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GOLD dosed yesterday ip.."New York at
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THE election in. Florida began on Mon
day last and concludes this evening. A
Republican triumph is generally anticipated.
• TILE meeting of the owners of franchises
of the Chatters Valley Railroad will be held
at Philadelphia on Monday, the 11th instant,
instead of the 12th, as stated in these col
'mum yesterday.
WE HAVE excellent authority for sta
ting that the recent visit of tlen. GRANT to
Philadelphia was entirely on private busi
ness, having no political objects or signifi
cance whatever. -
AN OFFICIAL censuls, of Detroit §hows.a
population of 66,385. -A Census of Cleve
taken three years ago footed up 62,573.
Each, of these cities have recently claimed a
population of at least - 80,000. Cleveland has
lately annexed four new wards - with some
6,000 inhabitants to its municipality and its
pretensions may therefore have some foun
dation..
RHODE ISLAND buried Its last slave on
the 26th ult. The census of 1860 reported
.eighteen slaves m New Jersey and two in
KanSaa. Of course At is to be understood
that the obligation to service, iks defined in
this designation, was purely, nominal, repre
.sendng rather the dependence of aged and
helpless retainers th I n the maintenance of
an offensive institution.
TEXAS does not hold an election for a
Constitutional Convention until 'June 15th.
It is understood that Gen. - BUCHANAN ' com
manding the District, has postponed this
action until the very latest possible day, in
the view of efficiently obstructing the par
ticipation of that State in the Presidential
canvass. • In
the meantinie,' Texas sends
bill delegation to represent her Republicans
at Chicago. '
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IT Is understood that the new
will be ready for report to the House as soon
as impeachment shall be-disposed of. Final
action upon the bill .at the present session
will he strenuously opposed by, influential
members who argue that, special provisions
hiving been already made for urgentlyyres
sing questions, such as those concerning the
whiskey-tax, and the tax on manufactures,
the present session should not be protracted
until August in the elaborate discussions
whieh must attend the general measure.
TZLEGRAIII3 from New Orleans and the
Republican press of that city concur in rep
resenting the result of the Louisiana elec
tion as a sweeping Republican triumph, the
Democrats having only one of the four Con
aessmen and fottrteen out of the thirty-six
EiAte Senatus. On the other hand, a dele
gation of leading Republicfms of the State
irf c i t * yashingtori ,Itsk a Congres
sional correction of certain monstrous frauds
alleged to have Comilittedin the Rebel
interest, - one consequence of which “Is'
thought to be a Rebel majority of one or
two in the upper, branch of the • State Legis
lature. Should this prove to be true, the
Legislature will fairto adopt the ConStitu:
tionaLAmendment," and thus keep' tile State
out of the, Union. The ,whole
,mcitter is to
be laid liefore'the Recoiistruction Commit
, •
tee." . '
Wc lave no data upon which to attempt
the reamcilbition of these conflicting 'e
l:torts, hat incline to favor the former one, of a
thorough Republican victory, as the most
reliable.
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TREASURER.
General .the new State
Treasurer, assumed the duties of the office
it , Harrisbur - g on. Monday last. The gen-
Ti: is a citizen of our adjoining county
of ; = Beaver.:: He has long 'been knawn to
Ais neighbors of that County and of. West.
. ern-Pennsylvania, in both public and on.
Vete' relations, for' his ability, experience
and inteVith 'and, to the , people of the
Comraonwpalth, his efficient and most'sat- ,
isfactory -discharge of his public duties as
Commissary General during the Rebellion,
and as president of the Board of Claims,
established • for the adjustment of accounts
" against the State, has exhipkted his peculiar
qualifications for the preheat po`st'in`
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of the Treasury has given marked satisfac
tion to the people of Pennsylvania. His
suggestions, ever practical; has -ever been
heeded and followed by the State authori
ties, and the people recognize the value of
his services in promoting the most accept
able and wise legislation. We need only
specify his agency in procuring the repeal
of the tax on real estate. and in arresting
those extravagant appropriations to iocal
charities which at one time-seriously threat
ened embarrassment to the Treasury, and
the additional fact that the "State debt has
been decreased six millions during his term
of office. Mr. KEMBLE retires with the
grateful acknowlesig,nientsof - the people,
and with the far more grateful conscious
ness of a high trust faithfully discharged.
THE ENGLISH MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
Mr. D'lsanata insists thitt' his Ministry
has proved in the main a success. ' His
speech, on Monday night in the Commons,
recapitulates its triumphs in the face of the
opposing majority which attended its en
trance to power, and, interposing the spe
cial sectarian plea against the, decisive vote
by which the Irish Church question' was
carried against him, declares that his resig
nation is not agreeable toHer Majesty and,
challenging the House to pass a vote_of
want of confidence, announces in plain
terms that he should try to carry this. Par
liament over other piessing questions, and
would then go to the country in another
election. • '
This bold defiance aroused a bitter tem
per in the
. House, Messrs. GLAostosg and
Bnrowr denouncing his course !is unconsti
tutional and- impracticable. There can bet
little doubt that the oppositiOn will accept
the Premier's challenge; and. will precipi
tate a speedy solution of the ministerial
crisis by an address to the Queen. The
matter at issue is ono which enlists Her
Majesty's personal feelings to.a peculiar de
gree. She is known to be a'diiotee. Her
entire reign has demonstrated the sincerity
and zeal with which,she las regarded her
, she understands
royal obligations, as she understands thein,
as Defender of the Faith. Her highest duty,
in her own eyes, is to uphold the Estab
lished Church, Upon no other queStion, of
political interest or State importance, would
her constitutional timidity and desire for
the quiet of the Empire, allow her to offer
any serious obstacle to theiiemands_, of
a majority of her Commons, constitution
ally expressed. But, upon this question,
which directly assails the Church establish
ment in Ireland, and indirectly impeaches
the principle of Church and State through
, out the. Empire,. Mr. D'lsnas.o will have
the Royal confidence and, encouragement
to the last practicable moment. It is evi
dent, therefore, that England is on the
threshold of a struggle between Prerogative
and the People, between l the Crown and the
Commons, between Freedom and Restric
ttions in religion, between the immemorial
policy of the Empire and the advancing in
fluences of the new era of Poliular Liberty.
That struggle is not likely to be protracted,
nor its issue doubtful, for the concessions
now refused by the Crown will be extorted
and maintained as.. Public Rights hefore
another year roils . by.
THE GOOD 'OPINION OF OFR OPPO
' NENTS.
The sensational reports from Washing
ton printed in the journals of 'this city yes
terday afternoon, and - ieprisonting several ;
prominent - Republican Senators as sure to
vote for the President's acquittal, afford only
another_ proof of the implicit confidence
reposed by our political, opponents in the
impartial and faithfully judicial integrity of
the majority in the Senate. The whole
course of this trial has been marked by
Democratic confessions, every day reite
rated, that leading Republican members, al
most a score of whom have been from time to
time individually named, being unable to see
sufficient grounds fora conviction, were
likely to respect:the solemn obligations of
their oaths .usd to acquit the accused, regard
less of partizan considerations. This high tes T
timony to the: elevated moral principle of
gentlemen who were partizans, politicians
and Senators before they become constitu
tionally the judges of an impeached Execu
tive, could only have been extorted from the
sincere convictions- of their political oppo
nents, - and must in fact be accepted as a
most exalted and disinterested tribute to the
judicial integrity of the Senators who have
thus been honored with such special men
tion. -
No such tribute has been paid to the Judi-.'
cial fidelity of the Democratic Senators.
Not one of these twelve apostles of Jouri
Boa and Democracy has even been suspec
ted of entertaining ii.doubt as, to the final
direction of his vote. Whether by a happy
accord upon the intrinsic merits of the case; I
or because of the unfaltering attachment of '
such politicians to their partizan interests
above and - beyond all 'aver. "considerations
whatever, it has never occurred to the acut
est and most uncharitable ,observer of the
trial to impute against these united twelve
the faintest intimation of•• a possibility that
a solitary Senator of Ahern - all could be in
duced, by any accumulation of proof,to con
vict the guiltiest criininal in the land if ar
raigned by a Repablican traijoritY.
The intrinsic truth or falsity, of these re
pe,ated assertions that, Republican, Senators
incline to disregard partimm considerations,
is a matter which neither adds to nor impairs
the value of the tribute thus paid to them
by the'opposition. , It la i litilispraise enough
that' Mr. JOHNSON and his Democratic
friends are agreed as to the disposition of
the Senatorial majority to consider` and de
cide the grave issues before them without
political bias and with a sole., refer;mee
to their true merits. We appreciate the
compliment, eves While Wa depute the most
of the specifications: i
It may be possible, forlextunple, that Sen
ators FE:MENDEN and 84llaterf, with foitr
or five other Republicans, are prepare 4 to
vole for Mr. JorrtieLka,aaqiittal on ell the
charges, but It , is nevertheless exceet4ugly
hriprobabie: ' It is' iialteluitliicki that their
aohclualoris d .-c•philai'qtritil - either diree
dolt << Aiwa .14ea. y
.. made known
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to the - irrespdrisible news-mongers
with whom the Capital swarms. It
is _ far more creditable that these
Senators and others composing the Repub
lican majority, with perhaps two or three
exceptions; have, each for himself, reached
a common ccnclusion to convict, some of
them on one portion of the articles, and
some bn another portion, and that a coin-
Parison of views will be found an absolutely
indispensable prelinimary to an effective
concentration upon the leading issues.
We have no doilbt that many, .If not
),
all, of the Senators have, acco ding to
the habits of professional life, repared
brief or written - opirtinns, carefull ; 'clearly
and ".comprehensively stating their views of
the case ? and that the fact of suchla general
preparation has transpired without the
slightest revelation Ss to_the character of
the ''opinions texPiressed. Of Course the
wildest conjectures are made, in the gossip
of the curbstone or lobby, and immediately
telegraphed as "startling sensations" to the
country - .. Such, we are confidenti were the
rumors of yesterday. 1- - -- '
POLITICAL TRICKERY.
We have e xp r essedxe no preference as be
tween the several distinguished Republicans
who have been named as candidates for the
Vice Presidential nomination at Chicago.
We have even forborne to press the, claims
of a very prominent candidate from our own
State. by any arguments or recommendatory
eulogy which should imply the .leastldis
paragement of the personal or Political
qualifications of - any of his ,competitors.
Indeed, in the line of our duty as faithful
joUrnalists, we have conceded the greater
probability that the choice of the Conven
tion would ultimately fall upon some one of
the candidates • not a citizen ,of Pennsyl
vania. And, whether the ;nominee be
WADE, COLFAX, WILSON or CURTIN, we
propose to give our most cordial support to
the action of the. Convention.
In the interests of fair-play, Ihowever, we
protest against the evident inclination in
certain quarters to deal unjustly. with Mr.
WADE. He is accused of having already
pledged the official patronage of his tempo
rary Presidential office. This he denies, in
strong, unequivocal terms, and he is entitled
to the benefit of-the denial, which is uncon
tradicted by a scintilla of proof. He is ac
cused of an intention so to use the influence
of his Executive position as to control, by its
undue appliance, the action of a few pur
chaseable delegates. We believe this charge
also to be false. The latest slander of his
enemies appears in a telegram from Wash
ington tea Cincinnati journal, which charges
that the advocates of a new tariff "raiping
the rates from fifty to one hundred per
cent." will push it through Congress "With
the assurance that WADE, if made Presi
dent, will sign it." This story is entitled
to no confidence whatever. Mr. WADE 1.,
not the man to give such "assurances" in
advance. The story is intended to injure
him with that large body of western Re
publicans who oppose the principle of pro
, tection, and it will not altogether fail of: its
intended effect. It will be extensively
copied in those journals which care less to
advance the interests of other candidates
than to. amage him, and their readers will
never see is contradiction., Mr. WADE has
no rival wlio would give to this disgraceful
sort of warfare the slightest countenance,
and we protest against it quite as much in
their interests as his. We regret that their
respective supporteTalinuld ,seenx to forget
that this sort of thing does not pay in the
long run.
E!Mi
For want of space, we have delayed until
now, suitable notice of the last annual re
port of •‘The Philadelphia Society for alle
viating the miseries of Public Prisons."
Dissenting from some of the'cardinal princi
ples which the society recognizes and labors
to enforce, we have the highest admimtion for
the self-denial and perseverance with which
its main objects aro prosecuted. Many of
its active members are men of abundant
pecuniary means, who by reason of retire
ment from business, have time on. their
hands which they 'devote to works of be
nevolence, rather than to the lower forms of
self-gratification. Such a choice between
courses indicates the possession of , elevated
moral instincts and conceptions, and a com
mendable spirit of self-sacrifice. .
The report eulogizes what is known as
the Pennsylvania System of Prison Disci
pline; that is, the system of solitary confine
ment. Both observation and reflection lead
us, if not to reject that system entirely, to
accept it subject to important limitations.
In order not to be misapprehended ,let us
somewhat amplify a few points.' •
1. The system is not carried into effect for
want of sufficient accommodations, and
cannot be until large SUM of money shall
be . expended on the existing establishments
or in the erection of new ones. Take the
Western Penitentiary as an example. Pro.
fessedly, and in the -contemplation of law,
conducted on the solitary, system, the great
er part of, the cells contain more than one
occupant: ; ThifKeeper his no alternative
but to disregard "the law. Prisoners are
brought to him, whoiu he cannot turn away,
and for whom he cannot provide as the sta
tutes make it his duty'to do. This condition
of affairs' involves all, or 'nearly all, the'
evils attributed to the congregate; system,
with none of the 'advantages claimed for
the solitary one. : If the Keeper by law anti
the arrangement of the prison, could assort,
so to speak, the men and woken committed'
to his keeping, lie could do Much better
than the existing system allows.
2. We do not" assent to the leading pro
position of the Society' that "the work q,sedf,
examination needi sOlittide and silmice.l,
Nor yet to the tacit assumptiOrt that 'Prison
ers are generally inclined to. enter seriously
upon that work, even under the most fa
vorable circumstances:. Solitude and si
lence are unnatural in point of fact„an4,ol
unhealthy tendency, physfeldii ; nientall
and Morally. .."Phllosople* who 'are sup
posed to be welLbalieneed and selkeliont,
mat
. 13ear the ; stmt . n,q•Pmtracted vigils and
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any portion of their powers—though we
doubt—but, about the worst thing that can
be done with ordinary mortals, and especial
ly with those who are inclined to vice or
crime, is so to situate them as to turn their
reflections in upon themselves. The evils
commonly attributed to Monasticism have
their origin just here, and not in the delib
erate intentions of those who participate in
that sys ' m, or exercise control over it.
The soli solitary confinement of criminals, in
like man er, tends not to good, but to mis
chief. \ hat a bad man most needs is to
get awa from himself ;to have his thoughts
abundantly occupied by proper objects; and,
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to come under the dominion and guidance
of cha eters greatly superior to his own.
Nor sh uld it be forgotten that a frequent
form o mental disease consists in-'an in
tense'l nging for seclusion and introspection;
which is a condition so essentially abnormal
that it 'ought be carefully avoided, particu
larly in all cases where mental or moral in
firmityi is reasonably presumed to exist in
unusual amount. '
3. Tiitg history of the human race proves
conclu'vely that punishment, no matter
how judiciously administered, has little
-or
s i
no tend ncY to make bad persons better.
If there was a remedial power inherent in
it, all that could be needful would be to
learn how rightly to apportion and apply it,
and then reformation would be rendered
both speedy and certain. But the fact is,
that punishment ordinarily indurates, mak
ing bad worse. ---
4. Owing to the introduction of machin
ery individual and solitary labor has .
largely ceased to be self-sustaining. The
steam engine tends, more and more to con
gregate workmen, compelling co-operation.
Resistance to this tendency is useless, for it
has become absolutelyi uncontrollable. It'
may, indeed, be possible to pick out a few
employments in which criminals can still
be employed, solitarily, with profit; but
machinery will soon be devised to conduct
all these processes with greater celerity l and
cheapness. Besides, it is on all accounts
desirable that while criminals are in custo
dy such of them as are not instructed in
useful callings, should be so instructed.
What they require are laudable employ
ments which require men to associate with
each other.
5. The failure of all Penal Systems now
on trial, or heretofore used, will soon com
pel a searching revision.. It would be most
unsafe to predict what the approved system
of the future will be.
—Our readers already know that under
authority - of law the Governor appointed
Mr. MAirLoN H. DICKEN:SON, of this So
ciety, a Commissioner to visit the Penal
and Pauper institutions of this State. His
expenses were paid by this Society. He
promptly entered upon the duties assigned
him, and although he has not yet made a
full report of his examinations, he has pre
sented detached and isolated facts calculated
to excite uncomfortable reflections. Take
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some specimens:
"The 'Black Bole' In Calcutta has a world-wide
reputation. The Jail of Indlana county Is deservlro;
of a like notoriety. Brute beasts would pine away
sad die In such a place. Nothing . having' life could
oast there any length of time. the place is In such al
bad condition that it is iMpOSSible to keep It clean.
of all the jails I ever .rlsitrat, this is the Widest.
The county has no Poor House. and consequently.
no place for the insane. Were are two insane per
-4.01351 irt.this jail at the precut time. What a place
for an Ins.atte Juan !
**ln Franklin county. David Wattmeter. a native
of the county. eighty years of age. has been an- in
mate of the Almshouse twenty y e a rs . and all that
time ha, been chained. , .
••I sew in the Almaltouse of Adams county, a Man
said to be Insane. who was chained fast to a fifty-six
pound weight, which he is obliged to drag about
with him when he moves. in the insane department
of the house. there was found another man who,was
held by an enormous chain to a Inmey weight bright.
t polished by Mug and constant use.
W . ..'ln a row of badly constructed cells divided by
Ward partitions. I found men and women, some of
' thetn chained down to the door, with chains heavy
enough to secure an ox. all of these chains polished.
brightly by long use. through years of horrible tor-,
meet. * Some of these poor creatures have been Con
fined in these wretched dens for more than twenty
years—a+ the Steward believer, though there was no
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record of proceedings: all was traditionary, no one
knew or cared for the wretched creatures.
••31r. D taker/ . was takeG the cell of a poor. crazy +wo
man. who was declared to be the worst patient she
had had in prison, the Outran? tooinnn had had sever
al Illegitimate children. She is white. about thirty
live years of age. Two of the children were mulatto.
a colored man drives the team of the place. She had
others by white men.
''An 'ldiotic woman was pointed out who had
lately given birth to a child. When asked who was
the father. the Steward said he could not tell• but
suposed it was somebody who came In off the turn
pike.' _ .
We will proceed no further. Such things
happen in Pennsylvania. For very shame
we drop the curtain on what lies behind.
THE regular Washington correspondent
of the. New York Tiines pays A justly Ws
crhninating tribute to the sterling merits of
the argument of Hon. Tilos. WILLIAms in
Impeachment, as follows:
Mr. Evarts' speech stands out most prom
inently; of course, because of its great
length, Its great merit and the reputation of
the speaker. But those who desire to read
all that is truly interesting and truly valua
ble in this trial, should not omit a careful
perusal of the speech of Manager Williams.
It was probably prepared with more care
than any other that has .been delivered,
and while it abounds. in strong legal posi
tions,'lt also abounds more in the literature
of the law than any other. Owing to an
unpleasant voice, Mr. Williams' delivery
really detracted from the merits of his
speech; but it will stand the test of the high
est criticism, as a literary as well as a legal.
production.
TIIE Albany Evening journal comments
with freedom upon the recent intimations
that the Democracy contemplate the noun-,
nation of Aotoas, lisucoca, or any other
man for the Presidency who has not
been prominently and faithfully identified'
with the most advanced sentiment of the
party. The Journal says.:
Such a nomination would involve the
Democratic party in an entire surrender of
all the positions it, has held during the past
eight years ; and it is just now inno temper
to make such concessions. _We shall be stir
prised if the New York Convention does
not on:the other handboldlt take advanced
around, and select a 'candidate conspieu
uously identified with its most ultra oppo
sition to the war policy of the last Ad
mintstration, and the reconstruction mem
urea of the present Congress.
POPULATION OP.RUPSIA.—A late number
of the Russian, Messen-ger gives statistics of
population in Russia. ,:;T e . number of in
habitants has doubled within the past sixty;
two years, and OilithiS'lll* will amount to
!one hundred and fifty millions by the year
1900. The average lerigth of life is thirty -
two years for men and thirtpone for,
Women. Russia hag ninfe. Young Perams
tinder the age„ of ttienty,. In proportion to
her popnlation;,ftum any, country In Europe,:-
and has jfflut..between Ala :ages , of twenty
and sixty. ' . - '
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Official dispatches from the Island of Mau
ritius to. the English Home Government
give detailed accounts of the disastrous ef
fects of the cyclone which swept over that
Island early in March. ( Vile annexed ex
tract will give to our readers a vivid idea
of the terrific power of a tropical hurricane:
In Port Louis, out of upwards of fifty
vessels in the harbor three alone escaped
without damage, seven were dismasted, and
thirteen driven ashore, including the Union
Comp . any's steamer Mauritius, which is ex
pecteu to be abandoned. The three princi
pal dock companies are stated to have each
sustained losses to the extent of $lOO,OOO.
In the town itself three churches, two Prot
estant (one of iron and one of stone) and
one Roman Catholic, were reduced to ruins,
and hundreds of houses were destroyed.
But it is on the railways. that the greatest
amount of damage has beep done; every
station on both lines having been unroofed
with the exception of the central terminus.
Two spans of ftie Grand River iron viaduct,
each measuring 126 feet in length, .and
weighing, I believe, nearly as many tons,
were actually lifted off the piers and hurled
into the ravine below, where 'they lie at an
angle of at least ten degrees to the direction
of the railway. At the workshops on Plaine
Lawsun the havoc was, even greater; not
only the whole of, the wooden buildings
having been leveled with the groUnd, and
the goods wagons which were stand
ing on the line turned over on their sides,
but the huge iron doors of the- engine re
pairing -shed having been burst open, though
shored up by every means trod within;
with such violence as to cause the crown of
the arch above them to give way, and -the
massive stone walli and the girders of the
roof to fall, burying the whole of the inn
chinery and one of the large elght-wheel
locomotives in the ruins. -A better illustra
tion of the force of the wind cannot, per
haps, be given than the fact that I saw yes
terday one of the wings of these doors,
above a ton and a quarter in weight, lying
twisted and shattered on the grass on the
other side of the line of rails 14ading past
the workshops, and at least twenty feet
from its original positionl It has been for
tunately decided beforehand not to attempt
to run trains during a cyclone, so that no
accident happened as regards the traffic.
Georgia is at length known to be Repub
lican on every ticket—Constitution, Gover
nor, Senate, House, and four out of seven
Representatives hi Congress. Bullock's
majority will exceed 7,000, the white vote
for him being much larger Ilan was expect
ed. The Constitution has 15,000 majority,
and there will be a majority of 16 on joint
ballot in the Legislature. There was a most
determined struggle, a heavy vote, and a
most gratifying result. Georgia will soon
be in the Union as she ought to be.
Louisiana has adopted her Radical Consti
tution by 17,803 majority, chosen H. C.
Warmouth (Radical) Goverito; by a still
greater majority, with the entireTtepublic.an
State Ticket, elected three Republican Rep--
resentatives to Congress out of four, with 22
Republicans to 14 Democrats in her Senate,
,and 60 Republicans to 41 Democrats in the
House. The boltiug Republican 'ticket re
ceived very few votes. The State will, of
course, be soon represented by two Repub
licans in the U. S. Senate.—.Y. Y. Tribune.
The "successful termination of the.:Eng
lish war with Abyssinia and the death of
King Theodore gives value to the opinions
of Bishop Gobat, as eipressed several years
since, to a gentleman now residing in Phil
adelphia. The Bishop is a Swiss by birth,
and has been supported by the British and
Prussians for some years as the head of.the
Episcopal Church at Jerusalem. He spent
ten years of his life asa„ missionary in Abys
sinia. His opinion was that the Abyssin
ians dilly needed to be relieved from the in
tolerable despotism of their rulers and to be
brought into some correspondence with
western nations to rise rapidly in the scale
of civilization. He rates their abilities
highly, and says that they are keen and logi
cal in their intellectual 'processes; fine me
chanics, brave soldiers, and capable of Ta
higher development than any other African
race. They are desirous, too, of a more in
timate correspondence with the world than'
has been all Owed them.—Phila. North
American. .
A WASKINOTON LETTER:SEWS: "It is ruu
mored ,that the ;'President- has paid" Mr.
Evarts from the Secret Service-Fund of the
State Department; `and itispositively assert
ed that Mr. EVarth' speech, of the third
day, was prep Fed by Secretary Seward,
and the conclusion or defense of. Mr. John
son personally. wasinspired or dictated by.
the President, who coolly announced to Mr,
Er - arts that he was not satisfied with the
first part of his argument."
Another letter to the New York Times,
says: "Speculation as to the result of the
trial is not so rife as early in the week.
After much investigation discussion and
feelinff, the opinion has se(tled down, to the
fact that - but but two of the Republican Senators
are sure (,to vote for acci ittal on every
article. The impression stiso prevails that
the conviction will be on f 'ur of the eleven
articles--the first, second, t iird and eleventh
—those charging violation #f the Tenure-Of-
Office act, violation of the Constitution in
removing Mr. Stanton outright, violation
of the law of 1863 in the ad interim ap
pointment of General Thomas, and on
structing the legislation of Congress by
trying to defeat the operation of the Recon
struction acts."
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The MauriV.us Hurricane
The Southern Elections.
Abvssltim
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THE bill before Parliament, by which the
telegraph lines are to be placed under the
control of the Postmaster General, estab
lishes a uniform. tariff upon messages sent'
to any point in the United Kingdom, what;
ever the distance,' of not exceeding one
shilling for twenty words, and sixpence for
every additional ten words, - names and ad
dresses not counted. Payments may be,
made in postage stamps, and messages with
the requisite stamps affixed . ay be deposi?
ted in the letter boxes. The, ates fixed by
this bill are , a great reductio . on former
rates;and even less than tho- : for the trans-
mission of messages on e Continent,
where the telegraphic lines have always
been the property of the gove • . ent. The
transmission of twenty wo 4 - in France,'
for example, costs two frau : or nearly
twice the proposed ; rate for E igland, •
,
.
A NovEL application of sleeping car con
veniencies is about to be made bi the New
te
York and Philadelphia ; del gates to the
Chicago Convention. Nine f Woodruff's
silver palace . cars have been red, which
will convey the delegates fro New York
and Philadelphia to Chicago without
change. .The cars will thert:,,le'shiftedto a
side track, and during the stay of the occu—
pants in • Chicago, Will be uaee, i nstead of
over-crowded hotels, to Bleep lik.
Tau Manchester Guardian; of April 6th
sa y' s: "Mr. Adams, the American -Minis
ter, is preporprg toleave England; but it is
possible that lis'departure may, yet be de.
toyed a short time should news arrive of the
conclusion of-the - impeachment of Mr. John
son; and should difficulties arise in the 'war
of, nominating a representative of the Rer:
public in Etiglad' ont , hlk'part'isf - the new nt , Ifethbig &teaks toteltnerit ;pa,
to the matter." ' ' • -
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ENZMIMIM
FOREIGN COR,RES_,POi'iDENCE.
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The Present Phase of Political Complicate
tions—Peace,to be Preserved.
,
I:"pecial Corre.sponderike of the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
_BERLIN, April 15, 11368:
it is now more: emphatically' affirmed
that Count Bismarck has declined the Em
peror Napoleon's proposal.S respecting a
Russo-Prusw,-French cooperation in the
east. At the same',time lie refuses to re
nounce the ids °fa nearer connection with
Southern Germany for the most unequivo
cal recognition or: the situation , in the
North. He assures France that' for the
present he has no intention to extend the
Federal institutions across the Main, and
yet he makes it philn that this is an inter
nal question concerning which no arrange
ment can be made with foreign powers. He
does not say to France in so many words,
this is our own faintly business—it is none
of yours,"—for diplomatists: are supposed
to use a differentphrawlogy from that of
ordinary mortals, but the meaning is pre
cisely the same, and is well understood.
And it•is suggested that to this intimation
he'has or might have added that should'
France be embroiled in other quarters his
countrymen would doubtless force him to
seize the opportunity to realize all that is
possible of their Napoleon
is, therefore, for the present foiled in his
efforts to inake an immediate and propi
tious beginning of; his long-planned work
in the east; he will doubtless deem it to be
todventuresotrie to strike a bargain with
Russia independent of Pruseia for this
would too ; much deepen the risk of the
speedy .ccomplishatent of German unity.
As far as men can forecast the future it
seems clear.that the German destinies will
- eventually give this unity, and the ques
tion with Napoleon is, of course, bow to
delay this, the seemingly inevitable, , or
how to 'hake it lehss a menace than now.
It is now evident that this inspired tha t late
offer of cooperation at Berlin.
Riimia is of course in ill humor, at Prus
sia's refusal to join in a plot so nearly and
deeply effecting the former's interest, and
some of her statesmen affirm that she could
easily effect the agreement with France
irrespective of this Government; but, even
if all this were not mere talk, Prince Gort
schakoff and the more temperate of his col
leagues would hardly approve of such an
arrangement, for there are' many and im
portant reasons why Russia, while : courting
equally France and Prussia, should espe
cially desire to keep a good understanding
with the latter, the, nearer and less uncer
tain power. And tben, further, Russia is
by no means certain , as to how far France
would go with her In the East. It isaffirm
ed, however, that ! Gertsehakoff hold the
opinionthat the time will come, when Prus
sin will be less able to maintain the shin,
tion, both in Germanynnd the East. The
Russians hope that if Prussia will not by
pledge of her position allow France more
Freedom to act elsewhere that the latter
will - attack Prussia; and thus enable Rus
sia to gain what she seeks in the East.
But for the present' Bismarck's sagacious
polioy will preserve the tranquility of Eu
rope. The war cries of the French press
indeed attracted littleattention here. Even
the National Zeitung gave the matter only
a few lines, simply Ai:narking that the
French journalists' were again behaving
like women with hysterics. H.
Tins Hausx Rr i NT.—The Washing
ton Chronicle says: , About four o'clock on
Monday morning, tine of the watchmen em
ployed around the 'White House discovered
a large placard sifted to the door of the
main entrance. His euriosity was naturally
excited, and upon pernsing the paper he
read the words: 'This house for rent, as the
present occupant will ejected on or about
the Ist of May. Fbr particulars, linguini at
the Senate." Consiuering_that it was rather
an unusual circumstance that the occupant
of the residence shcarld advertise his prem
ises for rent prior to; leis removal, the watch
man called upon one of the President's pri-:
vete secretaries, and innocently inquired
whether he had poked up the placard. Of
course he was arovered in the negs4ve,
and was instructed to remove the same. The
affair has created considerable merriment on
all sides.'.
- BEWARE _
Of Ilat rediorselesLaddinsidlons destroyer oetbe.
human race, , ' '•
CONSUMPTION.
, ..
Check and conquer its advances, lest you fall Abel
victim. When attackid :with any of its prelladnaiy,
symptonis; no matter heir Idled, heon your gnat&
and promptly nst 4 the remedy'ere too' late. . - ,
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DR. SARDEMS" COUGH SYRUP
loan old, well tried. dertain and standard remedy
for Coughs, Colds, ASthma, Croup, Difffeultg .af
Breathing, Pain or cppressioa in the Chest or
/Arnim and all Diseartes of.the Pulmonary Grout:.
Its sure and ..certain efficacy has been., fully tested'
and endorsed for many years. by numbers or well-,
known citizens in our, midst, and their certificates
are on record. -Have Yon a cough which has grad
ually increased from a - slht one.to one •of puma
nent standing? Lose COUGH SYRUP.tpre a bottirc
of DR. SA •MENT"S wide?' Will,
surely relieve you off_ the dangerous premcnitorc ,
symptoms and effect a permanent cure. Do vOci,
spend miserable 'daystan'd long. sleepless rft.hts of
torture'and main fromattacks of Asthma or Dither',
ty of Breathing? Dr; SARGENT'S Cough -Syrup.
will act promptly. relieve you, and gnetralli - te7
store you to your freedom of pain, and sound, pleas
ant sleep. Are your icings sore and irritzted,l ndi- -
eating Inflammation ? his is one the most, dim-,
gerous sym_ptoms, andlfhould be promptly remeved. ;
Dr. SAItriENT'S Cough Syrup will heal the' sore
ness. allay the inflammation, and restore the lungs'.
to their preStine health and rigor. This Cough.,
Syrup is pleasant and agreeable to take, while. pow
erful and sure in its - aetlon. For sale by all- Drug 4
gists in the country.
BITTERS.
The human stomach seems to require a tonic,
stimulant. From time' whereof the memory of man' [- •
ranneth not to tee contrary, tonic. bitters have beers
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used. Formerly men made their own bitters, and
few thought of eating breakfast without first Ask
mg their "tansy.” 'those were days. however, ,
Ist - en prohibitory law* were unknown, and, in con
sequence. liquors were. pnre. Dealers could then'
:Ilford to be honest and sell nothing bnt the tirladul-' ,
terated. Now, however, what with -govertunent
tax and court fines,. pike-berryjnice aunt alcohol'
must oass muster far, "old rye's and "pure boar-,
,
- PeoylC have come to fear poisoning more
than'taalarial diseasek and .dropped their "tansy .'I
Right here is where H i p i Txpry.s. SMITH, of eittsz,
proven nefacters. Years - ol
burgh, have. eo they , -
commenced the ma ufaettire or. HOSTETTER'S'
STOMACH BITTEItSI laying it down as, ankle, that,
has since been conscientiously followed, to use 'loth::
lug but the purest liquors, .manufactured expressly ,
for them. By strict adherenceto thls rule they tavP;
won public confidence reaped their reward ill Ilk
large, profitable andgsteauy business. TheirßlT
TERS is known all over the country. They are the
pioneers of the busineks, and have the largest mann,
factory In the world. ilior has success in their ease:.
their too many Instances, rendered them 'Careless:
BITTERS is as ;pure and good. to.dayas Was
the first distillation. 'AVe heartily recommend thent
as a tunic.
As a specific for dyspepsia, -bilionsness,•constipa-I
tion nervousness, general debility, and remittent;
and Intermittent fevers its efficacy has never been
questioned. - • -
There are many worthless imitations; we earnestly
caution the public against them - • .
ANOTHER CURE OF. DEAFNESS.
I lost my hearing during the last year. Part ' of
the time I was totally, deaf...ln April of thirear
was induced, from an adverttsemextt, ,to make" 'IP , '
nitration to Dn.. Kirfiran, 19t0 Penn streo.P4t!
burgh. .After having tried varlotM medieldes..fiOtO.
doctors, without axiyiliettegt,l hare tieeu aryltirDr! , :
Heyser'i treatment flow for nearly two trmatils;inle
am entirely restored ;to my hearing,: esi
hear a pia drop..'
Cus Altars. WashluitinCerd:6T l6
AIe4TRER Mtg.
, .
A man called- to-day ' at br. ' - ifeigeee cart
form hlm ota great Cure made 1w hlsldisacunie "
Imho:44lw NaarokArrus. list - these - =Ma
are made with the Doctor's preparagoec, he du frci;
it to be dl ettuotlyundeistood that most of fila aieits ,
cures are haat/ in accordance _ with the gitabll~he¢;
laws that gore= theeedetme of taedlcitie. to Which
he has hem eugueed‘lor the peat
Lset wreak he *ail alaoia rerclptir t& 1 er " 1 M - : 11 :
erifilhak/4 the State ot 9hl9v de4411118, shOliFir
al f 4t **o rAgittre.., I ' 1
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