The New York Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1868, Page 5

/ized a amall charch NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Progress of Christianity, We ascertain from an address delivered at a public Meeting held in this city on the 12th inst., in behaif d the American and New York Sunday School Union, tiat missionaries have been at work during the year ¥) wwenty-three different States, and the work has Mely been inaugurated in Europe. Seventeen undred and thirty-one new schools, with 70,000 olars, have been organized during the year, be- jes aiding 6,600 Others, with 397,000 scholars, One hissionary in the Northwest has organized during lime years 240 new schools (not 2,400, as published peome of the daily papers). This missionary can more than fifty churches that have grown out these schools, Some 20,000 new schools have been rganized during the past twelve years. Eighty to ninety per cent of these new schools, as careful sta- tistics show, live and become permanent centres of Feligious influence. The society is in want of funds. The United Presbyterians of Hoboken, N. J., have Jost bulit a mission chapel in Hudson City, a grow- ing suburb of Hoboken, and the house was formally ‘opened for divine worship the 6th inst. Rev, Robert Armstrong will take pastoral charge of the congre- gation assembling there. The new buil of the Second Presbyterian ghurch, Princeton, N. J., was dedicated the 3d inst., ‘Rev. Dr. Charles Hodge preaching the sermon in the morning and tie Rev. Dr. James McCosh in the after- noon, Last Jnne the Presbytery of St. Clairsville organ- ofnine members, They united with the Methodist brethren in the building of a harp ‘Sgueiai which was dedicated last month free je Rev. R. H. Richardson, D.D., formerly of New- Duryport, Mass., was installed pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian church, Trenton, N. J.,on Wednesday evening, December 2. Dr. Hall, of the First church, presided, and the introductory services were con- ancted by Rev. Mr. Manning. Professor Shields, D.D., of Princeton College, preached the sermon from i, Cor, i, 18—‘The preac! of the Cross the power of God.” On the communion occasion last Sabbath in the Fourth United Presbyterian church, Pittsburg, Rev. J. M. Cockins pastor, fifty-three applicants were ad- mitted to membership, forty-five on profession. “In Flemington, N. J., a Baptist church just com- ; at a cost of $43,500 was lately dedicated, Rev. r. Fuller, of Baltimore, preaching the sermon. Dedications of Baptist houses of worship have also taken place in Rockford, Ul, and in Cincinnati, Ohio, by the Ninth street church of that city. Malden, N. Y.; West End, N. J.;Statedale, Penn., and Grand View, Iowa, Methodist congregations have lately dedicated new houses of ane. New German and English churches have been re- ently consecrated in Youngstown and Alleghany county, Penn.; in Stephenson and Richland counttes, Ii.; Sandusky county, Onio, and Victoria, ‘Texas. Also Norwegian churches have been dedicated in Minneschick county, lowa, and Long Prairie, Ul. The Lutheran Observer gives accounts of the dedica- ‘tion of Lutheran houses of worship at North Liberty, Jowa, and at Buckhorn, Pa. In Chicago, on the corner of Wabash avenue .and ‘Thirty-first street, a new Presbyterian house of wor- ship, completed at a cost of $16,000, was lately dedi- cated. Still another has been consecrated in Liberty, Ohio. ‘The Reformed Church of Chicago, under the pas- ‘toral care of Rev. James Demarest, Jr., dedicated their new house of pay 4 the 29th uit. The edifice is 67 by 100 feet. When fully completed it will have cost $75,000. ‘The Congregational Church in Flint, Mich., or- to one d last autumn, has grown from for! uu junday, indred members within the year. On fovember 22, it dedicated a chapel which will seat five hundred persons and cost about $8,000. The sermon was by Rev J. W. Hough, of Jackson; the dedicatory address by Rev. Frank P. Woodbury, the r. ‘The Methodist church in the distant city of Anstin, —— has signalized itself by erecting a costly rick house of worship at an expense of $50,000, ‘The First Presbyterian church in Philadelphia has Chosen five ladies to be deaconesses in that church. Rev. Dr. Palmer states that since the ist of May last the American Congregational Union has paid nearly $12,000 to twenty-six churches, and they stand ary to fifty-three other churches for nearly 22,000 more. The opening of new States—especi- ally of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and California— to Christian effort and the advancing tide of popu- Jation makes the demands for assistance in the build- ing of church edifices continually more urgent. hicago contains about 100 Protestant Evangelical churches, of which twelve are Methodist, ten New School and eight Old School Presbyterian; but the Population gains on the churches. Tie Congrega- nalists and Old School Presbyterians have each a theological seminary. The Methodists have the Northwestern University, with a productive fund of 000, and the Garrett Biblical Institute, The ptists have the Douglas University. In North Alabama the Baptists are said to be nu- Merically stronger than any other denomination. In region there are ten associations, with a mem- bership of 12,000; including Old Baptists the number would reach 15,000. The churches number 212 and the ministers 160. In Boston there are six Presbyterian churches—t, e., three United, onc Reformed and two Old School Presbyterian churches. all of these churches have been founded since is46 and all of them have now settled pastors, Row Abouta Nigger in Princeten College. ‘The following is from the Independen(:—A corre- spondent informs us that, in spite of Dr. McCoslys declaration that the halls of Old Nassau should be open to students without distinction of color, the Satanic spirit of caste exists among a large por- tion of the students. “The beats high and Southern chivalry flourishes in its glory.” Our correspondent says:—‘For a few Sabbaths past the students have been treated to lectures in the afternoon by our excellent President, Dr. McCosh. These are considered free and any one attends them who desires to do 30. ‘There are | ep a number of theological students in the audience and among these we have noticed a fine, intelligent looking black man, now in attend- ance at the seminary. The sight of this man in their midst made sore the eyes of the democratic brethren aud caused their hearts to ache at this evidence of eq yy. A cold shudder thrilled their whoie bet as they beheld a seat, which per- ehance had been filled in former years by some de- “fender of ‘the lost cause,” now held by a man whose ekin was black, and who, instead of the seal of aris- toracy, had but the seal of manhood on his dusky brow. To remedy this evil, as ‘well as to relieve their burdened consciences (?) & petition has been drawn up and signed y sixty or seventy students, to be ented to the faculty of ‘the college. It Letty at an edict may go forth from said faculty which shall prevent henceforth and forever similar outrages upon democratic dignity. ‘This was originated by some of the very men who yp ol to keep the negro in bondage, and, fail- to do this, would now deprive him of every right as a Christian and a man which makes liberty gweet to the soul. Of the meanness of this act we cannot 5} in fitting terms. Suffice it to say that some of the subscribers, @ little above the level of their brethren, found their souls shrivellmg up so fast that they withdrew their names from the oaious Religton in California. The General Association of California has just issued its Minutes, from which the following facta are gleaned:—The amouht raised for charities among the Congregational churches the past year was nearly $10,000. The value of their church pro- pery 4s set down at $225,000. The amount raised chureh erection and the payment of church debts has been nearly $27,000. Amount raised for current expenses, On. This denomination has 46 Sunday schools, with 4500 scholars, The number of baptisms during the year was 118, 8% of which were of infants. The present membership of the church is about 2,000, the increase oi the t year being 170, The number of ministers is 43, ten of ‘whom have been installed as pastors. The largest church is the First, in San Francisco, which has 338 members ; the sinallest, that of El Dorado, which hhas but four. The number of preaching ations where churches have not yet mn formed is five. ‘There has been a gain of four churches, five having been organized and one disbanded the past year. ‘The absentees from the churches number 202." Ten persons have been excommunicated. The pastor ugest settiod in his present field of lavor the Rey. George Mooar, .; second oldest, Kev. J. A. Benton; the third, . &. Dwinell, D. D. A Jewish Silver Wedding. The Hebrew Leader, of the 18th, furnishes the fol- fowing:—On Saturday last, 12tn instant, Mr. and Mrs. Leo cclebrated their silver wedding at ther residence, No, 228 West Twenty-first street. After twelve o'clock noon crowds of our coreligionists might have beon seen directing their steps towards the residence of the respected couple, in order to present to thom their congramlations and wishes for their future welfare and their blessed working in our midst. In the evening the jubilant pair were serenaded by the gentlemen of the choir of the Thirty-fourth street synagogue, Con- gation inal Jeshuram, of which Mr. im Leo are prominent members, they had concladed several Mn! f well rendered songs they were cordially invited to the hospitable house of Mrs. Leo, and to ke of refreshinents lavishly spread on the heavily laden festive board. Friends and visitors poured in until a very late tour, and the pleasant task was continued even for the ensuing days. On Wednesday evening last a very Belect —relatives aud special {riends—mostiy Seok and unmarried people, had assembled at ¢ pleasant parlor of Mrs. Leo, The most beautiful and accomplished of our youth had met here, and it was, indeed, a rare treat, when, giancing at the forms of those delightful visions, here engaged in conversation or joining the mazes of the dance, Which Was only’ juverrupted by short imtervals, filled with delicious yocal musi¢, indulged in durmg tie greatest part of the evening. A sumptuous sup. Der was partaken of after twelve o'clock, and the delicacies olfered duly relished by the numerous guexts, The host ‘and hostess, as well as their ‘democratic’ pulse, amiable daughter and son, were indefatigable In add- ding to the enjoyment and comfort of their friends. A New Zealand Bishop of the English Church on the Real Presence. ‘The Bishop of Duredin (New Zealand) arrived at this port from Europe a few days since on his return tohis diocese. The Leicester (England) Journal re- portsasermon delivered by him a short time prior to his leaving England, on the occasion of “an in- angural service” in connection with the English Church Union at St, Margaret's, Leicester. The Bishop, comparing the Evangelical and Catholic movements in the Church, sald that to the clergy who headed the Evangelical movement belonged the honor of having revived in the English Church a deep and true yearning after their Saviour and God. “But,” he added, ‘the views of those who took part in the Evangelical movement with regard to the truth were partial, sometimes even distorted. The Church’s claims, for instance, were almost en lost ht of. ‘The sacraments and sacramental ordinances, pote ofices’ of the Chureh, and, indeed, ‘all outward forms of religion, were depreciated. The Evangel ment ht men to seek, for Christ. ‘The Catholic movement teaches them’ where to find Christ— teaches them to find Him in the blessed sacrament of His own body. No longer do we speak as if the presence of Christ was a mere figure of speech, & Matter depending on the warmth of our feelings or the strength of our conviction, We have got beyond that. We have been taught by the Church, our mother, whose voice we have learned to respect, what the incaynation really is, and how that won- drous mystery is brought near to us day a‘ter day through the media of the sacraments. We know, a8 they kuow who went betore us, how that Christ suf- fered for us, and that on this great atonement, long ago wrought, all our hopes of heaven depend. But we have learned, by God’s mercy, What they missed, or at any rate imperfectly Cienpe mand ow that ex atonement is made available for our salvation, e know in whose blood we were washed in holy baptism; we know whose pierced handa were laid on us at confirmation and who offered Himself for us and gives Himself to us in the holy Eucharist. We know that it 1s our dear Lord’s own personal presence, that it is His own work in His Chureh, with which He has promised to be to the end of the world, that is producing such wondrous effects around us, All the signs of life that have been of laie so manifestly exhibited we have Jearned to at- tribute to that Presence; ail our hopes for the future we know are and must be founded on the continu- ance of that presence, Important Legal Decision on a Religious Question. We find inthe Chicago Local News the report of a decision by Judge Lawrence, of the Supreme Court of IMlinoi, that is of considerable importance. A majority of the members of the Presbyterian Church in Bloomington voted to connect themselves with the New School body. The minority brought the matter into court, with two questions to be deter. mined—First, whether the majority were competent to make this change in the relations of the church; second, whether the right to vote upon such a ques- t.on should not be confined to members of the church and denied to those who are spy members of the corporate society. The Circuit Court, before which the case was first tried, decided that the act of the majority was legal, because “it was not perverting the chureh property to the teaching of new doctrines, but connecting itself with another branch of Latsbetrryey the same church.” Upon the second question the decision was that “the right to vote should not be confined to church mem- bers; but, upon a question affecting the property of the congregation, the right of persons not members ofthe church who have largely contributed to the erection of the church and the support of its minister to a voice cannot reasonably be questioned,” This decision of the Circuit Court was sustained by Judge Lawrence. Roman Cathelic Ordination Ceremonies. The Mort Rev. John McCloskey, Archbishop of New York, conferred the order of deaconship, at nine o’clock yesterday morning, on Revs. F. A. Spencer and Henry C. Lake, in the Church of St. Paul the Apostle. Both gentlemen belong to the “congregation of St. Paul the Apostle.” As the ceremony of ordination is one of the most impres- sive and solemn in the Catholic Church the con- course of people at St. Paul's on yesterday morning was tmmense. After the ‘Kyrie’ the Archbishop took a seat before the tabernacle and resumed his mitre and crozier. He then reminded the candi- dates of the awful responsibility iney were about to assume, and exhorted them to apply themselves zealously to prayer 2nd meditation, that they might be enabled to discharge the duties of their holy office faithfully. He thea conferred on them the power to preach, to baptize and to exercise the other offices of the ¢eaconate, such a8 to assist the priest in the holy sacrifice of mass, to read the gospels to the faithful, &c. The Archbishop was assisted during the mass by the Rev. A. Young, one of the Paultst Fathers, and the Rey. Francis McNetrny, private secretary to the Archbixh- op. The candidates for ordination were presenied, as on the previous day, by Rey. A. T. Hewitt. There were present in the sanctuary Fathers Bodfish and Deshon, with about fifteen novices belonging to the congregation of St. Paul, the Apostie. Another novice, formerly of Pennsylvania, who 18 also a con- vert from the Episcopal Church, received the sacra- ment of confirmation during the mass at the hands of the Archbishop, His name is Francis Xavier Green. Thus it is that the Paulia:s, who are mostly American converts of the higher grades of society. are steadily advancing towards the conversion of their fellow countryme: Religious Notes, ‘The Christian 2Zeraid states that a theatrical enter- tainment was given in Cincinnati December 6, at which I, Thane Miller, President of the Young Men's Christian Association, was stage director; Rev. Dr, Morris, of Lane Seminary, was star actor, and Pro- fessor Doane, author of “Silver Spray,” led the or- chestra. A writer in the Boston Congregationalist speaks of & parish up in Berkshire county “that has not been ashamed to employ a faithful, laborious, godly pastor for the amazing sum of #200 per annum since April, 1854, till jast spring, when they decided to turn him out to ‘pasture’ as being too old to anawer their purpose any longer. He is guilty of the crime of being sixty-three years old, a brother uate of Dr. Todd, but five years his junior e Spring- fleld Aepudlican fears there are a great mal parishes around the country equally mean, and it ought to know. e Annual Meeting of Plymouth church, Brook- os (the Rev. a Ward Beecher’s), was held on riday evening, December 11. The report of the officers shows the present number of members to be 797; the pew rents to have been about $50,000, and the donations for various benevolent purposes dur- ing the past year, $40,000. The church has bullt a meeting house for its mission school at an expense of $ 5. Following the example of the First Pres- byterian church of Philadelphia, three deaconesses were chosen. A psy. story is told of the sou of a distin- guished Berkshire divine, who one Sunday had ex- changed witha not very powerful preacher. The young man attended church in the morning, but not showing an inclination to go again, the preacher ventured to ask him if “he was not going to meet- ing ae “Well, Er Ea dry}: respon e youth; “I hear poor preaching en when father is at home.” ‘int agent “What is your consolation in life and death ?” asked clergyman of a young miss at Bible class that he was catechizing. The young larly biushed and hest- tated. “Will you not tell me’ urged the clerzy- man. “I don’t want to tell his name,” said the in- genuous gt, “but Pye no objection to telling you where he lives.’” The Macon ((a.) Journal lenrns that the Jews con- template butidmg a temple in that city for their worship. The Hebrews of Augusta have it in view toerect a new synagogue. ‘The Episcopal clergy of Philadelphia, who sympa- thize with the principles of ‘ve Evangelical socte- ties, held a meeting timed!a' on -hearing of the tragical death of the Rey. \. 4. Parvin of the Edu- cational Society, and Kev. F. R. Rising, of the Church Missionary Society, by the Iate steamboat disaster on the Ohio river. Vifty clergymen were present and appropriate r-sointions were passed. ‘The Christian Commission held a convention at Saugerties om the 10: and 11th inst. Messrs. A. 3. Roe, A. D. Northrop, J. H. Wilson, and J. P. Betker were present from Now York and were aided by several local ministers and prominent laymen. A “reliable man” ia wanted for the United States Presbyterian church tn Chicago, as we learn from their oficial paper. Father Morrill, of St. Albans, has established au- rieular confession, and ‘here is little difference be- tween his and the Roman Catholic service, save that it isin Englwh. Dr. Dix, of Trinity, wio occaston- ally preaches for him, has not yet denicd the charge of the Catholic World that he aiso encourages auric- ular confession. A minister for @ church in Indiona has just gradu. ated from the Bostou Custom House. Can good come out of Nazareth? The new diocese of Easton, comprising what 1s known as the “Eastern Shore’ of Maryland, in elect- ing for their first bishop Dr. H.C. Lay, now Bishop of Arkansas, offer him a@ salary of $2,500. The dio- cese of Coniral New York offered pr. Littlejohn a aalary of $4,000 and @ house if he would be their Hg and the Long Island diocese, whose inviia- tion he has aecepied, give him a sulury of $6,000, with a house, A resident of South Cornwall, Conn,, recently pre- sented to the church there a letter of digmission from the College church, in New Haven. Ax the letter was thirty years old the church deciined to receive the brother on Its recommendation, A congregation of 200 met in Clieago jately to hear 4 sermon in Gaelic. The psalms were suug in Gaclic, being lined out for want of books, Puylic worship is conducted in that city in Hebrew, French, Ger- = Swedish, Norwegian, Bohemian, English and atin, The young men of San lrancisco dedicated their Christian Association building November 16 The cost te $80,000, of wie $90,001 is a dept. § announced that it is the intention of Rev. C. 8. Robinson, D.D., tate of the f aot ae now laboring as pastor of the Am Paris, to return to Brooklyn and estab! church, still farther east itian Dr. Duryea'a, The General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran hk amother Church of America, Jately in convention at Pitts | burg, unanimously resolved to make a reply to the Pope’s address to’ Protestants and appointed a com- Mitige for the purpose. It is to be made on the basis of the Lutheran Confessions, in accordance with the fundamental principles of the faith and policy on which the General Council rests. The Rev. Laban Clark, D.D., of the New York East Conference of the Methodist Church, died at Madistown. | Conn., on Bepinaay ign ay i Was heurly ninety years of age wi two exceptions the oldest Methodist minister in the country. ‘The death of the Rev. Henry Hardie, a member of the Presbytery of Winchester and agent of the Amer- ican Bible Society of North Carolina, is announced, The Key, Jose] ith, D. D., died at his residence in Greensburg, Pa., on the 4th instant. His father and grandfather were ministers. The deceased wa3 for a time the President of Franklin Coll New Athens, Ohio. Twenty years ago he published a series of articles over the signature of ‘Westmore- lJand,”’on the early history of Presbyterianism in West- ern Pennsyivania. A few years later he published that valuable historical work entitled “Old Red- stone.” Recently he has contributed interesting historical “Reminiscences” to the Bonner, and at the time of his death he was intent on writing ex- tended notices of several distinguished elders of the church of that region. ‘There have been thirty one Protestant missionary societies in the work of Christianizing China, who have sent out 338 missionaries, There have been sixteen translations of the Bubie into the various lang’ and dialects; nearly 800 tracts and books have been made and published, and over 200 publications in English relating to missionary work, There are probably over 3,000 Chinese in good and regular standing in the Christian churehes. The work atell the ports where it has long been established is rapidly extending into the surrounding country. The Hebrew Leader learns that steps are being taken to consolidate Arnon and Independent Lodges together under the name of Arnon Independent Lodge. The Moravian missionaries have penetrated 700 miles into ihe interior of Australia, among the abo- rigines. The natives there are a more vigorous race than those found farther south, being tall and very savage, They are said to be fond of human flesh, and often kill their children for the sake of eating them, Their conduct toward the missionaries was at first very friendly. Toward the end of May, how- ever, there was a sulden change m the demeanor of the ‘savages, probably Owing to the influence of other tribes, The lives of the brethren weie feri- ously threatened, and the timely arrival of some pale soldiers alone saved them from a horrible jeath, The Jewish Messenger of the 18th says:—We per- ceive that in London they have commenced baking Inatzos for the ensuing passover, having to bake for 60,000 persons. Our bakers supply at least twice that number, and they will not begin much before Purim- ‘The difference is, we are a much taster people, work- ing by machinery, and this we suppose for several reasons is objected to by those who have charge of the matter in England, Rev. Dr. Boylan, of Crosserlough, Ireland, is at he in this city. He lectured this week at Hart- ‘ord, and will deliver his only lecture in this city on January 7, at the Cooper Institute. The subject will be, “The Temporal Power of the Pope.’ Father Boy- Jan tsa very eloquent speaker, and his addresses on “Tenant Rights” were very popular in Ireland. Seven Jews w elected to Parliament, all of them liberals, On¢ defeated. THE REIGN OF SUICIDIA. Another Chapter of Despair and Death—Sni- cide of a German Gentleman in St. Louis. {Froin the St. Louls Republican, Dec. 17.) A suicide, attended with melancholy and curious circumstances, was found yesterday to have bea committed in a small room, in the rear of the build. mg 515 South Fourth street, between Almond and Poplar streets. ‘he victim was a German gentleman, named Paul Frederick Fiebich, who had been in this country about a year. His history Is somewhat different froia that of the great body of emigrants who arrive hers, he formerly occupying a position of considerable na. portance at Wurtemberg, and being a man of no ordinary intelligence and education, From state- ments made by his friends here, it appears that he had been a tax-gatherer, but lost his position in con- sequence of some difference with his superiors, Afier this he obtained a less remunerative position as a railroad inspector, which he also lost, and he at length decided to try his fortunes in this country, He emigrated with his family and came to St. Louis in the fall of 1867. Shortly after this he started a barroom in East St. Louis, and kept it for a few months, when he flually gave it up. About four months ago he advertised for a situation as farmer, stating that he had studied at Hoenhime. Professor Hummel saw the advertisement, an1 as he had studied at the same place he introduced him- selftohin. Mr. Fiebich obtained a situation on a farm, but not such as he desired, he and lus wife having some severe manual labor to perform. While at this piace Mrs. Fiebich was taken sick with the fever, and they had to leave. Professor Hunimel proved a kind friend to the family, and through bis aid they were provided with a room, while Mrs. F h was given work as @ seamstress by Mr she recovered. She fol- lowed this occupation for & month, supporting her husband and two children by her earnings, Sick- hess, however, caine again, avd by the tune that an- other month had passed Mrs, Fiebich was a corpse. She is described as a most amiable lady, with great affection for her husband and children, She died about four weeks since. This event threw Mr. Fiebich into an extreme state of desvondency, which his friends tried to dissipate. The funeral expenses were puld by the neighbors and some twenty dollars additional. The two children were cared for by Mrs. Hummel and were placed under the charge of a Mr. Schoetier, af- ter alruitiess attempt had been made to get them into an orphan asylum, Pecuniary assistance was given to Fiebich by friends, but he could not get work to suit him. He began to think that life was now meaningless tor him, and instead of trying to overcome the thought only strengthened it by gioomy forebodinga. At various tlines he threatened to kill himself, but he was only laughed at for what were considered wild and insincere statements. He carried his determination, however, into efiect. He purchased some morphine, as the most agreeabie deadiy narcotic to take. The last seen of him was on Monday evening, when he was observed gotng in his room. On Tuesday night a friend called at the room, but got no answer to knocking at the door, and he did not try to open it. Yesterday morning Deputy Marshal Osterhorn called to serve a subpoena upon Fiebich to attend the Criminal Coart. je ap- pears to have foliowed the same course as the other person, and left the subpcena at Mr. Boesenberg’s, a shoemaker, next door, to be given to him. Suspicion was aroused that ail waa not right, and officers Shaw and Botticher were communicaied with, They came to the place and found the door unlocked. They opened it and were met by an over- powering stench. On en they proceeded to the bed in the corner. Here they found the body of Fiebich covered with clothes and quite dead. De- composition had set in rapidly aad made ravages with the appearance of the deceased, who was a strong, heavily built and full bearded man. The room was by no means scantily furnished, and the deceased had made careful preparations for the deed. On tie table were placed, ander weights, a jetter explanatory of the cause of the rash act, and maki various bequests, and a biography of bim- weil. e deceased was thirty-six years ol ‘The coroner was notided of the suicide and an inquest was held. Mr. Praedicow, the deputy oor- oner, inade a post-mortem examination, and after the witnesses had been examined the jury returned @ verdict that the deceased died from an overdose of morphine, administered by his own hand, Some morphine was found near the deceased. The following is an extract from the autobiography of the deceased :— My name is Paul Frederick Fiebich, son of a for- enter at Oberndorf, in Wurtemberg. Born Maren 3, 1832. Married the daughter of aman named Gack, who kept the bookstore in Rottenburg. lier name Was Matilda Gack. We were married on the 2ist of November, 1864. We have had two cuiidren; one named Caroline Natalia, born November 4, 1865; the other is Charies Adolphe, born Jamuary 10, 1 Wife dled on Thursday, November 12, 1408, at L2:15, of typhoid fever, She was thirty-two years, ten montis and two days old. ‘Then followed 144 pages of brown tissue paper closely written in eloquent avd iearsed German on his life, misfortunes an! the causes that prompted hit to the aad but premeditated end. In his letter he disposes of trinkets to his children and desires = autobiographical sketch to be sent to Lis people- in-law. The following is @ free translation of the letter that accompanied the life-sketch he had written With so much thouglt and care:— St. Louts, Dec, 12, 1368, | It is four weeks since the death of my beloved wife | Matilda, and words cannot express my sorrow for her. Her 1nemory has haunted me for the past four weeks, and my menial anguish grew worse every day. At our marriage | determined we shouid live together ever, but now the fortunes of my life being frustrated, and all my life's eiorts rendered miserable, I now die by nl own hand. I would have done so on the death of my beloved wife had not love for our children deterred me, | hoped my circumstances would timprove that f might be able to rear and educate my children, but fate secmed against me. 1 have given away ty poor children, and hopelessness of ever being abie to regain thom or their love prompts me to the act. J regret not having my children by me ag [ dite thatl may Kiss them goodby. { bequeath my best love to my children, and pray to God that He may give them good heaith and take them under His protection and lead and guide them through their lifetime. | pray God to give them a longer and happier life than their mother or 1 have had. Both these gold rigs (beside Una letter) are the wedding rings of their parents. L want the larger one to be given to Ado!phe, and the other to my daughter Natalia, I desire my children never to part with these rin, ag they will prove # monitor to them through life, ‘the two photographa of their mother are to be given, one to the boy, and one to me girl. The photograph of myself let it be given to my boy Adolphe. The casket lying near ‘sto de given to Natalia. The children are with Mr. Schoettier, and to him ft give my thanks and dying blessing, and beg of him to be a father to the poor orphans. The box containing a Uathole prayer book | bequeath to my fon. My biographical sketch I desire sent to the faiher and mother of my beloved Matilda to Rotten- burg, that they may Know of my death, and the Teasgns that promps me to the rash act, ‘Oast+ pin and earrings iv pawn [ want released by some more of my effects, aud the earrings given ‘to my daughter, and tha breastpin to my son. God bless you all aim! forgive me. PAUL FREDERICK FLBBIOU, MURDERS, Three Monthy Record of Murders in the Eastern, Middle and Western States--A Parallel Record Not to be Presented ia the Southern Statee—Ku Klux Klun and South- ern Desperadoes Nowhere in the Criminal Catalogue, We give below @ brief recapitulation of the mur- ders committed in the Eastern, Middle and Western States since the 1st of September last. Had we wished to swell the list of horrors we might have added to this catalogue quite as many additional cases of flendish attempts at assasination and vilely wicked imitations of the murderous programme of Lucretia Borgia, to say nothing of the fearful cata- logue of infanticides—a crime equally barbaric and fearfully on the increase in this country, and Particularly in the New England States, the putative grand head centre of our national morality, The record of murders in the Southern States, and chiefly in the unreconstructed ones, where special laxity of Morals 18 supposed to exist, 18 not more fearful in its nature and extent than can be presented at any time for the same period in the other States of the Union, The Ku Klux Klan, with all its secret and barbarous atrocities and all the desperate deeds of Texan and Arkansean desperadoes, do not present an aggre- gate of crime surpassing that of the Northern and Western States, all the assertions of ultra radicals and rabid radical newspapers to the contrary not- withstanding. Our record begins with New York State, which shows her to be the Empire State in crime as she is in enterprise and wealth and every- thing that goes to make a State and people great. NEW YORK. Sept. 4—New York City.—Henry ©. Lyon, proprie- tor of the liquor saloon No, 91 South street, was shot at his store by R. W. Hopson, He lived but a few moments, Hopson, who was immediately arrested, has since been released on bail to await his trial, Serr. 6—Fast New York.—John Williams was beaten to death on the Hunterfly road, His alleged murderers, John and Magnus Clancy and Thomas Rooney, are under arrest awaiting trial. Sept 8—Near Poughkeepsie.—Henry Keren, while on ariding party with some gentlemen and lady friends remonstrated with a drunken man for hang- ing on to the back of the wagon. ‘The latter drew a knife and stabbed Keren in tne abdomen, causing his death almost instantly. The murderer, who proved to be a man named William Duyvel, took refuge in flight, but was soon captured and will soon be tried for the murder. Serr. 13—New York City.—Robert G. Watson and Thomas Murphy had an altercation in a Canal street lager beer saloon, which ended in the latter fatally stabbing the former. Murphy was at once arrested and will soon be brought to trial to answer the charge. Serr, 14—New ¥ork City.—William Miller was as- saulied by George Brown in Cherry street and so badly beaten that death speedily ensued. Brown is under arrest for trial. Oor. 25—Hunter’s Point.—Thomas Kane, @ guar- dian of the oilworks of Warren Brothers, was most ruthlessly shot down while protecting the property of his employers by David Burke, during the terrible conflagration origiating on the brig Lord Harting- don and occuring on this date. Oct, 26—Pier 52 East River.—Jolin Condon, & boy fourteen years old, was shot by Mrs. Fay Simy, wife of the captain of a coal barge lying at the pier. The boy, with others, was insulting her with abusive a m7 Nov. 4—New York City.—Maggie Murray, the white mistress of a negro named Upton Murray, cut his throat with a razor while he was asleep, He got up, walked to a drug store across the strect, where he instantly expired, Noy. 11-—New York City.—James T, Roberts, @ re- porter, Was assaulted, as he alleged before he died, in a Second avenue liquor saloon, He died from his injuries. His skull was fractured. No arrests. Nov. 17—Uister county.—The body of a woman was found in a ditch by the roadside near the village of rd. Two bullet holes were found in her head, jaw broken and his skull smashed in. There was some difficulty in his identification. At length she proved to be Mrs. Sophia Smith, and the anthor of the terrible inurder is believed to be Jeremiah Smith, husband. He is now under arrest awaiting his trial. Nov. 18—Fddyville.—Two men, named Schruyoner and Kavanagh, got into an altercation, which ended in the former plunging a Knife into the bowels of the latter, inflicting injuries from which he died. 22—New York City.—Dominick Rosa, an Ita- n, came to his death through stabs in- as alleged, by James A. Naska, another Itallan lan, at No. 68 Crosby street, where they both Naska fled the city and has not yet been 29—New York City.—Rebecca Carson was murdered by her husband at No. 608 West Thirty- eighth street. Her head and body were covered with frightful wounds, Nov. 25—New York City,—Felix Larkin was mur- dered in Hugh Campbeli’s saloon, corner of Canal and Hudson streets, and under circumstances, as 13 well known, of special atrocity. A more horrible marder has not been committed in the city for years, Hugh Campbell, the proprietor of the place; John Berrigan, the barkeeper, and Ann Hines, the cook, are under indictment as the alleged perpetra- tors of the murder, Nov. 28—Corning.—Hetty Barber, a young girl entrusted with the care of three small children of Mr. McCulloch and wife during their temporary ab- sence, killed the youngest, an infant, as is alleged by the other children. These state that the accused poured boiling water down the throat of the de- ceased, placed her in a rocking chair, and then ping blankets on her sat on her and thus killed er. Nov. 30—New York City.—Norman L. Johnson was stabbed at No, 178 Forsyth street by his wife. Jeal- ousy was the cause. He died on the 7th inst. She is under arrest, having been proved ruility of his murder by a coroner’s jury, and is awaiting the ac- tion of the Grand vig Nov. 30—John G. Wyng, who lived in the tene- ment house No, 9 Weehawken street, was assaulted by John Lynch and wife, and so badly beaten upon the head with @ inusket—the musket was broken into three pieces from the violence of the viows—and a hatchet that he died. The alleged murderers are under arrest awaiting trial. Dec. 1—New York City.—Patrick Kelly, a chal- lenger of votes at the Ninth district of the Twenty- first ward, after challenging a vote was assaulted by @ gang of rowdies, knocked down by a ciub, after which he got up and while running at , Was shot down, and again shot after he was down. The last shot proved fatal. Daniel Noble was arrested as the one shooting him, Dec. 6—New York City.—Thomas Hamilton was fatally stabbed in Mulberry street by some person unknown. Dec. 18—New York city.—John Mooney was robbed ond then clubbed by some unknown persons in Baxter street, from the effects of which he died. A coroner's inquisition a to discover any clue to in the murderous assi INDIANA. Sart. 10—Near Cold Springs, on the White river.— A young man named Jacob Young and his wife were murdered by some person or persons unknown and the woman's body burned io acrisp. ihe body of Young was horribly mutilated. No arrests. Oor, 8—Alstyne’s Prairie.—Willlam M. Maynard killed his wife. Maynard had been arrested for some alleged unlawful acts, when he escaped from the ofiicer, and, repairing to his wagon on the prairie, where his wife was, deliberately took his rite from his wagon and shot her dead. Dac. 8—New Albany.—Mr. 5. 5. Moore, Jr., clerk in his father’s grocery ‘store, shot dead by Mra. Morton. She alleged in defence that he made im. ps prove to her, She surrendered herself for trait. Dec, 12—New Albany.—The famous Vigtiance Committee, who have visited thelr vengeance with such unrelentiess hands upon the supposed perpe- trators of the Adams & Co. express robbers at Seymour, made @ second visit to the county fall, and after shooting Sheriff Fulleriove, though hap- pily not dangerously wounding him, and intimt- dating the remaining nw hung the three brothers Simeon, Frank and William Reno and Charles Anderson, All the particulars of their seizure of the railroad train, their disguises and re- turn to their starting point, and separation unde- tected, are still fresh in the memories of everybody and need not be recapitulated. PENNSYLVANIA, Sept. 6-—Philadelphia.—Mary Marman, six years old, outraged, killed and thrown into a brick pond. Surv, 28—DVelaware Water Gap.—Theodore Brod- head, shot dead walle grappling with robbers of the Brainard Uotel, kept by his other, Murderers escaped, Nov. 22—Philadelphia.—Mrs. Mary §. Will, a wealthy widow lady, residing at the corner of Tenth and Pine strects, was murdered, as is charged, by her son-in-law, George 8. Twitchell, Jr., and his wife as accessory, both of whom are under arrest. Our records of murder present few Vi ggtand in atrocity to this, The woman was sleeping on a sofa tn the sitting room on the second story, when the life was beaten out of her by a heavy iron poker and then te body thrown out of the window into the back yard. MASSACHUSETTS, Oct. 9 —~Brookline.—Ceorge L. Richardson, a loa- ton banker, in a temporary fit of msanity, as is sup- posed from aunstroke, cnt the throats two of his children, killing one instantly. Dee. 4—Oharlestown.—A man named Reene with a cleaver cut off the head of Dennis Cronan, his broth- er-in-law. They were employed in Purbisi’s fat fac- tory. dispute about a small sum of money led to the murder. Reone surrendered himself for trial, CONNECTICUT, SEPT. 4—Brookfield ra. Wildman, outraged by a negro, and 60 badly beaten that she died in six Hours. - 1—Kast Haven.—Apollo W. Brown, of Ply- ven robved and murdered by William Ab- rown's body was found on the shore with his broken in and a number of stabs in the body and neck, Abbott arrested and waiting trial. Peter Russell, agod at his own house and then turdered by Henry Welcom hee were nine wounds found on the person of Russet, Serr. 1—Haok Yaa ty thrown from the bridge ye > Rosanna Reilly ber husband aud drowned, He was prompily arrested and committed for trial. ¥ OnTO, Sepr. 14—Millersport.—Luke Miller, stabbed by J. M. Baker and mstantly killed. Baker arrested. MICHIGAN, SEpr. 1—Willett Lumber Mill, Belle river.—Mr. Van Orden, bis wife and grandson murdered ana robbed and then the house set on are, Serr. 20—Des Moines.—James Kern shot dead by James Kelly in @ house of tli fame. Kelly escaped, but was subsequently captured and lodged in the city jail, when fifteen men in disguise, placing re- volvers at the heads of the jailors, took him from his cell just outside the city limits and hanged him, MISSOURI Ocr. 23—St. Louis,—Henry D. Christian, a tobacco inspector, was found fouliy murdered in an alley. ‘There were terrible gashes upon hia person. No has ever been discovered to the murderers. ’ PARIS FASHIONS. The Guests at Compiegne—Their Amusements and Their Toilete—Chit-Chat of the Thea- tres=Riding Habite—Fashionable Extravagant Toilets, Panis, Dec, 4, 1868, While the third series of guests are hunting at Compiegne and there displaying all the fashions of Versailles in its palmy days, our lions and lonesses, our creves and creveties, our Baron P.’s and Marquis X.’s are the faithful habitues of the Folies, where Frédegonde keeps them in a fit of laughter, or at the opera, where the “Huguenots” are revived and diamonds sparkle in all the boxes; or at the Vandeville, where Mile. Farguell creates a suecrs de larmes and pockethandkerchiefs flutter like Alencon flags in neatly gloved fingers, But your theatrical correspondent has probably reported these intellectual solemnities—I say inteliectual be- cause Blanche d’ Antigny as Fréedégonde and Herve as Chilperic attain to the highest pitch of the | sublime in some parts of their performance, and, by the way, as their utterances have become bons mols in the mouths of Boulevardiers—who are all fashion- able people—I may as well here record a sample of their modern esprit. Poor Chilperic has a melancholy turn in his ex- istence when, after having fallen tn love with Fredegonde, he discovers that he has taken to his heart a tigress in the gentie costume of a shepherdess in lambskin; and 1 must here say that Préedégonde’s costume, all white and short at the bottom and 1ow at the top, and pastoral and innocent and made | of fleece, over which her dimpled hand softly wan- ders, is one of the sheeptest, softest, tenderest mani- festations; but this is a digression. It was about to r cord that when she throws this tollet oif and appea In the palace one blaze of gems, with her long, fair tresses braided, though loose, about her shoulders, Chilperic feels as though he must have the worst of it, the more so as Brunehaut and Galsuinthe have cer- tain claims on him, and his soul groans withtn him; but poetically, of course, as with all lovers in trouble. ‘This prostration of his senses is observed by Gal- suinthe when he leads her in white poult and range blossom to the nuptial chamber, but begs to be excused for leaving her there all alone, “You abandon me? she inquires, with tragic accent. ‘0h ! admirable Galsuinthe, now, actually !?? “Madam Chilperic,” exclaims the King, ‘while I am cradled by the poten dreams of ® pink horizon my enemies are doing Penenng along the walis of my city. What they are doing I ignore, but some- thing tells me their designs are treacherous. ‘rhere- fore, without innuendo as circumlocution, allow me to leave you to solitude.’” “Thas you abandon me ?’ again implores the poor lady. nly just to pitch into the savages, and I re- turn. “But how,” asks the Queen, ‘is it that you ap- peared so jolly on the occasion of our union a few moments ago” “Oh, it was dissimulation. The chief virtue of a King is to dissimulate; it ts extraordinary how large this faculty is with me, Look at me; see how I can dissimulate.” (Here he performs an unkingly antic.) Gulsuinthe—Well, it is extraordinary how well the anima! can pretend; but one word before you go, whiy can’t you pitch into the savages to-morrow? Chilperic—Oh, Galsuinthe; actually Madam Chil- peric, what you propose charms and pains me. Gaisuinthe—Place yourself in my position. Chilperic—I_ can't. uinthe (alartined)—Oh, I heard a noise. What ¢ was it? The last sigh of the nigvt wind, which 8 and sonorous zephyr bas wafted up alls of our city. How poetical! ei it comes on me every time T eat veal anda carrots, and I had rather too much at the ban- net, 5 Galsuinthe—Oh, Chilperic, you are spoiling your 10n by this trivial allusion. Here my citation must unfortunately cease; but | have given enough to characterize what is Parisian nm at present. As to pita jl her Jury has be- pme popular, and when part! ee aa) it Is quite abyword to say, “Don't Fredégonder me.” She throws all her clothes at the love-stricken king, de- claring her intention to remain as coolly attired as “a little St. Jonn,” and thug owe him nothing. If all ladies whose untons are not legally registered at the munic.pal offices would take Frédégonde’s re- solve we should have less suits at the courts from husbands against their wives and vice versa, for never did ladies s0 much object to go about like saints. They can never put enough on, and asa new color appears every week we are compelled to state that wardrobes take up more room than furniture. Madame de Metternich, however, did but have one lugg: van for her toilets when she left Paris for N's gue, and only twenty-aix boxes, but it is true their vast dimensions made up for inferiority of number. 1 counted 198 guests at the terminus, 444 packages, and noted that at the weighing stand the oMmcials put down 16,000 pounds of gauze, velvet, satin, crape and finery. All this is cut up @ /a Louis XIV., Louis XV. and Louis XVI. Some have adopted noth- ing but Pompadour styles after careful reading of this favorite’s memoirs, and have revived her pink and biue mixed; another js ali Montespan, in fold, brown and purple; a third is all Henrietta of Eng- land, or rather of Orleans, in white, splendid tex- tures, brocaded and worked; a fourth is all austere Maintenon, in black velvet and satin drapery, while the new shades are adopted and christened by the names of Manon l’Escaut, petit Versailles, Camargo, Montsareau, Diane de Poutiers ‘and ‘ri- anon. A Diane to be authentic ts all black sat. with a founced train over a black velvet underskirt. ‘The bodice, of velvet, called ‘un habit,’ has sutin facings; the satin sleeves are slashed and encircled round the armhole with a thick veivet roil, The rtraits of all these dames now set the new fashions—no longer dressmakers—and the smaliest miniature head with hair dressed to the taste of those deceased is paid a most exorbitant price. All the antiquity shops of the Qual Voltaire are making a good thing of old, worm-eaten bits of damask, boxes casts, 1) ry and ornaments. The Louvre was never so full of ‘inative ladies. ‘Thus it is that anew red has been discovered; it is something like Pompeian vermilion, put brighter, and is calied caroubier, it is worn under black vel- vel or satin. Another shade that prevatis in satin is prane, with the down on it, ‘Chis is worn with a prane velvet Versailles or Waiteau, and short but el CUBA. Magnitude of the Revolutiou—Incrtia of the Government—The March from Puerto Prine HAVANA, Dee, 12, 1868, It would be wel! for the United States and for the world to recognize the fact that a gigantic insurrec- tion exists im this tsiand; that it is supportea or countenanced by the great mass of the native popu- lation, the exceptions being as insignificant in point of numbers as in the confederacy during the late civil war; that it has established a provisional gov- ernment, had many encounters with the Spanish troops, in which {ts supporters inflicted quite as much if not more damage than they suffered, and are now loudly calling upon the great republic for @ recognition of belligerent rights, and, finally, that from its inception to the present such has been its rapid increase that the best informed among the dis- interested and unpreyudiced are already beginning to calentate on an ultimate success which shat! leave the Cubans free and independent. The impoteucy or supineness of the government in reference to it is wonderful. There is every reason to believe that it is ignorant of what 1s going on at the seat of insurrection, and even at this late day has no proper appreciation of the difficutties. Day after day passes and nothing is done at all eom- mensurate with the marnitude of the task before it. A few houses are searched; certain harmless per- sons guilty of writing has been picked oug of the mail bas social dinner 1s enjoyed, a v very becoming uniform is s waiting for reinforcements, and meanwh the most timid gain courage from its inaction, and rom one point after another comes news of risings, until more than half the istanyt is in a state of insur- rection, and the bugies of the insurgents, sounding the attack and retrea!, are heard within a two days run of Havana, = AS Was auticipated by every well informed person» here, the victories of the troops funder Vala seda of which you have been advised “by telegraph and mail, turn out to be of little importance in them- tion Jed the troops on the i t rrival at al Valma- re intention was to march from Pu n¢ o Las Tunas for the purpose of affording reltef Loto, Who was at M fer forming a junc ith hin Hold at attack of ‘This was found imp? tion stron mar yao. and he started out on the line of the railroad towards Nuevitas, intending to forma } with Lofo at or near San Miguel, he hav been ordered to march with his column toward that point, [A giance at the map will show this the shortest and easiest ronte for the two columns to come to- gether. Dvring the march the troops were con’ stantly under fire of the insurgents, and more especially when near the pass of the river Las Mulas. For seventeen hours they did not halt a Zoment, and not a soldier could sepa e from the les thot bel killed, Some stragglers were struck by fonr and tive bulleta, Vain & had no Jess than eight encounters on the road, and on his arrival he had lost all of his mules except those attached to the artillery and had destroyed all his provisions and nmunition im order that it might not fall into the hands of the insur- gents. His losses were immense, as also were those of the rebels, who would rush with desperate bravery upon the artillery, As to Lofo, who had set ont froin itt in accordance with orders, he was compelled to return, with the loss of half his force. He was at ry forest and hillside, and was under a constant fire u re-entered Manitl. He is now, personally, in Nuevites, having gone there by sea to meet Valmaseda, The lavter has sent here for ement of 3,000 nen, a numn- ber which the government has uot at iis disposi However, the regiment he King’s Lancers, which has occupied the panas,” and such other troops, reg or volunteer, as can be made available, will be It is stated on e. ity that Valmesada is desirous of belug ahechiy probable thing, as circumstances have combi to place him in a very eimbarrassing position, ng Lo the east on the supposition Chat the ifficulties there were sus- ceptible of a peacciui solution, or, if oth ise, that they could be suppressed by a small force, he ad- dressed the inhabitants in words of conciliation, and in his proclamation of November at Puerto Prin- cipe, pied, his pers v the reforms pro- mised would be brought by the next steamer. 1s, though it had no effect upon those already in the field, undoubtedly had a tendency to quiet @ large portion of the restless ones at home, ‘Two steamers have arrived from Spain since this pledge was given, and Vaimaseda, undéceived 2s to the strength of the insurrection, fads fils we falsified through the dilatoriness of govern , und himself to cope with the insurrec- mpaign, too, was catirely dif by order of the Captain Gen- He was in favor of concen- force for operations ferent fro eral, he had ade trating the entire availab against the insurgents, of ¥ h his superior did not approve, and so divided the troops, sending 1,000 Ten here and 80 py important points ‘the emtect of this already ap. and operate in de neutralization of the power of the pears tn the entir government. It 14 more than rumored that the relations between the Captain ond are not of the most fnendiy character, and that the former is not nl that the other should gain the glory of suppressing the insurrection, Mean- while, according to latest accounts, Valmaseda is awailing resforcements at Nuevitas. Synopsis of Official Reports—Regisirntion of British Sabjects—Gieneral News. HAVANA, Dec. 12, 186%, ‘The Oficial Gazette, in tts issue of the 10th, eon. tains a report made by the commandant of Man. zaailio of a fight near that place on ths 4fh, It reads like ail the gilcial reports, The rebels were in- trenched, but fled before & Dayonet charge of the troops; reformed on another plantation, were again charged and again routed; many killed and many wounded, and many machetes and horses captured. The same jourpa! publishes the oficial account of the fight at Guantanamo, near Santiago de Capa, heretotore described in the HERALD, in which the in- surgent logs 14 placed at thirty killed and 120 wounded, wiitle the troops lost one killed and ten wounded. The Ofwvial Gazette of the Sth gives a telegram from the military commandant of Moron, stating that in consequence of the encounter of Ranchuelo and the taking of the plantation Trapiche about 250 of the defeaved insurgents had availei of the am- nesty, having presented themselves to the authori- ties af different points of the jurisdiction. The Remedios Atclaya of the 9th publishes a “bando" or proclamation of the Lieutenant Gov. wide black lace bow and ends behind. Mme. de Metternic' roses are quite a furor; they are the —— crushed rose and mounted in round wreaths. One of the newest toilets worn by this tasteful princess was a China pink velvet Wat- a, over @ China pink silk, brocaded with siiver and nounced with Brusseis, Riding habits are now very simple and becoming. Th re made of dark cloth, and tie bodice is cut short square basauine behind, such aa lancers wear; ut these corsages are studded with rows of very clone buttons. A linon collar and cuits, wilh some bright necktie, enliven the sombre snit of which all the beauty is ina perfect ft. The bat nothing but the ciassical chimney pot go becoming to gentlemen smokers, rite, bishop's purple, cigar lapis and carouicr, are the new words In our Paris vocabulary. These, too, are the shades negered by Mme. Musard, who has become one of the great fashion authorities. Everything she wears is noted and imitated. Thua, on the day the “stabat” was periormed in honor of Rossini the pay recorded that she had worn a robe of chantilly at the Italiens and lovely black aris, She is now conteinplating a trip to St. ‘etersburg, for which the marvels created when Catherine IL. journeyed are to be repeated. A very interesting bride has just entered married life in white satin and Alengon, for which Inter trim- ming (@ flounce) the suu of 50,000 francs was patd by her happy husband. She is the daughter of a State prisoner who spent ten years In the dungeons of Spielberg with Stivio Peillico and Confaloniert. She is very beautiful, and the bridegroom is a turtite of the first water. Another bride has had her pocket- handkerchiefs exhibited in a large store of the Kuc de la Paix. They amount to the small item of 50,000 francs, Tue Duchess de Sesto is also very extrava- gent. er last toilet was a tulle, chestnut shade, covered with niinerous frills, tplaited, fat and worked with silver; an iminense veil covered ail this like a shroud and was festooned here and there with White lilac, to lovely branches, tied with blue gros grain; the same on her shoulders Instead of sieeves, One of the Empress’ most ‘elaborate totlets during the stay of third series at Gommtenne is an apricot silk, puited all round the bottom with apricot tulle; flounces worked with silver, fuchsia pattern, and trimmed with Venetian fringe of white sitk. Over this an immense train of white satin, softened by apricot tulle, worked with silver fuchsias and fringe round the borders. I turn from these gorgious toilets to recommend high tortoise shell combs, which are not only invad- ing the chignon region, but ye so high that nothing but toquet rims and aigrettes will soon honor ladies’ eyebrows. Thelr heads are ali taken up, both inside and out, THe Kixaston Homicrpe.—Samuel M. Andrews, since his arrival at the State Prison at Charlestown, has manifested the same calmness and tractability of demeanor which has usnally characterized his con- ut. Aw te had had some experience of the ma- inery of @ cotign mill he has been set to work in a achine shop. He seema to work with good humor and with a lair amount of diligeuce.—Bysion Jour: Tui, Dees Vie r érnor of the suri n. ordering that all persons who have not been enrolled as volunteers shall give up their arms within ten days from date of order— November 27, The same paper states that the two companies of volunteers that are quartered in that town were destine points of the jars of colored ¥ he teen eve ag at different he newly formed corps unteers were to be employed in the r Barcelona on the 9th shipned for section of sappers, another of the med- jeal eta, (bree pieces of artillery, with the corres. ar rv of men, twenty-ve mules for their conveyance, and & large quantity of war materials. A battalion of mobilized volunteers, Just orvanized at Matanzas, composed of 700 men, are to leave said place for Nuevitas in same steamer. ‘The Consut General for Great Britain, resident in Havana, under date of the 9th has published a notice urgently requesting all British subjects residing in this island to inseribe their names immediately at the Consulate in this city or at the Vice Consnlates at other points of the island. Residents of Santiago de Caba have made urgent application to the Consul — to send @ British man-ofwat for their pro» ection. Yesterday the twe brothers Anguerica, from Car- denas, and another Cuban ed Guerra, from Co- jon, were brought to Havana and marched throught the streets in open daylight, all handcuffed, Among the many amounts ot indebtedness of the piibegg tbe, a Rf} standing is the item of abou 1,09 dite to the gas cor rt ing of this city an environs, rhage gi judge Siowaker, of Texas, leaves here for the United States in the steamer Morro Castle, havi obtained large concessions from the authorities for tmullding gas and water works at Puerto Principe, Sancti Spiritu and other parts of the island. It is entirely due to American enterprise that he should have suoceeded in tuis at such a moment as the pre- went. The shareholders of the Banco Espafiol are satd to fod fault with the directors of that institution for an injudicious outlay of the bank's fands by havin, engaged to maintain a number of men for a force volunteers witnom the necessary authorization of the stockholders and witiout even having called for yon! — for that put ‘The French war steamer Surcouf, four gun Hayti via Santiago de Cuba, and the Germanic war steamer Victoria, ten guns, from Martinique, arrived here tiis morning. The weather has improved since the north winds have set in and renders it quite pleasuut w our Norihera visitors, GRYPRAL ROUSSEAU AS A SUGAR PraNTer.—W@ are gratified to learn that Major General Kousseau, commanding this deparunent, has purchased the magnificent “Belic Isic” plantation, wear Brashear City, Berwick’s bay, In thi State, and has made are rangements to cultivate jr ~ cane ‘The example ot General Kousseau 1a this respect Will, doubtless, be serviceable to tie interests of the ple aud eucourage Northern men to make swn- lar investments, it iooks ike the General imtends to make his home peruianeatly iD Loulsiana—Ve@ Orleans Lee, Dery Me