S,X.:.OOaW . ADITIQR.
BY TELEGRAPH;
LATE FROM WASHINGTON.
The Reconstnetion Committee.
Majority and Mhtority Reports.
INTERESTING FROM SAVANNAH.
THE FENIANS IN PITTSBURGH.
Billiard Tournament at Memphis.
XXXLIth Congress—First Session.
Wasitimeerox, Feb. 20, 1866.
HOUSE.—Mr. Stevens (Pa.) from the joint
Cornmittee on reconstruction, reported
a joint resolution that in order
to close agitation on a question
which seems likely to disturb the action of
the Government, as well as to quiet the
uncertainty which exists in the minds of
the people of the eleven States which
have been declared to be in insurrection, no
senators or representatives shall be ad
mitted into either branch of Congress from
either of, the said States unless Congress
shall have declared such State entitled to
such representation.
Mr. Crider (Ky.) 'obtained leave to have
read a minorty report, concluding
r with a resolution declaring that the
State of Tennessee is entitled to representa
tion,and that her representatives be hereby
admitted on qualifying according to law.
Mr. Stevens said that there was an earn
est disposition until yesterday to inquire
into the condition of Tennessee and to see
whether they could admit the State to repre
sentation; but since yesterday there has
been such a state of things which has in
duced the committee to consider it wholly
out of their power to proceed
further without surrendering a great prin
ciple and without surrendering the rights of
this body to the usurpation of another
power: He demanded the previous qaes
.
non.
Mr. Rogers (N. J.) amid calls of order de
clared against the passage of this resolution
under the gag rule.
' Mr. • Stevens objected to Mr. Crider
making the report. He said he could not
consent, for thera was an earthquake
around us, and he trembled and dared not
yield.
There was much excitement and calls to
order during the proceedings.
From Savannah.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—The steamers Her
man Livingston and Virgo, have arrived,
with Savannah dates of Feb. 17th.
The Columbus (Ga.) Sun gives the par
ticulars of an emeute on the "street of that
city, between the negro soldiers and the in
habitants, in which affair one negro was
killed and several of the whites were badly
injured.
The Savannah Herald says the Georgia
Senate has passed a resolution appointing
commissioners to proceed to Washington to
request the withdrawal of the negro troops.
The Mayor of Columbus has ordered that
no. liquor shall be sold to colored people,
and the Councils of that city have ap
pointed a committee to wait upon the
United States officers to see if some mea
sures cannot be perfected for the removal
of the detachment of colored troops now
stationed there.
The Augusta Constitutionalist says the
statement that a steamer had left Augusta
with negroes for Cuba is a falsehood.
The Savannah Herald's cotton market
report quotes at 42/©43, the market being
very dull.
Twenty-four new: post offices have been
°poled in Georgia.
The Fushun at Pittsburgh.
Frrrastritaa, Feb. 19.—A Fenian mass
meeting was held here, to-night. A military
procession escorted General Sweeny and the
Senators to the hall, where they were re
ceived with great enthusiasm. The hall
was densely crowded, and large numbers
were unable to gain admittance.
Material aid was promised in large
amounts to carry out the war programme.
The streets along the route of procession
were lined with people.
General Sweeny, on being introduced to
the meeting, said: .
I am opposed to making speeches. We
have been talking for years, and what have
we done?lt is time to drop the orator, and
take up the soldier. We must fight, or our
names will go down to posterity as brag
garts. With arms in our hands,. we will
meet our hereditary enemy again, and if
we fall we will fall with dignity, in the most
honest cause that ever the tongue or pen of
men worked for. I have been preparing
for the last twenty years for this final
struggle. I. have sworn to break my
country's chains or die in the attempt.
We have now a better prospect than ever
a- people had before. We have not
been' .mean .that _President Roberts
and the Senate have not been idle. We have
made large purchases of arms and war ma
terial. If yon are prepared to stand by us
we promise that before the - summer sun
kisses the hilltops of Ireland a ray'of hope
will gladden'every true Irish heart; for by
that time we shall have conquered and:got
hostages for onr brave patriots at home.
The green flag will be flying independently
to freedom's breeze, and we will haves base
of operations from which we can not only
entancipate Ireland, but • also annihilate
England. If yon support us, I pledge my
name, fame, property and life to this holy
cause.
••
• Delegates are still arriving,and the fight
ing, element from the West is largely repre
sented.
B Marti Tournament.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 19.—The billiard tourna- .
ment still continues, but .it excites very
little interest. -The first game to-night,
carom 500 points was between Choate, of
Cincinnati, and Myers, of Memphis. -Myers
500, Choate . 456. The second game was
similar betweeri BroWn, of Nashville, and
Barrett, of Memphis. 'Barrett 500, Brown
362. Third game, Frenchcarom, 50 points,
between Roberst and 'TS-rival:Laugh. Roberts
50, Kavanaugh 28.
Firom cineivunau.
• Cruortoremx, Feb.. 20,•The extensive go
vernment barracks at (lhattanoo ;a, were
destroyed by fire on Saturday list, with,all
their contents.
The Kentucky Legislature adjourned yes
Parday.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
IFurtherDetails by the
Moravian.
THE PERUVIAN CRUISERS
AGAINST SPAIN.
The Spanish Financial
Deficit.
LIMA AND THE UNITED
STATE.
Banquet to Minister. Clay at Moscow.
PORTLAND, Feb. 20.—The foreign de
spatches received by the steamer Moravian
furnish the following items:
On closing the Special . Commission for
the Fenian trials at. Dublin, the Judges
highly eulogized the proceedings. Judge
Gauror and the other Judges claimed that
the whole course adopted had been worked
with moderation and justice, and would be
fully approved by the country.
Three soldiers and seven civilians had
'been arrested -at Connemara, charged with
Fenianism.
The Spanish Governor of Cadiz had been
notified by telegraph,by the Spanish Minis
ter at London, that two vessels had left the
Merserunder Peruvian flags, but destined
for privateering against Spain, under the
Chilean flag. The same 'despatch asserted
that two other vessels were being fitted out
on the Clyde with a similar object.
In the Spanish Chamber of Deputies the
following amendment to the address in re
sponse to the Queen's stieech had been of
fered:
"Our financial difficulties, incretusingfrom
day to day, will cause the ruin of the agri
cultural and manufacturing interests. It
is necessary to balance_pependitares with
receipt, and as it is impossible to raise
taxes, already too heavy, we must make
reductions to the amount of 300,000,000
reals. It is only by this means that we
shall re-establish our credit, and avoid
dangers which threaten us."
RUSSIA.
Lengthy details are published of a great
entertainment given Jan. 19th, to Gem
Clay, the American Minister at Russia,
while travelling in the interior, by corpora
tions and merchants of Moscow. Gen.
Clay and his Secretary of Legation, Mr.
Curtin, were received with the greatest en
thusiasm. The toasts at the banquet to the
Emperor of Russia, the President of the
United States, and the guests of the evening
evoked protracted cheerings. Tne speeches
on both sides were most fraternal, and ar
dent wishes were interchanged for con
tinued friendly relations and increased
commerce between the two countries.
The London Times devotes an editorial to
the above demonstration, and says that
strange as the sympathy in feeling between
the two Governments so opposite may air
pear, there is nothing paradoxical in it.
Each Government in its own way entertains
certain aspirations so like those df the other,
that they are content to sink all minor dif
ferences in the identity of overruling views.
Their aspirations, the /runes says, are des
tiny, aggrandizement and protection.
The Austrian expedition to the East is to
sail in April with the object of concluding
treaties of commerce with Siam and China.
The Hungarian Diet presented a con
gratulatory addreat tothe Emperor at Pesth.
The Emperor in reply expressed his belief
in the satisfactory solution of the pending
difficultiet.
The Prussian Chamber of Deputies by a
vote of 251 to 44 bad adopted a resolution in
spite of the ministerial opposition declaring
that the annexation of Lunenburg to Prus
sia was illegal until sanctioned by the
Chamber.
Telegraphic communication between
Math and Egypt was again restored.
Fresh disturbances had broken out in
Lebanon and much fighting is reported.
Turkish troops were on their way for the
scene.
INDIA.
BOM_131,1", Jan. al.—Cotton very firm; the
shipments continue very heavy. Exchange
2s. 2d.
CAncurrA, Jan. 29.—Markets unchanged.
BOIWAT, Feb:2.—A. private telegram says
cotton and exchange are declining. Freights
unchanged. The probable cotton ship
ments for the month are 100,000 bales.
Ship News.
Arrived, from New Orleans, Feb. 4th, the
Persistent, at Havre; the irumun arrived at
Liverpool.
From Key West, on the 7th, the Roamer,
at Liverpool.
The Ellen McDonald, from Liverpool for
Galveston, put back, having been aground.
Arrived, from Philadelphia, on the 3d
inst., the Sarah L. Hall, at Antwerp. Also,
on the 2d, the Zephyr, at Hamburg, and
the Alciope at Bremen.
Arrived, from Mobile, on the 7th, the Ro
ehester, at Liverpool.
Arrived from Savannah on the 6th, Soph
ionia and Virginia at Liverpool.
Arrived from. Galveston on the 6th, the
Pomona, and on the 7th the Adelia Carlton,
at Liverpool.
Sailed Jan. 28th the Oakland at Gibraltar
from Mobile.
Arrived from New Orleans Jan. 31,
Modatita at Barcelona; arrived from Rich
mond the Alice and Rio Grande; arrived
from Charleston, Feb. sth, the General
Wyndham at Liverpool.
Ship Telegraph, from Liverpool for Sa
vannah, was at Queenstown with-her wheel
broken.
The Orion, for Charleston, was at Water
ford, damaged.
Sailing of . ti
the Sanago de Cuba.
DTnw Yons Feb. 20.—The steamship
Santiago de Cuba, Captain Jerry W. Smith,
(belonging to the "Opposition Line,") sailed
to-day, carrying passengers to San 'Fran
cisco. Among the list of cabin passengers
we notice the following from your city; J.
D. dr, W. C. Williamson, Isaac :Babel and
Mr. Durney, together with quite a number
n the third cabin, all forwarded here by W.
A. Hamill, the Philadelphia Agent of , the
Central American Transit Company.
Price of Gold
[By the People's
NEw Yoßs, Feb. 20
quoted to-day as folio •
10.30 A. M., 1362
10.45 1361
11.00
11.15 136,1
COURTS.
Commercial National Bank vs. Wayne
and others.
These are actions against the securities
of Chas, G. Clark, who was paying teller of
the Commercial National •Bank to recover
the amount of the bonds entered as security
for the faithful discharge of the duties of
Mr. Clark as teller aforesaid. Tie bonds
are for $5,000 each. '._The plaintiff yesterday
proved the loss . y the bank of $398,000, and
offered in evidence the bonds of defendants.
The defence set up was that the defalcation
occurred through the negligence of the'ofn.
rah DAILY EVENING FOLIiETINI. P
cers of the bank, in not examining the aer
counts of. Mr. Clarke at the -time of its
Change in. October, 1863, into a National
Bank, when it would have been disoovered
a deficiency had been existing' in his ,aO ,
counts since the year 1868: That it was not
until some months lifter this
in change.
and *the appointeni of Mr. Clarke
tbat the bond was executed, and the defend
ants allege that it was this very' confidence
of the bank in Mr. Clarke that induced
them to become hissureties. They contend
that they are not liable by 'reason • of the
neglect of the officers,by which the loss was
occasioned.
Ad. 01
Exception is also taken .._ -Le bona. on
the ground of its not being stamped in ac
cordance with the requirements of the act
of Congress. Thi4 case is on trial.
' Ashmead vs. The Protestant Epbmpal
Book Sociefy.—An action to recover for
tracts print e 0 for defen 9.nts. Before re
ported. Verdict for plai ' for $34,197 89.
BOWER'S INFANT CORDIAL 18 certain;
safe and speedy cure for cholic, pains and tipasms,
Yielding great relief to children teething, Rower's
Laboratory, Sixth and Green.
"FELT CORN AND BIINION PLARTERS."I
- for fifty cent& Bower. Sixth and Vine.
NEEDLES' ImontannE standard
and reliable article for marking handkerchiefh,
garments, &c. Made by C. H. Needles, Druggist,
corner Twelfth and Race streets,
riasnms.—Needles' Medicated Cora
pound Hemlock, for cure and relief of pains and weak
nese. For sale at his Drug Store, Twelfth and Race
and by our best Druggists.
5-20's wavrnn, DeHaven & Brother,
40 South Third street.
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES IN Evzny
vA
BISTY. SNOWDEN dt }MOTHER, Imrters
23 South Eight po h stre , et.
BRONZE Ink Stands, Fans, Card ReCoiy
ere, Jewel Caskets, Cigar Mew Cutlery etc.
SNOW - BEN dc lincyrnma.
Importers. 23 South Eighet th stre
7 3-10's WANTED, DeHaven it Brother,
40 South Third Street.
The Lyon county (Nevada) Sentinel says:
"Carson boasts a dancing school conducted
on strictly moral principles." Glad to hear
it. But wait till the " German " gets out
there.
The bees in France are dying of an infu
soria. Why don't they waxinate them
selves?
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Ladies. are affecting colored kids for full
dress.—.N. Y. Paper.
The preference here is rather for white
calves.
"Saris" for Sarah is the last illustration of
the "ie" amongyoung ladies. Young ladies
of that particular name are said to have a
marked fondness for army officers, espe
cially in the Come-Miss-Saris! Department.
Prince Murat for fighting a duel has been
ordered to his regiment in Mexico. His
own version is that he is merely going to
travel because he had "a code id 'is 'ead."
A literary society of young ladies; at
Seneca Falls, N. Y., have styled themselves
the "Go Home Alones," and altogether
ignore the company of male attendants.
We should like to know the average age of
those "young" ladies, also the color of their
stockings. They are probably lineal de
scendants of the classic "Jack who would' nt
eat his supper."
Gen. Butler, in replying to Gen. Grant's
report, differs from an Ethiopean minstrel,
in that while one corks his face the other
faces his cork.
The patrol in Richmond, Va., carry
shears, which are 'brought ;into requisition
whenever any unreconstructed rebel in gilt
buttons makes hisappearance on the street.
It is only from shear necessity that any of
the rebels have abandoned their guilt.
The Countess of Castelnau has an
nounced to the Paris Academy of Sciences
that the cause of cholera is a "winged
leech" of microsuppic size, originating in
marshy ground, and she offers to produce
a few specimens of it. We imagine that
the Countess's discovery will prove only a
very little sucker to the puzzled doctors.
It is reporten by way of Brownsville that
Manuel Ruiz has gone over to Maximilian,
and denounced Juarez as -a .usurper. He
will Ruin course before lie knows Juarez
gone.
Since the late naval race the rival vessels
are known as the All-gone-quin and the
The Fenian Convention in Pittetelrell.
Prrrantruoix, Feb. 19.—There are now
four hundred delegates to the Fenian Con
gress here, and more are expected. , Col.
Murphy, Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives, called the Congress to order at
noon, and P. F. Ransford was elected
Secretary, pro tem. A Committee on' ' Cre
dentials was appointed, one from each State.
The Congress then adjourned until called
together by the Chairman of the Credential
Committee. There will be a d proces
sion to-night, and speeches be delivered
by Gen. Sweeney and others.
111.14162 .
5100013 El its 'Bl con 104%
209 U 8 5-205 '62 103
19060 U B Tress 7 0-10
Notes June 99%
6403 do eswn 99%
350 do 99%
5000 State 513 85%
1000 city 6e new 91%
4000 Wyoufg V Bds 82
2000 Reading B 68 .70 93
MOO N Pa R 6.0 83%
200 eh Read R 50%
100 sh do 'cash 50%
116 sh Penns B 55%
30 ht do
500 ell St Ni cholas C e6O 55
8%
AL EM AFP/ M 1
25000 13 El 6 S
.9 'Bl reg 104.%
350 (.13860 & Del is 90%
2110 State 5s con 85%
300 Clto 6s HSO 87%
100 eh Phil & F.rle 29%
100 eh - do 65
10 sh Lehigh Val • 12%
2 eh Com olid ilk 41
100 sh Read R 65 bON
600 sh do 50%
500 sh do 10%
5 eh Cam & Am 119%,
SECOND BOARD.
E 3600 POMO 58 cpbswn 81% 100 eh Maple Shade 4ii .
10000 do b 5 85% 50 sh Big Tank
:00 sh Little Salty' R - 31% 500 eh Caldwell 0111
200 sh Set MaY Pre( 2 9 %
Public Board—Philadelphia ExeltaxagiN
BSPOSTRIO BY 0.0. JOHNSON, STOCK asascsa; 110. 301
•WILLNOT STBJEZT,
13 . 1.88 T CALL.
loci eh Corn Planter XllOO sh Union Pas B 20
27500 sh Dunkard 011 5 .11008 h American tiam
1000 eh do 7%1 Paint 00 135. 1
1200 eh do 6%1
PRICES OF STOOKb IN NEW TORE.
(By 2144egraPh.) ,
7.ISST CLASS. OMNI) mass.
Alsatian G01d...
..
......186% sales ..... aalea
Reading Railroad 5044-100 sales sales
New York-Centra1.......... 92 eaten .....',
sales
sales
U. S. tet 'Bl int off. 1013% sales
U.S. 6s, 6405............--..108% sales sale°
Erie..., ......... —.. 86% sales ......; sales
Hodson Ntver !..- ......—.....100 . sales ..... sales
Illinois Central. ..... . bid , sales
Northwest.. ...•.•.-- . . bid .4.1 sales
gamy. .......
Finance and. nuatnesa...rea. 20,1886.
The Stock Market was very dull this morning, and
the bear influence , was in the - preponderenCe with a
marked absence of outside orders, or any disposition
to operate for a future rise or fall In prices. 'Govern
ment Loans were very steady, the Coupon SEQ 3, 'Bl,
selling at 1043 , and the Beven-Thirtles at 99%@9 9 %.
StateFivea sold at 85%—a fall of % per cent. Oily LOOMS
were held quite firmly. The Judicious matepament of
the municipal finances would soon bring theel, up to
pa r , Beading Railroad was less active, and f 4.11 off X,
c 4re
closing doll at SOX. In Catawissa Railroadpreferred
the transactions were chiefly at 88%—a il de of %
from the opening figure (if yesterday: den aud
Amboy Ballread sold 119X:--rui advance of 3 1. p een
sylvan% Railroad wall unchanged. 61 was bid for Le
high Valley Eenroadt 21 for Little Ekthuylkill itallroad:
29% for Phile - delUhia and Brie Railroad. and .48 for
Northern Central Railroad. Canal stooks were dull.
L e highgavigation was firm at roi. Susquehanna Canal
sold at 18, and Union Canal - at 8.. Bank stocks are
without change.. Oil stocks were 'very feeble; about
80,000 'shares - Dunkard Oil sold for non.paYinent - of
assessments, at the Outside Board, at 5 to: 7%C. per
sharerwithin the year this stock sold at $1 25. I In Pas
senger Relined aerie there were PO Changes. •
New Torii.-
%mph Line.]
.—(old has been
11.30 - ' 137
1L45 137
12.00 M., " - 137.
12.15 T'.lStL, • 136 i
Facts and Fancies.
on,TA
BALES OF STOOKS.
AULD.
5 eh Lehfgh Val CM
NO eh Maple Shade 4),
200 ah Union Cul . 3
100 ah Suite Canal b6O 13
33 eh Cam st Amboy 119%
100 ah Catawlssa pf blO 36M
100 eh do 810 Sei
100 ah do 36 7
100 eh do 35wn 36
200 ah do blO 36%
h.O oh do Corm 2.5... i
50 ah Little Sell It b 5 313 i,
10 eh do ' 31
1110 eh Lehigh Mac 31
100 all New Creek 1 1-16
FIRST BOARD.
100 sh Selacav pf b3O 291;
7 eh Penns It 53U
17 sh do S3?, '
10 sh do 63
100 eh Maple Shade, 414
600 eh Corn Plant. 1
200 sh Catawls pf b 5 36%
100 sh do e. 5 1033 i
100 sh
Academy Music VS
10 sh Morris Canal 79
MADELPHIA, -TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20,4866.
FOURTH EDITION.
BY TJUXCIIMPEL:
THE STRUGGLE IN CONGPbESS.
THE MAJORITY RESOLUTE.
The Minority Factious.
Mr. Stephens . Proposes to Fight it
Out on this Line, if it Takes
Forty-Eight Hours.
NINTH CONGRESS.—FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE.—[Conticmed from the Third Edittoml
Mr. Stevens having moved the previous
question on the resolution,Messrs. Eldridge,
Johnson, Chandler and others sought
to stave off a vote by moving an adjourn
ment, etc.
I , The questions were decided in the nega
tive by yeas and nays. •
Mr. Eldridge said he and his friends
would stop their dilatory motions if Mr.
Stevens would withdraw tl‘P demand for
the previous question, so that the resolution
might be debated.
Mr. Steven- said he sat her for 48 hours
in 1861, when the rebels went out, and he
could now stand it *for thirty-six hours
longer.
The parliamentary tactics were then re
sumed.
PbUsidelptun Eiarkelas.
TrEsnay, Feb. 20.—Trade is remarkably dull in all
departments and for many descriptions of goods prices
are entirely nominal.
The receipts of Cloverseed are small but in eXCeS3 of
the demand and prices are drooping Small sales at
g;@"7 50 Vi 64 lbs. Timothy is worth $4 25. Flaxseed
has declined, with sales of 2,000 bushels at $2 92©3
bushel.
The Flour market continues extremely dull. There
is an almost total absence of any shipping demand and
the home consumers manifest no disposition to pur
chase except to supply their most necessitous wants.
Small sales at (6 25(g6 75 @ barrel for superfine, D 703
5.5 2S for extras, 18c5.19 for Northwestern extra family
541 MOM 7.5 for Penna. and Ohio do. do.. and (11 to
512 50 ter fancy lots—according to quality. In Rye
Flour and Corn Meal nothing doing.
There is brit little prime Wheat here and other des
criptions are not wanted. 1,900 bushels good 11.-E1 sold at
$2 Ill@ 2 . 2.5. Whit, may be quoted at $2 25($t is. Rye
is steady at sogss cents. Corn is very quiet. Sales of
3,01.* bushels yellow at 68(5,70 cents. Oats are held
firmly, with sales of 1 000 bushels at 47 cents.
In Barley and Malt notbleg doing.
WhLsky is unsettled. with small sales of Pennsylva
nia and Ohio bbls. at $2 21@ ti sa
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FORT OF PELLADELFIELA—FmanatrAsy 2.0
Sir &6 ifartne BuLEctin on Third Page.
CLEABZ.D THIPs DAY.
Brig L W Eator. . Loomer. Trinidad. C C Van Horn.
richr 'Rachel seaman, !Seaman, Bosun, Van Dtusen
Lockman & Co.
Behr D S Hereboa, .Allen,Stonlngton, Day & HuddelL
Schr Wm Wallace, Scull, tiew York. Tyler & Co
LIESIORANDA.
Steamer Washington, Chichester, hence at N York
yesterday.
Ship kites McLaughlin. (Br), Trefry, at Antwerp
nit. fbr 'New York.
Ship Rey nerd. Seymour. from McKean's Island, at
New London 17th Inst.
Brig E Bigelow, Stevens, hence at Kingston, Jam.
Seth ult.
Brig harsh L Hall (Br), Davis. hence at Antwerp ad
instant.
Brig Neponset. Tracey, re days from Mobile, with
cotton, at New York yesterday.
Brig Zephyr, McCulloch, hence at Hamburg Id Inst.
Brig Geo W Chase, Duncan, at Matanzas loth inst.
loading_ molasses for "Fairmount." at
hehr - H P Busse:l, Nickerson. at Kingston, Jam. 4th
inst. from St Thomas
Behr Itic.bardson, Thompson. at Matanzas 10th
ins o sugar at ge fbr this port.
MARINE MISMILLANY.
Pilot boat Hornet, Cobb, at New Bedford 17th inst.
from wrecked brig Vincent, reports that she his not
been boarded since Wednesday last, on account of the
sea, but Iles in the same position. completely covemi
with ice. bar United, at New Bedford. reports that
the brig is apparently breaking in two, her stern being
afloat, and she will probably go to pieces In the first
heavy gale. The sea made scomplete breach over her
lttb inst. Sbe Is about one-eighth of a mile from the
shore.
Ship Herald of the Morning, ashore near Boston
light. remained on Saturday morning nearly in the
same condition. Twe lighter loads of cargo (chemi
cals. de). were taken out on Friday not much garn
ered. The coal in the lower hold will probably be
damaged about one-third for gas_puiposes. A despatch
dated Boston, Feb 19,says—The Herald of the Morning
will come off at high water. The steem pumps keep
her free.
OSMCATORIAL AND REPRFNEINTATIVE
b CONVENTIONS.
Agreeably to Rule X. for the government of the
Union Party of the City of Philadelphia, the SEN&
TORIAL and REPRESENTATIVE C IDIVK" , 7TIceNS
will meet at the following places on WENDESDAY
MORNING next, Feb. Ma, at 10 o'clock.
The Senatorial Conventions as follows:
131 District.— Jefferson Hall. Sixth and Christian
streets.
3d do Corner of Broad and Spring Garden
streets.
3d do North Pennsylvania Hall, Third and
Willow streets.
4th do B. W. corner of Eleventh and Girard
avenue.
The Representative Conventions as follows :
Ist Dhstrict—S. W. corner of Sixth and Dickerson
streets.
3d do S. E. corner of Moyamensing avenue and
Prfme streets.
3d do Odd Fellows' Hall, Tenth and South sta.
4th do O'Neill's Hall, Broad and Lombard sta.
sth do No. 607 Sansom street
6th do N. W. corner of Merrick and Market
streets.
7th do N. W. corner of Franklin and Button
wood streets
6th do N. E. corner of Brohd and Race streets.
9th do N. W. corner of St. John and Button
wood streets.
loth do Corner of West and Coates streets,
11th do Second street, above Beaver.
12th do SE. corner of Frankford road and Bel
grade 'tree,
13th do S. E. corner of Fifth and Thompson
streets.
14th do S E. corner of Eleventh and Girard
avenue
loth do • Amber and Ella streets.
16th do S. W. corner, of Frankford and 'Unity
street,.
17th do Langstroth's Hall, Germantown
loth do B. E. corner; of Lancaster and Haver
ford avenues.
By order Of Union City Executive Otimmittee.
Will. ELLIOTT, Preddent.
JOHN
}WET. T.
H a= L
,
Secretaries.
I. IL
OUSSEL'S CARI3ONIOACTD AND ARTIFICIAL
.Ll, Mineral Spring Waters, in Glass Fountain or
Syphons.
'llse subscriber is now prepared to supply Physi
cians, Druggists, Hotels and private families, with
perfectly pure Carbonic Acid Water, And the follow
towing .I.fineral spring Waters. prepared strictly ac
cordin to the most recent analysis. and conveniently
put spin Glass Syphons containing four glasses, and
retaining an excess of Carbonic Acid Gas to the last
dro Plain or Carbonic Acid Water.
Sc da Water..
Seltzer Water.
Vichy Water (Grand Grille).
Vichy Water (with Lithia).
Rissingels Water (Rakoczy).
labia Water.
An experience of over , twenty-five years in the
preparation of Mineral Waters, together with his
chemical knowledge, enables the subscriber to
promise to the public that none but the purest article
will be sold by him.
EUGENE ROI3BLBEL,
No. 518 Prune street.
fe2o-sp6t
BALE BORIC AND TWINE .11111QIIVACTIIBE
andfor Bale •
• FITL.Ma_t :_W8A371316 & CO.,
23 kTorth Water street, and
* • 22 ;North Delaware avenue;
:ll' : m.LO •• • A A . Aft -L.
tie Sheathinff Belt ft 6 aIISO, dohnaon'a PIO=
WOOldlng Belt fin StelaaPipes and Bonen, In Mar.
MigAshigirilaiarts GRANT. Na au sou
VNGLIBH 1.1081J38. CIATKIPS„SAVIEB,!&O.—.
-CA Crosse Black - welrd JEntliall rinkies, entatiPc.
Sauces, Durham Mustard, Coves, dr,_ ll =
8111 P 'Yorktown and roe sale by JOB .: B. 811 &
CO les South .neerware avfosne.
urrort AND LINEN SAIL DUC K otevery van
C
from one to Mx feet wide, all numbers. Tent end
Awning Hack, Papermakers feltincW dio.
_ . - JOHN W
• - - No. lossJoriefea ANey
IDAISINS AND LEMONS - Burtch , Layer and Seed
1.4 less Sabina and Malaga Lenten% landing from
bark La Plata, and tor sale by JOS. B. DIIIP
CA, toe South - Delaware avenue.
ILILLI—A copper STILL, for Alcohol: In corn
J. Vete order. Apply to
JOHN O. RAKER & 00.,
ns Market aimed.
3:3.5 - 0 1 0 took.
CARD.
I RAVE lOW OPE:WI:1Y OWN IMPOBTATION
ACEI CURTAINS,
CONNISTING 08,
Tambour Curtains,
Application Curtains,
Floss - Curtains,
Nottingham Curtains,
SELECTED IN
England, Prance and Switzerland,
Personally,
Expressly for Retail,Sales.
Many patteana of which are now introduced in this
country for the Bret time, all of which I oiSim until
further nation, at
20 Per Cent Leas than Regular Prices!
I. E. WALRAVEN,
MASONIC HALL,
710 Chestnut Street.
WM. PAINTER & CO.,
RAN - KEES AND BROKERS,
110 South Third Street,
EDT CONFOUND INTEREST NOTES
OF 1864 AND 1865,
AT THE RICHEST MARKET RATES fewtml
W. L SHREVE. W. H. INSKRE
WILLIAM I. SHREVE & CO.,
RANKERS
AND COMMISSION BRAMRS,
No. 9 BROAD STREET. /CC M , YORK.
Miscellaneous Stocks and Bonds, State, County and
Railroad !securities, not quoted at the New Yorg Stock
Exchange..
Government Securities Bought and Fold. ja2S sp-1
10-40 Coupons, Due March Ist,
WANTED BY
DREXEL & CO.,
South THIRD Street,
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BAN'E.
HAS REMOVED,
During the Erection of the New Bank
Building, to
No. 805 Chestnut Street.
111741 . rP
FIRST
NATIONAL BANK,
Philadelphia, Sept. 20,1865
TIME DEPOSITS ON =MT.
INTEREST AT THE RATE OP
FOUR PER CENT. PER AN
NTH WILL BE ALLOWED
BY THIS BANK ON DE
POSITS, FOR WHICH
CERTIFICATES WILL
BE ISSUED, PAYA
BLE AFTER FIVE
DAYS' NOTICE.
INTEREST WILL NOT BE AL
LOWED UNLESS THE DE
POSIT REMAINS AT LEAST
Lel& VEEN DAYS.
C. H. CLARK, President.
WE OFFER FOR SALE
U. S. 6 9 5, 1805,
MEET* TO THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY,
Interest payable in currency. The cheapest Govern
went Bond on the market, received by 11. G. Trees
tuer at eo per cent. as security Ibr National Bank Cir
culation.
MORRIS AND
R DUE 19
ESS EE 7' s, EX AILROAD FIRST
MORTGAGI4,
Strictly First-class Bonds; for Bale lower than other
Bonds of the same class.
•
JENCTION RAILRGOAD Ws, SECOND MORT
GA
Endorsed by Pena. R. B. Co., Phileda. and Reading
R. R. Co., Plallada., Wilm and Bait R. R. Company,
Bonds due in 1500. Coupons paid in run free of al
taxation. The limit on these Bonds has recently bean
reduced, so that we can now offer them at a very low
prise.
Government Recnritles of all kinds bought and sold.
Stocks and Gold bought and Bold on commission in
this and other markets.
interest allowed ondeposits,
•
X W. CLARK & CO., Bankers,
fez- Saa 5p No. 868. TICERD Street, Philads.
DREXAL •SD
BANKERS,
34 SOUTH THIRD STREET;
7-30's,
10-40's,
I€o3l l s,
Certificates of Indebtedness,
Compound Interest Notes of 1864, and
GOLD A'A D SILVER,
Bought and Bold.
Drafta drawn on England, Ireland, Eranne and WT.
many.
6.20'a of 166 =halved for the old Ammo of 10!& and
the market 0 arence allowed. no2l.tf .
PHELADE.LPHLA, 'FEBRUARY
17 , 1866.—A
rrmeetingof the Stockholders oftheABMI_CAN
MITI-INCRUSTATION
OOMPANY. was held this
day, at the Office, No. 147 South FOURTH Street, and
the following Officers elected:
PRESIDENT. . .
JOHN among.SON.
= .1
' JOHN C. crEtErisozr,
JOHN EDGAR THOMSON,
DANIEL H .ROCKHILL,
WILLIAM G. MOORHEAD
JAMES HARPER. -
WILLIAM H. GATZMER, •
H.. 0. LEISENINING.
MANAGING DIARPBTOB
JAMES H EC ER.
aiIcBSTABY AND TREAI3II/MB.
itf A 0. LIMKIFRIZEI.
r.: 3. ,
!THIRD EDITION
THE PRESIDENT'S VETO.
The Excitement in Washington,:
Chances of the Bill in the Senate.
TRADE WITH CANADA.
Leno Maim,
Copperheads Saluting the . President.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—The Reconstruc
tion Committee met to-day, and, after a
short discussion, instructed their chair
man to report a concurrent resolution
declaring that no Senators or Representa
tives from the eleven Southern States should .
be admitted without the consent of Con-:
mss.
- This is in direct antagonism to the views
of the President, as enunciated in his veto
message. .11 is thought now that Tenhes
see's chances for admittance are very slim
The principal theme to-day of conversa
tion is the President's veto message. The
friends of the bill in the Senate are confi
dent of being able to carry it over the, veto.
Those opposed are equally sanguine that it
will be defeated. The vote will be very
close, there not being two to spare on either
side. The matter will be debated for several
days.
Toaoi'ro, C. W., Feb. 20.—The Grand
Trunk Railway Company has issued a cir
cular notifying the agents that, in conse
quence of the abrogation of the reciprocity
treaty, they have decided in the meantime
to give the preference to the shipments of
all freights for the United States.
NEI, HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 20th.—The
Democracy of this city are firing thirty
six guns in honor of President Johnson and
his veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill.
XXXIX CONGRESS-Ist SESSION.
SElcATE.—Mr. l iVade(o.)offeredA resolution
to amend the Constitution by rendering
the President of the United States ineligible,
to a second election.
Mr. Wilson (Mass.) offered a resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the Com- -
mittee on reconstruction to inquire how far
the lately rebellious States had conformed
to the requirements of the President's recon
struction policy.
Mr. Lane (Ind.) presented the petition of
the Assistant Assessors, asking for increased
compensation, which was referred to the
Finance Committee.
Petitions for equal rights were presented
by several Senators.
At 1 o'clock the Chair announced that,the
morning hour having expired, the -unfin
ished business of yesterday, which was the
bill returned by the President,with his ex
ceptions, was before the Senate.
Mr. Davis (Ky.) took the floor and read a
long argument in opposition to the bill.
Markets.
Flour
Year, Feb. 2.o.—Cotton firm at 44@45c. State
Flour 10 cents lower: 5,000 barrels Sold: 5U55e..5 55fg4t
Ohio, iht Western , $6 6o 4l 0$; Soutaern,p3
al;sls 50; Canadian, fl 604g411 50. Wheat dull; sales
ant= ortant. Corn dull; stiles amall. Beef stewiy.
Pork firm; LON barrels Mess sold at .25 75(?.M. Lard
firm at 16.6@1a cents. 'Whisky dull.
Stocks lower. Chcago and Rock laland„1115; Camber
land preferred, 44%; Micnigan Southern, 69 3 4;NewYork
Centralmfi; Reading, iteTi; Illinois Central Scrip,
nr Virginia a's, 64; liissouri l's. sag: Canton, 44%;
Erie, att„Va Tennessee., 91%; Carolinas, al; 'Prenatal's,
91:%; Ten-forties, 54}.; Fire-Twenties, 1035. i: Coupon
Size! 104%;Bold. 117.
3:00 4:2rOloolc.:
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.-
Special Despatch to the Bulletin.]
Trade with Canada.
Honors to the President.
COURTS.
SVPRIMS 00T - ST AT Ntsr Pains—Chief Justice
Woodward.—The Chief Justice this morning delivered
the following important opinion:
Waterman and Beaver vs. The Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Cumluny, At Nisi Prins. Case
stated. The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Woodward, ChlefJustice. The constitutionality of the
97th Section of the Act of Congress of June 30th, 1364,
commonly called the "Excise Law," being conceded,
or rather not Queationed, I am ofopinlon that the con
tract of the parties, though matte before the law was
passed, is within the perview of the 97th Section, and
that the iron manufactured under that contract is sub
ject to the excise duties imposed by the Act. •
By the Act of July 1,1663, railroad iron was subject
to a duty of one dollar and a-half a ton and pig iron
when used by the manufacturers in making rails, was;
I suppose, exempted by virtue of the 75d section
that set.
But oy the act of '64 pig iron is subject to a duty, two
dollars per ton, and the tax on railroad iron is raised
to thre e dollars the ton, and one of the provisos of the
94th section (which is toe section that imposes these
taxes) reads as follows: "provided that casting of iron
and non of all descriptloint, advanced beyond pig Iran',
blooms, slabs, or loops, upon which no duty has bee.
essess..d or paid in, the form of pig Iron, blooms. slabs
or loops shall be assessed and pay in addition to the
foregoing rates of iron so advanced, a duty of three
dollars per ton "
The meaning of this legislation is that pig iron shall
pay a duty of two dollars the ton, aad that railroad
Iron manufactured out of pig iron that has paid that
duty. shall Itself be assessed with three
dollars the ton: but that railroad .ron made of pig
iron that has not been assessed. shall pay six dollars
the ton.
As there was a large amount of ply iron On d
when the act of '64 eras passed , which was not l eelo
be returned for assessment, the Legislature probably
meant by the proviso to tax It in the form of rail% and
as an inducement to manufacturers of rails to return
their pig iron for assessment, the proviso makegthe
tax on rails something higher than It would be it do t ty
were paid on the pig iron.
It takes one ton anof a ton Of -IrOlt
make a ton of rails. At d
two [ dollars per' ton,P ig
the
iron that enters into a ton of rails,. would
'
about , 65
Add the duty on the rafts.. .......... 3 oa
And we A 5.65
But lithe p Gibe not paid on the pig-iron,
the ran shall pay per ......... -.-..-.. 6 00
.
Add difference of tax per ton of ... ....... S 5 Cents.'
The plaintiff ; are manufacturers both of pig iron
and of railroad iron. They contracted , with- the 4e
few ants In February, 3864, to manufacture and deliver
4,000 tons of rails, of which 1,652 15-stitles were by the
terms of the contract to be delivered and were actually
delivered after the first of July, 1864, the date of the
act of Congress in question. 'These rails were manu
factured out of pig iron, which the plaintiffs also manu
factured. but whether before or after the date of the
law is not ascertained in the case stated.
It is admitted, however, that no duty had been paid
on the plg-iron that entered into these rails, and - it is
earnesCy because hat no duty was smessable under the
act of 'tl, this pig iron was neither sold nor
consumed. or used by the manufacturers. Pig iron is
undoubtedly an artirle of commerce, and it is equally
certain that it was not sold espig.iron in this instance.
But underthe 94th section of the act it was taxable if
" used by the manufacturer thereof"
These are the very words of the enacting clause.
And can it be doubted that a manufacturer uses his pi
iron when he converts, or to use a natatory word 'ad
vances" it; into railroad iron, and then sells the rails?.
Pig iron is never used without conversion or advance
ment into some other , form of iron. Such conversion
is Indeed the only one which It is susceptible, and I
held the plaintills "used" their pig iron. within the
Meaning of Cite statute when they mademils a,- i t -
' his conclusion, sufficiently supported by the woos.
of Ihe 91th section, is strongly corroborated by IbOISI
and Seth sections of the same act.
, ..
Then it should have been returned for assennttinia
and should have paid the prescribed duty of two dol
lars the ten, but as no duty was assessed or paid upon
it the rails manufactured out an are within the terms
addition
th t e lo p n roz tb iso o to fo th re e go 9t o th gru nec too oftton iron
, i and n
o : linl od e to "pay
,
di a
r e nv e d o cil e
j d ee n 7 to of a tb d
ted the defendants to a
of & public duty, had subleo necessary te law.
It was suggested that If the plaint! , as n ix
higher rate of taxation than was
I ra dVerollarst°np:er' that is
ralls h are esl
tiff should. bear the loss. Hequitable.._ to
ad
jun y t
be, I have no power weaver hisma
under the case state;
Ihr one of several fixed the
o mo y,
f ne &mottling to
the equity. I ant only empowered to enteriadirment
in n the subject. - '
take of the as eaning of the several pro-
Having endeavored to express very briefly My un
derstanding of the statute on the particulars in Tres%
, ion, It Is apparent that judgment muat be entered for
vie be ion e e w of thmeaYetidute bear g •
Now. to wit, February 20, 1 ,
866 judgment is rendered
t he largeat sum mentioned in the case stated.
for the Plat , ibr the guM Of $8,909 61 and costa.