%\t $) ri TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1866. JKF V# can take no notion of anonymous comma* Olcatlona. Wo do not return rejected manuscripts. ■**" Voluntary eorreipondeneeM sollelted from all farts of the world, and especially from our different military and naval departments. When used,it will M paid for. The Re-establishment of Order. The surrender of Johnston’s army, fol lowing close upon the surrender of the forces of Lee, has beeii caused by the overwhelming superiority of our armies, and the exhaustion of the resources of the rebellion. The Confederacy dies, but be cause its leaders were too weak to preserve its existence, and we were strong enough to kill it. France, after Waterloo had ter minated twenty years of almost continuous warfare, was not more completely bereft of her lighting population than the disloyal States are of “ white men capable of bearing arms ” at this moment. The haughty assailants of the Republic are now humble recipients of its mercy, and they are virtually a conquered and subjugated people. But although the surrender of the op posing armies was prompted by no re awakened affection for the Union, the train 'of circumstances which induced it will secure a lasting respect for the power of the Federal Government. We trust it will prove an easier task to re-establish order than has been generally supposed. Of course, it will be impossible to maintain an organized rebel army in the field, unless, indeed, a desperate attempt should be made to hold together for a time the troops who are stationed in Texas. But they will be unable to make a protracted resistance to the immense pressure that can easily be brought to bear against them. The soldiers recently paroled are heartily tired of fight ing against the Union, and there are few or none left at their homes to renew a hope less contest. Guerilla warfare will be con demned by all who have the slightest re gard for law and order, irrespective of former opinions, and any miscreants who attempt it will have no belligerent rights to save them from the gallows. The general functions of the Federal Go vernment can easily be* resumed. We have captured and now hold the forts seized at the commencement of the war. In the ports of the South we can either col lect duties unmolested or prohibit foreign commerce at our pleasure. As to the post office routes, their re-establishment is rather a boon to be granted than a Federal right that we need to be anxious to exercise. 'They can be reserved as a reward for good behavior, for the citizens of the disloyal States will reap the principal share of their benefits. The Federal Courts can be con vened in cities under our absolute control, and they can easily be aided by whatever military force is necessary to enforce their decisions. For the collection of internal revenue a very summary system can be adopted. More difficulty is to be apprehended in the practical enforcement of the Emanci pation Proclamation than in the discharge of any other duty of the Federal Govern ment; for at points beyond our lines, during the continuance of the war, - the slaves have'been kept in a state of subjec-< tion. A few significant examples, in deal ing with prominent upholders of slavery, however, may have a very wholesome effect. Every rational man must see that that infamous institution is doomed. Even Breckinridge is reported to have recently stated that the proposed Consti tutional amendment was perfectly fair, and that it would effectually dispose of the whole subject; while Davis is alleged to have said, several years ago, that “ slavery has outlived its usefulness.” If it was formerly to protect the “ peculiar institution,” on account of the of the North to the rendition of the few fugitives who escaped, what will it become with the wide extension of the borders of freedom, and with the remain ing slaves instructed and encouraged by the events of the war, and aware that the power which has crushed their masters is ready and anxious to secure their de liverance? Any attempt to perpetuate human bondage under such circumstances can only lead to innumerable escapes, or to terrible insurrections. Political Soothsaying. The assertion of the London Timet, after the fall of Bichmond, the flight of Davis, and the surrender of Lee, that “the real troubles of the North are but just begin ning,” shows -with -what difficulty the anti-American politicians on the other side of the Atlantic accept the de feat of the rebels and the ruin of the “ so-called Southern Confederation.” No matter what may happen here, they continue to maintain, and may even par tially believe, that all is for the best, and that defeat is but a particular phase of suc cess. And this, because * ‘ Faith, fanatic faith, once waddled fast To ona dear falsehood, hags it to the last ' * As for the “real,troubles” so gravely predicted for us, we can meet, “ and, by op posing, end them,” whenever, if ever, they arrive. But the dark prophecy may not be more true than the conviction in the mind of one Mrs. Sandiman, in a Scottish ham let, a century ago. Mother of one son, she had a sort of gloomy and apprehensive satisfaction in predicting that each succes sive attack of the illnesses to which children are liable mußt certainly destroy him. After the boy had the measles, she predicted that the whooping cough would doubtless prove fatal, and so on, the child passing safely through every illness, and finally attaining a vigorous manhood, when he became engaged to an amiable lady of beauty, accomplishments, and fortune. His anxious mother, when congratulated on her son’s approaching happiness, shook her head and said, “It is quite true that my Sandy has miraculously survived "every ailment of infancy and youth, but, bless your heart, his real trouble* me only just beginning— for he is going to be married.” We suspect that The Times must have heard of the auld Scotch mother, for it quotes her very words about her son’s Union and ap plies them to ours. It is but fair to add that, after much hesitation, The Times acknowledges that the game of the South is played out, and advises'lts quondam friends to surrender, on whatever terms the Union will give them. The Shadow on the Wall. In the Parisian Journal Bes Debats, of the 14th ultimo, there are some interesting speculative opinions respecting the event of the French occupation of Mexico, and its results when the unity of the United States is again restored. With a specieß of prevision that the rebellion of tbe Southern "States is drawing to a close, it looks on the attitude of France with regard to the avowed policy of this country in a doubt whitfli Is somewhat akin to fear. After giving the reasons which are immediately opposed to the withdrawal of the French troops, it continues thus: “If we are still in Mexico when peace is re-established between the North and South of the grpat American republic, may we not fe&r that we shall find ourselves draw* into a conflict with the United States? The Minister of State and M. Cobta cer tainly assert that this danger is purely ima ginary ; but that • assurance, which we should be glad to see confirmed by events, can only shave for the present the very limited value of a personal opinion.” The Opinion Nationale takes almost the same view, and settles the question mooted -by Mr. Cobta, of the Army of the United States being a mercenary one, by the fol lowing briefly honorable statement: “ Offi cial figures enable ns to affirm that the army in question consists of seventy-six per Cent, of native Americans, nineteen per ‘dent, of nationalized strangers, and hardly tve per cent of real foreigners.’’ From itfese significant hints of the di rection taken by public opinion in Paris, Which really represents the political in telligence of ’France, it is obvious that the French mind regards the occupa tion of Mexico very dubiously. These articles appeared on April 14, when the intelligence of the Fall of Richmond had not yet reached the European capitals. It has reached them now, and although aB yet the effect of this news upon the mind of the French Emperor is unknown, we should desire his attention to be given to that - shadow upon the wall which is daily growing into the bolder said more ominous ,relief indicative of our’ future destiny, not only upon this continent, but with re gard also to the more exclusively European politics of the various Govemments'on the ‘further side of the Atlantic. Imperious Authorship. When a Monarch writes a book, he cer tainly ought to understand that its publica tien places him upon a level with other authors, whose works aTe liable to jour nalistic criticism. With the sceptre in his hand, he may be, and is, a power—where he reigns. By the act of publication, which throws Ms book before the world, to purchase or neglect it, to like or dislike it, to praise or censure it, he descends from his vantage-ground, enters the arena like any other writer, casts aside the purple and the diadem,-and substitutes the pen for the sceptre. He cannot complain, more than any other author, if the critics should find faults in what he places before them. The use of honest criticism is tMs—there are numerous readers, more or less well-informed, who purchase books for the entertainment or instruction of themselves, and, it may be, their families and friends. These book-readers, for the most part, will purchase, without hesita tion, a new work by any author of estab lished reputation. Perhaps nearly a moie ty of them are compelled, by pecuniary considerations, (especially since books are nearly double the price they were four years ago,) to make a selection. They consult the critical opinion delivered, un der editorial .responsibility, in' a public journal of established character, and rely upon it, when experience has tested its honesty. They argue, “here is an opinion of a new hook, written by a man whose business always has been to read new books with a view to criticising them," and they purchase or not, on that opinion. If the critic, from any cause, has praised a book whiehhe ought not have commended, the reader soon perceives it, and on two or three repetitions of this mock-criticism, which really is unprofitable puffing, ceases to have reliance on such blind guides, and usually lets the newspaper know it. Therefore, .it is the interest of the book critic to and faithful. . Napoleon, third Emperor of that name, being a great publicist, was liable to the suspicion of having written the life of Ju lius C-ffiSAn, not entirely to instruct the world about the great man who founded the Roman Empire, but also to incline the readers of that work to draw parallels be tween the first Napoleon and Cassab and between the reigning Napoleon and the great Augustus (“ who found Rome brick and left it marble,”) and, by a remarkable coincidence, also was the nephew of his uncle. There being a political purpose ! in the book, it is clear that a political wri- j ter had a right to notice it, as such. Ac cordingly M. Rqgeabd, a French writer, produced a brochure, entitled “ Les Propos de Labienus,” professing to be a conver sation between two Romans, Gallienus and Labienus on the memoirs of Augus tus, supposed to have just appeared. The cloak under wMch Napoleon’s personality was veiled was so thin that every one re cognized the satirist’s drift. ; We have ex amined a copy of the work, in French, and ‘ can only say that M. Rogbabd did not limit himself to satire, hut implied that Caisak’s biographer had committed nearly every crime in the decalogue. Simple abuse-like this cannot affect a writer—its anim.uk neu tralizes its poison. Contempt and silence would have been its beßt reply. Napoleon, however, could 'not forget the emperor in the author, and issued orders that all copies of the hostile brochure should be seized, and that author and pub lisher Bhould be arrested. The author fled to Brussels, where he 1b personally safe,' His publisher was less fortunate. The absent author was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment' and a fine of 500 francs. The present publisher, under “ extenuating circumstances ” of pretending that he had notread what he had put into type, was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment and 510 francs fine. Granting that what M. Rogbabd wrote was coarse and severe, Napoleon’s policy, jts author , surely was to leave it unnoticed. The persecution of the pamphlet and the prosecution of the satirist have had only the effect of drawing attention to it. Some of - the London newspapers have translated and published it in full, thereby giving it a cir-_ dilation which it could not otherwise have obtained, and even a New York publisher has brought out “ Labienua” in the origi nal, a copy of which Mr. Fbnington, of Seventh street, has sent us. It is saucy and shrewd —insolent even—hut miserably abu sive, and therefore, if let alone, very harm less. ’ - The affair convinces us that Napoleon, tjaough be has published many books (he said that he spent six years in gra duating in the University of Ham), is considerably more Autocrat than Author. He dops not accept criticism kindly—the lion’s paw coming strongly down in anger, no matter how mildly the royal animal may bear himself. On this account, we of the pen do not care to admit frater nity with him of the sceptre. AH “OCCASIONAL” HO BE WIIH GRANT, Washington, April 80, 1865. The public man most talked about, and whose face" and form the people of our coqptry are most anxious to see, is unques tionably General Grant. He has been so retiring and so reticent that he has never yet made a speech a sentence in length, and has only shown himself in society when duty or stern custom required it. He does not seem to have any of the tastes for parades, or- reviews, or uniforms, of many of our commanders, and among them some of the bravest and best. Thus, when his terms had been accepted, a private and straightforward talk with Lee, and after a hurried ratification of it before the assembled'armies, he left the rest of the formula to his officers; and instead of going to Bichmond, the great prize so long and so bravely fought for, Hb turned his horse towards City Point, took . the boat for Washington, reported quietly to the Presi dent, and then passed to the cars on his way to see his family at Burlington, New Jersey, having heard the news of Mr. Lincoln’s murder on the boat from Phila delphia t strlctlons upon trade to the Department of East Virginia will be revoked, and business, to oonss-' queues, may receive an Inspiriting Impetus from the hands of the tradesmen and merchants in Nor folk and Portsmouth, who for a long time past have been obliged to remain dormant to view of the emergency of the times. - There is no doubt that when, to the eourse of time, these restrictions are removed, the city ,of Norfolk will again resume her position to the rank of a commercial city, and, by the capital and energy of Northern merchants who may settle there to. business, will to a few years ruouperate from the stagnated state Into which the rebellion has thrown all conditions of her society. ARRIVAL OF PAROLED PRISONERS. New York, May I.—Tho steamer Illinois arrived at this port this evening from Norfolk with the 4th Regiment Ohio Volunteers, en route for St. Louis. Paroled rebel officers and privates are daily ar riving at Norfolk, taking the oath of allegiance, and returning to their homes. Land to the vicinity of Porismonth Is in an advanced state of tillage. HICHIIOSU, Pit CCB3SMN <3 S OP A ZiOTAZi : CO£>OBRI> MHBTIirG— ARBEfcT OP THB BXBBL P3C’ COMMISSIONBB HATCH HHBEL SO»G*YEHI>IKG, . . Richmond, April 30,1866. Another week of loyal administration has ended, ana Sunday, with all of its revered impressions, has dawned upon a redeemed city. At a meeting of the oolored people of Blohmond, assembled to the Third-street M. E. Church, Than, day, April 18,1865, to rejoice over our deliverance from bondage, and the triumph of freedom to our land, Mr. Fields Cooke wad. catted to the chair, and Mr. Fetor Wooifolke wbb appointed secretary. The meeting was opened with appropriate religi ous exercises by Bishop Brooks, of Philadelphia. Mr. George L. Ruffin, of Boston, one of the speakers for the occasion, then addressed the meet togt He thought that, to view of the great calami ty which had befallen the nation to the death of PresMent Linooln, he knewho.exprossejl„thePeel. togs of the audience when he said thedharaoter of the meeting should be changed to one of condolence and sympathy. Abraham Lincoln’s' name, no mat ter what might be said by excited partisans, would go down to posterity as one of, the wisest rulers and most sagqolons statesmen that this or any other age had produced. Mr.. Ruffin thought It peculiarly fortunate that he (the late President) had been se lected to carry this country through this ordeal of fire and blood 9 and now, as peace Is about dawning on our tom and distracted country, the Chief Magis trate of the United States, the great Emanolpator, is stricken down by the hand of an asßassln- Brotheiß, mourn I sisters, weep! for our best lriend has passed away. A committee was appointed to jjiepare suitable resolutions. They retired, and, returning, presented the following: Resolved, That in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, we have lost onr host friend and. warmest advocate—that the dastardly act of the murderer fills us with In expressible horror and Indignation, and that we oan give no utterance to the feelings of sorrow and sad ness which fills our hearts at tills present moment. And further. That this meeting here convened In tbe bouse of God, sends forth to the family of our beloved President (now deceased) our heartfelt con dolence and sympathy in this the hour of their deep affliction. • ■ The Bishop made an eloquent and appropriate speech to support of the resolutions, followed by Mr. F. N. Judah, O. M. Steward, and others. The re solutions wore adopted.by .a unanimous vote, and a motion was made and carried that the proceedings of the meettog be sent to the Richmond Whig, the Philadelphia Recorder, and the Anglo-African, with a request tb publish the same. The doxology.was then snng and the meeting adjourned.- The editor of the Richmond Whig, on receiving the above report, submitted It to General Ord, who returned It with the fallowing endorsement: “ The mayor, the Common Oounoll of Richmond, and a number of citizens of Petersburg, called on the Department commander for permission to hold a meeting of condolence and sympathy on the death of the President, but owing to the peculiar position of affairs here, the meeting was not allowed.’’ The meeting of the colored people has ocourrod without any unpleasant circumstances, but not having been authorized by the military commander, It is not deemed proper to pubßsh-lt here, the city being under military rule. The copy can be sent North and published. The nnmercuß Seoesh of this city are demanding that the loyal blacks shall bo excluded.from the Capitol Square, while the bands of the colored regi ments are giving their tri-weekly serenades to the Cool of the afternoon. In fact, the Timet, conducted by the notorious Pollard, whose name does not ap pear, has already announced, with considerable chuckling, that this Injustice has commenced. Captain W. H. Hatch, therebel Commissioner of Exchange, who was captured -with others shortly after the surrender of Dee, was arrested yesterday at his residence, on the corner of Leigh and Fourth streets, upon some serious oharges of unfair and dishonest dealings wlth tha property , and money of our soldiers to rebq| prisons. Large quantities of stores which were sent to our suffering* troops, and which It now appears never reached their destina tion, were entrusted to his delivery, and to him has been traced a portion of tbe obmpllolty which left Union men to starve, while he and others appropri ated what their relatives and friends at the North had sent to them. Hatoh’s offencebelng a serious one, he was confined to Libby, while those of a milder grade are furnished with apartments In Castle Thunder. At the time of the Captain’s arrest he was preparing dinner far General Singleton and other Northerners, but was spirited away before the guests arrived. When they oame a oolored domes tic Informed them of the Involuntary absence of the host, and to her simplicity asked them If they tfould stay for dinner. They consented to partake of the good things preps,red, ate heartily, and after discussing the fate or their host, concluded, late to the afternoon, to see what had bect&o of him. Hatoh’s family has, during the war, resided under the old flag to Missouri. After passing the night to Libby to Btrict confinement, without the privilege of speaking to any one,- he was released yesterday morning upon the order of General Ord; The arrest was made .by Brigadier General M. R. Patrick, Provost Marshal General. Mr. E. S. Stewart, who has a kind of a periodical stand to the Spottswood Hotel, was arrested day before yesterday for vending the rebel Marseillaise song. Upon the matter being brought to the notlae of General Patrick, he had Stewart esoorted to Castle Thunder before his case could be brought tb the notice of the higher authorities, who, upon Its representation Immediately ordered his release. Mr. Stewart is a gentleman of unquestionably loyal Instincts. Rollln. Thb Firiko o» Richmond.—The fallowing ex tract Is taken from a letter by the rebel General Ewell, explaining the partial burning of Richmond at the time of lbs evacuation. It .was addressed to a relative living near Washington, and Is dated April 15, at Fort Warren: “I am abused far burning Richmond. It was burned by the mob. Then were no troops to keep order. I had told the prlholpal citizens, months before, what would happen, and urged them to form a constabulary force to keep oriier. But they would not, only three persons-offering their services, when there were hundreds doing nothing. The fire-hose was out,Mud the arsenal burned by the mob. I had taken every pro caution possible, and the people must blame them selves. To prevent’Mfcstatements as regards our capture, I would etatethat we were ordered to fal -low Anderson; that after driving backau attaqkon . our wagons we found Anderson out off from those or l.eo’s army to -front, and the Bth Corps came after me, attacking my troops. Anderson failed, after a trial,-to breaking through those to his front; and .when my men, entirely surrounded, fighting-over ten tlrnea their number, were captured or slain, PROGRESS OF THE FUNERAL TRAIN THE HEOEFTIOM IN CHICAGO. ADDRESS 0F HON. SCHUYLER COLFAX. MICHIGAN OITYe Michigan City, Ind., May 1-8.18- A. M.-The funeral cortege has jnst arrived. The demenstra upcs of sorrow oa lAfl route are solosm and ini preflfllve. Wo will leato rffc 8 morning for Chicago. - i ARRIVAL IN CHICAGO. Chicago, HI., May 1,12 M.—The funeral train has just arrived at this city. All along the-road from Indianapolis there were mourning demonstra tions. -Speaker Colfax, Senator Trumbull, Judge Davis, and of 100 citizens from Chicago joined the train at Michigan City. Here hundreds of thousands or people are assem bled, and the remains have passed under the most gorgeous arches we have yet seen on the journey. The houses hear the usual badges of mourning, and the procession of military and civilians Is voryVßrge. THE RECEPTION IN CHICAGO—ADDRESS OF HON, SCHUYLER COLFAX. Chicago, May l.—‘Tho remains of President Lin coln arrived to Chicago at 11 o’clock this morning. Hon. Sohnyler Colfax last night delivered an ad drees to Bryan Hall, to an Immense audience. It was an appropriate preliminary to the solemn fane rat services of to-day. In the course of Ms remarks he said: We might search history, ancient or modern, and when the task was ended all would coincide that Abraham Lincoln was themo3t merciful ruler, whoever put down a powerful rebellion. Now, he so held the hearts of the people,jmd was so en twined with their regards and affeotlons that he was the only man living who could have stood to the breach between the leaders of this Iniquity and the wrath of the oonntry they had plunged, Into bloody war. Feeling, as so many did, that his kind, ly heart almost forgot justise to Its throb for mercy, yet knowing as they did his unfaltering devotion to bis Country, his Inflexible adherence to principle, his unyielding determination for the.restoratlon of cur national unity, there was a trust lp him almost filial, a moving confidence that whatever he might finally resolve en would prove to the end to be for the best. Of the.,, many' thousand persons whom he had met tohls public or.priyato.Ufe, Mr, polfar said he could not call to mind a single one who excelled Mm la calmness of temper, to kindness of disposition, and 'to overflowing generosity of Impulse. He seemed wholly free from 111 will or Injustice. Attackedever so sharply, he never answered ratling by rail ing 9 criticised ever so unjustly, he would reply with no word of reproof, but would patiently and uncomplainingly strive to prove, If he answered at all, that he stood on the rook of right. Murdered, coffined, buried, he will live with those few Immortal 11 names that were not bora to. die 9” live as the fatherof the faithful to times that tried men’s souls 9 live to the grateful hearts of-a dark-browed race he lifted from under the heel of oppression to the dignity of freedom and manhood 9 live to every beloved olrole which has given a father, husband, t son, or friend, to die as he 'did for Ms country j live with the glorious company of martyrs to liberty, justice, and humanity—that trio of heaven-bom principles 9 live In the love of all beneath the olroult of the sun who loathe tyranny and wrong, and leave beMnd him a record that shows how honesty and principle lifted Mm, male as he was from the humblest ranks of the people, to the noblest station on the globe, and a name that shall brighten under the eye of history as ages roll by. From the top of fame's ladder he stepped to the sky. Minute guns and the tolling of bells announesd the arrival of the remains, and the multitude stood to profound silence with uncovered heads as the coffin was slowly borne to the tasteful toners! oar. under a grand arch across Park Place. The arch was $1 feet to span, 16 feet deep, and 40 feet high, its centre drapedwiththe national flags and mourn ing emblems, and containing several Inscriptions, Including one, as follows: “We mourn tho man with Heaven-bora principles.” along Michigan avenue displayed most impressive insignia of grief with appropriate mottoes. The procession was preceded by a band of music, followed by Generals Hooker, Sully, Baford, and Sweet, and staff,'the Bth and 16th Regiments Vo. teran Reserve Corps, and the 6th Regiment U. S. Volunteers. Then came the funeral oar, with pall bearers and a guard of honor, the family and friends, the Illinois delegation fiom Washington, Congressional delegation, citizens’ committee of one hundred, Mayor and Councils, judges of the Courts, members of the bar, clergy, ■ officers of the army; the 2d, 3d, 4th, and Sth divisions, composed, amongst otters, of Fuller’s and Ells worth’s Zouaves, children of the public schools, mounted artillerymen, two batteries of Illi nois light artillery, several regiments State In fantry, Masons, Odd Fellows, and all other asso ciations, and not a few colored citizens. Included to the procession was a full regiment of Infantry, composed of men ibrmerly In the rebel service, and who, taking the oath of allegiance, were recruited at several parole camps.* The remains were con veyed-to the rotunda of the Court House, where they now lie to state. The rotunda Is appropriately draped, and among the motoes Is, “Illinois clasps to her bosom her slain but glorified son.” - The catafalque is very handsome. The Court House was opened to the pubUe at six o’clock this evening, and will remain open till seven to-morrow evening. Thousands are crowding -thither. Every tratofrom the interior la filled with people, and the number to the olty at the time the procession moved could not have been less than a artAvof R million. ■iIBBBBHBn TH is JEXH-Hi MIOA OF IME SULTANA. HBABTBBBDING SCENES AND INCIDENTS—THB BX FLOSIOH BUFFOSBD TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A TORPEDO. We have ,as yet no detailed account of the awful explosion on hoard the steamer Sultana (by which some fifteen hundred lives were lost), on the Mis sissippi ; but the Memphis Bulletin supplies below a few laots to addition to the telegraphic account heretofore published. The soene following the ex plosion wu heartrending and terrible In the extreme. Hundreds of people were blown Into the air, and de scending Into the water,some dead, some with broken limbs, some soalded, were borne under by the re sistless ourrent of the great river, never to rise again. 'The survivors represent the screams as ago nizing beyond precedent. Some clung to frail pieces of the wreck, aB drowning men cling to straws, and sustained themselves for a few moments, but finally became exhausted and sunk. Only the best swim mers, aided by fragments of the wreck, were enabled to reach the woods, and there take refage, until re scued by boats sent from the landing here to their assistance There were about fifteen women and children aboard, and as near as can be ascertained, not more than two or three had been found at the hour when this account was written. Some of the wretched people were borne by the current as far down ae the levee of this olty, and this was the first Intimation the officers of the boats to port received of the terrible disaster. A yawl was immediately sent out from the Marble Ulty, and to a few minutes several persons were picked out of the water and brought ashore. Two were afterward found cling ing to the wheel, and they were also saved. Upon being brought to a realization or the calamity, the officers of the boats In port, under notification or Captain Senior, of the River Guard, steamed np, and to a short time were at the burning steamer, where hundreds of people were picked up and brought to this -landing, arriving about daylight. They were met by a number of citizens and ladles, wbo supplied them with abundance of dry clothing from the quartermaster’s department and from va rlouß stores. • Mr. Rawberry, the first mate, was on the watch, and standing In the pilot-house with Oapt. George Clayton, who was at the wheel at the time of the explosion. He only remembers the shook, that he was blown Into the air, and was afterwards taken from the water. He saw the -lower deck to flames, and knows no more* He oan give no idea of the cause of the accident, and savs the boat was going at ordinary speed, and all seemed weU up to tbe moment the explosion occurred; that the second engineer, a sober, re liable man named'olemehg,*was at the enHnes, and that nothing more, than common was to pro gross. Oapt. Ola] ton was also hurled Into the wreck among the broken boilers and rubbish, sustaining slight Injuries. He immediately jumped overboard with a door, by which he was enabled to reach the Arkansas shore, three miles below, where, etrlktog a sappling, he seized and clung to it until saved. Clemen’s, the engineer, was bad ly burned and soalded, and can hardly recov er. Mr.’John Fogleman, residing on the Arkan sas side, on being aroused by the noise and see ing, the burning steamer, hastily, constructed a race raft, and to this way was the means of saving about one hundred lives. In the woods, among the drift of the wreck, the officers of the Rose Hambla ton found a family Bible, oontatotog the reoords of a family named Spike, of Assumption Parish, La. The names recorded are Samuel D. Spike and Ele thla Spike, married October 31st, 1837. The record showe there were twelve In the family. It was sub sequently learned that the father, mother, three daughters, two brothers, and a niece were. lost. Several of the bodies were recovered. This family had seventeen thousand dollars In’gold, all of which was lost . At the time of the explosion Captain Mason had retired from watob, and was to bed. He was after ward seen throwing shutters and doors to the as sistance of people to the water, and here all traces of him vanished. Olerks Gamble and Stratton are also missing. Among the soldiers on hoard were thirty comtnls stoned officers. The troops were of various regi ments, and nearly all exchanged prisoners. They belonged principally to Western regiments. At .tbe hour of writing only five or six hundred persons have been saved. Hon. W. D. Snow, member of Congress from Arkansas, was on board,and escaped uninjured. The Memphis Argus seems to think that the ex plosion was caused by a torpedo. It asserts that one of the mates, Paterny, says the steam was not near as high on the Sultana as it was usually car ried. -He thinks a torpedo shaped like a lump of coal must have caused the explosion. The guns of Fort Plokertog are reported to have fired on the boats ol tho Essex while picking up the survivors. * Thb Dibbotioh or Booth’s FtiOH-r.—Since the death of the assassin, the Importance of hts crime and the dignity of the victim make the partieulars of his mysterious escape and flight as much mat tors of .history as of Interest. It seems that he frac tured the Bmall bone of his leg to jumping from the box to the theatre, but his horse carried him safely on the road to Bryan town, ten mileß from Washing ton, to the tavern of Mrs. Surratt. Here he arrived on Saturday morning. The military wore the first to oall at the tavern, but failed to get any definite statement until the detectives came nib The tavern was owned by Mrs. Suratt, and leased to the old man who keeps It. Upon a close examination he stated that Mrs. Suratt had bean there on Friday afternoon, and left word that two men would arrive during the night, who. were to he generously provided far. She also directed thattwo carbines suspended by a string between the Master, ing of aparutionshould be given them. Booth aid Harrow arrived as expected, and remained until sometime Saturday forenoon; bnt on leaving Booth a S? 3 *! t 0 ***** Jfc* Hajrrold, however, took one. t Yv- Set 4110 lower counties. Upon TnwSf Rfr.?h/f?i >0 ? ood 01 Bryontown, near Port * ,e ß. b 'ekWe too painful to proceed further, and the services of Dr. Mudd, of that viol tore had*" 3 2 1 S t,on - Alt6r thefrao ture bad been dressed and Booth had left, the da. H*k V * 8 k aTre f t€ d Mudd, who denied all knowledge of the character or his patient. -The boot, however, which had been cat off from Booth’s foot, the ini flammatlon rendering It Impossible to dra w It off was found, and In It was written with Ink *“t’ Wilks’’. the word “Booth’! evidently having been scratched out with a knife. The next place where B o btt the great swamp, which, she gave, and the two went off The shanty stando In a small clearing, sttfronndsd on all sides by,, dense pine woods, with the, exception of one side, bounded by the swamp, The Bth Illinois Oa valry and a legtment of colored troops were Imme diately febt through the swamp In every direction, searching every thicket* but without finding any.. trace of the aseaßfiins, the latter having secreted . themselves in. the pine woods, and made their esrape while the swamp was Being scoured. On Sunday afternoon Booth and Harrold crossed the Potomac at Swan Point, a short distance balow Matthias Point, -and, passing through Port Royal en route to Louisa Court House, were captured (as previously described In the Star) at Garrett’s place. Facts have come to light which show conclusively that Booth and his acoomplloos had, before carry ing .their plans Into execution, decided upon the routes to be taken in making their escape. Maps, understood to be In the possession of the Govern ment, and which are known to have belonged to these parties, bear distinct marks of the rontes laid out by them. Booth and Harrold were to escape to rebeldom and sock Jeff Davis’ protection, who was finally to assist them in leaving the country. Public Entertainments. The WAtHHT-STKKBT Thbatse.— Last evening one of the very greatest, yet most unequal actresses upon the Amerloan stage, commenced an engage ment at this home—we allude to Miss Ductile Western. She reappeared In her great dual—so the management call It—character in “East Lynne.” We Bay that she Is “the greatest, yet most unequal actress” on the American stage. Portions of her Impersonation are characterized by actual genius, and we know no artist who can draw -such positive tears from every, tender-hearted fe male who Is looking npon It. This Is high praise to award any,artist, but it Is not undeserved. We defy any person who may be present to deny that there are more handkerchiefs placed to the stream ing eyes of the audience during the most touching portions of this exceedingly melodramatic play, than are generally’seen in the most melancholy and tear-excitlng tragedy that has ever been offered to the public. In addition to this, she does not merely possess the power of exciting emotion. She is a most able actress, and, histrionically alone, would stand very high. At the same time, we are compelled to admit that then an portions of the play she Is performing which she slurs over portions which, If we were to judge her merits by, we should value them very differently. We admit that this want of balaneelnheraetlngmay be Intentional. That portion of a representation which she treats so carelessly produces for her great efleets a far mon thorough appnetation. This may be so, but If so, wo counsel her seriously not to allow It to grow Into a habit. In youth everything is pardoned to histrionic genius. As she grows older, she will be judged by a sterner standard—a standard to whioh she must, Eooner or later, become amenable. She la too fine an artist for us to contemplate this chance indlfieiently. Should she labor honestly and con scientiously, the first place on the American stage, whether in the legitimately tragic or purely senaa tional drama, Is within her grasp. Let her do so, and seize it with a Bteady mid firm hand, neglecting nothing for the sake of heightening the separate effects, and we should feel disposed to guarantee her a success at the side of which even her present one will grow pale and dim In iter after-reputation. The Bbmbfit of Manaobb Shut.—On Saturday next Mr. William E. Sinn, the manager of the Obestnmt street Theatre, will receive a compli mentary benefit, both In the afternoon ond evenlng, from the various artists now employed at that esta blishment. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is to be played in the afternoon, with the strong oast which ensured Its success a short time since, and In the evening “The Colleen Bawn” will be given—the perform ance of this clever melo-drama being followed by ‘•Mlcawber,” with Mr. Lewis Baker lu the princi pal character. It cannot be doubted that Mr. Sinn win have a crammed benefit In testimony both of his nnfoilisg urbanity and his resolute and con scientious labor in his managerial capacity. - A Batch of Bkhepits.—We have already in vited public attention to the benefit ofjffir. Carden, which will take place this evening at the Arch street Theatre, but It would seem that the present week is to be almost exclusively a week of benefits. Upon Wednesday the bills announce Mrs. E. JNT Thayer as the benefidaire, “The Streets of Hew York ” and “ Mr. and Mrs. Baker” furnish the en tertainments for the evening. The following day, Thursday, Miss Lizzie Price oomes before us In the same agreeable position, with the same leading feature on the bill, and the comedietta of “ The Household Fairy.” Then comes Owen Marlowe, still offering “The Streets of New York," bntglvlng ■ns an original sketoh—at least, one never before played here—oalled “ Lord and Lady Danftoferya’, This sketoh Is said to be most entertaining Iniiiyjha raeter, and we anticipate, upon that soorai.tbatTvfr. Marlowe, as well as the preceding ' three recipients of benefits, will gather a pleasant addition to their yearly Incomes. Mbsbbs. Wolfsohh ahd Thomas gave their fifth concert of classical music yesterday evening. This concert followed rapidly upon the fourth of the series, which took place on Saturday night, after being postponed for two weeks on account of the death of President Lincoln. The weather, which has heretofore frowned upon these worthy gentle men, was last night, fortunately, propitious, aud a full assemblage of musical amateurs was the natural result. The concert was, In all respects, a~great success. The programme consisted of a choice selection of mnslo, and It was rendered with that consummatoabUliy which has.alwej£ distinguished the concerts of these artists. - The opening piece was Mendelssohn's beautiful quartette in £ minor, op. 3, for piano, violin, viola, and violoncello, the various .movements oirwhleh were Interpreted with great taste, power, and deli caoyibj Messrs. Wolfsohn, Thomas, Kammerer, and Schmitz. The second part of the sotorte was devoted to solo performances. Mr. Wolrsohn, by request, substituted in place of Schumann’s 11 Novelatteu ’> the fine fantasia in F minor, by Chopin, which he had given with snch acceptation on Saturday. It is needless to say that he gave Oils work with bril liancy and effect, and that it elicited great ap plause from the large and discriminating audience which tow heard it. Mr. Thomas also repeat ed the delicious violin solo, by Spohr, which had produced such admiration at the former concert, and in which his great mastery of the in strument, particularly in the use of double notes, is shown to so much advantage. The audience last evening was so delighted with Mr. Thomas' per formance that an encore was insisted on, when he gave the solo by Schubert, as arumunoed on the programme, an original and delloate composition, which (he Interpreted with elegance. Mr. Wol&on followed, in three “Xlelne Studien,”composed by Miss Howell, the eminent lady pianist of this city, whieh were warmly received. The great feature of the entertainment, however, was Beethoven’s magnificent septett, op. 20, whieh was performed in a style worths of the grand cha racter of the worn, which staWs among the first productions of the genins of its composer. Beet hoven’s own love of this composition Is shown by the fact that be arranged it himself In three forms, as a trio, as a quintette, and as a septett, the lest the'noheßt and most powerful. The artists who executed it last eve nlug—Messrs. Thomas, violin; Kammerer, viola, Schmitz, violoncello; Buchner, double-bass; StoIL clarinet; Blrgfeld, honj; and Muller, bassoon devoted themselves to its rendition with all their taste, skill, and ardor, and the result was a superb success. We congratulate Messrs. Wolrsohn and Thomas upon the complete musical triumph achieved by them and their associates at this con cert. Otto Drbbbl’b Ookcbbts.—We would direct the attention of our musical mends to Mr. Dresel’s plane concerts, the first of which "will he given at the foyer, on Thurday afternoon at four o’clock; These concerts, which are given in compliance with an earnest letter of invitation rent to Mr. Dresel by a large number of our citizens, together with most of our professional pianists, have been rightly an ticipated as a source of Infinite pleasure and satis faction, and we had almost feared that their post ponement on account of our great national sorrow might be the means or depriving ns or alto gether fop this season. We are, however, glad to see that this is not to be the-ease. Theteis some thing so refined in the playing of Mr. DriSel that we feel assured that our enjoyment of these beauti ful entertainments will be rather enhanced by the warm welcome bestowed upon him by his numerous mends and admirers in this city. The second and third ooncerts will be on the evenings of the 6th and Bth of May. Lbottjbk oh Flowxbs.—A. W. Harrison, Esq., secretary of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci ety, will deliver a lecture before that association this (Tuesday) evening, on the Odors of Flotoers, In whlph he will present a. variety of curious and useful Information upon the subject or the commer cial uses of flowers, including an aoeount of a visit to the flower forms of Franco, and the art of col lecting and preserving the perfumes of flowers tt lustrated by a large collection of rare living mLZ from the conservatories of Philadelphia. The lea. turer is eminently qualified, by professional and horticultural experience, to.treat these topics with peculiar interest. It will be free to all. The rooms rad s! 8 SOatlMreBt ouraor'oCJJroad LB«ntB Off Light _ Music,Professor Henry Morton, by the request and on behalf of the rankllß,lnstitute, will deliver a lecture on Light, scientific and mechanical iilustra £"“• tte bomber of seats already taken, the paC^ 1 * 111 certainly be crowded to Its utmoßt ea. Classioai. Quihtbttb CtnE.-Tho twenty-fourth S wIH be « ly “ to-morrow, at the Assembly Building, with the'followlng programme: 7 THo^ep.» (No-l), for piano, violin, and violon. Songßeene,*forvioitarr’/.V.".*.V.V Boat fe“ y *“- Quintette In G- minor..... ""’"‘iiozart! Mbybkbbbk’s Arricaihr ”nr KmVoiirZ The New York Times gives the following: “The oomln S season win, be the production of Meyerbeer’s “ATrloaine » After - e oro^r !tt>fpreparatlon ’ an 1 raUIOT “ D ™ toan theordlnary quantity ot red tape, it has proba by tlm ® b# *a brought ontin Paris. On the night of Its production an exact copy otthe score to, by special stipulation with the proprietors, to, be forwarded to Mr. Max Maretzek, who has, we are informed, seourtd the exolusive right for this ooun £■***. a few weeks after its representation In Europe, we shall have an opportunity of judging of a work-whfoh is generally expected to. bo ifcl poser’s mwter-pleco. It win have singular slgnlfi cance here, as one of the principal Indde-Rta-of the plot is the liberation or the slave- Of tolsandmauv other things w* can only speak poaitlvelv after the work has been given to the public. A veil of mvsterv Ulted x only at short Intervals by ie^ nallsts and heretical if not visionary D-a wpaMro^ respondents, surrounds it. The opJiUon years ago, and represents the ripest period of Meyer- ) «•?>* pwww. t 3 singular fascination for Ma >. Betorathe trin--,' 1 ' success of “Robert' le Diablo” he hat . In a work called "On* 1 ™) do Gama” Scb s he proposed the same subject toScrih* II* ! doned all his early str«! nß » thd entir«ij ir % new book. The old vondoß, bearing th« 4i . e '. • i Is still in existence. It Is in Ike Meyerbeer, and on the first l’aga is wrs tt , hand of the great master, tide words, 11 Africa." The mite-e>otcme of *!>-• “ . the most difficult, complicated, *.nd exp 611 s, e Two acts are played on the deck of a]" s *; ' which occupies the whole stage. The cha s . : : ensuing scene Involves, of course, Avne The mualols very highly spoken if by Feth 'V i as by other musloians who have heard U ' i } Brit performances awry seat has already iJ't T _ The entimslaata yrh& send. ttesr mousy ,4- :f so fearful of having it returned to thea 5 ' ” blank refusal, that they merely giy 0 p,!, and no address.': They are willing to open night. Ah! If they lived i„ would not be thus. There Is, belie ' ’ ’ql opera- a character for a tenor who 1: k>: clamatory style and a full dramsti- mi i atendr, briefly, as that old Svorlto »r?J Signor Mazzoleni. Why canaa' w t5pJ '| secure this fine artist i He would » SI *'*,.} received with hearty favor by hi, i! A Pnigment or French Secret » In the reeently-pnbllshed volume of Historical Fragments, and Kates oa f l ‘ cel! by the laie M. De Tocquevllle, ha g[re J ‘‘ R ’i i tog account of a conversation held ». former Councillor of State, whom hs f , p| - i The conversation .was on the eondlti of ,? 3 State prisons In 1812, under the W,Y 2 ’“f r, ’ K;! s is exceedingly interesting from the gu a ns of the government of that unci now holds the reins of the French . ,^ v ' a grip as his great relative formerly did : “ “ ‘I formed part,’ said M. X—, ‘of * y„,,. rous promotion of auditors of the Council r> :‘ l! - We drew lots for the different ministerial ' 3 meats to which we were to be attached, no} , that of Police, then under the direction of > ! ' ; Duke of Eovlgo. I was particularly rsc aa to him by one of his friends. Ho sent r-y - morning and said, ‘I am assured you h• jection to solitude or to work, aid, 1 ‘ that you are very foEd of chess. I h:u, i taut mission to entrnst you with. You J and live for a certain time In the Hoaplu;, "; ■’ i Cenis. You will find there a Prior wno!., ; ■; chessplayer, and you can render mea, rs , L vice.’ I objected to this appolnEtnent, .: a what I shouldhave to do. I soon unden-E.,,.-. - ■ pitocipal duty would be to give an accoaa;'*-' ! 1 travellers who crossed teat point of the -w between Italy and Franoe ;.to take my mesj, same table with them; tot one word, to act a i ''l I refused,.but mildly, though I did not f good will or the Minister, who some time ' ill said to me, *1 have another empioymen; to -i yon. The Emperor has just created, bv de T eight State prisons; hut views nara 'f been all carried out. ft Is necs*s.r organize this service, and, fct #f a establish an Inspection. Will jou ot ’ y of It In company with a certain Dr. a—,, .• time I accepted his proposal- were to ■ examining Vincennes, where It was sup,., ,3 were better managed than elsewhere ; , cennes we were to take, In some sort, as. m We had not to visit the prisoners, orevaa t, | C about their names or history, but merely „ - tain how things were going on la the or those houses. Cprloelty was so little ,i",~ me that after three weeks my oompaas .r, . HI , who was a friend of the Duke de . confessed to me that he was secrarely . with. watching me, and finding eu; Z;. :': I was not too Inquisitive. He asked turn, whether I had not been oharged j; : Elmllar mission regarding himself. ’ ; ease. We were Informed by the Duke of f, - that the views of the Emperor wore that ti; y prisons should contain habitations for pris -cc all conditions. • For, In fact,’ observed tae t.; | ror, ‘I suppose I may have to shut up one brothers or my uncle. Z mean that they =■■; be treated aocoidlng to their rank; that the; ; I have a drawing-room, library, billiard rwr Time did not allow of all these lmpro-.;-, to be carried ont. When 1 made my t inspection at the close of 1811, or the beat- , 1812, there were prisoners In five prisjus Where, generally speaking, they were ail badly off The others existed only on pip - ; , buildings which had been marked out tori- .-j did not exist. The same may be said of— get the name), department of Mode t. l . , They found that the building had been puF;. 'before the decree was Issued. E/t reva?. were State prisoners In a great numoe- ... nary prisons, bnt these last we were no: with inspecting; 1 had only the proof ;: . were In great numbers. Wc began, then, »nl vVI cennes. In the very highest part of the id; ~ 9 found a Spaniard who was treated with spa; ' tion. Hu had a few books, a box of colar?,,, ’.; family of pigeons, which he brought up in . doubt. They would not toll me'his nsow; found ont afterwards that he was the Palafox, who was taken at Saragossa, and n - the Emperor, 1 don’t know why, thought lies remove forever from public sight. A'log had been Interred with .much pomp in u< : in. All - , the world believed that PaUfoi' . 5 -dead. His own family, even his wile, were J the same error. He lived at the vert- n: the donjon of Vincennes. I also saw, under as: ease, where It was Impossible for him to upright, a Gorman (fount, a young man of efcDe-, accused of having wished to assassinate the l;. - peror, (and whom the interposition of UieK‘s. i - ESaxony had saved from being Shot. He was; to this horrible den, and he soon dledtuera Aft Fenestrella, in the mountains of Savoy, i tnil a great number of cardinals and priests r.p complained with reason of not being able Dili sdn teat land of snow, A little further off I e.t In another State prison two hundred Net; ’- tans of the loner classes, but among them were on, noblemen of the same nation. All these l ,j-s wore very badly kept, and offered no gue«:a whatever; not one of theformaUtles speciM:_- the decree which had legalized State prison i j observed. You wore taken off to be throws t one of them. Yon were left there as long as,: keepers pleased. You were withdrawn fr.m world, and yon disappeared. I knew that tns - prisoners were very numerous, but I could no-x, the exact number of them, as they were di:i r r .h throughout all the prlaons of Franee, and mj ts| Sion, as I have told you, extended only to the prisons properly so oalled.” ; Soldier*’ Families. To tie Editor o/ The Frets : Sir :-Permit me'to acknowledge the reori:::' *207, a collection taken lip in the Baptist ch:~ .Broadband Arab streets, Philadelphia, ee (K! ErTilay, forfheigOldters’JamflJes under rsec .” City Pastor. This token of sympathy or. eta:r the wives and children ol those who hate the battle-field, or starved to death In S,a:;:r prisons, is in every way becoming a patriot:: C--- tian church. i From a/widow wlth slx children comes the K:- tog letter, whlchl desire to publish with ttoaft contribution: “ City Pastob : Bbab Sib : From slckae” 1 notable to walk, or I should oomeln person lit < received another notice about my rent, f fb.?' - ! ; her second ejectment process for arrears of rent. -.; j of which are now in my hands.] Is thereat?:'- i bablllty of me getting any of my money as• soon ? lam a thousand times thankful to wri \ and wife for what you have done for me ari - -• poor children. The day you called to see me t-t not know whereto get bread for my chUdres/ss i mehl. My husband to now eight months deal- - I think it so strange that I eanuot get sa?/- - money to help to feed those little children. “Tours, with groat respect, H K T Here is another extract from the letter of= - diet’s wife with two children. Her huiiuil wounded and In one of the hospitals of our cl:? - "My children and I are starving. 1 get i ;! lars a month relief money, and pay five dolUfi u fifty cents a month for rent. My health da*'- permit me to go ont to work, and I cannot east - enough with my needto to buy bread lor u.v : Children. I went to the Commissions, bat ttf' - they only helped soldiers, not their wives or Clal lam obliged to go ont at night to self and children after I put them to step- was tte first substantial help I ever receive! . owe my husband *lBO, but the officers at pltal, for some unknown cause, retain it.” ./, She gives her name and address to foil, Bril/* poses to go before any justice of the pe l "' 1 swear to the above statement, and to others *-■ ; | mo in her letter, which would alarm some t>;-- s officers were they laid before the public < been at her home, and found her, at M-, eating her jut very scanty mesl children. Two mesdsjn the day for them p’’- luxuries. I make no comments. Those csie ‘Jfc none, mid my list contains just such cases. > - presenting such oases some weeks ago to oae 07 : most active agents of the Ohrtotiaa twmU'’’;- the Bev. Dr. P., he replied thus: “Wtydoot ladies’ branoh of the Christian Commto-doa 7-- to these eases 1 They should direct thejr «2 - r ; behalf of tbs soldiers’ families.” eV5r greater truth uttered. My wonder to ri-‘- ; has not always been the objeat of the ladies „r -of the Commission. How much ” have-saved no one can calculate. Surely It P - too late to begin to do good to this direc-to have received one car-load or coal from doors Wiggan, Mabanoy City, Pa. Coal, clotuna. - money are always in place, and will do muo a ■ City Pastoe, 1311 Bombard si Tub Husk Iwtbkhawiosai. Exeimti'" * Executive Committee at Dublin, of this t have received a communication from Srdi. -. effect that the Queen has named six ■- - Itoyal Commissioners for that country. ”. - ptetures from the National (Jallery at . on their way to Dublin. It has been to* that tbe Executive Committee shell . / jnrore, but thls will be done on the recommA/„ of the several committees, and of represent’/: the foreign countries, and In aoeord»n« express wishes of the exhibitors. Th« * the medal is by the celebrated wWA *', Geefs, of Brussels. It is a handsome ; representing the Spirit of Progress to ; msnufactareß enrfcMug Ireland froma-fp ' copia, while a -view of the building to / ground, and various emblems of todustrs, year as an epoch, iiu&e improvement of Large Posxtxvb SAirecv Boots, S 3 cake, Abkx Goons, Lzuibb Tb AVEtu 5 . Laobts, Stbaw Goods, Edastio The particular attention of dealers to the valuable assortment of boots, sheet cavalry boots, 150 sides upper and sc is * 5 ,; calfskins, travelling bags, shaker hood- 1 . colored straw bonnets, and children’s car’-/^'. ; bracing samples of 1,200 packages o f : goods, of city and Eastern manufacture -- s remptorHv sold, by catalogue, on tout - credit, commenelng this morning, at to John B. Myers & Co., auotioheere, Nos. ■ Martcek street. CITY ITEMS- Snugs Bobwbtb-abd Misses’ akd Gs