T SYIENWGl B(&MA ID H H T VOL. X. NO. 41. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1809. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. FIRST EDITION BUR OTP. . IMA Hi DATKM TO AI'iUST 0. lly the nrrlval of the City of Huston nt New York, we receive the foreign files from which wc id like the following extracts: nilnlntrr Sickle 1'rrncnln lit Credential to Itcucnl Ncrrmio, l Mtiiiin. From Galignani'H Mcsxrngcr, Aug. 4. General Sickles, the United States Minister to the Court of Snaln, has just presented his cre dentials to Marshal Serrano, Ketfent of tlie kingdom. Near his Highness were the Minister f Mate, the Secretary of the IJeireney. The American representative delivered the following address: I have tlie honor to he the hearer of a letter nthlresseil to your Highness hy the President of the I'nited States, accrediting me as Envoy K. traordinary and Minuter Pleniiioteiitiary to the Spanish Government. Happy in lieing chosen to fulfil a mission of friendship and good rela tions, 1 should he wanting to my instructions, not less than mv own inclinations, if I did not do all in my power to preserve and draw closer those ties of perfect understanding which have hcen so close and endured so long be tween the two nations. The people of the I'nited Mates have not remained indifferent spectators of the great events, the result of which has been the election of your Highness to the Supreme Magistracy ol this noble country. The I nited ytates.attrihuting in great measure theirnational prosperity of the beneficial inllneiice of liberal institutions and to the good faith with which they observe all international I reaties, appreciate nt present, more than ever, the traditional frieiul Hhip which unites them to Spain: they feel them selves animated in regard to her by that sympa thy which ures from a common participation in the profitable exercise of constitutional liber tics." His Highness replied us follows: "1 receive with satisfaction the letter of the President of the I'nited States accrediting you as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary of that republic to the Spanish Govern ment. You may be assured of linding among lis the most cordial and elliciicious co-operation for the accomplishment of your noble designs. You may he convinced that our efforts will tend to increase the traditional relations of peace and good intelligence existing between tlie two nations, as will be mutable to the interest of two peoples who, already united by so many ancient ties, possess at present another still more considerable, that is to say, the useful exercise of the most extended liberties which our Consti tution has made to harmonize with the mon archy, tlie recollections of which are so glorious for Spain. As to you, sir, whose higher distin guished qualities are known to me, I feel a plea sure in assuring you that the President of the United States could not have made choice of a person more agreeable to me than yourself to till that honorable position." Afterwards tlie new Minister presented to his Highness the members of the Embassy. aul re tired with the customary ceremonies and honors. Finaiiciiil Position or Iliily. The Op Intone, of Florence, which for several days past had been silent relative to the govern mental crisis, returns to the subject to-day more vigorously than ever, and declares formally that Hie Cabinet is wrong to wish to obtain a vote from the Chamber, and that the Ministers are ;rcatlv mistaken if they think that alter a eon tsurc thev would still be allowed to make an appeal to the country. That language is very significant, and proves more than all the articles of the journals of the opposition that the mo ment of the crisis has arrived. Such at least is the view taken of the situation by every one except, no doubt, by the Ministry, which seems more than ever to wish to turn a deaf ear to the lesson, and contemplates closing the session, and only assembling the Chamber in the month of November. 1 have frcipicntly relerred to the financial question and to tlie necessity of pro viding for it. The returns show how near I was to the truth. The last report of the Treasury, drawn up on the :i(Hh of June, shows resources to the amount of tJ7,-l!t,8Stlf. There remained to pay on the 1st of July 41,0(IO.OO(I.(I(KI of rentes, nominal, and 15,(MR,(tH) tobearer.iu all .VI. 000,000, which reduces the reserve to thin v odd millions. The Treasury has, indeed, to receive 75,000,000 from the Tobacco Company, and there remains the 150,000,000 of bonds created by the law of 1807 On the ecclesiastical property. Possibly with those means the dividend of January next may be paid. The Inlcr-1'nivcrf.lly Hunt Knee. From the London Tiinen, A ng. !. The JIarvard crew continue to practise dally on the Putney water, both morning and evening. On Monday evening they discarded their own boat and went out in a racing four-oar lent them by the London Kowing Club; and, notwithstand ing it was their first attempt in an English out rigger, sat her very steadily. On Tuesday and again yesterday they were out In the same boat, which was built by Claspcr, aud appear to row better and faster in her than hi their own ship. In consequence of having been accustomed to row stroke on the starboard or bow side, as we term it, instead of on the port or proper side, it became necessary, with the change of boat, that a corresponding change in the positions of the oarsmen should be made; so that each man iniht, as it were, retain his own oar and row on the side to which he had been accustomed. Mr. Loring, therefore, who had been rowing the bow oar, was brought Into the after-part of the boat aud occupied the 6troke thwart, Mr. Simmons shifting from stroke to No. 8, Mr. Kice from No. 3 to No. a, and Mr. Mass from No. 'i to bow. By this alteration each man continues to pull on his own side and to use his own oar, and certainly the alteration Is by no means for the worse, it having been generally remarked that since Mon day, when the change of boats and places oc curred, there had been a marked improvement in the crew. The Oxford men are now in prac tice at rangbourue. .Napoleon' Policy. The Jiappd of Paris comments in the follow ing terms on the Emperor: , No want of respect can be shown towards him who drives "the chariot of State" by telling hnu Hint. he. Is the reverse to the driver of a hack. When vou take a ab you tell the coachman nt, ere t. drive vou. Ouite the contrary, it is the nnurl .wtr.r of ibe chariot of State who drives you where he pleases. He saves you the trouble of giving auv address. Once in his vehicle you are his. As ho intends to proceed slowly he invites you to sleep, but not to dream, lie ilmns Hm windows in order to give you fresh air, and drops the blinds, so that the daylight may not pain you. And when a sudden halt awakens vou and von look out and discover where he is driving vou. vou call out, "Coach man, how is this: 1 want to go to the liarriere de rEtniler-" He only replies. "Well, then, here iroes for the Harrlcre'de 1'Etoile," and he takes you to the liastile. That King Arthur was a Northern man is maintained in an able article of the current number of the Wvxtiniiixir Jirnu-in, "On the Four Ancient Books of Wales," which effectually disposes of Mr. Skene's claim to put three of these books in the sixth century, aud shows that they belong to the twelfth. The (iododlmtho writer wisely confesses himself unable to ex plain or to assign to any certain ago. B It is announced in the Jiinixh Record that Hie Synod of Kabbls lately held in (iermany re cognized the principle ol individual authority in matters of religious belief, and the importance of unfettered sclentilic investigation. They re nounced the expectation of the restoration of Israel. 1 hey also recommended choral services, the use of tlie organ In synagogues, and musical performances on nauDatus and festivals. As an inuicatiou ui iimuuru tendencies mis announce ilAUt W UVt TVHliVU, iitucauc.c. POLITICAL. I'oftllion of the Opposing I'arllonn In New York. 1'rom the X. Y. l'ost. The two political parties In this State seem to be occupying a stationary position, each waiting for the other to make the first move. It may be taken for granted that the Republicans, having been worsted in the last two elections, will wait for the Democrats to ca'l the first of the State Nominating Conventions, in order to be able to take advantage of any mistake of their adver saries. The peculiar attitude, or rather attitudes, ol that party must be acknowledged to be de cidedly embarrassing. Pledged to oppose China men in California and negroes in Ohio, but alliliating with them both in Virginia and Tennessee; supporting repudiation in Ohio and Kentucky, and compelled to oppose It in New Vork and Pennsylvania; denouncing military usurpation in Texas, but having a Jov crnor to uphold in New York for taking military possession of a railroad the Democratic mana gers have a heavy and inharmonious load to carry. It is their purpose to meet about the 1st of October ami renominate the present outgoing State ollieers. Comptroller Allen may perhaps be transferred to the Appellate Bench. As a financial ollicer. he set-ins to have substituted hisown views fortheactual statutes several times, which is not a convenient practice; besides, his mind is said to be "eminently judicial." The convention will he held late, as it is dillieult to make up a platform that can stand a long ex posure to the elements. Besides, Mr. Sweeney, the chief counsellor of the party, has not re turned from Europe. The Republicans have the administration of General (Irani to sustain, and place their prin cipal hope of carrying the State upon the blun ders whic h their adversaries may commit. The attitude of the temperance politicians will em barrass their movements: and there is a discus sion going on in the leading journals in regard to the renomination of several suspected mem bers of the Legislature. The advocates of honest legislation demand a change; while the mana gers lear that the "corruptionists" and their friends will become dissatisfied, and let the Legislature be lost in 1S07. There is a general fear that the tactics of certain loud "anti-cor-ruptionists" are more likely to lose the Legisla ture than to effect the nomination and election of holiest men. There is a general acquiescence in tlie several counties in tlie importance of electing men that will not betray the party, but whether energetic measures will be taken to correct the evil is not certain. There is much apathy apparent throughout the State. ;v'i'iir Palmer on I lie Kciiiililiomi Parly. On Tuesday of last week Governor Palmer spoke at Springfield. 111., before the Republican Count J' Convention, which met in tlie hall of the llonse'of Representatives. After comparing the Democratic and the Republican parties, and re ferring to President Lincoln and the Rebellion, and nlluirs alter the war was ended, he continued as follows: The people will sustain no part yon account of its past deeds. I'lo-y regard tlie lie publican party Willi infection, and Its services are a part of tlie inherit ance of the nation, and it will always treasure them ; but if that organization is to live' it must live be cause it. labors for the welfare of tin; country. As much as we esteem our party, it is infinitely less than the country ; it is but an agency for the public good, and unless that agency is thus employed, It will perish as all parties have in tile past. hat are we to do, then ? What more can we do, then, to continue to deserve the confidence of the American people? I have said that the people are laboring under heavy burdens of taxation. The people pay those taxes cheerfully, and will do ho so long as they can see mat I nc money iiikcii out oi ineir pocKets iiidiciouslv and properly appropriated. Out the moment they come to believe that the money they av Is I icing used for improper purpnses.or the taxes misapplied, that moment they will withdraw their imliileiice trout muse who aoiise uieir trust, unit give it to others, 'l lie iter uiim aii party, men, witn nil its glories, is worth nothing unless it, can be useful to the people hereat ter. What must it do'.' H must begin now to take hold of the abuses that have grown up during the progress ol the war, because we. cannot deny that the war brought upon the e.iuutry the ordinary con- seinicnces of great struggles liKe it ; we cannot deny that abuses of administration have crept in; nor that extravagance may lie found in various branches of the public service. ' It cannot be denied but that there is a want of responsibility on the part of those the people elected to those that elected them. Vou IIIUSI, men, iukc mini ui mese iiwug, vuai issues, in your approaching convention, ion must, it you liieim to retain public commence, eiecr men who win take hold of these abuses and correct them, as far ns it can he done ny legislation ami conventional action. I'oreijiii Literary Itt-ins. Arthurian students should look at M. Paulin Paris' "Romans do la Table Konde, misc en Nouveau Langage." Two volumes only are as yet published the first containing "Joseph ol Anmatlica ami tlie "unt tiraai; me secouu, Merlin and Artus." Vol. 3 is to contain "Lan celot of the Lake and the "Quest of tlie Saint Graah" Vol. 4. "Tristan." M. Paulin Paris evi dently knows his MSS. thoroughly, and has been able to show clearly wuere tne original romance of "Merlin" ends, and where the, inconsistent continuation of it, "Le Roi Artus,' begins. As against Sir r . Madden auct Mr. r urmvult, M. Paris holds the prose "Merlin and the prose Graal" not to be Robert of Uorron s works. He also, as against Mr. i urnivall, holds that the liort first K.storc uou t.raai, in verse (ed. r. Michel, 1841; reprint 1 urnivall, 1801), ix Robert of Uorron s. the passage In dispute (lines lUtil 15514) Is a very difficult one, and there is, unluckily, only one MS. of the poem known; but M. Paris is able to appeal to a prose MS. which, ho says, is nearly contemporary with the poem, in support of the interpretation. M. runs also maKcs lioocrt ot liorron a frenchman, as against rroicssor 1 ear- son's suggestion that he was an Englishman, one of Lord Myron's ancestors. As to the (Iraal, M. Paris believes that it ma not originally mean tne dish of tlie Last Slipper in which Joseph of Ari- ' matlnca collected the blood 01 Christ, but the Liber Gradalis," or Hook ot Degrees, a religious service-book in which the legend of the found ing of tlie Hritlsh Church by Joseph ot Arnna tlnea, and his possession of the precious dish, was written, about TM A. D. He thus connect the legend with the known quarrel about the independence of the Mntish Church of the Papacy, which Montalembert treats in his "Monksof the West." M. l'aris, inconsequence, believes, as against Mr. Furuivall, that the "Joseph of Arimatlnca" and the "(iraal" (gene rally incorporated as the "Jlixtoru of the Saint ( Iraal") were written before, and not after, the Merlin, etc. The origin of all the Arthur Ro mances M. Paris sees in the Mreton lays sung by harpers in Prance, put together and arranged by Geoffrey of Monmouth, and seized on eagerly by tlie 1 rench romance-writers of the twelfth century, tired of the fierceness of the earlier ChattxoitH Of (! xtv of the Charlemagne cycle, and longing for more courteous, amorous, chivalresqtie heroes and their dames. To Geol! rev, M. Paris also assigns the "Vita Mer lin!," and treats him most rightly as the imme diate source of all the splendid stream of Arthu rian fiction, wherever its hidden springs may lie. M. Paiis's theory is admirably worked out, and his book Is of the lirst importance to Ar thurian students. The historian, if. S. Hordier, has come for ward with a defense of the popular tradition about "William Tell, and conceives that he es tablishes the fact of the existence of a Wil liainus Tallo, renowned for his address aud courage in an epoch of the Middle Ages, before the end of the twelfth century. Hut M. Rilliet, the learned author of the "Ongines do la Con federation Suisse," has answered him in a "Let tre a M. Henri Hordier," which leaves him aud vvnii..... 'ivii nnt. !i lei- to stand upou. A second edition of the translation of the "Grettis Saga," by M. Magnussen and Mr. Win. rimr the iirst having been sold out in' six weeks. The translators intend to Hi t'lfct c;Lir la-iitaslic tfw. SECOND EDITION LATEST SY TELZ3QXIAFXX. The Coal Miners are Disaffected Again The Strike Spreading The New "Chase" Movement in Bal timoreProspects of the Water Supply Edu cational Conven tion in Tren ton, N. J. Tlie C'onl Miner' Strike Sprendfnn A Net-lnM 4'oiillict Anilrinnted The Slu-rlll to 1'rotecl the Men who Work. Special Despatch to The Keening Telegraph. Wn.M'siiAUun, Pa., August 17. The Miners' strike is spreading throughout the entire coal regions. At Hay.leton, this county, it has as sumed a serious aspect. The strikers are labor ers who are employed by the miners to assist them in loading and removing the coal after It has been blasted. On Monday they stopped the pumps in nil the mines except those of Pardee it Co., and It is understood that work in this mine is also suspended. The sherill was telegraphed for yesterday, nnd left at 5 o'ulock with engineers to run the en gines in the mines, and a few others as assist ants. He will protect the engineers from attack by calling out a jioxxionutatux. The Sheriff is well known amongst the laboring classes about Ha.leton, and has great inlluence with them, lie is also a man of uVterniination, and will doubtless quiet the disturbance without bloodshed. The Witter Supply. Pout Clinton, Aug. 17. Rain has been fall ing moderately all the morning, and the pros pects arc that it will continue all day. Ckkssona, Pa., Aug. 17. Some rain fell this morning, and it is still cloudy,witli a prospect of more. The w ind is southwest. PiMKNixviM.i:, Aug. 17. There was a slight rain early this morning, aud there is a proba bility of more falling. The wind is now east. FROM NEW ,IERSE1. The National Siipc riiitcntlciilpt' Convention An mcimIiIIiik of I lie American Normal School Aiio einlloii The IMwcii-winn. Sjiec.ial Dex)atch to The livening Telegraph, Titi'NToN, Aug. 17. The National Superinten dents' Association met at ! (clock fliis morning, and, after the routine business was transacted, adjourned to meet in an adjoining hall at '.I A. M. to-morrow. The American Normal School Association, re presenting forty schools, was then consti tuted, with prayer by Rev. J. D. King. Rev. Joseph Ahlen, LL. I)., read an essay on the theme, "How shall pupils be taught to teach ?" lie believed their work was to prepare men and women to become teachers. The first essential was to furnish these pupils with good teachers: teachers with the best talent that could be secured. The pupils should be practically taught the ordinary branches they would he sub sequently required to teach, such as arithmetic, geography, penmanship, etc. Practice in class instructien was invaluable to secure ellicicncy. lie believed the work of training Christian teachers was not second to that of training Christian ministers. Professor William T. Phelps urged that nor mal schools ought not to give common instruc tion, but to teach how to teach. William Earringen defended the principle that pupils should also be instructed in common brandies. (In another column will be found an interest ing letter detailing the proceedings of the Super intendents' Convention yesterday. Ed.Ev.Tel.) FROM BALTIMORE. Tlie Western DlarvlniMt Kailroail ItoiicIn-Pro-iniiienl KeimblieiinH Deny nny Intention of StnrtiiiK it "I'linse l'nrlv." Sjieeial Uexpateh to The. livening Telegraph, Rai.timohe, Aug. 17. Jesse Armitage, Deputy Warden of the penitentiary, well known and much respected, died last night of typhoid fever. The Commissioners of Washington county, who suspended payment yesterday of the interest on their endorsed bonds of the Western Mary land Railroad, in consequence of some misunder standing regarding Baltimore paying her interest, have resumed the payment of the same. Balti more Is ulso paying her interest on the same, and much sympathy exists for the company, which will soon be on a solid basis. Judge Bond; Archibald Stirling, United States District Attorney; E. Y. Goldsborough, United States Marshal; and George M. Rtissum, Lnited States Bankrupt Commissioner, sign a card In this morning's Sun, replying to the Baltimore Aiiwrican, in which they deny all intention to divide the Republican party, and pronounce the American's assertions that they are getting up a Chase movement for the next Presidency false. The lliiliiiiiore Produce Market. Baltimore, Aug. 17. Cotton tlrm at s:i)c. Flour dull and less tlrm ; Howard street superlliie, G-&i(ri 7 ; do. extra, 17 -,!." s-jf; do. family, is-ftOwu-wi: City Mills superfine, tiifiiiirf7-iift; do. extra, f7-ii.'nn S125; do. family, fs-ifxrf 10-75 ; Western supertine, Iti-Mlm tl-78 ; do. extra, 7,2.V.T,To; do. family, (smS-mi. Wheat weak; prime to choice, fl'tKim 1-70. Corn tirin ; prime while, ll-UKn l-fi; yellow, 11 -14. Oats dull at .Vvniluc. 1,'ye dull at l-ot)(.i 1-11). Mess Pork linn, liacon, rib sides, lOM1. ; clear do., 19a,9v. ; shoulders, lt;,:e. Hams, 24rrttAc. Lard linn at 'JOiolilc. Whisky "is more animated at 1 'lfxn 1 -lti. FROM JVEW EJVGL.IA'D. A Supposed Murder. Despatch to The livening Telegraph, CoNCOitn, N. II., Aug. 17 The stomach of Mrs. Gilhnore, who died under suspicions cir cumstances at Albany, a year ago last April, has been sent to Boston for analysis, suspicion rest ing upon a son of tlie mother as being her mur derer, Vy mixing poison with a prescription, and from which she died suddenly. A Novel WalliiiiK Mulch -Arrest ol a N'olorloim Swindler. Despatch to The livening Telegraph, Boston, Aug. 17. The walking-match be tween J. A. dessom and A. II. White, in which White was to walk from Balctn to Boston In an hour and a half quicker than Bessoiu walked the distance backward, took place yesterday, the stakes being $50 aside. They started at A. M-, and Bessoiu won the race, beating White !1") minutes. An ollicer nrrived in this city yesterday, hav ing In his custody a noted criminal named William C. Robinson. Three years ago Robin son was in Portland; and during his stay there swindled a manlier of prominent businessmen out of larire sums of inonev. Leaving Portland, he went to New Vork aud practised the same game there, aud then sailed lor Europe. A few weeks ago ho returned and domiciled himself in BulUmyie, where the oJiker luund hiiu. THIRD EDITION THE CViOIIVET Secretary Rawlins to Resign on Ac- count of 111 Health General Oern ville M. Dodge Tendered the Position The Probabilities of His Acceptance A Sketch of His Civil and Military Career. FROM THE WEST. AH'nlilnet Humor Iti.wliiin to Itenlirn nnil ;enernl liile AhIiciI to Take III I'lnee. . Cuicaoo. Aug. 17. A special despatch from Des Moines to the Chicago Trihuw says that a report comes from the West through a pretty straight channel that General Grenville M. Dodge, Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Rail road, was telegraphed to by President Grant, the despatch overtaking him at Cheyenne, offering him ti place in his Cabinet as Secretary of War, and giving him two weeks to consider the mat ter. General Rawlins being compelled by de clining health to give up the position. General Dodge left immediately for Washington. Frightened to llcnili by l tie I'clipse. A Mrs. Gilford, living in tlie northern part of Iowa, died on Saturday from the effects of fright at the eclipse. FROM NE W YORK. Arrivals. Despatch to The livening Telegraph, Nr.w YmiK, Aug. 17. Lester Wallaek and Mr. and Mrs. William J. Florence arrived here to day in the steamer Scotia, from Liverpool. ItnrcM PoKlponcd. Saratoga, Aug. 17 Continued rains have compelled the postponement of the trot between Lady Thome and Mouutain Boy until Augusta:?. The New Vorlt Stock Market. Nkw Yoke, Aug. 17 Stocks unsettled. Money steady at if7 rer cent. Gold, 13: ',; ; 6-)s, 1SC4, coupon. vu' ; do. ISCft, do., V.'u','; do. do. new, 119-V ; do. 18fi7,i 11! ; do Isiis, Mil;,; ; KM0S, 113',,; Virginia sixes, new, nil; Missouri sixes, sii; Can ton Co., :ss; Cumberland preferred, 3.V.. ; N. V. Cen tral, 2U!" ; Erie, ' ; Reading, 9tl , ; Hudson River, lsv, . : MichlL'an Central. 1:V2: Mlehiean Southern, Hi.'. ,": Illinois Central. 140 ; Cleveland and Pitts burg, lo.V. ; Chtcaeo and Kuck island, lt.v, ; Pitts burg and Fort Wayne, 152; Western Union Tele graph, 3s v The New York Produce .Market. New YoitK, Aug. 17 Cotton tlrm; ono bales sold at Hitv.c. fur middling, flour active, and Western declined Sirf Mel and dull ; superlliie to fancy State, Jill,.- 7 "Mi; supertine to choice white wheat western, $i'.(.i7-so; Southern dull and drooping; common to choice extra, (fii-ynm ll-7. Wheat dub, and declined iitiiiie. ; No. 2 spring, gfo.t. corn linn and very scarce; mixed Western, i)rn l-1S for unsound, and tl"17i I'M for sound. Oats heavy; old Western, dM 7'2c. in store and ailoat; new do. and southern, imirt, 71c. Beef cuilet. Pork dml ; new mess, gim-som 'A:m: nrime. J27-7.'i2s-r.o. Lard dull; tierces, 20c. for steam rendered. Whisky quiet atfl-lC free. FROM THE PACIFIC COAST. The Iron Mines of ( n MlVii'nbi to he Worked - Indians Hilled mid I'ntHurcd-Mall Trains Allacl.ed- Market. San Fkancisco. August H5. Lewis Provost, a leading sericulturist of this State, died at San Jose to-day. A company has been incorporated to work the iron mines of California. Late Arizona advices state that the troops made a successful excursion to the Burr Moun tains, and killed and captured a number of In dians, aud destroyed considerable property. The soldiers have returned from an unsueccss' ful search for the mails recently captured by the Indians near Camp Dale creek. Besides checks, vouchers, etc., the mail contained i large amount in greenbacks. The savages attacked a train between Week cnbtirg and Vulture mine, and captured nine nmlcs. Flour (pi'iet at 'i.Vl'JJjffiO. Wheat quiet; choice shipping, fl-75. Receipts for the past forty-eight hours unusually heavy, being 108,000 sacks. Legal-tenders, 74e. FROM WASHINGTON. Nnvnl Orders. Dexpatch to The Evening Telegraph, Washington, Aug. 17. LieuteDant George A. Converse is ordered to special duty in the Bureau of Navigation. Lieutenant S. V. Baird is detached from the Rcsaca, and awaits orders. Chief Engineer William II. Hunt is detached from the Daeotah, and awaits orders. FROM CANADA. ltnilrond Inspection Ottawa, Aug. 17 The lion. Joseph Howe and Hon. Mr. McDougall left this morning for Thunder bay to inspect the road now building from that point to Red river. The Rideau Canal has been repaired, and navigation Is resumed. Arrival of I he tJovernor-tJenernl Halifax, Aug. 17. The Governor-General and his party arrived here yesterday afternoon, and were received at the depot by a guard of honor composed of the military, volunteers, and a large concourse oi people, including tne wov ernor, Judges, and other prominent men. The Mayor read nn address signed by two thousand nersons. to which his Excellency replied, lie will attend the opening of the Hudson and An napolis Railroad to-morrow, and a public ban quet on 1 hursday. 'I'lio Woatliei at the Noasliore. The following was the record of the weather at the sea-side this morning: Cape Mav, northeast, misty, C8. Atlantic City, northeast, cloudy, 70. FROM EUROPE. This MorniiiK'n Quotiilioim. 11 a the A nulo-American Cable. I.ONOON, Aug. 17 A. M. Weather fair and favor able for growing crops, l onsois lor money, unit for account, Oil. B-'iiis, s:i'.4' for lMWs; and Mi, lor lsiif'S old, and 81 for 1si;7h. Hallways steady; J.l'le, l'J v. ; milium i.emiui, I.ivEKCOot.. Auir. 17-A. M. Cotton active: nn. lands, M'id. ; Orleans, luxd. The sales to-duy will reach l6,ooo bales. California Wheat, lis. 3d. Corn, tins. Od. Lard, 7ss. Navi'.l Stores tinner. 1.0KDON, Aug. 17 A. M. Calcutta Linseed, C2s. 3d. TIiIh Afternoon's Oiiolntiou. London, Aug. 17 P. M. fi-yuH, hu;; for isc2s; S2',r for lsiifis old, and bl, for lbti7s. Illinois Central Railroad, t). I.ivkhi'ool, Aug. 17 P. M Yarns and fabrics at Manchester are lirmer, and prices are better Corn Ills. Receipts of wheat for the last three day's, 4h,0ih) (piartei's, of which 22,500 are American. Litrd tlrm ut H7s. LivKiirooL, Aug. 17-2 T. M.l'piand Cotton, 13V (nl3',;d. ; Orleans. 18' tS'.d. California Wheat. 11a 41.1 IJii.l WuutUVIt lite ' t'KAKKFOKT, Aug. 17 are heavy. Pakis, Aug. 17. The Bourse is uriii una. Rentes, 73-vof. IIavke, Aug. IT Cotton onencd nuiet and utjtflriv. tub cu iiiv ti u una iCwu DODGE. The Nfw Nreretnrv of Wnr Who He In nnil What lie Ilnn Done It is rumored that Secretary Rawlings, of the Cabinet, will in a few days resign. The truth of this rumor finds confirmation in the fact that President Grant has just telegraphed to General Grenville M. Dodge, Chief Engineer of the I'nion Pacific Railroad, to accept the ofllce when Rawlins has retired. As will be seeu by a telegram from Chicago, this Important mes sage was received by General Dodge while mid way on the road. His response is that he will be in Washington as quickly as possible, and it is evident from this that, in case Rawlins docs resign, he will accept the appointment as his successor. Grenville M. Dodge was born in Dan vers, Mass.. on April VI. 1S51. He was educated at the Norwich Military Institute, in Vermont, and then under the presidency ol Captain Alden Partridge. In Ih.jl he removed to Illinois, and was there employed In railway survevs until 1S;4. Subsequently lie lixed ins residence in Sioux City, Iowa. At the beginning of the Re bellion he was selected as State agent for Iowa, to visit Washington and procure arms for the volunteers. On his return lie was commissioned Colonel of the 4th Iowa Volunteers, to date from June. 17, isbi. He was appointed commander of the 1st Brigade, 4th Division, under General Carr, in General Curtis' Army of Southwestern Missouri, and commanded on the extreme right of the I'nion lines at Pea Ridge, March ti to S. 1 si;-. He was severely wounded in the side during this contest, but remained on the field until the rout of the Rebel army was effected. Kor his bravery he was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers, to date from March 111, LSI l'J. General Dodge during the followiug June commanded the District f Mississippi, and superintended the reconstruction of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. When General Grant's army advanced into Mississippi, he was placed in command of the district of Corinth. During the following December he became attached to General McPherson'scoininaud, but subseqitenlly was transferred to General Hiirlbut. In the spring of Psiili he conducted several successful expeditions through Northern Alabama. During General Grant's operations before Vieksburg, General Dodge commanded the left w ing of the Kith Army Corps, engaged in pro tecting tlie lines of communications to Memphis, Tenn. At this time he organized tlie fatuous 'Donkey brigade" of the Alabama mountains. At the end of ism 5 he held the line front Duck river, Tennessee, to Decatur. Alabama, a dis tance of eighty miles, and rebuilt the railroad. In the beginning of 1.NU4 he commanded the ','d Division of the Hith Army Corps, under the new organization of the army, but was sub sequently placed in command of two divisions, constituting that portion of the corps then acting in General McPhersou's wing of Sherman's army. His gallant conduct at Sugar Valley, May it, and Resueca, May 14 and 15, ItilH, secured lor him the rank of Major-General, in which he was confirmed on June 7. LSH4. He was next assigned to the lull command of the Hith Army Corps, and participated in all the operations of Sherman's Georgia campaign, lie fought at New Hope Church, May IJ7, and ope rated continually on the right of the main army, engaging the Rebels at BigShuuty.June:25, 1SC4. Changing to the left, lie assisted in the occupa tion of Decatur, five miles from Atlanta, on July 17. On the 'Mill and of July he was engaged on the left before Atlanta, after which, under General Howard, he again changed front to the right. On July US he was again attacked (his time while on the inarch anil each time repelled the assaults of the enemy. On August IS, while making a tour of inspec tion of his lines, near Atlanta, General Dodge was severely wounded. He was immediately conveyed to his quarters and sent north to Chat tanooga. Tlie nature of the General's wound obliged him to remain inactive for some mouths, but in December, 1SH4. he was sulliciently re covered to assume command of the Department of the Missouri, to which he was then assigned as successor to General Rosecrans. When the grand project for building the great trans-continental railway was started, General Dodge was selected as the Chief Kngineerof tlie I'nion Pacific Railroad Company, in which im portant position he still remains. In lSOii he was elected a Representative in Congress from the Fifth district of Iowa, receiving an over whelming majority, the district being very strongly Republican. He remained iu Congress but one term, and was not a candidate for re election in 18(18. AVhile in Congress he served upon the Committee on Military A flairs aud upon that on Roads and Canals. His preseu residence is Council Bluffs, Iowa. Those interested in the Peasants' War of 1525 should read an able essay on the celebrated Twelve Articles of the Peasants' Rights, by Alfred Stern, of Gottingcn. He shows that the author of the Articles was Balthasar Hiibniaier, first a Papist professor at Ingolstadt University, then a Protestant pastor at Waldshut, and the 1)olitieal adviser of the rebel peasants of the Hack Forest. The Princess of Wales has repaired to the hath of Wiebaud, on the border of the Black Forest, which it is hoped will ameliorate the undeniable rheumatism in the royal sinistar knee. I'lINAAt'IJ AND COJUIUISCIL Office or the Evening: Trt.eoiuph,) Tuosduv, August 17, lsri'. i The weekly bank statement sustains our report of tne local money market irom iay to oiiv, and ex hlbits a serious reduction in all the leading items of Deposits, loans, leirai-tenders, and specie I heie is a heavy falling oir in the deposits of f:is'.i,2tw, aud in legal-tenders of I4S2.4M, whilst the decrease in loans has been only tsy.si'.i, Indicating a oispoHiiion on ino part oi uiiiik management to ex pand loans to the utmost. This is a decided weak statement at a time when extensive nrc Durations hxh being made lor the fall trade, ami there is a very reasonable fear lest business enterprise should re ceive a neverc rnuck us tne season progresses. The rates to-day correspond with the condition of the market, and borrowers find it diitlettlt to nego tiate loans on call at less than 7 per cent. Time loans at the hank? are Invariably limited to short dates. Discounts range between 8(n;10per cent, for A1 signatures. Tlie sales of gold this morning opened weak at 13:v'., and slightly declined during the morning to 13.1 '(,. Oovermnent bonds show a slight degree of Im provement on the closing quotations of yesterday. IsKIb are selling at 121)tf, and 6-ios of ls2 ut m,. There is rather more doing in slocks this morning, but prices are unsettled. Pennsylvania ns, coupon, sold at Uljtf. City loans were steady, with sules of the old issues ut till'.,; 101 was bid for the new. Lehigh gold loan declined, Helling ut Sl8'rf. Jteuding Railroad was rather stronger, selling at 4H'.,( 4nm4 ; Pennsylvania Railroad declined, closing at ft7(f7',;; Philadelphia and Krie Railroad was steady at Iioi.i 30:'4, b. o. ; and Camden and Amboy Railroad at In Canal shares the only transaction was in Leliigh Navigation at :ttp. Not a single transaction was reported in Coal, Hank, or Passenger Railway shares. 17 was oi ered for Thirteenth and Fifteenth. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by Do Haveu A Rro., No. 40 S. Third street. FIRST HOARD. JfiOOOPaCp 68.. 2d. Ul)tf 200 sU Read R..b30. 4S g. ld 4SV 6 do trf. 4Sk I.'iOOM J'emiaos... s flOOO do 85. SS looo do ss 11600 City 6s, Old.ls. uti 'i Jliioo Leh gold L.e. Htf looo do 0tf e sh Cam it A Kc.o 67 10 bU Peuua Kli.. 67V 4 do e. M, 48 do Is. tT 200 do is. M l4DsnLeli ValK. Is. 6V 11 CO 20 do 4Stf 200 do ls.48-31 200 do. ..18.8(10. 48 100 do bOO. 4844 200 do 1S.4S-81 88 sh raiuAin.lH.litf 100shPU&E...b30. 80,' 100 do 1)00. !04 UK) sh Leh N Htk... 8W 100 do btW. 3d.J RF.TWEEN HOARDS, linoocityes, New 16 sh Pcnna....2d. riii Saturday.... 102 V00 W 1'ennn R bs sftwn.. 80 5 sti Leh N St.... 8V 200 do bfiO. BfiV 6 sh Far A M Ilk. 120 178 do Is. B7 lMioshReadR is. 48V NN) da S30. 4V 800 do blO. 48V 100 do SCO. 48 V 100 do. 8X SECOND BOARD. 11000 Leh V R n bs. 8 sh Leh Stic . . Cp.. 04 IS sli Leh Val.s.'iwn 17 sit Cum Am 1U22M 100 sh O C A K.u0 41 i 8 do 20 do let do 8 do 36 V 80 85J,' NAnn A Lapner, Hankers, report this morning's Gold quotations as follows: 10-00 A. M 1 3:ii . 1 1 -30 A M 133',' 10- 82 " 133 11 -Ml " 13HV 11- 05 " 133V 11-53 " 133 11-15 " 133 ' 11-55 " 133 V 11-10 " IHIltf ll'Ot P. M 133V 11 -W " 133',,12tlS " 133,'i 11-25 " 133 V I .Iav Cookk A Co. quote flovernment securities ns follows: I'. S. Cs or ism, vny,t'iu B-20S of 1802, 122 i 122', ; do., 104, I20',ti2t ; do., Nov., 1805, 120 '.(rf 121; do., July, lsg,, l'lByilin ; do., 1807, ir.i'.,(rf12o; do., 1sos, ll'jytllO', ; 10-40S, Vl& 113',, ; Pucltics, lOsyf 108',. Gold, 133.. tiik m:w yokk money makkkt. The following extracts show the stato of the New Yoik money market yesterday: I'rimi tlit X. Y. Herald. "The principal feature of interest In Wall street to-ilny was a further decline In gold. The lirst, sales were made In the rooms this morning at 134, an later nt 134',,. From this llgure there was a steady decline, with the usual halting and fractional reae lions to 183,, which point was reached at about half-past one. after which it eontmned steady between lliat and 133',' until the adjournment of the board, when the premium stood at the higher of these iigures. After the formal closing of the room there was a further decline to 13Ui, whence it reacted again to 133,',;, but fell oil' later, and at the close of business was 133 V. Tlie demand for cash colli wus uctive nt times during tlio dav, ami tbe rules for carrying, reflecting the short interest in the market, ranged irregularly from three to six tier cent. '1 lie transactions of the (Jolil Exchange Hank wvre: Gross clearings, 107,775,009; gold balances, fl,.v.i7.S!4; currency balances, f 2,207,308. "The Government market sympathized with the weakness of the gold premium, and was heavy and dull Iu consequence of the decline. The oll'erlngs were light and prices generally 'oh,' at both the morning ami noon calls, the new Issues of flve twenty bonds being tlie most noticeably weak. In the afternoon the market was tinner and experienced a fractional recovery in ligurcs. The following were the closng prices at live o'clock: United States s. 1881, registered, I21j(ail22; do. do., coupon 121 ;.;.( 122: do. 5-20S, regiBterc!i, 120X 121 ; no. do. coupon, 1802, 123i,i23'., ; do. do., coupon, 1MU, 12nnl21 ' ; do. no., coupon, lson, I2i(rfi2l'; do. do.,' coupon, new, 1805, ll9;,.,?.inrj ; do. do. cou pon, 1S07, l'-'li'tii 12in, ; do. do., coupon, 1S0S, '.'' 120 ; no. in 4iis, registered, niiiwui'io'.iv : do. do., coupon, 113(,i 113'; currency bonds, liio1., 108'.:. "The money market worked with continued ease to borrowers on call, the banks giving preference to loans of this character it six and seven percent. Discounts were dull and regarded with great cau tion, onlv prime names being accepted at high rates ol eight to ten per cent. "Foreign exchange is nun unit weaker, with the decline in gold and a better supply of commercial bills. Hates are: Sterling, sixty diivs' commercial, lootniny ; good to prime bankers', Htt;,., 1 lt ; short sight, I10ts,l lu,'$ ; Paris, 60 days', 5-18i,'(n'5i5; short sight, 513 ft-11 t ; Antwerp, 5-ls uts.vis; Switzerland, 5-lS'f (n.vi5; Hamburg, 35.(ri3(i; Amsterdam, 40(1 4(1',; Frankfort, 40'.,fn4o.v, Bremen, ; Prussian thalers, 70,(n7l V." lliilalellil Trsulc lSoport. Tuesday, Aug. 17. Seeds Cloverseed is quiet at 9f.9-50 64 lbs. Timothy is unchanged ; 100 bushels sold at 14-254-50. Flaxseed cannot be quoted over J2-50(n2-55. There is no new feature to present in the Flour market, and in the absence of any demand for ship ment, the sales were contined to 500(i;600 barrels for the supply of the home consumers, at 5-50(i;5-76 for supertine ; f 6(n C-25 for winter wheat extra ; f tl-50(o; 7-50 for North western extra family; ?G-25(n)7-25 for Penn sylvania do. do. ; $tW5 8 for Ohio do. do. ; and $8-25 ( 10 lor fancy brands, according to quality. Rye FlBiir is steady at f(i-37V. The Wheat market is less active, and 2(a3c. bush, lower. Sales of 7000 bushels new red at II -60m', 1-70, the latter rate for choice, and 5000 bushels Western do. on secret terms. Rye is held at $1-25 bushel for Pennsylvania and Western. Corn is dull und weak. Sales of yellow at ll-Utn l'lS, and West ern mixed at f l15ii 1-17. Oats are iu better demand. Sales of 2000 bushels Western at 72i 73c. ; 17,000 bushes do., for shipment, on private terms, and new Soul Item and Pennsylvania at ?(Wt;oie. Whisky lias advanced ; 75 barrels Western sold at ft "18, duty paid. LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. For additional Marine Xews see Inside 1'aget. 11V TEIaEORAPH.1 Nt:w York, AiiRUbt 17. Arrived, atoumsliip Scotia, from Liverpool. Also arrived, United States steamship Albany (lata CoDtocook), with Kear-Adruiral Hoff on board. (Hi Aliunde Ciihlt.) Biikst, Aufriiftt 17. Arrived, steamship Ville de Paris, from New York. POUT OF PHILADELPHIA AUGUST ir. STATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVEN1NO TKLEORAFB OFFICE. 7 A. M 74 1 11 A. M 76 1 2 P. M SO OLEARED THIS MORNING. Steamahio Fan it a. brooks. New York, J olio F. Ohl. Steamer E. O. Hiridle, McC'ue. New York, W. P. ClydeACo. brig A. M. Roberts, J)oak, Boston, Sinnickson A Go. tSchr J. A. Crawford, baker, Danversport, do. Kchr Alexander, Smith, Derby, Conn., do. Schr K. H. Potter. Potter, Allyn'i Point, do. Scbr L. A. May, Baker, Boston, do. hclir l annie Blake, Potter, Provideace, do. Kcnr Nigbtinfrale, Beelie. tireenport, do. Kcbr Pennsylvania, Smith, Derby, Conn., do. Svlir Hattie Ellen, Dix. Trinidad, J. K. Bazley A Co. Tns Thos. J etf union, A lien, Baltimore, with a tow of barges . W. P. Clyde A Co. Tuk Commodore, Wilson, Havre de Grace, with tow of burges, W. P. Clyde A Co. ARRIVFD TuT8 MORNING. Steamship Whirlwind, Sherman, iHi hours from Provi dence, with Dulse, to 1). S. Sttwn A Co. Steamer V. Whilldin, Riitirans, 13 hours from Balti more, with mdse. to A. Groves, Jr. Steamer Chester, Jones, lUbours from New York, with uidBO. to W. P. Clyde A Co. ilrii; Nuevitas, Trunk, 10 days from Boston, with ice to Knickerbocker lee Co. Kcbr M. A. McOiinn, Whittemoro, 13 days from Havana, with sugar to Thos. Wattaon A Sons. Scbr J. W. Vanuamsn, Sharp, days from Gardiner, with ice to Knickerbocker Ice Go. ScbrAddie, Drown, (S days from Saco, with Ice to Car penter Ice Co. Sc br Gen Grant, Colhurn, 6 days from Norfolk, with lumber to J. W. Gaskill 4 Sons Scbr Queen of the West, lieiitty, 3 days from Boston. Kchr Merchant, Wilson, from Trenton. Scbr K. M. Kemorick. Daisey, from Wareham, Mass. Tug Hudson, Nicholson, irom Baltimore, with a tow ot barves to W. P. Clyde Co. Tiik Chesapeake, Memliew, from Havre de Grace, with a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde A Co. WENT TO SKA, liith inst., ship Boriddoren, for Rotterdam; harnues Iaao R. Davis. lorTrioste ; Kmnia Muir, lor 1-ondon ; tiriira Hermes, tor Laguuyra ; and John Ohryatal, for Ponoe.P.R. Cirmiilitiilrnrr nt The Krrnlnq I' "iriii in. ' " ' KASTON A MoMAHON'S BULLETIN New Yokk Office, August Id. Ton barges . ... e It.. lilll ..iii. ii n. barges leave ia "lUi'.'i'iMonK Branch Office, Autmst IS. The following bBrKOS leave in tow to-uidbt, eastwards- Win J Thompson; Jus. Wallace ; W. B. Crawford ; K. H Jaiikson; M. E. Ilanuiffan; Louis Royer; and J.J. Cr'ittimden, all with coal, for New York. A. O. Buck, with grain, for New York. L. 8. O. MEMORANDA. Ship Record, from Liverpool for Philadelphia, Was spoken 1-Jtb inst. bit. 41 SO, lon. A 50 W. Steamship Roman, iionn, beuce, at Boston yesterday afB""i'unExpress, Ihimon. cleared at Boston 14th inst. for Philadelphia, to load lor Stettin. Baroue Cerealia, McMurray, fur Philadelphia, entered out at Iondon3d inst. Baniue Tejuca, Howell, cleared at Gibraltar loth ttlt.i '"r.V'""'-'!, , A VMM l, T,... ring j. " . ., ."- . ..,i.ou yesterday. Brig S. D. Hart, Burgess, bonce, at Boston 14th inst. .tPoirndl-ithins -..u.pu,, Brig Tangier, Rose, hence, at Boston Ifith inst. " " at Boston 14th inst. ocnr iiara merries, nonigomery; Paul j nompson, Luke; nnd S J. Bright, Shaw, beuce, at Boston 14th inst. Providence lotu mat. - Scbrs Joseph Hay, Hathaway; J. 8. Hewitt. Fostatfj Ontara, Spraioie ; George Kilboni, Stanley ; R. B. Miller, Corson ; and M. P, Hudson, UudnvBi teuvi V 1VW J"l uutauk
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