AMUSEMENTS.
Tnw Walnut. The desire to wltnwm Shake.
P1r,?,,?reat fa,ry "Peolaole. A Midsummer
Night i Jfream, does not abate a Jot. Kalnor
Btilue, the house Is crowded. The general ver
o.ct is that no pluy has ever been produced in
inis city before with such mnitnlfioent scenery,
machinery, and wonderful eilecls,
Thh Chksnut Street Tiiitatiik has boea
thoroughly aleansnd, and will reopened on
Monday evening, Hepiembar 9. with an excel
lent stock company. Heveral prominent "Stars"
Will appear during the season.
The Arch Street Theatre opens on Batur
dy evening, September 7, with a very good
stock company. Mrs. John Drew will appear
In a round of her favorite roles.
The New American Theatre Is being
rapidly rebuilt, and Mr. Fox announces that It
will reopen on baturday evening, Heptember
14, with a large variety troupe. Mr. James Pil
grim, the veteran, is retained as the Stage
Manager.
"Thh Black Crook" Is to be produced In
rand style at our Acdeinyof Muslo on Mon
ey evening, September 9, by Mr. John h.
McPonouKh. The innnner is now hard at
work in preparing his scenery and machinery.
The ballet will be large and distinguished, and
will be uuder the direction of a noted maitre
tie ballet.
Thh Family Resort. By a card elsewhere,
It will be seen that Messrs. Carncrosa A Dlxey
open for the season, at their Opera House, in
Eleventh street, above Chesnut, next Monday
bight.
The Lincoln Memorial Tableaux are
s.ill on exhibition at Concert Hall, and last
evening were visited by a large audience.
These tableaux are finely prepared, and are
quite interesting.
Blind Tom will appear in a series of concerts,
commencing next Monday week, at Concert
Hall. '
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
roa additional local items bee inside pases.
An Ordinance to bb Rigidly Enforced.
It will be remembered that alter the frightful
catastrophe on Hansom street, where so mauy
of our citizens lout tbelr lives, Councils were
awakened to the necessity of passing some
stringent ordinance for the purpose of controll
ing the exhumation. If need do, of dead or
maimed persons beneath the debris of any
building destroyed by accidental causes. The
ordinance now has been printed on large cards,
each Station House furnished with one, and
the officers directed to carry out, to their fullest
ability, the letter and the spirit of that munlcl
pal enactment.
The first section of the ordinance provides
that whenever any building or buildings shall
be destroyed, either In whole or purt.byaocl
dental causes, the Mayor or the city shall have
absolute control of the ruins or debris of such
buildings, so far as may be necessary to the ex
trication or exhumation of any persons, or the
remains of any person, bulled or supposed to
be buried In such ruins or debris, aud he is
hereby authorized and empowered to employ
whatever legitimate means may, in his Judg
ment, be neoessary for such purpose. Messrs.
Samuel O. Kuggles, Chief of Police, and Alex
ander Blaokburn, Fire Marshal, are empowered
to proceed to the scene of such accidents as may
occur, with a sufficient police oorps to surround
the place and keep out the crowds. Each Sta
tion is tosupply Itself with ropes, picks, shovels,
axes, etc.
Brevities. The First District Station Bonse
(Lieutenant Larzalere's) was without an occu
pant last night a wonder. The inevitable re
sult of gradual progrexbion the Camdenltes of
Democratic proolivltles intend establishing a
daily newspaper In tnat city. It is a subject
of wonder to all visitors to the Quaker City,
that 1U inhabitants tolerate the abominable
nuisance of allowing all manner of domestlo
animals pasturage in its streets, and unlimited
sway over its sidewalks A word to our tax
paying citizens the discount now allowed for
the payment of taxes lor 1807 will cease on and
after the 1st of September, at which lime one
per cent, will be added to all unpaid bills. A
comparative statement of the amount of rain
which fell since the inception of tne late deluge
with that which fell last year for the same time,
may not be uninteresting. The amount of rain
Which fell from August 1 to August 22, 1808, at
noon. Inclusive, whs 2 181-1U00 inohes; the
amount of rain which fell from August 1 to Au
gust 22, 1867, at noon, inclusive, was 15 inches
a Blight difference. In the late base-ball
contests, the aggregate number of runaway
Athletics, 64: their antagonists, 45. The
fraudulent whisky transactions which at one
time periodically startled our community, have
become now of such dally occurrence that they
are passed by without comment. The State
House steeple is one of the great res rts for all
visitors to Philadelphia. The muddv aud still
turbulent Schuylkill pours over the Fairinount
dam to the depth of three and a half feet, but is
gradually lowering.
Acknowledgments. Mr. A. Winch, No. 505
Cbesnnt street, has forwarded to us another
batch of English illustrated newspapers and
magazines. Mr. Winch is rapidly getting a
monopoly of the foreign periodical business in
thin nitv. which is increasing every day.
Captain J. Teal, of the steamer Wyoming,
has favored us with files of late Savannau
TiAnera.
Mr. Q. W. Pitcher, No. 808 Chesnnt street, has
Bent us all of tne Bepiemoer magazines
Harper, Oodcy, Leslie, Deinorest, Peterson, Ladies'1
JtYinnd. etc.
Kromer, No. 403 Chesnut street, sends us the
new Loudon magazine Tlnsley's, English
woman's, and Belgravia.
Hecretarv MoCulloch. Hon. 8. J. Randall,
Senators Cattail, Sherman, and Cameron, Have
our thanks for valuable publio documents.
Miss Fanny P. Seaverns, of Boston, has sent
us a specimen copy of her monthly, called " The
Nursery, for youngest reader's," whlob we think
is the best magazine for little children in this
county. The illustrations by Oscar Pretest, the
pore of Germany, are superb.
From tbe nublishers we have reoeived Our
Young Folks and the Riverside Magazine for
Young People, both worthy of the largest
patronage.
Promoted. During the past three years
Brevet Major Henry W. Janes, Assistant
Quartermaster-General U. 8. A., has been on
duty at the Schuylkill Arsenal, as executive
and Inspecting officer. In return for tbe faith
ful and energetlo discbarge of the arduous
duties f this position, Major Janes has Just
been brevetted a Lieutenant-Colonel, and
nrrierod to Fortress Monroe, as Quarter mas ter-
rjpnera.1 of that department. Colonel Janes
will be succeeded at the Arsenal by a native
Pbiladelphlan, Brevet Colonel Francis J. Crllly,
U.S. A, a gentleman of long experience and
nnquestionea apinty.
The Seaside. Mr. D. H. Mundy, the Agent
nf th Camden and Atlantic Kaliroad. an
nounces in a card elsewhere that five trains
will be run dally, and one on Sunday, during
the rest of tbe season. Passengers are carried
through to Atlantic City in two hours over this
road, which is a very smooth and pleasant one.
Excursion tickets are Issued for the round trip
on the same day for the very low price of three
dollars. Tickets can be purchased at the Con
tinental Hotel, or at Mo. zo cnesnut street.
Assault with a Brickbat. Owen Letler
cot Into a quarrel with a fellow-workman at
No. 3S8 Serjeant street, on the MHh Instant, and,
becoming furious, lie snatched a brick and
struck his opponent on (he head with a force
that felled him to the ground. Upon the certi
ficate of a doctor, stating that the wonnded man
was In a dangerous condition, Alderman Senlx
committed Letler to prison to await the result
of the man s injuries.
V? . w et 17 u Yv lll.vvi KAama erinatuVilo ef fio
Twenty-fifth Ward, had business with one
transacting It he was assaulted by MoCabe,
knocked down, and had his left ear almost
bitten off by the bloodthirsty Celt. Hugh Bell
wore arrested, and Alderman Gibson committed
both, Mcuaoe in uomuit ui iuuv, uw .ot u
fault oi sow p"
Receiving Stolbn Goods. It will be remem
bered that night before last a robbery took place
in Athensvilfe. Montgomery county, of fabrics
iu "'. . ' in immmt of about S2U0.
?erday Mrlha Bav.-lfving at No 1416 Vine
" ..nr f,.r nn v nv thftan stolen
Street, was -r" ? Alrfrmn
tfrrbfwl A. HDO Wmm uwuiuvvm j - "7
jMarsb. The three thieves who committed the
deDredatlon nave wbm
Arrest of A Pickpocket. John Riley, an
ARB""1 u . , QO fun in to mi.
to1.!?! lSh war of the Fifth Dlstriot.
?oT plcRfng" oSer ' persons- poclt.U. lie was
THE DAILY EVENING A PTT PHIL
Death op Ma. John Birelt, toe Oldest
Shipbuilder in the United States. At 4
o'clock this morning Mr. John Blrely, the vete
ran shipbuilder of this oily, died a peaceful ami
happy death, In tbe seventy-fifth year of his
age, at his late resldenoe, No. 813 Klohmond
street. At 9 o'olock last evening he retired to
rest, In his usual health, but remarking that he
felt rather more weary than usual. During the
night, Mrs. Blrely heard him moaning, as if in
bodily pain. She raised him up on the pillow, and
the members of tbe family were summoned to
his bedside Just In time to see him breathe his
last in perfect peace. Mr. Jaoob W. Neafle and
other friends bad passed the previous evening
with the deceased, the principal topic of con ver.
satlon being the best method of combining
speed with solidity in the construction of ves
sels. In 1814 be was appointed by President Madi
son a lieutenant in t he regular army. He was
made a captain subsequently, and Governor
Shultz afterwards conferred upon him the rank
ofmnjor. The profession of sblp-bulldlng was
one la which he especially delighted, and most
of the splendid packet ships whose sails
Whitened the waters of our ports when Phila
delphia rejoiced in tbe India trade, were the
woikof his architectural skill. He also built
all tbe ships and lltchters of Captain Loper, em
ployed In the Mexican war.and also constructed
what at that time were the fleetest yachts In
the entire world.
Mr. Blrely's charities were bounded only by
bis means, and his memory will be held dear by
many who were bis beneflolares. The deceased
leaves two sons and three daughters. One of
the former Is in tbe United States revenue ser
vice; the other succeeds him as a shipbuilder,
One i i bis daughters Is the wife of Conrad
Clothier, Esq., of the firm of Fitler, Weaver A
Co.; another is the widow of the late lamented
Captain G. W. Watson; and the third is Mrs.
l)ally, daughter-in-law of Kev. Mr. Daily, long
located iu the Kensington M. E. Churoh.
Due notice will be given of the funeral. It
will probably be one of the largest private fune
rals ever known In this city. Mr. Blrely passed
his whole life in Kensington, and was identified
with Its interests in a manner which will pass
into the history of Philadelphia.
To-morrow Evening there will be a meotinr
at the armory of the Grey Reserves, on Broad
street, below Race, of the friends of Joshua
Hperlng, Esq., tbe present representative of the
Tenth Ward in the Select Council, and Presi
dent of that body. It is proposed to place Mr.
Spering again in nomination for tbe ofttoe be
now holds, in return for tbe satisfactory man
ner in which be has performed the duties in
cumbent upon him. Several speakers will ad
dress the meeting, which will doubtless be
largely attended.
Pirh Loss $1000. About a quarter after 9
o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the
dyeing establishment of Gabriel Fusey, No. 907
Callowbill street. Some cotton had been placed
too near the stove in the second story, and
catching fire, communicated with a lot of silk,
which was destroyed. Tbe loss will be about
JftiOO on the stock, upon which there is no in
surance. The building was damaged to the ex
tent of 8400. It is owned by Mr. Fusey, and is
Insured for $1000 in the Mechanics'.
Suicide. Between one and two o'clook this
morning, Officer Kalmer, of the Third District,
heard a splash, as if some one bad Jumped or
fallen overboard, at Walnut street wharf. He
hastened to tbe spot, but nothing was visible.
Probably some poor mortAl bad adopted this too
prevalent mode of shuffling off this mortal
coil.
Tee Shooting Affair in Frankford. Mrs.
Winnie Brophy, the wife of William Bropny,
who shot his slster-tn-law some days ago, has
been arrested as an accessory to the murderous
need, and was committed to prison, where her
husband now is. The wounded woman is in a
very precarious condition, and her recovery is
doubtful.
Robbery of $100. The tobacco establish
ment of Mr. Bright, at the corner of Mervlne
street and Montgomery avenue, was entered on
Monday last and $100 in currency taken from a
wash-stand drawer. No clue to the thief or
money has been obtained.
Street-Walkers. Seven female street
"perambulators of the midnight hour" were
arrested by the officers of the Fifth District, at
Seventh and Spruoe streets. Alderman Swift
sent Ave to prison, and held the others to keep
the peace.
Found Drowned. The body of Charles
Hogue, aged about forty-eight years, was found
at Coales street wharf apout 10 o'clook this
morning. The Coroner was notified. The
late residence or tne deceased was in hi, jonn
street, above Heaver,
For Cape May To-morrow. The new and
swift, steamer S. M. Felton will make an excur
sion to Cape May (to return on Monday), leav
ing Chesnut street wnan to-morrow loaturaayj
morning at v q-ciqck.
Selling Liquor on Sunday. Nathan S. Eng
lish was held in $1000 bail yesterday for selling
liquor at his resldenoe, No. 120 N. Twenty
second street, on Sunday.
Little Innocents. Two negro babies (twins)
were found on the steps of the residence of Wil
liam M. Stewart, No. 134 Richmond street, last
evening. They were sent to tnn Aimsnouse.
An Assault. For beatiDe a peaceful citizen
on Diliwyn Btreet. near wiiiow, Aiiooaei
Maeuire was held in $1000 bail by Alderman
Beltler.
L,inicn"Di7stibs. Znroe aaaortment. different stulrs.
impervious to dust, fitting neatly at the ncce, selling at
reaticea prices, to close out hock.
Hal way between ) BKMNKTT & CO.,
Uixth streets.) NO. 818 MARKET STRKKT,
PHILADELPHIA,
And No. 000 BROADWAY. NJEW YORK.
JET All kinds of Summer Clothing selling off to
clou out stock, mt very Uw prices.
Ladies, If you are afflicted with lassitude; If,
on rising in the morning, you feel unrefreshed,
with a bad taste in the mouth; a disgust for
food; a constant desire to rest, it Is time some
thing should be done to stop the growing evil.
We know of no preparation more highly
adapted to all afflictions of this description
than
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
For mothers nursing this great tonic should
always be taken, especially where the mother's
noarlshment is inadequate to the demands of
the child, oonsequentlyher strength must yield,
and here it is where a good tonic, such as Hos
tetter's Stomach Bitters, is needed to lm
part temporary
Strength and vigor
to the whole system. Ladles should by all
means try this remedy, and before so doing, ask
your physician, who, if he Is acquainted with
its virtues, will recommend Its use In all cases
Asa
Medical Agent
itbas no equal, while its pleasing flavor and
healthful effects have made it a general favorite.
It is free from all properties calculated to lm
pair the system, and its operations are at once
mild, soothing, and efficient. All who have
nsed tbe Bitters
Attest its Virtues,
and commend it to use.
Cheat Soap! Good Soap I Natrona Refined
Bspouifler or Concentrated Lye. Two cents a pouud
tor superior Hard Boap. Twelve pounds of Soil Soap
lor ona cent. Every family can make their own Soap.
All varieties of Soap as easily made as a cup or coffee.
Is a new concentrated lye lor making Soap, Just dis
covered In Greenland, la tbe Arctic Seas, aud Is com
posed mainly of alumlnate of soda, which, when
mixed wlta, refuse fat, produces the best detersive
Soap In the world. One box will make 17s pounds of
good Soft Soap, or Its equivalent In superior Bard
Soap. Retailed by all druggists and grocers in the
United States. Full recipes with each box. Dealers
can obtain it wholesale in cases, each containing 48
boxes, at a liberal discount, or all the wholesale
grocers and drucglsta in all the towns and cities of the
United States, or of CLIFFORD I'EMCIKTON,
General Agent. Pittsburg, Pa.
Broken Furniture neatly repaired, re
upholstered, and made to look equal to new, at
Patten's, No. 14W Chesnut street.
In all acts of charity, Philadelphia has here
tofore takea the lead. During the war we bad
our Refreshment Saloons, where were fed thou
sands of brave men from all parts of the coun
try who were hastening to the "front," in
response to their country's call; and now, be it
said to tbe credit of our noble olLy, an asso
ciation of Phlladelphlans have Inaugurated la
movement whlob. will soon result in the esla-
tuning of an asylum for the gratuitous educa
tion of the orphans of those ;who were thus
cared for In those troublous times. The "River
side Institute" is the name of this new charity
which now appeals to our good citizens every
where. Its doors will be open to Soldiers' and
Sailors' Orphans from every seotion of our
country. Tbe liberal plan adopted in order to
secure the permanent endowment of this
muob-needed Institution Is already familiar to
most of our readers. The plan, as will be
learned upon application at the principal offloe.
No. 1225 Chesnut street, Is one mutually bene
ficial to the Institute and to those who sub
scribe for its endowment.
TriE Sweetest Thing in Life" Is good
health and good spirits, and if you have them
not, the next best thing is what will restore
bloom to the faded cheek and happiness to the
drooping heart. The great and sure remedy is
Plantation Bitters, whioh our physicians re
commend to both male and female patients, as
safe, reliable, agreeable, and cordial stlma-
lant. They contain nothing to disagree with
the most delicate constitution, and have won
golden opinions from all who have tried them;
and probably no article was ever tried bj bo
many persons. They elevate the depressed and
give strength to the weak.
Magnolia Water is a delightful toilet arti-
ole superior to Cologne, at half the price.
The Visit of the Sultan of Turkey to
America was postponed on account of his not
having pantaloons of the proper cut. He was
not aware that be could get a pair ready-made
to fit blm perfectly at Charles Stokes & Co.'s
FirsUCIass Clothing House, under the "Conti
nental." Thus we sutler oy ignorance.
Morgan H. Troth, Wholesale and Retail
Provision Dealer (Stalls Nos. 137 and 139), Fifth
avenue, Fifth street Market, Fifth street, above
Chesnut. Troth's Hams, Beef, Lard, Tongues,
Pickled Pork , etc.
No. 1037 Spring Garden street, can be obtained
foreign fruits, nuts, almonds, etc., as well as a
tine assortment of confeotlons. Jenkins is
worthy of a calL
Lace. Muslin, and Nottingham Curtains
selling off to close out invoices. Truly great
bargains offered at Patten's, No. 1408 Chesnut
Btreet.
O. Byron Morse's Dining Rooms. No. 902
and MM Arch street, for ladles and gentlemen.
are now the popular resort for those in searoh
of good dinners. Virtt Uiem.
Lyons' Magnetic Insect Powder, for kill
ing Fleas, Moths, Roaches, and Bugs. The
original and only sure article. Sold by all re
spectable dealers;
A Cup of Coffee or Tea. such as you can get
at Morse's Saloons, No. 902 and 901 Arch street-
is very refreshing. esnciaiiy for ladies out
shopping.
Depot for the sale of Lash's Five-dollar
Washing Machines, Clothes-Wringers, and Step
Ladders, No. 727 Marl-et street, Philadelphia.
j. q, aja.bh. x jo.
Use Dexter's Hatr Restorative.
JKirPrcventa the Hair from Falling Off.
Mht-J'revents the Hair from Falling Off.
Jt'I'r events the Hair from Falling Off.
McIntirk & Brother,
No. 1035 Chesnut street.
Fikst Class Clothing
(Largest assortment.
Best Blvles
li-oweal Prices.
Wanawakbb A Brown,
Gents' ani Youths' Clothino,
Oak IIalk,
Sixth and Market Stbkkts.
Jtdr Prices reduced on Hummer Goods.
Jones A Thaoher, Printers, 510 Minor St.
MARRIED.
FKT.I WALKER. Aueust 22. 1867. at the Ameri
cun Hotel, in this city, by Recorder Eneu, WATSON
l ia.L ana balui1. a. walhhu, ootu oi rtew tan
He county, Delaware.
MULLIN 8T0T8ENBURGH. On theioth Instant,
hv the Rev. Tlieo. Stevens. Mr. CHARLES IS. MUL-
LIN to Mist) BALLlu; L. STOTSENBUitGU, both of
this city.
DIED.
A LLM EN DINGER. On the nleht of the 20th
stant, CH ARLE8 ALXMENDI.NUER, Sr., In the tt!
year oi nis age.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully Invited to attend the funeral, from his late
residence, No. A24 N. Hecond street, on Baturday alter
noon, tbe 24th instant, at 8 o'clock.
BIRBLY.-On this morning, JOHN BIRELY, In
the 7&th year or nis age.
Cue notice will be given of his funeral, (
CARR, On the 22d Instant, JOHN CARR, aged 33
years.
The relatives and friends of the family are reaeect.
fully Invited to attend the funeral, from the residence
oi tus sister, miss Annie uarr, jno. 1M(S Hansom Btreet,
on eunaay aiternoon at i o cioca
GIBER60N. On the S2d Instant, Mrs. JOANNA,
Wife of Joseph Giberson, In the tllst year of her age.
The relatives and friends are respectfully Invited to
attend theluneral, from the residence of her sou-in-law.
Samuel Mann. No 1332 Vienna street, on Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. To proceed to Hanover btreet
urouna.
SELLINGS. On the afternoon of the 91st Instant,
FRANK L,., youngest son of Jolly L. and Mary A.
Beltings, and grandson of Jonathan Williams, la the
lain year or nis age.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend the fnneral, from the residence
or his parents, No. 22u9 Ridge avenue, on Hunday
morning, the 26th instant, at I o'clock. Funeral ser
vices at the Plymouth BaDtlst Church. Interment in
Cold Point Cemetery, Plymouth lowmhlp, Montgo-
HUNTER. On the 19th Instant, after a lonr and
lingering Illness, WILLIS V. B. HUNTER, aged 32
years.
The relatives and friends or the family, also the
members of Cohocksink Lodge, No. 33, I. O. of O. .,
and the Order la general; also the members of Ash-
mbu urogs, no. iu, a. f, a., ana the Order In n
are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his
law resmence, no. 3&8 uerniaulown avenne. on Bun
day aiternoon, the 26ib instant, at 3 o'clock. To pro-
Mccarty. On the 21st
McCARTY, aged SI years.
instant, CHARLES
Tbe relatives and frleads are nwnM-tfniw invito
to attend bis funeral, from his late residence, No. 830
auuui u street, un nMiuraay auernoon at I o cioclc.
jmulain. un tne zist instant, BRIDGET, wife of
Tbe relatives aud friends of the fjunlliuiwnw.
fully Invited to attend the funeral, Iroin the residence
VI ura uunciBiiu, jui BiretJl, pans qi Bcnuylltlll. OD
Sunday aiternoon at 1 o'clock.
BLATKR. On Wniwdn mnmln. ,v,iit t....
MARY ELIZABETH, wile of John Slater" In the 4dth'
J CM J VI Ufa Ro,
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invitee to attend the nineral, from tbe residence
ui nor iuimj, AiiKura, w eat i-iiuaaeipbia, on bun
day. August 28, at 10 o'clock. Funeral to proceed to
Aiount jjonau emeiery.
OILVKB-PLjATED WIRE OP 8RVRRAI.
O sizes, a full assortment of Iron Wire, and some
. . TRUMAN dt SHAW.
wo. sbb iKignt 1 niTty-n vei Market Bt below Ninth,
QMALL GRINDSTONES FOR HOUSEKEEP.
Q er' use. or for sharpening the small tools of me
curuim --.- uia aizin ior Hlt.e D7
No. MB (Klsht Thlrtv-flve. Mrk!itABL.HiSi,tH
piNCHINO AID CURLING T0NG8, CURL-
jk. w uKuuerii.ft wciHuors, ror by
TUD Kl i M A A XM
No. 838 (Hht Thlrty-nve) Market brtew Ninth
irJOURC YOUR LIFE
15 THS
1M-E.IIO.XN
Life Insurance Company,
OF PHILADELPHIA.
OFFICK
U UBp
K. COBKEB
AND
WALNUT
ADELPIIIA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1807.
THIRD EDITION
T1TE STORM AT THE CAPITAL.
Tlirco LatlieM Drowned
Ktc,
Etc., Ktc, Ktc, Ete., Kte
Washinoton, August 23. The rain of yester
day and the night before bas done much damage
to the crops, bridges, etc., in the vicinity of
Washington. Yesterday afternoon the Rock-
ville stage, in crossing a ford about four miles
from this city, on Ha way hither, was washed
down the stream by the force of the current.
The driver and another man cleared themselves
from the stage and swam ashore, but three
ladicF, passengers, were drowned.
Markets by Telegraph.
Nkw York, Augmt 23. -Stock dull. Clilcaco and
Reek Island, 102,'.; Reading, I5i'.: Kris, Itn; Canton
Company, 4fl'a; Cleveland and Toledo, VXl; Cleveland
ana I'ltuitiurg, v fnixmirt ana ror waynn,
1ii;i,H: Michigan Central, 1(9: Michigan Bouthorn, hd;
Isew York Central. 1U47.: Illinois Central. 1IS';
Cumberland preferred, art,; Virginia Hlzes, 60; Mis
souri Hlxen, lltt1,: Hudson River, 124; U. 8. Five-
twenties. 1M2, ll8l4: do. 18H4, 1U91,: da lra, llo'4; new
Issue, 107: Ten-forties, UU',; Heven-tUlrtlns, liw',.
Money, 5 per cent. Sterling, li9v,: sight, 10. UoldHO',.
Nkw York, August 23. Cotton quiet at 21c. Flour
declined lu(u I. '. Wales of 6500 barrels; ttlate. 7'4((
Tit): Ohio, smftiz: western. immi.t-ii; ou mem, ki wi
(ijI4: Calllornia, 13 2.Vnil4,2s, Wheat dull arid lower.
Corn quiet and unchanged. Oats dull and declining.
Rnrf qclnt. Pork dull; new mess. $-3 40(2.1 it. Lard
Urm at li!(g)14c. Whisky dull.
F
IRST-CLASS INVESTMENT HON D
FOIl SALE.
LOUIS CITY WATER SIXES.
ST.
Principal and Interest Payable In Kevr
York In Gold Coin.
These are twenty-year Bonds, having the revenues
from the WATER TAX SPECIALLY PLEDGED for
the payment of the late rest and redemption of the
principal, and also the general revenues o( the city
They are offered with confidence as a first-class se
curity, and at such a price as will net tbe purchaser
about B per cent, at present price of gold.
ALSO,
St. Louis City Six Per Cent. Curreney
Bonds,
Issued for municipal purposes, to be had at a low
price.
The present financial condition of theclty, and other
information, can be had on application to
CHARLES II. KEEN,
No. 32S WALNUT Btreet,
Or TOW NBEND WHELEN A CO.,
S2Sfmw3t No. i9 WALNUT Street.
OWARBUKTON'b IMPROVE! VENTI
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In all the aourove-
id fashions 01 ineseaaou. uu-aai u i
Btreet, next door to the Post Office.
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S JONES, TEMPLE & CO.,
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No. 25 B. NINTH Btreet,
First Store above Cbestnnt street.
FOSTER.
FASHIONABLE HAITKR,
No. 7 8. SIXTH Street.
11 6m5p
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science and skill have Invented to assist the
bearing In every derree of rif&rnHa' also. RMnlrainn'
ubu, WBUU.UB faieni crutches, superior to an
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oiners in cse, at p. MADEIRA'S,
Streetjbelow Chesnnt
0. 116 TENTH
8Sp
RODGERS'AND WOSTENHOLM'S POCKET
KNIVES, Pearl and Stag Handles, of beautiful
finish. RO DOERS' and WADE A BUTCHER'S
RAZORS, and the celebrated LEOOULTltE RAZOR.
SCISSORS or the finest quality.
Razors, Knives, Scissors, and Table Cutlery Ground
and Polished at P. MADEIRA'S, No. 116 TENTH
Street, below Chesnut. 2 g 5nf
mO HOUSEKEEPERS AND INVALIDS.
JL The undersigned respectfully calls the attention
of the publio to the stock of Prime Older and Pure
Cider Vinegar for pickling and general family use
also, to his popular "Tonic Ale," free from all impa
rities, and endorsed by tbe medical faculty as a safe
and wholesome beverage for weak and delicate con
stitutions. Delivered free of charge to all parts of the city,
P. J. JORDAN,
No. 420 PEAR Btreet,
1176y Below Third, and Walnut and Dock.
pATENT WIRE WORK
FOB BAILINGS, STORK FRONTS,'
GUARDS. PARTITIONS, ETC
COAL SCREENS, FOURDRINIER WIRES, KTC.
Manufactured by
H. WALKEB a nous,
fir D1 No. U N. SIXTH Street.
600 ARCH STREET. 600
GBIFFITH A PAVE.
BEST CROQUET fJAUEg.
PATENT WATER COOLERS.
WIBE DISH COTEBS.
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A MONEY TO ANY AMOUNT LOAN EI
UPON DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEW
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Corner of THIRD and GASKILL Streets,
Below Lombard.
N. B. DIAMONDS WATCHES, JEWELRY
GUNS, ETC., ml,
REMARKABLY LOW PRICES. 28 8m
A
TLANTIC CITY.
THE SURF HOUSE Is nearer the ocean than any
other first-class Hotel at this place.
The terms are only ,12" per week; halt price for
Children and Servants. WM. T. CALEB,
5 s tf Proprietor
A mp'e accommodations for sit hundred people.
ERCHANTS' HOTEL.
CAPB ISLAND, N, J.
This beautiful and commodious Hotel Is now open
for the reception of guests.
It Is on the main avenue to the Beach, and leu than
one square from tbe ocean.
WILLIAM HASOH,
tj , PROPRIETOR.
QENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING G00D&
THE VINE KIIIBT EMPOBIITBf,
Nos. 1 and 3 North SIXTH street.
JOHN 0. ARRISON,
Importer, Manufacturer, and Dealer 1m
Every Description of
SETLEMi:' FCBNISHINa GOODS,
Wonld invite Inspection to his PINE STOCK OJ
GOODS,sultableior tbe season, selling off at moderate
prices
Especial attention given to the manufacture of
Fiji K bHIBTS AND COLLARS.
Warranted te give saiWfaotloa. I rn
FOURTH EDITION
1TIE CABINET KECOXSTRrCTIO
The Atl? lsors of the President
Offer to Regign.
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SPECIAL DESPATCH TO BVKKIKff TEI.B1RAPH. J
Washington, August 23 P. M. In Cabinet
to-day the question of nilniotcrial reconstruc
tion was considered at loneth. General Grant
and Secretary Browning were present. It was
deemed expedient that the President should be
offered the resignations of Messrs. Seward,
Welles, McCulloch, and Browning, to take effect
when successors shall be appointed. It ii said
that Chatles Francis Adams will take Seward's
place. The changes will be made gradually.
General Grant has asked the President to re
lieve him from duty a Secretary of War as
soon as possible.
General Thomas is cxpctei here next week.
He ts in West Virginia, quite unwell with liver
complaint. Hao.
The Health or UxPresident Buchanan.
DowMNGTot, August 23. Ex-President Bu
chanan passed hero at nooa on a special car
for Lancaster. lie appeared better, but was
quite feeble. He was accompanied by his phy
elclan, Dr. Henry Carpenter, of Lancaster, and
Colonel James A. Wright and J. M. Kennedy,
Ksq., of Philadelphia.
Arrival of the Corsica.
Ne York, August 23. The steamer Corsica
has arrived from Nassau, N. P.
Stocks in New York.
AFTERNOON REPORT.
New York, August 21. Smith, Randolph &
Co., Hankers, Mo. 1J Soutli Third street, and No.
8 Nassau street, New York, report at 1 o'olock
this afternoon as follows:
lssis, iioaiii.
United Slates 5-20s, 1863. 11311'$.
United States 5-20s, IMi-l, ltW'i(10!l:.
United 8tates 5-208, 1W, llu:H7(g110-'S.
United States 5-20s, new, 18So, lOS' jjlOSJi.
United Stales 6-20s. lb7, KW'OlOs-,.
United States KMOs, W'-.mU.
August raos. io7iKi7'.
June and July 7-8us, 107' 107'.
The market is unsettled but firm,
United States 5-208 are quoted in London, this
afternoon, at 73.
The Crisis at Washington.
From the N. Y. Nation,
Mr. Johnson seems to be fully determined
that the process of reconstruction shall not go
on smoothly if he can possibly prevent it; and
the means which he is adopting to prevent it
would be a very interesting subject of study if
they were the result of any particular line of
thinking into which even a small number of
persons are likely to fall. But the truth is,
that he is a kind of man who need not be
looked for in a high place in a Constitutional
Government once in a thousand years, and
who could not have got into a high, plaoe in
tuis one witnout a series oi accidents such as
are not likely ever to occur again. The quali
ties which are cultivated in the politicians of a
. n . i i , i
it-jiiooouiauio uuveruiuttui, are mvanaui pli
ability and adaptability, or, in other words,
talent in finding out what is practicable or
what the majority want to have done, and in
doing it. it is only once in many cen
turies that a statesman like Pericles appears,
who has not only the art of executing the
will of the majority successfully, but of easily
winning the majority over to his way of think
ing. So that the lesson which the politician
of a free country has most constantly impressed
upon him is the lesson of yielding, of compro
mising, of postponing indefinitely, of accepting
not what he wants but what he can get, of
often cheerfully going without anything at all
in order to preserve his influence undamaged;
the lesson, in short, that in a popular Govern
ment strength of will is rather an encum
brance than a help. A politician who has not
learnt this lesson hardly ever reaches any
place of trust or profit, but passes through life
with the reputation of an impracticable
grumbler.
Now, Mr. Johnson has not learnt it, and yet,
as he has often told us, he has passed through
every office in the people's gift, from that of
village alderman up "to the chief magistracy
of this great country." It would not be diffi
cult to account for this by an investigation of
the society in whioh he has passed the greafer
part of his life. The simplicity, rudeness,
and terrible personality, if we may use the
term, of Southern lite, and the unusually
prominent part which mere passion plays in
all slave societies, would alone furnish a suffi
cient explanation of it. He no doubt believes
firmly that what he is now doing in Washing
ton is showing strength of will, whioh he con
siders a very fine thing; but what he ia in
reality showing is simply a vindictive temper,
which his political training does not seem to
afford him the least assistance in curbing. His
will is in reality very feeble, as was shown by
the readiness with whioh he suffered Congress
to set aside his "policy," and the hesitation
he has exhibited in resisting any of what he
considers the encroachments on his authority.
The taunts or encouragements of his friends
have at last driven him into action, but the
action consists simply in what may be called
the expression of spite against indivi
duals. It is not at all likely that he
hopes or intends through the removal
either of Stanton or Sheridan to effect any real
change in the government of the South, or
change the terms of admission to the Union
for the seceded States. What he does hope to
do, and is pretty sure of doing, is to annoy a
number ot people who have annoyed him.
That his policy goes no deeper than this
that, in fact, he is not capable of any deep
policy at all is, we think, abundantly proved
by the scheme which he devised for bringing
the impeachers to shame, and the nature of
which has just been exposed. In order to
throw discredit on them, he goes to a con
victed perjurer actually serving out his sen-,
tence in jail, and perhaps the man least likely
to be believed of any of whom the public has
ever heard, and gets him to trump up a story
on every word of which wild improbability is
stamped, and gets the "Acting Attorney-General"
to embody it in an official report, evi
dently in the belief that it will crush his ene
mies. Mow, this is the act of an embittered
and unscrupulous man, but it Is not the act of
a deep man; and no man whose bad passions
find expression in this way is likely to be very
dangerous. Mr. Johnson evidently is not the
stuff of which great traitors or conspirators
are made.
Nevertheless, though not a dangerous man,
he is proving himself preeminently a mis
chievous man. He is mischievous in several
ways. One is, that in the petty persecution
on which he has now entered, he ia likely to
furnish several eentltmten with claims to the
presidency aa "martyr." simply, aud which, if
3
the Tresidenoy were intended to be, or shoalJ
be, the reward of simple suffering in a good
cause, would be well founded. But the Preal
denoy ought to be nothing of the kind. Mr.
Johnson himself Is the result of thia mode of
compensating martyrs, and it is generally 1
miftd that ha is not a satisfactory result; an
'u this time of confusion and uncertainty
thing can well be more unfortunate thaa
J" distraotion of the publio mind by oandi-
, who owe their appearance in the field
dates . th9 fact that tfay nave received
mainly ln at hl8 hda. Nobody can deny,
perseoutk the riuiancy an,i yalue of the
for instanu .oh both Sheriian and Stanto
services wlu to the country. but then, whea
have rendered , DQW ulke( of for the Pr8aI.
either of them U 1)0th in to be talked of s
dency and they . 80 mucU becaag9 of th
good deal-it iB BiK of their Beryioe8 of
brilliancy and valae . th r m
Mr. Johnson's host.h ' h t , n ;
manner in the ' dene 's claims, and whiok
on touohing General Gram .n. , .,
every day grows fiercer, b . m"f
qualities are treated as "nfr !P
ance, the absence of hostility U
part of Mr. Johnson occupying- U. eTn aP'f
Another way in which Mr. J?'?"n
proving mischievous Is in retrieving . n repu
tationof the impeachers. It is not h- P".88"
ble that Congress may find itself compeh e "
he perseveres in his present course, be. or
it baa done with him to go to extremes, av,
actually depose him from offloe. But Coa
gress cannot do this without indirectly raising
the reputation of the men who got up th
impeachment cry a year ago, and who-, as
politicians, are perhaps as little qualified to
inspire or direct a great publio movement is
troublous times aa any set of men who ha-vo
ever secured plaoes in the government of a
free country. In the wisdom or discretion of
Messrs. Ashley and Butler the publio has now
little confidence, and we believe the success
of such men in deposing the President, oa
such evidence as they have had to offer at
any time during the last year, would have
been a real misfortune, which our children's
children would have had cause to rue; and
yet if Mr. Johnson has yet to be impeached or
deposed, the effect will be to seoure the im
peachers a high reputation for sagaoity and
foresight, and to endow them with an amount
of influence which, during the next year or
two, they are almost certain to abuse.
Mr. Johnson is mischievous also in thia
that small, feeble, and insignificant though he
be, the precautions which it is neoessary to
take against him are likely to become prece
dents, and to lead to serious changes iu the
character of the Government. The powers
whioh Mr. Lincoln was unavoidably allowed to
assume during the war, combined with the
goodness of his character, had the effect of
greatly exalting the exeoutive, and correspond
ingly depressing the legislature. It was his
seeing these powers wielded by his predecessor
that betrayed Mr. Johnson into the errors
which have caused the present difficulties, and
it is his assupmtion of them which has led to
his being despoiled not only of his usurped,
but also of most of his ordinary authority.
The executive, as Congress has now left it, is
but a shadow of its formes self, and should no
reaction take place in the publio mind, it will
doubtless soon begin to seem useless to keep
it up in its present condition. It would
be absurd to pay an ordinary man, selected
for almost anything but his wisdom, $25,000
a year, with a free house, for writing
out his opinions on the affairs of the nation
once a year in a message, and this is really all
that the President now has to do. To be sure,
he bas still the power of "suspending" offloials,
but it remains to be seen whether even the ex
ercise of this power under certain olrcumatances
may not lead to his own disposition. We may
be sure that if Mr. Johnson should be turned
out of office either for suspending Stanton or
removing Sheridan, none of his successors will
ever exercise even this shadow of authority
unless he has Congress overwhelmingly on
his side, and if Congress has to be overwhelm
ingly on the President's side to enable him to
exercise his functions, what beoomes of the
independence of the Executive, and why not
abolish it altogether, and let the Legislature
do as the English Parliament does elect its
own prime minister, and turn him out when
he fails to give satisfaction ?
We are not finding fault beforehand with any
measures which Congress, when it meets,
may deem it advisable to take for the publio
safety. We feel quite satisfied, after all that
has happened, that it will do neither more nor
less than may be necessary. Hut we think
it desirable that Congress, as- well aa the
publio, should remember that whatever is done
with regard to Mr. Johnson will serve the
purpose of a precedent as regards his succes
sors, and that, therefore, the effect upon the
structure of the Government of all steps
taken in his case should be carefully con
sidered. This is not a time to legislate under
the guidance of enthusiasts like Mr. Stevens
or Mr. Boutwell, or partisans like General
Butler ; and by enthusiasts we mean simply
persons whose feelings overbear their reason,
and by partisans persona who are more
anxious for victory than for either truth or
justioe.
Hearings at thh Cehteai, Station Before
Alderman Beltler, at 2 o'olock to-day, Elisabeth.
Smith was charged with picking pockets. Mrs.
Kachel Gelaer, residing at No. 1227 Myrtle
street, testified that she had her pocket picked
on the 1st of August, in a Walnut street oar.
The pocket was cut, and the book taken out
containing $46 and a reaeipt for Government
bonds. Witness recognized the defendant aa
tbe woman who sat alongside of her. Eliza
beth Had nothing to say. She was held In 12000
ball to answer at Court.
George Martin, charged with being a suspi
cious character, was held in $1800 ball to keep
the peace and be of good behavior for six
months.
James Melville and Ellen Coffee, alias Ellen
Philips, charged with being professional thieves
were held In $800 ball to keep the poaoe and be
ol good behavior for six months.
James Melville was charged with oommlttintr
an assault and battery on Ellen Phillips iu the
van, while coming from prison this morning.
The case was dismissed.
A Fejialb Swindler Mary A. Davis, with
a forlorn look, appeared lately at the Central
Station, and represented that she was destitute,
aud desired to reach her home at Lock port, N.
Y. She had in her possession a check on a bank.
In that city, the not proceeds of the sale of her
sewing machine, for $90 50. Detective Reeder
took the woman to a countlng-house.where tne
check was pronounoed good, and he advanced
upon It $lo. The woman departed, and the
swindle was exposed. It seems that the cheok
only called for $9 50, and she had neatly inserted
a cipher between the 9 and 6, thus increasing
tbe value of the check ten-fold.
Seriously Injured. About half-past twelve
o'clock to day Louisa Knapper, aged five years,
residing at the corner of Seventh street and,
Columbia avenae, was seriously injured by a
window frame falling on her, in Franklin
street, below Columbia avenne. Sue was taken
home.
Fbilada. Stock Exchange Sales, Aug. 23
Reported bv Da Hnm a
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