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The Daily IE-Tews.
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1866.
Speech of Hesid Centre Stephens.
At the Fenian mooting at Jo?os* Woods, Now
York, on tho 16th inBt., Mr. Jameh Stki'uenb
spoke to the assemblage in substance aa follows :
Friendb of Irkland : Towards tbo close of De
cember, 1857, a young Irishman called at my rcsi
denco in Dublin, bringing nie letter? from Colonel
O'Mahoney and the Into Colonel Doheny. He abo
had an oral communication to make, and all W?*
to the efl'cct that an organization had been cstab
lished in Amerioa, of which Michael Doheny wbh
tho appointed chiof. I was requested to et art Ml
organization and direct it in Irolnnd.
At that time tho rune of Ireland was en low at
homo, as woll iiH abroad in all tho world, tint few
men ol any brains or position could bo got to
tako part in it. Thoy did not know tho people.
Tho Irish pcoplo then, as over, wero sound. Thoir
hcsrtB wore in tho right place, ami they only re
quired to bo shown what to do, to lind tho men in
whom thoy could havo confidence, to (?o to work
for that eternal causo of Ireland, which is as
freah as ovor in their hearts to-day.
My knowledge of tho country was extensivo. On
my return to Ireland, after sovon years of oxilo,
the first tbing I did was to travol throughout tho
country, in ovory direction, to know tho pcoplo
and see what could ho done. I devoted a whole
year to Unit, during which year I travelled ovor
thirty-five hundred indos on foot. I conscien
tiously answered tlio letters of my friends in
America, and, on certain oondiH ?? , undertook to
organizo a forco of ton tliouoitiid mon in thrco
months in Ireland.
I undertook to do moro ?I that timo. Tho con
ditions wero twofold. Fur?t, thht I should have
the absolute diroction oi the organization. I be
lieve you know it was a conBpiraov. I believe it
utterly impossiblo for an oppressed nationality to
organize such a power as could effect its iudopen
douco without a conspiracy, and without ono man
having the supreme control of tho organization.
Tho boooud condition was that I should bo eup
filiod with a certain sum of money, monthly, for
he first threo months;-after which time, after
having organized ten thousand men, I meant to
havo made other proposals.
I sout a tmeted friend, who has since bcon iu an
Irish prison, to America. On the 17th of March,
1858, ho returned. Ho had found no organization
iu Amorica?only a few dovoted men, at tho head
of whom was Michael Doheny, who had held to
got her against all circmnutancca in America, and
endeavored to keep tho Irish people nlivo and
powerful thero. Such as thoy wore thou, those
twenty or thirty men accepted my conditions, and
sent me a papor, endorsing, so far as they could
endorse it, my action in Ireland.
On the 17tb of March, then, 1858, I began the
organization in Irf laud of a conspiracy, ns I have
said it was. And to bo a member of that conspira
cy, it was necessary to tako an oath. You have
heard a great deal on tho subject of this oath ;
but perhaps you have not heard my real reason
for making it an essential condition of mombcr
ehip.
1 had been in tho movement in 1818 with Smith
O'Brien, and I found that when we had one hun
dred, two hundred, or threo liunpred men around
as, if wo happened to meet in any place with a
clergyman who happened to bo oppoeod to the
movement, and spoke against it, he was ablo to
scatter our forcee. Thia was because the people
'had not got the necessary training. It was ne
cessary to make tho people, in my mind, distin
guish between the two-fold character of the prieats
and clergymen of all classes?the temporal and
the spiritual?and we have invariably inculcated
on our friends tho duty of giving obedience, love,
devotion ; to their temporal character simply to
look on them as citizens. [Loud cheers.]
Without this training you never could havo a
force in Ireland ou which you could rely. [Ap
plause.] Wo then made tho oath a condition of
membership, and we havo continued to make it
bo, aud it shall never be cbauged. [Applause.]
Tho first instalment of money sent mo from Ame
rica was ninety pounds, aud was received on the
17th of March, 1858, and the second instalment was
to have reached me a mouth from that, but the
months of April, May, and Juno went by without
my having received anything. I had to send out
my trusted friond the* second timo to btato the
case.
Tho report he brought of tho organization to
New York was favorably received, but as thero
was no organization iu America at the time, ho
found it very difficult to get tho necessary funds.
They came to mo in small instalments. I conti
nued to work, however, drawing on the resources
of my friends at home in Ireland for this. 1 want
to make you understand that for ovory dollar
contributed in this country, the men at home have
contributed ten. [Cheers.]
Finding, by the month of Septomber, that the
promises made to me remained unfilled, and
snowing that I had organized more than ton
times the force I had uudortaken to do, I felt the
necessity of coming to America to lay the founda
tion of our work diere. In 8u\ tomber, 1858. I
arrived in Now York, and I had a great many dif
ficulties to contend with here, of which difficulties
I do not caro to speak at present, though, if neces
sary, I shall make them all kuonn to you. ["Let's
hear them !"] Not now; I havo too many othor
points to touch on.
At length, however, I was allowed to go to work
in America, and tho first man I enrolled on this
continent was Michael Corcoran.
Tho speaker thou proceeded to mako a state
ment regarding financial transactions, and con
tinued as follows. Alluding to delegates, he said :
It bo happened that ono of these delegates,
whilst in Ireland, lost certain documents. That
was Mr. Meehau. [Slight disapprobation.] I
don't wish to say one word iu disparagement of
Mr. Meeban to-day, aud I wish that no friend of
mine may do so; but whilst I am desirous not to
eay anything against Mr. Meehau hero, it*is ab
solutely necessary that the fact should bo made
known, that the loss of those documents by him
was tbo immediate occasion of tho arrests of tho
Fenian prisoners in Ireland. [Groans.]
Not a word, gontlcmon, I bog of you. It is not
in that spirit I wish to speak to you. I will not
have anybody hero say a word against Mr. Mec
han. [Cheers.] I have myself written against
him, hut if I have wronged him I will be very hap
py to make him ampio reparation if he will only
favor me with a visit. [Cheers.] I havo sont in
vitations to all thoso gentlemen, Gen Sweeney,
Mr. Roberts, Mr. Meehau aud others, to com? aud
seo me, but I am very sorry to say that up to this
time very few of thom have come, Tho fAult has
not been on my side. I havo mi du all the ad
vances I could make compatible with my souse of
duty and dignity. [Applause]
Well, to return to my narrative, the arrests were
made, and tho Government said iriumi)hhntly that
all was ovor in Ireland. But bo far from that be
ing the fact, thero I evor was harder or inoro work
dono in Ireland than after thoso arrests. I was
free myself, and whilo froo I aui not uaed to bo
idle. [Laughter and cheers.] Shortly after tho
Government saw tho necessity of proclaiming
ovory county in Ireland, one after another, be
cause thoy felt that tbo work was going on .strong
ly, and that the only things wo wanted, arma and
munitions of war, wore corning into tho country,
and that thoy could not prevent them from com
iugin.
The mon who wero in iho eorvico or the Irish
Republic were ablo to bufiio them and get int> the
country whatever they required, and what thoy
wore ablo to do then they aro able to do to-day.
[Groat cheering.] There are those who say that
even if wo had arms we could not get them into
Ireland. Do not allow yourBelves to bo deceived
in that way; lot u * man pers-u ido you that we can
not got what we require into Ireland if w have
means to purchase our requirement. Lot ua havo
requisite funde, aud wo cau get war material into
tbo oountry, and men, too, if we requiro mou.
I think that my opinion?I who havo lived in
Ireland, and worked for Ireland sil my life-1
think, 1 say, that my opinion on this subject ought
to bo worth more than tbo opinions of people who
have not soen Ireland since tho greenness of their
youth. Weil, my friends wero arro-ited; you kuow
now they conducted thenisclveB. Tho i oaring of
thoso prisoners haB never been surpassed bv the
hearing or any men in any country; uud they'bore
themselves so nobly bocauso thoy had faith, still
faith, in the organization which they knew to be
so - powerful at home, and also faith that tho
remises so often aud bo solemnly niado to thom
y (h- pooplo horo would bo kept.
When tho counties wore proclaimed, the British
{iresa?how shall I deaignato that press ? I bc
ieve it to be- the vilest in tho world, unless, in
deed, it be tho viler press of Iroland, which may
be fairly described a? the journalistic excrement
of England. [Laughter.] When the counties
* were proclaimed, the British press again boasted
that the organization was suppressed in Ireland.
But only a few weeks afterward th?cLord Lieu
tenant wrote that pressing lotter, which yon muat
have read, calling on the Go vor mont to suspend
tho habeas corpus act. Yon know the wholosalo
arrest? that followed the suspension of that act.
Again, the Government and their preso thought
ft> make the world boliovo that we were ?upt
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pressod in Ireland. Tbat was tho third timo tbat
wo wore Bnpprossod then at hint. But I toll you
tbat tho organization in Ireland to-day is strong
or than it evor has boon?stronger in numbers, in
disciplino, in all tho roqniromonts of an army,
save only war material. Tho organization for Iro
lauel toward tho cloao of last year numbered two
hundred thousand men. [Groat cheering.]
Of that force fifty thousand mon wore thor
oughly drilled, with a largo proportion of mon
who bad ecou war, who hp>. smolt powder on tlio
battle-field?voternns, in *,' it. Fifty thousand
arc partially drilled men. Tho other ono hundred
thousand aro undrilled, but if tbcro is a man
aiuoiiK you who thinks that fifty thousand Irish
men thoroughly drilled, and fifty thousand more
partially drilled, to begin with, would not consti
tute a forco sufilciout to meet anything that Eng
land could bring against a? in Ireland, thon, iu
eleed, bo is wofully ignorant.
What is tho military forco In Inland at prosont?
Tbero aro now in Ireland from twenty thousand
to twonty-two thousand niou ; not more. Thoro
aro in tho United Kingdom, ns it is called, somo
thirty-sovon thousand effective mon. It woulel
tukc Jingla, d thirty or forty days to concentrate
thirty thousand to forty thousan-.l men in lreltnd.
It would take her three nionths to concentrate
sovouty tbonsind mqii, and it a very likoly she
would never bo able to ce ucentralo a larger "forco
tbero. [A. voice : "That abo may never bo able."
Laughter and cheers.]
Of our forco wo could concontrato in Ireland, on
four or livo given points, ono hundred thousand
tnon in twenty-four bourn. [Cheers.] From tho
middle of September of last rear to tho end of
Docombor, all wo wanted In Ireland mi arms to
put into tue haiiels of our men. The men woro
thoro; wo only wanted arma. Butin that hour, in
tho vory hour o? our strength at homo, there came
to Ireland tho molancholy news of your disruption
here. But still wo held ?u.
Wo did not think it possiblo that any body of
men could bo found on this continent to" withhold
from tho pooplo of Ireland, in that supremo hour
of hor need and peril, tho succor thoy bad ho so
lemnly plodged tnombelvcs to give; and it was bo
causo I could not bring myself to believo this that
I bad made up my mind to get myself arrested,
even if tho Government had not succeeded in doing
so before I was ready. 1 determined to bo arrest
ed, because I felt bound to tako action last your,
and I thought tbat if Idovotcd myself to tho causo
bo far as to voluntarily go into a prison, yon on
tbia side would feel bound, if driven, to give us
what wo wanted. [Cheers.]
However, before the time at which I had decided
to take that atep, in case I did not bear favorable
uews from this sido, tho Government discovered
my residence, and I mi arrested. But it was de
termined to defer action yot awhile, and it was
then that I resolved on coming to the- Rttttea. Tbat
course onco docided upon, my friende act about
the execution of my departure, and it is to them
that everything in duo, und nothing to myself.
This departure from Ireland was moro difficult
than my cacapo from prison; but I will not dwell
on it now. My object in coming to America is to
rocouoilo all parties hero, and to effect a union be
tween all tho frionds of Ireland. I fird tbo or
ganization boro torn asunder, and ba? feelings
among tho members; but still, I think I can effoct
enough for my purpoBO. It will givo all groat
pleasure to ace a re-union. I did expect Colonol
Roberta would act liko Colonel O'Mtihoue 7, and
resign. I believe it would bo patriotic and wise
for him to do so. I think the cauao would prosper
if Coionol O'Mahoney and Colonel Roberta would
come on this platform, and shako bauds, and then
resign. I believo in a single month, if these dif
f?rences wero healed, tho freedom of Ireland
would be a cortain thing.. I call upon all men to
stand up and endeavor to create unity of action.
Without unity o? action you cannot fulfill your
duty to your country and your promises to Iro
land. Unless you in this country unito with tbo
Irish people at homo our organization will break
up, and surely an eternal stain will rest upon tho
Irish character.
Liabilities of Telegraph Companies.
We gave a brief synopsis of the important judi
cial decision iu our " News Summary" a few days
ago, and .now present tbo opinion of tbe Conrt in
full.
Tho following decision waa rondcrod in tho case
of JonN Wann vb. Tbe Western Telegraph Com
pany, in tbe Supromo Court of Missouri, March
term, 18GG :
OPINION OF TUE CJUHT.
This was an action ?ustitutod - to recovor dama
ges for alleged carelessness o?" tbe Western Union
Tolegraph Company in transmitting a dispatch for
plaintiff from St. . Louiu to Now York oily. The
dispatch, as sont by plaintiff to his correspondent
in New York, ordoroa tbom to ship to him at tit.
Louis certain quantities of salt by "sail," and
when it reached New York and waa delivered, it
read, ship by "rail;" that is, tho worel "rail" was
substituted for tbo word " sail" iu tbe origiual dis
patch. Accordingly a large proportion of tho Bait
waa forwardod by railroad instead of by oanal and
lake, as was originally intended by the dispatch.
Tbo shipping by railroad was much more expen
sive tbau by water, and tho action was brought to
recovor the difference between tbe two modes of
transportation. A judgment was rendered in the
Court below for the plaintiff for tbe sum of one
thousand aud oighty-fivo dollars and forty-four
cents, and to reverse tbe judgment tbo case U
brought h oro by appeal.
The defendant resists tbe recovery on the ground
that all dispatches were sent over its lines on the
following conditions, which, it appears, plaintiff
had knowledge of:
"TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON WHICH MESSAOES AllE
RECEIVED HV THE COMPANY FOlt TBANBMIBSION.
"The public are notified that, in order to ?uard
aeainst mistakes in tho transmission of messagos,
every message, of importance ought to be repeated
by boingsent back from the atation at which it is
to bo received to the station from which it is origi
nally sent. Half tbo usual price for transmission
will be charged for repeating the message; and,
wbilo th: i company will, as heretofore, use everv
precaution to maure correctness, it will not bo re
sponsible) for mistakes or delays in the transmis
sion or delivery of repeated messagoB beyond an
amount exceeding five hundred times tho amount
paid for sending tbe message, nor will it be re
sponsible for mistakes or delays in tbe transmis
sion of repeated messages, from whatever causo
they may arise, nor from delay arising from inter
ruptions in tbo workings of its telegraphs, nor
from any mistakes or omissions of any other com
pany, over whose linos the raesaago is to be sent
to reach the place of its destination. All messages
will hereafter ho received by this company for
transmission subject to the abovo conditions."
Tbo message was not ordered to bo repeated,
Qur statuto under which tho company id incor
porated declares that it shall be the duty of the
' company, "on payment or tender of the usual
chargo,"according to ths regulations of tho com
pany," to transmit all dispatches with impartiali
ty and good faith, in tbe order of time in which
thoy are received, <fcc. And auch companies aro
made liable for special damages occasioned by the
failure or ncgligcnco of their operatives or aer
vants in receiving, copying, transmitting or de
livering dispatches. [2 Rev. Slat., 1855, p 1521
8. 8. 5 6.] The Court has never boforo been
called on to construe tuii statute, and the trans
mitting and communicating intelligence by
moans of tho electio telegraph being of compara
tively roccnt invention, but fow adjudications
have, boon made in respect to tbe liabilities of
telegraph companies. In California tho Court
seems to have applied tbo doctrino governing tho
liibilitv of common carriers to telegraph compa
nies. But in tho California caee, as well as the
Maryland case, to which reference has been made,
thoro was not merely negligenco, but an entire
omission on tho part of tho operators of the com
panies to perform their duties.
Iu the former, tho dispatch was not sent until
tho dav after it was received, iu couBequenco of
which delay tbe plaintiff lost a dent; in tue latter,
the dispatch was forgotten, and was not sont at
all. But tho Maryland Court repudiates tho doc
trine that a tolegraph company is a common car
rier, and assumes that it is bailee, and that a par
ty sending messages by telegraph, knowing that
tho engagera uta of tho company are controlled
by certain ralea and regulations, engrafts them in
contract of bailment, and is bound by them; and
that rules exempting the company from liability
for th? non-transmission and nou-delivery of uure
peated messages do not apply to a case where no
effort is made hy tho company or its agents to put
a m.3fsago on its transit.
In the Kentucky oaso tho Telegraph Company
bad published notice in tho precise language usod
by tho defendant hero and copiod'in this opinion.
Tho plaintiff Bent a message ovor its lines without
ordering it to be repeated, or paying for having
the same done. A mistake occurred In its trans
mission whereby ho lost one hundred dollar?. Tho
Court held tbat tbe condition was reasonable- aud
the defendant was not-liable. Tbe case of M. An
drew ?5 the Electric Telegraph Company (7 Conn.
Bench 3) is in point, and is ably reasoned. The
statute 16 and 17 Victoria embodies a provision
similar to ours in regard to telegraph companies,
and the company thero had given notioe of which
the one-here-Is almost an identical transcript.
The plaintiff delivered an unropoated message to
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bo transmitted over tho compny's lino, directing
a certain Bhip to proceed to lull. Bv mistake,
when it was rocoived, it dttotocl tho ship to
Southampton. On account 0 this mistako tho
plaintiff was injured in dlapsete of his cargo, nnd
brought his action to roc<ivo*lamngo8, but tho
Court enid tho condition wrb rosonablo, and there
was no objection to the compay availing itself of
tho samo pi otoction that otho persons in a sinii
lnr position aro entitled to tloiy law, by limiting
its liability by fair nnd rcny?iaole conditions,
notice of which is duly brougt homo to the par
ties contracting with it.
Whether wo roenrd telogiph companies n-?
cominou carriers or as bailee? wo seo DO reason
why they may not specially liii' their liabilities,
subject to tho qualification, owover, that they
will not bo protected from tb consequences ol
gross negligence Deny lliem.hu right and they
will bo utterly niinblo lo f otoct themselves
against tho hazards and rj-ks which tiro incident
to tho business in which tliov ro ougxged.
Wo seo nothing unreaeonabl in their declaring
they will not be responsible ft" uurepeated mes
sages. Wo think this descriptif! of liability comes
within tho intention of the rqculatioiiH provided
for in tho statute. Tho jujitteft of telegraphing,
however perfect it may be, ?a i rionsly ?fleeted by
atmospheric causes ?viiich aroincoulrollablc, anil
if a man wants to send a mwsgo of nn important
character, prndenco and visaSm would seem to
dictate that ho should havo itropeuted, in owl' r
to bo assured of its correct traisniiesion. And as
tho repetition imposes additior.il labor, it is surely
justice thut the advauccd pice should be paid.
If tho company undertake to usuro tho accuracy
of tho message and assumes additional risk, it
should bo paid accordingly.
The message- Bout by tho plautifi* wrb ono of im
portance; ho could havo demeastrated its perfect
correctness by having it ropated ut a trilling
sum, and ho was fully cognizat of the regulations
of the company.
The first, third and fourth nstructions prayed
for by defondnut should have teeu given, and tho
last paragraph of the inslnii ious given for tho
plaintiff should havo been rofoed.
Tho judgment is reversed, nnd tho causo re
manded.
Judge Holmes concurs.
Judge Lovolaco absent.
[Signed] B%VID WAGNER.
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The stiitj; of ?|i-?pc.
Tho followiug interesting Rimmary of Conti
nontal news and war rumora s from tho Gorman
correspondent of tho Cinc?initi Commercial:
Military statistics, lately published, show that
Prussia can muster in tho -cgular field army
350,1)05 mou; for the reservo aid garrisons of tor
troisea und depots? 123,900 niel, aud 153,000 men
inore of gnrrisoning militia, o; the first levy,?al
together 10,000 officers nnd 08,701 men, if tho
whole army, including the miltia of the first levy,
is put on war footing. Austrh can muster, be
sido the Imperial body-guard if 8(0 men, and tho
strong and numerous goiiBdirmos, G10.000, with
70,000 horscB. How many oj theso corps have
been called iuto activo sorviccis not known to tho
public, RB tho mutual recrimiiatious assert that
each powor is acting but on tlu defensive.
For the moment people talk lees of tho possi
bility of an actual war than ol tho reform meas
ures proposed bv the Pruasiat Cabinet. Nobody
knows what to ronkc ont nf dem, as nobody is
informed what measures Biainirk is going to sug
gest. M. Savigny, tho ltueeitn Embneeador at
the Gorman Diet in this city, has left on tho
24th instant, for Berlin, to receive his final in
structions regarding tho futura German Parlia
ment, tho organization of tho military and nitral
forces, tho diplomatic repressntation and com
mercial affairs of (?ormany.
People are cracking their biains about these
intended reforms. In the first moment tho prop
osition of electing a Germau Parliament, by uni
versal suffrage, was not only ridiculed, but re
ceived nil over Germany with acorn and disgust.
Bismark, who had just most unceremoniously dis
missed bis own Parliament, and treated tho same
with supromo contempt; Bismark, who had in
duced tho Supreme Court of his country to misin
terpret tho Couatitution and to cripple tho right
of freo speech, even within tho walla of Parlia
ment; that same man ahall at once, and as by
magic, aide'With the Democratic party of the Ger
mau Liberals, and take tho load in creating a Par
liament?no, that was too much even for the good
natured and simple-hearted Germans; anU tho
unanimous verdict of all their meetings was a
condemnation of Bismark and his policy?"Timeo
Dunao? et doria ferentes," thoy repeated, with tho
old Roman poet.
But Bismark laughed in his sleeve, and know
but too well that at tho fimst steam off his oppo
nents would whcol into lind. Soon n eocond sober
thought prevailed, andiin tbo cvoniug meetings
resolutions wero everywhere psssed, declaring
that tho interior difficulties for the moment had
to bo forgotton, and that every true-hearted Prus
sian was iu duty bound to assist ovon the hated
Government of Bismark in n generating the
Gorman i athorland. Oh, weathercock of public
opinion 1
It is now assortod, as far ab tho military affairs
of Germany are concerned, that Bismark intends
by liia proposed reforms to sco Prussia entrusted
with the command of tho armies of all German
States situated between tho North Sea and the
Main?a kind of your fatal Mason and Dixon line?
and to put Bavaria at the head of tho armies of
the other German Statos, thereby excluding Aus
tria und deciding the question of the Hegemony
in favor of Prussia.
But he may reckon without his host; for Aus
tria, wo hoar, insist? on the admission into the
Parliament of representatives of all her non-Gor
man States, whereby she would number a third of
all members to bo elocted, aud reinforced by one
or the other of the minor German States, ahe
could oasily voto down any Prussian proposition
of this kind. Secondly, ?ho points to the third
article of tho Confederate Couatitution, which de
clares?foolishly enough?that any reform of the
constitution requires a unanimous approval of all
tho members of tho Diet; and who can ever ob
tain auch a vote? Thirdly, she is said to insist
that Holstein bo allowed to'send independent rep
resentatives iuto Iho Parliament, wherebv she at
ouce refuses to acknowledge the right ot Pius-dun
annexation. Will Bismark, thus foiled and thwart
ed in his scheme, fulfill his throat to secede from
the Confederacy, und complicate tho situation
more th: u ever before ? These questions aro the
tilarinin, loiius of the present crisis.
Anoth i report atatoa that one of Bismark's
firopoait a will bo tho folio viug: That the Par
inmont . .11 bo elected by universal suffrage, ac
cording ho number of tho population of tho
various .man .States; (hat tho number of the
deputies s?all bo fixed beforehand, and tho mode
of election determined by the Diet; and lastly,
that only auch men ahall bo eligible to the Parlia
ment, who in tho var one ?tatoa aro entitled to
become members of the First Chambers, or tho so
called Houses of Peers.
^JPhongh tbia report is based upon the plausi
bility that the reactionary Prussian Premier in
tends by this proposition to reconcile tho feudal
clement (tho lunkor party of bis owu State), and
that ho hopea tho nobility to be more accessible to
his schemes than tho othor population. Yet this
roport seems to ho one of the wild newspaper
speculations, as a proposition excluding tho Lib?
rala and tho mon or the people, would arou80 such
a storni ot indiguation Mil over.Gcrmanv, that wo
would note down the day ou which sucli a propo
sition was to be promulgated, as tbo birth-day or
dawn of the German revolution. I noticed this
rumor only becauso I thought it to bo the duty of
a faithful correspondent to givo you all possible
information.
In th? meantimo tbo Ministers of nine of the
more powerful of tho German minor Statos met
on tbo 22d instant, in Augsburg, Bavaria. Thoy
bad two protracted meetings on that same day,
and ono on the following, ami agreed to co-operate
on tho proposition i. ado by Prussia, in such a
manner that a reform of tbo Diet might be car
riod, which would anawcr both tbo intentions of
the great Powers and those of tho German nation.
Thoy reaolved to act as a unit; but all will depend
on the detailed propositions expected of Biamark,
aud to bo submitted to a Committee of Nino, who
was appointed by the Diet, to report on those pro
positions. It remains to be seen whether thoy
will continuo to act unanimously, or as usually bo
swayod by the private views and in torea ta of their
Government.
At the samo timo it is lumorcd that Russia,
whoso proaont sovereigns are of German origin,
and bear tho title of Dukes ot Holstcin-Gottorp,
ia coming forth aud claiming her share in tho
DnchioB for tho Duko or Oldenburg. Col. Wey
mann ha? arrived from St. Petersburg, boariug
an autograph letter of tho Emperor Aloxandor to
King William. It is tbo second communication
which has reached tbo King from St. Petersburg
einen the commencement of the present ci is is.
At tho same limo, a pamplilot has been published
bv Dr. Mayor, Profoasor of Law at tho University
of Robbaok, which enlists a good deal of interest
aud attention. It is entitled "Critic of th< deci
sion given by the Ljudici of the Prussian Crown,
first part: Oldenburg, and the claim? of the
House Of Gottorp on Holstein," The Lyndici
averred that, after th* defeat of tho King of Den
mark? the House of Oldenburg wan tho legal suc
cessor to thcr*Duobica; but that it? right? had
. : i ... : h ' ' . v. -. hi
; : ,li'.f (ucQ .
beon overthrown by tho troaty couclueloel botwoou
Russia and Austria. Dr. Mayor ridiculos tnd ox
posoB tho futility of this decision; aud it is gono
rally Biirmiacd that tho pampblot is put forth as a
feeler by tho Bnssian Government.
Though tho danger of war is for tho momont
delayed, it is but dolayod. Tho words of Bismark:
"In tho long ru>, thcBO questions ponding be
tweou Austiia and Prussia havo to bo decided by
tho aword; it may bo tbo host policy to fight them
out at onco," press like a night mare upon Europe
Tho B-rlin Military Gazotto, in ono of its semi
official lenders, declares peremptorily that tho
Duchies must, and will at any price) bo annexed to
Prussia. Negotiations, therefore!, niitv for tho
moment provont tho iinshoathing of tho sword,
out wo arc in tho millet of a crista which is big
with Iho most important consequences for both
Germtny and Europe.
" SPECIAL NOTIOES.
?a-RUI'TUKE CUBED!?WHITE'S PATENT
LEVER TRUSS is warranted to euro RUPTURE radi
cally. I'owcr Is made strong or light! nt idcasurc.
No pi Will W on tbo BACK or CORD. Sold wholesale
and retail. Pamphlets freo.
WHITE'S PATENT LKVEIt TRUSS CO.,
Bole Proprietors,
No. GJ*J Broadway, N. Y.
April 14 stuthSinos
AS- CHEAPEST STORE IN NEW YORK TO
BUY CHINA. GLASS, STONEWARE, CUTLERY,
SILVERPLATEDWARE, Ac. Always on band, tbat
popular, new anel beautiful White Stone Parisian Din
uer, Tea and Toilet Sets, handsome as China, samo
color and shapes, and half tho price. Call and seo if
you don't purchase. Goods sent all over tbe world.
HADLEY'S, COOPEIt INSTITUTE,
April 14 stutbSmo Middle of tbo Block.
?- AWAY WITH 8PEOTACLE8.?OLD EYE8
nade now, without 8poctacles, Doctor or Medicine
Pamphlet mailed free on receipt of ten cents. Addreis
8. B. FOOT-E, M. D., No. 1130 Broadway, Now York.
November o
? MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY,
an Essay of Warnlug aud Instruction for Young Men.
A!so, Disease* and Abuses which prostrate the vital
powers, with sure means of relief. Sent freo of charge
in Healed lutter envelopes. Address, Dr. J. SKILLIN
HOUOHTON, Howard Association, Philadelphia, Fa.
April 17 Sino.
*BT ARTIFICIAL EYES.?ARTIFICIAL HU
MAN EYES niado to order and inserted by Drs. F.
UAUOII and P. GOUGELMANN (formerly employee! by
Roissonnkad, of ParlB), No. C99 Broadway. Now York.
April 14_lyr
^??-BATCH ELOR'S HAIR DYEI?THE ORIGINAL
and best In the world I The only truo and perfect HAIR
OYE. Harmless, Reliable and Lnstantanoous. Produces
immediately a 'splendid Black or nature! Brown, with
ont Injuring tho hair or skin. Remedies the IU effects o
'.?ad dyes. Sold by all Druggists. Thogonuine Is signed
WILLIAM A. BATOHELOR. Also.
BEGENERATTNG EXTRACT OF MILLEFLE?B8.
For restoring and Beautifying the Hair.
CHARLES BATOHELOR, New York.
AegDSl 17_lyr
Or SPECIAL NOTICE? "GREATOAK8 FROM
tittle acoriiH grow." The worst disoasoa known to ths
tunan race spring from causes so small as to almost
ofy detection. Tho volumes of scientific lore tbat fill
the tables and shelves of tbo medical fraternity only go
to prove and elaborate these facts.
Thon guard youraolves while yoc may. The smallest
pimple on the akin Is a tell-tale and indicator of disease;
It may fade and die away from tho surface of the body,
mil It will roach tbe vitals, perhaps, at last, and death
jo tho result aud final close. MAGGIEL'S BILIOUS
DYSPEPTIC, at.d DIARRHEA PILLS cure where all
others fail. While for Burns, Scalds, Chilblains, Onto
?ml all abrasions of the skin, MAGGIFL'S Salve Is in
fallible. Bold by 3. MAGG1EL, No. 43 Fulton-atreot,
New York, and all Druggists, at 36 cents per box.
September 30 lyr
?-THE SALE OF THE PLANTATION BIT
TERS Is without precedent in the history of the world,
xhoro ia no ??vi-?!, in tho niattor. Thoy aro at onco the
aiost speedy, strengthening health-resto/er ever dis
covered. It requires but a single trial to understand
this. Their purity can always be relied npon. They
are composed of tho celebrated Calle-aya Bark, Cascarilla
Bark, Dandolion, Chamomllo Flowors, Lavender
Flowers, Wintergrcen, Aalse, Cloverbuds, Orauge-peel,
Snake-root, Caraway, Coriander, Bnrdock,
S.-T.-1860-X. &o.
The; aro especially reoommonded to clergymon, pub
lie speakers, and persons of literary habits and seden
tary life, who require ireo digestion, a relish for food,
and cloar mental faculties.
Delicate females and weak perBons arc certain to find
In these Bitters what they have bo long looked for.
Thoy purify, strengthen and Invigorate.
Tboy create a healthy appetite.
Thoy are an antidota to change of water and diet
Thoy overcome effects of dissipation and lato hours.
They strengthen the system and enllvon the mind.
They prevent miasmatic and intermittent fevers.
They purify tho breath and acidity of the stomach.
They cure Dyspepsia and Constipation.
Thoy euro Diarrhea, Cholera and Cholera Morbos.
They enre Livor Complaint acd Nervous Headache.
They are the best Bitters in the world. They make
tbo weak man strong, and aro exhausted nature's groat
restorer.
The following startling and emphatic statements can
be scon at our office.
Lottcr of Rev. E. F. Chine, Chaplain of tbo 107th Now
York Regiment:
Near Acquia Cnnp.ic, March 4th, 1863.
Owing to the great exposure and terrible, decomposi
tion after the battle of Antletam, I was utterly prostrat
ed and very sick. My stomach would not retain medi
cine. An article called Plantation Bitters, prepared by
Dr. Dbake, of New- York, was prescribed to give mo
strength and an appetite. To my great surprise they'
gave mo immediate relief. Two bottles almost allowed
mo to join my regiment. * * * .I have since soon
them u-ed in many coses, and am free to Bay, for hos
pital or private purposes I know of nothing like them.
Rev. E. F. CRANE, Chaplain.
Leiter from the Rev. N. E. Gilds, St. Clalravl-'lo, Pa.
Gkntlkjjes:?You were kind enough, on a former oc
casion, to send me a half doxzen bottles of Plantation
untere for $3 60. My wlfo haying derived so much
benefit from tho uso of thoao Bitters, I dcslro her to
continuo them, and you will pleaso send us six bottles
moro for tho monoy esclosed.
I am, very truly, yours,
N. E. GILDS, Pastor Gar. Ref. Church,
Soldikius' Home, Supkrintbhdkht's Office, l
, Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 16tb, 1863. j
*********
I havo given your Plantation Bitters to hundreds of
our noble soldiers who sop hero, more or leas disabled
from vari?os canses, and the effect la marvellous and
gratlfyiog.
Such a preparation'as this Is I heartily wish in evory
family, in every hospital, and at hand on every battle
field. O. W. D. ANDREWS, Superintendent
Dr. W. A Child?, Surgeon of tbe Tenth Vermont Re
giment, writes:?"I wish every soldier had a bottlo cf
Plantation Bitte rs. Thoy are tho most effective, per
fect, and harmless tonic I ever used."
WjLLABD'S noTKL, 1
WAsnrNOTON, D. C, May 33d, 1863. \
Gentlemen:?Wo require another supply ofyyour
Plantation Bitters, tho popularity of whlsh dally in
creases with the guests of our house.
, Respectfully,
8YKES. Oil ADWICK h 00.
Ac. - Ac. Ao. Ac. ico.
Bo snre that every bottle bears the fac-aimlle of onr
signature on a steel plate label, with onr private stamp
over the cork.
P. H. DRAKE & CO.
No. 303 BROADWAY, N. Y
Sold by all respootablo Druggir?s, Physicians, Grocers,
Hotel?, Saloons, and country dealers.
. April 1? . thstulyr
....
SPECIAL NOTICES.
49- SJMIL1A HIB1ILIUHH OlIHANTUU.
HUMPHREYS' SPECIFIC,
rou
PREVENTION AND CURE
OF
ASIATIC CHOLERA.
As the season advances, and Dyncntory, Cholera Mor
hus, attendod with F*>vith, aro becoming coiujioii, a
PREVKNTlON for the ASIATIC OHOLKRA in u iieeossl
ty with every individual and every family.
In tho lost visl'allon of ChoVra lu this country, Dr.
HUMPHREYS' SPECIFIC was rcgircted, wh.revcr the
prcssnroon his limn allowed it to he introduced, as the
surest PREVENTIVE and most effectual (JURE given to
tbo public.
Of thoHO who UBO tho PREVENTIVE faithfully, only
about five per cent, woro atUcknd, and ol casos treated
tho mortality was Iobb than four par cent.
One-half ounce vials.11.00
Pocket esses, threo throo-quarf er vials, nnd book of
directions, complote. 3.00
Family casos, throo one-ounco vialn, and book,
complete. 5.00
Scut by mall froo on receipt of price.
HOMEOPATHIC SYPFULOIDS.
ANCHOR 8YPHII.?ID, curen duiiorrliuu, Gloot,
Old Urinary Complaints.f 2.00
STAR SYPHILOID (caso ol lhno buttles nud book),
cures recont Syphilis. Chancros, Buboes. 6.00
Sont by mail on receipt of price.
HUMPH HEYS"
Specific Hnmcopathic Medicine Company,
No. 602 Broadway, Now York.
KING & CASSIDEY,
April 14 stutb6raos ?Charleston, 8. C.
??T?1860?X.
DRAKE'S PLANTATION BITTERS.
They purity, strengthen and Invigorate.
They create a healthy appetite.
Thoy are an antidoto to change of water and diet.
Thoy overcome effects of dissipation and late hot.r?
Thoy strengthen tho system and enliven tho mind.
They prevent miasmatic aud intermittent fevers.
Thoy purify tho broath add acidity of the stomach,
Thoy cure Dyspepsia and Constipation.
They cure Diarrhoea, Cholera and Cholera Morona.
They curo Liver Complaint and Nervous Headache.
They are the best Bitters m the world. They mak>
tho weak strong, and aro exhausted nature's great r?
storor. They aro made of pure 8t Orolx Rum, the cele
brated Calisaya Bark, roots and horbB, and are takei
with tbo pleasuro of a bevorago, without regard to ago
or timo of day. Particularly recommended to delicate
persons requiring a gontle stimulant. Bold by all Oro
cers, Druggists, HotolB and Saloon?. Only genuin
when Cork is covered by our private U. 8. Stamp, B#
ware of counterfeits and refilled bottles.
P. H. DRAKE & CO.,
No. 21 Park Row, New York,
October M f? atuth ly
LYON'S KATHAIRON.
KA.THAIRON IS FROM THE GREEK WOBl
'Kathie, " or "Katbairo, " signifying to oleanie
rejuvenate and restore. ThiB article is what Its Dim
signifies. For preserving, restoring and beautifying th>
human hair, It Is tho most remarkable preparation In tb
world. It is again owned and put up by the orif Inal
proprietor, and Is now made with tho same care, ?kill
and attention which gave it a sale of over one trillion
bottles per annum.
It Is a most delightful Hair Dressing.
It eradicates scurf and dandruff.
It keeps the head cool and clean.
It makes the hair rich, soft and glossy.
It prevents the hair from falling off and turning gray
It restores hair upon bald heads. ?
Any lady or gontleman who values a beautiful he*
of hair should uso Lyon's Katbalron. It Is known ant
used throughout tho civilized world. Bold by all rs
?pectable dealers. DEMAS BARNES & CO.,
Ootober 28 ?tnlhlyr New York
*sT COLGATE'S HONEY SOAP?THIS CELE
BRATED Toilet Soap, In such naiver*?! demand,
s made from the choicest materials, Is mild and
mol l?en tin its nature, fragrantly scent eil, and
extremely beneficial In its action upon the skin. For
sale by all Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealer?.
February 7 ly?
?V HILL'S HAIR DYE?FIFTY CENTS
BLACK OB BROWN.?Instantaneous In effect, reliable
for natural appearance, beauty of color and durability -
also the cheapest and best lu use. Depot, No. 66 Join
street, corner ot William"street, New York, and sold by
Druggists and Fancy Goods Stores everywhere.
November 29 6mo
G. W. AIMAR,
a
O IK IE HVL I S T
AND
?>RUeGIST,
Corner King and Vanderhorst-streets.
March 6_3mo
CIIIRLBSTONJ?MG IIO?SB.
JOHN ASHH??RST,
Superintendent,
rORHBRLY OF No. ?9 IIAY5B.8TREB?,
JUST RECEIVE? AND NOW IN STORE,
A FULL SUPPLY OF'
DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES
PERFUMERY *
BRUSHES
PAINTS
OILS
WINDOW GLASS
KEROS?N E OIL
LAMPS, ft?
WIIOL.KSALK AOBNTB FOR
DRAKE'S PLANTATION BITTERS
Sterling's Ambrosia,
CONSTITUTION LIFE SYRUP,
CONSTITUTION WATEB.I
AND ALL THE RELIADLE PATENT MEDIO INES 07
THE DAT.
JOSEPH A. MORGAN,
WHOLESALE DBUGOIST,
No. 153 HEETING-ST.,
OPPOSITE CHARLESTON HOTEL.
February IS "' '"' -y
BEAUTY . ? AUBURN,
(lolilcn. Flaxen, unit
Silken CUUL8 produced by
tho use ol Preit. Dk?Ihkux's
Fhl-Elt LK C11KVKUX.
tine application warranted
to Ollrl tin- moi.! strnighl ;
and stubborn liair of either
ox Into wavy rlugl- t-t or heavy ninnMvo curls. Han been
ised by tie fashionables of Paris and London, with tho
nost gratifying results Don no Injury to the hair,
'rice by mail, sealed and postpaid. $1. Descriptive ?-lr
nlars mailed freo Address, 111 RtiER. SHU IT'S v CO.,
Chemists, No. 3H5 River Htrcel, Troy. N. Y. Sole H?tenle
or tho United ?tatos. tull?-3tno May 8
WHISKERS AND MU8
iACtii-.H forced to
grow upon the smoothes!
fac? in freini three' to livti
weeks by dsloR I>r. HEY'O
NE 'S KhSTAURArUKK
OAt'lLLUmC, tho most
wonderful discovery in mo
dern seiellCM, at:tlll(i Up- 11
ho Beard and Hair In an nliiiost miraculous manner. It
lasbtcn used bv the> elite of Pari? anel London with tl.o
mont Hatteting success. Names of all pm chasers will
[>ei registered, ami if mitiro satisfaction m not given In
?very lustaiK-e, tho money wi I be cheerfully refunded.
Price by mail, seale-d and postpaid, fl, Descriptivo r.ir
:ulars and testimonial- mail -d freo Address Bfc ROER,
SUUTrSfc CO., Chemists, No 285 Rlvcr-btrcet, Troy,
N. Y. Solo ageuts lor tho United States.
May 7\_tuthB?liuo
M? OWN REMEDIES, s
Congress Sprite Water. 1
lolun?triaji Spring Water,
NO NATURAL OR AKTIFICIADBJOMFOUND HAD
yot be>cn discovorrd or MANU?v.e:ri!iit:njK'al efl"alp these
waters as a PREVENTIVE, RKLIe?vKD PERMA.
MENT (JUKE, for many temporary aK chronic dis
onses, as proved by the experience of ^K'y thoueandfl
who hovo drank them for years, with thei^^st beneficia
o fleets.
COXURESS WATER
:p:ri
ozenfl
"1
ttlctl
Is a cathartic, alterativo anil tonic, mid hTaKalual'lQ
remedy for affections of the Liver and Kidneflfc f'V8"
pupsla, Gout, Chronic Consli|iatioti und Cutanc
eyases. It Je a moat powerful preventivo e>f
and Hllioua Complainte, so prevalent vu warm clln?
EMPIRE WATER
Is a cathartic, and a valuable remedy forltheurostisr
Derangement of tho Live;r, Diseases of tho Skin, ar.,
General Debility. Its efl'ects aro most salutary in I.un?,
Diseases. It is an almost suiee OUBX for fc'crofnla, and
tho most aggravated forms ot Dyspepsia. As a prevent
ttve ano cuitE for all Bilious Derangements, it stand?
unrivaled.
COLUMBIAN WATER
Is a tonic and diuretic ol a highly beneficial cJinracter,
and Is a positive iiemeoy lor Diabetes, Gravol, Calculus,
Irritation and Inflammation of (he Kidneys and Bladder,
and has most Rlugularly active ?fleets iu'restoring then?
organs when debilitated by long disease. Females who
have suffered for years from irregularity, and the dis
tressing diseases known only to their sex, bare been
entirely cured by the faithful und judicious use of CO
LUMBIAN WATER.
Theso waters are bottled fresh and puro, from each ol
tho above-named Springs, in so careful and secure a
manner that they preserve all their medicinal value for
years, and will bo found equally c-llicaclous when drank
thousands of miles distant, us wheu taken directly from
tho Spring.
Beware of Imitations ami inferior Waters; tho corks ol
all genuino Congress, Empire and Columbian Waten
aro branded on tho sido of the cork, thus :
I Congress Water, 1 J Empire Water, )
C. & E. 8. Co. f ( O. & ?. S. Co. j
I Coi.cmiuas Wate?, 1
I C. & E. S. Co. I
Packed safely aud securely, in boxes suitable for i-hrp.
ment to any part of the world. Congress and Empire
Waters in boxes, containing 4 Dozen Pints, or 2 Dozen
Quart Bottles each. Columbian Water in boxes con
lug 4, or 6 Dozen Half Pints, or 1 Dozen Pint Bottle
each.
Sold by all Druggists, Hotels, Wine Merchants, and
Orst-clasB Grocers.
Sold only at Wholesale by
HOTCHKISS SONS, PropTs.,
No. 92 Beekman-street, N. Y.
$?t~ Orders by mail recelvo prompt attention.
March 15 thatuSmo
HEALTH RESTORED,
AND SICKNESS PREVENTED BY USING THE CELB
BRATED
GRAEFENBERG
FAMILY MEDICINES.
AMONG WHICH ARE
MARSHALL'S UFERINE CAT!!
Price $1.50,
Which wUl infallibly, positively, invariably cure iflj
those torturing, perplexing, and debilitating symptoms
commonly known as FEMALE DISEASE, WEAKNESS'
IBREGULARITIES, etc., which weary and render on
happy so m iny women between the ages of 16 and 60,?
for which the medical profeseion seeks in vain torsi
remedy, and from which wealth, position, delicacy, and
refinement afford no exemption.
Read the following:
Lafayette, Ky.. Juno 31,18R0.
I am a graduate of the regular Medical Colleges. Eight
een months ago I bad eovon cases of severe female dis
ease whioh I bad entirely failed to cure. One lady bad
constant hysterics; one bad every sjmpion of epileptic
convulsions consequent upon dorauged monEtruation.
others bad whites, tailing. Irregularities, and all the se
vere symptoma of continued uterine derangement,
Having my attention called to MARSHALL'S UTEltlNI
CATHOLICON, 1 used it, and it cured every cato. Tbori
bas not been a singlo failure in its operation.
C. J. NOItTHINtfXON, M. D.
JtBfSi'o that tho seal of tho Qraefouberg Company it
on every bottlo.-tjo.
THE GRAEFENBERfTvEGETABLE PILLS
Aro the best in tho world for family nse, and for Indi,
gestion ? Constipation ? Headache? Nervousness?B??
lousnces ?Heartburn ? Acidity? Nausea? Flatulence?
Want of Appetite?Dyspepsia?Liver Complaint?Grl
pings?Fevers.
On account ot their great njildnose, and from the fact
that they never gripe, nauseate, or leavo the bowels in ?
constipated condition, tho Graefeuborg Pills will be
found more pleasant than any others.
49-Prico 25 cents per box. On tl.o receipt of one dol
lar four boxes will be sent by mail, free of postage, to
any part of the country.
DY8ENTERY SYRUP.?Price 60 cents.
Infallible m all caaes of bowel oomplaiuts, and a ce
tain cure for ASIATIC CHOLERA.
GREEN MOUNTAIN OINTMENT.?Prico 35 cents.
49"For Burns, Bruises, Scalds, Old Soros, Chilblains,
Chapped Skin, Cold Sores, and wherover there la in- j
flammation. It acts like) magic. -fr& j
?3~Tho Ointment Is guaranteed as the best applica
tion in tho world for the above. It acts more quickly
and oertainly than any other over offered to the public
CHILDREN'S PANACEA.?50 cents. .
SARHAPARILLA CO M POU.nD. ? $1.
CONSUMPTIVE'S-BALSAM.?$3.
EYE LOTION.?35 cent?.
HEALTH BITTERS.?36 cents.
PILE REMEDY_$1
FEVER AND AGUE REMEDY_60 cents.
MANUAL OF HEALTH?26 cents. A complete Fami
ly Physician. Sent by mail on roocipt of 36 cents.
THE ORAEFENBKRO FAMILY MEDICINES are pre
pared under the Imm?diate supervision of a SKILFUL
PHYSICIAN, and they may r*3 relied upon In all c?sea
?-THEY ARE PURELY VEGETABLE.? *
?7*Thoy have been the leading American Remed??
for 30 years.
8old, wholesale and retail, by THE ORAEFENBEBO
COMPANY, No IN William atreet. New York, and by
tho trado generally.
?-The trade supplied on liberal term?, by .
KING & CASSIDEY, ?
March 17 gtttth3moa CHARLESTON. &. O. ^
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army, has boon resumed. It la the only paper published
la that burg? and populous District, and to merchants and
bnalnea? moa poaaeases advantages seldom met with.
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