THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH TRIPLE SHEET rniLADEIiPITIA, WEDNESDAY, DKOEMBER 23, 1868.
PUBLISHED EVERT AFTERNOON
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Ordered.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1868.'
The following are the varied and enter
taining contents of to-day's issue:
' Page 1 (Supplement). A new Christmas
fiorm entitled "Santa Clam;" a new Christmas
atory entitled "Man Proposes."
Paga 2 (Supplement). T7ie latest English
gossip.
Page A (Supplement). An interesting account
of "Christmas in Germany."
Fagt 5. The latest news by telegraph and
tnail; legal, financial, commercial, and shipping
intelligence.
Pays 6. Editorials on the leading questions of
thr hour.
Page 7. General news summary, local, do
mestic and foreign.
Page 8. Our New York Letter.
Page 10. Editorial extracts from the leading
Journals of the country.
Page 11. Our Washington Letter, discussing
2'cn and Measures at the Capital.
Page 12. City Intelligence; afternoon tele
grams. Tne System of fees.
CoaiHOtr Couxcil on Monday approved a resolu
tion previously passed by the Seleot Branch,
requesting the Legislature to pass Borne law
looking towards the regulation of the fees of
our county officers. Of course it will reoeive
ike signature of the Mayor, if each a signa
ture is neoeseary, and will be presented to the
Assembly when it meets in January. Whether
or not that body will take any action in the
premises is exceedingly doubtful, but there
can be no question as to its duty. For years
there has been a crying abuse existing in
Philadelphia, which justice to the people
demand should be utterly abolished. The
emoluments in the shape of fees whioh be
come the perquisites of the fortunate holders
Of nearly all our county offices are eo great,
that if a man is lucky enough to seoure a
denomination, he not only has an inde
pendent fortune, but, in fact, immense
Wealth. Men who, previous to their election,
bad not a dollar in the world, in six years
leave the office of Clerk or Frothonotarr, build
brown-Btone houses, keep fast horses, andsur
xonnd themselves with all the evidences of
wealth. One officer acknowledges the re
ceipt of $30,000 a year, whioh was
Stated with rather an aggrieved air. Others
teoeive $15,000 or $20,000, as a minimum;
while how muoh is made by others is known
only to the ocoupanis themselves. This money
does not only oome out of the pockets of the
suitors a class of people leait able to pay it,
as a rule but a large amount la drawn quar
terly out of the city treasury. Those who
examine the reports of Council proceedings
will see, at intervals, the appropriation of
$2000 for such an officer and $2500 for such
Another. It means simply that the tax
rate of $1-80 has been plaoed at that
figure in order that the bursting purse3 of
the offioe-holders might be yet more densely
jacked with publio money. It is surely time
that such a wrong as this should be stopped.
What possible olalm ha3 the Clerk of the
Quarter Sessions an offica of no responsi
bility, and which it requires no ability to All
to reoeive a salary and fees which more
lhan equal the combined salaries of all the
judges of the court of which he is an humble
flioer f The fees of the Clerk exceed $1S,000
a year; the salaries of the judges all com
bined do not amount to $14,000. Can this be
excused either in reason or propriety ? Other
officers tell the same tale. The City Solicitor
cannot rival a Deputy Sheriff so far as reoeipts
t re concerned; while the whole bench of the Su
preme Court of the Stat do not receive as much
as either the Sherifl of Philadelphia county or
the Distriot Attorney. Surely it is time that
they should oease to be a burden to our
people. When the legislators of the munici
pality eause a levy of so enormous a tax as $180
on every $100 worth of real estate, aud that
too when real estate is assessed at its full
value, it is time tint retrenchment should
O inae the finanoial fortunes of political favor
ites to be out down. The city of Philadelphia
103 is eveiy year $200,000 of income which,
In all reason and justice, she is entitled
to. It is time for the Legislature to
act, and act proinptl and decidedly, in the
matter. The remedy ia ho simple as not to
need suggestion. Let the act forbid any fees
being appropriated to the officers, and cause
all to be paid into thu city treasury. Lot th9
salaries be raised, if justice requires it, but let
this wretched system of parqulaites be utterly
and entirely abolished. By this means we
Will seoure more honest offl jers. We will purify
the system of the petty bribery with which
nearly all the offices of our city are at present
abounding. We will save the community
hundreds of thousands of dollars, and remedy
the evil, the absurdity, df a judge receiving a
fourth as muoh as the irresponsible clerk who
Issues writs under hla direction.
A Prussian Crlslu.
Tub old leaven of oligarchy ia not yet eradi
cated from Prussia. King William, or his
advisers, still seems to think that govern
ments are established for the benefit, not of
the governed, but of the governing olaas. It
, appears that the conatltution of the Supreme
Court of the kingdom has not been preolsely
' In aocordanoe with the ideas of the Govern
ment, and therefore a number of honorary
judges have reoently been appointed, as a oor-
feWfl W W Utferju MBuenoiOB pi vue leruer
members of that tribunal. . When this aotlon
was reported to the Diet, one of the Liberal
leaders presented a resolution deolarlng that
the course of the Government was illegal.
This brought the Minister of Justtoe to hit
feet, with the declaration that he "had no
liberal tendencies," and would continue to
appoint additional judges as long as he
deemed it neoessary, inserting a provision for
their salaries in the budget, the Government
standing ready for any oonfliot that might
ensue. The Diet was not intimidated by this
threat, but passed the resolution of oensure,
thereby pledging itself to refuse to vote the
salaries, of any additional judges. Thus the
matter stood at the latest advices by mall.
The cable has sinoe informed us that the
Upper House of the Diet has rejeoted, by a
small majority, the resolution guaranteeing
immunity from arrest for words spoken in
debate. So long as the Diet refuses to afford
this parliamentary protection to Its mem
bers, and the Ministry contrives to preserve
its influence in the Supreme Court by the
packing process, Count von Bismark's late
boast that Prussian subjects have enjoyed for
years all the concessions whioh have been
recently granted by the Emperor of Austria, is
likely to remain an empty one. As things
sow go, Austria ia making greater progress
towards a thoroughly liberal and popular form
of government than Prussia, and all beoause
she was worsted at Sadowa and Kiiniggrata
Adversity is frequently the best school in
whioh to point out to a nation the true road
to prosperity.
The Waste or Food.
Tub Amerioans have the reputation of being
extravagant and wasteful, especially with re
gard to artioles of food. With a far greater
variety of meats and vegetables than Europe, it
is generally admitted, even among ourselves,
that we are deficient in the art. of preparing
them for the table so as to develop their most
nutriuious and palatable qualities, and that im.
menae quantities of good wholesome food are
wasted through the carelessness of house
keepers and the ignorance oi servants. Da
ring tLe Crimean war Soyertook it upon him
self to go out for the purpose ot teaching the
British army how to cook. He found that,
while there was a universal complaint about
the scarcity and bad quality of the army ra?
tions, the soldiers were in the constant
habit of throwing away as worthless articles
that, if properly prepared, were of the first
value as nutriment. With the water in whioh
meat had been boiled, and with the soraps of
vegetables which had previously been con
sidered as nuisances to be got rid of, he in
structed the soldiers how to make excellent
soup, and in many other wajs he introduced
reform in the old system of camp-oooking,
which, in a great measure, put a stop to the
discontent of the men, and which contributed
not a little to the successful prosecution of
the campaign against Sevastopol. In this and
every other large oity there are thousands of
poor people who soarcely know how to keep
body and soul together during the winter
months, while the food that ia wasted would
probably be more than sufficient to supply
them all if it were properly utilized. There
are many families, too, who turn and twist to
make ends meet, but who throw away meat
and vegetables, or refuse to purchase cheap
artioles, which a skilful French cook would
serve up in a way that would commend them
to the palates of the most fastidious. Muoh
of the animal matter whioh is now treated as
simply refuse, and fit only for the soap-boiler
and glue-maker, contains as muoh nutriment
as the choicest outs, which none but the most
wealthy can afford to buy. Many poor people
absolutely refuse to eat such food under any
circumstances, and this disinclination is to be
attributed to the faot that they never have it
properly prepared for them. This subjeot is
worthy of the attention not only of economi
cal housekeepers who wish to supply their
tables at the smallest possible cost, but of the
charitable who are interested in furnishing
the poor of the city with good wholesomu food
during the severe winter months.
Dblawark is gradually getting disgusted
with herself. The JJelawarean, a Democratic
journal published at Dover, characterizes the
time-honored State Ilouae at that place as
"the nattiest and shabbiest plaoe of the kind to
be found in the United States I" The Smyrna
Times regarda the whipping-post aa a "relic
of barbarism," and says that a short time ago
"the scourgings were barbarous to au extent
that would now be intolerable." Ejually
severe is the Clayton Herald, whioh declares
its purpose of removing "to some other State,
where we can have the benefits of a school for
our children." On this subject of education
the Sussex Journal, the Democratic organ of
the southern county, says:
"Delaware ha to live tcuooU; education la
Bhuiiif fully laOKlccifd. TU rouse to mluce lit
1U Let ua fuoo tli truth aod Hliarnn the luvll.
We me behind, tunes tsouniy t.an no schuola
tu leuKt thf-y are hh nt-ur uothlug ua can be.'
Our public men, with, tw exceptions, are cold,
stilish, and IndllK-renL"
We hope the papers of the State will continue
toiaeh themselves until the people are aroused
into an effort at redemption. The opportunity
is certainly a brilliant one.
Among the toilettes worn by the Empress
Eugenie, at the late State Ball at the Tutleriea,
the most remarkable was a robe of poult de soie
rose peche (a pale and rather yellowish pink),
trimmed en tablier, with flouuces el' white and
silver tulle), falling over others of tulle, the
oolor ef the dress. At the e ig of thd skirt an
exquisite Genoese fringe of white silk, with
silver bullion aud fuohias of silver, was plaoed.
The train of white satin was looped up en
panier at the sides, and edged with rich
silver fringe; the sash of rose peohe, poult de
soie, in four large loops, being lined with white
satin. A bodice of rose peche trimmed with
white satin, and the same Genoese fringe and
silver fqchias tastefully disposed thereon, com
pleted the dress. , , j
Horace Greeley says if Lla wife should go
to the polls to vote and electioneer, he would
stay at home and attend to the cooking and
other household ailkira. , ,
DRY GOODS.
JOHN BURNS.
No. 817 SOUTH ELEVENTH STREET,
; ABOVE 8PBCCE.
HOLIDAY AND WLDDINU TRESEMS.
One Invoice of these beautiful Battn. Damask Table
Cloths, In rlob designs, SM. . . 4, and IH yards long,
the cheapest ever ottered la the city.
Loom Table Linen, yds, wide, 61 61X, 75c to ft.
Fine Bleached Table Damask, IS yds. wide, 760,
tyds, wide fine Bleached Table Bamask, 87KO.
8-4 Turkey lied Table Damask, best make, 11-65,
A ll-llnen Towels, in, 12K. 16. IS. ?r, 25o.
Jleautlitil Daruaaic Towe t, 81, 37!, EO, 75, and up.
Barnsley Linen Towels, red and blue duusk
borders; barga'ns.
Pplondfd Damask Napkins, only IfllO perdcr.en.
I1DKFS. IIDKF3. IIDKFS.
All-line Hdkts. B.U. in. Mi, 20 to PO?.
Ladles' and Ujnls' fleunltchel II (Ik fa.. ha'gnlni.
Pialn Embroidered UHored snd Mourning Bor"
Cored Hdkft.
IIOSIKRY. HOSIERY. HOSIERY.
Cartwrlghl & Warner's Ladies' and Uenta' Merino
Underwear,
Urnts' Merino Shirts, so. 15c, 11, va, to the finest.
Ladies' Merino Vests, 87', l, l in, i-25, X
Ladlta' silk embroidered gonuine Balbiri'gan hose,
all slss,87ic 112151
BoyB' and MUsrs' Merino Underwear. '
Bent Imported heavy English half hose, 7'io.
BLANKETS AND FLANNELS.
AU wool Blankets, from 3 to (an per pair.
All wool Flannels, 2H. 85, 45, 5(lc.,to IW5.
Yard wide Ballardvale and Blinker Flannel, &"c.
Canton Flannels In every grade, Vl'i to 4c,
E. R. LEE,
No. 43 North EIGHTH Street,
HAS OPENED TO-DAY
Silver Plated Ware,
From the Auction Sale of Bailey
& Co., through B. Scott, Jr.
ALSO,
ELEGANT BR0VZE?,
FLOWER VASES,
AND A VARIETY OF
ELECAIW GOODS
Suitable for tho Holidays,
TO 1?E CLOSED OUT AT AN
IMMENSE REP UGTION.
E. R. LEE.
No. 43 North LIU 111 11 Street,
12 1!' 4t
PHILADELPHIA.
HOLIDAY l'lUSSENTS
Olf
IJNTItllViA IC VLTJE.
EDWIN MALL & CO.,
No. 28 South SECOND Street,
Will offer the balauoe of their stock of Hew and
dtblrublo gooda at a uUll farther reduction.
BEST BLACK 8ILK3,
CllOIOE SHADES OF COLORED SILK3,
FANCY SILKS AND STIUPE SATINd,
iaiBH AND FRENCH IOPLIN3,
SILK 8E1WJE3 AND VELOUH3,
SIKII'E AND PLAID POPLINS,
I.OW-PKICED DHY OOOD3,
CHINTZES AN CALICOES,
SJIJC CLOAK VELVETS,
BILK FLUSHES.
BKOCHE SHAWLS,
BLANKET SHAWL3,
LADIES' CLOAKS
AKTRACHAN CLOTHS OF THE FINEST
QUALITIES.
BEST QUALITY VELVET CLOTHS,
DESIRABLE CLOAKINU3,
. YELVETEEN8 OF SUPERIOR FINISH,
WHITE CLOTHS,
EMBROIDERED LINEN AND LACE SETS
LACE COLLARS AND HDKFS.,
i 4 EMBROIDERIES. LACES, ETC.,
BOARS'S. NECK TIES, i
12 213 A?' 1 ASTRACHAN MUFFS, ETO,
I
DRY GOODS.
EXTRAORDINARY
X5 EJIXJCTIOTV.S.
ALPACA POPLINS.
10 esse of ALPACA POPLINS of the oholoest
Shades, reduced from 60 cents per yard
to 25 cents per yard
RICKEY, SHARP & CO.,
No. 727 CHESNUT Street.
RICH CHANGEABLE
CORDED 8 I L It H.
25C0 yards Of RICH CHANGEABLE CORDED
SILKS at SI 45 per yard.
RICKEY, SHARP & CO.,
ZTo. 727 CHESNTJT Street.
PLAID SILKS.
3000 yards ot RICH PLAID SILKS at 81 25 per
yard. A Decided Bargain.
RICKEY, SHARP & CO.,
No. 727 CHESNUT St.
SUPERB STSIPED SILKS".
4C00 yards SUPERB STRIPED and CHANGE
ABLE SILKS at $1-50, J175, and SI 90
per yard. A Great Bargain.
RICKEY, SHARP & CO.,
No. 727 CHESNUT Stroot.
CLOAKING VELVETS.
Superb Quality or 28 lnoh, 30-lnch, and 32-! noli
BLACK LYONS CLOAKING VEL
VETS, A Gieat Bargain.
RICKEY, SHARP & CO.,
No. 737 CHESNUT St.
VELVETEENS,
VELVET CLOTHS,
SUPEBB ASTRACAN CLOAKING
In great variety.
RICKEY, SHARP A: CO.,
No. 737 CHESNUT St.
PARIS
"XA BELLE" SKIRT,
All Styles bf this justly celebrate! SKIRT.
RICKEY, SHARP & CO ,
No. 727 CHESNUT Stroot.
BALMORALS
OF THE BEST M4MFACTURE.
RICKEY, SHARP & CO.,
No. 727 CHESNUT St.,
1820.
GREAT IE DUCFMENTS REDUCTION OF PRICES.
C RIPPEPJ & M A D D O 6 W
(Lte W. I. Maddock A Co.). ' f
NO. 115 SOUTH THIRD STREET.
BELOW CHESNUT.
Have now on band one of the Largest and Bluest Assortment ofa
FIR2E GROCERIES
K.ercffered to tfae citizens of Philadelphia, provided expressly for the Approaohlng Hod
inesi quality Debesa Raisins, quarter, half and whole boxes. i
Finest quality London Layer Raisins, qua ter, half and whole boxes'.
I lnest qunllty Loose Muscatel, Seedless, and Sultana Raisins. I
New, Fresh Nuts, Paper Shell a-lwonds, Pflradiso Nuts, English end Qreuoble Walnuts IPeJ
Nuts, Filberts. ' 5
Havana and Florida 0nres. Lerr.OM. New Lsyer Figs. Guava Jelly, Marmalade, Uavs
i rervescl various kliids. l
C II E E S E. I
I ngllf.il, lrcfiticftirl, A'tnfcliatcl, Fnnnasnn, f8ro, Cream, Tonus America. I'll
Anilr, Etc. lite.
Kcw Crop Spanish Queen Olive?, by Quart or Gallon.
Our W.G. FAMILY FLOUR is tie FINEST MOWN IN AIERIC
We call rpppclal attention to our FUEH ABSOKT.YIF.NT OF FRENCH PELIOAOIS
a Meal vrletv or othr tai-and. " -Ji"""".iMBraiii(il
Potted Oamo in Pate form, such as Bnipe. WorKleoo. Reed Rlrds, Plover. Partrldue Oui
Orouse, PticaNaut, Venison. Duct, Etc. Etc. "rwiuge. iui
Frcf li Gofrlien Iiiitlcr, In small tubs, to suit families, selected expressly for Tamlly
Just received, n fine assortment of HAVANA CIUAIW, or the finest brands. '
U VLELS AXD SLACK TEAS, Finest Quality.
WHITE ALMERIA OT5-Vl?JEl
IN LARGE CLUSTERS.
FIFTY CENTS PER POUND
AU G cods sold to f. milies In unbroken packages at wholesaleprlce, and delivered free of chat
GRIPPED & (HADDOCK,
KO. 115 SOUTH THIRD STREET I
BELOW CIIESNDT, 1
DEALERS IX AND IMPORTERS OF FINE GROCERIES
HOLIDAYS.
J. M. HAFLEIGH,
Kos. 1012 and 1014 CHESNUT STREET,
IS NOW PllEPAKED TO OFFER GItE AT BARGAIN
I IN IiVIiKY DEPARTMENT.
FANCY SILKS
In Groit Variety, at One-half their Former Price!
50,000 YARDSDRESS GOCMOS
To le Bold without reference to former prices, embracing Lis entire stock of Winter Textars
every yard oi wnicu must be sold ce-tore the close of the year.
Silk Chain Rolled roplins, Reduced to 50 Cents.
INDIA CAMEL'S HAIR SHAWLS,
India Scarfs, liuo Croclie Sim vis, Freud Blanket Slairle, Tartan Flaid Shuwl
KID GLOVES.
Fivt Hundred Dozen Kid Gloves at $110, every pair warranted perfect, or exouangai if n
bo; French Cloth Gloves, Children's Gloves, Ladies and Gents' Neckties, Satin Scarfs, eto.
12 21 tUp
rano-DBxruu.
NTI-WINDOW RATTLER,
For Dwellings, Cars, Steamboat, I "to.
Preventa Rattling and Snaking of th Wlu
dows by the wlDti or other ounttei, Ugulmm tbt
tanli. prevents thowlndanddublfrom coloring,
easily attached, and requires hut a alule
glance to judge of Its morlls.
Call oa tne Ueneral Agent,
O. P. ROSE,
No. 727 JATNE Street,
Betweon Market and Chesnut,
12 11 taw3m Philadelphia.
JA.YOSTS HOBBY-HORSE
And Children's Carriage Bazaar,
THE IIOUBS-FTJRNI8HIKO STORK
KO, 11 NODTII NINTH MTBEUT,
Where will befouada large assortment of HOBBY
EOBSISS, BLKIOHS. TOYS, FANCY AUD HOUSE
FDBJNISU1NO GOOEB. 12196C4P
"f E R R A P I N.
200 DOZEN VISE .TERIfATUr,
Just received and for sale by
91. UAIIER & CO.,
12 22 Btrp KO. tZi Bouib 8IXTJU2NTH Btrest,
SILK, ALPACA. AND (JISGIIiM TJM
1 BltEIiLltorliolldvPfeuiB. ,
A JObhiPU KUHSBLL.
m 12 22 tt Ncs. t aud H. FUUSrU birtet.
UMBRELtA8 OP TWILLED SILK.
Ivory udoilir Fucr Handln.
ivory uuu JoaHiPU IfUSHELL.
J2 t yrs. 2 Dd i N. giDH f q Htreet.
F
OX'S PHILADELPHIA. STARCH.
O. J. TKLL A BltO., Agents.
TDKESTON'S BREAKFAST COOOA.
C J. I'HLI. A BRO., Agtnts.
AZURBNE.
O. J, YELL A BRO.. Areata, 1
JpRAXKLIN MILLS BELF-RATSINa FLOOR,
O. JT. t&lXi A BHO., Msnuraoturert,
l!ws!m Wo,129. FRUNTmreet,
THE
AMERICAN
BTJTTON-HOLI
AND .'
. 1BE WHIG MACHINE
FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
S. W. COKNEB
ELEYEMII aud CUESKDT Streets,
12Z2 8'.rp PHIia.DSI.rHI A
FLOUR.
QHRISTMAS PRESENTS;
lbs beat and most suitable Present for friend of
lb needy Is a barrel ot our "J. B. WILOH" VIliHI
PBiMlUM FLOUll. aud a bag or baU barel BTHiK
LINO'S "MOUKTAIN " BUCK. WHKiT MEAL, uar
ranted superior tn any In the market.
Constantly on Laud the best assortment ot different
orands Of PLOUB, INDIAN, and RYB KJCAlJ
koph, etc I
GKOROB F. ZEHNDER, I
11 24 tm tlrp rCHJKTII AMP VIHK UTS, j
p A Fr3 I L Y p L O U fJ
In lots to enlt UIiOCEU, or bj tho Single
Uarrel, Tor sale bjH j
J. EDWARD ADDIGKsj
6o. 1230 MARKET Street,
UlSffiip
PaiLADlOLPBXA,