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MONDAY, MAY 8, 1865.
R. A. Stoddard’s “Abraham Lin-
coin.’’*
For the most part, our elegiac poetry is
not good. The grief which is “ too deep
for tears” seldom has the power to
“ wreak itself into expression” in verse.
Yery few monodies are of a nature to touch
the heart. Miltoh’s “ Lycidas,” and
Shelley's “ Adonais” are among the best,
but there is not any general interest in the
death of a private friend, nor even in the
untimely loss of a young poet of great pro
mise. The most touching grief-lyric that
we know of is Charles Wolfe’s, com
mencing:
If I had knows thou conld’st hava died,
I might not weep for tbee—
But I forgot, when by thy side,
That thou could’at mortal be i «
but the lines, so sad and tender, were
wholly imaginative, their author having
declared that he had been crooning the
Irißh air “ Gramachree,” in the dim. Bi
lence of twilight, until its sadness'brought
tears into his eyes, and the stanzas in ques
tion came into his mind impulsively.
As yet, very little worthy of the deep and
horrible tragedy of last month has been
published. Our great poets, appalled, have
hitherto held back; and, indeed, the awful
ness of the subject is enough to paralyze
the minstrel’s touch. The authors of
“ Thaumatopais ” and of “ The Song of
Hiawatha” might have done justice, in
suitable song, to such a world’s blow as the
terrible death of the martyr-President, but
have not yet spoken. However, Mr. Rich
ard Henry Stoddabd (whose fine poem
of "The King’s Bell ” we had occasion to
eulogize some two years ago) has done
what they and others had left undone, and
his execution of the self-imposed task places
him, in the foremost rank, among the great
est poets of the time.
In “ Abraham Lincoln, an Horation
Ode,’,’ he had adopted the measure of the
Horation Ode of Andrew Marvel 11 Upon
Cromwell’s Return- from Ireland;” but
the theme of the original was triumph and
congratulation, while Mr. Stoddard’s is
grief and horror. The measure is well
chosen, at once simple and compact, and
expressly adapted for expressing the digni
ty of deep, deep sorrow. Mr. Stoddard
has produced a grave, grand poem, worthy
of the man and the times. ' We shall show
its quality by a few extracts.
It opens thus:
Not as wben some great Captain falls
In battle, where his Country calls,
Beyond the struggling lines
That pash his dread designs
To doom, by some stray ball struck dead:
Or, In the last oharge, at the head
OJ his determined men,
Who must be victors then 1
Her as when sink the olvle Great,
The safer pillars of the State,
Whose oalm, mature, wise words
Snppressthe needorswordß !
With no such tears as e’er were shed
Above the noblest of our Dead
Do we to-day deplore
The Han that Is no more 1
Our sorrow hath a wider scope,
Too strange for fear, too vast for hope)—
A Wonder, blind and dumb,
That waits—what Is to oome 1
#.** # * * *
No Cesar he, whom we lament,
A Han without a precedent,
Sent, it would seem, to do
Bis work—ahd perish, too 1
Not by the weary cares or State,
The endless tssks, which will not wait,
Which, often done In vain,
Must yet be done again:
Not In the dark, wild tide or War,
Which rose so high, and rolled so far,
Sweeping from sea to sea
In awful anarohy,
Four fateful years of mortal strife,
Which slowly drained the Nation’s life,
(Yet for each drop that ran
There sprang an armed man!)
Not then; but when, by measures meet,
By victory, and by defeat,—
By courage, patience, skill,
The People’s fixed ’* We mil
Had pierced, had crushed Rebellion dead,—
Without a Hand, without a Head
- At last, when all was well,
He lell— O, hew he fell 1
The time,—the place,—the stealing Shape,—
Thedo ward shot,—the swift escape,—
The wife—the widow’s soream,—
It la a hideous Dream 1
The poem goes on, itself a solemn, lyrical
procession, to allude to the sad pageant
which so lately traversed the land. The
multitudes of solemn men,
WHO speak not whoa they meet,
Bat throng the silent street;
The flags hair-mast, that late so high
Flaunted at eash new victory !
(The stars do brightness shed,
Bat bloody looks the red I]
The black restoons that stretch for miles
And torn the streets to funeral aisles 1
(No house too poor to show
The nation’s badge of woe!)
The cannon’s sudden, sullen boom,—
The bells Chat toll of death and doom,—
The rolling of the drums,—
The dreadful Car that comes!
The finest passage, however, is that which
shadows forth the character of the murder
ed ruler:
Cool should he be, of balanced powers,
The Baler ol a Baco like ours,
Impatient, headstrong, wild—
The Man to guide the Child!
And this he was, who most unfit
(3o hard the senseof God to hit 1)
Did seem to fill his Place.
With such a homely face—
Such rustic manners—speech uncouth—
(That somehow blundered out the Truth!)
Untried, untrained to bear
The more than kingly Care!
Ay! And his genlns put to scorn
The proudest In the purple born,
Whose wisdom never grew
To what, untaught, he knew—
The People, of whom he was one.
No gentleman Ilke-Wasblngton—
(Whose bones, methinks, make room,
To have him In their tomb!)
A laboring man, with homy hands,
Who swung the axe, who tilled nis lands,
Who shrank from nothing new,
But did as poor men do!
One of the People! Born to be
Their ourlonß Epitome;
To share, yet rise above
Their shitting bate and love.
Common his mind (It seemed so then),
HiAthoughts the thoughts of other men:
Plain were his words, and poor—
But now they will endure 1
No hasty fool, of stubborn will,
But prudent, cautious, pliant, still:
Who, Blnoe his work was good,
Would do 11, as he could.
Doubting, was not ashamed to doubt,
And, lacking prescience, went without;
Often appeared to halt,
And was, ol court e, at fault:
Heard all opinions, nothing loth,
And loving both sides, angered bath:
Was—not like Justice, blind.
But watchful, element, kind.
No hero, this, of Homan mould :
Nor like our stately Bites of old:
Perhaps he was net Great—
But he preserved the State 1
The conclusion, with its earnest appeal to
those whom his humane policy made free,
is a noble peroration, and in keeping with
the well-maintained dignity of the whole
poem:
And you, amid the Master-Baoe,
Who seem so strangely out or place,
Know ye wno cometh ? He
Who hath declared ye Free!
Bow while the Body passes—Nay,
Fall on yonr knees, and weep, and pray!
Weep, weep—l would ye might—
Tour poor, blaok faces white 1
And, Children, you must come in band?,
With garlands in year little hands,
Or blue, and white, and red,
To strew before the Dead 1
so, fiwodtly, sadly, sternly goes
The Fallen to his last repose:
Beneath no mighty dome,
Bat In bis modest Home;
The ohurohyard where his ohlldres rest,
The quiet spot that suits lilm best:
There shall his grave be made,
And there his bones be laid!
And there his countrymen shall oome,
- With memory proud, with pity dumb,
And strangers far ana near,
For many and many a year 1
For many a year, and many an Age,
While History on her ample page
The virtues shall enroll
Of that Paternal Sonl!
We have quoted liberally from this
noble poem, but it renders scant justice
to the author to ask the public to
judge it by extracts, however copious. It
is so thoughtful and compact that it should
be considered in its entirety, and not by
fragments. It is worthy of its lofty sub
ject, which is saying much, and stamps
Mr. Stoddabd as a poet of the highest
sank. The Ode can be purchased, we pre
sume, at any bookstore in this city.
* Abraham Lincoln. An Horation Ode. By Blch
ard Henry Stoddard. 12.pageBj8vo. New York;
Bunco 4i Huntington.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1865.
PETERSBURG.
Passage of Soldiers Tlirongb the City—A
Bali at tbe Headquarters of Major Ge
neral Perrero—Amusing Scenes,
[Special Oorrespondenee'of The Prose. 1
Pbtebbbubo, May 5,1865.
THB FIFTH COSTS.
The dull routine or the civil andjnllltary admi
nistration was relieved yesterday and the day be
fore by the passage through this olty of tho 25th
Corps, (colored) under Major General Godfrey
Weltzel, followed by the sth Corps, under .Major
General Gibbons, and the cavalry under the victo
rious Sheridan. The. negro troops have been
camped In the vloinlty of this place, bat are now
gone to a point on the James river, about two
miles below City Point. There Is no remedy so ef
fectual la chilling; the warm blood of the South as
to put arms In the hands of the negroes. The in
fluence of this element upon the F. F. Y’a—Fleet-
Footed Virginians—hue ever been of a demoralizing
tendenoy upon the rellos which may In part ex
plain why It Is they are kept so far from these large
towns.
The sth Corps elicited, as It deserves, general
commendation for tbe good order and discipline
which it preserved while passing through. The re-‘
cord of the sth Is good, and one of which both offi
cers and men maybe justly proud.
SHBBTDAH’S CAVALEV.
Sheridan’s cavalry was the observed of all ob
servers. The men and horses wero In a fine condi
tion.
THB BBCOHD COBPS.
The 2d Corps bas already broken oamp at BarkesT
vine, and is moving In tkla direction. It wIU pass
through the olty early this morning, following the
sth. .
A HALL.
On last night a ball came off, in good, If not grand
style, atdbe headquarters of Brevet Major General
Ferrero. Among the guests were Major General
Hartsuff and lady, Brevet Brigadier General Mo-
Ktbbln and lady. Colonel Sewel and lady, Miss
Cole, of New York, and Miss Hylo, of PhUadelphla.
The music was furnished by tbe bands of the 21
Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery and the' loth New
York Regiments. The evening was spent In the
highest state of enjoyment. Thg ladles moved like
fairies over the floor, and the gentlemen with an
ease which the rough experience of martial cam
paigning had not affected. None bat loyalists were
present.
AMCSIKO SCENES.
Amusing scenes are daily witnessed at headinar.
ters and at the provost marshal’s office, In which
former slaveholders are the principal actors. Those
which exolte the greatest mirth are the demands of
the chivalry for an order to make their man Jim or
their girl'Hannah work for them. Caps. E. O,
Brown, A. D. C., on the staff of Gen. Hartsuff, after
hearing the complaints, explains, In a very courte
ous manner, the relationship whloh'thls former
species of chattie sustains to the chivalry and the
Community, and winds up with ft commendable
amount of posltlvenese, that suoli reauests will not
be granted. Tho rebels, not a little excited, gene
rally want to know If the negroes are to be put upon
an equality with them. The Captain, who always
preserves his amiability as long as this Mass keeps
within the bounds or propriety, meets these flings
by informing the parties that military authorities
never discuss their decisions. The gray ooated gen
try Invariably evaporate.
LADY visitors.
The bearing of the Union officers and their lady
relatives who are visiting them, towards the rebels
in this city, is eminently worthy of the loyalty which
they profess. Their conduct, while It Is Bquared by
every degree of propriety, evinces a consciousness
Of that indte respeotabllity and social standing
which could not be Improved by rebel condescen
slon. The Independence of officers and Union la
dles, and their manlfestindtfferenee to the existence
of the chivalry, have the effeet of convincing this
delnded people that there are some persons from
tho North who are unwilling to be patronized by
disloyalists, and who actually refaso to tolerate an
association with persons who are the avowed ene
mies of the Government. Such a dignified course
Will have groat Influence.
THB CITV.
Tbe olty Is very quiet and more orderly than It
has been at any period daring the rebellion. The
patrol duty Is well performed, and the oltlzens are
enjoying a degree of security as to their persons and
property which they did aot experience In Seoesh
times. Brevet Msjor General Ferrero commands
the city, and hls regulations for the good of all are
Upon a basis of justice and Impartiality,
All citizens are inquired to ba in their houses at
ten o’olook, unless they have the proper pass from
tbe authorities authorizing to remain out later. The
dJfflonltiea to locomotion after that honr are name,
tons, and are encountered at every few steps In the
attitude of a gentleman In bine, standing at a
" ready,” commanding yon to “ halt.” After a few
questions yon are ordered to. “advance,” and after
ah inspection of your credentials, If fonnd to be all,
right, yon are permitted to pass until you are halted
by the next sentry, which Is about a square farther
off. The same formality Is repeated at each halt,
whloh Is exceedingly perplexing to civilians, but Is
absolutely necessary for tbs security of the city.
Bollin
Tbe JPlnceless.
“Thera are fifty applicants for every vaoaney,
and no more will be received,” was placarded on
the post office door on the lnangnration of onr
new postmaster the other day. In any large
city there are a dozen applications, yes, a hun
dred ! within half a day after the publication of
any vacancy. On the Incoming of a new Gover
nor or President, the “ place ” seekers are num
bered by hundreds, thousands, and tens of thou
sands ; and sometimes the “ outside pressure ”
is so resistless, that the very highest officers In
the Government feel themselves obliged to favor
persons who are strangers to them, In preference
to men to whom they are under special and par
senal obligations, and whom they know to be fully
qualified for all the duties of the station. Public
men who have offices in their gift often feel them
selves compelled to bestow them on persons whom
they know are not the best: adapted to the position,
as rewards for past political servloes r for present
political lnfinenee, or for those conciliations or op
posing parties which seem to them are Indispensable
to the situation of affitlfS. Yet opposed to those ac
cepted applicants ate men or Integrity undoubted,
of refinement, of a cnltnre, and of a once social
position, which onght to guarantee success, brought
to this suppliant attitude for “plaoe” by slokntos,
by accident, by pecuniary revulsion, or by the
perfidy of men, against which no human foresight
could provide. Recently a high name la this com
munity. which five years ago wielded the wand of
power in financial circles, was handed In lor a
“place” of trust and profit. Grey-headed-and
bald and bent, he craved the “influence” of Influ
ential men with hot tears; and after weeks dud
months of such debasement, and of agonizingsus-
I tense, he failed of his object, the poor-house look
ng himself and helpless family full in the-face.
Young men and young women, within a week of
this writing, have been driven into suicide In
New York city, having vainly sought “ places,’
until on the verge of starvation, and to esoapa It,
took tho rope and the poison. Why all this! Be
cause they grew np without a positive occupation,
without haying been Instructed in any handicraft.
Thefe’S truth fnrnmkllc’s saying, that the “parent
who brings up a son without a calling, teaches him
to be a thief.” Let that father then, who wishes to
he assured that his* son Bhall not languish In
a • penitentiary, or perish on a gallows, give
that son a trade. Let the jnother who desires
to make it certain that the daughter she so
much loves shall not pine away In some oheer
less hospital, ay, some Insane asylum, teach
that daughter a perfect use of her needle, or, better,
the skillful handling of a sewing machine; and,
more, how to keep a tidy house; how to prepare a
comfortable meal; how to spread a well-appointed
table—to do all these things with thoroughness.
Such a young woman can never oome to want;
can never fall to find a well-paying place In
this oonntry. There are a thousand families
In New York any day who would consider
teemselves “ fortunate” In having snoh seam
stresses, house-girls, nurses, and cooks at
twenty per cent, higher wages than generally pre
vail. A good mechanic can always find work for
his “ victuals and Clothes,” with Increasing wages
as his fidelity ana Skill booortt known, and tints
prevent that distressing sadness, that debasing
cringing, that eating ont all life’s gladness, which
wither the heart and waste away the health, nntll
the friendly grave ends the torture.—Hail’s New
York Journal of Health .
■ The State on Euv it. —Every oho Is aware that
Egypt Is in an exceptional state jnst now. In eon
sequence of the emergencies of the great Amertoan
war it has become a vast cotton field, Instead of
being, as In all former times, the granary of the
East. This sudden transformation la not unlikely
to bring vast political changes with It. Multitudes
of the fellahs and small holders of land have been
deprived of the present and previous Viceroys of
their land on account of Its Increased value as a
cotton-produoing soil, They are, of oourse, dis
contented with the Government, and not well
disposed towards the Franks, for whose sake they
know the cotton Is grown. -in addition to this,
the murrain among the .cattle has, during the la3t
two years, swept so many away that dlEtant parts
require to be scoured in order to proviso moat for the
Cairo market, when the supplies fall for several
days, as has been occasionally the case, means on
ly to be had at famine prices, and the scramble be
fore the butchers’shops is a sight not to be.forgot
ten. In one of these scrambles several children
were crushed to death in the crowd. In addition, It
Is a well-known tact that over the whole Mahome
dac world just now thereare floating rumors and
predictions of a coming ascendenoy, during which
the Crescent is to stand above the Cross, and the
faith of the East Is to revive again. As the igno
rant populace cannot reason or look to the futore,
they think the shortest way to accomplish these de
sirable results Is as in Syria and Hlndestan, to mas
sacre the Christian populations of the land. The
late insurrection In Upper Egjpt was partly poli
tical, for the reasons assigned above, and also part
ly religious. The rellah joined with the bedaure.
Mlnleh was the headqnarters of It. An-Eagllsholer
man, a friend ol the writer, who nasatSloot, saw
steamers with soldiers come In only just in time to
save the bulker the ChiJBtlSW population or the
dace. -At the same time that this was going Ob In
Upper Egypt the population of Cairo were In a most
excited state; B,COO soldiers were suddenly but
quietly introduced into the olty, and as soon as the
intelligence eame that the Inßnrreetlon at Minleh
was put down the mind or the people seemed to flow
back Into Its usual sullen, apathetic course again.
But who can say hew long this Is to last, and would
l. not be advisable that England should, as well as
Franoe, inerease a little her number of ships of war
at Alexander and Suez, and lot the ruling Powers
here know that they would he called strictly to an
account for any fatal consequences that might be
the result of want of due precaution on their part
with regard to the security of the European noon
latlon of the olty t * * p
-Jr™* Hurting in Aroians.— a letter from
Bbtna. In the Independent, or ConHtan'ln:,. J,[vea
some details of toe recant exploits of MM, 0111388-
lng and Bembonnel. Having learned that a horae
had been killed by wild beasts, they proceeded to
the spot and concealed themselves in some brnsh
wood elese by In order to wait until the animals re
turned after sunsot to devour their prey. The night
was dark, and no moonlight was to be hoped for.
The hunters had not been long at thetr post when
a magnificent lion approached the horse. The two
friends touched each other with the elbow to show
. that they had seen the beast, and Ohassalng, firing
both barrels, sent the animal roiling to the bottom
of a ravine. There had not been time-to reload
-when a second lion appeared. Bombonnel passed
his gnn to his companion, and Ohassalng sent the -
new comer to join his roars ol pain with those of the
preceding. A third and fourth Hon appeared suc
cessively, and met with the same fate, Bombonnel,
loading eaoh time and passing the fire-arms to Ohas
salng. The situation of the hunters was, however,
now becoming critical. Thebellowlngof the wounded
and dying animals was likely to attract tuoir tor
lows to the spot, while the darknesß rendered tbe
task of avoiding them difficult. The hunters wero,
besides, trembling with cold, for they had not taken
the precaution of putting on warm clothing against
the night air. They therefore decided on regaining
their tents, where they fonnd their companions fast
BBleep, not having even heard the reports of the
gnns. The next morning the party prooeeded to the
soene of the night’s adventure. Two of the lions
were lying, dead, bat the others had disappeared.
They appeared to have lost mnob blood, but the
dryness of the ground rendered their traces difficult
to follow. Presently a general scamper among the
Arabs who were aiding in the search showed that
something hsd been discovered, and It turned oat
to bo a large lioness, which had taken refuge at the
bottom of a ravine. (Jhassatng, Bombonnel, Gount
Karolyl, ay M. Delohman advanced together, and
all fired. But e veil alter that volley Ehe again raised
her head, when a ball beneath the Bhoulder from
Bombonnel finished her. The other wounded ani
mal could hot be found.
THB HiSTOBV OP THE Rbihand Oawbonb The
court-martial on the brigand chief Carbone termi
nated in Rome on the 10th ultimo. The prisoner
was finally condemned to ten years of seelnslon,
with the loss of all civil rights, and two years’ Im
prisonment for the expenses. By a majority of four
to three, the tribunal rejected the accusation of hls
.having commanded tbe band, or of having attacked
the French, The trial presented no interesting
features of a personal character, bat at least It
showed the wild and disorderly state of the
population In the dlatrlots, and the compara
tive lloense granted them by the local authori
ties. Carbone had been leading hls wandering life
for upwards of two years, mixing freely with a
people by whom hls occupation was known, and
mixing with them on friendly terms. He had been
a member of a band commanded by a Spalnard,
Col. Sarragantl, and when this was disbanded ho
was a member and sometimes the chief of several
other bands, which nnited or separated as olrcilQl
stanoes dictated. These are stut oa tuo frontier, is
was in evidence that “he did not tvlfili to d: any karat
In the FonMflolal-States, where the people were
all good, but only In the Regno, where it was
bis Intention tb capture, to get ransoms, and
to obtain food.” Of one of the bands with
which he was connected there are related among
their earlier antecedents, the ninrder of a man,
thev hating fired at several others, the capture
of two persons, the burning of a house, the cap
ture of five other persons (ransoms of course balng
obtained), the carrying off or sixty sheep, Sea. These
are trifling Incidents in the life of Carbone and hls
friends—incidents such as have taken place in a
widely, extended country for four years, and whioh
are taking place dally. In 1863, however, when the
Pope visited Ceprano, this pious son of the Ohnrch
most needs be present; he worked, in fast, several
months hear that city, and at last obtained a carta
di sicurM fromi the Pontlfiolal authorities. Tho
French could only take cognisance of crimes com
mitted against themselves, so that a handrail
amiable delinquencies go unpunished. One of the
highest Pontlllelal authorities said: “Wo are
muoh disturbed by the progress of brigandage ; the
French troops are Indisposed to fight against them,
deeming it a degrading service, and by an agree
ment between tbe French and Italian commanders,
tbe Italians are permitted to onrsne the brigands in
tbe Papal States.” The Government may be well
disturbed by the evil genius whom they themselves
have raised, for what is to prevent the Italians from
pursuing those thieves and murderers to the walls
of the olty from whence they oame, and to which
they constantly return 1 It was only last Monday
that five well-known brigands were recognized la
the Church Of St. Paul, and it is notorious that
they hay* been and may still be seen in the streets
of Rome. We will now compare with the state
ments of a Papal mlnlsler those of French offi
cers : “It is trne that . our soldiers are Indis
posed to the service, although they always do
their duty under onr flag; bat as these things now
are we'oan really do nothing; the service is most
dlsconrsglng; we pursue those fellows, bat wc mav
hot break-down doom.” “What do yon mean 1"
“When pursued the brigands fly to asylums, and
there are thousands of them—there Is 1 the Oimpo
Morto.’ consisting of three hundred hectares of 1 ted,
bttwesn Velletri and Veroll; there was the Oomhn,
suppressed, Indeed, by a Papal brief last year, and
where more than one hundred and, fifteen brigands
gathered together In safety; there Isjthe monastery
Of Casa Marl, and another near Oaatrl, besides miny
others where they (aha tlielf wounded, gather tuoir
arms, and find refuge. We cannot pursue them.”
Tima while ehe inviolability of the frontier has
hitherto impeded tbe progress of the Italians, the
seantlty of the asylum has Impeded the French, and
under the Papal banner thieves and murderers have
laughed In the faces of their pursuers.
A Scientific Pkoblbh.— The Suez Oanal Is not
yet by any means finished. The two ends of the
oanal, that is to say, the works required for the
entry from the two seas remain yet to be built, and
It Is exactly these which the English engineers de
clared to be the most Important and impracticable
part of tho enterprise. There never was any doubt
m any one's mind that the ditch throngh the level
sands of Egypt could be dug from one end to the
other, If the money was provided to pay the work
men, nor even that water enough could be found to
supply it; this, In faat, has been accomplished, and
it is only to see this central dltoh, with three or four
feet of water In It, that M. de Lsssop has Invited de
legates from all parts of the world. The ends In the
two seas are yet to be bnllt, and the practicability
of their serving as entries is yet to be proven.
A Lons Silence.— Forty years ego Miss Susan
Blackley left her home at St. Stephens, New Bruns
wick, and worhed at Portland, Maine, the first year.
Then she married Daniel Watson, of Farmington,
N. H., and moved to that town. She left at St.
Stephens three brothers and one sister, whom, for
the last thirty-nine years, she haß never heard one
word from directly or Indirectly. Meantime sheAas
raised up a family of children and lost her husband.
A few weeks ago she sent a letter to her long-on
heard-from brothers, and soon received from them
a letter stating that all three of the brothers and
sletefffOjm alive and Well.
Reharkable Works on Hunan Labor,—
Ninevah was fourteen miles long, eight miles tylde,
and forty,six miles round, with a wait 100 feet high,
and thick enough lor three chariots to go abreast.
Babylon was fifty miles within the wails, whloh
Were seventy-five feet thick, and 100 feet high, with
100 brazen gates. The temple Cf Diana, at Ephesus,
was 180 feexto the support 01 the roof. It was 100
years Is bunding. The largest or the pyramids was
481 feet in. height, and 863 on the sides. The base
covers elevep acres. The stones are about sixty feet
in length, and the layers are 208. It employed
880,000 men id building the labyrinth la Egyat, and
It contains 300 chambers and twelve halls. Thebes,
in Egypt, presents ruins twenty-seven miles around.
Athens was twenty-five miles aronnd, and oontalned
360,000 citizens, and 400,000 slaves. The temple of
Delphos was so rich in donations that it was plun
dered of $60,000,000, and the Emperor Nero carried
away from It 800 statues. The walls of Home were
thirteen miles around.
Gubious Bequests.—On Good Friday morning
after divine service, at the Church of Allhallows,
Lombard street, the quaint gilt or a penny and a
packet of raisins to eaohjpf sixty of the younger
scholars of Christ's Hospital was made, In accord
ance with the will of Fetor Symonds, dated 1580.
Peter Symond’s carious gift of pennies and plums
is paralleled by a bequest made to the parish of St.
Peter, Cernhill, Tor the purpose of buying faggots
to burn hsreties, Now-a-nays heretics and their
irlendß object to being burnt, SO ths gilt la not ap
plied, like Symond’s, in the way originally de
signed by the donor, but is pnt to a better use. The
parish books of St. Peter's record « yet more ourlons
gilt. It Is, we believe, In the shape of a rent charge
on certain property, to be applied to the destruction
of lady birds In the parish. The Spot would appear
to have been infested with these Insects once upon a
time. Hence a premium for their annihilation was
given. At Allhallows, In addition to the gifts to
the bine-boys, «d eaoh was given to children of the
Langbourn Ward Schools, who attended the ser
vice, and a shilling each and a loaf to a number of
poor persons —English paper.
Aw Ihtbbbbtino Eblio.— On Taesday, a Ger
man engaged in digging a ditch In Harrison town
ship, Gioncester county, N. J„ at the depth of two
feet discovered a medal composed of copper, and
gilt heavily with gold. On one side there is a boss
rclitvo of Lord Cornwallis, with the Latin Inscrip
tion, Car. Marchia Cornwallis Strategies Accerimus ,
encircling It, the profile and features being exqui
sitely modeled. On the reverse is a- representation
of the seene where Cornwallis received the hostages
of Tlppo Saib, alter his defeat In 1792, theflguras all
being in fine relief. Around the top Is the Latin
legend, Fas sit Percere Hosli, and In the lower oor
ner the words Sultana Tippo Derviclo Obsidesßecipit,
MDCCXCII. It Is a myßtery how the medal ever
got Into the plaoe where It was found, and where It
must have laid for over half a century. Some old
soldier of the Marquis, who probably emigrated to
this country, may have lost it while hunting in the
neighborhood.
Thb Human Cobt on Wak— A letter from St.
Petersburg, dated April 14, contains mnoh addi
tional information respecting the removal of the
bodies of French soldiers to the cemetery prepared
for their reception. It was probable that tho exhu
mation would he continued tor a long time, for up
to the date of the last accounts operations had only
taken [place on the land of M. Braker, In whloh
more than 2, 000 French soldiers were Interred. Ac
cording to the 115(8 In the hands Of the Freneh offi
cer, Captain FllgOS, who conducts the operations,
he will have to disinter 48,000 of his oountff men J
an enormous number, bat which by. no means repre
sents the total less sustained by the French army,
for, besides all those who died in tho Russian hospi
tals, and those at Kustendjte, Varna, and Constan
tinople, the bodies of many others were never nfcnd,
having been devoured by voracious animals. Those
killed at tho Alma are also not included In this
number of 48,000, whloh only comprises the Franoh
burled under the walls of Sebastopol, and of whom,
an exact list could be drawn up.
Discovery on Roman Coins at Falmouth.—
On the isth alt., while a laborer at Pennanoe Farm,
Undock, was engaged in removing some earth, he
discovered, about two feet below the surface, on a
foundation or floor of stone, a quantity of second
braes Roman coins, of tho roigns of Constantine,
Diocletian, and Maxlmlanus. There are about
twenty different types of tho above reigns, but the
Genio Populi Romani type of Maxlmlanus Is greatly
in excess. There are several varieties of the reign
or Constantino, among which may be noticed the
Prlzclpi Inventor!, the Prince standing between
two standards, and one type with F.L H.ln the
exergue, struck in London, There about eight or
ten third brass, some of which are attributed to
Galllneus. The Beeond brass are In excellent con
dition, and are beautifully patlnuted.
Inundations on thb Rrinb.— The Courier du
Bos Bhin mentions that the heat has oansed the
snow on tho mountains to melt rapidly, and the
Rhine has consequently risen considerably. Below
Strasbnrg, towards Mentz, and on several other
points, inundations from tho overflowing of tribu
tary streams have occurred. At Erfurt and Wurz
burg several streets .were under water; at Cassel
considerable damage has been done by an over
flow ol the Fualda; at Frankfort measures are
being adopted in expectation of an Inundation of
the Maine, and near Leipsie nearly 23 head of deer
had to take refuge on a piece of high land, where
they* were surrounded by WBt*r as If oa an island.
Food was sent to them In a boat,
Ratio Passage.—A passage has just been made
from Liverpool to this port by the screw-steamer
Sldon, the rapidity ol whloh well deserves reoord.
TheSldonlelt the Mersey at u P. M. on thellth
lust., and arrived here at 8 A. M. on Saturday last,
tte 2Hh, thus making the voyage In 13 daysT hours;
or, deducting 26 hours detention at Syra and Gain
poll, In 12 days 6 hours net. The run from Liver
pool to Gibraltar was made in 4 days 21 hours; that
thenee to Malta in 3 days 18 hours; thence again to
Syra In 2 days 7 hours, and from Syra to the Bos
photos, exclusive of detention at Gallipoli, In 1 day
8 hoars and 28 minutes. This passage Is, we believe,
the fastest ever made between Liverpool and Con
stantinople.— Levant Herald .
What Bscomiw o» mbxioan Silver I—We
find tnA loUerries pertinent particulars touching
this inquiry In the True Delta of New Orleans :
“The question Is asked, Where do all tho specie
dollars go from Mexico 1 The receipts at New
York are very trifling. We, however, can give some
Information on the sutyect, The British West India
mall steamer, the February packet, landed at
Southampton with about $1,095,000 early in Mareh.
The greater part of this was Mexican dollars re
ceived from Vera Cruz. We also observed another
shipment of nearly one million of dollars a short
time since. England reallzesfeill the profit and ad
vantages from her cordon of mall steamships rami
fylng in every quarter of the world, under subsidies
lor mall service. The steam marine of Great Bri
tain is monopolizing the passenger and carrying
trade of the wotld.”
STATE ITEMS.
Seven thousand six hundred and thirty-six fnl)
barrels of crude oil and over thirteen thousand
empty barrels, wi'lOh floated away at the time of
the fiood at Plttsbmjr, have been collected by a com
mittee appointed at that time.
Perry township, Berks county, raised $80,439.14
bounty tax, lnoludlng some $9,000 received from the
county, and paid ont for bounties to volunteers and
expenses the sum of $80,685.53, The amount or the
bounty debt of said township still unpaid Is $9,686.25.
Wm. H. Trlnnlek, M. W. Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows of Pennsylvania, met the brotherhood of Lan
caster county at the Odd Fellows’ Hall in Lancaster
olty, on Saturday.
The citizens of Pittsburg propose to SOU the
drapery with whleh the olty has been olothed for the
paßt three weeks for the benefit of the sanitary and
Christian Commissions.
Colebroohdale township, Berks eounty,expend
ed $1,075 68 for Sohool purpostefor the year ending
April Bth, 1865.
The various country resorts throughout the
State are being prepared for the oomlng warm
months.-
The Reading papers demand new markot
houses.
Flue shad sum selling In Easton for twenty-five
cents.
The shad fisheries in the Delaware are said to
be unusually productive. *
The police foroe la to be Increased In Lancaster
city. _
HOME ITEMS.
A boy, while playing In tbe garden attached to
hls father’s house in Fayette street, Boston, a day
or two since, found just below the SUlfaoe of the
earth what proved to be an English guinea of the
time of Charles the Second. Tho coin was In a
good state of preservation, and the data—l 676—
could be distinctly seen. The fatberwas offered $36
for it by one broker. Another, a friend of the boy,
told him he would readily give him that price for it,
bnt advised him not to dispose of it at present, as it
was a very valuable coin, and was worth muoh
more than the sum tendered to him.
The soarletina maligna, a terrible disease, Is
raging In Contra Costa county, California. From
the time of the attack bnt one or two days Inter
vene before the death of the patient. The bodies of
those dying of It beoome bluish after death, and
spotted with brown and red spots. No onre has
been fonnd for one attacked.
A bounty jumper recently escaped from Gal •
lop’s Island, Boston Harbor, after having unac
countably unfastened hls irons. It was subsequently
discovered that a young woman who had bean per
mltted to come and see him, had a key In her month
fitting the lock of hls felters. On parting she kissed
him, and in the operation transferred the key Grom
her month\to bis.
A cold-blooded attempt was made on Monday
morning to take the life of the editor of the New
Jersey Volksman, at Newark, N. J., by shooting at
him while In hls sanctum. Two shots were fired,
but neither took effeet, and the would-be assassins
made their escape.
The Navy Department compels ovary one who
takes passage on a Government steamer to pay hls
share of the table money, whether he is an officer or
a civilian; but the War Department Is more liberal,
and no charge is made for tho good cheer served to
those who obtain “ passes.”
Oregon papers mention the hanging of fifteen
horse thieves and highwaymen In Walla Walla and
Bristol oountieß, by lynoh law, witbln a short time.
The vigilance oommittee had a list of one -hundred
and fifty, to be driven ont of the country.
Arizona advices mention a fight with Apaches,
In which twelve Indians were killed, and 089 sol
dter.was killed and one wounded. Gilbert W. Hop
kins,member of the Arizona Legislature, was killed
by the Indians.
—A. W. Mack, president Of tho Chloago Repub
lican Company, has given notloe that a new Re
publlcan dally paper will be commenced on the Ist
of Jane. It Is to be In quarto form, and of the size
and style of the New York Tiroes.
The large shield-shaped silver-plated doorplate
or Alexander H. Stephens; late Vice President of
the late so-ealled Confederate Stateß of America, is
now displayed in tbe window of an oyster-hoose on
Washington street, Boston.
A German butcher to Utloa sold head-cheese
made of deoomposed meat last Saturday, and fami
lies who bought it were poisoned thereby. Much
Buffering was oansed, bnt no deaths.
—Mr. Rlohard Perry, aged eighty-five, a soldier
of 1812, died suddenly of heart dlseaso at Manches
ter, N. H., on Wednesday, while sitting In hls ohalr<
He was wounded at Tippecanoe.
A butcher of Somerville, N. J., recently made >
into mutton a very large sheep, raised at Branch
bnrg. The live weight of the animal was 210 Sis.,
and when dressed It weighed 183 fts.
There Is a great rush of travel to Europe, and
the steamers go out full. Tho closing up of the
war, together with the decline iifgold and sterling
exchange stimulate this form of pleasure-seeking.
The annual business of Chicago Is estimated at
$206j)C0,000, of whloh one-fourth is flour trade, and
one-sixth hog. Taxes lest year, $8,617,338.67. In
crease In value of property! $11,692,937.
Mobile bay was cleared of obstructions by
means of torpedoes and a galvanic battery. The
torpedoes were let down among the obstructions
and then exploded by means of an electric wire.
Among the new counterfeits are Ss upon the
Bank of New Jersey, New Brunswick, altered from
is—vignette, oval portrait of Columbus.
James A. Foley, of Hartford, who has beoome
“ Slg Fob ” since he went abroad, Is engaged as
prlmo baritone at her Majesty’s In London.,
Among those who took the oath In Richmond
on Monday was Dr. Garnett, formerly of Washing
ton, and lately physician to Jeff Davis.
—Seven barbers were arraigned In New Haven,
Conn., on Wednesday, for violating the Sunday
statute.
Tho number of suits brought against tho city of
New York for damages during the riots of 1863 is
1,690. The amount olalmed Is about $2,500,000. [Si
General Gilmore was serenaded In Savannah
on the 24th nlt., ho addressed the assemblage.
General Littlefield also spoke. ,
Counterfeit twos on tho people’s Bank, Rox
bury, Mass., have made their appearance,
—lncendiarism is besoming quite frequent In
Georgetown, D. O.
The enlistment term of about 4,000 Mississippi
sailors expires early In the summer.
Flour fell twenty-fire cents on a barrel in New
Bedford last Thursday.
Col. Yohe, provost marshal at Savannah, Is
now on leave of absence, at his home, in Salom, N. J.
According to Parson Brownlow, John Bell is
not dead, but still In the land of the living.
Max Maretzek is rusticating on Staten Island.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
—The Ironmasters off Wolverhampton, England,
report that most of the men- have resumed work
throughout South Staffordshire. Relative to North
Staffordshire, It was maintained that, but for the
holidays, the men would go to work, and It was
added that some of the puddlers had said that they
would resume if they could get their under-hands
together, hut that these remained away. Other
masters were of opinion that It was toe near hay
harvest for the men to resume at present. All,
however, agree that the North Staffordshire men
will gradually resume their labor.
The official journal of Rome announces that,
according to the laßt receipts of Peter’s pence, a
sum of 5,&76,c00f. has been paid into the Pontlfioai
treasury. The total amount received slnoe the
month of September, 1869, np to the present time,
is 43,0i0,400f. At no time have so many foreigners
been seen In Rome, This immense concourse fur
nishes a proof of the constantly-increasing venera
tion of the Catholics for Papal Rome.
The Russian Government has ordered the forest
to he cut down which extends the whole length Of
the frontier from Folangen to Tauroggen, lu order
to destroy the retreat of smugglers, who seek refuge
in the woods when pursued by the frontier guard.
The trade In timber with Prussia Is In consequent
most aetive, the oheapnessot the artlole having
attracted a large number of dealers.
—A singular instanoe of activity la official Ufa is
reoorded in the French papers. An English Go
vernment effioial arrived here on Wednesday and
left again on Sunday. Ho dined ont four
went to three theatres, was present twice at Long
champs, and back at his green-baize table at ten
o’oiock on Monday morning. -Suoh Is the energy or
the Briton.
The Emperor of the French has presented a
copy of the first volume of his “Hißtory or Julias
Caesar” to the library of tho gymnasium at Augs.
burg. The autograph standing on the fly M$ re
veals the fact that tho Emperor’« hand has become
so unsteady as to render the writing hardly legible.
King George cf .Greece is engaged to Prinoess
Olga, the daughter of the Grand Duke Constantine
of Russia. The Princess Is only fourteen, and the
nuptials will net take plaoe for two or three years.
The alliance win have muoh political significance,
and Important results In Increasing the lnfinenee of
Russia.
The Emperor and Empress of the French, as a
Parisian Jenkins tells us, recently went to St. Ger
mains, and, after paying their fares as ordlaary
mortals, got Into the oarelage where there were
ordinary mortals seated.
The estimated population of Victoria on the
3ist of December last was 604,858, shewing an In
crease dating jh« year of 3P,627. The lnorease by
arrivals over departures wai H,577, and by CISeSf
of births over deaths ia,i6o.
The Patria of Naples says: “The priest,
Giuseppe Perno de Galliano, has been killed by a
band of brigands, while marching at the head of a
detachment of soldiers to attack them.”
Tne Emperor Maximilian has sent home orders
to have his chateau at Miramar ready by Soptem
btr; but a London paper states that Miramar will
be let to the ex-King of Naples.
The Davenport Brothers have retired from the
rude gaz«j Impertinent inquiry, and rough hand
ling of the Biltiph public, and are preparing to
visit Paris.
The first representation of “ L’Afriealne” has
teen fixed for the sth or May, tho day before the
Emperor leaves for Fontamweou,
• —M. Bouliiand, the French physician, whose rare
[kill saved the life of Mr. Vincent Wallace, has re
futed to take any pay from his patient.
„ The French Iron-dad squadron was tp proceed
on April 23 to ManeiUes, where the Emperor em*
barks on the 26th Inst, for Algeria.
The dub whloh will be established by the
: eccders from the Garrick Is to be called the Palla
dium.
The amount received for the Pourtates 001100-lon
-lon of pictures, In Paris, was 2,820,900 f.
FOUR CENTS.
••The Army Invalids”—Ho. 3.
To the Editor of the Press.
Sib: Pm-suing thesubject uponwhichlofferedIoffered
you a few suggestions some days since, permit me
to soy that the measures to be adopted nj the Go
vernment mutt be oommesßarate with the vastnoes
of the necessities. The system mast embraoe overy
oceapatlon of life that has Its representative In the
national soldiery. Hence the olerJtshlps, public and
private, relinquished or suspended beyond the great
war, snperlntendenelee, and workmanship of every
grade aid variety—vacated for the noble and sub
lime purpose of defending and preserving oar coun
try and Its Institutions In the hour of peril—not one
of these can be omitted In the arrangements meat
for the occasion.
Whilst the pnbHo will have claims upon all of
these, capable of fulfilling the duties of the positions
to which they may be called, the numbers of these
outweighing tho places would give rise to jealousies
aid animosities almost inseparable to the rivalry.
“ notation in office" would be the fitting corrective,
with reference to their "appointments to- public
place.” But this mutation 1b tho condition and pros
pects of the weary and hoavy-laden invalid would
be Inconsistent with that quiet and serenity so de
sirable to him in the few remaining years of his
life. Besides, the life of a mere politician, so dif
ferent from that of a true patriot, a comparison
which he would be eonstantly drawing byhlsasso*
olallon with them, would prove bo distasteful that
he would he forced to Feel, If not to exolatm,
' 1 Oh I for a lodge in some vaßt wilderness,
• Some bonndle-s continuity of siiacUl”
Henoe, I would shield the sufferer from all this
vanity and vexation of spirit, furnishing him, how
ever, with every necessary comfort and luxury,
through himself, but under Its patronage, that a ge
nerous and grateful Republic could bestow.
Preliminary to any sjstemlzatlon, the registries
at the proper quarters must be consulted as to the
various data, essential to the foundation, as mu as
the details—to wit, the whole number of BurvlvofS,
the number to be disbanded, the number disabled,
the nature of the disability, the olaeslSoatlcn of
these in reference to their respective vooatlons of
life,etc.
There Is no reason why any surviving soldier (and
In my oommunloations 1 always lnelude the sailor
under the lormer term), should not colonize with
bis brother soldier, disabled or not disabled in the
terrible ordeal, and find a oongenlal refuge In such
a community for the remainder of his days.
Thb Japasbsb Sonnißßs. —This army Is com
posed of two distinct elements, comprising: 1. The
troops maintained by the lendal ohlefs termed Dai
mles, for the purpose of defending tholr domains ;
and, 2. The troopß maintained by the Tycoon, which
constitute the Imperial army, properly spsaklsg.
The number jot the Dalmlos having troops In their
service, Is SCO, and these troops form an effective
force of 370,000 Infantry and 40,G00 cavalry. These
constitute the federal army, and are placed at the
disposition of tbs' Tycoon whenever the Indepen
dence of the country Is menaeod. The Imperial ar.
my usually maintained by, the Tycoon was supposed
to be xoo.ooo Infantry and 20.000 cavalry, hut its
effective force did not in reality exceed half that
number. The present Tycoon has, however, re
organized it. It will henoeforth oomprise 80,009
men—infantry, cavalry, artillery, and engineers.
The Infantry will be divided Into regiments, they
will manoeuvre ithe our soldiers, and will also-be
armed ala Frangaise, A certain number of Japanese
officers and subalterns have been instructed by us at
TeKohama, and are now going to Instruct their
countrymen.
Aetheaoitb Goal—The Miners’ Journal of
Pottsvlllo says: "At present prepared coal cannot
bo sold In quantity at 13 a ton, and much of the
article cent to market unsold will not net the pro
ducer $2.60 per ton. Much of the coal going to
market not sold to the Government is being piled at
Fort Richmond, and in a short time it is anticipated
that the wharves will be completely filled. This
will have a tendency, of course, to keep prices
lower. To sum up, the trade !b prostrated, and
rothlng but a redaction all round In prices can in
fuse into it again renewed life and vigor.”
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The country will hear with pride, as well as sur
prise, that the voluntary subscriptions of the peo
ple to iihe seven-thirty loan, for the six working
days of last week, amounted to the enormous sum
of $40,387,100, The amounts dally subscribed
throughout the country, and reported to Jay Cooke’s
agenoy, were as follows :
May 1 $5,175,900
Maya 5,231,100
Mays 7,201,300
May 4. 6,103,250
Mays 7,457,159
May 6.. ... 9,168,100
Those who hare watched the taking of this loan
with political Interest, will get confirmation of their
faith in their country’s future, from the fact that
the number of fifty-dollar, hundred-dollar, and five
htmdred-dollar contributors to the above amount
Was 28,240. The dally subscriptions of working
men ana women for the week were la number as
follows:
May! 3,025
May 2 3,682
May 3 6,081
May 4 4,271
Mays 5,210
MayO 6,401
The largest single subscriptions on Saturday were:
From Philadelphia, $700,000; Banlt oFthe National
nepublio, Boston, $350,000; National Metropolis,
Washington, $300,000; Fourth National Bank, New
York, seoo,ooo ; Providence First National Bank,
$140,000 j Second Now H»V9B National Bank, sioo,-
000, and First National Bank, Baltimore, $lOO,OOO.
We have heretofore called attention to thefaet
that this form of loan served the people as a perfect
substitute for Havings banks. Every one who has a
earn of fifty dollars, or any multiple of that sum,
saved from earnings or profits, can. find In this In
vestment a perfectly safe depository for hls funds,
' which returns regularly an Interest of one cent each
day on every fifty dollars. Every person who oan
thuß lay hy a small sum, will find hlmsolf In process
of accumulating a large oapital that, If kept on
hand In oash, Is SO prone to slip away without bring*
Ing any substantial equivalent In return.
The stock market on Saturday continued dull,
with limited sales. The 525 loans were weak at 105,
and the 10-408 at 96. A lot of one-year certificates
sold at 99 j 4. State loans were without ohange. New
City 6s were steady at 93, and the old were not In
quired for. The market for railway bonds continues
depressed, end prises are moving steadily down
ward. Barge holders are Withdrawing their mosey
from this form of investment afid placing it in the
Government 7-30 s on account of the higher rate or
Interest. Schuylkill Navigation 63 of ’B2 sold, In a
small way, at 80>4, a decline of li, and Susquehanna
Canal bonds at 53, on time. The share list waß like
wise dull, and prices were generally off, Fennsyp
vanla Ball road declined 34. and Beading }(. Cam
den and Amboy sold at 128, Norristown at 57, Le
high Valley at 64, and Catawissa preferred at 24‘4,
the latter being a slight advance. In Catawissa
common 9 was the best bid, and for Philadelphia
and Erie 10 was bid. The oil stocks are exceedingly
dull, and prices weak. Passenger Railroad securi
ties attract a moderate share of attention. Sales
were reported of Green and Coates at 30, and Gi
rard College at 26; 72 was bid for Second and Third,
20 for Spruce and Pine, 40 for Ohestnnt and Wal
nut, 0 for Arch street, 04 wail asked for WOSt Phllft 1
delphia, and 8)4 for Baee and Vine- Bank sh&fSS
were without any material ohange- xbt was bid for
North America, 30 for Commercial, 47 for Girard,
27>4 for Manufacturers’ and Mechanics’, 70 for Bank
of Commerce, 67 lor City, 36 for Consolidation, and
45 for Commonwealth. A sale or Com Exchange
Bank was reported at 55. Canal stocks are mode
rately active, though prloes show no Improvement.
There were sales of Morris Canal at 85, Susquehan
na at 9)4, Sohuylkill Navigation preferred at ii’i,
and Wyoming Yalley at 60 >4-
It Is stated that Mr. Harrington, Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury, Is about to proeeed to Europe,
and while absent will negotiate a foreign loan for
five hundred million dollars, principal and Interest
payable abroad. Under these circumstances It Is
expected that a four, per-cent. loan may be placed
at about eighty fit cent., which point it is expected
the five-twenties will exceed. This lft&fi may be
placed at London, or divided between that market
and the continent. The proceeds of this loan will
be need to pa; the expenses or our European and
Brazil squadrons and the foreign representatives,
besides providing means to pay off the entire Boat
ing debt of the United states-
A case of Interest to gold brokers was decided In
tbe Supreme Court of New York on Friday. Peyton
Hendon, a broker, sued H. T. Moore, a oustomer,
for loss on a short sale of twenty thousand dollars,
gold, made at 149 and 146 and covered at 173, The
action was brought to recover the difference and
Interest. The defendant moved for a non-suit, on
the ground that the plaintiff had closed theoontraot
without notice, and also that the legal tendor aot
. recognized no price for gold. The jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed.
The income returns for the year 1664 are now be.
Ing made to the United States tax asaiSScrs, Wi
understand that much greater care is being ob
served than in making the returns for 1863. A
goodly number of the tax-payers for that year
were awkwardly placed before their neighbors,
beside being brought under suspicion with tho
Government officials, by the publication of lists
of Incomes some months ago. We have reason to
believe that even a more general notoriety will
be given /to the lnoome returns for 1864; and being
thus ferewarned, no tax-payer need hereafter eom
plaln that hls private affairs or mercantile or bank
ing credit are Itcel; discussed on the basis of the
Income whloh he returns under oath to the Go
vernment.
tetters from railway managers report a moderate
business (IttflDg the past month from a variety of
causes. The break a gold, and the consequent fall
In prices of grain, has checked sales by rarmers,
Who are also In the midst of planting. Through
out Illinois the death of the President has oheoked
business sensibly. The grain orops are reported as
very promising, and, so far a! quantity Is concerned,
the North, at the close of the next harvest, will
have the usual abundance.
The following Washington despatch, relative to
the matter of trade with the insurrectionary States,
Is said to oome from a high source :
Tho matter of trade regulations and permits,
whloh Is attracting so much public attention, is also
the subject of grave consideration on the part or tne
Government. The President’s late proclamation
removing all military iMtrtotions upon commerce
Is lndloatlye of the desire to throw open th- soutn
oTio?o n „ d
oowag’lng, will l/e changeifor « far simpler proven,
THB WAB FBBBS]
(PUBLISH*!) WISELY. I
To Was Paxss will be seal to mbecrlben tr
noil (per annum»a e*vMwe> at-*.._..*.*_M m
Plvaeoplee 10 0#
Tea eoploc HO H
Larger dobs (hU 7<S will be Charged at Ut« euM
rote. 1800 per eopr.
The money muet almayt accompany theorder, and
ih no tnstanee can time termi lie deviated from, ay
they afford very little more than the covt of Taper.
MS' roetmutera are requested to aet as emnle let
Tub Was Faass.
S9> To the aetter-pp of the Club of tea or trrewty. eW
extra eopr of the paper will he siren.
by which the products of the States may be brought
to market, and the people supplied with food and
clothing. The permit and purchasing system being
established by act of Congress , must of necessity re
main in force for the present. But Booh modifications
cf the regulations from the Treasury Department
Will soon ho fid opted as will loosen tho fottors of
(ratio Tory materially.
The fallowing were the fjaotations for gold on
Saturday at the hours nabied i
10 A. *
1 P, M MS
8 P. M. ........................M2«
1 P. M .. H 2%
Tho Pennsylvania Ralftoad Company will p*y»
30th of May, a dividend of fly# per cent,, dear of
taxes.
The following % a condensed exhibit of the earn*
logs and expentsß, together with net earnings of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, for each. month during
the year 18M:
Grots- .) Wet
Months. Ei-roicas. Erpsnsat. Etrnlnu*.
January...*.. *885.49698 »7,2,2 p Bot *lwr239M
February *••■ 074 741 97 714.191 38 260,660 6#
March..,.*.*. 1,198,669 87 783,nr. : «l- 404,4419#
April*™., 1.268.(7* 78 7(4 841 45 498 229 31
May..,.*™.*. 1,298 994 35 769.0,4 34 610.980 02
June.*.*...*™ 1,178 813 7# 850 06(1 60 303,7811»
July..**.*... 1.131,722 48 818,080 CO 573 MS W
August *..... 1,340.878 49 £64.907 99 476,468 60
September... 1,!47.m 71 990,160 94 351.501 7»
October.™**. 1,419.116 88 , 920,324 21 498.791 «
November... 1,996.698 84 1 213.315 31 181,373 60
December™*. 1,846.226 14 1,2(0,(99 07 114,6*7 69
T0ta15....(914,769,(67 66 $10,693.914 19 $4,065,113 «
Drexel & Co. quote:
Mew United Stales Bonds, 1881 ...110 @llO%
•' « “ Certlf. of Indebt’ss. 99%@ 99 Jf
Quartermasters’ Vouchers 96%$ 98
Gold.. .I*2 @149
Sterling Exchange,
6-20 Bonds, old
H “ new
10-40 Bonds.
Bales of Si
THJ3 PUBL
SCO Bif Tank 0... Wo 2 3- ip
200 d0....*~. m
100 d 0... b 5 2%
ion 2#
KOAtiM 0n.......... *
SOO do.bSO *
SCO H
ICO do.**.m 69*100
600 do,«*. .«*«.caeb S
100 do*«-~*« «»«*»• 69 liu
110 do .b 6 69*t00
200 Sugar Creek. ...... f #
SAXES AT THE REGULAR BOARD OF*BBOKBBfc
Reported by Bewis, Miller., A Oo. t No. 00 S. Third Bt,
FIRST BOARD.
SWOUUS 20»ethc npICSX lt>o Dtmkard.~*~.... I, JR
tto d0.........c0ap1M SOODalzell Oil bBO 6K
1000 U 8 10-408... codp 93 300 Jersey Well ...lota ljf
8(0 City 6a... new lots 93 t-0 d 0.............. IJ£
10 Dorrietown B 57 1(0 Maple fchade.. .b 3019
f.aSchu*lßaT...pref 2&>£ 00 d 0.... Is4£
100 _ do 100 MtofO..~ S.VW
Vsl.fhlfli&Fav filk 69 STO Big Tank-......... 2
10 WyocaJpg Ya 1.... t 0& 2100 Us A ORu&...bs 3
ICUBrlrgH Oil-.,.,-... IS acO do b 5 3
. ?COCcrn Piaster..lets 3 HOOStPiobolae ...*b3o 8
200 d0.44.... : * r: b®_3 J ICO do. V 6
ICO fit Nicholas -, .1)30 S
fICO do~.-~~-.fe3o 3
100 do*~~~. 3 01
ICOO do - fes 3
200 d 0..... fc3o 3
1000 do~ bSOS M 6
37 Corn Eat Bask loti 05
ICO Junction 0i1..~ 4%
100 0 ok&C£nn.~. sfr
300 do.lota 3
WOCherry Bun.—— 2%
600 = do.. s%
SO Beading B-, bSO 60%
SgflOMD BOiHD,
SOCOfutqCan Bee b6O {.l I 92Olra’d Col R !oH. is
HOReedtncß........ 60%. Ht-nCml W
400 EtMiotola. . bSO 3 1-15 68W) BchMiy6d'62 W. 80%
10C0 Feb Nay 6a '82..b6. 80 X 000 McC;l»tocV..2dr«. 841
9MBtflleto]a«...lotß. 3 38M011 Ok&0 8..b30. 8%
ICO Bmq Canal—.l3o. 9% 100 do , 8%
20 Dorris Canal.lota. 86 100 Maple Shade 18%
60Tloneata 1 100 d0..........b3J. 10
180 Gr. en & Coates.— 30 BPennaß...«—. 60
60 lehlih Valley.... 04
Tie Now Yotk Post of Saturday says:
Gold is dull, tie olilof transactions being at 1430
143%, Tie loan market Is aotlre, and the supply of
capital Is bo much In oxoess of tie demand that
feeders are w»!lps to accept, in certain eases, four
and fire pMf sent. Instead Of the Current rate, which
Is six. Tie tendenay at present seems to bo toward!
Increasing ease. The stock market IS dull, and
offers no new feature oflmportanoe.
Before tie first session New York Central was
quoted at 07%, Erie at 78%, Hudson Slyer at 109,
Michigan Southern at 60,
The following were tie quotations at tie Boardi
as compared with those of Friday: '
Bat. Frl. Adr. »««.
17, B. 6a, coupon,'Bl...™. 110% 110 % M
V. B. 5-20 eouponr .....105}? 106% .. K
tJ. 8. 6-20 eonpona, new.—lo 4% 104% %
81. 6. 10 40 c0np0na............ 90% 06% .. %
U. 8. CerUflc&tet 09% 09% .. ..
Tenneaeee6s 61 62 >. 1
Atlantic Mall —— 140 *
$40,387,100
PaclBel!all—— .805 S 3 .. t
Sow York Central..— ..90% 97 %
Erie— —: ——, 79 78% % 1
Erie prefarred 84 85 .. 1
Hudson Hirer—............... If 9 109% „ %
Reading ... 100 100% .. X
Michigan Central....— .110 111 .. 1
Michigan Southern.. —.63% 69% %
Alter tie board thnre was bat little change.
Erie sold np to 79% east!, closing at 79%. Hew York
Central closed at 97 1 Hudson at 109%; Reading at
109%} Michigan Southern at 00% j EaterTEria
closed at 70%.
The following were the closing quotations at 8%
o’clock on Saturday:
mu. ash. _ Bta. Ask:
U 8. 6a ’81—119% 118% Pacific Ha11.*...806 SlO.
U. B. 6 28>e—e.l0f% 106% M.Y. Central .. 97% 97%
tJ B. 610 o. newlB«% 104% Krle— 79% 79%
U. 8,10.40 a co.. 96% 96 Hudson Hirer. ..Ks% ~73
U. B.CertlOeatee 09% 00% Reading...—...loo% Zook
Tenneir.e Gi.... 61 61 Mlcb. Bouthsrn. 69% 69%
Mlatouriea—... 67 67%:F»t«bar*....... 73% 74
Tbe Pottsvtlle Miners’ Journal of Saturday says :
11 We understand the Government has a supply or
coal for the ensuing six weeks, at least, and as tho
wharves are generally well stocked with coal, tha
market In its present condition la not likely to gaffes
In consequence of till! Steppage. The Beading Rail
road company have agreed to reduce the toils an &
transportation one dollar per ton, provided the
prices of wages and ooal is redueed In a correspond
ing rate. The reduction on the canal will be sixty
cents on tolls and twenty osntß a ton on freight
We have sot learned whether the Delaware and
Barit an Canal Company have reduced their tolls
and tonnage as yet; If not, we presume the; will
make a corresponding reduction.’’
The coal operators have already reduced the pries
of ooal $2 per ton from the rates oharged last fall,
and we presume when the trade starts again it will
be at a reduction of about $2.75 to $3 per ton from
the highest rates, whloh is as low as it oan be sold
without a positive loss to producers, even at tha
reduced scale of wages. With these reductions tha
trade will have reaahed bottom, and consumers
abroad need not hold book any longer with the ex
pectation of obtaining ooal obeaper.
These reductions will make the toll and freight
from Sohuylkill Haven to New York as follows, by
canal; . ■
Toll on Sohuylkill UaS3!,,M“‘ 80
Freight, 4c., t 6 New Y0rk,,,..,,,..,,,8 SI
$4 24
With seven cents additional from Mount Catbon
and Port Carbon.
The rates by railroad will be from Sohuylkill
Haven to Port Blobmond ,$2 fid
Present freight to New York I 7S
$4 2*
With eight cents additional from Mt. Carbon and
Pt. Carbon.
To Philadelphia the toll by oanal will be $1 30
Freight............... l 25
Business eontinnes very dull, and prloes ara
dropping. Flour is unsettled, wheat, Corn, and
Oats are duii, and ffiihee lower. Cotton ]g firmer.
Sugar and aoffee continue quiet, at about former
rates. There is very little doing in Whisky, and
prices have fallen, off. The demand for Flour IS
limited, both ror shipment and home use, and prices
have a downward tendency. Sales comprise about
160 bble condemned at $6; 300 bble choice Pennsyl
vania extra at $8 60 ; 200 bbls low gradeextraffemlly
at $8; 200 bbls Northwestern do at $8.25, and 400
bbls oholoe Pennsylvania and Western family at
from s9@o 26 bbi. The retailers and bakeis are
buying in a small way at prloes ranging from $7O
7.60 for superfine, $6OB 50 for extra, $9@9.50 for ex
tra family, and $10010.60 ft bbl for Taney brands,
according to quality. Bye Flour and Corn Meal
continue dull; we quote the former at $6.60 ® bbl,
and the latter at from $5 75@6 bbl.
Grain.— There Is not mnoh demand for Wheat,
and PMCM aye unsettled and rather lower; about
10, CIO bug sain at ISO®!??* .W bu for fair to prime
Hds, and white at from 2i6@2Md $ bU, SS CO quality.
Bye Is selllDg at 125 c f! bu. Com Is less active, and
prloes are lower; small sales of prime yellow are
making at 1330, and white at 1220 V bn. Oats are
dull and lower; 3,000 bhs sold at 800750 fl bu.
closing at the latter rate. 660 bus Barley sold at
1050 snn.
Bark.— ln Quercitron there Is little or nothing
doing, but holders are very firm In their views t
buyers offer $2O %1 ton for lßt No. 1.
Cotton.— Prloes have advanced 1020$ ft, and
the market Is very firm, hat the sales are in small
lots only at 600 fi ft, oash, for middlings.
Groceries.— There 1b very little doing in either
Sugar or Coffee, but prices remain about the same
as last-quoted. Molassos Is rather lower.
S»EDS.-Oloyersesd Is very dull, and there la
lit: le cr nothing doing, the season being about over t
we quote at $16017 t 3 64 fts. Timothy Is also dull
at $4 250410 fi bus. Flaxseed is selling In a small
way at $2.6002 58 fl bus.
Provisions.— There Is very little doing, but
prices are without -ns material ohange: we quote
mess Fork at $3O w bbl. 846611 Hams aro selling
in a small way at from 19024; W ft, ror plain ft&d
lanoy canvassed, Butter Is very dull i sales of roll
are making at from 100236 V) ft, an to quality,
Whisht.—’The demand Is limited, and there I*
very little doing In the way of sales | prices are on
settled and lower. Small lots of Pennsylvania and
Western bble are reported at from 21302170 ft gal
lon.
The following are the receipts of Flour and Grain
at this port to-day : ,
F10ur......,,,,.,. 1,030 bblT,
Wheat ..... 7,100 bus.
Corn •>••• 8,000 bus.
Oats ... 4.000 bus.
PltlsLnrg Petroleum Market, May 6-
Business in tho oil way oontlnnes brisk. Tha
■ market contained numerous buyers. Holders had
matters pretty muoh their own way, and were dls
oosed to ask »t’other advanoe. The heavy trane
aotions as ad* on WsdfiMfl*y occupied a considerable
portion ofthelf attention, hen!! 441*?
Sally negicoted for the want of time. Oil thO AUe
iheny landing business appeared brlsk. Holdere
ask just wbat they please, »® d _ **•“£!***»?**?«
illffflrftnt whether TOU puTOhBSO or not. .At tho
month ift flftf2B 60 wu the ruling price $ wh&t thty
will be to-daf IS another matter. At the wells prtees
ranged from $7 6007 75, according to location.
b“ms were plenty, and holders were well aware,
of the fact. In our own market hoffiers were not
offering their stocks; they prefer waiting. The
receipts by river were 2,626 bbls ernde and 1,131 do.
refined, making a total of 3,760 bbl!. The only
operations were tbe following:
Cams On,,—The market was firm, with a large
speculative demand. In Thursday's report the
Better dropped a cypher, hence the report read 100
bbls Instead of 1,000 bbls of bnlk, at 240, delivered,
sales ofjoobbie at 2ij4o, packages returned; 200 do
Hot!! ereek, heatV Oil, at 830, without P. aol fWs *
25 do Greene 56UBty nil at «ao, packages Included.
This oil Is now held at 450. At the olpai tl the
market buyers were offering 81 f-o, and holders were
BBkISK 24@24WC»
Beeinkii Oil —Market firm with a good demand,
and considerable Inquiry for further delivery. Slice
of 1,060 bbls bendea; June delivery, buyer’s option,
at 490. 1600 do, do., deliverable tho 16th of .Tune,
at 490; 600 do do, JellveraMe J»ly lit Mjjjjtg
60c, Free wss held at 670700. We did not heat Of
any transactions.
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100 BRaco.*****....... SJ?
101 do —bd 8*
100 do w .
100 do ......»~.*bs Btf
100 oj Ioti
1000 Montgomery.... «♦!ifl-
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BOARDS.
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200 Com Pimtw.MO 8 I U
100 Haple bhftdd..ibs6 Ift
1 Cud ft A a bJB K 8
900 bont'aeiLtai'«*«++«/’])£
100 McCUntock 0i1.... 8 £
101 aatawtua -..pref 34 £
12000Uhl'jrcertif..., 99@
[ 2,'OBiar Taak...Hoflat 2
I 4PO Olty 6a........ aew 93
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; SCO Dfcnacior* m****i« * gj£
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Philadelphia Hnrhels.
Mat 6—Evening.