Owning Upapli
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
(SUNDAYS KXCKPTKD),
AT TUE EVENING TELEGRAPH BUILDING
NO. 108 8. THIRD 8TREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1869.
TIIE SCHOEPPE CASE.
In the ordinary course of justice, after a man
arraigned for mustier is tried, oonvioted, and
sentenood; after the Supreme Court has re
fused to review any point in the proooedings;
and after the Governor concludes a protracted
examination of alleged grounds for the inter
position of Executive clemency by iwraing a
death-warrant in which the day of exeoution is
fixed, there is nothing left bnt to enforce the
dread mandate of the law. But to this gene
ral rule the case of Dr. Schoeppe, who now
lies tinder sentence of death in the Carlisle
Jail, haa moved a striking exception. After
- , .
being baffled, apparently, at every point, and
after every rational hope of averting
bis impending doom seemed to have
been rudely dispelled, the Supreme
Court has. by the consent of the At
torney-General, issued a writ of certiorari,
which has already led to an indefinite post
ponement of the time of Sohoeppe's execu
tion; and as it will necessarily ensure a judi
cial rehearing of some of the points at issue,
his fate is once more involved in doubt. The
causes which have led to this now turn in
the tide of bis affairs are manifold, and
when riewed in connection with the character
of his imputed offense, they render his trial,
as a whole, the most remarkable that has ever
oooorred in this State. Personally he is well
calculated to inspire a deep interost in sympa
thetic minds. He is endowed with great
personal beauty and brilliant intellectual
powers, so that if he is a murderer he
belongs to the Eugene Aram and Dr.
Webster school rather than to the
doll and brutal class who furnish the usual
subjects for the gallows. His alleged crime
is in consonance with his character. Dr.
Webster endeavored to destroy the body of
his victim so thoroughly that not a single
trace sufficient for identification would be
left, while Dr. Schoeppe, if he
administered poison to Miss Ston
neoke, concocted the fatal dose so cunningly
that his present advocates, who include many
learned physicians, stoutly contend that the
evidences of his guilt presented during the
trial were totally insufficient to justify con
viction. Then, while it is alleged that his
German birth generated undue prejudice
against him among the jury, it is
certain he has gained a host of power
ful friends since his conviction by
the simple fact that he was born and reared
in the Fatherland of many of our worthy citi
zens; and they have zealously rushed to his
rescue. But all that the doctors have accom
plished on the one hand, and the Germans on
the other, would have proved ineffectual, if a
powerful partisan element had not been
invoked. The last and turning point in the
controversy grew out of the intense desire in
certain quarters to throw discredit upon the
opinion given by Attorney-General F. Carroll
Brewster, declaring that there was no legiti
mate cause for the interposition of Exeoutive
Clemency. As he had just obtained that
office, under ciroumstances which ex
cited great interest among the politicians of 1
the State, no pains were spared to
create the impression at the outset of his new
career that he was not an infallible legal
adviser; and the clamor proceeding from this
cause, when united with the powerful agita
tions which had previously been fomented,
have temporarily turned the scales in Dr.
Sohoeppe's favor. It remains to be seen,
however, whether the prisoner has, after all,
gained anything more than a reprieve; but in
view of the new complication, and the indi
cations that he is to be a turning point of
political as well as scientific battles, the publio
interest in his case will be still further height
ened before it is finally decided.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.
At the meeting of the Board of Controllers
hold yesterday, an able and elaborate report
was presented by a special committee which
urgently recommended that the public school
system of this city should be amended by the
appointment of a superintendent and two
assistants, to be charged, in a general way,
with the supervision of all the publio schools
of Philadelphia. In view of the fact that
every other loading city of the Union adopted
the proposed improvement years ago, and
that it has been in successful ope
ration, for a considerable period, in
the interior counties of this Commonwealth,
as well as in every progressive State, it is a
matter of great surprise that Philadelphia has
been so slow in adopting what is everywhere
recognized as an indispensable adjunct of a
well-organized free school system. The ad
vantages of effective superintendence are not
merely theoretical, for they have been so
fully and repeatedly demonstrated that there
i s no longer an exouse for doubt or cavil on
this vital point, and the small appropriation
neoessary to insure this invaluable educa
tional aid should be granted at the earliest
possible moment.
Thi Pohtmastkb-Genkru, tag Btraugth
ened the powerful argument contained in his
' offioial report in favor of an abolition of the
franking privilege, by a recent letter to the
; Chairman of the Congressional Post Office
Committee, stating that a new example in
favor of this reform has recently been fur
nished by the action of North Germany.
There, as in England, all offioial correspon
dence is now subject to postage. This is
. the only rational and just system. It lays the
axe to the root of favoritism and destroys the
army of Post Offioe doad-heads, who eat out
the substance of the revenues of that depart
: uient in this country, and rob the Govern-
if millions of dollars annually, by a
THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAFIlT PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY,
species of knavery whioh is no bettor than
petty larceny. Congressmen onnnot too soon
ccaxe to bo the accomplices of these frauds.
THE (ECUMENICAL COUNCIL.
A oadle telegram announces that a Tapal
bull establishing regulations for the (Emimeni
cal Council has been issued, which conoedes,
in principle, one of the most important
points contended for by Catholics of the
Father Hyacinthe school. It grants the
privilege, if not the right, of introducing new
propositions to every member of the oouncil,
but it surrounds this privilege with the im
portant restriction that the new suggestions
must be submitted privately to a counoil of
bishops appointed by the Pope, with whom
it appears to bo optional whether they shall
ever be formally presented or not. Under
these circumstances the concession is but a
slight one, still it is nevertheless a oonoossion
when contrasted with the claim that all the work
of the council should be rigidly confined to
the limits assigned by the syllabus and other
documents prepared in advance of its assom
blago. In view of the significant hint reoontly
given by Napoleon that the presont move'
ment was especially inopportune for a dog
matic declaration ef Papal infallibility, and
the adverse attitude of other Catholic rulers
concerning this point, also, are not impro
bable, and the final result of the delibera
tions of the council is involved in groat un
certainty. HON ROBERT C. GRIER.
It is reported that lion. Robert Coopor Grier, one of
the Judges of the Supreme Court of the United
States, will send his resignation to the President to
day, judge Grier was born In Cumberland county,
Pennsylvania, on the Bth of Maroh, 1T94. He Is the
sun of the Rev. Isaac Grier, under whose watchful
care he (trcw up, and to whom he Is lndobted for the
carclul training that laid the foundation of his educa
tion. Soon after the birth of his son the Rev. Mr.
Grier moved to Lycoming county, where he culti
vated a farm, taught school, and preaiyiea io inree
different congregations. The son, as soon as he was
old enough to do so, aided his father on the farm
and in the sohool, until he was seventeen years of
age, when he was sent to Dickinson College to com
plete his education in a regular manner. He graduated
from this institution in 1812, taking the highest
honors, and In so much esteem was he held for his
scholarly attainments, that he was immediately
offered the position of a teacher. This he held for
one year, when ho removed to Northumberland,
whore his fathor hud established an academy. This
institution achieved a high reputation, and on the
death of the Rev. Mr. Grier, lu 1315, his son suc
ceeded hun as principal. His leisure moments were
devoted to the study of the law, and In 1815 he was
admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in
BlooniBburg, Columbia county. lie remained in this
place about a year, when he took up his residence in
Dauvllle, where he speedily acquired a large and
lucrative practice, and obtained tlio reputation of
being a sound and able lawyer. In 1838 he was
appointed by the Governor of the State to be
the President Judge of the District Court of Alle
gheny county, and he removed to Allegheny City,
where he remained until 1S4S, when ho came to
Philadelphia. This, however, was after his appoint
ment as one of the Justices of tho Supreme Court,
which took place on the 4th of August, on the doath
of Judge Baldwin. Since then Judge Grier has
been constantly engaged with tho laborious duties
of his position. Ills strong constitution enabled
him to bear fatigues that would have prostrated
many men less hard;, for, with the exception of a
few weeks each summer, he has enjoyed no
holidays. Judge Oter is noted for the clearness of
bis charges to Juries, uu.l iiis decisions have rarely
been overruled by the Supreme Court in bane. His
mental powers are but slightly Impaired,
and bis retirement from the Supreme Court
Is solely on account of his advanced age
and the feebleness Incident thereto. During
his long continuance on the bench, he has
proved himself to be an able and Impartial expositor
of the law, and a hard-working and faithful servant
of the public lie retires crowned with age and
honors, and it is to be hoped that he may live many
years yet to enjoy the leisure and cessation from
tolihelsso Justly entitled to.
SPECIAL NOTJCES
Jbr additional Special Notice tee tiie Irurid ftu)
FIRST ANNUAL
CLEARING SALE
FINEST HEAD T-MADE CLOTHING,
IMPORTED FABRICS
(For Custom Work)
mnd
FASHIONABLE GKNT8' FURNISHING GOODS.
CHKSNUT STREET CLOTHING
AT MARKET
STREET PRICES!
TIIE ENTIRE PRESENT STOCK
or
NOS. 818 AND 830 OHESNUT STREET
to be aold off, In preparation for the next seuon's trade, at
LOWKK PKKiKH than hre erer before been marked on
SUCHbUPKRIOR OARMKNTS, bringing then prise
down to the level of the lowent price of the more ordinary
Ready made Clothing. The kind of business whioh we do
dealing only in the FINEST and MOST FASHION
ABLE style and material necessitates the clearing of
our counter at the cloae of each season, for we are deter
mined never to otier to the patron of our house any other
than the Newext and Freshest Goods of each new season
Thrfor we announce oar FIRST GRAND GLEAR1NO
SALE, oommen :ed on Friday, December 10.
WE OFFER
500 OVERCOATS, of the highest grade, Velret Col
lared. Silk Ltpellod, Satin-faced, and all that,
at prices ranging from $ltj to $35.
500 SUITS for Dreat, Business, and Street wear, of
all materials and stylos, from $M to iih.
400 OOATS-Chaatertields, Sacks, Swallow-tail,
Walking Goals, etc., eta.
400 PAIRS PANTS, out in every style, made with
greatest care, of fl nasi goods, from 6 to $16.
300 VEhTS-Velvet, Cloth, Silk, Caaslmere, and
Plush, from $3 to $10.
Together with ths
BEST ASSORTMENT
OF'URNIHIIINO GOODS
TO BB FOUND IN TIIB CITY.
DOTS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING
OF TUB BttST MANUFACTURE.
Our stock is not enormously large, of course, at the pre
sent time, but every artiole ot it is warranted 'FlNCST,"
AND IT ALL
MUST BE SOLD
BTOR ABOUT THE
FIRST OF TIIE NEW YEAR.
Every facility will be given customer or visitor to in
spect our goods, and to fully latisfy themselves that now
is their
best opportunity;
. TO BBCtfRK
BARGAINS IN FINE CLOTHING.
JOHN WANAMAKER,
Manufacturer of Finest Clothing,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
AND DEALER IN GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
At No. 818 AND 820 CHKSNUT BTRKBT. U 18
rtgy- NINETEENTH DIVIDEND OF TIIE
WALLACE OIL COMPANY.
The Board of Director of the WALLACE OIL COM
PANY have this day declared a dividend of ONK PKit
CENT., payable at the otlice of the Company, No. Mi)
WALNUT Btreet. FHANK. U rhTKKL, Secretary-
Philauklphia, Deo. IS, l6tt. It
jja?- 8T. CLEMENT'S CIIURCII, TWEN-
TIHTH and CHKKRY Street -During the season
of Advent there will be service every Wednesday evening,
olc k . . Choral servioe. Heat free. Thi evening
, PV" Oiiurcu." by Rev. MORGAN D1X, S. T. J
Of New York.
Itegr A8 A FAMILY SEWING MACHINE,
a .j?,""1!1" '"r U kinds of sawing, the PAKUAM Is
decidedly the best in use, and simple in construction,
i, a u "MU on terms to soil aU. it will pay you to
STi .p VJUUU- Olficwuui haWooia. No. firJCHHJi.
NUT tttrevt. tt IS .it
SPEOIAL NOTIOES.
jgjT HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT.
W call attention to our special, preparation for the
coming Holidays.
We have had manufactured a Urge assortment of
OOWNS, JACKETS, and WRAPPERS, uiUble for
Christma Prevent and New Year's Gift, mad of a
variety of fin materials, and moat handsomely shaped
and trimmed.
DRESMNO GOWNS,
SMOKINQ JACKETS,
BILLIARD JACKETS,
MORNINO WRAPPERS,
STUDY OOWNS.
variety of New Styles ef
HOLIDAY SOARFS, TIES, and CRAVATS.
Toilet and Fancr Artloles, Cane and UmbrelU.
CHRISTMAS BOXES,
Containing one-half dor.en Fine Handkerchiefs, a very
appropriate present to a gentleman.
Boeide many other article of ooh combined beauty
and utility a must .make them most pleasing and aooept
able gifts.
THE OHESNUT ST. CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
No. 1nd fM OHESNUT Street.
BUCKSKIN UNDER GARMENTS.
A NOVELTY!
A Preserver of Health.
A Preventive of Cold.
A Sure Cure for Rheumatism.
CALL AND EXAMINE THEM
at the ,
SOLE AGENCY,
JOHN WANAMAKER'S
CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT,
No. 818 and 830 CHKSNUT BTREET.
See other advertisement of thi House. 12 14tf
ww- NOTICE. A QUARTERLY MEETING
MW of the HIBERNIAN SOCIETY will be held at the
CONTINENTAL HOTEL on FRIDAY EVENING, the
17th insl., at 7 o'olook. D. B. KELLY,
I j low Secretary.
OL.OTHINO.
sir
wnr
BUY
REASONS
vnovi.il
CLOTUINQ
GOOD
AT
ROCKHILL & WILSON'S
Great Brown Stone Hall.
Keaaon number one,
That under the sun,
There's no place like GREAT BROWN HALL,
Resron number two,
They have clothes nice and new,
For short folk, and (tout folk, and talL
Reason number three.
mm loins easily see,
The customers all are delighted.
And the publio are freely invited.
By selling the clothe o low
Reason number four,
'Tis an nlegant store.
Reason number five,
Ttey appear to thrive
Reason number all.
They are free from tricks.
A the people who deal there know.
It is the most
Reasonable thing
In the world
That you should
i ' Buy your clothes,
Fine Winter Clothes,
At reasonable prioes,
AT TUB
GREAT BROWN STONE HALL
OP
ROCKHILL & WILSON,
Nos. 603 AND 605 CHESNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
Earles' Galleries,
No. 816 CHESNUT Street.
HAVING BEEN REBUILT MORE ELEGANTLY
THAN BEFORE, AND
WITH A STOCK OP
Looking Glasses,
Oil Paintings,
Chromo-Lithographs,
Fine Engravings.
Porcelain Paintings,
Photographs,
AND
ROGERS' GROUPS,
Entirely new, and bought at the present low rates of
gold, and especially attractive at this the
CliriHtma-H Season,
On account of the very large Inducement offered to
all In search of
Holiday IieHents
1 Ji'idal Presents,
FOR TI1BIR PERFECT FRESHNESS,
IMMENSE VARIETY.
AND
Extraordinary Cheapness
Of every article presented to buyers of taste.
The Gallery of Paintings
Having been placed on the GROUND FLOOR, and
very easy of access, offers Increased attractions to
lovers of art.
JAMES S. CAR LIZ & SONS.
No. 816 OHESNUT STREET,
I" 6trp PHILADELPHIA,
& lOftA TO INVEST UrON MOKTOAGE.
tVIVV 'Apply to A. FITLKR,
I Wo. tl S. SIXTH bkreot.
ESTABLISHED 1026.
Holiday Appliances.
AXAHG23 ASSORTMENT
FANCY GROCERIES,
Comprising all the Delicacies known in the trade,
purchased expressly for the Holidays, Is now
offered for sale, at reduced prices, by
Crippen'& Maddook,
(Late W. L Maddock A Co ),
No. 115 South THIRD St.,
BELOW OHESNUT.
White Almeria Grapes,
In largo Clusters.
Finest Quality Dehesa Raisins, In quarter, half, and
whole boxes.
New, Fresh Nuts, Paper Shell Almonds, Paradise
Nuts, English and Grenoble Walnuts, Pecan Nuts,
Filberts.
Havana and Florida Oranges, Lemons, New Layer
Figs, Guava Jelly, Marmalade, Havana Preserves of
various kinds.
TEAS-GREEN AND BLACK,
Have been selected with great care, dlreoted to their
purity and fragrance. SpecU care has also been
taken to procure
COFFEE
Of the flnpst mark Imported, such as Liberia, East
India, Mocha, African, Gov. Java, Mara
calbo, etc etc
MEW MESS MACKEREL,
SHAD AND SALMO ST.
We call especial attention to our FRESH AS
SORTMENT OF FRENCH DELICACIES, such as
French Ptas, Mushrooms, Truilles, L. Henry; Pates
de Fole Gras, Boneless Sardines, and a great variety
of other brands.
FRESH GOSHEN BUTTER, In small tubs, selected
expressly for family use.
Agents for the sale of M. Work k Co.
Golden Sparkling Catawba Wine.
All Goods sold to families In unbroken packages at
wholesale prioes and delivered free of charge.
CRIPPEN & MADDOCK.
No. 115 South THIRD Street,
12 15 2t BELOW CHESNDT, Philadelphia,
Dealers in and Importers of Fine
Orocerlea.
Spanish Queen Olives,
Of the Finest Quality.
FOR SALE BY THE GALLON AT
JAMES R. V EBB'S,
WALNUT AND EIGHTH STREETS,
19 15 wfmlOtrp PHILADELPHIA.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
UMBRELLAS! . UMBRELLAS!
Every "Variety
IK
QUALITY AND FINISH.
WILLIAM A. DROWN & CO.,
No. 246 MARKET STREET,
U 6 lTMp PHILADELPHIA.
SOLID SILVER WARE.
USEIUL AND VALUABLE
PRESENTS
TO. WIFE, FAMILY, OR FRIENDS,
WM. WILSON & SON'S
OWN MAKE.
Old Stand, Cor. Fifth and Cherry Sts.,
12151mrp PHILADELPHIA.
Also. A Wo. 1 Plated Ware.
REMOVAL.
THE KEYSTONE COLLAR COMPANY
HAVE REMOVED FROM
No. C27 CHESNUT STREET
TO
No. 21 SODTH SEVENTH STREET,
lSlBwthaSt PHILADELPHIA.
CLARENCES.
COUPES. and
SLEIGHS,
AT COST.
8. V. JACOB S,
1 15 lot rp No. ail ARCH Street.
DECEMBER 15, 1869.
HOMER. COLL
STOCK OF
RESS GOODS, SILKS, ETC.,
Must bc Sold OlTby tlie -Fifteenth of
JMiun-ry
Homer, Colladay & Co.!
Crape Poplin
Only 25c,
Worth 50.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
ZLonbaiz Poplins,
Only 25c.
Worth 50.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Double Fold.
Heavy Corded Mohairs in Fashion
able Dark Shades.
37c, Worth $100.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Trilio Poplins
For Walking Suiti,
Only 50 c.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Sest Quality Serges
Tor Walking Suits,
Only 45c!
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Silk Epinglines,
Only 75c,
' Worth 0150.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Fine Empress Cloths in all the
New Colors.
56c.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Sest Quality Green and Slue
Plaids Imported.
Only 87JC
HOEY1ER, COLLADAY C CO.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
In this department we have mod an entire revision of
the Pi Ices of our Cloths, Astrachans, Cloaks, Suits, and
Velvets, and the greatest bargains are now offered to pur
chasers.
Nos. 1412 and 1414 CHESNUT STREET,
11 11 nmwf
AD AY & GO.'S
Homer. Colladay & Go.
Black Silks.
'Best Lyons Make,
$150 worth $2 50.
Homer. Colladay & Co.
Black Silks.
Best Lyons Make,
$2'00, worth $275.
Homer. Colladay & Co.
Black Silks,
Best Lyons Make,
$2 25, worth $3 00.
Homer, Colladay & Co
Black Silks,
Best Lyons Make,
$2 50, worth $325.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Hosiery of all Kinds, from
25 to 33 less than before.
Homer, 'Colladay & Co.
Linen Housekeeping Goods,
An immense Stock,
At 25 to 33 1 Less.
-
Homer, Colladay & Co.$
Lyons Silk Velvets,
All Widths,
At Large Concessions.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Mourning Goods
In Infinite Variety,
Lower than since the War.
I
PHILADELPHIA