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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-02

SOMETHING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SPRAGUs
TURNED OvER--When a radical New England
protectionist and manufacturer like Senator
Sprague. Of Rhode Island, comes out aatfooted
against the cotton tax, against contraction Of
the currency, and against other ruinous mea-
sures which the radical republican supporters
Of his father-in-law, Mr.. Chase, favor, we may
be sure the country has been brought to a bad
condition. lie would be the last man to cry
out II the country was not suffering terribly
and on the road to great financial trouble. lie
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being one of the largest manufacturers in the
country, as well as one Of the wealthiest men,
and an earnest supporter of the Chase radical
faction, bis words ought to have weight with
Congress. His speech, delivered in the United
States Senate, is one of the most sensible and
practical that has been made there for long
time past and 1t must be regarded as sig
ni6cant sign of the times and of the coming
disruption of parties on financial Issues
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-02

THE BANKRUPT LAw.-The Bankrupt law has
now been year in operation, and yet there
has been very little done under 1t. The prin-
cipal reason of this is that, according 10 one
clause In The bill, after the first year no bank
rupt can get the benefit of 1t unless his assets
amount to fifty per cent of his debts. After
another year the law will be imperative, unless
this clause is repealed, and Congress should
attend to it without delay.
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MIR. Spnidins's Foolcrios About the Ma
tionaI Finances.


Mr.. Spalding, the member of Congress from
Buffalo, has been ventilating his ideas through
q letter to Senator Morgan on the Senate FL
nance Committees funding bill, tho currency
national debt, and other matters pertaining to
the national finances. This gentleman, we
believe, is largely interested in the national
banks, and in forcing up the property of tho
bondhoders thirty or forty per cent by jump
ing to specie payments. OF course no Is in
favor Of the bill reported by Mr.. Sherman from
the Finance Committee; for that Is a bill to
benefit the national banks, the bondhoders,
and the agents and spectators in government
funds, to the loss and great injury Of the rest Of
the community. Mr.. Spaldings .'ttsr is a
mass OF old theories and crudites ,ong since
exploded among sensible people. They proved
ruinous in England, and have not the least APP
plication to our condition or the wants Of the
country. Mr. Spaldng, like Mr.. McCulloch, is
a small country banker, whose ideas do not
rise above understanding or little local trans
actions in banking. II is the height OF pro.
sumption In such men to ventilate their fool.
cries on national finance
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The Yucatau Rebeiii on.

The revolt against the authority Of Governor
Cepeda, in Yucatan, has resulted in bringing
down the wrath of the national government
upon those ex-imperialists who had been par
doned or the execution of whose sentences had
been suspended. Our latest advices show that
the national government had completely
blockaded Sisal and had ordered force of
three thousand men, under General Alatorre,
of Vera Cruz, or General Diaz, to proceed 10
the peninsula and restore the authority Of
Governor Cepeda. It is difficult to see how
the rebel Governor, Pastor Rios can Withstand
the power Of the national government, when 1t is
borne in mind that in order to raise forced
loan Of 1926, 900 he has to pledge the customs
revenue of Sisal, port now controlled by the
national authorities. His case seems hopeless
unless he relies upon foreign aid or draws his
resources from the neighboring nglish colony
Of Belize, which has been for some time sup
plying the rebel Indians Of the peninsula with
arms and ammunition to keep up their savage
warfare against the white population of
Yucatan.
The protest against the concession to the
English company for the construction of the
Mexico and Vera Cruz Railway, taken in con-
nection with the recent withdrawal of the
British Legation from Mexico and the reported
English completely in the Yucatan troubles,
oigur i'll for the prospects of British capital in
Mexico, 81,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-02

There appears to be food of English
pugilists pouring in on this country, some Of
them of gigantic stature, like O'Baldwin, and
others, like his trainers and his suite, of
smaller proportions. Mace, the champion,
who carries the belt and sceptre Of English
pugilism like an imperial Caesar, will be here
soon. In fact we believe that the treacherous
ocean now bears him on her bosom. All right
Let these gentlemen all come Here they can
become distinguished men. We cannot resist
the temptation of sending them either to Con-
gress or to the State Prison. We have not
quite made up our minds whether they would
become more distinguished or their morals
more improved in the one place or the other.
The lesser lights of the pugilistic armament
would shine to great advantage in the Peni-
Tertiary and make Blackwells Island luminous
with their glory.
But we have had different class of immi-
grafton Of late, in the shape of two hundred
and fifty thousand Germans and Irish, bringing
with them forty millions of dollars, partly in
their pockets and partly in their bones and
muscle; and this is vital addition to our pros
perity. In view Of the present disastrous radical
policy which is cutting of our resources in ten
Southern States and piing up our national
liabilities and taxation. We hope this class Of
people will come over here as fast as possible.
This il hegira that will be more welcome
than the pugilstic castaways OF Great Britain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-02

LEGAL TENDERS in THE CoURTs.-The ques-
ton Of legal tenders Is going to be o trouble
some one, and will elicit much legal lore before
it Is settled. There Is a case now pending in
the courts Of Oregon in which an appeal has
been made to the Supreme Court for its deci-
sion, the ruling in the court below being in
favor OF s2ecie. In this city we have just had
decisiol rendered in favor of legal tenders,
and this, 100, will no doubt be taken to the
Supreme Court, whore it is quite probable the
ruling will be in favor of legal tenders. These
wv .oss cases will settle the matter, and it is
we'll that it should be settled, for it is a very
perplexing and embarrassing subject in trade
and commerce.
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people may have reliable basis for their
business transactions. Let US hear from the
Senate This important differentiation bill
must not be smothered by the Chase-McCulloch
clique in that body.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-02

ACADEMY OF Music-EsgLrsH OpERA. -Benedicts opera
"rne Lily or Killarney heard for the FIRST time
New York at the Academy OF Music last night, under
the auspices OF the Rlchngs troupe II Is very fine
work aboundng in fresh beautiful melodies concerted
pieces OF superior excellence, orchestration Of more
breadth OF thought and expression than Is usually found
In English opera, and faithful exponent of dramatic
situations Of the play The overture and light opening
chorus give favorable indications OF the interesting
character OF the music throughout and the
serenade aud duet between Hardness Cregan and
Danny Mann and the finale OF the first act are
particularly beautiful spirited hunting chorus COM
the second act in which Chute Joins. the
male voices accompanying her in singuarly effective
manner Danny Mann has one OF the best In the
entire opera in tho scene in which he modltates the
murder OF the Colleen Bawn. Immediately following
II Is delicious ballad, "im Alone, I'm Alone.n sung
by Ely an the music OF the scene Is intensely
dramatic and forms fitting finale TO the second act
The trio 10 the last act between Nyles ma Coppaeen,
Ely and Father Tom is probably the weaKes, member,
but ~ preceded by fine tenor solo sung by Nyles,
wedding chorus Of ordinary merit and planiive
ballad ELY Mavourneen," equal TO any OF Bafe's sung
by Hardress are the other noticeable features In the
last act The cast follows:-Eily 0'Connor Miss
Rchings; Anne Chute Mrs L. seguni MRS Cregan Mrs.
Arnold; Hardness. Mr. Castle Danny Mann, Mr. Camp.
bell. Myes, Nj Bernard; Father Tom, Mr. II. G Peakes;
OMoore Mr. Wylic; Corrigan, Mr.. Arnold. The SINGING
was Ia seneral very good, although some Of tne cho-
ruses lacked spirit and precision. Miss Richings
received an encore in the ballad "Tm Alone" and
Campbell ". In the very best voice The acting
was by equal the vocal part for few OF the
characters seemed understand exigenoes OF thoir
roles Mrs. Seeuin, Miss RIchings and Mrs Arnold and
messrs Peases and wyle we're the only exceptions %
the rule The brogue OF some Of the characters might
have been Choctsw for all person could understand
and the dresses In some instances inappropriate
rs thew could be- The leader OF the orchestra
ceeded 10 almost every portion Of the opera In drown
ing the voices OF the chorus with the unnecessarily large
force Of instruments under his command The suei-
once was very slim, probably on account OF tho IN
1emenoy OF the weather.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-02

The unprecedented success Of the Atlantic cables
both as regards insulation and patronage has surprised
capitalists and opened up new fields for investment
The result 10 that capitalists eagerly rushing into all
submarine cable schemes that promise large divdsnds
Indeed may be said that this lie the Of electricity,
ard IL ia not too much 10 predict that before twenty
years have rolled by tho whole civilized world will DO
united in network Of cables and land lines by which
the patrons Of the Paris Hong Kong. London Madrid
Moscow, New York. San Francisco and other newspapers
OF the world can peruse the events recorded from all
Of the earth twenty -four hours after thor occur.
renee.
We have now besides the Cuba cable and many other
small ones two Atlantic cables operation third one
the Of consruc ion from France the Island OF
ST. Peters and thence 10 the United States and at the
present time company Is being organized In England
to submerRe fourth cable the Atlantic OF which
Brcs France, and New York will be the ermin. This
company Is called the " Franco. American Submarine
Gable Company" and will organize with capital stock
Of 5000 sterling of tho stock and directors
will be gwen to England, onethrd to France and
third TO the United States The books have been opened
in England and its share OF the stock subscribed The
Frsuch bankers II Is SAID, have guaranteed the
subscription Of another third. contract has
already been made with the India Rubber and Gutta
Percha Telegraph Company of slvertown, London for
OF cable which will support itself water distance of
thirty miles. The contractors have taken the English
subscription advanced payment, and will at
proceed with the manufacture of the cable which will
probably be laid next summer.
This company have received valuable concessions
already, including from the French government,
giving them for Eve years all transatlantic business
coming this way that touches French wires and ono
from the Submarine Telegraph Company across the
English channel, who agree to give them all the
messages that touch their wires en- route 10 Brest
But the great advantage claimed by this company for
the public Is expedition and cheapness in tho transmits
sion Of dispatches Having direct line OF submarine
Cable the time consumed In repeating messages between
New York and Hearts Content will be saved and IL Is
understood that the tariff will DO but shilling sterling
per word II expected that at this rate the company
will SUFFICIENT business to occupy the cable twelve
hours Of the twentyfolr good operator win send or
receive fifteen hundred words per hour, yielding
revenue OF nno hundred pounds per day, two hun
dred and seventy thousand pounds per year II est.
mated that the expenses Of running the line will be
about seventy thousand pounds per year. leaving net
profits two hundred thousand pounds twenty-five per
cent OF the capital stock
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

BANvARps OPERA HOUSE AND MUSEUM. Broad.
way aud Thirtieth street-OUR MUTUAL FRIEND.
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BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.-RyRR PIRArEs-No
TnoRoUGHFARK-SLAsHKR AND CRAsHER.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-28
THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

Twas the dsy before Christmas, when all
through the town
Folks were hurryipg up and hurrylng down;
The ladies were airing their elegant faces.
And purchasing bonneis and ribbons and laces;
The eilks and the satins which trailed at their
feet
Were sweeping the snow and the mire of the
street;
The children we're ask ing their mothers to stop
And purchase CONNECTIONS at each candy shop.
A beautiful woman and excellent mother
Was trudging along in the crowd and the
bother,
And wondering where upon earth she should go
For suitable presents for Sammy and Joe:
Sammy wants his, and Joe wants that
Here's a wooden hobby. horse, there's a wJolly
cat;
Here's wagon and harness-a speckled horse
Which Sammy and Joe both want. OF course.
"Ah |! me"
Says she,
"WhaL shall buy? Where shall go2
For these lively critters, Sammy and Joe,
Will presently smash these gimcrack toys,
just like other destructive boys!
want TO buy
Something that 1
Can give 10 the boys with the hope that it'll
That won't smash up so awfully last.
Oh Ho!!
think I'll go
And get 'em some clothes,
Such as those
That ROCKHILL & WILSON so much enjoy
Selling so cheap for each good boy.
Come. Sammy and Joe
And don't be slow
The clothes are so nice,
And reduced in price:
Jackets and pants and vest in O suit,
And an elegant overcoat to boot"
Presents for the Boys
Present for the Boys Fathers
Elegant "Ro5eS de chanlbre" and
Smoking Jackets for Presents
From the young ladies' to their Beaux
Price of everything reduced
Monstrous Inducements !!
Come and see how shocking low the
prices are I! !!
ROCKHILL 4 WILSoM,
GREAT BROWN STONE HALL,
Nos. 6Os and sos CHESTNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
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DIED

BARRATT-on the 25th instant ELLEN L.. re,ct
OF the late James Bsrrati.
Her relatives and nienda are invited to attend her
funeral from the residence OF her James Barratt
Jr Nc 1904 Pine street, Tuesday, the 10Th instant
at o'clock p. M. Ht
BUN ETT-on Monday morning, the 28th Instant,
Due notice OF the funeral will be given.
CHEW.-on Wednesday morning, the 2Sd instant,
Mr.. jos hPH OHEW, sR,, aged n years.
Funeral from his late residence, Broad and Barks
streets, Monday, the 2Sth instant, at IL o'clock
A. NJ %#S
DOMINIQUF.-On the 26th instant. Miss EMMA
O. daughter OF Charles Dominique, Ia the 3lst year
Tht relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral from the residence
OF her aunt, Mrs Byney No. 12l6 Parrish street.
Wednesday morning al 10 o'clock. nterment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery
FOX.-On the path instant EVAN Il FOX, In the
His relatives and friends. and Lodge 1. o. ofO F.
OF which he member, are respectfully invited TO
attend his funeral, from his late residence No. 1923
Glrard avenue on Tuesday, the 29th instant, at 10
O'Clock. ss
MULLINS-On Friday evening. December %, ED
His male friends ave invited to attend his fnneral
from his late residence No 5l5 N Seventh street,
Tuesday orning the 29Ih instant. at 10 ociocE. ~
RORER.-Suddeply, on Sunday evening, December
ALBk RT RORER, in his 5lst year
Due notice OF the funeral Will be given.
SOUDER.-On the 9th instant, WILLIAM NJ,
SOUDER aged 20 years and month.
fully invited to attend the funeral his late resi-
dence No. 1880 Federal street, on Wednesday after
noon At O'Clock.
MISUNDERSTANDING, on the 2Sth Instant,
His relatives friends respectfully invited
attend the funeral. from his lase residence, N w.
corner Arch and seventeenth streets, on Tuesday,
the 2sth instant at IL O'Clock 70 proceed to Laurel
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Americans in Paris.

List Of Americans registered at the banking
Office of Messrs. James w. Tucker & Co Nos.
and Rue Scribe, Paris. Furnished by Smith,
Randolph e. CO.. Philadelphia for the week
ending Deo 10, l86S:--
+. II. Wsshburn, Boston; J. Dundas Lippin.
oott, Philadelphia; L. B. De Blois and lady,
Boston; u. M Kingsley, N. Y; George G. and
Kate M. Ioungs N. Y; James Martin, Albrny;
John f. Swift and lady, San Francisco; Miss s.
Q. SAKE; Mrs, l. l.. Arnold, Sacramento; Asher
4. Meyer and family, N. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. James
9. Wilson, Brooklyp William Kimbel Wilson;
g. A. Miller and lady, N. Y; DR.. George j.
Buoknall and lady, n. T.; Rev. and Mrs. :. s.
Cutting, New York; DR.. and Mrs II. II. Town
send, Philadelphia; O. w. Scheidel California;
W Henry Jackson, Caliiornls; 8. j.. Taggart,
WiIliamstown, Mass; Mr.. and Mrs Henry A.
Hurlbut, New York; Mrs. and Miss Balm, Co
lnmbus, Ohio; James 4. Balm; Mr.; and Mrs.
William II. Smith. N. Y; Miss s. B. l.. Smi h;
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Bradbury Boston; James
W. Chsmpney, Boston, mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
Farnsworth, Boston; the Misses Farnsworth;
John Hume and family, Philadelphia: Mrs.
George ii. Howard, San Francisco; Thomas
Tweed, Baltimore; T.. e. Doolittle, n. Y: Mr.. f.
Beck, PoughSeepsie. N. Y; James Wilcox. n.
Y; Francis g. Young, N. Y; and p. S. KinLner,
N. Y.
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osrpet-bag. And now he has arrived ct
Mexico, where he should have found himself
months ago, and will barely have time to
make some such exhibition Of his incapsCity
as Reverdy Johnson has displayed, before he
will be forced to take his heart in his hand
and travel back home. Then he will be free,
as he should have been left from the first, TO
write lugubrious epistles in broken English
to the brave, energetic, and selt-sacrifclng
men who were led by an unfortunate error in
constitutional construction, into an attempt at
disruptiDg the Union.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-28
MARsHALL's ELIXIR.
Observation-Disclosures.

II You suffer with Headache try MAR
SHALLS ELIXIR. and be convinced that al
though other remedies have failed to cure you,
this VIII give you instant and permanent relief
II by over-excitement and fatigue your
nerves have become so weakened that Head
ache admonishes you something more dan.
gerous may happen, such as Palsy, Dimness OF
Sight, and other alarming nervous affections
then Malshalls Elixir, by giving tone and
strength To your system, restores You to per-
feet health.
Whenever food which should be digesred
remains In the stomach, causing pain and un.
easiDess for the want of that principle which
would render IL easy of digestion, then by
using MarshalPs Elixir you Will supply this
deficiency and prevent its recurrence, and 80
be radically cured OF Dyspepsia.
The stomach being thus cleansed from an
unhealthy to q healthy condition, eostiveness
and the other attendant disorders of the bowels
are OF necessity prevented.
Price of MarshRlls Elixir, SlO0 per bottle.
For sale by ali Druggists
Depot. No. 1901 MARKET Street, Phila.
M. MARSHALL & CO., Druggists,
I29sn PRoPRIEroRs.
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MARRIED.,

MARENBECK-BLOOMFIE 81, by
Rev. A. b. Chalker, a. his residence. No. 6U2 road
way. camden, NJ j., Mr. BENJAMIN X. 81 AREN-
BECK and Miss MARY r. BLOOMFIEI,D both of
Camden N, J.
PABKER-CRONK.-on the gath instant, at the
residence OF the brides parents JOHN f. PARK ER,
of Philadelphia TO AMY A, CR0NK, of Mount Holly,
n. J.
Lance on Christmas Eve, at the Parsonage of the AS
bury Nj. E. Church, Mr.. JOSIAH SHELLENBER-
GER, of Bucks county and Miss LlDIE l.. WRAY,
OF PHILADELPHIA
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BINoKLEY-why docs the man compel us to
use his name again has rushed into print to
deny the statements concerning him in Mr..
Van Wyok's recent report. This denial by
Buckley settles the question of the truth of
all these statements in the mind of every man
who knows the propensity of the illustrious
"Solcitor" for comforting facts.
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The PARAGUAYAN WAR has taken a new
turn, by the advices just at hand, the
allies, according to report, having sustained
two severe repulses at the hands of Lopez.
President sarmiento, of the Argentine Repub,
lie, it is rumored has engaged the kind offices
of General McMahon, our Minister to Para
quay, in an effort to bring about peacesble
solution of the pending difficulties. At this
action, 1t is said that Dom Pedro has threatened
to break off diplomatic relations with the
Argentine Republic. The effect of this serious
complication cannot be foretold, but it is to
be hoped that it will not result in reestablish-
ing the petty despOtism of Lopez.
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Mr.. RsvERDY JOHNSON, apparently, had no
invitation 70 eat his Christmas turkey away
from home, and so celebrated the universal
festival by encouraging q company of London
artisans to emigrate in body to Nebraska
We confess to some surprise at this, for we
have been led TO believe that Mr., Johnson re-
CARDS Texas as the paradise OF emigrants.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-28

Hc1srs HALL YOUNG MEMS CMRHSTIAN
b&S ASSOUI ALTON, No. 1910 CIIESN UT Street,
The Regular Monthly Meeting of the Association
VIII pc held on Monday Evening next, at O'Clock,
Essay by Rev. ALFRED TAYLOR
understanding the Prayer Meeting Interesting
Question for discusson.-' Can Prayer Meetings be
Rendered Attractive TO Unconverted Young Men,"
Vocal and ILBtIumenta al Music
The Public invited.
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SPECIAL NOTICES,

SPECIAL NOTICES.
Cfor additional Special Notices the Inside Paoss
GSY@ OFFICE OF THE SECOND AND
- THIRD STREETS PASSENGER RAILWAY
COMPANY OF FPHIlADELPHIA,N a, No. 2453 FRANK
FORD F0kD Road, Philadelphia. December 26 1868.
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of this
Company will be held at their ONCE on MONDAY >
th January 1883, at IL o'clock M. which time and
place an election will be held for a President and
twelve Directors TO serve for the ensuing year
The transfer books will be closed from the to the
18th January, 1855,
l22Si2t JOHN B. CRAVEN, Secretary.
E4Y@ THE FAME INSURANCE COMPANY
- OF PHILADELPHIA Office No. 4O6 CHES-
NUT Street. December 26 1868
NOTICE The annual NJ eetng of the Stockholders
OF the THE FAME INSURANCE COMPANY Will
be held on MONDAY the llth day OF January next
Al 10 O'Clock A M al the office OF the Company,
An election for twelve Directors, to serve the en-
suing year, Will be held on the same day and at the
same place, hetween the hours OF 10 O'Clock A. N
WILLIAMS l. BLANCHARD,
1928 lH Secretary.
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lRosEcRAEs-he Of the tortured heart-has at
last arrived at the Halls Of the Montezumas,
and had an audience with President Juarez.
Although things have been going from bad to
worse for months, he fingered in the country,
filed with solicitude for its future, as long
as he could accomplish anything in the way
of undoing the work of the war, and filling
the hearts OF all true patriots with share Of
that solicitude which caused him to remove
his heart from ita natural receptacle 70 hia