THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1871. felting Mcfltapft MONDAY MAY 23. 1871. THE NEW DEAD-LOCK. Another dead-look has ooonrred in the State Legislature, originating in the determination of the Demoeratio Senators to compel the Republican . House to consent to certain amendments to the Registry law. If no compromise is effected, several bills of gene ral interest, and a large nnmber of private measures, will fail to beoome laws. The bill providing for constitutional reform will be defeated, and the Appropriation bill will be jeopardized. , As matters now stand, both parties threaten that they will go to the peo ple on the issue bb it is made np, thus carry ing the legislative quarrel into a popular canvass. It therefore behooves the Republican Ilouse to be quite certain that it is well armed at all points before it aocepts this gage of a general battle, and to carefully consider whether a portion of the Demoeratio demand for a modification of the Registry law should not be granted. There can be no doubt that the existing ar rangements for counting the returns of the elections of this city are dangerously defec tive, and that the proposed remedy of having them counted in the presence of the Judges of the Court of Common Fleas seems to be at once necessary and likely to be efficacious in averting existing evils. The Republican party, being a party of law,order, and justice, cannot afford, on a point like this, to take issue with the Democracy. It is no part of its legitimate functions to shield men who venture to tamper with fair eleotions, or to afford to dishonest return judges opportuni ties to nullify the popular will. The only valid argument in favor of the Registry law is its usefulness in preventing such frauds as Demoeratio leaders have notoriously prac tised in former elections, particularly in the fall elections of 18G8; and no man will pre sume to say this object cannot be better at tained by a provision requiring that the re turns shall be counted in the presence of the Judges of the County Courts, than by a sys tem which excites distrust and indigna tion, and which has already led to dan gerous scenes of violence. On this single point, therefore, we think it would be at ence just and politio for the Re publicans of the House to defer to the demands of the Democratic Senators. Any effort of the latter to make such vital changes in the Registry law as would onoe more band over the city to the tender mer cies of the ballot-box stuff era of 18G8 should be stubbornly resisted; but it is to the interest of all good citizens that the returns of our elections should be peacefully and fairly counted, and this feature of the Demooratio programme should be at once aooeded to by the Republicans. ANOTHER NATL IN GEAIirS COFFIN. When Shakespeare wrote that "the quality of mercy ia not strained," it was, of course, im possible for him to foresee the performances of John W. Geary as a dispenser of pardons. Some of Geary's predecessors have liberated more criminals who were removed from so ciety for society's good, but the host of petty offenders who have been the recipients of Executive clemency under former administrations cannot be made to excuse the scandalous pardons granted by the present Governor. Geary is to be judged by the quality rather than by the quantity of the pardons he has granted, and he appears to be so determined to make his record as the criminal's friend so clear and unequivocal that it will be impossible for his admirers to 'draa- him out" for a third term, no matter 0 how anxious they may be to do so. The Fioken pardon which, in point of fact, was an unlimited license to shoot small boys whenever the recipient of it might feel in the humor to amuse himself in such a manner proved to the satisfaction of all honest men that Geary Is not a proper person to fill any office of trust or responsibility; but not satisfied with this, his Excellency may we soon say his late Exoellency has driven another nail in his political coffin by granting a pardon to John H. Brill, who was convicted on the Oth of March last of making fraudulent election returns, and was sentenced to an imprisonment of one vear and to pay a fine of $100. The evidence against Brill was clear and eui- phatio, and as his offense was a particularly outrageous one, as it was a blow at the very foundation of social order and republican government, the interference of Governor Geary, at the dictation of a gang of trading politicians, makes him a participant in the crime, and demonstrates his utter worthless Bess as an administrator of justice. There are certain men in thin community who look upon tuoh a crime as that of Brill's as a meritorious and not a criminal performance; and such as these, whether they call themselves Repu'hcc.as or Democrats, can be considered as uotbing else than ene mies of society, who deserve to be jealousy watcued, and who bhoulrt meet witn tne op position of all right-minded citizens when ever they attempb to push themselves and their partisans into the management of public affairs. A party of these professional politicians went t Hr4lsburg ostensibly to oversee the convention for the nomination of Auditor-General aud Sqrveyor-Geuerl. They called themselves tu Unconditional Republican Club, but this name, like the pretended object of their visit to IUrrisburg, vas a mere blind, and the tin ale end and aim they had in view was the unconditional pr don of Brill. UDder these circutnsUnoes the Unconditional Pardon Club would hav brteu a more appropriate name for the pirty prominent in which were individuals who Lave figured prominently in the Fioken pardon cas and other equally disoreiiUbl circuaistsncea. Brill had served these nidn, end they were determined that he MuoalJ not suffer for his fidelity to the only principles of political or moral action they subscribe to, which are, to get office by any possible means; to make as much as possible out of the pub lio by any possible means; and to remain in office as long as possible by any possible means. HoneRty is a word such schemers as these have long since ceased to believe in, and the public offices they consider as but ' their lawful prey, and the manipulation of election returns as the best and safest method of obtaining office. Brill was one of the instruments used to ac complish their purposes, and as he had been useful in the past so he might be in the fu ture; at any rate, the "TJnoonditionals" con sidered it inonmbent on them to take care of their friends, and the prompt surrender of Geary proves that he has a greater ambition to be in the good graces of the friends of Brill than to retain a spotless reputation as a man and as the Governor of a great Commonwealth. we understand a regular Bargain was made between Geary and the " Unoon ditionals" for the pardon of Brill, and the pardon was granted not because any good and sufficient reasons could be assigned for the release of the criminal, but because the Unconditional Pardon Club guaranteed to endorse Geary and to procure a favorable mention of him in the resolutions to be passed by the convention. The follow ing, which appears among the resolutions, represents a part of the price paid for the libe ration of Brill from durance vile: . "That our confluence In the firmness, wisdom, ani Intetrrlt.Y of our present worthy Governor. John W. Geary, remains unRhaken, and that we believe his qualifications for the otUce he now holds are un questionable, a la clearly proven by the manner In which be has brought the State safely through every storm. As there was not a man in the convention who had the slightest confidence in either the firmness, the wisdom, or integrity of John W. Geary, it is diffioult to find a polite word to characterize this resolution. Doubtless our pardon-granting Governor im agines that the ''Unconditionala" will repay him by "dragging him out" as the Republican Gubernatorial candidate a third time, or that they may even insist upon his accepting the Republican nomination for the Presidency; but the probabilities are that he will find Mr. Brill's friends less influential that he expects, and that despite their dexterous wire-pulling the people will conclude that the granterof the Ficken and Brill pardons is not a proper per son longer to disgrace the executive chair of this Commonwealth. As for the Presidency, the idea of Geary being the Republican can didate is too preposterous to be thought of for a moment. Despite our warnings Geary has insisted on committing polilioal hari-kari. and the Unconditional Pardon Club will not be able to save him from the consequence of his own act, which is political annihilation TUB MILITIA TAX. The Military Board of the First Division N, G. of Pennsylvania, "believing that the sub' ject only needs to be properly understood in order to remove much of the unpopularity of the law caused by continual and persistent misrepresentation, nave publisned a pam phlet giving . their viewa with regard to the militia tax, with reports of the Reoeiver, Division Paymaster, and brigade officers, which contain the receipts of the tax during the year ending May 2, 1871, with the manner of their distribution. This pamphlet, the Bubstance of which we gave last week, is, we believe, the first official statement with regard to this tax that has ever been pub lished; and as it has undoubtedly been elicited by the criticisms which the Division Board complain of as "persistent misrepre tations," it may be considered as a promising sign that the division officers and their sub ordinates of the Military Tax Office are begin ning to have an appreciation of the fact that the citizens who pay the tax are interested in knowing something about its collection and distribution, and that they are anxious to bo informed as to whether they get the worth of their money. While the division officers pro fess to believe that their statements contained in the pamphlet before us ought to be suffi cient to silence criticism, even if they do not make our citizens enthusiastio on the subject of paying the tax, we find in them ample evi dence of the correctness of our statement that the tax is an improper one, that it is im properly collected and distributed, and that it is practically of no benefit whatever to the community at large. According to the report of the Re ceiver. the sum of $22,1521 -02 was col lected during the year ending May Of this amouet S.i5'.i3'27. or nearly one- fourth, was absorbed for necessary expenses, Now a tax which costs such a percentage as this to collect ought to be very important in deed, especially when it is attended with so manv irritatina and obnoxious features as is this militia tax, and the majority of plain, practical common sense people will not be long in coming to the conclusion that 12 per man, which was the largest dividend made during the past year, will scarcely do enough for the support of the militia of the First di vision for the citizens of Philadelphia to be annoyed as they are in its collection. The reason given for the non-collection of a larger amount is curious. The Receiver in his re port eajs: The dlscrepanoy which exlsti between the total' number of citizens enrolled aa liable to military duty by the assessors, ana me uumoer wao pay me com Uiutation tax, w besienempimea ut a with the figares of tha Eiguth ward: coinparuua Total number enrolled rt5S5 Number paid 84s jCieropt lor service uuu uionum..j i over age he DION ed . Cannot be found (suppoietl rem ved) 925 Here is a practical confession on the part of the Receiver that out of 2 j0."i persons en rolled 177'., or nearly three-fourths, have not paid the tax or excused themselves in a legal manner. Further than this, it is a fact, for which proof can be prodaoed, that persons have been excused without the production of Mifticient evidence, and that the tax has not been collected " in cases where those liable to it hve bhown a sturdy disposition to contest its payment to the last. It can also be proved that the Collec tor of Delinquent Taxes has sent his impudent circulars to persons who have already paid the tax, but who, in case their reoeipts were lost or mislaid, would have no remedy but to pay it again. Can it, in view of these facts, be asserted that the business of collecting this tax is conduoted in other than a loose, irregular, and improper manner? It is useless for the Division Board, the Re ceiver, or the Collector to contend that they have not ample power to get every dollar due them under tha law, for all 'the enactments with regard to the militia tax have been prepared in this city by those interested and carried up to Hirris buTg and engineered through the Legislature If those entrusted with the collection of the tax have not sufficient power they themselves are alone to blame. The fact is, however, that no persons are better aware of the utter inutility of the militia tax, to any but those who get their living by its collection, than the Division Board and those in its employ; and the officers of the board, in the statement before us, freely admit that the prinoiple of supporting the militia by a commutation tax is wrong in principle and practice. We ap prove decidedly of a tax for the support of the militia, but it should be sufficient for the purpose, and it should be paid by the public at large, and not by a portion of the community only. We hope, therefore, that the Legislature will begin the work of reform by abolishing the present useless and odious commutation tax, and then proceed to reor ganize our militia system upon a proper basis, and provide suitable means for its support which will bear equally upon all. It is now definitely understood that the Reading Railroad Company has nearly per fected arrangements which will, in the near future, place under its immediate control a sufficient body of anthracite coal lands in the Schuylkill and Mahanoy regions to supply the present and prospective demands of this re gion. Ibis business change is one of no Blight significance, as it will lead rapidly to a consolidation of all the diverse interests hitherto represented by coal-land owners, operators, and various transporting compa- . under one uniform management, so that the Reading Railroad will acquire well- nigh absolute power in regulating the supply and determining the price of ooal in the vast region supplied by her wide-spreading iron tracks. NOTICES. Wanamaker u Bhown, Clothing, Cheapest AND BEST. Wanamaker L- Brown, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker ct Brown, Clothing, cheapesfund best,' Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker A- Brown, Clothing, cheapest and beU. Wanamaker A Brown, C othing, cheapest and best, Wanamaker b Brmon, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker fr Brown, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker . Broicn, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker tt Brown, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker fc Brown, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker fc Brown, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker k Brown, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker ds Brown, Clothina, cheapest and best. Wanamaker fc Brown, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker tfc Brown, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker A Brown, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker fr Brown, Clothing, cheapest and best. Wanamaker tfc Brown, Clothing, cheapest and bent. Wanamaker J- Brown, Clothing, cheapest and beat. Wanamaker Bkown, Wanamaker A Brown, Wanamaker & Bkown, Oak Hall. Oak Hall, Tee Largest Clothing Bouse in America, S. E. cor. Sixth and Market streets. Boys' Clothing on first floor. Besides our very large slock of ordinary sizes Men's Clothing, ire have one room filled with extra large SIZES or those who cannot be fitted anywhere else. NEW PUBLIOA1 IONS WILKIE COLLINS' HEW BOOK. BASIL: OR. THE CROSSED PATH, bv WILKIE COLLINS, in octavo form, and the Second Edition of TRIED FOR I1EU LIFE, by MKS. KM. MA IJ. Jfi. N. BOUTHWOKTii, ami tne mowna jiauion oj tus COUNTESS OF MONTE-CRlSTO, and other Naw Books are pablisaed, and for sale this day by T. B. PETERSON A BROTHERS, NO. 806 CHESNUT Street. WILKIE COLXIXS' NEW BOOK. BASIL; OR, THE CROSSED PATH. By Wllkle Collins. Complete In one large octavo volume. Price SeveBty-tive cents. WILKIE COLLINS' OTHER BOOKS. THE DEAD 8ECRET. Price Fifty cents. AFTER DARK. Price Seventy-flve cents. HIDE AND hkek. Price seventy-flve cents. Slum S A-FOOT. Price Fifty Cents. ' THE QUEEN'S REVENUE. Price Seventy-flve cts. MAD MONKTON. Price Fifty cents. TH E YELLOW MASK. Price Twenty-five cents. SISTBU ROSE. Price Twenty-nve cents. THE STOLEN MASK. Price Twenty-five cents. MRS. SOUTHWORTII'S NEW BOOK. TRIED FOR HER LIFE. Second Edition. Great success of it. Errribodu readitii and recommending it. TRIhD FUR DER LIFE. A Sequel to "Cruel as tha Grave " Uv Mrs. Kmina D. E. N. Soutawortti. Complete In one large duodecimo volume. Price $1-16 in cloth ; or f l bo in paper cover. COCNTESS OP MONTE-CRISTO. THE COUNTESS OF MNTE CRISTO. S?ond KdittntL. A Com minion to "The Count Of Monte- Cristo ." bv Alexander Dumas, and fully equal to It, with a portrait of "The Couutess of Monte-Crlato" rin tha cover. :nmnlft in one larse Octavo volume. paper cover, price One I'ollar, or bound In cloth for live. 1 J" Above Books are'' for sale by all Booksellers, or will be sent, posipaia, on receipt vj price oy ine puo.vsnn o, T. B. PETERSON fc BROTHERS, It No. 30G Chesuut Street, PHllada., Pa. NEW BOOKS. LOCUST GROVE STORIES. Containing: Tim liiirnlv Tunirae lAcob'tf Wall Clara's bur- prise. H. How Vioiet's Prayer was Answered Words- How Good brlugs Good out of EvlL 8. Jack Rtorv and Paul Stanley Truth In Trifles Love to the Aged. 4. Diet Mason aud Harry Siauk Sym pathy for Oiht-is Jobuuie'a Leson Aunt Clyde's VislL 6. The Earnest Bov Goa'a Bye upon Ui Hans Albright aofl hta Mother Nannie Walone. a. Tlie Birth-rtav Party at the Hall Julia and her Friend, Bell Newiou. Uniformly bound In cloth, ltiino, and all in a neat paper box. 11-75. COUNTRY CIIILUREN IN TOWN. ISmo, cloth, bo ana t6 ttut. Jast Pobllshed and for Sale by the AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL, UNION 1122 Chestnut Street, PLUadelpbia. 6 is wiu.ee j -.'BAitBY&fflS Jewelers, Chestnut It, 12th Sts. i Have the pleasure of calling attention to their unusually large stock of DIAMONDS, Mounted in the newest and most elegant styles. CLOTHING.' ROCKHILL Fine Suits for Boys. Suits for school. fciul' s for Sunday. A Suits for Borne. & Suits for Travel. & Suls for everywhere. & buits for all occasions. & WILSON, G03 Immense variety of Spring patterns and styles 603 In our iTOstom-Department, ready to bus be made up promptly, anu at tue S03 most reasonable prices. 603 605 WILSON. Salts for 110. Mute lor fin. hmts for I'M. GREAT iKOWN HA.LL, Suits for 125. Business Suits. Walking Suits. & 603 and 6ns Chesnut St., Finn Dress suits. & Travelling suits. & Philadelphia. ROCKHILL fifffiMiCfflCttSg iIa 1 nm a nl ' ruiLAUtLriU rl TO USW BEAUTIES, g KOVELi AND KLtKGANX s n STYLES Z IN CLACK 5 AND BLUE . DIAGONALS. 2 bl " 2 Fashionable Patterns in g! Pantaloon Cass i meres. WHITE AND FANCY LINENS, TJ U 2 Of Attractive Patterns, BAMBOO CLOTH, ETC. ETC. WESTON & BROTHER, TAILORS, S. W. Corner NINtH and ARCH Stt, PHILADELPHIA. A full assortment now in store OF THE CHOICEST NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON FOB GENTLEMEN'S WEAR. A SUPERIOR GARMENT AT A REASONABLS PRICB. 4 S 8mrp FRENCH BREAKFAST CAPS TUB MISSES WcVAUCH & DUNCAN, No. 114 g. ElCTeulR St., Cave just received their Spring Importation of French HreakTast Caps, ENTIRELY NEW DESIGNS. Plqnea In Plaids, Stripes and Cords. French Nainsooks, Victoria and Bishop La vn. Tucked Muslin for WaUts and Skirts. French Worked and Hamburg Edgings and Insert lnga. . Klcn nouncings in jxainaooK ana & trigs. Linen Collars aud Cutis, all tha new styles. Novelties and Fancy Articles received dally. Ladles' Undergarments! and Infanta' Outflts on hand aud made to order. 8 19 m 3m ItliAl Til l glOT IS WEN ON AH. Its Hotel, Its lakes, the fish pond, the old mill, the old railroad bridge, the handsome drives and avenues, the prk, and many other points of Interest, are In themselves sufficient attractions, while the NATU RAL ADVANTAGES of the tract, such ai excellent water, rolling country, nlgD and healthy location, facilities for drainage, and EAST ACCESS TO TAB CITY, render WENONAH the moat desirable place for building Country Residences within the vicinity of Philadelphia .situated on the West Jersey Railroad, 11 miles from Camden, reached In FORTY-FIVE MINUTES from your place of business. The Hotel win be completed and opened about the lSth of June. Visit the place and Judge tt upon lu merits. Tickets and information famished by DANIEL M. FQX & SON, M12trpJ NO. 640 North FIFTH Street. !kT fc PLANKED SHAD. TO ENJOY f.kln 1hI1i'IOUR rilHh nriiar it At tha H uena lat" Hotel, GLOUCESTER POINT. GLOUCKS. interesting 0 U lltrp rrriTEit point -a my I -gill. JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE. j 0 CHESNUT and TWELFTH Sts., Invite special attention to their stock of PLATED WARE, WHICH WILL BE FOUND TO EM BRACE ALL THE NEWEST STYLES. Quality Guaranteed. SlmwsSrp PIANOS. ffTfl STKINWAY db SONS GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOS. Special attention is called to their PATENT UPRIGHT PIANOS. CHARLES BLASIUS. Warerooms, No. 1000 CHESNUT Street, Philadel. pma. 4 is urp C NICKERING SONS Grand Square and Upright Fianoi. GREAT REDUCTION. FIXED PRICES, BUTTON'S PIANO ROOMS, 6 16 lmplm Nos. 1126 and 1123 CHESNUT St PIANOS AND ORGANS. GEO. BTECK S CO."S.) . BRADBUKV'8, J. PIANOS, HAINES' BROS', J AX9 MASON AND HAMLIN'S CABINET ORGANS. GOULD 4t FISCHER, No. 923 CHESNUT Street J. I. OOCLD. ' No. 1016 ARCH Street WM. 8. FIBCSra. 1 17 tf p ' FINANOIALi TRAVELLERS' CREDITS.' Our Letter of Credit gives the holder the privilege of drawing either on DREXEL, If ABJES & CO., Paris, IN FRANCS, OR ON Ueisrs. A. S. FETEIE & CO., London, IN STERLING, Aa'may be found most convenient or profitable, and la available throughout Europe. To parties going abjoad we offer special facilities, collecting their In terest and dividends during their absence without charge. DREXEL & CO., Ho. 84 BOTJTH THIRD BTBBED, PHILADELPHIA. PAPER HANGINGS, E f O. NACLE, COOKE AND EWITJC, Paper Hangings, No. 1210 CHESUUT St.. 8 IS smw8mrp PHILADELPHIA. PRINTING. THEO. LEONHARDT & CO., Engraving and Steam Lithographic PRINTING ROOMS, Hot. 612 and -614 CHESNUT Street Mwfm8mrp DEMOCRAT BUILDINQ. yB OFFER ANOTHER LOT OF Worked Shoes and Cushions Commenced and Pattern ready Bargain. One lot of Shoes, 75 cents. One lot of Shoes, f 1. Handsome Black Uimp. Black and Colored Buttons, Black and Colored Silk Fringes. Pearl and Ivory Buttons. . Coat Loops. 4S6wfmim4p RAPGON'8, N.W.Coruer EIGHTH aud CIIEIUIYSU. 8EWINQ MACHINES. rp II ' WHEELER & WILSON suivmcj friACiiinn, For BaU on Easy Terms. NQ. 914 OHK8NTJT ST11KET. t BDii PUILADBLPHUu DRY GOODS. We have now In store a handsome assortment or Llama Lace Sacquep, Flowing and Closed Gleeves, Llma Lace Polntos, In all qualities, Which we offer at exceedingly Mj O IV. 1 It 1 C 13 8. JOHN W. THOMAS & CO., Sob. 405 and 407 N. SECOND Street, 8 88 wfm8mrp PHILADELPHIA. SILKS, SHAWLS AND DRESS GOODS OEOROD FHEIl, No. 916 CHESNUT STREET, Invites attention to his stock of SILKS OF AI.Ij KINDS, INDIA AND OTHER SHAWLS, Novelties lu Dress and Fancy Goods, 1NBIA, PONGEE,; AND CANTON CRAPE IN SHAWLS AND DRESS GOODS. 418 8mrp PARASOLS, 75a, II, fl28: LINED, II -M, j 1160, $1-78: Silk Sun Umhrelian, 90c., fl, $1-85. 11-60, at DIXON'S, No. 81 8. EIGHTH St. 8 tf OARPETINCS, ETO. McCAUUM, CREASE & SLOAN. Ho. 609 CHESNUT Street. rnEsa CANTON MATTINGS, ALL WIDTHS. WHITE, CHECK, AHD FANCY. LOW XTCtXCEIS. McCALLUM, CREASE & SLOArf, No. SO CIlKSrvUX Street. 1 wsm3mrp PHILADELPHIA. 23 Cents per Yard, 33 V the Roll, 4-4 MATTING. 5-4 do. 30 Cents. ALSO, Best Pailor Matting. 3-4 and 7-8 Stair do. R. t. KNIGHT S SON, 1222 CHESNUT STREET. 1 17 fmw3m PHILADELPHIA. PLATED WARh. MEAD & BOBBINS, N. E. Cor. NINTH and CHESNUT, MAN TJFACT URERS OF Silver-Plated Ware. Wedding Presents, Hotels Furnished, Families Supplied, WITH EVERY:ARTICLE REQUIRED IN THSIR LINE OF GOODS. S 82 wfm2mrp OPTICIANS. SPECTACLE 8, MICROSCOPES, TELESCOPES, THR MOMETERS, MATHEMATICAL, SUR VEYING, PHILOSOPHICAL AND DRAWING INSTRUMENTS AT REDUCED PRICES. JAMES W. OUEBN & CO.. TM)mwfpI No. 884 CHESNUT Street. Pnll. COPARTNEBSHIP. - THE UNDERSIGNED ne tbla df entered into copartnership under the firm name of llOLLINSHEAD A BL'CK.. MAN, In the INSURANCE AG3NUY builness (IJf. Hre, kua Marine), M orriee No. M0 (n-ao WALNUT Street POKMAN P. HOLLINSUEAD, JOHN V. BUCKMAN. PnlladelPbla, MT ! W71 6 W