ZOE Ets Eitbibuttr &kith. ernes; HMI% 84 IND 88 FIFTH IT. OFFICIAL PAMIR , _ or riui ,; a Anuggswas sad Alla. gassy Gouty. TUESDAY, DEC. RI, 1869 Pieviouirx at Antwerp 601 f. 11. Sonng_at Frankfort, 91j GOLD rimed In lien To* on IkAnnlay tri(41.201. WA: us indebted _ to Yu. W.' M. Daratans, Jaatataat Postmaster e °mires% . for important public docu • Ir Is mottled that the Alabama negolia l lions, when renewed, will be conducted at Washington, and that the radical prin ciple Involved in a long disputed maxim, _that a "tree ship makes free goods," will enter, by the consent or both nations, - Into the discussion and,lf possible, the ultimata Adjustment. No decisive steps - We yet been takin, on either side, to reopen these...questions. Tan appointment and unusually prompt confirmation by. the Benate, of Von: Enwire M. BTANTON as successor to ;ridge GIMYR to the United States Bnprerne Court, was • befitting 'and worthy honor paid a loyal, distinguished citlien, whose eminent ser • • the cause of the Union during the late rebellion will nfrrei be forgotten by," grate:Nl people. . THE SOLDIERS , LiRPHAN.II. It It nridendead tilt the coming Mes *gear Gov. OZART will recommend the establishment or a reasonable limit, to the duration or the existing scheme for tbe, PORI? wintatton of these &adman:thine. A Gertisburg letter *says: The present law _provides for the care Of the Orphans of Pennsylvania soldiers who, in the war," and this law has _ - beehilbeially construed to - include the oases of soldiers dying, from wounds or disease contracted In the service, after the close of the war. It is now proposed to establish a flied period alter the close of Ititt 'war —say the let of May, 1868,—as the latest Period of orplumarge to be rec °glazed by the State unless the parent died •undischarged from the service, nfteethat period. This willsomewhat re - duos the number of spplicanta yet to' be S- 41 received, and will fit a definite point for . the expiration of the system. COVODE V. IVOASTEEL We have before us the report of Jamas • A. Lbaaw, Esq., attorney for Hon. Joins ' Covina In the Congressional election *coettestof Covode vs. Foster, arising oat of eertibt alleged frauds committed at the ballot boxes at the October, 1868, election Whit MA Pe n nsylvanis Dbstrict. The evident.* Jr Voluminous, and necessarily. so, Inasmuch as some three hundred questions of fact ire Involved. It is clearly apparent that frandsmere perpe trated, but It Is aot our provinoe to de clare judgment either from partisan mo tins or - from inlormatkm derived from the es parts report before us. Thematter will be examined into thoroughly by Congress, and a proper verdict based eh' the evidence will be awarded. The following points are made In behalf of Mr. COVODIVII claims by his attorney : let. Giving Mr. Foster his return vote and deducting tie excess, pauper, illegal absesammt, imported and alien votes, and giving Mr. Covode his return vote, adding rejected vote and deducting Indi vidurl Illegal votes, Mr. Covode has a majority of 55. .2d. Upon a consideration of the re. turns and individual illegal votes alone, not including any of previous classes, Mr. Covode bass majority 0f,47. . Bd. That 'the exclusion of the polls of Youngstown alone from the returns leaves Mr. Covode • majority of 129. 4th. That of Dunbar a majority of 219. sth, The exclusion of all claimed will raseitinamsjoritrof 449 for Mr. Covode. EMDM The Ban Dominican mystery is solved. With the return of the Albany, bringing back the Corim - Inbar' whose hasty de porters left no time for explanations to sahary the public, we now learn that the Bketind peninsula of, Butane have bees' - leased *from the D... lothoeines to • es, for the term of fifty years, at a rental hr $15,000 'gold per an num. The yearly payment represents a fee simple value of $250,000. We thus secure a naval station of inestimable im. podium to our political and commercial interests In the Caribbean Bes, in effect litiOnti to us beyond any dispute our proper predominance as a naval, com mercial and politiCal power In all the West Indian archljwiago. • The money vice paid Is cheap as dirt. We presume that Congress will not heal. . tate In conceding the approval of the • transaction, without which neither party can be legally bound. The assent of the Dominicans is a/ready pledged by the Bus party temporarily In control of that Itcpuhlic, and Is less likely to be die t : ,,.puled by any rival factions, since an an nual Income will always be more of an object to whichever faction may at any time be uppennoat, than would a sale oat and out, the purclume money for which would all have been "gabbled" by the Bees party, to the exclusion of all the cialmants. It looks Mee • small busineas to make *..... any objection to • transaction „Involving a sum of money. But, on pric dple, this lease of the Banana Bay is open to the full force of the same objections which untied, and very. properly, the contracts of Secretary Seward with Rua all and Denmark. If the Senate ratifies ' this lease, and rejects the Bt. Thomas par chue,'we shall be open to the pungent criticisms of the world, for our ilaceity , in distinguishing between thnse vszi;ol con tracts, strictly according to the deirer of our expected irrofita in completing a hat._ gain, rather In consonance with an Inva riable good faith in upholding the engage ments of our responsible representatives. -• The point is clear, but Its application just le* may be ani•opular. • SAlfoill AND VOOO. The latest advice" from the Bum Canal speak of the difficulties In Its navigation arising from the drifting sands of the desert and ECM foga. True, these is. ports come through English channels, ,sead,ntay ba exaggerated ; for. tho Eng-, ' lla hhave ever regarded that great enter , prise with ejedoos eye. &111, making ; all due allowance for that, these things do certainly occasion salons diffictdty At a very early day In the world's his , tory some of the powerful monarchs of Egypt did make a, canal from the Nile to the Bed Pea t some traces of which are still to be ion. But the drifting sande werethen an overmatch for human power, Slid Its existence as a commercial chan• eel was not of long continuance. The site thing may or may not occur again. Whtn Bishop Berkley said, "Wag ward the star of empire takes itronty,t , aidared what every close cheer. tar of the world's progress, for the bat two Ilumassd yeariknoinhibritris, and . probably ever , will be true. Commercial -1,111.1 in Barope are turning th* 1114117 fiat .19 asothar Map Canal--"rder, . , „ • • • , . • - - . ”• " - ' • o:l4f.;•F‘r .end less subject to fog and sand drifts," ss the London Times expresses it, than that across the Isthmus of Baez, in some at the Central American State e. _bat would be prating that "star" on its Rid track, westward, once more : The &in *traction of the Suez Canal looked like an attempt to reverse Its trey:a: Whether there be some o It law for. bidding the march of progressive civiliza tion eastward we know not, and shall not assert; . but there is something very remarkable in all the past phenomena of human progress. The centre of politic powca In the world has for many cen turies been sloWly and steadily shifting westward. An intervening ocean Counts nothing in the mysterious track of this "star;" and now, after long hover ing over Western Europe, It seems to be settling Itself in our skies, whence, per haps, In tine it may move on to Asia, its place of beginning. Who knows? Should the sands and fogs of the isthmus of Suez render the attempt to turn the commerce of the world in that direction abortive, and compel the opening of another great avenue of navigation through the west ern continent, then may the world regard tlds strange and mysterious law as estab• lisheil. AN EXPENSIVE SUPERPLUITY. A fifth wheel to a eoach really exists after all, and hulls uses. Such a con. trivance is no figure of speech, but a ma terial fact. To be sure,' it is an uaknown and immaterial quantity, when the ques tion is only one of going ahead In • fiat line. The fifth wheel comes in play, only when a deflection is to be made in the direction of the course. That is all that It serves 'or. In that sense, we are permitted to understand why that very curiously contrived fifth wheel to the financial maelfice of the country, which is called a Special Commiastonership of the Revenue, and which to animated by Mr. Wx.xxa, occasionally betrays Its' existence and claims its appropriate func I lion. The Commitsioner's Report, to be laid before Congress and the .country this week:lnge:3 • that a turning point has come In . our financial policy, and pro ceeds to Indicate the direction Of the new departure. He wants taxation reduced by some fifty or sixty millions of dollars at once, a reduction which he considers to be justified by the financial situation. Considering how partial the free.trading schnol, which lives and moves and has its being under the Inspiration and nurture of the foreign importing interest, has al ways been to the peculiar views of the Commissioner, it Is really a sinkuisr cir cumstance that, while his recommenda tions have uniformly jumped with their wishetb,„it has at the same time been always stoutly denied by his friends, and by the free-trade organs, that anything Hite a friendly understanding exists be- tween them. Here then, comes the - Commissioner, urging this rut reduction of sixty mil• homam our taxation, with - nearly every dollar of it to come off from our customs. duties upon foreign importations—in part by a considerable enlargement of the free list, but in a greater part by the square abatement of existing rates of duties, mainly upon articles with which Ameri can Industry also is now endeavoring to (apply our markets. His abatements mean, dollarly dollar, a downrightithan donmeut of the American principle of protecting and fostering the labor of our own citizens, and the development of American industry and strength by re deeming us from our old•timedependence upon the under paid labor of. Europe., It is pleasant to reflect that Congress is not yet ready to unction this seriously grave deflection, from the established and profit able policy which now;deelares that, if there be any advantage in the first call in their own markets, American manatee tares, agriculture and trade obeli, have that fair start over any foreign compctl. Lion. We have no present use for the 'filth wheel", functions of the Special Commissioner in that direction._ When the Report Insists that we can well spare sixty millions from our pres ent revenue, it takes a direct issue with the recommendations of the President and of the Secretary of the Treaelay.fi We learn, upon that far mewee , e-Hr. - ,,x. th___,oritY. that It:: "Lialicial situation de. hands a complete and absolute postpone. meat of any general scheme for the abatement or taxation, at least until the country shall be enabled to judge, of the operation of other and more need/airy leghlaren. Hence, our " tifdi-wheel" Commissioner is simply wasting his breath, in such vain efforts to guide the smoothly running machine of national policy out of the me and well-beaten track. Congress and the country agree heartily with the Administration upon the present line, and, for all we can die. cover to the contrary, would need but little inducement, not to make the diver. don which Mr. Wells desires, but to abolish him and his funciionr, as being really more absurd and useless Wm even that "filth-wheel to a carriage" which the old saw: mikes light of. They will be sure to do it, when they come to see the really idle folly of- keeping this specious advocate of tree trade in office under an heartily American Administration. The Special Commissioner is superfluous; and the sooner he is abolished the better. lIEFST PUBLICATIONS. Baton's DICTIONARY OF DATIL& rola dog to all Ages and Nations. For Universal Reference. Edited by Ben- Jamln Vincent, Assistant Secretary and Keeper of the Library of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Publish .ed by Harper Brothers, New York. Fin sale by Henry Miner, Pittsburgh. Valuable as thls work Is regarded in England, especially since its revision by Berlsmin Virtmt, of the Royal Library of Great Britain, -11 lacked much to make It populsr or useful for. reference In this country. Rapers, however, have made the work complete in every respect, sad the events of this country are both ac curate and full, ,and scarcely anyplace or event is.overlooked. The chronology Is brought down to Jane last. The pub fishers have issued the best and most Complete of the kind ever published, and no library is complete without this work because of its intrinsic value as a refer once. Such a work of this kind is mon umental and is the product of years of patient toil.. In the preface to' the first !edition It Is stated thero are fifteen thousand articlts, alpha betically arranged. The leading events of: every country, whether ancient or modern kingdoms, are to bo fOund In the ' soneht of each respectively: Tit aim of the work Is to present pot merely a. Rlctlontry of Dater, but s dited Encyclopedist, a digested summary °flu. man blstory, brought.down to the very eve of publicatbit. Tess Grass man. By Elisabeth Stuart Photon. With illustrations by,Curtls. Pabliabed by. Fields,: Osgood - d: When this book appeared several rcionths ago, It caused quite a furore. It lea work of singular ability, depth of thought and deals with questions of a re bglons type in a sort of spirlizallstio or drevmy style, and yet it contains puss geuthat rouse the reader to She highest tidied =natant. Some of the die tapes are Inbllttable and calque'. This edition Le beitattl'ally titasteated: and oth• entries superbly Aayped, In keeliktig with PITTSBURGH DAILY GAZETTE TUiSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, DM the merits of thework. It la a capital. gift-book—appropriate at 'd seasonable. WILD SPORTS OP THE WORLD: A Boot of Natural History and Adventure. By James Greenwood author of 0 The Seven Curses of London," eto. With one hundred and folly Illustrations. Published by Harper *Brothers, New York. For mile by Henry Miner, Pitts burgh. • Commendation of ti work of such a character as this, Is scarcely necessary, to any person who will glance through its pages. • The book Is plethoric with' incl dents and rich adventures, and contains graphic accounts of the habits of animals, such as the elephant, lion, tiger, hc. Young people will bemehly repaid by it pernval, Ind Indeed all classes of readere will Hart much to amuse as well as In- amid. The author brings to bear the lively vein of writing that bee character ized hia former works. ' It is an appropri- ate book (or the holidays. ' Tag Teems: Boca. By Elizabeth Ste art Phelps. Published by Fields, Os good it Co., Boston. The little boy here is quite 'a charge. ter, as the exploits so gracefully depicted In this volume clearly show. His pranks and mhhapa, and assumed characteristics are quite natural and prime.throughout. Little folks these holiday times will en. joy the book with uncommon zest though at any time it would be a favorite with thim. 'The droll scenes are exceed. ingly welt told, and -Illustrated with rare skill. The artist has shown much genius. How Jraiwzx FOUND 13YR .Lonn, and How bbe Thanked Him. By the author of the ' , Golden Ladder ' Stories," etc. .Publlshed •by Robert Carter ,t Briahers, New Turk. For sale by B. B. Davis& Co., Pittsburgh. Rarely has our heart been touched with tenderness In reading a story, u we have been by this delightfully well-told one In verse. The means by which Jennie toned her Lord, and how she let her light shine, are graphically told by the poet. Passages of s'mple and tender interest abound throughout the work. DISCOURSES OW , VARIOUS OCCASIONS, BY THAI Rey. FATUAR HYACITITLIH. Translated by Leonard W. atom. of .I3rt Jklyn, N. Y. Published hy-G. P. Putnam t Bon, New York. For Salo by W. A. Olidenfenny, Pittsburgh. Pere Hyacinthe, late Superior of the Barefooted Carmelites . of , Paris, and Preacher of the Conferences of Notre Dame, after a brief visit to our shores has just returned to Europe. During his brief sojourn In the Emit, he was the sub ject of many attentions, and has set agog the religious world by his startling and, independent utterances. Anything rela ting to thik gifted divine will be read with avidity. This work necessarily has been gotten up with rapidity, but never theless quite creditably. The _various papers will serve to show the elements of greatness ire this reformer, but, perhaps, the -second volume, Cow in course of preparation, will give a better descrip tion of his eloquence. No doubt but what this work, and the volume to fol low, will be widelyjead. "OLD TIESTAMANT SHADOWS, OIL New TOMO-SEPT TROTI18." Be Lyman Abbott, author of "Jesus of Nalareth: His Life and Teachings," Sat. With designs by Dore and others. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York. Fir sale by Henry Miner, Pittsburgh. Mr. Abbott showed such remarkable talent in Ills late work, "Jesus of Naz areth," that few can question his ability in presenting "Old Testament Shadows," In en able and instructive manner. These foreshadowing. of the redemption of the the world, manifest from the Fall in Eden down to Ezra, are truly Mager posts to the Cross of Christ. The author proposes to bring out in prominent lines these fin -ger-posts of the Bible; and give them the right interpretation. The contents are as follows: "The Cities of the Plain," "Water to the Wilderness," "Ellezer's - Prayer," "Joseph's Staff," "The Great Question," "The Great Deliverance," "The Fiery Serpents and the Brazen . Serpent," "The Bonevolence of Boaz," "The Forlorn Hone of Israel," "The Price of Ambition," "Samson's Strength and Weakness," "Elisha's Vision," and "The Qinen'sl-Crown." These topics are presented in chaste language, and have the charm of romance. The book is tie. gantlyi: gotten up, and would make a sensible gift book. THE STORY OF A BAD Boy. By Thomas Bailey Aldrich. With Illustrations. Published by Fields, Osgood at Co., Boston. This inimitable story was the charm of "Our Young Folks" during the past year. Its appearance in book form will be greeted with pleasure by those who read the monthly int aliments, and it will also doubtless find its way into the hands of many a boy, as a holiday gift from a parent. It will soon appear to, the reader that he was nal as bad a boy as the title would indicate. It is written in• Ald rich'.charming prose -y ix tic style, abounds in' humorous incidents, and i elegantly illustrated. By all means, boys, get your lathe", to get it for you. Of course, girl. will want to know the character of the future man. BUTTRRPLY'S FLIGHTS. By the author of the ..Win and Wear" Series. Pub limbed by Bobo, rt Carter Brothers, Naw,Yortc. These Butterfly Flights describe visits to "Mount Mansfield," "Saratoga," "Niagara," uMentreal," "Seaside," " , Philadelphia." Big volumes in a box or $4,50. Thee, places were visited by little Butterfly—whose real name we are told Is Ellen Courtleod, with some friends, during the summer months. What-she saw is graphically described. The plot is excellent, and the characters are Binned with a fidelity of language that is truly interesting. It is iespital way to convey useful information to young people, and we welcome this series as .being the right kind. of books for you& • The books are gayly 'Weed and ,illustrated:- Parents; would do well to 'place 'these beictles in their , children's bands. • Lour tic rna Joranz. Narrated for Young People by Paul Da ChMlle, author of aWild L!fa under the Eque. ~ car,' r etc. Published by ro H r r p e el r by Brotnors. New York. Ileum Miner, Pittsburgh. - Da °halite Is a favorite In this corn mnulty-al an author and leoturer. This story will not damage his good rep utation. It is fall of daring adventures and hairbreadth escapes. The style of narrative la flowing end natural. Young people will And much to interest them, both on aecoUnt of the eaoltlniceenell depicted, and the racy style of the author. The numerous illustrations give a floe Idea of the subject in 'hand. - It comes main good trim, toe, for the holiday sea son and will sell readily. Mynas TEM Cams. Published byHenry Hoyt, Boston. For sale by F. G. Rieneman, 115 Third avenue, Pitts burgh: ' . This little volume. we belleie prepaftid * by Rev. Mr. Pierce, is a .selection of choice poetry from poptdarauthdry, Indi cating much tact and ability by the com piler. It is divided into two parts, First,- "The Cross dour Lord Jesus Christ, and its 'Blaine power," and the second part -4 The Cross and its Discipline." This little book Is really brim fall of gems, and contains pieces that ore 'generally ac cepted by the -,different denominations. Most of the favorite religions tongs of modern writer, are to be found In the se. lewd= • Taonouve or Pharr% or. Precious Hopp and Strong Consolation for the Bearer of the Crow,. From the latest London Edition. • Pub:imbed byPorter es Mates, Philadelphia. For by. by It. B. Davis a Co., Pittsburgh. , Remarkable as the -assertion Is, That ye:rival* of Richest works, itregto pro• 'duet of the chastened and afbletet, in so , defy, it is nevertheless true that the world is greatly enriched by the presence of invalid gifted minds in all ages. TMs delightful little volume Is the product of one who has felt the acuteness of disease, and Willustrates the experience of one who baa long been an invalid. The scriptural texts, and poetic selections, evince a rich acquaintance with the scriptures and the poets. The book is beautifully minted on heavy toned paper, red line border and richly bound. Many would prize it as avglft•bobk. D. Arilarrox & Co., New York, send us monthly part, number eight, of Appie• fen's Journal. During a brief period this excellent weekly has . risen to the 1 front rank of literary journils. It is ably conducted, edits illustrations are superb. We have no reason to change our good opinion, heretofore expressed, of this high toned weekly. Also, the third volume of Thackerafa popular novel, "Men's Wives," In paper cover, the first we have seen. Thil series is well printed on white paper, bright text, and cheap. The character of 'this book is too weli known to require any words of commendation from us. •J Eini3 = BY JAIIESIIIIISELL ' LOWYLL American literature Las produced few poems, if any, likely to stand higher in the estimation of posterity, than `hTbe Cathedral" by James Russell Lowell, which will be first presented to the public in the ,January number of the Atlantic Monthly, We -have room only to pre sent stew extracts from a production, the :anode= and beauty of which Is apparent even in those detached scraps. Here Is a strain of exquisite music to begin Boston Adeer;4o. "The bi flo w n emetagt not front youdte e.m nut lh rummy My eulblhood bra d vorail mind, retrot.l by Ulm. Haply tondo r went,. by them maim,. thrill 'neat thre.edt my undis I Led lilt sad teals A pathos from thesad graves be o.ole n. •I 'UM otb, men, Wbomlbut gums declaim-Mg my .1 ; Felt me. o .ee red it au 1 . 41 The Breton relish at teasaVon mon. , . . . . Ilan t he uce. lament or the &glee. Out spring I kea w at onset ai.) • etc, 411 might the tar . et oif ibe wont oacherrst boomed inlorcaltent Mauch the diintilicrino *luau Asod brought a =Grain, rt. the (her adrift, o=ll'o 4 nt with amble. Le. gime. chum Stara.e.tertil, r mom, the ambl es turf •ud wiled the teethe it to wh a t of *nee ; One unmoor bout .1•111.•. Arne I perched. llir p 1..: wile no mien cower &ilututiestue navel, and pol.eil Fr. pulpy ualimtme. wi lla slot( Auto, I . dater .1 and the robing ettrlihl. I,.cinuncige me an all, 3414 Wei: Oho morn of alittllDlP 4 l.l.l It OCT . Mont. • • . . . . V. law In tt• aae I watcher the Lab I:Wreq fa. lialsaclur ',IL y eat thw and witruot elr La (rime www direr er 'moat, d ,- C. W.'. thilwa Priwriay, how birbrd With Goat. once ,rew hen.lve with he pensive 7 l et once I learp-d how tharr..loa. Iwo ter ...La,' Wh L paw the firms ral.e, gas ay gray vita rim , eni m a d ailrenturoue eer the opaukled mug That ~ familiar bads teem tar and au. as As t.to e start wastes this whiter, male sly 111 (boa sa.ltuila about lb: pot, Alia Orem reie o th• quar,:tl^Z mint tio.t•ut the eandlii chem.. es-of air weln ot era pato ea with th a w. wenn biotf ea; And later •libout • em but e .fba p•le rom hot- u ofwilag trtbe reef the. Mete Wales/1, Juane saraah. io ivy sae E., ghat. 11-sed at. •ad haul. kn. 1...ra. I. me s'arta t from Nat -re he the jay In her Th 4outitiall,notated me to tartan - Theumlorward I mantra 4,4 Dole d• tue irate: Au .1 pariah.% woo barwilw.lie more. HaceD on .e and bare. 4 against aalteti... Rare Is 'umber passage, fad or tender nets and beauty ..f, lba 11111. ms st morales Andoer, Los'. x roots thst le d ue from the pm ~t that Des. e, a mother'. tore hi Lie my life penises 110 ts rip Tuflee. Stirred befog my sinueliSii so f, h fell Thal p t fro. illeeoihns Imenk sada Is Oat; Nor know I 1. •—• hold worst enemy,— - Him ou sprouts y mum Would torn me I.emr. s h pt of the raiment fly Fatal contrive...mu.. oar Or bun who. cruel tied, wouel na\n , b sore, With point.' Saint , no-I ptr.,phra.e ttt. the •oul s u -st w.n.:ow of (Lyme surprise.'• But let us enter the Cathedral—with the • poet: • • •.And the whole ple, grim With the Not thrash's thought. Of Ills and death• sad doom. Ilfa'• Squat foe -These were bet:demo; sad 1 gold •...hed, Chill of an ale t Mit 1.0 ue.s, not . reale, • . (IStating our awsltow nestaos the awful Past. And or to. riot rr and tae work of larger men, •• we read Madded what We 1 u ..acfaee. Far opt. great btil. wallowed In d.i.ght, Towles their a &saves...es the heelless UM... To c the wurahipsers who mew r came. or women mostly, in loath two. sod three*. I elf wed • reset eat or 01 shrine • do piety and solos. f a g my glo a t. ur glee Sr wa.a atareent . • Ls.. of Odd. • shared decor.. In the SuClent rile It. sterner Moen hold Idelatrese, Tae route t reed thaugbti ...la m e the do peeing exa lts. out moat to me, • from the mane realm of deal and pato , A • us brick tat.ck•stions with marble hoot; - ',hum *heed stems I,mtruwered roof. The cl oarethat agreed In boughs dire tem-4. Thlategh which time organ blew •dreant of ...MA Tho sn nut au ;re µmeet tu who awe And the Bean no la trangetlitt . Th•n•lsle• 00 tee ranAltse t The cons hos sileocee•uf broodiest woe's, ! Centotal shadows, cloisters of tee el .; Vet heir was ono of cutdatinad ream, lrops• ante loot, use mem wt.': A a all I his gr-nd.or cut sue ItroeCut,— A ahmdir.ree It. Ith , r¢latt //re. Where the • rt. st toted tom ,e a Itermil, ate, An ado• to t hat Mtn to Cdr.. 1.75 Taal Aw •ree round C. Ili,air Leaps ol stone, Ia Wu Religion • Out "mere w. Houlihan the solitude of darke u ned mind,. waked on I. of tura v., Ur the skeptic oat? Is to. re to - rurn r • I. Iran ye , ttlen doubt Since (latent:wee mad tt trout ...owl.. A IF cued . u *wile threads Item mind to ••••• .. • • . 0 1 Cu a. d and tow • bolds.. bit bey knees; - A lin ryes s hri netir told o rebels so bends Be or IMMO sof saintly widvanboost, Ur lb• d leivrreth 'with tee far-off to eel y first ibmght. Ly kindlier 1.0.• rebuked 'PI• adios, for vsliattherer loathe , Ilia C lod h I. p in a d ll , 'be th i m r i / . .dome hoe'er, all that !sprouts,. •nee•theadi theso're:' Medical to the natal es shored on twtry tide 01 hiaadeisak• of lirreditar. thoughtl llifino nappy they that weeder ot Itt• yowl nom •ti eJI of th- h useboirif..lln, Itio guarded full that sh,lters, tiot mileest tem On patience In 'ambler bk li•, thlat.a with hope bY Med fret gone before 171' is. nt,.etthil, or toner, gleamed Hy ciente maglc of dding Time. My lies Were mot toned as the sr man knelt. wed ges v wit Will, or thme •I - ration Inlet .” s d nature, firth r thou the with beset occullirfelt tms. Tordegli method intatersthan trot 7 'fuelled." Poison hi our Bedrooms. While the other noxious , gases are usual y the product of combustion, and their origin therefore apparent, sulotinret ted hydrogen obtains an entrance into our houses to a surreptitious and insidious manner through the waste pipes of sinks and wash basins, the latter giving it ac cess even to our bedrooms. There can be but little doubt that the prolonged nausea from • which some persons suffer, and which often terminates in confirmed dyspepsia, is not unfrequently due to this cause, and, while the sufferer and the physicians are searching in vain for some mans of relief, and are experimenting with various remedies, the tree - engin of the trouble is, unsuspected, and might be easily removed by a proper attention to the waste pipe traps. The test by which the presence of this gas la the air of a room may be detected Is very simple. It may be performed by taking the white, unprinted margin or s newspaper, moist. ening it with a solution of sugar of lead, and suspending the prepared slip of paper in the locality to be examined. If the air contains eulpburated hydrogen the slips darken and finally become black, the ra. ildity with which the change occurs giv ng data for forming an estimate of .the amount of gas. The air of the apart. ment may at the same time be compared with that of the -streets by suspending another slip of leaded paper outside of orb of the windows in such a position that it may be In the shade at all times. The physiological effects of 'sulphuret ted hydrogen vary with the degree of concentration. If it is strong it acts like a narcotic, and the person soon faints, but may be restored if at once removed into the fresh air, and treated with stimulants and the cold water douche. There is al. ways more or less nausea, even though the gas may be very dilute. Its poison ous effects is doubtless due in all cases to its absorption by the blood, and subse quent action on the iron of the discs, whereby the fluid loses its red calor and becomes black. the variation in theaymp. toms being 'dependent on the vapidity with which these results are produced.— Dr. J. O. Drapsr, in Galaxy. Loo* to Y,;:ux Will Paper. The tlithy.enstom of puting one wall paper over another till a thickness of an eighth of WI inch or more is accumulated le too common, and is attended with the worst consequences. This, as ascertain. ed by the Lancet, was the nine of nuzzling offensive smell at Knightsbridge Bernick!, London, that recently thneeten ed the'. whole establishment with fever. The exmination of the drains and taking up of floors revealed nothing, while the Introduction of increased mews of yen. Written left the evil as it was., At Lest an examination was made of the wall paper. leg, when it was found that one paper wee paned over another till a thickness was accumulated amounting in one case to fourteen layers. Between these lay. en there was rotten paste, in which Vane and even maggots germinated, - while the wall being hollow the 'teach spread Into the passage and over the establishment. Tuella will be no delay on the part of the nOOllO in passing the Georgia bill pre cisely as it went through the Senate last week. SaUsfeetion is' felt that the ratifi cation of the Fifteenth Amendment IS required from the State before represents- Von to given. . The Connellevllle Road—lte Wester Connection. The Cannelborille Company'lmve de. teimined to make an independentconnec. timt with the great net-work of railroads west of this State. For this purpose, Stanislaus Lowe, Mtg., waif detailed by the Chief Engineers to locate aline be tween given points; which has been &me and the necessary papers filed to secure the route.. The construction is to com mence this Spring; and be proceeded with to completion without delay. The point of departure from the present route will be at the mouth of nine mile run, on the Monongahela, tip whichthe line proceeds to Wilkinaburg ; thence down Negley's . Run, at the mouth of which it crosses the Allegheny, thence by way of Sharps. Mug, up Pine Creek, through Butler county by way of Zellenople; down CO ioqueneasing creek to Big Beaver, and by way of Mahoningtown to New Castle ' —connecting with the Pittsburgh and Erie, *ld with the Cleveland and Mahon. log. li t t 3 both of which It will connect with e Atlantic and Great Western, as well as other roads. The length of this line from the mouth of Nino Hilo run to New Castle is about sixty miles. The company alio contemplate run, nine a branch road from Bridgeport, In Bedford minty, to the borough of Bed ford, gaining acmes to the rich iron and Icoal beds of the Broad 'Top region, and opening the fertile valleys of. Bedford county to commerce and to new markets. Post. Iv is currently reported that the British Government have been notified, through Mr. Motley, of the readiness of this Gov. ernment to reopen the Alabama Claims question at once, for settlement here, and that Secretary Fish, alter consultation with a majority of the members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, has drawn up the principle points of the new treaty which, BM believed, will be accept able to England, as well as to theAdmin. Istration of President Grant. TO PEOPLE WHO THINK FOR THEMSELVEN. At this mason of the year when the balm .7C. , 1111. ander heavy contrlbutlons made upon UN, reason of the Sodden eh,,,,, of Weather. It were .Irlse In'alt oho regard their hell , h and: happiness to betake themselves to a timely reins oda. That U. ifyon /et •tough or Cold do not defer It 0.111 overburdened astare sinks under the Inonllaate load, het at sneer seek for relief In some cure and Derfset named? like DR. Lay- PIE'S LUNG CURL or Da. increinvi PEG. TWILL EYRDP. If people. estimate/41D tme value, human health and Mk, the poolpOnemenle th retard to the use of remedies 'voila rare coe. and Instead or many of the inake.b. levee that are often used, medeelties f Dr. YE see, 'a akin fel and scientific physician of newly half a centnryle experience, would tate their Veer. Sou can scarcely and to tee Cltiof Pittston rah • family, e me of e of whirl hes wet been feneatted by UR. R aTNLR•[I PIG TOTtiL SYRUP or UR. REYtI[R•S LUNG CURE. Bo h,of them r.medies are prepared with the most &elect and pure media nee Mug en to be obtelned, mid with n eoneetentloos regard =! Who does hat know that to otigloat iovailk titshedmtaa I. to Invite slam attlish Orsielos aseiperadoosture wilocurablis disease: =n!MM nM! ore cf Vito article. and if they will re• neat crier one wordy they 0111 aes'tkat we have I . more at heart than ' the mere oineet to make by It an turri which most nermatm will allow not unworthy of an honorable man. but n bkh Sinks I Into loathe:ratter nothingness oh. ncompared to that of the health and live. of Individuals. I , Wsr do not believe toot the man 1. born who h I ii male A better medicine for sodden coughs msd colds than Dr. %RYSER'S YECTORAI. srmi-C. Its esths are daily Inereaslag and Ism dretis of ;Insane bare been snairthed Loa the Jaws or death by Its nth. The other day a nierrbant from a diatanoe bought a querittty on the reonsnmesdation or • rum/ man who had bee• cored by It. Thle le • frequent occurrence. and the merchants of oar own %lentil, could not fall to forget by Ws tour pie. Dr. Seine. Loud Care and Dr• Leyeer's Pectoral lilrmtp are d tabled at no !Mont ray to aanme a wide 1 . 1.11,0 In the treatment of all pul monary and tvoncbt al dlsearen To be bad of mat a vault is and at the Dcctor•. Orme Medicine Store, 167 Libeller Monet, ethers thorough hang eamituations are made day and W rift gITIIII Dscamaitat 10. 111610 UNDEFINED AILIIENTS. I= = olenti! meeelpe to enah'e phyelelabe to classify them ender emy artielliir bead. •e • general mile they mice from • general debility of the ==C at, least, three cease cot of flee, Is • lock of , rlek 0141 settoh to the etoma.h andllrer. elthattlale mans, and bodilr else, health and vliuy will tol'ow tha treatment. Alsong all tbt:Attedlcht a which have been rs commended as ceal leln!• this end, none has been atinenittered with sacl n'llorsa and oaths Ineevas as BOSTLTTLII•11 LITONACII- BITTERN. ' d 4 Ingredients were selected front theVe rata ble klagdoto. with a etew to the tn. Mem - adios of the Osmium, and the constitution, and alto for their antl.ol loos mid slightly le:a ti•e properties. Twenty odd years , of experi ence ha. proved them herbal reatorstleas wm ortai ly UEL ___ DOWN 031 TY PER CENTIIM. T STREET. 11