©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
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