BTTsraßsaNonoßs. * jjfpT.g.N LsutuUß VABDBOBBB. YrfeM of dotting can be do lower. We are (telly m*rMeWDg fresh goods purchased at mnoh les» than Si W baveredneed aU goode on band to. propor- Spoate prices. We have far the largest and best ***** vm's, Youth’s and Boys’ Clotbeng Si the city, wblcb we are selling In large amoenta *S"’¥,wsfs« V SIXTH afreets./ 518- MARKET etreetg * s» ~p rSaDV BE imd on all occsslmib of pain or sndHen sickness. Im SSate rebel and consequent cur e for the ailments a ifensra ortßCrlbed Is wnat the Blais's gnara.i u*b to motto to pTain and systemaUc: ■MwUlwelycarn There to r.o other remedy, no Ztbif ijsriitiENT no kind of Pain-killeb. that will 2±etkirtiin susuddenly and bo satisfactorily as Bad- BrnSr. It har, been thoroughly tested workshop andln tbefleld.m theoountlngroom ihetoree. among civilians and soldiers, in the Strand In the bospbal. throughout ah the varl-d JSnSes of the earth, and one generalwerdlct has come Sg££ °.‘ mSnSntrt Bodteay’, Beady SeW to ZZfWnaUvor taken inwoe-dly aeear&ngta• die actiom, SJJi”Jrom whatever eonte, eeases-ta extetl" Use no Bfbains or Bubns, er Scalds, or Octs, ftisM StsTw Stbains. It la excellent for Bosemro Bites, also Stings of Poi SSSrSlNsacTs. His unparalleled lor tra stkokes, Ss£i«xy7 Rheumatism, loothache, Tic Dolou- Inflammation of the Stomach. Bowels. tSSneys. &C Good for almost everything, No •fcmHv thould be without IE Fellow directions and ?amtdy cme will be effected. Sold by Dragg’sts. ITIM6O cents perbottle. no2l-w f,m Ist GKO. SPECK A CO.’S PIAKOB.-_-affia GSsSlThese beautiful Instruments are askvH ggf~riTotafnrtgbgrecommenced by thefollow-"I■ *■ ■ me among the leading artists In America as any Sabos made In this country or lnEurope, Mason,S. B. Mills, Theo, Thomas, H.C. Timm. MaxMaretisfc,Geo. WMorgtm.Carl Bermian,Carl Woltoobn, Ghas. H. Jarvl3, M. If- Cross, Carl Caere- G4 Thunder, J. N. Beck, Joseph Rizzo, 3- of certificates as to their durability, .and aha references ot one thousand purchasers in Phila delphia and vldnltyrto be had on application. jSJlkle in Philadelphia only, by j e goulDi • ■ Seventh and Chestnut, fITTTnKICBIKG PIANOS lIS BUBQPB. -BLANB *nn BULOW, the great German Pianist, by letters Inst received from Europe, proposes to play only the CHICKEBING PIANOS dnrlnghlsconcerttpur in she United Btatea. w. H. D uiTON, 7»eM-tfi Ho, 914 Ohestnnt street. 1 GEO.STEOK A CO’S, cele- f PIANOS. •pianos. >brated Pianos* for sale onx.y< PIANOS. KABOS Jby J. E. GOULD, IPIANOS. jramnu v y. . Seventh and Ohestnnt; ' a rtTTTUgICBIBG GBABD PIABO wßfa. considered superior In all respects to foetnatnunentß cf BroadwooaS; Erard, hitherto regarded as the best H. DUTTOB ' I 111 r *^ rT ‘~ m ~"‘ JT wa nwAnm PTawna. L. AnKpl-rrhe Hew Scale OWckerlng Gr»ndßE=ty=J ptlll 1 pianos are acknowledged thebestln.ua** England, Germany and Italy. Notice the great teatl monials received from Europe In August rash Mag Bideent collection of these ,, OLICKBBING BOOMS, 814 STREET. W• a. OUlluM. MOTHR'B NEWLY IMPBOVED CBE3- iBiJaSICENT SCALE . iTTiTI overstrung pianos. Acknowledged to he the best. London Prize Medal sad Highest Awardß in America received. MiSLO ■DEONS AND SECOND-HAND PIANOS. oc2vw,s,m-3m Warerooms, 722 Arch st„ below Bth. CABINET OBGANB. 1 These beautiful instrument;; CABINET DBG ANS. J-are made only by MaSON CABINET OBGANS. J HAMLIN, and for sale In Philadelphia, only by J E. GOULD, f Seventh and Chestnut .1 ~| I THE CHICK EBING UPRIGHT—wcp-. ■SSSPIANOS possess quality of tone pi* a* .amount of power next to the Grand*.* a* * Plano, and are particularly adaped to the Parlor. She Boudoir or the Study. These beautiful Instru xnents. In great variety, at the Chickering Booms, 914 Chestnut street, _ qas-tf W. H. DUTTON. KINDT A MANZ'S (FORMERLY WITH rpu—urs Stein way) nnsurpasred PIANOS, at mode llTlTl/ate prices. Marshall & Mittauer's powerful Pianos, others for 5275. A. BCHEBZER, n023-f,m,*w-lSt? 525 Arch street. qkhanb. melodeuns. every oelenrated Gem Organ illil *Trumenaaaasortmenttvervlow prices.*** »* PIANO BOOMS. _ W. H. DUTTON, ggBS.tf{ No. 914 Ohestnnt street. the BEAUTIFUL NEW STYLE aaLKB- MjEjilbgON PIANOS, seven octaves: charming tone; IHI tl 'guaranteed durability; very low price. 914 CHESTNUT BTEKBT. . „ W. H. BUTTON. PIANOS. 'I HAINES BBO’B. elegant instruments PIANOS, tana moderate in price, I .have dealt In for PIANOS, J fourteen years, and give a 9ve years’ Snarantee witheach. J- GOULD. nns.tr Seventh and Chestnut. EVENING BULLETIN. MONDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1866. SECRETARY STANTON. If -anything were wanting to prove Edwin M. Stanton one of the most re markable men of the present day, his present position at the head of the War Department would settle the question. After nearly five years of public service, the labor of whieh has .been of appalling' magnitude, the fact that Mr. Stanton is still Secretary of War, and yet the de voted advocate of the principles of Mr. administration, shows that he is a man of no common force of charac ter. Every other Cabinet officer has -either surrendered his principles at the demand of the President and ca3t his lot with his fatal policy, or has laid down hiis portfolio and saved his honor by re tirement into private life. Mr. Stanton -alone-has proved himself able to hold hoth bis portfolio and his principles, without doing dishonor to either. Th e burden borne by this officer of the Go vemment during his long term of service would -have crushed a dozen common men. Even during the past year, the mere task of disarmament has involved a most prodigious labor. The details of -placing the military establishment of the country on a peace footing are in dicated in the official report of the Secre tary, and constitute an enormous aggre gate-of business, apart from the regular annual duties of the department. Since the -close of the war, more than a million -soldiers have been paid off and mustered out;, 207,000 horses and mules have been sold-, 4,400 hospitals, barracks and other ■buildings' have been disposed of; the fleet of transports, numbering in all 852 vessels, has been reduced to 53 vessels of .all kinds; 2,630 miles of military rail roads, with 433 engines and 6,605 cars, have been transferred to loyal companies , or boards of public works; 15,380 miles miles of telegraph were constructed -during the war, and all.this vast ma ; terial has been sold. Ordnance depots at numerousj points have been broken up, and the huge accumulations of medical and hospital stores hayp been reduced to a scale suited to the wants of the regular army. These are but a few •f the leading items of the prodigious work that has devolved upon the War Department, and with such a burden piessing upon him, it has perhaps been ®omparatively easy for Mr. Stanton to keep political schemes and demagogues at arm’s length, and to send them to the right-about on the excellent plea of an excess of business occupation. Mr. Stanton has evidently maintained We position infect, amidst the intrigues ■if, and corruption of the Johnson policy* Rby dint of his own positive ohar. . He accepted the cardinal princi -6f the Republican party heartily jonestly,' and the. Government has ared to tamper with, or bribe or s the brusque, bold, self-reliant itary, who knows how to do his duty so well and . who ftßks no favors and feels no fear. Mr. Stanton seems destined to come oat in the his tory of the war next in rank to the illus trious Lincoln. Seward, Relies, Mc- Culloch, Blair, and many another who started well in the race have either sunk out of sight, as the real men of the war have risen to their true positions,or have so tarnished and dishonored the fair re cords which they made in the earlier pe riod of the war, that “it would be better for them if they had never been born.” But Mr. Stanton has proved himself everything that a war minister should be. Stern in his exactions of duty, un blemished in all his personal relations, equal to every weight of responsibility, prompt and sagacious in every emer gency, inflexible in his adherence to principle, careless of cotemporary fame, but so living and working that the fu ture historian will delight to study his rare character andto painVhls true por trait upon his imperishable pages. HINDKANCJUS T« TRAVEL. When the Delaware terminus of the Pennsylvania Bailroad was completed, and Market, Third and Dock streets were relieved of the long lines of freight cars and mule teams that used to be provocative of so much ill-temper, in convenience and profanity and cruelty to animals, citizens thought that a reasona bly fair use of the streets would be ac» corded them/* In this fond hope they have been doomed to disappointment. Freight trains still run, or rather creep, along the western part of Market street, and a large portion of Broad street is given over to this traffic, greatly to the damage of the improvement of the noblest thoroughfare in the city. Along Willow street trains of cars containing coal, ironic., creep along at a snail's pace all day, interfering greatly with travel upon the streets running north and south, and above Callowhill street, and causing great loss of time to persons who are working their way up town or down, either upon foot or by city railway car. It may be urged that this traffic is important to the prosperity of the city. This may be very true; but it is not con ducive to the convenience of citizens that the trade should be prosecuted by means of a dozen cars coupled together, and drawn by a long string of mules, the whole forming a slowly portable obstruc tion of a square or more in length, and liable to frequent “stalls.” If we must have freight trains running through the heart Of the city, they should be so re stricted in respect to their length that the present nuisance would be lessened. The driver of an ordinary vehicle, who ’takes care that the nose of his horse shall touch the tail-board of the cart or wagon ahead of him, is a first class hinderer of travel, and he should be punished alike for obstructing the streets, for his ill manners and for his defiance of the laws of the city, which fix a penalty upon all drivers of vehicles who fail to keep the prescribed distance in the rear of any vehicle that may be ahead of him. A procession of leisurely moving carts or drays, that defy all attempts to break through their lines, while the drivers loiter along upon the sidewalks, smoking their pipes, is not an object that is calculated, to increase the amiability of the crowd of pedes trians who are impatiently waiting at a street corner for the drays and horses, and their attending boors, to pass along. There are other hindrances to travel, such as huge piles of building materials, that are placed in the streets instead of upon the premises where they belong; boxes, barrels, cfcc., that monopolize the sidewalks in many parts of the city, and last, though not least of the annoyances whichmay.be enumerated,are the squads of questionable characters who haunt the street corners along Chestnut street, beset the doors of drinking saloons, stare ladies out of countenance, defile their dresses by constantand copious ejections of tobacco juice, and who disgust all de cent people by their profanity and coarseness. The police made an effort some time since to break up this last de scribed nuisance. Have they wearied of the attempt and given it up for a hope less task ? « MODERN ROMANCE. A writer in a cotemporary journal complains bitterly that the style of ro mance brought into voguf by authors likdVWilkie Collins, “Ouida,” Mrs. Wood, and Miss Braddon make women criminals of the deepest dye,and present men in the aspect of innocent victims. Golden-haired or red-haired beauties become bigamists, murder one of their husbands and make the other husband miserable for life. They push their male victims down wells, they burn people in their beds—or try to—and; in fact aet like regular Lucretia Borgias and Mad ame de Brinvillierses. There may be some truth in the criticism, but in plea sant contract therewith we present a sketch of quite a different style of ro mance, shortly to be published, in the hope that its outlines will soothe the per turbed spirits who are troubled about “Lady Audley’s Secret,” “East Lynne” and “Armadale.”-Says the Taunton (Mass.) Oazette ; “Solon Robinson, the agricultural editor, has written a novel. The hero is probably a martyr in the early days of sub-Bolling, while his haughty rival produces great orops by the factitious guano. The elder parient in difficulties looks down upon the nnmble but sure snb-soiler, and accepts a mortgage of hiß richer rival to rebuild hia barn, which he wisheß .to redeem with his daughter’s hand. Her affections are fixed. The old man’s horse is cored by the humble lover. The rival ruinß himself by a rash specula tion in rutabagas, and the young man’s po tatoes are preserved from rot lay his skill while the fields arbnhd are devastated. The old man’s heart is touched. The happy cou ple are married on Thanksgiving day, and the young man is elected President of an Agricultural Society. His rival beoomes a politician,” r fWfi DAILY EVENING BtJLLETIN.---?HILAI)EIiPBIA, WOMBAT. TFCEMBFE 10.18*6, THE FIVE "" ; There is a good deal of variety in the expressions of opinion concerning the articles that have appeared in the Bul- ' LETiN on the injurious effect the stock holders’ department of the Academy of Mußic has upon the institution., A great many are so flattering and complimen tary that modesty forbids their publica tion; Some axe, “on the contrary, quite the reverse;” and it is very plain that the articles have excited the indignation of several persons who, upon a trifling investment Of thirty or forty dollars a share, or a still smaller sum for. a season ticket, have secured all the privileges, and present themselves before an ad miring public as patrons of the opera. The original subscribers, without whose money the opera house eould not have been built, fairly deserve their privi leges. They understand that .they are not complained of, and no indignant or threatening communications or remarks have come from them. i But one anonymous person, who signs himself “An Old Stockholder,” but writes and spells like a very young one, writes to us to v “take warning,” and says: “if yu are anxious to increas the circulation of yur pape, yu had better drop the stockholder matter.” This pa tron of art and man of letters may be very dangerous; but another writer,who gives his name, and who'is really an original holder of both common and pre ferred stock in the Academy, writes ap. provingly, and offers a suggestion,which we take pleasure in making public. He says:. . “It is plain that the stockholders, by absorbing the whole class who delight in opera, areruining the Academy and in juring the reputation of ouroity. Compare the last engagement here with the one immediately following it at Boston. The only remedy I can think of is to obtain an alteration of charter from the legislature, which would require the possession of 10 share to entitle to admission. lam sure there would be found liberal-minded stockholders enough to make a majority at any meeting called,and the increased demand for shares it would create, by those who wish to double their stock, would tempt and act as a recompense to those who would sell out. I have talked with many stockholders about this, and met with general concurrence,and would be glad to see you keep up the public at tention either to this or any other rem edy proposed.” This is a practical, common-sense proposition, and there may be others that will occur to .those who have given the subject the serious consideration it is entitled to. The encouragement of the opera and the prosperity of the Aca. demy are the only objects we have had in view, and the subject is not to be treated with bad temper. Who, for in stance, can get angry at the following clever parody, also sent by a correspon dent, and a stockholder, who is not anonymous? The New York Herald , yesterday published a despatch from Sweetsburg, Canada, stating that John H. Surratt was the guest of John Hogan, of St. Lawrence Hall, after his escape from the United States, and was supplied with funds to go to Europe by leading Southerners then in Canada. This is a serious charge against Mr. Hogan, and its truth or falsity should be strictly in quired into. It is, perhaps, doubtful whether"under the Extradition treaty the man who harbors an assassin after he has escaped to a foreign soil, would be given up to the custody of the Courts where the original crime was comujit ted; but the moral weight of the offbnca ROOKHILL& WILSON 603 and 605 Chestnut Street. Foreign and Domestic Fabrics Made to The fatal five Hundred AT THE ACADEMY. Half a score, half a score, Steps leading downward; In seven long rows they sat, The fatal five hundred. Smiled at by many a swell, Seated by beauteous belle, Who places paid for well, Nor one dime out did shell, All this five hundred! Payers, to right of them; Payers, to left of them; Payers, in rear of them, Volleyed and thundered; Bassi would blink at them, Baritones wink at them, Soprani shrink at them, Only to think of them, Fatal five hundred! What though the Africaine Broke up her ship in vain, To a poor house, ’twas plain The manager blundered; No extra seat took they, None wonld for places pay, All wonld there gratis stay, Fatal five hundred! Then, ye Perennials fair, Lißt to our earnest prayer, Ye, at whose beauties rare, All the world wondered; Sometimes to “circles” stray, Let beaux and husbands pay; K6ep the bouse open, pray; Let the troupe longer Btay; For generous hearts, and gay, Brighter make beauty’s ray, Graolous five hundred! Godramstein. HARBORING AN ASSASSIN. Fine Clothing House, Older, Seasonable, Serviceable and Fashionable, is quite as great as though there was a |egal penalty for it. St. Lawrence Hall is one of the lead ing hotels in Montreal, and its principal support comes from American travelers, who are usually Northerners. Its pro prietor, if innocent of the charge of har boring one of the assassins of the Presi dent of the United States, and of aiding him to escape, should lose no time in proving that fact or he will probably soon discover the difference in the busi ness of his h0u5e...... Auction Sale of JBiesrant Boobs. .We remind our readers tb»t itie sale of Appleton's superb Books will coma ence this afternoon, at. four c’elccb, at 1 bon as & Sons* auction roam, annas there httriitver before betn offered at auction such a large etocb of reall) splendid boobs. It will be advisable for all aho m*y vanfc them to procure ratal'gnei and exBB lcetbt books thia merning, -while they are still on exhibition. Sale of a Valuable ft u# re. No. 207 Blarbet m reef, by order of tiie Ort»bau*’ Court. Jt/n*s A. Freeman's tale, on Wednedat incl2» OPtCiAL NOTICE-Dr H KARNESTGOODMAN, O jateColonel and M-dJcal Director U. b. a., has re moved to No. 1427 t.HS£STNUT street, delO-m w.f.st* J ESUS ON EARTH, ?1 75. deSAlfrp ISS4 CHESTNUT STREET. XTOTICE.—AH persons are Hereby catutoned against IV trusting any of the crew of the 8r br»g CON* QUFBUB, Arch’d Sterling master, from Bordeaux, as debts of their contracting will not be paid by captain or consignees. ALPHONSE STEPHANI & CO., delQ-6tj . 137 and lS9*outh ?ront street. PBJBkNTS-iFYOU HAVE A DKAFFRtEVD aPKhS>HT.of an ACOUSTIC to assbt the hearing would be most acceptable. - ISO, A Ftf-st| REDDING AND VISITING CABDS- Elegantly executed in the latest Boveity of style. MASON & CO.. 907 Chestnut street. JJO6EWOOD WRITING DESKS— WRITING CASES- In English and French Calf,Russia Leather and Turkey Morocco, At very lew prices. MAjsON & OO m 907 Cheat nnt street. Ea n s.- A beautlfhl assortment, Palmed French Fan*, Just received direct. . MASON A CO,, • 9ll >ocs-tf4p W. H. DUTTON. Alarms for the chamber and for Traveler's use. Jnst Imported by FARR <& BROTHER, nolo SSI Gheetnnt street. TTP-i CHTCKKRXNG UPRIGHT PIANOS. ■cSaSa 914 CHESTNUT STREET. HU! > ocß-tltp W. H. DUTTON. JULES JURGRNSEN’S—The finest Watches Im ported. An assortment for sale by FARR A BROTHER, Importer of Watches. Ac., EM Cheatnnt street, below Fourth, —CHICKERIRQ SQUARE PIANOS. 'v . 914 CHESTNUT STREET, Hill >pc&tf4p w. H. DUTTON. ROCKHXLL & WILSON FINE CLOTHING HOUSE, Coachmen’s Coats. Coachmen’s Coats. HUNTING COATS. HUNTING GOATS. AUCTION NOTICE. IMPORTERS’ SALE. 300 bbls, . Prime Havana Oranges^ SAMUEL C. COOK Will tell (In lots), ' ON STEAMfcHIP WHARF ABOVE ARCH BT-, ON, To-Morrow (Tuesday) Morning, December nth, 1866, at half past 10 o’clock, 300 bbls. Prime Havana Oranges, Landing fromßteamer stars and Stripes, It HOLIDAY PMSENTS : . FOR GENTLEMEN., ; An assortment of elegant WRAPPERS, SCARFS, TIES, GLOVES, CARDIGAN JACKETS: and novelties In Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, AT J. W. SGOTT & 00., 814 CHEBINUT ST. delot2srp! FFF. G. FLOUR. The Best in the World, FOR BALE ST THOMPSON BLACK ft 80S, Broad and Chestnut Stmt. deiottip SKATES! 6TEFHEH F. WflllMAH’S . INIMITABLE AND CHOICE CONFECTIONS! Now Ready For the Holiday Season, Together with a large variety of FANCY BOXES, Of his own Importation, DIRECT FROM PARIS AND VIENNA;.. ALSO, NEW AND BARE CONFECTIONS AND BON BONS^- ONLV KNOWN TO THIS HOUSE. Forming at once a rich and snperb assortment from which to chose For Select Presents. STEPHEN F WHITMAN, No. 1210 Market Street*. PHILADELPHIA. " dettfrp HOLIDAY PRESENTS. A CHOICE COLLECTION OF Holiday, Standard, Juvenile and Toy Books, At the Store of JAMES 8. CLAXTON, Successor to W. S. & A. Marties, 1214 Chestnut Street. destfrp SHOTWELL SWEET OIDEB. e ~ — Onr usual snpply ol this celebrated otoer, made bom Harrison Apples, jnst received. Albert C. Roberts, Dealer in Fine Groceries, ELEVENTH and VINE STREETS. JOHN MOTRA SON, ABERDEEN, lnform their customers, that. In addition to PRESERVED PBOVISIONB, they are now prepared to supply, of their own Manu facture, PICKLES, SAUCES, TART FRUITS And every description of Oilmen’s Stores.rnoiaml2trpl- TBAAO NATHANS, Auctioneer and Money Broher; AN. E. corner oi Third and Spruce streets, only ana Snare below the Exchange, NATHANS’B Rtmttpal Bee, established for the last forty yean. Money to loan In large or small amounts, at the lowest rates on Diamonds, Silver Plate, Watches, Jewelry, (nothing, and goods of every description. Office home from A. at. tin 7 p. Mi. aemftp TDITIiER, WEAVER A 00., X . Manufacturers of - MANILA AND TARRED PORTIA HE. Cords, Twines, Ao., No. 28 North Water street, and No. is North Delawar avenue, Philadelphia, Ed we* H. Pules. mtqks wt. wmm; OnsraanP. CLormura. “MODKTATK” BUCKWHEAT MEAL of snpe -111 rlor qi-allty, warranted .qual to any In the mar ket-in bags, one-fom-th and hall btrrelß. Also choice- Bt -Louis, Ohio and Virginia latnily fionr at the lowest cash prices. geo. f zkhndkr, Fonrth and Vine. n027-30trp{ (Successor to Allman & Zehnder.) _ t— MASON A HA MAIN CABINET OR- IkjfiSsGANß, from 175 npwardf.Only at GOULD'S, ntCrtsEVEiITH andPHEsTNURnomMrt HOOP SKIRT HASH FACTOR V.- Hoop Shirts and corsets ready made and made to order; war ranted of the beat materials. Alro H B|hrarß^aired. selS-Smipl 812 Vine street, above Eighth. ROQEHILL&WILSON FINE CLOTHING HOUSE, 603 and 605 Chestnut Street. FALL & WINTER OVERCOATS XN GREAT VARIETY.