,Ditias of tilt 'PA. July 13-July 20 The President has issued a proclama tion ordering an election in Texas No vember 30, but submitting no part of the constitution to a separate vote; also a proclamation ordering an election to Mis sissippi on the same day, submitting the disfranchising and test oath clauses to a separate vote. Gen. Grant and family reached Long Branch on Saturday. The Departments.—See. Fish has no tified the British and French ministers that the General Government alone is competent to allow of the lauding of the French cable at Dubury, Mass., and that Congress evinced a determination to grant that right on condition of recipro city on the part of France. Copies of his letter have been sent to the parties interested, and to the Governor of Mas sachusetts. A new building has been completed for the Treasury, 65 x 195 feet. The whole department occupies three and a half acres. It is believed that the next debt statement will show another great reduction. The 15 cent currency was issued on Monday. Thir teen persons have been arrested for lend ing money to Gov't. clerks at usurious rates, ranging from ten to twenty per cent. a month. Persons who make arti cles for their own use, have not to pay revenue tax. See. Robeson and Admiral Porter are to make a tour of inspection through our navy-yards. General.—Somebody estimates that one third of the rents, interests and div idends accruing in the U. S. are spent by our absentees in Europe. Paris has an " American quarter " now. New England.—The Peabody Insti tute at Peabody, Mass., has been dedi cated, and the founder, whO was present, has raised his gift from $55,000 to $lOO,- 000. The Boston American Tract So ciety adjourned a special meeting while resolutions of disbandment and distribu tion of the funds were pending. Du bury is alive with preparations for the Cable, and real estate has doubled its value. The Germans ask Gov. Claflin not to enforce the, prohibitory law until the people vote on it in November. The sale of lager beer is_ connived at by the authorities. Geo. Peabody is ill and his physicians advise him to go to the Sul phur Springs of Virginia. —The French cable (it is said) will be landed without interruption in a few days. Only two Mass. ' dailies support the Prohibitory Law—the Boston Tray ( ller and the Bedford _Mercury. A lager beer seizure was vacated on Saturday, in Boston, because the lager would spoil be fore the courts could decide, while a Cambridge man was sent to prison three months and fined $5O for having a single keg. Middle States.—Eleven Wall street brokers have been indicted by the Grand Jury and held to bail for loaning money at usurious rates. A Cuban filibuster ex pedition of 200 men has sailed front Long Island, and another is nearly ready to start, but the Washington authorities order its detection and detention if poe. sible. On ".the twelfth " there was a riot in the Bowery, caused by an Orange celebration of the Battle of the Boyne (1693.) Twenty or thirty persons were injured. The Temperance men of the State are trying to force their issues in the nomination of candidates and the passage of laws, without organizing a po litical party. The Women Suffrage people have held a Convention at Sara toga, and agreed on a plan for State and national organization. A general out break of the convicts at Sing Sing is dreaded. . —The engineer of a freight train went to sleep while lying on a side track at Mast Hope, on the Erie R. R., and waking up hindered as to orders, and ran his train into an approaching express, killing several persons—among others Rev. B. B. Hall6ek, editor of The (Iris dun Leader, (Universalist). Over six hundred convicts in Sing bins are rebel lious and many have to be confined to their cells. The head keeper has resign ed. —Delaware is selling her peaches at the rate of 30 cents per basket, delivered at the Rail road. —The Democratic State Convention for Penna., nominate Asa Packer, (the Lehigh Valley Rail road candidate) over Gen Cass, (Penna. Rail road candidate) and Gen. Hancock. He is a Yankee carpet-bagger, with no distinction save that he did no harm in various positions, owns $15,000,000, and spent one thir tieth of it in foundino• ° a technological school called " Lehigh University." For Judge of the Supreme Court they nomi nated C. L Pershing, a lawyer of Cam bria county, and an 0. S. elder. The platform pronounces against negro suf frage and for a modification of our taxa tion laws. Some coal miners in Luzerne and Carbon counties are thinking of im porting and employing Chinese laborers. Of the 42,250 miles of Rail road in oi.e. ration in the U. S. in 1868, our State had over one tenth, being more than any other. [lllinois was second, Ohio third, New York fourth.] City.—The Young Mannerchor won the second prize at the Saengerfest, which has just closed at Baltimore, the Liederkranz of New York taking the first. Our death rate rose to 397 last week, 104 being from cholera infantum, and tnirty-tive trout consumption. Six teen, however, died of,old age. Tlse Son , h.—Walker has 17,500 ma jority in Virginia. The State Educa tional Uouvention tabled the subject of THE AME RICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY JULY 22, 1869. negro education till next year, after an exciting debate. The thermometer stood 105° in the shade, on Friday, at Rich mond. —The Yerger appeal to the U. S. Court from the military court in Missis sippi has ended in an agreement that the ease shall be submitted to the Court next September, and that no sedteuee of the military court shall be carried out in the meantime, save to secure the safe keeping of Col. Yerger. The case in volves the constituionality of the Recon struction laws. The U. S. Attorney Gen eral in pleading the case claimed that it rests with Congress to restore the rights of rebellious States at such times as it chooses. The income tax return at New Orleans has been so dishonest, that a new one is ordered. Sugar valued at $200,- 000 and 100,000 cigars have been seized for violation of the revenue laws Many persons were drowned in the Colorado Valley (Texas) freshet, which, has now subsided. The Interior.—The wheat crops, save as injured in Central Illinois by the rains, promises a magnificent yield, and" the quantity of grain planted . is untisually great.. An Ohio law requires Rail roads" , to use the self-extinguishing stove, and to light their cars with candles. An Indiana Court decides that a man with over half white blood can vote. -The Zemphis chines° labor Con vention ended ,in the organization of a company ,;to import Chinese. Reports showed that while England has six acres to each laborer, the South has 295. A Chinam.sn, (a Coolie contractor) who, came from San Francisco to attend the Convention, says that a new importation of his countrymen will be needed, E4i Southern offers will not move those al ready settled on the Pacific Coast. —The Union Pacific Rail road has had its first couple of accidents, 450 miles West of Omaha. The reports ascribe them to weakening of the track by pre vious trains, [i. e. to bad building.] Gen. Carr reports the slaughter of 52 Indians in a village which he surprised.. The Red,meu are troublesome on the. Santa Fe route in New Mexico. Pacific Coast.--California has lost her first brood of ^French silk worms (nearly a million) by- disease. Seward has sailed for Alaska. , Cenral America.—The population of Mexico, by a recent census, is 9,000,000. Italy has resumed diplomatic.. relations: ' Pres. Juarez and Sr. Romero had a nar now escape from death, by the explosion of a steam boiler. —War steamers, artpwing a monster dry dock from England to the Bermudas, Jamaica is eager for disestablishment, as her. Clergy Act expires at New Year's day. Cuban insurgents claim an other victory won near Baze, over 300 marines. Gen. Poele, (t egro) was killed The President of the Havanna R. R. has been .arrested, and sent to Spain. The vomito has broken out in the ranks of thS Spaniards, which the rebels suffer from , eholera and darrhoea. South Amerka:LThe'Allies claim to have defeated Lopez in a decisive battle Rio, in which he lost .1000 men. -A treaty for a provisional government, for Paraguay has been concluded [between the Allies n • Brazil spends this, next year $32;090,600, whieh l is $6,990,500 more than her income'. Tarrif duties are therefore to be increased. telegraph over the Andes, and a line of steam tugs through the Straits of Magellean are proposed by a Chitlian . company, if the State will subidiz'e' them. - Great Britain. —The - Lords passed the Irish Ch urch,Bill formally, on Monday week, the.. Tory resolution for its defeat being withdrawn, and after the with drawal of one amendment, giving the Irish bishops seats in the Peers, and the adoption of another announcing the prin ciple of concurrent endowment, 'and se curing manses and glebes to the Presby terian and Romanist clergy. Earl Derby has presented a Protest with the signa tures of forty-seven peers. It declares that the bill unsettles all vested 'rights by its confiscating charaoter;and sets up ehe principle of the separation of Church and State in away unknown in Europe, and that threatens similar proceeding in England. —ln the Commons the amended Bill came up on Thursday. Gladstone an nounced that the Ministry agree to three amendments, giving curates and annuni ties, granting £500,000 in compensation 'fur private endowments from 1560 to 1660, and (in the main) to ,that for the security of annuitants. The rest were then ; after some debate, voted down, either without• division or by majorities varyinc , b from 80 to 124. , - Bright re tractedliis former utterance in favor of concurrent,endowment. Gladstone main tains that he has granted all that he promised to the Peers, while the Tories claim that that body, though of constitu tionally co 7 ordinate authority, have been disrespectfully treated, and that the' Commons were threatened with dissolu tion. A committee were appointed to report the reasons for rejecting the amendments. Lords, it, is said, will insist on the'-theory of concurrent endowments, and the Ulster grant; but' will give up the rest. The Timei backs the CoMinons in their tenacity to their plan, and wants the U. to buy Cuba. Meeting in sup= port of the Commons are being - held throughout the kingdom. i._ • —The Lords have rejected the bill to abolish religious tests in the Uni•Fersi ties. Gladstone won't commit hiinselfae to the disposition of the Irish surplus, but says he will try to deal fairly. The Woman'S Franchise 'Society has held its first meet, and adopted appropriate reso lution& Among the old women in breeches present, were Mill, Foster, Kingsley, Stansfield and Fawcett. —Belfast, Newry and Lurgun, leading towns in Ulst, r, had destructive Orange riots and fights. July 12. In the last two the Romanists were the aggressors, and were Beverly handled. —Chancellor Lowe does not see his way to abolishing the exhorbitaut light house duties, though he condemned them when not in office, and now ilurged to do so by deputations of influential merchants. Hudson, " the English Railway King," is living in poverty at Paris, where Eng lish residents have raised £6OOO for Rim. Soon the British island of Ileligoland will be the only place in Europe, except, perhaps, Monaco, where gambling will be legalized. The Duchess of • Suther land leads 1400ifashionable ladies in an anti-shopping on,lSaturday. League. France.—The, Goips Legislatif has been prorogued amid confusion and dis satisfaction, and She Senate will meet Aug. 2. The, ministry have resigned, Rouher withdraws definitely, and the following is the new cabinet: Interior, De Forcade; Justice, Dubergier; Foreign Affairs, Auvergie; Finance, Magne Cominerce, Alfred "L i e Roux; ?Public Works, Gresnler; Marine, Ges.onilly ; War, Neil.; Public Instruction, Baurbeau; President of the council of State 'Chaney. Loup. , The preis ,are 'indignant at the prorogation. The PariSpapers say the new arrangement is'but a temporary of fair. —The people of Nicewant, Napoleon to stop the legal gamblirig'in theprinci pality, of Monaco where Russians and Americans gather, and' a, solrran.ptirice rules." The Emperor favors the Pleb ot a tunnel to Dover. Belgium. votes $2OOOO . to foitify , Antwerp, in fear of another French war. The gambling saloons will close Oct., 31, 1871. .Luxemberg is deniolishiog only the forts toward France, whereat the French Cabinet .protests. Gp-many —All ,gamhling houses close when their leases,exPire:, A. deputy and three workmen have been sent to jail three months for their slca - le in the Pus dorf riots. —The Emperor urgeit Austria and Hungary to be harmonious. The Bishop of Linz has been'convicted of" utterances subversive of public' order," and Sent to jail for three mbnths. The Emperor of fere 'him conditional pardon w blob 'he refuseS. Severe riots iiave occurred among the workmen at Bilinn, and two were shot by the J military. The veloci: pede ia`to be introduced info the Impe rial army., • - _Switzerland has rati4etra copyright treaty'with lie• North `German " Spain`.--A new ministry has 'been fottried: President and iiG,•Priin ; Navy, Topete; 'State, Silveli; :trance, Arde nez; Colonies, Beccara. Prim introdu= cing them to the Cortez Said that they represented the majority*ad no change of policy. Carlism has broken out. in the troops at Valladolid, and soldiers and volunteers 'are 'ander arrest. The Cortez has adjourned till September, leaving matters in control of a 'standing Com . mittee of Supervision. • Russia.—The attempt' to stamp out Polish nationality by forcing i the •Rus sian language; the Greelt , .Chttreh and -Russian officials on the people is (the military commander reports) .a• failure. They have only driven the •upper( and the lower classes, into closer friendship. The. Czar will not let Romanist bishops of the empire attend the &venial Council. A new fleet is• to visit our country. In 1868 the deaths in , •Fin laud,' mainly from famine, were. 53,103 ; the births 13,956. In some places a sixth of the people died: "Brethren of Jerusalem" —a Pietistic sect in Wurtemburg—have established a colony in Palestine, ,occu• pying some of : the buildings abandoned by the Maine colony. The Suez Canal will be opened,-Nov. 17. —The Great Eatsern is next to lay a cable from Bombay to Suez, while a French company are going to lay one from Saigon to Hong Kong; and connect Saigon with British India by land lines. —lndia has now six Rail roads, con structed with British capital at a cost of from.sso,ooo to $12,000 per mile. • = An attempt to, resuscitate the Tae Ping movement has been detected, by Chinese. Over 50,000 persons had or ganized.. —The Mikado of Japan bas begun his attack on the great Rebel stronghold of liakodadi. -- 1 2‘. priest of Tuscany has discovered a process by which the fibre of autian thus can be spun and woven or con '"verted into pulp for the manuftletture of paper. Amianthus is she depoisit fa miliarly known as asbestos: -The . 'Egyp tians were conversant with the art of making cloth from it, with which they wrapped embalmed bodies. Among the relics of Pompeii, preserved in the mu seum at Naples, are' specimens of the cloth woven of a thread of large size ,made of the fibre of'asbestos. It is now spun. in Italy with common distaff. The appearance of the crude sitbStaricb as it comes from the mine, after slight process of , separatiOn, is like that of rotted and bleached hemp, with long shining „ fibres,:easily separated, a single . one-bf which slightly twisted in the fin gers forms a thread 'which it is difficult to hreak. The price at which this mine- Tal hemp is at present offered is about that of rags, so that for economy it has no advantage _for the manufacture of . piper. But' undoubtedly "as' concerns this, much more can be made of it when it comes into other hands. Its chief recommendation for the manufacture of paper is its quality of resisting the ac tion of fire. It follows, that it cannot be eaten by insects or perish by rot. PHILADELPHIA. Bar Samples sent by mall when written for, WESTON &BROTHER . I • Merchant Tailors, 90 0 4RCS I giumEiy, PIOLADELPHIA, Here juA ' received a handsome assortment of SPRING AND'SIIMMER GOODS, or Gentlemen's wear, to , which. they invite the Eaten: Don of their Mende and the public generally. A superior garment at a reasonable Price. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. m 427 -Iy. NEW. BOOKS PRESBYTERIAN PUALICATION COMMITTEE, N 0.1334 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. . , ISSUED SINCE FEBRUARY 16 1868. . NEW YORK BIBLE WOMAN. By ?die. Julia McNair Wright, author of .•• Al. 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' . • Unequalled by any Reed Instrume , to in the world. Alsobe Parmelee's Patent Isolated Violin Frame Piano& a new and bautifnl Inotrutuent. Sole agent, H. M. - MORRISS, n0v26.. 21 North Eleventh Street BARLOW'S INDIGO BLUE is the cheapest and beet article in the Market for blueing IT D Ea NOT CONTAIN ANT MOD. • IT WILL NOT INJURE THE TINEHT , It is put ap at WILTHEROER'S DRUG STORE, No. ;233 NORTH SECOND STREET, :PHILADELPHIA, and for sale by most of tue grocers and druggists.. The genuine.bas both B rlow's and Wiltberger's names on the label; all others are counterfeit. B‘BLow'i Dios '• will oulor more niter than Lim thnimita Acme weight of indigo.' aprls-6m REMOVAL. • . CLARK & BIDDLE,. :JEWELERS AND SILVERSMITHS BAWNO • REMOVED FROM 712 .Chestnut Street, TO THEIR NEW BUILDING, 1124, Chestnut Street, Are now opening a large and new assortment of Diamiend and other tine Jewelry, American and Swiss Matches, English Sterilag Silver Mare, Gorham - Electo•plated Ware, Mantel Clocks, &c., &c. `SMITH DREERO • S. E. CORNER ?REIT I .ARCH siIzErs,..PHILA , Hare now on hand acomplete assortment of WATCHES' JEWELRY , . Silverware, Which they are selling at ' GREATLY FIECUCED PRICES. lease call and examine our Brack. mayl3-ly V.LUTZ • . . F . u tur e, , . 121 South. Eleventh Street, PHILA:DEMPITIA.: -• A large moortment of • FIRST-CLASS FURNITURE apr29-3m At meditate prices ESTEY'S COTTAGE ORGANS WITH THE JIIBILANi'E, Have the finest tone, more power, and it takes less money to buy.them thanntly other instrument in the market. Great inducements offered to Sunday Schools and churches. A liberal discount made to Clergymen. PIPE ORGANS of the best' makers furnished on the moat reasonable terms. R. H. BRUCE, ' No. 18 North Seventh 'et., Philadelphia. • Sir Send for a Circular and Price List. . mar2.s-I.y • GAS FIXTURES AND CHANDELIERS - • Phurohis, Stores- and Dwellings, Wholesale 60 Retitit. EW STYLE, never 'before offered in thie market. AT Also, IRON BRO.SZROAS-lIXTURRS,neet, cheap and durable. Every variety of KEROSNNE LAMPS and PiTTINGS ; with the beet arrangiiieents for filling and - GER*AN STUDENT LAMPS, - r DWELLYNOS," FACTORIES; MOTELS, and ' - - STORES supplied with the hest refined OILS by' the barrel or gallon couimita - ;TONES &"00., Junel-7y„ 702 ARCH SP., Philadelphia. ego. , Woops & co's `Parlor :and 'Vestry :'Organs. hi.8..0,W00D5;,--Pot : .twelve years foreman in the largest Organ 'Factor* of the country, (during which time he obtained no less than six patents for im provernent,) having associated with, himself a Partner possessing ample'means, now offers to the' Public! and the Tiide, Omani of every style, containing alt tkie,ox cellencies in Organs ikitherto.ranklng first. in,point of merit, tOgetberWith viditable mid; inirforient: improve. inelitivof his own invention , of recent date. , • . Warerooms, 423 Brooine St, New York.‘ Jiuml7-17. WYERS' SCIENTIFIC & CLASSICAL INSTITUTE YOUNG MEN AND BOYS West Chester Pe. TAB schola.tic year of 40 weeks commences nn WEDNESDAY. September 1, 1869, a d closes June 28,1870. Pupils thoroughly prepared for loges, Scientific Departmeuts, West Point, and other higher institutions of learning, as well as for the sari. one business pursuits of life. Peculiar facilities f ee acquiring a theoretical and practical knoletedr, o f th , German, Bpanish and French /4019W 1 1/e4. Casa ogees at the office of this paper, or by uddrossing . WILLIAM F. WYERS, A. BE. Principal and Proprietor. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Hon. Joseph Allison I.L.D , Hon. William Butler, Ret. Herrick Johnson, .10. D.. Rev. Wm. Z. Moore, dain. nel C. Perkins, Esq., P. Frazer Smith, Esq., Alexander whrndin, Esq., J. Smith Farley, Esq., John Wanama. ker. Esq., John J. Pinkerton, Esq., William F. Wyers. jalyB . ELMIRA FEMALE COLLEGE CAki OF SELZ SYNOD OF GENEVA This,lis a Christian Home, and a fully chartered and 'organized College, where young ladies may pursue a most thorough and extensive course of study in COLLEGIATE, ECLECTIC or ACADEMIC Departmenst. TMUKS : Whole expense of Tuition including Classics and Modern Languages, with board, furnished room, light, and fuel, $l5O per halt yearly epsilon. Address REV. A. W. OOWLES, D.D., President. J. & ,F. CADMUS, 736 Market St., S. Corner of Eighth PHILADELPHIA, itAxerrAoTtrarais AA; Dilvints IN 'BOOTS & SHOES mulls ; garriet tags and valises. Ladies! Saes,' Bags„ Pocket Books in, great variety. WATERS' New Scale PIANOS! With Iron Prame,Overstrung :13U ss and' Agraire Bridge. =ODEON% PARLOR, CHURCH • ANDC&BINET ORGANS, The best manufactured., Warranted for 6 Years. 100 Piano; Melodeons and Organs of six first-claas makers, atlow prices for Cask or one-quarter cash and the balance in Monthly Installments. Second-hand in struments at great bargains. Illustrated Catalogues mailed. (Mr. Waters is the Author orSix Sunday School Music Books; "Heavenly Echoes," and " New S. S. Bell," just issued. Warerooms, No. 481 Broadway, N.Y. HORACE WAXERS. TESTIMONIALS. The Waters Pianos are' known as among the very, best.—[New York Evangelist. We can speak of the merits, of the Waters Pianos from personal knowledge as being of the .very best quality.—[ Christian Intelligeneer. The Waters ,Pianos are built , of the best and moat thoroughly seasoned material.—[Adsocate :and Journal. • Waters' Pianos and Melodeons challenge com parison with the, finest made anywhere in the country.—[Honie. Journal. Our friends will find at Mr. Waters' store the very best assortment of Organs and Pianos to be foundin the United States.—[Grakam's Magazine. MusteAn Doinos.—Since . Mr. Herein Waters gave up publishing sheet music he has devoted his whole capital and attention to the manufac ture and sale of Pianos and Melodeons. He has just issued a catalogue of his new instruments, giving a new scale of prices, which 'shows a marked reduction from 'former rates, and his Pianos have recently , been awarded the First Premium at several Fairs. Many people of the present day, who: are attracted, if- not. confused, with the flaming advertisements of rival piano houses, probably overlook a modest manufacturer like Mr. Waters; "butwe happen to know that his instruments earned him a good reputation long before Expositions: nd, the " honors" connected therewith were ever thought of; indeed, we have one of Mr. Waters' piano-fortes now in oar resi dence (*here it has stood for years,) of which any manufacturer in the world might well be proud: We have always been delighted with it as a sweet-toned and powerful instrument, and there 'is no doubt of' its durability ;"more than this, some 'of the best amateur players in the city, as,several celebrated pianists, have perform ed on the said piano, and all pronounced it tisu perior andfirst-e/Uss instrument. Stronger indorse mont we could not giye.,—(Honie Journal. COLTON DENTAL. ASSOCIATION, Originators of, and only head=quarters' for the use of PURE NITROVS 0.87 DR GAS for painless extraction 'of teeth. This is their special* Office N. N. Coiner of Bth and 'WALNUT, Ste., PMLiDELPRIA., PA: " may TI. drik SEASONABLE DR* GOODS. EYRE & LANDELL FOURTH AND ARCH. • KEEP THE HEAVIEST , • .MESIi :BLACK IRON - BAREGE THERE IS IMPORTED. 8-4 DIAMOND MESH HERNANI, 3-4•Aiin 4-4 FINE MESH DO. REAL SILK GRENADINE. RICH FIGURED GRENADINES. MAGNIFICENT STRIPES DO. STRIPE POPLINS POE JUPES. SILK CHEER POPLINS FOR DO. TINTED MOHAIRS FOR SUITS. JAPANESE MIXTURES FOR DO. GRANITE MIXTURES FUR SUITS. GREEN BLUE, AND MuD.E Pt/PLINK SPRING SHAWLS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. LAMA. LACE POINTS. LACE JACKETS AND OLGAS. ?.WO YARDS SUMMER MOURNING. SIZES AT' SI PER YARD. Organ Building. Personal attention giTen to repairing cleaning, end turning: , Having 'served 110V011 years apprentice and had thirty years of experience wit'. the beet builders in the &angry, I can guarantee entire eatbsfactios to all who eye me their patronage.. • REEPBEN NICEIOLLS, je3-3= No. 43 Laurel St., P. 1024
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