THE DAILf EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY", AUGUST 7, 18G9. Till: CHEAT ECLIPSE OF IMS. Tin- m k'ntlflc observations nmdc during the ln.unH of the ccIIjihc of ISM arc of special in terest now, In view of tho couii!eto oruuuizntinu perfected by our Aftierlean astronomers to ob serve tlio totality of to-day's eclipse In our West cm Mtutes nnd in Alaska. The liroiidth of the totnlity wns tlien Mil miles, and tlie Maximum duration of seven Minutes without u parallel in tho annals of astronomy. Six parties were sent out last year by various Governments, societies, or iniiividu.ils. One from tlie l!oyal Society, uuder Lieutenant Ilers tlicl, located itself nt l?e.li;auTii, in India: an other from the Hoyal Astronomical Society, under Major Tennants, went to (iuntoor, in India, at which place a French party, under M. .Tansscii, who represented the Academic des Sci ences, also established itself. Another French party, under M. Stephan, posted themselves at Wali-Tonne, on the peninsula of Malacca, while a Russian corps, under Dr. Voirel, took their ground at Aden, in Arabia, near the mouth of tlie I!cd Sea. A few individual observers were utationcd at intermediate points; and, lastly, an English party, under Captain I Iain;, fixed upon Beejapoiir, in India. The special points to which attention was di rected by all parties were:!. Photographic re cords of' the phenomena, i. Observation of the protuberances or rose-colored (lames. Ii. Obser vation of the corona witli the polariseope. 1. Observation of tlie corona and protuberances with the spectroscope. Much valuable data for investigation was oh tained by these observers. Several of the red prominences were visible, and photographed at dillerent stations. At (iuntoor. Major Tennant photographed one which from its size and shape was called the (ireat Horn. Mr. De La Hue, whose photoira phs of the sun in lstk) were un equalled, states that the copies which ho had re ceived were not sullicieiitly distinct to enable him to ascertain whether there was any change in the aspect of tlie Great Horn duriuu; Major Tennanfs observations, but that it is very pro bable that there was: for that prominence as de picted by dillerent observers alon the line of totality presented appearances warranting the suspicion that the Great Horn was undergoing rotation; and at a later date lie re cognizes evidence of such rotation in Major Ten nant's glass copies of his photographs. Hut there was a glare of light beneath the prominen ces which the observations did not satisfactorily explain; and Mr. De La Hue states that it is necessary to "wait for future solar eclipses be fore we can ascertain with certainty whether there is any sclf-lumiuous atmosphere between the photosphere and the under side of the pro minences:" and lie suggests the importance of taking photographic observations as nearly as possible oil both the northern and southern limits of the shadow, as well as at stations situ ated near its centre. Professor Brayley deduces from the observa tions "the strongest evidence that the taenia' (or bright portions of the sun's disc) and the lumi nous prominences are identical, or at least that the latter are tlie superior terminations of the former. If such be the fact, they must also be connected with tlie spots." lie says: "It will he consistent with all known facts to believe that they are the prolonged summits, rising Jroin the level of tlie photosphere," or that por tion of the sun's atmosphere from which we re ceive light, "of the torrents of matter originally wholly gaseous, ascending from the niicleal regions of the sun, which, piercing through the successive envelopes of the nucleus, form tlie cloudy stratum to the photosphere; and that the observed height to which the prominences ascend is at once the consequence and tlie index of the enormous force with which the original torrents arc projected from the nucleus." The polariseope showed at various places of observation that the prominences gave no indi cation of polarized light; but. on the other hand, that the light of tlie corona was polarized in a plane passing through tlie sun's centre. The most important observations, however, were with the spectroscope that wonderful instru ment by which astronomers can determine the chemical constituents of the heavenly bodies. Upon the corona, tlioe observations gave no result, or showed a very faint and apparently continuous spectrum. Tlie luminous promi nences, however, showed themselves to be gaseous, and gave marked spectra of bright lines. The correspondence of three of these lines, a red, a blue, and a violet, with those de rived from the light of hydrogen heated by an lectrie discharge, is very marked, the latter Bhowiug a brilliant rose color. This, combined with other analyses, makes it extremely proba ble that hydrogen is a main constituent of these prominences. The only photographs that have been gene rally circulated are those taken by the Prussian expedition under Dr. Vogel, one of which was Sent to the I'hilalilphia I'hotoijrniihi'r. The objects seen at the first moment of totality con sist chiefly of a long scries of flame-like protu berances, stretching for a distance of at least rU0,t)00 miles along the edge of the sun, and composed of more brilliant central masses, with tongues and fringes of central light. Tlie im pression conveyed is of a vast conflagration blown by a wind from left to right, and seen over the edge of a serrated range of hills. The flame-like appearance of these luminous protu berances must, however, be regarded as only an accidental similarity of shape, as there are many reasons which make the existence of anything like true combustion in these regions extremely rare. Following around tho solar and lunar edgo to the right, there, is encountered a tower like mass of similar luminous matter, which, on comparison with the solar radius, is found to bo nearly 70,X)0 miles high and about 10,000 miles across tlie base. Assuming that the other di mension Is about tlie same, its entire volume would approach 7.000,000,000.000 of cubic miles, or twenty-seven times the earth's entire bulk, or enough to cover its surface to a depth of near tsUOO miles, with an atmosphere of a constant density, our own atmosphere under the same Condition reaching only about five miles. On the day of the eclipse M. Jansr-en, who Observed tho eclipse atGuutoor, observed the eolar Tirotuberauces with the spectroscope. He pays: "The total obscuration incurred Instanta neously, and the spectral phenomena also changed immediately in a very remarkable man hit. Two sncctra. formed ol live or six bright li.ies red, yellow, green, blue and violet occupied tho livid In place or tlio prismatic Imago of tho sun which had just disappeared These sneetra. about one minute (of are) long corresponded line for line, and were separated by a dark snaco In which 1 could see no lines. Tlio fiuder showed that these two spectra were caused hr two mugnitlcent tirotuberauces which were now visible on each side of tho point of contact. One of them, that on tho left, was more than tlirco minutes (or one-tenth of the sun's diatue ,rVin height; It looked like the llama of a furnace, rushing violeutly from the openingsof tho burning liuss within, and driven by a strong wind. The ime to tlie riiLit prcseuteil tlie uppcaiuueo ol a i y Mountains, with Its base resting I on tlie moon s limb, and enlightened by a sotting I sun. The preceding onservniion snows ai once: "First. The gaseous nature of the protube rances (the lilies being bright). "Second. The general similarity of their chemical composition (the spectra correspond ing line for line). Third. Their chemical species (tlio red and blue lilies of their spectrum being no other than the lilies C and F of the solar one, and belong ing, as is well known, to hydrogen gas). "It is very certain that if an atmosphere formed of the vapors of all the substances which have been found in the sun really existed above the photosphere, it would have given a spectrum at least as brilliant as that of the protuberances, which Vtcre formed of a gas much less dense and less luminous. It must, then, be admitted that, if till1 atmosphere exists, its light is so small that it lias escaped nolicc. I Must also add that this result did not much surprise me: for my in vestigations on the solar spectrum had led me to doubt the reality of any considerable atmo sphere around the sun, and I am more and more inclined to think that the phenomena of elective absorption, ascribed by tlie great physicist of Heidelberg to an atmosphere exterior to the. sun, are due to the vapors ol tlie photosphere Itself, in which the solid and liquid particles forming the luminous clouds are Moating. This view is not merely in harmony with the beautiful theory on "the. constitution ol the photosphere wfiich we owe to M. Faye. but ccn seems to be a necessary deduction from it." On tlie day of the eclipse M. .Tansscn disci vend ranees a method by which these red prolube might be observed even when the sun was unobsetired, and, applying this new method on the following Morning, lie soon saw the bright lines formed by the protuberances; but their length and arrangement showed that great changes bad occurred. It was evident not only that hydrogen was the most important element in these circiiin-solar masses, but that they were rapidly changing both in form and position. He also observed that the bright lii.es of the protuberances sometimes penetrated into the corresponding dark lines of the solar ppectrum, showing that the protuberance extends over part of the sun's disc. It was to be expected that these protube rances, belonging to the sun, would exist not merely on the Margin, as seen from the earth, but over its whole circumference, or over tlie whole surface: but during eclipses the interposi tion of the moon makes its proof impossible. Another advantage, of the new method of ob serving the spectra of the protuberances con sists in the fact that these spectra are directly compared with the spectrum of tlie sun itself: whereas in eclipses, the sun's spectrum being cut off, it has been necessary to resort to graduated scales to fix tlie position of the lilies. The principal conclusions to which M. .laiissen arrives, at tlie time of his report, in November, are these: "First. That the luminous protuberances ob served during total eclipses belong unquestion ably to the circum-solar regions. "Second. That these bodies are mainly or en tirely composed of incandescent hydrogen gas. "Third. That they are subject to movements of which no terrestrial phenomenon can give us any idea; since, though they arc masses of mat ter having several huiidrcd'times the volume of the earth, they change completely their form and position in the course of a few minutes." This latter statement is strengthened by the independent testimony of tlie photographs taken at Aden and at (iuntoor, for, as Mr. De La Hue states, "A comparison of the two makes it evi dent that some change In the direction of tho Great Horn had occurred In the lapse of forty minutes." Important as are tlie conclusions already ar rived at, much remains to be learned. In tlie last number of the Monthly Notices of the Koyal Astronomical Society (London) is an extract from a letter from J. Haxeudall, in which he says: "Recent observations and discoveries indicate very clearly that this corona is not an appendage of tlie sun." What, then, is it!" or how is its ap learance to be accounted for? In a conversa tion 1 had some weeks ago with l'rofessorKoscoo on the subject, I reminded linn that m a paper which 1 read to the Literary and Philosophical Society in .March, 1M()4, gning the results ot a discussion of an immense number of lnagncticnl and temperature observations made in dillerent parts ol the world, I showed that these result: could be best explained by assuming the exist once of an irregular nebulous ring circulating about the sun, nearly in the plane ol the ecliptic, ami at a mean distance of 0 Hi'.l; and I suggested to him that the relleelion of the sun's light from the matter of this ring might be the real cause of the appearance of the corona in total solar eclipses." .Mr. liaxciKlail proceeds to show the improoa' bihty that the corona can be the result ol re flection from tlie earth's atmosphere, or from any possible atmosphere upon the moon's stir face. New observations must determine tlie point. In conclusion, it may be briefly said that the present scientific theory of tho solar constitution represents or classifies it in three atmospheres: The solar photosphere, or visible surface, the white-light-giviug atmosphere. 'J. The cool, absorbing, relatively non-luminous atmo sphere. 3. The chromosphere, or local aggre gations at the prominences of an entirely en veloping medium srinxT or tiiu z&.nss. Editorial Oplnlonx of the Leading Journal I lion I in-rent Touicm ('oniiIed Kvery Day Tor the lCvmiuif Tclttfinpli. THE PRESIDENT AND HIS DETRACTORS, From the X. Y. Times. We have no particular call to take the blun ders of our Democratic politicians and jour nals to heart. At tho same time we believe in parties; wo think tho country is apt to bo better governed when party organization is thorough, and pretty sure to bo ill-governed when there is no eti'octive opposition. It is from this point of view that we regret tho line of uttiick upon the President into which tho opposition party has fallen. In tho ab sence of any substantial grounds for contro versy, it seems to bo regarded as the lit and proper thing to dog tho President's footsteps wherever ho goes, to belittle his employments, to give him tho appearance of being habitu ally surrounded and engrossed with trilling or equivocal company, with consulting his personal ease to the neglect of his public duties, and in general to be a man who really hns no comprehension of tho great interests committed to his charge. Now, as wo have already remarked, we ac cept no responsibility for tho blunders of tho gentlemen who preside in the councils of tho Democratic, party; at tho same time it is but neighborly for us to notify them that in our opinion, they aro making a grievous blunder in the course they are now pursuing towards our Chief Magistrate. , It is never worth while for an individual or a party to make war until they have cause of war and have counted tho cost of making it. Now in this case tho Democracy have, no grievances. They aro trying to belittle and Upgrade tho President by publishing stories ami gossip from which every gentleman, and a President more than any other person, is entitled to exemption. And what will come of it? Tho public, the country, will not judge the President by tho number of horsos mass of snow he drives, by the number of cigars ho mnokes. j,y n,c j,l,l0l,H j,P frequents durin' tho heat.s of Hummer. lv tho number of days or weeks ho remains in or out of Washing- Ion, or by the class of people who get lucess to his presence as a means of rotting (heir riniues into tlie newspapers. These are liiftiters ftiKUit winch the fticat body ot me nation are indifferent. Thev wish to know. nnd are willing to wait a proper time to learn, "how the President is attending to their busi ness. Laving no particular curiosity to know how lie attends to his own. Now. when the time comes fur the stale of iniblie business to be officially nnd fully submitted to them, they will find some results which will probably put the flippant critics who give forth the oracles for the DemoernMo party in an em barrassing posit it u. Let us enumerate some. t the results of the brief five months of President Grant's administration, which may be cited to the public in response to the clinrge that the public servieo is neglected. We were told in October last by the same oracles that now find it so difficult, in speak ing of the President, to respect the ordinary proprieties of social life, that there would be n ilehcieiiey m our revenues for tlie tiseal year just closed ol one hundred and litty-four mil lions of dollars. That is what they regarded ns the best prospect tho future had to oiler lis bnanciallv nine months ago. Now, what hns this idle, ci'.rar-sinokinghorse- jockev of n President accomplished during the brief live months that be has had such control ot the Oovernmeut as Congress accorded to liim '( Pv a greater care in the selection of trust worthy agents, and by a vigorous enforce ment of the law, the revenues have so rapidly increased that the direct debt of the Govern ment has already, since his inauguration, been reduced between forty-three and forty four millions of dollars. The revenues from whisky and tobacco alone have more than doubled. A reduction of tlienrinv from forty regiments to twenty-live is to result in u fur ther saving of many miliums. The ell'eets of the new poliev'of the Govern ment toward the Indians cannot now bo ni prcciuted, but enough is already known to make a further economy in that direction that must he estimated by millions. Our Federal seen rides are worth to-day at least ssl'.'iO, OOU.lMll) more than they were worm the day our Presi dent was inaugurated, unci are ndvnneing at the rate of ten or fifteen millions a week. There is no doubt of our ability to fund thi entire national debt within n year at a rate of interest not exceeding four ami ahalf per cent We are sure of a surplus at (he end of tho current fiscal year of from -, hi iiuiiii) to ss 1. ',().oiM ),(M)!), and it is no longer a question tliat our revenues will justify a largo reduc tion of our taxes. These are all facts which our Democratic friends may safely take upon our authority. and we ask them now in nil candor whether the people are going to believe that the Pre sident who can cipher up such a year's work as this outline gives the promise of. is ne gleeting their interests or Ins duty. Will they not feel inclined rather to withdraw their con fidence from their party oracles, who prove to them such blind guides, and transfer it to a President whose recreations prove so ad vantageous to the country TRADE OF THE PACIFIC KAIL WAYS. From the Chiewjn Tiilmne. The completion of tho railway to tlio Pacific, while it opens 1 lie route for tho great trade from Asia to all parts of the world, is, in the present, tho extension of tho facilities of commerce and production to a new, vast, and hitherto secluded portion of our own country. iho commereo between uiiiciti'o, and even that part of the count ry lying between the Missouri river and Laramie plains, will ex ceed tenfold, during tho next ten years, our entire trade with China; and when to this is added the future trade with Colorado. Utah, and Nevada, on tho south of tho railway. ami jiontana, w yoniing, ana Idaho, on the north, tho trade with Asia, however valuable, will bo comparatively but a small contribution to tho national wealth. It is but ti few years since tho railway system of Chicago was extended to Wisconsin, Iowa, and Kansas; a still shorter period has passed since Minnesota was embraced in tho iron band; and these States until thus con nected were more remote troiu trade more remote in the means and opportunities of an exchange ot commodities than Nebraska, Colorado, and Nevada aro to-day. The open ing of tho railway is but an extension of tho commercial circuit of which Chicago is the centre It is the extension, to a hitherto closed region, of the means of sending their products to market, and of receiving other needed commodities in exchange These States and Territories, rich in their inexhaustible mineral treasures, are destined to bo as productive in ither particulars as their more Eastern neighbors. Tho hand of industry, which has made tho sago-brush land of Utah as productive as tho prairie of Iowa or Minnesota, will, with littlo delay, and at no very great cost, turn the mountain streams and spring rivulets through and over the now arid plains, and the sage will give place to timothy; tho desert will bring fovtk corn and wheat; nnd herds of beeves will be lattened on the lields now sterile. Into this vast region of gold and iron, silver and lead, undot coal, will pour a hardy and thrifty popu lation. From Europe and Asia will come the labor that is to work tho mines, irrigate the land, cultivate the soil, build the roads, and swell tho volume of national wealth. There is no need of any rivalry or jealousy between Chicago and San Francisco as to which shall supply this country, and which receive in exchange its products. That will bo settled by laws which cannot bo controlled by either city. San Francisco, to supply this country, must in turn be supplied by tho isthmus or Capo Horn route. If San Fran cisco can furnish Nevada with what Nevada wants cheaper than Chicago can, then the trade will go there; if not,' and Chicago can undersell San Francisco in Virginia City, then tho trade will como hero. San Francisco stands towards Chicago in this respect just as Cincinnati, or St. Louis, or Milwaukee, or Detroit does for tho trade of tho Northwestern States. Wherever the producer of gold, silver, lead, wheat, corn, fruit, hides, or other pro duets, can get the most iron, cloth, furniture, butter, hardware,' machinery, or tools in ex change therefor, to that plaeo ho will take bis property for' exchange. It has boon by the operation of this iuvnriablo law that the trade of Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Western Missouri, and of the greater part of Illinois has been centred in Chicago. Me buy all these States and parts of States havo to sell, and give them in exchange more ot Mich things as they need than they eon get elsewhere. The same reason has made Chicago tho market and the source of supply of Nebraska and Montana, and will of Colo rado, Nevuda, and idl the States and Territo ries lying east of the Sierra Nevuda. Cheap freights and abundant freights both ways, speedy sales and quick returns, will command tho market at all iuios and under all circumstunces. Tho o iter trade of Sail Francisco must be wih the Asiatic countries. The productions of the States be tween the Missouri river and Knernmnnt.ii. with the exception of silver, will not bo of that character which will find an export market in San Francisco. Hut in Chicago the ease is different. There is not an article which Is grown, produced, or manufactured in any part of the habitable globe that cannot find a market in Chicago; and the reason is that the trade of this city is not of a merely local char acter, but includes the supply of one-third the people of tho country, embracing in that milliner men oi every naiiouaiity, ami engaged in every trade and industry known to eivili.ed man. When this newly-opened country is filled. i.s it win lie very soon, with n producing population, its wants will be great, and its productions still greater. J ue immediate line of the road will, ot course, lie hrst set tled, but already, in localities where a year ago there was no evidence of the presence of men, there are now villages and hamlets mid growing towns, not alone on the line of tho railway, but back from live to ten miles, upon spots favorable for industrial pursuits, and supplied with natural facilities for pro duction. Magnificent as is the idea of open ing up n commercial ir.tercourse with the em pires ol Asia, the commerce and prodi'etions of this empire at our door, peopled with our own people, and covered with our own flag. is far more grand, not only in the future, but even in the immediate present. THE IMPERIAL SURRENDER. From the A'. 1'. Tribune. The draft of the Parliamentary reforms in France is now matured. It accords with Na poleon's Into message in granting tho right of self-regulation, the voting of the budget in detail, the simplifying of the mode of amend ments, the selection of ministers from the chambers, the submission of tariff modifica tions, and the extension of the right to inter pellate. The Emperor and the Legislature will together enjoy the initiative in making laws; and tho members of both chambers wilt bo permitted to address miestions and de mands to tho government. Amendments will be passed to a committee, communicated to the government, returned to tho chamber with remark, and finally acted upon. A more definite statement of this provision is to be expected than that which we have now by cable, but apparently the Council of State is deprived of its sovereign right to devour all amendments before thev can be put lo the vote, while the Emperor retains Mitlicieiit power over the subject to make the amendment still a matter of process and ditlieulty. Over and above the reforms pro mised in his late message, the Kmpcror's new exhibit provides that Ministers shall be pre sent at debutes, and. though responsible for their acts, can only be iiupiwlicl by the Senate. The Senate will have public session. but on motion of tive members may be re solved into secrecy. We are advised that Ihe matured decree of the Emperor will tin roughly ordain the relations winch are to exist between the two Chambers and himself. mm win dwell on the traustormation ot per sonal government into liberal empire. He will also reduce taxes and extend education. These concessions, skilfully checked and balanced, as we believe they will further ap pear, .vill not quench tho suspicion or satisfy uie aesire oi i' ranee, out they are parts ot a wholesale measure of change from an absolute to n constitutional government. When it is remembered that in I.s.Il' France had no right to discuss the imperial address, and could but. furtively venture an opinion on the budget, the extent of the present concessions may bo reckoned. At that time tho Legislature could neither question ministers nor initiate laws. Even in lS(i() the right of tho Legislature went no further than tho discussion of the address, ami me imperial uovenmieni con sidered it a privilege that the Parliament should have its debates fully printed. The reforms now granted are like a tide wave overwashing many old abuses. The Emperor is a shrewd student, but has lost some of his facility of adaptation; his latest concessions show tho awkwardness of surrender. One of his critics speaks of him as a reed pointed to look like iron. He would prefer that the world should regard him as in the secret with destiny nnd in conspiracy with events. We fear that his last move reveals the Imperiid Cagliostro, and shows that France is conscious of a fate to which Louis Napoleon is but a circumstance and an impertinence. The Emperor, in his famous letter to M. Olli- vier, declared that he was restrained from re form "neither by incertitude nor a vain infa tuation for prerogatives," but from a desire to "establish at n stroke what is called the crowning of tho edifice," and to avoid taking nny step which he would have to retrace. Ho has now made a stroke at last, and though ho advertises that personal government is ended, the edifice is not crowned. Will ho attempt to go backward when franco endeavors to ad vance still further t IIAKVAED FOEEVElt '. F'om the X. V. World. While yet the Oxford-Harvard regatta unrowed, that sonorous wisdom with which tho gifted Lritish journalist has even the faculty of making a printed page reverberate comes out strong upon us by cable and by mail, for instance, the J'utl AldU Utncttt which is of opinion that tho method of train ing adopted by tho Harvard crew is "similar to tho barbarous but long exploded system of English amateur training in tlie dark agos, hopes, in the most condescending and ilisin forested way, that "the Americans will bo cautioned in time." And wo have tho news by cable that "the comments of the English press aro generally unfavorable upon tho Har vard stylo of rowing," with a subsequent admission that "they wore considered to havo behaved better tho second day they were out." Nor does the llritou restrain a highly well-bred propensity to question the veracitv of our poor newspapers and indite a saving clause m his countrymen's behalf. "They (the Harvard crew) were put down generally," says the London 7 v(,"as nearer eleven htone than twelve; but tho weighing of them yesterday told a different tulo altogether, for they all pulled over tho scale at twelve stone, and ono of them nearly thirteen, thus giving them an average of nearly twelve stone and a half!" which "startling in crease," tho Ik mid is at pains to admonish the crew, there will bo plenty of time to train away before the regattu. W hieh "puts us in mind," as tho late la mented Mr. Lincoln used to say, of a littlo story: A cockney, conversing with an American in London, mentioned a horse, belonging to a friend of his, which had "gone his milo in a minute, sir, "carrying my friend over the downs." "That," quietly remarked tho Ame rican, "is about the pace of our common roadsters. I had a horse once a horso alto gether too fast. When I mounted him, I used to walk out about ten rods in front of where tho men were holding him, climb some port able steps under the limb of a tree, grasp the limb with both hands, and hang on. Then tho Meps were removed. Then I gave the word for the horse to bo let go, aud, at tho snmo instant, let go of tho limb myself. I always lighted in tho saddle. Every morn ing i used to have to ride that animal around a large factory to take a little of the spirit out of him. He nsod to go so fast for th i first twenty or thirty times around that I siw my back continually, and came nearly run ning over myself on several occasions." And we have tranquil assurance to m ike t every mother's sou of these London writers who are trouncing the Harvard crew with their quills, that ' those boys are perfectly competent to starve themselves down to macintiou in a fortnight, dance tho rest of their flesh oft' their skeletons the night before, the coming regatta, put their bony grip to the oars of a yawl next day. and pull round th course, sit down to their dinners and eit themselves into obesity again, before their Oxford opponents have fairly got thoi-r blades into the 1 names: THE SPANISH Gl'NEOATS. From the A". '. Herald. The course taken by tho Government in re. gard to the Spanish gunboats indicates plainly a spirit of fairness towards Spain that ought to sot ten the asperity with which her ag 'tifs hero might naturally receive tho announce ment of tho purpose of the administration Spain and Peru aro quite equal before us and have tho same claims m regard to our neu trality. Spain was herself the first to appeal to our laws to prevent the sailing ol .shun. Her war with Peru, though in a pracMcd state of nbevance, made her especially careful m regard to the armed forces of that nation, and when certain vessels were bought here for the Peruvian Government the protest of the Spanish authorities prevented their sailing, and they finally did not sail, except on a sort of parol, our Government exact ing a guarantee that thev should not be used against the power of Spain. Exactly what our Government then did. on tho appli cation of Spain herself, it now does for Fern. Although nominally the Spanish vessels are seized, they are, in fact, only under tin siiirveillance of the law. Thus those charged. with their construction are left unembarrassed and the building and equipment of tho ships go on. No that when tho J-qiamsh Govern ment has given sulUcient evidence that those vessels are not intended tor use against any power with which we are nt peace, it will be loiind that the action ot our Government has not caused n day's loss of time. Our hope for the interest of Cuba, however, is that in the meantime the administration, putting itself in full sympathy with the national sentiment on the subieet. will see tho propriety ot rceo i.ing the rights of the Cubans, and then it' Spain gives guarantees that compel the with drawal ot the protest entered lv Peru, the Cuban Government may take the place of Peru and enter another protest. Spain would teen only have to lament the inconvenience to n nation of having on its hands more than one war ul a time. GAS LIGHT FOR THE COUiiTRY ffrl SAFE, RELIABLE, AND ECONOMICAL. PLACED OUTSIDE OF BUILDINGS!! FERRIS & CO.'S AUTOMATIC GAS MACHINES Have been in succnusfat operation for eleven years, and in all cases given perfect satisfaction. 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This road runs through a thickly populated and riob agricultural and manufacturing district. hot the present, we ara oOoring a limited amount ot tna above Bonds at 85 Cents and Interest. The connection of this road with the Pennsylvania and Readins; Railroads insures it a largo and remnnerativ trade. Wa recommend the bonds aa the cheapest first class investment in the market. FAXTJTEH & CO., BANKERS AND DEALERS IN GOVERNMENTS, NO. 3G S. THIRD STREET, 4 am PUILADKLPUIA. Q IT Y WARRANTS BOUGHT AND SOLD. C. T. YEFIKES, Jr., & CO., NO. 20 SOUTH THIRD STREET, 4 2 , PIHLADELI'IIIA. pm S. PETERSON & COT, Stock and Exchange Brokers, NO. 39 SOUTH THIRD STREET, Members of t!iNew York, und Plillmlelpliiu Stock ami Uold Hoards. STOCKS, BONDS, Ktc, bought anJ sol J on t nm mission onlj atcttlier city iii FINANCIAL.. )E HAVEN & MIL 11 ;Y X It Dealers in Cavsnimant Securities, I UNION PACIPIC RAILROAD First XXaortgago Bends, F No. 40 South THIRD Street, ut PUILADKLPHIA. J A N K I N U II O U S B or JAY COOKE & CO., Nos. 112 and 114 South THIRD Street, PHILADELPHIA, Dealers In all Governmont Securities. Old B-20S Wanteil In Exchange ror New. A Liberal DiOerercc allowed. Comroifnd Interest Notes Wanted. Iuterest Allowed on Deposits. COLLECTIONS MADIi STOCKS bought J1 sold ou commission. Special buslucHs accommodations roserved ror llllliCS. Wo will receive applications ror Policies or Lire Insurance In the National Lire Insurance Compaoy or the United States, full Information given at our iM: T 1 3m . n. Jiir.'iisorj a. SUCCESSORS TO P. F. KELLY &i CO., EBankerM and Icaler in (Mi, Silver, anJ GoYeramt Boails, AT CLOSEST MARKET RATES, K.'W. Corner THISD and CHESNUT Sts. Special attention given to COMMISSION ORDERS n New York- and Philadelphia Stock Boards, etc, etc- 6 6 tia 81 QLENLINNIXG, DAVIS & C0.f NO. 43 SOUTH THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA. GLEND1NN1KG, DAVIS & AMORT, NO. 2 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK, BANKERS AND BROKERS. Direct telegraphic communication with the New York Stock Boards from the l'hUadelphia Oillce. LI'J 2 TLLIGTT & DUNN HAVING REMOVED TO THEIR NEW BUILDING, NO. 109 SOUTH THIRD STREET, Are now prepared to transact a GENERAL BANK ING BUSINESS, and deal. In GOVERNMENT and other Securities, GOLD, BILLS, Etc. Receive MONEY ON DEPOSIT, allowing interest. NEGOTIATE LOANS, giving special attention to MERCANTILE PAPER. Will execute orders ror Stocks, Bonds, etc., ON COMMISSION, at the Stock Exchanges or Philadel phia, New York, Boston, and Baltimore. 4 !G gMlTH, RANDOLPH & COT, BANKERS, PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK, DEALERS IN UNITED STATES BONDS, and MEM BERS OF STOCK AND GOLD EXCHANGE, Receive Accounts or Banks and Bankers on Liberal Terms. ISSUE BILLS OV EXCHANGE ON C. J. IIAMBRO & SON, London. B. METZLER, 8. SOUN & CO., Frankfort; JAMES W. TUCKER A CO., Taris. And Other Principal Cities, and Letters ot Credit 1 2 tr Available Throughout Europe. WINES. H E IC 11 A J El 5 I Y : I CHALIPAGNE. j I DUWTCIJ A LUESOIJ, : I 215 SOUTH FRONT STREET. THE ATTENTION OF THE TRADE IS solicited to tha inlluwiiiK very Choice Winos, etc . for stile by DUNTON 4 LUHSON, 15 SOUTH 1HONT STREET. OH A M PA(NK8.- - A unit s for nor Majesty, Dno da Monlnbello, Carte lil.ia.., Oarte lilanuue, and Churlua lurre's t.rand Vin I'm ruic, and Viii Imperial,!. Klae WINKS Majruueo, byarWlmg Mobolle and HULNH MAl)KIBAS.-01d Uland, Kotrth Kids Reserre. HHKIiKIKS. V. Ilmit.lnlm. A . i 1 1.. 1.. 17.1 lotte. Pale and UoM.-i. l...r, Crown, eto. ' " ' :,Y i '" :.!. Vallutte, anil Urown. CLAKI'.IS Promi- Ainu 4 (lie., Moutterrand and Bor deaux, Cluretsaud 1 niiuinn Wines, (,IiV.-'-Mederhwan." LUANDiKS. lionuobsry, Otard, Dupuj A Oo.'iTariona rinlaKea. 4 5 QAKSTAIR3 Mo CALL, Nos. 126 WALNUT and 31 GRANITK Street. Importers of BRANDIES, WI.VKK, GIN, OLIVE OIL, HTO., AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS I r tlio sale of PURE OLD RYE, YVUKAT, AND BOURBON WIIIS KiKS. 5 SWilp pAUSTAIRS' OLIVE OIL-AN INtOIOB V of the above for sale by AL E X A N I) E U . CATTR L L CO., PKODl'CK C'.-MMISSION MKHOIIANTS. No. I MOUTH WUAUVKa No. 37 NORTH WATKR STRKKT. PHILADKLPIUA. 8 231 AXEXaVDEB Q Oai'lalA. tmn fliMu, I, i !
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