together, connected, as they are,' with the ‘ Cen
withdrawn, and it is understood, although not cS- | tral Overland California and Pike’s Peak Express
oially announced, that the general withdraws from Company,* and witkthe ‘Pony Express,* of whtah
the Papal service} haying pledged his word that fce jjr Bussell was. proprietor. They have been'
will not serve against tho Italians before the expl- long and favorably inown as gentlemen of large
ration of one year. Be has come here merely to means untiring enterprise, and great liberality;
see the Pope, and his stay will be very brief. and their Character for Integrity has always bean
TYuEELmo, Virginia, has a population of undoubted.- We have every confidence that the
14,314, including 31 slaves, and Ohio county, in- firm, will now continue to prosecute their nsefU
oluding Wheeling, 22,695, of whom 100 are slaves, enterprise to a successful completion.”
The contestants purpose to apply for an order
requiring the eieoutors to give bonds, under the
seotion.of the law whioh provides for applica
tions in certain oases where bonds aro waived by
a testator;
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" Tkkßm.Bkab o* Sax .JoAmtH.—Xoit of
'■#£.** _? 7 ? ” ad foo amusing eteryef foe
“Big Boai of AikMsMf.. An o fl bw-linnter
tells the story of his .oHowfog Mm fbr nmy
months without saooass, and that ho finally o<m.
oltxded lw was oto&tion of the evil one to" be
wilder him and damage hie soul. A similar brute
to’ the one described w the tale has
gfin Joaquin Valley, between the San Joaquin Ri
ver and the coast range, for at least three mi*
He was a grizzly or enormous size, bat nf mut
speed; Parties of formers and cattle-ralSeri tim
ed oat again and again to: pnrsaa him, bet whan
they-thought thrj rmrdy fud Mrij fort tinetdls
appealed, as if he bad soph Into, the ground. J3uL
lefs appeared to haye.na effect upon mm. He has'
been a terror to everything on four legs iofofit
dißlriot, and many a fat bullock has made i'bnl
for him, The fanners beoame almost mmtmM- .
tious as the old hunter, and some almost believed,
like him, that Old Hick protected their seonrga
A few days ego, however, foeTlluaion was dispel
led. Dr. Samuel Mitchell and 1 some other gentle
men got upon the trackmf thrlntr rtfnnrfrd Jgin
dator abeufc fifty milesfcom this city, jiaartWfii*
Joaquin,and succeeded in killing
-worn down almost to a skeleton and foe capfeto,
wo presume, did not have as much difficulty vfo.
him-as if he was In fall health and
found eighteen balls in their prise. The MiMiu
of i the valley are fortunate in being fiuaUyvid ef
him,—San Jc>aqui7i{Cal) Rcpu-blican,
»,.< A ludicrous anecdote la told of Hertz, the.
pianist, when in California. He had announced**
eoooett in one of the new cities in the “ dlggins.”
bud sent on to Pan Francisco for his piandTmtt, 7 to '
.bii -great' dismay, itdidnotobmer.xhwawdlaiiae
hedfauahled, pndihe nnlooky musieUa expeeb-
ip U ,bowieJcnsfod v hyAs .
Tftfnjranun&e. ObSetyfedhis terror,'they asked
him what was the initterj whereupon he oonfecMd
*J4 yd-anner/’ aafd
TycdenUcare for li. : JFe
eatoeto See yew.; make us a speech,” Herts did
his best,, and they had all neatly forgotten the
when its arrival was announced. Aeompa
itout men carried It into the hall and placed
Ihe platform* .Tt-was*&‘ three-cornered;or
end' Hertz. promised to
h the .natives. He seated himself .on an
whisky , keg, and struck thekeys.' Sloja t
Spltth i splash I Hot a sound did the piano
dvefostef-the keys striking in water, The
Californians who-hadi brought foe “ box”, frmn
Safi Franoiseo Andipg it. heavy,. had ' footed u to
tovth s and, on dragging it out upon the levee, ne
glected to pour the water from the inside.
‘ Thunder Struck.—During the severe thun
der 1 shower of yesterday forenoon, a gentleman ef
this city took refuge in the house o! lire. Charles
Griffing, in West Hartford, on the Farmington
road. Heariy half an hoar after the shower was
all pver, and the sky clear, a sudden report was
heard, 1 like the discharge of a thousand cannon
about the hoase, shaking the building. Mrs. G.
sai<jt that balls of fire seemed to donee before her
eyes A sulphurous smell was discerned in foe
atmosphere and' a while afterwatd the gentleman
fell a severe headache, which continued till foig
morning. The family were, very naturally, much
frightened, but no one was injured. On examina
tion, the cellar hatchway was found to be burst
open.. Ho other damage done. It appears that a
“ return bolt,*’ es it is oallod, had oome oat of foa
ground and exploded in the collar. Those “return
bolts 1 ! ere not of cufrequect occurrence, and are
eonietimes known as“ground thunder.”— Hartford
Pries, Ith.
The troubles on the Texas frontier continue
to make a residence In that vicinity very un
pleasant for poaoeably-disposed settlers, A large
body of armed men is said to have been organized
on the border,, with foe avowed intention of
driving off every Mexican inhabitant. The Rah •
chtto, published at Corpus Christi, rebukes the
agitators. “We hope,” it says, “ that the sober
second thought will bring the conclusion that it is
better to be vigilant under foe law as a standard
of morals, than to be vigilant under ( higher
law-’ with no such standard. Drive off foe
Mexicans and foe trade with Mexioo will be
stopped, which will destroy the commercial in
terests of this place, as well as foe cotton interests
of this county, as our planters have to depend
prinoip&Uy upon Mexican labor. 1 ’
Thomas fi* Benton Bruner, a barber in St.
Joseph, Mo., recently succeeded in winning the
heart and hand of one of the fair damsels in that
olty. While he was enjoying his honeymoon he
received information that a wife who had prior
claims upon him was about coming to see him, and,
to avoid an unpleasant scene, he left there *ud~
denly, writing a note to hi* second wife to inform
her that' he would return in a few.daya. Soon she
received a letter stating that he had been killed on
foe .railroad, and that if she desired to have foe
body of her deceased spouse she must come for It.
Her brother-in-law at onoe procured * ooffin and
storied, bat when he reached the town at which
the letter was dated he learned that foe whole
story was a hoax. At last accounts he was in pur
suit of the gay deceiver, asserting most solemnly
that the coffin should not go back empty.
A Gigantic Swindle. —It has been men
tioned that counterfeit bills for large amounts upon
thoßoono County Bank, of Lebanon, Indiana,
had. been detected.. Tho detection has been fol
lowed by the arrest of James McLean, cashier of
the bank, and several other of its officers, impli
cated in a most gigantic swindle, foe manner of
perpetrating wbioh is as follows: .The bank was
first constituted on what was aocredited as a reliable
basis, and foe signature of foe Auditor ef State
'was obtained to a genuine issue of some forty-five
thousand dollars. Subsequently,'spurious notes
.ward issued, almost indefinitely, from foe came
plat?, wifo foe register's name and that of. the
auditor forged. * Soj&e $490 000 of this base cur
rency have beeto disposed of in Illinois, Missouri,
lowfi, and Indiana.— Baltimore American. *
Abolitionist Whipped and Sent Qrx. —
The Montgomery (Ala) Mali, of the 31st nit.,
says:
A mac by the same of Seawall, a John Brows
emissary, was taken tip by the citizens of line
Greek, in this county, a day or two since, for tam
pering with slaves. A meeting oi the citizens was
held, and after a strict examination, the proof was
overwhelming sgainat him, and he was severely
whipped and ordered ctf. He seemed to be well
posted in all John Brown matters, and was endea
voring to incite the slaves to a servile insurrection,
&<)., telling them that they would all be free after
the election ; that Lincoln would “bo elected, ifco.
This villain. Seawall, is about fifty years of age,
and of notoriously bad character.
- It ib a. historical fact that the notes of the
Bank of England circulated for sixty-five years
without any attempt being made to counterfeit
them. In 1758, a linen-draper of London counter
feited a note, for the first time, by cutting it into
as many pieoes as there were pictures and words
upon it, and employing the bast of engravers to
copy them en separate plates. By printing the
plates successively on one piece of paper the same
effect was produced as if the wholo had been en
graved on one plate- William Henry Vaughan—
tor such was Ids name—was hung for his ingenuity,
and Counterfeiting went on increasing unul about
the year 1818,'when there were 130 executions for
the crime in one year, and all for counterfeiting
the notes on the Bask of England alone.
Wealth or Georgia.—We learn from the
annual report of the Controller General for the
year 18C0 that the total amount of property re
turned on tbo tax digest. for the year amounts to
tfao immense sum of $672,322,777. According to
tho oensus of 1850, there was a fraction over
521,000 free white inhabitants, and it is a reasona
ble calculation that tho inorease in ten years will
swell that number to at least 550 000. These
figures will show tho faot that if the taxable pro
perty in the- State was equally divided among the
people, tbo amount for each free white man, wo
man and ohild would he within a fraction of $1,223.
—Savannah Republican.
Pardoned.— George W. Toting, of Au
gusta, who was convicted in June, 1858. of advising
and assisting G. W. L Burnham in robbing the
United States mail, between Augusta and Belfast,
and ,was sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment
in the Stato prison, has been pardoned by the Pre
sident of the United States. Young has been in
the State prison two years and' five months. His
health has been continually failing, he being
Afflicted with a cankerous ulceration of the throat
and Inngs, and it was tho opinion of the physioian
that, unless he was released his disease must
speedily torminato in death,
IC’ias Sabah Felix, sister of Rachel, has
obtained a concession from the French Govern
ment of extensive oyster-beds in the neighborhood
of Havre, whioh she intends to develop on tho
system now brought to suoh perfection by H.
uompte, director of tho Pisoiculvurai Society. The
new owner of these beds proposes to expend
! $50,000 upon them, convinced that the investment
| will prove to bo highly remunerative.
| The Homicide is New Haven. —One of the
f police courts in Now Haven, Conn., is now investi
(gating the homicide of young Stafford. On Wed
( nesday morning a most affecting scene occurred,
i The mother of young Belden, who had just arrived
(in town, oame into the court room, and threw her-
I self upon her son’s neck, sobbing, u My son, my
! son, how came you here?” She finally sank into
j her son’s arms, where she remained in an almost
■ unconscious state throughout the day.
I Excitement at Fairfax Court House.—
l W« learn from a friend that on Wednesday, at
I Fairfax Court House, Ya. v a man named Gartrel,
[ who had voted for Lincoln, was seized by a party
j wbilo ho was coming out of the court house and
j carried a abort distance from the village, where he
j was blacked completely with printer’s ink, mount-»
■ ed on his horse, and started for his house in as un
comfortable a situation os one would wish to bo in.
—Alexandria Gazette.
From Richmond to Hampton in a Bal
loon .-rßiofessor Wells left Richmond in bia bal
loon Mount Vernon, on Saturday evening last, at
s quarter before four o’clock, and at six o’clock
landed on Mr. Henry Smith’s farm, near Hampton,
Va., thus making the distance cf ninety miles in
: two hours and & quarter.