BUSINEINCWiY r I CEO;
0404 CiotteWV fa PhiladelPhia.
81114WitCiethiew in PhiladelPh ia .
1111616 Pest bathing in Philadelphia.
Pdekkeit Ctothina to tAftolBl9/" At Towe ,.•
At Tower Halt
At ?Sneer Salt.
• At %Sneer Hall.
Illosidnekisisalestlett"2 with sopeele l care to: this
missies .0 4 we defy eanspetition in extent and,
veiWtylaseortment,anit an Btyk, fit and ma ke 0 . 00 4
orklmilo/10everen0ied lower than the lowest elsewhere.
isejtia fieislhetkorioneranteed every wuretitiser wad
Wirldemaid and wontwrej unded.
editioNkbeiXal , firsairrr &
TOWER NALL%
v &NA streets. 618 Alimmirr
PKELADELPIITA,
hprn 600 BBOADVaIr. NEW YORK.
d iam MEYER'S NEWAY IMPROVED CRESCENT
139" OVEBSTEHING TVIO.
to Im the beat. Loud u Priel Medal and
; wads In aeries rrolved. MELODEONS andt er ti .e,em AND l. cVaretipsi TBJ treli et.. below WOOL
EVENING BULLETIN.
wedneaday, December 11, 1867.
THE *WANKING PRIVILEGE.
The 'days of dear postage am remernbered
by middle-aged men of the present time—the'
dap when it cost 61 cents4o send a single
letter tinder 30 miles, 10 centsumderBo miles,
121 cents under 1.',0 miles, 18!1,e,ents under
400 miles, and'Z - cents any gteater distanee.
In those remote days postage was, a heavy
tax to amtur i ? flpttpris e or of papers, for news
paper PostsHOWas proportionately heavy.
In consideration of this, and 'of the 'then
valuable service of Congressmen and other
public. fanetionaries, the franking system was
aoPted, under .which these publie servants,
who labored so earnestly, untiringly and
cheaply for the public , good, could send and
receive; free p f postage,. any quantity of
`letters, newspapers, speeches and other
mailable matter. /
t.The cheap postal system and the system of
prepayment by stamps ought to lave changed
all this, but it has not. ' Ct ngitssmen have
still an almost unlimited ' :'rig privilege,
and as everything has ex sanded -with the
country and its population, theabuse of the
franking privilege has thus expanded. There
are thousands of men and women who sponge
on' the government for their postage,, by ob
taining from Presidents, ex-Presidents, ex-
Presidents' widows, heads Of Departments,
Senators and Representatives, packages of
franked envelopes, in which they enclose all
'esters to their correspondents. It is a petty,
mean, dirty kind 'of sponging; for the qAud it
effects On the government is only for the sake
of saving a few dollars, and sometimes:tlY
a few cents. If the matter could be preselAd
simply to a person of, only tolerable delicacy
of feeling, he would blush to think that for
suck ;"a paltry bit of saving, he has connived
at a fraud and a violation of his coun
try's laws.„,The fraud is committed on
a grandr scale—but not the lest'
- wicked for , being grander—by heads'
of Departments„ Congressmen and other%
having the franking privilege; , who give out
their franked envelppos by the gross, to the
agents or committees .of political parties, for
the sake of distributing partisan documents
gmtMto4lely through the nails. . 'Every party
giit sinned and , still sins:Wilda way. The
good Men hfparties'ought to combine to
stop the abaft' of a privilege for ivhich there
is really rui necessity in these times of cheap
Pc O 44C Franking:Might, in &et, to be abol-
Jake& The, igh authorities of the govern
-21934, Including the merahem, of Congress,
ought to be allowed a liberal amount in
postage Stamps, ober) their' . salaries; or,
their salaries ought to be raised sous to cover
any reasonable amount of postage. But the
indisalininate and unlimited despatching and
receiving' .of midi matter, without charge,,,
ought to be priohltited bylaw
The abuse of the franking •piVilege has
become so extensive, that those entitled to it
have not always the time to write their
names on the letters_and • Olmments they
said by mail, and most of ithem have - had
foe similes of their signatures engraved„
which their clerks or messengeri , , stamp' on ,
the envelopes. This has led to 'a `still snore
flagrant phase of the abuso. The Postmaster
General, in his last annual report, says : "The
;cis simile franks or, dLftbrent members of
Congress are freely used to circulate obscene
books and pipers, lottery circulars, business
cards, &c.” This 'is so disguiting a fact,
that it might be supposed a majority in both
houses of Congress could be fourui at once to
pass a law abolishing. the whole haidEing
system, to,n ecessity for-which ceaselwhen
dear poitige ceased. It is monstrous- that
the honest and industrious peopliz • of the
BMW States Should be obliged to pay Tor ,
honest and virtuous correspondence, and,
at the same time, pay r ibr thatnuorportation
in the mails of vile and infiunous publics
lions, meant to swindle the **guinea, and
to corrupt the public morpile. There are I
•
many that may ' and
ought to be done ipiedily, by the "Fortieth
Congress. But if it should stonelike frank
ing 'privilege, except in the can *litre it
has been granted as an honorary coMpliMerit
to ex-Presidents and their widows, it would
do one good thing for morality and another
good thing for the revenues of the Post Office
Department.
THE GAS QIJESTIONi
The gas furnished to the people of Phila
delphia has lately been so bad, that com
plaints have been universal. At the special
meeting of Cormoon Council, yesterday, a
resolution was adopted directing that an in
quiry be made whether consumers are to be
charged till price for the inferior article. ,In
the cook* of the proceedings, Mr. Harper,
ChairMalArthe Committee on Gas, stated
that heiad been informed by the Trustees,
that, in consequence of putting in new mains
and cashing alterations, a large quantity of
atuiespheric air had got into the pipes, and
until that , was expelled the 'go would be
poor..f3co the article for which the Philadel
phian!' are paying a high price, is not good
illuminating gas, but a cheap stun; adul
terated° with atmospheric air. Every time
a new main is laid, which must be very
frequently during the year, a new lot
of the cheap air that God furnishes free of
charge and in unlimited quantity, gets into
the- pipes.. It goes through the metres of
every house, and, mixed with gas, it ig
charged for at the rate of three dollars for
every thousand feet. In addition to this, the
consumer JAB also to pay a United States tax
of roonty4VO aeita for every thousand beet
of thermal air , measured off to him as
good illuminating gas. This was certainly
• . 00 $ 0 1) *4 1 40740 Act of Cowes. The
air wainettliettntlie,;npule a liPblo.et:(or
*Om, npolfeil by
being Tnixed''*itli'hirlittre - ted hydrogen. If
it were,taxable, peOilla would prefer to pay
entnO-, r,aylnternalenue on the' pure article.
T eit
hid' ease for the wretchedStu, ff now: sold
threadollars it 'thousand and taxed tWenty
five cents a thousand, does not seeraworthy
of belisexceeltred. In old times, when there
Was ne tax and people paid only two or two
and a ball dollars per'thousand for good gas,
there WCiI3 as frequent livings • of •new mains
as there are now, and the untaxed atmos
phere Was juit ae Irkelyae-het in as it la now.
It is to he hoped that the inquiry directed by
Common Conned will he thorough enough to
ascertain the real pauses of the present infe
riority of 1110 gas. "
TIER IPSSESUSESiTyS MESSAGE.
The resolution Which Senator Drake, of
Missouri, introduced, censuring the tone and
language of certain passages of the recent
Message of the President, was supported by
that , gentleman in a apeech yesterday, in
which he strongly assorted not only the right
but the duty • of Congreis to defend itself
against the amanita ,of the Executive. Mr.
Johnson has long ago ° demonstrated that
toleration and lenience are utterly wasted
upon hiai, and the tendency of his coarse
mature to take advantage of every act of con
cession' or forbearance is now so well, under
stood, that even foreign., joUrnals recognize
it as 0% 4 , key to, his conduct. The
London rinieB of yesterday expresses
its, fear that the 'defeat Of the impeachment
resolution Will be miSetatstrued by the Presi
dent as an endorsement or ,hio pOlicy,_ and
thus lead to now:troubles in the...future.
Generosity Wiest upon ~a character like that
of Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Drake's proposition
to rebuke his denunciations of Congress ought
to be sustained by the Senate in order to
check the arrogant' assumptiorua of imperial
power which Mr, Johnson will continue to
make, if he is not resisted by, Congress. Mr.
Drake handled the subject yesterday "with
out glevesv declaring that he had come to the
conclusion that it was as useless to treat Mr.
Johnson with delicate consideration as though
he were a "double-skinned rhinoceros." ►e
motaphorliavors of the strong style of 'the
West, but expresses its idea very accurately.
Mr. Reverdy Johnson is to speak to-day, on
the resolution, and although he may oppose
the measure of Senator Drake, it is. hardly
likely that he will undertake the now obso
lete office of champion for his Presidendal
namesake.
The British Government is 'showing good
sense and good temper, in pt 4 trififting the
Fenian effervescence over the execution of.
the Manchester murderers to bubble itself
out in processions, mock-funerals, orations
and other demonstrations of the like sort.
The government showed its strength by. as
serting the majesty of the law in the face of
the clamor which was raised in favor of the
convicted criminals. Had it done otherwlie,
there would have been an end to all capital
punishments for similar' eases, and murder,
done in the name of Ferdardsza, would •have
become speedily fashionable in Great
Britain. Fenianism has, as yet, not
been recognized as a :justification
for murder, and the more extended and
imposing the canonization of the Man
chester murderers becomes, the more ap
parent becomes the necessity of, the Govern
ment to administer the law •of the find
firmly, impartially and `feariesidy. ' •The
telegraph states that 50,000 men marched in
procession, in Dublin, On. Saturday last, to
do honor to three men whose ,only disthic
don is that they' killed apoliceman ,in dis
charge Of hin:Auty, and were'hanged'for it.
The bad taste,' and •temper,•and, tendeney of
such demonstrations are ~gibtoo obvious to,
need
• argument. They atiß apparent to the
whole world,, except to the comparatively
small world of Fenians, and only serve
, ,
to strengthen the hands of •the Government,
by proving the necessity which exists for
protecting the lives of theforteers of the law
by the sternest measures. Toward Fenian
lam Itself, the Government has showed an
unexpected leniency, commuting the• sen
tence of every one of the . convicted pTison
ers. But murder is n t euctly`a political
ogenee, and there is Wiittle good taste and
good sense in all this glorification of Allen,
`Gould And „Larkin, as there would. be over,
the execution of any other triminal who had
murdered an officer in an attempt to rescue,
a prisoner from his custody.
One of the worst exhibitions which Mayor
Hoffman has yet given of his dentagoguisra,
andsubservience to mob law was seen in his
recent deferential reception of the misguided
friends of the Manchester 'murderers. A
chief magistrate who will buy votes • by pay
ing.hozna,ge to • men whose single distinction
consists,in the murder of;, se- heneeti , lOve
officer f the law, will be • a lvery dangerous
'man, whenever similar , mnrdera coin-
mitted width' . his own jUrisdietion. "
•
The regular Republican ticket wits defeiktpi
at n - 'municipa,l 'electiOn held..yesterday in
Pittsburgh. The opposition ticket, however . ,
was not nomi n ated by, the Democratic party:
f. Blackmore, the newly, elfiptM Mayor,
Was supported by the Labor ReforM,Parth'
whichconalstis chiefly of working men ? in
cluding; prObsbiy, more Republicans than
Dethocrats. But•his success ie nevertheless,
claimed 9,8,a great Dernocratle victory. The
Cepao4oo 9rg,uns evert strike outs the words
"Labor,ltgortn" from the askielated press
despatcbei ',announcing the 4esult, of
the election. It will Abe clailicial•
now, that Ake success of the Ltitior
Reform ticket is attiumph of Andrew John
son'spolicy andn relinke to Congress, iu the,
strong , Republican city of Pittsburgli.', There
is us much exultailiin over it among the cop
purheads iliery ebtrld, have been if 4ed i
tlefated Giant in Viignia. But it is, after
all, simply anaccess ot,a combinatiOu that
uad for a rallying cry , a mular phrase, and.'
s‘ idle we reg , ret , the defeethf: the gepublican
etoldidatesOve luiVe ,not , boubt tug, on an
°lan natiotoit question, - Retalloaidem will
be found as strong in PittsburghOulifin Alle
gheny county, as it ever N , Pits.
,
John Ile Myers dr — Itini4
Not. 2:.2 and , 14 Market eteeeti hoM onitfideggtele
liunday), December 19. : to eentiiiitted%. Ott te,dry.
LiiiwLer onneorrietag. each, day.at ioe'eleekilt LitYge
ale of .1. prelim and i/orneittie Lry OVANAM.. IO OX. II /0" - •
~,d it. iLvit,dium 229 ',silage' Donterties, ,rdlanilMtetdrij
,1,0 (;lotneT47awitneres. Ratilled:unmok" ; &
It!, iliVertkin - beaveer: ataltana: Act tagenikeellgi
It;‘,t441111001e MitleoloYed Velvetg,
. WI line FluneylAiledlinee, NO doted 'Witt ildkte.,'
AL A) , tji t iv ehirie arid firaviank 'traveling 8 ihte, Mist.
1 . 1 . „ 1 , own,. zephyr tioode, latibrtlitaih
Nutumb, azo.
4, Fs /A r m y, Dee. I£4. 11 4)'clock, oh tber,nonthe
er , i 11, about 00 pieced Ingrain. Venetian, Lad, iitinfi s
..utkage and item 4;artletklikeit
141410 4110010 and Shoe
The peetie4lo entilikni , irnao tap? Jai i•-•rbleortsowtr. t, rose. BTOR111211; Bithllofidp, &c.,q4 , 1*
4114 b X ticaMcigrceight+mierbilv ahureilikr) Mori.
TAB DAILY EVENINkBITLI;VIIN.-PEIILADEtiIiA, IVEDNESDA-V',
ilia. December 19.th.'eihiisiioitkirei 'ti 10 o'clock proci4oly.
b,y 51cUletlond & Co., Anotioneent, 'at their atere, No. 500
Market stri!et. t'
Handsiolinci illtOdilikillti*Villelito . itud Su-
perlor
.IFurniture.
Thomas & Bons will sell on tho 18th Dumber, on the,
premises. without toe,he handsome modern rept.
deuce end superior furn N 9, 274 /south Fourth F treet,
above spruce; 22 feet front, 105,,fest deep . den full ad
vertisement'On lost page. ;' r
" WANALMAKEtt m kitty WDII
Men'a and Boy, CLOTHING.
Garmenta ranging at every
price—out in every style,
ready-made or made to order.
B.
'EST cSOM or, SIXTH and MAG.
A.
$2 TOeft
$2 TO 860,
a .10 60.
o S6O.
2T O 19NO,
a TO 1(100.
$2 To 1460.
Overcoats—Chinchilla, Whit.
ney, Esquimaux, Beavers, Fur
Beavers, Pilota, &a—largest
variety tn alter. Osk HalL
SIXTH and 11.6,ESET St&
in TO 460.
12 TO 1650.
1/ TOISO.
$l2 TO 50.
412 TO 60.
11
13 T 0145. BUSIIIBII3 15cAtta. both Fotofan
13 TO 45.' aniDomeauco.looda,pzcollort.
13 TO 45. / . E/Y ca, IL B. cot 131A.113 and
/3 T 0 3 143. / 111,44.111a.P. r Sheet& Oak MIL
3 TO 11148. .W4I4AMAKEIR a BROWN.
'
/20 go.. Op.
20 tro Sbo.
20 TO IWO.
30 TO $6O.
20, TO $6O.
$6 To $4O.
$6 TO $2O.
6 TOIOO.
6 .16 DO.
16 To ft
6To 10.
$7 To $
To 25.
$7 TO r a :
437 TO 25.
d. =--
g.....
130NBONS 113 V s.
NOG VEAUTES POUR ETRENNES.
C. PENA,S4n
CONFECTIONER FROM PARIS,
No. S3O Walrni.t Street.
A splendid variety oY
FANCY BOXES AND BORON SURES,
i t
Of the raireat style, list received from Paris.
dell-12trp•
CpristmaS Tree Ornaments
grestvarleti. 'Alen, Fin& French Boxes ? Frult+.*e
with the onus i choice enpplv of Uretun LareauelH and
Cyborolateei at •
A. W.CHolt's Oarnmel Depot,
•
No. 1009 WALNUT Street.
DOWNING'S AMERICAN LIQUID CEMENT, F
mending broken ornaments , and other articles of
Glass, China, Ivory, Wood, Marble, Ace. No heating're•
quired of the article to be mended, or tht. Cement. Al
ways ready for use. For sale by
JOHN R. DOWNING, Stationer
f IRo Reeth Fighth street. two doors Rh. Wshint,
lairitttvk.A. YEN i fhal
and easy-fitting Dress Bats (patented), in all the ap
proved fashions of the season. Chestnut street, next
door to the Poet-office. , snl3lyrt,
s!MAMA'S NEW HAT MEE.
N. E. CORNER TENTH AND, OHEEI,TNIIT.i
FORMERLY cinarsiq. ABOVE EIGHTH.
se26-tt
Yonr Tratronoge rolleitAd.
BIiSINESS ROOMd,TO Lar
AT 804 CHESTNZT STREET.
APPLY TO THEo. H. .IPC9I.J,A.
IN .TEE HAT STORE.
dell.6tni
`INN uriluAL NEEDU; CASES, cortr4iNitso FOUR
EiZCS of extra cniallty needles, each its proper' Par
tition, are a neat, nsefnl.' , and not exponsiye gb t for a
Indy. For sale by TRUIVAN • & saw, bio. 84 (Eight
Thirty-ilyo) Market street, below Math.
rpHE WIST DEPIRABLR - LIFE SIZE, AND TRUTH
1 ful picture is m Photograph in Oil. made at B. F. REI•
MEWS Gallery, No. CA arch street. , .
VATENT ALARM MONEY DRAWERS OF WHITE , S,
MRler'e. Robbina's ud Serrilro at, ate, are for sale,
with a variety of oafe money-Sr/met' kock., by TRUMAN
& SHAW, No. 835 (Eight Thir 'Wive) Markot street, be.
low Ninth. •
ACBINERY, DRAWING, OR MODELS' PHOTO
snaphedtv •REIMER. Second street, above Green.
Photographs made ol sick or deceased persons at their
hopes at liberal prices. it
IATHUSTENIIOLM'S AND OTNLER CELEBRATED
T snakes of Pocket 'linings and tine echoers in CUM
Not aeable (Eight?
f brt u y s t v p )Market
street, be
lo
w NißtAh .N,
AA, t,l.Nlfr, GILT .'AND ROSEWOOD LOOKING
• • 0102 es, plain ortandsomely ornamented with in
m riehable ornamenta,•_ manufactured wholesale and
retail, by 03„ „F. ItEDIDE & CO., No. 01 Arch
etreet. '
12LA KE'l CS VERY MECH. REDLCED,
.1.4 Blanket's for single bed * at 18 per pair,
Blasekets, all wool and fine:at 913
Beautiful Blanketa, all ryool. at sit 4.
Still t3ner at *4 ON .lheea arC the eame that oral:lcing
sold at :15 at ether piste& •
Extra heavy, *5; a verylifie siZe at se.
One lot 134, all woe); s7.' These are very heavy.
All these Goods 1 am otrerinst and. r the regular prieee,
ae consumer's will see upon examination. _
oBAN VILLE: B. HAIN Eg,
1013 Market .e.reet, shove Tenth.
121' FLAgsabi
1 have Just opened a new lot of Flannel:, at greatly
reduced pucka. IN hite laanell, tirstrate, at 30, very
heavyv all wool, at 25, better at Vic.
lialardvale lemma very tine, at 31e.
lialardvale Flannel, mach linen, at 37,?tie.
Italardvale Flannel,
_full yard wide, at 45 and 50e.
bbaker Flannel, half cotton, at 25, 31 and :;7;tc.; extra
leavY, all wool, full yard wide, at 50e.
Gray twilled. at 25 and Mee; ettra'heavy at C.+s and 37315 c.
Red twilled at 31, 35: myi 40,'41 and 60e • •
um offering the:0,000 _remarkably low, and have W
ptendid atoottment. •
Canton Flannels at 12M, I G St. AN W V , I 2 LLEBH
AINES
1013 Market street, above Ten t.
• FRENCH (X/RSETS.:-- 1 3IRS STEEL Hts JOS l'
- i f received from Palle, m4de to her awn order. an de.
gent assortment of Madame TU(JIiEW3 highly ad
mired' ass ortment
Boned'' , Corsets. 1 hose are tae latest
sty fter whtch.the Ladles are all Me nirins. They 'ay.
ee d Paris as superior to all others. These Coraet•
are now imported by ,sere, STEEL:. and Ladles tan heoit
made to order ally elm- they may_deeire. The Ladies arc
invited to call and examine..at.l3l3oheatnat street. ahoy.
'lhirteenth. '
WRAPPERS, WRAPPERS.
B. C. WALBORN & CO., Nea 5 and 7 North Sixth
Wert, Mo.pow offering a magnificent stock of Blonxim
Wrapper% Scarfo:TieN Gioia and Underclothing,eithci
of which void be a Tory acenptable article for
Christmas Present from one 'dead to another Ide7-ttrpi
BLKAI4IO BtlTTEß'filr OtiOA.—THIS COBIBINA
don of the 1)91,0 91, tha chocolate nut with seal"
lug haleanie and pule glYearbk will be Mend to kt , an IS
cellent appllcatlon •to cpapped , 1109 and hand% and to al
abraded•ourfdece where the Chafing occurs, •
' Prepared by. _ JABLEO T. SFIT YN.
dettAftril, Con Broad and Spruce ata, .Philadelphia.
NILBGIVING WEEK. —TO GROOEitti ANL
T
Dealers.- Just received from Rochester, atuperior to
of sweet cider. Also. received from , V crab eider .
• . , ' 320 Pear
street, •
. • Below Third and Walnut &refits.
ei_OI.I2I,O9LOR KID,GWVELS., ,
IX The I.fetV Pario,Bliadea, tor evening weer. rues 504
to 6, 1 i, ben quallty,at *l'76 &pax.
Juot received, by,
w..YOGEL,
.1016 kateatuut otreet.
1 DD . RUBBER MA( 4 1 4 .4 4 " 12n4 G' ST M i ' Abli
lug Bose. dtc.
•Bagineerr and deilerverill ri ,
nd a full aroortnient o•
Goodyear's PatentNulcanized 'tubber. Belting, Peekini
Hose, &a., at the Manuf_ae l urer'q 'Headquarter?).
, qoQlßrk.-Alta ,
1. • 1,08 estriniotreq , onLb side:
N. B.—We have a Newand Cheap Aitlcle of Garden aile
Pavement flono, vary altaay, to vvala t b Abe attention of th,
public 010 called
!BAAL; NATHAN% A ILIOT/OINEER; •N: E. CORNE
,Thtrd and Spruce streets , only one equare below 0 •
:change. 82K000 at ; loan In law or erwill amounts, o,
'am:nonce, diver pi witcheetweiry, vid a ll good, ,
value. Office bourn ; rom 8 A. foto 7P. M. Ve &tat ,
limbed for the last forty yearn. Advance' nude In tar'
amount" at the lowest innrket rate,. ' iaffifit
MoNEY TO.PAN V AMOUNT LOANED UP.ti,
CIDIAJWONDS, "NVATORpI. JEWELRY.. PLAT).
CLOTHING. Malt •
OLD EBTAB LOAN OFFICE.
Corer sAd Oaskill Meseta;
~ • • - Below Li To itML
Br-DLUSCMRI3. JEWELRY. GUNb
Low ' ' 4
. ERIOEF • 104
..
HANDSOMIR FRONT 1100 M, FURNISORD OR
Anniurniihnd;-with firot eines bOard, in privatee family
at No. 1019 tir -en !street' •`. delo.4l*
ROCKHUiL &WILSQN,
. • '
WINTER.CLOTHINC4
CLOTHING;,fiTit.
. , .. ENts..OID•B.., ,
la
,•-•-, ::,. ,
..
...,,„,,, otT, ..,.!
'IS THE LUW "' l '' '" •'
• '
RYCHIAL
VERtITE..
„t, r
losllllll-11(gt STREEe.
DRESS SUITS of all tho de
sirable Styles. suitable tor any
°emetic)* WANAMAKER
IBRoWN BIRTH and MAR,
HET Ot4ets.
BOYS' SUITS._ for School;
Rome and Drotill—newest
styles. WANAM&REIt
BROWN,_. Large lotefee
House,I3UTLI endMAST
Street&
BOYS , AND YOUTH'S'
YDROOATS. In_ variety ef
style& O ..WANIMAIDE At
IBRO:Eliztlt and Market ete
A NVW BOOK
MRS. SOUTHWORTH.
THE WIDOW'S SON
By Mrs. Emmet. E. N. Bouthv ortb.
'IS PUBLISHED THIS DAY ANI) FOR SALE BY
T. B. PETERSON & BROTBERS,
No. 306 Chestnut Street, Phlladelphia.
• „ I. _. •
THE WIDOW'S BON. liv Mrs, tiiiineD; E. N. South
worth. author of "The Lost fleiress.” Complete Whim
large duodecimo volume, bound in cloth, for d Oh; or la
Paper cover for $l6O.
Ertrad from Preface of the Work:.
I wish to say to my friends. that this taw Is no more
fiction. The s , tmes in the Widow's Cottage am photo.
graphed from life. lhe history of 'Tin: ,Wlnow's doN"
is that of ono of our wealthiest merchants and most cola.
brated philanthropists—ELl/. E. N. Sorrnwohru.
T. B. Peterson & Brothers neve also issued a new, uni
form and complete edition of the other popular' works by
We. or
E. N. Boutteivorth. names are
each *2 011. in
cloth, or $1 50in paper. Their names are as Mims:
The Widow's Son. India ;Pearl of Pearl River,
Bride of Llewellyn, Thin; Secret Power,
Fortune 'Seeker. Love's Labor Won,
Lady of the Isle, Gipsy's Prophecy,
Loot Heiress. Wiping lOW.
Come of Clifton, Discarded Daughter,
Mother-in-Law. Daunted Ifomeetead.
Deserted Wife, Three Beauties.
Fatal Marriage, The Two Sisters.
Bridal Eve, Wife's Victory,
Retribution, Alhvorth Abbey.
All Pooks sent postage paid on receipt of retail price.
All Books rublfslied are for solo by us the moment they
personue from the press, at Publishe' prices. Call iu
, or send for whatever books Sou lant, to
T. B. PETERSON a: BROTHERS,
Rob CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. PA.
tap
HOLIDAY PREbENTS
FOR 'GENTLEMEN.
An elegant assortment of
Wrappers, Scarf Rings,
Breakfast Jackets, Scarfs,
Cardigan Gloves,
Metiers, SleeVe Buttons,
Cravats, - Handkerchiefs,
With a great variety of
Under for Gentlemen.
J. W. SCOTT & CO.,
814 Chestnut Street.
.`•r%
SPECIAL REDUCTION.
• Grco..v.Fl.l( 7 lEß9
916 Chestnut Street,
has still furtbm reduced the prices of his rich DRESS
GOODS and SHAWLS. with a view of reducing the stock
before January let. Purchasers will do well to call, am
the Goods era all superior in quality, and will be sold
much less than cost.
Now is the time to bby a REAL. INDIA SHAWL or
SCARF for a Christmas Gift. The prkes are lower and
theywill be sold at prices that cannot fail to give satisfac•
tion.
GEORGE FRYER,
•
,91G Chest nut Street.
dell ff
1867. „CHRISTMAS 1867.
sz LA*
4 ,1>
/ 4 \
Fourth and Arch.
HAN r. REDTIGSD 41131 E MP onoDS FOB VORIS?.
MMI PRESENTS.
Expens_ve Shawls. .
Cathmere Robes. ,
De Laines and Chintzes.
Low Prices during ihbHoledays.
aete•m tt
CARD,---We are: cPw receiving
direct from out Paris House a large and
elegant assortment of Gilt and Btonze
Clocks, Candelabras, Vases, Parisian
Fanoy Goods, 4&0., all of whioh have
been made by the leading maaufac.
iories of Paris, and will be offered at
public sale in the course , of a few days.
The assortment of extra fine fire gilt
Clocks and Candelabras, Groupie and
Statuettes will be the largest ever here
tofore offend,
VITI BROS.,
(Late Vito Viti & Sens,)
Importers,
149 S. Front Street.
FINE;
HAVANA CIGARS.
IT VERY LIM PRICES.
We bare Met reeehred tills week one of the
best assortment of Niue !11'=AnA 4 tAIL
(s eta los& el the et ep, of 1485. The be 4 .!or
mao years vast, and at , prises very swish
lietou w,atlbey ilare been for a long time.
JOR MB BY Till MOM), BOX Olt EKTAIL,
SIMON COLTON I& CLARK.E,
S. W. oorner Broad and Walnut Ste.
110 . 2 tf rp
I (1.4. , ...1 1 , 0 1 L00.R4 . I.l' OR !—WeiLLT; P4,i'ERS
&I d
.ds
red,
a rn la n Beaus
1 .1 T 1, 91 : f A .l I 16 :e t : 111°113 R I 2 11 3.3 14 11 14 5 I? ti ' II ' 1 2 6 :21 .
ig •o. Sp , tog Garden !street, - • . 5 0 14-I YrP•
PRESERVED GINGER:' PRESERVED
lrYnito the celebrated Qbyloong brands
.Inc, Dry rreeerve GingerO boles , imported n ported and for
..ale by JOSEPH R. IJSBIEB 4100..108 Booth Delaware
ItOCKHILL &WILS ON,
PRICES REDUCED.
CLOTHING MADE TO ORDER
A GENERAL REDUCTION
'ON ALL OF OUR 000D3.
`ooB AND 805 CHESTNirritHIRIt
. '
SPECIAL REDUCTION
BOA TEM
OIEBISTIIAS HOLIDAYS.
J.: M. HAFLEIGH,
1012 and 1014 Chestnut Street,
Will COmmence Monday, Deco Bth, '
o ecU tho balance of hie dock of
DRESS GrOCOICIS
At Still Further Reductions in
' Prices.
Cheap Department Now Openi
English Hosiery,
Merino Shirts and Drawers,
Skating Gaiters,
Skating Jackets,
And Fancy Hosiery.
HOLIDAY ITRESENTS
LADES AND EMBROIDERIES,
Put up In beautiful Oriental Bores. Imported exprettlY
for efuno.
t
Camel's Hair Shawls and Searle
AT
REDUCED PRICES.
del-8 w f in w f m.Bt
POPULAR PRICES
FOR
DRY GOODS.
It)CKEY, Li HARP& CO.,
727
CHESTNUT STREET.
esl44lrp
MARKET ge
4
ep NINTH-
-*v
-4'i AT
Cod
PRICES STILL FURTHER
REDUCED.
We hare tint added 146 pieces CLOAKINGS to our
etock r A hich ' makee It linnet magnificent one, and have
all marked down to each low prices that they repievidt
GOLD VALVE.
,
Bleak Chinchillas,
Blac*Velours,
Black s Tinoots,
Black Moscows,
Black Doeskins,
Black Castors,
Fancy Cloakings,
Blue Norwalks
Brown Norwalks,
Light Norwalks '
White Norwalks,
Pearl Chinchillas,
Brown Chinchillas,
Light Whitneys,
Fancy Velours.
las4a.m.tll
CHEAP LINEN GOODS.
Sheppard, Van Harlingen & Arrison,
No.looB Chestnut Street,
Am now receiving from the recent
AUCTION SALES,
SOME VERY COMO LOTS OF
Barnsley Sheetings,Towele,Huokabaoka
and Other Linen Goods,
theyTe which
NEARER 4 OLD the attentionof buyers,l
Ed than gAftleßyLral
been able to offer. . de7.lot
CLOTHS:
Our entire stock of CLOTHS has he'd kliiced much
below the market valu ,, ,in order to close- out before Stock
Taking.
PERKINS,
NO. 9 SOUTH NINTH STREET.
do7-Imrpo
BALTIMOREir — ;.;;;I - N1
IMPROVED BASE BURNING l il t 0 I
.o r
,
FIRE-PLACE 11EATEB th, em g
i
MAGAZINE A ''.. .1"'"I 11 1 1- -:1 I
SLAGduartE & ILLUMINATmG D OORS. ,
.4. 1 14 :: :A
The most Cheerful and Perfect Beater In
lls• - •;•= 1 "• - - ----=''
Use. To be had Wholesale and Retail of• •
J. 0. 131.48 X,
nool.leoo 1008 Market &set, Plaines;
WEDDII. I O AND. ENDAGEMENT RINGS, WAR.
vir ,
to of loud PLOT% AV 'B l 4 }l'llfie m '
• 824 Cbeetout street. below Four th . lo wer sloe.
ROCK HILL &WILSON,
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
In Endless_ Variety
To be'closed out before the Holiday&
Bargains! Bar;aim! Bargains'
.'6 Os.:A.NppoikctigirrNiit tfitOs.
NONE'SHALLIIN
p ISA.PI-)OINTED
TO-D~~IY~
• Or during the next
Thirty Days.
.SELLING
Off our Stock of now . and elegant Good. at greatly
REDUCED PRICES.
WE
CAUTION
Our customers and the public against listening to whin/
interested persons may soy as regards our Goods a
Prices, but to csl.l and
JUDGE
IMIDISELVEIL
We are determined to
SET 1 QUICICIfY,
AND 6111 SITIBUCTION.
EDWIN HALL & CO.,
2S S. Second St.
diell-30
LADIES' NOTICE.
GREAT REDUTION IN PRICER AT
JOHN M. FINN'S,
S. E. Cor. Seventh and Arch Streets.
DRESS • TRIMMINGS.
BEADED GIMPS.
'WORSTED FRINGES.
BETTUNtI. BUTTONS,
moose. RIBI3ONEL
ZEPDY.D. GOODS. 7X.PUYT.. wogs
Embroidered Slippent. Gems of
Tutted Horsy and Flowers on Slippery.
Zephyr Cushions. nom and Screens.
Tutted Zephyr worts: Hovel designs.
STOCKINGS. STOCKINGS.
LOWEST PRICES. LOWEST PRICES.
Our ZEs and 40 cent Stockings are fuu. redular and duns;
Me. Our prices for the genuine Iron Framed Wods aro
the lowcattn We city.
MERINO
~__WDERGARMENTS.
Ladles , Mein° Vests, al 00 and up.
Mines' Merino Vesta. stood, ao cents and up
Children's Merino Vests. in largo variety.
CORSETS.
Conrotr, wimp/ good ease, 90 cents per pair.
h n . t o w& 2.6 p er Pair
carpets, woTerl, whelel per
r.
=kee ;Oren,
.11 bones,
ftopair
Corset& embroidered. kind& _
Stocking
SWe.lting Yarns In largo variety of cobs and grader, all
o~ pricer.
Linen Hs ndkerehlefo 10,12. 14 cents and tin.
liernotitched liandlunellielo,ll.s.lllo; 30 mite and up.
. .
ZEPHYR SUPPERS I
diem requiring Zephyr Slippers, will And a
choice e election, etntorol&md with
Birds,
Aniin:ll•4_ l
Flowers,
and Bet Pattsrus. In plain and tutted work, at Mr.
FINN'S. His stock is unusually largo and contains soups
of the bassi. norrlties. Hip priers vary from flit W, el 61i.v
60, up to en On per pair, according to quality.
JOHN M. FINN,
S.E. Corner ARCH and S EVENTU Streetd.
del-xkw•P.trp
- tiLj
K ifr
LINEN STORE; ;P
S2S Arch Street.
LINENS DOWN I
IMMENSE REDUCTION I
Entire Linen Stock Selling Off
Below Jobbers' Prices.
GEORGE MILLIKEN,
IIN)3IIPOI JOBB op RETAIL DIALER,
SASS Arch Street.
Blankets at Reduced Prices.
Tho sulbeerlistrre are now prepared to offer the largest sua
sortment to be found In the city of
SUPERIOR QUALITY BLANKETS,
Ni Wool and e‘ ire widths. for best family use.
•- - -
CRIB AND ,OBADLE BLANKETS. •
And s full lino of •
,• ' , •
MEDIUM BLANKETS,
For Rotolo. Pliblio Ipstßiiticßus. oto,
Stepparth , Yap Harlinpu SL', Arrison t
.110UliEXURNIlillIND DRY GOODS,
No. 1008 Chestnut Street.
. IFLowikm
p. C.
• go, 641 Ik.lctlili
ROCKHILL &WILSON,
BOYS' OVEIiCOITS.
BOYS' CLOTHING of all kink.
Selling Very Low.
' %••
808 AND 005 CHESTNUTITRELT 4
.
CORSETS.
"Ir4:Crias.
Selling Very Low,
7 • SECON 1:.....:,;ED.1T10N.
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASIIINtSit.rrON.,
RECONSTRUCTION. IN AILIWAMA.
THE WHISKY TAX.
THE ORDNANCE INVESTIGATION.
liteconstruetion iu Alsalstaraut.
WiisnuovroN, Dec. 11.—Glral rope has or
dered an election to be held , Nabarna,.ior the
railfleation of the Ste tc Conatittitien, on the 4th
of February. Judge Smith, the Radical candldate
for Ek)iemor, Is now hops, , and says that the ,
Mends of the new constitution feel certain of
its success.
The Wilailnky Tax.
(Special Despatch to the Phiiaciatrida Evening Bulletin.]
yirmotnorrox, Dec. 11..—The Ways tpad Means
Committee met again this morning and dia
cussed the whisky question at great length. The
clbmussion was peneral in its character, mid no
conclusion was reached. It is the determination
of the committee not to report any measure until
ti:My . think they cari:MatliM one that will be
likely to moat the exigencies of the case.
The Ordnance lasycesfgatleu.
r iSpeeialDeepatch totho Phi'adapts's Evening Bulletin.)
WASItiVTON, December 11.—The Joint Com
mittee orilOrdnance met to-day and appointed
Cii;nerals Butler and I.oZan a snireommittee t o
tate testimony. They have summoned, for to
morrow, G en era Ramsay, Chief of Ordnance
during the early part of the war, and others.
The investigation will bo on the subject of pro
jectiles. The Committee is overwhelmed with
applications from inventors who seem to think
that it is organized for the purpose of testing
new On and projectiles, whereas it was raised
to Inquire into suppose d maladministration in
the Ordnance Bureau.
Election tat ACM/ iin.Mp*hire•
MANcursitn, Dec. 11.—James A. Weston,
Democrat, has been chosen Mayor, over Clark,
the present Republican inetunbent.by three hun
dred majority.
'Friona New Work,•
Nr.iv Youh, Dee. It Two of the parties con
cerned in the shooting afiray on election night,
in which Henry Weifenbach lost his life, have
ben arrested and fully identified.
NEWS BY THE CUBA CABLE.
Popular Cland amor
in
Favor of Gcsfrard
Otr .
H.tvssA, Dec. 10.—We have the report from
Hayti that the people there demanded of the
government the susperislon of the decree that
keeps Garrard and otters in exile. Gerrard had
again become-popular, hut the legislative cham
bers seemed updexidexl In the matter.
'Reports About an Earthquake at Ca..
EiAvaxt, Dec. 10,186:.—By way of Porto Rico
we have the announcement that in earthquake
took place at Caracas,Venezuela, at daybreak,
November 14, and likwlse a contradictory re
port as to the same.
Stormy Weather at Vera Craze
HAVANA, Dec: IU, 1867.—The steamer Georgia
has arrived here from Vera Crux, with dates to
the 4th inst. The weather at that port Wilevery
stormy when the Georgia left, and u the rest-
Offlee was aloud. no papers'were received. The
steamer Fabkee, however, is daily expected here
from Vera Cruz.
• THE COURTS.
The 'Seabee Libel Cases
MITER BE/iSION s—Jue Brewster.--The case
of William Masser, chargedwith the publication
of a libel against restrict Attorney Mann was
resumed this morning , the court-room 'being
:densely packed, and the Interest in the case ap
parently unabated. This morning Mr. Richard
P. Wood testified that he the office
of the Bandey Mercury in September: 1866, and
saw Mr. Messer in regard to a libel pub
lished against Mr. Eager, the name being pub
lished "Yeager. 7 After a discussion in regard to
• this, Mr. Meeser asserted that he had a right to
rc fer to any person if he omitted or added a
letter, and InAtineed it by referring to
M. Hall Stanton, who was present,
and said if he wished to libel him he would call
him Mr. "Scranton:* Ha then said that he could
libel Mr. Mann; that" Mr. Mann had once tried to
put him in prison but had failed. and that if he
thought Mr. Mann would prosecute him again,
he would libel him again.
Mr. Vanzant, an officer of the Court, testified
that be obtained a file of the Sunday Mtn:lay at
the office bf the paper; the issue of Novemher 3,
1867. contained an article beaded "Bill Mann's
Still," referring to the seizure of an illicit still in
Richmond, believed to be owned by Mr. Mann.
This evidence was objected to by the defence,
but admitted by the Court on the ground that it
was competent to prove the malice of the defend-.
ant by ether and Independent, libels against the
prosecutor, Joseph S. Brown? who had knows
Mr. Mann from boyhood,int*ateVarid continu
ously.
Mr. Dwight asked the question—Did you know
Mr. Mann when he went so study law?.
Mr. Brown, for the defence, objected.
Mr. Dwight wished to 'prove by those who
knew him intimately that they never knew him
to be concerned in a larceny ease; that tie didn't
study law for this purpose of evading the law,
that be never was charged with crime. Mr.
Dwight urged that this was due to Mr. Mann.
Mr. Brown disdained any intention to charge
Mr. Mann with crime. ,_,
Judge. Brewster said , the offer came within his
former ruling, that the law presumed every man
innocent, etc.
Captain Pat. McDonough was called, and the
offer was made to prove' by this witness, as well
as Captain Mealy. that in triad Regiment Penn
aylvonia Reserves. of which Mr. Mann was
Colonel, he did not leave the regiment because it
was going into a fight; that be did not take the
money of the soldiers; that he did , not leave be
et•tlFe he hod made a corrupt bargain with the
sutlei. '
Judge Brewster ruled that it might be rebuttal,
but for the present was inadmissible.
Capt. J. Orr Finnic and Capt. James N, Burns
were called for the same purpose, but ruled out.
L Theodore Ealing, E. W. C. Greeue, Wm. H.
Ruddiman, Benj. M. Duzenberry, Col; Br edford,'
Wm. P. Hacker, Dr. Washington J. Duffy, Con
8. Esher, John J. Heisler, Thomas Ettrlow,
Alderman Tittermary, William J. Starr,
Benjoinin L. Berry, James C. Relheifer,
M. Given, Thomos Cochran and Geo. W.
Moore were examined in regard to their acquaint
ance with Mr. Mann, and the fact that when they
reed the article in the Sunday bfercury they be
lieved it referred to the District Attornpy. The
case is still on trial.
A Coat -Minor Ittiled In Virginia--
Death of litliVirlfe. • .
(Front the Mumma (Va.) Diesteb, Dec. S.I
A fearful and shocking accident occurred on
Friday evening, at , the Arlghtllope coal pits. iu
Cill'etertleld county. The unfortunate victim,
John Weatherman, was standing on. 'a platform
about 800 feet below the surface, his duty being
to unhitch the empty descending car and to place
in the Iran cage' the one justloaded.
Weatherman Was standing bY• to per
f«rm this duty, when ho was warned from
above to look out for an empty ear which was
descending with fearful rapidity. It is supposed
that he did not hear the cry,and in a moment the
ponderous car, in its iron cage, struck him with
full force:. Ire was knoidted from the platfohm,
and thence fell one htlhdred feat lo w er to,the
bottoin of the shaft. When his fellow•workmen
descended they only found his mangled and life ,
less remaim At the time Mr. Weatbepttan met
bio'death a meseenrer was on his Way ;gibe pltk
'olth intelligenee of the sudden death of his wife,
who resides in Manchester.
HAYTI.
YEN EZ CTEL.t.
racas.
MEXICO.
DISASTERS.
Tfl..IB,D:'El.):11 1 .10 -. 'N-
By TELEGUAP.U.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
LARGE RETRENCHMENT PROPOSED
The Deparftnent to be Reorganized.
The Department of Agriculture.
[Special Despatch to the. Paaciciplxia Evening Bulletin.]
, Wsstuttorosr, Dec. 11.—The louse Committee
on Agriculture, R. E. Trowbridge Chairman,
mado a formal call upon Colonel Capron, the
new Commissioner of Agriculture, this morning,
and interchanged opinions as to the best method
of promoting the interests of agriculture in
the country and increasing the usefulness of the
Department here. It appears that, for some
time past, matters have been carried on very
loosely, necessitating a thorough reorganization
of the Department. The new' Commis
sioner manifests every disposition '
retrench expenses and In this has the `hearty
support of the Committee. Upon the recotn
laudation of the Committee, Commissioner Ca;
pron, at the end of the present month, will issue
orders suspending all work in the government
seed-room, discharging all the'imployes, who
number 87, including the Clerks. It is the,
opinion of the Commissioner, In which
he is supported by the Committee,
that one-third of the above number
of persons is sufficient to do all the duties,
thus saving the Government thousands of dol
lars in this alone. As soon as practicable, an
entire reorganlKAign of this\ Department will be
made.
The Whisky Convention.
WasurrreroN Dec. 11.--The convention of
those interested in the manufacture and sale of
liquor reassembled at noon to-day, but without
transacting any business of importance,adjourned
till this evening, 'When the reports of the commit
tees appointed 'Yesterday will be heard. Many of
the large grain distillers of the Northwest are
represented by letter, as well as in person, and
the members present express themselves anxious
that some amendment shall be adopted, which
will insure a thorough enforcement of the law.
There was a full attendance this morning.
XlGth Congress—Second Sesskon.
WAtiIIINGTOS, iThe. 11
Hot ~E.—The Speaker presented a communica
tion from the Secretary of the InteKior, asking
for further appropriation.; to supply the 'elision
deficiency for the current year. Referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
The Speaker stated that he had been requested
to p'reseg„the proceedings of a meeting held at
Faneulillail,Boston, on the subject of the rights
of naturalized chime abroad. Referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Julian (Ind.), rising to a question of priv
ilege, had read by the Clerk, an extract from the
Washington correspondence of the New York
Triburr , of Dec. 9th, analyzing the vote of • the
Indiana delegation on the Impeachment ques
tion, and stating that the Indiana delegation hsd
voted almost solidly for impeachment in the
belief that some future deed of the President
world justify. their course, etc.
The Speaker stated that he was unable to as
certain what question of privilege was Involved
in that.
Mr. Julian supposed that the question of privi
lege arose out of the s.aft:taunt of a correspondent
as to themotives of action of the Indiana
•
delegation.
The Speaker ruled that it was not a queStion
of privilege, and Mr. Julian then asked unani
mous consent.to make a personal explanation
on the subject, and unanimous consent was
given.
Mr. Price (Iowa) asked Mr. Julian whether the
correspondence was not written by one of the
men professing to be loyal, who were now se
curity for Jeff Davis, now ranning at large.
Mr. Julian said that it was probably as Mr.
Pricy supposed, and added that he was not, how
ever, certain about that fact. f Laughter, and a
general expression of enjoyment of the scene. I
Mr. Julian then proceeded to defend the vote
of • the Indiana delegation, and spoke of
the President's capacity for evil, stating that
he was a genies of depravity, and that his
hoarded malignity could neither be fathomed nor
exhausted.
While Mr. Johan was speaking he Was Inter
rupted by Mr. Wood Y.), Who asked the
Speaker, as a question of order, whether under
the promise to make a personal' explanation it
was in order for a gentleman to go on and make
a speech on the question of impeachment.
The Speaker reminded Mr. Wood that when
the o lionse by unanimous consent gave a member
leave to make a personal explanation, it was
very dltheplt for the Chair to limit him.
Mr.. .Wod submitted that the Gentlemen
should confine himself to the personal explins
tion, and added that gentlemen on his (kir.
Wood's) side of the Rouse .wouldthem
selves of the same kind of privilege.
To that remark the Speaker,,replied that that
was a matter for the 'House, insit for the Speaker.
Marine Intelligence•
BOSTON, Dec. 11.—The schooner reported yester
day ashore on Cape Cod fa the Hattie Anna, from
Lynn, in ballast, of and for Brookesvllle, Maine. She
Bee one and half.miles from Race to Point Light.
CITY BVILLETIN.
STATE OF THE THERMOMETER THIS DAY, AT
THE BULLETIN OFFICE.
10 A. M... 136 deg. 12 M.... 36 deg. 2P. M, .36 deg.
Weather cloudy. Wind Northeast.
TEE NAILONAL BASE BALL CONVIMION.—Thia
body assembled in the Now Chestnut Street
theatre at 11 o'clock this morning, A. B. Gorman
in the chair. The attendance was quite large,
upwards of seventy clubs being represented.
The President made a short addrcas reviewing
the progress of base ball from the organlzadou
of the first club, the Knickerbocker, of New
York, in 1847, down to the close of the season of
1867. Be made a few suggestions which
he considered would have a beneficial
effect. The principal one - was to the effect
that a sinking fund should be established teethe
purpose of defraying expenses necessarily in
mined in • spreading the national game abroad;
that it would have telling effect upon the great
Amtrivan game / by sending 18 representative
played; abroad to spread the game throughout
the European countries, the sinking fund to be
used in port for that purpose.
The Secretary, A. 11. Rodgers, Esq. called the
roll. The following elute were found to be rc
pn sented : Active, N. Y.; Alert, Philadelphia;
Alin, South Norwalk, Conn.; &loin,. Peiladel
phite Amateur, Philadelphia; Americua, Newark,
N. J.; Arctic, o philadelphia : Armstrong, Philo
delpia; Athlete 'Washington Heights, Athletic,
'
Philatia.• Atlantic. Brooklym Baehelor. plin ac e,,„ ;
Btandywine, W esti 'bester; Capitol,Washington;
Central City; Champion, Jersey City; Cleiatnut
Street Theatre; Camden, Camden, N. J.; Com
mercial, Connecticut; Columbia, Ellodentown, N
J,: Commonwealth, Philadelphia; Dlrigo,
dal; bia; Elude, N. J.; Eckford, Brooklyn; E
pire, Washington ; Endeavor, Washington;
alai, Eo-
Newark; Excelsior, Brooklyn; Harry Clay,
Philadelphia; Geary, Philadelphia; Independent,
Brooklyn; Irvington,N.J ;Jefferson,Washingtotu
Keystone; Philoda.; Keystone, Harrisburg; Kin
napoling, Kittaning, Pa.; Knickerbocker, N. V.
Liberty, New Brunevvick; . Liberty, Norw ilk;
Lowell, Boston; Meteor, Addison: Minerva Phila
delphia; Mohawk, Brooklyn; Mountain Star,
Brooklyn; Merchant, N. Y.; Neptnne, Eudon;
Olympic, Patterson; Olympic Philadelpttit;
Olympic, Washington; Oriental, Brooklyn;
Pt:conic, Hartford; Pt quot, Providence;
Pioneer, Portland Oregon; retool:ye,
Washington; Powhattan, Brooklyn; Sparta, New
York. Star, BrOoklvn; Sap . Sepal, 'Norwalk; St tr,
New Brunswick; typographicol, Philadelphia;
Union, Camden, N.. 1.; Union, Morriannia, N,
Y.; Luton St. Louis; Union, . Waehtegto Ll i,
Unionville,'Union,N. Y.
The action of the President Of the Association
In correcting rule_loth was suetaltied.,
':The Committee ou State Associations reported
that during the past year sigh late Aaaocia
tious have made application fore. admittance,
plight clubs have been elected prohationary mein
btortl. tiventpeigkt clubs have applied: for adults,-
isfPut and their el.tima have been favorably eon
'shirred; eight clubs are recommends d "for
Membership. Two Oahe, the Excelsior
THE DAILY EVENTING h[; T. T,FIFIN.-PHILAPELPHIA; w_pp,N,FspAY, PEC,E,4I3ERIi, 1867;
2:15 O'Cloclat.
$4OO US 5-208 'en
July coup 108
9000 Cllyors mun dp 99
600 City 'Elanow o&,p 98%
:N Jersey Gs 102%
141 eh Penns It lttc. 40%
6Eh - do 99%
arrwirta
$501:1 S 6-208 '65
coup 108
:$3 O OO City_lie new c.tp 99
1000 do It c&p 9531
901:0 do Derr do 981. i,
1000 Sob Nay as 'B2 713.51
ilski2ddotldStß 75
SECOND
1000 17 S Tll-108 Je 104%1
Cell City Gs new e&p 98%l
1000 Penns 08 war In i
3 dye 103 1
eh Penns B . lots .197,C1
Pal LA1.11.111 1 a. Wednesday, D,en, • 11,. -The money mar.
ket remains he last quoted. The volgree,Of business in
all circles or trade and manufacturee Ls small, and ilia
great Incertitude as to the coursed action to be pursued
by Congress, verve* to increase the cam ion...
Stocks were dull, and Government Losi*Ocre not so
strong. State Loans were firm at yeaterdayVa figures, with
some demand for the War,Loan at 14. City Loans were
rather firmer, with odes of the new bane at 99, and the
old at 9534. The better class of investment Sureties. were,
not offered to, any extent.
The speculative shares were' neglected. Reading Rail.
road closed at 47`i. Pennsylvania Railroad sold at 4931' •
'Lehigh Valley Railroad at 50%, and Little Schuylki ll
Railroad at 25%—n0 change. 1251% was bid for Camden
and Amboy Railroad 64 for Germantown Railroad; 33
for North Pennsylvania Railroad; 2P; for Catawba&
Railroad; 2714 for Philadelphia and Erie Railroad. and
42 for Noi them Central Railroad.
In Canal stocks the only sale was of Lehigh Navigation
at 30!,01.30% Sebuyttill Navigation. Prefffred, closed at
2234: the C ommon stock at 12. Delaware Division at 59;
Susquehanna st 13,1 and Wyoming at 3d.
B.nk shares were vnthout change.
passenger Zallway.tharca weae heavy; was bid for
Second and Third Streets, 6:3 for Tenth and Eleventh
Streets, 18% for Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets. and 1034
for ilestonville.
Messrs. De Seven & Brother, No. 40 South Third Street
Make the following quotationi of the rates of exchange
to-day, at 1 P. M.: American Gold. 1347.,q135'."; Silver.
1293031311 U. S. 6's of 1881. ; do. 1833, 10734(
to • do. 1864. 1045..1q1041.; de. '1865, 105(41.95 , 4;
do. 1865, new, 1073.@,107N; do. 1837. 1U7N0.t107%; U. B.
Fives, Temforties. 101(t10134; do. 7 310's, June, 1047 4 7 4
105; do. Jnly, 1043i4105; Compound Interest Notes--;
June, 1864. 19.40; July, 1864, 19.40; August. 18d1, 19.40; Oc
tober. 1864,19.40(490; December. 1.064. 45!.(419.-l.; 8ay.1665.
174173 a; Augurit, 1865, 16 , 114.16%; September, 1808, 1544
15%; October. 1865;153,i@15:'..
Jay Cooke! Co. quotei Government securities, &c., to
day. as follows: United States 6's, 1881, 1.1.131124; Old
5.93 Ronda. ler.q@lo6; New rein Bonds, 1864, 1013;;(4
104 7 .; 5-20 Bondi,'lB6.l, 105'.®105%; 5-93 Bonds, July, 1865
1075.@,1077x; 693 Bonds, 1867.- 107%91107%; 1040 Bonds,
101041013(; 7 310.. June, 1011%(.3105; 7 340, July, ioe, l *
105; old, 1341r.@136'..
Smith, Randolph & i 0., Bankers, 16 Smith Third stree t
quote at 11 o'clock - , as follows: Gold, 13W; United States
6s. 1881, 11.93;(.411.2.7. ; Units d States 5-106,•62, 107%0107%;
5.20% 1564. - 104 1 i441(4'.; &Doti Piro; 1051AR:63,1; 620'a July,
1865, 1uV . .4107%; 620's, July, 1867, 1075.4107?.;,; United
States s'. 10-40's, 101(4101 1 4 : United States 7-30's.ild series,
104%(.105; 3d series, 150.48105; Compounds., December,
1864.119!, bid. • ,
The Treasurer of Allegheny City gives notice that the
coupons of tharix per cent. municipal bonds of that city.
coming d"c On January Ist, 199 i, will be paid on that day.
less the State tsx. at the Bank of Pittsburgh. lie also
notifies holders of Allegheny City Compromise bonds that
the sinking fond for 184 will be in% ested in these bonds
at the lowest rates offered. •
—_ . •
of Philadelphia,' and the t!reseettt,
made sneh irregular application that their
claims have not.been considered. The Commit
tee have been nnable to ascertain the status of
many clubs, as required by the xnles, owing to
the distant points at which 'many of them are
located, and conclude their revert by declaring
against the admission of, any clubs composed of
colored men, or any white clubs having any
colored members. The report of the Committee
was adopted by sections. The section in the
Constitution relative to the admission of einhs
belonging to State associations. wits taken up
and amended so as to read as follows: "All State
Associations will pay Into the Treasury the sum
of it 2 for each club they represent." Agreed to.
The report of the Secretary was then read, and
ordered to be printed. The report , coMains
nothing. of particular interest.
The Treasurer reported that thetotal amount
received by him during tbif year was s)l,103, and
that he has now a balance of litt7i; on hand.
The Treasurer reported that Mr. Comas, the
late Treasurer, bad failed to hand over the sum
of 4:240, the amount due the Association, and
which be has failed to deliver over after having
bien repeatedly called upon to do so.
The Committee on Rulea asked leave to delay
the reading of their report until this evening.
Agreed to.
FINANCIAL and COMBIENCIA.L.
Sales st the Phi%del
Philadelphia Blasketal
Plimanztenti. Wednesday, Dec. 11. 19:"1.—There is a
steady demand for the Eisner description of Flour at
very full rates, but low grades are neglected. and can
only be forced 90 at relatiVely Low figures. The ouying
is mostly confined to the wants of the home trade ;small
sales of Superfine at SI 21(8926 per barrel; Ext a at
SS 26 4 .10 25; 20J barrels low grade going wheat Extra
Family at ES; small lotS of good and choice do., do., at
310i 21 111 ; 1,2e0 barrels Pennsylvania and:,Ohio, do. do.,
at 4310 Icaf,l2 50: and fancy at 812 75214. Rye flour is
stesdy at SS bet.3sB 75. 700 barrels Bradywine Cornmeal
solo on *emus kept secret.
'1 here fa mote doing fu Wheat and prime desertptions
are budfirmly at the late advisee ;'sales of 8,040 bushels
common and prime red at $2 85(41112 65 per busty% and
18,5e0 bushels o 1 Dills, autee, logo out of the market,
oh time, kept secret. 'Rye is steady' at $I 70(431 73, for
Penna., and ol for Southern. Corn Isles. active; sales
of 4,100 bushda new yellow et $1 , 10041 25. and 1,50)
n. a Western mixed at SI 25. Oats range from 664g73c,
Barley ality. lONO bushels New) ork Barlpy sold at $163
Malt ranges from 131 4550- 1 41 75.
The Yew YorK lyloneiltlarket.
(From to.dars Tribune.)
Dgegvnicii, he clearings of the (fold Exchange
Bask were 461,457,00 e, and the balances $1,009.03.
Government stocks wet cheaper on the gold-bearing
issues with mode' ate sales. and. ' higher on the - -Ws.
Tennessee 6s are higher at QM for New and 65
for i Id bench, The ability of the State to promptly
meet its : .. interest makes the debt of Tennessee
a desirable. Inventment. Considered as a railway
security alone, it is the cheapest stock on the
lists. In railway mortgages little doing. The railway.
share market was excited for a short time under a break
in North 'Western Common from esif to 59. under small
sales. 'I his fall induced sonic weak operators to close out,
pr. ducieg a small decline is Erie and other active r ocke.
Afte the call the market was firmer, and stocks in f sir
regut et. At the Second Board prices advanced, with a
rood demand for the let ding shares. . -
Money is inyood - supply, oc call, at 7 per cent. with
loans at g. In CAlllllllel'Clad paper there Is too change. Lest
names aro :)4niA9. at d second grade 10/41.3 per cent The
public feels assured that Congreas will suspend contrac
ti n, and before adjournment spiced the Banking laa r ige
as to give tht South all the facilltim It relmires to develop
its resources., .
Exchange in irregular. The 'rltiotations are: Landon,
60 days, sight. 115;',Nr110V; Pari% long. 5.16' 4 ,
af. ; short; R • rJ,amburg,66(r#lli s • Allis ter
; Frankf (A
ort, .414. 1 41!.,;;
Bei lin 11".A79.
Fr, ignts to Liverpool--500 hhlse Rosin at Ho.; 100 tons
()Henke at 25a.; 110 birds. Tallow at 6d., and '5OO bales
Cotton at 3,,*7-16kL .
'the following was the day's business at the office of
the Arsi.tant "treasurer Roc. ,, ipts for. ~,'atoms, *PO 000:
yt ceibts for gold Detrain-14,W; total recelotYool.ol raj:
Total - paymenta, $2,012.10i 62; balance, i 1103,102 475 97.*
(From Today's Herald.)
Page'. 10 --There is EOM.] curiosity expreased to learn the
eaa,e of the reduction last month of nearly a million in
;thWipont tot the sixes of L 88! outstanding, and also tin
tali er in which mere than six. millions and a h , ,11 oi
teMforties u e iA,tted during the same tiuer both of these
ti sh oal Lion having boon conducted secretly.
lit roves au ample ;emery • f fluOnoy at the driuo.si
of the 'lock Exchange at seven pet cent, and In a •.
inetatcee I 11114 1% ere made to the d ;alers iu eoo
ne hi meeutitiea at six. pressure for din aniutS iu
the mono market continue.; ucabsted, turd th , e .best grade
of con merchd pap, r s rated :48 9 r cent. with ex.
ceptioual transactions at7,ft aud.l.o mu cent l'he hank •
a; e, how cur,' taking the. best grndd of the customer.';
aper nth a little more freedou at seven per cent., the
recent action bf Comm NU with c,pect .to impeachment
00 th, currency MAIN exerted a reassuring elfeet upon
the 11.11,119 Of money, lenders and produced tl mole cheer
ful and confident feeling in ail branches of trade. more.
ov e r, flu:re are no new failures oecyrrieg to creAte frese
distruet, and unfounded moors of suspensions are no
lot ger it hispered about.
At the commencement of busiucts the stock market
was doll, but steady at the closing elicits of last evening.
At the early session ;if the open board• the volume o'
transactions WM very light, and, there was no material
. change in prices, Northwestern comet excepte&which
detained to 63' i; ' I
'At the tint regular board there on . a mOderate degree
oftietivity. but quotations declined -sllghtlyin soint in
rtanct s, w bile in Northwestern common . titere , was a
father break, the 4irlre declining to Si'. , •althongh the
ire reactions in It were incon,lnerable. 'rho rOLLIWO WK •
a source ,of sin prim ,to the -street t and the con..ecteres
eCe various as to its cause;, but the general linpression
In that the moven eat is designed by the clique to draw
out a fresh "short"' Interest
[Prom the N.Y. Times of I o.dayl
14cm:worm1O..Jl l e course of the Gold "town to day was
mom d. cleirdly downward than fo.• a fortnight , astior
in
dred plocentheprice broku below di 4.00.14 l per cent. Thu
pales were1 0 41.14@,134 percent. helots' the bueltmo of yeti
ti rday.„." There was' inclination shown to arrest the fall.or
to avail of the additional declinr,to any important extent,
cove rine exit ting - contractc. , (14' or Exchaugu. 'Chu
nth Emig is abundant, and i, nm 5 to tper cent. irstereat
s p , id for rarrpitirover 'balances. The remittal Ex
change,. :we Arm, and, ge -Intimated Dud night, the l a
will probably taite'mpt,
'ilea a million of dollars of all
dreeriptions-of Gold silver, bur title afflrde ion
present anprort,. th e , ' 'Hold market, while the
11 tineace of the aotTorVnt Washington at the close of last
vv"/' in 46 PPin 0 the conr , actiera ofGreenbacks has pram
t4 ally. nt by row(' moral-or inystert qui influence upon
Piano end tintuirietf rentifouce. really onersted to pot
doe n the pre tietuni on n o et , The money market is work
log more aattlactorily reel the seine cause,' and the
da k e xrhantie adVances, while the.im d rosin declin4s,
In, the Ito I way marin toiler ' ® „wait..{.o buoyancy than
. ye , trt day. 'her 7 em:Ohl featntis 'he ipt WRStmo ore.
el) state otr 1 0,0,bieuoon, on North Vts4l .
eon nu Rork fro I litnent.4 as nn Monday,
to tik,. (an cent .; and, t on a reaptlon to 6014q4146 1 7d
rout, Pto explanation Of • this movement, after
t suntanned rise of 341 or 40 dye front 47 to 65 11
Stock E:mtmutc.
16 eh Lehigh Vsl B 1051
110 eh do lots 60X
100 eh Lit Sch 1 bet) 253„-
145 eh Leh Nv etk 1:5 803(
200 eh do b3O ' 80y,
25 eh do b 6 805(
200 eh Big Mountain 3%
BOAEDB.
8 eh Pena% R 40%
100 eh Erle It V%
200 eh do rzix
100 eh do MO 2
100 eh Ocean Oil b3O 3.81
100 eh do • • 3.81,
100 eh Read R ' 47N
13 eh N Cent R 42 1 /
100 eh Ocean 011 181
400 eh do . 3%
,
cent. ' was sitter' Pte.(' '.the Exchange, but thd
enspicion Is that the sudden deer by no smiake
eduelstent with the purely artlticia nat ure measured, by
the suppoeed lotrineic eof the tack or by' ny recent
Ile tit upon Its prospective volute—of tho recent. ndYfulaes
'410.w bole movement has beep englnerred v Rh singular
boldbesw, mid, if suceesefel in the ' Milne;
e may hereafter be able to, , add. with Stock
Jobbing' ability 'Whether ' the - violent flectua.
tion le onl y,n Incident in tho weittonaideredtrus-,
chine* of the movement, or the signal of its culmination.
Is donbtf el. The Preference Stock 'of the Corepany
failed to sympathize ith the decline In the Common,
as it bad prevjoutly failed to eympathize In the grea
Aso. ,Vte Vanderbilt Roads were again in the
ascendant to•day. and NOW York Central ad
vanced to 11E(4118'...' per cent, -making nearly 4
per tent. rinse the closing
B last week Hudson
*layer stock scarce at 1an15051311.44 .
Cent.. TheErte specu.
lotion fell back to 71,% IR cent this forenoon, but sub-e.
f l uently recovered to 7241,72, , g tit eelst. The wealthy party
to
_wind knOVII **the pecni (nth. stock are supposed
td lack °unrolling in each other. and move with much
pis ovitit upon the market in consequence of anspleiong
M side operations by one of their prominent members I a
Tlirectdr lathe Read,
ftrom To.day's World.]
Dx 10.--The report of the large earning of the ("An
tral Pacific Railroad for the quarter ending October 31st
is exceedingly satisfactory, not only to the' bond and
stockholders. but to every Amerman citizen, infta•
much as it shows that the great national nighway
from , as
York to San Francisco will prove to be one
et the most profitable railrsad investments on this
continent 'The gross owning for the quarter were,
in gold.. *WM; and the operating expenses
were *102,068, leaving the net profits $4.01,151. .
The receize of this Company are In gold coin. and t h eir
tin sn
t or ago bonds, bearing six per cent. interest, prin.
cipal end (i nterest payable In , gold coin, are Secured by
grants of land and Government bonds which make them
among the safest of investments. Kama. Fisk & Hatch
arc financial agents Of the Central Beale Railroad Com,
pony. and offer them for the present at 1166 In cureency.
, Mr. John J. Cisco, Treasurer of the Union Pantile Rail
road Company. will pay the convene of the first mortgage
bonds. due January t s on and aftertha • date its gold,. free"
• of rgerinnent tax, at the Company's office. No. 20,Ntutes,u
str
hefollowing itt the eomparative statement of the ex
ports.'exeltfaive of specie„ from the port of hewpa i rk to
foreign ports, for the week ending December 10.' since
January 1:
1131 R, m
For the wee $5,010 $3.101.4 a.
10 $4 62&013
Previously reported.. 166.805 8% 175,322.923 170.008,0`21
Since Jan. 1 ' 216(028,887 $178,425,M8 $179,g11,040
Price of gold.. ...... , 146 188 , 138
ItY vs.ustsrml
New Yong. Dee. 11.—Stocks strong; Chicago and Rock
Island. ire 4,; Reading, 98 ,, ,i; Canton Co., 418',.1 ; Erie B. R.
02?‘: Ow:viand and Toledo, 1(IN • Cleveland and Pitts
burgh. glk% : Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne. 90M; Michigan
CentralalON: Michigan Southern, kl*,,; N .Y Y.,Centrsl,
UV.' : Illinels Central 12174; Cumlberland preferred, 127 1 .‘, ;
bitseettr , Biles, N M:Hudson River. 1113,4f1 Five-twenties,
1882, 1(x36; do. WM, 104 N; do.. 1885. 1(6%; TelrfOrties.
101'' ; Seven-thirties, 105; Gold, 185, 1 4"; Money, 7 per cent ;
Exchange, unchanged. • - • •
(lotto heavy at 15 • 0160. Flour, dull 9 , 000 big. sold
State 'BB 880$10 e0;'Ohlo. $10(1218 00; Western. $l3 650 C
t
12 fil; Southern, 810 wen 25; California,_StO 280,218 W.
heat dull Corm dull, 23021 bushels NYestern mixed
did at $1 88. Oats fine' We. higher; SLOW bushels
• esters sold at g3R85," ... 1 Harley dew. Reef quiet. Pork
quiet.' Laud dull 'Whisky dull.'
Itarrtsrear, Dec. 11.—Cotton flat 'arid unsettled . , nomi
nally at lOic. Flour quiet;
_high extra grades for ship
ping sold at $l2 50; City Mille superfine 29 2.7,:#1210.
'Wheat dull and prices weak ; i f e is unchanged;
medium grades have dee ir Com steady for
prime new yellow; sal , ' at $1 'OW M. Oats quiet;
sales at 72(47:3e. Rye • ~ t-. 2 40041 88. Provisions
quiet with an active . emand for e , outliers at 0.16q,97,,,e.
mtrotar=ffl
UPHOLSTERY GOODS
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
Attention ie specially asked to the
quality of the Goods offered. Being
selected personally of the best manu ,
facturers• in the foreign markets, pur
chasers mey My on getting articles of
prime quality and at only one profit on
first cost, there' being no intermediate
profit to pay.
I. E. WALRAVEN,
MASONIC HALL,
719 Chestnut Street.
UNION PACIFIC. RAILROAD,
CEMRAI t PACIFIC RAILROAD,
45-.20 COUPONS,
Due Ist January,
BOUGHT.
De ila,ven Oro.,
40 South Thi4Stied.
'-----_.tliyiniKpeocurvc H. K. CO.
NOTICE.
TUE COUPONS OF
THE MIST HORTHIGE BONDS
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
DUE JAN. L 41968,
•
WILL BE PAID ON AND AFTER THAT DATE,
IN GOLD' 00111 T,
.. FREE OF GOVERNMENT TAX. ' '
At the Company's Office, No. 11 NASSAU St, New York
dell tl jal ISp§ JOHN J. CISCO, Z•eatturitr.
CENTRAL PACIFIC R. R.
FiIiStifORTGAGE BONDS,
Prineipal and Interest Payable In Gold.
This road receives all the Government tamales. Thil
timid. are 113/sl3lid under the special contract lam of OW
lona is end Nevada, and the agreement to pay Gitad I #4,
ow in law. •
We offer them tot sale at RS, and accrued Interest tie •
iully hi, in ourreney. •
Governments tilreii In Exchange at from 19 to U P
cent. difference. according to the bane.
BO WEN Sz FOX
18 MERbiIIANTS EXCHANGE,
rIPEUIAL AGENTS
DE FOR THE LOAN IN FiLLIII
, LPHIA.
oolli9mrpp
7-30'S Converted into 5-20'►
Arid Compound Interest Notes Wruitia;
INELEXELA-&
, ANICER T
Third 16) 0 %
• r
- • I 0 • • :4 - r - ior 4.
011•41111 ton. e.rimikort &sr ot
for sale by atkULA $ Rogk am,"•77,-
FOUE,TH EDITION
LATER FROM WASHINGTON,
Tht Kenttek y,Coniested .k!e ifion Case'!
INDIAN PEACE • COMMISSION,
SENATE NAVAL'; COMMITTEE.
Virginia Oonaervitive Convention.
Ex-rebels in CottinciL
They Prefer the Rule of the Bayernet
ontested El ection e.
'llll'(Jere.
(Special Despatch to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.]
WAsnmoros, Dec. 11.—At the meeting of the
Election Committee this morning, the case of J.
Y. Brown, member' elect from the Second Con
gressional district of Kentucky,was under consi
deration. Ells contestant,Mr. Smith, charges him
with committinr acts, showing his =deniable
disloyalty, if proven. The prineips,/
argument before the Committee has been to
show that if, the charges ate sustained by proof,
precedents fully establish and Justify the se
don of the Committee in recommending that his
scat be given to the minority , candidate. No
decision has been reached by the Committee, and
the case was continued until to-Morro*.
The Indian Peace Commission•
[Special Despatch to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.]
WASIILVGTOIC, Dee. 11.—The Indian Peace
Commission met to-day, in the Senate committee
Rcom on Indian affairs. Nothing of Importatico
was doze. A sub.:committee, consisting of Sena
tor Henderson, Gen. Sherman and C,ommissioner
, .
of Indian Affairs Taylor, was appointed to pre
pare the report of tlie operations of the Coinmis
slon.
A delegation of the Society of Friends is hero
with a petition addressed to the ,resident, Con
gress and the Indian Bureau. relative to the In
dians. They waited upon the Indian Commis
sion at its meeting to-day, and presented their
petition. They will also call upon the President.
They propose reforms in the Indian policy of the
government, and show how they, can be carried
out. s.
The Senate Naval Countalttee: -
(Special Despatch to ilifilitillaiSelphis Dvanins Bulletin.)
WASHINGTON, Dec.. 1/I.—Tbe. Senate Commit;
, ,
tee on Naval Affaira, at, their Meeting to-day,
authorized their Chairman to roport a resolution
allowing Admiral Thatcher to accept a decora
tion of honor from the Ilawalan Government.
.The Committee also considered a bill authorl
zit* the President to appoi4jellred naval offi
cers to positions as Collstals, but It we's not deft
plyal,y aped upon.
The Virginia Conservative Convention
• Mcemose, Dec. li.—The Conservative Con
veition assembled at the theatre this morning.
Eight hundred delegates from' all parts of the.
State were present. The Hon. A. 101. atemart,
of Augusta, was elected President.
In hie speech he said that this was not the
Convention of " a party, but of Virginians, who,
at the close of the war, were assured that upon
the repeal or_the Ordinance of Secession,
the repudiation-the Confederate debt, and
the emancipation of the slaves, we would be
restored to the Union. Instead of this promise
being fulfilled, the policy has been Inaugurated
of placing the Southern States in the control
of an inferior race. We have met, to ap
peal to the North not to permit the
retfation of this disgrace upon us. Onr rights
may be averted from us, but we will never agree
to tlae rule of an alien and inferldr race. We
prefer the rule of the bayonet. '
Amongst the Vice Presidents are R. M. T.Eittn
ter, Thomas S. Bocock, Ex-Governor Lacher
and others.
XLth Congress—Second Session.
Ws.entsarox, Dec. 11.
BMATFA—A joint resolution by Mr. Fessenden
(Me.), to appoint a committee to consider the
question of reducing the iittmber of Congres
sional employes, was adopted.
The resolution directingall sums received from
captured and abandoned property to be paid
into the treasury, with an amenamtnt by the
committee proposing to punish as embezzlers
all persons neglecting to
. pay the same, was de
bated and postponed untll to-morrow. '
Mr. Sumner (Mass.) presented a petition from
General Brisbalu. and thirty thousand colored
citizens of Kentucky, for impartial suffrage.
The Senate then took up Mr. Morrill's (Vt.)
Financial bill, upon which ho spoke at lengt4.
[HousE.--Continned from Third Edition. 1
• Mr. Moorhead (Pit.) offered a resolution di
recting the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish
a copy of the report of John Miller, Special
Revt nue Agent, in reference to the inspection of
01l in the Twenty-second Congressional. District
of Pennsylvania. Adopted.
Mr. Prnyn (N. Y.), -rising to a personal ex
planation, referred to some interchange of
compliments between himself and General
Butler, last Monday, on the subject of
the treaty with Russia for the cession
of Alaska, and went over the prominent
points of the question, contending that the Pres
ident and the Senate bad been by the Constitution
made the treaty-making power of the Govern
ment, and that. the Rouse of Representatives
bad no authority to interfere to thwart the exe
cution of a treaty.
Mr. Butler (Mass.), asked a similar privilege to
that granted to Mr. Prayn, but as several others
desired the like privilege, objection was made.
Mr. Bromwell (Ill.) asked five minutes to make
a personal explanation, promising, that his re
marks would beentirely personal. On that con
dition unanimous consent was given.
Mr. Bromwell said: that several of the country
newspapers bad been attacking him, but as the
three hundred persons •in this Douse exceeded
the number of people who read such papers,. he
would not advertise. them by referring, to them
by name. Ile bad nothing to complain of in re
gard to, the New York Tribtftw. 'No man In
his district could be, elected , to: Congress. if
he could not, stand, the New. York. Tribune and
say nothing about it [Laughter.• What he
-wished to say was that after filibustering around
for two days, in aid of the 57 men; who sought
to carry the voter of. impeachment, himself and
two other members had been published through
the Wea, as haying dodged the vote on 'that oc
casion.
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FIFTH EDITION
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BY Tg,LEGItETP.I3.`',-'''
Fenian Demonstrittiiii • bohibitidi
Serious Outbreak Near
National Republican Coiling"if•
the Time' , and, Place A . iiet
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tr the misstate Teleirratpu.' g
Ltvenroop, Dee. 11.—The deinonstratbiln pro
posed bY the Feniaes, to take place in tiiie
,eltY
on Sunday next, tem been perensptorily forbidden
by the authorities, who are fdarlst the emu*.
queues of so violent an expressio of ill feeling
tower& the Goiernment. • •
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LONDON, Dee."1.1.4'-tabs ,ISliamMae dentists:hes
montiOn new and more salons outbreak in, the
proirince of Old Chlpll, near Feick. At the
last accounts the rebels here ?marching on the
capital. ". ,
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The National 11:TpIon Iternblican Col*.
mittee. • tetk,v,k,
alpeciai Despatch to the Philadelphho 2,ol**Rallethal
WAS,IIINGTON, Dec. I.l.—LThe NathplaiAtielen
,
Republican Executive Gommittew hve* lUIFIMI"
cided to hold the Republican Presidential nOthi—
noting convention on the 20th or my; at ;Vitt : -
cog°.
ICorrevendeoce of the Aseetated Waal ,
WA:QUM:IMA, Dec. 11.—Tho Naticaud r Union
Republican Committee met ta-day, :at Minola .
Hotel. Tionty•two niembear were printout .The
20th day of. May next was Ilia ni the'thie Tor
holding the National Convention. At this, hour
the Committee is engaged In disc:use* a proper
place for the rocattng.
From the Wont Indic, • °J - ,
WAsumcion, Dec. 11.—A tet u raiedespateb'
from Thomas Savage, Acting General at
Havana, dated Dec. 10th, says he learni frets
the Consul at Jamaica that the earthquake at
St. Thomas, Tortola and St. Croix began on the
18th and continued until the 20th Of November.
The destruction of life and Property was very
great. The United States steamer He Soto was
washed into the • harbor, bottom upwards. :Her
-••• e-saved. The United States steamer
Monongahela was thrown into the middle of the
town of St. Croix. Admiral Palmer had arrived
at Havana.
XLth Conigresu—Second Sesstan•
115nswre.--Continued from Fourth Edition.]
The Chair laid before the Senate a petition
from citizen's of,Mtelbigan declaring that there
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are many defects , in the H omestead law which.
operate_to the injury of settlers; and asking, for
appropliateTe ation. Referred to the Corti
mince on Pub e Lands. , .
Also, a petition, lately signed by adopted citi
zens, praying that some action be . taken dettbig
their rights in viewiof recent occurrences ithrolid.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Dixon (Conn.) presented a petition from
the trustees of 4 t,hetilltrjohan AsYlum at Racine,
Wisconsin, p k t :'for the ' removal of the
present tax an ~ quests. Referred to the COOl-:
Mitteeort Flpfinee. • '
Mr. Willeys , (W.,Va.) introduced a bill to sell
the land and 'avatar privileges of the United
States at or near Barpoi4 Ferry, Virginia. Re+.
ferred to the Committee on =fiery ffairs.
Mr. Fessenden introduded the following joint
..esolution which was adopted:. • ' • •
Resolved by the Senate,. the House of ReprJsen
tatives concurring That the select committee of
the House to rev i se and equalize the pay of the
employes of each House, be, authorized to
report by bill a joint resolution, or rule,
with provisions or regulations •as • may 'be •
necessary or proper, for re-arranging, and
defining the duties e'of officers or persons em
ployed by each House, or under their joint .au- , •_
thority, for reducing the number of empojes,
and generally for a reduction of the, employes
and the more economical expenditure of the con
tingent fund of each House.
Mr. Anthony (R. I.) introduced go following
bill, which was referred to the CoMmittee on the
Judiciary: • •
Be it enacted, 4.c., That all and singular, the
laws declarations and acts of confiscation or
forfeiture rimed, made or done by the late so
called Confederate States of-America; or made,
bad or done directly or indirectly, or under their
or the color of their authority, or by the , judg
ment or decree of any court'acting under their
or the color of their authority or urisdiction,
shall be and they are hereby declar ed to be abso
lutely null and void t all intents and purposes.
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