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all, it is by the husband, who has not the
same faculty as his wife of smoothing his
feathers when ruf1rd. OF course this is
only in good society. Amongst other
%classes.i it is not so simple o thing TO dis
pose of the visible tokens of IA matrimo-
NAL sparring-match. There are such
things as black eyes and scratched faces.
Yet it may happen that those of IA higher
sphere suffer just as bad ~puniShments as
the less polished combatantS. Inward
bleeding is more dangerous than an open
wound. 1t is a fact that all tiffs contain
the possibilities of offences which can
never be forgiven. A wild, vicious word
may stick and rankle in a woman's heart
for ever. Such a word was applied, for
instance, by Mr.. Jonathan Wild to the
lady who visited him in trouble and it is
believed she hung him for it. A man
who studies the disposition Of his wife for
the sake of his own peace must be cautious
to mark her foibIes of temper, for the best
wives haYe certain weaknesses in this res
pect, which it would be unfair and rather
uncomfortable TO ignore. If they would
only discover them to us before marriage!
But that is not the custom. Such frank
ness would be almost fatal 10 the institu-
ton which binds communities together.
Besides, after all, women with tempers
are much more tolerable than women
without. They possess both action and
spirit, while the tame, equable, colourless
creature has neither. A landscape seen
in perpetual sunshine or moonshine would
be dull /; it is a relief to see it from time
.. Ai.> ot...l l--4In -. =. =. az. Is-tz&M
of a flushed and angry sunset. Is this the
reason why poets so often marry shrews?
1t is probable that q lady who becomes
conscious that her husband is Analysing
her would, out of sheer spite, give him
something to speculate upon of a hard
and practical description: she would cross
his romantic vision on u broomstick, or,
worse again, fit over his brain with a
poker. Albert Durer was, it is thought,
blessed in this fashion. Vulgar men are
not exempt from similar benedlctions in
disguise. Yet they conceal their favours
heroically. The Divorce Court let's us
into many secrets but there are thou
sands of profounder secrets unknown TO
that useful establishment. Tiffs are not
sufficient causes for separation, although
they may lead to the most plenary rea-
sons for parting. We should think that
in most instances when they do the fault
lies with the husband. Marriage is a
science, or, rather, q fine art. There is
scarcely any woman who could not be
reduced by a good system and discipline
to an endurable line of conduct. Whether
every woman would be worth the trouble
of such a training is quite another ques-
ton; but, undoubtedly, to the man who
is married there is no more important
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CONJUGAL TIFFS.
(London Rewiew. J

The fascinating hypocrisy of the sex is
shown in nothing with such grace as in
the periods which immediately ensue after
a tiff. To the visitor or the casual diner
there is no indication whatever of the
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O'O'AJ " @S
left in the dark for a month or two. He
was continually in the company of a man
named John Surratt, who was then un-
known to them. They were entirely idle
in the meantime, explaining the fact by
talking about oil stock speculations. In
the latter part Of March, 1865, Arnold
met Booth, Surratt, Atzerodt, O'LaughlIn
and two other parties. The plan of seiz-
ing the President was then definitely
agreed upon and each was assigned his
part. The lights being out, Arnold was
to rush into The private box and seize the
President, while Atzerodt and j. Wilkes
Booth, were to handcuff him and lower
him on the stage. Moseby vas to catch
and hold him Ill we got down. Surratt
and another man were TO he on the other
side of the Eastern Branch bridge to ia
%cilitnte escape. 1t was aflerWard changed
to Moseby and Booth to catch him in the
box and to lower him to Arnold on the
stage. O'LaughIin and the unknown were
TO put the lights out, and Surratt and
Atzerodt to be on the other side Of the
bridge. Arnold said it could not be ac-
complished. If that they could get him
out of the box and to the bridge they
would be stopped by the sentinel. "Shoot
the sentinel" said Booth. Arnold said
that would not do, for if an alarm was
given there the whole thing was up, and,
as for me, | wanted a chance for escape
and success. Michael O'Laughlin wanted
to argue the same way. Booth was ifrit-
able and threatening. The meeting broke
m militant n nttlntnon FIha Richmond
authorities, so far as Arnold knew, had
no knowledge of conspiracy. In a few
DAYS after Arnold cut loose from it entire
ly. He got employment at Fortress Mon
roe, and never saw or c~orresponded with
Booth again, He never heard Booth
speak of killing Lincoln, and did not su-
Spect that such could be the result. The
plan of escaping with the President after
getting him out of Tie theatre was to
place him in the buggy purchased for the
purpose, and cross Eastern Branch bridge.
Surratt and Atzerodt, were to follow them
to where a boat was concealed ; turn the
horse loose, place the President in the
boat, and cross the Potomac to the Vir-
ginia shore, and thence to make their
way to Richmond. Surratt knew the
route, and was to act as pitol.
Besides these written statements of Ar
nold's he verbally communicated the fact
that Booth was the correspondent of
Doctors Mudd, Garland and Queen.
Atzerodt confessed to having been per-
sonally concerned in the murder itself,
gives some interesting details, and directly
involves John Surratt in all that pertained
TO the capture Of the President.-NeW
York Daily Tribune, Jan, 10.
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THE ASSASSINATION OF PRES
DENT LINCOLN.
alleged Confessions Of ArmoM & Ataer

The Baltimore american of yesterday
introduces two remarkable papers, as
follows:
"Now that the trial of John Surratt for
participation in the assassination of Pre-
sident Lincoln has been thrown out of
Court through the te~chnicaIities of the
law, and he is announced as preparing for
press a narrative ofthe whole transaction,
it may serve a good purpose to give pub
licity to the following statement of Sa-
mueI B. Arnold, one of the prisoners at
the Dry TortugaS, made in Baltimore,
voluntarily, four days after the assassina-
ton. We also give the confession of
Alzerodt, made in his cell on the night
before the execution. Both of these con-
f%essions we have in our possession, in the
handwriting of the prisoners; and they
have hitherto not been made public, un-
der the expeetion that they would be
used in the trial of John Surratt. The
confession Of Arnold was made in the
Office of Marshal McPhail on the 18th of
April, 1865, Immediately on his being
brought to this city from Fortress Monroe.
He sat down at a desk and voluntarily
wrote it without any questioning. The
confession of Alzerodt was made in his
cell at Washington, on the night before !.
his execution. He asked for paper, and
it is written with a lead pencil, the dis
connected manner oft indicating the state
Of mind of the prisoner.
Arnold'S "confession'' is addressed "t0
whom it may concern" and says, first,
that he met J. Wilkes Booth at Barnum's
Hotel, Baltimore, in September, 1864,
by special invitation. He had been his
schoolmate at st. Timothy's Hall, in
1852, aud had not met him since. The
meeting was a very social one at first.
Michael OLaughlin soon joined them, and
conversation turned upon the Confedera-
cy, of which all three were enthusiastic
admirers. Then ensued the proposition
by J. Wilkes Booth of kidnapping Presi-
dent Lincoln, carrying him to Richmond,
and so compel an exchange of all the pri-
soners in Federals. Arnold and O'Laugh-
lin consented to enter iuto the conspiracy,
and swore 10 divulge the secret to no one.
Months passed after this before anything
was done. Booth then made his appear
ance with a trunk in which he had two
guns, cap cartridges, Spencer ri1es) re-
v~olvers, knives, belts, altridge-boxes,
cartridges, caps, canteenS, all fully fixed
for service, which were to be used in
case of pursuit, and'two pair of handouts
to handcuff the President. He gave the
pistols, knives, and handouts to O'Laugh-
lin and Arnold, to ship to Washington.
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THE LAIRDs' DEFENSE.
From the ". Y. Times.

The Messrs Laird, of Birkenhead, have come
out with a letter. it seems, aiming to yindcate
themselves from the charge of violating the mu
nicipal law of England in building the Alabama.
This defense we may safely leave Englishmen to
eXamine-it concerns them more than us. By
as much as the responsibility for the Alabama
becomes less an individual one, by SO much it
becomes the more n national one; it, therefore,
Englishmen are pleased with the logic OF the
Lairds, Americans have no ground to complain.
But this is not the first time the builders of the
Alabama have taken up this line of defense. 1t
is really an old story. In the House OF Com
mons, the senior partner of the Laird firm once
declared, in an elaborate speech upon the same
subject, that from the day the vessel was laid
down to her completion everything was open
and above board in this country" He added
81 also further say that the officers of the Govern
ment had every facility afforded them for inspecting
the Ship during the progress OF building When the
officers came TO the builders they were shown the
ship, and day after day the customs officers were on
board, as they were when she finally left, and they
declared there was nothing wrong, They only LEFT
her when the tug left"
Such an authoritative statement should be
sufficient to stop the dittuse discussion over
laches, and the repeated hypothesis of English
papers that 'the government officers didn't
EnOlC about the Alabamas character Why do
they recur to this excuse so often? Obviously
because they cannot see how those officers could
have acted as they did, with full knowledge of
the Alabamas character. When Mr. Laird made
| that speech the English press, we remember,
was really astounded for the moment. 1t has
since been partly forgotten; but now, it appears,
Mr.. Laird has come out with Il similar yindica-
tion of himself; and, as we have already said, we
| OF America must thank him for this flank
| attack, as it were, in our favor. The English
| journals see the unintended result of the new
| diversion. The Star says that though "the
Messrs. Laird may be guiltless, England herself
cannot escape the penalty" The Standard
declares that 'Messrs Lards yndication con
demns the Government; the inadequacy of the
law is an insufficient excuse for a breach of in
ternational obligations" The Star and Standard
represent opposite poles in English politics, but
on TINS Irresistible conclusion they cannot bu
be at one. We repeat, therefore, that the
Messrs. Lairds defense is our attack and under
TINS cross-ilre we may possibly make another
slep toward securing what we are after, namely
payment of the Alabama claims.
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declines TO renounce her personal claims TO the
throne. She must be thoroughly imbued with
the Bourbon inability TO learn or to forget, how
ever, II she thinks that the adherents of her
dynasty can ever restore It. IL Is true that IL
seems impossible at present to manufacture n
king out of any foreign princeling; that there
are difficulties in the way of electing a born
Spaniard to the throne; and that the minority of
the Spanish people still averse to the idea of
a republic But IL by no means follows, because
of all this, that Spain is prepared TO revert To
Isabella, or accept any puppet that might be put
up in her name. We rather fancy that Queen
Isabella's refusal 20 abdicate is of Just about as
much political importance as her abdication
would have been-and no more. In one respect.
supposng her to be actuated only by sincere de-
sire to preserve the dynasty, her decision is
scarcely complimentary to the Spanish people.
The Prince of Asturias, at least has hitherto
preserved an unblcmished character. and has
not practically exhibited any utter incapacity
for government And yet, Queen Isabella con-
siders herself likely to prove the more popular
candidate of the two.
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II has been kept alive. The policy of maintain
ing a Protestant State Church in Ireland, said
DR.. Chalmers, has enlisted in opposition 70 fro-
testantism some of the most uncOnquerable prin-
cipes of human nature--resentment because OF
injury and the pride of adherence TO a suffering
cause It has transformed the whole nature of
the contest. and, by so doing, has rooted and
given ten-fold obstinacy to error. It has trans
formed a nation of heretics into a nation of
heroes. We could have refuted and shamed the
hereto out of his errors, but we cannot bring
down the hero from his altitude" Protestants
in America, who have lively faith in the alb
stract and vital truth of their religion, will re-
jOice that after four centuries of this kind of
business, Professionalism in Ireland is to have a
chance TO win the victories which it achieves
here. free from the curse of an aflilation with
the State; but Protestants like Mr.. Greg, who
think that the Vaccinations of the Jesuits can
only be counteracted by the aid of the civil
power will lament over what every one else re-
CARDS as the most Christian as well rs the most
worldly-wise act which the British Government
has ever performed in Ireland
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is pow erless TO put down? How and where
must the grand army commence work, and in
what manner carry IL on? viii IL march sue
cessively to the wospots where Atkins and Aver
were killed, draw mp In line of battle, aud plant
its cannon by way of entering upon an investiga-
ton? And, if a suspected Democrat shall be
pointed out to the commander, will all the big
guns be trained on him to put him down or quell
him as a domestic insurrecton2
There is not more quiet State in the Union
than Georgia A few murders are committed
there as everywhere else but not n tenth part
so many as i'm New York. All the civil functions
of the State are performed without opposition
and without complaint. If the perpetrator of n
crime is discovered he is arrested, tried and
punished, as he would have been ten years ago
No State or Federal law is obstructed no civil
or military officer is resisted. The outcry
against Georgia is raised for political purposes,
and for no other. And those purposes we pre-
sumo, will be temporarily successful, though the
Federal Government seems to hesitate, as well
il may, in regard to the mode of accomplishing
them.
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THE "INsURRECTION IN GEORGIA"


From, the Louisville (Ky.) Courier.
We can learn nothing decisive as to what has
been done or is to be done in regard to the two or
three murders recently committed in Georgia.
We do not see, from the accounts published,
that there is anything mysterious or remarkable
about them, but terrible threats have been thun-
dered abroad by the radical authorities and or
gans as to what would be done, and we are
anXiOusly or mt least curiOusly watching to see
what will be.
The first notification we had was that instruc-
tions had been sent to the military commanders
in Georgia to institute a thorough examination
into the killing of Mr. Atkins, an aged member
of the Georgia Legislature, and of DIR. Aver
another aged member of the same body, and to
find out, If possible, the perpetrators of those
crimes. We do not hear however, of any eXami-
nations made or set on foot by the military COM
manders. If examinations are i'm progress, they
are conducted very secretly. Not word is said
about them The press of both parties must
have instructions to be dumb in relation to them.
And the press, considering its generally inde-
pendent not to say rebellious character is in this
, case wonderfully submissive to radical instruc-
ton. The fact Is that no examination is in pro-
| gress under the auspices of the military COM
manders, and for the plain reason that there is
| really nothing which the radicals wish to find
out. They would rather have ten commissions
| to conceal the truth than. one to reveal it.
Next we were informed that military force
was to be sent forthwith from Washington to
unite with the military force already in Georgia
Tor the suppression OF a uonesue lnsuITecIlon
too extensive and formidable to be suppressed by
| other means This, although monstrously alb
surd, was put forth in a shape TO command pub
| lie belief, and, for aught we know, the troops
| have been or will be sent. And we may well
ask what when they get to Georgia, the com
! bined army will do. In what part of the State
| is the domestic insurrection? How is II making
| itself manifest? What acts of open violence are
| committed? What offenders can be ldentlhedi
| What sign of outbreak is visible that the civil
! government executive legislative and judicial
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CTATE RIGHTS FOR SALE. - STATE
- Rights of valuable Invention Just patented and for
the SL1CING QUITTING, ana yIilffiN OF dried beef,
cabbage etc. hereby offered for sale u article
and II should be introduced into every family STATE
RiGiiTS for sale Model can be seen at TEIEGRAPH
5m o55smfoA' 0ooi Ai' p" MUNDY HOFFMAN.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
Il STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENN.
Attost-wILL1AM McMIcHAEL register EGA SIGTk q m
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CITY

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CITY
i AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA
ANN e. RYAN and MARY V. Y. SMITH, Trustees
under the will of LEWIS RYAN, deceased vs. PETER
CONRAD.
Levari facas. March Term, 1869. No. 55l.
The auditor appointed to distribute the proceeds
by the Sheriff. under the above writ of the following de-
scrbed real estate, TO wit -
that certain threestory brick messuage tenement
and lot piece of ground situate the side
Eighth street, the distance of hundred from
the south line of Chesnut street. in the said city Con
tanning in front breadth on the said Eighth street
eighteen feet and length depth sixty feet eight
inches three feet wide alley running southwark into
a ten feet wide alley leading from Seventh to Eighth
street Bounded the north by the tail ends of the
Chestnut street lots the south by a messuage and
LOT OF ground allotted John r. Clark Emmene his
wife in the partition of the real John Fres de-
ceased the by the said three feet alley and
on the west by Eighth aforesaid Being the same
premises which Mordecai L. Dawson and wife, by inden-
lure dated the eighteenth day of March, Ammo Domini
1865 recorded lin Deed Book L. r. b. No 81 page 359g
granted and conveyed the said Peter Conrad in fee
Together with the and privilege of the said
three feet feet wide alleys respectively at all times
hereafter for ever $500,
t his Office No 266 South THIRD Street. in the city of
philadelphia on TUESDAY, the Sth of June next at
O'clock r. M when and where all persons interested are
TO enter their claims be debarred coming
Oh s''' ''''1 EDWARD NJ. PAXSoN, Auditor
May %, 1869 62S fmw 81
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RUssIAS MOVE ON CONsTANTINoPLE.


From the " y sun.
The report is current in Europe that the EN-
peror Alexander has decreed the removal of the
capital of the Russian empire from St. Peters
burg to Kiev, on the river Dneper A palace is
now building for him at the latter place, and
the Empress has purcha sed large estate there.
If this report be true, it is one of the most inn
portant movements which Russia has made for
many years. Not only is it a formal advance
upon the grand system of policy devised and
commenced by Peter the Great for civilizing his
empire and Incorporating it into the family of
European nations but it is an announcement to
the world that the designs of Russia upon
Turkey are henceforth to be steadily and unre-
lentingly pursued. Kiev is go miles nearer
COnstantinople than st. Petersburg; it is within
500 miles of the port of Odessa on the Black
Sea; and, by the aid of the railroads built and
soon to be built, it is point upon which, in the
shortest space of time, the whole military force
OF Russia can be concentrated, ready to march
Immediately upon either the Turkish or the
Hungarian frontier. OF course, it will speedily
be made an immense depot of military stores,
and in the event of n war would be both conve-
nent as military base and as the headquarters
of military and civil government.
The selection of the new capital is also sign-
fcant in another aspect Kiev is the great
religious metropolis of Russia. Before the con-
version of the people to Christianity it was the
seat 'of their heather worship, and the advan-
tages of location and association which led to its
emlnence continue and maintain that emlnence
now. Within its precincts are the palace of the
Greek bishop, the venerable cathedral of st.
Sophia, founded in 1887, and numerous other
churches, the famous Petcherskoi monastery,
the catacombs of st. Anthony and st. Theodo-
sus, filed with the bones of Christian saints and
martyrs, and thousand other objects of rellgi-
Gus respect to the devout Russian. As the En-
peror is the head of the Russian Church as well
as a civil ruler, his taking up his residence in
spot hallowed by so many sacred memories and
attractions may reasonably be regarded evil
dence of an intention to do everything III his
power to strengthen that personal hold upon the
affections of his subjects which has always been
so remarkable an element of the strength of the
Russian empire.