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The New York herald., 1869-05-01

FLOODS IN MIssIssIPPI-THE COTTON AND
THE Corn CRoP.-Large portions of the best
cotton lands Of Mississippi have been flooded
by the recent heavy rains in that quarter, de-
stroying the cotton planted and making re-
planting necessary. But If the planters are
quick about it they may still, by replanting,
secure fair crop. But If the subsistence of
the overflow will make it too late for the cot
ton 1t will not be too late for the corn, and the
South cannot raise too much corn. With q
rousing crop Of Indian corn, though every
thing else may fail, the Southern people will
be rich. They have heretofore too much
neglected this life-sustaining staple. The les
SONS which they learned in the late confederacy,
however, Of the vital Importance of good
crop Of Indian corn, they have since turned to
a good account for their corn crop Of last year,
If we are not mistaken, made their cotton crop
clear cash, or very near it, on the costs of the
two crops. Let the planters of the cotton
States, then, remember that where it may be
too late TO replant swamped cotton field,
they may still be in season for good field of
corn.
The New York herald., 1869-05-01

DIsCoURAGINe TO RECEIVERS. persons
likely to lose most by the operations of the
industrious diamond stealer recently caught
are those who bought the diamonds. All the
owners are recovering the property and the
receivers are out Of pocket the money they
paid. If robbery often has this result receiv-
ers will become scarce.
The New York herald., 1869-05-01

HENS RIeHTs. There is movement in
high chicken quarters, started since the poultry
show, to have the hens assert themselves
before the world in series of resolutions
pointing out that the roosters do all the
growing and fighting and roost on the highest
perches, and yet lay no eggs, and that this is
oppressive and unjust to the hens.
The New York herald., 1869-05-01

STEAM IN THE STREETS. Legislature
leaves room for hope to residents on the upper
end of the island by refusing to pass Law to
prohibit the use of steam on the streets. An
attempt made in the horse car interest was
defeated by that refusal, and there is yet .
hope that locomotive may hustle weary
man from Wall street to Harlem in fifteen
minutes, and thus save him an hour aud Q
quarter in a horse car.
The New York herald., 1869-05-01

PROMISING. Boutwelrs speech to the
brokers on Change was model of good
promising for the country if not for those who
heard it. If he performs half he promises he
will make hole in the debt that the country
will like great deal better than his hole in the
okv
The New York herald., 1869-05-01
TRIPLE S HE E T
New York, Saturday, May ], 1869
TO ADVERTISERS.

All advertisements should be sent in before
eight o'clock, P NJ, to insure proper classif
cation.
The New York herald., 1869-05-01

How TO CARRY BrLI.-The stealing has
begun very early in the history Of the Tax
Commissioners bill, as the bill itself has been
pocketed and carried away.
The New York herald., 1869-05-01

SPoILINe SPoRT-Cowpers declaration that
he would not make the man his friend who
would wantonly tread upon fly goes little
too far for the rough and-tumble Of life; yet
IL is evidently the motto on which Mr.. Bergh
executes the law for the prevention Of cruelty,
&c. IF this gentleman would restrict his
activity to that sphere in which IL is eminenty
called for he would find fewer disappontments
there we believe but he makes capital against
himself and the law by indiscriminate action.
He cannot make Pythagoreans of all New York
ers, but he can have their sympathy in war
against brutality.
The New York herald., 1869-05-01

THE ARTILLERY SCHOOL AT FORTRESS MoS-
RoE.-A few days since the examination
Of the scholars at the artillery school took
place. 1t is reported to have been very severe.
The studies have been in practical and theo-
retical artillery science, engineering, ordnance
and gunnery, military and civil law. The
importance Of such school can hardly be
overrated, and In time Of war its graduates
will be invaluable to our military arm. 1t is
as easy to educate young man in military
school as in the ordinary colleges Of the coun-
try and the graduates Of the former will be
far better fitted for ordinary business pursuits
than the latter. West Point may look to its
Iaurels if the Fortress Monroe school is sus-
tanned as It should be.
The New York herald., 1869-05-01

BOwERY THEATRE, Bowery.-TuE SEVEN DwARFs;
OR, HAKLEoUrN AND THE WORLD OF WONDERS. Matinee.
The New York herald., 1869-05-01

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Fifth avenue and Twenty
urth street-Matnee at 9-BARBE BLEUr.
The New York herald., 1869-05-01

GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner OF Eighth avenue and
sd street.-THE TEMPEST Matinee At ~.
The New York herald., 1869-05-01

ACADEMY OF MUSIC, I4th street--LA BELLE HELENE
LIE MARRIAGE AUX LANTERNs-MoNs CHoUFLRURY.
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one, has had to be got with the greatest caution,
and every means have been adopted which could
be suggested to secure the safety of the work,
men. All the lamps were locked and examined
by the fireman. No collier was allowed TO fire
shot except the fireman had first examined his
place and given him permission; and care was
taken to secure the services of the most compe-
tent men as underlOOkers and their assistants.
IT, with all these precautions, an explosion has
occurred rs is believed, at the firing OF a shot
under proper superintendencc, the fact VIII go
far TO prove the desirabilty Of the entire abol-
ton Of blasting in seam with so fatal repu-
tation.
The fireman, Richard Gortey, on Wednesday
morning made his customary examination OF the
four-feet seam, commencing his examination at
o'clock, and afterwards returning to the pit
eye, to lock the lamps of the colliers when they
descended the shaft to their work. Several
shots, ii is stated, were made ready for firing on
the revOus evening, and Gortley was asked to
suporintend the ignition of these as soon as pos
sible. He went to consult with a brother fire.
man on the pit bank, and, then descending again,
he left the pit eye and proceeded to the southerly
part of the workings for the purpose of eXamin-
ing the places in order to give the necessary
sanction to the firing.
Immediately after this the explosion occurred
how cannot at present be told, for the whole of
the men and boys engaged in the district into
which Gortley went, as well as the fireman him
self, are numbered among the dead. The force
of the blast does not appear to have been felt al
any great distance but i'm the Immediate neigh
bolLood of the southery workings the stoppings
have been blown down and much of the roof has
been loosened.
The explorers, who descended as soon as pos
sible after the occurrence, first came upon a
number of men who had been burnt severely,
and shortly afterwards they found two dead
bodies and one man almost exhausted, who was
Immediately sent to bank and is now recovering.
They are now proceeding with their arduous
labors, but there not the slightest hopes that
any of the sixteen eighteen still in the pit can
be alive.
still later account says that the whole of the
workings have been explored and twenty-siX
bodies have been found These, with the two
brought up this morning, make the total twenty
eight The last brought up were a couple of
lads who had fallen over pony in the attempt
to escape. The bodies were carried to an adja-
cent shed through lines of spectators. Few
have as yet been identified, but several families
have suffered terribly. In one case father,
three sons, and Il brother all dead. 1t is be-
lieved that the accident had occurred at a blown
out shot, las the case at Haydock. There
has been, it is said, little fre-damp. One of the
men burned is reported to be dead. -Four others
are fearfully burned. The Government inspector
has been down this afternoon.
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NEWS sUn1ar ANY.



The Chief of Police han ordered ont one
hundred men TO attend the funeral of ex-Iieu-
tenant Samuel Goldy "a token of resp ,ct and
a marx 0l appreciation by the city of the SER
Mary Hawkins, aged seventy-three years, re-
hding In GaslIill street, near Fifth, fell down
sthlrs yesterday afternoon, and broke several
bones. She was admitted to the hospital.
-Jonn henderson, aged fifteen years residing
at No. 171S South Seventh street, had his left
reg broken yesterday afternoon, while engaged
IN quarrel with Il lad. lie was admitted to the
hospital.
st. Johns Commandcry OF Masonic Knights
Iemplar one Of the most flourshing commando
ries in the United States, paid n return visit to
Cyrene Commandery, OF Camden, N. j., last
evening. The COmmandery assembled at Ma
sonic Hall, Chestnut street, at six o'clock, dressed
in full black suits and white gloves, Knight
Iemplar caps, sashes and swords and marched
to Market street ferry, whence they proceeded
to Camden. They were received by their New
Jersey brethren with all due honOrs, and the
visit was of Il very pleasing and interesting char
acter.
George G. Evans, Esq, the new Collector of
Internal Revenue for the Third district, was last
night complimented with a seronade by II large
number of his friends Assessor Elliott was
also serenaded by the same parties. Mr.. Evans
entered upon the discharge of his new duties
yesterday. This appointment seems to give
very general satisfaction to the people OF the
Third district, and from our knowledge of Mr..
Evans we feel assured that he will become as
popular and efficient in the Collectors Office as
Mr.. Elliott has in the Assessors office.
From Robert T. Gill, Esq, of the Custom
House, we learn that the brig Nelly Clifford,
Captain Littlefeld, on the voyage from Milk
river, jamaica to this city, where she has just
arrived, was boarded off Cape San Antonio by
Spanish man-of-war. A shot was fred at her,
and Captain Lttlefeld hove to- A boat from the
frigate boarded him. The officer in command
stepped upon the deck of the brig, blazing with
wrath. He demanded the reason why the briggs
commanded. The reply of the nsulted skipper
was that he never dipped his flag to anything
but an American frigate. The intruders searched
his vessel from hold to forecastle, and departed
in disappointment and dudgeon.
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AFRICA.
Dreadful Conaagration at the Cape.

tuUC.
The following extracts from the Cape Town
Argus contain detailed account of the extern
sive and destructive fire which occurred at the
Cape. correspondent, writing to the Argus
from Humansdorp on the 10 ult., says
A calamity of unprecedented severity yester-
day befell this district. bush fire of such
dimensions broke out in various places as to find
no parallel in the recollection of the oldest resi-
dents. The result has been large loss of life
and property, many of the sufferers being left
houseless and penniless.
The morning of the 9th was very sultry, with
the wind from the north, an indication which
here always means something little short of
srocco. The thermometer in the shade showed
at A. M. a temperature of 93 degrees, at 9 A.
M. of 10l degrees, and at = L. Nj. of 113
degrees. The weather for some time before
had been very dry and the veldt quite
parched. Early in the afternoon n dense
mass of smoke was seen in the western part
of the Zitzikamma district, probably near
Clarkson but no danger was then apprehended.
About 2. M, however, the wind suddenly
chopped round to the southwest, blowing per-
feet hurricane of dust and smoke, which com
petely enveloped the village. The imminence
of the danger became painfully apparent as dusk
came on; the church bell was rung and the viii
layers put on the alert. AS seen from the village
the whole ZitZikamma, right away to Cape st.
Francis, seemed in one intermittent blaze, while
the hills to the north were also bathed in flame.
1t is impossible to give n strictly accurate ac-
count of the loss of life and property sustained,
as full reports have not yet come in; but there
can be little doubt that about twenty homesteads
have been burnt to the ground, including that
of Mr.. w. s. q. Metelerkamp, of Zuurbron; that
six Fingo children have been burnt to death at
the same place, twelve Fingoes in the Zitzilam-
ma district, two colored females on their way
ito Hankey, and farmers wife and servant
somewhere in the same direction. One
of the farmhouses destroyed is but one mile and
a half to the south of the village, and another
two miles to the north SO we have miraculously
escaped this sad visitation. Much alarm was
felt this morning, the veldt and bush were
burning extensively about mile off, when for
tunately the wind veeredt to the south and then
to the southeast bringing, as usual here, soak
ing rain, which lasted all the forenoon.
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MEMORANDA
l ship ssrsnah, Turey, for Philadelphia, cleared
sailed from Charleston yesordaS SiS0'' 'o'
,ab abeSmshp ns Jas s. Green, Vance, hence, Richmond
,a steamship Old North State Uoster hence at Norfolk
Barque Rachel, Mitchell hence, at Matanras st inst
BSIque sarah M sloan sailed from Cardenss 7h us for
ont sSEqIS ar Die pEend Busdah for Philadelphia entered
6bsr9ue hargaretha, Hammond from London for PM
Bafqps 6esiab Gifeg yea asd Ia 'Rs fro Newport ale, u for
Brig q q Van Horn, Comll, sailed from Flushing 27th
trdS, Brig Gee Prescott Mills New York 18th inst,
Big Eigoo vas seen sh inst lat @ long "a 30 steering
Brig John Shay, Nckerson hence, at zasa 9lth ult
from 6rg S0den ~ light Ferguson, for Philadelphia sailed
Brig James Crosby, Baldwin Philadelphia, sAled
Brig George f. Dale, Harding hence, Cardenas 9Th
Brig A. r. LaTrabee Carlisle, for Philadelphia, sailed
Brigs juliet G. CLARK, whittemore and Marsha Dutch,
combs sailed from Cardenas 9TH ins for port north Of
sehr + j. Frnser, Madge, for Philadelphia load.
schr Sophia Wilson, Novel;, hence, at Matanzas 9th
sailed from ardenas th inst fp for port north Of aeras
Schr r. Lake hence for Newport, with coal, struck
wednesday night She win be Sf total loss los ivy
Schr Success for Philadelphia, sailed from New London
seRT Il TOTsnGe re- Be- Hudson hence az Petersburg 9th inst
inst, from New Orleans. -
~ n OaEpentet, nencc Tor St. Joun ~ bs
Schr j. b. Johnson Smith, for Phadelphia sailed from
Wexford 14th inst.
Schr NJ r Carlisle Potter; Cohasset Gibbs; and G p.
Bedford 18th inst.
schr Isaac Rich Crowell, for Philadelphia, cleared
Boston yesterday.
Schr White Swan Collins, for Philadelphia cleared at
New York yesterday
from Matanzas 9th inst.
Schrs G. l.. Vandervoort, Kelley from Providence and
Mary Augusta Lord from New Haven, both for Philade
pha, at New York 14th inst.
schrs Ruth Shaw, Shaw, and L. A. Burlngame, Bur.
lingame. hence, at Boston 18th inst. ~ -vsI
Schr VIM. Bement, Penny, hence at Portsmouth, N. H.
10Th inst
Schr Vim. o. Irish Rathbun, at sth nst from
Mobile.
Schrs Anna Shepard Bowdtch; H T. Hedges franklin ;
Vapor, johnson and w. II. Dennis, Leeds sailed from
Providence 18th inst. for Philadelphia
Schr James H. Gallager from James River for Phlade
pha, at Norfolk 18th inst.
Schr General Grant Coburn sailed from Richmond l3h
inst. for Trenton, N. j., via City Point.
Schr James Dverty, Carroll, hence at Stonngton 18th
instant
Schr Mary E. Van Clesf Jones, at Cardenas.Ith inst,
from Charleston
Yacht Madjee, Loper hence, Stonington 18th inst
Steamers d. Utley, Davis and Tacony, Nichols for Phi
ladephia, cleared at New York yesterday
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Charleston Bar Lghtshp has been temporarily relieved
The Relief Ship is painted yellow, with the word
Relief" on the side. In other respects the vessels
similar.
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A Second Colliery Explosion Near Wigan, Eng
land-Twenty-ni Lives Lost.
Aun.I

~
From the London STAR April2
Once more have we to record the occurrence
of a dreadful catastrophe in the Southwest Lam
cashire coal feld-another explosion in the
fiery Arley mne-and the list of the Victims it
is feared, will number at least twenty, and may
be very seriously increased. AT z o'clock yes
terday morning the usual indications on the pit
bank showed that the Highbrooks Colliery, be-
longing to Messrs. Mercer d Evans, and situated
in Park lane Ashton-in- Mackerfeld, short
distance from the boundary of the borough
of Wigan, had fired" and the news spread
with startling rapidity even for "A colliery eXplo-
sion throughout the district, SO that the pit bank
was quickly crowded with the friends and rela-
tives of the men who were employed at the pit.
Seventy men worked at the place. Ot these
about one-half were brought to bank uninj jured;
some fifteen others were recovered tearfully
burnt or suffering from the effects of the choke
damp, and the remaining twenty, at the time of
writing are immured in the workings, where
the slowly advancing exploring party are dis
covering their bodies one by one.
more unfortunate colliery than the High
brooks does not exist in the neighborhood. 1t
stands about mile from the high road from
Ashton to Wigan, at the top of single line of
railway that runs from the central offices 1t
was here that in 1865 over one hundred colliers
were imprisoned several days by the breakage of
the machinery; here also, in 1866, an explosion
occurred by which thirty persons lost their
lives An adjacent colliery belonging to
months, so that Messrs. Mercer and Evans
have OF recent years been very considerable
sufferers. The Highbrooks Colliery consists of
TWO shafis-an upcast and downeast-both
originally sunk to work the orrel five-ieet seam,
which is found in the upcast at distance of
$50 wards from the surface. In the downcast,
however, it was found that fault occurred
which had the effect of throwing the Orrell four
feet ar Arev mine, and which should lie sixty
IDS below the fiye-feet, to point sixty yards
shne II or at least 100 feet out of its ordinary
poShim poSition. m The winning of this fo9r-feet
seam has been matter OIL oi no has orulnary gory
o,,ii' on fanlt after fault has obstructed it'
] orooress. The steam too, SO notably gaseous
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Dnnleatic AnnirR.

Gold closed yesterday at 13213.
Receipts of customs last week, S5, 121 499.
The Lake Michigan sailors have organized
Union for the protection of their interests.
Charles .. Rogers, Esq, proprietor of the
Boston Journal, died last evening in Boston.
The loss by fire at FORSYTH & Brothers oil
refinery at Pittsburg, is estimated ut 1925 000
The second session of the first Parliament
Of the Dominion of Canada was opened yes
terday
Hon Samuel s. Fisher, of Ohio. was yester-
day confirmed Commissioner of Patents by the
United States Senate.
A fire broke out at Altoona last evening,
which destroyed seventeen houses and number
of stables. Loss about $4,000.
During the auroral display last evening the
telegraph wires were worked without using the
batteries at either end of the line.
Hon. John d. Defrees, il is believed, will
succeed John NJ. Brodhead, expected to resign
shortly, as Second Comptroller of the Treasury.
"A magnificent banquet will be given to Gene
raj Schoheld ut st. Louis tomorrow night, on
the occasion of his assuming command of the
department
General Sherman yesterday issued General
Orders No "a, making assignments in the In
spector-General's Department and the Pay De-
partment
No Photographic or other views are to be
taken of any regular fort built by the Engineer
Department without the permission of the War
Department.
The schooner T. Luke, from this port, with
coal from Newport, having struck floating
wreck was run ashore ut Atlantic City on We'd
nesday night, and will prove total loss.
Mrs +. A. Pollard has renewed her bail to
appear at the May term of the Baltimore Crimi-
nal Court, and answer the charge of attempting
to kill DIR. Moore some months since.
General Ed. NJ McCook has been nominated
Governor of Colorado Henry Baxter Minister to
Honduras Charles E. Delong TO Japan, and
General Adam Badeau Assistant Secretary of
Legation at London.
8Pittsburgers were denied the pleasure of
gazing on the beautiful display in the heavens
last night on account of the heavy cloud of
smoke which perpetually hangs over their city
President Grant has directed the heads OF
departments to grant leave Of absence to all
clerks and other employees who desire to take
part in the grand Odd Fellows demonstration
TO occur in this city on the 26th instant
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Norman, Crowell, Boston, H. Winsor Co
Steamship Prometheus Gray Charleston, &C. A. Souder
Go.
Batque Clara, Probst, Bremen, l.. Westergaard a. Co
Schr b. o. Serbner Hoskins, Boston, L. Audenred Co.
Schr Eva Belle Thomas, Boston, do.
Schr William Arthur, Andrews Portland do
Schr Abbie Dunn, Mears, Boston, do
Schr Julia f. Pratt NickersOn, Boston do
Schr Alice b., Parker, Boston, do
Schr Greensburg, Wilson, Hartford do.
Schr Beta, Brown Portsmouth, do.
Schr II. G. Ely, AoAister Washington, LennoK Bur.
CESS - -
Tug Thos Jefferson, Allen, for Baltimore with of
barges, W. r. Clyde Co.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
Steamship Roman, Baker, A hours from Boston, with
mdse. aud passengers to II. Winsor d Co
Sehr Maggie Jefferson Jefferson 10 days from Virginia.
with hay to Lennox n Burgess; .
SShr Fanny Matson from Baltimore in ballast Len
nox a Burgess. n.
Sehr A. H. Lennox tnew( Richardson, from Wilmington,
~ o., with naval stores TO Lennox Burgess.
sehr Olivia Fox, day from Odessa Del with grain TO
sehr VIM. Austin, Andrews. from Portland, with mdse
Steamer Chester, Jones, "A hours from New York, with
mdse TO W. p Clyde Co.
Steamer e. N. Fairohid, Trout "a hours from New York,
with mdse. TO w. M. Baird Go. go,
Steamer Sarah, Jones, "a hours from New York. with
mdse to w. M. Baird 90.
Tug ThOa Jefferson Allen, from Baltimore, with TOW
Of baTRes 10 W. +. Clyde Co.
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LY EVENING PHILADELPHIA FRIDAY APRIL o 1869

accounts OF affairs in the interior from rebel
sources are wanting and there are no means of
ascertaining the facts. 1t is known that several
fights have taken place upon the last two or
three days, but they are represented to have been
mere sl(Irmishcs.
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MARINE TELEGRAPH.
For additional Marine Ne,cs see First Page.

ALMANAC FOR PHILADELPHIA-THIS DAY.
Sun RISES 800 MOON SErs.,.....II'Is IL
sun SETS $40 HIGH WATER. 53C
PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF TRADR
GEORGE N. LATHAM,
WILLIAM q. KENT, COMMITTEE OF THE MONTH
d. c. MCCAMMoN,
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PROPOSALS.
ID ROPO A LII FOR U + s i.
OFFICE OF PAYHAsTER UNITED STATES NAvY,)
No 425 CHESTNUT Street

PHILADELPHIA, April 49, 1869.
Sealed Proposals, endorsed "Proposals for Sup
plies" will be received at this office until II O'Clock
H. on the 18th instant, for furnishing the United
States Navy Department with the following articles,
to be of the best quality and subject to inspection by
the inspecting officer in the Philadelphia Navy Yard,
where they are to be delivered free of expense the
Government for which security must be given:-
FOR BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION, ETC.
inches thick.
White Oak Logs, 199 cubic feet, IA inches square,
40 to 90 feet long
Specifcations can be examined at the Command
ants Onice In the Navy Yard and no offer will be
received not in strict conformity Herewith.
Blank forms for proposals can be obtained at this
Office.
II. NJ HIESKELIA
4l44 Paymaster u. 5. N.