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Saturday, January 4, 186
lii4'' ItIANsACIIUSETTS.
~ 4 Ai. are 'a few plain facts and figures
"IWO/en.hilheriliessage of Governor Bullock, of
° i•'' - cstitielTusdtta, which amply vindicate the
" ' dd•Ftan. Commonwealth against the nu
. gide
, itherous charges Of the rebels of the South and
4p . J,Copperheads of the Middle States.
o kationg these are the following : 230,000 pu
hol4ils have attended the public schools during
average
ra, term of eight months; B,OOO
~r k' ,
' d r teachers have been employed, and the State
i , ' raised , by taxation, $2,355,505 during the
4year, for the support of free education. The
, ', .', =tate has supported 1,717 paupers and 500
T lf "i". 4, I:tics, at an expense of $255,000, and has
7.' cb i l ik •fi:aributecl upwards i:lf $BO,OOO to private
he hittcharitable institutions. $140,000 have been
,witkeipended by the State upon the institutions
fact ill""of Juvenile Reform, the Nautical School and
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'' . 4, -,, , the tivo State Reform Schools. The State
,'?', Prison, instead of being a burden, has earned
„,, . ; •5 Q,OOO over all expenses, during the year.
blu 7: 4 ,' excellent militia extablishment costs
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A 7 to * y $
' 150,000 a year. •
N t ..o ~,, e. here,
,•; ?., . 1 are all very strong evidences of the
' ! 'F), xellence of the government of Massachu
' 4. ' 4' ,:irts. But the strongest proof of the pros
„,,ve;..-i., „ ,
..h.lAperity and happiness of the people of Massa
, innkt Chnee US is given in the fact that the Laiount
. ~..., • ~ of deposits in the Savings Banks of the State
1 .,•, ; ‹ , ,, isover $80,000,000,0f which five-eightb.s have
' ,•- e A , O . accumulated during the past ten years. It is
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.;1 well known that the depositors in Savings
~,,17, -91axiks are not the rich capitalists
,o, i and business men of a community.
' ” " I "ihey are men, women and children
1 ! -lof moderate means, who do not have to turn
~,..,‘' ~I ,• — l n. r er their earnings rapidly and have them
iii, .Iglttre they can be instantly' called for in an
orniqopiergency. They are put away for security,
.tlittitWhere a moderate interest will be paid or suf
''' i • lered to accumulate. The population of
ii .A. ,
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Ilasaachusetts is less than a million and a
a ~-
s X eitaialf, and this accumulation of eighty millions
*A,: : ' a94rin the Savings Banks, as the earnings of not
' t ,t;' 2 ' . k . pe richest portion of this population;is a
t' 61 e Viiking proof of industry and prosperity.
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nk. - •
Even before the disasters and losses of the
t*- 'pi war, the most proud and prosperous of the
/ 1 Southern States used to make a parade of the
_ • ,If,' • fact that their wealth and prosperity were
• . , , If7'l confined to a limited class of the white popula
" - lion. The poor whites were poorer, more
Th
7., ) , ^•ignorant and more despised than the slaves.
. it may be a generation before this ignorance
. ii 4 and the prejudice in favor of it can be over
' ... "I'v; come. 'But the reconstructed State that shall
.r . •s,••;•ofirst adopt the much-abused systems of
‘'s Mai3sachusetts, in favor pi education, enlight
to:_. • Ai . •
( 4 enment and industry, will unquestionably take
o/.. ••• the lead. There is no good reason in the world
. fr why Virginia, or Georgia, or Tennessee,
.: 4 .0.'.. 1 . or Mississippi, should not, in thirty
' ' ' years, be as enlightened, rich, pros
perous and happy as Massachusetts now
is. True, the Southerners of the present
Vay, pay affect to despise such prosperity.
/But they cannot deny its existence. In the
4 ovords of Webster, "Massachusetts! There
' Tolle stands!" and she never stood higher or
offered a better example to younger and less
'l' , prosperous States, than she does at the pre
sent , • time.
Agri'
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PHILADELPELIA.
The Northern Monthly is a magazine
started a year ago at Newark, N. J., and con
ducted with considerable sprightliness and
ability. Its January number contains an ar
ticle on Philadelphia, which is interesting
from its singular medley of truth and error,
..iof accuracy and blundering. The , writer
professes to be a New Yorker, which may
iticcount for many of his mistakes, and yet,
r ' from the minuteness of some of his details, it
*night be supposed that he had had better
L opportunities of knowing what he was
'Jpme r l writing about than are indicated by many of
14i : 1 t , " his criticisms. Both his praise and his cen
.P"- sures are so exaggerated as to deprive them
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value, and yet his description will be ac-
Meepted, outside' of Philadelphia, ass photo
. ifirsph of men and manners, from the affects
.," lion of familiarity with the ,subject which
n i • characteize it.
UAL
We are told of Philadelphia that "if it
ci ci . .‘,..,.icould stop growing where it is to-day, nine
e fiC l enths of the Philadelphians would be glad to
1454 4 ave it stop. But that is, course,of
and,
WWI'
it alas!impossible ; the unholy country out -
B D vaide of it will no/ conform to Philadelphian
•ad , rejudices. It will go on growing in spite of
J.• ‘8 ; and, worst of all, we can't help—being
• ~ gged unwillingly along with it, though we
101 y will drag as far behind as we possi
'y;ean. "
• L2"bis is a good specimen of that absurd
ggeration which makes a population
iwo-thirds of a million responsible for the
fogyism of a small minority welch is
Maly rapidly losing its influence, but ac
ally passing out of existence. Philadel
.
aja attaining its great growth from the
• gy and enterprise of its great manufac
_
w, sag .., interests, and from the unsurpassed
i tages which it possesses in point of
:4 4 thfuhiess and domestic comfort, and to
thctof such a growth taking place "in spite
l 'w -tenths of its inhabitants," is ridiculous
'l' l . - , of the men and women of Philadel
/ r'he writer means to he complimentar3r,
. fi that "the young men are celebrated
...,, ' manly beauty, their clear, ruddy
A na
4 1 , , their erect, compact, well
-t ' I , ° f i rigur ea, their' bright eyes." Thia is
n kvetty, but it,is, fortunately for Jime
ritt 'generally, not in the least a pecu
• • hilaelphia. We have such a
. ' ',.P ~e,n, and are glad to refer to
nk
of our society, but so has
'or any other city is the
.
.
. “ ea Mew TOrk
has such a class in its population. There 13 been at his post since daybreak, would be
perhaps more dissipation on a wider Beale in I pilfering the money-drawer before he was
New York than in Philadelphia; but the latter many days on-auty if he should be installed
has no need to libel the former in this' respect,' in the' vacant errand-boyship. These, were
to make a' good name tor her own young the marked features of the juvenile crew, but
men. What the writer calls "Younk America" the great mass was made up of common-place
is essentially the same all the country over. boys, just as. the World is made up of corn
"young New York" and "Young Philadel- mon-place, adults,and much depends upon the
phia" are only two species of the same well- coming five or six years in the way of decid
defined genus. The following definition of ing whether these representative boys will be
"Young New York" is simply a libel, and a blessing ora turse,to society._
speaks badly for the writer's sphere of , ob- The , question now. arises: Why were fifty
nervation: boys, Who in the main are ordinarily bright
"Young New York crams all his "recreation," and3ntelligent youths, looking after one poor
as he cheerfully terms it, into the hours when the place:as errand boy? The answer is simply
sun ceases to shine. Then ho does his. calling;
then he does his getting drunk; then he does his thie:' that the necessities of the parents of the
carousing about among gaming -houses, and in boys require that their offspring should have
the small hours of the morning he takes peculiar employment. The old avenues that led the
delight in staggering 'along the lamp-lit streets,
roaring staves of bacchanalian song, and enter- way to usefulness and honor are closed
taining policemen with hiccuped inquiries as to against the present generation of
their st,ate of health, awl drunken advice on the
subject of staying out late." boys; they are forbidden to learn trades, and
But if this description' IS a libel on "Young a semi-vagabondism is the result. The ap
tem is broken up, and a grave re-
New York," what amusing absurdity there Prentice VP.
is in this account of the manners and cus- sponsibility rests upon the selfish trades or
toms of "Young Philadelphia :" ganizations, which thus meanly deprive the
"Young Philadelphia does not disdain to rising generation of the opportunity of use
amuse himself in the day-time; and he may very • fully and honorably earning their own bread.
often be seen in the afternoon, quietly attired,kid- It is difti s cult to conceive anything meaner
gloved, and perfumed, ringing door-bells, and
making calls with an assiduity unknown to Young than the conduct of men Who, havihg secured
New York. who very seldom finds leisure for that trades for themselves, shut the doors against
sort of pleasure till after dark. Weeks pass, in all new-comers into their craft, and force
the life of the gilded' youth of Philadelphia, in
which he gets home at half-past nine, and to bed boys who desire employment to live lives of
long before midnight, after having devoted many idleness, or worse than idleness. American
hours of the day to We healthful pleasures he
affects." mechanics, who have done so much in the
Th way. of invention and in the advance of the
is is thoroughly delightful, and will be
industrial arts, are becoming almost un
appreciated as such by all who have the
slightest acquaintance with the species known ; skilled artisans are imported from
described. Europe, while the splendid material that is so
We would not dare to quarrel with the plentiful among our own American boys is
writer's description of the women of Phila- wasted for the want of opportunities for de
delphia,' even if his remarks were not true. velopment.
He only speaks sparingly when he says that Had Latta, Howe, McCorinick, Hoe or
"girls trip along Chestnut street in a rosy Harrison lived . one generation later,
_and
loveliness which would put to shame the, had fortune thrown them among the 'crowd
'whitened Fifth avenue lady." But he makes of boys who this morning surrounded the
the same blunder in &awing comparisons storekeeper's door, the world would continue
between women of different classes, instead to Want the steam-fire engine, the sewing
of taking the, same classes. For white the machine, the reaper, the non-explosive boiler
supremacy of the pretty girls of Philadelphia and the fast rotary press. There would be
is acknowledged, all the world over, it is a no opening for them; master mechanics
very stupid thing to deny to any city of the would want the services of these bright boys;
United States a large element of the same but stupid and selfish trades' organizations
types of American beauty. In this, this would say—"No, you shall not take appren
writer does make a truthful distinction be- tices; we ~d o not want our trades over
tween Philadelphia fashionable society and crowded, and if you attempt to teach these
that oil New York, when he says: boys our handicraft we will strike." And so
"In high society, you seldom meet those liar- the finest inventive talent of the age would
dotted women of the world, uncertain of age and lie dormant for want of the opportunity of
uncertain of morals, who snap their fingers in
development, and the world would be the
Mrs. Grundy's face, and openly brave her corn-
ments; seldom even those manwuvcring mammas poorer for the want of these great inventions.'
with daughters to marry off, who look upon a The wealth of a nation is in its industry.
rich young man as legitimate prey, and play
their cards to win him with all the hardihood of England, France, Germany and Russia per
gamblers." fectly understand this patent fact and they do
We have the article in Philadelphia, but all in their power to protect, encourage and
the supply is, happily, very limited. foster manufactures. The failure of the cot-
There are many more amusing blunders in ton supply during the rebellion struck Eng
this sprightly account of Philadelphia. The lisp prosperity the heaviest blow it had re
-" English dress and English manner" of our ceived for two centuries, and the British ex
young men is almost pure "bosh." There is chequer to-day is more dependent upon Shef
a reasonable intermixture of Anglicism in
,field, Birmingham and Manchester for , the
Philadelphia society, but it is not to be corn- soundness of its condition than it is upon all
pared with the prevalence of it in some other the nobles and professional and literary men
parts of the country, as, for instance, of Great Britain. France is a teeming hive of
Boston. In commenting on the economy of profitable industry, and to "learn a trade" is
Philadelphia, as compared with the extrava- deemed so solemn a duty in Germany that it
gance of New York, the writer makes the was an old custom for the heirs to the throne
following laughable assertion : to acquife a knowldge of some mechanical
"Chestnut street gives its dinners, and Walnut art. Our American laws do but little in the
street gives its "Germane;,' but at the "Germans" „„aj ,
of protecting and encouraging mechanical
the champagne flows sparing ly, and at the dinners
trollies and the like expenbive delicacies are un- industry; while they SUffer private organize
known. There is many an elegant house, in the lions to depress and hinder its progress. For ,
most aristocratic parts of the town, iu which
meal is never seen on the table beyond once a day. the sake of the country at large, for the good of
After the opera, the 'fashionable Philadelphian society, for the advantage of posterity and
wastes no money on costly oysters or extravagant for the welfare of the present generation Of
ices. He! oes to his home, returns thanks for
being under his own roof, and goes to bed." boys who desire to leam trades, but who et4e
Considering the fact that nowhere on this compelled to live lives of idleness, and o
contment is bountiful and luxurious, eating scramble like famished creatures for little
and drinking better understood than in Phi- places where they should be fitting thef
ladelphia, it is easy to indulge in a good selves to fill a wide sphere, we protist,
laugh over this absurdity. Then again, this against this blind and wilful wrohg.
minute describer of Philadelphia manners
illustrates the imaginary "monotonous same
ness" of Philadelphia by saying that:
"So much does established custom reign the.
if you enter the clean and well-kept markets,
you shall see but one style of market-basket,
carried by all grades of women, from the unmis
takably well-to-de dOwn to the unmistakably ,
moderately endowed. The basket is oval,
deepens to a point at the bottom, and is covered
by a two-sided lid. From this style of basket no
market-going woman departeth, at risk of being
looked upon as a wild cceentric, a person from
New York perhaps, or some. other disreputable
quarter."
Unfortunately for truth'S sake, every mar
keter in Philadelphia knows that nearly every
imaginable shape of basket frequents our
markets, except the particular sort so minutely
described.
But want of space forbids a further expo
sition of the vagaries of this amusing writer
upon Philadelphia. Many things .he says
which are true, and many that are absurd in
the extreme. He has crammed heavily for
this article, but has not half-digested his
mixed-up materials. He means well, in the
main, only he does not know what he is
writing about.
ABOUT BOYS.
A storekeeper advertised for an errand bey;
the advertisement appeared in the news
papers of this morning, and long before the
advertiser had arrived at his place of business
his doors were besieged by an anxious crowd
of urchins. By the time the storekeeper ar
rived there were probably fifty boys gathered
about the front of the building. With most
of the boys the appearance of each told its
own story. There was the genuine gamin,
full of fun and mischief, and equally ready to
stand upon his head, engage in a game of
fisticuffs, or divide his penny's worth of pea
nuts 'with a crony; then there was the decent,
pale-faced boy, with faded clothes, well
patched, but scrupulously neat and clean,
that told of parents who had seen
better days, but unon whom the
heavy hand of pinching poverty
had been laid. The bright intellectual boy
ivas there too; the boy who with a clear
lead, a Stout manly heart and a desire and a
determination to win in the struggle or life, if
. he'eonld only fel' or
.mak9 an opening.
Then there was the bull-necked, coarse
grained brutal bay,upon whose savage nature
opportunities of advancement would be
lost and who will only live to be a nuisance
to society._ The drone was, of course, on
hand, and his meaningless face, slouching
walk and slovenly dress were as eloquent of
errands ill-derr or not done at all, as though
the words weft: uttered by the disgusted
stole-keeper whin he gave him his discharge
w ith his first wick's wages. As in commu
iiitieeormen, so in gatherings of boys; there
Is always a sneak, and the hypocritical
oohing chap, who was sneakingly try
rig to Doak a sturdy boy who had
THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4,1868.
A. case of deep interest to aspiring mailiss
and managing mammas in this country, is
about to come before the English,crimitial
courts. An uxorious Baronet, a small filre
tion of whose name is Eardley, happened to
be in New York in the year 1839, when ie
had just turned the tender and spooney ae
of twenty-one. There he'met a fair creatuce
who inspired him with a sensation which tie
Baronet conceived to be love, and she, proliv
bly dazzled by the insignificant magnificeree
of his title—for the Baronet seems to possts
neither intellectual or moral worth—aceep
his suit, and they were married by n
Episcopal minister. As Sir Eardley increa d
i t
in years and stature, he grew tired of his w' ,
as husbands before Ilm have often done, d
they separated. The 'Baronet, however, d
strong matrimonial proclivities, and he ' -
it
mediately married another woman. His test
wife, indignant, sued her recreant spouse
bigamy, and the noble Sir Eardley now 1 -
guishes in prison, awaiting the result.
- His excuse is a remarkable one, and 'Os
upon this that we wish especially to cop
ment. He claims that the laws of Englipd
do not recognize a marriage in another coM
try that is not performed by a minister ofe
English Church, and solemnized at a Britth
Consulate. Probably this is very stupidtm
the part of the Baronet, but 'he intends' to
test the question before an English co t,
t
and he has found learned counsel read! to
assist him. Whether among all the abs d
'anomalies, the gross stupidities and 1 e
wicked inconsistencies of English law, Ot.n
lil
be found any support for the Baron)t 's
theory, is a question which probably o
American can determine. But it does mt
seem wildly improbable that a code whi4a,
as in the infamous Yelverton case, makestp
valid in one portion of a kingdom, a marri Le
performed in another portion, „should ref :e
to sanction a contract made in a foreign - it 1.
If a man may marry a wife in either Irol ; d
or Scotland ; and bb still a bachelor in i n
'English court , it seems reasonable that
day -
ronets ay annex as Tally American la 'i s
as the great 13enedick of , lJtalk himself, aid
yet be free to make one more maid miser e
in England.
If this is the case, we hope the awful 4 ' -
ample of Miss Magee will have a salutary •
fect upon those ambitious young ladies in t
country who lay snares to entrap the tit
gentry who happen in their vicinity. Th
are some things in this world better t
marrying even a noble duke, or a captiva
count; one of them is marrying a respect, le
American gentleman. But as the weak 43
s i
of certain of the ildr for titular honors is -
conquerable, and many of them would ra er
take a vagab nd with a marquisate, than n
honest man ithout ono, it.will be twee ry
for the gov went to interfere. What ' e
want then : is an U 401110040 'imitzimolail.
law, and the need is more urgent than that of
a copyright law. We must have a treaty
with every European nation, which
will compel the Bonapartes who marry
Pattersons, and tile Eardleys who attach
Magees, to stick to their, contracts. These
international marriages must ,be tied with
Gordian knots; and the great United States
Govexthnent must warn off all incisive Alex
andere. Mr. Seward has earned the title of
the. Great Annexor, and• here is the most in
teresting kind of annexation going on and
needing attention. The fair fame of his coun
trywomen demands that, he shall cease specu
lating in fog-begirt peninsulas, and in islands
from which., earthquakes knock the bottom
out. volcanoes blast the tops off, and torna
does blow the remainder into sprice,and turn
his attention to arranging a scheme by which
American women who marry these foreigners.
can be enable to read their title clear - to all
tbe honors, prerogatives and privileges of
wives.
Mr. Stephen N. Winslow has lately taken
his son, Stephen . N. Winslow, Jr. into part
nership with him in the ownership and man
agement of .the ,Commercial List and
Price Current, the style of the firm being
Winslow & Son. The List commenced its
forty-first volume to-day, with new type and
every appearance of high prosperity. Mr.
Winslow, Sr., has been connected with it for
twenty-five years,and he looks young enough
and vigorous enough to conduct it for still
another quarter of a century.
On the second page of to-day's. BULLETIN
will be found a very clever story by the
popular German writer, Heinrich Zschokke,
translated by Mr. James N. Beck, of this
city. The incidents, narrated in a series of
letters, are of the strangest and most roman
tic character.
EVART SATURDAY for this week continues
Wade and Boucicault's now story, "Foul Play.'
"The Great Stock Exchange Hoax," is an inter
estingaccount of the famous Lord Cochrane af
fair in 1814. "Sketches of Life In Paris" is a
very pleasant article, and "Dumb Men's Speech"
is a most remarkable account of an institution at
Brussels, devoted to teaching the dumb to speak,
not with their fingers, but orally. "Grandfather's
Pet" is a touching little poem.
Public Nalco fkext Week. by order of
the Orphans' Court, Executors, Trustees and others.
See Thomas Sons' catalogues and full advertise
ments on seventh and last pages.
AMERICAN LIQUID CEMEN'I' FIR
1.1 mending' broken ornaments, and other articles of
Glass, China, Ivory, Wood...e.arble, &c. No heating re
quired of The article to be mended. or the, Cement. Al
ways ready for use. For sale by
JOHN R. DOWNING, Stationer,
1D South Flchth etreet, two (Morn nb. Vi !nut.
ntiu.Slb .LET.
AT 804 CHESTNUT STREET.
APPLY TO-THEODORE H. McCALLA.
IN THE lIAT STORE
deMtinv , s
SSUOTeII ALE AND BTOUT.-91 CASES TENNENT'S
ship ß o C t o tl r e n d w A a l ll e i s a , n f d r
ttaolue t
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ldotsz en eua h pur u ch areec s e . ived per
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STEPHEN BALI)WIN ac CO..
jp4,41.111 fB. W. cor. Front and Walnut streets.
rttuttsunTurtno Ledt•nuV ED. V EMULATED
and easy-fitting Dress Hats {patented). In all the' ap
proved fashions of the season. Chestnut street, next
door to the Post-office. selB-I.9rP
rpo LOCKS3IITIIB.—A LARGE VARIETY OF KEYS
.I. and other Hardware suitable for your use mat be
found in the Iludware Store of TRUMAN & SHAW. No.
e 35 (Eight 'I birty-Sve) 'MARKET street. below Ninth.
DATENT ROPE COWTIES ARE MADE ADJUSTA.
I ble so that the noose will snit either a large or
Email animal, end do not chafe the neck like chains..
_For
sale. with Cow and Ilitching•Chains, by TRIMAN &
SHAW, No. SB5 (bight rhitty-tive)MARKET street,below
intb.
121 E. 13 CaNUENAVInN .rADLOCK CONIIILNEd
1 great strength with security against being picked or
forced. Thew 'make it one of tho heat locks for store
doors. Several sizes for sale bv 'mu MAN & SHAW, No.
KZ (Eight Thirty-five) NIARtiEP street, below Ninth.
tIiAP YY LAPC lullllk.n . ofhp.A Kid Glove.
..6
• A good assortment of Light Evening Cololl Kid Glovee.
and Dark. Kid Gloves, all colon, at 431 75 a pair; price,
everywhere, 82 00.
GEO. W. VOGEL,
doafitro• v 10113 ChrAtnut street.
izwELIBLEIINK, k.I.MWrtUWEIt
111 ing,Braiding,
M. A. TORT:Y,
FOO Fillyrt 'greet.
titiTEL,KEEPERS, FAMILIES AND
I Others.—The undersigned has just received a fresh
supply. Catawba, California and Champagne
rook Ale. (for invalids). constantly on hand:
P. J. JORDAN,
220 Pear street,
Below Third and Walnut stxeeta.
D.AC NATHANn, AEC EIONEER; N. E. CORNER
1 'Third and Spruce streets, only one square below tho
Exchange. $251.1,000 to loan in large or small amounts, on
diamonds. silver plate, watches, Jeweby, and all goods of
value. Cißce hours from 8A.M.t07 P. M. L Estab.
Belied for the last forty years. Advances made in large
ammints at the lowest market rates. jaB•tfrp
‘lll LinnNG AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS, WAR
ranted of solid fine Gold; a full assortment of sizes
FARR & BROTHER, jewellers,
324 Chestnut street. below Fourth, lower side.
c.tira niAstrEll bLaI.IIII4E BEVELNO,BTEAM PACE.
I Mg How, dm.
Engineers and dealers will find a full areortrnent of
Goodyear's Patent Vulcaniied Rubber Belting, Packing
bee, dcc., at the Manufacturere Headquarters.
GOODYEAR'S;
BUS Cbeetnut street,
Booth side.
io . B.—We bate now on hand a large lot of Gentlemen's,
Ladies' and 'Misses' Gum Boots. Alecrevery variety and
acyle of Gum Overcoats.
LAVe .I IA.
LBUeUa K u t 1 1
nilt ( y ) Fee l—a s A tio l :w t'At c ; lig
Also, Gold and Hain Papers. Hun_g cheap. Windov;
Shades at manufacturers' prices. JOHNSTON'S Depot
I.
vo.IOV Oarden street. sett
!inf./MANN/NU VY udtViiEtt43
1 Dealers.- Just received from Rochester, a superior lot
of sweet cider. Also, received from Virginia, crab cider.
P. J. JORDAN,
MO Pear street.
• B e l ow Thi r d an d walnut wrontl.l.
TwU ANI) Ttiltl-F,BtirrUN EVENING Kit)
Gloves, white aril light colors; two and three-button
Kid Gloves. Bertin's Pointed Cuff White Kid Gloves,
two bottom.; al. 0, one and two-button Dog 81cirt and
Beaver Gloves, just received. GB W. VOGBL.
deal aro* 101gCliePtutit etrect.
25 CENT IDITION MCKEN:,'S WORKS.
i i:'l'Elt3O\S' C1114,y EDITION FOR TIIE 3fILLION
T. B. PETERSON d BROTHERS, 306 CHESTNUT
Street, Philadelphia. aro now publishing an
entire NEW AND CHEAP EDITION Ol' CUARLES
-DICE ENS'S WORKS. Each book will be printed from
largo t W. that all can read. and each work will be IHsued
complete in a largo octavo volume.with a New Illustrated
Cover, and cold at the low price of Twenty-five cents a
volume, or four dollars for a complete set. TM-, edition
Is called " PETERSONS' CHEAP EDITION Volt
'TILE NILLION," and is the cheapest edition of the
works of Mattes Dichepl over printed. The following
volumes are now ready, Viz.:
(MEAT XPECTATIONS. Price Twentv-tive cents-
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. Price Twenty five cents.
CHRIST:IIAS HTr 111106. Price Twenty-five cents.
DOM BEY AND SON. Price Twenty-tive cents.
01 l)fIN CRUZZI,Ewrc. Price, tmeity.tive coots.
..... .....,„
PICK PA eF,IS, vow Twelity:fi 4
ve tainte.
WAVER ?MIST Price Twenty-live cente.
AMERICAN NoiEs. Price 'l'wenty:live
All the 01 her volnmep, to complete Om geries. will fol.
low'in rapid eucceesion. ReeksellerB and Nowa Agent,'
o ill I lent e order at once the plat tity at each new one
they wish oent them :V4 . published. and they will then
have each ork sent them in advance of the dayof pub
lication. •
CLUB HATES,—llooksellers,h'ewtt A fie ntB, ov/imam,
Libra) fed. Remain, !iconic, etabe, and ti t iter.onts what.
ever. will be supplied with "Petersonc . Chalet Edition for
the Million" of Charles Dickeus'a Worko at.EirrEEN DOL
-I.AIDea Manfred, net cash with order, which io Mott, per
amt. off, ORM ted to suit themselves. Now is the time for
every apprentice, clerk, mechanic, journeyman, ladiea
trades. in stores, or atj home, in every city, town or vil
lage in the lard to club, together and proem.: a set of
Detentes' Edition of Dickens's Worint" at Ude low
Mk. for "retenione` Edition,. and take no other. Single
copies will he sent, free of postage, on receipt of Twenty,
Jive cents, ore complete Bet will be sent as fast no issued-
On receipt of Four Dollare, address all entire and remit,
tances, to receive immediate sttention,to the Publishers
T. 13. PETERaON & BROTHERS,
Chestnat Philadelphia.
Irs
°CLOTHIN MONEY TO ANY AMOUNT LOANED UPON
DIAMONDS,
Arc WATCHES, JEWELRY. PLATE,
G. . at
JONES d CO.'S
OLD ESTABLISHED LOAN OFFICE,
Corner of 'tel hird a
L m om ' bard lll .
etreestreet,,. Bow
N. 8.-:-DIAMONDS, wyrons, JEWELRY. GUNS,
Sc.,
,eon PALE AT
REMARKABLY LOW PRICE'S. so 44m
FOUL PLAY.
DV CHAS, READS AND DION BOUCICAULT.
EVEItY BATUltlhly FOIi . JANUAItY ltrit
Contains the second part of this brilliant sToity, besides
a, fine variety of excellent articles, reproduced from the
beet European l'eriodicals.
EV E RV S 6 .TURD AY
Ilse become almost's nueescits to eta. intelligent Ameri
can rrdere.
sate ,by all Newadeaters.
TI(33NOR & FIELPB; rnbllehere,
• . potent
tom" Bargains in Clothing, „Am
rir• Bargains in Clnthing.
Pa - Bargains in Clothing.
air Bargains in clothing. _AI
1V Bargains in Clothing. _Asi
Or Bargains in Clothing.
W Bavains in Clothing. _al
Stir Bargains in Clothing. _,g.l
- t3T Bargains in Oothing.
1V Bargains in Clothing. _MI
Cr' Bargains in Clothing. JO
rrior Bargain 4 in (,'lathing.
•aW Brrgains in Clothing.
Bargains in Clothing. -AEI'
1117" Bargains in Clothing. _Ard2
Irer Bargains in Clothing. ...aa
Bargains in Clothing. _Ai
Ityr Bargains in Clothing. -all
Ver" Bargains in Clothing.
f/SW" Bargains in Clothing.
A Car (I.—.l'ri eis of everything reduced - Since the account
of stock; the assortment 0, both Men's and 110118' Suits
and Overcoats still very good.
WANAMAKER & BROWN.
WANAMAKKIL & BILOWK•
WANAM AK ;cm as thaw N.
WANAMAKER At BROWN,
WANAMAKER & BROWS,
THE LARGEST CWITIIINO HOUSE,
OAK HALL,
TILE CORNER 01 , bInTII Ann MARKET STS.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
SOIREE GYMNASTIQUE.
The Tenth Annual Exhibition by the Pupils of
Prof. L. Lewis's Gymnasium,
Tuesday Evening. February 4,1888.
TICKETS, WITH RESEItVED BEA'I 8, FIFTY CENTs.
Secure them in time at the Gymnaaium, corner NINTH
and ARCH streets,
N. IL—Gymnasium open every day and evening.
.44t6
WM. W. ALTER'S
(957) COAL DEPOT (957)
NINTH SMIEUEET
Below Girard Avenue.
BRANCH OFFICE,
Corner Sixth and Spring Garden Sts.
QUALITIES OF
LEHIGH AND SCHUYLKILL COAL,
tom' Orders by Poet will receive immediate attention.
jeettirpg
SUPERLATIVELY
FINE CONFECTIONS,
For Evening Entertainments.
STEPHEN F. WHITMAN,
No. 1210 Market Street.
ia4.3t
FINE ARTS.
The success which has attonded our
importations of Fine Oil Paintings this
season, has encouraged us to enlarge
our collection at the Pennsylvania Aca
demy of Fine Arts, and we have just
received from Europe and added to our
Galleries to-day some very ohoice
Original Gems, which have been
painted expressly to our order.
1 he Exhibition will close January 31.
O
BAILEY & CO:
j a 3 UM
NEW AND FRESH
PATES DE FOIE GRAS
IN TERRINES.
Juet received the firet new PATES of this ceiteen, in
mall size Terrines.
For sale at the Lowest Prices Possible.
SIMON COLTON & CLARKE,
S. W. oor. Broad and Walnut.
Intw ern •
SAFETY RAILROAD SWITCH
MAIN TRACK UNBROKEN.
I am now prepared to furnish railroads throughout the
United States with my Patent Railroad Switches. by the
nee of which the MAIN TRACK IS NEVER BROKEN.
and it is imposeible for any accident to occur from the
misplacement of switches.
The saving in rails, and thereat saving In wear of the
rolling stock, which is by this mean. provided with a
level, smooth, and firm track at switches in place of the
usual movable rails and the consequent severe blows
caused by the open joints and battered ends, is a matter
deserving the especial attention of ad Railroad Companies.
AS A MATTER OF ECONOMY ALONE this inven•
lion needs only to be tried to insure its adoption; but
beyond the economy THE PERFECT IMMUNITY
FROM ACCIDENT canoed by misplaced switches
is a subject not only of importance in respect to
Property saved from destruction, but it concerns THE
LIFE AND LIMB OF ALL TRAVELERS UPON
RAILROADS.
I refer to the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com.
pang, and to the New York and Haarlem Railroad Co.
I am now filling orders for various other Railroad Com.
p a tes,d I will gladly give any information in detail
thWM. amaY be desired.
WHARTON, Jr., Patentee,
Box No. 2745 Philads., Pa.
helm No. 28 South Third Street,lthllada'
Factory, Wahmt above alst St., Philada.
oclUrn rvo
1861.FAIL, A 'wwI NTER. 1867.
FUR HOUSE
• ,
•
(ESTABLISHED IN 18184'
f"The undernigned Invite the attention of the Ladles
their large etook of Fu.nh mudding of
MUFFS, TWISTS, COLLARS,
IN RUSSIAN
_MALL
HUDSON'S BAY SARUM
MINH SABLE
ROY4L ERMINE, CHINCHILLA. FITCU.
all of the latent styicaSUPERIOR FINISH.
and at reasonable pricea
Ladle. In mourning will find bandsman article. In I"Flt,
SIX.NNES and SIMMS, the latter a most beautiful FUR
CARRIAGE ROBES. OLEIGHIHORES.
and FOOT MUFFS in great variety:
A. E. & F. K. WOMBAT?,
.117 Arch Stroat.
Will remove to our 'New 'Store, No. 1212 Chentnti
street, about May hrt.lB6B. stia am AT
REHERVED TAMA ' ?iDd. -- 20 KEGS MARTINIQ.I.TEI
Tamarinds. in snow. landing and for oale by J. B
no g= fi (Pik 1,90 09;101 PdrYParQ ucuuo,
' 4 ‘ I. .LINEN STORE, 40.
S2B Arch *3-treeti
We are opening the buelnese of the new year with
A THOROUGH REDUCTION
IN PRICES,
To Clear Off Surplus Stock,
We offer to Linen Buyers
The Largest Linen Stock in the City
At Less then Jobbers' Prices.
All our Llnerus ro of our own Importation and are
• Warranted Free from Cotton.
deiv•m w
1868.
ST) LA,At
''? Fourth. and Arch._
GOOD MUBLINS BY THE PIECE.
GOOD ALL:WOOL FLANNELS.
TABLE LINENS AND NAPKINS.
LARGE BLANKETS AND QUILTS
BLACK SILKS ASD PLAIN COVE , POIJLT DE SW ES
BROGLIE AND WOOLEN SHAWLS, CLOSd INGlti Lo W.
eAn w e tf
POPULAR PRICES
FOR
DRY GOODS.
RICKEY,SHARP& CO.;
727
CHESTNUT STREET.
.e 14141 TV
MOURNING GOODS.
In extenshre and carefully selected assort
ment of ALL kinds Mourning and second
Mourning Goods.
PERKINS,
NO. 9 SOLT= NENTII STREET
denmrn
YARMOUTH - BLOATERS
Just received by
Thompson Black's Bon & Co.,
Broad and Chestnut Streets,
BEAUTY,
COMFORT AND DURABILITY.
All the Latest Styles in
CUSTOM-MADE
BOOTS AND SHOES.
BOX TOES
AND OTHER NOVELTIES.
PRICES FIXED AT LOW FIGURES.
SARTLEiTT,
33 South Sixth Street,•aboye Chestnut.
FON Iv rPa
NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS.
The beet and most ennoble Preecoit to a friend or the
needy is a barrel of our
FIRST PREMIUM FLOUR,
and a bag or half barrel
"MOUNTAIN" • BUCKWHEAT, MEAL
Constantly on hand, OhIOAL LOlllll and Virginia Flour.
Also, "Mountain" and "sterling's" Buckwheat Meal, in
bags and half barrels -- warranted superior Co any other
in the market.
• GEO. F. ZE ILI NDER,
,Fourth and Vine,
SOLE AihiEtilT:
sell- otR
• ELDER FLOWER SOUP,
IL P. & C. R. TAYLOR,
No. t 341 NoFth Ninth 'Arcot.
IMEEEIAL FRENkaI Pitt,FNES.-40 CASE 3 iV TIN
ennnisters and fano? , boxes, imported and for nolo by
JO2. B. BVIAJER di (.0., 108 South Delaware 'mortis.
1868.
1
v
noUtt! th I tf
SECOND EDITION.
VV . .A. IS 111 14 . , 43- yr 0 N.'.
OUR FOREIGN REL&TIONS.
REWARD s PROPHESYING AGAIN.
THE NEW BRITISH MINISTER
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS
Our Foreign Relations.
Special Despatch to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Seeretat3 o Seward, in
conversation, a few days ago, with prominent
'foreign gentlemen here, expressed himself highly
gratified at the condition our diplomatic relations
Ivith foreign powers had assumed, and predicted
that we would soon be again upon smooth seas,
rand seemed in unusually high spirits in cense
',pence.
It is expected that Mr. Edward Thornton, the
new Englbfh Minister, will sail for the United
States to-day or next Saturday. In diplomatic
circles here the peculiar circumstances under
whiebithis gentleman has been appointed are re
garded as very indicative that he will be dele
gated with full power to propose to this Gov
ernment a counter-proposition in the case of the
Alabama claims, thus opening up the entire
matter afresh. It is also believed that,
upon his arrival, a speedy solution of the com
plicated question in regard to the rights of
American citizens abroad, which has almost as
sumed a threatening form, 7 will be made in a
manner very satisfactory to this Government.
The latter . ' relates entirely to those Americans
who have been a riveted in Great Britain on sus
picion of being Feniane.
By that Atlantic Telegraph.
Lopoos, Jan. 4, 11.15 A. M.—Consols for
money, le..?X„ and 02%692;4 for account. U. S.
723 f. Illinois Central, 88%. Erie,
48k. Tb larket for Apaerican securities is flat.
lasi:Proof., January 4, 11.15 A. M.—Cotton
firm and unchanmd;'sales wlll probably reach
12,000 bales. Breadstuffs firm, but quiet.
Front Cincinnati.
CiNclN:vart, Jan. 4.-- i Major-General Pope ar
rived here this morning.
The Democrats of tins city last night chose
delegates to the State Convention, to be held at
Columbus on the Bth of January, and nearly all
Ward meetings declared in favor of Judge Thar
man for U. S. Senator.
Death of the Pioneer Gold Pittner of
Califfornlit•
[From the an Fntodeeo Aka Catiforata_j
The . telegraph announces the death of Isaac
Humphrey, at Victoria, on the Ist of Decem
ber. He was generally known as "Major,"
and la an important character in the history
of California. He was a Georgian by birth,
and had worked in the placers of that State
before coming to this coast. When Marshall
discovered gold at Sutter's Mill, now Colo
ma,'on the 19th of January,l sts, he declared
that the metal was gold, but he could not
prove it, his associates did not believe him,
and his discovery had no influence. The
men in the neighborhood knew frothing
about gold Raining, and all,. including
Marshall, continued their labors on the mill
and mill-race, and ontlinary work, just as
though there had been no gold in the neigh
borhood. Nevertheless, they would occa
sionally pick up bits of yellow metal in the
race, and as these stood the tests of Mrs.
'Wlemer's soap-kettle—the only test known
at Sutter's Mill—the men began to feel un
easy, and two months and a half after the dis
covery one of them, named Bennett, came
down to San Francisco with some specimens
to post himself. He showed his little nuggets
to some acquaintance, and one of them
happened to know that Humphrey had
been a gold miner, so Bennett was
taken to him. A. look satisfied the
Georgian of 'the character of the
metal, and when he was told that these lumps
were picked up by men who were not miners,
be declared that though there had been some
rich diggings in his native State; there was no
place there as rich as the race at Setter's Mill.
lie determined to go thither at once, and tried
to persuade some friends to accompany him,
but failed, so he went alone. The morning
after his arrival at the mill, In the first. week
of April, he went out with a shovel and pan
and got several dollars in his first panful,
and after trying a number of places anu
finding the gold everywhere, he made a
rocker and sat down to work regularly,
washing out tike gold rapidly. Marshall and
his friends saiebow it was clone, and in three
.days after Humphrey's arrival every occupa
tion save gold-mining was abatidoned in that
neighborhood, and men who bad been glad
to work a week before for a dollar a day were
not content unless they were making thirty
or forty dollars. The news spread, and Cali
fornia became famous and great, and $1,000,-
,000,000 have flowed from the fountain that
was discovered by Marshall and opened by
Humphrey.
FMB UCTITE FI RE NEAR HMI KIS
BURG.
$B,OOO Worth of
_Grain and Hay
Burned,
Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock, smoke
,was observed issuing from the barn of Mr. Ja
cob 1111leisen one of the County Commissioners,
residing in Lower Paxton township. Mrs. MU
idea' made the discovery, and as there were no
,men about the house, the females startecl for the
, barn, throw open the stable ,door, and managed
.to remove a calf which, with the horses, was all
the stock in the barn. The COlOred em
ployed by Mr. Milleisen was at work about one
,balf a mile away for .a son-in-law of
Mr. 31„ and lae with a number of other
,men, seeing the smoke, started at once for
the barn, which they succeeded in reaching in
,tune to save the horses. The barn, with all Its
ocontents, consisting of about six hundred bushels
.of wheat, forty tons of hay, and all the farming
.utensils which are to be found on a well-stocked
farm, were totally consumed. The barn, whieh
was a very large one, was what is commonly
ltnown as a side-hill barn.and neither upon It nor
any of its contents was there any insurance.
The loss is estimated at from $7,01;0 to $8,000.
Btu's Guard, ad.
Th 4; Afurder•o4 Conductor Parker—The
lizquest—Vlw k'unoral
On Tuesday last Coroner Dotter, of Greens- I
burg, Vestmoreland county, held an inquest on •
the remains of Charles Parker, the conductor on
the Johnstown accommodation train '
who was
murdered on Saturday night. Several witnesses ,
were examined, three:of whom testified that they
saw Hull strike: the fatal blow. Another testi- i
fled that ho had heard Hull, after '
the stabbing, declare that he had "lot
some of the bad blood out of
that railroad conductor." Another swore that
Hull said in his hearing that he had "tickled
Parker's rubs with a jack-knife." The investiga
tion resulted in a verdict to the effect that the de
ceased came to his death by injuries received
from a knife in the hands of Samuel Hull. The
prisoner denies his guilt, and persists in saying
,tbat he was not on the train at alt at the time of
4be stabbing, and is entirely innocent. Ile says
Parker never injured him in any way, and he
would have no motive for injuring him.
'The funeral of the murdered man took place at
Conernaugh yesterday afternoon at two o'clock.
At nine o clock in the morning a special train
left the- Union Depot-for Conewaugh, with a
large number of railroad oflicers.and employes
:aid other friends of the deceased, who went to
attend his funeral. The traiu consisted of four
mare, which, with the engine, were draped with
Inn urn lag. At Blairsville intersection two other
cars also hung with black, were added to the
m i n , an d a delegation of Masons, with other
friends of the murdered man, got on board.—
rittsturylt Post, PA
STATE' OF TILE TiIBIimOMETER THIS DAY AT
THE BULLETIN OFFICE.
)O'A. 81...42 deg. 12 deg. 2P. M.... 0 deg.
Weather clear, Wind Northwest.
FINAIWIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Philadelphia !Money !Market.
Balite at the Philadelphia lacek Eachanne.
PINS? 110•81:34.
1000 PSS-20E1'65 cp c 1053 i I 6600 City 6e new lts 100 id.
1000 N 0610 2000 do kik 101 U
500 Perna 6p 1 eerm 101 1000 do 10014
-11300 Read 6.'86 ' 96 25 eh itead R . •
1000 Phu& Erie6s 92% due bill
500 Phila Gs new 100”,1 100 oh 'do b6O
RIO eh Lehluh Nay stk • 200 eh do its
b6O 2814 300 sh do b6O Its
28M 1100 eh Ocean 011
SIMIAN= BOARD&
1100 Ph
1100 all
109 811
PlO eh
100 eh
100 eh
100 sh
100 eh do
1000 Hell
TV et boat iotn 13 1
10 Penns it , 52%
67 sh do lots 52 1 4
200 sh Cataw pf MO 23%
200 oh Read it
eswn & int 46%
100 sh do int 46%
szoorin
If 600 City is new 100%1
141100 City Os old 9634
11100 Corn & Ambov
mice 6s 'B9 e its 93
3 sh Cii&Am R 128361
PIIILADELPIITA, Saturday, JIM: 4.—The SU pply of capital
hitteadify increasing and largo sums, in the absence of
safe and profitable employment. are seeking investment
in the better class of Municipal. Railroad and Canal
Bonds. The rates of discount are steadv at frii,Ai per cont.
on call, and the very limited amount of good paper which
finds its way into the street is taken at 7®lo per cent
The stock market was firm tads's., but not remarkably
active. Government Loans were steady, except for the
Coupon o±, which fell off a fraction. State 65, first or:-
ties, sold at 10134, and 1(3 was bid for the coupons. City
Loans were firm at 1003A1W4 for the new certificates,
and Pilia for the old.
tlteading Railroad was quite active, and well up to 46.41
an advance of 34. 128.14 was bid for Camden dr Amboy
R. IL; Edl.t for Pennsylvania It. It:: 2731',10r Little Schuyl.
kill R. IL ; tt434 for Norristown B. 11.; 67,14 for Mine Hill
IL It.; tr.t for North Pennsylvania R. It.; 50Ct: for Lehigh
Valley It. H. 284 for Philadelphia dr Erie It. R.; 23 for
Cattawittea R. IL Preferred, and 4234, for North Central
R. R.
In Canal stocks the only sales were of Lehigh Navlga.
lion at 28.403C3.3(t.
There was no change in Bank or ; Passenger Railway
shares.
The Board of Managers of the Mount Carbon Railroad
.Court any have declared a dividend of three per cunt.
clear of taxes, and payable on, the 4th instant, at the
office.
The First National Bank has changed its dividend' Po
!lode to January and July, and declares a dividend of
'l'wo Per Cent. for the past two months. •
Jay Cooke Jo Co. quote Government securities. etc., to
day. as follow: United States 6's, 1891. 10•PiT83108.,', ; Old
662() Honda, 107:f4(4108!„: New 6-20 Bonds, 1831,100i'5414
MU; 6-20 Bonds, 1865, l0eti;@106; 6.V.) Bonds, July, 1865,
PAW - 4101U; E-20 Bonds, 1667, 100.104104 4 ; 10-10 Bonds,
10r“.4102; 7 3-10, Junh, 104Vg1613.i; 7 040. July. 141,%@
10134",; cold.
Smith, Randolph - & - Co., Bankers, 16 South Third stre.et.
quote at 11 o'clock, as follows: Gold. 124',.; United States"
6s, 1881, 108108.56: United States 5.20'5. 1973x(}1119!.;
1864. luswgics% : 6.20's 1865, 105U4106; 541's, July,
1866. 1043 41045 i; &ye, July. 1807.1043401043;; United
States 6'n 124014 101L'ele2; United States 7.30"5. 2d series,
1eP56t1643;.; 3d series, 1045:@10ei; Compounds, Dec..
1861.11934 bid.
Menem. De Haven &. Brother, N 0.40 South Third street,
make the following quotatiobs of the rates of exchange,
to-day, at 1 P. M.: American Gold, 134413411; Silver
127(4129; U. S. 6's of 1881. 1664 .(16 8 1X; do. 18T..,' 1073i(4
bet; do. 1864. 106,V41053;; do. 1861, 12634 ( 4106;
do. 18475, new. 10430.4164;ti ; do. 1867.riew, 1643;A104ii";
Fives, Ten forties, 1013 - ,X101N; do. 7 3.10'5, June, 1043474
10ent ; do. July, 104YA,10in '• Compound Interest Notes—
June, 1%4, 19.40; July, 1864 , 19.40; August, 1864, 10.40; Oc..
tober, 1864, 19.40; December, 1864, 1140; May, 1645,
17i . . 41 4173. 4; Auge n t, 1865, leig4l6'.; September, 1865,15;i®
; October. 1865.16%®1633;.
The following table, prepared by Bowen Fox, 13
Merchants' Exchange, show'm the fluctuations In the
Philadelphia Stock Market, during the month of De
cember, 1667:
Philadelphia 6'g old.
Do. 6'e. new
Do. IS'n
Penna. Ye, trans ..... • • •• •
Do. Ve, coup
Do. We.. ...... .........
C. S. . . ,
Do. 7•3o'r. Jane and' July.
Da. ft.%'e, old
Do. G.2o't new
Do. &We:July. 1 1 365.
Do.
Allegheny Co. c0up......
Do. Scrip...
Pittsburgh ii's. . ..
Camden and Amboy
Do. Scrip..
1)0. ......
Do. Sonde, 1875
1)0. Bonds, 144
Do. 'tondo. 1089
Do. Mortgage 6'e, 18?-'1'
Pennzylcanla RR.
Do. lot mortgage.-....;..
Do. 2d mortgage........
Reading RR
1)0. Bonds,
North I'll3lla. .....
1)o. b F
Do. Chat
l'hiladOlphia and Erie RR
Do. 6 , 1
Catawissa RR. Pref ......
Lehigh Valley
Do. scrip .......... ........
Do. ba 1870. .....
Little Schuylkill R.
Norristown .....
Minebin RR. .
NTHliatuspc tnkim:i:E!
)1 arripburg Hit 6's
NVilmincton R. IL
Philadelphia and Trenton..
N. Central RIL. . .
Camden 4: Atlantic 2d Mtg . .
Sunbury and Erie
Wamen and Franklin
Wi,t .lerEcv itit. Bop&
Belvidere and Del. Bonds..
Schuylkill Nay. C 0.........
Do. Pre f'd
IM. Ilonds. .....
Do. Boat 're
Lehigh Navigation
Do. tl'E,
.!erne Canal Pr0f...........
Susquehanna Canal,
Union Canal 6's
Wyoming VaL t :anal. ...... .
Ches. and Del. Cana1........
Delaware Division Canal...
Central National Bank
City National ... ............
Commercial Bank
Commonwealth-- ........
Corn Exchange.... .
Farmers'Mechanics' Bk.
Girard Bank. . ..,....
kiNnufacturers' National.—
Nechanica' National Bank..
Penn Township National...
Philadelphia National.--
w'esternnational...........
2d S. 3d Streeta R. R.
Fourth and Eighth Sta.
10th and 11th Streeteß. R...
lath and 15th Streets It. 1t...
Green and C0ate5............
Do. .7'0......... .. ...
Ilestonville R. R. : . ........
Chwitnut and Walnut IL IL.
Spruce dr Pine R. R....... ..
Darby It. IL ...„
Lehigh Nay. Gold Loan
Academy of Mu5ic...........
New Jersey 6's
Penna. C's, Ist
Do. Do . .3d d 0.....
I'. S. s.W's, IRV., reg... . ...
Do. 5-90'5,1861 andlBZ, do..
Do. s'9o's July. 1565, do
Western Penna. RR. 6's
U. S. 6's, 1881, reg.........
U.S. 1040's reg.... .. ..
Camden end Bur. co. lilt Vs
Allegheny Co. Comp. We.—
Lehigh Valley R It - Pref.....
Bel. & DeL lilt ' . mtg hda..
31(!glirtt. 'Bowen /e: Fox iirtve also leaned a valuable
tabular statement of toe fluctuations in the Stock Market
for the whole pact year. •
Philadelphia Produce Market.
~k1,417, 1 1.1, A Y, Jan. 4.—The demand for Flour has fallen
off, but with e Continuation of light receipts and stock 4,
and an upward movement in 'Wheat. There is no dlepa
eition to accept lower quotations. Small sales of Super
fine at. $7 25a08 25 per barrel; Extras at $8 2.5C9N 25:
Northwest Extra Family at $9 7592311 25—the latter demo
for Fancy ; Pennsylvmda and Ohio do.. It $lO 50 12 25,
-and Fancy Winter Wheat at higher quotations. Rye
Flour raages from $8 QM to s9—the bitter, for extra
quality. In Corn Meal no sales come under our notice.
There is quite a spirited demand for Wheat, and prices
have advanced fully 5 cents per bushel; sales of 10,000
busholagood and prime Western and Pennsylvania at
50®82 55, inoludlng a lot of Amber at $2 00; 1,000 bus
inferior lied at $25152 25, and 3,000 bushels No. 1 Milwaw
keo at e 2 25. Eye is steady and further sales of 900 bus:
Pennsylvania were repotted at $1 69. • Corn conies in
Slowly and is held rather higher; sales of old Yellow at
$1 40; 500 bushels new Delaware Yellow at $1 23, and
7AO bushela prime dry new WesSern mixed at $1 2754
$1 92. Oats are firmer and sell at 7700 78e. Pricos of Bar
icy and Malt remain as last quoted.
The New York !Roney Intwket•
. .from To-day's Herald.]
,
J.A.NUAILY 3. — The gold market it as firmer in tone to-day
than i t has been of late, and there was cbasiderable spuett•
'alive activity on the.bulkeide.-- The- extreme -range was
from 133- with closing transactions priorto the ad•
jourinuent of the board cud subseaueutly at 133'6. There
woo brick borrowkg demon from the bears, and
loans were made without intertst and at Ono. tiro and
three per c.-nt. for etuvying. 'the gross clearings
runonnted to ip.47,11:0.001. the gold 'nuances to $1,377,131
tied the el11701 , ;$ balances to rga,651..149. The Sall Trews ur.v
d i,b ol ," houts In payment of bonds and coupon-1 due on
the lei inst., amounted to about four millions and a half
tip to the dose of business yesterday, and the supply from
this source has had the infect of reducing the
Nero.. log rates, but • not of strengthening.
confidence among the bears in a lower
prtinium. 'The receipt of United States bonds front
Europe toola) favored the bulls. and so also did the
repo , t that General Butler contemplates introducing a
bill In favor of restorug the currency withd awn Irani
circulation during the past Year. no well au the statement
that Ventral 11oward,01 the Freedmen's Horeati favors a
loan of thirty millions, rooro or lon., to th o s oa k =not .
big a Hop upon reel ostoto oud erOftft as security. The
THE DAILY EVENING BULL
40(
433
464'
483,1
8 44
do 810 46%
do 46.44
do b 5 46y,
do e3Own
do & inter 45,10'
do 55&Int 46g
do opg&int 4654
BOARD.
sh Cain & Aria Its 128%
100 sh Readß 65 46)
100 sh do 2 days 46g
100 eh Mlnohlll R e 5 58
5 sh Lit tich R 28
7. ' e
P I
76,1141
115.0.90
400
27.200
5. 0 00
19 Fi)o
D,OOl
M,250
I,+klo
12,200
b 3.100
14. 5 300
2,0?0
45 1 ,
90
52;4
181
8356
49! , 6
109.4
93
47 -
E4sq
(2is' r
42v
75
77'‘
iil36
63
IEI%
66
:X156
advance in five-twenties- in London to .7Vegn234: was
on the other hand, against them. This firmness of the
market is. however, independent of these temporary
causes, and the fact that it has not declined since the
Treasury commenced the payment of, the January l ate.
rt/StalOW_l6 that the effect of the latter was fully antici.
paned. Nearly als the bonds of 1e47, which have just nia..
tured are owned by persons' melding in Europa and the
Ts &motional these is progressing slowly owinfl to their
being registered and the powers of atto.neyanthorizing
patties here tn (-mica the interest not beige ixt'ailCMCll.
astrefartn with regard to the principal.
The bill proposed by General Butler is generally ap
proved by mercantile men, as they would regard thp
inunedinte‘ revival of trade us one of the certain results
of such a moronic; but the more conservative portion
ot the community are opposed to it because they know
that fresh inflation would only act as a Imitative and
not as a remedy -for the financial and commercial
evils of the'aituation. But the most intelligent lead
far righted even of these would rather witness the
proposed inflation than a coutieuance of Mr. MeCitl.
loch's policy of contraction, for the ultimate result of
thelatter would be a wide-spread commercial panic, (01.
lowed by national bankrnotcy. The Senate should
therefore lose no time when it meets in passing the
anti-contraction MIL which passed time House by a .large
majority. The contraction of the past year, by being
largely- In excess of what it should have been, has,
worked incalculable mischief throughout tho country
end its evil effects are still in precede of development
The losses in business of hearty all kinds have under..
mined previously strong houses and swept away
the entire capital of many, failures andprivate settle
ments having been unusually numerous for more than
six months past. It is surprising, under all the circum.
stances, that comparatively few should have taken ad
vantage of the Bankruptcy act; but ultimately there will
be a. grand rush to take the benefit of its provisions on the
part of many thousands who are now struggling against
it, partly because of false pride and a fear that their
credit will suffer in the future if they resort to this easy
method of settling accounts wills their creditors. At the
expiration of a. year from the date of the act going into
operation no bankrupt can, as the law now stands, be re
lieved of his debts unless his assets amount to at least 50
per cent of hisliabilitie&whichclause abtirditywhich
Copp - era should repeal at once. A bankrupt law, to an.
swer the purpose for which it is designed, should be en.
CUM tiered with no restriction of the kind, as only a few
of those who present their petition's in bankruptcy have
assets of any such magnitude; for houses or individuals
able to pay fifty per cent on the dollar would have credit
and skill enough, in nine cases out of ten, to keep their
businesss going, or to snake private settlements with their
cred Hera.
On the Stock Exchange a cheerful feeling prevails, and
as most of the principal stock-houses and large operations
are on the bull side of the market higher prices
are expected, especially for railway shares, the large
earning: of all the leading lines inspiring confidence
in the value of railway property. Thie afternoor than:
was a fresh movement in Erie begun, and the dis
position to buy on speculation was in the ascendant. On
such a highly cll.:teed market as this is there is more
danger of an excessive than a moderate rise, and the Ida.
mate result of the former would be patdc,"d if there Is
to be a wild speculation. as the bull leaders! say, this is
what It will lead to. although in the meantime fortunes
May be made by the rise.
The money market was quiet and well supplied with
funds, although the banks and private lenders generally
asked seven per cent. for loans or mixed collateral&
First-class houses were, however, enabled to borrow, as
meal of late, all they required at six
_per cent., and this
was the almost invariable rate on Government securi
ties. The national banks have now practically made
up, their quarterly returns, for they stand this evening
messily as they will appear In the fatter, dated on Mon
day, so that there is no longer any ground fcr apprehen
ries from this source. The .Western exchanges aro in
favor of this city, and them, Is no important drain of cur
rency southward. The supply of first-class commercial
paper centimes limited, and it passes freely at 70 , 38 per
cent, while the banks are accommnde.tingther customers
at the legal rate. Inferior grades of paper ere at the same
time difficult of sale. The prospect is favorable to in
creased monetary ease.
Congreps having passed a j lint resolution changing the
time far the annual election of directors of the Union
Pacific Railway Company from October to March,
another election will be held at that time, when it is ex
pected that the Ames party will euperuede the Durant
party, at present in power.
(From today's World.]
Dee Goons Ir.trovre.—The following is the comparative
statement of the imports of foreign dry goods at the port
of New York for the week ending January 3, ls,tin:
For the seek. 1565. 1837. ISsta.
Fried at the port.... islati.:s-8 13Lat1, 875,3,20
Thrown on inlet.— 1,,953.50 SIAM s 555,511
- .
[Prom to.day'e Tribune.)
Jam 3.—Gaited :Retch e's of MO, under free ealee of
honde receive° by the last matte, broke to 10n, at which
rate an active demand sprung up from parties short of
this it... 1142. The rent of the 6 per cents. were firm. and
mien of 10405 In round iota were made at 102. in
State Storks and Railway bonds a email blighters.
Pacific Mail was stronger, and sold at 11434, tinder re
ports that the ,Atlantic ehipe of the opposition line
were to be taken off o Should this occur no delay
will be made by the Webb line. The Express stocks are
iiteaey, with email sales. Cleveladd and Pittsburgh was
in request at higher prices. No dividend has been made,
and the only acts of the new board were in the direction
of greater economy in management. North Western Pre
(erred was active, and taken by strong buyer. Rock
Island was firm, with moderate dealings.
Ohio and Mimic/4Di shares are active within a email
circle of operators. The pnblie generally le quite thy of
this stock, of which the value is very uncertain. After
the call the market was steady. and the leading eharegto
Imo(' demand . At the Second Board, Tenneesee fPf broke
to Pacific Mail sold at 113fL' Cleveland ..and Pitts
burgh at W4: 1 4, North-Western Preferred cold at 7134, and
on the street at 7e(471' At the close the market was
strong, and all the speculative shares were in active de.
nand at quotations.
The Latest Reports by Telegraph.
24.'W Yor.x..7an. 4&—litocks strong. Chicago and Rock
Island, 95; Reading,_ 9339; Canton timpani', 5034 • Erie,
73: Cleveland and Tekticr, 9839 Cleveland and Pitts.
burgh. 8939; Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne. 973:: Michigan
Central. 107; Michigan Southern. 864 ; New York Cen
tral. 11834; Illinois Central, 133; ltumberland preferred,
135; Missouri ife,96.74: linos= Raver. ; Five-Twenties,
1863, 108; do.. 1869, 10545•, do., 186 — a. 1(15.,:"; Ten.Porties,
1003.:; Seven-Thirtlem 109.,U; Gold, 1343 i; Money, 6(47 per
cent.
NIA , " Yong, .Tan. 4.—Cotton steady at 167.:"@17c, Flour
firmer: sales 7.000 bbls. State. $8 mom; Ohio. $lO 10
f4sl2 60; Western. $8 75@15 25; dot:then:6 $lO 300•!:215;
California. $l2 75(4803 75. Wheat steady; 11,000 buihels
veld; Spring $2 50. Corn steady; 19.0(0 bushels' sold ;
Western $1 3/8. 4fil 40. Oats firm, and advanced lc.; 40,.
DX bushels sold; Western 850.48536 c. Barley dull. Beef
quiet. Pork quilit.; Mats, $3l 1239@521 25 Lard first.
whiskv quiet.
THE COURTS.
THE MEESER CASE.
New Trial Refused.
JUDGE BREWSTER'S OPINION
A Strong Decision and Heavy Sentence.
CoruT OF Ql - fIit:TVS SF. , SiONb—Judge Brewster.—This
morning Judge Brewster read the following opinion in
decision of the motion for a new trial made and argued
in the case of the Commonwealth vs. Meeser, in which
the deteridant wee convicted of a charge of
Commonwealth vs. William Meeser.—Quarter Sessions,
December Benton. 1867, No. M--Libel. Brewster, Judge.--
The reasons filed in dm case in support of the motions for
a new trial, and in arrest of judgment, were cansolidated,
upon the argument by the learned counsel for the defen
dant, into three climes.
'1 he first complains that the indictment is defective.
The second and third assign mom in the admission of
evidence upon the trial.
We shall dispose of them in this order;
Fire'—lt Is said that the indictment is defective, be.
cause "the writing tel out does not purport on the face
of it to be written of the party said to be , libelled; that
there are no averments so to connect him with the mean
ing of the writing, and the inuendoes which undertake
to enlarge or change the sense of the words are null and
void." . .
The Commonwealth replies that this objection comes
too late, after veleict, and that the indictment is suffi
cient.
As a motion to quash was made, I feel disposed to con
eiderthe objection, although I do not remember that my
attention was then calked to this allegation.
After consultation with my brethren. we are all of
opinion that the indictment is sufficient. It eats forth the
alleged libel, and after every supposed allusion to the
prosecutor the pleader inserted the Inuondo, following the
von-el:dal - dished and familiar form. The words needle
every instance are as fellows—"!'hereby meaning and
intending the paid Wfiliant B. Mann."
This appears to be in strict accord with the forms given
in Wh. Prec., ill 9, 94e, until° be supported by the galaxy
of authorities there quoted. It would be useless to notice
these cases in detail. Tho only decisions cited by the
lewned counsel for the datenoant are State vs:Hender
son, 1 Richardson (South Carolina), 119, and Ring vs.
ethreden. 4 Mauls and Selwyn. 140.
The syllabus in the first case is undoubted law. An in
dictment for libel must state ' the author and the persons
concerning whom it was written. * • and there should
Goa full and explicit averment that the defendant under,
and by the use of the covert terms, ttrotet.of and concern
ing said persons." The pleader in that cage did not fol
low in the into of precedent. He undertook to carve out
a new form, and encountered the risks of all much experi
!mete, one of his inueedoee, instead of containing "a full
and explicit averment" that the prosecutor was referred
to, employed thane. trorde, "meaning au allusion to the
name of the Feld Robert 11. Quash, .Ir." lie stepped out
of the btetten path of icnui to bud himself buried in the
quo $.71111 , 11 which always skirts its borders.
Thirty years before that decision was announced an
English draftee an supposed he could sa fely omit threw
vital words "of anti concerning" the prosecutor, by
rtneothlr row/ding his period a ith a rhetorical flourish.
But Loy d ChiefJ , etiemEllenborotigh. citing Rex vs. Al
derton. Shyer. 28e; and 'kerne', ease, Cowper, eV, an
rcgtrdthe judgment. This' Mugve. Marsden. But
nt ither it nor State ve ilenderson touches this cane, for
here aro ell the averments required by those renege and
by all the authorities. Indeed, to have added more is
needoes would have subjected this indictment to Lord
Elleuho ongleecriticisin that "such practice oecrued to
proceed on the supposition that the Court had no die
cernment and the jury uo understanding."
In the second end Olt d place it is complained that
there was an error in the admission of the Ovid nee of
31r. Richard 11. Wood, tine of the Sunday .31:teltry of
date Noveinber 3, lea
Mr. Wood was offt red to show that the defentlant e had
boasted to the witness that he could "legally libel a-per
son by the omission of a letter of the name, and that ho
could and would libel Mr. Mann. and that Mr. Mann
w ould not dare to prosecute hinr" It wee kitten that this
convenntion took place in reeptemiwe teen. The libel
eberged in the indictment was published December 1,
1867.
It has been taped that this evidence was not admissible
at ell. end that if receivable under any eirewnstances,
still, the conversation having trtt en place tit teen months
beiore the offence. the w hole oiler sheuld have been re
jected. At the trial I had at first doubts of the propriety
of utleatting evidence of a threat made nt a period of
Dime so remote. But upon consuluttion with lily brethren
during an adjournment, we were all of opluion that the
testimony should be received, and our subsequent 'de
liberations upon this motion have-not changed our con
clusion.
'1 he libel Pet forth in the indictment rimer riot age the
full prover name of the proseetttee It mime to him as
Mr. Billienn. It was lie...eatery to satisfy the
jury that ChM wee Intended for "William B. Kenn." The
Commonwealth Wile Ed to show a' boast made he the de
ferninnt that he could libel nefely in a particular way,
viz., by the omission of a letter. Hero WAN it libel which
titled thin threat. The middle initial of the nronecutorn
name wee omitted, and the Christian and surname ran
into each 'othee
lit as it would have been competent to she*.
ti . on en indictment for homicide, that the defendant
hod dot Jared his ability to murder by the rise of a peril,
enter it etrument or peculiar poison of with h he was tire
a Wilder, to here we hold that it was competent for ,the
pre et-eerier to connect the libel with the defendant by an
earmark which he tete declared was his Wit invention.
'rho bullet fitted hi• mind and weapon, and he cannot'
conlldaie if ifie works return to plague the inventor. But
it v. no ably urged that the threat made fifteen months
Wore was
bnprose it lind been a throat to steal a PaTtiCalar bored,
TIN.-PHILADELPIILA, SATURDAY, JAN
to counterfeit the notes of a certain hank, to burn a de
signated house, would not the threat have been evidence
bn the indictment for larepny, or forgery or arson,
though made at a period of time more remote then this ?
In State vs, Rash, 12 Iredell, evidence of 'a long
course of ill-treatment on the part of the defendant to
wards his wife was admitted in a capital case, although
there had been a subsequent reconciliation.
And in Corn. vs. Ferrigan, evidence was received of an
adulterous intercourse between the defendant and the
wife of the deetheed, which, though continued to the day
of the homicide, - had its origin ManyinonthS before: Tide
ruling of my brethren, Judges Aitken and Ludlow. watt
affirmed by the Supreme Court (8 Wr., 386) and it scorns to
be in strict conformity to all the cases cited by Mr. Whar
ton (1 Cr. Law, sec. tin6,-ete).
Lastly, it is urged that the newspaper published by the
deferment November 3,1867, should have been excluded,
becauee "it did not agelessly refer to the subject of the
lit el set out in the indictment," and for this wet, are re
ferred to Wh. Cr. Law, see, 2597.
Mr. Wharton cites Finnerty vs; Tipper, 2 Campbell, 72;
and Comm. vs. Harmon, 2 Gray.
In the first cage, Sir Janice Mansfield, while he excluded
part of a stikrequent publication, yet he allowed a portion
of it to be read; and, in commenting upon Sir John
Carr'', CWT, he says :—"ny other papers published by the
defendant to show tha A t
lie was actuated be malice in
publishing the libel complained of were certainty acintta
trible In evidence...
r In Corn. vs Harmon. the Court below admitted "various
other libellous publicatione, both before and after the
publiciltion for which the indictment was found, to prove
malted" The judgment was affirmed. Mr, Justice Mer
rick states in his opinion, that the practice in Mansachu.
Eats in to confine the prosecution to "etalemente of the
same kind as those of which tho defendant is accused."
Both the libel described in this indictment and its fore
runner referred to the same person, and both charged
upon him violet's:me of the law. They were' as identical
in spirit an two distinct libels could well be, and the ruling
at the trial seems to be sustained, not only by all the cases
referred to by Mr. Wharton, but also by those cited in the
very full note 2 Greenleaf on Lvidence, sec. 4/8.
This dtposes of all that has been urged upon our atten
tention by way of argument,
It was suggested Injustice had been done to the defend.
ant by trying him speedily.
It should be understood that if a man is guilty he can
not be too speedily tried, ind If innocent he always courts
a prompt investigation, If witnesses are absent, he needs
time, and no court ever refuses a proper ap Omit ion for
delay. In this cum such a motion was made—time was
given beyond that which was melted. On the day as.
sigard to suit the convenience of parties. council and wit
nesses, tbsesemee was celled—no further time was asked—
end the trial of course proceeded. Nor was theurgeney
that of the District Attorney.
He with proper delicacy laid aside the functions of his
office in this ease, and the prosecution was conducted by
his able assistant and the learned Attorney-General. 'Who
with very great propriety, as it has seemed to the Court,
regarded tide libel upon the prosecuting.ollicer of this
county as imperatively requiring his personal action, in
order that, if the charges therein contained were true,
the fullest and freest inquiry should be courted. and the
very fountains of public/ justice be pro/creed from pol
lution.
It is also proper to add , that, upon a careful review of
the whole case, we feel satisfied that no other verdict
could have been properly rendered.
The row ions for a new trial and in arrest of 'judgment
are, therefore. overruled.
At the conclusion of the reading of title decision, Mr.
B. evert- arose and made a very beautiful and affecting
appeal to the clemency of the Court, reminding his
Siemer that in a recent case of an aggravated libel, Judge
Ludlow had only fined the prisoner u3lOO, and saying that
Mr. Meener was for the first time before this Court upon
a • barge of any. offence , that he had been
unwittingly brought into this misfortune, had disclaimed
any intention of injuring the reputation of the District
• Attorney, and had offered to make any honorable rem.
ration in big power; that be was a kind unsband, and a
fond, loving lather, whose presence at his home was ab
solutely necessary to the protection of those little ones
who were anxiously and tearfully awaiting the judgment
of this Court; and closing with Shakespeare's beautiful
lines spoken by "Portia" in the court scene in the Mer.
chant of Venice: i
err
The Attorney General replied that he did not wish
to aggravate the case but that he felt called, upon 1) ,
Mil duty to the public answep—tkie erraordinary
appeal for mercy, and to ask fqr what the law and
the public required, and which the duty of the
Court plainly pointed out—justice. And he felt
confident that a bare narrative of the circumstances
of ' this case would settle the mind of the
Court as to the course that should be pursued. He
then went over the fact., and forcibly depicted the mag.
'diode of the ofiene of wh4th the defendant had been
pronounced guilty. lie said that this was not his first ap
pearance in this Court upon a criminal charge, for the
records would show that he was once before indicted in
this Court. He said that he felt confident that the duty
of the Court would be faithfully performed, and justice
to the public fully done.
The Judge then replied:
This defendant has been convicted of the offence of
Mob
Indictments for this misdemeanor are comparatively
rare.
The needy violate, rights of property; the unruly dis
turb the public pence a few others take life; but fewer
Mill stab the characters 'of their fellovv•eftizens.
. .
As there is always great deliberation, arid rarely any
Provocation in the commission of this offence, it may
justly be remarked that this crime, of all others, is with
out palliation or excuse.
The man who breaks the peace to avenge some real or
imaginary wrong. the outlaw who steals in submission
to some sudden temprtation• or unfortunae association,
can each plead some infirmity of poor human nature in
extenuation of the crime. But he who deliberately falsi
fies his truth and prostitutes his honor in order to rob
another of hie name, needs for his apologist the charity
which "beareth all things and endnreth all things." •
The libel set forth in this indictmentwas of no ordi
nary character. It attacked a member of a learned and
honorable proressioit occupying a high official position, in
constant and close relations with the liourt. It contained
the gravest imputations upon his patriotism as a soldier,
his honor as a public officer, and his integrity as a man.
It charged him with the meanest form of treason—the
robbery of the brave soldiers who were fighting for the
existence of their country and the perpetuity of its free
institutions.
It accused him of disloyalty to the law be had sworn to
preserve, and to the Court which had received him as her
prosecuting officer. Further than alithist it penetrated to
his home and attacked him upon his own hearthstone; as
if its intent had been not only to deprive him of the re
spect of his comrades in arms, the confidence of his
Jedgee, and the esteem of his professional brethren, but
also to take from him the trust and love of those who clue.
tered around his fireside.
It was certainly due to the Court that this investiga
tion should be lestituted. If the defendant had possessed
the slightest possible foundation for such charges it was
proper that he should be challenged to the proof of what
he bad so deliberately published. During the course of the
trial he was again and again invited to justify any part
of this libeL This he decllued to do, but contented himself
with a disavowal of the /palpable meaning of the article,
eand an effort to fasten its paternity upon another.
Big evidence was all admitted, although I had- great
doubts se to its relevancy, and a jury of - intelligent and
respectable citizens., after .a full and patient examination
of witnesses, and a learned and able presentation of the
case by counsel, have found, by their verdict, that the
defenaant published this article of and. - Concerning the
pr, ose enter, andthat it was a false and malicious libel
The charge of the Court has not been complained of in
the reasons filed tor a new trial, and after consultation
with all of my brethren, we are unanimously of opinion
that judgment should he entered upon this verdict and
that the sentence should mark tte condemnation of the
law for this offence.
. . .
Mr. Arie.er was then told to stand up. and was sen
tenced to pay a Sue of ssoe, unatrgo imprisonment in
County Prison for nine months, and enter security in
$l,OOO to be of good behavior for the period of ono year.
THIRD EDITION.
h 41M2,yAid•
FAREWELL MISSIO3kRY MEETING
Missionary Meeting in New York.
[Special Despatch to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.]
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—The Misiionarles of the
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, who
were to have sailed today. for India, have
been unavoidably detained until Tuesday
next. A large and interesting fare
well meeting was held here last
nighty and was _addressed by. the Rev. Drs.
McLeod, Lowrie, and Herron, and Mr. Geo. H.
Stuart. A similar meeting will be held in Phila
delphia, to-morrow evening, at the Rev. Dr.
Wylie's church, Broad street.
WAsnrNorox, Jan. 4.—The warrants issued by
the Treasury departme4 during the month of
December to meet the requirements of the Gov
ernment, amounted, in round numbers, to the
following sums:
For civil, miscellaneous and foreign inter
course, $4,761,000. Interest on the public debt,
$8,300,000. War Department, $12,955,000.
Navy Department, $3,620,000. Interior, Pen
sions and Indians, $985,000, Total, $30,621,000.
The Director of the Bureau of Statistics re
ports that by the royaldecree of the 27th of No
vember, the import duty of foreign cereals into
Portugal is temporarily done away with, up
to the 30th of June, 1868. And until that date all
vessels importing said cereals are exempted from
tonnage dues, proportioned to the amount of co
reels they import. This is in consequence of a
shortness in the wheat crop.
The above amount4does not include the sure
issued in payment of the public debt.
Cm MournLrry.—The number of interments
in the city for the week ending at noon to-day,
was 262,• against 258 the same period last year. Of
the whole number 142 wore adults and 120 chil
dren, 78 being under ono year of age. 135 were
Males, 127 females. 61 boys and 56 girls.
The greatest number of deaths occurred in the
Twentieth War,. being 21, and the smallest num
ber In the Sixth Ward, where only four were re 7
ported. •
The principal causes of death were: cancer, 5;
consumption, 14; convuleihnti, 13; dropsy, 7;
tilsesse of the bettrt,l2, debility. 13, typhus fever,
10, tvphold fever, 7; utfianimlungs,
ation of the
'4, and old age & '
FUMING IN PliC Twuttn.—The Tweed IN very
low this season and the angling lettot as good as
'Usual, yet threesalmon have recently been taken , '
weighing respectively glxtei6p l fifteen , and, a half ~ :
and eleven'pounda.',
filaeriiTlity of mercy to not etrained,
2:15 O'Clock.
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.
CITY BULLETIN.
ARY 4,1868.
FOURTH SEDITION.
BY TELEGRAPH.
LATEST CABLE NEWS.
SWITZERLAND AND MEXICO.
Financial and Commercial Quotations.
FROM WASHINGTON.
KENTUCKY ELECTION CASES.
IRREGULARITY OF THE MAILS.
THE ORDNANCE INVESTIGATION.
By the Atlantic Telegraph.
LONDON, Jan'. 4, 1-80 P. M.—United States
5-20's, 72X. Others unchanged.
lavEnrooL, lan. 4, 1.20 P. M.—The cotton
market is more quiet; the sales will probably
reach 30,000 bales, including 15,000 bales to ar
rive. Breadstuffs quiet. Extra State Flour 375.
6d. Pork 735. for new mess. Bacon, 40s. for
Cumberland cut.
BEnim, Jan. 4.—The council has formally in
structed Arnold Sutter, Swiss Consul at Mexico,
to express the sympathy of Switzerland with the
Liberal Government now inaugurated in Mexico.
MADRID, Jan. 4.—An imperial decree has been
made for the reorganization of the courts of law
in Cuba.
The Nentucky Election Case.
!Special Despatch to the PhiladelphialEvening B ullet
WASH INCVTON, Jan. 4.—The case of Col. McKee,
of Kentucky, who contests the seat of Mr. Young
in the House, is expected to be brought before
Congress in the early part of next week. Thire
does not appear any doubt but that the Commit
tee will, report against allowing Young his seat,
,but it is equally certain that they will also report
that there are not any precedents which* justify
the Committee in recommending that the seat
be given to the minority candidata, Colonel
McKee. The latter expects, however, to have a
very strong report from the minority committee,
and appears very sanguine that when all the facts
bearing on the case are presented to the House,
he will obtain his seat. Eierything indicates
that the case will be thoroughly discussed in the
House before a vote is taken.
From Wmihington.
[Special Despatch to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.)
WASHINGTON, January 4.—There is great com
plaint here at the- very extreme irregularity of
the Western mails. The mall which left Cincin
nati on Saturday last has not yet arrived
here, and nothing has been received
from Bt. Louis or Chicago since
Tuesday last and nothing from Pittsburgh since
Thursday morning. Owing to some negligence
of mail agents, the Eastern mail, destined for
this point, has also, during part of this week,
been taken to Richmond, Va. It is probable that
an investigation will be had and the cause of de
lay ascertained.
The Ordnance Committee.
[5 . tat Despatch to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.]
Asurricyrox, Jan. 4.—The Ordnance Coin
ittee were in session to-day. Several witnesses
were examined relative to the Amsterdam pro
jectile fraud. The Committee also examined
Captain A. E. Miley, of Ohio, and Major
C. Wall, of the Ordance Bureau, regarding mat
ters in that bureau, and about the patenting of
an improved breech-loading gun by a high offi
cial in the Ordnance Department, of which the
last-named witness was the inventor.
Marine Intelligence.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—The steamer Virginia,
from Vera Crnz and Havana, has arrived.
FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. 4.—Arrived—Bark
Avona, Greenock, with coal, for orders. Reports
taking off, Dec. 5, lat. 20.30, long. 53.23 west, the
crew of the brig Agent, of Nova Scotia, from
New York for Alacanta, Spain.
The schooner !Florence V. Turner is ashore
south of Cape Henry. Arrangements have been
made to get her off.
Passed up—The brig E. Sweet, for Savannah.
CITY BULLETIN.
3fn. brupr, 630 North Third street, has received
a supply of the Christmas number of the London
Illustrated News. The Christmas ehromo is the
finest work of the kind that has appeared since
the commencement of its publication, and is su
perior to the famous "Red Riding Hood," issued
some years since by them.'
Terrific Gale Along the Line of Har
lem Road—A Passenger 'Car Blown
from the Track. _
HUDSON, N. Y., Friday, Jan. 3.-011 Wednes
day last a terrific gale swept along the line of the
Harlem Railroad and the southeastern section of
this county. Had there bean a large body of
snow at the time of its occurrence it
must haVe proved more disastrous than that
-of last year. The morning up freight
train, with passenger car attached, was
struck by the gale while between Boston
Four Comers and Copake Stations, and the pas
senger car and one platform car were raised
bodily from the track and precipitated down an
embankment some fifteen feet. There were five
men in the car, who were more or lees injured,.,
but none seriously. In the descent the stove was'
capsized and the car set on fire; but the flames
were extinguished before they had gained much
headway. A gentleman from Martindale was
severely burned about the head. Mr. John
Hawley, of Egremont, was badly bruised
about the face. The other passengers were but
slightly hurt. Three ladies had fortunately left
the car at Boston Corners a few minutes before
the accident. It was a very narrow escape from
a second Angola disaster. The down mail train
was detained four hours,
and all the trains were
ordered to lay up until the nary of the gale had'.
abated. The gale continued from early in the
morning until 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Arrest of the, Dorchester Robber In
Charleston. •
[From the Boston Traveller, Jan. 2J .
It was stated In the papers last week that
Robert Preston,, the young man employed by the
clerk of the Dorchester Mutual Insurance
Company, who absconded with a young woman
and bonds and money amounting to eight thou
sand dollars, had gone to some foreign
country. A despatch received last evening by.
Major Jones, shows that Preston did not succeed
In getting out of the United States, even if that
was his intention, since be was arrested yester
day in Charleston, S. C. Deputy Benj. P. El
dredge, of Dorchester, who knew Preston well
was sent to New York to find some trace of
the thief, and learned that Preston and
his female companion bad embarked in a
steamer for Charleston, S. C. Be imme
diittely telegraphed ~t o the military authorities
there, and when the steamer arrived the couple
were arrested and locked up to await the arrival
of Deputy Eldredge, who left for that city yester
day afternoon. We understand that a warrant
will be made out for the arrest of the woman,
who it Is supposed had some connection with
the robbery.
riANNED FRUIT, VEGF,TABLEI3, cAscs
vv fresh Canned Yeacbes ; bOO caeca fresh Canned ROA
Apples ;21X) cases trash Pine APPles,,in glass; 1,000 cases
Green Cora and Green Peas ; 50i) cases fresh Plums, in
cans; 000 cases freeh Green Gages; 500 user Cherries, in
syrup; 500 cases Blackberries, in eyrapl 500 oases Straw.
berriest 1337uP 500 easee fresh EV syrup ;o,oou cases
(*nned Tomatoes : 500 cases Oyes Wars and Clams;
500 eases Reset Bee Mutton, Veal, upa, die. For sale
by JOBRPB 11. BUSKER & 100 Bout& Delaware
TIONDS BOSTON 80E3'.1 , 01 Brl
.IJ tor and id Ilk Bi.enit •landinot from ateamer Norma.%
and for auto by .10d. p. Ouousit, d; Agonto for
Bond. 108 (tenth Doiawara aianun...
t IMES FAROIEELOAPESI. dc. -4.IIAVEP PA HU/ N:43
V; (Stuffed. OliveaL riOnPar and 9n t 6 Calera and
rib Olivar ; (midi goo dh Inn4l. Eat x•riarnieon ill. a from
arre. and Far We tnr JOIV.IX lautialEft it CO.liiii..outb
1 ware avenue, .t 1 •,, . ' •
oiammts Bur TEAL-MALV. OUNCP; TIIIB
extract will mnte . a ltit, of outolloot t 3 oet' reo In 34
few Infiniti* ..Alwav en slid and for We by JOBELYLI
• 41, PUNIER Kts CO4IIIO tb Dolkwarq avenue..
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3:15 O'Olook.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—General AIA
leave for New York, as be had arranged;;
night. He held a long Interview with Gen.,
dan, who Is about to leave for ble
in the West.
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Id Mid thy diodolved by 4:4 dosT4ol
Tho boeinepd of tbo tiym It btee
LEV.t.IT, Pot No. TA Arch eit. rh 14
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The butinea will bo coutiou
No. , 2•SB Arob atrect.
FIFTH ETC'
LATER FROM WAG
Movement of Gen. fax.,;,,
vmomiz T}IE WEST 4
BURNING OF A STBANBOAZA
NEWS BY THE CUBA C :
Movements of -.Gettarta Grants
(Special Despatch to the Philadelphia Bvenhis ; ..;;;
Bp the Cuba Cable. $i
HAVANA, Jan, 4.—Bugar, Noe. 10®12 at";
.% reale., Muscovado, 934 reals. eT
downward. Molasses, 63‘(453',- itrull for o . l'l
63i@6%. Freight improving. Bacon,
Oki
Butter, 26@BGc. Hams, dull at 14/0114 i
16®17c. Potatoes, $5®5.50. •
Balled—steamer Columbia, for - Noir roi
Fatal Steamboat Explesl o 444
CINCINNATI, January 4th.—The ,stern-wi
steamboat Harry Dean, bound from .Maxicittt . '
this city, exploded her boilers at 10.30 thht reol4R
P 1 4.•;t1,4 1 1 , 4
ing, two miles below Galilpolls , O hi o ';il ef.,.1
burned to the water's edge. The following cakip.4 4 .41
attics are reported: i
Capt. Sayre, commander, slightly woundeff.4' 'il
Capt. Booth and' on, slightly wounded.
Capt. Burch, seriously wounded. •.. , 4
First Engineer Crane, slightly wounded.,
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John Haines, foreman, fatally wounded; ' ~ , t. ' - , ,4
Capt. Biggs, of Ashland, Ky., killed, hod
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Capt. Norton, of Wheeling, killed, 134)41 '
Cabin boy, fatally injured.
Munson, bar•keeper, seriously injured • , '
Lieutenant Ryan, Washington co.. Ohio, 0( , 1.
ously injured.. . ~,,,
John Dorsey, slightly injured. . g ~',,4 , , A'
Harry Bryer, slightly injured, `.._,,,,: . 'j'$
The cook and second, steward are missing. o ,4 L_PIP' 7
Five persons in all are supposed to have ,Ja ,
killed. ~ '' ,4i4- r 1
The steamer Edenburg took off the ens ,
.7 V
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and brought them to Ga ll ipolls. The Dean f : . $
a heavy cargo on board, which is a toga":' z t {= ,
The books ,and papers are also lost. i i t .- tv
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EllOlll. NEW YORK,
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NEW YORK, Jan. 4. —A little after 12 o'clo' ',r- •• ?,
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last night, a couple of young women of the to . ii ~,
accompanied by two young men, were walki.? . '.
along the Bowery engaged in a violent alter ::"„' 1 • •..
tion. They stopped near the 'New Engl;',,
Hotel, corner of Bayard street, when the ;lisp ,;; li
waxed fiercer, 'and violent language was, fre , ),! a 'C ' ;f y .
used. The quarrel arose respecting the gir,7l , ~ -
i
but the exact conditions have not yet' ~..
pired. Suddenly the party broke up„ . ;- , f.: '.„
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being pretty evident that the men were about
fight it out. Soon after shots were exchang ' _
A. crowd hurriedly rushed along Bayard street;; : .. . ""cl'T
the direction from which the 'reports had, pri,,,,,, i i ',
ceeded and there,Mng in the gutter, his Ate l e, ki, -. 4, A
pierced through *all a bullet, and pat ',-\ , ~," ' _
yielding up his last breath, lay one of the ,' i --s I
tants. The bullet had entered the forehead Li ~i'. f, , 4
above the eyebrow. He was carried to the N• - A ; ~.t :
England Hotel, where he died about 1 o 77, 11; 't
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Mils monaing. ,The name of the victim is l” ' ~: sA , t,
lam Conley.
The Detember immigration to this port fate ~,,,,"
10,279, 419 of whom were from Antwerp, ' i l l', i; , - , 1
from Bremen, 557 from Glasgowsol)from H .. ,f';',*i;
2,121 from Hamburg, and 4,651 from' Liver ~,, ,
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One thousand and forty-eight went to I ~. - 4 ",,,
1,099 to Pennsylvania. 703 to Wisconsin, 80E ~., ~t
Michigan, 650 to Ohio, 258 to Now Jersey, 880 , '
Massachusetts, 106 to Connecticut, and 4,198 rein ;;:{:` ; : i
main in Nei York. ' ' l ',l;'ii:',l
The New York and New Haven Railroad, fol :-'-'''.„
lowing Commodore Vanderbilt's example,_, Ist ,:''',,,
about to replace its track with steel rails. Now ,'•-, l 'v
passenger coaches of the English pattern are to, !, - „
be
_put on the road as soon as the manufacturers, i
atSpringfield s can complete them. , .„., ~, 'Poi
The first one-cent daily morning newspag r
since the early days of the war appears ,ink $"?..
city, thi' morning, and is entitled the GIiPZ ',' ' 4t,.
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LACE CURTAINBh4
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Attention is specially asked to thw ,
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quality of the Goods offered. Reins ;
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selected personally of the best mane. ,`•• ' '
lecturers in the foreign markets, pur.' . ;;
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prime quality and at only one profit '
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bought and sold on commission. in Fhliadelphtiov ' . 1 ~
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GOLD
bought and sold In largo or small amounts.'
COUPIONS;!--
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GOVERNMENT RECURI
bought at NOw York prit•eli.
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