TOE) PAIL? BVtiKlNO 1KLEGJIAP11 I'HJLADISLMilA, MONDAY, DECEMMU 5, 1870.
( u4 Am A FiTut trm.
oeuntry through which a navigable trlver pwes
have ii uatural right toenjoy the navigation of ih.it
river to and into the sea, evea tlx hi Kb passing
through the territories of eaotp.er power. This
rleht does not exclude the sweqnal right of tho
sovereign possessing the territory through which
the river debouches Into the sen to nuke such
regulations relative to the police of the navigation
as may be reasonably necessary ; but those regula
tion should be framed In a liberal spirit of comity,
nud should not impose needless burdens upon the
commerce which has the right of trandt. It lias
been found in practice more advantageous to ar
range these i epilations by mutual agreement. Tne
United Stales are ready to m ike any reus mable
arrangement as to the police of the Sr.. Lawrence,
winch may bo sugiieded by Crcut I'.ritaiii. if tliu
claim made by Mr. Clay was Just when the popula
tion of Mates bordering on the lakes was onlv
.'1,400,000, it now derives greater force an 1 equity
' from the Increased population, wealth, production
and touiiage of the Mates on the Canadian
frontier, .since Mr. Clay advanced his ar
gument in behalf of our right, tit principle
lor which he contended lias been frequently and
by various nations, recognized bylaw or by treaty,
and lias been extended to sevmral oih'T great
river. By the treaty concluded at Mayeuce, in
1tc.ll, the river was declared free from the point
where it is lirst navigable into the sea. By tin
convention between Spain and l'oitnuil, con
cluded in 1 Mm navigation of the l.iuro
throughout its whole extent; was tnado free for
the subject of both crowns.
In IrM the Argentine Confederation by treaty,
threw open the tree uavieation of the l'aran:t an t
liiueuny to tlio merchant vessels of all iiitions.
In IK' the Crimean war was closed by a treaty,
which provided lor the free navigation of tin
Danube. In 1H..8 Molivia.bytreaty.dcclaredtli.it
it regarded the rivers Amazon and I.-i Plata, in
siecordance with lixed principles of national liw,
as highways or channels, opened by nature for tlio
commerce of all nations.' In ISVt the Paraziviv w.i
made free by treaty, and in December, 1S:, tti
Kmperor of Itrazil, by Imperial decree, declared
the Amazon to be open to the frontier of Brazil
to the merchant ships of all nations. The greatest
living British authority on this subject,, wnllo as
selling the abstract right of the British claim
nays "it seems diflieult to deny that Great Britain
may ground her retttsal upon strict law. but it ii
equally diflicult to deny, lirst, that in sodoin;
lie exercises harshly an extreme and hard law
secondly, that her conduct with respect to th
navigation of the St. Lawrence is in glaring and
ln creditable inconsistency witlt her conduct with,
respect to the navigation of the Mississippi. On the
ground that she possessed a small domain in which
i lie Mississippi took its rise, she Imisted on tlio
right to navigate the entire volume of its waters ;
on the ground that she possesses both batiks of the
St. Lawrence where it diseinbojrues itself into the
sea, she denies to the United States the right of
navigation througti about one-half of the water
of Lakes Ontario, Kite, Hudson and Superior,
and the whole of Lake Michigan, through whicli
the liver Cows, are the property of the United
btates.
'J he whole nation Is interested in securing cheap
transportation from the agricultural States of tin
West to the Atlantic seaboard. To the etlizsin of
1 hose States It secures i greater return for tlnir
labor. To the inhabitants ot the seaboard it af
fords cheaper food : to the nation an increase in
the annual surplusof wealth. Itis to be hoped that
the Government of Great Britain will see the
justice of abandoning the narrow and Inconsistent
laim to which her Canadian Provinces have
urged her Adherence. Our depressed commerce
is a subject to which I called your soecial atten
tion at the last session, and suggo-sted that we will
in the future have to look more, to the onuriji
south of us, and to China and Japan for its revival.
Our representatives to all these governments have
exerted I heir iiillticiK-o to encourage trade be
tneen the United States and the countries to
winch they are accredited.
But the fact exists that the carrying is done al
most entitely iu foreign bottoms, and while t.i.s
state of ntiairs exists we cannot control our iluj
share of the commerce of tlio woii I. That bet wean
the i'iicilic States and China and Japan is about all
the carrying trade ii j'.v conducted in Annricin
vessels.
1 would recommend a liberal policy toward that
line of American steamers, ono that will insure its
success and even increased usefulness. The cost
of building iron vessels, the only onus that c in
compete with foreign ships in the carrying trade,
is ko much greater iu the United States than iu
foreign countries, that without some assist
ance from the govern me tit they cannot be
tmceossfully built here. There will be sjver.il
propositions laid beforo Congress In the course ot
the present session looking to a remedy for tills
evil, even It it should bo at some cost to the n i
tiiinai Treasury. 1 hope such encouragement will
be given as will secure American shipping on the
hiuli eas and American shipbuilding at home.
I he condition of the archives at tlio Department
ii Mine cans tor me earty action or congtess.
The building now rented by "that department is a
frail structure, at an inconvenient distance frou)
the iixecutivc Mansion, ami from the other de
partments. It is ill adapted to purposes f ir which
it is used; has not capacity to accommodate the
archives, and is not tire-proof.
Its remote situation, its slender construction,
and the absence of a supply of water in the neigh
borhood, leaves but little hope of safety for either
the building or its contents in case of the accident
of a lire. Its destruction would involve the loss
of tiie rolls containing the original acts ana res
lotions of Congress, of the historic records of I lie
revolution, nun of the confederation of the wh ile
series of diplomatic and consular archive sinee
the adoption of the Constitution, and of the many
other valuable records and papers left with that
department when it was the principal depository
of the governmental archives. 1 recommend an
appropriation for the construction of a builJiii.;
tor the Department of state. 1 recommend to
your consideration the propriety of transferring to
i lie Department of the Interior, to which they seem
more appropriately belong all powers and duties
in relation to the territories with wuioli in-) De
partment ol State Is now charged by law or ina;e,
and from the Interior Department to Hie War De
partment, the .Tension Bureau, so far as it regu
lates the payment of soldier's pensions, I would
further recommend that the payment of nival
jieusioiis be transferred to one of the bureaus of
the Navy Department. The estimates for the cx-iH-nses
of the government for the next tisc.il vear
are tlD.&M.'Jlii'bl less than for the current one, but
exceed the appropriations lor the pivseut year fM
t lie same Hems JS,'.i71.1.7'5:j. In this estimate,
.however, is included i2,:5IS,'J78-a7 for public works
heretofore beuiiu under Congressional nr.-
visions, and of which only so much is asked us
Congress may choose to give. l he appropriation
for the same works for the present fiscal year was
111.14, Mb'liii. The average value of sold as com-
pared with national currency for the whole of the
year 1809 was about I'M. and for eleven mouths of
jh, utlie same relative value has been about in.
'J lie approach toa specie basis is very gratilviir;.
but the Jact cannot be denied that the instability
ot the value of our currency is prejudicial to om-
prosperity. aM tends to keep up prices to the
detriment of trade. The evils of a depreciated
and fluctuating currency are so great nut no .v.
wlieu the premium on gold his fallen
ho iiuch. it would seem that the time has
arrived when by wise and prudent legislation
CongresB should look to a policy which must place
our currency at par with gold at uo distant day.
T lie tax collected from Die people bas been re
duced mure than aio,ouO,0iu per annum. By
nieauiness in our present course mere is uo reason
why. in a fow short years, the national tax gatherer
may not disappear from the door of the citizen,
almost entirely with the. revenue stamp dis
bursed by postmasters iu every counnuuiiv. a tax
upon liquors of ail aorta .aud tobacco in all its
joiiiis, una uy a wise adjustment ot lue land
which will put a duty ouly upou those ar
tides which we could dispense with, knu.vii
jma luxuries, aud oi. those which we use uure
4f than produce. Kevcuue enough may be raised
alter lour y-ars ot peace aim consequent reuuo
tion of indebtedness, to fulfill our obligations. . .
.f urther reduction of expenses, iu addition to a re
lueliou of interest acuounl. may bo relied on to
make this practicable, lceveuue reform, it it
means this. has my hearty support. Itltiiuoliei a
collection of ail the Income for the support of tue
f;oveii)nieiit, for the payment of the principal aud
ntc rest of the public debt, pensions, o., by dirotO-
ty uxiug the people, then 1 am agaiust revenue re
form, and coul;dently believe the people are with
me. if it Jiiouus failure te provide Mje necessary
means todelray all Hie excuses of the government
;uid theieiiy iepudiation ol the public tleut and pen
Mioii. then 1 am bliil mure oimosed to such kind
of revenue inform, lfcvenue reform has uot been
lrf,iird by any of its advocates, to niv kuoivledn.'.
lilit Kceir.s to be accepuxl us something whicli Is
to nupply every man's wauls Without any cost or
. 'IU)lt cli bi pal t. A true revenue reform c.iuii it
t made iu a day, but must be the work of national
legislation aud of tune. Ask.hu as the teven le
can be disueiiKed with, all duty should be re
moved from coflee, tea. and other articles of uui-
veial use not produced by ourselves.
The necessities of the country conijxil us to cul
lect revenue from our iinporu. Au iinuy of a
Kesson iid collretom is uot a pleasant sialic to tuo
citizen, out mat on a tarin tor revenue is nces
tary. Such a tariff, sj far as it acts as au enoou
lavement to home production, alfordsemulovitieni
io i.iuor iu living wanes m contrast l me p luper
labor of tlie Old World, and alsj m the develjj
tne lit of liMiie resources under the act of CJUress
vt the lot U duv of Julv. lH,o.
'J'he army has grfcciu illy reen redueei, sothiton
tbe Crut day of January, Hit, the nuiuber of com
iniMsiiitiLd oflicers aud men will nor. .vcho,j t )i
iLuiLbir vttteii'f.ated oy that u. 'i tie War ij
partmentbnllrtlnii tian 1 tl nroctnre, not Are proif, i
and entirely Inadeqnaic In dimensions too irprt
etitwtntn. Many inomwodfi ef dollars are now pslrt
aniuall; for rent of private building to aocnmmo lata
varloBi buiskni t l ttie DcpartiNMt. I reeeBtmeai
an appropriattea for a nw War Department bntlV
ing culted to the present and two wing want! of tne
nation. The report of the Secretary of War hew
a very attstctory reduction in the expenses of the
armv for the last fiscal year. For details yen are
referred te hie aerempanyinn report. Tne expenses
of the Navy for the whole tf the last year,
t. ., from December 1, 189, the date of the last re
port are led than 19,0i,em, or about f l,tui),0.V)
leu than they were tne previous year. The ex
pensea tinee the commiencemeat of this fiscal year
i. ., since Jaly 1 thow for the fire months a d
cret.se of over x,40(i,f)00 from those of the corres
ponding raoning oi last year, 'ink fSMtaaies lor
the curreat year were s,sj.'. TD37;
those for next year are tG93,817, with $M,100
aoaiiionai ior necessary ana permanent improve
ments. These estimates are made closely lor the
mere maintenance or the naval establishment, ai
it row is without mueh In the natnre ef permanent
lmptoveruent. The appropriations made for the last
and current years were eviaentiy lntcauen
by Congress, and are Bank-lent, only
to keep the nvy on its prosent
routing by the repairing aqd refitting of our old
ships. Tom policy must of course gradually but
surety destroy tne navy, ana it is in iineit Tar rrom
economical, us each year that It Is pursued, the ne
cessity for new repairs in ships and navy yards 03-
comes more imperative and More costly, anil oar
currant expenses are annually Increased for the
mere repair 01 snips, many 01 watca must soia Be
come nnsaie ana aseiesa.
I hope durina; the present session of e ngross to
be able to submit to tt a plan by which naval vessels
can be bulit and repairs made, with great savins;
upon the present cost. It can hardly be wise states
manship in a ftovernment which represents a coun
try with over live thousaon wees or oast-lines on
both oceans, exclusive of Alaska, aud onUiuiuj
forty millions of progressive people, with rela'toas
of every mtnre wim almost every foreiira country.
to rest with such inadequate means of enforcing
any foreign policy, either of protection or relress.
separated ny tne ooean rrom the nations or tka
r.astern continent, our navy is our oniy maaas 01
direct protection to eur citizens abroad, or
for the enforcement ef tany foreign policy.
me accompanying report or tue roattnaster-ucne-
ral shows a most satisfactory working of thtt de
partment. With the adoption of the racomiuesda-
tions contained therein, particularly thoae relating
to a reform in the franking privilege and the ai op
tion of the correspondence car ls, a df-aaststoing
postal system may speedily tin looked for, and at no
distant day a' further reduction of the rave of
portage ba attained. I rcoumnl authorization
tiy congress to the Fostroaster-tJaneral and Altor-
nev-deneral to tiue all commissions to eillsials ap-
poinieu inrougn their respective oeparttnents. At
presintthese commissions, where ap;iut mnts are
Hrcaidential, are iasned by the State Dspartrnent.
The law in all the departments of Oov-
ernmeut, except those of the Post
Omcc and of Justice. authorizes
each to Issue Its own commissions. Always favorlrur
practical reforms, 1 respectfully call yur attention
to one abuse of long stauding which I woul 1 like to
to seeremcoieo ny tins uouirrcst. it ia a reform in
the civil service of the countiy. I would have it go
ueyona xne mere nxtng or tne tenure or omee or
clerks and employes who do not require
'the advice and consentjif the Senate." To make
their appointments complete 1 would have it govern
not me tenure out the manner of making all ap
pointments. There is no duty which so iumh em
barrasses the Executive and heads of departments,
nor is there any sucti arduous and thank
less labor Imposed ou Senators and Representatives,
as mat or Discing nlaces for coDStitueut. The pres
ent sj stern does uot secure the bust men, aud often
not even fit meo. tor niUillo place. The eleva'loe
and purification of the civil aervice of thelvern-
nientwni oe Dane l with approval by tie wnoU
people or the United States. Reform la
the management of 1 11 J Ian aifaira
has received th euccUl attention of the a lmlnls-
11 at ion rrom its inaugural ton t the nreaent dav,
The experiment of making it a missionary work was
tried with a few agencies given to the denomination
or i nenus, and cat beea round to work in at ad
vaniageuusiy. au agencies ami superintendent)
rot so disposed of were ariven to
otllcers of the army. The act of Ceugresa reducing
tho army renders army officers Ineligible for civil
positions. inuan agencies Deing civil omc s, l
oeemed it my duty to give all the azouclcs to such
rmgioua denotntuatious as had heretofore esta
blished missionaries among the Indians, aud per.
haps to some other denominations who would
undertake the work on the same
terms i.r , as a missionary work.
The societies selected are allowed to nam? their
ownagcnn, subject to the approval of the Kxecu
tlve, and tire expected to watch over them and ali
them as missionaries to Chrlstiaulze and civil ue the
Indians, and to train them in the arts of peace. The
(Jovernment watches over the official aots ef
these agents ard requires of them as
strict an accountability as if they were apnolnted in
any otner rummer. I entertain the confident hope
that the policy now pursued will in a few years
Dring an tne Indians upon reservations, where they
will live in houses.have school houses and ctiti relies.
anu win oe pursuing peaceful aua self-sustaining
avocauona, ana wnero nicy may lie visited
oy tne iaw-antning wnite man with the same
impunity tint h aow visits the civil zed white set
tlemcnta. 1 call your special attention to the rr ort
orinet ommisMoneroi Indian Affairs for full infor
mation on thle subject. ,
I'uriug tue last nscat year imijii
acres of public land were disposed of. Of
this uuautity 8.(198.910-05 acres were-taken uudjr
the homestead law, aud 2,159,515-81 acres sobi for
casn. 'tne remainder was located with military
warrants, colleges, or Indian scrip, or applied in
brusi action or granu to railroads, or ror otner ntir
poses. The entries under the Homestead law during
the last year covered B6l,r45 acres more than those
curing 1110 preceding year.
Surveys have been vigorously prosecuted to the
full extent of the means anDlicable to the nursose.
The quantity of land in market will a:nolv sunolr
the present demand. The claim or the settler under
the Homestead or the Pre-emption laws Is net, how
ever, limited 10 tanas subject to sale at prlva'.e
eniry. Any unappropriated surveyed public laud
may, to a limited amount, bo acquired under tue
former laws, if the party entitled to enter under
mem win comply witn the requirements they pre
scribe in regard to residence aud cultivation.
The actual settler's preference right of purchase
is eveu oroauer, ana extends to lamn rrnicii were
uniurveved at the time of his sett'ement. His
riRht was formerly confined within much
narrower limits, and at one period or our
history was conferred ouly by
special statutes. They were enabled frem time to
time to legalize what waa then regarded as an un
authorised intrusion upon the national domain. The
opinion that the public lauds should be regarded
chiefly as a source of revenue is no longer uatn-
ifcineu. 1 ne rapta settlement ana successful culti
vation or them are now justly considered ef
more importance to our well-being than is the fund
wiiicu me Baie 01 tiiein wouia produce, l lie re
inarKabie arowth and prosperity of our new States
and territories attest the wisdom of the lagialation
which invites me liner or the sou to secure a per
manent home on . terms within the
reach or all. The pioneer who incurs the
dangers and privations of a frontier life and
toua aids in laying the foundation of new eommon-
weaitna, renders a aiguai service to his couutry,
and is entitled to its sneeial favor and nrotrt.i n.
These laws seenre that object, and largely promote
tee general welfare. They should therefore be
eDeiiKiieii as a perm inent feature of our land system
i.ooo iMiiii requires os to give full en t to existluar
grants, The ilnic-houorcd aad bsuetlceut policy of
ei 1 iug apart ceitaiu aecnona 01 public laud ror eda.
caiiouai purposes in tne new Ma tea should be co
tinned. ben ample provision shall have baen
marts for these objec's 1 submit ss a question
worthy of aeri us consideration, whether the reai
dueof our national domain should not be wholly
Uispoeedor under tiie provisions of the homestead
aud preemption lawk?
In addition to the swamp end overflowed lauds
gisnted to the States la which they are situate I the
lauds taken under the Agricultural Colleire a -,ta an 1
for internal Improvement purpnsea under the act ef
nrpicmiNsr, io4i, ana me 'iis supnieiueuiai tnereto,
there bud been conveyed up to the close or the
last fiscal sear, by i.ntent or other eoulvalent evi
dence of title, to States aud- corporations 2l,bJ125T
U..-1UU mi imiwnji, canniH, anu wagoa roars.
It la estimates that an additional quastliyof 174,-
i.o.bis acres ta su l due under grants rat like uses.
ine poncy or tuua aidiug itiu States in build-
mi wiuka oi laivruat improvement was
iuaugurated more than forty ycaia since In the
iauis to ludiauaaud Ulinoia to aid those Srit j in
(M ning canals to connect tue waters of the Wabash
H.h those of Lak Krie, and the water of the
liiinouiwitn those or Lke Michigan. It was fol-
lowed with some moditication in the graut to
imm.se oi alternate sections ef publie laud
vlUiin - certain llitins or the Illluols
Ceidriil Iiaiivtay. l ourtetn States and auiHrv eor.
porutiojia have received aimilKraubiitdiee, in ssou
nectien with railways completed, or lu process of
oonstiuctlon. As the reserved tedious are rated at
the double miui'iiuiu, the saie of tUem at the n
hanced ptic has thus in mauy Inttisces
lbdcmcificd tiie Treaeurr for the
grsbtto bondi. The construction
some or tnese thnrougnrares has undoubui.i! j given
a vigorous impulse to tne development or our re
sources aiid tue aetriemeni or the more distaut por
tions of the country. It may, however, be well in
aisted that touch of our lua-islation Iu this re;ir.l
has been characterised by iudiseriminate and pro
fuse liberality. The United States should not
loan their eredit in aid of any eulerpriue
undertaken by States r corporations, nor grant
latCs ;c tit j iLktai.ce, uriiess tiiC projected work
of acknowlecTgrd national importance. I am strongly
Inclined to the opinion that It. l tnexpcilcnt and
nniicccasary tobeahiw subsidies ef either descrip
tion, bbt should C ingress determine
otherwise, I earnestly recommend that
the rights ef semen aid of the
rnhllc bo mere erTectnally secured and protected
by appropriate leg lalatien. Daring the year endlag
September 80, 18J0, there were filed ta the Fateat
Office 19,411 applications for patents, 8374 caveats,
aad I60aplicailen for tne extension of patents;
1B,mj paten's, mcinning reissaes ana designs, were
Issued, 110 extended, and 10S9 allowed,
bnt not leaned, by re i eon or the
Ben-payment of the final foes. Te receipts of the
otnee dorisgtheflaeal year were $ll,J04-laxceai
or us expeneiiures.
The work or the census unrean nas been energe
tically prosecuted The preliminary report, eon
talntng ranch Information of special value and in ta
re at, will be ready for delivery daring tho present
sersion.
The remaining volumes wiiibe completed with an
the despatch consistent with perfect accuracy ia
arranging and caaalfylng the returns. We ah ail thaa
at no distant day be famished with an
authentic racord of onr condition and
resources. It will. I donbt not, attest the
growing prosperity of; the country, although
during tne oecaoe wnicn nas jast eioeea it was so
severely tried by the great war waged to maintara
its integrity, and to seoure and perpetuate oar free
Institutions. During tne last fiscal year the sura
paid to pensioners, including the cost of disburse
mcntf was iT,7W),8li 11, and 176s bounty land war
rants were Issued at its elose ; 189,6S names were on
the pension rolls. The labors of the Pension
Office have keen directed to the severe
scrntlBy of the evidence submitted in favor or new
claims, and to the discovery of Octitlons claim a
which nave seen nerctorore auowea. me appro
priation for tne employment of special agents far
the Investigation ef franda has been judteieusly nsed,
srid the resnlts obtained have been of unquestion
able benefit to the service. The subjects of educa
tion and agrlcnltare are of great Interest to the aac-
eeis of our republican ustitntiona, happiness and
rrandenr aa a nation, in the interest or one
a bureau naa oeen esianusnea in tae interior Depart
ment the Bureau of Education; and lathe Interest
of the otner a separate department, mat or agricni
tnre. I believe great general good Is to flow from
the operations of both these bureaus, if properly
fostered I cannot commend to yonr careful conside
ration too highly the reports of the Commissioners
of Kcu cation and or Agriculture, nor urge too atrongiy
uah liberal legislation as to secure their efficiency. I n
conclusion I would sum up the policy or the admin
1st ration to oe a tnorougn enforcement or every law.
a faithful collection of every tax provided for. econo
my In the disbursement of the same, prompt pay
ment or every aent or tne nation, a retuotion or
taxes si rapidly as the requirements or tne eeantry
will admit., deductions of taxation and tariff to be
so snatured astoaflord the relief to the create it nttn
bet; honest and lair dealings with a 1 other people;
to the end that war, with ail Its blighting conse
quences, may be a voiced; but without surrendering
any right or obligation due to us. A reform in oar
treatment of the Indians, and In -the whole civil
service of the ronntry; and finally, in seonrlnga
pure, untrammelled ballot, mat every man entitled
to vote may do so just once at each election, with
out frar of molestation or proscription on account of
bis political latin, eoior, or nativitj.
i . a. tiBisr,
Executive Mansion, Brc. 6, 1870.
COMiltKNS.
FOKTY.riflsr TEK.1 TI1IUU ism ION.
Mcnme.
(Vni'nud rem Second lid a ion.
W,ahhijgt.), Dec. B. .By iitr. AVI'llams, bills ex-
placatory oi tho act admitting the State of Oregon
into the Union, end amendatory of the organic act
Of the Territory of Idaho.
Ky Air. r 'rait, to provi le ior tne appointment or
Clerks of Circuit and District Courts of tue District
of Indiana, and to define their powers and duties.
et At r. ivollugg, for the removal or political dis
abilities. '
Hv Mr. CBsstrly, ror the repeal or au laws r r the
collection of an income tax or any tax of that
nature.
Bv Air. tsumncr. bin to terminate tne rariettion
of I'niUd States notes, rracliouat curreucr, to
strengthen mo reserves or the national oanKs, an i
to promote the return to'specle payments. The bill
provides that the fabrication of United States notes
shall cease immediately to pay out or reissue
any fractional currency of denominations
lets man twenty-nve cents, alter
June 20. or denominations of 25 cents after .Sen-
tember 3tf);or of Bj cents alter December 31, 1871, at
wnicn uates an fractional currency in tne Treasury
Kit fill be cancelled and destroyed. Section 3 pro
vides that the Treasurer of the United Statea shall
retain the interest upon all bunds held by hi a as
as stcutny ror tne circulation or any bank, and
issue therefor special gold certificates of deposit
witnont interest wnicn may ne ncin ny ine
respective banks in whoso lavor they are Issuel as
part of their legal reserves until the resumption of
specie payment. Section 4 requires that when a
national uanit wnnuraws its bonus neii as security
for circulation, all subailtute bonds shall le four per
cenu bonds authorized by act of July It, 1870.
-i ne remaining sections require tne witiuir&wai ot.
all bonds briEsinir other tbau coin interest, and the
rubstitution iu their place ef coin Interest-bearing
nones witnin sixty aays, ana increase tne amounts
of live per cent, and four and a hair per cent, bonds
autuorizeu Dy act or July it, is, to live hundred
minions oi eacn cans.
Air. Cole Introduced bills as follows: To abolish
carriage charges In the mints; to amend the act of
July 14, 1870, by repealing sections wnich lowered
me auty on branny ana prepared opium; aiso a
joint resolution defining the rights ol set. lers upon
the public lands, and joint resolution relating to
gold notes end United States notes. The la ter
provides that arter June bo, ikti, such notes shall
te receivable at their face value lor duties on
imports.
Krsoiutioni were introduced, and temporarily laid
asie, as follows:
By Mr. Fenton, requesMng the President to cora-
nintilca'e all the correopondence between the
United (States Minister at Paris and the Hecret-ary of
State since the breaking out of the war between
France and hrussia, so far as the same rcla'cs to
political (subjects and matters connecred with said
war, aa well as to the queHlion of tho protection of
subjeet of the Korth Cernian Confederation with
which the United States Legation iu Paris has been
charged.
hy Mr. Corbett For information as to probable
eot-t of improvement of I'mpqua aud Willamette
n is, above Oregon city in Oregon.
By Nr. Sumner ror lu formation concerning the
condition and financial management of the colored
schools of Washington and Ceorgetown, It. C, and
as to tne extent to wnien me educational needs or
the colored population are provided for.
I CtnHnuei ih laUr edtttonn.
Si'XDAY Rows. Last eveniog a dozen or too
fellows indulged In a general Ugnt at fifteenth and
wood streets, .fonccmaa Mchoia. of the Uuzhlh
district, ran te the a pot and succeeded in arresting
w uiiam ii. iiutiter. i ni individual proved to be
decidedly refractory, and assaulted the nollceinan.
The crowd also took sides with the prisoner, and
struck his raptor with stones and boards. Mchols
held on to ms man and got tiitn to the station, where
Ateerman aiasaey gave uim a nearimr aud held him
in 1HQ for trial.
Another row tong place about tne same base, at
Twenty-atiird and Hare streets, foliceman Mc
Crane appeared on the sceue, and was immediately
set upon ana oaeiy ueateu. jmnng tne melee,
McOrane drew his revolver and fired it, Taia at
tracted the attention of other policemen, who auc
ceeded in arresting Ueorge aad William H. Bailey
anu teorge aiwure, wno were oonai over by Alder
man l'ancoasr.
Widowed and Chii.ulbss. lutormatlon is wanted
by Mary Ureen of her son, John Ureen. aoout nine-
tttn years of age, who waa apprenticed to Kees U.
nines, oi onippensourg, Pennsylvania, and left him
in the spring of Ittf7, going first to Chambersburg.
aud Anally to Philadelphia, wnere he is believed to
have worked as a machinist. Mrs. Green is a widow,
and he her only son. 8 he la nearly blind and very
poor, naviug ueeu compelled to wsik oyer a nun
tired miles before she reached the city, subsisting
eutirely on charity. Information concerning his
wnereaoiiuia auoum oe sent to uavia MOach, acting
iligh Constable, Central button.
Wanted Somb Geese The residents on Cedar
street, near the Elrhteenth District Citation. Tenter-
Cay nottced some suspicious movements by two
lwiing icuuwa uauicu woun negargee and Jontl
bebuidt. They seemed to want to get at some
geese which were in one of the yards. The police
were notified, and on repairing to the rear of the
dwellings found the pair secreted in some weeds.
Megargee had a slung-shot and Schmidt had a stone
tied In a handkerchief, and a two bushel bag around
his body aud beneath hut clothing. These circum
stances being decidedly suspicious, they were unl
imited by Alderman fielll. , v
. Fires Yesterday afternoon a frame itaMe situ
ated on the Almshouse property, on Darby road,
below Thirty-seventh street, was slightly damaged
by fire. A few minutes prior to the discovery of the
anus three lads were noticed running from the
building, and it is supposed that they kindled the
fire.
At t few minutes of s o'clock this morning an
alarm of lire wan created by the burning of ft shed
in the rear of Mo. V& Balnbrldge street.
. Tbb "Stab" corns or Lkctukbs The second
of the supplementary series of the "Star" course of
lectuies will be delivered to-morrow evening by
John O. Kaxe, Ksq., who will discourse upon
"Love." Mr. ttaxe is too well known as a humorist
to Beed any special recommendation, and ft crowded
l.cukt may be expected to-morrow evening.
FOURTH EDITION
LATER FROM EUROPE.
THE ! VACATION OF QRlEdHS.
How It was . Effected.
Important from tlie Dominion.
rrcccedings cf Congress.
ETliiRiK'Ia.1 tvntl Ooimnorolal
Etc. Etc. ISic Cite. Etc.
. FROM EUROPE.
llessr I)e Palytdlnea' Arany Ieft Orleaae.
Totrts, Dee. 5. An ofllcial communication
annonncei Ibat Gnerat,t)'Anreile, on the nly;ht
of December 3, advised the Government f the
necessity of evacuating; Orleans and retreating
to the left bank of the Loire. The Government,
however, was of opinion that it would
be belter to bold firm at Orleans,
but General D' An relics reiterating;
bis views of the necessity for retreat. The
Government decided to act accordingly, but at
noon on tlie 4tk f December General de Pala-
dlnes telegraphed to the Government that he
had changed his opinion and would hold Or
leans. Thereupon Gambctta started to go to
Orleans, but when near La Cliapelle his train
was fired ppon hj the Fmsslan. cavalry
and Gambetta returned to Tours, where
he found a despatch from General
Peiliere, announcing; that the enemy had de
manded the evacuation of Orleans nnder threat
that they would bombard the place, and that
Pelllcre had agreed, in the name of General
D'A. Palladines, to comply with the
demand. Accordingly the marine bat
terics were spiked, the powder
destroyed, and at midnight the Prussians occu
p'ed Orleans. Despatches from the chief of the
Corps d'Araaee announces that the retreat was
made in good order, but no despatches have
been received from General Paladincs. -
Sharp FlabtUir by tho (larlbnldlane
Ltokb, Dec. 4. There was sharp fljhllnit all
day yesterday, between Autun nud Arnay-lo-Oue.
between a portion of Garibaldi's command and
the Prussians. The Guribaldians were success
ful, and are following np their advantage with
activity and spirit.
Tho Spnnlftli Crewa.
Fiorbn( k, Dee. 4. The Duke of Aosta has
formally accepted the crown of 8paln, tendered
to bitn by a. deputation from the Government,
the Regency, and National Cortes.
Urnavtlle nail ;rracbaktf.
London, Dec. 5. -Earl Granville's reply to
Prince GorUchakoETs last letter is published
It is dated November 29. The Brltirh Minister
says there is nothing for blin to add to his pre
vious appeal to international law. lie U aware
that sujrgeBtions for a congress of powers to
fettle this and other questions have been made,
but not adopted, and he is also aware that ia the
contingency of the possession of the prlnelpall
ties by Austria, Russia could question the pro
visions of the treaty of 185C.
He l8,however,1gnorant of such a purpose, and
therefore that question could not ba introduced
and he trusts that all obstacles to the contiuu
ance of peaceful relations will bo removed
it
Russia has formed an opinion as to her right,
bnt does not Intend to act without consulting
the other powers, the controversy is already
partially closed.
Earl Granville concludes by accepting Rus
sia's invitation to a conference, but without
admitting the foregone conclusion as to the
result.
The Freneti Akandva Champlsny.
Veksaili.es, Dec. 5. The French have beast
driven from Cheyllly, and have abandoned
Champlgny-sur-Marne. They are now massing
near Creteil. The cold Is intense. The troops
suffer severely.
FROM TIIE DOMINION.
Hlave Marriages.
Toronto, Ontario, Dec s. A case involving tie
legality of slave marriages in international law way.
argued before a full court of Judges here on Sitar
day, the main question turnlng.on thevalldityor other
wise of a marriage celebrated between two slaves
some fifty years ago In Virginia, and the legitimacy
or illegitimacy of the issue of such marriage. The
arguments on both sides were very lengthy, aad the
court reserved its decision. The leas by tlie ooliialou
of two rrelght trains ou the Urand 'I ran It Uailway
on Friday is estimated at over tftM),C0O.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Henae Abseateee.
Special Dttpalch to Th Banning 7Vrj.
Wakhinoton, Pec. ft. The following Is a list of
the absentees in the House on call of nil : -
Morrill (Me.), Peters, Kin, Ames Calkins, Van
Wvek, Ward, UotchkiSH, More, Ha ght, Cleveland,
Van Anken, utlflllan, Ilarableton, liockery, 1,-isii.
Iloge, Buck, Bradley, Ilsys, Sherwood, Harris, and
Kice.
Hrvenne Kefarai.
Several proportions have been introduced In the
Renate already snowing a determination to "bollsli
the income tax, and also in favor of general am
nesty. The Heuae has taken a recess until 8 o'clock,
fba farter Affair.
Special Despatch to The livening TtUfrqpK
Waboikcton, l ea. 6. Admiral Porter hai written
a letter tu the President explanatory of the let'er
recently published in the New York papers. In this
letter it Is understood Porter ad in Us baring written
the letter attributed to htm jot after the captare of
l utt l'ikher. He denies any intention of redeming
upon the President, and says the letter was written
in the heat or the moment, and under great excite
ment. The letter will probably be made publio
to-morrow. It ia thought the President -will not
take any notice of Porter's Fort Fisher letter, and
that he will Bend to the Senate at ouce Porter's
name for the position of Admiral.
New Yerk iriaaey mad Htecht Blanket.
Ntw Yobb, Dec 6. btocks steady. Money T
per cert. Gold, ill. 6-SOa, lsca, coupon, 107 s j
da ISdi, do., IWJi; da. i860, do. loo'.'; do.
1866, new, 109V; da 18UT, luv.v; do. lsoa, o;;
1O-40S, 106', Virginia ii, new, 63 atlasouri 6a,
eii; Canton Co., 67)4: Cumberland preferred, BO;
N. y. Central and Hudson itlver, Sl; Krle, B4;
Heading. lol.V; Adams Express Ce., ft; MloUU
fan Central, 190; hllchigaa sSouthern,
lUnolit'eutral, 134 Cleyelaud and Pittsburg, 104 ;
Chicago and ltock Island, lie.'i ; Pittsburg aud Fort
Wayne, 9;n Western Union Telegraph. 44 .
New Vark Preduee INarkec.
Niw Yobb, Dec Cotton dull and nominal;
?alea of K&od bales uplands at lB'.e.; Orleans at
tS'tC Flour steady and wltaout decid d ctaanga;
sales of 11,100 barrels, Wheat firm; sale or l,00t)
bushels new spring at l-Bi-87; red Western at
Si-4iV4l-4: white Michigan at 1. Cora heavy
aad declining; sales of l8,(H bushels new mixei
Western at T7i4 7c. Oats qnlet; aa'ea of k,otJ
bushels Ohio at 63.tfc. ; Weatern at 6lusjo.
Beef quiet. Pork steady. Lard quiet. Whisky quiet
at vojc.
FIFTH EDITION
THE LATEST NEWS.
SECRETARY BiUTWf LI'S REPORT.
The Government . Fiannccp.
A Flattering Exhibit.
CIC, Kbc., Etc., Kt., ISI.
FROM WASIIINQTON.
Abatraet at Meeretarv Oeatwelt'a Ueaart.
PttpaHk to Ih Afammiti rraa.
IfAsniNOTON. Tec. 6. The Secretary of Ms Trea-
sery autea that the Onancial concitiaa has tmpreved
uurmg me past year. Receipts ror tne nscai year
ending with Job latt, f4lt,2.v,47;: expenditures
ror tne aarae period, isita.ots.DSU, saowing a surplus
appllcsble ta the payment of tho public debt, In
cluding the ameuut pledged to the sinking fund by
the act of Febraary W, 1843, of tlOI,01,l3. Keoeip B
for the first quarter of the present year, f il5,tot,:io;
eaktmated receipts for the remaining tliree-qnartara,
244,noi O(H); estimated expenditures for the same
perioo, f t,WHi,ouo.
The expenditures far the saaia period were 1213,
f00,0t0; the expenditures for the first quarter were
Il,b6x,m, showing a balance applicable to the pay.
mem of the pnblts debt, including, however, the
amount payable on accountor airutug runt, ft?,03V
310. In estimating the expenditures of the next
seal year, the Secretary has included ilt,59,00J,
properly chargeable to current revenue, ei an ap-
Sropriatlon nnder the acta of February is, IBM, and
uly, 1H70, relating to the sinking fund. There wl I
be required also the sum of l,bSi,9.i3, b;tng the
amount auswerlng to littereat on a cailtl of sink
ing fund as represented on the books or tae desart
nient. The Secretary estimates the reoipts for the yew
ending Jane 12 at t32ii,4l8,0ft) ; the expenditures,
f : ,!i,fil9 ; according to which there will be a'sur
plua applicable to the payment of the principal of the
public debt, la addition to payments made on that
account through the alnklna fund, of tl,T7M&. An
analysis of the expenditures develops facta tending
to sustain ine opinion mat tne na aace win oe ooa
aldcrabiy larger than appears from the foregoing
estimates.
It may reasonably be anticipated that the total re
duction af the putdlo debt daring the next Bacal
year, toclndicg payments on account of sinking
fund, will tie about t-W, Otis, ooo. The war In U irope
has rendered It Impracticable to refund the national
debt, aa authorized by the act approved July 14, ISi'd.
A portion of the paper ha been maattfactured, ami
the preparation of platea has been so far advanoed
that whenever a favorable opportunity arises the
losn may be offered and the bonds delivered without
delay. Inasmuch as the war In Uurope, and conse
quent demand far money, make it doubtful whether
tue four ana rour ana a natr per cent,
bonds will be taken, it seems to ms wise to author
ize the leaned three hundred millions addition!
bonds, bearing Interest at the rate of Bye per cent.
The Interest can be paid quarterly without lucon
renlence, and the Sesretary therefore respectfully
recommend that the loan aet be so molitied that
the payrai nt of interest may be quarterly Instead of
semi-annually. Shonld these racommendatious be
approved by Congress, It is of great importance that
an act authorizing the changes be panned without
delay. Complaints are mane that national bank
bills are worn to such aa extent as to ba ni longer
Ot for circulation, and at no more new Dants are to
be organized, the Secretary recommends that an
appropriation be made, aud authority be given for
tne issue or new tuns noon suen paper an t in sues
form ss may be designated by the tfocretary of the
Treasury.
The Secretary asks the attention of Congress to a
bill prepared rn the department and submitted at
ise last aeMion, relative io ine minis anu ine
cofnase avatcm of the conrtry. He states with re
card to the question of the revival of Amerlctn
commerce that, without undertaking to specify
the means by which it is to be accomplished, he
eanuot overstate the Importance or suoh legislation
as will secure that revival. Ue recommend the In
crease of permanent appropriations for collecting
the revenue from customs to t tie sum of 3,003,fl(io,
and also su h alteration of the law an will provide
for one principal appraiser at each port where tuero
are r,ow two, with equal power.
The supervising architect of the Treasury Btttes
mat tue expenditure autnoriRen ny law ror tne con.
sti action of the pout ofllce at New York will b in
adequate, unless the character of the worn ii
changed from the original design. It Beems to be
due to New York for general aud spparent reasons,
and In consideration of the fact that the most eligible
site hss been secured by the co-operation an l, in
some degree, at the expense of the city, that the
builulnsr should not only be a ore-proof structure.
but also of such dealgn and workmanship as to
ran i among ine oest puono Duuaings or tue
country.
The Secretary renews the recommendations for an
arnroprlatlon ror steam revenue cutteri, mariue
ho pttala, and transferring David's Island rrom the
War to the Treasury Department, and for a marine
hospital. He calls attention to (he Inadequacy and
inequality af the salaries of officers of the Traasury
Department. In bis annual resort of December last
he advised the continuance of the existing systtMU or
taxation as an essential condition to the success of
the croncaed loan.
The circumstance that war was declared between
France ana Prussia simultaneously with tne passage
or the .Loan btiipnt it oat or tue power or tne ne
partnient to make the negotiation, as had been ex
uecled. The larire revenues, however, of the Gov.
ernuient continuing wltnout material abatennnt
until tne present time, tee improved credit or tne
country has enabled the Treasury Deaartuient. by
weekly purchases, to reduce tho amount or surplus
bonus onereu ror saie, ana contriouteu to appreciate
the market value of gold.
He also expressed the opinion that the settled
policy of the country should contemplate a reveoue
au flit lent to meet the ordinary expenses of the U jv-
ertireiit. pay interest on tne punitc ueni, ana iro n
twenty-live to fifty millions of dollars or the principal
annually. Tne reduction of the public debt siuoe
thclicth of June lastjias been ee great as to render
it certain that tne total reduction ror tne present
fiscal year will exceed sixty millions ef dollars. He
saj a in conclusion that the financial prospect, al
thoBch hlclily favorable, la not bjcb at to warrant
important changes in the revenue system at the p re
ar ii sstEion.
But should the result during the CDtnlng year meat
his expectations, it will be possible at the December
seaston of the Forty-second Conreaa to tuake a very
material reduction ia the revenues without Impair
ing the ability or tne uovernment to make saturao-
tory payments or the public debt.
Interest aa ruolfle Katlraad Daada.
De?lcm to (Aa Associated tree.
Washington. Dec. 6. Attoraey.General Aker-
man heard, on Saturday aft ra. win, the argnueut
byJarufrsH Storrs, of New York, counsel of tt?
Central Pacllle Itallrood Ooropany, upon the ques
tion of Ilia obligation of .lie company to pay the
Interest on the boBda Issued by the United mates ia
aid or const noting its railroad. He took the gronad
that the company la not nnder any obligation to pay
interest on these bonds nntu their maturity, exaept
from specilio soorces of reveuue expreatlv
set aside for that purpose, aud asserted
that the United Status will be a great gainer, not
only by saving In freights and In carrying tlie mails,
but In the enhanced value of public lauds aud Iu the
Increase of taxable property. That by the act of
JW4, amending the act of 1863, Congress provided
that only one-half instead of the whale of the eoin
Dentations for services rendered for tne Government
by the companies should ba required to be applied
to the payment of those bonds, principal and in
terest, and that the law o atands at the preaeut.
Vongremu,
Ileaaa af Representatives. .
CViinuf.Wt fas Second Edition.
The following-named members were present :
From Maine, Messrs. Lynch, Blalae, aud Hale;
from New Hampshire, Stevens aud lieutoti; from
Vermont, WUlard, Poland, and Smith; from Masa
chusctls, liuIHngtou, Twlchell, Hooper, lSutlcr,
Hanks, Brooks, Hoar, Washburn, and Dawes; from
libod Inland, Jenckes and Dixon; from Conuecli
cnt, Strong, Kellogg, Starkweather, and Barutim;
from New York, Keeves, Schumacher, B locum, Fox,
Morris, S. B Cox, Brooks, Wood, Patter, Ketch m,
Grlsweld, Tanner, Ferrlsa, Sanford, Knapp, Latlla,
Churchill, McCarthy, Cowles, Kelsey, Usnnett, aud
Sheldon; from Mew Jersey. Bird and Hill; from
Pennsylvania, Randall, O'Neill, Myers, Kelley. Tay
lor, bUles, Townseud, Oeti, Dickey, Cake, Wool
ward, Mercur, Packer, lialdeman, Cessna, Merrell.
Armstrong, ScoOeld, Covode, Negley, Phelps, and
Donley; Horn Delaware, Biggs; from Maryland,
Archer, Swsh, llauilll, aad Stone; from Virginia,
Aver, Piatt, Porter, Booker, Mllnee, McKengle, and
UiLson; from North Caaolkia, Cobb, SUober, and
Jones; from South Carolina, Boweu
aad Wallace; frou Alabama, Dix;
from lftsaiaaippi, McKee; from Loaiaiaua, Hheldoii
and Darrall ; from Ohio, htevenson, Scbeuck, Liw
rence, MuDgea, smith, wiBans, Beaity, DxKiumu,
rerk.Tsn Tmmp, Morgan, Welker, Moore, Binghtwit
Ambler, i r son, ana uarncia; rrom iv?a'-ucyi
wintheatnr and Jjiiea: from Tennessee, fckokes,
1 lllrpan, prosser, Batklns, and KtilUi ; from Indiana,
rilDiatK, jnnan, uonum, tint, iynr, naanie,
Williams, and Packard; frem Illinois, Kldd, Farna
wortb, Burehsrd, Hawley, Ingertoll, Cook, Callora,
nerreeiy, imrr, nay, t;rers, anu ixigao; irom
Miisoari, M lis, Flukeinburg, Boyd, Itardatt,
Vsn Horn, and Aaper; from Arkanaaa, none: from
Michigan, Beaman, 8tonghton. Blair, Terry, Conger,
and etrirkland; frem Florida, Hamilton; from
Texas, Wblttemore, Conner, Clark, and Degener;
rrom lowa, Mccreary, Aiiiaon, Lougnrose, t'aimr,
and Prmeroy; from AVIaconaln, l'alne. At wood,
Ct)b, FJdridge, Sawyer, and Washburn ; from Cali
fornia, Ax tell, Sargent, and Johnson; from Minne
sota, Wilkinson and Wilson; from Oregon, Smith ;
from K ansae, Clarke t from West Virginia, Mcdrew
aad Wltelier: frem Nevada, Fitch; rrom Nebraska,
TafTe. 173 member answered to their names. Ex
coaca were made for Messrs. Kerr, of Indiana, and
t aitins, or New lert, detained at home hy severe
illness.
Oa aaetionor Mr. Scaenck a eommlltee was ap
pointed ta Jain a like committee on the part of the
fcecale, to wait oa the Prealdent or the United
States and Inform him that Congress was ta session
and ready to rtcelre aey communication he might
daeaa proper to make. Messrs. Schenck, Allison,
bbS Potter ware appointed suoh committee on the
part r f the Honte.
j. u. Etjpner was sworn in aa memoer irora vae
First district of Louisiana; Joaeph Dixon, from the
eend district of North Carolina; U. S. W. flake,
afiar an unsuccessful effort on the part or Messrs.
Pchenck and Piatt to have his credentials referred
to the Committee of F.lectlona, waa called upon to
take the oath as member from the Fifth district or
Virginia, bnt was not present.
The House then, at 1 o'clock, took a recess tilU-48,
awaiting the reception of the Presideni'a roessaga.
The recess having expired, Mr. Duke, member
elect from Virginia, presented himself and took the
oath of ofllce.
The resident's message to Congress was then
delivered, and Mr. Pheison, the Clerk of the House,
Ireeeerted to read tt.
The Message waa orderel to be printed. The
Treasury report was then ordered to be printed
and referred to the Committee of Wars and Means.'
A bill to snpply an omission in the lat Indian appro
priation bill waa reported by Mr. Dawea and passed,
and the House then at three o'clock adjourned.
hrtaes at the Opening f Cetiareit.
Fpreial Dfjalch t: Th Evening Telegraph.
WjtRBiMiTON, Dee. B. There was nothing of an
nneaual or exciting charaater about the opening
procceclngs or the session to-day. The attendance
of Senators and meinbars was very full, and every
body seamed ready for business. There was the
nuinl hand-shaking aud greeting in both houses.
Members who are re-elected congratulated each
uhcr on their good furtuue, while those who were
defeated In the recent canvase condoled with their
fellows who met a similar fate.
on all Bides there was tho utmost geod feeling.
In the Senate Carl Schurs seemed to be the lion of
the hour, being warmly welcomed by both Itepub
llcanB and Democrats. In the Honae Schenck was
an object of much attention. Public curiosity was
Bioused about the successor to W litttemore, of
routh Carolina. Kverybody asked "Where le the
negro?" But he did not prct ent himself.
The galleries or both houses were of course
crowded by ladies and gentleman anxious to witness
the opening proceedtaga and hear the Preatdent'a
Message. The House waa called to order promptly
at noon, and tho Clerk proceeded to call the roll to
aaeertain if a qnorura waa preient. The nolae and
conrnsion were bo great that be oould not hear the
responses, aud tho Speaker was compelled to atop
frequently aud demand order.
The Indications are, judging from the chairmen
of the several leading committees, that nothing wl l
be done to-day or for some dsya, except perhaps the
Introduction of appropriation bids. Mr. Dawes says
he will bring in one or two bills at once, so as to
get nnder way before the holidays. It ia understood
that Oeneral Butler has prepared several important
bills, which he will throw upon the 1 louse soon,
carrying out the Ideas contained in hi late war
speech.
C I XT 1 n 1BLL1 is n J B.
REAL ESTATE.
-Properties Mold by the Hlierlff.
The monthly Bale of properties by Sheriff I -yle waa
held on Saturday last, aud waa largely attended.
Among other properties disposed of were the follow
ing, for the prices respectively named :
Dwelling and lot of ground, situate on the west
side of Fifth street, at the distance of seventy-seven
feet north from Prime, containing in front Iff feet
and in depth 60 feet, yearly ground rent of tlO re
served. Price f :ioo.
Dwelling and lot or ground, north side of Chris
tlan street, 21S feet east of Broad, ground rent re
served. Price $1600.
Dwelling and lot of ground, south Bide of Kates
street,at the distance of 812 feet cast rrom Broad,
IS feet front and 47 feet deep, ground rent re
scived. Price $1025.
Dwelling and lot of ground, north Bide of Chris
tian street, at the distance of tli feet east of Broad,
in feet front and B0 feet deep, ground rent reserved.
Price liooo,
Dwelling and lot of ground, south Bide of Kates
street, at the distance of 8-Z8 feet oust of Broad, is
feet frort and 41 feet deep, ground rent reserved.
Price 11055.
Tract of land, with two-story frame dwelling,
barn and ont-bnildtngs thereon, situate In the
Twenty-third ward, containing IT acres and 4
perches. Sold as the property of Frederick XJ.tide.
ITlce I440O.
Three-story brick dwelling, with two story brick
aad frame kitchen and lot of ground, situate on the
north side of Ureen street, at the dUtance of eo
feet east from Twenty-fourth street, in the Fifteenth
ward, containing in front on Green street 25 feet
and in depth 1M feet. Price IfiOoo.
Two dwellings and lot of ground on the southeast
corner of Franklin and Apple streets, Price twoo.
. Lot of ground, with the two-story frame and
three-story brick dwellings thereon, sitnate on the
south side of cherry street, between Seventh aud
Klilitb atreeta, containing In front 19 feet aud In
depth 6T feet, subject to a ground-rent of fw, aad
lot of gronnd, with two-story brick and two three
story brick dwellings, nortn aide of Shriver's court,'
eastward from Eighth street, between Arch and
Cherry it recta, subject to a grouud-rent. Sold as
ho property of Charles Donnelly. pYPie $1350.
Lot of gronnd with three-story brick building
fronting ou Second ttrcct, aouth of Thompson, and
three-story brick fronting on Fitlcthorp street, back.
Sold as the property of Christian Sucnscr. Price
JMIOO.
Two three-story brick dwellings on the west Bide
of Foutth street, north of Master street S ld as the
property of Patrick lieagen. Prices $2Sti0 for one
and $zf CO ror the other.
Two-story brick dwelling, northewt corner of
Sellers and Adams streets, in l'xankford. Price
3 lot.
Brick messuage and lot of ground, si in at on tho
southerly side or Main street, Manayunk, extending
along Main street Ml feet to the ground of the
Schuylkill Navigation Co. Price $i0oo.
Ttiiec-story brick and lot of ground, southeast
corner ef Tenth and Wrant atreeta, IS feet front and
r9 feet deep, subject to a ground rent. Price I16SO.
Lot or ground with two-story brick building and
frame sheds thereon, situate on the a mthwardly
s'de cf York street, at tUe distance of 11 feet west
from Tulip street, In the Nineteenth ward, subject
o a at ou nd rert. Price tl.'U.
PoiKU or Si'kvkyh. A stated meeting of the
Board of Survejs was held this morning at the
fcurvey Depattment, south Fifth street, at which
sewers were authorized to be constructed as fol
low a: One on Daiien meet, from Oxford street, tsu
feet, ario on oxford street from Klgbth l Darien;
ne on Second ftivet from Reed to Diekersou; one
on Fifth street from oxford to Columbia avenue;
and one on Matket airent from Forty.idxlu to Fifty
fifth Btreeta. All, with the exception of the last one,
are to be built at (tlyate expense.
Cbaki.ho win liouBKRY. Klchard Buoting.while
Intoxicated on Saturday evenipg, was roboed of
$4(0 on Contra street wharf. The police of the
beventh diktiict have aireated John smith and
Jokeph Baker ou the charge or being Implleated.
Alderman Beitler led them ror a rurtln-r bearing.
A Tuiik Caiuht Henry Beiaicr, on Saturday
evenlig, tatcrtd Kola's notion store, on 8?oond
street, bi low Brown, and picked np two shirts aud
then started odat lull tilt, Bsrgaant Donnelly saw
ihe fellow tiaveiilDg with the a k ti ts and intercepted
hint at coatee stiver. Alderman 'Poland auose
qoently sent tltn below.
I'kfkovokkd Asfui i.t A gentleman while pass
lug Crowa and Callowhlll atrevta, on Saturday even
ing, waa knocked down by William lieUold without
auy provocation, itet.old was taken iu charge by
Policemau llarra and escorted before Alderman
Cahlll, who held him to aua we r.
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