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FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1865.
Dealings with Pirates.
Is it not full time for Mr. Ewaiid Card
well, the Colonial Secretary of England, to
take some steps to carry out the principle of
neutrality which has been solemnly pro
claimed—not on a single occasion, but re
peatedly—in the name of Queen Victoria ?
'■The persons holding authority in the Bn
tish Colonies under the Queen appear
either to have received indefinite instruc
tions how to act, in certain cases, or, if so
instructed, to do precisely what seems best
themselves. The manner in which the
Shenandoah has been received at Mel
bourne, and the Stonewall at Nassau, illus
trates this point.
Tie Shenandoah is a pirate vessel of the
Alabama class of buccaneers, which never
yet cast anchor in any “Confederate”
port, but hoisted the “Confederate” flag
while robbing and burning United States
merchant vessels. Last January this ves
sel entered the port of Melbourne,
gone to the South Pacific Ocean with the
purpose of picking up a few outlying Ame
rican merchantmen. After such a long
voyage this pirate wanted coal and provi
sions, and also required to be repair
ed. The officers and men, spending
their ill-gotten gains very freely, were
well received on shore, but were not
visited by the British officials, nor invited
to partake of their hospitalities. The pi
rate was in no haste to quit her moorings
Slid Mr. Blanchard, the United Stateß
Consul at Melbourne, became impressed
with the idea that the buccaneer was only
dallying there, with the secret purpose of
watching for a chance of pouncing upon
some of the many “Yankee” traders
bound for Australia, and also of shipping
some of the Melbourne “ roughs” among
his crew. The latter conjecture was cor
rect. A British subject, known as “ Char
lie,” was shipped on board the Shenan
doah, as an able-bodied seaman, and this
being a violation of the Foreign Enlistment
Act, a warrant was obtained from a ma
gistrate for this man’s arrest. The com
mander of the Shenandoah refused to allow
that vessel to be seaiched, denying that he
had enlisted “ Charlie” or any other man,
(though, at the very moment, he was being
taken to a hiding-place onshore,) and de
nied the right of the police to hoard aad
search the vessel.
This denial was based on the assertion
that the Shenandoah was a ship of war be
longing to a state in amity with great Bri
tain—that such vessels have an immunity
from ordinary municipal jurisdiction—that
a ship in commission is as sacred as the
house of an ambassador on shore, and that
he, (the captain of the Shenandoah could
not renounce his public character and pub
lic rights by allowing a policeman on
hoard with a search-warrant. The Go
vernor of Victoria (of which Melbourne is
the capital), did not much respect or re
gard the pirate’s special pleading. He de
nied that Great Britain had recognized the
Southern Confederation as a Slate, and
forthwith issued an order that the Shenan
doah should receive no further assistance,
as to repairs, in the Government dock
yard, and should forthwith put to sea. The
pirate-captain had to obey, but on his de
parture buried at the Governor the terribe
denunciation that he (the captain) would
make a complaint of him to President Jef
ferson Davis, and that the awful conse
quences must be on the Gubernatorial
head !
The conduct of the Governor of Victoria
is said to have received the approbation of
the British Cabinet, of which Mr. Edward
Cardwell is a member, as Colonial Secre
tary, but the Lieutenant Governor of the
Bahama Islands, who has pursued quite a
Contrary COUTse during the last four years,
has neither been reproved nor removed.
He it was who, when Semjiks, the pirate,
first visited Nassau visited him on board
his ship and made much of him and his
officers, as favored guests at his own table,
in the Government House. Now, a new
pirate, the Stonewall, having crossed over
from Europe, “with the avowed pupose of
preying upon American merchantmen, has
been “harbored,” at Nassau, by the said
Lieutenant Governor, who permitted her
to take in coal, while at her maingaff float
ed the Confederate flag—stars and bars on
a white ground, though the “so-called
Southern Confederacy," from which her
commander pretends to have received his
commission, is as much extinct as is the
old empire of Assyria. Therefore, in the
eye of international law, all ships so
commissioned are pirates, and liable to be
treated as such in each and every neutral
port. It iB believed that this case will be
brought before the British Government,
and, if we have the facts truly, the
ing functionary ought to be dismissed.
Ought to be, but probably will not, for the
Lord Chancellor of England, who is one
of the Bristish Cabinet, has lately given
a judgment that blockade-running, even
when the munitions of war are attempted
to be conveyed is not an offence against in
ternational law.
The notorious John M. Jlapfit assumed
the command of the Stonewall on her arri-'
val at Havana from Nassau, on the 11th'
inst. It is said that the Captain General
of Cuba (the Marquis de Castellflorise),
would not allow the “ Confederate ” flag to
be saluted, desired to limit the pirate’s stay
twenty-four hours, and that totake in coal
only; and would have seized her had his
instructions permitted. But the Spanish
General Marina had visited the Stone
wall, with his daughter, and one of the
Captain General’s aids, with several other
Government officials, had done the same..
This is a new and peculiar way of discoun
tenancing the pirate. It may be that Spain,
as well as England, may require some ex
pression of American opinion on this pi
rate-harboring subject.
Davis in a New Vocation-
Had not counter-considerations impera
tively demanded that tlie arch-rebel, Davis,
be speedily removed to other scenes, and
made to play his role in other grave trials
and responsibilities, now that circum
stances, over which he had no control, have
so wholly relieved him of all Presidential
duties, he might have had quite a new and
unique career opened before him. He
might, for instance, have been suffered to
locate permanently at Irwinsville, and in
the flourishing region roundabout, and
there became,the honored and illustrious
head of a grand Millinery and Mantua
mazing Establishment, with sundry branch
es in divers other Southern towns and
cities! What with his recent enlarged
experience in the mysteries pertaining to
that most useful and respectable depart
ment of human enterprise, and his evident
predilections in that direction, who so
well qualified as he, from the aforemen
tioned Irwinsville and vicinity, to issue
periodical pictorial bulletins, with suitable
explanatory notes, containing the “Fall,
Spring, atid Summer Fashions” as they
prevail down there, having regard, of
course, mainly to mantillas, cloaks, hoods,
Brocks, veils, et cetera, not to specify the
many other fantastical devices, wherewith
wives, daughters, and sweethearts are in
the habit of decorating themselves. He
might even have-become a regular con
tributor to that portion of "Godey's Lady's
Book" set apart to this particular thing.
And, furthermore, with a manufactory
of these wares he might have combined,
on a larger or lesser scale, a retail store for
the sale of mice and rats, cateracts and
water-falla, hands and bracelets, wimples
and ciisplng-pins, and such like articles Of
domestic necessity, fit for ornament and'
service. Yea, it was possible for the fallen
hero of Becessia, in this way, albeit on
quite a different theatre of activity, to have
retrieved his damaged reputation, and,
withal, 11 put money in his purse,” a com
modity, if common fame belie him hot, he
by no means under-estimates., AH this fine
prospect, however, we fear, has been hope
lessly spoiled by the naughty conduct of
riffise unmannerly Wolverine cavalrymen,
who, even without the fear of that glitter
ing scimetar before their eyes, persistently
declined to “ Let the President alone,"
Well, as Bubns has it,
“ The best laid schemes o’ mloe and men,
Aft gang aglee.”
’Tim veiled Prophet of KitorassAN,
Whose infamous career has been immorta
lized by the genius of Moose, in “Lalla
Rookh,” must have been, to some extent
the prototype of the captured chief of re.
beldom. Like him, he gathered a brave
and devoted army, ready to perform deeds
of valor for a cause of counterfeit freedom
which he secretly knew to be a mere “ ral
lying sign of fraud and anarchy When
about to fall into the hands of captors, who
were justly incensed by his crimes, Mo
kanna, after poisoning his adherents,
mocked their credulity. He withdrew from
his face the silver veil which he had worn
during the successful portion of his career,
on the pretext that it was necessary to hide
its splendors from weak and perverted man,
a gratification, he had previously reserved
for the period of regeneration, when “glad
dened earth” would “bask in the glories
of Ms countenance,” and its removal dis
closed—
*> Not the long-promised light, the brow, whose bear-
ing
Was to some forth, all-oonquerlsg, aU-redeeming,
Bat features horrlbler than helLe’er traced
Un Its own brood.”
Davis, to gain adherents, not only pro
fessed an ardent devotion to a spurious
freedom, but throughout his career he wore
a mask of chivalrous courage which the
world never penetrated until he exposed his
deficiencies as fully as Moore’s liero, not,
indeed, by removing a veil, but by wear
ing a petticoat. The revelation which this
act of cowardice makes of his whole cha
racter will insure the contempt not only of
his enemies, but also of his followers, who
may be not inappropriately apostrophized
in Mokanna’s language:
11 There, ye wise saints, behold yonr light, your star.
Yon would be dopes and victims, and ye are,"
Here, however, the parallel ends. Jus
tice to the Asiatic enemy of mankind re
quires the statement that he bravely met
bis fate by a “ bold plunge” into eternity,
while the modern bane of American
society resorted to a disgraceful stratagem
to escape the ministers of justice.
Yesterday’s New York Express gives
the following extract from Victor Huso’s
letter to the United States minister at Lon
don, of which it says: “No tongue but the
French can do this sort of thing
“Re tonnerre qul a delates A Washington a
ibran’6 le monde. II y a do css obsonrolssements
dans l’hlstolre. Apres les anrores, les tendbres.
Mals Ie penple amerlcain est nn colosse de bronze;
les traitres penvent l’dgratlgser; Us ne sanralent
l’abattre. SI la lilerte tombalt en Amfcrique, 11 y
auralt nn etfondremest dans l’humanlte. cata
olysme effroyable!”
TVe subjoin a translation, humbly opining
that the Americans, English, Germans,
Poles, Russians, Hindoos, Spaniards, Ja.
panese, Italians, Turks, and Chinese may
possibly do the same sort of thing equally
well:
“The thunderbolt which has broken on Washing
ton has shattered the world. Darknesses of this
hind occur In history. After the dawn the night.
Bat the Amerioan people Is a ooloasns of bronzo.
Traitors can scratch it, but they know not how to
destroy It. If liberty should fall in America, there
would be a shipwreck In humanity. Frightful de
luge.”
M. Victor Hugo writes French very
powerfully and ably, and it may be open
to suspicion whether the editors of the
Express can completely follow the vigorous
idea of the great French author. .
FINXS ARTS.
FHOTOGEAPHtO VIEWS OP RICHMOND ADD CITY
We have recently seen a remarkably fine series of
photographs, which have been the result of Mr.
William Hathaway’s artistic journey from City
Point up to Richmond, Immediately after the fall of
the rebel capital. They are in all, somewhat more
than four hundred, and contain every remarkable
point connected with our army and the rebel capi
tal, These views are generally admirable In their
artistic selection, besides being those literal repro
ductions of natural fact which the Sun la alone ca
pable of giving. Perhaps the most Interesting
series oi these views consists of seventeen, giving a
oomplete panorama of the state la which Richmond
was left when onr army entered the city, whloh had
been partlaUy destroyed by the Incendiary torches
of the fiylng rebels. These 1 are very clever and
clear photographs, doing grdat credit to the Son
and Its able assistant, Mr. Hathaway, as well as
rendering every prominent point of interest with
fnU and complete solar exactitude. Next to those
we have the photographical renderings of those,
foul and unchristian prison-pens—Uastle Thun
der and the Libby Prison—ln which our gallant
soldiers were Immured, and left to starve and
rot In the crowded and filthy condition Imposed
upon them by the brutes who had the audacity to
claim Christianity as their religion, while they were :
outraging every dictate of It by their treatment of
the men that the chances of strife had placed
within their power. We believe that no American
who has had a friend or relative Immured within
these Bastilles of the “Southern Chivalry,” and
still less, no American soldier who, In his own per
son, or those of his comrades, has made acquaint
ance with them, will fail to become the possessor of
tbs likenesses of these two Infamous localities. We
have also a view of the house of Jeff Davis, in
which the arch rebel has lived for the last fonr
years. This is a remarkably excellent photograph,
and with a view looking across the country from
the same house, s-e two of the finest examples of
photography which we have recently seen. Another
curlously-suggestlve subject Is the only locomotive
that was left In the city of Rtohmmond at the
time onr army occupied the city. A good view
of the street in which the rebel General Lee’s house
stands is another Interesting street-scene, histori
cally considered. We have also three views of the
rebel Capitol. But It would bo Impossible to mention
in the brief limits wo can allow ourselves In this
article, a tithe or the subjects In Richmond, which
Mr. Hathaway has with such untiring Industry col
lected during the time he occupied lu transcribing
the principal points In the rebel city. We will con
sequently only allude, before concluding our pre
sent artlole, to the views which Mr. Hathaway has
also taken around City Point, many of which will
scarcely be inferior In Interest to the topographical
points which he selected In Richmond. The views
of General Grant’s headquarters possess a very
prominent attraction for the purchaser, and there
are also two Remarkably clear photographs of the
Sntler Fleet, which was collected in that locality.
But, as wo already said, we have too little space to
do even a tithe of justice to this most Interesting
and valuable collection which will demand from ns
a speedy return, on the score both of Its abounding
value audits great artistic excellence,
Political Prophecy,—ln 1856 sir G. C. Lewis,
an English baronet, wrote Urns of the assault of
Brooks npon Sumner: “ People here speak of the
outrage on Sumner as a proof of the brutal man
lois of the Americans and their low morality. To
me It seems the first blow In a civil war. It betokens
the advent of a state or thlngß In whleh political
differences cannot be settled by argument, and oan
only be settled by force.”
The PORTRAITS OP THE LATE PRESIDENT POE
Chicago -ond Cincinnati.— Mr. F. B. Carpenter,
who palates the 11 First heading 01 the Emancipa
tion Proclamation before the Cabinet,” has received
commissions from Chloago and Cincinnati for full
length portraits of the late President. Boberfc Lin
ooln sajs, In a letter to Mr. Carpenter: «My
mother and myself have always considered the por
trait of my father the best and mo3t natural that
has been made, and its value to us would be Inesti
mable.”
Mb. Eisfeld has received a splendid talon of
ivory and gold, as a testimonial from the Brooklyn
Phllhaimonlo Society, whoso concerts he has con
ducted, with a very few exceptions, during the eight
years which have elapsed since It was first estab
lished. Mr. Elsreld leases New York, next month,
for a year's sojourn in Europe. Close attention to
business, and his duties as conductor of the two
Philharmonic Societies, Mew York and Brooklyn,
have rendered It necessary that he should have a
year of rest and recreation.
John B. Mvees & Co., Auctioneers, Nos .238 and
224 Market street, will sell this (Friday) morning,
at ten o’clock, 13,000 dozen German cotton hosiery,
Paris kid, Berlinjsjjk and ootton gloves, travelling
shirts, hoop skirts, suspenders, patent thread, no
tions, umbrellas, &0., by catalogue, on four mouths’
credit, to which the attention of the trade Is re
guested. . ~
Lassie Sals OP Household Furnitubb,
Piano Fobtzs, &c.— Messrs. Birch A Son, No.
mo Chestnut street, will sell by auction, this morn
ing, 800 lots of superior furniture, Including ten
piano fortes, four melodeons, one harp, fine carpets,
and every variety of pallor, ohamber, and kitchen
furniture.
Sale of • Blooded Stock.—The Philadelphia
Agricultural Society’s sale will take place on Wed*
nesday, the 24th inst., at Herkness Bazaar. This
will be a favorable opportunity for persons to dispose
of their surplus stock, as well os buyers to procure
rare specimens of desirable breeds.
Important Sale of New Carriages.—Mr.
Hetkness will bold a very large and important sale
of new carriages, at the Phccnlx Coach Works (late
Dunlap’s), on Tuesday next, the 23d Instant. See
auction advertisement- .
Statue of Senator Benton.—The citizens of
Missouri who were wont to admire and extol Sena
tor Benton, regarding him as the great ohleltaln of
the West, and the equal of Olay and Douglas, or
dered a bronze statue to be oast In Europe, which
has recently been received to St. Louis. Miss Har
riet Hosmer was chosen to design the model, the
execution of whloh Is said to he very happy. The
Senator Is represented In the attitude of address
ing his great audience on the oooaslon of the begin
ning of the Paotflo Hallway. It is tenfeet high,
and was oast in the royal Foundry, Munich. The
mecriptlors on the pedestal are two passages from
his eloquent speech: “There 1b the East j” “ There
16 India.”— Boston Journal,
RICHMOND.
Hotels for Bent and Sale, but no Bidders—
Arrival of Part of Governor Plerrepont’s
Suite—Rebel Uniforms at Auction,
liptclal Correspondence of The Press. 1 saaUi
Philadelphia Prbss Buheau,
Richmond, May 17, 1805.
HOTBIB OFFKRBD FOR BENT AND SALE.
Yesterday an effort was made In a publlo manner
t.o tease the Exchange Hotel, but no one be
found with sufficient amount of cash to undertake
the business. The Ballard House Is also for sale, but
It 1b hardly probable that any person In Richmond
disposed to engage In suoh an enterprise, has come
out of the wreck of ruins with euflioleat available
financial ability. These hotels are every way supe
rior to the Spottswood, but were obliged to close,
during the war, for a want of the amount of patro
nage' necessary to keep them In running order.
They are directly opposite each other on Franklin
street, and were conduoted as one hotel, being con
nected by a passage running across from the first
story. Some enterprising Yankee has an excellent
opportunity here to make a grand bargain, or begin
a successful business.
MSTINQUISHRD PERSONAGES.
Colonel G. H. Hart, one of Governor Plerrapont’S
suite, has arrived. The Governor la expected to
morrow. Hon. John S. Mtlllson, ex-member of
Congress from the Norfolk district, 19 Is the City.
James M. Ford, a Rlchmondlte, was arrested by
the military yesterday, and sent to Libby upom
charges not yet known to the public. ~
AUCTION SALE OP BBBZL UNIFORMS,
At auction, yesterday, rebel uniform jaokets were,
knocked down at ten cents each, by the box full.
This may be regarded-as an evidence of the respect
whloh the people here have for the eolors In which
traitors delighted to shoot down patriots. Nothing
nan he more gratifying than the consciousness which
Is herein evlncod that the hated gray is morally
contraband. Rebel offl'jors who have the means
get out of It as that as they ean, while boys and ne
groes may be seen sporting snlts of rank with a
wonderful unconsciousness of their infamy.
THE FREEMEN OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
A PETITION FROM THEM TO
THE PRESIDENT.
(I those good enough to fight, good
ENOUGH TO VOTE.”
Newbbbn, May 10.—For the purpose of encou
raging emigration to the South, and restoring the
lost dignity to labor, which has been the chief obsta
stacle in the way, and for ether reasons, the follow
ing important petition Is being extensively circula
ted In tbls Staff-: "“*■
To Hi s Excellency, Andrew Johnson, President of the
United States:
We, the undersigned, you petitioners, are OOlOrCd
men or the State of North Carolina, of the age of
twenty-one years and upwards; and we humbly
ocne to yon with our request, and yet In great confi
dence, because you are occupying a place so recent
ly filled by a man who bad proved himself indeed
our frltnd; and It must be that some of his great
and good spirit Ungers to bless his successor; and
then we are assured that you arc a man who gives
kind attention to all petitions, never turns a deaf
ear to any one because he (may be! lu poor or hum
ble circumstances, In many respects wo are poor,
and greatly despised by our fellow-men ; but we are
rich lu the possession of the liberty brought us, and
our wives and cur little ones, by you noole prede
cessor, secured to us by the armies of the united
States, and pronlsedgo be permanent by that victo
rious fisg which now files In triumph In every State
ot the Union.
We accept this great boon of freedom with truly
thankful hearts, and shall try by ou lives to prove
our worthiness.
We always loved the old flag, and we have stood
by It, and tried to help those who upheld it through
all this rebellion, and now that It has brought us
liberty we love It more than ever; and In all future
time we and ou sons will be ready to defend It by
our blood, and we may be permitted to say that such
blood as that shed at Fort Wagner and Port Hudson
Is not altogether unworthy of such a Service.
Some of us are soldiers, and have had the privi
lege ol fighting for ou oountry in this war. Sinoe
we have become freemen, and boon permitted the
honor of being soldiers, we begin to feel that wo are
men, and are anxlons to show our countrymen that
we can and will fit ourselves for the creditable dis
charge ol the duties of oitlzenshlp. We want the
privilege of voting. It seems to ns that men who
are willing on the field .of danger to oarry the mus
kets of Republlos, in the days of peace ought to bo
permitted to carry Its ballots; and oertainly we can
not understand the justice of denying the elective
franchise to men who have been fighting for ttlO
oountry while it Is freely given to men who have just
returned from four years’ fighting against It. As
you were once a citizen of North Carolina, we need
not remind yon that up to the year 1835, free colored
men voted In the State. and never, as we have heard,
with any detriment to its interests. What we de
sire is, that preliminary to elections In the returning
States yon would order the enrolment of all loyal
men without regard to color. But the whole ques
tion we humbly submit to your better judgment, and
we submit It In full belief In you Impartial Integri
ty, and in the fond hope that the mantle of our mur
dered friend and father! may have fallen upon you
shoulders.
May God bless and ever protect yon and ou be
loved country, from all assassins, shall be the con
stant prayer of your falthlul friends and humble
petitioners. . ;
NEW ORLEANS.
Siulsißg or tbe Mississippi Stiver Bank
at Algiers.
It'wns at night, about 9 o’clock on Tuesday, that
the whole river bank, on wbteh - wore the works of
the Government dock yard, sank suddenly Into the
river, carrying with It ail the material on the
suface. A schooner on the ways fell at the sinking
of the land Into the Mississippi, and was filled with
water. The oakum work-houses sunk into rains—
the whole understrata upon which they were built
giving way—water bubbling up in Its stead. The
whole river bank, fora space of about 400 yards,
oaved lr . Materials used by the workmen at the
yard, tools, and other implements, sank down with
the land, and were lost. The steam engine and the
erase used at the dock yard, destroyed by the
cave-in, still stand, but are In a precarious position.
In t hoit, all the works in the Government yard, as
well as part of the yard formerly occnpled by Kydo
& Maokay, melted away and gave place to water.
A portion of the Orleans docks in this vicinity,
which throe or more years ago sank, with allthe
works upon them, In a manner similar to the above,
rose to the suface as the above portion of the bank
fell—so it Is Bald—but sank again as before, leaving
all a wreck. The office at the yard sank in a one
sided sort ol way, leaving In an unsteady position
three corners ol It above the surface. The plies of
lumber lnl he yard were wafted by the waves on
and beyond the lerce proper like a straw before the
wind, the water for a time flooding the streets.
Probably this Is the first of such oconrrences, which
have been quite incidental to that part of Algiers,
that has taken place without loss of life. Messrs.
Vail St Connor arc, besides the Government, the
principal losers. But the great majority of work
men at the yard have lost their tools with the sink
lng ot the bank—a loss not easily repaired. Fami
lies from that section aro moving over to the city all
things valuable, expecting another such occurrence,
which is not llkoly to happen. 'Workmen were
busily engaged making repairs, and were endeavor
ing to stay the progress whloh the Innovative
Father Mississippi hes made Into their affairs.
Burglary at Heading.
Reading, May 18.— The burglars broke Into the
dwelling of Isaac Ganser, a farmer In Exeter
township, Berks county, last night. After a severe
struggle, George Marx, a son-in-law of Ganser,
stabbed one of the party, who was found near the
house this morning. The man killed has been iden
tified as P6ter Schiller, a desperate character of
Reading. Some women, who ware in the house,
were severely beaten with clubs.
Southern Agriculture.—'The Agricultural
Census Beport of 1860 is full proofs of Southern
productiveness or food. Many of our readers will
be surprised to learn that Virginia raised more
wheat in that year, and Alabama more swine, than
Pennsylvania; that South Carolina produced more
than 4,000,010 bushels of sweet potatoes, and that
several oi the other Insnrgent States exaeeded that
amount; that Georgia and South Carolina yielded
more than 170.000,000 pounds of rtoe; that there
were 15,562,867 swine In the Sonthern States, 14,435,-
316 in the Western States, and only 2,614.236 in the
Mlddlo States; and that the product In the Middle
and Southern States ol the great staples of wheat,
rye, and eorn, was as follows :
PRODCOT Ol 1860.
No. of bushels to
Middle States. No. of bushels. each Inhabitant.
Wheat 30,502 909 3.69
Bye.. 12,217,' 300
Corn 75,318,465
Total 118.068,674 14.29
No. ef bushels to
Bonth’n States. No. of bushels. each inhabitant.
Wheat 31,441,826 350 r
Kye 2,203,052 2.66
COM• .262,626,773 31.49
Total 316,271,656 35.24
The inhabitants ol a country that has made such
additions, and others of almost equal importance,
to its vast products of cotton, sngar, and tobacco,
however much they have suffered from the ravagu.
of war, cannot, In a mild ollmate, where compara
tively little shelter or clothing are required, have, a
dark future, unless they have entirely lost the In
stinct of self-preservation, and all power to exert a
self-sustaining energy.— The Washington Chronicle,
REBEL IDEAS OF EDUCATION.
A CURIOUS GEOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS.
The New Bedford (Mass.) Standard, of Tuesday)
says: “ The managers of the ‘ late ’ Southern Con*
lederacy took all pains to Imbue the rising Confede
rate generations wlih a due spirit of nationality and
sense ol the importance of the position of the OoB‘
federacy among the nations of the world, not to say
in the universe at large. Among other means of
promoting this feollng they caused to beprepared a
series of school books, ouo of which Is of a ’Palmet
to series,’ being a geography for beginners, by the
Bev. K. J. Stuart, with a vignette In whloh the Pal
metto is the most prominent object. It purports to
be printed In Bicbmond, and Is very neatly printed
ana Illustrated with maps and engravings. After
the preliminary definitions, and some lessons In phy
siol geography, we come to what Interests us most,
political geography, and we learn that
“ The division ol mankind into nations la as fol
lows : 1 1* America.- The Confederate States, the
United States,’ &0., &c.
“ Turning over a page or two we find Blohmond,
Ya., placed next to London and Purls among the
cities or the globe, and as 1 remarkable Tor the ele
gance and refinement of Its people, who, like the
citizens of Norfolk, are as hospitable as they are in
telligent and noble.’ In referenoe to tbe history of
the Confederate States, we learn that ‘ when Vir
ginia adopted the Federal Constitution In 1788, the
Commissioners of the State were directed to annex
the condition and reservation of the right to with
draw from the federation at will,’ and, that in the
exercise of this reserved right she withdrew from
the United States In 1861, and also refused to allow
the troops oftho Northern States to pass through
her territory to subjugate the other States whloh
had already seceded, and that she became the prin
cipal seatorwarofSouthern Independence. The first
collision of this war, welearn, occurred at Charles
ton, and was occasioned by the President, elected by
citizens of the Northern Stateß, attempting to seize,
provision and occupy the forts in the harbor, and
turn their guns on the oitythey were designed to
protect. We also learn that 'every effort that
human Ingenuity eculd contrive, by Immense re
sources of money and vast armaments on sea and
land, was made by the Northern Government to
capture the capital and other important places,
and break up tbe political organization Of the Con
federacy ; but that ' by the eonstant, evident, and
acknowledged aid of the God of battles and King of
nations their efforts have all failed; and at vast ex
pense of Buffering and blood the people of the
Southern States have fought their way to political
Independence, and the respect and amity of the
great nations of the world.’ ,
“ Then we have several pages devoted to the pro
dnotlons, flora, scenery, launa, and manufactures
of the Confederate States. In reference to Great
Britain, we learn that Its common law Is embodied
ttm the great principles of the book qf Leviticus,
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1865;
and that theorown 1 derives Its authority from the
acknowledged Supremo Ruler of 1 the univerae, by
Divine right,’ a statement which Is confirmed by
quotations from the prayer booh In a foot-note. The
Emperor of Francois highly eulogised as a brave
general, humane and wise governor, and sagacious
statesman, 1 who, without interfering with the reli
gious and spiritual jurisdiction of the Papal court,
and the Mohammedan divan, has gradually eman
cipated the people who were under their political
thraldom.'
•‘ln a note in referonoe to the Dead Sea we learn
that It wbb explored by an American exploring
party under the command of Commodore Lyneh, of
the Confederate States navy, leaving It to be in
ferred that the expedition was inaugurated by the
Confederate States. , .
“ Passing over to the United states wa loam that
there are bnt nine of them, besides what remain or
the original thirteen, and that lu the Fear 1861 ‘ the
Federal Government of these States, by a eeeJonat
minority of ono million seven hundred them,and
(out of a total vote of five millions),.attempted to
subjugate the Southern states by military ocOupv
tlon,’ which occasioned the final separation of those
States, and the formation of the Confederate States
of Amerioa as an independent Government.”
Geological Distribution of Silver.
The highly profitable results which have reoently
attended certain silver mining enterprises in the
Pacific States and Territories, has attracted much
attention toward Investments of this nature, and
probably the most Inviting field Tor the employ
ment of oapltsl now offered to the pubilo consists in
the development of the vast argentiferous wealth of
this new part of the country. In view of the Inte
rest which now seems to he centering In these ope
rations, It may not be amiss to glanoe at the subject
of silver mining In general, including the geological
ana mlneraloglaal occurrence of the ores of the me
tal, and their geographical distribution.
Silver Is nne oi the most widely diffused Of the
metals, as itooonrs ln.varlousgeologleallormatlons,
and In a great variety of mlneraloglaal combina
tions. This remark must be qualified, however, by
the statement, that although tho metal is so widely
diffused, its workable ores are comparatively limited
in their extent, being confined to a few well
known localities, where they ooour In such
quantities as to amply repay the miner for
fits toll In extracting them from their veins.
'As an evidence of the general diffusion of
silver, it may be stated that minute traces of It
are contained in sea- water, and in the ashes of
plantsflt 1b almost Invariably found lit ores of load,
and frequently oocurs In them in snob quantities as
to pay tor its extraction. The pig and sheet lead
of commerce, litharge, sugar of lead, and various
other compounds of lead, are seldom or never entire
ly free from the traces of silver. Native gold has
never been found wholly unalloyed with stiver, and
until recently nearly all the latter metal produoed'
In this country was obtained from the native gold of
California and other parts of the Union.
The geological distribution of stiver ores Is wide,
and embraces a range extending from tho azoio
rocks to the orstaceous ’ln the argentiferous regions
of this country—especially those now attracting so
much attention, Nevadai-and Calltornla, fur lustauce
—the ores of silver are found lu the aide and older
pafeeozoio rooks, In welSdefined fisßuro veins. The
celebrated mines of Mexico, whloh have been profita
bly worked for centnrles.'are oi the eame geological
ages, and the latter have been found to produce ores
of great richness and greatfljfpths.. The ores of
Freiberg, in Germany, and KMtgsberg, in Norway,
are likewise found In the older crystalline rooks. In
bouth America the silver-bearing lodes are met
with under somewhat dlfferent'olrcumstanoes. The
renowned mines of Potosl, in Bolivia, ns well as
those In Peru, occur in rooUf which have been
classed as carboniferous, while in Chill '.the sliver
oocurs in stratified rooks belonging to the cretaoeoui
formation.
Rollin.
As above stated, silver occurs In a variety of
mlneraloglaal combinations, among whloh may be
mentioned the following t
Vitreous, or Silver Glance, consisting of sllyer,
87.04, sulphur, 12 96.
Stephanite, or Brittle Sulphuret of Silver, consist
ing of silver, 70.4; antimony, 14.0; sulphur, 16.6.
Ruby Silver , or Pyrargvrile, Is an ore of some Im
portance. It consists of silver, 6898; antimony,
28,46; sulphur, 17.66,
Telrahedrite, or Fablers, Is att ore usually called
gray copper. In many Instances a portion of the
copper is replaced by silver, when It may oontain
from 25 to 3D per cent, or the latter.
Horn Silver, or Cltorid of Silver, consists Of Silver,
75.33; ohlorlne, 24 67. -
Besides tho above-namedifinlneralß, there are
many other forms In whloh silver occurs. The metal
is alto found native, and likewise In combination
with meroury In the form of an amalgam.
Sliver has been known from the earliest antiquity,
and was called by the ancients the noble metal, be
cause beat alone would reduceltfromlts compounds.
Te are li formed by reliable authorities that Spain,
which still produces more Bilver than any other Eu
ropean country, was celebrated In remote ages for
the quantities of this metal mined wlthlnlts borders.
The Phoenicians and Cartheglnlans, and the Ro
mans in the time of the Empire, were engaged in
silver-mining in Spain; and according to Pliny,
historical characters of no less renown than Vespa
sian, Hannibal, and Oato. aaaemulated Immense
amounts of the precious metal In their operations.
Since these early times silver-mining lu Spain has
experienced many vicissitudes. In the sixteenth
century Philip the Second made some attempts to
revive mining enterprise; and slnae his time simi
lar efforts have been repeated, but with little or
no success until In 1825. a spirited reaetlen ensued,
and from that time Spain has produced large quan
tities of silver.
The party of delegates from various chambers of
commerce to the Suez Canal, assembled in Alexan
dria. Egypt, on the 6th of April. They set out for
the Isthmuß the next day, and returned on the 18th.
At the dinner given by Mr. do Lessens on the 6th,
wore present lrom the United States, Mr. Hale, the
Consul General, Mr. CjruB W, Field, delegate from
tho Chamber of Commerce of New York, and Mr.
Washington Ryer, of California. The accredited
persons of the party numbered eight; five, Horn
fourteen different countries. There wereten official
representatives of Governments; while sixty-two
chambers of commerce and eight other'societies or
organizations were represented by their delegates.
The following Is the report made by the delegates,
and bearing their signatures :
•• We, the undersigned, delegates of the chambers
of commerce to the oanal of Suez, after having ex
amined the works already done, and having taken
Into consideration the possibility or the enterprise,
report:
“We started the 7th Instant from Alexandria, by
railroad, for Cairo, where we remained until the
morsliig of the 9th. We then prooeododjiy railroad
to Zsgszig, where we embarked at 9 o’clock A.M. In
boats drawn by mules and oamels, on the fresh,water
Canal made bv Mebemet AU, and arrived the same,
day st Tel-ei-Koblr; a station of the company. The
loin, In the morning, we continued our journey in
the same manner, and at noon we entered upon the
Ireeh-water canal made by the oompany. At five
o’clock P. M. we arrived at Ismallla, the central sta
tion on the Suez oanal. The 11th we remained at
Ismallla to examine the works there, as well as those
of Seraplum, the most elevated point of the lsth
mns. The 12th we started from Ismallla by the sea
canal In boats of small draught, drawn n; mules
and camels. We arrived at Eantara at 4 o’clock P.
M., havirg visited the Important work-shops and
WOlkS of El Gulsr and El Tordan. From this point,
in many places, and for a length altogether or sixty
kilometres, (about 36 miles), the canal is already ex
cavated to Its full width. The portion previously
traversed was only about one-third of the width pro
posed. The 18th we left Kantara In the same way
lor Port Said; twenty kilometres (12 miles) bsrore
reaching this place, we found five small steamboats,
whloh brought us to the Mediterranean, There we
examined the piers In course of construction. The
14th we remained at Fort Said to visit the Impor
tant buildings, HgtMhops, and materials whloh the
oompany town. The 15th we re
turned by boat To Ismallla, and the 16th, In the
morning, wo started for Suez by the fresh-water
oanal. In boats drawn by mules and camels, arriving
at Suez in the evening. The two looks Intended to
connect the sea oanal with the fresh water oanal, in
course of construction at Ismallla, are not yet
finished, and a transhipment here Is now necessary.
•‘ Our passage from the Mediterranean to the Red
Sea was accomplished In twenty-seven hours, as
follows: eleven hours from Fort Said to Ismallla,
and sixteen hours thence to Suez. A telegraphic
wire extends the whole length of the oanal, comma-
Bloating with the wires of Cairo, Alexandria, and
Suez. During our voyage we had opportunity to
observe the excavators and other machines Us6d for
digging the oanal. All the works belonging to the
oompany appeared to ns built and equipped In a
solid and permanent manner. In our opinion iha
construction of a ship oanal across the Isthmus Is
only a question of time and money. We are In
formed that the company has already made con
tracts with various oontraotors for the completion
of the ship oanal by the Ist of July, 1868, without
exceeding the aetual capital, including therein the
indemnity duo by the Egyptian Government under
the award of the Emperor Napoleon 111.
“ Daring the whole of our trip wo received the
greatest hospitality from Mr. do Lessops and the
engineers of the-company, and these gentlemen
answered freely all the questions which we put to
them.”
PaTBOLEUKin Abia.—lt seems almost surprising
that petroleum shGßld have been known so man;
bundled 7 eats without being turned to some prac
ticai aooount by human enterprise, Natural oil
springs nave been Known In Asia and some parts Of
Europe from a very early period; bat the Idea Of
boring Into the earth, and reaching the reservoir
from which they wore supplied never occurred to
any one till the extraordinary development of the
Pennsylvania oil region by American energy. And
now, Btrangely enough, a citizen of the united
States Is the first to call attention to this Important
source of wealth In the Old World, and under his
direction such results have already been secured as
promise to create a petroleum fever In Europesome
thing akin to that wo have experienced hare. 001.
Gowan, of Boston, who, It will be remembered, had
the contract for raising the Busslan ships sunk in
the harbor of Sebastopol, accidentally stumbled
last year upon some oil wells in the Sea of Azof,
wbioh he bought, and the company formed by him,
and now operating them, has juet paid- a handsome
dividend. He has also purchased fifteen acres of
ground on the island of Samos, Including the Iden
tical oil springs spoken of by Herodotus 150 years
before Christ, but wbioh no one from that day to
this thought of turning to use. The fact that this
spring still flows would seem to Indicate that the
supply of.petroleum whloh maybe drawn from the
bowels of the earth la praotloally inexhaustible. It
IS'Not unlikely tbat, deposits of petroleum sire to be
found much moregenerally distributed through the
earth than ha&hKhlrto boon supposed. —Petroleum
Chronicle an&'MibingGazette,. . v '
Flobbnmb Hospitality.— as part of the com
pensation tube given to Turin for. her decapitali
zation, a number of Turinese workmen were pro
mised employment In the oomtrtmtlon and ohanges
rendered necessary In Iloronce by the transfer of
the capital, very unpleasant reports are ourrent
concerning the reoeptlon given them by the Floren
tines, which la described as most Inhospitable and
unfriendly, not to say even worse. - It Is not easy to
get aocnrato information, because the journals, act
ing upon the deplorable system, too prevalent In,
Italy, of “making things pleasant,!’ and keeping
disagreeables la tbe background, systematically
suppress them. It Is certain, however, that Pied
montese artisans have received lnsultß and ill-usage
at the hands or their Tuscan comrades, and a well
authenticated account has reached me of areoeat
affray in whloh an Italian military officer, Inter
fering to protect some Piedmontese from 111-treat
meat In the streets or Florence, was hltnseir brutally
murdered.
Poeteait on Tennyson.— The admirers of Ten
nyson have been disappointed In most of the por
traits of him, as failing to express the refinement of
sentiment and depth of reflection characteristic 0!
Ids mind. At last a satisfactory likeness may be
welcomed. It was executed by an intimate friend
01 Mr. Tennyson, and as a labor of love—two con
ditions whloh account for the remarkable success
achieved. This painting la the work of G. L.
Watts, an artist of high rank, and a man of wealth,
whose object la undertaking It was to present to the
English nation a permanent artlstlo memorial of
their greatest living poet. It Is a grand head—the
broad aud lofty brow, the long, dark hair, the flow
ing beard, and the loving, deep eye, are all expres
sive of the poetlo character, while the likeness Is
pronounced bv Tennyson’s friends by for the best.
Mr. John Module, wbo Is aware, from bis long resi
dence In tbls country, of the great popularity of
Tennyson, has purchased the plate of an admirable
line- engraving of this beautiful portrait, by J.
Stephenson, of London, and will soon publish It by
subscription.—field York evening Post,
Tuscan Hats The hats and bonnets of palUe.
d’ltalle, whloh enjoys such favor In the fashionable
world, are all manufactured In Tuscany, and, ao
cording to official returns, their annual value is
about eleven millions of jnnes. Toscany is the
only part of Italy whloh produces straw fine enough
for those bonnets, and the finest of all is grown in
the immediate vlolnlty of Florence, The attempts
made to grow the same straw in the -Marches, Ro
magna, and Naples have met with little snooess.
The'straw is the produoe of a particular kind of
wheat, the stems or which never exceed u or 10
inches inbcrght, and bear very .small ears, Contain -
Ing but juet enough seed for resowlpg. All the wo
men In the district are straw-plaltters, and the finest
specimens ol the plait are frequently seen In the hats
worn by the peasant women, Who have made them
for their own nse, and refuse to soli them at any
price. The sewing or jointing! of the plait Is a diffi
cult and tedious operation, ad a hat to bo perfeot
must seem to be of one piece. At Florenoe the
number of these hats made yearly is about 630,000.
In certain localities, aiat Impoll, for Instance, a, OOO
women and girls are employed at this work, and at
Sesto there are about 2,000,
The Suez Canal.
eta tv, Irens.
A magnificent car has just been plaoed on the
Northern Central Railroad of Pennsylvania, In
tended for the exclusive use of the officers of the
road. A hew locomotive, of the most approved
make, has also jußt beenoompleted for the same pur
pose. The ear is furnished with sofas, lounges, oard
table, sleeping apartments, and the floors are se
vered with the finest Brussels earpat.
The State Treasurer, at Harrisburg, is modern
izing the interior of his department, by putting
down tile in place of the old common brick floor,
and by changing the entire Internal arrangements
of the rooms of his offloe.
Judge LlaOk, or this State, and bis associates,
have purchased 40,000 acres of land in Gilmer
.oounty, West Virginia, for the sum of $OO 000, The
title of the land Is In dispute, henee, probably, tho
low price.
A number of $2 50 gold pleoes were found In the
cellar of Mr. A. H. Embloh’s dwelling house, in Le
banon, last week. They looked very tempting, but
unfortunately proved to ba bogus.
Tho oltlzens of. Washington county, Maryland,
have held a meeting, and resolved that no one for
merly resident oi that county, who joined the re
bellion, shall now return and dwell among thorn.
An Irish servant girl in Venango county, who
can nelthrr read nor wrltfahas fallen heir to an In
come of three hundred thrasand dollars, Suoh is
oil.
—Several thousand cigars were seized on Wed
nesday la Norristown, Montgomery oounty, by a
special treasury agent, on aceount of the owners
having given fraudulent tax retains,
Hon. John Cessna has been selected as the re
presentative delegate, from Bedford county, in the
next Union State convention.
The Harrisburg papers Imagine that the-traltor
Davis will poes through that city.
President Johnson has been made a life director
of the Pennsylvania Bible Society.
An effort is being made to consolidate the Cum
berland Valley and Franklln.Railroad Companies.
A new railroad depot Is In process of erection
In Erie.
Apow-wow >'dootor”hasboenatworkln Lebanon.
HvsiE items.
During the guerilla robbery on the oars at the
North Bend, Missouri, recently, a gentleman and
his wife cogitated upon the best mode of saving
their valuables. Finally the lady hit upon an idea.
She nnrolled her hair, plaoed her fine gold watch,
rings, earrings, and $2,900 therein, and rolled the
halt up again- The “ conductor” came round, and
all that oouid be found on them was a 18 ff dollars in
small change.
—The American Numismatic and Arobmologloal
Society ofNew York have In preparation a bronze
medal, designed to 11 commemorate the life and per
petuate the name of Abraham Lincoln.” It will bo
three lnobes In diameter, and will bear on the ob
verse a bust of the late President, and on the reverse
an Inscription.
—A reward of one thousand dollars has been offered.
by the New Jersey Railroad for the detection and
oonvlotlon of the person or persons who have been
placing obstructions on the rails, and a similar re
ward will be paid for the deteotlon of an; person
who may hereafter be guilty of suoh aots.
Jeff Davis commanded Johnston not to sur
render, but to disbanded his Infantry, spike his can
non, and witn his cavalry and mounted artillerists,
to cover the sight of the remnant or the Confede
rate Government, but Johnston refused to obey the
order..
Elijah Perry, who was oommltted as the mur
derer of George Moore, In Frankfort, Me., has dis
closed that hts brother, Seth Perry, was the mur
derer, whereupon Seth Perry was arrested and Is In
jail awaiting trial.
Monday being the thirtieth day since the death
of President Lincoln, the flags on the pubilo build
ings In various cities, for the first time since the
melancholy event, were raised to full mast.
General Johnston is eald to be at Charlotte,
N. O. He made application to the United states
authorities to be permitted to go to Canada, but
was refused.
iiwiDßviiie, near which Jeff Davis was cap
tured, Is a small village In Irwin oounty, Georgia,
containing a court house, tavern, and some half
dozen stores.
—The Yonkers and New York Railroad Com
pany, much to the inconvenience of many residents
on North Broadway, have withdrawn their oars
from that route.
The Nashville Press learns that General Forrest
was recently killed by Captain Walker, of the rebel
army, in revenge for the death of his son.
Three men were'Strrested In New York, on
Wednesday, for passing fifty-dollar counterfeit
greenbacks,
Mayor Lincoln, of Boston, refused to sign the
order authorizing the opening of the public library
on Sunday.
The charges against Garnet, recently appointed
assessor for Virginia, Will be sifted by Secretary
McCulloch before he can act offlol&lly.
The Coos Republican says the reeent incendiary
fires so prevalent In Haverhill, N. H, are believed
to be the work of rebel emissaries from Canada.
An old man, living In Chester, Vt., named Jo
seph Glynn, has been sent to jail to await trial for
arson and killing his neighbor’s oattle. .
A detachment of cavalry Is said to bs In pursuit
of Governor Magrath, of South Carolina, who was
last heard Horn when about leaving Spartansburg.
General Franz Slgel announces lu the Balti
more Wecker, of May 16th, that he has beoomo the
edltorand co-proprietor of that paper.
There have been over fifty railway accidents la
this ognntry since Jammy, maiming Marly six
hundred people, and ktfilng over sixty.
since the first of January, twenty-one persons
have been drowned In the Ohio river at Cincinnati.
Three of the number oommltted snlolde.
Connecticut has a spring eruption of lead
mines.
—The New Haven Court is dlvoroing at a brisk
rate.
A homeless and hopeless soldier committed
suicide in the streets of New York last week.
Five hundred and twenty-three persons were
arrested during the month of April, In Cincinnati,
The Providence Gas Company Is now reducing
prloes.
The tongue, brains, and liver of porpoises In
San Francisco are considered choice eating,
Three hotels in New York, one morning last
week, breakfasted an aggregate of 2,500 persons,
Ten million of hides are tanned In tMs country
every year.
Tho drought of last summer almost rained the
trout-fishing in Green Mountain brooks.
—From Chicago we hear that Grover’s opera has
not been very successful.
The Yonkers (N. Y.) papers complain of the
rather too frequent use of pistols In that locality.
Hon, George Lunt, several years editor of the
Boston Courier, has quitted that paper.
Messrs. Tloknor & Fields, of Boston, will soon
open a branch of their establishment In New York.
Til# blockade runner Denbigh, in eleven voy
ages, wanted $1,200,000 for her owners.
Thera are sow 338,000 muskets in the Spring
field arsenal.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
The manufactory of St. Gobaln, Alsne, France,
has been employed six years in fabricating a lens
two foot In tbiokness, which It has given as a pre.
sent to the Observatory of Paris for the large tele
scope now being manufactured, the power of whloh
will exceed that of the most powerful instruments
known.
The cotton market at Havre continued firm.
The prices fixed by the brokers are—Louisiana,
190 f. j good ordinary Egyptian, 175.; Peruvian,
isor.; Brazilian, 185.; Sawglnned, llof.; Broach’
I2of. j Dholleiab, 120 - i Madras, ISOf.; Tinovelly,
nor.; salnde and Kurrachee, sor. j Bengal, ssr.;
China, 116 f.
The position of the Bank of Franca is more
satisfactory. Though the cash In hand has dimi
nished by nearly 2,ooo,oo<!f. la one week, the com
mercial bills discounted Increased by U,000,000f.
Prince Humbert, of Italy, has accepted the
chairmanship of a committee formed to promote the
erection of a memorial to Baphael In his native
town.
Earl Cowper, on the part of her Britannic Ma
jesty, presented tbe inßlgnla of the Order of the
Gaiter to the King of Denmark, with the customary
formalities.
A French paper says that the King of the Bel
glans,tWhen In London, the week before last, “ eon
tiaoted a morganatic marriage with Laßarohne
Meyer D'Eplnghoven.”
The Circassian exodus has recommenced, - The
Forte having heard that 8,000 immigrants are
awaiting transport, two Government steamers have
been sent to convey tlem to Treblzond; ,
The Eaffoelle Cartoons have been, at last, re
moved -from tbe Hampton OOUIt Palaoe to the Mu
seum of the Department of Science and Art, south
Kensington.
The Emperor Napoleon disembarked at Al
giers, on May Bd, receiving the homage of the pub
lic officials, and meeting witb-an enthusiastic re
ception.
The Gazette in Midi affirms that the dying
Czarewltcb, while the Princess Dagmar and his
brother Alexander were by his bedside, bequeathed
the Princess to Alexander as his future bride.
Nothing had transpired respecting the demand
further made by Spain on aoeonnt of the Chilian
relusal to supply the Spanish fleet with coals and
stores.
The Emperor Napoleon Intends, It is said, to
raise the pay of the officers of the Fromm army and
navy, from the rank of captain downwards.
Queen Isabella has enriched the jewel casket
of Adelina Patti with cameos and amethysts.
Petroleum has been discovered in the Crimea,
and tbe oil, although yielding tb that found m Penn
sylvania, will compare with that In Canada.
The Unite Jteliane appeared with blaok borders
on tbe cooaslon of President Lincoln’s death.
Hem; Stanhope Freeman, British Governor of
Lagoß, has died at Tunis. He was only twenty-nine
years of age.
Whit Sunday, being tbe slst anniversary of the
deliverance of servla from tbe Turkish yoke, will
be celebrated with great rejoicings In that country.
The Oosgresß ef Paraguay has nominated
Lopez , generalissimo, and authorized the oontrac*
tion of a loan of 25,000,000 piastres.
The sugar estates at Grenada were active, and
the manufacture of produoe was proceeding with
great spirit.
One of the brothers Booth passed some time in
Paris two years since, being known as a fanatical
seeetslonlst.
The will of the late Earl of Carlisle, known
here as Lord Morpeth, is sworn to as under seven
hundred thousand dollars.
The Archbishop of Canterbury will shortly
move for a Royal commission to revise the Leo
tlonary of the Prayer Book.
The Spanish senate voted unanlmonsly a re
solution expressive of their sentiments of horror at
tee assassination Of President Llnoolu.
The President of Honduras has issued a decree
cutting off the publlo and pilrate halations with
Costa Rloa.
Mr. Rnssell will be the Times' correspondent In
Alglerß during the Emperor’s visit.
A letter from Rome states that Liszt "was to
take the tonsnre on the 26th ult. r
In Paris, on the slat of December, 1863, there
were only 6M acres of boulevards and public gar-
dens, planted with 69.125 trees. In 1863 there were
770 aores opes to the public, planted with 168,480
The Monte Vldean banks have been authorized
to resume cash payments
— The continued fine weather has gives lsereased
animation to Parisian trade.
The Duke of Sutherland was at Capprera on a
visit to Garibaldi.
Mad’lle Btaneht, who appeared at the Royal
Italian Opera, made a most unfavorable Impression.
The King of Portugal was Invested, wlth'The
Order of the Garter by the Earl of Softon, at the
palace of Ajuda.
The ex-Queen of the French, Marie Amelle,
has just attained her 83d year.
The London journals are just discovering that
the seoesh Index Is a useless paper.
Lord Palmerston remains confined to,his house
by gout, but his general health inspires no alarm.
Omer Pasha will shortly proceed on a tour to
Italy, France, and England.
Public Entertainments
Baxnvra ox Miss Caholihh Richinos.— This
favorite vooallst takes a benefit this evening at the
Arch-street Theatre, on which oooaslon “ Tho Na
tional Guard,” with “Wooing in Jest and Loving
In Earnest’’ will be the pieces offered. Miss Etch
ings deserves a orowded benefit, on the score both
of her acting and her singing, and we sincerely
trust that the pubilo will turn out warmly and
effectively in support of her claims.
Ebkxfit ox E. L. Davbkpobt.—At the Chest
nut-street Theatre, Mr. Davenport has placed his
name upon the bills of the theatre for a benefit,
when he will appear la the brilliant comedy of
“ Wild Oats,” In his fine character of Rover, sup
ported by Mr. Wallaok as John Dory, and Alice
Placlde as Lady Amaranth, After this, tho sparkling
comedietta of “ The Lancers,” with both Wallaok
and Davenport In the principal characters, Is given.
WALKUT.BTBBBT Thbatub. —This evening the
accomplished aetrese, Miss Lucille Western, takes
a benefit. She appears In two dramas, 11 Lnclllo ;
or,the Story of the Heart,” and “Naramattah; or,the
Wept of the Wish-ton-Wlsh.” Miss Western, In
a short time, leaves this country for Europe, and
after the close of the present engagement It may be
a long time before the Philadelphia pubilo will
again wltneeß her fine Impersonations.
Fads at Coucbbt Hall.— The Colored Ladles’
Union Association are at present holding, at Con
cert Hall, a fair, the prooeeds to ba devoted to the
aid of the sick and wounded colored soldiers. Many
handsome arttoles are ror sale, and a large num
ber of more expensive goods are offered for raf
fle. We nOtioed a magnificent gentleman’s wrap
per, smoking cap, and slippers, which are to be
given to the one of four generals Who may rCOßlve
the largest number of votes. Tho hall Is handsome
ly decorated and everything arranged for the com
' fort of those who may visit it. The colored soldiers
have fought well and bravely, and have greatly as
sisted the Government In its sueoessful efforts to
olose the rebellion, and we all should now willingly
do Borne Uttle for those who are suffering and In
'sgosy from wounds and sickness which they have
received In their country’s service.
CotJBTLAsn Sauhdbbs Oadkts. —A drill of the
Courtland Saunders Cadets took plaoo yesterday
afternoon, at the Institute, Thlrty-nlnth and Mar
ket streets. Although the weather was not as fa
vorable as oouid have been desired, quite a largo
number of friends and strangers witnessed the evo
lutions Of the Cadets.
Mbyebbbbb’b “L’AvnioAitiß.”—The European
malls of yesterday put us in possession of the first
impression respecting the poethumous production of
this much-talked of work of the deoeaeod oamposer.
The tone of the Parts correspondents of the English
press wonld lead ns to think that the anticipations
of years had been disappointed. The first presenta
tion occniredjsn the 28th of April. The most en
thusiastic remark that Is; so made about it Is
that “It contains some striking passages.” The
Morning Post says:
“It Is a work which reminds you Uttle of the
author of ‘Robert le Liable’ and ‘The Huguenots
It does not leave so many melodious remembrances
In the mind, and yon eannot help thinking that the
scenes, as musical conceptions, are 'long drawn
out.’ The people with whom you eonverse gone
rally express disappointment. ‘lt Is not what wo
expected,’ they exclaim. • Walt awhile,’ say others,
■ the Instrumentation IS equal to Meyerbeer's best
efforts.’”
A writer In the Pall Mall Gazette says:
“ The two last ams oontain three excellent dra
matic situations, of which Meyerbeer has taken the
tuUest advantage. The Africaine, who, now as a
queen, now as a captive, has bean sacrificing herself
throughout the piece for Vasco di Gama, at last
awakens In Ms breast a feeling which Is in reality a
gratitude, but wMoh (especially when it Is express
ed In music) hears a strong resemblanoe to love,
Vasco Is In a very impressionable state of mind, for
he has lost Inis, a Portuguese lady whom he adored,
and who was in the celebrated ship when it strand
ed and went to pleoes. He allows Mmself, then, to
be consoled by the Africalne, and she has succeeded
In persuading herstlf that he returns her love,
when suddenly the voice of Inez Is heard, Vasco’s
affeotlon for Inex revives with Inez herself, or rather
it has never ceased. The African Queen, per
ceiving this, falls Into despair. To prove the sin
cerity or her love for Vasco, she unites him to
Inez, provides the happy oouple With a ship to
carry them to Europe, and then,’'lying down
beneath the upas tree, dies. The duet between
Vasco and the African Queen, which closes the
fourth act, produced a great effect at the rehearsal.
As no cloquers were present, the audience did not
hesitate to applaud it, and M’dlle Sak and M. Nau
dln appeared after the fall of the onrtaln, in obedi
ence to a summons from thq whole house. It is
not until after the departure of thelovers that the
greatest musioal pleoe lu the opera—the death-song
or tho despondent African Queen—ls beard. It is
preceded by a ritornello for the vlolonoellos and
the altos, with a phrase here and there for the
violins,”
Another London paper says:
“Most critics agree,that the “Africalne,”how
ever, is not to be hastily judged, as It obntatnsnot
only the elaborate aoUOlarly art of Meyerbeer; but
Is so novel in ita features that the ordinary Impres
sions onjhearing a first pleee ought not to he applied
to this posthumous work of an llldstrlons maestro.
As a proof that the “Africalne” wants cutting
down, It Is only neeeseAry to say that It occupied
more than five honrs.”
Miss Lauba Hasbis has ma4e a vary credita
ble success in London as Amina, at Her Majesty’s
Theatre. One of tho leading orltlcs says : “On
her appearance She surprised us, even in paying
her respects to the audlenee, by the awkward
ness of her maimer, and the singularity, If not
unooutbsess, of her gestures. It was soon ap
parent that this belonged to her reading of
the part- Her Idea seemed to be—Uko Mall
brante In her performance of this and other rus
tle characters—that a simpleSeountry girl ought to
bo represented In all the homellnessof real life. Bat
as the pleee proceeded and the Interest deepened,
her assumed manner almost disappeared, and she
acted with real feeling and pathoß. As a singer,
too, her first impression was not favorable.
Amina’s address to her ‘ care campagne ’ was ut
tered In a thin, ciude voice, ond she made up for
its want ol richness of tone by loading every bar
with elaborate roulades and flourishes, evidently
the lfult of teaching, whloh hardly left a trace of
Bellini’s sweet and simple melody. But her sing
ing, as well aB her acting, went on Improving. Her
voice turned out to he of extraordinary flexibility
and compass, with power suffiolent, when exerted,
to give effect to the a trot gest bursts of passion- In
both the sleep-walking scenes, and in the pathetlo
duet with Elvrno in the second aot, she made a great
Impression; and In the joyous finale, ‘Ah non
glunge’ she brought down the ourtain amid a tu
mult of applause.”
Thb Austrian Esssnnon ox MEXICO. —Maxi-
milian has Issued a long decree fixing the order of
hlsso-oalled Mexican Empire. The Emperor who
represents the national sovereignty will be assisted
by nine departments. The territory of Mexloo is
defined as bounded os tbe north by the Hues decided
upon by the United States atthe convention of Gua
dalupe and Mesllla; on the east by the Gulf of
Mexico, the Sea of the Antilles, and the English es
tablishment of Wallge; on the south by the Ropub
-110 of Guatemala, and on tbo west by the Paolflo.
The Government guarantees equality in tho eye of
the law, security of person and property, and the
liberty of free speech. The national colors wIU be
green, red, and white.
Aboriginal Mourning.—lt seems that the na
tive women in Australia go Into mourning for their
deoeased husbands in a fashion that bears a distant
ly curious resemblanoe to that adopted by boreaved
Wives In Christian countries. They wear, in faot, a
widow’s oap of peculiar construction, and two well
preserved specimens or this singular coiffure have
been obtained. It is made partly of rags, and partly
of gypsum, tbo rags being bound round the head,
and tbe gypsum, being mixed up into a paste, is
plastered over them to a thickness of two or three
Inches. —Mount Alexander Mail,
The Assassination oe President Lincoln.—
The Liverpool police authorities are said to have
made arrangements lor watching the arrival of the
American steamers, with a view to prevent the
escape of Booth, the alleged assassin of President
Lincoln. A telegram was forwarded to Queenstowa
requesting the police authorities to examine the/
passengers on board the China, on her arrival at
that place, and no doubt a similar precaution will
he taken in relerenoe to all the Incoming vessels
from America.
CiqtY ITEMS.
Mobb about Sewing Machines .—We are glad
to find that the Idea has become almost universally
prevalent that no home Is complete without a Gro
ver & Baker Sewing Machine. These celebrated
instruments are not only great economisers of time,
health, and labor, but they are ornamental articles
of furniture. Everything in the sowing line, from
the plainest seam to the most elaborate embroidery,
Is performed on these celebrated instruments with
so much faculty that a child can operate thorn.
Tho celebrated new and fast Shuttle Maoblne, of
extra size, expressly adapted for manufacturing
purposes, lately Introduced by tho Grovor & Baker
Company, Is a wonderful plcoo of mechanism, and
is certainly destined to supersede all rivals for
manufacturers’ work. Their work-rooms, No. 730
Chestnut street, are just now enjoying an Immense
run of patronage from our very first famUlos, who
prefer having their sowing done In this way to
Intrusting It to tho more tedious process of band
sewlng- «
The Best FITTING Shirt oe the Aon IS " The
Improved Pattern Shirt,’’ made by John C. Aril
son, at the old stand, Nos. 1 aud 3 North Sixth
street. Work done by hand, in the best manner,
and warranted to give satisfaction. His stock of
Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods oannot he surpassed.
Prices moderate.
Great Reduction in Prioeb.— Wood & Cary,
726 Chestnut street, in view of the advanced state
of the season, are now setting their entire stock of
trimmed hats and bonnets, and fancy goods general
ly, atcoet. Their stock of those goods is the bestin
the city. •_
Mattresses, AND Bedding.— Old mattresses
made up new, at W. Henry Pattenß, 1408 Chestnut
street. '
The Sale oe Truck Farms, Jto.—AU persons
deßlrous of attending the great sale of track farms
and building lots, at Cape May Court Route, on Sa
turday, tbe soth Inst., must leave Walnut-street
wharf at Hi o’clock A. M. If the weather should
be stormy, tbe sale will take place on Wednesday
next. A free collation will be Berved on the ground
Tickets for the excursion, $1.50.
Great reduction in prioeb of light Cloth
English Jackets. J. W. Prootob & Co.,
920 Chestnut street.
Great reduction in rioh Silk Saoqueß,
Baequines, and Circulars.
J. W. prootob * 00.,
- 020 Chestnut street.
Now Open—a largo arrival of rich Paris Lsce,
Lama, or “Yak” Half Shawls, Squares and
Cloaks, which we shall sell at gold value.
j. w. Prootob & 00.,
myis st mo Chestnut street.
Eye, eh, and catarrh, successfully treated
by J. Isaacs, M. D-, Oculist and Aurist, 619 Pine at,
Artificial eyes inserted. No charge for examluaUca,
South Obwomha.—xt has been suggested that
In View of the faet that the Palmetto State began
the war, and that Jeff Davis ended It (In petticoats),
that South Carolina should be called South Orlao-
Ilea hereafter. We are entirely satisfied, but we
would urge, meanwhile, that gentlemen who would
like to seoure elegant and comfortable garments for
themselves should oall upon Koofcblll & Wilson, at
the Brown Stone Clothing Hall, Nos, 003 and eos
Chestnut street, above Sixth.
• FIMNCUI. AND COMMERCIAL,
The wo! kof marketing the third series of seven
tblrtles progresses very favorably, considering all
the elronmstanoes of the case. Wo obrerve, In some
of the newspnpers, a disposition to find with
the Secretary of the Treasury for having altered,
somewhat, the terms of enhsorlptioD, and thereby,
as It is said, lessening the amount of the dally re
ceipts. The troth Is the Government had been pay
ing too high a rate of Interest, and, considering the
ease of the money market, and the facility with
which individuals, even those not In the best stand
ing, could obtain loans at six per oent., it was the
part or economy, as as well as prudenoe, to reserve
the privilege of making the interest six per oent. In
gold, and not seven and three-tenths cur
rency, should circumstances make that course
desirable for the Government, It Is evidont
that the public creditors endorse the change, from
the faot that the subscriptions are larger, on an
average, than ever before. It will be remembered
that the sales of the seoond series (which was for
mally opened to popular subscription on the Ist ol
April) reached a dally average Of Only $3 513,133
during the week ending April 81 $3,655,208 week
ending April 15; $3,054,140 week ending April 21,
and $4,238,233 week ending April 29. Thus thohigh
est dally average sales ($4,238,233) Of the second se
ries through the month of April fell over half a mil
lion dollars short of the opening day's sales ol the
third series, whloh amounted to the handsome
total of $4,761,800, until nearly two-1 hlrds of
the entire seoond series (of $300,000,000) had
been disposed of; the highest average of the dally
sales of that series did hot roach the total of Mon
day’s sales of the new series, now formally In mar
ket. These facts conclusively demonstrate the
steady Increase In the popularity of the loan, whloh
continues to grow In publlo favor as the know
ledge of Its great advantages as an investment Is
more and more widely dlffnsed. We antlolpate
the completion of the work of marketing the
loan before tbe olose of the coming month of
Jane, and ol the current fiscal year; and this,
too, without any serious disturbance of the pre
vailing ease In money, In all the leading busi
ness centres Of the country. The thoroughness
end evenness with which, under Mr. Oooke’i super
vision, theseven-thirties have been diffused through
all the States, Insure the business of the country
from embarrassment by any financial oontrao
tlons at the trado oentres, otherwise likely to result
from the drafts of the Treasurer-of the United
States on the various Government depositaries
throughout the country. The Treasurer has as
large a territory to draw from as the loan covers.
The chief difficulty In the way of marketing the
new series ol the loan spring from the utter Ina
bility of the Treasury printing-presses to keep up
with the extraordinarily rapid sale of the notes.
The enormous demand for the loan last week threw
the mechanical force of the department heavily In
arrears in this respect. In a week or two this diffi
culty-will bo removed, and the notes of the new
series will be ready for prompt delivery to anb
eorlbers by the Ist of Juno, at the lateet, and con*
tlnnonsly thenceforward, The distribution of the
last series of the 7 30s will then, doubtless, proceed
with unsurpassed vigor.
The stock market rated very weak yesterday.
Government halves were held firmly, and the 5-20 s
slightly advanced. We quote the 1831 s at 108%; the
5.20 s at 103%; and the 10 40s at 94%. There Iras a
limited Inquiry for State ss; bat the sales reported
were at 89, which Is a deollne of 1. City 6s wero
held firmly; sales ol new were made at 94—an ad
vance of %, and the old at 91%—n0 change. The
sales of Company bonds continue light, inolndlng
first-mortgage Pennsylvania Railroad at 103%—ade
cllne oil; Camden and Amboy 69 or 1833 at 89%;
ditto of 1889 at 99%; Philadelphia and Erie Os at
93; Blld Chesapeake and Delaware 6s at 91. The
Ballway share list was devoid of spirit; Read
ing, however, was hold stiffly, opening at 45%,
and closing at abont 46. Camden and Amboy,
Philadelphia and Erie, Norristown, and Little
Schuylkill were onobanged; Pennsylvania Rail
road sold at an advance of %. Bank stooks were in
active. There was little snldln passenger railroads;
75 was bid for Second and Third; 19 for Thirteenth
and Fifteenth; 21 for Sprnee and Pine, and 42 for
Chestnut and Walnnt; 10% for Aroh street; 7 for
Race and Vine, and 30 for Green and Coates. Oils
were again very dull, the little fluttering occasioned
by the advance in Walnnt Bend, on Wednesday,
having quite died ont before the olose of the day.
With the price of oil at a high figure, and still look,
lrg higher, it le reasonable to expect oil stocks
would sympathize with it. But such 18 not the
OSEe, even with the dividend-paying ones. Whether
the expectations of holders have been too extrava
gant, or not eufficlent time elapsed as yet to aoeom.
pllah a more thorough development of the territory
of many of oar loaal companies, oil shares are pro
voklrgly low, and the tendency is to keep them at a
mere fraction. The trne oanse, however, Is that the
wells are not yielding oil in paying quantities, and
nntll we hear of 11 strikes" that flow out dally the
erode article by the hundred barrels, we may expect
stooks to be dull. {Dealers are not now disposed to
discount "etrlkcy* and It requires a bigene to be
felt lh thestook market.
The Pittsburg Commercial announces'a "big
strike ■> on Hemlock Creek, but gives very tew par
ticulars. If true, It will doubtless cause the land 3
on that stream to be sought afterwltligreatei avidi
ty than ever.
The report of the board of managers of the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company for
1865 has been published. The canal was
opened for business abont the middle of
March, 1864, and the last shipments of coal were
made 7th December. The total amounted to 753,087
toss—at Meuch Chunk, 446,718,12 tons; East Mauch
Chunk, 192,496.18; at Hazleton and Black Creek re
gions, 158,298.05 ; Buok Mountain, 25,718.05; Wyo
ming region, 9,314.04 5 Mahanoy region, 7,193.00 5
sundry operations, B,633.ol—being an increase or
58,530 tons over'last year. Insufficient boats and
shipping kept the quantities down. These have
been enlarged. The rates of toll were advanced
Item 1% oents perjSta per mile to 1%. The total
freight transported was 946,217,090 tons. The total
product of the company’s mines was 517,180.03 tons,
within 100 tons of 1863. The total of gross profits
was $1,560,582.02; net do., $1,322,276 69—over thirty
per cent, on the whole stock. The liabilities
amounted to $8,397,683.07 at tho end of 1884, and the
assets Increased $1,777,409.31 In 1864. The report
goes very fully Into details, which are of a satisfac
tory nature.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad have reduced the
rates of transportation twenty per cent. The other
roads, of course, have made a corresponding reduc
tlon.
The following were the quotations for gold yes
terday at tire hours named:
10 a. bi
11 A. M... 130
ISM 129 X
IP. M 129?,'
3 P. Bl 130
i P. H 130
The eubsoriptlcns to the 7-30 loan, received by Jay
Cooke, yesterday, amount to $1,301,800, Including
$lOO,OOO from A. Ives S Son, Detroit; $50,099 from
First National Dank, Indianapolis; 50,000 from
First National Bank, Ohloagoj $109,000 from H.
Clems & Co, New York s $lOO,OOO from Fourth Na
tional Bank, New York; sso,ooo from First Na
tional Bank Baltimore; $50,000 from Hanna, Hart,
A Co., Pittsburg; $50,000 from A, Dong, assistant
oashler, Pittsburg, and one of $50,000 from J. B. Li
vingston, Pittsburg. There were 961 Individual
subscriptions or seo@ioo each,
The following were the closing quotations for the
principal navigation, mining, and oil stooks:
Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask.
Schuylkill If&v.. .. 24K Hibbard OU *
Behlfr&Tprer.**. .. SO Jersey We 11...... 144 ..
Sorq Canal.fija .. Junction4,Y
Green lit Coal 3 Rrotzer....*. h 1
Keystone Zinc.« .. I M»pleBh&de!OU. 167? ..
Adamantine*—.. 1 Meoiintosk Oil.. 37s 3
Julas V, .* Mineral Oil*.«*• 7s 1
Alleghenyßiver, l .. Mingo* *~~..~** 2ft 2 H
Alls ATldeoute. .. 1 Meßlheny Oil.*.* 3>S 4
BigTank-*. 156 2 MeCrea&Ch«r B. % I
Bxandenlsland*. .. 174 floble& Delam , ,2ft ..
Beacon Oil *. .. 1 Oil Creek —hi 4ft
BronerOtt H % Organic 0i1...... .. 34
Bull Creek,*—-» .. 1 Olmatead Oil—. 174 Ift
Briggs Oil.*. .. 274 PefciOentre—f l .
Continental Oil*. *. 13* Phila&OilCrk.; 61 61
Orescent City,**. 74 *• Kobsrts Oil.—♦ 1
Corn Planter.2 H •• . Bock Oil .. 2\i
C&)dwell***>*+«*. *• 374 Sherman-**—*. *. ft
Cherry Etm.— . 274 2ft Seneca Oil ».. 4; s
Dank&rd OU—. 1 Ift Story Farm Oil.. ft 1
Bnnkard CrkOll 74 *• Bt Nicholas«►*— 274 974
Densmore 0i1.... 131 174 SagsrCreek**— 8 §
Dalzeil Oil « >mhi 444 4 69[t | 'U£AriXtalo ».<«. 2 8
Excelsior Oil 14 ** ganbnry ——* *• 44
E*bert. —— 27» 8. Tarr %meslead. 5 ..
E1d0r5d0......... k .K galo»Petrol H
oil .. F-. (TpDer economy. .. f£
Sviittri .. .. «< vSb»mo 0i1,.,,. « ••
08nDui!& , ....«.i •* M Wall.lit Island,, a J.
Globs Oil— 1,, Watson...... Z
Bov/e'b Eddy.... ..IX
The Cincinnati Gazette, of Monday, says them IS
now a sharp competition for railroad freight, the
supply of rolling stook being In eaoess of the de<
mand, consequent upon the stagnation In business
and the falling off in Government traffie. There Is
now no regular schedule ; that Is to say, sohedule
rates are not adhered to. The figures made on Sa
turday were, to Hew York, Ith class, 75@800, and
flour $1.50 barrel. The rates to other points and
on other articles were In proportion. Travel has
also fallen off on all the roads, bat tbls will Increase
as soon as tbs nsnal pleasure travel sets In. The
latUr promises to be heavy this SSaSOS, Railroads
are now cnrtalllng their expenses, Chough to mace
up In this respect what they lose in profits on earn
*ngs. Matters are rapidly revolving toward their
normal oondltlon.
Drexel Ji Co. quote:
Hew TJ. S. Bonds, IOBXOIC9
Hew TJ. S. Certificates of Indebtedness. 99 & 99 ;i
Quartermasters'Voueherss. 97 @BB
Gold 130 @l3l
Starling Exchange. 142 @144
Old 6-20 Bonds 103 >71104
Hew C-SO Bonds 108 «®IOBX
10-40 Bonds 94,'Jl 95x
bslee of Stocks, May is.
THE PUBLIC BOARD.
KMT CAlIu
2CO Eabeit .*••»..*=**- 2H 200 McCrea& 1
ICO do —<*• 2 H 700 do.»..‘*‘«*»~?s 1
2CO do *•••••*•*•*••; 3 400 Minga-****.‘**-.slQ 2K
KCO do».«*»**»****W 8 600 d0».H.~ ♦** 2ft
ICO do•••«'.-...caeli 8 ICO Demmore.••»-***• IX
SCO do.— blO 3 500 011 Ok * Cherry
£OO do **4.1)10.3 I*l6 Ban..* M 2.69
£OO Atlas***.*.*** 66 400 Boyal.*..****24ye IX
SCO do —*~«~**« .56 200 fitor 56
100 Corn .Planter.*..-. 2X ICO St Nicholas.. ***** 2%
200 Dalzell .** **.. 4X 100 Bruner..<«....*♦** .66
ICO Dnnkard..*...**** IX 100 Waleut Wand... X
ICO Howe’t Eddy.*’... IX "400 Bl« Tank—.*.. 1.66
100 Junction 4M 200 do.***** \%
100 UcOllntock—blO 2 69
SECOND
200 Boy&l ♦*•*..•*».**** IX
800 Blc Tank l-fg
100 Bumer*.*.»***v;i ;*?
600 Jersey Well-.blO Ift
100 do \K
100 Janetlon.***»-•*•»»
ilo Den»jnore-.*•«
600 MoUr«»* CB~*« 1
400 Mlnfd.-»MM«mrr 2*
200 2ft
SALES AT THE BBGOLA
Reported it/ HeuxSjJfilkr,
100 R0ya1..,.. ™..b10 Vi
100 d0...........Ji0
200 Oo™. ...1,31
100 ’ do .... blO ISI
200 Winslow.™.. bBO !i
100 do bis V.
100 81aTaek.....™,. m
100 Walnut lel™.blO 3
J9O Egbert. rk
B BOABD OF BROKERS.
a cb.. So. tos. rated SI.
BOARD.
BEFORE
100 Heading 8..e6»n. dSk,
4(0 oo
700 d0.....10t«..e50 45J1
I geo de..~~™..1130 45?4i
2CO Maple Shade..lots IS
100 Keystone Oil 1!i
SOOHUgo ..loti 2 t)l
lOEazrttoaOo*!...., is
»• FIRST B
4000 FP 61 ’Bl. 1t8..Cp.105?i
16COO US 5* 90 Ba Its. Cp. 103
SWDtslO
Coup****’ 63%
fMO do~..*e.e Coup fl*ss
ICOOCltjr 0S Kew Gm. 91*
6(0 dOewwee* ~..0 4 91*
600 do***- Few 08*
900 do .....tfew.Us 98*
SOOOC2t«s&D6l04~~ 91
1000 90*
’OOO G & A Mt 6« ’OO. its Bd*
1000 Pblla & Brio 08
lGCam & 4znbß.l2B
lOOCatawlsis PrfbSo 25K
400 Feadm* BsOth-ltd 45*
ioo do bso me
600 do loU.iSO i>%
iOO dOee««vl»kll.i'>o 45*
800 do *l6. lots
BET WEB ST
100 Liltlo f?chnr 31 I
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info McCraa & flher R. 1
23 TraebtostoaOaß , 22
200 MirgoOlU.ves.bft. 2*
20 Cam & Am K.,1)5,123 !
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2600 US 6.30 8d5..0p.lO r 4*!
mOO do*— cp.,103
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in **3l *..C
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BOiP.ti “ i ‘ :
2000 City 6s lioo dn
1000 Caro & Am 6s ’B3.
ft V & Meet Bk .it 8.116 ,900 Oh.r r - W 0 * l »l
lOPenuaß 64 6(0 BU> ,W
10 B*«-« 6634 Oil7h’?V—
-60 PMUftSttoß**.. 20>4i400 ttoijf) ~o ik
APTBB BOaBDR
200 Ft-bert Oil.lots 3 llOOTirrn.
100 „do bg.9 1-18 4W
Hoof'C*im«»’B3 lot. 8»«l 2W
000US6-20boade...,,10jjt SMn.ff
iro Junction Oil *i|. rhlr ' 11 "-
2000 Penna Bln jnort.JOtl 1™ B rd '!-
BALES AT THE CLo . ‘ lt
o»Be*dlng.—....eSB Mjri irr)
luOSldorado $ im s”* 1011
irOßscel«ior.~.„.„. T.O 4»
TbeNeW York Post orveetordav s*v
Gold Is quiet at fivJk?/'’’'
ttve, and is held at io4lmo
Thn loan market Is eaty at r , r s: “1.,,
toilets Save difficulty in empiowL t ;
randsattWsrate. Commercialpaper
. The stock market opened ami, b e «a m . •
closed wltt a Might improvement??,’
are arm. Railroad bonds steady, ,
active. Railroad eltaree are lower’ln.
lees pressure to sell. '
Before the board New York Central
89 <a. Erie at 72K, Hudson River at mi- ,
91, Michigan Southern at oo iii*...,,
114, Cleveland and Pittsburg at 63.
The following quotations were mares,
as compared with yeßlerday: :
Tbura,
n. 8. 08, coupon, Mm-
U. S. 6*20 coupon** ►+.«,++»-*lo3?f iosjl
U, 8, 6*20 coupons,u«w*«-M~.l<Wf W
U. 8. 10 40 conponc<*v*»».,v»M o 4 {?
D. 8. Mg &J;‘
Tenne&eeeta. m.* 1
Miatourl 61.gj?£ m
Atlantic HaUhm « 145
Pacific Mail* 29D ko
New York Central,.S3 ml-
Erla 71 74*
l?i > icprofdri , od»H4HMM444MH< fit g»
Hadsoa'Bive!’**** ♦•****.*.. w . og*{ jm
Readlnr**.. 9ij£ fi|?;
-iHtchlian Centra1. .,.,105 ■ 17
Michigan Southern****.*.,.**. BOX' sw
Illinois Central. ulMAX 111)'
At the second ealt tnHtirts a eutri c
jnent. New York CKtotWfVald at
Hudson Elver at Koadine sc W
gan Southern at 60. Hater ErUj-BoK at 7y
PltllßdelpUla nwiidti,
There Is lect doing la Flour to-iay, ,i
very little demand either for shipment, c , r
and prices remain about the same a: i a!
ljtoo bbls extra family sold In lots at f?
to good, and $8.25@8.t0 bbl for choice
do, Including 400 bbls fanoy at tui p t, M
toilers and bakers are bnylng In a f t .
prloes ranging atfromse.2s@B.:s for 81
@7,26 for extra, t“.togs.GO for extra fiv,
@ll f! bbl for fanoy brands, os to rpr,
flour Is dull, and quoted at *5.25@6.50 -y
meal Is also dull at $1.7505.50 bbl, tte
for Brandywine.
Grain.—Wheat It rather firmer and ti
offering: small sales are making at lit
lair to prime reds; the latter rate for
and white at 17602000 $) bn, as to qtuli!
dull and offered at 900 $ bu. Ooro it r
material change; about 7,000 bus sold
the former rate for fair quality. Due
mand, with sales of 0,000 bus at 620 $1 be,
doing In Barley or Malt.
Bask.—lst No. l Uneroltron Is olfert;
ton, bnt we hear of no sales.
Cotton.—Brices are rather firmer, bnt
bet is dull, and sales are In small lots of
to@5lof)» cash, for mid clings.
GsoonbibSi —Coffee continues very s'
We hear of ho tales worthy ot Mattes, .
without any material ohango; 1100 hliC? f,
at from W ft in gold.
Hat.—Baled to selling at $20@22 $1 ton.
Natal Storks continue dull at stir
rates; small sales of Bosln ara reported ■
bbl. spirits of Turpentine is selling
2.80 $1 gallon.
Shuns.—Flaxseed 19 selling In a sms:
from *2 6002.66 f> bu. Timothy is dull, a
at $404.50 sp bn. Clororseed is also yerv
we hear of no sales.
Paovisioiis.—There Is very little dob
way of sales and the market Is dull, owl;
firmness of holders ; Mors Pork is anotel.
bbl, Bacon Hams are selling In a son
ie@23o %) ft for plain and fanoy bagged,
Whisky continues very dull; Peha’jl:
Western bbls are offered at 2i0@1120 $ m
The lolloping are the receipts of Flour
at tW3 port to,day t
Fleur ....
Wheat *..»».»»
Corn
Oats.)
Sew York Markets, Mnj-
BRBADSTUFFe.— The market for St£:e
era Floor Is dull and declining; snb< s 1
s3.7s<g;e for superfine State, fs.aofl'iK
State, »6.40@6 60 for aholce do, $5 su«j»
Sue Western, *6 3506.70 for common ts
Weßtern, *8.9007,15 for oommon to goo
brands extra round-hoop Ohio,
Canadian xuviorls dull and (Irooplr.t
ewe ateo 05 for common, and #n.?coß.2iii(
oboloe extra.
Southern Flour Is dull usd heavy; Fa’.ss
at $7.16@8.20 for common, and $8 2a for in:
ilye Flour U 'inlet.
Corn market 19 (lull. 'Wheat IS dull 91!
lng 5 rales 7,000 bushels 170.1 MllffauttK
$1.35. Itje Is dull. Barley quiet.
Bare; Malt Is dull. Oats are dull 91;
lower; 45@470 for Western. The Corn an
dull and s@loe lower; sales 30,000 bmtoln:
for new mixed Western, and soc for now roll '
Fbovisiobb.—The Pork market 1. imu
3,400 bbls at *23,37if @23 50 for new m?-;: i
21.75 for ’O3-31 do, cash and regular utj:).
21 50 for prime, and 718.50@19.10 for prim:.:;
The Beef market Is dull j sales 20 J t jlr a:w
prices. Beef hates are Steady, Out McoS-o
sales 300 pirns at 13Jf@UJf for suoulJcii.iF
is;*; tor hams. The Bard market Is aoii!: ;u
bbls atl7@l3e.
Whisky is heavy and lower ; salts 100 »>
ern at $2.03.
Tallow Is heavy; sales 60,003 pounds cl
cents.
Boston Markets, Mat Y!>
The receipts since oor last have beetle
Flour, 3,782 bus Com, 13,300 bus Oats, V
Shorts, Flour dull; sales ol Westers rati'
$6.25@6.60; common extra at *7.25 07 15! a
do at sB@9; good and choice st. l,ouii «'
13.60. Com Is dull,TrlthsmuU sales of net' :■
yellow at $1.20101.25 $ bu, and Western to
$1.10@1.15. Oat s dull: sales of Northern ns.
da at eo@sBo f! bu, and of Frlnoe Edward la
150520 on bu. Bye Is selling at *1.20 ?Mt ■
arc selling at 28@S0o $8 bu; Fine Feed at l
Middlings at $370138 & ton. Provisions-,
eteaov; sales of prime at $26@27.26 ;meesi
30, and clear at 53r@10 bbl, Beef Is (lUtet
or Eastern and Western mess and extra an
@2l sfj bbl, cash. Uard ts to fair demand: 0
bois at IB@ia>is fl it, cash, HamS &f# i (l Jf
@l9*lo 7(7 ft, cash. Buttor li Silling ai » ! ;,
good and choice quality. Cheese la selllnft
23c $1 lb for common to good quality.
Ship Connecticut (Br), Lucas, 32 'tuys ’
verpool, with miles ts Tbc.s EicbaMmi •
Towed up by steamtug J H Hammett M'
lat 19 K, long 29, first officer (J 0 Smltu’i *
ol New York city, died of heart disease .
Schr John A Griffin, Foster, 9 days W»-
with sugar to S &W welsh.
Sohr M S Lunt, Brown, 6 days from F.'” '
In ballast to oaptaln. „ „ C|S
Schr M Tilton, Frltzinger, 6 days from w‘
N O, In balloßt to captain. , „ «
Schr Levin Lank, Hayes, * days from -
Del, with lumber to J W Bacon. ...
Sohr Mantua, Maxon, 1 day from Frei.w-’
with grain, to Jas Barratt. * „
Schr Delaware, Bostic, 1 day from Sniy®
With grain to Jas Barratt.
sohr Mary, Bloords, lday from Oam«’
with grain to Janies L Bewley & 00.
Sohr Mint, Fowler, x day from Lelpsti
grain to Jas L Bewley & Go.
Sohr Vandalla, Morris, l day from Smp !
with grain to Jas L Bewley & 00.
Sohr Mary, Handrloksoa, X day from 0~- :l
With grain to Ohrhtlafc St 00.
Steamer O. Comstock, Drake, 21 hour;
Yoik, with mdße to Wm M Baird & do. ~
■ Steamer Louise, Austin, 38 hours w#*
drla, In ballast to U S Qr Master. .. .
Steamer Frank, Shropshire, 21 horn-
York, with mdse to Wm M Baird & Go. ,
Steamer Mayflower, Hobinson, 21 holt.*'.
York, with mdse to w P Clydo & 00.
BELOW. M .
Brig A a Cattell, Watson, from Oiwu**
CLEARED.
' Scbr W M Wilson, Brown,
Sohr Morning Star, Lynch, V* asWn^- 3,
Schr Mary Johnson, Phlnner. Boston.
Sohr Oso JStfWfrrda. Weeks, Boston.
Schr Jallft- Newell, WISH, Portland.
Schr Fountain, UarlS, Norwich,
Schr Minerva, J.fferaoa, Fatl Rif 6 -,
Schr J Oadwalader. Steelman,
Sohr Northern Light, Irelan, Boston;
Sohr W Kennedy, Christy, PeteraM;*'
Sohr Olotllde, Stokes, Rlohmond,
St’r Louise, Austin, Wilmington, I>* l,
St’r Bristol, Charles, New York.
St’r K Willing, Onndlff, Baltimore.
[Correspondence of the Philadelphia
Lbwes, Del., May ■» ,; ; d
The ship Connection!, from Liven ■:
this morning and proceeded up the,;;,yfti|
Houston and Denoy, both, from rt“ J ' uti
Port Royal, went to. sea this altemoo": upl'
Humming Bird, from Philadelphia Vft
Petrel, do tor S&gU&j OSB«al
fort; eohfS Laconia, Tor Saoo i JsaM ' ,a.
Cape Henry, and several others, hoiw- j-,
fore reported, remain at the Break**jj
double-ended gunboat Oonemaugk « » ~jj.
side of the Breakwater, bound to CM?' ms*
SSE. '■ J. HiLl.vt.B-’ »
MEMORANDA. [,S
Ship Stadaoona, Stewart, sailed
deny 46th ult for this port.
Ship* Robert L Lane, Amldon il yf* w «4
Keszle; Coburg, Gibson, end Oolu® t . ct
loading at Liverpool (Sth Inst forth|J 1 a ,i o<
Steamships Bosphorus, AlovanooL ". yt
for Boston and this port, were lead* 3B ..
Sth Inst. froS •
Brig A H Curtis, Merryman, so«e J
ess Bth last for thlß port. frnniN^ 6 '
Brig Essex, Lawronoe, sailed
Welsh, Jr, Flfleld, hence
P Emery, for till? pori,
tanaas Sth mat. Tj».h«dJ* a* 1
Brig Kuuigunde (Brem), Id«r. M “
gos 9th Inst. „
Sohr Bay State, Meservey, saiwoiw
Inst lor this port. . , tie* 6
Sohr s w Saunders, lienee at
Thursday.