8 THE DAI LI 35 VIM KG ELE GRAPH PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER l, 1869, CITY IIV T li L L I i! 13 !V C U . Id v XI D 23 XI. A Stockiigr Tragedy at r air mount jfark. Richard Carter, Foreman of the Stone Masons, Shot and Killed by Joseph. Snyder This Morn ingThe Motive for the Deed as yet Unknown. Kor tlio lirst tlmo since the assumpt ion by the au thorities of Philadelphia of that portion of the city known as Faliuiount Park, tne crime ol murder was committed this morning. At a)Kut half-past 9 o'clock the sharp ring of a pistol shot was heard reverbe rating among the trees on the pathway leading from the temporary bridge crossing tho fore tiay, Immediately connected with the northern re servoir to the upper Park, caused rp-iitc a commotion among the numerous workmen entrained In the construction of the engine house, ami in dressing the large slabs of stone which lay strewn all over that portion of the enclo sure. On looking In the direction of the shot, large nun, known to most of the men as Joseph Snyder, was seen walking rapidly towards Coates street, with a huge seven-barrel revolver In his right hand. Some uf the employes ran to where Snyder had come from, and found their foreman, Klchard Curler, lying on rlie ground. It was soon known that he had been shot, anil that he was dying. An effort was made to arrest Snyder, but ho kept Mem all away lrom him by pointing the revolver at them. At tins time, (.'apt. John Lyon, of the Park (luard. and Lieutenant Ja coby, of the 8chuylklll Harbor Police, who hud heard the shot, while sluing in their headquarters, came running In opposite directions, tin being informed by the crowd that they were alrald to approach Snyder, Captain I.yon, followed bv Lieutenant Jacoby and Park Guard 1'h.v, went up t the murderer. I.yon remarked, "Jo ;, wli it dies tins mean',''' to which Snyder replied, 'Mi not betaken Inside the Park," and at the same time raised ills revolver, but Lyon, quick as lightning, struck him in the mouth with his right list and grabbed his right hand, in which he held the revolver, with his left, A tussle ensued, but by the time Snyder reached thu ground In consequence of the blow given him by Capu Lyon, Lieut. Jacoby and Guard Phy were on him. The murderer made desperat e efforts to retain possession of tho weapon, but Capt. Lyon succeeded in getting It away from him, not, however, before he had torn C'apt. Lyon's left hand coiislderaoly with the hammer. He was then conquered easily and taken to the Park Guard station, lrom where he was brought to the Central station, w here he Is at present confined. He was perfectly composed wneu cap tured, and on reaching the cell of the Central, where he threw himself on a bench an 1 reiused to be seen by any body. Captain Lyon and Lieutenant Jacoby waited on Mayor Fox and Informed him of the tragedy. The former had with lilm the revolver wlu.di he ha I taken from the m.mlercr. It Is what is Known as a m'veu-burrel navy pistol, a i l, on examining it, it was found to still have two loads in the chamber. It will lie delivered to thu Coroner on the investigation to be commenced by him. The particulars of the trairedy, us we have been able to glean them, seem t. m ike it an almost un paralleled one of wilfulness 1:1 I premeditation. It seems that Mr. Citrter.wii.h .1 work man, vas eiuaz.jd in measuring s.itne s'oii", pivpara'ory to having it dressed; and tlmt the deceased, immediately prior to the shot, had been down on li,s kuuc measuring a esrtain piece, and had j t.sr ra! ted up, remarking to his comrade, "I guess tl.at will do." uu Snyder dis charged the revolver, the b ill cutciing carter's body about one ir.cll be! nv tlie heart, nod. parsing across the body diagonally, ea.ne out of tho light side of the back. While the police were paving attention to Syudar, the workmen ran to their foremen, ami carried him the Park Guard station, where lie died In a tew minutes. He was a married man. and resided ou Coutes street, between Twenty-8 ;cond and Tweuty third streets. As to the motive for the cruel 'eed, very little is 'known, except that the pri-onev lias said si nee his arrest that he (the deceived Had done him wrong in not giving him work, mid that lie ah--' murderer) car ried the revolver t kill him. It Is also ascertained that Snyder arrived in the fark pretty early this morning, and was wry anxious to diseiver the whereabouts of Caiter, but the suspicion of no one was aroused by this fact, us it was known that he was an applicant lor work, lie was also seau stand ing at the spot from which he lived, but uo revolver was seen in Ids hand nut. 1 he had committed the murder. Snyder had siins'-qu'-ntly been employed by the Water Department as a mason, but during last winter, when the work was light, he, in com pany with others, were discharged. The friends of Mr. Cater seem to think that this discharged party had conceived an Idea that they had been removed without good cause, and having repeatedly applied for n. job and been refused, they determined to punish Mr. Carter. They are led to this belief, asahout two weeks since the deceased had been waylaid and badly beaten by a crowd of men. who remarked to him on leaving him that ho had not seen the last of it yet. The JEwisn New Ykar The Israelites will cele- brate their "Kosh Ha Shona," or commencement of the Jewish Civil Year, A. M. 5tl?.0, in a two days' feast, beginning at sunset to-morrow, Sunday, Sep tember a. The Sacred Year begins In the spring, its lirst month corresponds with the seventh mouth of the Civil Year, and answers generally to the moon of March anil April. The origin of the present. New Year observance is to be found in the 23d chapter of Leviticus; "And the Lord spake unto Moses saying. In the seventh month, in the lirst day of the mouth, shall ye have a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation." The term woenth month is used, because from the time of the depar ture from Egypt the ecclesiastical year was made to begin at Xitsan, to commemorate the mouth wherein their deliverance had been wrought. Tishrl, although thus counted as the seventh month In reli gious observances, Is nevertheless tho lirst month of the year, and the anniversary of the creation of the world. The cornets or trumpets which were sounded on the New Year were not those of silver which had been made for use in the Tabernacle, but were made of rams' horns, a memorial of the uulmal which was offered Instead of Isaac, when Jehovah tested Abraham's faith, and the anniversary of which vent Is on the second day of the New Year. The day is also called a day of ynemttrial, because at the close of one year and the commencement of the next all mankind should bring to mind their actions of the past, and after a solemn review of faults and frailties, enter, as It were, anew Into a covenant with their Maker, the great King of Kings, Creator, and Governor ef the whole universe. Tho New Year also commences the ten days of penitence, the last f which is called "Yum hijmr," or Day of Atone ment. The services are of tne most solemn and Im pressive character, and even the lukewarm Israelite always unites with his brethren in the faithful ob servance ef the "Dav of Memorial." Tuf. Pvbmc Schools The army of children that attend the public schools of Philadelphia, some ighty thousand strong, will bivouac in their fall and winter quarters on Monday morning next. Squads of sun-browned boys and rosy-cheeked girls are to i.u'et .'" cv,,rT B,luiire brim full of vitality, and wun spirits keen enough to get entoyableness out of f,r,i h'.",K- hll lrom their summer trips by the sides of overshadowing mountains, the unceasing beating of the ocean surges, and the quiet enjoyments of farm-life, well equipped for the ten months' campaign before them, and with energy a lye to the moulding touch of any teachers who are skilful enough to Interest them In their studios. The voting Idea will shoot, but whether it shall be with blow-pipe and spit-balls, or with the weapons pre scribed by school-teachers, depends pretty much with the teacher. He or she must bear a good deal of the odium of having "skulkers;" for if children are taught as they mav bo, they will make the most ardent Hsu ners and workers in the world Give them as much object-teaching as possible, and as little home-cramming as can be, und depend unou it the delight that an unsophisticated six-year-older tukes In the first school term will not wholly ooze out In the second. An at tractive addition to the IM-iirim mm no ui ni. urn ij me system of niU' r.f th. 1 "Hub:" and uerhans they raw lie mmi. 1., unite lu the centennial celebration of the Uuaker 'itvun Jnlv4. 1S7U. Anyhow, there la mont Tor prepurauoii ami iiuiiicmuuuiiu, uoyg anj , mind your P s and H'a. tiiaa in. tiwii For some time a series or enter. tainments have been given in the vaiious Eahtern States ror the tienetlt or the widows and orphans of uoidiers and sailors, which Miss Ida Lewis, the New Bort heroine, has attended and leen instrumental in raising considerable sums of money. Such an enter, talninent will be given In this city during the lutter Birt of the month, at which Mks Lewis has con ieitell to be present. What part she will take has not wt trausutred, but certain It is that she will re eetve a hearty welcome at the bands of the citizens Board "of Controllers. The'enUre inperWo of Sl""ltty ill0,01 ''VratawedivuCo "uml U this lias been c.mtlded to Mr. Jean Umls, and a gen- TV'111 "VkW. s h?uI ol eiii T o lino tleman more lilted by Intuition and cu ture r"r the l5??r,',a N ,l Mi tt !,?, r f'anthe.ns u mifiiLinn could scarce. v lie oblaiueiL l u lr inJ I . t,lolr of t'1" church will surf a number 01 untnuns 111 Csuperv s on! U Is trusted our llttl" o, ej will be Ll,e I""""1"" 8U" T""' S"T Tl-e I ln i goo d Lb e in time to contrast favorably wiib the chibiVLn haH hie thoroughly cleaned and placed In good iliiy CONFLAGRATION. The Fire thl Moraine at Broad find C'onfe Hirerta-A mill Totally Detttrojrerf-AIaoy Nnr roimdlDR Huntings I)amatt-The rarticu. Inra. . Again has tho qnlet of the night been disturbed, and the heavens over Philadelphia reddened by the blaze of conflagration. At 8 o'clock A. M. to day the lire bells struck their fearful alarm, and in response to Its summons the engines rushed along the streets. The burning scene was at Broad and Coates streets. Such a light It made In the clear sky, and such myriads of sparks It sent np to rival the stars, that the whole of that quarter of the town was rendered brilliant as day. The window panes, house-tops, and steeples for many squares around shimmered In the radiance, and reflected back, as if in sport, the destroying blazes. Hundreds rudely awakened from their slumbers by the clatter anil the light hurried to the place, and soon the streets c aring the seeno were thronged. On Coates street, west of broad, occupying three numbers, Hist, Hoh, and 1 Ho, stood the "Kxcelsior" Wood-Working Mill of Doerr, Son A Co. Their office, a three-storied brick building, fronted on the street. The main structure, rhe nilil, stood further back, between it and the otllee Intervening a broad space. Tnis was covered with the shavings pushed away from the pinning unieiiines, and here the lire was lirst observed. The wh.ile establishment was enclosed by a tall and strong board fence. The business or the firm is that, of sawing and planing lumber. Joseph Trout, a buti-Iier. occupying a stall In the market north 01 Coates, on inn est side of Hroud street, was the lirst person to notice the flames. In company with u fellow-craftsman he hurried to the gate of the mill, saw the lire kindling among the shavings and chips in the 1 pen space mentioned, mid perceiving ttint It as yet had gained no headway, but could bo extinguished with case, essayed to breiik down the fence and secure nn entrance. The strong palings resisted their utmost attempts. An axe In their hands would have prevented the conilagratlon Unit quickly followed. This they had not, and they were compelled to stand nnaldltig ihero and witness the whole structure wrap itself In flames. Within the time of ten minutes the tire had lapped Its wav lrom the ground to the roof, or course everything it encountered at once yie.de.l; nil was combustible and dry. The torch of the incendiary had undoubtedly started it. When at length the enclosure was demolished, and the mill reached by the tlremen, it was too late to save anything from the names. The whole estab lishment now lies in ruins, a total loss. The lot of ground occupied by the firm hud a front age of Ml feet, and a depth n 111) feet. No. Utie was theotllce, a tiiree-story brick building, with a front of 18 fet. Nob. 1408 and 1-110 were the yard, on which, though removed from the street front, the mill was erected. 1 his latter was 41 by 60 feet, three stories in helgnt, constructed of brick. It was lilled with the various machinery of tho business carried on within it. But li'tle stock was on hand, t augti tne yard and thu mill itself were crowded wltn plies of lumber. The firm estimate the valuo of their property, the buildings, the machinery and the stock to nave been 40,11(10. They are Insured for g'iin). In the Koyal they have f4)uo, the remainder being divided among Con necticut, New York, und Maryland companies. They were not represented in any Philadelphia company. No. 1412 Coates street was occupied by V. Stoltz as a lager beer saloon. The ack part of the build ing and the roof were burned. No. 1414' Coates street -.vis a private dwelling house, occupied by Mr. Watson. The buck portion of this building also was damaged. No. 141ti was occupied on t lie lirst floor by ex-Alderman Hutchinson. His furniture was damaged by water. Thedwelling portion of the house like wise received a wetting. John Miirtel lived there. N . Miss was occupied bv Mr. Thomas. No. 1420 by Mr. Hansliury. Both of thmr buildings was some what injured, 11. ore by water than by lire. A street called Barclsy ru:is parallel with Coates to the rear of the mill where the lire originated. The feiicts and buck buildings of the dwellings on this street were either destroyed by the flames or badly damaged. In a small street, or rallicr alley, without any name, running westward lrom the null, stood two Haute houses. The nearer one was occupied by Thomas MeMiikln. lie was sleeping, as was his family, when the lire broke out. The flames aroused him. He escaped, however, as did the others in the bouse. The whole side of his dwelling was con sumed. His next door neighbor was a colored man named Thomas. His place was also badly burned. Across the alley was a frame stable, attached to the mill of James Watt, which fronts 011 Broad street. Tills stable was damaged, and the rear of the mill blistered bv the ilames. Next above Mr. Wat t's null, Mr. William P. Hood had an iron railing manufactory. The back portion of his establishment, wliic.i was of frame, was burned away. The Uidge Avenue Market building, just on the comer, hail its rounded top burned oil', and was also damaged in the rear by the lire. Nos. 1400 und 1402 Coates street were occupied by (ieorge W. Tauster. He kept a beer saloon. His place was diimuged. No. 1404 Coates street as occupied by a man named Custer. The back part of his building was da inagedjboth by lire and wuler. The line buildings west of the burned mill, on Coates street, were fully Insured in the Fire Associa tion of this city. Two men. Charles Shoemaker and James Holland, were arrested during the lire for stealing. They will ' have a hearing this afternoon at the Central Police j Station. 1 ' 1 Cornell. Chamheks Kknovatep. After a fitting recess from their arduous labors, Select and Commou Councils will reassemble for business on Thursday, the ltith inst. Their rooms have been altered and 1 repaired during the vacation, and they will wear a jaunty air of lreshuess at that tlmo. Select Council ; chamber has been enlarged and Improved. The eastern wall of tne ante or committee room that divides the Select from Common Chamber has been taken down, and while the width of that room has been considerably lessened, Select Council Chamber gains thereby additional tloorage for the members of about seven feet, and standing room for spectators 1 of about six feet. Altogether the ground floor of , the Chamber has been Incre'iscd about fourteen feet at the western extremity of the room. Tho gallery has been reduced in wnitti about two ieet, out is being extended In length at either end, and will accommodate about the same number of spectators as' formerly. There will lie two instead or three : rows or benches in tho gallery. A new walnut rail ing has Bben erected In front of the gallery, and the spectators' space on the Hour, which is directly under ; the gallery, has been separated from the main lloor ; by a handsome and substantial railing. A new stair- j way has been erected to the gallery, and the two , galleries of Select and Common Chambers are reached ny uie same sian way, ami ru uuuirccieu one with the other by a doorway, ho that a spectator, standing In this door wav, can hear and see all that transpires In either Chamber. This is a valuable feature when some important topic, like the location or suspension ora new lire company, or the putting through or some highway job, swells the bosoms ol members, bo that the pent-up feelings are too big lor free utterance, and the declamatory powers of the orators have full swing. Peach Market on Delaware Avem e Peaches are not prime this morning, and prices rule high tor t he oualitv. because Bosto- bought largely early in the morning, und the supply was exhausted at 9 A. M., New York buvlng lively and the interior showing unusual activity. Next week, with the best varieties and reduced quantity, will be one or In terest to producer, consignor, and consumer. Prices range ror ordinary (not cullings), 45 cents per basket up to 7n cents per basket, as to quality. No extra quality in any uppreciable quantity this '".'he arrivals on the avenue foot up 87,348 baskets this morning, as follows: Propellers W. Whildin, Koanoke, Decatur, and Melnder, with 13,or,T baskeis. Steamers-Jersey Blue and Perry, from sinyrnu, Del., with MXD baskets. Schooners General Taylor, It. I Loper, and Mi lage Belle, with ittWO baskets. ki.....ui.-,..mv und l.ucv Isabella, with !S9 baskets Barges Itufus Wiley, Hannah Sophia, I). It. Ken nedy, David and Lucy, W. VV. Suits, and Daylight, with 16,700 baskets. Tub second Rbfohmeu ciionen, on Seventh street, above Brown, will bo reopened for Divine service to-morrow. Kev. C. B. Ifaffeusperger. D. D., of Chambersburg, Pa., wilns-cupy the pulpit morn ing and evening, in me uiieiimu" u iiiiciciiiun Till? SixTKKNTil Ktkkkt M. E. Cuukch, on Six teenth street, below Coutes. formerly mown as tiio Bedding church, having i.een thoroughly repaired nil beautiiled, will be ope-ied for religious service morrow. The Rev. James Neill will preacn at If-nast 1(1 In the morninir. and the nastor. Rev. A. AiVood. at a ciuarter bi-fum K in the evening- The iirosiieutg of the church for the future are exceed lUgl, sir. A8S4CI.T1N0 1 Pnii.'i-u.M lunioa D llnn VI'S'lT- -, wiuie beiiaving disorderly at kigiiui aim nnii. pen streets, was approached by Policeman Judge, who notified liliu to behave himself, instead of this, .lames smacked the policeman In the mouth. He ws then taken Into custody and locked up. Al'lor- . VIW.I, Tnw Mortality or rats city. The nnmbcr of deaths in the city lor the Week ending at noon to-day wan 868, being a decrease of 41 from last week, and a decrease or 63 lrom the correspond ing period or last year, or these, 109 were adults; ins minors; 210 were bom in tho United States ; t were foreign ; 8 were unknown ; 10 were people or color; and 13 from the country, or the number, 4 died or congestion or the brain; 4 or Inflammation of the lutigs; 17 or marasmus: 8 ef typhoid fever; 7 of old age ; and 86 of cholera Infantum. The deal lis were divided as follows among the diffeTnt wards: Hon I rnnf First 9 Fifteenth 1 Second Vi Sixteenth Third to Seventeenth J5 Fourth. 9 (eighteenth Mini 14 Nineteenth 13 Sixth 8 Twentieth 1(1 Seventh 18 Twenty-first Virth 6 Twenty-second H Ninth 5 Twenty-third Tenth 8 Twenty-fourth '2 (eleventh 3 Twcnth-fifth b Twelfth T Twenth-slxth " Thirteenth 8 Twenty-seventh 11 Fourteenth. rt Twentv-eighth. 8 Ovr Pictroi.ki'm Tkaok According to a carefully prepared table published In this morning's ('imm -r- inl I.M oKl l'rice Current, one of the most reliable papers In the country, it appears that last, evening there were twenty-one vessels on the berth loading with petroleum, and having a capacity for seventy live thousand barrels. The exports of ttio week are !il,atil gallons. The total shipments from Philadel phia since January 1 have been 19,030,7!i!) gallons. I'lie following vessels have cleared during the past week: lieiinfi. Am. brig I- C. Madeira, Genoa 27th nit nt7,flno N. O. barque Kxpress, Stettin 81st ult 102.740 Br. iddD Virginia, I.lvernool 1st Inst. 4,2(1 Am. ship John o. Baker, Antwerp 1st inst. .. .3lu,2iW j r.ng iiome, uarnauos i inst i.' Krig Louise and Marie, Kotterdatn 2d inst 4i,2ii0 Br. barque William, Rotterdam 3d Inst 2'il,u0 Barque Jnlues Campbell, Kingston, Ja., same day I....!.........!.... 3,noo Barque Magdalene, Cienfuegos, same day Barque Waldo, Havre, same day 11s,:i7a Total gallons. 9ilt,S13 Another Bay Kxitksion. On Monday next there will be another or the delightful excursions around New York Bay and up the Hudson which have been taking place during the recent season. From Cam den a special train of cars carries the excursionists to south Amboy, at which point the inagnlileeiit steamer William Cook receives them and starts on her way. l'assing around staten Island, through the Narrows affording a tine view of Kort Lafay ette, Governor's Island, und the city of New York np the Hudson river she steams The famous PallHudcs are witnessed, manv pretty towns passed, and Sing Sing reached. Here she turns, steams down the river and buy again, passing by Sailors' Snug Harbor, along Staten Island, to South Amboy. YFK V K.IEOANT RKRIDENCKS AT Pl'BI.IO SALE. Included In Thomas A Sons' sale at tne Exchange, September B8, are tha very elegant residences, No. 13114 Arch street, W by 1 no feet, has every improve ment and convenience, also stable and coach house; and No. 3;o:t Spruce street, 100 by 17.'i feet, with every modem convenience ; Immediate possession. Au.epkp Larceny PaTIcK Connolly was ar rested on Franklin street, above Wood," yesterday, In pehse' sion of a pocket-book which he is alleged to have stolen. He was taken before Alderman M is sty, und in the absence of witnesses he was held for a liniher heiu ingj Ft KATi M. In publishing the income tax of our wealthy ciiizens we omitled the name of our gene-rons-liiarled townsman, Hr. J. II. Schenck. He re turned the princely income of 152,243. This is in itself sufficient evidence of his well-known popu larity. Mfktinu ok Nkws Okai.kk.s Attention is called to the tin eting of newsdealers at John Trenwith's, No. 107 South Third street, on Thursday evening next, at o o.dock. Sikam Colour Centipede, Captain Beckett, is now loading at Pier No. t;i, Port Richmond, and will sail early ou Monday for Salem (Mass.), without) tons of coal, this being her lirst cargo. JII SIC'AL. AII DRAMATIC. MADAMJi J'AHKJ'A-IIOSA S CAHI). In advertisements a certain amount or buncombe is allowable, Trom custom if from nothing else. Mo desty is not expected, and the public underaUads very well how to make all due allowances when an announcement is made of the "greatest tragedian of the age" or "the greatest living prima donna.'' An advertisement would not be attractive without a little of this sort of thing, and it Is expected that managers will of course take the most rose-colored view of the attractions which they propose to oiler to the public. Advertisement writing Is a branch or literature by itself, and it is not amenable to general rules. When, however, a manager, actor, or singer comes before the public in a personal card, we have a right to expect a little more dignity, and the superlatives of the regular dis play advertisement seem sadly out of place. BotU of the esteemed and popular ladies who propose to treat us to English opera this season have set forth what they esteem to be their claims to the notice and regards of the public in rival cards, which seem to compete for the palm of Billlness. Mrs. Bernard a few days ago treated us to the story or her woes, her hopes, and her fears iu a style that va any thing but edifying; and now Madame Kosa, not to be behindhand, has expressed her views of the situa tion in a card that seema to us a trifle morj a uurd than that of her rival. With a high appreciation of her own powers, Madame Rosa proposes "to inaugurate a epjeh iu the history of the American stage," in which we h ipe that she will succeed, as there is room for changu and improvement. And then after recounting her lyric triumphs In Europe and Amsrica, including Boston, and informing us that "tho entire AtuurUtia press have united In pronouncing her the greatest lyric artist of the age," she concludes with the fol lowing nourish of trumpets: ' Her devotion to the highest order of composition, and her grateful re gard for the American p ibllc, will stimulate her to every possible exertion to establish English opera as a permanent institution in this country.'' We fancy that a desire to accumulate as many "stamps" as possible will be a greater stimulant ti Madame Rosa than her regard for the American people or her devotion to the highest order of com position, and as for establishing English opera, it must be remembered that she has had some prede cessors. If English opera ever becomes a perma nent institution in this country, Mrs. Caroline Rieh- ings Bernard will be entitled to some little credit for it, even if she did let her feelings get the lietter of her judgment so far as to write a foolish card about matters that the public are not at an concerned 11 Both of these ladies have eminent talents, and ir they manage to collect companies cnunl to the work lntd out for them, the probabilities are that they will lioth succeed, but Ill-advised and bumptious letters to the newspapers, so far from beii g an aid in secur ing the favor of the public, will be considered as evidences of weakness, and will do more harm than good s "slngists," Mrs. Bernard und Madame Rosa' ure both entitled to our best regards and l 1 1 1 1 1 .1 c t wishes lor success, but as "writists" we do not think much or them, suv, "literatoor is'nt thulr As Arlemus Ward would fort." 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Richmond, Sept. 4 The following is Attorney General Hoar s opinion, received this morning by Oieneral Canby : ATTOKNEV-tiKNBRAt.'H OfrlCE, Aug. 2S, 1R69. To the Hon. John A. Rawlins, Secretary or War: sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt or your letter or July !i7, 1hu, in which you request mv opinion upon so much r the questions sub. nutted In the letter or the commanding general of the First Military district, dated the loth Instant, and accompanying papers, copies of which are en closed, as refers to the legal qualifications of ollleers to be eiected under the proposed constitution of the State or Virginia, and especially upon the question whether persons elected to oillce in such State, under said constitution, are required by the supplemental reconstruction act or July 10, 1m7. to take and subscribe to the oath prescribed or referred to In section 9 of said act before entering upon the duties of their respective oltlces. The latter question is the only one indicated with such distinctness as to enable n.e to be fully satisfied that its purport is apprehended, and I therefore (-online my answer to ti.i.t. I!v the statute of Anrll 10. 119. the registered voters of Virginia were authorized to vote on the question ol Hie adoption of a constitution for the State, and at the same time to elect oitloers under It, subject to the approval of Congress. The vote has been taken In pursuance of the provisions or the act and the election held, and some parts or the Consti tution submitted have been adopted by the people and others rejected. The parts of the proposed Con stitution thus adopted, if they shall be approved by Congress, will be the constitution 01 irgiuin, miner which ull Its otllcers will be required to act, and the qualilieations as well as the duties of those ollleers will be nctermincd oy it. vt ueu nigunu is restored to its proper relations to the country as a State of the L'uton, l otllcers and Legislature will be such 11s the Constitution of the Stale provides, deriving lllcir powers iroiu runs, last i-iarn hi, iii.il it will cleuily not be iu the province of Congress to impose any requirements of addi tional qiiaiinci.tlolis upon tliem n:llereni iroui niose which under the Constitution of the I'nited States may be requlri d In all the States. If. therefore, any tests were to be impos-d upon members of the Legis lature, not provided by the Constitution of Virginia, or any leHlnction imp'scti upon the people of the Suite in Heir choice ol emcis n.it rei-i.meil ' 11, ami n.ir. mau.i ippli.-uble unitcr the leyiiimiite ptev.TA of L'onjrr.ii-s to ull ho SI lite?. 1 1-e l.evi-luiuie iiu.l ntn.:ors would not. in iuy opinion, In; tho I eKO-h'itoo anil oihcers ot irgiMiii unuer u.o (-..nsinuiion. 1 c.o not, see tout oon- press eun uniit-i-take to iumeih tho ribito with a auiiablo iuuiutur.1 to "tart iln or .0 exar :ise a i control o?cr iti; eo.ni.o-ition ,iiu b could nut bo eereimnt over Htibs.'iiuoi. t 1. iistiitori s. 1 11111, therm'ore, 01 thu opinion tout me oiith pieHcrthul by thu tu uto ot lHit2 HQ 1 uv tho 8tmte or du v 1H. mm. rnnntor s. suction f. ru- quired to bt t. ken by nil pr ruia-i i-lecvo.l or uppointe j t. oltieo in aain military district s, turner an? Ho-nnlle.i state or nitinie.al authority, 1-1 not to br required of tho orEcer of theStateof Virginia or matnhers of tbe LoKiluturo elected under the neiv Con .tite.tion. It docs not smctii to tnothuttho provisions of tills ninth section, which ;iro applicable to tho government of tho Slate tinder military autnority, wero intention to iiiqiiy to tuo i..oiisiMUire ud i otticors under whem tho St.aio is to be restored to its proper rxlutions to tho Union, and by whom tho govern mont of thn Sti.to is to tin udminiHtor.'d al'tor its reitera tion. Thia opinion ia rUronuly confirmed by a reference to the aecond nectionof tho hmiio act. which authorizes tho commander of any diHtrict named in tho net to sunpend or remove fiom ottioe or from the performance of official powera any officer or perKon holding or exercising or professing to hold or exercise any civil or military office or duty in said district under any power. election, appointment, or authority deriveu 11-om, or Kranteu by, or claimed under any ao-callcU Mite.or tlio (iovernment thereof, and to detail 11 competent olHcer or aoidier of tho urniy to perform such duties. It would no impimailile to HiipDoxo that ConicruMS could intend that a leKitduture nnder tho constitution of a State could liaie ita inembvrB appointed by a detail from aoldiora of the army. 'itie only reasonable roncloaion soems to me tone mat it was not ml ended that any such l.cK.st.ilur.i alriu a bo allowed to exist and act until reconstructed und com pleted, except for the limited and ouulided purposes re quisite to reconat met ion. Hut, on tile other hand, I fully concurwith tho view of thel.encral commanding 1:1 Vir ginia, that, under the recoustruuii-n acts of Conttreis, no othcer or Legislature is competent, or should be permitted, to exercise anv of tho functions or power of his olHco within Dial State, except no far as fheno acts themne'.ves provinc,wiino!it takinit the oath wmcn is relerreo to in ino statute of lt7 above quoted. Tho act of April 10, lMH. re quires the Lenislal ure to meet at atimo which it desig natesthat is, to meet implies that it 11 to come tCKOiner for pome purpose It ia reouired under the Dtevioua law to act upon the question of adopting the fourteenth amendment to tho Constitution of the United States before the admission of tbe Slate to representation in Congress. I am of opinion. therefore, thut it may come together, organize, and act upon that amendment, but that until Con gress shall have approved tho Constitu tion and the action under it. and shall have restored the State to its Droner nlace in the Union by re cognizing its form of government as republican, and ad uuti.11. ii hi 1 epreM.Miiai.lon, tne lOKli'iaLuro ia i.ui an. tied and would not, without violation of law, he allowed to transact any business, pass any aot or resolve, or under take to aranme any other function of a legislature, if t "ie test oath has not been required of its membres ander the new constitution, and that no officer elected under the new constitution can enter upon the duties of his office without fj.king the ostb while military government con tinues. Very respectfully, K. B. HOAIt, Attorner-beneral. FROM WASHINGTON. movements of the Kertrnnrge-A Visit to the Bocieiy lalanile-'l'lic lielenses. Dt-ftpatch to the Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 4. Commander James 8. Thornton, of the steamer Kearsarge, reports to the Navy Department irom Tanita, society isianus, having Balled from the Chilian port of Tulcahuano in April last, and reuching Mlka Illva, one of the Mar quesas group, on June o, wnere no caneu upon tne Governor, a French naval otlloer in the service of tho protectorate Government, this is tne only island or the group occupied by the authorities of the French protectorate. The Governor Is assisted In his muni cipal authority by a brigadier and two gens d'armes. military iorce is now mere. The harbor or Massachusetts Bay Is easy of access, well sheltered, and suillclently commodious for practical commercial purposes. Rough formications were erected by Captain David Porter, In 1813, com manding the entrance there, and still remain, with the addition of a water battery, constructed by the French, facing the entrance. They had ten heavy gnus mounted on pivots in the battery, and twenty- two lighter guns in 1110 worKs. ah uieuu weiu, How ever, sent to Tahiti several years ago. Massachusetts Ilav was formerly a favorite resort of the American whaling fleet, but latterly tney seem to prefer the neighboring island or wugda lena. The Kearsarge sailed from Mlka Hica on June 7, arriving at Tahiti on the 14th. Ollleers and crew all well. Honors to the nuke of Edinburgh. II. B. M. ship (ialatea, commanded by the Puke of Edinburgh, reached Tahiti from New Zealand on June IS. Commander Thornton called on him and the visit was returned, when the Duke was received with the honors due his rank as a captain in the Royal Nuvy. New York Produce Blarkrt. New Yoiik, Sept. 4. Cotton quiet; 200 bales sold at a.V. Flour dull at BtglOc. decline; MOO barrels sold; State, tt,7 lift ; Western, .V70i7-ftO; Southern, ItCWlWll-fiO. Wheat declining; 78,000 bushels sold; No. latl-2; No. aattl-4il -M; winter red, tltii ta,l t4; white Southern, $l-70(n l-7ft. Corn "tinuer at 1i2o. advance; stock scarce; 88,000 bushels sold; Western mixed, fldWrfl -20. Oats firmer and lm 3d. higher; 4,ooO bushels' sold at t6i7i)o. Reef quiet. I'ork dull; new mess, laWBBl-SDtf. Lard dull; steam rendered, ia.'(a. 19;'. Whisky quiet aud nominal. R. WE ARK NOW RECEIVING OUR USUAL SUPPLY OK noun, Suitable for tier purpose, which we tell at market prices L. KNOWLE3 & CO ,. No. 121s MARKET Street. "HANDSOME SUITE OF ROOMS ON J l Heoond Floor, with Board. WALNUT Street HlVTI 'Ulsl AiVm "UvJU'i" Tvlejfravh yitice.. H RerrirwA too late for Clntni fixation. r-,y- "POLYTECHNIC COLLEOE-8 - w TKFNTH ANNUA! "FSSION, ll 70. Th 8C1K.NT1KIO BOHOOL for tho cenernl utadont of Muttioipaiiea, Ex peri muni il Hoianc knd Nturl Hstorv, brflnn Tnetjr, September U ibTKCHMCAI. HOHOOI.S for taitant of OIll. Minn and Mchnlol rneiowrirn. Analytical and In- rihrttinl Uhemmtiy. Metallurgy, and Architecture, tein Tned. Hpiiteinber St. Aiirly at the Ooilega Build- tne, MARKKT Stteet, above Seventeenth. ' ALKRKU L. KK.NNK.nY, M.T, 9 4 pt l'romclont of t acuity. TUB NEW UNITARIAN SOCIETY. hich mat dirlng the iprlna nientlie In the church corner Klevpnth and Wood etrentn, will reemno iM reumr eervice Tomorrow (Runrtar) t Kl'v A. M. und I. M.. in the H AIL OK TUB 8HHI N( J f I A III) RN INSIITUTK, N. K corner IIHOMI anil HfKINU 14 A K uku nneeie. Kntrance on Brond atreot. Public cordially in? ted. Seat free. DrX SKIMI.MJ KhUIBMI'J) IJHl-Kl.il, 8KVFNTH ahoToKR'IWN. Kov. K. B. KUKEi rt'lU.KH will preach to-morrow at 1". A. M und 'i V. ft. . DKV OOOD8. R. LEE, NO. 43 NORTH EIGHTH STREET, Opened this morning from New York, el:e.,.p9t '..its of LINEN COO08 Emt o.Terid, purchased for CASII at fearl-j'.:y :ow prl:es. 200 dozen Ladles' Linen Hemmed Hini1ltori?liicfs, 25 ceiits, worth 4. ISO dozen Cclored Bordered Oramed, Fren-.h, K cents. mo dozen Boys' Extra Fine Colored Border, :2;j cents. ino dozen Men's Co:ored Border, ready i-.vn.me. I. 37,m cents up. M dozen Men's White Linen, a to 37 cents. Ladies' Linen Bdkfs., 12s,' and 10 cents. Extra Heavy Real Barnsley Tble damask, f . . 7. Heavy Loom and Damask Table Linen. too dozen Linen Towels, f 1-60 per dozen, cheap. 300 dozen large idzed, 25, as, and 37 cents. New French Applique Tldie-i, in colors. Elegant New Fans, latest styles. Demonstration lu Linen Collars and C;;tK pee1nltlt8 In Linen Goods. Ful Lines of HoBiery. 9 i 3t E. R. IXZ. pRICE & WOOD, N. W. COKMTlt EKillTIl AND FILItUKT. white i(m)n! white uooos: Swiss Muslins, Victoria Lawns, Nainsooks. S'-'t-Liilsh Cambrics, Evllliauts, Piques, efi, Tlald and I'lain Organdies. Piald and Stripe Nainsooks. Fluid and Stripe Swiss Muslins, etc. err,. Shincd Musilns, 50, C5, 75, 61, SS cents, and t: per yard. Handsome Marseilles Quilts. Honeycomb- and Jacquard Quilts. Colored Tarletans for covenng. Mosquito Netting, by the piece or yard. 1 able Linens, Napkins, and Towels. Bleached and Unbleached Muslins. Bargains In Ladles' and Gents' Hosiery and Gloves, Ladies' and Gents' Hdkfs, plain and hemstitched. Ladies' Linen Collars and Culls. Hamburg Edgings and Inscrtlngs. Magic RutlHngs, Coventry Ruflllngs. Marseilles Trimmings and Registered iidgings, cheap. FAN! FANS! FANS! Fans very cheap. Linen Fans, Autograph Silk Fans, Japanese Fans, and Palin Leaf Fans. 4 3 sw PRICE & WOOD. N. W. CORNER KltJHTII AND FI1.RKKT. QOTTONS ! WOOLLEN S 1 LI NENS ! COOPER & C0NARD, NINTH STREET, BELOW MARKET, Exhibit full lines or all the good makes and widths or SHIRTINGS AND SHEETINGS. FINE SHIRTINGS, WIDE SHEETINGS, PILLOW CASINGS, EVERY GOOD MAKE. B.ack Cloths and. Doeskins. Fine Coatings and Trowserlngs. Best Water-Proof Cloaklngs. Flannels, Fall and Winter Use. Linen Stock has some attractions, $2-00 Black Sllfcs, a bargain. Black Silks, 1 00 regularlyupjo IS. 1 TJstn CCS POPULAR PR FOR DRY GOODS. RICKEY, SHARP & CO., NO. 727 CHESNUT STREET, 1 13 tf PniLADELPntA- II uUSE-EUKNISIIINa DKY GOODS. Marseilles Counterpanes, all sizes and qualit'es. Jacquard Spreads, heavy ana llglit weighty all sizes. . . . . Lrom and uamass xaoie .Linens, ironi so cents to 3 Oil. TOWeisantl lUwemiiK m cvei.y vunei.y, 12-4, 11-4, 10-4, 9-4, b-4, ti-4, and 6-4 Sheeting Mus lins. .... . . ..... 10-4, ti-4, 8-4, 0-1, aiiu oueeiiug anu riliOW Aune popular mates of Bleached and Unbleached Muslins at the lowest market prices. STOKES & WOOD, 8. W. COR. SEVENTH AND ARCH STS., 33ws8 PHILADELPHIA. CllAM. I SIJIPSO.K fc llltO., Ne. KB and KM PINK Struct. Cheap OiHHia, Bahama. nn,,,., 6 caaca yard-wido Una Shirting Mualing at 13Hfo., by piece or jard.UuitMui.lio ia wurth lSo., aud ia auiuid lur all kinds of underwear. . WilUaruaville MubHd 20o. by yard. All othur Munlina aa cheap. Nainaiiok PluidB at 26 and 31o. Bwiaa Stripe Muahna at In and Jlo. Nainsook, Cambric and fiwina Muahna, all (trades. Linen Towllin at 7, 10, l'J, and Uo. pi r yard. Linen Napkin", cheap. Linen Table IJaiuafk at very low prioea. Bird eye Nureery lhaper by piece, cheap. Ballard ville and other Hauuele, cheap. Great inducements offered to persona buying Black. Wehavaalargaaeanrtiuentof Mohairaand Alpaoa Poplin, all which were purchaHed at low prioea at uie end of the aeaaon. and hundred! ot our cuatomera have taken advan tage ' ttua opportunity to secure cheap (foods for Uie com- W&4 Water proof Cloaklngs only St per yard. Don't forget our tin jard-wide blurting is only 13,'tfo. ""VlIAS. 1 HIJIPNOi Ac 1IHO., eilawtW) Mot. aud PINK Bueet. OUR NATIONAL DISEASE. What Is It, and what will cure It? It Is fAct that will not bo controverted tlmt Dyspepsia j a national disease, to bo fonntl from the Presi dential mansion to the humble cottage along the marshes ol the Atlantic. Symptoms There aro scarcely two cases of Dyspepsia alike. Tho ymptoins vary. In one case they may be cold hands and feet, oppressive soreness and rain In the pit of the stomach, drowsiness after meals. In another, coetlvcness, heartburn (so called), tormenting feelings, both mental and physical. In a third, nervousness, the spirits depressed, a foreboding of evil, tho mind so depressed that In some cases there Is extreme melancholy, and the sufferer Is led to commit julcide. In unothcr, harassing belching, saliva or a watery sub stance profusely running from the mouth, throat Irritated with a dry cough, skin dry, then cold, the stools clay colored, restlessness at night, sleep easily disturbed, frightful dreams, at one time bowels constipated, thendiiirrlneaor dysen tery, caused by foul matter In tho stomach, caus ing apoplexy and other discuses beyond the power of human skill t control. What will cure it? By indigestion the food lies In tho stomach and Is decomposed hy heat, etc., into a mucus; this mucus adheres to tho walls of the 1 stomach until a false membrane- is formed, which para lyzes the functions of the digestive organs. T perforin a cure this false membrane must be de tached, and the stomach healed aud brought back to natural tone; without effecting this, it is iinpoM-iMe to effect a cure, and In this mode of trcatmcntlies Dr. L. (i. O. WISHAKT'S woudertul cures of the Dyspepsia. The Dyspepsia Pllli remove the false lining, and the Piuu Tree Tar Cordial heals, making a perfect cure of thii dnailiui disease. THE VIRTUES OF TAR. A very ingenious "sell" upon the Koyal S.) ciety if (irent Britain was perpetrated by Sir Charles Haubury AVillinms, a wicked wag of the tige. (luring tho furore caused by tho discovery of the wonderful healing powers of TAR WATER Sir Charles sent a communication to tie President relating the circumstances of a fnilnr's breaking his leg on board of the guard ship at Chatham, and ibj perfect uuion and cure by an application of spun oakum soaked in lar. Alter tho communication had been read and printed in the Royal Transactions, he sent asecoml letter, stating th.it he had forgotten to state in the former correspondence that tlio leg was a irvo'lt n one! Although thii joke was a sore one for the society, it did not injure the reputation of Tar as a remedy, for its legitimate cures were! so wonderful that odes were written in Its praise,? and the celebrated Bishop P.crkely published two voluminous works describing, endorsing, aiitl.i registering its virtues. From thu failure of scientific men. at that period, to extract und concentrate the curative principle from tl;e crude far, its nauseousuess caused it to fall into disuse., and its great healing powers were lost toj mankind until Dr. L. (J. C. Wishart succeeded in depi lu'ng the specific of its unpleasant aud cruder particles, and iu his PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL, offering to the alllicted all that was valuable, while lite other parts were eliminated by its eaieliil preparation. As soon as this was accomplished the remedy was again endorsed by the faculty, and tho cunts wero such as to eon vert its enemies and firmly establish it as oue ol the greatest blessings lo suffering humanity. Iu success was immediate and wide-spread, and iu m.ittufactui'c became of great importance aud a source, of wealth to its reviver. A long life w.ii spent for the welfare of mankind by Dr. Wishur: in peifecting his discovery and promulgating lit usefulness, and at his decease (which took plaet but recently) the mctliod of preparation ai t the extension of lis usefulness devolved upon Lit sons. It cures colds and coughs with marvelloui celerity, and is the ouly preparation which ap preaches to a specific. It does not cover atu patch up, but eradicates disease by removini the cause, and for obstinate, long-continue catarrhs, and consequently of the iueipicn stages ot consumption, is the only certain reined in the pbnrmncopojia. it would be a waste the reader's time to enumerate eases, for thj remedy is so well known, its virtues have heel so thoroughly tested, that eulogy Is BiiperlluoiJ anu 1 cicreuce 1101 requisite. iut oiuy as an id ternai rcmeuy is it vaiuubio, but externally heals sores and irritations, and as a pleasaa fnmlgator in tho sick room stands above aJ others. Tar Cordial is an extremely potent and val able medicine for the euro of throat and luq diseases. It combines, to a degree unknown any other remedy, vigorous actiuu with safel und linrmiessuess. DR. WISHART'S riNS IKEH TAXI CO UDI A It is the vital principle of the Pino Tree, J tamed oy a peculiar process in the distillation the tar, by which its highest medical propertii are retained. j It is the only safeguard and reliable remed which has ever been prepared from the juice the Pino Tree. It invigorates the digestive organs aud stores tho appetite. It strengthens tho debilitated system. ' It purities and enriches the blood, and expii from the system tho corruption which scrolil urectts on tne lungs. j It dissolves the mucus or phlegm which stoi the air passages ot the lungs. Its healing principle acts upon tho lrrita surface of the lungs and throat, penetrating eaeli diseased part, relieving pain aud subduii lnnammntion. It is tho result of years of stndv and exp nicnt, mid it is offered to tbe alllicted with it positive assurance or its power to cure tho 1 lowing diseases, if the patient has not too I delayed a resort to tho means of euro: Consumption of tlieLungs, Cough, Sure Tin and Hreast, Bronchitis, Liver Complaint Blind and Bleeding Biles, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Diptheria, tic. CALL AT DR. WISHART'S UKJSAT FAMILY MEDICINE STOI No. 232 North SECOND Street PHILADELPHIA, j And examine his file of certificates of cures, s, receive the names and residences of hundH and thousands of persons cured by his justly! Downed remedies, who were once hopele( given up to die. Hundreds of them reside In i around Philadelphia, and there is scarcely a e? town or hamlet In the United 8tates but w contains parties who have been benefited by j Pine Tree Tar Cordial and Great American li pepsla Pills. These are facts which wo can a stantiate In a manner that will convince Uia nj skeptical. , , J Our Physician, who will be found In attend J each day between 9 A. M. and 5 P. XL, will g1 professional aid and counsel, free of charge. vmce ana store, No. 233 North 6ECOI street, Philadelphia.
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