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, 1866-01-03

Under this bead correspondent sends the fol-
lowing. We do not for a moment suppose that
e.esy person offering to p1oeure aituanons for thos
ont Of employment u sharper, but Il cannot be
denied that tco m1uy Of these employment aRen-
rule IN Ill deahngs with strangers Is 70 ply no
money without receiving return, at she lime Of
payment When payment y asked Ia aatle!pa:ion
know fom the lips Of some disinIeren I'd reputable
man that the party Is IN ,hs habit OF tulnlllug bis
spggagsmsgntss: 9 gags,as gas,n..
Believing that the eitizens OF Chicago ~ IN sa-
e1s9ate body, potseas At least the average rauo Of
a1s.ent vlth your 1iews, through ito naedlam or
youFpa to draw Mt ention to N ey1 which cau&
fo1aE % ths po2al1 Ro.sE y. for Fs,Dtsa. -.o,.
hsa IN Chicago IN q1est q enplofmeens. s5sy ~
attracted BY Tho aeisestl.eu.snts q hos Who cau
u eEPsn sss e sasnsss e Soc
disposed To Except them. ~
when pet.on wanting a engaeeHent calls On
two 10 ne dollars Or peshan1 more, according %
The merit Of The sass on ,he positive condition that
condition. e. !. despatched to fon,e distant PAT of
the city, wth tho mpreaalon that be Is these wsat-
Cd; but On ioqui7 The supposed termination Of
return 10 the ''axent, he ls required 10 wait =
dsJ Or two for another opportunity, In tho course
ofxnieh time he usually nn1s that several Others
lsz rehplts. and dnal1y uks brn.eli, disappointed
Now most pesrors thus trsa,ed soou liza az toelr
bargain md abandon thu ..ageacy," minus, oi
conf1e. the fees they have paid and The value Of
! their time But IN case number okauch npnil-
cants become troublesome tho tagent" ,ns1 tna It
convenient to !eare his ~otieo il eharru of othsr
parties. who, Of cnurre, are suhltmey ignorant of
his business and are not responsible for his trans
actions: And. finally. II any Of tho duped Apply u
the pcsce station 10 er ter complaint lost - W as ~
FORMED that the pollea has 10 eosntnso q xoe.
matters, End Is weary Of hearing spSa eoIpsn, ~ nns,
hut II the applicant would obtain Ee@.. A nss
heiaia .he uuaxis sehred 70 Involves. o1 eootses
, 1866-01-03

because The inhAti ants Of fsoushwcste1u ba1a-
ria--the EaTarians proper-have been ave-
distinguished BY strong provinctal 1ceHHs.
aud a1e extremely Jealous OF foreigners. %
they Prusalana Or spanE IDS, par!akinE o. tne
good things Of their s&ntTy. HeT NaSnss ss
4 hem dresden. and tneretofs fegauu
much IN intruder Is was Lola AoDte1 nerscl!.
The snimnsIty Of tha court, supported - u
YES pi mcipally By tho CONSERVATIVE section
Of The rco1,le. naturally tended to pitch him,
as we'll ~ his far Predecessor, aggatast tue re-
sct3onary party, which now, Is eighteen yea.s
seo, 1e!Ens IL 1he Pa3eS mc1 nna NM
soEa1 at ttachment ofthc King, spcedalJ oeca1 9
a rolitical connec1Ion in ei-he7 case, and Lud-
wfs H., being 80 ve:y ylunR> allowed hlms9'l
ID easily 10 Be carrie d away BY his feelings AUD
idios, ncracies as Ludwig. l.. VINO .as,.os va too
Cd and loo lnf.tua.ed 70 p'cscFTe IT.
ecu,aged !. by indulgence. Lois nontez IT
fenrtR presumed to attempt tho expulsion OF
tha Tesuits, Vhils Herr Wagner, It appears,
declsrfug aeu1nst Herr ron Pastencistr, the
arnnlnofeut secretary Of the King, only DIS
suaded his royal patron afs1a n' The appoint, Ut
Court proved to BE- too much for both OF
them. The priests denounced the one no
les than the other. Tho clerical papers hint
ed at the Church being possibly endangered
by their presence in The capital The people
becan.to mu1mur sud the Ministers to look
erave. At last the old King wss coercsd BY
open violence in the spring Of 1873, and the
young King obliged to. yield to eerious re-
monsirance day or two ago. Lola Moutcz
was Chased sway By an infu1iatcd mob, and
had to 1y for her life Herr Wagner, al the
Bararlan o8reial Gazttts just announces in
solemn ter1ns, has been requested BY the King
to start on journey and absent himself for 4
few months. 90 Bavaria Is quiet again, und
peace has returned to her homes mud her fire.
aides. 1t is singular, but highly character
Istic Of the state or the country, that on the
patronage there should be such striking aiInl-
larity between the fate OF ballet girl, aud o
gentleman who, whatever may be said against
Ills music, Is o respectable man and man OF
ability.
, 1866-01-03
Burning OF the Steamer Common
wealth and Depot al Groton, Ct
Further Particulars.
1Ffom thu 4. Y. World Sth ult1

About one o'clock on yesterday morning
the watchnen and night hands employed at
the depot at Groton, Connecticut, were
startled By the sudden appearance OF flames
r. in, .ao yHeqy Of sspuE ro9 At the
pose in thatp Of the building. The Com
monwea1th wae, at the time of the fire., lying
at the foot Of the wharf Of NJ whlch the depot
Is q part. Ehe had just arrived ftom New
York, with full cargo Of freight from Boa-
ton, and quite > number Of P.sssnsers: .s For;
to be on board At The time Of the ase, other
wise, 80 fierce and rapid were the-6ames In
their progress, We might, IN all probability.
have to record the Intelligence at another
terrible loss Of life By fire. The engines bad,
for some tine, confined The fs to one RSEssG}q
spsinging up, all the. efforts of the
fiFemsa and employees Of the depot to
save It from total destruction, were
unaysil,ng, and IN the twinklfng Of IN
eye the flames had enveioped The whole strue,
tnre, and running along the Tn9H, #Iappen
Ore that shot high up into the heaTens aud
cusled round her decks. roaring and cracking
like come fierce beast Of pray. The tide Faa
low at the hour OF the outbreak Of the fire,
and, loaded down with an immense quantity
Of freight, It was found impossible to shove
her out into the stream, aud she was therefore
Ieft to her fate. In m hours time she was
burned to the waters edge. 50 all.destruc-
tiye and rapid In It's headwRy was the fro that
but littl. time was afforded the crew to save
anything, and, with the exception OF sundry
articles Of attire which were seized by the en-
p.oyes On the moment Of alarm, everything
to Jump overboard and sWlm ashore In order
The Commonw ea1th WAS built In 1856, for
the Norwich T. New London Steamboat Com.
, 1866-01-03

back. tom an American correspondent ot, 4
le4dhk IonAon pq@l snloSsmn on Amer
ican ateamera nd their ui1do1.. ;; Her ascotn.
mo4las ltns fee r&aseneE1 were Of the most tx-
sand passengers on single trip wl:hou: dls
coufort OF Inconvenience. She had l2o sta:e-
rooms, with Sleeping be!ths for GO, Lie
The Norwich tine : nd Hudson
TiYer Companies, she was heated in cold
with gas- Her, ,Eraod saloon Gust alonn, it y
said, E0,Cco. uer engines we're constructed
By tho Morgan Iron Works, and tho joiner
work en- the :essel ~1s done b. Reed, Tee
Hamilton. sl,rcrhtc cndcd by Samuel Hawkins
AT the tl1no sha v Is delivered to the Compaay
amer completion She cost so,5o, ,opo. A boat Of
ent time Of high priced materials for less than
aGtn, CO., About aeYen years ago the Nor
wIch Lima sold her 10 the 3toninSton Line. in
the service Of which Company she has been
running daily between tbs port and SuH
London until the day Of the disaster.
The Plymouth Rock, now CO the Dry Dock
undergoing repairs, is to be placed on the slne
to supply The. deficiency In the number Of the
Company's vessels BY tho burning Of the
Commonwealth She win soon be ready for
use, and VIII make regular trips - usual.
The depot at Groton was m Immense struc-
ture, bnilt with stout timbers, firmly braced
with Iron, and its destruction has caused con-
siderable loss to its owners It was three
hundred and fifty feet tn length by seventy
five feet IN breadth, and was SO constructed as
to receive sevarol tralus at time. AL tho
necessary accommodations for Passengers and
freight, such Is waiting rnoms, baggage aud
ticket otlicesy we're f'tted up On grand scale
in the building. Leading to the boat the de-
pot wns divided into covered passase-NaIs,
through which the passengers from. tho cara
were enabled to reach the boat In sl1 weathdra
without discomfort. At the time OF the fro
there were about thtrty-tour cars Ia the depot
several baggage gud = few passenger-which
were entirely destroyed before they could be
drawn ont.
The Insurance on tho Commonwealth waa
exceedingly small, when the immense value
Of the boat Itself, with It's luxurious fnrnish-
ipgs and appointments, Ia taken into censl-
defatiou. Ii tho construction Of the vessel
her contractors had fitted her up with every
means Of fire escapes and ere preTentlvea
which their ingenuity could invent, and from
this fact her owners never had the slightest
fear Of her ever being destroyed ~ frc, ind, in
their confidence as to her safety from such
danger, had her insured for only sS0, 900 in
several city companies~ Tho total loss hT the-
flre-dcpot, steamer, and freight will not, 1t
is said, fall below 81, scr, COS at the lowest
computation.
, 1866-01-03
Expul.Ion Of Wagner, the Composer,
from HnraF1A.
berlin dee. 81 Correspondence Of the London
.Times.I

Do you recollect the name and fame OF
Lola Montezs As personal fayorlte and
political agitator In the palace Of Munich,
She has Just had q successor IN Herr Wagner,
the composer Of the Idnnhauser, and inventor
Of new hut more eItravagant than eupho-
nlous sort Of music. The experience both
these celebrities have had Of RaFarsan court
life Is singular In Itself, and oilers pecnllnr
parallel. Old Ludwig I. Tenerated the tiery
danseuse to degree which, for the tirst time
In bis life, made hun publicly set aside the
authority of the priests, and neglect thef
sensible advice to conform TO the rules Of d.
cency. Young Lndwig r., hts grandson. now
ruling the Bavsrians, With the accum1na atsa :
wisdom Of his twenty yesEg, II his artistic
predictions are Of nobfer description than
those Of his Rrandsirc, will likewise Indulge
them with mu1lHcence which the country
thought could not be tolerated for any lsnsi
Of time. Lola Moutez got palace, m estate
md high sounding pohility title from her
dotine admlrer; Heir Wagner, whose music
Is perfection itaelf to the ears O. his royal
friend, had large sums presented him 10y the
composing Of divers operas, the establish
nenf OF singing academies, and, it u said, .
variety Of objects Of partly artistic, partly
political character.
Aeninst both fayontes the cnurt, no less
thar the people, eventually zebelled:, The
court, because It has been traditlonallJ &C
customed to suffer no ono hut nobleman, or
a tried bnreauc1at, to come into close and ia
miliaz contact with Tho sovereign the p ople,
, 1866-01-03

Or4RA IN CnIcAGo.-It wil1 Cause painful
surprise to those who believed that Chicago
had become the "hcal centre" of the opera
on this continent, to learn that the proprie-
tor Of the opcra-house there has succnmbed
10 the financial deficiencies Of the late " Sea-
son." and Is now a bankrupt. Tho eLtcr
prise Of this gentleman In sending daily telc-
graphic notices Of tho late performances over
The country does not seem 10 have been duty
appreciated by nis immediate patrons. Let
us hope the same ungrateful return will not
mark The opcsatic engagement at St. Louis.
where similar managerial tactlcs are followed.
-Af.o Fork Times.
With the merits Of the opcrauc-newspsper
imbroglio in New York, We arc not 50 famil-
iar, perhaps, as VIC might be. We hare looked
upon it IS fully equal, in point Of national
Importance, to the Fenian imbroglio, which
has progressed side by side With 1t. and
which seems to be based upon equally cog
mopolitan grounds. As to The failure Of Mr.
Crosby, however, 1t is proper to state that
the late opera season had nothing whstever
to do with it. II the season had been ten
fold more successful than 1t was, It W5uld not
have delayed the event moment, nor, II It
, 1866-01-03

During the late war for the Union large
number Of Copperhead ship owners, haring
no faith in the stability Of their own Govern
ment, transferred their vessels to neutral
flags. They now desire to get them back m
der the Stars and Stripes. To accomplish
this an act Of Congress is necessary. An act
Of Congress cannot be obtained, $50 they be-
lcye}, without buying votes. They have Nc
cordingly Issued = confidential circular re-
questing each owner Of an American vessel
In the above mentioned predicament to coz
tribute SUN equal to ten CENTS per- register
ed ton Of his vessel, to enable Congress to
look at the subject In the right light II Is
believed that about k2oo, 600 eau be raised in
tits manner, and that this sum will prt the
bill through.
We who live thousand miles from the
ecaboard mag be supposed to have little In
terest In the question whether Mr.. AS ships
shall sail with An American or British reg
lister. But we have an immediate and vital in-
tersst In the purity Of legislation. We say,
therefore, thst any scheme that comes before
Congress under such auspices should be de-
1esea, ~aa IL .dvee.Aa. as1ele>a out Of tho
Capitol. Moreover it there be any advantage
now In sailing under the American flag, land
lows would not be taxing Themselves 5000 Doo
to secure it), let it be reaped by those who
took the common risks Of the country during
the war, and adhered to their own govern
ment In It's dark hour. The Navigation
Laws. which secure the coasting trade Of the
United States to our OWE vessels, were not
enacted as q mere convenience to towards in
time OF peace, As these latter hare made
| their bed let thcm lie In 1t.
The following is copy Of the circular re-
!cEred to:
| Bos1ox, Nor !, 1855
srR: Having been advised that you have tho
control Of an American built res.ei whIch haf been
transferred 10 foreign dlg, We take this method
| OF Informing you 'that we propose 10 eodezvot to
procure the passage Of an act Of Congress- restoring
su1 ssse e s ass q, .h Gnsd stats. Raa
ted States. AZ thr necessary prclimfusres H1l in.
.o1se quite IN expenditure Of tina nnd money, W
defte 10 be tecutd Aratust lo7s BY those pcc1aia-
| {th5- ten cents per ton a. BY present Eeg1s'er)
he pad 10 advance BY each panv desirou. Of The
passage Of such IN act. We hare taken ster1
snss having 1e.ses fe Il 'he .Sove eoadIon aHa a1a
think or facilities for securing The passage Of this
| act us Ench - viii insure aneess- MI. J.. VI.
R.n9Ss.o, Ship stosss, ~ = commsTc,.l s'scet.
thorized to receive fhe above psmed SUBSCRIPTION,
10 enable u To commence undcrstandinglJ: and ii
considered hsonolJ By Jon, ne rrspestfaly sue'
nIenee, = II Is necessary that immediate acdou
Very respectfully, &C.,
| $. !; !; AsssGs ss,;e ,,ss*,
Late Surveyor Port Of New Orie9ns.
P.S-For rcakona which y III be obvious TO you
We request thst Sou Hfl regard this circrhr q,
| fonKdesksat.
, 1866-01-03
From yTisconaIn-A CoEsccs1nn.

ra,.,x. ch,c.a, r,,s,s.. .ss''l1a' uee' - l">''
Tn ronr snao1.1 5o-,,+.t oL, ,,.,;,
VII ;uThrlSdaa,. ~ n n1pn ,,t .,t. H. :ama,.."
r.fsrsaas ~ 49, 1h,as n,e.ssss. ~ ~ ioao"ms
,.sa..%,,s ~ LII eAA0' e4'i A'04p " 'as neA'
aTns a,,,,n, \ c,,r,,. =, ~. ., ,- :.
the lesdng esndlss tor CHEF CLERK, I'D a.s ealnsd
Ertat consideration sto.n taa un.on party By h's
rrcent eecson CT Bintlia M or Mnnra. 1aS
soldier md deserving man. l. csudaate: Ind slso
Hr. Young, OF SINK county the Assistant Cllfk for
several years. Fssuk Stewart, Of sank county.
will, without toubt, be elected CHIEF clesk OF tho
ssnate"
This dispatch Ii evidently inspired, not by
desire TO communicate news. bus to create
opinton IN other word, IN p5,a r., c.1l,ua
n.ss41s -rts.t e. -, :, eo W. Na1Aa "
psesuse ulcA 1aces VIII LOT "a1rant- IL
u not my purpose to advocate the claims OF
either Of these candidates, but merely to cor
rect the fa1.e 1nnnr.ee,or .,rror.s.1n n.
ohnxa .~+-.o. - ~ ~. sou' sye1 ~ 1"s
eos A,'Ass' ~ LUZ ttue tnas Colonol
Ga1R1ns Is Inc Leading ennaitate. On the
contrary, 1t fs most probable that Mr.. Young
will be successful, on the ground Of his large
experience IN the duties of tne nostt1on .na
his knowledge Of n.rII,m.nt,F rn,.s snd
prsctIce. mi. .,aa-1a1,e~ a,,s 1.e.-,.s."
m tbe 1,.rt 1rs -, 80 ~ a41u Aaa"!ea9es
w ..,,.. ~ Pa.. VI 4as tnie1 tlerR, 10 more than
nsua41y important In shn coming session.
, 1866-01-03

1Iona nf my ccnnt.ymea. Their claim Is Just,
end 1t is constitutional. II viii bs heard. Il
cnrnot be rejected. To the outward eye
n,enatths and Parltaznenta aeem to rula With
an absolute and unquestiouablt sway, but
and que te the words which one OF our old
Puritan Toets tas left for US
"1hsre ls on Garth ye: augustsr thing,
Vet.ed though 1t be, thar Fatliz,nent or King"
Tint, Angustes thing Is the tribunal which
God his ret up in tho corscsAncc5 OF men, 1t
Ia before that tribunal that am now permit
ted hnmbly TO plasd. aad there Ia something
in MY htart-a small but an excellent voice
" h'ch tells mo that I shall no! plead in
vain.
We have not yet been Informed who are to
compose the Royal Connission for in1esti.
eating the troubles in Jamaica, bna tho cau5es
which lcd thereto; but Governor starka OF
Malta, fs Announced, officially, to leave. On
Investigation. he Will supersede Governor
Eyre. Next week will probably give u SOME:
thing definite in regard 10 the action Of the
Government on matter which has lost notll-
ing Of Its prerions excitement.
PRESIDENT JoHnsoN's MESSAGE.
The China niade very quick phssagc from
Boston, and gave III the Presidents message
Yesterday morning before breakfast. Every
body, thus tar, seems to be pleased with It,
WoIt GspEClAty Will tAAs part 1eAef1lu5 10
ourselves; and our papers arc quoting tho
portion regarding Mexico in poktng- fun
tone at France, as much a. to say: Look
out there |" L shall bo in better position to
speak about The effect Of the message by next
Wednesdays steamer. l.. =
CHILL ASD7sFl1N.
Our papers state this morning that apaie
has accepted the mediation Of England 10 hnr
dispute with Chilii go our merchants and
Others arc rejoicing over the prospective end
Of this trouble. Now, II your Government
has not acted nlfcady In this matter, 1t has
simply thrown away the moat magnificent
chance It ever had for commencing the Gu
forcemant of the Monroe doctrine. The
whole Of Europe, except Spain and Louis Ma
poleon, was with -yon on this Chiliin affMr,
and praying all It's gods that you would "go
In ~ aud settle Spain in South America.
= INST5GRu76 4. H.
HoNETMARKETs.
Business is dull to-day, aud quotations gon.
erally nnaltered. Consols stand 1T 87}}< to y.
$50 Bonds have advanced Y, standing at 643z
70 *; Illinois s<f, at 8lh to 81; Erie Il, ,jat
t4E to x. At. and Ct. Western uualtered.
Liverpool Cotton market dull.
JonN Bull, JuN'R,
, 1866-01-03

MEETING OF THE MICHIGAN STATR CAM
GRoHERa.-Tte official circular announces
tbat the annual meeting oS the Michigan State
Cane Growere' Association will be held ut
Tllnt. Genesee county. commencng Tuesday,
January 10th, and continue through the l7th
and 18Th. The Genesec County Agricultural
Society has made ample arrangements for the
meeting. and donated literally, enabling the
Association to otter nost liberal premiums to
bc paid at this meeting.
1he Michigan State Agricultural Society
also offer liberal premiums, subject to their
linz. This viii be ono Of the most important
meetings ever Leld by this Associat tion. and
VII be open to all the States. It Is expected
that . bountiful supply ol INT proousts ~. o. o.
thera vii BE- large delegations from al parts
worthy Of the sorghum Interest.
, 1866-01-03
R. h. ERADyopp.
Late Public Admmf Jttatqf,
Look OUT for your Cnruet.sapkx

The lafayette courier tells good story
ntout q "well-known commission merchant
Of CINCINNATI who passed through that placa
Christmas night, on his way to Chicago, with
SCI, Goo in currency slowed away In carpet
sack, which he WAS going to invest In pork.
Eefore arriving at lafayette he fell into q
.loze, and startled by the stopping Of tho train
at the market space, he sprang from his sea,
and half awake, started forward, and then re-
membering his ca1pet-ssck md money, won't
back but got into the wroug scat, where, by
singular coincidence, was carpet sack pre-
ci.ely like bis own- He determined to take
the s1ecping,car. aud had actually placed tho
carpet sack under his head for sale keeping,
and Was of to dreamlanl, when the owner ol
the carret-sack came clustering into the car
In "seafch OF that are man who sto1n my
s.c>.."
The sequel may be imagined. Qnr commits
sion man showed fight IN defence Of bis prop
crty, but finally convinced that tho carpet
sack contained nothing more than few
pieces Of clothing, some dre-crackers for tha
children, four pounds Of tobacco and pack-
age Of tea, he became positively frantic. Hat.
less, coatless and almost painless, be rushed
through the car to the scat he hna vacated,
where be found his sack md money undfs-
turbed. The excitement made him sick, and
he thought his hair had turned gray In the
agony Of his suspense
, 1866-01-03
The Washington Territory Emigration
NchcH1Aa

from the New York ksConmectAl Advertiser. S1th-l
On Wednesday Of this week, the steamship
Continental was to have sailed for Washing
ton Territory, with cargo Of women desir-
Gus Of going to the Far West In search Of
homes. The vessel did not start on that day,
however, for the reason as Mr.. Mercer (the
superintendent and protector OF the ezpedl-
Gent force Of worlmen 10 rel her ready fer
sea on that day, and her departure was, thc1c-
fore, necessarily postponed. Nj. Mercer says
that the Continental will certainly leave BY
Monday or Tuesday next, by which time he il
determined to have everything ready for
ling The expedition rnder Nay, Mr: Mcreer
/ says TINT some Of the Now England journals
hare s'pitehed into' the project and caused
the withdrawal Of 8 larEp number Of the
young ladies who were originally registered
for the voyage- Al present thcra -snre b.
tween two and three hundred Of the Young
adyenturers In the city awaiting tha 1epaf-
ture Of the vessel which Is 10 bear them to
that happy land far, far away" which thsy
l hope to Ind IN Ell Dorado of mat1lmony ant!
| felicity.
, 1866-01-03

PERsoSA1.-Lieut. Gov. Bross Is to lecture
on his recent trip acroas the continent, in Des
inc Of this week, and at Iowa City, on Friday
evening on Monday evening at Cedar Rapids
and several other places during the next
week, when bis engagements take him East
for q month or more. He cannot accept any
more Invitations to lecture at the West I'LL
efter his return. some time In February.
, 1866-01-03
INTERESTING FROM PITHOLE.
End OF the Great Htolnadcn Lt1ix1tiaQ-
Intere%E OF Chlcn& go Capitalists sccnred
-TraIlsPortatton by Pipes, auA &ts
Hickory Creek Coming Into mnrket.

From Correspondence Of the New York World.l
A serious drawback On the price of oil at
The wells, and to q like extent check to de-
velopment, may be found IN the enormous
charges made for transportation to the New
York and Pittsbu1g markets. By combine
tion between the various railroad companies
which are the channel for the exports OF this
region, perfect monopoly has been establish
cd. The 1orntng Herald, Of 11tusYil!e, which
has ably and peFsistentlY fought this monop-
oily, and urged new outlets for the Rich
freiehts 30 ruth1essly s'plucked,'' gives the
following as the detained expense OF oil from
Pitlole TO New York, viz: ;
transportation by Pipe from Pitnole to Miller
EQIh+ %1+lV
Expeuges at Miller Firm, barrcllug, shipping,
o.. 49, -
Freight to carry By OIL Creek Railroad 50
Freight, CARY to New fork.............--.... a5