5 THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH.. PHILADELPHIA, Tt) ESI) AY, FEBRUARY 5, 1867. Safe aid Profitable Investment. The srold and silver mining Industry of the United States is assuming vast proportions, official statistics showing a production for 1866 of $106,000,000. It is also probable that a large amount of the "precious dust" bas not been included in the amount oflclally stated, but being taken out by private parties has been brought in and disposed of in various ways, of Which no official account has been made. It must be accepted as an established fact that mining lor the precious metals is the largest business in this country at the present time; and as it now is only in its infancy, and as our mines are numberless and Inexhaustible, it is difficult to comprehend the extent and Talue of what the production will be in a lew years hence, when capital, enterprise, and science, combined, shall have discovered and developed the full extent of our wealth, and devised sure and safe methods of saving all the precious metals. A kind Providence unlocks to us our hidden treasures at (he opportune moment, when a national debt of great mtiguitudo seems to almost paralyze the industries of the country; but if wo will accept the situation, and seize firm bold of that which nature has so kindly offered, our national debt will be light, and pass away unheeded. Legitimate mining ia attended with risks the same as every other business; but no more so. lime, money, and an economical and honest management are required to secure profitable results. Iu the present financial condition of the coun try, capitalists, manufacturers, and merchants judiciously refraiu from converting their cish into commercial commodities, lest the market rates in one. three, or six mouths hence should compel a loss, hence the general stagnation in manufacturing and merchandising. What will bo the effect of putting their capi tal into the production of gold and silver, or mining? The product will always find a mar ket at its full value at sight. It Is the standard of all commercial values. Stagnation of all other business, and panics which depreciate the prices of all other commodities, but simply Increase the relative value of the products of gold and silver mining. In agriculture various elements may conspire to make a season unfruitful; but in mining the only conspiracy to be provided against is that of dishonest men to manage the mining opera tions, the same as in other pursuits. Tons of bullion are tempting, and only men ol unquestioned iniegrity should be entrusted with the working operations of the Company. It behooves the directors of companies to look well to this matter; then all will go right, and the profits will go where they belong. The same rule applies in every business. We believe there are good mining companies organized in Philadelphia, with good mines, and good men as directors, who understand their business, and will so direct the affairs of their companies as to make them eminently success ful. Such companies are worthy of the lull and hearty support and co-operation of our people who have money to invest. When a company, according to the financial plan of the Specie Basis Mining Company, is willing to pledge all its valuable mines and in terests, together with all the improvements to be made with funds furnished, as a guarantee for such funds, the investments in such securi ties are safe, and oughfto be first-class, if there is anything in gold and silver mining, and sta tistics prove pretty conclusively that there i9. CITY INTELLIGENCE. I For Additional Local Item iee Ttdrd Fage, Annual Meeting of the Board of Tbadb Report of thb Executive Committkb Election of Officers. Last evening the an nual meeting of the Board of Trade Assocla - tion was held at their rooms, No. 05 Chesnut ( street, the Vice-President, Mr. Samuel V. Mer rick, being in the cbair, and A. J. Perkins act- ing as Secretary. The Secretary read the I annual report of the Executive Committee, from which we condense the following statements: The Keport alluded, iu the opening, to the efforts which had been made by the Board to secure the location ot the Iron-clad Navy Yard at League Island, near this city, and the strong probability that the Senate, before its adjourn ment on the 4th of March next, would pass the Dill for that purpose, which has already re ceived the sanction of the House of Kepresen tatlves. The report regarded the establishment of the coastwise steamship lines as a fixed fact. The $625,000 which had been pledged to the scheme had been paid in on call, enabling the Com pany to purchase lour steam propellers the Pioneer, of 760 tons, runnlne twice a month between Philadelphia and Wilmington, N.C.; the Tonawanda, of 900 tons, running semi monthly to Savannah, Ga; and the Star of the Union, of 1076 tons, and Juniata, of 1215 tons, forming a semi-monthly line to New Orleans. In addition, a first-class iron vessel is now build ing at Chester, and another, tie Wyoming, ol wood, at Kaipbn's Point. When completed, one of these will be placed on the Savannah and the other on the New Orleans line, enabling both to make weekly trips. With reference to the subject of inland trans portation, the report shows how the present policy of the great lines ol transportation ope ra tea to me pi ejuuice oi tituv auu permanent inm interests, dwellise especiallv uDon netro- leura. Under the influence of an increase in the facilities for storage, however, the export of petroleum from the pore ot i'hiiucleiphia has risen from 12,156202 gallons in 18ti5, to 28.605.321 gallons in 18b6, swelling the total value of the exports from this port trom $12,564,152 in 1865, to xi7.913.901 in 1866. At the same time the imports have kept pare with the exports, in creasing trom $5,645,755 in 18C5, to $14,015,489 in 1866. wut oj me exaction oi men ireignts, nri the denial of proper facilities, the petro leum interests of the State have been repressed from the very first, much of the trade being driven back upon an artificial and unnatural line, making Cleveland and New York the .yoctoiit refining and shipping points, as com pared with Pittsburg and Philadelphia in 1866, f !, rftiln of 715.100 barrels to 692.542 The amount of petroleum exported during ifttttl was as follows: Bbls. Refined. BbU. Crude. Philadelphia.., New York Baltimore Boston 568,119 lU.iZl 005,612 119.4K8 45,263 ' 200 8.444 Total . 1,217,438 244,111 u oniia1. to 1.867.361 barrels of 40 gal- . wu . , i i ii 11 Kill AACl trnllnnu Besides this, a lew thousand barrels have been eVported from Portland and from Cleveland, iv LiiY thr Luke ports. The homecou- eumptkm from the internal revenue returns JFoaTfi7fii2 gallons reuued, or, reduced to crude, equal to 39,410,149 gallons crude oil .in.. 4Via tain ttlA find the consumption o u," fcnmi and abroad, to be 114.104,689 gallons of crude oil. against 63.404 111 the pear fcfniV and more than the ascertained gross fcoduct ot 'thS "ear by 24,695,209. But if we F, . Ttw thfl two amounts as ascertained fo7l866 andl8(i6,we obtain 177,608,690 as the 101 i?.. "7 Tears accounted for. which fjTeack jwi li T 98,751,340 gftUous-W MftQuat singularly near 8!,609,38, that ascertained r 1865, wherr such Urge amounts are concerned. During the six months from January to July, when a lax of $240 per ton was paid on tne production and manufacture of pig iron, 323,134 tons were returned, or at the raU of 640,268 tons for 1866 against 659,870 tons for 1865. Esti mating iron at $48 per ton. which Is below the average value of the article in the Philadelphia and New York markets, the value ot the three great staples of Pennsylvania lor the year 1866 would be as follows: Pig Iron J.1I.020,X(M Petroleum 47.2I0,.t79 Colli 80,000,000 Total .".$158,231,213 The valiiHtion of the name productions for 18C5 was $156,607,358. the increase in tlieia pro duction more than compensating lor the reduc tion in their price. Referring to the product of our coal mines, the report snys it "bas been nncxampled in amount. For the first six months of the year, the amount which paid tax was. by the returns of the Internal Revenue Department, 7.426.6H0 tons, or at the rate of 14,853,374 tons per year. But from other sources we find that this quan tity, though in advance of any previous year, nnist be considerably too small. The totil Anthracite tonnage over the meat carrying lines hss been 12.399,747 tons; the product of the semi-anthracite and other localities. 639.281 tons; giving a total for the eastern coal fields of 12.939,028 tons, against 9,974,336 for 186r, show ing an increase of 2,964,692 tons; besides what is consumed in the immediate vicinity ot tbe niines, which is a matter entirely of estimate, ttie Mining liepistfr supnosing It to be 500,000 tons, and the 'Miners'1 Journal, of Pottsvtlle, 1,000,0(10. Tbe approximate product of the bituminous fields going West cannot yet be ascertained, but it is must undoubtedly swell the total for i860 to more than 10,000,01)0 tons, against 14.002,723 for 1805, and 12,098,412 for 1864, and 12,228,720 for 1800, as given by the census of that year. The currency value of this coal at the markets of first delivery cannot have been less than $ 80,000,000." After the reading ol the report, the Associa tion proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year, with the following result: President John Welsh. Vice-Presidents Samuel V. MerricK, Janies C. Band, Frederick Frnley. Treasurer Richard Wood. Secrelnry T. Morris Perot, Members of Executive Council Joseph C Grubb, Edmund A. Bonder, lieorge L. linzbv. Samuel K. Stokes, George N. Tat hum, Andrew Wheeler, D. O. McCammon, Washington Butcher, John Spnrhnwk, George Morrison Coatea, John Prlco Wetberlll, David Faust. James Dougherty, William C. Kent, Charles Wheeler, Thomas Ashmead, Henry Wlnsor, Charles Spencer, George M. Allen, James T. Young, Matthew llalrd. Death fbom Hydrophobia. This morn ing the people in the vicinity of Locust and Juniper streets were thrown into a wild state ot excitement by a report being circulated that a man had been poisoned. Our reporter re paired to the spot, and elicited the following faci: It appears that a man numed Daniel (ialliger was employed some time since as a hostler at the Green and Coates Railway depot, lie left there, and obtained the snme position at tbe stables of the Chesnut and Walnut streets line. Alter he was installed in the last-named place, he forgot his curry-comb and brush, and went to his former place to get it. On the way a dog followed him. He got the articles he wanted, and returned. When in tbe stable he, asked a friend "If he was a good judge of dogs?" The friend ieplicd, "Let me look at his teeth." Galliuer opened the dog's mouth to make an inspection of the ivories, when the dog shut it rather suddeuly, Gallisrer's hand receiving a slight wound on the left thumb. The blood flowed a little, but nothing was thought of it. About 2 o'clock on Monday morning last, he complained of being sick and very cold. His brother-in-law told him he wa3 not sick, and wanted to give him some water, but he pushed away the vessels handed him. He kept getting worse. About a quarter of 12 he commenced to froth at the mouth, and at 1215 death put an end to his sufferings. Deceased was about forty years of age. A Model Tailoring Establishment can be found at No. 132 S. Fourth street, a long established and well-known emporium of all that is essential to the business of merchant tailors. Messrs. William II. Taylor & Co., suc cessors to Granello & Taylor, keep constantly on hand the finest of cloths for manufacture into gentlemen's wardrobes; vestings, the latest in sTjte, nnest in quality, and most tastetul in appearance, which, with all the various kinds ot fabrics ot the latest manufacture, necessary to the full equipment of a model establishment, are constantly being received. Special attention is given to the cutting department, and the proprietors assure all their patrons that gar ments ordered will be cut in the neatest and most artistic manner. The prices are such as to give complete satisfaction. Directed to Purchase. At a meeting of the Grand Lodge, A. Y. M of Pennsyl vania, held last evening, at the Masonic Temple, Chesnut street, above Seventh, tbe committee on selecting a site for the new temple were in structed to purchase from Messrs. Harrlsou & Wetherill the lot at Broad and Filbert streets, tor the purpose ot erecting thereon a new Masonic Hall. This property has tour fronts on Broad, Filbert, Juniper, and Cuthbert. The price is $153,000, which is considered reason able. Possession is to be given to the Masonic committee on the first of July proximo, wheu the work ot demolition will commence. The new structure will of course be an ornament to the square and the city; and with the four churches near it, will make the region one ot our municipal wonder?. The Thlndkb Storm Last Night. Last evening ushered in light showers of rain that continued at intervals until 11 o'clock;. Before that time the sky would clear oir and the stars would shine after each shower. But about 11 o'clock the entire heavens were overcast, and a heavy fall of rain commenced, accompanied with vivid flashes ot lightning and heavy thun der. The thunder was particularly heavy in a direction south of the city. It appears that from this point south the storm raged with great fury. Through Maryland and Virginia the line of the storm was marked with very visible evidences of its destructive power. In our city tbe only effect is a more cleanly condi tion of our streets and footwalks a thing that we have lonr? wished for. until the storm did what the authorities could or would not do. Carrying Concealed Weapons. Archy Dougall, a colored person aged nineteen years, and residing at No, 706 S. Fifth street, was arrested yesterday aiteruoon lor carrying a dtadlv weapon in the shape of loaded nistol. This he used in a manner to induce fears for the individual safety or the bystanders near a store at Twelfth and L.omoard street. Officer Burr arrested him. and Alderman Morrow held him in $400 bail to appear at Court. It appears that Dougall had been working for another person, and when he demanded his money, the other refusing on the plea of being out of funds, Archy drew lorin me pisroi, intimating thereby I our money "r your me.- A Release. borne time ago a chartre was brought against a person named William Searles, for the larceny of a horse and wagon belonging to a iiverv-stanie keener at Fortieth and Locust streets. Searles was held to answer ror the said charge Dy a merman Allen. Subse quenriy the complainant in tne case went before the Alderman and withdrew the com plaint, be levlng that no larceny was intended The Alderman gave Mr. Searles a release in the case, worded as follows: Clnmnonuxalth vt. Wlllimn flearlet. Thamnnliin.ni Iu this case wlthriruws tha charge usalmt Win,..,. twinving mat no larceny was lukeuueo. King's Granite Ouarby. The exten sive quarries ot grey granite situated at the canal locks, on the opposite side of the Schuyl- iii, at r Hiruiuum, nave recently passed into the hands of Mr. Jerry King. They have lain Idle for many years, but will now be worked to a capacity equal to the demand for the stone for DUUding purposes. Tbe stone is or fine are quality, for drcssiug. and very suitable for the style of architecture adopted for the new public school-houses, wluck is rapidly comlua: into public tftYor, SllDDir.N CnANGE IN THE WEATHER. The change In the weather we predicted in our notice oi affairs on the Delaware, occurred during Sunday night. At 6 o'clock yesterday morning the thermometer ranged, in various situation, from 44 to 48 degrees, with an atmo sphere that reminded us of the month of Aprd The southerly and southeasterly winds at the Capes of the Delaware brought' in a very fn'l tide. The steamer Juniata, with the aid of the City Ice Boat, forced her way through the ice, and reached Arch street wharf at 2 o'clock yes terday, having left the Horse Shoe at an early hour in the morniug. The Ice Boat, alter coaling, immediately pro ceeded down the river, and is now below. There is every prospect of amotion in the ioe below, and if the rain that commenced last night, about sundown, still continues, there are great prospects ol a frehet. more or less heavy In proportion to the increiislng warmth of tbe atmosphere. The winter seems over, and there is a sanguine hope of a general "break Bp." The Juniata this morning wag busily engaged in discharging her cargo. Tbe steamer Tona wanda still lies at the Southern Steamship Company's whnrf (although she cleared yester day at the Custom House), detained by the absence of the Ice Boat still below however, en route upwards, with the Hendrick Hudson and another steamer in tow. It she arrives during tin- day the Tonawanda will go down to morrow. Three other steamers are also In readi neFS to depart. The river this morning was clear fioni about Arch street to the fast ice, the broken frogments moving down on a strong ebb, but they will be choked again at the Horseshoe, and return again with the incoming lide. It will be high-wuicr to-day at 3J o'clock, when long-looked-tor steamers will probably reach their wnTvp. CAtroriT i tiik Act This morning, George Williamson, a young Scotchman, and failor by profession, was ' brought into the Major's presence, and returned to free lodgings, having been caught iu the act of entering a house under the following circumstances: Early this morning Mr. Martin, residing at No. 148 Dana street, heard a rustling on his graoe arbor, anil there found Williamson attempting 'o grt into the second-storv window. Mr. Mar tin getting hold of Williamson's leg. soon landed the latter on terra Hrma with such force as to considerably bruise his face, fie was im mediately arrested, taken before the Mavor, and sent up for a further hearing. Williamson stated that be had iust been paid otf from a vessel lately arrived, and had wasted all his money on a "drunk," and while in this lucbri ated state was unconscious of what he was doing. He offered to give a recommendation from his captain, but such evidence availed nothing under 'he present circumstances. A Temperance Jocknal. The fearful vice of intemperance has become so prevalent in our mhvt of late, that it is time for all orderly and temperate men to unite in a move ment to counteract it. A well-conducted jour nal, devoted exclusively to the advocacy of this relorm, will accomplish much; and we are glud to learn that the American Guardian, bv the steady increase in its circulation, is contribut ing a great deal to the good cause. This jour nal Is a large monthly quarto, of sixteen pages, published at No. 25 N. Sixth street, and edited by the Rev. John Moore, who is well known to our citizens as an earnest advocate of the Tem perance cause. Its contents are both interest ing and profitable. A Family 'Squabble." Henry Gelsel is an ageo German. He resides with his family, on Funis street. He is endowed with an excitablu temperament, which becomes more vicious when influenced by certain liquors. Yesterday he took a litile more than bis ordinary allow nnep. ar.d returning borne found immediate fault with everybody ami everything. This caused a controversy between the aged Teutou and his wife, whim led to blows, and finally to an attemnt on Geisel's part to terminate the existence of his spouse. He was arrested Dy Officer Cave.' and Alderman Clouds held him in $500 bail to answrr t, Omirt. Assault and Battery. The theatre steps are a common place lor the congregating of young men, who content tnemseives oy near- nor tne nanus oi music occasionally iu:ouiiu iuv half-opened doors, because the where wttbai necessary to gain admittance is wanting. They nftpn evtemnorizn fames to arouse themselves, and to keen the blood from chilling on winter evenings. One of these "push and jam" games, lnt niuht. resulted in one Jotin uovie assauir ing another individual on ine sveps oi uie m- nut Street Theatre. Officer William T. Hunter arrested him. and Alderman Jones held hi in to answer in $G0Q ball. Miss Dickinson's Gratitude. Wben Miss Anna Dickinson was sick recently at Rock- ford. Illinois, she emoyert tbe caie ot a Dr, Richings. to whose skilful treatment she ascribed her recovery. The uoctor was agree ably surprised the other day by the receipt, bv express, ot two neaiunuiiy cuasea sona su ver medallion RODiets, oeariug tne ionowing inscription: "TO Uhnrles 11. Kichmgs. M. U, in remembrance of a life well saved; with grate ful regard, fro1" A""i '''"'"JogisilT." BImportast to Souihern Travellers. The long bridge at Washington has been car ried awav m part dv tne Dreaiting-up ot tne ice in the Potomnc, and the travel over the Orange and Alexandna Kaiiroad is in consequence In terruptcd. The Bay Line is al.-o closed, and the only direct and uninterrupted route to tbe South and Southwest Is by the new Annamesic Line, via Delaware Railroad. This route has been open through the whole of our recent severe weather, and travellers win nnd it a most pleasant one. . Exonorated. We learn from one of the officers that the two young boys, Edward Kelly and Patrick Devalsn, who suddeuly dis appeared from their homes last Friday morn ing, consequent upon their being arrested tor a supposed taking ot silver, were acquitted by Alderman Alien at a nearmg tnis morning. No evldeuce was orougut against them, no per sons appeared to sustain the charge, and they were nouoramv ui-m uurtreii. Managers of Delaware Division Canal Company. At the annual meetincr ot the stockholders of the Delaware Division Canal Company, held at their office at noon to dav. the following Board of Manugers were elected to ferve lor the ensuing year: j. w. woolston J. B. Moorhead, J. Gillingham Fell, I. V. Wil cott, W. G. Moorhead, N. Pratt McKean; Secre tary, tjnanes u. i-iO'igstrcin. Horticultural Society. Our Horticul tutal Society Is the only one in the Union which lumii-hes free lectures on Horticulture to al wba come to hear, as well as exhibitions of rare fruits, plants, and flowers in due season This (Tuesday) evening Dr. Stayman, ofLenven worth. Kansas, a well-known contributor to th horticultural journals, will give an essay on the "Philosophy ot Pruning." . Renewal or Lease. The lease of the Arch Street Theatre wus a.-ain awarded to Mrs John Drew for a further term of three years, at a meeting or tne boat o ot stockholders jester day. The Theatre, as managed bv Mrs. John Drew, would be a credit to any city, and tbe decision of the stockholders will meet the entire approval of Philwrelrihia. Assault and Battery. William Spade a German, aged 23 years, living at No. 312 Wood street, went Into a saloon at New Market and Green streets, and demaadud certain drinks decoctions, etc., which were refused. Whereat ha commenced to lay about him with a damai ing) effect. Being immediately arrested, Alder man Toland held him in 8100 ball to answer, Stork Enterhd. A store, ownership unknown, three doors below Green street, on Third, was entered last night, and $200 in money and goods taken therefrom. The burglars managed to slip tbe bolt through, the back door leading into the court, cninimr admittance in Pootblack Ann ksted. "Shine 'em nr. sir?" "Yes." Such was the conversation which look place in the Post Office entrr this morning, between a sentlemMn and one of thoie numerous lads who shiue calfskin to earn thotr daily bread. The lad In question, James Dunn, bad been cautioned again and again that it was gainst regulations to hlnelr hoots tn Hie Post Office; but it would seem be is rather heal strong, nnd pay no attention to what is std to blni. Reserve Wilson permitted him to finish his Work, and thf n rrfnrnt him liavlno roeompd orders to such effect. A Port-Office Ronnrn. A man named Charles Wooster, with several aliases, wa ar rested on Monday, at Snlem. N. .1. for rohhinir the Post Office of that eitv. He is an old offender, and was sentenced in 18C2 to thr-e VearS tor rrmmtlir thn Wilmlmrtftn siftlfa Ma broke jail, and has been entering a Post Office now and then ever s nce. Now that he is in tbe custody of the Jersey authorities ho will not escape, but will receive the full extent of the law. Fall of a Bui ldino. About balf-nast ten o'clock this morning a portion ot the back building of the house No. 62,1 Pine street loll, nnd at one o'clock.the remaining portion came down with a crash. The house is occupied bv a Mrs. Kccgon, and is damaged to the extent of $500. Burglary. Caarles Mitzler was arrested this morning by Detective Webb, upon the charge of entering the house of Daniel Fisher, No. 94 Pine street, last evening, and taking therefrom $000 in money. He will have a hear ing to-doy. Larceny. Emma Holden was arrested this morning upon the charge ot larceny of wearing apparel and some money, from John Maver. Hhe wis held in )00 bail for a further hearing, by Alderman Williams. WmsKY Seized. Deputy Collector Kneass seized two barrels of whisky at the iquor store ot L. Maboney, at Seventeenth and Muntrose streets. They are supposed to have been fraudulently branded. Larceny. John Gordon was arrestel by Officer Kretchmar last night for a petty larceny from a dwelling near sixteenth and Callowbul Greets. Gordon resides at No. 1603 Wood street. He was held in $500 bail to answer. NO BETTER INVESTMENT CAM BE FOTJNO TITAN Clothing at our present greatly kkditc ad PltlCES, which are lower thak they rOSSIBLY can be next Winter. Ualv-way between i Bennett as uo Fifth and Tower H all, Bixth 8ts. (618 Market Street, Gn and Skatino ATCI. On Wednesday afternoon next (the weather permitting), from 3 until 0 o'clock, a grand skating matcti will t nke place at the Central Park (.Dr. .lansen s), Fifteenth nnd Wallace streets, for the benetit of the Northern Home for Friendless Children, and tbe Soldiers' nnd Silors' Orphans' Home rouueetel witli it. The most celebrated gen tlemen skaters in Philadelphia will particlpatu, nnd C'olonrl T. S. West nud Major K. West, eminent sKaters trom Wisconsin, will engage in a trial of skill with the most uccomplistiod skaters of the Philadelphia l.'lub. Dr. Junsun has kindly volunteered the use of the Central l'urk lor the occasion, and the Satterleo H mil (Mr. llermnn, leader) has also volunteered lis services. The occasion is expected to be a bril liant one. Headachk. IjAngcoh. nnd Melancholy ge nerally spring from a disordered stomach, cus tiveneVs, or a torpid liver. Kach may readily be removed by Ur. 1J. Jayne's Sanative Pills, a few doses of which will be found to atlmulate the liver nnd stomach to healthy action, re moving all biliousness, nnd producing regular evacuations or tne uoweis. irepareu ouiy ub No. 242 Chesunt street. Carvkts laid at a moment's notico by Up holsterers qualified by long experience at the business. JNo work pertormed dui in tne mosi thorough and finished manner, at W. Henry Pntten'n, No. 141)8 Chesnut street. Prices for labor reduced one-nair during winter months. Extra Quality Silvek-Plated Ware. B. SScolt. Jr., Will sell at the Gallery, No. 1020 Chesnut street, to-morrow morning, at 11)' o'clock, a full and general assortment of best quality suver-piatea ware, nianuiaeiured ex- firessly for City retail sales, and all from a load us llrst-class Chesnut street house. Persons desirous of obtaining attend the sale. a good article should Who enres for French or Knglish extracts for the handkerchief when I'halon's"Nlght-Hloom-lng Cereus," u perfunio that transcends thorn all, is sold at a prlee that would scarcely pay the duty on these foreign failures? Orange Journal. Intf.rkstingCokrksi'ondence with Prince Alfred. Osborne House, January 22. Gentlemen: Why don't vou advertise in the New York Jleraldi Yours. Alfrkd. To Charles Ktokes & Co., Clothiers, under the Continental. To the Public J. J. Toit'.e, 926 Chesnut street, Importer of Wines, Teas, Crosse & Blackwell's Pickles, Sauces, etc., will shortly open a large stock ot goods. PreviouB to which is offered a choice assortment of genuine Havana Cigars, imported in tbe f tea mors "Hendrick Hudson" and "Stars and Stripes. For itine confections, frui'.a.l and delicacies fro to ti. W. Jenkins, No. 1087 Spring Garden street. Public Noticb E. G. Whitman & Co., No. 818 Chesnat street, are now ready to supply their choice and pore Confco'ions, put up in neat boxes. Also, a larire asortment of Imported Boxes, Sur prises, and KnicK-knauKs, for Trees. A Cure for Rheumatism Worth Skejno. S. Kilpatnck, Ho. 1744 Olive street, cured by Dr. fitter's Koinedy. Ho cure, no pay. Who Makes the Best and Cheapest Clothing? Wanamakbr ft Brown, Oak Hall, Popular Clothiers, Southeast corner Sixth and Market StraeU HURR UP! MAY BK YOU WON'T AGAIN Imve the ctiunce of skaiiug. Tuosa who now intend to enjoy ii will llud au assoriuivut ot tikiuea null fckullug Implements hi , TIIUMAN it SHAW'S. yo. Kio (T.liiht 1 hlrtv-tive) Market St., lieluw Ninth. CARPET SWEEPING MACHINES OF THE in oh l approved kind lor mde iu TKUMAN A SHAW'S, No. (KlghtThlrty-M) Market Si., below Ninth B RANDS, WITH MOVABLE OR PERMA- nenl inner lor marking tools, etc. aho, sien. foTniaikiug boxes or clothing, furulslimi ill ih Hardware Store or TltU.MAN & SHAW, No. KO (Klitht Thlrty-Hve) Market St., bnlow Ninth. WARBUKTON. FASHIONABLE HATTER, No. 430 CHESNUT Hi feet, Next door to Font Office TNDIA RUBBER MACHINE L Bit AM rACKINO. UOSP, KTC. BELTING, Engineers and dealer will find a loll assortment of OOOU Y K AIT 8 V A T BNT VL'LC NIZGli Kl HKEK BiariNO PACKING, UOSK, tie, at the Alanmac turer' Headnuartera. No. m CHKSNCT Street, , , Kouth nlde. W. B We nave a new and chean nt-i. iiinnrv ana rAiw11 n.in, err cn cheap, to whlc.i the attention oi me public la called. I 'M 3m TORDAN'S CELEBRATED TONIC ALE. J 'I hla truly healthful and nutritious beverage, now in nse by thousands Invalid and others haaestab lisbed character for quality oi material and purity oi manuiaettue wujoh stands unrivalled. It ia reoom mended by physicians ot this and other place as a aune riorTOMa, and require but a trial to convince the moat keptichl ol it great merit To be had, wholesale and jetafl. o P- J JORDAN No. m PEATsirSet I A NADULTERATED LIQUORS ONLY BICHAHD PBNIsVaN STORE AND VA0LT- BfO. 430 CU&iMUT HTKnfcr Kearly Opposl! th Post Office jhiuaiielphla! rmtlte MnppUed Order trom th Country promptly attended to- ' v ujij PITCH PINE TIMBER. 120,000 superior South Carolina Pitch Pine Large stlcas on shipboard. IT or sale b v FEET Timber. - .UALllETr 80K, 1)0 Bp l JTtf. 129SyuU t UOMljueet, FOURTH EDITION FRCKI EUROPE THIS P.M. By Atlantic Submarine Telegraph Cables The Postmaster of all the Germa nics Sold out Defeat of the Italian Church Bill-Movements of Steamers Latest Commercial and Financial News, Etc. Germany. I'frlin, February 5. Th Bavarian Prince of Turn niiil Tnxls, Who, with his nncpHtorn, en J ed the unintcrrupti'd monopoly of the postal nenlco of Germany for the p:ist two or three hundred years, ha disponed of his right to the Government of Prussia, for the sum of three million thalers. Italy. London, February 5. Advices from Florence by telegraph atate that the Italian Church bill lias been defeated. Movement of Steamers. llAVBK, February 5. The steamship Vllle de Parm, from New York on the aitli ult., arrived atI!rest tarty this morning. Commercial and Financial Intelligence. Liverpool, February 5 Noon. The Cotton Market opens very dull and lrrouliir. The sales to-day will not exceed 5(11)0 bales. Middling uplands aie quoted at about, HV.d. London, February 6 Noon. Consols have Advanced V, and are quoted at t)0 1 1-1 tl for money. Erie Railroad shares have advanced and are quoted nt. :)'; U. S. Flve-i wontles are un changed, still being quoted at 72 a-10. FROM WASHINCTOW THIS AFTERNOON. SPECIAL DESPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH. Washington, February 6. The Ice-Blockade Railroad Communi cation vt 1th the South Cut Off. Tbe rain of last night caused a fearful freshet In the Potomac, bringing down the Ice with such foroe as to sweep away botli the Long Bridge and the Railroad Bridge, across the Potomac. Aljrailrond and steamboat communication Is now cut off from the .South; but the Frede ricksburg boats will commuuee running us soon as the flouting ico is out of the rlrer. A num ber of small sailing vessels were caught Iu the ice jam, and sunk or seriously damaged. At the Georgetown wharves there Is au Im mense Jam ol ice bucked up, and It Is feared that on the next tide great dainrmo will bo done to property. The flood is over the canal bunks in this city, and the water has ba'-.ked up into the cellars and restaurauts along Pennsylvania avenue. Tha Surratt Indictment. The Government witnesses on the Indictment against Hurratt are Surgoon-General Karnes, Louis J. Weichman, John M. Lloyd. David M. Heed, and L. 8. McMillan: the latter witness Is from the West, and this is his first appearance as a witness lu connection wim tne assassina tion. The New Branch Mint. The lot, three hundred feet square, on the corner ol Fifth and Mission streets. Han Fran Cisco, which was selected as the site for the new ISiaticll Mini insi nentemocr, uy uenerai j. i Miller and John Jay Knox, and approved by the California delegation, was yesterday pur chased and paid for by the Secretary of the Treasury. The rjrlce raid for It wns 8100.000 In gold coin. Its extreme length is 'JO feet and lis breadth 1116 feet. The cost of Its construction will be $600,0i;0. The work will be commenced as soon as the California Legislature cedes Jurisdiction Generals Grant and Sheridan in Con. gress. Generals Grant and Sheridan visited both Houses of Congress to-day. In the House of Representatives General Hheridan was most enthusiastically cheered by the members, uud Dy tne populace in uie gauc rics. Philip Sheridan Makes a Speech. General Sheridan was invited by Speaker Colfax to take the chair, which the hero was virtually dragged into, when he said : "Gentlemen : I am very much obliged to you for this llatterlng and very unexpected recep tion. I thank you sincerely for it, and wish you all happiness!" He then left the chair, accompanied by Speaker Colfax, General cirant, and Goneral Schenck, and was introduced by them to the individual members of the House. janother account. There 'was quite an exciting scene in the House to-day, on the occasion of the visit of General Grant and General .Sheridan. On motion of Mr. Schenck, the House took a recess to enable members to pay their respects to General Sheridan, ami the General was in troduced to the members by the Speaker. The members crowded around the Hero of Winchester, and quite a scone of handshaking followed. Afterwards General Sheridan was kept busy for some time writing autographs for those crowding forward to obtain them. An Important Bill. The Senate Finance Committee to-day adopted the bill prepared by Jay Cooke and other leading bankers, with the endorsement of Secretary McCulloch, for funding the compound Interest notes. The bill appeared in tele graphic correspondence of Tut: Evkninq Tklk UKAFli last week. Letter from the Secretary of State. As much comment has been occasioned by two Important bills becoming laws without the signature of the President, the following com munication from the Secretary of State, which has been laid before the House, may prove of interest iu that connection: Dbiartiient of Ktatk, Wahhinoton. February 1, 1867. felr I have had the honor lo receive an authenti cated copy of a preamble and resolution passed by the House of Keuresentutlves on yesterday, In which I am directed to inform tbe House whether certain laws, lo wit: One, "A bill to repeal section 13 of un ant to sup press Insurrection and to punish treason and rebellion, lo seize and confiscate the property ol lU'buls, and for other purposes, approved July 17, 18t2," and auoiuor, a bill "to regulate the elective franchise In tbe Terri tories of the United IStates," which bills are reported :y the Committee on Enrolled Bills to have been prsenled by the President of the United Htatei res pectively on tbe the nth and 12th ultimo, have been ulnced iu my (this) Department. In reply 1 have respecirullv to state that the two laws relerred to in the resolutions were this day liled in this Department, together with an accompanying note from Colonel William U. Moor, which note la as follow: ... . xki'Utivb Mansion, Washington, January 81, lHi7, hlr: I am directed by Hie .President to trans mit to yon an act lo repeal section 13 of it u "Act to sup press Insurrection, lo 1'unlsh Treason and Rebellion, o Seize and Confiscate the Property of KeOels, and ror other purposes." approved July 17. Mi. and an "Act to Keiiulate tbe Elective Franchise in the Terri uiries ot the United Slates." These bills were pre denied to the President for bl-i aoproval, and have not been returned by blni to the House hi which they i minuted, within the time prescribed by the Consti tution of tbe United states. Having therelore become laws, they are transmitted o vou for such further proceeding as the laws of the Uiilied Slates require. I nave the houor to be, respectfully, your obedient ervant, W- MOOKK, U. 8. Army. I'ci Hon Wu. H. Bbwabd, Secretary of Stale. I have the houor to be, lr, your obedient servant, (Siened) VM. H. SKWAIll), To lion. KchcVikk Colfax, Speaker of the House of lleureseututlves. - Steamer on Shore on If rig-antine Deach. (CFBCIAL DBSPATCH TO TBK EVENING TELEGRAPH. Atlantic City, N. J., February 5. There Is a laiae steam' ""ho oir Uritfuutlue Shoals. I Imve uol been able to leant the name of the steamer, any particulars. Tire at Marblehead, Mass. Boston. February 6.-Th Baptist church, Oddfellows' Hall, John Brown' house and barn, and J. Harris' extensiveshoe factory, la Marble head, were burned last night. The loss on Mr. Harris' factory is about 8120,000; insured for Jt,0CU. Large Steamer Wracked. Atlantic City, February 6. The large steamer ashore on lirlKanllne Beaoh looks to be lu a bad condition. Boats have gone to her, but no word oau be got from her before tonight. rROCKKPlKCS OF CONGRESS Btnata. WAsH-infi-m. Kehruarv 6.-l'etlttnn for the rfi cressed pay of army olllcers, euual civil and polllloaa riKhi In North Carolina, liicrosae of tarlir, etc. were presented and relerred Mr. ilorrlll (Me.)oirered a resolution calling npoa tlieh-ecielaryot War to Inform the Senate II IJinnTM Sherman lias Issued any orders for the pnitectloi of trains cioasinir the plains, and. If o, what waa their limine. Adopted. , . . . . Mr. Sumoer ottered s resolution, which was adopted, li'SiruclliiK Ike Committee on Nttviil All'ulrs to imiiiirv lino Hie mnn.ii;enient of the Navy Yard al Charleston, and especially whether any ship lias been sent lo sea recently ltli rotten limbers, cudaiiKcrluff her safety. Adopted. Mr. kirk wood flown) ottered a resolution instruct ing Hie Miliiary loinmluee tolmtuirewunt leqtslali n is npccarv lor the relief of di.oiiari;eil sjldiers who) have lost their papers, etc., and lo report oy oiu or otherwise. Adopted, Mr. Trumbull (III.) called up the bill providing; tht the act ol congress for too payment of war claims Hlmil not he construed to imivule lor the payment of anch cliitms In Ihe Hebel stales, an exception being made for t he loynl citizens of leiiiuwsee. Mr. Johnson inouuni tne except ion ounv n.-ex tended so ns to Include the loval people ol Louisiana wlioee property as laken for the use of the army. The amendment was ared upon. Including West Virginia In the exception. , , Mr. Johnson (Md.) moved lo except an tun mute and districts which. In December, l'i-. were under thecontrol of the United Slates miliiary authorities, and remained so diirlnu the war. Mr. Tiumbuil (111.) opposed tins amendment a cal culated to open the Treasury to a clans of claims wnich it would not u wise toaujuuu-aieai. me present time. M r. Snulshury (Del. l said the mil was a violation oi evei v promise made by the t euerai uoverumeni ia the Union people of the south. Mr. Wilson (Mans.) said he had prepared a measure which he Intended to Introduce for tbe establishment ol a commission in each of the Hehel stales, to Invea tlRHle the claims of Hint State. The pendlnK measiiro ws only to prevent the payment of money out of the Treasury limn tne claims were suteu, inc Deserving from the undeserving. The amendment wu disagreed to, and the bill was passed, and goes to the 1 1 ouse lor concurrence. House of Representatives. Mr. Window (Minn.), from the Committee on Indian A flairs, made a report on the In veslltiation Into the recent lettliiKS of contracts for Indian goods, which, with the minority report on lha same aubjocl, was ordered to be printed, ji r. vt imon (lowai asuea leave to oiutr a resolution inslrnrtlng Ihe Committee on Ways and Means to report the Turin 1,111, as amended by the Senate, so aa to exhibit the rates Imposed on the several article under me tariffs In force ou tne 1st of April, ISrtl, anil on me isi ol January, IS), with those proposed Dy the lionse iiin, 7is. as uaieiKiea ny me Senate. Mr .lenckes (It. I.) objected. Mr. Schenck (Ohio) rose, and Interrupted the rtro- ceeduiKS by antinuucinir the presence of Phil. Sheridaa in the ilou-e, whom every man wrote dowu as a sol- , dier, and moving a recess ol five minutes that the Ceneral might be presented to the Housa. '1 he motion was unanimously agreed to, and tha Speaker, leaving the chair, proceeded to that portioa ui ine House wuere uenerai anerman was aiauuing ia company with (leuerul Cram, escorted them to the Speaker's chair amid tbe plaudits from members, ana presented Uenerai sherlduu formally to th lious la these lenim: (ieullemen of tha House of Representatives: It afloros me peculiar pleasure by your order this day to Introduce to you Uenerai Philip Sheridan, of the Army ot the tinned Stales. While this country will remember in the heart ot hearts of all its loyal people the achievements on fields of danger and Ot death ot its glorious deieiiders, they never can lorgot one who was brave among the bravest, true amona; the truest, mid the recollection of whose deeds will Mirvlve ns long ns history exists. 1 present to you Ceneial l'hlllp sherlduu." Applause ou the floor and in the galleries. The .-peaker then presented to Uenerai Sheridaa each ot the members Individually, and when this ideasiint lit le scene was ended, the business of the louse was resumed. Mr. Mclndoe tWis.), from the Committee on Revo lutionary pensions, reporied tbo joint resolutioa giving to Samuel Dowmug, the last surviving soldier ot the Revolutionary war, an additional pension of l.iOtiayear Irom September :t, lstis. Ou motion ot Mr. Ancona (Pa.), the Joint resolutioa was amended so as tu read, "one of the last surviving soldiers of the Revolutionary war," and as so amended was passed. M i. Stevens (Pa.), from tbe Committee an Appro priations, reporied the Army Appropriation bill, which wa made the special order lor next Saturday. The Speaker appointed Mr. Campbell (Tenn.) to tilt the vacancy on i he Post Ulllce Committee, caused by the death of Mr. Johnson (Pa.) On motion the fsergeani-at-Arm was directed to pay to Ihe widow of the Hon. Philip Johnson, lata member from Pennsylvania, the balance of compen sation that would have been due to him to the 4iit of March, lhii7. PKNKSY I.VAN1A LEG1SLATU11K. Senate. HAKRismrita, February 5. The following petitions were presented: Messrs. Council, White. Shoemaker, Worliilngton, Cowles, and others, presented patulous lu favor of allowing colored persons to ride in tha public conveyances. Au act to punish by One any Railroad Company that excludes colored persons from its cars, was con sidered. Air. Wallace moved to amend by changing the sec tion so as to nlOW colored Dersuu to occupy seat at the ends of cars. Mr. W hite (Rep.) favored the bill, but held that it was illegal to indict a corporal Ion lor misdemeanor; ome amendment seemed lo be needed. Mr. Wallace held that the duty ot the corporation was done when it furnished comfortable seals, and held further that the colored persons liadjuo rk'ht to intrude themselves upon the seats devoted to while persons. The amendment of Mr. Wallace was lost by 14 ayes to 10 nays. A running discussion took place as to the wording; of the section, whether the language made the cor poration liable or merely Its agents. There appeared to he a technical ditliculty in convicting a .corporative body of misdemeanor. The matter was finally adjusted by a proposition af Senator Cowles, to make the compauy which shall permit persons to be excluded, liable to an action of debt lo uersons agrleved, in the sum or live hundred dollars, and this proposition was agreed lo by 17 ayea to 14 nays. Mr. Seabrlght (I)em.) offered an amendment re leasing the penally In case any cotnpauv shall set apart separate cars for colored persons, or separate seal at the end of a car. Lost, by a party vote of IS Republicans lo 13 Democrat. Mr. Wallace (lioin.) offered tha following: Pro vided that nothing herein contained shall ba con strued to compel tbe admission ot negroes into berths lu sleeping cars, or to punish any one for the exolu fiou of persons of color from cars set apart lor the use of ladles. Lost 17 ayes to lrt nay. Mr. .Brown, of Mercer (Rep.), offered an amend ment that nothing in this act should be so construed as to prevent the steam railroad companies from set ting apart particular cars lor particular classes of passengers. The House act authorizing the people to vote upon the question of Sunday travel, introduced by Mr. Kerns in the House, and slmllai to the bill read lu the Benute by Mr. Rldgway, bus been reporied fa vorablr by the Railroad Committee of the House. Mr. Davis read au act to couslruel a bridge over the Schuylkill at Callowhlll street. Tbe following to be the Commissioners: Th Mayor, the Presidents of Councils, Messrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., Ell K. Price Kdmuud Smith, Wllllum C. Patterson. 55. (-.Howell John Sellers; Jr., E. Spencer Millur, Hugh Mcllvaliie William 11. Thomas, David Paul. Edward LewlH Charles A, Miller, aud the Chief Engineer, and Sur veyors. ; The Hoard shall advertise for proposals and make contracts. The money to bo raised by a city loan tor five hundred thousand dollars at six percent., payable in thirty years. The Receiver of Taxes to add a suf ficient tax to ttie amount already sustained by citizens to pay the bond at maturity, An act regulating pawnbrokers has been read by Mr. stiber, allowing them to charge but one per cent. In addition to legal inttrest. Latest Markets by Telegraph. New York. February 5. Cotton quiet at 32) viaS.lc. for Middlings. Flouradvaticed itl.g)'J0o.; 1KHJ0 bbls. sold. State at S9-20a12; UliloatKli, n-40; Western at J!)'20(q;12 o0; and Southern at Sll'2o(il6-50. Wheat quiet, but advanced 2u3o. Corn advanced le.; 21,000 bushels mixed Western sold at $112. Oats firm; 17,000 bushels sold. Western at 01S:6c., and State at 6!)70o. Other Grains Ilrm. Provisions quiet Whlslty dull. Fhilada. Stock Exchange Sales, Feb. 5 Reported by De Haven A Bro., JN'o. 4o S. Third street BETWEEN BOARDS. sirwi fMtvfta. Naw...ls..loo SO su Cam x Am H....181 V AdU b-2U '6i.cp....sm..l07U flm MorAE7s.sl0ti..hj W 100 Bh Read botiwn. M 400 do ls..bso. 83 K0 do b;w. 6) 4o0 do ei- ' ico do - 2 i 3sh Mech Hk 83'a 11 ah Norrlsl'n R.... HI. '.'Uah Leu V...s5wd..1 tM 12 do.. .scrip.... 17 5W sh N W P...b3ii..l 6S'i 16 sh PeDnaR...fwu 277 do .ls. MS so sh nirard Ilians.... 62 lsmiab. Phil A Krle.aao. tl 400 do saown. 31 200 sh Sen N tlk 23 SECOND BOARD. t:M -2os 'i 65.Jy.cp 104 I 10 sh Reading R sjt faoo city 's New li lou uo us, 6z,'i ioshNorrisl'n K IHO sh fliila A E..U80.. 3l I) sh Leh;V scr 17 lllll do hull 840 sh Ocean Oil t? DIED. CHABE.-Suddenly, on th evening of the 4th ln taul. MARIA C. CUASK, wife of l'hlllp jj. Chas. Due nolloe will be giveu or th funeral. U RAH AM. On the 4th Instant, MARY ELIZA BETH, wile of WUiiani O. tirahasa, and daughter of Ihe late Captain Aiel Howard. The relative and trleuds of tha family are Invited to attend her tuueral. from th residence or her son-in-law, B. Grant smith, No. S7 s. N ineteenth street, ou Thursday afternoon at t o clock. (Doylealowa paper please copy.) . . . . . nM .Va k. Anln t Ih. tA I . . ra , ,. t wuiutii.011 mr iuvi iii.ib v. .uV M luvuni, xian I,. l r-hMtnn M ..-.-a.. ... JAll A r ii. . i ,V"! 11. u, will daughter of the late Isaac Tyson, Jr.. of Baltimore. The friends ot the family are Invited to attend tha funeral, at 10 o'clock A.M. ou Tuesday, ih Mb In stant, from IKo. im spruce (trout. To proceed to taumlUlU. IV t
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