The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-30
A great national poe. thu. gives vent to the

anguish prevailing in patriotic circles:- -
OH why didst thou lave us,
Great gaseous hum
Bug Amertcanus,
And Punkinue sum-
Why gave you not BfiD,
Before you set sail,
A far chance to see you
Outside OF the jail
Our people we're waiting,
Aud eager TO hear,
And for your fine prating,
And words of gooi cheer.
They'd have fed you on praties,
And whisky galore,
And barring that mate Is
Not plenty in store,
They'd have graeed every meal
With slice OF the pig,
And made your heart happy
By dancing jig.
0ni why did the lear, then,
Come over your heart,
That If you went not back,
To get q good start
On the road to the White House,
In the next four year race,
II might possibly happen
You'd not get the place?
Sure the boys will sustain you
With ballots and talk,
And make you Head Centre
When Grant has to walk.
They could never resist
Without feeling great pain,
The gas and the brass
In the CAB OF rhe Traip.
MADRID, Jan. 80, 1s60..-The handsome ladies
of Cadiz aud of the capital unanimously favor
the election of the Duke of Montpensier 10 the
vacant throne, because they are convinced that
his elevation will be followed by the universal
introduction of French fashions and French
etiquette, and they long for change from the
stereotyped Spanish modes. They are tired OF
the system which has heretofore required more
time for the transportation of Greciau Bends
and paniers across the Pyrenees than across the
Atlantic.
PARIS, Jan. 80, ls69.-The Emperor has been
SO much annoyed by the diatribes OF Rochefort
| that he has determined to destroy in the minds
of the French people all recollection of the
name of the newspaper ia which these attacks
| appear, and he has accordingly issued decree
that the use of lanterns is henceforth forbidden.
The war upon journals and journalists is con-
tinued, and it is understood in well-informed
circles that 1t will never cease until the writers
and publishers adopt the uniform rule of COM
mencipg every article with the exclamation,
"Great is Napoleon III |" aud OF concluding all
their productions with the sentence, "Phe EN-
peror can do no wrong"
CoNsTAETINoPLE, Jan. 80, lS69.-An English
man has been arrested here for high treason,
and great excitement prevails, as the Govern
ment insists upon vigorous prosecution of the
offender, and the British Minister demands his
immediate release, threatening war if his coun-
tryman is punished. The circumstances con.
nected with this occurrence are as folloWs:-
The Englishman, at dinner party glven by a
British merchant, where good cheer prevailed,
was overheard by Mussulman servant who
dropped decanter, to exclaim "There goes the
| sublime port" The expression was reported
to the Government, and Immediately construed
into an objectionable insult.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 80, 1S69.-The Dutch have
taken all Holland of TO the canals TO witness dash
ahead and tumble down performances on the
ice. Mynheer Won Skyderdonk is the champion
male and Frau Cluckenhen the champion
female skater. They have attained such
extraordinary grace and speed that they
| frequently skate minuet in mile, and their
consumption of Holland gin during the
intervals which occur between their perform
ances is wonderful to behold. skyderdonk
challenges the world TO produce skater that
can smoke as many pipes of tobacco and
simultaneously travel over as great a space as
| himself If America does not accept this chal-
lenge, her skaters may as well consider them.
| selves smoked out.