THK DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 18G9. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON (BUNDATI XOSFTKD), AT TUB EVENING TELEGRAM BUILDING, NO. 108 & THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Tkt price is three cents per vrpy double sheet); or eighteen cents per week, payable to the carrier by whom terved. The subscription price by mail in Nine Dollars per annum, or One Dollar and Fifty Cents for two months, invariably in advance for the time ordered. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER aO, 1809. HIE FULL MEASURE OF JUSTICE. The good people of Philadelphia can congra tulate themselves that the enemies of law and life in their midst have at last sustained an overwhelming defeat. "We pnhlish elsewhere the decision of the Court of Quarter Sessions which consigns to the Penitentiary the hired assassins of the "Whisky King, Dougherty and Marrow, for a period of six years, eleven months, and twenty-three days, in addition to a fine of one thousand dollars. This re sult was almost too good to bo anticipated. The counsel of these shamolcss and cowardly villains resorted to every trick and device known to a perverted mode of criminal procedure to secure their escape from the clutches of the offended law. Hitherto the pettifoggers i of the Quarter Sessions have boon so success ful in defeating the ends of justice that a similar result was to be feared in this case. Hut happily such was not to be the case, the motion for a new trial was overruled, and the would-be assassins of Detective Brooks are now partaking of the bitter fruits of their in famous crime. The only cause we have for regret is in the fact that the Court, for some mysterious reason, permitted the santence of imprisonment to fall one week short of the full limit allowed by the law. JEFFERSON DAVIS IN RETIRE- MENT. I There is no more significant evidence of the ! rapid obliteration of the bitter feelings en- ! gendered by the Rebellien than the obscurity into which Jefferson Davis has fallen. At the close of the war all the indignation and wrath of the loyal portion of the nation was concen trated upon him as the head and front of the Rebellion. His trial, condemnation, aud punishment were eagerly demanded, as a warning to possible future traitors, and his release on bail and the practical abandonment of proceedings against him were viewed with no little discontent by those who remembered the enormity of his crimes, and who thought that at least one who was chief among the offenders should be made an example of. The soundness of the policy pur Sued towards the leader of the Re bellion has been fully demonstrated by the results. The conviction and punish ment of Mr. Davis would only have served to increase the bad feeling between the two Sections of the country, at a time when it was of the greatest importance that the work of reconstruction should be advanced as rapidly as possible, and it would have answered no good end. Like most punish ments meted out to political offenders, it Would have secured for the victim a sympa thy in other countries to which he was not entitled, and instead of making treason odious it would rather have glorified it, in certain quarters, at least. By letting Jeffer son Davis severely alone, the nation has sustained its own dignity, and it has banished him to an obscurity in which he has but little sympathy or respect from any one. Instead of being a martyr he is now almost forgotten, and the nation has ceased to think or care about him. This is the best fate that Mr. Davis could wish for, and it is creditable to his good souse that he has rather sought his present obscu rity, instead of endeavoring to koop himself before the public. For some time he wis in England, where a few Rebel sympathizers endeavored to do him honor; but it was in tie painfully apparent that the general interest in him had ceased, and that the treason of which he was the exponent had lost its popu larity. A short time ago he returned to the United States, but, beyond the more an nouncement of the fact, no notice was taken of him, and it is doubtful whether the ma jority of the people of the country knaw whether he is here or in Europe, alive or dead. Some of the unreconstructed Rebels of Memphis, Tennes see, a day or two ago, end3avorod to make an exhibition of their disloyalty by giving him a serenade, but Mr. Davis very wisely declined to make a speech; and the probabilities are that when his former admirers find that he is not disposed to make a fool of himself, they Will take the hint and endeavor to imitate his example. That Jefferson Davis should have passed off from the scene so completely and become practically forgotten is a proof that the humane policy of the Government towards him and the other Rebel leaders was the only proper one to pursue consistent with the honor and dignity of the nation. PARIS IN A FERMENT. On Monday, November 2i, the Legislative Body of France convenes, and the irrecon- cilables will then have an opportunity to de mand from the Government its reasons for postponing the meeting from the 2Gth of October, the so-called constitutional date. Meanwhile Paris is in a ferment over the supplemental elections for members of the Corps Legislatif, which take place to-mor row. Extensive military preparations have leen made to guard against any uprising or disturbance; and since there has been no secrecy about the matter, and all Paris is aware of their extent, it is quite probable that the day will pass in an orderly and quiet manner. The most prominent candidate of tho opposition is M. Ilonri Roche-fort, who describes himself in his electoral address, which we published yester day, as the 'Socialistic Revolutionary Candi date," thus openly defying tho Imperial power and courting stu further persooution at ils hands. The Emperor, however, has at last'adoptod a policy of dealing with this man which shows some traits of wisdom. As long as Rochofort was hounded down by the emissa ries of the Government.he was formidable; but as soon as he was given permission to return to Taris, and was furnished with a safe conduct by express command of Napo leon, he ceased in a measure to be the politi cal martyr that he had been theretofore, and was deprived, in a corresponding dogreo, of his capacity for mischief. The district which M. Rochef ort desires to represent in tho Corps Legislatif is the First Circumscription, and his only formidable op ponent, so far as we have noticed, is M. Terme, the editor of the Peuple Frani, and a brother of the Government deputy of tho same name. Ever since Rochefort's re turn to the capital he has boon made the re cipient of almost daily ovations, tho Govern ment quietly looking on. but not interfering in tho least either with him or his admirers. That ho will be elected there can be but little doubt, and his entrance into the Corps Legis latif will be tho signal for a malicious assault upon tho Imperial regime. It deponds alto gether upon the policy adopted by the Gov ernment as to whether or not he will prove as forniidiiblo an antagonist upon tho floor of the chamber as he was in his sanctum during the early publication of La Lwitvi'iie. If a policy of repression is adopted, Rochefort will again become a political martyr, aud a thorn in tho side of the Emperor; but if full vent is given to his discontent, aud the curb applied only when ho passes entirely beyond tho limits of forbearance, his antagonism will avail nothing more than that of any of the decided opposition members. In addition to the excitement attending the approaching opening of tho session and tho uproar caused by the elections, tho rumors of contemplated Cabinet changes have tended to stir up the excitable Parisians to an unusual degroe. For Home time past it has boon thought that tho Emperor was about to make a show of sincerity in his professions of re form by calling into his Cabinet M. Euiilo Ollivier, and a cable despatch dated yester day gives currency to the rumor that two prominent and unequivocal members of the Third party would enter the Cabinet with him. But immediately ou top of this rumor comes the authoritative announcement in IheJ-'iinud OJiciel that there is no foundation in these rumors of contemplated Cabinet changes, an announcement that must be regarded as settling the question, until the session of the Legislative Body is fairly under way. at least. Napoleon is still too firmly wedded to his passion for personal government to yield, until ho is pressed to the wall. TUE CUBAN CONSTITUTION. The Cuban Junta at New York have issued a document which they certify to be a correct and faithful translation of the constitution adopted by their co-revolutionists in April last at Guimaro, tho provisional capital of tho proposed Cuban Republic It has at least tho merit of brevity, as it would scarcely fill half a column of The Telegkaph. It practically vests nearly all tho powers of government in a House of Representatives, for to that body, which is to remain in perpetual session until the termination of the war with Spain, is left the election of the President and General-in-Chief and other leading executive officers, as well as the "power to dismiss from office any functionary they have appointed." The gov ernment thus contemplated rather resembles that established by the Continental Congress in this country during the Revolution than the present Government of the United States; and although it may possibly serve temporary purposes, it is not well calculated to secure tranquillity and order in time of peace. It has the fault of all the republican constitu tions of France a singlo Assembly and by its jealous theoretical restrictions of execu tive power, it helps to pave the way for a usurper. Contradictory statements have been circu lated from time to time in regard to the action of the patriots about slavery and religion. It now appears by the publication of the Junta that the following article relating to tho first-named Bubject has been adopted: XXV. All tlio Inhabitants of the Republic of Cuba are absolutely free, " This, though satisfactory aa far as it goes, is exceedingly briof. Practically only a small percentage of the Cuban slaves have been emancipated, and the constitutional clause, although direct and emphatic, descends to no details. Its chief value consists in the fact that the insurrectionary leaders proclaim them selves abolitionists. The clause in regard to religion is as fol lows: 'XXVIII, The House of Representatives shall not abridge the freedom of religion, uor of the press, nor of public ineetiLgs, nor of education, nor of pe tition, nor any inalienable right of the people." Here, too, an advance step has also been apparently made, but in the present state of Cuba it will require much positive legislation, as well as a mere negation of powers, to secure to Protestants the same freedom of worship which Catholics enjoy in Protestant countries SPECIAL. NOTICES. Far aMitional Special Notice in the Imide IXtqei, AST JOHN B. COUGH. kl THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER C, Subject "Olttt'DMSTANOES." MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, Subject "Hauit." 'HENRY WARD DEE CHER, Subject not yot announced, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1. HORACE O REE LEY, "The Woman Question," TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22. T bono Leotures will be delivered in tbo Acadomy of Music, on the days named, for the benefit of tho Young Men .Ubriatian Association of Philadelphia. Ticket for the course of four lectures will be aold a Duftiold Ashtuead'a Bookstore. No. 1A Ohemiut street, ou Tuesday, Novembor SO. Bingle Ticket on Wednesday, December 1. Reserved Seata-Uourse Tickets, fcacu ; Sm glo Tickt, 75c. ; t anailr Oirclj, Wc 111 SO 21 47 2s 8PEOIAL NOTICES. 3T A CAPITAL INVESTMENT, wl'.ii good security" against mishaps, May no v be nn.l ? lu WINTER S'JITS Oi Me'toa bk Mixtures of Cu?v:jM. WINTER SUITS Of P a: I. S r pe, a;ii DiajotMl C';m?rM. WINTER KITS V-.ra Oo.-.ne-BreaeuM Waikla Jwt. WIST EH SUITS For Z:-i?:.3 tires, ready toe immediate use. AT JOHN WANAMAKSR'S CII25NUT 8TREST CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT, LO'-Oi Nr.-. Sts AND S-IO CIIESNt'T STREET. THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING RE- lin luislieJ tiio Htatinnof Iliildinj j SOa:u or Hot Water, it will ho continued by WILLIAM H. WISTAR. lately tipprintndendinn th.it department of their busi ness, whom tliey recomiuea 1 to : heir friends. MORRIS, TASK.ER A CO. Not. 1?, 1-'. UlPyt The underauajd hivj this day entered into partner, ship, under the a;im3 and style of WISTAR A BOCLTON. for the purpose of Heatin? Buildings of all classes by Steam or Hot Water. WM. 11. WISTAR, B. W. BOUI.TON, 11 ;o 3t No. 827 S. FItTH Street. jjgy- WISTAR A BOULTON, No. 27 S. HB'TU Sti9t. HEATING BT STEAM OR HOT WATER. Plan Pipe cut to order. f.niindries and Oiliiisry Apparatus fitted ut. 11 20 2t THE FIRM OF LEVERING, DAVIS & CO. is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business of tlia late firm will be settled by J. LKVKRING, Jr. JOHN LKVEKINU. Jr. WILLIAM DAVIS. 11 20 St . HKNKY LINUK. jgy ALUMNI GIRARD COLLEGE. THE ceremony of unveiling the statue erected to the moiiwr; of graduates killod in the war, will talte nlnus WEDNESDAY. November 4. iHttS", at 2X P. M. The Hoard of Directors cordially invite all Graduates to bo present. Badges to be worn. A. S. PRITCHARD. It Secretary Alumni. jfcSf- PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS against THE REPUBLICAN INVIKOIBLES, of Philadelphia, are reiu?sted to present them for settlement to EZRA LUKENS. Treasurer Republican Invincible, Treasury Building (second atory), LIBRARY Street, above Kouith. H5 CLOTHING, Wtere Shall We Buy our Clothes? here do all the people go When November breezes blow? Breezes make teem shiver so ; Go to ROCKHILL A WILSONS! here do all good peop'e swarm Seeking clothes to keep them warm 'Gainst the cobl November storm? Swarm to KOCKHILL A WILSONS! There do all good people crowd, liuyina; c.otnes or wnit ti tney re proud, "Bargains ! Bargains !" crying loud? Crowd to ROCKIIILL k WILSON'S ! Cold winter Is upon ui ! Upon cs ! UPON US '. We will put upon our backs The elegant Beaver Overcoats, The substantial Chinchilla Overcoats, The Astrachan Cloth Oercouts, The Arctic Hunter's Overcoats, All made out of the best materials, at the lowest prices at which It Is possible lor clothes to be made. Don't be afraid, but join the crowd of good people hurrying to t'ue Great Brown Hall 0? ROCKIIILL & WILSON, NOS. 603 AND 605 CHESNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA,' VESTON & BROTHER, TAILORS, No. 900 AllCH ST., PHILADELPHIA, Invite special attention to their HANDSOME STOCK or FALL AND WINTER GOOD3, JUST RECEIVED, A SUPERIOR GARMENT AT A REASONABLE PRICE. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 9 13 3mrp OCDEN & HYATT, aLERCUAM TAILORS, No. 815 ARCH STREET. COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF CHOICS GOODS. TERMS MODERATE. 9 1 thstu3mrp THE CHESNUT STREET One-price Clothing House, NO. C09 CHESNUT ST., ABOVE SIXTH. COMPLETE NEW FALL STOCK. LARGE AND CHOICE ASSORTMENT. PRICES AS LOW AS THE LOWEST. DO NOT FAIL TO CALL AND EXAMINE. ' STRICTLY ONE PRICE. I9258tutll3m PERRY & CO. DRY GOODS. THE NEW DRY GOODS STORE. TRASK&WIHTIG HAVE REFITTED STORK, No3. 39 and 41 North EIGHTH Street, ltd wen Market and Arch street, (Formerly Lang's,) And are now ottering to the ladies of Philadelphia a large and entirely new stock of DRY GOODS, We enumerate a few of the Special Bargains: 500 dozen Ladies1 All. linen Hemstitch Handkerchiefs, wide hems, 25 cents, worth ou cents. 7-8 All-linen Loom Table Damask, at 46 cents. 8-4 Half Bleached do., at 75 cents. 8-4 All-linen extra heavy Double Satin Damask, at $1-12. 36-inch Dice Huckaback Towels, extra heavy, at 25 cents. Extra Heavy Quality Towels, at 12c. Extra All-linen Table Napkins, at $1-37$ per dozen. Heavy Canton Flannels, at 121 cents. Yard-wide Extra Heavy Shaker Flan nels, at 50 cents. 2000 Yards New Style Delaines, at 15 cents, same as sold at 25 cents in other stores. HOSIERY. Ladies', Hisses', and Gents', in all Varieties. 50 dozen Bleached and Brown Balbrig gan Hose, extra long top, at 62c, 100 dozen Merino Hose, at 121 cents. 200 dozen Bleached and Brown Fleeced do., at 31 cents. Rochdale Super Extra Blankets, All wool, at $450 per pair. GLOVES OF ALL KINDS. Wc sell the E.lllMtESS KII CJLOVi; at H7lA cents per pair, will cli Is a. better Cilove than is sold in other (stores at Sl'OO. All sizes and colors. Also, the best $300 Cilove at jjjil in black, colors, ami all sizes, every pair warranted. A lull line ot'lRI?NS OOODN, in all the new and desirable fabrics. A full line of JI O IT It 1 IV ii OOI.S, in the popular varieties, at less than the usual prices. IN BLACK SILKS We oiler special inducements, being; imported expressly for us. lVe warrant them free from im perfection, and not to crude or break, and of unusual durability. Onr connections with EASTERN MANU FACTURERS are such that we can offer all DOMESTIC GOODS at "WHOLESALE PRICES, and in many cases at lower rates than other RETAILERS PAY FOR TIIEIIl GOODS. Our Customers will please bear in mind that in buying our Goods they are paying but a SINGLE PROFIT between the MANU FACTURER and the CONSUMER. Believing that the OITI3-FRZCX3 S VSTZ3XVI is the only honorable one, we shall adhere to it in all cases. NO ARTI CLE allowed to be misrepresented; and any article not proving AS represented con be returned. 'i TPiASK&VVIIITIfJG JNISAV STORE, Hos. 39 and 41 N. EIGHTH St., IT wait rp PHILADELPHIA. FINANOIAU. CENTRAL RAILROAD OF IOWA. ITS SEVEN PER CENT. COLD FIRST MORTGAGE BOPS, Free of Government Tax, At 95 and Accrued Interest. This road runs through the richest ami most thickly settled portion of this m)?nl(lcent Htate, anil la the only link wanting to connect St. Louis and St. Paul by a direct line, 14T miles shorter than any other. It runs through the great coal fields of Southern Iowa to the North, where coal la Indispensable and nuiHt be carried. It rtinsrom the great lumber regions of the N'orth, through a district of country which is destitute of this prime necessity. It does not uun TiinoDGii a wn.nEitNEss, where It would wait for years for a population to give It business, but through a tier of counties which are now producing about twenty million bushels of grain, most of which is freight for railroads. Forty-five miles are Just llnlshed, and the Super intendent reports that OU tho nortlnn onnn frr l.nal. ness the net earniDgs are more than the Interest liabilities. Sixty miles more are graded, and a million and a half of dollars liavo already been expended on tho work. The mortgage is made to the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, and bonds can be Issued only at the rate of tie.ooo per mile, or only half the "amount upon some other roads. Special security is provided for the principal and for the payment of Interest. First mortgages upon moHt railroads are the very safest Investments, and, so far as we can learn, there Is not a single completed line In the Northwest which Is not only paying Us Interest, but a good dividend upon Its stock. The immense grain and otter freights to be car rled away, and the domestic supplies to be brought in, ensure a profitable business. First Mortgage Bonds for so small an amount upon a road running through such a rich and already well-settled part of Iowa, can well be recommended as a perfectly safe as well as very profitable Invest ment. At the present rate they pay about ten per cent, on the Investment. Over $400,0)0 have already been taken by the Company's officers and others In terested In the eiterprise. Pamphlets, with map, may be obtained, and subscriptions will be received in Philadelphia by 15. If. JAMISON CO., N.W. Cor. THIRD and CHESNUT St?., BOWJ3KT & FOX, Merchants' Exchange Huliaing, And in New York at THE COMPANY'S OFFICES, No. 82 PINE Street, at the BiNK OF NORTH AMERICA, No. 44 WALL Street, and at HOWES & MACY'S, No. 30 WALL Street, Pamphlets sent by mall on application. W. B. SIIATTUCK, 11 13 stuthlm4p TREASURER. QREXEL & COV NO. 34 SOUTH THIRD STREET, American and IT oreigrn BANKERS, ISSUE DKAFT8 AND CIRCULAR LETTKR8 OP CREDIT available on presentation In any part of Europe. Travellers can make all their financial arrange ments through us, and we will collect their interest and dividends witnout charge. Dbezel, wmnraoF & Co., Dbixil, Habjbs ft Oo. New York. ' Paris. 3 10 4 WATCHES, JEWELRY, ETO. TEING DESIROUS OF REDUCING STOCK, I have concluded to offer A VERY ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF WATCHES AND JEWELRY, At lower prices than the same quality can be bought for elsewhere. Now is the time to buy, in anticipation or the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. CIIICIKTMAS IIOI.IIAVS. Fine Watches unci Chain, Kleere Itnttoiisi and Stud, Amethyfct Stud, liiiKUS-cmcnt King, I?tc, IMamond King's and Studs. Compare prices, and satisfy yourself. JOHN C. KELLEY'S WATCH AND JEWELRY STORE, No. 33 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET, 11 6 Btuth2mrp PHILA DELPHI A. C. & A. PEQUIGNOT, MANUFACTURERS OF WATCH CASES, AND DEALERS IN AMERICAN AND FOREIGN WATCHED, No. IS (South SIXTH Street. 1 1 mwtirp MANUFACTORY, No. W 8. FIFTH Street. CTiiyi:MO, into., & co., I UII.H, 1119 0m No. 1j- 6. 6KOOND Btreot. WINES. W I N E 8. Great Reductions in Fric, Very Choice Dry Amontillado. ALSO, Pale, Delicate and Rich Fruity Sherries, Imported and for gale at prices greatly reduced. SIMON C01T0N & CLARKE. SW; Corner BROAD and WALNUT. OLOTHSi OASSIMEHES. ETa GRAND DEMONSTRATION WM. T. SMODGRASS & CO. So. 34 SOUTH SECOND STREET. ASTRACHANS. ASTRACHANS. VELVET CLOTHS. VELVET CLOTHS. BEAVERS. BEAVERS. CHINCHILLAS. CHINCHILLAS. VELVETEENS. VELVETEENS. tll91mr FUR BACK BEAVERS. FUR BACK BEAVERS. EWT CENTRAL CLOTH HOUSE. FRIES, MALSEED & HAWKINS, S. E. CORNER EIGHTH AND MARKET. Our stock is now complete, with a large assort ment of (iOODS embracing all varieties iu our line, bouftnt entirely for cash at lowest prices, aud wlilc'ii we will sell at a very small advance. Ladies' Cloakings. IMPERIAL PLAIDS, from fl-76 upwards. VELVET HEAVERS, CARAOlLLAS, VEL ETKENS, CHINCHILLAS. ASTRACHANS. FANCY X' LOTUS. m,WoAt?'BHRC!OFS' PI'AIDS. STRIPES AND MIX. TUBES, from fl-00 upwards. Men's and Boys' Wear. ALL-WOOL CASS1MERES, from 75 cents upwards. PLAID CASS1MERKS, SCOTCH CHEVIOTS. ENGLISH MELTONS, FROSTED BEAV.EKS. CLOTHS AND DOESKINS, CORDUROYS AND Satinets Fl'R BEAVERS, CHINCHILLA BEAVER 9. TAILORS' TRIMMINGS, WHOLESALE AND RK TAIL. FRIES, MALSEED & HAWKINS, 11 Btutlisgm S. E. Corner EIGHTH and MARKET gfj CHESNUT STREET. EDWARD LAFOURCADF;iRWIN& CO. PREPARATORY TO REMOVAL, OFFER THEIR STOCK OF Cloths, Cassimeres, Vesting?, And all descriptions of Piece Goods for MEN'S WEAR, AT 11 IT 6t4p Greatly Reduced Prices. QUOTH HOUSE. JAMES A LEE, No. 11 NORTH SECOND STRS3T, SIGN OF THE GOLDEN LAMB, Are now reclvlng new styles or LADIES' CLOAKINGS, VELVET CORDS. BEAVER CLOTHS, VELVETEENS, Ana au sryiea oi guoua anupieu iu meu huh avjt wear. 3 29 AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. OARRIAQES. " CARIUAttES ! Q ARK I AGES !! WM. D. ROGERS, CAKRIAGE BUILDER, Nos. 1009 and 1011 CHESNUT St. TOMATUES. CANS LARGE AND FULL. Tne finest In quality and style ever oJered. SOLD BT ALL GROCERS. Factory and Farms, Cumberland county, Mi. WHOLESALE AGENCY, HO. 40 JNOKTI1 WATER STREET. 11 IT irorp REEVES A PARVIN. CT. MARY'S, CHESNl'T HILL, PHILA- IO dnliihia. A portion cnlliuff hiuisolf JOHN M. MO 111 A 111 Y uyi be i my ivlmive, 'Uiini bCCUiOQtlly it my ntiphew ur couhiu. 1 declare tuat tin enm t r. rolattjj lu we io anjr way; lio U unt evoo an aoiiuauauce. It' a P. K, MOKlAUrV, D. U
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