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Ma
VPs ranrr, on the inside pages of
this morning's OszETra--,Second page;
Poetry, Ephemeris, Letter from Michigan,
State News. Third and Sixth pages:
Commercial, Ftnantiat, Mercantile and
Ricer News, _lmports, Markets. Seventh
page: Review of New Publications, Legis
tative Matters, Bid Estate Transfers,
Amusement Directory, - .45-e.
U. S. BONDS at Frankfort. 821.
PETROLEUM at Antwerp, 581 f.
GOLD dosed in New York yesterday
at 134-1.
TEM ALARAILI business is as
far from settlement as ever. The Com
mittee 6n ,Foreign Affairs unanimously
recommend the rejection of the treaty %
which action will probably be endorsed
by Congress.
TEE Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer professes to , have dis
covered that General Gnsivr, having ex
tended to the Tice President elect, COL.
Fix, the usual courtesy of naming one
person fora Cabinet appointment, he has
selected Dons D. DEFREES, of Indiana.
The place to be given him is tha of Post
master General.
Uslzss Thm Hors shall inspend its
rules, it cannot reach the Suffrage Reso
ttlution.s from the Senate in-time to perfect
hhe measure and escape the President's
packet-veni. Recent events have mate
rially diminished cordial feeling between
the two Houses, and the result may be
the loss of this great measure. Nor can
it secure a two-thirds vote in the next
House.
MR. BourwELL gave notice in the
House yesterday that he would not pre
sent his contemplated bill to establish a
provisional government for Mississippi,
inasmuch as it was Within the power of
the enemies to the measure to secure' its
MMeeon parliamentary technicalities.
e will renew his efforts in that direc
tion, however, under the next administra
tion. and will without doubt succeed.
TEE Cleveland and Pittsburgh Rail
way quarrel has been apparently compro
mised, all the parties agreeing upon the
principle that, "honey is better than vine
gar for catching flies." Mr. JAY GOULD,
of the Erie, is Tr easurer under the new
"fly trap" organization, and is ,doubtless
fully aware of the responsibilitiei of his
office. TheJ3ettlement looks like a sub-
Mandel triumph of the. Erie clique, but
that remains to be seen when the "trap,"
if it:be one, shall have been finally sprung.
..PETRGiLIA 9) COUNTY.
The citizens - of Titusville and vicinity
may congratulate, themselves upon the
probable consummation of their long
ch9ished project, the erection of a new
coUnty. On the 10th instant, the bill in
troduced by benator LOWRY for that ob
ject passed thit body by the decisive vote
of twenty-on% to ten, and is now in the
House for its concurrence. The erection
of a new county from parts of Crawford,
Yenangof Warren and Forest would
seem to be a commercial necessity of that
section. , Titusville is the acknowledged
metropolis of the oil region. The busi
ness concerns of its people, cover every
section of the territory included within
the proposed new county, and the embar
rassment entailed upon their transactions
by the existing corporate divisions of
Crawford, Warren, Forest and Venango,
- involves the most harrassing complexity
and expense to citizens. The population
embraced within the boundaries' ofthe
proposed new county have, for several
years past, most unanimously petitioned
in its favor, and we are glad to know
that the appeal is no ,longer to be disre
garded.
IMPUNITY OF RICE MEN.
For many years an impression has
been taking root among the people that
wealth secures to its possessors in this
country a practical exemption from pun
ishment for offenses against the penal
code. As no rich man can fail of enlist
ing the most eminent legal talents to se
cure his acquittal upon an: indictment
brought against Lim for any cause, the
conclusion seems natural that-the admin
istration of public justice is in all other
particulars largely under the influence of
pecuniary inducements. The hanging of
tone College Professor in Massachusetts,
and the incarceration of one eminent
Banker in New York, have not sufficed
to counteract the feeling produced by the
general course of events. Notoriously,
rich men have -comparatively little diffi
culty, in most of the States of the Union,
in breaking through the meshes of the
law. Perhaps, 1 1
far to intimate tl,
t will not be goiag too
at this evil is one of the
uent upon a republican
ent.
infelicities con
form of govern..
In modern ti
whether limited
a point of hou
against itch a+
This is essenti.
arrogated powe
n es, under monarchies,
r absolute, it has become
•r to enforce the laws
d powerful offenders.
I to the maintenance of
. The masses will hot
endure therfinfli tion of penalties upon
those in their ra. i ks, unless the members
of the aristocracy are dealt with on eqUal
terms. A sensel of prudence conspires
;
with
, a sense of a if-respect in compelling
1 the law's aveng rs to the exercise of a
rigid - equality,. This has . become one of
the incidental advantages of an arishic
racy, though it b,) no means overbalances
the inconveniences thereof.
In a republic, there is no governing
class, upon which any such responsibili
ty can be - devolved. Rulers rise, out of
the mass temporirily, then sink back
again, and are heard of no more, either
in person or through their descendants.
No pride of class exists to which an ap
peal can be made, and no selfishness of
.class exists to feel the necessity of self
preservation.
OYRREND ,h GITRNRY, distinguished
Bankers through several generations,
have been indicted in England for con
spiracy to 'defraud, and if the facts ad
duced in evidence -'shall conform to the
public expectation, they will be convicted
and punishment inflicted upon them. In
the United States, their indictment, un
der the same circumstances. would have
been attributed to personal malice, and
would certainly have resulted in the dis
comfiture of all 'concerned therein.
While it would have been conceded that
a sharp game had been played, to the
bitter cost of many individuals, the game
would have been regarded simply as a
shrewd business transaction, calling rath
er for commendation than for punish
ment. Does anybody say this is crowd
ing unreasonably to a conclusion not jus
tified by facts? All we have in the way
of answer, is to point to facts now trans
piring in the, sight of the sun, in which
scores of the most prominent business
men are vibrating between the penitenti
aries and the legislaturei, confident that
they will escape the foriner, control the
latter, exploit whatever interests they
please, reap rich plunder, and stand none
the worse therefor. Could these things
happen any where else than in the United
States? They surely do not.
THE LAW OF LIBEL,
It is not necessary for us to say that we
do not approve of the modification of the
law of libel proposed by the Convention
of Editors recently held at Harrisburg,
because our views on the whole subject
have been frequently expressed.
The Press already has a practical, if
not a technical. impunity in dealing with
personal habits and character, which can
not be stretched much farther without de
grading the editorial profession and pro
ducing other serious mischiefs. If it is
urged, that the proprietors of newspapers
are pestered or tormented with libel suits,
four pertinent replies are ready : 1. That
some of them do Rot suffer in that way a
tithe of what they deserve ; 2. That
juries, almost without exception, are
found to exercise a sound discretion, as
is shown in the fact that where libel suits
are brought on frivolous grounds, no
damages, or only such as are nominal are
awarded; 3. That where one libel suit is
brought, and exemplary , damages ob
tained, fifty ought to be instituted, and
carried to like results ; 4. That to allow
every editor to publish, without melee,
all the truth he pleased about every body,
would inevitably lead to disorders in so
ciety much more serious than those which
are alleged to flow from existing restric
tions upon the press.
Let any person start out of a morning
fully resolved to tell every man he meets,
and in plain language, what he thinks of
him, and particular items of his conduct,
and he will get knocked down twenty
times before night, and deserve all he
gets, though he may be ectuated neither
by general nor by special malice, but
only by a desire to say bluntly what he
thinks of his fellow citizens. That is the
sort-of liberty which the conduCtors of
some newspapers long for; the liberty to
say all the sharp, harsh, censorious, bit
lei and ,blistering things come
into their heads, touching anybody.
, Not
that they bear malice, but find scandal
profitable as an - article the news mar
ket. , •
Consider how many grave charges/HMS
been 'made in puhlic journals,.during the
last few years, against the personal char
acters of U. S. URANT, THADDEUS STE
VENS and B. F. BUTLER. Yet thefielnul
tiplied calumnies, many of them exceed-
ingly gross, produced not a suit in libel,
nor did they damage, in public estima
tion, the reputations of those personages.
The net result was greatly to impair the
respectability of journalism.
All men comprehend that human na
ture is not perfect; that the most stately
images that occupy pedestals in the gal
leries of history, are not all gold, but are
,part clay and part dross ; that if saints
have helped the world, so have sin
ners ; Insomuch that the . ) comparison
is not so much of quality as of de
gree. Nay, it is
,beyond controversy,
that in public life some men who may
safely be taken as odels of personal and
social virtues, sink,
besideinto utter insignifi
cance other en who, in one way
or another, are immdral, perhaps even to
shamelessness. A wise man, suffering
from a serious hurt, employs the most
skillful surgeon he can 44)tain, even
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though , that surgeon. mad get drunk' at
times or often. Some swearers will lead
an army with larker skill and success than
other men whose lives abound In prayer,
and ought to be employed in preference.,
Of what avail, in such cases, is it to have
the newspapers keep up a shower of
taunts and flings, or direct accusations,
about, matters which all sensible individ
uals deplore?
Besides, bad men do not stand alone.
They are sons, husbands and fathers, the
same as other men, and if publicly struck
or ; branded, the blows they feel inflict at
least equal shocks upon many who are
innocent. Of couree, this consideration
is not cOnclusive.' or even pertinent, in
cases whOre public justice is' to be admin
istered by its sworn agents. When the
law lays its hand an offender, he,
his relatives and friends must take what
his doings demand in the way of expia
tion. ;Newspapers are not, the law's
avengers, and cannot prudently be • made
so. Better far to set up anew the whipping
post, than to give license to every scrib
bler who can buy press and type to lash
with scorpion tongue every man or wom
an, high and low, who stands in his way,
or furnishes an excuse for exhibiting the
ingenuity of his defamation.
And this farther may be said, that those
newspaper men who sigh for license to
write and print as they will about other
people, are not careful to preserve their
own lives blameless. Cfarrying their
quills like porcupines, they'seek to inspire
the public with'snch dread of them as to
escape unharmed, while they pierce right
and left, as suits their inclination and 'ca
price..
A good:many men, who never had any
substancein them, haVe been written into
conspiculty -and influence,' in this coun
try,' by the newspapers. Next to indis
criminate abuse, the•chief fault of journal
ism is extravagant laudation of small men
for party or personal Flids. ' A law-pun
ishing editors who thtis offend, would do
more to dignify and ennoble journalism,
'than any possible statute giving the right
to tell the whole truth about every body,
when the_truth relates to their vices or
crimes. But, while incompetents and
rascals have been written into fame and
power, to-the great damageof the people,
no man who had genuine stuff in him
was ever written down. The facts stands
to-day, as it always has stood, that the
men who are most soundly abused in the
newspapers are not on that account de
serted by their constituents and support
ers: Nay, many a man would have been
dropped bat for the assaults made upon
him by his opponents; what.was intended
for his ruin, actually proving his salvation.
In dealing with the law of libel it is,
therefore, necessary to bear in,mind that
if the Press has its uses, individuals have
their rights.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
The Twenty-Second Annual Report of
the Pennsylvania Railroad announces
another year of prosperous business.
With gross earnings of $17,233,497 31,
and an expenditure of $11,860,983 88, the
net profit for the year, of $5,372,513 43,
shows an i a crease over 1867 of $893.34095.
This increase has been'earned almost en
tirely in the regular freights.' The road
has moved a total tonnage of 4,722,015
tons of freight and has carried 8,747,178
passengers, each item being a large in
crease—and at an average charge of
L 906.1000 cents per net ton per mile for
freight, and of 2.71-100 cents per mile each
passenger.
The Philadelphia and Erie Road has
earned a net loss for the year of $83,274,-
65; with this and two other unimportant
exceptions, all the branch and leased lines
have been profitable. The "Pan Handle"
Company, in, which the Pennsylvania
owns a majority of the stock, has earned
in the year $2,327,455 43, gross. The
canals east of the mountains have been
sold to a Canal Company, their system
expanded so as to embrace all the pre
existing competition, , and are expectedlo
become ultimately a source of profit to
their proprietors.
The lease of the Pan Handle road and
of that from Columbus to Chicago, ren
der a large increase'of the Company's
rolling-stock indispenscble. The funds
for that purpose are to be derived from an
issue of additional shares, present holders
having the first privilege of their purchase.
This new issue, of nearly $7,000,000,
will siren the Capital stock to about $38,.
000,000, :upon which the' business of the
Compar4roinises regular ten per cent.
dividends, with an annual surplus of
$500,000. The new stock will all be thus
taken at par. •
The embarrassments 'resulting l'rom
changes in gauge in connection with other
roads are alluded to in the report, which
foreshadows the final adoption of an pni
form track of four feet, nine inches.
The completion, at an early , day, of a
new Hue for the parriage of slow freights
from th•e West to the sea-board, is prom
ised in the following paragraphs from the
report
Your Directors, in their lastannual re
port, alluded to a very important move
ment contemplated by the Philadelphia
and Erie Railroad Company, by which it
was proposed to build'a railroad leaving
that line at the mouth of Bennett's
branch of the Susquehanna, .thence up
that stream to the summit, and down the
waters of the Allegheny to that river at
confluence of the Mahoning, and thence
to Pittsburgh. This line is designed
chiefly for the transportation of freights
at a slow speed, with a view to so cheapen
its cost as to compete with.the water
lines leading to New York. Upon no
portion of this route is there a gradient
against the heavy traffic to the East ex
ceeding ten feet per mile, or 'sixteen feet
against the Westward bound trade, ex
cept fur about four miles at the summit,
where a gradient of forty-eight feet in
Rev. D. 411. Pollock then delivered an
address on "The Teacher's Preparation.'.'
By this he understood/ the readiness of
the teacher to engage in the work to
which he is called. A teacher should
have heatetelt.piety in order to.appreci
ate aright the work in which he Is en
gaged. The teacher lis ready for his
work when he feels his responsibility;
when he has a just appreciation of the
preciousness and itepartance of the
Scriptures, and the value of the immor
tal soul; when he depinds on accompany
ing intlilences of the loly Spirit; when
he is baptized with the Holy-Ghost.
Remarks on the above topics were
made by Messrs. Reid, Dickey and Weir.
The Business Comedittee presented the
following resolution :I
I Resolved, That another Sabbath School
Institute be held in the First U. P.
Church, Pittsburgh,Lbeginning at half
past seven o'clock P. 31., of the last Tues
day of February,,lB7o, and continue the
Wednesday and Thursday following,
with three sessions each day.
The resolution will adopted unani
mously, and, on motion,l the Business
Committee were Instructs il to make all
the necessary arrangements for holding
the Institute.
The question drawerfras then opened.
In response to the q estion whether a'
teacher should ask questions of his class
in rotation, Dr. John T. Pressly said
that as an ordinary; thing, questions
should be asked in this way. But if at
tention can be better secured, it may be
departed from.
The following question was presented :
"Is it consistent with the teachings of
scripture for superintendents and teach
ers of Sabbath schools to patronize danc
in academies?"
Dr. J. T. Pressly eta ed that the stand- 1
ards of the United Pr
,sbyterian Church
condemned promiscu us dancing as a
violation of the moral law. It is incon
sistent for a person connected with any
department of the chu:ch to countenance
promiscuous dancing, or anything that
leads to it.
Cl=
Dr. Gracey had no he , itation in saying
that teachers and superintendents were
not in the line of their duty when they
patrdnized such institutions.
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The following questions were presented
at this point: "
"May Sabbath School teachers and su
perintendents give dancing parties when
they dispense with all music but the
piano? or, is there any difference be
tween dancing to the fiddle or a band.
and the piano?"
The Chair decided that the discussion
of this question Was oat of order, and
asked the Institute whether they would
sustain his decision. The house voted
that the discussion should go on.
Rev. D. H. Pollock thought this an im
portant question. It was likely, to give
trouble and he was glad to hear the an
swers given by the fathers of the church.
The graceful movements of the daugh
ter of Herodias cost John the Baptist his
head..
Charles Arbuthnot, Esq , (leaving
the chair) said he suppbsed , the ques
tion was personal to himself. He
would not encourage promiscuous
dancing. Every assembly that does not
conduct itself with decorum should be
discountenanced. The argument drawn
front the case of Herodias' daughter
was foreign, and the weakest that
could be advanced. He intended to gov
ern his family in the fear of God.
But he did allow his children to learn
what he called parlor exercises or amuse
ments. He hoped that, the person who
proposed the question ould be satisfied
with the answer given, so far as he was
personally concerned.
The remainder of the morning session
was spent in devotional exercises. a
The Institute Met at half past two
o'clock. Rev. J. C. Boyd presided, in ,
the absence of Rev. W. H. Andrews.
Half an hour was spent in devotional ex
ercises.
The subjects of "Sabbath School Liter
ature" and "Distribution of Library"
were discussed together.
Rev. Mr.) Reid said the matter of dis
tributing the library had been the sub
ject of much discussion. He would just
manage the Sabbath School Library in
the same way that any public library is
managed.
Dr. Brown said if he had it in his power
t i
he would a olish all the Sabbath School
libraries in the country, at least until
books can obtained that are worthy of
a place in them.
Major Frew looked upon the Sabbath
School library as the poor man's library,
and he was heartily in favor of keeping
it up. He was ',a boy once, and he" must
say, the library had as much influence
in moulding his 'character as anything
else. People will read. They must
have something to read. If .books are
put into the hands of those who are not
able to buy them, a blessing is conferred
upon them. There are some books
and parts of books that aro not desirable,
but they should not on this account dis
card all. ,
Dr. Browne, President of -Westminster
College, thought all would agree that
there.is a large amount of Sabbath School
literature that is pot suitable. But they,
should not discard all libraries on this
account. There should be careful dis-,
critnination.
Mr. Cummins (elder) gave an account'
of the manner in which the library was
distributed in his congregation.
Dr. 'Douglas thought that an unfavora
ble Impression might have been made
upon the audience by one of the speak
ers, in relation to advertisements in reli
gious papers. From his experience In
raver of the heavy transportation #s used;
and for about four miles new, the mouth
of the Motioning, where fifty.five feet per
mile may be adopted.
It Is not proposed to extend the Philo
delpfila and Erie line beyond Brookville
in thia,direction, as it will be there met
by the Western Pennsylvania or Alle
gheny Valley Railroads, the charters of
both which companies cover the ground.
From Brookville the Philadelphia and
Erie will eventually bo carried west
wardly, south of the lakes, connecting
therewith by branch roads.
The grading of this railway for about..
twenty miles is now under contract, and'
all of its expensive sections will be let as
soon as the line is carefully located.
SABBATH SCHODL IN S TITUTE
Of the Teachers Of th Refortned and
United Prebbytetlan (Sabbath Schools
of Allegheny County.
THIRD DAY-MORNING SESSION.
The Institute assembled again yester
day morning, in Dr. Clark's church, at
half past nine o'clock. Charles Arbuth
not; Esq., presided. Half an hour was
spent in devotional ezeicises,
Item. W. S. Owens delivered an address
on "The Art of Questioning so as to
Gain Attention." Teachers should have
something to question about. Have an
earnest desire to do the children good—
to draw out their thoughts and feelings
by the questions. Gain the confidence
of tile children—make them easy. The
rules to be observed are: The teacher
should be simple, clear, direct and une
quivocal; should not suggest answers to
questions; adapt questions to the capacity
of tho pupil; be systematic; should not
use a book; should be patient.
This question was then thrown open
for voluntary discussion. Remarks were
made by John Dean, Esq., Rey. T. S.
Bracken and others.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
newspaper`_matters knew that the
small subscription paid would not , pay
for the paper and the composition. The
sole profit was derived from advertfse
meats. When the people are willing to
pay six or seven dollars per annum for
their paper, instead of two, he knew that
many proprietors of religious papers
would be willing to dispense with adver
tisements altogether. But he did not see
any wrong in advertising a good sewing
machine. It was advantageous to the
reader.
Miss Leslie Crooks, of the Second U.
P. Church, Pittsburgh, taught an infant
class lesson before the . Institute. The
subject of the lesson was, "Be sober, be
vigilant; because your adversary, the
devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about
seeking whom' he may devour." " The
lesson was taught after the lecturing
style and gave general satisfaction. The
young lady seemed to be thoroughly ac
quainted with the subject of the lesson,
and the children gave evidence of hav
ing been well trained.
Adjourned to meet in the evening at
half past seven o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Institute met at half-past seven
o'clock. Rev. T. H. Hanna presided.
John Dead ' Esq., occuiiied the Vice
President's chair. Af er devotional ex
ercises, Prof. I. A. Maerum opened the
dismission on "Sabbath School Teachers'
. meetings; how to make them interest
ing." There should be monthly meet
ing for business. Then a weekly meet
ing for discussing matters pertaining to
the interests of the Sabbath School, and
the preparation of the lesson. There
should be a conductor whd will teach '
the lesson as the teachers are to teach it
to_ the class. The meeting should be
characterized by earnestness, prayerful
ness, instructiveness, regularity and
punctuality. If characterized by these
things, the teachers will be earnest,
prayerful and more intelligent. They
will become punctual, and be . found at
their post at the time appointed.
This subject was thrown open for vol
untary remarks.
Rev. J. S. Sands liked to bear the
speaker who opened the discussion on
the topic say that the teachers' meeting
should be like a "basket picnic," to
which every one brought something and '
expected to receive something. The plan
suggested came near his idea of what
a teacher& meeting should be.
Rev. W. S. Owens endorsed the plan,
in general, suggested by Prof. Macrum.
But there should be variety. Doctrines
might be taken one evening. Difficul
ties might be discussed the next evening.
Teacher's meetings should be in a pri
vate house. It is a cold thing for a dozen
or so to meet in a large room for socia
bility.
Professor J. R. W. Sloan made an ad
dress on "Bible Class Exercises." He
supposed he was expected to give some
practical suggestions as to the manner in
which Bible classes should be conducted.
The first thing is, who should be en
gaged in this work? It is open to all.
He was glad to hear from a friend last
evening that a woman in Spurgeon's
church was teaching a Bible class.
genuine piety is an essential qualifica
tion in a Bible class teacher. Ile ought
to be a person of good common sense.
There aro many men who go in what
ever track strikes them as being new.
He should especially be apt to teach.
Many learned men are not able to impart
instruction.
Dr. Browne, of Westminster t ollege,
was well pleased with the remarks of the
Professor. There was not so much dif
ference after all between those who con
tended that professors of religion only
should be employed as teachers in the
sabbath school and those who contended
as vigorously on the other hand that non
(rofessors may be profitably employed
n this work. There is a class between
hose who love Christ and those who
hate and despise him.
On motion, a collection was taken up
Wo defray the incidental expenses of the
Institute.
The following query was presented:
Why is it that in our Sabbath School
libraries no books can be found written
in defence of the distinctive principles
which we as churches hold In common?"
Rev. Samuel Collins, Superintendent
of the U. P. Board of- Publication, was
called upon to answer. Mr. Collins said
the reason was that the librarians did
not purchase them; they had plenty of
then], very goad ones too, and they could
furnish them by the thousand.
Rev. J. R. Kerr made "An appeal to
Christians in behalf of the Sabbath School
work." Why should an appeal have to
be made to Christians in behalf of Sab
bath Schools? Is it because faith is
weak, or love is cold? No! but for the
same reason that they have to be appealed
to in behalf of Home and Foreign Mis
alone. Because they don't know the
necessity. Some people know as
little about the Sabbath School work
that is being carried on at their
doors, as they do of missionary
work in India or China. They should
engage in it, because it is missionary
work. Children should be taught to mis
slonate. It is church work. The world
is not to do it. It is the Christian's work.
Christians should bear one another's
burden. It is a duty and privilege to
teach in the Sabbath School, to visit the
children and gather them in. A special
appropriation should be made to carry
on the Sabbath school work. The ordi
nary revenue of the church is needed to
support the ministry, and therefore a
special effort should be made for the sup
port of the Sabbath School work.
1 The house was crowded to overflowing
last evening, and many were obliged to
stand throughout the services. The exer
cises evidently awakened great interest.
After prayer, singing and the pr.)-
nouneing of the benedietion;the Insti
tute adjourned, to meet in the First
United Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh,
ba the last Tuesday of February, 1870,
at half-pastlieven o'clock.- ' I
Amysements.
OrratA. HousE.--klarge and 'select au
dience was assembled at the Opera House
last evening. The attraction was Ettie
Henderson as Rosa Leigh in "Rosedale,
or the Rifle Ball," which has been run
ning all week, The entertainment was
highly satisfactor to the audience. To
night Mrs.
Henderson - will take her
farewell benefit, when the "Daughter of
the Regiment" will be presented.
, Tau Cm:rim—The Old Theatre was
tilled from pit to gallery last night by
an enthusiastic audience, assembled to
see Dr. James L. Thayinqe great • eques
trian, acrobatic and gYmnastic exhibi
tion. The entertainment thronghout was
an excellent one. The stock and com
pany, which comprises some of the best
talent in the profession, were in ,much
better condition than on the opening
night, and the performance was more
aatit.factory to the audience.
SMYTHE'S AMERICAN THEATRE.-Mr.
Smythe, the gentlemanly and oplcient
manager of the American Theatre, is
highly appreciated by the amusement
loving public, which is fully evinced by
the immense patronage his establish
ment enjoys. The many novelties Mr.
Smyth(' has succeeded in presenting to
the public is evidence of his judgment
and ability - as a manager. - tiurr, the
man-fish, Is attracting great attention by
his wonderful perforthauces under water,
and the Can Caddadco is quite a feature
in the show. 'Punch and Judy" also
receivee a full share of attention and
praise from the audience:
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- - i Coal . Question. '
/be coal question is about to assume a
ne phase. fteret 'fore, dealers in the
ar ale have supposed that the provisions
of he ordinance relative to weighing, it
ref rred only to what is called "lump"
con , and have made their returns accord
ing y. Upon this point, however, there
h lately arisen a difference of opinion.
Th se whosednty it is to see that theordi
n ce is strictly enforced contend that
as it distinctly says all coal, that
it eanS all coal, that is to say,
lu p coal, nut coal, slack, and every
-1
th g else which is coal, no matter by
wh t technical name it may be deaig
nat d. It is said that dealers have been
not fled of this new construction of the
ter sof the ordinance, and requested to
cornply with it. Those who have been
so notified characterize it as unjust and
unfair, and it is quite likely that several
prosecutions will be the result, as both
parties seem determined to stand by their
own construction of the ordinance.
Three of the dealers against whom in
formations were made a few days since
'have complied with that part of the ordi
nance relative to giving bonds for the
rendering of their returns.
cl
~ Alleged Fraud. t
Jhn Wells, a resident of Collins
township, -made infortmition yesterday
before Alderman McNiasters, against
Chales Deknight and William Little
for fraud. The prosecutcir states that the
accused nurchaied a horse Ifrom him for
two liundred and ten dollars, paying at
the time of the sale twenty dollars cash
ands check for one hundred and ninety
doll on the Pittsburgh Bank. Wells
states that he took the check, but upon
presenting it at the bank designated on
its face, he found that payment had been
1 4)
stop ed by the drawers. Subsequently
he lieges he met them and asked an
exp anation. when they not only refused
to make the check good but retained
posgession of his horse, hence the suit.
The accused were arrested and gave bail
for a nearing.
It is but just to gay in their behalf that
they totally deny any intention of fraud.
They allege they fonnd the horse to be
not the animal they had supposed. and
accordingly refused to pay for. him. but
were willing to give him up provided
the twenty dollars advance was returned.
—The report of the Finance Commit
tee which has been investigating the
charge of the Treasurer against Gov.
Bullock, of Georgia, has been made to
the Legislature, and ordered to be
printed. It deems him guiltless of
fraudulent intention in using the funds
of the State, but asserts that he acted
without authority of law. They recom
mend a new law defining the duties of
the Governor and Treasurer in finan
cial matters to avoid future difficulties
of alike nature.
—The Minnesota Senate on, Thursday
passed a bill donating five thOusand dol
lars to the Red River Relief Fund.'
Markets_by Telegraph.
NEW °aura:As, February 18.--Cotton
unsettled and nominal; middlings, 27%a
28c; no sellers at the close; sales of 800
bales; receipts. 1,774 bales;j exports, 3,734
bales. Sugar in good demand; common,
12a12V,c; prime, 14qa15c; yellow clari
fied, 160. Molasses in good demand;
common, 65a75c: prime, 77a80e. Flour
firm; superfine, $6,37a6,50; double extra,
17,12a7,25; treble extra, $7,50. Corn in
request and at an advance; white, 85a
8730; yellow, 90c. Oats scarce and high
er, at 75c. Bran unchanged. Hay tend
ing upward; prime, Is2B. Mess pork dull
and lower, at $34. Moon dull; shoul
ders* 15 1 4 c; clear rib, 181/0; '
clear sides,
1834 c. Lard dull; tierce, 20a20 1 4c. keg,
22 ia22;ic. Whisky unchanged. Coffee
steady; fair, 15a16c; prime, 17%a183ic.
CHICAGO, February 18.—At the open
board in the afternoon the r grain mar
ket wheat was very weak; No. 2 selling
at $1,15a51,15%. New corn was quiet at
58y,a59c. Oats Inactive. In the evening.
wheat could have been bought for 11,15,
but buyers held off. Provisidna quiet;
prices without material alteration. Mess
pork nominal at 532,25 cash; and $32,50
for buyers during the month; 100,000 lbs
short clear middlit gs told at 16X0 on
spot.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 18.—Flour
dull at f4,75a5,75. Wheat quiet at $1,70a
1,75 for good shipping. Legal Tenderi;
74. Arrlved--Young America, from
New York; Clara, from Boston. Cleared
—Alicatras, from Liverpool.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 18.—Cotton market
very dull,with low middling at 25a1534c,
and good ordinary 24c.
lIAvA>TA, Feb. 18.—Sugar is less active
and No. 12 is quoted at-93..;a10 reale.
THE SEEDS OF SICKNESS.
Baron Munchansen tells a story of a postboy's
horn, which had a numb( rof wicked tunes blowe
Into it one frosty n'ght, but made no response.
Itt t vertheless, when it was hung before a hot drei
the tunes, which had been f:o-en In, thawed out
to the amazement of all present Just so toe
human system. subjeetstt to the inturlons influ
ences during the Winter, bomettinve gpie no
token of the tffect they have produced upon it,
until the moist atmospheie of Spring developed
their fruits. Many spring di eases are the result
of-Winter impruttencies, and great and especial
care should be taken of tit ayittem in the cold
keasnn, so that it may be Ina euund and vigorous'
condition when the =Marlow fog, of March and
April .make thi Is' appearance. To this end.
strenitlien the atamach and tue general org.sni.•
nation at this season with !WS I.''TTEIt'S BIT
TELLS. Tate this pleasant, vegetable antidote
in advance of the uprising of the met hitt° mists
aed vapors, "'rich produce and fever, and
other miasmatic diseases. H. member that It is a
?tors. T he
to protect as to
?Mord. stomach Is apt to be overtaxed at
this time o , the year It is a period devoted to
dinner-and sapper parties, and luxurtons Hying -
generally. Feasskig and late hours weaken the
digestive organs and disertier the liver. The ef -
feet of the Bitters Is to Invlgtrate the one find
regulate the other. There Is no month in the
twelve when a tont. , and alterative is more gen
erally needed than in this, and there lo no wen
oration of that nature so thoroughly sambrious,
so bracing, and so entirely free from undue ex
citing properties, as Utto celebrated vegetatete
cordial.
TUE SOUND OF TIIBLUNGS. '
One of the most accurate ways of determlnlag
whether the tunas are Ina healthy or diseased eon
dli lon, is by means oflistening to the respiration.
To those experienced In this practice it becomes
as plain an Index to the state of the badts, - and Is
as well known to &he operator as are the voices of
his most intimate s acqa aintincei. The belief that
long standing couilis, and 'diseases of the tangs
upon which they are depeAdebt, ate -kaggmple,
are fast becoming obsolete. One great advantage"
to be gained from this advance in medical knowl
edge is tt e earlier application of those who be
come afflicted with those diseases to some one
competent to afford relief. The error which had
taken bold of the Public . mind in regard to the
curability of eoasunipti on, or rather non -curabil
ity, is fast becontling 'obliterated, and It is well
that it should be so; not that persons should lose.
that'salutary fear which would make them anply
for a tigneiy remedy, ;but that all might be indu
ced to use remedies while there I s any hope. It le
the delay in these cases that /ills us with ap
prehension and alarm, for if every one would
make timely application of DR. KEYSER'S
LUNG CURE in the beginning of a cold or cough,
few cases would go go tarns to become Irromodis-
Sold at the Doctor'speat Medicine Store, No.
140 Wood street.lLL sHORTLY REMOVE
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