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II oue N our cou11s On lbu1stAy last there
~s Trial On an indictmet Of q person
charged with m attempt to eztost
money, an offence popularly known
Is hack.snailing. Tna accused
was convicted, fined, aod gent To the
County jail for a1ty days Without any
special reference to this particular case, it
il but just to say that the Prosecuting
Attorney deserves tho than1a Of the public
for bringing an offence ct this hind to jus-
hee. Black-uaAiing is enc of the
most Tl1lainous Of uimes, aud
it is generally so successful that It
prevails to An extent far beyond the
ordinary knowledge Of the public. There
is hardly respectable lawyer in the city
Nho IN not aware Of numerous cases where
his clients sre subj hjected to these eItortions,
and set there is no relief Men and women
ere nlike the victims- The first demand is
for small sum to purchase peace against
the further mention Of scandalous rumor,
and this deuaud the victim in ninety
nine cases out of a hundred
complies With, aud then finds
that the very fact Of
paying the money is used by the black
msi1cr as additional evidence Of guilt
On the strength Of which another de-
mand is made. In a great majority Of
cases, the demand is made without the
slightest truth to eustain the allegation
In o large proportion Of other casas,
circumstances Of the most innocent
character are 70 sGhul1y employed BY The
btacs.msile1 aa to preEent q criminal aspect.
Before such an accusation men and women
quail; it is an affair which, from its nature,
forbids confidence, and hence Tho unwnsy
invariably fall into the 4nsre set for them
By their willy tempter. A lsdy Of The most
exemplary character, the mother of several
grown daughters, received letter from a
stange., in which he asserted that be had
the evidence Of her visit to an improper
house, and that while there, unknown to
her, photograph Of herself and companion
bad been taken For ffty dollars ali this
evidence would be suppressed; otherwise,
it wonld be made public. Though fully
conscious that the whole story Was fabti.
cation, and intended to a1tost money, abe
shrunk from the notoriety Of what
ahe believed to be an inevitable
struggle with q foul libel upon
her purity; she thought Of her fami1y, AMI
R the pain and anguish which such story
no matter how false, would cause them, ant
she seat the money. This was but the be
ginning Of her troubles; and for ten yeazH,
sad until her death, she was forced to con
finre fb,, r,avments each uayrneut bAino
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Meteorological record for April * 1862. = re-
dofph Street correspondent d the Smithsonian
Institute Tue small letters Afe the initials for The
a,nospntsx;- rsic, md SNOW
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PROVIDENCE, 3. l. April 9A-An sddress 70
Governor Burnside, expressing indtgnaton At the
assault made upon himself kad the officers and
soldiers who INT volunteered nun this 9sate, bJ
senator BpTa9ue, md mrtttng tnt Governor to
meet hts friends 1t public reception tn this city,
bsA h4en H2ned By about 5000 euxenA
Governor Butnaide hza replied to tho address
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BUFFALO.
Delegates to Attend tho Convention
oI 8;raiu SAlppeEa Mt EhlEaKQs

BrTyAlo, Arr1l et-Tha Doafd Of Trade. this
morning nppelnted the folloWtn9 gentlemen a.
committee to attend the convention Ut Chicago
West to the eeahoard: Hon. h. & Bennett, F. ".
F1sk- s E. Worshtogson, c. J. Mann, and E B.
;Ethtie.
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at factory, ahop, or other employment
hc sassez becomes the housekeeper, the con-
tint conaFanioa and attendant Of the chill
1en. and fns the place of ,nothos to fhem. |
Rhen the wife dies under such circum-
tanoea, what is the man TODD? His en-
'loyment renders it impossible for him per-
'onal]y to attend to the family Of children.
10 cannot send them away. He cannot
ldord, eTan 4 10 disposed, to send away
he wifo's sister, who has been 80 long In
he family, and hire stranger as house
Keeper. Tho result Is that tho wifes sister
'untiuues In his family, and in tina the re-
ahon naturally eliminates in marriage, or
he same thing without the ceremony.
These marriages ore. Of oourse, illegal; bnt
persona brave the law, and satisfy their re-
igious sczuples by a formal ceremony
before some dissenting clergyman, or,
i their means will allow it,
By getting married On the continent
Thefe ouch marriages arc legal But
Notwithstanding these people feel perfectly
in their oonsciences IS TO the
morality and deeo1un Of their conduct,
they are at the same time aware that the fsw
holds them to be guilty Of indeceney, and
their Children as under the ban of illegiti-
macy. Thousands Of the poorer olaaaes in
England, finding the law standing in the
way of their marriage, dispense with any
form Of ceremony, and lire with their de-
coased wife's sister just the sane as il MAI
red Il the Inv wonld permit thc1n, they
would marry; aud 80 the effect Of tho Law
Is to force them to live together without
marriage.
our London correspondent, in hia last
letter, referring to the objections urged
agninst the repeal of the law, mentioned
that Moses, in the Lovitica1 Law, had forbid
den Buch marriages, There is no such IN
.erdict in that Inv. In the 18th chapter Of
Leviticus, 10th verse, The marriage Of man
with his brothers wife wsa rzohibited, bat
aftarward Gn Deuteronomy, 27,) this was
changed, and such marriages were adyiaed,
for special purpose therein named Inl8th
Levlticus there is prohibition against mar
ying wife's sister in the lifetime of the
wife, but there is nothing in tle A1osaicLaw
which forbida the marriage Of man with
his deceased wife'e sister. Tho idea origin
ated m the doctrine that, marriage being a
sacrament, it created A relation,hip which
extended to the kindred Of each p1ty. Tho
English Episcopal Church retained this doc
t1iue OF the Roman Catholic Church, bat
1epudiated the rule Of that Church by
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The Odd EcIlowss Celebration nj
Phfln Il AfrhEu

PHMADE1fH1A, April a4-Ihe city u rlur mn
WITH heaeR11ao1a - tho 4em1-eenteune1i anntyer-
RafJ Of the Odd Fellow At night d Hrsnd han
takea pl9cc 1t tha Arch skattnR ktuf t6a is1ar1s
edlac4 OF the ktpd In tte United atxfss
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Sn,hvklle Cation 3larkea.
v..uv..1k AprA A-Cofyos-Olpi II"
s6t. rt,od ortsaz1J, Sac7
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the WORLD OF AMUSEMENT,

The Old Desk.
With Some Words OF Farewell.
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Of a pamphlet entitled buddhism tn Music, "a NJ
t4ck upu1 III the Jewtsn eompcsefA particularly
McDdeIssoh1- Wagner Is \ fool Wagner win Be
remembered when Nendelssohn Is forgotten, but
not uuu1 tnAt tnae. .fAztpA han2 LAST ednessAJ
evening II StslaxAY Hail. n. +, and Introduced
MT. Nordb1ou, younk Swedish teaoF, who has Of
tAsA been stud, Ing Nth tbs ntsto Woo1an. AM
broAse, Thom2s, Gounod, ana Perrin, nanaRsr of
the GRIND Opera, wcrr among the psH-hearr.A At
the funeral Of Bertlok During the scrEtce the At-
lists, orchestra and chorus Of the opera aided hJ
troupe Of singing boye from one Of The churches
performed tho "fnrois," f1on Chr7nhinis Re-
grtz; No1xnH "1aGJnoea;3 - the Hostess and
'tPrecea" trutu the DECEASED cpnposIS own Re-"
eut<7.: the march from Glneks Ai1*sass and the
FnueE,l March by N.nl1, ~ah s~1s i,tstEu7nenta.
a11o march from BeTuozn "uaro'd. Il Is worth
while tIfng In psz1s where one can enjoy such
Amcaicl aposheoss. -. C1lftau ". IaEieufr statcs
over hia own signature that he hxs' secures Nile
NILSSON >. Gran made 5ls.po Es1n 1GeneEteTe de
Brabau.n IN New York $50. =" LusfIne" vii be pro-
tuced II New York By Ahrctzek On the lofh of
NAY ne1t.. Brignol1 and bis uoTpe IRE meeting
With success tn the South. Asss DurAnd Is WITH
him. :. Rosatuis tnAss win be produced IN New
York qp the soth ,nst7 With Mas kenosg in the
soprano part... Il New Tost critic sass Booths
xsarr tz,nple11un As OtAeua II n umhef natttneaS
yudesc.tnablY Aorertn{ between The hue ot cho!ers
asphIxts ant that Of rotten stune.. Conldoce lost
money BY hts recent venture 4 she Aosdsxy
IHe1tre- Couhock has qutpe cusnrcd hs"~isetul-
prss.. Tue Wnrte!lA hzve ttssoffed pa Atahlp>
Dramatic audiences IN futu1e aE 70 Be oong1ssu-
late4 hat thcy viii be obliged 70 end1rr oniJ ons-
third Of the stupidity nj tine which oefore Vas
concentrated N the three, .Jan&aseas2s recent
season IL New York was raAoctl fatfufe. which
doesn't speak well for New York. Charles d.
lon, rer tno1n IL this county,, Is p1.Jiag at tne
prury Lane Theatre, Londoo- MI and AsA Flor.
eoee x.e EotnS 10 Europe again. Among the new
| p4ays produced in London On Easter Monday may
be mentioned "1he Nan with Two Ires," hJ
| Bxsle Bernard, II Dru.y Lane; baac6 Aoa
| Whne,,' by WIkte Collins and MI. Feehte9, al
,ne AdeipnI; !" Min1te, Is At Ryroa. II Tie Globe
nwon pJ Head - By Tom 7a.lof, II sse Voeea =.
md a1o4n OF Arc," an exHaf1Saaa NJ :"
I,ropch. I, the Sssand. -, III. J. s Clatke, M
Ame!tcxn .rtsr, nas pls5ed Aahor o. hsss' 30
ttroes h London 1t u mid TINT NJ boofh NJ
| engaged Jecetsou, the ssnat comedian to1 ses
sop Of seven weeks II his theatre beginning o.
| the 1rzs OF Anxust- The tefna, - sc haFe taeto
\ ne mineesy, n becomes sne -hisa eousssetfa1
I ,artie,," Mr. JEFFERSON receives dFe hundred dol
] lafs each night, and At the Saturday nA1nts nS1
Of tae s.oss receipt, ai7er dedrctanz one hatdlt
ard nrsy doua{3, ...A u7An IN Wilmington Dtis
vsre uted 70 hztnx out che HHe1 Crook VT
three bsIle4-str!s md IN 1ftanman Ho was dHrea
q the stage With Jells, n'ssee md saoase essa1f
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fHx rk111H HRkEEHrEB
15le AWaM becoming to child With long q
CURING n&u. ife oslm c2a be lined NTH Nhtte tE
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1YNA
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TIE Wild Rose grew IN fatess and wa nm
pic modest Nower, who wks ehettefcd In the Mtn-
The New York herald., 1869-06-20
The Negro Question in the Trades Unions

The Negro Question In the Trades Unions.
Having effected an incalculable amount Of
mischief, political and social, in the country at
large, and brought about temporary disrup-
ion of the Union and government, the in
terminable, and apparently eternal, negro
question is cropping out again, and in very
perplexing and irritating form, in the regular
Trades Union organizations and at the CEN
tres of artisan and labor employment, particu-
larly those under the control and in the pay of
the government. We have already noticed
agitations brought about by the employment of
one or more colored men to work side by side
with white folks and have now to record
difficulty which has been produced in the
Washington Navy Yard in consequence of the
enforcement Of a government idea to the
effect that negro bricklayers shal! be employed
to lay bricks on terms Of equality with men
claiming Caucasian origin. The Trades
Union executive in Washington lately re-
ported that the colored men were at
work in the Navy Yard, and that six
white tradesmen agreed to work with them
in defiance of the rules, and had, therefore,
incurred the punishment of expulsion. A re-
solution to this effect was carried and pro-
mulgated. Thomas Mahoney, an aged work
man, speaking for himself and his associates,
refused to obey the order to quit the work,
alleging that such proceedings are calculated
merely to embarrass the government, if, as
he leaves it to be inferred, they have not been
originated with that view. Mr. Mahoney
comes down on the members of Union No. /,
of Washington, like "a thousand of BRICKS"
in every sense Of the word, arraigning their
motives of action in the question of color, and
charging them with political bias and in
iuence in very direct terms and plain
language. Mr.. Mahoney asserts that he stands
on his right, and cares not for sentence of
expulsion. The whole subject is important,
as illustrative of the fact that the negro is not
now ''in the fence as Of old, but out In the
fields, in the workshops, in the government
yards, printing Offices and national bureaus,
and that he intends to remain there, as "a
man and brother" II permitted, but as a
man at all hazards. The difficulty, from
present appearances, is likely to extend, and
evolve a sentiment respecting the difference of
race which will intensity as 1t extends.
The New York herald., 1869-06-20

Attorney General Hoar and the Cubans.
When Mr. Hoar was appointed as one OF
General Grants Cabinet the question was
asked everywhere, ''Who is Hoar?" And
when another Cabinet officer was taken from
Massachusetts, besides the Attorney General
people opened their eyes with astonishment,
and were inclined to think there must be some
extraordinary merit in Mr.. Hoar, or he would
not have been retained in the Cabinet under
the new shuttle forced upon the President.
Well, we have waited to know what would
come out of this heretofore obscure individual
to know what could have been the merit in
him that led the President to retain him in the
Cabinet when there was another one in 1t
from the same State of Massachusetts,, and
we have discovered at last his qualifications.
He belongs to the old tory and iberty-hating
set which have clung to Massachusetts, from
the colonial period and through all the phases
of our government. While they have made
great fuss abOu. freedom for the negroes, for
political objects, they have no sympathy with
any other race struggling for liberty and inde-
pendence. They are tories in heart, and never
lose an opportunity of fawning upon whatever is
monarchical and aristocratic. Mr.. Hoar is a
representative of this class, and, as a matter
of course, is the ready tool of Spain in per-
scouting the patriot Cubans. Hence his vim
dictve proceedings against the Cuban repre-
sentative and Cuban Junta, and his instruc-
tions to the district attorneys to prosecute
Americans who are active sympathizers Of
the Cubans, under the pretence of maintaining
the neutrality laws. 1t is said General Grant
does not agree with Mr.. Hoar in his views.
Why not turn him out of the Cabinet then?
The acts of the Attorney General are the acts
of the administration, and we must hold the
President responsible for this conduct of his
subordinate, which is in manifest conflict with
the public sentiment of the country, as well as
with our national policy and interests. Mr..
Hoar evidently is not the man for the place or
times, and the President, having another
Cabinet officer from Massachusetts, should at
once send him back to the obscure sphere
which suits his talents, and from which he
ought never to have been taken.
The New York herald., 1869-06-20

nowadays people 90 to Newport in splendid
style. They can almost fancy that they are
going to Rockaway clambake or good old
Coney Island blowout on cheap whiskey, or a
fifteen cent moonlight excursion to the Fishing
Banks, where nobody goes home till morning,
and they don't all 60 home even then. They
can fancy, In fact, that they are on any sort of
excursion that has become memorable in local
annals for the freedom Of thought, speech and
manners IL develops. Formerly people had
not this advantage In their yearly trips to
Newport They went stupidly, on handsome
boats, to be sure, but with dull respectability
and the abomination known as "a quiet sup
per-" They went as If they were afraid Of
noise and merriment, which they we're apt to
call vulgarlty, and as II they were only de-
sIrous 10 slip OF as silently as possible to the
sea shore and indulge the exclusive recrea-
tons OF elegant life. Fisk Is the great magi-
clan who has wrought the change-Fisk, the
loud, harmonious, selfasserting mortal, who
seems TO express In the concrete oil the fine
peculiarities Of the Boston Jubilee, and who,
now that Boston Is quiet win be known as
jubilee. Junior. Fisk has put band Of music
ON the Newport boats, and In short time he
viii make Newport second only 10 Coney
Island AZ desirable resort for the fashionable
World.
The New York herald., 1869-06-20

Cur Paris fashions correspondent, in the
letter which we publish to-day, ingeniously
adds to s,,ring, summer, autumn and winter
fifth season. THAT truly fantastic duration of
time which in t'de fashionable world is called
pre- eminently ''The Season." Its bits of
poetry and vexation If spirit belonging to it,
in common with all the Dominical seasons, to-
gether with its peculiarly Characteristic tstes,
picnics, tableaux and toilets are fully and
minutely described. The prevailing mania
for roses-among which the Empress Of the
French, the Lion Of Combats and the Flag of st.
Louis are special favorites-is subjected to q
scientific diagnosis. These roses and various
others are closely copied from nature, and they
have become SO popular that with something
Of the spirit which made Wesley confiscate
and consecrate to pious hymns many of the
liveliest and wickedest tunes, saying lit was
too bad that the devil should have them ALL"
Sister Patrocinio has set convent full of
Spanish nuns to work over artificial flowers at
Montmorency "The Spanish sisters would
sit and moan all day over the misfortunes Of
Isabella H., of Spain. They could do nothing
but dream of their deserted cloisters, sigh for
their grenade bushes within the walls of their
garden and pray-oh, they would pray
till they did not know they were doing
so." Sister Patrocinio grimly reproved them
for their sloth, and bidding one of them who
could speak French and make flowers to teach
the others, threatened that if when she came
back again they had not made something to
sell for their daily food she would tell the Pope.
The result is that the artificial flowers these
Spanish nuns make surpass any yet seen. They
copy nature. They have already secured q
host of customers, headed by Queen Isabella
and Empress Eugenie.
Here Is fresh example of the pious uses
which even fashion may be made to subserve.
We may add that decent regard for the claims
of fashion can never have been either unnatu-
raj or irreligious since fig leaves first were
worn. This may surely be inferred from the
illusions which are made, without the slight
est condemnatory hint, in some of the oldest
books of Holy Writ, to the fashions of the
period. Isaiah devoutly rejoices that God
hath clothed him with the garments of saliva
ton and covered him with the robe of right
eousness, ''as bridegroom decketh himself
with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth her
self with her jewels" jeremiah exclaims,
''Can maid forget her ornaments, or bride
her attire?" Not much, would be the answer
to this question if it were put to the spectators
Of the splendid variety of toilets displayed at
recent fashionable weddings and dinners in
New York and Brooklyn, at the Park, and on
Broadway and Fifth avenue yesterday, in
Grace church and Plymouth church to-day,
and soon to be displayed in drives and at balls
at Newport, Saratoga, West Point, Long
Branch and other summer resorts.
The New York herald., 1869-06-20
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Europe.

The cable teegrams are dated June 49,
Amid great excitement the House OF Lords yes
terday morning passed the Irish Church bill TO
second reading by vote Of 179 TO LAG, thus giving q
majority OF thlrty-three in favor OF the reading.
The London Times yesterday considers the vote not
30 much a success for the Ministry as 1t Is an
acknowledgment OF the power Of public opinion.
The London Post is quite complimentary 10 the
peers for their respect OF public sentiment.
The House Of Commons on Friday evening rejected
the motion TO go into committee on the considera-
tion OF new operative commercial treaty between
France and England. The Spanish Envoy and Min
lister Penipotentiary to England has resigned. The
steamship Great Eastern has left Portland for Brest
10 engage on her transatlantic cable laying mission.
large orange demonstration was held at Ennis
fillen, Ireland, on Friday.
The funeral Of those who were killed In the late
election disturbances in Paris was largely attended
number OF persons arrested during the election
troubles were released from prison.
serrano was sworn in as Regent Of Spain on Fri
day. The members OF the Cabinet SO far as an.
nounced, are composed Of Prim. silveta and Her.
rera Grace.
The new Hellenic Chambers have been opened.
The King was present and spoke the Inauguration
speech. The address Is regarded as an important
one.
Mr.. Delbruck In the North German zollyerein,
yesterday, stated that he hoped TO lay treaty with
Mexico before the Diet at Its next session.
Cuba.
The war steamer Fernando Catolico has arrived at
Havana with the schooner La Have, Of Boston, as a
prize. The schooner has on board thirteen Parrot
guns two field pieces, 14oo barrels OF powder $4,000
shells and large quantity OF other war munitions.
her ofncers claim that she was going 70 some port
10 jamaica or Hayt she Is detained until prize
court can pass upon her. When the La Have sailed
from Boston the United states Attorney made per.
sona inspection OF her and refused to detan her.
Jose Lacunza one Of Maximilians Ministers, has
dled OF black yomlt.
Miscellaneous.
The Peace Jubilee closed yesterday with the sing.
ing OF 10000 school children In chorus and an
informal presentation Of q gold watch and chain to
the lucky Gilmore. sacred concert tonight will be
given by the debris OF the grand chorus, which is
already well broken up by the departure OF various
attachments.
over 1900 coolies from Hong Kong arrived at San
Francisco on Thursday last
In the White Pine district OF Nevada fortysix ne
deposits OF silver have been discovered recently.
The shipment of bullion from the White Pine region
has averaged from $4,000 to $4,000 per week. but
with the increased mining facilities 1t ts expected
tne product will be half million in July.
Extensive tobacco factories, which pay no reve
nue. tax upon their products, are in operation
among the Cherokee and Choctaw Indians IN th
vicinity Of Fort smith, Arkansas.
Ex.secfetary Seward and party arrived at Denver
'eio rado on Thursday, aud were cordially receive