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suffers or comnIissary's or contractors wife
and daughters require two carriages apiece to
oonyw them and their traps TO the opera,
with a servant to pick up the diamonds that
have rather been displayed on their garments
than made really conducive to their personal
attractions In fact we have heard that the
most costly array of precious stones bought in
Philadelphia in 1868 were ordered and paid for
nv a very common laborer of other days, who
had suddenly and amply enriched himself by
following the Army of the Potomac, gathering
up the animal food thrown away by the soldiers,
and selling it for soap-greasc. Wishing TO adj
yertise his accession to the wealthy class, he
knew no better way than to cover his wife with
laces and diamonds and send her forth walk
ing proclamation of his good fortune.
This class always did and always will flourish
and increase in wartime. "Ther equipages
CLEAN like meteors; their palaces rise like ex-
halations," said Burke long ago. But the ex-
trayagance in dress so prevalent among our ie-
male servants has no sucn excuse. Inns class
finds employment brisk and wages fair n these
times; the high prices of food do no: affect
them, as they are subsisted by their employers;
and the sixty to hundred dollars year that
they receive as wages are mainly expended on
dress. In other days, they might afford to wear
silks by ignoring all duties save to themselves;
now, they cannot: yet they do it. THUS they
spend in vanities the earnings of their youthful
prime, and are often tempted to theirrun by
their passion for outShining their equals and
associates. Each of them, while in
health, ought to save something each year;
but youth and strength wear out, leav-
ing them still as pennilcss, though not so
poorly dressed, as when they first began to
work for wages. Ii, now, this class shall see
their mistresses wearing calicoes and delaines at
dinners and evening partics-not as a momelta-
~ freak, but in obedience TO patriotic purpose
and fixed determination-they can hardly fail
to be impressed and chastcned by the circum-
stance. They will realize that fine clothes do
not make fine ladies; that nobility of soul may
irradiatc the hnneliest garb; and that frugalty
and simplicity, while they detract nothing from
the charm of wit or the majesty Of virtue, may
illumine a palace or cheer and grace the rudest
and lowliest cottage. The lesson can hardly be
lost on any but the utterly corrupted; and We
trust the ladies Of our City, while they will sen
sbly contribute by the reform they have under
taken TO strengthen our country for her terrible
ordeal, will also initiate a reform of manners
not only but of morals which will long outlast
the rayages, the per1 and the horrors Of our
tremendous Civil War.
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THE PHILADELPHIA FAIR.

AS there is no State which has not profted
by the Jealous bcnevolence of the Sanitary
Commission, there is no State which ought not
in some fitting way to recognize its services and
if not to repay than, which would be impossible
to reward them by augmenting its contributions.
1t seems to be generally agreed that no means
has been found which enlists so much
active interest and reaches so many per-
SONS as the Fair, and States and cities
accordingly are directing their efforts
% .-.onize each such an exhibition
as shall gather IN It's best resources anu ''S'"1'
all methods of charity which it is possible To
employ. /, is not the least advantage of this
system that it involves an eager emulation-a
generous competition, in which, nevertheless,
each rival is willing to see his best outdone In
announcing, therefore, the opening of the Great
Central Fair at Philadelphia, we shall not be
suspected of nsncenty in expressing the wish
that ours which is just closed may find itself ex-
ceeded in everything, and especially in its re-
ceipts.
The Philadelphia Fair opens with musical
festival which, independently of its connection
with the Fair, deserves attention for the liberal
scale on which it is undertaken, and for the
purely American character of its most attractive
feature. For once, the American Muse assumes
a place near that to which she is entitled in the
regards Of American lovers of art, and musical
work is TO be produced of which the words and
the music are by American composers, which
will be put on an American stage by the help
Of manager and artists who are all or nearly all
American. The opera is NOtre Dame de
Paris, the music of which is by William
Henry Fry, the lbretto BY his brother,
T. X. Fry, and will be brought out with
a conscientious care and elaborate splendOr
such as hitherto have been the characteristics
of the first European theaterS exclusively. We
are promised a chorus Of hundred singers, an
orchestra of ninety-iive, ballet and auxiliary
corps Of one hundred and fifty, and stage APP
pointments and scenery historically, architectu-
rally, archHologically exact and instructive, and
may expect u supervision over all details by. one
long trained in the capitals of Europe to nice
appreciation of the just demands of the best
lyrical and dramatic art. To the credit of all
which Philadelphia is entitled by her prompt
and wise generosity, and particularly by the
possession Of a theater-stage the most spacious
and convenient IL the world.
The Musical Festival which opens with the
production Of this grand opera is announced to
continue for two eeks. OF the other depart
ments we only know that no pains is spared to
make them worthy of the object to which they
contribute. Inasmuch as We have just brought
our Metropolitan Fair TO a successful and very
profitable end, and as it owed something Of its
attractiyeness to gifts from the Keystone State
We trust New-York, in return, is to be asked to
prove in Philadelphia that her generosity is not
yet exhausted. We ought to give twice as
much as We received
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We publish on the other side of this morn
ing's paper an appeal on behalf of the Northern
Iowa Sanitary Fair, in letter from Dubuque
to which we wish to call the attention OF our
readers. 1t is not merely that the soldiers OF
the West are engaged in common cause, but
that there are multitude of families IN the
East who have a direct, personal interest in
their welfare, that will render all these appeals
for aid to the Western Fairs of mOmentous III
terest to very large class III this section Of the
country.
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PROBABLE END OF THE SCHLEs'
WIG.IIOLsTEiN WAR.

The war in Schleswig is probably at an end
The lat hold the Danes had on the main land Of
Schleswig the Notifications at Duppel, ha,
fallen, after siege Of two months, into the
hands of the Prussians The Danish army has
effected a retreat into the island of Assem- but
not withoutss suffering very serious losses. Two
thousand six hundred men, four hundred officers,
and ninety guns are reported to have been cap
tured, and the number of those who have been
put hors dc combat is estimated at 4 900 Danish
accounts state that four regiments were nearly
annihilated.
Nothing now remains 10 the Danes Of the
Duchy of Schleswig but the island of Alsen,
and even this, according to a dispatch from
Hamburg, has already been occupied by the
Prussians. The latter intend also to occupy at
once the whole Of Jutland, the northernmost
of the continental provinces of Denmark, as a
pledge for indemnifcation of losses by Danish
vessels. In Jutland, the fortress of Frede-
ricia alone will be able TO hold out for
few more weeks; outside Of it every
resistance to the advance of the Prus.
slams will be abandoned as useless. The
island of Alsen will, of course, be evacuated
so soon as the Prussians effect landing; for
while the comparatively small Danish army
might hope TO successfully defend themselves
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month TO the Controllers Office for his salary at least
we never heard of anything done or proposed by this
officer There are dozens Of just such pensioners on the
Treasury Win the Common Council keep up the WORK
Of beheadingi
A fire occurred yesterday morning at the
corner Of Doycr and Chatham streets causing damage
70 the amount Of $50 600 William Henig. one Of the
inmates jumped from third story window and TO
oejyed injuries om which he subsequently died at the
New York Hospital Ills family, consisting of his wife
Mary. and children, Wikam, Maria, and Charles. per
sed in the flames. An inquest vii be held to-day al
the Sixth Precinct Station-house.
Gold is down to III a ~ and in the absence Of
demand for Custom house purposes is quite dull AT the
Stock Exchange Government Bonds were steady stocA
close lower dull and time in three years h's there
boon so lnte spirit among SPECTATORS in any direction
FIeghs continue langud and depressed Sterling Bis ore
quoted 10 in gold, 9liGl95 m currency Money easy
and leading stock houses supplied 1T = cent Inc raw
upon fair colaeIals is p cent, with small inquiry.
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CONGRESS.

SENATE Nav 2.-The bin 70 grant preGmption TO Ger
tain lands in California passed Tic Senate bill TO
regulate the foreign and coastng uade on the northern
frontiers of the United States was passed The Army
Appropriation bill. with amendments was referred TO
the Committee on Finance. The National Currency
bill was taken up as tho special order. After some
slight amendments. the Currency bill was laid over.
The bill for the pay Of the new volunteers from the
Western States discussed and put to vote but as
no quorum appeared the Senate adjourned
HousE-The House took up the resolution Of Mr.
Harding offered last December, declaring in favor of
the easy return Of the rcbellous States. Laid the
table-67 TO s. Mr. Frank presented the resolutions
Of the Legislature Of New York, affirming and decar
ing that ~ Proclamation Of President Lincoln declar
ing the extinction Of Slavery" not only neces-
sty. but wise, statesmanlike and constitutional
measure and should be made fixed Law of the land.
&c The House took up Mr.. Wadsworth resolution
declaring that the powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution prohibited by it to the
States are reserved respectively to the States to tie
people and that the Executive neither directly or
indirectly exercise any Of the powers thus reserved OF
lawfully restrict obstruc the exercise thereof by the
people. Mr. Cox moved TO lay it upon the table in
order to get square vote npOn it, Disagreed to by lle
in the negative Mr.. Cox now asked for q vote
directly on the resolution. which he said merely
affirmed the language Of the Constitution but the
House referred it to the Select Committee on the
Rebellious States by a vote Of 20 against 90
a message was received from presiderF Lincoln and
read giving the information ca'd ior respecting the
assignment of Mr.. Blair - Missouri to a command In
the Army Refer TO the Committee on Elections.
The Vonsa -ssed the bill appropriatng over million
81 .'fs to indemnifyinr citizens of Minnesota for
losses sustained and depredetons committed by Sioux
Tu1 f,,t l.tCf
with the report Of the commission on that subject The
House also passed the Senate bill oppropriating two
hundred and twentythree thousand dollars to enable
refugee Indians in Kansas retnrn to their homes in
the Cherokee country and for other relief The House
also passed the bill for the relief of Indians making an
appropriation to reibsrse them for Their losses by the
abstraction Of their bonds from the Interior Depart
ment. The Evening Session was spent in discussion
upon the Reconstruction bill.
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NEWS FROM EUROPE.

BY the arrival Of the City of Washington ane
the Belgian We have five days later news from Il.
rope.
From Schleswig we have the important news
that Duppel has fallen into the hands Of the
Prussians. The loss Of tie Danes was 2Goc men,
400 officers. aud 30 guns; that of the Prlssans
amounted TO about Goo killed and wounded Hamburg
dispatch states that tie Island Of Alsen has already
been occupied 10y the Prussans The latter also intend
to seize the whole Of iland pledge for iodemnif.
cation Of losses by Danish vessels Tie London Con.
ference was to begin on the 10Th Of April
According to letter from Vienna, the Ger
Diet very moderate in their instructions 10
Baron VDn Beust their representative at the Confer.
ence A proposition to uphold the claims of the Duke
of AugusteubeFg negatiyod by very large MAORI
IT, and nothing but general instructions were given to
the Baron.
A Hamburg telegram says the Danes have
made a prize Of the German screw steamer Bavaria
which traded between Hamburg and New-York -Four
other ships named having fallen into the hands of
the Danish cruisers,
The Emperor elect of Mexico reached Rome
April IT, where according TO the kilograms, he met
with a most brilliant reception. OF course the French
element in the affair was very pronounced lie left on
the next day for Cyits Veccha where he would nme-
distely embark for Mexico.
Garibaldi had another enthusiastic reception
at the Crystal Palace Saturday, April l6 notwith.
standing the uniayorabe weather The number present
estimated at from Is 900 10 10000 composed Of all
classes. Quite a sensation created in all England
by the report that the General intended TO bring his
visit at close and 10 leave Immediately for Italy. The
state Of bis health assigned reason, but notwith
standing the denial Of this reason by Earl Pamerston
aud the MoniteTr it generally believed that en- out
side pressure lad been brought bear upon the mind
OF the great Italun.
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PLEASANT OCCUPATiQc.
WASHINGTON, Monday. May Q. 1884.
GEN. MARTTypALE'S SUCCESSOR
To the Associated Press.


Brig. Cen J. II. Martindae has been relieved
as Military Governor of this District and Col. N N.
Wsewel Of the Veteran Reserve Corps ordxed 10 his
place.
THE REJECTION or THE NEVADA CONSTITUTION.
A copy Of letter from Gov. Nye Of Nevada
to the Secretary Of State has been sent Congress-
with regard 10 the defeat by the people Of the State
Constitution Tho Governor suggests that the Consi.
tuition contained stringent provisions in regard to the
right Of suffrage which rrayed The disloyal element
against IT, Many miners objected to the provision i'm.
posing tax upon mining.
II was submitted at the same time wild the State eeo
ton and some upon the State ticket having excited
much dissatisfaction there was exception taken to
some proceedings Of the Convention All these causes
combI I'd sufficed TO defeat the State Constitution
Virginia City and the county adjacent, which en-.
titled to ethrd Of the representation of the Territory
instructed their nominees to vote against the tax on
mines.
This alarmed the farmers who thought the whole tax
would fall them and many joined the dsaffected to
defeat the Constitution. He says there is good Union
majority IN every precinct Of the county. There ara
too many disoyal who annoy and perplex constantly.
Considerable OF the Secession element exists in recent
immigration mainly from Southern Illinois, Missouri
and Southern Indiana and scattered Rebel armies Of
the South West. This character of immigration. he
thinks will be greatly increased this season. The
struggle between the parties has been earnest and en-
FILTERED.
He has no doubt that Nevada viii Immediately re-
spond to the enabling act passed by Congress. Thirty
millions Of dollars in precious metals has been mined
the past year. When irrigation is reduced to system
is claimed that the territory will produce suciency
OF vegetables and cereals.
THE TPS-PORTY LOAN.
Subscriptions to the Ten-Forty Loan reported
the Treasury Department to-day amount to g. 10000.
CORRECTION.
The name of Mr.. ONeill of Pennsylvania,
incorrectly printed in the yeas and nays amongst
those who Saturday voted against equazng the pay
OF white and black soldiers lie voted for that amend
ment
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Printing Bureau in the Treasury Department was this
tary act Of Secretary Chase upon the close of in
vestigaton into the abuses charged against tho admin
istratio0 Of bis bureau.
THE FORT PILLOW MASSACRE
The Committee to investigate the Fort Pillow
massacre have returned and report the atrocities Of the
as vastly horrible than yet represented
by the newspapers.
They took 81 depositions many OF them OF persons
actually dying their death beds from wounds re.
ceiyed after they had surrendered. Some of these were
blind. having had their eyes punched out BY bayonets
and being left to die slowly in darkness. boy
had been sabered and crippled and while the ground
was made taget Seven balls fired into bis body
Wonderful to say. he lived and. though an arm and
leg have been amputated will survive.
| No discrimination was made between whites and
blacks male female eon,batants non.combatants
Men women, and children refugees. con:rabands and
surrendered troops, Unfortunately butchered
The Committee will make their report this week. giving
plain statement Of facts and the dispositions without
comment.
| PLEASANT oCCUPATiQ1G
Our Minister at Brussels, Etnry T. Sanford
is pleasantly busy in building nayy.yaid in ST. Lou.
SYMPATHY For THE REBELS Az 1,e76vi7Ss'
.ae that most of the lead.
...nDers of the foreign Diplomatic Corps in this
city, in their social entertainments to each other give
unreseryed expression to their sympathy with the
Rebels.
, In
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CHARLESTON HARBOR.-A recent fugitive
from the cradle Of the Shareholders Rebellion has mads
map showing the positions Of the several fOrtfcaton,
and the nature Of the obstacles be in taking
the city which is for sale by Lubrecht Co.. No. 2lS
Broadway
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4 DRUNKEN ROw.-Yestcrday morning 8
number OF men became engaged In quarrel in the
oyster saloon OF Patrick kcarncy, No. 25 Tenth
avenue, daring which james Mullen md Anthony Null
lany We're stabbed and Daniel IIalrgan shot in the
leg. The men we're conveyed 30 their homes. The
assa,ianis made their escape
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GENERAL NEWS.

The Common Council have abolished one
sinecure Office that Of Superintendent Of Railroads.
Gled by Chris. Woodruff at So OOOa year We presume
SAels we're 10 dudes 70 perform beyond going oace
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STADBING APPRAY-Edward Jones, sailcE
was severely stabbed in the abdomen yesterday moro
ing by an unknown man who succeeded IN making 70
escape, IN Washin Stonstrect boarding hopsc. ny
wounded mar WAS taken 10 the New-Yorg Hospital.
snd Cogoner Cua notified 10 take his onle norteui es'
animation.
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MARINE DIsAsTERS.-The losses Of the last
month show an aggregate OF ~ vessels viz; ships IL
barks 10 brgs "a schconcrs, steamship and steam
boat Tile returns for the year thus far foot up fol-
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to The y. Y. Tribune.
WAsHINGroS Monday, May ls6i


THE TARIFF.
II is probable that the Secretary Of the Treas
my will TO morrow decide that the joint resolution to
temporarily increase the tariff apples TO and covers
bonded goods in warehouse.
\ PRAISgwoRTHY MOVEMENT.
A patriotic society was formed here to-day,
called the Ladies' National Covenant" whose object
is TO abolish the Of foreign silks sans aces in.
deed the whole family of millinery and feminine adorn.
ments. with Wow to keep tie gold in the country.
Mrs. Senator Lane, Mrs. Senator Wilson. Mrs Ste.
vcns the authoross Mrs. Spauldirg Of Ohio. Mrs.
Woodbury. of Vermont. Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Loan, and
many other ladies' OF high social position took part in
the proceedings. This pledge was offered,
For three years, the war. pledge ourselves to
purchase foreign articles OF apparel after the 9Th u
July next, when American articles can possibly be sub
stitutcd
Evidently the eight last words would take the life of
nonimporaton movement, but the pledge was Just
about to b. adopted when Mrs. Nichols of Kansas rose
and very soon demonstrated the folly Of combination
against foreign gewgaws which permitted every woman
TO judge for herself whether she could get along without
them.
There considerable restivoncss under her re.
marks tie part OF Of the ladies' who had inau.
who happened to be in the room then got up and in
speech Of very few minutes carried the meeting with
out opposition 10 a vote to strike o the Objectionable
wards Of the pledge.
Msapprehcnsion lent official influence TO the force
and t:uthfuness Of her remarks When she sat down
whisper went through the Church. That's the wife Of
the Secretary Of War
THE FRENCH ISOLATION CLAIMS
The report on the French Sp)lation Claims Is
li7 pages long 1t gives historyof them list Of IL
Congressional COMMITTEES that have reported upon them
since lsO2--ncorly all fayoraby, and list of claimants
lO3 pages long, with residence ard date OF memorial,
and concludes by saying. well may these dsap-
pointed sutors hurt by unceng Indifference to their
extensive losses and worn with Infinite delay, cry out
in bitterness OF heart give back our vessels, But
this cannot be done 1t only remains that Congress
should pay for them
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TIE RECONSTRUCTION BILL.

Thad. Stcyenss amendment TO the Recon
structon bill provides that three foWths Of the nonse.
ceding States my amend the Constitution; that the
conquered seced,d States shall be c)usdcred Terri
tories and that u lands therein belonging 10 Rebels
owning more than 100 acres and al lands tenements
or houses belonging to Rebels wonh 81 900 or more.
shall become the public property ofthe United States
THE ABUSES IN THE BANG-NOrE PRINTING BU-
REAU.
9 NJ Clarke fhn hnal or iLa Hanl ~
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It is probable that the Secretary of the Treas
my will TO morrow decide that the joint resolution to
temporarily increase the tariff appLes to and covers
bonded goods in warehouse.