(Continued from the Second Page.) Every;thirty years we double our popu lation as is very well_ known. France has increased• thirty-seven. per '.cent. in • sixty years: Russia has grown one hundred and fifteen per cent*, and England one hundred and thirty-one par cant. in the same time; while the increase of our population hag been five hundred and ninety-three per cent. With freedom recognized asthe con-, dition of all, 1876, a century from the decla ration of Independence, we• shall have fifty millliona of peorile, and at the close of the century a hundred millions. In 1950, not long distant, the population of the present territory of the United &ides will equal two hundred and fifty millions, nearly equal to the entire :population of Europe. In the hands of such a people the :wealth that ap pears now will be as nothing. They - will i have penetrated the earth n every direc tion, and brought to, profitable investment and useful pill :loses many now hidden Betimes of future wealth. We have, as the first element, emigration; and, secongily, financial security: , Emigra tion [thus far in this country, though a pro lific source of our strength, has not been al together what it 'should be. The Secretary of Statti,as the Speaker of the House knows, sent to us a communication the other day, showing that criminals were liberated from imprisonment in the Old World on condition that they should come to the United States. It is a well-known-fact that earlyemigration was of a character which wouldnot be s aid, a t the first blush, to be desirable; but in the providence of God it has been of the first ad -vantage. We have;never yetreached largely the middle class of Europa; The German States alone,. with a population of fifty mil lion, and an annual increase of six hundred thousand souls, can send us five hundred thousand :people .every year, mainly from the middle classes; men to occupy our land, -men who -are skilled in all human 'pursuits, in winettature, in the mecnanical arts, in the mystries of mining. " Skilled labor is the want of our country, and will furnish, if it can be obtained,an inappreobi ble increase of industrial power and pro duct. We paid the revolutionary debt in forty-five years.We can paythe present debt in less time. Whether itbe three or five or ten thousand millions, with. such aid and increase of productive power our debt will be paid, every dollar of it, at the day it is due. Mr.-Chairman, a fact like that stated- to the people of Europe opens the door for the emigration of the middle classes of people, who can neither buy land. nor open the heavily closed ranks of privi leged classes that exhaust the resources of the people and monopolize the wealth and honors of the country. With such accessions to our numbers we • shall be able to discharge our duty to our Government, relieve out people from their taxes, and make known to the world the value of the services of the illustrious men who have died : in the defence of the coun try. It is in such a contest as this that men and nations win honors that give them immortality. -. War is but a trivial thing compared with the developments of peace, and if showing what we are capable of in war, we forbear to show to the world what we are capable of in peace, we shall bring upon us dishonor rather than an enduring fame. , The position of America, is marvelous. " When we group these facts that are known to every man they seem incredible. But the other day the Emperor of France stated to the French chamber of Deputies to re commend his Government to his people, that the constitution of France was not un like that of the United States. In the university at Cambridge a profes sorship has been proposed for instruction in the principles and history . of the Ameri can Government. It is a duty we owe to other. Nations, as well as to ourselves, to show them what *Fe are. Why, sir, there is many a man among the editbaited classes of England and France who does not know that we speak the English language. •• In,the elementary text-books, the United States is given an unimportant position. such as we accord, to the South American republics, or other distant and compara tively unimportant parts of the American continent. It is only where the people are able to speak for themselves, that the Go vernments of Europe will understand what we are, and their people be able to compre hend our institutions and assert their rights. I am sorry, Mr. Chairman, that I have trespassed so long upon your attention. Bat for the, very earnest opposition, apparently, of the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Wash burned to this simple, harmless resolution, reported - by the Committee on Foreign Allah's, I should not have venturned upon these remarks at all. It was not my inten tion when I rose to trespass long, and I. con clude my remarks by one single suggestion: that whatever power we have in the field or in the workshop, the true power of the American Government and the American people is in ideas; that the lesson which the old world has to learn-of us, and the lesson which we have to learn ourselves in order justly to appreciate our own importance and character, is, that: in the economy of this world ideas are better than blows, and brains better than blows. Mr. Washburne (Ill.) obtained the floor, but yielded to Mr. Sloan,who moved that the committee rise. The motion was agreed to. So the committee rose; and the Speaker having resumed the chair, Mr. Wilson, of lowa, reported that the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, having had - wider consideration the Union generally, and particularly House bill No. 52, to pro 'vide for the expenses attending the exhibi tion of the products of industry of the United States at the Exposition at Paris in 1867, had come to no resolution thereon. SHOCKING SCENE AT AN EXECUTION.— Fortune Wright, ;of the 96th (colored) In fantry, was executed at New Orleans on the 2d nun., Tor murder. When the drop cords were cut he fell six orSight feet, but the noose not having been /properly greased, the knot failed to slip, so that when the body rebounded the knot twisted around to his forehead. Wright thus hung suspended by the loop passing around his forehead and under the very prominent developments of the head • behind the ears—hung by the head instead of the neck. The shock having been sufficient to render him insensible, Wright did not stiffer by the accident. ,After hanging a few minutes, a copious perspira tion started out on his body, and soon his breathing became regular and natural. Surgeon Avery and Doctors Heber Smith and Berthelot having examined him and declared that he could not die from the effects of this hanging, the body was low ered, taken from the rope , and carried up a second time to the drop. The knot was relied and the rope placed about his neck, the body propped up and the stay ropes again cut, The rope remained under the chin, however,. immediately strangling the before unconscious man. Nasiss's MISTAKE PARALLIELED.—The President's recent charge against Stevens, Sumner, &a., of instigating his assassina tion, reminds one of - Mr. Neatly's unforto.-• nate blunder at Washington as related by himself in a letter printed in The Right Way for February 24th. "Goin into the Williard's I called for a go nv gin, which the gentlemanly and urbane barkeeper sot afore me, and I drank. 'Put it down with the rest uv mine ' , sez I with an impressive wave uv the hand. " 'Your name,' sez he." - "Assomin a intellectool look, I retorted, 'Do yon know Charles Sumner?' _ "Here I overdid it--here ambition e'erleaped itself. Hed I sod 'Saulsbury,' it might hey idisered. but to .give Simmer's name for a drink nv gin, was a piece uv lunacy for wich I ' kan't account, I wuz ignomihiously kicked into the street." THE DAILY EVENING .BPI,LETIN : BXXIXth conirrmi , .-First Eton. Losr. or YESTERDAY% PROCEEDINGS.] SENAT.E.—Mr. Wilson introduced a joint resolution providing that an act entitled an act supplementary to the several acts re lating to pensions, approved March 3, 1865, Shall not - hereafter be construed as to "de prive invalid pensioners, or the widows or heirs of any persons who have served is the army or.navy • during the late war, of the pension to which they are entitled by reason of holding - any office under the Go vernment; Provided, that the compensation received from the United States as pay, or salary does not _exceed eight hundred dol lars per annum, Referred to the committee on Pensions. Mr. Poland (Vt.) introduced a bill to fix the salaries of the District Judges of the United States ' which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. It gives five thousand dollars per annum to the Judges of Massachusetts, Southern New York, Ma ryland, Eastern Pennsylvania, Eastern Louisiana, Northern California, Oregon and Neyada, and to those of all other districts. four thousand each. Mr. Harris (N. Y.) from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported back,with amend ments,.the bill to recognize the Judiciary of the United -States. . A "number of the amend ments are in the form of additional sections ncorporated`M the body of the bill. Mr. Stewart (Nevada) introduced a joint resolution imposing negro suffrage, repu diation of the rebel debt, and abandonment of claims for emancipated slaves, as condi tions- for the restoration of the Southern States. Referred to the Reconstruction Committee. • The Deficiency bill, which was under con sideration onyesterday,was taken up at one o'clock. Mr. Grimes moved an amendment,which was adopted, appropriating' one hundred and seventy-eight thousand dollars io sup ply deficiencies in the last appropriation for the support of the Naval Academy. The bill was then passed. It goes back to the House for concurrence in certain amendments. The Naval Appropriation bill for 1867 was taken up, and.. various amendments were offered. The bill was read three times, and further consideration was postponed for the present. On motion of Mr. Sumner, it was ordered that when the Senate adjourns to-day it ad journs to meet on Monday next. The Senate soon after adjourned till Monday. HOUSE.—The Loan bill was taken up. Mr. Stevens spoke against the bill. He characterized it is a tremendous bill; it pro posed to confer more power on a single man than was ever before conferred on any one man in a government claiming to have a Constitution. While he would repose as much confidence in the present Secretary of the Treasury as any one, no Legislature should grant such power to any man. With such power conferred on one man, no business community • could feel safe; and capital would be withdrawn from business enterprises. The very pendency of this bill had thrown a damper upon the business of the country, which he had never before seen equaled from the mere introduction of a bill. He knew of two cotton factories that were in the course of completion, but on which work had been suspended, owing to the pendency of this bill. There was no power more terrible, if exercised perni ciously, than the power to expand or to confiuct currency, which was the engine, the instrument of the business of the coun try. This he illustrated by a reference to the course of the United States Bank during its contest with President Jackson, and yet he ventured to say that that Institution had not one=fifteenth part of the power which was, by this bill, proposed to lie given to the Secretary of the Treasury. He proceeded to comment upon its provi sions in detail, and stated that by the acts of 1864 and 1865, the Secretary had now the power to convert all the interest-bearing obligations of the United States of every kind into the very kind of bonds which the Secretary now proposed to sell. Mr. Conkling . (N. Y.) suggested that the Secretary had been converting to the amount of fifty millions, but that he had come to believe he was acting on a power that was possibly doubtful, and that there fore, from abundant cautiOn, he wanted to have the power given unmistakably. Mr. Stevens had no hesitation in saying taint the doubt which the Secretary came to after converting fifty had were solid doubts, and that he had no power to spend the money, but had power to exchange with anybody who chose to exchange. It was for the purpose of removing that doubt that his (Mr. Stephens') substitute was of fered. I gave him the power which he had been exercising all along. It confined his power to that single operation. It solved the Secretary's doubts, provided for the case and left the matter thus: As to the conver sion of securities paying interest in currency into six per cent. bonds, payable in gold, it was tantamount to increasing the interest from six to eight per cent. without any advantages whatever to the Go vernment. The Secretary had the power now to withdraw from circulation $180,000,- 000 in the shape of compound interest notes, and besides that he asked the power now to withdraw W 0,000,000 of greenbacks, which would permit him to contract the currency 4380,000,000 in a single year. If this law ••were passed members would be on the worst rack they were ever on. He did not believe any business firm in the country would sur vive it. Perhaps the Secretary, might not exercise the power, but then again he might. The Secretary had the•right now to pay off five-twenties at the end of every five years in currency. The interest was payable in gold, but the principal in currency. Would at not be wiser to sell the proposed issues of bonds for currency, and pay the outstanding five-twenties. But the most extraordinary recommendation of the Secretary was to pass an act declaring that all these five twenties should be paid, not only interest, but principal in coin as that would help them very much in Europe. Help whom? Help the Government? The Government had not a dollar of these bonds to sell. Help the clever men is Europe, who held, per haps, six hundred millions of our loan now, and who, if this recommendation were fol lowed, would have thirty par cent. added to the value of their bonds. Re (Mr. Stevens) did not understand that system of finance. Mr. Raymond (N. Y.) remarked that the reasoning on which the gentleman's argu ment seemed to proceed was the assump tion that , the new bonds should - bear the same rate of interest as the old. If -they were made payable in coin it was supposed the bonds would be taken al four per cent. Mr. Stevens—The bonds fa ,be issued are precisely the same as issued under the old law, six per cent. when payable in coin, and _seven and =three-tenths in currency. The seven and three-tenths have been all issued, and are convertible into six per cent. gold bearing bonds without any further law. Mr. Morrill (Vt.) desired to make one or two corrections in the gentleman's state ment. The gentleman had/represented the proposed bill as giving power to the Secre tary to issue bonds, without limitation. That was not so. He was limiled to the amount of ourpreient indebtedness, inte rest and non-interest ,Mr. Stevens—l did not mean to say that he had any power to go beyond that. Mr. Morrill—Then;the gentleman doeit not mean to controvert the position that the Secretary has no more power given him in ;this bill than merely to, exchange these bonds for bonds and notes now outstanding, Mr. Stevens—rl mean to say 'that he now has the power to convert all this billion and a half of money, except the legal tender, as the law now stands. . Mr,Morrill—The gentleman also stated that the Secretary proposed, in his report, k - AR6H - 1 - 7, iS6 - 6:--7TkiPLE SHEET. to reduce the amount of legal tender notes by two hundred million dollars annually. Mr. Stevens read from the Secretary's re port, in which he says it will not be neces *stay, to retire more than one hundred, or at most, two hundred millions of notes in ad ' dition to the compound interest notes, and repeated the assertion that the Secretary asked.the.right to contract the greenbacks and legal tenders bearing -no interest into five-twenties bearing a gold interest of six per cent. Assuming the Secretary to retire twohun dred. millions of greenbacks in this way yearly for two years, he would be adding $24,000,000 annually to the taxes of the country to pay interest on what was not now paying a 'dollar' interest. Mr. Wentworth (M.)—Will the gentle man from Pennsylvania state whether he combats the policy of the Secretary of • the Treasury on the ground that his own policy will lead to specie payments sooner than the Secretary's, or_ whether he and thoae who go with him are not trying to put off the re turn of specie payments. Mr. Stevens—l. am for specie payment whenever it canbe arrived at without crush ing the business of the country to death. I am for arriving at spf)cie payment and still for allowing the business of the country to go on. The business of the country now has not more circulation than is required. Whence this proposition? We have hardly got out of one - war till we find another war made upon the business of the country. Pass this bill, and instead' of five hundred millions of internal revenue received last year, you will not have two hundred and fifty millions next year. The people will not be able to pay their taxes. The busi ness of the country will not endure it. Mr. Wentworth (m.)—l think I have fol lowed my friend from Pennsylvania, all through this session, closer than any other man, but when this great Republican party was formed, we who were originally Demo crats, took up our cross, a great cross. [Laughter]. I want him - to state distinctly whether, if he could fo-morrow, he would have specie payment restored? Mr. Stevens—l do not know anybody more able to carry the cross than my friend from Illinois. [Laughter]. Mr. Wentworth [pressing him to the point regardless of the little parry]—Would you have specie payment to-morrow? Mr. Stevens—lf I could have specie pay ment to-morrow without derangement. Illr.Wentworth [derisively]—That is what they said in the time of the United States Bank. [Laughter]. Mr. Stevens [in conciliatory tone]—lf it were to derange the business of the country I would postpone it. If I could have it without that derangement, I would have it to-morrow. Mr. Wentworth [with a gesture of im patience]—How long will it be before you will have specie payment? [Laughter]. Will you compromise on one year? [Shouts of laughter]. Mr. Stevens—No sir; nor two years. Eng land after her great wars with Napoleon, ending in 1815, did not return to specie pay ment till the latter part of 18= Mr. Garfield stated that though the law there was to go into operation on the Ist of January, 1823. they had practically returned to specie payment in the spring of 1821. Mr. Stevens—Yes, for small slims. Do gentlemen expect that when Great Britain, with all the commerce of the world, was unable to resume specie payment for eight years after the conclusion of that war, and then did it by such gradual legislation, that there should be no shock, we are to put it in the power of one man to resume specie ,payment in a single day. But pass this law, and the day of specie payment is far distant indeed. Mr. Wentworth, returning to the charge— The gentleman and I are acting together now. Mr. Stevens—Not a bit of it [Laughter.] Mr. Wentworth—l think he is honest. [Laughter.] I mean to be. Mr. Stevens—l will indorse you as well as myself. Mr. Wentworth—Thequestion is how far we can travel together. Let us to be honest with 'one another e we are together. When we can no longer act together honestly, we will part. What I want my friend from Pennsylvania to state is this. (Here Mr. Stevens looks at his watch 'with the air of apatient martyr.) He wants to close me off. [Laughter.] The Speaker—The gentleman from Penn sylvania has only five minutes of his time left. Mr. Wentworth, (addressing Mr. Stevens) —You know more than all of us put together. [Laughter.] Just state to this House fairly and candidly whether, if we follow you, you can lead -us to specie pay ment.? [Shouts of laughter.] And whether you ould if you could? Now play fair. Mr. Stevens—My friend -need not appeal to me as a Republican. Iknow no party on this question. Mr. Wentworth—l followed you because I supposed you were 'a Republican. [Con tinued merriment.] " Mr. Stevens (seriously)—'All I can say is that if I believed we could resume specie payments in a month without crushing the country, injuring labor, breaking down manufactures and oppressing the people, I would, if I had-the power, order that every bank in the country, and the Government itself; should resume specie payment. Mr. Wentworth—But I suppose Mr. Mc- Culloch can doll. Mr. Stevens—,lf he can I will give him great credit. Mr. Wentworth—l believe he can, and therefore I shall vote for the bill. Mr, Stevens—My friend cfrom Illinois is honest, and has faith like two grains of mustard seed. .[Laughter.] Mr. Wentworth—l have followed you on the nigger question. 'Shouts of laughter.] Mr. Stevens—And I shall aie very glad to follow my friend .from Mr. Wentworth—l don't want you to fol low me. I want dollar for dollar. Will you give us specie payment? Mr. Stevens—l have said that I.would if I could. Mr. Wentworth—Well, Mr. McCulloch will do it. Mr..SteVens—l will not go for giving to an man the power contained In this bill . I would hardly entrust it to my friend,Mr. Wentworth, himself, Mr. Wentworth—Well, I trusted you on the negro question, and .T. want you to trust me on finance. Play fair. The scene between Stevens and Went worth was greatlyeooyed by the House. Few members were= their seats, but were standing in the areaand aisles in the vicin ity of the two principal actors, applauding and encouraging them.. The hour of 4.30 P M. having:arrived, the Housa took a recess till 7.30 P. M. Evening Beasion,--Mr.Schenck, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported back, with a substitute, the bill for the establishment and reorganization of the army of the United States, and asked that it be printed and recommitted, 'which was so ordered. The Senate bill on the same subject was taken from the Speaker's table, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military .Affairs. One thousand copies cf each bill were ordered to be printed. Mr. Price introduced a joint resolution for the relief of Union soldiers now in prison in the "United States for any offence, which was - read twice and referd to the com mittee on Military Affaira - . The House resumed the consideration of the Loan Bill. The question was taken on the passage of the bill, which, as amended, provides that the act of March 3d, 1865, shall be extended and construed to authorize the Secretary ; of the Treasury, at his discretion, to receive any. Treasury notes or, other obligations lamed under any act of Congress, whether *bearing uttered,. or not, ikexchange for any deicription of bonds authorized by the act to which this is anUmendthent, and also to ' dispose of any description 'of bonds autho rized by said act, either in the United States or elsewhere, to such an amount, in such manner and at such rates as he may think' - advisable, for lawful money of the United States or for any. Treasury notes, certificates of indebtedness or certificates of deposit, or ether representatives of value which have been or which may be issued under any act of Congress; the proceeds thereof to be used only for retiring TreasurY note or other ob ligations issued under any, act of Congress; but nothing herein contained shall be con strued to authorize any increase of the pub lic debt;. provided that the act to, which this is an amendment shall continue in full force in all its provisions, except as modified by this act. The question was taken, and as the vote was very close there was great interest manifested by members in the probable re sult. When' the roll call was completed it became known that there was a majority of only two against the bill, and the leading friends of the measure exerted themselves to prevail on two or three members to change their votes. There was no change, however, except by Mr. Garfield, who changed' to the negative in - order to move 'a reconsideration. • The vote was yeas 66, nays 66; so the bill was rejected. Yrrs-31 ears. Allison, 'Ancona, Baldwin, Ba ßro nk oks, s, Baxter, Bidwell, Blaine, Boyer, Brandagee, Charier, Coirroth, Darling. Dawes, Dawson, Delano, Deming Dennison: ( hider, Harding, • Hogan, Hooper' Hotchkiss. Hubbard (Conn.), James Humphrey Jas. M. Humphrey, Jones, Ramon. Kerr. Ketcham, Latham, Lawrence (Pa), Le Blond, MarshalL Mars ton, Marvin, Moline; Morrill, Nicholson, Naell, Per ham, Phelps, Randall (Pa.), Randall (Ky.), Raymond, Bitter, Rogers, Rosa, Sawyer, Scofield, Spaulding, Ta bo, Taylor. Thornton, Vanhorn (N.Y.), Vanhorn (Mo.), Ward, N%'arnar, Washburne (Ill.), Washburne (Mass.), Wentworth,Whalley, Winfield. Woodridge. Nays—lkiessrs.Anderson, Baker, Bauman, Bingham, Blair, Boutwell Bromwell. Broomall, Backland, Bun dy. Clarke (Ohio), Cobb, Cook, Cullom, Dixon. Don nelly, Eggleson, Eliot, Farquhar. Ferry, Gartield,Grin nell. Harding. Hart, Hales. Rigby. Hill. Holmes, B übbard (lows), Hubbard (W. Va.), Hubbard (N. V. Hubbell (N. Y.) Hubbell (Ohio), Hulburd, Ingersoll, Julian, Kelso, Kuykendall, Lawrence (Ohio), Loan, Lynch, McClurg, Mercer, Miller,Moorhead, Morris Moulton, Myers, O'Neill, Orth, Paine, Pike, Planta Price. Rice (Mass.). Rice (Me.). Shellabarger, Sloan Starr, Stevens, Stilwell, Francis Thomas, Tipton, Walker, Williams. Mr. Garfield moved to reconsider the vote, and pending this motion, the House, at 11.15 P. M., adjourned, with the understand ing that to-morrow would be devoted to de bate only. Pennsylvania Legislature. CLOSE OF YESTERDAY'S PILOCKEIMO3B. SENATE.-A protest against the passage of the bill disfranchising deserters, signed by all the Democratic Senators, was pre sented by Mr. Beardslee and read. The bill authorizing the Frankfcrd Ly ceum to sell certain real estate was passed. The Senate adjourned until Monday even ing at 7l o'clock. HOUSE.-Mr. Ruddiman, from the Local Judiciary Committee, reported negatively an act opening Vienna street through to the Kensington depot. Mr. Whaun called up a resolution urging Congress to repeal the duty on crude petro leum, which was passed. Mr. Pennypacker, from the Special Com mittee, relative to the cattle disease, pre sented the following act— • Be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person who may own any cattle affected by the disease known as the pleuro pneumonia, or other contagious disease, to sell, or otherwise dispose of, any cattle fromi the premises where such disease is known to exist. Sscriox 2. That no cattle shall be al lowed to run at large in any township where any contagious disease prevails, and the constables of such townships are hereby authorized and required to take up and confine any cattle so found running at large until called for, and until all costs are paid; and in townships in which there are no constables it shall be the duty of the town clerk to y)erform•this service; and the said officers shall be entitled to receive $1 for each head of cattle so taken np, and any officer who shall refuse to perform the duties of this act shall be liable to a fine of SEC. 3. Any person offending against the provisions of the first section of this act shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay g fine not exceeding *6OO, or an imprison ment not exceeding six months. No immediate action was taken on the bill. Adjourned. alifernoon Session..—At four o'clock three hundred and fortyr-rive soldiers' orphans, from the State schoolset Meadville Para dise and Mount Joy,were introduced under the superintendence of T. H. Burroughs, Col. Geo. McFarland,Professor Preston and Professor Caruthers. The Hon. Mr. Bur roughs explained that the children present were about onefourth of the aggregate number cared for by the State, and that the three schools selected had not , been chosen for any particular advancement, but merely because they were near the State capital. He then explained the system of instruc tion. The different exercises were then commenced by the orphans of the different schools. These consisted of singing and speaking, by both girls and •boys, and all the performers acquitted themselves admi rably, their addresses breathing a spirit of gratitude to Governor Curtin and the State officers, Legislature and people. There was :much applause. Governor Curtin was called on for an ad otiress, and responded. He declared that there was more mute eloquence in the hun dreds of children around than anything he , could say. As Chief Magistrate of the State, in the camps - lathe East and in the West .during the war, he had pledged the soldiers that if they fell theirorphans should be pro tected and cared for. His words had been endorsed by public meetings, orators and journalists everywhere. He had made re peated assurances to the 'men of Pennsyl eania on the eve of battle, and after the oonflict, when the chaplains and priests were performing their offices, he had told the dying soldiers that the Commonwealth would be a father to their children, and the words had reachedthe heart alsnostof death itself. He did not tlesire war in future, but if it should unfortunately fall upon the land the honor of the State would he maintained by the boys whose fathers' blood had reddened the soil in our terrible .struggle. They would be ungrateful not to repay the care of the people, nor was it pesstble that- the people, with their great heart and sympa thy, would turn the poor children adrift upon the world. • God forbid that such 4 course should disgrace us. The Governor alluded to the fact that on .one occasion, immediately after be issued a proclamation returning thanks for the era of peace and plenty to dawn upon the land, he had been met at our door by three orphans who were asking alms, and whose fathers fell in the Peninsula. This incident gave him additional energy in urging the claims of the children upon the Commonwealth, and the present schools were evidence of the good which had already been 'accomplished in lowa, Con necticut and other States following our pathway, and no more beautiful record could be placed in history than the fact that the American people, burdened with the great debt, not only repaid all moneyed obligations, but canceled the moral indebt edness by educating and rearing the chil dren of the men who died for their freedom. No charity of this charitable State was of such heaven-born'origin as that which ful filled the wishes and duties of the dead, and of those but for whom this city would have been sacked, and this capital and State de vaatated- by fire-and`sword. If by any chance the Legislature should adjourn with out providing for the care of these children, he gave notice that he held and should ex ercise the power of calling them back again, and he prayed that, therefore, before he left hie position; • the electric spark of divine charity might fall upon. every member within sound of his voice, and lead him to do justice to the plighted faith of the Gam monwealth, and to the orphan children of the soldiers. [treat applause.) LETTER FROM COLONEL BADEA.II. • HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, March 15, 1866.--A Hon. James R. Kelley, Speaker of the Penn lvania of Li eutenan t- General Representativee—SlE: Grant directs me to ex press his thanks for the honor done him by the invitation, by resolution of the 'Hotu3e of Representatives, to be present at the meeting of the schools for the orphans of soldiers and sailors, in the hall of the House, at Harrisburg, on Friday, March 16th, and sincerely regrets that the nature of his pub lic duties is such that he cannot be Present on that interesting occasion. I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, ADAM BADEAII, Brevet Colonel and . Military Secretary. LETTER FROM GEN. HANCOCK. WASHINGTON, March 14, 1866.—H0n. Jas. 14 - Kelley, /Speaker of the House of.Re lore sentatives--DFAR SlB—Nothing would af ford me greater pleasure than to be present at Harrisburg on Friday, at the meet big of the schools for the orphans of our soldiers and sailors; but ram a member of a board of officers which meets I in this city on that day. I shall therefore be unable to attend, but desire to thank the House of Representatives for their courtesy. W. S. Haricocs., Major General U. S. V. LETTER FROM MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN. W. GEATCY. NEW CII3EBERLAND,' March 16, 1864. Hon. James R. Kelley, ,fieaker of the House of Bepresentatives, Harrisburg.—MT DEAR six: Your letter, enclosing the resolution of the House inviting me to be present at the gathering of the orphan children of the brave men who fell in the service of their country during the late war, has been re ceived. An important engagement, made before the receipt of your lettea, and before I knew of the passage of the resolution, compels me to be absent from home to-day, and prevents my being with you,as I would desire, at a ceremony so honorable to the beneficence of our great Commonwealth, and so convincing of the gratitude she .has for the memory of her brave.defenders. Regretting my compulsory absence, lam very respectfully, etc., JoHN W. GEARY, LETTER FROM MEISTER CLYMER. SENATE CHAMBER, ELABausnuEco, March 16—Hon. James B. Kelley response to an invitation ofthe House to participate in the ceremonies incident to the visit of or phan children of soldiers, I have to regret my inability to be present, owing to a pre vious business engagement this afternoon. I regard the object as a most meritorious one, and have lent it my approval and vote in all its stages of inception and progress. Very respectfully yours, HmsTER CLYIk!ER. LEITER FROM COMMANDRE POOR. PHILADELPHIA, March 15, I,S66.—Hoit James R. _Kelley, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania—Sum I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date,conveying the invitation, by resolution of the House of Representativesi of Pennsylvania, to be present at the very interesting ceremony of the Schools for the Orphans of Soldiers and Sailors. I beg leave, through you ' to con vey to your honorable body high ap preciation I entertain of the compliment tendered to me. As an humble representa tive of our honored navy, I cannot but feel the liveliest intere4t in any work which has for its object the &otection and education of the children of those gallant sailors who fell nobly defending their country's flag, and aiding to restore the authority and power of their Government. I have not the honor of being a native of Pennsylvania, but feel proud of being a citizen of a State which has so nobly acted her part in suppressing the rebellion, and in its munificent charities and praiseworthy benevolence to all whose patriotism brought upon them suffering and distress. Should all follow the example of Pennsylvania, the reproach of republics,ingratitude would be removed, and their gratitude becomepro verbial. I regret very much that my engagements will not permit me to visit 14 risburgh at this time. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, C. H. POOR, Commander United States Navy. The Agronautical Society. An addition has just been made to the number of learned societies devoted to the pursuit and encouragement of special branches of science. A meeting was held recently at the residence of the Duke of Argyll, in London, when resolutions were passed with the object of establishing a society under the title of the ,Eronautical Society of Great Britain. The Duke of Argyll was chosen President, and the Duke of Sutherland and Lord Grosvenor accepted the office of Vice-Presidents. The gentle man who accepted temporarily the post of Treasurer to the infant society, stated in a brief address to the meeting the objects which were contemplated. The study o aftonantics, he said, had hitherto been pro ductive of little scientific advantage, be cause, until lately, balloons had been em ployed merely for exhibition, or for the pur poses of public entertainment. It was, how ever, hoped that by the establishment of this Society the subject might take its stand ing among the sciences. Even in its pre sent stage the science was by no means bar ren of resources, for even what had recently been done at the instigation of the British Association had shown howlittle was known concerning atmospheric currents, tempera ture and the phenomena of storms, a thor ough knowledge of which might lead to weather predictions which would be highly beneficial to mankind. A chief branch of inquiry would be the mechanical expedients for facilitating serial navigation, and when it was considered that the act of flying is not a vital condition, but purely a mechanical action, it was remarkable that no correct de monstration had ever yet been given of the combined principles upon which flight is performed. Coal Statement. The following shows the shipments of coal over the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad for the week ending March 10, compared with same time last season: Shipped North.-- Shipped Sonth._._... For corresponding time last year: Week, Year. Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cart. . 3,550 11 30.081 10 .19,392 08 97,89) 11 Shipped North.-- Shipped South Total.— liktzeruse— BOA R D OF TRADE. JOSEPH C. aUBB, E. A. SOLIDER. Ibtozerfax• • • 010. L. BUZBY Reported nuaa ' Per 0109 -W3: 4lTa i gggi ßtlllethl. MATANZAS-Brig, G W Chase, Dunning-4 4 7 hkds molasses 50 tcs do 2 bbls do Harris & Stotesbnry. SAGTJA—Brig Ellen P Stewart, Holland- -430 hhds sugar 41 tee do S & W Welsh. BOSTON—Steamer Saxon, Captain Matthews -120 bdls matte Alan Wood & Co; 5o bbls onions J B Anderson; 50 bxs tacks 9 pkge bdw R & W C Biddle 14 bxs fish Brown & Allingham; 5 do Cottrell&Ayrm 68 bxs ink Henry Cobernl6 bales skins Campbell & Co 5 bxs fish Dill & Ridge; 9 do mdse DaVil3, Porter & Co 27 do fish Geo F Fields: 20 bdla matte Green and Coates St RR; 54 bbls cranberries 63 do onions 50 do potatoes 48 pkge apple butter (Athens & itexamer; 340 pizgs chr stuff P P - Oustine; 18 cases Grover & Baker B 91 - 00; 10 bbls oil J Howell & Co; 129 bdls paper Howell & Bro; 60 bbls fish Harding & Ce: 17 Mrs do J . A Hopkins 43: Co; 7 coils rope H Hinkel & Son; 20 bbls onions Heisler & Bro; 5 casks starch 0 13 Janney & Cu; 9 bbls cranberries Isaac Jeanea & Co:. 232 boxes farnittve stock Hilburn a Gates 5 pkge dry goods C Amory. Jr Co: 6do Atwood, Ralston & Co: 67 do J Barry&co; 24 do Cof f in & iiitenans; 119 do B W Chine & SOn; 9 do • Frothingbam & Wells; 6 do Helmsly. Schofield & CO; 88 do Lewis, Boardman & Wharton: 48 do T., 'l' Lea'& Co: 8 do .IT Sproul & Co• 25 do HP dt, W P Smith; 5 do T 'White; 29 cases boots and shoes Baker Bros; 55 do Johnasorden; .49 a do Cladin & Partridg% 113 do CON. iiingham & T: tnier: 16 do Early & Harris; 11 do Foster & Bennett; 131 do P Ford de Co: 10 do C M Fay; 49 do -4-, F & 0 D French; 15 do Graff, Watkm &Co; 13 do E Hendry 22 do .1 B Harmer; 34 do Haddock,Reed & Co; 27110 F& J Jones: 21 do R R Levick & Co; 18 , do B Myers & Co; 21 do Munroe, Smelts & Co; 24 do W W Paul &Co: 17 do ES Reeve; 21 do A A Shumway &COl4;‘ 64 do Sterling 44Frank; 12 do J & M Saunders; 12 do' - - A H Smith & Son:" 27 do Shultz, Fahnsstock & Co; '96' Thacher& Co t 9 g& O W Townsend; 7do G W Tay-' for o A Tilden & Co; 25 bbla syrup Leverinig&Broi - -' 'L -80 do pickles E Matbieu & Son: lo cs nadse J M Mitchell Co; 50 pkgs glassy are 'Muzzey & Munroe; 50 bbls mackerel Jl. Nicholson; 10 do on Pratt & Dennison,: P , bales rags Rittenhouse Mills; 150 bbls syrup Reiff. Howell & Harvey; 47 pkgs fish Ritchie &Baca; 2S bbls oil 20 casks do Shober & Cir 100 bbla mackerel 100- hit do E A Sonder & Co; 32 baldskins E & C Stokes;: •• 10 bif bbla fish J Shriven. & Co: 50 bbla syrup" Nr„,h, & Reiff; 20 bra fish Wormelsdorrr. & Remme: 42 stkksi box wood'N Wemmer 11 bbls cranberries J•Wan.. rington Lee: 19 pkgs emory C Hand &Co; 58 culla - cordage& Co: 30 pkgs mdse sundry consignees &Mind awl iSa4 o .lllm tA t uetasn Itisrageri. alierS 180 m IPOR Mom Africa .. -Liverpool-805t0n......----March City of Cork...--Liverpool-New York . March a Propontis... -......Liverp001-Boston&Phila-March a - City of Waslaington_Liver'L..New York ----March 7 Pennsylvanta....-Liverpool.-New York: . Karma 7 Germania ----.Hamburg-New York .........March 7 ". Pereira ....... ... -.Havre...New York March 8 "•• Peruvian.-- -...Liverpool-P0rt1and.........-March 8 City of Limerick-Liverpool-New York --....Btarch 9 A.ustralasian....-.LiveroooL_New York Ma-clt 10 , Delaware Liverpool...Boston&Phil IS Fulton • -Havre-New -March 13 Helvetia.-- -..Liverpool- - New York ..-.March.l4 , Hansa . -.......530uthampt0n...New York -.-.-March 14 Cityotlioston Liverpool... New York ----March 14 Cluns..-..........-Liverpol-805t0n............4111arch 17 TO DWa • ART. Santiago de Cube.....N York-Greytotin..- . -March 20 • Cru5ader.........-New York... Port au Prince-Mareb.2o .... - Java York-LiverpooL—.-March 21 Nora Castle....-. New York-Havana_ .March 21 Atalanta» York... London. .. ....March 21. Blontezuma....-.New York-Rinnston...4.....marea , v. Coralca-.--....New York-NassamitHay'a-March New Y0rk....--New York... Bremen --..-. March 24 City of Boston..-New York... Liverpool March 24 The Queen....--New York... Liverpool ----March 24 Africa.--..Boston-LiverPool 28 Havana. — York... Rio Janeiro March 29 29 Germania-- .. .New York-Hamburg.. ..... Pennsylvania... New York-Liverpool ----March 8/ BUN Rims, 6 11113= SETS. 6 7 I Hum WAroz, 2 50 ARRIVED' YESTERDAY. Bark Coburg, Gibson, from Liverpool Dec 19th via ' Scilly Jan 16th. with mdse to Peter Wright & Sons. Let 47 48 tons withs 4 W, passed a derelict bark, of about NO painted ports, waterlogged and. abandoned; her bowsprit, foremastmaintopmast head and mizzen mast were gone, night coming on before we got close to her, we could not see her name. Bark Jessie. Pentreath, 27 days from Orange Bay, Pa. with coffee, logwood, &c. to D N Wetziar & CO. Bark Woodlands, Higgins, 15 days from St John, N. B. with lumber to Gaakill & Brig 5 aml Welsh, Hoecker. 20 rays from Segua,with molasses to S& W Welsh. In the Florida Stream en countered a terrific gale from the northward, *Mich !split sails. &c: has been 14 days N of Hatteras. Schr E Richardson, Thompson, lo days from Matan zas, with auger and molasses to J Mason & Co. Scbr Win Irish, Rathbun, from Newbern,wlth stores to U S Qr Master. Schr B C Fithian, Tuft, 1 day from Port Deposit, Md. with grain to Jas L Bewley & Co. Schr T P McColley, Dnrborough, 1 day from Camden, Del. with grain to Sus Barrett. Schr Son of Malta, Hopkins. 2 days from Milton, Del. with grain to Christian & Co. Scbr Jos.phus & Edwin. Bennett, 4 days from Nanti coke River. with lumber to Bacon, Collins & Co. Schr Bet j Sbepards. Coulhorse, 6 days from Laurel, Del with lumber to Bacon. Collins & Co. _ • Schr Cropper &. Br.ther, Grillith,from Federalsburg, with railroad iron to Bacon, Collins & Co. Schr John Cooper, 7 aylor, from Nanticoke River, with lumber to Bacon. Collins & Co. Schr Garnet. Kellum, 1 day from Lewes, Del. with grain to Jas L Bewley & Co. Scbr Sarah & Mary, Morris, 1 day from Dover, Def. with grain to Jas Barrett • CLEARED YESTERDAY. Steamer Hendrick Hudson, Howes, Havana, Thomas Wattso_n_ Or Sons. Steamer - ii L Gaw. Der, Baltimore. A Groves, Jr. Schr B C Scribner. Burgess, Salem. Tyler & Co. Schr J E Carnage, Mor.tgomery, New Castle, Captain. YUSIGRAND.a. Steamer Erin (Br). Cutting, cleared at New York yesterday for Liverpool. Steamer Borussia (Hamb), Schwensen, cleared at New York yesterday for Hamburg. Steamer Hibernia (Br), Craig, cleared at New York yesterday for Glasgow. Steamer Emily IS Souder, Lockwood, at Charleston 12th lost from New York. Bark Realm (Hawes chartered at Havana previous to 10th Mat Lad 1000 bhda sugar at Sagua for this port,. alt 8.1.4 per bbd. Brig Fanny Foulke. Townsend. hence for AspLnwall, was spoken 7th inst. lat 2212, lon 74 40. Schrs F M Wheaton. Ireland, and James Martin,. Myrick hence at Boston 15th inst. War Mary Ella. Thompson, from Fall River for this port, at Newpo 14th Lost. Schr Maryrt Shp Oland was at Arecibo. PB. 51 dart tdoce, for sport same day. Week. Year. Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt. 6,..T.14 05 60,595 61 .....18,523 10 142,011 07 -24,847 15 202,606 08 .17,942. 19 127,98! 01 iffARME B NOTICE To MARINERS. Notice is hereby given to whom it may concern,that a telegraph atation been established at Cape Frio, to which vessels bound to the port of Rio - Janeiro abould furnish the following information by means of klarryatt's signals-Ist, ship's name; 24, port or ports of sailing: 3d, days of passage; 4th, cargo on board; sth consignee's name; 6th. shipping and commercial news; anti when passim. at niht foggy weather such news to be furnished to Ponta o Negro or Santa Cruz stations when yet out of the bay. L H F D'AGIIIAP., Consul General. Brazilian Consulate General's Office, N York, March 12, 1366. aCOUTION ISAUUM. M THOMAS & SONS, AUCTIONEERS, Nos. >sla and 141 South Fourth street STISCES AND TVF AT EbTATE—runDAY NEXT. Pamphlet cataloghes now ready, containirtn de scriptions of all the Property to be sold on T AY N, and inst., with a list of sales 27th and nth March and Sd, leth, rth and 15th April, comprising a large amount and great variety of valuable Pro perty, by order of Orphans' Court, Executors' Trim tees. Court Common Pleas, Heirs and others, to be sold without reserve. N. -- 7,692 OSHn AREST ITER RO DAY.SE IL FARM O CO, MARCH 20. At the Excnange, for account or whom it may con-,.. Cell— 5846 abates stock Rose Farm Oil Co. Me do do do do do WC shares ISI ochannou Coal Co. 100 shares Huntingdon and .Dr%ci Top mr otm t a th— Rallioad 27 shares Dela Ware A.Verme Market Co. 40 shares Cdd Fellows' Hall Association. N. W. cur. 7 bird and IlloWn sta. 9 pow seven per cent Ist mortgage coupon bonds Steubenville and Indiana Railroad. Son st ices Cow Creek and Still Well Run Oil Co. JOHN B. ErY.SILS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, Nos. 232 and 234 MARKET street, corner or BANK at. LARGE PEREMPTORY BALE OF BOOTS, SHOES, &c., drc. NOTlCE—lncluded in our large sale of boots, Shoat; &c-, ON TUESDAY M.ORNING, March W, will be found in part the fallowing fresh• and desirable assortment, viz: Men's, boys' and youths' calf, double sole, half wet. And pump sole dress boots; men's, boys' and youths kip and buff leather boots; men's fino grain, long leg dress boots; men's and boys' calf, bud leather Cbngresso boots andbalmoraLs; men's, bovs' and youths' super kip, buff and polished grain half welt and pump sole brogans; ladles' fine kid, goat, morocco, and enameled patent sewed balmorals and Congress gaiters women's, misses' and children's calf and buff leather bahnorals and lace boots; children's fine , kid, sewed, city made lace boots; Candy sewed bahnor rah and ankle ties; ladies ' fine black and colored' lasting Congress and side lacegalters;womemr. and children's goat and morocco copper-nailed lace boots; ladies' fine kid slippers; traveling bags; metallic overshoes &c. POSITIVE SALE OF CARPETINGS, CANTON MATTINGS, &c. ON FRIDAY MORNING, March 23, st if o'c leek, will be sold, by adalogae. on four months' credit, about 250 pieces superfine and fine ingrain. royal damask. Venitian, list, hempcot tage and rag carpetings, which may be examined 'early on the morning of sale. BY RARRITT & CO., ocrith.NTEFatt. Cash Auction House., No. 220 Market street, corner of Tumk.Street. Cash advanced on conslstarnents withont extra charge. LARGE SALF . .Z0 LOTS SEASONABLE DRY GOODS. ON MONDAY MORNING. March is, commencing at In o'clock. Also, iIIVOIC42O Hats, Cape, Skirts, Boots. Shoes, &c, ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE, - At II o'clock, I case 520 'yards all wool fancyeasal. meres. P EREMPTORY SALE OF THE BALANCE OE STOCK. OF A DRY GOODS JOBBING HOUSE. ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, March 2L at 10 0 01nCk. DAVIS dr. HARVEY, AUCTIONEERS. . No. 333 Chestnut street. Sale at the Anc ion store. SUPERIOR FURNITURE, BOOKCASE, OFFICE. ' FURNIT. RE. &c ON TUESDAY MORNING, At 10 o'clock, at toe auction store. No. 335 Chettnnt, street, an extensive assortment of superior secondhand furniture, including the fUrniture belonging to an es. tate—removed to store for convenience of sale. PHILIP FORD & CO., AUCTIONEERS No, 606 MARKET street. SALE OF 140 C CASES BOOTS AND SHOBS. ON THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH r 2 Commending et 30 o'clock, we will sell by catalogue,' for cash, 1.401 cases Boots, Shoes, Brogars, Balmorals, Congress Boots, &c Women's. mit ses' and children's Boots and Shoes, Buskins, Slippers, Balmorals, Oc. Coinprtsirg desirable assortment of goods. laY B. SCOTT, .7it.. B AUCTIONEER. _ No. IMO CDICESTITUT street BALE GE . RTOCRING Iif.A.CMNERY, SEWING AND 'WINDING MACHINES, Arc... , .ON MONDAY MORNING, • - , At le% o'clock, at More, iO2O Chestnut street. a lot 'of St ock ipg Af a chin ery, In good order, hav'ng_tieen use% buts sl cat time. manufactured by Shirtcliil. _ .... .1171:LT.--LOW:ELLP.e.7SS7 gusis rad tic Sheathing Belt for taco, .loknson e Paziat weoiding Pelt ler stela(' Pipet. and ei irk' and sale by WILLIE 14 _ELEtitigT, No. ill! Dolomite liireautt • , • 11._..~,. ,'r
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