The Sun (New York) Newspaper, March 12, 1869, Page 2

PLYMTTC THEATRE—Hompty Dompry. Matinées at | Slt that we shall hereafter havo a President | its frontiers, being, like our nickel curreney, 14 o'clock, Wednestaye and Satardays, WAVERLEY THEATRE, 120 Nroadway—Lneretia Rorgia M.D, of La Grand Dox Maunse on Raturday. WOOD'S MUSEOM=Ticket of Leave Man. Wha Animals. ANEDICOR'S ART GALLERY, 1 Droadway—Exhibi- thon of Paintings. THE TAMMANY —The Horse Marines, Nicodemus, &, Matinge on Satnriay. BOWERY THEATRE-The Seven Dwarte; arin And the World ot Wonders M Saintday ACADEMY OF MUSIC-ttitinn Opera, Le Prophotes Living and of, Hare tive om KEW YORK CIRCUS, 14th Ht, opposite Academy of Mrvto~The Brothers Kazaroll, Matinée Wednes tay and Saturday MLO'S GAR OES—Forty Thieves: or, “@triktog ON" Ih ™ Family dara” Mat n Bat BOOTHS THE ATE, 261 6, Detween Sh and Oth ave, Romeo and Jutiet. Matinée on fatarday REW YOUK THEATRE, March 12-Minko; or, King ant Pace WALLACK S=Muon Ado Atont Nothing, Ti Shtwes for AML, FRIDA + MARCH 12, 1869, Terms ot the Aun, Per ips the women's righ is women will in- ess aswell nea President. They ought to invite Mr. Strwant to preside at their next meeting, and Judge Hr.ton to act aa Sec tary, The one is rich and the other #ehand- some, Then, from the various articles of dress which Mr. SteWART manufactures and dealein, he onght naturally to be interestéd in woman's rglits—and woman's wrongs, If he cannot become Seeretary of the Treasury, he might Lecome Treasurer of the Woman's Wighta Association, whieh would be much more gallant and Interesting. The detail with which Mr, Hinvron relates how ho and Mr Stewant put on their hate and overcoats, how they ran down tains, and how they jumped an Interesting: Ine lit movements of the great The pathos with which Mr. Srewanr must have spoken when he said that he had no children, reminds us of the mournful es elamation of Logan, the Indian chief: “The Vlood of Looas rung not in the veing of any human being.” A eprrage, gives into the ordinary — The New Post Office. One of the items of the Deficteney bill passed by the last Congress was an appro: printion of $200,000 for the beginning operations on a new Post Office in this city, ‘The resolution containing this item powered the Government to exchange the tite already purchased on the lower end of em Parry per rear to inail subscribe my ay Wrekry, per year ” Fit copies to one aadre Werrary per year 19 Twenty ny 6 niles » Acaiionai cv. 0 Clu packages, at Ciuv rates BUTIING R Forrrn Por, rente Three t wards ‘ 7 eonta APRCTAL Noricrs. por jie conta Boernres Sorvices, por line 3 conta LRAnan Ab yEutisEMENTS Charged Oulylor the «pace ecenpid Js Wrrnty—per Hnens above THK BUN Ws rerved to padscrihars at thete homem throughout te Metropolitay District, at 12 conte por Week. Orlere for the paper received at We SEN Otic rorner of Na fis, OF wt any OF the bewestan ts To Adveriisors The Weekly Su We purpose, on Wednorday of next week, to add toonr regular ed he WREKLY SUN A Apecial Iseue of f0, HOcopies This extia edition will be went, nddrowsed and postpaid, to fa abstantial citizens througout the M “ bre than four nam nto ustnow men who wish to reach @ nttal class of purchasers, this will be @ food opportim'y. A United number of advertisements Feceived at M coute per line. No extra charge for cute OF display itve ne Yosterdayts Appoiutments. Gon, Guand yesterday complet 4 Cab 1. yarwet f I Pea Se out is Gronae Benne Seerotary v vof Wars At me mainated the Hon, EB. B. Wait BURNE for Minister to France, Gov. Pisit has so ng been spoken of in connection with the Cabinet, that it will be erally believed that, from the first, Gen Giant hoe intended to offer him the porth ofthe Slate Department, He possesses qualiti cations thet wil render him mueh at home Vor ined from active public Ii he hes devoted himself to historical studics, wad will be familiar with many of the mo tentons questions with which he will wiled upon todesl, Hee in the discharge of its important duties. many years 1 bines a remarka th Park for City Hall the ame ara } of ground a short distance above. The appropriation wax made during the last hours of the session. through with such he fo for the expe yt ture of the mon tno prov was m0 Upon the present Congress, therefore, will devolve the duty of appointing Commis sioner to choore a site, a r the plan, for the new building. The selection should be made with gre care, To give public men of unflinching jutegrity should be ap ne nud expend the money ny only fuspiciona of jobbery and fraud, Vhe prope 1 change of rite, we believe, will command general approval. ‘The erce tion of a building on the point of land front ing the junction of Broadway and Park row would only more effectually choke up those avenues, They are now nearly impassable, The proposition for the wideningg of Ann street: was made ing the Astor House rquaro from the daily jam of horse cara and other vehicles, ‘Tl. proposition of Mayor Har to build the Post Offies on the Pork fronting Park piace ia na rool one. Thera at least the jam is not 60 great. ‘Te building would be easier of access. The 1 rk could be used by the mail wayons without public icon venience, 80 far, no objection has been offered to Mr, HAnn's proposition, ‘The necessity fora new building increases hourly We urge upon Congress the immediate selce tion of Commissioners, that the work may be begun at once, with a view of reliev —— The Timed ia not so with the 7'ré bunds explanation respecting the important qu tion of Mr, Gukeney’s appointment os Minister to and, ‘The explanatios Me diga'ty of character with great urbanity | inform us whether or not Mr, Gneeuuy desires of manners, and in his negotiations with | that office; and accordingly the Tinea still res foreign Powers will neither yield onything: of | f ate advocate bis non tun to We our just rights, ner Tose any advantazo { sure our contemporary that Mr, Guextry does through the « vo refinoment of political | HOt Want it, He does not want any ofice, Not petutencss, oF through too great truculenee | Mat we ate authorized to speak for bin, But w inthe mode of making hin demands, Ho | Hew that such i bie feeling from remarks | that he has mad well as from his public may not bee yualto Mr. Suwanp in the tradi ¥ 2 character and antecedents, So much the more tional arts of diplomacy ; he will hardly ro: | oucht the Zémee to join with us in advocating hia pomble Mr, Wasununnk in the sharp ag | appointment, He is the man who ought to be Gressivences of his conclusions; but he is | sent (o England in the present ¢ Whether thoroughly an American and a Homan ; | he wants to go or not makes no difference. If has the instincts and prudence of a states: | Gen, Gant should appoiut him, the faet will man ; and we predict for him an honorable | prove that the country wants bin, and he will he and useful carcer in his new office. Tt will | bound to yield. Why, then, should our distine be no bed of race, that is certain, ‘There has | vised contemporary of Park row | hover Leena time in our history when the iy Layee Ri \ Becrotary of State lus had more difileult or | SM" NAT 8! ait er more delicate matters to settle, - Of Gov. Bortwrnt 5 ve giving wey St the artifetal stone os tome ae on g W in « Methodist chureh at Morris. fesy tien cs +, ought uot to operate to the discredit of all tary of thie Drews: i cian of { methods of making the article, Inthe splendid high moral and intellectual qualities, He | taueduet, now in course of eonstraction in knows what his present position requircs, and will be more than equal to all its dutics, Mr. Wasununne goes to France, and we may be permitted to say, and be somewhat proud of the fact, that Tine SUN was the first, mouths ago, to propose his appointment to __ that post. We wish him the utmost suecoss in it, and above all the entire restoration of bis health, now seriously Impaired by his tarnost labors in the public serv — Judge Hilton's Account of view between Mr. Ay and President Grant. We publish in another column a very ox traordivary article from the National Intet. Higencer, tis an account, by Judge Hinton, of the final proceedings in regard to the ap- pointinent of Mr. Stewaur to tho Treasury Department, and the interviews between Mr. Brewant end Judge Hinton, and between Uhese two gentlemen and President Gran, We attribute the article to Judge Hiro: he may have written it, or may have dicta ted it; but, obviously, it must have come from him, for no one elee but himself and Mr, Srewanr could have been cognizant of What took place when only they two wore present; and no one but they two aud Gen, G@uanr could have known what occurred when only the three were present. Aud we are certainly safe in saying that Gen. Gnanr dever wrote this account. It contains state. Ments about Mra. Gant which may become the souree of annoyance to her. It repre: sents her as carncet, assiduous, and potent in procuring the appointment of Mr. SrEWanT, If such is her position in public affairs, will she not be perpotually besieged by people who want officesY Others can make, whether truly or otherwise, as much profession of re. gard and devotion to her as Mr. Stewant, Buch professions are cheap and casy, Mra, Lixcotn was overloaded with them, and the fatere Stewart France, to bring water dom the forest of Fon. tuincblean to Paris, seme of the finest arcades by which the work is. su sing valleys are composed of «mixture of sand and cement ex- clusively, no stone or brick being uscd. would secm to prove that the Prench have a pro- cess which they have found effectual, and that ther wity io making ao artiti cial stone which will auswer all practical par- This is no inherent dif oe Ttin proposed to enter upon an extensive enlargement of our nickel coinage, and the nt that tuted for the sur this material is to be substi Her denominations of eur frac: tioual paper currency is hailed by some, who seom to be wholly ignorant of the character of the change, as a step toward specie payments. We might as well eall zine, or iron, or tin specie, as nickel, It is nothing of the sort, but is a cheap metal, brought into our coinage to debase it and to defraud th These nickel cont, threa-cent, and five-cont pieces, we suppose, © the Government fifty copper cents a bushel, m or loss, and their substitution for the fractional currency, depreciated as it is, is a bald swindle, The fractional currency is ut least a promise to Pay an actual value, but the nickel substitute is neither a promee nor a performance, It is no- thing fn itself, and itis redeemable in nothing; and justso fur asthe ten and twenty-five cont promises to pay of the Government are paid in it, just to that extent is the national debt repudi- ated, Such au operation is precisely the sume in kind as it would be to pay the greenbacks in pig ivon at ten dollars @ pound, Our managers of these things think that this kind of transuctic is smart, and a cunning method of ge.ting rid of the national obligations, We regard itas con- temptible in the last degree, It is departing from the only honorable method of treating the national colnage, and adopting @ sneak-thief pol- icy. Itis not as decent as open robbery, for the scheme aima to filch from the pockets of the public without it# knowledge, Every govern. public, ment of character sedulously avoids this kind of cheating, The copper age of England and France possesses with attentions, while her Lusband was in power, Until thie publication of Judge Hu, fon's, it had not been supposed that Mra, GRANT concerned herself about appointments to office, Mra, Lixcoun ‘anod to stylo hervelf tho Presidentess, and Mt was sald that when Prince Avent died an Intrinsic value which corresponds to the value of gold and silver, ‘The consequence is that the sinallest colus of these countries have an inter: changeable worth which causes them to circulate everywhere, and gives respectability to their smallest issues, Little Belgium, on the contrary, has adopted the cheating policy, which we seem inclined to follow, and issues @ zine, lead, nickel currency, which is @ nuisance wherever it is the dressed in balf-mourning, to show her } known, It ls forced by law upon that little Co- The bill itself was put | pointed, eo that there wudl be no room for | we are told, dovs not | to it; but it will not pass an inch outside of worth only a fow cents a pound. We hope that @ sense of shame at this kind ot petty larceny on a large seale will finally operate to prevent the successful realization of the scheme to fund any portion of our fractional enrreney in this rubbish, Let us continue to promise to pay, if our legislators #o will it, till we are black in the face with our exertions, But when we set about redeeming onr promises by a national coins age which is to stand, let that coinage bea reality and not a sham, Let it have the value it pros feases to have, No other course ts befitting the ial dignity, or worthy the American name ag it ought to stand before the world, . —— - Every man in the Stato of Connecticut who intends to vote at the «pring election in a town where he has never voted, must have hia application fo do so placed in the hands of the registrars of that town on or before to-morrow evenlug, or he Will lose his vote, —— Congeress hing appropriated $10,000 to eom- the Navy Yard site on the menee rations ‘Thames river, Thissite isnot only admirably adoy ed to naval purposes, it being within a harbor ale Ways accessible, and having dopth of water to flont the largest ships, but by reason of ite p tion at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, it will b 1€ A most important means of def to this city, in ease of hostile attack by water, | Indeed, by guarding the en tire length of the § thus pro , it would tan attack by land, of the t pronches to our city, in connection with the ve of Hell iunportance, | tecting the « This matter of defer ern ap op g additional te, in daily assun —— which Tim Sun and the the Manhattan © The prominence courts have given to warn: bling case led to @ meeting of the Committee of that august body last evening to conside the affair, The Club felt annoyed that | the mutter should have reached — the courts, and Tu Sex which shines for all, Price two cents, and 60 become known to the World, It wa concerned for th bot Me, © sity of const prepared to conse the parties ry publicity not for the gambl Wins last night obviated the nv. by tendering his resignation as a member of the Club — We have printed eo many kind and com. plimentary notices of Tae Sey, that we can afford to let our readers see how we are occasionally abused. An irate correspondent, evidently @ reion of Virginia " vek, tukes us to task, in the ost energetic language, b we our ¢ other day that still gr prosperity was in store for this city than it | yet enjoyed, and that, consequently, there is ¢ | siderable reason for the apparently high pric realestate here, He is of the opinion that New York has seen ite best days, and that Norfolk, Virginia, is shortly to take ite place as the me- troy nt. Have ing informed us ofthat fact, he proceeds in the following elogant ise re nyiction the His of the North American contin “This tea physical n ssity, w logical certainty; and yet in fore aud eyen of this you have bie moral efiontery and brazen wudaeity, for base, pe cviticunt, imlividual interest, to thus mi ual, tue | Public, J have no more tosay, It disgusts the mind of any Nonorable man too much to West on the theme," After this we ¢ mous fall in the pric and a corresy peet to of D Mag rise in — We learn from good authority that th easudden and eno ew York real estate, ‘orfolk lots, | story of Mr, Consiouam concerning the Rt | cens murder, though correct in some of its detai isin the main unteue, It is said: that Cuxxine WaM, who ie contin 1 in the Westchester county Jail, han flex ut tusautty, During one of th ke he told bis remarkebh to an enter prising reporter, who furnished it to Tue Sex in common with the other daily newspapers. ——— Ladios, expecially those coming from t | country, had best be cautious how they enter the showy-looking shops on wlway, whieh | profess t finey goods at ridiculously low prives. the readers of Tuk Sux will have | seen yestorday morning, a lady from # | while examining the goo? ‘ et ' 1 . i) : w the . i Miftor, hur fo { waychts bet he | wrnieate with Lor friends and obtain her release, The seo Gite aay happen atany time to any | othoclady, and therefore it is the safer course not sk, There are plenty of which do a hops on gitimate bu and where rure of being politely treated, and we recommend our fair friewds to deal with them and nowhere els —— are be used in driving the machin Butlile, now an important centre of manufactures. ‘The which he has devi applying the en force of Ningara to the purpose is novel and ine genious. By moans of turbine wheels he would compress air into a vast receiver, from which he would lay a large moia pipe to Baldo, with branches to distribute the compressed air to os- tablishinents desiring it, just as gas and water are now distributed, It is estimated that a pressure of four or five hundred pounds to the square inch might easily be furnished in BuMato, Such an cuterprise would apparently require a joint stock company to couduct it, If one should be organ: jaed, we shall not fail to inform our readers, so that they may subscribe to the stock it they want to, node vmous oe ree months henes Pius 1X, will begin the twenty-fourth year of bis I Thore pes before Lim, avd only three of them ruled as long as tw Not one has attained the twenty-five years’ reign of St. Peter, It is accordingly taken for certain that the present Ponti’ cahuot live two years longer, Still his health is good, and he is only seventy seven or seventy-nine while his mo- ther, bis uncles, and several of his cousins have lived to bo ninety or ninety-five, Who will be his successor? By whow will he be chosen? Will be be an Italian? And what will be his po- litical affiliations and tendencies? These are in- teresting questions which are likely to be dis- cussed a great deal during the next two years, The idea has come to be quite prevalent in Europe that the choice of the new Pope will not be left exclusively to the College of Cardinals, but it is difficult to see how any change in this respect can be brought about, ———— Lingnauity or Peven Cooren, Esq.— The founder of the Cooper Union has just given an addi- Hlonal proof of the liberal spirit which animated bitu tn the creation of that noble institution, He h furuished the Trustees with the sum of $20,000, to be applied to purchasing a completo set of mechani cal models, illustrating every conceivable form in which power can be uppiicd to machinery, The models will bo procured in Darmstadt, in Germap, and will be about 2,000 in number. ——— Cuenen Deav Par Ove.—On the Ist of Janue ary lust the debt on the New Sehool Presbyteria Chureh of the Covenant, the Rey, G, L, Prentiss, Pastor, situated on the corner of Park avenue and Thirty-Gfth street, won $59,500, Since that date » number of the congregation have united in, paying of the whole amount 4 their Beautiful property, Which hat Cost over $160,000, le now free of all eacum- om, nty-four years years « ‘smmpethy with the afflictions of royalty, | burg farm at # nominal value, aod iis people have | brace whatever, THE HAIR THIEF, A DARING SCOUNDREL BSUBSISTING ON CURLS. . seventy Tis Fi of Operation and Modus Opere His Exploite-The Instrument he His Connection with the Trade—No Sacred to Him-The Sanct 6 Death Chamber w by Him. Many of our readers will remember an account ‘Of the theft of acurl at the Tammany Theatre, poly Hsbed in Tae SN a fow days fince, and being sur prised and startied thereat. But this is by no means fo Uncommon an occurrence As Would at firet ap. Dear, The thief happened to be detected In this one Instance, which gave the watter publieity; bat many New York ladies and their friends cam testify, ae doubtless those of other cities, to the fuet of return Ing home from operas «nl balls, and even promen- ates, minus a back ow hich Hy ation, many instances, proved « cut of, and not lost, aa they at first eupposed. vse ov THR MATE THRE Ie am much & trade of profession as that of the couns torfetter and forger, though. perhaps, not #0 extensive | aselther, When we consiier the amount of hal worn for the past five or six years by every faaltona ble woman, we cxn form some idea of what must have been, and still fs, the demand for it by the trade; and when we reflect again ns to the compart tively small number of women in Franco, Beiginm, Gern and Italy who volunturiiy eet thelr hale, we cannot but admit that, to eupply the markets not only of those countries, but of Great Britain and Aterten as well, the bulr derived from euch eources must gether inadequate, and the Ineumciency | be the cause of encouracement to the hair thick THE GLORY OF A WOMAN, saye Solomon, 1% her hairy but, nowadays, 1 te moro frequently some other woman's halr, Hows ever, by rights, It must belong to the ¢ it; Finee it isto be supposed ele bow for it, Be this aa it may, it tent at all Ukely #h Wishes to be robbed of it, since, If it Ik soft and thiek and beautify ) not a trifle In a mone atary wense; and the Jove of it, Lf It tly her own, eniulls the necessity of another outlay of funds to replace it THK INSTREM EST OXEN NY TI WAT TIRE Iwan exceedingly rharp pair of shears of tie size used by barbers for trimming the hair of thelr ens tomers, These he carries concealed in hit cont sleeve, which is ab the usuai ize in width, though somewhat The potut of the ground fine, und kept execesively keen, and the | binge well oiled, #0 that it may work easily and Without noise, All that ie necessary for the huir thief to do when be how inade up his mind to despot ome fair one is to slip lis shears down into the palin of bis hand, with the little finger se p) sto Work the blades, and so aoprirate the eurl from ite fasten ing. He must be watehtul, expeditions and dexter ous, ‘That thie class of titeves are no fe proven by the fhet that #0 few 18 MODUS OPERANDI AND FIELD OF ‘The plan of the hair thief is 1 A crowded ball room, such balle as ai Liederkrang Society, tt generally where full dre Here, in the arr caught, OPERATIONS. obtain 0 xi jon, and others, but ts worn, a 4 lobi tinission to " id not coe ererow his op he Is in Joagne with a wom to the ball, and has an add {ng access to tho Indies Acapltal opportunity, as well, i aforded the bh thief among the epectators erated In the galleries ther and ell betier one, pera nd the erush attend wotehes his fand all annoticed, clips with th who accompanies him pnal advantage in have dressing and cloak rooms, during the the final and quietly point of bin shears the precious carl from ite attiehe id weeretes it about his person, Again, during ty in pase ing from cue part of the house to + a flowing tress or ringlet will be nivngled with some wir thief Is ever on tt Ww ever wutelful y misses becomes oMicious in his etlurts to re. Heve the tady from her embarrassed position, end With a #kilful movement relieves her at the same time of ber hirsute appendage HAIR THIEVES IN STREET CARS, Another successful fleld of operations of the hair thief Ip the #trect ear. Hers almost us many treme ave Atolen as at the theatre and at bulls, ‘The crowds ed condition of the cars renders it excusable often times fora passenger to rest his elbow on the win dow frame at the de ofthe car, ‘The bulr thie takes advantage of this, and accomplishes his pure pose with little danger or difticulty, Even hoi Worship are not altogether free from his p and while praises are Delng sung or pr Lis bands are busy plying thelr nefuri MIS CONNRCTION Wert TY ’ are they pure Jucy Way ask No questions; they may even Pretend Ignorance of the manner Ly which he pro: cures his wares, but they know rigut well who and ho i, Bemetiorw the tresses stolen are re Md from the thiot by the vory dealer who ree 4 them, aud doubilers are recognized by bin as having once been a part of his stock, A singniar orrober this statoment we reproduce ‘on the authority of a trie A DLONDR MEADTY Looms a crmt, 17 OF THB BAM ant stn REPURCHASHS An acquatntanee of the writer dled a ball given Dy A WelLkHOWN Musical Hoerely, wecompaniod by a celebrated blonde veauty of this city, ‘The lady's hy ® ‘ ty uncommonly 0 of gold. Th w ded tw obiainiog indeome, of a super with grest diMiculty she to match, at last procuring one of an extensive retail dealer ou Brow Way, be wrsuring her that the tress was Inport him from Delcium, After entering the ball room, she encountered a friend, who congratulated her on her success, the purchise dating only a few days back. In lors t 8 boar aflerwards her tr noticed that it was mi-sing, ani called her attention fo the fet, Sure cnough! She had fastened tt with a hair pin, securely, @ she thought; but recollected, or fancied she did, ut Joost, having felt some one shghtly pulling at iC (uta short time previous while in a crowded part of the house, Two or three days subsequent to this she atiompted to replace the lost treasure, and appiiod to the same dealer with whom he had cessful, ‘This time there was ho dificulty, to her surprise a curl being at once pro: duced of the exac 4 color of her own hair, When, after paying for itand taking it bome, she discovered by six smull knote made by her own Land in the thread loop, or fastening, that it was the same curl she hod purchased once already, when the dealer had declared there wax no other dike tt in the wou before su whole city, The thief In this Instance, had not cut tho curl, but, seeing how it was fastencd, simply drew away the belr pin and curt together. There could be no mistake that the curl purchased the last time was identical with that bought by her at first, although the teuler endeavored to retute this by aay- ing that the slx small knots were # private mark of his own, TUR EXPLOITS OP A HAIR THIER, Pope's * Rape of the Lock’ is reproduced nowa- days by the exploits of thease camps, save that the theft ie instigated, not by the little winged god who shoots his arrows so promixcuously about, but through dishonesty and a desire for ill-gotten gains, The halr thief is more to be detested even than those cheneurs of France who ofter dry goods and fancy articles for the hair of the women, and who are hunted out of the villages by the men with stones and cndgels; for the latter progure the hair they mil through the voluntary consent of the own- ere thereof by giving in return what 14 regarded as an equivalent, whereas the former steal what they eet, NO PLAC I8 SACKED TO MIM, As ts the case with the bouse of God, which he enters for the purpose of pursuing his nefirious call- To Mim all not one Is exempt, He would astlicf steal acurlor braid while the soul of the owne: engaged in petitioning its Maker, as when carried away with the excitement attendant mpon the peru- sal of one of Charles Reade’s novels, or when steeped in the delicious languor of the German, COMPSES ARK ROBUED DY BIM OF TURK HAIR, Tt is bardly six months since the following oc- currence came to the kuowledge of the writer, A wealthy and aristocratic family residing in one of our po-town eireeta was Dieseed witha daughea « THE SUN, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1869 n by the | or upon | tines | lovely girl of only sixteen, of rare beauty and secom: plishments, Almost perfect both in thee figure, which Inst was graceful as willow, her chief glory, nevertheless, was in her hair, which was of richest chestnut color, and flowed in euining ripples even beyond her waist, “The good die first,” and the Deantifal, the poet might have added, for this radiant creature, this being of such rare beauty and good- ness, remained not asa Joy to those who loved her, butere the bud had yet matured into the full blown flower, death claimed ft for his own; and, while in the calm and statue-like repose of that sleep that knows no waking upon this world, with the splendor of her soft brown Lair framing the eeulptared beauty of her fice, she lay upon her couch, while yet no one watched beside tt, the hair-thtef gaining admittance Jnto the house and into that chamber by rome my: terions talisman, come geeret open sesame, with ene: ilegions hand robbed the fair corpse of Its #ilke treskes, to adil to the grief of the stricken family @ dread and a horror that no words exn describe, A MYSTERY AND No CLUB. This te only one instance: there were others of a Ike natnre known only at the time to the frienta of the families: and the mystery wis who It could he that com ted the us robberies, Whether they were make known fo the police we aro unable Hayy likewls ne person In tmind, 1 whecher or not the thief was the the three separate Instances we have rani ‘aad writ the word Vell, ——s TUB GUEST AT THE MANITATTAN CLun, - Return of Gen. John Cy Breckinridge to Kentucky-He saya be Ie an Extinct Vol © From the Cinetnnatt Gasette, Tn September, 1861, John ©, Hr favorite son of Kentucky, who had almost the topmost ronnd of politie this country, left his native State ti the Southern zeal and ardor of a y ‘of the rebellion. W Proud to accept the anders of the ubmission of the rebel rather than surrender. A WANDREK PROM HIS NATIVE LAND, for fonr lone years, he hae been @ a his fative and. But the Amnesty f with whieh the ‘late tent celebrated bia ast Christioas in the White House reached him i Lis fe treatyand he availed ldmseit of the opportunity to neek bid home again ts, preferring e 8 nderer ny fre IN TH ROLE OP A TIMID MAIDEN. Aa a timid maiden, about to enter the presence of | her adores, Hogers on the threshold. Indul | sweet fncies of the good time coming, so Tapon the borders of b numbers, tet It depat, KOON A rilge appeared, be Was greeted with hearty apy the throng surced about him eo that he could, with diMicwity, reach the earrh Ing to convey bin st of his co OLB. Breck: i S.A. Vouring rain, and the sloppl- the strects, prevented the Lexing adering him @ pubhe reception at the hour ements bad by de, but the res) nee of Col, Thcekinndge was crowded until late hour, with questa eager to testify their respect and atection for Kentucky's favroite 9. THE GUKST OF THB MANI\TTAN CLUD STAKES set Gen, B. expressed bis anxiety to avo demonstrations, saying that he we to take his friends singly by the them {na pultie reception, turnea with the view practice of bis pr highs to take no part a Mf as qualified al ag tho polities at fa ane any public neh preter “ nto meet Me says that he has re- of contining bimeelt to the country, either State remilered then of parties bere. SERENADE. te the vain, # 6 took place at half-past 10 to-night, pre ontires avd i large crowd, preceded by a band, in front OF the house, the band playing and the people eleer- ing tor w nd heh t Home,* somebody and the crowd Die ruin’ wan tlond calls “down umbrellas we y went checrs inte down went unbrelias and u r 0 THR GUEST OF THE MANHATTAN CLUB AN BXTINCT VOLEANO, At this point Gen, B. appeared, and amid d Ing cheers commenced speaking. Hin r | tracted elowe t and Were greeted at | with rounds of elecrs © PeLbow-Crvizens Tn returning? | Tong an ater ‘ Aeve Of polit Lean and list eight yer if not dest truly ¢ H i linge; and for wy sel that {no more feel the political exe cilenients that mark the secnes of my former sears than it E were an extinct voleano, Twill not_pow say more, except to exprees te pleasure that Ete. L in coming back to the people whom Ixy dearly loved.” — oO ue THE SHADOW SCAPVOLD, - Reading of the Death Warrants to Twite and Eaton-A Salem and tn Mecne in the Cell of a Murde From the Pibadephta liguire about 8:50 o'clock, Sheriff Da th, pose a anlve ded fo) Moyam rt nig the death w fat frome 'y, fixing the sth day of April next, between of le M. and 2 P.M. ce the ime for the ‘death seutcuee imposed upon 8. ‘Twitehell, dr, for the murder of Mrs. Mary E. MDM, and Gerald "Baton, for the murder of ‘Timothy Heenan, Ou reach ag the prison the Bherlil, recompinied by Mr. Perkins, Superintendent af the Vrivon, Dr. Bateher, Deputy ‘Sheri Stith, and one or twoof the Jail obici's, proceeded to TWitehell’s cell, and found the conde 1 wan in conversation whh the Rew, ce Dringiuret, bis tuitatul and Atientive sp riiual adviner, ‘On the party entering the war introduced to the SI Twitehell she hearty ory eon unwill was to read to him the warrant he bi the Governor (xing the day tor bis (TD cution, ‘Dwitehell, slightly affected, stated that he had no fruit to fied with the Sher tor bis wetion in the matter, as he knew he was simply disevarging his duty, but remarked, * The day will come w body that has bad anything to do with my conviction willbe very sorry for It,” After a brief pause Sherif Lyle produeed the ware nd commenced epey 8 it; but his fechngs overcame lin, and he handed the warrant to Depucy Sherif Sith, who read it through, During the rad= ing of the document the entire’ party stood un- covered, and a death-hike atiliness pervaded the apartment, muking the scene @ solema and impres- sive one. ta received by hy M Twitchell rose, and nit by Mr Hurst & bunds Fa short, Hd Tw itebell Mul duty, whieh Urceeived from ciel’) Oxo ‘Twitchell then took # seat alongside of Mr. Bring burst, and remarked, Ino siixbily tranulous voice, that he bowed to the inflictions that the Lord bad keen proper to place upon hum, and he hoped and be- Tieved that the same stren ctl chat. had Deen vouch: wafed lnm so far in bis trials would #tand by him to the beiter end, ‘The Sherif then Informed the condemned man that he Would see ht Le Was provided with everything that could contribute to his comfort. Anver & short und paluful interval to those present, during which nothing Was said, Twitchell turned to tho Rev, Mr, Binghurst and complained that be (elt weak, and asked that gentleman to join with him in “yer, Twitchell oflered up an extempore prayer titer ir. inghrat Nad eoveluded one, Goring Which he prayed for faith in his Redeemer, (or gave all persons who had wronged him, suppiicated for strength 0 carry Vim through, and’ eailed upon his Maker to * wash bis soul m tie Imimaculate Livod of Christ : ‘The Sheriff and party then spoke together fot few minutes, during which time Twitchell, with ‘eyes cast upwards, continued praying, and rem) in ths poston until the Visitors departed, when he je them adieu, Lay ‘the departure of the Sheriff, Twitchell and Mr. Bringhurst engaged tn prayer and siiging for nearly an hour, when the wretched man was left alone to his silent meditations, ‘The Sherif and party then proceeded to the cell of Gerald Eaton, when the same forms took place that occurred in ‘Twitebell’s cell, but there was not the same impressive scene, Eston stood against the wall during the reading of the warrant, apparently ungoncerned, and after the document bad been gone th, he remarked, * Well, yoa are giving r'time this time, than'you did beture, Kato few words lad and tue Sherif, shook bands wit! the interview ended, a Ruvs Wixe.—The stockholders of the United States Rhus Manofacturing Company met at 600 Hoinan We ‘alenenh Y, Ee Jewett, Jey 0b Lopersad Levi 8. ChatGeldy Director. tor ulng Fear, Vive between him those present, and to be clasped in bis heart woold in the envrt had been, 4 lugion, he embarked for Lexinjton HowAck 70 THe cHier. Rumors of hile coming had preceded him, and at Covington, 4 eine he wiong the line, crowds kathered (du him homage, compose) partly of those | who had known bit before war, and partly of | those who sew in hin a sturdy and unilinezing | recotatiy f th wuse which, th lot, is to thelr hearts A SURGING CROWD, train reached Lexington in the mitat of a cold Arizzilng rain, but a crowd, rexpectable im IMPORTANT POLITICAL HISTORY. Mr, A. T. Btews News with the President, the National Intelligencer, March 10, 1°60 patch to the New York Herald gives the Particulars of an interview on Monday between Pre silent Grant and Mr. A. T. Stewart, at which Judge Hilton was present, After commenting on the va- schemes of the politicians to cownass the x n of Mr. Stewart from the Cabinet, the de- spateh says: After breakfast jn the morning, it secms, Mr. Sewart and ce Hilton went over to the Winite House and had « long interview with the I nt Mr. Stewart told the President that hie resteaution Was at lis disposal at any time, and thit he must # allow himself to he cmibarrarded in the slightest Him (Stewart) person: fd tiwt be ea ie assistance as 4 that it pained him very re was any ditientty in the iMleaity than by 1 to itn dur ved the re degree by hie friendehip fc ally, rt The President res pe in both How art not to nbardon the maiter y some further light contd by action of the Senate to-ta that he did nc tipon Congress, and Would Father % CAsON the ALighivest EMiart or Congress, ‘The Presi Stewart to lot the mutt urged emai being, Mr Sten ei bon ther upon left the Waite House and returned to the bbe Watt Hote, Ke Hilton here took leave of Mr. Stewart w went down to the Capitol, accompanied by Gen. Bat arn the restiit of the cau From tors Judge Lillton Wearwed tbat at « eaneds Ho action Was Laken Yon the subject of repesling the statute of 1750, It was talked about generally in the exucts, but wetion Was postponed Under the supposition Mir, Stewart Nad rerigns nd that therefore nothing hoed be done about At Until the truth of that statement should he assured. Senator Feuton informed the Senators that in hig opinion there Was Lota particle of Wrath in the story Of Stewort's resignation, On bein s asked, however, Whether he could state thit fact positively, clined #0; and Fo the eauet wetting the quertio wa explaine the act PUPSIDENT OR Jurtge Hy his carr ative Mat reocivie g this inform and was cne more ery He was admitted to tt “ elay, and then and there had interes fe told the President how ¢ ate had been juced, noder impre vos! pone tiklig aby action apo alte, question, President@ rant avait exoressed bis deep regret att repeated his eapressloun ut tercd at the first idierview, ax to how much he was Purned and cmourrasned Uy the eitnation, aud bow carnestiy he desived the servic Mr, Stewart in his Cablnct, It had been t purpose all slong, hi said, to luvite Mr, Stewart t # contro! 0 Treasury Department, shonid now be al ov ds tong cher. Ny tia y badd siustat ‘ cited ton yon the of Mr his te k A visited the nts of Mr, Stev art ed) the Wone deriui regularity of éverything—the order, svete And sinvoth working of every department: aud had bern so udly impressed with the enpaciiy of Mr. Blewart for the higuest adwinlstratve duties that he hud made up his mond Mr. Siewart wus the very man necded for the Treasury Deparumest. Mis, Grant bad also set ber uw paying M art in Waslington with pressed desire that Mr, it tome suitable post that would Hid enti jady to rerun tu Wa Mr, Stewart's: app tra, Uh be & double disappomiuent, He wo U up, however. He felt_contitont. thet ud House would stil repeal the disebl fated that he had) strong aeurane Benators and Representitives to su Aber a lung titerview, dudue leave of the President and teturbed to bis hot. He Mr, Stewart alone in b thoughuul mood. dud; ea haw occurred to wie thinking Itover intiy th nde thet will obviste the dificult ge Tilton, etuilin “This thik, Judy making an absolute transfer of the bus estibishments during th a wight serve relary of the ‘Treasury; the business to be tute ever to three trustees ance, Jo Willan B, Astor, and J te p to be devoted to’ the charities of New York chy in uny way agreed upon by the trustees, Wine think nage Milton, «ho waderet Mr. bin" bet in the least prike the p hy OLE Mat, per Would have been amazed, but Judge I fore, oF utter alter mentally revolving bnetly: “By George, Mr Yee, sr; 1 ihink in Was ne 4 ex wo therenpen set to work, rapidly mataring 4, alter spending about ball an hour arriage Was culied Jor again, ‘They put s nud bats, fan dowa mtairs, juimped Into the carriage, H again to the Lxceutive Mw wad so eO0n, ealled ino President Grant's face an expressic emi ing detonistinent as his cain features copibie of, Wien they entered he was titty his ch cigar He got up. te Vinilors were we rat the end of the jong tabe, suuking his r his aud t ¢ . wach as sack ‘ ‘wails ry " ue #0ke Gra ry aeoper at aticntion, “Binally Sir, Stowart stated & i vetiuetly, Pre Grant took eh | his wouth, let it deop on the floor, wud looked #irougly, in Mr, Stewart's thee, without aliens Word, Mr, Stewart broke the silence vy wanking, ble toy rable t thing Lever * Le the propor al accep President Grant—\ Moet Magnan i Nn y Tougut toa rt—Never iia that, Goneral 1 have enough ty live on tor the vert of ny life, Te will be pleasure to me to do this, My aticetion for you and denire to nerve tay country. HET ean, promp! we to do it; and if it in acceptable to you, L wil President GrantOF course it as accept ou arc sacrilicing u great deal of Inoney tur Me, and mthinging that iis 4 question Whether Tou, tit, stewurt—Don't mind that 4 very good to doscive, and bag this shan Do you think this plan wilt dd mivet With tie app re cheortully, id gal diticulties a tesa? Presilent Gra Mr. Stewart to do it, Judve Hilton—T have advised Mr. Stewart that the plan he proposes will remove ail legal obstruc: tions, but T wisi to ult with distinguished legal Keutiomen on the subject, It is better, therefore, Seton 4 anything further on the subject, to eon. sult with kuch distinguished lawyers and Judges us be an the city, T have no doubt it will. en Telail take tie ne acy steps Aller sou ther co Mr. Stewart and Judie Hilton took leave of the President aga. ‘Lo Complete the story, Ehnve to addiat (he plan for the traustor Wan drawn, submitted to several distinguish: ed judges To a number s evening about a law) Fs, Auek approy OF genid men Wao called apon itn L the water, Mr, Stewart said: “Gentlemen, do this on account of my esteem for Gea, Grant, He thinks Dean serve hig ta the Cabinet, Twill do my best todo so, LT have po fricnds to reward, no en mies to punish, no children to provide for, 1 desire to serve any cous try ovly 1h thin business. ‘Tonight Judges Malton aud Davis ave drawing up the necessary legal docu ‘will be Feady fer execution to-uiwrrow, esau A Ploce of Yaukee Straterys From the Portiand Transeript. Atthe battle of Rappabunnock Station, after the Fifth Maine bad gaiavd ps hon of > works im their front, and were taking a whole brigade the rear, Col. Kdwards, who wos on ach the rifle-pits, took # few men fro mpany G, and pressed on in quest of prisoners, supposing some migt be trying to get away in the darkness oj the might, Following tne line of fortull- cations down toward the river, he saw before him a long line of Hoops im the rifle-vits, Finding tat he Was tu aught fay he detcrinied to put on a bold face, + Where i the officer in command of those troops” demanded the gullunt Colonel, “Here !"” answered rebel brigude ; My name ts Col, Edwards, of the JL demand you to surreader your company,” 1 will coniee With my oficers Urst,” replic rebel ofticer, Not a moment will Tallow, wards, "Don't you #ve ny cul (pointing to w large body of men marcbing over the bill, but who were the rebel prisoners being marched to the rear), Your forces on the right have all been captured, aiid your retreat is eut off, and as the revel commander hesitated, he contivucd | “Forward ! Fifth Maine and Twenty-first New York ! By fader, sir," said (ue rebel commander, quickly, "Will you allow me the courtesy of retalu- ing & sword that has never been dishonored ?” * You, sir,” replied Col, Edwards, but £ will take the swords ‘of those officeds,” pointing (0 the colo- nels by his sid ‘They were handed to him, Now, order your men to lay down thelr arms, and pase to the roar with this guard,” They obeyed, and a whole brigade of Lousianians, and the famous Fifth and Sxth among them, permit: ted themselves ty be disarmed, and marelied to the Tear as prisoners of war, by Col, Edwards and less than a dozen men of his regiment, el nis, pied in whieh in, d the id Col, Bale an’s advausing Wild horses are so numerous in the Orange District of New South Wales that they have become ‘& positive nuisauce, and devices for their favorite watering places are reso Tove branded are tnpounded to be claimed by thi ownere—the rest are shot and skit , if not sold " dred and sifive cate 0 bead ph insaiey out “thlnes af Bhi Reduow vos Worth 81. aud Wale conta ver bouba SUNTDEAMS. wen —Herbert Spencer is reported {11 from overs work —The French mint is striking gold coins of the value of twenty-five frones, or an equivaient to the Pound sterling, to be called emperors, =A lady who writes in the Independent saye that the Judges of the Saprome Court are ehiefy remark for their grave faces and immense stomachs, ’ It is proposed to have 9 general celebration, in the various tande tn whieh the English langnage is spoken and read, of the hundredth anniversary of Sir Walter Scott's birthday, which oceure om Aug. 15, 1971, Messrs. Petit and Carridre, of the French The. Miro, departed very sutdenly for Europe on Wednes- day, by the steamer Hoisatia, regretted, we are ine formed, by the pablic, by the management, aud als by their creditors Tho liquor question is agitating England, The Pall Mull Gazette expresses ite views ter aa follows: “We fear that the first step to wensibie me In the law relating to the sale of uk must be the suppression of the temperance reformers.” —A writer in lution maya: “OF stately Mrs. Stanton Dam filed wit aud should love s her side by side in the Senate with Charles Sumner and Gen. Nye; and Miss Anthony's voice and eloqnence would rise above the din and Jargon of the House," —Donn Piatt writes that he overheard a man in Washington atk his companton what he thonght of the Hon. BB. Washbarne, the new Secretary of State, “Think ! was the response; ue isan cheese wax, and won't get three despatehes beforo he'll charge Bismark with being one of the whiskey tog, —It is now officially stated that Mr. Charles O'Conor did not refuse to wear the crown and Ire At Mr. Hamorsley’s famous symposium aud mystical Roman festival in fof the god Mercury, Mr, O'Conor hesitated at first to pat on the symbols of & worshipper, but Gually arrayed bimscif in them lke All the others, —The Cox fi admiratic nily muster strong in the De. Partinent of the Interior, ‘The new Secretary it Jicob D. Cox y th f Clers is John € Cor miss of Pensions, Christopher C.; while Kuckiel ‘Y. brings up the rear Terk tn the Patent OMica, None of these gent “d to each other, and they originaliy eatne frow different paris of the country. —The Massachusetts Socicty for th tion of Crnelty to Animals annonnce th men are relat Preven. determi nation to stop the eruel practice, by butchers, of Diceding calves, which Is done for the sole purpesa O1 making the veal white. Some butehers are in the habit of kerping calves withont food or drink for one week, bleeding them ‘ous as It is uNNECes ary, —The bride of Gen. K the Ar and w dally—a erucity as woo patrick is the niece « op and of the Secretary of War of Ch 4, at the time of ber morriage with the belle of Bontiago, o jady atiraets more na for her extreme be Bho is a brunette, and wore at the fnameuvation ball adress of ert ined with Ince and tiers en, Kile nd erystale mnie tang uitlecs —At the inouguration ball there was a femu! in en imitation moeculine costume, She green silk coat and pantaloons, and look picture of Pocahontas, or like a mermatd, ua and hybrid, Ht ne of flowered grecn silk fell to her knees, and her lowered green silk pantaloont were ruled around the bottom with bluek lac hair streamed down her back below her waist —The Rev. Arthar Edwards, assistant editor of the Northwestern Christlan Advocate, paid to be ® most expert velocipedestrian, has lind rubber tires Put upon the wheels of Lis Pickering,” and finda it practicable by thelr use to ride over fee and snow Without slipping, He believes that their use would be advantageous tm summer as well as in winter, as the rupver would relieve the jar from roughness of road —The Booklyn Caton says that “Palm Johns fon, the noted Brooklyn skater, returned from Paris t week, and he informs us that not only have we ter velocipedes here than they have in Paris, and er facilities for practice under cover, but that ers now in Pari¢ are Americana, » that the Partans would be aatouirhed ta veautiful machines our Broadway maker ere the most expert ri Te # wee th turn out,’ —A new-made widow went lately to a life ins suravce office to receive the amount of a poliey on her hushans's life, which had prov! ! with b F ‘ . alors, by Anson Busi + Visited certain Paris ball rooms where the cancun rules euproae, Ow the following even tng they attended a gala ball at the paisee of the Minister of War, Marshal Nol. Alter looking o@ for a while, the Chinuse some of the a dignitaries nalvaly asked nguieied latios why, in dancing, they 1 pet their legs as the falr ones had done the previous evening ia performing the ean can —A model criminal was tried in Paris lately. Being asnod ifhe had wnything to say, he replied? Yes: agood deal. Inthe frat place, I object te the juikes.” “To the juiges? You mean the Jury “Nothing of the kind; I mean the judges— all the judges of Vrance."” © finpossible! Tt te hot luponsible, but a fact And, str, on what iY) Beau y wre prejadicnd agatns! Judge (sever Prisouer, you must not ay such things, No jug: in France ts prejudiced Againss any one, 3,1 don wabout that® reviled the prisoner; “but you must know na well ae Tio, that they have sircady conduased me five i Pope's sense of humor is proverbial ic Tome, and he gave v good eaample of it the other day to a corporation of bekers, who askel an audi+ cuce of bin in order to remonstrate against anew audexcetiont public ovcn wich suppiies far better bred on much lower terns than they have been is the hullt of mating, This interforence with thelr #e, althoug’ @ ous injury in their eyom, spokesman, 16 Is very hard on us; we have worked so long for the publie benefit.” Tt ts quite tras, my son," replied the Pope; “itis high time you rested a Ntile, and let other people work. Jong-onjoyed monopoly great popular beneflt, a “Holy Vathor,” wuld war, of cot et —The Russian clergy in Alaska, it is reported, are euicring serious ince n the traue fer of ountry to te United States, Under the Russian rule dh members of the Greek Church were obliged to pay a tax for the support of thelr pus venience tri tora, ‘Nhe United States authorities, on taking pow session, declined ty culicct taxes for the Russian clergy, and the people uot being disposed to make any voluntary offerings, the rs were lef en. trely without resoui They then appeaiod to the Synod at St. Petersburg, which decided that they should remain ander the protection and in the pay of the Rassian Government us before, and be subject to the jurisdiction of the Bynud, ‘This decision is ob- jected to by the United States Government, since it is unsiling to tolerate avy protecdon by a foreign Power of persons residing tn its dominious, —'Tis twilight! the murmurous voives Of maidens that stroll with their lovers Beneath the dark ilexes! shadows Come fuint to my eur, No cloud io the faint azure heavens Is Goating—the moun in iis fulluces Looks down with a mild face of pity, And night olde iw breath, Tnnumerons under the grasses ‘The erickets are consclessly chirping, Above them the luceioll lighten, And all 18 at peace t At peace ! ay, the peace of the desert— ‘The silence, the deep desolation, ‘Tat comes when the Viast has ewept o'er as And buried our hopes, At pence! when tlhe music that thrilled as, ‘The hand that its hormones wakened, ‘The voice that was soul to the singing, Alike are at rest, At peace! ay, the peace of the ocean, ‘When past is tne storm where we foundered Aud euger and breathioss te morning Looks over the waste, +