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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1668
We print onNto inside pages of thic morn
ines GAZETTE : Second page--Mark Twain's
"Rock him
,to Bleep," a Poetical "Acrostic,"
Condensed,l news, Stat.? Items. Third page,-
New York. Money Markvt, Markets by Tele
graph, . River News„lmports. Sixth page--
Pittsburgh Markets: Finance and Trtzde,
Centralrlive Stock. Market, &e. Seventh
page-Amusement ectory, a . Spring
Openfig;'Spring Bonn is and kowora.
GOLD closed yesterd
THE LATEST HORROR,
,By the explosion of the stearnerMagnolia, '
near Cincinnati on the ISth, over one hun
dred persons almost instantly perished. It
is said tliat of one hundred and sixty per
8011f3 on board, passengers and crew, only
13ft.ribur lives . are Ismown VS' have been
saved. No plausible explanation the
cause of this terrible disaster he yet ap-
peared, but we trust there may be a strict
investigation made, and that any living par
ties who may prove to be responsible for
such wholesale slaughter will be held to the
closest accountability. -•
j. TEtr. 'Vermont Republicans wheel lino line
for GnArty, Liberty' and, Equality. Their
State Convention on the 18th appointed
egates to I
t h e Chicago Convention, adopted
resolutions in favor of GRIST, of impeach
I raent,, and of guaranteeing equal civil and'
religious rights to all citizens..
AMONG the Senators whom the friends of
'-litr.,Joreisolt; have slandered by insinuating,
thlit I.hey might decline to vote for : his con-.
viction after due proof of guilt, is Mr. Ross
of Kansas. The Leavenworth Tribune says
that:the story "was started by personal en
, &hies of the Senator, and with the deliberate
' intention of injuring him at home." They
knew theintegritYpf the man, but they lit
tle blew the high degree .of confidence
which his'constituents repose in him.
Out Democratic friencis are evidentr,,Fin
'tight place, in the matter of presidential
candidates. They are afraid to, nominate
Pendleton or SeymouF, for either would in
sarie'a bolt on the bond question'.'
lan and Hancock are no longer to be thought
of, ..t.hey cannot be coaxed to take tip Bel -
montvtlendricks and Hoffman are•not pop-.
ular cards; Johnson is under 'temporary
difficulties, and they cannot wait for Jeff.-
Davis to emerge from the cloud which has'
for a few years otrscured his steyling patriot
' ISM. They are beginning ; to taik about
"-Chase, and, it is said, pretend to be serious
is clairning him as a good Democrat and an
• eligible candidate for their nomination.
There must be same mistake about this, for
such a movement just now, while the Im
peachment is pending, is not in consonance
with the highly delicate sense of propriety
which usually marks that party. Have they
noferirs that uncharitablepeople will accuse
them of a wish to influence the Chief .ius
tiOirr presiding over the Senate?
.Docrons nrsFErt as to the effect upon the
...McAnnLE case of the law repealing the act
. Of '67, which gave the Court its jurisdiction.
Some "emine rit jurists" maintain that this re
peal places the non-jurisdiction beyonddoubt; '
that it is not an ex post facto law as concern
ing this case, and that its passage has "so
- far altered the complexion of the appeal, in
the opinion of the Justices of the Supreme
Bench, that the deliberations of the Court on
it have been postponed for a week." And
another equally eminent jurist, who regular
...„ . ly
New
himself by corresponding for the
'New York Advertiser (Mr. Weed's paper)
thinks.itaiitely that :no dteision whatever
Will beTeridered, "the CoUrt luTving been
deprived.of its jurisdiction" and the cite
- mies of reconstruction "are accordingly be
•_rating Congress for thus . upsetting their
legal apple cart. pn the other hand, the
Bohemian authorities are far more ' numer
...
ous and equally decided in, the declaration
• that the Court having jegally. acquired jur
. isdlction in a case cannot, as to that case, be
,;deprived of it, witheut trenching upon the
- - vestedirightsof the litigant, who, entering
the. COurt legallY,-"-earries with him to judg
i eniente Istr: as • stood. ; For, otherwise,
what ltigant,could have a legal status, of
Which:subsequent legislation, befoke judg
ment were rendered, could no' deprive him?
-It is easy to . see.on which side the strength
of the armament lies, and it is safe to antici
. :. \
patelhat the Court will hold accordingly;
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Iv IS ASSIG.IMD as one reason for the 'pro
piciik4lnamediate admission of Alabama, that ,
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the white emocracy of that State have deter
mined to run an electoral ticket in the Pres
oani'ass, claiming that ahe'is still a
. .
State in the 'Union, and voting upon that
itcket under the old State law which admits
every rebel white vote, but, of consre, ex,
• eludes all the blacks, 'lf the Alabama rebelli
eontemPlate seriously, any such absurd de- •
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sign 88 this, we do not see haw the present
admission=under the new Farnsworth bill,
or , undei .- any other bill which ignores the
recent adverse vote, and the express ten=
of the reconstruction laws—can help the
'•matter., The result would ouly be twO.,tick
ets and two elections, one manifestly illegal,
and the °Urn:6l4lV ItoertutPti the:
` L'e'iiiibuiiiii.a.,.'pfcogress,, and the deeisipn
inatit be ultimately trilascaTr 4 I to C o n gress
1:- ta rtes. of the EleatOrar•
lege. That &claimn will lie made'
' eta" .and-legally—rind without any of the
' * injunotut consequences whieh are certain to
ME=
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attend any bill for immediate a4lloB4Cen3 -11
Cbiagres.s would simply rc-enact the law . of
18134, declaring what States should be count-.
ed and what should not. That law was gen
erally . acquiesced in, and would be again ef
fective. Let the chivalry amuse themselves
with "running" as many electoral tickets
as they choose! The Presidentia vote will
be counted and declared according to the re
sult ofauthorized el actions legally conducted.
In no way can we escape the, usual amount•
. of partizan clamor from Southern rebels, or
their Northern copperhead allies. They
are sure to be beaten and therefoie certain
to howl. That is a matter of course. But
relensk the restored State from military-oc
cupation, and a rebel ticket will immediately
be run, and the npw State government can
not prevent it; The law of 1864 should
therefore be Ire-enacted, and it would be suf
fiCient to meet any, case that may arise.
It so fell out, during the snow storm
which prevailed during the 'forepart of the
present month, that Mr. HonAcE GREELEY,
returning from a.western lecturing tour, by
way of the' Erie Railway, and finding the
trains uncomfortably behind time, felt con
strained to lay over at
„Middletown, in
. .Orange county, and take a rest. Here he
observed that ahout eighty -passenger and
,freight trains passed in the course of twenty
foul. hours, - most , of them heavily laden.
From this fact ho jumped to the conclusion
that, as the road was .reputed not' to • pay e'
penses, it must be flagrantly mismanaged;
and this inference he set forth, in a publish
ed card, bearing his initials.
The Erie Railway is broad-guage. The
rolling stock upon it is necessarily heavier
and 'more costly than-the
equipment of - a narrow guage road. Heav
ier motive power is required for its heavier
trains; while the additional width and
weight make the trackage more expensive
and the wear and tear more considerable.
Indeed, all competent railroad operators af
firm that it costs thirty-three and a third Per
cent. more to transact a given amount - of
business on a broad gunge than - on a narrow
one. This is the difference between a prof
itable road and a voitd that fails to 'pay ex
penses. Here -is disclosed the predicament
of all the broad-guage roads in this country.
All of them are embarrassed;'and there does
not seem to be any
,way out of the embar
rassments which inhere so absolutely in the
very nature of the case. While broad
guage roads are much more comfortable to
travelers than the other sort, they do not ap- ,
pear capable of consoling the pockets of
those whb own them. ,
The narrow-naw , e roads having the ad
vantage Of cheapness in equipment and run
ning, must and will determine the charges
on frc ight and travel, except for such as are
purely local. They can and do make rates
which yield them from six to ten per cent.
profit, - but which Subject the• broad-gato , e
roads to at least twenty per=cent. loss on
competing,business. Under this condition
of affairs it Is_obvious enough that the more
business the broad-g,augeroaas do, the*orse
for their stockholders. Rightytrains a day
produce a laiger deficit than any less num
ber of - trains, , We do -not exactly see how
this difficulty.is to be avoided.
Mr. VAC:DERR/LT, it is-declared, has,:
conjunction withtis associates, obtaired,the
control of the Erie ; proposes to extend the
broad-gauge to Toledo, and thence to Chi
cago; so thitt persons•and raerchandizemay,
pass between that Western metropolis and
Hew York without change of cars. This
would certainly be a convenience to passen
g,ers, and 'would • lessen slightly the cost of
- movinifreight, as breaking bulk would. be
dispensed with at Intennediate points. Still,
we do not perceive that these measures cure
or even touch the radical evil. The thirty
three and a;third per cent. difference in cost
of operating must still remain against the
Erie, and so long as this shall continue, ad
ditional work to be done cannot help the
case. -
y in New York at
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1121
RAILROADS. -
If :all the companies - ownirig narrow
guage. roads, leading from the East to the
West, would . combine in framing a sche
dule of prices that would afford the' broad
guage
road a handsOme annual profit, and
would religiously adhere thereto, the latter
would prosper, and where the choied be
tween routes was equal, or nearly so, would
obtain the preference from travelers. But
the community would cry out against a com
bination of this character, regarding the
rates exacted as "extortionate. The pre
valent disposition is to declaim against rail
way corporations, no matteribow low their
rates may be adjusted, until they consent to
work, for nOthing arid find themselves.
Everybody,-except the stockholders, wants
cheap freights and:awes, no matter if cheap
ness brings with it, as it must and ought, lia
bility. to increasing _hazards of delay or
destruction.,• •
But such combinations - Cannot be main
tabled.' The `spirit of rivalry is so poWer
ful, that 'companies - will compete with each
other --Where competition is,beyond the com
mon: scale of remuneration. If thomanager
is forced into competition at the points of con
tact. he' will abate prices nit' to se,
cure thebusiness, provided he can do so and
make the most moderate gains. Still he will
not:put down prices to such of his custom
ers as must buy of him whether they will or
no. There may be exceptions to this line
of business policy ; but still they are the ex.
ceptions.
But," it is well to consider whether railway
companies,do any different, in this respect,
from merchants or martuffictiwers. If a
manufacturer or dealer, here in Pittsburgh,-
has control of a special article, or a given
market, he will exact at least a living profit.
The chances are that he will do more; tLat
lic,inay, insist ,on an eMraOrdir4l7 advance
is possible. ..-The rinnparry that either has,
th4giiit„ll4s, advantage,in shortet
line in rowWirttdes; in'fewer itilider
etiri r ckin Jess e*pt4rc: toeuovve or other
ohstructioss, orin am9re,eccinoraical guage,
williiiessitaadvaniageA tircutiioSt.:
tendency oserslaap tlgong4thgwholeil
`knish and breadth of the railway systsm . in
this country.: Out of the development of
this tendency grow the multittulinotut tom-
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unable to lectuie, that his boek•wt:ll:fiave a
'`Wide circulation 'The Titthitsbariv have
brought of t'the book in royal style:
I 't
omprocu's EtocuTios. Enlarged. By
Andrew• Comstock, M. D. Selections of
Prose and Verse by Philip T.:awrence, Pro
. fessor of Elocution, and Teacher of Read
ings and Recitations in the First Schools
and Colleges in Philadelphia. Philadel
'.. phia: T. B. Peterson it Brothers. Pitts
burgh: W. A. Gildenferiny. ';
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, This publication embodiesa system !of
vocal Gymnastics, designed for he promo- .
tion of health, cure of stammerig and de
fective articulation. With exec Ises in elo
cution, - vocal ymnasticii, articul tion, pitch,
di
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force, time, esture, reading a d declama 7
tion,,with p stures of the body rtFra' s, head,
'face, eyes, s oulders, and the *er limbs.
Illustrated With two hundre and sixty
three engravings Of figures in various pos
tures and diagrams illustrative i of the whale
. subject. To which is added - ri collection of
gems from the writings of tire' best authors
It
in prose and verse.:..The - rep tation i of Dr:
Comstock is fully established already, ' and
this work is regarded as a valuable contri
billion to the class o f reall 'meritorious
phlAications before the publi . Prothator
- Lawrence as executed his t, and
rendered t '
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e work eminently practical as
well as insi. a k well
uctive.
Licr.DA; on, THE Sinai or GRANADA. By
Sir. Edward lkilwer . Lytton; Bart. Com
pleted intone volume. Philadelphia J_,
B. Lippincott it Co. Pittsburgh: Davis,
Clarke .t Co. ,
This volume forms a part of the "Globe
Edition,' which we have frequently com
mended for the supurb manner in which the
series, is executed, lioth as it regards paper,
type' and binding. The two Romances,
"Siege of Granada," and ialderon," which
form its contents, are well known to the
admirers of Bulwer. The former,.while it
may lack Abe elaboration of plot of softie of
the Historical Romances of the author, con
tains scenes a n d descriptions equal to any of
his writings. "Calderon" is somewhat dif
-1
ferent and indicates traces of ;tragic power
and belongs to a higher grade of passion and
art .than its comPanion. • The convenient
size, beautiful style, and cheapness of this
edition, is worthy the attention of bcok
.
~ buyers.
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Am IMMENSE (} OLD-FIELD, haft been ors,
FATHER TOM AND TILE POPE; or, a night at
covered in Peru, the metal beings() abund- I the Vatican. By the late John Fisher
ant that the Indian, with the simplest and Murray. Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson &
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Brothers. Pittsburgh: NV A. Gildenferi
rudest mechanical aid, is able to gather-sev- . -J
eml ounces of gold' in a few. hours. The Tile authorship of this work is
amusing
region is 'shuntedin Northern' , upon Peru
ortindonbt. 'Several persons are named, .but
upper waters
the of the rivers Maranon and
. according to Mr. R. Shelton Mackenzie, the
. ,
Morons, tributaries of the Amazon, and. I writer of the Preface, "Father Tom and
has hitherto been. known, since the earliestl
the Pope," was written by the late Mr.
occupation of Peru by the Spaniards:, as the Murray. This amusing brochure first ap
"Land of the fierce Indians." The native peared in Plus
Magazine in 1838.
race is still wat-like and barbaroui in the ex- At the time it was first publiiihed in book
treble, and the expedition 'which has resulted I foira i. it attracted considerable attention, and
in the public knowledge of the remarkable j the'charrriing manner in which the 'Peter
-wealth of that territory in the precious son's have issued it, with illustrative en
metal, which has just returned to report to • gravings, cannot ;ail to make it attractive
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the Peruvian governinent, was •attended and cause a large 'kale. ,
with great exposures atullv=irds, such as to I lkiv HusnAND's Grusin. ,‘ By M. R. 'House
indicate that sanallp es
arti of explorers would ~ keeper. With illustrations. Net! York:
Harper & Brothers. Pittsburgh. Henry
find the greatest difficulty in seduting, a po- Dliner.
sition there. - But the .fabulous qualities of This is an American story, the plot being
gold existing there will tempt and insure a laid in Boston. The tone is elevated and
speedY removal of all the existing obstacles. the characters admirably presented. The
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excellent ' illustrations. and its tasteful
mechanical execution,' type, paper, Sc.,
make it attractive to the eye and pleasant t
read. , ,
Hurn.RD'bowN. By Charles Dickens.
ANTIQUARY. By Sir Walter Scott.
Peterson Sr Brothers, of Philadelphia, sen
us through W. A. "Gildenfenny; of,this` city,
"Hunted Down"—theinineteehth book ~of
the cheap edition of Charles - Diekens' works, T
and . " Antiquary", the fifth book of the. Wa—
verly North, The foriner 25 cents and the
latter 20 cents. Surely works of this char
character, so rrnichOOVC the level of most of
the novels ;published, could not be issued at
Cheaper rates. Both editions are ha Jug
a wide circulation.
plaibts that railway companies irukriniiuste
harshly against-locid traffic; that '
business :which cannot 't01.41 Coming• ,to
them. Not that .
this ioCal charged"
less than is fair and right; but that the spirit
of coinpetition; where there is room for it to
find vent, induces the adoption of lower
rates than' ought to be made, for , such
ness as has a choice of, lines. In. this case,-
it is not:the men having through lailsin'ess
who complain; but the men who are sollo 7
cated that , they 'have to use: a particular
road, and pay whatever rates are imposed.
A good deal of ordinary human nature
enters into railway management So long
as the Pennsylvania Central and the Fitts
burgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago roads, can
carry for less rates than the Erie between
Chicago and New York, l and yet make satis
factory gains, they , will do so.:. they; will
consult their own i welfare, and not that of
their rivals. This may be held to be a viola
tion of the rule of disinterested benevolence,
but such holding will not alter the practice.
Mr. VANDERBILy and his... associates,now
have control of the Now York Central and
of the Erie. " Of course, it is within their
power to harmonise the management of
those two trunk lines. It is possible they
may expand their ambition; and their means
to match, so as to grasp the Pennsyl
vania Central. 'ln that, event, all three of 'the
roads would obey a common, will, and the
rates would be exacted on the 'cheaper roads
to meet the necessities of the dearer ones.
Such a result is just its - Probable now as
was, five years ago, what ,has •since been
- evolved relative to the Hailem, the Hudson
River, the New York Central, and the Erie
Railways. What was then deemed incredi
ble and impossible has been accomplished.
In this view of the Case," whik it may be
held improbable that the management of the
Pennsylvania - line may follow the same
destiny, it is not chimerical to maintain that
it may. If it shall follow the deitiny of the
trunk lines of New York, there may be
grievances to complain of, sharper than those
which now exist touching diseriininations
against way traffic. ;
.HunnELL, the es M' it. from the Dela:.
ware ,(0111O)
President for 'United. States Attorney-- of
Montana, but "will not be" confirmed by the
Senate, -
_This is the same man who, while
actirri with , ibe party:it - hi& had
elected him, was secretly betraying them to
the Democrats. He recently had the shame.
less audacity to bring forward proof, of that
treachery in order to etititlehim to re-nonid
tuition by a Democratic ~convention. The
party which used Idatdthipised treachery
and would-not touch him. But one, matt
lives in the Republic who syraptithize with
him.• •
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NEW PUBBICATIONS.
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....__. ....... , , i Death of David Wilmot.
LETTERS FROM THE' i'.K.Or4 ra.E.R; . .11 nhon ' •
Years' serf _Welearn from.a private note received by
during a period of Thirty
in the Army of tho United States. ByI:1dr. James H. ,
. Webb, Representative in the
Major General Geerge A. McCall, late LLegislature from Bradford county, that Hon.
Commander os the Pennsylvania Reserve 1
Corps. Published,by J. B. Lippincott & I David !Wilmot died at lots anda, on Mon-
Co., Philadelphia. 'I For Cale by Davis. ' - day, lath l iriat., l and that he will be buried
Clarke & Co., 93 Wood street, Pittaburgh.
I:te-day at two o"cicick.•'f:'The titii.pubiie ac
. Thevrecent death of General McCall, and, count we have of the deccased, is as one of
the fact ofhis having commanded the State , v .:
e. Representatives in Congress from Penn-
Reserve Corps, partly-composed of gi ~.-:•:,_
re- -. • sylvania in 1844. lie was the'atithor of - the
iments from this rieighborhood, will render fiimous proviso attached to the bill appro.
this work of touching interest to many of ( twisting $2,000,000 'to carry on the war'
our readers, aside from the intrinsic merits against Mexico ; u proviso . which stipulated
that no ortion of the territory acquired'b
of the Letters. These Lettera embrace hii. _mat P . YY
war should be organized as slave Stake.
military career, commencing with his gradu- From the offering of that proviso we may
ation at the Military Aptidemy., ut . West date the slaveholders' resolve to break don
Point', until his resignation in 1833, while the Federal Government, It was the first
- tiation slave masers ever
holding the position of Inspector General
of hat
theirmachination the s,to t f convert•th receivede
Fed
the United States Army, a period of about end ;Union into a slave,Pen ,would be resist
thirty years; during which his connection ed, andwhtit presents a coincidence. in ;this
with the Florida and Melican wars were historic fact, is the point that Mr. Wilmot at
t s ha vn tir of:-his offering the proviso was .a
highly honorable to him. , They are written
It friend of the Polk, adminititiation;
in fine' style, and Contain Valuable •informa.. -,-• _
n t liiiiteeit,the - only. Democrat in Me-Penn
tion .of different portions of the country,' sylvapla *legation .in -Congress vho sup
which iniskeslhem important ag *Allis - in- patlill...gle Polk-Dallaspolicy of free trade.
teresting. They arc sketchy and full of T u h...b` in itruge. .cer'''°nlh-ePri'vlB° was fici ' ree 4 ° 6
, - pruweng. 'rue debate thereon re
character-painting: The numerous ad-
, mains ort the pages of the Congressional
mirers of the gallant Generaii.:VriAbn"Plea s eP Gicitis uziexcelled in.force of statesmanship,
to have these Letters in book form. `. The lewd ability and a courageous devotion to
important" military services of General Me; liWtY;lan'AisPitiYi'd. by '.. 111 4";` , Willinot.,•and
. those who stood bUtim. John Quincy
Call on the breaking out of the rebellion Adnine; then a them of the HOuse. frank
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ought also to be put in book form. ly-ircoorded to the author of the proviso the
Hummt . .l:ol , :lis ittaisg,,weaA,-R'j; 4g/6i-floury 'very bigh'est enniitilimentS ever . received by
Giles, author of ~I llustraticiriC 'of Gen-
,any Member of that body.
ius," etc. 'published by Lee :Sc Shepard, Gahisha A.Ggow succeeded Mr.Wilmot in
Boston. For sale by Davis, Clarke &. Co., Congress. In 1851 the deceased was elected
93 Wood street, 'Pittsburgh. - . President Judge Of - the Bradford" Judicial
Several years ago Mr. Giles delivered 'a District,:wliieli position be held until 1867,
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course of lectures heforn the Lowell Insti- when, he resigned.to.accerit the nomination
for_Governer by the Republican party. ' In
Rite,' in Boston,wliich Lirereprodneecl in this -
1858 lie was re-elected Judge, 'when a diti
book. The admifers'Of this; gentlemen, as graceful effort was made to 'change the Ju
well' as the lovers of 13halcespeare,r- will be dicial district - in which he presided' for the
express purpose of gerrymandering him out
gratified to have these yeititilik lectures in
of Ins
petition.
such a permanent. form. The contents t are:
. In 1861 Mr. Wilmot was', elected, :to the
1. The Growing and. Perpetual Influence -United-States Senate to' fill %the unexpired
of B4alcatipeare.' 2. iltinum Life yrShakes-
service in the Senate, Mr. Lin
term_qf Bitrion:Cameron, who was called to
'Peare..:'3. Man in Elfakespeare:.'4(-Woman tliel.labitiet orMr. LincOlii.- I At' the end of
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in Shakespeare. 5:, Shaltespearela- Goalie
- two years
ealei appointed the deceased a Judge of the
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Power. 6. Shakespeare's Magic , Tower. Ccinit cif' Clainis;'which PoSititin he held at
7. Shakespeare's Personality: Aside from the time of .his death. •• ... .
the iatrinsic merits of the work, the ele- : . rew.men had c stronger hold on'the con
-1 frle Intl eighL
,gant :style and scholarly' abilities of the fide*talikKe..#P.f49o4. , 1 1 .
•' , .••'. . . if i'' . .ir , r - - hors, while no lived; than Da il mot.
rn 'mime , resPniti XL At thatlferlii klirliglehfg honer, in - " Con
author li Manifest.
4:Wellie, ragarclicd,acctepfthe
,yeat of living grew as a legitilaltir, "on'the' Minch as a Ju . -.
lectitierg, ierid, - *Venlit" beilitli;` he eons : 'olp , 0 11 1* ,'.lO/Iktvrlo had dealings V at
• oaveequee-
A 24 4 ,4 ch.o9s4gi e :9l l9 lg9k ud i en r i e 1119 i - v 1494 'IV A e 4
, —Q.—, , lc . enormity, . dt s ..pr , e,
lectures in this city saVeralimera L aiig, :kV" merit of hiiiietsoh :PCiimituMd.louritties
remembered with much pleasure. We hope, which fitted him for t h e , hi g h es t statist,' In
now that tbo author is in feeble health and public sears. Liberal in his views of the
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policy of govenament just in his legislative
course, he was eminently , qualified to serve
the State and the Nation, having reflected
credit on every
. station :to 'which he was
called. By the deathof this man Pennsil•
vaiiia has lost one of Tier ablest citizens, and
Reptiblictiin principlqs one of their ablest
`efenders.—State.G•
THOIY
I ttsburgli Au
Church.
Cor;espooden9e of the rittaburgh Gazette.)
GREE,2 , 4111.71t0., March 19 ; 186$.
`The Cord'erence Met this . morning at the
rppointed&onr, and Was opened with reli
gions services, conducted by. J. M. Bray.
The further calling of the roll was, on
'motion, dlapensed with: The minutes of
:yesterday wore read and appeoved.
Rev. Hiram-Norton, of the Erie Confer
ence, was `introduced.
The repOrts of the Trustees of the Pitts
,
burgh Female College, and of Beaver Fe-.
male Seminary, were presented and refer
red to the; Committee on. Education. Both
of these institutions are well known to your,
readers, the former having an almost na
tional reputation, -and being among the first
educational institutions inthe land.
Among the great powers of the M. E.
Church are its Book Concerna z " located at
almost every important point, in the corn--
try. The report and exhibit of the Con
cerna-located in New York and Cincinnati
were - read this morning.. The following
facts and figures v:111 give your readers
some idea of the magnitude of these Con.
c3rns, as they are called:
At New York' there are
Assets
Liabilities
Net capital steck at Ne*Y0rk..5590,571.70
Profits dining the year $62,552.39
Of this arnount there was adqed to
the , capital stock ' 35,212.28
Assets at Cincinnati, Chicago • -
and St.' Louis " $571,989.31
Liabilities • 111,614.85
Net capital Nov. 30, '67 $460,374.47
Profits for `he Year, $57,43717, after paying
1.0,38:3 8:3 for salaries and traveling expen
ses or Bishops, , •
The circular of the S. School 'Union and
Tract Society was read. Tho total statistics
for 4867, are
5ch0015,4,2965; an increase of 1,446; officers
and leachers,, 171,693; an increase of 9,605;
scholars; 1,063,535 i. an increase of 102,739;
volumns in the Library, -2,737,73.4; an in
crease of 88,489; conversions, 31,270; a de
crease of 12,874. -
The Sunday School .Journal circulates
24,000 copies monthly; The Sunday Sehciol
'Advocate, 352,500 semi-monthly; The Good
I News, 53,000 copies monthly. , A. total of
24,132,00 pages of tract matter, was circus
lated dtiring the year.
. Dr. Jeseph Smith, former instor of the
Presbyterian Church in. Greensburg, Rev.
P. 11. Blowy, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Nevrville. Rev. J. C. Scofield,
pastor of the M. E. Church at New Castle,
; and Dr. A. J. K3 - nett; Secretary of the
Church Extension Society, were introduced
to the Conference. Dr, Kynett made a stir
ring address in behalf of the society lie rep
resents. At the close of the address a col
lection was lifted amounting to three hun
dred and thirty-one dollars. One hundred
of this amount was contributed by C:-Thorn,
to what _is.„ known as the Loan Fund. A
word of explanation will not be deemed out
of place by yoUr readers with regard to the
remainder.. During the war •Itev. David
Young; a Local .Preacher in Atlanta, Geor
gia, was compelled. to flee' to New
JersoY.: On his retur,p ri , at ' the, close
of the rebellion, his ow church denied
him, and informed him that he could'not
commune. He'turned to the "old church,"
as the M. E. Church is called, and united
with When it was proposed to build a
house of worship for the members of the
•'nld church," Young looked around to see
what he could do. Nearly all hadbeenlost
by the 'War. He said to the building com
mittee, "I have a few drugs," (he had for
therly owned n fine drug store) "but they
are not sufficient to maintain my family.
The only thing I have that I can spare is
My watch. You can have it if itarzli do you'
; any-good."' lie then handed over an ex
cellent gold watch, which was forwarded
to Philadelphia for sale. Some of the breth
ren there proposed to contribute two hun r
tired dollars; the estimated value of the
watch, and have 'the privilege of returning
it to the donor; The suggestion was after
wards made to permit Others to contribute
to a "Watch Fund," and to secure enough
money to. purchase the lot for the new
church; and possibly enough to pay for its
erection. Your' correspondent saw the
watch. 'lt is doing a good work for the
Church Extension Society, whether a good .
time-keeper or not.
The report of the Committee on Confer
encp 'Plan for Distributing Necessitous '
Fululs, laid. on the table yesterday, and
made the order'of the day for this morning
at teno'cloelt, was taken np, .and, on
ai mo
tion,. agn laid on the table, and the whole
: plan of finances referred to the Stewards:
Rev. W. K. Br n' afterwards presented
a financial plan, which was referred in the
amine
The election .of delegates to the General
Conference was made the order of the day
'.for Monday morning , next at ten o'clock.
There a strong movement to reconsiderand change thel time to Saturday morning,
Postponement to Monday will delay
the time of adjournment at least one day.
Saturday morning no doubt will be : selected.
The second question of the General I%lin
utes, viz; . NVho remain on trial 2 was taken
up, and Allen H. Norcross, Geergo A.
Sheets, James E. Williams, P. K. Steven
son, \V. L. Dixon, R. M. Fruhuater,' W. H.
Ba,,.ne, Rat. J. White,:.T...D. Leggitt and
I John H. Doan were examined, passed, and
on motion, continued on trial. • •
,The Deacons of the socond class wero ex
amined, passed and continued on trial.. A.
R. Chapman, William Pittinger and W.ll.
Morton, Deacons of the first class, were ex
amined, passed and elected to Elders' or-'
dors.
The examination of effective Elders was
next taken :up, and the characters of the .
preachers in tho,,Pittsburgh, Blairsville,
Uniontown and Washington districts ex
amined- and passed. Revs: P. Woolf;
T. McCleary, A. J. .Endsley and. W. A.
Davidson,-the presiding. Elders of the dis
trieti named, gave-cheering accounts of the
prosperity of the Church in their respective
• fields of labor.
'A great many ,'now churches have been
erected, some .Qt them fine specimens of
architectural taste,. and* thousands of new
converts hive united with the Church.
The year has boon of pros
perity,- and the net increase of the denomi
nation for the year will 'probably reach
one hundred andlifty thousand%.' Wits.
• Topics and Gossip at the Capital.
Gossips • say that Seoretary SeWard, be
fore he loft for Auburn, expressed the
opinion to his private Secretary that Wade
would be President before June, and:that
Senator Sumner would be at 'the head of
State Department. Republicans hero do
not believe Sumner would leave the Senate
for any other place.,
It - -is announced to-day thatlite effect of
the decision intim Supreme Court yesterday
on the illegality _or the 'per °Oita Passenger,
tax on railroads will havo ilia effect of
- cheapening 'the Jar° betiveen this city anti;
New York. • . •
The manufacturers of petroleum tire en
deavoring to, have the, tax renKrreti from
their business,• but with smaThpropects of
success, as,,lf they are relieved , from taxa
tion; the' gas - companies l mutt be. •
The feeling that Alabama should not be
, made an exeepticoull Pase,arsi admitted in
•the.face of the. kfrxinmused terms of fthe,lnvi;,
is growing • ntzanger every day. ' every
Ste p in•the progress of thin bill since its in
trodaction sOlnct•lainVeition ,haa ; been
ifested, but as there has been no definite
lino of action suggested in referenoe to the
admission of the Southern States, it is pro:
nosed by some - to have a caucus, at which
tie best plan may be determined - upon.
Jerry Black admits freely to his friends •
that ho haS a difficult jab on hand to defend
Mr. Johnson: Last eight he said to one:
"Now you see, we, of the defence are bound
to go in pretty strong on the constitution,
and nine -chances l out of ten some of these
Managers will quote the President's words
on us; "When you hear a man prating -
about the constitution..4pot '
Advices hem Mississippi state that it
will be carried for the proposed constitntion.
Thad. Sfevens• is feeble, but says he
means to live till Ben. Wade is President
There need be no fears that Hancock will
incite.the President to make resistance to
Congress, or that he will join any capper;
head plot to overthrow the government.
The democrats say McArdle will be re
leased; and the written opinion will be re
served till the next term of the Court, when :-
the Presidential election will be over.
The expansionists feel sore over their de
cisive defeat in the House. The Pennpyl
tania democrats - Voted against expansion.
Butler voted with Ingersoll for additional
greenbacks. It goes to the ways andineans
committee, where it will sleep till after the
impeachment trial is ended. Expansion
got forty-nine votes and there wore seventy- - :
three against it. It is decisive for the pre
sent. •
The Governments interested in the •
Danish and Samana Bay treaties have ex
pressed an earnest desire that they should
be informed of the intention of the United
States Government as 'soon as possible;
Mr. Sumner will endeavor to get them dis- •
posed of at next meeting. It is - expected
that the Commigee will report both tree;
ties adversely.
General Thomas is being urged by sever
al army friends to return to the President
his commission as Secretary of War, ad it'd
terint. •
to havethe
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645,324.14
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The House Managers desire
President's trial commenced next Wednes
day, but it will probably not fairly begin
for a fortnight, or perhaps more.
The idea of admitting Alabama to
representation in Congress has been aban
doned for the present. I •
The United States Ouprome Court will
shortly adjourn, and 'theimportant cases
touching' the constitutionality of 'certain
acts of Congress will riot be decided until
next December.
The Demdcretic organ is out in favor of
Chase for the nomination of that party for
Presidential honors.
It is now, thought that the impeachment
trial will be over - by May.
Mr. Johnson spends most of his time .
with Mr. Stanbery and other members of
his counsel. He seems to have some ;hope
of making a strong defence, and it it be
lieved. that he will use some novellactios
which will surprise The managers, and _
possibly put Mr. Bit i gham to his trutnps
to fairly combat. ,
Gov. Brownlow telegraihs to Stanton'.
that he can take care of the K. K., and all
I other rebel concerns, Without ..ald from the
Government, at least ; for the present.
The postponement. of the jaaska appro
priation matter until May excites consider-
able comment in diplomatic.circles.__.The
action of the Committee derivesits princi
pal significance from the fact that.by the
terms of the treaty, the purchase money is
required to be paid at the treasury at
Washington within ten months from ita
ratification. The -ratifications were' _ex-:,
changed on the 20th of June last, and the'
ten months expire on the 20th of April,.
several weeks before the Committee even:
propose to consider the subject.
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for such diseases you eau-take.
Some people think that Chronic Dyspepsia may be
cured by exercise and diet. alone. This is- a mis
take. The stomach ninsthe: stimulated and regula- •
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Stich Is the operation of /10S.TETTER'S BITTERS.
"They' tone the stomach, set the liver right,
And put the stomach in such healthful plight,
That good digestion waits on appetite." ,
Many persons fancy that 'Fever and Ague can be
avoided by adoptiurunusual precautions against
damp and cold. Never was there a grester fallacy.
There is no absolute safeguard against malarloue
maladies, except BOSTETTER'S BITTERS.
- ''To brace the frame, and make it ague-proof,
Ts keep the causes of disease aloof,"
There is nothing like this genial vegetable invigo
rant. So. to o l in eades where there Is a predisposi
tion to biliousness; the constitutional tendency ia
combated and held in cheek by the and - mate action
of the BITTERs.
Diet and reglinen are, powerful allies of judicious
medical treatment when the preservation of health
in Insalubrious localities is the object in view; but
they will not answer the.: desired end alone. Use
them as aids to the BITTERS, but do not rely upon
the efficacy of any formula that does not include
this admirable tonic. The BITTERS consitt °Can
unadulterated vegetable essence (ttnriialled among
stimulants.) medicated solely with herbsand roots
of acknowledged virtue as tonics. It is agreeable
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perfect impunity. in fact, these, as with
those of eider growth; its wonderful recnperant
Tone rties are at once Apparent.: •
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I lost my bearing daring the last year. Part of.
the time I was totally
,deaf: In April of this year I
was Induced; from an advertisement, to make ap
plication to 'prt. lIEYSER, 120 :Penn street, Viits
burgh. Mier having tried various Medicines from
doeters, without any benefit; Itihve been under Dv,
eyser's treatment „now for nearly two mOnihs, and
am entirely restored AO my hearing, so tIMt I' tan
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hear a p7n drop., SCATTLA.7I. - ',
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laws that govern the Science ;of medicine. in. Whitt
he has been engaged for the past twenty-flee years.
Last week he wai,alsotn receipt of a letter from a
clergyman In tbe State of Ohio, detailllug another
most Wonderful cure. - . .
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