The New York Herald Newspaper, July 4, 1869, Page 4

4 agi ST. DOMINGO. A VISIT TO THE COMING STATE. THE OLDEST CITY IN AMERICA Pioneer Cruise of the Tybee=View of St. Thomas~The Island of Porto RicomShores of St. Domingo—The Harbor. Sr. Dominco, June 18, 1869, At noon on the sth of the present month the screw steamer Tybee, Captain Edwin A. Delanoy—Spofford, Tileston & Co., owners—left New York city on a pioneer cruise to the ports of the island of St. Do- ‘mingo. The rapidly increasing unity of sentiment between tne United States and the West India islands thas long suggested the numerous advantages to ‘accrue from more intimate commercial relations. In the case of St. Domingo the strong friendship of her logitimate government and the unanimous de- sire for speedy and compiete annexation to the ‘United States prosent stronger claims, at present, than any of the other islands for the opening of a Girect line of communication, Her unexampied mineral resources, the inexhaustible fertility of her soff’ and the diversity of her vegetable Productions promise a lucrative trade, and with fhe assistance of American en- Merprise and capital, the streams of wealth rained from the country while under Spanish dominion, misgovernment and oppression, our own ‘people, with fair investment of the means of de- veloping the country and liberal business relations, Tnight anticipate a vastly increased return. The Tus Of ancient palaces and the decayed splendor ‘of her towns in themselves bring vividiy to the im- Q@gination the days of Spanish opulence in St Domingo. itis necessary to go no further than to contemplate the crumbling ruins of the early Span- Ish cities to satisfy the most obtuse mind of the hidden resources of the island. In view of the much sought for political relations on the part of Baez’s government and the tendency ‘of American enterprise in this direction, the house of Spofford, Tileston & Co. have taken the initiatory step toward realizivg the benefits of the large trade destined to spring up between St. Domingo and ur own country, Jn order to open the way for a regular line of steam communication the fast pro- pelier Tybee was titted up for a special cruise of loration to the ports of St. Domingo city, uf na Bay and Puerto Plata. After @ good run of six days and twenty-two hoi \the steamer reached St. Thomas, where 1t was pro- osed to spend about twelve hours in order to reach his port by daylight. The approach to this resort of errestrial paroxystas and subterranean irruptions is by an open sea, The island presents from the orth @ line of bold, barren Jails, from 500 to 1,000 eet in height and about seven miles inlength. The Wort of St. Thomas lying on the southern side, the Ship's course lay around the western extremity of ‘he island, head for an isolated peak, about fifty et high, called “pail Rock” on the charts. About a mile from the entrance to the harbor the ypilot came aboard and the steamer was again put winder way and moved in slowly towards the narrow passage leadiug into a small bay W ‘the much celebrated harbor, ithe point on the left of the entrance the Tybee fired ja salute of one gun. No troops were visible on the hwork—not even a solitary sentinal. The garrisen vas asleep. The by the salute had fardly died a nidier threw open a ‘Bhutter in the iidiy rubbing his eyes, Seemed to be looking out for au earthquake or some other terrib. ¢ familiar convalstou of nature. I will say nothing of St, Thomas at present, in re- Yation to the negotiations for iis proprietorship by the United States, and price asked for such totally inadequate facilities for ether commercial or naval purposes. The guests on board the Tybee passed some hours on shore “doiny"! the town, and partak- ing of the hospitality of our new Consul at that port Coionel True, of Kentucky, who had arrived at hi: post but a few days before, and the members of the American firms of G. W. Smith & Co., George A. Phillips & Co., and many citizens of the town, At daylight on the morning of June 16 the Tybée ‘weighed anchor and headed for this port. Towards Noon the mountaiuous coast line of Porto Rico ap- peared in view. Our course lay along the entire Jength of the south side of the 1sland, about six iniles off the shore. ‘The mountains were sparsely covered witu trees to their summits. Along the beach at intervals where the land was low smail towns and beautiful and extensive plantations were visible to the naked eye. From such a remote point of observation the sea front of the island certainly presented an appearance of thrirt, notwithstanding the oppressions to which it reluctantly yields irom its mother government. By eight o’clock on yesterday morning we bore in sight of the loftier summits of the iterior Y when a ie, and, mountain chains of St. Domingo. The coast was low, though it still stood about twenty to thirty feet above the sea level. The shores were covered with vegetation in tropical pro- usion. Down to tne very edge of the tidal waves the soil indicated every mark of the utmost ferttitty. By ten o'clock the three lofty peaks of the Sierra Gorda range, which were known to le west of the city at @ distance, pointed out our present port. By voon we had “opened” the mouth of the Ozama, on the west bank of which this city is situated. It was observed that the pilot tastead of coming out lay close in shore, allow- ing the steamer to come up, The siup hoisted the American colors aft, with the jack and owners’ flag at the fore and mizzen. When the ptiot came aboard the colors of the Dominican republic were chrown to the breeze from the main. Entering the har- bor, or more properly the mouth of the river, passing the signal tow: 1 venerapie structure dating back to the days of Columous, the steamer saluted the Dominican fag, which was properly responded to. From a mast in front of the resMence of General Cazneau, an American of many years’ residence on the island, the Scars aud Stripes’ were floating, also from the American Consulate. The troops in the ports along the sea wall were drawn up under arms, A large number of people assembled on the walls of the town overlooking the river, trom which they watched the steamer in passing up the river. The vessel, after proceeding about half a mile above the Mouth of the Ozama, moored against the Custom House dock. For vessels of great draft the river is unsuitable for want of suMcient depth of water. The anchor- age in the road in front, of the city is about three. quarters of a mile from the shore and open to all winds, from south-southeast, half east, by south- ‘West by west, and in a sea breeze to the southward there is @ heavy swell. The bottom is of black sand and mud, with good holding ground. Within a mile of the signal tower the soundings range from forty vo fifty fathoms, ine pete | towards the shore to ten fathoms, and thence gradually shallowing to the beach. The east point of the éntrance to the river is flat and rocky. The river forms an excel- Jent harbor inside, but has @ bar of soltd rock at its mouth, with never more than thirteen and a half feet 2? ga The river ts about two hundred yards in width. ‘The arrival of the Tybee ts quite an event in the history of the city, and is halied with delight by hundreds of men, Women and children, who congre- gate on tne river bank to contemplate the mon- ster crait, compared with thetrown traders, as sie lays at her moorings. The Oldest City in America—Mementos of Columbas—Present Aspect—Climate and Diseases—An Interview with President Baez and His Cabinet—Views and Feelings Regarding the Future. Sr. Domingo, June 22, 1869, ‘The past five days have been unusually lively, both on board the steamer and in the city. On the steamer in taking in an assorted carge of articles of export Trom the island, op shore in visiting the scenes of early historic associations dating from the remote days of Christopher Columbus, receiving the atten- tions of newly found and attentive friends and other- ‘wise agreeably and profitably passing the me. The hotel of the town, kept by a Frenchman, was opened for the accommodation of the passengers of the Ty. bee, and was a sort of headquarters from which business negotiations aad pleasure excursions were directed. The hotel had been closed some time, but upon the arrival of the steamer among the first persons on ‘board was the gentiemanly proprietor inquiring as tothe number of guests he might expect in order that he make the necessary preparations. As a merited compliment it may be mentioned that the first dinner, although much abused by the persis- tant apologies of the proprietor himself, was well got- tenup. Judging from the manner in which it dis- appeared, certainly without any reflection upon the supplies on board ship, the guests at the table, now \established on firmer and more congenial bottoms, jas satisfactory evidence that the meal was highly wprectated. The hotel itself was commodious, and, {judging from its appearance, had seen the ups ai Gowns of more than a centary, St. Domingo, the capital of the Dominican repub- lic, 18 the gidest city on the western hernisphere, ‘The site was selected py Christopher Colambus, and ité fortifications, built soon atter by the natives, ‘were planned by Miguel Diaz. Don Diego Columbus while living in the city also added to its strength, and erected a palace of considerable dimensions, the walls of which are still standing. The modern city bocupies the site of that iaid out three centuries and @ half ago, and the same walls which encircled it then serves as its defences for the city now, The majority of the ancient buildings erected by the Spaniards are still in use, and the ruins of others Gre visibi¢gshowing traces of the early wealth and Maportance of the city, The chapel built by Comm: bos, the oldest building erected by Buropeans in Vue Dow World, lo Feb bo be Seow, And Is iM a remark: tive, Was given up NEW. YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. ably fine state of preservation. In an open ®pace adjoining the chapet 1s the sun dial of Colum- , consisting of a column of brick twelve feet high, with the dials adjusted so as to be visible from the pedestal. The dials are stili used by the inhabit. ants in that section of the town. Fronting the plaza is the first cathedrat built on the island, in 1520, by Bishop Elias, whose remains are deposited in one of the side chapels. The cathedral 1s eructform and nearly 200 feet in length and ninety in width. The high altar is of carved wood, heavily gilded. A slab of silver forms the front of the lower portion. All the equipments of the altar are of silver. [none of the side chapels 1 still preserved the cross planted by Columbus upon taking possession of the islaud in the names of the sovereigns of Castile and Aragon, ‘The croas is of mahogany, about eight feet in height and painted green. Thedatter tsa modern inpova- jon. All the older private buildings present the same cale of magnificence, and are but evidences of the ealth realized from the island. The ancient city, its days of glory and opulence, numbered within its Walls a population of about 20,000 souls. To-day it has about haif that number. The vandalism of the Spaniards upon their compulsory evacuation not only swept like a scourge over the island, de- stroying cities and ora ch buichering men, wonien and children, but despotied the sacred edt fices of St. Domingo city of all their precious relics and ornaments, While in the modern city we find numbers of the residences built by the early inhabitants still in use, the jarge number of the buildings are of imodern date, The style of architecture has suffered no change, the spacious rooms, high cellings, tramet doors and brick noors being still the principal iea- tures of the houses. In construction they are sub. stantial and durable, and consult more the laws of Ventilation and comfort than elegance or symmetry of design. In some parts of whe city, occupied by the poorer classes, the huts, called “bunios,”’ are built of the bark of the patin tree and thatched with its eaves. Though small, these liftie structures are quite IiXbitable, and some, through their cleanliness, lave an’air of comfort about them, ‘The population is composed principally of colored and blacks. Among these are to be found a number of Americans, who emigrated here some years ago. Mune aged biack man, who possessed a dilapidated cart, in which he conveyed my baggaxe to ‘the hotel, informed me that he was born in Philadelphia and forty-five years ago settled im St, Domingo. He liked the tsland very much, but the government was too “unsartin.’ There are afew white Americans tn the city—Gene- rai Cazneau and his remarkably well informed wile, Captain Reed, the American Consul; Mr. J. S. Smith and son, also met at tae hotel Mr, Curtis, of Bos- ton, a civil engineer, and one of the American sur- veying party in the Cibao, About the same propor- tion ol other nationalities are also mixed up with the bia Ao n point of order and morality the city of St. Do- mingo is a model, Its Governor, Damion Baez, a brother of the President, 18 a man of more than ordi- nary executive ability. With an eificient police force at his control the most perfect quiet constantiy prevaiis. During (he ve days 1 have remained in the city I have seen not a single wmstance of intoxication nor a sign of a personal rencontre. Robbery {3 unknown. The doors of the houses are rarely locked, The people allow their valuables to lie around with perfect mdidereuce., In fact, 80 orderly is the place under the present rule that the prison has been closed for want of of- fenders against the laws. There are two of Cabral’s colonels, captured, held in the citadel, who are the only prisoners, I believe, in the city. the climate of this place is unusually healthy and not Subject to the epidemics which atilict the towns of the adjacent isiands. The city lying upon the sea on a graduaiiy ascending ground, 18 free from any of the physical causes which produce these calami- tes, Several years since the cholera was brought on shore trom a Spanish vessel, and, afier preying upon a few victims, disappeared. in Au- gust a fever appears, which, with proper attention, is rarely fatal. Aged persons are quite common in the community—two that I learned of having attained the satisfactory age of 100 years. The place atiords a precarious living for one physician, who is now in the midst of an ab- sence of patients and a consequent falling off of funds. Owmg to the indisposition of President Baez it was not until the day after +our arrival that a party from the steamer, uuder the direction of Mr, Fabens, cailed upon his Exc mney to pay .our re. spects, ‘The Presidential resideuce, situated in the rear of the cathedral, was a piain, substantial butl- ing, owned by Baez himself, The palace on the Dlaza, which had for years been used by the Execu- by Baez for ine reason that he patrioticaliy preferred living !es3 extravaganuy and in keepimg with the unfortuuate condition ot pegple, Vassing through an arched passage, in which a detachment of soldiers were stationed, we ascended ‘@ broad staircase, which led to a spacious balcony, Here depositing our umbrellas aad bata we entered a large room with brick floors and were courteousiy received by Ministers Gautier, of the State Depari- ment; Hungria, of the War Department; Curiel, of tue Treasury, and Delmonte, of Justice. Altera lew pre- liminary courtesies the President entered the room und Was introduced around. In appearance, man- ner and conversation the impression inspired in the stranger 1s that Baez isa man of true principle and extraordmary abuity, Physically he 13s below medium stature, well proportioned and of full flesh. His race beams with inteiligence, and from his eyes fash the fire of an _ active brain. “His features are Caucasian. Upon his face he wears @ profuse growth of side whiskers, mus- tache and iperiat very gray. The only evidence of his negro biood is his hair, His complexion is fe he off color. In age Baez is about fifty years. An hour's interview with the members of the Dominican government was suMcient evidence of the patriotism and ability of the present rulers of the isiaud of St. Domingo. They all expressed them- Selves fully conscious of the necessities of their sit- uation and its responsibiiities, and seemed willing to do anything tending w secure the pros- perity of the people under thew jurisdiction. They seek the security of the industries of the island and the building up of a sub- stantial government, Towards the ited States te most unreserved sentiments of friendship were expressed, and the question of annexation was a familar topic as the consummation of all that the island requires in order to rise oace more to her an- cient splendor aud atluence, Our visit was less Protracted than the satisfaction of the interview would have induced had the President been enjoying perfect health, We departed with repeated invita- Hons to call atany time. The hospitality of the Pre- sident towards the passengers on the steamer was Very gratifying, and, in order that the visit might be leasant, he informed us that tne State Department ad been fitted up for our accommodation. The offers were, however, declined with many thanks, in return for the uniform kindness extended ti Wards all parties connected with the steamer an en- tertainment was prepared on board the Tybee, on the 19th inst., by Captain Delanoy, to which Presi. dent Baez and Ministers were invited. At boon the President arrived on board the steamer, accompa- uled by Sedor Hungria, Secretary of War; Senor Cunel, Secretary of the Treasury; Seilor Delmonte, Minister of Justice, and Damion Baez, Gov- erpor of the city, Sefor Gautier sent his apologies, belng indisposed. The breakfast was an elegant affair and heartily enjoyed by all the party. During the course of the entertainment Mr. Fabens, pretacing his remarks with a few appro- ian expressions, the health of the Pres- ident of the Dominican Republic, which was drank Standing. After afew moments President Baez rose and thanked Mr. Fabens and the party for their kind sentiments. ‘There was a spirit of more than friend- ship Rte J between St, Domtngo and the United States, and he hoped this would increase. He feit honored with the entertainment and Brapowed the health of the President of the United States, which ‘as also drank standing. President Baez then apologized for being com- pelted 10 dese se table sooner thas courtesy would seem and, but owing to the severe pain he was Crimes the head from a renewed ‘attack of neuralgia he knew that he wouid be excused. On. Sunday last the Spanish mail steamer from St. Thomas, bound for Havana, arrived here, and after landing and taking on ers and mails, re- gas Ber journe; . There are Fy complaints on ¢ part of busing Tespecting the uncertainty of matis between this city and the United States, Letters written in March jast via Havana had just reached the city upon our arrival, and letters sent in advance to announce the proposed departure of the ‘Tybee had not been recetved. The Spanish steamers run semi-monthly, alvernating on thetr way to Ha- vana between this city and Puerto Plata, and re- turning on the same schedule to St. Thomas, A }jne of steamers from New York to the ports of St. Do- mingo should certainly receive a liberal support from our government. Most of the business trans- actions O1 the island are with the United States, and need assistance in order to open this growing enter- prise. REVOLUTIONISTS AFLOAT. The Crusadiog Steamer Telegrafo—Sailing Under Ameri: We gave yesterday in our St. Domingo corres- pondence a full account of the attack of the crusad- ing steamer Telegrafo upon the settiement at Sa- mané, with a narrative of the detention by the ern. sader of the American steamer Hero, of New York, and of ap unknowa schooner during the action. It feems the Telegrafo had been purchased by some of the partisans of Cabral, who are exiles trom the Do. Minican republic, and cleared from St. Thomas under the United Staves fag, with a sea letter from the American Consul, During her cruise she suc- cessively hoisted the Spanish and Haytien fags, and atthe attack on Puerto Plata flew the Venezucian ensign. Inthe fight at Samandé pay it is not stated that she used any colors. The following Official doc- uments proclaim her status and design: St. THomas, March 16, 1869, Hon. J. W. Fanens, Envoy of the Dominican Repub- lic to the United States of America, St. Thomas: Sik—In reply to your note of yesterday, asking information relative to the movements of the ‘steamer Telegrafo, which sailed re- cently from this port under the American fag, I have to certify that the said steamer, when under the Haytien flag, had been detained here on tne 10th February last at my request, made to the local Gov- ernor, in consequence of information having reached me to the effect that General Luperon, a Dominican exile, With an armed expedition, contemplated em- barking on her to instigate a rebellion against the government of the Dominican republic. The Gover- hor bavwe required gf We congiguce a declaration under oath and guarantee that no armed force or arms or munitions of war should be landed at any part of the coast of St. Domingo, which deciara- tion the consignee having dectined to make, had ordered a search of the vessel tobe made, when arms and munitions were found; aud arter my repeated re- jucsts and ultimate protests made to the Governor enerai of the Danish islands, the same were landed and deposited in the fort on the 15th and 16th ult, On the 18th ult,, at lalt-past three o'clock P. M., the Teloegrafo hoisted the American flag, and hav- ing previously taken on board General Luperon, With several of tus followers, sailed from this port at four o'clock P. M,, having cleared at the Custom House lor Jamaica. Omicial information bas since been received here that the said steamer had reached Turk’s Island on the 21st ultimo, and there taken on board certain Dominican refugees, proceeding thence to St, Marc, Hayt, en route for which place she liad appeared oi Porto Plata, firing a tew blank shots. She was at last advices, dated 25th ultimo, at St. Mare, with Luperon and iis party on boara, Apprehensions are still entertained that the said Luperon concem- piates a descent on the Dominican coast, with the in- tention of operating against the aciual government of St. Domingo. Thave the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, H. VIOTORIA, ‘The Baez government, fully advised of Luperon's movements, have issued a decree, accompanied by an oficial Getai! of the piratical operations of the craft, and of which the following is a ansiauon:— {Omictal.) SENATORIAL COUNCIL OF THE DOMINICAN RBPURLIC— ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE SESSION, Inasmuch as the executive power, turough the or- gan of the Citizen Minister of the Interior, has pre- sented to this high body divers authenticated docu- ments concerning the exile Gregorio Luperon, ac- companied by other rebels like himself, now infest- ing (he coast of the Dominican republic on board an armed steainer, from whose top fies the national en- sien; Whereas the steamer Tetegrafo (Telegraph), which i3 commanded by the revel Gregorio Luperon, hoist- ed successively in the harvor of St. Thomas the na- tional c of n and Hayti, which fact was reg- the loca! authorities at the mstance of the Oor and information thereof sent to the fort of the said island, which contatos the arma- ment, aud her ing was delay for lack of papers confirming her med nationality Whereas by means of misrepresentation she ob- tained from the United States Consul in St, Thomas 8 sea letter for the said uer, upon which she hoisted the fag of the Union and departed immeai- ately from the above port, directing her course to Puerto Plata, where she communicated with the shore and secured a discharge for the coast, with the same colors, retiring then to St. Marc, an tnsurrec- tionary point in the Haytien republic, where she re- mained no litte time; Whereas that on the Ist day of June she appeared in front of Pucrto Plata, hoisting the Venezuelan flag, under the protection of which and with a signal of distress she usked a pilot, which was granted, ac- cording to custom; , Whereas that she received the pilot and took him prisoner and used the vessel of the port to send a demand to surrender—an ullimatum of unusual ar- rogance—alarming the place by the resolution threats to open fire, which threats were subsequently put into execution under the Dominican flag; Whereas thaton the sti day of the same month she was vigorously repulsed by the loyal population nd authorities of the place, made a dash upon Sa- mand, impudently opened fire, efecged a landing and performed acts of vandalism, and having been repulsed unanimously by the heroic population; Whereas that when an armed vessel traverses the seas without a register and documents of nationali- ty. or satls without recognized belligerent rights, only accredited as such under the supreme jurisdiction and authority of the nation to which it ts supposed to belong, and shall be competent to certify its nationality; * Whereas that if these vessels of war legally armed can use foreign flags ag signals itis not permitted to declare a flag faise, nor under cover of these to per- form acts of infidelity and telony, in which case it 1s made avery grave insult to the nauion whose na- Uonality she usurps; Whereas, lastly, that the clandestine character of the sailing of the vessel above alluded to, its succes- Sive Navonalities, the acts of savage vandalistin com- mitted by her crew, her visit to the coasts and de- manding the surrender of the port, and using for her purposes a foreign flag whose incursions a3 traitors and depredators all prove evidently that sue is @ ptrate and should be treated as such; to consideration of the above principles of constitu- tional law we urgently decree:— ARTICLE 1, ‘The steainer Teiegraph, its chief, Gre- gorio Luperon, and the people who accompany him are declared pirates, ArT, 2. All vessels of war are fully authorized to ey chase and pursue her and to act with respect te her chief, troops and crew according to the invaria- ble and universal international law. Arr, 38. This decree will be sent to the execntive authority for its promulgation and constitutional enforcement. Given in the chamber of the Senate Council! of St, Domingo on the 18tn day of June, in the year 1369, in the twenty-sixtn year of the independence, sixth yoar of the restoration and second year ot tue re- generation. By the President of the S JAC} nate, TO DE LA CONCHO. GERARDO BoBADILLA, Secretary. Executed, published and circulated in the terri- lories of the republic for its punctual observance, Given in St. Domingo the 10th day. of June, 1869, twenty-sixth year of the independence, sixth of the restoration, second of the regeneration. BUENAVENTURA BAEZ. Countersigned—Josx HUNGRIA, Minister of War a Marine; M. Ma. GAUTIER, Minister of Foreign Affairs. CUBA. Important Appointment of Genernl Jordan— More Victorios—Sickness in the Spanish Camp. The following news is extracted from a private letter received in this city trom patriot sources, and dated Santiago de Cuba, June 18, ‘The arms Janded in the Bay of Nipe having been Auly distributed, the patriots left BiriJa, and General Jordan was appointed chief commander of all the lib- erating forces of this jurisdiction, having three com- manders under hig immediate orders:—General Do- nato del Marmol for the districts of Cuba, la Palma,” &c.; General Marcano for Bayamo, Jignani, «c., and General Peralta for Holguin. Jordan bas had another glorious encounter with a column of Spanish troops that left Holguin to attack him. The government troops were routed and were forced to a precipitate retreat on Hoiguin, which piace has now probably fallen into General Jordan’s hands. The Spaniards lost trom forty-five to fifty men and Jordan’s column only nineteen. A small company of patriots, led by In- Tenis, captured. @ Convoy on the way from Cobre to Dos Palmas. The force conducting the convoy lost twenty-two men and twenty-Ove muskets, four Prisoners wounded and the entire convoy, composed of fourteen muies laden with provisions. rgueas skirmishes ovcur taroughout the whole ict, Sickness makes sad havoc among the Spanish trooy and the hospitais are crammed with sick ani Wounded. General Buceta’s column that left here 1,000 strong haa returned, numbering but 400. Many die from suffocation in the marshes. Valmaseda does not move from his hiding place in Ba: 0, and we know that General Donato Marmol is advancing towards him with a strong force. The good cause ig rapidly —- in importance, and the Spaniards will soon be hemmed in and confined to the seaport towns. MUSICAL REVIEW. Ditson & Co, pudlish the following:— “Festival Waltzes.” J. Straugs, There are some peculiar features in this set of waltzes which are not characteristic of the eminent composer, A very long and rather incongruous introduction of four pages prefaces the waitzes, which are, however, in the real Strauss style, The changes of keys are very numerous and some of them are rather abrupt. “The Monk.” Baritone song. Meyerbeer, An admirable work for the concert hall; descriptive, dramatic and melodions and the very thing to dis- ba bnditely of @ well cnitivated voice, “Benedic Anima Mea.” Anthem. J. 0. Knox. A regular, decorous, old-fashioned hymn, which cannot do ey harm and is equally innocent of musical meri “Speak Tender Words.” Sung by Mrs, Howard Paul. Avery pretty melody but with some abrupt turns In it which seem vo divide it iuto a number of detached parta, “Let Me Be Near Thee.” Weiss. A Vocal dnet, W. HB. retty, tpl attractive melody. 4 “Softly Breathe the Farewell Murmar.? Song. Henry Schaller, Another ver beautiful melody. “Prince Frederick Cari's March.’ Bile. A atir- ing, martial work, but loses macn In ita piano 5 It Was one of the features of the great Penetration, “Paded Let 5 Song. Paul Henrion. A very tame and uninteresting melody. “The Mald of the Mill.” Song, Hamititon alaé, Graceful, unpretentious and pleasing. “Sweet Be Thy Dreams, Love. J. P. Ordway. A beaunfol little song with a flowing melody and very Heat accompaniment, It is sung by Miss Sophie Worrell, @ charming Iikeness of whom is ou the ude page. i A. Pond & Co. publish a very pretty iittic bal- lad called Base on the Wail,’ by Loyd. It is very handsomely ijjustratea and is a gem o merit in its line. Ke Be poo ED re DEATH OF AN AGED Neoness.—Fanny re familiarly known as “Uld Adnt Fanny,” vcereetad this life at twelve o’clock Wednesday hight, at the ripe age of 107 years, She died at the residence of Mr. Josiah Ferris, two miles from the city, on the Charlotte pike, She was born in Virginia, in 1762, and witnessed the struggles of our foretathcrs in the Revolutionary war for the achievement of liverty and independence. Sne was captured by the army of Lord Cornwallis, and re- tained until after the siege of Yorktown, when she went back to the Lome of Mr. Ferris! father in Henry county, Va., with whom she con tinued to live nati his death, which occurred twenty- nine years ago. She was then set free by his will on account of her faithful attendance upon himeelt and family. Although at liberty to go wherever she chose, she was 80 much attached to the family that she asked and was panied permission to hive with Mr, Josiah Perris, Jr.. duritig the remaiudgr gf her Gaye dvapiyilie damier, ung interested in us about as much as we do thi RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. More About the Lost Tribes of Laracl. To The Eprror or THE HeRaLD;— Ina former letter which you recently published concerning the “Lost Tribes of Israel’! | took occa- sion to refer to the great advantage of making the- ology @ science, as is astronomy, geometry, che- mistry, &c, { wish now to give some idea how this may possibly be done, as tt certainty does seem to be rather discreditable to this remarkably scientific age tial all the great traths of theology should yet be almost whoily @ matter of opinion, while nearly every other great trath appears to bea matter of positive knowledge, It 13 remarkable that tn theology there is probably but one great point upon which Christians, Jews and Mohammedaus are agreed, and that is upon the “Unity of God,” so we may reason- avly suppose this to be an _ indisputa- ble truth; especially as we cannot imagine how otherwise such perfect order and harmony could posstbly prevail throughout the material uuiverse, But, though the Christians in general agree with the Jews and Mohammedans in admit- ting the truth of the “Uaity of God,” they differ from ‘hem in supposing that several persons may be com- prised within this unity, 1 such a manner as in no degree whatever to disturb the most perfect har- mony and order. “The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit” are said by the Christians in general to be “three persons,” or individual beings, comprised in the one God of the Universe, This also may be true, though perhaps not In the sense in which it appears to be generally understood since the days of the famous Athanasius, namely, that che “three per- sons” are all “coequal, none being greater or less than the other,” &., because in all creation we beve no experience of perfect unity, with tts attendant concord, harmony and order, on such terms, Besides, the Saviour him- self has assured us, in the plaimest possible words, that it ts not so, He says, “Ihe Father 13 greater than L” (ohn, xn %.) And again, con- cerning “the Comforter,” “the Spirit of Truth,” “the Holy Spirit,” which he was about to send to His aposties, he says, “He shall not speak of himself, but whatever He shall bear that shall He speak; He shall receive of mine, and shall show }f unto you,’? ke, (John Xvi, 13, 14); which Words of the Saviour tell us plainly enough that “the Holy spirit” is not equal with the Saviour, but inferior and subject to Him, even as the Saviour himseif is inferior and sub- ject to our Heavenly Father. Thus understood it really does not appear that “three persons” in the “unity of God” would be more unlikely than three branches in the unity of a tree or “vine, which is precisely tie simile the Saviour uses to express the degree of union Leiween Himself and all who sympa- thize with Him. “I am the vine; ye are the branches,” &c, The great question which is suggested on this subject 1s, Why limit it to “three persons?” Why not three hundred thousand million persons 1n the “unity of God? As Hate might be any number of “brauches” comprised within the unity of a trec, or vine, Why not any number of “‘sons of God,” or “spirus of God,” or “angels of God,’? within the “unity of God??? According to the prayer of the Sa- viour concerning all who should, sooner or later, be- lheve on Him, “that they all may be one, as thou, Father, art tn me and I in thee; that tiey also may be one in us,” &c,—John, Xvil; 21, 22, 23. ‘The great cause of the very geveral practical unbe- lief Of religious trath among the men of this age ap- pears to be the almost unconscious disposition to look upon God, our Heavenly Father, as no more a person than Infinity is a person. We say, “our Father, God,” much in the same sense as we say, ‘our mo- ther, Earth,’ and regard one as a person es) onal, other. We have little excuse henceforth for allowing our- selves to rest satisfied with such vague ideas of our Creator; for the light of modern science {3 surely now sufficient to ald us in attaining ldieas Of God, our Heavenly Father, From the science of astronomy we know assuredly that infni- ty is dled to an utterly meonceivable ‘exteps with Worlds and suns and systems of worlds more or less like our own, and we can no more reasopably doubt that these worlds are in general inhabited by people more or less like ourselves, merely because we have not actually seen the inhabitants, than we could reasonably doubt that the thousands of houses were inhabited which we might see in a distant city simply because we do not see any people, owing to the great distance, Surely worlds are as certainly made by God to be inhabited as houses are made by man for a similar purpose. is God more likely to work pur- poselessly than man? Seeing, then, that space ap- pears to be fuli of worlds more or jess like our own, {nnabited in general more or less by people like ourselves, why should not each world be under the especial care of “one Lord God” and many “angels,"" “archangels,” “sons of God,’ and “spirits of God?’ Should such a doctrine be con- trary to reason or to revelauon, let the men of sci- ence and philosophers, the ministers of religion and the students of the Byble prove it to beso. But should careful investigatiom@how this view to be perfectly 1n harmony with what we know of nature and of all creation, and in accordance, also, with our natural reason as well as with the divine revelation given us in the Bible, then we shall have much to increase our faith and confidence in God, our Heavenly Father, and in His Son, our Lord and Saviour, ‘the first begotten from the dead,” and “the first bora among maby brethren.” 1 suppose I need not add any more on this subject at present, as my object 13 not to dogmatize on re- ligtous questions, but merely to induce thinking and capable men of the age to endeavor to place theology upon @ scientific basis. No one man, no nation, either, developes unaided a science. Such a work as this is accomplished by man in general, and not by any individual alone. A capable man here and there scattered among the various nations contributes his quota to build up the actence, What I wish to do at present 1s to intimate in the smallest possible compass that when theology is a science perhaps We shall then know that the term “god” may include an infinite number of “lord gods,” “sons of god,” “archangels” and “angels,” much as the term “man” includes all mankind, whether men, women, or oniidren, whether of comparatively great ole pees and power or other- wise, Jn my next letter I propose to consider in What man resembles Goa and in what respect man does not resemble his Maker, his Heavenly Father, {n the meantime I hope that some few will be en- couraged to ae aside all prejudice and caimly en- deavor to look with an unbiassed mind upon the wonderful truths of revelation, as they may now be ‘understood by the light of modern science. = Emanuel Swedenborg vs. Spiritualism, To Tap EpiTor oF Tas HERALD:— Without desiring to either advocate, controvert or even express an opinion in your columns as to the truth or falsehood of Swedenborg’s revelations, as I have read to @ considerable extent his writings, I have thought that @ statement of some of his teach- ings oesring on Spiritualism would not be uninter- esting, and perhaps not unprofitable to your many readers, The reader will'bear in mind that Sweden- borg wrote a century ago—of course long before the Present manifestations commenced—and that he was one of the greatest philosophers of his age, his philosophical writings amounting to nearly thirty volumes of 500 pages each, In the year 1745 this distinguished man, not in the enthusiastic period of youth, but at tne mature age of fifty-six years, resigned his ofMce of assessor of the mines of Sweden, and declared that ‘he was called*to @ holy office by the Lord himself, who opened his sight to view the spiritual world, and granted him the privilege of conversing with spirits and angels.” He claims to have been guarded by angels and to have been speciaily permitted by the Lord to see and converse with the inhabitants of heaven, the world of spirits and hell, face to face, with the same freedom that man converses with his fellow man here, for the long period of twenty-seven years; that he might Reh W men the state of map after death, in ofdet that the Chfistiah wéfla shoud no longer be in such Ignorance on this subject. He also claimed that the Lord through him revealed to the World the truths of hie second coming in the clouds of heaven—not the clouds of earth—and that he witness- ed in the spiritual world the last Judgment, in the year 1767; and be expressed the opinion that men on rth, aa @result of that judgment, would be ina greater state of spirituai freedom, and that a new era was opening to ourrace, during which ali things are to be made new. According to his writings, the frat Curistian Charch had come to its end, as the Jewish had before It, through eviis of life and a com- plete perversion of all doctrines, ‘hat the doc- irines (aught in his writings tally diferent from those in which he was educated and which Were generaily incuicated at his day, In this re- spect his writings certainly aiffer wonderfully from those of modern Spirituaiism. He claimeto have found the inhabitants of the spiritual world divided into three great classes. First, those who loved the Lora, their neighbor, or obedience to the Divine com- hands suoremely, This class he denomina@es heaven. Second, those who joved seif, selfish or sensual ak atteng supremely. This clase he denominates ell. Third, all who have recently left this world whose characters were not fully developed, and who consequently were not faliy prepared for either hea- ven of hell,“ This class ne denomipates the world of eed and its inhabitants progress either into hea- ven or hell, according to their ruiing loves. Some tarry in the world of spirita but a few days, others for Months and years; but none, since the last jnag- ment, for more than thirty years. Men on earth are immediately assoctated with the world of spirits, like with like, ‘This ts the law of association in the spiritual world and of spirita with men. And in open intercourse with spirits men inevitably come into association with their own associate spirits, or those like themseives, unless they are specially per. mitted by the Lord and guarded by angels that they may view the heavens and nelle and converse with their inhabitants for some good pur- pose, as Swedenborg claims was the case ‘with himself, In fact, without such permission and protection “it is not lawfai ror any augel or apirit to converse with man from his own memory, but only from that of the man. For angels and spirits have & memory a8 well a8 men.” “Sut to sp@&k with the angels of heaven is granted tw none but such a# are grounded in truths originating in oe ae ad in of We agbnoriedament of Wye Lyed divinity in His humanity, this being the truth In which the heavens are established.” Again he saya:—“S; ing with spirits, but rarely with the angels of heaven, is still given, and has been for many years back.’ ‘As soon as spirits to speak they come out of their spiritaal state into the hatural state of man, and in this case they know that they are with man, and conjoin themselves wita the thoughts of tts affecvon, and trom those thoughts speak with him. It is owing to this clroumstance that the epeaking spirit isin the same principies with the man to whom he speaks, whether they be true or false; and likewise that he excites them, and by his aftec- tion, conjoined to the man’s affection, strongly con- firms them.” He says, again, that “when man believes the Holy Spirit speaks with himor operates upon him, the spirit also believes that he is the Holy dpirit.” Again, “it has many times been shown to me that the spirits speaking with me did not know otherwise than that they were the men who were the subject of thought; and neither did other spirits know otherwise; as yesterday and to-day some one known to me intife was represented by one who Was go like him in all things which belong to him, so far as they wereknown to me, that nothing was m@re like, Wherefore let those who speak with spirits beware lest they be deceived when they say that mney, are those whom they know, and that they are dead.” Now if the above repre- sentations are true, that spirits when they speak with man come out of their ordinary spiritual state, and are not pertitied to ase their own meom- ory, two things follow:—First, that with the loss of memory they necessarily lose their own tdeptity second, they can reveal nothing from the other st of the curtain, or from the spiritual world proper. ‘Yhey can only speak from the know.edge stored ap in the memory of men, unless they have a cluirvoy- ant facuity, and are able to see natural things and describe them, Which, co say the least, is somewhat doubtful, or at best an uncertain faculty. But “they enter-tnto all his memory and into all the sciences of memory which man possesses.” They ‘know all the thoughts which the man himself knows, and also the smatiest minative of the thoughts and affec- tlons which the man doth not know; yea, such things as it 1s impossible for him to know in the lie of the body.” “Thus they put on all things which are man’s, Msomuch that they know no other than hat those things are theirs.” Jn the light of the above teachings, upon the sup- position that there is any truth in Swedenborg’s re- presentations and tn Spiritualism, we are apie to see why no dependence can be placed on the tdentity of spiriis; why, if you please, spirits prolessing to be Thurston, who fel! from a balloon at Adrian, Mich., some years ago, appeared to various mediums and directed that search for his body should be made away over in the marshes of Lake St. Clair, beyond Detroit, where the batioon was seen by men descend- ing, imstead of down in the woods below Detroit, where tt actually was, No living man knew where the body was until it was found, sud therefore spirits could not tell. Swedenborg says that tt is danger- ous to apeak with spirits, for they are apt to Induce so strong a persuasion that they are speaking the wrath os man cannot xgia believing and obey- ing; whereas he says:—“When spirits begin to speak with man, he must beware lest he believes thom in anything, for they say almost any- thing; they relate things exceedingly fictitious and hie. For if they were permitted to relate what heaven is and how things are in the heavens they would tell so many lies, and indeed with solemn Mrmation, that man would be astonished.” He in- forms Us that evil spttits desire to jest man, both spiritually and naturally. Tue chiéf datigér 13, that man’s familiar spirits, or those in harmony with his hereditary or acquired evil inclinations, with whom he comes in contact almost inevitably when he seeks a intercourse, will lead him to deny the Lord, His Holy Word and the necessity for regeneration, and to progress in his present unregenerated or evil life; for if iman changes forthe betier his associate spirits must change and lose thelr chance to aabble in the things of the natural world, which prospect 18 not sausiactory to them, and they will strive by every art to avoid it. After having perused somewhat carefully many of the writings of Swedenborg and of modern Spiritaal- ism, it seems to the writer that if we grant that spirits ever communicated with the prophets and seers of old, or communicate through mediums at the present day, it is impossible to reject the conclu- sion that Swedenborg actually had communication With spirits, as he claimed, and I believe this 1s gen- erally admitted by Spiritualiscs, If I were to admit that there 13 any truth in spiritualism, my reading has Satisfied me that Swedenborg's writings underlie modern Spiritualism, like the original granite under the recent formations; that when we consider his previous attainments, the length of time during which he had spiritual intercourse, and its fulness and freeness, aud the wonderful consistency of his relations scattered through many volumes, 1t would seem that his revelations ought to be as much more reliable than those of ail later writers as are Huc’s descriptions of the Chinese, after having travelied through China and spent years in studying the janguage, habits and manners of the people, more reliable than those of the thousands Of sailors who have barely sated along the coasts and had a glimpse here and there of 113 cities and invabiiants, It seems to the writer that no man should exauine Spiritualism without baving first read Swedenborg, and after having read his writings, whatever jay be thelr conclusion in regard to their truth; but a very few will lave any desire to seek communications from spirits. This much I can say, be they true or faise, no man’s reverence for our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, &nd for the sacred Scriptures as a special revelation from God to man, will ever be lessened by reading Swedenborg’s writings; and he will there, at least, be most dis- tnctly taught that regeneration or faith in the Lord and a life according to His commandments are indis- pensable for salvation and eternal happiness, whica are very different results from those which not un- frequently follow seeking communications from Spirits, and investigating tue phenomena of modern Spiritualism; and every reader must judge for him- self whether they are better or worse. The Fourth of July in the Churches of Rhode Island. Bishop Clarke has issued the following form of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God for the in- estimable blessing of religious and civil liberty, as here set forth and allowed to be used tn all the churches and chapels of the diocese of Rhode Island on Sunday morning next, July 4, 1360:— ‘The service shail be as usual, except where it is hereby otherwise appoiuted. Among the sentences at morning prayer shall be the following:— The eternal God ts thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.—Deuteronomy Xxxill., 27, Happy art thou, O Israel: who 4s like unto’ thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency!—Verse 29. ‘The Lord hath been mindful of us, and He shall bless us: He shall bless them that fear Him, both amail and great.—Psalm cxy., 12, 13, ‘Lue Hrat lesson shali be Deuteronomy vill., and the second lesson shall be Komans xii, A thanksgiving for the day, to be said after the general thal Ving. f O God! whose name 1s excellent in all the earth and Thy glory above tne heavens; who, a8 on this day, didst inspire and direct the hearts of our dele- gates in Congress to lay the perpetual foundations of peace, liberty and safety, we bless and adore ‘Thy glorious Majesty for this Thy lovi kindness and Providence, And we humbly pray that the devont sense of this egies mercy may renew and increase inus @ spirit of love and thankfulness to Thee its only author a spirit of peaceable submission to the laws and government of our country and a spirit of fervent zeal for our holy religion which Thou hast preserved and secured to us and our posterity, Ma: we improve these inestimable blessings for the vancement of religion, liberty and science through- out this land, til the wilderness and soliiary place shall be giad for us and the desert rejoice and bivs- som asthe rose. This we beg through tue meriis of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen, The collect, to be used with that for the day. Almighty God! who hast in all ages shown forth Aya wer and mercy in the wonderful rvation of Church and in the protectiou of every nation and people professing Thy boly and eternal truth, and putting their sure trust in’ Thee, we yield Thee our unmieigned thanks and praise for all Thy Public mercies, and more especially for that signal and wonderful manifestation of ‘fhy providence which we commemorate this day. Wherefore, not pie A O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name be ascribed all honor and gtory, tn ali the churches of the saints, from generation to generation, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen, The Epistio—Phil, 1v., 4—8, jotce in the Lomi always; and again I say, re- Ler yell moderation .be known unto ail men. The Lord is at hMWa~. Be careful tor nothing; but in everything, by prayer fippiteation with thanks- Giving, let your requests p¢ made known unto God, And the peace of God, whiei tt A understand- ing, shall keep your hearts and mi gh Christ jesus, ‘The Gospel—St, John viil., 31—36, Then sald Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, “if ye continue im my word, then are yemy disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.’ They answered Him, “We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage toany man. How sayest Thou, ye shall be made free?” Jesus anawered them, ‘Verily, verily, 1 say unto you, Whosoever committeth sig is the servant of sin. Add the servalit avideth not in the house forever. But the son abideth ever. If the son, bie th » shail Make you free, ye shall be free in- eed, 'g A Veuerable Prayer Meeting. We expressed some weeks ago @ doubt whether there was in the country an older female prayer meeting than one which lately died in Brroklyn at the age of thirty-five years, having been kept up by Mrs, Danie! Austin, in her own house, till within a fortnight of her death. A lady writes that fifty-five years ago she attended three different female prayer meetings in Newburyport, Mass.—one belonging to @ Congregational Society, another to a Presbyterian, and a third composed of young people, And yet a fourth was beld in “an opper room’ af the house ot the parents of Bishop Clark, of Rhode Island, and his brother, Dr. Kufus Clark, if any one of those prayer meetings 16 still in existenve it will, of course, be twenty years older than the oae to which we referred, Newburyport at that time as remark- able for spiritually-minded Christians, *1t was tne custom to ring the town bells at eight o'clock ine stead of nine on Saturday evenings in drder to pre- pare for the Sabbath, though Savurday evening was opserved as part of the Savbath, The Eeumenical Council. The Pall Mall Gazette states that Dr. Cumming, at @ meeting held at Leeds recently, read some cor- Kegequdenge Whig bap Raawed REVIT eR WUBERUS ane Dr. Manning. Dr. Manning could not say what freedom of action or speech would be accorded to Dr. Cumming should he atyend the General Council, and referred him to the Pope for information on the point. The doctor said he was now boee, writin a letter to the Pope, and he had no doubt if his Holle ness could not answer him Cardinal Antonelli, who was really rope, would, and if he had free speech granted him, he should go to the Councll. If this op- portunity was afforded him he should have an Opportunity of showing that in the Protestant Churca we had unity, but no uniformity, wolle im the Roman Catholic Church they bad perfect uni- formity, but no unity. It i@ stated tnat the Ecumenical Council meets with but little favor among the Romanists of Gor- many, most of whom are in favor ot free thought. It is even thought not unlikely that tf under the tn- fuence of the Jesuits, and of Dr. Manning and the new party of proselytes, the Council should take ultrawmontane grounds, as now scems probabie, there Would be a@ serious schism in the Roman Catholic Church, A Bad Word for a Baptist Minist: The Independent 1s serry to learn that, although while Rey, A. B. Earle “preached to immense crowds” during his stay in California, and “converts were counted by thousands,” he did the Baptists “no good, but immense evil.” So says Dr. Hendrick- son, of San Francisco, in the Memphis Baptist, and adds:—*I know of no Baptist minister on the Pacific coast that desires Mr, Larle to return. We are too few and weak to endure another visit like the former. I know what I am saying."’ Mr. Karie’s fault was that he preached on the umon plan, Dr. H. says that the open communion Baptist church ta San Francisco, of which Mr, Sawtelle 1a pastor, 3 becoming quite strong, and that two or three litte churches of similar loose views, and having about @ dozen members each, have been organized by Mr. Sawtelle in the vicinity. Dr. Cheney, of Boston, has been commissioned by his oid church tn Sao Frau claco “to send thea @ $5,000 man’! as a successor to Dr, Thomas. “Sojourner Truth” and the Spiritualists, ‘The Rev. S, KE, Wishard, of Battle Creek, Mich., recently took occasion to question this remarkab!e colored woman as to the truth of the report which some time ago weut the rounds of the papers, to the effect that she had become a “Spiritualist.” We Profer to give iis own description of her manner of contradicting 1t:—"she looked at me in amazement, and said, ‘Who tola you dat, child?’ ‘It is so stated in the newspapers, and I want to know if you have joined the Spirituassts,’ said |, Straightening up her tall frame, somewhat lowered by the weight of nine- ty years or more, her eye kindling, aud her long right arm coming down With a vigorous gesture, she replied, ‘ress your soul, chile, dar’s notnin’ to jine t You may tell all the peepie Sojourner "long to Jesus dese wany years—she’s true to de Master as de anvil tode hammer. I nebber gib up my faith inJesus for anything else.’ And so the woman that was con- verted to Christ long years ago finds it difficult to be converted (oO ‘nothin’? just at the end of uer jour- ney.” Religious Notes, A Catholic priest has married in Circleviile, Ohto, He was promptly excommunicated, It 1s proposed fo establish a joss factory in Gon- necticut for the purpose of furnishing the Chinese with patent idols. ‘There are probably not less than 109 colored men now in Rome preparing for the priesthood. The majority of them will become the teachers of the treedmen of the South, The Reformed (Germany) Church Monthly (Dr. Bomberger’s) claims that in the last ten years there have been received tn on@of the Reformed (German) churches of Philadelphia more coaverts trom Re- manism to Protestantism than converts from Protestantism to Rome in all the Roman Catholio churches iu the city in the same period. According to the statement of the Secretary of the American Board, the treasury must receive during the months of June, July and August $236,000 to en- able it to discharge its obligations to the missionaries and preserve its present scale of operations, If Christians will make this a personal matter, and con- tribute in ‘proportion as God has prospered them, the work will go forward and all apprehensions of embarrassment disappear. The Welsh Association of Ohio held its aunual meeting at Columbas, Delaware, Raduor, Newark and Granville, two or three days at each place, and several sermons each day. ‘They have tuurty-three churches in the State, nineteen ministers, 2,238 church members, 509 additions, 2,182 Sabbath school scholars, $15,951 raised for parish purposes and $2,396 for benevolence. ‘The parties in Judaism which favor or oppose a change in the practice and faith of Hebrews were compared in a late sermon by a radical rabbi of this city to the three stories of the ark. The upper story, according to the tradition, was devoted to the human occupants, the second to the auimals, and m the third the excrement was collected. ‘These he com- pared severally to the “iibera!,” -‘moderate reform,” and “orthodox” parues, The impression that the Friends are dwindling away is incorrect. During the last year the ortho- dox branch of the society alone received about 1,500 new members, There are now twelve yearly meet- Ings—nine in this country and one each in Canada, Jreland and England, The society is growing quite rapidly at the West. They have three colleges in this country—viz., Haverford College, in Pennsylva- nia; Eariham College, in Richmond, Ind., and Wast- tier College, at Salem, Iowa. It is a noveworthy fact, and one not at all difficult of accounting for, that the society flourishes most in those States whose Quakers believe in Sunday schools. LITERATURE. Reviews of New Books. THE AMERICAN ANNUAL OYCLOPADIA AND REGISTER OF IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE YRAR 1863. Volume VIL. New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1869, Of the many really important works published by Messrs. Appleton & Co., there are none so useful and valuable as this, As’ acompendium of Information it hag no equal in the United States. The contents ofthe volume before us embrace “political, civil, military and social affuits; public dgouments, s Ustics, commerce, finance, literature, science, i culture and mechanical industry.” We note a few errors of fact, such, for instance, as the statement that the democrats carried Alabama by 40,000 ma- jority, When the fact ts that the republican electors Were chosen by about 4,000 majority. Al the errors, however, are small and can be readily corrected, ABS @ whole the Cyclopmdia is, as we have sald betore, invaluable to the student as a book of reference, and quite entertaining and instructive to the gene- ral reader. PAPERS FROM OVER THE WATER. A series of letters. from Europe. By Sinciair Tousey. New York: The American News Company. 1869, All or nearly all of the letters contained in this book appeared from time to time in a newspaper while Mr. Tousey was travelling in Europe. They have now been collected and published in book form, matnly at the request of iriends, but, as me author says, they are not “given as containing any- thing new concerning the countries visited.” Mrs Tousey's tour embraced France, Germany, Belgium, ; aly, Engiand, Ireland, Scotiand, Switzerland, Hol- a and ae and Bavaria. The book is neatly printed MAGAZINE NOTICES, The Overland Monthly for July is an admirable number, “A Rutned State,” “The Cruise of the Monadnock,” ‘Chinese Funeral,” “Baked Meats,’ “The Man with a Bole in his Head,” “The Call- fornia Gray,” “What Our University Should Teach,’? “Among the Clouds,” “Holy Week at Rome,” “The Real Estate Mania,” “The Last Tie,” “A Lady's ‘trip to Hawaii” and “The Water Witch,” together with several short poems, comprise the contents, ‘The book reviews are well written. The American Law Review for Joly contains number of very ably written papers, the most notice- Py ie of rar are Nd ag tog of vd a Juris- he ta “Bank Gasifdlss Sed OP Pariahialbhor act tate Over 10] Insurance.” The Review ia admirably con id be widely reaa by the legal profession an YStN cI them In any way with the law. - rife “s Van Nostran@s Eclectic Engineering MadMine for July is quite up to its usual standard of excel- lence. The contents are varied, and ail the papers full of interest and instruction. MISCELLANEOUS. Wo have received a copy of The Court Suburb Magazine, an English pertodical, edited by D. Aiken Kortright. Ite contents are light reading and are quite interesting. The Woman's Advocate for July {a as spicy and entertaining asever. Isabella B. Hooker inquires, “Are we worse than our grandmothers?” and replies that we are not in a thoroughly satisfactory man- ner. We fully agree with her, The latest curtosity 18 a book called “The Ship on Arrival,” which is designed as & record of “her con- dition and that of her ge recorded by the oMecers of the voyage.’ It seems well adapted to the designed purpose. MIDDAY RospeRy oF Got Warcnrs In New ORLEANS.—Thieves are growing desperate, and con sequently bolder. They do not confine their rascali- ties to suburbs and under cover of darkness, but seek plunder in the very heart of the city, in the business hours of the day. Yesterday morning, soon after ten o'clock, @ light-complexioned colored man entered Mr. Marchand’s broker's oMce and Jewelry store, No. 15 St. Charles street, for the pur- as he said, of purchasing a coat from the old entleman who'attenda to the pawn department. At he Same time two other men entered and professed: to have a watch they wished to sell to Mr. Lubin, Who was then alone in the store; but the watch was not salable, and the two meh retired, wile the colored man and the old gentleman went into the rear gmMce to barter for the coat, where they re- matned occupied for some moments, the store being still unguarded, One of the men with the watch re- turned, it 8 supposed, and in @ very short space of time bagged twenty-six fine gold watches that were in a show case on the counter, The rascal was not greedy, for he had the choice of hundreds more in hie Same wnfastened ease, The three men then de- parted undetected, ea as if they had been ig & wilderness, instead of In the very heart of a large city, with hundreds of men in sight gud Lgariue,-~ YE RTH Bega WAHAB Hy