4 THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1871. (taring Mcgwpli MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1871. THE FALL ELECTION. Among the ofBcera to be elected by the citi zens of rhiladelphia ia Ootober are two of her most important municipal officials the Mayor and Diatriot Attorney; and the politi cians have been busy for months in making arrangements to control the conventions Whioh will nominate the Republican and De mocrats candidates for these positions. Three years ago the present Incumbents ob tained a considerably larger vote than their assooiates . on the Democratio ticket, and they owe their eleotion to their per sonal popularity. As they will probably be renominated, the Republicans, if they desire to be successful, should profit by the lesson of the last campaign, and make nomi nations which will command Pot only the full party strength, but win Totes from the op posing, organization, and thus make assurance doubly sure. The Mayor of Philadelphia is not en dowed with as much control over her municipal affairs as is, in some respects, desirable, but he is nevertheless entrusted with many responsible duties, and it is highly important that he should possess excellent administrative abilities, an un blemished character, unimpeaohable in tegrity, earnest devotion to the interests of the city, and a thorough comprehension of the workings of her complicated system of government. A Mayor gifted with strong personal influence could often render great service by his recommendations in matters which he cannot fully control; while in the important department which is par ticularly under his exolusive control, the polioe, he can render immense service by Bkilful and faithful attention to his duties, or do a great deal of injury by seleoting in efficient offioers and by tolerating their de linquencies. It would be no easy tastt to seleot from the Republicans of Philadelphia & man who, above all others, would be singu larly well fitted for the arduous and in some respects peculiar duties oT Mayor of this oity, but the best efforts of the party should be made te ensure such a selection, and a candi date should be chosen in whom the city as well as the party could justly impose implicit confidence. The offlos of District Attorney is so arc sly less important. In some respects it is even more important than that of Mayor. Every thing relating to the administration of the criminal law depends, in a large measure, upon him. If he is tainted with corruption, or closely affiliated with any class of evil doers he can give a broad license to crime, and per mit his favorites to go unpunished, despite their commission of many glaring offenses. In one sense justice should be blind, but this is only as between man and man, and not in the bad sense which would prompt an official chosen to institute criminal pro ceedings to wink at any class of dangerous or outrageous offenses. The Republican party should be very careful to avoid the nomina tion of a oandidate who, from any reason, would be indisposed to disoharge his full duty without "fear, favor, or affeotion." No sort of entangling alliances between district attornies and any e'azs of criminal should be tolerated or countenanced. Every good citizen comprehends the importance of keeping the courts pure, and as an indispensable step towards this end it is essential that the prose cuting officer who represents the sword of justice should be above suspicion and beyond reproach; that he should, in short, be as wise as a serpent yet as innocent as a dove. TJIE COAL TROUBLES. Tee coal troubles are not yet over, but it is to be hoped that a settlement cannot be much longer delayed. One of the promising signs of the times is the fact that, although the miners who had commenoed working in one of the mines near Scranton were served with "coffin notices" (which means that they were threatened with death if they presumed to continue at work), a large and enthusiastic mass meeting of citizens was held, at which resolutions were adopted declaring that the working miners must and would be proteoted at all hazards. A powerful reaction is apparently being developed against the terroiUm which has hitherto rendered the decrees of the W. B. A. omnipotent, and it is high time that means should be dis coveredo pievent that organization, or any othern this Commonwealth, from compelling thousands of men to spend months in idleness. The umpire to whom the question of the em ployment of threats and force to interrupt ruining operations was submitted was dearly and pohitively againot such dangerous, damaging, and infamous tyranny; and if law and order are enforced on this one point, coal operations will soon be resumed at many works. Whatever else may be done, or left undone, in the adjustment of the existing difficulties, the principle should be universally enforced that violenoe cannot and must not be resorted to to stop work. Suoh proceedings involve a wanton and outrageous attack upon the labor as well as the capital of the ooal regions, and at the same time impose unnecessary and oner ous expenditures upon all ooal consumers, and the men who make suoh attacks should not only be cut off from all sympathy, but punished as dangerous criminals. The impunity with which they have committed similar outrages heretofore has so much emboldened them that ' they have ' virtually established their mob rule as the common law of the ooal regions; but this sort of com mon law should be broken np now and for ever, and the authorities should vigorously sustain those citizens who avow their readi ness to protect iadustiious miners. It is a disgrace to the State that she should permit any combination to foice men to bo idle when they wish to be at work; and before the VV. 1$. A. talks about "pried pie," it shoald learn to respect the fuudaiuental principle which directs that all men Bhoukl be allowed to earn their daily bread by daily labor. the joint mo n co irmsst on. It is reported from Washington that the Joint High Commission has praotioally concluded its labors, the general basis fer a settlement of all the matters in controversy between the United States and England having been agreed upon, and the delay in reduction of the con clusions of the commissioners to the form of a treaty or convention being occasioned by the non-arrival of the final response of the British Government to the communications submit ted to it by its commissioners. The com mission is reported to have agreed that the adjudication o.d award of the Alabama claims Rhall be left to a commission of jurists; that the question of the ownership of San Juan Island shall be submitted to the arbitration of some friendly powers, while the fishery question and the navigation of the St. Law rence will be settled by a treaty. IIow far (he conclusions of the Joint nigh Commission will be satisfactory to the people of the United States cannot be determined until all the details of the convention are made known; but it is sincerely to be hoped that the Senate will exercise a jealous care that our rights are not sacrificed to British obstinacy, as they have been on previous oc casions. We are in a position to insist that our demands shall be complied with to the fullest extent, or else that matters shall remain in their present unsatisfactory condi tion until the English Government is ready to come to terms. The English are far more anx'ous to arrive at a settlement than we are, and there is no reason why we should not avail ourselves of all our advantages, espe cially as we have demanded nothing but what we are strictly entitled to. The San Juan difficulty grew out of a charaoteristioally impudent British attempt to interpret a treaty, by whioh they praotioally gained everything worth having, in such a manntr as to obtain more than they were en titled to under its provisions; and the only settlement the United States Bhould consent to is the total relinquishment of all British claims to the island. We have already yielded more in this quarter than we ever should have done, and there is no necessity whatever that we should yield this point or even sub mit it to arbitration. With regard to the Alabama claims, the proposed settlement may be satisfactory and it may not. If the English Government acknowledges its responsibility and agrees to pay the bill, a commission of jurists may per haps with propriety pass upon the validity of the several claims and award the amounts due to the sufferers, but an arbitration will not satisfy the people of the United States any better now than it would have done in Reverdy Johnson's great dinner-eating days. All right-minded men are of course anxious to have the various matters of controversy between the two countries definitely settled at as early a day as is possible; but as the disgraceful conduct of the English Govern ment and some of the most influential mem bers of its ruling classes got that country into difficulty, the United States is not bound te make any concessions for the sake of peace and harmony, but is entitled In abso lute justice to demand a compliance with its terms 'before there can be any settlement. We make these remarks not to prejudge the work of the High Commission, but to put the public on their guard against being deceived by soft words and specious promises. The conclusions of the commission should be rigidly scru tinized by the public as well as by the Senate, for there must be no more misinter pretations of treaties and no more opportu nities for misunderstandings such as have occurred with regard to San Juan Island and the fisheries. OBITUARY. Carl Wllhelm, Composer of "The Watch on the Rhine." The lost mall from Europe brings intelligence of the sudden death of Carl Wilhelm, whose name will go down to posterity as the composer of the music of "Die Wacht am Rheln," the grand national anthem which played such a conspicuous part In the recent straggle between Germany and France, and which, Prince Bis marck is reported to have said, aided the Ger mans in the late war more than a well -equipped army of one hundred thousand men. Ilerr Wilhelm retired one evening a fortnight ago in excellent health, and on the following morning was found a corpse, his sadden death having been the resuU of apoplexy. lie was Lorn at Schmalkalden,in Thuringla,ln 1815. From his father, who was an organist by profession, he received his first instruction in music, his studies being continued at Cassel, in the Tears 1834-86, under Baldewela and Bott, and also under the celebrated maestro, L. Bpohr. He farther devoted himself to the study of bis art at Frankfort-on-the-Main, under Aloys 8chmldt, an admirable master of the piano-forte, and at Offenbach under Ilerr A. Andre, as teacher of counterpoint. Ia 1811 he began life as a teacher of music at Crefeld, where his talents were fully appreciated, and where he was soon elected director of the Blngacademle for mixed chorus and of the Lledertafel. By his exertions the latter society was raised to a degree of excellence equalling that of any other iu Germany. For twenty four years Wilhelm taught music at Crefeld, and during this period he published about one hundred compositions, nearly all for tbe piano forte, and many of which have enjoyed great popularity. Continued Ill-health enforced re tirement from bis duties as a teacher and direc tor, and finally, in 1865, he was obliged to re turn to his native town, where he continued to reside up to tbe time of Lis death. After his retirement he produced but one noteworthy composition, a magnificent chorus for male voices, entitled "Wacue auf, Deutschland" (Wake up, Germany"), which has for its re frain the characteristic line "Not a foot's bieadlh of German soil shall ever become French." "The Watch on the Rutae" was composed by Wilhelm in the year 1854. The authorship of the words, for some time after the outbreak of tte recent war, was lu dispute, but it was eventually proved satisfactorily that they were written by Max Schneckenburger, a proRperous merchant of Burgdarf, who was born at Thai belm, AVurtemberg, in 1819, and died ia 1S1J, several years before they were sat to the stirring strains of Wilhelm. "Tbe Watch on the Rhine" toon attained general popularity, and as long ago as 1865 It was (aid not only to have made tbe round of land and sea, but to have become regularly established as a national song of Ger many. It was not, however, until the ex-Emperor Napoleon III made his reckless assault upon the nationality and unity of Germany, that "The Watch on the Rhine" was taken np by the whole Fatherland, and re-echoed through the fairest portion of France by her armies, until It had almost supplanted "What is the German's Fartherland?" and "I am a Prussian." The pe culiarity of the straggle into which Germany was drawn by the unprovoked assault of France gave a singular significance to the words of the song, and contributed to its surprising popu larity, both at home and In the field. Peculi arity appropriate to the great Issue at stake as it was, Prince Bismarck did not exaggerate its Influence upon the spirit and endurance of the at my in the words referred to above. Wllhelm lived long enough to reap a full mea sure of reward for his inspiriting and patriotic strains. Ills name was on the Hps of every son of the Fatherland, Queen Augusta caused a medal in his honor to be struck and presented to him, and on the occasion of a visit which he made to Berlin in December last, he was the re cipient of a grand ovation in which all the choristers of the Prussian capital joined. NOTICES. Oua Stock of Spring Clothing is dkcidkdly tub Cheapest and bbst. comk and examink. WANAMAKKB k BllOWN, Thk Laboxst CLomiNO Uoosb, Oak Hai l, Sixth and Mabkbt Sts. Our Bots' and Yoctes' Suits for Dress and School arb thk chkapest, prbttib8t, and best. Wanamaker fc Brown, Tub Popular clothing House, Oak Hall, Sixth and Market Sts. Our Children's Fancy Suits are made up In the very best manner, In Elegant Designs, Beautifully Trimmed, and far superior to any we have ever had Beady-made on our counters. At vbr v Low Prices. Wanamaker & Brown, Children's Department on First Floor, 63i and 634 Market Street. Our Custom Department Has hundreds of different styles of Goods, and Is prepared to All the most particular order In the most satisfactory manner, at very moderate rates. Wanamaker A Brown, The Largest and Best Organized Custom Department in Philadelphia, Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and is S. Sixth St. Wb Have Prepared for a Large Increase in oub Businiss this Season, and to this end hare left nothing undone. Oar old customers will nnd greater satisfaction than ever before In dealing with us, and new customers will Had we have the Largest Stock, Best Workmanship, Lowest Prices. Our Spring Suits range from f 10 upwards, and we will guarantee each grade to be from $2 to 15 per suit cheaper than the same material else where. Store Open Saturdays from 6 A. M to 10 P. M. Wanamaker a Brown, Clothiers of thb People, Oak Hall, The 8. E. Corner Sixth and Market Sts. ' SEWINQ MACHINES. THE AMERICA!? Button-Hole Overseainiog AND Complete Sewing Machine. The first anl only ;BUTT0N-H0L AND INQ MACIliNK combined that has made Its advent In this or any other country. tvihe foUowlcg reasons are given why this is tte best Family Machine to Purchase. 1. Because It will do everything tbat any ma chine can do, sewing from tbe finest to the coarnest material, hemming, fell ing, cording, braiding, binding, gathering, and sewing on, at the same time raffling, quilting, etc better than any other machine. 2. Because the tensions ere more easily adjusted than any other machine. 3. Because It can work a beautiful button hole, making as fine a pearl aa by the hand. 4. Because It will em broider over the edge, making a neat and beauti ful border on any gar ment. 6. Because It will work a beautiful eyelet hole. 6. Because It can do over-hand seaming, by which sheets, pillow ! T. Because you can quickly raise or lower the feed to adapt It to thioK or thin cloth. I 8. Because you have a short, deep bobbin by which tbe thread Is con stantly drawn from the centre; the tension Is con sequently even, and does not break the thread. 9. Ttacniian t.h nraiur. foot tarns backs; that the eiow can De easily re moved after being sewed. 10. KpfUMlBA t.hA hut mechanics pronounce It the bast finished and made on the heat. nrlnf nl I of any machine mannfao- iurcu. it uua no Bpnngs to break : nothing to apt oat of order. 11. Because It is two machines In one. A But- ton-holb Working and Sewing Machine com bined. cases, and tue like are sewed over and over. IW No other Machine can accomplish the kind of sewing stated la Nos. 8, 4, 6, and a. Parties using a family sewing machine want a WHOLE MACIiiNB, one lth all the Improvements. It la to last a LIKKTIMB, and therefore one Is wanted that will do the mobt woik and do it the best; and this machine can do several kind of sewing not done on ANY OTHER MACHINE.be sides doing every kind that all other can do. Price tT5. THE AMERICAN OR PLAIN SEWING MACHINE, (without the button-hole parts), does all that 1b done on the Combination except button-hole and ov.r Beamlng. Price ttf). Mr Call at the COMPANY'S WAREROOMS, No. 1318 CHE5NUT Street, and examine them before pare baaing any other sew lug machine. 4 irp tf BOOTS AND SHOES. CABLE . SCREW WIRE BOOTS AND SHOES. THY A PAIR, And you will use no others. They are the most Pliable, Parable, and Comfortable goods In the market. Their saccet s Is unprecedented, and they are rapidly superseding sewed and pegged work wherever Introduced. r 11 fmwlm Bold by Dealers Everywhere. GPCC TA C L E &. MICROSCOPES, TELESCOPES, TITER MGMKTERS, MATHEMATICAL, SUR VEYING, PlilLOSOPHIOAX. AN) DRAWING INSTRUMENTS AT KKDUCKD PRICES. JAM CIS VV. OUEEZn & CO.. TMOiWfWp No. 924 CHESNUT Street, Phlta, JEWELLERS, CHESHUT AND TWELFTH STREETS, Have just received from Napleg -A- FINE INVOICE OF1 PINK MOUNTED IN NEW AMD BEAUTIFUL. STYLES OLOTHINQ. MEN OF PHILADELPHIA ! AROUSE In yonr might to the Importance of making an early examination of on r vast stock of Elegant Spring Clothing. You are freely Invited to come io our "OHBAT BROWN HALL," and look closely at our assortment. You will find that yoa have come TO A. Most nn paralleled wealth of fine raiment, la every variety and of every style. Hen of good SENSE Will be struck In a moment with the magnitude of tbe preparations we have made (or the satisfaction of everybody this Spring. Gentlemen of Philadel phia, If you want to get the worth OP YOUR Money, If you want to be satisfied with perfectly fit ting garments, If you wantjto be protected la the ex ercise of yoar RIG-HT8! Boy yonr Spring Salts at the GREAT BROWN HALL ROCKHILL & WILSON. 803 and 605 CHESHUT STREE1 CHESTNUT ST; HOTEL PHILADELPHIA! PA, With Rarest Beauties of Fabrio and Finish Piling oar counters, And with Able Interpreters of Style To display them, and And to assist yen In yoar CHOICE, We request the custom of the public Additionally A Large Ready-made Stock of doming. Prlces,Varlous Styles. WESTON & BROTHER, TAILORS, S W. Corner NIHTH and ARCH Sts, PHILADELPHIA. A fall assortment now In store OF THE CHOICEST NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON FOB GENTLEMEN'S WEAR. A 8UPEKIOR GARMENT AT A REASONABLE RICS. 4 8 smrp SOAP! SOAP!! SOAP!!! FATES T PEBFUMED DETERSIVE. PATENT PERFUMED DETERSIVE. PATENT PERFUHED DETERSIVE. This la the best and most economical LAUNDRY SOAP In the United States For house-cleaning, and washing Flannel or Woollen Goods, It has no equal. II is sold by all grocers, and manufactured only by HcEEONE, TAN HAAGEN A CO., 1 IB wfmgm Philadelphia and New York. TRAVELLERS' CREDITS. Our Letter of Credit gives the holder tire privilege of drawing either en DREXEL, 1IARJES & CO., Paris, IN FRANCS, OR ON Uttixt. A. 8 PETRIE & CO., London, IN STARLING, As may be found most convenient or profitable, and la available throughout Kurope. To parties golag abjoad we offer special faculties, collecting their In terest and dividends during their absence without charge. DREXEL & CO., Bo. Si BOUTH THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA fTtflOM AS BIRCH A SON. AUCTIONEERS AND X COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. yiu Cliifci fjUT Street; rear entrance No. HOT banduu str.eb PUBLIC SALE OP FINK TABLE AND BSD '.LINENS. Tins Evening, At Tjtf 0'clo.k, Birch A Son. auctioneers, will hold a sate of Cue table and bed linens, quiiu, towels, etc., at the'r Btore, No. 1110 Che nut street, to e lia ble those who cannot leave their basinet, during the day te purchase some of the bargains. it .1 IV ko Ha j CORAL, PIANOS. STEIN WAY SONS' GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOS. Special attention Is called to their PATENT UPRIGHT PIANOS. CHARLES BLASIU3. Warerooms, No. 1006 CHESNUT Street, Philadel phia. 4 13 tfrp 8CIIOUAGKER & CO., GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOS. Special attention Is called to our Upright Pianos. They possess the highest Improvements of any in struments made, and are unrivalled for tone and durability. Also, sole Agents for the celebrated BURDETT ORGAN. SCIIOMACKER fc CO., 4 18 lm4p No. 1103 CHESNUT Street PIANOS AND ORGANS. ffPQ GEO. STECK & CCS.) BRADBURY'S, PIANOS, EALNKS' BROS', J ANT) MASON AND HAMLIN'S CABINET ORGANS. GOULD . FJSCHKR, No. 923 UUKSNUT Street. . 8. GOULD. No. 1018 ARCH Street. wm. o. nscnsR. l IT tf 4p fffff CHICKKRI N.G SONS' GrandJSquare and Upright Pianos. GREAT REDUCTION FIXED PRICES. DUTTOh'S PIANO ROOM8, 6 SS lm4p h'os. 1126 and 1133 CHESNUT St. WATCHE8. JEWELRY. ETO. SPECIAL AGENTS ron thb American Watch Co,, IVAIrilAM. MASS., AND E. Howard & Co., Boston. An Immense Stock of these desirable WATJHES, In Gold and Silver Cases, at GKEATLY KSDUCED RATES. Send for ptlce list to BOBBINS, CLARK & BI9DLE, No. I 124 CHH8NUT Street, 4M8trp PHILADELPHIA. BEN BY HARPER, No. 722 CHESNUT Street, A NEW STOCK AT LOW PRICES OF WATCHES, OPKHA AND VEST CHAINS, FIXE JEWELRY, SILVER BRIDAL PRESENTS, Rogers', SUver-Plated Spoon., Forks, Tea Set., Castor., Ice Pitchers, Etc. 4 19 lnup PAPER HANQINOSi PACLE, OOOICE AND ewihc, Paper Hangings, No. 1210 CHESNUT St., 8 IS smwsmrp PHILADELPHIA. AGRICULTURAL. THE PHILADELPHIA LAWN j MOWER. i Two thousand of these celebrated Machines were arid in the spring of lbio, and the supply i.ued to metrt the demand. They are acknowledged to ba the best Mower In the world, and we warrant that every machine will please the purchaser. They are of six sizes, as follows: No. 80, for a young lady price tl3 0o , for a lady r boy... h oo 1, for a uan for two men a-o K, for a pouy or light horse " :s W B, fore horse lw-ee i IFWe deliver ail machine and .petite them at your residence without ex irt charge. ROBERT lllIST, Jr., Seed and Agricultural Hjoba, 4 M Ot rp M and m MARKET tit., aime ttluih. SEWINQ MACHINES. rjy h i? WHEELER & V7ILS0K For Bait on Eaty Terms. HO. 914 CHESNUT 8TKEKX. 4 taw PUILADF.LPHIA. DRY QOODS. STRIPE GIUCS IN ALL Colors and Prices. JOHN W. THOMAS & CO., Noi. 405 and 407 N. BEC0HD Street, 1 29 wfmSmrp PHILADELPHIA. LX.X.I rAEBI0NS F0R SPB1N0 0F EYE3E AND LANDELL, IV find ARCH Streets, 110 ANTWERP SILKS. 10. Inticduce these 8PLKNDID BLACK SILKS to their esteemed customers. 10 pieces more stripe Summer Silks, in pieces more Plaid hummer Puks, II. 10 cases Pinbead stripe and r lald Silks. POPULAR BLACK LaCK. Llama Lace Jackets; Llama Pace 8ok.i; Llama Lace Points ; Llama Lace Bashes ; Llama Lace Panicrs ; Marie Antoinettes ; Sailor Boy Lace Jackets; Flowing: and Coat BleeTea. l T mwsSmrp SILKS, SHAWLS AND DRESS GOODS GS0HO23 riVffXJR, No. 916 CHESNUT STREET, Invites attention to his stock of SILKS OF ALL KINDS, . INDIA AND OTHER SHAWLS. Novelties In Dre.a and Fancy Goods, INDIA, PONGEE,; AND CANTON CHAPS IN SHAWLS AND DRE33 OOOD3. 418 ginrp OARPETINQS, ETC 4h of July, 1876. From April 1, 1871, until the opening of the Centennial Anniversary Exhibition. We will set apart A. Percontago On onr entire sales of CARPETINCS, OIL CLOTHS, F.1ATTINCS, AS OUR CONTEIBUTION". . R. L. KNIGHT & SON, 1 222 CHESNUT STREET, 8 17 fmW3m PHILADELPHIA. r.'cCALLUM, CREASE & SLOAN, No. 009 CHESNUT Street. CANTON MATTINGS, ALL WIDTHS, WHITE, CHECK, AHD FAffCY. LOW PR1CE8. ilcCALLUM, CREASE & SLOAff, No. SOO CIIi:?riJX Street, 8 1 W8m3mrp PHILADELPHIA. m PLATED WARfc. HEAD & ROBBIHS, N. E. Cor. NINT1I and CHESNUT, MANUFACTURERS OF Silvor-Piated Ware. "Wedding Presents, Hotels Furnished, Families Supplied, WITH BVEKT ARTICLE REQUIRED IN TUKR LIN B OF QOOD3. I 83 w fin Smrp