ED rm H A YOL. XIII NO. 139. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. HE FIRST EDITION THE AGE OF LIGHTNING. Taying the Public Debt Interest. Tho Condition of Brazil. Claflin & Woedhull Outdone. A. (jJre.it American Tea Company. Fame in a IVTasonic Temple. The Death of Mr. Dickens. Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc. BRAZIL. Opening of Parliament Financial Condition of the Country The Wlitve Question Speech o( the Kmprror. Rio Janeiro, May 12. Parliament opened on the 6th lntst., with the usual pomp and cere mony. At one o'clock in the afternoon his Ma jesty took his seat, and after bowing to tho Senators and Deputies, read the following ad dress to the representatives of the nation: With a feeling of the most lively pleasure at find ing myself surrounded by the national representa tion, I render thanks to the All-Powerful, and I con gratulate myself and you on the happy and glorious termination of the war we have sustained during live years, always with honor to our arms, against the ex-President of the republic of Paraguay. The well-grounded hopes which I manifested at the opening ol the last legislative session have neen realized, of seeing our valiant soldiers led to a dual victory under the command of my much-loved and valued son-in-law, Army Marshal the Cointe d'Eu. The trust which I reposed In the Brazilian llrmness and patriotism has been amply justified, and history will bear witness in all time that the present generation snowed Itself constant and un Hhaken In the unanimous Intent to avenge tne honor of Brazil. The rejoicing of the whole population of the empire over the glorious events which have placed an end to sacrifices so noble, the enthusiasm with which it has shown its gratitude to the volun teers, the national guard, the army and the navy, are Its due homage to heroism and the merited re ward of their proved devotion to the national cause. The valuable and legal co-operation of our brave allies co-operated greatly to the results obtained lu the long, stubborn struggle in which we were engaged ugust and Most Worthy Representatives of the Option: If Brazil laments the loss or many of her gallant children there remains to her the memory or .ucir deeds, illustrious examples or clvlsm and bravery. The Government is engaged in realizing with the republic or Paraguay, in accordance with the treaty of alliance of May 1, 1SG5, and the proto cols flnm xed to It, the necessary agreements for assuring the permanence and advantages of peace. Tue puoiic tranquillity continues unaltered. We maintain relations of the most perfect friendship with all rations. The progressive Increase of the pjbllc revenues, an evident proot of the viilue of the productive powers of Brazil, enables the Government to present to you a budget In which the expenditures do not ex eend the ordinary receipts of the treasury. The moral and material development of the empire depends essentially on the diii'usion of education through all tho classes of society, on facilities of communication, and on giving the aid of free h bor to our agriculture, our principal fountain of wealth. 1 trust that you will give careful atten tion to these matters and also to electoral reform, to the improvement of the administration of Justl !e, mi the municipal orgaul.atlon and that or the na tional guard, to the providing of means to carry into ertect the census of the whole empire, to the law of recruiting, and to the military penal and process code. August and Most Worthy Representatives of the Nation: If your devoted and patriotic coadju- vancy with the Government supplied it with the ex traordinary means exacted by the war. vour intelli gence and love of your country will give a vigorous impulse to all the internal Improvements promised us by tne new era or peace. The session Is opened. Yesterday the Minister of Flnanee submitted his report, from which it appears that the total deficit of revenues from the outbreak of the war with Paraguay to the present time aggregates $385 330,149. The revenue meanwhile has sleadilv increased from $(54,770,843 in 1806 to $84,1)37,127 in 1808 and $90,000,000 the. present Year. 1 he receipts for tho years 1870-1 he estl mates at $04,000,000 and those of 1871-2 at the same figures, with an estimated expenditure of 10,U00,000 less eacu year, mis surplus will. of course, be applied to the reduction of the national debt. The case of the sun wanting to get out of the Ajuda convent is going on, and the first exami nation tinder the ecclesiastical process has taken place. The nun is said to have been forced by her friends to take the veil. It would seem by decrees issued at various times that tne general doctrine of the Government has been that it is competent to allow monks and nuns to return to secular life without regard to the ecclesiasti cal power, and that keeping nuns or monks In convents against their free will is contrary to the spirit oi me constitution. The town deluge of deputations to the Comte d'Eu continues, and that from the coun try is beginning to come. The Jockey Club have given him a handsome white horse and a set of void-mounted harness, and the schools hare begun to drop in upon him with the obvious Intent of advertising them well. The admirers of Caxlas are about to present him with the jewelled Grand Cross of the Order of Peter the First, and those of Ozorlo are preparing great doings for the 24th of May, the anniver sary of the great battle of 1806, in which it is tatd tne Pavaeuavans lost VJ.vw men. Bank bills on London have dropped to 23,'d. to the milrels, and sovereigns have risen to iui.ouu. THE AGE OF LIGHTNING. A Ttlrsraph Cable Laid Between Tennessee ana Amanitas Bucceealul Uucrallon. The Memphis Avalanc he of the 8th Inst, sais: The new cable of the Western Union line was suc cessfully dropped into the bottom of the Mississippi river yesterday, by Mr. I C. Baker, Superintendent of the Arkansas line. This cable weighed seven tons, and cost over five thousand dollars. Forty live hundred feet of cable were used yesterday m connecting Tennessee and Arkansas. The new cable was three Independent wires, well insulated, and the whole is covered with twisted wire, making the cable nearly two luches in dumeter. Mr. Baker had the cable coiled within an immense drum, to which wan attached the neces sary breaking apparatus for the purpose of checking toe velocity while paying out. The machinery was placed upon a llatooat, and with a steam tug and tow boat Little Alps, the boats steamed down the river to a point on the Arkansas shore opposite Port Pickering. I'pon making fast one end or the cable to Arkansas, at a o'clock P. M.. the paying out commenced, and the cable was successfully laid iu thirty minute. The strain ou the drum when tha boats arrived at the point where the water was deepest was very great, out the breaking gear was equal to the emergency and regulated the paying out satisfactorily to all parties. The new cable will Le connected with the lines to-day, and its utility aiid power properly tested. MOKE LIGHTNING. Narrow Escap Tram Ileath A Lady Koorked l' Ml VI nv Pittsbura- seems to surfer in a marked degree from severe thunder storms. The Chronicle of last eveu- lijg euv: We do not renii ruber tho time when the lightning has buo sv fr'.'itj&ut itu-i bus. Uviac jt'ivfl duuMrwui execution as in this vicinity during the present week. Last Tuesday, the 7th Inst., will remain a memorable day to ail of us, as the day of the ter rible thunder storm. On Wednesday evening an other electric storm visited us, but it seemed leas violent, and the lightning less vivid ; but the electric fluid on that evening did Its full share of execution, and played one of the strangest pranks we have been caned on to record. Dr. G. W. Spencer, the well-known dentist in our city, started at about It o'clock with his wife, from a rehearsal of the cantata rsociety wnicu with, spen cer hail been attending. Tne doctor aDi nis iaay were In a buck wagon, drawn by a pair of valuable bosses owned by the gentleman. Shortly after pass- iiifr Notio. on the wav to incir norae in uaKiauu, ine storm broke furiously, and the doctor drove at top sneed. Just as tliev reaoneu tne loot oi tne mil in Oakland, on which their residence Is located, there came a terrific nasn oi ugntmng ionoweu wn.noui Interval by a great clap ol "thunder. The lightning blinded the doctor and rendered him for the mo ment insensible. When he recovered himself he discovered that one of the horses was lying motion less on the ground, and at the same Instant dis covered that Mrs. Spencer wa9 not in the wagon. He Immediately sprang out and ran back, ami dis covered his wife sitting helpless In the mud some nity reel back on tne road. ne was uninjured, nut was stunned and partially Insensible, and could not divine now sne came mere. JNeuner sue nor ner husband remember anything after the flash of light ning until the making of the discoveries mentloued. Mrs. Spencer speedily recovered herself, and we are very happy to state that neither she nor her husband felt any inconvenience yesterday as the result or their frlght'ully near approacn to aeatn Airs, spencer im mediately went to their house, which was very near at hand, and the doctor turned his attention to the fallen horse, lie found the animal still living, and immediately bled him, after which he cut the har ness oil' him By this time a mau from the house arrived anil they succeeded In getting the horse on his feet. lie was too weak to stand, however, and fell over an embankment forty feet high. The rail did not kin mm, but ne coma not be removed until last evening, when he was taken to the stable. lie was totally blind and sintering from the lockjaw. Me may survive, but will probably be comparatively worthless. On the same evening, we are Informed, the resi dence of Mr. A. G. Cubbage. in the Sixth ward, was visited by the electric fluid, but fortunately without serious results. The lightning entered the window of the bath room, tore a large hole in the bottom or the bath tub, and passed down through the floor without doing further damage, except to tear up the flooring to some extent. It is thought that the. fluid was attracted to the window by the metal plug of the tub, lying on the window sill. AMERICAN BISHOPS IN ROME. Bishop Lynch on the ConnclP-IIU Address in ine unaricston tiiunearai. The Roman Catholic Bishorj ULharleston, S. C, preached at the CatheflL -.that city last Sunday for the first time sine" return from Rome. He spoke at length about the tJ-.cumeni- cal Council, declaring that not one thing in a hundred said by the newspapers was true, lie added: "There has been discussion In that council at which 1 have had the happiness to have been pre sent for live months There was discussion by men qua lined to discuss the issues presented, by men coming irom every part or tne world, lined witn an the knowledge and experience of the world. They are chosen men cnosen because in their studies und in their ministry they have become possessed of those abilities which redound to the benefit or their episcopacy men who have been in the1 ministry ten, twenty, thirty, and some or them over fifty years, and who bring a life-long experience. What Is there of religion that they cannot rreely discuss? They come witn pure ana earnest nearts. Tney come in the rear or God to speak or Christ, of God, and to speak their conscientious convictions, to consult with their brethren, to compare, and in earnest prayer and purpose come to that result, to those words which they shall pronounce, which It Is pleas ing to tne iioiv unost mat tney snail utter and de fine. And when the decision is given, all will re ceive and adhere to it, because all know and believe that the Church Is the work or God that the Uuly Ghost has been promised to the Church that the spirit or truth abides in the Church, and that we will receive the clear and unmistakable declaration or the faith which was in the possession or the Church from the beginning. "It has been my glory, my pride, to have been privileged to be present. Elsewhere aud at home I have believed in the unity aud catholicity or the Church. But wheti I saw that assembly, the sove reign Pontiir himself, the cardinals and aged patri archs from the churches of the Kast, in their bright robes and in long array ; when 1 saw those lines of prelates, archbishops, bishops, and mitred abbots, extending down that vast transept or St. Peter's; when the sovereign Pontiir himself arose and mude the declaration of his faith, followed by the aged cardinals and the long lines of archbishops and bishops as they came ud and placed their hands on the Holy Gospel and said, 'I so believe,' every one saying the same words of faith, the same promise of duty to the Church and the cause ot God, and the admission made in the various languages of the East, then, Indeed, I felt more than ever the unity, the cataollcity of the Church. From China to California, rrom Lapland to the Cape or Good Hope, from Hudson's Buy to Chill, from every quarter, there was beard one faith, one baptism, one church of Christ there assembled in her majesty, and there about to declare the faith of Christ to the world." LOVE AND STAMPS. An I'nromantle iindln of an Affair of the Heart. St. Louis has been considerably excited In the past few days on account of the sudden disappear- ance or a yontnrui coupie. Tne cause or tne sudden flitting, as told by gossips, Is as follows : The young man had for some time past been very devoted to the young lady, and had succeeded In winning her affections. Her father, however, objected to the marriage of the parties, and an elopement was de termined upon. About tne time appointed ror tne nignt. tne young man, through some misconduct, lost his situation in the estauitsument wnere ne worked, itecoguizing the fact that money was necessary to a successful elopement, he told the young lady that he had been ottered a lucrative position in umcago, ana mat ne bad accepted It, and that, as soon as he had earned a little money he would send for her aud they would be married, ue expressed great serrow at tne cruel fate which compelled him to leave his loved one behind, and said that if he could by any means raise money enough to take them to Chicago, he would not leave without her. The young lady signified her willingness to go, and gave mm no. an me money sue nau, ana toia mm to purchase the necessary tickets, and she would accompany mm. it :was agreeu mat tney wouia reave the next oay, ana ne ieit to make me neces sary arrangements. The sudden accumulation of so much wealth, however, turned his brain, and, after counting it several times, he re marked to a friend that It was too much money to spend upon one woman, and that he was growing to see life with it, and one day last week he disappeared. When the young lady learned of the shabby trick he had put upon her, she very naturally was indignant, and said mat she would follow Dim up aud compel him to disgorge his 111- gotten gains. A gentleman friend volunteered to assist in the search, and the two left for Cincinnati, where it was supposed the faithless lover had gone. The lady evidently means busluess, aud. If she suc ceeds lu finding the object of her search, there is a probability mat a nrst-ciass tragedy will be enacted. PANIC IN 'A PUBLIC HALL. 900 Terror Mtrlckea People Make a Ituah for I lie Muur-rrianiiui xcuneii. About five hundred people, says the Louisville Journal of Wednesday, attended the coucert of Pro fessor Wat. Lurton. at Masonic Temple, last even lug. The affair was Indeed a pleasant one, and everythicg passed off quietly until aijout twenty minutes after ten, when there occurred a scene ot excitement that nevT can be forgotten by any who chanced to witness It, A little girl, named Llna Parkhurst. who was silting in the audience with her parents, about midway between the entrance and stage, was complaining of feeling faint all during the early part of the evening, and, at the time above mentioned, unable longer to resist the In clluation to faint, and realizing her situation, she arose from her seat and started for the door, but when only about two steps rrom the door sue fen Immediately alter she struck the floor Mr. William Lindsay picked her up and carried her out for resto ration ; but In the meanwhile the audience became excited, and a terrible scene of confusion ensued. The young ladles upon the stage were in a semi circle, crowning the Queen, aud they, too, were stricken with panic. Everybody started lor the door, men, women, and children screaming and rushing pell-mell, without ,uce thinking of the terrible consequences that arise frequently from such liable on such occasions. The young ladles and little girls ou the stage leti u lookir for a soft place to leap ou tho floor, that they too might escape through the front entrance and save themselves thereby. Alter tho excitement had reached the highest point, a large. robust gentleman in the audience, with great pre sence oif mind, arose and, In stentorian tones, an nounced that there was no danger, and not even a cause for the excitement. This seemed to lessen the desire of the people to get out. and Professor Lurton, on the stage, by his cool, calm actions, pre vented the young ladies from leaving the stage, and In a few moments everything was quiet, although a large number or nervous people were compelled to retire to recover from the excitement. DICKENS. How Lnst Kvenlna's Prnyer .fleeting wo, pent at t'lvmoutii 'Uhurrn. The New York Sun of this morning says: Last night was tl.e weekly prayer meeting of Ply. mouth C hurch. There was a large audience. Mrs. btowewas among the auditors. Mr. Beecher in vited any one to speak or ask any question. A member alluded to the death of Mr. Dickens, the news of which had just been received. Mr. Beecher took occasion to make some remarks on the life and character of Mr. Dickens. He said: The ideath of Charles Dickens has been referred to, and I suppose will produce more nearly the feel ing or personal loss tnan mat oi any one mat naa died since Walter Scott. Ho Is a housenold man. He was a manor the most genial sympathies, the most humane feelings, of any man that 19 a niter in our day. lie took hold of what may be called the great middle class of feelings in the human mind. Whether he was personally and cx- ferimentally a Christian man God knows, I don't, know, indeed, very little about his personal pri vate lire, 'l nere is one ciass or men wnom we be lieve to be Christians, They are producers of spiritual Influences. We have no doubt about them. There Is another class that we are as positive have pro duced malign influence. And there is a great ciass between these, and It is always difficult to say whether they are a little nearer one side or the other. Mr. Dickens did not always work In the highest spi ritual element. That was not the work given him. But he was not, on the other hand, a producer of morbid feeling. He did not generate sellishness or pride, and certainly n j tendencies towards licen tiousness or dissipation, ah ms writings brace up manhood in truth and honor, and purity and virtue. Throughout they are noble. There may be exagge rations In caricature, but the generic influence or his writing Is to make manhood purer and liner, aud to make tne intercourse or men witn their reiiow men more genial and more human; to make the household purer and finer and sweeter. There can be no question that this is the general tendency of his writings. I do not believe that there is to be a line found which either by design or in fact will pro duce licentiousness or laxity. There can be no question that ho has been a bene factor to his race, although he has not worked in the highest sphere In the spiritual element. And when the ameliorations In the procedure or society are traced back to their Bources, it will bo found thut God raised him up, and employed him in no mean degree to produce reformation and elevation in the middle elements oi mini an weirare. we can not but be grateful for the fact that he was raised up in a lower sphere to do a great deal ot needed work. lie did it wen ana passed on tne stage, lie has gone at the full of life. One moment til the full enjoy ment of his faculties, the next moment gone. Years must have let down tne tone or his mind and his work. He has died at the right time for himself and for the world. Mr. Beecher said he didn t believe in the petition or the Episcopal PrayercBook, "Deliver us rrom sudden death." lie still clung to that heresy. He should never pray that God would deliver him rrom sudden death. He did not want to be like an old harness tied up with tow-string aud always break ing, and always up ror repairs, and always good ror nothing, lie died at tue rigut time. For one he thanked God tor the lire and work of Charles Dick ens, although he did not regard him as of the highest. But it is not necessary that a ran a should work at me nignest in oruer to be reckoned among the noblest and best of men. An appropriate and impressive hymn was then sung, and the congrega tion dismissed. Ills Separation from hi Vlfe-IIN Letter upon me Miioiect. Early In life just after the publication of "Pick wick" Mr. Dickens married the daughter of Mr. George Hogarth, the author and critic. He sepa rated rrom her in 1858, and as the event called forth a great deal or ill-natured comment, the following letter was written lor tne purpose or being shown to the public: My Dkar : Mrs. Dickons and I have lived unhappily together for many years. Hardly any ono who has known us intimately cun tail to have known t hat we are, in all ro spects of character and temperament, wonderfully uu- buited to each otlior. i suppose that no two people, not vicious in themselves, ever were joined together, wiio bad greater ditiiculty in understanding one another, or who uaa less in common. An attacuea woman servant (more friend to both of us than a servant), who lived with us sixteen years, and is now married, and who was, and still is, in jvirs. inekeiiB- connuence ana mine, wno naa tne closest familiar experience of thiB unhuppiness in London, year after year, mouth alter month, week after week, day alter uvy, win uear teniiiuony to tuis. nothing has, on many occasions, stooa Between us ana a separation, but Mrs. Dickens' sister, (ieorgine Hogarth. Irom the age of fifteen she has devoted herself to our house and children. Liho has been their playmate, nurse, instructress, friend, protectress, adviser, and companion. In the manly consideration towards Mrs. Dickens which I owe to my wife. 1 will merely remark of her that the pecu liarity oi tier ciiaracter lias thrown all the careoi tue children on someone else. I do not kaow I cannot by any stretch of fancy imagine what would have become of thrm but for this aunt who has grown up with them, to whom they are devoted, and who has saoriticed the best part ot her youth and life to them, bhe bas remonstrated, reasoned, suffered, and toiled. and come again to nrevont a ssnaration between Mrs. Dickens and ma. Mrs. Dickens has olten expressed to her her sense of ber affectionate care and devotion in the house never more strongly than in the last twolva months, hot some years oast Mrs. Dickens has been in the babit of representing to ma tliat it would be better lor ber to go away and live apart : that her always increasing estrange ment niace a mental disorder under wnion sue sometimes labors ; more, that she felt herself unfit for the life she had to lead as my wife, and tuat she would be far better away. I have uniformly replied that she must bear our misfor tune and tight the tight out to the end ; that tho children were the first consideration, and that I faared they must bum ns together in appearance." At length, within these three weeks, it was suggested tome by r orator, that even for their sakes. it would surely be better to reconstruct and rearrange the unhappy hove. I empowered biin to treat with Mrs. Dickens as the friend of both of us for one and twenty years Mrs. Dickens wished to add. on her Part. Mark Lemon, and did so. On htturday last Lemon wrote to Forster that Mrs. Dickens "arratefullv and thankfully accented the terms 1 proposed to her. Of the pecuniary part of them, I will only say that I believe they are as generous as if Mrs. Dickens were a lady of distinction and I a man ot fart unit. 1 he remaining parts of them are easily described : my eldest boy to live with Mrs. Dickens, and to take cure of ber; my eldest girl to keep mi boose : both my girls and all my children but the eldest son to live with me in con tinued companionship of their Aunt Georgiue, for whom they bave all the tenderest aQectiona that I have ever seen among yeting people, and who bas a higher claim (as I hava often declared for many years) upon my affection, respect, and gratitude than anybody in tlus wnria. I hope that no one who may become acquainted with what 1 write bore can possibly be so cruel and unjust as to put any misconstruction on our separation so far. My elder children all understand it perfectly, and all accept it us inevitable. There is not a shadow of doubt or concealment among ns. My eldest son and 1 are one as to it all. Two wicked persona, who should bava spoken vary dif ferent of me, in consideration of earned respect and grati tude, bave (aa I am told, and indeed to my personal knowledge) coupled with tho separation the name of a young lady for whom I bavi a groat attachment and re gard. 1 win not reoeat tne name I nonor it too uiucu. l'pon my soul and honor, there is not on tiiis earth more virtuous and spotless creature than that yoang lady. I know htr to be innocent and pure, and as goad as my own oaught'is. lurther. I am quite sura that Mrs. Dickens, having re ceived this assurance from tne, must now believe it, iu the rt)iect I know ber to bave for me, and in the perfect con fidence 1 know her, in ber better moments, to repose in my truthfulness. Ou this hand, again, there is not a shadow of doubt or concealment between my children and me. All is opan and plain among us, as though we were brothers and sisters. They are perfectly certain that I would not de ceive them, and tba conhdeuca among ua is without a fear. O. D. A Fly-r.eat la the Hook of Dickens' Life. Shortly after bis return to Kngland, he penned the following, which, read In the light of his sudden death, Is very touching aud suggestive: Once upon a time (no matter when) I waa engaged in a pursuit (no matter what) which could be transacted by myself alone; in which I could bave no belp ; which im posed a constant at rain on the attention, memory, obser vation, and physical powers: and which involved an almost fabulous amount of change of place and rapid railway travelling. I bad followed this pur suit tbrouab an exceptionally trying winter, in an always trying climate, and hd re sumed it in Kiigiand alter bet a brief repose. Thus it cams to be prolonged until at length and, us it seemed, all oi a sudden it ao wore ma out that I could not rely, with uiy ubual cheerful confidence, upon myself to achieve the constantly recurring task, and began to feel (for the first time in uiy life) giddy, jarred, onsen, tsint, uncur tain of voice aud sight, and tiead and touch, aud dull of spirit. My first odd experience was of the remarkable coinci deuce between m ca-, in thetenoral mind, and ot M r. Merdle's, as 1 hud it recorded la a work of fiction called "Little Dornt." To be sure, Mr. Merdle was a swindler, forger, and thief, and uiy calling bad beeu of a less harm ful (aud lets rtuiuiierulive) ualure ; but it was all one for ' Here is Mr. Mcrdle's cms: "At first, ha wasdeadnf ,11 the diHM that over wer. known, and of several brand-new maliiDien Invented with the speed of light to men! the demand of the ocoasion. "Kive hundred people who "at flown to breakfast, en tirety uninformed on the whole subject, behaved before they bad done brenkfast that they privately and person ally knew the phjeician to have eaid to Mr. Merile, 'Yon mnst expect to go out some day like the snuff of a can dle;' and that they knew Mr. Merdlo to bare said to the fihyalcian, 'A man can (lie but once.' By about II o'clock n the forenoon something the matter with the brain bo canie the favorite theory against tba field ; and by 12 the something had been distinctly ascertained to ba 'pres sure.' "Yon persisted in working, yon overdid it.. Pressure came on, and yon were done for ! This consideration was very potent in many nnarters, hot nowhere more so than among t he young clerks and pari ners who hod never been in the slightest danger of overdoing it These, one and all declared, quite piously, that they hoped thny wonld nevnr forgot tho warning as long as they lived, and that their conduct might be so regulatod as to keep off pres sure, and preserve tbem, a comfort to their friends, for many years." Jnst my can if I had only known it when 1 was quietlv basking in the sunshine in my Kentish meadow! IJLOATED BONDHOLDERS. Faying; the Intereat en the Public Debt How ine worn is none at tne nuo-ireanory. Few persons, savs the N. Y. Jiuenina Pont, have any conception of the labor that is required on the Cart of tnose employed Dy tne t government to uis urse the Interest on the public debt, and do it promptly and without error. When the Interest becomes due the otllclals at the Sub-Treasury have as much as they can do to pay the coupons or regis tered Interest as presented, and orten are required to work until late at nignt. Dciore tneir task is ac complished. A lew uetatis oi tne process or paying tne money will prove or interest. Previous to the date of pay ment the assistant treasurer notifies holders or coupons, In sums or thirty dollars and upwards, to fend In schedules tor examination. This notifica tion is complied with, and tho coupons are at tached to the schedules, which bear the numbers and denominations or the coupons. Iioth tre examined carefully, the latter to see that they are genuine and tor the purpose or assorting them, and the former to see that the numbers aud denominations correspond. This done, a check upon the cashier for the total amount Is given. on tne first a ay on wnicn interest is paiu noiaers of bonds come forward with their coupons singly or in lots under thirty dollars, and receive payment. The evidences of debt are examined with the same care as In the previous instance, aud are then passed over to clerks for assorting aud packing previous to transshipment to Washington. Each denomination and date are packed separately in bundles or one hum'red, a paper band is fastened around them, and upon it the tlerk marks nis initials, the date or ex- nmlnatlon nnsl tlin rlaiifiritlnatlrtn ond f Vinn nnnriAld the whole by punching a hole through the bundle. These packages are tnen passed over to Mr. Howne, who packs them lu parcels of one thousand coupons each, and In this form they are shipped to Washington. On arriving there the coupons are again examined, and if any error is iound tne Dtireau in jncw onus caned to account. So perfect is the system that It an error occurs it can be traced to the clerk through whose hunds the particular coupon passed, provided the paper strap is returned with the bundle. Thus, it win ne observed, tne coupons are examined ana counted four or rive times In tho bureau here and again in Washington, and every coupon paid may be said to pass through the hands ot Mr. Bowne. w nen it is remembered mat coupons, nniike bank or Treasury notes, are very small, and mat tne date Is printed In small characters, as Indeed is all the letterliu about the coupons, the labor or examining and assorting will be readily understood. The force employed in tne coupon bureau consists or nine clerks and a messenger, besides the chief. Errors are very rarely discovered, and the business Is con ducted with the utmost despatch and regularity. Those persons who have been disposed to grumble because they found it almost Im possible to stop the payment or a stolen coupon bond, or trace It by means of the coupon. will see what remote chances there are for aiding them in this particular. Notices are sent to the Sub-Treasury whenever coupon bonds are stolen. and the numbers are posted in front of the examin ing clerks, and It sometimes happens that payment Is stunned, but the Instances are quite rare. In the bureau lor the payment of Interest on regis tered bonds, the labor of disbursement is more simple, for the reason that each creditor of the Gov ernment, or his or her attorney, 1h recorded, and'no payment Is made unless the party demanding It Is known or identified. The various acts under which bonds have been Issued by the Government bear the following Uate8:-June 14, lsss; June 22, I860; February 8, 1861; March 2, 1801 (the Oregon war debt); July IT, 1861; August 6, 1801: February 25, lsoa(8-20s); March 3,1863 (10-408); March 8, 1864 (10-408); June B0, 1864 (0-21)6) ; Mar CD 3, 18G5 (o-2US) ; IHdrcU 8, I860, (to convert raua into consonaaiea ueut). CLAFLIN & W00DUULL OUTDONE. A merlon n Women Golnc Into the Wholesale 1 11 KumIofss itladauie Deuiorest invest 300,000. The American tea trade is threatened with a monopoly by a firm of ladles. Under our new reijime woman has resolved she will no longer be only a tea drinker, she aspires to ue a tea trader. Madame Demorest, the Soroslan and queen fash- ionlst, lias formed a copartnership with a lady whose name (not yet permitted to be made public) Is a synonvm for practical good sense and success in large financial operations. She, like the Madame, is enthusiastic In her desire to establish a mammoth woman's importing and wholesale business, employ ing women in all ltsoitlcesand branches. She brings into tne enterprise an immense capital ana un funded business experience, acquired by personal attention to her previous financial operations all over the United States. When the combined talent of these two enterpris- inir ladles shall be brought to bear upon tne tea trade and the interests of their sex, results of marked character may be expected. They will era- bark in company at an early day for London, via Liverpool. Madame Demorest will remain In Lon don until she hears from her colleague, who will proceed direct to Canton. Here she will take up her residence among the Celestials, and become celes- tlalized as far as Dossible. She will purchase real estate In the city, and a "chop" or tea plantation In the country, and thus identify ner interests witn tne worsmppcrs 01 tou Indus. The teas will be shipped from Canton under her superintendence, assisted by her lady oillctals. She will doubtless permit the rougher and sterner sex to lade the vessels tnat transport tne precious cargoes, and man and command them. Madame Demorest Is to be the receiver at this port, and the chief of the two large warehouses, one ud and the other down town, where the teas are to be stored. She will bring her Immense business exoerience and acnualutauce to bear upon the busi ness In America. She will direct the hundreds of young ladles who will act as canvassers and agents . . 1 . .. - 1 1 . T-1,A,I .J........ .. .. .1 ...ill ...... i jur 1110 iirui nu uvci lu c uimu risicd, nuu n 01 slonallv visit Liverpool. London, aud Kuroneau norts. lier versatueieenius, in tue mean inue.iwiu not disdain to give an occasional Impetus to ber fashion emporium, which, however, will be mainly under the direction of her two accom plished sisters, the Misses Curtis, Miss Findlay still Dresidinir in the department ot art aud design. l ne iRtiies 01 tue uew ten uriu caiireos vuo uiuoi, unbounded confidence in the success of their enter prise. Thev base their hones not only on the capital of fAOO.ooo at their command, but also upon the fact that the business is peculiarly suitable lor woman in all Its details, and its pursuit calculated to do more than any undertaking or the period to enlarge tbe sphere of woman's Influence, and Increase her means of remunerative employment. Some mad was: in Richmond, Va., has sent to one of tbe local papers, as original, an ex tract from the bontr of Solomon, and the editor introduces it by styling it trash, and saying that It is a lair specimen oi tne poetical enusions which are dallv thrown into bis waste-oasKet. Eleven Pittsburg iurvmen srreatly annoyed the twelith, a staid and respected citizen, on Saturday, who, aftei stating his opinion, lighted bis nine and reiusea to listen to wnat tney called reason. On returning into court he In formed the J urine that they would not give in, ana even nis nonor couian t ueai uruins iuio their heads. An item has been going the rounds of the press to the eliect that "the Greeks are the most sensible people in the world, as they wear one stylo of dress all the year round." It has at length reached Milwaukee, and last appears in the ft'ntiiul, but with a slight change, the word Urtehu being printed irixit. On Saturday Mrs. lily, of Baltimore, com plained to the olice that her husband had shut up ber eye by striking ucr witn nis nst. rne ex plained with tears (from the other eye) that he sung a different song when they were young, but time had opened her eyes (both of them). And the paradox puzzled the police, but they shut up the bin-band, eyes, luoutii, and all, and since men Mrs l "y nis enjoyed peace. SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. The Jerome Park Races. Resignation of Midshipmen. TO-DAY'S CABLE CTX2W3. Condition of Count Bismarck. ITinniiclnl niitl Oommorclal fete IStc.a Etc.. Etc., Etc. FROM EUROPE. Health of Blnmnrrk. Berlin, June 11. The health of Count Bis marck is still. quite delicate. Hislphyslclans have ordered him to refrain from all manner of work, and believing that a change of climate would also be beneficial, they have suggested that he make a short trip to England. Charge Acnlnnt an Italian Ambaanador. Florence, June 11. The Italian Government has recalled its ambassador from Lisbon in order to investigate certain charges brought against him by Portugal. Escape of the Greek Brlannds. Athens, June 11. The brigand chiefs who have been closely pursued by the national forces succeeded In escaping to Turkish territory. Derangement of the Ocean Cable. London, June 11. Tho telegraph lines are still somewhat deranged, though a great im provement is noticed within the past day or two. All cable messages to America are despatched by way of Brest and St. Pierre, and all from that .quarter arrive by way of Newfoundland and Valencia. The failure of the Wexford and St. Pierre cables causes much inconvenience to the mer cantile community, but the telegraph authori ties promise to use all diligence to re-establish perfect communication. The Suez Cnnnl. Cairo, June 11. The successful removal of the obstruction in the Suez Canal, near Lake Timsah, is announced to-day. Thla mornlnar'a Uuotatlaaa. London, June 11 lo so A. M. Consols for money, 92V.: for account. 93. American securities linn. U. S. Five-twenties of 1802, 89; or 1865, old, 88 r ; oribOT, i ; iu-408, h7. Ejtocks steady ; trie ltau road, 1T-U'; Illinois Central, 112; Great Western, 2S. Liverpool, Jane 11 u-bo a. m. cotton nun. Middling uplands, lO.S'd. ; middling Orleans, lO'r lid. The sales or tbe day are estimated at 8000 bales. The stock of cotton afloat Is 2S2.000 bales, ln eluding 168.000 bales American. iain don, iiuue it. i.niseeu cur.es urm. ta'iow firm. Calcutta Linseed firm. Linseed Oil dull. Spirits of petroleum quiet. Hops firm at 6s. per cental lor uaigunn. FROM WASHIjYOTOJV. United Stnten Pteamithlp "Juniata." Special Dcxpatch to the JSvening Telegraph. Washington, Juno 11. Admiral Radford, commanding the European fleet, informs the Navy Department, from Villa Franca, that the "Juniata had visited Tunis and remained there from the 11th to the 21st of April, until perfect order had been restored, when 6he sailed for the coast of Spain. Midshipmen Kealnned. The midshipmen who were reported yesterday as dropped from the rolls of the Naval Academy have resigned. Their being reported as dropped was an error. FROM JVJS W YORK. Jerome Park Races. New York, June 11. The races at Jerome Park arranged for to-day bave been postponed on account of the rainy weather and the heavy condition of the track. Haw York Itloner and Mteek market. Niw York. June 11. Stocks Irregular. Money 4 per cent. Gold, 1134. 6-206, 1862, coupon, 112; do. 1804, do., 111h; do. i860 da, ill1.; do. do. new, msi ao. iei, i. lasa, us; 10-408. lOH'i; Virginia es, new, oj; 6s, 94: canton Company, eiitf; Cumberland preferred, 41; Consolidated New York Central and Hudson River, loo; Krle, 92V; Reading, Adams Jix press, 63 v; Micnigan central- 12S: Michigan Southern, 1)6; Illinois Central, 140; Cleveland land Pittsburg, 110 V; Chicago and Rock Island, 121 Hi Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, o ; western umon ieiegrapu, The Kaeckrr Blvorce t'aae Motion to Htrlke j ii ine rtonauu Aiioweu. Court of Common Pleas. In this interesting divorce case our readers will remem ber that aftera jury had been sworn, and tbe cause was about to proceed to proofs, tbe wife, who institmted tbe auil, asked leave to withdraw the issues she bad framed, but tui being refused, sue tnen movea lor jadgment ot nonsuit, wbicb. after opposition on tbe part of tbe bus band, who waa anxiooa for trial, waa granted, riubse- quentlv a motion to atrika off tbe nonsuit was made bv counsel for the wife, and. after fuU argument. Judge Pax- son this morning delivered an opinion, allowing tbe mo tion. The Relation Between the National Bankrupt J.U.W ana uur nists insolvent i.nw. This morning Judge Ludlow delivered tbe following in teresting and important opinion : lira Wiiiternitz. an insolvent. I nis ia a rule 10 snow cause why tbe petitioner sbonld not be permited to tile a bond conditioned for bis appearaooe at tbe nexttormof tbe Uourtot Uoiuinon fleas, tnen anu mere to present nis petition for tbe benent oi tbe insolvent taws oi tuis uoia- ..lint ur u 1. II n 'l lia ruutm is this- Winternitz was sued in the Hunreine Court at Wisi Priua in an action founded on actual fraud ; a judgment ior a large autu waa uuuiuea against nun: upon tbis judament a - ..issued ; be waa arrested, and Is now in toe uouniv rrnou. I'aiidin these proceedings, the petitioner was ad judged a bankrupt on bis own petition, and was discharged On ifllOP 14, ti, t, I. ml ills, in tba judgment at Nisi Prius. were noti fied, it is said, of tba prooeet ings in bankruptcy, and did not aee tit to prove their debt. Winlernitx, wbo baa been in confinement more than 60 days, now desirea to hie the bund required by oar statute, in order that he may be discharged. It is very clear that if Oonaresa fens lesislated npon thia particular subject, tbe power of tbis court under tbe laws of tbis Btate is at an end, and thia becaute under tbe Constitution of tbe U.S. Congreaamay confer exclusive lurihdictiou upon tbe United btate oouits. 1 bis position csnnot be denied, and tbe counsel for tbe plaintiffs in tbe judgment resist tbia application, first, because tueir cause of action has ripeued into a judgment which is a debt provable in bankruptcy, and, second, because the insolvent laws of tbe Commonwealth must be taken as a whole, and if any part of those laws is suspended by the operation of tbe Bankrupt aot, so must tbe whole be. Tberefora, tbey contend tuat we cannot make this rule absolute. ... ,. . . . i i.A nniimn wnntrl ha a atrenir one if it naa not lie ...out I w riuuiriait hi tbe 1 'nitvd States courts that a debt fraudulently contracted ia not discharged by an adjudication of bankruptcy. JJx parte, Koseaueld, 10 A in. L. J, tils. 1 Bank. Keg., 161 ; ex parte, Patterson, 1 Bank. Ke . E; et parte, W right, 8 bunk. Keg., 14, Di ; ex parte, bashford.9 Bank. Keg., ati; ex parte. Putts, lulJ, 17; ex ,.r,u i l.ili il.ul 14: ii narLH. lioodv. ibid. 74 : expaite. blokes, ibid, 7d. '1 be eonclunioa could bardly be other wise, tor tbe thirty tbird section of tbe Bankrupt law ex-prt-s.ly provides that no such debt shall be Oiocharged niiH.r t ha ai-.l. A, the twenty sixth section of tbe act of Congresa ex pressly exempts a bankrupt Irom arrest exct in a civil ,.t,i,n when tbe same isfounded ou some debt or claim from wbicb bis discharge in bankruptcy Mould not release r-uu, tbe exception restrains tbe power of tbe Uuited Kiatee conits. and they oanuot discharge tbe ludareenl. ,r prevent its cnforceiuttnt by b'ale autuority. Tins bits Uma tu'-'i denied, hee tx l ute Lev:e, it Am., U. 11. f0 -, 1 Bank Reg. 11, Ki parte, Patterson ; 1 Dank Reg. 5ft ; Kx parte Pettea, IS Am., L. R. ft6. and as no evidenoo will be recaived to contradict the averments in the decla ration, Kx parte l)ovoe,16 Am., L. R 6W, these averments are conclusive aa to the nan. of action, and 11 ia not an meagre in the judgment as to give jurisdiction for the purpose contended forisee cases last above cited, and too court win tneretore loon behind tne judgment. Kx parte Sutherland 17 Am. I. R., 9, It Is useless to argue that the national legislature have legislated upon the whole subject ooveredT by our Insol vent laws, for here is a case purposely eioepted ; the U. 8. Courts bave neither the right to interfere with the judg ments of State courts founded upon fraud, nor oan they discharge from imnnsonmnt those against whom thau. judgments bava been obtained and whose persons are held ID execution. It ia not denied that Congressional legislation upon the subject of debt suspends the operation of btate law upon the sme snlijeot, and so also if the law extends tbe juris diction of tbe United States Courts over tbe person of the debtor ; but where, as in this instance a clanse in tbe act expressly excepts an indicated class of cases, it surely murt have been the intention of tbe national legislators not to interfere in the specified class of cases with tho laws of the several Stater. To give any other construction to the act of Congress would be to leave tbe petitioner without redress, and to dncliira that imprisonment for debt had not only been re vived in the United States, but was also to be a perpetual incarceration of the debtor, wno, whatever tuny have been his conduct, is not to be punished with such severity. Let petitioner give bond in the sum of $15,000 condi tioned ss is provided by tbe insolvent laws of the State of lreuuylvauia. DUELISTIC. An Affair that IIIht Hava Recn Highly Hhork- in itut wasn't. The quiet little city of Ottawa has at length a sen sation. Ho less a one than a duel. Weapons, pis tols; place, rear or University; time, 5 o'clock yes terday morning; cause, a woman (or courso). It appears that an ex-employe of the Lawrence, Leaven worth, and Galveston Railroad, since being relieved irom auty, nas cnitivatea tne auections or one or Ottawa's fair damsels. Ills suit did not prosper, owing to "another feller's" attentions to the fair one. Thinking to end his difficulties and rival at the same time, our railroad hero challenged the man that was trying to steal away the Idol of his heart. The chal lenge was accepted promptly, ana tne two sanguinary youths repaired to the appointed place, attended by the seconds, a carriage, etc. Tossing for choice or position, It was won by tho railroadist, and the distance being properly paced oir, at the words "One, two. three Are!" they wheeled and blazed away. Each tired two shots at h's opponent, none taking enect. At mis juncture, while they were meditating the propriety or settling the matter In a hand-to-hand encounter, the sheriff or the county was descried coming over the Univer sity Hill. The rightists deeming "discretion the better part of valor," as against an officer of the law, beat a nasty retreat from the "Held of honor." One of the braves is yet secreted in the woods lining the Marms des tygnes, anu tne otner came to Lawrence on the morning train. 1 ne iair one is anxiously awaiting the return of one admirer, and Is preparing suitable mourning for him who would risk his pre cious lire to gain ner. Ottawa is aneaa as iar aa heard from. Lawrence Journal, June 8, FUVJlNCIS AND COJlJlEUCBk Evumto Tbuobaph Omoi, Saturday, June 11, 1870. I The money market continues in an exceptional condition. Though the Treasury continues to absorb the currency circulation, the banks and other leading institutions keep np their balances above the point of demand, and the large amount of unemployed funds keeps down the rates ot interest ana discount as there is no thing doing at the Stock Board to-day, the loan market Is unusually dull, but the transactions so far have been at tbe old stereotyped rates of 3 4 per cent, on demand, and at 5(a6 per cent, on good paper. The low rates on CO and 90 days' paper indicate a general confidence in the future condition ot the market. As the Board of Brokers have made this a holiday, we have no sales of stocks to report. uoia is quiet, w nu only small sales rangmrr fromll3(aJll3. Government bonds are quiet and steady at yes terday's figures. Jay cooks & CO. qnote Government securities as follows: D. 8. 68 Of 1881, 118VnS,V; 6-2K8 Of 1802, 11'2(4112V: do.. 1864, lll Va)lll;; dO., 1868, IUK 0.111 ,; do. do., July, liaj,jii3;i ; do. do., 186T, 1134'$U4; do. 1863, UXtSlU; ifMOa, lOS'.M 108 ; Pacifies, 114';(4il4Ji. Gold, 113?,-. Messrs. Ub Havkn & hrothrk, Mo. 40 8. Third Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: U. 8.68 Of 1881, 118ii(4118,'; do., 1862,112112'-; do. 1864, lll),0lll.M;a- I860, llP,illl; do. 1866, new, 113?UU3': da 1867, dall3;(U4; do. 1868, ao., U3..(ii4; iu-4ob, ius-1 u. a. su xear per ceut. Currency, I14'.ll4j; : Due Comn. Int. Notea, 19; Gold, 113i44ll3tf ; JHUver, 108110. Union Paclflo R. R. 1st Mort. Bonds, ISTiMSSO ; Cen tral Paciflo R. R., 925d935; Union PaclDo Land Grant Bonds, 1780(4790. Narr & Ladnkr, Bankers, report this mornlnff ooid quotations as ioiiows: lOuoA. M 113.V 12-07 P. M.. .113'i .lUtf 11-14 " 113'. 12-03 " 12-06 P. M UX PMladelpliia Xrade Report. Saturday, June 11. Bark Is steady at 127 V ton for No. 1 (Quercitron, without finding buyers. Seeds In Cloversced and Timothy nothing doing. and prices are nominal. Flaxseed Is scarce and in demand by the crushers at f 2-25. There Is a firm feeliDg In the Clour market, and a steady demaud for the better (Trades or extra families, irom the home consumers, but shippers are not operating to any extent. The sales root up 1000 barrels, including superfine at 14-50(44-76; extras at ift0'2o; lowa, Wisconsin, ana Minnesota extra family at $5-w(i6-N. the latter rate for choice; Pennsylvania do. do. at 15-60(80; Indiana and Ohio do. da at tS&0$6-60; and fancy brands at f7t48-28,; according to quality. Rye Flour sells In a small way at t5-v!5. In Corn Meal no sales were reported. There lsanrm reeling in ine wneat market, nut the volume of business la light, hales of 8000 bushels Pennsylvania red at $1-37(31-40, the latter rate for choice, afloat; and 1800 bushels spring on private terras, ltye is held at li-oo for western. Corn Is dull and weak. Sales or 2600 bushels Penn sylvania and Delaware yellow at tl'OtVAl-07, and Western mixed at iro'ASioa. oats are less active. Sales of 8000 busheia of Pennsylvania at 63i 6fl cents. Whisk? is dull and nominal, we quote western iron-bound at $1 -05(1 -06. LITEST SHITriNQ INTELLIGENCE. For additional Marine Newt see Inside Page. (By Cable.) ? Lisbon, June 11 The U. S. frigate Franklin Is now In port. Qi'KeNSTOWN, June 11 Arrived, steamship Ne-nn-Bls, from New ork for Liverpool. Bhist, june ii. Arrived, steamship uonona,irom New York. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA . ...JUNE 11 BTATI OF THERMOMETER AT TUB EVBNfNQ TELBORAPII 0KK1CK. T A. M 66 1 11 A. M 78 8 P. M 81 CLEARED THIS MORNING. Steamship Whirlwind, Sherman, Providence, D. S. hteison a uo Bfr 8. C. Walker, Sherin, New York, w.M. RalrdlCo. St'r Novelty, Shaw, New York, w. M. Balrd Co. Bark J. h. Lmnus, lsiauvelt, Havre, Workman &. Co. Schr Mary Haley, Haley, East Cambridge, John C. Scott at Hons. Schr Ida L.. Bcarse. Boston, do. Schr Neptune's Bride, Roberts, 8outh Boston, Sin- nickson it co. Schr Wave Crest, Davis, Boston, do. Schr Mary Riley, Riley, Providence, do. Schr C. W. May, Mny, Boston, . do. Schr Annie May, Way, Providence, do. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. Steamship Aries, Wiley, 48 hours from Boston. with indue, to II. wlnsorA Co. Steamer M. Massey. Smith, 24 noura from New York, with indue, to W. M. Baird It Co. Steamer J. o. Shriver. Webh, is hours from Balti more, with md.se. to A. Groves, Jr. Brig Deimonte Locke, cochraa, rrom Bangor, witu lumber to Maull A Bro vessel to Warren & Urrgg. Schr Mary K. Rich, Boyd, IS days rrom stairun. with sugar to S. A W. Welsh vessel to Warren 6; tiregg. Experienced very severe easterly winds and heavy sea the entire passage. Schr Rachel Vanneinan, Brown, 8 days from Bath, with ice to Knickerbocker Ice Co. Schr M. M. Freemen, Howes, from Boston, witlt Ice to Carpenter Ice Co. Schr C aroline, Tlce. 8 days rrcm Salem, with glass to Whitall, Tatum et Co. , . Schr Northern Light, Ireland, from Atlantic City, Schr John Lancaster, Williams, from Norwich. Schr Annie Magee, Young, from Hiughaui. Schr Exchange, Case, from Choptank. Schr W. H. Bennett, Lake, lrotu Newport. Schr compact, Braunock, irom Baltimore. S hr Wm. JiichardHon, Sruith, from Cape May. S'.Lr Wary Riley, W!ej, from Kotkport.
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