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The national Republican., 1867-02-11

The DAVENPORT BRoTuERs IN Russia
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the
London Herald writes, under date of jan
uary IL:
"Ihe Davenport Brothers, with their cords
and guitar and their wonderful cupboard, are
drawing crowds Of spectators to the great
hall Of the Artists Club three times week
They will probably become a fashionable at
traction, as they have had the honor of
going through their performances before the
imperial family. After having been so
roughly handled in so many places they ap-
pear to have become wiser-they say nothing
about spirits, but perform their clever tricks
like any other conjurers."
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
THE PEABODY GIET.

"The sum Of one million dollars" the in
come Of which is to be applied by Mr.. Pa
BODY "for the promotion and encouragement
Of intellectual, moral, or industrial education
among the young Of the more destitute por-
tions OF the Southwestern States Of our
Union" is understood to be in solid gold
dollars, each one Of which, on the day the
gift was made, (the 7th inst.,) was worth
one hundred and thirty-eigM cents in cur.
rency! The bonds Of the Planters Bank
amounting, with interest, to about one mil
lion one hundred thousand dollars more, will
make the total gift, 1t is estimated, reach
very near to the magnificent sum of TWO ANr
HALF MILLION DOLLARS in United States cur
rency.
The question has been frequently asked
How much is Mr.. PEABODY worth p II Il
very natural one, in view Of the frequent
and munifcent donations he has made
during the last fifteen years for edu
caticnsl and charitable purposes. VIZ
learn that in 1856 Mr.. PEABODY madt
will, which demonstrated that he wal
then worth about fifty million pound
sterling. We presume, from the liberia
manner in which he scatters his charities
that he has not grown any poorer since. 1
he hadnot transacted any business since tha
time, the simple interest on such an enor
nous sum would have largely increased hi
wealth; but the fact is he has ever sine,
been one Of the largest, most active, ant
cautious bankers in the world. Hence, hi
present wealth must exceed one hundret
million Of pounds sterling This is a snut
little sum for rainy day.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
RECEPTIONS.
The Presidents Levees.


We are authorized to announce that The
President will hold his second public levee
this season on Thursday evening, the 7th
of February; and the third on Friday eve
ming, February 22-to commence each eve
ming at eight o'clock, and to close at eleven.
DRAwISG-RooN RECEPTIONS.
We are also authorized to announce that
The Presidents daughters, Mrs. PATTERSON
and Mrs. SrovER, will be at home on Monday
afternoons.
CABINET RECEPTIONS.
The ladies Of Secretary BRowSISG's family
will receive their friends on Wednesday after.
moons. The residence Of the Secretary oI
the Interior is on the east side Of Montgom
cry street, Georgetown Heights.
The ladies Of Secretary MoCurLooH's fam
lily will receive, as usual, on Wednesday Of
ternoons. Residence BOG Fl street, between
Connecticut avenue and Seventeenth street
Mrs. POSTMASTER GENERAL RANDALL viii
receive on Wednesday afternoons, at No. 40
New York avenue.
SPEAKER coLFAx's RECEPTIONS.
Speaker CoLFAx's receptions will continu
every Thursday evening during the session
from 81 to IL o'clock, p. m.
The receptions ofthe Speakers mother ant
sister, Mrs. and Miss MATTHEWS, for ladies
and gentlemen accompanying them, will con
tinue every Wednesday afternoon from
to A o'clock, D. IN.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11

The HONOR of setting up the first printing
press belongs to Massachusetts,. The first
newspaper published in North America was
the Boston Ne,US Letter, begun in l704, by
John Campbell. The Boston Gazette, pub
lshed in December, l7l9 by VIM. Brooker,
and printed by James Franklin, was the
second newspaper. Then came the NetU
England Courdnt. The Boston Weekly Re
hearSaI and Boston EVening Post were next
established by Thomas Fleet, whose mother
was the veritable Mother Goose" The first
newspaper published in Gotham was the
New York Gazette, by William Bradford, in
1925. Then came the New York Weekly
Journal, which was noted for the raciness Of
its advertisements, of which. the following is
an example: "Whereas the wife Of Peter
Smith has left his bed and board, the public
are cautioned against trusting her, as he will
pay no debts other contracting. N. B.-The
best of garden seed sold by the said Peter
Smith at the sign of the Golden Hammer"
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
GENERAL BANKS ON RECON
STRUCTION.

The speech Of General BANKS, last Satur-
day, upon reconstruction, an abstract Of
which appears outside, has caused as much
commotion and sensation outside the halls Of
Congress as its deliverance elected from the
attentive and crowded audience within those
walls. The speech has certainly the merit
of novelty. 1t presented original ideas upon
a subject which has engrossed Congress for
fifteen months. If reconstruction has be-
come stale and hackneyed affair, General
BANKS manner Of dealing with it certainly
did not have those defects. 1t was startlingly
fresh under his manipulation, and unique
beyond the dreams Of eccentricity as he
shaped it.
The main idea Of the speech was, that the
consolidation of the South upon the subject
of slavery, in every proposed scheme Of re-
construction, would be retained; that un-
der any plan, heretofore proposed, whether
Presidential or legislative, for re-establish-
ment, the South would be restored in the
same compact and undivided combination
that it had when it contended for slavery
within the Union, and fought to have inde-
pendence out Of it. General BANKS policy
is to dissolve this unity and atomize the
South. He proceeds to reorganlze the indi.
yidual, rather than the united Southern
States and to utterly disarm it from the
capacity of a confederacy. He would put
the States lately insurgent one by one under
commission, and radically rebuild the whole
framework of civil society at the South, by
eliminating from the body polite their con.
trolling and ruling elements, calling into be-
ing the common orders of society. The
proposition has nothing whatever to say con-
cerning the legal attitude Of the States, as
States under the Constitution, but deals sole
ly with the local governments as the war and
subsequent events find them. In nutshell,
the plan is, to divide the theatre Of rebellion
and prevent its political unity and to eradi-
cate or exterminate from public influence
what has before been known as the South.
The problem Of annihilating the civilization
Of q vast section Of the country and con-
juring into life, through the agency Of three
commissioners, new system Of society, is
too vast and involves too many profound
puSStioho VI huLhuhi1y ohu St"1ooihunsllp lOI
us to give it our approval, without the most
serious reflection. We will say, however,
that if General BANKs' plan is questionable,
the character and manner of his speech was
unexceptionable. 1t was high-toned, and ad-
mirable as a composition, and wholly devoid
of vapid defamation, unmanly trifes, and
indecorous personalities. The most crafty
ing feature of the Generals speech, to us, is
the fearful and fatal havoc he made of the
programme to give over to West Point the
custody of ten States. If he does not sue.
ceed in convincing the country of the pro-
priety of his own scheme, he will have sue
ceeded in burying deeper than plummet
ever sounded" the rank and offensive attempt
to initiate military despotism in this republic.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
Desperate Shooting ARRAY ai
Springfield, Massachusetts.

SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 8.-A shooting affray
took place in one Of the tenements in Trask 8
Block, last evening, between Thos. Nc.
Avery and an Englishman named Jones,
living in West Springfield. A quarrel had
existed between the two for several months,
and last evening about 8 o'clock Jones came
to McAvery's room, under influence of
liquor, and threatened him with violence and
deadly assault. He made no demonstration,
however, till McAyery ordered him to leave
n pistol twice at McAvery, but missed his
aim both times. McAvery responded by
firing in turn, his shot taking effect in Jones'
abdomen and inflicting serious wound
Both parties arrived at the police station
within few minutes OF each other, and en-
tered mutual complaints. They were placed
in custody, and will be arraigned before the
police court this morning.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11

ENGLISH LABoRERs FAMsHEG.-The Lon.
don Times, of January 20, says that twenty
thousand dock laborers in England have not
earned shilling for two months, and adds
"a gentleman residing in the West India
road states that he had visited many Of the
working people at their houses in that neigh
borhood and that the distress among the
mechanics and laborers is appalling. Many
Of them, he says, are quite disheartened, sit.
ting within bare walls, with neither bed nor
clothing, and with their children almost
naked and famishing Strong young men
had burst into tears on seeing him enter, and
pointed to their starving wives and children
in silent despair"
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
Shocking Distress in Newfoundland.


The last mail brings the most deplorable
account Of disease and destituton in the
Island of Newfoundland. In st. Johns,
scarlet fever Of most malignant type is
sweeping of families, young and old, the ex.
traordinary mildness OF the weather there
seemingly aiding the fearful ravages Of the
disease. In other districts, owing to the par.
tial failure of the fishery and the almost en-
tire loss Of the potato crop by rot, an amount
Of destitution prevails scarcely credible, did
we not have the testimony Of IN eyewitness.
A letter to gentleman in Boston says:
"Never did witness such scenes as l have
since came on this circuit on the southern
shores Of Trinity Bay. On New Years day
l visited tilt or cabin. 1t was q wretched
hovel, covered with rinds and sods, and one
side Of the hovel was loaded with stones to
keep it from blowing away. With difficulty
pushed open the door. Stretched out upon
the bare earth flor there was no hoor) was
man about fifty years Of age, his only cover
ing consisting Of piece Of oil-cloth jacket
and strip Of dirty canvas. He appeared
to be in q dying condition. Sitting by him,
on q tub, was his wife, her only garment be-
ing portion Of a bread-bag over her shoul-
ders, holding in her arms an almost naked
babe. Two other children, in an equally
wretched state, we're covering over the en-
bers in the fireplace. They had not eaten q
morsel since the previous day.
"The house consisted Of but one room,
which was entirely destitute Of furniture
no beds or blankets; no chairs or cooking
utensils-absolutely nothing but two kettles.
Corn meal and molasses are doled out by the
Government, but even this is diminishing
rapidly, while paupers are as rapidly in
creasng."
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
SPURIOUS MEXICAN BONDs-A
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.

W
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.
The Minister accredited 70 this Govern
ment by JuAREz, the only recognized head
Of the Mexican republic, authorizes the pro-
mitigation Of the following important cir
cular:
wAsuIsuros, January 20, 1867.
The Mexican Minister has Just received
reliable information that spurious Mexican
bonds are being offered in the market at low
rates, which bonds, being somewhat similar in
appearance to the genuine, are calculated TO
deceive and swindle the community.
These fraudulent bonds are reputed to be
issued under o pretended contract with
Daniel Woodhouse, representing the United
States, European, and West Virginia Land
and Mining Company, which pretended con.
tract was attempted TO be obtained through
false pretensions Of the said Woodhouse, was
never delivered, but was forcibly taken by
him from the custody OF the Mexican citizen
and was at once declared null and void by
its signer, General Caravajal, and also by the
Mexican Minister. Subsequently IL was SC
declared by the Mexican Government, o
which latter fact official notice was given by
this legation to said Woodhouse.
The public are hereby cautioned, under
instructions from the Mexican Minister
against purchasing these spurious bonds
and are hereby notified that the genuine and
valid Mexican bonds, which arc offered fol
sale in the United States, are certified as
correct, and signed by the undersigned and
by Mr. Fuentez, both under instructions
from the Mexican Minister, and are offered
to the public through the house of John W
Corlies & Co., No. 81 Broadway, in the city
Of New York. IGNo. MARIscAL,
Secretary Of the Mexican Legation.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
Scottish Song.

Our citizens have rare treat in store this
week. Mr.. KENNEDY, the Scotch vocalist, is
coming among us, and we have the highest
assurances from the Scottish and English
press that Mr.. KENNEDY is the finest Scottish
vocalist Of the times. He begins series ol
entertainments at Metzerott Hall on Wed.
nesday night. We are quite sure that those
who are able to be present at these enter.
tainments will congratulate themselves upon
their good fortune.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
COLLECTORsHIP OF BOSTON.

GEORGE BANCROFT, historian, has been
nominated to the Senate of the United States
to be Collector Of the port of Boston. This
is undoubtedly intended as compliment to
Mr.. BANCROFT, as his literary engagements
are such as will preclude the possibility Of
his accepting.
The mention of Hon. GEORGE AsHMUNs
name in connection with this Office has been
without any authority whatever Mr.. ASH
NUN is not, and never has been, an applicant
for the place.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
Personal.


GEO. WILLIAM CURTIS is here on "conser.
vatism'
POSTMASTER GENERAL RANDALL has gone
to New York on official business.
JOHN &. SAKE is going to Europe to lee.
ture.
Miss OLIVE LOGAN is writing q continuous
story, the publication Of which will shortly b,
commenced in Harper'S MagaEiU
GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND goes abroad in
March as special correspondent of the Cincinnati
GaEats and other papers.
MARY PRovosT the actress, has retired
from the stage with comfortable little fortune
and at present devotng her time and attention Il
literature.
EUGENE HOFFMAN, New York; w. W
Woodruff, Knoxville, Tenn G. NJ. Smith, Louis
Ville Ky, and S. II. Roberts, Brooklyn, are at tn,
Owen House.
GEN. Sol. MEREDITH of Indiana; Gen
Adams, ofNeW York. Gen. G. A. Hickman, ofNeu
Jersey Gen. L. s. Trowbridge, of Tennessee; Gen.
Peter Sullivan, Gen. G. W. Blair, Of Kansas; Hon.
Thomas Carney, of Kansas Gen. W. D. Sipes, Of
Philadelphia Maj. Gen. Torbert, of Delaware
Gen D. Vckers, of Philadelphia; Hon John Lyon,
of Philadelphia, are in town, and are stopping at
the Metropolitan Hotel
Mr.. De HAAS, the marine artist, has com.
Petsd his picture of the passage of the forts below
New Orleans by the Union feet under command Of
Admiral Farrngut, upon which he has been engaged
for the past six months The positions of the
several contending vessels are strictly correct the
artist having been guided in placing them upon the
canvas by the Admiral himself, and the public may
now congratulate itself upon the possS ,siOn of one
historical painting commemorative of the war.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
Southern Relief.

New York, Feb. 9.-The Southern RELIEF
commission have collected $2l, 900. Orders
have been issued to purchase 10000 bushels
of corn and 5000 bushels of wheat; of which
1000 are for Alabama, 5000 for Georgia,
5000 each for North and South Carolina
All this is to be shipped from Western mar.
kets, except that for North Carolina. The
railroad companies have met the views Of
the commission, and have agreed to trans
port these purchases free of charge.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
Suicide of n Prisoner.

BKGHAMPToS, N. Y, Feb. S.-Jas. Ryan,
of Fabius, 0nondago county, N. Y, was ar
rested in this village on last evening, at 10
o'clock, on the arrival of the Syracuse train,
by Detective Farnham, for the murder Of his
step-father, Mr.. Jerry Denham, and lodged
in Jail. This morning, on going to his cell,
he was found dead, having strangled himself
with his snspenders. A coroner's jury was
ingly.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
nEPA OF THE INTERIOR
IL UNITED STATES PATENT OPPIoE

WAsHlhdf0N, January 2lI 1907.
On the petition Of william H. Johnson Of Spring
Mass, praying for the extension Of patent granted 10
him the 7h day Of March, 1854 aud patented In Eng
land the 2lst day Of April 1855 for improvement In
Sowing Machines for years from the expiration
April, 1857,
II Is ordered that the said petition be heard at the
Patent omoe MONDAY, the 10th day OF April
next at IL o'clock IN and all persons notified to
appear and show cause any they have, why said Pc
ution ought not to be granted.
Persons opposing the extension required to de In
the Patent oce their objections specially set forth in
writing at least tosnty days before the day Of hearing
all testimony nled by either party to be used at the said
hearing, must be taken and transmitted In accordance
with the rules Of the oee which will be furnished
application.
Dispositions and other papers, relied upon as tsst-
mony must be died In the once ttoenty days before the
day Of hearing tho Arguments any within ten days
after hling the testimony.
Ordered also that this notice be published In the Re-
and the Intellf0snesr, Washing gton D. O. and
In the Republican, Springfield, Mass, once week for
three successive weeks the hrst Of said publications to
be at least sixty days previous to the day Of hearing
T. @. THRAKRR,
Commissioner Of Patents
P.s Editors Of the above papers will please copy,
and send their bills to tho Patent 0hhee, with paper
containing this notice. feb4-lAwSw
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
MIR. Phillips Benefit.

AT Wallis Opera House, tonight, Mr..
PHILLIPS, stage manager of this excellent
little theatre, takes his first benefit. On this
occasion Mr.. PHILLIPS will give the audience
an opportunity to witness the first represent
alton of drama founded upon DICKENS
famous novel Of "0ur Mutual Friend" writ
ten by son of Mr.. MURDOCH, the great
American actor and elocutionist. 1t will be
an interesting event in our dramatic season.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.

So The Regular Monthly Meeting OF the
WARRINGTON CITY SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION will
be held THIS (MoSDAY) EVENING, at Wesley Chapel,
corner Of and Finh streets, commencing at TSO
o'clock, p. m.
The election OfOesrs to for tho year 1857 will
be held on that evening.
In accordance with a resolution passed at tho last
meeting, the Committee having charge OF tho same
have named for discussion the following "The
Sabbath School Library is reGton to the school, and
the best method Of conducting It, " The discussion
will be opened by MssSrs. johnson, stlnemetl and
Major Kotohum. D. A. BURR,
febll Corresponding Secretary.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
DAYLIGHT DAWNs.

The signs of the times indicate improve.
ment. We are not the most strenuous
among men to accomplish exactly the spe'
cialties we seem to prefer and appear to strive
for, if we see, even in the distance, q way tC
achieve the great object Of our life-the &C
complshment of exact justice, by fair play
to oil men. We think we see daylight.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11

The New OCEAN TELEGRAPH.-Our mail
advces from Europe confirm the intelligence
that the Spanish Government has granted
to the International Ocean Telegraph Com.
pany Of New York the exclusive privilege
for forty years of laying telegraphic cables
between the United States and Cuba. 1t is
also announced that the Spanish Govern
ment has further agreed to grant to the same
company an exclusive privilege for a similar
period for connecting by telegraph the islands
of Porto Rico and Cuba.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11

The Mercury, q new paper published at
South Boston, says the President and Con,
gress are at loggerheads. They had better
compromise, and let the South into the
Unioni and all go to work and pay our
debts, and get back, if possible, upon consti-
tutional principles. King cotton is de-
throned but king bread and butter must be
served, and that can only be done by labor.
Industry must thrive"
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
Death of Hon, Henry Crider.

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 9.-The Hon. Henry
Grider, whose death was announced in the
House to-day, was q soldier in the war OF
1912, under Gen. Shelby. He served several
years in both Houses Of the Kentucky I.egis-
lature, and was for nine years a member OF
the national House OF Representatives.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
A SENATORIAL JOB.

The attempt on Saturday to give FoRSEY
a job by the United States Senate is looked
upon with the highest satisfaction by all the
people. We are in favor of rewarding
patriots. See FoRSEY's Forrest letter" to
GEORGE ROBERTS.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
MASSACHUSETTS WHEELING
INTO LINE,

Again we congratulate ourselves that the
good old Commonwealth of Massachusetts
has thus far endorsed the position of the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN and repudated the
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States. We attribute this partly to the
weight Of JOHN D. BALDWIN, NJ. c., of the
Eighth district, which was thrown in body
against 1t,
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
ITO PRACTICAL PUMP-MAKERSAND
PLUMBERS.
hAfOk'b OfFICB,
WAsuIHaTON, Jan. 2S, 1867,

WAsHISGToS, Jan. 2s, 1867. (
Proposals In writing will be received at this onee up
TO l2 o'clock m, on THURSDAY, 7h OF February next
for making Pumps, HydraRts, Logs for conveying
water, aud for shaking wells, Including all nseessITy
materials aud workmanship In digging, laying hxing
and completing In the best manner and for keeping the
Pumps and HydTants In perfect repair In the Pirst dis
trict composed Of the First and Second wards in the
Second district composed Of the Third Fourth and Sew
enth wards and In the Third district composed Of the
Fifth and Sixth wards leach district to bO bid for sep
arately and to be given to different contradictory for
the term Of one year, commencing the lst day Of
April, 1867.
Specifications be at this oaicO' also at the
Office Of the Commissioners Of Improvements, in the
basement Of the west wing Of the City Hall.
The bids for the Iron Pumps and Hydrants will be
for the whole city.
The Mayor reserves to himself the right to reject any
all bids he deems II to the interest Of the Corpora
ton TO do so. 4. WALLACH
jA29-eoh Mayor
The national Republican., 1867-02-11

THERE was purchased during the war,
l0,25l carbines, muzzle-loading, $500 /;
429,292 Enfield rifles, $3O.O7; 736,OA9 mus.
kets and rifles Of other kinds, $l3.66; 1894
revolving pistols, $l657, of foreign manu-
facture.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11

THERE we're manufactured in the United
States, and sold to the Government during
the war, 800, ,96l breech.loading carbines, at
the price Of $22.73; 670,6l7 rife muskets,
caliber 58, Springfield model, $l9.23; 54,ll7
muskets and rifles, caliber So, Springfield
model, $23.l5; 359,449 revolving pistols
1882 54S pistols Of various kinds, $6lO.
The national Republican., 1867-02-11

RECENT experiments by the London Pneu-
matte Company show that l2O tons Of goods
can be sent through 10 miles of tubes every
hour, by means Of atmospheric pressure, at
cost Of about penny mile,
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
National Theatre,

Mrs. General LANDER appears this evening
in her much-admired character of Peg Wof.
fngton. In this piece she displays the
finest points of her remarkable prowess as an
actress
The national Republican., 1867-02-11

MISSING CoATs.-Several coats taken, by
mistake at the last Presidential leVes, have been
returned to the Executive Mansion. The gentle.
men to whom these coats belong are requested to
call for them, and leave the ones they took in sI.
change,
The national Republican., 1867-02-11
Murder I'm LOuisyiIIe.

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 9.-Beed Whiteside, who
murdered Nor Smith on the Jeffersonyille
ferry-boat in December last, has been con-
victed of manslaughter and sent to the pen
itentiary for eight years.