4 THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1868. PUBLISHED EVERY JkFTERIBOR (BTJKDATS XXOBFTmD), AT THH XVEXOXa TELEGRAPH BUILDING, SO. ItS a THIRD BTMJfXT. Woe, Three Cents Pt Copy (Double Sheet), t Eighteen Genu per Week, payable to the Carrier, and Helled to Subscribers oat of the city t Nine Dollar per Annom. One Dollar and Filly OenU for Two Month, Invariably In aavenos for the period ordered. THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1868. Collegiate Edncat on. Thb full report of the Commencement exer cises of Lafayette College, which ii furnished by our special correspondent to-day, is of more than ordinary interest to those who are not direotly oonoerned in its welfare. This Institution is one of several young oolleges Whloh are taking rapid strides in the raoe with Harvard, Yale, and Prinoeton, and which promise, within a score of years or less, to rank with these time-honored seats of learn ing in all the essential elements of prosperity ftnd usefulness. Until a reoent date the ool leges of the United States have labored under the depressing influences of surplus opposi tion. Their number is legion, and every year adds to the already formidable list. This multiplicity of oolleges is the greatest evil of our educational system. If the money and talent whioh has been so profusely soattered Lad been concentrated at half a dozen of the great centres of population, or within easy reach of them, America would at this time be able to point with justifiable pride to her ool leges, as can the older nations of Europe. Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, Berlin and Heidel berg have attained their present proud position In the world of letters only through the foster ing care and patronage of the governments which have presided over their destinies. Through the lapBe of centuries they have stea. dily increased in their endowments, libraries, museums and cabinets, and their popularity as schools of learning has kept steady pace with the accumulation of resources through a Wise system of concentration. With the ex ceptional oases of some half dozen ef our older and about as many of our newer institutions, the colleges of the United States present a con trast in management and progress whioh is both lamentable and discouraging. A few public-spirited citizens, howeven have grasped the true secret of collegiate suc cess, and within the past few years a new era has dawned upon the educational system of the coantry. Several of these publio bene factors have selected the old and already Wealthy institutions, suoh as Harvard and Yale, for the objects of their generosity, while others have struggled in a similar mauner to build up younger and weaker ones, or to lay the foundations of seats of learning which are not weighed down by the burden of long years of struggling and adversity. Both classes are wise in their way, and both are entitled to the gratitude of the nation. Still another prominent feature marks the dawning of the new educational era, and that is the effort which is now being made to popu larize the courses of study in our colleges, to break the fetters of the anoient and bestow upon them the freedom of the modern world of knowledge. None but a superficial thinker would advocate an entire change in the time honored curriculum. The study of the Greek and Latin classics affords a rare pleasure and an efficient discipline. Let those whose tastes and objects in life prefer it still be afforded ample opportunity to gratify them. Bat the times demand that the gates of knowledge Shall be thrown wide open, and all her price less stores made available. This deuiini has been answered by the establishment in many of our colleges of soientitio courses, parallel With the classical; by the foundation of schools in which every branch of modern science is made a speciality, for the benefit of such as desire to perfect themselves in special branches; and by a gradual undermining of that exclusive spirit which but a few years ago possessed suoh a strong hold upon us as to deny the award of thorough culture to all Who could not repeat understanding the mas terly orations of Cicero or rattle off the rythun of Homer. The present age is essentially one of progress, and a thorough initiation into the mysteries of nature and the course of past events is one of its most formidable weapons. The prosperity which has dawned upon Lafay ette College, in common with others equally Successful and equally deserving, is a matter which deserves more than a passing notice. The True Way to Preserve Tranquility. Tukrb exists in the United States an exceed ingly powerful conservative element, whioh has a potent and controlling voioe in the ad ministration of the country. By conservative we do not mean the term as applied to the modern Democracy, in which application we have the most singular instanoe of a misap plication of names, for the whole tenets of the modern Democracy are the reverse of oonser. vative. But we do mean that element which in every country is oppoaed to chauge, is in favor of well established customs, which is ever ready to stand by what is rather than favor even an improvement which is to be. This class of voters are now all of them forced by the action of the Demooratio Convention into the ranks of the Republican party. We Bay forced, for they have no other alternative allowed them by the New York Convention, than to support the Chicago nominees, or elst ally themselves with a clast of revolutionists, whose avowed purpose is to entirely destroy the two great departments of the nation the departments of reconstruction and of finance. The whole platform of the Demooraoy means Dimply revolntion, an overturning of things which are. Let us look at the proposed change of the Demooraoy. They would obliterate the national debt by an orer-isme of greenbacks. The party whloh opposed the contraction of the debt in its present form beoanse of the results, are by this action compelled to act as its advocates. The suooess of the Pendleton doo trine would cause a commercial revolution, whioh would wash away all the existing founda tions of trade. A new standard of value should be ereoted. A new era would open one in which inflation and speculation would take the place of legitimate commeroe. Can the conservative element to whioh we have re ferred, and whloh has heretofore held on to the Demooratio party, beoause of its alleged devotion to the time-honored Constitution, continue to do so in the faoe of suoh a revolu tion as that proposed f We think not. That very spirit whioh led them to lean towards that party whloh favored the Union as it was, will now lead them to oppose a radioal and unknown change. They have unlimited faith in the convlotlon that it la "better to endure the ills we have than to fly to others that we know not of," and for this reason will rather bear the small inconvenience or assumed In justice of the present form of the debt, than test a new maohtne, whloh it is eminently probable will explode at any moment. So much for the "conservatism" of Demooratio financial theories. If the proposed policy of the opposition is one calculated to drive all the conservative element away from it on the question of finance, it is ten times more foroibly expelled when the subjeot of reoonstraotion is ex amined. For three years has the nation bean seeking to establish some permanent form of government in the lately rebellious States. It was seemingly impossible to allow them to resume their old power with unabated influ ence and unoonoealed treason. It was found by experiment impossible to substitute the hybrid creatures of Mr. Johnson's brain, and make them aot as substitutes. S3 that after all kinds of experiments the present plan of Congressional reoonstruotton was seleoted. For years it has been steadily adapting itself to the wants of the people. It has required thirty months to get the wheels in motion. At last in nearly every State suooess has been achieved. Difficulties almost insurmountable have been overcome, obstacles removed, and the States are at last reconstructed. The agi tation is ended. What now do the Demooraoy propose to do f They would reopen the healed wound. They would overthrow all this work and recommenoe the task. They would effect a rtvolution for which, even were it possible, it would take years to secure succ.ss. Is the con servative element prepared to favor this end lees agitation? Butter, far better, let time wear off any of the temporary asperities of the new form of government than to overturn all and dash down the work of years. No one who has a feeling in favor of quiet after the long storm can favor such a disastrous policy as that proclaimed by Blair and endorse! by the Demooratio Convention of whioh he is the nominee. For these reasons we prediot that the active conservative spirit of the oountry is in accord with the Republican ticket and its platform. Free Libraries. Everybody has heard of Eliha Barrltt, the American Blacksmith, and a great many peo ple are familiar with his history and his writings. Recently a new volume from his Land has appeared in England, entitled "Walks in the Black Country, and its Oreat Border Land." The book, though pleasantly wiitten, contains nothing particularly new, or what travellers or tolerably well-read persons are not familiar with, but the work is as yet scarce in this country, although doubtless it will be republished here. We intend to avail ourselves of a description whioh it con tains, of the free library in Birmingham, to bring this to the notioe of our citizens, as a matter in whioh all who take an interest in our city's welfare are deeply oonoerned. Mr. Bur. ritt, although an American, has the good sense to be free from the narrow prejudices whloh are generally the prerogatives of narrow- minded people of all oonntries. He can admire what is admirable in his own country, and he can admire what is admirable In other coun tries. Before we come to Mr. Burritt's description of the Birmingham Free Library we must oor rect one small mistake of his. He says, speaking of the people of Birmingham, "They did what no community in Amerioa has yet done; and in the doing of it they have taken a step in advance of anything we have accom plished in this department of publio educa tion." Our friend certainly forgets the Free Publio Library of Boston, endowed, we believe, by a single public-spirited oittzen of that place. A noble institution, by the establish ment of whioh any resident can take out a book on giving satisfactory references. Of the Birmingham Free Library Mr. Burritt says that it embraoes two departments the Refe rence Library, and the Lending Library and News Room. "The Reference Library is," in the words of our narrator, "only a vast treasure-house of every department of learn ing." The writer devotes considerable space to an enumeration of this branch, but from the statement of the number of volumes we think he is a little too enthusiastic The whole number of volumes in the Refe rence Library he says is 18,225; the arts and soienoes number 19C8 volumes; his tory and biography, 3G37; poets and the drama, 720. In the Central Lending Library and News Room there are 11,276 volumes, of which history, biography, voyages, and travels have 2304. We see nothing very extraordinary in these numbers, but neverthe less, we should rejoioe to see an attempt made to establish a library in our city on the plan of this and the Boston Library to whloh we have referred. Our oity, we are sorry to say, is not up to the standard of most large cities in Libraries. Our famed Philadelphia Library at one time held the proud distinction of hav ing the largest collection la the oountry. That distinction now belongs to TTarvard University Library. Our Mercantile Library is far below her sister institute in New York. The Athenaeum makes haste very slowly, so that there is a great want here as yet misap plied. Mr. Burritt says, very justly, "We have taxed every man, whether he has child ren or not, to open and support free sohoolsi but we have never gone so far as to levy a rate upon the population of a town to estab lish a free library." In this the Birmingham people have beat the most enlightened and munifloent oommunlty in Amerioa. Con sidered from this point of view, we may ao oount for his omission of the Boston free Library, for although that and the Astor Library are free, yet they were established by individuals, and not by the free consent of the population, to be taxed for that purpose. Thr Demooratio journals are constantly ex pressing their admiration of the force, elo quenoe, and logical consistency of the reason ing of the Southern orators, but there is one link invariably wanting in this brilliant and irrefragable ohain of argument whioh we would like to see supplied. It seems a requisite means in every speech intended to "fire the Southern heart," that the valor of their Revo lutionary forefathers should be vaunted and coupled with that of their brave descendants. They uniformly speak of their glorious lost cause as if it had been bequeathed "From vallaut aire to son," and had oome down direotly to them from the hands of Washington, Marlon, aad Sumter Now how it came, and how it is preolsely the same cause for which the framers of the Decla ration of Independence strove so bravely are precisely the points on which they never dwell, and whioh, if well established, would do much to strengthen that maoh vaunted "ohain," which at present seems to need a good deal of refurbishing. Thb Southern people are being urged by their leaders to aot in the coming poiltloal struggle just as they did on the field of battle. As they are expressly complimented by these very orators, at the same time, for having Invariably ridden over the enemy whenever they met them, we can only hope that if they do it at the next eleotion they will not be rough-Ehod. A BOUGH SAILOR. Tbree Mm Sbot by tut slate or a. Ship. The Qut-bt o chronicle says: The ship Salacla, CuplaKi Atkins cleared uu the Uusioiu nouse on Haiui tlay, the Ilia lusiaut, ami at 9 A. M, uu Monday the water police put a sailor on board uaiutd Duvld Sif wart, who uad ueen lu jail lor mine lime. The suip bailed eouie hours after, and about 2 V. M... wheu near lue lower ballast giound, Hlewart Jumped overboard and swam towHKlH a boat turn was a short distance off. Home wen lu a buU'li. r'n boat, nerving a snip close by, belut afraid that tue sailor would be diowued, hastened towaids ulm and drew tue man on board. The male of tbe snip balled the boat, and desired tbe men to brlog the Bailor aboard. When be saw (bat they were going lo take blm back to nls whip Stewart again sprang oerooard and swum towards tbe other boat, aud tola boat Beaded fur tbe city. Tue mate uy I btH lime bad lowered a snip's boat aud started In pniKUlt, overhauling tne tioat with the de serter on noard. lie ordered Uiewart Ocn to bl" duty, but the latter refused. A 11 tit ensued, whtn we understand, the m .te drew a revolver and tired several snos, wounding one m-tn la tbe shoulder, of tbe name of Dempsey, another In tbe right arm, named Patrick Hiniln, aud, it Is naiti, biewarl la tue bead. The mate then dragged Htewari to nls boat, weut baott to tbe bbip, and the vessel then proceeded down the liver. The boat containing tue other two men returned to town, aud f. Smith proceeded to take out a warrant against a man on board the ship Ba'acia, whose name he did not know, but whom be could point out Tbe warrant was signed by a city magistrate (the Police Court being clo-ed), aud bauded to Mr. Russll. Chief of Ulver Police, who Immediately (at 7 23 P. M) sent a police boat with a warrant to arrest after tbe ship, with Patrick Smith aboard to point out ibe parly. But Air. Kusell, on first htailng of the affray, sent a poilce boH to board Uiefalacia, and inquire into the occur rence. Tbe boat went as far as Point 8t Law rem e, but saw notblng of the ship. Tue cox swain boarded a ship oft there, and was in formed that the Balaoia bad passed downwards wi 2 80 P. M. Tbe boat returned to tue town at 10 86 P. M., and reported tue ship gone to sea. The 7 20 P. M. boat missed the other during the darkness, and went as far as Madam Island wlibont having seen anything of the ship, aud returned to town at 1 60 P. M , on the 14th lust, C1TYINTELLIGENQE. Voa ADDITIONAL I.OOAI. ITJCKfl IU INSIDB VASBS. Dfstbcctivb Fires tuis Morning. At a few minutes past 12 o'clock ibis cioming an alarm of tire whs caused by the destruction of the building No. 128 Dock street, occupied by Wil lirttu Murrav, a distiller of wbibky. Tbe build iD wa completely gutted, and the machinery, Dstures, and t-iock, of which there was but a email quamity on band, were destroyed. Mr. Murray values his property at $14,000, on which thcie is an insurance of $5800. $3000 in Phila delphia companies, and $2800 in Baltimore companies. BuiMiug No. 130 was also occu pied by Mr. Murray, aud was somewhat damaged by Dre, and toe c intents by wa'er. Tbe buildings aui the machinery iu No. 130 were owned by Mr. Henry Build, whose loss, $5000, is covered by iusurauce lu the Hoyal of this city. Tbe furniture store of P. A. Weiss, ou Second street, and directly in the rear of these buddings, was slightly damaged by water. Mr. Weiss is insured in tbe Fire Asportation. Tbe Bre commenced ou the tint floor of So. 128, aud orijjina.ed from tbe vapor of tbe raster box catcuioK troth a gas light lu its immediate vicinity. At the ttaie, tbree workmen were en gaged in running ofl some maxti, and they used every eudorvor to txtiiitruisu the lltiines. vVuile tbUH engaged, tbe blazing liquor ran into the cittern, too contents of which exploded. Tbe men hardy escaped with their lives from tbe building. Tbe above particulars are in addition to those publibbed on our inside pages. The firemen haa hardly housed their appa ratus, when au alarm was sounded lrom tnu Hhiiller UosP House. On proceeding in that direction the flames were discovered issuiug. lrom the plumber shop in the Navy Yard. Application lor adiuii-siou within the walls was made bv the firemen, but they were refused by Commodore 8el ridge, he stating tnat the force .u the Yard was suuicienl for ad purposes, and at tbe Fame tiaie requested tbe companies to lepair along tbe uorth wall and play their streams on the build me. .This they did for a short time, but on onlen being given, they toot up their bone and went home. The plumbing and moulding shoos were under the fame roof, tbe loruier bo ng two and a hilt stories and the latter one stor in heiebt. The tecoi.d story aud tbe loft of the plumbing shop, with tbeir cooteuts, were entirely consumed, while the roof ot the moulding chop was con siderably damaged. The fire apparatus of the yard was put into service, but before tbe water was pat on the names thev hid gained some hi ad way, and were not ex'inguisbed until a loss of $6000 was sustained. On this there is no in surance. Fire-Marshal Blackburn wasajjnon tbe ground, and after an investigation concluded that the Die was cameo by the second story floor taking fire from the heat of a core oven which is built directly beneath It, CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR. Crwelty to am Aalmtl-A Vasrraat Thief A Cross- Action Larcastw of a. Watch. Btola ev Coat A Ueaetal Aeesmic ad Better jr. Richard Jones, the driver of a Jersey charcoal wagon, was ai rested yesterday for cruelly treating his burse at Kiphth and Cbes iintsueeiB. Uu being taken before Alderman Beitler, he was required to enter bail to keep tbe peace. Michael Maxwell, a beggar, called at the house oi Mrs. Ooul 1, Fourth and Queen streets, jtsierdav, and ending no one lutf tbe time piocetdto up stairs, aud had packed a bag of clo hiug. wueu be was discovered by one ot the occupants entering tbe dwelling. A policeman was called in, and Micbael was taken to the lock-up, wbere this morning he had a hearing. Alderman Titteimary committed h;m. James McAdann, living at Peun and South streets, jesterdsy beat bis boarding-house nits ties?, and. ou a policeman entering tne place, attacked him. Tbe accused was roon over powered. He was Bent below by Alderman Tit ter trary. At No. 1312 Wood street live Miss Harriet SLarp. Yesterday this woman appeared before Alderman Beitler and preferred a charge of as. anil and battery agalust her next door neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, woo were arrested and subsequently held in $1000 bsil lor trial. Tbe defendants then weut before Kecorder Given, aud sued out a warraut for the arrest of Harriet, on the charge of keeping a disorderly bouse aud selling liquor without a licence. After a hearing she was required to find bail in the sum ot $2500. A drunken mau, while lying on a cellar door in South Fourth street, yesterday, was relieved ot a ulver watch by two lads, giving the names ot James Collins and Edward Yer ri eke. The-e lads were seen committing tbe theft, and subsequently were anested, and ou being searched a pawn ticket lor tbe time-piece wss tound on one ot them. Alderman Carpenter sent them to prison. The owner ol the watca is wanted at the Unioa Street Station. One George Smith bas been held by Alder man Eggletou for etealing.a cost, the property ot ine ot the performers at the Concert tiardeu, on Third street, above Girard avenue. Last night Patrolman Hazlttt, of the Eighth District, took iuto custody one John Koat, for riotous conduct, and insulting Citizens parsing in the vicinity ot Ontario and Parrlih streets. While on tne way to the Station he pulled out a kuile and made several thrusts at tbe policeman, who, to protect himself, drew his revolver ana discharged five barrels, the contents of two of which inflicted slight wounds on tbe person of Roat, wbo tun.ed and ran into the bouse of a tore company in the vicinity. Tbe police. nau alleges that bere be was attacked by several men. and his many injuries verify the fact. Some tbree or lour arrests have since been made, and all tbe parties implicated will have a beating before Alderman Masscy this afternoon. Ran Awat. About half-past 10 o'clock this meriting tbe four horse team of Mr. Samuel Phillips ran awav at Broad and Poplar streets. At Broud and Wood streets tbey encountered acd ran into a lumber wagon, overturning and breakii ft it. The driver, Michael McMahning, was thrown to tbe pavement, receiving several severe cuts on the head. He was taken Ujoic, at Ontario and Poplar streets. Fall of an Icb-hodhk. The Star Ice-house, on the Schuylkill, near Girard avenuu bridge, fell down this morning aliout quarter-pu.it 10 o'clock. Two horses were killed outright aud several men injured. Charles Lewis, one of tho unt'irtuoates, was very seriously hurt. He was removed to his home, No. 1529 State street. Robdery. Sometime during yesterday the residence of George H. Jnrdin, No. 8G4 North Nineteenth street, was entered by breaking the rfar shutter, and robbed of a considerable amount of wearing apparel. Tho family is out of town. To Coxb) Cholkba Mobbus, so prevalent at this season, satnrate a piece of flannel or woollen cloth with Bollowat's Fobs Ehsbncs or Jamaica Gin. okb, end lay It on the abdomen ot tbe patient, and Iben wrap him up warmly, and gere blm a teftspoon tul of the ginger In a tumbler or hot water. Repeat this It not relieved In half an hour. The first dose Is most always kutflolent. This Is a simple remedy, and oneevtrj family should have by them. Holloway'a being a Pobb Eshjcnch of Jamaica Ginqeb, poa. seises antl-spasmodio and caimlnatlve properties above all similar preparations. CLOTHING. THIS UKEAT B1U TENNESSEE SNAKE! Borne horribly big accounts we see, Of a monitreus snake In Tennessee. Fifty feet and some Inches long, A loot or two thick and awfully strong. This monstrous snake had terrible eyes, Of rather alarming style and size. Ihe neighbors followed him, till they found The place where he lived a hole in the ground. Thev built at the bole a sort of a cage, To trap the beast In his furious rage. But tbe gay old snaae Just laughed In his sleeve; While they waited, be quietly iouk bis leave Be kept them standing there all that day, And slyly slipped out another way. Atid we close our ears to tales like those, To hear abuut BOC&HIXI. A WILSON'S clothes. Oool and thin, foi the month of July, You'd better come, hurry along, aud buy. Never In your life bad you anr-h splendid oppor t null 18 lor gelling memrait Kl.KuAN r HUM. it a; I CXOlBtlSCt at the must rldluuluusiy low prices. Lei the people of Teunesitee run ariur tuelr great snuke niney choose, aad wear their clotnes out in trying to Caleb hiiu Jim we win keen cool In the new, cheap, and beau tifully nttlng garments widen we buy at ROCKHILL a WILSON'S GREAT Bit OWN BTONK CLOTHING HALL, Nos. 603 aud 005 C1IESNUT STREET 411 4p PHILADELPHIA. FRANK CRANELLO TAILOR, No. 921 C1IESNUT STREET, (PENH MUTUAL BUILDINGS), HAVING SECURED THE SERVICES OF TUB FOLLOWING EMINENT ARTISTS, JOSEPH TACKEY, on Coats, EIINEST L. MUELLER, on Tants and Vests, ENTIRE SATISFACTION AS TO STYLE AND FIT 18 FULLY GUAR AN I'EED. SUITS MADE TO ORDER IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS' NOTICE. 6 18 8m SEA-SIDE AMUSEMENTS. UNITED STATES HOTEL, ATLANTIC CITT, HEW 1EB8EV, CHILDREN'S FIRST GRAND FANCY AND DRESS HALL, ON FBI DAT EVENING, JULY SI. MUSIC BY HABBLER'B ORCHESTRA. it FINE STATIONERY, CABD ENQRA.TINO and Card Plate Pi In ting in every variety, DRK2A, i. 1081 CHEflNUT tttreot. THIRD EDITION WASHINGTON. The Internal Revenue Com niissionership -Indian Treaties Rati fiedbytho Senate. Etc., Kt Kte.( Bte Hie., Kte. FROM WASHINGTON THIS P. M. Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. WABHiitaToif, J sly 30. Gemeral ItontBsa'i Arrival. Major-Qeneral Stonemaa, commanding the Fl'St Military District, arrived this morning, n route for the North, where be Intends spend ing a few day for the benefit of his health. He la accompanied by Colonel Campbell, of bis ataff. Ha was at General Grant's headquarters and afterwards had an interview Willi the Pre" aldent and tbe Secretary of War, He reports very thing quiet In his Dlstrlot. Offlee Meeker. Tbe presenoe of office seekers whloh It was anticipated would set In soon after the adjourn ment of Congress, baa already coinmenoed. At no time even dnrlng tbe session of Congress were there as many callers at the White House as this morning. It is estimated that several hundred persons were In the ante-rooms at once, waiting for an Interview. Tbe Senate left only about one hundred o Aloes unfilled, but the scramble for them la unprecedented. Several parties are bere seeking to have men now in office displaced on various trumped-up pretexts, so that tbey may get themselves ap? pointed. Among those who had IaterTiews With tbe President, to-day were Secretary MoCullooh and Senator Ross. The latter, wbo had many of his ap pointments slaughtered by the Senate, is now busy trying to supply his friends wl to ad inte rim places. Tbe Iateraal lleveame Department. At the Cabinet meeting, on Tuesday, It was de cldtd not to make an ad interim appolntmentlfor the Internal Revenue Department. Yesterday, however, a Senator, who Is a friend of the Pre sident, and voted against convlotlon, called upon Mr, Johnson, and proposed that if he would appoint a oertain man, Mr. Rollins would write a new letter of resignation to take t fleet at once. The proposed candidate is a conservative Re publican. It is not known whether Mr. John son will accept tbe proposition or not. More than a hundred applications have been mad a to tbe Commissioner of Internal Rsveuue for appointments as supervisors under the new tax law. Thus far Mr. Rollins has not made any ap pointments. He says be is waiting to see what will turn up; that is, to see whether the Presi dent will appoint his successor or permit hi in to exercise his official funotlens undlsturbod. Despatch to th Associated Press. Post Offlee Stationery. Washington, July 30. The Postmaster General bas postponed until Ootober his deci sion on tbe bids for supplying tbe department with stamps. Indian Treaties Ratlnad. The Senate before its adjournment ratified treaties with tbe Pottowattomles, Sacs and Foxes of Kansas, tbe Northern Cheyennes aud Arapahoes of Nebraska, and Wyoming and the Navajoes of New Mexico; and also the follow Ing made by the Peace Commissioners: Toe Cheyennes, and Arapahoes, and the Kiowas, Camancbes, and Apaohes, and the Kiowas and Camanches of Kansas, and the Cow Indians of Montana. These treaties adjust many points of difficulty, and stipulate for permanent peace. The Senate tailed to ratify tbe treaty with the Utah and Grand River Indians, made by Gen. Sherman, and that made with the Shawnees. FROM CONNECTICUT. Yachting Adjournment of the Legisla tor. Bpeoial Despatch to The Evening Telegraph, Nbw Havbn, July 30. The sailing raoe yes terday in tbe harbor between tbe boats Avenger and Vldette was won by the Avenger in two hours, one minute and forty-three seconds, the Vldette being tbree minutes and twenty-three seeonds behind distance eight miles. The At lantlo Yacht Club of Brooklyn visited our har bor yesterday forenoon, and remained a few hours. Tbey are on their annual eastward cruise, and will visit New London, Stonlngton, Newport and other plaoes. Commodore Hol mans oommands the fleet, whloh consists of tb e schooners Alga and Lois and sloops White wing, Grlssio, Addle, V. Acnes Clytlo, Qui Vive, Mar quetta Florence, Gala'a, Salus and Carleton. Tbe Legislature will probably adjourn on Friday, the House having bo voted yeNierday, and the Senate being fully up to the House In Its business. FROM MISSOURI. Blore Indian Outrages Reported The Kansas Democratic Stat Convention. St. Louis, July 80. Omaba despatches say reports have reaohed there from Wood river, Nebraska, that a large band of Sioux an l Cbeyennes attacked a small party of Pawnee scouts undor Lieutenant Hawley, killing one Pawnee, and wounding Lieutenant Hawley, and several scouts were captured with their arms and equipments. The Demooratio State Convention of Kansas, met at Topeka, yesterday, and organized by electlDg Daniel Vanderslloe, of Doniphan county, President. George W, Gllck, of Atchi son, was nominated for Governor; Maxwell MoCosten, Lieutenant Giver nor; Wilson Shannon, Jr., Secretary ol State; G.Sobanble, Auditor; Allen McCartney, Treasurer. Nomi nal inns for Congress will be made to-day, and a platlorm adopted. JHarkets by Telegraph. Nbw Yob, July 10 hiocki steady, bat dull. ChS cato nod Rous: Island, 108; Headline. WS; Uautoot o., w; ivn., i iHve'mn mm im(io iui uieveiaiia ftDd PiuuburK 84; FltiAburfr ftnd Fori Wayne luy; f Intiloan U l.nl 1 1 u li Ul.,k!i..n klnliihuA II t. tuiuuiBaa w "hi i 4 ''.' auivu fjrnu nuuiiri u am, Mew York Uentral, IHSH; Illinois Ontral. 1(0; Oatn- berland Preferred. VirKlnla An. St: tflainurl TJ. 8. -. 1H2 1HH: d .. 1864, 111?;: do. 1HHA, 112i new Issue lwS': do. lb7. 109: liMUa. I'UIH: 7 80s. Ins,1.,. Gold, lU)i. Mouej ucbauged. Kxohauge uu changed. B4LTIMOBK, July 10. Oftttoa qnlet. Middling. 21. Flour very Hrm. Buick l Bcaroe. and ail offursd are taken. Wheat ilrm, and In good demand; red, SM(ul'l6 Corn acilvtt; wnlto, ll'SOfttl-M. Oatsun tbangKl. Mess Pork. 2'5o. Bacon Urmer: rib sides, 17; shoulders, H4ci6H,'il bams, uncuaogsd, Iiuu firm at lso. M w Yerk Btaek (luatatiana S 1. K. Received by telegraph from Olendinnlng A Davis. Stock Brokers. No. 48 8 Third street; N.Y.Cent. K lSTChl. and B. I. K...10t)M N.Y. and E. K... bToi. abbe K... 61 Ph. and Koa.lt. 82 Mil. and I St. P.ooin 7o2 Mlch.S.and N.L B.W1 Adams El press...., faji Cle. and PlttR 89 Wells' Kargo. 27' J. Chi. and N. W. oin.Si U. 8. Express.M. iil CM and N.W.pref...b Tennessee 6s, new.. 64' ? puts. F.W.anuChl. Gold..........! it. it IMWMM .....HQ I Market dull. FIFTH EDITION LATER FROM EUROPE. The London Press on the Funding Bill-The Fall of Humaita. Btt Mtet Bta, m. ftUa. IU , By Atlantic Cable. Londow, July 30. The Sandard, commenting on the Funding bill, says the proposition to re place 5'20s with new bonds, bearing a lower rate of interest, principal and Interest to be paid In cold, will mako the latter no more ae. ceptable to the business community than the former, as any future Congress may alter their value by the enactment of new laws. Furtbar advices from Bio Janeiro announce the fall of the Paraguayan fortress of Humaita. New York Stock Market. New York, July 30. 3 P. M. The stock mar. ket is heavy and dull. The transactions In Governments have been very light, and without any noticeable featare. The railway market Is devoid of animation. Express shares are quiet. Tbe action of the Tennessee Legislature in proposing to lund the coupons for the next tbree years has alarmed holders and cauaed large tales at a decline. MARRIED. MB BUTLER. On June 18. IB?, by Rv. A. K Orundner, JAMJU D. 1.KB to Miss HKLKNt O. wond daughter of H. butler, Ksq., all of this city, No cards. J-ORTKR BYRNE On May 11. 1865. b Rev. Fran ctn 1)1 Maria. Mr. HARsY POKTKU to Miss ANN IK BYKN J, all ot this city. No cards. DIED. FHRKT. On tbe 28th instant. GEO ROB WASH INGTON, son of Michael and Ellen Khret, aged months and to days. The relatives and friends are respectfully Invited to attend ire funeral from the i esldence of n!s parents, r-o. 1824 N. With street, on Krlday afternoon at I O'clock. To proceed to Odd Fellows XJenielery. Oil BERT.-On the evening of the 28th Instant, DAVID U1LBKRT, M D , aged 85 years ana 1 dv. The relative and friends of tne iminny are Invited to attend the faneral semens, at hts late residence, Ho. 731 rcb street, to-morrow Thursday) afternoon al t o'clock. LE OLERO. On tbe evening of the 27th Instant, at h'f residence. Burlington. N. J., Oolooel JOS. P. LH t LKKU, Id tbe 74th year of his age. Tbe relatives and friends of the family are Invited to meet the train arriving at 11 15 a. M. at Walnut street wbsrl. on Frl..ay, the gist Instant, Funeral to proceed to Laurel Bill. MaGaRaHAN. On the 29th Instant, ELLBIT, wile f tbe late Bernard Magarauan, In the 64th year of her aire. The relatives and friends ot the family are respeot fnnj invited l attend the faneral, from bar late resi dence. No. 220 Columbia avenue, on baturday mora lug atS'i o'clock. hi LEY ELIZA Q. RILEY, Infant daughter of Charles O. and tbe late Susan J. Riley, ated 8 months. The relative and mends in invited to attend tbe Itinera!, from the residence of her father, Mo. 63S Venant o reel. n Friday afternoon at 2 'olor-k. WIGHT. At 1 o'clock P. M., on the 27th Instant, Mrs. KJb.JiEjCA WIGHT, daughter of the late Petec Wen am. 1 he relatives and frlendi of the family are respect fully invitee to attend the funeral, from tbe residence i t htr brntber-lii-law, Matthias B rU. No. 735 Callow Mil street, on Friday afternoon, the list Instant, at I o'clock. To proceed to Laurel Hill. AmericaN Life Insurance Company, a Of Philadelphia 8. E. Corner Fourth and Walnut Streets. JHfThis Institution hat no superior in the United State. 610 g-gOLLO WAY'S CONCENTRATED ESSENCE 07 JAMAICAjGHNGER. A PURE ESSENCE OF THE TBUE JAMAICA UINUEB. Free from Cayenne Pepper or any other admixture, possessing All the Carminative and dlffuslrelf stimu lating properties Which are so potent In tne Jamaica Ginger alone, and which are so emcaclons in all cases ol Chills from Exposure to Cold or Dampness, Colic, Cholera Mor bus, I larrhoea, etc OB8EKVE A halt teaspoonfal ot HoUoway's Gin ger is stronger and more effective than a full tea spoonful of any other In the market. PREPARED BY JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY & COWDEN, No. 602 AECH STREET, J 8 PHILADELPHIA. JAMES & L e"e , HO. 11 NOBTII IECOHO TBEBT, miaM or tub flOLDia- lakb, AKE MOW BEt'BITHf ABf ENTIRE HEW kTocu or Spring and Summer Coatings, TO WHICH TI1ET IMVITE THH ATTBH TIOM Or TUB TBADB AMD OTHEHO, AT WHOLESILB AUD BBTAIL. ft Mm C. & A. PEQUICNOT. Manufacturers of WATCH CASES, and Dealers la American and Imported WATCHES, Ne. 11 Soath SIXTH Btreet,' CIrptnt hs Mnnutactorv, Mo, Is & WITXH aVi eaw .!T--fc FOB CAPE MAY OS 8ATUR aiZ MY. August l.-The flns new st-.Uir-. LiDY OF THE LAKE, will leave Plsr It, above VINE Hireet, on HATUHDAY at ( It A. M.. and returning leove Cape May ou UOHiiY, Excursion Tickets 3. inoludlng carriage hire. Each way . 2 25. lucludlng carriage hire. T 80 8t PATRNTB D. PANTS SCOURED AND STB ETCH ED from 1 to S Inches, at Mottet, French hteam Dyeing and boourlng, Ho. a N. NINTH Btreet and No. 7M RACE Htreel Sul to TTNITEd" STATES REVENUE 8TAMP& U rilnolpal Depot, No SlK OB ICS NOT Street. Ctatral Depot, No I0JH. Kir Til Street, one soorkelow Chesnut. Established 101. Beveans Stamps of every description sonitantly OS oand In any amount Or'er ' Mali or ExpreM promtitlv sttendetl to. United 8 taut Notes Ursfw on Pbliaddpala r Vet Yoik or current funds received In paymeab Particular attention paM to mall orders. The decisions ol the UotnailMluti can be eoniultsr and any UuenusUoa rrflla" b.w. law ebeanssi ivea, t
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