©BSOir PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME XX.—NO. 164. MARRIED. «^ hter of tilelate George F. botkjsl Bev U T?i? l 7«iS^? :E^ A S'T C)ll ' the lcttl tot , by the JmSiSS «?«!** * n i Walton Stuard to Mary W.. daughter of the late Chas, F. Hyneman, boih of this w DIED. the 13tii inst, James C. Hale, In the 88 th year of his age. Fureral. from his late residence, No. 155 Day’s lane, Germantown, on Wednesday morning, at 10 o’clock. Wa proceed to Laurel Hill, * ■REKN.—On Sunday night, the 14th inst., Ellen D., of William H. Kern, and daughter of the late George Parkinson, in the 44th year or her age. The relatives and friends or the family are Invited to attend her foneral, from the residence ofherhus* hand, No. 1536 Green street, on Wednesday afternoon heart, 17th inst., at 3 o’clock, without further notice. 2t BHAPCOTT.-On the 14th inst., Mary J., wife of Marjt Shapcott, and daughter of Hugh and Agnes B. Laird. in the 29th year of her age. The relatives and friends or the family, also the members of Morning Star Union, No. 9, D. ef T., and Golden Buie Association, No. 22,1.0. of Philozatheans are respecOnlly invited to attend the funeral, from P* r hnshand’s residence, No. 1327 Crease street, Eigh to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon, at 3 X*ANDELL impobted fob fall St. Bernard Woolen Cloakings. Bpffl pSto 6 Bita! Wlii ' MOaaIC WOOI6U Shawla ' Magnificent Plain Poplina. BTBIPS AND WINDOW MOULDINGS ocl2a,tn,th,lia* T>LACK IRISH POPLINS. -f-* JQBt received irom Pim Brothers*Co.,of Dub 3in. one case of Black Poplins, including the best quality manufactured ocl&st* BESSON & SON, Mourning Store, 318 Chestnut street. aystJlAki iSIW'A’IAJJBia. |g»FABI>EK SCIMtIFXC COURSE. MFATETIE COLLEGE. In addition to the general Course of Instruction in this Department, designed to lay a substantial basis of knowledge and BCholarly culture, students can pursue Ahose brandies whlclx are essentially practical and technical, viz.: ENGINEERING, Civu. Topograpical and Mechanical; MINING and METALLURGY: ABCHTraOTDBB, and the application of Chemistry to AGRICULTURE and the ARTS. There Is also ai fordedan opportunity for special study of TRADEand (COMMERCE, of MODERN L ANGUAGES and PHIL OLOGY; and of the HISTORY and INSTITUTIONS of our own country. Sot Circulars appiy to President CATTELL, or to Prof. R.B. YOUNGMAN, Easton, Pa. April!, lsss. Clerk of the Faculty. my3-emo{ NATATORrum AND PHYSICAL ID3TI di-jgf TUTE, Broad street, below Walnut. Tne ex ercises for the Winter Season of the Institution begin MONDAY, October ISth. For reference to Dancing classes, see circular of Madame MARTIN or Mr. REILLY. For reference to “Light Gymnastic” Misses’ and Ladlea’ classes, see circular 01 Miss HOPKINS. For reference to Gymnastics for little Boysand Mas ter*, or Parlor Skatlnn. see circular of Dr. JaNSBN. First class lor Bojb, TUESDAY, the 16th of October, At 1 P, M. CENTRAL SKATING PARK, FIFTEENTH AND WALLACE STREETS, (Branch of Natatorinm and Physical Institute.) The citcular of the Skating Park with a new pro gramme for the coming season, will be out and ready lor distribution on Thursday, the 18th lust, [pens strpJ t)T=S“ PROF. ALONZO TRIPP, OF BOSTON, will deliver his GREAT LECTURE ON f NAPOLEON IIL AND THE COUNT VON BIS MARCK, 'MUSICAL FUND HILL thubsday next. October IBtb, 1866, This being the first ot a series of BfREE .LECTURES, To be'given under tbeaaspices of the YOUNG MUN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. Members and friends of the Association can obtain tickets gratuitously at the Rooms, No, 1210 CHEsT ■NUT street. ocl3-strpJ GENUINE EAGLE VEIN COAL, AND NO DECEPTION.—Nothing inferior purchased ;o offer below the cost price of a superior article. Con sumers in want of the very betc*al in the market shouldcallon SAMUELW. and make their purchases. All who patronize him can reiy upon getting a spier did article, (every pound they buy.) and in the best possible manner. Egg and Stove sizes, 47 50; Nut, fs 50 per ton; also; pure Spring Moun tain, Lehigh, at lowest market prices. Orders respect fully sojicited and promptly attended to, either at Depot, BROAD street, above RACE east side, or at ■Office, 524 ARCH street. . se27-tb,3,tu I2trp AS THE SEASON HAS NOW ARRIVED . when prudent Housekeepers supply themselves 'with FUEL.for the fall and winter, we deem it approros te speak of the FAMILY OOAL YaRD of Mr. H.R. HUTCHINS Southeast corner of NINTH and GI- RaBD avenue. At this favorite stand all the most app/oved varieties of Lehigh and Schuylkill Coal in cluding the Eagle Vein, Honeybrook, Broad Mountain, «tc., may be had by the single ten or cargo, at the lowest market rates. Housekeepers, make a note of »*» se27 th,s,tal2trp - JV"S» NOBTH? PENNSYLVANIA BAILBOAD tkg’ AND GBSen LANE STA'I lON. - The residents of Germantown can have snperlor „ „ . - LEHIGH COAL delivered to them from the above place at|B 00 per ton. Prompt attention given to orders addressed to Box 62, Gt rmantown Post>offlce. Office, ls South Seventh street Philadelphia, or to yard at Green Lane station. oc2 lmrp BINES & SHEAPP. w-' FBAKKLrN mSTITOTE.-The Stateij ._vMpnthly Meeting or the Institute will be held on vViUJNKsDAY EVENING, 17th inst., at 8 o’clock. Members and others having new inventions or spec!- mens of manufactures to exhibit, will please feud them to the HALL. No. 15 Soath SEVENTH street, •before 7 o’clock P. 2L 0c.6 2tl w. HAMILTON, Actuary. A. C. WASHINGTON OBEYS. An adjourned stated meeting of the Corps will be Meld THIS EVENING. Election of officers. By order/ • ■ . J. K. McCAMMON, ft* v Assistaat Secretary, inS* ST. MICHAEL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, GEE MAN TOWN.—There will be a public .Missionary Meeting in tbls Church, To-morrow Even ing. Wednesday. Oct. 17, at 8 o'clock. Addresses by rseveral distinguished Clergymen of this county. The seats In this chnrch are alt free, and the public gene rally are Invited to attend this meeting. ocie-21* HAIR TONIC. THE MOST EFFECTUAL, BEAUTIFUL, AND HIGHLY PERFUMED PREP AH ATTO N EX TA?Z: Jy2g-a,ta,th-tf rp} IgRTICULTUBAL SO- M^th^t co^ er . BR °AD and WALNUT MfflEvS j ErMblUon ani »'»ted Meeting LMabard^Se^ 0 !?!? 11 '' 4 - I '' -?, 03 - 1518 and 1520 AMCBEILEaTS. The Chestnut —The attraction at the Chestnut last evening was Tom Taylor's very light comedv of •‘The Victims ” with Mr. Owens h«“£r. Lf terby; Mrs Hind (a new accession to the company and rf “‘ ndi *e one of Miss Mary Carr,) as Miss Crane “e •of the steang-mlnded: Miss Josle Orton as the d“ s ! tressed, faithftil wife of a heartless literarv < ca P lta !‘y played by Mrf G H Clarke); Miss Cooper as Mrs. Merryweather k would be fine lady, wtfi of Mr! Mer, 1 ?’ B e .berona, manly stock-broker, who loves w) ,n? lB B P lte °f her foibles and hnmors all her w HeB« There are other minor characters, bat nnn/or capitally played by Miss Carfnffle, a barter, who Is personated Senior and power by Mr. i£ Woolf, who, by the way, Is becoming a verr erAAf fol Tfifv Jre< l uent€ra of th © Chestnut. As to tho a . re a few good situations and many f an<i hQmor scattered throagh it wilole ' 11 ia only amusing; net powerful nor 2S ft iS?!£s,! Dy clear moral - I* wiU hive a life as bright epbemera—and as brief It will be repeated to .night, together with “The Live Indian.” y 9 course Mr. Edwin Booth’s re hnnJSaot nSS? 81 j et S? * lH i enthusiasm-by a largo -SSSkw^iSJS 111 0,6 entertainment went off ad ■Overreachlin “ 6 7TS lne ¥, r ' B °oth appears as Sir Giles in A New Wav to Pav Old Ophtn » mv orl3, *‘B*etcbes In India” wili .follow, with Mlaa Benia as the stage-struck heroine* P "ADav B^. 1 1, 1 ?, piece. S6 ' A Day " ell ®P ent will be the after- The -4HEEICAN -Miss Kate Fisher Is drawing very SE of W tElS^ atlon ofSS&IfS 18 “- Wea « afternoon at atHmi^lML l^ 108141 ’ Tabi - eau * are Still given IHe Ex.eventh Btbeet Opeea House Is thronged , «l!am y (o a^th t e lr e cSS:' C, bßrl6sqaea ' 119 Sooth TENTH Street. The California Vintage.— The San Francisco Bulletin says that the prospect for a large wine crop this season is believed by well-informed parties to be better than of any previous year. In Los Angelos county the yield of grapes said to be the largest ever known there, the vines being loaded down with fruit of excellent size ana unusual sweetness and flavor. The wine product this year in Los Angelos county will probably exceed that of 1865 by at least 60 per cent; When makers in that section of the State think that the vintage af this year will be one of pre-eminently good quality, and like some of the wine crops .of Europe, will have a fame ■ which wifi be used in comparing the quality of wine for many years to come. In Sonoma and Napa Valleys theyield of grapes is said to be unu sually large, and an increased quantity of wines of superior quality is expected. Great Union Meeting in New York. A vast and enthusiastic concourse of people. assembled in and: around Cooper Institute, New 'York last evening to join in the ratification nominations of Reuben Fenton and General* • William E. Dodge presided. ’ Addresses were delivered by Hannibal Hamlin, Senator Wilson,Charles S.Spencer, Wa »®’ Colonel McKee Parker and others. The addresses strongly favored the right of Congress to prescribe terms and conditions for the Southern States, and deprecated the action of President Johnson, as making more complex the difficulties which attend their admission on a sure and permanent foun dation of peace and harmony. The Grand Jury of Wilkinson county, ; Ga., has found an indictment for murder against all the parties concerned in burning i the negro Pompev, one of the murders of Mrs. Hollins. The negro Bill, his accbm pace, who was tned and eonvicted has Seen sentenced to be hanged November 2. All of the principal witnesses against him were of his own color, and he was rep resented bv able counsel. Yet he persists In asserting nis innocence, declaring to the ■ judge, when sentence of death was pro nounced on him, that he was never nearer the place of murder than the City of Co lumbus, Tsie Italian Opera. Crispino e la Comare, by the brothers Ricci, was played for the first time in Phila delphia last evening, and was received with such delight, and such shouts of laughter in the more comic scenes, that it may be relied on to draw full houses whenever it is played with so strong a cast. The supremely good acting of Signor Ronconi is, however, the chief cause of its present success, though the efforts of such excellent artists as Mima Kellogg, Bellini, Antonucci and Testa are not to be underrated. The story is a fairy extravaganza, and the music is well adapted to it—light, sparkling and graceful, hut unmarked hy originality or any peculiarly distinguishing characteristic. Ronooni’s “Crispino” is a wonderful crea tion. First as the poor, hard-working cob bler, and then as the suddenly enriched and pompous quack-doctor, he exhibits a talent that is as rare as it is admirable. Every motion and every look is full of expression, and it is rare to find one look or motion like another. The best of our comedians have not surpassed this great artist, and when his excellent singing is added to his fine acting, the effect is wonderful. The audi ence last night was frequently convulsed with laughter over his performance. Miss Kellogg personates “ Annetta” and sings her lively music elegantly. Indeed she is a too much of the lady, too much of Miss Kellogg, to represent accurately the ballad-vending wife of the poor cobbler, afterwards raised to sudden wealth. Bellini, as “Dr. Mirabolano,” was admirable, and in many scenes he fairly shared the applause with Ronconi. Antonucci’s beautiful bass voice and excellent method showed to great advantage in thepartof“Dr. Fabrizio,” and Testa’s beautiful light tenor was much ad mired, though his part was not one of much importance. Miss Stockton has little to sing except some passages of recitative. The chorus and orchestra were excellent and the opera was very well put upon the stage. Crispino will be repeated on Friday even ing, and will be sure to draw a very full house. This evening the ever-popular Trovatore Will be produced, with Mme. Poch, a Span ish prima donna,who has had great success, as. “Leonora,” Mme. Testa (formerly Miss Fanny Heron,) as “Azucena,” Bellini as “Count di Luna,” and Mazzoleni as “Mhn ricp;” a caßt which can hardly be equalled by any artists in the country. To-morrow Fra Ciavolo will be produced, when Ron coni, as the English “Milord,” will make a fresh sensation. FEJi.VSILVASIA ELECTION* We have gone over the returns, official and unofficial, on the vote for Governor in this State, with some care, and find the fol lowing result: , . . Gnry. Clymcr, • J 7 counties ofßcial, in full, 224.551 215,313 29 “ majorities, 19,047 11.238 Probable maj. for Geary, 17,077 Me. William Hepw'obth Dixon, Editor of the London Athenccum , has been in this city, on a brief visit to Mr. J. B. Lippincott the head -of the well-known publishing house. Mr. Dixon has traveled extensively through this country, even visiting Utah and other portions of the remote west. He was a true friend of the United States during their period of trouble, and the position he holds among the literary people of Great Britain is such that if he should make any report of his observations, it will be that of an enlightened, intelligent and liberal gen tleman. Scott’s Aet Gallery, No. 1020 Chestnut street, is crowded day and evening with visitors to the beautiful collection of works of art imported by Messrs. Viti Brothers, which are to be sold to-morrow and Thurs-. day. So many beautiful articles of statuary, bronzes, vases, candelabras, and other orna ments, has hardly ever been offered for sale in this country, and they are well worth a visit. Address'to the Peoples! the Lotted States —The Results of the Tonr. The Committee of Southern Loyalists ap pointed by the Convention at Philadelphia to yisit the tomb of Lincoln, has issued the following address: “Springfield, October 11th, 1866.— T0 the Loyal People of the United States: The undersigned members of the Committee appointed by the Conventibn of Southern Loyalists, lately assembled in Philadelphia, to visit the tomb of our martyred Presi dent, Abraham Lincoln, as a testimony of the admiration and affection with which the Union men of the South remember bis single-hearted patriotism, have discharged that duty. The enthusiastic greeting whioh we received all along our route are suffi cient evidence that the Union party is still intaot. We return onr sincere and hearty thankß for the uniform courtesy and kind ness everywhere shown us, bnt before we separate desire to warn our countrymen of a new danger which appears to be looming up. Everywhere that we have been the loyal people who are sustaining Congress seem to be united in demanding: “'First —That Andrew Johnson shall not be permitted to usurp- and exercise the powers of Congress in addition to those of President. “Second—That disloyal men shall not be permitted to rule either the whole country or any part thereof; and, “Third —That the loyal men of the South, black as well as white', shall be protected in all their rights as American citizens. “Unfortunately, however, some Republi can speakers and writers, by the loose lan guage they make use of, and their frequent declarations that if the non-reconstructed States ratify the pending Constitutional Amendment, such of their applicants as can or will take the test oath will be- admitted to membership in that body, are creating the impression that the ratification of that amendment will render any farther legisla tion by Congress in relation to the non-re con Btructed States unnecessary. If this conviction is allowed to fasten itself upon the minds of the people, it can only be re moved by a long, acrimonious discussion, pending which the. nation will continue to be affected with the evils which now render life in a third of the States almost intol erable. “It now requires bnt a few moments re flection to see that such a statement of the reconstruction problem would convert the victory now being won at the polls into a defeat. The Constitution of the United States declares that ‘all ligislative power shall be vested in a congress,’ and ‘legisla tive power means simply the power to make laws.’ The usurpation of the President con sists in the fact that when, at the close of, the war, he fonnd ten States ‘deprived of all civil government’—there being no law upon the statute book providing how, under such circumstances, government might be insti tuted—instead of calling the legislative de partment together in extra session to pass the necessary laws, he assumed the pre rogative of Congress and prescribed the rules and regulations (claiming for them all- the force and va lidity of regularly enacted laws) necessary for establishing oivil govern ments in the ten states which be declared had none. It was in accordance with these illegal edicts that the tyrannical organiza tions claiming to be the State governments cf North (Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas were formed, and to recognise their adop tion of the Constitutional Amendment as valid, is simply to endorse and legalize the President’s usurpations. Are the people willing thus to endorse the actions of Presi dent Johnson ? If not, they must firmly resolve and declare that the illegally organ ized tools of a usurper cannot by their action affect the Constitution of the coun try, and that before the non-reconstructed states can ratify the amendment legal governments must be instituted in them. “Again,every one of the so-called govern ments in the ten non-reconßtructed States are in the hands of and controlled by the men who attempted to' destroy the nation, and are ostentatiously used to make treason, honorable and loyalty odious— and in the South impossible. If Congress legalizes them it perpetuates these ex-rebels in power indefinitely. They will continue to. have absolute control of the governments of all or nearly all of the late slaveholding States, and will send up solid delegations to Con gress of men whose sympathies were and are with the Confederate cause. Once ad mit that they are loyal State governments, . and Congress cannot thereafter interfere in those States any more than it can now in Illinois and New York. In short, legalize those bogus governments, and ex-rebels will thereafter have absolute political control of nearly one-half the Union. If the loyal people do not wish such a state of affairs, they must never consent to the indorsement of Andrew Johnson’s usurpation. Again, it is these state governments which now tyranize over the Union men of the South, and which are being Wielded so as to render our living there intolerable or impossible. Protection, either of life or property, with the State governments controlled by those now in power there is impossible. While loyal State governments can afford us protection, we solemnly warn the people that the ratifi cation of these bogus governments is a sen tence of death or exile to every Union man m the South whose position or ability ren ders him at all obnoxious to the late rebels. To those who are willing to tolerate for a moment the ides, of abandoning their friends •to destruction—of handing them over bound hand and foot into the power of their and the nation’s enemies, we have not one word to say; but to such as call themselves Union men, and have some spark of manhood or womanhood in their natures, we appeal for protection—for that protection whioh can alone be afforded by State governments im bued with the principles of impartial justice for all men. Shall we appeal in vain? The action of Congress the coming winter must answer this question. “The late rebels are of course desirous of retaining as much power in Congress as possible, but they would surrender all • representation in that body rather than lose control of the State governments, for by the help of these State governments alone they can keep their people united against the' General Government. Representation in Congress is a side and comparatively unim portant matter, but the control of the State governments, whether or not they shall re main in the hands of those who have once used them to wage war upon the Union, is • the vital question. We do not wish to have: it understood that we are finding ftmlt with the present Congress—that noble body of men, whose firmness has afforded us our °hly thus far since the'war closed. It has been, and is our ex pectation, that most, if not all, of. 'he Union members intend to adopt the measures necessary togiye ns protection, 243,62 S 226,551 226,551 OUR WHOLE OOUNTRyT, PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16.1866. THE SOUTHERN LOYALISTS. The Reconstruction Committee, in addition to the Constitutional Amendment, reported a bill providing for the organization of loyal governments in the seceded States, and this bill haß yet to be acted Upon. If Congress, immediately npon reassembling, takes it np and perfects and passes it, all will bo well. We have been impelled to issue this address by the fact that this bill, which is immea surably the most important half of the Con gressional plan of reconstruction, as we , understood it, is being apparently lost sight of, and the farther fact that some prominent politicians have been using lan guage which seems to commit them to an Obandonment of it. We have aided thus far .in the present canvass, and expect to continue, with the distinct under standing that Congress will not, after being endorsed by the people, abandon this the most important feature of its plan. We do not believe that it is neither necessary nor Tight to carry on the canvass npon a misap prehension or mystification of the issue, and feel confident that such a course would cer tainly lead to embarrassment, and might lead to disaster; for although the great ma jority of the Union members of Congress will undoubtedly remain true, some are always anxious to obtain notoriety for being more “conservative” than their associates, and snch would claim, if we keep silent, that the canvass was fought with the im plied pledge that the enacting of the Consti tutional Amendment was all that Congress proposed doing. “We have expressed ourselves strongly in this paper, because we feel deeply. The bones of our dead are in Southern graves. Our homes are there. All the clustering recollections of our childhood are connected with the soil from which we are called upon to exile ourselves. Men of America! we cannot reconcile ourselves to the fate in store for ns, shonld we be deserted by you, and we will not believe tbatyou are capable of betraying us. The ideas which we wish to have crystalized in your minds are; “Ist. That the usurpations of the Presi dent cannot be reDudiated by legalizing them. “2d. That rebels cannot be kept out of power by giving them absolute control of the late rebellions States. And, “3d. That loyal men cannot be secured in any of their rights while all officers in the States where they live, from Governor down to Constable are rampant rebels, “We know that the views herein ex pressed are endorsed by almost all of the Union men of the South of all races; and in order that there may be no misunderstand ing as to what we wish to have done, we re peat that we ask Congress to pass a law providing for the establishment of legal civil governments in thenon-reconstructedStatea, and that the said law shall embody the fol lowing ideas: “1. That no man who took part in the re bellion shall be permitted to vote or hold office, at least until he shall have complied with snch conditions as Congress may see tit to impose. “2. That all loyal men, without respect to color or race shall be permitted to vote. “3. That whenever it may be needed, a local military force shall be organized, con sisting solely of loyal men, and that the ex pense of organizing, equipping and main taining said force shall be defrayed by that portion of the community whose conduct renders its presence necessary. “ Appealing to ail parties to see to it that i#he fruits of victory are not lost at the ele venth hour, and that those friends of the nation who most need its protection shall not first be abandoned, we respectfully sub mit onr cause to the American people. “Albert Griffin, Ala., “A. J. Hamilton, Texas, “J. P. Newman, D. D., La., “W. J. Smith, Tenn., “Jesse Stencil, Texas, “Weston Flint, Mo., “J. H. Bingham, Ala., “H. Bokum, Tenn., “C. E. Moss, Mo., “C. H. Bbanscomb, Mo., “Geo. Tucker, Va., “L. Sherwood, Texas, . “B. J. Davis, Texas, “H. C. Wabmouth, La., “P. B. Randolph, La.” Death of the Oldest Inhabitant of South Carolina.— On Sunday, the 16th of September, Bob Wheeler, a negro, who had reached the age of 107 years, departed this life. During the Revolution Bob was a boy between sixteen and eighteen years of age, and as his memory and mind remained un impaired,he delighted to tell of his recollec tions of the old Revolution, when the red coats were the terrorof every neighborhood. He was for some time a waiting boy for General Wade Hampton, and considered him the next greatest man toGeneral Wash ington, and during his whole life had a great veneration and respect for the Hamp ton family. When he heard of the promo tion and successes of General Wade Hamp ton, the old man’s eye would kindle, and he would stand almost on tip-toe, rejoicing at his achievements, saying that the “true old blood would show itself.” When his old master (Wheeler) died, some forty-five or fifty years ago. Bob was then an elderly man, and was left by his master’s will to help support histhree daughters. This duty he discharged faithfully and honestly. His death occurred about four miles from Po maria, in Lexington District.— Carolinian. Singular Death and Resurrection. The following remarkable case is from the Albany Knickerbocker. Night before last,a child of William Wells,residing in the town of Bethlehem, a short distance from the city, died rather suddenly, as the family supposed, from an attaok of diarrhoea. To all appearances the child was dead, and it was accordingly prepared for the grave and actually laid in the coffin. The coffin con taining the body was placed in the front room, after having been thus arranged, and the family retired. The funeral was to take place yesterday. During the night, how ever, Mr, Wells heard a noise in the front room, and supposed.it was the cat or dog that had got in there. He went in to drive it out. Imagine his surprise to find the body of the child turned in tbe coffin. He raised it up, and the little thing opened its eyes, looked up, and commenced crying. Life, animated life, was there. The father’s heart leaped with joy. The mother again olasped her child to her bosom. The physician was sent forund the whole neigh borhood were soon aroused. Nourishments were administered and the child soon was doing well. . Union Pacific Railroad.— A. despatch from the office of the Union Pacific Rail road Company, Eastern Division, in St. Louis, received here yesterday, by Wm. 3, Palmer, Treasurer of the Company, an nounces the opening of the road for passen gers and freight, to Fort Riley, 135 miles ■west of the Missouri River, at Kansas City, and 418 miles west of St, Louis. The road has been put under contract for 250 miles weßt of Fort Riley, up the Smoky Hill £Vrk, to bo completed the ensuing year. COURTS. Q^t KT ?, E SsssioNs-Judge Allison.-Yes e^ ay M?f ,MDOOll ’ Geor e e 8 - Roberts and John Mason were pnton trial oharged with stealing ninety dozen black French lace veils, worth $l2 per dozen; seventy dozen English lace veils, worth $3 per dozen; and a large quantity of black silk lace, worth $l5 per yard, the whole valued at $2,324. the property of H. M. Day, 325 Chestnut street. The testimony developed the fact, that be fore the robbery, Roberts, in company with a female, visited the store of Mr. Day and inquired for real Brussels lace. Mr. Day da-n°t have the particular goods they de sired, but he displayed his stock, and thus furnished the information of its location. The two left without making any pur chases. A few months afterward the store was entered and robbed of the goods men tioned above. The detectives succeeded in tracing them, and several weeks after wards a portion was found in New York, the house of Haslam. Haslam tes tified that in-company with Roberts, be fore the robbery, he passed the store of Mr. Day. It was being locked up, and Roberts remarked that he could readily make a key to open that door. He did make such a key, and in a few weeks subsequently Roberts, MasoD and Haslam, went to the store, and while Mason and Ro*- berts entered, Haslam stood outside for an honr and a half, when the defendants came out vyith two large bags containing the lace goods. These were sent to New York to Haslam s house, where a portion was found by the officers. At the time of the arrest of the defendants, the officers found a large number of skeleton keys, and also the frame work of a peculiar machine designed todrill fire-proof safes. Mr. Day identified the goods fonnd in New York as a portion of the lot stolen from his store. The defendants had no counsel,but Mason conducted the cross-examination of Mr. Day with considerable skill and shrewd ness- He endeavored to take advantage of the fact that the goods had no marks, and that they were only identified by the pat tern. Be pressed the point thatas the same goods had been sold, the particular lot in Court might be a portion of those sold, and not those stolen. Verdict guilty. Sentence deferred, as there are other bills against the defendants. The case of Daniel W. Felt and Samuel Hancock, charged, with others, with con spiracy to cheat and defraud, was com menced yesterday and concluded thismom mg. Mr.Geer.the prosecutor,alleged that he answered an advertisement for a partner, and upon calling upon Woolsey F. Davis (indited with tbe above defendants but not on trial), he met the other de fendants. Davis and Geer entered into a partnership on Saturday night and then disappeared with $250, which Mr. Geer had paid to him. On Monday, when Mr. Geer called, Hancock and Felt were in the and they sneered at him because he had ex pected to meet Davis. • The defence denied all complicity in the affair. Alleging that Davis alone was the one who had cheated Geer. Jury out. Important Legal Decision. IFromtlie Livingston (Ala.) Jonrnal.J The case of the heirs of H. H. Harris,con testing the final settlement of Soc. Parker, Administrator, which was tried and argued at great length some lime ago, before Hon. George B. Saunders, Probate Judge- of Sumter county, and which was heldup by him for consideration, has been decided in favor of the Administrator. By this deci sion, so far as this Court is concerned, the following principles are settled: 1. The ordinance of the State Convention, and the different acts of the Legislature, for the protection of administrators, executors and gnardians are valid; and investments made by them in good faith, in late Con federate securities, under color of law, will now be upheld; the loss faffing upon the estate, and not upon such executors.admin istrators or gnardians. 2- Contracts made during the war, which recognized the lawfulness of Confederate Bonds and Treasury Notes, and which were then valid, will notnow be pronounced void. 3. Collection of debts due an estate by the personal representative, in Confederate Treasury Notes, will be upheld if made in good faith, even though the debt was due before the war, and the notes became worthless in the hands of the administrator. 4. Where rights had already vested before the surrender, or acts have been performed under the laws then in forte, the public policy which existed at the time snch rights accrued, and not present public policv, will control the question of their legality; and loyalty to the National Government does not require interference with snch past transactions, if honestlv made, and m accordance with the laws of the state at the time. 5. The administrator in this case, having in good faith sold a large amount of cotton, by the advice and order ofthe Probate Court, in 1563, for a fair price, and having taken a note for the purchase money from the pur chaser, which was delivered to the guardian of the heins, and afterwards collected by the guardian in Confederate monev, he is not liable to account again for said cotton; al though the sale was made With reference to the market price in Confederate money. 6. The administrator, having distributed in kind to the heirs all the specie and bank notes of the estate, is not now chargeable with the same. The counsel eployed in the foregoing case were: for the heirs, T. R. Cornick, Esq., Reuben Chapman, Jr,, Hon. A. A. Coleman, A. W. Cockrell, Esq., and Judge S. F. Rice. For the administrator—Thomas Cobbs,Esq., E. W. Smith, Esq., T. B. Wetmore, Esq.,p. G. Nash, Esq., and Judge Wm. M. Brooks. Old Relics.— Among the collections of “curiosities” sold by auction in Baris re cently were whistles used by celebrated persons on remarkable occasions,snspenders which belonged to various distinguished characters, the newspaper bands, of which the most anoient bore the date of 1600. COMMERCIAL. SALKS OF STOCKS. FIRST ?lrOOT7 8 5-20 a *65 110% sooUßTeaa 78-10 Notes July 108% 2000 US 10 408 COU §9% 20000 Pa 6s War Ln trf 103% 1500 City 6s man 99% 1000 . ao new 99% 2000 do old 96% 1100 Sell Nav ’B4 92% EOOOSnsq Canlßds 60% 2000 Camd & Amboy - mtg6B" ’B9 98% 2000 do 92 2000 Xehigh Val Bds 98% pbices of stocks in new yobk. (By Telegraph.') STBSTGASL, American .. *.....148« bid ReadiDg Railroad*. - ... S7si sales New York Central.,.. ...... sales United States 6a ’81.............. .....~. ......JI2J4 bid Unitedßtatesea, 5-2fls bid Erie... ....................... 6234 sales SttllfiOll Md DOUBLE SHEET, THBEE CEETS. board. ' (28M Read R 63 ’7O 94 2000 do 93K 1000 Fhila AErle 6s 9o>| 600 sh Fulton Coal 6 19 all LeOleh Nav 58« 100 ah Read B 2ds 67 94-100 100 8b do b3O 8794-100 100 shPenna R CAP c 66JJ 18 all MiaeblU R 67>s 1 ah Hech Bk S 3 400 ah Fulton Coal 6 100 ah NY A Middle Ooal Field Vi 100 Bh Odea A Walnut 58 . Finance and Bnsiaew—Oct UylgM, The great feature In financial circles to day has been* the violent and unaccountable fluctuations In Gold, which have not only unsettled stocks but the values of Foreign merchandize. It opened at 14% and fell to 147%—closing very feverish. Government Loans were relatively steady, 112% was bid for the Coupon Sizes,. '81; 113% tor the old Five-Twenties: 11% for the new do.; K'5%@106 for the Seven-Thirties, and 99% for the Ten-Forties. State Fives were not offered to any ex tent. The War Loan sold at 103%. Beading Ban road declined %—closing at 67-94. Pennsylvania Ballroad sold at 56%, and Mine Hill Ballroad at 67%. 129% was bid for Camden and Amboy Ballroad; 66 for Lehigh Valley Ballroad: 39 for North Pennsylvania Ballroad; 32% for Philadelphia and Brie Ballroad, and 31% for Catawissa Ballroad Preferred. Canal stocks were Inactive and weak. There was a fair demand for the better class of investment Bonds, but the ofifer ings of this class of securities were small. In Bank shares the only sale was of Mechanics- at conger Railway securltlS were dull and 16 Lkedf 13 SOld “ s °‘ Hestonvm e closed 15% bid ,v. M i^'r hDl . tz ' &Co " No - 16 South Third street, make Gol<s° llol,llli ' qnotatiBna 01 the rates of Exchaage^4n London, 60days sight 106%@107* Paris, eo day S Bight:z;;::r. —::"™iTd C7^ l li£ Antwerp, 60 days Leipsic, 60 days Berlin. 60 days li-* Cologne. 60 days -'KuZa Amsterdam, 60 days-. mSS iisf Frankfort. 60 days. .- l.'J gflS £5 Market firm. 43% « 40% smith, Banaoiph & Co.. Bankers, IS South Third street, qnote at 11 o’clock, as follows: . C?a'lSßl Bonds”l“1~.'. L'!ZTTli2%llll3 D,S. MO, If® usiflm* , . T 564., . a110%®110% „ “ „ ises — ___.jio%@uo% n B, 10-40 99% 9w H.& 7-W-s-lst series 106%11063£ I; series 1(6% §lO6 • 3d series 105%am6 6-20, July. 1865.... ; .108 @106% Corn roan da. DvC.. iwi ...... * Messrs. De Haven & Brother, No. 40 rsoath TPhipt street, make the following quotations of the rata of exchange to-day, at IP, EL: w * Buying. Selling, American flow..— 149 m Silver-Quarters and halves....^..]*! Compound Interest Korea: Jnne.1884... 16K “ July, 1864.„ 16)4 “ Any. 186f._ 15)4 “ Oct, 1864... 14)4 “ Dec* 1854... 13)4 “ May, 1865_. 11)4 “ A0g.,1865._ 10 “ 8ept,1865.„ 9)4 Oct. 1865... 9 Jay Coofee* Co. (jnote Government aecorlHee, Ac,, to-day, MlblloTO - ’ „ „ Baying, sailing. Old 6-20 Bonds. fit*: New 6-20 Bonds, 1864. ,iiq uoS B-2080nd5,1865 no hi nrvv 10-40 Bonds.™. jock 7 3-10, AugUSt~..._ „.106>i 106 V “ usx ioe2 eoia—at jr.".'Z““'ZaMS . Ha l4 ' 5-20, July, 1865......... —, ~ltS 4 joBM The following is the statement of the Little SchirrU till coal trade for 1866, to Saturday, Oct. 13: 09 Co’s Mines. Railroad. _ _ „ Tons Cwt, Tons Cwt. From Dec. 1,1565—.109 762 12 216 987 00 Same time last year _ 77,13 s 17 176|927 » Increase. ™ 32,623 is 40,060 go Bast Mahanoy Railroad Same time last year....— Increase— gg2 15 Total increase on rallroacs 40722 15 The weekly averages of the Associated National and Local Bants of the city of New Tort now in the Clearing-House, for the week ending Saturday last. Oct. 13, compare as follows with the previousweekly statement, and also with the corresponding week last year, and the Sub-Treasury balances at each date: ' Increase of Loans..—..— . ** 233h53 Decrease of Specie .. J 627691 Decrease of net Deposits........ . j 625’673 Decrease In Legal-Tender .. _ . *** Increase in Circulation M 874,55© _ , Oci. 14, ’65. Oct. 13, ’66. Cct. 6, ’66 Capital.™ _£50.656,200 $53,070,200 $83,07023X> Loans.. 227.541.554 276,443,219 274.210J51 15,£90,775 5,576,002 6,203 693 Net Deposits 183,364,156 226,858,50 T 228,4*4.570 Legal Tenders 50.559.195 83J8M22 85.339 679 In Sub-Treaaurv,.....- 67.713.079 96,037,649 90,258,80 l iFbiladelpbia Karheti. Tcesdavl Oct. 16. —There Is a fair inquiry forClo seed and not much coming forward. Small sales at fz fS—the latter figure for prime new. A lot of Timothy sold at ?3 60. There is a steady demand fjr Flaxseed at 63 SO to $3 25. TbeFlonr market is extremely qnlet, as the de mand is entirely confined to the wants of the home consumers, bnt supplies come in slowly and holders are firm in their demands. Sales of 1 000 barrels, mostly Northwest extra lhmily, at (12 50@J13 so » barrel, including noise Penna. and Ohio do. do at (13 @O4 50, fancy at (15@16 50. extras at (9@12. and su perfine from $7 75@9. No change in Bye Flonr or Corn Heal. Small sales of the former at (6 75. There Is very little Wheat coming la and it Is steady at yesterday’s quotations, viz: (3@3 10 for Bed and S 3 Id @l3 25 for White. Bye raDges from (125 to (1 30. Com U unsettled and higher. Sales of 2,500 bushels yellow at (1 06@i 08. Oats sre In fair demand and 2500 bushels t outbern sold at 57@58 cents. In Barley and Halt no transactions have been re ported. In Groceries and Provisions there is no change to notice. Whl»ky-The demand is limited, but there is not much here; small sales of Ohio at (2 4S@2 41. SVIfUBTUS- POST OP f M l6, See Marine Bulletin on Seventh Page, „ ARRIVED THIS DAY. wSchr W P Martien. Crocker, 5 days from Norfolk* with shingles to captain. Schr Reading rr No 49. Robinson. 4 days from Georgetown, With coal to captain. Schr Reading RR No. *3, Ireland, s days from Georgetown, with coal to captain. Schr Connecticut, Stepben&on, from Wilmington.-' Del. in ballast to captain. Schr A Young, Yomjg. from Weymouth. Schr C Shaw, Reeves, from Boston. Schr W Wallace. ScaU, from Boston. SchrDGiffbrd Jerroll, from Boston. Schr Minnesota. Anderson, from New Haven. Schr North Pacific, Webb, from Providence. Schr Gen Grant, Shropshire, from Georgetown. nT.TEATtrcn THIB DAY. Brig Guiding Star (Br), Flynn, Rotterdam, J E Bazley & Co. Brig Cosmos. Parsons, Boston, Mam Vein Coal Co. Schr Halo. Lunt, Salisbury, W Hunter, Jr. <fc Co. Schr Wm Jones Norfolk, R D Jones. Schr W F Martien, Crocker, Norfolk, captain. Correspondence of the Philadelphia Exchange. . _ LEWES. Del., Oct. 14-5 PM. The large fleet reported still remains at the harbor. Among them are brigs Scotland, before reported; Ellen Dickey, from Cow Bay; achrs Woulsey and Bio ftrim Baltimore for Dightonf N6W YOrt ’“* 111116 R Brig Bit chard & Torrey, from Baltimore for Provi dence, came ashore during the ENE gale on Satur day, and is now frill of water. The wreckers think shewnlhea total loss. Wind blowing heavy from North. J. HILT,YARD BURTON* MEMORANDA Ship David Crockett, Burgess, sailed from San Fran cisco 21st alt. for this port. Ship Equator (Nor). Krobn, cleared at Boston yes terday for Antwerp via this port. Ship J Baker. Ponits, from New York for San Fran* cisco, remained at Rio Janeiro 7th ult. Steamers Gen Sherman. Taylor; Dacotah, Hardy, and Moxtauk, Linden, remained at Rio Janeiro 7th. ult unc. Bark Wayfarer, Blackford, from New York, at Per tambuco 13th ult. Bark Rocket, Adams, cleared at Boston 18th inst* or Batavia. Bark Normandy* (Br), Mclntosh, for River 1& Plate, ailed from Machine 12th inst. Brig Samuel Welsh, He ecker, for this port, waa loading at Fernandina Sd Inst. Brig Harry Vlrden, Collins, cleared at Galveston sth inst. lor Pensacola, Schr J A Parsons. Buckaloo, cleared at Wilmington NC. llth inst. - for this port, with 79,000 feet lumber! 81.000 shingles and 3 pkgs mdse. ’ . “ < %4 3 ?J.y, C0 1 11 5 8 Townsend, cleared at Wilming ton, NO. loth Inst, for this port, with lCObbls pltch.il tens ersb^ra 125-000 feet lQmber ' 25,000 shlngleaT&n* , k ?ifei acon ‘' BaSer ’ beared at Boston isth InsVfbr uus port. - Schra Jesse W Knight, Plum; John Dorian CP Bine* gevenue, Gandy; Elwood Doron, Jarvl3; Bmericaj> Eagle Shaw, and Silver Hognet. Perry sailed frmn Providence 13thinst. fortSaport. ■ “ aom , . NOTICE TO MARINERS. >h?w£? 18 5®J? b y?lventhat on or about the 17th Inst: 0811 J5? 0 ? 8 ln Boston Harbor, Vineyard Sound and Buzzard’s Bay, will be taken up fbr the winter, and Spar Buoys of the corresponding numbers and colors will be substituted in their place. By order of the Lighthouse Board. • _ , G B BLAKE, D, ». XusPOCWfi Sd Dlst, P95t08,05t,3,18«, -J ttf. PabMfc ——321,477 OS —..320,814 13
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