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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-17
Sale No. 611 Spruce Street.
ELEGANT FURNITURE, PIANO. MIRRORS, OUR.
TAINS, OIL PAINTINGS ETC,
On adu adavM ~

May 49, at 10 O'Clock at No Sprce street by eats
ogme ne entire furniture comprising rosewood drawing
room furniture crimson satin; elegant chairs:
centre tables Tennessee marble tops elegant rosewood
piano, 7octave fine brocaelle and lace curtains; sin
French plate mante pier, and oval oil paint
ings and engreyngs bronze ornaments superior walnut
dining furniture; extension dining table; buffet
sideboards fine cut glass china and plated ware library
and sitting furnure fine Wilton velvet
sells carpets; four elegant walnut chamber suits; fine
wardrobes cottage furniture ne hair and spring
tresses bolster and pillows; superior hgh-case
kitchen furnture refrigerator, etc. ETC. t5172t
May be examined ON the morning of sale at O'clock
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!. !. Avo rloN SALES.
M THOMAs H,Ais \ SONS, NOS iso AMI Iz1
- Sale No. I4Oo 81 p q
NEAT HOUSEHOLD FtJISN i1fiI 1 u o s21u,eere, = IL y.

On tuesday Mornin
oirlOoI nt ~. 49,

NEAT HOJsEhHOSf4 aii 81 41S6 EsSR H. &HsYsi siAno OAR
May 1s, at 10 O'Clock, at No Ia9tsl 9 ~
Broad above Qhesnut by catalogue neat SHsare
peror extension dining table sdeBoSfUsI
tre fine hair mattresses feather beds bostes & &Tn, mi
sils, etc 5lSs
SALE OF REAL ESTATE AND STOCKs
May ls 1862 at l9 o'clock noon at the Exchange,
EIGHTH, east side above Race Valuable Church
property Lot 100 feet front @rge church and brick
WXtNUT, No. 1919 Elegant granite stone Mansion and
With eTsTy modern oonyenence Is feet 'front.' se feet
deep to Chanceor street Immediate possession. Rest
NEwIsEC oTD STREET ROAD near City Line Station.
try Seat % acres superior 3 stone mansion stable and
@ a., Ss Nionrs,d AN h Uou'ii si0"s ne
GfRARD AVENUE, No i55l-ifandsome Modern Resi-.
'oAMDEN, N. J.-sa8 very desirable Building Lots SEQ
WAyERLY HEIGHTS Elegant Residence. 10 acres.
8uYs L&NE No @HaSdsoms oSSf RosidenSe SSnSs
TWEGTIETH % ,T (ncrth) No; 1913 Modern Residence.
S Sas o SSnf street
wXsHfNGToN AVENUE, west of Twenteth-sub-
IE TEiB NSs i9S i7aa, 1874, 1925, and r7ssThroo
SR3lTSP Rents 8 SEQ and sl2o7s year.
BEACH No i222-Brick Dwelling
FORTY, FIRST, above Hutton Modern Residence.
PJETEiEE1NOTpH CsSSpth S Nq Desirable Residence
MAIN STREET, Germantown, No. 5236 6-Handsome Re-
sdence.
OTTER, No 20-Brick Dwelling and Frame Shop
THIRTEENTH (south) No. 42l-Modern Dwelling
JUNIPER, No 2l9.B Brick Dwelling
RIDGE, AVENUE between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
Desirable Lot.
FIFTEENTH (north) No. eO9-Modern Dwelling
FRONT (nortb), Nos. 1852 1861, 1853 and 1855
WILCOX, No 19O6-Genteel Brick Dwelling.
FRONT, above Coates-Large Lot, Dwellings Sheds.
FRANKLIN No 212s- Modern Dwelling
TWENTY-THIRD and ARCH, N w. corner-Wha
and large Lot. ,uoe,,,, - .,rs ,,,o,
Estate of John Hemphi
S6lC0 Delaware Railroad coupon bonds
5000 North Pennsylvania Railroad per cent
$4,000 Philadelphia and Sunbury Railroad per cent
| $1,000 Illinois Central Railroad per cent
| 5000 Union Canal per cent.
| $500 Cumberland Valley Railroad per cent.
| $1,000 Allegheny Valley Railroad per cent g
| $12O North Pennsylvania Railroad scrip.
| $1,000 Chester Valley Railroad per cent ...
| 123 shares Wilamsport Bridge Company Stock
1896 shares Wrightsyille, York, and Gettysburg r. r.
| a shares Georgetown Gas Light Company ID. O.
| Executors Sale-Estate Of Joseph Andrade.
| $1,000 Lehgh Zinc 2 per cent. January and July.
5000 do do do May and November.
$6uC0 Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. per cent
| $50 shares OswegO Gas Company.
For Other Accounts.
| 5000 MoKean and Elk Land and Improvement Go.
| s 1880 Union Canal Co.
$4,000 Harrisburg and Mount Joy Railroad
| 8 shares Southwark Bank.
| $1,000 Huntington and Broadtop [5IiA
Shares Philadelphia and Mercantile Library.
100 shares Empire Transportation Co.
| 10 shores Reliance Insurance Co.
3 shares Coal Ridge Improvement and Coal Go.
| 200 shares Honeycomb Petroleum Co.
Catalogues ready.
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VALUABLE MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS.

On Tuesday and Wednesday Afternoons,
May lS and 49, at O'clock including historical biogra
phcal poetical and scientific works. English and Ameri
editions. 51b3
FOR SALE-LARGE AND VALUABLE THREE
STORY STONE MILL AND SIX HOUSES AND
FARM, SO ACRES, ALIENS LANE,
Threequarters of mile of Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy
station, the Chestnut Hill Railroad TwentylSecond
ward For further particulars apply to
M THOMAS Il SONS Auctioneers,
5l35t Nos l39 and 14l s. FOURTH Street.
TTHOMAS BIRCH 81 SON, AUCTIONEERS
4 AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No lilo
OHESNUT Streets rear entrance No. l1O7 SAMSON st.
Sale No. LILO Chestnut Street
ELEGANT FURNITURE, ROSEWOOD PIANO
FOPTE, WALNUT AND GILT FRAME MIRRORS.
BRUSSELS, INGRAM. AND VENETIAN OAR.
PETS. CHINA GLASSWARE, ROSEWOOD MEi.O.
DEON, ETC.
On TuesdayMorning
At o'clock, at the auction store No 10 Chestnut
street, will be sold the followngAbout 10 suits paror
furniture covered with plush, terry reps and harcoth;
suits Of walnut chamber fur finished in oil with
wardrobes to match; walnut and oak dining furn
ure bookcases lounges centre tables secretaries recu
ing and chairs, Office tables and chairs china glass
ware, etc.
SECONDHAND FURNITURE AND CARPETS
Also large assortment furniture carpets from
families declining housekeeping.
The furniture will be arranged for examination
Monday. 5152t
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

HoRsEs AT THE FERgY. Sometimes the car
men who bring twenty-fv barrels of sugar at
a load over the Williamsburg ferry find it
impossible for their teams to draw the load up
the ferry bridge, and in these cases they have
TO ask the assistance OF another carman and
borrow the use of bis horses. Then a rope Is
hitched TO the tongue Of the truck on the boat
and to the cart up in the street, and the horses
in the street and the horses on the bridge pull
ing together, and twenty carmen shouting at
the horses at the same time, the load is drawn
up, 10 the great relief of the passengers who
are detained till the cart shall get of the boat.
Perhaps all this difficulty is due to the fact
that six thousand pounds is only half load
for two horses. Can Justice Bowling tellf
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

GENERAL LEE IN New MOVEMENT. The
action of General Lee, as President Of Wash
ington College, Virginia, in taking up the
movement for practical and technical educa-
tion in this country is likely to make as great
an impression upon our old fogy schools and
colleges as he did in military tactics upon our
old fogy commanders in the palmy days of the
rebellion. He proposes to place Washington
College in the front rank of the march of mod
ern ideas by adding practical instruction in
agriculture, mechanics, engineering and chem
istry to its present list of studies. II he sue
ceeds in doing so the old fashioned institutions,
where the arts Of words and Of chopping logic
with a smattering Of the dead languages only
are taught, will soon be left in the lurch by
the new system. The old schools must admit
the new ideas of the age or go under.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

SELLING THE Coon WnL.-People some
they sell, and this often happens when they
trade on that rather immaterial sort of
property the favor they have themselves &C
quired in any business. Ostermeyer was car
man for mercantile house, and, going out Of
the business, sold his right to Coultas, another
carman, the mercantile house asserting that
Coultas might have the work so long as he did
it properly. Coultas paid with his note Soon
after he lost the employment by neglect and
then refused to cash the note, and Ostermeyer
sued him, the judgment being that Coultas
must pay the money.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

A MOVING ScESE-Tbe ! st OF May (which. by
the way, is near at hand, and is an anniversary
very few people care to celebrate) is the period
Of many thrilling domestic tragedies. The
following fearful sketch furnishes but single
instance of the horrors of the day THE first
thing in the morning Pater Familias tears him
self from the arms of his family. Then Mrs.
p. +. commences tearing around. Baby p. f.
is in tears at short intervals throughout the
day. Little six year old p. +. is tearing the
parlor curtains in strips TO make a Grecian
bend for her ''ingerrubber" doll; and the
young lady p. F. lackadasically murmurs "Oh,
dear, this moving is t-e-a-r-rible I" Imme-
diately after May-day Mrs. ?. r. is compelled
to ''sow tares, many and Oft.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

II will be seen by our correspondence from
Cuba, published to-day in another column,
| that the war still continues in several districts
of the island, without much change in the po-
sitions of the parties. According to the gov
ernment accounts one thousand insurgents are
still in the field under command of Cabada,
in the vicinity of Trinidad; the Governor OF
Remedies, who had returned from military
excursion through his district, announces that
he has made arrangements to put down the
insurrection in that vicinity, which we take to
mean that it was not yet put down; and In
Nuevitas extensive preparations are being
made for campaign against General Que
sada, who still holds all the country around
Puerto Principe From the Eastern insur
gents we have only an appeal from Generals
Marmol and Figueredo for arms and recogni-
tion of their belligerent rights.
In Havana men were arriving freely from
Spain to replace the losses of the Spanish
army, but they come mserably clad and un-
provided with any of the elements for war.
The spirit of the volunteers in Havana, how
ever, provides them amply Immediately on
arrival, and they are at once sent to the scene
OF active operations. A battalion of negro
troops has also been sent to the field from
Havana, being the first, we believe, that has
been put in active service. The pressure upon
the treasury has led the government to con-
template increasing the present tariff of import
duties. The war is now, in fact, a war of
resources. From Spain the colonial authorities
can hope for nothing but naked men in the
shape of war material. Everything else must
be provided from the resources of the colony,
and these the government is pressing to the
utmost. On the part of the Cubans the ques-
tion is merely one of endurance. There is
great difficulty, if not an impossibility, in
driving them from the field if they choose to
hold it in small bands adhering to the Fabian
policy.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

LEE IN THE WHITE HOUsE.-The difference
between Grant and Johnson is in nothing more
evident than in their relations with men of the
rebellion. Grant may invite Lee to dinner,
may appoint Longstreet to high Office, may
otherwise favor Southern men once our foes,
but there is no fear in the country that by
these steps the sharp line Of distinction be-
tween loyalty and treason will be rubbed out
or even blurred; but Johnson could not do
half this without twice the suspicion of his
motives and tendency.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

A CHANCE FOR THE YANKEES. The Water
bury Comm American states that a couple
of its townsmen have just returned from a
tour through Virginia and as far south as
Selma, Ala. They report that the coun-
try is looking well as far as natural advan-
tages go, but that there is a sad lack of indus
try and enterprise among the inhabitants,
which might be supplied by an infusion of
Yankee pluck, energy and ingenuity. If the
Yankees don't take advantage of the opportu-
nifty it is pretty certain white immigration from
abroad will-while poor Sambo perishes by
starvation at the crossroads.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

IMpoRTANT ARMY ORDER-Gcneral Sher-
man has issued orders by direction of the War
Department for the resumption Of the recruit
ing service for the United States Army There
are to be four general superintendent, sta
toned respectively at New York city, Cincin-
natl, st. Louis and San Francisco. This is q
somewhat significant movement, in view of the
policy inaugurated by the new administration
for the curtailment of army and all other
federal expenditures
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

SPRAGUE's PLATFORM. platform of
Sprague's new party fills forty one columns of
what is called ''the voice of the people, an
incongruous jumble of universal complaint
at everything and everybody. Goddards
letter to Sprague is not included; but Sprague
ought by all means to put it in, for it is as
much part of the evidence to have an ex-
preston of the irritation of the millionnaires as
to have expression of the satisfaction of the
other side. Sprague's admirers had no idea
that he would print their letters-names and
all
The New York herald., 1869-04-29
Mule DipIomacy-A Scrap Of History.

Nule DipIomacy-A scrap Of History.
We were always aware that when the French
invaded Mexico they were allowed for long
time to make New Orleans base of opera
tions. There they obtained mules and mate
ras of transportation sufficient to furnish the
armies of General Lorencez and Marshal
Forey in their advances on the Mexican capi-
tai. New Orleans was for more than year
nothing but magazine for French use. We
observe now, by our Washington correspond
ence, that il has been discovered that all this
was done in accordance with orders given by
Mr. Seward.
II is curious fact that while this French
supply business was going on strict injunciions
were given along our whole Mexican frontier
and at our seaports TO let no munitions of war
pass out to the assistance of the Mexcans who
were struggling for the preservation of the
republic. We know of stacks of rustcd muslsels
lying to-day upon the Arizona frontier which
we're detained during this period by our gov
ernment. by representation of the French
Consul In San Francisco several shipments Of
arms intended for the liberals were prevented
from leaving that port. II was not until
public opinion grew too hot for our monarchi-
cal State Department that equal privileges
were given both to the liberals and the ILL
busters who were trying to overthrow them.
There is more in this little scrap Of history
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

OFFICIAL MURDER.-rhe most brutally bun d.
Cling piece Of business that has appeared in
print lately is the story Of the hanging Of
Dewey at Prince Edward Island. lie fell
sixteen feet to the ground by the breaking of
the rope, was picked up alive, and while pre-
parations to hang him again were in progress
came fully to his senses, and SO was taken out
10 second attempt. This time some of the
suspensory apparatus gave way and he fell so
far that his feet touched the ground, and
finally men on the scafrold drew him mp by the
rope and he was so held fagty minutes.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

ANOTHER NINTH CLASS. old public school
No. z, old public school No. "a and old public
school No. 3 have now formed social organiza-
tions Of the former members of the ninth class
in each. The formation ofthese societies is sign
ofthe times. Hitherto we have had in our city all
sorts OF organizations Of outsiders-Puritans'
clubs, St. Patrick's clubs, st. Georges clubs,
&C.; but these ninth class societies indicate
the organization Of the genuine New Workers.
the chaps who were schoolboys here.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

Coon REvIvAL-The revival of the
Mayors Court-a thing not heard Of for many
ycars-supplies great want ir our city. IL is
an easy tribunal, where the people get plain,
straightforward justice from oppressors and
swindlers of all Sorts and where lawyers have
no standing. Anciently there was an Alder
mans court also, and we might have this sort
Of tribunal in every ward, only we would first
have to change the character of our Alder
men
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

DIspRoPoRTToYATE.-Two legislative CON-
mittees that visited the city this winter have
returned the following items Of expense =
Brandy and wine, 1886; cigars, SAP; medi-
cal attendance, $55. ''Only that bread to all
that sack!" With over eight hundred dollars
spent in putting our representatives in the
doctors hands, and only ffty-ive dollars spent
in curing them, we must conclude that the
doctors were very moderate.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

THIRSTY, DULL AND IMPUDENT.-Two CON-
mittees Of the Legislature, on duty in the
metropolis the past winter, spent over eight
hundred dollars in brandy, wine and cigars,
and two hundred and eighty-five dollars in
tickets for the theatres, and have sent the bill
in as expenses that the State must pay. At
what point does this thing stop? What is the
limit Of expenses, and is there any other limit
than that which may be made by the acci-
dental modesty of some member?
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

FISK IN JERsEY.-The simple plan that they
shall take who have the power and they shall
keep who can is the plan favored by Mr.. Fisk,
Of the Erie Railroad, in his collision with
property owners on the Passaic river. He
claims right Of way that the men in possess
sion dispute, and pending discussion in court
he endeavors TO take forcible possession. II
the owners will get cannon and resist force
with force, thus initiating war, the public will
see the necessity Of effectually stopping the
Fisk style Of operations.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29


The French Chamber of Deputies has ad-
journed sine die. The closing scene seems to
have been at once interesting and instructive
The prospect Of good air, ease and summer
leisure seems to have made them all jubilant.
The happy heart of the joyful assembly found
expression in language which was sharply ex-
pressive of its twofold division. The govern
ment members could find no more suitable
words to express their feelings than 'Vice
pEmperem!" The opposition members, more,
perhaps, in playful banter than from any other
cause, raised the counter cry, ''VSce Ia
LJ0ae!' With those dividing cries the
assembly separated to meet no more until a
fresh election shall have determined once
more how Napoleon stands with the French
people
These parting cries are by no means unsug-
gestive. That they were made is proof that
the French people are by no means unit in
regard to the Emperor and to the policy which
is now being pursued by the government. That
they could be made is proof that France is
making some progress in constitutional gov
ernment. II is well when men can differ so
widely and yet labor together. II is difficult,
in fact, any longer to doubt that Napoleon is
honestly striving-and striving with larger
measure of success than the outside world is
willing to believe-to give France the bless
ings of constitutional government. France
has Parliament, and If this Parliament has
not the privilege or the power to initiate it has
at least the right to question, to discuss, to
ventilate public sentiment. This is something.
II this is not all the French people want it
seems to promise that what they want may vet
be obtained.
1t is undenlable, however, that those cheers
and counter cheers furnish the keynote to
the music which will ring over France, and
which will echo and re-echo until the approach
ing elections are ended. We have no good
reason to believe that the elections will not
result in grand government victory. But the
opposition will do its best. The struggle
in many centres will be keen, and
plain and direct language will be used-lan-
guage which will be the reverse Of pleasing
to the Emperor and his satellites. The great
deeds of the Third Napoleon will be chanted by
many Homers and many virgils; but the song Of
opposition may be quite as musical and little
more matter-of-fact. From the present time
until the beginning Of June, when the result of
the struggle will be fully known, times will be
lively in France. If the French people do not
endorse the Emperors programme the foreign
policy of France is certain to become danger
ously aggressive. If it is otherwise-if the
government has triumphant majority-it may
be taken for granted that peace abroad and
reform at home will be the policy Of the i'm
mediate future. The chances at present are
in favor of the Emperor; but chances are not
certain.ies
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

NINE YEARS OLD.-The car concerned in
the accident on the Long Island Railroad had
been in use nine years. II was not first
rate car at any time, and it was in use on
road in VIGOROUSLY bad order. Such car on
such road might be worn ont three times in
nine years. 1t was this patched up ruin that
first gave way, and the Slowing Of the wheels
on wornout track led TO this murderous
disaster. Here is clear case of criminal
negligence for the courts. Let the damages
be such as to confscate this road Railroad
men, by such an example, may find it econo-
mical to make their roads safe.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29
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The New York herald., 1869-04-29

PoITUGAL-FINANoLAL REFORM. The Por-
tuguese Cortes have met The great question
is the state of the finances. Taxation is
heavy, ever oppressive, and yet the expendi-
lures exceed the revenues. With laudablc
energy the Ministers have set themselves to
the reduction of taxation, the Improvement of
the revenue, the payment of the floating debt,
and the more equitable distribution of burdens.
A little of this Portuguese spirit here would
be of some value.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

SwTNDLERs.-All our swindlers come from
the rural districts. City life is like learning,
in so tar as a little of it is dangerous. All
our men who are great in the various spheres
of intellectual activity are men to the manner
born or who have had q city life of many
years, and all our sharpers are fellows but
two or three years in from the country.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29
Italian Opera in Londou-Miss Kellogg.

Italian Opera ia London-Miss Kellogg.
1t will be seen by private letter from
London, published in another part OF the
paper, which was written by one of the highest
and most distinguished men in England, that
our charming American prima donna, Miss
Kellogg, is not less popular and appreciated
by the English than by her own countrymen.
The writer takes rather despairing view OF
the prospect for Italian opera in London, bat
thinks that if the opera manager can get Miss
Kellogg there will be hope of success. 81
can assure you, he says, ''we cannot do with
out her. There is no one to take her place"
He urges the gentleman to whom he writes to
persuade her to go to London. This is very
flattering to Miss Kellogg, and shows how
highly she is appreciated in England. In fact,
she has taken the first rank in her profession
both here and in England. She is the only
artist here who can fill our opera houses, and,
as we see by the programme for the first per-
formance of Rossinis grand work, the ''Messe
Solennelle, she is specially selected to take
the most prominent part We cannot afford
to part with our prima donna for a long time,
but as the British like her so much and cannot
establish Italian opera in London without her,
we have no objection to lend her--that is, pro-
vded she wishes to go-for a season or two.
Her talents and our magnanimity in this case
may have the happy effect of cementing the
entente c0rdtale between the two nations.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

PROGRESS OF THE WOMENs RIGHTS MovE-
MESr.-An Iowa paper states that as result
of Anna Dickinson's late lecture in Des Moines
lady has been working at the timers trade.
She will 60 into the horseshoeing business
next, and won't care tinker's blessing what
people think about il, either.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

How Is THIs?-An insane man with money
in his possession wandered into drinking
shop in the city and the proprietor took from
him three thousand four hundred dollars and
delivered to the police authorities the man
and the money
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

SHAKESPEARE IN WASHINGTON AZ
RICHARD HI.-''Oh, may such purple tears
be always shed by those who wiah the down
fall OF our house,