Cli*ittsbittgrt6acitt, TUES DAY, APRIL AL ISGT EUROPEAN COMPLICATIONS It teems to be reduced to a certainty that whatever other fate may befall Lux embourg she will not be annexed to France.- Prussia is worse horrified, and Las acted with so much promptness and rigor in the premises, it appears quito improbable France. will incur the hai. ards of presoing the point of annexa.iol4 The proposition. to make the Duchy nen'. teal territority, is a halt measure, de signed to cover a retreat on the part of NAPOLEON, and at the same time to ap pease the honor of the French nation,' 'which is, wounded most deeply,l,and chafes for vindicatbm by an overt dem onstration perilous of attempt at this conjuncture. Priissia alone is now sufficiently pow crful to cope with France; but signs arc not wanting that Austria, Italy and Rua , are her :Mies, and will make common cause with her, for mutual advantage., Wit rupture shall occur. Each of these nations has distinct and important ends to guilt by cooperation, some of which bore been for a ling time reluctantly deferred, in obedience to intimations - from!Paris. So favorable a combination Of circumstances as that now presented limy not be offered for a century. Italy wants Rome. • The principle of • the solidarity of nations annotruced by h'rance when she first inter'', sed in be half of Vicyon Illiritsukt. against. Aus tria, would have given - him the Papal States at that time' if it had been carried out. Perhaps as much was intended; but after the day of SolferinoNArot.s.ox, tinder the inflection of prudential mo— tives,. concluded a hasty peace, leaving the consolidation of Italy incomplete. The aequisition of Verritia last summer. left only one more step to be taken in order to finish the Work. While that is delayed the Italians 'feel a perpetual un rest; a ertiint; only to be E.:lli:tied by ac complishment; a tradition battled; and a destiny po,tponed. Rome is essential to Italy, and she Will reach out her hand and take it whenever :she can do so safely. Russia wants European Turkey, and particularly Constantinople. She has 'waited and watched and longed. Once her armies crossed the Bxlkan, looked upon the city front afar , and then retra. ced their steps, through fear of France I and England. ller opportunity seems to be coming near, and if the auguries shall be fulfilled, she will grasp the prize, never to relax her hold. Why should she not? cot only her political, and • eiseleiastical traditions impel her, but the necessities of empire urge her on. She has need oil a sea-port in Europe not ice locked the larger part of the year. 'True, after this acquisition she would Lave Gibralter,to pass before reaching the ocean, but the Strait is fifteen miles )vide, and the'ltritish navy is neither absolutely nor relstively as powerful as it was. European Turkey once in the possession of Itossia, a surprising res urrection would happen to it. The old glory that for ages crowned those prov inceswould return again, and Civiliza— tion would be a gainer. Austria has suT❑red large curtail. meat of territory and population,' and reasonably anticipates in the progress of events still farther diminutions. If Ger many shall be consolidated under the leaderslup of Prussia, us events appear to indicate, FRANCIS JOSEPH may be c mpelled to part with the (hand Duchy . of Austria, and his empire become pure ly Slavanic. • Liable to such contingen: Gies, he naturally seeks compensations, where alone he eon find them, iu the di rection of the Danube. The possessioa of those Principalities would render Austria, not be as formidable, indeed, no she has been, but, nevertheleSs, a power of the second grade. • Prussia has gained largely, but her stupetidous projects are yet far from ac complishment. When she invaded Hol stein and Schleswig, she proclaimed the idea that all territories inhabited by Germanic tribes should be brought under - one government. Austria did not deny the principle, but disputed the pro emu .. nuke of Prussia. The strife between them was for the leadership under the principle; and Austria was unsuccessful. From that day, to this Prussia has stead ily and grandly risen, till her leadership Is manifestly assured. But the idea of which she stands be fore Europe as the champion, will com pel jeer to make reclamations of still other governnients. Followed legiti mately, it will constrain her to demand nod . take Alsace and Lorraine from France, to absorb Holland and Belgitim, and soma cantons of Switzerland. These are projects not likely to be ''at tempted until a continental war shall happen, and then the issue will be led . to the chapter of accidents, which al ways controls campaigns to a greater or less extent. That France understands the situation is apparent; that she is dissatisfied with it, cannot be concealed: The tide is against Ler. While she was planning hopelessll' in Mexico, the current of events in Europe eluded her grasp and passed beyond Ler control. Front be- fag the arbiter of destiny she decends to stand ou the defensive, with u fair pios- pact of having in that rob , all she can attend to. GOVERNMENTAL PATRONAGE. We do not Jdmire the system upon which governmental patronage has been distributed in this country fur the last . thirty years. Rather than have Mikes given in reward of fidelity and useful ness to the party that chances to hold the administration, we should greatly prefer to see all minor public employ ment filled by competitive examinations, and vacancies created only by death, resigned-in or disability. We are nut without hope *that we may live long enough to ace this change instituted. Oue of the chief evils of the existinb ., system is the scramble created at short intervals for imblic ollicus, iu which im pudence, in nine cases out of ten, at tains success rather than merit or com petency. Ity the system as pursued—to some ex. tent; also, by the very nature of popu lai-gorernment=the offices are reputed to belong to the party succeeding in making theadmintstration. No one will pretend that in this , perview the offices • belong to the President, and that he can honorably dispose of them as he will. The President neeesi ,. arily owes his posi tl4 directly to the dominant party. In ' accepting its nomination he contracts au offilgation, more the less imperative he. cause tacit uud implied, that he will use She patronage, entrusted to him for its advantage. Ile has unquestionably the same power to change his party relations after elcetbm as he hail before; but no fair-minded man will pretend that any modillcati'on of his opinions or pur poses absolves him from the obliza tions be assumed when he accepted the tendered nomination. These considerations form the basis of ../C controversy respecting the patronage between the President and Congress. Mr. Jorysso:: was nominated because of the position he occqpied at the time the National COnventiOn was held, and the sentiments he had steatily avowed from the commencement of the war up to that time. If he hod stood then where he stands now, he would not have been named. At the following election, it was the party that triumphed; not Mr. JOHNSON. The control of the patron age belonged rather to the party than to the individual. This he felt himself, - as was abundantly evidenced by the excu ses he set up for the removals that fol lowed.his repudiatiod of the party by which he was chosen. He began by de claring that he designed rewarding men who had served faithfully in the army. This was a fraud and a sham. Soon he commenced appointing such repub lican civilians as consented to follow him in betrayal. At last, he. laid . aside all disguises and showered promo tion. on the nypst violent copperheads. He no longer concealed his purpose to use the patronage placed in his hands by the.republi i can party for its overthrow. It stands to reason such treachery is not relished by its - intended victims. Con gress,has taken measures to restrict the authority ‘;E• the President in this Mat ter, or rather to bring him strictly with in the constitutional requirement. So far not much good has resulted; for office brokerage is now morn shameless at the capital then ever before, and Senators and Reprekntatives have the credit of malting dickers in respect to appoint ment, which detract much front their re spectability. Meanwhile the President appears to have worn out the patience of the Senate, and to be in a fair way not to come out second-best. NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD 'The line of railroad known by this title wns constructed in various parcels by as many different companies. When it was consolidated in one. corporation the stock was largely watered. One company, existing only on paper, but authorized to build • a second line be tween Albany and .Utica, was merged on the same terms as if its road had been actually constructed and in opera tion; that is, the subscribers to its stuck, Ithough they had paid no more than the (lost of preliminary surveys, received Lull ainouuts of the consolidated stock, us though they had really invested the amounts of their respective subscrip tions. Iu authorizing ice consolidation the Legis:ature stipulated, and the Com pany agreed, that passenger fare per mile should not exceed two cents. Up to this agreement the Company has lived; though•sinee the deluge of paper money it has. repeatedly asked perusis siott to advance the rate to three cents a•• mild. At the current session of the Legislature leave was asked to go up to three tents a mile, and a bill was passed by both houses permitting the exaction of two and a half cents,' hut Governor FENTON' refused his assent, and the bill failed. The ground on which this increase is urged is, that ratably to expenses, two and a half for three cents a mile is no more than two cents was when the huli tation was enforced and accepted. • 1.-n -questionably this is true; and if this was the only view of the case the argument would seem to be unanswerable. But the question is properly viewed under other aspects. Notwithstanding the watering of the stock, already mention ed,. the property of the Company, as I now represented, is one of the cheapest in the country. It stood, in $3•3,766,t,t00 Capital and Debt ten years ago, with a traffic capacity of only $9,000,000 per annum; it stands in only 13,806,000 present, with a traffic capacity of $16,-, 000,000. It couldnot be replaced to-day, in all its Otent of roadway, enormous equipment and most extensive and val uable station property- for $53,000,000. Adding the sums paid and received from Surplus Income since 1533, tt would now stand the proprietary in about $46,000,- 000. Of this surplus t 3,100,000 has gone to the reduction of the Consolida Lion Premiums, (Cent - mate Debt,) and about $4,500,000 is held in reserve for the shareholders, The Road earned eight per cent. on the Stock last year, though dividing, from policy only six per cent.; it can be made, under proper managemeni, to earn ten percent. The situation of the Company, therefore, Is not one of peculiar hardship. But there is still another view. Care- fill and elaborate investigations and ex perimentq, conducted both in Europe and the United States, render it certain that railroad rates; for freight or passen gers, can be greatly cheapened with ad vantage to the companies. The same rule holds here that is satisfactorily ap plied in diminishing postage on letters or printed matter. It was difficult to convince conservatives that the Postolnce Department would more certainty prove self.sustaining at low rates than at high ones; but as soon as the test as actual experiment was' introduced the problem was solved. The same rule would doubtless hold hood in respect to telegraphing; but the profits, as the business is managed, are so great as abandantly to content stock- holders. In some European countries -the telegraph is made an adjunct of the postal system, and messages, of pre scribed length, are transmitted to any part - of a kingdom for ten cents, yielding a handsome profit. Indeed, there seems to be co doubt that If only ten cents tunes ooze, of zulnimuni length, were exacted in this country, and the number of coin La . unications should not be increased the Telegraph Companies would st wake very handsome dividends on the real cost of the lines In England the Government has re served the right to take 'possession, a. cost, of all railroad lines, had sagacious men urge tLat the authority ought to be exurci4cd. .Such a measure would com port with the - nature of that Government, but would Ito incongruous here. Sti it cannot be doubted that ultimately the policy of low railroad charges will be- come so indubitable as to teal the coin psnies to adopt it as a means of increas ing profits VOTES 1+U.031 Tilt; CAPITAL Epeeist Correl2o[Menet, L'lltzbargh gazette. • • Pi asutisoron April 1% l& 7. The event of the week here wus the celo , bration of Emancipation Day by the color ed people of this city nod District. The nrool.lsaloll, which marched in the midst of the deep mud, and fur a part of the LIMO through the rain, was large, CiteMtllng past ten blocks, and parading under a great on. rlety of banners, every one of which was patrliAle. I thought as I saw those thous ands-Of dusky sons - of toll, that I had rath er be the man who had conferred Um Lapp!. here there neon In every action and heard In every tone, then the proudest potentate that over out upon a throne. Anti, Indeed, air. Lincoln sits this day upon a greater anti more preelou, than any earthly neat of power—ontltrnnett to :no affactiona of Mt) gocal anti the nrat not oniy of Ilia own noun. trvoino, hut of all the world. The celhdiratdon act natty extended through two day.. frint: to th e snot 1l aria of the linh. so on the evening of the l7th, lie spihat liavinif been o r on tile first tin y by the lateness of Me hour at which the procession closed.) Senator mo r . ton. of Indiana, addressed the vast multi. rode. Whet ho folld was en admirable thkt I wish I had it entire to enclose for year eoLomas; but, though I procured a copy- for !dint purpose, 1 hare mislaid It. Senator M orton Ilea tit happy faculty of clearness d condensation. lie can come to the level of the least Instructed COtopreliensleti and yet convey the great prlnclutea upon wLich the party of truth and patriotism have grOUnded thelln,elVei. Lila manner is shneere cordial and attractive. Ile earriee his audience at one Woo with hint. The sa of dark faces upon wtach now, for the Urs e t tone, the nun of hope begliin to shine; Upon Whom anew a n d brighter world ' is opening up ws to the clohlren of Israel, hen behind them My the land ot Egyptv_hn bondage, and before them the lair ileitis 01 their promised home, was Donut:led, irrad• !tacit an the kindly tone enact/ha:rob; advice and counsel ill Senator fell upon their earn. They Lipplauded loin to thei-cno. It t,„„ „ elil nom iti.,,,etn c-these Lae h o t des which dehrsileh avarice 11110 fed ninth for centuries Of 'unwept wrong—coming up c oberlY, de ceatty under their banners of poll tottem wail little velVta tied une•h—now WI their own—to bear from the worthy and el ceplent Senator words of do erunil en citurgni.ht told laying thee. In heart. ,lt once, on the act of Mil enfianehisetnent, 1 to o Into despised and rt.ject.ed:znerehitnillees has rt.,en to ts place uf hointnandltig Intiu• enee, nod listens to dlsehahltius upon Um principles of free govern men t, iiiirtiel pates ill their a1....y.1.10es tied will have thU con. trot of the eliaition 111th In Dioirlet In .111110 I nevi. Attiong the repoldlCaus of title D.- trlct white nod black there hi 00 Senator whose opinions are Of Moro weight— . hh•ther one Colibblera hie unteeedents Or tile present high etandttig 114 S.ator -11.111 Mr. elortou'a. • The recent diseuhinkni In the Senate, on tine resolution of ilavenly Johnson fur a 7:robin:orate in Mexico, was very only 110,1 drew forth speecti - drom nen otor Morton, which uttracted gi hint attentton and was am weans of left - all[ , the tneasure. The Idea of blooding by 1111.1 looking on riatnly • while Mellen was In the clutch Of France, ntruggllng tor dear life. to. Mr. Mor ton appear bravely conslident with an eager. deans, to interfere for the cake of doing Justice, now that Maximilian has at hits bark only setae hew sunburnt Iles -Inns and 1 1 10551 of malcontents en xiOus toget hark the property of Lbo Church into their own pockets. ed,ow that Congress log sles ha back int irtuall yo tho fillet summer ays,.except the chronic Mlle. seekers. They hang—a band of tobaccos chewing semish or hungry copperheads— woldslitymound the °initial shunt fges known as the Mute llousit. Their presence at that umusion is mica-imially relieved by some baud of mountebanks,an organ Krinder, or perhaps .5 .gunk Or Japanese rope dancers, under broad >ethos unit/rei ns. These sore. , usiolls to the 110 . and dirty .tarn',) that loaf around tiie porticos of the Treasury or the manstott a here they can steep on warm nights without expense, and no he op and dressed right early to be gin the attack next morultig. alone hItTO sent at least one thod.t.rnd persons here In the last month looking al ter the prinemal oilleus In that city, ..t new set has been soot up for conGrinatfint nearly every day, and us regularly rejected. Then conies another ertr.li, each IA hacker., trnmers, bonne/whirrs, and Mow, ors. Then, lit addition to these pursue.. of the regular Aged otters, imagine the other iltingrY Crowd, .yOlOlll5O fur what may chat...to turn up, loiloadur at the heels of apouter as the wolves on the Russian steppes re said to follow the sledge tit the ailven turous,traveller itt the hungry winter day. Letlitit thet.llllliivst scrub lull or be thrown neer, and Instantly to u fulo,arowling, yell ng, stlstctioa and tenni,: at It, and at each other, eollset whoa. fatulstiedpack —a miligled lass. of legs ion' miry untt jaw, —i lie successful 4F.44 emerging at lust Iron. the struggle with but dart and segatchits toe hbpnlonl ltabiaC. MISIILER'S HERR BITTERS The great 31e4 eine sal Iltaetix:d CM= The:, lEttcrs are tmrbstica:iy 'OA CREAT I:LHEL. V for all 3,songl sting from an Impure stale of b:ov,l, :Aver or MEM Ife tte - 11,`..) naers'Ma!: )4, ;r:llnercr 111:11=11E1 =I Drug 13,4ratr, 31,1 clue Urp,t ILTM:VI, No. w I Sinrket atrn:t. P:tt4 , urgb. VI flat Swayues Ointment 11411 Itnti In (rum I' to 4., n-It wlll Curr lit MO" C.s-ies,f re, .—IL cf1:1 cure Chronl, Ery,:p,so the face. 4—IL .fa .re 3 . L—IL wl. I eure . 11,1 , 33c 111., a I mrslpti - es. ft—lL *lll otlLl,e:y e 41,1 .L./ I—Ore rlot_Ni Lad cc:al. - 13 to tore. "ITCH" Dr. Soar's'', Ointment. • •TI , PTE.I:'• Dr. Lite.zola'• ••11,211 . • IDPVHU ..TET rElt" • ITCH" TO FAIL • . ITCH'• - Prepared Ora, hy Dr. LiWA TN E. JON, I• 141- teleptla. bo”I .11 . 00 A itlt A^: A irk EN NA', .5 slarK,•. Hr.,. 4: WO h EL.LY. 3 Rood . 1 , A. I'• 3ILI:CNCK, lat.td crIL,I .tr....ta, •• E 1 DLI)3IT, • u, , NATI:ICE .4 LIFT. tve much 01 Na•a-r. Tet, y trln. arlth their 13...LH11 and cons:! Mtlla surpr .e.lltAt falctitk. • The ,p•esse, or emtnta: or tnr•lily 1,07.)up . ns aniutti pnn ere it trtuiradutis. Veryf sys.ems and t• rott!tutions can btar'ut, agt.ln-0. till. I.rerit .ra nna”lottd. And to this t, anlna•tby It/Int.:es %IA it lura oat-, is the! aIC t•rtatia, ta.• "A, r 11 - c drtn_ liLt• prulutel a. this art on by the '1..4: from Ltt rigor of Winter to tt.o arrntlt of ,rir.ng, ant It scald CO• m ti alt,st tu• tpt vleor to lit., In rot ,Iniorrlng the phyr,,n, Itai linw re inforce them:- Certainly nut with adultura,l 4iulants. 114-tn It nu polann In t'se out, air, or In tte aluviipt.ere lurna,e -at-d room, or Is ...l-.hops, or racturi“, pernicious as Onin *l, n. 11,- hurnlngn.,tdr. Why use tLrat. when lIInsTETTEkt - 3 tn/MACH r n u avt Uhtlkin N are a . one 116 .' offered to ct,frvtne s t mt aleebi ttli titate . • e m. har er tn,•• It, nature. sit p • ttlul In lea luvlgorstit g ef as :Lit celebrate I STii.ll4.Clilii ANL, LTEIrAI I :E. To the army an.] the nary. Innrnnel tlrmiint and In crowd. .1 1..) old .nu Sauna. F rit, ir nr. It ri aa a Nt EC ill , A!, I , i r t SILLICI:st. i w .] ith moat irrat: lying eta :119. FINCH CANADENSIS. A tree wbleh Is •buo.lant la Canada, Nova Scolta. and She mute nortttetn tarts of the New EnelandStates. and Is alsa foand In the elevated and mountsdnons roglons of-the Llddle !States, and ah,unds In medicinal 'cirques. lie. /3,11.. of 13,M0n, has prepared • ta•dlolne from the sweet loalde bark of the plot tree, tailed to. LAND'S PINE. Ct,ttt'l,u N 1, , wa,cl. IA On- of rare vain. In alt delalltatml sta.'s of it,. kidney.. it ae.s;lie a charm lu diva, of noteuus membranes, stabling them to legato their lust tone and,energy. it wilt br, fuuad well 41.051.1 to all those did, lases. v. ham Itnsbu has been tried and (staid. It Is likowlse well suited La ehrcAlc.oo.l/0, and an Ittfahlt.le Snee/de for aid and rocs of &stoma. Many par sons who Mtn! only took a battle of this meal. tine, to try. Jar:a.m./Ms evse bask an I aot a onion, •r hall dotun, wh affo , te.l ryllrs I sores of dtsemes of the tladder mid kidney, of yea, Mending. Maned., • d.sea , e Oa' has been looked upon m. among the Incurables. I. Imer,talmely renews,' by It. notice tin' coal:kat,: of Ass aluudlos-, pu , tna Mtst, ago. 'file Coil, 0 State, sP•stkleg of the pine, Nays: I ,ls vrteerll...,l to I, 1ic44.1,1, rle. sod nines' 411,pasetol vrln..r) pl..InA• 0; la rt.., 50.10 Zulilt, 1411,11,,..r• 11,t.r.tloci or the laowele, In ehroule eater/list al , ellons, amt / various f..rms rbtuudatlmu.•' •It is e • bemllngly valuable. In al gravel y root', lootty odor, this who tlo.re is col nod white se ot It mot b- 1.1,, %Rho. 'normal. to ones usual ••4 , 4fa11t/11. : • a lust. ad or stet.,,_ lug, or ../ticos a brad g, neal,hs nowt rof enan• rant:rand s i.nr. St per - to:tn.:six lorJal, lor i51..1N1,1 a C . I . IJIInIs. F.:, sale ny «ne gr. osa, 44,,, or sive -SI , e. at ltd. KE.T.ltt,'n Groat 3icdtelue s tare, 140 la - .. 1 street. aPth/ _ - NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WM. rizararrraar, Jr., .raor,. Express Of. /Me. 6f YVth Wrest, is an a tit/welted Agent to retetre eldreriluntunus earths OAZI:77'.K. and all other papers throughout Me United Walts and r Cc inn( t: - - Ur' A I.I.II.:GITIENY TEMPER- A N,:e. ',reform...ll.gof ten 1.00,r00 Nl./be hold 1I ur [4l, Vie`, I NI, at 0n.0.,. In lb,: I,h; V SICIIEET meritt,..... • Addri.o.o• nul r , i<- llverdn)the_3l. lir KMAN, „r oheny, Leo] P., or bnyf sal nine ofc;oc\, b.urd.Y •veuings Ira= six to cnt. vie BUST --.-- DISkOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. THE PARTNERSHIP HERE- T , 'FON a C.1.13t100r tortooreoen the undersigned under the name of TATS A t1CV11,...e, ed by inutnal consent on the lat day of the entire Interest of d i T. S t e baring been pueehaeed Gad M. TAT ssh • e 11l continue the nu tibiae, sad tot.= Pl:tiro( toultneote i n 411 111 torst,tleot. The Luso ttes• or th,aie rm Wi toe **Weft be ether of the atAerlbers. a 'al toe ll old otamia..7 Llnetty street, n Iliti.tmigh and eederal street,Alit ebeo.e. All parties knowing thentseleas In. netitail to the late arm arerequested to male payment, and those having Mils against said. Item will present them f r settlement. JoHN ACT/i . E. JOIIN Y. SEVILLE. ,) -P LI ZPLatI al ;2=1,°171...:v.efg.n-,,,,„„, GAS FIXTURES, SINKS, BATH TUBS SHOWELL BATHS, IVATZII CLO3ETIL 6114tstalion hal:lda:ld nude to ogle T.""". TO73N M. .2.41:1"33, No. 59 YEDERAL STREET. AlkihenT. Ann voy REST Y STREET, rittaborss. 4 1. 5, 13:1v-Tuls GOOD 'NEWS. CHEAP BREAD IN DEAR MSC. Euqclre for WARD•B BREAD. Tiak Dale. .4 b 7L^ thltlais 'IL W." 4..7J4e- N•mr. rile War.l•+. ruh7/...100.3TT1S DIVIDENDS D IDESD NOTICE The ntrect° rs of the Pee .d Ivatte Te:to mph Company. of the lfuliel :states have tots d• 1 tee:areal a Quarter, Dividend s Mt. it enth, cot or the earnings of the Cotopa ny uts to aunt the,lst, title rate cot TEN PPS :ENT. PER ANN na. thel pont up stria. .aezble •t. 'h. of , e, of Treason, of pm ;',7lllrs'ata" TV lll / 1- 11 • 1 `-'-° 1q - A, `" Tree or,. l'lnshurbtl..2prP MO. IK7 20 CHIPTRUST1C reeels-- d and for ic.m:LTA MEM =l:3