MWM
BUSINESS warxcEsa
doemonto,
•verepakt.
Ovarooatit,
1 Areoate,
Nen% Youths , and )3iiyal
Nctee.' YfiiitEsN and //rivat,
l'oti the and low,
Men% 1' avihte and Vous..
isolate Slat in Ph itaklphia,
&oncost Stunk in ?Dam/
ZargestSlock PAiladetphia,
Larcot Rock in Philadelphia,
' At Lowest ,Prflms in Philadelnhia.
At Lowed Prices in 'Philadelphia.
At Lotosat Piles° in Philadelphia.
At hawed 'Prices in ,Philadelphia.
Cum.—We hem e. made 0 vereoate a sveciaUy this sea
.oli. J7atiaa NO At J orttrtutte in securing brae lots of
Choke Goons in 1 2h ineh War. Baluimattx - Bebtver& Castors".
etc., Forel, In and /Am odio-4ga in the sason. at-the'
<West prices is nown for yeats:.-leBB than costa' insvorid
tioll and ma nufacture, Ire are enabtai to Offer than at
11PrieeS teltS th an same floods, cost i o n most other establish.
tuents, and
.00et than they have been sold for six years.
7'l ay area alitta ?aridly: but are as rapidly replenished
eacA dap. Stlll4fit . Ctut make equal to best customer
front' ai ijf the wiec.
r..
RaT;icay itoeit ) BENNETT At
'On at TOWER ErAI.T.,
SCV k streets. ) , 618 AIMEE:ET Si'.
PitILATELPIA.
• • • AND MO ftI.IOADWAY, NEW YOUR.
Nxtiso Jaak Ag ;
staling JacA tu,
Ntattnp.jaco
aaltilt/- Jew
g. iIEYEWS NEWLY IMPROVED CRESCENT
1. " 1 " r7v iiANos.„
Acknowie ignSto be 'the best. London mire Modal and
. 11stelitA verde In America received. MELODEONS and
SUIDuND
.}NAND PIANOS. •
triamv ros,tOrd Warereonus, ISO Arch at. below Eighth.
REMOVAL.
,A . LBREoHT fFg3l
'4:/"E_
— B,CM:k I D T.
ManufaCturero of
PIEST.OLASS PIANOFORTES,
Itomove4 to
Na 610.Archatroot.
i',VEINTIN*G BULLETIN.
NVeitnesday, Il!ecombpr 18y 1867.
416TUANT ON STANTON'S ittENOVAL.
No Wonder that the President has feared to
imayepublic the letter written to him on the
:tste , Angust, 1867, by' General Grant,-re—
:7lXlcinstrating against the suspension of Secre
lary•gtatiton„and the removal. of Major
-General Sheridan from the command of the
I.Ffthllilitary District. That letter, just pre
:aental to the House of Representatives, is the
"worst rebuke the President has received from
anyone in a high government position. It
all-sufficient is, moreover, an proof that the
•-conlidence of the Republican party in Gene
ral Grant has not been °misplaced.
• Every good Republican will rejoice over
the terse and pithy sentences in which Gen
eral Grant expresseshis opinion of the Tenure
of Office bill, declaring that "it was intended
especially to protect the Secretary of War,
in whom the country felt great confidence,"
adding that "the meaning of the law may be
explained away by an astute lawyer, but
4:01111/1011 BCI2BC and tits cicala of loyal
people will give to it the effect intended by
its framers." Common' sense and the views
of loyal people, are here emphasized as the
antithesis of Mr. Johnson's sense and Mr.
Johnson's tiewe. The point is made deli
cately and politely, -but it is none the less:
telling.
The remonstrance against General •Sheri,
dans removal is still more conclusive con
cerning General Grant's views. He condemns
it as a wrung to a great soldier, "universally
and deservedly beloved by the people who
sustained this Government through, its trials,
and feared by those who would still be the
enemies of the Government." He says
that "it fell to the lot of but few
men to do as much against an armed enemy
as General Sheridan did during the rebellion;
and it is within the scope or but few in this
or any other country, to do what he has."
But the letter sought not to be quoted in
detached sentences. The full text will be
found in another column, and all of it will
be preserved and treasured as proving, un
questionably, that General Grant disapproves
of the President's reconstruction policy, and
heartily approves the Congressional policy.
In the concluding paragraph of this noble
letter, General Grant recognizes those whom
the President condemns and resists, as "the
loyal people of the country, those who sup
ported the Government during the great re
bellion." This is a severe rebuke to Mr.
Johnson and the Democratic party, and it
must banish from the minds of the leaders
any idea they may have entertained of Mak
ing him their nominee for the Presidency.
It settles also that he will be the standard
bearer of the Republican party, and that he
will carry it to a glorious victory, as he
carried the standard of the Union in his-mag
nificent campaigns.
CEUELTI To Ariurcubs.
The Pennsylvania Society for the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Animals has for its legiti
mate object the performance of' a duty
which commends itself to every humane
heart. No one can witness the brutal cru-
Aty with which dumb animals are often
treated, without a feeling of hearty appro
vslwf
the,association of prominent citizens
who have 'devoted themselves to the busi
i
mess of punishing wanton cruelty, and teach
ing Inman brutes that the dumb beasts
which they maltreat have the substantial
protection of the laws. In every wise and
energetic measure for this end, this Society
%deserves universal countenance and support,
and his only because of its recognized power
Sor usefulness that we desire to caution its
officers and m,anagers aviintt a policy which
Las recently been inaugurated, and which
4can,not fail tO bring a laud ible enterprise into
ridicule wherever it becomes kuown.
A small tract, prettily printed, with a
bright cover, bearing the seal of the Society,
has just been set forth. It is ca ll e d
Townsend's Walk and Conversation with Iris
Children." We prefer nut to know who is
the author of this initial publication of this
excellent Society, but it is utterly imooisible
that it can have passed the personal inspee
tim of the gentlemen who constitute the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani
mals. Their names are printed at the be
inning of the tract and the list includes
nearly of the best and wisest and most prac
alcal meta in Philadelphia, and it is hard
to understand how they have been
Wright to sanction the utter twaddle and
trash which "Mr. Townsend" talks to hi
children, in ,behalf of the Society. The
sidigule which' Mr. Bergh brought upon the
ip me cause in New York, by insisting that
Antes should not be turned on, their beck,
Win be more than repeated by every Ben
sitla,reeder of this mawkish "Walk lad CJa
veretaium."
Dlr. Townsend is apparently, a Hind )o,
who regards all dent rt..ction of animal life its
a mortal M. flu begis by telling oue of
his antappy children, wpo wishes to kill an
egty hag; "that these p)or bugs havo
*cling bp Well as we, and, if we :ill thew, We,
skill camas pain aa gmt aa U a robber were
OP Mae Gilt Of Ow Weeds SQL lad k-
0121221 EM
n ,.,\
Large Assortment
dtl6.ffit§
us." Mr. Tounsend doubtless has the high
authority of Shakespeare, for 'this physiolo
gical absurdity, in, the fact that
' • • ..Tbe peer be43tfe that we tread upOn
in corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies: ,
But the teaching is scientifically untrue, and
. •
is a part of that extravagant tenderness which
induces the old gentleman to say, "We should
' be very careful not to take away the itle
of anything." The Society for the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Animals is not a vegeta
rian body, and there is probably not a single
one of its members that would hesitate a
moment in killing any noxious insect or rep,
tile that annoyed him. Even the :venerable
Townsend would kill a musquito if it became
at all troublesome. But Mr. ToWnsend hav
ing breathed himself over a roetug rises to
the higher grades of animated atare, and
instructs his innocent offspring upon the
wickedness Of shooting birds. And here, we
are bound to,say, the old gentleman falls into
that too common vice of those who love to
recount, in old age, the exploits of their
youth. Not to put too fine a point on
Tmsend gets off the folloWing tremendous
Alunchausenism, by way of confessing the sins
of his youth:
"Ono day I fired into a flock of robins that had
lighted upon a cedar bush to eat the berries they
are so fond of. I killed more than a dozen, and
I was very proud of my success. The next day
as I was passing the eame place with my gun for
another. shot, '1 beard a mournful chirping of
birds among the busheS, and as I looked further
into the cause of this singular noise. Oh, my dear
children, I shall never forget the sight; on
every branch was a poor little wounded bird,
some with their legs shot off, some without
eyes, or hills, and some with their fea
thers bloody fiord wounds received in their
bodies. Oh, I cannot describe to you my feel
ings when I thought that I was the author of all
this suffering.. I would have given my gun and
all \that I had about me to relieve some of these
poor little suffering birds, but I could do nothing
—and went away with tears in my eyes at seeing
so sad a sight. When I reachtd home I drew the
load from my gun, add made a resolve that I
would never shoot a bird again, and from that
day to this, now nearly thirty years, I have never
fired a gun."
There are few such shots in these degenerate
days, as•was old Townson d in his prime.
He fires into an immense flock of robins, all
perched'" on"one cedar bush. Killing a
dozen out-right, he naturally enough sup
posed them to be the extent of his game, and
goes home to dine on robin-pie. But he
had not examined the vast cedar bush proper
ly, for the next day he is amazed to find that
with his 'single shot, he had hit, not a dozen,
but scores of unfortunate birds. On every
branch sits a bird without legs, chirping
without a bill, and even with blood on its
feathers. The sight is too much for the
tender-hearted sportsman. He can think of
no way of putting them out of their misery,
though another of his deadly shots would
have knocked every -one of them into pie,
and he cruelly leaves them to their fate and"
walks away home, never to shoot• another
gun as long as he lives.
What arrant stuff and nonso nse all this is
But Townsend is not done with his children
yet. From bug to, bird, and from bird to
beast, be hurries on, stopping for a moment
to compliment some sparrows who *were so
cruel as to smother a strange and friendless
bird to death, by plastering it up in a nest
with mud. He takes up the subject of
borses,and here we feel that Townsend is get
ting upon the legitimate grounds of the Society,
and we look for some goed,wholesome,manly
talk upon a, subject in which all humane per
sons are intorested. But there is nothing of
'the kind. Townsaid goes from bad to worse.
He gives a conversation between himself and
a fast young man who over-drives his horse,
which would have made even the abused
animal laugh,. if it had really taken place.
The fast young man afterwards gets thrashed
by a good young man, "genteelly dressed,' ,
whereupon all the children show ho w
they have profited by the' parental "walk
and conversation," by exclaiming :
we had been there we would have helped to
tear his clothes off of his back."
It all winds up by a broad-brimmed ,gen
tleman's being so pleased with the good young
man that he invites him home, where hd falls
in love with the old gentleman's daughter,
and the papa at once exclaims : "The heart
that can feel for a .poor dumb beast, cannot
be unfeeling towards a wife"; and he took
him by the hand and wished him joy. "They
were married, and , his father-in-law set him
up in business, with a capital of *7;0,000, and
they are living now in Philadelphia, in great
prosperity and happiness." Of course the
fast young man gets pitched out of his buggy,
soon atter,and breaks his neck, which pleases
the young Townserfds not a little.
In all seriousness, and with the very best
good-will toward a most praiseworthy society,
we protest against such nonsense as this
being published in its name. It brings a good
cause into complete ridicule,and compromises
the well-known taste and judgment of the
large majority of the public-spirited gentle
men who are interested in the Society.
FIRES.
Destructive fires seem to have become epi-,
demie. The record-of the" past 'few days in
cludes the. burning of a gun-works at Pitts
biargh, with the destruction of seventy-five
thousand muskets, and' involving a loss of
nearly. four hundred thousand dollars ; the
utter destruction of a cotton-mill at Fall
River, Massachusetts,.with a loss of a million
and a half dollars; and the throwing out of
employment of five hundred operatives in the
dead oi t winter ; the burning of a nickel fac- .
tory at Camden, with:a loss of X1;,,000; the
destruction of a church in Washington city,
with a loss of $150,900 ; a great fire at Bos
ton, with a loss of a quarter of a million
dollars; and, most• . horrible of. all, the
burning of a tenement house in New. York,
with the stflOcation of eight human beings.
Must American buildings
. arer peculiarly
liableto destruction' by fire. Wooden roots,
Lullo~. stud partitions that act as free
passages for the prompt circulation of flame ;
taw wood exposed .to the' 'charring 'of hot
flues, and sometimes running into or throuit.
them, are all great aids to the • rapid , spread
of flame , and the wholesale destruction of
'property. The New York tenement hOuse
is a refinement on.this recklessness, for in it
not 'dont property, but
. hunnm life i
is triflo
with. There is tv law 'which requires that
these funeral piles shall be furnished with ex
-
tuna] means . sf espupr; but the Mayor;
.A ldermen 'and 'Councilmen of that detect
. ably governed city are too busy squabbling
over the public spoils to p a y an y
attention to the . • preservation of lile
or property. The law regarding tenement
'home-escapes is almost entirely disregarded,
And the result is seen in such horrible trage,
6ille Qt yes tirdiy wn g 01
THE DAILY EYENINg 'BULLETIN PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DEp.m . p.ER 1867.
frREBLE, DOUBLE OR BI • GLE-PLATED 8P00,03
11 and korks of the beat quality Niekle or German Silver
or Metal; Plated and Steel Nnt-pieks, and a variety of
Ivory handle Tea andi Ilinnur • Knives. TRUMAN &
SllAW'i3, N 0.883 (Eight Thirty•tive) Market street, bolo w
Ninth. •
TjAVE • YOUR PICTURE-1 FRAMED AT
11 Reimer Idanufactwere, 6: , A Arch otreet,,
where they are made with atstriate .had despatch at
eat em eV low prices. It
the Pittsburgh fire there were thh same
evidences of recklessness. " The gun-works
destroyed contained a large quantity of car
tridges, amieVen, it is- reported, loaded mus
kets. The musket-bille flew about at random
Ou the flames' reached tith traisketS and car
tridges, and the ,fireMeriVitere. compelled to
lie prone, upon the ground while operating
upon the blazing buildings. One man
was.killed.. ,
The' annual loss by fire in the United States
is a serious drawback :upon the prosperity of
the country, and the constant sacrifice of
human life through badlY Constructed build
ings,, and the storing them with dangerous
materials p, adds to the wickedness of the
reckleSSness which- seethe to be almost a
national characteristic.
The two factions into which • the Fenian
organization in this country is. divided have
agreed to settle their differences
,by throwing
overboard both of the . o Fresidents" who
haie 'headed the respective .;parties. In the
place.of this dual organization they have de
termined that there , shall 'be. but one head,
'and:that . one head John Mitchell If - the'
Fenians hope to secure the, sympathies of the
.American "people In, the work which they
have undertaken, they could not ; ..have made
',a graver mistake than the . ,selection of this
Man 'Mitchel' asrt4eir leader:( Laying aside
his inconsistent career ' before the' 'rebellion,
wen be,
.an Irish refugee froni:what he was
pleased to dill oplireSsion_tit Itome, , became,
upOn AmeriCan soil, 'an'. earii:est Supporter of
slavery, and went to 'the *length of
urging the re-opening of:tile:African slave
trade—laying all this aside, hiti infamous con
duct during the war has rendered him the .
object of detestation to every loyal American.
But his malignant hatred of the Union and
the loyal people:of the country were scarcely
his worst points 'of 'character; for hig inso
lence to the Government after the assassina
tion:of Mr. Lincoln was so outrageous that
it almost threw his malignant treason into the
back-ground. We repeat that if the Irish-
American Fenians desire -to win the sympa
thies and . good wishes _'of the American
people, they could not have made a greater.
blunder than the choice of this man f,ar their
leader. But for the fact - that - chronic bin n
d ering marks every move 'of this organiza
tion; the less charitable view would be taken
that the election of John Mitchel is intended
as a deliberate insult .to the loyal people of
the rnion. •
Obttua.ry.
Hon. Mordecai McKinney, of Hafrisbur, died
yesterday in that city.' He had been run over by
a street ear on Saturday, and his leg had to be
amputated. Death ensued, as was not unnatural
at bis time of life, his age being seventy-one.
Mr. McKinney was a most excellent' man, his
whole career, having been perfectly blameless.
His death is sincerely mourned in Harrisburg
and wherever he was known.
Major Francis J. Shunk, of the Ordnance
Corps of the - United States Army, died suddenly
at Richmond, Va., on Thursday last. A report
from Harrisburg erroneously reported the death
of another son of Governor Shank, a lawyer and
politician of York. Major Shunk graduated at
West Point, in 1853, and was a talented and ex
pvien eed officer.
A GREAT PICTURE sale will take place to
morrow and Friday evenings, at the Art Gallery
of B. Scott, Jr.. 1020 Chestnut street. The.pie
tures are the last imported by Mr. A. D'iluyvetter,
who selected them himself in the studios of the
best artists of Belgium, Germany and France.
They are now arranged for exhibition, and arc
deservedly attracting much attention. The sale
will afford a fine opportunity for porNOll, teek
ing artistic works for holiday pre,ents.
Joint 0. Myers a C 0.,. Auctioneers.
Nos. 2X and 234 Market rtreet, wit, hold on tmtuor ow
borsdny). December 19tteby catalogue, on four mouths'
credit.. at 10 o'clock, to ho continued rn Friday,'Decem•
ber 20tb, at same hour, a larg and ettractive .• •lo of Po—
cite and Tornestic Dry Goods, including 175 packages Dm,
merties, Illauketey'Arrey. Goods, fie ; big) po•ves Clothe,
carrinzereg, e‘atinets, Coatings, Cloaking; Beavers,
Ratines, Cchincbtillts, Doeskins, 6ce.; 3'l Phcell Italians
and Satin de Chines also, Velveteens. Linen Goods.
Dress Goods, Silks, %elvets , Velveteens.
Balm Oral Skirts,
quills, dm; 'Men's. Women's and children's Bleached,
Brown and Mixed Fancy Hoee; also, Gents" and Ladies'
Silk, Lisle, Berlin and Buck Gl••‘ett and Gauntlets; also,
2,000 dozen Linen Cambric and Foulard Ildkro.• al-o.
Plains, Drawers, Traveling Shirts, Hoop Skirts, 'Zephyr
Goods,l ler, Umbrellas, Notions, fie.
RIDAY, December 20th, at 11 o'clock, by catalogue;
on four months' credit. about LNS3 pieces ingrain, Vene
tian, List, Hemp, Cottage and Hag Carpeting&
Sale off Ilootsand'Shoes...The opeef al
attention of the trade id called to the large male of gnats
Shots., Brogans. Ballow ale, So., to be old by McClelland
Co., .Auctioneers, at their store No. Md Market street.
to-morrow (Thursday) morning, iDecember I.9th, com
mencing at ten 'clock nreclsely.
For Sales of Real Estate, Stocks,
Bosse FUF.2.lTrtitE.k AMLINO UTE.SeL see Thomas
4c Bon' tidy°, tiremeatr.
nOWNING'S AMERICAN Lig.lll) CEMENT. FIR
mending broken ornaments, and other ankles of
Glaze, China, Ivory, Wood, Marble, ace. Nolcatincre.
quired of be article to be mended, or the Cement.; Al
ways ready for me. For sale by
JOHN R. DOWNING, Station Pr.
fe7-tf 139 South Eighth ptreet, two door, ab. Walnut.
WARBU 151 PROVED:, VENTILATED
and *limy-fitting Wept Hate (patented), in all the ay.
proved•taahlonecif the season. Cheetnut43treet, next
door to the Mat-office. selalyrp
M'CALLA'S NEW HAT STORE.
alla N. E. CORNER TENTH AND OHESTNUZI
FORMERLY CHESTN! T. ABOVE EIGHTH.
Your patronage soltoltm. ge2ttf
FOIL FOSTERING'OR DEVELOPING Tim Divni%
tivt or mechanical talent of a boy. and to keep from
improper street aseociatlons. what is more desirable than
a Clia tit of 'l'o- Is snd Boys' Work•bench, such as may be
found. at TRUMAN di SHAW'S, No. N 35 (Eight Thirty
fivei Market street, below Ninth, Phlla.
slfitr; PHOTO -MINIA.CUItErN —A BEAUTIFUL
.1 /I / rivistmas ilift,lo made at 11. F. ltehner , s i;.
Iff y. No. .L',24 Arch4treot. Nothing superior in the Photo al
grobie art to thCoo gem; eix cards or one clargo pic—
ture, 411.00. , It
IimsTENIIOI.M'SP4TENT-lIACK POCKETKNIVES
t ( a Hphlidid article), and a Variety of (Ahem and
beo(rora In cob., for gifts. •Fov Halo by TRUMAN t
Bli A W, No. r 36 (Eight Thirty-live) Market (greet, below
1‘ both.
TE BEST-ADAPTED LIGHT NOR MAKING PllO-
tograpbt , in tile clty is at REIMER'S Gallery, Second
forcer, above) Green. Six Cards or olio large Picture di;
11 Ft rroty wes 50 (lento.
.1) FAL BLACK .TIIPEAD LACE POINTS AT
CED PRICES.—I.have in stock an Assortment of
Heal 13Isek '.I bread Lace Poluta. To pat ties wishing
to avail themselves of the holiday season. and oroaerit
&pre ri.lon of prices —Lw ill make prices at au tatporldait
rett4,tiuz, from my lowest prices.
Gl:OlttLi W. VOGEL.
dell Off.* 1016 Chestnut street.
1033
reduced.
LOOK! V OK I-- VVALL: PAPERS
alz 0, Gold andlctil i,i tt n ea l t , l a t p lf e t r il aty l laP.2leo6, 9A .and
Window
Shades at manufacturers' prices J6 4 lll.lBlfiN'S Ele;o w t
la No. 1033 Spring Garden street, - . sett lyrp.
ROCKHILL &WILSON;
WINTER, CLOTHING,
Al N'S AND BOYS' CLOTHINai
PRICES THE LOWEST.
VERY, VERY CHEAP.
603 AND 808 CHESTNUT STREET.
lEEE
Genii Overcoats of Chinchilla.'
Esquimaux Beaver.
Fur' "
,s• Eoredon "
Jehanney
Et Frosted "
di Castor '
SI
Fancy Whitney.
" London Travelers.
ti Oink Doeskin.
G. " Tricot.
dI Br. 'Velvet Beaver.
" Back Moscow.
Blue Pilot.
" Mixed Oassimeres.
Skating Jackets of. Blue Chinchilla.
Olive sg
Fur Beaver.
English. Pilot.
Chesterfields of Ail colors Beavers.
" " Caesimeres
Business Suits of 100 varieties, all
colors, sizes and
shapes.
Dress Suits of 100 different kinds,
all desirable
styles.
BOW SCHOOL SIJU'S of Gray and Dark Mixed
Cashmere, • ade
warm and service.
able.
ROTS' DRESS SUITS of Tricot and Beavers,
• Silk Mixed Cash.
mere', and other
genteel and band
some materials.
BOYS; OVERCOATS of Good assortment.
YOUTHS' of Extellent styles.,
GENT& FLIISISHIIO
tOODS, splendid stock.
cAsn.
. ..Duccuimr.,l3th.lBtl7.--Tbe above Hat .comprises .a part.
of our luau( are atock,which we confidently believe to ho
the hugest and-beat in Philadelphia,
our own eau ftil make. and thoroughly REIJABLE in
eve* respect. Anxious to keep our lane corps of halide
constantly employed we will make a.. large DISCOUNT
to ell buyers.
fl 7 OucCuetorn Department is full of beautiful Geode,
which wtiWill make up at Reduced Rater.
WANAMAKER&BROWN
The Popular Tailors &Clothiers,
Sixth and :Market Stre,e is
PRESENTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
Still Further Red etion in Prices.
Li. STEEL. Ar- SON,
Nos, 713 and 715 N. Tenth St,
From fhi- , time until January Li will dose out thabalance
of their stock of
CHOICE DRESS GOODS
At Still Greater Reduction in ,Prices.
We have a large and choice assortment of
Fine Black silks, •
Fine Colored bilks,
Fine Winter Dress Silks,
Fine Shawls,
Fine English Balmoral Skirts,
Fine Blankets, °
All of which we are relling from twenty to thirty per
ait., and in some inatancea fifty per cent:. leea than coat
of importation or manufacture.
Pereone buying Holiday Prearnta will do well to ex.•
amine our stock before purchasing elee‘there. It
1867. F ALLA wnma . 1867.
FUR HOUSE,
(ESTAI3LISECED IN 1818.)
The undersigned invite the attention of the Ladles t
their large stock of Furs, coneletinQ of
MUFFS, TIPPETS. COLLARS. dfo..
IN RUSSIAN SABLE,
HUDSON'S BAY SABLE.
NMI SABLE.
ROY 4L ERMINE, CHINCHILLA. FITCH. dr.o..
all of the latest styles,
SUPERIOR FINISH.
and at reasonable prices.
Ladies in mourning will find bandsome article. in Pith.
SIENNES and SIMIAS„ the latter a moat beautiful FUR.
' CARRIAGE ROBES. SLEIGELROBES.
and FOOT MUFFS In treat variety.
A. K. & F. K. WOMRATH,
417 Arch Street.
tar Will remove to our New Store; No. 1112 Chestnut
eb set, about May brt. 1883. seLtiun CP
THE LATEST STYLES
IN,
CUS r r M-MA73 E
13
BOOTS AND SHOES
For Gentlemen and Boys.
CALL AND SEE
NEW BOX TOES,
THE SKATING 1300 r.
PRICES FIXED AT. LOW FIGURES.
13 A. R.
33 South Sixth Street, above Chestnut.
ly rpf
NOW ON EXHIBITION
EARLES' GALLERIES,
816 CHESTNUT STREET,
CONSTANT MAYER'S
, ORIGINAL .PICTURE
LOVE'S ,MELANCHOLY.
NEW GALLERY NOW OPEN
With Late Arrivals of
Choice Oil Paintings
AT LOW PRICES.
Frame Engravings, for Christmas.
Rogers' Groups.
New Photof.4raphs.
- New l.hi (moo Lithographs.
PRESENTS.EAR IN TREMENTB TO AsTrsr
the hearing` ; (TandalPa Patent , ecutel...a; Rodger..
8; Woetenholnoe Pocket Knivee. P. ail and Stag tiandlca
of beautiful finial; Rodgers' and Wadi. & Butcher', Ha
tore, and' the celebrated I.reontre Razor.: Sclocure, to
carer of the, &neat quality. at P. fiIADEIRA'.4. o. 116
Tu. thstreut;below Cheatuut.
ROCKIIIIIL &WILSON,
PRICES REDUCED.
A GENERAL AEDUCTION
603 AND 605 CHESTNUT STREET*
Sixth and Minor Streets
CLOTHING MADE TO ORDER
ON ALL OF OWL GOODS.,
mosamMANNEI
MZ=2
STILL' Ii THE 'ASCENDJINT
1214 i CheEitnut Street, 1214,
"THE CHEAP BOOHSTORE."
GOOD FRESH STOCK ATTI4I3 LOWEST DEICES - IN
TILE CITY. . , ,
EIHARESPE.A.RB,, s%O "IN GENUINE ,TU
. 11 . 1011."
5.10.110000,'
ALL TIIE Mtn Al TIIIS LOW RATE
An immenvc dock. of (}M\ Sookr, Standard Poets.
Fondly Elblee, PCaser and Hymn Itookm, Imported Tai
Roche, etc., etc.. at
"THE CHEAPEST BOOK STORE" IN THE CITY.
EW — Cataloques now ready.
•
EVERYTHING IN orn LINE PTTHER AT WHOLE.
• SALE OR LESS TILAIi COST.'
Call and look over on r conntere.
Store kept open until 10 o'clock cacti &ening.
delB•2t 4p
.
pitiNcirAL • ACIPNO'Y
•
For the Sale of United States
REVENUEI' ,. t'ST AMPS..
All kind of Revenue Stamps keptcoustantly on hand,
and for sale In all amount. Stamps forwarded to all
parts of the United States by Mail or Express, with the.
greatest despaten. The following discount allowed:
On Stli TWO PERCENT.
' ;no to 4.160 .
• t81(0 and Upward, , ,....FOEß AN f)A HALF PER CENT.
The United States Revenne "On Cheeks;
Drafts. Receipts, Bill Heads, etc.
Order. toll& ed from l'fillterS, EDPAVerO, Stat./011MS
Dinar, liankero, and °them •
The following discount allowed on We Stamped Paper;
° Under slca TWO AND A HALF 1!Eli CENT.
:we ......... ....THREE PER CENT.
lit:lnf! and ....... , ........ Ft/UR I:ER CENT.
JACOB E. RIDGWAY,
57' SUUTI3 THIRD ST I
dchi•tf PHILADELPHIA.
EOl !DAY PRESENTS.
N. C. COATES,
Lamp and IFilotise.Varnishing 1:oodir.
A superior assortn cut of lititsnnia and 811 , er-I:late,'
Ware, line Tahiti and Pocket :title ry. Japan, ed. Tin and
`Wood' n wares, Toilet Sets. tikatee, fie., tie. Lamps and
Cbtod , lien; of every description, suitable for i iburcbcs,
Balls and l'a; lore ; also, bk.tini; Lantyrna for sate.
W1101.1.:84LE AM) r,;11..
IV" Young Housekeepers will do well to cill.;
917 7M arlrf-A- Sive-ett,
&IR dtt
103 CH k.ISTN UT ItITRE
•
E,lfL NEEDLES Oa f
Eleverth and Chestnut. Streets, ,
Invite attention to their eplendid Ft,lck of
. LACES AND LACE GOODS,
•
HANDKERCHIEFS in every variety. far
Ladice and Gentlemen.
VEILS, SE { Tri, NECKTIES, EM
BROIDERIES, dm, arm.
prmely adapted for..
HOLIDAY PRESENTS,
Which they are_ offering at pricer u low a.
throe for an Infmlor oleo of Roods which have
hr n imported to eaypir ,d,•Jetlon dales at this
.ern on.
• Ail 51 ILLIS HO 1011
SPECIAL FOR HOLIDAY SALES.
,TO RETAILERS
OF
Laces, Embroideries, Linens, White
-' Goods, Khalifs,
AND
LACE ARTICLES,
• SUCH AS
SE/S.
• COLLARS,
SLEEVES t
LINEN,
LACE EMB'D.,
HEMSTITCHED AND
PLAEN
HDRPS., ETC.,
In'great variety, among which will be found a large as
eminent. of Goods suitable for
Holiday
- RITTER & FERRIS,
No. 36 South Eleventh Street,
WI I offer for one month their • large and desirable stock
t bov o
at("4 de
}lBt
CLOTHS.
Oar entire v‘ork of CLOTHS has been reduced much
below the Intuk , tvaltte i in order to close out before stock
Taking.
PERKINS, .
NO. 9 SOUTH NINTH STREET.
de'tdmrt
LEGANT ALTAR PIECES.
FR.' ANGELI C 4 o'S A Ner 143 LS.
A -erep of th ea exquielto pictUred n oet carefully and
elaborate y executed
' 4, a , i Vt' H 'r11.11.1111PET, 79
" G I, W ITH THE 19,ii VA," &Co. &C.
b t let ',Ter Imported for Halo, and co, I,:d from the
4,11 , 3 4n l NTA r lif t e t ,..r e nulem
JAM ES S. EARLE Se SONS,
d017 ,, ,b Pe 816 iitiEl3l:NUL` titreet.
ri FAXERS, 110TF48KEPEltB, AMLLdES AND
1 idlers —The underehmed hae ) , ,et received a fresh
enyely. Catawba, Vallfornia and . llhanipague Wlnas,
Tonle A:e, (for invalldo), conetantly 0,, h+ad.
P. J. JORDAN,
320 Pe , r eiroot,
• . Below Third and Wainnt. atreet.e.
ROCKHILL &WILSON,
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
To be closed out before tli floldays.
6613 AND 405.001EIMUTSTORTe
WE DEFY 'CdNIPETITION.
JAMES S. OLAXTON, ,
1214 Chestnut Street.
In Endless Variety,
Bargains! Bargains! Bargains!
HOLIDAY GIFTS.
A Stook of beantiftd CIIROMOS and other 1100
WORKS og AWL, ; , -
‘, , •
Ake, FILMS In tweet variety. Au prim marital
WENDEROI I II I TAYLOR, & BROWNS
'f)]..4, CHESTNUT. STREET
de-lealt
HOLIDAY , PitESENTS_
AT REJY[TCE D PRICES,"
'G. RUSSELL cfc 00.,
22 North SIXTH Street,
Offer n very - large stock of ,
Fine Watches, Gold Zowelry, French
• Clocks, • .
And FANCY cloone of tln.ir-ourn Importation, at prices
Regardless of Cost in order so reduce stool:
ALSO. OPEN 'llllB DAY,
Novelties in ANLVIAIe HEADB, for nails. Dining
Rooms and Libraries. and Pain Dolan and EgyPiSall
&C received direct from the manufacturers in Europe.
FINE OAST! TEEL SKATES .
Th. COOPER EIRE ARMS MANVPACTERMG COM
PANY' aro' closing out their stock ef CAST STEEL
SKATES at unprecedented low prices.' Tho lowest prico
ever known. *6 W. Call early and buy before thearo
all gone:- Vold by .1. C GRUBB t. 2 s B MA.MEtI ,
street. pod E STONES & CO., 607 MARKET street,
and the Trade generally. delki-wd3.2t.
HOLIDAYS.
1867.
TIES, .- • stittre.,
Fitt E 'SHIRTS, tPPEas,
ItlißribT - JACRETS. SKATINkJiCkETO,
Chitillitg kis* - BELTS, •
SLEEVE 110170311, scARF
6LOVES
with availed ttr , .. ortment of cl.•tiant Goo& suitable for
Preeente Gentlunrem
WINCHESTER & CO.,
7041 Chestnut St.
CARD.—We are now receiving, di
rect from our Paris house, a largo
and elegant assortment of Gilt and
Bron'zo Clocks, Candelabras, Vases,
Parisian Fancy Goods, &C:, of
which have been made by tho lead
ing manufactories of Paris, and will
be offered at public sale,through Mr.
B. SCOTT, - Jr., - at - the Art GaLlerY,
No. 1020 Cheitnut street, on Batur-
day Morning, December 21, at 103.
o'ciloek. The assortment of extra
fine fire-gilt Clocks, aroupes, Statu
ettes and Candelabras, will be the
largest ever hereto fore offered.
VITI BROS.,
(Late Vito Viti and Sons,)
/mporters,
149 S. Front Street.
WHITE
ALMERI.k. GRAPES,
FINEST QUALITY,
10 Cents pea• Pound.
SIMON COLTON &
S. W. oor. Broad and Walnut.
matt,e_
CHRISTMAS 1867.
1867.
s t , LA,4 7 . ) „ ,
4> e,
4 ?' Fourth' and Arch„
HAVE BEDUCED_RONE FINE GOODS FOB CHRIST.
Man PRk BENTS. i
Expensive Shawls.
Cashmere Robes.
De Lanes anc Chintzes.
Low Prices during the Holidays.
gellm yr OS
SALTY M 0 R E p--- . .;
1 I
IMPROVED BABE .BIURNING ( 'l l 4l ' .
FIRE-PLACE HEATER :. if
1 ~, :, , ••;;:,
4, ...."00
•
WITH
MAGAZINE a ILLUMINATING D00R5,L.14k531,...0141.
The most Cheerful and Perfect Gestalts 11 :. 1, - -------
Use. To be had Whole ale. and Retail of
J. d. GLARE.
IMO Market street, Phtlada;
no2i-Ima
ARTISTS' FUND EXEBITIONv
No. 1834 Chestnut St.
Open daily. from 9 A. M. until 5 P. N.
arid-itro '
EI.DEU ohowEß sow,
H. P. & C.. R. TAYLOR,
No. 641 North Ninth Arcot.
ROCE.B.ILL&WILSONO
BOYS' OVERCOATS,
BOYSittOTHIDG of all Ma,
Selling Very. Low.
603 AND 605 CHESTNUT altar
1868.
Belling Very Low.
''''SECONP . EDITION .
BY • TELEGRAPH'.
TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.
State of the Markets.
FROM WASHINGTON'.'
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Fire at Mr. Seward's itesideneo.
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION.
MOR] EARTHQUAKES.
Shocks in New York and Vermont.
vitc•MlNTE'vv'y - ortu.
Accident on an Ocean Steamer.
FROM. FORTRESS MONROE.
By the' Atlantic came.
LOYI)ON, Dec. 18, 11.15 A. M.—By advices re
ceived from China, tea is reported quiet at Hong
Kong and Shangitac; common, Congon firm and
active..
Consols, 92%. U. S. Fivea ;verities, 72.1111-
nobs Central, f 1934. ' Erie Railroad, 50. .
Livratt.oet, Dee. PI, 11.15 A. M.—Cotton
steady., - Sales,lo,ooo bales. lireadstulfs quiet
and steady ProvisionS quiet.
LAXDON, bee. IR.—The steamer Can sailed
for New YOrk on the I.7th instant.
From IVaubington.
Wastlysivrox, Dee. 18.—lbest one o'clock this
morning a fire broke out under the stairway
which leads from the main hail to the second
floor In fgdgretary Seward's residence. The 'fire,'
Mt thought; was ' the' result of an accident by:
one of the servants. ,Theliames were kept under
by the application of water from buckets until
the arrival of the steam engines,; which pre-
vented any further damage than the destruction
of a part of the stairway.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has de
cided that cotton rags; remnants; waste, are •
not shoddy. Wi thin the. connect cial signification
of the term, and should not be But bat
tin cloths and other fabrics ma such ma
terials arc taxable. The tax nt n a manu
factured article is a lien upon all the
property - belonging to the manufacturer,
whether at or subsequent to the time when It be
comes due and payable. There is no lien upon
a manufactured article for the tax assessed upon
itself, but it may be subject to a lien for taxes
tine and payable from the manufacturer on ac
count of other goods produced by him.
Earthquake hi Vermont and New
BE•cm.Nolox, Vt., Dec. 18.—At 3 o'clock this
morning a very distinct shock of earthquake was
felt in this city, awakening most of the in
habitants, and lasting thirty seconds. It was
felt throughout Vermont and in .New York, as
far south as Whitehall, and throughout Canada.
from Belleville, I'. C., to Sackville, New
Brunswick.
Nozrrnn.t.r., Dec. IR.—A severe shock of earth
quake was felt in this city at 3 o'clock, A. M.
OODeN:rut no, N. Y.. Dec. li3.—The earthquake
was felt here at 3 o'clock this morning, and
lasted two minutei. Tt caused great terror, but
no damage. Nothing of the kind ever occurred
hero befo re.
Srnactvr, Dee.lß.—The earthquake this morn
ing lased one minute and a half, but caused no
damage.
Aecideu 4t on board the Ville de Paris.
=rev. Y. uu,, Decetniper 18,—A dreadful accident
oceurred this morning on board the French
hteamehip Ville de Paris. The hawsers, while
being vie , and around the windlass, guve way,
injuring se rveral of the crew. The,' Injuries to
some are I 'carol to be of a fatal character.
From Fertrees Mouree.
FOITT Si eNttoe, Dec. 14.—A heavy northwest
MO* stor Cl 2 set In yesterday morning, and con
tinned air, rust ~, Lte entire day, so that we now
have *bon t fir. inetids of snow on the ground and
very good sleighing. Those who are fortunate
enough to poises% even a dry goods box on run
ners are c int to day, enjoying it, for well they
know it w ill not stay with cal long. Thu jingle
of bells is . quite refreshitc:, and they are about as
rare here : is the jingle of our old time currency.
i
The U. ; —I. steamer De Soto, which arrived hen..
on the 121 • h Init., ha been ordered to the Gos
port Nay., e Yard for repairs, and will go up to-.
morrow 1 miming f , that. purpose. Her keel
was cons ,ttl..-rably damaged during the earth
quake at I.' ?4. Thomas.
'lile step `anship Virginia, which runs between
New York and City Polut, while passing up the
Roads yet- ttrday, oroke one of her force pumps,
and sacho,rmi off Craney Wand and repaired:
She prom. ;tied up the river this afternoon.
The Mee mer 31t. Vernon, which put into Nor
folk short of coal, yesterday, had also sustained
some dam age to her machinery. She Is now
toeing repa .red at the Atlantic Iron Works.
The stes mer James A. Geary from Wilming
ton, Nord A Carolina : for Baltimore, which put
in short o I coal to Noriblk yesterday, sailed this
morning ti r her destination.
The steal 'ter Admiral, from York river for Bal
timore, Mr lett want ashore on York Spit. on Fri
day last, w as gotten off safely and proceeded on
her voyage .on Saturday.
1:14 Georgia, Bolt, from Charleston,
with lamb , sr, for Baltimore.
The weal her Is clear and cold.
_ From San Fraucfroo.
SAN Fru: cuisco, Dec. 170 L—The Democratic
Legislative caucus adjourned to-night without
succeeding in the nomination of a candidate for
United Stal es Senator. It wag agreed to cast a
vote In the joint convention to-morrow, so as to
prevent an election by the Republicans.
A letter b a the .21 le Calffirntart, from Mariposa
county, at: tees that the 'Benton Mills Dana pro
perty in 3bi
- rlposa has been swept away by a
flood, and lltta total loss. The list portion of the
wreck went over the CroWn Lead dam, two miles
lc low, on t be 10th inst. The work had Just been
completed, and cost nearly $30.000.
A telegraicta from Oregon City, Washington.
Territory, a'nnauncea great damage in that sec
tion from tt , !norm.. Thu town of Monticello, on
the Cowilt.,t river, was destroyed. The Hoods
have eansecyl severe damage to the telegraph lines
throtichout„sthe country. %.
Flour dull, at $7 50@$8. Wheat, e 2 50. Legal
tendert, 741?,4.
Sol liters' , !fair at Pottsville.
Porrsviii.a.:, Dec. 18.—The fair. of, the Army of
the Republit, now being held at Union Rill, is
crowded (it illy. There is a - magnificent display
of goods a Ind trophies.
.General Ifiartrauft was present last night, and
nwt with sma•outhuslastie reception. He made a
speech, *II Was afterwards serenaded at the resi
dence of IVEr.%George Sigfried.
The Fair will realize three - thousand dollars,
which wi 0 be distributed to the families of sol
diers hero.. - „
N 4 my Hotel at . Cape Island.
One of !the objectimps hitherto urged by the
nutueroust associations who recruit the finances
of their 'societies and die health of the inii
vidual ir,kombers' by au excursion. to Cape
Island. ha's been the difficulty experienced irt
s ta
obtaining ] . accommodations at that sea-side re
tort. e hotels, being taxed to their utter
most in wilding for their regular gueots,, did
not Cate to have an influx of excursionists to
remain bat a single day, nor did excursionists
Care to he regarded as "intrudens" by those
whose witirldly pessestions einthied them to
maim a !more lengthened stay at the Cape.
Among . the first to discover this, and to set
about to imeet the denatinde of ail , partiee, were
the otßders of the railroad company. They, have
resolved iipon a plan,. and are already puttinir it,
into
ilroad execution. The Cape May and Millville
rn
( f ,
.
'Ra opanv have bought a large lot,'ad-
jnining t late Mount Vernon Hotel property,
to whirl they hare extended their railroad from,
the o ld Tot, carryiuggt directly to the beach.
Upon th lot they Intend to erect a hotel ex
. presOy excursionitits, which will be corn
ldele . , its appeltdMenta *lid of a CAI*.
Voris.
city sufficient to accornme4te the
Best party. The. building , will be.
Skipped, 240 feet long and 75 feet in width,
with a piazza extending along tho entire front.
The hotel Will be Provided with reception rooms, •
ladies' and eentretiten'g parlors, dining-rooms
and a mammoth ball-roora, 40 by 200 feet, as well
as every other convenience to, be found at first
class sea-side houses. Ample bath-houses will
line thebeach for the guests' accomModution.
Billiard saloons, bowlingalley'si and;other divert
sions, to make a day at the Island agreeable, will
not be wanting. The work on the
hotel has already been commenced by
Mr. .Williams, Master Mechanic of the
Railroad Company. t The frame is now being
made in this city. Messrs. Garrison & Gilling
ham aro furnishing the lumber, and it will be
finished and ready for use upon the opening of
the bathing ,scas,on. he consolidation ,of the
Miliville Mid Glass o' and the Weat Jersey
Railroad Companies will afford facilities for run
ning excursions not heretofore, enjoyed, and we
learn from Gen. Sewell, Superintendent, that it
is his intention to have an excursion train pass
over the road' every tlay.next summer.
CRIME.
Poiwouthig pima lilt
firorri to-day's New York tteral4.l
Mrs. Mary Eliza /Earley made an ,be
fore Coroner Lynch ,on , the 80th of NOvember
charging John •Firth With having muted the
death of an old lady'nante& Maria Shelton in
September, VW. She said she saw Firth pour a
liquid from gabottle In Mrs. Shelton's tea, aml
the label on tie bottle was marked'"Laudanum."
The nest day she went tp his desk and saw the
same bottle, tasted the contents and found that
it was laudanum. , .
, .
Upon this aflldavit Coroner Lynch had the
body exhumed and a long investigation followed.
when the jury crime tote conclusion that tire
deceased came to her dhathliom natural causes:.
The prisoner, Firth, was thereupon discharged,
the_jury deciding that the ,charge against Firth
was made from Malicious motives and deserv
ing of the severest censure. The accused
and the husband •of the Complainant were
formerly partners.. On the 26th of August
their factory in Ifaneock street was destroyed by
fire, and Hurley was arrested OTra charge of ar
son, Firth appearing 'rig the complainant. At
the end of a month he was liberated, when he
matte a charge against Firth, of perjury; but, as
the charge could not be sustained, Firth was
discharged. The parties, however, are still in
litlbntion.• •
The !RailroadWar Antnonopoly
l..
Meeting at Red flank, N.J.
the annoyances and disadvantages of the restrictions
recently In)Posed by thensorinopoly" upon the Raritan and
Delan u. e hey haliroad become nio e apparent, the bit
ternesa engendered among the people whose interests
are itnim. diately affected thereby la intensified, and
Indignation meetings in opposorlon thereto become
mom fre.p.ent - end-- enthushictic, The -latent and
largest of these gatherings met at Red Bank on Modday.
evening. Leighton it all was crowded with go .. deitir.enN
who ea led upon Dr..Taseess It. Pattermn to pre ide and
at pointed Mr. H. B. Master', Secretary. Mr. Dorsey Gar
diner's article in the current number of Ple fifornd Tlbtc
was read. Mr. John '1 orrey, Jr.. was the fir t speaker.
He gave a clear atatem/nt of present grievances. and sug
gested means of redress He said that in the light of past
experience be saw no rem on for hope of help from the
Ccurto of the state, and nr. J the necessity of continued
agitation and the importance of sending good men to the
Iw gislature. Mr..lames Broadmeadow spoke of the im
proved and excellent management of the r..ad during the
mot year, and of the astonishment and regret with which
the communitybeard of the tion of the
court of krrors and Appeals. He ali ac nded to the
inconvenience and suffering which nut.t he expe.
rienced If the injunction is not, removed. and
said that any' great expect , Bons of assistance,
even from the State anthorities, were likely to be
disappointed. fie knew of no other or better way than
to ask help Vf Cong. Pi. 'Ube Bev. Dr. McLane said that
inerked progreas had been made everywhere manifest
order the new manement of thu read . Property had
advanced. Tbia advancement could not he checked
without logs. not only to the_ , people living along the line.
but to she whole country. The Rov e Mi. lint loved faith;
he tiled to live by faith. but not by f -Ith in the-New Jer
sey Legislature. The Camden and Ambov have winning
way". and in times oast our repreaentaUces have been
alicePtlblc• Ur. Jcbil APL/eSsteatd4 that unless railroad
comn.unication could be resumed between Port Mon.
mouth and Pt lledelghla, scount7 comparatively worth
teem, because inaccessibie, would take the place of that
tow growing Into fertile farrusithat the thriving village
syringing up all along the line would fall. and that in
view of Liege facts it became the duty of every person
who has the, permanent prosperity of the whole country
st heart to spook, aid anewk. iondly, ao
that Congress may be constrained to interpose the strong
national loin for the protection of the oppressed. Reso
lutions t mho& Ina the sentiments of the apeakersvvero
adopted withtmanintity. A committee was appointed to
wait upon toe Legislature, and, in case of failure there,
to memorialize Congrige. A. committee was aim appointed
to act ID concert witheimilar committer,. in other parts
ot the Atate to circulate petitions- among the people.—..V.
Y. Tribune, to day.
FROM ftEW VOMIT.
Nate Yozi,., December Ig.—At the Brooklyn County
Cote t-Hourei 7 eaterday the itiquiry into the de-alba of Mrs.
Fall and daughter ' seas continued. The additional
evidence giver. deed not throw much inurement on the
mystery - . The hatutatt was adjourned to Thursday.
At the Prookl3 B'..preme Court, Circuit, Tilden
dal. a Mrs. Acid cued the Winston Street retry Com
pany for 510.000 damages, sustained by her In consequence
at having fallen between the ferry.hoat and the bridge at
the itroolly - n aide. Ibe ic.,se ys uun.suited on the
ground that the accident occurred through her own neg,
ligunee in attempting to leave the boat before [Chad been
pint crly moored to the bridge.
Judgt Van N'oorst rendered a decision yesterday den -V
ie g then otlon ler an Injunction against the duoerintext ,
d. nt of Police to reStialll him (rum matructing policemen
to caution gnawers 'planet the Hubert Dawn, which
had been frcqcv I) complaiee , tof by travelers for eztor
it. Date chorea r and , Itludling DrAeth'eg-
Charks Dickens is paying midnight visits to our police
stations.
Mr A. ll... Davenports the comedian, ig not dead. al WWI
currently reported. Teleer.phic •deapatche, hay bra
received from him, dated since the announcement of hie
Dr. John L. For. of Fourteenth street, near First ave
nue. was found stead in bed yesterday.
Dr. 13. 1101% and of this .city has received tho Paris Ea
naltion medal for the beet atubtience,
A d , j - goods house in the city advertised. two or tt ree
days ago, for au entry clerk, and at six o'clock lee; night
more than 600 applications had been received.
Richard H eaver. the converted prize-tighter. and
Collier, now one of the most eloquent and popular
preachers in:England, are egpected to visit New York
coon.
Dickens' Readings.
The ; Dickene excitement, like the cholera. must run Hs
course. DP ken: is the special lion of tae hour. Dickens
ts the lesbian. Have you heard Dickens f is the all 1112-
Portant question , _ and fashum demands an affirmative
' answer .. li you have heard him once you. may pass; if
twice you may mention it; It three times •you may boast
of it; but if four successive readings, you can snap your
fluters at Brown. Ho all the gay world, - tied the literary
world, and the world of . Bohemians h.ve been, are,
and will be running after 'Dickens; 'and great will be hie .
profits. • • . . .
As usual he had' last evening. at' the' second' of lite
. second course, which Is • the first repeated, a iltttelsess
house in inundiers - and - quatty,fr - Hie programme em
braced Ids elections from ihiVid 'Dolma field.'" and
"Bob Sawyer's Par'y" irmix. - theell'ickivick Pipers„"
Having at his first reading . of tieso extracts so
ticed-•he especial palms of attraction in Mr. Dickens's
I recitation, we need not reproduce them here, there
seemed to be, however, a huskiness . in his voice !net
eveninci i ich would not be shaken off" and something of
eighing upon him which appeared to. be
felt by t e audience, for the relieving rounds of sepleuse
came in at longer intervals and were more mildly drawn
than usual In fact the Dickens Direr in New York has
settled down into* bnainesslike, passive obedience to the
• decree of Queen . eashlon, that l oyou must go and hear
Dickens" ,
- ll is weishipPerk however, having invested their money
in his tickets and hating honored him with their pres.
. ettecole beginning terexerr.L.e the right to criticise Wm.
SO , in the abort rceeasjetween what wo may call in his
readings the molodraata and the farce, such ob iervatione
as these might be heare. among his hearers, and chiefly
among the ladies: ' "Well, I'm disappointed. He can't'
holds candle to Pantry Hemble." - Yes, end 'his stYle,
after you have heard ' him env.. .becomes • monutonmis "
•• . ..et exavly monotonous, lir.ty, bat singsong.y. You
will notice' that In his narratives, s itli ev , ry four or five
words to ere io a riseor fall on the last t 40 syllables, as if
he ...me reading 'llls.wisths.„ , ofieouteihitie from Job, or
the I , alms of David." - Well, r.e is umt singular in that.
Itacbel had ir, and every great preacher or orator that
ever I b ea. d had something of teat , in,sang qyle wh,:n
under ' full ' headway. You ought to hear tease
• Methodist revival prevererse , o .it West; their ex.
hortatious arc anthems - -• of , nat ir I Innate, ,
and their eloquence live; Welly splendid, By op+ of tilos°
tremendous readers and orators, with a frame like a giant
and a voice like a trumpet, D.L.kens would lei nowhere."
' "You aid right; I think, sir, and I wires' you mean to say
that he is a nice little man, with a nice little voice, and
'that hi, nice little readings of milk 'and water Sr. el
ao, ly the • thing 'for a nice litilet'.' tea pa: ty."
"No. my d,ar MISS P.m:went, • not quite. so far as that.
I mean to Say that. I ilui-ti readiegs, although .very • light
duet, are still somewhat refreshino Ice a ch.wrge from
, your 'Black Creek's' and nigger minetrel, and politic
speeches', and heavy scientific: lectures and proAy P.Ornlonm,
111i3th , rig..1 , 01.k know, is often welcome Its a change;•buc
if Mr. Dickens would only read us mew, of h is delineationg
of American society, 'American habits: ant . Americau
characters, he'woulA make a bigger seusati in than K.'s
sutb." 'We have:only,' thexetore, 'co say 'in concluaion,
Diet as this appeard to be a' pretty general opleion, %lr.
lickeus Would' probably' make the 4treatp.t hit of his
whole ezperieuee in Serving up.' before leaving New York,
a dainty dish from Martin Chezzleivit.—N. Y. Lie/ eat .
IMPORTANT TO ,TRAVELERS.
cu-ANGEov
TUB CRRAT HER LIMB 1101111, BRLLEVONTAIAR RAILWAY,
Connecta at Crcstilne, Ohio; with three Express trains
daily from Pininaylvartia Ventral ltallway l/lepot. Thirtr-
Errt aud idarket stret lb, leaving aril M., 8' P. St, and
11 15,
6plenri 'State.Hoom
§ feeplng Cum aruattached to all
aid train. on thOlielielontalne
k he 8 trt in from Philadelphia bas Sleeping Own ,
to 'ittsburgh. and arriVes at trestlitte, Ohio fur moppet.'
i m r.o.jeoping ears are attached and run to rerro tiointe.
pm,",:ng.ll by this trait' mare close conaectlon at St.,
L un i,, ; o r all Western i'oiuts, 110 paztteular and ask for
tickets via the Bee Line Itoute •
7iek4 to for aide at all principal tiakot *dices,
JOB. N. 'A HIIISY. 901 Che•tnnt stree ,t
Gimord Ageritiltilti4alPida;
d. TIORD . Gegen! Passenger Agent.'
,•inditt:lso lls . ; delS4t
c lf orrgEavai l z o nai i .,, A ...44l,
ith.,.grrAuretikes„ki boxer:aport% an d tj
ode DY JOUP4),B. 111.0a/M & 00.1 /WOW& DelllWiqie
Ventllee
THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN.—PRILAALPHIA, WEbNE6AY, DECEMBER 18,1867.
.1! - .11 . 1. - -ft,D,:._.E - Of1.!.1 .... 0'N''..'
LATER FROM ' WASHINGTON.
Diepotjtioit 4) . f, ketired Naval,Offloort.,
WIHWY IN VESI IGATIONS.
CASE OF SENATOR THOMAS.
AppeOssosittise ,of Naval. Officers.
ribweiaii.Degateh i to tlio Philadelphia El/cuing Bulletin.]
TlrseninuTox, December 18th.— They Senate
Committee on Nagai 4tfairs has instructed its
chairmen' to report favorably on tho bill au
thorizing the President to appoint Naval
Officeni on 'this retired 1154 not belOw
the rank of Commander, to Conaular positions
under the Government with 'ehort pay. This is
one of the many schemes of retrenchment look
ing to a reduction of public eXpenditures. It Is
claimed that it Will be a saving Of many hundreds
orthonsands annually.
[Special Deopntch to,the rhiladninhia Evening Bulletin.)
W.volmorott, Dee. 18.--Thd Ways and Means
Committee are still employed - In hearing deserip
tibt's whlskY meters. To-day they ex
amined and had explained to them a < new
oue. called ~ the tintehinson meter,
which is • said to be superior
to all otbers,and that it gauges whisky by weight
and teraperattne. There are now roar different
metres In the room of the eotnadttee with stills
atUtebed, , giving It the appearance•of
,att, exten
sive whisky ruanufaeturthg estabilshment.
(Special palpate-I) to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.]
,
WASHINGTON, Devi,lB.—Ltteverdy . •Johnson,
from the Jydieiary Committee,' reported to the
Senate this morning In favor of the admission of
Senator 'Thomas. of Maryland, and stated that
the evidence produced before.the , Committee did
not show•any eanso , vhy he should not no ad-
Mr. Johnson subsequently offered a
,resolation
that Mr. Thomas be allowed to take the usual
oath as a Senator..
St.x.tra.—Mr. Johnson (M d.), from the Committee 411
-(be Judiciary. rercoted a revolution to admit Plinio F.
'R)Lottiaa, benittor elect from :Maryland, In taking the
oath breecrlaql lir the Constitution. Laid no the table
and oidt ry d to be minted. I . '
Ihe reputation calling .
for the correipondencerelative
to r , S , n Jaen wan called up and puttee& • ,
Itortta.—Mr. F Hut (Maas ), by unanimous cement, of
fered a resell:ram tee:lth g that information has been re.
eel; cd lbet American inhaling veestels have recently been
ordered off theltureiall COSA of America in the oschotelt
Sea, by ittis-irrt war vereels, and that the hosts
of of e American vereel had been fired upon,
and directing the Secretary of State to fumed'
information /I fertile° to such acts torvardp
our Coe eminent, and whether American voteels have or
have t of a r itht to parse their usual basin se* in theee
semi and on that coast without molestation. He, ex d
that the Is relation wee beard on in Or:nation received
from the master of the a haling ship uropa. That that
and other veoela had been ordered o vamarmed vount,
ano that the busts of the American p Endeavor had
bee n fired apt n. ,
'I he roolntien wavadepted. '
f Mr. l'olana (Vt.), from the Election Committee, made a
report Bathe colitcat d e'ection cape, neatest Vau Horn,
of Bloom'. cloth; with a resoliCion that Burch, the eon
trident wee not entitled to the cent, and that Van Dorn
wee. Laid over for future action. •
Mr. Kelley introduced a bill to amend the Bank
ruptcy Act. If elerred t.. the Judiciary cortimitiee.
Mr. Garfield (Ohio). from the Coitimittees , on Military
Affair,, reported a hill pervid4kg that all penult:ls relieved
from the charge of dcaertion‘r absence without leave
from the army or navyhy the act of Jule la, 0161, shell
be furn'thed certificates of- honorable diacha, go
under the limitatior a and reAtrietiona of that art. The
second mellon repeala the Met notation of. the act of March
:id. Ira which dinfranebires deeerters, except 'that ft la
not to affect the dechtions of court; martial. and is not to
entitle any tenon to bounty, penelon, pay or emolu
ments of any kind. .
FOETETSS 3losnot, Dee. la—Arrived—Brig Stephen
Mellon. from Swan Island, with guano orders. Reports
taking of. on thejltb. the crew of the stemma , * SAL pho.
from New York for Wihnington, N. C., about 55 miles
from Hatteras
'I be steamer tneonntered A gale on the 12th ; her engine
became disabled and eke rolled in the trough of the eea
and spruorg a leak. 'lhe points gave out, and there was
efrbtf, et or watt rin be; and the vessel is rapidly. sink..
log. The crew were bailing with buckets forty.eight
hours be tore taken off. No Mee were lost, but nothing
else R at! saved.
A I.le kv, llge. I , 3—The Etearngr Afriga. from Liverpool,
arrived this mot ning and goon of ter nailed for 80-too
Robbery.
BATA. N. Y., Der.lft—Tbe Ftenben Connty Treagurer'q
gatp wan rubbed of SOX) font night. The y tolen property
wUR in bonds and other valuables. •
Nit.' PIM Fs—Turtle° Sharewood.--Ftockham Deck.
Before r. port( d. Verdict for &fandatit
Jelin M. gollock. administrator, vo. Matthew llenry
Ke!lock. Amamifon to recover for certain et/3th ad.
vented to defer date by dec. dent in hie Ilfmtline. and the
ease inv. Ived the qratatiou whether a bequest to the de.
fendunt should he independent o 1 the value of the etock,
or ele idd be taken at part of the amount. Verdi.'t for
plairtift (or $4.1.17 0 4 . ' •
hon as Robertron ve. 'The City of Philadelphia. An
ae fon to recover damage.' for tnjurlea sestafeed by pl du.
tiff in ion-. quince of the. alleg . ed negligence or the de.
I lho Inintlif in allortst, at Twent.• fourth tnd
Coat, e steers. and he alletett that otsg•ig to the d , fectite
manner In which the gall pipe waa laid in the street in
front of 'hie prett hoot, there were leaks: and the odor en
ter. d the hot hour.' and injured the plants, and in tome
in.tancer destroy. &them. On trial.
Qty.turgt. ra.mmn morningwsO case only
was ready for tt la I this, and that was diepoeed
el et an early hour. at d the curt adjourned.
QUAETER SY.eFIQ - Ne—Judge . Ludbw.--Ball cases are still
before the tout t.
STATE OF TH E THERMOMETER THIS DAY AT
THE BULLETIN OFFICE.
10 A. 31...37 deg. 12 M....3d , deg. 2P. 31....36 deg.
Weather clear. Wind Northwee:.
FINAZICIAL and COMPILERCtAL.
The Philadelphia Money Maecet.
Sales at the Philadelphia Stock Waluite,
nue anazo.
1100 elf Dead R a6Osvn 4714
200 eh do e3Own 4711
2 0 0 611 do a6O 4;
1100 eh do 47.81
WO ad • do b6O 41 , 4
380 sh do lta 37.81
69 sh Lehied Val' R
5 eh Led Nv ark 301,‘
200 eh Oil Creek 3.09
$3600 City &new
due bill' 98y
300 City Ca old
due hill- 95
1000 - Pena R 2 mtg 60 94
seh Comon'th Bk 49
12 eh Penna It 4914
77 eh 497 k
50 eh Phil & Erie R 28
5 ati N Penns R 38
BETWICZN
1000 Pa 6e 2 sere 1051i1
1000 Sneq Canlilda '0,4 60
Boh Far&ldee Bk 130
4 eh do 1316(
100 eh Bleeterre'e R b6O 11? i,
14 eh Perdu, Ft 49',
110 eh do P4idayite4o
10 eh Read R 49%
100 eh do e3O 47,81
dEOUND
$6lOO City Gs new cdSp 9!)
301 0 do due bill 98%
1000 Union Cul Ms 18
3000 N Penna ea "_dye 8736
43 P,prino It 493 i
100 eh c Wan/ pf 23 , e
100 eh Head ft stiwn 47 8
.......„„..... _ ~.
I'll ll...erten r., Dee. 18. -There w'as a decided improve.
meld at the Stock Board this morning, and keret-lament
Loa: 5 advanced 1:02..);.i per cent. State Logos were more
f. ught,with sales of the second pint at 11)6'6..104 wan hid
for the tirst series. and 9674; for the 6 , 'of '7 1. City Loan::
sold.et 1-B'',l for the new, end 9a for the old certificates.
'1 he bulb made a raid on Reading Railroad, and shout
Rine thousand shares changed hands at 47." i" s. ,;0, op to
47''..cloaing at 4781. regular ;Pennsyly Apia itailro rd sold at
49 1 .,0 49N; Lehigh Valley Railroad at 51; and North Penn.
s , h tibia at 93; 12636 was bid for Crooden and a mhoy
itsifroad ; 47?:, for Mine Hill Railroad ; 64 for Gerfean'ourn
Railroad; 25.'5 for Little Schur 'kill; :2332 for Cate
wises Railroad; 28'.; for Pithadelphia and Etie Railroad;
and 4930 for Northern Central Railroad.
I anal stocks C ere remarkably quiet. Lehigh Naviga
tion closed at about 341.
In Bank we noticed sake of Farmers' and Mechanic.' at
130 t One lo at auction at 129)61 and Commonwealth at 62.
l'itiTlltig , r tall% aysh Ares wore litoady - .at 74 for. \See old
and Third streets; 64 for We t Philadelphia; Illti for 111' , ..
tonville; 15.r4 for Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets; 27 for
Gem, Ant on n 1 , . ii, ;:f6},t, ter, rlprilee and Pine streets; 46:,;
for Cbesturit and Walnut; aim!' , Green and Coates, and
96.55 letr Giroxd College. ,
Messra. De Have. x. Brother, No. 40-Sonth Third street,
make the follow ing quotations of the rates of exchange.
fo.day, at 1 P. M.: An erleanGold 183)60.. 3 .11113;" 4 :; lilver,
128(4429.5a; V. S. 6's of 1961. 111:!.(4111:),it do. 186:6 1661,i)
1083i' i ... do. 1064, 10.4.,,,@101!,;; do. 1965, 105 .. 1116'6;
do. 1866, , new.. 10714g1i16; ao. 1861. 10774 ( 4108; 13..8 ,
Fives, TegPfOrtlell: 10034®100, 4 ;t do. 7 7.10'5, Jape, 10414
164%; do. July. 1.04,%010/74; l'amiptetnd Interest Noteff----
Jane, 8864 19.40; July. 1664, 19.40; Auguet.lB64, 19.40; Oa
tober. 1084, • 1940 ;'`December, 1841. tv,4o; 51 ay, 11365,
17@l7.11; Augetud, 1865, 10.1441635; September, 1865,155®
'157.i: October, 1865. 11 530g816%.
Jay CM/1W 4' OK quote Government eoctuitles, Aro., to.
day. as fol;pare: tufted kitnion: Vs, 1681, 111V41114lif, Old
5410 Ronde, 16 8.4450,34; New' 6-20 }tondo, 1061, 100;1;4
1045 i; 8.70 'Boinds,lB6ls, 105 2641/0k 1 regi) Bonds, 3°7 ' 066 '.
107X03.108; 5. Made, 1887, 4074(410836; 1040 Hondo,
10(1)1A-100„Nit 7 40; June, 10046001; IWb(o.' 7 July. , 10001
2: ii,
606; t. old. 136. X Int • . . '
.. . - ‘ \ -..
thilith, 1 140 0 01 00 4 ( kk. Bankiii4 16 Sandi Third ?die44.
quote at II o'ilioirt i l as' followits Gelid. Wit ; United dintes
61. 1081. ill!''( POW d Otatitli'thitre.llo, tidh@loteic
!,..20, ads, iiiiNli‘4.Tit $4OO Xsilti;,lo;s4aitit!.4; bain, .404 \
2:15. O'Clocae.
TEL861.1i,A143.
MMM!
Whiiky ltovesiAigatiOn.
Case or Bensti 3 O Thomas.
XlLth Congress—Second Session,
• W 111 N rec 18
Wreck of the Steamer Sappho.
Ths Africa at Halifax.
THE COURTS.
I=3
Is eh Leh Val R 51;i .
6 on CliaAm R 128 V
15) eh Cam& Am Its 1261,5"
100 eeh Cataw pr s3own 2354
100 sh do 60(1E614 5 23
If* soh do MO 23U
400 sh tin 2dys&Ant 2354
200 eh MeCiilltil,Aoll
FIRE IN 'TTIE STATE CAPITOL.—AbOUt seven
BOAZ%
100 phimErien „ s , , o'clock last evening, the joists under the Senate
sh too sh do ssu Charnber E fn the Northwest cellar of the Capitol,
•so sh •do bGe 100 '2941 were discovered to be on fire. The ,atirtn was
mu eh do iio 2sy immediately, giver, and the flame speedily extin-
In •41) Leh My stk 3ah , guished, through the exertions of Mr. Davis and
Lit Sell It ?AIM 1 others,.ergaged Inside the Capitol. The tire was
communicated by one of the fornaces, lodated
in that portion of the basement, which, bi coming
intensely heated, igt,ited the joists shove it. Had
this tire occurred four or five hours later it Might
have beep our duty to'record the' destruction of
the Capitol.—llarrubityy state (hard, Deceinl
ber 38th
r -- •
1865. 641'6, July. 1E437, 107'.4 IQB' United
Staten 1040•11,X011 , ,igitkV:. Cnib:d State.a 7.34ricf:d Aeriet.
104;',,:q1C4N; seride, 104',.R1(14?, ; , Compoundr, Decem
ber. 1864. DTI bid
i s hlltidelpiliti Produce Illftrkettg•
Wrinta.a PA v, Via—Thor° 111 not ninth Clover.
seed coming forward and it raugg'w front *7 to 47 75; for
fair. andsgood ouslity. Priers of . Timothy are nominally
unchanged. Small gales of Flaxseed at $7. 45 per bushel.
The Flour markst continues Re dull as dyer, but with, a
continuation of light receipts. •There fa no disposition to
accept lower quotations. The demand fit confined to
forrhe supply of
,tbe., home trade. at 197 2508
*8 288 . bb1. for Superfine; ita 50(09 25 for Extras: fl 9 50
(**lll 75 °rot Mgr grade,' and good Northwest Extra
Yarolly: $lO 00q51.2 po for Pennsylvania and Ohio &P..
doir W. in 00 for Fancy. Ryo Flour sells strong
.. in Com Meal nothing doini(h.;
bent M ha
sndy demand for good eat at full prices.
but 'othar "deseriptions are not wanted; eaten of. 2,110)
luraeintrood and Primo Penna. and Western Red at *2 51)
(45 55 Vi bush. and White range* from*B . ."0(leg 85. EDI
IS 'better; and 1,500 telehela Penna. gold at $l. 15. Cora
caves fortrard slowly s sales of oil/ yellow at ffil 42; a lot
In the Cob at *l, and new mixed Western at *1 VJOrl 81.
There is more speculative movement In Oats. and paces
are Se higher; sales of 8000 to iota bushel: Penna. at 75e.
bushel.
M tE tl ro li ne "V the . I: l ; t e ° w lrtli l k- otk ,T ° l n tne e s Y (l l l rk
o fil day. o r t.
DECIALIIIII 17.--Thn 'Donee of Repreeentatives of the
United Btates yesterday lefuree by the emphatic vote of
83 to 55, to even anseend the rules for the purpose of con.
Bidet - lug the very qualified. proposition of Mr. Butler to
pay the infected of . any pert of the Funded Debt of the
United State in paper.- 'On a square vete, it is doubtful
whetber4o members, in atoll House of 287inembere, could
/we been brought to vote for such a proposition. ft
is "alto worthy of remark that the repudiating fes
tal/I el 'Mr. Butler's eatitioesly-worded reeoluttee seems
designed to apply oily to the &2 0eof Feb. 23. 1362, and
tbJs only by a nitre technical construction of an act,
pawed when Gold was cnl , worth it or `I per rent pre
miens, and which exprwele provided , and pledged r the
;Deena. in Geld to pay rfhe late eat and :cetifirefek
rhA . pri..tipat of the, loan. All too subsequent
loan 'sets Coniereed recogutio the autho
rity to Pay the. principal; 'of the -5 and Pi
14 cent. Fended Stocks in Coin"' Nmelaes of Betide of the
, United States . from he foupdation Of the I ;assortment' to
1. the present time. bear the 8 ritten pledge on their filee of
the reimbursement of the prineipet in Coln. for' the HIM
tient reeson that no other tendethes ever been contem
plated: .ai,d no other. tender ever„triade In payment of
principal When.due, mach less under the optioe ef the
uoyet nment to pay before maturity: •
We have herefefore made repeated reference to fhb ne
gleettlitie far, by the Secretary of, the Treasury to oval,-
Ilsb the Sinking Fund on Fob. 25. 18132. But for this intr.
take. not to call it a violation: of the Plain intent and
purpore of the act. reaffirmed two yearaaftm ward in the
Joint Reeolution of Marettl2.lBB4; the monstrous purport:
of Mr. George B. Pena Peon and Mr., Beni, Y. Butler could
never have been pleuelbly avowed,-would perhaps never
have been heard of. It le not 'surprising, in view of this
neglect by the bead of the Treasury. that Mr: A. A. Low,
of the - Nene Yotk Chamber of Commerce, followed' by
31r- Janice brooks. M. C., in the Getters of Repriwentatives
yetterdny, <itn rid propose to violate another and vet more
amportent fledge of the. Act of February .25, lee 2. by re
ceiving custom,: Dialea panty in vapor. We should not
have referred io this matter but for the formal.Reeolution
of air, Brook', Need we mention it now in apprehenelon
that any such act of bed faith'wit be seriously enter
tained, ny t'onereee. As a scheme of Air. A.. A. Low, , to
render Cesteme paymente cuter to the New• York neer.
chante, end indirectly by the lye et 'paper In the elect' Of
Gold: co reduce the Tariff en Teaa and ether Foreign mgr-.
ehandint, it carried I 14 (Mil commentary, and really did
more to a token the . recent iteport to tee Chamber of
Commerce on Steele Payments than (-you the premature
eargention et a day certain for that much talked of event
7u1y.1 tereo :
• 'The act of Uebruary 20 16eO.'Will; we have no do'nht, he
cor r ried out in its ntmeet integrity. The 320 e of leea will
never be paid elf in any. other meditnti then Gold) No
technieal a dye ntage will be taken of the oaten to oily otr,
the principal after five • ears. Thera will be nn f elittre to
pay the iuterest in field. No violation of the pledge, that
all etneterne bathe shall be paid :•xelueively in Gold: afid
the I-rune-de applied to the annual Gold Interest on the
funded bill and the liquidation of the Principal. • Aa.to
the suberepient iPPllet , of 5 21as of lien. ISO and 1337, the
Loan Acts expressly recognize Coin for Principal as well
as interest. We doubt the necessity er• moral force or
Natienie dignity of reaflirmtng these facts and pledgee by
Joint resolution of Goner: eq, and es et present advised we
doubt the 'emcees of amen present change of moment
in or r funding lawv, which hive so nearly, and
rapidly genet, plieeed their work, that lent than two
hundred milliene of our Currency beat trig debt
need be added to the Gold.beating Stocks of the United
States, to make the procew complete. Every item. be.
end the thousand million! of Funded Gold-bearing
Debt, can be readily and . onveniently. unit (to the bust ,
nen! of shape ountry) ueefullercerried forwa
enactscan ex peneive. At !east $3,,0,00u.00n in Gre be
used free of any coot of Interest whatever, in Gold ti nee
vreltiomaper times. There ean be nn more popular
CiTCULatinla. UT d , r any eireumetanees, whatever. •
!From the New York Herald of To-day,] ,
Veer. 17.—The excitement in this Government bond
market is attracting emcee of the speculative element in
the street, and tbeee 'purchases in conjunction with a
steady inereaw In the demand, for investment hae
given additional firmness to the whole list of (1m
vernannt securities. lif , the SW bonds of 1862
and 18e3 there is a heavy uncovered short interest, and
the lts62e have advanced to .103..‘1, owing to their
gem - city , for delivery , and not from any attempt to
corner them. The beers have speculated upon the return
of a large quantity of the bonds from Etn ope, which has
taken l'are rely to a limited extent Dieappointed in
their calculations of returned bonds from Europe, the
heart have bad influence enough to induce the Associated
ces despatches to quote false price ' fro n the London
market. On December It;. the public cable'despatches
quoted tint 543 bende 01 letß at 71 in London, where
as prierate deep , tches at the same. moment reported table
at il3< and elating firm on that (ley at that price. To-day.
December 17. the Associated Preis cable despatch dated
neen,apioteebonds in London at7l 1-16, while private tel.
mama at the same moment looted 7ls'e' bid, and sales
made at 71S e to The Enropeith markets,
according to prlynte despatcher., are firm
with a steady investment demand for our bonds
which lime been steengthened by the dechiee vote of '(I to
55 in Cengrew agalnet Butter's proposition to pay the 5--e)
bends in greenbacks:. The ease in the menev market, end
the improved tone of attars generally since the'ebMertge
of Vr. McCulloelea greenhack-contractlon policy have
tended maternal,.
In ttar foreign ..vehenge market commereial bine are
scarce and bankers are not a utrioutt to draw under rates
that gill cover the 'shipment of specie. B tnkera re di--
coureeivg the pure.hatie of bilis against cotton, aud bete
doing they force the shippers of cotton to accept their
bins at an advance neon the cotton which they
ship to their firing in Europe, and thus real'
the ince , aged profits • from rommUs a or
'wiling and handrit g the cotton . ope.
2Ma policy 911 the part of the bankera by mat
ing comment al billy scarce enablee them to re tiled a
higher price for their nIVII hills. This morniug, en the
Areneiated Press bogus taperers!) of 71 1-16 foe honds in,
London. prime hankqrs we e enabled to sell round KII , nB
of sterling eixtv:dave at litte e. Gold bars tre becoming
s erre, mid et id coin will form the bulk of shipment
until V e next arrival teem coirmlltft.
The g•ld market *at gerrymandered by the Associated,
Press telee.quoialione by cattle. of the pare of Govern.
stunt bonds to London. if 18 Wen tindereteoci that romp
of these gold sperulatere control the publie dee
pm tchea At the beginning of the year the Iftri i exposed
the fni'a ( inntationa With high t,e public cable d -e
-ratebeentwisted geld gambles to defraud the public
and hide with the et-Atonal credit. Yesterday and
to-day the pnblic cable deeeateheit, evidence the
FPJEC VUTIOU3 working into the hands of gold gamblers,
by the FAironean cable telegram operators. Under the
ilffluencoof fheemfaleehoode as to the, price of bonds In
London, the geld 6,- mhlers worked ripple price of gold to
MA were free sellers threttah mance day. The market
reused between lib and 1334e . --0e ensue at Mae' and
closing at !Mee atB P. M. The rates paid for ca nine
were two and one per cent., and the heavy increase in
the short interest is reflected in the rates for berrnwioe,
yt bias were it •t 1434 at lleal A 51 ; 132 at 11.31, and fiat to
the elope. After the retard adjourned sales were made at
133'tis 124 and 134.1 e at 6 P. M.
The V atest Deports by Telegraph.
• Nr.w Yuan, Dee. la—Btocka ton or. Chimp!) and Rock
Mil Reading, ~.%., 74 ; Canton UomPanY. 483-Z;
Cl. Ireland and 'Toledo, lws: Cleveland and Pittsburgn,
87; Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne, 3fichiBan 'Cen
tral. 112: Alichigan Southern, 8536; New York Central,
117.1 i; Illinois Central, 123;• ltumberland preferred, 127%;
34hronri Sixea, 98'; Hudson Oliver. 13K• Five•Twentleo,
WI 1085.; do., 1864. 104 M.; do . 1865. 105 1 11; Ten-Forti
1004; Beven-Thirtlea. lee l; Gold, 133)4; • 10110 Y. 80 - 1.7 Per
cent ; Flebange, lio s ‘ ; ', for three days sight.
Cotton quiet at 1531 r middlings. Flour - dull. 4boo
barrel', sold; State.sB 60R.10 80; Ohl ,12100113 10; Weetorn,
$8 elloAl4 80; Southern. 511 0 550e14 50; California. *l2 85 ,- O)
13 50. Wheat quiet. Corn dull. Oats firm; Wectorn, 84.
Bale,' advancing. Beef quiet, Pork dull; Wean, $2O 75.
Lard dull Nithtsky dull
PALTTAMIW. Pee. 18.— Cotton dull at 1550a1514,' for Mid.
alines Flour quiet and negler ted; City It. Superfine,
j 8 60; Extra, do.. $lO 50. Wheat very dull and nominally
ill changed Corn active and scarce; White, $1 20a1 23;
clloW, $1 29;11 '26. Gate firm at 75676 c., and is held at 77
a7B. Rye firm and . Pearce. Proviclona: quiet; Bacon,
ahoulders, 12c.; bulk. 01ka8.44e.
NIPECIAL NOTICES.
'..P.0y8 1N BLUE: , A MEETIN( OP TOE
Thlladelrd la ti otpll of the "Boys iu Bine," will he
held at 'he 11 al of the Biliaent Etuilue Ilomoann
coiner of Tonal .rd Filbert streets, on FRIDAY
V) NINO, the 40th Instant, at Tk; orlock. Ward °rout.
zotiims ci ill take notice and rend full delegations.
13,) order of
liEvEttAL J. T. OWEN, President.
J.A3.11r6 0 IYI.N. SeCrIAVY• in
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Illia9P. WEL, PARTII.:UL4II6 OF THE HANLON
11, oilier& lienration Entertainments will be rib
-11 bed to.iner. ow:
ifice Lo l u l . ClT t Y re IrtiVITAL, NUS. 1619 AND VAG
:al treatment and me e dici n ne7Tt n igaerl leri;AagirgivlatVe.
7-30'8 ()ttivated into 5-2orsi
4(31-QILI3
Atid Compound luterest Notes Wptid,
4::;10.•
ERB * , - I \‘
$4 134;ith'irliiii4 ittreet
lit IRKING wrtit MX, 01131tOlDta
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1346
illaililinfwa"94l' 11* ' M. A. TOKRY.
opo import street.
FOiUlOir ;ED ITI ON
BY TEIOEGR,H}:?I-1..
The Bill to Snopentt the Eledttetion,ot
• the Currener.
WisnlN4falix, Dee. 18.—The folionting Is the
Rouse bill to suspend the further reduction' of
the corn:tea , : • •
'Pe it enacted, ,ye.;' That from and after the pas
sage of this act the authority of the Secretary
of, the Treasury to' make any reduction of the
currency by, retiring er cancelling United States
notes shall be and Is hereby suspended. •
/for which .Scnatctr. Shormilo, from the Com
mittee on Finance, has reported the following as
* substitute: ,
That so much of the act approved, April.l.2th,
MK entitled an act to amend . an set to provide
ways andmegns to support thegoVernnient, 4p
proyed Mareh'Bd;lBCa, as provides that the See
retat7 of the Treasury may retire and cancel
United States notes to the extent of $4,000,060
per month, be and' the same is hereby suspended
until Congress shall otherwise provide.
From New fiainpshfie.
CoNcortn, N. /I , Dec. 1. -The Reptiblican
State Convetion met here to-day: ,The'Hon.
Onelow Steams was made chairman. Governor
Ilaulman was renominated by acclamation.
l'rom IliaNal°, N. V.
• 111;1•1•ALo, Dee: 18.—The well-known Spring
Abbey 'lltuse, near the. Cohl Spring race -track,
was' destroyed by tire this morning. The loss is
V.20;000; insured tbilts,ooo. ' "
. . .
XLitta"COMfait'eeir--SeeOntl.‘Sessil no,
(St 4/ i re—Continued froniThird Ed i UMW
The bill repealing the tax on cotton was Miceli tip, and
debated by Mr. Doolittle (Wis.)
[homes.—Continued, froin Third Edition.)
The bill ill/11:8 discussed by Merars. Gaifield , (()hio),ll4rd
fag L111),:jiromivoll 1111.). Washburnci (Lad.), .fogff.o (m.);
Allieoc (lowe), and other members... • •
Mr. Washburne ,lad.) -ppoged the second seCtlon Of the
Lill and moved to strike it out.
Mr.Logati Opposed the bill 110 on entering stodge
for the rertoration ot °dicers of the array - nod navy; who
dercrted the, servien and joined the ranks, or the rebel
lion. • it Wan ' the same character of les:illation 10 that of
thr bill passed yesterday. relating to oflicors easlilereder
dismitwed from thArerviee.,
Mr. Garileld tOhloj said that the reprotentations. of
tagan mere very rave, very serious and very tln war
ranteil. There was not the slightest, ground for , the,ta.
presentation that this hill could i nure ', to the benefit of
retei 0111C.CFN who had forfeited their allegiance at the out
break of the tobellion.
. . .
1 4 . Li*ti bald that the axle of charging gentlemen
with mierepreeentntlon or tmeBtatenients of facts. wan
very common the guntlem an from Ohio (Garliehtl;.bat
tot himself ho would prefer that that gentleman ehoold
heresttor lie Softer nlwaior, if ho desired to npply them
Mr, Garfield trueted that ho was not behind tto gentle.
man in the, courteeleanf&indn, and if he Bald that it gem
tlemen find miortpiee-ated his p (1 wa.. , becatiisr
he hod uoltlek of mutilaire which would. tiny 111. r-tame
thing in any 'lees direm ' , ir! tended way
J 4. _ltlisrn (town) Inquired whether the repeal of the
twenty-lint section of Me act of Jfirreli 3(.1. trie,fc would
not virtually relieve from all penalty tIIO3O otfieera of the
army and navy whoirad ab•rndoned their nag and em.
braced to, canoe of the , •
.
t4lr Gion
atd replied that it did not. Those men would
still be liable to be coo rtn.attialed andpitnishod for deser,
item IWI law simply proposed that the extraordinary
prox igen of the net.of 1865 ellonld be repealed.
.
• General h hersdanls . neport..His ' Re.
. !,tulleof Pre.idenl r Johnaon.
! . The Winlington papers of yesterday-publish in.full the
report of ten, ral Sheri,dan. which was not included in
scrotal Grant's annual isport. .. .
, After referring to bin organization of the militarry forcer
of the Leper, truent, he proceeds to ray that "on the 2d of
'' March, Isii7, an 'Act entitled 'an Act to r rovid• for the
more eillelent government of the rebel Stotts' became a
law, and he was assigned to the command or the Fifth
Diefritt comprisir g the States of Louisiana and Texae."
.
The report concludes as follows :
Assuming command 'of the Fifth Military District ° a
the lath day of M arch,' 1 , 57, I found upon examining the
law that I ems required "to protect all persons in their
I rights of pereon and property; to suppress lusurrection,
disorder, and violence, and to punish, or cause to be puu-
I , i
shed, all diettu bore of the public peace and criminals."
i To,actoimplieh this purpose, and to reorganize theme two
States isloyal to tt e government, I had a small military
fore and the authority vested in' eby the law. I fonnd,
t Upon a flood examination-of. the existing civil govern
' meats of those two States, that nearly every civil funs.
I. tionaryfrrm the Governor down,.- had been soldiers or
aidei a and abettore in the rebellion. and that in nearly all
cases they haebeen elected on confederate grounds, and
' solely for services rendered in their attempts to deetro
the' -general government. In tact, • many, if 'not all,
had advertised, when they were, candidates their tor.
' vices in this respect as a meritorious appeal, for votes. Ii
found,also. that they were nearly all darfranchised by the
' law, and Were substantially alien.. It is scarcely neces.
Nary to state that from this cendition of affairs nearly
every civil officer within my command was either openly
or eters tly o posed t
the tsnstionar the law, and to myself as the ren
thority held responed le by the order of the . Executive
of the nation for i s faithful execution. .It was a
Mei:lilt situation 1 vt Web to be placed, rencicred
(~
4111. mote SO by the pparently oven eyntpleltVl - 9' the
Praiihnt faith the abort a'tuded hi. I
'sake this rinta - h. ear es char t '''. but 4itr&pjv no an, e x _
planar on. To have attempted "to protect all . persona
ID their rights of person and peeped*, to suppress ineur
rec it on, disorder and violence. and to punish or cause to
be punished air disturbets of tit() public peace and . crimi
nals.. and reorganize the States against all this power
and influence, in aceordonco with, the intentions of the
framers of the law .without exercising ing the right of remo
val, a as simply a bsurd.
It would have taken years for military commissions to
have tried those eases of .vfolatlons of the law alone that
would have occurred in exact regiAration of the legal
voters of the States. There war only one .courser to
pursue, and that was to remove every civil officer who
cid not faithfully execute the law.; or who ' put ruse
impedimentl in the way 'of its execation—and this
I course was adopted. . In pursuance of the
same, I decided ':(to esti the authority
vested in Me as leniently as possible ; to almost allow my.
self to be fo,ced to the wail by open overt act, before lotion
nes taken ; and in es cry order issued the e,411130 of removal
was entailed. I bad no desire to' oppress, and did not
oppress. I only 'dished to give security to *all good clti.
repo, end did to, stud insecurity to sill ollice.holdors who,
fell. d to curry out the law, or who put Impedimenta lit
the way of isconatruction. - • , . ,
no. have been charged by the highest authority lit the 'na
Hon with being tyrant teal a,d pattomn, and I am not
afraid to say, when Such charges aro made neatest ire,
that 1 ft el fu my heart they are untruthful. In all my
dealings pith thepeople of Louisiana and Texas I was
governed by hone- , justice and truth'; no political Leila.
eucea 'or Interests' were , allowed to centre! Inv
actions. I canted out the law with satisfaction
to ail except thosei WillOM it dlrranchteed and
a set of dishonest. political trickster's who
I hled-previouf tt. denounced, and Who sought to make use
of the law to obtain place and polo/on; add the whole
rystem of reconstruction was faithfully and successfully
,pushed forward to near its completion, with energy and
ter' on ,y, tmtill the Ist of September. 1557, when Ire
er lye d Cle neral Orders No. SI. dated Headquarters of the
Arny, A di utant.Genera I's ()film Washington, August 27,
1867, re Ho, leg me iron the command of the Fifth Mili
tary District, and ;miming me to the Department of the
Mieeouri.
In conclusion, I take the greatest plea.nre in reporting
to the General-in (filet the cheerful and able manner In
which all the. officers , of my command performed their
difticult and responsible dated.
I am, eir r very re emctfulty your abedient servant,
P. H. SHERIDAN. 'Major-Hamra.
Brevet M-jor•Gras oral John - A. Rawlins, Chief-of-Start
Washington, D. C.
- IMPORTATT(INS.
Reported for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
BAY.- NNA H- Bleamehlp Tonawanda. Jennings-49
baler cotton Cochron, Rumell &Co; 21 do W M Greiner;
36 do D Stetron fi Co ,• 28' do Jen b; Brown; 13 do R Pat,
tenon Co; 153 do 78 do dom. race 5 do , yarn Claghorn,
.14 , rring fi Co: 17d do cotton 12 do hides 153 empty kegs
•
250 Pk IM Flltidrica various conrignees.
MARY'S , GA.-4 Behr L Leach. Endlentt-1813,C00
feet pitch pine lumber E A Bonder Co.
MARINE 13111L1401 I IN. ,
' PORT OF PRILAIDELPHIA—Droemnsu 19.
IN".s4lMarin4 Bulletin on l'hircl Pave,
• ARRIVED THIS DAV. ,
Srbr J Leech. Endicott, 11 daYe from St. Mars , ', e,
wilt!) lumber to E A Bonder Co. •
CLEARIICIIi IS DAV. ! •
Behr Wrr. B Thorned, Winamore, Saguala fkaiido, Mg.
lobudit. • .
Schr t 1110 Star, Poland, Trinidad, Morrie Wain tt
SAILED. • , •
The city, lea Boat, Capt Srhellengeri Avoid down the
b!
river clu (hie morning. talOng to tow ; brig Eclat, for
hamburg. and kchr Picklviek,lor,Odcattr, itu.sos.
MEMORANDA... ,
Steamer Rtar the Upton. Cookeey, hnce.railed from
DP Yana yOrrerday t New Orleans
otearher V 11e do Parra (Fr). Surmount. nom Havre sth
Mat. al , (1 Brett 7th, with 1'.4 naasenger , at Now York
yertel day
St. ono r. Hecht etlr). Edirrondann, and Minneanta OW,
Pr ice. cleared At 'NOW York yesterday tot Liverp 01.
Bin It Irma (11 ), turominga. aniled nem Caibarion flOth
ult. for thin port.
Bark Sachem Kerwin, cleared at Salem 16th Mat. for
Zi rizihar.
Rehr.. Fliza 13 Fmery, , Young, and Seven Waterer, Crow
ley, hen CO at Horton 16th Inc , .
- Nelmo Frederick 1.14 h Davia franc for Boston; Evelyn,
Poe ley, for thia.portz son' y night. llpscy, from Bangor
for do, and Willa, 4 Phillip, sbrpard, from flyaunin for
do. at 1,. Micro 1101013th hint.
t'rhr Danntlers. l'onodo.. Pence, was at 'Mayaguez, tat
ink, for New York in d diva.
beim. Mionegots , pt, j a per, from Newport for this port.
and Baxter, Jerona., front New Haven for do, at New
York yebterday.
Sebra Montgonrcry, Scliwainann. from Boston for Da.
Pert. and 811 'Paloot. Smith; from do for Now Gantlet/A
at New Yell , v. ataday .
• pH," ti TwE De o, 11111. e, and Black - Dinradutleetung,
nal ed !Toni Newport 11th that. for thin port..::
MARINE hi I hiIELLANY. • •
Brie Ahiw P Fenno from tit John, NFL- for 'Thirhadito,
WAP obonitoord loth in- t. lot 40 40, ion 'hi 10. ' All handl
rcpci ,„l Pi ,framer do Purls, at Now york.
Tit o rop re rigged vereelo ate aohoro near
NJ , „ v ote iNrne•mt, Ahs,) two, ottliirnoni orro 4 lio
, w ,„ ~e , , Ihe tiring. Wrecking CO., havo snit their
'reviver. Ate. to their ttitolotatice. •
1 trirrool D•cl6- ) T he cargo of bark Birene. (roil' Rot.
"tend 111 for Pfloware Breakwater lbeforo reported ashore
12 , ar :Moir has been lon4od. •
1 bit rare° of hark Maximilian.' from Philadelphia , for
Ant oerp, whore at Flushing, las boon told for ZHOU
Brie liebereaypoed,' - geom. phg ni telphia (before re.
ported at a port in LidrOpe, do being diochorgod
~ . . .
,
_ N(YI'1011 TO MAIIINEHS. ,
Millen le bernily &an that the. Jot cleat! Iran Can Buoy,
piaci 4I te Mal k It - and Cove Ito,ck, entrance to Portland
, t ,ttarta.r. MC i , pat adri , ,t from ini niooriuga during Ulu late
1 0 81 '1: ,it ' 4l l 4: belt plar: its goon at , Poemlble..
`• /. 8 ifil " (I f ' 4 it 1 0 Stoma Wan. oft ~i ntilifloltiwas
.10Yrii.'d aal , ay I , thp Se Kriteria,. and drii'M out ta .ea.
11044‘41if "Iliti—ilk-oktlithi ENT - NlNtlti, -- 0411.
et EAU, dor ( olds /00 woriThoot or ilzoo.
PARR a filMWJew*"
• myOwiteut *vet. Wow nurtli . . lower elde.
00 O' Clock.
Itiessage .Prom the gerespidesit,,, , -1;
iSpeeiarDeapaith to:the Philadelphia Evening BulianiLl
WdaIIINOTON, December 18t11.—The , Presidedt
sent to , the Howie ..to-day a inesitUre , cerneernitno
the admtnistration , of General Hance& la/ the
Fifth • Military., ' , District. The • Praident
called • the , attention of congreo ir•to
the' orders lasuiel by General Hancock sOn
taking. , command , Of, a Dlettilef,
p,nd contraldathem with' these Of his predecea
oors.t,He says HancocWs•lmthe first•ease wherein
any military commander has alillOtinCeil his , in
tention • of • , administering f titeC • • Oats'
of his ' district ' in, • a spirit of .rjtattim and
forbearance, and the first who las shown
position to submit to his, superior tifficigto and
place - himself under the .operations Ofthe :civil
law. For these and other reasons theit
askaCmigresarto take 'mime action whetibyltha
conduct of•Gen.:Hancock in the , pointa
he alludeet may he publicly recognized::•ate hints
-that a'joint resolution, 'of thanks, reciting' ails
facts stated:in the nieisago,, , shall. bef•passed Pau
the salvia] conduct' : ' :of ;General' , Han
cock. •The "%message; . Ilea . Inbt yet,••: he&
laid • before • the .•!,• t but larvertd
members have read it at the Speaker's table; add
emyrestveurprise and:disgust at ther•ttncilled.for
action of the President in, the matter,* •
It errediendenee of the AnteeistedPrenti
WAsinitavrom Dec.'lB.=-ThisPiesithint Befit tile
following message to Congressiu:dly
17 •
enflemenV7he &nate and ifoute dr , Reppesek.
tatieei: An °Metal copy of 'the order 'Latvia by
Itiejor , Genersi Winfield S. HanceCh, Commatide,r
of the Fifth Mllitary'District, dated tit 'Ms head
quarters; New Orleans, La., Ott the , 20th of No-
veneer, , has renclied.'yne throng' the regillir
chanrelts of the War Department, and I herewith
communicate it to Coligress form& action its
may seem tobe , proper In view , of all the drenixf.-
stances. 4 ,
It will be• perceived- that Gen. Hancock an
iionneet. that be will make the , law Die ralu Of
his conduct; that , he will uphold the Courts bud
the civil authorities in the performance of their
proper duties, and that lie will use his military
power only to preserve the peace and enforce
the law. He declares; very explicitly that the
sacred rights of trial by> jury and•the
privilege of the• writ of hobetut corpus shall •not
be crashed out or trodden under foot. He goeS
further, andlu ono cOmprohensive sentence tut-
Berta that the principles of American Itberty
are still the inheritance of this people, and ever
should be. , •
When a great soldier, with ttnrestricted power
in his bands to oppress his fellow men,•volun
tarily foregoeS the chance of his self
love and his ambition. and devotes himself to the
duty of building up the liberty and strengthen
ing the laws of his cottony; he present& an 'et
ample of the highest public virtue that human
nature , is capable of producing:'• • '`),
The strongest. eleiM'bf Washington, to tie
"first in war,- first in • peace, and Brat in the
hearts of his countrymen" 'is founded' 'on • the
great slawt that in all his illastrions-:"Career he
scrupulottsly abstained from violating Shit legal
and constitutional rightS'of'his`,lfelldsr-Oltizotts,.
When he surrendered - his Commission to Congress'.
the President of that body ' , spoke his highest
praise in saying that he had alwaytt regarded the
rights of. the civil authorities, through all t_dart
gers and disasters. 'Whentipr 'Power abOver the
law .courted his acceptande,. he calmly put the
temptation aside. By sueltmagotiniatous acts of
forbearance he won the Universal admiration; of
mankind, and left a name which has no rival in
the history of the world: I tan far &Om ::tying
that General Hancock is the•• only - oeleer•Of the
American army who is influenced by tbn'erairipTe
of Washington. Thaubtless.'thensande of 'them
are faithfully devated to the principles for which
the men of. the revoltitlon laid down their lives,
but the distinguished honor belongs tit,
,btat of
being the first officer in-bigh' command, smith of
the Potomac, since :the clew' of. the civllwar'
who has given 'utteranee, to theta noble senti.-
111131361 in the •form of a milltiry order..."
rdspecOnlly 6%7g-elf t ' . Congress .that
such • public`,recopattion "of General
Hancock's patriotic conduct • 'is. -due,
if not.to him, to the friends 'of law and justice
throughout the country. Of Bne.4 ati netlas this,
at Eneh a time, it is but' fit that- this 'dignity
should be vindicated, and the'virtue proc.laimed,
so that its value as an example May not be 10et
to the 'nation. ' • '
[Signtd] ' ANfiliEl j ie jOILVSON.
Washington, Dec: 18; ; 1867. ' - '
'I he Natlortat Mauro ruestriersr.Ciintwent,
CLoynr.ltto, Dee: Ifi.—The. INoaonai Genvetby
Lion of Manufacturers assembled in tlia9'• laity
to-day, at 10 A. M. About 200• , delegates Were
present, representing Vermont, :Massa
chusetts„ Connecticut,. New .YOrk.,_•• Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Western Virginia:, Ololoi:lndiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin •. and. Michigan.
Newberry, of Detroit, was chosen for•lempOrary
Chairman, and S. b. Sidway,, of Chicago,, for
temporary Secretary.. . • , • - •
Atter a recess the -.Committee •orp•Ferrinanent
Organization, through their. Ctutirtintrii E. B.
Ward, reported: the. following' fore permanent
officers of the Convention;' President—B. W.
Raymond, of :Illinois / representing the watch
interest. Vice President—Ethan , Chamber
lain, , New' . Yerk. •-. cotton. Charles
Dickson,. a Conn., - 3 brass, German silver
and copper— ,i- W. Gates. Illinois, ma r
chinery; Jno.McNnity/ Maryland,. sugar-refining;
G. W. Cochrane. Massuchusetts,shoe andleathcr,
J. F.linrshad;.Wisconsin, furnitaret• E, W. Ste
vens, a Pennsylvania, lion; D. M. Richardson,
Michigan matches;
_Preferred Smith;; Oblo,nor
builder;•• Robert • Montgomery, . Indiana, fur
niture; :B. F. Hamilton, ' Maine, • •.co:,-
too ; . J. H. Woodman Vermont, cotton.
Secretaries, Jasper E. VVilliams, 01110; HOle,
Jr., -Philadelphia . ; A. T. Goshorn, Ohio;
Waters, Mass.; .L.ll. Dow„„Ill. -.3_
The report was adopted, aud•-•W. Raymond.
took the chair, briefly returning thnnks for the
honor conferred, H. J. 8. Newberry :.011bretfilte
following resolution:
Whereas, The proposition nucleoli forthis.C,on
yen Lion enuanatedl'rorn the Detroit Mattuiaetnrern
Convendon,.and - , by their action, they : specified.
particularly. the subject which , they wished, con
siderid•by this Convention;. end, •, • , •.3
Who eas, The delegates appointed: to this 0 1504-
vention mere _appointed under such. call; there
fore, • • . , , , ,
Resolved, That as the • ,sele.: .purpose - for.
which:,this „.Convention was ; called was
to obtain from Congress the immediate
removal of all taxes. 'upon: manufactures
and productions, except luxuries, and to change
the mode of us.sessment collection' of reve
nue, one tbouppoitltment mai re:naval- of • Nye
•nue officers, ,Vole will confine the action of : this
convention to:that ptirpose strictly. After a brief
discussion this:was adopted
• . A General Committee was appointed to whom ••
Was referred all resolutions, memorials, Me., for
consifier'ation, as follows
A. Dow, B. I'. Hamilton.. , , ,
E. Emery, W. Plunkett.
Conneetleut--Chas. Dickerson, Geo. Johnson.
• • New • Yu) k—J ohn Williams,. George W.• Chid-
yt nusylvania--H. .W. , Oliver, Campbell.
• 31:mlurol—Jus. A. Garry, 0: P 4 Tiffany,
Ohio—S. 11. Burton, James Mason.
Indiann--liobert.Moutgomery. . ,
Illinois- S. J. Russell:Charles G. Wilson / 1.; ,
Wisconsiu—L. , Blossom, George Esterly. • .
' B. Ward, D. Richardson.
Verniont—J. H; Woodman..
The Cominittee•vvas instructed td.reeciVe and .
consider:lll' resolutions, suggestions and memo
rials submitted to them: • . •,
The Convention then adjourned until 11.130 PAT.
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